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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 31st, 1909.

NAPIER JOHNSTONES' NOTICES TO CONSIGNEES “SQUARE BOTTLE”

WHISKY.

47

BEWARK OF

UNVARIED FOR

SP

THE SAME TO-DAY

150 YEARS.

(MITATIONS.

SOLE AGENTS IN HONGKONG.

LANE, CRAWFORD & CO.,

and from ALL WINE MERCHASTH. [52

INSURANCES

NOTICE,

AVING be appointed AGENTS in

H Hongkong for the WESTERN ASSURANCE

CONTANT, we are prepared to accept approved European and Chinese Risks at Current Rates

JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON. Hongkong, 18th August, 1909. (1003

N

TORTH BRITISH AND MERCAN

TILE INSURANCE COMPANY, WITH WHICH IS INCORPORATED THE "OCEAN MARINE INSURANCE CO. TOTAL FUNDS AT 31st DECEMBER, 1908

£19,121,310.

I. Authorised Capital ... £6,000,000

Subsribed. Capital

Paid-up Capital

II. Fire Funda.............

3,275,000

1,212,500

0.0 3,204,753 7 10

The Undersigned, AGENTS for the above

EAST ASIATIC COMPANY, LTD.,

COPENHAGEN.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

THE 'Steamship

SIAM,

having arrived, Consignees of Cargo are hereby informed that their Goods, with the expention of Opium, Treasure and Valuables, are being landed and stored at their risk into the hazar- dons and/or extra hazardous Godowns of the Hongkong mid Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company, Linuted. Kowloon, and West Point Godowns, whenes delivery may be obtained.

No claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all goods remaining undelivered after the 31st inst, will be subject

to rent

All broken, chafed, sud dansgend Gonde nye to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on 31st iust, at 9,30 a...

All claims must reach us efore the 4th Jan, or they will not be recognized.

No Fire Insurance will be effectel

Bills of Lading will be countersigned by the

undersigned.

MELCHERS & Co., Agents. Hongkong, 24th December, 1909, 16

INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION

COMPANY, LIMITED.

FROM CALCUTTA, PENANG AND SINGAPORE.

THE Company's Steamship

"KUMSANG," having arrived from the above Parts, Consignoss of Cargo by her are hereby informed that their Goods will be delivered frori alongside.

Cargo impeding the discharge or remaining landed at Consignees' risk and expense. on board after 4 r.a. on the 31st inst. will be

No Fire Insurance will be affected. Bill of Lading will be countersigned by

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., LTD.

General Managers. Hongkong, 29th December, 1909,

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-A WORN-OUT SYSTEM.

POSSIBILITIES OF FREE TRADE

- EXHAUSTED:

In our view this Budget is a confession that you have virtually exhausted the possibilities of afiamcial system based upon free imports. ...I believe that many who have been from the first staunch Free Traders aro boginaing to realise that our insular struggle in favour of Free Trade can no longer be continued with advantage-Lord Lansdowne in the House of Lords.

in which Tariff Reform terans Fres Trade will With the rapid approach of a general election be the dominating jasne, it becomes of special importance to examine the actual working of the two systems in the three great countries now competing for the world's trade, says tho writer of a specially contributed article in the Daily Mail. From British Free Traders wo hear day after day assertions such as there

Protection must injure trade"; "! Every import daty is a deterrout to exports.".

production of pig iron, as the quantity of iron produced depends mainly on the prosperity of the home Trade;

GROSS RAILWAY RECEIPTS,

Millions

1890 1908. Increase in 19 yrs. of. Fercentage of increase on 1890

figure

Britain

79.9 65 219 121:5 137 639 41-6 72 320

52 107 146 increased twice or three times as fust us in the Traffle in Germany and the United States has Free Trade country. With coal consumption It is the same;

COAL CONSUMPTION.

Britain

SASTUSA

Millions 151 104 125 of 197.5 213 360 Percentage of increase on 1890 Increas in 19yrs. tous. 46.5 109 235

figures

31 104 generation ago England was absolutely unprome Finally, lot na take pig-iron production. A in this. After thirty years of Fros Trade on her how does she stand? part and Proteation on the part of her rivals,

is to look up the facts. In the recently pub. 1908 The only effective answer to such talk us this 1890

and Foreign Trade, supplemented by the Eshed "Statistical Tables relating to British Statistical Abstracts of England, Germany, and boyand dispute, and which, when interrogated, the United States, we have figures which are,

will pay the Free Trader to confusion.

First, for the assertion that Protection test redaco exports. To test this we will take two years, far apart, as trade movements can bo measured best over long periods. We shall start with 1890, about which date the Gaiman. and American Tariffs were raised, and compire the figures of that year with those of 1908. If Fras Linde has not proved its alleged immense superiority or Protection its alleged disastrous results in nineteen years, there must be some- thing very wrong with the Free Trade theories.

These, thon, are the figures for exports

EXPOLTS,

1890

8 Germany

Millions (263 163 176 .1908

of £ 377. 314 382 Gain in 19 years. J

(114 161 206 Percentage of gain ou 1908

43 exports

92 117

Thỏ German and American gain, whether stated in the actual ameant or in the percent- age form, is enormously greater than that of Britain. Looking at the figures and the Free

AUSTRIAN LLOYD'S STEAM NAVI Traders assertions, one would suppose that

GATION COMPANY.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

FROM YOKOHAMA, KOBE AND SHANGHAI.

THE Company's Steamship

Company, are prepared to ACCEPT RISKSTHE -sgainst FIRE at Current Rates.

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.,

Agents. Hongkong, 14th August, 1909,

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PABST EXTRACT.

THE best TONIC for keeping in perfect Thesitli in the Tropics.

It is a Liquid Food in prodigested form coutaining all the bracing, soothing and toning offects of the choicost hops. Nearly Non- alcoholic. Highly recommended by the local medical profession in Cases of DEBILITY after · MÅLARIA, from OVERWORK or other caniva, ANEMIA, NERVOUSNESS For DYSPEPSIA. Samples on. Application.

Also Jrar RECEIVED:

PABST (American) BEER, in barrola e 120 bottles. In view of the Arrival of the American Fleet in a few days, please order early, as our stock is limited.

SIEMSSEN & Co., A gents, Hongkong, 14th December, 1909.

(1519

NEW YEAR

GOODS

CARDS, CRACKERS, DOLLS, POSTAGE STAMPS, &c.

GRACA & CO.,

12597

27, Das YEUX ROAD.

AUTOMATIC BROWNING

POCKET PISTOLS.

CALIBRE 7.65 m.m.

With CHAMBER for 8. CARTRIDGES

FIRING 8 SHOTS in 2 8ECONDS.

SLEMBSEN & Co. [47

Hongkong, 6th March, 1907.

SINGON & CO.

RON, STEEL METAL and HARD-

and and Retail Ironmongers Pig Iron Foundry Coke Importers. General Store- keepers and Shipshandlers.. Nos. 35 & 37, HING LOONG STREE, (2nd Street, west of Centra Market) Telephone No. 515.

(503

CHAPOTEAUT'S

MORRHUOL

Superior to Emulsions or Cod Liver oil.:

Each tiny Morrhuol capsule re- presents the medicinal value of a teaspoonful of cil.

Recommanded at the Paris Aca- demy of Medicine, for loss of appetite and flesh, to patients with consumptive tendencies.

Sold in hotilas of 100 Capsules. Solid: ky all Chassists.

1464-5

E. FRANZ FERDINAND,” - having arrived, Consignees of Cargo are hereby. informed that Goods will be innded into the hazardous and/or extra hazardous Godowns of The Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company, Limited, Kowloon, whence delivery may be obtained.

have left the Gedowns, and all Claims must be No Caias will be admitted after the Goods.

sont to the Office of the Undersigned before Noos on the 2nd Jan, 1910, or they will not be recognised.

No Fire Insurance has been affected, and any Goods remaining in the Godowns after the 2nd Jan. 1910, will be subject to ront.

Bills of Lading will be countersigned by

SANDEL, WIELEE & Co., Agents, Hongkong, 27th December, 1909. 13

THE BANK LINE, LIMITED.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

STEAMSHIP "SUVERIC,"

FROM SEATTLE, TACOMA, VAN- COUVER, YOKOHAMA, KOBE AND MOJI.

THE above Steamer having arrived, Con-

signses of Cargo are hereby requested to send in their Bills of Lading for countersigno ture and to take immediate delivery of their Goods-from alongside.

Cargo impeding the discharge of the Vossel will be landed and stared at Consignees" risk and expense

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

DODWELL & Co., Lp..

Agents Hongkong, 27th December, 1909.

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MITSU BISHI DOCKYARD AND ENGINE WORKS, NAGASAKI.

CODE WORD: " DOCK,"

A.1, A.B.C., and Engineering Code Card NEW DOCK NOW OPEN.

DOCK No. 3..

Extreme Length...

*722 feet.

Length on Blocks

714

Width of Entrance on Top

964

Width of Entrance on Eottom.

88

P

Water on Blocks at Spring Tide

34.

14

DOCK No. 1.

Extreme Length...

523 Fect

Length on Blocks

513

With of Entratice on Toy

28

Width of Entrance on Bottom

77

Watar on Blocks at Spring Tida

61.

DOCK No. 2.

Exhome Length...

Length on Blocks

371 feet. 350,

With of Entrance on Top

Width of Eutzance on Bottom Water on Blocks at Spring Tide

PATENT SLIP.

Suitable for vessels up to 1,000.

TH

THE WORKS are well equipped with - LATEST APLANTS and APPLI ANCÈS to undertake “BUILDING 07 REPAIRING SHIPS ENGINES, BOILERS; and also WORK.

England was a Protectionist conutry, and that Germany and the United States were living under the Free Trade,

Next for manufactured exports. Here the British showing is even worse. The figures are

MANUFACTURED EXPORTS,

44

EUSA.

1890

Millions (285 105 1908

of £ 296 213 156 Gaiu in 19

years.j

71 108 119 Percentage of gain on 1890

figure

71 108 321

gain. Germany follows; Free Trade England The United States leads in point of actual is a very bad third. Even if we allow that the American figure for 1890 is too small to herve as a satisfactory starting point, the greater comparative progress of der many remains inexplicable on the Fras Trade theories. And it must be remembered that in British manufactured exports there has been a steady deterioration so far as the British twenty years agoen madera manufactured goods, to-day we are exporting largely half-manufactured goods. The came is not true of Germany or the United States.

Imports, Boy the Free Traders, must decrease under Protection. Must they? Here are the figures:

1890

1908

IMPORTS.

Where

PIO IRON PRODUCTION,

Britain. Germany. II.S.A.

THE SEEKER AFTER HEALTH

is always glad to hear of a medicine that has been frequently tried in complaints similar to those from which he may be suffering, and that has proved uniformly successful. Such a remedy is BEECHAM'S PILLS, For balf a century they have been doing incalculable good, and all who suffer from troubles traceable to disorders of the Stomach, Liver, Bowels, or Kidneys

SHOULD TAKE

these pills. They are a skilful combination of valuable vegetable extracts In preclis proportious-and act naturally and gently on the organs at fault, evin a few doses showing most marked results. Those who desire a sound digestion and active liver, steady nerves, pure blood, buoyant and good spirits, should not delay a single day, but at once provide themselves with, and begin a cosuse of,

BEECHAM'S PILLS.

Sold överywhere in dekes, price 9&d., 1/34 & 2/9.

154-3

SOUTH MANCHURIA RAILWAY CO.

Millions

of tona

(79

4.6 9.2

9.1

11.6

15.9

1.2

7.0

6.7.

SHORTEST

1890 1908. Increase in 19 yrs.... Percentage of inzrouse

on 1890 figure

15 152 73 The German advance is ten times our own; the American is more than four times ours. Both countries have passed us in the race.

Is it not time, in view of these Egures, for sensible business man to tarn from what Jerans described many years ago as the "mazy and preposterone assumptions of the Ricardo school," and to adopt a fiscal policy based on British needs and on a study of facts?

THE HORROR OF IT.

Vigorous, healthy folks simply cannot.imagine what a consolidated horror, what a death-in-life Indigestion is. They speak lightly of it!AT "poor fes, So-and-So has some trouble with think I have a touch of Indigestion," they say: her stomach touch," or "sozus trvalde," forsooth! When people use these phrases some- body is near the danger line. Of all the ills that afflict humanity none canses such an ocean of misery is Indigestion. It destroys annually, directly and indirectly, more lives than con sumption, cancer and oliolera combined. When digestion fails, life itself ebbs anay, just as a steam engine stops when the coal gives out. And for the very me reason. Food in the source of energy, action, health, strength only when it is property digested. If you cannot digest your food as the furnace buns the coal your heat, power, energy must run down. Continue this condition and your engines will stop!

Food that lies in your stomach undigested in doing antold harm by distilling poisons, acid gases that first taint the blood and then are carried by that blood all through your system, This poison clogs the brain, inflames the nerves, muscles and joints and staguntes all the natural functions. Constipation, Headaches, sleepless. poss, prine and wind in the stomach after eating; dizziness and other wretched feelings, follow,

Mother Seigel's Syrup oures Indigestion by did for Mr. Ellen Channell, 30, Merrick orgine ya sherethening, siding the digestive Square, Trinity Street, Southwark, London. On October 22nd last, abe wrote, saying: Indigestion, with all the well-known symptoms "About 15. years ago I was suffering badly from of that dreadful complaint. For months it went on, from bad to worse."

It always doos get worse unless you tako menus to check, to cars it. Mrs. Chennell goes, on to say: "Then I read something that led me to try Mother Seigel's Syrup and it was a happy day for me when I did so, for I felt some 164 relief almost at one after taking it. Very 232

soon afterwards Indigestion loft me, and it has nevor since returned'

Britain

Germany

8. A:

***Millions.

of £

420 592 172

A

63

41

Gain in 19 year. Percentage of gain on 1890

It is easy to understand why Mother Seigel's figure

41 84

Syrup so surely cures Indigestion when we The position of the United States tell you that it is a puro y herbal meiliciae;

it. peculiar one, as that country is self-dependent, is made from the curative extracts of certain producing practically everything that its people roots, barks and leaves, that have specific action need. Hence American imperis remain small, on the stomach, liver, and bowels. There are no But Britain is outdistanced by Germany in the drastio after-effecte. It simply curas actual ixcrease of her importe and in the par-strengthons, helps the natural action of your centage which that increase represents upon the system. figures for 1890. Importation in Germany's case has not been destroyed by Protection, but divorted to those articles which cannot readily be made at home. see this still more clear- ly when we examinė, dis figures for the importa- of raw materials for manufacture. Here the British advance is much smaller than that of either of the two Protectionist States can

IMPORTS OF RAW MATERIALS FOR

MANUFACTURES.

1890...

1908

NS Britain

Давилер 38

Millions of £

160

203 183

43 96

Gain in 19 years Percentage of gain on 1890

figure

14

+1

봄 중력범UB.A.

40

27 110 114

Mother Seigel's Syrop is also prepared in Tablet form, as Mother Seipel's Syrup Tablets." Price 2/9.

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WEATHER REPORT.

The Hongkong Observatory yesterday issued the following report:→→

On the 30th at 12.13 p.m.-The haromoter

has risen moderately at Vladivostok and in N.E. Japan, and fallen moderately elsewhere.

The depression lying to the North of Japan yesterday has moved away over the Pacific.

The other depression remains over the Yangtze Falley.

Pressure is highest over the Pacific to the 8.E. of Japan.

Light variable winds may be expected in the

The total gain and the parocutant gain of Formosa Channel and moderate to light Germaty are enormously in advance of the monsoon over the N. part of the China Sea. British figuros. The American percentual gain

Hongkong rainfall for the 24 hoare oading"

ia also cut of all comparison greater, and if the at 10 am, to-day, 000 inches. actual american import in 1908 is much smaller than the British, it must be remembered that the United States are themselves the greatest producers of raw materials in the world.

Adam Smith declared that population was the supreme test of prosperity. We need not admit this view without qualification; but undoubted- ly, in lie prosperous State population will in crease rapidly, while the State which is out distanced in man power is in danger of position in a competitive world. Here the figures are:

POPULATION.

1890 1908 Gain in 19

years

Britain. Germany. Ü.S.A. 37,400,000 49,40,00€. - 62,500,000 ..44,500,000 - 62,900,000 87,100,000

The forecast for the 24 hours ending at noen "to-day is as follows:-**

Hongkong & Neighbourhood(*),

Variable winds, ...... 3 Formosa Channel

light. South coast of China between

Same Be No. 1. Hongkong and Lamocks. South coast of China between Same as No. 1..

Hongkong and Hainan, (*). winds, moderate or light; fair at first, probably some rain later.

NEW CARTRIDGES.

Percentage of 7,100,000 13,500,000 24,500,000 BY popular English Manufacturers. Is

gain on 1890

figure 19

The Free Trade country is at the bottom of and ELECTRICAL

the list

A LARGE STOCK of MATERIALS I always kept on band.

The COMPANY has the powerful steamer "QUEA-MARU" (712 tons, 700 I.HP. specially built for SALVAGE PURPOSES equipped with necessary gear, always ready Short Notion.

1805

all Bores and-Sizes.

SHOKELESSPOWDERS and CHILLED SHOTS. From No. 10 to SSSG," at $5, $7 and "Yes," says the Free Trader, but in the Free Trade State the home market is more $7.50 per 100, SPORTING REQUISITES. prosperous than in the protected State." He and AIR GUNS in Variety. says this because he knows that it is difioult to test his asertion by statistion. But there are thros rote of figures which apply sorve indica- tion, gross railway receipts, which show the movement of trafle; coal consumption, which indicates the activity of manufacture; and

Inspection Invited.

WA. SCHMIDT & Co, ̈ ̈

Hongkong, 26th October, 1906. [1314

AND

QUICKEST ROUTE BETWEEN THE FAR EAST AND EUROPE, VIA DAIREN.

WINTER

SCHEDULE.

(EFFECTIVE FROM OCT. 28TH, 1909). THRICE WEEKLY EXPRESS TRAIN SERVICE, composed of excellently equipped Slouping, Dining and 1st class Cars, operated between Dairon and Changchau is connection with the Trans-Siberian Express Trains and with the Dairon-Slughai Direct Steamer Service by the S.S." Kone Mare" and "Sarto MARU 16 follows:-

(2,877 tons each) NORTH-BOUND.

Ar.

Arrivo-Dairon

Learo-Shanghai (Stemmer).

Thursday Saturday

Saturday or Sunday

Monday or Tuesday

LT.

Ar.

Mukden

12.00 a.m. 9.49 p.m.

Sunday

Tuesday

Friday

Lv.

10.10.p.m.

Ar.

Changehun

5.30 am.

Monday

Wednesday

Saturday

Lv.

(Russian Train

6.30 a..

-Hurbin

3.20 p.m.

State

Wagon-Lits

-Blate

Connecting at Harbin with Express for

Moscow.

SOUTH-BOUND.

Connecting at Harbin with

State Ex

press from Express from

St. Pet'g.

Leave-Harbin Arrive-Changchun

(Russian Train) 11.25 s..

Tuesday

for Молот

State

from Moscow, 'Moscow

Thursday Saturday

Express for St. Pet'g

Wagon-Lita

Lv

Ar.

LE

Ar.

Mukden...

-Dairon

9.43, p. 10.00 pan. 5.03.

19

Wednesday

Friday

Sunday

5.20 a.m. 3.00 p.m

Liv.

(Steamer)

Sunday

Ar.

-Shanghai (

Friday

Tuesday

*Russian Train Time is 23 minutes earlier than S. M. R. Time. TICKET AGENCIES The Company's Railway und Steamer Tickets are obtainablo at all the Agencies of the International Sleeping Car and Express Trains Co. and Messrs. Thos. Cook &'Bon.

RAILWAY HOTELS-YAMATO HOTEL (Tel. Add.: "YAMATO") At Dairen, Port Arthur and Changshan, also very shortly at Mukden, all under the Company's management. FRESH STOCKS ALWAYFJA SHILYRÐAL

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SOUTH MANCHURIA RAILWAY COMPANY, DAIREN. Tel. Add: " MANTEIBU." Codes : A.E.C., 5th Ed., AI, and Lieber'n.

PASSENGER SEASON 1910.

IN 25 DAYS TO ITALY

BY THE

MAGNIFICENT ND.L. LINERS:

"PRINZESS ALICE".

Capt. P. GROSCH,

"KLEIST"

Capt. O. PAHNKE.

* PRINZ LUDWIG

Capt. F. V. BISZER,

TONS. RES.

10,911

ON MARCH 23rd.

9,000

ON APRIL 6TH.

9,630

ON APRIL 20TH.

CALLING AT NAPLES; GENOA; ALGIERS; GIBBALTAR AND SOUTHAMPTON

TO LAND PASSENGERS.

Early Booking Recommended,,.

For Particulare, apply to

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AS SUPPLIED TO THE HOUSE OF LORDS AND HOUSE OF COMMONS,

MELCHERS &

GENERAL AGENT.

A. TACK & CO., 26, Urs VEUX ROAD, CENTRAL

THORNE'S KODAKS &

ESTO

PER

OLD VAT

$15

CERIG VAT WAS STARTED BY THE LATE AONERS THORNE

SCOTCH WHISKY

SOLE AGENTS IN

HONG KONG, CHINA & MANILLA. A. S. WATSON & CO LTD.

1375

FILMS

DEVELOPING PRINTING

UNDERTAKEN.

Hongkong, 15th December, 1909.

137

A LING & CO., 19, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL.

URNITURE AND PHOTO GOODS.

STORE.

Photographic Goods of every Dosoription:

in Stock.

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

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