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Shipping Steamers.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH TUESDAY JULY 16

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 "Empress Line.". Saving 5 to 10 Days' Ocean Travel,

11 Days YOKOHAMA TO VANCOUVER,

"Profosed SaILIKOR R.M.S.

"ATHENIAN"

"EMPRESS OF INDIA" "MONTEAGLE"

Tons

15 Days HONGKONG TO|| VANCOUVER.

(Subject to Alteration).

LEAVE HONGKONG ARRIVE VANCOUVER 3,882...: WEDNESDAY, July 17th ..........................Aug, 10th .....6,000.............. THURSDAY, Aug. 1st maiAng, 19th ...6,163.............. WEDNESDAY, Aug, 14th Sept. 7th.

" EMPRESS OF JAPAN *......6,000.............. THURSDAY, Aug, 29th..........................Sept. 16th " TARTAR"

...............4475.....WEDNESDAY, Sept. 11th...Oct. 5th *EMPRESS OF CHINA"......6,000...... THURSDAY, Sept. 26th, ....... .....Oct. 14th

"EMPRESS" stemmers-will depart from Bôngkong at 4 PM. Intermediate steamers at 12 Noon.

THE Quickest raste to CANADA, UNITED STATES and EUROPE, calling at SHANG HAI, NAGASAKI, (through the INLAND'SEA OF JAPAN), KOBE. YOKOHAMA, and VICTORIA, B.C., and at QUEBEC, with the Company's New Palatial EMPRESS " Steamships, 14,500-tons register. The through tradsit to LIVERPOOL being 22 days, from YOKOHAMA, and z9) days from HONGKONG.

Shipping Steamers.

HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINIE.

159 Ocean Steamers

with

912,000

Br. Reg. Tons.

"PASSENGER SERVICE.

RHENANIA, HABSBURG, HOHENSTAUFEN.

HIGHEST COMFORT, ONLY

LOWER BERTHS.

Laundry on board, Doctor, Stewardesses carried.

Ports of call: NAPLES, PLYMOUTH, HAYRE,

NEXT SAILINGS FROM HONGKONG.

Outward.

Homeward.

HABSBURG

..and Aag.

£47... intermediate "

Hongkong, 12th July, 1907.

SCANDIA

HABSBURG

RHENANIA,

"7th Aug. ̈ ̈

4th Sept.

4th Oct.

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

Steamers, and tut Class on Railways

£40.

R.M.S." MONTEAGLE" "TARTAR" and "ATHENIAN" carry Passenger only, at Intermediate rates, affording superior accommodation for that class,

Passengers Booked through to all points and AROUND THE WORLD. SPECIAL RATES (First class only) granted to Missionaries, Mambars of the Narat, Military, Diplomatic and Civil Services, and to Huropean Officials in the Service of Uhlua and Japan Guveramstis.

For further intorniation, Maps, Routes, Hand Books, Rates of Freight and Passage, Apply to

D. W. CRADDOCK, General Traffic Agent for China, "Hongkong, 4th July, rang,

'Corner Pedder Street and Praya.

for

INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LD.

(PROJECTED Yailings from Hongkong.—SubJECT TO ALTERATION).

For

SHANGHAI VIA SWATOW

Steamship

Do

„TAIṢANG†........WED'DAY, 17th July, Noon, S'GAPORE, PENANG & CALCUTTA.KUMSANG" ...WED'DAY, 17th July, 3 P.M. MANILA............

.....LOONGSANG* ....FRIDAY, 19th July, 4P.M. TIENTSIN v. SWATOW & CHEFOO.CHIPSHING* ...FRIDAY, 19th July, 4 P.M.

REDUCED FARES TO STRAITS & CALCUTTA,

Hongkong

to Singapore st Class

Penang Calculta

ח ,'

Single. Return,

$65

$100

85 130 105

250.

Thane Steamori have supener accommliditius for First-clad Passengers, and are fitte

throughout with Electric Light.

* Taking Cargo ou through Bills of Lading to Chaloo, Tientsin, Nowchwang and Yangtare Ports.

For Freight or Passage, apply to 2

Hongkong, 16th July, 1907.

JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LD.,

General Managers.

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CHINA NAVIGATION CO., LIMITED.

for

NINGPO & NEWCHWANG

SWATOW, WEIHAIWEI,

TIENTSIN.............CHEFOD &} "HUICHOW!

SWATOW & SHANGHAI .....................

CEBU and ILOILO, meile

УОКОНАМА & КОВЕколо

MANILA, ZAMBOANGA, PORT DAR

WIN, THURSDAY ISLAND, COOK. TOWN, CAIRNS,

TOWNSVILLE,

BRISBANE, SYDNEY & MELBOURNE

STEAMERA.

TQ SAIL. "NANCHANG", ... 17th July, Noon.

17th

'KIUKIANG "N **** 18th "BUNGKIANG".

# 4 P.M.

11

241h

*F

** TAIYUAN"

29th

"CHINGTU "

3rd

Aug. 4 P.M.

• The Attention of Passengers to diec-ed to the Superior Accommodation offered by these steamers, which are fitted thronghoul with Electric Light, Unrivalled table. A duly qualified Surgeon in carried,'

Porti

Taking Cargo on through Bills of Lading to all Yangisse and Norbera China Ports,

TOYO KISEN KAISHA.

SOUTH AMERICAN LINE.

REGULAR STEAMSHIP SERVICE BETWEEN

HONGKONG, CALLAO

AND

-IQUIQUE' via JAPAN PORTS "(KARATSU, KOBE and YOKOHAMA).

With option to call at MEXICAN and other Coast ports, Steamers Tout

To sail on "KATHERINE PARK"...4,900..July 19, 2000 "KASATO MARU6100 End of Sept."

N

Taking Freight and Passengers to other Eastern and Western Coast ports of South America in connection with Steamers of the Pacific S. N. Co.

For further information as to Freight and, Passage; apply to

K. MATSDA, Manager,

York Building

Hongkong,-16th July, 1909.

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EASTERN AND AUSTRALÍAN Stṛam. SHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.

FOR SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE, (Calling at Timer, Fort Darwin, and Queensland Ports, and taking through Calgo to Adelaide, New Zealand, Tasmania, &c.) ̧ HE Steamship

THE

"EMPIRE,"

Captain Helms, will be, despatched as above, oo SATURDAY, the 27th July, af Noon.

This well-known Steamer is specially fitted for Passengers, and has a Refrigerating Cham ber which ensures the supply of Fresh Provi-

I Taking Caign and Passengers at through Rates for all New Zealand and other Australiansions, Ice, &c., throughout the voyage.

For Ficight of Passage," apply to

Hongkong, 15th July, ryuz."

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE

AGENTS.

17

HONGKONG MANILA,

.... Highest Class, sewest, fastest and most luxuriona „Steamera. between. Hongkong and Manila.Saloon amidships-Electric Light-Perfect Cuidoe-Surgeon and Stewardess carried. -All the most up-to-date arrangements for comfort" of: Priscogen.

CHINA AND MANILA

STEAMSHIP. COMPANY, LIMITED,

Steamship. Tons. Captain.

ZAFIRO... 2540 |„A. Fraser........ RUBI...........±50R. W. Almond

For Freight or Passage, apply to

Honako 6th July, 17

S A

For

MANILA

Salling Dates:

SATURDAY, 20th July,

at Noon. SATURDAY, 3rd Aug,

at Noon.

The Steamer is installed throughout with the Electric Light

A Stewardess and a duly qualified Surgeon are carried.

N.B.-To assure the additional comfort, ol passengers the steamers of the Company have electric fans fitted in staterooms,

For Freight or Passage, apply to

GIBB, LIVINGSTON &.Co.,

.Agents,

Hongkong, 3rd July, 1997,

NORTHERN PACIFIC LINE.

1630

"

COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES.

- MARITIMES.

་;

AND

1907.

WEATHER-FORLUASTS

STORM-WARNINGS, 188OED · FROM THE HONGKONG 'OBSERVATORY,

METEOROLOGICAL SIGNALS.

*Meteorological algoals are hoisted on the mast beside the Time-ball at Kowloon Point for the information of masters of versals leav. ing the port. -- Thay,do-aqt necessarily imply. that bad weather is expected here :-

sigazi

1.

A CONE ...polat upwards.

A CONE point upwards and DEUM below

A DRUM

A O.EE point down.

wards and DRUM below

.S. A CONE point down.. wards

6. A CONE

FOR SHANGHAI, KOBE AND

, YOKOHAMA.

HE Company's Stearnskip

point down- wards and BALL below

THE

"SALAZIE,"

Captaid Ailland, will be despatched for the above Ports, on or, about MONDAY, the aand July."

For Freight or Passage, apply to

G. DE CHAMPEAUX, Agent. Hongkong, 15th July, 1007.

REGULAR STEAMSHIP SERVICE TO NEW YORK,

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

PkoPošku SAILINGS FROM, HONGKONG.

FOR BOSTON AND NEW YORK,

For Freight and further information, apply

UODWELL & CO., LIMITED, Agents. Hongkong, 10th July, 1907-

STEAM TO CANTON.

`HE 'New Twin Screw Steel Steamers

THE

164

"KWONG TUNG" ...Capt. II. W. WALKER. "KWONG SAI"......Capt. E. S. CROWE.

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

Leave Canton for Hongkong at 5.30 every evening, (Sunday excepted),

Thess Fine Now Steamers have unexcelled Accommodation for First Class Passengers and are lit throughout by Electricity, Electric Fads is First Class Cabins,

Fassage Fare-Single Journey ......54. Meals .....

........$1.35 each The Company's Wharf is situated in front of the New Western Market, opposite the old Harbour Office.

YUEN ON SS, CO., LD.,'

and

SHIU ON 55. Con kh

No, 8, Queen's Road West Hongkong, 3rd July, 1007,

Entimations..

COLD STORAGE.

TIB

HONGKONG ICE COMPANY;

BOSTON STEAMSHIP COMPANY. TETON 40,00 Cubic feet of

Coprecting at Tacoma with NORTHERN. PACIFIO RAILWAY COMPANY,

PROPORKD SAIlinos from HONGKONG FOR. VICTORIA, B.O.,' AND `TACOMA,

VIA

MOJI, KOBE ÁND YOKOHAMA..

SHEWAN TOMES & CO., Smer Tonk

General MANAGERI,

HONGKONG-NEW YORK.

AMERICAN ASIATIC

STEAMSHIP CO.

FOR NEW YORK via PORTS AND" SÚEZ CANAL.

Starship ABERLOUR"...

(With Liberty to Call at the Malabar Cóxat),

*To tall 1.2.1.....FRIDAY, 23rd August, For Freight, and førther information, apply to

gth July Carr

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.,

General Agenta.

Captain, ·Seiljes.

About

Shawmut 9,606 E. V. Róberts| 715 Aug Tremont..... 9,606 T. W. Garlick..10th Sept

CHEAP FARES, Excellent AcCOMMODATION, ATTENDANCE and Cuising, ELECTRIC LIGHT, DOCTOR AND STEWARDEÈS,

The twin screw 6s, Shawmut and Tremont- are fitted with very superior accommodation for first and second class passangáis; The larga size of these vessels, ensures standin at sea, Electric fan in each room, Barbers shop and stonin-laundry. Cargo onerind in cold storage.

PARCEL EXPRESS TO THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA For further Information, apply tð.

D DWELL & CO., LIMITED, General Agent.

| Quacu's Buif Kol

Hongkong”.......... Juna, 1907)

COLD STORAGE available or EAST POINT. Stores will be Open at 10 AM. and 4 PM. daily, Sunday excepted, șa receiv e and deliver parishable goods.

WM. PARLANE,

Manager.

Hongkong, azad Jane, rooj,

A BROKEN-DOWN SYSTEM.

This is a condition (or dierase) to which doctors KİYE CURRY HAMos, but which few of shara real y

· understand. It is simply weakness-abreak-down, na it were, of the vital forces that sustain the ayar Jam. No matter what maybe isa causar (for they are almost numberless), its cymptoms areqsuch thứể sama; the more prominent being stropienners suse of prostation or wearioras, deprevelou of andrit and wand of anergy for all the ordinary kkärrotile, Now, what aldus laubeniutely essen- sial in all sochi cavnosžalncreased vitality—Šāzasım `VITAL STRENGTH & ENERGY zo throw sỗ chess morbid feelings, and experience proves that as night seconds efir day may be more cristaly secured by a course of THE NEW FRENCH REMEDY

THERAPION No. 3

this by any other kaven nombination. Bu sur iş na i la token in accordance with the printed directions accompanying it, will the shattered hadith be pastored,

THE EXPIRING LAMP OF LIFE LIGHTED UP AFRESH, and a new esistonos imparted in place of what. had ag lately seenlad worn-out, “used up," með uniuniams, "Tjūs wonderful madicament il purely i and innocuosa, la agrosabile to the taste

or all constitutionă and conditions, in: alište sm) and it la dificult to imagine a caso DË disssss of derangement, whosa mula facturae arg

· those of fability, that will not be apaadily and permanently besaltad by táli novacefilling yacar 'perative vasence, which is destined, to nasi lato oblivion everything that had prepaded it for thús í wide opened and w szampons class of acÍKAM KÄIMPRES. „Je maid; by

THERAPION

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7.

A BALL

8.

À CONE point upwards. and BALL below

indicates a Typhoon to the North of the Colony,

indicates & Typhoon to the North-East of the Colony,

indicates a Typhoon to the Fast of the Colony,

Indicatos Typhoon to the South Rast of the Cology.

indicatesa Typhoon to the South of the Colesy.

indicatesa Typhoon to the Fouth West

of the Cotony.

indicatesa Typhoon to the West of the Colony,

indicales a Typhoon to the North-West of the Colony,

Red Signals indicate that the "centra "is believed to be more than 300 miles away from abs Colony.

Black Signal indicate that the centre is, believed to be less than 300 miles away from the Colony,

The above signals, will, as beretoforë, 'be boisted only when typhoods exist in such -positions or are moving in such directions that information regarding them is considered to be of Importance to the Colony or to shipping leaving the harbour.

Theip signals are repeated at the Harbour Office, H.M.S. Tamar, Green Island Signal Mast, and the Flagstaff on the premises of the Hongkong and Kowloon. Wharf sod Godowa Company at Kowloon.-

URGENT SIONAL.

In addition to the above, when it is expected that the wind may increase to full typhoon force at any moment, the following Urgent Signal will be made at the Water Police Station, and repeated at the Harbour Office:-

THREE EXPLOSive nombs, at INTERVALS

OF TEN SECONDS.

A Black Cross will be hoisted at the same timè, superior to the oiker shapes.

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NIGHT SIGNALS..

The following Night Signals will be exhibit ed from the Fingstaff on the roof of the Water Police Station at Kowloon, the Harbour Office Flagstaff, and H.M.S. Tamar..

1. Three Lights Vertical, Green Green Green, indicates that a typhoon is believed to be situated more than 300 miles from the Colony.

II. Thres Lights Vertical, Green Red Green, indicates that a typhosh is believed to be situated less than 300 miles from the Colony.

■ 111, Thicc Lights Vertical, Red Green Red, indicates that the wind may be expected to increase to full typhoon force at any moment,

No. 11. Signal will be accompanied by the Explosive Bombs, as above, in the event of the information conveyed by this signal being firat published by night,

:

These Night Signals will be substituted for the Day Signals at sunset, and will, when necessary, bo mitered during the night.

SUPPLEMENTARY WARNINOS.

For the benefit of Native Craft and passing Ocean Vessels, a Cone will be exhibited at each of the following stations during the time that any of the above Day Signals"are" hoisted in the Harbour.

Gup Rock.

Wagian.

Stanley,

Cape Collinson,

Aberdeen. Sal King. Tal Po,

This will indicate that there is a depression, somewhere in the China Sea, and that a Storm Warning in bosited in the Harbour,

Funker details can always be given to Ocean Vasselt, on demand, by signal, from the light

DOBERCE,

honser

#a7th May, 1997

|

OUR CIVIL SERVANT

[Continued from page 3.1. [Telegram from Officer Administering the Government to Secretary of State.

Match, 1907. Your despatch No. 17 of 28th March, The allowance offered would not satisfy the Servića' and I propose to 'suspend' action until I shall have received a reply to Sir M, Nathan's dies- Patch No. 37 of the 8th March.

[Secretary of State to Governor.]

Downing Street,

16th April, 1907," Sir- have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your despatch No. 37 of that 8th of Match forwarding memorials of Government officers with regard to the salaries of the Hong

kong Service as affected by the high exchange valge of the dollar.

2. 1 propose to defer replying to your, dass patch until I have had the opportunity of die

causing the maiter with you on your arrival). here. I have, &c,

EXCHANGE COMPENSATION RETROSPECTIVE. [Secretary of State to Officer administers

g the Government]

Hongkong.

- No. 122.

Downing Street.

1th June, 1907. Six,- have the honour to acknowledge the

recept of your telegram of the 1st of May in which you informed me that the proposals made in my despatch No: 37 of the 18th of March for the grant of a local allowance would not satisfy the Service, and added that the pros posed to deler action in anticipation of my teply to the Governor's despatch No. 37 of the Sib of March. I had already replied to that despatch to the effect that I would, discuss the matter with Sir M, Nathan on his arrival in this country

7. I have now, ascertained Sir M. Nathan's views, nod,, subject; to the consent of the Legislative Council, I am prepared to approve the following arrangement!-

·

Officers drawing sterling andarios, or dollar

salaries with double bxchange compen sation; will be páldsthair salaries, when in the Colony, at the rate of af, to thị ¡dollar, so long as the exchange value of

the dollar is at or above that figure, ́* When the exchange value of the dollar in below 2/ these salaries will be paid, as at present, at a rate of exchangó. fixed monthly by the Government and based on the average exchange value, of the,, dollar during the preceding monib. Officers whose salaries are fixed in sterling will draw leave pay and pension on the basis of the fixed sterling salary, Officers drawing double exchange com. pensation will dontinue to draw leave pay and pension on the basin of their nominal dellar salaries at the privileged rates of exchange tó which they are en- 1itled,

3.- I have, therefore, to request that you will place these proposals' before the Legislativo Council. If the Council approves the suggested | arrangement, you are authorised to put it in force at once with effect from the 1st of January last-I have; &c.,

ELOIN The Officer Administering the Government of Hongkong.

THE WEATHER,

The following report is from Mr. F.G. Figgy Director of the Hongkong Observatory :--

On the 16th at 12.10 p-The barometer-bas fallen generally, particularly over, Formosa and the S. coast of China.

A depression in the North which has proj bably deepsos', appears to be still situated, between the E. coast of China.and-Japan. The Japanese returns ate, however, not yet to hand.

A second low ores, apparently shallow, has". developed over Formos and the Channel.

Unsettled, squally weather is indicated in the Formosa Channel and along the S. coast of China, __

Hongkong rainfall for the 24 houra Epdlog at to a.m. to-day, 0.00 inch.

* FORECAST.

1.-Hongkong and neighbourhood, W. and "variable winds, moderate or fresh ; aqually,

thunder shinweis.

2.-Formosa Channel, N.E. or, variab ́ą winds, fresh:

3-South coast of China between llongeng and Lamocks, same as Xo. 1.

-South coast of China between Hongkong. and Raiñan, sama ár Nati

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GROUPS and ENLARG GING and COPYING in all Sizes.

́LLAROE SELECTION OF VIEWS "ALWAYĄ

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PRICE VERY MODERĄTE; Hongkong, rath September, 1005,

AN APPEALzi THE SUPERIORESS of the ITALIAN

CONVENT, CAINE ROAD, be respectfully, to APPEAL to the Residents D Hongkong and the Coast Forts, for their Mind patronage and support, and desirou to: MIRIE that she will be pleased to receive.orders.fos all kinds of NEEDLE WORK.

Gentlemen's Shirts made 10 order, and Oúm and Collars renewed on old onesho

Ladies and Children's Under-clothing dren's Dresses, and all kinds of Materials can be supplied; if required

The Superioress will hire most

for any PAPER, or old Envelope) inte Books for the Children of the who are laught by the Sisters,