Shipping Steamers.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH THURSDAY OCTOBER 17 1907.
CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY COY.S
ROYAL MAIL STEAMSHIP LINE.
Luzary-Speed-Functuality.
The only Lins that Maintains a Regular Schedule Service of under Eleven Days across ibn
Pacific is the "Empresa Lipa,* Saving 5 to`to Days' Ocean Travel. -
11 Dayı YOKOHAMA TO VANCOUVER... 18 Daɲo HONGKONG TO VANCOUVER.
"EMPRESS OF INDIA"
PROPOSED SAILINOK.
R.M.S.
Tons
"MONTEAGLE
"EMPRESS OF JAPAN
(Subject to Alteration); LEATE HONGKONG", 6,000...THURSDAY, Oct. 24th 6,163.WEDNESDAY, Nov. 6th 6,007.THURSDAY, Now,
ARRIVE VÄNCOUVER Nov, 11th Nov: 30th st... Dec. 9th Jan 6th Fab. 3rd.
EMPRESS OF CHINA"......6,000 THURSDAY, Dec. 19th "EMPRES OF INDIA 5,000 THURSDAY, Jan. 16th
"EMPRESS" steamers will depart from Hongkong at 4 PM. Intermediate steamers at 12 Noon.
THE Quickest route to DANADA, UNITED STATES and KUROPE, 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 Londen, 1st Class ***** VIEL Lawrence River Lines or New York £71.10. Hongkong to London, intermediate on.
Steamers, and 1st Class on Railways...vid St. Lawrence £40. Vid New York £42. First-class rates include cost of Meals and Berth in Sleeping Car while crossing the American Continent,
K.M.S. "MONTEAGLE " carries " Intermediate * Passengers only, at Intermediate rates, affording caperior accommodation for that class.
Passengers Booked through to all points and AROUND THE WORLD,
SPECIAL RATES (First class only) grauted to Missionaries, Members of the Naval, Military, Diplomatic and Civil Services, and to European Oficials in the Service of China and Japan Governments,
For further information,, Maps, Routes, Hand Racks, Kates of Freight and Passage
D. W. CRADDOCK, Göneral Traffic Ageat for China" Apply to
Hongkong, 26th September; 1907.
Corner Pedder Street and Praya,"
INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LD.
(PROJECTED BAILINGS FROM HONGKONG.-SUBJECT TO ALTERATION). .
For
SHANGHAI dun
MANILA.............................
Steamship CHOYBANG
On
.FRIDAY, 18th Oct., Noon: „YUENSANG* ......FRIDAY, 18th Oct. 4 P.M. SGAPORE, PENANG & CALCUTTA KUTSANG...SATURDAY, 4th Oct., Noon TIENTSIN.
...CHIPSHING TUESDAY, 2nd Oct, 4 FM. 'S'GAPORE, PENANG & CALCUTTA.KUMSANG THURSDAY, 24th Oct, Hoon; -
15th Oct 4 PM. MANILA....
SI........EQONGSANG* ...FRIDAY,
REDUCED FARES TO STRAITS & CALCUTTA
Hongkong la Bingapore Yet Class
Penang Calcutta
ส.
*
165
Uibgla. Retura. ..$ 65 $100 130 250
These Staämers have superior accommodation for First-clasi Passengers, and are fitted
throughout with Electric Light Taking Cargo on through Bills of Lading to Chefos, Tientsin, Newchwang and Yangiaze Ports.
For Freight or Passage,'apply to
Hongkong, 17th October, 1997.
JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LD.,
General Managers..
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CHINA NAVIGATION CO., LIMITED.
STEAMERS "FOOCHOW":18th
"KAIFONG"
TO SAIL
Oct. 4-P.M.
FÖR
SHANGHAI & CHINKIANG
ILOILO and CEBU
„NINGPO; & SHANGHAI „
"KIUXIANG"
CHEFOO & NEWCHWANG
***** 18th ... 19th "KWRIYANG" 19th
HOJHOW and HAIPHONG ........................ CHIHLI”.
MANILA...
TIENTSIN................
TAMING *HUICHOW"
mom20th
azad
daylight.
4P.M.
23rd
26th
SWATOW & SHANGHAI
'SHAOHSING .... 26th
- YOOHOW "‡ ...... 1st Nov., 4 PM.
TBINAN" ...... 25th
1.
OF
MANILA, ZAMBOANGA & COLONIES... "TAIYUAN"
SWATOW & SHANGHAI
KOBE
n
15
* The Attention of Passengers is directed to the Superior Accommodation offered by these steamers, which are fitted. throughout with. 'Electric Light, Unrivalled table.... & daly qualified, Surgeon is carried,
Purtă.
Taking Cargo on through Bills of Lading to all Yangtare and Northern China Porte.
Shipping — Steanters.
HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINIE.
180 Ocean Steamers
with
912,000
ASTS AND RNINGS 18SURD
CHOL "OBSERVATORY,
WHIRD SPOOK STORY.
DANCING YURNITURE AND, GRIM VISITANTS,
Some weird experiences of a doctor
practice in the West-end-of-Li
by Mr. Jokslar Gilbartsöny in the current,
· METEOROLOGICAL SIGNALE
ber of that Occult. Review 5 The MacDonald is described: "Meteorological signals are holsted on the lavel-headed Scot who bas, mast in front of the Water Police Station - spirituslism. He has been investigating Tsim Sha Tsui for the information of masters uncanny happenings at the house of some of vessels, leaving the port. They do not friends-the Thompsons. peceniarily imply that bad weather is expected! Disturbances bagan as far back as July, here
1893, whas; articles of furoiture were moved about; lifted up and dowo, and carried from. place to place without any
visible human
A CONE poist upwards
Br. Reg. Tons.
PASSENGER SERVICE.
RHENANIA, HABSBURG,-HOHENSTAUFEN-SILESIA, SCANDIA. HIGHEST COMFORT, ONLY
2)
LOWER BERTHS.
Laundry on board, Doctor, Stewardesses carried.
Porta of call: NAPLES, PLYMOUTH, HAVRE, HAMBURG.
NEXT SAILINGS FROM HONGKONG.
Outward.
SILESIA
...... 2nd Nov.
SCANDIA
..... 2nd Dec. Hongkong, 10th October, 1907.
NORTHERN PACIFIC LINE. BOSTON STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
Connecting at Tacoma with NORTHERN PACIFIO RAILWAY":
COMPANY. PROPÓSKO.SAILINGS FROM HONGKONG FOR VICTORIA, B.C., AND TACOMA,
-VIA
MOJI, KOBE AND YOKOHAMA.
Steamer
Tons.
Captain. Sailing.
1+
**Homeward.
HOHENSTAUFEN...oth Oct. SILESIA ....................11th Dac.. SCANDIA 8th Jan, 1908.
REGULAR STEAMSHIP SERVICE TO NEW YORK,
VIA PURTS AND SUEZ CANAL, (With Liberty to Call at Malabar Coast);
PROPOSED SAILINGS FROM HoxoxoNG,
FOR BOSTON AND NEW YORK, S.S."
*This steamer has excellent Saloon Accom- Amodation for First-class Passengers at mode-
Kumaric 6,231 D. Baird 35th Oct. 'Shawmut ... 9,606 E. V. Roberts 6th Nov.
* Cargo Daly.
CHEAP FARES, EXCELLENT ACCOMMODATION, ATTENDANCE AND CUISINE, ELECTRIC LIGHT, DOCTOR AND STEWARDESS, ..
The twin-screw 14. Shawmut und Tron! are fitted with very superior accommotion for first and second class passengers. The large size of these vessels ensures steadiness at sea. Electric fan in each room. Barber's Cargo carried'in shop and steam-laundry, cold storage. PARCEL EXPRESS TO THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA. "For further Information, apply to
~~~ DODWELL & CO, LIMITED;:
General Agents. Queen's Buildings. ~~Hringkong, 4th October, 1907.
fra.
EASTERN AND AUSTRALIAN STEAM- SHIP COMPANY, LIMITED, FOR SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE, Calling at Fort Darwin, and Queensland Ports, and taking through Cargo to Adelaide,
New Zealand, Tasmania, &c.).
THE Steamship
Taking Cargo and Passengers at through Rates for all New Zealand and other Australia TH
Foi Freight or Passage, applyita BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
Hongkong, 17th October, 1902.
Steamship.
ZAFIRO.....
RUBI...
AGENTS.
HONGKONG MANILA.
Highest Class, newest, fastest and most luxurious Steamer between Hongkong and Manlia Saloon amidships-Electric Light-Perfect Cuisine-Surgeon and Stewardess carried. __--_All__the_mos... up-to-date arrangements for...comfort of
Passengers,
CHINA AND MANILA
STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED,
·Tons. Captain.
2540 Fraser
2540 Almond
For Fright or Passage, apply to
Hongkong, 11th October, 1907.
S A
A
For
MANILA
Salling Dates.
SATURDAY, 19th Oct,
1907. SATURDAY, 26th Oct,
1907.
SHEWAN TOMES & CO.,
GENERAL MANAGERS.
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HONGKONG NEW YORK.
AMERICAN ASIATIC
STEAMSHIP CO.
FOR NEW YORK via FORTS AND SUEZ CANAL,
riskip
(With Liberty to Call at the Malabar Coast).
*"OCEAN MONARCH".
For Fraight
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Kurther information, apply to
Hongkong, 19th September, Jony
To sail
On the 2nd November, 1907.
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.
"Gdstral Bye,
"EMPIRE," · Captain Helms, will be despatched as abbre, on SATURDAY, the 26th inst, at Noon,
rato ratch.
A CONE point.upwards:
and UM belum
A DRUM
A CONE point down.
warda and
DRUM below
5.
A CONE poist dowa- waids
6.
A CONE point down
wards and BALL below
· BALL
For Freight and farther Information, apply
8 A CONE.
10
164
DODWELL & Co., LIMITED, *Agants. Hongkong, th October, 1007.
TH
STEAM TO CANTON.
HE New Twin Screw Steel Steamers
"KWONG TUNG" ..,Caph H. W. WALKER KWONG SAI......Capt B, S. CROWE,
Leave Hongkong for Canton at 9 every evening, (Saturday excepted).
Leard Cantos for. Hongkong at 5.30 every evening, (Sunday excepted)....
Those Fine Now Steamers have unexcelled Accommodation for First Class Passengers and are lit throughout by Electricity. Electric Fans in First Class Cabiña,
Passage Fare-Single Journey......$4. Meals
.................$1.25 dach The Company's Wharf is situated in front of the New Western Market, opposite the old *Harbour Office,
YUEN ON 5,5, CO., LD. H
and
SHIU ON 5S. CÔ, LD.
No, 8, Queen's Road West. Hongkong, 3rd July, 10077. d
fàs
'
For Sale.
KUHN & KOMOR'S. ART CURIOS STORE
This well-known Steamer is specially, fitted for Passengers, and has a Refrigerating Cham- ber which ensures the supply of Fresh Provi-will sions, Ics, &c., throughout the voyage, 1-
The Steamer, is installed throughout with the Electric Light.
A Stewardess and a duly qualified Surgeon are carried...
be RE-OPENED on the 7th fast, at No. 1 QUEEN'S RUA D (usder Connaught 'Hotel);
AND
A CLEARANCE SALE at GREATLY REDUCED PRICES
INSPECTION CORDIALLY "INVITED. Hongkong, 2nd October, 1957..
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N.B-To assure the additional comfort of will be held to the END of THIS MONTH: passingen the steamers of the Company bave electric faus fitted in staterboms.
For Freight or Passage, spply-to.
GIBB, LIVINGSTON-&-
Agents." Hongkong, 1st October, 1907.
FOR VLADIVOSTOCK.
THE Steamship
[86*
(911.
"GULF OF VENICE" will be despatched for VLADIVOSTOCK (via SHANGHA!), on or about 30th October.
For Freight and, further Particulars, apply to
'DODWELL & CO. LIMITED,
Agenti. Hongkong, roth October, 1907.
TOYO KISEN KAISHA,
SOUTH AMERICAN-LINE.
REGULAR STEAMSHIP SERVICE BETWEEN
HONGKONG, CALLAO
AND
Ton
| IQUIQUE via JAPAN PORTS (KARATSU, KOBE and YOKOHAMA), | With option to call at 'MEXICAN and other Coast ports.
To sail
Nov. About End of
(Sometime, in 1 March, 1908, Taking Freight and Passenger other 'Esatern and Western Coast pons of South America in connection with Steamèrs of the Pacific S. N. Co.
-Steamors Kätilerine Park .................. 5,000. Kasato Maru 6,100
For further information as to Freight and Passago, apply to
Hongkong, 18th OgA780
York Building.
COLD STORAGE.
fo
HE HONGKONG ICE COMPANY, THE
LTD, have now 40,000 Cabic feet of COLD STORAGE available at EAST. For Stores will be Open at 10A.M. and ↑ F.M. daily, Sunday excepted, to receive and dalirer perishable goods.
WM PARLANE Manager. Hongkong, sand Inue, 1001;
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...which the facultyon parvintantly inert,
Ño cure of aven villanté elenegymutibewarts. «Priceis EnglinAKM PD: * In'andering, state which of Live does numbers required; kad, phoneve that, the word
point upwards and BALLS, below
Indicates & Typhoon to the North of the Colony.
agency. Ones.Tvant had been dismissed för! persisting in the statement that someone abe peared to her in her room at night ; but each of her successors made the same complaint, and (matters began to get lively, kdy
indicates & Typhoon TERRIFIED SERVANTS LEFT, to the North-East of the Culony?
indicates a Typhoon. to the Fast of the Colony,
indicates a Typhoon to the South-East of the Colony,
Some of the servants wore so terrified that; they left at once. They declared that a big animal would come rushing into the room, Jump on the bed, and tear the bed clothér. Ai other times an old man appeared, and would lift the occupants up and drag them away.
On more than ONE OCGJRĪUD One of the maids path
was dragged out with the mattress on which she was lying, taken down two flights of stairs, and left outside the door of'ber: mistress's.
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This was really:too" bad."""Mr. Thompson watched and searched the house at all hour- but found nothing.
In desperation, he decided to call in the.... police. A burly detective arrived from Scot land-yard, and as he listened to Mr. Thomp indica era Typhoopson's thrilling tale he smiled grimly. to the South of the Colony.
indicates a Typhoon to the ronth-West of the Colony,
indicatesa Typhoon to the West of the Colony.
indicates a Typhoon to the North West of the Colony,
Red Signals indicate that the centre t believed to be more than 300 miles away the Colony,
Black Signal Indicale that the centre is believed to be less than 300 miles away from the Colony,
"All trickery and nonsense," he said scorn- faily. "We shall soon put that right; sir1"
... LOOKING"VERY PALE,, »
I shall be very pleased if you can clear it up," said Mr. Thompson will give you three months to do it in, and pay you hand namely,"
** I'll do it in three hours,”, said the officer la buoyant tones.
But he did nt. In less than half an hour be came downstairs looking very palp and dis-
aught."
"What has happened?" asked everybody ne ance. "Oh," blurted out the detective in an angry tone here is no use my wasting time here, i can do nothing for you, I believe it's all tumbug"
"What did you do? 'asked Dr. MacDonald.. "I went about the work in the ordinary way," replied the Vaid man, somewhat sheep ishly. I searched the place thoroughly, right up to the attic, but couldn't find any cluo. I waited about in that attic which they say the noise has been, but all was quiet. "Sa I set down my bull's-eye on the table and sat; downbere intending to make comfortable job of it for the night,"
-ASSAULTED, WITH HIS OWN BLIPPER. "I laid my revolves an iha table, and ibay I The above signals will, as heretofore, denok my slippers from my pocket and lala hoisted only when typhoons exist in such them on the floor beside me, had begun to positions or are moving in such directions that take off my boots when one of the slippers ro'e information regarding them is considered 10 up and gave me a stinging wback on the side. be of importance to the Colony or to shipping of the head. leaving the harbour.____
These signals are repeated at the Harbour Office, H.M.S. Tamar, Green Island Signal Mast, and the Flagstaff on the premises of the Hongkong and Kowloon, Wharf and Godown Company at Kowloop.
URGENT SJONAL.
In addition to the above, when it is expected that the wind may increase to foll typhooo force at any moment, the following Urgent Signal will be made at the Water Police, Station, and repeated at the Harbour Office -
THREE EXPLOSIVE BOMES, AT INTERVALS
OF TEN SECONDS.
A Black Cross will be hoisted at the same time, superior to the other shapes.
NIGHT SIGNALS.
The following Night Signals will be exhibit
Then I thought it was time to elkar out. I can tackle anything that I can sse; but this is" beyond mel
So the scared desective left, and other meare. were tried to solve the mystery.........Ms. Thomp- son and his soo-both armed-watched one.... beautiful moonlight night. As they stood looking routed the room where the "old man" had, played_his_pranks they were amazed to seo a broad shallow bath “rius 'up and go flapping and wriggling about like a living creature."
Then, getting up on edge, it revolved tika a whot, turned several summersalts, and after caireering about in a most mysterious manner. it jaid itself quietly, up agalost, the parapet, where it remained in a state of quietude as if well satisfied with its performance 17,
RESORTED TO SPIRITUALISM.
As the days passed lots of other strange things happened: The Thompsons and the doctor tled to solve the mystery by fore
ed from the Flagstaff on the roof of the Waterlog themselves into la „spirito-fistic seance Police Station st Kowloon, the Harbour Office circle in the attic. It was a great success, and Flagstaff, and H.M.S. Tamar,
the spook replied to all questions with thi usual knocks of asacht and dissent.
"Can you move the sideboard 7" şiked the doctor. Oh, yes the spook coold !-
1. Three Lights Vertical, Green Green Green, indicates that a typhoon is believed to be situated more than 300 miles from the Colony.
I Three Lights Ventical, Green Red Green indicates that a typhoon is believed to be situated less than 300 miles from the Colony.
"Hopping along the landing the sides board entered the adjoining room by ren
had been maintained intact, it kept on danc quest, and getting, inside the citc'e, which citing and jumping about at such a'r'ife that fears, III. Three Light Vertical, Red Green Red, began to be entertained that the ceiling of the Indicates that the wind may be expected-to-room.undernea h.wouti! piveway; pis increase to foll typhoon force at any momeni, Finally, it waltzed lightly downstairs and wedged itselfian immovable position between No. 111. Signal will be accompanied by the the banisters, nad stuck there until asked most Explosive Bombs, as above, in the event of the politely to move out of the way 'sy that be information conveyed by this signal being fidector could get out of the house nad go home "published by oigh??
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These Night Signals will be substituted the: the Day Fignals at sunset, and will, when Becessary, be altered during the night,
SUPPLEMENTARY WARNINGS.
For the benefit of Native Craft and passing Ocean Vessels, "Cone will be exhibited. At cich of the following stations,during the time that any of the above Day Signals are holsted in the Harbour,
"Gap Rock PW, Warlen. Stanley Cape Colleson..
Aberdeen . Sau Ki Wan Sal Kung Sha Tao Koh Tal Po
This will indicate that there is a depression somewhere in the China Sex, and that a Storm Warning is kolsted in the Harbour,
to supper board the bowed
The sideboard then bawed with old-fashioned grace-(i was an antique) and hopped back to its origial position 1
At the time of going to preis, the Occult Nerimo ha received no expl conting's I these soul-shattering phenomena. The side-board bad of its own volitinn shed sev-val drawer, out otherwise it was in the best of heathen 'spirits th
VAN APPEALIN
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Gentlemen's Shine made torder, and and Collars renewed on old ough
Ladles and Children's Under-cloids Chil dren's Dresses, and all kinds of Embroidery,
The Superioress will also be mos
Further details can always be given to Ocean | Materials can be supplied, if required, Vessels, on detheid; by sigual, from the "fight" houses,
(-16th July, 1997,
for any PAPER, of old Envalora Into Books for the Children ofthe Fear St who are tregut byahe Sistert.
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