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INTIMATIONS

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MENT.

B.

AUCTION

PUBLIC AUCTION":

COLONIAL SECRETARY'S DEPARTto sell by Pablie Anction, HONGKONG OPIUM FARM.

HE Undersigned have reédiveilióstrictions

AMENDMENT OF FORM OFŰ ÜRANT. 777ITH reference to Government Notifica to No. 401 of the 2nd July, 1969, calling for Tenders for the HONGKONG OPIUM FARM the following Amendments are made in the "Conditions to be fulfilled by the Graator"

and the "Form of Grani."

AMENDMENT OF: CONDITIONS TO BE

FULFILLED BY THE GEANTER, After clauso (5) insert the following (5.)-(a) The Government to be at liberty at any time to depute persons to superviss the belling and preparation of opium.

After clause (6) insert the following. -- (6.)(a) To observe the following rules relating to searches in addition to those contained in the Ordinances;

-1,-Whenever a house or floor-of-a-honse of cus Chiness

ason to

FOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED, On THURSDAY,

the 19th August, 1909, at 3 P., alongside Queen's Statue Wharf, The Steam-Launch

*SWALLOW." Length over all 78-feet,

Broadth 14 feet 9 mches,

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRUHSS, TUESDAY, AUGUST 17TH, 1983)

SCIENTIFIC MISCELLANY. of the day the continuing sheets: gives an

BOWING PERNILAZANG BACTERIE-A Sronkon. BATTERY LABE DUVBGHM-AND-LIGHT NING BUS - KUMRFUL NEW ALJOY~2 MOD- KEN JERRY — OCCASIONAL COLOUR-BLIND NESS NON-CBACKING DIABS —— AUTOMATIC TICKET-FBİNTING—THE "NEW COMPASS CLOTH-MARKED LEAD BULIA 18.

A fertilising earth filled with nitrifying bacteria has been cheaply prepared by the director of the Prague experiment station, Stokks, and four tons of this novel fertilizer applied to the sore have increased crops one-third. This

nocurate record of the business domes With this system in nae, there can be no tinkobil robberies, no issue of unaccounted for tickets. 447

The gyroscope compass, invented some years ago by Dr. Anschutz Kaempfe, of Kial, seems to have proves a practical instrument. It is based on the principle already applied in the automatic steering of torpedoes that a rapidly rotating body tends to keep in the same place, and during a nine months test during a cruise of the Deutschland, in different paris of the world, it kept the true direction, and on one occasion was left untended and unchecked

Moulded Depth 8 feet. Capacity-Gross Tonnage 6643. Nit Tonnage

35.96, Cempeus Working Pressure material was suggested by the somewhat dis: for a month. On being adopted in the Germany

Burface Condensing Engines 91 by

125 lbs, 8 years old. the Harbour Limita-120 passengers. Within the Local Trade Limite 81 passengers. Outside the Local Trade Limita 24 passengers, AFTERWARDS.

Licensed to carry-Within

The Steam-Launch

"AENNE,"

Breadth 9 feet 6 inches,

Depth 5 feet, Boilers 6 feet 8inches by 4 feet 6 inches.

appointing results of sowing bacteris cultures direct upon the land. Nitrogen is assimilated by plants only in the form of nitrates, and recent investigators have shown that the nitric sold is produced in organic matter in decay by the agency of certain bacteria. Stoklasa concluded that when laboratory cultures of the bacteris are scattered direct upon a field they become less prolific, while they are in too small number to accomplish all that has been expected Ha there. fore made a culture liquid of 2 parts of giuclose,

Navy, it is expected especially to prove much more reliable than the magnetic compass for

termurines.

A now sid in some criminal cases may be the impression left on bullets by clothing, sa V. Balthazard has assured the Paris Academy that these markings are not effaced on pene- trating the flesh except as they come in contact with bone. Careful inspection of the ballet makes it possible to identify the character of

Engines Cylinders 64 inches and 14 inch 1/5 part of carbonats of lime and 1/2) part of the garment that has been passed through by

and 11 inches stroke.

Compoun1 Engins Working at 100 lbs.

wholly in the occupatosfully searched Length 60 feet, family has boon for opium, and whenever the Captain Superintendent of Police las suspect that a search warrant for opium has boon obtained on false information, the Grantee shall furnish confidentially to the Captain Superintendent of Police the name and address of the informer. 2. The badge required by section 6 of the Prepared Opinni Ordinano, 1891, shal be worn outside the sleeve of every Excise Over detailed for the searching of persons on public wharves or for executing Opium Warrants, and such badge shall show the Excise Officer's office und number.

3. Not more than five Excise Officers shall enter or be in family house at the same time for the purpose of executing a search warrant, and each of such Excise Officer shall be provided with

dark lantern.

pressure.

Government Boller Certificate still running, Stores; Anchors and Chain, Lamps, Watercasks, Galloy, Spanners and Firing Tools.

Terms As Usual.

HUGHES & HOUGH, Auctioneers. Hongkong, 16th August, 1909. (1044

:

INSURANCE

TORTH BRITISH AND

MERCAN-

NOILE INSURANCE COMPANY,

4. Excise Ofoers detailed to exconta a WITH WHICH 18 INCORPORATED THE

search warrant shall allow therosives OCEAN MARINE INSURANCE CO. to be searched by the Folies before TOTAL FUNDS AP 31st DECEMBER, 1908 leaving the Police Station from which they

proceed to the search, and also on their way to

to the place to be sourched.

AMENDMENT OF GEANT. The following clause shall be inserted after clause 7, and cinues 8 shall be re-numbered 9

8. That the Grantee will observe the following. rules relating to soarches in addition to those

contained in the Ordinances.—

1. Whenever a house er floor of a house

wholly in the cecupation of one Chinese family has been animées- fully searched for opium, and whenever the Captain Superintendent of Folios. has reason to suspect that a search war. rant for opinn has been obtained on false information, the Grantee shall furnish confidentially to the Captain Superintendent of Police the numb and address of the informer.

2. The badge required by section of the Prepared Opium Ordinance, 1891, shall be worn outside the sleeve of overy Excise Officer detailed for the search ing of persons on public wharves or for executing Opium Warrants, and such badge shall show the Excise Officer's office and number.

3. Not more than five Ereino Officers shali anter or be in a family house at the same time for the purpose of executing a scorob warrant, and each of such Exiss Officers shall be provided with a dark lantern:

4. Excise Officers detailed to execute a

search warrant shall allow themselves to be search by the Police befors leaving the Police Station from which they proceed to the rearch, and also on their way to the place to be searched. N.B.-The shore rules na to searches for illicit -opium were accepted by the prosent Opium Farmer and have been enfozond during the

urrent Farm.

A. M. THOMSON,

Colonial Secretary, Hongkong, 13th August, 1909.

THE

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CHOICE AUSTRALIAN

BEEF, LAMB, MUTTON, RABBITS

AND

HARES.

SINGON & CO.

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WARE MERCHANTS.

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26, DEB Voux ROAD, CENTRAL. “

DEALERS IN

·LADIES' & GENTS BOOTS & SHOES,

UMBRELLAS, &c., &c.

Cameras fitted with

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Lengee.

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19, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL.

FURNITURE AND PHOTO GOODS

STORE.

Photographie Goods of every Description in Blogk

Developing and Printing Undertaken. Hongkong, 31st July, 1907.

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£19,121,310,

I. Authorised Capital ... £6,000,000 Subscribed Capitul ...$3,275,000 Paid-up Capital

1212,500 0.0 II. Fire Fanda

3,204,753 7 10 The Undersigned, AGENTS for the above Company, are prepared to ACCEPT RISKS against FIRE at Current Raton

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.,

Agents. Hongkong, 14th August, 1909, 1908

phosphate of potassium in 100 parts of water and added a few drops of pure cultures of Badiolas- tar and Autobacer, very active nitzifying bacteria. When the bacteria had filled the liquid, the whole was sprinkled over aheap of prepared earth, consisting of 2,500 parts of ordinary soil mixed with 50 of dephosphoration slag and mostened with 100 parts of molasses in 1,000 of water This earth fertilizer was issued after a few days, and the resalts proved that passing through the two niedla had quite acclisted the bacteria to the soil of the fleid:

A decorative table lamp for public diuing rooms, free from the disadvantages of candles, and having no troublesome wires, is simply an electric lamp carrying a storage battery. The whole can be set in a vase of ont flowers, and the light, gleaming through the flowers and water, is very soft and pleasing in effect.

A list of 244 church buildings in England that have been damaged by lightning in the last ten years has been collected by Alfred Hands, He estimates that 25 or 40 per cent. of the churches of the country have lightning conductors, and that of the 24 buildings damaged each year not more than 3 have

AVID CORSAR & SON conductors that fail to protect. DMERCHANT NAVY

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SUPPLIED UNDER ROYAL WARRANTS OF APPOINTMENT TO HIS MAJESTY THE KING

AND

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AGENTS

SIEMSSEN & CO.,

HONGKONG.

送

Houel metal, of which about 300,000 square foot have boon useil on the roof of the Pona- sylvania Railway station in New York, is attracting much attention on account of its remarkable qualities, as it is practically un- tarnishable, has a strength comparable to that of some grades of steel, and in rolled sheets is as malleable and flexible sa copper. It is a silver-white alloy, containing essentially about 70 per cent. of nickel and 30 of copper, although small quantities of irun, sulphur, carbon, silion eto, are renally present. It can be rolled hard or soft, has been made into castings up to three tons, and at present is cast in two grades, very similar to kard and medium cast steel, with tensile strengths of about 38 and 31 tons, and reductions of area at fracture of 25 sad 35 per cent. Its specific gravity when cast is 8.86; ita melting point, 2,430 F. Its resistance to cor- rosion is a particularly striking property, and it is little affected even the presence of strong enlphuric acid.

the leaden missile.

KULANGSU MUNICIPAL COUNCIL, AMOY.

Minutes of a meeting of the Council, held at the Board Room, the 27th July, 1909.

resont:Yessrs. W. H. Wallace (Chairman), J. 9. Fenwick, W Kruse, Lim Nos Kar, J. Moucarini, 8. Oragama, N. Wilson, the Health Oficer and the Secretary,

Mr. Lim Nee Kar was introduced and takes his seat as Chinese Member of the Council.

THE SECRETARY'S AGREEMENT. Aftor discussion, it is depidod to fix the period of notice to be given either by the Council or the Secretary, to terminate the latter's agreement with the Council, at six months.

SMALL.FOX AND CATTLE DISEASE. ¦¦

The Secretary reports that enquiries have been nade concerning (1) small pox on the Island, and (2) disease amongst the cattle, with the rosult that there is found to be no foundation for such rumours, which, as regards the cattle, may have originated in the fact that a farmer w prosecuted and convicted for selling a cow for consumption unfit for human food, the purchaser, who afterwards sold the animal in Amoy, hing also prosseded against and fined.

BAMPAN LICENCES,

and

PREMIUM BONDS

WE are the largeet Dealers in the world in these attractive securities.

WHAT ARE THESE BONDS?

They are high-class and absolutely safe securities, payable to bearer, issued by the various Governments and Municipalitios of Europe; they are redeemable at periodical drawings, either with Cosh Premiums varying from £40 to £40,000, or, at the very least, at their foll nominal value. EASY PAYMENTS.

We sell these Bonds singly or in combinations of the most advantageous ones, payable by convenient Monthly Instalments ranging from 15s. to £20. Write for Handbook, sant post free. MELVILLE, GLYN & Co., Bankers, 3, Ilus de la Bourse, PARIS (Franco).

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The World's Family Medicine.

Afamily medicine is a necessity. The human body is an intricate piece of machinery which is easily put out of order, and unless the wrong be righted in its early stages a general break-down is certain.

Thewise keep the World's Family Medicine always at hand, and this Is universally acknowledged to be

BEECHAM'S PILLS

A dose taken when allments arise will quickly remove the cause of the trouble, and good health will speedily be restored.

They cleanse the system, tone up and regulate the digestive organs, and stimulate the Liver and Kidneya to healthy action,

Always keep Beecham's Pills in the house, and as occasion requires: take a dose and you will enjoy perennial good health,

Baldin baxus, prios B¿d., 9ītà #17/0.

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A communication is road from the Haifang. ting requesting the Council to enter the Kulangan sampanmen to register their sampaus in the Haifungting's yamen, and to carry spacial license boards issued by that official. It was decided to inform the Halfsagting that the Council cannot comply with his request, na the Connoil considers that as the Kulangan sampans AS SUPPLIED TO THE HOUSE OF already carry licenco boards, with the number

LORDS AND HOUSE OF COMMONS. Chinese plainly marked in both foreign characters, such boards are ample for purposes of identification, whether on the Kulangsu or the Amoy side, and that no good purpose would be served by compelling these sampanmen to carry two licence boards; moreover, it would be a distinet hardship to chil on these men to pay two licence fees. The n- Langling is also to be requested to issue such orders, as will prevent Goh Pek and other ** watchers" from interfering with › ‹ licensed Bampanmen belonging to the Internationst Settlement of Kulangsu.

A COAL DUST, KUIBANUS,

The electric ferryboat crossing the Rue between Godesberg and Niederdollendorf socom modates 615 passengers, besides vehicles, and

A letter was read from. Mr. A. B. Craggs and is propelled by two screws, each coupled directly with a 30 horse-power series-wound others residing in the neigbourhood of the col motor, making 300 revolutions par minute, Jard owned by Mr. Tong Tei, complaining? The storage battery of 150 cells has a of the nuisance caused by the coal dust voltage of about 300 and a capacity of The Secretary was directed to inform Mr. 335 ampere hours. The actual crossing time is sbout 4 minutes, and after night trips in each direction the battery is re-charged at Godesberg. The same battery feeds three auxiliary motors on the boat, one need for pumping and the two others operating the indling bridge”.

Tong Tal of the complaint, and request him to have the coal beap regularly sprinkled with water, and thon covered with matting. Should he fail to carry out this request, the Counci will reluctantly be compelled to proceed against him in his Consular Court.

THE DEATH OF ME. GARDINER. '

The Chairman referred in feeling terms to the loss the foreign community, and Council bad austained by the death of Mr. A. F. Gardiner, who had sorved on the Council for over four

An occasional temporary red blindness is the singular defect in his own colour sense reported by C. R. Gibeon to the Royal Philosophical Society of Glasgow. At times he fails to per years. ceive the red in an object, but at once parceiras the true colour when his attention is called to and concentrated upon it. His colour vision otherwise is quite normal.

A quite unusual test has been made of glass chimneys from the glass works at Baccarat, France. They were designed for safely in coal mines containing much pre-damp, and when tax of them wers suddenly plunged into water 59 F. after being slowly heated to the boiling point of water, not one of them cracked.

The ticket-printing machine adopted by the German Government is designod to simplify the work of railway offices, and makes unnecessary the usual large stock of many kinds of tickets at each station. The apparatus at Cologne--- made for 1,300 stations-is 3 feet long. 4 feet high, and 20 inches wide. It carries a printing- plate for each kind of ticket required, and nu Alphabetical index-scale shows at a glance the names of stations to which tickets are issued The only stock, needed is a supply of pieces of cardboard of the right size. When a ticket is called for a station, a blank card is elid into place opposite the required station, a bundle is do pressed and the ticket dropsont printed with the names of the departure and destined stations,

consecutive animber, faro, ronts, class of carriage

and other facts. At the same operation duplicate is printed on a continuous sheet, to serve us a record. Actual gain in time is claimed, clark having issued as many as 500 tickets in an hour, there is no delay from tho giving ont of the supply of certain tickets and at the end

POLICE REPORT.

The Capt. Superintendent of Police reported that the following cases had been dealt with at the Mixed Court since the last meeting- Summonses.-Assault, 20; allowing pigs and cattle to stray, 12; illegally removing property, 3, debt, 5; throwing rubbish, &c., Into the publis drains, 4; damaging property, 8; creating a die- turbance, 1; using abusive language, 1. Sum- mary Arrests.-Theft, 5; assault, 9; creating a disturbance, 3; breach of M. E. (disorderly house), 2; breach of Sampan Regulations, 2; illegally removing gravel, &co., from the foreshore, 3; quitting service without giving lawful notice, 1; drink and incapable, 1; being a rogue and a vagabond, 1.

AUTOMATIC BROWNING POCKET PISTOLS.

CALIBRE 7.65 m.m. With CHAMBER for 8 CARTRIDGES FIRING & SHOTS in 2 SECONDS.

SIEMSSEN & Co. Hongkong, 6th March, 1907

NEW CARTRIDGES.

Y popular English Manufacturers.

Ball Bures and Sizes.

$47

THORNE'S

PER CASE

OLD VAT

$15

THIS WAY WAS STARTED BY THE LATE ROBENÍ THORNS OF CILENOCK AND HAD BEEN SOLD AB ÞIG DINGE ONE

SCOTCH WHISKY.

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S"LE AGENTS IN HONG KONG, CHINA & MANILLA. A. S.WATSON & CO.LTD.

MITSUBISHI DOCKYARD AND ENGINE WORKS, NAGASAKI.

CODE WORD: “DOCK” A.1, A.B.C., and Engineering Code Used NEW DOCK NOW OPEN. DOCK No. 3. Extreme Length......

722 feet 714 Length on BlockS Width of Entrance on Top *** 962 ** Width of Entrance on Bottom... Water qui Blecks at Spring Tide 541 „

DOCK No. 1.

Extreme Length... Length on Blocks

...

Width of Entrance on Top Width of Entrance on Bottom... Water on Blocks at Spring Tide

DOCK No. 2.

Extreme Length

Length on Blocks

Width of Entrance on Top

Width of Entrance on Bottom...

Water on Blocks

Suitable f

at Spring Tide

PATENT SLIP.

for vessels up to 1,000.

"

523 Leul.

513 88

371 foot

350

51.

56

53

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THE WORKS are well equipped with LATEST PLANTS and APPLI

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BUILDING

Or

NOTICES TO CONSIGNEES

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

From CALCUTTA, PENANG AND. SINGAPORE.

THE Steamship THE

"LIGHTNING,"

having arrived from the above Porta, Con- sigaves of cargo are hereby informed that their goods will be delivered from alonguide.

Cargo impeding the discharge of the Vessel will be landed at once, at Consignees' risk and vxpense.

Cargo remaining on boord after 4 P.M. of the 17th inet, will be landed at Consigneos" risk and expanse

Consignees of Cargo from SINGAPORË and. PENANG are anquested to take IMMEDIATE delivery of their goods from alongside, anok cargo impeding the discharge of the Vessel will be landed and stored at Consignees risk wil expense.

No Fire Insurance has been effeotod. Bille of Lading will be countersigned by the undereigned.

DAVID SASSOON & Co., Lap.

Agents

Hongkong. 14th August, 1909.

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NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD, BREMEN, IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL LINE.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

HE Steamship

THE

"BUELOW.".

having arrived, Consignees of Cargo aro hereby informed that their Goods, with the exception of Opium, Treasure and Valuables, are being landed and stored at their risk into the hazardous and/or extra hazardous Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company, Limited, Kowloon, and West Point Godowns, whence delivery may be, obtained.

No Clairas will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowas, and all goods rómafaing undelivered after the 17th inst. will be subject" to rent.

All broken, chafed and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be

on the 17th inst., at 9.30. examined

All Claims must reach us before the Zlat inst., or they will not be recognized.

No Fire Izsurance will be effected.

Bills of Lading will be countersigned by the undersigned.

NORDDEUTSCHER. LLOTE,

MELCHERS & Co.,

General Agents.

Hongkong, 10th August, 1909..

THE

FROX EUROPE..

THE H.A.E. Steamship

"SPEZIA,"

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Captain Girstenbras, having arrived. Con- signees of Cargo are hereby informed that their goods are being landed and placed at their risk in the hazardous and/or extra-hazardons Go- downs of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company, Limited, whenco delivery may be obtained against. Bille-of- Lading countersigned by the Undersigned,

Optional Cargo will be forwarded unleas

to the contrary be given before To-DAY. All Claims must be presented within ten days of the steamer's arrival here, after which date they cannot be recognised.

notice to

No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all Goods remaining undelivered after the 20th inst. will be subject to rent.

All broken, chafed, and damaged Goods are to be s left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on the 19th inet, at 3 P.M.

No Fire Insurance will be effected by na in any case whatever.

HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINIE,

Hongkong Office. Hongkong, 13th August, 1909.

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THE BANK LINE, LIMITED,

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES

STEAMSHIP. "AYMERIC,” FROM TACOMA, SEATTLE, YOKOHAMA, KOBE, MOJI AND MANILA.

THE above Steamer having arrived, Con- signees of Cargo are hereby requested to send in their Bill of Lading for cortarsigue- ture and to take immediato, delivery of their Goods from alongside.

Cargo impeding the discharge of the Vessel will be landed and stored at Consignces' risk and expense.

No Fire Insurance will be effected by usin any case whatever. ·

DODWELL & Co., LTD., Agents.

Hongkong, 13th August, 1909.

GENTLEMEN, WE HAVE

SOMETHING TO SUIT

YOU!

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and In

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Inspection Invited.

WM. SCHMIDT & 00. 1623 Hongkong, 26th October, 1906,

BOILERS, WORK.

also ELECTRICAL

A LARGE STOCK of MATERIALS. i- always kept en hand.

The COMPANY has the powerful steamer "OURA-MARU" (712 tons, 700 I.H.P.). specially built for SALVAGE PURPOSES equipped with necessary gear, always ready

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Assorted Shades and Designs

Black, Tan, Striped. Checks, Lisle and Silk

Lisle, Double Heel and Toe, Plain !.

and Lace Worked. Warranted Fast Colours.

Guaranteed Stainless. HOOSAIN-ALI & Co. Hongkong, 3rd August, 1909,

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