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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH MONDAY JULY 26 19c0.
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NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD. THE YOKOHAMA DOCK CO., LTD.
BREMEN
No. 1 DOCK.
Docking Length
No. 2 DOCK.
515
IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL LINES.
Width of Entrance. 80 Water on Blocks
28.*
Docking Length....376 it. Width of Entrance... 50 Water on Blocks 36. 11.
KIN COURSE OF CONSTRUCTION/
Docking Length...481 Widib of Entrance... 63 Water on Blocks,
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NAPLES, GENOA, ALGIERS, GIBRALTAR, SOUTHAMPTON, ANTWERP and BREMEN ...............ää.
SHANGHAI, NAGASAKI, KODE? "GORDEN?
#24 YOKOHAMA ..............] · Capt. B, Wilheimi"
MANILA, YAF, NEWGUINEA,"
BRISHANE, SYDNEY & MEL- BOURNE.....
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TO SAIL
“WEDNESDAY,
28th July, Noon,
About WEDNESDAY,
28th July..
13th August, 10 A.H.
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FRIDAY,
Capt. H. Raegener................
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KUDAT RED SANDAKAN.........TE NÁS NE
Beginning of August
Capt. F. Sembil) increment".
For further Particolare, apply a
Hongkong, 17th July, 1909,
NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD,
MELCHERS & CO.,
GENERAL AGENTS, HONGKONG & OKINA.
MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.
FRENCH MAIL LINES.
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FORTNIGHTLY,SERVICE TO and FROM EUROPEIvia SUEZ]JANAL:
TO and FROM JAPAN vis SHANGHAI.
Год
STEAMERS
'CAPTAINS TO FAIL ON „Charbonnel...2nd Aug,, P.M.“ SHANGHAI, KOBE, YOKOHAMA....TOŃKIN.............
.3rd Aug, st 1 3.M. MARSEILLES, VIA PORTS. CALEDONIEN CHEIROFE >HANGHAI, KOBE, YOKOHAMA...AUSTRALIEN..........16th Aug., P.M.
„ERNEST SIMONS „Girard.................17th Aug., at 1 P.M. MARSEILLES, VIA PORTS
RAND TO DEATH.
TERRIBLE TRAGEDY ON BORNEO.
TRUBBER FEIATE L
VISITOR CONSUMED IN JUNGLE FIRE.
FROM THE HONGKONG OBSERVATORY
The Straits Tusca of 19th July says:-A METEOROLOGICAL SIGNALS telegram from Jesselton reached this office, on Saturday, too lata for insertion in that day's
rily imply th
“Station
Meteorological signals are hoisted on hana, announcing that Mr. Kershaw bad acc-mast in front of the Water dentally met his desib under tragic circum- Tsim Sha Tsui for the inform NO. 3 DOCK.tances daring jungle burning operations on the of vessels leaving
Membakut rubber plantation in British North co Borneo. Membakut, is some eight miles from here: Jesselton by tall and is the site of a rubber plantation belonging to the British North Borneo Government. The estatais a new gov ernment venture, and active preparations to grow rubber there have practically only just commenced.
ISK DOOKS are conveniently aliusted in Yokohama harbour and the attention of THESE
Captains and Engineers in respectfully called to the advantages offered for Docking and repairing Vassals 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' survey:5).
Two powerful Twin Scraw Towboats are avaliable for taking Vessels in or om of Dock, and for taking Sailing Vansala in or out of the bay. The forting derrick is fcapable of lifting 40 1001.
1.
From Capt Littmann, of the steamer Darvel,
able to ascertain further details of the tragic which arrived here yesterday, we leva bosn occurrence, which it would appear narrowly escaped involving the deaths of Mr. Bardwick, the manager of the plantation, and of Mr. Skinner, an ariistant who had only recently joined the ostate
The affair happened on Tuesday last. About noon on that day, the Resident of Jesselton, Mr. Danlop, received a telegram from Mr. Hardwick, at Membakut, stating that Mr. Kershaw had been burned to death, that Mr.
diate medical assistance. Steam Launches of Steel or Wood Lighters, Steel Buildings and Roofs," Bridge Skinner was seriously hurt and unconscious,
and asking for immediate Work, and all kinds of Machinery are made on the premises.
Dr. Giddy and Capt. Wardrop (of the police) Tenders will be made up when required and the workmanship and material will be loft at esce for Membakat by special (rain,
Details of the accident are rather scanty, but gauranteed.
it would appear that 500 acres of timber had The cust of Docking, and repair work, will be found to compare favourably with that been felled and that this was sat fire to in several places on Tuesday morning · Just of any port in the world.
Exactly how Messrs, Hardwick, Skinner and A large mooring basin is available alongside our own works for mooring vessels whilst Kershaw became involved in the fire is not under repairs.
Telephone: Now, 876; 606, or 681,
Telegrams, "Dook, Yokohama," Godes A. B. 0. 4th and 5th Edt.
Idebora, Beottaj
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Yokohama, April 28th, 1903.
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The Company's Own Whad near Wing Lok Street and its berth in Craton opposita Shamban, N
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clour, but it is said that they had taken up a position on small bill either - amongst or very close to, the timber. The felled Jungle was very dry and when it had got faitly alight,
a squall of wind rapidly, swept the immense blaza round, the eminance on which Messrs. Hardwick, Skinner and Kershaw had taken up their stand, cutting off their escape.They were surrounded by a mass of burning jungle, andili i miraculous that any one escaped with his life. Mr. Hard- wick, an old jungle band, managed to survive the longest and to get, out of the death trap with his assistant, Mr. Skinner, who was badly
Siguel
A COME *point upwards
LARA QUME
point upwards and BHUM below..
A DRUI
point down wards and-" DRUM below
A COME
point down
A CONE point down ¿wards and 2
HALL below.
A BALL
burned and unconscious Mr. Hardwick him. A COME
self was injured. Mr. Kershaw could not get away and met his death in the dames. When the Darowi lest Jesselton the following morning early, the doctor and police who had gone to Membakut on receipt of Mr. Hardwick's tele gram, had not yet returned, and no further détails were expected to 'be: available until -they-got-back-to-Jesselton, whore, it may be imagined, the news of the disaster had been received with great consternationa --What-makes-the-affair pisticularly sad is the E517 fact that Mr. Kershaw, who was an Australlan, was spending a holiday with Mr. Hardwick, an old Australian friend of his. Mr. Kershaw was an assistant on the tobacco estate of the New London Bomeo Tobacco Plantation at Lakat Datu (Daiyel Bay) and instead of spend ing his leave in Australia, had decided to visit his friend Mr. Hardwick, His leave expired on the very day that the accident occurred. It ́is understood that he was supporting his mother, who is resident in Sydney; He it spoken of TAE a very good follow, much liked by all who knew bim, and the news of his terrible death way to ceived by the small community of Jesselton with very gical regret,
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A paragraph in the British North Borneo Herald of July 1, to hand this morging, says:— Accousin of Membakut rubber estate are very encouraging "The manager (Mr. Hardwick) states that he will have 100 acres cleared by the end of the month, and is only waiting for
good opportunity to turn.
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Indicated a "Typhoon: to the North of the Colony
Indicates a Typhoon A to the North-East
of the Colonyli
Indicates a Typå000 to the East of the Colony,
Indicatena kayphoon to the Bonth East
of the Colony NEE
indicatosa Typhoon" ŝto the South-of-the
South-West:
the Colony
Indicate
#phoon:
to the West of the
Indicates a Typhoon to, the North-We (of the Colony,
Red, Signals indicate that the centre bollered to be more than 300 miles away from the Colony,
Blach Signal Indicate that the centre bellaved to be less than 300 iniles away from
d'to be less tha the Colony.
The abore signals will, se heretofore, be holsted only when typhoons, exist in such positions or are moving in such directions that Information regarding them is considered to be of Importance to the Colony or to shipping leaving the harbons, "hangREM
These signals are repeated at the Harbour Office, H.M.S. Tamar, Green Island Signal. Mast, and the Flagstaff on the premises of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godrien Company at Kowloon,
URGENT SIGNA
In addition to the above, when it is expected that the wind may increase to full typhoon force at any moment, the following Urgent Signals will be made at the Water Pohce Station, and repeated at the Harbour Offica
THREE EXPLOSIVE BOMBE, AT INTERVALI OF TEN, SECONDS
A Black Cross will be holsted it, the san time, superior to the other shapes.
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NIGHT BIGNALI,
The following Night Biguals will be exhibit. ed from the Flagstad on the roof of the Water Police Station at Kowloon, the Harbour, Office, Flagstall, and H.M.S. Tamar
I. Three Lights Vertical, Green Grean Green, Indicates that a typhoon is believed to be situated more than 100 miles from, the Colony.
11. Three Lights Veral, Green Red Gree Indicates that a typhoon is bellered to situated less than 800 miles from the Go!
11. Three Lights etical, Indicator that the wind may be expected to Increase to full 'typhoon force at any moment.
No. III. Signal will be accompanied by the Explosive Bomba as above, in the event of the information conveyed by this sig published by night
These Night Signal the Day Signals” necessary; be altered;
For the Ocean
andt of Native;
that
the above Diy