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INSURANCES

THE GLOBUS INSURANCE COMPANY OF HAMBURG.

THE

THE Undersigned, having been appointed AGENTS for the above Company, are prepared to ACCEPT RISKS against FIRE At Current Raton,

FOR SALE

FOR SALE.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, JUNE 41908.

ANTWERE AND THE "GRANDE

COUPURE"

£20,000,000 SPENT ON THE PORT. According to our Consul-General, Bir Cseil

JAPANESE IMPRESSION OF

DISE LONDON.

་ ་

*SOLID CITY V. 'UNSTABLE"-NEW YORK.

Mr. K. Bagimuca, (Literary-Elitor of the

party, writes:

FINE SITE on the Bowen Road, Bandy Hertalet, the paat expenditure on the part of Toyota Shimbun") travelling with a

for Building at a Cheap Price,

PEROY SMITH & BETH, Accountants & Auditors, &o, No. 5, Queen's Hosd Cantral. Hongkong, 10th May, 1908.

853

... FOR SALE. COLLECTIONS OF USED. POSTAGE STAMPS.

$95 "$35

CARLOWITZ & Co. Hongkong, 19th August-1906

28

AACHEN AND MUNICH FIRE IN. SURANCE CO.

3,000 all different for...

2,000

do.

1,600 1,000

do. do.

ÜZ AIX-LA-CHAPELLE,

THE Unsigned, having sppointed AGENTS for the above Company, are prepared to ACCEPT RISKS against FIRE at Current Bates.

REUTER, BROCKELMANN & CO.,

Agents. Hongkong, 21st April, 1897,

114

TORTH BRITISH AND MERCAN. NILE INSURANCE COMPANY.

TOTAL FUNDS AT SIST DHORNBER, 1905

217,837,119.

I. AUTHORISED CAPITAL. £3,000,000. SUBSCRIBED CAPITAL... 2,750,000 PAID UP CAPITAL #mus

II. FIKE FUNDS

687,500 0 3,388,720 -19

8

The Undersigned, AGENTS for the aboys Company, aro prepared to ACCEPT RISKS Against FIRE at Current Rates

SHEWAN, TOMES. & 00.; · Agenia.

1146 Hongkong, 27th April, 1907, NOTICES TO CONSIGNEES

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. THE P.&O. S. N. Co.'s Steamer,

"ARCADIA,”

FROM BOMBAY, COLOMBO AND

STRAITS.

Consignees of Cargo by the above-named- vessel are hereby informed that their goods are being landed and placed AT THEIR RISK in the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company's Godowas at Kowloon, where each consignment will be sorted out mark by mark, and delivery can be obtained as soon as the Goods are landed.

This vessel brings on Cargo

From London, &o, ex s.s. Mooltan. From Persian Gulf ex B. I, B. N. and

B. & P. S, N, Co.'s. Steamers. Optional goods will be landed here unless nstractions are given to the contrary within

6 hours.

Goods not cleared by the 4th June, at 4 P.M., will be subject to rent.

No Fire Insurance will be effected by me in

case whatever.

·Damaged packages must be left in the Go downs for examination by the Consignees, and the Company's representatives at an appointed hoar. All Claims must be presented within ten days of the steamer's arrival here, after which date they cannot be recognised. No Claims will be admitted after the goods have left the Godowns.

F. J. ABBOTT, -Acting Superintendent.

Hongkong, 28th May, 1908.

THE EAST ASIATIC CO., LD., COPENHAGEN,

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. HE Steamship

THE

"SIAN,"

[1

having arrived, Consignees of Cargo are hereby informed that their Goods, with the exception of Opium, Treasuro and Valuables, are being landed and stored at their risk into the hazardous and/or extra hazardous Godowns of the Hong. and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Long Company, Limited, Kowloon, whonce delivery may be obtained.

No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all Goods remaining undelivered after the 9th June, will be subject to rent

All broken, chafed, and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on the 9th June, at 9,30A.M.

All Claimes must reach is before the 131 June, or they will not be recognised.

No Fire Insurance will be effected.

Bills of Lading will be countersigned by the undersigned,

THE EAST ASIATIC CO., LD.

·MELCHERS & Co., .

Agents.

Hongkong, 2nd June, 1908,

FROM EUROPE.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

THE H.A.L. Steamship,

THE

"DORTMUND," Captain Malchow, hasing arrived, Consignees of "Cargo are hereby requested to send in their Bills of Lading for countersignaturs by the Undersigned, and to take immediate delivery of their 6 will be forwarded unles

code from alongside. Optional Cargo notice to the contrary be given before To-DAY

Any Cargo

risk into the hazardous and/or extra hazardous Godowns of the Hoag Godown kong and Kowloon Wharf, and Company, Limited, and stored at Consignees risk and expense.

landed at Consignor discharge will be

All Claims must be presented within ten of the steamer's arrival hore after which date they cannot be recoguised..

ders

No Claims will be admitted after the Goods Godowns, and all Goods have left the

remaining undelivered after the 9th ist..

will be subject to rent

All broken, chafed, and damaged Goods are

to be left in the Godowns, where thog will be

examined on the 9th inst., at 3 r.M.

No Fire Insurance has been effected,

HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINIE,

Hongkong Office.

Hongkong, 2nd June, 1998.

STORAGE.

FOR COAL, TIMBER, LO

*929

10 BR LET, & Portion of MARINE LOT No. 295 at NORTH POINT, Suitable for above Purpose, EXTENSIVE WATER FRONT DEEP WATER

Also FOR SALE..

Portious of MARINE LOTS Noa, 31 & 36 on PRAYA EAST. Approximate AREA 45,000 SQUARE FT. 999 YEARS' LEASE

For Partionlars, apply--

GEO. FENWICK & Co., Lan Hongkong, 8th June, 1906.

$25

810

to

.......

of its age and parmannance. In New York all Loudon chiefly, impresses me with the sanaa seems movement and bustle, and one looks on

Antwerp hae winoanted to a total of £8,928,000, of which sam £4,820,000 was expended on river My arrival is London gives me an interest- quays and £4,608,000 on docks. The stimated opportunity of comparing the English future expenditure, socording to the City Eagi-pital with New York, Chicago, and other

American towns we have just visitøÏ.“ neer, is follows:-Port extension scheme, sanctioned by the law of March 30, 1908 (thi includes the canal dock, its nine subsidier dooks, the five dry docks, and their three locks at Kruisschens, as well as part installations, town in the making; but London, with its urance, sheds, 4o.), £7.000,000; Grads long history and glorious past, is a completed place--a town is being. Here every building Care" (in abeyance pending the decision as

the advisability of its contraction), a bood for hundreds of years, or has been £1,400,000; and now dry dock at Austrowel (in rusted in such a fashion that it may be addition to the ire dry docks at Kraisechansted to last for anturies, All your laws Included in the port extension scheme) estimated and social customs, too, give this same imprès-

of age and permitenay. at £160,000-total, £11,560,000. The past and.

In Amaries, on the other hand, everything amounts, therefore, to £20,488,000. It possible that the consensus of opinion of the Commission of experts which is now sitting may be against the construction ion of the Grande Ceapure," but, if the Grande Conpare" should not be made, Large sum will certainly be expended by the some alternative Belgian Government in BWEEKLY PRESS, July to December scheme for the rectification of the existing rice

ALTISTIC PICTORIAL POSTCARDS, MECHANICAL ANIMALS,

sion of

STAMP, POSTCARD AND BIRTHDAY ALBUMS...estimated expenditure on the port of sutwerksseme bailt in a light, temporary fashion, K

And all Other Philatelic Goods.

GRACA & CO., Hongkong Hotal Corridor,

Hongkong, 9th May, 1908.

ON SALE.

645

OUND VOLUMER of the HONGKONG 1907, With INDEX, Price $7.50,

On sale at the "HONGKONG DAILY PREgg ** Office:

Hongkong 28th February 1907

NOW READY.

MAIL

TABLES

FOR 1908,

Shows the dates of departure of the Mail, to Europe and America, and the dates of their expected arrival at their destinations, as well at

the dates of return Mails.

Mounted on Card

On Paper

30 Cente 20

On Sale at the Hongkong Daily Press Hougkong, 17th January, 90

PRIVATE BOARD AND RESIDANCE R GILLANDERS

M

"CLAREMONT," 2 & 4, KENNEDY ROAD. Hongkong, 9th February, 1997

All

568

SANG MOW,

RATTAN AND GRASS FURNITURE MAKER.

CHAIRS, TABLE, SETT

LONG CHAIRS. BAMBOO BLINDA MATTINGS in all colours on Sale.

1 Orders receive prompt attention. 59A, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL,

HONGKONG. Hongkong, 20th February, 1908:

401

bad of the Scheldt.

though they realise perfection has not yet been reached, and they must improve on their efforts, walk the streets of Americs 1 ada onriously and rebuild, at a very early date. So when I

style of architecture, in all stages of lopment, with new buildings being non- tinually added. This seems to express in steel, brick, and stone the spirit of bustle, hares end

aurest that marks the American people.

Amerion's strong point is ber progressive- The question may frequently have. arisen in the minds of persons reading of the proped, and her realinese to accept new ideas. Her weakness lies in thinking too much of the "Grandle Coughse" as to why there is future, and struggling for improvements, necersity to interfere with the present bad of the

without asking the present strong. This Schakit in the extension of Antwerp'a som gives one & sense of fragility and instability, dation for shipping, and why thore should ever.

Quite the

reverse is the case here. England's the couras have been any suggestion of diverting of the River Scheldt from that in which it attrong point is her solidity. Har weakness is a too strong roveranes for the past. Tale gires presint flows. The chief reason for the pra me somewhat the impression of stagnation and posal was a desire to do away with asvacal

sleness I look around on your methods and awkward banda in the river which are a soatos eustoms. of diffealty in manevring vessels of large- dimensione: besides certain parts of the river helow Antwerp are of insuficient dimensions permit of the navigation of large vessels with the same facility as smaller craft.

Many of our party say that when they were walking American streets they felt as though they were being pushed from behind, and if they stood still for a moment they would be eltowed out Even when they had nothing to A note has recently been presented by the do they felt busy, so much did the American Chief Engineer of Bridges and Ronds to the

atmosphere of hurry and bustle grip them. Commission referred to above, which is But now that they are in London they feel aldering the amelioration of the River Schaldi. quits at home. They can enjoy quiet and soli- This note states that large sums of money have tude even in the midst of your orowded streets, been spent and are required to be spent upon for no one tries to bastle them on. dredging the river to keep the channel clear for the age of largo vessels, and it is predicted that the cost of further dredging, which is a necessity for the future of the port if no other scheme is in adopted, will be almost ruinous to the State, comparison, of course, with the results attained. Moreover, the Engineer-in-Chief contends that The position will not improve of itself, but that, on the contrary, as time goes on dreiging will be more and more necessary and increasingly

expensive.

Further, at the present time for, if any, large vessels come up or go down the rivar at night; and it is contended that, with the competition & of other ports sad the saving of expense to ship

ping companies, it will be necessary to dredge The narrower passes to a greater extent than at present to permit of the navigation of the river by large vessels at night. This and other rea- Bons give rise to the consideration of the quation e to whether, for the future welfare of the port, it would not he well to divert the river's cours so as to facilitate navigation and at the same time provide further river quay space for the berthing of ships. ||

DR.-M. H. CHAUN, Latest Method of the AMERICAN SYSTEM of DENTISTRY.

33, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL_ From the University of Pennsylvania, U.S.A

Itongkong, 17th April, 1907.

477

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HONG KONG, CHINA & MANILLA! A. S. WATSON & CO.LTD. As-Suppliol to the House of Commons. -

The Municipality of Antwerp bas decided to a new dry dock to receive vessels of constrifat a the largest

Pat siz The site chosen is at the end of the Lefebvre lock, close to the entrance.to the Royers look. The dimensions of the new dook have not yet been definitely settled, but they will probably be as follows-Leng, 704 feet; width of extrance, 934 feet; and depth of water, 324 fast. The work will be carried out as quickly as possible, and will be completed in about three years,

I will try to sum up my impressions, as Japanese, in sentence. We on imitate Atterica if we have money enough, bat to imitate England requires not only money, bat ages.

Like most visitors to London, I am impressed the orderliness of your streets and the way in which the teafle is maunged by your splendid police.

As a journalist, I am naturally interested in your nowspaper offices, and I espegially admire ste “Linotype", type-set ing michines, Un- fortunately we are unable to use them in Japan, for our language has forty-seven letters, as well ne over $,000 Chinese characters, and such ■ number of txpan is, of course, beyond the capabilities of any machine yet invented. In the printing offics of our newspaper in Tokyo the compositor must often walk the whole longth of the room to fetoh one shariater, instead of sixading in one place before. single case, as the English or American compositor can do.

The courtesy of your newspaper meu pleases me very much. Our experioness were not as happy in Amerios, where atatements were put into our moutha that we did not make. Bat all the English journaliste I have mat have been courteous and accurate.

The same applies to the Press photographers. When we reached St. Pancras one of the photo--| graphors politely asked if I had any objection to standing for a moment and baing "taken." such a request was unknown in Amerion, whers, although the ladies of our party specially asked the photographigus aot to take them, attempts with the dam a wore being continually made. This greatly embarrassed sud annoyed the Japanese ladies.

The members of one party have been looking forward to seeing London, where we are making the longest slay on our tear round the world, It is not on that they want to se-the-capital- of our ally, but London in always so highly spoken of in

Japau

The Boheme for the extension of the part of Antwerp, approved by the Belgian law of March 30, 1906, provided for the construction of fre dry dosks of different sizes, of which one was to be large enough to receive the Atlantic liners and other large ships, but the proposed site of these dry dock is near the three locks Kruisschians which will éron wdly give mocons from the river Scheldt to the new canal deck, The Japan party which has arrived in and the new dry docks will, therefore, be at the | London Counists of utty-three gentlemen and furthest extremity of the new maritimo inatalia- | three, ladies. Morghante, brokers, journalists, tione. Since, however, the work mi the aew minufacturers, students, and members of the canal dook is being only gradually taken in Tokyo Prefectural Assembly (the equivalent of hand, beginning from its connection with the Four London Curuty Connsil) go,15 make up the existing dock system and about 15 years must, number. The tour has been arranged by a elapse before the fort ee and of the new canal prominent Tokyo newspaper, "Asahi Shimbun" near its junction with the Scheldt will be (Morning Sun), and is being managed by Mestre. reached, the municipality has decide! that, in 1. Cook and Son. view of the inconvenience and Lonovial los in- volved in sending the Ailentic liners to South-expenses, amounting to £300. For the most ampton to be repaired, a new dry dock large part ordinary sightseeing is being indulged in, nough to receive these vessels shell be bat many of the party are planning riass to stracted: without further delay at a convenient factories and other placesof commozóial interest, sit near the existing docks. This new dry dock will be an additional oge, and will not interfere with the eventual construction of the now dry docks at Krajasolians.

WEATHER REPORT,

The Hongkong Observatory yesterday istmed the following report:

On the 3rd at 12.05 p.m.-The barometer has fallen over China and Japan.

Each member of the party has paid his own

Round the world in ninety days was the ambitions motto with which they left Yokohama on March 18, but an extra week is to be dévoted to Europe, and Japan will not be reached again till about June 22.

Late on Sasurday night Mr. Teuchiya, no. companied by MF. 9. Ide, who owns a Japanese

papers at Shanghai, paid a visit to the offices of “ Lloyd's Weekly News," and watched with interest the hage printing presses, enob delivering out and folded copies of the paper at

A depression is moving Eastwarde var N.E.the rate of 48,000 an hour. They asked a num-

Japan,

and a second depression is likely to develop ove

over Central China, Freasure is highest over the Facita between the Loochoos and the Philippines.

Moderate 8.E. and S. winds, may be expected in the Formoss Channel, and the N. part of the China Ben,

Hongkong rainfall for the 24 hours eading at 10a.m. to-day, 0.12 inshes.

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NOTICE.

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PUB

DUBLIC ATTENTION ja drawn to the fact that at the present time many brands of CONDENSED MILK are boing ofered for sló Soaring Fabala so nearly representing that of the original "EAGLE" brand Milk manufactured solely by BORDEN'S CONDENSED MILK CO, of New York, as are calculat d to donaire the parshaora of the real article.

As an additional protection, all parchasers of BORDEN'S EAGLE" BRAND MILK are requested to note that every tia of game beara the signstura of Gart BORDEN, the original manufacturer, on the label, BORDEN'S "EAGLE" BRAND MILK has the enviable reputation of bring the milk par excellenes and without a rival în point of view of quality and purity.

Owing to BospEx's special and exclusive process of manufacture both their "EAGLE" and "GOLD SEAL" Brands are specially rounded for use in tropical, elimates, they being guaranteed to keep batter than any other Condensed Milk offered to the public,

Hongkong, 25th May, 1908."

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ber of questione, and said that Japan was now MITSU making her own paper for the daily journals: Such printing machinery se she imported osme from London, and though she could make ber own at half the price, it did not last so long.

We like you, we do not like your weather," sid one of the party in his seauty English to our representative, as the rather disconsolate tourists waited in the lounge of the hotel for the rain to stop.

What do I think of the English ladies?" ald Mrs. Umohara, wife of a member of the Oska

question, kindly translated by

Hongkong & Neighbourhood † mod'te; showery, reprezentativo's Assembly, in answer to our

Farmors Channel Youth coast of Chins between

The forsosst for the 24 hours ending at noon to-day is no followa

B.E. winds,

Same as No. 1. Mr. Sugimura

Well, they are very lively in their de Hongkong and Lamooka Saxe as No. 1. meanour, and their faces are more expressive Youth coast of Chins between game as No.1. tham very fair and pretty. Will you tell your than the faces of my countrywomen. I think Hongkong and Hainan...

ladyreaders that though they seem very tall, I do not notice that as much as when they-visit-- us in Japan, for there our houses are smaller and English women weern very big indood. But here in your larger houses it is not so noticeable."

ON SALE.

THE FIFTY YEARS

ANGLO-CHINESE CALENDAR 日英中年十五

FROM 1ST JANUARY, 1864 TO 31ST DECEMBER

1913, BEING FROM THE 187 YEAR OF THE 76TH CYCLE TO THE 50TH YEAR OF THE 76TH CYCLE THAT IS THE 3RD YEAR OF TONG

CHI TO THE 39TH YEAR OF KWONG BUI.

PRICE $ CASTI

On Sale at the "HONGKONG DAILE PENSS" OFFICE, or Agents in all the Ports of the Far East.

The Book will be sait by Registered Post 'free) to any part of the World unrepresented by Agents on receipt of Money Order

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CODE WORD: "DOCE" A.1, A.B.C., and Engineering Code Usad

NEW DOCK NOW OPEN.

DOCK No. 3, Extreme Length... Length on Blocks Width of Entranco on Top Width of Entrance on Bottom... Water on Blocks at Spring Tide 34

DOCK No. 1.

WILL NOT REMOVE.

BHOGY HUL vill REMAIN

Y courtesy of the SzeneTARY of the

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+

823 feet. 513

28

... 871 feet.

850

06

53

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A LARGE STOCK 'ы MATERIAL "b always kept on hand."

The COMPANY has the powerful steamo: * QURA-MART" (712 tons, 700 LIF specially built for SALVAGE PURPOSES equipped with pédossary gone, always ready Abort_Notise.

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TERMS VERY MODERATE.

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575

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