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Entimation.

Powell's

ALEXANDRA

BUILDINGS.

Inspection

Invited.

NEWEST

MODELS

IN

MILLINERY

SMART

UNTRIMMED

HATS

LADIES'

PANAMA

HATS

LADIES'

TOPEES.

WM. POWELL,

LTD.,

HONGKONG.

Hongkong, roth August, 1977.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH FRIDAY AUGUST 16 97.

A ANCORD MONSOON.

FLOODS IN DOMBAY

COLLAPSE OF BUILDINGS.

Not for many years has Bombay teen such a „đeluge as during the mast two days The result of the camped downpour, according to the Bombay Gapitle of 27th u,, was thatibe mains entirely failed to carry off the vast volume of rain water, and many guts of the city were practically inundated even lloroby Road being in some places knee-deep in water, for

an hour or IWD.

COLLAPSE OF A WALL...

A portion of the wall of an old chawl taken over, by the City Improvement Trust, situated behind the Bombay Volunteer, Headquarters, in Esplanade Cross Road collapsed yesterday marning. This building is a two-storied house and was occupied by a number of tenants, but fortunately no one was injured.

GIUNS ROAD UNSAFE.

Owing to the continuous, and "heavy rainfall in Bombay for the past few days a farther. subsidence was noticed in Gibbs Road yester day. The track affected is in continuation of the cracks that occurred only about a month ago. It extends over more than a hundred On the G. L. P. Railway, the Poona Express feet in length and is about two" feet deep yesterday morning was over half an hour in This occurrence is particularly unfortunate. covering the distance between Byculla and the as the Municipal authorities had just succeed- Terminus. The line, especially, near Musjided in effecting a communication between the Bunder, was out of sight, and the engine Gibbs Road and the Gowalia Tank Road by ploughed through water which reached up to prevailing upon Trustees of the Parsee Pon the foot board. Exeme raution had to be chayat Funds to allow the use of Jamsetji exercised here, and in the Thana District Road, which opent from the Gowalla Tank where the rails are en gred, and if the down Road near Kemp and Company's establisk- pour contiores as at present, there is a likeli ment and leads to the Punchayat's property. hood of washaways.

It rona in a line with a portion of the Gibbs, Road, and is enclosed by a masonry wall. A large entrance gate, however, gives an access to the Jamsetjce Rond from, the Gibbs Road, and it was anaoged that the portion of the Jamnetji Road between this gate and its corner at Gowalia Tank Road should be temporarily opened to traffic. It was actually so opened

Naturally the supping rain has had a serious ́effect on several of the less substantial build ings of the city and reports of three collapses in connection with dwelling houses have been reported.

On the roads and in the docks the effects of the abnormal rainfall have been serious, and

the carting traffic has been considerably reonunday, but the further subsidence-in-the- tarded owing to the floodest condition of most Gibbs Road which has occurred just in front. of the road in and about Wari Bundar and of the gate has rendered traffic impossible. Manovi.

There is no doubt that in the northern sec. lions of the town serious damage must have occurred, especially in the congested parts where jerry-built chawls are much in evidence.

The dampness appears to have a most de

pressing effect everywhere and several of the schools had to be closed owing to be absence of pupils The populace in the native town wanders about he streets looking wet and for lar, while the hack victòria-wallah feels, for the nance at least, that he is a strong rival to the electric iram,

Carriages coming from Malabar Hill and fumballa Hill could not go to the native locali. tien until they drove up to the Marine Lines corner as far as Princess Street, The cross.

inga at Ganders, the end of Charni Road and the junction of Thakordw r and Queen's Road were so much flooded that it was not possible to cross them. On the Girgaum Road north end and in Ebelwadi, the low plynch of the houses admitted ram water into the buildings and for some time, pedestrians had to wait for

a considerable time to let the water be drained. several pedestrians, especially school

To Let.

TO LET.

FFICES at No. 14, Das Vœux ROAD EKSTRAL, (formerly occupied by Messrs. Shewan, Tames & Co.).

Apply to-

HỌ TUNG, Compradore Departinent,

Jardine, Matheson & Co.

Hongkong, 4th April, 1907.

NE

HOUSE at

TO LET.

FOUR-ROOMED RAYA EAST, Bear East Point Apply to-

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co, LD 187 Hongkong, ized June, 1907.

TO LET.

going children, had many a fall on the road A HOUSE in KNUTSFORD TERRACE. and.in the waterpool.

RESCUED FROM HR>WNING. Vesterday morning about 7.15 o'clock, Gun- pat Covind (15), a Hindu, was crossing a plot of ground excavated for building a foundation between the Colaba Causeway and the Wode. house Road, when he fell into a large pool. A little European girl playing on the verandah of a bungalow apposite saw the man struggling and shouted out that a man was being drown- ed. She ran to her father, as the gentleman Bol being in a position to render immediate help personally from the upper floor of his bungalow called out to his servants and the men passing along the road to run to the drowning man. The servants saved him and took him out just as he came up after the second dive. The gentleman in the meantime ran up do the man who was unconscious. With the aid of artificial respiration he was soon restored and was able in walk home,

THE HOLI CHÚKLA ACCIDENT,* Darshaw Jijina, a l'arsee, yesterday morning about nine o'clock beard a crash and going in the direction from where the report was heard, he noticed that in the Holi Chukla, Fort, the rear portion of a house had collapsed. He ran, towards the building and informed, the people living in and around the building. The police were informed and a number of ufficers and men repaired to the scene. Their first step was to ascertain if any lives were lost, and were told that all the occupants of the building were safe. Later on they learned that a Hindu virl aged 18 was not to be found and that she was buried under the debriz, The Fire Brigade

Apply 10-

KOWLOON.

THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST- MENT & AGENCY, CO., LD. Hongkong, 1st August, 1907,

TO. LET.

{AR.

ARGE and SPACIOUS GODOWNS 5, 9, 94, 95, 96, and 10, PRAXA EAST. formerly in the occupation of the Admiralty.

Apply to-

THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST. MENT & AGENCY CO., LD. flongkong, 1st August, 1907.

TO LET...

ATHERLEIGH. Conduit Road,

HAT

Entimations.

SAINT-RAPHAEL

TONIO, RESTORATIVE, DIGESTIVE WINE Very palatable.

Known, throughout the world and prescribed in all oBROS of Ancemia, Dability and Convalescence, to young women, children and the aged, Invaluable in hot climates."""

DOSE i One wine-glass after die two principal meals.

Rach bottle of genuine VIN SAINT-RAPHAËL bears, in addition

to the registered trade-mark;

(1) The WARRANTY STAMP.Đĩ, the UMON DES FABRICANTS." (1) A METAL REAL advertising`OLETRAS.

is a MELISSA and MINT cordial

CLETEAS which surpasses all others. by its

purety and faultless preparation. To be taken on a lump of sugar,

COMPAGNIE du VIN BAINT-RAPHAEL · Valence (Dromo-Franco)..

QALDBECK MACGREGOR & O»., Hongkong.

"HINA

THE

PROVIDENT LOAN "MORTGAGE CO., LD.

(CAPITAL PAID UP.................$1,000,000.)

.

AND

Undertakes and Executes THE OFFICE OF TRUSTEE, EXECUTOR OF WILLS, ATTORNEY, SC., &c.,

SHEWAN, TOMES & Co.,

General Manager,

Hongkong, zand May, 1907-

NAVY CONTRACT.

kr

TENDERS are invited for the SUPPLY OF rst September, 1907, to HM, Naval Yard,

hanglong.

Forms of Tender can be obtained on appli- cation to the NAVAL STORE OFFICER, H.M. Dockyard, and should be returned not later: than Noon the 22nd August, 1907.

A Deposit of One Hundred Dollars ($100) will be required when applying for Teader Forms. This will be returned if the Tender is declined.

The lowest or any Tender not necessarily accepted, and the right is reserved of accept. ing any portion of a Tender.

Hongkong, 15th August, 1907.

PEAK TRAMWAYS

-7.00 £11.

LIMITED.

TIME TABLE.

WEEK DAYS.

[745

COMPANY

7.30 am. to 9.30 am, ...Every ra minuter: 9.30 am. to 11.00 am....Every 15 minuter. 11.30 am to 12.45 pm....Every 15 minuter. 12.45 p.m. to 1.15 p.in.... Every 10 minutes. 1.15 p.m. to 1.45 pm....Every 15 minute! 1.45 p.m. to 2.15 p.m....Every to minuter

3.00 p.m....Every 15 minuter, 500 p.m....Every 15 minute. 8.00 p.m....Every to minute!

NIGHT CARS.

2.15 p.m. to

3.30 p.m. 10

[439

5.00 p.m. to

No. 1, RIPON TERRACE, Bonhar

Road.

OFFICES in KING'S BUILDING and

YORK BUILDING,

GODOWNS on PRAVA EAST,

A HOUSE in CLIFTON GARDENA, CAM.

duit Road.

FLATS in MORETON TERRAPY.

Apple

TUR HONGKONG LAND INVEST

MENT & AGENCY CO., 1,5 * Mangbang, Ist August, Tony

6:9

Ho

TO LET,

TOUSE No. 2, ROSE TERRACE

Kowloon,

HOUSE No. c, ROSE TERRACE, Khw men hastened to the place of accident with their toon, from 1st August next- fire-escapes and rendered valuable assistance,

to the police and the men of the Municipal Engineering Department. Under the super- visipu of Mr. Naoroji Katrak, Superintendent of roads and buildings, the work of rescue was carried on and at about 12-45 p.m., the men succeeded in finding the girl among the debris. She had received serious injuries and was unconscious. She was immediately removed to the G. T. Hospital,

It was also suspected that two labouters, who were working on the ground floor of the building at the time, had also been buried under the debris. The Fire-Brigade and the En- gineering Department men were working hard, to remove the debrls with a view to find them, but in the meantime they turned up on the spot and the work ́ol' rescue was stopped. There

■ men, it appears, on bearing the crash rae for dear life and landed themselves safe in the street before the wall fell down.

+

The building is a six-storied house belong- ing to Leladhar Shamji. The east wall of the rear bay had collapsed while the front stood

Apply to-

COMPRADORE,

Hongkong, 24th July, 1907.

TO `LET.

Barretto & Co.,

[60$

2ND FLOOR No. 12, QUEEN'S ROAD

CENTRAL.

No, 38, CAINE ROAD,

AUCTION ROOMS. No. 2. ZETLAND STRERT.

845 p.m. and

9 p.m., 9.45 p.m. to (33,15 man

every half hour. SUNDAYS, 8.00 am to 9.00 a.m....Every 15 minutes. 9.00 am. to 9:30 am....Every 30 minuter. 9.30 am. to 10.30 am....Every 15 minuter 10.30 am to 11.00 am, Every ia minute: 11.45am, to 12.00 nooo... Every 15 minuter 12.00 Noon to 1.00 p.m....Every to minuter 1.00 p.m. to 5.00 p.m....Every 15 minutes 5.00 p.m. to od p.m. ...Every 10 minuter. 6.00 p.m..to 700 p.m....Every 15 minutarė 7.00 p.in. to 8,po p.....Every 10 minute

NIGHT CARS as on Week Days. SATURDAYS. Extra cars at 3 15 p.m., 11.30 p.m. and

IL4 pm.

SPECIAL CARS by Arrangement at the Company's Office, ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS/ Dei Vœux Road Central.

JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON,

General Managers, Hongkong, 4th June, 1907.

PABST BREWING COMPANY, MILWAUKEE.

FRESH SUPPLIES ALWAYS KEPT IN STOCK

..ItY

SIEMSSEN & Co.,

Agents.for

HONGKONG & South China. Hongkong, 29th July, Tony,

COLD STORAGE.

[59

[54

THE HONGKONG ICE COMPANY, THE

1.TD.. have no 40,000 Cubic feet of GREENGROFT, GARDEN ROAD, Kow-COLD STORAGE available at EAST POINT. loon, Redecorated, Electric Light, Tennis Stores will be Open at 10 AM, and 4 P.M

daily, Sunday excepted, to receive and deliver: Court..

perishable goods.

WM PARLANE,

Manager. Hongkong, 22nd Jane,'rong.

Kowloon.

Nos. 1 & 2, FAIRVIEW, ROBINSON ROAD,

LEIGH & ORANGE,

L

1, Des Vœux Road,

Hongkong, 13th August, 1907.

[742

TO LET.

undisturbed. The rear portion being found NO.1, WEST END TERRACE, Shamaee.

weak, a notice was served on the owner to give extra supports to that part of the building, requiring the owner to completo the work by the 2rit instant. The work was commenced but not finished.

The occupants were asked to leave the build-

ing soon after the fall of the wall, and some did, but a few of the foolish Hindu women de--

Apply to―

Canton.

THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST MENT & AGENCY CO., LD.

167 Hongkong, 1st August, 1907.

TO BE LET.

Dentistry.

" Dr. M. H. AHUNG THE LATEST. METHOD of the

(63

AMERICAN SYSTEM OF DENTISTRY 33, QUEEN'S ROad Central, From the University of Pennsylvania, USA.

Hongkong, 16th April, root

TSIN TING.

[ór

clined to leave their rooms until their husbands AS from the 1st August next, No. 5 MR. LATEST METHODS OF DENTISTRY,

bad returned. The husbands were away ob work and Police Inspector Morris, De Burgh and Power explained to them the risk they were sunning and at last succeeded in prevailing Es upon them to come out of the building.

RISON HILL...

Apply to--

Messrs. JARDINE, MATHESON &

CO., LTD. Hongkong, 19th June, 1907,

STUDIO AT NO.14, D'AQUILAR STREET, REASONABLE FEEL Consulta fod Free. Hongkong, both June, 1904.

Auction,

PUBLIC AUCTION.

THE Undersigned have received instructions.

1

to sell by

PBLIC AUCTION,

FOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED, ||

TO-MORROW,

the 17th August, 1907, 1 2.39 P.M., at their Sales Rooms, No. 8, Des Voeux Road, corner of ice ilouse Street,

A LARGE ASSORTMENT OF JAPANESE SILK EMBROIDERIES AND SILK-EMBROIDERED GOODS, Comprising:-

SILK-EMBROIDERED WALL HANG- INGS, BED and TABLE SPREADS,

and CUSHION

PILLOW COVERS,

LADY'S and GENT'S GOWNS, JACKETS,

Consignees.

BOSTON STEAMSHIP COMPANY

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. STEAMSHIP SHAWMUT," FROM TACOMA, VICTORIA, YOKO HAMA KOBE, MOJI, SHANGHAI,' AMOY AND MANÍLA.

THE above Steamer having arrived, Con signees of Cargo are hereby requested to send in their Bills of Lading for Countersigna ture, and to take immediate delivery of their Goods from alongside.»

Carge impeding the discharge of the Vessel will be landed and stored at Consignees' risk and expense.

No Fire Insurance will be effected by us in any case whatever.

DOUWELL & CO., LIMITED, Agents.

Hongkong, roth August, 1907.

HEN LINE OF STEAMERS.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES:

S.S. BENGLOE""; FROM ANTWERP, LONDON AND

Co

STRAITS:

"ONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby informed that all Goods are being landed at their risk into the hazardous, andfor extra hazardous Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and -Godown Co., Ltd., whence and/or from the wharves - delivery may be obtained.

No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all Goods remain- ing undelivered after the 19th instant, will be subject to rent.

All Claims against the Steamer must be pres sented to the Undersigned on or before the 26th inst,, or they will not be recognised.

All broken, chafed, and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on the 19th instant, at'II &M.

No Fire Insurance has been effected. Bills of Lading will be countersigned by

GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co., Agents. Hongkong, 12th August, 1907.

IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL LINE

(737

KIMONOS, SILK BLOUSES, PETTINORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD, BREMEN, COATS, SHIRTS, &c, &c. ; Catalogues will be issued. T'aRMSAs usual.

HUGHES & HOUGH,

Auctioneers. i

Hongkong, 13th August, 1907.

For Sale.

HUMBER

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES,

[739 THE Steamship

CYCLES.

THE BEST IN THE WORLD.

Cycles Makers

ROYAL WARRANTS

TO

H.M. KING EDWARD VII.

AND.

H.B H. PRINCE OF WALES.

WTH THE LATEST, BEST 3 SPELVOEÁR, GEAR CASES AND DUNLOP TYRES

From $120 to $150 each.

GUARANTEE FOR 3 YEARS.

WILL CLIMB ANY, HILL.QYTHE LOW GEAR,

38

Portsmouth Evening News:-" For years, the name of the HUMBER has been as a guarantee of good workmanship."

DRAGON CYCLE DEPOT,

AGENTS,

11, D'AGUILAR STREET and KOWLOON. Hongkong, 19th July, 1907..

[467

A. CHAZALON' & CO.

6, Queen's Road Central, WINE, SPIRIT and Coal Merchants and GENERAL STOREKEEPERS,

Just Unpacked. BARCLAY PERKIN'S STOUT in pints and Baby bottles,

FRENCH SYRUPS

GRENADINE, GROSEILLE, &o.

VICHY, PERRIER, ROCHEMAURE

"

AND

Other FRENCH MINERAL WATERS

ALSO Large Assortment of CANNED GOODS suitable for: Pic-nic Hongkong, 15th May, 1007.

140

"PRINZ EXTEL FRIEDRICH," having arrived, Consignees of Cargo are hereby informed that their Goods, with the exception of Opium, Treasure and Valuables, are being landed and storedat their risk into the hazardous and/or extra hazardous Godowns of the Hong kong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Com pany, Limited, at Kowloon, whence delivery may be obtained.

Optional Cargo will be forwarded unless notice to the contrary be given before MON.. DAY the 12th of August, at 5 P.M.

No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all Goods remain.

ing undelivered after the 19th of August, will

be subject to rent.

All broken, chafed, and damaged Goods are be left in the Godowns, where they will be hamined on the 19th of August, at 9.30 AM. All Claims must reach us before the 26th of August, or they will not be recognized, Na Fire Insurance will be effected, Bill of Lading will be countersigned by the Undersigned..

NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD.

MELCHERS. & Co.,

Agents.

Hoogkong, 12th August, 1907.

"SHIRE** LINE OF STEAMERS, LTD.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. FROM MIDDLESBOROUGH, ANTWERP;

LONDON' AND STRAITS. THE Steamship

TH

#GLAMORGANSHIRE," Captain. Norris, having arrived from the abara Ports, Consignees of Cargo are hereby informed that their Goods are being landed at their risk into the Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company, Limiled, Kowloon, and stored at Consignees risk and expense.

No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all Goods remain- ing undelivered after the 19th inst, will be subject to rent.

All broken, chafed and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns; where they will be examined on MONDAY, 19th inst,, at 3 P.M.

No Fire Insurance has been effected. Bills of Lading will be countersigned by

SHEWAN, TOMES & Co...

Agenta -$ Hongkong, 13th August, 1907.

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NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

THE P. &`O. S. N. Co.'s Steamer

"NAMUR,"

THE

FROM ANTWERP, LONDON, MALTA, FORT SAID, SUEZ AND STRAITS. Consignees of Cargo by the above-named vesapl are hereby informed that their Goods are being landed and placed at their 'rich in lbs Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company's Godowns at Kowloon, where each consignment will be sorted out Mark by Mark, and delivery can be obtained aş, soun suzika,, Goods are landed,

Optional Goods will be landed here unless instructions are given to the contrary before 6 hours,

Goods not cleared by the art 'jost, at PM, will be subject to rent,

GREEN ISLANd cement coMPANY, No Fire Insurance will be affected by me in

'LIMITED.

PORTLAND CEMENT.

In Carks of 375 The, net $4.50 per Cask cx Factory

In' Bags of 50 b. met $2.70 per Bag ax Factory.

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO., General Managers. Hoogkong, and October, 1906. ·

any ekte whatever.

Damaged Packages, must be leh in the, Godowas for examination by the Consignee's and the Company's representative at an ap pointed hour,

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 Godówas,

„E AZHEWETT

Hongkong, 14th August, 1907,