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INTIMATIONS

TO LET

TO LET

MOUTRIE. 66 AIRVIEW," Na Robinson Road Fig ootus, nos vlore

& CO., LTD.

THE ORCHESTRELLE CO.S

NEW MODEL

AERIOLA"

PIANO PLAYERS

ETURNED AFTER A FEW MONTHS ON HIRE

REDUCED TO $350.

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

A. WRITTEN GUARANTEE GIVEN

WITH EACH INSTRUMENT.

S. MOUTRIE "CO., LD..

Hongkong, 13th November. 1907,

York Building Chater Roai,

37-1

KEATING'S POWDER

KILLS

BUGS FLEAS

MOTHS BEETLES-

TINS & BOTTLES ONLY.

.5%

Apollinaris

"THE QUEEN OF TABLE WATERS,'

HAS BEEN AWARDED

The Royal Prussian

harbour.

Apply to

Koss. J. ULLMANN & Co.,

94, Queen's Road. Hongkong, lai April, 1908.

TO LET

382

THE DỠNGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 87,

FLATS AT 83,000 A YEAR PICCADILLY PALACES OF SIXTEEN ROOMS.

If you are adxious to pay £1,000 a your for a

at your smbition may be gratified immediately. Bat you must also be prepared to pay the ratus and taxes in addition, and there will in them- selves amount to the average yearly income of a man of moderate means.

The most superb block of flats in the matre polia is approaching completion, and will be ready for occupation at Mideanmer. It has reared its head above the traffic of busy Pioca dilly on the site which was occupied by the AIRST Clan European Houses, Lochlel ridenes of the late Duke of Cambridge at the in the work of construation, and now the esterior

HOSYTH "NAVAL ESTABLISHMENT.

OFFICIAL” DETAILS.

There has been larmed by the secretary to the

THEATRE

ROYAL

Admiralty large plan ahewing by clearly in- THE JAPANESE MAGIC & COMEDY CO.

dicated red markings tho to be executed at an estimated cost of three millions sterling, exolnaire of cost of machinery, for the new Naval Establishment at Rosyth, Firth of Forth. The seale of the plan is sir inches to mile, and the areas included are 1,18% sores of land and 295 sores of ferethore. The principal items of the scheme are:

() Basin, having an area of 52, mores, with projecting pier, giving a total wharfage of 7,108 (b) Entrancs lock, available for nas as a dook,

Ferrace and Humphreys Avenue, Kow- corner of Park-lane. Two years have been spent feet. Depth of water is 53 feet 8 inches.

koon.

Apply to TAM TSZ KONG.,

Care of Hip On Inrorance, Exchange and Loan Co., La., 42, Bonham Strand, West. Hongkong, Tat October, 19417,

TO LET

FROM 1ST MAX.

KOWLOONMARINE LOT 40 anos and with 255 feet Sea Frontage, Especially suited for Storage of Coal, Timber, &0.

-Apply to

HUMPHREYS ESTATE &

FINANCE CO., LTD.

221 Hongkong, 18th January, 18.

→TO LET

HOUSE KNUTSFORD TERRACE

KOWLOON,

No. 3, CANTON VILLAS. A sply to

THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST MENT AND AGENCY COL LO

25 Hongkong, 1st April, 1948,

of the magnificent building attracts the atten850 feet long, 110 feet wide at entrances, and 86 tion of all the passers-by. The sun is reflected fest deep over sill at low water, ordinary spring by its front of dull white terra-cotta stone with tides. egg shell glaze, and the requisite touch of colour(e) ▲ straight rivor wharf 2,733 feet long with 35 feet depth of water at high water of is given by the relieving coumes of green,

The ground floor is given up to provision for neap tides. This wharfage is carried suficiently shops and offices, but in Park-isne the residents deep to enable berths to be ultimately dredged will enter a spacious vestibals and precand by to 36-feet-at-lon-water-spring-tides. the lift to one of the sir upper foora. Each

door is a Sat, self-contained, fully equipped with very modern luxury, palatial in situation and

circumstances.

(d) Emergency exit, 110 feet wide, from

basin, with depth similar to the basin.

(6) Space for stacking coal is provided on ground south of entrance look.

(l) Dry dock, 75 feet long, 100 feet wide at satrance, and 35 feet depth of water over the all. This can be subdivided for use na two separate dry dooks, 15) and 280 feet in length raspootival

(g) Boat slip, 50 feet by 130 feet wide, ons half of which is covered with light rooling.

fit. An approach obsesel to the entranca look. will be dredged to a depth of 80 Lest a: low water, spring tides, and a bottom width of 1,050 feet.

The flats on the first second, third, and fourth foors it matters. not how near hoarea your Est may be, so long as the elevator ruus night and day oneli possens wirteen rooms, with kitobene and domestic offices on a corresponding stale. There are eleven bed and dressing rooms, three bath-rooma, a drawing-room and boudoir, with

(h) Basin for submarine bats (and tempo sliding doors, so that they may be formal into a ball-rooms, a dining-room, library, and billiard-rarily for destroyers) 600 feet by 470 fest, room, and these apartments are approached by a with a depth of 15 feet at low water Floating dook, 250 feet noble hall, 36ft, long and wide in proportion of spring lides.

These are the suites for which tenants will be long, will be provided, together with jetties for asked to pay £3,00 a year, approximately, in twelve submarines and six destroyers addition to the rates and taxea. On the Otth Boora rather smaller flat with only nice bedrooms and four reception rooms, may be had for about floor has sa estimated rental value of £1,500, 2,000 a year rent, and the sixth or topnost Already one prospectiva tenant is in negotia tion for a fit at the highest rental, and the agents, Messrs. Grogan and Bayd, have no doubt se to the possibility of letting the others The internal fittings have yet to be completed, First Floor of No. 6 Queen's Road, but the work is being hurried on, and in two or Bix Large Rooms thres mouths, if you comply with the formalities, Central, comprising and Outhouses suitable for business Pre-you may have a fat in the most spacious site in

or Dwellings,

ccupied by London. From your front windows you will minas

command a view of the Green Park, Hydo FORD, BOBNEMANN,

Park Corner, and Constitution Hil, and you will have at command every convenience which modern wealth pay for. But if your tastes aro more modest, you may ascend to the ahenger. suiles at the summit, where you may stop but of every one of your winders on to verandah,.

TO LET. HAMBERS No. 2, WYNDHAM CSTREET, Moderate Ront.

One ROOM with Verandah and Small Room on the Second-floor of No' &, Des Your Road Central, above our Office, Suitable for business premises or dwellinga

now

Apply to

DAVID BASSOON & Co. LT

96 Hongkong, 7th April, 1908.-

TO LET.

FFICES ROOMS on the 1st and 2nd OFFTORS IN 14 DE VOUX ROAD CENTRAL, (formerly occupied by Messrs, SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.

Apply to

THE COMPRADORE DEPT., JARDINE, MATHs-os & Co, LTD.

Connaught Road Central.

299 Hongkong. 25th February, 1998.

TO LET

*LENWOOD". CAIN ROAD, suitable

Gorn Boarding house or Club, Con-

teining 26 Rooms.

State Medal, 1902 Correr House.

AND THE

Gold Exhibition-Medal,

Düsseldorf, 1902 GRAND PRIX, St. Louis, 1904.

OFFICES in Bank Buildings, Top Floor Frim 1st July, 1908.

No. 6, BELILI S TERRACE, I Row BEACONSFIELD ARCADE, Fize Officer and Dwelling Rooms,

No. 15, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL, Top Floor, (over Caldbeck MacGregor). OFFICES in Queen's Road Central.

TERRACE BELIL108. ROBINS. N. ROAD.

CONDUIT Road, LADBROKE, No. 9, 8 Roome, Furnished of Unfurnished from and full Tennis Court.

HOUBES.

Kanal Sale 30,000,000 Bottles 15th April, 158. Large servants Quarters

121.2

TO LET.

4 and 5-ROOMED. HOUSES in Kowloon.

COMMODIOUS SHOP in Des Voeux Road Central, Hongkong. Moderato rentals.

Immediate possession

No. & DUDDELL STREET Shop... No. 2. DES VEUX VILLAS (FAX). No. 57, PRAYA GEANDE, Macão,

Apply to

LINSTEAD & DAVIS, 3rd Floor, Alexandra Buldinr Hongkong, 1st April, 1908

TO LET.

89

08. 27, 31 and 33, SEYMOUR ROAD. Apply to-

Apply to

HUMPHREYS ESTATE &

FINANCE CO, LD Hongkong. 2nd April 18

TO LET.

Side of the

640

BAM WANG CO., LTD.,

81, Queen's Road Central. (90 Hongkong, 27th November, 1997.

TO LET. FFICES in ALBIANDra Buildings.

Apply

DOUGLAS

SECRETARY, A. 8. Watson & Co., Limited. FOL Hongkong, Bri April, 1907.

TO LET

AITHER

E WHARE

Terms on Application to-

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & CO.,

General Managera

DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COLD,

Hongkong, 31st March, 1909.

TO LET.

ODOWN No. 3 NEW PRAYA, Ken

O nedy Town.

Apply to

', '

HONGKONG LAND INVESTMENT

& AGENCY CO. LD. Hongkong, 1st April, 1908.

TO LET

230

NO BARROW TERRACE, Kowloon,

Cheap Rental..

Apply to

SPANISH PROCURATION. Hongkong, 2nd April, 1948.

TO LET.

656

THE ROOMS on the first floor of No. 34, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL, oppo

Vory:

270

vite the General Post Office) The Rooms are light, apacions and wall ventilated. Moderate rent, Immediate Possession.

Apply tom

YEE BANG FAT & CO

Same address, Hongkong, 29th January, 1907.

TO LET

KENNEDY ROAD, Healthy Locality, 4-BOOMED HOUSES in Morrison Hill Gap Road, suitable for Married Couple with Small Family Rents bow,

EUROPEAN FLATS WILD DELL " Buildings Rents low

HOUSE in

No. 2. CHANCELY LANE. 6ROOMED HOUSE fitted with Electric Light, Central Locality.

Apply to

PERCY SMITH & SETH,

Accountante & Auditors, &o;

5, Queen's Rosd Central: Hongkong, 19th March, 1908.

No

TO, 2 MACDONNELL POAD.

Apply to-

CUMPRADORE'S. DEPARTMENT, Nippon Yuano Kaleba, Bongkang. 3rd June, 1

$8

TO LET. ARGE OFFICE ROOM en First Floor LAI, DES VOUX ROAD.

FERD, BORNEMANN, Apply tom

No. 16, Des Your Road Central.

144 Hongkong, 23rd January, 1903.

PU LET.

IMMEDIATE POSESSION, ODOWN at Davies Street, Kennedy Towa, lately oo upied by the STANDARD OIL COMPANY.

Apply

CHATER & MODY. Hongkong, 24th March, 1908,

and survey London far below at your fact, or admire the verdant vistas of the surrounding parke fading into the blue grey haze.

The Gloucester House Ests are the last word in fitdom, and they are now awaiting tenants,

"*

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(1) Railway of the ordinary gauge provided geosrally, and will osumaat up with the North British Railway Company's system.

(k) Tas suhem includes the mani equipment- of railways, orang d, and also workabops, storehouses, and residences for offera.

Blootrio light and power will be provided for the whole of the establishment. Rerve apron is provided for fatare docks parallel with. the ene shown on the plan.

RUSSIA AND JAPAN.

THE TEAND-BIBSBIAN RAILWAY.

Paris, Febr. 27th. The Russian representative at Tokyo having directed M. Isvojaki's attention, to the speeches. of Japanese politicianie, and the articles in Japanses newspapers protesting against the doubling of the Trans-Siberian railway track, the Russian Government racantly took steps to

in

regard to ascertain the real foolings of Japan the question.

It was not desirable that the negotiations should have an oflein! oharnater, and inquiries war sazordingly madě verbally through an indirect and private channel, in Paris To these inquiries Mr. Karine, the Japanese Ambassador, who formerly represented his country at St. Petersburg, was empowered by Tokyo to reply, in the same informal mauver,

THE PSYCHOLOGY OF WOMEN. The address na "The Psychology of Women, delivered by Dr. Clare Sham at the Institula of Hygiene, was of special interest at the present time, in view of the slaim of equality put forward, with so much persistence, by Women's rights. There were claimants to such prefound differennes between man aud

The substance of Mr. Karino's statement was woman that the one must always to a paszle to

as follows: Japan will never permit herself. the other, and the psychology of women mast The mental Always remain a paradux to men.

to discuss with Rasais the right of the latter to difference was largely influenced by edusation undertake any works that may please her on her Own territory. She will, however, naturally and environment, and it was not impossible to conceive a society in which the position of the follow what is being done in neighbouring nexes was reversed indeed, such a state of tantries, and will take account, in her poliey

did thinga

exist in the old Basque Provinces, and in her own undertakings, of all operations where the judges were women and the women of a military order. It is, of course, obvious also exersised the saffrage. There was little that the duplication of the Trans-Siberian mental difference between the boy and girl, but line is important chiefly from the strategio when the girl reached the s'age of womanhood, point of view, seeing that single line Bax the difference was greatly accentuated, and this hitherto safileed, and would for a long time We have hance suffice, for the purposes of commeros, aud wasthe parting of the ways"

the illustrations of

HAN-WOMAN as well the, as yet, undeveloped passenger traffic. The 84.. the woman-man. but these were ex campaign of protest now being prosecuted in

be Bondemned 赢国 aburd ceptions, and

Japan by private individuals is considered by interior

to ides that the

the Japanese Government as immoderate, but mes; they are different from them, ac caly, it has its birth in patriotic fears of possible perhape, comparable, and in some faculties ulterior designs by Russia regarding China

and Japan. uperior to them, but the suggestion of in feriority is now but a legend, handed down from times when brate strength or force was the only recognised sign of superiority. Ther physion! disadvantage bad developed some characteristics from the necessity of self-protec tion and the defence of their offspring. They were more obstinate and janlous than men, sod they were more capable of artifices and of expressing feeling, emotion, or sympathy, but if these were natural they were necessary, sed they had evolved from exigency and environ- ment. What was the psychological future of women? He saw no limit to their scompations, and if, by dint of obstinacy, they did get into Parliament, they would first participate and then monopolies. They weald by skeer weight of numbers bring about suoi social conditions Lhat a revolution would ansaa—the men would turn and read them.

women

ATO

EARL ROBERTS ON THE DANGERS OF INVASION.

Earl Boberta addrerasi the Windsor Forest Athletic Club at Ascot. Ha remarked that it i Wax said that compulsory training would mean hardships, but that was not so. Everybody would be included in the soheme, high and low, rich and poor. If the Government would only Lake up the matter we should thou have no loafers. All men would be properly set up and be able to do all they were call-dapan to do it D#DESBRTY. "I am bot so alarmist." Lord Roberts proceded, but I have no hesitation-in sying that it seems to mean absolute certainty

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oday that if we remain as we are now this country will be invaded. There is nothing to prevent it. The Navy may be as strong as you like to make it, but it has to do things that no other Navy has to do. It has to ensure its owe ountry getting its food supplies, and to Our Naty from be all over the world." tims immemorial has had to go in search of the enemy's feet and to protect our commeres. Our NE FOUR ROOMED HOUSE at Prays population has enormously increased, and if

East, near East Point,

TO LET.

TO LET

602

$6.

Wa

OFFICES on Top Floor No. 2, Connaught they have bean bronght: ap to believe that

Boad, facing the Cricket Ground. HOUSES in Wong Nei Chong Rosd. No.10, DES VEUX ROAD CENTRAL 1st Booz.

HATHERLEIGH," Condult Road.

maka failed, we should starve, and we should any pesos which the ariery put upon us. Apply to

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., LTD, should have to pay an enormous indemnity.

nad from which wo should never recover, Hongkong, 23rd March, 198

because we cannot believe that an invasion would take place. That is a marvellous canola. sion for the people to come to, but it is because invasion could not happen. I wonder at the extraordinary apathy and ignoraam of the British public. If we had univers! military training nobody would attempt to come here and car Fleets would be free to roam the se We are told we au sleep somfortably in ene beda and that an investon is impossible. The National Service Lgas has on its roll of membership between 30 and 40 senior naval be firmly believed, that something beside the officers, everyone of whom joined to show that Navy was required, and that to tin the Navy to our shores would be to make the Navy do what it ought not to do. I cannot believe that wa shall allow this country to go balately undefended.

A HOUBE in CLIPTON GARDEN, Conduit Road:

OFFICES in

in YORK BUILDING. GODOWNS in PRATA EAST, BLUE Bundings and No. 16B. Den Vosus Road next to the HONGKONG HOTEL, 2

FLATS in MoRsrox TERRAON. Apply to

THE HONGKONG LANI INVEST MENT & AGENCY CO, Liu Hongkong, 1st April, 128.

GRIMAULT & C°'

Medicinal Skin Soap

GRINAULT & C WILDICINAL SKIN, SOAP

atta i de Tagat

100 and 35 kn Prata Sõmegrade in Live Semantle

af Dingom, at Para,

4, NON WITISME - PLAIN

Recommended by eminent Der- matologists and adopted in the Paris Hospitais In the treatment of Ringworm, Acne, PsoriasiS, Eczema and Skin diseases "ge= nerally.

8, RUE VIVIENNE, 8

Parim

THORNE'S

PER CAS

OLD VAT

THIS VAT WAS STARTED BY THE

OF GREENOGA AVOMAŽ BEEN SOL

$15

1.

ON TOUR TO EUROPE. FOR 3 NIGHTS ONLY.. Commencing TO-NIGHT (WEDNESDAY), the 8th inst, will give a Conjuring Entertain- ment as Performed before Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress of Japan.

Do not fail to see them in their

SPECIAL GREAT WATER ACT. Px1088 ADMISSION: Dress Circle $3, Stalla 82, Pit $1.

Performance 9 r.. Doors open 8.30 Booking at Mees. MODTRIE & Co., Chater Road.

Hongkong, 6th April, 1908.

55-1

When you ask for

BOVRIL

do not take a cheap imitation. BOVNIL

is all beef and is a standardised strength- giving food.

Always have BOVRIL handy,

By Royal Warrast to

His Majesty, the King.

Make no Mistake about it!

WATSON'S

N°10

is

SCOTCH

WHISKY

of the best from Dundee. Demand it.

Agents jer long-Kong :: SOFWAN, TOMES & CO

Sofence and Art gond-in-hand making Welsbach not only the most efficient, but the nost. Elegant Tight.

Welsbach

GLOBES AND FITTINGS.

For household lightingsbach. have

the largest selection of artistic globes and gas-fittings; clear globes, opal globes, frested globes in every shape and design, with effects in Brows, Blas, Pink, Orange Citron, Lemon, etc.

The thousands of ticgs emprise Pendants and Baskets for upright or inverted lighting in eolid brase, lacquer, wrought iron and bright copper, oxydised steel and antique copper effacle te euit a'l tastes and peeke's.

Particolars and catalogues may be obtained of the Bole Agents for the Walsbach Incandescent Gas Light Co.,

Ltd. London:

SOLE AGENTS FOR CHINA:

WILKS & JACK, LTD., 14, DES VŒUX RO D CENTRAL, HONGKONG.'

COLD STORAGE.

SCOTCH WHISKY. THE HONGKONG TO COMPLETY, LO

308

SOLE AGENTS IN HONG KONG, CHINA & MANILLA,

A. S WATSON & CO LTD. As Sapplied to the Isuse of Co a moUS,

1671

648

FRENCH LESSONS. TIRENCH TAUGHT entirely by Con

versation and without translation by a have now 40,000 Cubic Feet of Cold Storage available at EAST POINT. Stores will Fachada (a Teacher in Governm Boboola) be Open at 10 AM. and 4 P.M. daily, Sunday and ENGLISH LESSONS by an English- ercepted, to resolve and deliver perishable goods. Lady.

G. K. HAXTON, Manger, Hongkong 1st April, 198

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Care of Daily 1 rais" Office. Hongkong, 13th November, 1996

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