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Shipping Steamers.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH FRIDAY OCTOBER 6-1905.

OCEAN STEAMSHIP CO., LD.

AND

CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAV. 00., LD.

JOINT SERVICES.

FORTNIGHTLY SAILINGS FOR LONDON AND CONTINENT..

'MONTHLY SAILINGS FOR LIVERPOOL

Shipping Steamers

HONGKONG-MACAO LINE.

TRIPS TO CANTON AND MAGAÐ,

THE Yuk On Company's Splendid Steamer "YING "KING,"

HONGKONG METEOROLOGICAL

SIGNALS

NEW CODE.

THE GOLD SUPPLY NOW INI TEN YEARS, BACK!

"A" COMPARISON, VENDARINT).

- It is as well to take'occasionally a füw mins, uter for the consideration of our basinnos

TAKING CARGO ON THROUGH BILLS OF LADING FOR ALL EUROPEAN, [85; and Class, $11, be an Excursion, at the at 8.30 AM., and returning from: Macao about Kowloon Point for the information of masters frequently contain very valuable information,

NORTH AND SOUTH AMERICAN, WEST AUSTRALIAN,' JAVA

AND SUMATRA PORTS.

EUROPEAN

FROM

GLASGOW and LIVERPOOL

SERVICE

OUTWARD.“

STEAMERS *CALCHAS",

DUE

17th October...

24th

agth

H

GLASGOW and LIVERPOOL DEUCALION"

CAUTOJANTAR

"PINGSURY" ***MENELAUS"

GLASGOW and LIVERPOOL GLASGOW and LIVERPOOL GLASGOW and 'LIVERPOOL .......... "HECTOR' GLASGOW and LIVERPOOL, smaşı * GLAUCUS“.

HOMEWARD,

6th November.

TO SAIL 7th October, .15th .24th ... 7th November.

FOR

STEAMERS LONDON, AMSTERDAM & ANTWERP "ALCINOUS".

GENOA, MARSEILLES & L'POOL AGAMEMNON" LONDON, AMSTERDAM & ANTWERP "DIOMED" LONDON, AMSTERDAM & ANTWERP MACHAON * GENOA, MARSEILLES & FOOL. "CHINGWO " VIL... I 5th LONDON, AMSTERDAM & ANTWERP " KINTUCK *:.......

Taking Cargo for Liverpool at London Rates.

TRANS-PACIFIC SERVICE. OPERATING IN CONJUNCTION WITH

THE NORTHERN PACIFIC RAILWAY 00.

H

AND TAKING CARGO ON THROUGH BILLS,OF LADING TO ALL OVERLAND COMMON POINTS IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA' AND, CANADA..

FOR

EASTWARD.

STEAMERS

TO SAIL .31st October.

30th November.

VICTORIA, SEATTLE, TACOMA, and) "PINGSUEY"

all PACIFIC COAST PORTS, við ý NAGASAKI, KOBE and YOKOHAMA "OANFA".

* FROM

WESTWARD.

STEAMERS

TACOMA, SEATTLE, VICTORIA andĮ "KEEMUN "

PACIFIC COAST .................................

For Freight, apply to

Hongkong, 5th October, 1905:

DUR

24th October,

·

but they are necessarily bounded in a degree

of vessels leaving the port. They do not neces

signals are as follows:- warily imply that bad weather is expected. The by the particular class of business with which

S.S. "WING. CHAL” Captain T. AUSTIN, X.M.K.

1,088 tons, Registered.

We have received from the Hongkong position, apart from the aspects in which it is THIS Steamer departs from Hongkong on Wook Days, at 7.30 A.. and on Suo-

Captain E. J. Page, will Isave Hongkong for Observatory a new code of meteorological discussed privately among us in our ordinary days at 8.30A.M. Departs from Macao on Week Canton every MONDAY WEDNESDAY Days at 2.30 PM. and on Sundays At 5.30 PM., and FRIDAY EVENING, at 9.9 PM signals which comes into force at Hongkong conversadoo, and publicly in the half-yearly If tide permits.

El returning to Hongkong every TÚŘSDAY,

on New Years Day. They are the same as statements which are made”, at” the general "FARES —Work Days, ret Class, including | THURSDAY and SATURDAY, about 5 F.M. Cabin and servant, Single 531 Return Ticket, On SUNDAYS she will make an EXCUR those at present in use at Shanghai, and willings of the shareholders le banks, mil

ways, and other Industrial, concerns. These 3rd Class, so cants

SION TRIP to MACAO, leaving Hongkong be holsted on the mast beside the time-ball at statements are very useful in themselves, and Every Sunday will following rates mast and and. Class, Single 7.30 PM. Ticket, Return, 54; 3rd Claus, Single, 10 cents, Return, so cents: Steerage, id cants.

The "YING KING" is" especially fitted for these runs, is the newest, fastest and most either on Board, or at the Macao Hotel, for is lighted throughout with Electricity, also hot the kiss, time and Dinner can be supplied luxuriously furnished seamer on the lined returning passengers only, at an extra charge and cold water is supplied. of $2.

On Sundays, passengers dasiring to have a

FARES: Private Cabin which has accommodation for First Class single journey to Canton ...$3.00 two or more passengers, will be charged 33 Second

'* 1.50 Tto Macio 1.00 "First Class Passengers, who do not care to First class single journey with Cabin 2.00 return on the Excursion Sunday, will be allowed

to Macao 2.00 to do so the following day (Monday) on pro

with Cabin 3.00.. duction of the Return Hall Ticket. Should Second,,

Bo Cents. the Steamer not run on the Monday, owing to the Boiler cleaning, dus netice will be given by the Captain, and the Half Ticket wil be available for the following day.

extra.

The Steamer is lit throughout by Electricity. The Steamer'i wharf at Hongkong is at the Western end of Wing Lok Street.

MING ON & Co,

2nd Floor, No. 16, Victoria Street. Hongkong, Ith June, 1905

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STEAM TO CANTON. THE New Twin Scrow Steel Steamers

TOBI Captain "KWONG CHOW"...,309...T. R. MEAD. "KWONG TUNG"... 1,138...H. W. WALKER.

Leave Hongkong for Canton at. 9 every evening (Saturday excepted).

Leave Canton for Hongkong about 5.30| o'clock every evening (Sunday excepted).

These Fine New Steamers have unexcelled Accommodation for First Class Passengers and are lit throughout by Electricity. Electric Fans in First Class Cabins,

Passage Fare--Single Journey...Sq Meals

......$t, each.

*་

*1

Third

*

return'

single.

31

H...

"

return

$1.50 single

30 M return

* O " Broskfast, Tiffin or Dianer $1 each only Wines and Spirits of the best brands are used

The wharf in Hongkong is at the West and of Wing Lok Street.

The wharf in Macao. is the same as the | S.5. Perseverance.

For further information, apply to the Office of

YUK ON S. S. Co, L.,

No. 216, Wing Lok Street, Hongkong,

י .

or to

Meurs. WENDT.& Co., Canton Agents.

5. A, NORONHA, Macao Agent. Hongkong, a3rd August, 1905.

REGULAR STEAMSHIP SERVICE

TO NEW YORK,

7.

A cone paint upwards and drum below in dicales a typhoon to the North-East of the Colony,

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the institution has to dash, to the shareholders of which thay are addressed. But while the demand for its employment depends ultimately

A cone point upwards indicates a typhoon to on the state of Industry of the country-the wants of other countries, the requirements of the North of the Colony.

war, the carrying out, of great publia, works, all make demands for the use of money which affect the price paid for the use of it.EAS As time goes on there is an increasing tendency for the rate for the use of money to become"more, uniform over all civilised coun. tries, and naturally this result" follows with

conditions of trade and the general run of 'profite aru most uniform. We can hardly exe pect the rate charged for advances lo a newly settled country, which is in a rapidly growing and progressive state, and in which the demand for the use of capital exceeds the local supply,“ to correspond exactly with those of a country. like England, or France or Germany in which

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PIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL, (With Liberty to Call at Malabar Coast),

PROPOSED SAItinus From ilangkonú

Steamship

Aunt "SATSUMA "......... 10th October, 1995. "SIKH.............z6th October, 13

The Company's Wharf la a short distance"WRAY CASTLE"...to follow.

"" MACHAON" mapapardener. "3rd November. | West of the Harbour Master's Office,

RUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,

CHINA NAVIGATION.CO.

YOKOHAMA and KOBE

SWATOW, CHEFOO, NEWCHWANG

and TIENTSIN...

MANILA

CEBU and ILOILO SHANGHAI..

MANILA, ZAMBOANGA, PORT DAR

WIN, THURSDAY ISND, COOK.. TOWN,CAIRNS, TOWNSVILLE, BRIS». BANE, SYDNEY and MELBOURNE ...)

SHIU ON S.S. CO., LD., and U YUEN ONS.S. CO., LD,

For Freight and father Information, apply

DUDWELL & Co., LIMITED, Agul

17. Hongkong, 2nd October, leyst.

INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LD.

AGENTS.

[

No. 8, Queen's Road West Hongkong, 23rd August, 1905.

LIMITED.

To San

9th October,

Tolh

toth

"SUNGKIANG "

11th

..... 12th

TAIYUAN

KANSU"

"TAMING"

"LINAN " tou

* OHINGTU''* †.............. -16th'

The Attention of Passengers in directed to the Superior Accommodation offered by those steamers, which are fitted throughout with Electric Light, Unrivalled table. A duly qualified Surgeon is carried.

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Ports.

Taking Cargo on through Bills of Lading to all Yangtze and Nortem China Pons. Taking Cargo and Passengers at through Rates for all New Zealand and other Australian

•

For Freight or Passage, apply to

Hongkong, 6th October, 1905."

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,

AGENTS.

(PROJECTED SAILINGS FROM HONGKONG-SUBJECT TO ALTERATION)

For

Steamship

On

S'GAPORE, PENANG & CALCUTTA...KUTSANG*. „TUESDAY, 10th Oct., 3.P.M. SHANGHAI..........

.....CHOYSANG...WEDNESDAY, 11th Oct., 3P.M. B'GAPORE, S'RABAYA & SAMARANG HINSANG.........WEDNESDAY, 11th Oct. 3 P.M.

• These Steamers have superior accommodation for First-class Passengers, and are fitted

throughout with Electric Light.

↑ Taking Cargo on through Bills of Lading to Chefoo, Tientsin, Newchwang and Yangtsxo Ports

For Freight or Passage, apply to

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Hongkong, 6th October, 1905.

HONGKONG MANILA,

Highost Class, newest, fastest and most luxurious Steamers hotween Hongkong and Manila,Saloon amidships--Electric Light-Perfect Cinsino-Surgeon and Stewardess carried. -All the most up-to-date arrangements for comfort of

Passengers.

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CHINA AND MANILA

STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED,

For

Steamship.

Tons, Captain

ZAFIRO

2540 R. Rodger ......

MANILA

RUBL.....

2540 A. H. Notley...

For Freight pr'Passage, apply to

!

Dongknag, 30th September, 1905.

S A

Sailing Daces.

SATURDAY, 7th Oct.,

at Noon, SATURDAY, 14th Oct.,

at Noon.

JARDINE, MATHESON & CO.,

General Managers.

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A drum indicates a typhoon to the East of more regularity in those countries in which the the Colony.

A cone point downwards and drum below indicates a typhoon to the South-East of the Colony.

A cone point downwards indicates'a typhoon there is usually, if not always, a sufficient amount

of loanable capital to meet all requirements. to the South of the Colony,

But while this is the case, there have been, during the last few years,” vary extraordinary alterations both in the amount of backing capital and in the stock of gold and of silver money in use in the principal countries of the world. The two things naturally go together, for the precious metals form the basis of the

A cone point downwards and ball below indicates a typhoon to the South-West of the Colony.

A bali indicatos a typhoon to the West of reserves on which, banking rests. Wà will the Colony,

A tone point upwards and ball below indicates typhoon to the North-West of the Colony.

Rad Signals indicate that the centre is believed to be more than 300 miles away from the Colony.

Black Signals indicate that the centre is believed to be lors than joo miles away from the Colony,....

The above signals "will," as heretofore,” be hoisted, only when typhoons exist in such posi tion or ate moving in such directions that in. formation regarding them is considered to be of importance to the Colony or to shipping leav- ing the harbour.

NIGHT SIGNALS.

Two lanterns hoisted'v.rtically indicate bad weather in the Colony and that the wind is expected to veer.

Two lanteras hoisted horizontally indicate bad weather in the Calony and that the wind is expected to back.

The signals are repeated on the flagstaff of the Godown Company at Kowloon, and also,

PORTLAND & ASIATIC STEAMSHIP CO. by day only, at the Harbour Office and on H

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PROPOSED SAILINGS FROM HONGKONG, VĨA SHANGHAJ, INLAND SEA OF JAPAN, MOJI, KOBU AND YOKOHAMA,

FOR

PORTLAND, OREGON,

OPERATING IN CONNECTION WITH

THE OREGON RAILROAD AND HAVIGATION COMPANY.

Steamship "ARABIA"

Topi

Cap'n'

To Sail at Daylight on Metzeathin...November 7th, 1905.

November 29th, ......December 22nd, 24

+3

"ARAGONIA".$198.Er... "NICÙMEDIA",370........Wazemann

"NUMANTIA"................................4,370..............Feldimoon....January 7th, 1906,

The 5.5. Arabia", lest Portland on October ist, and is expected to arrive here on and November, Through Bills of Lading issued to. Pacific Coast Points and all Eastern, Canad an and United States Paints. For through rates of Freight and further information, communica with or apply to

S. SILVERSTONE, Acting Cregrał Agent.

NAVIGAZIONE GENERALE ITALIANA, (Florio and Rubattino United Companies),

STEAM FOR BOMBAY VIA SINGAPORE AND PENANG;

BRITISH INDIA STEAM NAVIGATION

·COMPANY, LIMITED,

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO., FOR AMOY, STRAITS AND RANGOON.

GENERAL Managers,

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HONGKONG-NEW YORK.

AMERICAN ASIATIC

STEAMSHIP CO.

FOR NEW TURK via PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL,

THE

'HE Company's Steamship ZIBENGHLA,

Captain F. W. Packham, will be despatched as above, on SUNDAY, the Bth'inst; ni Daylight,

For Freight or Passage; apply to

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.,

Agents Hongkong, yrd October, 190g.

[986 EXCURSION TRIP TO MACÃO, È

SS. "KWÔNG CHOW" ILL Teave Hongkong, every SATUR-

Having connection with Company's Mail Steamers to ADEN, SUEZ, PORT SAID.

MESSINA, Naples, lægĦORN"

and GENOA,

ALSO

VENICE and TRIESTE, all MEDITER RANEAN, ADRIATIC, LEVANTINE, and SOUTH AMERICAN PORTS-- 'up to CALLAO...

WDAY, at 6 P., and Ectura from Macao (Taking Cargo at through Rates to PERSIAN

M10A.M. on SUNDAY.

Passangers desiring to remain longer in Macao may return by the S5.5. "KWONG. Tuxa" which will leave Macao on Sunday at 9.M.

Fares-1st class singin $3.50 with Cabin $2.00 H 3.00

retura 2,00

2nd class single 1.00

WILL

(With Liberty to Call at the Malabar Coast),

Steamship "ALSTON"

About

................................................ 20th October.

For Freight and further information, apply to

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.,

*

Hongkong, 18tḥ September, 1905.

BOO CHEONG,

STATIONER AND PAPER'MERCHANT, No. 20, Pottinger Street.

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GULF and BAGDAD, also BARCE LONA, VALENZA, ALICANTE. ALMERIA and MALAGA) HE Steamship

ΤΗΣ

"CAPRI,"

At BOMBAY, the Steamer is discharging in VICTORIA DOCE,

return .30 Captain Belsito, will be despatched as above, os THURSDAY, the 12th instint, at Noon. A. "KRONG TỪNG FILL leave Hongkong every SUNDAY, at 8.30 AM, and return from Macao 219 P.M. Fares:-1st class single $1.00 with Cabin $1.00 return 2.50

3.00 and classisingle 80 cents, return 1,50 BREAKFAST, TIFFIN AND DINNER $1 RACH,

The Wharf in Hongkong is a short distance TSANG FOO & CO., West of the Harbour Master's Office, For further Paniculars, apply to the

S.s. Co,.LD. SHIU ON

Ganora! Agante..

COAL MERCHANTS AND STEVEDORES,

48, Dzs Vœux Roád. 1

HAS always on hand all varieties of

Stationery, Printing and Note Papers, SHIPS Cealed from alongside at the abortual

Copying Presses, also Automatic' Cyclostyle sad Eliams Duplicator.

Hongkong, 13rd February, 1905. .

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notice, and with all possibia despatch. Pricas Moderate, Telephone No, 389. -Hongkong, ist October, 1904ť

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YUEN ON S. 5. co

For farther Particulars regarding, Freight and Passage, apply to

CARLOWITZ & Co,.

Agents, 16% Mongkong, stb October, 1905.

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M's Receiving Ship.

LOCAL STORM-WARNINOR.

The Colony itself is warned of 'approaching typhoons by means of the Typhoon Gun placed at the food of the mast, which is fired whenever

1 strong gale of wind is expected to blow here.

NOTICE BOARDS.

Notice boards are placed at:--

Joint Cable Companiei' Office;" Ferry Company's Pier, Ice House Blake Pier.

Post Office,

Harbour Office.

"

therefore proceed to examine into the amounts of apecie held now and about ten years sincem the stalements, to hand do not admit of the

figures being carried down to a later date.

To make this matter clear, we give a table compiled from the report of the director of the mint of the United States of the approximate locks of money in the principal countries of the world at the close of the years 1903 and 1893. Owing to requirements of space, we have included in this table only the more im portant countries, but as those which are not theluded are not many and the sums omited only amount to about 6 per cent -- f the whole we may regard it as in adequate statement of the position of afform in this respect in the world at the present day, t

(Tablo not printed.) It will be observed that the aggregato stock of gold is stated as being, in 1903

while it was on December 31,

1893..

[1,075,100,000

729,685,000

The stock of gold is thus woṛy in mout

190) than it was in 1893 by....£ 345,420,000 created in this manner, that of silver has while the stock of gold' used as coinage basin,

diminished,

This was at the end of 1933 While it was at the correspond-

ing date in 1893

£51,780,000

628,330,000

Being thus far in 1993 by... 116,540,000 | To make the manner in which the detail is. worked out clear, we subjoin a table showing the estimated alteration in the countries named- Some of the detail is extremely curious. The halding of the following countries in gold ba increased as follow

Gold more in 1953.

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The United Statey.. Austria-Hungary » um......... France ................. Germany

Derindere

than in 1893 £138,760,00g.

31,360,000

28,660,000

33,280,000

65,740,000

The case of Belgium in.vory paculiar, In Belgium the gold held appears to have dimi. nished £5,000,000 and the Silvar 6,000,000, Street.Tapanis in the same position, the gold held is

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stated to have diminished £2,000,000, and 'the silver nearly £11,000,000. In Great Bri». lain the gold appears to be less by nearly £4,000,000, while silver has incressed £750,000 This last we may add corresponds with our own belief, that the amount of gold in circú Intlog tende to diminish, and that of silver to increase, The general statement as to the gold coinages in the British-Empire (is" AN follows for the ten years referred to

Table British Empire Gold Coinage,

1891-1909...

Farry Company's Pier, Kowloon. WEATHER-FORECASTS and STORM. WARNINGS are exhibited on the above boards daily about 11 am, and also at other hours, day or night, whenever necessary. Informa tion of importance is also issued by “Express.”,

"THE CHINA COAST METEOROLOGICAL.

Years Great Australia REGISTER is exhibited at the same places tally

Britalo, about noon. It contains observations made a 1994 € 5,680,pco £7,334,000

3.720,000 Hongkong and at a number of stations in the 1895," Far East, together with Rewarks, Weather« 596 4,807,003 7,110,000 *(897 1,784,000 7,6917.00 Fécemusts, and faformation regarding the sxisti

1898 $,796,000 8,107,000. anca and movements of typhoons based thereon. 1899 9,197,900 9.613,0:0

Toil of British

Empire

6,928,0co

9,889,000

1,000 11,118,000

£63,857,000 - £69,136,005

19.0

100,000 RFECIAL "INQUIRIES,

1901 22,598,000 Manters of vossels or their agents-may, | -1002 7,126,000 whenever necessary, call at the Telegraph|| 190310 149,000 Company's Office in Connaught Road 'and send telegrams to the Observatory asking for pecial Information without charge. Such inquiries may also be sent from the Police Station at Kowloon Point

int which is connected with the Observatory by telephone..

Of course, the geostal statements can time 1, but there is syary reason for cent sidering them to be

be as close to thin, fáci such antimates can be, and the Agur coinages can be absolutely, rellad on ileva that in this pounigy the amount of gold held in reserva by Banks has incres Edering the time referred to

THE LAW OF STORME. Further information concoming the weather like this can hardly be taken

NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR DEBTS to be expected while signale, are, hoisted, and done in the country, anter

NEITHER the CAPTAIN, the AGENTS, nor

asiling directions, are given in “The Law of IN the OWNERS will be RESPONSIBLE Storms in the Fasters Seas."

for any DBTS contracted by the Officer or Co,e Crews a the following vessel during her

No. 5, Queen's Road West, or to Mesim, HERBERT DENT &

Agenti, Canton and:Macao, Hongkong, alth September, 1905.

stay in Hongkong Harbours

CHULORILE, American 4-masted schooner,

Captain "'u man—Heker,

are, it is very dimcnli to ascertain

which are naturally kope

fully believe that

this country bes

F. G. FIGO,

Asting Divitiar?

Dhéarvatnry, and [490kry, 1944!

In shat time,