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INTIMATIONS

MOUTRIE.

& CO.. LTD.

NOTICES TO CONSIGNEES AMERICAN ASIATIC £.8. COMPANT

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES, FROM NEW YORK VIA SUEZ CANAL,

THE Steamship

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*ST. DUNSTAN,"

THE ORCHESTRELLE CO.'8 Captain W. Jonor, having arrived from the

NEW MODEL AERIOLA"

above Poris, Consignees of cargo are hereby informed that their floods are being landed at their risk into the Godowns of the Hongkong end. Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company Liraited, Kowloon and stored at Consignees risk and expants,

No Claints will be admitted after the Goods PIANO PLAYERShe Wodowns, and all Gods remaining undelivered after the 27th inst. will be subject

ETURNED AFTER A FEW MONTHS to rent.

ON HIRE

REDUCED to $350.

MARVEL OF】MECHANICAL GENIUS AND THE MOST PERFECT INSTRU- MENT ON THE MARKET. WRITTEN GUARANTEE, GIVEN WITH EACH INSTRUMENT.

AGENTA:

S. MOUTRIE & CO, LD.,

York Building, Chater, Road, 37-1

Hongkong, 13th November, 1907.

FITSU BISHI GOSH KAISHA

MT

(MITSU BISHI CO.)

COAL DEPARTMENT MARUNO-UCHI, TOKYO,

Cable Address, "IWASAKI,”

which applies to all Branch Offices.

AI, ABC 5th Ed., Western Union Codes used

All Letters to be Addressed : MANAGER, MITSUBISHI Co.

BRANCH OFFICES ——

NAGABAKI, MOJI, KOBE, KARATSU SHANGHAI, HONGKONG, &

HANKOW.

AGENCIES:- YOKOHAMA: M. ASADA, Esq. CHINKIANG: Monsre. GHARING & Co. MANILA: Mere MACONDRAY & Co, ́ ́ SOLE PROPRIETORS of Takashima. Ochi, Namaazi, Shinnew, pul Loja ColliePien

and

Sole Agent for MIYAO and KISHIDAKE COALS.

1147

T. MATSUKI, Mannger, Hongkong, No. 2, Pedder Street

761

THORNE'S

PER CAS

OLD VAT

$15

THIS VAT WAS STARTED BY THE LATE NOBIAY THORNO

•BE GALEROCK AND HAS BEEN SOLDAS N** SINGE (93)

All broken, chafed, and damaged goods are to be left in the godowns, where they will be examined on MONDAY, the 27th inst. at 3 P..

No Fire Insurance will be affected. Bills of Lading will be countersigned by. SHEWAN TOMES & CO.

General Agents.

746 Hongkong, 29th April, 1909. NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD, BREMEN. IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL LINE. NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

HE Steamship.

THE

"PRINZ EITEL FRIEDRICH," having arrived, Consignees of Cargo sr hereby informed that their Goods, with the exception of Opinm, Treasure and Valuables, are being landed and stored at their risk lato Abe Hozarlons and/or extra hasardong Godowas of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co. Ltd., Kowloon, whence delivery nny-bo obtained.

Optional Cargo will be forwarded unless the contrary be given before

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notice to TURBUAT, the it inst., at Noon.

No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all Goods remaining audiolivered after the 28th inst., will be

subject to real

A bruken, chafed, and dimured Chröda are te- to left in the dodowa, where they will to examined on the 28th inst., at 0.30 ▲ M.

Al Claims must reach us before the 2nd prox, or they will not be recognised.

Ne Fire Insurance will be effected. Eils of Lading will be countersigned by the andoraigned.

NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD, MELCHEES & Co.,

Agente

Hongkong, 21st April, 1908,

"BEN LINE OF STEAMERS. NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, APRIL 3.18, 1308.

~1°100,000" "pounds or more annually." Of subfi/- "SCIENTIFIC MISCELLANY

mins the United States contains 58: Japan, 99; Chile, 31 and Australia, 28; but three PROGRESS IN FIRELESS COOKING PLACE of these pountries produce only 30,000 tons

TO GROW TALL TELESCOPE-MICROS-

enob, Mexico ranks next to the United States COPE COMBINATION-RADIUM PERPETUAL in production, while Spaiz ranks third. Five MOTION -▲ NEW GYESS

AN OLD great mines yield three-fifths of the total pro- RIDDLESTRENUOUS SURGERY FIC duction, and one mine slone contributes ons TUBED BY WIRELESS-COPPER DISTRIBU- fick TION.

A white patent-leather tool-bag as rear signal. for biogales, in place of a troublesome second It is lamp, is a recent naval suggestion. affirmed that this can be readily seen on the darkest night, giving motorists all the warning noeded;

SHARE REPORT.

Mesars Erich Georg & Co. my is their weekly share report dated Hongkong, 15th April, 1908.

Firoles or self-cooking stores, which have been so popular in Garumny for a number of years, have been recently much inproved. The early types were simply besos made with double walls so as to retain the beat, and food to be boiled or stewed was first thoroughly heated and then enclosed in the box for a sufflelent fime to cook by the retained heat. The latest apparatus is stated by Dapaty Consul-Generai J, W. Dya, of Berlin, to be heated by s atous. This is made sufficiently hot in an oven or over soy fro, then

Business daring the week ander review hus placed in the cooker with the steak or rosat, sud alackened down, and, although rates keep fairly the box is sealed up and luft for an hour or so steady-in fact in some few isolated casek show. until the food in thoroughly cooked and hot.ing a further improvement-large transactions. With double boxen, boiling, frying and reating are not feasible at present, so time business being done, au-l almost every transstion being on purely investment basis. The sterling demand rate of exchange on London closes at le may all proceed at once without one

10-1-16d., while rates on Shaugh i have advano- Bar ed again to Tie 741 for a Bank, and Tis. 7 for a throw days sight Private Bill silver in Loudon is quoted 24 d., and Congole £367. The Bank of England rate of discount

The dificult question of the influence of environment on the height of the human body hoa boon taken up by Pittard, Karmin and Kappoyne in the Bwise cantons, where a homogeneous population liven under grastly varied conditions. Their results all contradict previous beliefs, as they and that the tallest men live at the greatest altitude in the mom tains, also that height is greater in regionaleas exposed to sunlight, and greater or primitive or igneous rook than on limesteve.

The "Vitassops" of English instrument- makers is a novel telescope, about a foot long when closed, with lousas arranged to magnify 12 diameters at a distavos él 20-inches and 60 diameters at 5 inches. It is designed for watching insects ia dowers and other small living objects, at suitable distquce, and adite greally to the nature, student's power to observe the minute life about us

is at 3 per osat., and the private market rate of discount at 24 per cent.

BANK SHARES-Hongkong and Aboughsi Bank abares sold at $890 and $6921, the market closing with buyers at tò lower, and sellera at the latter igne. London quotes £73. 108, d. Nationals has been sold at $31 and $52, closing will buyers at $51,

MARINE INSURANCE SHARE-No sales Unious have sellers at Jane bocu raported. $7973 or the dividend of $45 per share bald yesterday, and China Traders are wanted at $964 of the dividend of $4 por shara, paid ther stoks under this he.ding yesurday.

are unchanged.

FIFE INSURANCE SNARES-Hongkonga sold at $3074 and 3110, and bare buyers at the higher rats. Chiuus fetched 91 and ace in farther request at 890.

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REFINESIES, China Sugars sold at $137 but opse quieter with sellers at 8135. ara udobanged,

BHIP ING SHARES-Hongkong, Canton and Maosos, as well as Iudo-Chiass, are unchanged; the latter stock is quoted in Shanghai Pla. 45 The curious perpetual motion device of Mateady. Chine and Maniles have sellers at Daune, Madame Curie's assistant, embraces a 810 Douglass show ne alteration, star glass globe into the upper part of which is Ferries, old, have bugars at 3:1, while the new fused a small glass tube, closed at the bottom issue has bon dans as high as $18 Shell and left open to the outer air at the top. A Transports are nominal at 45s. the London rate being 45 d. saliers. Union Waterboats bram tube, bearing a leaf of gold forming an

can be placed at $1 electroscope, surrounds the lower part of the globe, and is supported on an insulting post of quartz upheld by a brass rud. Ou pródusing a Crooke's vasanm in the globe and inserting a bit S.S. BENAVON,”.

of radium in the little contral tabs, the negative FROM ANTWERP, LONDON AND

raysor Beta particles-readily pass through STRAITS.

the thin glass. Their obarge in communicated CONSIGNEES of Cargoarshereby informed to the enveloping brass tuba, causing the ends CONSIGNEES landed at their

of the gold-leaf to diverge until they touch a risk into

hazardous Radfor extra hazardons Gindows, of the Hongkong and platinum wire, which discharges the gold-leaf Kowloon Wharf at Godown Company,ud the brass tube. A new negative discharger

repeating the proossa. This continues ndesalo Ltd. whence and/or from the wharves delivery however, immediately begins to accumulate itely, and the gold lest is charged and discharged, opaning and closing in steady alternation by a very small amount of ridiom.

the

may be obtained,

No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all Goods remaining undelivered after the 29th inst., will be subject

to rent.

All Claims against the Steimer must be pre- sented to the Undersigned on or before the 5th May, or they will not be recognized.

All brokeu, chate, nud damaged Goods sre to be left in the Godowns, where they will be

examined as the 29:k iet, at 11 AM. ~ -No Fire Insurancs has been effectől.

Hills of Lading will be countersigned by

GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO,

Agents. Ferkons, 22nd April, 16. 8

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. WE P&O. S. N. Co.'s Steamer

"SUMATRA,"

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MINING SHARES.-Charbonnages have im proved to buyers at $550. Raubs, sold at 38.10 to $8.35, and app to hs in Jemand at $91; Chinese Engineering and Mining Company's shares are firm with sales and buyers at Tis. 10

DOCKS, WHARVES, GOD WAS, &C.-Hong- kong and Whampion Dock shares change hands at $10 and $1 3 and have sellers at $1031. hangti Hocks have bayers at Tls. 81. Hnog- kong and Kowloon Whare 5 Bld at 8521, at under this heading are unchanged and without which rata shares are offering. Oller stoks

LANDS, HOTELS AND BUILDINGS.-Houg kaug Lands soldat 819, Humphreys have been done at $10 and 8 of and, while t. 81 thers ars further bayre, few share? are obtaicable The problem of right-handedness, Dr. Gapet $104. Other stocks made this banding have

not been dealt in and remain unchanged. M. Goald ooncludes, is solved by two military.

COTTON MILLA-Shanghai quolations are nuolanged, Hongkong Cottons are wanted at $10

and social faoks: (1) From the first as of implements of offense and defense, the left or

SUNDRY MANUFACTURING COMPANIES.-- heart sido has been protected by the shield and

Dairy Farms ld at $123. Gruen Island the left hand has been called the shield hand: Cements soll at Sit to Sill com divident, sad (2), and the free or right hand was not only have buyers now at $10 per share, ex the flaal employed for the spear but for counting in ividend of 75 gants pir share, dolered to-day primitive barter, and other purpass, basing and payable on 27th felaut. Tous fataled $225. Ropes have improved to buyers at 831. The stily dominant in all native operations. Hongkong Milling Company, having gone into Tus peculiarity seems to be entirely about iniquidation, we have scored this Compa uy lower animals Squirrels that hold unls in from our list. Obor stocks under this heading

are unchanged and without transaction. their fore paws, cats that strike at ingvels or play will mice, and eren monkoye sud gecillas, give no suggestion of a preference for paw or

of either right or left side.

FROM ANTWERP, LONDON, MALTA PORTSAID, SUEZ & STRAITS. Cousignces of Cargo by the above-named vessel are hereby informed that their goods are

With more diylight, Capt. H. A. J. Sidney, being lauded and placed AT THEIR BISK in the Hongkong and Kowloon Whart and Godown a ophthalmia sar son of the Indian Medical Company's Godowns at Kowloon where sachovice, believes he would have recorded signment will be sorted out ark by mark operations on 100 blind people in quo day........ On and delivery can be obtained as soon as the Sept, 25th, botween 1 am and 4 p.m., he goods are lauded.

Optional goods will be landed here unless removed 52 cenile cataracts and 6 congenital ont one pterygium, 6) of the .68 operations Goods not cleared by the 30th inst, at4 P.Mig entirely successful. will be subject to rent.

SCOTCH WHISKY. Instructions are given to the contrary before ataracts, performed two iridectomies and out

SOLE

AGENTS IN

809.

HONG KONG, CHINA & MANILLA. A. S. WATSON & CO.,LTD, As Supplied to the House of Cannons.

INSURANCES

THE GLOBUS INSURANCE COMPANY

OF HAMBURG.

HE Undersigned, having been appointed. Anders now the shove Company, ere prepared to ACCEPT RISKS Against FIRE at Current Rates..

CARLOWITZ & Co. 28 Hongkong, 18th August 1903. ALOTEN AND MUNICH FIRE IN- SURANCE CO.

6 hours.

No Fire Insurance will be effected by me in Any case whatever.

In the transmission of writing, sketches or

Damaged packages must be left in the Go-photographs by wireless telegraphy, Signor 3.. downs for examination by the Consignee's and Guillen Garcia, a Spanish faventer, makes the Company's representative at an appointed use of variations set up in Hertzian waves hear All claims must be presented within ten days of the steamer's arrival hera, after which date they cannot be recognised. No claims will be admitted after the goods have left the

Godownɛ.

F. J. ABBOTT, Acting Superintendent.

Hongkong, 24th April, 1908.

FROM EUROPE.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. THE HAL. Steamship TH

The transmitting apparatus includes a rotating cylinder, on which is placed the plotace or design, and a stylus traversing, the oopy sheet in helicoidal lines, Photographs are in gelatine relief peu desigur, in insulating ink. Varying thickness of the reliefs traversad produced variations in an electric currant, the lines in insulating ink produce interruptions, and the current is transformed by a Hortzian transmitter into electro-magnetic waves of greater or less intensity or broken continuity. The receiving station has a similar synchronized cylinder, on Capt. Girstenbrau, having arrived, Consignees which the electric impulses asa be made to give of Cargo are hereby requested to send in their an impression by one of several ways. For Bills of Lading for countersignature by the writing and drawings, the inventor suggests Undersigned and to take immediate delivery of that a pen making, a fine line could ba their Goode from alongside.

Optional Cargo will be forwarded unles made to khow interruptions serresponding notice to the contrary be given before TO-DAY to the positions of the insulating jok Any Cargo impeding her discharge will while for photographs the registering line be landed at Consignees risk into .....₤14

hazardous and/or extra hazardous Godowns could be varied in intensity according to the of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and changes in the photographic relief. Godown Company, Limited, and stored at Consignees risk and expense.

- OF, ATX LA-CHAPELLE. THE Underigned, having been appointed AGENTS for the shore Company, as prepared to ACCEPT RISKS againat FIRE at Current Rates.

REUTER, BROCKELMANN & CO..

Agents. Hongkong, 21st April, 1897,

TORTH BRITISH AND MERCAN

TILE INSURANCE COMPANY. TOTAL FUNDS AT 31BT DEORMBER, 1908 £17,887,119,

1. AUTHORISED CAPITAL, $3,000,000 SUBSCRIBED CAPITAL... 9,750,000

687,600. 0 PAID-UP CAFITAL ...... II. FIRE FUNDS 8,286,720 19 8

The Undersigned, AGENTS for the abova Company, are prepared to ACCEPT EISKS against FIRE at Current Rabon.

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO., Agente. Hongkong, 27th April, 1907,

"BRISGAVIA,”

the

All Claims must be presented within ten days of the steamers arrival here, after which dele they cannot be recognised.

No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowne, and all Goods remaining undelivered after the 1st May, will be subject to rent

All broken, ohsfed, and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on the 30th just, at 3.P.3.

No Fire Insurance has been effected.

HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINIE,

Hongkong Oleo...

'760 Hongkong, 24th April, 1908.

Though copper is of world-wide distribution: and the United States alons has over 3,000 copper mining companies, W. H. Weed, the Americnu geologist, points out that the world's supply is practically derived from less than 250 nines, This includes only localition oupplying

HOW TO BE BEAUTIFUL-Keep your som Charmant and Special Skin Tonio and Poudre plexion, Mrs, Ellen's Crème Che ante, Lait Charmant will enable you do it Her Specialities for the Skin are the study of a Retias, A. 8. Watson & Co., Ltd., Sole Agente

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MISCELLANEOUS, China-Borasos sold at $10 and $11, and are an offer at latter figure China Providuals changed owners at $84 and $9, having further buyers at be lower and sellorant the higher rats. Lugkrls aro quoted A. S.. Wa'sous-onged hande at The 2013, $101, her stocks under this leading have not been dealt in, and quotations are the meas given List,

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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.

prepared to

it can be digested and absorbed. It can be served suit the exact physical condition of the person for whom it it intended.

Benger 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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the largest selection of artistio globes and gas fittings; clear globes, opal gichas frosted globes in every shape and design, with effects in Brown, Blus, Pink, Orange : Citron, Lemon, etc.

The thousands of its comprise Pendants and Backets, for apright or Inverted lighting in solid brass, Lacquer. wrought iron and bright copper, cxydised steel and antique copper effects to suit a'! fastes and pockete.'

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SOLE AGENTS FOR CHINA:

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The Allenburys " Diet is a complete food, being manufactured from hilk and whenten meal, botli ingredients being largely predigested. It is most palatable and easy of digestion, and can be inade in a minute, the addition of boiling water only being necessary. Whilst acceptable to all as

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