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INSURANCES
THE GLOBUS INSURANCE COMPANI OF HAMBURG.
THE Undersigned, having been appointed THE
AGENTS for the above Company, are prepared to ACCEPT RISKS against FIRE at Currant Rates.
CARLOWITZ & Co.
28 Hongkong, 18th August 1906
THE HONGKONG DAILY FRESS, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 11TH, 1906.
NOTICES TO CONSIGNEES
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. "THE P. & G. B. N. Co.'s Steamer
"PALERMO,"
SUNKEN GOED.
TERRIBLE ADVENTURS,
A LOVER OF MYSTERY.
PEN PICTURE OF THE PRINCE OF BULGARIA,
FROM ANTWERF, LONDON, MALTA, PORTSAID, STEZ AND STRAITS. Consignees of Cerge by the above-named ressol are hereby informed that their goods are being landed and placed AT THEIR RIGE in the TORTH BRITISH AND MERCAN. Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown soos beat the British aloop "Galates" in the spotless white, leading the two smallest of
Company's Godowns at Kowloon where each oonaigument will be sorted cat mark by mark
goodla
Descending from the ploturesque Café Egor- landar as Marienbad one day in August 1904, T observed a curious procession laboriously climb- Ing the billy pathway, the front walker a tall, bearded gentleman with a very aged and very bent little, black-robed lady leaning on kis arm. Babind them followed four martial-looking gentlemen with fores binck moustaches, set up à la Gaillaume, then two nurses in four children, ranging in age from ten years downwards, by the hand, then two men sorrante
bringing up the rear of the parasut, came fro members of the local secret" police, their houost rustle faces (known by everybody) expressing a delightful mixture of profound mystery and swal attention.
TOTAL FUNDS ar 31st Decяabaai, 1907 and, delivery can be obtained as soon as the east of Watiius Island, the original San Salva Carrying rugs and overcoats, and, finally,
£18,114,824.
I. Authorised Capital £3,000,000
Subscribed Capital
2,750,000
Paid-up Capital ..............................
687,500 0.0 3,065,37415 7
II. Fire Funds
The Undersigned, AGENTS for the above Company, are prepared to ACCEFT RISKS agdinst FIRE at Current Rates,
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.,
Agents Hongkong, 21st July, 1904.
1019
·AACHEN AND MUNICH FIRE IN- SURANCE CO.
OF AIX-LA CHAPELLE.
THE. Undersigned, having been appointed
are landed.
The New York correspondent of the London Daily Telegraph' wired on the 10th ult. —
Snatched fem the jaws of death, siz "Varsity men, all bearing traces of gevere bardship, arrived here at midnight. To a little group of past and present collegians of Yale and Harvard they described the tragic thipwreck of the yacht May lower" which years ago in two straight race for the America Cup. The May lower," met with disaster during a hurricane 500 miles dor of Columbus. Her crew composed of gentle Optional goods will be landed here unless man adventurers, fired with the ambition of seek instructions are given to the contrary within ing treasure from the hold of a sunken Spanish 6 hours.
galleon, at a spot which had been located in the Goods not cleared by the 9th lnst., at 4. r.st., Caribbean Ses, experience within three days will be subject to rent.
enough of danger, suffering, and likewise wasiok. No Fire Insurance will be effected by me in-ness, to last them for the rest of their natural any case whatever.
lives. The professional sailors who had nocom- Damaged packages must be left in the Go.panied the American Verity men aboard the downs for examination by the Consignee's and Mayflower remained at Baltimore, to which the Company's representative at an appointed port these rescued had been brought by the
fruit ateses bour. All claims must be presented within ten
Hippolyta Damois. days of the atomer's arrival here, after which Shall you resume your search for sanken date they cannot be recognised. No claims gold?" I asked of a Harvard man, once s will be admitted after the goods have left the boat" For reply, he gave me a look sumcient
Godown,
E. A. HEWITT,
Superintendent,
Hongkong, 9th November, 1908, AGENTS for thus albive Company, are NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD, BREMEN, prepared to ACCEPT RISKS against FIRE
* Current Rates.
WM. MEYERINK & CO., A genta, Hongkong, 5th Beptember, 1908.
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MITSUBISHI GOSHI KAISHA
(MITSU BISHI 00.) COAL DEPARTMENT
SOLE PROPRIETORS of TAKASIMA OCHI, HOJO, NAMAZUTA, BAYO, SHINNE W, and KAMIYAMADA Collieries.
SOLE AGENTS FOR KISHIDAKE, MIYAO, and KIGYO. KOMATSU Coals.
HEAD OFFICE – MARUNOUCHI, TOKYO,
BRANCH OFFICES:-NAGASAKI, MOJI, KARATSU, WAKAMATSU, KOBE, OSAKA, SHANGHAI, HONGKONG, HANKOW.
Cable addresses for above, IWASAKI” Codes, AI, ABC 5th Ed., Western Union.
AGENCIES:
YOKOHAMA: M. Asada, Esq. CHINKTANG: MUSE, GEARING & Co. MANILA: Mosers, MACONDRAY & Co. For Particulars apply to
H. OISHI, Manager,
No. 2 Pedder Street, Hongkong." Hongkong, 7th August, 1908. 716
are
IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL LINE,
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES,
THE Steamship
"PRINZ LUDWIG” having arrived, Consignees of Cargo are hereby informed that their Goods, with the exception of Opium, Tressure and Valuables, being landed and stored at their risk inta the hazardous and/or extra hazardous Godowas of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co, Ltd., Kowloon, and West Point Godowns, whence delivery may be obtained. Lave left the Godowns, and all Goods remaining andelivered after the 11th November, will be
No Claims will be admitted after the Goods
subject to rent.
be
All broken, chafed, and damaged Goods are to left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on the 11th November, at 9:30 AM
All Claims must reach us before the 16th November, or they will not be recognised.
No Fire Insurance will be effected.
Bills of Lading will be countersigned by the This steamer brings pargo ex ea. "Loboto
andersigned.
from Venice.
NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD, MELCHERS & Co., General Agents. Hongkong, 6th November, 1908.
"MOGUL" LINE OF STEAMERS.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
8.8. "BIKH,” FROM GLASGOW, LIVERPOOL AND STRAITS.
of Cargo
5
A dense and painfully intrusive orond of sightscore (smparisons-Loch-removing heavy- weights of all nations doing the ours) sauntered merrily in the wake following the procesion step by step with sublime patience and on-
durance.
This cocorronos pres mted a daily picture of his Royal Highness the Prince of Bulgaris and his mother, the famous Princess Clementine of Coburg, out for a 'quiet stroll" on the pro-
menades. football player, an
"and charter another
to freeze one's blood, and turned away, Other
On turning a curder at the foot of the hill I members of the party, however, who ware more tactfully approached, agreed unanimously nearly ran into the arms of two quist gentle. that their last for sunken Spanish gold fasline to tame of a softly-whistled men in green Tyrolese hats, briskly descending" had been entirely, couquersi, and saver again the inline lethed, propelling themselves by would they tempt fortune in the Caribbean Sea. Mr. Roger Derby, of Harvard, amplified sticks, and absolutely unnoticed by anybody
means of a pair of formidable-looking native the story of the work of the "Mayfower," In the climax of the gale the "Mayflower" actually merely the King of England taking the frat dipped her mastheds into the sex, and the water half of his daily exercise, accompanied by an
Equerry, rese to her skylights, After a terrific pounding the crew out sway the rigging and backed the mast. In the May dower's long stora word three tons of dynamite, and each crash jarred the stern in such a way as to suggest that an explosion might take place at St moment. With the hatches awash, and at the mercy of the tremendous seas the collegians spent three terrible days and three sleepless nights,
Damois, after two hours mon avring. It was not until Sanday that the "Hippolyte succeeded in getting lifeline across to the dismantled yacht, and by this means men after
Man
steamor. Two days before they had practically was dragged into safety aboard the given up, all hope of rasone, bo x by box they had thrown overboard three tons of dynamite, bat, to their horror, they found that sach box Boated, and it was not until the boxes became saturated, and ceased bobbing around the dera
But by "liot vessel that all danger of explosion cessed.
this time (to quote my informant) we ware reduced to such a state that nobody seemed to care very much whether we were blown to atoms aboard the ship, whether we starved, or whether we drowned-it was all one to us, To lighten the ship we also jettisoned barrels of flour and beef to the amount of nearly three toga
heroby
Before the arrival of the Hippolyte Dumois," another steamer, named the Eat, of Bergen, a Norwegian tramp, tried to rescue the collegians, but she was heavily laden, and Was completely swash fore and aft The "Ran" was unable to launch her boats on account of the heavy sea, but she let go a life bavy, with a line attached, in,
CONSIGNE at all Goods are being landed at their risk into the Godowns of the Hong it would drift to the "Mayo hope that
kong and Kowloon Wharf sad Godown Co., at Kowloon, whends and/or from the wharves delivery may be obtained.
No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Codewas, and all Goods retaining AS SUPPLIED TO THE HOUSE OF undelivered after the 13th lust, will be subject
COMMONS.
THORNE'S
PER CASE
OLD VAT
$15.
The VAT WAS STARTED BY THE LATE, ROGENT THORNY
“OF GREENOCK AND HAS BEEN SOLDAS HIS SINCE IŞI
to
ront.
All Claims against the Steamer must be pre- wanted to the Undersigned on or before the 5th Dec, or they will not be recognised.
All broken, chafel, and damaged Goods are to be left in the Gotowis, where they will be
axamined on the 13th inet, at P.M.
No Fire Insurance has been effected. Bills of Lading will be countersigned by
DODWELL & CO., LTD.,
Agents.
1538 Hongkong, 6th November, 1908,
NAVIGAZIONE GENERALE
ITALIANA (Florio and Rubaitino United Companies. NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
FROM BOMBAY AND SINGAPORE HE Steamship
THE
"CAPRI," having arrived from the share Porta, Con- signees of Cargo by her are hereby informed that their Goods are being landed at their risk, into the hazardous and/or extra hazardous Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and SCOTCH WHISKY Godown Co. Ltd, wheuce delivery may be obtained. Perishable Goode to be taken delivery of immediately.
SOLE AGENTS IN
794
HONG KONG, CHINA & MANILLA.
A. S. WATSON & CO,LTD.
APIOLINE
(CHAPOTEAUT)
LADIES AR
For functional troubles, delay, pain and those irregularities peculiar to the sex.
All Claims must be sent to the Ole of the undersigned before Noon on the lyth inst, or they will not be recognised.
All Claims must be presented within ten days of the steamer's arrival bore,
after which date they cannot be recognised.
No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all Goods remaining undelivered after the 13th inst., 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 13th inst., at 9.30 AM.
No Fire Insurance has been affected.
CARLOWITZ & 00.,
Agente. Hongkong, 6th November, 1998.
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B.S. ARMAND BEHIC." COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES
NOTICE.
NOT FOLITICAL.
Prince Ferdinand's visit to Marienbad, it whatever to do with politics; nothing but was carefully announced at the time, had nothing reasons of health could ever have induced his Royal Highness to honour that obscure corner of the earth with his presence.
Eight days after his arrival at Marienbad he had an informal conversation with King Eiward at thu Hotel Weimar, after which the place Prince. It was no secret that the chief seemed to possess no father charms for the subject of the conversation, which devolved
Ferdinand's kingship, resulted in tras dis upon the perpetual question of Bulgarian inde pendence and England's recognition of Prinse appointments. Princess Clementine was present of which BEVOR the interview, the transpired, but two days later the presence of
gist the Prince, vas argenty required at some family fanation at Coburg, thas abruptly car minating his “sure.
The web of a truly sphinz like mystery with which the Prince always loved to surround himself, even to his most trivial movements, was never for a moment raised during his stay in Marienbad. The innate passion for romantio pose, which seems to run in the family, was
"Plots" nevor relaxed.
were soanted every royal person was guarded with a where, and the proportionals jealousy that would have done honour to the retinue of an Eastern potentate,
PRINCE INTERVIEWED. Through the good offices of an Ausician statesman, I managed to obtain a short inter- with his Royal Highness, on the express condition of "strictly napolitical topics.
At close qarters
I found the Prinos & most Mr. Noyes, a young Harvard graduate, strip-
courteous gentleman with absolutely no sus- about him, & pel and greased himself with oil, dived into the finent of nations tid raging sea and swam for the trailing line. Haient conversationalist, and an intelligent made it fast to the lifebuoy about his waist, and observer of men and matters. was towed back to the Mayflower."" It was a gallant setion" aid Mr. Darby, besause a 10-foot shark was alongside." All agreed that Noyes, he is a little. fellow, was the bravest
man aboard.
the
However, to force was the gale that the Norwegian tramp could do nothing further to help, and stood by, as another vessel this tims Hippolyte Damoie," hove in sight. It was had now Sunday morning, and the weath or had somewhat abated. Captain Danielson, of the Hippolyte Damois, after several attempts shot a lifeline across the Maydower's dook, and all were saved: The" May lower's" timbers had parted, sad the old races was rapidly sinking when the gentlemen adventurers and the other members of the orom left
AMERICA AND CHINA.
A TREATY OF ARBITRATION.
The New York correspondent of the Globe, in a dispatch dated the folh ult., saya-
Is is annoureed from. Washington that on Thursday last Mr Roof, Secretary of State and Mr Wa, the Chinese Ambsecador, sigued States and China.
a treaty of arbitration between the United This explains the Am-
accent, in spite of his French extraction, and He spoke Frenob with a pronounced German
German with the may disregard for grommar
manners
AR
peculiar to the Austrisus.
were distinctly French, in- cluding the lifting-of eyebrows and shoulders, gifying humorous application, and an easy Napoli ar rather Orleansão, wave of the but his restless syes, sallow complexion,
A features betrayed. and screwhat heavy
paired ligar and a nervous dispositionsgarding his future movements, he replied with a abort,
In reply to one of my weary laugh: "Now you ask me « question I have not been able to selve myself the last ton years, I am a "telegraph man,'” he added, aud seeing my perplexed expression he continued *Yes, you don't know what that means I com
the phrase myself. A telegraph msn (ein alegraphen Menseb) is an individual, such as I, whose movements are entirely controlled by wires and despatobes II, for example, a cer- important despatch arrives bere this evon- ing, I may have only half an hour's grace to leave this pleasant town for a destination as yet vnknown to myself,”
RESIGNED SADNESS,
The Prince uttered there words in tones of unfathomable mystery, while his face samed an expression of resigned sadness, invoking aympathy.
I was anxiɔne, before leaving, to obtain posase. basador's frequent visite of late to the Statesion of the Primes's autograph for my collection, Department, and to some extent the persist- and the request was readily granted. As there enge of the rumours that negotiations were happened to be no suitable paper available, the proceeding for a treaty of alliance between the Prince took from a drawer so ordinary pictuza- two countries.
As was pointed out here, the United States Postcard signed it "Ferdinand, 1904, and
handed it to me, remarking genially ови enter into alliance with no foreign Power, but that prohibition does not, of course, apply to treaties of arbitration or friendly understandings. There is not the slightest States and Chins are of an exceptionally close and cordial ebarneter. The Washington Government is fully alive to the vast importance to this
from a commercial of
doubt that the relations between the United
"I am awfully sorry haven't anything. better. You will observe that this picture ig after an old photograph, and that my hair (pointing to his almost denuded pate) "WAS more plentiful them; my nose, alas! Always remains the same; it never grows shorter!
At this juncture one of the officers attending at the door satered and, although in mufti, be view of maintaining inisot the principlein the salated is smart military fashion, announcing which, judging tongue,
I took to be a open door, and is watching with a suspicious something in his native
from ble serious ore the policy of Japan in Manchuria, which, massage of the gravest Postures grew cloudy
demeanour,
political importance: to outward appearance at any rate, would seem
Again the Prince's
S.
and the other
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summoned by telegraph, zy. I age specialist from Carlsbad, whenos they later, because the Prince did not place sufficient
HEAD OFFICE:-5, RED LION PASSAGE, FLEET STREET, LONDON, EC. faith in local axponents of those desfal arte !
Hongkong, 16th October, 1907, Thus at least one little mystery was matic. factorily explained -K. P. N. in the Da ly
Māui.
to indicate an intention to lose the door of and mysterious. He gently waved the officer commercial and trade opportunity to all bab out of his presence with an air
ir of apprehension Japanese
the officer fa particular the dispute between Japan and and bastily terminated oar interview: As I was in the ast of retiring the China over the Heinminton-Fakumen Hailway re-entered, sharing in two gentleman who had is being followed by the Washington Govern apparently chased the stir. I knew them both ONSIGNEES of Carge from London ex ment with the closest attention, and if the from reputation-one a pedientist a CONSIGNERS And Dauro," from
Japanese Government should persist in vetoing Havre or 6 s. Donto" from Bordeaux es as the construction of that branch linn, it in
Morelin connection with
above certain that the United States Government will Bleamer are hereby informed that their
The importance of this question protest, Goods, with the exception of Optum, is swell understood in Washington, and among Treasure and Valashies, are being landed the big business interests concerned in the and stored at their risks into the hazardous opening up of China. and/or extra hasardous Godowns of the The whole world was certain to benefit, and Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Go this country not less than others. by the de- down Co., Ltd., at Kowloon, whence delivery velopment of railway communication in China be obtained immediately after landing. bat this à a been seriously obecked by the Optious! Cargo Wi
will be forwarded on unless action of the Japanese Government, whieb, intimation is received from the Consignees in effect har, claimed that China has not before Noos To-145,- requesting to be the power to construct railways even from one landed here.
of Chinese territory.
That at any mie is the Bills of Inding will be countersigned by the point to another within the well defined borders from the Fakumen Undersigned. Goods remaining andlaimed after deduction drawn here
railway voto. MONDAY, the 16th Nor, at Nook, will be HRONICLEbject to rent and landing chargon
Tokyo dispatches state that a special Chinose All claims must be sont in to me on or before envoy has been sent to Tokyo to negotiate a the 16th Nov, or they will not be recognised. friendly eottlement. It is hoped hore that he
All damaged pokages will be examined on
will be MONDAY, the 16th Nov., at B P.M.
No Fire Insurance has been effected.
P. NALIN Acting Agent Hongkong, 9th November, 1908,
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