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·POLICE COURT.

Wednesday, 20th December.

Bxront Mn. F. A. Hazeland (FISST

POLICE MAGISTRATE).

NO GUKASING ALLOWED.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 21st, 1905.

wore locked they roturned to Hongkong. From-f Information he received from a fisk shop ou nding, ho reported the occurrence to the police, the result being that the defendants were arrested.

Farther evidence was heard and the case adjourned.

CANTON

[FROM OUE CORRESPONDENT.]

THE OHINESE WAY.

Deo. 19th

A curious incident occurred here last week, in which a wealthy Hongkong Chinamau was the

F. Munsey, a sailor on the U.S.S. Wisconsin, UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF violin. Mr. Chau-Tin-San, of Hongkong, built was charged with being drank and incapable

in Queen's Road on Tuesday night.

His Worship (to defendant)-Were you drunk?

Defondant-Judgo, I gners I was: His Worship There must be no gurssing here. Do you plead guilty or not guilty? Defondant-Wal, I guess I plead guilty. His Worship--I order you to pay a fine of $3.

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CHARGES AGAINST A BANK BUET,

The boating of the case in which Choy Chang Li was charged on three counts with intent to defraud his creditors, was continuis}.

Mr. F. D. L. Bowley, Crown Solicitor, proscouted; Mr. P. W. Goldring of Masare. Brulton, Hoff and Goldring) appeared for the defendant, while Mr. C. F. Dixon (of Mr. John Instinge' office) watched tho caso on behalf of the petitioning creditor, and Mr. B. K. Holmes on behalf of mortgageos,

H. K. Holmes, recalled, enil he got the description of the house in Canton contained in the mortgage from the defendant, who spoke partly in English and partly in Chinese, Witness understood him when he spoke in Chinese.

Cross-examined - The defendant did not prodcos any title deeds, and wiluess did not make any inquiries about them. He did not see any money pass on the completion of the mortgage. Witaces left the question of title entirely to the mortgagens,

Re-examined-Witness saw the defendant kigu the receipt at the foot of the mortgage.

Mr. Bowley said his next witness was not present, although he had promised to be in attendance. Ho asked his Worship to issus a subpoena and adjourn the cuso.

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BEFORE ME. G. D. MELBOURNE (ACTING SECOND POLICH MAGISTRATE),

CANTON, LTD.

to institute an

| KOWLOON TRADE REPORT, 1904.

crops

and

it

The Chinese Imperial Maritime Customa Report for 1904 includes the following- Foreign Trade-Imports-The total Foreign Import, trade was valued at a little over 17 millions, against 16 millions in 1903 and 22 millions in 1902, Rice was imported in larger quantity that during the previous 12 months, in spite of very fair in the district, is probable thint this entoncement of our figures for an ancestral temple in bią nativo village near

the coreal's import is une mainly to fower Canton. The building was completed last week. South having gone direct to Canton, and th

Ric-carrying steamers from the North and An extraordinary general meating of the and the inauguration took plan on Tuesday

tuto junk at this port. quent transhipment Union Insurance Society of Cantou, Ltd., was last, Mr. Chan invited his many friends from The import of Rice Bran rose from 1,901,502 to held at the flee yesterday at noon, Mr. H. W. Hongkong, Canton, ond Macao to attend. It 3,311,658 picnls, Ground-nate, owing to a deter- ade prisided, and there were also proant: must also be promised that sometime ago, the province, increased from 70,3 to 98,984 ioration of the plant in the greater part of Mesors. A. G. Wood, N. A. Siebs, A Forbes, whan Admiral. Li-Tsun visited Hengkong, apicule. The figures for the Yorn trade show on G. H. Medburst (director), G. Morris certain Chinamin surnamed Fang, borrowed increase of over 70 per cat on the previous W.J. Saunders (ssoretary), F. P. Hett, C, E, H..

a sum of $20,000 from the admiral and year's Letal, and this commodity was imported Beavis, A. B. Rome, E. J. Grist, J. R. Michael, gave a promissory note payable three months

to the extent of-690 pionis. Tuis, however, is an insignificant quantity, compared with those C. M. G. Burnie, H. J. M. Carvalho, J. Alator. Mr. Chan genranteed the note. The of previous years. As pointed out in my Carvalho, A. V. Apear, H. M. Nemazte-nots was not paid, and the admiral-wished--producssor's Report for 10. there-is-40- S. Hancock, W. Melobers, F. W. Warre, the

action in the Supreme Hon. Mr. Gorelom Stewart, and Captain F. D.

Currt of Hongkong. He was told that Godard.

“Hongkong laws are queer,” and that wolres due notice was given to the guaraptor within a specified time, the latter's responsibility consed in the matter. The broker, a Hongkong aurio-dealer, who was courting the admiral's favour, told him that Chau-Tin San was about to proceed to his native village to inaugurate his now ancestral temple. A deputy was sent to Chau's village on the date of the ceremony, accompanied by a number of braves, and informed Chan that he was wanted by the Viceroy who wished to consult hini anveraing so important matters. Chau was led to a steam launch and when on board found that he had been inveigled into a trip. A dispatch was aled to him in which the admiral demanded immediato · satisfaction. The curio dealer was al ou board and he induced Chan to sign fresh promissory nate for the $20,00), Chan fearing arrealment and equcozo," signed the aste. He had also to consider all his friends who had taken the trouble to travel to his native village. The incident shows what arbitrary moasares a Chinese official niay take to serve his personal int-rests, The admiral is a great

The Secretary rend the notice calling the meeting and the motion for anthorising an ineroase of capital,

The CHAIRMAN mid---Gentlemen, the issue of this new cipital is required to enable us to carry out our contract with thow shareholders

of the Chius Traders Insurance Company who bavo accepted or shall accept the offer made to them by the Society on the 25th August last. Wo offered to issue now shares and allot the to the shareholders of that Company in exchange for their present shares on the basis of in triusic vokser, taking a convenient round figno based upon approximate estimates for this exchange of shers, and paying the balance of value in cash when the intrinsic values could be properly ascertained,

All other legal requirements bare been complied with and a sufficient majority of the Chinn Traders' share- holders have already nocopted our offer. It only remain for us to pass this resolution. As you are well aware it is difficult to foreenst the actual intrinsic value of the shares of a

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favourite of the Viceroy, and if any trouble arises. cut of the matter, he will no doubt be fully protected.

INTERESTING SEQUEL TO THE LINCHOW

AFFAIR.

Marine Insurance Company with any great Mr. Goldring oppossil" nu adjournment, but fuccuraICY,

No one can tell whether the bia Worship granted it. £xing the next hearing | Vessels uflent are going to arrive or not, or what for Friday afternoon, and allowing bail as felsims are coming in in respect of known and butore.

unknown casualties, and therefore in fixing a conrenient round figure approximate estimates we have had to allow a margiu for

Tang-Sew-Wing and others have petiti. error. The Dearest convenient figure which oned Vienroy Sham praying that Hia en be taken for our purpose is ono to ton, that Excellency will be good enough to communicate is one Unicu share for ten China Traders with the American Consul-General and to stares, with tho balance in cash when request him to instruct the American Mission fasily ascertained. This will explain why wearies of a Nam-Hoi village to remove the are taking power to lame 2,400 shares. There chapel which they have recently erected there- Mr. Bartow (of Mr. H.-K. Holmes' oflegro 240 Chine Traders shares in all, and The Viceroy replied to the following effect. prosecuted, the defendant being unreprosented, though all of the Ching Trailers' shareholders

I find that by treaty missionaries have the His Worship pointed out that according to have not so far accepted our offer we wish to right to erest churches in the interior of Chita the summis, the offenes was committed give all of them the opportunity of doing 80s Ignorast people in the interior often create even those who have at Erst declined it. A Chinese territory, therefore he had jurisdiction. Mr. Barlow said he would prove

A QUESTION OF JURISDICTION, Wong Cheong Tak was summoned for wilfully damaging a fishing net volund at $45, the property of junk master Cheng Kara Yau,

at Chi Chow on the 30th altimo.

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Hia Wership-Ware you on the defendant's

trouble on account of these churches.

The

officials and gentry have often bees and aro con. stantly requested to explain to the people the sights conferred by treaty upon these foreignere, so as to avoid friction between them and the people. You state that hitherto there was no church in your district and that you are afraid that this will bring trouble to the village. You further state that the missionaries of that church, relying upon the support of their Government, are bullying the people. If this is true, it is improper for them to ast in this manner. But if the people

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ecluated very largely throughout the 12. months. Bad Native donlers did not do well, and the steady rise in silver towards, the end of the year did not tend to improve the business already of a very speculative nature. Matwa opened at $950 for new and $1,070 for old. The end of Decembr saw the price for the former at $1,670 and this latter at 81,30. There marks arent the business! in the Forgal drug apply also to that is Opinio from Bombay, though it is eail that the trade in the latter variety was not quite so unprofitable us that in the products from Calcutta.

that the control of the Natire Castoms at advantage in shipping this cargo by jank now Canton has come under Foreign supervision and the rebate formerly granted there has been dons away with. Mtals showed but little Old Brass, Iron Bars, Iton Hoops, Nail-rod improvement: Brass and Yellow Motul Bhoots,

Trou, Iron Plates. Iron Sheets, Iron Wire, Steel Bars, and Tinned Plates all exhibit a decline, la Copper Sheets and A14_Copper, Under Sundries, however, a rivo is visible. in addition to Rice Brag, ela, already men tioned, Foreign Leather shows an ndvape of all bat 41 per cent, on the previous year's Agares, The Cod impart increased but slightly, it is now, however, very nearly double that of five yours ago. Sumatra Oil passed the Stations to the extent of close upon a million gallons-un enhancement on the precious year's figures and thore of 1902; but the import is auall when compared with the over 4 million gallons in 1901, American and Russion Oita foll to 23 million gallons, against over 4 millions in 1903 The trade in these Oils is becoining more and more confined to junks under Foreign flags and lighters steam towed. An import of 190,000 gallons of Colza (il from Japan appears in the Returns for the first time. This commodity, I am told, is extensively used for adulterating the cil manufactured from the ground-ant. De. crenses have is by recorded in Hetel-nuts, Bicho

Miscellaneous Piracy in the locality showed no signs of abaling. 10 cases were reported at: de Mar, Kaw Cotton, Japan Matches, Haltons, our western and 16 cases at our eastern stations, Paddy, White Sugar, Formiga Sult, Salt Finb, and though these figures, of course, represent but value of Hk.Th. 590,776, which figures exhibit the year. The presence of Foreign gun-boats Rosewood, Native Imports aggregated a fetal n title of the doings of the pirates throughout

light improvement on those for the preceding and armed launchen in and around some of the 12 months, Semum Seed showed an in- posts, whose ravages in the eastern: section of year, and this trade was fairly steady thringhout their baunts seems to have little donated thems

Cereuss of arer 10 per cost. on the import of the district have already very materially 1903. Driod and Fall Fish rose by nearly 10,000 interfered with, and may put a stop entirely picul, though the import's salte exhibited a to, juak trafo there, thus possibly diverting fall of approaching Hk. 1. 200,000. Native the course of trade to some of the more Leather, too, rise from 3,179 pienis, of a valua distent of Uk The 8,410,

to the Dastward 12,728 pious, valued at Swaton, But few of the smaller juuka, will“ over half a milion tacis. The import of Ground enter Chinese waters via our Samim Station nut Oil our Stations in the Canton River now, and the trade, for fear of attack by these that of 193. An enhanced impors of Fungus boyond, is consequently largely confined to the estuary increased to more than five times robbers inhabiting tus count in Bins Bay and and White Wax lins to be noticed whilst Fishigger and more heavily armed vessels. An in Brine, Dried Lily Flowers, Medicines, Tin instance showing that theso desperatios are in foil, and Vermicelli show decline.

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Early in the year, on the passing of legisla. tive mon uros sunetioning, the introduction of Chinese coolio labour into South Africa the emigration agents for the Rand mines estab listed

· Exports—- "The value of Native Exporta-mement of writing, come to hand. A launch HK. Ts. 15,890,800-shows a shrinkage on the of considerable size that regularly passes previous year à fignros of over 1 million taels, onr eastern Station en route to Shani which is chiefly noticeable in the sports vid called in at a town in Bins Bay and was our Canton Biver Stations Bat few commo- boarded. by the usual number of passengers, ditios exhibit any material improvement. Raw amongst whom were several carrying large White Silk disappo sentirely from the Returns, baskets. Thore baskets, it afterwards trans- and Int one piel of Wild Silk appears all other pired, ontained arae, and their owners after classes of Silk goods oxbibit decreases, and holding up the crew, robbed the passengers of Cussin Ligne is ull but obsent from the tables. valuables and money to a condiderable amant Mailing, fou, formerly exported to the extent of and then (having rent-ved part of the ver nearly half a million rolls praunum, as during machinery) escaped in a small boat that pat off the last two years fallon ve rapidly, and the from the shore, evidently by pre-arrangement, year's export is but one-fifth of that of 19 0 and and have so far eluded the grasp of the 1901, The reason given for the decline is that, as a authorities. result of litigation between the employers and the employed in the trade, the Matting was exported when not properly dry, thus arriving at its destination, in an unsaleable condition, with the result that the principal (American)

segregation depôt for intending market has bon, at any mate partially, closed algrants at Talehikek, in the Now Territory. were erected and overy comfort the falling off in OLT to the product. Aunther reason given for letals

Returns audoy this provided for the housing of the coolies whilst heading is that the mating from the Taiping waiting shipment, and a large Best of ateau. districi (a large productie centre), owing ships was chartered for the conveyance of tusse to disputes as to freight by junk, Dow labourers to South Africa. At first, the wages tutor for export. A deliue has to be and prospects offered being lilural, no great recorded in Cears and Fine Chinaware, difficulty was experienced in getting consider- Tried and Untrimmed Palun-leaf Faus, able number of Natives, willing to proceedaboad Furniture, 1st Quility Paper, Pottery, and

to ecco forward; later on, however, candidates Firsmackers also decrement as a foren ployment were less numerous, and during her. result, it is said, of an incase bex in Auta, the a few months it has been fund necessary where a large quantity of this commodity finds to despatch the ship rom Hongkong, with a market. Bamboo Cafes, Dried and all Fish, only a few hundred coos on board, si Choloo raw Mats, Grenad-Nut Oil, Sad Quality Pa- and Chinwongtao, there to ship further drafts per, Saman, and Silk and Coston Shoes exhibit

of emigrants from the northern provinces, Sagar Cans showed un increase of 25 per cent. rises The export of Brownend White Sugar and on the preceding year's pures, due to a rush

W. R. M'D. PAR, Acting Commissioner of Cistoms. Kowloon, 2nd Feb: nary, 1905.

circular will shortly be issued to the Chios by witnesses that the offence took place at Ah Traders' stareholders snowing our offer for Chow, which was within the jurisdiction of the reply up to the 31st March next. The resolu-

tion goog on to mention " a contract or Colony. He called the compinivent,

Cheng Kam Yan, who said he was niuster of memorandam in writing minds or to be made junk No. 19,009, On the 30th altims when pursuant to the said offer and to be filed with fishing at Ah Chow the defendant boarded his the Registrar of Coronies." In order to! junk, and pulled his fishing, net out of the comply with the Ordinances, when shares are water Witness caught hold of it with that issued for cash, a contract, showing on what intention of taking it from him when the terms they are issued bos to be filed with the In our case the defendant cut it in half. He asked for Registrar of Companies.

contract will consist of the Forms of assent enmpensation but the defentiant refused to

Twoived from the individual shareholders allow him any.

of the China Tradors' Insurance Company of your district were of a quiet disposition, endorsed with particulars of the allotmeat the missionaries would Dost treat them meda in each case. The resolution foily

in any unreasonable manner. You further Sives the Board power to dispose, in estate that the missionaries beat and whip the mauner as it shall think most beneficial to the poople, thus disgracing them. If it is really

true, what are the names of the missionaris Encisty, of any balanes of shares which may be -left över after dealing with all of the assenting Are they foreigners or natives You fail to shareholders of the Chinn fraders Insurance mention these important points, and it is difficult for ise to believo yon. At any rate, all crards Company. This balance will we think be a small number of shares. In

instruct the people in the ways of virtue, and any caso it

the people should not create trouble under the will be wims time before we know how

pretext that they are missionaries of one owed many shares

fire over, and there is no or the other. I have instructed the Provincial intention of disposing of the just at present. Treasurer and the Judge to give orders to the With these remarks I bug to propose the Nam-Hoi to investigate your allega, s. resolution us read by the Secretary,

Ho of the commodi ý to Japan during the middle is also ordered to inform its people to abstain of the year, on the unmont of un

fishing ground?

Witness-No.

After further evidence had been heard. Mr. Barlow stated that although the police at Taiko refused to charge the defendit, the com plainent had probably mule a mistake regarding the place; rorybody was liable to makė a. misé“ take, and the evidence token on oath prove that the fence was committed in British territory.

Sergeant Mackenzio stated that when the complainant visited the station, be reported that the offence was committed at Chi Chow this place was from four to five miles distaut from Ah Chow.

His Worship Then that is out of the jurisdiction of the court.

Mr. Barlow--But that is only a statement male at the police station. The complainant is liable to be mistaken.

His Worship said he was against Mr. Barlow, as the complainant pointed out to Sergeant Maskenzie that the offence was committed at Chi Chow. On being told by the Sergeant that the Court had no jurisdiction, it was prob able that he thon altered to name to Ah Chow,

Li Fang was called for the defence.

He

Mr. MORRIS seconded and the resolution was from creating ill-feeling between the misionarincreased Duty to be levied after the 1st I

carried nuanimously,

The HAIRMAN-That is all the business. There will be a confirmatory meeting on the 4th January at 11.30.

and the people.

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Inland Transit.-Nil. Shipping-Lunches raporteilst the Satations to the number of 4,0-8, against 4.549 during the previous year, a de rease of 541. Junke the falling off in the number of which le exhibited in the Returns from our eastern Station, Sanan, and is largely due to piracy in that section of the district-to alle 30,585, against 41,688 during the preceding 12 months heading show that passengers passed our Passenger Trafic--The figures under this Stations to the extent of somn 70,000 less than during the previous year,

Yesterday a grand banquet was held by

Cosstwive Arrivals (e, prodao exchung d the Water-works company at their hosd-offies botworn Chinese porta via the Kowloon in Nam-Kwan, iu the commodious house Stations,)--The valus of this trade for the y-ar THE HONGKONG TRUTHTELLER.

Blows no increase on the figures for 1903 which recently confiscated from Poon-Man-Hing.

is, however, largely accounted for by the The following amusing skit is from tha

There was a very large attendance. Toutaiureased traffic in (due to a dry season and Jupan Chronicle's "Stray Notes"---

Chu Wing-Tso presided. After the banquet, consequent largeproduction) and need valua keng who spoke the truth. I

Once upon a time there was a man in Hoog- the chief director explained the rules and of Salt, the trade in which var the Stations

regret to add that he is dead, like his brother, in Shanghai, regulations of the company. He pointed eat the at 2,557,318 picals, of a value of over and from information received I am able to necessity of providing good para water and stated state that his place is yet anfilled. I gather that the doctors had reported favourably regard- stated that he was shing at Chi Chow when Press of the Peak District of a lawunit between that the plaus and specificatio na, aLich are now this information from a report in the local ing the quality of the water at Shek-Moon; and the trouble arose between the complainuut two Indians. Counsel for somebody called the being prepared by German and English and defendant. The tide was running strongly attention of the Bench to the presence of architects, would be ready about the second moon witnesses in Court. They were ordered out, at the time, and his as: got entangled with the

and about two hundred-yo, I won't exaggerate of next year. The capital will be T ls. 1,200,000 complainant's. He asked the defendant to bely-half the Indian population of Hongkong divided into 12,900 shares of Tle. 100 och hima pull his net in, and it was probably in the walked out. Then the case opened, and one by Half of the amount will be taken up by Govern palling that it got broken,

It was untrue that the witness-lux, contradicted one another, and meat and the other half by merchants, Tha the defeudant cut it.

His Worship held that the offence was com- This game went metrily on for a time, until company will be managed by the officials and All present approved of the at lust Jadge got weary. Addressing the Bar, gotry jointly. mitted in Chinpso torritory, and discbarged the

he said "There used to he a man here some sebeme. defendant.

time ago, who was a sort of high priest for these people, and he used occasionally to tell the truts. Where is he now? The Court intar preter, ia broken necenta and with tears in his eyes, faltered He is dead." An awful hugh spread over the Court at this dire news. Con tinning, the interpreter said: "His successor

On the 20th at 1135 am. The barometer has sold his business and gone away." Tho, he fallen over Japan, the Lonchos and dear reader, we see that trulli is at a discount Formosa, and rison over N. Chiun.

1LE MIRA RAY ROBUERY.

Law Ting Yau and Lain Yau, on rentand, again appeared to answer the charge of armed robbery. The defendants held up the crew of a fishing jank in Mirs Bay on the 2nd instant and after looking them in the abin, relieved the junk of its cargo of fish.

one the multitudinous witnesses tumbled into

tumbled out again.

in Hongkong. There was once a man who told Se Chung, master of the juck, sworn, said strain; he died. His successor could not carry the truth, but it aridently was too great a he indentified the first prisoner as one of the on the business for want of custom, and packed men who covered his orow with a revolver. He up. Perhaps he has booked his passage to also identided a quantity of clothing, found in Kobe. Truth is appreciated in Kote, and au the possession of the defendants, this. As soon

one has yet been able to point the finger of scorn in the sands of time and weils "His as his orew got out of the cabin in which they juvel

F. A. G."

WEATHER REPORT.

The Hongkong Observatory yesterday issued the following report

Pressure remains low over the Pacific to the S.E. of Formoss, and the depression lying over bianchuria yesterday is this morning moving into the Pacific to the North of Japan,

An anticyclonic aren of considerable intensity DOW Covers N. China.

Gradients are rather steep, and the monsoon is expected to freshen to a gale in the Formos Channel, and the N. part of the China Ses,

Forconat:-Strong N. winds; fair, colder. „

Treasure. Nil.

Opium-The year's import into China v Cha Stations-629 piculs of the Foreign raw deng-shows, a decrease of some 133 + cent. ou the figare for 1903. The shrinkage is most apparent in the arrivals of Paton, which fell from 3 10 253 picals. No Boiled Opium passed through during the 12 months. At the noumenement of the year the stock of the various kinds of Opium in Hongkong acgregated a total of 5,494 hasts. The arrivals during the year were 45,23 chests, making In total of 50,724 lists to to accomoted for

Shipments to Shungluni, east coast ports, Macae, Canton, west coast ports (and local consumption) totalled 44,179 chosis, and on 29th December 6,545 obests remained in stock. Native Opium passed through the Colony to the extent of 126 chesta. Prices for the Bengal drag in Hong, keng eponed at $1,250 for both Patna and Boners, and tho-year closed with the former variety at 81,145 and the latter at $1,100. Prices'

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Another prize, the Consulate at Hongbong, was first reserved for an sloquent campaign orator

who had earned approval of President Roosevelt in

the last campaign, and who preferred to be paid for his services in this way. Investigation having convinced him that Hongkong was, for considerable part of the year, an undesirable place of residence, he was rewarded with the. appointment to Liverpool-one of the most profitable posta in the President's gift. It may be, as Mr. Taft says, that our pressat Consular equipment is pitifully inadequate," but the more earious objection may be made that, from the President down, our methods of consular selection are mainly those of the professional politician."

LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS.

The P.M. str. Mongolia left Shangbai on the 20th jinst; at 1 a... and is expected to arrive here on Friday, the 22nd inst

The P&O. str. Japan left Singapore for this port on the 19th inet, at i pra

PISTOLS.

CALIBRE 7.68 m.m, With CHAMBER for 10 CARTRIDGES FIRING 10 SHOTS in AFCONDS.

SIEMSSEN & CO. Hongkong, 3rd October, 1905,

DR. NEWELL WILSON, DENTIST.

Latest American Methojk. Reasonable Feon.

No charge for examinations. Office hours 9 AM to 5 P.N.

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No. 2, PEDDER STREET (next to the General Post Office and opposite to the side entrance to the Hongkong Hotel),

Hongkong, July 5th, 1905,

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