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TELEGRAMS.

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Byo-Election.

DON, 11th August. The bye-election at North East Lanark has resulted in the return of Mr. Findlay (Radical) by 5,619 votes against Mr. Touch's (Unionist) 4,677 and Mr. Robertson's (La bou) 3,984. Mr. Findlay replaces Sir W. H. Rattigan (Conservative) deceased.

The War.

ESCAPE OF THE PORT ARTHUR FLEET.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY, AUGUST 13 1904.

CONSEQUENCES, OF THE CAPTURE OF PORT ARTHUR,

OPINION OF A FRENCII. 1 ̧XPERT,

A forecast of the consequences of the cap. Lure of Port A'r hur has recently appeared in the Temps. The following is a translation of the article in fù 1:-

the well-known thesis that in war fortresses are

A Russian lices w recently expounding useless and that all depends upon the great bailes fought in the open field by the rival urmies; he recalled the fatal attraction Metz exercised on the French leaders in 1870 and how much the attitude of lazine had been in fluenced by the vicinity of the fortress. Ac Reuter's Chefoo agent wires that, on the cording to him, the strategy of Kuropatkin is 11th inst., a Russian destroyer entered Che-free of such errors. Thence he goes on to con- foo and reported that six Russian battleships, denn the fault that the Japanese comini in four cruisers, and half the torpedoers had undertaking the siege of Port Arthur. "So escaped from Port Arthur yesterday morning. much the better for us!" he adds, "we shall be

The destroyer left last night bringing five passengers who state that the Japanese fleet is pursuing the Russians, and a battle in the open sea is expected.

LATER.

Sinking of the "Knight Commander."

Lord Lansdowne, speaking in the House of Lords, said he could not admit that the destruction of the Knight Communder was justified, or that the proceedings of the Prize Court were valid. Such measures would affect most injuriously British commerce,

His impression was, however, that despite the untoward incidents which had occurred both Governments would really be glad to discover a means of setting the difficulties. He was glad to say that the language of the Russian Government, in reply to the British representations, justified a hope that the destruction of neutral prizes was not likely to be repeated; although he could not announce anything-tantamount to a distinct settlement.

WATER SUPPLY.

THE RIDER MAIN SYSTEM

It was resolved by the Governor in Catacl on the gth inst, a der section 2 of the Water. works Ordinance, 193, that the district des cribed below be defined as a district within which the water supply is to be controlled by means of rider mains and the said District shall be known as "rider main district No. 4."

This district is bounded as follows: On the North by the centie line of Queen's Road West from Eastern Street to Kwong Fung Lane,

On the South by the centre line of High Street from Eastern Street to Water Street at its junction with 'okfulam Road and by the centre line of Third Street from Water Street to Kwong Fang Lane.

On the East by the centre line of Eastern Street from High Street to Queen's Road West.

On the West by the centre line of Kwong Fung Lane (formerly Battery Road) from Queen's Road West to Third Street and by the

centre line of Water Street from Third Street

to High Street at 4s junction with Pokfulam Road,

The following tenements shall also be deem ed to be included within this district :- Nos. 17613 230 (even numbers) ... Third Street.

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Nos. & 38( do. )...High Nos. 35, 42( do. )... Eastern, Nos. 1, 2 and 3 Ng Puk Lane.

And all the houses in Kui Yau and Yau Yee

Lanes.

THE ELECTRIC TRAMCARS,

An enthusiast writes in the following strain : Upen-mouthed, and staring-eyed every Chi- nese resident, man, woman and child, along the length of Des Virax Road Central and West, stood in a densely packed throng causing the more phlegmatic foreigner to pause in wonder as to the cause of all this excitement, at 8 o'clock this morning. It was, however, soon explained, as in the distance was heard the unusual note of a hell sounding with a quise unaccustomed gole as a yellow-painted electric car dashed up from the cast, passed, and was away to the west, all in the twinkling of an eye. This car, opening the line to traffic on the section, was driven by Mrs. Gray Scott, wife of the manager of the Electic Tram Company, and was followed by nother and another, until the wundering crowd could gape no longer, and as the last car in the procession faded away in the dim vista of the west, the seething throng melted away and many

BERI-BERI.

THE DISEASE WHICH THE CHINESE ARE BRINGING INTO SOUTH AFRICA.

RY AN EXPERT

Fire Insurances-Hongkong Fires, are in† request at $310 after sales at the rate. A small lot of China Fires have been placed at $67.

Gośoap's Advertisements.

METROPOLE THEATRE. METROPOLE HOTEL.

EVERY SATURDAY NIGHT.

SONGS!

introducing the laters

DANCES 11

-ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.

Donostic troubles very nearly brought about

Shipping. Hongkong, Canton and Macao a tragedy in the harbour yesterday, Yau Yat

Steamboats are in the market at $30). The Min, a young Chinese girl, was married some months ago to Li Cheung Shan, a blacksmith report of the directors for the half-year ending The disease which threatens the Chinese at Sha Po, but found that life with her mother-in- 30th June last says:-"After paying running coolies on their way to the Transvant mines is law was anything but a paradise, so she deter expenses, salaries, premia of insurance, repairs Sole Proprietor......... Mr. JAMES CHRISTIE. known in the Far East as beri-beri, and as mined to end it all and seek a watery grave in and all others out-goings, there remains, includ kakke in Japan. The origin of the word is by the labour. This she proceeded to do, yester- ing $41,5,586 brought from last account, and in Hindustani, and by others to "bbar-heri, some traced to "bhayree," signifying as cep day, but was seen by a passing sampan woman $3,000 trusferred from the Depreciation Fund A High-class Performance by Clever Anistes, and rescued, a constable on patrol taking to partially meet die cost of repairs incurred dur the Hindustani term for swelling. The former her in charge, as she admitted that she intended ing the talf-year, the sum of $136,363.85 at credit derivation is supposed to refer to the peculiar to commit suicide. This morning Yau was of Profit and Loss Account. From this amount walk of persons suffering from the disease, 're-placed before. Mr. Gompertz, and when asked the directors recommend that a dividend for minding one of the stiff gait of the sheep: the why she had attempted to commit so serious the hal-year of 10% on capital on $120,000 be latter term refers to the frequent recompani- an offence, she stated that she could not hear paid to shareholders, leaving a balance of her life with her husband's step-mother any $16,362.85 to be carried forward to New ment of a general dropsy.

longer. The latter was always cruel to her, Account." Indo-Chinas improved their position beat her, and made her work hard, while and ap in $113 has been paid, the market clos- she did not give her enough to eat. Wising with sales at 5112. China and Manilas have Worship said it was very evident that the buyers at $26, and Douglas Steamships-are girl had been driven to the deed by the ill- quiet at $35 Star Ferries are in demand at $38 treatment of her husband's people, though she for the old and at $28 for the new issue. Shell. had rendered herself liable to be sent before Fransports have strengthened and are wanted the Chief Justice to be dealt with; he was loth at 23/6. Shanghai Tugs are in request at Tls. to deal so seriously with the girl under the cir- { 471 and Tls. 461 for the ordinary and prefer. HE Splendid Steamer.

No disease presents so many diverse symp toms as beri-beri. Nov-only inay it assume an acule, sub-acute, or chronic form, not only may it exist in an endemic or local centre, and then become epidemic but the persons attacked may present signs and symptoms of general dropsy: or, on the other hand, the tissues of the body may strophy and shrink until almost a muinmi. | tied aspect obtains.

able to concentrate in peace at Liavyang."

Such reasoning is on a par with that of the Arab who, seeing his house on fire, let it burn thankful he was not in it. Perhaps he too said that he was concentrating on himself in order to fight better the battle of life. But having so

WHAT IS BERI-DERI ? little combativeness in him, he did not deserve The essence of the ailment lies in an affection success. Likewise here, the placidity, the ip of the nerves of a paralytic, nature, especially ertness with which the principal Russian force of the lower limbs, causing weakness, uumb- contemplates the attack of Port Arthur by theness and stiffening of the extremities, with al Japanese does not augur wel of final success. terations m, and lessening of, the sensibility of Bat has this differen: army, more Tolstoi-like the skin. The nerves of motion and of sensa than Dragomiroff like (Dragomiroff is the lead-tion, supplying respectively the muscles and ing Russian strategist; it will be recalled be the skin, are therefore seriouslyafizcted by was opposed to the war and predicted disaster), form of more or less pronounced paralysis. Al has this army of n-resistance to evil the though the lower extremities are apparently right to separate its destinies from the fate of must deeply involved, the upper extremities the in tress, or are their furtines so imtinately show similar derangement; and the nerves to the heart, lungs, &c., are disturbed in their functions, causing heart failure, and difficulty in breathing of the nature of asthma.

connected that the fall of the one will neces-

sarily end in the run of the other? There is no doubt about the answer to this question, when one thinks, of the vital interest Russia has staked in Port Arthur, and of what she would lose in losing it. Indeed, the most ambitious autocracy could not have chosen un the map of the world a more enviable geogia. phical position, a strategical point of greater strength. That is truly the Eastern Bosphorus, that another Russian generation thought to have found in Vladivostok. Port Arthur com- mands the Gulf of Pechifi almost as surely as Constantinople holds the key to the Black Sea. It dominates the Yellow Sea, and its influence is felt throughout Korea and China. It is, besides, or will be to-morrow, a naval station of the first rank The western basin has only to be dredged and an opening cut through the Tiger's Tail to get the full advantages of a topographical situation which makes of it the largest and best sheltered natural haven.

These ad ntages Russia had not yet been able in exploit to the full, he was drawing on them by tracing beforehand around Port Arthur as a centre the circle of her future expansion. Dalny, administrative creation, was only the personal fancy of a minister more bold in his systems than fortunate in his conceptions, It was an opera scene, similar to those Patem. kine erected on the rous followed by the great Catherine in 1787, to make her believe the Crimea was inhabited. Ba: Port Arthur is inhabited; there were there officials, soldiers and sailors; huge military buildings were being put up; the viceroy lived there; it was in a word a "capital" and by that very fact an object that the Japanese could assign to their main inrce without violating the principles of Moltke and Napoleon.

The Russians understood that on well that they took care to concentrate impostug means of defence upon Port Arthur, two field-divisions, the fortress troups, and the crews of the ships make a total of 50,00 men which, commanded by so able a general as Stoessel, can resist several months. Yet, everything happens in war, and the supreme commander must provide for every eventuality. Whatever precaution be may have taken against the occurrence of such a disaster, the hypothesis of the capture of l'on Arthur must present itself to Kuropatkin's mind. He must see that the consequences of would be inep.rable and he cannot hope to derive any profit from longer inaction.

The countries in which bereber exists as an

endemic or local disease of a 'airly permanent nature are: Ceylon, the Malay Peninsula, Suma- ira, Java, and Japan to a lesser degree it pre- vails in Southern China, Borneo, Assam, Bur- mah, and various parts of India. In Mauritius, Fiji, and Brazil it has caused serious outbreaks, and it must not be forgotten that in 1897 and 1898 beri-beri accurred in the Richmond Luna tic Asylum in Dublin. In simitar institutions in France and the United States outbreaks within recent years have also been recorded Although, therefore, beri-beri is primarily of the tropics and sub-tropics, like many o hers of its type it extends je countries possessing temperate climates.

DIET AND THE DISEASE,

a disease

ence shares respectively,

Ref erics. Since the announcement of an interim dividend of $5, China Sugars have suffered a reaction and have been disposed of at various rates down to $180, closing with sellers at $185. Perak Sugars have again buen done th the North at Tis. no.

Minag-Raubs are still obtainable at $7. Chinese Engineering are offring on Shanghai at Tis, of.

cunstances. He asked the mother and sister- in-law if they would promise to treat the girl properly if he released her under bond not to attempt anything so foolish again, but they re- fused to give any such promise. The husband of the girl, a vacuous looking youth, who ap peared to be quite under the thumb of his step. inother was called, and asked why he did not keep his wife in another house, and away from the mother-in-law. He stated that he was a blacksmith and earned $13 per month, but he could not take his wife to another house, as his father could not work and he had to keep the family, adding "be, ides, my step-mother would not let me" Finally the matter was iemand-profit, (after paying interest due and all charges, ed to the Registrar General to 9 e if some settle. ent could not be arrived at between the parties.

THE COOLIE TRAFFIC.

"TWKEDVALE'S" DEPARTURE.

All the ships chartered for the South Africa coolie traffic are overhauled, disinfected and specially arranged and filed up for the service in Hongkong. The ss. Ascot, now on her way to South Africa with her first load of coalies, was fumigated last week with the Clayton fumigat ing apparatus, under the personal supervision of Dr. Swan, medical adviser to the Emigration Department. This work occupied four days, and entailed the consumption of over six hundred pounds of sulphur. The ss. Tweed.

On board ships it has been long looked upon date, has again been treated similarly, and is as one of the inost serious scourges, and marked-

now ready for service, she having left for Chin- ly se-in-the Japanese navy. To so alarming an

wantao to-day. The most extraordinary, not to extent did beri-beri prevail amongst the Japan-say extravagant, care is being taken to provide ese sailors at one time, that one-fourth of the for the comfort of the emigrants; in fact, the entire force was incapacitated; this led to a ships when ready for service present an in- scientific inquiry into the means of combating ternal appearance, such as would be creditable the disease. The result of the investigation to a first-class transport. The sanuary arrange seemed to point to the fact that a deficiency in

ments are perfectly complete, and the emi certain ciements of food was the cause of the grants are afforded every facility for exercise. disease-a belief that seemed to be substantiat

The decks are entirely at their disposal, and ed by the disappearance of the disease when the

their movements are in no way interfered with diet was improved. Against this conclusion, or restricted, beyond what is necessary for the however, there are several objections; forber safe navigation of the ships; while awnings beri disappeared from amongst the soldiers in

cover the whole expanse from stem to ste.n, Japanese barracks at the same time as it is from the time they loud to the time they reach appeared from amongst the sailors, although their destination. The dietary scale has been no change of diet was provided for the soldiers. drawn on a most liberal basis by Mr. Cowan, Again many other general san.tary improve

the Transvaal Emigration gent, who rigidly ments were inaugurated synchronously with examines the footstuffs personally and superin the improvement in diet, so that the be- tends its stowage. Thousands of pounds of lief that food had diretly to do with the

American beef and pork are added to a list of causation of the ailment has not been proved some forty articles of Chinese dict, such as either in Japan or any other part of the world. most of them could never get in their own pro- Mouldy (that is fungus-impregnated) rice has vinces. Altogether, the arrangements through- been long regarded as the probable cause

out are immeasurably superior to those made of beri-be, but carefully conducted experi- for the transportation of our own soldiers, ments in several gaols in the Malay Peninsula during the progress of the Transvaal war. under British control have proved the diseased. rice theory to be erroneous. The Chinese,

Japanese, and Malays seem to be particular. ly prone to beri-ben when they are congre. gated on board ships, or dwelling in numbers in barracks, or in coolie quarters on plantations. Many industries have been crippled and some ruined by this fell disease; more specialy has this been the case in Borneo, where some few years ago work on the plantations had to be entirely suspended owing to the severity of the epidemic.

Fifty, thousand men would he captured with Port Arbur. Such catastrophes are not la- kn.wo in history. The capitulations of sedan and Metz were graver, more painful for our honour, harder to forget for our history. And yet, the France of 1870 immediately cicatod other armies; she had only to slump in her sail to make new ones spring up Russa, on the |other hand, had transported hers along the end-1887 definitely described a 100ocea. infectio:

less Trans-Sibetian. The experience of the present concentration had demonstrated that to bring 50,003 men into Manchuria two whole months are necessary,

The loss of time and the loss of troops is

THE CAUSES AND PREVENTIV-S, The actual cause of ben-ben is unknown, the bacterium, if there is one, has yet to be found. Akhough the Dutch observers in Sumatra in

of the blood, their results have go1 Leen sub. stantided; nor has the lesinal worm theory of origin been accepted.

What, then, do we kunw of the cause of beri-ben?

1. The disease is apt to occur when peo,

COMMERCIAL,

BREIGHT,

The settlements reported for the week since the 8th inst, have been principally confined to nice loading from Sagon to this. Three fixtures are rep red, viz, two Freach steamers al 9.7 and 9.0 tons, respectively, at 15 cents per picul and later a Norwegian boat of 645 tons at the unproved rate of 16 cents.

From Saigon to 2 ports Philip. pines a British steamer o 1,25 (ons secured 30 cents per pacul. Coal freights from Moj) to Longkong were effected earlier in the week at $1.50 per ion; later an Indo-China boat of 1.410 tons was booked at $1.75 per too. A German steamer (1,934 tons) fetched 45 cents per picul for sugar loading from. Ilarlo to Yoko- bam Newchwang freight has improved to 30 ceats per pical Amuy at which rate a

Hence to Kobe $16,000 in full has been paid for a British steamer of 1,405 tops.

"Wahs" of astonishment. And r us at length nothing, however. We must think what the especially of the Malay and Mongolian races, German carrier of yo3 tons has been fixed.

the long-expected electric tramway service

is an accomplished fet in lus Colony. Re- mains now

to see how it will affect the ricksha's!

strategical situation of the Russians with be if

the Japanese get into Port Arthur and a new

3. F is connected with sameness of diet- with food calculated to produce scurvy, al though in no way directly connected with

scurvy.

4. It is a lisease of cities rather than of country districts

5. Beri-beri is a "place" disease, clinging to certain houses, or rooms in a house, and to certain cabins on skips.

WEEKLY SHARE REPORT.

Messrs. Benjamin, Kelly and Potts while in their report of the 12th inst.:-

The market has continued fairly brisk and a large general business has been put through. The principal changes have been a de lice in China Sugars and a further advance in Farn. ham Boyds.

are dwelling in overcrowded trainations.

21 is a disease that affects persons dwell- siege is necessary to drive them out. To transing at low levels, more parucularly near the port the necessary material, organise the siege sea. services, that at the other end of the world and The following resolution has beea adopted without the help of the sea, is a task above by the Executive Council:-

human forces. Such desperate tasks are under- Whereas that portion of the llongkong Tram- taken only when the supreme gama is being way Line lying to Westward of Arsenal Strect played, when more than honour is engaged, comprising section No 1 and the portion of when life is at stake. They are not attempted section No. z which lies between the North of

when the fatal question "What is the good?" Arsenal Street and Chater Street, Kennedy springs in every mind, and where doubt as Town, and which are described in section 3 of to the ultimate advantage prevents the last

The meins of preventing beli-beri are to be gathered from what we know of the probable

The China Sugar Refining Company, Limit the Tramway Ordinance, No. 10 of 1922, has resources being engaged in the war.

causes. Overcrowding must be combated, diet been duly certified as fit for traffic by the Direc That it a sombre perspective. There is a lor of Public Works, the Governor in Council, blacker one yet. The fall of Fort Arthur would must be varied, and must contain a sufficiency of ed, has declared an interim dividend of $t per share for the half-year ended 30th June, 1904, Riogenous elements, that is to say, the avoir author'ses the same to be opened for traffic bring about, in sume form or other, the ance of a too suictly vegetable diet. Infected payable on Monday, the 19th August. The from 13th August, and directs that this resolu. ruin of the Russian fleet and complete the persons must be at once isolated, and those transier books w li be closed from the 16th 10

Japanese mastery of the sea. They could suffering from open wounds must not be allow 29th instant, both days inclusive. come ungelatable on the Continent by the ed to be under the same roof with beri-beries. facility of landing and embarking everywhere; the war would end in a hide and seek game in A Callnews wire from San Francisco, of oth which the Russian bear would always be

ca pht by his agile adversary.

tion be published in the G verament Gazette.

inst, says a report has reached St. Petersburg'

to the effect that in the naval battle which took

The Shanghai and Hongkew Wharf and Godown Company, Limited, has announced an interim dividend of Tis. 4 per share for the first half year of 1994.

The treatment of the disease consists in at once rem ving the patients from the infected abode, and, if possible, taking them in a higher level. On board ships the cabin in which the disease From that moment, the offensive, the great has appeared should be emptied and disinfect

Banks-Hongkong and Shanghai Banks war of masses becomes impossible. The comed, and the patients taken to the open air on place last week at Port Arthur, in which the paign of 1954 will have been decisive. The deck whenever feasible. The patient's diet have ruled firm with buyers at 8665 and small Japanese cruiser Kasuga, was reported lost, Russians know it. Hence the hopes they found should be generous (sameness avoided), and sales at $665. The London quotation is two other Japanese vessels, whose names are on the Baltic fleet if it ever succeeds ia joining fresh milk given whenever it can he had. The £68 10. Nationals are still wanted at $38.

medicinal treatment has to be of a nature cal. unknown, were also badly damaged. Tokio that of Port Arthur. Hence the care with

Marine Insurances-Unions have been sold which they prepare their concentration at-1.iao:culated to prevent heart failure, and to sustain has denied the loss of the Kasuga and asserts yang to intervene, once the summer rains are the patient's circulation until such times as the at $515,and $540. China Traders have found over, with all their forces gathered and in advance of the paralysing processes are stayed. buyers at 551 and 552. Other stocks under numerical superiority.

--Daily Chronicia,

this beading are unchanged.

that practically no damage was sustained by the Japanese squadron,

Docks, Wharves and Godowos—llongkon, and Whampoa 1ocks have advanced and are wanted at $225 after sales al 3223 and $224 The report and statement of accounts for the six months ended 30th Juns, 1994, show a net

AND SKETCHES!!!

EVERY SATURDAY.

COMPLETE CHANGE OF PROGRAMME

Overture 9 o'clock, Performance 9.10 p.m.sharp.

Prices...

......Sa and $1. Two Special Trams will be held until the conclusion of the Performance.

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Hongkong, rath August, 1904.

EXCURSION TO MACAO,

"YING KING," Captain Page, will make an EXCURSION TRIP TO MACAO, an EVERY SUNDAY, leaving the Company's wharf at the end of Wing Lok Street, at 8.30 AM, anti, returning frum Macao at 7.30 1.3,

The Steamer will lay alongside the S.S. Perseverance's wharf at Macao.

FARE!

11

11

71

Retur

$5.00 1st Class Single Tiro, with Cabin $3.00

$500, Tiffin and Dinner may be had on Board at St each meal,

YUK ON & Co., LD. Hongkong 8th August, 1904.

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GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

PARTICULARS AND CONDITIONS of

of $539,446,98 to which has to be added the balance brought forward from last account of $425,340.69. After deducting from this $10,000 directors' fees and $750 auditors' fees there. remains available for appropiation a balance of $954,037.67. The directors recommend that a the letting by Public Auction Sale, to be dividend of 12% (16 per share) and a bonus of held on MONDAY, the 22nd day of August, 4% (53 per share) be paid to shareholders; that 1934, at 3 P.M., at the Offices of the Public Works $35.937.85 be written from the value of Kow Department, by Order of His Excellency the loon Dacks, $1,890.00 from Cosmopolitan Governor, of One Lot of CROWN LAND at Deck, $10,738.00 from the floating plast, and Lai Chi Kok in the New Territory of Hong- the balance $505,471.73 be carried forward. kong, for a term of 75 years, from 5th April, There has been a regular boom in Farnhams 1904, with the option of renewal at a CROWN during the last few days, the market advancing RENT to be fixed by the Surveyor of His by leaps and bounds to Tls. 170, being a gain Majesty the KING, for the rest of the term of of 23 poins on last week's quotation. Kow-lease from China or for one further term of 75 loon Wharls have considerably strengthener years if competent for the Governmeet so to and are inquired for at $117. Hongkew make it. Wharfs bave changed hands and are still want- ed at Tis. 150,

Lands, Hotels and Building-Hongkong ands have been negotiated at $152 and $153. Shanghai Lands are reported sold at the im proved rate of Tis. 112. Kowloon Lands con- imve firm at $38, and West Po.nts are up to $60 buyers. Hongkong Hotels have hardened Astor House and are in demand at 355 Hotels are quoted in Shanghai at $33. Hum- phreys' Estate have been booked at $127, and $13.

Cotten Mills.-Nothing doing,

Cigar Companies.--Sumatras are steady at Tls. 5.

Miscellaneous-Green island Cements have been the medium of a fair business at 129) and $191. A. S. Watsons have changed ownership at $15 and further shares are wanted. Electrics are firm at $15 for the old, and at $9 for the new shares. Ices have improved and can be placed at $240. Dairy Farms have been done and are still wanted at $20. Steam Laundries $3 paid-up) have been dealt in at $38. Lang- kats have further advanced and are in request at Tis. 305.

Co-day's Advertisements.

JUST LANDED.

Per S.S. "PAKLING"

A FRESH CONSIGNMENT OF

MILKMAID BRAND Swiss MILK, gua.

ranteed to be good.

اگر

AND ALSO

A Fresh Consignment of Splendid Fresh ENGLISH and AMERICAN PROVISIONS.

Inspection Solicited.

H, RUTTONJEE,

No. 5, D'Aguilar Street,

or

36 to 38, Elgin Road, Kowloon. Hongkong, 13th August, 1904,

ORIENTAL

STEAM

THE PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY.

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STEAM FOR TRAITS, CEYLON, AUSTRALIA, INDIA ADEN, EGYPT, MEDITERRANEAN PORTS, PLYMOUTH AND LONDON. Through Bills of Lading issued for BATAVI PERSIAN GULE, CONTINENTAL, AMERI- CAN and SOUTH AFRICAN PORTS.) HE Steamship

"COROMANDEL," Captain G. M. Montford, R.N.R., carrying t

Majesty's Mails, will be despatched from this fo BOMBAY, on SATURDAY, the 27th August, at Noon, taking Passengers and Cargo tai th shove Parts in connection with the Company's S.S. Moldavia, 9.500 tons, from Colombo, Passengers' accommodation in which vessel is secured before departure from Hongkong

Silk and Valuables, all Cargo for eva a nd Tea for London (under arrangement" he transhipped at Colombo the Mail

teams proceeding direct to Marsellies a Londonther Cargo for London, &c. will), chaved from Bambas by the R.M.S. Victoria, due in London on the 9th October.

Parcels will be received at this Offer unti P.. the day before sailing. The Contents a Value of all Packages are required.

For further Particulars, apply to

Cowloon Fula3d

Lot No. 11.

No. of Sale.

Registry No,

PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.

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[Fenndary Measurements.

[XICALITY.

H.

W.

Lai Chi Kok.

Contents in

Square feet.

Annual Rent.

Upset Price.

854,850 472

3.485

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Hongkong, 13th August, 1904. INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED.

FOR MANILA.

HE Company's Steamship

"YUENSANG,"

Captain T. M. Meyrick, will be despatched as above, on FRIDAY, the 19th inst., at 4 P.M.

This Steamer has Superior Accommodation for First-class Passengers, and is fitted through- out with Electric Light and carries a Doctor,

For Freight or Passage, apply to

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., General Managers. Hongkong, 13th August, 1904,

Intimation.

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THE POPULAR

SCOTCH

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"BLACK&WHITE"

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JAMES BUCHANAN & CO. SCOTCH WHISKY DISFILLERS. By Appointment to H.M. THE KING

and

HRH the PRINCE of WALES

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Supplied at all the LEADING CLUBS and "HOTELS, and to be obtained from Superintendent, LANE, CRAWFORD & Co, Queen's Road

(4

Central,

E, A, HEWETT,

'Hongkong, 15th August, 1904.

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