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GREGOR & CO.,

WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS.

HONGKONG.

SANDEMAN BUCK & CO.'S SHERRIES.

SANDEMAN'S LIGHT DRY SHERRY

**

SANDEMAN'S VERY PALE DRY SHERRY

SANDEMAN'S DRY PALE NUTTY SHERRY

Per Dozen Quart: $14,00

20.00

26.00

SANDEMAN'S FINE OLD BROWN SHERRY

39.00

our

NB-All our Wines and Spirits are Battled at Home, thereby ensuring tʊ Customers all the advantages acerning from bottlings done at home under the direct supervision of the Growers and Distillers, es compared to battlings done in Chias by Chinsmen at the servios of European Houses.

TO LEA

TO LET.

NO. 1, RIFON TERRACE.

A HOUSE in

WONG-NET-CHONG

ROAD, facing Race-course.

FLATS in MORETON TERRACE, facing th Pelo Ground.

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

GODOWNS, PRAYA EAST.

Apply to

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

Hongkong, 9th June, 1904.

TO LET

175

TO LET

2735-16

THE RONGKONG DAILY PRESS. THURSDAY. DECEMBER 29m. 1904.

TO LET.

FFICES, (Single er in suite) in New to Messrs. Jardins, Buildings, next Matheson & Co., Pedder's Street. Electric Lift,

Apply to

AHMET RUMJAHN,

61, Queen's Road. Hangkong, 27th December, 1904.

TO LET

(2993

HREE FIRST-CLASS SHUPS, THR

European Style, in Kowloon. Posses sion on or about 31st August, 1905. Moderate

TO. 1, STEWART TERRACE, the Feak, Rentals.

Apply to

Apply to

THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST- MENT AND AGENCY CO., LD. Hongkong, 28th March, 1994.

18

BACHTELOR QUARTERS TO LET.

LARGE AIRY ROOM, in the Central District with Bright Verandah, and

Kitchen attached. Bathroom and

moderate.

Q.,

Terms

Apply to-

Care of Daily Proes Office. Hongkong, 24th December, 1904,

TO LET.

[2933

OFFICE ROOMS at Nos. 12 & 14, Queen's

Road Central (Corner House); a'so

1.

SECRETARY,

[2350

A. S. Watson & Co. Limited. Hongkong. 10th December, 1904. "

THE INTERNATIONAL COTTON

MANUFACTURING CO., LD. The ninth annual general meeting of this company was held at Shanghai on Dec. 21st. It was rounrted by the N-U. Daily News as follows There were present Mr. C. Rayner, (vice-Chairman, presiding. Messrs. W. H. Poate and J. N. Jameson (Directors), G. Wail. Jenmior Secretary), G. B. Burgoyne, L. Mid wood, L. Selby Moore, and J. M. Young, Lin Cheng yon, Bud Soo Ming-yno-representing 3,077 Blazes.

maliner.

rba

tion, but owing to the high protective tarif-in | CHARLES FORDE'S BILE BEANS. Japan, the manufacturers there were able to

WHAT THEY ARE AND WHAT THEY DO. dlamp their surplus, which was practically a

The amazing richness of the Australian bounty fed yarn, on the China coast. company seemed to hold large stocks as Mr. Moore had said, but the stocks represented pur-Continent in healing roots and herbs has long the natives of that country had only the juices chases to cover sales already male at a profit; been the wonder of iontists. For untold ages. the directors considered it the proper course to cover their sales in that way rather than risk and essences of these roots and herbs for medicine. How effective they proved, even in the murket.

their crude form, is evinced by the extra- ordinary health which the natives enjoyed a borns out by Captain Cook, the discoverer of

with the Chairman on that pint.

Mr. Moore said he was quite in agreement

Proposed by Mr Jameson, seconded by Mr. Lin Chang-you. That Mr. J. L. Scott bo ra- elected a director.

Not only from the writings of such men as Captain Cook, but from their own observations, scientists have for a long time been aware of the great superiority of vegetable medicines over those containing miner poisous; and some years back, Mr. Charles Forde, an eminent The following rosolations were then carried

scientist, eonceived the idea of so utilising the without further comment :-~

Proposed by the Chairman, seconded by. Mr. essences of certain Australian plants that their Poate That the report and accounts us pre-healing properties might be mad useful to modern man. By long and careful investigation senter be accepted and passed.

and experiment, be at last gained the knowledge required. He found himself the discoverer of a natural vegetable subatance which acted on the liver and digestive organs directly and more effectively than any medicine known. The best laboratories, the most modern plant, and all that science dictated as being best for the purpose was requisitioned in the compounding of this substance inte convenient medicine forin, and the result of it all was the production a few years back of the most perfest medicias of modern times. This medicine was produced in the form of small boans, which, being prepared for action on the liver, were called Bile Benos,"

Proposed by Mr. Selby Moore, secondled by Mr. Young: That Mr. A. R. Laiko bo re- elected auditor.

The meating then terminated.

JAPANESE POLICE METHODS.

The Chairman said in regard to the gianing will it was hardly to be expected that the dires-Australia. The notice couvening the meeting was rend. The Chairman-Ovingt. the indisposition of tors would give publicly the details of its work- our Chairman, Mr. J. L. Scott, it becomes my ing, but the mill represented a splendid invest The out if Mr. Moore cared to call on the daty, gentlemon, to address you to-day. report and acounts have been in your hands for Sterntary next morning ko coald obtain all the somo days, and with your permission we will take details he required. them as read. As already stated in the report the war in the North, dour money, and the

politicul uncertainty have greatly in genera terforel with the successful working of the mill. We have also had difficulties to contend with in the reorganisation of our mill staff, those difficulties bave, however, been overcome, and I think I may confidantly say that the mill is now being worked in a very res! and efficient After careful consideration, your directors have found it advisable to recommend you to dispose of the accumulated balanec al credit of profit and loss areoint as stated in the report, with a considerable portion of our share and debentare capital unissued it is impos sible to distribute any of these accumulated earn- ings by way of dividends, and to carry them For ward in profit and fos account might tend to raise falso hopes in that respect. Of the Taels 50 000 which wo proposo to place to reserve account the sum of Taels 31,669.87 is actually invested in first-class securities of the debenture trustees, It is our intention to continue to place a portion of our future earnings to reserve account until a working capital has beer accumulated suffi- Our cient for the proper running of the mill. buikhings. plant, and machinery have been kept in first-class condition out of revenue at an expanse during the year of Tz 19,900, and I should like to draw your attention to the fast that when the profit and loss entries recom: mended in the report have been made, we shall have written off Tls. 137.753, equal to about 19 per cent of the initial cost of our plant and machinery which, however, your directors do nut consider too much.

On December 15, reports the Kobe Chronicle, a most extraordinary occurrence took place an the Kobe Hill, which certainly seems to call for some explanation. A lady and her adopted daughter recently moved from one house to another. A small bill amounting to some Y1 for milk supplied--had been owing the debt was fully admitted, and both that they might be called upon to appear at the Saibansho, when the circumstance would be explained Wo mention this matter, and the insignifie auen of the labt because it makes the satise-

Indies

were awore

arrive it a few

Being the product of recent science, Bile Beans, on the'r first appearance, experienced a hard fight of solence verans quockery: but the issue was 509 decided by the public, with the result that Bile Beans began to rapidly displace the old, imperfect, and in some cases harmful medicines which have been in use for fifty or sixty years, and which, like all old forme, are behind the times, and correspondingly imperfect. Most of these remedies contain bismuth, iron, or some harmfal animal or mineral substance, and if taken in quantities, produce evils worse than those they may temporarily relieve Bile Beans, without the slightest, discomfort, prompt the liver and digestive organs to act in nature's normal way, leaving those organs strengthened and stimulated to couliane the performance of their daties without further assistance. They produce a gentle action on the bowels, ridding the system of all impurities. Their price brings them within the reach of all and they are the safost family medicine.

Bile Bains oure liousness, indigestion, debility, constipation, piles, liter disorder, malarial fovers, fuflanas, chills, spasins of the stomach, dizziness, fulness after meals, wind, nervous disorders, "that tired feeling," rheumatism, neuralgia and sciaticas, kidney and urinary disorders, sleeplessness, headache, budk breath, anemia, sickness of the stomach, blood impurities, pimples, ulears, scurvy, etc., and all ailments arising ont of a disordered liver and faulty assimilation. Of all Chemists at 75 chuts (Mex) per bottle.

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gent proceedings appear all the more remark- ale. From the facts we are able to gather it sooms that the younger lady to wliom the household affairs are entrusted, had been very anwell, and for this reason, together with the fact that they had had the bother of removing any notices in Japanese which might have COURO from the Saibansho were overlooked. Testor Mr. Selby Moore-Before we proceed to pass day at 8.30 am. while the ladies were st the accounts I wish to make a few remarks. breakfast, three police officials arrived, one in uniform. and informed the younger of the HUMPHREYS' ESTATE & Before actually touching the accounts then-

selves may I be permitted to place on record my ladies that she must come to the Saibau FINANCE CO., LD.

sho about the debt. At first she declined, own (and. I should think, most shareholders

as she thought no not ce had been given, disappointment at the lamentable result of Hongkong, 21st June, 1904.

the year's working. Last year the result of an papils were due to TO LET.

the year's working was considered disappointing.minates. She was told, however, that the but after the Chairman's remarks at the annual officers could not wait. When the Saibus bo on the First Floor of meeting I felt that better times were in store orders that you mast come, you must come at NE BOOM.

Alexandra Buildings,

for us and that at last we had turned the corner ones" The elder lady went to consult a friend and were, if not within sight of a dividend, at who lives a few doors away and the younger Apply to-

went to the back of the house. Just as she was least on the high road to it. What do we now find? This mill, which has now hoon running looking out of the back entrance two of the [1515 same ten years, equipped with modern machinery officials came up, and, seizing her by both wrists

and presumably overseered by competent men, dragged her along the roath passes out of its sickly infancy into more sickly that she had been unwall, and promised that youthhood, and one trembles to think what its she would go to the Court with them if they

She had RU old are will be. Now there must be something would allow her to get her lat radically wrong to account for this, and it is the only homes slippers on. The officials declined to

We

accede to her requests, and forcibly drag red bor duty of the directors to right that wrong.

She begged that they for some distance. used to be told that it was lack of capital; no

procure herrikisha, and this was allowed.. doubt that had something to do with it but we ent down the par value of our shares ant She was pu-bet into the vehicle, the hood was rearranged our finances, but we are no better off, placed over it, and the young lady, escorted by and I think we must look elsewhere for the the police officials, was craveyed through the When the other lady To turn to accounts the net profit streets to the Court. for 1902 was T1 91,220; for 1903 Ts. returned she found to her dismay that hor 26.159; this year it was Tls. 14.223. surely adopted daughter had been taken away and she a falling off of which we have had no reasonable

of conres proceeded to the Court, where after a explanation. With this year's report we find long examination the little matter of the debt the war, coupled with our old friends, tight was settled. money and high cost of cotton, wundo the scape- goats; as regards the former I think I am right in saying that as a result of the war we have had a demand for piece gandi rant me do not often experienco, and as far as I can gather cotton varu must Inra belitel alo. 48

HIRANO WATER.

GODOWNS at Buck. Can be let separately Tus QUEEN OF TABLE WATERS, or wholly. Rent moderate, cheaper if the whole is taken on a long lease,

SEVEN EUROPEAN HOUSES, late F Blackbend & Co. and Shewan, Tomes & Co.'s Offices. Ground Floors and Top Floors with Godowns can be let separately on losses.

CHUNG SHUN KOO, Apply to-

12 & 14, Queen's Road Central.

12832 Hongkong, 24th December, 1904.

TO LET.

RTOS. 19 & 21, SEYMOUR ROAD.

Nos. 74, CAINE ROAD. GODOWNS Nos. 3, 34, 31c, Fraya East Possession from 1st January, 1905.

-pply to--

COMPRADORE'S DEPARTMENT,

Nippon Yusen Kaisha. Hongkong. 1st December, 1904.

HONGKONG CLUB.

TO LET.

F430

on the

SUITE of TWO ROOMS,

Ground Floor of the Anner, suitable for

Offices. For particulars apply to the undersignedr

C. H. GRACE, Becretary.

Hongkong, 4th June, 1904.

TO LET.

BANGOUR (PEAK).

PURE, STABILING, INVIGORATING.

THRIBADING MINERAL WATER OF THE EAST Bottled in Japan by H. E. REYNELL & CO.

BEWAKE OF JAPANESE IMITATIONS.

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

F1417

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ETRIE Unfurnished, to Let in about 2

washed.

"

3rd Row. 2nd Row.

CARTRIDGES.

2578

1280 DISHI

(MITSU BISHI CO.)

GOSHI-KWAISHA

MARUNO-UCHI, TOKIO. Cable Address, “IWA8A KI,” which applies to all Branch Offoes and Hong- kong and Shanghai Agencies. A1, ABC 5th Edition, Western Union Codes

months. Newly repaired, Fuinted and Colour COAL DEPARTMENT

No. 7, BELILIOS TERRACE, 1st Row. No. 20, Nos. 11 & 14, BEACONSFIELD ARCADE, No. 14. 1st floor,

BUNGALOW (Furnished), at Now Terri tory, Kowloon, 4 Roouns. low rentul.

Apply to

LINSTEAD & DAVIS. Hourkong, 12th December, 1904

TO LET.

[2965

NE LARGE GODOWN, No. 112, Praya

East

Apply to

Possession from lat January, 1905.

D. DORABJEE,

King Edward Hotel.

(9751 Hongkong, 25th December, 1904.

TO LET,

DED FLOOR, suitable for Office.

Apply to-

[27

WING CHEONG, 35, Queen's Round Central. Hongkong, 3rd Jnue, 1904.

TO LET

CODOWN No. 3, New Praya, Kennedy

Town. Apply to--

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

(2725 Hongkong, 22nd November, 1904.

used,

All Letters Addressed -

Crtike.

She told the

UINART PERE & FILS, REIMS

Established 1719, CHAMPAGNE GROWERS AND SHIPPERS.

*

Ship only the Finest Quality Extra Dry (Green Seal)

LAUTS, WEGENER & C Sale Agente. Hongkong, 18th May. 1902,

21

AVID CORSAR & BON'S

D MERCHANT NAVY

NAVY BOILED LONG FLAX

RELIANCE CROWN TARPAULING

CANVAS

ARNHOLD, KARBERG & CÓ..

Sola Agents.

We understand the police allege that a re- ceipt was torn up without the debt being paid, but this appears au inadequate explantion of the proceedings. A suit for the recovery of a debt is a civil process, not a criminal proceeding, and if the person summoned does not appear,THE SWATOW GRASS CLOTH SILK

AN AUSTRALIAN WAR SCARE.

2925]

and DRAWN THREAD

WORK

DEPARTMENT. Wholesale and retail quotations, particulare

and samples, will be sent free on application to the above depôt.

Swatow, 8th June, 1904.

Something in the way of a seare was caused a few weeks ago by a report from the Resident of Thursday Island to the effect that two Russian warships had boon seen within sixty miles of the island. On receipt of this information THE

Admiral Fanshawe decided to institute a search for the purpose of identifying the craisers, and He therefore wired the comman- also of protecting British commerce from undue interference der of the Pyludes then lying at Cairns, in- structing him to proceed to Torres Straits and investigate the report. Since the commÜDEE- ment of the war, a large quantity of fodder and foodstuffs has been loaded in Australian ports; some of the vessels have cleared for Japanese ports outright, whilst others, principally these regularly employed in the Eastern trade, have cleared for Hongkong,

The question

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BOARD AND RESIDENCE BOARD AND RESIDENCE.

R S.

M

GILLANDER S

** GLENWOOD, 2 7. GAINN

ROAD.

Hongkong, 19th March, 1904,

(2265

"TANG YUEN." BOARDING ESTABLISHMENT,

European Supervision. Excellaut Cuisin and Accommodation.

Apply

MANAGERESS,

Macdonnell Road

of

FAIRALL & CO., Quoon's Ropd

[71 Hongkong, 2nd March, 1903.

BOARD AND RESIDENCE.

NOMFORTABLY FURNISHED

ROOMS, with Board.

Apply to Mrs. MATHER,

Hongkong, 1st January, 1892.

IEN TING.

2, Pedders Hill,

NTIST. SURGEON D

No. 10, DAGUILAR STREET.

TERMS VERY MODERATE,

Consultation Free. Hongkong, 21st March, 1903,

1222

MITSU BISHI DOCKYARD

AND ENGINE WORKS, NAGASAKI.

CODE WORD: "DOCK," NAGASAKI. A., A B.C., Scotts' and Engineering Codes.

Used.

DOCK Nɔ, 1 (at TATEGAML) Extreme Length...

Longth on Blocks

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

524 feet.

513

89

77

201

871 feet $50 66

DOCK No. 2 (at MUKAIJIMA.) Extreme Length... Length on Blooks

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Width of Entrance on Top Width of Entrance on Bottom... Water on Blacks at Spring Tido

PATENT SLIP (at KOSUCE). Can take vossols up to 1,000 tons grosa,

THE WORKS are well equipped with the

LATEST IMPROVEMENTS. and on execute any kind of work in SHIPBUILD.. ING and MARINE ENGINEERING as well as in REPAIRING of SHIPS:

The COMPANY hos a SALVAGE STEAMER, 712 TONS GROSS, FITTED with POWERFUL SALVAGE PLANT READY SHORT NOTICE

1703

CARBOLINEUM-AVENARIUS

CASE OF

FOR WHOLESALES CAR

ABOUT 450 LBS.

TRADE

CARBOLINE

MAR

LINGUER

FOR PRIVATE CUSTOMERS IN

TINS OF 45 1.38. AT $8.10

PER TIN.

Known all over the World as a thoroughly effective preserver of Wood against White Anta Fangue, Dry-rot, Decay.

Number of Testimoniale from Authorities as well as from Private Customers.

-LUTGENS, EINSTMANN & CO

Sole Agents for China.

161 Hongkong, 19th July, 1904

CIGARETTES OF THE

FUTURE.

ONCE SMOKED ALWAYS SMOKED.

E. D. PROTOPAPAS & CO.

ALEXANDRIA & CAIRO, EGYPT.

FINEST. EGYPTIAN CIGARETTES.

LOTUS, Large Size $5.00 per 103 Gold Tipps Medium Size

IMPORTED EVERY MONTH, THERE. FORE ALWAYS FRESH LEY'S, SCHULTZE'S, AMBERITE and KYNOCK'S SPORTING CARTRIDGES 8, 10, 12, 16, and 20 BOBE, and NEWCASTLE UNILLED SHOT inrerards the Russo-Chinese Bank overdraft judgment goes by default. It will be interest. all Sizes, Nos. 10 to 9880, AIR GUNS and account. I notice with regret that the directorsing to have an explanation by the police of an

have been unable to reduce this very heavy item incident that at present appears inexplicablo. AMMUNITION in Variety.

WM. SCHMIDT & CO. beyond a paltry Tls, 1,000, notwithstanding that new debentures to the extent of Tls. 27.600 have 245 Hongkong, 28th November. 1992.

beon taken up. How can we expect the public to put their money into these debentures as long as we are under each a very heavy obliga- tion to the Bank? Loan account, Tls. 80,000; this is a new account, and I think, the directors have strained every nerve before committing the company to further indebtedness; it means more interest, and, as it is, we find the life blood of the concern used to pay our enormous interest bill, which has risen in the last three years from Tls. 33,454 to Tls. 42,674. On the other side of the balance sheet I have only to refer to two items viz: (first) stooks on hand. Considering the directors admit the difficulty of trading in it rooney and denz cotton, when economy, and a careful husbanding of the company's resources were of primary import uace, we find they have lanuched out in stock to the enormous extent of Tk. 202,877. I think I am right in saying that that is a higher figure than any we have arer had since the of contraband has naturally been raised. The mill severed its connection with the American Controller of Customs, on taking advice from. MANAGEE, MITSUBISHI Co., with name of Trading Company, and in view of the position the Crown Law officials, decided that his

place under.

of cotton I think the directors have made a deportment was not called upon to interfere grave error in so doing. A hand-to-mouth with these cargoes, and that any risk ran in BRANCH OFFICES

with the shippers As a matter of fact bath NAGASAKI, MOJI, KOBE, KARATOU policy was surely the safest une to pursue connection with these shipments lay entirely

AND HANKOW..

until we have plenty of working capital or a phenomenally low price of cotton should Russia and Japan have drawn fodder supplies The second item from, the Commonwealth. On receipt of the tempt us to speculate. I wish to refer to is the ginning mill, report it was at once assumed that the cruisers standing in the books at Tis. 15,000. I had come down to Australian waters to inter- asked at a previous meeting whether the cept vessele which were known to be then loading. working of the ginning plant might not be or en route to the East. The Changels and so reported in the accounts that shareholders Eastern, both recently arrived from Hongkong, The Dutch Governmout, about this might judge whether it is a valuable adjunct to report having soon nothing of these mysterious the mill or not This has not been done; we can Fessels. only presume that the gining mill at least time of year, send one or more of their vessels pays its way, but I should like to find out on a cruise around the settioments in the Eastern whether it is worth to us the Tis. 15,000 that Archipelago, and it is more than likely the two we value it at Does it pay as eight per cent, supposed Rnesian oraisers will turn out to be of 1615]

At any rate nothing of an on its book value. or. if not, can we realisa Tls. Dutch nationality.

I wish to detain you for just one alarming nature has since transpired. 15,000 for it. moment more. I want to ask another question; whether it is a fact that Chinese cotton is bought in Shanghai and directly shipped to Japan, paying freight and export duty, span there and returned to Shanghai, which means another freight and an import duty; whether stoh yarn can and does compote euccessfully with our spinnings, and whether, if such is the case the directors are taking any steps to find out how it is done. In conclusion I have only to refer to one more matter that I would much rather not have touched upon; but the Chuir men having failed to refer to it. I must. It in the month of November; this year I a given to understand the reason that we are a month late, is that both the Chairman and Vice-Chairman were absent from Shanghai; re- tealing an indifference toward the company's affairs that I think greatly to be deplored

The Chairman, repleine first to Mr. Moore's final remark, rerretted that the meeting was hold later than usual, but the pest pannurut was caused by the unfortunate illness of the Chair man (Mr. J. L. Senft) and the foot that he (the Vice-Chairman) was away on holiday when Mr. admiral, who orders where and how they shall Scott fell sick. In regard to the importation fish, and they are attended by steam carriers. 175 of yarns from Japan at cheap rates, the directors who bring their catches back to the ports evory

had been doing their beat to meet the compet: day.

AGENCIES:- SHANGHAI: H. J. H. TRIPP.

HONGKONG: H. U. JEFFEIES.

MANILA: COMPANIA MARITIMA,

YOKOHAMA: M. ASADA. CONTRACTORS OF COAL to the Im perial Japanese Navy and Foreign Navies; the Imperial Arsenals; the Imperial Railway; Sanyo, Kinshu and the other Principal Rail ways; Industrial Works; Home and Foreign Mail and Freight Steamers,

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

SOLE PROPRIETORS of Takashima, Ochi, Shinsaw, Nauszuta and Kami-Yamada Collieries and also Hejo Colliery, which will be ready to produce on a large scale the best Buzen Coal from 1905.

Sole Agents for Kigio, Komaten (Tagawa and Matsushima Coale

The Head and Branch Offices and the Agen- cies of the Company will receive any order for Coals produced from the above Colferies.

Coal sold in 1003 by the Company amounted to 1,210,000 tons.

TAKASHIMA COAT.

NORTH SEA FISHERMEN. North Sea fishermen, says a homs paper, have always dungers enough to face without the added terror of bombariment from panic-stric. ken Russian cowards. For years past the ever- hnugry sea has taken, on an average, one British fisherman each working day. The enrusl toll of lives is close upon three handred, and some-- times in a great ga'e hundreds will be drowned in a few hours. There are only three feets of English trawlers the Gamecock" feet, which Northern" feet, and the Red Cross." Each- fleet is composed of fifty steam-trawlers-boats 105ft. long, mained by nine hands, and costing about £8,00. All these boats hail from Hull. }· and work on the Dagger Bank, in the middle of the North Sea. There are, of course, hun- dreds more English trawlers, and our mon scour the seas from the Spanish coast to Iceland in search of fish, but all the other hats work singlended, and bring home their own catches. These three fleste work together, each. under no

A East, Four Rooms Suite, Colliery have been completed and this well- has been our custom to held our annual meeting was fired upon by the Russians, the rent

TO LET.

EUROPEAN HOUSE, No. 158, Praya Tants Quarters, Bathrooms, Hot and Cold Water. Good Son View..

Apply to-

JARDINE, MATHESON & CO.

1177 Hongkong, 8th August, 1901

TO LET.

T East Point, a NEW BRICK-BUILT TWO STORIED GODOWN with "Water Frontage, Apply to

JARDINE, MATHESON & CO. Hongkong, 26th November, 1904.

(2762

New and additional abafts at the Takashima known best and most economical steam Cool in the EAST is now produced in abundance and can be supplied in any quantity. Hongkong, 26th April, 1904,

COLD STORAGE.

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THE HONGKONG ICE COMPANY, LD, Storage available at Ear PorNT. Stores will be Opon at 10 A.M. and 4 P.. daily. Sunday: exospted to receive and deliver perishable goods

Wm. PARLAFE, Manager. Hongkong, 18th November, 1901,

Now

$3.75 por 100

ZAFAR, Large Size 84.60 per 1001 Medium Size $4,20

TRADE MARK,

KARIM,

Large Bize 38.75 per 100

Medium Size $3,50

THABIT,

Large Size 83.00 per 160

Medium $2.75 per 100

SOLE AGENTS FOR RONGKONG :

KRUSE

JAPAN

MITSUI

& CO., CONNAUGHT HOUSE.

COALS.

KAISHA

BUSSAN MITSUI & CO)

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

-HONGKONG BRANCH PRINCE'S BUILDINGS, ICH HOUSE STREIT

OTHER BRANCHES :

York, San Francisco, Hamburg, Bombay, Singapore, Soura'ays, Manila, Amoy, Shanghai, Chefoo, Tientsin, Newchwang, Port Arthur, Seoul, Chemulpo, Yokohama, Yokosuka, Nagoya, Osaka, Kobe, Kars, Shimonoseki, Moji, Wakamatsu. Karatan, Nagasaki, Kuchinet, Sasebo, Maidsuru Miike, Hakodate, Taipeh, &e.

Telegraphio Address: "MITSUI” (A.B.C. and A 1 Codes) CONTRACTORS OF COAL to the Imperial Japanese Navy and Arsenals and the State. Railways; Principal Railway Corapanies and Industrial Works; Home and Foreign Mail and Freight Steamers.

SOLE PROPRIETORS of the Famous Miiko Tagawa, Tamno and Ida Coal Mines; and

Sasaharu Teubakuro, Toshinstani, Yoshio, Yanokibara, and other Coals. SOLE AGENTS for Hokoku, Hondo, Kanada, Fujinotaan, Mameda, Mannours, Onours Otquji,

S. MINAMI, Manager, Hongkong.