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Shipping Steamers.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH MONDAY DECEMBER 17, 1906.

CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY COY'S ROYAL MAIL STEAMSHIP LINE.

Luxury-Speed-Punctuality..

The only Line that Maintains a Regular Schedule Service of under Eleven Days across the Pacific is the "Emprese Line." Saving 5 to io Days' Ocean Travel,

11 Days YOKOHAMA TO VANCOUVER.

PROPOSED SAILINGS. R.M.S.

"EMPRESS OF JAPAN

"TARTAR"

Tops

18 Days HONGKONG TO VANCOUVER.

(Subject to Alteration),

LEAVE HONGKONG ** ARRIVE VANCOUVER 5,000......THURSDAY, December 20th January 7th ....4,415..............WEDNESDAY, January 9th.........February 2nd

·"EMPRESS OF CHINA", 6,000.....THURSDAY, January 17th......February 4th * MONTEAGLE”....................................6,163......WEDNESDAY, January 23rd' ......February 16th. "EMPRESS OF INDIA"......6,000......THURSDAY, Februały 14th......... March 4th "ATHENIAN" **................3,882................WEDNESDAY, February 20th......March 15th

"EMPRESS" steamers will depart from Hongkong at 4 PM. Intermediate steamers at 12 NOOD.

THE Quickest route to CANADA, UNITED STATES and EUROPE, calling at SHANG- HAI, NAGASAKI, (through the INLAND SEA OF JAPAN), KOBE, YOKOHAMA," and VICTORIA, B.C., Consecting at VANCOUVER with a Special Mail Express, "and" Quebec with the Company's Now Palatial "EMPRESS" Steamships, 14,500 tons register. The through transit 19 LIVERPOOL boing 214 days, from YOKOHAMA, and 294 days from HONGKONG.

Hongkong to London, 1st Class.......vid St. Lawrence £60. Vid New York £62. Hongkong to London, Intermediate on

Steamers, and rat Olass on Railways

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£40.

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· £42. R.M.S. "MONTEAGLE" "TARTAR" and "ATHENIAN" carry *Intermediate" sengers only, at Intermediate rates, affording superior accommodation for that class.

Passengers Booked through to all paints and AROUND THE WORLD. SPECIAL RATES (First class only) granted to Missionarios, Members of the Naval, Military, Diplomatic and Uivil Services, and 10 Europeau Officials to the Service of Chica and Japan Governments,

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For further information, Maps, Routes, Hand Books, Kates of Freight and Passage, apply to..

D. W. GRADDOCK, Acting General Agent,

Corner Pedder Street and Praya. Hongkong, 30th November, 1906,

Shipping Steamers.

HAMBURG AMERIKA LINIE.

PASSENGE SERVICE.

DY the new steamers RHENANIA,”. " HABSBURG," and "HOHENSTAUFEN.”

By The use an offer to the public the highest confort yet attained in scene

travelling. They are especially built for the tropics with very largo well ventilated cabins, amidship, lighted throughout by electricity, fans provided in each cabin. The berths are not, arranged one above the other as it has been the fashion hitherto, but the staterooms closely resemble ordinary sleeping rooms on shore, the berthe standing like beds at either side of the cabina: As a novelty, a number of cabins are provided for single passengers, Lhese steamers call at NAPLES and, PLYMOUTH. In addition to the above steamers, the s.s. "SILESIA and SCANDIA" carry first class passengers. Return Tickets issued at reduced Rates, throughtickets issued to NEW YORK via NAPLES, SOUTHAMPTON and HAMBURG..

NEXT SAILINGS FROM HONGKONG."

Outward.

FOR SHANGHAI, KODE, AND YOKOHAMA.

SILESIA and January. SCANDIA

... 1st February. HAUSBURG

3rd March, RHENANIA

at April.

FOR SHANGHAI & CHINKIANG. ITHAKA......18th Dec.,.4 FM

Hongkong, 14th December,

MESSAGERIES MARITIMES

FRENCH MAIL STEAMERS.

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́ ́INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LD.

(PROJECTED "BAILINGS FROM HONGKONG-SUBJECT TO ALTERATION),

For

Steamship

Ob

SHANGHAI

.............. WAISHING | ...WEDNESDAY, 19th Dec., D'light. S'GAPORE, PENANG & CALCUTTA.NAMSANG“ „THURSDAY, zath Dec. 3.P.M, MANILA.......hey

...............YUENSANG* „„FRIDAY, 21st Dec., 4 P.M. Taking Cargo on through Bills of Lading to Chefoo, Tientsin, Newchwang and Yanglaze Ports, * These Steamers have superior accommodation for First-class Passengers, and are fitted throughout with Electric Light

Homeward.

FOR THE STRAITS, COLOMBO, ADEN, "SUEZ, PORT: SAID, NAPLES, PLYMOUTH, HAVRE AND HAMBURG.

HOHENSTAUFEN .....!ith January, “ŠILESIA ............................................... 8th February.

SCANDIA

..22nd March. HABSBURG

5th April,

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REGULAR STEAMSHIP SERVICE TO KEW YORK,

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

PROPOSED SAILings from HoNUKONG. STEAM FOR SAIGON,

FOR NEW YORK.... SINGAPORE, BATAVIA, S.S: "ST. PATRICK"...... 20th December. COLOMBO, AUSTRALIA, SS, "SATSUMA"............ 19th January, 1907

-For Freight and further Information, apply ADEN, EGYPT, MAR- tu SKILLES, LONDON,

HAVRE, BORDEAUX, MEDITERRANEAN AND BLACK SEA PORT

The 8.8. "POLYNESIEN.". Captain Broc,

despatched to will be MARSEILLES on TUESDAY, the 25th December, ai 1 P.M.

BOOWELL & Co. LIMITED, Agapis. Hongkang, 14th December, 1906.

$

Consignees.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

“HE P. & Q. S. N. Cofa-Steamer

Passage tickets and through Bills of Lading HE issued for above ports, and for Australia with prompt transhipment ai Colombo,

Cargo also booked for principal places in Europe.

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Next sailings will be as follows:-- S.S. YARRA.. .................... ́8th January, 1907.

22nd January.

Sih February,

For Freight or Passage, apply to

S.S. SALAZIE

JARDINE, MATHESON, & CO.,'

S.S. OCEANIEN

General Managers..

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Hongkong, 17th December, 1906,

CHINA NAVIGATION CO., LIMITED.

MANILA

FOR

STEAMERS,

"TAMING **

TO SAIL.

18th December, 4 p.m. Noon.

4 p.m.

TSINGTAO and CHEFOO via SHANGHAI “SZECHUEN "{..... 19th NINGPO and SHANGHAI.........."KIUKIANG "†..... 2181 'YOKOHAMA and KOBE........

"CHINGTU "

**** 28th

MANILA, ZAMBOANGA, PORT DAR-Y WIN, THURSDAY ISLAND, COOK- TOWN, CAIRNS, TOWNSVILLE,

"OHANGSHA"*‡ • 5th January,

BRISBANE, SYDNEY & MELBOURNE, CEBU and ILOILO ...........................

corini, “KAIFONG "»

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* The Attention of Passengers is directed to the Superior Accommodation offered by thes wwtamers, which are fitted throughout with Electric Light. Unrivalled table. A duly Cetified Surgeon is carried.:

+ Taking Cargo on through Bitis of Lading to all Yangtam and Northern China Ports.

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G. DE CHAMPEAUX, ¦ Agent Hongkong, 12lb December, 1906..

TOYO. KISEN KAISHA.

SOUTH AMERICAN LINE.

Regular Steamship Service between HONGKONG, CALLAO and IQUIQUE, VIA JAPAN PORTS (KARATSU, KOBE and YOKOHAMA),

THE Steamship,

"KASATO MARU,", 6,000 tons, Captain W. Ć. T. S. Filmer, will be despatched as above, ou, SATURDAY, the 22nd instant, at Noon.

Taking Freight and Passengers to other Western Coast Ports of South America.,

* Į Taking Cargo and Passengers at through Rates for all New Zealand and other Australianmodation and is fitted throughout with Elec-

Forti,

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For Freight or Paisage, apply to

Hongkong, 17th December, 1906.

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,

AGENTS,

HONGKONG MANILA.

Highest Class, nowest, fastest and most luxurious Steamers between Hongkong and Manila-Saloon amidships-Electric Light--Perfect Cuisine-Surgeon and Stewardess carried. -All, the most up-to-date arrangements for comfort of Passengers.

CHINA AND MANILA

STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.

For

Steamship.

Tons. Captali.

Salling Dates.

ZAFIRO

RBI

2540 R. Rodger...... MANILA (DIRECT) SATURDAY, 22nd Dec,

at Noon. .2540 R. Almond......

SATURDAY, 29th Dec.,

at Noon.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

(longkong, 14th December, tood,

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The above Steamer has splendid Accom- tric-Light. A duly qualified Surgeon is carried.

For further information, apply to.

K. MATSDA,

Manager,

York Building.

Hongkong, th December, 1905.

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NORTHERN PACIFIC LINE.- BOSTON STEAMSHIP COMPANY.

"SIMLA,"

.FROM BOMBAY, COLOMBO AND

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

This vessel brings on Cargo-

Goods are landed.

From London, &c, ex S.S. China.`. From Persian Gulf, ox B.I.S.N. and B. &

P. 8, N. Co.'s Steamers.

Optional Goods will be landed here unless jastractions are given to the contrary before

6 hours.

Goods not cleared by the 21st instant, at 4 P.M., will be subject to rent.

No Fire Insurance will be effected by me in

any case whatever.

Damaged Packages must be left in the Godowni for examination by the. Consignees' and the Company's representative at on appointed bout.

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 Gadowns.

E. A. HEWETT,

Superintendent.

Hongkong, 15th December, 1905.

Intimations.

HONGKONG HIGH-LEVEL TRAM

WAYS COMPANY, LIMITED,

IN LIQUIDATION,

TIME TABLE,

WEEK DAYS,

7.00 a.. to 7.30 a.m....Every 30 minutes. 7.30 am. to 9.30 mm. ...Every to minutes, 9.30 am to 11.00 a.m. ... Every 15 minutes. 11.30am. to 12.45 p.m. ...Every 15 minutes.

BOSTON TOW-BOAT COMPANY. 12.45 pm to 1.15 p.m....Every 10 minutes,

Connecting at Tacoma with NORTHERN PACIFIC RAILWAY COMPANY.

PROPOSED SAILINGS FROM HONGKONG voj VICTORIA, BC., AND, TACOMA,

A

MOJI, KOBE AND YOKOHAMA, Sleamer. Tons. Captain, Sailing.

1.15 p.m. to 1.45 p.m. ...Every 15 minutes, 1.45 p.m. to 1.15 p.m. .....Everý tó minutes. 3.15 p.m. to 3.00 p.m. ...Every 15 minutes. 3.30 p.m. to 500 p.....Every 15 minutes. 5.00 p.m. to. 8.00 p.m....Every to minutes,

NIGHT CARE. 8.45 pm, and

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.

9 pằng 945 p.m. to 18.15 p.m. every half hour. SUNDAYS.

8.00 am to 9.00 am....Every 15 minutes. 9:00 am to 9.30 am. ...Every 30 minutes. (9:30 am, to 10.30 alm. ...Every 15 minutes. - 10.30 am to 11.00 am....Every to minutes. 12.00 Neon to 1.00 p.m....Every 10 minutes, 1.00 pm to 5,00 pan. ...Every 15 minutes, Pleiades...3,753, F.G. Purington 31st Dec. 5.00 p.m. to 6.00 p.m....Every 10 minutes. Lyra...... 417 G. V. Williams 9th Jan,600 pm to 7,00 pm....Every 15 minutos, Shawmut 9,606 E. V. Roberts 23rd Jan. 7.00 p.m. to 8.00 p.m....Every 10 minuter.

NIGHT CARS as on Week Days. Tremont....... 9,606 [T. W. Garlick..

1 SATURDAYS.

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO., Hyades 3,753. Alwen....... 30th Jan.

GENERAL MANAGERS.

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HONGKONG-NEW YORK.

AMERICAN ASIATIC

STEAMSHIP CO.

FOR NEW YORK vla PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL,

(With Liberty to Call at the Matsbär Coast). ....

Steamship

For Freight and farther, information, apply to

Hougtong, sand November, 1906,

About

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.

General Agasta,

* Cargo only, CHEAP FARES, EXCELLENT ACCOMMODATION, ATTENDANCE AND Cuisine, ELECTRIC

LIGHT, DOCTOR. AND STEWARDESS. The twin-screw sa. Shawmut and Tremont | are fitted with very superior accommodation for fint and second class passengers. The large size of these vessels ensures steadiness at sea, Electric fan in each room.

Barber's shop and steam-laundry. Cargo carried ja cold storage,

'For further Information, apply 10,

DODWELL & CO., LIMITED,

General Agents."

Queen's Buildings, Hogkong, 12th December, 1906.

‚NEW TRAVELLER'S HOTEL

from ROAD,

Corner Pottinger Street. Hongkong, rath December, 1996,

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Extra car at 11.30 and 11.45 p SPECIAL CARS by Arrangement at the Dompany's Office, ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS, Des Voeux Road Central.

. JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON,

· Liquidators.

· Hongkong, 27th Augurt, 1006.

BIG

OURES

MANN.

MEN & WOMEN

• BEN Û in a non-poisonoma remedy for any unnatural [discharge and lolammation, irritation or alperation of mucous membranes. Painless Ggamatsed not to stricture Prevents contagion.

C SOLD BY CHEMISTS.

Circular multi co request

VOL MAKOVACSORED BY

Tki Evans Okamizni Cla DINCINNATI, ON

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Watson's

DUNDEE Whisky, No. 10

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WORTH ATIOTION

No. 10.

Supreme

among

SCOTCH WHISKIES.

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WATSON'S No10

James Watson & Co.

Ltd.,

DUNDEE.

A WHISKY

ENGLISH OPIÚM BATURS.

A DISAPPEARING VICE IN THE FIN: DISTRICT.

Supplied by

Messrs. Watkins,

Apothecaries!

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A PORTUGUEse anniverSARY.

[Continued from pagi 5]. structure was about 35 feet wide, and within the entrance on either sides were raised estrades by the Band of the 9:8, which was

Ons curious result of the improved drainage system in the Fens is a wonderful decrease in the consumption of opium in Lincolnshire)

A Morning Leader representative learned present from the first and co-tributed largely that even to-day the chemists of Boston, Spaid to the success of the morning. The space in ing, and Peterborough do a fairly large business which the luncheon was laid out was about yo with the drug, but their customers are largely feet long, the farther end belog occupied by drawn from the older generation, who contract cross table. The longitudinal tables running ed the habit in the days before the Fens were down each side of the room provided for the drained, when the miasma rose from the dank majority of the guests. Bright with. Bowars and rotting soil, and when "th'ago" racked the bones and set fire to the nerves of the people.

In those days opium in some form was regarded as almost a necessity for existence. The chemists of the market towns sold it freely, and there was no secret about the matter. Bat within the last 20 years better sanitation bar been gradually driving it away,

SURVIVAL. UF OLD VICTIMS.

and gay with decorated confectionery the.. tiffin looked highly inviting, and some of the convives may perhaps have regretted the only thing wasted, an appetite at that early hour in the morning. Let us hope that the Macao": guests fresh from their trip across the water came to the least more sharply set than the residents of Hongkong. A flat trophy, the Portuguesa ensign and the Union Jack de The city of Lincoln has now almost forgotten corated the end screen, and along the side that many of the people who crowd its market walir, colours, evergreens and living plants! to-day were ever confirmed victims of the babit, were arranged in abundance. The Governor and the sale of the drug in any form, excepting of Macao was placed in the chairs on his right for: strictly medicinal purposes, has almost sat Mr. Mercer, and on his left General Gay, entirely gone. The vice survives only in oper. Barretto occupied a seat facing. Governor or two old stagers who have outlived their Amaral on the inner side of the cross table with Judge Ball on his right." As 1000 as n° generation,

decent invade had been made on the provision, the Governor of Macao rose and reading from a paper, proposed the bealth of Her Majesty the Queen. The English guests were compara ively few in number, but the heartedness The chemists of Lincolo tell of many a ruse with which the toast was received and the by which they have been befooled by the con-highest degree. Mr. Mercer than proposed fervour of the "Vivau," was gratifying in the

firmed opium eaters. There is a story, which

.

Many of the people indulged. lit up to a great age, They were queer people, with shrivelled, yellow faces, looking for all the world like animated mummies.

AN ARTFUL RUSE.

has almost become a classic, of a woman who the health of the King of Portugal asked for 16oz. of laudanum, handing over the duo time we will give a detailed report of all. counter a piet bottle wrapped in newspaper, the speeches, but for the moment we must be It was supplied to her, and without paying for content with indicating their tenor, Mr. Mercer it she put it into her ample basket. Then, by began by returning thanks for the cordiality with which the first toast bad been honoured an pparent after-thought, she brought it out and said he felt additional pleasure in doing again, asking the chemist to keep, it for her this because he obtained the opportunity of until she called again. She did not call again, proposing the health of the King of Portugal, and a week after the chemist opened the wrap-t would take too long if he attempted to ex per to find that it contained not the same, but a precisely similar bottle filled with cold tea.

press his feelings towards individual members of the Portuguese community, of Hongkong, many of whom had rendered him material sistance during the last twenty years. He ro minded his hearers that wo in China ware ip no small degree indebted to the Portuguese nation which had been the first to introduce, INTERESTING Event on a SOUTH AFRICAN, the western civilisation into these regions." He

TWINS BORN AT ́SEA.

LINER.

On board the Klidonan Castle, on the steamer's last voyage out to South Africa, Bys. Otty, who was going out with her husband and child, gave birth on October 12 to twins, a girl and a boy.

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pointed out that the alliance between England

nd Portugal had existed, he believed, the time of our second Charles and Catharine of Braganza's he. declared that nothing could exceed the steadfast loyalty with which the Portuguese community of Hongkong had al- ways regarded the Government of the country of their adoption, and congratulated the King of Portugal of having such enhjects.: His own health was then proposed, and in returning thanks he spoke very briefly: he Governorof Macao was next toasted with great enthusiasmį- then came the health of the Directors, then the army of England, and then the army of Portu- gatrGeneral Guy of course returned thanks on.

The children were christened on the 17th in the drawing-room of the vessel by the Rev. F. Shelmerdine. The ceremony was attended by the captain and a large number of passengers.

The boy was christened Arthur Tyson Kildonan, after the captain and the ship, and the girl Mary Moir Kathleen, after the doctor behalf of the English army. The health of the Civil Service, with which was coupled the Dama and nurse op board. The sum of £16 10 of Judge Ball, came next, and afterwards that was collected among the passengers for a suit-of the heads of the Mercantile firms in Hong able present for the twins.

kong, for whom Mr.. Jas. Whitall responded,

The birth of twine at sen is exceedingly The Hongkong Bar was then toasted, and judge

Ball again replied. We believed his name. rare. Another case on record is, however, that

was coupled with these toasts and he was thua of Mr. Sampel Priam Norman, of Haverstock-bliged to rise again a second time, otherwise

road, Kentish Town, whose mother gave birth itwould more properly have been acknowledged

proz

to twins, of which he was one, on May 18, by a member of the Bar la actual practice." 1852. The interesting event took place on the The British Navy at this late stage of the ship Priam on the voyage to Australia,

IN THE FORBIDDEN LAND.

DISCOVERY Of cave dwellers and RETRIFIED FORESTS.

came out to

ceeding came in for unexpected honours, which were not the less heartily given for having been delayed beyond the usual period, and then Mr. Sutherland, in a very capital and amusing Hittle speech, proposed the ladies. He was going to propose a toast, he said in effact, which was always greeted with enthusiasm, but no where more than in Hongkong. We, who but we gained in nothing. sident at Kuka, Lake Chad, who is now under more than in admiration for the female sex, for taking a dangerous journey through London which we all felt the utmost respect, regard,

ladies veneration, and love.. As a rulo from Mr. Hano Vischer, British, the forbidden not fond of Club, Boma thought that they hinterland of Tripoli across the Great Sahara were calculated to restrain; bachelors from to Lake Chad,

Aming they

a various doties and responsibilities:

Others that they prevented of matrimony Describing his journey, Mr. Vischer writes their daughters from getting married, in ⠀⠀ “Jo the mountains of Gharian: I found; to

Interesting letters have been received In Ra- and lost in others, ined in some qualities

ware

Hongkong, however, the peculiar warm feelings my astonishment, people living in subterranean before alluded to, rendered. all much fears, dwellings. Through entrances ten yards long superfluous, and there was therefore something and one broad, we came upon a square connighly appropriate in drinking the health of the ladies on the present occasion. //With yard, which is in reality a great hole opon to lively badinage which we have merely indicated, the sky.. Upon this all the rooma and stables Mr. Sutherland proposed his teast, which of converge,

9, course was grosted with joyous merriment, Anti "Beyond Gharian the ground rises up to the Shortly after, this the Gorvernor of Macao hills, where fig and olive groves, le among went away lo’a carriage with Mr.Marter, and

| the greater" part of the company disparsodę? Reman roths and underground villages. As Nothing could have gone off, botter and this "We approached Mumuk we came across lovely inception of the Lusitanian Gich: will: lour, bạn stretches of petrified forest":

remembered with pleasure,