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Shipping Steamers.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH MONDAY JULY 22: 1997,

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." Savings to to Days' Ocean Travel.

11 Days YOKOHAMA TO VANCOUVER. 18 Days HONGKONG TO VANCOUVER.

'PROPOSED SAILINGS.

TODA

(Subject to Alleration). LEAVE. HONGKONG, !

R.M.S.

ARRIVE VANCOUVER "EMPRESS OF INDIA".....6,000.....THURSDAY, Aug. 18, ................Aug, 19th "MONTEAGLE 6,163......WEDNESDAY, Aug. 14th............Sept. 7th * EMPRESS OF JAPAN"......6,005...THURSDAY, Aug. 29tb...Sept. 16th, " TARTAR".....1,415.............. WEDNESDAY, Sept. 15th Oct. sib "EMPRESS OF URINA"......6;000......THURSDAY, Sept. 26th "ATHENIAN " .................................3,882..............WEDNESDAY, Oct. 9th-

Oct, 14th ....... Nov, 1nd

"EMPRESS" steamers will depart from Hongkong at 4 P.M. Intermediate steamers at iz Noon.

~HE Quickest route to CANADA, UNITED STATES and EUROPE, calling at SHANG. THE

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 transit to LIVERPOOL being`az ̧ days, from YOKOHAMA, and 291 days from HONGKONG,

Hongkong to London, 1st Class..........vid St. Lawrence £60. Via New York [62. Hongkong to London, intermediate un

Steamers, and 1st Claus on Rallways

D

£40.0

£4*

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

Passengers Booked through to all points and AROUND THE WORLD.

- SPECIAL RATES (First class only) granted to Missionaries, Members of the Naval, Military, Diplomatic and Civil Sorricos, and to European Officials in the Service of China and Japan Governments,

For farther information, Maps, Routes, Haad looks, Rates of Freight and Passage,

D. W. GRADDOCK, General Trafic Agear for China, Corner Pedder Street and Praya. Hoogkong, 4th Julý, 1907.

apply to..

INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LD.

{PROJECTED SAILINGS POM HONGKONG.—Subject to Alteration).

Кот

Steamship

Op TIENTSIN v, SWATOW & CHEFOO.CHIPSHING* MONDAY, 22nd July, Noon. SHANGHAI

........HINSANG|.........TUESDAY; zμrd july, 4 PM. SHANGHAI VIA SWATOW CHOYSANG TUESDAY, 23rd July, 4 .M. MANILA....

.................YUENSANG *..............FRIDAY, zóth July, 4 P.M. S'GAPORE, PENANG & CALCUTTA.KUPSANG......TUESDAY, 13th July, 3 'P.M.

REDUCED FARES TO STRAITS & CALCUTTA.

Hongkong to Singapore 1st Class

Penang Calcutta

Biogle. Resurs. ..$ 65

$100 130 165.. 250

These Steamers bave superior accommodation for First-class Passengers, and are filled

throughout with Electric Light.

Taking Cargo on through Bills of Lading to Cheloo, Tientsin, Newchwang and Yangisze Ports.

'For Freight or Passage, apply to

JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LD.,

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General Managers.

CHINA NAVIGATION CO, LAMFT2237,

FOR

ROIHOW TAHOT and HAIPHONG CEBU and ILOILO ............. MANILA

SWATOW & SHANGHAI (umpom. YOKOHAMA & KOBE.............................. MANILA

MANILA, ZAMBOANGA, PORT DAR- WIN, THURSDAY ISLAND, COOK. TOWN, CAIRNS, TOWNSVILLE, BRISBANE,SYDNEY & MELBOURNE,

STEAMERS.

TO SAL

SINGAY"

22nd July, 9 AM.

*** SUNGKIANG"... 23rd

14

▲ P.M.

*TFAN"'* ........... 3rd "SHAOESING")........25th

13

41

" TAIYUAN"

* TAMING" *

29th 30th

И

OF

"CHINGTU "

3rd Aug. 4 P.M.

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

Purts.

Taking Cargo on through Bisis of Lading to all Yangtze and Northern China Ports. Taking Cargo and Passengers at through Rates for all New Zealand and other Australian

-

For Freight or Passage, apply to

2404, 22nd July, 1957.

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE

AGENTS..

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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.

Captain.

1

HOBI

ZAFIRO

1540 R. W. Almond...

3540

MÁNILA

: Fraserati

For Freight or Passage, apply to

Hangbang, 20th July, 1947.

A

Saling Dages.

SATURDAY, 17th July,

at Noon. SATURDAY, 3rd Aug,

M Noon

SHEWAN TOMES & CO.,

GENERAL MANAGERS, *

Shipping teamers.».

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, HAVRE, NEXT SAILINGS FROM HONGKONG. Outward.

HABSBURG-

AVEATHER FOR ROASTS

Signal

AND

JAGS ISSUED:

FROM THE HONGKONG, OBSERVATORY,

- METEOROLOGICAL SIGNALS.

A CONE point upwards

▲ OONE. polot upwards and Un below

indicates a Typhoon to the North of the Colony,

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

HONGKONG,

· [Continued from page 3.1.

Closely allied to the matter of docking comas the question of wharf accommodation. Hong", kong had long since to increase its storing faci, |`fition across the harbour on the Kowloon side., Shipping seems to have taken regularly to that? - Meteorological signals are hoisted on the side of the harbour, and with the prospect of mal beside the Time-bahar Kowloon Fointhe railway being completed in a few years, for the information of master of vesrols leav. his assumed greater proportions. More recom, 'modation has been provided and more li con- log the port. They do not necessarily imply templated. The Blue Funnel Company indeed that bad weather is expected here :-

has acquired an excellent site not far from the |ruilway terminus, where an extensive range of godowns is now in course of construction. A Rod deal of reclamation is constantly in pro- gren on, the Kowloon side, and gedowos.or storage accommodation will doubileri be provided on much of the new ground. By the way, "when", the "Government, giver lease of ground ta be reclaimed, it Pipulates whence the spoil is to be obtained." One of the many low hills which, abound-on" the Kowloon proinsula, is selected, and removal · makes; for her available. siles" for. roads or buildings. This is done naturally,un der the circumstances, at a cheap cost to the | Covernment. The whole of the Kowinon dia. tret hab greatly progressed, and with the advent of the railway its prospects of further increase would seem to be greatly augmented. At its back lies the naw terțitory which is also opening out and developing all the time. The to the South-Estond right through the district to Tairo, a of the Colony,

distance of 18. mites, will greatly assist ip development, and (one may already seo a fair amount of tmffic passing along it. Villagers and cattlemen beyond the British territory aluo seem to appreciate it and use it extensively. going to or from Hongkong. The whole district is apparently now in good working order, and is effectively policed and administered. There' is room, of course, for the expenditure of money indicatesa Typhoon og public works, mainly in the direction of to the Fonth-West | reads that would open up fünber sites for the of the Colony.. cultivation of vegetables and garden pred ce,

A DRUM

A CONE poist down.

Homeward.

2nd Aug.

SCANDIA

HABSBURG ...

RHENANIA

7th Aug,

4th Sept.

4th Oct.

wards and DRUM balow

[3

5. A CONE-

point down. wards

Hongkong, 12th July, 1907.-

EASTERN AND AUSTRALIAN STEAM- SHIP COMPANY, LIMITED;

FOR SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE, ~*(Calling at Timor, Port Darwin, and Queensland Ports, and taking through Cargo to Adelaide, New Zealand, Tasmania,&c.)

THE Steamship

"EMPIRE, Captain Helms, will be despatched as above, on SATURDAY, the 27th July, at Noon.

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

The Steamer is installed throughout with

the Electric Light:

A tewardess and a duly qualified Surgeon are carried.'

FOR SHANGHAI," YOKOHAMA, KOBE, MOJI AND NAGASAKI

THE Steamship

“ARRATOON APCAR,", Captain-A-Stewart, will be despatched-for. the above Ports, on WEDNESDAY, the 24th inst, at Noon:

"

This Steamier has Superior Accommodation for Passengers, and is installed throughout with Electric Light and carries a duly certified. Doctor..

For Freight or Passage, apply to

DAVID SASSOON & Co., LIMITED,

Agents.

[661

- Hongkong, 18th July, 1907.

REGULAR STEAMSHIP SERVICE TO NEW YORK,

VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL,

NB.-To assure the additional comfort of (With Liberty to Call at Malabar Coast), passengers the steaners of the Company have electric fans fitted in staterooms.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

GIBE, LIVINGSTON & Co,

Agents. Hongkong, 3rd July, 1907, ....

1636

NORTHERN PACIFIC LINE.

BOSTON STEAMSHIP COMPANY.

Connecting at Tacoma with NORTHERN PACIFIC RAILWAY COMPANY.

PROPOSED SAILINGS FROM HONGKONG FOR VICTORIA, B.C., AND TACOMA,

VIA

MOJI, KOBE AND YOKOHAMA.

Steamer Toma, Captain, Sailing,

About

Shawmut * 9,606 E. V. Roberta 15th Aug.. Triment...... 4,606 T. W. Garlick..froth Sept.

CHEAP FARES, EXCELLENT ACCOMMODATION, ATTENDANCE AND CUISINE, ELECTRIC LIGHT, DOCTOR AND STEWARDESS.

The twin-screw L.s. Showmut and Tramont are fitted, with very superior accommodation for first and second class passengers. The large size of these vessels ensures steadiness al' sea, Electric fan in each room. Barber's shop and steam-laundry. Carge carried io cold storage.

PROPOSED SAILINGS FROM Honakona

FOR BOSTON AND NEW YORK.

DODWELL &.Co., LIMITED, .Agents. Vangkong, 10th July 07

•

6.

A CONE point down. wards and BALL below

A BALL

8. A CONE

point upwards and BALL below.

indicates a Typhoon 10 the last of the Colony.

indicates a Typhoon

indicatesa Typhoon to the Bouth of the Colony.

indicatesa Typhoon to the West of the Colony,

for which there seems to be always a ready marker. in Hongkong. The sbund, nact of good clean-looking vegetables, fruit, and even Bowers to Hongkong is remarkabio, though one hardly likes to inquire into the conditions under which they

were grown. Perhaps a development of the cude trade.might be made, for the demand from Manila seems to be constant. (It would," be profitable, and at the same time proyile indicates a Typhoon

he o-the-North-West considerable freights for steamers on- of the Colony. Hongkong-Manila run. One could expatiate a good deal on the glories and possibilities of the new territory. "It is being rapidly converted from the erstwhile fabled abode of dragons to m busy corner of the British Empire.

believed to be more than 300 miles away from Red Signalt indicate that the cantra is

the Colony.

די

THE NEW WATERWORKS. Hongkong revenues at the present time aro being somewhat heavily drawn upon to provide that very necessary commodity-a plentiful

Block Signals indicate that the centre is believed to be less than 300 milles away from 1.Colve signals will, as heretofore, beOn the Hongkong side the capacity of the

hoisted only when typhoons exist in such (64) positions or are moving in such directions that information regarding them is considered ja be of importance to the Colony or to shipping leaving the harbour,

STEAM TO CANTON.

HE New Twin Screw Steel Steamers THE "KWONG TỪNG" .Capt . W.WALKER

KWONG SAI"...Capt. E. S. Crowe, '

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

Leave Canton for Hongkong at 5.30 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......$4. Meats

..51.25 each The Company's Wharf in situated in front bf the New Western. Market, opposite the old Harbour Office.

YUEN ON SS, CO., LD.,

and

SHIU ON SS COLD

No, 8, Queen's Road West. Hongkong, 3rd July, 1907,

Entimations.

COLD STORAGE.

HONGKONG

These signals are repeated at the Harbour Office, H.M.S. Tamar, Green Island Signal Mist, and the Flagstaff on the premises of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company at Kowloon.

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URGENT SIGNAL

In addition to the above, when it is expected that the wind may increase to fall typhoon force at any monicat, the following Urgenu Signal will be made at the Water Police Station, and repeated at the Harbour Office

THREE EXPLOSIVE BOMBS, AT INTERVALS

OF TEN SECONDS.

A Black Cross will be hoisted at the same time, superior to the ather shapes,

.....

NIGHT SIGNALS.

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

PARCEL EXPRESS TO THE UNITED T LTD, DAKONG ICE COMPANY

STATES AND CANADA: -For fanber Informațios; apply 10-

DODWELL & CO. LIMITED,

· General Agents. Queon's Buildings."

Hongkong. 17th July,

TOYO KISEN KAISHA.

SOUTH AMERICAN LINE.

REGULAR STEAMSHIP SERVICE'

BETWEEN.

.HONGKONG, CALLAO

AND

HONGKONG-NEW YORK. IQUIQUE via JAPAN PORTA

AMERICAN ASIATIC

STEAMSHIP CO.

FOR NEW YORK via FORTS AND SUEZ CANAL.

(With Liberty to Call at the Malabar Coast),

Steamship "ABERLOUR *muşumu

For Freight and further information, apply to

Mongkong, 5th July, 1

To sail

FRIDAY, 23rd August.

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.

General Agentuḥ

(KARATSU, KOBE and YOKOHAMA),

Steamers

With option to call at MEXICAN aüd öfber Coast ports, Tons

To sail on *GLENFARC”*........3,500...Middle of Aug. "KASATO MARU”..............6,100. .End of Sept.

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

* Passenger only. For further information as to Freight and Passage, apply to

'K. HATSDA,

Manager, York Buildi

Hongkong, 16th July, agar,

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

11. Three Lights Vertical, Green Red Green, COLD STORAGE available at EAST POINT. indicates that a typhoon is believed to be Stores will be Uped at to a M. and 4 EM. | situated less than goo miles from the Colony, daily, Sunday excepted, to receive and deliver perishable goods.

WM. PARLANE,

*Manager,

Mongkong, aand Jane, 100%.

A BROKEN-DOWN SYSTEM,

This is a condition (or d'arasc) to which doctora give many names, but which few để then realy understand, Itlasimply weakness-a break-down, ́as it were, of the vital forces that amtaisītka nysi tem. No matter what maylin fix causes (as they *** are almost numberless), its symploma arauchthe "samo; the more prominent being sizeplassness, sanan of prostrallön or wearinesî, deprosulun al spirite and want of energy for all the gedinary airsoflife, Now, what alone lambsolutely armen»,

•cial innƐ such casesþvíncreased vitality wiguur-i VITAL STRENGTH & ENERGY is throw off these morbid feelings, and experience proves täni as night suncoode the day this may be mors certainly secured by a cOUTRO DÍ THE NEW FRENOH› REMEDY

THERAPION No: 3

Chap by any other ke www combination, fio epe ly aq li to them in accotuame with the printed Alrections accompanying ity will the shattcyesh

·health be restored, THE EXPIRING LAMP OF LIFE LIGHTED UP AFRESH,

Hondat

and a new existases imparted in place of had so lately seemed worn-out, " used up, anul or valtaican flls wonderful wordicament sa purely, đu vegetable and innocuous, de agrorabite in the taste suitable for all constitutāros and conditions; in

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[ esthur'sen; and it is dificuật to imagiņu a case në dlagaan or darangement, whose main features ang those of debility, that with not be speedily and

• !permanently benefited by this never-falling recai-

porative assonra, which is dealined to cast into e ubilion everything that had preceded is fog, this

·wida-apenad and humorpuselari of bumuo ailments.

sold by winte

(54%)

THERAPIONike prischpal

P. Chandala throngbust the world. Priosia England) 225 perpacket. Purchasers should see that the word LIELTSERRAPIN) appears on British Governan

· Stamp (in white Litters on a and gronad) affixed (10 every package by order of His Majesty's lion, Coman vilonnen, nad without which 24 Tea Congory.

Sold by all Chemist.

MAIIN, Three Lights Vertical, Red Green Red

indicates that the wind may be expected to increase to full typhoon force at any moment,

No. 111, Signal will be accompanied by the Explosive Honibs, as above, in the event of the information conveyed by this signal being first pub ished by nigh".

supply of pure water trements on amon

Tytam Reservoir is being more than doubled and a further storage obla'ned' for some : 0,030,005 gallons of water. This, like the previous Tytam supply, is pumped up to the conduit level which goes through a short. tunnel in the bills and is distributed by gravita tion to Victoria The pumping station is almost at sea level and would be avaliable, ́in case the much larger scheme that is lar contemplation is carried out, At présent the water flows from the reservoir by gravitation to the pumping station and is thence pumped to the conduit level. The suggested further scheme is to enclose a con siderable area at the head of Tytan Bay, and for the purpose a certain quantity of foreshore and son bed would be enclosed, the retaining wall being really" in the ses The very cop. siderable storage capacity of about 1,300,000,0,0 gallons would thus be provided for, and with this in prospect Hongkong need not fear that a plentiful and adequate supply of good water, ample for all purposes, will not be at its disposal. Incidentally to the c auction, to the. Tytam reservoir extension, which is on the point of completion, a new road has been provided along which the pipe lines are inid from the pumping station. This provides 'n new walk, and as it is picture que in char.cter it gives Hongkong another pi:nic route that may be reached over the Wong-nei-chong gep.

must acknowledge, the courtesy of Mr Chatham, the head of the Public Works Department of the Colony, 'la taking me over the new works, and for giving me the figures f have quoted.

The new waterworks at Kowloon are like- wise considerable in extent. They are also. being carried out by a Chinese contractor, Aug the Public Works Department has not the requisite staff to supervise those works, as wall. as the. Tytam works and the current work of the department, the Kowloon scheme is being supervised by Mears, Denison, Ram, and Gibbs, Mr. Gibbs, who kindly showed me over the works, was himself in the Public Works Department when the Kowloon scheme! was drawn up, so that he was conversant with the requirements. Kowloon had a supply that was provided by pumping to a small hill ar the rear of the town. The recent growth of For the benefit of Native Craft and passing buildings and of the population has bern to Ocean Vessels, a Cone will be exhibited at rapid that it has quije outrun the supply. The each of the following stations during the time new, works provide an 'adequate quantity for that any of the above-Day-Signals-are-hointed probably-all-developments in the Peninsula In the Harboun

Tarse Night Signals will be substituted for the Day Ignals at sunset, and will, when necessary, be altered during the night.

SUPPLEMENTARY WARNINGS,

Gup Reck Waplic.

Stinley.

Cape Collinson.

Aberdeen, Sal Kong, Tai Po:

- This w II indicate that there is a depremion somewhere in the China Sea, and (bat a Storm Warning is bosited in the Harbour,

Further details can always ba given to Ocean Vessels, os derpunch, by signal, from the light housen

Director.

town for some time to come. The supply. which is drawn from the back of the main:: range of bills across the peninsula will be eas tirely by gravitation, the water passing through short tunnel in the hills and then being 'dis.' tributed to the town below. I need not refer to the scheme first proposed, which had to bay | abandoned owing to the rapid growth of the po palation, but will proceed to ante that the final scheme, which is now fast approaching.com. plesion, comprises a storage reservoir to im pound 350,000,000 gallons of water, directly fad from a catchment area of 460 ACIES! TWO miles of catchwater channel at a gradient of x; in 2,420, which drains « further area of 400 +