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NOTICES TO CONSIGNEES

PORTLAND AND ASIATIC STEAM- SHIP COMPANY.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

STEAMSHIP "NICOMEDIA," FROM PORTLAND (OR), YOKOHAMA, KODE AND MOJI. THE above Stoamer buring arrived în Part, Consignes of Cargo are horoby requmtad to send in their Billa of Lading for cowstar- signature, and take inediato "delivery from alongside.

Carga remaining on bourd or impeding discharge after 6 PM THURDAY, Juné Mik will be landed and stored at Consignes risk and expense.

INTIMATIONS

PURE FRESH WATER.

TBOAT CO, Len, is prepared to supply

HONGKONG STEAM WATER

any Quantity of PURE FRESH WATER

Deck the Shipping, both for

und

10

Boilers.

Call Flag-W.

J. W. KEW.

Manager,

Hotel Mansions, 3rd Floor. Hongkong, 8th August. N45.

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DAVID CORSAL & SONS

MERCHANT NAVY NAVY BOILED

LONG FLAX

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, JUNE 14TH, 1906

WATER RETURN,

Level and storage of wator in reservoirs on the 1st June,

LEVEL..

1905,

1903 Below overflow. Below everflow. 29 ft. 9 in. 9 ft. 8 in. Triam Brenrash .... 17.2 in. 18 ft. & io. Pekfulmin

ft.. Loval

Bolor overflow. Wonguaichoong 96 ti in 1 ft. in.

STORAGE GALLONK,

1905. 180,005,000

NO UNIVERSAL PENNY POST.

Postl reforms genomlly take a long time to bring about, and it was only to be expected the

POSTCARD COMPETITION.

The Largest Number of English Words that can be made from

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the proposal for universal punny postage wouldTO ALL PURCHASEÈS at our Establishment of $1 and upwards belwaan Jung Ier bo rejected at the sitting of the Rome Congress. That it would be a great advantage to the whole

and JUNE 2hru will be given a coupon entitling them to enter the following Competition. world cannot be gaineaid, but in some of the less industrial countries it might involva a con. eiderable Ines to the Government. Internal penny postage has only just been introduced in France, and it does not yet exist in Russia, Italy, or Spain. In the latter country, indeed, the postal arrangements are somewhat peculiar, not to say harnesing to those who are accus- tomed to the precision

the Brit sh

ah offices. In the first place, stamps are ubt to be bought

Enal at pest-of

tobaccosista. In the secuust, anyons who wishes to send a telegram naturally goes to the post-office, and is thore instructed that he must go to the special tele

1906.

Telem Byewash Pokfulam

4,367,000

58,8400 40

Wongualcheong 19637,0 a

3,876,000

$341,00

at

CANVAS

RELIANCE CROWN

TARPAULING

ARNHOLD, KARBERG & CO..

851.

Sole Agents.

{13

Torn, cheful as otherwise damaged Cargo will be examined at this Company's Glown at 11 A., Jung 14b.

No Fire Insuruce will be effariod. -

S. SILVERSTONE,

Acting General Ageat.

Hongkong, 12th June, 2004,

"BARBER" LINE OF STEAMERS.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

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S.S. LOTHIAN.” PROM NEW YORK AND STRAITS

CONSIGNEIS of Cargoura boroby informed that all Gurls are bring landed at their risk into the sicdowns of the Hourkoog and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company, Ld, at Kowleón, whcsésand or from the wharves delivery may be shitained.

No Cinimax will be admitted after the Goods have left the Golowns, and all Goods remaining gudelivered after the 18th inst, will be subject

to real

All Claims against the Steimer must be presented to the persigand on or before the

ird inst., or they will not is recoguled.

All broken, cufed, and damaged Goods are

to be left in the Godowns, where they will be

mamined cu t» 11 lust, at 3pm.

No Fire Insurance has bocu affected.

Bill of Lading will be countersigned by

BOLDWELL & CO. LIMITED.

Agents.

Hougkong, 12th Jane, Hot,

ỷS. ...1ULANE"

D

CARTRIDGES.

IMPORTED EVERY MONTH, THERE. FORE ALWAYS FRESH "LEY'S, SCHULTZE'S, AMBERITE and KYNOCK'S SPORTING CARTRIDGES 8, 10, 12, 14, and 20 BORE and NEWCASTLE CHILLED SHOT i Sizes, Nos. 10 to 8880.. AIR GUNS and AMMUNITION in Variety,

WM. SCHMIDT & CO. Hongkong, 99th November, 19U?

WITSU

89%

BISHI DOCKYARD AND ENGINE WORKS,

NAGASAKI.

CODE WORD: "DOCK,"

Total 207,206,0mm 317.597.000

CONFEMPTION OF WATER IS THE CITY Gy VICTORIA AND HELL DISTRICT DURING THE MOSTH oy May,

1905,

1906,

208,5tin

212

Kalliga

.f

raph-oe, which is

is invariably. ut the oting end of the town. Having arrived there, he aske for a form on which to write his massage, and is told that the only obtainable at the post-

Commmption...150,442,000 111,935,pin gallus ffice. The returns to the post-office, writes his Estimated popu

message, and duly brings it to the telegraph lation

office; but his troubles are not yet ended. If ho Consumption per

bas to head per day

stamps, he must sally forth again to the tolaerouist's, as a solegram eans.t be paid for Universal constant supply during on during ragaring of the Spanish post-office fed

coin, bit of May. But Rider ouders in operation

only with stamps, the whole of May, 1906, in the optral and Western District Constant supply to other districts.

-CONSUMPTION OF WATER IN KOWLOONS PENINSULA DURING THE MONTH Ok, May.

Consumption

1903.

IOW

294154

52 gallons The fovernment Analyst raports that the water is of exentant quality

W. CHATHAM

Water Authority.

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other means of ruting themselves. A tax of

halfany

is charged on the delivery of ell letters and for this the reasons are giraa.

"MARIE BRIZARD."

1st Prize 1

pts. Parinet & Pin Chapagan

I-

2nd

1

Royal Old Highland Whisky MacIntosh Whisky...

$54,50

$2100

SI0.00

71

3rd

2

and 10 Consulation Prizes. ..

En the orant of ties, to be Drawn for

All replies to be sent on Postcards aly, Piz

will be distributed on the 10th June, wine all Cards may be inspeated at our Odise.

33

CASH less ) per eout."

CREDIT less. 5- par cent

GREGOR & CO..

WINE SPIRIT MERCHANTS,

The official view is that it is to corar a den.ONGKONG, CANTON rieney in the receipts, the popular one is that, when the postal service was first.

introduced

ju

15,142,000 14.681. gaflors, the postaren, if it was an unusually hot Estimated papa-

or the delivery was a heavy one, found Iation

73,500

man nature not equal to the task, and qnistly Consumption per

drapped some of the redundant letters into a -heal per day 6.6

grating or burned them in the seclusion of his home. Complaints arose and

now before he

and on his return an equal notabor GE half- pennies must be produced. The postman is Spin, 1k the rest of us, must pay for his luxuries, and if he feels lazy oor, it makes a

19. Queen's ROAD CENTRAL..

AND MACAO

STEAMBOAT COMPANY. LTD.

NOTICE.

starts out on his rounds his letters are coaubed, CHEAP SUNDAY EXCURSIONS

A.1, A.B... and Engineering Cedo Uaud JAPAN'S SEARCH FOR RELIGIOUS | houty in road on his not too etomous salary.

NEW DOCK NOW OPEN.

DOCK No. 3.

AF

Extreme Longth....... Length on Blocks

722 foot

714

122

Width of Entrance ou "Top

961

Width of Entrance on Boltow... Water on Blocks at Spring Tide

DOCK No. 1.

981

344

Extreme Length...

Length on Blocks

523 feet 513

Width of Entrance on Top

ES

77

COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES

NOTICE.

TONSIGNEES of Cargo from Loadou et sa Ddy and Mow, from Have Derde in connection with above Steamer. ar beray informed that thoir Goods, with the xception of Opin. Treasure and Valuables, sis being handled and stored at their risk into the hazardous and or extra hazardous Godowns of the Hongkong aal Kowloon Wharf and -Godown On, Lit. at Kowloon, whonce delivery

may be obtained immediately after landing,

Optional Cargo will be forwarded on unles intimation is reveived from the Lousiges blures pa To-Day, mquesting in

beaded

Bills of Lading will be countersigned by tha Undersigned, Goods Femining quclaimed after MosDay, the bith June, at Noox, will be subject to rent and landing charges.

All chains as he sett in to me on or afore 148ll Juan, or they will not be recognised

All damaged packages will be grained on Mosnat, the 19th June, at a P.M.

No Piro Jusurance tas bem offseted.

G. DE CHAMPEAUX,

A gout.

Hongkong. Hith June, 1906.

Width of Entrance on Bottom... Water on Blocks at Spring Tide

DOCK-No. 2.

wh

Extreme Longth... Length on Blocks Width of Entrance on Top Width of Entrance on Bottom... Water on Blocks at Spring Tide

371 fest.

3&v

53

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PATENT SLIP. Suitable for resets up to 1000 THE WORKS are well spipped with

LATEST PLANTS and

APPLI ANCES 10 undertake BUILDING

of REPAIRING SHIPS, ENGINES, and BOILERS,

and also ELECTRICAL WORK

A LARGE STOCK of MATERIAL always kept on hand.

The COMPANY has the powerful steanser "OURA-MARU" (712 tons, 700 H.P. specially built for SALVAGE PURPOSES

Short Notion

TRETIL

TRADE SECRETS.

A Tientsin paper which condially dislikes the Japaus telis the following story with shameful give-

EN FRÅORDINARY COMING CONGRESS.

According to rows from Constantinople the mission being suit to Japan by the Sultan is to be despatched in acceptance of the invitation of the Mikado, who recently informed the A Japanese mantfacturer of silkon goods Ports and other European Gocarmenis that was very desirous of ascertaining los # the Japanese Commission appointed to investi-erwain kind of goods were manufactured at gate the various religions, but whoss functions Lyons and aterriowed a foreign merchant bad boon suspends for the part seven years whe imported the article at Yokomo with the had resume its inbours. The object of theriew of a letter of introduction. The

is to find at which is the true merchant was very polite and gave him a letter Coumission religion is arder the it it may be introdnevi into wishing him a pleasant journey to Lyons. But Japan

A congress is to be hold in Tokyo on June and the dap gone than he forwarded a letter to the manufacturer at: Lyons telling 1, with a view to assisting the Coutaission, to him of the letter he had given and to beware which roprosentatives of all religios creads of this inquisitice little gentleman. In day have been invited.

foreign

Lo lay To

The Turkish mission well have both peak Japanese arrived at Lyons and put " at one of the hotel. The Lyons gentlemas gave his operatives loave till further notice and cotrend up all the machines. The Japanese called at the odice of the Lyons gentleman and was received by him very warmly. At Last the Japanese said he would like allowed tu

over the factors. 1 this the Tyors geption cordially agrol. When they arrest is the incline room the Japanese remarked that nothing was doing and that all the muckings were covered up with the exception of one, a very eid machine, & fac-simile of which the Jup bad in his

rountry Tho Lyons gentler said that the factory was

Ripped with ascassary gear always ready minutaly gons into the theological questioned for some time and it was not certain when

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NATAL LINE OF STEAMERS

HONGKONG HIGH-LEVE TRAY OF LADING ter all the principal porte in

7.07.

WAYS COMPANY, ERIITAIN

IN LIQUIDATION.

TIME TABLE.

WERK DAYN.

1,80 to 8.0 ... Every 10 4.00 sm, to 8.39 min. ...Every 15 minutes. 8.30 am, to 9.30 s.m....Every 10 minutes. 9.30a.m. to 110,...Every 15 minut/14 11.30 am to 12,45 p.m. Every 16 minuter. 12.45 p.m. to 1.35 p., .Every 10 minuter

1.15 pm to 1.45 pan....Every 15 minutas, 1.45m, to 2.16 p.....Every 10 jaime 2.15 pm, to 3.00p.m. „„Every 15 minute. 3.30 pm to 6.00 p.m. ...Every 15 minutes 5.00 pm to 9.00 pm, ...Every 10 minute

NIGHT CARS,

5. 45 pato, à 8,310 pau,, 9, 15 do 11.ah pono

orary hour. BATURDAYS.

Extra care at 11,30 pm, and 11.15 pez - HONDAT.

p. to 5.

6.00p.m. to 60

เร

BO NA. DC 900 m, vory 18 in nati

9.80 g. m... ivory 30 minuts. 9.30 m. 10 10. 90 k.m.vory 15 minuti HE, 11.00 ur... Every 10 minutes 1200 Soon to 3,000 p.m.... Every 10 minutes

6401: Every to

1:natus. -6.00 b.m. to 700 ja....Svay 15 minutos 7001 - 1 O p.Every 10 m nate- NIGHT CARS at 8.45 pm. & 9,00 pan., 9,15% 11.15 pan., every half hour. SPECIAL CARS by arrangement at the Cum- thuy's Olles, Alexandra Buildings, Das Viny Hond Central.

JOHN D. HUMP REYS & S

Liquidators.

Hongkong, 13th July, 1946,

For Nervous

706

Exhaustion

過

CHAPOTEAUT'S

Phosphoglycerate

OF LIME

The modern restorative

of the nervous system.

For rain workota, přidrənləs

almente leta, stageais,

en und la debitive; somunal Dossen, dyspepta of nervous. origin ant, insomcio,

Ramble emilated and i peche digestro

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THE

HE Under goed GENERAL AGENTS in CHINA and JAPAN for the above Line are prepared to issue THROUGH BILL

SOUTH AFRICA, in connection with CHINA STTAM NAVIGATION Co.'s fortnightly servics hence CALCUTTA. Sailinge from CALCUTTA for CAPE PORTS every for night

For Freight and further, partioalnya,

apply t

DODWELL & CO., LIMITED.

neral Agents for China and Japau Ho-phrine, 41, Aŭgon, 1888,

MARTIN'S

APIOL STEEL

forlades! PILLS

A Franch Rady for all Irregularidad thouLAŠA JE cl 1 iyuter a tímały dosa maj

Acties Put the bones, so the onse

te nuraniwlared Tisues whủ nae tham'renozamand them beras Fair AngEmaus Pria. At 111hamista und Storm, or post fase den

MARTIM, Carmel 80UTHAMPTON UNALANI

经信

and roligious objects, and will be composed of anuntia! Turk, who will rotate the creation of a Turkish Embassy at Tokyo and a Japanese Bubassy at Constantinople.

The Tarkish miston will melade Sir V. D. Thompson, formerly prosilent, of a number of Christian soriaties, who traced Islamive but five years ago and Jos taken the nenie of Abdurrahman. He has rondered great service bis now religion as a couvert and missionary in India. Abdurrahman is already in Japan in connection with the congrass, He has most regarding Japan. and found in favour of Is-

which ha Christinuity. He has an work of the Idanic saligion, edited by the Mufti of Java, Said flsman Olivi. This trans lation is to be placed hafors the ingress. The lesk ad-Eslau duchures That Islamism responds to the religious sutintents of the Japanese and that it is the only religion that will be agree able to them, becluse in adoring Hols they have very olmeure idea of God, und no belief in the Trialys Numerous Roman Catholic and Protestant repregulatives from all countries I have signised their intention of attending the | conferance. →Pall Mall Guette.

far superior to it would open owing to the badness of trade,

Pray to Envia lead rosulted in nothing, and after being en aid by the Lyons gentleman at his private house mest regally the Jap departed. The next day he was out of Lyons ant the next day after his departure the factory was going in full swing. This Frenchman know exactly how to take the Japanese and evidently the Cérmans in the wireless lograph and selephone system were too trusting, like mother antion is at this present juncture.

consider a very import | The Japanese was mortified that his

CHINESE LABOUR.

REPATRIATION ORDER TEST CARR FAILS,

THE CHINESE CUSTOMS DECREE

Following was the Times oprrespondent's view of the matter, telegraphed ou May 10th, His concinding objection is an ingenions one.

I had started for Mauekuris, but hurriedly returned on burning of the issus last night of the Imperial deere appointing Tielt-liang Administrator.fioneral and Tang-Shao-yi Assistaut Administrator of the entire Customs of Chins, including the Imperial Marit.me Customs under Sir Robert Hart, whose entire staff, Chinese and foreign, is placed under their control

A judgment delivered by the Chief Justice of the Transvaal in a tot es bought to fetenuius in legality of the prosting the free passage offer did not come as a serious surprise to the mining industry. I was

urally assumed that his Mapsty's Govern ment had at least secured the best possible log advice before taking action. In the interests of the shareholders, however, it was obvibu ly the daty

of the mining houses to leave no stone This is no transfer of functions, but a fumid, amarund 1 ́s prevent les possible cause of serious mental ebaugo' in the only honest administration and quite unforeseen loss. They failed in their yet crusted in China, upon which are secured rasa A Jehuanesburg wire says: Things will all the foreign loans of Cutan, and in which the now take their course, and the notiens, which British are interested to the extent of 2 are all ready in Chinese charseters, are being millions sterling, not counting the indemnity sent on to wins managers to-night for posting.

In the interests of bondholders who were Mear while the judgment has only intsiti induce to invest woney on the continuance of the feeling of public ind gustion which laz the

administration, a presunt

a change seriously been arousal, and which is concerned not with wounding their security must be met with a State Medal, 1902 the gally of the botter, but with its moral peremptory intimation that no change will be

injustice and practical

Apollinaris

THE QUEEN OF TABLE WATERS,"

HAS BEEN AWARDED

The Royal Prussian

AND THE

Gold Exhibition-Modal,

Düsseldorf, 1902

GRAND PRIX, St. Louis, 1904,

Be crowded effects. I am well aware icke-rated until all Chinese foreign indebtedness i

that

meetings of protest | bas beror repaid, Unless the scheme is imme- which are being held daily ap and down the diately checked various future trouble is reef will be freely ascribed in England to the inevitable, experidly as Tink-liang is director dexterous engineering of the capitalists" of the army reorganization and his up ointment This is inevitable, but the statement would be is obviously made with the expectation of absolutely untrue. IS

diver-ing Customs rar-pue to military uses. fur a fact that prominert mine owners bare been approached by their workmen for assis osee in

one or two cases I know

Annual Sale 30,000,000 Battles for Imlding wat insolite, and for facilities

827-3

JUST PUBLISHED.

CHILDREN OF

PAR CATHAY. A SOCIAL AND POLITICAL NOVEL

ABSORBING INTELENT, By CHAS. J.-HALCOMBE Porary of the Imperial Chinese Customs

Servic, Author of "The Mystic Flower Laul" etc.)

THE VOLUME which consists of

Page and luclades & Sketel Plan at historical interest showing the disposition f the Forces at the tile of Kwailin. is dedicated 1 Sir ROBERT HART, GMG., and Dr. BENATE.

meetings, and othurwire helping the agitation. In

every case they have da clined to interiore. This invement is perfectly genuine and

and perfectly spontaneous. It is the

first ease I have seen since the war in which the white miners of the Rand have shown anything like the same deep, maited feeling. In the course of the last ten day's strong resolutions of protest against the action of his Majesty's Government have been passe by the town cannells and com. mercial chambers of the whole of the Band, from Krugersdorp to Boleborg, and is Pe toria. It would be iflicult to conceive a more weighty and amusinous collection of intelligend... oblic opinion. That the sober judgment of: pablie bolies, which might reasonably expect. receive considerationnt home, is

is less significant than the Very spirit of opposition suddenly reed by the working class A Boleslarg the Assembly Hall was passed by an cutbusi- astic audience of mints, and an overflow meeting of several hundress was held outside, Net content with this, the stress

Ituin,

wai

mo

c.

Its description of Chinese Social Custowa and Superstitious, combined with the insight it gives into plitical conditions in China makes

CHILDREN OF FAR CATHAY" an excellent placarded with suel postere as volum for prescatstion to friends at Home. and

We Want to Well bound in Yellow Cloth with Chinese

Hitherto

tho working-wen of the Emblem in Gold.

shown a disposition to regard the Liberal party $3.50. as incapable of any wrong, but this last blunder has coms home to them in the very personel forms of threatening the livelihood of themselves and their families. His Majesty's Government seem to be in serious danger of losing their last remaining admirers in South Africa.

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PRICE To be obtained from Messrs. KaLLY & WALSH, LTD. Mesra W. BREWEK & Co., or from the Printers and Publishers, the HONGKON DAILY PRESS" Offico.

Hongkong, 23rd April, 1906.

TO MACAO.

COMMENCING os SUNDAY, THE 17TH ANSTANT,

HE STEAMER

HEUNGSHAN,”

HONGKONG

WILL RUN REGULÁR EXCURSION TRIPS BETWEEN

AND MACAO.

HOURS OF DEPARTURE From Hongkong, 2 km, arriving at Mass about Noor. From Macão,

... arriving at Hongkong about 7 PM. There will also a Second Departure for Macao lat 8 P.3. N.B.Departures from Hongkong from DAS WHARE and NOT the Steambont Company's Wharf.

This Steamer has lately been installed with Ele zic Light and Electric Fans,

EXCURSION FARES:

Reinra Pare. Ist Cluss, to any part of long decks Single Fara

do.

Return Pare. 2nd Class

Single du. do.

Deck

ela,

Lunehmen-&-Rois chuenta supplied-be Care WemMANN-

83.00

2.00

134

100

Children under 12 Half-Pries Pickets may obtained at the Office of the Company for. MANSIONS (opposite the Hongkong titel), or on board the Stea will be accepted, and servants' passegges mest he paid for

Hongkong, 8th June, tyre, s

The best beverage

to take with your food is cocoa, and the best cocoa. is Van Houten's Cocoa. It

does

not retard digestion,

it assists it.

Easy of assimilation and digestion."

The Lancet.

Extremely easy of digestion, light and nourishing."--Conel Journal,

van Houten's Cocoa

The first Essential.

for the preservation of the Teeth is to keep then clean by constant attemion. at least every morning and evening.

A Cocoa you can Enjoy.

An Antiseptic.

Cleansing with this well known demulce tends still lurther to secure the preservation of the teeth and, hygiene of the mouth,

NO CHITS

1227

1025-21

Calvert's Tooth Powder

Cleans the Teeth

So

o easily, so pleasantly, and thorouglity. That is why it is in such constant demand all over the world.

SOLD NY LOCAL CHEMISTS AND STORES.

Gives Satisfaction

every year to more and micre people who have tested its efficacy and who valne te appearance and condition of their Teeth.

Hada by 7, C. Calvers à Co., Manchester, England,

M57-2