NAPIER JOHNSTONES NOTICES TO CONSIGNEES
"SQUARE BOTTLE”
WHISKY.
BEWARE OF
UNVARIED FOR.
"GLEN" LINE OF STEAMERS,
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 21ST, 1910.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. FROM ANTWERP MIDDLESENO HULL, LONDON AND SINGAPORE. HE Stormakip
"GLENAVON,"
Capt. B. Woolfenden, having arrived from the above Parts, Consignces of Carge are hereby in formed that the Goods are being landed at their risk into the Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Kowloon, and stored at Consignees risk and Ltd
охрепле
All broken, olafed, and damaged goods are to be loft in the Godowns, where they will be or amined on MONDAT, the 21st inst., at 3 2.M,
All clains must be presented within fifteen days of the steamer's arrival here, after which date they cannot be recognised
THE SAME TO-DAY
150 YEARS.
IN 1745.
IMITATIONS
SOLE AGENTS IN HONGKONG:
No claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godewas, and all goods remaining andelivered after the 21st inst. will be subject to rent.
No Fire Insurance has been affected. Bills of Lading will be countersigned by
SHEWAN, TOMES & Co.,
Agents, Hongkong, 14th February, 1910. [287 *MOGUL” LINE OF STEAMERS. · NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES..
S.B. SIKH,"
LANE, CRAWFORD & CO., TON GLASGOW, LIVERPOOL AND
Bu from ALL WINE MERCHANTS. (46
SANTAL MIDY
These tiny Capsules --- superior to Copaiba, Cubebs, and Injec tions CURE the same di- scases as these drugs in FORTY-EIGHT HOURS withont inconvenience.
NOT
Koch Capsule bears the name, Paris, 8, rue Vivienne Sold by all Chemisti.
LABUAN COAL OTICE THIS COAL can only be obtained from THE LABUAN Cost FIELDS CO., LD, who are prepared to Supply FRESH COAL straight from the Mines Steamers load at the Wharves. Quick despate Telegrams: "Labor Labuan."
BRADLEY & Co. Agente. Hongkong, 12th August, 1909, [233
MITBU
BISHI GOSHI KWAISHA. (MITSU BISHI CO.) COAL DEPARTMENT. SOLE PROPRIETORS of TAKASIMA, OCHI, MUTABE, HOJO, NAMAZUTA, BATO, SHINNEW and KAMIYAMADA, Collierie
SOLE AGENTS FOR KISHIDAKE, MIYAO and KIGYO KOMATSU Goals,
HEAD OFFICE:-MARUNOUCHI, TOKYO.
BRANCH OFFICES --NAGASAKI,, MOJI, KARATSU, WAKAKATSU, KOBE, OSAKA, SHANGHAI, HONGKONG, HANKOW. Cable addresses for shove, "TWARAKI " Codes, AI ABC St Ed, Western Univs
AGENCIES
YOKOHAMA: M. ASADA, Esq. CHINKIANG: Mesra, GEARING & Co. MANILA: Mesa MACONDRAY & CO.
For Particulars apply to
I. OISHI Manager,
No. 2, Pedder, Street, Hongkong. Hongkong, 9th January, 1909..
NOTICES TO CONSIGNEES
8.8." ERNEST SIMONS,” COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.
NOTICE.
ONSIGNEES of Cargo from London ex s.a. "Dordogne" and "Charente" from Havre exs.s." Matapan" from Bordeaux ex 6.5. "Ved'arras," "V. de Like," "V. de Cetts” and Dunkerque in connection with shore Steamer sre hereby informed that their Goods, Treasure mad Valuables
landed and stored at their risks into
"
are
• hazardens and or extra hazardous Godowns
the
of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Go. down Co, Ltd, at Kowloon, whene delivery may be obtained immediately after landing.
Optional Cargo will be forwarded on aless intimation is received from the Consignees before 10 AM, TO-DAY, requesting it to be landed horo
Bill of Lading will to countersigned by the Undersigned Goods remaining unclaimed after the 21st inst., at Noon, will be subject to rent and landing charges
All claims must be sent in to me on or before the 21st inst, or they will not be recognized.
All damaged packages will be examined on the 21st inst, at 3 P.3
No Fire Insurance has been effected.
P. THOMAS,
Hongkong, 34th February, 1910
Agost
* STRAITS.
YONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby mforated that all Gosds are being landed at their risk into the Gedowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company, at Kowloon, whener 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 andelivered after the 22nd inst, will be subject to rent.
THE FLOODS IN PARIS. (FROM TEE TIMES ** COREESPONDENT.)
Solo Parle, Jan. 28.
The Prime Minister, M. Briant, evoked land cheers by declaring that the Government wenld przssed with the fall rigour of the law ngsinst all bakers and other purveyors of the- In view of last night's sharp frost and the antage of the shortage in order to foren up Davossarion of life who should attempt to take ived with regard to the state of the Marne should have been deemed necessary is salcientis more favourable reports which are being re prices. The fact that this public warning and the Yonne it had boon hoped that by to minons. In view of the orders to the troops day the Bains within the city boundaries would to shoot all marauders and stray dogs at sight begin to show signs of having reached its highest and the general sanitary precautions enjoined upset by the rain, which has been falling since approximating to the conditions of egre. level. All calculations, however, have been apen the population, the state of affairs is rapidly early morning. The rivar continued to rise that there as largo reserve: stocks of wheat in throughout the night, and wherever soundings are practicable the depth of water shows that the military granaries. Unfortunately a large
For tho
benefit of the population it is stated
bas penetrated under the city itself through the daily consumption of four in the capital is notwithstanding the intalouisble volame which rubar of mills have been flooded, and, as the sowers and the Eleotrie Underground Railway emated at 10,000 metrio quintals, evory the layel is considerably over 30ft. high in the effort is being made to prevent farther inter channel. The team is now pouring down at ruption of the railway service. It is under- tour Frosh inroads are hourly recorded, and issued instructions for trains carrying prori- the almost torrential speed of 15 or 16 miles an stood that the Minister of Public Works kas the ontlook from every point of view is dis-alons to Paris to be given precedence over all sirote show alarming signs of subsidence, and Press, which, in view of the flooding of the guisting. In the meantime a large number of other classes of goods traffic. This order has many houses thresten to collapse.
orcited an outers in various sections of the
printing paper will be cut off. The priese of a level paper factories, far that their supplies of number of the principal commodities exhibit outsiderable Botuations, but, except in the oss of so far proved normal,
vegetables,
subscribers are out off, and telegraph communi- Telegraph and telephone communications are seriously curtailed. - Nearly 10,000 telephone
in most markets have.
continues to be curtailed by the interruption of communications. Most of the evacuated town. The news from the suburbs and the provinces
water. Foutainebleau je entirely out off from chips and villages are now completely under Paris
GERMAN COMMERCE IN 1903:
IN THE HEART OF THE CITY, All through the night the defending army of troops and civilians has been untiringly engaged instructing entrenchments against the advancing
Hood. Their efforts have in many casse been in vain. The riveraide fringe of the Champs Elysées at the western corner of the Flice de la Concorde is under water, and the opposite bank has been transformed into a lake, which now alsest surrounds the Chambarcations with foreign countries are threatened of Deputies. Part of the Bus de Rivoli has by the fooding of part of the General Telegraph ben olozed to traffic, and the Underground Office. Thirect communications with England, Railway works at the Place de l'érs are Austria, Holland, and Denmark are impossible, threatened, and have been roped off over a wide and are maintained only by sending the messages ares. Mary shops and restaurants in the Rue over circuitons lines: The electric light on the Roo Royale are closed, and at the Place de out off. The supply of drinking water is da la Paix, the Rue Baint Honoré, and the left bank of the river has been almost entirely in Madeleine the readway is subsiding. The diminishing. whale Placa de Is Concorde, which is honey- combed with gas, water, and sewage mains, in addition to the underground railway tunnels, parts to an alarining exfent. This morning the is gradually being filled up in its subterranean water penetrated as far up as the Bonterard Italiens and into the cellars of the building in which the Paris offes of The Times is situated. Farther north, in the neighbourhood of the Saint-Satare drain pipes, and the consequent flooding of the
Railway Station, a climax has THE LAST QUARTER'S PRENOMENAL RETURNA, been reached by the barsting of several more Place du Havre and part of the Bue Saint-Berlin Currespondent of a London paper, ex- Even Free Traders in Germany, says the Lazire. The station square has been roped off, the Terminne Hote! may have to be ovacanted, foreign trade of the country during the past ton pross satisfaction at the progress made by the the Magsains da Prittamps are closed, and the years, and at the eage with which the recent water has now reached the Boulevard Hause depression has been overcoms, mann, which is flooded for a distance of 300 yards to the west of the Saint-Lazare Station. The subsidence of the roadway and the cracia tion of a number of books of houses tell of the devastating inroads of the water underground In the Rns du Havre, as well as in * BAXONIA,"
many other threatened thoroughfares on both Captado
Bable, having arrived, Con doors and areas of houses with at
gides of the river, workmen are building up the signces of Cargo are hereby informed that their wall of bricks and merton The Underground goods are being landed and placed at their risk Railway stations at the Tuileries and in the in the hazaatious and/or extra-hazardous G Rue Canmartin are now flooded to the selling, downs of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and orowds watch the water, which is within a and Godowa Company, Limited, whence few steps of the stairs. The suburban hallway delivery may be obtained against Bils-of-line between Saint-Luare and Auteuil is under Lading countersigned by the Undersigned.
water at Levallois.
All Claims desinst
the Steamer niust be pre. sented to the Undarsigued on or before 15th March, or they will not be recognized.
All broken, chaled, and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will bo examined on the 2263 Inst, at 3 P.M.
No Fire Insurance has been effected. Bill of Lading will be countersigned by
DODWELL & Co. LTD,
Agónts. Hongkong, 15th February, 1910.
FROY EUROPE.
HE HAL. Glamship
[296
Optional Cargo will be carried on unless notice to the contrary be given before Te-war.
All Claims must be presented within ten days of the steamer's errin, bere, after which date they cannot be recognised. have left the Godowat, and all Goods rermining Ne Chims will be admitted after the Goods undelivered after the 23rd inst, will be subject
to rent,
All broken, chafed, and damaged Goods must be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on the 22nd inst., at 3 P..
No Fire Insurance will be effected by ns in
any case whatever.
HAMBURG-AMERIKA SLINIE
Hongkong Ofoe. Hongkong, 17th February, 1910. [303 OSAKA SHOSEN KAISHA. NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
The Co.'s 8.8. "FITZPATRICK," FROM TACOMA, JAPAN AND SHANGHAL
E above mentioned Steemer having arrived, Consignees of Cargo are hereby notified to send in their Bills of Lading for counter- signature, and take immediate delivery of Cargo from alongside,
Cargo impeding the discharge of the vessel Mukhang will be lauded at once st. Consignees risk and Cargo remaining on board after FRIDAY the 25th inst., at Noon, will be landed and stored at Consignees risk and expense.
Cargo
remaining, undelivered after the 28th
expense.
inst. will be subject to rent.
་༢་་་
All broken, chafed and damaged goods are to be left in the godown, where they will be examined on TUESDAY, the 26th inst
No Fire Inanmuoe whatever will be effected by us in any case whaterer.
OSAKA SHOSEN KAISHA. Hongkong, 18th February, 1910.
[311
AUSTRIAN LLOYD'S STEAM NAVI- GATION COMPANY, NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. FROM TRIESTE, PORT SAID SUEZ,
ADEN, BOMBAY, COLOMBO, PE NANG AND SINGAPORE. THE Company's Steamship
NIPPON."
having arrived, Consignos of Cargo are hereby informed that their Goods are being landed at their risks, into the hazardous and/or extra Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company, Ltd hazardons Godowns of The Hongkong and whence delivery may be obtained.
The Steaner brings Cargo from
Smyrns ex ks. Styris," transhipped at
Port Jail
Corfu ex&"Styria," transhipped at
Port Faid
Venice er R.6. Metcovich," transhipped at
Trieste.
Port Said ex B.B.Koorber," transhipped
at Bombay. notice to the contrary be given immediately,
Optional Cargo will be decharged haro uniass No Claims will be admited after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all Claims prst be Noor on the 25th fast, or they will not sent to the once of the Undersigned before
recognised.
be
is
DAS IN
THE FIGHT AGAINST THE WATER.
The last month in the year 1909 was especially favourable, and the Forneche Zeitung, one of the chied Frea Trade organs, says that the circumstance that Germany exported more. goods in the last quarter of that year then it has done in any previous three months, is exceedingly gratifying to Germans,
in
The development of Germany's foreign trade giving the weight and vaine of Germany's is shown by the Forische Zeitung in tables exports and imports during the past twelve years In 1898 the weight of Germany's in- ports was 427,298,388 double cwt (a double ort being 100 kilogrammes that is, 220 English pounde). In 1899 it was 446,558.882 double cwt., in 1900, 459,117,993; in 1901, 443,045,774, in 1902, 433,356,519; in 1903, 470,338,476 1904, 488,863,159; in 1905, 543,071,912, 1906, 605,258,560, and in 1909) 629,912,625 in 1996, 581,372,001; in 1907, 665,938,323; in
304,032.263; In 1900, 326,817,968 in 1901, was in 1898, 300,943,183 double ; in 1899. double of,The weight of Germany's sports 323,625,886, in 1902, 350,295,596; in 1903, 382,808,160; in 1904 388,555,453; in 1905, 451,108,616; in 1908, 458,795,441; and in 1909, 405,662,415; In 1906, 438,818,456 in 1907,
the increase in exports could be maintained 487,942,040 double art. The circumstance that. during the year 1908, and is still more pro nounced in 1900, is due to the large quantities of "fossil combustible material" exported.
BENGER'S
A Food of great nutritivo valuo which can be made suitable for any degree-of- digestive power by the simple process of letting it stand for a langor, or shorter period at one stage of its preparation. When strength is returning after illness, a carefully regulated and increasing amount of exercise for the digestive functions is beneficial. Benger's Food is the only food which can be pre- pared
so as to give the stomach this regulated amount of work, Fenger's Food is sold in Tins by Cheraists, &c. everywhere,
DINNEFORD'S
The Universal Remedy for Auidity of the Stomach, Headache, Heartburn, Indigestion, Bour Kectations, Billo Arotons.
WINCARNIS
DINNEFORDS MAGNESIA
The Physician's Care for Gork, Rheumasio Cout and Gravel
Befest and mont Hffective Aparient
for
Regular Use
MAGNESIA
COLEMAN'S
WINCARNIS,
THE GREATEST TONIC IN THE WORLD,
WHAT IT has done for OTHERS it will DO FOR YOU Its refreshing and exhilarating effecta are a revelation to those who have never trial it:
"WINCARNIS" has a charm all its own, which you
cannot fail to appreciate.
The combiastion of all that is most nourishing in Beet and Malt in prepared in Wincarnis gives a TWO-POWER STANDARD that cannot be equalled for giving Strength and Stanzinn Vitality, and Force to Mon Women nad Children.
BUY IT TO-DAY
From any leading Chemist,
MUSTARD &
COMPANY.
Wholesale Distributora for China and Hongkong..
No. 22, Museum Road, Corner of Soochow Road, Shanghai. [257
YOKOHAMA ENGINE AND IRON
WORKS LTD.
HALF-YEARLY MEETING.
Est and west, north and south, the river at Bersy have now been invaded, to Lyons gaining ground. The grest wine cellars
ground storage warehouses of the Halles which is almost inaccessible, and the nader main line station stands deserted on an elsad, Centrales are under water. The situation with regard to the principal monuments and public rosterday. The Institate is now Almost com buildings remains as recorded in my despatel strenuous efforts are till being made to ward pletely surrounded. In the osas of the Louvre off the menace of the flood, which at any points along the embankment now reaches as high as the top of the quay wall. The pressure against the wall is being relieved by the piling up of thousands of the bags of sand behind it, 1898 to 1909, inclusive was, respectively, in mil holders of the Yokohama Engine and Iron
The value of the imports during the years |
The half-yettly general meeting of share- and coment, and in some instances stones and lions of marke, 5,080, 5,483, 5,766, 6,421, 5,631, Works, Ltd, was held on the 31st ultime at the cement bare been built up along the top of the 6,003, 6,354, 7,129, 8,022, 8.747, 7,654, 8214 office of the company, No. 161, Yokohama. Mr. wall in order to form an additional barrier The value of the experts, proceeding in same. J. Abbott presided, reports the Japan Gazette, against the flood. Every inch gained in order (that is, from 1898 to 1909), was, in mile there being so prosent Hoeers. N.F. Smith, height is equivalent to an hour's respite Fawlions of marks, 4,010, 4,207, 4,611, 4,431, 4678, M. Russell, Fr. Rets, C. Grilln, W. K. Trezize, sights could be more impressive than the spec5,014, 5,225, 5.731, 6,359, 6845, 6,399, 6681 W. B. Fellowes Lukis, E. Fischer, J. W. tacle of hundreds of men working day and night During the past ten years the raine of Ger. Wesvar, H. W. Lea, Mrs J. Walter, and Mr. level of the water above their heads se they band cent and the value of her exports by 54 per The Secretary having read the notice conven bebind the menaced quay walls, with the many's imports has thus increased by 42 par B. T. Bell (Secretary), to their tawar tinues to threaten danger. Traffic between the of importe in 1909, as compared with 1908, was Howard, is unsile to be present at this meeting,
The condition of. mmay
of the bridges con
The circumstance that the increase in velue bo regretted that our Chairman, Mr. B. C. hting the meeting, the Chairman said: It is to number of them. Eight or ten of the bridges described by the Vassische Zeitung as “a favour-pelled to seek a warmer climate for two banks in being conducted over only a limited relatively greater than that of the exports, is as on account of his health he has been com are closed. General Carbillet, specially told fable sign that Germany's need of raw products period of time. As customary at our half- of Paris, has telephoned to the Governor of during the second half of last year, steadily in the statement of accounts of the working of for the command of the Eastern district he, in consequence of the improvement of trade yearly meetings, you will find laid on the table short
the city asking for melimite cartridges with creased, while the production and market for the company for the six months endel Norem which to blow up the great baulks of timber goods are only hesitatingly following the upward ber 30th last Your Directora regret that that are obstructing the arches of the Font movement." regiments of Infantry, who are to be reinforced de Telbias. This district is occupied by wo by troops from Laon. Freeb detachments of of streets in which the water has suddenly sailors are arriving in the city. In a number made its appestance the panic-stricken is. habitants are being rapidly rescued by means of bosts and forage wagons. Although in the majority of these cases there is no immediate danger, ferrified women to screaming through the windows for help, and children are crying for food. The soldiers, who cannot take more than a boatload of people at a time, find the intend to rotty in persuading them that they
return
A SOLDIER
DEOWNED,
A corporal of the 5th Infantry Regiment was drowned this morning while escorting a tale graph masenger in a boat along the Quai Debilly. The boat capsized, and the corporal, sucked unter hy the current. The messenger and the batman were rescued. although good swimmer, was immediately
barnessed horse sank with the animal nearly ais morning carter who was mounting his un At the entrance to the Champs Elyées this
feet into a sewer above which the street bad the horse ras killed. anddenly subsided. The man was rescued, hot
HOSPITAL PATIENTS IN DANUKE,
One
of the most moving scenes was the from the Banoicant Hospital, in the Ene de Lav removal, early this morning, of the 400 patients Many of the patiente were seriously ill, and Convention, which lies in the Javol quarter. some of them in a dying condition. Wrapped Brigade, these unfortunate people were can- in blankets and escorted by men of the Firs parts of the city. Fents are entertained for the veyed in motor cars to ratios incluor regularity of the food supply of hospitals and other public institutions. The municipal hospice for the aged poor at Ivry is nut of by the water
All broken, shafed and danged goods are to and has not been revictualled for two days.
be left in the Godowns, when they will be ex Boats have been able to approach the Institn
amined on the 24th inst, at 10 AMATE
No Fire Insurance has been offooted, and any Goods remaining in the Godowns after the 25th inst. will be subject to rent.
Bille of Lading will be entersigned by
SANDER WIELER & Co.
Agents, Hongkong, 18th February, 1910. [3
Artillery Brigade, has been ordered to establish tion. General Hermant, commanding the 19th a regular food supply at all mats.
THE FOOD SUPPLY.
The question of the replenishment of the food supply in general threatens to become esarious problem if existing conditions, con- tinue. In the Chamber of Deputies yesterday
WHITELEY'S
THE BIGGEST STORE IN THE WORLD.
HIGH QUALITY, MODERATE PRICES, PROMPT ATTENTION.
163 General Illustrated Catalog
any Departmentni Lisk Want From of thing that
WM. WHITELEY, Ltd. UNIVERSAL PROVIDERS, WESTBOURNE BROVE & QUEL'S RD., LONDON, W.
81
there is such a poor showing, but are all wall aware there has been great depression in trade, not only in Japan, but in most countries. and we have been feeling this depression moet scutely. This poor result is entirely due to the absense of orders to keep the works fully em ployed. You will observe from the accounts that after the nsaal deduction for depreciation thore has been a loss of 112,191.30 for the half-year, or without any allowance for deprecia tion a loss of 13,607.83. After deducting this loss from the balance of profit brought forward from the previous half year, there still remaine a balance of:
As SUPPLIED TO THE HOUSE OF LORDS AND HOUSE OF COMMONS.
THORNE'S
OLD VAT
{TMB VAT HAS ŠIASTRO BY THE LATE RUBENT THEM” SUP CALENOCH AND HAS BEEK SOLDAL MTS BİNERİ ASSA
SCOTCH WHISKY.
SOLE AGENTS IN HONG KONG, CHINA & MANILLA, A. S WATSON & CO,LTD.
ON SALE.
253
THE FIFTY YEARS
Y27,643.03. Proft to be married forward of
Directors hope that when ANGLO-CHINESE CALENDAR trade does revive, and it is a long lane that has
no turning, that a laore favourable report of the
日歴英中年十五
Company's working will be presented to you. FROM 187 JANUARY, 1964 TO SIST DREMIER
Before moving the adoption of the statement of socounts, I shall be pleased to answer any questions that shareholders may wish to make."
The Chairman said, no question being asked, he proposed that the statement of accounts for the half year to 30th November, 1909, be adoptad, This was seconded by Mr. A. Fischor and darried manimously,
The meeting then terminatad.
Healthy Children
1913, BEING FROM THE 18T YEAR OF THE 76TH CYCLE TO THE BOTH YEAR OF THE
PRICE $2 CASH.
On Sale at the "HONGKONG DAILY PRESS"
OFFICE, or Agents in all the Ports of the
The Book will be sent by Registered Post (free) to any part of the World unrepresented by Agents on receipt of Mopy Order
Can only be reared by giving suitable nourishment. If unable to feed your child, the proper substitute is a food that corresponds in all respects wah human milk The "Allenburys" Milk Foods are so prepared as to remove the difference between coy's milk and human milk, and are most easy of digestion, They are alike suitable for the delicate and robust, and, when directed, form the ixst means of rearing a child by hand. The No. 1 Milk Food may be gives alterate without fear of cussing digestive diaintance
The
Allenburys Foods.
MILE FOOD No. 1.
MILK FOOD No. 2
From Birth to 3 months, };
From 3 to 6 months.
MALTED FOOD No. 1
From 6 months and upwards
A Pamphlet on Infant Feeding and Management, Free.
ALLEN & HANBURYS ›Ltd., 37, LOMBARD STREET, LONDON, E.C.