Shipping Steamers,
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH FRIDAY OCTOBER 411907
CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY COY'S ROYAL MAIL STEAMSHIP LINE
Buxury-Speed-Punctuality.
The only Line that Maintains ʼn Regular Schedule Service of under Eleven Days across the Pacific is the "Empress Line." Saving 'to to Days' Očdan Tisvah
-11 Days VOKOHAMA, 70 VANCOUVER.
PROPOSED SAILINOS. 4.M.S.
Tops.
"EMPRESS OF INDIA
"MONTEAGLE"
18 Days HONGKONG TO VANCOUVER,
(Subject to Alteration). LEAVE HONGKONG'ARRIVE VANCOUVER
....Nov. itth 8,000...THURSDAY, Oct. 24th 6,163......WEDNESDAY, Nov. 6th .... "EMPRESS OF JAPAN...6,003. THURSDAY, Nov, 11. "EMPRESS OF CHINA"......6,000 THURSDAY, Dec. 19th.
EMPRES OF INDIA 6,000 THURSDAY, Jao. tốtḥ ........
"EMPRESS" steamers will depart from Hongkong al4 9.M. Intermediate steamers at 12 Noon.
..
Nov. 30th
Dac. 9th
Jan. 6th
Feb. 3rd
THE Quickest route to CANADA, UNITED STATES and EUROPE, calling at SHANG- HAI, NAGASAKI, (through the INLAND SEA OF JAPAN), KOBE, YOKOHAMA, and VICTORIA, B.C., and at QUEBEC, with the Company's New Palatial "EMPRESS " Steamships, 14.500 tons register. The through transit to LIVERPOOL being 22 days, from YOKOHAMA, and 291 days from HONGKONG. Hongkong to London, 1st Class
Via St. Lawrence River Lines or New York £71.10, Hongkong to London, Intermediate on
Breemers, and 1st Class on Railways...vid St. Lawrance £40". Vid New York £42. First-class rates inclu la cast of Moils and Barth in Sleeping Car while crossing tha American Continent,
R.M.S." MONTEAGLE" canios“ Intermediate. Passengers only, at Intermediata rates, affording superior accommodation for that class."
Passengers Booked through to all points and AROUND THE WORLD.
SPECIAL RATES (Fir! class only) granted to Missionarias, Members of the Naval, Military, Diplomatic and Civil Services, and to European Oficials in the Service of China and impan Governments.
Shipping
Steamers,
HAMBURG AMERIKA LINIE.
159 Doean Steamers
ith
912,000
Br. Reg. Tons.
PASSENGER SERVICE.
RHENANIA, HARSBURG, HOHENSTAUFEN, SILESIA,—CANDIA
HIGHEST COMFORT, ONLY LOWER BERTHS.
Laundry on board, Doctor, Stewardesses carried,
Ports of call: NAPLES, PLYMOUTH, HAYRE, HAMBURG.
NEXT SAILINGS FROM HONGKONG."
Outward.
2nd Nove SILESIA
Hongkong, adth September, 1907.
For further information, Maps, Routes, Hand Books, Rates of Freight and Passage, REGULAR STEAMSHIP SERVICE
apply to
Hongkong, 26th September, 1907
D. W. CRADDOCK, General Traffic Agent for China
Corner Peddler Street and Praya.
TO
INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LD,
(Projected Sailings from HonÚKONG.—SUBJECt to alteratioN).
For
SHANGHAI VIA SWATOW.
QD
Steamship ...CHUNSANG ......SATURDAY, 5th Oct, 4 P.M.. SHANGHAI VIA NINGPO
...KWONGSANG...MONDAY, 7th Oct., 4 P.M. SHANGHAI....................YIKSANG TUESDAY, 8th-ct, 4 P.M.
....LUONGSANG* ...FRIDAY, 1th Oct., 4PM.
CHEONGSHING*,SATURDAY, 12th Oct., Nooo.
MANILA.....urtigereis-sena map
TIENTSIN
SHANGHAI, YOKOHAMA, KOBE) FOOKSANG*1..............TUESDAY, 15th Oct. 4 P.M.
&, MOJI
YUENSANG*......FRIDAY, 18th Oct.,4 P.M. SGAPORE PENANG & CALCUTTAKUISANG........SATURDAY, 19th Oct., Nooo
REDUCED FARES TO STRALIS & CALCUTTA.. Hongkong to Singapore 1st Class
Petang
ingle, Return, ...5.05 $100 85 190
Calcutta
n
in 165 250 These Steamers have superior accommodation for First-class Passengers, and are fitted
throughout with Electric Light. Taking Cargo on thirub Bill of Lading to Chelco, Tientsin, Newchwang and Yangtze Ports.
For Freight or Passage, apply je
Hongkong, 4th October, 1907.
JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LD.,
General Managers.
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`CHINA NAVIGATION CO., LIMITED.
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FOR
HOIHOW and HAIPHONG
MANILA N
NINGPO, SHANGHAI & CHINKIANG CEBU and ILOILO
'* TAMINO“ ....ima 8th
PAOTING' +
* SUNGKIANG”
STRAMKRA "HUMAN" ............... 7th ** HUPEH"
TO SAIL
8th
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daylight.
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4 P.M.
-8th
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'SHAOHSING
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SWATOW & SHANGHAI
"YOCH 1W "......
16th
CHEFOO & NEWCHWANG ..............
CHEFOD & TIENTSIN...
MANILA, ZAMBOANGA & COLONIES...
YOKOHAMA & KOBE .....
SWALOW & SHANGHAI ....................
"CHANGSHA “........... noth
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•"The Autention of Passengers is directed to the Superior Accommodation offered by the men, which are fitted throughout with Electric Light. Dorivalled table. A duly qualihed Surgeon is carried.
Taking Cargo on through Bill of Lading to al! Yangtise and Northern China Ports.“ | Taking Cargo and Passengers at through Rates for all New Zealand and other Austral an
For Freight or Passage, apply to
facts.
4411zxong, 4th October,, 1907.
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
AGENTS.
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HONGKONG MANILA.
Highest Class, newest, fastest and most luxurious Steamers between Hongkong and Manila-Saloon amidships-Electric Light-Perfect Calsine-Surgeon and Stewardess carried. All the most up-to-date arrangements for comfort of Passcogers.
CHINA AND MANILA STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.
eamship.
Tons:
Captai
ZAFIRO
ROBI
For
1540 FraSOF ".... 1540 Almond.
MANILA
For Freight or Paisage, apply to
hany, 30th September, 1007
A
SHEWAN
Salling Dater.
1937,
TO NEW YORK,
VIA PURTS AND SUEZ CANAL, (Anh Liberty to Call at Malabar Coast),
PROPOSED SAILINGS TRON HONGKONG.
FOR NEW YORK 5. "SIKA"
... 5th Oct. FOR BOSTON AND NEW YORK. S.S." MUNCASTER CASTLE”,..16th Oct
This steamer has excellent Saloon Accom- modation for First-class Passengers at mode. rate rates.
IU
For Freight and further information, app:
DODWELL & Co, LIMITED, ANGELL. Hoogknog, 27th September 1907)
TOYO KISEN KAISHA. SOUTH AMERICAN LINE, REGULAR STEAMSHIP SERVICE, BETWEEN.
HONGKONG,. CALLAO
'AND'
164
IQUIQUE via JAPAN PORTS (KARATSU, KOBE and YOKOHAMA),
With option to call at MEXICAN and other Coast porta.
To sail Steamers
¡Capt. Toas
(THURSDAY, KASATO MARU...D. Moti.6,100 Oct TO, NOOD { About End of KATHERINE PARK,000
Taking Freight and Passengers to other Eastern and Westem Coast ports of South America in connection with Steamers of the Pacific S. N. Co.
For further information as to Freight and Passage, apply to
K. MATSDA,
Manager,
*York Building“
Hongkong, 30th September, 1007-
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Homeward.
HOHENSTAUFEN...30th Oct,
..ith Déc.
SILESIA
NORTHERN PACIFIC LINE.
ODGET
[Continued from bager's]
To your speech to the possibility of a furt loan having to be raised, and tooni sum of £4,500 for interest which, aup new loan is raised on the sAMO
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| last at 71 per cent, per agnum, represents the sum of £rast, I think it would be certain ly interesting if Your Excellency would ex plain whether it is probable that'an-extra sum; tof this amount will be asked for 1 would suggest that fa future proper statements should be made of the amount to be expended during: the current year in the care of any very im portant public works. At the present moment, owing to the way the estimates are put before, the Council, no one could possibly suppose the Government were engaged in an important railway construction, la page 88, under the somewhat discouraging heading of non-effective and charitable services-); trun that is not prophetic-is mentioned the sum of £1,850 on 'railway construction. That is the only reference blisters in the sun, b.cause najbir made in the estimates to the fact that the Govern-magnificence will suffice, whe 'ment is ebgaged in a big railway scheme go- that is needed is a small unpretentious cover- ing to cost five or six millons. I regret having, ing, costing
And thus it is with roads, Your Exce detained this honourable Council so long, Sir, but it appeared desirable to make the remarks has referred to an industrial Jatura that have occurred to me. There is yet oss, kong, Industrial success, Sir, needs cheap tmore subject to which I will refer,. In Happy, and, cheap dwellings for the workerej Valley there rest many who have done good win necessitate the opening of new areas work for the Colony-not only for the Colony our policy to make spacio But no new roads are forthe roads. cause our policy
Rover been shellarless
matshed, erected in honour welcome's
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but for the Empire at large. And it should be, our-pride as well as our duty to maintain the| such as Gascoigne road, too, feet wide, mona rests erected, over them. The gardens ed from kerb to kerb, when the wiser, cours are really lo excellant order, but many of the it seems to me, would be to plan the 100 foot: igraves have bzen, allowed to gradually disap-road, but metal only such ponion as is need, pear into flower beds and shrabberies. I think for immmediate traffic, thus permitting expen careful examination of the ground will justify diture on elber roads through undeveloped the assertion made. Within the past few years, districts, as should be done in the direction o Ja sum has been set aside for the re-lettering of Lai Chi Kok and Chin Was. It may interest igraves, and it is not wareasonable to ask that a your Excellency to know that no road com- larger sum be voted for the entire restoration of munication exisis with the large suburb, of the graves of all grades from the high official Kowloop koown as Sum Sui Po. 1o the bluejacket, and private soldiers who lost their lives through wounds or disease in the service of their country, and also a large num- ber of civilians who have done good work for the Colony. I think we should keep their me formory green by retaining the memorials of those,
who so generously sowed where we now reap.
BOSTON STEAMSHIP COMPANY. Connecting at Tacoma with KORTHERN Pacific railwAY. COMPANY,
And so with the Harbour Office, Law Coutts and so I fear will it be with this typhoon shelter unless your Excellency appiles a rothicus pruning. To pay for this work the Govern.- ment proposes, i understand, to draw on the PROPOSED SAILINGS from Honalong
Colony's reserve, which I think a pity because
VICTORIA, BC,, "AND, TACOMA,
Reserves should, as a matter of principle, 1 utilised only as a last resource and we are not - VIA
THE TYPHOON SHELTER.
yet at our last resource.hare is, for instances MOJI, KOBE AND YOKOHAMA.
Mr. Osborne" said :-Sir,-On the evening under weigh huge and expensive waterworks of 22nd September, 1874, to quote from scheme, concerning which it seems to me eco- Tons. Captain." Sailing. Dr. Zhel's History of Hongkong, the nomy might be effected and here I disagree
severest disaster that ever befell Hong with the Honourabl Member for the Cham 25th Oct. kong since 1811 was a typhoon of un ber of Commerce for assuming the present Kumerich 6,232 D. Baird Shawmut... 9,606 E. V. Roberts 6th Nov.precedented suddenness and power, which re-storage capacity to be sufficient, as I us sulted in business being at a complete standstill derstand is the case, to give a mo for inverál days. Over 3,000 lives were lost" derate allowance, per head" throughout 'the within the space of 6 hours, and 35 foreign dry seasoo, then further expenditure on the vessels, trusting in their anchors, were wreck-
Steamer
Cargo only. CHEAP FARES, EXCELLENT ACCOMMODATION, ATTENDANCE AND CUISINE, ELECTRIC LIGHT, DOCTOR AND STEWARDESS.
ed or badly injured. The screams of Chinese schame is uncalled for, until we have money. to spare. The correct solution of this water. in distrers on the water were heard, by 10 problem is, I submit, to allow the Chinese in
The twin-screw' s.s. Shawmut and Tremonisidents on the upper levels of the town, to their houses an unlimited supply during
are fitted with very superior accommodation for first and second class passengers. The farge size of these vessels ensures steadiness al sea. Electric fan in each room. Barber's shop and steam-laundry. Cargo carried in 'cold storage.
PARCEL EXPRESS TO THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA.. For Further Information, apply to
GODWELL & CO., LIMITED, General Agents Queen's Buildings.
[Hôngkỏng, 4th October, 1957.
Intimations.
HUMBER
rise above the terrific din of the storm. The amount of property destroyed in Hoogkong within those 6 terrible hours was estimated at five million dollars,
But very little was done to utilize the lessons taught by this typhooo..
Change these figures, Sir, into a duration of two hours, exacting a toll of probably, 10,000 lives with twenty millions worth of property, and Dr. Eitel's picture of 1874 ponrays exactly the disaster that befell this Colony just over (12 year ago. The purpose of my quotation, bow. ever, lies, not in raking amongst painful seminficences, but to give point to Dr. Eitel's concluding sentence that very little was done by the citizens of that day, to profit by the lessons taught them; and. I wonder to myself how far (ie future historian will truthfully pen" such words of us.
CYCLES.
EASTERN AND AUSTRALIAN STEAM- THE BEST IN THE
SHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.
FOR SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE, (Calling at Port Darwin, and Queensland Ports, and taking through Cargo to Adelaide, New Zealand, Tasmauis, &c.)
THE Steamship
* EMPIRE," Captain Helms, will be despatched as above, ön SATURDAY, the 26th inst, at Noon. '
This well-known Steamer is specially fitted
WORLD.
Cycles Makers
by
ROYAL WARRANTS
TO
for Passengers, and has a Refrigerating Cham H.M. KING EDWARD VIL ber which ensures the supply of Fresh Provi-") sions, Ice, dec, throughout the voyage.
The Steamer is installed throughout with the Electric Light..
A Stewardess and a duly qualified Surgeon Are carried.
AND
·H.R H. PRINCE OF WALES.
WITH THE LAThat, dest 3 SPEEDGEAR;
GEAR CASES AND DUNLOP TYRES From $120 to $150 each.
N.B.-To assure the additional comfort of passengers the steamers of the Company have Saturday, "5th Oct., | alectric faus fitted in staterooms. -
For Freight or Passage, apply to
-GUARANTEE FOR 3 YEARS. DA SATURDAY, 12th Oct.,
GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co., Agents.
WILL CLIMB ANY HILL ON THE LOW GEAR. Hongkong; 1st October, 1907.
{28a
1907.
TOMES & CO.,
General MANAGERE.
HONGKONG-NEW YORK.
AMERICAN ASIATIC
STEAMSHIP CO.
FÓR NEW YORK Via PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL.
With Liberty to Call; at the Malabar Coast),
To sail ..........................On the and November, 1907. apply to
Steamship "OCEAN MONARCH” .................. For Freight and further Informa
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.
STEAM TO CANTON,
HE New Twin Screw Steel Steamers
THE
"KWONG TUNG"...Capt. B. W, WALKER. | "KWONG SAI" Capt. E. S. CROWE,
Leave Hongkong for Canton at every evening, (Saturday excepted).
Leave Canton-for Hongkong at 5,30 every
evening, (Bunday excepted) have unexcelled
These Fino New Steamers
Portsmouth Evening News For 30 years the name of the HUMBER has been asa guarantes of good workmanship."
́DRACON CYCLE DEPOT,
AGENTS,
14, D'AQUILAR STREET and KOWLOON, flongkong, 19th July, 1907,
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months of plenty and to limit them, and Indeed non-Chiness also, to street hydrants, during months of scarcity. The funds thus freed from waterworks would be availabin for the typhoos sefuge, and I submile, Bir, that on every grodod of economy and equity, funds so applied in the Protection of life and property, are more rightly applied than in providing a constant flow water for ignorance and atopidity to wasis.
On the question of taxation I again diesgren, with the honourable member and shall pro bably find myself at variance with most people, Excepting for the Chinese this Colony in the permanent homs of very low; almost all are here in the hope, and with the intention, of ac- quiring sufficient wealth to enable them to quit it for their native land, at the earliest op- portunity; the Chinese only differ from the rest
in
The history of Hongkong, Sir, in burdened that their homes are so cocronically near with records of these dangerous storms, mean that they are able to make use of the place till ing so much to thote whose lives are passed the day of their death. Hongkong- in thelsi upon the frail craft that ply the waters of our place of business, the neighbouring mainland harbour; so much to shipping, the life blood," their home, and the nearer Railway develop- we are apt to put it, of a Colony boastingmont brings their home; so much the more will they cease to have interest in longkang ex the fargest tonnage in the world.
Cept as a counting house, workshop or safa deposit.
And what have we, with the lessons of 1874 and subsequent typhoons before us, what have we done to tourish this lile blood, to protect the craft so essential to its being; to preserve that port against the evil reputation' of being a agency dangerous anchorage ?...
From the records of the Observatory now 25 years old, it would be interesting to learn bow many times during that period, we have suffered actual contact with typhooni and how many times they have, so to speak,, grazed our door, and the Colony escaped ba hair's-breadth, And what have we done during those 25 years? absolutely nothing indeed, worse, than nothing because we have permit ed the Causeway Bay shelter, bail in 882 by men who, notwithstanding Dr. Eitel's strictures, were in this respect better men than we, who have permitted this atelier to silt up to such an extent, that at low water a large proportion of'itis dry land.
--If then such ba the case, if the Colony exist purely and simply as a trading centre, then obviously the community's interests lie in the direction of industrial development, and seeing that development in our case is impossible without taxation, then it seems to me that the community, in its own interest, is eminenify ose to be taxed ; and this typhoon shelter, ar'k phase of development, if not possible ascer ordinary sources of fovenue, should be paid for. by additional taxation,
During a rather long realdence in the Colony I have had exceptional opportunites for coming lato contact with the beating population; and though like most humanity their character Ira blead of the good and the bad, there is de quality they possess, in a market degree which bas always commanded my deep admiration, and that is the patient philosophic bearing ander circumstances of trial and suffering. A year ago public and official opinion were
la their name, Sir, and apart from the com agreed that a new shelier was a work of urgent necessity and a new shelter was accordinglymercial aspect to which I have alluded, in the decreed, but, a year has gone, Sir, and this name of thousands who have already suffered work of urgent,necessity has apparently not in silence the misery wrought by these désiráci passed the initial stage of plans and discussion, five storms, 1 appeal to your Excellency that From your Excellency's remarke when in there should be no further delay in giving (kem troducing the Estimalou I gather that the break- the shelter which it is our clear and bound'én water is to cost $1,400,000 of which S15 duty to provide.. are provided for next year. The figures, Sir, are ominous; fourteen hundred thousand dol lats, at $15,00 a year, means go years to com pleto, and were it not for your Excellency's protpise that more than $15, 03 will be spent if needed, I should be inclined to judge from
THE D. P. WIS REPLY,MAla The Director of Public Works With regard to the remarks of a somewhat sever, ly critical natore which have fallen from my honourable, friend opposite, I would offer some observ tions He made a general, statement: first An all thiắt works ware entered in the Katizoules
Accommodation for First Class Passengers and GREEN ISLAND CEMENT COMPANY. lis beginning, that the end of the scheme was Are lit throughout by Electricity. Electric Fans
in First Class Cables,'
Passage Fare-Single Journey ..............Stor Meals!
1.25 each
LIMITED..
PORTLAND CEMENT:
ex Factory.
The Company's Wharf la situated J front In Casts of 375 tbr. net #5,00 per Cask of the New Western Market, opposite the old 'Harbour Office, duart TORONY ASHYUEN ON 8,S,CO., LD.;
SIU ON BE CO LU
? No, 8, Queen's Road West,
Longkong, grd July, 1907,
In Bags of 150 2 net, $8.00 per far ex Factory,
SHEWAN, TOMES & 0. Güneral Managers,
troctober
a very long way off.
It has always appeared to me that, consider and carried over without anything being
ing the modest sum generally available for
This statement, bolartunately, was made public work, we spend too much in the general terms, otherwise it. m/
somewhat casier to reply to direction of permanence and grandeur.
From the Engineer's point of view no doubt fact, in the present year's estimat the most expensive work is in the long run the which have not been undertaken cheapist, and it certainly reflects greater credit Ty
„Tük'ücheme,
Yol vieu on its Luthor; but from the other that of the community, chilling at delay,iny profecation ditídalchpel
Post Office, Wancha
Shelter