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A careful record of meteors or shooting ware in kept by W. F. S. Denning, the great English authority on these bodies, and the reports furnished? have enabled him to give interesting determinations for ten large mateors re

in

1908. The heights at commencement of visibility varied from 5 to $9 miles, while those at dis- appearance ranged from 2 to 50 miles. The longest path noted was 72 ailes, the shortest being 24 miles, and the velociti s determined were between 15 and 30 miles per second. The coality of the hissing or explosive count reported by some observers of bursting mateors se he a matter of doubt. Mr. Denning has povor beard the sound himself, and some of those

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, JUNE 32в 1907.

substances. The electric radiation should be mest intense over spots that are goed conductors of electricity-such as be le are and aven of coal, The photographe seam to show the variations in intensity very readily, and this may give a very- simple and valuable means of locating ore deposits.

The automatic signalling lead of Sjostrand a Swedish ongineer, is a so-called water kite that ie kept at a depth regulated by the line given in it and that is uncoupled-thus reg 4. tering a signal on the vessel's deck-when its forward and touches bottom. The root-like planes-pointing forward and downward~~ciurg the kits to "y" directly downward as it is pulled through the water. On becoming un. compled, the apparatus rises, when it is pulled in, and after a alight adjustment it is ready to be thrown again. Without alecking apead dangerota shoala can be guarded against in foggy weather or in unfamiliar waters, or depth observations can be made for any purpose

EARL'S-COURT EXHIBITION.

OLD JAPAN,

There are not likely to be two opinious as to the attractiveness of the Old Japan-so Village, which is this year to take the place of the theatrical performsacau in the Empress Theatre at Earl'a-court, says a London paper. When

Bat this is erled

router came into the great hall they those who Japan," know Nippon will understand their enthusiasm. The #lusion is complete from the doors. laderfoot one crashes the red-sanded gravel, which the Japanese fir tree lores, just such as fringes Chuzi's froz lake. To the right is a section of the containing panorama that will bring a thrill to the tourist. The sacred rai lacquor bridge of Nikko has been at last restored. Passing for the moment through the tiny street ic image paper houses, a marvellously realistic

of Kamakala, growing as it were among

ths stands before you, the ancient graan Dai-butsa resulting pines which mark it out among the many great Buddhas of Japan. No smothering temp'e hedges it in, no staircase leads the tolling tauriet upwards to the shoulders and the ever- crinkled bur. Free to the winds of the curring Vralilation through iron catatans is an in-store the Kamakura image sit, and the gool taste of Japan bow learned to be thankful to the The representsting of Earl's court, thongh necessarily reduced, gives an oxesilent idea of the original.

DURABILITY, THESE PIANOS raporting it have been 100 or 150 miles toresting featurraf & millat Preston, Eaglearthquake which shattered its timber prison.

AKE UNRIVALLED.

away from the objects while persons much Air is drawn in at ground level, forced by fans nearer have heard nothing. Lient. Col. Tup-through a water spray, bented by coils in the |man is the only trained observer who has reported usual way and then distributed from bluete TEST a gentle hissing from the direction of a falling below the bassment level to the different rooms, the iron columus having registers near their tops. Fines in the walls provide for the escape of air from those rooms.

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introducetone drop of the fresh de dried sample of blood in a solution of salt. The tuba is then allowed to stand 45 minutes: It the binod and serum are from the same species--as the dog a fstat red precipitato of coagulated blood appears under elsar liynld, but if blood and orom are from unlike animile this blood will be dissolved in the gerum, which will tara red. Old staine placed in fresh human serum were conclusivoly shown to be human blood,

SHARE REPORT.

Masur. Erich George & Co. say in their weekly share report, dated June 1st. 1907

During the work under review our market has ralod very dull, and with the exception of an improvement in Yaugtazes, Doaginses, China Fires and Shanghai Dooks, most of the other strke where basiness has been possible have undergone a further depreciation, the sterling makat eksing very quist indeed. The demand rate of exchange on London loves ne while rates on Shanghai are Tls. 720 24. 244, for a Bsnt TF, and Tix. 731 for a three days' sight Private Draft, the rat in Suanghai on Tls. 73. Barzilver in London is toled 30-15, 16,

Batide It in the centre of the farther wall is the building which probably affected our Japa Fare sets more than any other. It is a r creation of a Buddhist temple at Nikke which at twenty yards might deceive the last visitor to that exquisite towo. Muob, indeal, is ganaina old Japanse work. The perforated grill which runs rennd the outer wall is old lacquer, and inside the bronze elephant-hoated fountain supported by the three-clawed dragǝa-thero is much virtue in that number of claw, no wadays dates back. perhaps sighty or hundred yours, Far older are the ages and glols upon the long altar insid. The goddess of peace, Kwanton, presides here just as she presides near the Di-batsa of Kamakura, her left in a very fine image of Fudo, still ine-psed with the flames of h, and away La the visitor's right a gool Damichi Fyorai, The sight of thess idola atone is really worth the entrance money. Bat everywhere the asion is perfect. cepacially, perhaps, the coloured facer cornicas and brackets of the

To

Count Voa Zeppelin's airship, which hold a this for a three days' aight Prirate Bit being building. To the left of the temple rises Fuji,

the distance and speed record of 4,35 miles 2 hours 17 minutes, is 42) feet long, 38 feet in diameter, and has a rigid aluminum frame containing 16 hydrogen balloons. Two 35-horse- power gaseline motors driva, four propellers.

Electric sleep or anesthesia, is produced by the setion on the brain of intermittent electric currents of low voltage. It has been a subject of special study for several years by Prof. Stephane Ladoo of Nantes and others, and the application has been perfected until it is precli- cable to put dogs and rabbits quickly into a calm and regular sloep, with general and complete aassthesia. In rabbits at least the sleep, can safely prolonged to eight hours or more although ether and chlorofor a bring much risk after two hours. The method makes pos ille the painless. electrocution of angol, an increase of voltage causing the loss of will and sensation to be followed by vessation of respiration und stoppage

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and Consola £SFL116,

BANE SHARES-Hongkong and Shanghai bave changed hands in email lete at $590. $9871 and 8895, fue market cloei with sellers at $885: the Londus rate is 19, Nationals are unchanged.

MAKING INSURANCES FARES-Unione sold at 8773 to $76), closing with sellers at latter rate. China Triviera are more or less nominal at $95, so wa follow this quotation. Cantone have sollers at 8260.

FIRE INSURANCES SHARES-Hongkong, have dropped to sellers at $325, while Chinas have improved to sale sul buyers at $65.

males

SHIPPING SHARER-Hongkong ntou and Macao Stestabats are quiet at $29. Indo- Chinas bare selfers at 871, Shanghai quoting T5 China and Manilas are offering at $15

81 838; and $32, 240 was paid foally, at Douglases have been in fair demand, and after which figure shares are in request. Star Ferries are for sale at 826 for old and $164 for new shares, ex the dividend of 10 per cent. $1 por old and 5 cents per new share), paid on 30th ultime Shell Transports have milers at 475., London quoting sellors at 478 fd;

over B sisteria-hong to garden, which promised to be the readersons of the village. At the end of the hall is a waterfall that might come rather from Miyanoshita than a London waterworks. Under it the dwarf pines and lotuses are worth an artist's shelch,

of perhaps, will be fewer admirers tomb or the dainty little temple from Nikko, but the vista from the tea hon-e is worth some

neul record. Drer the wa'er garden is a of a bridge at Osa-a, and on the further side we descend into the street of artisans, who add the last touch of reality to the exhibition. Perhaps in surroundings Touched with Baddbise we should be making the tour. in the opposite direction, but the sight of the Dai-bu'su will probably attract must visiters to it as they enter.

(of the boart, and animala killed by this gradual finion Waterboats fetobed Share dropped exhibition is, indoed, that, what with the

action hava licon free from the sovere lesions shown in the criminals ozosuted in New York. Electric sleep has been fedinced several times in Luman subjects, the first trial having been made, on Prof. Ledacţhimself in 1902 The exporienes is not wholly agreeable, the loos of speech being followed by 1 of movement, and then by a sesaation of drainy consciousness and impend- ing peril with no power to cry out or raise a handThere are uɔ after-fla

The ground is usually germ free at a depth of twe yards, but the living bacteris brought to the notice of the French Academy, by Dr. M. Boudoin were derived from adepth of more than ten yartis in earth that had bean undistarbed for nearly 10 years. An old Gallic Homan grave near Troussepoi, in Verde, ontained several charred corpses and skeletons of goats, dogs and Dave Cultures of the ensaloping slime, a mixture of sand and water with remain of skins and bristles, gave the coli bacillus and various species of sphaero-bacteria, and these organisms mast have lived in islation since the grave wis made,

One of the first products of reinforced concrete is said to be the boat of L. de Minoval, which was built in 1849 of concrete imbedding steel netting, and is still in existence, in good condition, and watertight.

Luminous vapor marking the location of extensive ore deposits at night was recorded 16 years ago in Germany, and bas been noted since in North Americs, but the observations have been generally attributed to superstition and error. Ragout investigation has proven the reality of sach an emanation from the earth's surface. It is especially frequent just before and during thunderstorms, and has been re- peatedly photographed by a German physicist, K. Zengar, using plates coated with fluorescut

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REFINERIES-Chion Bugare,

lo sellers at $135. Lezone are ur c'angad,

MINING SHARES-Charbonnages are wanted small way at $465. tanks wold at $82, bat have further sellers; Chinese Engineering and Mining Co. Shures weakened to Tls. 15 in tha early part of the week, but Tis 16 and Tis. 16! has been rail sipoe, the market closing with sellers at the higher Egare.

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All the daloli trades of Old Jopan urd" bare- Parasol- b found in full working alute. masking, oloisonne copantry, lacquer-work, Kakemour, drawing, fan-making, curving-all are here, sad the choice of the Japsnose agent of has fuilon upon a really representative body

Ons artist yesterday had the old régime. already begun to make the best use of such a care opportunity and the chief dan zer of the painters and the sightseers, there will be Labitual overcrowding in the theatra. Mr. Cremien Javal has never produced entirely successful so exhibition with all his experience Mr. Pemberton Willard's expert knowledge of Jopa has here received fall so pe in which to work, and the work of Mr. Herman Hart and Mr. Richard Douglas is wel! up to the high DOCKS, WHARYES, AND GOUWSA--Hong-standard which has been kept in view.

If the visitor is inclined to a resily kong and Whampoa Dick Company's sharca bave weakened further, and $105 has a characteristic ex'ibition of what may be called accepted. Fenwicks have sellers all $17 NW Japauschall performance, a theatre has Amoy Dooks can be plve dat $113. Shanghai been erected at the end of the ucena, opposite t Docks sold locally at Tls and are on offer; the waterfall. Here strange feats of quartor za and singlest ok may be witnessed, the great Shanghai quotes The Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and down Company's shares Yasuburo may be seen in his glory, and the only band of women artists who has ever left Japan sold at $31, and small tots can be placed at that

His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales. figars Shughal and Hongkow Wharves have perform their shoulder-balancing. The

474-1 been done at Tls. 225, alosing steady.

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Pries...

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LANDS, HOTELS AND BUILDINGA ama lot of Hongkong Land Investment Shures fetchel S7, but more are on afar. Kowloon Lands are obtainable at $37 West Points baze buyers at. 84. Hongkong Hotels have allers Humphreys Fstate Shares changed at 8118. bands in a small way at 310.00 but more are on offer. Shanghai La ds are quoted

87797 101 for old and Tie. 100 for new shares

COTTON MILLS-Shangha qaetations are Ewes Tls. 62, Laon Kung Mawe' Tig. 80 and Sorychees Tls. 350. Hongkong. Bottens have sellers at $11.

SUK BY MANUFACTURING COMPANIES Green Ieland Cemet Shares sold at $154 le $171, closing with sellers at $174. Other stocks under this Leading are unchanged.

MISCELLAN ROUR-Chine Providents sold in small lote at $9, but there are farther sellere Penk Tramways are quoted boyers at $ 1. ex the dividend of $1 per share paid on 27th ultime. Langkals have buyers in the north at Tis. 287 2. Steam Laundries bay boon fixed at $7. Watkins are quoted at $41. Watsons sold sod are offering st $1 ex the final divident of 4) cents per share paid on 27th ultim. Other stocks under this beating are unchanged.

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quaint and Ily trus effect of the whofe mast be seen to be understool, Porhaps it is better. that the visitor should have seau J..pan itself. It, will then be clear to him that the London publie bag Lover at such chance of under-

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OF APPOINTMENT TO

His Majesty King Edward VII.

On Balm st-

BY

Uongkong "DAILY PRES" Ofoe,

Conton:

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Messer. Kelly & Walsh,

Mesra, W. BREWER & Cu

Messrs. A. S. Warsos & Co

Hongkong, 4th October, 1935.

TWO

FOR SALE

FOR SALE.

TWO VERY VALUABLE PIECES OF LANDED PROPERTY Situate at CANTON near the Hongkong, Canton and Macao Steamboat Company's Wharf and facing tho river. The lots contain by admoasurement 50"change" or thereabouts, Title Deoda cau bo guon at the Offionof the Undersigved.

For further particulars, apply to

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Hongkong, ad May, 1907.

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OF

970

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500 for $ 3.00

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200

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