FOR SALE
FOR SALE OR TO LET.
AT THE PEAK.
FIVE-ROOMED HOUSE, with Drying. Dressing, and Bath-rooms; distant thirteen minutes by chair from the Tram: Kitchen and Sarvanir' Quartos,
INTIMATIONS
AVID CORSAR & SON'S
DAMERCHANT NAVY
$51
For Partieniars and Terms, apply to-
SHEWAN, TOMES & Co.
Hongkong, th May, 1900,
STORAGE:
Fou Coal TIMEER, &c.
IYO BE LET, a Portion of MARINE LOT 25 at NORTH POINT, Bisle for abov. Purpose. EXTENSIVE WATER FRONT DEEP WATER.
A FOR SALE
NAVY BOILED
LONG FLAX
RELIANCE CROWN TARPAULING
CANVAS
ARNHOLD, KARBEKO & CO..
Bola Aprenta.
AUTOMATIC MAUSER
PISTOLS.
CALIDRE 7,83 m.m.
THE HONGKONG DAILY P’F88,
KEGISTRATION OF PARTNERS.
A HOT PARTISAN.
THURSDAY, JULY 19TH, 1906.
MR. ROOSEVELTS SALARY.
Nobody denies that President Rooseveltearns Tho Penang Cantte ronarisa:---
his salary of £10,000 a year, but drepite the We have good reason to believe that the great wealth of the country and the importance presence in Penang at the present moment of of his fler, there is no disposition among Hoveral well-known Singapore business men is many of his countrymen to augmeat that not unconnected with no attempt which is amount. House of Representativo being made to induce the Penang Chamber of refused to grant 5,000 for travelling expenses Commeres to withdraw from the position it has for forthcoming year for the President, taken up on the question of Registration of Lis
family, and guests, which sum would have Partnerships. We have ten much confidence relie President
red the
considerably, for to i in the commonsense and self-respect of the not a rich man, and the cost of visiting different Penang merchants to believe that they will in States officially. # he be is obliged to this mutter:
ambmit to dictation from the Singa-expenses, will be a heavy burden, ffitherto, it pay his own With CHAMBER for 10 CARTRIDGE Chanlar of Commerce the only duger is true, the railway companies leave only been
is that, most of the firmne in Praang being | 100 delighted to FIRING 10 SHOTS in 2 SECONDS.
place a train at the Prosident's merely branches subordinats to the direction disposal free, ba: lately Mr. Roosevelt has and control of their Singapore head offices, taken the view that it is very difficult to deal the practice of Costerge on this in some of the unanifest railway ocils which
·Chamber portant quistion mar
cane Indi- sidual members of the Chamber may not be
We are all
fr the Regis tration of Firmats fill i
stands in word of mosiderables wealment before it can be considered it to pure upon the Statate book of the Colony, but ths principle is a thorongly sound one, ant is 148 supported not only by the banks, and the rezident section of the European business rom No. 10, D'AGUILAR STREET, it is by the general body of public
SIEMSSEN & CO. Hongkong, 3rd October, 1905
DR. M. H. CHAUN,
45
SYSTEM of DENTISTRY.
Portion of MARINE LOTS Nos. 31 & 36 latest Method of the AMERICAN in a position to adhere to their original attitude,
PRAYA EAST Approximate AREAL CUNE SQUARE FT. 9 YEARS' LEASE!
For Partientorx, apply-
GEO FENWICK & Co., LTD. (153 Hongkeng, sh Jana, 1906.
INSURANCES
NORTH BRITISH AND MORAAN.
TILE INSURANCE COMPANY
TOTAL FUNDS at 31st Ducamune, 18:5
I.
£17,887.119
AUTHORISED CAPITA............ £500,000 SUBSCRIBED CAPITAL... 9,750,000
PAID-UP CAPITAL
11. FIRE FUNDS
697,500 0 3,385,720 19
The Undersigned, AGENTE for the above Company, a prepared to ACCEPT RISKS against FIRE at Current Itates.
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.. Agents,
Hongkong. Hth July, 1406.
BRY
AACHEN AND MUNICH FIRE IN
SURANCE CO.
OF AIX-LA-CHAPELLE.
THE Undersigned, having been appoi tel AGENTS for Lhas abere Company, are propared to ACCEPT RISKS against FRE
Current Rates.
REUTER, BROCKELMANN & CO.
Анкати,
Hongkong, 21st April, 1897,
#11
L'UNION OF PARIS FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED
THE Undersigned having been appointedl THE
AGENTS for the above Company ar prepared to accept Risks against. Fire ut error SIEMSSEN & Co. Hongkong, 1st January, 1901.
rates.
A. S.
37, as Vaux ROAD CANTRAI., From the University of Pennsylvania, U.S.A
Hongkong, 4th September, 1975
TING.
JEN
SURGEON DENTIST,
TERMS VERY MODERATE. Consultation Free. Hongkong, 21st September, 1905
HONGKONG-MACAO LINE.
8.8. "WING CHAI,” Captain T. Austio, R.N.B.
1563
69#
Steamer departs from Hongkong
GREGOR & CO.,
QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL
LIQUEURS
FROM
are erring for reform if he accepts farours MARIE BRIZARD & ROGER. ROBDEAUX. from the companies. He, therefore, sought to secure from Congress a special vote for a travelling allowance
Why
Parisps the vote may be restored later on, bui in the meantime it has been knocked out. One Presentativo wanted to make things easier for Fesident by increasing his salary to | £20,000, but no, Me. Williams, the minority
leader, said that
100 a yune from the country,
President Roosevelt had alan su establishment at the White House, which loft opinion throughout the Straits which has him practically no expense except for marketing. deeply impressed by the remarks on flue subject
It is true that rado en various occasions be the Jedges of the should he want more
the Governor Gasral of Canada Supreme Court. The pretension of The Sing
Feta apore Chander of Conneren as it is at present 210,00 a year, and a rich country like America coustituted to figure as the reprezet'a
n'ative and
› afford to pay gound salaries. That does not the guardian of the Colony's commeren is
Mr. Willian in fact, ridiculous and impudent, and it will baffect the question. regarded as sucht so long as the Dracters of declared himself in favour of the simple, hrifiy life for the country's first citizen, Abclaring that the Chamber are promoters and pillars of there is too much junketing by publie ofisisks support of the Shipping and Freight Com from this Colony and displace the British
Four, also that the Governor of A****@,000). »
cap
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1 duitý (Sundays includlech, at 7.30s and Conferences that drive away fond of all winds, and public officials, after all, are is
ail from Mueso at 2.30 F.M.
FAKES Woh day) 1st Class finlading rabit and servant), Single 83, Return Ticket $5 Dad Class $1. 3rd Class 50 cents. Every Sunday will be au EXCURSION te times of departure being in fature the same as on other days) at the fallowing rates: SUNDAYS ONLY
$1.90 ... $2.00 32.00 $3.00
Ist Clays. Single...
With Cabin
1st C. Returu
With Cabin
3rd Class, Sinario
40 Cts.
Return Eleorage 201 couts each trip. Meals can be supplied on board, at $1 per mrel.
First Class Passengers who do not care to return on the Excursion Sunday will be allowed to do so the following day (Monday) ou prodac tion of the Return Half Ticket. Should the Stamer not run on the Monday, owing to the Boiler aleaning, dus not.se will be given by the Captain, and the Half ticket will be available For the following day,
The Steamer is lit throughout by Electric y The Steemer's Wharf at Hongkong is at the Western en of Wing Lek Street,
MING ON & CO.
2nd or, 16, Victoria Street. Honker. 22ud Jan. 1906.
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red hands of the prople.”
It was not expected that the President would from our harbour, These combina, by the institution of a most immoral system of disave anything out of his salary for a rainy day. counts, commissious, and secret rebates, avand in ver to the question. What shall en andoubtedly enabled some of the Directors of do with the ex-Prosislants? the minority lender, Mr. Williams said: We should do with thera carpenters, and judges. what wo do with our blacksmiths, Congresston
tlar Singapore Clamber of Commerce and their Hema ta wax fat and to till their owl but this bus lay at the expense of the Eupira and of the Colony, and the clu of these
The question is shelved for the momont, but must come up again, heranse many wise Ameri-
men to represent our foè il comm-reial intere causare cotning to the conclusion some of the
bas been very wisely ignored by
1)ffice is doning with the Singapore Harbour very best ruen in the country simply cannot. Bekewe. We do not believe that either pres-afford to enter the public service which suffur sure or blandisharents from Singapers will in- on that account. The salaries given to some of dues a majority of the Penang Chamber ofthe highest public officials hure som absolutely Commerce to depart from the attitude with paltry by comparison with the salaries given to regard to Registration of Par uerships which he me directing American business corpora. Penang has consistently bald for over twntytions which are often oplo-sal. The result is yours. Peanug does not change its opinions with every varying wind, and we are confident that any attempt to induce the Pedang Cham ber of Commeres to disewa the Bill is doomed to failiz
that much talent capable of rendering grout service to the State is liverted to the railways and other big business enterprises,
BRITISH BORNEO EXPLORATION.¦explaining to them that E0 yearly wonbi
MANGANESE AND COAL..
The New York World's special correspondent at Washington mentions that Mr. Roosevelt saw a number of newspaper correspondents,
only just meet the expense of his official visits to different parts of the country. Da overy jouruny he is virtually compelled to take with him two spacial detectives, three repre-
ntatives of the Press association. and a stenographer. The practice of protictin Presidents had laid dows"a rule íu-åddition, that the Psident is always exported to provide Recommodation on his railway ear for officials and local newspaper representatives.
& secret try.
If he could travel as an ordinary citizen be could save money, bat custom determined other- wise.
Mr. Edmond Davis, in toring the adoption of the report at the ordinary meeting of Lais' company, held at Cannen street Hotel, said there was very little information to give which was not contained within that beament. Hasing referred to be in details in regard to the formation of the company, he said the concession obtained gave exclusive rights for 20 years in respect of working wiserals and precious stones in the whole of British North Bornon over an area of 331 000 square miles the company undertaking to spend 10,000 в your Institutions inviting the President to visit in prospecting, At the onset of operations them, one as the Carnogia Institute al l'itts they ind become the owners of large deposits burg, are able and willing to defray all his of
SO ON", mus When shipping commented
expenses, but other institutions cannot do this, the arrangements in course of completion and he would use the allowance of 15,000 for would enable it to ha carried 00 in ።
that purpose. The Swance Instituts in Ten- and economical maner prompt
henersee, and the college at Kansas have urged of varied from one to six feet, and him to come and make speeches. He desires Were very easily wited. They had sold to do so, but they are unable to pay the expense 3) tons of manganese for future delivery and unbee Congress supplies the money he will! By the last advice there ware 25,00 taas at be unable to go, grass awaiting transport
bort to the coast, and
The World Washington correspondent says 100 tons exposed by the development work.
1bat They hoped to be
a position to that Mr. Rossereit also justly complains ir: announce the date of the shipment of the first stalling at the White House his favourite horse,
shortly
because Congress hus not provided suitable cerge. Having mentioned the large deposits of end and iron which had been discovered, Port to him by rauchen, is dying there.
(16)
ho said that within the last few days they had alleged that, owing to the insanitary con
hen approached with a view to allowing the
ditious it is the intention of the President, is
La a syndicate to be formed for the purpose be closed, and be ha gissu authority to keep
Į day, to ask that the White House stable shal
oil rights to be exploited, by means.fan option, cated to the correspondents the other
in the srent of that. option being exercised,
au expedition would short leave to examine his horses law bere.
the country from this point of view. Regard.
ing the examine ion of the blas ground sent
home. it did not give encouraging indications
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not abandoned the hopes that diamonds might yet be found there. It would be wary Lemak a call of Is. per shers.
xqil it was proposed ta de 1 is forthwith. He thought all would agree that they had already best most successful in their operations, and there was sinust the cer- tainty of future discoveries, as the territory was recended the opened up-Mr. W. C. Cowie motion, and in auswer to questions, the heir
na said they expected to wak a profit of 500 on the manganese already sold. The coal discovered was 1 miles north of the man
which. 14 cutiersion ganese deposits, ou beleg in other hands, they had now un- aged to seqnire. The eval old area
180 estimated to cover
There Ruare mils were eight seams estimated from fl. to lift. Din in thickness. The goal, was calentated, could be delivered in Singapore at six dollars & ton, against the nine dollars of the Japanese coal, to the quality of which it would be equal.
The report was unanimously adopted.
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$0.00 .m. to 9.00 ....Every 15 minutes. 9.00 .. to 9.80 a.....Every 20 minutes 9,20 am to 10,30 a.m........Evacy 16 minutes 10.30.m. to 11.00a.m...Evory 30 minute 124 Noon to 1.00 p.....Every 10 minuter. 1,00 pai. to 500 p.m. .......Every 15 minatar, 5.00 pm to 6.00 p nt. ...Every 10 minutes. 6.00 p.m. to. 7.00 p.u. .....Every 18 raguten, 700 mm....Every 10 minutes. NIGHT CARS at 8.45 pr. 40.00 pan., 8.46 ver 11.15 pan, every half hour. SPECIAL CARS by xuangement at the Quan- pany's Office. Alexandra Buildinga. Duż Vinas, Koad Central.
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Hongkong, 18th July, 1905.
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