THE CHINA PROVIDENT LOAN AND MORTGAGE CO., LD.
The ninth ordinary general mosting of this Company was held at the office of the General Managers, Messrs. Shewan, Tones and Co., on Saturday morning. Hon. Mr. R. Shewan presided, and there were also prevent—Alesura, J. S. Van Buren, II. P. White, Chow Hing Ken and Dr. J. W. Noble toonsulting committer),
HAMBURG.
[THOM OUR COREESPONDANT.]
GERMANS ABROAD,
Der; 12th.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, JANUARY 22ND 1906.
A pamphlet Eas lately been published by Government on
the rapid growth of the Papadation of the empire and the uo less rapid expansion of her trade, industries and shipping.
under the title of “the Development of the
risen from 110 million murks in 1899 to 180 millions in 1903, or about 70 per cent,
HARBOURS.
Nearly all German harbour tire barn cor- sidor.bly enlarged and improved during the last five years, 186 million marks having been spont for the purpose, whilst farther extensions estimated to cost aunther 86 milions, are planned. The deep-sea fishing trade has tunda consideráblo programs, particularly within the inst five yours;
in 1001 against 15 in the present year. The annual takings lure rises from 20 million turks in valua în 1899 to something between 26 to 90 millions. This supplies about one-third of the consumption of the country.
REVIEW.
The The Celestial and his Religions: or,
Religious Aspect in China; being a Serice of Lectures on the Religions of the Chinese; by J. DYER BALL, Hongkong: Kelly and Walsh, Latd. SI
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Mr. G. Somervilla veeretury), and Mosses Gorman maritime intoruste during the last ten the number of stoamnars eruployed in it was 122 and pretentions captions like the one we hare]
M.Bain, W. D. Braidwood, E. W. Terry, J. Mediubbiu, R. Robertson, B. D. Haskell, A. Babington, Pung Wa Chun, Fung Fei Tong
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Its object is to prove that as these interests have grown aparo se ought the menus for their protection, ie, the naval forces to be increased in proportion.
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Professor Ball should really think of leaving the selectiền of a title to his publishers; they would probably save him from the cambrons
just, with Inborionts carefulness, iwlitad. the book itself, we have senrevly a approval to the Professor Ball labours under one serious disadvantage in undertaking to diteuss fairly the religions of the Chinese; be is wholly sympathetic toward ono religion The development of the maritime lusuraneanies whole-heartedly antipathetic to the rest, business, the increases in the investments of In view of lús numerous valuable contributions German capital abroad and the establishment of to the study of the langunge, we would like to German banks in foreign parts, are dwelt upon pass over the error of this publication; hat foundation of the empire. The natural incat some length, it may, however, sufflen to draw ayon as we thought of doing so, our duty shomad has boon larger relatively than in any of the attention to the fact that. wilgress thore were to be ruado elent. His Exenflency the Governor other great states of Europe, the surplus of only four German banks in oxistence boyord mado a spreet on the 1th indant, to the births over deaths having, owing it the sens at fari end of the last century, their young pupils of the Dioessai School and paeasure to the improved standard of living amber had increased to six, with 24 brunch Orphanage, which courained observations that and the consequent decline in the death-rate offices, in 1903, and is expected to reach thirteen might have been inspired by this book'; and nover fallen below 200,000 during the last
with sixty branch offices and an aggregate which, supposing they were not so inspired, were by way of doing the sain wrong ned capital of 160 million marks in the course of
German colonial efforts are stated confirming similar vorez, His Excellency toki
and in King.
The CHAIRMAN l -Gentlemen,-As
As to the population of the country, it unm you have hul the Report t before you for some time we will disperse with bored about treaty millions in the beginning reading them you, The gross earnings for of the last centary, it was to forty millions 1945 amount to $131,749.99 as against $192,356) after the creation of the Zollverein and anothor for 1991; we are able to pay the same dividend twenty millions have bien added since th as before, viz, 8 per cent, and place 20,000 to reserve, which will bring, tant fand up to the round figure of $1000s, leaving $6,790.73 to be carried forward to the credit of the pro seat year's accout. Our loans on the precitent, system, you will notice, continue to slowly in erms, ami the security for these foune wing o excellent is a very satisfactory feature. As to our stint loans, we have; of course, to sunsider
dresde. An increase through immigration has to be recorded for the first time during that
next year.
each a separately on its merits, and the risk period. There are three millions of Germans to have progressed satisfactorily, for although these Chinese boys that the doctrines of Lao-tsz
living abrout and about 750gr subjects of the empire belonging to other races,
A DBCADE OF TRADE,
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depensis more or less on our good judgunt, but I can only assure you that we navor taka any andue risks, and no one of thegt lonna gives us the slightest ancaxino-s.
From 1801 to 1901 the foreign trade of the you consider that although we have paid a country rose from 7.3 to 122 milliards of marks, regular dividend of per cent, svor since the presenting an inercess of 2 per cent, i entorprises abroad, the other two on that Religion: London: Jehn Murray "j has ever
When
Company started, besidess neem malating a resorve of $100,000 out of profils, we have not incurred any bad debts (beyond the most fritting), you must, I think, rusognise that, as I said lost gene. we are not enroless on the point of security There is nothing in the islance shot tint requires special commont. The items are all very much the same as last year except that the Light and Power debentures having all bar fall off that item disappears. Our beldings of Green Island Cement Co's harne have of course, been increased by the new ise which ww look up. Unless any guafleman has any questions to ask, I propose that the report and
accounts as presented bandopteel and passed.
There being no questions; the proposition. was secunded by Dr. Nome, and carriol unanimously.
Mr. BAIGOD priqssed the re-election of Messrs. J. S. Van Buren, Chow Hing Koo, 1. P. White and Dr. Noble to the consulting
commitles.
Mr. McGuBiax seconded, and the motion was carrieil.
On the motion of Mr. His seconded by Mr. Tenry, Messrs. A. OD. Gourdia no W. H. Potts warn re-appointed auditors.
The CHAIRMAN That is all the fasiness, gos1lemen. Dividend warrants are ready now,
HONGKONG LAND RECLAMATION CO., LTD.
two of the African colonies are at present passing through a crisis, such as all colonial powers hure bad to contend with at one time or particularly in the beginning of their continent and these in the Far East and in the South Seas are doing well.
FIGURES.
The following statistical figures further illustrate the steadily growing prosperity of the country:The commption of sugar por load of the population lus increasest from S. 4 kilus in 188 to 124 in "98-9 and to 17.2 in 1903, that of what from 70 kilos in 1994 to 7 in 1898.
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RACES!
RACES!! RACES!!!
'THE BURLINGTON.“
UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT,
SPECIAL SHOW DAY, JANUARY 29, 1906.
E beg to informs otr aumerous CUSTOMERS that on the xboro date we shall show a large assortment of SMART HATS and TOQUES with other novelties for the RACK SEASON,
2, PEDDER STRERT OPPOSITE THE HONGKONG HOTEL Hongkong. 11th January, 1906.
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and so to the rounded stones ho speaks I cannot say whether bis view is correct!
or not."
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Of course not, but it was the wildest of guesses all the same. À "mag of rock "
his reraark that the sazae Chinese word in mead stones. Equally ingenua in another place is foreverence and for worship. Irrespet
that not practic-
is something vastly other than smooth rounded THE ROBINSON
gradually becamo porverted fato Taoism we know it, and ecused to be an element of good! The philosophy of Lao-tsz, we are rook, told by Professor F. If Parker (Chinn and of.
for any considerable period ceised to exereise w eight and of tti per qeni, în value. The most important items in the list of imports are raw
the most powerful in ones on the culturel Chinose mind. And (ur.) "throughout the miciinds for industrial purposes and bemo consumption, and in that of experts manufactured
agos, solemn quotations from the Tanist classic goods of different kinds, the former shoring an
tive of the point concerned, increase of 1.5 milliards and the latter of 16
have ever been in the aluds of statesinen ut The value of mangfucinred goods imported as
supreme nomeats." The perversions, then, on the other hand only increased 40 › millions
are freely admittel, as they must be in all ally the case in English Why do we spunk of, a magistrate as bis Worship Verily religions (of this mere anon), but the saying that bilelogy is a slippery plays. Perpend, in and that of foodstuffs about 500 wilkons, whilst of raw materials for industrial purposes dosud to 12.9 in 1934, whilst the consumption of the teachings have leat their power for good passing, his quaint phrase that the Chiuos
ryo has remained pretty stationary at 150 kilos.
iz insupportable. Frofessor Ball's book teamsconception of a deity) has been strophied!''| marks worth mors have been exported than ten
The consumption of went has also ingressort with such unfais renacks. He even seers at The first chapter closes with a passaan start- yours ago and of food stuff's 100 million.
pcosiderably, being now variously estimated at the pure, naperverted philosophy. Of coures, holingly ramiuissent of the Pharisee's fam
45 to 54 kiloa por lead per year, which is nearly was originally addressing the Y.M.C. A., and had praise, but space is running short. In equal to that of Great Britain and much aboro no idea of impressing op mind; but those speaking of Confucius, he does not forget to been quadrupled during the last generation, 4
The imports of wool have presumably already made up. Getting outside mention the prodigits and
all the oresis for the purpose of such a survey. wonders" round his birth, forgelting that now sign of the growing wealth of the nation, and for this review, he und wo anst be pro- auch has hoon the fate of prophots always, aud in this all classes, including the lower ontspared to fuel the accessity of putting the and that they are really not to blame for that. have participated, as is shown by the asssments great religion of the West into the same It's complains that in the teaching of Confucins to the income tax ia different parts of formany. crucible with those of the East. They amounted in the Kingdom of Prussia to 5.7 milliards, of marks in 1892 and to 2.12 ju 1994; is the Kingdom of Saxony to 171 milliards in 1995 and to 2 in 1994, the figures for the Stats of Hamburg Leiug 43 millions and 617. The deposits in the Savings Banks are estimated at from 11 to 13 milliards.
The sea-borne trade constituted in 1894 per cent, of the entire commerce of the country;
in 1994 the percentage had rivon to 70 per cent.. baviug advanced from 49 milliard marks to 85 an increase of 75 per cut, whilst they orland trade shows an increase of 45 per cent, from milliards to 3.7. The increase is most marked in the trade with exiya European countries amounting in all to 1.9 milliards or per cent. imports se cunting for 12 milliards, a rise of 87 per cent, and exports fer 4500 millions, a rise of 108 per cent.!
FURBON TRADE.
All national industries, including agriculture, with its enormens production of beet-sugar, are more or less interested in the development of foreign trade, as opening up wider markets for the sale of their goods and facilitating the purchasing of the raw materials they require. Any disturbance of it would be sororely felt by all classes of the population, but must of all by
various industries 100
that of France.
NAVAL INCREMENT IMPERATYYN,
Indood,
Professor Rall prof-sues to do so in this book, and if we badal pland the summe tens in the body of it as he dous in the concluding cling tors, we should have iad nothing to complain of. This brings us conveniently to that matter of perversion, `which is obserrable in all doctrines; und wo may be exaused if we find it necessary for strictly academic reasons) the foreignor religiou, but without the jering to contemplate the perversions 30 that he has turned on the Chinesi religions, For examplo, a perversion which would perhaps
-immular opblication by the lang
Professor Bala riews were first expressed. lu No. dated Jan. 17ts, we read A Christian man does not escapo temp Christian There tation by booosing a
It is thought that under the circumstances
tive in the interest of the country hat an increase in the navy is not only impers
the people are well able to bear the a ti nel burden, more especially as the
sigua and
there is noth ing shout mean's duty to God, but only his duty to man. Really, this is the nemu of mironson, if it be true that one of the chief
Christian doctrines in that man's duty to man is his duty to God. done it unto these" is the passage that occurs in this connection. The author so pokes fau a. the material bell pictured in Chinaša temples. Of course, the half of the bibliolators in every whit as material. Describing the magic claims
Boxer rising of 1900 bad its "origin" in those. of degenerate Chinese priests, he says the
It may have derived socuragement, but
"Inasmuch as yo have
The tilik lining pentine of simreholders in the working classes who depend upon the naval expenditure of the empire is much below escape motion cars in flongkony's Young Men certainly it did not so miginate. Ho is grossly
the Hongkong Land Reclamation Company, Lid.. was held at the Company's Ollees, Victoria Buildings, on Saturday. The Bou. Mr. C. W. Dickson presided, and the others present were ir Paul Chator, Olessrs. E. Shellie, 1d Tung directors), M. S. Nerthoota (retary). F. M. de Grace, J. M. de Gracu, He Fook, Hoon Tong, A. Shelton Hooper, Lo Cheung Shui, H. N. Mody, J, Orange, J. C Peter, and B. Percy Smith,
The Secretary, having read the notice calling the meeting.
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foreign trade is carried on either the Gorman outports or ple ria the adjacent entries, principally Belgium at Hallaed: foreign goods to the smonut of 1.5 millia da passed through the alter into Germany conre of 1908, whilst marchandi. in the of the value of 700 million marks was exported by those routes,
SHIPPING GROWTH.
the total of it and the share per hod. The respectiva figures are, in millions of marks --- Great Britain
734 in 1909
Franey
201. In 1803
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128
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The shipping in the ports of the empire bas grown from 27 million reg. tour in 1883 to 42 The Chairman said: --Grutlanceo, Our re-milliona iu 199, or at the rate of 52 per cont clamation at Kowloon Poiul was complated ocean-going vessels participating in the increaŝo during the year, the land thus resulting being to the extent of 4,400,000 tons. The carrying divided into re sections, coxuprising three trade has thus incrend at a rate four times, Marine and two Inland Lots, with a total arenas great as that of the populatico and taking THE SANITARY BOARD ELECTIONS. of 582,598 square feet. Quo of the usurine lots the ocean trade along the proportion is as lo bas already been sold at the price of 24 porsquare 1. The commercial mayy of no other country, feet and the remaining area we still hold with the exception of Japan, can boast of Ko
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unfair to good Buddhiste, ridiculing even some Indian disciples, he says, "The glorifestion of systematised boggary?" But that would apply. equally to the Arst disciples of his own cult. whose marching ordere (expargated) are so
Limon, and of the nucle
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CLEANED, REPAIRFD, OVERHAULED TYPEWRITERS
is not a mau in the world that can get often quoted by missionarios There are indiYPEWRITING
away from it. God means fomplation to do souching good for us; otherwise he would make it pagasiklo for us to escape from it.
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cations that he tried to in fair to the Mahoras-TAKEN. Charges moderate, dane, but his effort was lukewarm and signally
F. A. Y. RIBEIRO failed. There are 235 pages, and we tind (late of the Hongkong Typewriting Burosu)
boon said, to alow that we dimpprove ; and wa canaut consciontiously recommend the book to any rander who desires an unbiased and general view of the Chinese religions, either as perverted or unparverted. The book is neatly bound and clearly printed.
382,821 square foot-with a frontage of 77 rapid a development. To 189 it was estimated! is not likely to ba mntaste, ratepayers shank to adduced, widespread and general, which information only," in vaine but stand in the Company's books at has renched 2,350,000 tons steam tonnage.ng at the City Fall at four o'clock 10-day Professor Boil that the scripture have ceayed with 320 shares of £1,000 each. The directors
Though the election of Mukars. Stelton Hopper and Reory Humphreys in the Sanitary Board
not on that account nøglect to attend the meet- feet. None of those lets have been written up at 1,550,000 tons ust, in the present year it
The candidates will se formally nominated, and Our other property, Kowloon boing double what it was soven years ago. their actual cost.
it is expected that some interesting speeches Marive Lot 49, continues to yield a fair return carrying capacity has risen frein à million and the right to reclaim in front of it than to 7,600,000 tons in the last decade, whilst will be delivored.
The
has recently been acquired at a premium that of the moreaulito marines of the whole
of 30 cunts per sq. ft., which was paid before the ud of the year, and is included in the sun appearing in the accounts as invested in pro. party. The reclaimed area will approximate 284,900 sq. ft. and base a frentage of 630 feet, with deep water. I have mentioned those full details in order that you may have all possible dinta from which to form for yourselves au opinion as to the Company's future prosperts The accounts. I think, are self-explantory, but if there is any farther information you would like to have I shall be glad to give it.
"Thera being no questions,
world put together show an increase of 70 per cent, and that of the merchant fleets of the United Kingdom of only 17 per cent. In 1874 the share of Germany in the aggrogate tonnage of the world did not speed 5.2 per cent it now figueres at 0.9 porent. The share capital of the different shipping companies of Hamburg and Bremen, including preference shares, etc., now stands at 11 million marks against 3 towards the end of 1899; the total value of German shipping is computed to be 310 willion marks as compared with 327 in 1895 The progress recorded is not as may The CHAIRMAN moved the neoption of the be erroneously supposed, the result of subsidios, bat is entirely due to the energy and enterprise report and accounts.
bir, OBANGE seconded, and the proposition of these engaged in the trale; many lines have was carried unanimously.
receira no pecuniary aid at all from the Government, whilst those that have beco subrentioned to a fur lesser extent than ship owners in other countries,
The CHAIRMAN then moved the re-appoint ment of Messrs. A. J. Baymond and E, Shelli as directors, which was seconded by Mfr. Io Kom Teng and agreed to.
The auditors, Mosse, W. H. Polts and A. Gourdin, were re-elected on the motion of the Chairman, seconded by Mr. Percy Smith,
The Chairman-Thank you, for your attend
Dividend warrants will be issued on
anco.
Monday.
AND SKIPRUILDINA.
Shipbuilding yards have grown in number and extent; the number of vessels on the stocks at ous time now exceeds by 70 per cent that of six years ago; the tonnage being 50 per cent. greater, and the carrying capacity co per cent. The annual average of new tounage has risen from 139,000 tons in the five years 15949 to 206,000 in the list Ave The total number of
The steamer Takamatsu Mary, 1,330 tons gross, 12 knots' speed, built by the Osaka In hands employed in shipbuilding jurda is Works for the N.Y.K., was suooussfully put at over 60,005, of wheza 57,000 are Jaunched on the 9t-The Deshler stemmer wosking in the 31 great establishments of Ohio No. 4 has been sold to the N.Y.K,, and the country, the three government yards accoun- regamed Hiromac Maru, and the Deshler ting for 16,400. The number engaged in the service between Shanghai and Chefoo is contruction of iron slips has doubled itíelf since suspended.
1890; the capital invested in shipbuilding has
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It stomptation tán! malos mon strong.". Weli pencilled protests on almost very one in our 'what is wrong with that, we can imagino Profo,- | copy, so we had better step heio, Roough bas
sur Bill and his average co-religianist asking: It is typical of the percorsion of dastrino whick, in China, we are aski to take notice of W. presume the Lord's Prayer is accepted as an integral part of doctrine, and theroiu Christians are biddan to ask, "Lead us not into temptation." That is, asking tho Doity to refrain from His
SHANGHAI ELECTRIC TRAMS. besovolent intention Bigger perversions crald
The Times of December 16th publisher, "for the prospectus of tho would entitle us to say after the Governor and Shanghai Electris Cocstruction Co., Ltd., are Sir Alfred Dent, Mr. J. S. Haskoil (of E. to bo su slem nt of good." We do not wish to
D. Sassoon & Co.) Mr. John Walter (of the H. give pain, however, but only to make people. & S. Bank), M. Emile Francqai (of the Com
about other peoples beliefs fool compaction sunny is to construct nearly 2:1 track miles. Albert Thys (of the Banque d'Ontiver). The and be more cand, Real levernes consists of tramway, of which six oriles will be double of respect toward those, as Confucius as Bruce, Pebit Co., Ltd. The tramways Lay truk, having taken over the contract of Messrs.
of strange faittas almost thronglent her history. long as they pay five per cent of the gross 9851 and the explains why this has no tolerant he operated by the concessionaires for aver, so As we have quoted from a speech to boys, how receipts to the Shanghai Municipal Council; but the Council rosy purchase at the end of 35 sver, we may end this occurs with a quotation years, or at intervals of seven yesu
of seven years after upon almost forgotten now, but a good man, Ascottixol rats. Bruce. Pasbles & Co. Lii, are from another athority on education, one giving
mouths written notice. prica to ke fixed by arbitration The Council supplies power in do the setul construction for £277 001 First Chosa fare por section is to be five cents, rend class two cents. Ar these rates. the annual profit is estimated to he £26.280, or more than seven per cent, on capital." The idon is to have a working arrangement with: the French Settlement. When Fanning, the Present company proposes to turn over the geing concert to a row company for £600,000,
LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS.
The M.M. str. Polynesien left Shanghai on the 20th inst, at daybreak, and is expected hiera Lo-day, at 10 am.
who minke uncharitable and indiscrout remarks pugni. Inimnationale d'Orient), and Colonel MERCHANT NAVY
A NEW CHINESE STEAM SHIP LINE.
The Proshong fan Ch'an Kang Sze," or started at Shanghai with offices and wharf in Pavshing Steam Naigation Company, has been the xatire suburbs The Company owns for the present four small aten mors, two of which ure still on the stods, while all four are pro- boat, the hungan, ia vessel of about 150 foot ducts of local industy and enterprise. The first in length and about 100 tons diepleoment, and cat accommodate nou: 30 deck passengers. Hap, in book addressed to puront und She was to start of her amiden trip on Jas, rehoolmastere, said: "We Christian childdron 10th for Chink'ang
ave brought up to believe in two Divine Beings, The second steame of the Prosheng 3. N. Co.,
a
is the Kiangning, which is being propared for ̧to talk of u thūrf, indeed, but to Believe in two; her maidon trip the 1st proximo for parts ons plainly the enemy, and the other my on the Yangtze Wood Chip siang. Kiukiang | steviously the friend, of man." And as it is: Wabn ete. The Kangning is a vessobof ubout tors, and, besilk carrying some 500 doek 450
the majority of Christians re Maniobras passengers, will ha accommodation for withard knowing it. Professor Ball is very
fow Grat-class foreign jassengers. The other two free with phrases keerass superstition," vessels, it is underfood, will not be ready until the autumn. The sireholders of this new steam
gross dito, wal so on; got when Professor boat company aromainly composed of Canton deckel jokes him about worshippingu" gas-ons ess, the wanapo Mr. Kuo Yung-seng, being vorteirale" he is shocked. That is her his also of that provi.
victims may feel. Where philosophy is con The M.M. lr, Salazie, with the next Frenak cerned, he is often quite unsafe. He does not fail, left Saigon on the 30th inst., ai nvou, for uftempt to justify hypotheses before building this port
C.P.R. str. Empress of China left The The character is derived cory Yokus ou the 19th. inst. for Victoris and likely," says from the marking on the Vancouver,
The C. N. Co.'s steamer Tsinan, from Aus-
WEAHER REPORT.
The Hongkongbservatory yesterday issued the following rend
of them.
On the 20th at 2.25 p.m.-The barostor carapace of the tortels, and then in a carelesstralian ports, left Sydney on this 12th Jan, and
has risen over Chi, and W. Japan and fallen | way begins to rozpitulate the commotion of the is dus here on the Ath February. over E. Juper
The depressiouned yestor lay, this i
is morning woringi
Finto the Fific to the E. of Japan. The auticyclonierea remains cantral over Chius to the Nor of the Yangtze,
Very strong soon may be expacted in the Formosa Chajol, and the N. part of the China San.
Forecast:-Fr N.E. winde; fair.
animal with divination. The Chinese, ne ho well The J.-C.-J. Lij str. Tipanas left Koby knows, have Tarions-ideas-about the tortoise,viu Meji and Amoy for this port on the 18th and the character would fit something alto. iust., and may be expected here on or about the
291k instaut, gother different. But let that para. There is The I-C. S. N. Co.'s steamer Latsang left bis Chinese friend's view that the cncient Calmila for this port via the Streits on 18th worship of mountains allowed a natural transi. inst, and may be expected hers on or about tion of reverence from the hill to the mass of
3rd proximo.
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DR. NEWELL WILSON,
DENTIST.
Latest American Methosts. Reasonable Feas,
No charge for examinations. Offlor hours 9 am, to 5 P..
No. 2, PEDDER STREET (next to the General Post Office and opposite to the Side entran o to the Hongkong Hotel).
Hongkong, July 5th, 1905,
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