ELEGRAM S
[Renter's.}
France and Germany.
LONDON, 4th October. Prince von Buelow, interviewed by'a Parin newspaper, says that the action of Germany in Morocco in purely unaggressive and defensive; Germany could not afford to see Morocco become a second Tunis,
The Prince advocates the abandonment of the idea that France and Germany are traditional enemies. Both Governments desire to see an increase of confidence between the two nations; and he affirms that it must please France to know that her ally has one friend more in the existence of the (tusso-German friendship.
Reported New Russian Loàn. LONDON, 5th October. It is reported that the Paris bankers are negotiating a simultaneous issue, about the end of the month, by France, Great Britain, Germany and the United States, of loan of £75,000,000 at about go.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH FRIDAY OCTOBER 6 1905.
"THIC MIRK DISASTER
SINKING OF THE "HSIEH-HO."
ACTS OF HEROISM.
FULL PARTICULARS). Our correspondent at Shanghai whed us brief details of the sinking of the China Mer chants N, Co.'s steamer #sick-As, off the South East promotory early in the week, and we now clip the following particulars from the Shangkat Times, of aznd inst. ;-
Yet another maritime disaster is added to the already full list caused by the deadly floating mines. It is the irony of fate that after the belligerente in the grea! Far Easters wär have buried the Katchiet, and, agreed upon the terms of peace, that their instruments of destruction scattered broadcast over the sons, should deal death to non-combatants.
The China Navigation Cu's steamer Chi Ilua, from Chefor, which arrived here yester. day afternoon, brought a thrill ng tale of disas ter and death, to which are added deeds of heroism and self-sacrifice.
[⠀ The troubles of tha shipwrecked people ware, however, by no means ended. Although Cap tain Crawford Assumed command, his ordem were not obeyed the Chinese probably being so badly frightened that obedience was for gotten.
It was also found that there was no plug lo the boat, so the hole was stopped up with the men's hats and pieces of clothing whilst baling operations became the order of the day.
weary for..
Within an hour or so the Chin Hwa was for tunately alghted, and by eight o'clock, the survivors were safely housed and cared The utmost thanks are given by the ship- wrecked passengers and crew to the captain of the Chin Hua and to the passengers of the same vessel. Everything they could do, they did willingly, placing both mosay and clothes at their disposal. It is acts such as theso that makes the whole world kin.
TWO ENGINEERS LOST. The Chin Hua cruised about the scene for some five hours in the hope of picking up the second enginear, Colin H. Manchas, and third engineer Muir, though it was a forlorn Hope, The story is a ghnatly nine-involving the Com-as the boat in which they were had evidently 4 picto loss of a magnificent ship, and the death been drawn under by the suction of the sinking
of two of her officers and about seventeen. Chinese...
The United States and the Chinese
Boycott.
According to the officers of the Chin fiua, the China Merchants' S. N. Co.'s steamer #isleh-: The United States Cabinci, in discussing, bound from Cheloo to Shanghai, struck a the Chinese, boycott of American goods and the Chinese complaints of the Exclusion laws, have practically decided that changes must be introduced into the present regula- tions.
The Suez Canal,
mine at 6.10 am. Saturday when too miles south ofthe Bouth-East Promotory, and in some ten or fifteen minutes plunged into the depthi, never to rise.
The officers of the Chin - Hua, which was about ten miles astern of the ill-fated vessai when the explosion occurred, lowered her Twenty-seven ships at Port Said are await· ·boats, and performed noble work in rescuing ing the re-opening of traffic.
[N. C. D. News.]
Disaffected Units in Korea.
Tokio, 1st October. Insureents in Kangwon province, Korea have murdered twn fapäñèse postinen.
A Presidential Declaration.
Tokio, tst October. A declaration is expected from Tresident Roosevelt endorsing the Anglo-Japanese Al
Hlance and the Russo-Japanese peace terms....
The Progress of Princess Alios
Takin, at October, Miss Roosevelt was.ta embark on the GN.S. Minkeret to-day at Shimonoseki.
The Railway Magnate's Tour.
Torio, ist October, Mr. Harriman arrived at Seoul yesterday. The Balance of Power.
Tokia, 1st October/
A Washington dispatch sen that Italy is seeking to join with Russia and Germany to balance thenglo-Japanese combine in the Orient.
[Kobe, Herald.]
The Russian Navy.
London, 21st September Mr. Schwab has arrived at New York. He states that he has failed to conclude a contract for the cinstruction of the Russian navy,
Salvation Army and Japan. . The Salvation Amy has opened a subscrip- tion list in England with the object of establish- ing a training school at Tokio,-Nichi Nick
The Caucasus.
the survivors, many of whom were in the cold water for over an hour.
.. A PASSENGER'S STORY
One of the survivors of the terrible disaster has kindly put the following facts at our service; and we are therefore enabled to give our readers a complete account of what hap pened from the moment of the explosion.
About to minutes past six on Saturday morning, when the vessel was approximately 100 miles South of the S. E. Fromontory, a tre- mendoas explosion suddenly rent the air. The only two passengers, Mr. Brass and Mr. Dodsworth, were in their cabins at the time; both being asleep. When the crash came, both men were thrown out of their berths. They were on their feet and on the deck in an
instant.
vessel.
The fisiek ko was the last ship sent out for | the China Merchants 8, N. Co. and made her first trip about five years ago. Her officers
were:-
Master Captain A. A. Crawford, Chief officer C. F. Maundril. Second officer-Mr. McCoy.. Chief engineer-Mr. Gill. Fecond engineer Collin B. Manchan. Third engineer--Mr. Muir,
CAPTAIN CRAWFORD'S STORY, Captain Crawford, master of the liziak-kö, when interviewed by a Timer man, said :—
A COMMERCIAL.
Quotations for the week close as follows:
Hongkong Banks... National Hapka, Union Jostrance!... China Traders Canton Insurances
Hongkong Fires‚...‚' China Fire
340 8.
28 b.
C. & M. Steamboats
27 sa
18 b.
... 229
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Indo-Chinas... China and Manilas China Sugar.... Rauba Docks
Kowloon Wharfs Farnhams Hongkong Lands... Two Cottonen
Tls 55 b. Hongkong Cottons
$149a, & s Green Island Cementu... ... $28§ b.
SHANGHAI SHARE REPORT.
The following resume of the week's share transactions is from Mesara, J. A. Sullivan and Co's share report published on the 28th September:-
The continued demand for Langkats and the sharp rise in Indo-Chinas during the week have given an impetus to our market which otherwise would have been tame and void of any special incident. The reason for the upward movement in Indos is because of the improved freights for the north, now that it is known that the Japanese will want all the tonnage at their disposal to bring back the trops, guns, etc. from Manchuria for the next three or four months. Langkats are rising in sympathy with the advance of oil. The de-. mand rate on London' is quoted to-day at 2/8 5/16, The Hongkong drawing rato · is. unchanged. Consols £897)16.
Wharveshanghai and Hongkew Wharf shares have been in demand for to-morrow's settlement and sales have been made at
"Abou! 630 am on Saturday morning we were steaming along about 123 miles to the
ber shares have changed hands at Tls, 1911 Southward of the S. E. Promontory, when 15. Tis, 1871, Tla, 190,1871. For Octo- felt a dull jar and shack from Buinewhere for and December at Tis. 195 ward, which was so severe that it smashed nii glass in the windows of the chart room.
immediately rushed on deck ned the first thing that I saw was water rushing out of the veutil. ators on the main deck forward. The bow of the ship was gradually, sinking and suddenly the forebatch blew off and soms of the light Cargo floated off,
"The chief engineer had the presence of mind to stop the engines and blow off steam as soon as the shock occurred. I was standing on the bridge deck watching, the bow sink and as the water rose gradually up to the bridge deck, I heard it running down into the stoke hole like the falls of Niagara.
Shipping Indo-Chinas have come into strong demand lately in cansequence of im- proved freights and shares have been placed at Tis. 67.70 for cash and, settlement. Oclaber sales are reported from Tis. 69] 10,1
Ti 71. For December, contracts have been made at Tls. 71.71, Tts. 72,71 and T. 73.731-
Docks-A fair business has been done in Farnham Bayds for cash and settlement at Tix. 142, Tls. 143,143h, Tis. 144,145, Tin: 7431 and 11s. 143. Sales of October shares are published at Tls. 144. For December sales have been booked at Tls. 148,147, Tls. 1481,149. Tis, 150,251, Tix. 28, Tia. 149; and Tis. 148. March shares are quoted Tls, 151, Tls. 153 and Tis, 1511-
Lands. Shanghais have been bought at Tłu. 122.
Brief as the interval had been, the ship was already settling down by the head, part of the
then dived into the water and floated bow, having been blown away by the mine. The whole ship was in a seething state of around till 1. caught sight of part of a wonder confusion. Panic-stricken Chinese were rush-boat cover,, upon which I climbed, I stuck to
Coutons. Ewas have found a few sellers at to and fro in terror, whilst the Chinese this until I was picked up by one of the boats, crew were madly endeavouring to lower away All the boats left the ship safely and it is sup. T1, 524. Laou-Kung-Mows have not been the boats. For a few valupile minutes all was po ed that the life boat that was sunk was chans. Order and discipline had disappeared.drawn down by the suction when the strip sank, dealt in. Internationals have been placed at
"From the first shark till the time of the T. 44. Gradually the ship settled lower down at the
Mining.--Nusking done. Chinese Engineer bow and the stern rose higher from the water.". ship's sinking nat more than twenty minutes..]
passed. The ship seemed to sink straight on Ling and Mining Co. shares are wanted at ACTS OF HEROISM.
end. There was our explosion from the bailers T. 81. as the sank.”.
It was then that one of the bravest acts of heroism any man could do, was performed by the Chief Engineer, Mr. Gill The ship was by this time at an angle of fo degrees; yet in spite of this, he dashed be ow to tie engine room, sent off the ste-imm and eased off the safe ty valve; thus avoiding an after explosion.
In the meantime, Mr. Brass on meeting the deck, had found a life buny and slipped it under his arms. As he did so, he caught sight of his Chinese servânt. ''
"Can swim, boy?" he cried.
"No can swim, master;" was the reply. "Then take this. Keep it clear up under your arms and look out for the boats."
They then made their way to where the
FORTUNATE PROCRASTI¿TION.
One pauenger by the Chin //an, a lady, is to-day thankful that tardiness in arriving at the place of departure in Cheson, alone prevented her from sailing on the ill-fated vessel. As it was she came by the Chix, un, and had enough excitement to last a lifetime.
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he states that the sight of the Chinese katiling for 1 fe and literally catching nt, straws in keep themselves above water, was enough to unnerve the strongest man. She pays 'a klaw ng ibute to the officers and passengers of the thir flua, who did everything possible to a'leylate the sufferings of the survivors, the
were in great need of climbing, etc.
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Tobaccos-The Sumatra Tobacon Co. has received telegraphic advices from home that 500 bales have been sold at G 70 pr. 1 kilo Shares have been sold at Tis 68. Langkats have had a good deal of attention from specula tors. For cash and this month's settlement the market opened at Tls. 230,375, then improved to Tis. 25.2271.239, Tis: 2121. Tl. 235, back to TIs. 730, buly to again to Tls, 235) 2331 and Tis. 35 At the close shares are wanted at Tis., 240. October sales are quoted at Tis 230, s. 232). Tis, 2271,230.235,2378 238 Far November smail sales at Tis, 2321 240, December has claimed the greatest atten tion at the following rates:~Tik. 227 232).
Tl3. 240, Tls. 252k,246, Tix. 241, Tie, 2371,240, 241)
* To-day's Advertisements.
HONGKONG HOTEL... MENU.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 7TH,'19
DINNER.
HORS D'ORUVRES,
Anchory Canapos..
SOUP
Consomme Colbert.
FISH.
Boiled Fish Sauce Hollandaise.
ENTREES.
Pigeon Farcie and Macedoine. Lamb Gutlets a la..Westmoreland, Patties a la Toulouse.
CURRY. Madras Cu
Curry..
JOINTS,
Roast Australian Beef.
Roast Capon and Celery Sauce. Doiled York Ham and Champagne Sauce. Cold Corned Ox Tongue and Asparagus Salad..
SWEETS.
Hominy Pudding. Strawberry Ice Cream and, Sand Cake, Peach Tart. Tipsy Cake."
DESSERT.
Coffee,
4.
Fruits. +(995
EXCURSION TRIP FROM MACAU TO
THE HOT WATER SPRINGS
(KNOWN AS AGUA QUENTE), TF sufficient inducement and weather per- Imitting, Mr. 1. 1. CoLliço, Manager if Bay View House," of Macau, intends to make to LUNG GHA-IT-CHIT, an Excursion (known at AGUA QUENTE), leaving Macau At 10 F.M. on SATURDAY, 14th instant, to SUNDAY, 15th instant, and returning at arrive, at the Hot Water Springs it in, 1 A., the same day to arrive at Macau in time for the Excursionista, to catch the boats to Hongkong
All Excursionists will be accommodated in roomy and commodious house-beals which will be towed by a steam-launch especially engaged. for the purpose. Arrangements are being made to have an Orchestra to play on the night trip which will be a fine moonlight one..
The fare which includes Dinner on Saturday night, Breakfast and Tiffin on Sunday, is $5,00
only.
A Bar will be set up and drinks will be served at very moderate prices.
Intimations,
ROBINSON PIANO
COMPANY, LD.
PRACTICAL
PIANO
EXPERTS
MANUFACTURETS, TUNERS
AND
REPAIRERS,
PIANOS
AND
ORGANS
RENOVATED, REBUILT,
AND
REPOLISHED
BY
COMPETENT WORKMEN.
ESTIMATES FREE.
"OWN
"4
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MAKE!
PIANOS
FROM $300,
Gentlemen desiring to join the excursion will please send to my agent, Mr. C. DE M. C V RIBIRO, of Massis. J. C. do Remedios & Co., the sum of $5.00 in exchange for a ticket which must be presented to me when boarding IMPORTED PIANOS the Excursion boats which will be alongside the S.S. Wingchai's wharf.
Tickets must be bought on or before the Loth instant.
If it is not intended to carry out the above scheme for lack of support Mr. Ribeiro will be instructed by me to refund the fare to sub
scribers.
THEOBALDO J, COLLAÇO", Hongkong, th October, 1995, *[994 EASTERN AND AUSTRALIAN STEAM- SHIP COMPANY, LIMITED, FOR SHANGHAI, YOKOHAMA AND
THE Steamship
THE
KODE.
"EMPIRE,”
Captain Helms, will be despatched as above, TOMORROW, the 70 instant, at 4 P.M., instead of as previously advertised.
This well-known Steamer is specially fured for Passengers, and has a Refrigerating Cham ber, which ensures the supply of Fresh Provi- sions, Ice, etc., throughout the voyage.
This Steamer is installed throughout with the Electric Light.
A Stewardess and a duly qiklified Surgeon
are carried,
London, 2nd September. The Viceroy of the Caucasus has arrived at Baku. Ten thousand- infantry are being quartered in the naphtha district. At Risk, after liberating the political privanèrs, the mob succeeded in repulsing the troops. A revolt Chinese were vill grippling with boats that, majority of whom lost nil their belongings and Tls. 235,137,240,237,239,2321. Tis. 2321.735 Passengers the steaners of the ompany have!
refused to be lowered. At least they went down
the starboard Mr. Buss, who was helping to lower the punt boat, hele met with an accident. Owing to Lad fixings, or something, the ropes rushed through his hands and literally, tore the
it in prostess at Nijai Ni vgorod, It is report ed from Lodzoland, that twenty-four thou with a rush one on the past side and one on sand whrkmen have gone on strike. They demand a forty pt can't increase of wages. The Civil and Military Governman! Odessa are indulging in mutual recriminations in public and in the press. There has been askin from the bones. great increase in the number of troops quarter- ed upon citizens in Finland. A bomb has been thrown at the residence of the Governor of Vasa, in that Principality The Governor of 'Wars ow, cnntinues to issus orders for repressive meassires of the utmost severity.
Trouble in Servia:...
London, 24th September Servis has sent an ultimatum, to Turkey in reference to the recent violation of the Servian frontier, he requires the dismissal of the fficers responsible for the occurrence, an apology, and payment of an indemnity. In the alternative, the threatens reprisals.
OFFICERS AT THEIR POSTS. Captain Crawford was at is place on the bridge, with one of his officers. The chief en- inerr and the two passengers were on the hurricane deck.
THE BOYCOTI.
THE, MOVEMENT STILL VIGOROUS
On 24th ult.. a special meeting was called at Nanking to devise measures for boycotting the 40,000 cases of kerosene oil recently shipped to Nanking by the Standard Oil Company. The meeting was held in a spacious ball behind the Con uclan Temple, and was largely attended There was little time for words; but by one of The e were over nine hundred people present. these curious phenomena that afflict human. The student body and merchants were well 're- kind, two of them found time to comment on presented, and many eloquent speeches were the situation. Can I be of any use?" said the made; all in favour of enforcing the bovent rassenger. "No, I think not;" replied the One merchant who made a slip in his remarks chief. The steboard boat was by, this time was hissed off the platform. A nalive agent of lowered and in the water. It was full of Chin the Standard Oil Company who has managed ese without a single European. "Then I think to dispose of's large quantity of the nil, was this is no place for me," said the passenger, severely criticised, Toward the end of the "I'm going to trêk" And clambering over meeting, it was proposed to boycott him also the deck rail, he dived out into the sen The as he owns a large bookstore in Nanking Canton-Hankow Railway.
sinking ship was about 65 yards from the boat' South-China Daily Journal, Tientsin, 18th September, and when the passenger reached it, it Sheng Kung pao left Teking on the 26th, was only to find that the Chinese ab- and Tientsin on the morning of the 28th, by solutely refused to allow him to climb lo. the vs. Hrinyu, for hanghai, The Eastern So he hung on the stern and waited until au- Timer says that Sheng Kung pen has been exsistance came along... pelled from Peking by an Imperial Edict, for)
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ADMIRAL RODJESTVENSKY, REPORTED SERIOUS ILLNESS OF THE BRAVE BILOR.
REPORTED ILL-TREATMENT OF CHINESE ON THE RAND.
TODAY'S EXCHANDA.
• Silling.
ande-Bank T.T.
Do demand Do, '4 months! sight France---Bank T.T. America~Başk T.T.
ermany-Bank T T India T.Ta..
120, dematid Shanghai-Bank T.T Singapore T.T.................
1050-Bank Tr.... Java--Rank T.T
Ja minniha' sight 1.5 A months' righi LJG.
Buvine.
PTT 5/16
724
471
1.481
-149 .1451
71
% prem
95
16
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1/412
FROM $375.
SECOND HAND PIANOS RETURNED FROM HIRE AT LOW PRICES, !!
INSPECTION INVITED. Hongkong, 23rd September se
Trade
TELEPHONE No. 135.
N..-To assure the additional comfort of JUST.
electric fans fitted in stateronins,
For Passage, apply to
GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co..
Agents,
Hongkong, Gib October, got.
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FROM HAMBURG, BREMEN, ROTTER- -DAM, ANTWERP, PENANG
AND SINGAPORE.
THE H. A. L. Steamship THE
"SENEGAMBIA,"
Captain Peter, having arrived from the above ports, 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 goods from alongside,
Optional Cargo will be forwarded unless antice to the contrary be given before TO.
8. DAY,
go days' sight San Francisco & New Vaph 471 4 months' sight 30 days' sight Sydory and Melbourne ..............2.00
dn.
Any Cargo, impeding her discharge will be
A months' sight
--2 501 | Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Limited, and 4 months sight Franc 240 inaded into the Godowns of the Hongkong and
stored at Consignees' risk and expense. months' sight Germany............. T03 Bir Silverum spe Bank of Proland var Sovereign
All Claims must be presented within ten cara mai vrei a4 7 days of the steamer's arrival here after which
10date they cannot be recognised.
CÍPIUM QILUTATIONE, To-day's quotatines are as follow.
Per.nical .m.1,080 M· 1,150 ‚'1,240 1.300
The Shinpada Hongkong correspondent Malen New
Per Chest'"
Older
Dident
la 1,0029
1035 A987
1,005,
"
Old
To-day's Advertisement"
an attempt by him to induce the Belgian' Three minutes later, the chief engineer came sends the following to that paper which Minister to interfere with the purchase of the alongside and managed to clamber in. It was although we translate should be, taken with Canton Hankow Railway, by Chins, Sheng at this moment that the Milk-ka felt her death | reserve, subject to confirmation:-"A friend was ordered by the Throne to have nothing to thies. She suddenly plunged her head down, who has arrived from the Southern Coen tells Fatos New do with the affair and commanded in galt Pek. Ing. He therefore wired to Treaty Commis and her'stern rising clear from the water, hung me that Chinese labouring at the mines in sioner Lis who, in order to save Sheng's face, perpendicularly for fully a minute. Then abe South Africa are cruelly treated to a pitiable Renares New wired to Peking that Sheng's assistance was slowly disappeared, sinking so gently that the extent and no one inkes any notice of these indispensable in the negotiation of the German auction was very small. As she sunk from things. Although under contract, the labourers Persian (Paper) Chinese Commercial Treaty: -
sight, one solitary Chinaman wis seen hanging do not receive the „wagen and, food set down' to the rail at iha stern, "
in their contracts. They are each day required i The next moment, the engineer assisted the to chisel out (bore ?) a depth of twenty-six passenger into the already overcrowded boat, inches of rock, and if anyone dies not do this he is lashed with a leather whip, while a A FITEOUS SCENE, The scene was piteous, and extraordinary! deduction is also made in his wager. The We regret to fear from the Japan Mail that Admiral Rodjesiveniky's condition is not at all. Wreckage of all description was floating about foreigners at the mines even go so far as to satisfactory. The wounds on his body are together with hen coops, bodies, and struggling put the very largest of cangues on the necks bualed but that on bis head is still open, and Chinaman. One crate full of five ducks had of the Chinese labourers and then make themTHE Sharia there are plain evidences that the bone has been replistered. But as the wound is deep, reach been barat asunder, and the birds were making work on as usual while wearing these caugoes, Under the circumstances our countymen there ing to the immediate neighbourhood of the the most of their freedom, i brain, the surgeons cannot, meddle with it. In Before long, the captain was somu fosting on are dying pone aller aupthar under the burdens Addition to this the Admiral is attacked by gus a log. He had been the last to leave the chip pat on them, One Copael, Mr. Liu, takes not tre troubles from which he has lang sudered He fe unable to more without assisisace, and his legs are much swollen, I(this is symptom comes from the heartɛthy cam is vetous.
and swimming clear of the debris, had caugh the slight hold of a fosting piece of timber, "He also | those, who pity, our brain was taken into the bort,
apport to
(binga Alis1
"BEN* LINE OF STEAMERS. FOR LONDON AND ANTWERP,
Steardship.
CLEUCH Caplain Reid, will be despatched as above, OD about MONDAY,
For Freight apply KEPALING GIBE, LIVINGSTON & Cô♫
Honghong, 6th Cctober, 1907.
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No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all'Goods remaining undelivered after the 13th instant will be subjeci to rent.
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All broken, chafed and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on the 13th instant, at 3.P.M.
No Fire Insurance has been effected d
HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINIE,
Hongkong Office.
1971 Hongkong, 6th October, 1995, BRITISH INDIA STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED.
FROM, RANGOON AND STRAITS, THE Company's Steamship
“ZIBENGHĻA"
Mark
LANDED.
FIRST SHIPMENT.
TRY IT.
TANSAN
GINGER ALE.
Per Case 48 Pints
Per Dozen Pints........
Per Case 50 Splits.
Per Dozen Splits...
EXPERTS texily that TANSAN makes
the most WHOLESOME and PALAT- ABLE GINGER ALE in the WORLD.
THE
CLIFFORD-WILKINSON TANSAN
MINERAL WATER 00, LD.
KOBE-JAPAN.
having arrived from the above Parts, Consignees of Cargo by her are hereby informed that their Goods will be delivered from alongside, alon Cargo impeding the discharge or remaining -on board : after: 4:P.M, TO-DAY; the 6b
lostant, will be landed at Consignees Risk and SOLE AGENTS. expense." kata H
*No Fire Insutan ɔe will be affected.
Bills of Lading will be countersigned by
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.
ongkong, 6th October, 1905.
H. PRICE
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