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INTIMATIONS

ROBINSON

PIANO Co.LD.

$100

REDUCTION

ON 11 UPRIGHT GRANDS

OF

OUR OWN MAKE

$350 AND $395.

TO MAKE ROOM FOR THE

OUTPUT FROM OUR

NEW

PIANO FACTORY

Cash

OR

Credit.

Hongkong, 6th April, 1904.

THE

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JOB PRINTING

DEPARTMENT

OF THE

“HONGKONG DAILY PRESS '

18 REPLETE WITH ALL THE LATEST

AUCTIONS

PUBLIC AUCTION

07

POSTAGE STAMPS.

HE Undersigned has received instructicas

to Sell by Public Auction,

TO-MORROW (SATURDAY), the 23rd it, 1904, at 2 r.M., at his SALES ROOMS, Queen's Road, A FINE COLLECTION OF OLD and RARE POSTAGE STAMPS.

TERMS OF SALE: As Customary.

V. I. REMEDIOS,

Auctioneer.

Hongkong. 21st April, 1904.

ין

PUBLIC AUCTION.

1070

THE Undersigued have received instructions

to Sell by Public Auction,

(POP ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED),

WEDNESDAY,

the 27th APRIL, 1904, at ll A. at THE HONG-

KONG AND KOWLOON, WHARF AND GODOWN COMPANY'S, KOWLOON.

A QUANTITY OF DAMAGED CARGO, ex s.8. "GLEN TUERET," TERMS:-As manal

For fall particulars, apply to

HUGHES & HOUGH,

Auctioneers.

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Hongkong, 15th April, 1904.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

HE Undersigned has received instructions

to sell by Public Auction,

on

TUESDAY,

the 28th APRIL, 1994, commencing at 2.15 x.M., at No. 3, CANTON VILLAS, Kowloon,

A QUANTITY OF

VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD

FURNITURE,

(Particulars from Catalogue).

TERMA-Cash on delivery.

On view from Monday, the 25th April, 1904.

GEO. P. LAMMERT,

Auctioneer.

Hongkong. 20th April, 1904.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, APRIL 22ND, 1904.

CHESS NOTES,

EY . Y. .

Another attempt at simultaneous chem ande ut the loent Chess Club on Wednesday evening. five players opposing Mr. P. W. Sergeant. The single player won three games, drew one, and kut, one, after many vicissitudes. to Mr. R. H. Newborn.

The Cambridge Spring's tournament in the United States this summer is likely to be the most important. iontgament ever held,and every strong player with the exception of Dr. Tarnach is to compete viz., Dr. Lasker. Janowsky: Maroczy. Schlechter, Trigorin. Teichmann. Mures. Mieses, and Laren from Europe, and Pillsbury. Matsu, Napier, Barry, Hores,

and Lipschutz or Fax, from America. The are two pozes, 1,800 und 600 dollars; the retaining prize fund to be distributed at the ate of 2dols. or dols, for each won games

Mr. Atkins, who was invited. being muable in about himself from his duties, the Committee invited Mr. T. P. Fawrence,

Showalter.

The following game wen Sviderski the tie for the first prize in the went Ries Gambi | fournament at Monte Carlo

Strider-ki. White. Black

*tell', Switersli Screve White.

Black.

1 Pro K4 PWK

2 Ft KB PL. P

Kt to KD3 P to KK 4P to KR4P to Kt3

Keto K Kito KB 3 63 to

4

Pto Q+

7 Pt. F

P to 203

8 Cuntles

Br. Kt

DR to Ks

10 P tu B 3

31 P to 44

12 kt.

13 Rt. It

Qt. H

14 Bt. P

Kt to Q3

13

to K 2 KURA Cetios Qt. P

15 Kt to Q2 Kt to

14 BQK13 Q to $

17 Bta Ka

P to KB 3 Ktt. P

Kt to a 21 KDQ X£3 4 25 R to KBL B

76 PUB Kt tn Q4 27 Kito BP to B4 18 Q to B4 Pt KR4 29

30

to K13 Kt to B

to R5 Kito Ry

31 B to Q1 Kato Kt 4

32 to sto R2

33 K to R 2 P to 2.5 31 Pt. P Rt. P

35 to KK, R to Kpop 20 ta K 3K te 36 37 R to KtgRto RG 38 Lo to B

59 Pio Q6

4 Et. Kt

41 Q L. R

Kt. Kt

18 B. QBP

Ft. Beh

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RK3

Qt. Q th

#B to Q 21. P

20 to 45

Kt to Kt3 B to Q2

42 K t. Q 43 Bo R4

Resigns

£ to 1 to

5

7 ch

Tto Sul: by Public Auction,

THE Undersigned has received instructions

on

THURSDAY,

the 29th APRII, 194, commencing ut 2.45 M., at No. 14, KyurSFORD TERRACE, Kowloon, A. QUANTITY OF

VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD

FURNITURE

(Particulars from Catalogue). TERMS: Cash on delivery.

1904.

On View from Wednesday, the 27th April,

GEO. P. LAMMERT. Anotioneer. Hongkong, 21st April, 1904.

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SCIENTIFIC MISCELLANY.

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belioves that he can indicate areas of rainy.flue, and foggy weather for 2 to 7 days in advance. He contends, moreover, that very high or very canse vessels to go ont of their course, and he low pressures affect the compass sufficiently to

claims that these extremes of the barometer and the degree of their effects upon the compass can be foretold 24 or 28 days in advance,

The new cancer treatment of Prof. Doyen, of Paris, depends upon injections of a toxiu produced from micrococcus neoformans, a microbe for some years post observe in rapid- growing tumours from wounds. In cases where debility is net ton great, and no vital organ is affected, the growth is arrested. A report of 47 cases trentol has bon, given, and of these 21. wore completely cured.

France in 1902, it appears that lycoperdons From an account of largo fangi found in 10 to 24 inches in circumference were not uncommon. Toren were much larger even then. this and on from Infraville is reported by M. Maurice Touze to have been 26 inches high and my 8 feet around, the weight` boing 20 pounds.

When air is passed over red-hot quicklime and magnesium, then over rod-hot metallic cafeium, the oxygen, nitrogen, and hydrogen are absorted, leaving orgon. Moissan has found in Londoz) to 0.9492 (over the Atlantic Ocean). that the proportion of argon varies from (1.8325

SHIPPING NOTES.

WEATHER.

The Saiyan from Japan reports fresh N. E. mousson. moderate son. and tine. The Bengal from Shanghai reports moderate N. E. monsoon and fine. Tar Foyle from Moji roports strong N.E. wind and lazy, The Kokrichany from Bangkok reports fine weather to 20 "North, thence to port Fresh N.E. wind and wisty.

RICE.

The Kolsichang from Bangkok yesterday lund 2,200 tons of timber for Messrs. Bittorfeld and Swire. She is a vessel of the Oriental Line.

CICAL..

The xs. Foyle, of the Mercantile ss. Co., arrived from Moji yesterday with 5500 tom of coal for the Midi Bussan Kaisha.

THE ENGLISH MAII.

The P. & Oss. Bengal. Capt. 6. Philipps. arrived from Shanghai yesterday.

THE RAINBOW." The US cruiser Rainbow, 4,000 tons. Capt. J. B. Collins, has left Hongkong for Manila.

THE "BAN FRANCISCO.

The U.S. cruiser San Francison. 3800 tous

NEWTONIUM, THE LIGHTEST GAS-A KITN- FLYING STATION-WHERE DOCTORS DIS. #GREEN-RAYS IN ROUND-CLIMATIC DX-Capt. Very, is still at Kowloon Dorks. They are making a long job of her; the repairs, no

TREMEN THE WEATHER PLANT-DOYEN'S CANCER TOXIN===GIGANTIC PUFF BALLS-doubt. ure extorsive. THE AIR'S ANGON,

The mysterious other that is supposed to fill sl specs is the subject of a now theory by Mondaleof, the Russian chemist. He wonin regard it as a definite chemical substanus vo [1071 light that is molecular velocity overcomes

JUST UNPACKED.

CONSIGNMENT of SPLENDID and FRESH AMERICAN PROVISIONS,

and also

A Large and Varied 3tock of CROSSE and BLACKWELL'S PROVISIONS and HUNTLEY and PALMER'S BISCUITS

gravitation, a snbstance without chemical ofluity, and with a power of diffusion so great that it can penetrat all holies. He finds that there is probably a lighter element than bydrogen, with an atomic weight of about 17 4, that may be the coronium of the snu's atmosphere and volcanic gases. The other musi❘ have a still smaller atomic weight, certainly ant over 17, and probably about one-millionth that of hydrogen, as the male ale must have 4 velocity of at least 1,400 miles a second to es apo the gracitation of the largest bodies of the unirerse. This hypothetical olomont, almost | without weight, is named Newtonium. 36 to 38, Elgin Road, Kowloon. Hongbong, 21st April, 1904.

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and CAKES.

Inspection earnestly sokeited.

H. RUTTONJEE, No. 5, D'Agular Street,

- DE

HIRANO WATER. THE QUEEN OF TABLE WATERS,

PULE, SPARKLING, INVIGORATING

Regular air-gonndlings, with kites and balloons carrying registering apparatus, are Low made in the United States, Gerumny, and Denmark, for gaining a better knowledge of the atmosphere and its problems. Ou a hill near Viborg, in is monated on rails so as to be revolved, one Jutland, a two-story tower, about 30 feet high,

side being open and kept away from the wind, It is equipped with registering instruments, electric motor, two windlasses, ete, for starting kites, while other buildings contain work-abope, small balloons, ateam-engine, and accommoda- [44tions for the director and five assistants Kites

THE LEADING MINERAL WATER OF THE EAST Bottled in Japan by H. E, REYNELL & Co.

BEWARE OF JAPANESE IMITATIONS.

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

AND MOST UP-TO-DATE APPLY-OWNERS OF DOMESTIC BUILDINGS.

ANCES FOR THE PRODUCTION OF

FIRST-CLASS WORK,

ALL DESCRIPTIONS OF

ILLUSTRATED

CATALOGUES,

CIRCULARS,

VISITING CARDS,

AND

COMMERCIAL

PRINTING

TURNED OUT ACCURATELY, AND WITH THE GREATEST DESPATCH, UNDER THE DIRECT SUPERVISION OF EXPERIENCED EUROPEANS.

BOOK BINDING, MACHINE RULING,

GOLD LETTERING,

AND

MARBLING, ETC.,

ALL EXECUTED ON THE FREMISES AT THE SHORTEST NOTICE.

LAW WORK,

LEDGERS

AND ACCOUNT

· BOOKS.

COMPARE

FAVOURABLY

TAKE

are

down with steel wire of 06 to 13

millimetres, and ensily reach 200 yards in height, but att in 3,000 or 4,000 yards with After a recent break of a wire ono kito wan dificulty and only by the use of auxiliary kite.

recovered at a distance of 150 miles. -—-

TAKE NOTICE (hal under No. 5 of the Domestic Cleanliness and Ventilation

The origin o" leprosy is becoming a matter of Bye-laws (as amended), every domestic building ar part of such building within the Centrul dispute. The theory that eating decomposing or imperfectly cured fish is the sole e vaan is Division of the City of Victoria and the Western Division of Kowloon occupied by, F.R.S., sad he has been making trips to strongly supported by Mr. Jonathan Hn'chin- members of more than one family must be Cleansed and Limowashed by the owner during the mouths of March and April, and further TAKE NOTICE that

Notice that such Cleansing and Limewash, ing HAS BEEN COMPLETED shall be sent to the Secretary of the Board within three days after date of completion." N.B.The Central Division of the City is bounded on the East by Gilman Street and Peel Street and on the West by Tank Line and Cleverley Street.

By Order,

Sanitary Board Office.

THE NOWE." Repairs to the German gun-bout Moire, 1,529 tous, Comty. Fasper. seem interminable. She is still at Kowloon.

PORTUGUESE WARSHIPS,

The battleship Vasco da Gama anil the cruiser

Adimestor ure still in port.

STEAMER MOVEMENTS.

The O. & O. steamer Coplic, with mails, &c., from San Francisco, leaves Yokohama for this port via Kel, &c, on the 22nd sh

The E. & A. steamer Empire keft. Manila an the 20th inst., and may be expected here on the 23rd inst, at day light,"

The 0.8.8. & C.M, steamer Telenuchas, for London and Antwerp. is expected here from Shanghai on the 25th inst., ut daylight,

1

The steamer Catherine Apear, from Calcutta, loft Singapore for this port on the 20th inst., p., and in due here on the 25th inst..

The Ben Line steamer Benmohr, from Antwerp nad London, left Singapore on the 20th inst, for this port

The P.M. steamer Algon loft Manila for this port on the 20th inst., at 7 p.m.

NOTICE OF FIRM

THE CHINA FIRE INSURANCE CO., LD

NOTICE.

ROM ROM This Date, and during the Absence of Mr. GEO. L. TOMLIN from the Colony. Mr. C. PEMBERTON has been appointed ACTING SECRETARY to the Company.

E. GOETZ.

Chairman. Hongkong, 30th March, 1904.

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NOW ON SALE.

151FERIAL QUARTO

NGLISHI AND CHINESE

DICTIONARY.

WITH THE PUNTI AND MANDARIN FRONUNCIATION.

the enbiret. He has loaned, among efber distant parts of the world to gain evidence on. things, that India has about 3 or 4 cases of For comprehensiveness and practical service Jeproef per 10,000 of the population, while the this Work stands unrivalled. All the new words fishing island of Mintcoy has 150, and fish-ruring which the Chinees have of lato years been com Kaligonu has 500 An opponent of this view, pelled to coin to express the numerous objects ir Prof. R. T. Hewlett, points out that leprous ranchinary, photography, telography, and in tissues contain enormous numbers of microbes science generally, which the rapid advance of resembling the Labercle bacillos which are never foreign relations has imposed upon them, are present in fish, and that many facts, such as the here given in extenso. Each and every word is declive af lerrosy in Norway since segregation fully illustrated and explained, forming exercises of the victims was legos, tend to show that tho for students if a most instructive nature. Both disrass is spread by personal contagion. He the Court and Punti pronunciatious are given, suggests that the eating of bail fish any le the accents being carefully marked on the best a mark of a low civilisation favourable to per-principle hitherto attained. The typography 1905 sonal routagion.

G. A. WOODCOCK, Secretary.

Hongkong: 28th March, 1904.

HONGKONG

BUSINESS DIRECTORY.

JEWELLERS

MAISON LEVY HERMANOS

Diamond Merchants and Watchmakers, 10

Watson's Building. Queen's Road, Ale

at Shanghai, Manils, l'arı and Thilo

PHOTOGRAPHI

V. MUMEYA, JAPANESE ARTIST.

Bromide and Crayon Enlargements and also colouring Photos and relief Photos. Views of Chius and Manila. Work done for Amateurs; 170, 84, Queen's

Road Central.

STOREKEELERS

7. BLACKHEAD & CO.,

Navy Contractors, sumakere, Provision and Coal Merchants, Solt. Agents for

Harhoean Bahtjen's Genuine Com

position Red Hand Brand.

BISMARCK & CO.,

Navy Contractors. Ship Chao.lue=,

Provision and Coal Merchants, Sai malors, &e, Fresh Water supplied u

Vessels in the Harbour

A SPECIALITY, AND AT PRICES WHICH WITH ANY OTHER PRINTING ESTA- BLISHMENT IN THE FAR EAST.KWONG SANG & CO.,

ESTIMATES FURNISHED. Hongkong, 15th April, 1904,

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

144, Des Vœux Road.

|

The fact that compression or bending canxes a substance to emit N raya has agrested to M. D. Lepinay that vibrations producing sound should have the same effect, as the sounding body undergoes slight but rapidly rapented strains. Experiments with a tuning fork, n bronze hell, a large steel cylinder, and a siren proved this to be true, sad the phosphorescent sorean showed that the air also proners as well as transmits the rays. Apother investirator, M. Meyer. has discovered a similar radiation in vegetable tiesne, the green parts of the plant giving the most intense effect.

INDIGESTION

POISONS THE BLOOD.

The vigour of health depends on good digestion. Undi gested food prismus the blood, which clogs up the skin, the liver and the idieys. Food properly digested makes new strength, new blami, new fest, new le Relish for fout and power to digest it comes with Mother beigel's Syrup. Com pounded of fruits, roots and herbs, it tunes and cleanses the liver and kidneys, and clears the stomach of the dechyd products of indigestion the fruittal cause of headaches, languor, brain lag, con- stipation and anemia.

MOTHER

SEIGEL'S SYRUP

Mr. Charles Zoti, writing from Buffalo Cafe, Oxford Street, East London, Cape Colony, on Dec. 4th, 1903, says: "Two years ago, whilst in England, suffered agonies hom indigestion. After other medicines had failed, I was presnded to by Moller Seigel's Syrop One Lattle effected a decided improvement, and fo

day my digestion is all I could wish."

GRAND

BUILDS HEALTH ON

Good Digestion.

TUEATRE ROYAL,

5

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ORCHESTRAL CONCERT

By the Band or S.M.S, “HANSA ·

(by Permission of Rear-Aduiral von HOLTZENDORFF).

TO-NIGHT (FRIDAY), 22x® APRIL, AT 9 P.M. SHARP.

SPECIALLY FINE PROGRAMME.

$2.00 Dress Circle and Stalls. $1.00 Pit.

PLAY AT ROBINSON PIANO CO., LES

Hongkong. 20th April, 1900,

NEW ORIENTE HOTEL

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CORNER REAL AND MAGALLANES, WALLED CITY. MOST MODERNLY EQUIPPED HOSTELRY IN MANILA, P.I. HOTEL

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

RESTAURANT

Hauduomoly decorated. Conl and pleasant. Bst of attendanc% Private dining rooms for parties. Only the best of wines and liquors. Under the direction of IN and Mr. Nowirth.

BAR

Water the direction of American mirologist. Anything you want served promptly and pleasantly.

BILLIARD ROOM

Thoroughly modern and up-to-date. Brunswick Balke tables. Export Markers in attendance.

STABLES.

New

Fas turnouts for the gausts of the hotel. Elegant rubber-tirad carriago", Î44€ berses. good coachmen. The New Oriente Hotel is now open for inspection.

SIMON SCHNEER & CO.,

JAPAN

MITSUI

PROPRIETORS.

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COALS.

BUSSAN KAISHA

(MITSUI & CO.

HEAD OFFICE:-1. SURUGA-CHO, TOKYO. LONDON BRANCH:-34, LIME STREET, E.C.

HONGKONG BRANCH:-PRINCE'S BUILDINGS, Ios House Srashr

OTHER BRANCHES:

York, San Francisco, Hamburg, Bombay, Singapore, Soura'bays, Manila, Amoy, Shanghai, Chefoo, Tientsin. Nowelwang, Port Arthur, Saon, Chemulpo, Yokohama, Yokosuka, Nagoya, Osaka, Kobe, Kare, Shimonoseki, Moi, Wakanatsa. Karitsa, Nagasaki, Kuchinot, Basebo, Maidzuru Miike, Hakodato, Taipeh, &o.

Telegraphic Address: "MITSUI" (A.B.C. and A 1 Codes) CONTRACTORS OF COAT to the Imperial Japanese Navy and Arsenals and the State Railways; Principal Railway Companies and Industrial Works; Home and Foreign Mail and Freight Steamera. SOLE PROPRIETORS of the Famous Mike, Tagawa, Yamane and Ida Coal Mines; and SOLE AGENTS for Hokoku, Honda, Kanada, Fujinotana, Mameds, Mannonra, Daonra Otsaji,

Baharu Tabakuro, Yoshiustani, Yushio, Yunokibara, and other Coals.

N. INUZUKA, Manager. Honkoog

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FAY-SHOLES TYPEWRITER,

displays the success of an attempt to make the Chinese and English type correspond in the size of body, thereby affecting a vast economy of spars, achieving a

clearness not previously attained, and dispensing with those sest margins sad vacant spaces which have heretofore characHE best and most emopløde Machine on th torized Chinese publications.

Tmarker, can be filled with scial

Model No. 7 Writes 86. Characters.

To illustrate the vast scope of the work the following facts arogsubmitted for consideration carriage to tle poper us to 16 inches wide, Chalmers Vocabulary contains about 16,000 Chinese characters, and Medhurst's English onl Chinese Dictionary about 100,000 whilst this work contains more than 50.000 English words and upwards of 600,000, Chinese characters Again, despite all the graminars and other elementary works as yet published, the student of this difficult language absolutely requires ex- ples to display the various applications and equivalents of different words which have one general meaning. Of these examples this work contains macre than five times as many as any other Dictionary hitherto published.

The climate summaryf the British Empire for 10 prosents some interesting facts. The highest mean annual temperature was 83. degrees at Madras, the lowest being 37.6 degrees at Winnipeg: the greatest mean daily raupe was 25.5 degreee at Coolgurdio (West Australia), and the lenst was 8.6 degrees st

For practical purposes the arrangement of the Hongkong. The highest abadla temperaturs work is so complete that a reference to its pages was 111.4 degrees al Adelaide in February, anables a person who understands English to and the least was 36.1 degrees below zero at communicate afectively with natives who under- Winnipeg in January. The highest tempernatand nothing but Chinese. In this respect the fure in the sun was 177 degrees af Trinidad, work will bafound indispensable to all Europeans lowho had 117 inches of rain, and Coolgardie residing in China, and to the natives themselves only 147.

it axplane subjects fully with which very few indeed of tlum are perfectly ucpainted. To For sighteen years Baron Fridland voo Nowack has been studying the fruins! "Wen-China it cannot but bo inveluable occasionally.

purties resident in England and ́iáterested in ther Plant." Arbus Precatorias Nobilie, es ay

It comprises upwards of two thousand large instrument of long-distance weather forecasting, quarto pages, He finds that the twigs and leaves respond in 4 Vol. IMPERIAL QUARTO, Price $20,

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·FONDÉ EN 1897.

POUR étre sûr de no pas laisser échopper un journal qui l'aurait nommé, il étaie abonné à l'Argue de la Presse, qui lit, découpt, et traduit tous les journaux du monde, et en fournit tes extraits sar n'importe quel sujet."

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L'Argan de la Presse set In collaborateur in- diqué de tous ceux qui préparent un ouvrago étudient une question, s'occupent de statistique 1994 etc, etc.

CARTRID.ES.

IMPORTED EVERY MONTH, THERE-

FORE ALWAYS FRESH

TALEY'S, SCHULTZE'S, AMBERITE

CARTRIDGES 8, 10, 12, 16, and 20 BORE.

all Sizes, Nos: 1) to SSSG. AIR GUNS and AMMUNITION in Variety,

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and KYNOCK'S SPORTING

S'adresser aur bureaux de l'Argus, 14, MER Drouot Paris. -Telephone.

L'ARGGE LIT 5,600 JOUBAUX PAR JOUR.

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ARBLE and GRANITE

movement and even in colour to electric nad A Large REDUCTION ET PRIUdent. NEWCASTLE CHILLED SHOT M MONUMENTS

magnetic forces of the atmosphere, and that familiarity with the effects of sun-spots gives a means offpredicting baromelvic and earthquake conditions 24 or 28 days in advance. He

to Purchasers of BIX or more Copies.

HONGKONG: "DAILY PREOS" OFFICE, 14, Des Voeux

Road Central.

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