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INTIMATIONS

NIGHT STEAMER TO CANTON.

S.S. SAN CHEUNG. Now Twin Sorey Steamer, Capt. J. MCGINTY, Leaves Hongkong for Canton at 9 r.a. on MONDAY WEDNESDAY AND FRIDAY.

Leaves Canton for Hongkong at 5,30 P.. TUESDAY, THURSDAY & SATURDAY. Faro lat Class 3 single passage

$1 each. Mealy

AL80

INSURANCES

AACHEN AND MUNICK FIRE IN. BURANCE 00.

OF ATX LA-CHAPELLE.

י,

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 29TH, 1907.

PEKING WANTS GOOD MEN. Two Chinese Imperial Deareas dated October 18th are thus translated for the North China Daily News-

E Undersigned, having been appointed 1 AGENTS for the above Company, are prepared to ACCEPT BISKS against FIRE at Current Rates.

ing. REUTER, BROCKELYANN 00.

Agnuts

114 Hog'song, 21st April, 1897, TORTH BRITISH AND MERCAN

SPECIAL EXCURSIONS TO MACAO NILE INSURANCE COMPANY.

on overy SUNDAY

Leaving Hongkong at 9 A.M. Returning from Macao at 6.30 M. Fare at Ulass $1.50) single passage

2nd Bird

1

80

16

M

Meals $1 each. Servants' passages mest be paid for.

CHEUNG ON STEAMBOAT CO., LD...

No. 922, Des Voeux Road Central,

1527 Hongkong, 19th September, 1307.

COLD STORAGE.

ELE HONGKONG TCB COMPANY, LTD,, Storage available at EAST POINT. Stores will be Opan at 10 AM, and 4.M. daily, Sunday excepted, to receive and deliver perishable goods.

WM, PARLANE, Manager. Hongkong, 18th November, 1901

Mill

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BISHI DOCKYARD

AND ENGINE WORKS,

NAGASAKI.

CODE WORD: "DOCK,"

4.1, A.B.C and Engineering Codo User NEW DOCK NOW OPEN.

+

DOCK No. 3.

Extreme Length......

Length on Blogits

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722 feet, 714. "

Width of Entrance ou Top

LET

961

Width of Entrance on Bottom... Water on Blooks at Spring Tile 341

DOCK No. 1.

Extrerie Length.....

Length on Blocks

T

Width of Entrance on Top -... Width of Bulrauos en Bottom... Water on Blocks at Spring Tids

DOCK No. 2.

Extreme Length... Length on Bloola

A

Width of Entranos da Top

523 feet. $13

TOTAL FUNDS AT 31ST DECEMBE, 195

£17,897,119.

L AUTHORISED CaritaL... £3,000,000 SUBSCRIBED CAPITAL.... 2,750,000 PAID-UP CAPITALI

687,500 0 II. FIRY FUNDS...

3,386,720 19 8

The Undersigned, AGENTS for the above Company, are prepared to ACCEPT RISES against FIRE at Current Rales,

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.. Agents.

1461 Hongkong, 27th April, 1907. THE GLOBUS INSURANCE COMPANY OF HAMBURG.

THE Undersigned, having bon pou Are AGENTS for the Company, are prepared to ACCEPT RISKS against FIRE at Current Rates.

CARLOWITZ & Co.

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Hongkong, 13th August 1906.

FOR SALE

FOR SALE.

INLAND LOT NO. 1706.

(ITUATE at North Point, Shaukisan Road, Hongkong, (next to the Metropole Hotel),

The property contains by admeasurement

The telephone journal has proved a grost suggess, for it gives the news sooner than any printed paperaia do at a cost of only a penny 'u day :-

The mist unique journal in the work ie invariably turned on in the doctor's waiting; room, iu barker-shops, café, restaurants, and dentists' parlours wherever people resort, in fact, and sit waiting for any purpos whatever And obviously, sinoo the jour al bo's little to produce, is service is quit extraordinarily cheap. Each subsorib paye but one penay a day for rosolving, sa it were, orally in his own home, the news of the satire world, bides outertainment which might very well co t'him sororal shillings a day. No iss are charged for Etting up the receiver in a house; and should subscriber wish the

papar discutians, he can ring off, as it ware; sfter a four-months frisl. Ech station is previled with a receiver having two ear tubes, so that husband and wife, brolber and sister, or a couple of children can fiston at the same time, And the apparatus can be first whoreser the subscriber wishes-at bed or sofa, writing desk, or study.

Another feature of the paper is its special weekly lactaras, or encerts for children. It has also its advertisement. They are sandwich. ed in betwean items of new at a charge of two shillings for twelve seconds of the stoutor's veica

Degree in the ase of the Empresa Dowager stating that the I brons is over most anciens to attract to the public service m of talent and ability, and has always go out of its way to obtain sach-inen, regardless of rauk or sland The officials in Peking, namely, Grand Secretaries, Presidents' and Vica-Presidents of all the Ministries auil of the Censorate, and Viceroys, Governor, Treasurers, Judges, and Superintendents of Education in the provinces are granted the privilege of recommending to the Throne man whom they consider to possess atility and talent. Each ramen so doing shall racominand at mest five men and at least one; six months being given for making the recommendations. No man can be perfect in every detail and the Emperor only desires to make use of the man who has special talents, for a man may be good in one thing, but weak in others. After all the mu have arrived in Peking and reported themselves, that bave been recommended to the Throne the Ministry of Civil Appointments shall ask the Thrine to appoint liberal minded and impartial offears of high rank to examine these nominees and find out the special talents of osch ans and report them to the Throne. These cominges will then wait for a precisi audience, when they will be specially given pate according to their talents and with

P regard to their present rank or s'anding. If these nominees prove by their conduct to be men of real talents and abilities, in loed, then their sponsors, or recommanders will receive the commendation of the Throne, while those ho have pot recommended any one or hare recous manded nominees who prove worthless, will be punished. Tois, it is hoped, will prevent reck leas recommendations, favoritism and nepotism. Another deores is the name of the Empresa

This winter, however, Mr. Harry drWinit Dowager stating that as an Imperial, assembly for the study of Government silirs has been and Mr. William Le Queux, bath experienced travallers, are leading an expedition to explora established in oking it is also necessary that the county and ascertain, on behalf of the similar institutions shall be established in the Russian Government, whether the raports of the provincial capitale by the Vic-rops and Gover hors concerned, who shall select (dicials and apps of great deposits of petroleum in the gentry of probity and enlightenment to start interior are correct. A journey of about 3,

į miles by roindeer sleds will bars to be made fira these provincial assemb'is. The members are the time the Arctic Ocean le left at Kirkenes, the Varanger Fjord, ia Fiumarker, to the of the provinces fited by integrity, chacueter time and ability for the purpose. No dishonest men The two explorers, who have just been up to t or worthless charactors shall be elected to such Aretic to make preparations, have met with assemblies.

Their duty will be to cuufer with and adrise Cho officials about the many diffenities. abolition of all worthless institutions nad

out

NEW TERRITORY.

No whit mau has over traversed the Kla Peninsula, that bleak, traalses portion of Arelia Lapland lying between the White Sea and the Arotic Oceae. It is a portion of the earth's surface as pot anmapped and unexplored. Twenty years ago the French explorer Da Chaillan attempted the journey, hat on nocount of the fearful bizzards and intense old nearly

erished with all his party.

103,950 square feet. Crown Roat, $238,00 por to be selected from among gentry and people of vilization is again rancbed nt Archangel.

annum.

For further parlicniars, apply to

GOLDRING & BARLOW, Solicitors,

10, Queen's Road Central, Hongkong, 12th September 1907,

OF

1494

STAMPS

USED POSTAGE

IN PACKЯTS. ASIATIC STAMPE. MIXED STAMPS.

100 for 50,80

500 for $ 3.00 1093 10,00 1500 25.00

150

1.75

17

64

200 3.50

230

571 foot.

35L 66

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Width of Batrance ou Bottom....... Water on Blocks at Epring Tide

PATENT SLIP.

Suitable for vessels

up to 1,090.

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75

2040. .95.00 $75. 0.00

3000 » 95.00 Alo Stamps in bags, sats, &o, &o, ARTISTIC PICTORIAL POSTCARDS all other Philatelic Goods. Inspection invited

GRACA & 00, Hongkong Hotel Corridor.

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THE WORKS are well equipped wilt LATEST PLANTS and APPLI ANCES to undertake BUILDING of REPAIRING SHIPS, ENGINES, Burl BOILERS and also ELECTRICAL WORK

A LARGE STOCK of MATERIAL i always kept on hand.

The COMPANY has the powerful stemme **OURA¬MARU" (712-lous, 700 LR.I specially built for SALVAGE PURPOSES equipped with becessary gear. WaysTM THAT Y 799- Short. Naticn

ON SALE.

A TABLE OF THE

RATES OF EXCHANGE

AT HONGKONG

POR

DEMAND DRAFTS ON BOMBAY

On the Day Proceding the Departure of the English Mails from the Year of the Closing of the Indian Mints to the Free Coinage of Silver

FROM 1893 TO 1905;

• A180

RATES FOR SOVEREIGNS, GOLD LEAF, BAR SILVER (From 1300), and other Useful Information.

PRIOR: 1 CASH.

On Sale at the

Local Booksellers.

DAILY PRESS Office.or

HONGKONG

BUSINESS DIRECTORY.

BOOKBINDING.

DAILY PRESS" OFFICE.

The only offor in China having. Baropusn taught workmen Equal to Home

work.

IRON. MERCHANTS.

SINGON & CO.,

Retail

Iron, Steel, Metal and Hardware

Alerchants. Wholesale and

Ironmongers. Pig Iron and Foundry. Coke Importers, General Store. keepers and Commission Agents, 3 & 37, Hing Loong Street, (lat Street West of Centrai

Market.) Telephone No.515.)

PHOTOGRAPHER

M. MUMEYA, JAPANESE ARTIST,

Bromide and Crayon Enlargements ac also colouring Photos and relief Photos. Views of China and Yanlia. Wod done for Amateurs; Ma, Ba, Queon's

Road Contral.

Good Panorama Views of Hongkong, recently takou, on sale.

TYPEWRITER.

F. A. V. RIBEIRO,

Typewriting Work Undertaken, Cleave, Repaired, Overhauled. Charges moderate.

late of the Hongkong Typewriting

Bureau) 12, Queen's Road Central

(First-floor).

MAIL TABLES

FOR 1907.

Shows the dates of departure of the Mails

ON SALE.

THE FIFTY YEARS

ANGLO-CHINESE CALENDAR 日麗英中年十五

As there is neither fuel nor food in the whots

country complete supplies for the party, 334- sisting of Mrs. De Windt and Le Quenx, s mineralogis, a botanist, a photographer, and twelve Lapps, will have to be taken to list six monthe. They will be lost to civilization for about five months, but emergency rations will

the starting of necessary works for the public welfare, and to assist the officials to pol then into forea, Matters of high importance as first to referred by the officials concerned to the Throne for upproval. Finally, in future mem- barz of the Imperial assembly in Peking are to lis selected from am ags! those of the provinciale carried sufficient for two monthe longer.

The two Indere of the expedition have, during assemblies. If the Imperial assembly usede ia-

their preliminary journey in the Aretic, been formation or advice on public qanations recours :

the guests of the Prince of Monaco on board may be had to the provincial Assemblies by up his yacht Princess Alice. The Prinne is taking the greatest interest in the expedition, which plication through the Vid roye and Governors of provinces. Besides the assemblies is the bolieres will have several very interesting provincial capitals eich prefecture, sub-prefec ture and district alall a's start its loost assembly or council, and this work is to be arranged zad started at the same time as the provincial assemblies and on the same baals of Precadare.

A TELEPHONE NEWSPAPERS

BUDAPEST'S UNIQUE, JOURNAL The Telefon-irmondo of Budapest is an FROM 1ST JANUARY, 1861 TO 3187 DECEMBRE sitogather unique paper, for in its production

1913, BEING FROM THE 1ST YEAD OF THE

telephone wire has taken the place of the printing press. It is no wild dream of a visionary pre 76TH CYCLE TO THE 50TH YEAR OF TH 76TH CYCLE, THAT IS THE 3RD YEAR OF dicting what will come to pass in the future, TUNG CHI TO THE 39ru. Year rat an established commercial undertaking KWONG BUL.

lias a staff of over two hundred people in the winter monthe, and its 1,100 miles of wires carry the news of the day into 15,000 of the best homes of the city. In a recent number of the Scientific American Mr. W. G. Fitz Gerald gives a detailed account of the way in All which this remarkable paper is prodased. the news that is to be found in an ordinary priated paper is supplied to the subsribers to the Caller-of-the-News :-.

PRICE CASE. On Sale at the HoNGKONG "DAILY PRE OFFICE, or Agouts in all the Ports of the Far East.

The Book will be sent by Registered Post (free) to any part of the World unrepresented by Agouts on receipt of Money Order.

Hongkong, 3rd Uotobar, 1906,

*The Salt of SaiTS?

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Abbey's Salt

Effer- vescent

Abbey's Salt,as a beverage, makes a delightfully cooling and tonic drink.

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Abbey's Salt, as a medicine, aids digestion, keeps the Bowels regular, touches up

the Liver and tones the Stomach.

Abbey's Salt, by making a. bad Stomach good, keeps the whole system in perfect order. Try Abbey's Salt, and you will probably regret you did'nt know about it sooner.

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

.td., Hong Kongit Saline Co., Ltd.

The Abbey 144, Queen Victoria Street, London, EC.

335-5

THORNE'S

PER CASE

OLD VAT

$14

WAT WAS STARTED BY THE LATE ROBERT THORNE

OF GREENOCK AND HAS OKEN SOLD AS WASINGE=10$+

From eight in the morning till ten at night eight loud voiced "stentors with clear vibrat. ing voices literally preh the editor-in-chi-f's "copy" betwean a pair of monstrous micro phones, whose buga. receivers are facing each athor.

The new is of all kinds-telegrams from forden countries; theatrical criticisms:

and exchange reports; political parliamentary speeches; palice and law.court proceedings; the state of the city markets; exerpts from the local and Viuinese press; weather forecasts- and advertisements.

Bit the Telefon Irmonie goes far beyoul the routine of an ordinary newspaper, as its remarkable constitution änables it to do. At stated hours concrs, perfarm- ances at the Imperial Opors or municipal theatres are keard-by subscribers in their own dining-rooms, or as they sit by the fire playing cards ou a winter's evening. Eminent divines, lecturers, and sotors,preach, address, or tell s'ories to aanrmous audiences scattered all over the beautiful city.

Subscribers even hear a list of strangers'

·arrivals, with the correst astronomical time, and an exhaustive list of amusements such as may well tempt them from their own earth. The exact time of each news item is strictly. regulated and announced to subscribers every morning. Thus esch need only listen to the news that interests Lim, and he can always be sure of its being "on tap" at the moment predicted.

The following is a typical day's programme of the news supplied to subscrib

9.00...

.Exact

Act natronomical time. 9.30-10.00. Keading of programme of Vienna and foreign nowe and of chief contents of the official press. 10.00-10.30. Local exchange quotatio s 10.30-11.00 Chief contents of local daily press.

11.00-11.15...General news and finance.

11.15-11.30. Local, theatrical, and sporting new. 11,80--11.45... Vienna exchange news, 11.35-12.00... Parliamentary, provincial,

foreign new

12.00 noon .Exact

T:M

and

act estrozonical time 12.00-18.30...Latest general news parliamentary;

court, political, and military. 12.30- 1,00 -Midday exchange quotations,

1.00 200...Repetition of the ball-day's most

interesting news. 2.00- 2.30. Foreign telegrams and latest

general news. 2303.00...Parliamentary and local news. 8.00 – 8.15. Iatest exchange roperts, 3.15

news.

4:00Weather, parliamentary, legal, theatrical, fashion and sporting 1.000...Latertexchange reportsand general

4,30-6.30..Regimental bands. 7.00 810...Opera.

News,

results, while the Imperial Geographical Depart meat at St. Petersburg are lending every assistance.

When at the gate of this unknown land a few weeks ago, Mr. Le Quenz heard from some Lapp, who had come down there with their reindeer to trade, curious reports of a strange people inhabiting the interior of the Kols. The Inpps declare that these people are, mach smaller than themselves, darker in complexion, and that they live in skin tente, and that they are very timid. Whether this is correct re- rains to be proved. Ter ports of patrolenm were also repeated.

To accomplish the journey in the short snu- mer is impracticable ou ceput-of-the-rieury- and bogs. The expedition will, therefore, leave England on New Year's Day, and the first part of the journey will by dous in the long Aralin night, when the temperature rarely rises ab

The explorets have forty deg bel w zato, already purchased 30 rain leer, and expect to use about 500 of those animals on The journey. -Pall Mall Gazette.

How To`ng BEAUTIFUL-Keep your com plexion, Mra. Ellen's Crène Charmante, Lit Charmant and Special Skis Tonio and Poudra Charmant will enable you to do it. Her Specialities for the Skin ar the study of a lifetime, A. 5. Watson & Co., Ltd., Sole Agents

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R Hamburg Import and Export House, ▶EPRESENTATIVE of a First Class wel acquainted with the Chius Teale wishon to make arrangemants with a local firm of good standing for the parolase of Continout und English Goods. Please apply to

BON 333, Care of "Daily Press" Offon,

1700 Hongkong, 23rd Out Lar, 1907. SWATOW DRAWN WORK COMPANY. 38, Wellington Street. MANUFACT RERS & WHOLESALE & KETAIL Doniera in all Sorts of 'DRAWN BEST PEWTER WARE and CANTON GEASS CLOTH, &c.

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WORK EMBROIDERY.

Hongkong, 19th October, 1907.

THE SHANGHAI CLUB,

Iesno of Taels 170,000 DEBENTURES boaring

interest at Six per cast. por

G

(part of a total authorized ise of Taels,450,000 DEBENTURES)

THE COMMITTEE of the SHANGHAI

TCLUB are prepired to resive applica

tions for Taels 170,000 DEBENTURES bearing interest from date of ine at Six per cent. per annum payable half yearly on the 30th June and the 3:st. December in every Tho DEBENTURES will be isstred at the

贴

rate of Tl. 86 per The 100 DEBENTURES and will be redeemable at

nt the end of twenty years.

year.

DE

The Fecurity will consist of a first charge the laud belonging to the Club containing ad area of about Thres mow Five fau and the Club bildings and it is intended the DEDENTORES shall be secured by means of a Tent deed by which the land and buildings of the Club will be vested in Trustees för the DEBE STUFE HOLDERE

Further particulars together with forms of application can be obtained on application. to the SECRETARY of the Club. DSEENIORES will be issued for Tls, 1,000, s. 500, or. Tls. 100, to sait convenience of applicants.

By Order of the Committee,

C. G. CLOSE, Secretary,

Shanghai Club. Hongkong, Gth August, 1957.

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to Europe ved America, and the dates of their SCOTCH WHISKY (or after the first not of the opera) NOTICE TO ROWLOON RESIDENTS

expected arrival at their destinations, as well as the dates of rotura Maile.

Mounted on Card

On Paper

30 Cents 20

On Sale at the Hongkong Daily Press Office Hongkong, 20th January, 1997.

SOLE AGENTS IN

HỌNG KONG, CHINA & MANH LẠI A. S. WATSON & CO.LTD.

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Exchange news from New York, Frankfort, París, Berlin, London, and other brīsiness Dentres.

8.30 9.80..Opera.

Bhould any exceedingly important news Bud denly arrive special alarm signals are wrung in every household, and it is at oape stcuted into the microphone by the stentora,

INXTRA COPIES of Daily Press are on STALL Mr.HRUTTONJEE'S KOWLOON STORE, No. 36, Elgin Bond & Mr. AH YAU'S FERRY WHARF STALL

Hongkong, ad Daosmber, 1903.

OFOWLOOK BOOK.

Have You Considered

how very many serious illnessca develop from small ailimerits? The digestive and secretive organs become slightly deranged, and unless the cause is removed, the trouble becoines aggravated, and lasting sickness is almost certain to follow. The secret of good health is to right the wrong in its early stages, and no better corrective is known-than-

BEECHAM'S PILLS.

By their specific action on the stomach, liver and kidneys, they assist those organa to perform their proper functions, and so restore normal condition.

Han't wait until you are really lif, but when you feel cut of sorts, take SERHAM'S. PILLS the handy reniedy of the home. REMEMBER that in taking BEECHAM'S PILLS you are not trying an experiment. They? are, and have been for many years, the only Family Medicine in Innumerable tically homes. With a box of BEECHAM'S PILLS handy you have a ready

tiet hout risk.

old sit all Drug Stores and by all Medicine Vendors le Culla;

in boxes, prico ɔjd., #1) and 23.

Exshaw's Brandies.

IMPORTANT NOTICE.

PRODUCE OF FRANCE

JOHN EXSHAW

341 GJSTERED

N°I BRANDY

All my labels are signed

Joheibishanz

Messrs. John Exshaw & Co. have

to announce that in order to protect

the public against imitations of their well-known No. 1 Brandy they have adopted the label herewith shown.

From October 1st, 1907, all Shipments of

JOHN EXSHAW No. 1. BRANDY

will bear this label-

PRODUCE OF FRANCE

JOHN EXSHAW

N°I BRANDY

All my labels are signed. Johuckshanz

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BOLD ST-EL PRICE & CO., CALDBECK, MACGREGOR & CO., A. CHAZALON. & CO and other leading Chincse Wine Morokante.

THE MITSUI BUSSAN KAISHA,

SOLE AGENTS.

Hongkong, 19th August, 1907,

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