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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY NOVEMBER 14 1008.
Intimation.
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FOR
NAPLES, GENOA ALGIERS, GIBRALTAR, SOUTHAMPTON, ANTWERE and BREMEN .........
SHANGHAI, NAGASAKI, KOBE
and YOKOHAMA .......................
MANILA, YAP, NEWGUINEA,Y BRISBANE, SYDNEY & MEL-)
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WEDNESDAY,
Noop, 18th November.
SILAMERS
Capt Rud. Mayer
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18th November. About WEDNESDAY,
"MANILA
house Į THURSDAY, Capit, J. Minssea .........................in} Noon, 3rd December.
XUDAT and SANDAKAN....
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BORNEO
Qapt. 1. Sembill '.......
Middle of November,
For forthat Particulars, apply to
NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD,
MELCHERS & CO.,
GENERAL AGENTS, HONGKONG & OHINA.
Hongkong, 6th November, 1908,
MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.
FRENCH MAIL LINES.
FORTNIGHTLY SERVICE TO and FROM EUROPE via SUEZ ́UANAL.
TO and FROM JAPAN via SHANGHAI,
FOR
STEAMERS
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„Bayer ..............23rd Nov, P.M. SHANGHAI, KOBE, YOKOHAMA „DUMBEA”. MARSEILLES, YIA PORTSTOUKANE................. La celic...24th Nov, at x P.M.' SHANGHAI, KOHE, YOKOHAMA... ERNEST SIMONS... Girard..... 7th Dec, P.M.. MARSEILLES, TIA TORTS.ARMAND BEHIC ......Goivanet... 8th Dec., at 1 PM. Transhipment on the Co.'s Stoamers at Singapore for Batavia; at Colombo for-Calcutta, Bombay and Australia; at Port Said for the Laval Constantinople, and Bigburthaway prom marmorfies to London,
Interpreters meat passangers at thṣir anival in Marsellles.
For further particulars, apply to
Hongkong, 10th November, 1908.
No. 1 DOCK: Length Inside:514 ft. Width of entranoe, top 95 ft.; bottom 75 ft. Water on blocks, 27.5 ft. Time to pump ots, 4 hours,
No. 2 DOCK.
Length inside, 876 ft. Width of entrance, top 60.5 ft. bottom 45.8 It. Water on blooks, 38.5 ft. Time to pump out, 2 hours.
*HESE BOOKS are conveniently situated in Yokobama karbour and the attention of THE
Captains and Engineers is respectfully 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, (pistes and angies all being tested by Lloyds' surveyors).
Two powerial Twin Screw Towboats ars available for taking Vesseln In or aut o Dock, and for taking Salling Vessels in or out of the bay. The floating derrick is capable of liftlug 35 tons.
Steam Launches of Steel or Wood, Lighters, Steel Buildings and Roofs, Hridge Work, and all kinds of Mackloncy sta made on the premises.
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Teaders will be made up when required and the workmanship and material will be
guaranted.
THRILLING BALLOON AD- VENTURE.
ABRONAUTS FALL OVER 4003 FEET,
BERLIN, Oct. 11.
In the presence of hundreds of thousands of spectators, and favoured with glorious weather, the three days' international balloon.compali- tion commenced yesterday with a-destination
FACE,
Twenty-fiva balloons, compated-six ··Bxl- gian, one Austrian, and the remainder German, The goal, which was made known an hour be fore the start, was a mill in a village sEAF Oranienburg, about 24 miles distant.
In consequence of too little wind, the sailing was slow. The ballpons traversed a height of some 15eft., landing in one and a half to two
hours.
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The winner of the first prizo, Herr Mackelin's Elberfeld, the smallest balloon, landed nearest the mill, exicily 311 metres off, and the ascond balloon, Schneke, was within dit, of the Elber. feld. For this race there were dias prizes
THE GORDON-BENNETT RĄCE. The Gordon Bennett race this afternoon at- tracted many thousands maṇa than yesterday, but the ground is to extensive that there was not the slightest crush. The order, too, was admirable.'.'
Twenty-thres balloons competed-ihres each from England, France, Germany; Italy, Spain, Belgium, and America, and two from Switzer land each containing 2,100 cubic metres of
gas, excepting, the Belgica, which had 1,681. It was interesting to compare the various envelopes. The Germana, without exception,
The cost of Docking, and repair work, will be found to compare lavónzably with that adopted rubbered cotton, the French varnished of any port to the world,
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Telephone: Nos, 876, 508, or 681,
Telegrams, "Dock, Yokohama," Codes A, B, O. 4th and 5th Éắt. Liebers, Scotts, A. 1, and Watkins. Yokohama, May 23rd, 1905.
Shipping Steamers.
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BETWEEN
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On or about ·
Second half Nov. Second half Nov. Becond half.
Sieamer..
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The Steamers are all fitted throughout with Electric Eight and have Accommodation for ilmited number of Saloon Passengers, and wili tako Cargo to all Netherland India Ports on through Bills of Lading..
For Particulars of Freight and Passage, apply to
P. NALIN,
AOTING AGENT,
QUEEN'S. BUILDINGS,"
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Telephone No. 375,
YORK BUILDINGS, Ist floor,
Hongkong, 13th November, 1908.
CHARGEURS RÉUNIS.
FRENCH STEAMSHIP Co.-HEAD OFFICE :- PARIS.
ALL ROUND THE WORLD LINE.
Outward: ANTWERP, 'DUNKIRK, LA PALLICE, MARsbilles, genoa, NAPLES, COLOMBO, VIA SUEZ, SINGAPORE, HONGKONG, CHIN- WANTAO (Poking, Tionuin), KOŽE, YOKOHAMA,
GENOA TO HONGKONG in 30 DAYS. -NAPLES:
49
ติ
Dalque opportunity to make a tour in North-Chios and Japan with the Greatest Speed.
Sa ety and: Comfort, Transpaelle: VICTORIA (B.C.) VANCOUVER, SEATTLE, SAN FRANCISCO.
⠀ Connecting with the Canadian Pacifo Railway," FREIGHT to OVERLAND................. PASSENGERS tó OVERLAND and EUROPEJ
vir VANCOUVER,
YOKOHAMA-VANCOUVER..............3 DAYS,
LONDON and PARIS ...26
Homeward: MEXICO, RIVER PLATE, BRAZIL, LA PALLICE, LIVERPOOL,
`YIA MAGELLAN STRAITS.
CORSE
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Proposed Sailings i
26th Nov.
4th March,
JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN.
MESSAGERIES CANTONAISES.
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5.8. "PAUL BEAU,” 1,900 toks, 1g knots.) 8.S. "CHARLES HARDOUIN," 1,900 tons, 14 knots,
The speediest, most luxuriously appolated and practual steamers on the linez Departure from Hongkong at to P.M. (Saturdays excepted). Departure from Canton af §.15 2.4. (Sundays excepted),
silk, the English goldbeater's "kiv.
The cars also showed a great diversity of equipment. Some were almost luxurious, while others were of Spartan simplicity...
BALLOON.BURSTE.
The competitors were in capital spirits, though several told' me the wind was too still for their taste. Punctually at. thies wi'ba fl surish of trumpets two bands announced the start, and to the strains of the "Star-spangled Banner" the America II: ascended, the pilot being Succor. National music accompanied each ascent-thus, "Carmen" for the Spanish
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·A·L-F-R-ESCOFETE
to aid of ibe Funds of the. SOCIETY OF ST. VINCENT DE
PAUL, C Under the Most Distinguished Patronage H.E. the Governor, Sir Frederick Lugard,
to be held in the 2000, 150 COMPOUND OF THE ROMAN CATHOLIC A CATHEDRALaj TO-MORROW,
15th November, 198, from 9 PM, to ri Ping
Admission Ticketi..........$1.00.. which is antitled to a Souvenir on its presenta tion at the Souvenir Pavilion on the
evening of the Fate only.
THE públic ià respectfully invited to inspect the various stails from a to 7 P.M. On the 15th instį“
Tea and Cakes will be served during the 'afternoon
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By kiad permission of the Commanding Oficer and Officers the Band of the rgth Rajputs wid play Lom 9 to 11 PM.
Tickets can be obtained from to-day at Mesars Graca & Co., 27, Des Vin x Road, and at the Roman Catholic Cathedral Com pound on Sunday, the 15th inst., from 9 A.M. 10 7 PM, and at the. Gato on the night of the
rele.
PROGRAMME .FOR
SUNDAY, 15TH NOVEMBER, 1903. 1. Largo... Opera Xerxes..... Haodal z. Fantasia..." Dans un Cathedral
Lespensees dua antenr...Klincke
3. Enteimerze.Cavalleria Rusticen Muscagui 4. Cornst Solo...The Lost Chord ......Sollivan 5 Reverie Euphenion Solo. L'Amour
6. Graod
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"Portuguese Anthem.”. "God Save The King." Hongkong, 14th Novamber; 1068
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1 & 8, D'AGUILAR STREET.
and Rule Britannia for the Zephyr, Banskre, NOVELTIES OF THE SEASON.
and Britannia.
As the ninth ascended-the American balloon Conqueror, piloted by Holland Forbes, with Major Heracy as 'mate-it was observed ta sway in an unusual manner..
When at a good height the spectators ware horrified to see a rent in the envelope, and the balloon begin to fall, at first slowly, but as the reat increased more and more rapidly..
: . EXCITEMENT AND TERROR. The excitement, and terror of the onlookers falmust_rose_30 a panic at gradually the lower half of the balloon.disappeared, leaving the car suspended from the upper half as from a parachute fisally descended, and was lost
to view.
After, half an hour a telegram was received.. wwwwgra losial num*, swanliüulated by the officials, that the car had descended on to the roof of a house a couple of miles off. Both occupasta were uninjured.
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Herr Erbslosh was hearilly cheered as he
ascended in the Berlin balloon, in which he gained the last Gordon Bennett prize,
By a quarter to five all had ilârted, and the as huge balloons gradually faded from the horizon.
The Kaiser was not present, but he ja ex- pected to-morrow, when 38 balloons will com pete for his Majesty's and seven, olber prizes. Today's race is a duration race—that is, for the competitor who covers the greatent distance from the starting point.
UNFORTUNATE abronaut inTERVIEWED,
Trimmed and Untrimmed' HATS, RIBBONS, FLOWERS, FEATHERS, &o, &c.
LACE SCARFS, MOTOR VEILS
VARIOUS COLORS.
·MOUSQUETEIRE GLOVES,
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WOOLEN DRLAINES, NUNSVEIL
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LADIES' and CHILDREN'S
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Sean after the accident, Mr. A. Holland THE Forbes, one of the aeronauts (says Ranter), seemed quita uamoved by his ¿¡cɔoft, fall. He recounted his sensations as he dressed for dip- net. He said: "We had some dificulty in starting 'owing to the gosty wind, but when once we left the ground everything seemed right, and we mounted almost perpendicularly 4,000ft. Just as I noticed" we had reached this height I heard a peculiar swishing sound, and said to Post, That sounds da gerous. Then I saw the envelope collapsing. I threw the appendix clear of the ropes, and at the same instant draw a jack-knife and slashed | away at the ropes attaching 39 1andbage hang. ing round the outside edge of the basket.
• "I" then threw over everything poilable, but could see that the things cast overboard did not
These superb steamers carrying the French Mail are fitted throughout with Electric Light | fail quicker than we. and Fans and were specially built for this trade. Excellant cuising.
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* Intermediate class and rates of passage,"
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Hongkong, 11th November, 1998.
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Hongkong, gth October, 1908;
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BABY'S NARROW ESCAPE, Nothwithstand.ng thei rapidity of our lat "the whole thing, was over in three minutes--1 had time to notice that one sandbag fell on to perambulator and smashed it, but ike nurse sastched the baby away and saved Efa. Hoping to avoid a crash, Post snd, I sprang for the roper and on to the ring ́above us. Then wo saw the swaying mara over our heads gradually spread out in the form of parachute. The rate of our descent
GOLD STORAGE available at Easy Porar, bolding on to the ring, we noticed the houses Stores will be Open at to A.M. and 4 PM below coming over closer. The basket just dally Sunday excepted, to receive and deliver perishable goods.....
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scraped clear of one block and track the gar ret of the next house, the envelops'falling sight. lover and balancing us and the basket on; she [ør | other sido. 10,
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-WENT RIGHT THROUGH THE WALLE The smash was÷so violent that we went right through the wall, the basket partly enter- ing an occupied room. I felt an awful jar, and then jumped to the bottom of the car. Sudden- ly, through the holo in the wall, a man's head appeared. He said, “Can 1 do anything for you? We then climbed over the roof and descended through a trapdoor into the street. Neither Post for I was seriously hurt.” I feel cramp in the body from clipglog to the ring, but am otherwise all right. I could cry. IM ration, after coming so far to take partřín !
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