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NOTICES TO CONSIGNEES BOSTON STEAMSHIP COMPANY. NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
STEAMSHIP “KUMERIC,"
INSURANCES
AACHEN AND MUNICH FIRE IN. BURANCE CO. OF AIX-LA-CHAPELLE.
FROM TACOMA, VICTORIA, TOKOHE Undersigned, having been appointed
HAMA, KOBE. MOJI, SHANGHAI
AND MANILA.
THE
THE above Steamer having arrived, Con- signees of Cargo are foreby requested
to send in their Bills of Lading for counter signature and to take immediate delivery of their Goods from alongside.
Cargo impeding the discharge of the Vessel will be landed and stored at Consignees risk
and expense.
No Fire Insurance will be effected by us in any onse whatever,
DODWELL & CO., LIMITED,
Agents.
Hongkong, 11th May, 1908.
HAMBURG-AMERICA LINIE.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNDES.
THE H.A.L. Steam bíp
"SCANDIA,"
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Capt, von Dohren, having arrived, Consignees of Cargo are hereby requested to send in their Bills of Lading for countersignature by the Undersigned and to take immediate delivery of their sicugside.
bely Good from alcun dos forwarded unlese notice to the contrary be given before TO-DAT Any Cargo impeding her discharge will the be landed at Consignees, risk into hazardous and/or extra hazardous Godowas of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godo Company, Limited; and stored-at- Consignees' risk and expeuso.
All Claims must be presented within ten days of the steamer's arrival hors, after which date they cannot be recognised.
No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all Goods remaining undelivered after the 18th inst., will be subject to rent.
All broken, chafed, and damaged Goods are. to be left in the Godowns, where they will, bo examined on the 18th lost, at 3 P.M.
No Fire Irurance lag beau effected.
HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINIE,
Hongkong Office,
Hongkong, 11th May, 1909,
S. ERNEST-SIMONS.”
$907
COMPAGNIES DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES
NOTICE.
ONSIGNEES of Cargo from Londoner B.Dordogna" from Havre 6x 8.8, Dordogne," from Bordeaux ex 8.5. Ville dé Lorient in connection with the abova Steamer are hereby informed that their of Opium, Gooda, with the exception Trensure
- Valuables, and
are Doing landed and stored at their risks into the hazardous and/or extra hazardons Godowas of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Go- down Co., Ltd., at Kowloon, whence delivery
lained immediately after lauding.
Cargo will be forwarded on unlöse. intimation is received from the Consignees before NOON,
TO-DAY, requesting it to be landed here.
Billa of Lading will be countersigned by the Undersigned. Goods remaining unclaimed affer MONDAY, the 18TH May, at Noon, will be subject to rent ad lauding obarges...
All Claims must be sent in to me on or before the 18th May, or they will not be recognised.
All damaged packages will be examined ou MONDAY, the 18th May, 1 31.
No Firo Insurance has been affected.
P. NALIN, Acting Agent.
Hongkong, 11th May, 1908.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
HE P, & O. 8. N. Co.'s Steamer, -
THE P
"OCEANA
FROM BOMBAY, COLOMBO AND
- STRAITS.
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Consigness of Cargo by the above-named versol are hereby informed that their goods are being landed and placed AT THErr sk in the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Gotowe Company's Gudowas at Kowloon, whers each consigament will be sorted out mark by mark, and delivery can be obtained as soon as the Goods are landod.
This vessel brings on Cargo:-
From London, &c., ex ss. Britannia
and Sunds.
From Calcutta, Ox 9.3, Nyauza.
From Persian Gulf on B. I. 8.-N. and
B. & P. S. N. Co.'s Steamers.”“
Optional goods will be lauded hore unless instructions are given to the coutrary within 6 hours.
Goods not cleared by the 19th just, at 4 PM, will be subject to rout
No Fire Loenranca will Le effected by me in any case whatever..
Damaged packages must be left in the Go -downs for examination by the Consignees and the Company's representatives at an appointed hour. All Claims must be presented within- ten days of the steamer's arrival here, aftor which date they cannot be recognised. No Claims will be admitted after the goods have left the Godowns
F. J. ABBOTT, Aoling Superintendent.
Hongkong, 18th May, 1908.
AUSTRIAN LLOYD'S STEAM NAVÍ GATION COMPANY.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEMS,
EXOME TRIESTE, PORT SAID, SUEZ, ADEN, BOMBAY, COLOMBO,
PENANG PENANG AND SINGAPORE.
THE Company's Steamship
THE
TRIESTE,"
having arrived, Consignbes.of Curgo are hereby informed that their Goods are being landed. at their risks, into the hazardous and/or extra hazardous Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd, whenee. delivery may be obtained..
-
Optional Cargo will be discharged here unles notice to the contrary be given immediately.
No Claims will be admitted after the foods have left the Godowns, and all Claims must be sent to the Office of the Undersigned before NOON on the 22nd-inst, or they will not be recognised.
No Fire Intrance has been affected, and any Goods remaining in the Godowns after the 22nd inst., will be subject to rent.
-Boir of Using will be countersignal by
SANDER, WIELER & CO.,
Agents..
Hongkong, 15th May, 190
AGENTS for the above Company, are prapazed to ACCEPT RISKS against FIRE at Current Rated.
BEUTER, BROOKELMANN & CO...
Agente.
114 Hongkong, 21rt April, 1897.
TORTH BRITISH AND MERCAN No
TILE INSURANCE COMPANY.
TOTAL FUNDS AT 818 DECEMBRE, 1800
£17,887,119.5
1. AUTHORBED CAFEFAL... £3,000,000
BURBOBIBED CAPITAL... 9,750,000" PAID-UP CAPITAL JA 687,500 0 11. FIE FUNDS... 8,886,720 19
The Undersigned, AGENTS for the abort Company, are prepared to ACCEPT RISKS against FIRE at Current Rater.
BHEWAN, TOMES & CO., Agents. Hongkong, 27th April, 1907.
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THE GLORUS INSURANCE COMPANY
OF HAMBURG.....
Undersigned, been appointed- TACENTER, having boon SERV, tod propand to ACCEPT BISKS against FIRE at Current Bates,
CARLOWITZ & Co Hongkong, 18th August 1206
COLD STORAGE,
THE HONGKONG JOE COMPANY, LTD., are 2 10,000 Cubic Feet of Celd Storage available at EAST POINT. Stores will Be Open at 10 A.. and 4 P.M. daily, Sunday arcepted, to receive and deliver perishable goods
G. K. HAXTON, Manager. Hongkong let April, 1908
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BISHI DOCKYARD AND ENGINE WORKS, NAGASAKI
CODE WORD: "DOCK"
THE HONGKONG DAILY FLESS, MONDAY, MAY 18TM
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sufficiently accurate and sensitive to indiosts the central phase of a lanse selipso within one minute of the computed time.
ING UP THE MISSING LINE-LOFTY QUICK- SILVER COLUBNS-ENGLAND'S VOLCANIC Steel banda or belts, as substitute for FIRES-MODERN MOTORS-PAPER MATERIAL ordinary leather balts, or rope drives, have been - NEW ENGINEERING, FEAT-MOONLIGHT MBÁSURES—MACHINERY BELTS OF STEEL
The urgent need of greater accuracy in the indications of the average clock gives importanos
to the suggestion of J. Jorgensen, a Londoner, that both public and private clocks can be synchronized at alight sxpense through either the gas or electrio mains of the town. The clock, which is consected to the gas-main by gasworks, for instance, may have the regulator
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introduced by a factory of Charlottenburg, Germany. Such halts may be reduced to about Long,sixth of the size required for leather belts, they do not streich, pulleys may be made
arrower, and in some cases shistes may be D smaller. Either ordinary pulleys or pulleys with a special covering to increase friction may he used. A belt 4 inches wide and 1/5 juch thick transmitted 200 to 250 horse-power at a have shown that steel belts may run 12,000 fest belt-speed of 5,400 fest par minute; and tenta
par minute.
SHARE REPORT.
simple attachment that has been invented. A simple mechanism is attached to each clock entered in the system, and is connected by a small tubs to the nearest gas pipe. At any convenient time of day or night,
lover at the regulating station is pulled share report dated Hongkong, 16th May 1908- Messrs, Erich Georg & Co. say in their weekly for a fmotion of a second. This slightly Our market has ruled very quiet during the reduces the pressure in the mains, and wook under review, and only a small business cause every connected look throughout the changes. The sterling demand rate of exchango tową to be set at precisely the same time.n Londog clones at is. 94. while retas on With électrio maius and counsstioas, the dockr- aro similarly set at uniform time once daily by breaking the circuit or reducing voltaget
The famous apa-man, Pithecanthropus erec us, was found about sixteen years ago, by Dr. Eagsue Dubois, in the gravel bads of the Ben gawan River, near Trinil, in davo. The recent explorations in the same locality by Dr. J. Elberts, the German goologist, seem to in dicate that Java had still earlier inhabitants, who built fleas, cooked deer, pigs and ancient buffalos and clephants, aut fast pottery and stone arrowbands. These people, whose bones are not reported among the remains found, are supposed to have lived 20,000 years ago...
Some tall mercury columns are nised in mea- suring great pressiires, que iu a well at Batte. suz-Ceilles, Franco, is 1660 feet high, and records up to 060 atmospheres; one rt St. Etienne, in a mi 19, is 1830 ft. recording 530 atmosphere; and that on Eiffel tower is 1600 foot, recording 430 aj moaperes, Eaglund's high- est, at the Techntort College, Minchester, 175 foot
has been transsetod at rates which show but few
Shanghai are Tls. 743 for a T/T, and Tls 741 far a three days sight Privain Bill, the rates in Shanghai on this for a three days' sight Private Draft being. Tis. 741. Barsilver. in London is quoted 24-3/16d, and Consols £163, The Bank of England rate of discount remains at 3 por cent, but the private market rate of discount has gone back to 21 per cent.
BANK SHARES-A fair domand continned in the early part of the wook for Hongkong báð Shanghais; and several lots changed hands at 56973 and 3700, at which latter figure the market loses steady; London quotes £74, 10s. Nationals are unabangad,
few
MABINE INSURANCE SHARES, ----A Cantous found buyera at $235, but more are on offer. Other stooks under this heading have not changed hands and quotations are unchanged.
FOR INSURANCE BHARES-A few Hong- kongs sold at $311 and $313, but there are buyers now at $315. Chinae are wanted at $92.
EPING SHARES-Hoogkong, Canton and" Maapos have been neglected with sellers at 829, although at 8281 there are possible bayors, Indo Chinas remain quist at 202; the London rates are uzehanged, while in Shanghai the price has advanced to Tla. 15. Chips and Manilns, Douglases, as well as Star Ferries, are analtered Shell transports sold in a small way. fat tis, London quotes 461 sellers-Union-
Waterboats have been done at 311 and $11, loring at $114 The 10th annual-ordinary meeting of shareholders of the Star Ferry Company, Limited, will be held on 27th instant, ransfer books closing from 20:h to 27th instant, both days inclusiv
A barning ehf which recently aroused, feare
A.1, A.B.C., and Engineering Oode Used of a volosuis explosion at Lyme Regis, England,
NEW DOCK NOW OPEN.
DOCK-No. 9.
Extreme Length..... .... Length on Blooks
722 (set,
714
n
88
Width of Entrance on Top. Width of Entrate on Bottom.. Watar on Blooks at Spring Tide 341
DOCK. No. 1,.
Extanine Length........ Length on Blocks
3 Look.
· Out -
513
28
75
37
Width of Entrance on Top
Width of Entranoson Bottom...
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DOCK, No. 2
Extreme Length......... Longis on Blocka.
Width of Entrance on Top Width of Entrance on Bottom... Water ou Blocha-at-Spring Tida
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$71 feat. 350
PATENT SLIP. Suitable for vessels up to 1,000 THE WORKS are well, equipped with
LATEST PLANTS and APPLI ANCES to undertake BUILDING or REPAIRING SHIPS, ENGINES, and BOILERS; and also ELECTRICAL WORK. AL
A LARGE STOCK of MATERIAL always kept on hand,
The COMPANY has the powerful steamer "OURA-MART" (712 toas, 700 IP specially built for SALVAGE PURPOSES equipped with necessary gear, always ready Short Notine
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$1,5
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has called conerad attention to a kind of earth fire, not conset ad with velcanoes, of which a few earlier examples have been know. The phenomenon was observed nearly twarty years ago in another cliff of shale about three miles from the same spot, and still earlier the amoldering fires in a cliff of dark blue-slay on the castern side of Weymouth Bay attracted much attention. The primary cus) of such qutbursts sea is bo "the cxidition of iron pyriter, which is often abundant in shales generated and dark olags. The heat may become saffinient to set fire some of the sulphur ait, vieiling smoke and sulpturous fumes, and the bitumen
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to
REFINERTES-China Sugars are on offer at $135 Bazons have inquiries at 816), but no shares seem to be forthcoming.
MINING SALES.-Charbonnages "are, un
changed. Raubs are quist at $81 Chinese Engineering and Mining Company shares can bi planed at Tie. 153.
Nothing
JOCKS, WHARFER, GODOWNS, & has transpired in Hongkong and Whampoa Ducks Geo Fenwicks and Now Amoy Dooks are unchanged, Shanghai Docks have advanced to Tis, 87, Hongkong and Kowloon Wharves fetched 852, Shanghai and Hongkew WharvaS sold to the north at Tla, 225, and the latest quotation by wire is buyers at fis. 223
LANDS, HOTELS AND BUILDINGS.-Hong- kong Lande changed hands at $93 and 339, of some shales may add other inlamm-closing with buyers at 309. Hamphreys sold
abis material. A British geologist sag- gaeta that spontaneoza gombustion in the Latest case has been directly dao to the effect 02 the decomposing pyrite of extreme atmospheric changes, the heavy rains that have followed a fairly hot summit, or possibly to the notion of the sea,
Comparing the reciprocating steam.oogine with the now pover generators-especially with the Farsons turbine and gas explosion motors, which are Its only real competitors. Berthier, a leading. French engineer, Bads little to choose from the standpoint of cost and safety. The motor using gas from poor fuel or refase, though inferior in some respects
at $10 and coutiquɔ in fair demird. Shanghai Lands have dropped in the North 10. Balus ut
11. In other stocks under this hendiag there are az ohinges and no sales to report.
COTTON MISShanghai quotes Ewos T 53 bayers, Internationals Ta 60 Laou Kang Mows The. 173, and Boerchoes Tis. 263. Hongkong Cottons bare bosa done at $11.
SUNDRY MANUFACTURING COMPANIES Hongkong Electrics found buyers at $15. and more shares can be placed. Dairy Farms have been sold at $194 and Toss at $225 Grosn Island Cements charged owners at $10 and $10, and are on offer at the lower figure, Other stooka under this beading are wachanged. and without trade ions to report.
MISCELLANECUs,-China-Borneos sold at $10, and hara sollers at $11. Chios providents have sales and bayers at $9. Peak Tramways are firm at 3:4 for old and 8 for new shares
490: A. Watroa bure bou placed at 310, Wu. Porells are waaled at $31, Other stonks under this beadlog are naobsuged. The traus for books of Watkins, Limited, will remain open till 23rd instant, when they close till
iustant, both days inclusive.
is very satisfactory in requiring only a gas-Langkats have advanced in the north to Ta generator, with a fine system of low pressure and low temperature, and no suxiliary apparatus, Tho steam-tarbios, with relaced frist on and absence of alternating nation sud delicate mechanism, is doubtless less exp-wed to deterior. stion bat, like a platon-motor, it requires boilers, high-pressure piping, and antiliary apparatus superheaters, conden sere, sponamiz. era atd.,-increasing repairs, and accident risk." Alfa grass, of which 200,000 tons yearly ara already exported from Algeria, a used in Francs for coarse wrapping paper but in England for printing papor. Aloos from North Africa, soven or eight times as expensive, furnish material for high-grade papers.
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On bridges and other sirdsturbs of iron or steel, it often happens that come one of several parts in tension does not support its share of the load, and instead of the usual expensive and troublesome plan of taking down the parts and, forging them in a blacksmith shop, Honkamp,
German engineer proposes making, the adjustments in length with the structure intact His plan is to use thermit for heating the part in place. This materia), a mixture of iron oxide and Bluminum, is readily ignited, and it burns with su intense hast which may reigh 5 000deg) Through the affinity of the aluminum for the oxygen of the iron oxide, Clamps, are fastened to the stool part on each side of the spot to be heated.. These clamps are connected. | by bolts, and when the right temperature is ched turning the nuts shortens the steel permanently to the extent desired. The opera tion, requiring but a few minutes, does not interfere with traffic.
A novel means of measuring moonlight-sis furnished by the solonium sell, through its well known variations of electria, xesistance in light of different intensity. By this method the light of the full moon has been lately determined to be a little more than one-fifth (21) of a standard- candle-power, and about nine times the light of the half-moon. The gibbons diso prove to
be brighter Before than after fall moon. The selenium cell is not perfectly reliable as a test
[ for light of varying color, but it has been found
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