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TO LET

TO LET.

FFICES and BOOMS on the

OFFICES lot and

CENTRAL, (formerly ecoupled

SHAWAN, TOMs & Co.).

Apply to-

1st and 2nd

by Mosara.

THE COMPRADORE DEPT., JARDINS, MATHESON & CO. LTD.

Connaught Road Central.

February,

1908.

Hongkong, 5th

TO LET.

19" TANGSHEN,'

NRoad, Dwelling Houss

Pcasession from 1st April next

299

MoDonald

Apply to TANG LAP TING,

No. 8, Connaught Road West

120

A CHOO, Tobacconists, Queen's Road Central.

499

Hengkong, 4th March, 1908.

TO LET,

THE ROOMS on the first floor of No. 8

QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL, (oppo alie the General Post Office) The Rooms-are- Very

·light, spacious and well ventilated. moderate rent: Immediate Pormation.

Apply to

YEE BẰNG TAI & CO

Bama address, Hongkong, 28th January, 1997.

TO LET

270

VOTION ROOMS, No. 2, Zetland Street,

immediate possession

Nos. 2 and 4 FAIRVIEW," ROBINSON Roax, Kowloon

** WOODBURY” Garden Road,

14“ ROSENEATH," KOWLOON,

Apply to--

LEIGH & ORANGE, 1. Des Voeux Rood. Hongkong, 10th February, 1908.

¿HOUSE ↳1⁄2 KNUTSFORD TERRACE

ARORLOON

Apply to

THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST

MENT AND AGENCY CO, LD.

1st March, 1908,

Hongkong

TO LET:

TO. 2, MACDONNELL ROAD,

N

Apply to

85

COMPRADORE'S DEFARTMENT, Nippon Yusen Kalsha. Hongkong, 3rd Jane, 1905:

TO LET.

IMMEDIATE POBSESSION.

LODOWN No. 101, Praya East.

Go

Apply to CHATER & MODY,

Victoria Buildings. Hongkong, 17th January, 1908.

212

TO LEP

TO LET.

||—and 3-ROOMED HOUSES in Kowloon.

COMMODIQUS SHOP. in Des Vans Road Central, Hongkong. Moderate rentals.

Immediate possamion

WINDSOR LODGD, Kimberley Road, Kowloon, Six-Roomed House fitted with Elec ́tric Light and full use of Tennis Court.

Apply to

HUMPHREYS BSTATE &

FINANCE CO., LD. Hongkong, 7th March, 1908.

117

TO LET,

OFFICES in HOTEL MANSION, Lst Floor. Rooms facing Pedder Street, will be let singly or together."

Apply

"L" Care of "Daily Press Office. Hongkong, 6th March, 1903.

469 TO LET

LARGE OFFICE ROOM ou First Floor

of No. 16, DES VŒUX ROAD, Apply to FERD. BORNEMANN,

No. 16, Des Væng Read Centra Hongkong, 23rd January, 1909, 30144

TO LET.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, MARCH 9cm, 1908.-

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PIGEON-POST SUPPLANTING TELEGRAPH

ENGRATING BY TELEGRAPH-DEATH TEST BY X BATE-A NEW MAGIC "MIRROR THE TROUBLE WITH SATURN'S" BINGS-ELECTrical Patenta-~~COOKING ON THE JUNGFRAU-VOLCANIC STEAM FOR POWER.

The experimental pigeon station established at Brazzaville on the Upper Congo has proven so satisfactory during the last year, that French officials and geographers plan to catablish Pigeon post throughout the Congo. The first, line is to be 36) miles, long, with four pigeon houses 120 miles spart Taken 120 miles, a bird can return home in about 24 hours) The

Right of each pigeon is to be limited to 120 milee, but with proper distribution of birds it In calculated that a letter can be carried 500 or 700 mlios between dawn and dark. The tele gmph of the region is made ausatisfactory by thefts of wire by the nativos and pulling up of poles by the elephants.

In the production of engraved plates by telegraph, Carbonello, a Belgian, usos e picture prepared with thiol non-conducting ink, and this is wound upon a revalving sylinder under ⋆ stylas in electrical connection with the telegraph line. The receiving oylinder is covered with NE ROOM-in Prince's Buildings, Top some soft meist like lead, over which is a stylus

Figor

that gives a out varying in depth with the Apply to-

Mesars. 8. J. DAVID & CO. intensity of the carreat from the stylus, The Hongkong, 29th February, 1908.

448

resulting plate is ready for this printing press TO LET.

without change.

0.

NO. 58, CAINE ROAD.

Noe. 27 and 31, SEYMOUR ROAD.

Apply to

SAM WANG CO., LTD.,

81, Queon'a Road Central, Hongkong, 27th November, 1907,

le TO LET.

SHARE REPORT YET

Messrs Erich Georg & Comy in their weekly. share report dated Hongkong, 7th March, 1903-Only-a-modératoiovestment business has been done during the wook udder review, and there are bat few ohanges to report. The sterling demand rate of exchange on London cloans at 16. Liid, while ratos on Shanghai aro The. 743. for a Bank T/T, and Tis 74 for a three days sight Private Bill. Bariller in Loudon is quoted 25-9/161., Console £37% ez interest. The Bank of England has reduced the market rate of discount is 3 per cont. rate of disconat-to-3 per cent, while the

BANK SHARES-Hongkong and Shanghais cold at $700 and $495, closing steady at the last mentioned rate; the London rate is £75. 10a, od.. Nationals are soobnaged.

MARINE INSURANCE SHARES — Unions

shanged hands in small lots at $350, but more are on offer, China Fradom and Yang tezes. ore 85, and Cantons are obtinable at the reduced unchanged. North Chinas bavo meilors at Tis, rate of $240.

FINE INSURANCE SHARES-Hongkongs are unies at $332), and without transactions Chinas sold at $97 cum dividend, and are now quoted $9 ox the dividend and bontis of together 88 per share paid yesterday

FHIT ING SHARES.-Hongkong, Canton and Macao Steamboat shares are on offer at 8291. Indo-Chinns dropped to 863 187) for profer. ences and $25 for deferred shares), at which rate soilers at Tis, 48, sud London £4. 53. 03. and business has been put through Shanghai quoted £2, 153, 11. for preference and deferred shares respectively. China and Maniles hove sellers at $13 and a lower offer might not go unheede; Douglass are very quiet at $40 Star Ferries can be placed at $25 for old, and at $124 for ver shares. Shell Transports are quiet at 458, London quoting sellers at 46 Union Water

boats are not wanted at $10.

REFINERIES-China Sugara after sales at $115 and 8114, have dropped to sellers at $113, as no divident will be paid on account of last year Luz as are steady at $15.

A new proof of death has boon fooud by Charles Vaillant, a French physicion, in my pictures. In a radiograph of a living person the stomach and intestines are not visible, but the stationary condition of these organs, and possibly the development of gases dans them to stand out clearly in the pictures taken immediately after death. The distinct-quist at Tls, 15).

OFFICES on Top Floor No. 2, Connaughtness increnser with lapse of times after death.

Road, facing the Cricket Ground, HOUSES in Wong Nei Chong Bosi. No. 10, DES VEUX ROAD CENTRAL

Ist foor.

An astonishing banding of glass under ex-

MINING: BES—Charbonnages are firm with buyers at $525. Raub changed hands at $7.00 to 32 closing steady at $8, Chinese 2gineering The Mining Company's shares-are-

DOCKS, WHARTES, GODOWNS, &c. --Hang- kong and Whampoa Dock Company's shares have been dons at 894 to 896, and close with a farther inquiry at 996. God. Fenwicks have ellers at $14; New Amoy Docks are nominal 80 Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Go- down Company's shares changed owners at $55 and $54 for old, and $59) Bod 5521 for new abares, closing stendy at the lower rates,

at TIL. 212)

seadingly small pressure has las noted by Douglas Carnegie, an English experimenter.st $10. Shanghai Ducks remain quiat at Tl. Conting with collodion a silver st. face mirror on patent plate ons twelfth of an inch thick, be held the mirror by one of the rubber suction

** HATHERLEIGH". Conduit Road.

A HOUSE in CLUTON GARDENS, Conduit Bond

OFFICES in YORK BUILDING. GODOWNS in PRAYA EAST, Bluz BUILDINGS, and No, 18B., Des Voeux Road holders-used-by-photographers-in-varnishing-

next to the HONGKONG HOTEL.

FLATS in MOBETON TERRACE. Apply to

plates. Interference colors, in a series of con- centric circles, appeared over the auction disc es the collodion hardened. The only explanation THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST-cred to be the almost incredible one that the

MENT. & AGENCY CO., LTD Hongkir. 5th March 1908

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slight sustion of the holder cansodan appreciable conosvity of the glass, and this condusion was varied by red cting the light « IGGESFORD (Farnished) No. 114, of a lantern from the mirror to a screen. In

I PEAK Contains 6 ROOMS.

· No:71, WYNDHAM STREET.

GLENWOOD CAINH ROAD, suitable for a Boarding house or Club, Containing 26

TO LET

LODOWN `No. 3, NEW PRAYA. Ken- | Rooms:

nedy Towa.

Apply to

"HONGKONG LAND INVESTMENT

& AGENCY CO., LD.. Bongkang, 1st March, 1908.

A

TO LET.

1360

SIX ROOMED HOUSE at ELLIOT CRESCENT, Robinson Road. ·Furnished or Uxfurnished.--

Apply "bo

F.-X. D'ALMADA ≈ CASTRO,

33, Queen's Road Canten!. Hongkong, 22nd January, 1908, 100 TO LET:

A HACIENDA, East, Mount Kellet, The Peak, unfa enished, from the middle

or sad of April next. For particular apply to the undersigned.

C. H. GRACE, Care of Secretary's Omos, Hongkong Club.

Hongkong, 5th February, 1908.

TO LET

311

FFICES in ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS,

OFFICE

Apply

SECRETARY,

A. E. Watson & Co., Limited.

Hongkong, 3rd April, 1907.

TO LET

FRON 1ST MAY.

91

"OWLOON MARINE LOT 48, Ysumati,

KW 85,200 Quare Lot and with 255

fest Sea Frontage. Especially suited for Storage of Coal, Timber, do

Apply to

HUMPHREYS ESTATE &

FINANCE CO., LTD.

221

BEACONSFIELD ARCADE, Fine Offices and Dwelling Rooms,

No. 1, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL, Top Floor, (over Caldbeck MacGregor).· OFFICES in Queen's Road Central. BELILIOS TERRACE HOUSES,

ROBINSON ROAD.

GOOD CENTRAL GODOWN, No. 3, DURDELL STREET

LADBROKE, No. 9, CONDUIT Road, 8 Roma, Furnished or Unfurnished from 15th April, 1908 Large Servants Quarters

nd flized Tennis Court.

lat Floor.

No 3, DUDDELL STREET Shop and ——— Nos. 1-400-6-DES-VEUX VILLAS

(PRAY)

No. 57, FRAYA. GRANDE, Macao.

Apply to

LINSTEAD & DAVIS,. 3rd Floor, Alexandra Building». Hoogkong, 18th February, 1908. 199

the larger reaction appeared a brighter in terior disc, which changed position as the holder was moved.

Saturn's rings are turned nearly edgewiss, to the earth for the fat time since 1891, and several American astronomers have bwn study- ing certain kate that are to be seen on what formerly appeared smoth rings. Pof Lowell portions of the rings having fallen to the has suggested that this indicaton disintegration,

surface of placat. Dr. S. A. Mitchell offers the reassuring prediction that Saluca's rings will appear as beautiful to our grandchildren at to us now, and points out that Clerk Maxwell demonstrated sixty years ago that the ring, must consist of millions of tiny tellites rotating independently,-anding it easy to show that there may be crowding in some places.

The total number of electrical patents issued in the world, ercepting. Rasis, 'is placed by a German authority at about 500 per year, the actual average for 1904 to 1938 having been STORE in Good Position, No. 14, 1915. Of these over 3000 are issued to oitizens A Quest's Road Central, including First of the United States, and 7) to those of Grest.

TO LET.

Floor, and Godown at baik, with Lease..

Apply st

1, Queen's Road Central. Hongkong, 26th February, 1908.

TO LET.

487

Pond Floor, Prince's Buildinge

ER lat January, One OFFICE ROOM

Apply to

REUTER, BROECKELMANN & CO. Hongkong, 9th December, 1907.

TO LET.

102

FROOMED HOUSES in Morrison Hill Gap Road, suitable for Married Couple with Small Family, Rants low...

EUROPEAN FLATS in "WILD DELL" Buildings. Renta low.

Britain and its colonies. Germany issued 900, about 200 of them to foreigners, and it is printed out that the alert Gorman electriciaus gain the feen use of the bulk of foreign stootrical inventioné.

Porhaps the most novel and interesting elec trical kitoken in the world is that in the Jung- frau distriot, at a height of more than 100k) fant above sea level. To gal fuel in this desolate regin is a matter of difaulty, bạt the engineers have established a high pressurs electric trees. mission line, and current to do the cooking is taken from this line. Trausformers reduce the Pressure to 125 volts, about 37 kilowatts of energy being required for preparing the daily food of 130 persons. The equipmsat of the kitchen includes an oren of four compartments, two being 12 inches wide and two 8 inches. "STILLINGFLETE" Peak Road, SIX- ROOMED HOUSE with Fine View of There are also a soap kettle holding 93 pits, Harbour..

two vegetable boilers of 37 plats sach, a large “HARPERVILLE” Garden Road, SIX-hot table on which plates are warmed, a special ROOMED HOUSE fitted with Electric Light potato cooker, and a large coffee-bailer. The and fall use of Tennis Court,

various pieces of apparatus are all fitted with Apply to

regulators, and attached by plugs to the dis tribution board.

· Hongkong, 18th January, 1908.

TO LET

HAMBERS in No, 2, WYNDHAM | Locality,"

C. STREET, Moderate Rent.

First Floor of No. 6, Queen's Road. Central, comprising Six Large Rooms and Outhouses suitable for business · Pre- mises or Dwellings, now THRD, BORNEMANN & CO..

Apply to

coupled by

DAVID SASSOON & Co. Lrd. Hongkong, 26th February, 1908. 96

TO LET.

"Flygkong Furnished or Unfurnished

NAIRVIEW," No. 1, Robinson Road.

Farniture can be Purchased if desired), 6 big. Rogma, nice view of hartour.

Apply to

Meary J. ULLMANN & Co.,

84; Queen's Road. Hongkong, 17th February, 1908.

"TO LET

TO. 5, MORRISON HILL,

No.

882

One FOUR ROOMED HOUSE of Praza Fast, near East Point.

Apply to

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., I Hongkong, 2lut October, 1907.

TO LET.

98

No. 2, CHANCERY LANE.ROOMED HOUSE fitted with Electric Light Central

יי

PERCY SMITH & SETH,

Accountants & Auditors, &c.,

5, Queen's Road Central.. Hongkong, 26th February, 1908.

TO LET.

.438

The laboratory of Nature is still more efficient than the electric furnace in the making of gems. The artificial sapphires and rubles made in

HOP and DWELLING HOUSE, No. 78; l'aris have the compeition of te na ural stones

Queen's Road Central.

Apply to-

Messrs. B. J. DAVID, & 00.,

Frince's Buildings. Hakong, 23 February, 1998,

CHI WO & Co

LINE OF STEAMERS. HONGKONG-MAÇÃO" LINE.

445

on

T HE Company's New Steamship HOIMING,"

(Captain EVANS) Departures from Hongkong to Macas FIRST Class European Houses, furnished week days at 9 A.M. from Fing Ou Now

or unfurnished, Lochiel Torrase and

Wharf and from Macao at 2PM... Humphreys Avenue, Kowloon

Apply to

TAM TEZ KONG., Care of Hip Da Insurance, Exchange and Loan Do., Ld, 42, Bonham Stra 18, West, Hongkong, Int October, 1907,

04

EXCURSIONS TO MACAO

and from Macao at 5 PM

Hongkong, 10th February, 1908,

exopt in the small amount of material added for coloring, bat their diffironces seem to be considerable. The artificial sapphires ara softer than the real, lighter in weight, and they refract. the light mach less brilliantly. As a source of blas coloring, chrome was tried unsocesefally, and the process setually employed in a secret of the sapphire-mokors. The rid of the artificial rabies is given by cobalt.

Volcanic steam as a fours of mechanical nergy is the novel soliams of Signor Ginori Conti, an Italian engineer. Bean veals in Taecany baya beca andor observation for alteen years, and have shown discharges of great regularity, enacting a constant and considerable supply of highly heated water

Every SUNDAY from Hongkong at 9 a vapor to anybody enterprising enough to use it...

A serious difficulty is the corrosive nails with which natural steam is charged.

349

Shanghai and

and Hongkow Wherres have buyers

LANDS, HOTELS AND BUILDING-Bong- kong Land Investment and Agonoy Company's shares have found buyore at rates ranging between $100 and $101, and close with farther sellers at the latter rate. Kowloon Lande hare sellers at $17, and probable bagers at 35. A few West Pointa are wanted at $ 18. Hongkong dropped to sellers at 3103, and probably Hotels, ON issue of the report, have dro ahares could be got at a lower igare Humphroys changed hands at $10, at which rate farther shares might be placed, boldera sticking out for $101. Shanghai Leads are steady at Tis. 199

COTTON MILus.—Ewos have dropped to Tis, Hongkong Cottons are for sale at 8. 14; other Sungai Mills are unchanged.

SENDLY MANUFACTURIN) Couramins.- The Capital of the Philipine Company, Limited, has been raised to $750,000, by the

Powers have sellers at 16 Hongkong issue of 75,000 new shores of $10 each, all of which have been subscribed. Chins Light and Electrics have biyera at 8, but are held for $13. Dairy Farms have aquiries at $13. Green Island Coments sold at $1.11 and 81-

at

which latter rate there are-şetlera. Company's shares are quoted 8225 ex the final dividend of $15 per share paid on 3rd instant. Bopsa fatched $28. Hongkong Mills sold at $150. Other stocks under this heading an- changed and without business,

MISCELLANEOUS.-China-Borneos have been fixed at $1 and $102. closing with sellers at $11. Chins Provid sts sold and have sellers at $9. Lang cats are quoted Tls. 420 in Shanghai. No business, has been reported in other stocks under this heading and rates are unchanged,

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