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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 28†¤, 1904.

IMPRESSIONS OF A FRENCH JOURNALIST

There are a couple of passages in another interesting letter from M. Ludovic Naudenu, the Russian correspondent of the Journal, in the October 20th issue of that paper, which (the Times correspondent thought) Crserve attention. "To speak of the charms of Manchuria to the MERCHANTS. Eussion soldiers would." he says, "he wasted

HONGKONG,

Jabour, The whole army detests this country. where it considers that it has gone astray. Tho soldiers feel the latent hostility of a pripn'ation that is watching them, spying on them, that knows them and whom they do not know. When our troops pass, the Manchus hide their merchandise, refusing to sell even at

WILL OPEN THEIR OFFICE ON THE 1ST OF the exorbitant prices offered by our com-

DECEMBER, AT

31, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL,

FIRST FLOOR

(W. POWELL & Co.'s OLD PREMISES).

SUITE of TWO ROOMS, can the Ground Floor of the Axpax, suitable for Offices. For particularsupply to the undersigned.

C. H. GRACE, Secretary.

Hongkong, 4th June, 1904.

TO LET,

[1417

THE whole of the SECOND FLOOR of

To, 34, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL

(opposite the General Post Office). Rootng are light, spacious and well ventilated, 13 in mumber, beside Kitchen, Pantry, Bathrooms, and Servants' Quarters &c., at a very modorate rent. Immediate Possession.

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WONG CHU SANG,

Care of Yoo Sang Fat & Co., 34, Queen's Road Cautral, (2700

· Hongkong, 17th November, 1904.

TO LET.

ORD FLOOR, suitable for Office.

3R

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WING CHEONG,

35, Queen's Road Contral

Hongkong, 3rd June, 1904.

TO LET.

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[O. 1, RIPON TERRACE (in FLATS).

N°

A BOUSE in WONG-NEI-CHONG ROAD, facing Race-course.

FLATS in MOBETON TERRACE, facing the

Polo Ground.

OFFICES in course of erection, CONNAUGHT ROAD (near BLAKE PIEŃ).

GODOWNS; PRATA EAST.

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TO LET FIWO FRONT ROOMS on the 1st Floor Victoria Buildings (No. 6, Queen's Road Contral), suitable for Offcos.

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DAVID SASSOON & CO. Hongkong, t6th November, 1904,

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LD.

(269

NO. 1, STEWART TERRACE, the Peak,

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THE HONG KONG LAND INVEST. MENT AND AGENCY CO., LD. Ilongkong, 28th March, 1904

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missariat. The smong our soldiers wlw.ars capable of reflection suffer ut feeling them selves among a native population who execrate them and consider them inteudora andl oppressors. They think, after all, that they would themselves feel the same hatred for it foreign people which aimed at installing itself by force in Russia and introducing new custons and methods unknown to them. The turbulent element in the array, on the contrary, regrets that pillage has been strictly forbidden. It computes the booty with which it might have onriched itself.

What is to be profoundly deplored is that it has been found necessary to drag an immense married men, these fathers of families, have lost their domestic happiness by a single order of mobilization, The reserves should nover be

number of inserves from the'r homes. These

called out except for a war for national defenco.

venturers. To plange a whole people into such Adventures should only be attempted with a Wars is misery.

A Russian colonel observed to M. Naudean that in order that the Russian army should be come the most formidable in the world only two things were necessary-"s project of reforms developed by a great man, and a decres by the Tsar empowering that great man to break resistance from whatever quarter it might

come.

M. Nandoan attributes the following remarks to two military attachés in conversation at the railway station of Lianyang:- How powerful Russia will be in a few years, and how dangercus for her European neighbours, when she has been induced to modernize her army after ber pending misadventures! This would parti

ONE LARGE GODOWN, No. 112a, Praya ularly be the case if the war with Japan suded

Possession from 1st January, 1905.

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King Edward Hotel. Hongkong, 25th December, 194. [2751

TO LET.

TWO ROOMS, on the First Floor of less interested in the great European rivalries;

SECRETARY,

Alexandra Buildings. Apply to-

A. S. Watson & Co., Limited. Hongkong. 17th Jane, 1904.

1515

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0: MURNISHED, ROOM, with Board, from dato; Tennis Court attached; near Kaw. loon Forry, Kowloon.

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C. L., Care of Daily Presa Office.

· Hongkong, 5th October, 1904.

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THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST MENT & AGENCY CO., LD.

Hongkong, 29th June, 1904.

TO LET.

EUROPEAN HOUSE, No. 158, Praya Fast, Four Rooms and Kitchen, Bor- vante Quarters, Bathrooms, Hot and Cold Water, Good Sea View.

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JARDINE MATHESON & CO., Hongkong, Sth August, 1904

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1177

THREE FIRST-CLASS SHOPS,

European Style, in RowIDOR.

Posses sion on or about 31st August, 1905. Moderate Rentals.

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FINANCE CO., LD.

|2375

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708. 17, 19 & 21, SEYMOUR ROAD,

Nos. 6, CASTLE ROAD. Noe. 71, CAINE ROAD,

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COMPRADORE DEPARTMENT,

Nippon Yusen Kaisha. Hongkong, 17th September, 1904.

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in defeat. If Russia is victorions, she will re- main in possession of the immenso Fer Eastern territorios, where she will be obliged, in order to secure her supremacy, to use all her resources for half a century. She would be led to improve her Trans-Siberian Railway; she would be more and more an Asiatic Power; she would be daily she would turn her bask for a long time on the West. If humiliated, driven back on Siberia, she would reconstitate her military power ou a scientifle basis. She would experience the natural desire to seak_compensation in Europe or on the borders of Europe for all she would have lost in the Far East. The Austrian sncvession, the question of the Balkans. Con- stantinople, Persin, and-who knows per haps also Tadia. All that would once more excite her cupidity."

RUSSIAN PRESS ON REVERSES.

SHARE REPORT.

Messrs. Erich Gearg & Co. in their weekly share list, dated the 26th inst., atate:~~~~

and but few changes have to be obronicled, The past work bee been a rather quiet one, The money market is getting tighter, which accounts for the smaller business to a certain degree. The sterling demand rate on London closes of Ls. 1042d, while Shanghai rates are anobanged. Barsilver in London is quoted 27 1/164, and Consols £884,

changed hands at $705, and more shares can be BANK SHARES.-Hongkong and Shanghais placed; London quotos £70, Nationals can be got at $39.

MARINE INSURANCE SHARES.--Unions are in request at $665. China Traders have been done at $63)

$64, and continue in demand at is the north to Tis. 96. Yangtzes and Cautous the lower rute; North Chinas have advanced without sal e and unchanged.

have bean done at $335, and Chinas at $90, and FIRE INSURANCE SHARES.-Hongkongs both stocks continue in demand. We are glad to be able to state that our local companies are not interested in the large fire which took place during this week.

Macao Steamboat Shares sold to a moderate SHIPPING SHARES.-Hongkong, Chaton and extent at $24, but more shares are on offer. and $131 for 31st March, advanced again, and Indos, which receded to $128 for 31st December to 8130 for cash and $134 for 31st March cash sollers at $1284, and sales for 31st Decem- her at $13); the Shanghai rate is Tis. 9) and the Loudon rate is £11. 158, Ol. It may

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ZAFAR,

Large Size $4.60 per 100 Medium Size $4.20

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KARIM,

Large Size $3.75 per 100 Medium Size 83,50

THABIT,

Large Size $3.00 per 100 Medium $2.75 per 100

SOLE AGENTS FOR HONGKONG:

has been paid, the market closing quieter with 1615 KRUSE & CO., CONNAUGHT HOUSE.

interest to note that the arrogs divided

of

since 1883 equals 401 per cent., while the average diridood for the last ten years is 7.10 per cent, and taking the last five years, the roserve funds, which in 1891 stood at $10,000, average dividend is 8.40 per cent., and that the now amount to £305,000 according to last year's China and Manilas have sellers at $24, while accounts, with a paid up capital of £495,890. Douglas improved to arles at 33. Star Ferries are archanged. Shells sold at 243. Fd.. London quoting 258. 6d,, sellers.

at very irregular rates, tanging between $233 REFINNEIES-Chins Sugars have been done and $237 cash, $236 and $240 for 31st December and corresponding rates further ahead, but closing quieter with cash sellers at $236. Luzona uro in some demand at £6.

MINING SKARES-Uachanged and without business.

kong oud Whampoa Dook Company's shares DOCKS, WHARTES, AND GODOWNS.-Hong- sold at $218 to $219, closing with a few sellors placed in the bands of the Dock Company for at the higher rate; the ss. Agincourt has been

Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown extensive repairs, extending over twe Bonths. Company's shares ure quict bat steady at $115. New Amoy Docks are quiet at $27. Farnhame, which sold during the weak at Tls. 185 for 3ist March, lare dropped to Tis. 180 cash, but there December, and Tis. 189 to Tls. 1884 for Sist are some indications of a demand being about to set in for time shares. Shanghai and Honglow 135 for new shares. Warres are quiet at Ts, 137 for old aud Tls.

LANDS, HOTELS, AND BUILDINGB. -Hong Long Land Investment and Agency Company's shares found purchasers at $148 to $149, and close with buyers ut $145. Kowloon Lauds are upolanged and so are West Points, while Hongkong Hotels have advanced to buyers at $140 after sales at $138/139. Humphreys (old) sold and are on offer at $13, while new shares are in some demand at $5. Shangbai Lands have bagers st. Th. 118.

COTTON MIL18-Unchanged.

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MANUFACTURERS OF HIGH-CLASS

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CANTEENS IN SOUTH AFRICA,

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MESSRS. KRUSE

MISCELLANEOUS-China Borneos sold at $125 and $13 and have sellers now at $134. Dairy Farms sold at $27 to 30 and are firm at latter figure. Fenwicks are weak with soilers at $46, and Green Island Cements are obtainable at 32 after sales at that rate. Electrics are in denied at $15 for old and $9 for new shares. Steam Water boats paid the final dividend of 7 year) and a bonus of 5. per cert, to-day, and per cent. (taking in all 14 per coat, for the we now quote old and new shares alike $20 New sellors. Lengkats ere. quoted Tls. 2974 sellers in the north; in "coauestion with the final dividend of Tle 5 per share, payas 15th books close from 8th. to 15th proximo, The proximo, it will be well to mate to the transfer

In a remarkable article, published on. October 19, the Russkiya Viedonisti, which may be regarded as the leading representative of Libe- al views in Russie, roundly declares that the responsibility for the present situation in Man- churia mast rest wholly and solely with the bureaucracy. The Moscow journal rejecta as demonstrably absurd the attempt to find the reason for Russia's disasters in the unpatriotic attitude of the Russian public, "deprived as if is of any share in the political life of the CLODOWN No. 3, New Praya, Kennedy pies and ever of any opportunity for expressing its opinion on Imperial questione," Russia, it minit, has been asleep, but asleep "in obedience to orders. The country has resembled nothing so much as the dormitory of E police station, where anyone who ventures to raise his head is at once met by the stera corumand to hold his tongue and be quiet." The Prose "an accurate baremeter of the T East Point, & NEW BRICK-BUILT amount of freedom of speech which is permait-llowing telegraphic information, dated Lang- ted" has been "silent in all language, akut, 16th instant, has boon received from the ecen so has not escaped the condemnation of Sumatra manager: "Duity aggroguis output the censor. Meanwhile the all-seeing, all of crude petroleum 75,000 gallons; crude powerful" bureaucracy, which undertook to watch petroleum in tauks at date 130,000 gallons; [2762 over the lambs of the country, has itself yielded arosine wade since the date of the preceding to the general drowsy atmosphere and has be- half-mouthly telegram 77,000 cases; kerosine come the "incarnation of our national failings shipped since 11,000 cases; and kerosine in

of our apathy, indolence, and carelessness the bureaucracy has had no eyes for the enemy In its anxiety to discover foes in Russia itself Watsons paid an interim dividend of 50 cents stock relivery at date. 66,000 cases." A. .

abroad, while even at home its precautions have quote them $13 ex dividend sellers; the new per old share on 25th instant, and we now merely brought about the very result which it desired to prevent. They have led to the di- $122, but there are further sellers.

shares have been done rather extensively at integration and disorganization of the moderate sections of society, and the monopoly of organization has leen usurped by the extreme perties.

While people of moderate vise in the cathorized organs of the Prese, impossibility of finding expression for their riews are forced to keep silence through the

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TAK CHEONG, No. 50 and 52, Queen's Road Central. Hongkong, 26th November, 1904. [2763

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BANGOUR (PEAK).

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HONGKONG ICE COMPANY, LD, HE

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the influence of which increases daily and our streets are flooded with unauthorized sheets. hourly. This, says the uskiga Viedownst can surely not he what the bureaucracy desires. At the present critical moment in Rusian history, when we are at grips with a formidable foreign foe, the maintenance of pore at home should be our first concern. The bureaucracy and the public should not stand over against {such other like two hostile camps, but shou'd anite in the accomplishment of common nation. al aims."

In the core of this article the Busskiya Viedamosti expresses undiminished confidence in General Kuropatkin, declaring that he has saved our army, and remains as before the hope of Russia. He alone can conquer, and he will 2678 conquer if only he is allowed a free hand.”

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MITSUI BUSSAN KAISHA MITSUI & CO)

HEAD OFFICE :-)

SURUGS-CHO, TOKYO.

LONDON BRANUR 84, LINE STREET, B.C.

HONGKONG BRANCH-PRINCE'S BUILDIxas, Ien House STEBET'

OTHER BRANCHES:

York, Sar, Francisco, Hamburg, Bombay, Singapore, Soursbays, Manila, Amcy, Shanghai, Choo, Tiantain, Nowchwang, Port Arthur, Seoul, Cheralpo, Yokohama, Yokoka, Nagoya, Osaka, Kobe, Kure, Shimonoseki, Moji, Wakamatse. Karatsa, Nagasaki, Kuchinotm, Sasebo, Maidzura Miike, Hakodate, Taipeh, ko.

Telographic Address: "MITSUI" (A.B.C. and A 1 Ccdus) CONTRACTORS OF COAL to the Imperial Japanese Navy and Arsenals and the State Hailways; Principal Railway Corapanies and Industrial Works; Home and Foreign Mail SOLE PROPRIETORS of the Famous Miike, Tagawa, Yamano and Ida Coal Mines; and

and Freight Steamers. SOLE AGENTS for Hokoku, Hondo, Kanada, Fujinotaas, Mameda, Mannours, Onoura Otsuji,

Sasahara Terbakuro, Yoshinotání, Yoshio, Yunokibara, and other Coals.

D. MINAMI, Manager, Hongkong.

M128U BISHI GOSHI-KWAISHA (MITSU BISHI CO.)

W.WHITELEY COAL

Universal

(Providers)

Ltd.,

WESTBOURNE GROVE, LONDON, W.

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HKIN QUALITY. MODERATE PRICES. PROMPT ATTENTION.

Genel Illustrated Catalogue (1250 pages), or any Departmental List seat free to bona fide

applicants.

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NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR DEBIS

ŢEITHER the CAPTAIN, the AGENTS Dor

·N the OWNERS will be RESPONSIBLE for any DEBT contructed by the Officers or the Crow of the following Vessola daring the stay in Hongkong Harbour KIKKLEE, British str., W. J, Dermody-

Dodwell & Co, Ld. SHEIKH, British etr, Jopes-Dodwell & Co.

Id

CARTRIDGES.

DEPARTMENT MARUNO-UCHI, TOKIO Cable Address, "IWABAKL," which applies to all Branch Offices and Hong. kong and Shanghai Agencies. A1, ABC 5th Edition, Woatern Union Codes used.

All Letters Addressed:---- MANAGEE, MITSUBISHI Co., with name of place under.

MITSU BISHI DOCKYARD

AND ENGINE. WORKS, NAGASAKI.

CODE WORD: "DOCK," NAGASAKL A.1, A.B.C., Scotts' and Engineering Colen Used. DOCK No. 1 (at TATEGAMI.) Extreme Length... Length on Blooks

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+

124

$23 feat. 513

Width of Entrance on Top Width of Entrance on Bottom... Water on Blocks at Spring Tide

89

17

263

371 feat.

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Width of Entrance on Top Width of Entrance on Bottom... Water on Blocks at Spring Tide

PATEN SLIP (at KO8UGE). Can tako vessels up to 1,000 tons gross.

350 68

99

"

DOCK No. 2 (at MUKAIJIMA). Extremo Length... Length on Blocks

BRANCH OFFICES:- NAGASAKI, MOJI, KOBE, KARATSU AND HANKOW. AGENCIES SHANGHAI H. J. H. TEIFF.

BONGKONG: H. U. JEFFRIES,

MANILA: COMPANIA MARITIMA THE WORKS are well equipped with the

YOKOHAMA: MASADA

LATEST IMPROVEMENTS and can CONTRACTORS OF COAL to the Im execute any kind of work in SHIPBUILD perial Japanese Navy and Foreign Navies; the ING and MARINE ENGINEERING as well Imperial Arsenals; the Imperial Railways in REPAIRING of SHIPS. Sauro, Kinshu and the other Principal Rail ways; Industrial Worka; Home and Foreigo Mail and Freight Steamers.

EXPORTERS OF COAL to Hongkong, Shanghai, Hankow, Singapore, Manila, North China, Korean ports and America.

SOLE PROPRIETORS of Takashima. Oohi, Shinne, Namazuta and Kami-Yamuda Collieries and also Hojo Colliery, which will be

ready to produce on a large scale the best Buren

"Coal from 1905.

Solo Agents for Kigio, Komatsu (Tagawa -and-Matsushima Coals.

The Hand and Branch Offees and the Agen- IMPORTED EVERY MONTH, THERE.cies of the Company will receive any order for

FORE ALWAYS FRESH

Coals produced from the above Collieries,

Cool cold in 1809 by the Company amounted TILEY'S, SCHULTZE'S, AMBERITE to 1,210,0 tone.

KYNOCK'S SPORTING CARTRIDGES 8, 10, 12:16, and 20 BORE and NEWCASTLE CHILLED SHOT in all Sizes, Nos. 10 to SSSG. AIR GUNS and, AMMUNITION in Variety,

WM; SOUMIDT & CO. Hongkong 28th November, 1982 245

TAKASHIMA COAL,

Colliery have been completed and this well- New and additional shafts at the Takashima known best and most economical steam Coal in the ELBT is now produced in abundauoa and. can be supplied in any quantity. Hongkong, 26th April, 1901,"

The COMPANY has s SALVAGE STEAMER, 712 TONS GROSS, FITTED READY at SHORT NOTICE. with POWERFUL SALVAGE PLANT 1703 AMOY ENGINEERING CO., LD., AMOY

CALL FLAGE

REPAIR WORK to Steamers and Launches. Castings in Brass and Iron Moderato obarges. Work solicited.

J. D. EDWARDS, Manager. Amoy, 3rd December, 1903, AUTOMATIC MAUSER

PISTOLS.

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With CHAMBER for 10 CARTRIDGES,

CALIBRE 7.63 m.m.

FIRING. 30. SHOTS in 2 SECONDS.

BLEMSSEN & CO. Hongkong, 3rd October, 1900.