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NOTICES TO CONSIGNEES

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES..

THEP.&O. S. N. Co.'s Steamer

THEP

DELTA,"

FROM BOMBAY, COLOMBO AND

STRAITS.

Consignees of Carge by the above-named Tessel are hereby Informed that their goods are being landed and planed ATTHEIR RISK in the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company's Godown at Kowloon, where each Consignment will be sorted out Mark by Minek and delivery can be obtained as soon as the Goods i aro landed.

*This vessel brings on Carge: ---

From Loniton, ka, eras. " Moldaviu." From Persian Gulf, ex sm. B. I. B. N.

and B, & P. S.-N... Co.'s-Stamerk Optional Goods will be landed haré unless instructions are given to the contrary within 6 hours.

Goods not cleared by the 16th inst, at 4 P.M., will be subject to rent,

No Fire Insurance will be affected by me in uny case whatever.

Panraged Packages must be left in tho. Gos downs for examination by the Consignen's and the Company's-Surveyors, Mesars: GÖDDARD & DOUGLAS, at 10 A.M. on MONDAYS and THUES- DAYS All Claims must be presented within ten aya of the steamer's arrival hero, after which date they cannot be recognised, No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Clodowns,

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 15TH, 1911,

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SOLE AGENTS:

E. A. HEWETT,

Superintendent. Hongkong, 9th November, 1911.

AMERICAN ASIATIC 8.8. Co.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

FROM NEW YORK.

HE Steamship.

THE

INDRAWADI,"

H. RUTTONJEE

&SON,

Captain Wm. Charters, having arrived from WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS,

the above Port, Consignees of Cargo ore hereby informed that fhair Conds are being landed ut their risk into the Godowas of the Hongkong rnd Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd. Kowlumn, and stored at Consigneus' risk and expeTM ko.

Albroken, chafed and damaged Goods are fa be left in the Gailowas, where they will he ex-

mined on THURSDAY, 16th inst., at 10 AM All Claims must be presented within fifteen days of the Steamor's arrival hore, ofler which date they cannot be recognized

No Claims will be admitted after the Good Lare left the Godowns, and all Goods remainin undelivered after the 16th inst. will be subject

to rout

No Fire Insurance has been effected. Bills of Lading will be countersigned by

SHEWAN, TOMES & Co., General Agents. Hongkong, 101 November, 1911. [1342

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THE RIGHT TO DIE.

M. MAETERLI CE'S APPEAL TO DUCTORS.-

In a vary beautiful new oamyon "Death," just published, an essay brimful of conrace and consolation, M. Masterlinek enters an eloquent plea against efforts to extend life beyond its

ustural term."

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ASTOR MILLIONS.

SEVENFOLD INCREASE IN 63 YEARS.

Thirty million pounds, according to figuros gleaned from the New York tax books, represent. the total value of land and buildings on Manhattan Island owned by the Astor family.

The assessed valuation of the Astor property

the agony Liob is the most dreadful moment in New York, which is approximately 60 per and the sharpest peak of human pain and horror, cont of the marketable value, amounts to for the witnesses, at luash.

All the £21,591,860, and of this immense total the doctors consider it their first duty to protract share of Mr. William Waldorf Astor, who

long as possible even the most excruciating conraisions. Whe has not, at a bedside, twenty times wished to throw himself at their feet and implore them to show moroy?"

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Que day, M. Maeterlinck boliavos, this pre. judice will strike e as barbarian, as a rolic of tho times whon humanity was convinced that any known forture was proferable to these Awaiting us in the unknown. Doctors defend it by pleading that there is scarealy ever rtainty that 拖 she is hope less, But in the majority of cases delay an "give but a few days or, at the utmost, a few months of a life that will not to the real life. but much rathos su extended death."

On one point doctors am beginning to yiell, They are slowly connaling, when there is no, hope left. ik not to deaden at least to lull the last ugonies." Bat still way of them hesitate, and, ike misers, moasure out drop by drop the clemency and peace which they ought to lavish," All our knowledge, therefore, "only helps us to die in greater pain than the animals that know

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live in England, represents an assessed value of £10,058,000 Colonel John Jacob Astor, a cousin, para taxes on £9.241,569, while the estate of bis father, the late Mr. William Astor, ie assessed at £3,293,300.

According to a list prepared under the supervision of the Tax Commissioner, Mr Lawson S. Pardy, the Astor asfato ombranes 700 parcels of land in el parts of Manhattan Island, In Fifth-aronue and Broadway the most valuable plats belong to the Aators. The Waldorf-Astoria Hotel is alone assessed at more than £2,600,000, and of this the share of Mr. Waldorf Astor. jun, is compated at £1,700,000. In the poorer districts of New York the tenants Contire streets pay weekly tribute to the Astor estate, the coffers of which ars enriched by the rents of dozens of the most pretentious apart. went houses on the West side.

A fortune of £1,000,000 left sixty-three yours ago by the founder of the Astor fortune has thus incressed more than sevenfold in the value of the Manhattan realty holding alone. The tax-books show instances of plots of lands which

nothing day will come, M. Masterlinck pradists, ward purchased by the fi st John, Jacob, Astor whoa science will no longer hesitate to shorten for £4,000, sud which tare grown to be assessed our misfortunes, when life,-gown-wiser, will in 1911-ss-being of the value of £1,600,000

depart silently at its hour, knowing that it has reached its term," even as it withdraws every evening, while wo sleep, knowing that its day's task is done.

This appeal to doctors by one of the world's foremost mon of letters la certain to be widely discussed.

THE KING AS AN AUTHOR

HIS SPEECHES TO BE PUBLISHED IN BOOK

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LORD ROSEBERY'S HINT TO ME, CARNEGIE.

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The King has given his consent to the publi.new opportunity for providing free libraries. cation in book form of the many interesting he was filled with a hideous depression'

Lord Rosebery went on to explain why

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"THE KING TO HIS PEOPLE

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(being the Speeches and Messages of his Majesty George V.ns Prince and Sovereign)." The publication of this book will be of the greatest Imperial interest.

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afraid that you must nil agree it is exceedingly of living books is exceedingly small- and I am small what a huge cemetery of dead books or books half-slive is represented by a great library like this!

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At the Royal Colonial Institute three years ngo his Majesty made an inspiring pronounce ment, on the common interests, aims, and

objects" of the scattered units of the British Empire.

"If we hold hands across the sea," he said, we shall preservo for future generations a noble heritage founded on the highest patriotism, and knit together by the ties of race and of mutual sympathy and regard."

The following are some other striking utter ance of his Majesty, made at different times:- Be thorough. Whatever you do, do it as well as you can. Put your whole heart and son! info it,

Every day we recognise more fally the import- ance of education, not only to the individual life, but to the life of the nation.

Those who know the happiness of home life can sympathise with every effort made to secure similar blessings to their fellow efeatures. The task of governing India will be made the caster if we on our part infuse into it a wide element of sympathy.

Experience has shown at even in the ease of firme having an established reputation and

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