THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1909.
Shipping.
THE
INA MAIL.
Shipping.
PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL STEAM
NAVIGATION COMPANY.
PROPOSED SAILINGS OF MAIL STEAMERS
FOR
MARSEILLES & LONDON,
Taking PasseraUERS ALSO 708
COLOMBO, INDIA, AUSTRALASIA, EGYPT, BRINDISI, & THROUGH TICKETS ISSUED TO BOSTON AND NEW YORK.
SHAMERI
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CoLotzea
S.S.
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TION.COM
NAVIGATION COMPANY.
MACEDONIA,
10,500 tons,
CAPTAIN C. D. BENNETT, ENE
THIS THROUGH MAIL STEAMER FOR MARSEILLES AND LONDON, Via BOMBAY,
VILL leave Hongkong on MARCH 20th, 1909, staying W
at Bombay 24 hours only and is due to arrive at
LOSTO
HONITONS
Connecting StaaIrura
from Coloma to Marssillas & Lomos
no ab
Duo at MARSEILLES PLYNOVEB
(Brindisi
(London 2days earlier) 1 day later)
Tor Noon Sat'day!
130$
TOBE
Saturday,
Saturday,
1909
Feb. 8 Feb. 20
MOBEA............11000 MOOLTAN....10000
Mar. 8
1909 Mar. 13
Mar. 20
Mar. 27
MARSEILLES... LONDON,
April 17th. ...April 24th.
Mar. 8 Max. 20
UHINA ......... 600
April 8
April 10
(through steamet)
April 17
April 24
April 3 April 17
MALWA 1100
y 1
May 5
MONGOLIA ...10000
May 16
May $2
1st Saloon...
2ND
*>
FARES TO LONDON:-----
£71.10 Single. .........£48.8 For further Particulars apply to
£100.14 Return. £ 72.12
13
DEVANHA...3000 BRITANNIA...7009 DELTA.........8000 MACEDONIA, 10500 DELHI........B000 DEVANHA...8000
Fassengers ahenge steamers ouzo, and those for BRITI transfer also to the Express Mill Steamer at PoRT BAID. Accommodation in the connecting steamer from CoLeo is arranged in Hongkong
at time of booking.
In addition to the above Mail Steamers the following:-
INTERMEDIATE (Non-TRAFOPRINT) STEAMERS
WILL LEAVE FOR
LONDON,
CARRYING SALOON PASSENGERS AT REDUCED BATES.
SELAMBING.
Lest HONGKONG
Dne at LONUDA
SONNAGE
about
about
• NYANZA..
Feb. 7000
10 March
6000
Feb.
94
April
2000
March
10
April
* PALAWAN parks
5060 March
24
May
5000 April
12
May
* FALMA ***manı yıkarandinu m
8000
April
21
Jaas
• SUMATEA..
****
The Steamers call also at Singapore, Petang, Colombe, and st Malba or Marselies.
31%
Carry let and And Saloon Passengers.
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For further particulars, Apply to
E. A. HEWEIT,
THE EASTERN &
AUSTRALIAN
Superintendeni.
STEAMSHIP CO.,
LIMITED.
SERVICE
TO AUSTRALIA.
MAIL SCHEDULE.
STRAKERS
ALDENHAM
(SUBJECT TO MODIFICATION).
LEAVE BONGKONG FOR AUSTELJA,
AREIVE HONG KONG FROM AUSTRALIA.
8th Feb,
4th March.
THE above Steamers are fitted with Refrigerating Machinery, ensuring a plentiful supply of Toe, Fresh Provisions, etc., and are lighted throughout with Blectricity. All State-Rooma have Electric Face. A duly qualified Doctor and Stewardess are carril.
For further particulis, apply to
Hongkong, November 1, 1908.
GIBE, LIVINGSTON & CO.,
Agents.
1497
HONGKONG MANILA.
Highest Ola, newest, fastest and most luxurion Stoker. are between Hongkong and Manila,--Ssioon amidships. Electrio Light Periost Culine-Surgeon and Stewardess carded.--All the most up-to-data arranga- ments for comfort of Passenger.
CHINA AND MANILA STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED,
For
Sailing Dater,
Весятир
Tone.
Captains.
9540
R. W. Almond...
2540
B. Rodger
Mandir
Siantis
SATURDAY, Feb. 6, ai Noon:
Feb. 19, at Noan.
RUBI
ZAYIRO "
Hongkong, November 25, 1908.
HOW THE CHINESE PEOPLE
MANCHURIA
A British Consul's Report.
Mr H. A. Little, the British Consul at Icbang, haà managed to write a report which has received in the Home papers far moto attention than usular ropote usually
t. He gires his report mot this stalieties of trade, But an
Viden
of the life-lived by the people of the country. The Consul rites of rente, in- Lounes salaries and wages, hours of labour, dwellings, furniture, dreas, food and cost of living, fuel, and general conditions of life at the port. The following is some of the information imparted
The land is generally still held in small
holdings of from half an acre to fire or aiz scrce, at á rent of about £2 66, an acro, paid sometimes in kind, and the entire set of implements can be bought for about 30a. There are at Ichang no lawyers, or notaries, or veterinary sorgeous. The so called doctors are about twenty in number, two or three of them earning from £1 to £11
bat month. per
the majority being content with much less cometimes with but 138. 6d. per month. The abop 1590 axistants get about 18a. per month with food, and the artierna from bid, te ld. a day, with food. The rents of dwelling-houses range from T
E. A. HEWETT, Superintendent.
THOS, COOK & SON.
TOURIST, STEAMSHIP & FORWARDING AGENTS,
BANKERS, etc.
6d, per month for a labourer's oottage,
10
per month for a warnhauts
hotes of some 25 or 30 rooms. Food is
of the simplest description, fish and meat
HEAD OFFICE:-LUDGATE CIRCUS, LONDON, EC, TICKETS to EUROPE by the principal STEAMSHIP LINES and TRANS-being lite osten; mills, latter, and bread
SIBERIAN RAILWAY.
TOURS arranged to ALL PARTS of the World. BAGGAGE collected, forwarded and insured at lowest rates. LETTERS of CREDIT and CIRCULAR NOTES ISSUED and CASHED. FOREIGN MONIES axchanged.
Head Office for the Far East: 16, DES VŒUX ROAD,
Hongkong.
Hongkong, April 4, 1903.
Japan Office: 14, WATER STREET,
Yokohama.
GREAT NORTHERN
STEAMSHIP COMPANY Operating the New Twin Sorgy Steamship
MINNESOTA-8
28.000 TONS.
BETWEEN YOKOHAMA, KOBE, HAGASAKI, SHANGHAI, HONG KONG And SEATTLE, §. 8. A.
Sailing Dates Subject to Change.
THURSDAY, BEN May, Noen, 1909,
'MINNESOTA, Captain Chas, Ausz
Calling at Manila, FL Westbound and omitting Shanghai Eastbound,
Direct connections at Seattle with Great Northern and Norther Pacific Railways för all point in the United States and Canada; also with Atlantic Steamship Lines for all points in Great Britain and on the Con timent. Direct connection at Hong Kong for Manila; Straits Settler. ments, Java, India, London and Panel
GLUXURIOUS PASSENGER ACCOMMODATIONS—Suites and Staterooms (all outside roome), Music coom, Libary, Smoking room, Nizvory, Laundry, Telo phones, t 9Trans-Pecific Cabin passengers may travel by rail if deabed between pots of Yoko- hama, Kob and Nagasaki, without entia charge.
··
For ccvenience of conwise cabin pamangers retum tickets are interchangeable with regular mail Emes between Japan, China and Hong Kong. For full information regarding freight or passage apply to
NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA. Agents.
FOR
STRAITS, VEYLON, AUSTRALIA, INDIA. ADEN, EGYPT, MEDITER- RANEAN PORTS, PLYMOUTH
AND LONDON.
Hinos
TURAL &
BAILWAY
SHORTEST AND QUICKEST ROUTE
BETWEEN
CHINA & EUROPE, via DAIREN (DALNY),
MAIN RAILWAY LINE-Semi-Weekly Express Sorries from Dairen to Ohande chun (Kwanchengtza), in connection with Siberian Express trains at Barbin, by% train composed offexcellently equipped Sleeping and Dining: Odry axpressly boun for the Company by the Pullman Car Co. BRANCH RAILWAY LINES :
RYOJON LINE-For Ryojun (Port Arthar), 8 hours from Datron,
YINGKOU LINE-For Tingkon (Newolwang), Ihone from Tiskihöbino Junction, Astuna-Eexas Laws—A light railway from bankdən es Aitney Hälsa MARSUCHU With the Korean Hallway, t
STEAMSHIP SERVICE-Regular Direct Weekly Servios by the fact Pammie LA
́Stender "Kom Maro” (9,877 tons) triling fronk Baireif weary Monday And T.. Shanghai every Friday, in connection with the South Manchurian Binnen TranBiberis Reäte (International Train de Ensest une vangli, ma te NAS RAILWAY HOTELS-YAMATO HOTEL (Tel." Add. * * TAMANO "), DAL
At DAIRE (Daing), PORT ARTHUR Mid OHANGOHUN (Swinbenghe, all managed by the Company and provided with every convenieten, Türan), Tal TICKET AGENTS, in the FAR FAST & FUROPE:-More.
COUR & ON, and the INTERNATIONAL SLEEPING CAR and RIPRESS TRAINS CO,
COAL FUSHUN COLLIERIES – Fashnia Steam. Cosi is supplied as Usirao, Tingkan, de,
Fresh stock always on hånd. E
comfort.
SEUN
SOUTH MANCHURIA RAILWAY COMPANY, DAIREN.
THE "AND.; "BEANTRESO. CODES: à‚Œ0., 5TH E. AL., AND Ezmann'ai Hongkong, January 1, 1909. - mot
Notices to Consignees,
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ADVERTISEMENTE.
INDO CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION The
·COMPANY, LIMITED,
FROM CALCUTTA, PENANG AND SINGAPORE,
i.
THE Attention of Adyorslam în divan Adrectieomain and Corrections to Advare
Alterations and additiona bo· Advertiss- ments on Page 2, 3, 6 and 7, ahould be tired from the above Ports, Contact later than 11am. Now Advertisem THE Co.'s Steamship Namsang having on to our: Öflow as 5, Wyndham Streng sigrees of cargo by her are hereby informed should be wont to our Offos at 6, Wyndhamm that their goods will be delivered from Street before 8 p.m.
THE OHINĂ MATE, ES,
not at all, and rice and vegetables forming the staple diet. The expenditure on food rangas from about 2. to 3s. per month in the case of the working class, to about 25 to 90s, in the case of the wall-to-do. There are no romis, no carte or carriagos, no municipal government, ne public light alongside.
Cargo impeding the discharge or re ing of the streets, no police, no firemaining on board after 4 p.m.. the 2nd brigade, no shope as we know them, nu sust, will be landed at Consignees risk and hairdresser, no trama, or railways, no expense libraries or reading rooms, so places of amusement-nothing, in fact, which we associate, with the idea of a modern town. There is a lifeboat service, maintained on! account of the danger of the Yangtze river, which saves about 1,000 lives very year; and there are three the atrical troupes consisting of from 20 to HE HA.L. Steamship SAXONIA, 180 performers, who visit houses, etc. Captain Bank, having, arrived, Qua and charge from £1 to £1 10s, por day! signees of Cargo are hereby requested to There are also about 19 ians, where the sand in their Bille of Lading for counter. usual charge is about le, a day, including signature by the Undersigned and to take immediate delivery of their goods from food, but no bedding is provided. Banking alongside.
No Fire Insurance will be effected. Bills of Lading will be countereigned by JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., LP,
General Managers. Hongkong, February 1; 1909.
FROM EUROPE.
148
he landed into the hamardeau sudfor extra haza Bod Godowns of Hongkong and Kan toon Wharf what Godown Company, Limit ed, add storód at Conniguous tiek and expense
THE FIRST CHINESE NEWSPAPER
EVER ISSUED UNDER PURELY NATIVE DIRECTION,
The Chinese Mail
4
THE LEADING' Genezer FölIIGAD ANG COMMEBOLAY JOURNAL
POKEN EVERY MORNING
CORTADE T Moor Razlarin ENERGRAPHIC NEWS FROM
NORTH CHINA
All Claims must be presented within ten ALL THE LATEST Intellionson FROM TÊM days of the steamerz siriyal here, after TARIOUN FORTS IN CHINA AND JATAR which date they cannot be recognised....:
No Claims will be admitted after the $8 per Annum delivered in Hongkong, Godda Bave left the Godowns, and all Goodla remaining undelivered after the Sub-ol in will be subject to rent
is commonly transacted through cat Optional Cargo will be forwarded unless shopa, which issue their own notes, and notice to the contrary, be given before
Tonly* advance money on 12 to 16 per cent Cargo impeding her discharge will interest per annum, and there are two pawnshops, which charge about Id. per ta Bd. per month. Native houses are as a rule, very bate, and the general rum of middle class people do not spend more than a few hundred taals (say £60) on furnishing, A rich man may, however, spend as much £1,000 to £1,250. A taste is growing for foreign articles of furniture, especially beds. The richest ima in Tchbug is contera plating the erection and furnishing of a han aion in foreign style. On marriage a woman of the apper class sponda sceral thousands of taels on her wardrobe, but subsequently only a few tons every year. In Ichang there may be 15 or 20 persons of this position. The jewellery worn st cas limé may be worth £050 to £375.A single dress many cost from £26 to £27,the prise for good every day, clothes being fepm 81 x to £ 105 Strange to my, mod aro more extravagant in dress than women! Chinese ladies often spend a great deal of money on trousseaux and lagettes; has
FOR SINGAPORE, PENANG AND ny foreigner vor tried to do business
CALOUTTA.
THE Steamship
LIGHTNING, Captain A. E. GENTLES, will be despatched
this line? The price of a suit of summer clothes for a labouring man 25. 4d to 3m, and he requires two suite a year. Wadded winter clothes cost
* WELLIEREON Saması, HonSTORE.
All Brokin, Chofed, and Damaged Goods. are to be left in the Godowns, where they rd bookedby Manager, Ümu wil be examined on the 5th of February, at 3
No Fire Insurance has born effected.
HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINIE. Bongkong Offlor de Hongkong, February 1, 199,
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES,
STEAMER SALAZIB.
3
JAT
COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES => MARITIMESSA ONSIGNEES of Cargo from L03008 ex se. Coordinar à Chavesite; Eremi Haven ax 9,8. Cardouan; from. Boudraux x8mbros & Villade Bordeaux, in con nection with the above Steamer, are here by informed that their Goods, with the ex- option of Opium, Tressure and Valuables, are being landed and stored at the risks into the hazardous and/or extra harar- dous Godowne of the Hoserose & Kow. Footed; the ordinary shows, which are zuor WHARE, and Gonow Company, Ltd., generally saled with cotton cloth, cost at Kowloon, wishes chilvary may be ob-
tained imamediately sites landings: about Is. 6d. per pair. A curious gustoni
Optional Cargo will be forwarded on unleas is observed at Ichang in the eventh moon intimation is received from the Consignees of suspending at night a burning rushlight before Noon, Tosar, requesting it to be on the top of a high pole at the front ando berea
for the above Porte on FRIDAY, the 49. S. to 6s. 24., and will last two or three sch February, at Noor, Instead of as pre-reams. The lower classes mostly go bare viously advertimoāz
For Freight or Passage, apply to
DAVID SASSOON & Co., L., by Agents. Hongkong, Fahrcury 2, 1909.
139
Through Bills of Lading iznud for BAT FOR MARSEILLES, LONDON AND door of the houses. It seems that many chiedersigned Goods remaining poolaim
VIA, PERSIAN GULF, CON
TINENTAL SOUTH AFRICAN PORTS.
ANTWERP
AMERICAN AND Taking Cargo on through Bills of Lading to all ports in the United Kingdom and the Continent. The Steamship
THE Steamship DEVANHA, Captain W.HATWARD, KU.K., őszrying Ba despatched from
s of Lading will be counteralgued by centuries ago a neighbouring Siste threatened aftar MONDAY, the 8th February, wh
ADVERTISE
ADVERTISE
ADVERTISE
ad to burn the town, but the attacking Noon, will be subject be rent and landing The Life of Tradiz army was frightened away by the inhabitching,
ante burning as many lights as possible in Claims must be sent in te me oh ve
their houses, and thus giving the appear anoe of the presence of a large forco.
8s special inducement to intending Visitors to the PHILIPPINE CARNIVAL, we
are offering a reduced lare of 800 for passage to Manila and return by our Majesty's Mails will be des BATTER DAY, will be despatched as above on or about The custom commemorates this event. It
Zafiro sailing SATURDAY,the 30th January.
· MONTGOMERYSHIRE,
**TUESDAY; the 23rd February.
theth February, 1900, at Noow, taking Pas
Tickets issued at thin reduced rate will be available for retum by either the 8.9.sengers and Cargo for the above porta lu Zafro leavisz Manila on 7th February, or the 5.6. Bubi learing Manila on 19th February
For Freight or Passage, apply to
Shewan, Tomes & Co., General Managers.
JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN
KIBANER
REGULAR THREE-WEEKLY SERVICE BETWEEN
JAVA, CHINA AND JAPAN.
SIPACKED
ON_OF
ABOUT
connection with the Company's Steamship Morco, 11,000 tons, from Colombo, Pas-
senger commodation in which vessel is secared before departure from Hongkong.
Silk and Valuables, all Cargo for France, and Tos for Londen onder Alrangement) will be transhipped at Colombo into the mail stesmer proocoding to Marsailles and London; other orgo for London, der, will be conveyed via Bombay by the B.M,8. Caledonia, due in London on the 19th March, 1909.
The
solved at this Office Parcels will be- revolve until 4 y.m. the day before string. OF OR ABDU Contents, and value of all packagen are
required,
For further Particulars, apply to
EA. HEYET,
Superintendent. Hongkong, January 26, 1909. -
BOOM
-WELL-LEAVE FOR
TJILATJAP:
TJIPANAS
THIBODAS
TJIKINI.
TJILIWONGES
TAIMAHI
JAVA
JAVA
JAVAN
JAPAN JAVA
JATA
Firab half of February. Do.
Second balf
February
JAVA
AMOY
JAPAN
First half of February
Second half February.
Dai
Do.
Do
Do
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THE AMERICAN AND ORIENTAL LANE
JAVA
JAPAN
A NEW YORK. FOR BOSTON First half of with ikerty in maly UMAGAWAN Court). SHANGHAI March?
Fax Steamare at all Bled throughout with eolais light and have sordumde
for a limited number of Balcon Passengers, and will take Cargo to ni Nether ands-Indian ports on through Ellis of Ledings N
For Partionism of Freight and Fange, apply to the
HRADLEY.
be despatched, for the shore ports on
AY, the 18th Febrosty
For Freight, eto,, apply to JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.,
Agents Hongkong, January 27, 1900.
AUSTRIAN LLOYD'S STEAM
is perhaps not generally known that the Dragon Boat Festival, now observed all, LAD..er the empire, originated in connection
190
before the 8th February, or-they will not
be boognized want to g All damaged packages will be examined on MONDAY, the 8th February, 3.p.m.
Ho Fire Insurance has been effected
·P. Di CHAMEMORIN,
Hongkong, February 1, 1909. – 160. IMPERIAL GERMAN MATE LINE. NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD.
BREMEN
with an oceptrends in this distrist. Some 20 conturins ago a statessaan of the langdon of Cha, which occupied this region, was dismissed by his master, and in despair NAVIGA drowned himself in the Tung-ting Lako,
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES, SITIONS,
Being a native of the district and much COMPANY. loved by the pouple, many boats put off be
THE Steamship. rescue him, eser tilving to rich the spot PINZ REGENT LUITPOLD, test. The teatival, which is a sort of ban; race, is intended to recall the incident."
STEAM FOR FIUME and TRIESTE Direct, Calling at SINGAPORE, PENANG, COLOMBO, BOMBAY, KARACHI, ADEN, SUEZ
AND PORT SAID
A OF-ICE Brdar, Uke une blow of hammer on the head of tas zal
an improwlin, but lo.
head of the naug
mant home and öllnched ite
having arrived. Consignees of cargo de The BEST Mediums For hereby informed that their Gloody with tha Crosscon of @plans, Trasnite and fal ablik are being loaded and stand nb their SOMETHING GOOD.
rit into the hardous and/or extrs hstredons Godowns of the Hongkong and HAMBERLAINIS Cough Bomedy le Kambon Wharf, and Godown Compatry,
good when you first take oald: good finita, Kowloon, and West Pompy Go when your foold is nested and your langs down whence delirare may be obtained. (Taking Cargo at through ratus to the resore good when you saumes sleep for Noms will be limited after the
BRAZZE PERBIAN GOLF RED SEL coughing. For sale by all chemiste, and Good
ave left the Godowns, and all good BLACK BIA, "TRYANT, ÎVIRON AND, storinep ADBLANCO POBZI
1939) ALBrok um. Chared, and Damaged Goods kalt lá the Godowns, Where ther amined on the: Ech of February
HE Company's Stegmahlb
Above on THURSDA
Hon, for
1909, or they will not be se
CHINA MAIL
"OVERLAND:
CHINA JAPAN LIJN.
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