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INTIMATIONS

INSURANCES

THE HONGKONG, DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 18TH, 1907.

S. MOUTRIENTILE INSURANCE COMPANY.

& CO..

D.

BRITISH AND MERCAN.

TOTAL FUNDS 17 ar DIGAMBIR, 1405 £17,837,118.

ALTHORISED CAPITAL... £3,000,000 BUDSORINED CAPITAL 2,750,000 PAIN UP CAPITAL M 697;300 0.0

3,886,720 19

THE ORCHESTRELLE CO.'S II, FI FUNDS

NEW MODEL

"AERIOLA "

PIANO

PLAYERS

RETURNED AFTER A FEW MONTHS

ON HIRE

REDUCED

то

$350.

A MARVEL 67 MECHANICAL GENIUS AND THE MOST PERFECT INSTRU MENT ON THE MARKET.

A WRITTEN GUARANTEE GIVEN

WITH EACH INSTRUMENT.

·SOLE AGENTS:

8. MOUTRIE & CO., LD.,

York Building, Chater Road.

Hongkong, 13th November, 1907.

NOTICE TO MARINERS, No. 307 (Special).

CHINA SEA

SHANGHAI DISTRICT.

98-1

RUGGED ISLANDS. ESTABLISHMENT OF B. W. HORN LIGHT

R No. 280 (Special), Notice is hereby

DEFERRING to Notice to Marinara.

given that the LIGHT on S. W. HORN was exhibited for the Brst time at Sunset on the 8th- December, 1907.

The illuminating apparatus is Dioptric, Dooulting, of the Sixth Orier, showing a fixed White ant Red Light varied by a single eclipse 20 seconds, thus

Eolipas

10.seconds, 10 seconds. The Light, which is situated on the western summit of the islet known as S. W. Horn, will Ahow White, except over the Ragged Islands between the bearings of S. 8 W. and N. 67 W., where it will show Red. It is. elevated 954 feet above the level of the sea In clear weather, the White Light should be Visible for a distance of 15 and the Red for.

Betwoon the a distance of 8 nautical miles. bearings of N. 31 W. and N. 34 W. the

White Light is obscured by land.

Bearings are Magnatio and from Seaward. The Lantera surmounts the dwelling, which is 13 feet high. The total height from base to latera rane. is 23 foet, The Building is painted White,

the A gun Fog-signal will be established at

latar

dite. Approximate

atation at В position

Latitude

Longitude...

-

30" 33" 38" N.

... 121 57' 53" E.

W. FERD. TYLER,

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

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO., Agents.

1146- Hongkong, 27th April, 197.

AACHEN AND MUNICH FIRE IN- SURANCE CO.

OF AIX LA-CHAPELLE.

HE Undersigned, having been appointed Toy Company, are prepared to ACCEPT RISKS lust FIRE

at Current Rates.

REUTER, BROCKELMANN & Co /

Agents;

Hongkong, 21st April, 1897.

114

THE GLOBUS INSURANCE COMPANY OF HAMBURG.

THE

THE Undersigned, having been sppointed AGENTS for the above Company, are prepared to ACCEPT RISKS against FIRE At Current Raton,

CARLOWITZ & Co. Hongkong, 18th August 1906,

THORNE'S

PER CASE

OLD VAT

$14

THIS VAT WAS STARTED BY YUL LATE ROBERT, THONHE OF CALENOCH AND KAS BEEN SOLD ASYPU ZINCE (530

SCIENTIFIC MISCELLANY.

WEALTH IS WASTE THE MILITALY BÉARCIE

LIGHT—GA6-Ï'RESERVED FOOD-SMOLB AND LUNG DISEASE THE LAND OF CAVES-A CHINESE PRODUCT-HARMLESS PHOSPHORUS -MORE ENGINERING NECESSARYA BA DIUM PARADOX.

CAMPHOR.

There is much sentimental and scientiflo interest attached to the very common white

kamfor.

OUR WAY looking substance which every body knows by the name of camphor. The very derivation of the name betokens its Eastern origin; Arabic and Persian kafra (hence the Malay kapar) Gresk kaphours and so on through all the European languages as cafura, cantor Damphors, compare, camphyr, kampher and The slag from iron-smalting furnaces,

In Hakluyt's voyage we come Rocoss. Yet the country is exceedingly good, abound. formerly waste prednot, serres now for a variety of uses, of which a few are enumerateding in all commodities a flash, corne, rice, by Dr. Theodor Koller: A blast of steamer, gold, wood of aloes, camphor and many converts the hot alag into mineral wool, a non-other things."

The Borneo or Sumatra campher, got from conductor of beat and sound, which is valuable an order of the dipterss, is a precious drug, for covering steam-pipes, alling the walls with its six sided arya ale, and is rarely obtain fire-proof safes, and placing between double able. This variety ie got by entting down the floors, Molded slag forms excellent building tree and splitting it into pieces, the camphor stones while crushed slag is good for road being found in small crystals in the natural cavities of the wood. The Chinese ascribe grovel or for making into building brieks with extraordinary medicinal properties to the drug lime, Very durable and easily replaced_paring and are willing to give fly times as much for stones are made by barning crushed slag and it as for the ordinary camphor. It was the first kind known in Europe, and is now the last kind clay until glazed. By un English process the

to be got there. The wood of the tree is hot slag direct from the furnace is economically not uncommon in Singapore and it is one formed into glass, and makes transparent plates of the joys of the Griffin to posse camphor- vary suitable for roofing and sky-lights. A wood box, in which to put his best eigthos. No French patent givere a method of obtaining lady who has ever been out East is happy to go Home caters she has at least one camphor-wood sulphate of alumina, gelatinous silica and

box, in which to keep the household red. ostoium chloride by treating rssidunt fœcases

Most excellent they are; and therefore most dag with hydrochloric acid, sulphuric acid, and deceptive, says the Singapore Free Frees. Hali the camphor wood boxes sold in the Straits Are made out of 'fing kind of norngah with s few drams of oil of campbor poured over it; a few chips of the real camphor wood being artistically and negligently left in the box to

sbalk.

The automobilé search-light adopted for the British Army is on a rohiols designed for 22 to 25 miles an hour, and, having common wheels with bronze treads and heavy pneumatic tires, traverses cultivated fields and bad roads at 12 to 10 miles. The steel chassis is 20 feet long, carrying oylinder, Brooke petroleum motor of 45 horse-power, and a three foot lens pro |jects: × 40,000 candle-power beam of light 3 With four men, the apparatus supplies light, travelling or at rest, ler 10 or 12 houra without interruption..

or miles.

Fish-shown at Paris in 1900 had bees pre- served in nitrogen for seven years. Orange pears, grapes, chorries, etc., are now being packed in paper boxes containing nitrogas, and the exclusion of oxygen seems to keep the trait from daday for an indefinite time.

sid in the delusion:

SCOTCH WHISKY,mach larger death rate than other industris

The camphor of commeros now mostly comes from Japan and Formom. The wood is broken ap small sad distilled with water, the rapoar rising and passing over as the crade material, an oil of camphor mack esteemed in Chin for rheumatism, draining off. Te emde emphor is reheated in large globular glas vessels, about ton pands at a time. When the water has all escaped from an orifios, the spectare is closed and the osmphor then s blimates leaving impurities behind. The Backs Are broken by throwing cold water on them, and the camphor is broken up for the market. Camphor easily melts and fuses, though at a temperature mach above boiling water, and the nent little ankes which our Japanese friends make and tell wrapped up in bule paper are no doubt made by this prosess. The use of this useful" solid estential oil" so it is described, though one hesitates to think of a solid ol), are Smoke or soot is rated by Dr. A. Jacobi as númerous enough to make it a valuable seticle the chief prase of sente inflammations of treat commarce sad at present the main wealsh of Formosa to Japa i is in its camphor forests, of" lungs, which Asphor of Stuttgart has shows are

which the island has practically a monosoly. Increasing in England, Germany and Amerios. Its most modern and most extensive use is fa The increase in chiefly among infante and old making celluloid, and the anormous extension

of the ase of this transparent (or op-que) | people. Industrial districts had a mortality of Duralinga x times a great se agricultura structuraless material hande great de

mands on nstural camphor. Enters, the communities, and districts of dense smoke bad chemist. By analysis he has determined the constituents of the natural product and The rate among coal miners is 150 p. immediately sets his brain to the work of cent above the average of the male population synthetically making it, or as near a substance Animale inhaling smoke-like those in large as be on devise, Twelve months aga ne cities have been found to contract pneumoris Precise information could be obtained with regard to the production of synthetic camphor, and tuberculosis -much more frequently and but by the last mail comes out nows that artisia! quickly than those in clear air, although there camphor is a reality, and British and Continsa -is-a-eingular belief that soot in the lungs tal firms are engaged in its manufacture. It has prevante tuberculosis. On that theory the metal been a problem for the chemist for years and many processes have been devised, which fell grindere of Sheffleld, until 25 years ago, sought short of realisation in the commercial and immunity by visiting places charged with comi-economic production. Now ons London fra dust after being in metal dust all day. Few scoped grinders' asthma," and that is really

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Probably no region of like extent has so many caves and sinks as the Kázat, x desolate limestone

A.1, A.B.C, and Engineering Code Un plateau of Austria-Hungary, between Carniela

NEW DOCK NOW OPEN.

DOCK No. 8.

Coast Inspector.

Extreme Length... Lebirth on Blocks

LIG

D

722 feet.

ret

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1985

Coast Inspeate a Office,

Shanghai, 10th December, 1907,

STORAGE

FOR COAL, TIKang, &c;

TO BE LET, Portion of MARINE LOT No. 285 at NORTH POINT, Suitable for above Purpose. EXTENSIVE WATER FRONT. DEEP WATER

Also FOR SALE.

Portions of MARINE LOTS Nos. 31 & 36 on PRAYA EAST. Approximate AREA 43,000 SQUARE FT. 399 YEARS' LEASE.

For Particulars, apply-.

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HONGKONG BUSINESS DIRECTORY.

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Bromide and Crayon Enlargement and sino colouring Photos and relief Photos Views of China and Manila. Worl

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(First-foot)....

961

Width of Kantrides an Top Width of Entriisé on Bottom... 881 » Wafer on Blocks at Spring 1986 941

DOCK No. 1

Extreme Length...

Length on Blocks

523 feet 51.3

H

Ha

With of Entranos on Top Width of Entrancs on Bøftam... Water on Blooks if Spring Tide

DOCK No. 2 Extreme Length...

Length on Bloaks

++

114

871 foot 8b4

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and the Adriatic Sea, north of Trieste. Since a recent careful exploration, E. Boogan, has charted not less than 347 of the caves and pits giving their exset position, and specif,ing dry caverns, nuderground watercourses and other features of the honeycombed rock. In the country around the Karst are hundreds of other similar caverns,

and:

at least is in a position to quote prices. The new product is identical in chemical structurs and properties with the natural, but nature parts with her secrets reluctantly ophically the synthetic samphor differs That is to say it nota differently when a ray of light is passed through it. The odour is low fragrant but it barus with the familiar intensely emoky the fame,, which makes it such a favourits on rifle range for blacking sights. Since 30 per sent of the camphor supply is used for ellaloid, in which fragrance and option qualities ars of no moment, the manufacture of celluloid is likely to be largely increased by the recent discovery.

Reference has been made to kapur the Melay name for camphor, derived from the Arabia. The common name iz Kapur Barde, Barus being the name of a port id Samstre, whence the supplies of camphor were derived. The Malays who collect it have a special dialect, which they consider essential in hout- ing for the osmphor. In many cases the words decribe some quality of the product referrel to is "grass trait" for rice, far sounding" for It is firmly believed that no camphor gan will be found if care be not taken to use the panlung kapor,

AN AMERICAN STORY.

The secret of the joss-stick, the candle and insense of the Buddhist, has been partially re-language, the pantung kepor," an artificial realed by L. Decker and F. Hurrier, after long residence in Asia, A rod of squared bamboo, el the desired length and thickness, forms a core Width of Entrance on Top

and on this is rolled a mixture of odoriferous Width of Entrance on Bottom...

powders agglutinated by slightly heated resis, Water on Blocks at Spring Tids $2

one and being left bare for a handle. The PATENT SLIP.

composition varies, in Canton provizes consist. Haftable for vessels up to 1,000 THE WORKS are well equipped with ing of camphor, sandalwood, aconite, olové and LATEST PLANTS and APPLI. ten other drugs, the camphor giving a pleant ANGES to undertake BUILDING or odor and free Burning. REPAIRING SHIPS; ENGINES, and BOILFIES; and also ELECTRICAL Belid phosphine is a material containing phosphoras in a non-poisonous form, and has A LARGE STOCK of MATERIAL been brought forward by Mr. Pasgotti, an always kapt on hand.

The COMPANY has the powerful stomme: Italian, as a cafe substanes for matches. It is "OURA-MARU" (712 tons, 700 LH.F⚫ yellow flocculent material, devoid of taste and specially built for SALVAGE PURPOSES odor, containing twelve molecules of phosphoru, equipped with neoomary "gear, always ready to four of hydrogen, Gazeous phosphine is an Sharf Notice.

But the father got erse with his young hope- impurity of crude acetylene, and the new form

ful in the class rush. The older inan lined ap is obtained by electrically heating calcium with the "freshies" and the son with the phosphate with carbon and decomposing the "sophe," and when smoke cleared away there resulting calcium phosphide in an atmosphere.wse the older man waving three-fourths of bis of carbon dioaide by dropping water on it, son's shirt.

WORK.

PRINTING

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Mr. Ellsworth Van Natts has just entered bimself as a freshman at the Missouri State University, where his son Earl, a stalwart young man of twenty, is a "sophomore"that is, a second year man; and the other students are becoming interested in the relations between the two.

Already the younger Van Natts as sophomore has aided in compelling his "governor" to discard his hat and don one of the little fresh-

man caps.

BOOKBINDING Thrs modifications of phosphine are produced, gymnasium work three times a week. He is

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the solid remaining behind with the calcium hydroxide, and being separated by bydrochlorie acid. The solid phosphine has so little effect that dogs bear a dose of more than four grams without injuring their health.

The regulation of the atmosphere is a serious future problem for cities that is foreseen by Dr. H Heuriet, of Paris. His experiments have proven that in a large city, especially if in a valley, the lower layers of the atmosphere are stirred by the winde, but are not renewed as rapidly as they are devitalized. Oxygen is being withdrawn mora rapidly than replaced.

MENU CARDS, VISITING CARDS, INVITATION The effects.apon the inhabitants are marked,

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In the new radiam problem of W. Thorje the British physicist, a pellet of mercury in a capillary tube connecting two glass bulbs slowly- creeps toward a bit of radium bromide in one of the bulbs. As any enemation would cause an opposite motion, this curious effect has proven very mystifying.

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The elder Van Natta is forty years old, and prematurely gray. He was a student in the State University twenty-three years ago. Then he returned to his home in Andrian County, and Cupid stepped in and ended school days for nearly two decades.

A few years ago his wife died, and last sum- wer, while visiting his am at the waiversity, he met a "sweet girl gradaste," and married her. She was still at her studies, and, he decided to finish the course interrupted twenty-three years 580-

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