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INAPIER

JOHNSTONE'S

道道

SQUARE BOTTLE”

WHISKY.

UNVARIED FOR OVER

150 YEARS.

THE SAME TO-DAY AS IN 1745.

BEWARE OF IMITATIONS.

BOLE AGENTS IN HONGKONG :'

LANE, CRAWFORD & CO.,

-and-from-ALL WIKE MERCHANTS.

TO LET

TO LET.

[82

ON 2ND FLOOR, No. 2 PRODE STERE1.

ONE-ROOMED OFFICE.

Apply Property Office,

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., LTD Hongkong, 23rd May, 1912

{733 TO LET. ODOWNS in No. 94a and No. 94c, Prays East, Wanchai, from 1st October next Apply to

KWONG SANG HONG, LTD., 248, Des Voeux Road Central. Hongkong, 7th September, 1912. [1061 TO LET.

▼FFICES in KING'S BUILDING

OFFICES

APP

THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST.

MENT AND AGENCY Co., Ltd.

[121 - Hongkong, lat October, 1912.

TO LET

708. 3 and 4, DURBAR VILLAS, Nos, from the 1st November.

Apply to

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS TUESDAY, OCTOBER 15TH, 912.

THE NEW SHIPPING BULEN

OBJECTIONS TO THE BOAT AND DAVIT SCALES.

BY A CORRESPONDENT OF "THE TIMES,"

-

Th Board of Trado having, as pointed out in a previous article, adopted the principle that safety can be best secured by providing boat accommodation under davits for all on board, propose a new bont scale for foreign-going passenger ships. The existing scale under which the number of boats attached to davits has been calculated, for the last 20 years, ca the gross tonnage, is rejected, and in its place the length of the ship is to be taken as the governing factor. The effect of this proposed change can best be appre eiated by a detailed examination of the tonnage, lengths, and numbers carried in the existing passenger ships. The Advi sory Committee give in their report the tonnage and numbers carried for each of the 621 foreign-going passenger shipe which held cortificates on April 25th last. It would, perhaps, have been convenient if they had also given the lengths, but the figures can be obtained from Lloyd's Re gister.

o

An examination of the figures shows that the effect of the alteration in the scale would, if the proposed new standard were in actual practico general- ly applicable, be (1) to increase by two sets of davits the numbers to be carried 257 out of the 521 vessels; (2) to in- crease by four sets of davits the mum- ber to be carried on 30 of these vessels; and (3) to decrease by two sets of davits the numbers to be carried on 25 of these rosals. The new standard will, however, not be generally applicable in actual practice, because it is proposed in the new rules to retain the provision that no vessel is to be required to have a larger autabor of sets of davits than is sufficient to provide lifeboats for the total number of persons which the ship is certified to. carry. The existing scale, based on ton nage, as extended by the Advisory Com- mitter, would provide darita mufficient to carry lifeboats for the total number of

B persons which the ship certified to carry in 389 out of the 521 vessels, and therefore the practical effect of the new scale has only to be considered in relation to the remaining 132 vessels,

ADVICE OF THE COMMITTEE, REJECTED.

WM. POWELL

LTD.

TELEFRORE 346.

DELIVERY OF

SEASON'S CARPETS

SEAMLESS

SQUARES

IN ALL SIZES.

EXCLUSIVE

JORIAN

DESIGNS

RUGS.

IN PLEASING ORIENTAL PATTERNS.

PRICES MODERATE.

the Board of Trade are fascinated by the name of lifeboat, to imagine the grounds upon which other existing types of boat, in some of which many seamen have as great and, under certain conditions, even greater confidence, have been condemned.

salos were computed at about 900 bales, comprising 50 bales of No. 68, 300 bales of No. 10, 350 bales of No. 12s, and 200 bales of No. 20s, as under:

50 Baina China

Crown

Indo-China

E. Pabonoy

No. 6s......$306

100

到

100

100

100

100

100

100

E. Fabsney

*

Chinn

Indo-China Carimbhay Courla

., 10...... 115 10...... 112 108...... 210

12... 124

128...... 191

12s..

131

128 128

100

20. 136 100

Gold Mohour 208...... 140 Unsold stock is estimated at about 21,000 bajos.

Sold but uncleared, about 38,000 LOCAL YARS Sales are reported of 200 hates of No. 10%, at $125 per bale.

JAPANESE YAN-Sales ail.

SUNDRY ARTICLES-Owing to a rise in the rate of exchange, and in anticipation of a further rise, importors were eagor sellors, and in Imports sales are reported in Bezoar Stone at 8140 per eatty, Apricots ut 89 per picul, Kismiss at 88 and 816 per picul, according to quality; Angoor at 84 por picul, Borneal at $115 per picul, Putchuck at 885 per picul, and best quality of Ivory (large pieces) at 8720 per picul. In Exports busi

In dealing with the home trade passen- ger ships Mr. Buxton has accepted the view of the committee that it is not only impracticable for these vessels to carry In dealing with these 332 vessels the lifeboat accommodation for all on board, committee recommended that such addi tional accommodation as is required but that, even if it could be carried, it should be provided so far as practicable could not be made available in an em and with due regard to the safety of the ergency nearly so quickly as other forms vessel for the voyage in boats readily of buoyant apparatus. Further, herbales. Market closes stendy. Available for the davits," and that the cognizes that it is desirable to avoid the balance of such accommodation sufficient unnecessary imposition of burdens which for all on board should be made up with might seriously restrict the trade of ex- cther forms of buoyant apparatus. This cursion steamers in the summer months, recommendation is rejected by the Board from which a very large number of of Trade in favour of a cast-icon rule persons derive pleasure and health. But under which the numbers of sets of davits although he has recognized these facts, he would be increased in 56 and decreased in has imposed upon these classes of vessels of the existing vessels; but the scale conditions for more onerons than those does not affect the remaining 65 vessels, recommended unanimously by the Ad in which further accommodation is revisory Committee. In the opinion of the quired, because even a cast-iron scale can- not make space on the side of a vessel for davits when such space does not exist. The net result of the inercase and decrease in the davits upon the 67 vessels coming under the new scale is to increase the carrying capacity of the boats actual

attached to the davits by about 13 per In only 11 of the vessels does the increase provide, under davits, all the additional accommodation required whilst in the remaining 121 vessels addi- tional accommodation has to be provided under both the now scale and that recom- mended by the committer. The figures prove that the committee were right in a much closer relation than length to the anding that gross tonnage has generally numbers carried, for whilst their scalo would have provided boat accommodation | under davits for all on board in 389 mit of the 521 vessels, the Board of Trade's scale requires more sets of davits than are necessary on 155 out of the 380 vessels It is true that the Board's scalo secures sufficient boat accommodation under davits on 11 vessels upon which such ne commodation is not secured under the committee's scale, but as against this the Board's scale provides loss of such accom-

existing 68, Pax, HOUNT, KELLET, Partly modation on 11 other of the Furnished, for 7 months, from 1st November.sels. To put it at the lowest, is it worth Cheap Rent.

SPANISH DOMINICAN PROCURATION.

(1200 Hongkong, 11th October, 1912.

TO LET FURNISHED. FIVE TIVE-ROOMED BUNGALOW with Largo Garden in Nathan Road, Kowloon.

Apply to

PERCY SMITH, SETH & FLEMING, 5. Queen's Road Central.

11201 Hongkong, 11th October, 1912.

TO LET.

LODOWN, situated on Water Front ARGE SUBSTANTIALLY - BUILI

East Point.

For further particulars apply. Property Offee, JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD. Hongkong, 15th August, 1912. (995

TO LET.

10. 12, BEACONSFIELD. ARCADE

First Floor. No. 13, BEACONSFIELD ARCADE, First Floor

"THE FYRIE," No. 13, THE PSAK, To Let, from 1st November

No. 113 PEAK, KIRKENDOA, FIVE ROOMS, Farnished, immediato possession.

No. 19. BHELLEY STREET, LABGE BOOMS, Central Position, Ches Bent.

For Sale. "HARTING and BOGATE en part of Kowloon Inland Lot No. 1154. Apply to LINSTEAD & DAVIS,

3rd Floor, Alasandrs Buildings 1129 Hongkong, 23rd September, 1912.

TO LET.

TWO HOUSES at the junction of Caine Road and Bonham Bend, facing the Harbour, with Tennis Court, sia.

Apply

64, BONHAM STRAND, West, Hongkong, 9th October, 1912. [1190

TO LET.

cent.

while to adopt the new scale to attain such results? The additional accommoda- tion obtained can be provided at least as effectively in other ways, and without the provision of additional sets of davits.

But the principal objections to the new scale are, first, that it is the result of the acceptance of the principle that it is better to provide means for escans after

ness is much more limited. Purchases were reported in Zedoary at 810 per pical. Galangal at 84) por pioul. Cassia at 8168 per picul. Isinglass at 8116 per picul. Dry Giger at 811 per pical and Turmeric st 88 per pienl. Almonds Aloos... Angoor (Grapes). Apicots

Imports

committee disasters can only be guarded against in these vessela by making the ship itself as nearly unsinkable as possible, and by providing on the longer voyages for the carrying of wireless tele graphic apparatus. It is futile to expect to be able to provide bonts or rafts which will certainly save all on banrd; but how small are the chances of disaster is shown by the fact that during the last 20 years, although many millions of passengers have been carried, only five lives were lost on excursión steamers. Included in Asafetid... that figure are three casualties, involving Deliu in each case the death of one member of Bezar Stone (per catty)

Rhesa bola with the machinery or equipment of the the crew, caused by accident connected For vessel.

Ckcres Foznol Soods

In part, these conclusions are accepted by Mr. Buxton, and it must be the subject, of the gravest consideration whether any thing approaching the buoyant apparatus required by the new rules can be carried on the home trade passenger ships without

seriously imperilling their safety.

·TRADE AND COMMERCE.

Bo

M+

Sticks

Gail nuts! Henna Horos

Price por picul ...$ 29 to 32 14. 24+

י די

14

10

"

140.. 200

7 10

14

35

Ад

H

(eatty)

100

端

600, 720

Hallibore... Gum Olibanura Ivory (large pieces)

Akhasa... (Bamboo) (Chatta...

Mavaj (Raisina) Myrabollams

Suffron

(5. D. Setno & Co.'s Fortnightly Report.)

Hongkong, 11th October. BENGAL OPIUM —Ruled quiet. No sales are reported in the market. Clearances: Onions (per basket) Patna New, 72 Chests; Patna Old, 10 Pepper (Black) Chests; Benares New 12 Chests, and Putchuck...... Benares Old, 28 Chests all about 123 Quicksilver Chests. Shipments: Patna New, Chests; Hico... Patna Old; 20′ Chests; and Henares Old, 34 | khinoceros Horus Chests in all about 67 Cheats.. Unsold cra, Oil Siccek. Patna Now, 821 Chests; Patna Roze Maloes a disaster than to take overs possible Old, 400 Chests; Benares New, 218 Chests; wor précaution to prevent its happening. The and Benares Old, 290 Chests in all about. committee's scale is based on the principle 1,819 Chests Sold but nucleared:Patan Sandalwood that the maintenance of the stability and New, 190 Chests; Paton Old, 187 Cheats Sun Lentes seaworthy qualities of the ship itself is Benares Now, 156 Chests; and Benares Old, of paramount importance.

136 Chestsin all about 1,208 Chests. Sugar (Java) ... And, secondly, that the Board, by ra Closing Quotations:Patna Nor, 88,700; jecting the committee's recommendations Patna Old, $3,500; Becares Now, 83,750; and adopting the new scale, will be Benares Old, 83,500 [all nominal].

MALWA OPIUM-Rulod rather steady, and plodging themselves to one particular form of buoyant apparatus, the lifeboat sales are reported in. Now, 3 Chests worked by davits, in preference to all 83,000 to 3,025; Old, & Chests at 83,050 Clearanoc, about 77 others. It has been proved by years of in all 49 Chests,

Sold

MODREENAGH, 21, The PEEK, or Sia experience that life at sea has been safest Chesta. Shipments, about es Chests, but

from November. Apply Property Ofine, JARDINE, MATHEBON & Co., Lap Beurkong, 4th September, 1912. [1046 TO LET.

UROPEAN. FLAT in Nathan Road, Forlon, from 1st November, next.

SHOP with GODOWN attached, Nathan Road, Kowloon,

KOWLOON MARINE LOT No. 48 with

WHARF.

Apply tow

HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANU)

Co., LTD., Alexandra Buildings. Hongkong, 15th October, 1912.

HARTIN'S

APIOL & STEEL CEPILLS

-(1153

TOMMIT IN 356-97 BİT KÜLLTYRÉNİKTİKLAM, dangda of Ladies Alwara swap a bus of

ty, Erpaletianity of t

đây dom may be adufalstored. Three stan NATORE Wommand ikan, base their LOOJ Siste vala, All Chamlite and Blomes Bali šāvi

MARTIN'S IPIOLEST

SPILLS

**

Oil

(Mauritius) Boan oil Beans (Green)... Benas (Boy) Beans (White) - Betelnuts Bristles (White)

(Black)

Exporte

"upon vencis apccially built to carry large sold Stock, about 1,106 Chests, numbers of passengers, and in which uncleared stock, about 124 Chests Closing

Campher 83,000; Old, thare cannot, of necessity, be provided Quotations:-Malwa New,

Cantharides suficient lifeboat accommodation under $3,050.

SILE. No sales are reported during the

Cardamum Feeds davits for all. It has, unhappily, bean shown that such vessels may meet with past fortnight under review. It is said that Cassia Lignes

(Broken} oil overwhelming disaster, but that such owing to the want of rain crop will be short disaster may occur in circumstances in by about 50 per cent, but we hare, no

(Unelenud) which life can be saved by the provision authentic cows to say boldly. The ship: China roots (cleaned)

ments made by this steamer are from the of buoyant apparatus capable of carrying purchases previously booked, Closing quota- Fire Crackers all on board. For such contingencies tions, as under:

Galingal provision must be made, but, if it is to atlee No 17790 No. 2 2005 for SWC in 'mond Garlic be made effectively, it will be by the skill

Ginger (dry) (wet) and resource of our shipbuilders and engineers, by means which have yet to be

Groundnuta (with shell) devised, and not by the enforcement of Stam

(without shells) hard-and-fast, boat scales,

·CARGO AND HOME TRADE VESSELS;

1 820

+

22. 7510

20 400

KW

....

1

1 050

630

Extra 185

n 1 650

#5 #660 640 Lakla 680

,,L&

K.W

زیاد

Human hair Apart from the foreign-going passenger Punjom First Chop $320

tor in singles ... Con-Pass

Monial ships, the new rules impo further

720..

Peppermint Crystals obligations of an onerous kind upon the

Sono No. 1 210 No 232 1 Diamond' cargo vessels and upon the home trado COTTON, Sales are reported of about 2001 passenger ships. The Advisory Com Packages at 830 per picul, of Chiness Rice"..

Rhubarb mittes unanimously approved of the ex- Cotton Bengal, stock nil.

YARN-Owing to the steady rise in the Star Aniseed

Oil... isting boat scale in forco upon the eargo vessel, and in justification of that ap-rate of exchange during the past Fortnight, |... » proval they state, as the result of a care-importers were very eager to quit their Sugar Candy

Sugar Refined... ful investigation into the records of the holdings in hope of taking advantage of a past 20 years, that thero was no evidence further rise in the rate of exchange, but Tea pil

declining

Turmeric of any life having been lost owing to the yesterday the exchange took a lack of boat accommodation since the turn, and declined from Rs. 1561 to Rs. Vermillion introduction of the existing Life-Saving 1633, and at the close our Yarn Market is Walnuts Regulations." In the face of this finding steady with buyers at an advance on last wax

No business is reported yesterday Woodell

rates.

it is difficult, except on the theory that and to-day. During the past fortnight Zedoary (Kapoor Katchery)

940 410

480.. 300

820.. 780

800

300.. 300

10

.1.10

B.. 30 BT .05.

161

400

00

12.14

12

710

200

M. B. FOSTER & SON'S

PILSENER BEER.

Brewed and Bottled in Germany.

FIRST QUALITY.

ÁSK FOR "BUGLE BRAND."

GARNER, QUELCH & Co.,

JOLE AGENTS.

·Tarapmons 636.

DO YOU DRINK

VAN

HOUTEN'S

COCOA?

If not, why not?

OF ALL GROCERS AND STORE DEALERS.

As a precaution against the constant risk of infection, remember that washing with

CALVERT'S

No. 5 Carbolic Soap

[129

is a healthy habit, for either personal use or household purposes-and it is not expensive. 470

Local Dealers sel it. Makers—F. C. CALVERT & COi, Manchester, England.

"LOOK ALIVE!"

is one of the many casual avery day Injunctions wherein turks mach unnoticed wisdom. The man who tooki sliva le always and everywhers miccessful. It bulous it is the tiliya "' man who gets to tim top: in society it is the activo, gracions, agregable pornon who is most run after's in the domestic circle it to the Chicorful member' wäe most completely wins and holds our affection. There for teak allve 1.: 37 you are saltering from anything which toks you of your bestby alertness attend to the trouble at ance and dont rest until a cure (s ef- fected, you suspect that dyspopala or any disordered state of the stomach, Ilver, or bowele, is sapping your vitality. It is dartain that without daisy, you should

TAKE

BEECHAM'S PILLS.

Sold everywhere la boxer, prica 9hd. (36 pilis), f/1} (56 plNm) and 2/9 (168 pilis),

EXCHANOR-(Closing Quotations).

380 On India TT. Es.

Demand Re ato HY13 On London P.T, Sh

Demand Sh. 2 On Shangbai

...

127... 225

A

11.18

.... 10

8. 14

On-ingapore and Penang On Japan....

Or Americn Ou Batavin On Gormany

on France Bar Silyst

2.6 Gold (160 Sue)

201

1534

2/01

FB

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211 260}

20

$80.60;

802-5

170.4

GRIMAULT'S

SYRUP

OF

·∙113 14

400

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CLYTIE"

HYPOPHOSPHITE OF LIME

13:

IMPROVED

1,700

SEAPE

360

8.

4:0

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Frisettes, Waved Mohair and Crepe

Hair Bolls,

Hair Frames, New Torban, Bound Bau Frame

Watch Spring Frames.

Light Brown, Mid Brown, Dark Brown and

101 Black, and Bandeau and Elegant. Effective

100 Hair Orasment."

HOOSAIN-ALI & Co.,

FOR

STUBBORN COUGHS

BRONCHITIS

WEAK LUNGS

CATARRH

CONSUMPTION

30

76

30

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Hongkong, 13th September, 1912.

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