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EITHER FOR

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Hire

URCHASE FROM

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THE APOLLO MASTER

PIANO PLAYER.

DAILY RECITALS

THE

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Hongkong 24k Angust, 1904

COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES

MARITIMES.

HONGKONG AGENCY..

NOTICE.

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DURING By Abs from Hongkong

M. L. BRIDOU will take charge of this Agency.

G. DE CHAMPEAUX,

Agent. Hongkong, 30th September, 1904.

NOTICE.

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INSURANCES

THE

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1904.

WESTERN ASSURANCE COMPANY OF TORONTO AND LONDON, INCORPORATED A.D. 1851.

MARINE BRANCH.

THE undersigned having been appointed AGENTS for the above are prepared to accopt risks at ourrent rates.

ALEX. ROSS & CO. Hongkong 28th April, 1904 LUNION OF PARIS FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED

rates.

1121

THE Undersigned having been appointed AGENTS for the above Company are prepared to accept Risks against Fire at current

SIEMSSEN & CO. Hongkong, let January, 1904,

105

AACHEN AND MUNICH FIRE IN SURANCE CO.

OF AIX-LA-CHATELL.

RE Undersigned, having been appoint

AGENTS for the above Company, aze prepared to ACCEPT RISKS against FIRE at Current Itates.

REUTER, BROCKELMANN & CO..

Agents. Hongkong, 21st April, 1897

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HONIX FIRE OFFICE,

The Undersigned are now prepared t GRANT POLICIES of INSURANC against FIRE at Current Eaten.

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CANTON NOTES.

3rd October. AMENDS TO ME, XAVIER,

been left unprotected, and the poor people being entirely neglected by the mandarins are now at the mercy of the robbors. Therefore the robbers, knowing that they can carry on their In my account of the fire at Messrs. Arnhold, depredations unmolested, multiply gradually. Karberg's oil gedown here last week I did anand are fie roer than ever; they generally issue injustice to the Portuguese caretaker, who was forth at present in broad daylight in a gang burat, not in trying to save his own property, of about a hundred. On the 24th alt a gang bat in a brave attempt to put out the fire in the of about twelve dozen robbers made an attack. godown itseif. The tire was caused by a Chinson the village of Wu-Ti-Chong in Shun-Tak man, who dropped the iron used for soldering district. Eightcon houses belonging to the tins into the oil, which inmediately took fire, well-to-do citizens were ransacked and very did his best to stamp out the flames. All the Chinase present fled, but the Portugueso | valuable booty was carried away. The robbers He was being not satisfied with what they had already only sucessful, howevor, in setting himself on in their possession, seized threa porsons, masters fire, and had it not been for the presoner of of rice-shops, whom they carried away with mind of on Indian, who rolled him over into the them. When they tock their departurethey burn- river, he would have been burnt to death. Ied the watchmen's station. On the following mel regret having given a wrong impression about a plucky net, and hasten to correct it.

ANOTHER FIRE.

There was another fire here on Salteday afternoon. It started in a shed on the water- side at Houam, mal hurt its way for some distance along the bank.

POLITICAL.

Of political news there is little ta racuril The Vienroy is still u Kwangsi, hut nust return before long, as there are several tims of the first importance awaiting his decision. The affair on the British bridge. into which preliminary inquiries have beru held hy the American Consul on board the NH Helena and by the Nanhoi magistrate at his Yamču, will perhaps require the Viceroy's conftantion, but apart from this there are other

DOUGLAS IAFRAIK & C

Agents for the Phonix Fire 05 Hongkong, 17th August, 1887.

NORTHERN ASSURANCE ( )

T

FIRE and LIFE.

ESTABLISHED 1896.

THE Undersigned are prepared to accep

First Class Foreign and Chinese RISKS against FIRE at Currant Rates.

mutters to be decided.

Firstly, the long-talked of loun-its amount I cannot vouch for must be negotiated, as the Provincial cofurs must be filled, in view of the continuance of the rebellion. There is also the

question of the Now Band, which has been built so far into the river as to cause anxieties for the future of the front wach. Finally, the abolition of the office of Hoppo, and the substi

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night the same gang broke into a neighbouring Our new patent Low Set Express Casio as dan bo fittel to any Billiard Table, making it for village named Kwai Chow-Li. This time only playing purposes as good as now, one house was plundered and a well-to-do citizen loft, they told the villagers that their lender's was added to their list of prizes. When thoy.

name is Pan-Lang-Ting, and told them to go to a certain place to redeem the captivas.

A LIAOYANG STORY.

(Freight op a cas› of Cushions to Bombty, Rs. 4- only.)

BEST AFRICAN IVORY BILLIARD BALLS. THOROUGHLY SEASONED.

CRYSTALATE AND HONZOLINE BALLS ALL SIZES. WEST OF ENGLAND BILLIARD CLOTHS A SPECIALITY.

The following extract. from a private lettor hai on the 26th inst., was published by the N.-C. dated Liaoyang the 13th, and received in Sharg. WE HOLD THE LARGEST STOCK OF DILLIARD TABLES, ACCESSORIES Daily News on September 23th.

The ponce after the thunderstorm is still pleasant. It-is earious how accustomed wo both grew to the thundering of the guns and the sight of bursting shrapnel-at a distance, of overhead it continues to excite interest. When courge. When near at hand and especially just the fight was precooling, you knew probably more than we did of who was who and what ensualties bafell each side. But you didn't have walobing the moremonts of the panorama. the interest of sitting on the city wall and

Had it not been for night attacks, and for the pity of the poor wounded, esprei. sprays of round shrapnel ballets, we should nily the wonen and children smashed by have enjoyed the spectacle to the full. But the blowly work in the feauchae of our wAS hidden from u And when it was revealed it made our's sont rise up in protest against the five or six hundred wounded in the city by stray shells and bailes. Two shells fell in our com pound, ons of which burst bet injured wo ons. No Christians have been hurt.

Also to accept proposals for LIFE ASSUR. tution of a Custopis Tuotai. is to be carried out erime of war. One hundred were killed and

ANCE. Prospectuses on application.

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Agents, Hongkong, 3rd September, 1903, [207

TORTH BRITISH AND MERCAN-

NILE INSURANCE COMPAN

TOTAL FUNDS AT 31ST DECENNÉE, 19:3 £16,898,650,

I. AUTHORISED CAPITAL... £4,000,000° SUBSCRIBED CAPMAL.... 2,750,000. PAID UP CAPITAL......... 687,500 0 6 II. FILE FUNDS

3,050,901 12 3

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

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.,

Agents, Hongkong, 18th June, 1904.

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CANTON DISTRICT.

LOCAL NOTICE TO MARINERS. No. 67.

Removal work at Canton River Barriers; pre- cautions to be observed by passing vessels,, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that

removal work at the Canton River Barriers will shortly commence, and that, with a view to avoid endangering the lives of those engaged on it, the following rules should be observed by passing vessele.

1. When a red and white dag (International H is shown from a barrier, or from a boat in the neighbourhood of a barrior, it will indicate

shortly. Tantai Chu.. who is to take over the duties of the Hoppo. has been here for some time, and I understand that the Viceroy's presence will be imperative at the time when the transfer is effected.

The past of Hoppe has always been hold by a Manchu, who only remains in Canton for a short term of office, during which time he is said to "make" vast eums of money. The new regime will be hailed with delight by the Cantonese.

| FROM THE " CHUNG NUOI SAN PO,”}

Victroy Shum, who was reported to return to Canton before the Chinese Mid-autumn festivul. has received a despatch from the Peking Government to stay in Kwangsi till order has beou restored in every part of the province. Consequently His Excellency has sent to Canton for winter clothes.

Letters have been repeatedly received the last few days from the magistrates of the districts of Kwang Ling, Sz Wei, Hoi Kin and Fing Chuen in Kwaugsi by the Cunton Government, aeking for reinforcements and saying that the rebels, nawbering about three thousand, most of whom belong to the Triad Society, are now on their way to the said districts from the district of Wai-Chop, where they love ransacked most of the villages, and whore every line of business is at a standstill, and the merekants and well-to-do citizens have removed to other districts for mfety. In reply to their

From Angust 25th to 27th we heard the distant artillery at intervals, and long streame of wounded were carried in arts, litters, and On the 24th my wife and I attended class and stretchers into the city from sonth and east.. service as usual. The services were punctuated with the booming of gana, but neither we nor the audience seened to meties them auch, although they were much Kearer than before. On the 29th we were wakened by heavy firing from the oath and east, mostly from Baasiun batteries about sevan miles from the city; but in the afternoon the white puffs of Japanese shrappel could be seen bursting on some of the hills. On the 30th, the whole day was a tornale of artillery. It began at dass and thundered till dark without cassation. We could see the Japanese shrap- nel bursting over the Russian batteries which firshed and thrdered in reply.

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On the $ist, the whole forenoon was quiet and the point of intere t changed from south- Bust to south-west, so we cressed the city and

at on the west wall overlooking the Russian 1615] settlement. In the afternoon the attack became were vigorcos, and at six o'clock it became terrife, concentrating over the Shou Shan which was wreathed in shell smoke. It did away after an hour or so, but was renewed with a sudden buret about 11 p..

let September. There was a great lull, which seemed to beleken a Japanese repulse, bat soon appeared to be the Passiza retreat. It was per- fectly orderly and came off with bands playing through the city. By the afternoon shells were coming snack into the station, and the Russians were bolding their inner positions. The stray

people were afraid.

which the Undersigned has been and is the Bola that the wash of a steamer is liable to undanger demands the Governor has sent (hroe battalious shells began to drop nw into the city and the

AHMET RUMJAHN.

64, Queen's Road.

Hongkong, 4th October, 1303,

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HEREBY BEG to inform Drinkers of TANSAN, that I hare censed to use Corks made by the London Crown Cork Co, as they have given me dissatisfaction, and that I am now using a cork which will keep the water in excellent condition and free from ullsges.

J. CLIFFORD WILKINSON,

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REFORT OF AN EXPERT.

The representative of Messrs, BRATBY and HINCHLIFFE, LIMITED, Aerated Water Engineers and Chemists, Manchester, visited our factory recently in the course of a tour amongst Eastern Aorated Water Makers, and was greatly surprised at the compactness of our factory and also the methodical way in which everything. pertaining to the making of Aerated Waters was carried out. He also expressed himself strongly on the absolute oleanliness of our whole establishment, which he assured us was equal to any ho had yet visited and superior to a great many. He also reported that the quality of our goods was of a first-class mature, and they showed that scrupulous care was exercised in the course of their manufacture.

Order Books and Price List. Please apply to FACTORY and OFFICE, West Point, Tol. 367. Dopôt, Ice House Street. Tel. 374,

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CARTRIDGES.

life and property;

Under these circumstances a steamer should pass that neighbourhood at as slow a speed na possible.

2. When a rod flag is shown from a barrier or from a bost in the neighbourhood of a barrier it will indicate that a rewel must not, so long as that flag is flying attempt to pass this barrior, This latter is an emergency signal to meet possible contingencies.

J. HOWELL MAY, Harbour Master.

Approved,

S. M. RUSSELL.

Deputy Commissioner of Customs. Custom House,

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of soldiers to Kwong-Ling.

It is reported that General Wong -Tin-Son 2nd September, Desultory firing all day to hed au encounter with the rebels a few days south and west of city, with occasional rifle at ago in Shoung-Yan-tong, in Lau-Chow, with tacks. At 10 p.m. a territe ire was oponed out on the west and south, riffs and artillery, So five battalions of soldiers. The fight lasted three we prudently took the ladies to the bombproof days, and the soldiers being greatly out-shelters. The sudden crash of these night numbered were at last, defeated and roniel, the attacks rather jarred que's nerves. It passed off and we went home for a short sleep; but it number of rebels being over seven thousand,

was renewed with unabated fury after three all well urmed. Some say that General Wong hours, has been killed, and others say that he is only wounded.

Li-King-Ei, the new governor of Kwangi and nephew of the Late Li-Hung-Chang, arrived in Chen-Chow of Kwangsi on the 21st ultimo. His Excellency has not yet taken up the seal, for he has now discovered that Governor Aw has taken away with him over one hundred thousand dollars from the treasury, and he determined to make enquiries into the case first, in consequence of which be has wired for the protect of Wachow, who is the principal witness. Or account of the rebel- lion in Kwangsi, a large number of saliers stationed in various districts hars

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3rd September Renewed attacks all day, and stories of many more calamities in the city. boy shouted in. that the Japanese were in the. But after dark, pance, and whon dawn came the city. The Russians had retired with everything the night before and burned their bridges....

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