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INTIMATIONS

CROSSLEY BROTHERS, LTD. OPENSHAW, MANCHESTER.

MAKERS OF:

GAS & OIL ENGINES,

MARINE ENGINES,

MOTORS & MOTOR

CARS,

GÁS, PLANTS

FOB

POWER

AND HEATING

PURPOSES, TO

WORK WITH ALL

KINDS OF FUEL.

SUCTION

AND

PRESSURE SYSTEMS,

AMMONIA RECOVERY

PLANTS, &c.

HAVE ALREADY MANUFACTURED CLOSE UPON 70,000 ENGINES.

SEVERAL OF THESE ENGINES CAN BE SEEN NOW AT

WORK IN THE COLONY.

AGENTS FOR HONGKONG

& SOUTH

CHINA:

W. R. LOXLEY & CO.,

YORK BUILDINGS.

IN PREPARATION. THE

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, JANUABY 16TH, 1911

DIRECTORY

AND

CHRONICLE 1911.

FOR CHINA, JAPAN, COREA, INDO-CHINA, SIAM, STRAITS SETTLEMENTS, MALAY STATES, NETHERLANDS INDIA, PHILIPPINES. BORNEO, ETC. Information for inclusion in the 1911 Directory should be forwarded at once to the "HONGKONG DAILY PRESS OFFICE."

The DIRECTORY covers the whole of the ports and cities of the Far East, from Nether Lands India to Siberis, in which Europeans reside. Not only is the Directory as full and complete in each case as it can be made hit each Colony, Settlement is prefaced by a DESCRIE TION,

PLAN OF THINOTAU (Kraochat) PLAN OF FOREIGN CONCRION, SHANGHAI PAN OF HONUKE (SHANGHAI) with Inset

Showing the EXTENDED SETTLEMENT LARGE PLAN OF THE CITY OF VICTORIA PLAN OF NEW TERRITORY (ROWLOOK) PLAN OF VANILA

Portofully revised each year. most of PLAN OF Koos

will serves is sourate GUIDE FOR THE

living every detail in concion with. PLAN OF SAIGON

the places, their History, Topography, c, e.

PLAN OF SINGAPORE

The Information in these Descriptions 00 JEAN-OF BATAVIA sisting of a hundred interesting

with

-facts Quaisely set out, and contsford

The CHRONICLE covers the notable events of the lust half century in the Far East together -statistics of the TRADE of each Country and with the Texts of all the most important Freation

Fort, would alone suffice to fill a farge volume concluded with the countries of Eastery

Royal Octavo-Complete with Fifteeri Maps, the various Custotas Tarifs, Trade and Plans FP. 1,883, $10.00. Directory only Chambers of Commerce Scales pp.1,800, $8.00.

Peking

The Directories and Descriptions are of

CHINA Booolrow Canton Chinking Whampoa

Kowloon Nanking

Lapps Kowkiang Samahni Hankow Kengmeca

Teatein

Paitsiho

Chinwangtao

Waliu

"Taku

Antung

Trade Centres Shasi

Nowch wang

Tairon

Manchurian Youhow Nanning

Chefoo

Wuchowia

Ichang Kwangebauwen

Changking Pakhbi

Hangchow Hoihow

Ningpo

Lungehow

Winshow Mêugtze

--Banta

Port Arthur

Weihaiwoi Kiatohau

Tsinanfu

Shanghai Swatow

JAPAN AND FORMOSA

Mukden

Tokyo

Yokohama

Hrego

Kobe

Foochow

Amoy

Osaka

Tainanfo

Consular and Court Fore, Hongkong Stamp Duties, Posial Guide, Bigon Codes, Chinee Festivals Tables of Money, Weights and Measures, and other Commercial Information including

* TREATIES WITH CHINA Great BritainNapking, 1842; Trentsin, 1858; Tariff Agreement and Rules, 1859; Conventino, 1860; Rules for Joint Investiga tion of Customs Seizures, 1809; Chefoo, 1976

with Additional Article; Opium Con- vention, 1888; Chungking Convention,

Sikkim Convention, 1800; Burmah 1817 Kowloon Extension, 1898, Convention,

1398;

Convention, Commercial, Weihaivei,

Convention,

Tibet

Shanghai, 1902 Ensigention.

1904

:-Tieriteta, 1858; Convention, 1880;

ON NAMES.

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beautiful language. Rosemary Ros-marinul dow of the sea, frst cousin to the goddons- of love haraslf, the very element from which she sprung, fesh of her flesh and bone of her bone! The word is a poem of itself

each syllable the text for a magic stanza. Yet whatsantions philistines we English are! We are afraid to give the most beautiful name to our most beautiful possession our own child, bo- use forsooth, is sounds affected. The English parent is always narvons of affording an oppor tunity for laughter. If his daughter grows up ugly, he argues, how incongruous the name of Rosemary will sound, Farish the thought-the very name will make her beautiful. Ugliness could not fight with so lovely an adversary. Plain though she might be of feature, a hidden softness in her eyes would always proclaim lier Rosemary, the pure-souled daughter of white dow of the sea.

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Sad, oh rad, to end with a bathos, but I have just remembered that the prettiest girl I ever know, a thing of cream and pink, hair like the suflest silk, and eyes like blue stars, was called

Matilda Wiggins-Hangoon Gasette, LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS.

The P. & O. S. N. Co's str. Delhi left Singa- pors for this port on the 14th instant, at 8 am., with the outward English Mails, and is dus hero, on the 19th instant, at noon.

The I.G.M'ste. Prini Eitel Friedrich, carry-

Nothing is so expressive as a name. Blake speare may say what he likes; the fact remains. Homes would not have bean, Romeo had his parents chriatened him "John Henry Evolu tionista will tell you that animals adapt themselves to their surroundings. Why should this truth be confined to chameleon? May it not be the case that men also shape themselves to their circumstances? That, If you surround your son with a name like Edwin" or a daughter with its countor part Angelina

your offspring will alip into the clot of priggishness, as easily as a woman slips into hor petticost? Parents in this respect are under a great responsibility. Give a dog or a child a bad name and yon hang him.

Who

that there is nothing expressive about the name "John" P In the very sound there is a ring of energy, honesty and stolldity. It brings before the mind all the virtues that have made the English nation so great. It is short, expressive of the fact that its owner is businesslike and waston ne time; its sound is a broad and open sound, indicative of honesty and straightfor ward dealing. I would readily trust all my money to a John: I would leave him in charge of my nearest and dearest, with an easy con science; I would consult him on the subject of Investments with the knowledge that he would do his best for meall this would do aiding the German Mails with dates from Berlin moro, but I would not live with him for all the of the 28th nitimo, left Colombo on the 14th gold in the Kolar fields. John is too full of instant p.m., and may be expected here on or blant commonsense to make a congenial stable about the 25th inet. companion. No; I would oboose a "Richard,”. Walter, "Frederick" or even "Frank" in proference."Frank" is the most deceptive name known. It is hard to place Franks, They may be stolid dull, phlegmatic and entirely worthy props of the Sunday Schools and the aurate, or else cara- less, humorous, irresponsible and perhaps not so entirely worthy, "good fellows," Why is it in Life that the "good chaps of our aquaintance only merit the epithet "good"" in the applied social sense of the farm, and not in its alriet, moral-disciplinarian intension. There would appear, after all, to be some truth in the contention that humour and, if not all morality, at least the strlotert morality are poles asander. Were I a woman and my mother had called | me. "Annie," I should prosecute her for Infanticide. How can sby mother expect her child to travel through the world success- fally with the stamp of commonplaconess written large upon her brow and her birth. certificate. Annie" is a perfect example of ths fataity of the phrase "not an iota'e. dif. ference." The iota makes all the difference conceivable. Anne" is a fine old English, redolent of samplers and cavalier lovers.

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Aunio stuells of the shop and domestic service. Parents will keep on forgetting that names are invariably associated with certain ideas, and that unless a name is associated with osrtain ideas, one might as well call one's children by the numerals in order of their arrival. "Misa Thirteen Smith," for example is a name with in- finitely better asscotation thin Miu Annle Smith," or "Miss Maria Brown. Thirtoon" has quite an honest obitnotation. Those who hear the name will immediately guess that the, por sessor of it is the thirteenth child-s fact to be proud of, for all except the followers of Malthus. Maris," on the other hand, only suggests some- thing commonplace or idiotic like "Cook Maria; kitehan fira; wood green; kerosine" or area. love and a policeman, Parents ought to be com pelled to remember that every name has a conue. atlon-not only the famous orinfamous nexOS. No parant would call his childLucifer" dr "Satan ”or “Beelzebub." Trus it is that such names have a universally known and contemned suggestireness. The man in the street will joer At them immediately. To anyone who thinks, however, the names Annie," "Emily," "Mary "of Jane" are equally lowering. The giving such names is absolutely ineronsable when women can have so many names th tare beauti- fal. What can be better than Margaret, the puro simplicity of the whitest flower?

"Who is Sylvia, what is she,

That all our swains commend her simply Bylvia, and is the name not reason enough for adoration? Host of all there is Basemary, the most beautiful word of a

The Silk or R. M.8. Empress of Japan, which left here on the 17th ultimo, arrived at Now York on the 12th inst.

The P. M. 8.8. Co. str. Korea, which sailed from Hongkong on the 17th ultime, arrived at- San Francisco on the 13th inst

BARCLAY,

PERKINS"

FAMOUS

LONDON

BRO

STOUT.

The.

Leading Brand

U. S. MAIL LINES.

PACIFIC

7.

MAIL S.S.

S.S. CO.

TOYO KISEN KAISHA.

SEMI-TROPICAL ROUTE.

Only Lino taking the waize SOUTHERN ROUTE ross the PACIFIC VIA HONOLULU, OAHU, the most Fortile and Boautiful Talend of the PACIFIC.

PROPOSED SAILING FROM HONGKONG,

* MONGOLIA

STEAMERS.

TONE

MANCHURIA

27,000

CHIYO MARD

.21,000

...27,000

AMERICA MARU

11,000

+ TENYO MARU

21,000

5,000

28,000

...............11,000

* PERSIA

• KOREA

+NIPPON MARU

• SIBERIA.....38,000

(SUBJECT TO ALTERATION)

SAILING DATES.

SATURDAY, SATURDAY, SATURDAY, ...FRIDAY.

FRIDAY, FRIDAY, FRIDAY,

FRIDAY,

FRIDAY,

21st Jan, at1 AM. 28th Jan., at 1 P.M. 11th Feb., at1 M. 17th Fob, at I P.M. 24th Feb.. at 1 P.M. 3rd March, at 1 P.M.. 10th Maroli, at U F.M. 17th Marali, ot 1 P.M. 24th Maroh, st 1 P.M. I-Vin Mauils.

Triple Screw Steamer, Para Twin Screws.

All Steamers are Equipped with Wireless Telegraphy. THE PM. 8.8. MANCHURIA" will be despatched for SAN FRANCISCO VIÄ THANGHAI, NAGASAKI, KOBE, YOKOHAMA and HONOLULU, SATURDAY, 21st January, at 1 P.M.

FARES: HONGKONG TO LONDON £71 10s. Od. REFUEN, SIX MONTHS, £120; 24 MONTHS, £125; INCLUDING BERTH AND MEALS ACROSS AMERICA. -

SPECIAL RATES (First Claas Only) Granted upon Application. To European Points: Offioials of any European Nayal, Muitary, Diplomacy, Consular andfor Civil Serviós located in Asia, to Europesu Officials in the Services of the Governments of China and Japact To United States Points, Commissioned Offers of the United States Army, Navy, US. PH. & M.H. Servicos, U.S. Count Generals, Consula and Vice-Consuls stationed at Ports of Call, To United States and Canadian Points Merabers of the Naval Military, Diplomatic and Consular Officials of the Governments of Chiun and Japan. These Special Rates apply when travelling at their own expense and to their families, To all points

Missionaries and their families,

INTERMEDIATE SERVICE.

ASIA

9,500 Tons....SATURDAY, 4th Feb., at 1 P.M. CHINA.. 10,200 Tons......FRIDAY, 31st March, at 1 P.M.

NHE S.S."ÁBLA will leave for SAN FRANCISCO VIA SHANGHAI, NAGASAKI, TROBE, YOKOHAMA AND HONOLULU, OR SATURDAY, 4th February, at 1 F.M

On the Fine MAIL Steamers, ASIA and CHINA, First Class, SALOON SERVICE is furnished at Intermediate Rates

in

FARES, HONGKONG TO LONDON Via Canadian Atlantic Poris. £43.

via Now York

£23. HONGKONG TO SAN FRANCISCO Through Bills of Lading issued to Japan, North, Central and South American Ports. For further information as to Passage and Freight, apply to the Ageny of the Companies, KING'S BUILDING (opposite Elako Pior).

FRED J. HALTON, AGENT.

£45.

"}

My S4

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ENGLAND.

The

best that can

PORTLAND & ASIATIC S.S. CO.

OREGON RAILROAD & NAVIGATION CO.

For PORTLAND, VIA MOJI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA:

(WITH LIEBETY TO CALL AT HONOLULU and SAN FRANCISCO,)

be obtained.

STEAMCHIT STRATHLYON."

"BYGJA"

SOLD

EVERYWHERE.

BOLE AGENTS FOR CHINA: DADY BURJOR&Co. Wholesale Wine & Spirit Merchants.

147

Tientsin, 1885; Conventions 1886, 1887 and NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD. BREMEN

1805; Frontier Trade Hegulations.

States:Tientsio, 1858; Additional,

1866; Peking, 1880; Immigration, 1804;

inmercial, 1903.

Can

Germany-Tientsin, 1881, Peking, 1880; Kiacolau Convention, 1998, Hallway and Mining

1608.

Japans 5: Linstang Con.

Hokow

Frances

Szemdo

United

Teelung

Takow Anping

Tameni

EASTERN SIDELIA.

Vladivostock

Nicojorsk

CHOSEN

*Seoul

Chemalpo

Fusan

Kunsan

Pingyang.

Mokpo Chiunompo Songchin

Shiitonoseri

Moji Nagasaki Hakodate

HONGKONG AND ITS DEPENDENCIES.

Напої

FRENCH INDO-CHINA :

MACAO

Annam

Ние

PHILIPPINES

Iloilo BORNEO

Toursne Saigon Cambodge

Halphong Tonkin Provinces Quinhon

Cebu Manila, Sarawak Labuan British. N. Borneo BANGKOK STRAFTS SETTLEMENTS

Singapore, Penang, Malacon, Prov. Wellesley

MALAY STATES

Johore Pobang

Sungei Ujang Selangor Jelebu

Perak

Padang

NETHERLANDS. INDIA Semarang

Batavia Buitenzorg

Macassar

Austrian

Soura baia East Coast of Sumatra NATAL SQUADRONS ·

German, British

Гарамете United States French

Sikmeso OFFICERS OF COAST AND RIVER STEAMER The Book s printed from New Type specially reserved for the arpese, and Juniformity in every arrangement greatly facilitates reference.

of

Italian

the

and

RESIDENTS

A feature in the 1911 Edition are

of TRADES LISTS CLASSIFIED PROFESSIONS at the larger Commercial Gemtres:

The ALPHABETICAL LIST contains the names of over

26,000 FOREIGNERS, carefully arranged, with the Initials as well as the Survames in strictly Alphabetical Order, 90 Last any name can be found instantly.

THE MAPS AND PLANS

"

bave been engraved by one of the most eminent Firms in Great Prilain and are corrected and brought up to date. They consist this year of the following t

COLOURED PLATE OF FLAGS OF FOREIGN HONGS MAP OF THE FAR EAST

PLAN OF YOKOHAMA

PLAN OF KOLE AND HYOGO

PLAN OF FOREIGN SETTLEMENTS, THENTENLIN

Pention 1885, Commercial, 1993; Naw Port Supplementary Commercial, 1908. Russian St, Fetotsburg 1991; Russian Land

Trade, 1881.

Portugal, 1998; Commercial Treaty, 1904. FINAL

PROTOCOL made between China and Eleven Powers, 1901.

TREATIES WITH JAPAN Great Britain, 1894; Duties Convention, 1895; Busals, Agreements as to Corea; United States, Extradition Treaty, 1888; Great Britain (Alliance) 1906; Russia (Peace Trenly) 1805.

1875;

TREATIES WITH COREA Japan, 1876; Japan Supplementary,

Japan, 1904 and 1905 United States 1882; Great Britain, 1895.

·

TREATIES WITH SIAM

Great Pritain, 1856, 1899 and 1909, France,

1898 and 1904; Japan, 1898; Hassin, 1999. Great Britain and France, Siamese Frontier. Great Britain and Kusia, Bailway Convention,

· CUSTOMS TAREVİE TRADE REGULATIONS China, Japan, Siam, Corea.

1809.

.

LEGAL DOCUM KUTI Orders in Conneil for Government of H.B.M,'% Subjects in Chias and Corea, and in Stam Rules of H.B.M's Supreme and other Courts

in China, dc, Tables of Court and Consular Fees Charter of the Colony of Hong

Federation Agreement i kong Malay Statis Table of Hongkong Court Fees Admir alty Rules; Foreig

Jurisdiction

'Act; Begu lations for the Consular Courts of United States: United States Consular and Court

Rules of Court of Consuls of Shanghal Chinesa Passenger Act; Hongkong Licenoos, Trade Marks, and Letters Patent Fees; Fors Regulations for China; Harbour Regulations

for Japan

DIRECTORY, al The CHRONICLE and though condensed in every possible manner, con trins every year more pages.

It was years ago universally pronounced to

be the cheapest work of the kind anywhere published, and although very much enlarged and improved In every way, the price in silver is now below the equivalent of £1 5s, at which it was originally published.

It is published at the Office of the Hongkong Daily Press, and can be bad from, and Adver seliers in Asia and through tisements sent through the principal Book

"Hongkong Daily Prea" Offi. 131, Fleet Street, EC. LONDON......

LONDON...Me. F. Algar, 11, Clement's, LJ. LONDON Mears. G. Strees & Co. IA

80, Cornhill, EC,

IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL

FOR

KUDAT & SANDAKAN...

NAPLES,

LINES.

STEAMERS "BORNEO"

TONS.

CAPTAIN

TO SAIL

ME

3,807

Eivind Meyer ........ “

Un 18th Jan., at Noon On 21st Jan., st Noow.

Through Bills of Lading issued to Pacific Coast Points and all Eastern Canadian and United States Points. For through rates of Freight and further information, communicate with or apply to

King's Building (Opposite Blake Pier).

PENINSULAR

&

FRED J. HALTON,

AGENT,

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ORIENTAL

STEAM NAVIGATION CO. HOMEWARD

PASSENGER

SEASON

PROPOSED SAILINGS OF MAIL STEAMERS

FOR

1911.

MARSEILLES AND LONDON.

TAKING PASSENGERS ALSO FOR

COLOMBO, INDIA, AUSTRALASIA, EGYPT, BRINDISI, &c. THROUGH TICKETS ISSUED TO BOSTON AND NEW YORK.

TONE 5,050

_TO_BAIL

17,300

Wed'day, 18th Jan., at 9 A.M.

Wed'day, 25th

Jan, at Noon.

STEAMSES

to

COLOMBO

"PRINZ WALDEMAR," Capt. F. ISEKE,..

6,100

Capt,

"PRINZ SIGISMUND," 6,000 {

Saturday, 28th

Jan., at D'light

About

Capt. F. SEMBILL GENOA, ALGIERS,

"BUELOW." GIBRALTAR, SOUTHAMPTON, Capt. H. FORME ANTWERP & HAMBURG MANILA, YAP, ANGAUR, NEW. GUINEA, BRISBANE, SYDNEY &MELBOURNE

KOBE & YOKOHAMA...

7th February

All the Steamers of the European Line are fitted with Wireless Telegraphic, New System of Telefunken.

For Farther Particulars, apply to

NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD,

MELCHERS & Co., GENERAL AGENTS HONGKONG & CHINA.

Hongkong, 13th January, 1911.

PASSENGER SEASON 1911.

IN 25 DAYS TO ITALY

BY THE

MAGNIFICENT

ཌ་་

Capt. P. GROSCH, LUETZOW"

N.D.L. LINFRS:

DISPLACEMENT.

Ingve

HONGKONG

Steamer.

Tous 1 P.M. SATURDAY

8000 DELHI

February 4 ARCADIA... 7000 February 18

March 4′" ASSATE

Mi 7500

March 18 MARMORA. 10500

6000 April DEVANHA ...

April 8000 DELHI

7500 April ABSATE

8000 May DELTA

1

15 29 13

"Connecting Steamers from Cosoxuo to MARSEILLES & LONDON

Tons

11000

Steamer

MANTUA MALWA ...:11000 MACEDONIA. 10500 (Through Steamer

calling at BoxRAY){} MOLDAVIA...10000 MONGOLIA...10000 MOREA... MOOLTAN

Due Dae MARSEILLES PLYMOUTI

(Brindisi (London 2days earlier) I'day later).

SATURDAY FRIDAX

March 4

March 10

April

April 15

April 29

May 13

11000 .10000

May 27

June 10

Passengers change Steamers at COLOMBO, and those for BRINDISI transfer also to the Express Mail Steamer at PORT SAID. Accommodation in the connecting Steamer from COLOMBO is definitely reserved in

Hongkong or at the time of Booking.

FARES TO LONDON (Including Surtar):

1ST SALOON £71.10 SINGLE. £106.14 RETURN. 2ND

£7212 4

£48.8

IN ADDITION TO THE ABOVE MAIL STEAMERS INTERME DAITE(NON-TRANSHIPMENT) STEAMERS WIL LEAVE FOR

LONDON E

CARRYING SALOON FASSENGERS AT REDUCED RATES.

PROPOSED SAILINGS 1.

STEAMERS

***PRINZESS ALICE"

20,300 ON MARCH 22ND.

SUNDA

17,300

ON APRIL 5TH.

Capt. B. WILHELMI

"KLEIST"

NUBIA, STELA

17,000

ON APRIL 19TH.

Capt. O. PANKE

CALLING AT NAPLES, GENOA, ALGIERS, GIBRALTAR AND NOUTHAMPTON TO LAND PASSENGERS,"

All the Steamers of the European Lin's are fitted with Wireless Telegraphic. Nor Bystem of Telesunken.

Early bocking recommended,

For Perticalars, apply to

Hongkong, 10th November, 1910.

• NOEE... PALAWAN

• BORNEO... SICILIA

• SUMATRA

• NILE

Leave HONGKONG

Dne LONDON

Tonnage 4700

about

about

January

25

March

5900

February

8

March

6660

March

.8

April

6700

March

22

May

4700

April

5

Meg

4600

April

19.

June

6700 Moy

3

June

4600 May

31. July

6700 June

14 July

These Steamers cell also at SINGAPORE, PENANG, COLOMBO, and at MARSEILLES FARES TO LONDON (Including Surtax) -

1ST SALOON £55.0 SINGLE. £82.10 RETURN.

2ND

MELCHERS & Co., GENERAL AGENTS,

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£38 10 Carry 1st and 2nd Saloon Passengers, For further Particulars, apply to

10027

£57.4

E. A. HEWETT,

SUPERINTENDENT,