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The Wine Merchany of the East.

WAPIER JOHNSTONE'S

“SQUARE BOTTLE"

WHISKY.

UNVARIED FOR OVER

150 YEARS.

THE SAME TO-DAY AS IN

1745.

BEWARE OF IMITATIONS.

SØLE AGENTS IN HONGKONG

LANE CRAWFORD & CO.

and from ALL. WINE MERCHANTS.

'batl

By Appointment to 15. King George V.

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must

be

Bovril

Froved by inde- pendent scientific investigation bo have a Body. Building Power of 10 to 20 times the amount taken

Your Grocer

will

tell you VAN HOUTEN'S

COCOA

has an enormous "

sale for it is

BEST and GOES FARTHEST

Van Houten's makes the best flavouring for

Confectionary & Pastry.

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APIOLINE

(CHAPOTEAUT)

LADIES

REMEDY

For functional troubles, delay, pain ano those irregularities pecuilar to the sex.

Prescribed by the highest French Mdical authorities and superior to Tansey, steal Dropa and Panny roya

CHAPITEAUT, 5, ras Vivienne, Paris. Bold by a. Chomiyiz.

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THE HONGKONG DATA PRESS, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1914

SCIENTIFIC MISCELLANY.

Å RUDDER FOR CANAL VESBELS,

After studying the erosion of canal bottoms by boat propellers for a number of years, Prof. Oswald Flamm, of the Charlottenburg, High School, bas developed a remedy in the form of a horizontal plate at the bottom of the rudder. In the experiments made, u propeller kept in one place, over a bottom of loose sand and clay at a depth of ten feet, made 2,500 revolutions por minute, with little erosive action in

the absence of the rudder; but on putting the rudder in place, erosion began at once, and in two hours produced a hole 40 feet long and wide and five feet deep. This scouring effect was due to the deflection downward by the rudder of the spiral current from the propeller. The two rudders proposed by Dr. Geber have given promise of lessoning erosion when placed sufficiently far apart, but the horizontal plate is simpler and is effective. when its size is properly adapted to conditions. The horizontal plate, more- over, has other advantages, such as being on aid to: steering.fr.

ALBATHING, IN HOT WAX,

Extraordinary results are claimed by Dr. Gartbe de Sandfort, of the Paris Academy of Medicine, from the use of his paraffin wax bath at 125dog. F. for such affections as gout, rheumatism, and ściatica. Hot wax plasters having. reinoved the pain of wounds and ulcers and caused very rapid healing, he tried bmersing the entire body in a vat of 100 gallons of boiling wax, and, instead of being burned, he found the sensation pleasant and the after-effects wonderfully éxhilarating. ̧*

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NATURE'S VARIETY IN MEXICO; Boasting a greater diversity of flora and fauna than any similar area, Mexico claims nearly 1,000 species of cactus, 200 medicinal plants, more than 70 tropical fruits, and 14 dyewoods. Its valuable woods include mahogany, ebony, rose wood, bamboo,pine, oak, acacia, chestnut, and many others.

ELECTRIO CLAY-CLEAMING.

The usual method of refining clay by making it into a thin paste and allowing the heavier impurities to settle does not always give satisfactory results, and a new method makes use of electricity to effect a more complete separation. The paste with the addition of a little electrolyte, is passed through u trough | having in the centre a revolving metallic

drum. wire sereen half an inch below it forming the cathode and as the drum is slowly revolved a current of 00 to 100 volts is passed. The impurities, becoming attached to the screen, are removed by a continuous worm device. As the drum revolves, the purified clay rises to the top, and is discharged as a continuous quarter-inch sheet & yard and a half -wide.

AT YOUR SERVICE.

High quality goods, prompt and courteous service, combined with moderate charges, have enabled us to build up an organisation which controls the best equipped store in

This organisation is at your service whether for articles of apparel for

LADIES', GENTLEMEN'S

CHILDREN'S WEAR.

WE SOLICIT YOUR INQUIRIES.

WM. POWELL, LTD.,

HIGH-CLASS OUTFITTERS AND FURNISHERS,

JAPAN'S FOREIGN TRADE.

THE FIRST HALF OF THE YEAR.:

The Department of Agriculture and Commerce has issued the following report on the foreign trade of Japan during the first half of this year-

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In exports there has occurred a heavy increase owing to a startling improve ment of raw silk, cotton textiles, habutae, copper, coal, lumber, cotton shirtings, rice, tea, fish oil, camphor, and umbrella off in the exportations of refined sugar, shipments in spite of a serious falling wasto silk, handkerchiefs, figured mat- tings, and dried cuttlefish. In imports there has taken place a heavy decrease. rails, kerosene oil, plain and figured in the arrival of sugar, wool, iron ingota,

materials, paper, woollen cloths, indigo, oil cakes, rice, and flour, while there has been a considerable increase in the receipts of raw cotton, beans, wheat, hemp, and phosphate.

VICTOR-VICTROAL

PRICE

$225.

PRICE

$225.

INVALUABLE AS AN ENTERTAINER

EXCLUSIVE DISTRIBUTORS:

MOUTRIE'S

STURGEON BRAND

KIZA

REGE TRADE MARK

Victor

JOHN & E. STURGE, Ld. Birmingham (England).

PRECIPITATED

(Calo Carb. Precip.)

CHALK

All Grades, from lightest to very dense, to suit all needs. CITRIC ACID,BICARBONATE of POTASH, ROCHELLE, AM SALTS, and PULV. SEIDLITZ. A==

(51-6

120

This drum serves as anode, 2 of 311,631,000 yen and imports to the calico, cotton satin, machinery, iron THE TAIKOO DOCKYARD

A SAFE FLY-POISUN.

Ced-liver oil is reported by a Fronch veterinary surgeon, M. Lang, to be more effective in fighting flies and mosquitoes than the oils usually employed. Spread

over stagnant water, it destroys mosquito | larvae very rapidly, keeping away many kinds of insects, and it evaporates vory slowly. As it has no caustic effect, The skin of horses may be smeared with it. This repels the insect tormentors of the animals, and especially protects wounds and sores from irritation by flies. Objcetions to the use of the oil are its vost and its offensive odour.

PANAMA, CURIENTA.

A current of three or four miles an hour in the outer portions of the Panama Canal seems to result under certain conditions from a difference in water density. At the lower ends of the Miraflores and Gatun locks when the water has been brought down in the lower clamber to the level of that in the approach, the water in the chamber is more than half fresh, and this causes on

in ward ΠΟΥ against the ontward passing vessel.

LIGHTING-PROJECTILES.

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Exports have expanded to the extent extent of 382,385,000 yen, thus making the whole trade result of the half-year 694,016,000 yen: The trade balance as asual stands in favour of importe, amounting to 70,754,000 yen. Compared with the same time last year there has been an increase in export to the extent of 27,356,000 yen, that is, fully 9 per cent, while in imports there has been a falling off by 21,778,000 yen, that is, fully 5 per cent, thus causing & material increase into the extent of 1,270,000 yen, figured the total trade result to the extent of 5,380,000 yen, that is, 3-5 per cent. Thia means a substantial decrease in the adverse trade balance to the extent of 49,932,000 yen, that is, fully 40 per cent.

Details are as follows:---

First six montba, 1918. (in thousand yen,) 311,433 284,475 382,385 404,301

Exports Imports

Total Adverse

First six months.

1914.

Rise

Tנו

Fall.

7156

5,380

694,016 688,030

119,00648,932 balance ... 70,754 The following figures show the half-year's trade, distributed to different countries:-

EXPORTS

1914.

1913.

1012.

(in yon)

Asiatic coun tries. 128,427,071 119,998,746 80,462,020 European

coun

The lighting projectile under test, un German warships is filled with calcium carbide. On being fired from a cannon and falling in the water, it rises and fonts, and the acetylene gas set free by Other. the moistening of the carbide is spontane ously ignited. Each of these shells sent among an enemy's flect thus becomes a light of 3,000 candle power.

THE OYROSCOPIC AUTO.

tries. 48,987,198 55,153,406 America 70,939,89% 06,274,537

COUN

tries. .7,035.622 Unknown

5,700,700

destina-..

42,247,528. 59,728,148

5,708,409

1,239,857

tione: 148,208 107,572 Total 263,953,895 241,324,981 189,450,850

coun-

The wonders of the gyroscope bave aroused great expectations, but in its applications to give steadiness to care and ships it has not yet progressed | Asiatic beyond the experimental stage. Among the many who are seeking to develop the possibilities suggested by the sensational European Brennan monorail of a few years ago is coun- Dr. Peter Schilowsky, a Russian now resident in London.

IMPORTS:

AND ENGINEERING CO. OF HONGKONG, LTD. TAIKOO DOCKYARD.

HONGKONG.

Among those staple commcdities on the export list, the heaviest falling off has been recorded for refined sugar to the extent of over 2,000,000 yen, wasto silk to the extent of 1,220,000 yen, silk handkerchiefs SHIPBUILDERS,SALVORSANDREPAIREES, BOILERMAKERS,

BRASS AND IKON FOUNDERS, CONSTRUCTIONAL ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL ENGINEERS, WELDING AND OUTTING OF METALS BY OXY-ACETYLENE AND ELECTRIC SYSTEMS.

Estimates given for quick construction and repair of Ships, Engines, Boilers, Railway Rolling Stock, Bridges, and all Classes of Engineering, Iron and Wood Work. GRAVING DOCK-787 by 88 by 34' 6"

Pumpe Empty Dock in 2-3/4 hours.

The Mexican trouble and the THREE PATENT SLIPWAYS taking vessels up to 3,000 tone displacement, providing

conditions for painting ships with most efficient resulta

100-Ton ELECTRIC CRANE ON QUAY-ELECTRIC OVERHEAD CRANES

throughout the Shape ranging up to 100 Tona.

5-Ton Hydraulio TESTING MACHINE for Chains, Wire Ropes, Riveta, eta. AassTS FOR-

JOHN I THORNYCROFT & 00, LTD.

PETROL and KEROSENE MARINE MOTORS 7-1/2 to 150 B.AP2-

As applied to the British Admiralty and War Office. MOTOR VESSELS, LIGHT DRAFT CARRIERS, GUNBOATS, LAUNCHES HOUSEBOATS and PLEASURE CRAFT OF EVERY DESCRIPTION, MOTOR PUMPING and LIGHTING SETS, MOTOR VEHICLES, Exo.

Manager, chan be seen between the hours of 11 am, and 12 Noos at the Town Offcə,

Dockyard

TELEPHONE No 212.

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE

HONGKONG, CHINA, AND JAPAN, AGENTS,

Telegraphic Address :---" TAIKOO BOCK,"

mattings to the extent of 407,000 yen and dried cuttlefish to the extent of 363,000 yen Generally speaking the decrease in refined sugar is due to the business depression in the districts along the Yangtze river and the heavy fall in bullion. For the decrease in the ship ments of waste silk the fault lies with producers, who are reluctant to part with their goods at the European prices while at the same time degrading the quality of the goods. Buyers are afraid of the -21,776 troubles they will have with consumers on account of the admixture of certain materials in the goods Japanese, pro- ducers make in spite of the Government's warning. ccunomic disturbances in Argentine are. largely responsible for the decrease in the shipments of silk handkerchiefs, Braid manufacturers having been elated with the great expansion of demand in the previous year have produced inferior goods quite different from samples, The result is that buyers have been indignant with the unprincipled method of business on the part of Japanese producers and ceased to place orders for goods except in pressing cases. Though in Manchuria. demand for Japanese figured mattings has arisen lately with the result of increasing the shipments of the goods to China, the decrease from Europe and America has been a heavy blow to the Findustry. In this case the decreas is due to the change in fashion in Europe and America and the lack of adaptability in these changes on the part of Japanese silver in the China market and the producers The drop in the value of

fluctuations of paper notes in Canton have been largely responsible for the fall- dried tries. 165,683,013 170,059,161 129,033,477 ing off in the shipments of

cuttlefish.

Of all exports which have seen more or more than 500,000 yen. It is an inevitable less increase in shipments cotton yarn outcome of the expansion of the cotton 79,954,203

and cotton textiles, which have increased industry in this country that cotton 76,988,006

to the extent of 9,700,000 yen and over imports have witnessed 3,000,000 yen respectively, have seen the expansion. 11,525,407 expansion in the figures on account of an improvement of demand from China. In spite of the numerous adverse elemente in the China market the country, having been blessed with good crops during three half. 118,837 consecutive years, has never suffered any decrease in the people's buying power and bought more of cotton goods this season than in the preceding year. In the case of raw silk the cause for the increase is to be found in the expansion of demand from Europe, and then America which has been occasioned by the more extensive use into which silk goods have beurs brought in Europe during the year, and the poor crops of cocoons in France and The increased demand Italy last year, from China has inflated the shipments of copper. Habitac, which has shown an in- crease of 55 per cent., over the correspond- ing period of last year, is accounted for period by the more extensive use into which the under the influence of the retrench goods have been brought in Europe. For in the air. The apparatus consists of ruent policy of the Government. the increase in shipments to America, smukehalder below the aviator's seat, The second .of the prominent tariff reform has been largely responsible. and this is provided with a valve for features of the period is the startling liberating the smoke in long and short progress of the export trade. puifs. These smoke trails left behind standing the growing, depression of the emain visible in calm air a long time.world's market Japan's export trade has Even in a high wind, the puffs are cuite witnessed an expansion over the corres perceptible, and give signals that with a ponding period of last year by fully a per Demand from all parts of the held-glass may be read several miles cent

world except Europe for Japanese goods SNOW NESHROOMS,

has fully expanded. Above all demand The

snow mushrooms observed by from America, China, South Seas, Dr. Vaughan Cornish in the Selkirk Australia, and Asiatic Russia has wit The Mountains, Western Canada, are masses nessed an astounding expansion. of overhanging snow capping tree stumps third feature is the fact that the progress about six feet high and two feet in of exports has been in excess over that diameter: Of the hundreds of these caps of imports The feature is not a now scen, none had been broken by their own one which has been in evidence this term. weight, though many were nine feet or having first occurred in the first half more in diameter and some must have of last year. It is still maintained in its weighed singly more than a too..

full force.

02,122,423 00,739,246

trice. 92,945,308 He has added to America 51,891 874 the South Kensington Science Museum a Other working model of an improved mone-rail car, which is kept upright by a heavy tries. 16,053,222 13,712,788 horizontally-spinning wheel, and is given Customs

coun-

Unknown

destina-

increased stability by the pivoting of this sheds 1,727,876 2,357,419 wheel balow the centre of gravity instead of in it, having also special_devices_for restoring equilibrium when disturbed by wind pressure or shifting load. The cai and gyroscope

both electrically driven. A full-size automobile, designed

are

two

tions. 110,793 189,160

Total 317,812,178 930,824,903 297,630,930 The trade result for the past half-year for six passengers, has been constructed is characterised by many features. One on the same principle as the model car; and is mounted

ordinary of them is the heavy decrease in the With the excep pneumatic-tyred wheels, is driven by the adverse trade balance. usual gasoling motor, and the gyroscope tier of January and March every one of at 1,000 revolutions a minute quickly these six months has seen more or less corrects any tendency to tip. An falling off in the adverse balance, with the apparatus for preventing the rolling of result of minimizing the half-year's debt ships is claimed to have greatly improved Eccount by fully 40 per cent, as compared effectiveness.

with the same time last year. It may be accounted for by the fact that the industrial circles have taker a con

the during servative

WRITING IN AIR.

The Means optical telegraph, regarded es most promising by French military Beronnuts, writes Morse dots and dashes

away.

turn.

Notwith

There has been a reaction to the previous year in the tea shipments which have witnessed a heavy increase,

Though it is rather disappointing as compared with the result of the previous years the half-year's result, having witnessed so much expansion, can not be accounted poor or disastrous.

Turning to the import trade 23 of all staple commodities on the import list have suffered more or less decrease while only 5 have shown increase. The com modities which have seen increase are mostly raw materials of food stuffs, while those which have witnessed decrease are mostly manufactured goode or balf, manu- factured. Among others raw or ginned

have

witnessed the

heaviest cotton increase, the improvement amounting to

auch

Judging from the situation it can be. predicted for a certainty that in the latter half of the present year imports will suffer more decrease than in the past

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HONGKONG METEOROLOGICAL

REGISTER

Hongkong Observatory, September 1st

Barometer“ Temperature

Previous On Date On Date

Day

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at 2pm. 6 am.

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29.55 29.54

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92

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89

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息

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Lowest open sir Temperature on 31st.. 3

HONGKONG TIDE TABLE.

From 2nd to 8th September, 1914.

HIGH WATER

Week

Month

234B 47

-Heights

LOW WATER

Mean

H'kong.

'Time

H'kong. Mean

Time

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Wed

2 to 3 30

7 3 ni

AJ

361

3 Thurs.

Fri, 1.4.

Saber, 5

za 8,20 7 4 1

38

9 47 4 m

10 5 5 1

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