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Chg biens Curlyan Bellairs, RN. IR.. Commercial Intelligence) The recall of the battleships of the Chim feet is the best thing but the Admiralty hare done for a long time. The idea of these ships,

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 2sd, 1905.

MARCONI TELEGRAPHY IN LIGHTSHIPS.

CONTRACT "RETWEEN THE COMPANY, AND JUD BOARD OF TRADE.

inventions and hats 1,411. Invention fonds to ru in, grooves, 1890 and 1897 reflecting tho normous development in pyelon, white motor vehicle inventions have doubled since 1909.

SPORTING GUNS, Votive of them with, 12-inob guns that could not Telegraph Company Ld. providing for the certain families, and is characterized by all

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The blooding. The cause seems to exist-in-an-

the Sampel

more than sixty European families, and in wife than a century. Jolan Pator Mampel auð wore not bleedars,” Of their eleven children three sons were affected, and from observations

The Press Association is informed lust her bleading sickness, has been brought to The rare poliarity known as homophily, Board of Trade and Trinity House have con cluded, o contract with forconi's Wiraless notice anew by Dr. Bookme, a German physici

It coutines for generation after generation in

hemorrhago, making Eve balk through a macul ustion, preparing to equipment of lightships with Marcoal wireless

teleg mph installations. This arrangement will traordinary tendency to ies a foreign fleet & few months ago is a very emble the lightships to cannabicate with the the extraction of a tooth a dangerous operation, mortifying no. With that foreign fleet a few

from Hongkong the Glory and shore and with one another by wireless telo-le even a pin-prick may lead to severn or

futal «ays Allion were awaiting to shift 12 inch gugraphy for the ordinary purposes of the

unexplained failure of the blood to congulate which had already given out at target practice, ship servior, and also to report raise tax like normal blond. The disses has been studied

years Minne and dil

Ho seven days after the telegraphed It is now more than six

Company by insteling wireless telegraph report of the Russian fleet's arrival. A few weeks later more 12-inch enne whifted from other battleships. That these working it in communication with a sher events should be taking place in April station, proved to the satisfaction of the Board and May when the Admiralty know in of Teads and Trinity House that good tale Decembr of the provod inefficiency of 12-inch graphic communication could be usintained by these means. Communication was maintained Mark VIIE is one of the saddest revelations I know of official insumpstone. I say proved which period the slation sa the lightship was for several-mouth during the latter part of inefielenty because the target practice of the worked by the lighthous crew, Tuninstalla Mojestic in December, when one gaz blew a bit of its inuzzle off after dring on full-ions, were found of trout survice to the lid, charge, another cranked its inner inbo after ship for onlinary communication, and an 194 of special utility in firing only on fall charge, and a third showed or two occasions spate

rors agh of a choked bore after Bring only reporting damage from storms and inseri one full charge, soms to me pretty ennclusive prompt assistance. When after several

it was found that the Board of Trade and proof, though any others exist. Later in

position buy a tavul battle was fought which showed Trinity House were not in a that four heavy guns of a battleship might make a contract for the continuands of the enlled upon to fire well over a hun arrangement, the apparatus was removed the red, full churzes ia 路 single battle. Dany receiving the thanks of the Trinity Ia the shifti of

House and an expression of satisfaction with the den Glory "gun

Brcice rendered. Representations hate from further revelation of almost inconceivable in-

time to time been made to the recent ency took place. That big gune will be so

to

12 members of these and sabsegnat nerations of the family a rost singular law the disease is practically online ty mass, it is of heredity is deduced. This law is that while never transmitted by these males to their suns balk only by the women-who arë normal-to their suis

The new petroleum fuel reported from Switzerlaat is in the form of briquettes contain ing four parts of petroleum to one part of secret terial. At fifteen contsper gallon for oil. the cost of such briquette was about 21 chats, but on a large scale would be imel dess. Four gutteder a boiler having a heating surians of square-fest ignited thà-rond-in- tilteori minute tha beijuuttos themselves burn- for the fuel is that it may be kept in pilos fifty hig forty-five minutes. Among the claims mode

which applies to all Branch Offices and Hong worn after a naval battle thatthey will have to be persons interested in the protectim of shipping feet high without brinking or ermabling, escupe changed is a thing a schoolboy understands. A. upon the desirability of off-eting telegraaf lignid, bores of right ve risk of explosion or

kong and Shanghai Agencies.

A), ABC - £dition, Western, Union Coder used. All Letters Addressed:

MANAGEE, MITSU BIGni Co. with uame of biting these gons is the most important onerrently various difficulties have prevented the

place under.

BRANCH OFFICES- NAGASAKI, "MOJI, KOBE, KALATOT AND HANKOW.

ADENCIRI- SHANGHAI: H. J. H. TRIFF.

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MANILA: MACONDRAY & Co.

CRINKIANG: GEARING & CO.

YOKOHAMA, M. ASADA.

sit on the muzzle of a 12-inch gun from a small gun of half its calibra is quite enongli to put it out of aution. Therefore, the problem of an Admiralty huy to work cat, for it is far giore important to follow up a blow in war, by taking the with rigour renewed, then-to-ahtain the irst bow which we have been hearing ad nattkem, as though the present Board of Admiralty had discovered a new plier.

communication between the lightships and the shore Cable communication line, however, besse found both expensive and uncertain, and util Board of Trade and the Trinity Homes from concluding an arrangement with as Marconi

The Company for a wireless service, difficulties have, however, now apparently been surmounted and a contract has been signed:

THE NEW PORTS IN SHANTUNG.

consulate

Now to change gus after a battle we must provide a reserve of gue, and we must see that the dockyards think out the methods of shifting theso heavy weight. The Admiralty did'neither, though on regards the test they had example of CONTRACTORS OF COAL to the Imour Japaness allies, who before the war, soood-companied by Mrs. Midzaan passed through perial Japanese Navy sad Foreign Navios the ing to the Times correspondout, provided them Imperial Arsenols; the Imperial Railway; alves with a complete reserve of fenr heavy Sanyo, Kiusin and the other Principal Rail guas for each of tunis battleships. Last August Ways; Industrial Works Home and Foreign the Admiralty know the state to which the naval battle of August 10th had reduced the then Mail and Freight Steamore.

EXPORTERS OF COAL to Hongkong, armament of the four Japanese battleships, for Shanghai, Henkow, Singapore, Manila, Northwo had a British naval captain on hoard China, Korean ports and America.

the Japanese flagship As regards shifting the SOLE PROPRIETORS of Takashima, guns, it was not until four weeks after this Oohi, Shitnow, Namaste and Kami-Yamada step had been decided upon in the case of the Collieries and alen Hojo Colliery, which will Glory that a private company, the Hongkong, shortly ready to produce on a large male the Dock Company, came to the rosene, and by that several intuentia

be best Buzen Coal,

rigging, temporary sheers under ther own Sole Agents for Kigio, Komatey (Tagawa) powerful ones accomplished the evolution. Ims and Yasbiromsobi Coal (Karatsu).

gine such a delay of four weeks in war over a The Head and Bunch Offices and the Agen change which when stually commencetonly took cies of the Company will ressive my order for two and a half hones! What I contend is that,

•Goals produced from the abova Collieries, this wickedly careless method of not attempting Coal sold in 1904 by the Company amounted to think out such a prublon in advance in to 1,520,000 tone.

similar to the one that has iadaced us to dia- poose with an adequate reserve of guas for the fles, and similar again to the refusal resolutely to face the fact that we want the 12-inch guns of the Majestic and Glory classes for battle and not target practice.

TAKASHIMA COAL Now and additional abafts at the Takashizes Colliery have been completed and this well- known best and most connonical stearn Coal In

the EAST is now prodused in abundance and can be supplied in say quantity,

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spontaneous combustion.

Energious swarms of butterflies mota along the Amazon and other South American rivers. M. Goldi, of Pera, Brazil, finds that detached unexes inako detoure to v sit trees in blogm, but not explain the general migration. One suggestion is that the great 1 ghts are made up of fewals sucking mimosas as a place of

E laying,

The repulsive action of light is shown in very profty experiment. An hour-glass-shaped glass vessel is partly, fi lot with very ine and light copidians sprs and the air is then pumped on to as high a vacunu as is practic alt. The spore falls down throngh the orifice of this hourglass in the usual way. As the light dust jet falls an intense beam of light fossat on it just below the hole sprands it ont into a spray, the bghter particles being repelled most. Os comparative'y heary material, like mad, the light ham could have no effect.

inter the heading. "Circamtopt the Gezitank" the Chefe Daily News has the following: Mr. Midruge, the Japanise Cousal at Chefog this port Momisy. Mr. Milzane came down from Tientsin in the steamer Fortarts after having paid a visit to the Japanese authorities at Poking. The consul proceeded from here directly to Tsingtao from where he is to take the railway to Chiannfu. It is understood that Mr. Midzuan's journey as soms nection with the omuing of the Dew

A specimen of the powerful electric bulbs now general and other consulates for Joper in

It will be remember that being made by a London firm for railway us Shantung. the Daily News announced some time ago as a gong 19 inches in distaster and weigh-

Japanesu

were ing 10 pounds, and the complete belt weighs visitors at the capital of this provinos for about 150 pounds. The iron dapper is two quite a length of time, constantly conferring ches in distortor, making from 10 to 150, with the Governor on various matters. At the strokes per minute. The suting parts are same time Mr. Res. British Vics Consul attirely enclosed in a wat r-tight cast-iron box, Chefoo, visited the capital of Shantung. It in the pull rod for moving the clapper coming stated that it was sottiel at that time to erect through a packed ghand. The current needed three-fourths umgere at 15 volts-is supplied both Japanese and British consulates in the now treaty ports which were to be opened for foreign by 12 ordinary dry cells.

The following trade during the present month. ports were to be opened: Chicantu, Weishiu and Chowisung. As will be seen elsewhere the columns of the Daily Newa it is slated that Haichow is ako to be a te aty port in future. It would not be surprising to see ulko that little place honoured with a Japanese and a British agency.

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use up a considerable sline of the world's in- Nee smoke baraing appliances continue to Fontiva auergy. The promising idos of a Belgian chemist ooosista iu drawing the smoke out of the chimney by an aspirator, and passing it through a filter of coke siturated with pửtrời Jour. The ilter collects the sont, while the frases passing through are made romhastible by The uriching with petroleum vapour. There is no lose, as the coke of the filter is an excellent Tita).

for all our battling a reserve of big guns ing officers that they shall take steps to keep him-contrary to common belief that tshas

remember

Artificjal

He finds also that fiabes

Now as to the cost of re-arming these ships. if we wete to re-arm the ships with 12uch [1087 mark IX. guns, each gun would cost £9,800, but the mountings would not be strong enough

of I suret prepared to question the wisdom the Ordinance Commites if they decide that this proposal is too costly. A new gan salted

The Army Council. With a view to rodnding to the mounting being of leg weight that the expes of living in the cavalry of the Lives incy mark IX. would at any rate be less costly have decided to considembly amend the King's For twenty years fishes of many varieties Let us however, assume the new

go

also to cost £9,900, then GO guns for 15 battleships would Regulations and Orders for the Army. It will have been kept in aquaria by F. Davis, of est Lis8,000. I neglect, here the more impor. now be more than ever incumbent on command. London, and his observations have convinced

All those sleep, though only in darkness. as I have dealt with it expenditure well within bound separately and shown the cost to be £700,000 raragances which have hitherto been a source light awakens them. capital outlay. If experts decide that the 12 of mischief in keeping young men of moderate Lave their play or sports like other creatures. a firm hand, and any Heutenant-colonel who may Finch Mark VIII, can be rebuilt altogether them out of the service are to bo pat down with

IS INDIA A "POOR COUNTRY?” cost would be less than £588,600, but the pablic fail to support the authorities in their intentions will be wise to insist on a thorough job, for wo

It has atterly become. fas too much the in this direction will be liable to summarily want the gun for battle purposes and not for dealt with. It has been found that in some fashion to speak of British India collectively as target practice, as some of the critics, appear to

This pessimism fs, no suppose. In the meantino, however, the fifteen giments a system has been adopted of keeping a poor country.

two sets of accounts, cae in which are entered doubt, a reaction from those earlier times when battleships would be thrown out of commission all legitimate charges, and another giving our great Asintie dependency was habitually in batcher for, may, six months. Readers of details of various expenses which are extrousons, pictured as a Tom Tuddler's ground where this Commercial Intclligence will

and for the most part unnecessary. This

pagods tres invited all white officials to give it any calculations as to the cost of a battle arrangement is to be strictly forbidden in fature a shuks. Both views of the genomic condition ship. I assume that there will be no using It is now to be laid down in clear and distinct of the population are entirely abound, as ou interest on first vast or on the crews, and terms that no semi-private accounts shall be Sir, Edward Law, the ex-Finance Minister, bas enly a slight saving on depreciation. There tolerated io. any circumstances wastever In just demonstrated afresh. India is "poor" will, howgrör, be a considerable saving on the opinion of the Council regiments! drugs are only in the sense that the large majority of ber repairs during the six months the vessels

trouble, and are not to be native inhabitants are in narrow circumstances, are out of unmission. I put the total justified. It is intended, therefore, to take when judged from the Earopean standpoint. saving at £20,000 per ship or £900,000 in all measures for their suppression. In the julg. But tant is a most orroceous method of econ Our expenditure on the re-armament is, shore-ment of the Council no great difficulty would be onie analysis. How can the epithet be applied fore, reduced to £285,000 net. What is this experienced in keeping up the supply of oligible with any accuracy to a vast and densely peopled in Nary Estimates of forty millions sterling?

PI candidates for the cavalry if proper cure was area whose assets orceed in sabable value all would obtain it by striking out twe of the eleven exercised in regard to subscriptions and other its financial habilities? We have the

high submersibles or submarines as they are called, sharges, and it is felt that the efficiency of the authority of Sir Edward Law for that astonish- though I would prefer to strike ontaltogether ten

service would be largely increase if the style ofing calculation, and he says with truth that of these experimental craft. In the meantime, living as aimplified and rendered more in keep. there is no other State in the whole world And. renders to note the economy of I would ask my

ing with the uveds of the military profession. which could make so good a showing. the truth practised by the Admiralty and

add to the marvel, two famines of exceptional Thursday 22nd zpused in the Daily Mail on

SCIENTI 10 MISJELLANY. severity and duration immediately prefa June Air Gilbert Parker was told in the Hensc

the present prosperous condition of the of Commons that no instructions had been issued

tlón, Furthermore, the peninsula has latterly of Decar to

classes the Majestic and

-absorbed 10,410, in this prosions. “isata)

while at the same time intesting large sams of battleships regulating this target pustice from tas 12-inch guns. This answer was given

surplus revenue in railways, canals, and other in spite of fall knowledge on the part of the

reproductive works, affording employment for Admiralty that they had ordered the firing of

hundreds of thousands of patient tilers. No; three-quarter charges to be discontinued and

India is not fa peer conn1 ry." the charge reduced to half charge. The Daily Graphic does well to head this information. "Nursing the Woolwich Infants"!

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A temporary says that offorts to auouth the troubled waters are not likely to hate last ing results if the opinion of the Chinese Ministor at Washington should prove correct Baking on the subject at the time President Roosevelt's letter was iod, the Chinese Minister is reported to have made the following observations -

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Ten-drinking is an acquired habit, and M. Jules Endolph expresses the belief that it would not be diffieni te transfer our liking for Chi

so tea to any one of various infusipos having the same effect in aiding digestion and stimu ating the nervous system. Some of the infit- sions of leaves and fowers have been known to us as medicines: Camomile, veronica, Page.. ambrosia. horsemint and wintergreen are among the locally well know of any common plauts yielding agreeable tea, and Paraguay Les and false toa are alrewly inch used in South Amer

I doubt if nay Treaty that could be writtenica. M. Rudolph looks upou Roma camomil would be ratified at Peking. My Government as an expecially promising toa substitute. He wants the Nime treatment extended to the has found the unknown ten of the tarragon to Chinese as is extended to other people. We have to very pleasant and it is useful in storiach. no objection to harring coolies from the United weakness. States if coolies from other countries aro burred ont, too. Why should you not have an educational clauss which wond bar out all undesirable ignorant immigration: I um watisded that until the United States shows a troat China un the same basis as disposition other nati there will be no Exclusion I don't care to discuss the Treaty ratified. boycott question. All I can say is that Cisua wants fair treatment."

The argument of the Chinese Minister forms the kernel of the whole question, and antil the United States considers the subject from the point of view of common treatment being exleaded to all immigrants, of latore race and colour the present dissatisfaction of the Chinese at American discrimination against men of their rice is likely to continue.

A stereoscopic star chart is the successful novelty of T. E. Hoath, the English astronomer. The stars in a given saglion of the heavens are drawn from two points of view that are sup posed to be twenty six light-years apart, and under a large stereoscope the double low gires

rough bat very instructive impression of the stars Beating in spans at an approximation to their relative distances, lantai of us points against the dark background of the sky. This result is a most interesting ous,

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