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Mails.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 11 1008-

Intimation.

NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD, THE YOKOHAMA DOCK CO., LTD.

BREMEN

IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL LINE.

FOR

STEAMERS

TO BAIE

For further Particulars, apply-to-

No. 1 Dock. Length Inside 514 ft. Width of entrance, top 95 ft.; bottom 75 it. Water on blocks, 97.5 ft. Time to pump out, 4 hours,

No. 2 DOCK

Length Inside, 875 ft. Widthjof entrance, top 60.5 ft. bottom 45.8 ft. Water on blocks, 28.5 ft. Time to pump out, 2 hours.

HESE DOOKS a conveniently situated in Yokohama harbour and the attention of THESE

Captaine and Engineers is respectfully called to the advantages offered for Docking and repairing Vessala and Machinery of avery description.

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

Two powerful Twin Screw Towboats are available for taking Vessels in or out of Dock, and for taking Salling Vemols in or out of the bay, The floating derrick is capablo of lifting 35, tons.

HENTO

"EVIL: RESULTS OF

ARE WI

Public Companies.

DOUGLAS STRAMSHIP CO/LD.

THE

'HE ORDINARY GENE) BING BOYKSHAREHOLI

Not only among shippers and merchants, but among business and professional, men elabore Company willbe held att zil kinds in Singapore, the publication in Offices, on SATURDAY, the 19th the Free Press of the report, of the Colonist at Noon, for the purpose of receiving Report of the General Managere: 198 Secistary (Captain Young) on the subject with Statement of accounts to the goth of the shipping Conference and its evil 1998; (ASMENINMARS effects," together with a contributed ar- tide, on the same matter, has Atouted the deepest interest. Investigation as to the opin ions held by those who represent the port's chief commercial concerns, shows that the seriousness of the position has by to moans been over-rated. That seriousness is, il nay: thing, accentuated by the complex nature of the problem presented,

That Singapore has suffered, and is likely to suffer yet further, an rasult of the Shipping Conference and the widespread lofinances that follow in iis "iralu, probably the majority of people are inclined to agroo, but as to the adrisability of taking stops to remedy, the avid state of things now existing there are differences of opinion. · As to those differences `the simplest explanation is found in the words ...of one local gentleman, whose word is the word

of authority in more than one high quarter,

MERCHANTS - DARE NOT SPEAK.

Most of the merchants associated" with

Steam Launches of Steel or; Wood, Lightsen, Steel Buildings and Roofs; Bridgs Western commerce," he said, “are pot in a Work, and all kinds of Machlasry are made on the premises.

position to speak out on this subject. They are tied hand and lost by_the_Conference, and: Tenders will be made up when required and the workmanship and material will be dare not make any representations to the guaranted.

Government." **" Are their interests, then, bound up with The cost of Docking, and repair work, will be found to compare favourably with that those of the steamship companies?" 2.

NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD, of any port in the world.

Hongkong, 9th September, 1908.

MELCHERS & CO.,

GENERAL AGENTS, HÖNGKONG & CHINA.

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MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.

FRENCH MAIL LINES.

FORTNIGHTLY SERVICE TO and FROM EUROPE via SUEZ (ANAL.

TO and FROM JAPAN via-SHANGHAI,

FOR

STEAMERS

CAPTAINS TO BAIL ON SHANGHAI, KÜBE, YOKOHAMA... VILLE DE LA CIOTAT... Barillon 14th Sept., P.M. MARSEILLES, VIA PORTS.....ÂUSTRALIEN, ......................... Verron......15th Sept., 17., SHANGHAI, KOBE, YOKOHAMA...CALEDONIEN ....Martih ..... 28th Septy P.M. MARSEILLES, VIA PORTS, ERNEST SIMONS....... Girard ...... 29th Sept., at 1 P.M. Transhipment on the Co.'s Steamers at Singapore for Batavia; at Colombo for Calcutta, Bombay and Australls at Port Said for the Levant, Constantinople and Black Sea.

Through Tickets to London via Faris from £27.10 up to £71,10. 20 boum' railway from Marsailles to London.

Interpreters meet passengers at their arrival lu Marseliles.

For further particulars, apply to

Hongkong, 3rd September, 1908,

Telephone: Nos, 876, 508, or 881..

Telegrams, "Dock, Yokohama, "Codes A. B. Q. 4th and 5th Edt.

Liebers, Bootta,

A. 1, and Watkins?

Yokohama, May 23rd, 1905.

Shipping-Steamers.

JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN

Regular ThrER-WEEKLY SERVICE®

BETWEEN

})

JAVA, CHINA, AND JAPAŃ.

Second-hall

LIJN.

First half

Sept." Second ball

Steamer.

From

Kxpected on or about

Will leave for

On or about

TĶIPANAS TJIMAHI.......

TJIBODAS

TJILIWONG,

THILATJAP...

TJIKINI

JAVA

First half

. Sept.

JAPAN

JAPAN

IJAVA

Верь

JAPAN

Second half

JAVA

Bapt

JAVA

Second-half

Sept.

JAVA

First half

SHANGHAI

SHANGHAI

Oct.

Java

Second half

JAPAN

: Oct

Sept. Second half Sept Second half Sept. First half

Oct. iz

Second half Oct.

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

„For-Particulars of Ereight-and-Passage, apply-to

P. NALIN,

AOTING AGENT,

QUEEN'S BUILDINGS.

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Telephone No. 375; :

CHARGEURS RÉUNIS.

FRENCH STEAMSHIP Co.-HEAD OFFICE: PARIS.

ALL ROUND THE WORLD LINE.

Outward: ANTWERP, DUNKIRK, LA PALLICE, MArseilles, gendA, NAPLES, COLOMBO, VIA SUEZ, SINGAPORE, HONGKONG, CHIN- WANTAŬ (Peking, Tientsin), KOBE, YOKOHAMA.

GENOA TO HONGKONG I go DAYS. NAPLES

+39

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

Su ety and Comfort,

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

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

2

VANCOUVER. -YOKOHAMA—VANCOUVER.13 Days.

LONDON and PARIS...6

*

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

VIA MAGELLAN STRAITS.

QUESSANT

Proposed Bailinge : 17th Sept.

AMIRAL OLRY.Ith Oct,

CEYLAN 26th Nov. ⠀ CORSE................IIth Jan., 1909,

New Twin Screw 16,000 Tons displacement, fai class, accommodation, splendidly

equipped with single berth cabins,

Intermediate class and rates of passage.

All round the world ticket by these bosis, dc.

For further Particulars, apply to

Hongkong, Tóth Septembar, 1908.

P. NALIN, FRENCH MAIL OFFICE.

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WEST RIVER BRITISH STEAMSHIP

COMPANIES.

HONGKONG-WOOHOW LINE

THE Steamers

."LINTAN" and "BAN-DI"

CAIL" FROM-HONGKONG TWICE A WEEK-AND-COMPLETE THE ROUND TRIP IN 4 DAYL 2015/Thəsa steamers have Excellent Saloon Accommodation, and are Lighted Throughout by **Electricity.·

JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN.

YORK BUILDINGs, ist door,

Hongkong, 7th September, 1908.

MESSAGERIES CANTONAISES.

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

S.S. ” PAUL BEAU,” 1,900 1904, 14 knots,

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

The speediest, most luxuriously appointed and punctual steamers on the line. Departure from Hongkong at 10 F,H. (Saturdaya excepted). Departure from Canton at 5.15 p.16 (Sundays excepted),

Exactly," was the reply. When mar chants are acting as agents for steamship com panies, as is the case with most of the firms in Singapore, it is as much as their place is worth to act in any way 'contrary to the interests of the steamship companies. It is their bread and butter, so what can you expect?"

"So there is not much reason to expect that representations will be made to the Gover- ment by the commercial community in Singapore?"

**I "om "afraid not. The Government, of course, must be quite aware of the evil, bai 'under the peculiar circumstances it is difficult to see how they can do anything." I believe that members of the Goveromsdt, at heart would like to make some effort, but they have Do more choice in-the-matter-than-have-the-

merchants I speak of The report of the Colonial Secretary shows that the question is a serious and urgent one." *.

SHARING THE SPOILS.

Do these merchants benefit through the secret rebate?"

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 8th to 19th September, both days inclusive.

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & CO.

Generál Managers.

[807 ongkong, st September, 1908; HONGKONG ST. ANDREW'S SOCIETY.

"HE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

of the above Society will be bad is the CITY HALL, on "FRIDAY, the açıb instant, Annual Report and Statement of Accounts for at 5.30, PAL, for the purpose of receiving the

the year ending 31st August; of electing office.... beaters for the ensuing year, &caete

DAVID WOOD,NU? Acting Honorary Secretary. ¿ Hongkong, and September, 1908,-*

Intimations,

THE IMPERIAL COLONIAL CLUB.

above Club is formed chielly for HE

COLONIAL and OVER-SEAS MEM- DERST ; it is situated at No, 84, Piccadilly (the centre of Clubland), opposite the Green Park.

Dining Billard Room, Smoking Lounge, The Club has a Bridge Section, Reception,

Reading Roam and Library.“

Ladies are eligible as Members; Entrance Fee, Five Guineas, Annual Sub- scription, Five Guintas.

Further particulars from

THE ORGANISING'SECRETARY,

84, Piccadilly, W. London, 19th August, 1968.

1769

THE "HINA PROVIDENT LOAN AND

MORTGAGE CO.,, LD:

CHINA

(CAPITAL PAID UP

$1,150,000)

Loans on Mortgage of House Property, &c, Goods received on Storage.- Advances made on Merchandise. Loans made on the Provident System,

(Rates and Particulars on application);

THE OFFICE OF TRUSTEE, EXECUTOR OF WILLS,

ATTORNEY, &c., 2 Undertaken and Executed.

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO d) Gadarál Managers. Hongkong, 19th March, 1908.”

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"Yer. The money is divided among them and apportioned out according to the import- ance and influence of individual firms, the RARE COPPER AND SILVER COINS.

latter, of course, holding the whip hand; and these it fluential firms are largely foreign ones, or are firma dominated by foreign influence."

"And naturally-the seamship companies, through their agents locally, uphold the Con ference and its effects ?"

"Of course; because it keeps out all opposi tion in the way of tramp steamers, &c!**

"In the publication of the report of the Royal Commission on Shipping Rings likely to bring about any amelioration of the bad conditions?

"It is hard to say. The result of the Royal Commission is a matter of open doubt."

"GET RICH-QUICK" EVIL, I'

To goother influential quarter, a gentleman. who bas taken keen interest in the trend of events affecting the commercial and industrial. development of Singapore is recent years, sum-" med up the position in few words.

"The trouble," he said, "that a great many of the people who are engaged in com. mercial enterprises here, do not take sufficient interest in the welfare of the place itself. They are so keen on making money during the time they live, here with an eye to set- iling down comfortably in the Old Coun-`

account of the

try--that they, tike

群衣

vital interests of the place. The result is

FOR SALE.

A MOST Valuable, and Rare Collection of

Ancient COINS consisting of those of the SassANIAN, Greee, GrabCO-BACTRIAN, TIES, THE SULTANS OF DELHI (including INGO-SCYTHIAN, AND EARLY HINDU DYNARD.

Pathan and Suri King!) AND OF KASHMIA, THE MOGHUL' EMPERORS, THE AMIRS Or AND · ÓF · "BUKHARA, THI AFGHANISTAN SHAHS OF PERSIA, TOGETHER WITH OTHER MISCELLANEOUS Coins of GREAT NUMIB- MATIC INTEREST, BEAUTY AND RARITY,

Apply to-

I. U. MIRZA,

Supreme Court,

Hongkong.

Hongkong, 14th August, 1908,

MOTOR

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LAUNCHES.

that an evil like this ja brought about and no FOR HIRE FROM

one makes any attempt to stop it. As to bring. ing about, a change in the way of breaking the Shipping Ring, and thereby reverting to the original freight rates, "I think there is very small

chance of that."

ANOTHER INTERESTS, SUFFER.

"And this state of things no doubt ro-acts on parely local interests ?"

"Fxactly. I myself, for ingsance, have some considerable property in Singapore, and I know very well that. I must auffer loss in the long ran

$2 PER HOUR. SUNRISE TO SUNSET. TWILIGHT and MOONLIGHT

EXCURSIONS.

BLAKE PIER.

These superh steamers carrying the French Mail are fitted throughout with Electric Light through causes that affect the interests of ship Little Mary,"

and Fans and were specially built for this trade. Excellent cuisine.

The Company's Own Wharf near Wing Lok Street,

Canton Agents ----Menaru. E. Pasquet & Co.

For further particulars, please apply to

Hongkong, 28th March, 1908.

EYES

BARRETTO & CO.,

Agents,

RIGHTI

N. LAZARUS, OPHTHALMIC OPTICIAN,

CORNER OF D'AGUILAR STREET AND QUEEN'S ROAD:

THE OLIMATE ON THE WEST RIVER DURING THE WINTER MONTHS IS WILL your eyes free of charge, and they are wrong will pot them right.

Lenses Ground.. All kinds of Repairs, des Spectacles for all requiramante,

Ask, or write, för Illustrated Booklet on "Defective Sight"

GALO Bentinck Stras

·VERY FINE AND EXHILIRATING.

information apply to-

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WEST RIVER BRITISH 6.5. 0OMPANIE2,

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10th March, 1998,

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