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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH MONDAY OCTOBER 18 1909
Entintations.
NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD, THE YOKOHAMA DOCK CO., LTD.
BREMEN.
IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL LINES
FON
NAPLES, GENOA,
GIBRALTAR, SOUTHAMPTON, ANTWERP and BREMEN
KUDAT and TÄNDAKAN,
STRAMEN
SHANGHAI, NAGASAKI, KOBEĮ " PRINZESS ALICE*...........
and YOKOHAMA ........................
TO TUL
WEDNESDAY,
20th Oct., Noon.
ALGIERS,
"LUTZOW"
Capt. C. Dewars
BORNEO*
| WEDNESDAY,
Capt. 7. Sambi!!..........
Capt. P. Grosch
zoth Oct 5P.M.
About WEDNESDAY,
20th Oct.
MANILA, YAP, NEWGUINEA, BRISBANE, SYDNEY & MBL- BOURNE
*COBLENZ"
FRIDAY,
Dapt, H. Rargener ......................
5th Nov., Daylight.
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For further Particulars, apply to
NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD,
Hongkong, 18th October, 1909.
MELCHERS & CO.,
GENERAL AGENTS, HONGKONG & CHINA.
MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.
FRENCH MAIL LINES.
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FORTNIGHTLY SERVICE TO and FROM EUROPE via SUEZ JANAL.
FOR
1
TO and FROM JAPAN vis BHANGHAI.
STEAMERS
CAPTAINE TO SAIL ON SHANGHAI, KOBE, YOKOHAMA ...ARMAND BRILIC Quiogual......25th Oct., P.M. MARSBILLES, VIA FORTS ́................................SYDNEY...............Costa
..26th Oct., At.1 P.M.
SHANGHAI, KOBE, YOKOHAMA...Ernest Simons Girard......... 8th Nov., P.M. MARSHILLES, VIA PORTS............ TOURANE ................................ Bourge 9th Nov, at x Pall
Transhipment on the Co.'s Steamers at Singapore for Batavia ; at Colombo for Calcuits. Bombay and Australia; at Port Bald for the Levant, Duustantinople and Black Sox.
Through Tickets to Londen vla Paris from £37.10 up to £71.10, 10 hours' railway tran Marseilles to London,
Interpreters meni passengers at their`azival`in› Mamellias,
For further particolars, apply to
Hongkong, 13th October, 1909..
P. de CHAMPMORIN,
AGENT, QUEEN'T BUILDINGS.
MESSACERIES CANTONAISES.
FRENCH LINE of steamers"BETWEEN HONGKONG, CANTON and '
KOUANG-S1.
S.S, "PAUL BEAU," 1,900 toms, 14 knots,
as. "OHARLES HARDOUIN," 1,900 tons, 14 knots.
The spoedlest, most luxuriously appointed and punctnál steamers on the lipe Departure from Hongkong at xo P.M. (Saturdays excepted), Departure from Ornton al 5.15 PM. (Sundays excepted),
These gopork stšumory carrying the French Mall sin fitted throughout with Blectric Ligh ́and Fans and ware specially ballt for this trade. Excellent coltine.
The Company's Own Wharf near Wing. Lok Streri and its bort in Canton, opposite Shineas,
For further particulars, please apply to the QOMPANY'S OFFICE RI Shameen, Canton.
Hongkong, 9th October, 1908,
EYES
or to their Agents BARRETTO & 00, Hongkong.
RIGHT!
N. LAZARUS, OPHTHALMIC OPTICIAN,
CORNER OF D'AGUILAR STREET AND QUEEN'S ROAD
FILL test your eyes free of charges, and if they are wrong will pay them right.
All kinds of Repairs.
Groups
LONDON, Bedford Row, WO.
Spacincias for all regoframante, Kak, or writu, fer. Illustrated Booklet in "Defective Sight,”
GALOVITA, (Co) Hautfuck Stepel ̈ ̈
SMAMUWAI, st64, Hanking Road
e March +967
No. 1 DOCK.
Docking Length ..........515 ft. Width of Entrance 80
Water on Block.................... 28
#
No. 2 DOCK.
Docking Length.....376 ft. Width of Entrance. 50, Water on Block1 26 1
NO. 3.DOCK. KIN COURSE OF CONSTRUCTION) Docking Length..........481 ft. Width of Entrance... 63 Water.on-Blocks..............21.5 m
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BUNDAY AND THEN,
stant communication between thèse'two' parts: The value of this ins'aliation would be difficult to over-estimate. By means of it a decisive IMPORTANT DEVELOPMENTS.
blow or accession of blows could be aimed at Rus-running in the Gulf, So soon as news reach- Bombay is dastined 19 blay a very important. ed Aden of suspicious dhows making for the Gulf part in the future naval detence of the Empire, the news could be flashed both to Bombay and and large works are now in progress with this to the' fast cruisers engaged in the suppression end in view. The dockyard of the Royal of the traffic, with the result that they dhows Indian Marine that exists at Bombay in far too would probably be held up before they small to deal with the requirements of a modern would be able to enter their favourite shallows, feet, while its plant and equipment are for thewhere, as they are only too well aware, modera | greater part quite obsolete.
chips of war cannot follow them........... d
This suppression of gun-running, however, only one of the important duties that will bu dealt with by the now naval harbour at Bom- bay. As has been said, it will become the great centre for the whole of the Asets from the Gulf of Aden on the west to the China Sea on the cast. The want of auch 'a, baun hus
W
The first stop in the development of Bombay has already been taken. This is the construc-is tion of a new braakwater that will enable war ships of the largest type to lie beside it at all states of the tides. The want of such a break water has long biên felt in the past. Work apon this breakwater was.commenced towards the end of 1934, the expenditure of something
long been recognised by every Admiral who now to be carried out with as little loss of time
THESE DOCKS A Conveniently alinated in Yokohama harbour and the attention of like twenty thousand pouads being sauction-bas served in there waters, and its creation is
Captains and Eugineers la respectfully called to the avantages offered for Dockinged for the purpose of its construction. It ex
tends to sea for a distance of 1,3:0 feet, and bas and repulsing Vessels and Machinery of every descriptios.
a width at the top of 35ft.
The plant and tools are of recent patterns for dealing quickly, and cheaply with work sed a large stock of material is always at bund, (plates and angles all being tested by Lloyds' surveyors),
Two poweriul Twin Screw Towboats are avaliable for taking Veusis in or oni of Dock, and to taking Sailing Varsels In or out of the bay. The floating derrich is capable of liflug 40 toas.
•
This brokwater starts from the entrance to
as may be,-Pail Hall Gaseite,
JOURNALIŞTIC STYLE,
the present dockyard," and is so designed as to farm, with the existing Ballard Pier, a déep.
It would be a desperato business, said Pro- water basin in which a whole fisat might ride | fessor Walter Raleigh in a lecture on "Burke's at anchor in safety, no matter how fierce a Prose" at the Royal Institution, London, in May storm might be raging outside. It is now protast, to attempt to learn, yet more to attempt posed to double the length of the breakwater, to teach, prose style, because style was a and to curve it round towards the Haliard Pier, personal-quality or colour of the soul. It was Steam Launches of Staal or Woad, Lighters, Start Buildings and Roofs, Bridge feet. The area of the basin 'as thus enclosed the same phrases, and said the same things, bot leaving only an entrance of about six hundred time that a language.could be learnt ; we learnt Work, and "all kinds of Machinary are made on the premises,
'will be between filty and sixty acres. The ex-
style began wheo-one conved to say the same Tenders will be mada 'up when required and the workmanship and material will be tension of the breakwater is to be the next thing or said it for a purpose or in a bearing
great work taken in band.
that made it ang's own. Language was ID guaranteed.
Large dredgers are to be built in this country
diverse and "wonderful an'instrument Inada. quate though it was, and had become so rich in words, that everyono bad a style of his own, so that the largest ships may be able to anchor Styles that could be fearot were the simple styles adapted to everyday purposes-styler time, one or two sandbanks in the basia that bat had no colour about them. They were might prove dangerous to navigation of large | what he called the advertising myles—(langh=" battleships or cruisers,’and these It is proposed | ter)—because he took advertising to be the sim- to remove. The dredgers are to be among❘plest problem in the world.
The cost of Docking, and ropale work, will be found to compare favourably with that and sent out to Bombay to deepen of any port in the world,
THE NEW BASIN
A large mooring basin is available alongside our own works for mooring vessels whilst in any portion of it. There are, at the prevent under repairs.
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Telephone: Nos, 876, 506, or 881.
Telegrams, “Dook, Yokohama,” Godes A. B. C. 4th and 5th Edt,
Liebers, Scotts,
A. 1, and Watkins.
Yokohami, April 28th, 1993.
JUST LANDED :
To Let.
The well-known and famous brandy
Bisquit Dubouche
& Co."
Per Bot.
TO LET.
IN No. 6, DES VUX ROAD CENTRAL,
. Offices and Godown.
lo No. 5, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL, Victoria Building, Rooms suitable for Offices.
ROOMS in College Obembers, No. 11, $8.50 WYNDHAM STREET,
Apply to-
XXX Very Old Fine V.0.C.B. Guaranted 20. Years
Old
5.50
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DAVID SASSOON & CO, LD. Hongkong, 15th September, 1999. [581
TO LET IN CANTON FROM 1ST PROX.
DUBONNET?TWO SEMI-DETACHED HOUSES each containing Hight Rooma with Back Yards and Servants' Quarter on Shameen Lot $5, now in the occupation of the Mini Busan Kaisha.
Apply to-
FRENCH STORE,
Solo Agent.
Hongkong, 30th April, 1000,
140
DAVID SASSOON & CO., LD F. BLACKHEAD & Co., Hongkong, 4th October, 1909.
1094
SHIP-CHANDLERS, SAILMAKERS, COAL AND PROVISION MER- CHANTS, NAVAL CONTRACTORS "AND GENERAL COMMISSON AGENTS,
GROUND FLOOR,
ST. GEORGE'S BUILDING, HONGKONG,
SOAP AND SODA MANUFACTURERS.
SOLE AGENTS FOR
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&c.
ac.
· FERGUSON'S SPECIAL CREAM and
P&O SPECIAL LIQUER SUDTOH „WHISKY; &c.
EVERY KIND OF SHIP'S STORIS AND REQUISITES ALWAYS IN STOCK AZ
REASONABle prices, Homokong, vil kƐzark; tant,
OSMAN &
tr
CASUM,
1 ̈& 8,, D'AGUILAR STREEI
JUST UNPACKED Ladies' Trimmed and Untrimmed
HATS, RIBBONS, FLOWERS & FEATHERS.
MUSLIN and FIGURED voiles.
LACE and EMBROIDERIES ■ speciality.
TABLE LINENS, SERVIETTES and
HOUSEHOLD LINENS.
Samples on application. Coast Fort Orders carefully azcouted.
TO LET.'
ING'S BUILDINGS, OFFICES facing the Harbour from about October, at present in occupation of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co. Lid,
Apply..
THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST- MENT & AGENCY CO., LD, Hongkong, 3rd June, 1909.
[463
TO LET.
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the most powerful that have ever been built "You start with 'It's your money we want,'" in this country, and tenders for their con- he declared, amid laughter, "and you adapt to struction will be invited almost immediato. ) it your hypothesis. Macaulay has a good advér- ly. At the present,time there are two or three|tising stylo; be bar ons thesis to prove. The dredgers of moderate size upon the spot, modern journalini is the pupil, the creatore, of but these are not deemed sufficient to carry out ↑ Macaulay. He has his emphasis, bit clearness, the work of doopening the new karbɔur by the | and bis complete satisfaction with some point time it is desired to complete this work.
of view dictated by party or by the oncessities
While this dredging is going forward and the Fal the moment, and he has his perfectly admir-
extension of the breakwater is taking place, the able balance and concisenes."
-task of examining the dockyard and determin. If, continued Professor Raleigh, he had to ing what extentions are necessary will be taken | put in a word, Burke's claim to greatness, he in band. For this purposa experts from British | should say that ha képt nothing out of literaturs, dockyards are shortly to be seat out, and upon The same might be said of Shakespeare. It was their reports will depend the work to be under.... a misfortuon that în literaturo the'range of sub- Flaken, Bombay, it has been deffoitely decided, | jects was su lialitnd......
shall be the naval bass and repairing and I do not know Whether a ration can go' equipment station for the whole of the fleet. | mad," be observed later, “ bút it can certainly Since the Committee of Imperial Defence hai | be drunk with ideas. If the French Revofn- recently determined that the number of ships | tino did not prove it—and it does prove it—you in these waters shall be substantially increased, can see it illustrated every day in party frenzies this means that er nsiderable additions to the and international politica.” present dockyard accommodation are required.
There is ampla land in the neighbourhood of the dockyard for these additions to be car- ried out, and the work will be put in band with
a little dolay as possible...
THE FIRST Great NECESSITY
For Sale.
SPECIAL SALE OF WORK
in aid of the
is for a new graving dock to accommodate the ORPHANS AND THE HOME FOR THE
larger ships that are to be stationed in Indian waters for the future. Though it is not pro posed, of course, that ships of either the Dread- Bought or the ludomitabla typu should be sent to the East Indian station, a situation might easily arise when it would be necessary for ships of this class to visit the East, and it is proposed, that when the new graving dock is being constracted it should be built upon a scale sufficiently large to accommodate the largest ships of war yet projected,,...
The buildings that exist in the dockyards at the present time, together with their plant and equipment, hive, as has already been stated, gradually grown. obsolete, and this is a fairle that is to be remedied in a very short time. FFICES and ROOMS on the OFF
Floor of No. 14, Des Voeux Roadhe latest labour saving machinery is to be Central (formerly occupied by Masers, Shawan, facilitate the rapid repair and refi: of wambips. installed, and everything will be done to Tomes & Co.)
Apply to- THE COMPRADORE DEPARTMENT,
E, D. Sassoon & Co.,
Queen's Road Central Hongkong. 11th September, 1959.
It is not proposed, of course, that anything like ibe whole of the expanse necessary for the
carrying out of those extensions shall fall upon India, the greater proportion being borne by the Impérial, Exchequer. Bo far, however, J&BE
India has found the money necessary for the construction of the now breakwater, but is is now suggested that a substantial refund should be made to the Indian Treasury, or that the 1 & MORRISON HILL, also whole of the cost of the projected extension
'should come from the Imperial Government,
TO LET.
NOFFICES 4 NO. 1 PEDDER STREET.
"
Apply to---
Moss," JARDINE, MATHESON
& Co. LTD. Hongkong, 19th May, 1909.
O
(408
TO LET.
FFICES, No. 2, CONNAUGHT ROAD,
3rd Floor.
No. 1 CLIFTON GARDENS, CONDDIT
ROAD.
A VALUABLE AUXILIARY"
DESTITUTE.
*HE Superioress and Sisters of the Italias THE that their ANNUAL SALE of NEEDLE WORK, comprising Ladies' and Children's Dresses, Kmbraideries, Table Covers, Hands kerchiefs, and a variety of Art-clos suitable for presents, will be held at the Convent on atat, 22nd, and 23rd of this month, commarcing each day at zo A.M.
Convent have she honour to announce
The Superioress and Sisters beg to solicit the patronage of a generous community to aid the work of providing far the metatenance of the large number of Orphans at the Convent and its outlying branches, and the helpless aged and infirm in the Home for the Destituie
ITALIAN Convent, 28, Caine Road.
Hongkong, lith October, 1009.
FOR SALE.
(712
JUST RECEIVED: A SELECTION OF FLOWER, VEGETABLE AND
FRUIT SFEDS ·
in packet of 10 ̊cants' each
AND
LAWN
Parcels from $1 to $10 each.
GRASS SEEDS.
FERTILIZER.
to the Bombay naval harbour and dockyard will be the new Victoria Deck that is now approching completion. This, it is understood, will be available for the purposes of the fleet whenever necessary, as will 'the graving dock and repairing dock, that are to be built in the immediate neighbourhood. In return for these Garden Boots with wooden soles and thick facilities it is proposed that the Imperial Government should pay an annual subsidy of an amount to be fixed-upon by mutual agres- mest.
A HOUSE in WONG-WEI-CHONG ROAD, A HOUSE to RION TERRACE.
* It was not without very careful thought that OFFICES in YORK BUILDING,
Bombay was fired upon as the new naval báso in the Exit: Hongkong was at first rogarded GODOWNS in PRAYA EAST, BLUE with the greatest amount of favour, but was BUILDINGS, and No. 165, DRI VEUX abandoned as being too far away from the ROAD Bext to the Hongkong, Hotel. FLATS IS MORETON TERRACE, No. 10, DES VIHUX ROAD CENTRAL,
Ist Floor,
!pply to-
~HE HONGKONG LAND INVEST MENT & AGENCY 00, LD. Haughoda..ani June, sorg,
*TO LET.
SODOWN = 6, JAĆDØDDELE STAKET.
"Apply towar
THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST. GEMENT & AGENOT CO, LD.
Persian Gulf, The Gall is, of course, the great centra of uprost ́in, the 'Middle'
East at the present time, and it is impera tiva that this should be more efficiently patrol- led in the future that has bɔed the case in the past. Obarwise, the gun-running trade here, constantly on the increase, will expand an ormonsly during ibe next few years. · It will
falt lining.
Pictorial Guide to Gardening, &c. &c. &c.
Inspection invited--
GRADA & CO.,
17, Des Vœux Road,
165
Hongkong, 9th October, 1000.
-LEE YEE
HAIR DRESSING SALOON.
HAI ALWAYS on Hand
be the work of the new and more powerful CIGARS, CIGARETTES ships at present stationed there to stamp out | this traffic in addition to patrolling the|Indian
const Hus.
· An important addition to the dockyard at: Bombay will be the establiskiment share of TATA"WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY STATION. It is proposed to set up another of these at. "Aden, and it is not anticipated that there will be the slightest; dificulty in maintaining conv
TOILET REQUISITES
FOR SALE:
18, D'águilar SYRKET,
Howad