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INTIMATIONS

S. MOUTRIE

& CO..

LTD.

THE PIANOFORTE AND

MUSIC WAREHOUSE.

SOLE AGENTS

POR

RACHEL, PLEVEL, ROSENKRANZ, KEMMLER, HOOPF & HOOFF, & KOR- HOPKINSON, · KOCH

SELT

PRICES PROM SUB

The Latest ORAMOPHONES & RECORDS alware in stock.

SOLE AGENTS for the

GRAMOPHONE AND TYPEWRITER Co., L.

S. MOUTRIE & CO, LD.,

York Building, Chator Road,

Thongkong, 13th April, 1907.

STORAGE.

FOR CUAL, TIMBER, &c.

38-1

O BE LET, a Portion of MARINE LOT No. 5 at NORTH POINT, Suitable for shore Purpose. EXTENSIVE WATER FRONT: DEEP WATER.

Ale FOR SALE.

Portious of MARINE LOTS Noe. 31 & 36 on PRAYA EAST. Approximate AREA 43,0 SQUARE FT. 999 YEARS' LEASE,

For Particulars, apply-

GEO FENWICK & Co., LTD. Hongkong, Sth Jun, 19. -

ITSU

EPS

BISHI GOSHI-KWAISHA

(MITSU BISHI CÓ.)

COAL DEPARTMENT

MARUNO UCHI, TOKIO.

Cable Ardross "IWASAKL" which applies to all Branch Offices.

Al ABO 50 E1, Western Union Colts used All Letters Addressed

MANAGER, MITSU BISHI Co...

witt

aums of place under.

BRANCH ORFIC

NAGASAKI MOJI, KOBE, KARATSU SHANGHAI, HONGKONG, &

HANKOW.

AGENCIES:-- YOKOHAMA M. ASADA, Esq. CHINKIANG: Megars, GEARING & Co. MANILA Messrs. MACONDRAY & Cu

SOLE PROPRIETORS of Takashima, Ochi, Shinae, Namazuta sud Kami Yamada Collieries, and also Hoja Colliery, which will shortly be ready to produce on a large scale the best Bitzen Coal.

The Head and Branch Offices and tize Agencies of the Company will receive any order for sale produced frore the above Collieries.

T. MATSUKI, Manager, Hongkong. 8141

No. 2 Pedder Street.

Cunliffe,

The Pioneer Exporta

IA FARID &zcía.

Russell & Co.l

10 & 12, Place de la Bourse, PARIS

ECURITIES issued by

European Gov'ts and WRITE FOR Municipalities oiferiag DESCRIPTIVE prospects of immense returns. PAMPHLETS To be purchased for cash or on the "Times" exstem of monthly payments, : CUNLIFFE, MUSSELL CO. being the oltiest-estah- fished firm of lealers in Premina Bonds in the worth, nifer advantages absolutely un- obtainable elsewhere. Boris guaranteed. Exceptional facilities for payinent. Nonhurs jsdeckerlattéreverytrawing; Results of Draw lings in Auglish. Holders of drawn Bonds ad- vised at once. Prizes collected free of charge Bonils purchased at sight.", Loans granted Premium Ronds. Services continte ou il Blast Buddrawn. Micunsa f enscont-lensid

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LADIES' AND GENTS. BOOTS AND SHOES,

EASTMAN KODAKS, CAMERAS

AND

PHOTOGRAPHIC GOODS.

A

PRICES MODERATE.

TACE

& CO.,

26, Des Vox ROAD CENTRAL..

Hangkan. 18th January, 1937.

AVID CORSAR & BON'S

D'MURPHANT NAVY

295

NAVY BOILED

LONG PLAX

RELIANCE CROWN TARPAULING

CANVAS

ARNHOLI, KARBERO & 00.

Solo agente.

BOARD AND RESIDENCE PRIVATE BOARD AND RESIDENCE

MB GILLANDERS

"OLAREMONT,"

2 & 4, KENNEDY ROLD. Hongkong, 3th February, 1907

XT

"BRAESIDE."

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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, APRIL 29г¤, 1907.

The successful transplantation of the cornea, SCIENTIFIC MISCELLANY.

literally giving a blind man sight through MINERAL-OIL SOAP-A NOVEL THEORY OF another's eye, must be reckoned among the WHL greatest marvels of surgery. The patient, lately TIDAL POWER zhibited by Dr. Zirm to the Medical Society

BLERI-ALECTRIC

THER

SICKNESS—TH 2

TRIGUSE~A NEW EXPERIMENT-BAS-RELIEF IN PHOTOOR & PAR

8IGHT-ELECTRIC HATCHING,

Docks have ruled unsteady, but at the close they are steady at Tla. 85; in Shanghai UP to Tis. 874 has been paid for settle ment purposes-Hongkong and Koloca Wharves have been done at $80 and 85, at and Hongkew Whares sold in the north at which latter rate sellers predominate. Shanghai

Tix.

tone with probabis buyers at Tia. 217.

-A BINGULAR FACULTY-TRANSPLANTED Of Visana, had lost the sight of both ages 215, bat our lont wire reports su proved through ulcers. It happened that the surgent had to take out the eye of an eleven-year-old boy, which had been ruined by a steet splinter although the cores was left intact, and piccos from this eye were inserted in slits ent in the opaque corues of the man's eyes. Almost normal vision was restored to the right eye, the experiment failing in theft. A slight veit can be seen over the restored sye, but small pri at can be fead.

The saponification of petroleum, it uppears, is a problem on which eminent chemists bare FIRST-CLASS BOARD & RESIDENCE worked for many years. Successful results are claimed at last by two French chemists, F. J. Lotheumor and C. Trosqaenet, and a high grade soap has been produced without animus fate. The process depends upon the mas of on aqueous extrast of Panama wood. At a receat demonstration, three per cent. of this extract was beaten up with four quarts of somewhat Apply to Mrs. F. W. WATTS,

Braeside," Mudounell Fos: heavy petroleum, the mixture becoming pale

flate of "Tang Taon"; Pongkong, 27th Junk, 1905.

LARGE AND COMMODIOUS A

RESIDENCE stazuling in its own grounds, with Tennis Courte, Good Dining and Reception Roems. Largs Airy and Well Furnished Bedrooms, every home comfort. Fine View of the Harbour; Teras moderate

HONGKONG BUSINESS DIRECTORY.

AUCTIONEER,

C. DR M. C. VIEIRA RIBEIRO,

Auctioneer. Consignments solicited. Account Saleu rendered and settlement effected promptly. No. SA, Queen's Road

Central, Hongkong.

BOOKBINDING.

"DAILY PRESS" OFFICE.

The only office in China Laving

taught worktes fqual to Hom

work.

TRON MERCHANI-.

Bleek,

31 stal

and

Hardwar

SINGON & CO.,

Irau

Alerchants. Whoinende and Reta Ironmanger Fig Iron and Foundry

Coke Importere, Geroral store- kopers and Commission Apate 3537, Hing Leong Street (1st Street West of Central Market. Telephone No.515.

PHOTOGRAPHER

M. MUMEYA, JAPANESE ALTO,

Bromide and Crayon urgents 004 Viens of Chin and Valo. Weil done for Amateurs; Io. Ba, Queen's

Road Contral.

PRINTING.

DAILY PRESS" OFFICE

Proofs read by Englishmen.

TYPEWRITERS.

consistency,

The electric incubator of Dr. Wonrer, Health Oficer of Southport, Euchaud is heated by and batter-like in

and the electric radiators, part of which can beswitche d pond automatically into er out of sirenit, to regulat, maga Was then cooked with tou of palm-oil ever a gas fire, twelve quarte the host. Ons form of the incubator has of soda lye of carying strength being gradu. maximum and minimam thermometer with the circuit being Bu ally added. Analysis of the product shore electrical contact that the petroleum represente from one-tbird to arranged as to throw the rad aters into and out one-half of the total fatty matter. The soap in of circuit as this temperature machos, its lower cheaper than others, and is claimed to have and higuer limits repectively. The temperature numerous other advantages, such as being ador- to be usintained can be adjusted as dasired. less, antiseptic, and non-inflammable.

SHARE REPORT.

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LANDS, HOTELS AND BUILDING-Hong- koug Lands sold in small parcala at rates Cauging between $106 and 108; and a few shares could be

placed

now at $107 Kowloou Lands have been fixed a $373, and more shares are on offer. Humphreys Estate and Finance Company's shares changed lands at Sil, and mors are obtaivable: at $109, however, there are larger buyers. Shanghai Lands have dropped for old, and Tla. 39 for now shares. Other stocks under this heading are unchanged

to

in

8.

COTTON MILES-The only change Shanghai rales is a drop is Ewas to Tis. 61.

SUNDRY MANUFACTURING COMPANIES Hongkong Coltous hat selfers at $114. China Light and Powers have been done at the reduned rates of 37, and 87. closing with sellers at $74. Hongkong Flectrics have found buyers and are wanted at 316: Dairy Farms have brot fed and have buyers at $15) In other stocks under this heading nothing has been done and quotations are unchanged.

MISCELLANEOUS-China. Boranos have fallen to sell-re st China Prideate hure beg done and have sellers at $1 Peak Tramways are wanted at $11. Laugkats are quoted Ti 277 in the north; Steam Laundries soll in fair Watsons queotities at $7, elwing with sellers. sold and have sellers at $123. Other stocks under this hosting are unchanged.

LANE, CRAWFORD & CO, LD., SHANGHAL.

The Report

A carioas "break and make" aetion among the brain cells is thought by Sir William Gawera

Maars Erish Georg & Co. say in the to explain sleep. Brain activity is attributed ekly share report, dated ril 27th, 1907- to nerve cells, and nerve cords from things divide

Basins during the week under review has and subdivide until they and in little knobs.en pretty fair, but only few changes of im The nerve cells were formerly supposed to be portance have to be noted, The sterling peruauently connected through their fermingud rate of exchangs on London cles 21 1. while rates on Shangbut are Tis. 72 It is now known that these may be separated for a Bank TT and Tis. 734 for a three days

Shanghai os this and it is conclurted that separation apours daring sight Private Bill, the rate

The Directors have much pleas are in mhmitt- for a three days' private draft being Tla. 72. sleep. It is claimed that the theory is supported

Brailvor in London is quoted 3-5/16d. aading their Report and a Statement of the Com- pany's Accounts for the year ended February by the offest of narcotiza.

Consols £85-11/16.

28, 1907.

Serious gastrie troubles among workmen in large slentric plants are attributed by a German authority to poisoning and not to electric radiations. Ozone is produced in large time, and with atmospheric nitrogen it formst nitric acid, explaining the acid taste often noticed, An effective remedy is free rentilation and separation of high-tension apparatus from work.

rooms,

We cannot hope to make wonther predictions accurate at all times, George Iles tells us, for it

1

the Directors for prestation to the shareholders at the eleventh ordinary general meeting to be held at Shanghai on April 26, said:

Profit and Lose Account.—§ff»r

BANK SHARES-Early in the week Hang- Long and Shang als changed hands at $995 and $8373, bat 8020 and $915 has been paid dedacting Directors and Auditor's since; il 3920, however, there are farther fees and making allowance for Hers and buyers at gulf, the Isadeo-esto in depreciation on furniture and aztares, 104 Nationals are fira at $51.

the asit profit for the year amounts

------844,219.11 SHARES.-Unicus sold to MARINE INSURANCE

Ont of this an interim dividend of $770. Cantona

$5.00 per share was paid November 19, 1905 absorbing...

jo small inte at $78, 8775 fetched $99, closing with sellers at $2823 Other stocks under this healing are onehaagad. FIRE INSURANCE SHARMA.Hongkongs con- tinue ou offer at 8335, while Calmas have sellers at 835, after reported sales at $8% and 50).

SHIPPING SHARES-A for Hongkong, Canton and Mace Steamboat Shares sold at

To this has to be added the stoant

12,59 km)

93,718,11

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When you do become ac- quainted with Abbey's Salt, you will probably be sorry you did'nt know about it sooner.

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Apollinaris

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671

THE EAST OF ASIA."

(Published Quarterly.)

NONTAINING Articles of Special Interest

brought forward from last year ..... 61,745.88)

Leaving a balance for distribution of th), 909 | C Profusely Illustrated, descriptive of the

commend to appropriate ax follows:-

Pay a fins dividend of 7 per cent (making 12 per

Aud a bonus of $2.00 per cent for the year)...

share

17,500.00

5,0 0.00

And carry forward | to:

so colouring Photos and relief, Photoe must often happen that ac inappreciable cause | 820, but the market is much firmer, and bayare | which your Directors re-

8700 and $71, closing with buyers at the latter may upset delicately balanced conditions For are offering 32 Indo-Chinas have been example, astratum of air may be very nearlygure: Shanghai quotes Tis. 52. China and Asturated with aqueour vapor, while losing heat Manilus remain on the market at $161, while so slowly that moisture might not be deposited Douglases are not obtainable at sellers for a long time, and in this condition it is in demanding $33. Old Star Ferries have been such a state of unstable molecular equilibrium sold at 83 Stel Transporte eld in fair lots A rates ranging between 43s, and 45s, tam latter that the dropping of a small crysta' of quow iaing the closing buying quotition; the London to it may produce a complete and widespread quotation is 4s 6d. The Hongkong Steam Waterboats Co., bas now bean merged into the change. The cooling of the air would cause a

Union

Waterboat Company, Ltd., which has a fall of wist or dew around the snowfiske. This capital of 50,003 shares of $10 each, of which deposited mist, sending its heat into sproe 277:2 shares have been issued. The Shurs faster than the saturated air, would cool bolders of the Hoogkong Steam Waterboat more air and coudruse more dew, and this would Company recive. 37 Union Waterboat Shares continua rapidly until a complete change of condition hart been brought abou. Thus the tiniest fiske of snow way pull the trigger setting off the atmospheric gue.

F. A. V. RIBEIRO,

Typewriting Work Undertaken, Cleaned, Repaired Overhauled. Charge moderate, fate of the Hongkong Typewriting Bureau) 8A, Queen's Road Central

(First-floor).

IRON MERCHANTS.

DEALERS

E. HING & Co.

EALERS in Iron, Steel, Motals, Hard- ware, Muntz's Metal, Steel Biler and Ship Plates, Pig Iron, Coka and General Merchants. No. 5, Wing Wo Street (Lane from 171, Queen's Road to 168. Des Vasar Road Central Telephone No. 613.

Hongkong, 1st March, 1907.

478

The tidal basin at South Thematics, Maine, has an ares of a little more than a square mile with an average range of twelve feet of tide, The dam sad air compressor to be constructed on the plsus of Wm. 0. Webb rare expected to store meserty per cent, of the tidal energy of this inlet as compressed air, and thus to make 50 horse power available for industrial use. As compressed air has been successfully distribated long distances, the leakage bang slight, it is proposed to transmit the tidal power through pipes to slona and line quarries and f.ctories of COMPAGNIE FRANCAISE DES INDES ET PE Rockland auth places within twenty miles.

L'EXTREME ORIENT

REGULAR

HONGKONG-CANTON LINE

OF

STEAMERS.

OF THE

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14 knots.

THE SPEEDIEST. MOST LUXURIOUSLY APPOINTED AND PUNCTUAL STRAMERS ON THE LINE. Departure from Hongkong at 9.30 PM. (Saturdays Excepted). Departure from Canton at 5.15 M. (Sundaya Excepted..

These super steamers carrying the French Mail are fitted throughout with Electric Light and Fans and were specially built for this trade. Excellent esiine.

The COMPANY'S WHARF is at the end of WING LOK STREET (TBR station).

For further particulars, please apply to

E PASQUET & CO., Canton Agents. BARRETTO & CO., Agants. Hongkong, 1st Apri, 1997

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To obtain a bas relief effect ic photographs, Prof. G, Mishand, of Costa Rica State Colinze, first makes a glass positive from the glass negative, then uses these glass plates to make a positive and a negative film. Developed in the same baths, the two luus contract equally on drying. Oa sensitized paper ono film is laid over the other so that the pictures cicile, then one film is slightly moved diagonally, causing intense lights and deep shadows to b cust on opposite sites of reliefs and hollows, Printing is done without a ground glass, in direct sunlight.

Voluntary dilation of the pupils of the eyes eseme to be a most extraordinary faculty. Lately noticing unusual movement in the pupils. of a young morphine victim, Dr. Bloch, an English physician, questioned the palicut, and found that for several years he had been able to dilate his pupils at will. Conclusive demon- strations were givst. A search of scieutifie literature showed references to only two similar observations, and ons of thesa was doubtful, the other recording the ability to date widely the pupil of the right eye. Dr. Block points out hat these instances of voluntary control may make it nec^ssary to rerise the existing conception of the mechanism of the ure, the existence of

unknown muscle baing

suggested.

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for

every 20 shares hald by them, which absorbs 72 shares of the Union Waterboat Company share which cannot be exchanged (fractions) being paid for by the Union Company in cash.

Furiou The

Waterhout Company Shares are quoted 311; the report for the period ended 31st December. 1900, stated that the balancs at credit of profit and loss account, after writing of $913.44 for depreciation of gear, 81037.10 for damage to pipes and staging during the typhoon of 18th -ptember sad providing 2450 for fees to consulting ermmittee and auditor, in $3.349.01 which are bei appropriated by $13,00 written off heats and $3$491 escried forward to new acoust.

REFINERIES-China Sugars are wanted in small lots at 9:18 Luas have sollars at 21, after a small sale at $20.

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MINING SHADER-Charbon ages are changed. Raubs changed ba de at 35, and are steady at that rate; a telegram from the mine reports a crasbing of 5,553 tons of ore, yielding 918 ounces of smelter goid. Caineso Engineer- ing and Mining Company Shares have sellora in the north at Tix Bill; an interim dividend of Is. 6d. per share, consulent 74 pos out. on the paid up capital, ass ben desired for the tinnncial year quled 28th February, 107.

DOCKS WHARVES, GODOWNS, &-Hong. kong and Whamper Dock Co's shares, after small animportant sales at $121, and large one at

is, 8110 and 115, are wasted at $110. G. Fenwicks lave bina placed at $18. New Amoy Docks are quiet at 11. Shanghai

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