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INDUSTRIES OF HONGKONG.

· THEIR RISE AND" DEVELOPMENT. (Specially Written for the Hongkoný „Telegraph"},"

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HONGKONG AND CHINA GAS COMPANY. With the introduction if electricty as an Illuminant-power, it was on many sides consider. ed that the day of gas manufacture had passed away, but it is a peculiar fact, applying to all paris of the world, that, whilst electric lighting has been almost universally adopted, the demand for gas has gone up by leaps and

more

Apparent

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH FRIDAY MARCH 4, 1910

the manufacture of water-gas heated car bon is the reducer employed. The gas is, gen. grated by passing a current of steam through' a dorp bed of incandescent coke and an it panies from the generator into the adjoining carburetter, it is enriched up to any desired standard by means of crade all thrown out in a spray. This spray of oil gives to the gas an odour as pungent as that of coal gas.

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SPORTS."

HONGKONG RUGBY SHIELD "COMPETITION,

HONGKONG FOOTBALL CLUB U. GARRISON.. The Club met the Garrison in the Rugby Shield match yesterday and had an eaay vic-

tory.

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The apparatus used in this manufacture and the sequence in which the gas passes through them are generator, carburetter, super-heater. washer, scrabber and condenser. Of these, the three first mentioned are cylindrical ston! bells thickly lined with fie blacks; between which and the metal the space le packed with bounds collaterally, with its sival; and ines-conducting material of so effective a de-backs) Capt. Groves Raines, Buds, Lleat. no place is this mada thep in Hongkong, So greally has the demand cription that one can for gas increased in the Colonyahat the Gas Company have had to increase their plant and storage enormously and a few weeks ago they completed the erection of a huge new gas holder (the second new holder in six years) which Just doubles the storage. bafore existent.lio, the Company have acquired more ground at West Point on Des Vieux Road, opposite the old works, and on this site has been erected a handsome building for office and show-room purposes.

room

The chow-room contains a very find assort iment of lamps, brackets, chandeliers, globes, chimaeys, burners, cooking stoves, ranges and beating siqves of all sizes and descriptions dod of every conceivable pattern. "he amount of stock held is so extensive that soy sudden call

for

GAS UTENSILS.

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To-day's Advertisements.

CHINA SUGAR REFINING CO.,‚LD.

NOTICE

will be CLOSED from the 18th to 24th March, both days inclusive.

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co,, LD.,

General Agents. Hongkong, 4th March, 1910.

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To-day's Advertisements.

LUZON SUGAR REFINING CO., LD.:

NOTICE.

TWENTY-EIGHTH ORDINARY

HOLDERS of the above Company will ba

Podder's Street, on THURSDAY, the math

hald at the Offices of the General Agents, March, at 11.50 A.M., for the purpose of re- cairing the Report and Statement of Accounte for the year ending 31st December, 1909.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company' will be CLOSED from the 11th to 24th March, both days inclusivai

JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD.,

General Agents, Hongkong, ità Merch, 1910. ....

THIRTY-SECOND. ORDINARY TANNUAL MEETING of the SHARE-ANNUAL MEETING of the SHARE The teams were, as follows:- H. K. F. C. (Fallback) Shaw; (f-backs) HOLDERS of the above Company will be Farrier, Kilby, Bailey and Oliver: (t-backs) held of the Offices of the Geral Agents, Pedder's Streat, on THURSDAY, 'tha 24th Blackbure and Claxton; (forwards) Mcllrath, March at AM, for the purpose of re- Chard, Hutchison, Robertson, Lestar, Neilsonceiving the Report and Statements of Accounts

for the your ending gist December, 1909, *

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company Garrison-Fallback) Corpl. Harriton, R.E.; Young, and another.

Bagol.0.A., Lieut. Williams, A.Sc, and Sapper Kaily, RA -backs) Bomb Frost, HOLD ONE'S HAND

RGA, and Corpl. MacGregor, R. (forwards) The generator is upon the metal casings.

Lisot. White, R.G.A, Llout, Thicks-118, R.G.Aŋ charged with coke through a door at its ex-Capt. Loring, xox, Lleut, Sheddop, RG.A Lieut, ASION, RE, Mr. Edwards, Army School tremia top and when this aperture and all the

Master, Linut, Allan, Buffs, and' Sapper Mor- valves have been closed, down the blast put on and the resultaat vapour passes into the car gan, K. E. burelter and thence into the super-beater. At the top of this last named chamber is aboutlet, controlled by a valve, for the blast products. During the rus"-lasting from three to five minates this outlet is closed, and the car buretted gas escapes through a pipe at the side into the carburetter, and thence through the scrubber and condenser to the icllaf holder,

The gat-maker bimself is stationed on an elevated floor flush with the top of the generator; and on this level, all the levers, volver, pic, ard assembled. A battery gauge indicatos the pressure at the varion stages of the process and "Is the operator know of the working conditions throughout the apparatus. It is worthy of note that all the value gear is built on the later-locking principle, thus precluding their movement except in their proper sequence. ·

in certain to be satisfactorily met. Welsbach bomers, which originally cost 325. 6), each, ara now abiainable for 5 each The mantles for these incandescent burners are imported from England sad Germany. It is a common cause of complaist, by the way, that all the saving of gas effected by the use of incandescent light it is interesting to watch the method of nullified by the frequency with which the operating. A fire is started in the generator, mooties brea and have to be renewed. As a which is then deeply charged with coke and „matter of fact, the life of a mantle should be opened to the blast. The air enters in large

at least nina months or even a year-that is to volumo say, if ordinary care is observed in dealing with it. The proper way in which to light an incandescent butner is to put the lighted match to the top of the chimney before turning on the gas. On the contrary, the general way is to turn on the gat first and then fumble By the through one's packets for a match.

time it has been found and applied the manile and chimney ire full of gis and the common result is that the man'le is smashed by the violence of the explosion, and some- times even the globe is broken.

Oce old fallacy which a visit to the show. rooms will dispel ja that the meters supplied by the Company:

"GO 300 FAST."

At a fact, the meters are so constructed that if anything whatever went wrong with the me- chanism the tendency of the indicator would be to go backward instead of forward. Each metre is thoroughly tested before being sent

oat.

la the store-rooms is an extensive stock of

pipes from 2ia, up to 180. cast-iron malas, with brass and iron, Gulags of all kinds necas Bary to the work.

In the fitting shop on the ground floor of the building there are polishing and furbishing machines for renewing old brass fittings; as well as lacquering appliances and turning Jathon for dealing with all kinds of fitting work,

BELOW THE GRATE

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The Club autered the field with two' men short and in spite of this they were all over the Garrison. The Garrison scored their first and list points (3) by Edwards who had a touch, The Club then took matters easy and scored 2 goals and one touch, 13 points in all before the half time was called. In the second half play was similar to that of the frst and the Civilians added 4 more goals and 2 tries before the time was called.

Final score was:

H.K.F.O....... Garrison..

CRICKET,

---39 pointa

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COM MERCHAI.

YARN MARKET.

NAVIGAZIONE GENERÁLE ITALIANA. (Florio and Rudattino United Companies),

AND PENANG,

Since the lasse of our last report, dated the th allime, per as. Auge, there has been STEAM FOR BOMBAY VIA SINGAPORE great activity in our market, the anticipations of the dealers, of a brisk demand after the New Year holidays, being amply fulfilled. Prices as compared with our last quotations, have ad. Having connection with Company's Mail vanced Sa to $5 per bale. This big advance may be attributed, firstly, to the sadden fall in the rupee rate, and secondly, to" the" natural -desire of the dealses to establish higher prices, In order to reap the full benefit of their previous, heavy purchases. It is worthy of note, however, that in spite of the steady advance which is taking place under their very nose; zome dealers are still holding aloof from the market, asserting, as mentioned in our last, that prices are dengerously high.

Wa close with a strong and active market. No. 6 and 8-A fair business has beca

transacted, at above quotations.

C.C.C... KOWLOON.." The following is the G. G. G, team in their match (league) against the Kowloon . C. on Saturday, the sth lust, at a p.m. on the Kowloon round:-L, E. Lammert, G. A. Bancock, A., Rose, W. H. Viveash, J. D. Noria, R A. Carvalho, H. W. Petetion, P. Querle, C. Lammanded the greatest atention. It has now

touched the highest, figure in the history of the' `trádê, namely, $140,

mert, J. Higginbottom:

H.K.C.C. VS. TELEGRAPII:

The following will represent the Hongkong Cricket Club in the above match, at the cricket ground, 2.15 p.m. Dr. Aubrey, T. Hall, E. Irving, A. C. Leith, H. R. Makio, T. E. Pearce, W. O. D. Tamer, H. S. Sweesing, R. F. Loʻg. A. Mackenzie, and H. R. Wells."

FOOTBALL LEAGUE.

SECOND DIVISION,

No. tos-Has throughout the furtnight com.

No. 12. A soniewkat smaller business that' in the previon's fortnight, but also at record prices

No. 16s. A very limited burloess, owing to moigraness of stocks.

Steamers to PORT SAID, MESSINA, NAPLES, LEGHÖRN and GENOA,; RİZG VINICE and TRIESTE, all MEDITER- and KANKAN, ADRIATIC, LEVANTINE. SOUTH AMERICAN PORTÉ up to CALLAO. Taking Cargo at through Rates to PERSIAN

and

GULF and BAGDAD, also BARCELONA, VALENIA, ALICANTE, ALMERIA MALADA)

THE Steamship

"CAPRI,"

Captain Dial, will be despatched as above on TUESDAY, ike 15th inet, at Noon,

For further Farticulars regarding Freight| and Passage, apply to

CARLOWITZ & Co.,

Agents.

Hongkong, 4th March, 1910, -

Intimations. “ SAUSAGES

OWN MAKE EXCELLENT and DELICIOUS.

Pure Pork

AND

Beef Sausages

at 35 cents & 25 cents per lb.

THE DAIRY FARM Co., LTD. Hongkong, tạth February, 1910,

ASAHI BEER SAPPORO BEER

TO BE OBTAINED

FROM ALL WINE DEALER!

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PUBLIC

AUCTION.

No. 201,-Here again, prices touched bave THE Undersigned have received instructions to sell by PUBLIC AUCTION,

broken all records, over $.50 being readily paid.

Total sales. 7,100 bales,

Unsold stocks estimated at 4,000 baler. ́Sold but undelivered in the godowns, and to

and quickly kindles the fuel; whilst the bot products resulting from this partial combustion pass forward through the carburet ter and super-beater and, after parting with their heat, escape into the stock. As soon as the gentrator gases have suficiently healed the apparatus, supplies of secondary air are admitted to the top of the carburetter and the sad the battery of the super-heater respective. ty and the combustion is so regulated as to give the required temperature is the three vessels simultaneously. When the generator

83rd. Company, Royal Garrison Artillery, s. fire has been got into proper condition, the blasts are shut off one by one; the stock."A" Co. Buffs, Military Ground, at 2:30 pm valvo is closed; and steam is admitted under Referee: Quarter-Master-Sergt Barnfather.

Boys' Own Club vs. "B" Company, Buffs, the fuel bed and, Baving traversed it, passes as water gas into the top of the carburetter. It is Military Ground, at 4 pm. Referee: Sapper at this point that the oil spray is applied nod as Scarlett, R.E. it encounters the beated apparatus it is vapouris. ed and ultimately gamified in the presence of the

The B.O.C. will be represented by the follow hot water-gai. Next the oil iz shut off then the steam; and, the stock valve being opened, the ing in tomorrow's match:-K. Khan (Goal), blasts are again admitted and the energy of Redfern and Edwards (Backs), S, Jex, 1. E. the fire is recuperated. The generator bas to Chunyut and A. Abbas (Halsbicks), B. Mus:

Abbas (Forwards), - be supplied with fuel at intervals of from 45 tokett, S.- Baker, J. Heigh, Stommers and Y. 60 minutes and is cleaned onca during each shift. After passing through the scrubbers and condensers, the water-gas is deprived of its carbonic acid and treaded for its slight

The fixtures for to-morrow in the abovo arrive 42,000 bales. Division are as follows:-

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SULPHUR IMPURITIES THE ORIGINAL WORKS, -It-is-now-nearly-half a century since.the.coninthe same method as described abors with | struction of the original gas works at West regard to coal gas. Water Gas is free from the Point was begun. Operations were objection attaching to the latter by raszon of the tered upon in 1864. Up till 1900 the ori amount of soot and oibor impurities that it de: ginal plant had been gradually augmented, posits on ceilings and room decorations. The but in that year it was found that no oil tank has a capacity of 60 tons and this thing short of reconsuuction could bring amount, roughly speaking, is used up every the works up to that point of efficiency and month. capacity which the ever-growing demand Decos»

It is interesting to observe that whilst the sitated. At that time the amount of g is being. produced was 360,000 cubic feet every 24 hours. Kas maanfactured was in 1874 something like 24,795,000 cubic feet, the output had increased, When reconstruction was set about, the old within one generation to the extent of 35,216,000, plant consisting of condensers, exhausters. In 1894, the consumption bad increased up to scrubber wasbers, and purifiert, was removed the extent of 517,640,000 ; ja 1902 to 115,953,5 to the Company's Kowloon works, the old red in 1999 to 163,451 thousand cobic feet, tort house being retained with all its connec tions. The new retort house erected was 70 'feet long by 62 feet wide, containing six through ovens of night retorts each. Between the two retorts there was a producing capacity of one million cubic feet in 24 hours. After leaving the

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.. RETORT HOUSES.

the gas passei through what is known as the

The problem of supplying the Peak District bas always been a proved difficulty to the Gas Company, for without reference to the local plant and without any special asking from Peak residents, the fact remains that more complaints will be fourd regarding breakages than one would ever have suspected to occur within the upper portions of the Settlements.

BOC. 28, CO, BUFFS.

HONGKONG FOOTBALL CLUB.

The following have been chosed to play against H.M.S. Bedford iu a friendly game of football to-morrow aftercoon, at the Club Ground, 4 p.m. ---(Goal). Kow, (Backs) Hamil- toa and McCubbin, (Hallbacks) Whitmamb, Barlow, sad, Gregory, (Forwards) Aitchison, josland Kilby, Goldenberg and Claxton,

ORINA AND TIBET:

GREAT BRITAIN'S, QUESTION.

Paking, Feb. 27.

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·sten. Nippen, Takwiki and Toss Maru, from Bombay, and strs. G. Apeær, Lightning and Kaleng from Calcutta have brought in 4,997 bales for Hongkong, and, 8,691 bales for Shanghai, co shipment for North.

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Local Mill-The sales of this yarn is stead! ly increasing to our local market, some gon bales of 10 and 121 being booked during the pedod under review. Prices 5:32 to 5131 for

Japanese Yaro.-About too baten of 169 ware 10 and $130 for sal.

booked at Sizo.

Shanghal-This market has also experienced great activity, while prices advanced some Tis, 3 per bale;

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Raw Colton-Bangal--A few pirculs of 325 bales changed bands at 5331 to $35. Chinese- A small business was doon at Siop to 5411 No stocks lá the market, of eliber klud.

Ropeer, Ti 1281. Rapeas, D/D 128. Sterling, D/D 1/8 11/16. Sterling, 4m/st 1/84. Shanghai, T/T 741 Japan 841.

Bar Silver-23 7/16.

POLISIWALLA & KOTWALL,

Cotton and Yaro Brokers.

The negotiations of the Osaka Sploring Com- pany with Tokyo and Qsaka banki for the Issue of the company's debentures to the amount of Mr. Max Müller, Councillor of Legation, (on Y1,000,000 having come to a successful coscia. behalf of Sir John Jordan), has asked for a fracksion, a special general meeting of shareholders avowal of China's Tibetan policy, which, in the is called for the 4th inst. to obtain their present extraordinary circumstances, is im approval to the terms. portant to Great Britain, who is responsible for the galatude of the districts bordering upon the Lamaist stater.

A reply la balog formulated. Foreign officials consider that the dismissal of the Dalat Lams la inevitable,

Events Coming.

Saturday, 5th March. Queen's College re-optós, Canton Regalia.

Buffs Regimental Race Meeting, Race Course, a.30 p.m.

Hughes and Hengh, Anction sale of Japan. ese Curios, 3.30 p.m.

lanl main into condensers, where it in baffled on the whole, however, the one and only but ridicale the Ides of the reincarnation, of "-Boxing at V.R.C. 9.15 p.m. ·

method followed out by the Gas Company is thoroughly up to date and modern, with a plant that, is folly equal to any considerable extent that the demands of business may | requiro.

THE RELIGIOUS VIEW, Foreign students of Buddhist theology and. Lamaists admit the possibility of the Dalai Lama's being deprived of his temporal power another. Lama, while the Dalai Lama“livos Thay contend that those faithful to him will

circumstances: adhere to him in any country and in any

Sunday, 6th March. Volunteer Church Parade.

Monday, 7th March. Hongkong Technical Institute re-opens.

•abaut, enserounding the water tubos that reduce its temperature from aso deg. to atmospheric solution to be arrived at is this that the level. Next, tbo gas passes into the exhausters and afterwards into the tar extractors and thence into scrabber washers, the function of which is to extract'all the ammonis and a'por tion of the sulphuretted bydrogon and carboniç

By the erection of the big new steel ges acid before the gas enters the purifiers filled, ong with oxide of iron and one with lime, halder, the Company have now available ster This process completes the making of age capacity to the extent of 750,000 cubic fost the Political Officers, being pensioned and pro-3 pm, the gas which is then passed through 1t is 98 feet in height and has a diameter of tected by India as guardians against intrigue.

of feel. It took eight months to construct and was completed just before Chios New Year. Owing to the nature of the ground, the site had to be laid with two fest of concrete fondation, Meists, Cutler and Sons, Milwall, London, were the makers of the tank which was put up ander the suparvielos of experts sent out from Eagland.

esa Carlos, 2.30p.m. **

Dispassionately considered, the questionHughes and Hough, Auction sale of Japan- appears to depend upon the attitude of the four- Kanbus associated with the Dalal LADA. Chias contends that the Kaubos are loyal to

THE REPLY TO GREAT BRITAIN

Peking, Feb. 28. China's reply to the British Legation's repra sentations is considered to be satisfactory.

"It is understood to contain an assurance that there will be no alteration in the interior administration of Tibet. It states that China,

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Union Waterboat Co., Ltd, Annual Meeting at the Office of Messrs. Dodwell & Co.,Ltd., Licensing Board Meeting, at the Colonial Secretary's Office, a 'p.m.

Tuesday, 8th March. Hongkong Horticultural Society, Flower. Show in the Botanic Gardens, a p.m.

Mabialtas, Hockey Semi-inal, H.K.H,C. or Happy Valley, 4-45 p.m.

Wednesday, 9th Match. Hongkong Fire Insurance Company, Ltd.,

FOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED,

TO-MORROW (SATURDAY) AND Monday,

the gik and 7th March, 19to, commencing each day at 2,30 P.M., at thoir Sales Rooms, No. 8, Des Voeux Road, corner of Ice House Street,

A LARGE ASSORTMENT OF

IAPANESE CURIOS,

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* COMPRISING !--

MAKUDZU. VASES, BOWLS and PLATES, BRASS BUDDHAS, TEMPLE LAN: TERNS, KINKOSAN SATSUMA TEA and COFFER SETS, VASES, BOWLS, SILVER and GOLD OLOISONNE VASES, IVORY CARVINGS, SILK-EMBROIDERED and CUT-VELVET SCREENS and WALL HANGINGS, DAMASOENE WARE, OLD IAPANESE CLOCKS, OLD LACQUERED and PORCELAIN WARE, GOLD HAND- PAINTED SCREEN, CARVED CHERRYWOOD DESKS, CHAIRS and STANDS;

2 JAPANESE POODLES.

Catalogues will be issued.. TERMS Á urval.

Hongkong, 4th March, 1910,

ALSO A

HUGHES & HOUGH,

Auctioneers.

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SALON-CINEMA THEATRE,

WYNDHAM (FLOWER) STREET, OPPOSITE GENERAL POST OFFICE,

FIRST APPEARANCE IN HONGKONG

or

Mr. CARL WALLNER, Whistler and Comedian.

Miss ADA KING

IN THEIR NEW REPERTOIRE.........

MI AND BY OHRYSTAL INT

EXCELLENT FILMS. ORCHESTRA IN ATTENDANCE, DAILY OHANGE- OF PROGRAMME, COMPLETE CHANGE TWICE A WEEK, MONDAY and FRIDAY, DAILY TWO PERFORMANCES. First commences: 6.30 half-price. Becond commences 9,15.

MATINEES EVERY SATURDAY and SUNDAY 4 p.m. Half-price.

Hongkong, 19th February, 1910..

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CLARETS & SHERRIES.

BEST VALUE GIVEN.

Medoc, St. Emilion, St. Julien, St. Estephe,

Ch. Larose, Ch. Mouton Rothschild.

Mr. Gop. Carry is the local secretary and finding that her con le bain westent in Auuual Meeting, at the offices of Mosers. Jar" Manzanilla, Amoroso, Fino Seco,

the station metre into the gas-holders.

As time went on, it was found that still greater extensions would have to to made in order to keep pace with the demand, and it wis dreided to put in an installation of the famous caiburetted water-gas plant by Messrs. Humphreys and Glasgow, London, thus mark. ing a new departure in the maofacture of gar, Atthe product bitbento bad all been of the coal- gas description. This plant is now in foll work. Mr. A. E. Dunrich is the book-keeper. ing order and is giving every satisfaction to the management. This plant can be worked more economically than coal-gas, plaat. Each part of the installation is in duplicate, so that one set can be overhauled and cleaned whilst the other In working

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consequence of the Dalai Lama's oppositions diae, Matheson & Co. Ltd., 11 o'clock Noon, had sent the expedition from Stechuan for Hongkong Horticulipral, Society, Flower purposes of police work. The dismissal of Show in the Botanic Gardens the Dalai Lama, it is maid, had bosa carelad.

Thursday, 10th March. out with the object of nullifying possible Chins Fire Insurance Company, Limited, fotrigues and as a punishment for the Dalal's Annual Meeting, at 3, Queen's Road Central offences..

THE negotiations with the Miten Bishi' Bank for the issue of debentures of the Full Spinning Company to the amount of ¥3,000,000 have come to a successful conclusion. The terms

**Members of other foreign Legations in Pak agreed upon are reported to be as bader:- Security, the company's mills under the Trasting consider that China's hasty dismissal of the derives its name from the fact that three-fifths Law; interest, 5k per cant; actual amount Dalai Lama, without consulting Great Britain, of its weight and three-quarters of its bulk conceivable by the company, Ys; upredeemable in a serious blunder calculated to provoke sist of the oxygen and bydrogen obtained by for 3 years, and term of redemption within 5 serious situation, antagonizing the Lamalııy the decomposition of steam, Steam cannot be years thereafter, 7 years in all. The sun is to ❘ and endangering China's hold on Tibet. decomposed by host alone, but when subjected | be nadartaken by the Mitsui, Mitsu Biski, to a high temperature with costalo sedacing Dai-ichi, Tokokunl, and Morimura. Banks, elements the oxygen combines with thees The actual rate of interest to be paid works out reducers and wela... the hydrogen free." "In | at about 6.8 per cent,

The Kanbus in, Lbasa have telegraphed, resiguing their positions, but these the Lifampu (Ministry of Rites) has not accepted-N. 0, D, Newk

Noon

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Friday, 11th March, Institution of Engineers and Shipbuilders of Hongkong, Aapani Dianer, at Hongkong Hotel, 8 p.m.

Saturday, 12th March, Hongkong Regatta. Hongkong Football Shield Final, Buffs os Naval Yard, 4 p

Boxing "Bill Lewis* es “Battling Simms, City Halli

Amon-

tillado, Vino de Pasto, Grand Old

Brown.

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H. PRICE & CO., LD,

&

WINE MERCHANTS,

12, Queen's Road,

Telephone 135.

Wotykowe q'k March; 1410]

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