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S. MOUTRIE

& CO., LTD.,

SHANGHAI

HONGKONG

TIEXTSIN

HAVE JUST RECEIVED SHIPMENT

OF THE

ORCHESTRELLE Co's. ÆRIOLA PIANO

PLAYER.

ExPECIALLY CONSTRUCTED & GUARANTEED FOR THIS CLIMATE.

Thanost perfect Piano Player as yet.

invented.

"It has a defiency of touch only equalled by the World's mest famous Pianists and its

xpression leaves nothing to be desired.

Paren $425.

SOLE AGENTS |

S. MOÛTRIE &

CO. LTD.,

York Building, Chater Road.

Hongkong, 17th May, 1906.

1527

NOTICES TO CONSIGNEES

NAVIGAZIONE GENERALE

ITALIANA

(Florin and Rubattino Unites! Companies;.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

FROM BOMBAY AND SINGAPORE.

THE Starmship

THE

"CAPRI."

hasing arrived from the above ports, Cossiganes of Cargo by her are hereby informed that their Gionda are being landed at their risk into 199 hazardons and/or extra hezantous Godowns of the Bongbong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company, Ld., whence delivery may be obtained. Purisimble Goods to be lakon

of immediately. delivery Al

flamingod

pockages maut be left in th Godowns, and a certifiente obtained from the Godown Company within seven days after the vessel's arrival hore, after which no claims will be recognised,

No Fire Insurance has boen effeciel, ned any Goods romaining in the Godowns after the reih instant will be subject to cont,

CARLOWITZ & Co., -Agents..

Hongkong, 5th June, 1900,

OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY.

LIMITED.

AND

CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGA

TION COMPANY, LIMITED.

NONSIGNEES pier Company's SlemALES

"STENTOR,"

are hereby notified that the Cargo is being discharged into Craft, undior landel at the biclowns of the lingkong and Kowloon Who and Godown Co.. Ld, where in both euses it will lie at Consigrees risk, The Carga will be ready for delivery from Craft Godown on and after the 7th ízal

Optional Cargo will be landed, nules metico has given prior to steamer's arrival.

All broken, chafisi, a d damigel Goods are

to be left in the tiedowan, whore they will

xamined at 11 am, ut the 15th inst.

No Chairs will he admitted after the Goods have left the when neʻà là clown, and all Gonds

remaining siivered her the 14th inst¦ will subject to rent.

All Claime

the Steamer, mast boy; against presented to the undersigned on or inform the 17th Just,, or they will not be recognised. No Fire Insurance has been effecto:l.

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,

Agents.

Hongkong, 7th June, 1996.

*Vise Saxs at Saad"

Abbey's Salt

Effer- vescent

The disagreeable features of travelling can be overcome when you have a bottle of Abbey's Salt with you.

A change from the daily routine of living brings Head- aches, Biliousness and Con- stipation, which are so fre- quently incidentalto travelling

Abbey's Salt will almost.... instantly relieve you of these disturbers of pleasure by its soothing effect on the Stomach, Liver and Bowels..

Sold in two sizes by all Chemists and Stores, and by Watkins, Ltd., and A. S. Watson, Ltd., Hong Kong:

The Abbey Finit Saline Co., Ltd., 144, Queen Vicioda Streel, London, EC.

1008-8

CLEANSE YOUR BLOOD

WITH GRIMAULT & CO SARSAPARILLA

SARSAPARILLA

ŠMIRAULT>

The original K- saparilla, recomm- mended for the last up yours for lymphatic diseases, eruptions, boits, and all disorders of the skin.

GRMAULT & Q*

Vipiente,

PARIS

1165-1

ATSU BISHI DOCKYARD

AND ENGINE WORKS,

NAGASAKI

TODE WORD: "POCKT

THIE HONGKONG DAILY 3 HESS. MONDAY, JUNE 11r8, 198

**RAMIE."

"One who has grown il” writes to an Anglo- Indian contemporary:-I have seen an scedunt of ators, toll by Mrs. Ernest Harl of the Buuleg mills. There is no doubt from soms of the samples I have scan of cloths mule at her mills that they are very beautiful, though expensive, and have a lustro just like silk, but this Inara does not last and the cloth is hard compared to silt. It is very strong though: and durable, and Mrs. Hart deserves great credit for the way she has parsevered in her ondon your to bring the weaving of the fibre Into cloths to the perfection che attained.

The

› is very easily propagated. Korigin ally bought some sood from a place in Sylhet and sowed some of it in the gravel round my bungalow whore, being portly protect d by the cool from too much rain, it enoa germinated. These plants I put out into the ground, and, finding the seed took and grew easily, made a

crop

cuised bøl in which I sowol the wed the same

SHARE-REPORT.

Messrs. Erich Georg and Co., in their weekly share list, dated June Dth:-Oar market shows assigns of improvement, and hardly anything of importance has been done during the week under review. The sterling demand rate on London (influenced by the fall in the price of Batsilver), has gone back to 2s. 1 3/16d. Whila

72 Shanghai cies at Tis

Battk ntes on T/T, and Tia." 721 for a 3 days' sight privata Bill the rate in Shanghai on Hongkong for a 3 days' sight private draft being 72. Barsilver in London has dropped to 308, and Consols are quoted £30 5/16.

for a

BANK SHARES-On Saturday last a few Hongkong and Shanghais Cetched $810, which is the nuly sal ou rocard; there are buyers at that figure. The London rate is £91. Naticuals are unchanged.

MARINE INSURANCE SHARES.-Unchanged, but without any sales.

FIRE INSURANCE Shares....... Hongkonga qan be placed to a small extent at $50%, while Chinas sold and have small buyers at $85.

se winter vegetables are prepagated. This alan was a success, and by suparating the roots

SHIPPING SHARES Hongkong, Canton and putting them cut I was able to put out a considerable amount (the plants are bast and Maonos are unchanged. Iudus sustained a planted 5 by à feet apart). At a very little further havy drop, selling as low as $70, but cost, each aore of land costing under they have been done since at $74, closing with ar about £1. four cuttings can easily further sellers at $75; Shanghai quotes Ts, 53 be got from the crop between the mouths buyers, while the latest London quotation, as of June and September as the shoot that is out wired by Roxter, is E9 oz. div. "Nothing has

anatber one. away in replaced by

The princi been done in other stocks under this heading pal drawback in the crop is the preparation or and local quotations are anebanged, but Shells decorticating or

for stripping

off the abre from the bave advanced in London to 2%, sellers, stam which is to

REFINERIES.Unchanged and the bark, ie, my that if the fibre with

are stripped off, ปe business. time it arrives in Europe it geta so And

Dutives of

without

MINING SHARES.-Charbouunges are quoted

POSTCARD COMPETITION.

TO ALL PURCHASERS at our Establishment of 81 and upwards between June lar TO and June 25re will be given a coupon entitling them to enter the following Competition. The Largest Number of English Words that can be made from

"MARIE BRIZARD.”

je pts. Perist & Fils Champagne

Roya! Old Highland Whisky

Tai Prize

2nd

1 M

3rd

MacEutosh Whisky...

aud 10 Consolation Prizes.

$56.50

$21.00

810.00

In the event of ties, to be Drawn for. All rapbes to be sent on Postears only. Prissa will las distributed on the 30th June, when all Cants way be inspected at our Ofice.

CASH les 10 per cent.

CREDIT less 5 per cont.

GREGOR & CO..

WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS..

19. Qunes' ROAD CENTRAL.

hustle he was the build Beach Cortina, on the one at HONGKONG. CANTON AND MACAO

The

process to separate the fibre. lodia (principally fishermen) who use it for off the green outer calich er their pets pro back with a knife made out of a strip of bamboo, then they leave the stem in the san to bleach when the fibre comes off quite white. The Chinese, I believe, do the same, only they do the pulling process under water on their thighs, This process of decorticating or taking off the fibre by hand costs ul a rato pay Inhonver of anuas per diem, R 1-4. tene rupes and foar annan per Bar, R 50 per maand. as the Abre solis 125 to 39 per son, 375 to 150 rupees. The profit is all. Of course, with suitable machinery this would as doubt s considerably reduced, but excupling "Foures," which is well spoken of in the New Bulletin, there appears to be nons of much use, and probably the gentleman was right, who said that Ramis spilt kuin to thom who tried it, as large fortunes have been lost, in the vonturs before this.

If the Indian Government came forward no they were starting the agricultural sohetes and helped the ryot and could get land supplied with cheap and effective machinery, many would grow it in preference to jule, which is au annual crop, while Ries is more or less prien pial one, ones planted in the ground it requires very little looking after. The crop certainly dice down in the sold weather, but springs op after the first shower of rajo, the stems on good soil growing up to 10 to 12 feet high.

BAMBOO V. KEROSENE TIN.

DACKS, WHALVES, GODOWNS, &c.-Hong- kong and Whampoa Doekta have sallars at S100, Fanvieles at $22 and Amoy Docks at $18. Shanghai Decks without any local sales, but lu the north they sold at Tls. 114. Hongkong and Kowloon Wharves are on offer at $13, while Shanghai and Hoogkew Wharves bave dropped in the

to salos at Tin. 22.

STEAMBOAT COMPANY. LTD.

NOTICE.

LANDS, HOSIS AND BUILDINGS-A CHEAP SUNDAY EXCURSIONS

sale of Hongkong Land Investment and Agency Company's shares is reported at $118, and nonse Humphreys sol at 511. Shanghai Lands have grous back to Tls. 116. Other stocks under this bending at Unchanged and no sales to

auchanged.

report,

SUNDRY MANUFACTURING COMPANIES. -- China Light and Powers sold at St. and a few Electrics at 8154. A few lots of Green Island Cement Shares changed hauls at cales rauging between 829 and 3283, the market closing with sellors at $28. Ics Company Shares can be placed at $215. Other stocks unday heading nochanged,

This

MISCELLANEOUS. China Providents sold at 8890 and $. closing stondy at 89. Laughal sold at Tx 230 cash and Tls, 232; for end of the month, closing with further cash buyers. A. S. Watson & Company's shores sold and Wu. Powelle tead huve buyers at 8132.

Other stock $103 nurt are for sila at that rate, under this heading unchanged.

WIND AND STEAM.

Wind and steam will uover viit."

Admit

The bamboo is que of the most useful articlos ; tedly, in a general sense, there is tralivin this in the tropics and perhaps nowhere is there an

trifa wa expression, but we dined fangs the Ship article whichsuppliséso much that the unciviliser

Gozotic) that the Germans, by the rocont ping construction of huge five-wastel auxiliary men requires as this ufal grass remarks

10w that it | morresquantient of the Ranggan Bazette: But the barque, barn do an attempt to show

of civilization are ousting it gradually, is possible to take advantage of the two ship- and the tas productions matches and korosene propelling powers, wind and steam.. The ve oil tina hay largely displace the use of bambo, in the obtaining of Bro and the surrging of tickere is in many respects a notabla craft.

resources of

sej to which we have referred, the . C.

A.1, A.B. And Engineering Code Usadator. Old Manimais forasters in this duts In the first place she is the largest deep-water when matches existed, but were expersive, tell į suling ship alleat, for with her gross tourage NEW DOCK NOW OPEN.

of how easily the Kareas obtainal fire frem of 5,400 toes she takes precedence rubbing two deind hambeos amongst a handful

DOCK No. 3.

Extreme Length.....

Length on Blocks

722 fapt 714

Width of Entrance op Top

PABA

Width of Entrance uns Bottom... Vater on Blockexi Spring Tide

881

34)

'DOCK No. 1.

Extrowe Lugd... Length Blocks

50 Cent

-513

2ig..

Width of Entrance on Top Width of Entrance on Beltora Water on Blocks ad Farbe Tidu

Extreme Length...... Length on Blocks

Width of Entrance au Tap

371 feat BL

Width ne Entr dve on lootama... Water en Blocksal Foring ide

PATENT SLI. Suitable for vows to 1,000 FILE WORKS B

#gripped with LATEST PLANTS at APPLI- ANCES to undertake BUH DING REPAIRING SHIP'S, ENGINES, BOILERS, and also ELECTRICAL.: WORK

knd

A LARGE STOCK of MATERIAL i lways kunt on hand,

The COMPANY has the powerful steamer "OURA-MARU" (712 tonn, 700 1.H.P.

equipped with secessary gear always ready

1175 Short Motica

to chair

regard to of bamboo shavings. The process did not takes to that other wist five-master, the West

Const

teader Preussen. The R. C. Rickmers, longer than the finder hasiness of grand.

wild, as her ons denotos, has been buil by pareats at the beginning of the last century.to Rickmers Akli Gea, is described in Lloyd's Where matches are so cheap and plentiful they tugister as a tel screw five-masted auxiliary bare displaced this getting fire from baubos barques that is to say, she will exrry a big Fu the villages in the Red Karen country the spread of canvas on her square yards on four of ການຈ

have often to go down a hill 800 or 1,000 ber maste, whilst on her mizen she will have syst

to get water from fie nearest Hill stairs. $1 al spanker and gafftopil. One would Thoy used to curry this in bambos on their bare thought that the sailiur performances of backs, fastened by an ingenious strap

the Pizuara utzht have had an influence in farrehends. Perhaps thøy aris using bambook to demonstrating the peasibility of smart posGTON carry water still, but on the plains the kerosene under sail alone, yet in the latest Rickmere eil do seems to have displaced bamboo for the

boat we find an auxiary means of propulsion is serriage of water. Ta of these can be applied, the sal being equipped with a set conveniently slang with a bamboo on the of triple engines of 125 up. Compared with

boulders, and the ins beld more water them

har large dimensions, this in yuoi scam a very the ordinary bamboo water carriers.

powerful stoom eqgipment, but it will doubtlass I prove of good serrine iu very light winds or in equatorial calm-beits, and will probably be sufficient to driveherthrough the wateratasper-t

Kit fabout or even knots. The H.C. Rickers would thus seem to -xpress a stream effort to reap the full advantage of the free winds of the ocean. combined with good mechanical powers to unble her to obriata the weary daley which fin sailing ship, dependant merely on masts and canvas, must of necessity at tim

THE RUSSIAN LOAN.

'1 he Statist bhavn

Reticlu

the nancial strength of Rusia which would osta sion some surprisa. Its jobject was appareatly fortify the minds of those subscribing to the millions to be raised in England of the now loan of millions, the graster part of which was taken by France, The issue price was Saexpri-nee but as six months full interest is payable es

NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD, BREMEN. epecially built for SALVAGE PURPOSES November 1st, the price was Sut, which gives

IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL LINE.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

THE Steamship

"ZIRTEN,” having arrived, Consignass of Cargo are loroby -informed that their Goods, with the exception of Oplum, Treasure cod Valuables, are being handed and stared at their risk into the hazardons

exten hazardous Goderne of the Hong song and Kowloon Winet & Go

Limited, Kowloon, whenes delivery may

btained. No Cla

Claims will be admittal after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all Goods remaining undelivered after the 11th Jens will be subject

to rent.

All brokas, chafel, and damaged Goods are to The left in the Gedowns, where they will be Monday, the 14th Jons, at miand

19.30 AM.

- A Clines must reach us before, the 16th Jaus or they will not be recognised..

No Fire Insurance will be affectedl

Bill of Lading will be countersigued by the andersigned.

NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD,

MELCHERS & Co.,

Agent

Hongkong, 7th Jana, Jäki,

NATAL LINE OF STEAMERS

12 Undersignol GENERAL AGENT- in CHINAnd JAPAN for the shore Line are prepared to equo THROUGH BILLS OF LADING for all the principal ports in SOUTH AFRICA, in connection with INDU CHINA STIAM NAVIGATION. Co.'s fortnightly -service bunce to CALCUTTA Sailings from

CALCUTTA for CAPE PORTS every for night,

For Freight and further particula: 4.

apply to

DODWELL & CO., LIMITED.

General Agenta for China and Japan- ́Hongkong, fih August, 1899.

ON SALE.

RATES OF EXCHANGE AT HONGKONG,

POIL

DEMAND DRAFTS ON BOMBAY,

સ

a retura for each five per cent. Loud of £17 The loan, na wa Isrued by wire, was fully sabsorbed. According to the Statist, this leas represents the confidence of the Continent and of Great Britain in the peaceful development of Russia ander the new coustitation granted last October. Certainly 210 A world

disposed to supply may to the Russian Government if he thought for one moment. that the Tear was not aestly endeavour-

On the Day Preceding the Departure of the to carry out the liberal neures et raj

of the fudiaa Mists to the Free Coinage of English Mails from the Year of the Closing

FROM 1893 TO 1905;

Silver

A180

BATES FOR SOVEREIGNS, GOLD LEAF, BAR SILVER (From 199999),

and other Useful Information.

Turu

lid

F he has granted. greater share of the responsibilities of adminis intend to concedo to the citizen of Russia

tration end” guteromeni. It is to be hoped that cuntidenge was not excessive.

How our BRAUTIFUL. Keep your cous plexion, Mrs. Ellen's 'Crème Churninn, Bait Charmuut and Special Skin Tonic and Poudr Charmaat will enable you to do it. Her! On Sale at the "DAILY PRESS" Office, or Specialities for the Ski are the study of Local Boukecliers.

PRICE: $) CASH,

Hongkong, 16th April; 1906.

Heim. S. Watson & Co. Ltd. Sole App 1.

731

*SPECIAL

Wis

MAGRITY.

THE

M.WHITELEY LTD.

Universal Providers, WESTBOURNE GROVE, LONDON, W.

THE BIGGEST STORE

IN THE WORLD.

HIGH QUALITY, MODERATE PRICES. PROMPT ATTENTION,

General Ulustrated Catalogus (lago pagem), De way Departmental List sent free to Bond-fide applicants.

Some of the Special Advantages possessed by

Allenburys Foods

The Milk Foods closely approximate to compositina 15, and art at easy at digo:ion as Maternel K.

They provide a perfect diet for the formation of diem flesh and strong bant.

The Milk Foulsite absolutely free frost may noxious gerais, and hence are far superior to con's milk 15

.obtained in tawes, especially le hot weather.

No darkan gestire er stausch troubles need to leated from the use of the “Allanborgs" Foods

The "Allcadarys "Foods are avec in sumber, and so graduated my to provide the maifraum amount of nowich-

most that the child is able to digest at the period of lite for which the loads are respectively recommie uded.

MILK FOOD

No. 1

For infants from birth to three months of age.

MILK FOOD No. 2

For Infants from three to six months of age.

MALTED FOOD No.S

For infants of six months zad upwards.

Lemphier on INFAÏÏT FREDINO

ORA MANAGEMENT, Îr22:

Allen & Hanburys Ltd., Lombard St., London,Eng.

1017

ΤΟ MACAO.

COMMENCING ON SUNDAY, THE 17TH INSTANT,

[THE STEAMER.

HEUNGSHAN.”

WILL REN REGULAR EXCURSION TRIPS BETWEEN HONG KONG AND MACÃO.

HOURS OF DEPARTURE:

From Hongkong, 2 A.M., arriving at Magno about Noos. From Macho, 4.M. Arriving at Hongkong about 7 2.8. There will also be a Second Departová for Manas at 8 PM.

N.B. Departures from Hongkong From Douglas WHARE and NOT th↑ Steamboni, Company's Wharf.

This Steamer has lately been installed with Electric Light, and Electric Paas.

EXCURSION FARES:

Retro Fare, 1st. Class, to any part of siloon decks single Fare

ily.

Luncheon & Heïrodments supplied by Cara W218SLANN.

$3.00

2000

1.0

Return Fare, 2nd Class

singis do. do.

Deck

do.

Children ander 12 Half-Price. Takets may be obtained at the Off de Company HOTEL MANSIons (opposite the Hongkong Hotel, or on Tward the Steamer.

SO CHITS

Hongkang, Mh June, 1906,

will be accepted, and servants' passages usast buy paid for.

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