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ELEGRAM S.

"HONGKONG TELEGRAPH"

BERVICE.

CHOLERA AT SHANGHAI,

FIFTY CHINESE DEAD THIS WEEK. [From Our Own Correspondent.}

Shanghai, 4th October,

3. p.m. Cholera has made its appearance in Shanghai.

Fifty Chinese bave succumbed to the disease during the present week.

[Reuters.

The Wreak of the.“ Montagu." London, and October. The entire armament of the Mentig has been waived.

The Balloon Rabe. The competitors in the ballonn race have been scattered for and wide. Several came down in France, near the Channel, and others including a Britisher named Lofts, are traversing England in the northwayil. “ M. Santos Dumont having injured his arm gave up. There is no news of several of the com petitors.

Later.

Of the seven balloonists, the two English memcrossed the Channel, and, nine nded in France. An American named Fahm,- who who the eup, landed near Whitby ; aime 23 hours. Nothing has been heard of tolls *(or Lolis)

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH THURSDAY OCTOBER 4 1906.

A, PASHIONABLE WEDDING"

MULLER-BARK: LBY,-~*

FOUNDERING OF AN EMIGRANT SHIP.

S.S. "CHATERHOUSE" A VICTIM, OF THE TYPHOAN, -

CAPTAIN AND OFFICERS LOST.

KULANGSU- MUNICIPAL

COONCIL.

RINUTES OF MEETING,

To-day's Advertisements.

TYPHOON RELIEF FUND...

The following are the minutes of ́ a meeting ofthek ulangsu Municipal Council held at the THE SPECIAL ENTERTAINMENT, the proceeds of which are to be devoted"

Marshall (Chairman), C. A. V. Bowra, A. F. Board Room, Kulangsu,. Amoy, on the pith to the above Fund, will be held in the September, 1906. Present:-Melan. F. B.

CITY HALL,

WEDNESDAY, October Gardiner, J. Takaisuki, W. H. Wallace, the Health Officer add the Secretary,

and confirmed,

The minutes of the last meeting were read

corded. The $.3. Carterhouse was a steamer was instructed to obtain from contractors e jast, and further loss of life has to be re On the motion of Mr. Wallace, the secretary

well-known in this barbour, and plied between | tirates for erection of a muished pavilion on Hongkong, China coast, ports and Singaport, the tennis ground; also estimates for purchas- but the has made her last voyage over the ing and removing the present pavilion. waters o' which she has travelled for. the past 5 years, and her place knows her no more, and her name must go to swell the alrendy 100 long list of the victims of the Inte series of typhoons. "Thess. Charterhouse

owner of the motor bicycle that, while the The secretary was instructed to inform the

Council, cousider such machines undesirable on the island and any increase it the number of these machines on the roads should be dis. danger to the public, they realize the care, the owner takes to avoid accidents and, for the present, are willing that "closed time" for riding the machine shall be from 4., to 6.30 p.m.

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Aa Allructive Programme has been arranged, as follows:-

PART I: VOCAL and INSTRUMENTAL SOLOS."

PART 11.

A VARIETY ENTERTAINMENT. Tickets: Price 54, $3, 51, may be obtained PANY. on FRIDAY, at the RobinsON PIANO COM-

R. SUTHERLAND, Hon. Secretary, Entertainment Committee.

Hongkong, 4th October, 1906. ...PEAK CLUB...

1952

set for four left Hoibow in the morning of Friday, the 18th cuuraged as they are a tuuice of considerable E MEMBERS of the PEAK CLUB

Siz Matthew N.thun, K.C.M.), attended by

made to meet it.

A very prosty and interesting wedding look place this afternoon at S. John's Cathedral when Captain Müller, R.M.D.I., Naval niel ligence fficer attached to H.M.5. Tomar, and Surrey, England, and Ms Katherine Berkeley That the end of the fate of the typhoon's toll con of Henry Muller, Esq, of West Park,

eldest daughter of the Hon. Sir Henry Ber- kelcy, K., K.C., Attorney General of Hong. not yet is made manifest by the report of yet kong, were made one in the bonds of holy another steamer going into the rapacious may wedlock, by the Rev. H. Longridge, Red these shores on Saturday and Sunday of the ica during the typhoon which touch. assisted by the Rev. A. J. Stevens, Chaplain of the new. Church of S. Andrew's at Kowloon The Cathedral bad been most beautifully and tastefully decorated, with lovely blooms, and tropical posted-plants in great profusion, while feathery bamboo outlined the arches, ander the s pervision of the verger, Mr. J. Van stune, red carpets being laid down the full ength of the miste from the outer ported steps to the chancel of the Cathedral The hour for the ceremony was Weinck, but long before that hour the guests ullo, with a general cargo of inerchandise, and began to arrive and take their places in the 60 aleerage passengers, and all appeared to 10 sacred edifice, His Excellency the Governor well, fill, towards evening, the weather thicken Captain Coleman, A B.C., and Mr. R.A, R. Pon.ed, the sea arose, and the wind strengthehed,

when it was seen that a'gule was about to be The Council decided that the Sikh unicipal experienced, and all preparations were at once Police, at the option of the Council, may, after A 10 pm, that day the three years' service, be granted leave on haif typhoon struck the vessel, which laboured pay, at the rate of one month for every com. heavily, and as at 2.25 am, on Saturday thepleted year's bervice storm was increasing in violence, an effuri was The secretary, was instructed to write to the made to turn the vessel tound, but it was then Senior Conbul forwarding him the title deeds discovered that she wasfoundering, and unlung (of a plot of land offered the Council for new Could be dune, she had evidentif?prung aleak, gaol, &c. and requesting the Consular Body and was fast filling with water. However" | kindly to ascertain from the Chinese author." the boats were got ready, but in the heavy sexties whether these deeds are registered with and the rolling of the vessel, it was impossible the Hib-fang-ling and to order. to launch them, as they would but have bean The following extract from report of Govern dashed to pieces as soon as they left the davits ment Analyst at Hongkong on the nine sam Seeing that any, iden, of 'using the -boats was ples of milk,seat Trini on the grå inst, is order. entirely out of the question, the rafts, which ed to be published for general information :- were carried on deck, were got ready, and the Marks "A" from Chiat-Hoat-Chin Chai- passengers and crew ordered to secure them."I am of opinion that the said sample coutain selves upon then, the lifebuoys and beltsed the parts as under:-suk 62; added water

being brought into requisition, and every 38, tutal 100, thing made ready for the floating" "ol· the rafts as the vessel settled down, Then a search was made for the second officer, who was not among the crowd gathered round the rafts, bot be was nowhere to be found, and it was then supposed he must-have been washed overboard while going along the deck. In the meantime everything was breaking up on deck, and being carried overboar; hen-coops und sheep-pens, sali-ju«k-casks, and all else that the sea could wrench away from its hapless victim. It was dangerous,—even impossible to try to go vzlow to secure anything, and thus bet fiule food or water could be secured, against the time when the vessel foundered and the ralts took the water. In looking after the comfort of the pissengers|Chief Engineer W. A. Dowse got badly hurt, so that lie with scarcely able to help even himself when the jessel at last let him, with 3 of the crew, and two Chinese feinale

under them, and they let at the mercy of the passengers afloat, with their vessel.gone from

winds and of the waves, One woman had a

gracelul folds

5nby, Private Secretary, arrivir ge punctually to the hour, and taking is place in the font how on the north side of the saile. Shortly alter is Excellency had taken his place there was the usual stir and general rustling of skirts, as whispers that the bride was coming, passed around, and in a few pirmes, leaning upon the wem of her inther, Sir Henry Berkeley, who was presently to give her away, the fair young. nde entered the Cathedral and passed up the asle to join the bridegroom-elect,' who was Pawaiting her at the foot of the chancef steps; supported by Dr. Baiss, EN, who performed the functions of "best man The bride wore La every · "landstine, though very. simply made costume of soit, ivory Liberty sin, the skin being made 10 fast in leng The bodice was quite plain beme simply swathed over a high. Swiss belt, and trimmed only with a fichu of lace, caught -with a small bunch of orange blossoms. She He also the athodox veil of tulle and corona of mange blussoins, and carned a beautiful spray bouquet at white mephanoris, lube roses and madenbar fein. As bridesmaids the Bride, was attended by the Mines Alice Berkeley, Nura Vernon, Mary Master and Mar- joe Berkeley, the first and last being sisters of the bude. They were most tastefully gowned, in backs of whae teffite silk, with lace coaties," and wore late white picture hats tammed with blie, while they earned exquisite bouquets of pink roses tied with blue ribbons, The gift of the bridejinem, as were also the handsome "gold bracelets each wore in her left aim.

Mr. Haldane on the Army Mr. Haldane, speaking at East Linton, said the people were as keen about the army, as they were ab me the Navy. It was the duty of the civilian War Segretaty to consult, the Yeomanry and the Volunteers, in addi tion to the "Regulars. The ney was not a sufficient defence, for it could hot deliver a counterstrike. The necessary expansive 'power for the Army could not be obtained on a paid basis without ruining the nation be therefore looked to voluntary effort to show what the manhbor of the nation could _do.'

Russia.

Later.

At a trial of 97 peasants at Kherson, for destroying an estate, it transpired that the Cossacks het 23 of the peasants to death, and terribly injured 30 others, all of whom were innocent men the real culprits having fied.

TRA-HOUSH RIVALRY,

ALLEOYD ATTEMPT TO STRANGLE AN OLD

MAN,

The service which was fully chorul, Mr. Den- man Fulles, presiding at the organ, combienced as the bine with her fa her entered the church, by theeging of Hymn 350, "The voice that being sung during the service and signing of the breathed o'es,den," other appropriate. hymns register and finally lieu the newly wedded pair energed from the vestry where the attestation had been made to their act, and signed, among others, by His Excellency the Governor, the arean burst forth into the string strains of Mendelsohn's wedding watch, the happy rair passing down the ải le in their chairs the while, but receiving many hearty congratulations from their friends during their progress.

Aker the ceremony His Excellency asked lew of the mast, intinzate personal friends to A good deal of excitement was occasioned adjouth with him, and the byde and bride at Aberdeen one night Tast werk when news leaked out that the folts employed in a tea formats, to dock the, heabhs of Captain m

groom; to Government Hause, there, quite in- shap, at No. 21 Aberdeen Road, had attempts. Mulles. The honeymoon will be spent ed in strang'e The master-an old man-of a rival house, No 54. Abeuleen Road. Ward got to the rais of luspector Dymond, officer in charge of Aberdeen Police Station, who-rushed down to the tea house in questi breaking all pregious "reads. A lukong accompanied the inspector, On arrival at the scene the offi cers were just in time to stop the tea-hhuse men from parting up their shutters, which they were doing when the policemen a hived. The pie mises were then in nected, andien a corner of the house, all huddled up, and shed by his

quzue to the foot of a stool was the old man, who ram ur said was being stran led. The man

was relieved from his ur.com table position,

in the ss. Ken Men. A formal reception in Japan, whither they depart on Sunday next

will be held on the retiro of Captain and Am. ponerables and most casily presents received Muller front the honeymoon, when the in.

will be displayed for the oanal inspection.

A list of these present will appear in ou next ikkuse

THE MEEK MANKET. : The price of silver for immediate delivery yesterday advanced to 3d per sunce, writes

the L-& Capes of 7th ult., and this figure

totation sot having ruled since July,

establishes a record for the past ten years, as

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young baby with her, but, thought survived the awful experiences of the 42 hours afloat on on. unprotected raft on the open sea it succumbed immediately after it was rescued, as shown below. After the Chief Engineer's raft hati got well clear of the wreck, he sighted another raft on which were the second and third- Engineers, who sang put that they were alright, but shey were soon lost sight” el" and were not seen again, aṛd'it was supposed they were lost. An Sunday afternoon they came

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Marks "A" from same dairy as above-

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are notified that the Band of the ROYAL WEST KENT REGIMENT will play at the Club Tat: 9.45 PM. on SATURDAY, Úctober 13th,

instead of October útb, as previously notified,

By Order of the Committee,

C. G. PRITCHARD,

Hon. Secretary. Hongkong, 4th October, 1906,

BY ORDER OF THE MORTGAGER.

1978

PUBLIC AUCTION. THE VERY VALUABLE RECLAMA TION PROPERTY, known as the REMAINING PORTION OF THE EXTENSION TO THE REMAINING "PORTION OF MARINE LOT 88 containing an area of 1,87; square feet upon which stand the luses known as 21 BONHAM STRAND WEST and 18, WING LOK STREET

will be offered for sale by PUBLIC AUCTION,

. ON MONDAY,

the 15th day of October, 1906,

BY..

Mr. GEO. P. LAMMERT,

at his Sales Rooms, No. 3, Daddell Street,

at 3 o'clock in the afternoon.

Intimations.

THE

ROBINSON PLANO

CO., ED.

ARE SHOWING

HIGHEST

CLASS

PIANOS,

-BY

THE LEADING MAKERS

or

THE WORLD.

Steinway,

Bechstein,

Bluthner,

Winkelmann,

am of opinion that the said sample contain-chase will be entitled to surrender the premises Collard & Collard,

ed the parts as under-Milk 89: added water ri, sotal 190."

Marks from Erg Hap-He-Ah-"The quality of the milk answers the legal require ments.

Marks Bi" from same dairy.as “Bi1⁄2- "The quality of the milk answers the legal re quirements."

Marks "C" from Hap Sonn-Sam' Ab-~ The quality of the milk answers the legal requirements."

Marks "C2" from the same dairy as "Cr

The quality of the talk answers the legal requirements."

Marka "D" from Seng Kee-Seng Ab-" am of opinion that the said sample-contained the pans as under:Milk 96; added water, 4

atal too."

Marks "D32" from the same dairy as "D1": | The quality of the milk answers the legal requirements."

Marks "E" from Kulangan" Milk Company -"I am of opinion that the said sample con" taived the parts as under:-Milk 96; added water 4, total 100,"

COMMERCIAL.

Moon.

TO-DAY'S INTELLIGENCE,

Shelf Transports 29/-, Raubs 581, Hongkong. Buyers K&M. Steamboat Co. S15t.

Docks Ster, Humphreys Estates Sir, Electrica $141, Tramways $216.

Sellers-Hongkong" Danks $800. “Londên Fires 53271. China and Mapiles $23, Douglases 193, Unidos $775, Cantons $320, Pongkong

$43.ex div., Hongkong Lands Sieg, West Points Ste. Hongkong Hotels S5, Cotions

The Purchaser. on completion of his pur purchased by him to the Crown and to call for

a Crown Lease of the same fnt, 909 years as from the 27th day of September, 1854, at the Annual Rent of $54. The Purchaser will be required to take up such Crown Lease as no as practicable after completion.

For further particulars and conditions of sale, apply 40-

Messrs. JOHNSON, STOKES & MASTER,

8. Des Vœux Road Central, The Vendor's Solicitors,

of lo

The Auctioneer,

Mr. GEO, P. LAMMERT,

3. Duddell Street, Honkong, 4th October, roof.

1989 EASTERN AND AUSTRALIAN STEAM. SHIP COMPANY, LIMITED. FOR SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE,"

(Calling at Manila, Pont Darwin and Queensland Ports, and taking through Cargo to Adelaide, New Zealand, Tasmania, &c.) HE Steamship..

"EMPIRE," Ports, on SATURDAY, the 27th instant, at Captain Helms, will be despatched forthe above

Noon.

This well-known Reamer is specially fitted for l'assengers, and has a Refrigerating Cham- ber, which ensures the supply of Fresh Provi dons, Ice, etc., throughout the voyage.

Hopkinson,

Haake,

Krauss, &c.

CASH OR CREDIT,

OR ON

HIRE FROM $10 PER MONTH INCLUSIVE.

Hongkong, 22nd August, 1906.

£1,000.0.0

(38

This Steamer is installed throughout with was offered by Mr. LINDE-

the Electric Light.

A Stewardess and a duly qualified Surgeon are carried.

N..To assure the additional comfort of MAN if any added matter

passengers the steamers of the Company, have. electric lans fitted in staterooms,

For Freight or Passage, apply to

OTBB, LIVINGSTON & Co.,

Agents. Hongkong, 4th October, 1996. *

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

coss another launch on which were some of

so draw the two close together, they lashed The firemen of the Charterhouse, and managing

hem as best they codff with such ropes as were on the rafts, so as to make them into one big raft. Hut even then there was scurely mom o move; and all possibil: y of lying dwa se sleep was out he the questions Later Sist. China Heneos 510, China Providents THE P. & C.-S. N. Co.'s Steamer they saw one of the ship's life-boats drifting a short distance ahead, but that too soon dis-5950, Cements $20, Ices $736, Kopes -S28, › appeared; it had evidently been swab ped and

China Light and Power $to,. Watsons 513, sunk. There did ont, however,-appear to baany,

Powells $10. And all this time the ship one on board. wrecked folk were entirely without food or water, and, furthermore, entirely unable to

deep. Hunger and first was, gnawing their

vitalt, until near sunset on Monday, the 191

asi, the N. 17. 1.3 5.5. Kohsichang bote down 18,6 Not only is the metal wanted for India, upon the in, and took them on "bird, where

the recent firmness of the Chinese ex-

They, were shown every possible attention, changes brings that country very close to the and their hunger and thirst soon alleviat buying paint, and, in fact, some of the pured. A careful watch was also kept from chises in the last few days are believed to have

ment in connection was the subsidiary coin-

ass props me recently adopted; and so long as the supply and demand continues on the present scale there is no reason to anticipate

any material decline in the price of the ineia',

and a few priests made. When the party go back to the station the old man was asked t tell his experience of the trouble. He said that just after his meal he left his tea-house and went down the road to visit some friends. On passing his rival s tex-house several men rushed out at him, dragged him into the slip, and lash.been on that account. Moreover, supplies con- ed him to the stool where the policenien found in very small, owing to the reduced quan- him and then they started to close stop. He did ity now being offered from America. sales not know what was thesponse of such ill-treat thence being much restricted by the demand ment, nor would the other party explain to the for the metal for the United States Govern- police the reason for taking such harsh mea süres. Through inquiries made, however, the police were able in brain the origin of the whole affair. The two lea-houses have had an old standing grievance. Not only that, the fatis of both houses hold a grudge against each other: In consequence of that the jobis in No, 71 were alleged to be always raising irou- ble with there of No. 54 in order to draw them 1010's fight. Fight the latter would not, now- ing that numbers were against them, and so the matter went on unut the evening of the 28th ultimo. When the fokis of No, zr saw tho. master of No. 54 coming along, they arranged ibat he should be dragged into the strap, lav. ing in their minds at the time that when those at No. 54 heard of the treatment meted out to their master they would attempt to rescue him and the long-looked-for fight would come off to this they were mistaken. As soon as the - jokis of No. 54 heard of the kidnapping they reported the matter to the police and the ar-

as followed.

The men arrested three in number-were taken to the Police Court this morning and placed before Mr. F. A. Hazeland, who lined then $5 each, and bound them over in the sum of Sico each to be of goed hebaviour for six months...

AN OCULISPS TRIALS,

PATIENT'S ALLEGATIONS AGAINST STUDENTE. An action was brought recently by Mr. Aaroo Goldúld, of Falcon Square, Aldersgate Street, against Dr. Warens Guer, of Harley Bugein recover damages for "negligence at operation." He had brought three actions against the de fe- dant. In all three, Judge Baco had decide ed in favour of the defendant. The plaintiff had suffered from a detached retina which was incurable. The plaintiff made a long statemen in which he said that he had breg awfully messed about," and handed over to the care of students

He had been treated like an animal in being cul ahnut, and now the sight of both eyes had been destroyed. Judge L'um-

the latter vessel for any other rafts adrift, but nothing more was setu, and so it was con cluded that the others had all found watery graves. As soon as the Kohtickang arrived, the Chief Engineer was sent to the Government Civil Hospital; as he had been very much, hurt on board during the typirnon, while the rescued Chinese were turned over in the Registrar General's Department."

The officers of the 3.5, Charterhouse were:--

Captain H. Clifton.

Chief Officer, Farga son. Second Officer, W. Griegor. Chief Engineer, W. A. Dowse. Second Engineer, C. Forbes, third Engineer, A. Manrmann, Of the above it is bel eved that all except the chief engineer, Mr. W. A. Dowst. have

lost their liven.

The Charlarlare was a steel-built, twin- crew teamer of 1,276 kous, built in 1891.

FOUR hours' hard thinking exhausts the tissues as much as ten hours of manual labour,

MR. W. Yardley nice, in a natch at Harrow, bowled with right and left arm alternately.

Wharis $921, Cements Sto

Sales:-Hongkong Docks $151, Kowloon

Nominals-National Banks $47, China Fires $93, Indos $74. China Sugars $ 57, Shanghai Docks T. 105, Hongkew Wharves Tis. 240,

Dairy Farms $17.

TO-DAY'S EXCHANGM. Selling,

gog-Bank T.T.

Ba derbegre 1:0. 4 months' sigtit..... Fonce-Baok T.3.... America--Bauk 1.T.. Germany-kapk T.T.

A FT

10 demand.........

2,2 11/16

2

3 1/16

53

2.5

165

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shang Back T...............73 Singapore T.T.... ...................5 % prem

anan--Hank 1.T................

.........8 JavBank T.T.

1341

4 months' right_1.JC.

6 months' night'L/C.

I months sight

Burling.

******2 3 7/16. 30 days' sight San Francisco & New York..$

do.

594

to days' sight Sydney and Melboume......2.3 4 months' Fight Franc.......... 84 5 months' sight

4 months' sight Germany.... Hay Silvot

Back of Kogland rate Sovereign.......

To-day's Advertisement,

FOR SINGAPORE, PENANG, AND CALCUTTA.

THE Steamship

"GREGORY APCAR,"

2-32

8.93

ley Smith, K. C., sud that he was sorry for the ONE reason why colonisation, by Latin' races | Captain S. H. Belson, will be despatched for the plaintiff, but he had no power to try the action has been so successful is that they intermarry above Ports, on TUESDAY, the gth instant, over again, and if the plaintiff liked to ask | with the natives. Judge Racon for a new trial to, might do so.

He did not advise such an application. All hs In the Ashanti War of 1874 practically could do was to strike out the case, with the whole of the British transport was per

formed by DRLİVE WOMIB

at 3 P.M., instead of as previously advertised; -

. For Freight or Passage, apply to

DAVID SASSOON & Co., LIMITED,

Agents. Hongkong, 4th October, 1906,

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"SIMLA,

whatever (deleterious or

be

(979 otherwise) could

found-in any one wine in his vast stocks.

"FROM LONDON, COLOMBO ARD STRAITS. Consignees of Cargo by the above-named being landed and placed at their risk in the vessel are hereby informed that their Goods are Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company's Godowes at Kowloon, where each. consignment will be sorted out mark by mark, and delivery can be obtained as soon as the Goods are landed.

►

This vessel brings on Cargo:-

From London, &c. ex S.S. Britannia. -Optional Goods will be landed here unleas instructions are given to the contrary before. 6 hours.

Goods not cleared by the 10th instant, at

4 P.M., will be subject to rent.

No Fire Insurance will be effected by me in

any case whateveṛ. –

Damaged Packages must be left in the Godowns for examination by the Consignees' and the Company's representative at an appointed hour.

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All claims must be presented within ten days of the steamer's arrival here after which date they cannot be recognised.

No claims will be admitted after the goods have left the Godowns,

E. A. HEWETT,

Superintendent. Hongkong, 4th October, rod.”

INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION

COMPANY, LIMITED. "

FROM CALCUTTA, PENANG AND SINGAPORE.

THE Company's Steamship

"LAISANG,"

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having arrived from above Ports, Consignees of Cargo by her are hereby informed that their Goods will be delivered from alongside.

Cargo impeding the discharge or remaining on board after 4 P., the 8th instant, will be for rain damage to Cargo landed into Godown,' landed at Consignees' risk and expense, Claims. at Consignees expense, will not be entertained

No Fire Insurance will be effected.

Billa of Lading will be countenigned by

., JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.,

General Managers, "Hongkong, 4th October, 1906,

AUSTRALIAN WINES.

Per

CAWARRA CLARET:

case 12 bottles

...$15.00

24 ...

... 18.00

CAWARRA HOCK;

Per case 12 bottles

*24.

.$15.00

10.00

We can specially re-

commend the above as

being of exceptional quality and flavour.-

H.

PRICE &

SOLE AGENTS,

'Co.).

12, QUEEN'S ROAD, Central,

Telephone No: 135.-

Hongkong, sfth September, 1996.

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