Fails.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH FRIDAY NOVEMBER 5. 1900
Intimations.
NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD, THE YOKOHAMA DOCK CO., LTD.
BROMEN.
IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL LINES.
FOR
STEAMERI
Capt. P. Grosch
NAPLES, GENOA, ALGIERS.) "PRINIESE ALICE",
GIBRALTAR, SOUTHAMPTON,
Capt. F. v. Benter J.
TO IL
WEDNESDAY,
17th Nov, Noon.
ANTWERP and BREMEN ......... SHANGHAI NAGASAKI, KOBE?" PRINZ LUDWIG... About WEDNESDAY,
and YOKOHAMA ....................................... MANILA, YA?, NEWGUINEA, BRISBANE, SYDNEY & MEL- BOURNE....««««
KUDAT and SANDAKAN...
No. 1 DOCK.
Docking Length 515 ft. Width of Entrance... 80,
Water on Blocks ་་་་་ ;
No. 2 DOCK.
Docking Length...376 it. Width of Entrance... $0.9 Water on Blocks .. 26.",,"
NO.3 DOCK.
KIN COURSE OF CONSTRUCTION)) Docking Length......481 ft. Width of Entrance..., 63 Water on Blocks..... 4-5
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THESE DOUKS am conveniently situated in Yokohama harbour and the attention of Captains and Suginoers la' caspectfully called' to the advantages affered for Dockiöt. and repairing Vessals and Machinery of every description
The plast and tools are of recent patterns for dealing quickly, and chouply with work and a large stock of material is always at hund, () lates and angles all be ag tested by Lloyds' surveyors),
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Two powerful Twin Screw Towboats am available for taking Vesseln in or out of Dock, and for tak!vy: Salling Versals in or out of the bay. The donilog derrick is capable ard Dec., Daylight of Ring 40 tou
17th Nov.
"PRINZ WALDEMAR".
Capt. F. Iako seria amesaini,
FRIDAY
(" BORNEO" becau
Capt. F. Sambili umed
·Middle of Novembar,
For further Particulars, apply to
NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD,
Hongkong, st November, 190g.
MELCHERS & CO.,
GENERAL AGENTS, HONGKONG & CHINA.
MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.
FRENCH MAIL LINES.
Is
FORTNIGHTLY SERVICE TO and FROM EUROPE via SUEZ CANAL.
TO and FROM JAPANĮvia SHANGHAI,
POR.
STEAMERS
CAPTAINE
"TO SAIL ON SHANGHAI, KOBE, YOKOHAMA...ERNEST Simons Gitard... 8th Nov., P.M. MARSEILLES, VIL PORTS
TOURANE............Bearge .... 9th Nov., at IP,M. SHANGHAI EDBE, YOKOHAMA.....ERNEST SIMONS „Girard Nov, T.M,
30RSEILLES, VIA PURTS......ARM AND BEHIC ...Gaiogostaged Nov., at i P.M.
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Ciment on the Out Steamers at Singapore for Batavia ; at Colombo for Calcutta arkilan For Sal for the Levant, Donstantinople aud Black Soa.
London via Paris kom £37,10 up to £71,10. 2so hoare' railway from
na mezi pastangors at their anival in Mariatiios.
For further particulars, apply to
P. de CHAMPMORIN,
Intimations.
NOTICE:
AGENT,
QUEEN'S BUILDINGS.
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IMPORTANT SEIZURK OF GUNS
to Oct. 17 between two o'clock and ball past tab pm, the Bangkok Castoms officials who were accompanied by Mr. Patithugnedip and Mr. Topenot, of the French Legation, searched the store of Mossra. P. Sempre and Co., in New Road. In the living of a large safe in a #toreroom were found 24 doubla" barrelled gun, tá carbines, 12 Maunlicher rifós, 117, Browning pistols, 45 tavoivors, and (,160 cart. ridges. The safe and its contents were ro moved to the Custom House, and proceedings will be taken by the Custom authorities against Mr. Sempre. As the latter is a French subject, the case will be heard in the French Court, by
Notice of Firm.
NOTICE.
Mar firm, cessed bis connection there. G. KOENIG, lately employed in
with on the gist October, 19:9/
DJ ULLMANN & CO. Houzkoug, jrd November, 100g. 1756
Consignees.
FROM EUROPE.
the authority of which the search was made. THE H.A. L. Steamship. The case will probably come before the Franch Consul, Mr. Kaight, who, will sit with oan or more assessors.--Bangkok Timer..
BRITISH TRIUMPE.
A TUNNEL WHICH AMERICANS COULD NOT BUILD.
One of the great feals in the history -f- engineering bra, recently been carried in a riumpbant finish by the firm of S. Pawsey and Son. This is the tunnelling of East River, New York, and the linking up of the Pan-syti. vania Railroad from Manhattan İstant Long Island City, and traits are now running on the Steam Luncher of Prex or Wood, Lighters, Steel Buildings and Roofs, Bridge | new line, Work, and all kinds of Machinery ais made on the promises
Numerous runnels have been built for pas senger and railway con musication and Tenders will be made up when required and the workmanship and material wil New York, but by far the most diffient of guarantra".
The cost of Decklog, and repair work, will be found in compara favourably with that of any port is the work?",
A largo mooring basin te available alongside our own works forgmooria: vessels whilst
under repairs.
Telephone: Nos 878, 506, or 081,
Telograma, "Deck; Yokohama," Codes A, B. O, 4th and 5th Edt.
Liebers, Scotts, A. 1, and Watkira. Yokohama, April 28th, 1903)
JUST LANDED :
The well-known and famous brandy
Bisquit Dubouche
& Co."
,-
Per Bot.
XXX Very Old Fine- .........82.60 V.Q.C.B. Guaranted 20 Years
Old
ALIO
QUINQUINA ?
QUINQUINA 7.
„FURNITURE WAREHOUSE.
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LI KWONG LOONG & CO.,
隆廣李
CABINET-MAKERS AND ART DECORATORE, from Shanghal, has re-opened thes FURNITURE STORE
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No. 39, Dzs Vœux ROAD CENTRAL. The only Shop të Hongkong with thịs nama.
THERE HIGH-CLASS FURNITURE W
of every description can be made t 5,50dor in any design required.
Have been patronised by the Hongkou, Club, Hongkong Hotel, Telegraph Messrs. A. S. Waisen & Co, i ims and other ing katab shments in the Colony, to whom festnce can be made to the Soper or Werkmanship and Meterials of the Fornituit, &c., supplier.
DUBONNET
FRENCH STORE,
Sole Agent.
Hoogkang, goth April, 1909.
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Messrs. A S Watson & Co., Ltd., write a follow-
"We have pleasure in stating that Mr. Ll KWONG LOONG forelsked the Annexe to our Disporary and gave ni every sails Exction."
F. BLACKHEAD & CO., 15tis May, 1891,
SHIP-CHANDLERS, BAILMAKERS,
COAL AND PROVISION MER CHANTS, NAVEL CONTRACTORS
AND GENERAL COMMISSON
AGENTS,
Ground Floor,
'ST. GEORGE'S BUILDING, HONGKONG,
SOAP AND SODA MANUFACTURERS,"
SOLE AGEnts for [ARTMANN'S RAHTJEN'S GENUINE
Captain P. A. LAPICQUE, representative of the Compagnie Francaise des HCOMPOSITION RED
Indes et de l'Extreme Orient, having opened a Firm in Hongkong, the Agency of the MESSAGERIES CANTONAISES at this port will be transferred by mutual consent from Messrs, BARRETTO & CO. to the said NEW FIRM from the 1st, of November
next.
Captain LAPICQUE'S OFFICES are situated at No. 4, Queen's Buildings, in the premises occupied until now by the Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Co.
Telephone No. 950.
HAND
(RAND. HARTMANN'S GREY. PAINT DAIMLER'S PATENT MOTON LAUNCHES,
#6,
Sale Agents for FERGUSON'S SPECIAL OREAM and
P&O. SPECIAL LIQUER SCOTOH
WHISKY, &c.
EVERY KIND OF
BARRETTO & Co. P. A. LAPICQUE.
SHIP'S STORES AND REQUISITES ALWAYS IN STOCK
REASONABLE PRICES anghong, vib. Murch, two,
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Hongkong, 16th October, 1909.
BYES
RIGHT!
N. LAZARUS, OPHTHALMIC OPTICIAN, CORNER OF D'AGUILAR STREET AND QUEEN'S ROAD
FILL test yoni spus free of chargs, and if they are wrong will put them right Lasses Ground. All kinds of Ropairs, Spectacles for all enquiramanta.
Ask, or weita, for Eilustrated Bookint on “Dsinttiva Sight,Fifres. Dans LOWDON, *, Toks Suše, Náthard Kow, W,U
·BALOUTTA," A
su, Heptlock, Straws
SMANGWAI, $56, Nanking Read
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**SILESIA," Captain v. Hoff, having amired, Con signans of Cargo are hereby informed that their goods are being landed and placed at their risk into the hazardous and/or extra. hazardous Godowns of the Hongkong and Kawloan Wharf and Golown Co. Limited, whence delivery may be obtained agalest Rills-of-Lading countersigned by the Under sigued.
Optional Cargo will be carried on unleas Satice to the contrary be given before TO- MAY..
dort of van su ammer arrival here after which All Cisime must be preseptod within ten Joie tary capont be recognised,"
No Claims will be admitted after the Goods"- have left the Godowns, and all Goods remaining ** | utilelivered after the 'h inst, will be sub
farktu rent.
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All broken, chafed, and damaged Goods must be left in the Godowas, where they will ɔ ɑxamined on the 8th inet., pt 3 P.M.
No Fire Insurance will be effected by us in by case whatever.
RAMBURG-AMERIKA LINIE,
Hongkong Office.
- Hongkong, 3rd November, 1009.
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them all the matter of construction were the far tunne's under the East River for the Pennsylvain Railway, which have just bran opened for tuffic. Hithartn there, bar' baru only one railway station in New York, that of New York Central The Pennsylvania Railway. now extends scrass the city by tunnels ander the Huden River on the ene side and under "The River-linking on long Island O'ty-na the other,No. American firm of engineers was ready to thekla täs construction of theinndeli under the East River, but Messrs; Pearson, who have had more experience of unsigTHE Company's Steamship. than any other firm in the world, andertook, the work under conditions which involved, a -certale amount of risk, and have carried in
through with great success.
INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION -COMPANY, LIMITED.--
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Americhu a ginears' had watched the pro- grew of the Blackwillmonel.and were art surprised when the firm of Peursen offered to liok up the Panpsylvania Pailway with N w. York and Long Island City. To obtain the contact they bad to register themselves as ea American company, and to undertake a riek of £400,000 in case the work should, fail, The fim venued the idas of failure. It was the greatest honnue ever given to British | copir crets, who, cuae from these istands to
teach things to the Uoilet éstas.
it is so easy to give an idea in a short space. Of the difficulties and dangers of the work
Four tonne's had to be driven though the slid reck under the city, then through mixture of boulders and quicksand, than inta qoleksand and sit, in the middle of the river there'is a low reef breaking up through the quiet sand. hat so shallow that the tunnels, as they now exist, have their roofs ten feet about the reef in rome places, and in few | places was there sufficiënt rock over the outer llos of the tubes to form a sala cover for the 'working gangs.
To save his men from the awfol risk of air
ORDERS Functually attended to, and bubbles as far as possible, Mr. Mair set his
CHARGES most moderate.
AN INSPECTION INVITED. Marokang, tch August, vant,
TYPEWRITERS
FOR
HIRE.
REPAIR.
IS OUR
SPECIALITY.
wite to work and provided a way of excape. le built an air chember above ground, at the head of the shaft, which was "meaned hy dat tors day and bight, If a "sand bog” was attacked by deadly air-bobble and begen 10 corl up and show signs of "the bends" he was instantly dragged up to the iron chamber, and there the atmosphere in which he last worked was reproduced Gradually, very gradually, the pressure was withdrawn, very. slowly the atmosphere approached that of the ordinary world, and the air bubble" which threatened the life of a valuable man ended harmle-sly.
HOW "BLOW Outs" werk szOPPED, Meanwhile a new danger threatened the workmen. In trying to keep the air pressure high enough to overcome the bead of water and i quicksand at the bottom of the tunnel there was ' | a constaut risk of blowing off the roof of the shield, and allowing the water to pour in from above. If the pressure were lowered sufficiente ly to prevent "blew nuts," the qu'cksand flowed from onder the shield and between the iris of the tunnel fining and allowed the tunnel to estiis.
To stop "blow out clay was dumped le the river bed to sufficient depth to allow chh mir pressure to he raised without rauting "blow ours," That is un, say, a'clay blui ker
· FROM CALCUTTA, PENANG AND SINGAPORE.
"FOOKSANG,"
having arrived from the above l'orts, Consignees Lot Cargo by her are hereby informed that
their Goods will be delivered from alongside.
Cargo, impeding the discharge or remaining on boked after 4 7.18., the 4th inst, will be landed at Consigace's risk and expense. No Fire Insurance will be affected: Bills of Lading will be countersigned by
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co, LD.,
General Managers.
'16 Hongkow.3rd November. Tong
NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD, BREMEN, IMPERIAL GERMAN, MAIL LINE,
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES,
HE Steamship
"KLEIST,"
informed that their Goods, with the arcaption having arrived, Consignees of Cargo are hereby of Opium, Treasure and Valuables, are being lauded and stored at their risk into the hazardous and/or extra hasardous Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Go Point Godowns, hence delivery may be down Company, Limited, Kowloon, and West
obtained..
No Claims will be admitted after the Gooda | have left the Godowes, and all Goods remain
ing undelivered after the toth of Narember, will be subject to rent,
All broken, chafed, and damaged Goods are to be left in the Gudowas, where they will be examined on the rath of November, at 9.30 AM. All claims must reach us before the 14th of Novembar, 1909, or they will not be recognized,
No Fire Insurance will be offaclad. Bill of Lading will be countersigned by the undersigned,'
THIS STEAMER BRINGS CARDO Ex 5.8, Boutari from Smyrna.
Orsola
"... Venice, NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD, MELCHERS Caj General Agents,
Hongkong, grd November, 1909,
"BARBER" LINE OF STEAMERS.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
STEAMSHIP "SHIMOSA," FROM NEW YORK,
Is
CONSIGNEES of Cargo am hereby informed that Goods are being landed at their risk into the Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon, whence and/or from the wharves Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company, at delivery may be obtained.
No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all Goods remain- was placed river the queksand, and this filaning andelivated after the 11th instant will be
subject to real, ket was made of sworo cubic yards cá eley. Now that the tarnais liave been finished, it has heed diedged off the river haitons and ren" opt to sea, lo ræder zoi to imperic neviyation,
Apart from the dangers of the water sand and compressed air, the rneioeering wat 'n magniße«nt exhibition of skill.. Moir's boring shield, which pierced its way, through the roce and sand, WAI a monster of "complicated mechanism, which worked with the power of a moving glacier and with the delicscy, as it was once described, of a butte fly. As the shield' advanced the fron' Jialng of the tubes, wat erected and covered with ringi' of cement, ¦
The contract was begun in Joly 1984 and complated some time before the scheduled dats. The total ength of each tunnel is 6, yards. The outside diameter of euch tonnal ju 25ft. The minimum disseca between the tip of the tunnel and the bad of the river 10:14ff. and the maximum &cft. No fawarthao 10,000 100s of iron were used in the construction, add 130,000 cubic yards of concretes The total |laugth of the tunnele, upder the giver is 4.con yards, and as there are four funnels this means 16,nno yards of tunnelling, Theat Agures show abe gigantic nature of the waterprise/jd taki 33-36, Des Voeux Road, Central, cul undertaking, was Mespre. Par Mr. Mold who supervisad, the execution of
DRAGON CYCLE
DEPOT,
Hongkong
All Claims against the Steamer must be pre- - enoted to the Undersigned on or before the
oth instant, or they will not be recognized...
All broken, chafed, unit damaged Goods ang to be left in the Gedowar, where ikay will be examined no the irth instapi, 21,3 P.M.2 NR
No Fire Insurance has been effected, Bill of Lading will be countersigned by: DODWELL & CO., LIMITED
Agents, Hongkong, 4th November, voog
THE
AN APPEAL.
SOPEKIVRESS of the ITALIAN CONVENT, CAINE ROAD, begs most razpértfully to. APP'P'AL to the Residents, of Hunghong Lod the Coast Ports, for their kind Satropage and support; and duster to stäše
hat she will be pleased in receien orders fogj all kinds of NEEDLE WORK,"
Gentlemen's blitt made in order, and pretty And Collars rasowed an old ones,
Lidies and Lhildren's Under-clothing, Chi „diené Dresins, and "kil kinds; of Libeɑlders: Marine can be supplied, if requùed, plet ec
The Superiorses will also be - most? *FR son's'anyinscr-in-charge of iba,Blackwall Tun- - for any PAPER," or old KRYELOPES to be? mol, and has been responsible for many of cha isto Books for the Children of the Poor School |diker large cantiaca successfully patried us) : who are taught by the Sirzien, en
by kia hemen Dalý dármisle.