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NOTICES TO CONSIGNEES
FROM EUROPE.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. HE H.A.L. Steamship
·THE
"AMBRIA,"
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESE, THURSDAY, AUGUST 20th, 1938.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES
"BEN" LINE OF STEAMERS. NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. 8.8. BENLAWERS,” FROM LEITH, ANTWERP, LONDON AND STRAITS.
Goods are being landed at their ONSIGNEER of Cargoare hereby informed
the hazardous:=sad/or risk into hazardous Godowns of the Hongkong and Company. Kowloon Wharf and Godown may be obtained
DRASTIC OPIUM MEASURES,
The Peking correspondent of the N.-C. Daily Ness writes on August 2adi—The four Imperial Commissioners in the charge of the prohibition of opiam smoking propose to issue certificates descriptive of the statue of the hoider in regard to the babit. Every Government official will have to apply for a certificate and must sign his namo opposite to the category in which he finds "himself. The alasses are five in number
BULENBURG. TRIAL STOPPED."||
PRINCE'S PASSIONATE PROTEST.
Prince Philip an Ealonburg's trial for per- jury, which began before the Criminal Court on June 20 cams to a sudden sad last month- in consequenos of the medical authorities de- olacation that the fallen favourite of the Kaiser was no longer physically able to take part in the proceedings. On the motion of the Crown the Prince's comenal, the court
the-
(1) Those who have smoked opium-at one time, Prosojnior supp the it indefinitely-
(2)
but bare now given up the habit.
who have never smoked Topium.. Habitual smokers who undertake to ones themselves within a certain
time. (4). Habitual
postponed.
naticus torch Dagon before Taina Ltd Fence profer from the wharves delivery they smokers who have alleged that proceedings, Prinas Philip begged permission te
No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Gedowns, and all Goods Temasining undelivered after the 21st August will be subject to rent,
All broken, chafed, and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowng, where they will be examined on the 20th August, at 3 r..
No Fire Insurance has been affected,
HAMBURG AMERIKA LINIE,
Hongkong Offe
1131
Hongkong, 14th Augast, 1908.
All broken, chafed, and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on the 24th inah, at 11 A.M.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
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Altar both prosecuting and defending coun sel had
recommended the postponement of the address the court. Making a painful and feeble effort to raise himself from the pillow of his stok bed in the Charite: If spital (where the trial had proceeded for three days) the prince, whose wife tat sobbing by his side, then proceeded to deliver an impassioned protest against the later raption of the trial
Raising his voice st lines to a hoarse screams, and now and then thumping the table at the head of his bed with his clenoned fat, besid
I have to idea how far the rights of au acous- ed man, go, but I contradiot from a full heart and from firm conviction that which has been said both by the prosecution and the defence. My health is a matter of entire indifference to me. I fool that I have strongth onough,to con- tinna the triat. “I am sorry that the physialana think otherwise.
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Captain Dainat, having arrived, Consignees of Large are hereby requested to send in their bills of Lading for countersignature by the Undersigned, and to take immediate Bellvery of their goods from alongside.
Optional Cargo will be forwarded unless
have given up the habit, bat have Since beer fonnd to be etili Lamotting... Any Cargo
bar discharge will be
No Claims will be admitted after the Goods (5) Mild amokers, who have hitherto success. landed at Consignees' risk into the hazardous
fally avoided the notice of the authorities. and/or extra hazardous Godowns of the Hong-bave left the Godowns, and all Goods remaining keng and Kowloon Wharf and Godown undelivered after the 24th inst, will be subject The Presidents of the various Ministries in Poking have been advised to make their subord Company, Limited, and stored at Consignees to rent. risk and expense.
All Claims against the Steamer must be pre-inates, both sivil and military, Bilin their names All Claims must be presented with in ten sented to the Undersigned on or before the Sist in one or other of the above antagories sad to days of steamer's arrival here after which inst, or they will not be recognised,
return the certificates to the four Ministers aste
The latter will then take steps to verify the they cannot be recognised.
20curacy of the returas. After inquiries, have been made, all aspect oficials will be admitted No Fire Insurance has been offected.
into the opium examination Barsan and will stay Bills of Lading will be countersigned by there for seven days under observation. Prince GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co.. Ching has issued a notice that no one will be
Agents.
employed in any government capity if he is 1197 Hongkong, 18th August, 1:08.
not in possession of a certificate from the Barena showing that he is not in the habit of smoking
An innocent men fights for his honour and SHIRE LINE OF STEAMERS, LTD.: opium. As an illustration of the energy of the
prohibitionnisters Wen Hai and for his Jonocence. What is life to him? How Ti Chang sab Chadcellors of the Grand or know whether I will even survive until® Secretariat, have been degraded by Imperist the farther proceedings! I am a sick "mao, Bdiet for wrongly putting their names down may collapse (at this point the prince's eyes under the second category while thay are really filled with tears and he sobbed loudly) and then habitaal opium smokers. The degradation of the grave will cless over one on whom the jed these two high officials by Edict has created agent of the law did not fall. For this ressou great stir among opium smoking officials who I repeat again that I feel strength within me, have hitherto posed as non-smokers. Many have I am sorry to cause the court and jury all then new posted to the four Ministers their hardships, batsmithing within me impala mús willingness to be eared in the Gorerament anti- to say that I must not regard the foilings of opium hospitals either by forsiga or Chinese say bexly. For this reason I oppose a post- methods, while some have signed an undertaking ponement. to care themselves of the habit in their own homes If I kear tha! I could appear before you within a period of three monthe from August again in good health I would say "All right. I and to submit themselves for oftast examination am sick and suffering, bat I will get better and at the end of October. In order to enforce the then will stand firmly before you." But I order from top to bottom instead of from bottom to top as is nemally the case in all affairs in this younot be sure. With this decision to postpone you pronounce judgment on mi, a judgment country, the four Ministers have dispatched which bears heavily upon me, because it means official inspectors to the varias Provinson to
ancertsiaty. Iam soff ring so much that I hard- fad out whether say of the existing Vioozoya, ly think I shall ever be able to rise again. Think Governors, Tartar Generals. Peorinaial Teas
of that! Think of what is going on within- surers, Judges and Customs and other Tastais are in the habit of smoking opium. Itisbelieved that some of the high Provincial authorities are habitual opium smokofe and it will be interesting to know whether they will to no sumarily degraded and removed from their offices as Wen Hand Tai Chang in case they are discovered by the inspectors.
GATION COMPANY.
AUSTRIAN LLOYD'S STEAM NAVI FROM HAMBURG, MIDDLESBOROUGH
LONDON, COLOMBO AND STRAITS,
HE Steamship
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
FROM TRIESTE, PORT SAID, SUEZ, ADEN, BOMBAY, COLOMBO, PENANG AND SINGAPORE,
Company's Steamship
VORWAERTS 2 having arrived, Consignees of Cargo are hereby informed that their Goods are being landed at their risks, into the hazardons and/or extra hazardous Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd, whence delivery may be obtained.
This Steamer brings Cargo from
Venice ox 8.8, Meteorich, transhipped
at 'Triests,
Trinete or dis. "E, Fr. Ferdinand,
transhipped at Bombay. Optional Cargo will be discharged here unless notice to the contrary be given immediately.
No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all. Claims must be want to the Office of the Undersigned before Noor on the 23rd Inst, or they will not be recognised.
No Fire Insurance has been effected, and any Goods remaining in the Godowns after the 28rd inst, will be subject to rent.
Billa of Lading will be countersigned by
SANDER, WIELER & CO.,
Agente.
Hongkong,
August, 1908:
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S.S. AUSTRALIEN.” COMPAGNIES DES MESSAGERIES
MARITIMES
NOTICE.
THE
"GLAMORGANSHIRE.” Captain Norris, having arrived from the Bbuvo Porta Consignees of Cargo are hereby informed that their Goods are being landed at their risk into the Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Cudown Company, Limited, Kowloon, and stored at Consignees risk and expense.
All broken, cbafe, and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on MONDAY, the 34th August, at 3 r.x.
All ohims must be presented within iftom days of the steamer'e arrival here, after which date they cannot be recognized.
No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all Goods remaining undelivered after the 24th August, will be sub- jest to rent,
No Fire Insurango has been effected. Bills of Lading will bo countersigned by
BKEWAN, TOMES & Co.,
Agente.
1193 Hongkong, 1 Angust, 1908.
INSURANCES
THE GLOBUS INSURANCE COMPANY OF HAMBURG:
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NHE Undersigned, having been appointed AGENTS for the above Company, kro prepared to ACOEPT RISKS against FIRE At Current Balen,
CARĻOWITZ & Hongkong, 18th August 1906.
AACHEN AND MUNICH FIRE IN- BURANCE CO. OF AIT LA-CHAPELLE." HE Undersigned, having been appointed Host their Goods, with the exception of AGENTS for the abers Company, are prepared to ACCEIT BISKS against FIRE at Current Raton
1ONSIGNEES of Carge from London ex B." Douro," & "Médoo" from Havre er. "Adour," from Bordeaux ex 6.6. P. Leroy Lallier" in connection with above Steamer are bereby informed
Opium, Trenure and Valuables, are being lauded and stored at their risks into the hazardous and/or extra hazardous, Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Go- down Co, Ltd., at Kowloon, whence delivery may be obtained immediately after landing,
Optional Cargo will be forwarded on unless intimation is received from the Corsiguesa before NooN, TO-DAY, requesting it to be landed here:
Bills of Lading will be countersigned by the Cadersigned. Goods remaining unclaimed after MONDAY, the 24th inst, at Noon, will be subject to rent and landing charges.
All claims must be sent in to me on or before. the 24th inst, or they will not be recognise
All damaged packages will be examined on MONDAY, the Sith inst, at 3 p..
No Fire Insurance has an effected.
... P. NALIN.
Acting Agent.
Hongkong, 17th August, 1908,
“MOGUL” LINE OF STEAMERS. NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES,
8.8. MACDUFF"
FROM GLASGOW, LIVERPOOL AND
STRAITS.
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YONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby informed that all Goods are being landed
at their risk into the Gardens of the 26 kong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co st Kowloon, whenco and/or from the wharves delivery may be obtained.
No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all Goods remaining undelivered after the 24th inst, will be anbject -to rent.
All Claims against the Steamer must be pre esnted to the Undersigned on or before the 24th Sept., or they will not be recognized.
All broken, chafed, and damaged Goods are to be left in the Gedowns, where they will be examined on the 24th inst., at 3 P.M.
No Fire Insurance has been effecto. Bill of Lading will be countersigned by
DODWELL & Co., LTD.,
Agents.
Hongkong, 17th August 1908,
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NORTHERN PACIFIC STEAMSHIP
COMPANY
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
STEAMSHIP "KUMERIC”
FROM TACOMA, VICTORIA, YOKO-
MANILA
leamer having arrived, Con signees of Carpu ace hereby requested
to send in their Bill of Lading for counter.
REUTER, BROCKELMANN & CO.
Agenta,
114 Hongkong, 21st Aprli, 1897,
NORTE BRITANCE DOMPANY.
TORTH BRITISH AND MERCAN
TOTAL FUNDS AT 31st December, 1007 218,114,824.
I. Authorised Capital..... .£3,000,000 Subscribed Capital........ 2,750,000
697,500 0 0 Paid-up Capital II. Firs Fande da 8,085,374-15 7 The Undersigned, AGENTS for the above Company, are prepared to ACCEPT RISKS against FIRE at Curront Rates
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO..
Agents. Hongkong, 21st July, 14.
1019
FOR SALE
CHINA EXPRESS CO, 3, DUDDELL STREET.
FOR SALE 1 Coast of NOT FING
for TENNIS COURTS, etc., at leas then half cost,
GOLEZ-ANSCHUTZ FOCAL PLANE CAMERA, PHOTO MATERIALS, DISHES and CHEMICALS 1050 Hongkong, 5th August, 1908,
FOR SALE.
OT No. 52 British Concession, Property
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A dispatch from Peking reports that more then twenty Metropolitan officials of high rank have hepp donounced to the Throne by Prince Kung, one of the Imperial Commissioners. Opium Prohibition. They are charged with sitempting, to deceive by signing a declaration that they do not have the opium amoking habit, The in bangal,d by the Opium
a fact they are babitual opium smokers, Investigation Bureau and should they be proved the acoused are to be cashiered.
Tratai M, Y. Chung, Managing Director of the Shanghai Nanking Railway, has been appoined by represent the Chinese Government at the laternational Opiam Conference to be beld in Shanghai in January next,
THE CHINA SQUADRON, The English papers to hand have many comments on the improved fring in the Homs and Channel Fleste, as shown in the results of the Acausl Gunlayers' tests, which are now in progres. Tas Chips Fleet in 1907, headed tas list in Battle Firing, Hoary Gaslayar's and Light Ganleyers' teate, and from the returns jast to hand, says the N-U. Daily News, the fest under the command of Vice Admiral Sir Hedworth Lambton, C., promises to retain its prond position.
H. M.E. CADMUS,
Thint of it hams aly! That is my wish! The prince will remain under arcest in hospital untass he improves saffiolently to pornit of his transfer to gaol. The court declared that, while his condition removal any danger of fight, it was necessary to kop him in custody because of the possibility of collusion with a view of defeating the ends of justice.
INDIAN ITEMS.
The Secretary of State has forwarded to the. Gorerament of Ladis papers from the Ceylon te veren te mogor daty on Indian Tea Government notifying that the latter decline.
An important engineering work, which vastly enlarges the capacity of Bombsy ma naval station has just basa completed after three years of sisady labour. This is the now break water in connection with the Royal andina Marine. Dockyard.
Owing to the steady growth of petty thefts of goods at the Calauits docks and wharves, which last year resulted in a loss to the value of several lakhs of rapoen, stops are being taken to bring the Caloutis Police Act in this respect into line with the rules obtaining in Bombay, Rangoon and Howrah, which throw the oans of proof not on the police or accuser but on the suspected. thief or the receiver
News from Leh stated that a caravan has arrived there from Lhassa which brings a letter which was recently written by a servant of Dr. Sven Hedin, in which it is stated that the explorer The squadron is now in the midst of its in good health, and that bis caravan was in annual Gunisyers testa H, M. B. Cadmas, good order, Dr. Svan Hadin's exact whereabouts feed forty-sven rounds on July 90 with her at the moment are unknown, but this communica 4-la guns, and made twenty-eight hite, the tion disposes of the idea that he was lost. best gan Aring eight rounds with seven hits. The average rate of fire was 104 rounds with 6.2 hits per gun per minute The best ship with that class of gan in 1907 fired my 9.8 ronada with 3.5 bi s par gun per minuto.
THE DESTROYERS,
Last week the Forpado Bost Destroyers carried out their annual firing with the follow- Ing satisfactory results. (Each destroyer has one twelve-pounder and five six pazeder gans.) H.M.S. Janna 12 pr. 13 rounds 12 hits.
6 pr. 88 rounds 61 hits The best result was obtained by F. Saunders (A.B.) with 21. rounds and I6 hits. Two other gaus made 15 hits. H.M.9. Handy 12 pr. 11 rounds 11 hits. 6 pr. 79 rounds 57 hita.
B. Thomas (AB) Bred 17 rounds and made
16 hits. H.M.B. Hart 12 pr. 13 rounds 8 hits. 6 pr. 83 rounds 63 hits.
The Healt's Department of Calcutta planned sözle against mpejulto a campaign on a large the pest in the city and sabarbs. This will begim when experiments are made at tacks at Belvedere and Alipore with kerosine proved most sucessful. It is hoped that this winter will show comparative freedom from the nsual mosquito swarms and that this will be followed by a corresponding improvement in the fover
record.
The Government of India have now gold. altogether some six millions of sterling bills. Continuous heavy imports of silver and other metals are being paid for and this has depressed exchange, but improved prospects of arops, due to the good monsoon and big sterling loans for railway should, the Pioneer" thinks, soon pend found the damned for money in the opposite direction, One point has been made clear and
Well enough off to be able to buy silver in enormous quantities when it is cheap,
E. Hales (A.B.) had the bast record with 17 that is that India, despite the famine, le evidently rounds and 16 hits. B.M.8. Virago 12 pr. 13 rounds 13 hits. 6 pr. 75 manda 44 hits. The best result was obtained by Kane (A.B.) with 15 bite out of 18 rounds, H.M.S. Fame 12 pr. 12 rounds. 6 bits.
8. pr. 75 rounds 58 bits.
TRIUMPH OF SCIENCE.
Au authoritative announcement was made in the Timer last month that helium has been lique-
W. Bidman (A.D.) made 14 hits out of 16 fd by Professor Ounes. The annonasement heg ronads.
RECORD TARGETS,
Bench (A, B) of H. M. S. King Alfred, fired seventeen rounds with a 3 pt. from a distanca seconds, scoring 13 hits.
LE CANON CODEIOs House Co. of 800, yards at a target 8 ft. by 6 ft. in 55
is hereby advertised for Sale until the 10th of September next. Tenders to be sent to the SECRETARY.
L. ALBERT Canton, 10th August, 1908.
FOR SALE:
HINE SÍTE on the Bowen Road, Ready.
for Building at a Chaap Price.
PERCY SMITH & SETH. Accountants & Auditors, &c., No. 5, Queen's Road Central.
Hongkong, 16th May, 1908.
KTOLAGE.
FOR GOAL TIMERE, &C.
553
O BE LET, Portion of MARINE LOT signsturs and to Vano by delivery of NORTH ONE Sites
The above Purpose, EXTENSIVE thair Goode from alongside.
WATER FFRONT. DEEP WATER.
Cargo impeding the discharge of the Vossal will be landed and stored of Consignos rik and expense.
No Fire Jusurance will be effected by us in any caco whatever..
DODWELL & CO., LIMITED,
Agents
Hongkong, 18th August, 1908,
Also FOR SALE. Portious of MARINE LOTS Nop, 31 & 39 on PRATA EAST Approximate AREA 45,000 SQUARE FT. 999 YEARS' LEASE.
Fox Particulars, apply-
GEO. FENWICK & Co., LTD. [84 Hongkong, 8th June, 15087
Blades (AB), of U. M. 8. King Alfred, fired 16 rounda from a 13 pr, at a range of 1,500 yards in 55 seconde making 14 hits on a target 8 ft. by 6 it,
The large raisers, starting with the King Alfred, are expected to carry out tasir heavy ganlayers testa between-August 18 and 22.
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Helluto is a rare gas, which was first obtained by Bir William Ramsay from a mineral called detected trouty seven years previously in the oisseite is 1995, though its existence had been
Bun's lamina atmosphere during an eclip. It is extremely light and constitutes abort a millionth part of the atmosphere of the earth."
Helia was the only gas known to resist Hiquefaction, and it has only been reduoad to the liquid state by applying the intense cold
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coupled with very great prsisuce. In ossling the gas to this enormous extent helium fs itsalf nsed, and it was only by having a com paratively large amount of it at his dispost that Professor Oase accomplished the ligan faction,
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In the House of Commons on the 15th ultimo,
Although the liga sfxotion of hellum may Mr. Mackarness aked the Under Secretary for the Colonies whether at the opening of the the moment he merely a carosity," as Bir Pesmetto Somerates William Ring stated when the announce.
mint was lit 10 my tent wiper apach referring to the condition of the mining industry, and the effoot upon it of the results in the me fatura. It has just been policy of repatriating the Chinese labourer; discovered that appreciable quantities of hellam and whether he had official information of what are to be found in such crystallisa rooks as
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