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Shipping-Steamers.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY OCTOBER 26

HONGKONG, CANTON, MACAO AND

WEST RIVER STEAMERS.

JOINT SERVICE OF THE HONGKONG, CANTON AND MAGAO STEAMBOAT CO., LTD., AND 'THE`CHINA NAVIGATION

COMPANY, LTD..

HONGKONG-CANTON LINE,

BS, "HONAM,"Aliikum7,363 tons mean..Captain J. Everett,

"POWAN,".

TUNGONDOWMENZIONA

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H. 1, Black.

"FATSHAN,2,260

M

C. V. Lloyd.

"KINSHAN,* ".............1995) #muha ng

B. Branch (At Dock)..

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. “HEUNGSHÂN 1995 on

R. D, Thomas. Departäres from Hongkong to Canton daily at 8 AM. (Sunday excepted), to P.Mi (Saturday excepted),

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Departures from Canton to Honokono daily at 8.4.M, and 5 P.M. (Sunday excepted), The 5.5. "POWAN" Will loays Hongkong every Monday, Wednesday and. Friday, at [p:30 P.M. from” Company's Wharf, returning from Canton every Tuesday, Thursday and

Saturday, at 3 PM,

Those Steamers, carrying His Majonty's Mails, are the largest and fastest an the River, Special Attention is drawn to their Superior Saloon and Cabin Accommodation.

SERVICE OF THE HONGKONG, CANTON AND MACAO STEAMBOAT CO., LTD.

HONGKONG-MACAO LINE*****

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SS, "SUI-AN, "in.1,651 1001.g...Captain W. A. Valentinė.

"SUI-TAI,".............................1651

G. F. Morrison, Departures from Hongkong to Macao on week days at §. 4.M,"from_DOUGLAS WHARF

and at 3 P.M. from the COMPANY'S WHARF,

On Sundays Special Cheap Excursions leaving Hongkong at 9 AM. from DOUGLAS |

WHARF and from Micao at 5 PM

The Company also runs a steamer from Macao os Sunday morning at 7.30 A.14, and from

flóngkong at i F.M, from the Company's 'wharf.

Departures from Macro to Hongkong on week daya at 3.30 A.M, and. 2-P.M.

CANTON-MACAO 'LINE.

S.S. "LUNGSHAN, ".........219 tons,.........Captain W: Reynell Departures from Macao to Canton on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, at 'P.M. Departures from Capted to Macao on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, at 5 PM.

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JOINT SERVICE of the H.K., C. and Macao Steamboat Co., LTD. The China NAVIGATION Company; Ltd., and the Indo-China SteaṀ NavidAZION

COMPANY LTD. CANTON-WUCHOW LINE.

8.5. "SAINAM,”.

"..................................188-lous

"NANNING,"...........569

...Captan S. Ball Smith.

Mackinnon.

One of the above steamers leaves Canton for Wuchow every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, at about 8 A.M., and the other leaves Wuchow for Canton on the same days at 8.30 A.M. Round trips take about s days. These vessels have Superior Cabin Accommodation and are lighted throughout by electricity.

Further particulars may be ábtained at the Office of the

HONGKONG, CANTON & MADAO STEAMBOAT CO., LD. Hotel Mansions, (First Floor), opposite the Hongkong Hotel,

Or-of-BUTTERFIELDƑ& SWIRE,

Hongkong. 24th October, 1907.

· Agents, CHINA NAVIGATION CO., LTD,

WEST RIVER BRITISH STEAMSHIP

THE Steamery

COMPANIES.

HONGKONG-WUCHOW LINE,

نیستید

*LINTAN" and "SAN-UI!!

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BAIL FROM Hongkong Twick a Week and Complete the Round Trip in 6 days. These steamers have Excellent Saloon Accommodation, and are Lighted Throughout by Electricity.

A TRIP ON THE WEST RIVER IS PARTICULARLY REFRESHING AND EXHILARATING DURING THE HOT WEATHER.

For further information apply to....

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Hongkong, 9th Augusty 1907.-

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BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, AGENTS, WEST RIVER BRITISH 5.5. COMPANIES.

Intimation.

THE YOKOHAMA DOCK CO., LD.

No. 1 DOCK. Length inside 514 ft. Width of entrance, top 95 ft.; bottom 75 ft- Water on blocks, 27,5 ft. Time to pump out, & hours,

No. 2 DOCK. Length inside, 875 ft. Width of entrance, top 60.5 ft. bottom 46.8 ft. Water on blocks, 26.5 ft. Time to pamp out, 8 hours,

THESE DOCKS are conveniently situated in Yokohama harbour, and the attention of Captains and Engineers is respectfully called to the advantages offered for Docking and repairing Vassala and Machinery of every description.

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The plant and tools are of recent patterns for dealing quickly" and cheaply with work and a large stock of material is always at hand, (pistes and angles all (being tested by Lloyds' surveyora).,

Two powerful. Twin Screw Towboats are available for taking Vassels in or out of Dock, and for taking Sailing Vessels in or out of the bay. The dosting dersick is capable of lifting 35 tons.

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1957.

RIGIKES.

Steam Launches of Steel ar: Wood, Lighters, Stool Buildings and Roofs, Bridge ed death upon the man who spoke to his wife's Work, and all kinds of Machinery are made on the premisam

Tenders will be made up when required and the workmanship' and 'material will be guarantved, ·

The cast of Docking, and repair work, will be found to compare favourably with that may be in certain circumstances carried on of any port in the world.

Telephone: Nos, 876, 106, or 681.

-Telegrams, "Dook, Yoko mama," Codes A. B. C. 4th and 5th Edt.

Liebers, Scotts,

Yokohama, May 23rd, 1903,

A. 1, and Watkins.

Mails.

·₤37

NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD,

BREMEN.

IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL LINES.

FOR

STEAMERS

SHANGHAI, NAGASAKI, KOBEĮ "FRINZ LUDWIG

and YOKOHAMA ................. ........... Capt. v. Binter....

NAPLES, GENOA, ALGIERS,

GIBRALTAR, SOUTHAMPTON,

ANTWERP and HAMBURG

ROON" Capt. G. Meiners.

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MANILA, NEWGUINEA, SAMA-] « FRINZ WALDEMAR

RAI, BRISBANE, SYDNEY and MELBOURNE

Capt, W. v. Senden

IMPERIAL BREWING COMPANY,

LIMITED.

PURE CREAM BEER.

For samples and prices please apply to

WINE GROWERS SUPPLY CO.

Hongkong, 22nd October, rony.

BARRETTO & CO.,

General-Agenta.~

(Bog

REGULAR HONGKONG-CANTON LINE OF

STEAMERS

OF THE

COMPAGNIE FRANCAISE, DES INDES ET DE L'EXTREME ORIENT;

S.S. PAUL BEAU," 1,900 100s, 14 knote, *RS., CHARLES HARDOUIN," 2,900 tona, 14 kaoti,

The speediest, most luxuriously appointed and punctual steamers on the line. Departure from Hongkong at 9.30. P.M. (Saturdaya-excepted), Departure from Canton at 5.15 P.M. (Sundays excepted).

These superb steamers carrying the French Mail are fitted throughout with E'actric Light and. Fans and war specially built for this trade. Excellent cussins.

YOKOHAMA and KOBE...........................ast

KUDAT and SANDAKAN

TO BAIL

About TUESDAY,

29th Oct., 1907,

tribe to look

THE MO

a walerbole, ng dƐwhi ÁMONO" "AUST ALIAN

evening they capture one them. This sometimes. One would think from reading a certain robbed retaliate by mak

ile, but generally tta class of widely-distributed literature: that from the aggressors, and, after mothers-in-law occupy a pleasantry-provoking rules, and the law of the mother- position in the domestic life of the white man cognised. Among friendly tribes, If their position be as described it is extreraly of the girl and boy make the match, waliks that of black matbers-in-law among the talk the subject over, and decide on the aborigines of Australia. There is nothing without consulting the mother of the children, Jose or suggestive of jocosity about the black Tribes are ruled by the men, and marring trary, exacin a regard that in most tribes is hardly from a tribal more than a family point of muthor of a black man's wife. She, on the con-when deliberately arranged, are considered distinguishable from religious awe, If she view. Sometimes the arrangements are made comes where her son-in-law is that child of when the children are of very tender's Nature, must not speak to her of look at her. this is the case, they are made to noduistand He is even forbidden to look in her direction, that they shall maŋry when grown up, and are whatever with both In the couchern diniciatis it taken by the fathers to the women's camp, whatever with her. In the southern districts if where the betrothat is announced while on the chase or wandering around the future mother-in-law thereupon begin camp, his shadow happens, to fall upon her, duties. She rubs the boy all "over

almost capital crime to be committed. The culprit in such of the girl's hair for his waist-girdle. She la supposed and red clay, and presents him with locks 'n case must apprise his wife of the calamity even, from time to time during the perind and forthwith bid bar good-bye for ever. The of waiting, presents him with locks of her as complete as if pronounced by civilised law the taboo time coming. In certain triban, a wife returns to her people, and her" divorce is own hair, but regularly reminds him of In the north of Quennsland tribal law demands young woman, when just married, will have her for his first sop, and as soon as the births a similar penalty. The Kamilarol tribs inflict first daughter bespoken by some man as a wife mother, and in the centre of the continent, take place the mother-in-law begins" the where civilised law is seldom heard of, such ex beirathal duties, though neither child may live treme punishments still prevail. Though direct to be married The marriage rite, when not communication is thus rigidly punished, indirect simply consisting of the capture of the bride, is without ceremony. Certain relatives The sea-la-law may employ a third party if he generally the father and mother, take the wishes to make a present of game or inspart girl to the tent or but of the young man some important information. The third party in the evening and leave her at the door. is generally his wife, buťou occasions he may Toat is all, so far as site or ceremony is cons employ his father in law. The circumstances cerned. The mother-in-law returns to her tent, must, however, be out of the common. The and she and the young man assume the new. mother-in-law must be prepared beforehand for relation of restraint and avoidance which en the breach of the general law. When her dures through life. daughter tellu ber that the chase has been soci cessful, and that her husband intends to pre sent one part or another of the bird or beast, her mother affects to be seriously distressed and terrifled; next she protests that she does not da sire the gift; but finally she accepts, and pro ceeds to atone for the sacrilege and counteract its tvil effects. With this object she rubs char coal over her face before sitting down to the repast. I have often inquired what the evils | are which are likely to follow the commission of this tribal crime, but the general answer betokened merely a vague, terror. Where particulars were elicited, the evile apprehended were the dropplag out of the teeth, the falling off of the þair, or the dwindling away of health and strength. The rising of storm or the ̧blowing away of a hot-isiometimes considered a consequence, but generally the foreboding is of some indescribable'fatality. - 'A gin, who was mother-in-law, and bad just eaten of a wallaby ent her daughter's husband, was gored by a station bull, and the woman, before dying, attributed the disaster to the fact that, being very hungry, she had not charcoaled her face before eating. As the father-in-law in not included in this tabor, singular pre dicaments sometime result. The non-in law is, the bosom friend and confidant of his

WEDNESDAY,

Nooo, 6th Nov., 1907.

THURSDAY

Noon, 7th Nov., 1907.

Polygamy is common among aborigines, some men having as many as eight wivés, Whatever paics and penalties a blackfellow with one mother-in-law exposes himself to are evidently "light in comparison with the risks taken by his polygamous brother.

For Sale.

PAEST BRE ING COMPANY, MILWAUKEE,-

FRESH SUPPLIES ALWAYS KEPT IN STOCK:

BY

SIEMSSEN & Co,. Agents for

¿HONOKONG)& SOUTH CHINA, Hongkong, 19th July, 19072

COLD STORAGE.."

HE HONGKONG, ICE COMPANY, LTD. have now 40,000 Cubic feet of COLD STORAGE available at EAST 'POINT. Storas will be Open at, fa è̟M, and 4.23 daily Sunday excepted, to receive and deliver perishable goods,

*

W. PARLANE, Manager.

-Morgkong, find Tage, font,

LEE YEE HAIR DRESSING-SALOON.

wife's father. He goes to his father-in-law's assistance whenever and wherever possible. He taker him food openly, and attends him if vick in camp. "On such occasions the mother- in-law in obliged, to exercise extreme circum.. spection. She, too, is, of course, about the 2 About FRIDAY, {"PRIME SIGISMUND*

the 15th Nov, 1907. camp, but she must not see or be seen by her

#on-in-law. She, therefore, moxes into a ferobi on hides behind a tree when she is near CIGARS CIGARETTES Beginning of Nov., 1907, the visit is to be of any length, she breaks off

Capt.

BORMED

Capt. F. Sembill

For further Particulars, apply to

some branches of a (thickly-leaved tree 'and' erects a screen, behind which she sits or lles while the visit fasts It has happened that,

NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD, despite precautions, the son-in-law drops sud-

MELCHERS & CO., GENERAL AGENTS, HONGKONG & CHINA.

Hongkong, 24th October, 1997.

JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN

Regular Three-Werkly ServiCE

BETWEEN

JAVA, CHINA, AND JAPAN,

Will leave for

Steamer

From

The Company's Wharf is at the and of Wing Lok Street (Fram Siation). Canton Agents Mastra. E. Pasquet & Co.

For further particulars, please apply to-

Hongkong, 5th April, 1907.

BARRETTO & CO., Agents

TJIKİNİ

TJIPANAS... JAVA..

TJIMAHI...... JAPAN

TJILIWONG. JAYA

TJILÁTJAP...

JAPAN TJIBODAS... JAPAM

Java

Expected on or about

First half Nor. First haji Nov. First hall Nov. Second half

Second half Nov. First half Dec.

JAVA PORTS

JAVA PORTS

JAPAN

JAVA PORTS JAVA PORTS

JAPAN

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Hotel.

KOWLOON HOTEL,

HONGKONG.

NEEDS NO ADVERTISING.

World Wide Reputation,

The only First-class Hotel in Kowloon,

Most Charming and Popular Resort in the

Colony,

Electric Lights, Face and Call Beils.

Hath Rooms attached to Each Room

Télégraphie "Addreti'i ----

*OHEY" FONOXONG,

Telephone No. Ke

Unrivalled for Comfort and Cuisine.

Thoroughly Up to Date with Every Modern

Lazury.

Billiarda and Bowling Alleys,

Moderate Terms and No Extras,

Modern Management,

O E, OWEN,

Propriet'r.

On or about

Second half· Nov. First half

First ball Nov. Second half Nov. Second half Nor. First half Nov.

The Steamers are all futed throughout with Electric Light and have Accommodation for limited number of Saloon Passengers, and will take Carge to all Netherland India Ports n through Bills of Lading,

For Particulars of Freight and Passage, apply to

JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN.

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Telephone No. 175)

Yozz BUILDINGS, fat floor,

Hongkong, 24th October, 1907.

TSIN TINO.

denly into the father-in-law's tent, and when that happens, the mother-in-law - 'promptly covers her head with an opossum rug, and re- maiss covered till ́he deparis,· Azother diffi-

HAS ALWAYS ON HAND

AND

TOILET REQUISITES

FOR SALE. 12,!IYAGUILAR 'STREET, Нококово.

· Hongkong, trd September, 1907.

cult position arises when the mother-in-law KUHN & KOMOR'S

becomes a widow, and attaches herself to ker married daughter's party. In that case sha builds a bush fence between her hut and, ber -son-in-law's, the opening of-her-hut-looking-in- the opposite direction to that of ber son-in- laws, and in going in and out, she always crouches down so that the bushes conceal her. On the aboriginal reserves, set apart by the State Governments, strenuous efforts have been made to break down the superstitions.com- nected with mothers-in-law. "On the cattle and. sheep stations here aboriginals are employed lo numbers, similar effo is baye been made." But the superstitions seem Inoradicable..., hey are intertwine l with the roots 'of their most sacred customi? The blacks do not know why the mother-in-law is so treated. If ever they know, the present tribes have forgotten" the reason. That makes it all the mo`e diff. cult to persuade them to stop the practice, vague terror enveloping them. There i _man mora docile, than a black tracker is to a

white policeman. Yet I have known trackers' to point blank .'un to identify or cait ayas upon a woman suspected of crime if they were told the woman

ART CURIOS STORE

will be RE-OPENED on the 7th inst,, st No. 13. QUEEN'S ROAD

(under Connaught Hotel};----

AND

A

CLEARANCE SALE at GREATLY

REDUCED PRICES

will be held to the END of THIS MONTH. INSPECTION CORDIALLY INVITED.

[886 Hongkong, 2nd October, 1907,"

SWATOW DRAWN WORK "COMPÁNY,

38, WELLINGTON STREET.

Dealers in all kind of HAND-MADE DRAWN CHINESE LINEN, GRASS CLOTH, &c., all of the best quality

ALSO

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was their mother-in-law, "I CANTONY

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AN APPEAL.

that the woman? The tracker stands' still, fixes his eyes on the groun", and even blows will not fores him, to identify, “If the police; man will, howevat, employ a third person, the

· son-in-law will 'Impait. such: Information as he porenes He does not desire to shield her from the law; kis indirect evidence may, indeed, lead to her conviction. The feeling li

THE SUPERIORESS of the ITALIAN not affection, nor is it ordinary fear; awa, most CONVENT, CAint Road, begs mast; nearly, defines it. He casts his eyes to the respectfully to APPEAL to the Residents of groped, and becomes mule, if her name be Hongkong and the Coast Ports, for their kind mantloned Unless duty obliges him to stay, that she will be pleased to receive orders for patronage and support, and desires to pinte ha leaves the place where she is,, Tâm mo- | all kinds of NEEDLE WORK, ther-in-law, ̧when her son-in-law's damo-fs }. Contlemen's Shirts made to order, and Coas mentioned, says "Don't" She, too, becomes | and Collars renewed on old ones, size mute, and hides or fliër, if she can. It is not -- Ladise and Children's Under-clothing, Chil, fear in her case, wither; It is awe, A

- dron's Dresses, and' ali klods of Embroidery,- Conaldering how, marriages are commonly Materials can be supplied, if required, in

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