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MESSES. GEO. G. SANDEMAN, SONS & CO., LTD.
PORTS AND SHERRIES.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, JANUARY 31st, 1905.
IN ORDER to keep up with the Competition existing, through which the prices of these
Wines huyo bora lately reduced by as much": as $6.00 and $10.00 per case, WE SHALL IN
FUTURE GRANT A DISCOUNT OF
listed by us.
TO PER CENT. ON ALL
MASSRS, GED. G. SANDEMAN, SONS & CO., LTD.,
PORTS AND SHERRIES
GREGOR
& CO..
WINE MERCHANTS,
M, QUÈEN'S ROAD..
45
TO LET
10 LET
TO LET.
HONGKONG CLUB.
TO LET.
SUITE of TWO BOOMES,
Gn the
Ground Floor of the Annex, suitable for Offices. For particulars apply to the undersigned.
C. H. GRACE, Becretary,
Hongkong, 4th Juro, 1904.
TO LET.
1851
EYRIE Unfurnished. Newly repaired,
Painted and Colourwashed. No. 7, BELILIOS TERRACE, 1st Row. No. 21,
3rd Row. 2nd Row,
Nos, 11 & 14.
BUNGALOW (Furnished), at Now Terri tory, Kowloon, Rooma, low reatul.
KELLETT CREST" (Furnished), Penk, for 2 months from 15th April to 10th June, 1905.
BISHOP'S LODGE NORTH, Peak, To Let Furnished, from 1st March to 30th April, 1905.
2ND FLOOR in Central position, wataining Four Large Rooms, Auternom and Lavatory, &c., with use of Electric Lift. Well suited for Ofices.
Apply to--
LINSTEAD & DAVIS, 3rd Floor, Alexandra Buildings.
Hongkong, 20th January, 1905
TO LET.
THREE FIRST-CLABS
T
190
SHOPS, European Style, in Kowloon. Posses
- sion en or about 31st August, 1905, Moderate
Rentals.
Apply to
HUMPHREYS ESTATE &
FINANCE CO., LD.
197
Hongkong, 21st June, 1804.
TO LET
NO.1 STEWART TERRACE, de Peak.
Apply to
THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST- MENT AND AGENCY. 00., LD. .Hongkong, 28th March, 1904.
18
TO LET.
FFICES in York Buildings, facing New
Fest Office and fongkong Hotel.
Apply to-
HENRY HUMPHREYS, Alessedra-Buildings.
Hongkong, 7th January, 1905.
or
TO LET.
18
INGLE
DOUBLE-FLOORED GODOWN, also LAND To Let on Lease or for Sale, în Wanchai Road,"
Apply to
THE ROBINSON PIANO CO., LD., 13, Queen's Road Central.
Hongkong, 20th January, 1905,
TO LET.
JO.1, RIPOŇ TERRACE. No.4
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A HOUSE in WONG-NEI-CHONG ROAD, facing Race-course.
FLATS in MORETON TERRACE, Boing the Polo Ground.
OFFICES in curse of erection, CornauGHT ROAD (Dear BLAKE PICK)
GODOWNS; PRATA ĠAST.
Apply to-
THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST.
MENT & AGENCY CO., LD, Hongkong, 29th June, 1904.
TO LET
181
No. 65, Hollywood Road, GROUND FLOOR, with Basement, suitable for
Ove, Shop or Godown.
Apply-
No. 49, HOLLYWOOD ROAD.
Hongkong, Seth January, 1905.
TO LET From 1st March Next.
(278
TOS. 1921, SEYMOUR ROAD.
No. 74. CAINE ROAD. GOD WNS Nos. 3ta. 318, 34o, Prayz East Possession from 1st January, 1905.
Apply to-
COMPRADORE'S DEPARTMENT, Nippon Yusen Kaisha. Honeng, 1st December, 1904,
TO LET.
▶RD FLOOR, suitable for Ofice. *
Apply to...
3RD
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WING CHEONG, 35, Queen's Road Central. Hourlag, 3rd Jans, 1904.
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"HATHERLEIGH"
with
DETACHED RESIDENCE Tenuis Court on Conduit Road. Apply to
THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST- MENT AND AGENCY CO., LD. Hongkong, 26th January, 1905,
31
TC LET.
IX FIRST-CLASS EUROPEAN Tsa Trui, Kowlong. Each with Five Spacious HOUSES in Observatory Road, Tsim
Well-ventilated Living Rooms, Two Bathrooms, Kitchen, Garden, Toanis Coaris, Serrante Quarters, Water, Gas, Electrio Lights and Bells. Moderate Rental Possession on of about 1st April, 1905.
claimants is an important firm like the Ameri- oan Trading Company, and many Garman and Belgian firms of good repute sko figure on the
NEW GUNS FOR THE ARMY.
The Times of December 29th reported as follows:--
The War Oflee, yesterday, placed orders with the orduanes manufacturers, netoling Mars Vickers, Son, and Maxim (Limited) and Sir
With a view to intake certain that after the W.G.Armstrong, Whitworth, and Co. Limital), War Office had been placed in possos-don of the for a very large number of felt guns-sulent Committees recon-nations there should be practically to re-art the whole of the British no avoidable delay, orders wore placed yesterday Army These are 18-pounder guns, the need with the Woolwich Government factorios, and for which has been strongly urged in the Trees with several of the best known ordnance firm, on idore than one occasion, and the action ownamely, Mesare. Cammell, Laird, and Co., and taken will be appreciated by all interested in the Sir W. G. Armstrong, Whitworth, and Co. efficiency f the Army.
veleable and indispensable moving of time. The distribution of the orders will secure a
The recommendations of Sir Georre Mar- shall's Committee are, in effect, that the Royal ders, and the Field Artillery with guns of 191-list for large amounts, Horse Artillery shall be armed with 13-poun- punler calibre. The re-arming will include of course. the Artillery now stationed in our great Indian Dependency.
in
GARKISON ORDERS.
HEAD QUARTĶES. HONGKONG, 30th January, 1905. GARRISON ORVEBS. Retirat.No. 1. From Wednesday, the 1st proxine, and until further orders Retreat will be sounded at 6pm. Courla-Martial-No. 2. The District Court Martial of which Major L. J. Dopping Heponstal Royal Engineers, is President is hereby dissolvot
Mocc. -No 3. With reference to Garrison Order No. 1 of the 12th instant No. 3 Company H.K.S.B.R.G.A. will return to barracks to day on complation of Annual Course.
The anamcoment that the rearmament of the artillery is to be herum Forthwith and that orders have now been placed with the ordnica manufacturers will be received throughout the country with a feeling of relief. As was shown in the artile on this subject which was published in the Times qu the 13th inst. puklin opinion had within the last few weeks becom seriously disquieted in regard to the waits of the Army in this connexion, and as a result of this public disquiet the War Office and the Government had at length began to exhibit signs of awakening to the urgency of the matter. The official mind having thus tardily grasped the importance of providing the Army with guns which are not to be outclassed alike range, accuracy, and rupidity of fire by the of possible carmies, it is satisfactory to learn that there is to be no further delay in supplying Service Alroud-No 4 The folowing copy new weapons of the designs selected by Sir of War Offer latter is published for an George Marshall's Committee, the recommends fermation: In reforeca to paragraph 1466 tions of which body of experts were endorsed in A. King's Regulations 1994, I am directed to August last by the Army Council. As it acquaint you that in the case of Non-Com- sónio time mnt necessarily slipse bofers the gumissioned Officers and mn transferred to the now ordered can be handed over for servic The actual state of affairs will bo b st unde stood by the reproduction of a portion of the article to which raferons has already been unde:-"Even after the gims have boun àrdered complete re-armament mast be a matter of 16 months or two years, and during the whole of that time the state of our astillery must con stitute a grave national danger. Not only are all but 38 baftories, now at Aldershot, wholly antiquated in dewiga, but a very considerat proportion of them are worn out by their work in South Africa and incapable of anything liku accurate shooting. Fortunately, the growth of public interest in the question, or the recent extremely critical nature our relations with Russia, has toke the Goverument up to the Coal, Ins we of-Na & Owing to the present seriousness of the situation, and there is good inclement weather, the Gousral Officer Com- reason to believe that Treasury objections manding authorises an issue of coal, where the have been overcome, and that the order sare cau be nt lisad, for two weeks under Para. for a complete re-armament will shortly to IV. Soc. IV. Loca i Regulations, to all Indian issued to the ordnaneo factories and to Troops in Garrison. The scale of issu will be the thres e firms on the War Ofle 1:0 lbs. for every ten men. list- Elswick, Vickers-Maxim, and Cammell aad Co. Seventeen batteries of horso artillery and 90 of field artillery are required for the rTE- armament of the forces paid by the Imperial Exchoquer; and at the estimated price of
amount to £2,500,000, a comparatively small 20,000 per battery for horse artillery and £24,00 for field artillery, the total cost would insurance for national safety. It is possible that even this sum might be reduced if the Government-will-ouly-give-orders wholesale and not, as hitherto, in driblets. As for the time required, there is no reason, if work is begun in earnest on Apri 1, 1905, why the re-armament should not a completed in less than two years. In that ene the whole of the Regular Forces in this country, in the Colonies and in India would be properly equipped for serious campaigning by the spring of 1907. ODOWN No. 3, New Praya, Kennedy made at the War Office, adda (on Dec. 30th The Prees Asociation, as a result of inquiries Town. Apply to--
the following enfirming statements.
Apply to-
ARRATOON V. APCAR & CO., 45, Wyndham Street, Hongkong, 10th Jannary, 1905.
(202
TO LET.
THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST. MENT AND AGENCY CO. LD. Hongkong. 22nd November, 1909,
COLD STORAGE.
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THE HONGKONG ICE COMPANY, LP, have m 40,000 Cabic feet of Co., Storage available at East POINT, Stores will be Open at 10 a.m. and 4 P.2. daily, Sunday: excepted to ressive and deliver perishable goods
WM. FARLANE, Manager. Hongkong, 18th Novembar, 194. 155
THE AMERICAN SYSTEM
OF
ENTISTRY
D.M. H. CHAUN. 37, Drs Vaux ROAD CENTRAL HONGKONG From the University of Pennsylvanie, U.S.A
Hongkong, 3rd June, 1804"
12101
150
M1 BISHI GOSHI-KWAISHA (MITSU BISHI (O.) COAL DEPARTMENT
which
MARUNO-UCHI, TOKIO. Cable Address, “IWASAKI,” applies to all Branch Offices and Hong-
Long and Shanghai Agencies, A1, ABC 5th Edition, Western Union Codes used.
All Lotters Addressed:— MANAGHE, MIspisar Co., with name of place ander. BRANCH OFFICES NAGASAKI, MOJI, KOBE, KARATSU AND HANKOW,
AGENCIES SHANGHAI: H. J. H. TeIPP,
HONGKONG. H. U. JEFVELES.
MANILA: Compania MARITIMA.
YOKOHAMA : M. ASADA,
CONTRACTORS OF COAL to the Im.
AFOUR BOOMER Os Court Kowloon perial Japanese Navy and Foreign. Nevieti the
with joint nse of Tennis
Apply to
"KOWLOON,"
Care of Daily Prest Office. Hongkong. 19th January, 1905...
TO LET.
266
1 ODOWNS No. 102 and 101, Praya East,
with Water Frontage. Apply to-
VICTORIA BUILDINGS. Hongkong. 29th December, 1904.
TO LET.
(94
OFFICE ROOMS at Nos, 12 & 14, Queen's. Road Central (Corner Houso); a'so GODOWNS at Back. Can ba lot eparately or wholly. Reat moderate, cheaper if the whole is taken on a long lease.
SEVEN EUROPEAN HOUSES, late F. Blackhead & Co. and Shewan, Tomas & Co.'s Offices. Ground Floors and Top Flors with Godowns can be let separately on leases.
Imperial Aracuate the Imperisl Railway; Sanyo, Kinshu and the other Principal Bail ways; Industrial Works; Home and” Foreign Mail and Freight Steamers
EXPORTERS OF COAL to Hongkong, Shanghai, Harkow, Singaporo, Manila, North China, Koreso porta and America.
SOLE PROPRIETORS of Takashima. Ochi, Shinzew, Namazuta sad Kami-Yamade Collieries and stao Rajo Colliery, which will be ready to proday on a large scale the best Buzen Coal from 1905
Sole Agents for Kigio, Komatsu (Tagawa) and Matsushima Coals.
The Head and Branch Ofees and the Agen- cies of the Company will receive my order for Coals produced from the abova Collieries.
Cox sold in 1903 by the Company amounted to 1,210,000 tons.
TAKASHIMA COAL,
New and additional shaftà at the Takashime Colliery hare.been completed and this well- known best and most economical steam. Coal in the EAST is now produced in abundanes and Joan be supplied in any quantity, [02. Hongkong, 6th April, 1804,
Apply to-- CHUNG SHUN KOO,
12.& 14. Queen's Road Central Hongkong, 24th December, 1904.
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The Commites appointed to take into con sideration the whole question of our Artillery arni mat under the Chairmanship of ir George Marahall, bimwolf a distinguished gensery officer, whose South Afrioan experience rendored him exceptionally fit to conduct an inquiry of since its appointment, shortly after the Boer the kind. The Committee has sat cons antly War; it has taken expert opinions from what Artillery werpts of varying calibres to meat ever source obtainable, and is subjected avare tests as to quickness of fire, length of rauge, recoil, and other essential points
Army Pay Corps while serving abroad, the de par piental tour of foreign service should vo cocko ed from the fate of transfer, I am to add that such Non-Commissioned Officers and men who have completed 9 years total service with 5 years continês servio abroad, including the periat served with their former Corps, may le permit ed to register their names for posting to a home station, and the'r relief will be cried out as opportuni ies offer." Antly. W. O. Lotter 16en. No/2776 (C.P.) dated 29th December, 1961
Dreas--No. 5, Officers attailing the wed- ling of Major A. C. Painter, Royal Engineers, to-morrow, and the reception at Government Hons afterwards, will wear "Review Order."
By Orler
A. A. CHICHESsran, Major.
Chief Staff Offer.
A MIXED COURT FOR TIENTSIN.
recognised that the changed conditions of life in For the past two or three years it has been Tient in demanded similar medications of the original Treaty stipulations for the preservation
order-und-exercise of justice, such as fou e since were introdued in Shanghai. Under existing circums anos, any Chinese having claim against foreigners can make direct application for remedy to the Consul of the national concernat. His complaint is heard at once. and he receives the ane justice and consideration as a European suitor would
Consul, who hands over the case in writing Foreigners having compla uts against Chinese, horas-r, muat frat apply to their
to the Customs Tastai, who passes it on to the City Magistrate, who gives it over to a staff of inquirere or underlings, whoa0 duty it is to go through the evidence aud prepare the case for his judgment in duo course. According to Chin se cas om, nothing is done with cases ander such circumstan es unless the In other words, no bribe, no hearing. In the aquirers are kept supplied with refreshers. case of domestic robberies, though the stolen personal visits to the Magi teate's Yamen, lavo property is seldom recovered. foreigners may, by the satisfaction of knowing the criminal is British and French Concessions are of great punished, and the Municipal police in the
errice in this respet
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"ALWAYS AILING."
BUT NOT SICK ENOUGH TO KEEP TO BAD.
but not sick enough to keep to bed." How do What a lot of people there are always siling."
you know them ?
impracticability of such a state of affairs led to Two or three years ago the absurdity and
a mesting of Consale and a representation being mude by the local Chamber of Commeres in favour of a mixed Court being established. Bat hopeless appearance-thin in fact and bely, and By their pale, sallow faom, doll oyes and the documents appear to have never gone beyond always alarmed at their condition. the walls of the British Consulate, where tiny They will tell you their back aches, that their were apparently lost, right of, and within the head and limbs ache; that they have no energy past threa or fone months the whole business-aro rlenmatic, norrons, and irritable; can't has been gons through again. The Chamber sleep, can't eat: evary little cold affects their of Commerce, the Municipal Council, and the back they cough a little, and their heart nots Consuls have all signified their appreciation of strangely. They are generally miserable. the fact that a Mixed Court is an argout
Such people have kidney trouble, don't necessity here, and some very excellent legal know it anggestions have been passed into the Consular
Their illness is caused by weak kidang action. Body as to the lines on which such a Coart The kidneys are clogged, and are keeping back should be established, the one in Shanghai boing in the body the uric acid and the fluid waste admittedly open to improvement.-Ståndard. which cateo urinary disorders, bladder troubles,
Bright's disease and dropsy.
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Despondent us they are, It is dulloult to convince them, and to get them to stop thinking about their illd.
But a smre is easy and certain. Doan's back. asbe kidsey ptils will make them hearty and well, by helping the kidney to drive out the disease-causing impurities from the body.
This medicine is especially for kidney and urinary troubles, and can be relied upon as safe and certain. It does not open the bowels.
All the chief chemists and medicine-dealers sell Doan's Backache Kidney Pille, prica 2/9 for 1 box, or 13/9 for 6 boxes; or the medicino may be had, post free on receipt of price, dirnot
C. LAZARUS & CO. from the proprietors-the Fester-McClellan
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The impossibility of retining the old arm seems to have been admitted without question. As was stated yesterday in an official quarter, the arming of our Arti lory with most modern aid no small burden on the British Municipa The absence of a Mixed Court has, however, quick-firing gunean be neither a cheap orally, and compelled thom take the law into speedy process. Something like twenty months their own bands to a great exteat, and for potty must be occupied in supplying the one hundred offences, in the Settlement and breaches of and sixty batteries, and the cost inerred will Municipal regulations a miniature Court is bo approximately three and a-half millions held daily and fines imposed. Bothough this The work now undertaken, however vastly is grest convenience, and is well conducted. important in itself, and not loss necessory than in principle it is, of course, qu illegality; and if important, will free the British Army from ach nationality set up similar patty Courts, reproach of long standing for which the man very grave d'sorders and a conflicting adminis who serves the gun is in as sense responsible tration of justice might result.
and vill give or Artillery soldiers such a in the larger and commercial claims that the
It is, however, MES GILLANDERS weapon as will alas this scivetifle branch of the assocs of a Mixed Court is felt, and there are land forces in a position second to u«N»,
at the prosent moment an enorming number of Military opinion, for us it was ascertained yesterday is that the scheme for ridding the outstanding claims which seem to offer little or Army of antiquated orduance has come nota from some Tls. 5,000 to 18. 80,000, and many no prospect of settlement. These claime range moment too soon, and that to have allowed our have been awaiting settlement for perioda hatteries to be armed with pieces of an out-ranging from six months to two years. They classed type, with the exception, perhaps, of a vary, of course, in character, but the majority Transvaal Way was still being waged, would and the delay in the settlement weans ruin to few parchased on the Continent while there for broken contracts and unpaid-for importa, have been not only perilous, but oriminal. some of the smaller merchants. One of the largest
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