THE
INSURANCES
LLOYD OF NETHERLANDS AMSTERDAM & BATAVIA. (FIRE AND MARINE INSURANCE COMPART.) THE Undersigned AGENTS for the above Compaar are prepared to ACCEPT
TH
RISKS at current rates.
LUTGENS, EINSTMANN & Co..
Agents Hongkong, let January, 1907
124
TO LET
TO LET.
IN HOTEL MANSIONS, 2 KOOMS on
First Floor, suitable for Offices. Apply to→→
HENRY HUMPHREYS,
Alexandra Buildinga. Hongkong, 7th March, 1907.
TORTH BRITISH AND MERCANNES NORTE BIURANCE COMPANY
TOTAL FUNDS AT 31er Drones, 195
£17,887,110.
I. AUTHORISED CAPITEL... 29,000,000
SUBSCRIBED CAPITAL 2,750,000
PAID-UP CAPITAL
11. FIRE FUNDS A............
687,500 00
3,388,720 19 8 The Undersigned, AGENTS for the above Compasy, are prepared to ACCEPT RISKS against FIRE at Current Rater.
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO., Agents, Hongkong, 11th July, 1908.
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THE GLOBUR INSURANCE COMPANY OF HAMBURG.
THE
THE Undersigned, having been appointed AGENTE for the above Company, are prepared to ACCEPT RISKS against FIRE at Current Ratsɛ.
CALLOWITZ & Co.
Hongkong, 18th August, 1906.
29
AACHEN AND MUNICH FIRE IN- SURANCE CO.
OF AIX-LA-CHAPELLE.
HE Undersigned, having been appointed Taders the horn Compre". ure prepared to ACCEPT BISKS against FIRE
Current Ratee.
REUTER, BROCKELMANN & CO.,
Agents. Hongkong, 21st April, 1897,
114
TO LET
TO LET,
for a Boarding House of Cint
No. 73, WYNDHAM STREET.
GLENWOOD" Caine Road, suitable
"BANGOUR" POAX.
46
TO LET
531
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, MARCH 21st, 1907.
FUNNELS AND FLAGS.
SAN FRANCISCO.
The San Francisco Call-in its "Waterfront Gossip" mentions that the tide of travel to the Orient has resumed ila aute-fire volume," and that "baiting Chinese has been quite a popular sport along the waterfront of ists." It describes how a Chitramsreliant was stoned aul serious. ly injured by "hoodlums."
SAIGON BUSY.
Saigon harbour was well filled with ships O. 1, WEST END TERRACE, Shamoen, recently. Thirty-two vessels lay at anchor them on February 27, their nationality being: Apply to-
French, seron, British, five; Germane, five Norwegian, eight, Danish, two; American, one; Japanese, three and Russian one.
HÔNGKONG LAND INVESTMENT & AGENCY CO., LD, Hongkong, Ist March, 1907.
{9}
TO LET.
(UMMER HOUSE" Monut Kellett, Furnished. the TEAK, Partially Possession from 1st April, 1907. Low Reut.
Apply to...
PERCY SMITH & SETH,
5, Queen'e Road Central.
530 Hongkong, 8th March, 1907.
NO
TO LET-ON LEASE. FROM 1ST JANUARY, 1907,
08. 6, 8, 10, 12 and 14, HOLLYWOOD
ROAD.
FATALITY AT SAIGON,
"SIMPLE LIFE" AT CHICAGO.
Nine women and fifteen men have organised a "Simple Life' colony, at 1171 Milwaukes Avouse, Chicago, and under the guidance and instruction of Dr. Arthur Gluck, Austrisuı philosopher and inventor, began last month to live the now life.
The purposes of the selony, whose members expect
il to number bandreda of followers in Chicago within a year, are to livn a daily existence devoid of everything anostural and artifdal
When our colony takes up its complete sud roundal life," said Dr. Ginck, "we will have absolutely no see for the butcher, the baker and the candloatisk maker. Our needs will be few, simple and of such a nature that we will almost Mr. Marshall, an engineer on board the
antidy apply them ourselves. British steamer Skerries was drowned in
intoxicants, tobacco, monte, candies, ios, the harbour at Saigon recently, while he was Pepper, salt and delicacies are barred from the
mena of the bathing with several of his comrade indirkuat makes up his mind to come inte the simple life advocates. When an strong was the current that it was impossible colony he must not only agree to do without to rescue him. His body was recovered or March 7.
these articles, bat he must agree to disperse with the use of tooth brushes, razore. hair bundred other supposedly matrisses and a bund awful sad Docenary articles.
The next point that receives attention at the hands of the simple fife sdrocates is the matter of clothing- 'The
present day attire is taboold. The mombors will garb themselves in robes of unbleached linen, their shoes will be made of lines, as well as their hats.
STEWARD'S. TRAVELLING RECORD.
Henry Stevens, chief wine steward of a Cunard liner, has male his thousandth trip across the Atlantic. This record, so far as is known. has never been surpassed. Stevens is sixty-three years old and has Leon
in continuous Gorvice of the Cunard company for forty-two years and six mouths. Taking 3.0 miles for the trip from Liverpool to New York as a basis for cou
compatation, Sterons has travelled. 3,00 000 uilen, or a distance of 120 times around the earth. Had he been travelling through space ingenuously comments a contemporary, he ma F101
would have made six round trips to the
Non. 1, 2, 3, 4 nad 5 SUN WAI LANE. Apply to
ARRATOON V. APCAR & CO.,
45, Wyndhata Street. Hongkong, 24th October, 1906.
W
TO LET,
IMMEDIATE POSSESSION. ELLBURN, No. 81 the PAK-
Apply to
1000"
NORTH CHANNEL YANGTZE. The Aide to Navigation in the North Chanel entrance to the Yangtze Rivor have bean changed as follows Drinkwater Point Gas- lighted Bray has been replaced in position und JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN, now bears 8.87 deg. W., distant 12.2 miles from
York Buildings.
Shageishan Lighthouse, and is moored in 18 Hongkong, Wad January, 1907.. 251 feat at low water of spring tides. Drinkwater Point Gas Light-ressel bas been shifted TO LET.
and moored in23 feet at low water of spring lides 8. 24 and deg. E, distant 3:46 miles from DAVENSHILL WEET No. 3, PARK Drinkwater Point Beacon (eracted on the sits R ROAD
of Drinkwator Point Lightouss). The Middle Leland Baey Apply to...
sail a bien removed, a Gas DEACON. LOOKER & DEACON. lighted Buoy, painted black, to bo known as Hongkong, 5th December, 1996.
the Middle Island Gas-lighted Busy, moored is 52 feet at low water of spring tides 8. ++ W. distant 1.5 miles
the site of the Luchian from Lighthouse Linchina Light and Chic Back Gaslighted Buoy bars bean discontinied. The Quarantion. Anchornza Upper Buoy has been
and moored in 3 feet at low water of spring tides 9. 42 dog. W., distant 1.1 miles from the Quarantine Bazeon.
The Quarantine Anchorage Lower Busy i has been replaced by s b-font conion! Buoy, painted red, and moved in 30-feet at low water af spring tides 9. 12 der [O. 28, LEIGHTON HILL ROAD. E distant 133 miles from the Quarantina
Immediate Posession.
TO LET.
FROM 1ST March, 1907,
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BUNGALOW (furnished) at Now Territory, No. 3, CARNA VON VILLAS, N., replaced by a Gaa-lighted Buoy, painted re
Kowloon, & Ross, Low Rental.
4
BRACONSFIELD ARCADE, Fine Shops
Offions and Dwelling Rooms
No. 15, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL,
Top Floor, tover Caldbook MacGregor),
BELILIO8
ROBINSON ROAD.
TERRACE
HOUSES,
TO LET OR FOR SALE, NEW HOUSE on MOUNT KELLATT, Piva Rooms, on Rural Building Lot No. 117.
Apply to-
TERRACE, Kowloom. Apply to→ HEWAN & Co..
No. 15, Cought Road, Wast.
* 323 Hongkong, 1st February, 1907.
TO LET.
THE COMPRADONE, Apply to-
Nippon Yuson Kaisha. Hongkong, 4th February, 1997.
338
M2
TO LET.
LINSTEAD & DAVIS. 3rd Floor, Alexandra Buildingi Hongkong. fnd November, 1506.
TO LET.
No.6, at April, 1907,
TO. 6, AUSTIN AVENUE, KOWLOON.
Apply-
COMPRADORE DEPARTMENT,
B. D. Sassoon & Co., Hongkong, Wh March, 1907.
TO LET.
799
TO. 6. LYSEMOON VILLAS, Kowloon, Possession frám 1st March next, Fiva Rooms and Toanis Court. Reat $125 per month including taxes.
Apply to- "LYEEMOON"
Care of Daily Press" Office. Hongkong. 21st January, 1907. 241
TO LET,
0. 21, CONNAUGHT ROAD CEN-
NTRAL is for Ullces and Godown.
$6
Apply on the Promise,
Hongkong, 20th Marcb, 1907,
TO ET-FURNISHED.
$10
LEWKNOR" No. 116, PEAK. April
and September.
Apply --
M. W. SLADE.
Prince's Buildings. · Hongkong, 29th January, 1907.
TO LET.
FOR SALE
200
UNHEVED" 39, Robinson Road, or
Nog. 27 sud 3L SEYMOUR ROAD,
4 New House io KENNEDY ROAD, near
Wan Choi.
Nos. 4 and 6, HIGH STREET.
No. 90 & 91 GODOWN PRAYA EAST.
Apply to
SAM WANG CO., LTD.,
81, Queen's Road Centrs!. Hongkong, 13th November, 1908. (103
TO LET.
FOUR-BOOMED HOUSES at Prays
Eat, Bear East Point Apply to
JARDINE, MATHESON & CO. [137 Hongkong, 3rd January, 197..
TO LET
OND FLOOR of No. 6, ICE HOUSE STREET; Centrally stuated and within easy reach of the principal Bauke and business houses, Apply on the premises to-
-TATA & CO. Hongkong, 24th December, 1906.
TO LET.
105
HOUSE in KNUTSFORD TERRACE
AKOWLOON.
Apply to-
THE BONGKONG LAND INVEST
MENT AND AGENCY CO.. LÙ. Hongkong, lut March. 197.
192
N ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS Small
TO LET
Soound Floor:
Apply
SECRETARY,
[150
A. S, Watson & Co., Ld. Hongkong, 4th January, 1997.
OFFICE TO LET.
NE ROOM in PRINCE'R BUILDINGS from
lat Fobrnary. Rent $50 per month. Apply-
REUTER, BROCKELMANN & CO.,
Prince's Buildings. Hongkong, 29th Jannary, 1907.
299
No. 2, HOLLYWOOD ROAD,
Apply to
ARRATOON V. APCAE & Co., 45, Wyndham Street. Hongkang, 2ud March, 1907..
421
Bacon. The Quarantine Baoys now mark the northern side of the channel as well as define the limits of the Quarantine Anchorage.
THE "JENA"
The June is one of France's beat sud biggest bntleships afloat, though there are sororal ships. building with the bigger tonnage and stronger armmat. She wa launched at Brost in September, 1898, and is built of steel. Her principal measurements are:-Length, to fret beam, 8 feet; maximuro
drauglit.
27 Isot inches. ha displeas
12.062
being displacement ressal arenading her di fons, the only the Sufer with 12,728
12,728 tone.
The indicated of her engines ander natural borgs-power drought is 9,500 and under forced draught OND FLOOR No. 12, QUEEN'S ROAD 16,500, which give her a speed of 18.2 kants per hour. She has coal capacity to carry her 7,040 CENTRAL
iler at a speed of 10 knots; and is alan fitted for il fasl. Fitted with three sets of four
Court.
TO LET.
GREENCROFT, GARDEN ROAD, Kowloon, Redecorated, Eletric Light. Toonis FAIRVIEW, Rouxsor ROAD, Kowloon, from March 1st.
Apply Lo-
LEIGH & ORANGE, 1. Dess Vox Rosd.
Hongkong, 19th February, 1907.
TO LET.
No. 2, MACDONNELL ROAD.
94
Apply to-
COMPRADORE'S DEPARTMENT, Nippon Yusen Kaisha. Rongkong, 3rd June, 1905.
TO LET.
-[97
TO.8 GRANVILLE AVENUE, Kow.
N
LJON.
Apply to--
HUMPHREYS ESTATE &
FINANCE CO., LD.,
137
Hongkong, 21st March, 1907:
TO LET.
POBSESSION FROM 1T APRIL NEXT.
the
oylinder triple expansion engines, thus Jena, han wrty boilers of the Belleville type with economisers. She is heavily armoured, baving a complete belt, rising faree feet above the wafar
a maximum thickness of 14 inches line, with a and tapering to 6 inches. There is a secondary belt of from 23 inch to 47 inch, and an unarmoured gap of thren feet between the secondary belt and casamatek.
deck is 2 inches, Ext on balt; and the
dock inch. The Jena carries four 12-inch guas, mounted in comples, in two terreta fors and aft; eight 6.4 quis eight 3.9 quick- rere in the central inch 2.7 shinids:
battery, firers on the s superstructure; sixteen 9-pounders. eighteen 1-pounder quickfirers and 1-posader schine; and four torpedo tubes (two sub- marged). She carries a complement of 700 offers and men, a number exceeded by only one other ship in the French nary the Sufren, with 730.
#
Soi-attnahod HOUSES, No, 138 and lowing reply from Cominander M. Loop: ipt:
WIRELESS AT 1600 MILES The Cablenews saya-A fine teat of the efficiency of the wireless telegraph stations wax meds at Jolo
recently when dispatch was received there from war vessel 1600 miles dieta.
Captain Hatbasay, chief signal officer department of Mindanan has wired to division headquarters that the Jola operator tercepted two measures between the I. 8. S. and the U. S. S. West Virginia, At that time on the evening of March 6. Captain Hathaway was not aware of the loen- tion of the ships, as he wired to the chief signal ofloar of the division to ascertain the distance from Jolo of these two ships. Major Fechet, forwarded the roques to Cavite with the fol
"I have the honor to acknowledge the
tter of the 11th inst. of
inst. requesting fr your
regarding the pla
lacy and distance of information the T.8.8. Chattage and West Virginia on the 9th inst. On the evening of the rh inst. the Chattanooga wae at Shanghai a distance of about 1600 miles from Zamboanga and the West Virginia was off the southern end of Fermosa Island, a distance of abon: 1,000 miles from Zamboanga."
13c, MACDONNELL ROAD, Each with 7 Roomie, Bath Roone, Kitchen, Servants' Quarter and Grass Tennis Court.
Apply to-
CHNG CHINAM, Yan On Marine & Fire lusurance Co., Ltd.
482 Hongkong, 1st March, 1907,
TO LET.
OFFICES in KING'S BUILDING and YOLK
BUILDING.
A HOUSE is Wong Ng1 CHONG ROAD. GODOWNS in PRATA EAST.
A HOUSE in CLIFTON GARDENS, Condait Road
FLATS in MORETON TERRACE. Apply to-
THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST- MENT & AGENCY CO., LTD. flongkong, Ist March, 1967.
TO LET.
TO. 3 and ORMSDY
191
000
The rday Captain Langhorne was aboard the warships in the harbour and sent a of wireless dispatch to another ship lying some distance off
acs off and this message was accurately recorded at Zamboaura.
These
examples
prove the prest efficiency of the wireless art and it finca in time of war and especially during the typhoon season when the tlegraphs and cable liue may be out of commission.
LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS.
NRY TRACE: Srday, 16th Maru, arrived at Shanghai og
Rentals.
Apply La-
SPANISH PROCURATION, Hongkong, 4th March, 1907,
No
TO LET.
504
TO. 23, WYNDHAM STREET.
Apply to
·E. A. & C. FrDE CARVALHO, 14. Arbuthnot Road. Hongkong, 28th February, 1907.
471
The 1.G.M. str. Ziten which left here on
Tuesday, the 19th Marcb, at 1 p.m.
The str. Cuikerin Apers from Culcuffs left Singaporo on 20th Mural. a.m. and may be expected here on orsbret the 25th March.
HOW TO BE BEATIFUL-Koep your com plexion, Mrs. Eller's Crane Charmsat, Lait Charmant and Spesial Skin Tonisand Poudre Нег Charmant will enable you to do it. Specialities for the Skia are the study of a fetime. A. S. Watson & Co., Ltd., Solo Agents,
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are
Rules acting to the very letter provided for courtship and marriage. When a maa isoides ba has discovered big heart's desire
he will inform other members. Then a general meeting will be assembled and the members will disous the fitness of the match. If they think the marrings will prove wise and happy they will vote their approval and the pair will bo married by one of the members of the colony, There will be no wedding cake or bridal party,”
NOTES FROM IRELAND.
FOR SALE
YACHT;
RUISING
"DOROTHY," equipped now sails 1st November. Apply
J. HASTINGS, 38, Queen's Road Central, Hongkong, 28th February, 1907, 469
WANTED.
ADY TYPIST, able to write Shorthand, Reply stating speeds, previous experience, salary required. Address
"B." P.O. Box 38a. Hongkong, 27th February, 1907. 400
ITE
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519
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nj
*We will burn everything English except their coale," na antasiastic Irishman declared. Late last autumn it was proposed to establish free Brary at Newcastle West. The unggos. fion net with the fierest opposition from the local parish priest, Monsignor Hallinan. free library, he claimed, would help to Anglicies the people. "The Freelibrary man puta baforo the Irish English ideals of the art society sot through the pages of the English envel
covel, be Landerodia frolibariere-introduced the ring generation will take thair ideals from across the Irish Ses,"
He wont to describe the frise library as the most active and powerfal agency for the more rapid Anglicisation of the Irish peuple. Hs did not tell them, as he might have doua. that fre libraries are fatal to remunerative superstitious. The Irish Nationalist who
uters the Eaglish Nary deserves to Blogged," said the Chairman of the Nations! Whenever recruiting time comes Council, now, in maus country parts of Ireland, placards ars secretly posted on the wells denouncing those who nocept service. The nature of those placards may be judged by a recont specimen :-
**Bearken to the words of Father Kavanagh, the Irish Francissan Patriot Priest, who pronounces it a heinous crime against Irishmen to enter the forces of robber England; and he who engages in one of England's wajaxt wars
of deadly ain.
י
isske s vow that you will not recognize or
mix with any man who done the livery of an Irish slave--the red or black coat or blue iscket--and keep your children from mixing with this anti-Irish horde-the slaughterers of the innocaut Boor women and children."
The constabulary tear down these placards whenever they see them, and hore made some acrests.
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