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INTIMATIONS

*Tere Star

S. MOUTRIE Abbey's

& CO., LTD..

ESTABLISHED 1875.

BABY GRANDS

RACHELS,

BY

PLEVEL.

AND

KEMMLER

ROSENKRANZ.

PRICES FROM $750.

FOR LIGHTNESS

QUALITY

OF TONE, AND

OF Torch,

DURABILITY, THESE PIANOS

ARE TNRIVALLED.

A GUARANTEE

FOR A

OF

TEST

YEARS Two

EACH INSTRU- INSPECTION INVITED.

PERIOD

GIVEN WITH

MUNT.

SOL AGENTS:

S. MOUTRIE & CO., LTD.,

York Building, Chaler Real. Hongkong, 30th July, 1906:

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BOARD AND RESIDENCE

PRIVATE BOARD AND RESIDENCE

M

R 8.

GILLANDERS

"CLAREMONT,"

004

24, KENNEDY ROAD. Hougkong, 9th February, 1907, FIRST-CLASS HOARD & RESIDENCE

AT

"BRAESIDE."

LARGE AND COMMODIOUS

A. RESIDENCE standing in its own

grounds, with Tennis Courts, Good Dining and Reception Rooms, Large Airy and Well Furnished Bedrooms, every home comfort. Fiar View of the Harbour; Terma moderate. Apply to--Mrs. F. W. WATTS,

Braeside," 20, Maodonnell Road (late of Trug Yuen.")

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Hongkong, 27th June, 1905.

78-3

Effer-

Recent Salt

Have'nt you found out about Abbey's Salt yet? You know for a fact that there is nothing so bad for your health as a disordered stomach or a sluggish Liver.

It is also a fact that there is nothing so good for a dis- ordered Stomach or a sluggish. Liver as Abbey's Salt.

Now you know-don't forget to use it.

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

• Li, Hong Kong

The Abbey Frait Saline Co., Ltd.. 444, Queen Victoria Street, London, E..

Apollinaris

"The Queen of Table Waters.”

SUPPLIED UNDER ROYAL WARRANTS

OF APPOINTMENT TO

His Majesty King Edward VII.

AND

His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales.

674-1

外中海香

IUNG NGOI SAN

(Chinese Daily Prest),

POBLISHED DAILY,

PO

Is the oldest and still immeasurably the best medium for Advertising among the Native Community. Established for nearly FIFTY YEARS Circulatos largely throughout Southern Chius Indo-China, ofc.

Terma for Advorting (Translation free) so be obtainail at the Offer A, Des Your Road Contral, Hongkong, 131, Fleet Street, London; or from the different Agents.

Documents translated from ar inte Classical or Colloquial Chinese.

DINNEFORD'S

The Universal Remedy for Acidity of the Stomach, Headache. Heartburn, Indigestion,

Bilius Bructations, Sour

DINNEFORDS

Affections.

The Physician's Cure for Gout, Rheumatic Gapit and Gravel.

Safest and most Effective Aperient for Regular Use.

MAGNESIA MAGNESIA

BENGER'S

A Food of great nutritive value which can be made suitable for any degree of digestive power by the simple process of letting it stand for a longer or shorter period at one stage of its preparation,

carefully regulated

When strength is returning after illness, a and increasing amount of exercise for the digestive functions is beneficial. Benger's Food is the only food which can be pre- pared so as to give the stomach this regulated amount of work. Benger's Food is sold in Tins by Chemists, &c., everywhere.

Luxury & Economy

meet in Van Houten's Cocoa, the for it not only possesses

the finest flavour, it is also

most economical in use,

"Goes farther than other brands, and is therefore

more economical."-Health.

59-L

"Its flavour, soft and fully developed, is delicious."

-Court Journal.

van Houten's Cocoa

Best & Goes Farthest.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, MAY 20г¤, 1907.

SCIENTIFIC MISCELLANY.

A NEW PHOTOMETER THE LUTOMOBILE AS A STREET DISINFECTOR-A NOVEL DANGER ON THE KEINE GROWING ALUMINA - SEL FOING CATERPILLAR PROCESSIONE—A

BYONE UNEX MACHINE-SHOP — MILK PLAINED REFECT OF BAYH

object requiring solidity and fina polish. It can be given any color, or mada to imitate marble, coral, tortoise aholl, etc.

Increasing orperience confirms the observ- Bion that X rays bare a remarkable influence upon the color of the hair Professora Itabert French experimenters. and- Narques, two find the influence to be real and enduring, but For testing the power of lamps a Mayence they are unable to explain it. The white hair optician has devised a novel photometer based and board nf one of these authorities, who has been engaged in X ray work since 188, have electrical resistance of upon the varying

The not only been restored to their original color selenium under different illumination.

In an elderly two mirrors lighted bat are eren darker than before. Apparatus includes respectively by a standard lamp and the lamp patient, ander trestment for. lapas, part of the to be tested, while a selenium call rapidly hair fell out under the action of the rays, but if oscillating between two giren positions is goon grew again, and it has been since Almost

completely alternately lighted by either. The electric opcil- lations set up are shown by su ammeter. One lamp is ruured nafil these oscillatious crase, nad the cospective distances from the photometer will then give, acending to a well known rule, the light intensity of the Ismp under test an compared with that of the standard lamp.

The automobile has been condemned for the surgeon for fan reus a--that if he drives the machine himself, it is trembling of the bands, and that the apparatus must coutaminate the bands with the gorms of street dust. Dr. Fieux, of Bordeaux, dismisses both of these Indictments. The trembling of the hands occurs only in men of such high-strung nerronk temperament as to be untitted for operating at all, and tests of the dust under the hood of an

automobila akowal ne miere Organism of kind: The heat of the motor actually desireys the microbes in the dust clouds, so that, instead of scattering disease, the machine really disinfects the road.

A recent investigation shows, that the deaths of two children on a Rhine boat wars due to the cargo of ferro-silicon. For two or three days the children occupied a cabin directly over the hold where the kegs of iron were placed ad they were poisoned by phosphurated hydrogen) evolved from some impurity-probably onféin phosphide. Within the last six months severni other sudden deaths have occurred on Rhine boats carrying ferro-silicon.

Mosquitoes are found in profer negroes to whites, a black day to a white one, and a dark- colored resting place. Careful tests have been extended to great timbers of anopheles, show- ing that they choose nolors in the order of dark lae, dark rol, brown, red, black, grey and violet, and that azure, ochre and white ars distasteful and yellow extremely Confirm ing these resulta on 150 mogquitoes, a Swiss) malaria expert has found that three fourths ettle on dark colors.

SHARE KEPORT.

10 LET

TO LET.

POSSESSION PROM 1ST APRIL.

Semi-attached HOUSES, No. 188 and

130. MACDONNELL ROAD, Each with 7 Rooms, Bath-Rooms, Kitchen, Servants*

Apply to Quarter and Grass Tennis Coart.

CHUNG CHINAM Yan On Marins & Fire Iosurance Co., Ltd. 182 Hongkong, lat March, 1907.

TO LET.

MMEDIATELY, the Capacions Premises

M

on the Ground-floor of No. 9, PEDDER STREET, at present occupied by Messes.

GILMAN & CO. Apply to Harris Way Co., Ltd,

260 Hongkong, 23rd January, 1997.

No

TO LET.

TO. 28. LEIGHTON HILL ROAD.

Irtiale Ponsussion. Apply t THE COMPRADORE,

Nippon Yusen Kaisha. 338 1987. Hongkong, 4th February,

W

TO LET.

IMMEDIATE Posters16N, 7ELLBURN, No. 81 the PEAK. Apply to-

JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN,

York Buildings. -

254 Hongkong, 22nd Januarý, 1307.

TO LET.

Kowloon Apply to

Musers. Erich Georg & Ca say in their weekly share report, dated May 18th, 1907- Business during the wook ander review has been

dingly quiet, and hardly anything has been NOS, 3, 5, CARNAVON VILLAS, done. The sterling demand rate of exchange on fonden aluses at 2%. 1-13/164.; while rates on Shanghai are T7 for a Bass T, and Tls, for a three days sight Private Bill, the rate in Shanghai on this for a three days' eight Loudon is quoted 30-516d., and Consols Private Drait being Tls. 727. Barsilver ext-1346.

BANK SHARES. -Small sales of Hongkong and Shanghais have been efected at 8910, the musket elesing quist wich sellers at $9073: London quotes £11. Nationals are unchanged.

MARINE INSURANCE SHARES without any sales; Unions are obtainable af S770, other Fikk INSURANCE SHARES. Hongkongu slacks ander this bending are.anchang d remain on offer at 8:33 Chinas sold at $824 and 2-0, and havo hogers at the lower figure.

110-

BEFINERTES--China Sagars sold at $120, MINING SHARES.- Charbonusgys are but more tie on offer. Luzons are unchanged, [altered. Raubs have fallen to sellers at 861. Chinese Engineering and Mining Company Shares have advanced in the north to buyers a The 164.

HEWAN & Co. N 15, Connaught. Road, West.

324 Hongkong 1st May, 1902.

TO LET.

TO. 1. CONNAUGHT ROAD CEN

RAL suitable for Olles and down. Apply on the Premises Hongkong, 20th March, 1907.

TO LET

IMMEDIATE POON,

610

ATO. 2, HOLLYWOOD ROAD, and No.

SI, PUTTINGER STREET. Apply to-

ARRATOON V: APCAR & Co., 45, Wyndham Street.

491 Hongkong, 2nd March, 1917.

TO LET.

BUILDING.

A HOUSE in Wave NX CHONG ROAD. GODOWNS in PETA EAST.

A. HOUSE in CLIFTON JARDENS, Conduit Roid.

SHIPPING SHARES-Hougkong, Canton and A curious phenomenon which he calls “grow Mucing sold at 830) and 8294 and can be planni hai wires Th. 52 for the latter stocks. China ing alumina,” is describ»»d by T: A. Vaughton, at 89, while Indmar on offer at $71, Shang.. à drawn out capillaryant Manile are quiet at 151, while Donglesson a British experimenter. tubes contains a globule of w ercury, and in placed is placed at 33 Star Ferries are not vertically a fraction of an inch above an alami-wanted. Sholl Transports sold at rates ranging 4. the London rate is 496, 61. Uniou Water- nu plate. The mercury and the aluminum between 44. Gd, and 178, 61, closing steady at act respectively as anode and there between bals are in demand at $121, after sales at $1FFICES in KING'S BUILDING and York which electric sparks are passeil. As the sparks and $124. pass, a circular crater of nearly pure alumisa in the form of a feathery moss is deposited rennd the spot and grows to considerable size. If the deposit is removed another forms witheat the passige of further current. No growth scenes in a stmosphere of hydrogen, and very little in oxygen. The alamian produced has the remarkable property of acting on a photographic plate even through collusid. A suggested ex planation is that the sparking for an amalgam through the spraying of mercury on the plate, and this is decomposed by atmospherie moisture, depositing the alumins and setting free the mercury, which is rendy to repent the process. The photographic action in and often abserved when hydrogen peroxide is produced.

Docks, WHARVES, GODowns, &c.-- Heng- kong and Whampoa Dock Company Shares have sellers at $10, after sales at $108 and 8110 Fenwicks are on offer at 818. Amoy De ks can be placed et 8111 Shanghai Docks old locally at Ta. 78; which is also the rate in Shangha. Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown (o's shares are on the market at $34, but Shanghai and Hongkew Wharcos bare in proved to Tis. 226,

LANDS, HOTELS AND BUILDINGS.-Houg gong Lands have gellars a: $107, after sales at $171, 107 and 105 West Points tetebed and $47, closing quiet but steady at $14. Certain moth larvas livior in pines in parts Humphreys Esstates have imen dese at FLI; of France have been sen marching in singie $10,90 and $1, closing with sellers at $1,50. COTTON MILLS.-Without any sales and on- file, the leader apioning a thread to which schUther stocks under this beading are unchanged, follower adds, and as of there singular changed. processions noticed last April near Arachon | included 114 individuals. The processions are formed at night as the larvae leave their nests to feed as young leaves and in the day when they descend to barrow in the sand and pass to the pupa stage.

Other stocke

SUNDRY MANUFACTURING COMPANIES.--- China Light and Powers have been fixed at $7. closing with kuall bayers at 815. Greon Island Hongkong Electrics sold at $15,10 and $15.15, Cements changed hands at 1 and 19, closing with probable sellers at $15. under this heading are unchanged.

MISCELLANEOUS-China Providents have The new floating dookyard of the British been done, and bure further sellers at $9. Langkets bave improved to Ths. 2824, South Upina Meraing Post shares have soilets at $23. Admiralty is a special vessel suggested by trial of or obsolete cruiser as a temporary Laundries fotoked 37. Tramwaysara iu request repair-chip. The now vessel, of 11,000 tons, is af$12: Watkins have been done and are wanted

&

The

1

| 450 feet long, 55 feat beam, and 4) fast deep, ar at $41 Watsons old and bave sellera at 12: Other stocks under this heading are unchanged, earries a crew of 30 skilled artisans,

boring fittings include foundries, forges, machines, and powerful overhead crane, alii driven by electricity, making it possible to do almost all repairs on warships while at sea

a

considerable Europeans are building up industry in the manufactare of galalith, or milk stone, which is cheaper, than, celluloids and has the important advantage of being non- inflammable. The raw material is skimmed milk from the large co-operative dairies. To this in large tanks is added rennet, coagulating the casein, which is pressed, dried, powdered, and freed from its chessy odor by repeated washings, and is faslly hardened by formal- debyde. The product is more brilliant, more solid and a tride bravier than celluloid. It is as easy to work as the wond, sad can be made into a great variety of articles, such as combs, hair-pink kays, buttons, knife handles, ombres handles, backs for brushes, paper knives, domincer, inlaid urnaments for furniture, and almost any

Ww.WHITELEY L...

Universal Providers. WESTBOURNE GROVE, LONDON, W.

LTO.

THE BIGGEST STORE IN THE WORLD.

MODERATE PRICHO. NIGH QUALITY.

PROMPT ATTENTION,

General Ikustralad Cazalogoe (1250 pages), or any Departmental List seca krov ta bəndi-jadin

applicants.

(4)

FLATS in MoRETON TERRACE. Apply lowe

THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST. MENT & AGENCY CO., LTD.

191 Hongkong, 1st May, 1907.

Gwarding

TO LET.

LENWOOD" CAINE ROAD, suitable This property would be taining 2 Ron 4.

containing divided into two or more houses to suit tenants.

SMALL BUNGALOW Furnished Hoom with Bathroom and Dressing Room Kitch-u, N., Close to Barker Rond, Tram Station: Suitable for one

lachelors."

or two

TO LET

TO LET ON LEASE.

FROM 1ST JANUARY, 1907. TOS. 6, 8, 10, 12 and 14, HOLLYWOOD

ROAD.

Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 SUN WAY LANE, Apply to

ARRATOON V. APCAR & CO., 4, Wyndham Street. Hongkong. 24th October, 1906.

TO LET.

FROM 1ST JULY.

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ARGE AND SPACIOUS GODOWNS EAST, at prosent in the occupation of the Admiralty.

Apply to-

LANG. 4, 26, 38, 92 wul 10, PRATA

HONGKONG LAND INVESTMENT

& AGENCY CO., LD. Hongkong, 1st May, 1907.

TO LET.

809

MAIR VIEW, No. 1. Robinsou Road,

FAIR

obrfully sitante amelistely below, Sir Paul Chater's mansion, containing Sir Commodious Rooms with Veraudats and Large Ifalls, has a commanding view of the harbour, and is in the healthiest. location and has a small front Barden.

Possession can be had from 1st June,

Apply to

DAVID SASSOON & Co, Ltd. 920 Hongkong, 26th April. 1907.

TO LET.

FOUR-ROOMED HOUSES at Praya

East, near East Point: Apply to

JARDINE. MATHESON & Co., Ltd. Hongkong, 3rd Fanuary, 1907.

TO LET

137

HOUSE!, KNUTSFORD TERRACE,

KOWLOON.

Apply to

THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST, MENT AND AGENCY CO. LD. Hongkong, 1st May, 1917.

TO LET.

YO. 2, MACDONNELL ROAD.

No.2

Apply to

192

COMPRADORE'S DEPARTMENT, Nippon Yan Keisha. Hoarkong, 3rd June, 1985.

10

TO LET

197

FFICES in ALEXANDEA BUILDINGS.

Apply-

SECRETARY,

A. S. Watson & Co., Limital.

Hongkong, rd April, 1907.

TO LET

HOUSE

PRICES No. 8, IOR

STREET: Centrally situated and withim basy reach of this principal Banks and business beasca. Apply on the promises to

TATA & CO. Hongkong, 24th December, 1993.

DARTMOOR. Cesur ROAD. TU LET.

105

NOW, in the ocupation of Dr. Haraton with Six Excellent Rooms and Servants"

Luncters, ete

Very suitable for bachelor ac,

PERCY SMOUTH & SETH,

5. Qu's Road Central.

8:0 Longkong, th fay, 1:07. TO LET.

NE OFFICE-ROOM on Second Floor

ACONSFIELD ARCADE, Fine Ofices O PROCES BUILDING.

And Drelling Roo

No. 15, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL, Top Close, (over Callbook MacGregor),

BELILIOS

TERRACE HOUSES, ROBINEN ROAD

No. 3, ALBANY. No.4, ALBANY, Furnished or Unfurnished. No. BALILIOS TERRACE. Cornur House, ist Bow

WELLBURN. No. 81. PHAK. and Tennis Court. Apply to

Rooms

LINSTEAD & DAVIS, 3rd Floor, Alexandra Buildinge. 1102 Hongkong, 22nd March, 1907.

TO LET.

TO & GRANVILLE AVENUE, Kow-

LOON.

No

Apply to-

HUMPHREYS ESTATE &

FINANCE CO, LD.,

Hongkong, 21st March, 1997.

ON SALE.

A TABLE OF THE

676

RATES OF EXCHANGE AT HONGKONG

For Demand Drafts on London on the day

or preceding the departure of the Ecglish Mails; also Table of the Yearly Approximato Averages for 34 Years FROM 1874 TO 1901,

Apply to

REUTER, BROECKELMANN & CÓ,

795 Hoogbone Brd April. !+07.

TO BE LET OR HOLD.

WITH POSSESSION FROM 1st Juge

IN WANGBAL ROAD. ODOWN, bolt of brick, with risk? root, just throughly repaired, about 4 square feet space concrets loosing Herentals for storage of any kind of merchandise

"K." Apply to--

Care of "Daily Prom" Office. 820 Hongkong, 3rd May, 19007.-

TO LET.

[08. 3 and 4. OBSERVATORY VILLAS,

N08 Sant, Ourate Rental, Tunis

Court and Electric Lights.

66

Apply to-

ARRATOON Y. APUAR & CÔ, 45. Wyndham Street. Hongkong, 2nd May, 1907.

TO LET.

TONTEVED" 35, Robinson Roszel.

Nus, 27, 21 and 31, SEYMOUR ROAD. 3 New Houses, in KENNEDY ROAD, near

Wan Chai

No. 90 & 91 GODOWN PRAYA BANT.

Apply to-

SAM WANG CO., LTD.,

81, Queen's Road Central. [103 Hongkong, 13th November. 1906.

TO LET

ofND FLOOR No. 12, QUEEN'S ROAD

CENTRAL.

Price: $2 Cash. On sale at the "DAILY Pass" Offer, or Local Booksellers.

A LIGHT NOURISHMENT FOR GENERAL USE.

The

Allenburys

DIET

This DIET is recommended in plac of ordinary milk loads, grusi, etc. Whilst acceptable to all as a light nourishment it is particularly adapted Lo the needs of Dyspeptics, Invalids and the Agod.

.The "Allenburys" DIET is readily digested by those who cannot take cow's milk, and is particularly service- able in convalescence.

The "Allenburys" DIET is made in a minute by the addition of boiling water only.

The "Allenburys" DIET is for Adults and is quite distinct from the "Allcnburys" Foods for Infants. ALLEN & HANBURYS Ltd., 37, Lombard Street, LONDON.

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No. 38, CAINE ROAD.

GREENCROFT,

GARDEN ROAD, Kowloon, Redecorated, Elloutrie Light, Teunis Court.

No. 1, FAIRVIEW, ROBINSON ROAD Kowloon.

Apply to

LEIGH & ORANGE,

1. Des Youx Road.

94

Hongkong, 3rd May, 1907. TO LET. ROUND FLOOR of No. 4, Des Youx Boad including a Strong Room and servant's quarter.

ROOMS on Becond Floor of VICTORIA BUILDING, No.5, Queen's Read Contral, suit- able for Opes.

No. 8, Pedders Hill, comprising of 5 Rooms without heares, occupation from. Ist proxime.

Apply tu-

DAVID SASSOON & Co. LTD.

821 Hongkong, 26th April, 1907,

TO LET.

FO. 1, WEST END TERRACE, Shareen,

Canton. Apply to-

HONGKONG LAND INVESTMENT

& AGENCY CO., LD. Hongkong, 1st May, 1907

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