Hails.
THE HONGKONG
NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD, THE YOKOHAMA DOCK CO., LT
BREMEN
IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL LINES.
FOR
STEAMERS
TO SAIL
NAPLES, GENDA, ALGIERS,
'BUELOW.
WEDNESDAY,
Capt. H. Förmes"...
Noon, 3rd Jane,
1 About WEDNESDAY,
3rd June.
GIBRALTAR, SOUTHAMPTON,
ANTWERP and BREMEN
SHANGHAI, NAGASAKI, KOBE)" KLEIST".
and YOKOHAMA
THURSDAY,
KOBE}
S. Capt. R.
"MANILA, ĮNEWGUINEA, BRIS-】
BANE, SYDNEY and MEL, BOURNE
MANILA "
Capt. Minssen
KUDAT and SANDAKAN............
BORNEO"
Cept. F. Scribil...
About the end of June,
For furider. Particulars, apply to
No. 1 DOCK. Length inside 514 ft. Width of entrance, top 95 ft.; bottom 75 it. Water on blocks, 27.5 ft. Time to pamp ont, 4 hours.
TH
No. 2 DOCK.
ing of mosey is heldon, king of Argos, in 895 not be supposed that there bad sxisted a i ten appreciation of the value and uses of money for centuries previous to the Introduction of coinaga. The ancient Egyptians had a gold and silver standard of currency, and their modey Was in the form of gold and silver a
fomaments, rings and nuggets," the purchasing value of which depended on
Length inside, 875 ft. Width of their weight. entrance, top 60.5 ft. bottom 45.8The Greeks improved somewhat on this
ft. Water on blocks, 36.5 ft. Time to pump out, 3 hours.
کی داده به
HESE DOCKS are conveniently situated in Yokohama barbour and the attention of Captains and Engineers is respectfully called to the advantages affered 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 ali bong tested by Lloyda' surveyors)
Two powerful Twin Screw Towboats are available for taking Vessels in or out of Dock, and for taking Sailing Vessels in or out of the bay. The deating derrick is capable of lifting 95 tons.
system by first marking the weight on gold and silver nuggets so that it would no longer be necessary to re-weigh them every time they were to be used for purposes of exchange or Irade. Then came the introduction of gold, silver and copper nuggets of graded uniform sizes and value. The next step was the mould. ing and stamping of disce made from the precious metais
Some of these first coins were enormous, ibe idea
apparently being to discourge the greedy from sitempting to accumulate and carry around too many of them. There were copper coins as large as dinner plates. While the idea was based on excellent motives it had to give way before the demand for smaller and more convenient forms of currency and the giant permies soon dwindled in size to meet the popular demand.
Steam Launches of Steel or Wood, Ligators, Steel Buildings and Roofs, Bridge The earliest trace of the use of gold an 5 P.M., 18th June. Work, and all kinds of Machinery are made on the promises,
money is to be found in the pictures of the Tenders will be made up when required and the workmanship and material will be rings of gold and silver. There is no actual ancient Egyptians weighing in scales heaps of
record, however, that these rings were what. The cost of Docking, and repair work, will be found to compare favourably with that may be termed coins with a fixed value of any port in the world.
NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD,
MELCHERS & CO.,
GENERAL AGENTS, HONGKONG & CHINA,
Hongkong, 29th May, 1908,
18.
MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.
FRENCH MAIL LINES.
FORTNIGHTLY SERVICE TO and FROM EUROPE vis BUEZ'CANAL.
TO and FROM JAPAN via SHANGHAL
FOR
STEAMERS
CAPTAINS
TO BAIL ON SHANGHAI, KOBE, YOKOHAMA.....POLYNESIEN......... Bro... 8th June, P.M. MARSEILLES, VIA PORTS ERNEST SIMONE „Girard ...... 9th June, at i P.M. SHANGHAI, KOBE, YOKOHAMAL.CALED INIEN ...... Ma 4'.......32nd June, 1.2. MARSEILLES, VIA PORTS ....... TONKI Y...............Charbonnel..:23rd June, i PM.
Transhipment on the Co's Steamers at Singapore for Batavia; Colombo for Calcutta, Bombay and Australia; at Port Said for the Levant, Constantinopla and Jack Sen.
Through Tickets to London vin Paris fro:p 427.10 up to £71.10. 20 hours' railway from
Marseilles to London.
Interpreters meet pastengem at their arriv of in Marscilles.
For further particulars, apply to
Hongkong. 27th May, roof.
P. NALIN,
ACTING AGENT,
-Queen's-BUILDINGS.
(14
CHARGEURS RÉUNIS.
FRENCH STEAMSHIP CO-HEAD OFFICE: PARIS.
ALL ROUND THE WORLD LINE.
Outward: ANTWERP, DUNKIRK, LA PALLICE, MARSEILLES, Genoa, NAPLES, COLOMBO, VIA SUEZ, SINGAPORE, HONGKONG, CHIN. WANTAO (Peking, Tientsin), KOBE, YOKOHAMA,
'GENOA TO HONGKONG. IN 30 DAYS,
NAPLES
11.
29
Unique opportunity to make a tour in North China and Japan with the Greatest Speed,
Sa ety and Comfort, Transpacifio: VICTORIA (B.C.), VANCOUVER, SEATTLE, SAN FRANCISCO.
Connecting with the Canadian Pacific Railway. FREIGHT 10 OVERLAND...
PASSENGERS to OVERLAND and EUROPE) via VANCOUVER.
YOKOHAMA VANCOUVER.13 DAYS.
5)
LONDON and PARIS...26
Homeward: MEXICO, RIVER FLAT, BRAZIL, LA PALLICE, LIVERPOOL,
VIA MAGELLAN STRAITS.
Proposed Sailings:
guarant od
Telegrams, "Dook, Tokohama," Codes A. B. C. 4th and 5th Edt.
Telephone: Nos, 378, 600, or 881.
Liebers, Scotts,
Yokohama, May 23rd, 1905
A. 1, and Watkins.
Shipping Steamers.
REGULAR THREE-WEEKLY SERVICE
TAVA-CHINA-JAPAN
BETWEEN
JAVA, CHINA, AND JAPAN,
LIJN.
Steamen..
From
Expected on
Will leave for
or about
TJIPANAS SHANGHAI
TJIBODAS
JAYA TJIKINI
*JAPAN
TJILATJAP SHANGHAI TJIMAHI...... TJILIWONG.
"First half
Junc
First half
JAVA JAPAN
Juma
Flist half.
Jaze
First half.
Juns
JATA
JAVA
Second half
June
Second half
Janė..
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SHANGHAI
JAPA Y -
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On or about
First balf June First half. Juna First half
Juno First half June ** Second half June Second half
JaooTM
The Steamers are all fitted throughout with Electric Light and have Accommodation for a ilmited number of Saloon Passengers; and will take Cargo to all Netherland India Ports on through Bills of Lading.
For Particulars of Freight and Passage, apply to
JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN.
Telephone No. 375....
YORK BUILDINGS, Ist floor,
Hongkong, 27th May, 1908.
MESSAGERIES CANTONAISES.
FRENCH LINE OF STEAMERS BETWEEN HONGKONG. CANTON AND KQJANG-SI.
S.S. "PAUL BEAU," 1,900 tons, 14 knots.
5. "CHARLES HARDOUIN, 1,900 tons, sa knots.
The speediest, most luxuriously appointed and punctual steamers on the line. Departure from Hongkong at to P.M. (Saturdays excepted). Departure from Canton at 5.15 P.M. (Suudaya oxcepted).
NE JAPANESE, DOG, black and white,
to namo
relating to
Finder will, I
Hongkong, 2nd June go.
HONGKONG CLUB
NOTICE
A MEETING of the Members of the Club NEXTRAORDINARY GENERAL will be held in the Club House on THURS WAY, the 4th June, 1908, at 5.30PM, to co- firm the resolution passed at the Extraordinary General Meeting held on the 14in May, 1908, as posted in the Hall of the Club Resta
By Order,
JAMES CRAIK-
Acting Secretary. Hongkong, 28th May, 1905.
1541
HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB.
OW
NOTICE.
WING to the GROUND, bals opened up in connection with the relaying of Drains, both COURSES: will, bà CLOSED until further notice.
By Order,
T. F. HOUGH,
Clerk of the Course Hongkong, 28th May, 1908
[$47
MACAO
Tron, judging from the statement of Aris, SANTA CASA-DA-MISERICORDIA OF totle, was once extensively employed as cur rency. Lead has also served as money, In fact it still does so in Burmah,
Coppar has bead more widely employed 'as money then either of the two last mentioned metals. The early Hebrew colna were chiefly composed of it, while down to 269 B. C. the sole Roman coinage was an alloy of copper.
Tin money was once used in England, pro. bably on account of the rich tin mixes of Corn. wall. Karly English coinages contained much of this tin mossy, principally in the form of farthings and ball-pence.
•
Silver formed the basis for the early Greek coins and was introduced in Rome in ag B. C. Medieval money was principally composed of
silver.
The only other metals for money are plati. aum and nickel, The former was coined for a short time by the Russian goveromoot and then given up as unsuitable. The latter Is used as an alloy and in this country for the f-cent piece familiarly referred to as a nickel.
Coined money was first used on the contin aat of Europe twenty-five years before the Christian era. It was in copper and silver, Gold was not coined there till, the eleventh centory, and money did not receive the round form to which we are accustomed until the lapse of another hundred years or som
The oldest coin in the United States it own ed by a Southern collector. It was minted about the year 700 B. C. in Aegina. The de- sign in high relief represents a tortoise crawling across the face of the piece.
The Swiss wore the first to date their coinage, They introduced the dated coin 400-years-ago;" and the style was universally adopted within a
very short time.
The coln of smallest value over issued in the "mite," so called, such as the widow of the Bible story contributed to the poor. Its shape -was-hexagonal, and-its-face-value-one-fikícıb- of a cent. Five thousand miles are the equivalent in value of one American dollar.
Probably the queerest coins in the world are the roundish, irregular lumps of silver used in Piam. They vary in size from that of a walout to a balf buckshot, according to the value re- presented.
All kinds of guesses have been made as to the number of one-dollar bills that would be required to equal the weight of à five-dollar gold piece. The guesses range us a rule, from about 50 10 505. And when a humorist in the subtreasury asks a visitor which he would pre- fer, all the five-dollar gold piecas he could lift. or the same weight in one-dollar bills, the visiter immediately votes for bills, imagining as he does that the proportion will be about ten to one in favour of one-dollar bills as against the gold. As a matter of fact, there is very little difference between the weight of one five-dollar gold piece and five one dollar bills. the five-dollar gold piece. Now York World,
These superb steamers carrying the French Mail are fitted throughout with Electric Light To be exact, just six and a half bills will balance
and Faes and were specially built for this trade. Excellent cuisine.
The Company's Own Wharf near Wing Lok Street. Canton Agents Mesirs. E. Pasquet & Co, For further particulars, please apply to
flongkong, 28th March, 1908.
† AMIRAL MAGOM..............
*** 4th June.....
* AMIRAL EXELMANS, 75th July,
4. MALTE........................................... 12th Oct--
| CEYLAN
I CORSE
„26th Nov, ..Ith Jan.
Intimation.
↑ OUESSANT 27th Aug,
No passengers. Intermediate class and rates of passage.
New Twin Screw 16,000 T. displace, 1st claar accommodation, splendidly equipped with single berth cabins. All round the world ticket by these boats,
For further Particulars, apply to
Hongkong, 8th May, 1908.
P. NALIN; FRENCH MAIL OFFICE."
[460
WEST RIVER BRITISH STEAMSHIP
“HE Steamers'
COMPANIES.
HONGKONG-WOOBOW
LINTAN and “SAN-U1”-
LINE
JAIL FROM HONGKONG TWICE a Werk and Complete the Round Trip in 4 DAYE. ***These meimers hara Excellent Saloon Accommodation, and are Lighted Throughout by Electricity
THE OLINATE ON THE WEST RIVER DURING THE WINTER MONTHS;
AVERY FINE AND EXHILIRATING. founation apply to
#BUTTERFIELD & BWIRY
BARRETTO & CO.,
Agents,
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BRITAIN'S POVERTY PROBLEM.
The problem of pauperism must soon take precedence of every other question, The latest: statistics reveal so appalling number of paupera la receipt of indoor relief. By comparison with the United States; which ranks as a projected- country, the figures are positively startling Three years ago the United States, with a
IMPERIAL BREWING COMPANY, population of something over 80,000,000, had
LIMITED
PURE CREAM BEER.
For samples and prices please apply to
85,000, inmates in their workhouses. England and Wales at the same date, with a population of about 33,000,000 had no fewer than 251,000 indoor paupers to provide for! Since then the qumber of these paupers has increased by [1,000 a year, The last record, shows that_275,002 and, more" are now inside
NOTICE.
is hereby notified for public information the 30th June of the consent year, before the that, at Three o'clock in the afternoon of Board of Directors of the Santa Casa »ds Misericordis of the Macao, the adjudication by Public Auction, will be made of the LEASE of the "BOA VISTA" HOTEL SANATORIUM for a period of THREE proximo to the end of June, 1911 TENDERS YEARS; commencing from the tst July
must be submitted in SEALED COVERS.
The conditions for bidding are as follows:- 1. Persons desirous of bidding' mon DE POSIT with the Provedor of the Santa Casa, before the opening of proceedings, the Sum of S150 as PLEDGE of the bona fides of their offer, which sum shall be returned to all those " who may not be awarded the lease, im mediately after the adjudication,
2. The TENDERS, which must be in sealed covers, addressed to the Provedor;; must be DELIVERED to the Board as soon as 'ad«. judication proceedings are declared opened, together with the Deposit Note
3. Those failing to make the Deposit will not be allowed to bid, nor will their tenders be accepted....
4. The GUARANTEE, which must be given by the successful bidder, immediately after the award is made, will be the equivalent IN CASH of ONE YEAR'S RENTAL, DIA Deposit Note for a like value of any Bank payable to the Order of the Santa Casa personal bond being unacceptable. THREE THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED 5. The UPSET VALUE' of the lease is DOLLARS per acoum, corresponding to $300 a month.
"The clauses of the Agreement for Lease can be seen at the Office of the Secretary of the Sania Casa where they can be considered by lotending tenderers, th
ANTONIO MARIA INNOCENCIO
MAHER, 1944 Secretary to the Board of Directors, Santa Casa da Misericordia
Dated at Macao,
Chambers of the Saola Casa da Miseri.
cordia,
26th May, 1908.
FAUST BREWING COMPANY, MILWAUKEE,
FRESH SUPPLIES ALWAYS KEPT IN STOCK
EY
SIEMSSEN & Co.
Agents for
Hongkong & South China, Hồngkong, 29th July, 1947.
COLD STORAGE,
· Ess
Stores will be Open at to M. And THE HONGKONG ICE COMPANY, COLD STORAGE' available at EAST POINT. U LTD, harO NOW: 40,000 Cubic feet of
dally, Sunday excepted, to receive and deliver perishable goods.
WM PARLANE Manager.
Hongkong, sind fana, root,↑
THE NEW FRENCH REMEDY
TRADEN "THERAPION MARK
This' accesful, and highly popular rimuly, used ~Comunental Hospitals by Ucord, Kustaa Yoberts V:1,"œu uná others, combine all the des-deratig to be alghiềng a medicina'of the kind, and 2021 sam, marga thing Liberio employed/t): 1ally jan valideneshaadijaga
THERAPION N01--
ably shors sins, often a Sow daya paly, rensover all diaj charges, effectually superseding injections, the use, milf, which does reparablehart by Jaying the foundation më i stricture and other pertusin, diseased in dysenterye Irritation of the lower bowel, cough, bronchitis ke , and some of the mors trying nom plalata infiths Adn
will be found astonishinglyäficacious, affording Drum på Trellel where other well-dried remedies have bem POTENT
our workhouses. When the present number ofHERAPION N.
those receiving outdoor relief in added, we find that a total number of over 832,000 persons are now depcedent on the raids, or, in other twenty-three), per: thousand
pop
WINE GROWERS SUPPLY CO.
ETTOR
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THERAPIONA
WEST RIVER BRITISH,