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BEWARE OF
UNVARIED FOR.
THE SAME TO-DAY
AS IN 1745.
150 YEARS.
IMITATIONS
- BOLE AGENTS IN HONGKONG:
LANE, CRAWFORD & CO.,
and from Azz WINE MERCHANTER. [46
NOTICES TO CONSIGNEES
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
LE P. & O. S. N. Co.'s Steamer
"DELTA"
FROM BOMBAY, COLOMBO AND STRAITS.
Cobelguses of Cargo by the ahora-namað Vessel are hereby informed that their goods are botny landed and placed AT THEIE RISE in the Heugkong and Kowloon Wharf and Groclown Company's Godowns at Kowloon, where each Consignment will be sorted out Mark by Mark and delivery own be obtained as soon as the
Goods pre lauded,
"Moldavia."
This vessel brings on Cargo:
From London, G., ex. 8.8. From Persian Gulf, er B. I. §. N. and
B. & P. B. N. Co.'s Steamers. Optional Goods will be landed here unless instenotions are given to the contrary within 6 hours. My
Goods not cleared by the 28th fast, at 4 P.M., will be subject to rent.
No Fire Insurance will be affected by me in any case #hateveż.
Deranged packages must be left in the Godowns for examination by the Consignee's and [the Company's representative at Ro appointed hour. All Claims must be presented within ten days of the steamer's arrival hero, after which date they cannot be recognised. No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns
E. A HEWETT, Superintendent,
Hongkong, 22nd June, 1910.
EAST ASIATIO COMPANY, LTD.,
COPENHAGEN,
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
E Steamship
THE
SIAM
having arrived, Consignees of Cargo are hereby informed that their Goods, with the exception of Opium. Treasure and Valuables, are being landed and stored at their risk into the hazard-
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AGENCIES
YOKOHAMA: M. ASADA Esc. CHINKIANG : Mears, Gharing & Co. MANILA: "Moses. Macon RAY & Co
For Particulans apply to
EX. OISHI, Manager,
No. 2, Pedder, Btreet, Hongkong, 1574 Hongkong, 9th January, 1909,
vis and/or extra hasardons Godowns of the AS SUPPLIED TO THE HOUSE OF Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company, Limited, Kowloon, and West Polst Godowns, whence delivery may be obtained."
No claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all goods remaining undelivered after the 29th 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 29th inst, at 9.30 a.M.
All claims must reach us before the 3rd July,
or they will not be recognized.
No Fire Innon will be sifooted.
Bill of Lading will be countersigned by the undersigned.
HELCHERS & Co.,
Agenta.
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Hangkong, 22nd June, 1910. is an SHIRE LINE OF STEAMERS, LTD.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
FROM EUROPE,
THE Company's Steamship
"CARDIGANSHIRE,”
having arrived from the above Port, Consignees of Cargo are hereby informed that their Goods. are being landed and placed at Taxir, KISK İL the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company's hazardous and/or extra hamard-
Godowns st Kowloon, where each consignment will be sorted out mark by mark, and delivery can be obtained as soon the goods are landed.
Goods not cleared by the 30th inst., at 6 P.K. will be subject be rent.
No Fire Insurance will be effected by us in any case whatever.
All damaged packages must be left in Godown, where they will be aramined at 30 Ar, on the 30th inst. No Chaing will be dimitted after goods have lift the godown, nor will they be recognised if presented after 10 days of vessel's arrival here.
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., LTD.,
La Agents. Hongkong, 23rd June, 1910.
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Angus & there were sweetniets of
root whe h looked like fondants, and Mr. Filman Pulafer, compiler of the American were squares of apricot fally, hant, watery pears.””
tasted like the food
the unearthly; there Navy Year book, and stobatical naval expert of the United States Bensis, has prepared to the aes which had been coakes. In water sad Sonate a special report on the present strength bitter, and small green bananae about the of the navies of the world.
ise of a pes pod. There were, too, raw beans
pulverised meats, and unzamadi salads."
rande
He places the United Bistas second to Grekonked in oil on NASLONGES
Bestala Bolla in shipa completed and provided for. with Germany tard. Great Britain entranks any two Powers in warship strength, socord ing to the Falsifer tables, Int of the seven countries considered by Mr. Pulaifer Great Britain is next to last in the average age of her first-clean battleships and armoured cruisers Mr. Fullfer's table of completed warships in as follows:
After a polite twenty minutes had passed id sampling thepo contections, our host with a queer encking in noise and spoon uplifted, cor dially invited us to dip with him into the cen tril bowl. It looked like a white song, bat proved to be stored sweet potatoes. Laving secured a spoonful, it ne no easy matter to get rid of it, Zor the top edge of the spoon caught the end of your nose. Consequently there was Battleships and armoured fully as possible or throw what remained inte nothing to do but to lick out the bowl as grace- cruisers:
the cup of hot water. After this plate after No, Tonnage plate and bowl after bowl followed each other 95 1,301,680 In bewildering auccession, And each time we 592,691 helped ourselves simultaneously, or our host 134,834 graciously selected a choice morsel and put it on 414263 our plates with his own chopsticks, 369,265 162,409 195,695 Armament
11, 12, 13, and 14 in. guns.
Russia
Italy
No. Tonnage. Great Britain 445 1,788,350 United States 145 685,706 Germany ........... 199 628,200 France...
***431 602,920 Japan
179 400,368 209 259, 63 112 216,038
44
36
16:
Completed Dread- noughts:
Tonga
Great Britain United States.
Germany
France
Japan
Russis Italy
19,200
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136 young
Mr. Palsiter computes the following table of
ompleted and provided for:
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Chundred different foreign-tasting messes. Then lean plates were given to us, and howls of (-35-64 | Mokly pink syrup, sweet potato, and Indian corn onkes of dusky hus ware set before each one, 28] These were only cravice fillers, and concluded
the dret and lighter portion of the repeat. Now came the real substantial mast, whore- in every dish had an accompaniment of smal ler ones, containing gravise, etc, in which Battleships
to dip the moral taken from the cestral bawl and armoured There was stewed duck cooked without salt,
cruisers:
rosat sucking pig, forement halls and chicken; Touge, No Ton'ge there were soups of birds nest, of mrshroom, or 2,106.373108 1,581,680 vegetables, and of sen alugs. There was grilled
639945.60 742,341 fresh water fish, which, according to
custora, 820,692 46
654,334 was helped from the top da only for the 765,906, 46 552, 83 Chinaman remembers his servants Ltd, final 493,704... ᏃᎾ .
408,465, at the 224 412,259 23 313.13% of conclusion, the inevitable small bowl
8 marzos water was set before sách pare | 17th June Kobe 11th and Moji the 4th 259,278 25 295,359 4924
Completed and provided Completed for ama and provided ment, 11, 12, for Dread 13, and 14-in.
noughts:
guas Tonnage. No.
No.
Great Britain 498 United States 179 Germany
233
603
France. Japan... Rusdo
191
122
No
4
303,700
386
221,650
204
275,000
208
79
18410 92,000
118
98
68
Great Britain' United States Germany... France Japan m *Italy ...
00 80,000 The average of first-class battleships and armoured czuisers is computed by Mr. Pulsifer to be as follows :→→
Great Britain
United States
Germany....
France
Japan
Russia
Italy
yis m'the.
11
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3 9
0
6
610
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FOOD AND THE CHINAMAN,
A MEAL IN A STRÁNGE EASTERN BESTAURANT,
After some three hours, with a feeling of thankfulness that all was over, pipes, cigarettes, and tea were served, and it seemed to me that the dolisions aroma which rose from the latter south- ed our senses and almost dispelled the antipathy that had been growing on us for " things Chinese-Mary Moore, in the Daily Mail,
TRADE OF JAYA.
No. 4434 of the annual series of Diplomatic and Cansular Reports contains a report for 1909 on the trade and commerce of Java, by Mr. Comal J. W. Stewart
the usually prosperous one for the island, it After remarking that the year was a more goes on to say that the principal feature for the year in Java has been the steady infer of capital-moro especially Britkatavörtment Rubber and tes are agricultural undertakings.
the cultures which bare formet the principal attractions for investors, and there has been a shara advance in the value of land suitable for the onltivation of these products. As regards tos, the expectation of greatly increased exports during 1909, in view of the increasd acreage coming into production, was not realized, owing te the unfavourable weather, and the shipments
VESSELS EXPECTED.
ALINE WOERMANN, Beth str. 1,449, J. D, Martin, 7th June-Saigon 2nd June, Bios and General-Chinese,
THE AMERICAN MAIL ANRUL, British str., 1,350, J. B. Harris, 13th isoo left Yokohams on the 20th inst. for Hong- The T.K.K. str, Tenyo Maru from San Fran Juse Bhanghai 9th June, Generalkong, and is due to arrive here to-morrow. Butterfield & Bwire.
25th Instaat, for Hongkong, and is dus here on The P. str. Kores left. Yokohama on the
ртов
Ab, British str. 2,931, D.
BANGKOK, German str. 1,237, F. Nicolaisen,
13th Jane, General -David Bassoon & Co. 18th June-Bangkok 19th June, Rico and CATRUEINE APORE, British str. 1,750, G. F.
Mea-Yuon Fat Hong.
Hudson, 23rd Fime--Calcutta and Straits 7th June, General--David Sassoon & Co. CROW A German str., 1,055, F. Sotimits, 14th June-Bangkok 6th and Hoihow 13th
Jane, Bibe Norddeutscher Lloyd R DERWENT, British str., 1,562, J. Jenkins, 20th 17 Jane, Ribe-Man Fat
FITZPATRICK, British str. 2,838, R. E. Hat
Hur
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chinson, 20th June Mejt 14th June, Coal ---Order, Free, British str., 639, H. Nilion, 24th June -Saigon 19th June, Rice-Barrett &
·Co. Herse Son, Chinese str, 809, Marakano, 24th June-Amuy 23rd June, Ballist— Order,
Franch 742 Panier, 8th May Haiphong May, General-A B LuMENG British str. 1234, J. Mathile, 24th June-lanka 21st June, General-Dod. well & Co. Sobr KWANGTAH, Chinese str., 1,536, W. H. Tunt, 20th June Shanghal 17th June, General
M. EN, Co. June-Newhwang, Dalry and Chefoo 15th June, General-Batterfield & Bwire.
Christianson, 20th Juno-Halphong
Francisco on the 21st inst. for Hanghong, via The TKK str. Nippon Maru lett Ban Honolulu, Yokohams, Kobe, Nagasaki and the 19th per Shanghai, and is due to arrive at this port on
THE INDIAN MAIL and the Straits left Singapore for this post on The Indo China atr. Numsang from Calentta the 22nd inst.
for the Straite and Hongkong on the 17th inst., The Lado China str. Kumsang left Calcutta and is due here about the 3rd prox
THE GERMAN MAIL,
The LG M. str. Luction, carrying the Ger man Mails with dates from Berlin of fite 1st inst., loft Singapore sa the 25th iust,, at 8 m., and may be expected here on or about the 29th inst., at 9 a.m.
THE CANADIAN MAIL The C.P.R. str. Empress of Indín left Van- couver on the 15th Inet am for Hongkong via usual ports of call,
THE ADSTEALIAS MAIL The F&A str. didenham laft Sydney on the 8th inst. for Queenslande ports, Menila and Hongkong
to all parts oely totalled 36,670,0015., KWILIN, British str., 1,071, Puckett, 22nd Kingdom on the 4th instant for Hongkong via
* 36,579,336lb. In 1903, and 29,286,4021h. in
The quality of the product continues on the avarage to show improvement. Last year the
MERUKANT STRAKERS. inet, and is dus here to-morrow at daylight.
The str, Glenest left Singapore on the 22nd The Mogal Line str. Leanoz left United Staita.
The Bank Line Ltd's str. dymerio left Váx- couver, B.C., on
the 4th fret for Hongkong vin
At first the stranger in Faking yearns for United Kingdom: imported 122:5360lb. of the MARIE, GAMBAR BİZ., Arme, Rise-Jebaon Japan. Linie str. Mecklenburg left Bings-
Java.
able, and will remain so for some years to come. The production of rubber is still inconsider. A great deal of clearing and planting of new ground has been done during the past 12 months and the demand for land suitable for rubber cultivation has been strong. Numerous estates which have not proved successful under coffee have been disposed of, and in ossea where rubber had been planted for a year or two prices pald were very high. No figures are so for prourable the noresge under rabber in Nether! showing ande-Indis, but an attempt has been made to ascertain the amount of capital sink in rubber estates in Java, Sumatra, and Dutch Borneo at the end of last year, with the following result :-- British, £2,500,000; Datele, £1,500,000; Franpo- Belgian, £1,455.000; and German, £185,000, Total, £5,640,000. These fi uree, however, are merely approximate.
the pastures which he has left behind him Infram the West, and he wonders how long he can endure. But if he is wise he learns to stile imagination and choko desire for cleanliness; he then censes to care that the staff of life is Bld and dirt-onorsted, in olfactory organs become, as those of the Chinese, impervious to bad odours, and he eats simply because he has to In the matter of food a Chinaman's taste is anique and entirely his own. He admifs no other standard. He favours the worship of ancestors in his religion, and apparently has taste for the antique in his food. For everything has
at you are
flavour of the past, and suggests the idea
off the relion of a MUNSTER.
In
your own house you make an attempt to superintend the boiling of water, which father wise dangerous to drink, and you eat with a certain feeling of security that all is well. But in a restaurant your anasiness returns, and Con
you are filled with strange ming xion that
sequently it was with no little
we accepted on invitation to dine at a Chinese restaurant the other evening, though it proved to be on inquiry one of the best that Feking offers the resort of mandarins, scholars, and men of business
THE ENTRANCE-
The manager and his staff, in long, crumpled, Elne linen "combe, received us each separately in A purious Jerky fashion, beading at the Iness. and waist. Then the head boy, a pook-masked. tanky fellow, took us into an uncanny-locking
SCOTCH WHISKY passage, which felb as if it led to the dea of forty
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thieves, However, after feeling our way cautiously for an interminable minute and stumbling over steps in the dark, wo eventually dimbed down through a small circular opening in tho wall and saw, by the light of an orna mental, red tasselled lantern, our host and his guosta assembled in a room beyond. From Lere, sa there were no doors, it was easy, though not expedient, to see into the regions whence issued the odours of cooking, and where « bost of pig-tailed, grimy arestarea prepared the delicacies of the evening.
In one corner of the room was an opium divan covered in dark blue linen, while a dozen low wooden stools were placed near a small round table, This latter, bare of cloth, was littered with areetmeats and set for sever salutations, and
| poopla. After the endly waved us to be
introduodena, our host
sented and to partake of such appetisers as met our fancy. Before each of us lay minute plate, bowl, and microscopie cup, from which to drink the hot wine served throughout the rest. There were also DRAF 01
ebony and silver chopsticks, an ebony two-pronged fork, and a round-bowled, long handled spoon resembling a soap Isdle. Underneath every plate ware & dozen tiny squares of coarse paper on which to wipe our chopsticks, after dipping them in one or other of the two cups of hot water set for the pur pose. When the water resembled soup it was replaced by a fresh supply, but this must have been a paraly European innovation, for I notaced our host dispensed with water altoge ther, and only occasionally wiped his chopsticks on the papers.
On looking hook upon the meal, it seemed to me that the best part of it was that which was now set upon the table. There were plates of roost melon seeds and peanuts, of fresh nuts
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ONANG, British str. 1787, E. J. Buller, 24th June Moji 17th Juns, Coal-Mitsui Bussan Kaitha
PANAMA MARU, Japanese str. 6,059, T. Ogata,
and Mdies. Osaka Shezen Kalsha. 21st June Manila 18th June, Matches PAOTING, British str., 1,234, B. L. Jones. 24th June-Nawshwar g, Cheloo via Wethaiwei and Tsingtan 18th Jace, General-China Navigation & Co.
900, Schlesinger. Zish QUINTA,
Gerain str June-Bangkek 14th June, Bice-Siems- zen & Co. SARIE BANDJER, Chinese str, 667, 3. Martin, 29th May-Engapore 22nd May, Wood and Iron-E C. Wilda
eports
The
pote on the 23rd instant p.m., kad may be expected here on or about the 29th Instant.
left Moji for this port is Mao Tscons Inet, and is expected to arrive here on or about the 4th prox.
The 0.8K. str. Bextile Marsh from Tacoma
Mon,T
SHINOHIKU MĀRU, Japaneso str., 1,958, K.
Mats, 23rd June-Moji 17th Jane, General T
Cenka Shison Kaisha, SINGAN, British str. 1,647, Jameson, 23rd
June-Haiphong 21st June, General -- Butterfeld & Swire.
Srin, Norwägian str., 871, HE, Scium, 16th June-Saigon 12th June, Rise-Angaard, Thorson &
Co.
TAMINO, British atr., 1,350, G. H. Pennefather, 24th June-Masiks 21st June, Bugar and General--Butterfield & Bwire.
TELEMACHUB, British str., 1,340, Edwards,
21st Jane Saigon 17th June, RicsTM Wo Fat Bing.
TINGSANO, British str., 1,060, Anderson, 24th * June-Ta Ching Ho 17th June, Salé
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TarSTAU, Germaan str., 1,002, B. Heyenga, 10th Rice Butter Jane Bangkok 11th June, fold & Swav, pa v VALDURA, Brifah str., 3,494, McDougall, 18th June Moj 12th June, Coal - Miteni Busann Kaisha
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HONGKONG TIDE TABLE
From June 27th to rd July, 1910.
HOT WATER,
LOW WAZIR
Fourtang
Hongkong
Min Time.
H
28-
HONGKONG METEOROLOGICAL
REGISTER.
-Hongkong Observatory, June 28źle.
Barometer Temperature an Humidity Wind Direction
Farve
Weather
Baln
Pesvisus Day, On Dibo at
10 A
20.80 86
29.33
EBE
Highest open air Temperature on 25th 88. Lowest open air Temperature on 26th .....79
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