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Shipping to

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH FR DAY JANUARY 31908.

Intimation

NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD, THE YOKOHAMA DOCK CO., L.

BREMEN.

IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL LINES.

FOR

STEAMERS

TO BAIL

.? SATURDAY,

Capt. Miossed

10 AM, 4th Jan, 1908",

MANILA, FRIEDRICH WILA

HELMSHAFEN, SIMPSONHA- { " MANILA'". FEN, SAMARAH BRISBANE, SYDNEY and MELBOURNE ....

KUDAT and SANDAKĀ.

BORNEO " Cap F. Sambill'

Middle of Jaquary, 1908.")

For further Particulars, apply to

NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD,

MELCHERS & CO.,

GENERAL AGENTS, HONGKONG & CHINA.

Hongkong, zid January,: 1968.

WEST RIVER BRITISH STEAMSHIP COMPANIES.

0

HONGKONG-WUCHOW

THE Steamers

LINE

"LINTAN" and "SAN-UI".

SAIL FROM Hongkong TWICE A WEEK AND COMFLETE THE ROUND TRIP IN 6 DAYS. These steamers havs Excellent Saloon Accommodation, and are Lighted Throughout by Electricity. THE CLIMATE ON THE WEST RIVER DURING THE WINTER MONTHS IS VERY FINE AND EXHILARATING.

For further information apply to

Hongkong, 2nd November, 1907.

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

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REGULAR HONGKONG-CANTON LINE OF

STEAMERS

or THE

COMPAGNIE FRANÇAISE DES INDES. ET DE L'EXTRÊME ORIENT,

-S.S. "PAUL BEAU," 1,900 tons, 14 knots.",

8.5. "CHARLES HARDOUIN," 1,900 tons, 14 knots.

The speediest, most luxuriously appointed and punctual steamers on the lise. Departure from Hongkong at 9.30 P.M. (Saturdays excepted). Departure from Canton at 5,15 P.M. (Sundays excopted),

Those superb steamers carrying the French Mail are fitted throughout with. Electric Light

and Fans and wore specially built for this trade. Excellent cuisine,

The Company's Wharf is at the end of Wing Lok Street (Tram Station). Canton Ageuis-Messrs. E. Parquet & Co.

For further particulars, please apply to-

Hongkong, 5th April, 1907.

BARRETTO & CO,

Agents.

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A-CHINA-JAPAN

REGULAR THREE-WEEKLY SERVICE

JAVA-CHINA-JA

LEGAZIN.

JAYA, CHINA, AND Japan,

LIJN.

On or about

First half.

*JAD. First half

Jan.

No. 1 DOCK

Longth inside 614 ft Width of entrance top 95 ft. bottom 75 ft. Water on blocks, 27.5 ft. Time to pump out, 4 hours.

No 2 DOCK

** Length inside, 875 ft. Width of entrance, top 60.5 ft. bottom 45.8 It. Water on bleeks, 86.5 ft. Time to pump out, 8 hours.

VISLAND

The full story of the wreck of the barque Prussia, la, the Southern ocean, and of the sufferings of the survivors of the crew when Cast away on Staten Island, is given in the Nate York World by John Hunter, be mate.- The vessel, an old wooden craft, sailed with a crew of 15, and a passenger, a lad named Drake, from Norfolk, Virginia, with a cargo of cofra Pacific pos. In the neighbourhood of Bermuda her troubles begana gale' stove in her bowa; but she struggled down to the neighbourhood of Cays Horn, though it look her three months to do it.

Then her old man piled her up" on Staten

CHRISTMAS

LOVE IN LO

* Dates of Portor TO-MORROW (SATU

Plans of Seats now on View

ERZAINMENT

GAND

abova address.

For Children so cents at Matipe Hongkong, 3rd January, 1908.

NOTICE

KERMARE, Il Merlin of the CANTÒN”

HESE DOCKS a conveniently situated in Yuma, humo á and the shtration of land. The weather as it usual in June in RIVER URIDGE COMPANY, LANITED, Captains and Engineers, in respectially called to the advantages offered for Docking that latitude, was dreadful, and the rust held at its Head Office, at Canton, un the 25th and repairing Versals and Machinery of every description,

The plant and tools are of recent patterns for dealing quickly and cheaply with work and a large stok of material is always at hand, (plates and angler all being tested by Lloyds' surveyors).

Two powerful Twin Straw Towboats are available for taking Vessels in or out of Dock, and forkakiog Sailing Vessels in or out of the bay. The floating derrick is capable of lifting 35 100s.

Steam Launches of Steel or Wood, Lighters, Steel Buildings and Roofs, Bridge Work, and all kinds of Machinery are made on the premises.

Tenders will be made up when require and the workmanship and material will be ruiranteed.

began to break immediately,

ALL WASHED OIF The captain and a-me of the man got out along the jibboom, and when the ship parted in the waist they were all washed off. Hunter

astride of the mail, and was floated ashore with himself was at the break of the forecastle,

angle of wreckage That was 2,30 in the morning. The nien found themselves on a cliff at their backs, very narrow beach with a high dark wall of

The roll was called and àil secounted for but the cook and one of the hands. The captain was delirious; the men were badly clothed, wet, and shivering, with nothing but a

The cost of Docklog, and repair work, will be found to compare favourably with that little tobacco, on one of the barren islands of of any port in the world.

Telephone: Nos. 376, 106, or 681.~

Telegrams, "Dook, Yokoliama," Codes A. B. 0. 4th and 5th Edt. Liebers, Scotts, A1 and Watkins,

Yokohama, May 23rd, 1905-

the Southern Ocean in midwinter. One of the

Staten Jale, as a matter of fact, is one of the most desolase. spots on earth, a bare rock about 2,000 feet in height, on which nothing lives but rals which have escaped from wrecks there."

The nights were so cold that the man could not sleep, for the loland had a snow line which came down close to the suif,... ,་;

ROUNDING UP THE CARGO.

IMPERIAL BREWING COMPANY, Implements and utensil were washed ashore

LIMITED

PURE CREAM BEER.

For samples and prices please apply to

CO.

WINE GROWERS SUPPLY

BAHRETTO & CO.,

General Agents.

Hongkong, 22nd October,

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WILL

EYES

RIGHT!

N. LAZARUS, OPHTHALMIC OPTICIAN, '8,' PEDDER STREET, HONGKONG.

FILL test your eyes free of charge, and if they are wrong will pat them right. Lenses Ground. All kinds of Repairs. Spectacles for all requirements.

Ask, or write, for Illustrated Booklet on "Defective Sight free.

LONDON,

CALCUTTA,

11, John Streat, Bedford Row, W.C.

Hnaxkong, 27th Nowamber, 1065,

59. Bentinck Street.

Thotels.

SHANGHAI, -566, Ninking Rosð,

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CONNAUGHT HOTEL,

HONGKONG.

A FIRST-CLASS EUROPEAN HOTEL, SITUATED IN THE MAIN STREET NEAR THE BANKS AND PRINCIPAL OFFICES.

GIR GTLY EUROPEAN MANAGEMENT,

Wines and Spirits of the very Best Quality.

Bath to Every Room.

Hot and Cold Water Throughout..

Hotel Lausch Merts all Steamers. .

Special Terms for Tourists, and Parties or Families.

Steamer.

From

Expected on or about.

Will leave for

TJIPANAS

TJIMAH......

Jaya

JAPAN

TJIKINI

JAPAN

Second bal

·Dec. First half Jan. First half

Jan. First balf

JAVA PORTS

JAVA FORTS

For TERMS APPLY TO----

:

TJILATJAP... JAPAN

Seco

TJILIWONG

half Jas.

JAVA

First half

JAVA PORTS JAVA PORTS "JAPAN

JAU. Second half.

Feb.

Jan. Second hall Jan. 'Flist hall Feb.

TJIBODAS... JAVA

JAPAN

First half-

The Steamers are all fitted throughout with Electric Light and have Accommodation for limited number of Saloon Passengers, and will take Cargo to all Netherland India Ports on through Bill of Lading.

For Particulars of Freight and Pastage, apply to

Telephone No. 375,

JAVA-CHINA-IAPAN LIJN.

YORK, BUILDINPs, est floor,

Hongkong, 21st December, 1997;

TSIN TING.

Dentistry.

LATEST METHODS OF DENTISTRY,

STUDIO AT NO. 14, D'AQUILAR, STREET,

* REASONABLE FIEL

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THE LATEST METHOD

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THE MANAGER & AGENT.

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HONGKONG.

NEEDS, NO ADVERTISING.

World-Wide Reputation.

The only First-class Hotel in Kowloon,

Most Charming and Popular Resort in the""

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Electric Lights, Fans and Call Balls, Buth Rooms Attached to Each Roam.. Teirgraphie Addrwin's

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HOTEL CRAIGIEBURN

PLUNKET GAP, the Praxantarillie TRAM TIKMINGS

For Terms, &c apply

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with quantities of the cargo of coal "rounded by the breakers as smooth as baseballs." A hut was bulļu u

Then the captain died, reducing the cast- aways to 13: and Hunter, discovered the men had been tampering with the tinned food which had come ashore from the wrick; he detected The culprits, whom he threatened to "club" if they did it again.'!

There is a lighthouse on New Year's Island, miles from where the castaways were, and two of the crew, a Norwegian and a Frenchman, were selected to try to locate it. In the mean- time the crew were busy killing seals and sea. birds, to ċke out the small quantity of provi sions, for starvation was no distance off,

But the Frenchinas crawled into camp sime days after, nearly all in." He had found it impossible to get over the crevasses and ridges, aud during the last 24 hours of his return; journey had been moving, dead beat, on his hands and knees. The Norwegian had fallen down a precipice and was lost,

AT SEA IN AN OPEN BOAT.

Carl Sark, the carpenter, began to build a skiff, for food was rapidly running out-the men were reduced to scraping limpets off the rocks--and the cold was attacking the extre mities of those who were poorly clad.

The cranky, open little craft was, launched, and Hunter went sa "skipper," with four men: Nothing but the direst need would send men to sen in those awful waters in an open boat, and the five brave fellows suffered horribly, the feet of two of them freezing hard.

But they reached the lighthouse in five days, and Lieut. Delgado, of the Argentino Davy, succoured them. By that time Hunter's fingers were to cracked he could not unbend them.

On 'syth July a rescue party started out, and the castaways, when found six days after, were all more or less frost-bitten and reduced to

November, 1907, it was unanimously resolved that the Company be forthwith wound up

The l'ublic is hereby notified that all Claime against the Company must be sent in to the inces of the Company, at Canton, or to tha

considered by the Company 1908, after which date no further claim will be undersigned on or before the ith January

Dated this 30th December, 1507.

3.W.T60,

K

No. 28A, Ces Vœux Road Central,

Hongkong,

Solicitor for

THE CANTON River BridOE

COMPANY, LIMITED,A;-

A. CHAZALON & CO.

6, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL,

NOW SHOWING-

A LARGE ASSORTMENT UF FRENCH DOLLS and TOYS,

PERFUMERY,

TOM SMITH'S CRACKERS,

XMAS TREE ORNAMENTS,

FOOTBALLS, &c, &e

ALSO

The Best FRENCH CONFECTIONERY and LIQUERS.

INSPECTION SOLICITED Hongkong, 25th November. 1007

F BLACKHEAD & CO., SHIP-CHANDLERS, SAILMAKERS, COAL AND PROVISION MER CHANTS; NAVAL CONTRACTORS, AND GENERAL COMMISSON

"AGENTS

GROUND FLOOR, ST. GEORGE'S BUILDING," HONGKONG,

SOAP AND SODA MANUFACTURERS,

SOLE AGENTS FOR HARTMANN'S RAHTIEN'S GENUINE COMPOSITION: RED HAND BRAND, HARTMANN'S GREY PAINTY

· DAIMLER'S PATENT MOTOR' LAUNCHES,

&C.

C

Sels Agents for FERGUSON'S SPECIAL CREAM:

P. & O. SPECIÁL LIQUER BOTCH WHISKY, &c.

- EVERY KIND OF SHIP'S STORES AND REQUISITES ALWAYS IN STOCK

REASONABLE PRICES. Hongkong, 7th March, rogy.

Sole Agents for

chowing sealskins. Their troubles even thenUMBER

were not over, for the heavy surf prevented the party leaving till the last day of August, So. badly were the men frost-bitten that several

bad to go into hospital at Punta Arenas, and and had both feet ampuiated. ⠀

THE EXODUS FROM THÈ.

UNITED STATES. “A

New York, Nov. 22.

CYCLES.

TYPEWRITERS

FOR

HIRE, REPAIR & SALE.

- Freight congestion threatens all foreign ship: TO CLEAR AT VERY MODERATE

PRICE

REMINGTON,

HAMMOND

BARLOCK

pets because of the unprecedented homeward rush of foreigners. The eastward-bound steerage travel during the past six weeks has been unparalleled, and the demand for accom modations has been so great that booking have been closed weeks in advance of sailings. The Mais of the North German Lloyd line, which sailed on Thursday, carried 2,365 steerage pas- sengers, and even up to the minule of sailing NEW CENTURY & SUN TYPEWRITERS,

there were hundreds of persons waiting on the

piers for accommodations, domny

Bonkings for steerage on the Sejlfite of the

same line, which is to sail Wedgesdy next. MOTOR LAUNCHES

have been closed for several days, and no more #teerage tickets are being sold for the Konig Albert, which will sail for Mediterranean põris

and BOATS

FOR HIRE AT BLAKE PIER

on November 30th, European fright at this time of the year is very heavy, and with the anorm us increase in steerage travel many lines are finding it difficult to handle. Euro- DAY AND NIGHT PER HOUR pean shipments new consist largely of applas, of which 168,170, barrels have been exported so far this season, an

The eastward bound steerage travel from January tatto November 1th, 1907, is already. 110,000 in <xss of what it was for the hams period of 1906 The second-class"_assiward?" bound travel is: 4,000 in excess of what it was last year and both the second and third class Egures will be largely augmented during the bel few weeks.

THE Public are hereby informed that no change has been made. In the Rates f Subscription to the Hongbong ɗTILT7998, KMA they are warned against paying more tha TEM CENTS (10 ta. ) për ♬

New

Bicycles for Hire

OM 885 EACH

CARS

TAKEN

DRACO1 CYCLE DEPOT,