INTIMATIONS
CROSSLEY BROTHERS, LTD. OPENSHAW, MANCHESTER.
MAKERS OF:
GAS & OIL ENGINES,
MARINE ENGINES,
MOTORS & MOTOR
CARS,
GÁS, PLANTS
FOB
POWER
AND HEATING
PURPOSES, TO
WORK WITH ALL
KINDS OF FUEL.
SUCTION
AND
PRESSURE SYSTEMS,
AMMONIA RECOVERY
PLANTS, &c.
HAVE ALREADY MANUFACTURED CLOSE UPON 70,000 ENGINES.
SEVERAL OF THESE ENGINES CAN BE SEEN NOW AT
WORK IN THE COLONY.
AGENTS FOR HONGKONG
& SOUTH
CHINA:
W. R. LOXLEY & CO.,
YORK BUILDINGS.
IN PREPARATION. THE
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, JANUABY 16TH, 1911
DIRECTORY
AND
CHRONICLE 1911.
FOR CHINA, JAPAN, COREA, INDO-CHINA, SIAM, STRAITS SETTLEMENTS, MALAY STATES, NETHERLANDS INDIA, PHILIPPINES. BORNEO, ETC. Information for inclusion in the 1911 Directory should be forwarded at once to the "HONGKONG DAILY PRESS OFFICE."
The DIRECTORY covers the whole of the ports and cities of the Far East, from Nether Lands India to Siberis, in which Europeans reside. Not only is the Directory as full and complete in each case as it can be made hit each Colony, Settlement is prefaced by a DESCRIE TION,
PLAN OF THINOTAU (Kraochat) PLAN OF FOREIGN CONCRION, SHANGHAI PAN OF HONUKE (SHANGHAI) with Inset
Showing the EXTENDED SETTLEMENT LARGE PLAN OF THE CITY OF VICTORIA PLAN OF NEW TERRITORY (ROWLOOK) PLAN OF VANILA
Portofully revised each year. most of PLAN OF Koos
will serves is sourate GUIDE FOR THE
living every detail in concion with. PLAN OF SAIGON
the places, their History, Topography, c, e.
PLAN OF SINGAPORE
The Information in these Descriptions 00 JEAN-OF BATAVIA sisting of a hundred interesting
with
-facts Quaisely set out, and contsford
The CHRONICLE covers the notable events of the lust half century in the Far East together -statistics of the TRADE of each Country and with the Texts of all the most important Freation
Fort, would alone suffice to fill a farge volume concluded with the countries of Eastery
Royal Octavo-Complete with Fifteeri Maps, the various Custotas Tarifs, Trade and Plans FP. 1,883, $10.00. Directory only Chambers of Commerce Scales pp.1,800, $8.00.
Peking
The Directories and Descriptions are of
CHINA Booolrow Canton Chinking Whampoa
Kowloon Nanking
Lapps Kowkiang Samahni Hankow Kengmeca
Teatein
Paitsiho
Chinwangtao
Waliu
"Taku
Antung
Trade Centres Shasi
Nowch wang
Tairon
Manchurian Youhow Nanning
Chefoo
Wuchowia
Ichang Kwangebauwen
Changking Pakhbi
Hangchow Hoihow
Ningpo
Lungehow
Winshow Mêugtze
--Banta
Port Arthur
Weihaiwoi Kiatohau
Tsinanfu
Shanghai Swatow
JAPAN AND FORMOSA
Mukden
Tokyo
Yokohama
Hrego
Kobe
Foochow
Amoy
Osaka
Tainanfo
Consular and Court Fore, Hongkong Stamp Duties, Posial Guide, Bigon Codes, Chinee Festivals Tables of Money, Weights and Measures, and other Commercial Information including
* TREATIES WITH CHINA Great BritainNapking, 1842; Trentsin, 1858; Tariff Agreement and Rules, 1859; Conventino, 1860; Rules for Joint Investiga tion of Customs Seizures, 1809; Chefoo, 1976
with Additional Article; Opium Con- vention, 1888; Chungking Convention,
Sikkim Convention, 1800; Burmah 1817 Kowloon Extension, 1898, Convention,
1398;
Convention, Commercial, Weihaivei,
Convention,
Tibet
Shanghai, 1902 Ensigention.
1904
:-Tieriteta, 1858; Convention, 1880;
ON NAMES.
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beautiful language. Rosemary Ros-marinul dow of the sea, frst cousin to the goddons- of love haraslf, the very element from which she sprung, fesh of her flesh and bone of her bone! The word is a poem of itself
each syllable the text for a magic stanza. Yet whatsantions philistines we English are! We are afraid to give the most beautiful name to our most beautiful possession our own child, bo- use forsooth, is sounds affected. The English parent is always narvons of affording an oppor tunity for laughter. If his daughter grows up ugly, he argues, how incongruous the name of Rosemary will sound, Farish the thought-the very name will make her beautiful. Ugliness could not fight with so lovely an adversary. Plain though she might be of feature, a hidden softness in her eyes would always proclaim lier Rosemary, the pure-souled daughter of white dow of the sea.
a
Sad, oh rad, to end with a bathos, but I have just remembered that the prettiest girl I ever know, a thing of cream and pink, hair like the suflest silk, and eyes like blue stars, was called
Matilda Wiggins-Hangoon Gasette, LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS.
The P. & O. S. N. Co's str. Delhi left Singa- pors for this port on the 14th instant, at 8 am., with the outward English Mails, and is dus hero, on the 19th instant, at noon.
The I.G.M'ste. Prini Eitel Friedrich, carry-
Nothing is so expressive as a name. Blake speare may say what he likes; the fact remains. Homes would not have bean, Romeo had his parents chriatened him "John Henry Evolu tionista will tell you that animals adapt themselves to their surroundings. Why should this truth be confined to chameleon? May it not be the case that men also shape themselves to their circumstances? That, If you surround your son with a name like Edwin" or a daughter with its countor part Angelina
your offspring will alip into the clot of priggishness, as easily as a woman slips into hor petticost? Parents in this respect are under a great responsibility. Give a dog or a child a bad name and yon hang him.
Who
that there is nothing expressive about the name "John" P In the very sound there is a ring of energy, honesty and stolldity. It brings before the mind all the virtues that have made the English nation so great. It is short, expressive of the fact that its owner is businesslike and waston ne time; its sound is a broad and open sound, indicative of honesty and straightfor ward dealing. I would readily trust all my money to a John: I would leave him in charge of my nearest and dearest, with an easy con science; I would consult him on the subject of Investments with the knowledge that he would do his best for meall this would do aiding the German Mails with dates from Berlin moro, but I would not live with him for all the of the 28th nitimo, left Colombo on the 14th gold in the Kolar fields. John is too full of instant p.m., and may be expected here on or blant commonsense to make a congenial stable about the 25th inet. companion. No; I would oboose a "Richard,”. Walter, "Frederick" or even "Frank" in proference."Frank" is the most deceptive name known. It is hard to place Franks, They may be stolid dull, phlegmatic and entirely worthy props of the Sunday Schools and the aurate, or else cara- less, humorous, irresponsible and perhaps not so entirely worthy, "good fellows," Why is it in Life that the "good chaps of our aquaintance only merit the epithet "good"" in the applied social sense of the farm, and not in its alriet, moral-disciplinarian intension. There would appear, after all, to be some truth in the contention that humour and, if not all morality, at least the strlotert morality are poles asander. Were I a woman and my mother had called | me. "Annie," I should prosecute her for Infanticide. How can sby mother expect her child to travel through the world success- fally with the stamp of commonplaconess written large upon her brow and her birth. certificate. Annie" is a perfect example of ths fataity of the phrase "not an iota'e. dif. ference." The iota makes all the difference conceivable. Anne" is a fine old English, redolent of samplers and cavalier lovers.
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Aunio stuells of the shop and domestic service. Parents will keep on forgetting that names are invariably associated with certain ideas, and that unless a name is associated with osrtain ideas, one might as well call one's children by the numerals in order of their arrival. "Misa Thirteen Smith," for example is a name with in- finitely better asscotation thin Miu Annle Smith," or "Miss Maria Brown. Thirtoon" has quite an honest obitnotation. Those who hear the name will immediately guess that the, por sessor of it is the thirteenth child-s fact to be proud of, for all except the followers of Malthus. Maris," on the other hand, only suggests some- thing commonplace or idiotic like "Cook Maria; kitehan fira; wood green; kerosine" or area. love and a policeman, Parents ought to be com pelled to remember that every name has a conue. atlon-not only the famous orinfamous nexOS. No parant would call his childLucifer" dr "Satan ”or “Beelzebub." Trus it is that such names have a universally known and contemned suggestireness. The man in the street will joer At them immediately. To anyone who thinks, however, the names Annie," "Emily," "Mary "of Jane" are equally lowering. The giving such names is absolutely ineronsable when women can have so many names th tare beauti- fal. What can be better than Margaret, the puro simplicity of the whitest flower?
"Who is Sylvia, what is she,
That all our swains commend her simply Bylvia, and is the name not reason enough for adoration? Host of all there is Basemary, the most beautiful word of a
The Silk or R. M.8. Empress of Japan, which left here on the 17th ultimo, arrived at Now York on the 12th inst.
The P. M. 8.8. Co. str. Korea, which sailed from Hongkong on the 17th ultime, arrived at- San Francisco on the 13th inst
BARCLAY,
PERKINS"
FAMOUS
LONDON
BRO
STOUT.
The.
Leading Brand
U. S. MAIL LINES.
PACIFIC
7.
MAIL S.S.
S.S. CO.
TOYO KISEN KAISHA.
SEMI-TROPICAL ROUTE.
Only Lino taking the waize SOUTHERN ROUTE ross the PACIFIC VIA HONOLULU, OAHU, the most Fortile and Boautiful Talend of the PACIFIC.
PROPOSED SAILING FROM HONGKONG,
* MONGOLIA
STEAMERS.
TONE
MANCHURIA
27,000
CHIYO MARD
.21,000
...27,000
AMERICA MARU
11,000
+ TENYO MARU
21,000
5,000
28,000
...............11,000
* PERSIA
• KOREA
+NIPPON MARU
• SIBERIA.....38,000
(SUBJECT TO ALTERATION)
SAILING DATES.
SATURDAY, SATURDAY, SATURDAY, ...FRIDAY.
FRIDAY, FRIDAY, FRIDAY,
FRIDAY,
FRIDAY,
21st Jan, at1 AM. 28th Jan., at 1 P.M. 11th Feb., at1 M. 17th Fob, at I P.M. 24th Feb.. at 1 P.M. 3rd March, at 1 P.M.. 10th Maroli, at U F.M. 17th Marali, ot 1 P.M. 24th Maroh, st 1 P.M. I-Vin Mauils.
Triple Screw Steamer, Para Twin Screws.
All Steamers are Equipped with Wireless Telegraphy. THE PM. 8.8. MANCHURIA" will be despatched for SAN FRANCISCO VIÄ THANGHAI, NAGASAKI, KOBE, YOKOHAMA and HONOLULU, SATURDAY, 21st January, at 1 P.M.
FARES: HONGKONG TO LONDON £71 10s. Od. REFUEN, SIX MONTHS, £120; 24 MONTHS, £125; INCLUDING BERTH AND MEALS ACROSS AMERICA. -
SPECIAL RATES (First Claas Only) Granted upon Application. To European Points: Offioials of any European Nayal, Muitary, Diplomacy, Consular andfor Civil Serviós located in Asia, to Europesu Officials in the Services of the Governments of China and Japact To United States Points, Commissioned Offers of the United States Army, Navy, US. PH. & M.H. Servicos, U.S. Count Generals, Consula and Vice-Consuls stationed at Ports of Call, To United States and Canadian Points Merabers of the Naval Military, Diplomatic and Consular Officials of the Governments of Chiun and Japan. These Special Rates apply when travelling at their own expense and to their families, To all points
Missionaries and their families,
INTERMEDIATE SERVICE.
ASIA
9,500 Tons....SATURDAY, 4th Feb., at 1 P.M. CHINA.. 10,200 Tons......FRIDAY, 31st March, at 1 P.M.
NHE S.S."ÁBLA will leave for SAN FRANCISCO VIA SHANGHAI, NAGASAKI, TROBE, YOKOHAMA AND HONOLULU, OR SATURDAY, 4th February, at 1 F.M
On the Fine MAIL Steamers, ASIA and CHINA, First Class, SALOON SERVICE is furnished at Intermediate Rates
in
FARES, HONGKONG TO LONDON Via Canadian Atlantic Poris. £43.
via Now York
£23. HONGKONG TO SAN FRANCISCO Through Bills of Lading issued to Japan, North, Central and South American Ports. For further information as to Passage and Freight, apply to the Ageny of the Companies, KING'S BUILDING (opposite Elako Pior).
FRED J. HALTON, AGENT.
£45.
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My S4
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ENGLAND.
The
best that can
PORTLAND & ASIATIC S.S. CO.
OREGON RAILROAD & NAVIGATION CO.
For PORTLAND, VIA MOJI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA:
(WITH LIEBETY TO CALL AT HONOLULU and SAN FRANCISCO,)
be obtained.
STEAMCHIT STRATHLYON."
"BYGJA"
SOLD
EVERYWHERE.
BOLE AGENTS FOR CHINA: DADY BURJOR&Co. Wholesale Wine & Spirit Merchants.
147
Tientsin, 1885; Conventions 1886, 1887 and NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD. BREMEN
1805; Frontier Trade Hegulations.
States:Tientsio, 1858; Additional,
1866; Peking, 1880; Immigration, 1804;
inmercial, 1903.
Can
Germany-Tientsin, 1881, Peking, 1880; Kiacolau Convention, 1998, Hallway and Mining
1608.
Japans 5: Linstang Con.
Hokow
Frances
Szemdo
United
Teelung
Takow Anping
Tameni
EASTERN SIDELIA.
Vladivostock
Nicojorsk
CHOSEN
*Seoul
Chemalpo
Fusan
Kunsan
Pingyang.
Mokpo Chiunompo Songchin
Shiitonoseri
Moji Nagasaki Hakodate
HONGKONG AND ITS DEPENDENCIES.
Напої
FRENCH INDO-CHINA :
MACAO
Annam
Ние
PHILIPPINES
Iloilo BORNEO
Toursne Saigon Cambodge
Halphong Tonkin Provinces Quinhon
Cebu Manila, Sarawak Labuan British. N. Borneo BANGKOK STRAFTS SETTLEMENTS
Singapore, Penang, Malacon, Prov. Wellesley
MALAY STATES
Johore Pobang
Sungei Ujang Selangor Jelebu
Perak
Padang
NETHERLANDS. INDIA Semarang
Batavia Buitenzorg
Macassar
Austrian
Soura baia East Coast of Sumatra NATAL SQUADRONS ·
German, British
Гарамете United States French
Sikmeso OFFICERS OF COAST AND RIVER STEAMER The Book s printed from New Type specially reserved for the arpese, and Juniformity in every arrangement greatly facilitates reference.
of
Italian
the
and
RESIDENTS
A feature in the 1911 Edition are
of TRADES LISTS CLASSIFIED PROFESSIONS at the larger Commercial Gemtres:
The ALPHABETICAL LIST contains the names of over
26,000 FOREIGNERS, carefully arranged, with the Initials as well as the Survames in strictly Alphabetical Order, 90 Last any name can be found instantly.
THE MAPS AND PLANS
"
bave been engraved by one of the most eminent Firms in Great Prilain and are corrected and brought up to date. They consist this year of the following t
COLOURED PLATE OF FLAGS OF FOREIGN HONGS MAP OF THE FAR EAST
PLAN OF YOKOHAMA
PLAN OF KOLE AND HYOGO
PLAN OF FOREIGN SETTLEMENTS, THENTENLIN
Pention 1885, Commercial, 1993; Naw Port Supplementary Commercial, 1908. Russian St, Fetotsburg 1991; Russian Land
Trade, 1881.
Portugal, 1998; Commercial Treaty, 1904. FINAL
PROTOCOL made between China and Eleven Powers, 1901.
TREATIES WITH JAPAN Great Britain, 1894; Duties Convention, 1895; Busals, Agreements as to Corea; United States, Extradition Treaty, 1888; Great Britain (Alliance) 1906; Russia (Peace Trenly) 1805.
1875;
TREATIES WITH COREA Japan, 1876; Japan Supplementary,
Japan, 1904 and 1905 United States 1882; Great Britain, 1895.
·
TREATIES WITH SIAM
Great Pritain, 1856, 1899 and 1909, France,
1898 and 1904; Japan, 1898; Hassin, 1999. Great Britain and France, Siamese Frontier. Great Britain and Kusia, Bailway Convention,
· CUSTOMS TAREVİE TRADE REGULATIONS China, Japan, Siam, Corea.
1809.
.
LEGAL DOCUM KUTI Orders in Conneil for Government of H.B.M,'% Subjects in Chias and Corea, and in Stam Rules of H.B.M's Supreme and other Courts
in China, dc, Tables of Court and Consular Fees Charter of the Colony of Hong
Federation Agreement i kong Malay Statis Table of Hongkong Court Fees Admir alty Rules; Foreig
Jurisdiction
'Act; Begu lations for the Consular Courts of United States: United States Consular and Court
Rules of Court of Consuls of Shanghal Chinesa Passenger Act; Hongkong Licenoos, Trade Marks, and Letters Patent Fees; Fors Regulations for China; Harbour Regulations
for Japan
DIRECTORY, al The CHRONICLE and though condensed in every possible manner, con trins every year more pages.
It was years ago universally pronounced to
be the cheapest work of the kind anywhere published, and although very much enlarged and improved In every way, the price in silver is now below the equivalent of £1 5s, at which it was originally published.
It is published at the Office of the Hongkong Daily Press, and can be bad from, and Adver seliers in Asia and through tisements sent through the principal Book
"Hongkong Daily Prea" Offi. 131, Fleet Street, EC. LONDON......
LONDON...Me. F. Algar, 11, Clement's, LJ. LONDON Mears. G. Strees & Co. IA
80, Cornhill, EC,
IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL
FOR
KUDAT & SANDAKAN...
NAPLES,
LINES.
STEAMERS "BORNEO"
TONS.
CAPTAIN
TO SAIL
ME
3,807
Eivind Meyer ........ “
Un 18th Jan., at Noon On 21st Jan., st Noow.
Through Bills of Lading issued to Pacific Coast Points and all Eastern Canadian and United States Points. For through rates of Freight and further information, communicate with or apply to
King's Building (Opposite Blake Pier).
PENINSULAR
&
FRED J. HALTON,
AGENT,
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ORIENTAL
STEAM NAVIGATION CO. HOMEWARD
PASSENGER
SEASON
PROPOSED SAILINGS OF MAIL STEAMERS
FOR
1911.
MARSEILLES AND LONDON.
TAKING PASSENGERS ALSO FOR
COLOMBO, INDIA, AUSTRALASIA, EGYPT, BRINDISI, &c. THROUGH TICKETS ISSUED TO BOSTON AND NEW YORK.
TONE 5,050
_TO_BAIL
17,300
Wed'day, 18th Jan., at 9 A.M.
Wed'day, 25th
Jan, at Noon.
STEAMSES
to
COLOMBO
"PRINZ WALDEMAR," Capt. F. ISEKE,..
6,100
Capt,
"PRINZ SIGISMUND," 6,000 {
Saturday, 28th
Jan., at D'light
About
Capt. F. SEMBILL GENOA, ALGIERS,
"BUELOW." GIBRALTAR, SOUTHAMPTON, Capt. H. FORME ANTWERP & HAMBURG MANILA, YAP, ANGAUR, NEW. GUINEA, BRISBANE, SYDNEY &MELBOURNE
KOBE & YOKOHAMA...
7th February
All the Steamers of the European Line are fitted with Wireless Telegraphic, New System of Telefunken.
For Farther Particulars, apply to
NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD,
MELCHERS & Co., GENERAL AGENTS HONGKONG & CHINA.
Hongkong, 13th January, 1911.
PASSENGER SEASON 1911.
IN 25 DAYS TO ITALY
BY THE
MAGNIFICENT
ཌ་་
Capt. P. GROSCH, LUETZOW"
N.D.L. LINFRS:
DISPLACEMENT.
Ingve
HONGKONG
Steamer.
Tous 1 P.M. SATURDAY
8000 DELHI
February 4 ARCADIA... 7000 February 18
March 4′" ASSATE
Mi 7500
March 18 MARMORA. 10500
6000 April DEVANHA ...
April 8000 DELHI
7500 April ABSATE
8000 May DELTA
1
15 29 13
"Connecting Steamers from Cosoxuo to MARSEILLES & LONDON
Tons
11000
Steamer
MANTUA MALWA ...:11000 MACEDONIA. 10500 (Through Steamer
calling at BoxRAY){} MOLDAVIA...10000 MONGOLIA...10000 MOREA... MOOLTAN
Due Dae MARSEILLES PLYMOUTI
(Brindisi (London 2days earlier) I'day later).
SATURDAY FRIDAX
March 4
March 10
April
April 15
April 29
May 13
11000 .10000
May 27
June 10
Passengers change Steamers at COLOMBO, and those for BRINDISI transfer also to the Express Mail Steamer at PORT SAID. Accommodation in the connecting Steamer from COLOMBO is definitely reserved in
Hongkong or at the time of Booking.
FARES TO LONDON (Including Surtar):
1ST SALOON £71.10 SINGLE. £106.14 RETURN. 2ND
£7212 4
£48.8
IN ADDITION TO THE ABOVE MAIL STEAMERS INTERME DAITE(NON-TRANSHIPMENT) STEAMERS WIL LEAVE FOR
LONDON E
CARRYING SALOON FASSENGERS AT REDUCED RATES.
PROPOSED SAILINGS 1.
STEAMERS
***PRINZESS ALICE"
20,300 ON MARCH 22ND.
SUNDA
17,300
ON APRIL 5TH.
Capt. B. WILHELMI
"KLEIST"
NUBIA, STELA
17,000
ON APRIL 19TH.
Capt. O. PANKE
CALLING AT NAPLES, GENOA, ALGIERS, GIBRALTAR AND NOUTHAMPTON TO LAND PASSENGERS,"
All the Steamers of the European Lin's are fitted with Wireless Telegraphic. Nor Bystem of Telesunken.
Early bocking recommended,
For Perticalars, apply to
Hongkong, 10th November, 1910.
• NOEE... PALAWAN
• BORNEO... SICILIA
• SUMATRA
• NILE
Leave HONGKONG
Dne LONDON
Tonnage 4700
about
about
January
25
March
5900
February
8
March
6660
March
.8
April
6700
March
22
May
4700
April
5
Meg
4600
April
19.
June
6700 Moy
3
June
4600 May
31. July
6700 June
14 July
These Steamers cell also at SINGAPORE, PENANG, COLOMBO, and at MARSEILLES FARES TO LONDON (Including Surtax) -
1ST SALOON £55.0 SINGLE. £82.10 RETURN.
2ND
MELCHERS & Co., GENERAL AGENTS,
(41
£38 10 Carry 1st and 2nd Saloon Passengers, For further Particulars, apply to
10027
£57.4
E. A. HEWETT,
SUPERINTENDENT,