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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1904.
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not going astern more than half a minute, and THE BIRTHDAY BAL then he stopped Attle later he gave the order full speed astem, then he gave three To-night takes place the State Ball at Govern.. Hon, and Madame Lieber, Capt., Mrs. blasts on his whistle and let go his anchor.ment House in humour of the Dirthday of His ad Miss Bames Lawrence, Capt. and Mr. He continued going astern a little, in order to Majesty King. Edard VII, and which His Lantelli, Mr. Lumsden, Mr. and Mrs. Lay: tighten the chain and make the anchor hold, Excellency had postponed, with his usual foren, L LAW, RN, Miss Lee Capt. Light The chief officer on the forecastle head had thought, to permit it to take place during the Mr. Cornewall Lewis, Dr. and Mrs. Laing, charge of the anchor, nad on witness's order bo Interport Cricket Week, and thus enable our lessis, Lich, AR Lowe, A. R. Lewis, let go the port nacher, When he went cricketer visitors to be present. A most enjoy. iss Lane, Mr., and Mrs. Lowe, Bessis into Super Cannel the Ujina wasa able evuning may be anticipated, as no painsaw, Lee, Mrs. and Mrs. Geo. Lammert, good mile behind him, outside, on his star
have been spared to make this function worthy Mr. and Mrs. Little, Mr. Mrs and the board side. At the time, both the chief and of the occasion.
Misses Loureiro, Mesia. Looker, Leckie, second officers were with him on the bridge, Those who have accepted invitations, are :——— ton. F, H. and Mrs. May, Meiss, C. W. May, the chief officer going to the forecastle head Hestrs Airy, J. M. Allen, E. Arudt, Capt. Arm- H. A. Macintyre, Murphy, Newman Mumford, when he ordered the engines to go low, strong, Messrs. Anton, Acworth, Mr, and Misstr. and Mrs. Mast, Mesara. R. G, May, Muelle, There were nisu on the bridge two men wait Armstrong, Mr. P. D. Atkinson, Hen. Dr. and surg, Mowati, Messrs. Master, G, Marshall, D.
Mrs. J. M. Atkinson, Mr. F. Austin. the1ng to take in the side lights. There was one
Melbourne, Mr. Melbourne, Mr. and Mrs. Mas. "man"stationed aft to stand by the stern light
Messrs. Babington, Brewin, Bolster, Sirer, Messrs. H. A. Meyer, A. J. May, Mr. and and riding light. He saw the Ujina when stettenry and Lady Barkeley, the Misses Mrs. Maitland, Dr. and Mrs. Macfarlane, Miss came into the Channel, and examined her care. Berkeley, Messrs. W. C. Barnett, C. Barrett, Macpherson, Messto, Morris, Medhurst, Mac fully, as he knew she was coming in behind Block, C. L. Blast, Dr. and Mrs. Bell, donald, Lt. Moir, Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell, them. When he anchored the "Una was Mr. F. B. L. Bowley, 1. Benton, R.E., Messrs. Morgan, G. McDonald, J. Macdonald, about two points abaft the beam on the star-
Mrs. and the Conventions Ratified.
Misses Bateman, Messrs. Moore, Mr. and Mrs. Mackenzie, Lt. Col. and board side. By the time he had anchored and Brown, Bray, Borthwick, Butt, Capt. and Mrs. The French Chamber has ratified the reversed his engines the Wongkol began to Britten, Messrs. Burd, Barton, Barnett, Mr. Miss A. Moir, Messrs. G. Mackie, Lieut. H. Mrs. Mosse, Messrs. Manby, Moss, Marshall,, Franco-Siamese Convention; also the Anglo-swing, she finally heading for Hongkong, ha and Mrs. Butcher, Mr. and Mrs. Bingham, Messenger, Miss Millington, Mr., Mrs. and the French Convention concerning Newfound looked at the Ufin all the time using his Messrs. Boulton, Boyes, Miss Barber, Mr. and Misses Morris, Mr. and Mrs. J. MacDonald, Mr. land and West Central-Africa, by 443 to 105 glasses, and could plainly make her out, She Mrs. Bridon, Hon. and Mrs. Brewin, Capt. and and Mrs. More, Eng. Lieut, Macqueen, Messrs, was a quarter to half a mile abaft his beam, Mrs. Bothe, E. Burns-Pye, Lieut. C. G. Batt, J. H. N. Mady, R. Mitchell, H. Melchers, de Mar when he anchored. The Ujina was heading, it R.N., Mr. and Mrs. Hrotherton-Harker, Messrs. tin, Dr. Marriott, Mrs. Moir, Mors. and Mme per-peared to him, to gu between the Brunhilde Bolet,, E A. Bonner, General and Mrs. Bragg, Michoed, Mr. and Mrs. G. U. Maxon, Mr.
and the land, the fast, nanied being between Mr., Mis and Miss Murray Bain, Messrs. him and the land, some three hundred yards Baretto, Biden, J. W. C. Bonnar, Mr. and away. He would say that the Ujina s course Mrs. Bourchier, Mr. and Mrs. Becker, was nearly parallel to his own. At the Messrs. Beavis, Burnie, Capt. and Mrs. time he anchored there did not appear to Boyd, Mr. and Mrs. Radeley, Kev, and Mrs. be the slightest danger of a collision, Bridie, Messrs. L, G. Bird, II. W. Bird, Miss and there would not have been a collision had the Ujim kept on the course which he saw her Bird, Messrs. Beyer, Lt. Col. and Mrs. Banny, on. She could have passed on the other si Mr. and Mrs. Bryer, Co. Brown, Rev. and Mrs. of the Brunhilde amply clear. There were no Bunbury, Messrs. G. K. Hall Brutton, Dyer ing the Brunnhildo. He blow three blasts on his whistle to let any small craft, sampans, etc know that he was putting his ship astern. As soon as he gave the order to drop the anchor, he gave orders for the side lights, the stern light and the tast head light to be taken in, and at the same time his riding lights were haisted. the side lights were brought to promptly and blown out. He saw the port light red himself
votes.
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COLLISION IN HONGKONG HARBOUR.
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EVIDENCE CONTINUED
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Capt Nugent, Messrs. Napier, Newing. ton, Noma, Mr. and Mrs. Mowbray Northcote, Dr. Noble, Commander Nugent.
Messrs. L. B.Qllis, Olegg, E. Olien, Osborne, Orange, Mr. and Mrs. Ormiston, lessrs. ngh, O'Neill, Dr. Ough, Mr. Ome, Mr. and Mrs. Oliver, Mr. Ordish, Surg. O'Keefe. Messrs. Faxion, Pennell, l'ont, Mr. and Mrs,
Painter, Messra. Popham, Poor, Pattenden, Playfair, Major and Mrs. Pritchard, Major
At the Supreme Court this morning before other steames anchored in the vic nity, except Ball, Mr. and Mrs. Bowdler, Mr. and Mrs. Perkins, Mr. and Mrs. Piercey, Mr. and Mrs.
Sir Henry S. Berkeley, evidence was continued the part of the plaintiffs (in the first case) en the above consolidated action.
Hon. E. H. Sharp, K.C. (instructed by Mes rs. Johnson, Stokes and Master) appeared no be- hall of the Norddeutscher Lloyd, and Mr. M. W. Slade. (instructed by Mr. John Hastings)
defended,
Hon. W. Barnes Lawrence, Harbour Master, sat with his Lordship as nautical adviser and
Ailessor,
Mr. Slade, said he had arranged to call one more witness for the defence, who desired to get away to-morrow before Cuunsel called his witnesses for the plaintiff. In the meantime he wanted, for the information of the Court, to. send a surveyor on board the Wongkoi 50 that they could ascertain the exact position where the vessel was struck.
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By the Bench: He had seen on some ships the side lights taken away and extinguished down below, but it was the rule of his ship to have them blown out on the bridge before taking below to the lamproom. The Vine was about a mile astern of him when the red fight was extinguished. It was impossible tur the witnesses on the other side to have seen his port side light.
Witness, continuing his evidence, said as soon
Mrs. Henson, Messrs. Barton, . E. O. Bird, Bryan, Mests. Bishop, Bisbeck, Major and
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and Mrs. Bailey, Messrs. Berthwick, Beach, A. S. "Browne, Lady Florence Boyle, Mrs. Bray, Mr. and Mrs. Braidwood. Messrs. Courtprey, Cummings, T. P. Coch- rane, M. and Mrs. W. L. Carter, Major and Mrs. Chichester, Messrs. Calthrop, Crofton, Cruikshank, Major Chupinan, Sir Paul Chater, Mr. C. P. Chater, Major and Mrs. Caulfield, Messrs. Campbell, Craig, Mr. and Mrs. Duncan Clark, Capt. & Mrs. Crichton, Lieut. Champion, Mr. and Mrs. Cowan, Messrs. Crofton, Collin, Capt. Carleton, Messrs. Cooper, W. G. Clarke, Cheaney, Clements, R. Cooke, Mr. & Mrs. Crad- dock, Meisrs. Carpenter, T. Clark, R.K., Rav. J.
as ever he gave the order to let go the anchor,Campbell, Mr., Mrs. and Miss Cocker, Messrs. the crew at their stations immediately took, W. E. Craig, Christenini, N. F. Chard, Mr. and away the side lights etc., and hoisted the
Mrs. Cushin, Messrs. Crook, Corderoy, Graig, riding lights. This was the unvarying, rule Hon. Sharp raised no objection.
Mr., and Mrs Corderoy, Lieut. Clay, Lieut., of the ships and on this occasion the rule was Mr. A. J. Whittingham said he was at the strictly enforced. Shortly after the Wongko Mrs. and Miss Caulfield, Miss Cruickshank.
slopped anchor, and he then saw the Ujina time of the collision second mate of the Ujina,alter her course. He saw both her side lights noch, W. H. Donald, Mr. and Mrs. Danby, Messrs. D. David, Daniel, C. F. Dixon, Dy. Just before the collision he was on the bridge at first and then only the green light. De was deck talking business with the chief engineer about to leave bridge, but when he saw her
Mr. da Silva, Mr. and Mrs. Dixon, Messrs. J. S. when he heard the Captain sing out: "Stand aber her course he remained on the bridge, Duff, V. H. Deacon, Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Drew, by your anchor". When he heard this be took and when he saw how clase she was to him, he Capt. and Mrs. Davies, Mr. and Mrs. Denison, ordered his engines full speed ahead. He one step forward and saw a white und a red thought the Ufina was trying to pass under
Lieut. Dickens, Mr. and Mrs. H. Droeze, light over the forecastle bead. The red light his stern. He did not think the Wongkol
slessrs. Dembell, J. T. Dixon, Rev. P. da Maria, appeared to him to be a steamer's side light, in ved at all, as there was no time. The Djina Messrs. Darby, Denison, Mr. and Mrs. Drayson, and not very far off. It was a very bright light. struck his ship towards the stern at an angle r. and Mrs. Doberck, Mr. Dutton, Surg. It was not possible to have been a buoy light, starboard side, some 27 feet behind the main Mrs. Dicken, Messrs. Daukes, Dyer, G. Dean, something less than ninety degrees, on the Dustnell, Mr. and Mrs. Duan, Commodore and for in the position in which he was standing he mast. The effect of the impact was to list the could not have seen a buoy light. He felt the Wongkai right over, with her port tail nearly Dewar, Davidson, Duncan, Commander and ship was going astern and he at once ran to the in the water. The Wongloi was still swinging, Mrs. Lawes, Messrs. Doberch. Doran, Dobson, after bridge, the collision taking place soon heavily loaded. He had many times previous.
and at the time of the collision was very Mr. and Mrs. Denby. afterwards. After the collision he went forward,ty anchored in this particular spot, only staying and saw the after riding light of the Wongkoi | there the night, after coming in at dark, and saw the water being chained up by her This was a dark night but clear and calm. propeller. The after riding light of the Wangkol
On resuming after the luncheon interval, appeared to be attached to the flagstaff on the Slade. He said his usual anchorage was cul- Captain Bruba was cross-examined by Mr. poop deck and above the awnings. There side the buoys anywhere in the best place, s0 were bright lights on the poop deck,
long as it was not in the fairway. Witness Cross-examined-Ho was not familiar with explained at some length his actual position, Hongkong harbour, this being only his second bearings reing taken from Stonecutter's and Green Islands. Some time was occupied by visit. The Ujina was a much bigger ship than the witness describing minutely on a chart of the Wongbei, and if both were deeply loaded, the harbour the exact position in which he was their boat would be, much higher out of the lying when the collision took place. After he water than the Wongkai. He could not sweare go the anchor, to which was attached thirty
that he heard the Wongkoi sound three blasts on her whistle. He was taking no part in the havigation of the ship,
Mr. Jacob Bruhn, master of the Wongkoi, was then sword. He said he had held a mas-
ter's certificate since 1895 and had been sailing in these seas about twenty years, in both steamers and salling ships, though mostly in the former. In the course of that time he had been hundreds of times in Hongkong, and as a matter of fact lived in Hongkong. He always navigated his ship' himisis when coming into
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at the same time. When he saw the Ufind fathoms of chain he was backing and swinging could not pass under the Wongkor's stern, it was then that he put his engines full speed | (f. J. Gompertz, Eng.-Com. Graham, Mesars. head, hoping thereby to clear the Ujina's bow. E. Gale, Gibbs, Eng. Litul. Grant, K.N., Mr. side lighs on the bridge before taking them
His Lordship-Is it usual to blow out the and Mrs. Gaskell, Messrs. E. J. Grist, Grant, below?
I'. Goldring, Miss Golding, Mr. and Mrs. Gor. don, Messis. Gaskell, Gasterms.
Witness. Yes, it is quite usual except where they have electric lanips, and they are just
switched off.
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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG
IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF HENRY RAWCLIFFE, LATE OF VICTORIA, IN THE COLONY "OF HONGKONG, MASTER OF DREDGER, "ST. ENOCH," NAVAL YARD Ex TENSION, Deceased!
ONE TIOUSAND DOLLARS REWARD.
gives information leading to the "HE above sum will be paid to any person rest and conviction of the person or persons guilty of Stealing or Embezzling a CHEQUE FOR NINE THOUSAND DOLLARS made out in favour of Messieurs JEBSEN AND be paid into the DEUTSCHE ASIATISCHE BANKNOTICE is hereby given that the Courtn COMPANY and indorsed by them and sent to
which was unlawfully cashed and the proceeds the 12th day of February, 1905, for sending la n this Colony on the 8th October, 1934, but No. 2 of 1897, unde an Order limiting to by virtue of Section 58 of Ordinanca
stolen by some prison or persons unknown,
Claims against the above Estate.
F. J. BADELEY,
Capt. Supt. of Police. Hongkong, 15th November, 1904.
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By the Bench:-He was on the starboard side of the lower bridge-deck when he heard the Captain give the order regarding the anchor. When he saw the lights he had just described, they were bearing right ahead, and probably one or two degrees on the starboard bow,
Cross-examination continued. Witness was The witness was allowed to leave long-quite certain that he saw the port light extin kong, and Hon. Mr. Sharp then proceeded to guished. There was a Chinaman at each side call evidence for the plantitis, these witnesses of the ship to take away the side-lights. also desiring to leave the.Colony.
was not customary for one man to attend to both lights Certainly it was not so, in any of their ships. When the lamps were taken in the Ujira was between a quar
er and half a mile astern. When he saw only. Hanney, Hammel, C T. Hardy, Rev. the green light of the Ufing she was probably Mrs. and Miss Hickling, Capt. Harris, Dr. not more than a quarter of a mile away. He leyt, Messrs. Horsey, Ruinsord Hannay, only saw both her lights for about a moment, Mr. and Mrs. G. A. lastings, Mr. and which showed that she had turned round very Mrs. J. Hastings, Major and Mrs. Hlasty, gaickly: The Ujina was carefully watched nel. He was perfectly positive that he saw the laye, Messis. Hemmer, Heath, Mr and Mrs. from the time she entered the Sulphur Chan Mr. and Mr. H. lumphreys, Miss Hair, Capt. port light blown out. Hongkong. He took a pilut if he could get the question and answer, and said it was a
His Lordship pointed out the seriousness of Harton, Hankey, Mr. and Mrs. Hipwell, Mr. Huke, Mr., Mr. and Miss & Hooper, Messrs. one near the Harbour just to show him what coincidence that the witness should be stand and Mrs. J. Hooper, Mr. and Mrs. W. G. berths were free, but not to navigate the shiping on the port side and see this light extin Humphreys, Mr. and Mrs. R. Humphreys, dir. The registered tonnage of lus ship was 1,15 guished, when three or four men of his own and Mrs. B. A. Hale, Mr. and Mrs. Hornby, tans, and 1,777 tons gross. On the day in profession had sworn poshively that they saw question he was coming up from Bangkok, this light burning.
Messrs. R. Hancock, H. Hancock, Haskell, and entered this Harbour on the 3rd August. way mistakes and positively swore to seeing lodgins, Bon. Dr. Ho Kai, Mr. and Mrs. Witness, however, averred that he was in no Mr., Mrs. and Miss Home, Capt. and Mrs. He passed the Using earlier in the evening he light blown out, and the lamp removed. Molyoak, Messra, Hays, E. A. Hewett, Dr. and near Lamma Island. When he passed the Further replying to Hon. Sharp, he stated that Mrs. Hunter, Mests. Harding, Howell, R. N. Ujina she was going ahead, but he thought when he was bringing a ship he was always on she had slowed down to pick up a pilot. Hethe port side for the fact that the second officer Mr. and Miss Hayward, Captain Hill, Messrs. entered the Harbour through Sulphur Chan-
was on the other side managing the telegraph. Hodgson, Haggard, Rev. and Mrs. Hardy, nel, and passed Green Island light about cer of the Wongkol, was called and said Hinds, Mr. and Mrs. Hains, Mr. and Mrs. Mr. Frederick Sembill Jertrum, chief off Miss May, Mr. T. F. Hough, Mr. and Mrs. 7.28. p.m. The times were logged by the he had held a masters certificate since Scott Harsion, Mr. J. R. {lance.. Second Officer. He met a number of junks on a German mail trading on the Atlantic. 1895, and was formerly chief officer and had to steer northwards to get clear He was on the bridge when they passed Mr. and Mrs. Irving. of them, after which he put his ship on her Green Island light, but a few minutes after course for the anchorge which had been point-wards he went to the forecastle head to take Jackman, E D. C. Jones, Mrs. Jefferey, Capt. Jones, Rev. F. T. Johnson, Messrs. ed out to him. His course was North 55 East. charge of the anchor and superintend the look-
out. It was a dark but bright night. He car Rev. J. Jenkins, Mr. and Mrs. Jones, Major He did not change his course any more. roborated the evidence of the captain with refosling, Mr. and Mrs. Johnston, Captain When he got abeam Green Island, he sang gard to the movements of the Ufas. As they Johnson, Mr. and Mrs. James, Mr. and "Stand by about a minute later he put her were coming in he made out a number of what Mrs. Jupp, Mr. and Mr. E. Jones, Messrs, on slow. He did not remember the tes, The harbour was particularly lively that even and Mrs. Jordan, Dr. and Mrs, Justi, Lieut,
he took to be river boats or large launches | Judab, J. P.Jordas, Mrs. H. D. C. Jones, Dr. Crew aboard, bad climbed up the masts, and but were all logged. After running slow about five minutes he stopped his engines altogether. His Lordship. Is it the suggestion that the Com. Jellicoe, Mr. and Mrs. Jaffe; Mr. and After coming up to his anchor he ordered red lights on these were what the witness for Mrs. Lee-Jones. 1 balf speed astern, to take the speed out of her. the Ujina claim to have seen ?HOME At the time he gave the order half speed astero, she was hardly moving ahead. The ship was
ing.
The Court rose at four o'clock until IT am. Hon. E. H.Sharp-That will be suggested. to-morrow.
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FRENCH MAIL STEAMER IN COLLISION.
SCHOONER SUNK.
Passengers aboard of the Messageries Mari- times Mail steamship Tourane, which arrived from home this morning, had an interesting experience when leaving the harbour, at Co out through the narrow passage by the break- lomba. It seems that the liner was coming water at dusk when a native-owned schooner unable to alter her course struck the craft crossed her passage and the stearter being
three or four feet. The sailing vessel imme- amidships cutting into her to the extent of diately commenced to sink, and the Tourane's engines were kept going easy ahead thus hold- ing the schooner across her stem until the
M. M. boat was then backed and immediately swarmed on to the liner's forecastle head. The she got clear, the schooner fell over on her beam end and foundered in deep
charge of the Torane subsequently took water some three hundred yards from the scene of the collision. The pilot in the wrecked seangs ethore in his bosh
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November 16th.. Doors Open 3 o'clock. Commence.4 o'clock. Children Half Price to Matinees only.
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Full Box, 6 Chairs.............$18.00 Single Seat, Box 3.00 Chairs.........PERNEL CHARTRETINEREA 1.00
Stolta
Gallery (Chinese only)....... 0.50
N.B.-The Electric Tramway Co. will run we just opened up a new shipment Special Cars before and after the Performances.
of finest quality
Booking Office: Robinson Piano Co., Ltd. MADAME HARMSTON-LOVE, Proprietress.
ROBERT LOVE, Manager. R. ALTON & A. LEONARD, Agents. Hongkong, 15th November, 1904 [1211
AND
WILTSHIRE BACON,
per
15.
Price
70 Cents
Hongkang, 15th November, 1904
PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
NOTICE.
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5.5. "TOURANE".
COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
CONSIGNEES of Cargo from London, ex 8.5.
“ONSIGNEES of CARGO per Steamships.s.
"MONGOLIA,"
are hereby notified that their Goods are at landed into our Godowns Nos. 1 and 2, their risk being discharged into Lighters and/or Kennedy Town, (Marine Lot 243), and delivery may be had either from Lighters or from our jodowns upon countersignature of Bills of Lading,
instant will be subject to rent.
Goods remaining unclaimed after the 21st
All Claims must be sent in to me on ur before the 24th instant or they will not be recognised.
No Fire Insurance has been effected.
E. W. TILDEN,
Agent
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Hongkong, 15th November, 1904
THE PORTLAND AND ASIATIC STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
S.S. "ARABIA," FROM PORTLAND (OR.), YOKOHAMA, KOBE AND MOJL
Tove steamer having arrived, Con signees of Cargo are hereby requested to send in their Bills of Lading for Countersigna lure and to take immediate delivery of their Koods from alongside.
will be landed and stored at Consignees risk Cargo impeding the discharge of the vessel
and expense.
any case whatever.
No Fire Insurance will be effected by us in
ALLAN CAMERON, General Agent. Hongkong, 15th November, 1904.
FOR SINGAPORE, PENANG AND
CALCUTTA.
HE Steamship
THE
135
Captain A. Stewart, will be despatched for, the "CATHERINE APCAR,"
hove Ports, on TUESDAY, the 22nd instant, it 3. P.M.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
DAVID SASSOON & Co., LIMITED,
Agents. Hongkong, 15th November, 1954, [1242
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
FROM CALCUTTA, FENANG AND ·
SINGAPORE
THE Steamship
"CATHERINE APCAR,"
of Cargo are hereby informed that their Goods having arrived from the above Ports, Consignees will be delivered from alongside.
Cargo impeding the discharge will be landed at once, at Consignees' risk and, expense.
Cargo rer. ning on board nfer the 17th tant, at 4, will be landed at Con- signees' risk and expense into the Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Limited.
PENANG are requested to take IMMEDIATE Consignees of Carga from SINGAPORE and
such Cargo impeding the discharge of the vessel DELIVERY of their Goods from alongside, will be landed and stored at Consignees risk and expense.
No Fire Insurance has been effected. Bills of Lading will be countersigned by the. Undersigned, and nep
DAVID SASSOON & Co., LIMITED,
Agents, Hongkong, 14th November, 1904,
Cordouan and Crimde, and from Havre, ex Cordoues, in connection with above Steamer, are hereby informed that their Goods, with the exception of Opium, Treasure and Valu- ables are being landed and stored at their Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Limited, at risk into the Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon, whence delivery may be obtained immediately after landing, !
Optional Cargo will be forwarded on unless intimation is received from the Consignees before NooD, TO-DAY, requesting it to be landed here.
Bills of Lading will be countersigned by the Undersigned. Goods remaining unclaimed after TUESDAY, the aand November, at Noon, will be subject to rent and landing charges.
All claims most be sent in to me on or be- fore the 22nd November, or they will not be re- cognised.
All damaged packages will be examined on TUESDAY, the aand November,at 3 P.M. No Fire Insurance has been effected.
L. BRIDOU,
Acting Agent.
Hongkong, 15th November, 1904
Entimation.
THE POPULAR
SCOTCH
"BLACK & WHITE"
Song
JAMES BUCHANAN & CO.
SCOTCH WHISK DINTIEMS. By Appointment to H.M. THE KING
HRH the PRINCE of WALES
Supplied at all the LEADING CLUBS. and HOTELS, and to be obtained from (1243 (the principal Ecores,
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