Mails.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH THURSDAY APRIL 29 1909.
Intimations.
NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD, THE YOKOHAMA DOCK CO., LTD.
BREMEN
IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL LINES.
FOR:
NAPLES, GENOA, ALGIERS, #GIBRALTAR; SOUTHAMPTON,
(ANTWERP and BREMEN
5th May, at Noon,
SHANGHAI, NAGASAKI, KOBE? "PRINZ E11BL FRIEDRICH" About THURSDAY,
and YOKOHAMA,undirisimẩ
STEAMERI
BULOW" „U
TO SAIL
WEDNESDAY,
Caps, H. Formes.
Capt. E. Malchow'
6th May
MANILA, YAP, NEWGUINEA,"
BRISBANE,
"MANILA"
FRIDAY,
SYDNEY and
Oupt. E. Gathemann ............
- 21st May, 10 A.M.
MELBOURNE......
BORNEO”‚...............Beginning of May." Capt. Sembil....
For further Particolari, apply to
KUDAT and SANDAKAN,
NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD,
MELCHERS & CO.,
GENERAL AGENTS, HONGKONG & CHINA.
Hongkong, 23rd April, 1999..
MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.
FRENCH MAIL LINES.
FORTNIGHTLY SERVICE TO: and FROM PUROPE via SUEZ JANAL
TO and FROM JAPAN vis SHANGHÄI.
FOR
STEAMERS
SHANGHAI, KOBE, YOKOHAMA POLYNESIEN MARSEILLES, VIA PORTS TONKIN........ SHANGHAI, KOBE, YOKOHAMA...SYDNEY
CAPTAINS
• Bros...................... Tóth May, P.M.” Charbonnel...th May, at 1 P.M.
...... 24th May, P.M
.....
MARSEILLES, VIĄ PORTS ............... OCEANIEN.......... Sellier ...25th May, at 1 PM;
Transhipment on the Co's Steamers at Singapore for Batarla; at Colombo for Calcatta, Bombay and Astralla; at Port Bald for the Lavant, Constantinople and Black Sea.
Through Tickets to London via Paris from £27.10 up to £71,10, ao hours' rallway from. -Marsellles in London.
Interpreters meet passengers' at their arrival in Marsellias.
For fombat particuları, apply to
Daugkong, 27th April, peg
P. de CHAMPMORIN,
AGENT,
QUEEN'S BUILDINGS.
MESSAGERIES CANTONAISES.
FRENCH LINE OF STEAMERS BETWEEN HONGKONG. CANTON AND
'KOUANG-SI.
5.S. PAUL BEAU," 1,000 toom 14. knots.
ES, CHARLES HARDOUIN, 190 tons,.14 knots,
The apoodiest, most luxuriously appointed and punctual steamers on the line
Departure from Hongkong at to F.M. (Saturdays excepted), Departure from Canton, at 5.15 P.M. (Sundays excepted)."
These superb steamers cars ng the French Mall are fitted throughout with Electric Ligh and Fans and were specially bullt for this trade. Rxcellent colspa
The Company's Own Wharf naar Wing Lok Street and its baith in Canton opposite Shamben.
For fonder panicolare, please apply to the COMPANY'S OFFICE at Shameen, Canton,
or to their Agents BARRETTO & CO., Hongkong,
Hongkong, gik Üctober, 1908
HONGKONG-MANILA-
ILOILO-CEBU.
"Regular Steamship Service between Hongkong and above ports.
Steamship
TODDAYA Captain
For
Sailing Dates
1,750.
1,917..
Sievert MANILA Erickson ...
Do.
5.8. RIGEL
HANDAL
For Freight of Fassage, apply to
Hangiang,' 1ých April, 1909.
About soth April,
100g:
BARRETTO & CO., Agents
· No. 1 DOCK. Length inside 514 ft. Width of entranas, top 98 ft.; bottom 751t Water on blooks, 87.5ft. Timë to pump out, 4 hours.
No. 2 DOCK.
Length inside, 375 ft. Width of entrance, top 60.8 ft. bottom 45.8 ft. Water on blooks, 38.5 ft. Time to pump out, 8 hours.
THESE DOOKS are conveniently alivated to Yokohama harbon, and the stention of Captains and Engineers is respectfully called to the advantages odored for Docking and repairing Versals 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 Scrow, Towboats are available for inking Vessels in or out of Dock, and for taking Salling Vessels in or out of the bay. The floating darilck is capable of lihlug stand
MATERNAL IMPRESSIO
DARY DORN LIKE A PARROT.
London, March
2 Al Marylebone Police Cont yesterday Mr. Kirby, the missionary, brought to the antice of Mr. Paul Taylor the case of a diminutive wo man who had applied to him for his advice con caring her baby. She went out charring, he explained, and before the birth of the child she parrot, which was allowed to fly free about the was employed at the house of a lady who kept
rooms. One day the bird flew upon the wo man's shoulder and it frightened her so much
a
that when the child was born its feat and bands were found to be almost identical with the claws of a parrot, while its head was also similar in | shape to a parrot's. The mother wished to know if she could recover compensation from the owner of the parrot.
Mr. Paul Taylor, while sympathising with the woman, said that he could not express any opinion on the matter.
A representative of the Time was informað on inquiry last night at Queen Charioite's. Lying-in Bospital, Marylebone Road, that an infant answering, to some extent, the descrip- tion of that to whom the attention of Mr. Paul Taylor was drawn, was born in that justiration on January 29th.
The child is described by a member of the medical staff as a small one, having webbed"
Steam Launches of Btest or Wood, Lighters, Steel Buildings and Roofs, Bridge feet and hands, and a beaked-shaped 'fice, Work, and all kinds of Machinery; are made on the premises...
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with prominent forehead. "Webbed " fest and band, of course, are not 'unknown, nor are in-
Tonders will be made, up when required and the workmanship and material will be fants with prominent foreheads and faces that granted
may be described as "beak-shaped." In the ordinary course; perhaps, this child would not The cust of Docking, and repair work, will be found to compare (avocrat ly with that have attracted attention, some of the nurses of any port in the world,
remember having board the mother say that aba had been frightened by a parrot. It ap pears that in consequence of this remark, the somewhat peculiar appearance of the child was commented upon at the time of the birth. The medical staf, however had no reason to be- lieve that the child's peculiarities were due to other than baturál causes.
Telephone: Noa, 378, 606, or 881,
Telegrams, "Dock, Yokohama," Codes A. B. 0. 4th and 5th Edt.
Liebers, Scotta,
Yokohama, May 23rd, 1905.
THE
"HINA EROVIDENT
LOAN
ANL
MORTGAGE CO., LD.
CAPITAL PAID UP. $1,350,000)
Loans on Mortgage of House Property, &c.
•Goods 'received on Storage
Adratices made on Merchandise. Loans made on the Provident System.
(Rates and Particular on application)
THE OFFICE OF
TRUSTEE, EXECUTOR OF WILLS,
ATTORNEY, Sung **. Undertaken and Executed,
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.,
General Managers.”
Hongkong, 19th March, rost.
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THE DRAPERY EMPORIUM,
Lyndhurst
ráce.
ALWAYS IN STOCK.
UROPEAN, INDIAN and CHINESE
́ ́USEFUL ARTICLES
OF
CLOTHING, FANCY GOODS and TOYS
VERY NORMAL RATES.
READY FOR SALE.
The Latest Style Goods for Present Season Gonifemer's and Children's
HATS, BONNETS (Hat. Flowers), RIB-
BONS, LACE, BRIDAL VEILS, FANCY DRESS GOODS, MUSLINS, LAWNS, NAINSOOKS, SHIRT INGS; ALPACCAS, HOSIERY, ENGLISH and AMERICAN FOOT. WEARS, &c, &c
Prices and Samples on application. Best attention to all Coast Port Orders." Hongkong, 16th April, org
FURNITURE WAREHOUSE.
LI IKWONG; LOONG & CO.,
Cabinet-Makeru and ART DECORATORS, from Shanghai, bas za-opened their FURNITURE STORE
'at'
No. 39, Des Vaux Road Central. The only bop in Hongkong with this name.
WHERE HIGH-CLASS FURNITURE
A.1, and Watkins,
DON'T BUY
ELSEWHERE BEFORE YOU CALL AT
FRENCH STORE · (Opposito ASTOR HOUSE).
NOW SHOWING
A Large and Fancy Assortment of The Best FRENCH TOYS, DOLLS,
TOM SMITH'S CRACKERS,
CADBURY'S CHOCOLATE
&
PERNOT BISCUITS.
vjekanë, 2111 Novembe
GUNS
“2
IRECT from the manufacturers at lowest prices. 12 bare Double Breechigaders from 30s each,
The consulting surgeon of as important ly- ing-in hospital in another part of London tal- ed, on having his attention called to the case, that he had bot come across due of a similar character in which a child strongly resembled a bird or on acimal-to the course of a long experience?...
I have heard, of course, of cases of'materanl impressions,' but personally ↳ rather disbelieve in them. Women are conscious sometimes that there is something wrong, and they search their midds for a possible causa; or they see, when the boby is born, that it possesses peculiarities, and they recollect an 'avent which they think may account for these fright, for instance, by a dog or moskey or other animal. It is not at all uncom mon for a woman who give birth to a hairy beby-to say that she has heep" frightened by a monkey. Ohen she fixes thereident at a date when it could not possibly have had any effect upon the physical appearance of the infant. I have seen babies whose mothers have alleged thai thay have been frightened by monkeys, but there has been no resemblance to those soimals, excapt that
tpaibape the body or the scalp was rather hairy.
"Ikog that this question is 28 upon which medica) opinion is divided, and 1 do not wish to do, matise. I do not say that anything is impossible in this world; but shall not be
BERFORBOAS
WARNINGS ISSUED. FROM THE HONGKUNG
OBSERVATORY.
METEOROLOGICAL SIGNALS
mast in front of the Water Police Station at Meteorological signals are hoisted on the
Talm Sha Tsui for the information of masters, necessarily imply that bad, weather is expected of vessels leaving the port. They do not
hore,
Stat
I.
A COME point apwards
A CONE point upwardı and 1 AUM below
3 ZA DRUM
4. A CONE point down- wards and DRUM below
Si
Indicates a Typhoon to the Worth of the Colony,
Indicates's Typhoos to the Morih.Bas of the Colony..
Indicates à Typhoon to the Zest of the Colony.
Indicatesa Typhoon to the Bon Fast of the Colony.
A' COME point down warda
indicatesa Typhoon to the South of the Colony.
Indicates a Typhoon
to the South West of the Colony.
6.
A CONE point down- wards and BALL below
7.
A BALL
1. A CONE
polat upwards And BALL below
Indicatesa Typhoon to the West of the Colony.
Indicatos a Typhoon to the North-Wen of the Colony..
Red Signals indicate that the centre 18 beliared to be more than goo miles away fmm the Colony.
Black Signal Indicate that the contro is believed to be less than 300 miles away from the Colony,
The above siguals, will, as heretofore, be boisted only when typhoons exist. în Põlitions or are moving in such directions that information regarding them is oposidered "to" be of importance to the Colony or to shipping fearing the harbour.
Office, H.M.S. Tamar, Green Isinud Signat These siguals, are repeated at the Harbour Mast, and the Flagstaff on the premises of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf, and Godowa
URGENT SIGNAL.
late model. Shot Guns, Combination Guns, mother can be transmitted to the body of the
Illustrated catalogue of lieve that impression upon the mind of the Company at Kowloon. Sporting Rifes, &c., post free, D. JAMES & REYNOLDS, George Street, Misories, Loc child, in the way that in alleged in this case, Ion, RC Roland.
TARA until evidence of an absplutele uncontrovertible
character is placed before me."
FOR SALE
"ADLER
TYPEWRITERS.
THE PERFECT VISIBLE.
The latest 1909 Model No. 7 with the latest improvement, the lightest touch; the strongest and the best ever produced.
檀
THE 10PPAR
that the wind may increase to fall typhoos
In addition to the above, when it is expected?
force at any moment, the following Urgent Signal will be made at the Water Police Station, and repeated at the Harbour Office →→
THREE EXPLOSIVE BOMES, AT INTERVALS or TEN SECONDS,
A Black Cross will be hoisted at the amo time, superior to the other shapes,
NIGHT, SIGNALS,
The following Night Sigoals will be exhibit.
The "topper," or, more respectfully, the silk hat, is coming into its own again. For many years it reigned supreme, and so one dared to question its authority. It was acknow „ledged to be the one head covering in which a man looked really well-dressed, and when its partial downfall came for a few years, its aped from the Flagstaff on the roof of the Water *pearance was not disputed, but merely its un- Police Station at Kowloon, the Harbour Qfire comfortable weight, and the bad habit it has of Flagstaff, and H.M.S. looking disreputableif it is not kept carefully and
Green Green Green, constantly brushed. Formerly no one thought of appearing in London without a black coat and indicates that a typhoon is believed, to be a top hat unless he wished to advertito himself situated more than 300 miles from the Colouw. golf and motoring came in, the top hat lost is ar ultra Bohemian. But when the age of 1: Three Lights Vera, Green Red Green,
Three Lights
fadicates that a typhoon la belleved to be situated less than 300 miles from the Colony,
III, Three Lights etical, Red Green Red, ledicates that the wind may be exported to increase to fall typhoon force at any moment.
pride of place, oud men began to appear in the West End in weird head-coverings, the loven Far superior than Remington, tion of halters, under the pretext that they Oliver, Underwood and much were just going to motor or golf. The babit spread until scarcely a topper" was to be cheaper.
seen in the streets of London, the House of Commons, which used to be the best dressed No. III. Signal-will-be-accompanied by the We sell our Adler under our assembly in the world, rather aiding than Explosive Bombs, as above, in the event of the guaranteed terms.
stemming the tide. But the silk hat cannot information conveyed by this algual being first
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bo suppressed; 'and men" are beginning to re- | published by night;" cégnise that they must wear it if they want to
A few lines will bring the Adler om There is one very curious point. These Night Signals will be substituted the
to your office free trial.
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about the "ropper," It is essentially a fine. the Day Signals at sunset, and will, when weather hat, for a low gusts of wind and a few necessary, be altered during the night, We sell various makes of second-drops of rain can ruin it for the time being, And yet the silke hat it far more worn in the winter than in the summer,
of every description can be made to band Typewriters
ander in any design required.
Have been patronised by the Hongkong Clob, Hongkong Hotel, Telegraph Co. Moser, A. S. Watson & Co., Firms and other loading Establishments in the Catony To whom reference can be made as to the Superior Workinanship and Materials of the Furniture, &c, supplied. -
www.
Mears. A. S. Watson & Co., Ltd, write as follows are met an
We havs pleasure in stating that Mr. Li KWONG LOONG furnished the Annexe to our Dispensary and gave us every batid- faction
(Sd.) A. S. WATSON, &,00. 95th May, 18921.
ORDERS punctually attended to, and CHARGES most moderata, KAWAN INSPECTION INVITED,
Hongkong, Stb Sugust, 1998,
AND
Bant out by day or week.
REPAIR IS OUR SPECIALITY.
For Sale..
FOR SALE..
DRAGON CYCLE BEST AMERICAN
DEPOT,
Das Verix Road, Central,
ongbong
SUGAR CORN SEEDS
IN - PACKETE,
10 Cents each.
pply to
GRACA & CO., No: az: Das Vœux: Road: fongkong, soth Api 1909.
SUPPLEMENTARY WARNINGS.
For the beneft of Native Craft and passing Ocean Vessels, à Cone will be exhibited at. each of the following stations during the time that any of the above Day Signals are, kofs od In the Harbour.
Gap Rock,
Waglan.
Stanley.
Cape Golliuson.
Aberdeen. San Ki Wang Bai Ka
Sha Tan Kol. Tal Po
This will indicate that there la-ä. somewhere in the China Sea, and that a Storm Warning is hoisted in the Harbour,
Further details can always be given to Oceka Vessels, on demand, by signal, from the light-