* THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH MONDAY FEBRUARY TO 1908.
Shipping Steamers,
NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD, THE YOKOHAMA DOCK CO., LTD.
BREMEN.
IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL
LINES.
FOR
NAPLES, GENOA, ALGIERS, GIBRALTAR, SOUTHAMPTON, ANTWERP and BREMEN ............
SHANGHAI, NAGASAKI, KOŠEĮ
and YOKOHAMA........................
·MANILA, NEWGUINEA, BRIS
BANE, SYDNEY and MEL- BOURNE.
KUDAT and SANDAKAN..
STEAMERS
TO SAIL
PRINZ HEINRICH ......) WEDNESDAY,
No. 1 DOCK.
Length inside 514 ft. Width of entrance, top 95 ft.; bottom 75 ft. Water on blooks, 37.5 ft. Time to pump out, 4 hours.
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No. 2 DOCK
Length Inside, 975 ft. Width of entrance, top 60.5 ft. bottom 45.8 ft. Water on blooks, 20.5 ft. Time to pump out, 2 hours.
HESE DOCKS are conveniently situated in Yokohama barbour and the attention of TH
Captains and Englonars, is respecífilly called to the advantages offered for Docking and repairing Vessels and Machinery of every description,
The plant and tools are of recent patterns for dealing quickly and cheaply with work ,and a large stock of material is always at hand, (plates and angles all being tested by
Lloyds surveyors)..
Two powerful Twin Screw Towboats are available for, taking Vessels in or out of
Capt. Grosch, ............... Noon, 12th Feb., 1908. Dock, and for taking Sailing Vessels in or out of the bay. The deating derrick is capable
"GOZBEN "
...............................) About 'WEDNESDAY, Capt. Walhalmi ...............
12th Feb, 1908.
"PRINZ SIGISMUND”..................) THURSDAY,
Capt. D. Lent kin
P.M., 27th Feb., 1908,
BORNEO"
Capt. F. Sembill
Middle of February.
For further Particulars, apply to
of lifting 35 tons.
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SERRIBLE BEYFETIKOS IN AN OPEN BOAT.
Now, York, January 3.
The British steamer Hotham Nawton, from Middlesbrough, England, brought to Jersey City to day even survivom, with a thrilling story of shipwreck in mid-ocean, of the sinking of the captain along with his vessel, (of their Tightful sufferings in an open boat, and of the foal rescue, while their eight comrades had probably lost their lives. ⠀⠀ }; out food for three days, and the only water which they had to drink was such that they wtung from their clothes after a rainpour Several of the man were in a pitiable condition, 3 beir ship, the Germanic, was abandoned ong Dec., but it was not until fire days later that the Holtam Newton, a tack oil steamer consigned to Philip Ruprecht, of the Standard il Company, came upon the scene and picked up the survivors The shipwrecked men were so completely exhausted that they were doable to get alongside the Hotham Newton.
When rescued the seven men had bean with-
HER SEAMS OPENED UP.
The Germanic left Weymouth, N.S., on 23 England. On Dec. she encountered the first Now, with a cargo of wood gulp for Fleetwood,
́of a series of severe storms. The bark labored; heavily, and seams opened up like a sleve 2. The crow want to the pumps on 5 Dec., but abandoned all hope on 9 Dec,, when the sens
Steam Launches of Steel or Wood, Lighters, Stpel Buildings and Roofs, Bridge Work, and all kinds of Machinery are made on the premises.
Tenders will be made up, when ¡required and the workmanship and material will be broke over the vassal, tearing up her main deche
and washing away her poop deck, guaranteed.
Two lifeboats were provisioned and supplied The cost of Docking, and repair work, will be found to compare favourably with that | with some fresh wateṛ.. At noon on 9 Dec, iha of any port in the world.
Telephone Nos, 870, 606, or 681, Telegrams, "Dook, Yokohama," Codes A. B. O. 4th and 5th Edt.
Liebers, Boatts, A. 1, and Watkins.
Yokohama, May 23rd, 1995,
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NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD, IMPERIAL BREWING COMPANY,
MELCHERS & CO.,
GENERAL AGENTS, HONGKONG & CHINA,
Hongkong, 5th February, 1908.
WEST RIVER BRITISH STEAMSHIP
COMPANIES.
HONGKONG WUCHOW
LINE,
THE Steamers
" LINTAN" and "SAN-DI"
BALL FROM HONGKONG TWICE A WEEK AND COMPLETE`the Round Trip in 6 Days. These steamers have Excellent Saloon Accommodation, and are Lighted Throughout by Electricity,
THE CLIMATE ON THE WEST RIVER DURING THE WINTER MONTHS IS VERY FINE AND EXHILARATING.
AGENTE,
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, WEST RIVER BRITISH .S. COMPANIES,
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REGULAR HONGKONG-CANTON LINE OF
For further information apply to-
Hongkong, 2nd November, 1907.
STEAMERS
ΟΙ ΤΗΣ
COMPAGNIE FRANCAISE DES INDES ET DE L'EXTREME ORIENT,
S.S. “ PAUL BEAU,” 1,900 tons, 14 kaots.
88. “CHARLES HARDOUIN," 1,900 tons, 14 koois.
The speediest, most luxuriously appointed and punctual steamers on the line. Departure from Hongkong at 9.30 P.M. (Saturdays excepted). Departure from Canton at 5.15 P.M. (Sundays excepted),
LIMITED.
PURE CREAM BEER.
For samples and prices please apply to
WINE GROWERS SUPPLY
BARRETTO & CO.,
General Agenta.
Hongkong, aand October, 1907,
These superb steamers carrying the French Mall are ficted throughout with Electric Light|W"
and Fans and were specially built for this trade. Excellent cuisine.
The Company's Wharf is at the end of Wing Lok Street (Tram Station)..
Canton Agents-Messrs. E. Pasquat & Co.
For further particulars, please apply to-
Hongkong, 5th April, 1907,
EYES
RIGHT!
N. LAZARUS, OPHTHALMIC OPTICIAN, -
8, PEDDER STREET, HONGKONG.
FILL tast your oyes free of charge, and if they are wrong will put them right,
All kinds of Repairs. Losses Ground,
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LONDON,
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Don't Worry."
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TJIBODAS
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The Steamers are all fitted throughout with Electric Light and bars Accommodation for a limited number of Saloon Passengers, and will take Cargo to a Netherland, India Ports on through Bills of Lading, •.
For Particulars of Freight and Passage,"apply to
Telephone No.375.
JAVA-CHINA-IAPAN LIJN.
YORK, BUILDINGS, 1st floor,'
b) *: Hongkong, 18th January, 1908.
Whotel.
HOTEL CRAIGIEBURN,
Plenker's Gar, the Prax, near the Tràm Turminus, Tel. 50,
For Terms, &c., apply to the
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TUE EXCHANGE BANKS Awlif be CLOSED for the Transaction of Fablic Business at rti43:A MUTO-MORROW, WED- NESDAY and THURSDA rith," gath and 13th fung
ais
Hongkong, 10th February, 1991
(OTICE I hereby given that the PEAK
N TRAMWAYS COMPANY, have sub- milled to the Government invised plans, show- ing the route of the proposed naw Tramway from the Queen's Road end of Battery Path via Glenealy Valley to the Peak The route now proposed cuts the lower part of the North- eastern edge of the Public Gardens and then tremity, and within 100 yards of the Roman passing on trestles along; their, Writers (oxy) Catholic Cathedral, crosses Robinson Road about yo yards to the East of its junction with - Conduit Road, Costinuing upwards it passes within 120 yards of Inland Lot No. 1558 and adjoins the Peak Road opposita Inland Lat No. 1145, keeping after that to the Eastern
slope of Victon Peaks the
* Owners of adjacent properly and the general
inspect the plans and drawings at the offices public who may be interested in the effect of The Tramwly upon the Public Gardens can
«f the Director of Public Works for a period of one mouth from this date between the hours of 10 A.M. Rođ ́4 P.MATURAT
By Command,
F. H. MAY, Colonial Secretary
Colonial Secretary's Office,
Hongkong, 18th January, 1908.
Public Companies
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wreck bad sunk so deep in the sea that it was decided to leave her. The mate, John Swan- sos, was given charge of one boat, with seven | HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANK- men, and was the first to leave the doomed
bail
The other boat, which was secured to the port quarter, bad eight men, and was to have been in charge of Capt. Johansen, The com
6 mander, with one hand on the topping lift of the spanker boum, was giving fical instructions to the men how to take their places in the boat when an extra heavy wave Tolled the bark over. The captain was thrown into the
sea,
CAPTAIN AND VESSEL. SANK. The boat backed away from the wreck just in time to avoid being pulled down in the BUC- tion. The captain attempted to swim, and took a few strokes. Then he threw his hands up the air and disappeared. The barque also sank out of sight within a minute, N
The occupants of the two boats craised around is the hops of saving the master, and the mate's boat finally came across his body,
CO. but he was dead.
SHANGHAI,
566, Nanking Road.
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Don't Worry.
WHY WORRY?
CONSULT
PHAROS.
THE MYSTIC, AND MODERN ASTROLOGER
YES, WHY Worry ?RUSE
About your Business, Health, Pleasures,, Friends Abroad, your Love Affairs and Chances in Life.
The boats tried to keep together, each burn- ing a light, but after two hours they reparated, The second boat was never seen again.
In the first boat one man sang to keep up the courage of the others, but when he gave á Norwegian lullaby they asked him to sing no
more.
4
4
After two days without food it began to rain 'and the men laid a tarpaulin along the bottom and secured as much water as the holes in the tarpaulin would permit. The men were drenched to the skin, and their clothes begas to freers on them,
DRANK RAIN-WATER.
One of them took off his jacket, and with the aid of another wrung out the rain lato a smalį. tin, can. Then, they all drank it, maddy though it was.
It took more than a week of careful corsing où the Hotham Newton, to bring the men around sufficiently to enable them to tell what they knew of the disaster. They tried to bail several vessels, once Swanson tearing open his oilskin coal and setting it affame, but attracted no attention.
At noon on 17th December they sighted the Hotham Newton, Swanson' was clinging to An oar with frozen bands, when night fell and they lost sight of the vessel, but Swanson had just sufficient strength to set another piece of oilskin on fire. In quick response the British
vessel have to.
ESCAFRD FROM SIBERIA,
SON RETURNS HOME ON CHRISTMAS EVE AFTER MANY ADVENTURES.
*ING CORPORATION, NOTICE is hereby given that the ORDIN HALF-YEARLY MEETING or THE SHAREHOLDERS in this Corporation will be held at the City Hall, Hongkong, on SATURDAY, the 15th day of February, 1908, at Noon, for, the purpose of reĉeiving the Report of the Court of Directors together with a Statement of Accounts to 31st December, 1907
By Order of the Court of Directors,
J. R. M: SMITH,
Chief Manager. Hongkong, 28th January, 1998. · [173]
HONGKONG AND SHANGHAL BANK. ING CORPORATION. GISTER OF SHARES of the Corpers TOTICE is hereby given that the RE
tion will be CLOSED from MONDAY, the 3rd, to the 15th day of February, 1908, (both days inclusive), during which period no Transfer of Shares can be registered..
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By Order of the Court of Directors,
~~~~~~~~~~~];~R~M:-SMITH,
Chief Manager. Hongkong, 28th January, 1908248 HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA DOCK
COMPANY, LIMITED. A NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS,
HE ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING the Offices of the Company, Queen's Bollding®, TSHAREHOLDERS will be held is
New Praya, on MONDAY, tần 24th February, 1908, at 12 o'clock Noon, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors, and the Statement of Accounts to the 31st December,
"
1907,
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company
·will be CLOSED from the toth to the 24th February, both days inclusive.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
THOS, I. ROSE, Secretary, Hongkong, agth January, 1908, HONGKONG, CANTON AND MACAO STEAMBOAT COMPANY, LIMITED. NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS. "HE EIGHTY-THIRD''. ORDINARY HALF-YEARLY MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS in this Company, will be beld at the Office of the Company, Hotel Man. sions, os TURSDAY, the 25th February, at? 1 o'clock Nooo, for the purpose of receiving a Report of the Directors, together with Statement of Accounts, declaring a Dividend, confirming the appointment of a Director and electing Auditors.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 12th to the 25th February, both days inclusive.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
W. E. CLARKE,
Secretary, dan Hongkong 4th February, 1008 am no fıça
Notices of Firms, HONGKONG GENERAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
NOTICE
T
HE Secretaryship of the Chamber is taken over by Mr. E. A. M. WILLIAMS from
EDBERT A. HEWETT,
Chairman. Hongkong, 1st February, 1908.
Beroc, January 2 The Christmas of as aged couple named Gehri as Morgs was made excessivaly glad by the return of their only can, who had escaped from exile in Siberia after many adventures... ́.... Maurica Gahri went to Russia in 1954 án &o professor of French, He soon allied himsoli with the revolutionary party, and last year he this date. was arrested. After waiting nine months' io prison for trial he was at last sentenced to de portation to Siberia for life, în spite of the Swiss Ambassador intereeding with M. Stolypia) succeeded, with two other prisoners, in escap: During the journey to Siberia young Gehri
ing. The latter returned to Russie, but Gebri,' You are anxious to put your son to a business that will prosper. Will your daughter be by means of false passports and some money happy in her married life? You are in love. Have I made a wise choice in mate? Shall I which he had bidden in bis boot, continued take a partner into my business? Should I be wise in going abroad? All these questions Pharos his journey in disguise along the Siberian Cao answer and advise by the aid of astrology. Why not put this to the test. Send P. O, valus | jailway,
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·PHAROS HAS A MESSAGE TO YOU. --
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PHAROS, DEPT. 14, 45-UNION, STREET, GLASGOW.
with your Bink Date, Full Name and Title and Town or County of Birth if possible, upon receipt of same Pharos will send you a written Test Horoscope
With the above Pharos will send you FREE A WRITTEN FORECAST OF YOUR FUTURE,
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WWARD MORRELL into partnership
have admitted Mr. GEORGE ED with us and the firm's business will from thin date be carried on under the firm name of GOLDRING, BARLOW and MORRELL
186 Hongkong, 1st February, 1905.AG.
GOLDRING & BAR
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