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NOTICES OF FIRMS

NOTICE OF FIRM.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1905.

TE bare bris Day adraitted Mr. PETER CIANĂTONG and Mr. JOSEPH HANATONG as Partners in our Firm.

FERNANDEZ & Co.,

4. Areenal Street, Enat. 993 Hongkong, 7th February, 1905.

WANCHAI STORING COMPANY, TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that this Company is no longer carrying on Business aud that the Partnership has been dissolved.

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THE WANCHAI STORING CO. Hongkong, Sth February, 1905.

HIRANO WATER,

THE QUEEN OF TABLE WATHRS.

TYPES FOR THE BLIND IN: EASTERN LANDS,

for the Ti0 of thi blind in Chius, where alpha-

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PUDE, SPARKLING, INVIGORATING.

THE LEADING MINERAL WATER OF THE EAST. Bottled in Japan by H. E. KEYNELL & Co. BEWARE OF JAPANESE IMITATIONS.

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F. BLACKHEAD & CO., AGENTA. Hongkong, 31st July, 1903, CLARKE'S B 41 PILLS aro warranted to cure in either aer, all acquired or constitutional from the Dischargas Urinary Organ, Gravel, and Pains in the Book. Free from Mercury. Established upwards of 8 years. Sold by all Chomists and Patent Medicine Vendors throughout the World Proprietors, THE LINCOLN AND MIDLAND COUNTIES DRUG COMPANY, Lincoln, England. 71

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LASU BISHI ·GOSHI-KWAISHA

(MITSUBISHI 00.)

COAL

DEPARTMENT MARUNO-UCHI, TOKIO. Cabio Address, "ÍWABAKI,” which applies to all Branch Offices and Hong- kong and Shangbai Agencies, A1, ABC 5th Edition, Western Union Codor

used

* All Letters Addressed :—

MANAGER, MITSUBISHI Co., with name of place neder.

BRANCH OFFICES:- NAGASAKI, MOJI, KOBE, KARATSU AND HANKOW.

AGENCIES

20% OFF MUSIC ORDERS OF $5. SHANGHAI: B. J. H. TRIFF.

Hongkong. El February, 1905.

PROPOSALS FOR FRESH VEGETABLES.

HEADQUARI Yes, Philippines Division, Office of the Chief Commissary, Manila, P.I.. February 1, 1905.

EALED PROPOSALS, in triplicate, will be sectired at this fee until Il n'clock at which AM, MONDAY, May 1, 100S, and place time they will be opened in the

bilder presence of the attending

The

for the

HONGKONG : H. V. JarreBIES,

MANILA: COMPANIA MARITIMA,

YOKOHAMA: M. ASADA.

CONTRACTORS OF COAL to the Im perial Japanese Nary and Foreign Naries; the Imperiul Arsonals; the Imperial Railway: Sanyo, Kinshu and the other Principal Bail WAYS; Industrial Works; Homs and Foreign Mail and Freight Steamers

EXPORTERS OF COAL to Hongkong, Shanghai, Ilaukow, Singapura, Manila, North Chius. Korean ports and America.

SOLE PROPRIETORS of Takashims Ochi, Shiunew, Namazata and Kami Yamada Collieries and also Hejo Colliery, which will ta Coal from 1905.

An Officer. Army Service Compa; next, „for, La duty, sua Officor, Royal Garrison Arti"ory.

Oficers-No. 3. Ofcara atining at the G.0.0's office at 10a.m. to-morrow in con- nestion with the operations of the Sth and Sih.

tsat bring their notes with them.

By Order.

A. A. CHICHESTER, Major.

Chiof Staff Officer.

The following letter appeared in the Times: Sir, I have read with deep interest the lotter in your jame of December 27. on the various systems of reading and writing for the blind in countries where an alphabet is in ass. May I add a brief notice of the system invented in 1879 hy William Hill Murray (now the Rav.)

JOINT STOCK SHARES bets are unknown, and where sighted perans Mosers. Vernon & Sy say in their weekly

several

your era they can

share report, dated Hongkong, 10th February: have to toil for master the 4,000 semplicsted ideographs, sach Thera' has been no apparent change in the of which representa a scand, or a combination geners cadition of our market since the re- of sounds? The Chinose dictionary is said toponing afor the Chinese New Year holidays, contain 40,000 of there, but a knowledge of and though rates close fairly steady, there are 4,000 suflees for the average student, and about fow fresh transactions to report for the interval

3 per cent. of the man acquire this amount after six years' study.

Bible

ander ruria. Money sill continues tight. rendering

it dieult to finance new business, whit on the other hand the rates now rating are in meny cases too low to tempt holders to sell.

BANKN-Hongkong and Shanghais have

The idea that a blind person could be taught hod I never suggested itself to the Chinese mind till Mr. Bill Murray, who wa working in Society of Scotland, bothought him Braille's embossed dots to represent australs; local rats closing steady at $720 with probable and by combining two or three of these, it well buyers. London is unchanged at £75. easy to ropresent mail, te, or handeels, He There is no change to report in Nationals. found that there are only 408 sounds in the Mandarin Chinees which is spoken at Peking, and which is the recognized standined for the 318,000,000 persons who (alk Mandarin Chin: so, albeit in very varied d-alects,

Peking rs a colporteur for the Natia usio heer imported from the North at $715, the

Writing down 140-0 408 sounds, with on embossed numeral under oach, he teaches the blind student that eli embossed group of dois stands for a aceral, which at once anggests the correspolia's son. In practice this system is found to be so extraordinarily simple that the most izvocal blind men and women of any are to read and write well in be than three months, is interesting to note that many yes Biter Mr. Hill Murray and doviked the kykiem of numbering sounils the Chiness Telograph authorities adopted it as the only posible method for convering messages)

The blessing thus conferred the blind es more widely reaching proved to be of the importancs; for when illiterate sighted Christions implored him to derise na en y system to enable them also to read, he found that by j'aise Belle's Ants together by straight blant kroz le prince the simplest of grometrio by means of which the poort and Insiest men and worse ean learn to read and write well in from six Wooks to ibros postha, and then they commence teaching their reightons in rante villages,

It is worthy of rote that both geomotric forms and numeris are beld in reverence by the Chiness, who abhor our foreign alphabets, bat are kindly disposed to three simple symbols representing aumoials. It is therefore, obvious that the "easy system." as they call it, is certain to prove of incaleelable value in educater the peopk-the more se saa ronsiderable number of those who have so rapidly mostared it have found it most beloful to a leisurely study of the | ideograph. Ent blind and sighted are also taught a new system of shorthand, which they write with surprising rapidity and cocuricy.

It is specially pathetic that the books for the of sighted person are all prepared by the blied compositors and prints in Mr. Hill Murray'snchual at Poking and in many instances they bare bear its teachers of classes of sighted persone.

use

MALISE INSURANCKS.-Unions are changed with allows at 8600, Cantons are procurable at $250, and China Traders at 8591- North Chinas entiane on offer at T 8.95.

have I. INSURANCE-Chinas

again been booked at $91, and Honekongs at $940, the latter closing with probable buyers,

SHIPPING-Hongkong. Conton and Maenna nes fiemer with sales and further bayers at $26. Indo-Chinas have been booked at 8154 and $125 closing steady at the latter rate, whilst Shans hai wires Tis 90 buyers. Douglates have benn booked at $4 and 834 and wore shares are wauled at the latter rate. China and Manila, Star Ferries and Shail Transports are un changed and without business.

REFINKU ES,Chics Sugars bare improved to $227 with sales and probable buyers. Luzons. contine is request at $221.

MININO-Baube have sold, and havo further sellors, at $34.

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A WORD IN YOUR EAR!

DON'T BUY ANY OTHER CIGAR UNTIL Y JU

HAVE TRIED

THE

YOUNG AMERICAN

MEXICAN PLANTERS.

THE REAL THING!

YOU

WILL SMOKE

NO OTHER KIND- WHEN ONCE

YOU DO.

CONT

BE PUT

OFF WITH ONE

OF THE NUMEROUS IMITATIONS.

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SOLE IMPORTERS.-

THE SUBSTITUTE!

THE HOLLAND-CHINA

TRADING CO..

SHANGHAI-HONGKONG.......

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DOCKA, WHARTES, AND GODOWNS-Hong- kong and Whampoa Docks, after sales at $208, bare improved to $210 with all buyers.THERE ARE MANY WHISKIES TO BE HAD IN HONGKONG.

Hongkong and Kowloon Whares are easier with at $104 old, 8101 now. Shanghai and Hongkow Wharves, which we now add to Gust, are wanted in the North at Tls, 135 jok) and fle 199! (Dew). Furahaws are in

request at T. 150.

BAD, PASSABLE AND OTHERWISE.

THERE ARE FEW ABSOLUTELY RELIABLE.

PUBLIC OPINION HAS CLASSED OUR

Lagos. ROTELS, AND BUILDING.-Hong- kong Lands continue on offer at Bis, and West Peints at $57. Kowloon Lands can be placed at $37, and Shanghai Lands at Ths. 110. Hong- kong Hotels have been booked at 8141 closing IMPERIAL HIGHLAND (RED TRIANGLE) AT $16.00 PER DOZEN.

procurable.

steady. Humphrey's Estates have been booked at 81210 ex the dividend of 2 couts per share for 100% paid to-day, and more shares are CLUB NO. 1

COTTON MIL-Ewos bavo doclined to The 23. Hongkongs elosa stondy with a sma". sale reported at $13.

MISCELLANEOUS.-Green Island Coments have sold, and more shares are wanted at $281, Electrics have bron booked at #151 for the old and 893 for now, and more shares are pro curable. Lees are firm at 6255 burons. Powells are easier at $12) sellers.

MEMOS-Hongkong, Canton, and Macao Sud to say, during the terrible size of the Steamboat Co., Ld., ordinary half-yearly meet- Legations by the Boxers in 1900, all the blinding on the 11th instant. Hongkong and What women and rust of the blind sa were lur-pon Dork o., L., ordinary yearly meeting on barously massacred, and the soboris and painting the 20th instant. Hongkong Les Co., La., presses totally destroyed. And so terrible were Mr. Bill Murray's physical and mental sufferings during the ensaieg long months, when he was in search of possible servivors that they resulted in his becoming himself totally blind of one eye, and partially so of the other, ae that he hus literally given his own

Alis poor blind scholars.

ordinary yearly me ting on the 13th instant. Hongkong and Shanghai Booking Corporation ordinary half-yearly masting on the 18th lustaat. China Fire Insurance Co., Tid.. or dinary yearly meeting on the 9th March. Traus- fer books oto-e on the 24th instant to the 9th proximn isolusive Hongkong Fire Insurance Co., Ld., ordinary yearly meeting on the 6th

to the 5th March inclusive.

furnishing and delivery of Frosh Vegetables ready to produco on a large scale the best Huzen eight for devoted wife ars now toiling as March. Transfer books close on the 20th instant

al

to the Subsistence Department at Manila. PL during the year ending June 30 1900 About 6000 pounds of Potatoes and 120,00 pounds of Onions per month will bo

The crop d agetables will b required admitted free of custom a duties, The United States reserves the right to decrease the smonat called for in the coutlast by mal to exex3 40 per cont upon reasunable aotice to the contrao- for, or to increase the amant called for, th of the contractor. Each proposal the consent

be accompanied by a Bidder's Gnaranty in must be the amount of $20,000 or by certified check for that amount o bank of approved standing in The biddor to whoin the contract is will be required to girs band the nepales Lebalsy

Information furnished on appli. Commissary. cation.

Blank proposals and circular of instructious to bidders can be obtained from of Columbia, Chief Commissary, Vancouver Barracks, hington; tho 1 Parchas ing Commissary, U. S. Army, No. 108 Market, Street, San Francisco, California, and from

Eusotopes this office.

containing proposals should be marked: Proposals for Fresh Vegetables for F. Y, 1906, to be opanet May 1, 190, and addressed to the unferaigned. ----

A. L. SMITH, Lt. Col., D.CG, U. 8. Army, Chief Commissary.

Manila, P., 10th February 1905.

HONGKONG

BUSINESS DIRECTORY.

BOOK BINDING.

'DAILY PRESS" OFFICE.

1424

The ouly office in Chios having European taught workinen. Equal to Home

work.

JEWELLEKS

MAISON LEVY HERMANOS.

Diamond Merekants and Watchmakers, 4

Watson's Building, Queen's Road, Also at Shanghai, Manila, Paris and Doile.

PHOTOGRAPHER

M. MUMEYA, JAPANESE ARTIST.

Bromide and Crayon Enlargementa anc alno eclouring Photos and relief Photos Views of China(and Manila. Work done for Amature; No. 84, Queen's

Bond Centra

PRINTING

"DAILY PRESS" OFFICE, Proofs read by Englishmen.

STOREKEEPERS

BISMARCK & CO,,

Navy Contractors,

Ship

Chandler,

Provision and Coal Merchants, Sall

minkers, &c. Fresh Water supplied to

Yessels in the Har our

KWONG SANG & CO

Stupchandlers Bailmalers, Provisionera

Coal Merchants, Hardwar

Engineers Merchants 57, 58 & 59, Connaught Road, New

Praya Central

Tools, Metal, Iron and St

Bole Agents for Kigio, Keuatsa (Tagawa and Matsushima Coals.

The Head and Branch Offices and the gou. eins of the Company will receive any order for Coals produced from the above Collieries.

Coal sold in 1903 by the Company amounted to 1,210,000 tons.

TAKASHIMA COAL.

Ner and additional shafts at the Takashima known best and most sensical ateam Coal in Colery have been completed and this wel the EAST is now produced in abundance and can be supplied in any quantity.

(1 Hongkong, 26th April, 1904. DARLINGTON'S HANDBOOKS

"Sir Henry Pousenby is com- manded by the Queen to thank Mr. Darlington for a copy of his Hand- book."

"Nothing better could be wished for."——

British Feally. "Far superior to ordinary guides,”---

Daily Chronicle. Visitors to London should a36

DARLINGTON'S

He

hard as ever to re-organize the whais work to ruthlessly shattered.

Should any one desire further information on this subject, I would ask thera to purchase a of my book, "Ths Javertor of the Copy Nameril-Type for China (prico le. Gd., posingo Sl.), from Messrs. Gilbert and Rivington, St. John's-bonse, Clarkonwall, London, E.C., and to read with special care the ohapter giving the made practical use of the system, Yours testimony of compatent witnesses who have faithlo",

College-h

CONSTANCE F. GORDON CUMMING.

e-houn, Crieff, Scotland, Dro.31. P.S.-It may perhaps intereat some of your renders to learn that t is first copy of the Bible

aver known to have entered Manoharia was

Lust

purchased from Mr. Hill Murray by a China- men, Mr. Wang, who from simply reading it became so interested that he west about as a bis on countrymen telling them Pianta remarkable foreign book he had secured. There

are now ward of 25,000 staunch Man- churian Christians, every one of whom was kept- on probation for long are being admitted to haptiam, Their con age and steadfastnean ald the persections and harassing of the last ten years of warfare in Manchuria have been most

remarkable. "A brilliant book.”—The Times,

LONDON "Particularly good."-cademy.

BYE. C. Coor & Enlarged Edition AND ET. Cook, M.A.

GBI 24 Maps and Plans ENVIRONS.

NORTH WALES.

DEVON AND CORNWALL

60 Illustrations.

60 Illustrations,

30 Map; 5.

so Illustrations. 12 Maps; 58.

GARRISON ORDERS.

HEAD QUARTERS, HONGKONG, 10th Febrasty, 1975. GARNISON ORDERS-Dirino ServicNo, 1. Divino Service will be conducted on Sunday as follows :--

st

Hour

Where Dastur Troops

To

Katson

Leld

Officiato

Ch. of

iotin Cathedral 8.30a.m Chaplain England Visitors to Brighton, Eastbourne Restings

Tho Under

Sar. Omcor England Lyamun Barracks Orde Botraemouth, Wye Valley, Severn Valley Ch of

Oh, a! *Stoac- The

15.15.in Chuplaju. Enth, Weston-super-mare, Malvern, Hereford Worcester, Gloucester, Llandrinod Welle, England entiers Barracks

Ch. of

Stn. Hos "F" Llangollen, Aberystwyth, Towyn, Barmouth Pwllheli, Criccieth,

Block... Chaplain Harlech

England! pital Dolgelly,

Union Presby Victoria Isle of Bettws-y-coed, Llandudno Rhy!,

Chricha..Ofg. Clorga. Wight,

and Channel Islands should send for

Wesleyan Victoria Weslo.Ch.15. fig. Clerg

Arrango'ta Thio DARLINGTON'S HANDBOOKS 1. sach,

1. THE HOTELS OF THE WORLD Wesleyan Lyaum Barracks 1.3an to be made by Stir, Officer. A Handbook to the leading Hotels throughout the World.

LLANGOLLEN: DARLINGTON & CO.

LONDON BIMPKIN & CO. DUINART PERE & FILS, REIMS

Established 1719, CHAMPAGNE GROWERS AND SHIPPERS.

R

torisa

Roma Victoria 8.Joseph's.m. Offg. Clargn..

{77

Catholio

Catholic

Ship only the Finest Quality Extra Dry (Green Best)

LAUTS, WEGENÉE & CO

Sole Agents.

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Hongkong. 18th May, 1903.

D

THE AMERICAN SYSTEM ENTISTRY

DE.M. H. CHAUN.

37, DES Vœux, ROAD Central, HosGIONO From the University of Pennsylvania, U.S.A [2161 Hongkong, 3rd June, 1904

Ch.

IN HOT CLIMA ES where a good antiseptic pls often more a necessity that luxury,

CALVERT'S

20 per cent

Carbolic Soap

bas a ready sale, or account of its refreshing qualities, and the protec tion its use gives against mosquito bites. It contains 20% Crystal Car- bolic, and is useful for insect bites or stings, ringworm, itcb, &c.

Calvert's Disinfecting Powder

1 guaranteed to contain % Carbolic and so is cheap to peo as it need only be lightly sprinkled to destroy notions and ap sot caure and prevent the approach of Lufection.th, i lb. and the sins.

F. C. CALVERT & Ca, Manchester,

Batan

MAKES THE SKIN.

as 150 FT DE VELVET

T

BEETHAM'S

2390-2

Remover h ROUCHNESS REDNESS, HEAT, IRRITATION, TAN, and KEEPS THE SKIN' SOFT, SMOOTH, and WHITE ALL THE YEAR ROUND.

Sarola

Delightfall; COOLING & REFRESHING dering the surumer

1/1/9, and 26 each Bolden M. BEETHAM & SON, Cheltenham.

1

Kowloon Kowloon 7.3..0g. Clares. Launch will leave A.8.0. Fier for Stono cutters at 14.15 am Lanach will leave A.S.CHE SWATOW GRASS CLOTH SILK and DRAWN THREAD WORK Plar for Lyemuz at 9. Escorts as under will be faraished by the 2nd Royal West Kent Regiment to conduct prisoners to Church. Koman Catholic, INC.O. 1 Man. 8.30 am.

Detail. To, 2. Detail of oleors for the anning wk Victoria: (a) Prison Visitor

R. A. Kaye, Royal Garrison Artillery: Major (b) Field cor of the week, Cept. M. L. Mo Donell, Royal Garrison Artillery. Next for Daty: Capt. R. M. G. Tulloch, 2nd Royal West Kant Regt; (c) Subalters Officer of the Weak.. An Officer, Royal Engineers, Next for Duty: An Officer, Royal Engineers, Kowloon; (a) Field Offror of the weak. Capt. C. K. Baste. Royal Garrison Artillery; part for daty. Capt. 80. Boyd, Royal Garrison Artillery; (b). Subaltern Officer of the work.

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(GOLD TRIANGLE) AT $18.00

AMONGST THE WHISKIES ONE CAN RELY UPON,

THEY ARE PURE MALT.

& CO..

GREGOR

WINE MERCHANT?,

44, QUEEN'S ROAD.

Vinolia

Soap

Cream

Powder

For the Complexion.

VINOLIA SOAP-8 Kinde-Promler, Floral, Mediaal, Tollak (Otto)

and Baby.

VINOLIA CREAM-For itching, Face Únate, Eczema, and ail Akin

Pitation.

VINOLIA POWDER-For Hodnose, Roughness, Tallet, Narasry, eta, VIKOLIA SHAVING GOAP-Sticks and Dakoo.

isthar,

RIP

HEAD BACK LEGS

Ache all over.

Qives a beautiful

ACHE

455

2.74-2

Throat Eore, Eyes and

Nose running, slight cough with chills; this is La Grippe.

Painkiller

taken in hot water, sweetened, before go- ing to bed, will break it up if taken in time. There is only one Painkiller, "PERRY DAVIS.”

CARBOLINEUM-AVENARIUS

TRADE

FOR WHOLESALES CASK OF

ABOUT 450LBS. NET

CARGOLING

PER TIN.

FOR PRIVATE-CUSTOMERS

TINE

OF LUS. AT $9 10

Known all over the World as a thoroughly. effective preserver of Wood against White Ant Fangas, Dry-ret, Decay. DEPARTMENT,

Number of Testimonials from Authorities as Wholesale and retail quotations, particularswell as from Private Customers.

LUTGENS, EINSTMANN & CO and samples, will be sent free on application to

Sole Agents for Chins.

161 the above depot.

Hongkon. 19th July, 1904

COLD STORAGE. THE HONGKONG ICE COMPANY, L. now 40,000 Cubic foot of Gold Storage ilable at EAST POINT. Steres will ho Open at 10 4.a. end 4 P.M. daily, Sunday, excepted to receive and deliver perishable goods

WM. PARLANE, Manager. Hongkong, 18th November, 1901,

Swatow, 3th June, 1974.

IEN TING.

SURGEON DENTIST,

No. 10, DAGUILAR STREET

TERMS VERY MODERATE.

Consultation Free. Hagxong, 21st March, 1903.

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