Mails.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY JANUARY 2 1900
Intimation,
NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD THE YOKOHAMA DOCK CO., LTD.
BREMEN.
IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL
FOR
NAPLES, GENOA, ALGIERS, GIBRALTAR, SOUTHAMPTON, ANTWERP and BREMEN
SHANGHAI, NAGASAKI, KOBE)
STEAMERS
DERFFLINGER *
Capt. G. MeineṛkamsÄengi
"Lutzow*
and YOKOHAMA ............. ... ............. Capt. C. Dewert
MANILA, NEWGUINEA, BRIS-"
BANE, SYDNEY and MEL- BOURNE:
* PRINZ SIGISMUND'
LINES.
TO SAIL
WEDNESDAY,
Nood, 13th January
About THURSDAY,
14th January,
THURSDAY,
SP.My 28th January
Capt. D. Leaz ...
KUDAT and SANDAKAN...
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BORNEON
Capt. F. Sambill
End of January.
"For further Particulars, apply to
NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD,
Hongkong, and January, 1909.
MELCHERS & CO.,
GENERAL AGENTS, HONGKONG & CHINA.
MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.
FRENCH MAIL LINES.
Is
FORTNIGHTLY SERVICE TO and FROM EUROPE vis BURZ OANAL,
TO and FROM JAPAN vis BHANGHAI,
FOR
CAPTAINS
STEAMERN.
TO BAIL ON SHANGHAI, KOBE, YOKOHAMA...SYDNEY...Rebusi...... 4th Jan,/09, F.44. MARŠEILLĖS, VIA PORTS `.........ERNEST SIMONS „Girard......... 5th Jan./09, at i FM. SHANGHAI, KOBE, YOKOHAMA ...POLYNESIEN...Broż...............................18th Jun, FM, MARSEILLES, VIA PORTS... TONKIN...............Charbonnel... 19th Jan., at 1 ̊F.M.
"Transhipment on the Co's Steamers at Singapore for Batvia ; at Colombo for Calcutta, Bombay and Australia; at Port Said for the Lovani, Constantinople and Black Sea..
Through Tickets to London via Paris (xom £37.10 up to £1,10. 20 hours' ralfway from Marsallias to London.
Interpreters moet passengers at their arrival in Marsallies.
For further particulars, apply to
Hongkong, 24th December, 1908.
No. 1 DOCK. Length inside 514 ft. Width of entranos, top 95 ft.; bottom 75 it. Watergon blocks, 27.5 ft. Time to pump out, 4 hours,
No. 2 DOCK.
Length inside, 875 ft. Width of entrance, top 80.5 ft. bottom 45.8 ft. Water on blocks, 88.6 ft. Time to pump out, 3 hours.
HESE DOOKS are conveniently situated in Yokohama barbour and the attention of THESE
Captaint and Engineers is respecially called to the advantages offered for Docking and repairing Vessels and Machinery of every description,
The plant and tools art of recent patterns for dealing quickly and cheaply with work and a large stock of material is always at hand, (plates and angies all being tested by Lloyde' surveyors},"
Two powerful Twin Scrow Towboats are available for taking Vessels in or out o Dock, and for takleg Skilling Vessels la er out of the bay. The dostlag derrick is capable of lifting 15 tons.
Steam Launches of Steal or Wood Lightors, Steel Buildings and Roots, Bridge Work, and all kinds of Machinery ain made on the premises.
STRALIS PISHAS
MET
mast in front of t
ORI
SIGNALER
One of the delighöfering down at Ka- tong, belom it became lossified, was to go oht in the early thorning lod set the fisher. men draw their mats. The carious nature of many of the fish caught, the almost impossibi lity of getting the Chinese fishermen to give any information, and the fact that allthe catch was al- ready said to the fish ring (the owners of the boats and the employers of the men) added a zest to the Talm Sha Teul for the information inquities. The fish market, if one can get up of vessels leaving the port early enough, is a place of great interest, al-necessarily imply that bad though the average man, concerned only from here: anos-scientific point of view, in again left, in Signal endevouting to recognise the varieties, vivid in colouring and quaigt io bape that are there
to be access
Fortunately the corious in this matter will, as time goes as,
Lan, have a beller opportunity of making acquaintance with "the fany devizens” -sounding but incorrect phrase in the Raffles Museum. In the fish-room two cites are being devoted to mounted fish, and then already there are worth examination. See the fish In the water at Raffles Light, vividlycoloured and in swarms shooting over the coral bottom near the Pier, best at low-water, and it is very differ Ent to seeing the fish brought to land even th on the sand, and even more so than a few hours later, when they are merely damp unpleasant corptes, Dr. Hanitsch, the Director of the Musoum, is working on a different tack, now. The actual fish are taken, skinned and pre- served, and then carefully coloured so that the fleating tints and. gorgeous markings may be
Tenders will be made sp when required and the" workmanship and material will be preserved, as nearly as possible to the original, guaranted.
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The cost of Docking, and repair work, will be found to compare favourably with that ants has a pretty taste that way-the coloured of any port in the world.
Telephone: Nos, 876, 506, or 681.
Telegrams, "Dook, Yokohama," Codes A. B. O. 4th and 5th Edt. Liebers, Scotta, A. L and Watkins Yokohama, May 23rd, 1905.
Shipping Steamers.
MESSAGERIES CANTONAISES.
FRENCH LINE OF STEAMERS BETWEEN HONGKONG, CANTON AND KOUANG-SI.
5.S. "PAUL BEAU,” 1,900 tons, 14 knots.
BS, CHARLES HARDODIN," 1,900 tons, 14 knots,
The speediest, most luxuriously appolated and punctual steamers on the line, Departure from Hongkong at 10 P.M. (Saturdays excepted)." Departure from Canton at 5,75 P,M. (Sundays excepted),
£39.
as skilful work will permit. The silvery gleam is difficult to get, but one of the Museum assist
madels of frail cast from life and tinted to original aro his work.'. The fish, thus mounted and coloured, make quite a good show already. There are porcupine fish, the glober, which blow themselves up, the coffer or trunk fishes, so- called from their curious four-sidedness, parou fishes of the most beautiful colours and a beak that looks as if it could crack many, a dead nut, the sucking fish, with a curious up.. side-down look, and a month at the top, dur old friend the ikan merah, also ao ikan hijau,, a species with a sharp there stuck at the bol tom of the gill, another most brilliantly coloured with a dorial fo that flies away like a crast feather, and a score of others. Many of these, fish have come from Mr. H. C. Clarke, the Munic.pal inspector of Markets, who is always on the fook-out, and has presented may strik. ing specimens. His colleague Mr. de Mello, has also presented some, while Dr. Ligi Boon. -Kong-always seems to keep his eye on specimang of interest to the Museum. Dr. T. 1. Rowell, CM.G., Principal Officer, made collection of fish in 1883-7 and some of there although long ago faded out of their natural colours, can be utilised for the now collection It must have been about this time that the Rev. J. E. Tenison Woods, vice president of (be Linnean Society, New Sauf Wales, paid a visit to the Straits, and.the result of his visit
of the Oriental Region" printed at Sydney, our copy being marked "presented by the review," Fancy a Government sanctioning the word Malaysian," Mr. Woods' pamphlet,
Thess superb 11:ameni carrying the French Mall are fitted throughout with Electric Light was No. 1 of Malaysian Bisays, "The Fisheries and Fans and wore specially bulit for this trade. Excellent colsinn.
The Company's Own Wharf asar Wing Lok Street and its berth in Canton opposite Government of the Straits Settlements for
Shamean.
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For further particulars, please apply to the COMPANY'S OFFICE at Shamesh, Canton. however, has a good deal of interesting matter
or to their Agents BARRETTO & 00., Hongkong.
P. -NALIN,
AUTING AGENT,
flongkong, 9th October, 1908.
QUEEN'S BUILDINGS.
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Intimations.
TAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN.
Steamer.
REOULAR THREE-WEEKLY SERVICE
From
TJIPANAS SHANGHAI TJIMAHI...... JAYA TIILIWONG JAPAN TJIKINI TJILATJAP........ JAVA.
TJIBODAS
JAVA
BETWEEN
JAVA, CHINA, AND JAPÁN,
Expected on
or about
Will leave for
and half Dec.. JAVA.
1st half jan, SHANGHAI
rit half Jan. JAVA ;
2nd half Jau. JAPAN'
Ist half Feb: SHANGHAI
JAPAN
„On or about
and half Dec. ... at half jao,
Ist hall Jan, and hall Jan.
1st half Feb.
The Steamers are all fitted throughout with Electric Light and have Accommodation for a limited number of Saloon Passengers, and will take Cargo to all Netherland, India Ports
on through Bill of Lading.
For Particulars of Freight and Passage, apply to
Telephone No.375,
JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN,
YORK BUILDINGS, 1st floor,
Hongkong, 14th December, 1908.
WEST RIVER BRITISH STEAMSHIP
* COMPANIES.
THE Steamers
HONGKONG-WOOHOW LINK
།
"LINTAN" and "SAN-U!!
"RAIL" "FROM HONGKONG TWICK÷A÷WERK-AND-GOSAPLATE-THIN-Round-Thip in G-DAYS-
* Taase utaamums have Excellent Saloon Accommodation, and are Lighted Througkont hy Electricity.
THE ULIMATE ON THE WEST RIVER DURING THE WINTER MONTHS 16 VERY FINE AND EXHILIBÁTING.
For further information'apply
WEST. RIVER BRITI:
BWIED,
BOOMPANITS,
EYES
RIGHT!
N. LAZARUS, OPHTHALMIC OPTICIAN, CORNER OF D'AGUILAR STREET and queen's ROAD.
All kinds of Repairs.
WILL
ILL test your eyes free of charge, and if they are wrong will pol them rigat
Lenses Ground.
Spectacles for all requirements. Ask, or write, for Illustrated Booklet on "Daléctiva Sight *—-fren -
OLCUTTA LONDON, John Street, Bedford Raw, W.J
59. Betfack Sirumi Wongkonu stk Mgerky rond.
THERAPION MAY NOW ALSO DE OBTAINED
IN DRAGER (TASTELESS) FORM."- *** CURE NO FICTION! MARVEL UPON, MÄRVELI **D SUFFERER
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but
1
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and
11
NOW DESPAIK,
«nning a doctor's wilt or fali ng into
of quachary; may safely, speely
ally care kimseil without the know and party, Br the tatradu.cles of 'NEW PRENOH REMEDY.
ERAPION
a compratorovalution has been wrought in this ỏe- partment of medical science, whistles hav
cestored to bestik dad happiness was for year previously had been merely dragging out a alrabló existence
THERAPION No. 1-A ́Sovereign, Remedy for clachargos, superseding (ojec- tions, the use of which done lireparable barm bý jering the foundation of stricture and other previous disea
THERAPION, No. 2-1 Boversign Remedy for primary and secondary sila Fruscione, ulcorations, paint and swellings bí tha -Joints, and all those corniasts which rercury Kod sarsaparilla aro popularly but erroneously supposed to cure. This preparatos paises the whole auton though thả blood and thoroughly
| Mil nelsonous matter from the body, elludmales |
THERAPION.No. 3má Bævareigų
Tuniky, slap Poesy diamé And Incapáčty for?, besinon of piggiore, jove of solitude, bizzling Indigestion/pains in the back' and band, and hi disorders confing from dissipation; marty de caww.dc.which thafacultympesinoviji ・Trame on teenotent to cure oF STEN TALNEÁR PTIKERAPION la moldby principal Champa
the chroughout the worlds: Frise in Sagland 2,9) In wedądag, state witch-of-Las EbruE Chakres required, and uponya shati tha work STHEMAFIONA appears, on, Bullah KherazizKANË Mamp (in white
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SHANGHAI, 566. Nanking Rost
sa
A CONE" point apwards'
to the Lar Coloay
A CONE point upwards and UKUM below
A CONE point down. wards and DRUK below
A CONE
point down. wards
A CONE point down. wards and BALL below
A BALL
8... A CONE
point 'upwards and HALL below
2000
Forth-East
of the Col
Typhoon)
the Eart of the
indicateta Typh 10. the Southë
of the Colony:
Indicates Typhoon to the South of the Colony, ze
indicatesa Typhoon you to the fouth-Wesl
of the Colony,
Indic to the West of the Cology
indicatas a Typhoon to the North-West of the Colony,
Red. Signals indicats that the centre believed to be more than 300,milin away fromi the Colony.
Black Signal Indicate, that the centre fa believed to be less than yoo miles away frend the Colony, “
*The above sigonis will, as heretofore, be hoisted only when typhoons exist in luch positions or are moving in such directions that information regarding them is considered to be of importance to the Colony or to shippi g leaving the barbour,
URGENT SIGNAL
In addition to the above, when it is expected that the wind may increase to fall typhoon force at any moment, the following Urgent Signal will be made at the Water Police Station, and repeated at the Harbour Office a-
THREE EXPLOSIVE BOMBS, AT INTERVALS - OF TEN SECONDI
These signals are repeated at the Harbour io it, although a trifle too diffuse from a Office, H.M.S. Tamar,, Green Island Signal scientific point of view. He also goes Mast, and the Flagstaff on the premises of the fittle astray in his Malay, but has much to Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown" say about "belachan,” and in a note at the Company ai Kowloon, end identifies this concoction of pounded 'shrimps with the intense smell, as the sauce. or pickle frequently mentioned in Pliny 21 garas, from which he deduces that the Malay word garaia, from the Sanscrit "xara," i the same word used by the `encient Greek and Roman writers. It would be a striking testimony to blachan if if could be proved that this toothsome delicacy was world-koowo "ia the fifth century, Mr. Teaison-Woods - gives some account of the fish industries, points oat that the fishermen and fishmongers of the East are Chinese, that one-tenth of the population of China dervives its support from fishing, that the fishes of the ladjan Archipelage belong to the <quatorial region,, differing bat slightly from the Atlantic equatorial fishes. Of Main- yan fisheries he says
are
A
A Black Cross will be hoisted at the same time, superior to the other shapes..
NIGHT SIGNALS,
*The following Night Signals will be exhibit ed from the Flagstaff on the roof of the Water Police Station at Kowloon, the Harbour Oil Flagstaff, and H.M.S. Tomar,
1. Three Lights Vertical; Green Green Green, indicates that a typhoon is believed to situated more than 300 miles from the Colony.
11. Three Lights Vertical, Green Red Green, indicates that a typhoon is believed to situated less than 300 miles from the Colony,
The coasts of the Straits of Malacca, whether" go the Sumatran or Matayan sides, are extreme- ly low and shallow. Large mangrove swamps with innumerable shallow streams fringe the shotel. Vassels of even moderate draught must anchor a long way out. Sometimes, where the coast is scarcely visible, one meatr
which a succession of bamboo forces, ing stakes ar fish traps of clumsy construction. They are closely woven labyrinths in which the fishes get entangled when the tide is in, and re-il. Three Lights Vertical, Rad Green Rad, main until the men come to make them captive. indicates that the wind may be expected to The fishing bonis, of frail construction, vary from increase to fall typhoon force si sny moments". one to three tons burden. They ate polled by oars, and seldom carry, sain so that they do not venture far from shora. The nats are made of twine tanned with mangrove bark. The meshes are not constructed as in Europe, being knotted in a different way, with a fastening that DIRECT from the manufacturers at lowest slips and often allows fish to escape. The fish- prices. 12 bore Double Breechloadersing stakes require very little trouble, and contri. from 30/s each, Illustrated catalogue of bute largely to the take. They answer well These Night Signals will be substituted. latest model Shot Gusk, Combination Guns, caongh in fine weather, and there is seldom the Day Signals at sunset, and will, Sporting Rifles, &c., post froe, D. JAMES & anything else in the Strails of Malacca. The necessary, be altered during the night REYNOLDS, George Street, Minories, Los traps are neither ingesions nor durable, but don, E.C. England.
1885 the sex is rich in fish, and they are weil shel- tered. They form a conspicuous feature sil through the Archipelago where the coast in
GUNS
AN APPEAL.
shallow.
Nelf. Signal will be accompanied by the, Explosive Bombs, as above, in the event of the information conveyed by this signal being fine published by nigh',
SUPPLEMENTÄRE WÄKNING,
For the beseft of Native Grift"and" passing Ocean Vassels, a Cone will be exhibited at
There are eighty genera of shore-fish in the each of the following alone during the time Indo-Pacific region only their scientific names that any of the above Day Signals are hols can be read by those who like, The herrings in the Harbour, are regular denizens of this region; horse mace "HE SUPERIORESS of the ITALIAN TCONVENT, DAIKE ROAD, begs most
körel are favourite articles of food; thingen respectfully to APPEAL to the Residents of species of caranx were to be seen in the mar- Hongkong and the Coast Ports, for, their kind kets, of Penang: the tennier, ikan tinggiri patronage and support, and desires to state papan, ard favourite, articles of food, and ke that she will be pleased to receive orders for does not remember ever seeing a fish market
all kinds of NEEDLE WORK.
Gemlaman's Shins made to cindar and Collars renewed on pid ouss,
Ladies and Children's Und dren's Dresses, and all kinds Matoriais can be supplied, if vacu
The Superlacons will for any PAPER. Dý old Isto Books
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win which tannies and other members of the mackerel family were not the principal fishes Onored for sale,, But it is not easy to pick out from the fish author, sentonces palatable to the
Zoologi Call ordinary taste, The new Guide to the
cal Collections of the Museumi ban 2's chapter of fishes, bar's visit to the new coll stion, which is properly labelled with the sci tille Malay and Englab ermes whenever-