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ARGYLL
MOTORS. ITD.
ALL TYDES
ALEXANDRIA, GLASGOW.
OF COVERED CARS FOR COLONIAL WORK LONDON DEPÖT:- ARGYLLS, LONDON, LID.
17, NEWM7IN SIN, OXFORD ST,VA AGENTS FAR EAST
EOMBAY MOTOR CAR COL, Bombay; BROWNE & DAVIDSON Talowakette, Caylon G. HENDERSON & CO. Colen tog
SYMB & C, Singapore: ROWE :Co., Rugo -----LQUIS T. LEONOWENS D9, Bangkok.
THE ACME
OF PERFECTION
IN MANUFACTURE? Reliable
Remarkably smooth motion. Noiseless change of gear
The most comfortable. and the most tasteful.
Design.
Adler
Two CYLINDER 48, 5/9 and 8/14, HP. Foru-Gouindre@/15-HP Pro 29/50 H.P.
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for
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Automobiles
Limousine, Tonneaus, Landaus, Landaulets, Braughams, Motor Caba, Touring Cars, Delivery Vans, etc.
Adlerwerke vorm, HEINRICH KLEYER A. G.
---Esta-ngtsfen "-1880---
not represented.
ABOUT 3000 WORKMEN.
17
Frankfort on the wain.
Automobiles, Motor Cycles, Cycles, and Typewriters. Many of the highest distinctions at home and Almond: State Moral inte
Milan GRAND PRIX 900.
The Enjoyment of Life
The enjoyment
who lacks good health
life imposible to the man
For a strong, healthy bady a dley overflowing vitality the file
enjoy life to the full, du vill give y an abundance of the airy
health. Approved forterera
eration by British Medival men.
Hall's Coca Wine
will enak
you to ignore climatic conditions. It will stimulate your brain and nervous system, and will make life an increasing pleasure.
Hall's Coca Wine is sold by all chemists and stores, in large and small bottles. Look for the red Keystone trade-mark.
Get a bottle to-day
"
Hall's Coca Wine is the most marvelous cestaraflve known to medical science, pure:-potent, palatable,
STORAGE.
Foz-Guat, "TIMENT, SO.
TO POSH POINT, Suitable
TO BE LET, n Portion of MARINE LUT.
for.stové Parposs., EXTENSIVE WATER FRONT. DEEP WATER:
Ales FOR SALE:
Portious of MARINE LOTS Nos. 31 & 36′ OD PRAYA EAST. Approximate AREA 48,000 SQUARE FT. 999 YEARS' LEASE.
For Particulars, apply
GEO, FENWICK & Co., Lin, Hongkong, 8th June, 1906.
in vitality, brain, and
Wine, and dth and
Coca Wine.
Note Graubad withakt
TRADE MARK
ON SALE
A TABLE OF THE
RATES OF EXCHANGE AT:
HONGKONG
A
For Demand Drafts or London on the day of or proceding the departure of the English Mails; also Table of the Yearly Approximate Averaged for 33 Years Fňou 1874 to 1906, Price: $2-Cash On sale at the DAILY Pr" Ofoe or Loond Bookseller,
THE HONGKONG DAILY FEESS, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 7m. 1968
*.MOTOR NOTES FROM HOME.
{Written for the Hongkong Daily Press.]
London, 20th December THE SEASON OF THE TEAR. The appromobing fattive season bringa the gyole of the motor round to its dullest, and most dead period. People are more interested In misletoe than motors, in parties, balls and other. functions. Besides, the weather is all against
was bullt in Japan, with the erreption of the tyres, lamps, springa ssd coil, Tao ost is more ca American than Eiglish lines, with a 12 h.p. engine situated about the centre of the frame under the body. p
Mesars. Kats Bros. Ltd., of London, Singapore and Penang, bave been appointed sole agents for Measca, A. Darrang & Co. (1905) Ltd for the Straits Settlements and Federated Malay States.
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INTIMATIONS
S. MOUTRIE & CO., LTD..
NEW & JASON'S MODELS
JUST ARRIVEDI
BABY GRANDS
AND
LONDON AND SOME COMPEDITIORS. It will be seen that though London ranks first in respect of the tonuage of vassals entered and cleared, Hamburg is not far behind, and Liverpool is not a great way behind Hamburg. Antwerp, presumably, would rank between Hamburg and Liverpool, were the tonnage of both clearances and entrances available for that part. A diagram annexed to M. Vlard's report shows, indeed, that the rise of Hembarg Liverpool, and Antwerp has been particularly- rapid during the past forty years. The COST OF BUROPEAN PORTS. net revenue of a port, however, seems to There is no more enjoyable recreation than
bour little relation to the tonnage of its AN INSTRUCTIVE INQUIRY fæst motor run on a clear, hard, frosty mornirere have lately been published in Brussels, ahead of all the other ports for whichi gata are shipping. In this respect London is far ing; but, up to now at any rate about London through the Permanent International Associa- given, Liverpool, which comes second, being.
there has been nothing but rain, fog, drizzle tion of Navigation Congress, tho. robot, the
tho. results of credited with a net revenue little more than a an investigation and main again; always mad. These conditions Amstian civil engineer, into the cost of Euro of operatina also raries greatly Mr. Corthall's third of that of London. The percentage cost by Mr. are not conducive though small weather', pata ports and their operation. la an introduo contention that the large majority of European motorists take a pride in ignoring the weathertory note Mr. Corthell states that in July of ports are not worked on purely commercial Buch people are not agreeable; they are like last year he was asked if he could give the cast lines needs to be borne in mind in this conso COTTAGE PIANOS the all the year-round gold bath man; they of operation of half a dozou of the leading ports tion. I summing up Mr. Cortholl reaches the annoy one by their sirs of conscious superiority of those porte which the cost of operation re-kinds and methods of management, and of the of Europe and the percentage of the total income conclusion that a careful examination of the As I write the sun is trying to shine, and my presented. Although he has bien associated different classon of ports, justifies the opinion. thoughts wander out to the far-off Bast, where for a number of years with the development that a port well built and with a fair traffe, BLUTHNER, RUD. IBACH, motoring, under more than summer conditions America and has devoted much study to mercial and business enterprise, could be
of some of the loading porta
South
opérated by a private company as a purely com- is perennial save, përhapi, at vartija odd times all questions relating to the management successfully maintained and operated at a cost during the rainy season. What would some of of poris, Mr. Corthall was unable to furnish of not over thirty percent of the gross ravonne, ne not give to be back there again .*
the desired information and on inquiry at Washington bees informed that any quest for euch dais would is like chasing the rain. The car of sonamy this week is the Royer, how," There is difficulty not only in obtain The Rover Company Lt, of Coventry, haveing reliable data but in comparing them when
My Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, well maintained the popularity of their products found, because, Mr. Corthall points out, most, during the past year, and I deal with two or or practically all, Europesu ports are operated having taken into consideration the fact that by Goveramente or municipalities or Chambers circumstances may arise in which it my be three of thoir lower priced care. The fret i, of Commerce, not for immediate rotarns in the necessary, on account of periodical exercise, or an 8 b.p. feur ater, at £335, single cylinder way of profits or oven to pay interest on the otherwise, to forbid all entrance to the naval with three speeds (8, 16 aud 24 m. per hr.) investment, but to minimian the cost tocommeren porte at night, this is to give notice that on forward at a normal engine speed of 950 cotapete with rival poris sither in the same are observed to be in constant operation, the to such an extent that the ports may be able to approaching the shores of Great Britain, or
port of
the British Empire, if searchlights revolutions per minute, reverse 8 per country or other countries. Largor trade stal harbours should be approached with great The crank-shaft is solid, on ball-bearings, clutel
intareste are more important to the authorities oration, as it may be appreheated that metal in oil; tank carries sufficient for 136 than the profits that might accrue from the abstractions may exist outside the port, or that operation of the porta themselves or even to the entrances may be altogether closed and the
THE BOER QAR,*.
A. USEFUL” LAMP.
Becare à return on the investment,”
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DIFFICULTIES OF COMPARISON. Notwithstanding the discouragement ha received in Washington, Mr. Carthell, while on a visit to arops in the autumn of last year, secured the assietsson of M, Heuri Viard, tad after several months of correspondence with port authorities and study of all possible sources of information data were collected for upwards of a dosan European ports and two outside of urope. The data cover a wide field, comprising numerous particulars of the socommodation, shipping, and Annacial position of the ports, the whole forming a mass of information which
work. The resulta can best
are stated
CAUTION WHEN APⱭEOACHING BRITISH PORTS,
examination service may be in force,
between this country sad any Bawal Power, An In the event of relations booming strained examination servies may come luta forge at the ports de legalities in the United Kingdom, and je Majesty's possessions sbroad, mentioned at the sad of this notice.
Masters are warned that before attempting to enter any of these port: they must, in their owo interest, strictly by all instructions given to them by the veals which will be charged with. tha daty of azamining ships desiring to enter the ports, and alluiting positions in which the ships shall anchor. In case of fog they should
BY
RACHELS, PLEYEL,
CHAPPELU AND
ROSENKRANZ &c.
INSPECTION INVITED.
SOLE AGENTO ;-
8. MOUTRIE, & CO., LD
York Building, Chater Road:
Hongkong, 13th November, 1907.
187-2
A DELIGHTFUL TONIC BEVERAGE..
60-9
THORNES
OLD VAT
milės; Iguition, socamulators with ourront sup ply for from 800 to 900 miles; magbele, oxtra, The carburetter is the Rover" automatic and is not excellent by any other type. The control, steering and brakes are of the best and most
An excellent wine, with Kanto shallo strength equal to good port and possessing a modern types. Wheels artillery: Tyres, heavy
similar devour and bongaat how the Daulops, Rotnud body with seating for four,
London "Lanoot desoribes Hall's C Wine. upholstered in tesshof. Two Help. two
Although originally designed as a tonic was Halls Coca Wins oneries ita active medioigal seater, £210. is of a simile appoitiontion, with
prinsiple in such a manner as to enable it to bucket seats, as is the Gh.p. at £13, with the
be used as an ordinary stimulant an baverago difference that the tyres are Daalop light car
day by day. As a rule invalid drinks pea | To this latser Cape cart hond and folding wind
a hory, nauseating Awur, bat. Hall's Coca- screens are supplied at £2 extra. The same car it is believed cannot be found in any single ou no account attempt tonlar before reciving Wine is extremely palatable. Taken at masal is supplied with wire wheels, smaller tyres and tabular form, and in the following
be shown permission from the examination offiger, times it is agreeable, nourishing, and assu ges The station of an examination service at the thirst without ressursa to the copione cheaper body at £15. The general colour of table we have selected the figures for capital any po t will never to publicly advertised, but droughts that are so detrimental to the proper the Hacer car is a dark and durable green, with expenditure, the registered tonnage of vessels at all times when this relations of Great Britain asimilation of food. And every glassful oceane upholstery to matab. As a reliable and useful entered and cleared, gross and net revenue, and with foreiga Powers are known to be in a state rich blood and stronger nerves. rabicle the Rover stands well with other makes of the gross revenus. To the case of Rotterdam approaching the ports, by day or by night, to the parentage which the cost of operation forms of tension, espcial cire should be taken in
of the sume prices and powers.
the capital cost represents expenditure, doring | keep a sharp look-out for the examination the past quarter of a century in the ongs of the steamer, and to be resdy to "bring to ' at ouga other ports the figaros collected under this head when bailed by her or warned by the firing of
represent the cost up to various gun. Under these circumstances unless they dates ranging from the boginning of 1905. to have communicated with the examination stea the year 1907, and in soma instances include the mer and received permission to enter the cost of works under construction. The annual harbour, vessels muss proceed to the examina returns are either for the year 1305, 1905-6, or tien anchorages marked on the Admiralty charts they are for 1904. For Bristol, Antwerp, and 1904, except-in the cons of Buenos Aires, when and anchor there.. Bombay only the tonnage of vessels entered vertics) lights by night, or three red balls by If an entrance to a port is closed three red
appears s to be available, and for the Tyre Ports day, will be exhibited in some conspicuous only the tonnage of the voids cleared, though position, in or near to ita approach, and aar tradictory. Mr. Tiard regrate that it has been lod-out. vassala in the offing.. en this point the report is somewhat con- as possible notion of this fact will be given by impossible to obtain data for several important If the ormition sozrive is in force_line. porte; the data which he has sucoseded in examination' steamse will fy a spoil fag collpeting we summarise from the figures as (white and red horizontal surrounded by a blus One of the sights of London at this timefsented in his table without aeeeming respons border) and a bias ensign and will be distinguish-
sibility for their completeness in all cases. of years in the skidding of the motor bus. It
ed at night.:- Gross Not Cost (a) When the
olosed, by three red- port Ship affords an unfailing, source of amusement and.
Hera Hero of Opera-vertical-lights- interest to relieve the monotony of dull and
pings nuo, 11110. tion.
(b) When the port is open, by three white drizzly day. In fact, to stand at a likely érior
Percent-
vertical lights. ages and watch om skid" is becoming a kind of sport among the lees indartelous elements of our population. On severni recent days, and all day long, there was a crowd of a couple of hundred, or more, at the top of Old Proad Street bailing with derisive cheers the blunder. ing efforts of the motor-base to turn the corner, and the antics of the polies constable ou point duty to avold a violent and audden death.
ACCEPTED CHALLENGÈS,
A useful accessory for the interior lighting of cars fitted with Cape cart, or other folding hoods has been placed upon the market by the Frer Roady Electric Specialities, 102, Blafies. bury Avenue, and is retailed by most motor-car firme. This is the "Ever-ready" folding head lamp. 11 3/8 in diameter and can be -conveniently fastened to the rib of the hood which is folded back without any risk of break ing the lamp, which gives a soft bat powerful light, and is very suitable where a nut but strong fitting is required.
A NEW SPORT.
100
2,525 56-6
933 460.
529 227
297 438
71: 68-8*
499 187
281 437
152194
21.000
tom £1,00 1,000 London...... 37,275 25,967 5,68) Liverpool & 129,18:10,118 1,726 Birkenhead f Glasgow... 8,500 11,295 Bristol... 4904.2,113 Hamburg... 14,798-20,760. Rotterdam. 2134 8.339 Le Havre 8,080 7.743 195 Dunkirk 4,25344,615 138 Bilbao
5,690 131 Autworp 0,040 851 292 Bremer and)
7,835 4,554 125 Bemarh'fon }
The pilots attached to the ports will be acquainted with the regulations to be followed. Gutstle,
WEATHER REPORT.
On the 6th at 11.55 am.--The barometer 91 321
has fallen rapidly avor Japan owing to the 117
depression which is moving into the Pacific to 109 175t the South of Hokkai to, 195-322
.90 Tyne Forte 6,419 10.924 42 285
The antisyalonie ara is still over the con. 28tinent to the North of the Uppar Yangiz, sod Pressure has increased moderately on the
75
843 472 4.44
547 35 21.
247 45.7
184 58-5
ME
S. F. Edge has been trailin the tails av
bis coat" before the eyes of Busuos Aires 7,300 10,425 motorists for some little time, and has, at last Dombay...... 4,429 4 063 got some of them accepted.
Maravillos 5,995 15;623 The Eustou to
Amsterdam Edinburgh race against time is "of." The Lisbon 1,000 11,732 100
7,377 -6,067
40 60 L. and N. WRailway will have naught of it. Not- the moneys payable out of groan So Brooklands provides the obvious alternative, revenue as on account of the normal working of The Provident of the Metallurgique Company, us be takenal 316 per cent. of the total the port, the actual cost of whose operation, it is of Belgium has accepted the challenge in the
revenue.
•
28 hp and the 40 h.p al seses, and Mr. O. As the grow revenus includes various sob Capper will drive the Metallurgique cara against vantions, itin statod that the cost of working is Napiers in both events.
really 254 per cent of the port revenue.
THE TRAPPED WEASEL
The average motor-onss" is usually the dullest event in our Folice-Court routine. It remained to the ever-cheery Magistrate of Marylebone to redeem it by a ton of bia inimitable homeur. A driver had fallen into s trap" from which the victim had no chance of escape, Said Mr: Plowden, Here are these cold-blooded officials, each with a stop watch in band, What possible chanta. ha the-obauffeur P My heart bleeds for every thing in a trap, whether it is a chauffeur or a wokal, Bat there it is. There is nothing mors to be said, Forty shillings." It is recorded" of an old geol bird that, on being “sant down by Mr. Plowden, he remarked, "I'd rather got eizmonths from 'im than a week from any other benk
FOR THE F...
An 18-24 b.p. Fist car has recently been. supplied to the order of the Crown Agents for the Colonies for the personal use of Sir William Taylor, the Resident Genera in the Federated Malay State The Roi des Belges body is painted dark green with white lines, the upholstery being to match; and it is interesting to note that it has been built at the Fiat Company's Motor Body Building Deport- ment at Brighton. Special attention has been -paid to rendering the car thoroughly suitable. for tropical use; and with this object in view all Detachable tyres of aniform size, 36 by 5 inches. four wheels are shod with Moseley Perfect
The car is fitted with Cape-cart hood and wind-
veraen.
A Japanese company has lately commenced's be manufacture motor oars in a small way fu Tokyo. The Brit vehicle was completed a few weeks ago, and it is claimed that every part
If cost of dredging operations be deducted expenditure the cost of working the port is reduced to 22 per cent of the revenue
Dost and in the South
strong monsoon may be expected in the Formosa Casanal and N. and N.E. gales over the China den.
Hongkong rainfall for the 24 hours ending at 10 am. to-day, 0.00 inches,
The forecast for the 24 hours ending at ricos
Hongkong & Neighbourhood { moderate; fine. today is sa follows:——
N: winds,
Formosa Channel......
N.E. winds, ***Estrong.
South coast of Chins between i
Same as No.4. Hongkong and Lamocks,
N winde Sonth onsst of Chins betroen
Hongkong and Hain strong.
CONSTIPATION
gle a common and dangerous cause of suffering, especially among women. It may arise from a variety of canses, but is most frequently due to a torpid liver. When the liver in sluggish and inactive the bowels become clogged and constipated, norious gases aro absorbed into the system, poisoning the blendi and nerve centree, and producing headaches, languor, difficult breathing, sleeplessnem, and general disorder of the system. Drastic purgativos máy give temporary rolief, but they do not
remove, the gause, which is
TORPID LIVER
TeL:
Your liver must be toned up, stimulated to healthy action und regular secretion of gall matter. Mother Seigel's Byrup will give you all the assistance you need and cure you of the constipation, simply by putting your liver in healthy condition. "I have taken Mother Belge's Byrup for over 20 years; and so have all my family; and it keeps us all well.”—From Mr. W: Hacks, 4. Garden Terrace, Real, near Sevenoaks, Kent, April 18, 1907,
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