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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 20TH, 1907,

MOTOR NOTES FROM HOME,

Written for the Daily Press...

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THE FEXING-PARIS RUN, Europe has cheered and waved a welcome to Prince Borghese, and his 30-40 II. B. Itals upon his arrival in Paris, after a terrible ordeal over a road hitherto considered impossible for vehicular traffic. Whilst the so called race can scarcely be described as a contest of utility, one cinuet withold admiration for the firm who produced a air able to withstand the tremendous strains of such an extraordinary journey. Mountain passes had to be negotiated

and the car had to be drawn over the great hoge of Siberian plains, at times progressing only at the rate of twenty or thirty miles a day, and yet deducting the fifteen days that Prinos Borghese rested during his remarkable ride, he covered an average of 149 miles a day, and in the Gobi desert which is 1000 miles across, they averaged 400 miles a day. He has told A friend of mine that this firm stretch of hard aand was the best going be experienced, "hat the extreme glare of the ear with a lampers ture of 120 and no shade except that created by a telegraph pole, formed a serious trial to mindaadaye. It is worth noting that the Prince did not use a freak car, especially built for the ordeal, but a standard chassis of the touring type. It is rumoured that the winners of the Peking Paris rise (and the famous Itain ear) will appear at the show to be held at Olympis

JOHN, BULL AWAKES

of Maharaja Pərlab' Bingb, then Prims second Admiralty steams at 17t. 61. 178 91, Ministar of Jodhpur, who, not content with 181., and 18s. 6d;; and for best Monmouth- opening an orphange, resided there herself in skirs semi-bituminous oals at 17«, 91, ; whilst order to superintend it. Soon after this Blir steam smells have been sold for dext year Pertab Singh was called, through nuexpected on the basis of 124 per ton fob. Cardiff. circumstances, to the rulership of Idar, where These are phenomenal prices, and it is by both he and his consort won as great a bold no means certain that they are the high-water upon the affections of the people as in

Jodhpur.

จะ of the rise which feat made itaulf

tew When the sharaja came to England to falt

months ago and has, aipna command the contingent of Imperial Service been steadily adyancing.. Jast at the momsat troops at the Coronation of the King-Emperor, | them is a full in the inrket, Most he was accompanied by the Maharani, and she of the railways, dopo's, and steamship compies Taif was heartily welcomed in the highest circles, have covered their requirements for the first

only for the sake of her husband, but also of the year, but speculative middlemen are hold- for barowa Kunwar Bir Bikram Singh, also came with me ossier conditions and lower prices. It is, of and charm. Their soning off, hoping that October and November will them, and was appointed ADC to the Prince course, impossible to predict what will happin of Wales. The Mahrani was in every respect towards the end of the year, but present appear- a worthy helpmeet of her distinguished and ances certainly do not conalonance the prospect patriotic husband, and among contemporary of appreciable lower prices, for most of the Indian ladies of high degree there were few her. (collieries are sold out up to the end of the year, equal in the happy combination of Eastern and the trade itself is far from showing any abite of thought and custom with Western signs of falling of. On such a market the risks enlightenment.

to speculative merchants are obviously very great, and while it is possible that some my run thesa risks and sell without corering THE ADVANCE IN STEAM COAL themselves, the probability is that the majority 198 of the merchants will not take any busines except on it, transaction on, which the risks will be practically limited to the freight.

PRICES.

A Cardiff correspondent of the Times writes on August 19th :-..

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ONSIGNEES of Cargo from London I 8.6. Dordogni” and “Mapan," Havro ex 5.5. Matapan," trom Bordsaur' on. (8.8. * Cambrai tion with the above Steamer are hereby informed that their Goods, with the exception of Opium, Tresauce and Vainables, are hang lauded and stored at their risks into tho hazardous and/or extra kasardous Godówas of the longkong and Kowloon Wharf and Go- down Co., Ltd., Kowlook, whence delivery be obtained immediately after landing. - Optional Cargo will be forwarded on unless intimation is received from the Consignees before Noon, To-Day, roquesting it to be landed here.

Bills of Lading will be countersigned by the Undersigned. Goods remaining unclaimed after MONDAY, the 23rd inst., 1907, at Noon, wilkon, be subject to rent and leading chargos, "

All claims must be goat in to me on or before the 23rd inst., 1907, or they will not ba recoguised

-All damaged packages will be examined on MONDAY, the 2nd inst, at JP.M.

No Fire Insurnace has been effected.

G. DE CHAMPEAUX,

Agent...

The course of the South Wale coal' trade during the past month has more than justified the opinion of those who predicted a further silvance in. Welsh steam coal prices. On s

66. YEARS' SELVICE AND NINE DALS, we het wollen, owing to the heavy commitments

Bergt. Major Robert Elliot of Octavia- of of the collieries, has beau semi-slauration, prices has been ad saucing and street, Bitters, who claims the longest cou daring the past few days as hig a as

igure rice of any ma still serving in the 2. pr ton fob. has been paid for one of the Army, bss be the recipient of the Royal Victorian Modal. His service and from loading Admiralty steam. nosis. The quintily January, 1852. A letter weiten by or ler of the

which

this prios was paid was very small and must be regarded rather a, an audition King, to Lori: Allendale, the exptain of the of the extreme dearth of coal than as a sign King's Body Guard and Yoom of thy Gard, American and French makers have been of the price at which business of any volume forwarding the Royal Victorian Melal, 256 allowed to exploit the motor in British colonies has taken place. Still, no coal for spot conferring the metal apos him, not only ha The King is glad to have this opportunity of August shipment has been obtainable much and the Far East generally. Many of the below this price, and the advance has beau com- noceant of his distinguished military servis. periodicals during the last few years have per mon, though not oqual in amount, to all other but becuase seo be occupied the position of sistently hammered ou the point that in the classes of coal exported from the Bristh. Chan sergeant-major of the Yeams of the Goard on direction of colonial enterpries our own manuel Second-class Admiralty stosin qualities, the pasion of His Majesty's luspotion of that

which a month or six weeks ago were averaging body." facturers have a faer field than purely home on current sales about 17s. 6d. per tot fo.b.. Sergt. Major Elliot' is now in his 81st year, circles. It is not until most of them have boon haveadvanced to 4 per ton f.o.b. Ordinary bal leaks 20 years younger. He was faced with the danger of over production, how dry steam coals have jumped from 164, 61, to representative of the Gonion News Agency erer, and have watched the filling off of sales 188. d. per ton fab. Semi-bituminons Masud appeared to be quits oltat at the least recognition of his service. Narrating the chief mouthshire large à ve risen from 17s. 6d. por this season owing to the arctic qualities of our ten fo.b to 196. Sd. per ton fo.b. (New past insideata of his long career, baasid 18)

maer, that they have decided to send our shipment), and Eastern Valley

"I was born in Tipperary in 1826 My representatives to every centre of civilisation qualities from 156. 6d. to 178," par ton f.o.b. father was a Feni mula man, who gained nin where the British g diga, and to make (Newport shipment). The rise in small coils wounds during that cam siga, al soldiering systematic effort to capture the foreign trade, bas been equally remarkable, and at the moment was in my blood. I need to listen to my father's hardly any kind of etam small coats ars stories ad then dream of sol Haring and guns. In two or three months time you will see amongst obtainable for prompt ebipant under 13 was only 15 when I joined the Bad Battalion you some well known figures of British motordom per ton fab, while the best bunker kind hs of the Royal Regiment, and only four months who will have with them good Bets of ears

ben done at 13. #per (on fob. Cardiff. later I was sent off to North America I was For a market of normal conditions all these with the right wing of the Royals who the especially adopted for use in the tropics. I am prices are unprecedented. During the boom rook of the Premier transport nearly pat a pledged to secrecy at the present, but in the of 1900-1901 higher prices were tonebed in stop to my soldiering. We scaped with one- near future shall be able to send you all details individual cases, and one of the storm coal lives, but lost everything als. of the prospective campaign.

ollieries on the Admiralty list during that period of exceptional conditions atracted at No one mare a Maharajah overburdened with that time were artificial and shaormal, and 30s. per torf.o.b. Cardiff; but the conditions at this world's goods would think of buying a immediately the war demand subside the market particular make of car because it had been collapsed and the average selling prices for successful in spsed contests, Racing offers ue10-1901 were only 15a. Id, and 16. par ton

fo.b, respectively. guide to the buyer, and the purchaser who is wies will only set stire by the results of

Such being the present condition of the 'After the war I returned to England and reliability trials, and the most instructive and Welsh steam coal market, it is hardly necemury joined the Military Teris, how the Army best organised of these are undoubtally, the to point out how serious a source of anxiety it ervice Corps. In 1857 wo embarked for Chios, is proving to persumers all over the world, but when we got as far as the Strai's of Malacca Beottish Trials. It is with regret that I hear still, instead of delaying the placing of con.we were ordered to proosed at once to India. on f a movement to combine these with a 2000 tract over 1880 it is actually accelerating nori sccount of the Mutiny. We were the first regi. miles teat to be organised next year by the reer's business, and, from the prices which the ment to land, and had plenty to do while we R.A.C, whose organising abilities have not been collieries have been able to obtain under the ware there. I was with the force which relieved contracts they have already conelnded, it Imoknow, an event which I shall never forget; I marked with unqualided success in the past, seems that those who have bought are of the served with the field foros under Sir James It is argued that, 750 miles of the Beattish opinion that conditions of trade generally Outram, which held the Alambagh so long. I contest is not a sufficient test of a car, but this next year are likely to remain good and was present at the Asim Gark relief and the seems scarcely sound when in face of the fact that they stand a chance of making better capture of Ingdespore, and in almost dsi'y on- that in the Srst three classes of the recent trialstorms now than they would by waiting. It gagements with the rebels ander Omar Singa. is impassible to state erictly the precise After leaving India I saw no more active service, only two gars succeeded in completing an amount of coal sold for over next year, but and ultimately found the Yeomen of the Guard, absolutely non-stop run. As to the 2000 miles it totals some millions of tons, and involves in which I now hold the high position of contest I doubt doubt if the trade will stand the from 50 per cent. to 75 per cent of the total massenger and sergeant-major. This corps it enormous expense of such a protracted trial, entpat oopacity of several of the leading carried on in the old fashioned style of collieries. Last year the Compagnia Générale centurissago, and there are still the guards of sad whether the club will be able to find Transatlantique were the first to contract for the King's beds and the guards of the King's sufficient efficient observers to devote the 1907, and on a rising market they bought their

baile, BO 08.

Here are my medala," and the old gentleman necessary time.

total supplies of about 300,000 tousat an average The Scottish trials are

price of about 15s, 6d, fab. Cardiff, less showed with pride a highly-polished row of nine. per cent, and the other conditions in regard The Victorian naturally occupies a place of to commissions which are attached to this honoar, and the others are "far distinguished particular contract,

"for meriterions conduct," The Authorities would be well decided lead to others, aadinenrly all the best the Crimean modal sad olsaps, the India

This contract gave a condust in the field,”

T steam coal sold during last year's contrast Mutiny medal and claps, the Turkish medal the long service f.o.b., at which figure the middlemen. alec season ranged between 15, and 16. per ten the Queen's Jubilee m's Cronation. bought,

NING TRANS TRIALS

deservedly popular, and on account of the roade in the Highlands are of particular value to colonials. advised to let wall alone,

BUSINESS CAR BOOM.

PLACING OF CONTRACTÈ

PHENOMENAL FIGURE,

I had just got home from the West Indies when off we had to go to the Crimes, where we time flere. I served in the tranches, and one landed in April, 185%. Yes, we had some stirring of the sharpest fights I recollect was that in the ride field facing the Redin. It lasted only 20 minutes, but it was tough work. I was in the atta on the quarries in June, and took part in the storming of the Redso

medal, and that for the

At the recent inspection the King had a lengthy chat with the veteran, who expressed the highest admiration for their Majesties.

When did you join the Army 2" said the Prince of Wales to me. When your Royal father was two months and two days old, was Prince with a laugh." my reply "I must tell him that," said the

Another contest which is attracting, consider able attention is the forthcoming Commercial Vehicle Trials for which there is a splendid

During the present contract season the prices entry. Students of the motor movement agree at which cool" has been sold for next year that the future of the industry lies in this represent an advanes of from 3s., to 58. per ton direction, and there is every indication that we

over those of current contracts, and the Com are on the brink of a new boom. The failure of renewal their orders at rices ranging from pagnie Généralo Tranentiantiquo have just the Commercial Vehicle Exhibition at Olympia 18s, to 19s. 61, per ton fob, lem à par cant, Sergt. Major Elliott still does his turn of duty, in the early part of this year was due to the discount and 3d, commission. The prices paid and is in every way a hale and hearty veteran. under other 1908 entrants include the follow. He points with pride to a grandfather who died fact that it was premature and the serimusresing: -For best Admiralty steams, 18s. 411, at 106 years of age, and an aunt who scored 104, of the undertaking was discounted by its conuer 18s. 6d., 198., 19. 3rd., and 198, 63. for and bimself looks like equalling their record. tion with some extremely foolish experiments with serial navigation. At present manufact urers of commercial motors are considerably handicapped by the unreasonable severity of the regulations issued by Scotland Yard and by local road authorities, but all these will pass away, and within the next decadeo we shall certainly see far more business cars on the road thazi vehicles designed for the purposes of pleasure. I is true that the motor bus is not paring in London, but motor, cabs have evidently come to stay.

It is interesting to note that the total sumber of motor vehicles in this country is now ever 116,000 while over 200,900 drivers licouses have now been issued.

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THE LATE MAHARANI-BHADYANYI-

No Indian prince of our time has a deeper Hold on the nfectionate regard of Anglo-Indians or of his own countrymen generally than the gallant Maharaj of Idar, more popularly kaowa Sir Partib Singh of Jodhpur, and his many friends will learn with deep regret of his hareave ment in the death of his wife, Maharani- Blady wyi, who encombed last month to paralysis. To this gracious lady, whom he married in early life, his Highness tres ne small xbare of his fama į for she heartily seconded and sometimes inspired noble aule of statesmanship and patriotic services to the paramount Power of a soldier in every way worthy of his But descont. Her benevolence in the great fauniue with which the 19th century closet won the special commandation of Lord Curzon when he reviewed the relief operati ns at a. meeting of bis Legislatore. He warmly commended the interest taken fix soms of the Reputans rulers ίσ ameliorative. - measures vrie} eulogized the example set by the wife

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NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES,

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8.S." BENMOHE," -F201 LONDON AND STRAITS. ONSIGNEES of Cargoamhoroby informaй that all Goods are being landed at their 3nta the hazardous and/or extra hazardous Godorus of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godowe Company, Ltd., whenos anter from the wharves delivery may be obtained.

No Claims will be adalited after the Goods bave left the Godowns, and all Goods remaining undelivered after the 21th inst. will be subject

to rent.

All Claims against the Stosmer must be pre- Seated to the Undersigned on or before the 30th: inst., or they will not be recognised.

All broken, shafed, and damaged Goods nen to be left in the Godowas, where they will, he examined on the 2fth inst., at 11 A...

No Fire Imuranos has been effected. Bills of Lading will be countersigned by

GIBB, TAVINGSTON & Co.

Agents Hongkong, 17th September, 1967. [1518

* NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

AE P. & 0. 8. N. Co.'s Steamer

"OCEANA" FROM BOMBAY, COLOMBO AND

STRAITE. Consignees of Cargo by the above-named vessel are hereby informed that their gcode are being landed and placed AT THEIR BISK in the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godowa Company's Godowns it Kowloou, where each consignment will be sorted out Mark by Mark and delivery ex be obtained as soon as the Goods are landed

This vessel brings on Cargo:-

From London, &o,, ex Ls. “Britannia,” From Persian Gulf ex B. I. 8. N. &

B. & P. 8. N. Ca's Steamers. Optional Goods will be landet be unless instructions are given to the contrary before 6 hours.

Goeds not aleared by the 25th September at .m.will be subject to rent.

No Fire Insurance will be affected by mo in any case, whatever.

Damaged packages must be left in the Go downs for examination by the Consignes's and the Company's representative at an appointed hour, All Claims must be presented within ten days of the stanmer's arrival here, after whigh date they cannot be recognised No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns.

E. A. HEWETT,

Superintendent. Hongkong, 18th September, 1907... AUSTRIAN LLOYD'S STEAM NAVI-

_GATION COMPANY.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

FROM YOKOHAMA, KOBA AND SHANGHAL

THE Company's Steamship

"VORWAERTS," having arrived, Consignees of Cargo are hereby informed that their Goda aro being landed, at their risks, into the hazardens and/or extra hazardous Godowns of the Hongkong-and- Kowloon Wharf and Godown, Co., Limited, whence delivery may be obtained.

No Clutnus will be dust after the Goods have loft the Godowns, and all Claims must be sent to the Oljos of the Undersigned. before Noor on the 25th inat, or they will. nus be recognised.

No Fire Insurance has been affected, and any Goods remaining in the Godowns after the 25th inst. will be subject to vo01 t. :

Bills of Laling will be countersigned by

SANDER WIELER & Co

Agoats. Hongkong, 18th, September; 1907.