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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH MONDAY AUGUST 24/1908,

Intimation.

NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD, THE YOKOHAMA DOCK CO., LTD.

BREMEN.

IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL LINE

FOR

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

STRAMERI

TO FAIL

PRINZ REGENT LUITṬOLD" | WEDNESDAY,

Capt. O.. Pabrke „maar.

Noos, 20th August,

SHANGHAI, NAGASAKI KOBE "PRINZ BITE FRIEDRICH About WEDNESDAY,

and YOKOHAMA .................

Capt. E. Malcho..........

26th August,

MANILA, YAP, NEWGUINEA, BRISBANE, SYDNEY and MELBOURNE

MANILA

THURSDAY

Dapt, Minssen ...

3 P.M., 10th September.

KUDAT and SANDAKAN,,

BORNEO***zpras Capt. F. Sembil

Beginning of September

For further Particulara, apply to

NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD,

MELCHERB & CO.,

..

GENERAL AGENTS, HONGKONG & CHINA.

Hongkong, 14th August, 1963,

MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.

FRENCH MAIL LINES.

FORTNIGHTLY SERVICE TO and FROM EUROPE vía SUEZ (ANAL.

TO and FROM JAPAN vis ́SHANGHAI..

FOR

STEAMERS

CAPTAINS,

SHANGHAI, KOBE, YOKOHAMA.....EMEST ŠIMONY ...............Girard ......31st Aug. P.M. “MARSEILLES, VIA PORTS

SHANGHAI, KOBE, YOKOHAMA... VILLE DE LA MARSEILLES, VIA PORTȘ”...........RÄVSTRÁLIEN

No. 1 DOCK. Løngth inside 616 ft. Width of entrance, top 98 ft.; bottom 75 it. Water on blocks, 37.5 ft. Time to pump out, 4 hours.

TH

#ROADS IN CHIN

Roads have been well described as the arteries of commerce, and though the advent of railways in Europe and America hut to 1 large extent robbed them of their importance us bighways for the convoyance of passengers and goods over long distances, they still remain an indispensable adjunct to the commercial and socia) life ofthe West." - Every' great cold- No. 2 DOCK dizing uation from the time of the Romans his realized the importance of read-making for the Length inside, 876 ft. Width of development and administration of its possas entrance, top 60.5 ft. bottom 45.8ions and the magnificent work of the Roman It. Water on blooks, 96.5 ft. Timed-makers has left an indelible impression upon every country over which Roma beld to pump out, â hours.

tway. In Cour own days the 'dist stepu takan in the administration of new colonisi possessions by any of the great Powers' is the construction of well-made highways, which not only serve to develop the trade of the districts through which they pass, but also render it possible to civilize the nativer and to endure law and order. Expecially am good reads a becersity to a country that is densely populat

*HESE DOOKS are conveniantly situated in Yokohama harbour and the atention of Captains and Engineers is respectfully called to the advantages offered for Docking and repairing, Vessels and Machinery of every description.

The plant and tools are of recent patterns for deling quickly and cheaply with worked, for so long as means of communication are and a large stock of material is always at band, (plates and zugles all being tested by confined to narrow paths, travel and com Lloyds' surveyors).

Two powerful Twis Screw Towboats are available for taking Vessels in or out of Dock, and for taking Sailing Vessels is or out of the bay. The floating derrick is capable. of lifting 35 tons,

marice are carried on at a dliadvantage, and it is impossible either to police or light the neighbourhood satisfactorily.

In the cass of China it is, perhaps, unfortüb-- ste that the eagerness, both on her part and among Western nations to extend railway deve-

indispensability of asadu has been recognized, There is the ceasequent danger that railways,

Steam Launches of Steel or Wood, Lighters, Staal Buildings and Roola, Bridgelopment in this country should have arisen before Work, and all kinds of Machinery are made on the premises,

Intimations

Benger's Foc

d with milk

new

used, is

and delici highly nutritive and most ena digested. Infar thrive on it, delicate

persons enjoy

"Berger's. Food is sold in time; by qil Chemists, sto, everywhere,

BENGERS

FOOD

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WORKS MANAGER WANTED OVER GENERAL ENGINEERING WORKS..

Tandam will be made up when required, and the workmanship and material will be will be regarded as a permanent substituting knowledge and experienca.

guaranted.

and the need for good roads in the general development of the empire will be ignored"

The cost of Docking, and repair work, will be found to compare favourably with that Strictly speaking, except in and around the of any pori la the world,

Telephone: Nos, 876, 500, or 681.

Telegrams, " Book, Yokohama," Jodes A. B. 0. 4th and 5th Edt, Lebers, Bootta, A. 1, and Watkins. Yokohama, May ajrd, 1905+

Shipping Steamers.

JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN

REGOLAR Turex Weekly SERVICE

PAVA:CHINA, AND JÄPAN.

Expected an or about

"Will leave for

SHANGHAI ..

kvi

TO SAIL ON

Steamer.

TJIMAHU......

CJILATJAP...

TJIKINI...

CJIPANAJ

From

Second half

Aug.

Second Al

Aug.

JAPAN

JAVA

First balk

Sept.

First hal

Sept.

JAVA

Becond balf

JAVA"

JAPAN

SHANG"A1

Bapt..

Sellier..... Ist Bapt., at 1 P.M CIOTAT...Barillon : 14th Sept., P.M.

..... Verron...... agih Seply a war.. Transbipashat on the Co.'s Steainen at Singapore for Extayin; at Colozabo for Calcutta, Bombay and Australia ; at Port Said for the Levant, Constantinople-and Black Sex (5

Through Tickets to London via Paris from £27:10 up to £71.10. 20 houm'inilway from | TJILIWONG. - Mamallins to London,

Interpreters maot passengers at their arrival lo Marapijies

For further particular, apply to

Hongkong, 18th August, 1908.

P. NALIN,

AOTING AGENT;

QÜEEK'S BUILDING).

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CHARGEURS RÉUNIS.

FRENCH STEAMSHIP Co.-HEAD OFFICE : PARIS,

ALL ROUND THE WORLD LINE.

Outward: ANTWERP, DUNKIRK, LA PALLICE, MARSEILLES, GENOA, NAPLES, COLOMBO, via SURŽ, SINGAPORE, HONGKONG, CHIN- WANTAO (Peking, Tientsin), KOBE, YOKOHAMA,

GENOA TO HONGKONG 18 30 DAYS, NAPLES.

Н

Baique opportunity to make a tour in North-China and Japan with the Greatest Speed,

Saety and Comfort. Transpacifio: VICTORIA (B,C,) VANCOUVER, SEATTLE, SAN FRANCISCO.

Connecting with the Canadian Pacific Railway, FREIGHT to OVERLAND.................. PASSENGERS 10 OVERLAND, and EUROPE

TiR VANCOUVER, YOKOHAMA-VANCOUVER...13 DAYS

LONDON and PARIS ...25

H

#

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

VIA MAGELLAN STRAITS.

** Proposed Bailings|:|

QUESSANT.mons27th Aug.

OEYLAN

+ CORSE

AMIRAL OLRY ..................13th Oct.

£39

On or about

Second half Aug. Second-hall

Aug. First half

Sept. First half

Sept. Second halt

Sept.

treaty ports, China has a highways that could lay claim in Europe to the title of roads. The great highways that have been trade roule between Chins and adjacent countries for centuries are, as Dr. J. MacGowan recally pointed out in these columas, moraly kept footpaths, often not more than four feet wide, and frequently (or less. Except in Northern Ching, wher's roughly constructed carts are used, no wheeled vabicles other than that peculiarly Chinese production, the whool.

AUST have First-class General Engineer

Good Education and Energy he requisite. Particulars of Qualifications, Age, and Salary expected should be given, August, sed to be addressed to

Applications to reach Tientsin" before grat

SECRETARY,

TIENTSIN IRON WORKS,

[⠀ Tinotsio, " The above position is vacant owing to the resignation of present Manager who is leaving Chias permanently.

Tientsin, 6th August, 1908.

[730

barrow, are to be seen on the highways, and F. BLACKHEAD &' Co.,

where hills have to be' traversed transportis almost entirely limited to human carriers. Ilg is true that large tracts of the country are inter- sected with canals, which provide a versut means of communication and transport when they are deep enough to permit the passage of bonis bat in times of drought and famine they have proved Ismontably' Inadequate, and resort bas, had to be bad, to wheel-barraw transport, with the recall that thousands have perished beface food could be brought to their doors. Yet, heedless of the lesions of the past, the conservancy of creeks and canats is persistently neglected by thos tive authorities, and when a famine or a rebel lion occure in one of the inised provinces the greatest difficulty is experienced in bringing supplies or troops to the spa Except where there are navigable canals, or railways bava opened up the land, travel in China is tedious. and the neme of discomfort, and jonmoys which, on a macadamized highway, would oc cupy a few days, occupy weeks at even months, by mule litter sedan chale, or so foot In miny districts the only mamas of communication bes tween village and village.copiate of n-relied impassable in the rain. Even where a more

The Reamers are all fitted throughout with Electric Light and have Accommodation :lol:mad path between the paddy fields, which is a limited number of Saloon Passengers, and will take Cargo to all Netherland India Pous

on through Blils of Lading,

For Particulars of Freight and Passage, apply tp,

JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN.

Telephone No, 375,

YORK. BUILDINGE, Tet door,

Hongkong, 10th August, 1908.

MESSAGERIES CANTONAISES,

FRENGH LINE OF STEAMERS BETWEEN HONGKONG. CANTON AND

·KOUANG-SI

5.8. "PAUL BEAU,” 1,900 100%, 14 knots, 95

CHARLES HARDOUIN," 1,900 tons, 14 kzintre,

The speediast, most luxuriously appointed and punctual staamen on thu line. Departure from Hongkong u zó PM. (Skurdayı excepied).. Daparture from Cagtoo at 5 r5 F.M. (Sundays excopted).

Maßth Nov.-.

„with Jan, 1909.

The Company's Gap Whari near Wing Lok Sergei, ---Canton Agents ——Mazsis, H. Pasquat & Co, For fortbar particular, please apply to=-

Hongkong, 28th March, 1958,

Now Twin Scraw 16,000 Tons displacement, aut class accommodation, splendidly equipped with singin berth cabins.

* Intermediate clans and rates of passage.

All round the world ticket by these bosts, &c.

For further Particulais, apply to

Hongkong, 6th August, 1908,

P.. NALIN, FRENCH MAIL OFFICE.

WEST RIVER BRITISH STEAMSHIP

HE Steamers

COMPANIES

HONG KONG WOOHO W

" LINTAN" and "BAN-VI"

fail" FROM HonNGKONO-TWICH; a Week and CoMPLETE THE RO Thasa naamers have Excellent Balcón Accommodation, zod Electricity,

THE CLIMATE ON THE WEST RIVER DURING THE VERY FINE AND EXHILIRATING.

For farther mastios apply tale;

- BUTTERFIRTI

-WEST RIVER BRITISH"

BARRETTO & CO Agenti

eubstantial, stone-paved path bas baca cous, Hructed, it is dangerous"in wat weather, and uncomfortable under foot in dry, the Mala

|

SHIP:CHANDLERS, SAILMAKERS, COAL AND PROVISION MER CHANTS, NAVAL CONTRACTORS

AND GENERAL COMMISSON,

AGENTS

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

HONGKONG, SOAP AND SODA MANUFACTÜHERS,

SOLE AGENTS FOR ARTMANN'S RAHTJEN'S GENUINE:

H COMPOSITION RED HAND BRAND, HARTMANN'S GREY PAINT DAIMLER'S PATENT MOTOR LAUNCHES,

&

Bole Agents for FERGUSON'S SPECIAL ORKAM

and"

‚ P^&. ON SPECIÁL LIQUER BOMO

WHISKY, dc.

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

REASONABLE PRICES

denne, wch, Mark, inow,,

THE “HINA PROVIDENT · LOAN AND

MORTGAGE CO., LP,

(CAPITAL PAID UP........ 51,150,000)**

It is not orcessary to go farbryand our own borders to realize the truth of what has been stated above. It is still 'fegarded as some. thing of a feat to bicycia to the Hills, only eighteen miles away, and except for the roads, that have been made by the Municipality there are practically. Ino-properly con

ructed thoroughfares, outside the Sicute- |ment boundary. We are completely isolat- ed from, the, mi'rounding, country, so får as | vehicular traffic is concerned, and though the foreign commanity has from time to time to deavoured to carry into effect road-making- schemes beyond the Settlement limits, has bean consistently met by the opposition of the | Chinese authorities:“The road, tỏ thà Hill, projected some years ago, li silit na ustrer. realization, and from whaleyar motive, iho Chinese quite fail to appreciate the benefits that ARE COPPER AND SILVER COINS,!

would accrue from a system of well-made roads is the adjacent country. - It may be argued that difficulties of communication hayà been an important factor in promoting the stability of this ancient Empire; but that argument can po

Loans on Mortgage of House Property, že, Goods received on Storage, "n

·Advantes made on Merchandise. Loads made on the Provident Syslam.

[(Ratas and Fanfictilars on application),

CAPITRE OFFICE OF 'TRUSTEE, EXECUTOR OF WILLS,

·ATTORNEY, &c., Undertakin and Executed-'

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.,

Ganart Managers."

"Hongkong 'Toth 'March, 1908.

A

FOR SALE..

MOST Valuable, and Rare Collection of Ancient COINS consisting of these ef There superb steamers carrying the French Mallure fitted throughoni with Rictric Light longer bold its ground. The advent of rallways, the SABIANIAN, GREK, GRAECO-BACTRIAM and Fans and were specially built for his trade. Excellent cuisine.

steamships and the telegraph, the remarkable: INDO-SOYTHIAN, AND EARLY WINDY. DYNAW- growth in the number of native newspapers, Pathan

TIES. THE SULTANI OF DELHI flocfudiar

Bri: KISKU) AND OF KASHMIR have already tom wed most of the barriers THE MOORUL EMPERORS, THE AMIRS OF that formerly jsolated the provlaces from one- AFGHANISTAN ANDA OF BUKHARA, THE A another. The peace and solidarity of China SHAHS OF PERSIA, TOGETHER WITH OTHER no longer depend upon the jealous Control MISCELLANEOUS COINS OF GREAT: NUMIES of the diasamisation of news by an autocraic MATIC INTEREST, BEAUTY AND RARITY.75) BOLN

Apply tom Central Government, but upon the turning to

1.U. MIRZALNEMISUO advantage of new conditions. In the develop..

Zte Supreme Zotin ment of Chinese commerce and promotion-of-

Hongkong, the prosperity of the people at laŋge the con- struction of rosda mus: play an important part, and it is to be hoped that ibis important factor, which has been so long overlooked, will shonly receive, the, attention 'it deserves,.-N. C, D, Now

WI

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RIGHTE

N, LAZARUS OPHTHALMIC OPTICIAN, CORNER OF D'AGUILAR STREET AND QUEEN'S ROAD,

AN APPEAL":

HE SUPERIORESS of the ITALIAN

TCONVENT, GAINS ROAD, bege, seat

respectfully to AFTEAL, to the Residents of |Hongkong and the Cozm Ports, for thair kird petransgs and sapport," and desires to state {hat, she will be plansed to receive orders for. 1l kinds of NEEDLE WORK

Gentlemasts Shirts made to add

to order, and Calfs sud. Collars remawed on old ones, and ESMOOT

Ladies and Children's Under-clothing, dren's Drewes, and Mill kinds of Embroidery Material can be supplied. If required BeThe Superioresa will also be most? MARÍ

for any PAPRE; or old: ExVELOPER to he lato Books for the Childreï DE 1 166, Wuling Road, when son tanahi by the

syss true of chargy, and if they are wrong will pat them right."

cles for all requiremasta,

39, Bestfack Stans

· Hongkong, 14th August, 100%,

Dentistry.

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STUDIO AT NO, 14, D'AGUILAR

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Hongkong,