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ROBINSON

PIANO

Co. LD.

FOUR

TO LET

TO LET.

LARGE BOOMS in a Building

Teing the Canal, British Concession, Shameen, Canton,

Apply to-

V. P. MUS80 & CO.,

Shameen, Canten. Hongkong, Sad March, 1904.

TO LET.

S

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NO 5 and 6, BARROW TERRACE

Kowloon. Available 1st March.

Apply to

THE SAM WANG CO., LD. Hongkong, 5th February, 1904.

THE HONGKONG. DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, MARCH 11TH 1904

46

TO LET

TO LET.

Bhamees, Canton,

NE or more FURNISHED ROOMS, in

Excellent situation. Apply to...

I. I.. Care of Daily Press Office. Hongkong, 25th February, 1994.

TO LET FURNISHED. WENOR," the PEAK for 18 months Ld from middle of Marol. Well Furnished. Less than 15 minutes from tram.

Apply.

M. W. SLADE, Cars of Daily Press Office. Hongkong, 25th January, 1904

SCIENTIFIO MISCELLANY.

TO CHANGE BRITAIN'S CLIMATE-HEAT INSU- LATION-NBAcco's POIBON—THE WORLD'S METEORITE-EMOTIONS PHOTOGRAPHID~~ WUMBER AND DISTRIBUTION OF THE STARS——A NEW DUST-FIXER-THE LATEST TELEGRAPH.

British farmers having suffered from exces- 1 siyo rainfall, Mr. J. H. Knight, of Barfield, 1582

suggests a plan for changing the climate. Re would have trees planted in all available spaces in the west and south of Irshad sad in parts of Cornwall, sad ho believes that is fifteen or twenty years these tresa would draw much of the rain from the clouds coming from the Atlantic, causing the interior of the comtry to became drier. The winter would perhaps be. como a little colder, though not with the pre- BRAKENKNOWE." No. 95, Conduit sent damp cold. A similar forest was planted

Boom's and Garden Possession from 1st May.

150 or 200 years ago along the coast of France Apply to

to stop the inroads of sand, and now serves as C. F. DE CARVALHO,

Care of II. and S. Berk

an effective barrier for mors than 100 miles. Hougkong, 15th February, 1904. (519

TO LET.

REMARKABLE

[428

TO LET.

PIANO

HOUS

PLAYERS.

[OUSE No. 2 QUEEN'S GARDENS as

from 31st December, 1903. Apply

66

Mesars, JARDINE, MATHESON & CO. Hongkong, 12th December, 1903,

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APOLLOETTE

$450

TO LET.

APOLLO

$550

APOLLO MASTER"

PLAYERS.

PLAY EVERY NOTE|

OF THE PIANO,

SECURING EFFECTS OF

TREMENDOUS

Nos.

immediato possession,

Apply to

TO LET.

1331

T08. 4, 5, and §, AUSTIN AVENUE,

Kowloon, at moderate rentals, with Wo. 57 and 59, Queen's Road Central, ELL VENTILATED FLOORS at

suitable for Offices, or residential quarters, with every convenience. Rent very moderate.

Apply at→→→ POOHOMÜLL BROS,

57, Queen's Road Central, Hongkong, 9th March, 1904.

TO LET ND and 3RD FLOORS, No. 35, QUEEN's 2 ROAD CENTRAL; suitable for Office.

Apply to-

HUMPHREYS' ESTATE AND

FINANCE CO., LD. Hongkong, 11th March, 1904,

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From lat March.

NEWLY-BUILT HOUSE in Bonham

TO LET.

And, (erected on Lot 591).

Apply-

40 & 86, WING LOK STREET, Hongkong, 20th February, 1904.

TO LET.

547

TAIRST and SECOND FLOORS of No. 34, Queen's Road Central, opposite the

IMPRESSIVENESS General Post Office, after March 31st, 1904, at

-..

(OTHER MAKES PLAY 30 NOTES

LESS).

"APOLLO" PLAYERS

for Hire.

APOLLO SUBSCRIPTION

LIBRARY.

Hongkong, Sed Maroh, 1904.

P

INSURANCES

1640

HŒNIX FIRE OFFICE

prepared to

The Undersigned are now GRANT POLICIES of INSURANCE against FIRE at Currant Rates.

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & CO.

Agents for the Phonix Fire Offen

Hongkong, 17th August, 1887. *

12.

JHE WESTERN ASSURANCE COM- PANY OF TORONTO, CANADA,

INCORPORATED 1851.

Cash Security ... Total Losses Paid

**

....£625,719

......£6.769,240

THE Underdgned having boon appointed JL AGENTS for the above Company, are prepared to ACCEPT RISES against FIRE at Current Batendendo del mannan

WM. MEYERINK & CO Hongkong, 18th May, 1903.

194 NORTHERN ASSURANCE CO

FIRE and LIFE.

ESTABLISHED 1836.

BE Undersigned are prepared to accept First Class Foreign and Chinese RISKS against FIRE et Current Rates.

Also to accept proposals for LIFE ASSUR ANCE. Prospectuses on application.

TURNER & CO.,

Agents. Hongkong, 23rd September, 1903, [267 NORTH BRITISH AND MERGAN- No

TILE INSURANCE COMPANY,

TOTAL FUNDS AT 81ar DECEMBER, 1902, £16,378,771

L. AUTHORISED CAPITAL........ £8,000,000: 016 Busturibed CAPITAL.......... 2,750,000 100

PAID-UP CAPITAL **: 687,500 0:0 II. FIES FUNDS 2,867,215.14 10

The Undersigned AGENTS for the above Company are prepared to ACCEPT RISKS against FIRE at Unrrent Rates.

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.,

Agents,

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Hongkong, 19th June, 1903. THE · BOMBAY FIRE AND MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED,

present occupied by Messrs. Powell & Co., and the Cosmopolitan House. This house in especially suitable for people who are seeking places for botol purposes.

Please apply to-

YEE BANG FAT,

at the above address. Hongkong, 29th December, 1903. [380

TO LET.

》FFICES, CENTRAL POSITION.

OF

No. 6. ROBINSON ROAD,

No. 33, CONDUIT ROAD, Six rooms. Tennis Court.

No, 71, WYNDHAM STREET, And others to suit varions requirements.

8. A SETH, Load and Estate Broker. Hongkong, 12th February, 1904. [73

TO LET.

LODOWN, No. 32B, PRATA EAST.

Nos. 4 & 9, CASTLE ROAD.

Nos. 15, 17 & 19, SEYMOUR ROAD.

Nos. 74, CAINE ROAD.

Nos. 4, MACDONNELL ROAD), possession |from 1st April.

Apply to

COMPRADORE DEPARTMENT,

Nippon Yusen Kaisha, Hongkong, 5th March, 1904.

HONGKONG CLUB.

NOTICE.

1430

NO LET, with possession from 1st March,

T1804

One Suite of ROOMS (2), oa the GROUND FLOOR of the Hongkong Club Annex, Suitable for Offices.

For particulars apply to the undersigned.

C. H. GEACE, Secretary. Hongkong, 23rd February, 1904,

TO LET.

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NO. 1, RIPON TERRACE (în FLATS)

No. 4, RIPON TERRACE.

No. 10, MACDONNELL ROAD,

No. 17, WONG-NEI-CHONG ROAD, Incing Race-course.

Polo Ground,

FLATS in MORETON TERRACE, facing the

OFFICES in course of erection, CONNAUGHT ROAD (near BLAKS PIED).

GODOWNS No, SA, BLUE BUILDINGS. GODOWNS; PRAYA EAST.

Apply to

THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST. MENT & AGENCY CO., LD. Hongkong, 2nd February, 1964.

TO LET.

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NE SPACIOUS NEW GODOWN,

Oery suitable for Dry Goods.

Apply to

W. LYSAUGHT,

Hongkong, 3rd December, 1903.

153, Wanchai Road.

TO LET (FURNISHED). For 6 months from 1st April, 1904.

FGG

176

SIX-ROOMED

66 TAG GSFORD,"

IV HOUSE at the PEAK. Apply to

LINSTEAD & DAVIS, Hongkong, 19th Jannary, 1904.

TO LET.

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1694

WING CHEONG, 35, Queen's Road Central, Hongkong, 3rd November, 1909.

174 TO LET.

EN ROUND FLOOR, No. 4, Des Voeux Road,

with Strong Room. Now in occupation of Guaranty Trust Company of New York,

Apply to--

LINSTEAD & DAVIS. Hongkong, 10th March, 1904.

TO LET.

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“THE EYRIE” (PEAK),

"ALEXANDRA" BUILDINGS, Reoms on the Top Floor.

Nos. 15 & 17, MOSQUE JUNCTION. No. 13 & 21, BELILIOS TERRACE.

Apply to

LINSTEAD & DAVIS, Hongkong, 1st March, 1904.

[397 BOARD AND RESIDENCE

M

BOARD AND RESIDENCE.

R 8.

GILLANDER

"GLENWOOD, 21, CAINE ROAD. Hongkong, 20th March, 1993,

The heat lost by radiation from bars pipes. containing steam at 100 pounds' pressure has boon estimated by Prof. B. P. Thompson to t that of about two ians of coal a year for each ten square fast of pipe surface. Another expe- rimenter bas found that 88 per cent, of the loss is prevented by the beat mica covering, but that Bsbestos covering is much inferior to mica, and ecments are less effective still

play a more important part in poisoning by Carbon monoxide has been recently found to

tobacco smoke than nicotine. This poisanotta gas forms a considorable part of the smoke, and as much of the smoke from cigarettes is inha'ed, it is thought to explain the harmfulness of this use of tobacco.

of eight miles, with varying strata of damp mist Thunder-clouds sometimes reach a thickness

and frozen snow and ice particles.

NO DINNER

IS COMPLETE

Relish for food and power to digest it are essential to sound health. When digestion fails, as in dyspepsia, both body and brain are starved and the patient becomes fanguid. and weak, incapable of active, vigorous effort, or clear, sustained thought. Thirty drops of Mother Selger's Syrup, taken daily after meals, makes food nourish you. As a digestive tonic ìt has nó equal WITHOUT ·

SEIGEL'S

"It is with great pleasure that I testify to the wonderful value of Mother Seigel's Syrup, for Indi-

SYRUP

gestion. Having tried several remedies without avail, I resolved to iry Mother Seigel's Syrup. The first dose had a marvellous effect, and in a very short time the indigestion left me. I strongly recommend it to all. W. Sly, z, Darlow Buildings,

Parliament Street, Port Elizabeth,"

THE WORLD'S ANTIDOTE

FOR

INDIGESTION.

NEW ORIENTE HOTEL

63

CORNER REAL AND MAGALLANES, WALLED CITY.

HOTEL MOST MODERNLY EQUIPPED HOSTELRY IN MANILA, P.I.

Latest and most Sanitary equipment. Electric Lights and Call Bella. Elogantly Furnishel Rooms, Coolest Dining Room in Manila

RESTAURANT

Handsomely decorated. Coo! and pleasant. Best of attendanos, Private dining rooms for partios. Only the bost of wines and liquors. Under the dicastion of Mr. and Mr. Newirth..

Up to 1903 a total of 634 meteorites was known, of which 182irons aud only 7-4 stones were from the western hemisphere and 209 stones and only 79 irens were from the eastern hemisphere. The falls of only about 350 of these mateorites have been recorded, the records dating back to the fifteenth century. Despite this small num- ber of knowa specimens, Prot. Berwerth, of Vienus, bao cnieniated that about 900 meteorites BILLIARD ROOM

-not counting shooting stars that disappear in the atmosphere-must f H upon the earth each

BAR

Under the direction of American mixologist Anything you want served promptly And pleasantly.

Thoroughly modern and up-to-date. Brunswick-Balke tables. Expert Markers in attendauov.

year, and that at least 55 of the should come STABLES.

under observation. Prof Berwerth has noted some interesting frota concerning the distribu- 8,tion of the known falls. He finds that caeteorites have been chiefy recorded in civilised countries, but that they are sometimes more numeroas in thinly settled than in thickly populated areas, and that they seem to be specially attracted to mountainous regions.

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"TANG YUEN." BOARDING ESTABLISHMENT. European Supervision. Excellent Cuisico and Accommodation.

Apply MANAGERESS,

Macdonnell Road FAIRALL & CO., Queen's Road Hongkong, 2nd March, 1909.

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OF

BOARD AND RESIDENCE.

YOMFORTABLY FURNISHED

ROOMS, with Boar

Apply to Mrs. MATHER,

2 Pedder'a Hiil. sokamur. 1st January, 1892.

FUK LEE.

FRESH MILK SUPPLY DEPOT. No. 41, HOLLYWOOD ROAD.

ESTABLISHED IN 1870. Hongkong, 1st March, 1904.

THE

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Urschel Hongkong. where

P-TO-DATE SHORTHAND}"

Permanent Studio has been opened near the G.P.O. and WATKINS, LTD. Queen's Road Contral,

1ST LESSON write any Word.

4TH LESBON weite 40 Words a Minute. 11TH LESSON write 120 Words a Minute. 21 Lessons to Completion of Full Course, TERMS: $50, or by Instalments. No Books TO BUY, or other Payments to make.

May be learned in One Month; the very Dallest in 12 Weeks.

OUR ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS OFTEN ASKED ON THE *UP-TO-DATE SHORTHAND." Can it be learned as well by post as at

your Studio?...

YES. Can a person of ordinary intellect master

it in six weeks?

The full course to completion and fast YES.

writing in six weeks?...

...YES. Do you examine us on each lesson?

Personally or by post?

Is it easy to learn and to read?

་་

The camera records of human emotions

obtained at Geneva by Dr. E. Magnin and M. Edward Flegenheimer aro of romarkable artistic and selentide value. The experiments kave been made upon a very susceptible hypnotic. subject, who has been influenced by both musical and oral suggestion, and the entire range of human passions-joy, anger, fear, eadnees, gluttony, gread, etc,have been recorded in aboat 500 photographs of the woman under the various forms of suggestion. The intensity of the expressions is said to bare been rarely equalled by the great artists.

A surious effect of the Ismailia Canal in Egypt has been this making of a desert of certain lands formerly fertile. The canal has | not only raised the general level of the subsoil water, but it has brought to the surface more or less injurious salts of soda.

The wanderings and migrations of insects is a new subject of study, which has been began at the Eddystone Lighthouse by Mr. W. E. Clarks.

'

Fins turnouts for the guests of the hotel

Elegant rubber-tired carriages, fast

horses, good coachmen. The New Oriento Hotel is now open for inspection.

SIMON SCHNEER & CO.,

JAPAN

PROPRIETORS.

MITSUI BUSSAN

COALS.

KAISHA

(MITSUI & CO.

HEAD OFFICE-1, SURVGA-cno, Tokyo, LONDON BRANCH:-34, LINE STREET, E.C.

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HONGKONG BRANCH-PRINCE'S BUILDIN 18, ICE HOB STREET

OTHER BRANCHES:

New York, San Francisco, Hamburg, Bombay, Singaporo, Sourabaya, Manila, Amy, Shanghai, Chefoo, Tientsin, Newchwang, Port Arthur Socal, Chemulpo, Yokohama, Yokosuke, Nagoya, Osaka, Kobe, Kure, Shimonoseki, Moji, Wakamates Karate, Nagasaki, Kuchinotin, Sasobo, Maidzuru Miike, Hakodate, Taipeh, S.

Telegraphia Address: "MITSUI" (A.B.C, and A 1 Codes)

CONTRACTORS OF COAL to the Imperial Japanese Navy and Arsenale and the Stat› Railways; Principal Railway Companies and Industrial Works; Home and Foroigu Mai aud Freight Stearners.

SOLE PROPRIETORS of the Famous Mike, Tagawa. Yamane and Ida Coal Mines; and SOLE AGENTS for Hokoku, Hondo, Kanada, Fajinotana, Mameda, Manzura, Ouvara Otsuji

Sasahara Tsubakuro, Yoshinotaui, Yoshio, Yanokibara, and other Coal

N. INUZUKA. Manager, Honkong ›

HONGKONG

96)

HIRANO WATER.

An investigation at Harvard College Observa- tory has shown that the Milky Way has about THE QUEEN OF TABLE WATERS. twice as

many stars as any other equal! area of the sky. This ratio does not in- Croase for faint stars down to the twelfth magnitude, but the proportion of sturs of any

given magnitude is the same as in other regions. The Milky Way covers about one-third of the

Que-ball sky, containing about

of the stars, About 10,000 stars are of magnitude 6,6 or brighter, 100,000 of magnitude 8.7, 1,000,000 of magnitude 11, and 2,000,000 of magnitude

PURE, SPARKLING, INVIGORATING

TEE LEADING MINERAL WATER OF THE EAST Bottled in Japan by H. E. RerKELL & Co.

BEWARE OF JAPANESE IMITATIONS.

F. BLACKHEAD & CO., ÅGENTS. Hongkong, 31st July, 1903.

THE AMERICAN SYSTEM OF

11.9, while it is thought-but not certainly DENTISTRY.

known-that about 18,000,000 stars are visible

Dr. M. H. CHAUN,

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161

in a telescope of 15 inches aperture that is, 27, DES VEUX ROAD CENTRAL HONGKONG YES down to about the 15th magnitude. There is From the University of Pennsylvania, USA.

Hongkong Hth March, 1909 no evidence of any limit to the falutness of the stars, although the proportionate increase becomes less for each successive magnitude.

...YES.

YES, Is it accepted by Government Offices the

world over ?...

...YES, Do you give a certificato of competency

on completion?

...YES. Do you supply a lesson book to each pupil. and show the date each lesson is given P Then this is proof of the papil's progress; and before receiving the 12th lowon I must write 120 words a minute ...YES.

letter and make not s?

...YES. ..YES. At the third lesson within one week?

The pupils tako na long as they like between the lessons; they master one and then come (or send if a Postal Papil) for the next.

2160 FROM 1st April, HOUSE "FERNSIDE" Shall I be competent to write a shorthand

FIRE undersigned, having been appointed THE

AGENTS for the above Company, are prepared to accept RISKS at Current Rates,

HOLLAND CHINA TRADING CO, Hengkong, 26th November, 1908, L'UNION OF PARIS FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY," LIMITED.

THE Undersigned having been appointed THE

AGENTS for the above Company are prepared to accept Bisks against Fire at current rates.

SIEMSSEN & CO. Hongkong, 1st January, 1904

AACHEN AND MUNICH FIRE IN- SURANCE CO.

·OF AIX-LA-CHAPELL.

THE Undersigned, having bean appointed. AGENTS for the above Company, are prepared to ACCEPT RISKS against FIRE At Current Batod, hogy 4.

REITER, BRÖCKELMANN & CO.,

Agents. Hongkong, 21st April, 1897

Robinson Road.

Apply

162

E. M. HAZELAND,

35, Queen's Road CentraJ. Hongkong, 2nd March, 1904.

TO LET.

TWO COOKROOM SERVANTS QUAR- FURNISHED ROOMS, BATH,

TERS, etc.; in Robinson Road.

Apply to

.

Care of Daily Press Office. Hongkong, End March, 1904,

TO LET

It is not a Sobool or a Class, you come for 10 minutes at any time you like between 9 a.M.. and 6 p.m. take your lesson and return when you have learned it.

PRINCIPAL:

WARWICK PEELE, (Late Special Reporter British Houses Lords Commons, and High Courts.): Hongkong, 4th March, 1904 at

IEN TING.

[62€

S

NMAGAZINE GAT.

TO. 2, "MAGDALEN TERRACE,”

Apply to

MAN SPANISH PROCURATION. 1991 Hongkong 1st, Jely, 1903.

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SURGEON DEAL ST.

No. 1, DAGUILA STRÉEL.

LLEMS VERY MODERATE,

Consultation Fro. Hongkong, 21st March, 1903.

Westramite, the invention of Herr van Westrom, is a mixture of oil, which may be diluted as desired and sprinkled over a road with an ordinary watering cart. The water evaporates, leaving the westramite as a moist film, which absolutely provente the rising of dust. Tested in London on a dry roadway where every vehicle raised clouds of dust, the material so affected the surface that several automobiles at highest speed raised na dast whatever.

19045

EALED TENDERS in Duplicate will be received at the R. N. Hospital until 10A.M. on the 18th March, 1904, from persons desirous of supplying Beof, Matton, Fowls, Broad, Pare Cow's Milk, Aerated Waters, Ice, and other provisions, and necessaries for the year ending 31st March, 1905.

Sealed Tonders in Duplicate will also be received for Coal (Akaike and Yubari).

Printed Forms of Tender and further be obtained at the RN. particulars Hospital

The right to reject the lowest or any To dor is reserved,

can

A new system of wireless telegraphy is based! on a detector of electric warea described by W. Schlosmilch, a German. The detector dopenda B.N. Hospital,

W. B. DREW.

Dep. Insp. Genl.

(607

on the property that when electric waves fall on Hongkong, 9th March, 1904.

a pularised electrolytic cell placed in circuit with AMOY ENGINEERING CO., LD., AMOY

a source of current of slightly higher electro- motive force, the current in the circuit is in- creased from como causa,

While rays emitted by muscles appear to be the N-rayaul Blondiet, A. Charpentier finds that these from nerves differ in being arrested by 26 aluminium

CALL FLAG E

to

DEFAIR WORK Steamers and Launches. Castings in Brass and Iron Moderate charges. Work solicited.

J. D. EDWARDS, Manager.

Ámey, 3rd December, 1903,

178

BUSINESS DIRECTORY.

BOOKBINDING

DAILY PRESS" OFFICE,

The only office in China lu.ving European tanght workmen. Equal to Home Work

JEWELLERS

MAISON LEVY HERMANOS

Diamond Merchants and Watchmakers, 49 Watson's Building, Queen's Road. Also at Shanghai, Manila, l'aris and Dol

PHOTOGRAPHER

M. MUMEYA, JAPANESE ARTIST,

Bromide and Crayon Enlargements and also colouring Photos ant! relief Photos. Views of China and Mauils. Work done for Amateurs; No. 8A, Queen's

Rond Central.

STOREKEEPERS

2. BLACKHEAD & CO.,

Navy Contractors, Sailmakers, Provision and Coal Merchants, Solo Agents for

Hartmann Bahtjen's Genuine Com

position Red Hend Brand:

SMARCK & CO.,

Navy Contractors, Ship Chandlers, Provision and Coal Merchants, Bail. makara, o Fresh Water supplied to

Vessels in the Harbour

KWONG BANG & GỌI

Shipchandlers, Sailmakers, Provisioners, Coal Merchants, Hardware, Engineers' Tools, Brass and Iron Merchants,

144, Des Voeur Road.

YING KEE, REFRESHMENT CONTRACTOR and

CATERER.

cheons, and at Homes Catered for.

Ball Suppers, Dauce Suppers, Picnics, Lu

Caflory, Crockery, and Table Linen on hi For Terms, apply to YING KEE,

(First Floor) 50, Des Voeux Road Central. Hongkong, 12th December, 1903.

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