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A MOTHER'S EXPERIENCE.
We have received a communication from Mrs. E. Lewis, of Hazelhurst House, St. AB drow's Rd., Cogan, nour Peasith, Wales, which
ROBINSON is exceptionally interesting.
PIANO CO.,
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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, AUGUST 22nd, 1905.
Just provious to the birth of her first child Mr. Lewis became so ill with dropsy that her life was despaired of. The premature birth of the child, however, saved her, and the dropsical swellings went down somewhat. But at the second period of pregnancy
the dropsy ra appoarci worse than ever, the water threaten A Specialist and ing the patient's heart.
SCIENTIFIC MISCELLANY.
overy quarter gives two months of thirty daya and one month of thirty-one-dayeThe 365th AN ELECTRIC AUTOMATON=GLASS & LIQUID-day, set aside as a fete day, is not counted in any SLIDING ON THE WATER-THE ORIGINAL month, two such days following leap your. The object of the plan is to make tho samo datos fall always on the same days of the work, and thus give a calendar that is good for any your.
BUGBEAR-A MERCURY ABSORBENT~~THE
BAR IN DROWNING A GASEOUS INTOXICANT
--A CONSTANT CALENDAR-LUNG COLOURS,
The Enigmarelle" of the London Hip podrome appears like a balky man si fost tall, weighing 198 pounds. Its feet are of steel and wood, and the arms are if steel and copper, while the body is an insulated wire frame casei with fiber and rawhide, and the bead of war.
In its back is
a
motors, with fourteen storage accumulaters switchboard containing the rheostat, Efteen switches, three lovers and thres automatic brakes Though the motions are rather jerky, the machine very cleverly walks with long or short steps, nods its head, waves its arnis; ridos preyole, and writes its name on a blackboard.
Thres human lungs-one white, one black and one grey-form an instructive exhibit in an Edinburgh muscam. The first cause from an Excimur, who broathed the pure air of the Arctic regions; the second from a coal miner who inhaled much conl dust, the third, from a
THE BABOO ON ARMY ADMINISTRATION.
Mrs. Lewis's own doctor agroed-that-the-case-mored by three springe and four electric town dweller, kept in city dust and smoke. was hopeless, but the second child was provi dantly born sose months before its time, and the viother's life again saved. The doctor then warned the patient that to attempt to rear MANUFACTURERS dren would post her her life, but at this time Mira. Lewis heard of Doan's Backache Kidney Fill, and began taking them. This medicine drove away every trace of dropsy and kidney trouble, and so built up the patient's strength that her third child was born healthy aud strong, and up till the last the mother was able to perform her household duties.
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A CLEVER SKIT. The following is from a clover skit which Jus found publication at Simla :-
GREGOR
&
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34, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL, IST FLOOR,
RHINE WINES
FROM
J. HEILBRONNER & CO..
MAINZ-GERMANY.
HIGHEST AWARDS WHEREVER EXHIBITED.
As before mentioned, there has been offein) A distinction between a glassy substance and earthquakes hore but the greatest in the one 6 crystalline solid is pointed oat by Morris W. what occurred through Gazette Extraordinary It was on 12th April, 1902, that Mrs. Lewis Travers. When a liquid crystallizes heat is otherwis known as Extraordinary Gazetto. I told ue of her cure, and on August 3rd, 1904 evolved, and the solid and liquid have different have only made cursory glanceation of it, but over 21 years later-she said "I've ever densities, but there is no such change in the the meaning of all is that Lord Kitchener had the least sign of drepsy or kidney trouble formation of grinsay substance, which is in fact through inspiration, has discovered the dam since my care by Doan's Pills. And I've more only a lighty viscous liquid A proof of the Seoiness of Military Department which for the
is the fact thất n good news to tell you: twelve months ago I liquid nature of window glass
Navy Stores. He also proved to the garo birth to nuother baby- and a fine little diamond Foratch quickly "heals" so that there will be called Government of India Army Fellow be is!"
glass soon breaks less readily along the ent complete satisfaction of Me. Bendrick in Eng- ban at first. The state of rome substances, and that he alone in knowledge and wisdom particularly at low comperatures, can be told is the one man what God has made, and THE only by noting the cooling of the liquid-some that Lord Curzon, Sir Edmond Elles, and parafia hydrocarbons, for instance, becoming others is the nothing. He did not thick and treacly before passing into the auything regarding the battle of Omdurman ginsy condition, while liquid hydrogen does and Paardeberg. Therefore why should I?
Lord Kitchenor is no doubt too greater mag not become viscous, but throws off lakes of glaser matter and Boally turns to a clear and wonderful General, and his soul and mind in consumo by most laudable desire tá blow the glassy solid.
nose of the Russian Boar on his depredatory advancement on Indian Frontier, but the Japaness has already too affectusily blowed the nose of the great har nation, and at least two hundred years must vase before Russia can muka speedy recovery from this galvanic shock. Therefore why is there so much desperation of hurryness to spend such voluminens amount of £20,000,000
Dean's Pills are special kidney help. When cold, misuse of beer, spirits and tes, or any other causa, puts extra work on the kidneys, HIGH-CLASS INSTRUMENTS, Doan's Pills give the additional help needed
when the delicate kidney tissue is weakened or cloggul, Donn's Fills strengthen and cleanse it; when the bladder walls and urinary passages are inflamed and coated with impurities, Doan's Pulls allay the irritation and remove the cause, by driving out the clogging poisons,
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WANTED
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CECRETARY for The Bangkok United Club Siam, Salary Tinak: 500 per month. Passage paid. For full particulars apply to-
A. C. BYNES, Horgong and Shanghai Bank. Hongkong, 16th Augast, 06. [1900
CARTRIDGES.
IMPORTED EVERY MONTH, THERE. FORE ALWAYS FRESH
CILEY'S,
SCHULTZE'S, AMBERITE KYNOCK'S SPORTING
CARTRIDGES 8, 10, 12, 16. súd 20 BORE.
and NEWCASTLE CHILLED SHOT in ail Sizes, Nos. 10 to SSSG. AIR GUNS And. AMMUNITION in Variety.
WM. SCHMIDT & CO. Hongkong, 28th November, 1902. 100
PURE FRESH WATER,
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THE
BOAT CO, LD is prepared to supply ANY QUANTITY of FURE FRESH WATER to the Shipping, both for Deok and Boilors.
Call Flag W.
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INSURANCES
ORTH BRITISH AND MERCAN. TILE INSURANCE COMPANY. TOTAL FUNDS ar 31st Decemsse, 1904 217,161,299
1. AUTHORISED CAPITAL. £3,000,000 SUBSCRIBED CAPITAL.... 2,750,000. PAID-UP CAPITAL ...........
687,500 0 0 IL FIRE FUNDS......
3,001,266/12 9 The. Undersigned, AGENTS for the above Company, are propared to ACCEPT RISKS against FIRE at Current Rates.
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO... Arenta
$1367 Hongkong, 90th June, 1905, L'UNION OF PARIS FIRD INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED
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Undersigned having been appointed AGENTS for the stove Company are prepared to accept Riske against Fire at current
SIEMSSON & CO. -
ja Hongkong, at Fenuary, 1904, AACHEN AND MUNICH FIRE IN- SURANCE CO.
TH
OF AIX-LA-CHAPELLE.
THE Undersigned, having been appointed AGENTS for the above Company, er -prepared to ACCEPT RISKS against FIFE -at Current Rates.
REUTER, BROCKELMANN & CO.,
Agents. Hongkong 21st April, 1897
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Doan's Backache Kidney Pills are 2/9 a box, or 139 for 6 boxes. To be had of all chemists and medicine dealers, or direct from the propristors, the Foster-McClellan Co., B, Wolls Street, Oxford Street, London, England, post free ou receipt of price.
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Action No. 291 of 1905,
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG.
ORIGINAL JURISDICTION. Between SIN KAM, Plaintif And TSOI CHEUNG SHI. the Executrix of TSOI HEUNG PO, deceased, and
CHE YAM CHI, Defendants,
To
the above-nained defendants TSDI CHEUNG SHI, the executrix of TSOI HEUNG PO, decease), and CHE YAM CHI.
AKE NOTICE that this Action was on against you, and that the plaintiff by his Writ of Summons claims against you the above named TSOT CHEUNG SHI as Executrix of TS01 HEUNG PO, decased, and the above named CHE TAM CHI the sum of $3,410-6 being balance due for work done and materials sup- plied by the plaintiff for the said decensed and you the said CHE YAM CHI and for money paid by the plaintiff for the said doceased and you the said CHE YAM CHI, and that the Court has by Order dated the 15th day of August, 19, authorised service of the said two Writ of Summons da yon by Jelivering opics of the gaid Writ of Sutanons together with two copies of the said Order adult inmate At No. 131 Connaught Road, Central, Victoria, the usual or last known place of abode or business of you within this Colony and also by notice of the said Writ of Summons together with copy of the Order being put up at the Court House door. Victoris in this Colony and uko by insertion of this notion in one English and one Chinese newspaper in circulation in this Colony.
The 8th day of August, 1905 commsneed
to
V
AND FURTHER TAKE NOTICE that you are required to appear to the said Writ of Suamcus within eight days after the insertion. of the said notice in manuer aforesaid, inclusive of the day of such insertion, and that in default of your so doing the plaintiff may proces therain, and judgment may be given in your absovce.
Dated the 19th day of August, 1905.
BRUTTON, HETT & GOLDRING, Solicitors for the Plaintiff.
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NOTICE TO MARINERS
No: 242 (Special).
CHINA SHA.
CHEFOO DISTRICT.
Tower Hill Light oxhibited.
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Never Hill Light, Chefs Harbour, was exhibited for the first time at sunset on the
24th July.
The illuminating apparatus is dioptris, sulting, of the Third Order, showing a tred white and red light varied by a single eclipse every ten seconds, thus:-
seconds Light.
Eclipse. The Lantern, which is painted white, surmounts the native tower on the snmmit cÉ Tower Hill; and the Light, which is elevated 175 foot above the level of the sen, should be- visible in clear weather at n'distance of 19 miles, except whero it is obscured by land.
The Light shows Red from 8. 34° W to S. W. White from S. 41 W. to §. 59" W. Red from 9. 59" W. to N. 50 W, cxcept where it is obscured by the Islands Kungkungtao. The frame De Tete add from N. 7 W. to where it is cut off by the Jand. It ako shows Red, within the Harbour only, from 8. 25′′ E to q. 34° WANA
Bearings are magnetic and from senyard. Approximato Position:
Latitudo one 33 N. Longitude 121° 25' E.
W. FERD. TYLER, Coast Inspector. Coast Inspector's Office,
Shanghai, 25th July, 1905,
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WM PARLANE, Manager.
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Recoat measurements show that the now moon gives off little hent, the maximam being at full moon, and that the heat is absorbod and remitted instead of being directly reflected.
too,
The sliding boat of M. de Lambert, a Fronch inveator, is designed to avoid friction by skin wing on the surface of the water, and it is mads to do this by inclined planes tired under the Recently Lord Curzon made statement in boat at carefully regulated distances apart and werds oqnivalent to the fact, that Bengalens is at an angle determined by many trials. When all very liar mon. But what obent Mr. nt rest the weight is supported on two narrow Brodrick and his uasvers to the questions what parallel Boats resembling certain Asiatic canoes, he has bien asked in the House of Commons the sliding planes sinking just beneath the regarding resignations of Lord Curzon and surface. A light weight mode of wood and Sir Edmond Elies? When peor man wakes alumionu is fest long and 20 feet wide misstatements is called liar, bat when Cabinet botwon the inclined planes, and white it weighs Minister dors likewise he is only diplomatic and 1,200 peuads, it requires a motor of only twelve ambignons. Lord tnson is the soul of honour horse power, although other boats of the capa-and truth, and Sir Edmond Elles a brave and city need motors of sixty to one hundred horse-religious Guneral. Only sometimes he is too power, As the boat is started, the planes rise boisterous in his language to his dogs who chose on the water, where they are supported by a the cat. thin layer of air, and easily slide along at fifteen to twenty-five miles an hour.
When the Finance Department will in the late days control the expenditure, then you will see the fan. Indent will to Governmerit of While foreigu bodies in the veriform India Army and Navy Stores for 20,000 blankets, appendix are not rare they do not seem to have but till Finance Department sanctions, it cun-
Innot be bought. Ons of my countrymen Rast. the effecta formarly attributed to them. 1,600 post mortem examinations, Dr. L. J.nota on the case no doubt He will say thero Witchell, a coroner's physician, has found one is no knowledge wecorded of the number of or more grape seeds in the appendix in eight persons what will cover under the blanket. cases, one or more shet-in-three cases, fragments Then papers will go back Then information. of bone in two cases, and in single cases such will be suppied, and another question will be objects as a piece of a shingle, nail, a globale of asked and Cawnpare Woollen Mills will receive solder, a piece of nutshell, and bits of ash or letter saying, what reduction in price you can stone. In no case was any evidenes of inflamma- do if one redishtrips less is put in the blanket.. tion of the appendix, purt or presont, to be Thus much time in going, and in the end the pour soldiers what is fighting on the frontier in found.
the snowy parts will slinke off their mortal coils from estda-zs, and pureliase of blankets will lo finally sanctioned in hot weather. Such will bo the case. No doubt but cortainly, of course.
A serious risk to workers in certain industries is the poisonous character of meronry vapour. A new method of avoiding this is by the use of a respirator containing finely palverized aluminum, and so effective is it that every particle of mercury is absorbed by the aluminum oyon when the dense vapours of burning chloride of mercury are passed through the respirator. the air actually inhaled being quite freed from poisonne substance.
In drowning accidents where expert swimmers suddenly loso all control of their powers, the usual explanation of cramps is beginning to be looked upon as insuficient. It his been noticed that persons having disease of the middle ear, who have already shown symptoms of vertigo, are especially able to such accidents,
BY
direction, it is saggested that even a slight the semicircular cants are the organs of
hemorrhage in this delicate structure from a blow by the wares would result in utter helplessness. Persons with ears not perfectly sound are, therefore, warned against swimming in rough water.
The exhilaration fram ozone is misleading it appears, and the gas is now classed with these that are poisonous, and is to be soit with due enution. Ito depressing effects on the nervous system are especially felt by workers with electrical machines. Prol. E. Wiedemann, a German physicist, mentions having suffered somewhat severely from a nervous affection of the feet, lasting a year or two, and he always experiances discomfort after performing experi ments in his lectures on Tesla discharges.
The proposed new calendar of Camille Flammarion, the French astonemer, begins the year at the Verns) Equinox (March 21), and to
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