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INTIMATIONS

S. MOUTRIE & CO.. LTD..

NEW SEASON'S MODELS

JUST ARRIVED

BABY GRANDS

AND

COTTAGE PIANOS

BY

BLUTHNER, RUD. IBACH, RACHELS, PLEYEL,

CHAPPELL AND

ROSENKRANZ &c:

INSPECTION INVITED.

SOLE AGENTS :

S. MOUTRIE & CO., LD,

York Building, Chater Road.

1.38-2. Hongkong, 13th November, 1907,

MISU

FOR SALE

ANNUAL CLEARANCE SALE. FROM 1ST TILL 30TH NOVEMBER

HINESE, JAPANESE AND INDIAN

CHIERE RAPE CANTON LINEN, EMBROIDERIES, SHAWLS, LACES, CARPETS, RUGS, DRAPERY, FANCY GOODS, &,, &c. BARGAINS!

BARGAINS1

BARGAINS!

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MOVDAY. NOVEMBER 25TH 1907.

SCIENTIFIC MISCELLANY.

SCIENTIFIC PLANT FORGING—ANOTHER USB-

FUL TRE-RUSSIAN PEAT-COER-A NEW DISPOSAL OF CITY EBTUSE OKARS THAT GROWS ON BAND-WART CONTAGION CHEMISTRY OF TAM NOSE-THE TELEPHONE

AND THE HEARING,

SHARE REFORT.

Messrs. Erloh Georg & Co, may in their weekly share report, dated November, 23rd 1907 Business during the week under rerlow his book very slack, and but few small transactions have bosh put through. The sterling demand rate of exchange on London closs at 2, 3d, while 4rates on Shanghai are Tis. 741 for a Bank T/T, The best natural conditions for plant growth and Tls 747 for a three days sight Private are being artificially supplied in one of the Bill. Bareilver in London is quoted 2643., and

Consols £81. green houses of the British Royal Botanis BANK SHARES Yo Business has been, re- Gardens and a practical method for quicken-ported. Hongkong and Shanghais are steady. Kindly note that the above Articles are suiting the production of fralt and flowers at $660 for old, and 3855 for now abares; the |able for presents for Christmas and New Year. is expected to result. On cloudy days an London rates are £75 and £74 respectively.

Inspection earnestly solicited.

artificial sun, in the form of a water-sarroanded Nationals are unchanged. D. CHELLARAM,

arolamp automatically moved along a tramway 2 D'Aguilar Street:

sends light in the natural way to every part of 1749 Hongkong, 1st November, 1907.

the plants. Earthenware pipes from the engine diffuse a carefully regulated supply of meist sic charged with carbonio acid, iros pipes dis- tribute heat to keep up the best temperature, and an electrostatic machine stimulates the soil to convert insoluble into soluble nitrates and arouses the roots to the highest degree of activity

FOR SALE.

INLAND LOT No. 1706.

CITUATE at North Point, Shankiwan Road, Hongkong, (next to the Metropole Hotel),

The property contains by admeasurement 103,950 square foot. Crown Beat, $238.00 per

annum.

For further particulars, apply to:

GOLDRING & BARTOW, Solicitors, 10. Queen's Road Central. Hongkong, 12th September 1907;

STORAGE,

FOR GOAL TIMBER, &C.

1494

10 BE LET, Portion of MARINE LOT TNO. 235 at NORTH POINT, Buitable for above Farpase, EXTENSIVE WATER FRONT DEEP WATER

Also FOR SALE. Portions of MARINE LOTS Nos. 31 & 36 on PRAYA EAST. Approximate AREA 13,000 SQUARE FT. 399 YEARS LEASE,

For Particulars, apply→ ¦

GEO. FENWICK & Co., LTD. [106 Hongkong, 8th June, 1906.

ON SALE.

A TABLE OF THE

RATES OF EXCHANGE AT

HONGKONG. ·

In the search for new plaats of utility; attention has bean drawn to the karite trec of Fronch West Africa and the adjwent territory to the eastward. This is not a forest tree, but grows in open spaces aud in gardens. Its fruit

ie edible. The hard-shelled seeds contain a fatty substance used by the natives oa butter, and it is suggested that this substance should be valuable for other purposes. The gum-not like rubber-into which the sap coagulates is another article of possible commersial valua

A hard coke, with about the heating valan of col, and a half formed coke, soft and burning freely, are made by distilling past at Bodkino, Russia, 25 or 30 tons each being produced daily by sight furnaces. Having little sulphur, the fuels have an advantage for iron-making. The guson distilled off, are burned in the furnaces, and the tar and ammoniacal by-products are valuable.

The "lightning dust manipulator" now being rando axperimentally in London is designed to

MARINE INSURANCE SHARES. — Unions, after a forced asis of a small odd lot 876), have been dous just now at $740, and China Tradera have buyere at $90. North Chiusa sold at Tha 76, but the rate has gone up since to buyers at a 821. Yangiaren are on offer at $160, and Cantons at $250.

FIRE INSURANCE SHARSE- Hongkonga bave been done at 8320, olosing steady. Chinas sold at 883 and have further inquiries. Macsos changed hands at 33 1 and $99, closing SHIPPING SHARs-Hongkong, Canton and

with buyers at the lower rate. Indo-Chinas are on offer at $69 (84) for preferred and 828 for deferred sharo), Shaphai quoting sellers at Ths. 50, while the London rates ara £4. 10%. 08, and £3. 38. Od., 어

way at $15 and more Manilas sold pectively. Chine and shares ara wanted. A few Douglases can be placed at $38. Star Ferries are in request at 321 for old, and 11 for new abares. Stell Transporta bava buyers at 40s, the London rate bas gone back to 998. 01. sellera Union Waterboats are on offer at $11.

REFINERIES-A few China Bugare changel owners at $100, but more are to be had, at this rate, Lazons are quite neglected at $14, but at 810 buyers may be found.

MINING HABER-Charbonnages are un- changed Heabs are quiet, but steady at $81. Chinos Engineering and Mining. Company's shares dan be placed at The. 143.

DOCKS, WHARVES, GODOWNS, &c.--Hong- kong and Whampoa Docks kave sellera at $99, and probable small layers at $98 Fenwicks have fallen to sollers at 315, and New Amor Docks to $10. Shanghai Dooks sold locally at Tis. 1, at which figure Bhanghai is buying. Hongkong and Kowloon Wharves are obtain- able at $67, while Shangbai and Hongkow Wharves, have sales and bayers in the north at Tls. 200.

BISHI DOUKYARD For Debiand Drafts on London on the day of give a mothod of disposing of house refuse og Land Investment and å genoy Co's shareS

AND ENGINE WORKS,

NAGASAKI.

CODE WORD: "DOCK,"

A.1, A.B.G., and Engineering Code Und

NEW DOCK NOW OPEN.

DOCK No. 8.

IM

Extreme Longth....

Length on Blocks

Width of Entrance on Top

722 feet

714

98

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Width of Entrance on Bottom... 88

Water on Blooks st Spring Tide 941

DOCK No. 1

Extreme Length...

Length on Blooks

Width of Entrance on Top

Width of Entrance on Bottom...

Water on Blocks at Spring Tide

DOCK No. 2

or preceding the departare of the English Mails; also Table of the Yearly Approximate Averages for 33 Years FROM 1874 TO 1906. Price: $2 Csah. On silo at the "DAILY PRESS" Offer or Eocal Booksellers.

ON SALE.

THE

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DIRECTORY AND

523 toe.

513

ER 77

Extreme Length.....

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571 feel.

Width of Entrance on Top

аг 66

Length on Blocks

Width of Entrance on Bottom.. Water on Blocks at Spring Tide

PATENT SLIP.

Baitable for vessels up to 1,000 THE WORKS are well equipped with LATEST PLANTS and APPLI- ANCES to undertake BUILDING .or REPAIRING SHIPS, ENGINES,

ELECTRICAL BOILEDS; and WORK.

A LARGE STOCK of MATERIAL always kept on hand,

The COMPANY has the powerful steamer. "OURA-MARU" (12 tans, 700 I.H.P specially built for SALVAGE PURPOSES equipped with necessary gear, always read

799. Short Notice,

VISITORS TO CANTON.

purchase

FROM HONGKONG TO CANTON, BY THE PEARL RIVER."

FY ACAPTAIN C. V. LLOYD (6.5. "FATPHAN With Illustrations, Maps and Plans,

Price

$1.90

On Sale at→→

Hongkong: "DAILY TRESS" Off,

Messrs. KELLY & WALSH. Messrs. W. BREWEL & Co, Messra. A. S.. WATSON & Uo Canton:

Hongkong, 4th October, 1903.

$

INSURANCES

THE GLORUS INSURANCE COMPANY OF HAMBURG.

THE Undersigned, having been appointed AGENTS for the above Company, are prepared to ACCEPT RISKS against FIRE at Current Eates

CARLOWITZ & Co

Hongkong, 18th August 1906,

TORTH BRITISH AND MERCAND

NOTE IRITIRANGE COMPASS

FOR 1907. Complete Edition Small...

HRONICLE

$10,00 6.00

more satisfactory than that of burning. The machine disintegrates and pulverizes the ho- ́erogeneouë maas of vegǝtable waste, cinders, broken glass, paper and other matter, and mixes it with fine loom, the product, baing a black

old that forms a highly fertilizing manure, galta odorless and unobjectionable to eye or nostril and in no way isjarious to health, Four special-steel swing hammers, each weigh- ing over fifty ponode, are an essential feature of the machine. These revolve in a small compartment 1250 times per teinule, the material dumped into the hoppers being pound ed with 500 heavy blows each minute, and everything is crushed and pulverized except such materials as pieces of steel or wrought Obtainable at the Hongkong Daily Press Othoe iron, which are automatically thrown-ont by a and from the Local Booksellers

special contrivince. While the maurs from two electrically-dziren manipulators at South wark do not yet pay the expens, it is believed that expense will make this convenient, setami of waste removal self-supporting or nearly so,

On King Island, formerly a birren sand hasp zining shove the sea balersen Tammis, and Australia, accident has given a suggestive lesson in ase of certain grassss for reclaiming Brid wastes. A few years ago a ehipwreck cast on shore some mattresses staffed with yellow dowered clover and a few seada took root easing a large area to become since parered with rich verdure. The power of cheer and other leguminous plants to fertilize por soil through their nitrogen-absorbing bacteria, is

ON SALE

THE FIFTY YEARS ANGLO-CHINESE CALENDAR 日麗英中年十五

FROM 1ST JANUARY, 136% TO 31ST DECEMBER 1913, BEING FROM THE 1ST YEAR OF THE 70TH OPOLA To vai 50TH YEAR OF THE 76TH CYCLE, THAT IS THE 3RD YEAR OF CHL TO TEN 39TH YEAR OF Tova KWON SUL

FRICE $2 CASH,

On Bale at the HONGKONG "DAILY PRESS" OFFICE, or Agenta in all the Ports of the

Far East.

The Bork will be aint by Registered Post (free) to ar y part of the World unrepresented by Agents on receipt of Money Order.

Hongkong, and October, 1906,

ON SALE.

A TALE OF THE

1841

RATES OF EXCHANGE-

AT HONGKONG

FOR

DEMAND DRAFTS ON BOMBAY

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

FROM 1893 TO 1905 ;

A180-

GOLD EATES FOR SOVEREIGNS,

LEAF, BAR SILVER (From 1900), and other Useful Information. PRICE: CASH, On Sale at the DAILY PEESS" Office of Local Booksellers

M

ITSU BISHI GOSHI-KWAIS JA (MITSUBISHI CO.)

well known.

Late experiments have suggested that warts Are das oither to an ultramicroscopie garm or a solable toxin. Healthy tissus inoculated with blood from a wart has developed a growth of new warts. No cultures have been obtained.

LANES Horas AND BUILDINGS-Hong

are for sale at $95, after small sales at 891 sud 896. Humphreys Estates have sales and bayara at 8101. Shanghai Lands are quoted Tie, 100 in the north. Other stocks under this healing unchanged and without asles,

Corror MILLEShanghai quotations are: Evos sellers Tls. 50, Eaternationals buyers at Tls. 50, Lacu Kang Mows Tis, 80 and Soɔychoos Tls. 280.-

SUNDEY MINUFACTURING COMPANIES.-- Witheat transnetions and urged in rates.

MISCELLANEOUS.-Campbell, Moore & Co.'s are on offer at 314. Chion:Borneos.sold at 2109, and have buyers at 8103 China Providents are obtainable at $91. Peak Tramways, old, have improved to $121 buyere, while the new issue, remains at $2 buyers. Langkat, after rising to Tls. 345, and falling to Tls 335 are quoted 7a 3974; a fourth and fins! dividend of 'TIs. 74 per share, and a bonus of Tla. 2 per share for the year ended 31st October, 1937, bas bəsn declared, (unking in all Ts. 32 per share for the book year), and payable on 16th proximo, transfer books closing from 3th to 16th proximo. Watsons are for sale at $10.70 per share or the interim dividend of 30 cents per share, pld on 21st instrat. Other stock under this heading unchanged and without transactions.

PAWN-SHOPS AND THUMB- IMPRESSIONS.

On the suggestion of Colonel Cronin, Com- missioner of Tenasserim Division, the Manlmain Municipal Committee on June 29 last decided that all pawnbrokers should record in their registers the right-thumb impression of the person pledging each article,

of

The system has been in fores in Bangkok for Mr. Jardine, and it has worked admirably,. some time having been sugurated there by greatly assisting the police in the detection crime, for the immb impression on the pawn ticket counterfol afforded a clue to the pawners, The pawn-brokers, moreover, are supplied every morning with lists of stolen property reported during the previous 24 hours sed broker in possession of the property described, or enbiequently receiving it, is obliged under heavy penalties to report the fact to the nearest to police station, It was soon brought home the brokers that their interests lay with those of the police, and crime against property de- and detection was facilitated in a

oraaead..

a

warked degree. All forfaited pledges in pawn- shops had to be examined and compared with the daily hate by the police before any article

could be sold:

Hay fever varies in different individuals, according to late researches by Dr. D. B. Kyle, and has more than one case. In at least sixts per cent of his case, the irritation has been doe to chemical alteration of the sagrations of the lining membrane of the nasal passages. He finds that (1) non-irritating secretions may

The Deputy Inspector General of Police for become irritating on coming to the surface, Railways has proposed a similar arrangement in secretious may be irritating without change, connection with the Mandalay pawn-shops, and and (3) the segretion may be made irritating by the Commissioner has been naked his opinion a contact with some extraneous substance. The the subject by the Local Government, variations give rag-wood fever, rose cold, etc. Natal obstruction or lowered vitallly may ingresse the trouble. Trastrogot depe de apon whether the condition is avid, lk Ving or inert, or neutral on whether it is due to ammonium Balte, the sodium salt, or potassium salt, or te sulpho oyanides, laetia noid or oxalia soid. An abundau of water is used. There is no lopal application, bot chemicals are added to the water to make the local irritant iter, and elimination is sought by stimulating the action of intestines, liver, and skin. In the forty per

been discovered.

TOTAL FUNDS AT 31ST DECEMBER, 190/O AL DEPARTMENTent of e ses not cured, the irritant has not

£17,897,119.

I AUTHORISED CAPITAL... £3,000,000 SUESORIBED CAPITAL... 2,750,000 PAID UP CAPITAL .......

687,500 0

II. FIRE FUNDE 3,386,720 19 8

The Undersigned, AGENTS for the above Company, are prepared to ACCEPT RISKS against FIRE at Current Rabee.

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO, Agente.

1146 Hongkong, 17th April, 1907,

-AACHEN AND MUNICH FIRE IN.

SURANCE CO.

OF AIX LA-CHAPELLE,

HE Undersigned, having been appointed. LGENTS for the sbare Company, and prepared to ACCEPT RISKS against EIRE at Current Bates.

REUTER, BROCKELMANN & CO.

Agenta. Hongkong, 21st April, 1897,

114

MARUNO UCHI, TOKIO.

Cable Address, "IWASAKI" which applies to all Branch Offices.

A1 ABC 5th Ed., Western Union Codate ald

All Letters Addressed i

MANAGER MITSUBISHI Cs.

with name of place under. Branch OrFICES ---

NAGASAKI, MOJT, KOBE, KARATSU

SHANGHAI, HONGKONG, &

HANKOW,

· ́AGEN - CIES YOKOHAMA DE ARADA, Esq. OHINKLANG: Messrs, GRAZING & Co. MANILA: Messrs. MACONDEAT & Co.:: SOLE PROPRIETORS of Takashima, Ochi, Shinnes, Narasante and Kami-Yanada Collieries, and also Hojo Colliery, which will shortly be ready to produce on a large scale the best Pasen Coal,

The Head and Branch Offices and the Agencies of the Company will receive say order or sale' produced from the above Collieries.

TEMATSUKI, Manager, Hongkong. 8141

No. 2, Pedder Street,

Not less than 71 telephone girls have been examined by Prof de Biegvard, of Copenhagen, who concludes that the long age of the telephone does no injure the normal par, but that, on the contrary, it sometimes makes the hearing more acute. Expert advics should be sought how ever, before adopting telephony se calling. Forgone inclined to nervous troubia or conges- tion of the blood, or who have headaches, may be harmed, and should not try telephone works.

The greatest known depth at which any green plant grows in fresh water is reached by a mOSA vallal Tamnium lomani, which has been lately. dissovered by Prof. F.A. Forel 20 feet below the surface of the Lake of Geneva.

How To Be Brauerul Keep your.com plexion, Mrs. Ellen's Crome Charmante. Lait Ubariant and Special Skia Tonto and Foudre Charmant will enable you to do it. Her Specialities for the Skin are the study of s lifetime. A. G. Watson & Co., Ltd., Sole Agents

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BENGER'S

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Benger's Food, prepared with fresh new milk, is all food.

It is distinguished from others by the ease with which it can be digested and absorbed. It can be served prepared to suit the exact physical condition of the person for whom it it intended. Benger's Food is for infants, invalids, and all whose digestive powers have become weakened through illness or advancing age. Benger's Food is sold in tins by Chemists, etc, everywhere.

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ON SALE

ROUND VOLUMES «f the HONGKONG

1020-6

HIS BRITANNIC MAJESTY'S SHIPS. IN THE CHINA SQUADRON,

Alxerity, despatch-boat, 700 tona 10 gune, 300 h.p., Comdr. E. La T. Latham, Canton >

Astraen, Zad olas cruiser 4360 took 10 guns,

700) b.p.,-Captain C. L. Vaughna-L-6 Hunglong

Bedford, British cruiser, Capt. 8. £. Erskina,

R.N.. Hongkong

Bramble, gubost, 710 tons, 230 ..p. Liont

Comdr. U. W. Davidson, Shanghai Beitourt, ganbont 710 jous, 90') bp. Blaut.--

Comdr. W. L. Bamber, Sasaghi Cadmus British sloop, 1070 tou“, Com·le. B. L.

Majolie, Hongkong

Clio, British sloop, 1070 tons, Cir. C. D.

8. Staikey, Hongkong

Fame, torpedo-bast destroyer, 310 Lone, & gnus, 5709 hp, Lient-Comdr. Gressor, Hongkong

Flore, 2nd class oraisor. 4360 tons, 10 zuas,

7090 hp, Capt. Roland Nugen, Stai Handy, larp do hot doatroyer. 295 tous, 6 guns, 09hp, Lien. Comdr. W. H. Durwall, Hongkong

Hart, terpylo-boat destroyer, 985 tons, 6 grans, 4,00 b.p, Lient-Comdr. G. C. Dickens, Cauton

Jaune, torpedo-host destroyer, 32) tons, 6-gao, 3900 b.p., LL-Comdr. C. A Formantle Iloogkong

Kent, armoured, 930, ting, 14 gans, 22000

b.p.. Capt. G. C. A. Marescu, oraising King Alfred, British crater, Flag ship of Admiral Sir Arthur W. Mónr,Commander in Chief, 140 fons, Capt. Cadil F. This by, Hongkong

Kina, river gasboat, dis fone, Lieut. Comdr.

Sidary H. Tennysou, Yangste

Monmouth, cruiser; 9800 tons, Capt. J. A.'

Take, Mengkong

Moorhen, river gonboal, 189 tons, 2 guns Lisut. Comdr. Vanglan, West River Nightingale, iver guuboat, B5 tore, 240 b.p

Lieut-Gondr. É. S. RAD

mar, Kuala Puangast

Oiles, torpedo beat destroyer, 585 tous, 6 ganz,

630 Lb.p., Lt. Comdr Kiddle, Hongkong Robir, river guubost, 83 tons, 2 guns 20

b.p, Lient, Comdr. Walcott, West River Sandpiper, river gunboat, 85 tons 2 guns, 240 b.p., Lient, Comdr. If. R. Tickell, West River

“cíp^, river gun-boat, 85 lous, 2 guns, 249 h.p.:

Lient-Comdr. Alan Dizon, Yaugteze

Taku, torpedo bout destroyer, Bosn, Strath

Hungkong

Tamar, receiving ship, 4800 tons 6 gauz

Commodore Stokes, Hongkong

Teal, river goobost 180 tous, 2 gone, Lieut.

Comdr. H. R. GodfroTM, Yxngisse Thistle, gunboat, 710 tons. 903 h.p., Lieut.

Comdr. West, Shanghai

Viragu, torpedo-boat destroyer, 895 tous, & guns, - 6,300 t.b.p, Lient Comdr. Stevenson,

Hongkong

Waterwitch, surveying ship, 620 tons 450 i.b.py

Comdr. R. W. Glenule, Bise Bay

B WEEKLY PRESS, January to Jane Whiting, torpedo-bost destroyer, 360 tons, 5

1907. With InDer Price $7,50.

On sale at the " HONGKONG DAILY PRESS " Ofice,

Hongkong, 26th July 1907.

guns, 5,900 h.b., Lient-Comdr. H. B. Cor,

Hongkong

Widgeon, gunboat 195, tone, 2 guns, 800 b.p.

Lt-Comdr. John F. Knox, Yangtase