LOG BOOK.
British Wrecks in May.
The number and net tonnage of
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH WEDNESDAY JULY 51911
| LONDON'S NEW OPERA
HOUSE.
British vessels rospooting whose |
"I have spent $500,000 on my loss
reports were received at the theatre, which will be called the Board of Trade during the month London Opera House. By the of May, 1011, and the number of time it is equippad it will havo lives lost, aro nu follows:-
cost no more than twice that
Lives Vescription Number Tonnage. Lost.
42
sum.
5,894 -
7
Sailing......39 1,115
Stoam......11
Intimations
WM. POWELL,
LIMITED.
GENTS' OUTFITTERS.
So said Mr. Oscar Hammerstein THE recently in London. He appeared
to be in a modest mood. Perhaps Total...:50 7,000 49 work subdues him, he seems to be The above tablo is a record of busy twenty hours out of twenty- "reports recoivod" in the month, four in carrying out his plans.
$5.00
HUSSAR
COLLAR
por doz.
In all depths from 1in, to Jiu.
Perfect FITTING.
THESE COLLARS aro HAND) DRESSED AB8uring a per- foct fit and a longer period of wearing than machine ironod.
and not of wrecks which occurred I shall make the now operuU during the month. Many of the house a success," Hammerstein reports received in May relate to continued shrinkingly. "T be- eзsualties which occurred in pre-love I am infallible. With opera, vious months.
it is up to the improsario to ugo all: The figures include the losses his skill and industry to make his of twenty-three smiling vessels of house attractive. Whon Toponed 795 tons and two steamers of 10 the Manhattan Opera House in tons belonging to British posses-New York I lost about $4,000, a WM. POWELL, sions abroad.
night. It was awful. Gradually,
Canunities not resulting in total however, my enterprice gained loss of vessels, and the lives lost recognition. by Buch unsualtios, are not inchid-| od.
Merchantmen in War-time-
A question was recently asked in Parliament as to whether a
LIMITED,
28, Queen's Road. · Hongkong, 15th June. 1911. - f 1048
"I am propared to go through the same experience here. I am prepared to make the London PEAK TRAMWAYS00..
Opera House the most artistic British merchant ship had the institution in the world. I think right to carry guns or arms as a the old opera houses are obsolete. protection against capture or do- They were built to shout in; estruction in war time by a mor-operas of intimate character fall
chant vossol of the enemy provided flat in them,
aro
with guns and for the purpose of My house here has two commerco. destruction. Mr. Mc-tiers or balconies. On the Kenna, for the Admiralty, replied first
600 chairs, on that he did not know of any law the second 1,000 tlmira. The to prevent her from carrying arms floor is given up to stall chairs, and using them in self-defence.
There are forty-one boxes in the Harbour Works at Hakodate. houso, the whole' tier of boxes
The British Acting Vice-Consul boing back of the stalls. There ut Hakorlate reports that the har-is a foyer where 1,000 people can bour works have already been promenade during the entr'actes, commenced, and are to bo com- pleted in 1917. The principal breakwater, about 3,300 feet long,
will stretch north and south from outsirio tho west end of the present harbour, and will encloso a space for a safely protected anchorage of ono square mile 95 acres in extent. The total cost will be £170,500.
A great increase in the importance
of lakodate as a port for foreign
trade may reasonably be expected
"I will give the best of overy- in this house of mine," conclud- thing, int no freaks no freaks
od Hammerstein omphatically.
ROOFING IN SOUTH AFRICA.
The principal roofing used in
as a result of the development of South Africa, states the Iron and the island of Hokkaido and the Coal Trades Review, is corrugat- growth of its population.
N. Y. K's Tientsin, Service.
nd iron, the great bulk of which is
imported from the United King-
LIMITED..
TIME TABLE.
WERK DAYS.
7.00 a.. to 8.00 a.m. Erety 15 min. 8.00 .m. to 10.00 a.m. 10.00 am to 11.00a.m.
11.30 a.m. to 12.46 p.m.
12.15 p.m. to 1.15 p.. 1.10 p.m. to 1.45 p.m. 1.45 j.m. to 2.15 p.m. 6.00 pm. to 8.10 p.m. 2.15 p.m. to 5.00 p.m.
:
NIGHT OARS.
Mails.
PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL
STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY.
WILL despatch VESSELS to the Undementioned PORTS on or about
the DATES named-
Shipping-Steamers,
DOUGLAS STEAMS IP CO., LD,
Hongkong-South China Coast Ports.
Highest Class, Fastest and Most Luxurious Stones on the Coast, having splendid Accommodation for First-Clan Passengers, Electric Light. Exosilent Quirino,
FOR SWATOW, AMOY AND FOOCHOW AND RETURN. (Occupying 9 to 10 days.)
TNAMORAPS.
CAPTAIN
Haitan Capt, S. Rusch......I FRIDAY. Halching. Capt. W. O. Passiore. [ TUESDAY,
LEAVINU.
7th July, at 11 AM. 11th July, at 11 AM. -
Daring the months of JULY sod›AUGUST, RETURN TICKETS available for three months will be fasued at a reduction of 20% on the usual sto to Foodbow..
70年
СТКАМКИН
TO SAIL ON ·
DEMARKS,
SHANGHAI ...... LONDON, IA Delta
USUAL PORTS OF CALL YEAR} SHANGHAI, MOJI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA LONDON & ANT-
JABORTE........
Capt. G. W. Coekmon,..] 6th · July fi
Noon
Frofglit and
Passage.
Capt. E. P. Martin, R.... 8th July
Sec Special Advertisemont.
About
NORE
12th
4
Capt. G. Philippṛ...........................
July
Freight and
Passage.
3
About
Freight and
Passage,
1057)
About Freight only. 27th July]
E. A, HEWETT,
Superintendent.
[+
WERPY. Bronz, Nania
PENANG, O'MBO, PORT SAID MARPEILLES ****30. JHANCHA 1) MOJI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA
W. F. C. Fox.... 18th Julyf
SOCOTRA Capt. F. L. Androws, A.N.B.] For Further Particulara, apply to
P. & O. 8. N. Co.'s office,
Hongkong, und July, 1911.
NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD,
BREMEN.
Stoners will arrivo at, and dopari foom the Co.'s Wharf auar Blake Piør.
For Freight and Passage, apply to
Douglas, Lapralk & Co., General Managers.
Consignees
→BEN" LINE OF STEAMERS.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES,
8.8. BENULEUCII," FROM ANTWERP," MIDDLES- BRO, LONDON & STRAITS.
C
To Sail
Regular Steamship Service to New York,
wis PORTS and SUEZ CANAL (With Liberty to Call at Mainbar
Coast),
PROFIED SAILING FROM HOsakono.
BOSTON AND NEW YORK. LOVAT... Sailing on or
about 7th July. *FOR NEW YORK:
̈ONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby
informed that all Goods are being "FOR inded at their risk into the hazardous 1 and/or extra hazardous Godowns of the 8.8. Hongkong and Kowloon Wind and słodowa Co., Ltd., whenco and/or
IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL LINES from the wharses delivery may be 8.5. "SURUGA". Sailing on or
Foa
NAPLES, GENOA
ALGIERS, GIBRAL-| TAR, SOUTHAMP- TON, ANTWERP and HAMBURG
10 aio
+
마
16 min.
...
16 min.
10 min.
+
∙15 unia.
yo
11
10 win.
15 min.
ཐ
10 min
SHANGHAI, NAGA- SAKI, KODE nad YOKOHAMA
8.45 p.m. and 9 pm, 9.45 p.m. to .11.30 pm. every 10 minutos.
SUNDAYS.
10 min.
15 min.
+1
10 min.
15 min.
Н
**
15 min. 10 min.
GAUR, NEWGUINEA, BRISBANE, SYDNEY & MELBOURNE
TAPICT
10.30 am to 11:00 s.10. 8.00 m.in. to:10.30 a.. avery 15 min. MANILA, ' YAP," AN- 11.45 a.m. to 12.00 noon 12.00 noon to 1.00 p.m. 1.00 p.m. to 8.00 p.m. 6.00 p.m. to 7.00 p... 6.00p.m. to 6.00 p.,
7.00 pm to 8.10 p.m.
NIGHT CARS as on Wook Days. SATURDAYS.
STEAMERS.
"YouCk"
obtained.
Labout Limonly, No Claims will be admitted after the For Freight and further inforustion, Grooxs here left the Godowns, and all | suply to
DODWELL & CO., LTD.,
Agonte.
(1287
All Claims against the Steamer mast Hongkong, 4th July, 1911.
Gode remaining undelivered after the
TO SAIL ON
da inst., will be subject to rent.
(WEDNESDAY,
be presented to the Undersigned on of
.17,000
12th July, at Noon
Ompt. J. RandormMÁTI
“Luzzow"... 17,300 Capt. 1. Bortfall...
before the 15th inst,, or they will not be recognized.
All broken, chafod, and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on the About WEDNES-th inet,, at 11 A.M.
DAY, 12th July,
.No Fire Insurance has been effected.
Bills of Lading will be countersigned
果
JIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO.,
Agents. Hongkong: 3rd July, 1011, 1241
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
SATURDAY,
"PAINE SIGISMUND"... Capt. F. Bruning `0,000
16th July, st 4 1.H:
Boused" ....5,050 Middle of July.
ΤΗ
10 min. KUDAT & BANDAKAN {"Capt. F. Sembil.......
Extra Cars at 11.45 p...
SPECIAL OARS
By Arrangement at the Company's Office. Alexandra Buildings, Des Voeux Road.
JOHN D. HUMPHREYS A SON,
Geteral Managers, Hongkong. 16th June, 1911.
The Nippon Yuson Kaisla con- dom. For all ordinary buildings DRAGON CYCLE templates, according to the "Japan the corrugated iron is used, while Gazette," placing on its Tientsin
service the steamers "Hakuai for some of the better class
Mara" and "Kosai_Muru," now of houses the French or Spanish
on the Yokolinin-Shanghai ser- types of clay tiles are in uso,
DEPOT, ELECTRICIANS.
vice. The gap in the latter ser- Up to this time metal tiles and vice is to be filled by linors now running on the European route, shingles havoncarcely been intro Steam, Oil, Gas and Motor The Osaka Shoson Kaisha will duced, and their adoption by also onlargo ita North China ser-architects and builders could only vice in the near future.
bo brought about by the manufac
Engineers And
Rickshaw Builders.
REPAIRS TO
Typewriters, Bicycles, Phono- graphs, and all kinds of Electric Goods and Macliinery
Tientsin River Traffic Held Up turers clearly setting forth their
While coming down Tientsin advantages, from the artistic as | River on June 21 the Norwegian well as other points of view, over steamer "Protous" took the ground in the second cutting and the corrugated shoots so common. in spite of overy effort to rofloatly in use. A point in favour of tho her, remained fast until the follow-corrugated iron is its cheapness ing day, Trafic on the river was and the lower customs duty to entirely suspended for twenty-four which it is subject, the duty on hours, among those held up being
Varg, Kingeing, and a this article being only 3 per cent. Japanese steamer which were pro-ad valorem, while on the metal No. 63, Des Voeux Road Central ceoding outwards.
| shingles and tilos a duty of 15 Managing Proprietor: The Steep, Island Fog Syren cont, is levied. On the other land,[41]. The extremd vagaries of the the metal shingles and tiling are transmission of sound waves in
tho
For
fog were further exemplified on much more ornate, and it is pos- June 23 in the case of Stoopsible a good trade might, with Island fog syren which had pre-proper effort, be established, viously boon found to be inaudible
at a distance of woro than three! miles to the southward. On this dato tho sa. Namsang, during a light fog, heard tho syren at a distance of not less than soven, miles to the southword. Experi- mental alterations are now being carried out with the Byron and
Intimations.
WING KEE & CO.
3
47-49, Connaught Rd.
it is hoped that it will be found SHIPOHANDLERS,
possible to maintain this increased
radius of sound.
The Takaosan Maru.
PROVISION & COAL
:
'PHONE 482.
GRAVING
C. LAURITSEN.
DOOK
All the steamers of the European Line are fited with Wireless Telegraphy,
New System Telefunken.
For further Particular, apply t
NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD,
MELCHERS & CO.,
GENERAL AGENTS, HONGKONG, and CHINA.
Hongkong, 20th June, 1911.
IF YOU WANT
A REALLY GOOD AND WHOLESOME
TABLEWATER
ASK FOR
MATTONI'S GIESSHUEBLER ! Ask your Doctor about it.
SOLE AGENTS :
BUME & REIF,
9, ICE HOUSE STREET.
Tel. No. 264.
Hongkong. 16 May, 1911.
SHIPBUILDERS, SALVORS AND REPAIRERS, BOILERMAKERS, FORGEMASTERS, BRASS AND IRON FOUNDERS, CONSTRUC
TIONAL, ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL ENGINEERS.
767ft. by 881t. by 84ft. 6 in.
Pumps amply Dock in
2 8-4 hours.
“HE P. & 0, 8. N. Co.'s Stenship SYRIA,"
FROM ANTWERP, LONDON, MALTA, PORT SÁID, SUEZ
and STRAITS.
DRICHTAL
"
STEA
COMPY
The Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Company.
STEAM FOR STRAITS, GEY- LON, AUSTRALIA; INDIA,
ADEN, EGYPT, MEDITER· RANEAN PORTS, PLYMOUTH AND LONDON.
·Consignees of Cargo by the above-Tasopou Bills or LADING INITED named vessel are hereby informed that -
their Goods are being landed and
placed at their risk lo the Hongkong
yon Batavia, Continental AND AMERICAN FORTS,
"DELTA,"
and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co.'s TUE Steamship Godowns at Kowloon, where each Con- signment will be sorted out Mark by Mark and delivery can bo oblatood as the Gonds are landed.
Optional Goods will be laudel hore unless instructions are given to the oontrary within 6 hours.
Goods not cleared by the 7th inst., at 4 p.m., will be subject to rent.
No Fire Insurance will be effected
by me in way care whisterer.
|
Captain E. P. Martin, carrying Ifis Majesty's hails, will be despatched from this for Bombay, ko, on SATURDAY, the 8th July, 1911, at Noon, taking passengers and Cargo in connection with the Company's 6.8. **Marmors," 10,500 tons, from Colom- to, passengers' accommodation in which awel in Fooured before departure from Hongkong.
Damaged mokagea must be loft fu the Godowns for examination by the Bilk and Valuables, all cargo for Consigncos' and the Company's surrance and Tes for London (under vayors, Mesure, Goddard and Douglas, rangement) will be tmu-hipped at at-2 a.m. on Mondays and Thursdays. Colombo into the mall ateatur proceed. All Claims must be prosented withining direct to Marseillos and London; ten days of the steamer's arrival bero, fother mrgo for London, ka, will be after which date they cannot be re- oureyed vin. Bombay by the 5.6. cognised. No Claims will be admitted |" Egypt," due in Landon on the 20th after the Goods haro leit the Godowns. ¦ August, 1911.
E. A. HEWETT,
Superintendent. Hongkong. 3rd July, 1911.
THE
To Zail
FOR SHANGHAI,
Parols will be received at this Ones uuul 4 p.m. the day before sailing, The [4tants and value of all packages ar
HE P. & O. 8. N. Co's Steier
*ASSAYE".
10 will love for SHANGHAI ≥ 08 THURSDAY, the 6th July, at 3 123. For Freight or Passage, apply to
L.A. HEWETT,
Superintendent. Hongkong, 1st July, 1011
CHINESE ENGINEERING
Modern Appliances for quick construction and repair of Ships, Engines, Boilers, Railway Rolling Stook, Bridges, and all Classes of Engineering, Iron and Wood Work Electrical Drives, Hydraulic & Pneumatic Tools
installed throughout the Works.
יד
50-ton Hydraulio TESTING MACHINE, for Chains, Wire Ropes, Rivets
and Metal Specimens.
TAIKOO DOCKYARD & ENGINEERING CO. TAIKOO DOCKYARD, HONGKONG OF HONGKONG, LIMITED.
THREE PATENT SLIPWAYS taking vessels up to 8,000 tons
MERCHANTS.displacement, providing conditions for
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On May 31 the now steamer Hoe ghong 28m Mær., 1911. Takaosat Maru, which has been built at Southwick, proceeded to son for lior official trial. The owners are the Mitsui Bussan Kaisha, of Japan. During a series of runs over the measured mile-ai speed of 12.1-2 knots was attain- nd, which was considered most oatiafnotory!
A LING & CO
FURNITURE AND PHOTO
... SUPPLIES,
DEVELOPING, PRINTING AND ENLARGING;
19, Queen's Bond (802
paluting ships with most efficient result
100-Tor ELECTRIC CRANE oF QUAYTM**
ELECTRIC OVERHEAD ORAN ES TUROUGHOUT The Suora Raxuing up to 100 TONS.
Estimates given for Docking, Bepairs to Hull and Mechinery, Constructional Work:
MARAGERS
AND AGENTE:
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE
Telegraphic" "Address t
*TAIKOODOCK.”.
HONGKONG, CIRNA
JAPALA
and MINING COMPANY, LD.
CANTON-HONGKONG-TIEN- TSIN LINE. With liberty to `call' at Intermediate 'porte.
THE Beamship
" KWANGPING "
will be despatched for Tientsin about
of Jaly.
ond
For Freight, apply to
required.
For further particulars, apply to
E. A.-HEWETT, Superintendent.
Hoogkong. 24th June, 1911.
Hongkong-New York,
AMERICAN-ASIATIO 8.8. 00.
FOR NEW YORK via PORTS & BUEZ CANAL, (With liberty to call at the Malabar Coast). INVEROLYDE"
9.8.
On or about 27th July, 1911. For Freight and farther Information, apply to
SHEWAN, TOMES & Co.,
General Agents.
| Hongkong, 3rd July, 1911,
·(1240
CHINESE ENGINEERING | E. C. Wilks, M.I.MechE, A.M.N.A.
AND MINING Oo, L.,
18, Alexandra Balldings,
CHANG FATYUHN, 802, DeVoeux Road Citral,
Srd July, 1911.
Consúlling Engineer and Burrejor for construation, Vainer and Assessor for the purchase, or sale, of Steamships or
ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS, 2ND FLOOR,
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