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INSURANCES

THE GLOBUS INSURANCE COMPANY

OF HAMBURGE

THE COMMAND OF THE SEA,

THE LATE ONNIBAL GOBRON'S VIEWS, Lord Esher contributes to the Nineteenth Century and After a most interesting article on "General Gordon in which his lordship

from the year 1880 to 1984.

THE HONGKONG DA LY PRESS, FRIDAY, JULY 31ST, 1908

DE OIL FUEL FOR SHIPS.

The use of oil as fuel has engaged the kiten- tion of the British Admiralty for some time, and it has recently been decided to establish sil storage tanks in various parts of the United Kingdom to insure convenient sources of ampply.

GERMAN IMPERIAL FINANCES

at:-Although there now secas son to The Times Baxtin correspondent, on the 28th belleva that the Emperor William's referere in

in which it discusses recont" international developments, and goes on to say

In some people's opinion the rattle of the- gabri was for a time to be heard diabinetly

very possibility and expediency of a war, which at the Foreige Oos Four weeks egy-the would, of

Of course, bare baizi of praventive

AGENTS for the shore Company, are quotes from General Gordon's letters to him Birkenhead, directly opposite Liverpool, han ble spooch st Brassbattel last week to the character, sad would have been directed against.

In his letters General: Gordon füsisted

NOTICES TO CONSIGNEES

"VANDALIA,"

strongly upon the importance of a good underperiments conducted by the Admiralty during among the forthcoming financial proposals of and, in all probably never really serious Captain Karberg, having arrived, Consignees

FROM NEW YORK,

NOTICE TO CONSIGNERS. HE HAL. Steamship HE considered. This iden was ultimately rejected. entertained. Nevertheless, the fact is significant of Carge are hereby requested to send in that, if war ind broken out, it would bave beou their Bille of Lading for countersignature

conflict which relied for its justification upon of which has always been a strenuously denied,

by the Unforgoods from alongside. the "efforts to hama Germany in," the existence

and to take immediate

In any com it will do no harm to lay strea

the past twelve years were not at first satisfactory, and two adverse reports were made prior to 1902. Since then the tests have been of such aolismeter as to reverse the original judgement of the Admiralty, and it may now be said that the importance of oil ful is resoguised by that Megabody, and that its use will be extended in the there 14.& growing expectation that this year upon the fact that, although in this instance the notice to the contrary be given before To-DAE,

fatnes as rapidly as possible. AGENTS for the above Company, are surpassed in strennons faith this soldier, whose number of men now required to do the stokines devote his holiday at Norderney to personal grounde for making: war were not adequate landed at Consigneca' risk into the hagadoug

1835. Undersigned, having been appointed prepared to ACCEPT RISKS against FIRE at Current Eaton,

CARLOWITZ & CO ***Hongkong, 13th August 1906-

AACHEN AND MUNICH FIRE IN. BURANCE 00. -OF-AIX LA CHAPELLE" THE Undersigned, having been appointed prepared to ACCEPT BISKS against FIRE at Current Bates.

BEUTER, BROOKELMANN & CO,

Agents. Hongkong, 21st April, 1897,

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standing with Basse, a more economicst ad ministration in India, and preparation for the abandonment of the opium revenus but the koy note of most of his letters was his insist ence apon the supreme importance of the Navy Lord Fisher says

1.have met some ardent ad vestes of the Blue Water School" in my time, but none over love. Eevertheless of our small Army was very Gordon denounced the justice of giving Army ofloors immensely increased pay in Ludis, while sailors and naval men who were cooped up in gramped oloss. ganbosts in the Ladis aud Chiness sea did not got a son more than their confrères in the Channel, He again and again insisted upon the import Ance of eetablishing maritime fortress which

intense.

It is claimed that through the use of oil the and trimming would be reduced by two-thirds, as the moving and stoking of the oil i automatically accomplished by steam pamps and pipes, instead of by stokers and trimmers as in the case of #31. While it is diffleult with goal fires at full spood to maintain suflictont steam, it has been demonstrated that with oil fuel thie diflonity would be overcome. and that when the speed is rednead the boilers are under such

lift.

onk

lines of the

delivery of their

Optional Cargo will be forwarded onless

Any Cargo impeding her discharge will be and/or extra-hexardens Glodowns of the Hong-

Company, Limited, and stored at Consignees risk and expense.

All Claims must be presented within, ten

the Government was not intended to be taken. iterally, his Majesty's manifest approval of the scheme which his advisers have prepared has created the desired impression. Confidenes in Frines Bülow's ability to frame acceptable propoesis is becoming more goneral, and like last year, the Imperial Chancellor will interviews with the leaders of the blor parties they might well prove adequate on the next in the Reichstag in order to discover, the Goth regard to these and similar dia. kong, and Kowloon Wharf sad Godown nobis of a compozitoverment has devised, olcsures" it is sufficient to say that at no piriod The Finance Ministers of the separate States during the last few wooks has the ides of war will assemble at the office of the Imperial beer entertained in any responsible German Treasary to moris in order to discuss the quarter. The impression which statements of details of the new proposals before Prince this kind are calculated to prodasa apon the Bülow's departure on Tuesday or Wednesday. By the interpretation that be strengthored have left the Godowns; and all Goods In the meantime the attitude of the various interpretation that has been popularly remaining undelivered after the Int August, In the light of evante, however, it would seem definite shape. The Kreus Zeitung, for example, Government is beginning to assume - moje

that the chief object of these adumbrations of to be left in the Godowne, where they will be All broken, chafed, and damaged Goods sm this morning points ant that the Conservative ultimate possibilities is to brace the nerves of

examined on the 31st just, at 3 71. H. conception of the cornomic unity of the family Gerau peuple for the performance of a dificult No Fire Insurance has been affected, does not permit of the imposition of heavy taxen

and unpleasant task, and, incidentally, to

HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINIE apou inheritance in direct line, and it dociares resummend Prince Bülow as the chosen

Hongkong Office. that the Conservative party in the Reichstag guardian of the national fortunes.

Hongkong, 25th July, 1908.” fully realizes that on this point the Conservative electorate is united. The Conservative organ

days of the steamer's-arrival here-after which date they cannot be recognised.

No Claims will be admitted after the Goods ·

TOTAL FUNDS AT Slar DEBEE, 1807auld command the ocean routes, which, would-, valves do not erlent vontrol that the gafory. | parties towards the prospective proposals of the Rivon to recent, ullscances in bigh quarters. I will do subject to rent.

£8114824-

AUTHORISED CAPTZAL........ £3,000,000 SUBBORIBNU ÇAPITAL.............. 2,750,000 PAID-UP CAFITAL ..... 687,300 0 0 II. FIRE FUNDS. 8,065,874 157 The Underigued, AGENTS for the bows Company, are prepared to ACCEPT BISKS agalust FIRE at Current Rates

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.

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Hongkong, 21st July, 19.8.

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not have the detrimental I accompaniment of a colonial population, why time be with us or gainst us, but who at our time are a nuisance. "IF WE HATH THE COMMAND OF THE HA

The following passage from the article brings into clearest possible relief the dominant thought in General Gordon's mind se to the absolute necessity of the command of the sea, Lord Esher mys

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The illuminating quality of Gordon's miad made Imperial strategy very simple thing to

him. He swept dogmatic theology and strat gical detall into a secondary place. Just as religion was savened up by him into the simplest of all tran: scendental propositions, the belief in God, so, if bis view, the safety of our country and the preservation of our Empire depanded simply on the command of the sea. I cannot exemplify this better than by quoting part of a latter which he wrote to me from Fort Louis on the

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The oil it is suggested could be stored in the double bottom; now taken up by water ballast La the case of the nary: one of the great advantages claimed for off is the absence of a great volume of black smoke when vessels are proceeding at great speed, and which serves to to give information to the enemy.

The sraporative value of oil is much greater than that of coal, so that whils 45 cabin fest of bunker space is required for a ton of coal, only 38

cubic font is needed for a ton of oil. It will readily be ses how significant this difference would be to the great ocean going steamers, and how much space now set art in them for the storage of soul would be released for cargo purposes sed the sccommodation of passengers,

The British gary has in sorvios oil-asing torpedo bosts with a capacity of 34 knots. One of the drawbacks at the pressot time to the extensiva use of oil fast at an is the high cost- and the difficulty in many instances of securing it: The cost of oil in Great Britain has no *Thanks for your letter July 15 b, received doubt seriously interferred with its adoption | August 201h, alao your question to Dilke; it for steamships and for a variety of industrial could not hurt ne in any way, for we could easily purposes. With a reduction in pries this field take it from them if we maintain our supramsoy for its employment would be greatly enlarged at sea. The occupation of those lands, Tania The advantages of oil fuel briefly summarised and Tripoli, are so many drains of men and are sponomy of space, absence of soos and money for the countries which occupy them. indors, elimination of the loss of time con- They can never do much more than pay their sumed in burning down and cleaning fires way, even if they do that. Their occupstion is i when coal is need, the case with which oil can a weakness, not a strength, to the Mother-be bankered, and the quickness with which a country.

full head of steam can be generated.

there.

CHOLERA IN THE PHILIPPINES.

While the cholera situation in the provincia gives no canes for alarm, it is disappointing, remarks the Manila Gablenews, that the The

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NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD, BREMEN IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL-GINE

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

The Kreux Zeitung this morning saya--- The Emperor may now rest assured that the largs majority of the Reichstag is resolutely determined-to-make all the scrifices which are Public fealing at the moment is favourable to necessary in order to secure the financial any tax which bearse resemblance to a voluntary efficiency of the Empire. Our enemies and and self-imposed burden; in other words, to all envious rivale abroad bare caus more bon chiefly taxes upon articles of consumption. The ex-responsible for this result. Pressure from periones of the majority of largs States shows ontside was all that all de THE Steamship that taxes liks these are borne more easily and order to sompel us to recognize that the more cheerfully than any other kind, since they omissions of our financial policy in the past have make people realize in their daily life the been due to the fact that we have hitherto been sacrifin which they are making for the sake of unable, completely to overcome the patty their country and constitute an additional bond jealousies which are rife among the various between the individual and the State.

States sad parties.

The Radioal Frelsinnige Ziting, oa the other hand, declares that the proposals of the Government must be framed in a manner which will admit of their soceptance by the Radicale without violence ofther to their programme or to their traditions. The Radioal organ demands that, frat and foremost, some form of direst Imparia! taxation should be levied upon the wall-to-do classes, and it declares that as extension of the szatem of indirect taxation can only be entertained under certain well. defined conditions.

Icreponcilable as there demands appear to be, they, nevertheless, present features which lend themselves to the sort of Parliamentary com- promises by means of which the Government of this country has been conducted during the last eighteen months,

.- ¿PPRAIS TO `GERMAN PATRIOTISM., Trassure of a paculiar kind, moreover, is

described as labouring under grave political apprehensions of some kind or another, while ermacy herself is represented as being grad- ally but surely encircled by a ring of envions goes so far as to pablish a telegram from Berlin, and relentless rivals. The Hanover Courier

disease manages to hang on so long. daily reports from Pangasinan province are not encouraging. While the number of cases and being brought to bear upon public opinion in deaths varies from day to day the average pan-

order to secure a settlement of the financial issue tinues to be unpleasantly high. Besides, dar.without undue delay. Day after day the Bourse ing the last few days, the disease has made its appearance in other provinces. If reports from the provinces are to ba believed, the pusblog are in bad stata Practically all sategaards to health onse established havaid ottagot her the ense established have fallen in disuse, field is ripe for an epidemic of cholera.

So far as known there is no eyatami.

pueblos now affected. It is true that a sharp for the purpose of confining the disease to the lookout is kept along the railroad to prevent persons actually suffering from the disssss from boarding the trains for other places. A guaran tins-has-been recently imposed upon vessels coming to Manila from ports in infected. to be suficient to one abolers to the plases provinces. Bat these restrictions do not appear where it is now found. Nor are the results that might be desired. Thursday, cholera made Unless more efficient measures are adopted to Its appearance in Pampanga and Balscan. confine it the disease will spread still farther.

The econpation of Bierta, or of any other place in the Mediterranean, si¿milies not a jot, as long as we have the command of the sea. If we lost that then wo Would lose Malts and the Canal. Depend on it, it is very much better to let France and Italy take Tunis, Tripoli, and Syria, for us to keep firm, distinct hold on Egypt, than it would be to oppose them. The annexation of these lands are decidedly weaken ing influences which will become open sores to the subering countries, I would say, do not take Egypt scop a grip over it, and give its pople free instituticas, fiest breaking up its wretobed crew of an army. Do not anax it Yon only weaken yourself in doing sa but do art let other interfere with your This could be agreed upon between Branco, Italy, and England. Suppose. Tunie, Tripoli, Syris abuered, France, England, and lealy would be ensemble B then, I say, see that your naval quarantine in operation in the infected provinces

Powers, who could do nothing. power is supreme. England falls with the failure of that power.

"France, by annexing Tanis, has added to har difionlties, and spaced another weak place for her enemies to silaok, She has just done what England might wish her to do; bat England ought not, at Berlin, to have been double-faced about it. Why, it would cost us nothing, if supreme ab sen, to drive them out in a fortnight by raising the population.

Look at India; it dictates our policy entirely, and whatever advantages it, gite it certain's hampire us. Tanis will do this far more effectually for Frands Frinds will be much more vulnerable with her new sequisition, if we keep command of the sea.

"I would put in Syria, for I want some other pation to help us to bar the advance of Russia in this direction. It could not matter to who beld Syris, if we had command of the sex. "I look on the Red Sea, and Egpyt, and Persian Gulf as being absolutely necessary to be undor: our control, not to anner, but to be supreme therein.

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As for the other parts, they are much better to be in Froach or Italian hands, for through those places they present valuerable points of attack, if we keep nora mand of the sea. To ke p command of the sea, we have to take, first, the Home and Mediterranent Flest, which, I suppose, are formidable enough, and of which I say nothing Seovad the Chinese and Pacife Station, the Indian Oces and Caps Stations, Each of these stations, should bare regular fortified asylums, hair lairs, where our abips could get all they want, and to which they would repair," ete.

THE ONE WAY TO GOVERN MEN, On Colonial questions General Gordon's. sympathies were very strong in favour of sub- ject races. Always remember," he said, "that It is by little acts of justice, costing nothing, by which our country is blessed, and by which the evil resulle arising from our salfiah greed are palliated. To govern men there is but one way, and it is eternal truth Get into their skins, that is try and realise their feelings aud do to others as you would they shoud do to you." This in the true socrat.“

LONDON A TOURIST CITY,

paiga is not raged against cholera and a more The chief reason why a more vigorous nama- tringent quarantine la not maintained soɔme to to be that the pople are afraid of the quaran It is said that when a quarantine is put on any tine and refuse to cooperate in its maintenance. pable, the inhabitants immediately begin to hide their dead sad to cover up such sources the spread of the disease from the snuitary officere. It is therefore argued that batter results are obtained from the present lax system of quarantine than from a more vigorous and

live one.

In spite of this it, may be safely, said that in case the epidemia assumes larger proportions, as it already threatens to do, the more strenuous measures employed a few years ago will have to be resorted to again. This being the case, would it not be more practical to apply at once much me measurėk as would wipe ont the disease in diately, instead of tempaczug and pro lives of hundreds of people and to the business longing. situation that is disastrous to the

of the country as well!

MEDICAL TRAINING FOR MISSION AKIES.

The celebration of Commemoration Day at Livingstone College, was, appropriately enough, attended by many of the mission ry and Colonial Bishops now in England. The Bishop of St. Albaus presided The college exists for giving an elementary work, and is entirely undenomise tional. As the Principal (Dr. C. F. Harford) pointed out in welcoming the visitors, it is in the spirit of tha A few years ago nobody except the business it is called that the college, carries out its work, great missionary stter whom man and the young provincial, intent on a More than three hundred students have passed strenuous holiday ever dime to London. Thes through the colleges, Efty-six of them being the football finals introduced the tripper by connected with the Church. The Principal thomeands; and at the Jubiles we were finally said that the collegs existed primarily to wale discovered by the outer world, London, jor soms parts of it, has now bacime at much awhile old students of the college were in many guard the health and lives of missionaries, and tourist city as Youies. The volca of the Yankee oases able to relieve much suffering amongst is heard in our land; the flowing veil of the natives, and save many lives, vet ey were po daughters of Amerton doats down Piccadilly as allowed to call themselves medical missionarios, it of smoke efter motorola they do the work of s

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bas Frenchman, too, now erplars. The capital tended that elementary Boientific training muh of L'Ils Iaconue the German, more ser of immense value to those who canst deal with ions by nature, comes over in municipal pats the varied problems of strange landa Sir tions, and varzes his visits to the National Patrick Manson delivered an address 00

The Gallery by inspecting laundries. Even the Importance of Knowledge of Trapiant Medicine sweet soft: Bussian tongue-pace Mr. Keir by Missionaries especially in view of Hesent Hardie is sometimes heard between Chating Discoveries. After describing the advance of Cross and Westminster; but no brutal assassin knowledge in many of these diseases and the passes by only an unmistakeable honeymoon simple remedies that could be applied, he said couple who have strayed out of the bastou track. it was not fair to ask a man to go abroad snl. (The bridal tour of the Russian is as naturally face avoidable risks. Martyrdom was one thing, Italy as that of the Briten is Ilfracombs or the suicide another, and murder still another. To Lakes) This year, of course, there will be more read a man abroad to work as a missionary in foreigners here than usual, thanks to the Exhib tropical opantry and not provide him with the on but, epocial attraction or not, London is proper information to save his own life-wall. now firmly established as a tourist centro. The he did not like to characterise it. Bishop Cockney has to be looked at and admired by the Molony, of Mid-Chins, a former student of the globe-trotter as much as the Neapolitan and collage, and Bishop Tugwell also addressed the the Parisienne.The Globe;

gathering,

A Visaaa journal which was extensively quoted in the German Fress yesterday, is aven moje ozplicit. Referring to the interpretations which have been placed in Germany upon recent international developments, it surgasted that the repeated appeals to German patriotism during the last few weeks have been inspired by the example of Bismarck, and have besn designed to frighten the German public into taking up in a national spirit the fresh financial burdens which the Government is about to impoac.

SIR C. SANTLEYS TRIBUTE TO TOBACCO. Writing of the effect of tobacco on vocaliste, Sir Charles Santley in his The Art of Sing ing" published to-day by Messrs. Msomillan and Co., admits that for years be had a great dislike of smoking

But I changed my tune," he says, when indigestion and domestic bliss began to interfere with my work and temper. I was advised to try the soothing effect of tobacco. I did, and in a short time I could digest tempeny nails, anything, even slighting remarks made about the weed by feeble minded scoffers, and I bore the equalling of the baby and smashing of

poes, with perfect equanimity." rookery, not to mention other little disturb

INDIGESTION

if you cannot eat you cannot be strong and well. That is self- evident. Therefore it is unwise to neglect the early symptons of Indigestion: You must suffer if you do. Thet stight oppression after meals will turn to acute pain; that dull, heavy feeling over your eyes hecome the dally headache. Take Mother Serger's Syrup! Take It. now and avoid risks.

It is the supreme cure for indigestion, because ensures perfect action of the digestive organs.

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"PRINZ REGENT LUITFOLD,” having arrived, Consigues of Cargo are hereby informed that thair Goods, with the exception of Opium,, Treasure sud Valuable, are being landed nad stored at their risk into the hazardous andjor extra hazardous Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co. Ltd., Kowloon, and West Point Godowus, whence delivery may ve obtained,

No Claims will be admitted after the Gooda have left the Godowns, and all Goods romvining undelivered after the 4th August, will be subject to rent,

All broken, obafed, and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on the 4th August, at 9.30 A.M.

Ali Claime movist reach us before the 8th Aug, or they will not be recognised.

No. Fire Instance will be effected. Bills of Lading will be countersigned by the andersigned. MARECHALL" from Africa transhipped at This Stamer brings Cargo-Ex 8.8. "FALD Aden.

NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD,

MELCHERS & Co.,

A genta.

Hongkong, 28th July, 1908.

BOSTON STEAMSHIP COMPANY.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

STEAMSHIP "SUVERIC,"

TACOMA, VICTORIA, YOKO- HAMA, KOBE, MOJI, AND-

MANILA

FROM

HE above Steamer having arrived, Con

signees of Cargo are hereby requested.

to soud in their Bills of Lading for counter" signature and to take immediate delivery of their Goods from alongsid

Cargo impeling we disobarge of the Vessel will be landed and stored at Consignes risk and expense.

No Firo-tasaranse will be effected by us in any case whatever,

DODWELL & CO., LIMITED,

Agents

Hongkong, 3 Ah, July, 17.8

NOTICE

TO CONSIGN DES.

S. N. Co.'s Steamer.

** NYANZA," FROM ANTWERP, LONDON, MAL FA, PORTSAID, SUBZ & STRAITS.

Consigases of Cargo by the above pamed vesasi are horoby informed that their goods ure being loaded and placed AT THEIR HIFK in the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Gadowa Company's Godowns at Kowloon where enoh consignment will be sorted out mark by mark sad delivery can be obtained as soon as the goods are landed,

Options! goods will be landed here nufosi. instractions are given to the contrary within

6 boura,

Goods not olented by the 5th Ang., at 4Fix. -will be gubject to-rent----

No Fire Insurance will be effected by me in any case whatever.

Damaged paokages must be left in the Go-. downs for examination by the Consigneo's-andd the Company's representative at an appointed hour. All claims must be presented within ban days of the steamer's arrival hare, after which date they cannot be recognised. No claims will be admitted after the goods have left tha Godown

F. J. ABBOTT,

Acting Superintendent.

Hongkong, 29th July, 1998.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

FROM EUROPE.

THE H. A. L Steamship

THE

SLAVONIA

Captain Peter, having arrived. Consignees of Cargo are hereby requested to send in their Bills of Lading for countersignatura by the Undersigned, and to take immediate delivery of their Goods from alongsida,

Optional Cargo will be forwarded unless contrary be given before To-DAY.

I notics to them, ber viscou

Any Cargo

landed at Consignees rink into tao hazardous and/or extra bazardous Godowns of the Hong kong sud Kowloon Wa Godown Came Limited, and stored at Consignees risk and

All Claims must be presented, within ten

of the scammer's arrivsi bers, aftor, which date they cannot be recognised.

No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all Goods remaining andelivered after the 6th August, will be subject to rent. 5

All broken, chafed, and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on the 4th August, at &p..

No Fire Insurance has been effected.

"HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINIE;

Hongkong Offee.

Hongkong, 29th July, 1908.

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