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17 YEARS' EXPERIENCE, OF THE

CLIMATE OF HONGKONG.

MANUFACTURE

THE ONLY

PIANOS

MADE IN HONGKONG FOR THE

CLIMATE OF HONGKONG.

$340 TO $495

CASH, HIRE or CREDIT,

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SEASONED HERE

YEARS BEFORE USE.

BABY

FOR SMALL ROOMS WITH

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A real Spotless Town" is about to appear on the map of thes United States. It will have rent spotless houses, spotless struts, and, so far as possible, spotless inhabitants. The municipal with the Sermon on the Mount.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY. APRIL 1st, 1905.

BRAVE SEAMEN BEWARDED.

"

“THREE (ÉARA After,” About three years ago, the officers and crow of the B. I. 8. N. Co's steamship Landaura rescued the passengers and crew of the Aleria, Maalla steamer, from imminent danger in

All Attacking Native Datsils-No. 5. Native Details will be taken over by the 110th Infantry for the ensning half-year.

Detail-No. 6. Detail of offers for the Victoris, (a) Prison Visitor, erasing week. Vi Major E. H. Party. Royal Garrison Artillery (b)

week. Capt. 1. T.T. V. Watkins Royal

government is to be conducted in accordancs philippine waters on being caught in a typhoon Fiennes, 2nd Royal West Kent Regt. Next

Mr Alfrnil F. Norton, the proprietor of fifteen Golden Rule" grocery shops, meat markets, and restaurants in various cition throughout the State of Indiana, is the founder of the now bricks and mortar, flesh and blood Spotless Tox J." It will be remembered that during the past three years he won saccessfully Jamanstrat d the complete success of ocducting a business on Bible lines.

rescue on the

week.

Rogt

and losing her propeller. For three days the for Thity, Cant C. M. F ship was at the mercy of the sea and storm, and Engineers. (e) Subaltern floor of the work.

Au Officer, Royal Garrisoss Artiller all on bear bad given up hope of

An Officer, d

Keat 2nd Royal Alerta was blown off her ccuras, and was 240 day

of the week. Capt. miles from Manila in leaking condition and Kowloon. (a), Fie'd Officer of barely able to keep afloat. On the night of the C. K. Bushe, Royal Garrison Artillery. Next third she sighted the mast lights of a steamer for duty. Capt A. Carleton, 93rd Burian which prose

to be the Landaura from Srigos, Talnut (Subltern Officer of the week. aud she stood by all night trying to pass a linen Officer, Royal Garrison Artillery. Next for to the Alerts. to

daty. An Offer. 119th Infantry

Lanches-No. The rescue work was attended with Front

7. From the 5th April The ind wire the 8. am. Routine Launch will call difficulty owing to the stormy wasther. Landaura lost much of her deck cargo and aat Kowloonity Pier on way to Lyens. The number of cattle trengha in ber attempts to 12 p.a. from Lyenu will call at Kowlnen Kowloon Dock, 1.35, p.m. Kowloon Police

be completely laid out in broad avenues, lots, breast the sras and stand by the Alería, but City, 1.15. Par. 1,50. pm. 3leanse, 2. p.,, !

Spotless Town" has been founded in the State of Washington, where Mr. Neztoa bas been conducting negotiations for the purchase of thaasands of acres of

Thuy land. Within a for weeks the new town will parks, promenucks, farms, and public pastures, and Me. Norton is now prepared to sell lots at st price but to desirable applicants only.

In "Spotless Town'

there are to be no policy, no tobacco.

no sheriff, no coarts, no lawyers, no geo!, Mr. Norton himself will be the Mayor of Spoti-ss Town, the only municipal office; by the way, of in community,

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Golden koule of the Bible is law nough for any community," Mayor Norton bas announced; the consolence of each citizen shall be policeman, judge, and jury."

mathods are Mr. Norton's "Golden Rule annual, but highly successful. Ha bellores that "Spotless Town" will benefit other people just as much as his Christina stores have, and that many other communities will soon spring into existence patterned after his own "Spotless Towu."

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OMNE IGNOTUM,

Electic tramways hara accustoque leven the most ignoraut to the supposed dangers of neing electricity. Some interesting statements as to the netual number of accidents it causes in minos are made by the Engineering Magazine." and GRANDS due to currents of low voltage, which can usul it is remarkable that some of the mortality is token by the man of ord nary strength witl- out fatal resuits, But it is beyond dispute that a for greater number of mirers would be injured u the same conditions by being kicked or bitten by horses and males, supposing they were used instead. These also consume five or six times os much air as the same number of men; and in a mine, of course, electricity possess a other

advantages by comparison. The dangers overy new invention are exaggerated. Se great were the fears of explosions of

when gus it was first introduced, that a theatrical manager had to explain to his audience that the gas used in lighting the stage was not burning in the pipes the whole way from the garworks, Mr. Nikola Tesla, the electrician, has pointed ont

A FULL GRAND. $890

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ROYAL PIANOS.

of

the possibility that the enormously powerful elvetric sparks now generated might set fire to the oxygen and hydrogen in the atmosphere, and very apardily destroy this and all succeed- ing generation. It is onrious that the outside PIANO PLAYERS.publio has accepted wireless telegraphy with

wuch composure as it has done.

$300 UPWARDS.

Hongkong, 3rd February, 1905.

630

A PIGMY GRIEVANCE.

Captain A. N. Heit remained until the last man had left the dienbled restel.

The Philippius government has presented! Laptain Hait and Chief Ofleer Coombes with gold watchon, costing about $125 gold, in cognition of the heroism displayed in the rescue, suitably inscribed, and to the brave third officer Prince, a a magnificent pair of marine glasses. silver mounteil, made to order in Hongkong by

app and Company. A sum of money bas bon set to the British Tadin company with theresants, to be distributed among the crow of the verael, but owing to the tins which has slapsed since the insident, it is doubtful, saya the Manila Tince, if any of the coamen can be found.

CHURCH SERVICES.

ST. PETE's Cusrań, Queen's Raul West. Fourth Sunday in Lent. Morning prayer il azn, Vonite, Coake: Te Deum, Lewes Jubilate Hawes Hymns, 97, 622, 5, and 20. Holy Communion, 12.15. Evening prayer, 6.30 pag iet, Gost: Snar Dimitt's, Crotch; Hymns, 524, 158, 595, and 138.

The Church hutch Dayspring, will call on ships between 6 15 and up.ui. (Kowloon Polie Pier the services, between 9.15 and 1030 nm, and trying whitereva, to bring friends ashore to

10.30 and 6), returajog afterwards. The Answer ing Pennant is the call flag. All the sittings are free and unappropriated. Visitors welcome. Hooks, &e.. provided. Sunday School 10-10.45 a..

GARRISON ORDERS.

Ang Muskotry parties not C. Pier, 210. p.m. Schedules should be making use of 1.15. p.m. launch can march to Kowloon Dock and coms in by 4.45, p. arrange to send messenger to launch, or Transport Once for special Launch.

By Order

R. E. Ross, Major.

Chief Staff Ofesr. The Band of the 2nd Royal West Kent Regiment will play on the New Parade Ground ou Monday next 3rd proxims from 5. pn, to 6.30 pu

JOINT STOCK SHARES.

Messrs. Vernon & Smyth say in their weekly share report dated Hongkong 31st March. Oar market continues to rule firm and a fur volume of business, to come extent for soconut has been transacted during the past week. At of the March settlement put through to-day. the close a good enquiry exists, and favourite stocks Lare an advancing tentenoy.

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SHANGHAI-HONGKONG.

FOR SALE AT ALL THE PRÍNCIPAL CIGAR DEALERS. [2505--2

BANKS Hongkong and Shanghais are again in request, and the rate has advanced to London has improved to £78. Nationals are unchanged with buyers at $38. $760 bagere.

MARINE INSURANCES. -Unions are reported THERE ARE THREE POINTS WE BEG LEAVE TO DRAW YOUR ATTENT

to have been fixed at $700, but at this more shores are to be obtained. Chint Traders have declined to 868, sllors. North Chinas, Yangtze, and Cantons are muchange.

FIRE, INSURANCE. Hongkongs have sold, ASKLEY ROAD HALL, Kowloon, No. 6, Ground and are on offer at $314, Chinas hava bean Floor-Services Lord's Day, 11 am. Breaking booked, and more shares are procurable at $86. Brand Lord's Day, fi.30 p., Gospel Meeting. SHIPPING. Hongkong. Caston and Mocans Tuesday. 7 p.m., Billa Class. Thursday, 7 p...are still in the market at $264, after sales at $26.

Saturday, 7 pm Prayer and $201, Indo-Chinas after

after leclining to

$121 General Meeting.

under soitlement influeness have recovered, Meeting.

and are now.in

at that #gare. Shang- hai quotes

Tla, EU buyers, sa advance of Th. 2 on the lowest point touched during the interral, and London Temaius, at £17. 154. 06. China and Manilas kare said at $20) and $20, and are in now on offer at 321. Douglases continge request at 834 booked at 21-and close steady Star Forries are quoted $374 and $29 for the old and new there is a prospect of finding parehasers.

snes respectively, but at these quotations REFINERIES-China Sugars have sold at declining rates from $225 to $221 er dividend, mostly for settlement account, but at the close there is a firmer tone, and shares can be placed at $223. Luzone liave been fixed at $261 and $27, closing with sellers at the higher rate.

veids.

HEAD QUARTKES, HONGKONG, 1st March, 1905. GENERAL ORDER-Departures.-No. 5 The undermentioned left on the 20th instant per 8. 9. Malaces for England. Royal Gaison Artillery, One Sergeant Trumpeter on relefone Corporal and four Gurners, invalids, One Gunner, prisoner, for discharge. Royal En- gineers. Two Buglers, posting to ranks, and

West Kent Regiment. fire Privates, in- GARBISON ÜRDERS.-Quarterly Ineption A small-sized lady in a recent novel thra so"-

Royal Engineers.-No.1. The quarterly Joguines:

Do you knew why I travel frst-class? Besection of Barracks. Fortifications, &t, by

the Royal Engineers will be made as follow cause the seats ara divided "she patted the

"Be. SKIN AND BLOOD DISEASES leathern arm-rests on each side of her.

it's cheaper." she paused for contradiction. The other classes are less expensive, but they all subject one to the pressure always put the sudərsized; and when your neighbours overlap you they travel to an appreciable extent insch in at your expense. Why do I carry

1 carry my

modest hunger my bag? Because at at hotel there is not a man in the room who

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POINT 2: EXCEPTIONAL QUALITIES.

POINT 3: CHEAPEST POSSIBLE PRICES.

Do not these Three Points strike yon as something worth considering when you purchase

Shell Transports have boon Wines and Spirits ?

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MINING--Raube have been booked at $3.90 and $1, and more shares are obtainable at the latter rate. Charbonnaga are

Docke, WHARVES, AND

9.30 am.. korg and Whampoa Docks are easier with sales

and sellers at

sat $205. Hongkong and Kowloon

No. 1 Division, -6.-Pinewood Battery 3-4-5-Stonecutters Barracks and Weat

Battory

............... 8.30 .. 5-4-05.-Stonecutters Bouth Ehora Central

and East Batteries.

............ 8.30 6.5. 6-4-05.--Stonewatters Engine House, E.L. and Guerd

12-1-05.

Emplacements HOU.....

15.4-05-Victoria Battery 111.45.-Helginet

9.30 am.

10.00 a.m. 16.00 ..

ia nut eating at my cost. Two shillings work11Mt Anstin Barracks. 10,00 4.3. of cold beef is eaton. six-ponuy worth by me and eighteen-ponus worth by him, and we each pay a billing. When I mat sune grenadier I a woman on my dress-maker's starcase know that whole yards of her dress are down in my bill. Her gloves and her boots cost her no more than mine cost me. Au over-g08 creature sits in front of me at the theatre. He see the piece and I see him. And we pay

the ne. It is a great injustice. In a day of fixed prices it is well to be bir. The necessaries of 1 life are pooled and the value averaged per head of the population. We all pay aliko at the door, so to speak, and consume all we c on the strawberry garden principle, and ene cats a peck where another can only manage s pottle. Big hands, big feat, aud a big appetite proclaim the social parasite. The income-tax should be adjusted to stature,"

Perspiration and Dust,

to diangewoahle, yet so common is bot weather, car sally be removed by using

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A pleasantly perfamed pure antiseptle soap which can be used for all collet purposes and as a proventive of conte gion. It contains 10% Crystal Carbolic, and eats a healthy action on the skin, and assises to improve the couplesico.

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coutain pure Carbolic Acid (heuling and aptiseptic) and other useful ingredients alevisto sunborn, chafed skin, pilas, ente, kurut, Insect Bites, 8c

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EXHILARD.

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Wharree arƏ

Now

Amy with some sellers

continue on offer at Farnham, Boyds have improved, and after sales up to Tls. 149 cash, are now gnated Tis. 150. Tle. 159. For July delivery a sale is reported at Shanghai and Hongkow Wharres have non- siderably appreciated, and sales are reported from the North at Ths. 165 ex the final dividend of Tls. 6ou the old, and T. 3. on the new sheres for 1904 working, paid in Shanghai yes- terday.

LANDS, HOTELS, AND BUILDINGs-Hong- kong Lands are firmer with buyers at $128. Wast Points are easier with sellers at $5. Hongkong Hotels are steady at $140 ex the dividend of $5 per share for the half year end- ing 31st December, 1904, paid on the 29th instant. Humphreys' Estates have been tonked 812, and continue in request. Shanghai *** 9.000nds are neuanged at Tla. Ti sellers.

Hongkours have sold, and Соттом continue in request at $16. Ewos are onoter

the North at Tls, 32, and Internationals Tl 25. Laod Kung-Mows and Boychees are an. changod.

No. 2 Division. 31-05-Konnoly Road Married masters,

ABC Blocks ... 9.00 3-1-05. Victoria Barracks

£.00 11.03. 4-1-06.---Female Hrupitui "A" and "* B** 4.Arsenal and Ordnawa Yards...... 9.00 a.. Blecke, Queen' Road 3.00 ..

4--05,--District Military Prieon and

Hend farters House

,10,60.m. 5.-letcher Swot Buildings ..... B,00 a.. -1-05 " and "G Block

Quan's Road and Scanda Point 5-4-05-Station Hospital

9.00 1.1. 51-8b-furrar Burinoka.

9,00 26.01. G-4-05.-Wellington Barracks....... 9,00 m.. 2-4-05.-Labontory, Proof groped and

in Magazines .............. 8.00 1.. 6-1-05.-R. A, and R.F. Officers' Meer......14.00 a.m. 7-1-05.-Sulinarne Mining Extablishment

and East Married Quarters.............. 9,00 min. 7-4-5--Gum Cotton Stores, Wellingtou

Barracke and Kellet Island 9.00 aan. 10-4-05.---Spring Gardens, North Point and

Wong-Nu-Cheong Batteries 8.30 a. 10.445—H. 8. * Meruuce ".... .............. 9.00 a.m. 10-4-05. Sartorius..............

10.00. No. 3 Divisioa. 10-4-05,--Whitfield Barracks

8.30 0.0. 11-05 Whitfield Camp

8.30 4. 12-4-05-Station Hoapital Kowloon........ 330 man. 13-4-05.-Gun Club Hill Camp......... 8.30 a.m. 444-05-arms Buildings, 4 Lyemen ta

Villus. Sassoon Buildings ...... 8,30 a.m. 17-4-05.--West Fort, Dock Fert, and

East For... 18-405-Gun Club Hill Barracks 19-4-05.-Kowloon City Range, Wurdens

Quarters....

8.20 8.0. 8.30 .zí.

8.30 s.m. No. 3 Division. 3-4,03.-tyena Barracks and Sy was... 3.30 am, 44.03-Jun Kelouht" and Pak-sh

wan Bty.

F4-01 Brennan and S.M. Work

5-4-05,- Devil's Peake

10. a p.

0.00 .10,

200 p.m.

will be

Divine Service.-No. 2. Divine Bervice conducted on Snuday as follows :---

Denomi. nation

t

Troops, Where Mour

bell

Tu Officiate

Ch. of

Victoria Cathedral 8.30a.x ~Chaplain. Englund

The Chuf

11.150. Chaplains, England freezi

Barracks Ch. of Stone. The Vador

England cutters Barricks Ortlers Sar. Officer..

Black 4p.. Chaplain. Union Church

-China Borneos have been MISCELLANEOUS booked at $14 and $144, and close steady. Dairy Farma havo improved to $13 buyers. Green

You can kecure them all by dealing with us.

GREGOR & CO.,

WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS.

· HONGKONG.

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Vinolia

Island Cements are bra st $25) (old) and $16 THE

(new) with probable buyers. Electrics continue in demand, and are vor enquired for at$163 and $10 for the old and vow isanes respectively. Watkins have declined to $8, sellers. Watsons can be placed at $123 (old), and $121 (new).

MEMO-Wm. Powell, Ld., interim dividend of 50 cents rer share on account of 1904-1905 is

payahla at the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank- ing Corporation on and after the April,

FOLL 1865, transfer banks will be closed from the ath to the 10th April inclusive China Borneo Co., Lil, ordinary yearly meating on the 15th April, 1905, transfor books closed from the 1st to the 15th April iuclu jen. Hongkong Rope Manu- facturing Co.. 1d.. ordinary yearly meeting on the 8th April. 1905, transfer books closed from the 5th to the 8th April inclusive.

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NGOI SAN

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PUBLISHED DAILY,

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5 kindz-Prensión, Florai, Medical, Tollet (Otto), and Vested, CREAM-For itching, Froo Spots, Mosquita and Insect Sign, and

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POWDER-For Redness, Roughness, Toltst, Nursery, ato.

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Established for nearly FORTY YEARS circulates largely throughout Southern China Indo-China, etc.

Ch. of Sta. Hus

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Teras for Advertising (Translations tree) can Presby Victorin

bs obtained at the Office, 14, Dar Your Road toran

11 a.a. Off. fergn. Central, Hongkong, 131, Float Strost, London Wesleyan Victoria Wesin. 10,150.m Offg. Clorgn.or from the different Agents. Komun Victoria 5.Jasopha 9 a.m. Offg. Clerp,-1.

Ch. Koricon Kowloon 7.34a.m. Offg, Clergh.

Catholic Roman Catliolio

Doonments translated from or into Classical or Colloquial Chinese.

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CHARLES DAY & CO.,

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JOHN JAMESON & SON'S WHISKEY.

And on cach Label must be found the following Notice and Signature.

"In order that Consumers may feel assured would request attention to of genuiveness,

this our Special Expert Label, and to our Trade Mark and Name on Corks, Capsules and Cases, also to age mark.

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Batte

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Education No. 3. The new course for Ist Classrtificates of Education will commence Monday 3rd April 1905. All candidates desirous of joining the classes are advised to

on

do so at once.

Escorte No. 4. Escorts us under will-b furnished by the 2nd Royal West Kent Bogi- ment on Sunday 2nd proximo to conduct. prisoners to Church,

Presbyterian, 1. N. C. O, 1. Man, 10.30, n.m.

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and guarantco safe delivery Tighest gradeCycles rally warrant

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Hanlon Trres, West wood Ateci Rims, From Wheels, Mad Onerde, Erskes. CARRIAGE PAID to aưy port

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