THE LISCUM.
$75,000 Insurance to be Paid.
The work of adjusting the proportionate shares of loss on.
ANGLO-JAPANESE
RIVALRY.
B. & N. Y. K.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.' 'MONDAY," JULY 7, 1913.
A MIRACLE OF ENGLISH
Sir A Quiller-Couch and the Authorised Version.
DAIRY FARM NEWS. MACKINTOSH
FRESH
MILK
No careful mother can afford to use any but Pure Fresh Cow's Milk.
For over a year a keen struggle Edward VII Professor of Eng- Sir A. Quiller-Conch, the King the unfortunate sinking the U. S. has been carried on between the lish Literature, has become, quite Transport Ligoum last Augast, is British India Stein Navigation" proceeding slowly, but progress Company and the Nippon Yuren the "rage" at Cambridge, asys an is being made, enys the China Kaishn on the Kobe Oloatta exchange. His fortnightly lotures ¡Press." A survey has already been route. and, as far as can bs on the writing of English draw made by the representative of the ascertained, there is no immediat great crowds to the new Lecture Yangisze Insurance Company, prospect of its termination. In Rooms, the high-water mark and his report describes the sink deed, all the indications point to being reached the other day, ing sa being due, in part to the oven keener compot tion in the when the ordinary seating accom-cents saved in using Tinned or other preserved milk extremely rough weather and near future, although it is known modation proved insufficient for beavy rains which were experien- that both concerns are losing the large numbers attending. oad last August.«
Baby's health is of greater moment than the few
The Dairy Farm Milk is Pure and Fresh and con- heavily in consequence of the His lecture was somewhat more tains no preservatives of any kind It appears that same rivets in low freights now raling.
academical than the last two bad the hull were lanse, but this un. The fight was commenced by been, and dealt with the capital der
TIMBER CONTRACTS
Dispute Regarding Delivery of Pine Wood,
Dairy Farm
Milk
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means ;-
A Successful Year's Working,
The 46th report of the above Company dates:-
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NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
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THE Steamship SATSUMA”
obtained.
From.NEW YORK.
& CO., LTD.
MEN'S WEAR SPECIALISTS?”
(TELEPHONE NO. 29.)
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VIYELLA
SHIRTS
AND
PYJAMAS.
VIYELLA FLANNEL is so finished that it CANNOT SHRINK,
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TELEPHONE 346
New Delivery of Washing
Materials For Dresses. EXCELLENT VALUE
50 CENTS PER YARD. SEE WINDOWS FOR SPECIAL DISPLAY
THESE GOODS,
OF
Optional Cargo will be forward ||WILLIAM POWELL, Ltd.
unless notice to the contrai; be given
before.
No claims will be admitted after the' Goods, have left the Godowns, and all Goods remaining undelivered alter the 14tb last will be subject to tant.
.
DRESSING JACKETS
IN
SILK AND COTION
IN
VARIOUS. DESIGNS AND COLOURS.
MEHTA & CO.
circumstance, the Japanese line, which, by difficulty of prese, the saying of ordinary would not have cansad the cutting rates, has endeavoured, extraordinary things, in uning sinking.Through the turrent with a considerable measure of its level up to the high emotional Good, Clean & Wholesome Milk. and it is soft, durable and of beautiful appearance. isl raina the Liveum is success, to divert the traffic beagments. He warned his hearers said to have
shipped over tween Kobo, Hongkong, Sing. has in studying literature, still seventy tons of water, and as she apore, Penang, Rangoon and more in studying to write it, they NIPPON YUSEN KISHA. "BARBER" LINE OF STEAMERS. was deep in the water aft, the Calcutta from the regular Bitish should distrust all classification.
The inherent, the water colloc'ed there and caused steamers, he Indo-Chion and
native, her to sink below the safety line, Asiatic companies being also in-diealty of prose was to handle the water thus entering.
volved. It has alan seriously the high emotional moments Discussing the matter with the interfered with the local coasting which more properly belonged to insurance
it . company
was trade between India and Burma, Torso. It was necessary that
The Directre submit to you learned that a policy of insur- and has threatened to extend English should overcome this arce was issued on the Liscums operations to Bombay and gap if it aspired to be what to-day the annexed statement of the in the amount of "G. $75,000, | Karachi. Competition is, of it is a language of the first closa, liabilities and assets of the Com- and that there is no question course, what may be expected incomparable with Greek, and pany, and the Prefit and Loss of payment because there is no all business, and, when the terms certainly no whit inferior to Latin Account for the half-year endedONSIGNEES of Cargo see here- evidence of culpable negligence. are equal, or nearly equal, to com- French. The education of March 31st, 1913.
by informed that all Goods are The Yangtsze Company will pay plain would be superfluous. The English prose was more difficult The gross profits of the Coma-baing landed at their risk into the
·Hongkong and the policy, but as the cost of conditions are, however, very in-than that of English verse, and pany for the past half-year amount God was of the raising the unfortunate vessel is equitable, for not only is the wont through more violent son to Yen. 6,277,890.452, out of Forlorn Whail and Godown Com- pany, Ltd. at Fowloon, wheuce sadjos large the payment of the difference Nippon Yusen Kaisha allowed to vulsions, le supposed that most which there has been paid:- rests between the dock company trade freely between Indian ports, of them if, after reading a quantity Depreciation of the Company's from the whereas delivery may be and the Quartermaster's Depart-imut it is granted a very liberal of Elizabethan prose, they had feet and property, You. ment of the United States. subsidy by the Department of the courage to tell plain truth, 1030,594.402; Insurance Fund, Communications, Tokyo. On the undeunted by the name of a great Yep. 618,863.970 Ships other hand, the British India pooh, would confers to finding it Structural Repair Fund, Yen. Company ie, in common with all the main detestable. Ele, at any 632,751.380; Total, Yen, foreign abipping concerns, pro-file, did not mind owning that 2.288,209.192, leaving a balance hibited from taking passengers of
the most of Elizabethan prose of Yen. 3,803,404.650, including cargo on board at que Japanese offended him. Only a pedant Yen. 813,123.990 brought for- port and landing them at another, would ask them to study it. Its ward from the last account. Although the Treaty of Commerce ne merit consisted in that it was This morning in the Sarmary and Navigation between Great traggling, fumbling, to payrom Cort, before Mr. Justice Kemp, Britain and Japag-of April 3. thing, that was to make some Paisae Judge, Taui Ping Nam, 1911, was intended to a one of thing. it was not, like modera A ship-builder, of 65 Des Voeux reciprocity, in actual practice itrgon, trying to dodgo something. Road, sued Mesra A. B. Moulder is not ab.
Yet all the Elizabethan writers and Co. to recover, the sum of Numerous protests against the were alive, and, unconi siously for $1,000, damages for the alleged conditione prevailing have tiạn
the most part, were striving to non-delivery of Oregon pine made by British commercial philosopbise the vocabulary of under two contracts ench dated torests in India and the Far Fist Eglish prose and find a rhythm July 10, 1912, and made twren without effect, while the question for its periods. And then, as the plaintiff, trading under the he reveral times bien raised in already had happened to our verr3 style of the Kwong Tuck Cheong, the House of Commons, the almost through Shakespeare, to our prose and the defendants.
invariable reply being that the there suddenly befel a miracle. Mr F. O. Mason, of Messrs. matter was under consideration. What was the miracle? He | 000,000, Wilkinson and Grist, appeared More over, Mr. W. H. Clark, for- meant the authorised version of Special Reserve Ten, 800,000.- for the plaintiffs and Mr Hind, of merly private serotary to Mr. the Bible. It was a greater 000, Mears Bratton and Helt, for the Lloyd George, and now the mem-miracle, toɔ. Individual genius From the remaining balance, defendants.
her for Commerce and Industry euch as Shakespeare's we may Yen 2,055,448.080, the Directors Mr Mason told his Lordship that, on the Council of the Viceroy of allow to come in the course of farther propose that Yen 73,555,- with regard to the first contract, India, infomed a deputation natura. But how forty-seven men, CO be allowed as Directors and it was for the supply of twenty-which approched him on the not one known outride of this Auditors' fees, and recommend a
THE thousand superficial of subject that he was doubtful if performance for any superlative dividend at the rate of ten per Oregon pine. Under that contract the present Government at home talent, could have brough that cont., annum, which will absorb baring arrived from the above ports, 10,000 fest had been delivered, would render any assistance. marvel to birth, and after no very Yen 1,100,000.000, leaving a
Consignees of csigo am hereby inform but up to the present no delivery Certainly, he should know long gestation-well, he had a balance of Yen 881,891,080 to be ed that their goods will be delivered
from alongside. had been made of any further part "Obset ver."
somewhat sceptical mind, but carried forward to the next se admitted that, before auch
Cargo impeding the discharge will be [landed" at once, at cousigures" risk and wonder as that, the most sceptical
expense. mind must stand humble and aghast.
feet
of the ten thousand feet remain-
ing under the contract.
*1
'EMPRESS OF ASIA."
Successful Trial Trips.
The Directors now propose that this "surplus be appropriated as follows:-
Addition to Reserve Fond, Yen 149.484.030.
Addition to Reserve for the Annual Redaction of Subsidies, Yen 98,474580.
Addition to Fand for the Ex- tension of services and Improve- ment of the Fleet, Yen 700,000.- 000.
Reserve for Construction and
All claims against the Steamer. must be presented to the Undersigned on or befors the 2nd prox., or they will not be recognized.
All broken, ohate-1,, and damaged Goods are to be le in the Godowas where they will be examined on the
14th inst. at 11 ...
No Fire Insurance has been effeated. Bills of Lading will be cacatersiga. 1
by.
DOUWELL & CO., LTD. Ageats,
Hongkong, 7th July. 1918,
Repairs of Buildings Yen 800,- NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
count.
From CALCUTTA, PENANG
SINGAPORE.,
HE Steamship
"JAPAN,"
Cargo remaining on board after 1 p.m, of the 9th instant, will be landed at consignees risk and expense. Consignees of Cargo FROM SINGAPORE AND PENANG.
NOTICE.
Mr. Hind, with regard to that
More about the New Gun. 'contract, consented to judgment,
The latest mark of 136 in. and offered to pay $100 into
Dit it, or did it not, sitike gan-Mark V.-with which the court as damages. This Mr.
then as queer that the people new suver Dreadnoughts now in Maron would not agreɔ to.
We are informed that during her who set them "courses of study the process of construction are to However, on the suggestion of recent trial the new C.P.R. liner in English literature never in-be armed, is a very much more Mr. Hind, both solicitors agreed to Empress of Asia, at present on sluded the English version, which powerful wear on than the original ra requested to take IMMEDIATE refer that contraes to the Re- the voyage to Hongkong vis not only intrinsically, but his 135 which came into use some delivery of their geoas from alongside. gistrar.
South Africa, with a party of torically, was out and away the time ago, and was then a great mob cargo impeding the discharge of Continuing, Mr. Mason said Round the World tourists, did a greatest book of English pross? improvement of the 12-in. gun the Vessel will be landed and stored at that the second contrant way for little over. 211⁄2 knots on the mea- When a nation had achieved with which the Dreadnought and Consignea, ink and expense. the delivery of 35,000 feet of sured mile and a little over 20 the manner of diction they, found her sister battleships are armed. No Fire Insurance will be affected. Oregon pivo as per specification. knots during the 600 mile run. in the wonderful language of the The new gou, says the "London Bill of Lading will be countersigned They wore notified that various The manœuvres carried out du authorised verion, those glorious and China Express," has a length by the undersigned quantities of the timber had been ing the trials demonstrated extre-thythms, simple men, holy sad of 45 calibreg, weighs 76 tons, DAVID SASSOON & Co, Ltd.
Agents deposited in a godown and they ordinarily good facilities in humble men of heart like Izsak nad is heavily reinforced at the were asked to take delivery. They tarning, going astern andin the Walton and Bunyan, had their lips breech to withstand the shook of Hongkong, 7th July, 1913, went to take delivery and wore general handling of the ship. touched and spoke to the home the discharge of the increased ex measuring the lengths due to The Empress of Asia is a sister lier cadences. Proud men, scheplosive charge in the breech them when they received a letter ship to the Empress of Russia, lora-Milton and Sir Thomas chamber. The weight of the new which said that their men were which left Yokohama on Thurs Browne practised the rolling La projectile is 1,400 lbs., as com- taking too long to pick up their day, May 29th, and reached in sentences, but on the notierpared with the 1.250 lbs. pro- timber and said that the work Victoria on Saturday, June 7th, cadences of our Bible they too jactile of the older weapon: The NOTICE is hereby given that by a would have to be finished and completing the voyage in 9 days fell back. The precise man, Ad-muzzle velocity is also consider. deed-poll or powerof attorney m de delivery taken by the following 4 houre and entirely polipsing all dison, cannot excel one parall in able increased, and the smashing the 38th day of Jano 1918 by Wil- morning. Later the foreman was previous rasorda. It is expected bravity or in heavenly clarity. power of the projectile in the informed that he could no longer that the Empress of Asis will The two parts of Johnson's an-ne proportion. Pado: take the timber at all ne it was olen tanke a similar record. sold to other purchasers. The Residents in the Orient instead this "Our Lord has gone up with were called away and his of being regarded, as hitherto, in the sound of a trump; with the clients had no further opportunity the Far East, will, with reference sound of a tramp Our Lord has for taking delivery. Up to that to the North American Continent, gone up." The Bible controls its date they had taken delivery of be regarded as in the Near East, enemy Gibbon as surely as it about 18,000 feet.‚··
JAPAN" and these palatial steamers may haunts the curions music of a be confidently relied on to light sentence of Thackeray. It
Capt. J. 0. P. Seddon will be denat greatly incrasap Trans-Pacific is in everything we see, hear, feel, ched for the above ports, on SATUR-
because it is in ae; in our blood. DAY, the 19th July, at noon.
The Stenner has superior accomm What fcal, then, would say dation for passenge:s. is installed Death for a Tram Ticket.
Explosion on the Mishima Maru. Thus or tbua fer shalt thou go throughout with Elcotrio Light and "At the inquest at Paddington On the voyage of the Mishima to a prose thus invented and thus carries a duly certified dostor... it was stated that Reginald Edgard from Hongkong to Kobe an with its free rhythms working The Stasmor leave abons every 3 ward Frederick Morton, aged explosion occurred in No. 4 hold, after three hundred years on the weeks for Shanghai and Kobe (Inland four, the son of a labourer, while in which was a large quantity of imagination of Englishmen; or Bas), retardas vis Moff, providing - ■ on his way home from school on chemicals. The pumpa wore cat who should determine the ratge, sisy of 5 to 6 days in Japan, pe Thursday stopped in Harrow-road to work and in thres hours the whether of thought or of mulio? to pick up some tram tickets and fire was under control. It is "You haterstved it by iohani then ran towards the pavement. estimated by the "Aghi" that, if ance," the lecturer concluded; In doing so he rap into the front the goods in the hold prove to be "it is yours, freely yours, to wheel of a van and was knocked in total lode, the damage will direct your words through life as down and run over,
amount to Ya
well as your hearts."
men
he case was adjourned,
travel
titheso come to no more than
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