THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH MONDAY FEBRUARY 10 1908.
Shipping- Steamers. CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY COY.'S ROYAL MAIL STEAMSHIP LINE
Luxury-Speed-Punctuality.
The only Lise that Maintains a Regular Schedule Service of under Elovan Days' across the Pacific is the "Empress Lina" Saring 5 to 10 Days' Ocean Travel;
11 Days YOKOHAMA TO VANCOUVER. 18 Days HONGKONG. TO VANCOUVER
(Subfies io Altiration).
S
Shipping Steamers.
HONGKONG-NEW YORK.
AMERICAN ASIATIC
STEAMSHIP CO.
FOR NEW YORK via FORTS and SUEZ CANAL. (With Liberty to Call at the Malabar 03331).
Steamship
SAİNT PATRICK
PROPOSED SAILINGS,
R.M.S.
Tons
[A: LEAVE HONGKONG ' ARRIVE VANCOUVER "EMPRESS OF JAPAN" 6,000.....THURSDAY, Feb. 13th..... Mar: 2nd "EMPRESS OF CHINA"......6000 THURSDAY, Mar. 12th. Mar. 30th "EMPRESS OF INDIA" .....5,000......THURSDAY, April 9th "MONTEAGLE " ..............................6,163...... WEDNESDAY, April and "EMPRESS OF JAPAN"......6,000.....THURSDAY, May 7th "EMPRESS OF CHINA......6000......THURSDAY, June 4th
For Freight and further faformation, apply to
April 27th
May 16th
May 25th June 22nd
"EMPRESS" steamers will depart from Hongkong at a P.M. Intermediate steamers at 12 NOOD.
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, as days, from YOKOHAMA, and 291 days from HONGKONG, Hongkong to London, 1st Class
St Lawinace River Lines or New York £71.to. Hongkong to London, Intermediate op
Steamers, and 1st Class on Rallways...if St. Lawrence £40. Vid New York £47. First-class rates include cost of Meals and Berth in Sleeping Car while crossing the American Continent.
་་
R.M.S. MONTEAGLE" carrier "lutermediate Passengers only, at Intermediate rates, affording superior accommodatica for that class.
Passengers Booked through to all points and AROUND THE World.
SPECIAL RATES (First class only) granted to Missionaries, Members of the Naval, Military, Diplomatic and Civil Services, and to Haropean Officials in the Service of China and Japan Governments.
For further information, Maps, Routes, Hand Books, Rates of Freight and Passage, ply to
D. W. CRADDOCK, General Trafic Avent for China Hoogkong, 29th January, 18.
Corner Pedder Street and Prayo. 15
|
27th January, 1908.
"SHIRE LINE OF STEAMERS."
-
FOR LONDON, ANTWERP AND
HAMBURG....
*HE· Steamship":
THE
"FLINTSHIRE":
will be despatched for the above Poris, on the 20th February, 1968... -
For Freight, elc, apply to
SHEWAN, TOMES & Co.,
Agents. Hongkong, 22nd January 19o8.
INDRA LINE, LIMITED. FOR NEW YORK VIA SUEZ CANAL. With liberty to call at Maliar Coast.
THE Steamship
INDRANI,"
197
INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LD. Captain, MacFarlane, will be despatched as
(FROJECTED BAILINGS FROM Hongkono,~SurjĘct tO ÁLTERATION),
SHANGHAI SANDAKAN
For.
Steamship
Op
....HANGSANG) ...TUESDAY, 11th Feb,, Noon,
MAUSANG „...........TUESDAY, 11th Feb., 4 P.M. -
SHANGHAI, YOKOHAMA, KOBEĮ
*} KUTSANG* ......FRIDAY, 14th Feb.,.4 P.M.
MANILA
LOONGSANG* „...FRIDAY, 14th Feb., 4 P.M. S'GAPORE, PENANG & CALCUTTA.NAMSANG* ......THURSDAY, 20th Feb., 3 P.M.. MANILA.vid .................................................................. YUENSANG* ......... FRIDAY, zist Feb., 4 P.M.
FOR THE MANILA CARNIVAL,"
above on the 22nd February, at 3 P.M., instead of as previously advertised."
For Freight, apply to
To sail
........About the 16th March, 1908.
PLAGUE PREV
IN OSAKA,
TION
WHOLESALE'DESTRUCTION OF RATS,
Tas destruction of rais and mice is now con- #idered by Japanese authorities to be the most alfactive measure for the prevention of plague, and the authorities of Osaka are concentrating. their energies upon the destruction of these, vermin, Twenty-alk rat-catching parties, each consisting of 12 mea, commenced operations on the 7th ultimo under the direction of the various police stations in the city. Up to the zoth in- stant there men had succeeded in destroying 9,228 rats and mice, in addition to 4,844 animals. caught in ral-trapa distributed among the houses. During the period quoted, -3,227,843 balla of arsenic paste were distributed among 86,841|| houson Presuming that three balls out of every too were eaten, the number of rats killed ty paisoning would be 97,136, so that the total number of vermin destroyed in a fortnight is estimated at 141,308," (The old 8 is very characteristic of such Japanese calculations.)
The rat-catchers have now settled down to |NAVIGAZIONE GENERALE ITALIANA, their work in earnest, and the number of vermin cught daily either by these men or la traps- (Florio and Rudáttíno United Companies).
5.js about 2,050, Arsenic paste balls are now dise STEAM FOR BOMBAY, VIA SINGAPORE tributed daily to the number of 300,000 and by this means it is estimated that at least 9,000 rats will be killed. In addition to these, about 3,305 rats and mice are brought in to the police by the public for purchase dally, and about 1,005 more are caught daring the clean- ing of houses. Thus the total number of rats and mice destroyed daily in the city of Osaka is believed to be about 17,800. But the at- thuillies are not content with this; they have decided to destroy, 15,000 a day, or 600,000 4 month;
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.,
General Agien)
AND PENÄNJ.
Having connection with Company's Mail Steamers to "PORT SAID," MESSINA, NAPLES, LEGHORN and GENOA, also VENICE and TRIESTE, all MEDITER RANEAN, ADRIATIC, LEVANTINE and SOUTH AMERICAN PORTI up to CALLAO (Taking Cargo at through Rates to PERSIAN GULF and BAODAD, also BARCELONA, VALENZA, ALICANTE, ALMERIA and MALAGA)
HE Steamship
THE S
"LEVANZO," Captain Belsito will be despatched as above on WEDNESDAY, the 19th February, at Noon.
For further Particulars regarding Freight and Passage, apply to
CARLOWITZ & Co.,
Agents, Hongkong, 6th February, 1908.
[95
JÄRDINE, MATHESON & Co,
Agents. Hongkong, 6th February, 1908.
STEAM TO CANTON.
[969
THE
"HE New Twin Screw Steel Steamers
EASTERN AND AUSTRALIAN STEAMKWONG TUNG"...Capt. B. W; WALKER.
SHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.
FOR SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE, (Calling at Fort Darwin, and Queensland Pons, and taking through Cargo to- Adelaide, New Zealand, Tasmanis, &c.)
A Special reduced face of $50 for Retur: Passages will be issued for our Sailings to HE Steamship Manila of the aist and 18th instant, available for 30 days from date of issue. Passengers taking out these tickets are exempt from the Head Tax.
Those Die amers have perior accom.nadation for First-class Passengers, and are fitted
throughout with Electric Light.
Taking Cargo on through Bills of Lading to Yangtze Pons, Chefoo and Tientalo vin
Ching-Wan-Tau.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
Hongkong, foth February, 1908.
JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LD.,
General Managers.
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CHINA NAVIGATION CO., LIMITED.
Fox
STEAMERS
TO SAIL
MANILA, ZAMBOANGA & COLONIES "CHANGSHA"... 11th Feb., Noon. TSINGTAO & CHEFOO ... "KWEIYANG" 11th
SHANGHAI & CHINKIANG
SHANGHAI
.........
MANILA
SHANGHAI .....
SHANGHAI
CEBU & ILOILO
4 P.M.
... a th'
#
+
10
11th *
"HANOCH W"
KIUKIANG"..... 11th TEAN"
* SHAOHSING" *.. 13th
-- KWANGBE".... 14t
HOIHOW & HAIPHONG ....
.** HOPEH ***
.... 14th
** KAIFONG".
Igh
N
10 A.M.
4 P.M..
"TAMING" ..... 18th
MANILA ragu patriralostni trens
*The Aucation of Passengers is directed to the Superior Accommodation offered by these Siedmer, which are fitted throughout with Electric Light. Unrivalled table. A daly
qualities Surgeon is carried,
+ Taking Cargo ou through Bitle of Lading to all Yangtsso and Nonhern China Forts.
For Freight or Passage, apply to,
May, 10th February, 198
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
AGENTS.
[.3
HONGKONG-MANILA.
Highest Clans, oowest; fastest and most luxurious Steamers between Hongkong and Manile.—Saloon amidships-Electric Light-Porfect Cuisine-Surgeon and Stewardess carried.
the
most up-to-date arrangements for comfort of
الشرب
Passenger.
CHINA AND MANILA
STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.
Steamship.
TOBL Captain.
RUBI.......... 2540 Almond.......
ZAFIRO
[ 2540 | R. Rodger
For Freight.or Passage, apply to
Hongkong, 8th February, 1908,
For
Salling Dates.
MANILA
|SATURDAY, 15th Feb,
1908 SATURDAY, 22nd Feb.
1008
"EASTERY,"
Į
IL
Captain McArthur, will be despatched at above, on SATURDAY, îbe 19th insi, at Noon...
This well-known Steamer is specially fitted for Passengers, and has a Refrigerating Cham ber which ensures the supply of Fresh Provi- sions, Ice, &c, throughout the voyago,
The Steamer is installed throughout with the Electric Light.
A Bewardess and a duly qualified Surgoop are carried.
"
N.B.-To assure the additional comfon o! passengers the steamers of the Company have electric fans fitted in staterooms.
For Freight or Passagė, apply (u
GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co., Agents.
[193 Hongkong, 5th February, 1965,
TOYO KISEN KAISHA.
SOUTH AMERICAN LINE.
REGULAR STEAMSHIP SERVICE BETWEEN
HONGKONG, CALLAO
AND
IQUIQUE via JAPAN PORTS (KARATSÜ, KOBE and YOKOHAMA),'- With liberty to call at HONOLULU and
· SALINA CRUZ”. Steamers
Торв
KASATO MARU
....6,100.
To sait (Sometime in
March, 1908.
Taking Freight and Passengers to other Eastern and Western Coast ports of South America in connection with Steamers of the Pacific S. N. Co.
For further information as to Freight-und Passage, apply to
K. MATSDA, Manager, York Building.
Hongkong. 26th December, 2007.
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NORTHERN PACIFIC LINE.
BOSTON STEAMSHIP COMPANY, Connecting at Tacoma with NORTHERN PACIFIC RAILWAY
12. COMPANY. -
PROPOSED SALLINGS FROM HONGKONG FOR VICTORIA, BC, AND TACOMA,
MOJI, KOBE AND YOKOHAMA.
Steamer Toni. Captain
Salling
1908.
["KWONG SAI” ......Capt, E. S. Crowɛ.
Leave Hongkong for Canton at 9 avery. evening, (Saturday excepted).
Leave Canton for Hongkong at 5.30 every` evening, (Suuday excepted),
These Fine Now Steamers have soexcelled Accommodation for First Class Passengers and are lit throughout by Electricity. Electric Fass in First Class Cabins,
The Osaka-fu Government, has issued an order instructing restaurants, "rice-dealers 'and others to whose premises rats are likely to be attracted, to keep not less than five rat-trapa in, each house. The houses which are affected by this regulation number about 13,000, and it is hoped that the result of this order will be to largely add to the total number of vermin' destroyed...
SERIOUS FIRE' IN KOBE,
FOREIGN HOUSE DESTROYED,
The Japan Chronicle of 26th alt. reports :- A fire broke out last evening, at a little before 7 o'clock at the 'tasidence of Mr. W: Je Schroth," Yamamoto-dori, r-chome, the house being almost completely gutted in a little over an hour.
The fire originated in the cellar, but the cause of the outbreak is unkoowo. The house wai unoccupied at the time, Mr. and Mrs. Schroth being out. Mr. Wilckens, who oc-
Passage Fare-Single Journey......54. Meals
...57.25 each- The Company's Wharf is situated in front of the New Western Market, opposite the oldcupies the house opposite, was startled by the Harbour Office.
appearance of dense clouds of smoke in the street and could not at first locala Its origin, "but eventually it was traced to Mr Schroth house; where Mr. Wilkens, finding it impossible to make any aus hear, |iucceeded in forcing an entrance, Meanwhile the alarm had been raised, but for sothe unac-
YUEN ON 9,5, CO, LD,,.
and SHIU ON & CO, D
No, B, Queen's Road West
Hongkong, trd Info, vaar.
Intimations.
GREEN ISLAND CEMENT COMPANY,
LIMITED.
PORTLAND CEMENT.
| Casks of 375 hr, met $5.00 per Cak ́
ex Factory Ja Baga of ago Ibs. act $3.00 per Bag ex Factory. SHEWAN TOMES & Co.,
General Managers. ̧ Hongkong, 3rd October, 1017.
0. C. MOOSA,
*1 & 3, D'AGUILAR STREET,
JUST UNPACKED A LARGE AND
SPLENDID STOCK OF
FRENCH MILLINERY,
IN
VARIOUS SHAPES AND COLOURS.
SHOES! SHOES! SHOES!
BLK AND TAN GLACE KID from the best American Manufacturer,"
FLANNELS, TWEEDS, SERGES, Ladies' DRESSING GOWNS and JACKETS.
Intimations. PEAK TRAMU
TIME
COM
WEEK DAY!
7,00 1m. 7.30 mm/1049 go sim, VAEvery 10 mionísa, 1930 4.38, to 13:00 3.nu....Every 15 miaåter,.
30 a.m. to 12.45 pm. Every 15 minuter 1245 p.m.30. 1.15 pm....Every 10 minuter. 1.15 p.m.40 1.45 p.m.....Every 15 minuter, 15 p.m. to 3.00 p.m....Every 15 minuter 1:45 pm to 2.15 pm. Every 10 minuter,
3.30 p.m. to 5,00 p.m. EveryƐry minningE 500 p.m. to: 8.00 p.m. 15 Every, to mainntati
GTR, NIGHT CARS, AND 8.45 p.m. and 9: pimy sus am, to this PAS
govery half hour, or rezanya
SUNDAYS
8.00 am to 9.00 am. Every 15 minutes. 59:00 am to 9:30 am. ..Every 30 minutes, (9.30 am to 1030 năm....Every 15 minuten. 10.30 am to 11.00 am. Every to minuten. 15.4€ 2.m. to 12,00 noon...Every 15 minute!. 1100 Noon to 1.00 p.m...Every 10 minutes 1.00. p.m. to 5.00 p.m....Every 15 mianten 5.00 pm to 6.00 pm. Every to minutes 6.00 p.m.,to 7.00 pm...Every 15 minutes. 7.00 pan, to 8.00 pm. Every to minute".
NIGHT CARS m on Week Days.
DA SARAY BATURDAYE Bayl
· Emm cars at 3.15 p.m., 11.30 pm, and
*SPECIAL. CARS by Artakgement at the Dompany's Office, ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS, Dos Vaux, Road Central deste
JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON,
General Managers Hongkong, 4th June, 1007
F. BLACKHEAD & CO., SHIP-CHANDLERS, SAILMAKERS,
·COAL, AND PROVISION MER!?! CHANTS, NAVAL CONTRACTORS ́AND GENERAL COMMISSON AGENTS,
GROUND FLOORYA ST. GEORGE'S BUILDING, HONGKONG,
SOAP AND SODA MANUFACTURERS.
HART
·SOLE "AGENTS:FORM ARTMANN'S RAHTJEN'S GENUINE,
COMPOSITION RED SHAND BRAND, HARTMANN'S GREY PAINT,
DAIMLER'S PATENT MOTOR®.
LAUNCHES,
*&C
Bole Agents foreski FERGUSON'S SPECIAL CREAM
and::
2. P. 3, O. SPECIAL LIQUER SCOTCH WHISKY, &
EVERY KINDSORES SHIP'S STORES AND REQUISITES:
"ALWAYS IN STOCK AT
REASONABLE PRICES, Hongkong, 7th March, 1007.
THE
countable reason the fire brigade were a long EASTERN CYCLE Co.
time in 'making their appearance. However, when they arrived they managed to put in dome smart work and soon overcame the flames, which at one time assumed serious proportions and threatened to envelop the neighbouring buildings:
The opinion was expressed by eye-witnesses that had the fire brigada arrived in due time
the house would have been saved, as it was
some while after the appearance of the smoke before the fire gained a bold.
Intimations.
RACE BOOKS, 1908.
"OR" SALE, PRICES :
LEATHER-COVERED CLOTH-COVERED... PAPER COVERS ..... May be had from
$2.00 each.
1.75 30
NORONHA & ·CO.,
Printer to the Hongkong
Jockey Club. KELLY & WALSH, LD,¦ ̈ W. BREWER & CO. -
[139 Hongkong, 18th January, 1908
'SWATOW DRAWN WORK COMPANY,
-8, Wellington Street,
Dealers in all kind of
HAND-MADE DRAWN CHINESE LINEN, GRASS CLOTH, &c., all of the best quality;
ALSO
Samples on application. Coast SWATOW BEST PEWTER-WARE.
SHEWAN TOMES & CO., Kumeris 6,232 Cowley, 13th Fab, ports orders carefully executed.
MEME GENERAL MANAGERS.
CHINA & MANILA STEAMSHIP
4
LIMITED.
MANILA CARNIVAL.
TI
Shawmut... 9,606 E. V. Roberts.. 21st Feb. Tramonst)... 9,606 T. W. Garlick......... 17th Mar, Suvoric} {...}^6,331 |Shotton ............. .....{,9th Apr,
CHEAP FARER EXCELLENT ACCOMMODATION, ATTENDANCE and Cuisine, ELECTRIC
* LIGHT, DOCTOR AND ÜIEWARDEIS,
Hongkong, 3rd January, 1008} {#D
AN APPEAL W
CANTON EMBROIDERY änd CHINESE
MASA LACES
HE SUPERIORESS of the ITALIAN CONVENT, CAINE ROAD, bags. imost
The twin-scrow ss, Shawmut and Tramontaspectfully to APPEAL to the Residents of are, fitted with very superior accommodation Hongkong and the Coast Ports, for their kind large site of thete vessels enturen tendiness what she will be pleased to receive orders for for first and second class passagers. Theronage and support, and desires to state at sea. Electric fan in each room: Barber's kinds of NEEDLE WORK.
cold storage. N
And Collars renewed on old ones, so
CARNIVAL will be bold in MANILA under Government auspices commencing on the anh FEBRUARY, 1908. As an inducement to Hongkong residnats to patronise this important event, besides playing a holiday of reasonable length, we have decided to despatch our steamer "ZAFIRO" for a special Carnival trip, leaving Hongkong at P.M. on the after-hop and steam-laundry Cargo carried in Gentlemen's Shirts made to order, and Coffe abón af SATURDAY, the sand FEBRUARY. The "ZAFIRO" will reach Manila on Tuesday morning and in order that the full round of festivities may be enjoyed we shall not despatch the steames-from-Manila until 2. A. on the morning of Tuesday, the 3rd March. Bhe will reach Hongkong again at daylight on Thursday, the th March,
Polwe have arranged a spacial fare for this round trip of $50 and Passangers, should they so desire, ma Xhake arrangements to remain on board during steamor's stay in Manila,
For further particulars, apply to the Undergoed were added 1
JHEWAN, TOMES & CO., 2
day General Managara, a to our
↑ Cargo only anti rodde of Ladies and Children's Under-clothing, Chil FARCEL EXPRESS TO THE UNITED de Dresses, and all kinds of Embroidery, STATES AND CANADA Arterials can be supplied, if esquired.
The Superioress will also be most grateful * sny FAFER, on old ENVELOPES to be sondé
ildren of the Poor Schoo
For further information, apply to tran DA. BUDWELL & CO. LIMITED
Qastal Ball
all from the best French patterns, * HONGKONG AND SWATOW Flepzkyne, Josh October, rooy;
LEE YEE. HAIRDRESSING SALOON.
HAI ALWAYS ON HÄND OTGARS, CIGARETTES
KANDALYA
# TOILET REQUISITES
TOR
'3, ARSENAL STREET, WANCHAL
BICYCLES--BICYCLES
CHEAP SALE.
FOR A SHORT PERIOD ONLY! COMMENCING FROM JANUARY:10, 1908,
∙MACHINES
FOR LADIES and GENTLEMEN FITTED with 2 and 3 SPIT GEAR, OF ALL GRADES. and GUARANTEED ENGLISH
MAKES W
All Prices to suit individual requirements,
BICYCLE ACCESSORIES : LAMPS (gas and oil), BELLS, TYRES, CYCLO- METERS," "INPLATERS, SPANNERS,
· AND EVERY OTHER REQUMITE FOR CYCLISTS."
NEW BICYCLES FOR HIREM.
REPAIRS UNDERTAK EXCHANGES
EYFECTE
THE
EASTERN CYCLE CO,
ARSENAL STREET,
Hongkong, 1th January,
Dentistry.
TSIN TING
LATEST METHODS OF DENT
STUPIO AT NO, 34, D'AQUILA)
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