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Intimation

Powell's

Furnishing

Department

FIRST FLOOR

Alexandra

Buildings.

CURTAINS

MADRAS MUSLIN

White and Ecru Frilled 2 Sides 52 in. 60 in. and 70 in.

wide

in various patterns.

FLOUNCED MADRAS

BRISE BLINDS. White and Ecru

24 in. and 36 in, long

HARNESS MUSLIN

in

White and Ecru Frilled 2 Sides

in

Spot and Fancy

signs.

De-

HARNESS MUSLIN

in

White and Ecru

unfrilled, 48 in. wide

various sizes of Spot and Fancy Patterns,

PLAIN BOOK Muslin Curtains Frilled

all

round

3 yards long

in White and Foru $4.50 per pair.

LACE CURTAINS

in great variety in White, Ivory and Ecru.

POWELL'S Alexandra

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH WEDNESDAY JUNE

NOTICE

PORN TT is hereby notified that, on and after WEDNESDAY, the 22nd fustapt the SUPPLY LEWATER to the Ride kain Districts will be controlled by bringing the Rider Mains into operation and that the Water will be turned on to each kider-Main daily for two consecutive hours. Information as to the hours of supply to any particular propery may! be obtained an application at the Offices of the Water Au hority or Registrar General dr at the Tung Wab Hoipitat, g

W. CHATHAM,

Water Authority.

Public Works Department,

Hoogkong, 20th June, 1910,

FRENCH

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NOTICE.

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Honnkony, 2111 January, 19ro.

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(Rates and Farticulars on application)

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KWONG FUNG YUEN, HEAD OFFICE-No. 13, Des Vieux, Road West TIMBER YARDE-Keanedy Town,

TIMBER MERCHANTS,

SAW MILL OWNERS,

RUBBER BISTORY AY

INTERESTING NOTES ON: THE INDUSTRY,

Fat Bret thaky know of it, their

might gain And

bof" clear: iço Mr. Parkin

till they Should

HONGKONG AVERAGE.

PRIORS

are not much Corrected 10th June, 1910, 780 263, per 5 Max.

KARLY EXPERIMENTS IN MALAYA,S Under the headlog Hlatorial Notes on the Rubber Industry," the Editor of the Straits and F. M. S. Agricultural Bulletin for the current month, writes *-*...

paper,"published in When history is writtes, even of such a sub-considerable value, although many of the facts Cry on circular 12-14 Juni,+ want one of ject as the story of discoveries and inventions were already known to those who had been connected with the rubbar industry, it is advis studying, rubber for some years. Unfortu able that it should be sor only complete but italy in those early days of Singapore, it was accurate. We are led to this observation by most Impossible to get any agricolami m reading articles in the recent cumbers of the search work published in by reasonable time. Indian Rubber Journal and India Rubber We had to dapend on the services of the gov World and Dr. Wills' Agricoltem in the Tro- pics. In these papers the incompleteness and inaccuracy lies in the account of the so-called re-discovery of wound-response, which it was Brut claimed was no original discovery by

printing press, which was so full of that papers took any time from six to eighteen months to get printed, and we had, before remarked, too small a vote to spend aceat on priating from our funds..

MONADE BISCUITS.

BUTCHER MEAT.

Boef sirloin & prime cat→→Mal Lung Pa

Corned-Ham Ngan Yuk Roast: Shlu "Broaft-Nguu Ioniza

Soup, Tong Yak Steak-Noua Yuk Pa

BirloinWran "Sausages ---Ngan Yuk Bullock's Brains Know

Tongus fresh-Ngan"

comod-Ham Ngan Li „Hand-Ngau Tau Heart-Ngan Samp Hump, Sall-Ngan Kin Fast-Ngan Kook Kidasys--Ngau Yiu

-Ngan Məl

** Liver-Ngau Opa

Tripe (and sed)-Ngar

Messrs. Willis and Parkio, in 1839, but later as a re-discovery of a phenomenon known to the Amazon1 seringueiros and some other points.

Mr. Willin, in his Agriculture in the Tropics The discovery that the second and later gives so odd an account of Mr. Parkin's: Int tappings of a rubber tree produce agreator flɔw

vation of biscuits that it is worth' quoting of latex than the first in one that no one can

Not only did Mr. Parkin work out the wound- possibly overlook who taps a iras consecutively a moderately remunerative industry response and that change what appeared to be ly for a few days running and notes the result. In the fadia Rebber Joutsal of March ai, 1910, a very profitable one, but he also worked an account is given of an article in Science out the way of coagulating robbar inte biscuits, Progress, by Mr. Patkin, who visited Ceylon in the form in which the bulk of the cultivated 1899, but unfortunately did not visit Singapore, wicket, (for the sheets of Malaya – are Para rabber has hitherto appeared on the where he would have found not'only a mucha larger collection of rubber producing planting the latex to run down the tree and

simply larger biscuits)—lanead-of-allow- Unives Hand and a much greater number of Para rubber thus become dirty and instead of allow trees of good size, but also that experiments in rabber tapping had been carried on for ten ing it to dry luto a mass of dingy black robber years previously, and that the phenomenon of in coconut shell, he showed that it could be wound-response bad been know for many

collected to little tins placed one under each years. One is glad to see that he mentions the work done by Dr. Trimen, and the interest he took in the possibilities of profitable cultivation of Heven braziliensis, for Dr. Trimen has not of lets years received the share of credit for his work in this matter and in other agricultural horticoltural and botancial work that was due

to him.

On my first coming out to the Kiss in 1888, I stopped for a month on the way with Dr. Trimen at Peradeniya, and had an opportunity of seeing the find j'ara rubber trees at Henorat- gode, and talking with Dr. Trimen about their tapping and the possibilities of a future rubber industry. Op my arrival at Singapore, 1 found In the Economic Gardens more than ten times as many Para rubber trees than there were at Heneratgode. 1 bese bad been planted by bir, Canstay, who like his predecessor, Mr. Murion, had forescen a futurs for rubber. These fleek, however, had been much overgrowa with secondary growib, at which a due will wonder when I say that the vote for keeping up the Kconomic Gardens, about 120 acres, which were almost entirely overgrown with dense secondary folest, only paid for ten coolies and a mandor, As soon as was practicable the rubber ground was cleared of undesirable trees and shrubs, and i and my ansi sinnt commenced to examine into the tapping of the robbar tions,

BARLY SPECIMENS

tan-kook....

Mutton Chop-Yanng: Pal Kwat 4.2B)

Laz-Yenng Pel· Shoulder-Yeong Shan

cut and then mixed together and coagulated Pigg Chiting-Chi cheong will certain amount of acetic or other acid; Thit discarded system was the one adopted by

funbar progress till 1899. The coconut shelf Dr. Trimen in 1885, and Ceylon and made no

system was never; I- nood; hardly say, used in ringbone system of tapping and the cigarette the Botanic Gardena, Singapore, but the kore

and saucers were adopted in 1889, Just.105 years previously, and specimens of the rubber mede had been freely distributed to many. 'parts of the world, long before Mr. Parkin made his great invention. There is absoluteľý no

gestion as to making biscuit, shest or any olbar defisite form in his paper at all! The following is Dr. Tamen's description of bis process. The method followed was to smooth the surface by scraping of a little bark to a height easily reached and then to make with the foot of the tree; cocoani caps were fastened such chisel numerous shaped incisions at

with clay and the milk conducted to them by title ridges of clay. Most of the milk dried on Los tree in tears....... The tupping was done in the afternoon.

·

Brains Ohl Know....

Dants,

Tat-Sai wa Turbot---Che Turtles, smi White Bait-Ng

Yo:

20

29

Trio

FRUITS.

Almond-Hung YAR... Apples, (Califor

{Chaloo)--Tin

Kam San Fing

Small-Hol Tong....

Gustard-Fan Lal Chi.. Bananan¡ fragrant, Ginton-Sang Bida

Herng Orla

» (bridus), Macao-San Haring Chlu

18 Obaitants, Chinese-Foong: Etäis

Carambola-Yeung Tou

Cocoanuis Yah Tsan Grupos: Sla Tal Estoniai. Lemons, China Nog: Moongi

Amet-Kom San Ning Moong Lichens, Small Stosa—Lai Chi Codi

Fresh, Lal Okla

Limes, (Salyon)--Sal Kung- Nigr

Moong

Mango, Manila-Lui Sung Mon;

Mango, Salgon-Sal Kuny Moony

so Hangosteens, Sin Chak Tes par doumim sa Oranges, Tim Chang ...............

Smali-Tel Ket

34

19.

Foot-Chi Kuokavinkami

Fry-Oh! Chak

Head-Oh! Tau

Heak-Chi Stim,

in Kinh Dat Ya

1

Etrahl Kon

Pork, Chop÷-Oh! Pal Kwat

» Corned-Ham Chu Yuk

11

Leg-Oku Pat m

Fat or Lard—Ohu Yau' Sheep's Head and Fest-

Kaok

Heart-Young Sot... Kidneys-Yeung Yin. 15.

Sucking Pigs, To Order-Chu Chal

Liver Yeung Dos...

Suet Beef-Sang NgAU YA *****

Mutton-Sang Yanng Yan Veal-Ngan Chai Yak,j!...

„Sausages--Ngan Chai Yak Tong,

POULTRY.

"Gapons, Large, Small-Sla Kal...... Dacki-Ap....... Dovas-Pan Kad....

Eggs, Han-Kal Taper dos. Fowls, Ganton--Kal

The real story of the invention of bisculta, or pancakes of rubber as they were called, is this: Whey, in the Botanic Gardens, Singapore, we begid to lap regularly, we desired to get a form of rubber which ducd moro rspidly and kept a clemer, brighter colour and sought about for à In these years we had annual Borticultural

more suitable form of vessel so set, the rubber Chicken-Kal Ghaf ip. As no fonds ware available for anything | Exhibitions in Singapore, the first of which after my arrival in 1888, was hald i 1889. Bexpensive and any specially made vessel, how

avar simple, was 100 costly for our experl- sides the exhibition of plaats and dowers wa mperia, we hit upon the common enamelled always showed specimens of new or interesting ison plate which is extensively sold in Sloga economic products grown and prepared in the botanic gardens, such as tea, coffes, fibres, etc, port, and being in common use by natives, was very cheap. These were found quite pulis, and always with them wers samples of Paxa factory, add the form that the rabber took in rubber from the old trees in the gardens. 1

them was that of the well-known biscuit. Dial GENERAL CONTRACTORS am not sure if there were any on view in 1889

but there certainly were in 18; when the

culis of rubber were made'and most of them Duke and Duchess of Connaught visited the

givin away to various poisons interested in rubber, and vary likely found their way oren. show. The trees were tapped is the herring to Ceylon, in about 189 Sheet was made bone method and the latex callaciid in cigarette tins and allowed to coagulate naturally in the ing my of fairly large size, which we happen soon after, at first in a photographer's develop tins without the use of acid. The tins were

ed to find in Singapore. In any case I cannot find anywhere that Mr. Paskin ever made or thought of a single biscuit. He gives in bla saying that commercial rubber can be fried papir no suggestion as to this whatever, beyond

thin theel from moisture and putrefaction by drying in

AND

то

H.B.M. Naval and Military

Authorities,

JAVE always on hand large stock of Hrica Fir, Douglas Fit, Oregon Pisz, Teak, Vacal, Hardwoods, Oregon Spar, Chinese Spar, Chinese Pine of all descriptions.

Inspection Invited to the Yards,

'Best Terms.

Quick delivery.

LEUNG TAI,

Managing Director,

[ri

Stengkong, roth Trinary, vote

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DO NOT MISS LOOKING AT OUR WONDERFUL SELEC- TIONS OF

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CO.

Dealers in

CEYLON PRECIOUS

STONES &o

Buildings 38 & 40, QUEEN'S ROAD

CENTRAL

|

Hainan-Ho! Nam Kal Gasse-Ngog Gauss, Wild Skanghal-Sheung Hol Ya

Ngo umanonam Maak Doer-Wong Kang Hare To Un

Pheasant-Shay Kal... Partridge-Che Khoo

H

pach

Pigeons, Canton-Fak Kup * Bach

Hollow Hallow' Pak Kup

Rice Birds-Wo Fa Ghenk. Quall-Um-Chun

Salpe-Sa Chuf. Tarkeys, Block-Fo Kal Kung... par

» Han- Wild Ducks, Shanghal, Sul-ap Teal, Shanghal, Sul Ap Chal... Wild Ducks Canton-Sang Sting Sol

square, and had a hinged lid which could be closed over the cup to prevent the falling in of dirt is described in the Bulletin of 1897 These ties were bought by the delen in the bazaar, ned'used for a long time. One of these small blocks of rabbar is proseived in the museum of the botanic gardens. Singapore, and

Mr. Curtis writes in his annual report for though quite black it is firm, clean, sound and 1898, about rubber taken from the lesing good though searly so years of age. A plece treats A sampla was submitted to Meiki, of rubber made in a saucer, one of the first bis coite (mado 1893) is also sound and good. But Heck, Levis and Kahn, for valuation, who res most of these samples were distributed to vary

ported it as beautiful rubber, very well cured, ious institutions and to persons interested in it worth to-day 5/5 por lha This was tapped and who sent them to their frms at home. Need collected in tins which he describes nokɛly two lass to state we discovered what is cow called Tea before My, Parkin discovered the method wound-response shortly after we commenced

of making it in this manner, and it was by no tapping in 1880, but from some Brozlína serio”.

'moms the first sample want home to the rubber dealers from the. Straite, --Robber grown by gueiros who visited the gardens later, founder. Tan'Ubay Yan, the first practical robber that it was well known to them, an did out an cord it as an important discovery on my part. At that time the preliminary tapping before Calling the robber, and when samples of rab- taking the latex on the second day was called Is Mr. Derry's report of government pista

tloss in Porsk, 1897), hu: myn amalany: tiens ber were required for any purpose

mas was have been tapped and report on the work sent to call the rubber two or three days before saboited. The rubber obtained is not yet hand.. Althis data iwenty years since I com afficiently smoked for sending home, but menced tapping the rubber trans. I cannot re-

xample have been valued in; Mincing Lane ut a/6 and 3/4 pound and considered equal to member when I actually discovered the wound the best Brazilian produced rubber and also. a pound, more than fast usually font. Many, planters and agriculturists, and Dr.

bez of figures of returns from trees of cacions Trimsa, kimsall, visited the gardens in these age 110 sent home in 1899 the first large early days, and the advantages of rubber as a parcel of Para rubbar from the Malay Fenio crop was urged on" them. „Taby were shown | malațit realised Cot 18, 6d. Ensure open Garoupe-Sok the trees, system of tapping and specimens, 10. Willis' Agriculture in the Tropics only giran

planer in the Colony, was sxhibited at the Maitoca show in 1898. This was the first Park rabbar shown for competition from the Stake It was grown in Malacca at Bakit Lintang

FISH,

Barbel-Ka Ya.. Bream-Bin Ya, Canton Fresh Water Card Yo ........... Catfish-Chik Ya Godfish-Man Yn Graha Hu Guttle Fish-Mak Dab-5a Mang) DaceWong Met Lan Dog Fish--Tit Tu Sa Bals, Gongor-Hal Man

GREATellow-Wong Frog Tian Kai

response for myselfers won from the Straits. He gives also a mom Frock water-Tam Bal

and the necessity of calling the robbar before the collecting in bulk was explained, to them, and they often carried away with them samples of the prepared rubber, Many of them came from Coylon or bad intimate" zelusions with Ceylon." All this was going on some years be. form Mr. Willis orir. Fatkin came to the East at all," or bad seen a rubber treo,, - Mr. Wright, in talking of Mr. Willis discovery of wound response, (this word indeed weams; to, kare

n invented by Me Pa

ɑbut it does not ocene-ig

of his experim iin) says that it is itical importanc

Ceylon Economic plante not cultivated or of an account of tropical #gricaltara, as seen in Harrlags=Two importance there are scrappily and often in accuratively described (ag.bago, ipecacuanba). It is apparently,not intended for a genstal work is donbless the reason why the work with on agricultura lis'the tropical taglons, and this Pan rabber done in the Straits Settlements is entirely ignored. Unfortunately it is clear from the Journals which) quote from it, that the radom are under the Impression" that the industry in Caylon, as given by Mr. Willis account of the development o shan tabber

giver the whole histor

Not the siry in the

Maddads Tim Kut Olves—Pak-Lila wasionace

Passion Frullatoriában. MRCH Pears, (Amarican)-Kam San Shut Li ■ (Canton), Cocking—Sa Lal.......... ». Peanuts,Fa Sang mirr Persimmons, Large-Hang Uklo Plas-appies, 1st quality---Shaung Poon

and cooking-Chung-tang

Platins Tal Gala ..........

| Plaúss, Swatów--Hung La!

Pamelo, Slam-Uhlm Lo Yau......Bich Walnuts, Hop To ma

Green-Sang Hop Ton Shanghai Lo-Kwat .........

VEGETABLES, &C Artichokes, Shanghal-Sheung Hel Ah

Chi Chanky RCÁK AZADELS4.J Buana, (French) Macro-Oh Moon Pin

Tans Jakk Beans,(Frunch), Shinghal-Sheung Hol

Pin Tang Baans, Sprout--Ah Chalu Bsant, Long-Tau Kok ..... Beet Root-Hang Chol Tan Brinjals, Green-Cheng Yuan Brinjala, Red-Evig Kar Bamboo Shoota-Okook Shar 24 | Cabbage, Chiness, com 35 | Uabbagy, Rad-Kai Lan Tan

Cabbage, (Shanghai)—Yah'

of

24

#

Oana Bhoots, banch-Kau Shan

Ginlidower, Larga iko-Tal Yah

Cauliflower, Mediera size--

Choi-la

Cauliflower, Small size--Sai Yeh Cholfa Ostrets Kam Shan

Celery, Ohinese-Tong Kan Choy, Calary, English-Young Kan Chol

Chilllas, Driad-Oot Lat Chlo

Corry.Stuf, Magisk-Ka Lee Ghol1Lin. Oncumbers--Ch

Bilter Squash-F

Garlic Sues Tat.

Ginger, young-Sun Tes Keong

Mold--Lo Keung Horse Radish, Shanghai--- Indian Gorn---Sek Mal. Emtnce--Yeung Sang Choi Water Chamuts—Ms/Tal -}|Handarta-Kwál Litzi,

Mask Melon, Massag Mushrooms,