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Hails.

THE HONGKONG

THE

Tutimation.

DAY

NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD, THE YOKOHAMA DOCK CO., LTD.

BREMEN.

IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL LINE

FOR

STPANERS

TO SAIL

YOKOHAMA and KOBE.

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́" Prinz WaldEMAR."

Capt. W. 5sodes

About FRIDAY.......

the 20th June,

BORNEO " Capt. F. Sembill............................

About the end of June.

KUDAT and SANDAKAN....... {“

NAPLES, GENOA ALGIERS. GIBRALTAR, SOUTHAMPTON, ANTWERP and BREMEN .......................

SHANGHAI, NAGASAKI, KOBEĮ “PRINZ LUDWIG *

Oapt. F. v.. Binza.................................

and YOKOHAMA

KLEIST....

Capt., Rud Meyer...................

WEDNESDAY,

Noon, 1st July,

About WEDNESDAY,

ast July.......

For fünther Particulam, apply to

-NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD.

MELCHERS & CO.,

GENERAL AGENTS, HONGKONG & CHINA.

Hongkong, 18th June, 1908,

MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.

FRENCH MAIL LINES.

FORTNIGHTLY SERVICE TO and FROM EUROPE via SUEZ JANAL,

TO and FROM JAPAN via SHANGHAI,

FOR

STEAMERS CAPTAINS

TO SAIL ON SHANGHAI, KOBE, YOKOHAMA.....CALEDONIEN ......Martin ........ 13nd June, P.M. MARSEILLES, VIA PORTS........TONKIN............Charbonnel...23rd June, 1 7.4, 'SHANGHAI, KOBE, YOKOHAMA... TOURANE ............................. Lancelin .............. 6th Jule, P.M. 'MARSEILLES, VIA PORTS ............... POLYNESIEN...................Broc................................ 7th July, at ~ P.M. (

Transhipment on the Co.'s Steamers at Singapore for Batavia; at Colombo for Ualcutta, Bombay and Australia; at Port Baid for the Levant, Constantinople and slack Sea..

Through Tickets to London. via Paris from £27.10 up to £71,10, ... 20 hours' railway from Mamoilles to London.

Interpreters mest passengers at their arrival in Marseilles.

For further particulars, apply to

Hongkong, 9th June, 1908.

No. 1 DOCK,

“Length Inside 514 ft. Width of entrance, top 95 ft bottom 76 it. Water on blooks, 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 ft. Water on blocks, 28,5 ft. Time to pump out, 8 hours.

LIBRARY

(propi

porosity of a few prompt aah, scribers, a netable addition of boɛke his been fanies, made to the Chinese department of the Com. bridge University Library. Ever since the gift by the late Sir Thomas Wade of the whole of his valuable collection, brought together during

houses were lasured for Y hama Fire Office.

On the provious evening at 8 o o'clock 40 years of residence in China, Cambridge cow-houses belonging to a'd has been easily first among all the libraries :téni, below the Kebe Highe of Europe.

urope and America, and it is not too were borni down, Fi

Auction

much to ay that Doke Tesi Tee and bis burnt to death.-Japan suite, on the occasion of their visit in 1906, were: amazed at the extent of the collection and also at the rarity of many individual works which were laid before them. The purchosen which have now been made include 51 stparale works, numbering 1,203 volumes in all, Several im portant Incunce have been filled up. For in stance, the Cambridge Library already pon. sessed the gigantic anthology of the T'ang dynasty (A.D. 618-906), which contains

PUBLIC AUCTION.

HE Undersigood have received instructions

d PUBLIC AUCTION;:

THESE DUCKS are conveniotly situated in Yokohama beatages offered for. over 38,900 selected poems; and now to ge to sell by

Captains and Engineer is respectfully called to the advantages offered for Docking and repairing Vessels and Machinery of every description.

this has been added its sister work, similar Collection of the prose works of the

The plant and tools are of recent patterns for dealing quickly and chouply with workame period, filling 401 volumes. There is and a large stock of material is always at hand, (plates and angles all being tested by Lloyds' surveyors),

Two powerful Twin Screw Towboats are available for taking Vessels in or out of Dock, and for taking Sailing Vessels in or out of the bay. The floating derrick is capab's

of lifting 55 toan."

also a rare encyclopedia in 120 volumes, which was compiled in the 13th century by the lead- ing scholar of the day. One of tha chief gems among these new acquisitions is an édition de luzz of the well-known post Tu Fa, issued in A.D. 1204 It is in 24 volumes, small folio, and has been most carefully preserved. Reference to

TUESDAY and WEDNESDAY the 23rd and 24th June, 1958, at 10 A.M. sich

“day, at H. M. Naval EstablishMEN) SUNDRY OLD AND SURPLUS NAV

AND VICTUALLING STORES

Comprising

Old and-Surplus Naval Stores :-CHAIN BLOCKS, HOSES,

bis edition will be found in the great Catalogue CABLE," WOOD

Steam Launches of Bicol or Wood, Ligaters, Steel Buildings and Roofs, Bridge

of the Imperial Library, Poking. There is also | TOOLS; OLD IRON and METAL, ELEC Work; and all kinds of Machinery are made on the premises."

dae small book, the writing of Linh Tzu, vaguelyTRIC CABLE, MATS and MATTINGS, WOOD BOXES, LEATHER, COAL Tenders will be made up when required and the workmanship and material will be attributed, according to a note added by some

SACKS OLD. INDIA RUBBER, OLD BOATS, FURNITURE, CARPETS, &c;} guarant edi

*

Chinese bibliophile, to the Sung dynasty (A.D 950--1250"; but in the absence of any actual

The cost of Docking, and repair work, will be found to compare favourably with that date, the foreign collector, who has bad but a of any port is the world.

Telephone: Nos. 876, 508, or 881.

Telegrams, "Dook, Yokohama," Codes A. B. 0. 4th and 5th Edt.

"Liebers, Bootts,`

Yokohama, May 23rd, 1905,

A. 1, and Watkins,

Shipping-Steamers.

139

TAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN.

REGULAR THREE-WEEKLY SERVICE

BETWEEN

JAVA, CHINA, AND JAPAN..

Will leave for

Steamer,

From"

Expected on

or about

IJILATJAP.. THIBODAS ..

TJIMAHI TJILIWONG.

AMOY

Second half

Jupe

javi

Second half

Jane

JAVA

Second half

Jaga

JAVA

550ond half

Juna

TJIPANAS

JAVA

First half'

JAVA

JAPAN

SHANGHAI

JAPA

*SHANGHAI

July

JAVA

Second half

JAPAN

July.

TJIKINI

The Steamers are all fitted through

On or about

Second half June Second half

• June • Second hall June First half

July First half July Gannad ball,

July

was Electric Light and have Accommodation for a limited number of Saloon Passengers, and will take Cargo to all Netherland India Ports on through Bill of Lading.

As a matchman af menight and Passage, apply to

JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN."

NATIN.

ACTING AGENT,

Queen's Buildings,

[14

Telephone No. 375,

YORK BUILDINGS,_rst_floor,

+.

Hongkong,, 18th June, 1908,"

CHARGEURS RÉUNIS.

FRENCH STEAMSHIP CO-HEAD OFFICE: PARIS.

ALL ROUND THE WORLD LINE.

Outward: ANTWERP, DUNKIRK, LA PALLICE, MARSEILLES, GENOA, NAPLES, COLOMBO, VIA SUEZ, SINGAPORE, HONGKONG, CHIN. WANTAO (Peking, Tientsin), KOBE, YOKOHAMA,

GENDA TO HONGKONG IN 30 DAYS, NAPLES

29 43

Unique opportunity to make a tour in North-Chios' and Japan with the Greatest Speed,

Sa ery and Comfon,

Transpacific: VICTORIA (B.C.), VANCOUVER, SEATTLE, SAN FRANCISCO.

FREIGHT to OVERLAND

Connecting with the Canadian Paciflo, Railway... PASSENGERS. OVERLAND and EUROPE via VANCOUVER. YOKOHAMA-VANCOUVER...............13 DAYS..

* LONDON and PARIS ...

·Homeward: MEXICO, RIVER PLATE BRAZIL, LA PALLICE, LIVERPOOL,

VIA MAGELLAN STRAITS.

Proposed Sailinga

1 OUESSANT

AMIRAL EXELMANS ..25th July. 27th Aug. A...............13th Oct.

↑ CEYLAN

↑ CORSE

1 MALTE....

No passengers. * Intermediate class and rates of passage.

35th Nov, reth Jan.

New Twin Screw 16,000 T. displac, 1st class accommodation, splendidly equipped with single berth cabins. All round the world ticket by these boats,

For further Particulars, apply to

Hongkong, 4th June, 1908,

WEST RIVER BRITISH STEAMSHIP

COMPANIES.

"HE Steamers

MESSAGERIES CANTONAISES.

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FRENCH LINE OF STEAMERS BETWEEN HONGKONG, CANTON AND KOUANG-SI,

'S.5." PAUL BEAU," 1,900 tons, 4 kaots, »

B.S." CHARLES HARDOUIN," 1,900 tons, 14 knots,

The speedlest, most luxuriously appointed and punctual steamers on the line. Departure from Hongkong at to P.M. (Saturdays excepted). Departure from Canton at 5.15 PM (Sundays excepted),

moderate training in Chineis typography, ink, and paper, can only assert with confidence that it is a very old book. Another early printed book dates from 1465, and is a beautiful specimen of the best typography of that period. ¡Aufios edition of the poet Po, Chü»i (A.D. 773 - 846) dates from"tés; a collection of the prose writings of eight famous authors from 1631; the Leag.yen sûra from 1649; an old Chinese dictionary from 1870; 'besides which there are several standard works in. 18th cen- tury editions. Already rich in its collections. of reprints, a class of work much in favour with the Chinese as a means of preserving

many small books which would otherwise dis: appear, the Cambridge Library has now ac quired three new ones, in 68, 24, and 12 volumes respectively." "Good editions of que" or two of the best novels have also been secuted, as well as several collections of essays by known writers on light aod intereating Lopics.

HIRES IN KOBE.

A PIERCE BLAZK. IN SANNOM IYA,

old and Furplus Victualling Stores ERU VISIONS, SEAMEN'S CLOTHING, BLA KETS MESTRAPS, IMPLE MENTS, STAVES, and quantity of ELECTRO-PLATED ARTICLES, &c.

Catalogues will be issued. TERMS OF SALE As Customary..."

HUGHES & HOUGH,

Government Auctioneers, " [573

Hongkong, 5th June, 1908, -

Intimations,

PEAK TRAMWAYS COMPANY

7.00 8.01.

--LIMITED.

TIME TABLE

WEEK DAYS.

7.30am. to 9.30 am...Every 10 minuter, 9.30 am. to 11:00 am. "...Every 15 minnier, 11,30 KBL, 1O 12.45 pm/.....Every 15 minuter. 12.45 p.m. to. 1.15 pm. ...Every iä minutes. 1.15 p.m. to.. 1:45 pm. Every 15 minutes 1.45 p.m. to 215 pm, ...«Every, tô minutes. 1.15 p.m. to 3.00 p.m....Every 15 minutos. 5.30 p.m. 105.09 pm. .....Every 15 minutes 5.00 p.m. to: 8.00 p.m. ... Every 10 minuter, NIGHT CARS

Early yesterday morning (fune ) the fire bells rang out for a fire in Sannomiya-cho: Opinions differ as to where the fire actually 8.45 pm; und 9 pan, 9-45>p«M« }]

every half hour,”

SUNDAYS,

8,00 m. to poo Km...Every 15 micutes płon sau to,: 9.30 nams.Every 30 minutan 9.30a.m. to 10.30 am. ...Every is minuten, 15.30 am to 11.00 sm. „Every 10 minutes" 14.45% to 1100 noon...Every 15 minuter. 12.00 Noon to 1.00 p.m......Every 10 minutes, 1:00 pm to 35,00 pm Every 15 minuten 5.00 p.m. to: 6.00 p.m. „Every to minutes. 6.00 p.mi to. 7,00 pm. .....Every 15 minutes, 7.00 p.m. to. 8.00 p.m. .....Every 10 minute"

NIGHT CA*" as on Wask Dayı,

URDAYS. Extra car –5. PM, 11:30 pm, and-

11.45 p. SPECIAL CARS by Arrangement at the Company, Office, ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS., Des Vœux Road Central.

started, some of those who were earliest on the Acese stating that it broke out in the shop of a tatami dealer facing the Sannomiya road and others asserting that it had its origin in a house weampied by wstoneriamson in the rear. herever it originated the fire spread with as- topishing rapidity, and before the fire brigades were on the scene two or three houses were ablaze. Notwithstanding that, the outbreak took place so near a wide road, and that there was easy access to the premises, the effects of the firemen were at first quite inoperative to check the progress of the famós. One house after another caught alight, and while The firemen were busy trying to cope-with-the- frames extending to the north, a godown on the samih side of the land running alongside the houses where the outbreak occurred suddenly burst into flame and burned furiously. It ap pears that a window had been left open when the godown was closed for the night, and some sparks must have blown in at the beginning of the fire from the houses on the other side of the lane, sad set light to a quantity of timber for furniture, &c, which was stored there, for only GREEN

a minute or two after it was discovered that iba godown was on fire, the building was wrapped in a sheet of flame. About this time it looked

as if the whole of the block, including the Sannomiya temple, would be destroyed, sa

burning buildings, the glare lighting the Settle-

.

JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON, A General Managers. Hongkang, 4th Jane, 1907.

ISLAND CEMENT COMPANY,

LIMITED,

PORTLAND CEMENT.

wide an area seemed to be covered by the In Casks of 375 the net $5,50 per Cask

ex Factory.

meat as if it were daylight and bringing isto | striking relief the great building of the Oriental La Bags of $50 Bu, net 88 85 per Bag Hotel. Tha- fromen bað at last, to confine,

Treze superb steamers carrying the French Mall are fitted throughout with Electric Light"| themselves to saving the houses not yet attack-- and Fans and were specially built for this trade. Excellent colsíns,

The Company's Own Wharf near Wing Lok Street. Canton Agents :-Messrs. E. Pasquet & Co. For further particulars, please apply to~~

Hongkong, 28th March, 1908,"

BARRETTO & CO., Agents.

ed, and after a severs struggle they at last succeeded in dolog.

In about an hour and a half the flames' were under control, and in two hours there was only a mass of smoking d'ébris to be seen where the. [space had previously been occupied by about

a dozen buildings of decent proportions, includ ing the godawa Already mentioned, while în addition two or three houses were partially destroyed. The Sapnomiya temple was saved by the ics godown built of brick, others wise, in view of the fierce blase from the timber godown, when it once became well alight, LATEST METHODS OF DENTISTRY nothing could bave saved it. Fortunately, no

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lives were lost, but much excitement was caused in the neighbourhood, and many bouse. hold treasures ware hastily brought out into the roidways ready for removal; Very little, h how- ever, appears to have been saved from the houses actually destroyed, the people having. no time to do anything after the flames once got a bold.

Notice of Firm

P. NALIN, FRENCH MAIL OFFICE. INTERNATIONAL SLEEPING OAR

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and

EXPRESS TRAINS Co

(THE

STUDIO AT NO. 14, D'AGUILAR STREET,

REASONABLE FEES.

GREAT TRANS-SIBERIAN ROUTE

TO EUROPE.)

Consulist'on Free

Hongkong, zoth June, 1994.

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chess steamers have Excellent Saloon Accommodation, and are Lighted Throughout by HAVING been appointed AGENTS—for "Electricity,

the_sborn' Company, we shall be THE OLIMATE ON THE WEST RIVER DURING THE WINTER MONTHS IS pleased to give any information as to rates

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Hongkong, 28th April, 1908,

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