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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 1ST, 1906.

JOHN ROBERTS & COMPANY. LTD.

BILLIARD TABLE MAKERS,

BOMBAY,

Undertako to Supply a First-class fall sizeit Billiard Tablo, design Ne. 1. to following Specification, viz.: On Eight Mosniva Turned Legs, ralsed panels to Knoer, Carved Brackets Herewed Mouldings, double bolted, best. Welsh Slafo Bed, extra heavy solid eashion rails Atled with our new low set Express Cushions, patent suvisible Pocket Plates, best Whipcord Pocketa Six Chalk Cups, Pureus West of England Cloth, and gatout adjusting toes with lever for levelling, complete with Gen following accesories -

12 Selected And Cués,

Butt Res with Patent Krass Read.

1 Billiard Rest with Patent Brian Head.

I Long Butt.

1 Mid Bult.

1 Billiard Marking Hours.

1 Dust Cover for Table

Straightedge and 2 Cirebs,

1 Best Spirit Level

Smouthing Iron with Show.

I Wall Cue Rack.

Wall Belt Ruck,

1 Set Billiard Rules, Framed.

Best Billiard Brush.

SCIENTIFIC MISCELLANY. slightly magnetized needle is free to rotate over {

La graduated ciat. When the apparatus is placed CARNEGIE SPELLING NEEDED SONG KURBER

| over subterranean water, with the axis of the --RAFE REFORM-LAND-ROVING FISHES coil in the magnetic meridian, the naadlo, it is IMPROVED WATER-PIE PACKING--A | Asuprted, oscillates more or less mpidly for 2 to STRAY ASTEROID UNESPECTED IN ELEC. 10 and even up to 30 degreen. TROCUTION—A NEW PORCELAIN, MOUN TAIN MUVISCH-THE NEW DIVINING ROD.

Recent corrections of surveys show that India is placed on the world's amps 600 fort northward and 20 miles eastward of its tras position. Altitudes are 5 to 35 fent or mare in error, Mount Everest's creciated halght being 2011 feot instead of 29,002, as wually given.

JOINT STOCK SHARES;

A singular condition, known as congenita, word blindness has been brought to notice by ophthalmic surgeons within the last few years, Its victims have gerest diffeulty in recognizing printed words or learning to raid, and a recent inquiry in London elementary schools has led Dr. C. J. Thomas to conclude that about one person' in 2,000 is affected to a causidarable degree. The troulée, most common in the tower classes, peenes much more often in biga flan girl. Last year a bright boy of aleren could only make out a few words of three best ber- sum of with stiffenity, although he had been in a special. Hts, cnm diy. Nationals remain auchanged

Set Crystalada" or "Ronzoline" Bit', Balls. Box God Can Tips, Assorted.

3 Cue Tip Pastoner with File.

Batth Creates at

B Silk Spots.

Dozen Best White Chalk,

Packed and delivered fren on Board Hongkong or Shuizphai Harbour for the

Rs 1,000

class four years, and could read Arabie numerals.

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Messy, Vernon & Smyth say in their weekly shure report, dated Hongkong, 31 & Ang., 1906: We have a quïst week to report, with but little bu ibass and nu vory material changes in rates. BANK-Iongkong and Shanghanis have been neglect id, and we leave ne males to report, aut withstanding a riss in the London rule to

and without baяiness,

Tossale price lists giving prices and particulars of everything pertaining to biliards work out problems in arithmetic, and recoga12e { planed at the reduced rate of $75, closing steady"

• nudes haj on uppßration from the Ofßers of this paper.

Hongerang, 1st April. 1994.

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ninny words when spelled aloud. In another es, a really brilliant child becans an excelleut surgeon, gotting his knowledge af lestures and classes, with practically us reading. The initial difficulty is having so many letters to remem. bar, with many variations in sound and for treating the word-blind an English teacher hun dévised a special series of reading, books, with simplified and plonytic spring natil the pupil is considerably advanced.

For sa artificial enbber a German authority redomoonls mixing an instion of Carraghern moss with starch, and drying ou a slightly oiled melal plate. When the transparent sheet pro dused is broken up, it softens in cold water, and on subsequent heating it forms a thick guany substanes, which may be used for thickening paint or for many of the purposes of rubber..

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National Matrimonial Barean among the reformas to be proposed by President Roosevelt "Expert opinioù sveria to regard it as already proven that more scinatif selection of husban and wife cannot fail to produces a more viside and higher type of American men and women,

MARINE INSErances.-- Unioos have boon

Cat that. Cantons are now on offer at $325 with-

at leading to business, Yangtzes are obtain blat $1721, but offers at lown: rates fail to bring out any shares. North Chinas are unchanged and without any local business to raport.

FIRE INSURANCES.--Hongkenga exbiiana in demand at $325, but we have not heard of walk. Chinas have further improved to $91 with sales.

SHIPPING.-Hongkong. Caston-and Macaos have improved to $28 after ses illam at 8274 and clos" in domund, Indos bara ruled rather en-ier, and shur-mare obtainable at 874. Chios and Manilas, after sales at $2, have been plac si at Sund close steady at that ratu. Douglasen contine neglected at 847. Shells have rod firmer, and a demand at 27 6 has not been mast.

Refinents. --- China Sugars, contrary to expectations, were enquired for over the lo monis, and the rate was with but little business to$160, Thn suurkei closes with buyers and no sellors at the rate. Luzons anvengaired Inc ut the improved into of 8224.

MINING, With the exception of some vales of Raubs at Swe bave nothing to report under this lading.

DOCKS, WHADves and Godowns.—Hong- king and Whampoa Docks have further declin- ed to $ex div, without any business to re port, Kowloon Wharves has found buyers at $146, 21052 and SD5 cm die, of $2 paul on The 29th inst, and close with buyers al 8102). ex div Shanghai Ducks Duve" ruloud rather Grater during the work, and close al Tlx. F3. Shanghai and Hotipkew Whats improved to case steady at Tls 259 ex div. Tix. 247) cum div, of The. S just, ginid, and

One of the queerest of old creatures is the mul skipper or jumping-lich of the large rivers of India and the neighbouring sea-coasts. At el Gite these little G-hos leave the water to haut for tiny reales, fire, este, and their strong pestors and ventral dna, aided by their tail.

Lands, Hotels, and Buildings,--Hong- enable them to move all easily and to clit kong bands outings quiet with small usin upon trees, grows and beans, With, their huge portant sales at $119, the market closing with eyes, seeming to girojeni far out of tito setkols, a few shares on offer at that rate. Hongkong Hoteis love again changed hands at $120 and they can as well on the land as in the water.

are still in dowund, Humphreys have receded They progress in short, quiak leops effected by

Ca little, and after smull sales at 811; are not. simply bruling the rear third of the body to | sul-able over $11. Shanghai Lands have fur

We have nothing else tlus beft, nad sub-nly straightsting it. other Fallon to Tk. 104, colour they are usually light, brown with dark to report under this heading. bor, though they sometimes appear light green. They are easily caught, and are much ned in Burns for five bait,

COTTON MILLS. Ewos are dowa a point in Shanghai to Tx. 77, and Say Chees have im proved ità Tis. 316. Hongkongs have been placed a1 $15) and close with sellers. This Company's report now published recomtcuts the paymont Lead wool, a new British product for packing of a dividend of in per cent, a louna of 24 per water pipes, consists of very small ribbons of out, and the placing of $50,000 to ane qualina. tia of dividend foud, niso writing off properly lead, eat by patented machinery in lengths of

unconut $504,000, and carrying forward '$21,664, three feet. Hemp or yara is first pressed

MINDELDAN KOUR, Alambrus are eoquired into the socket, and then the strust of for at $100, China Providents at 89 after Trams at $235, and Watsons at lead wood is twisted in and well caulked at sales at $0.40.

We have only small sales of Dairing at each turn until the whole space is tightly packed 17. Gran Istals at $22, Chima Lights with a mass of lead. It is claimed that the Fat St, and of Watsons at 813 to report under joint is stronger and moto satisfactory than this beading Morning Posts leave improved

to 808 with Bayers, when closed by the usual troublesome method of running in mellan lead.

The asteroids or minor pets, of which Dearly 500 have been recorded since the begin- wing of the nineteenth entury, have ban supposed to form a ring in the space betwesa the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. Ouo discoveral on Febrancy of this year, however, has n maique interest in having been proved to be all | bevond Jupiter, its mean distavce frein the sea being 52 to fupiter's 5.20, while its upbellon distance-6151-exceeds that of Jupiter by nearly the earth's distance from the sav.

If is warrunted to elame the Bood from impurities. from skattever use arising. For

SCHOFULA.

SCURVY,

ECZEMA.

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ELCERS, SKIN AND BL01

BAT LEGS,

LOTCHES. SPOTS,

BLACKHEADS, PIMPLES.

DISEASESORES OF ALL KIND9

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It is the only real spaentle for Ghout Romnatic Poins, for it users the mase Enm the flood and

Bowen

NOTE. This sture is pleasant to the taste and warranted free from anything injurions the most deliver condition of either 20 from infancy to all age, and the Proprietors andieit auffeuer, tó give it a tal to test its value.

Thonsands of wonderful smey have been offertet by it.

TRIED MANY THINGS WITHOUT BENEFIT UNTIL I TOOK CLANKES BLOOD MIXTURE.

Mr. F. F. Lewis, 15 Brolge Street How, Chester writes: Just a lit in hear of Chake's Blood 31.xture, had pezenta for seven months, and tried owny things with ut kap-edit nati! Hook your remedy, After the eghth bottle I was quite well apkin. Plete acrypt this letter as a token of gratitat your wonderful it Band 3xture, Jul

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Of 30sidents from electric shock in Switzer- land last year. I wore fatal, while Australia hal but fatalities in 56 cases. A fift of the accidents were from currents of 220 volts or less, and a mason was killed by a 120 volt three- wien supply, while in noather case a shock from 26,00m ralts did not killed. Of 15 attempts at resuscitation, only me was success ul.

Asbestos porcelain, the new material of Garros, a European chemist, is claimed to huyo the desirable properties of true porcelain and certain advantages in addition. As asbestes fibres are very thin, with dinmeters between 1.100000 and 1-204,000 of an inol, they can be crushed to an exceedingly fine power; this is made into a paste with water, and after repeated huendings the mass is poured into moulds. When the objects thus shaped are heated in a crucible

Sald by all Chemists and Pabedt Moticing Vendors to 1,700 degrees C., à transparent product like

themighin the World

ASK FOR

ordinary porealain is obtained. If the powder has been washed with sulphuric acid, a porens Esbestus porcelain of pale yellowish. or white

CLARKE'S BLOOD MIXTURE eclour rents when the moulded articles are

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A continuous change in altitudes in moun- tinous regions, especially is the Swiss and Ausician Alps, has been mated by M.de Varigny. 1 Swiss geologist. Many villages in the Cauton Valais and if the Berase Oberland have been raised or lowered frm 1 to 30 feet in the at six years, and the salts of muutains huve undergone changes quite as great. The numerous slight earthquakes are suspectul of being the chief cause of the phenomenon, or at least they accompany it, while thay produce avalanches in number now increasing.

An electrical divining red, claimed to operate more curtainly and scientifically than the ancient and dichonoured twig, bas ben devised hy Adolph Schmid, & Swiss engineer. It seems to consist ossentially of a glass-covered Lox onclosing a coil of insulated wire in which, a

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