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Mails,

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH FRIDAY OCTOBER 9 1908.

Intimation.

NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD, THE YOKOHAMA DOCK CO., LTD.

BREMEN.

IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL LINE

Fox

NAPLES GENOA, ĠIBRALTAR,)

STKAMERS

TO SAIL

SOUTHAMPTON, ANTWERP and BREMEN

*ZIETEN

Capt. F. Prosch

WEDNESDAY,

Noon, 21st October.

About WEDNESDAY).

21st October.

and YOKOHAMA

Capt.

SHANGHAI, NAGASAK); KOBE) "KLEIST",

MANILA, YAP, NEWGUINEA, PRINZ SIGMUND... THURSDAY,

BRISBANE, SYDNEY and MELBOURNE

Capt. D. 1 Enz

5 P.M., Sih November.

KUDAT and SANDAKAN.

【" HORNEO " ...Capt F, Sembil........

About the 18th Oct

For further Particulars, apply to

NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD,

MELCHERS & CO.,

No. 1 DOOK.

Length inside 614 ft. Width of entrance, top 08 ft. bottom 75 it. Water on blocks, 27.5 ft. Time to pump out, 4 hours.

No. 2 DOCK.

Length inside, 876 ft. Width of entrance, top 60,5 ft. bottom 45,8 ft. Water on blooks, 36.5 ft. Time to pump out, 8 hours.

THESE DOORS are conveniently situated in Yokohama harbour and the attention of Captains and Engineers' is respectfully called to the advantages offered for Docking and repairing Vessels 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, (plates and angles all being, tosted by Lloyds' survoyons). |-

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

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

Tenders will be made up when required and the workingnship and material will be goaranted.

THER-FORBOAST. AND STORM-WARNINGS 1830ED

FROM THE HONGKONG OBSERVATORF,

METEOROLOGICAL SIGNALS

Meteorological signals are hoisted on the mast in front of the Water Police Station at Tsim Sha Tsui for the information of masters of vessels leaving the port. They do not necessarily imply that bad weather is expected baro:-

Sijont

No.

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A CONE point upwards

A COME point upwards and XUM below

A DEUM

4.

A UNE point down- wards and DRUK below

The cost of Docking, and repair work,, will be found to compare favourably with that of any port in the world,

3.

A CONE point down- wards

Telephone: Nos, 378, 508, or 881.

GENERAL AGENTS, HONGKONG & CHINA.

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

4. 1, and Watkins, Liebers, Scotts,

Yokohama, May 23rd, 1905.

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A, CONE pojat down. wards and BALL below

Hongkong, 9th October, 1908.

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MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.

FRENCH MAIL LINES.

FORTNIGHTLY BERVICE TO and FROM EUROPE via SUEZ CANAL.

TO and FROM JAPAN via SHANGHAI,

CAPTAINS TO SAIL ON SHANGHAI, KOBE, YOKOHAMA,„,POLYNESIEN.......... Broc...................120k Och, P.MUNI MARSEILLES, MIA PORTS ......... VILLE DE LA CIOTAT.....Barillon 13th Oci,, at 1 P.Ù, SHANGHAI KOBE, YOKOHAMA ..... TOURANE ................................................... Laocello....26th Oct., P.M., MARSEILLES, VIA PORTS.............Caledonien ........................ Martin ......27th Oct., at 1 P.M.

Transhipment on the Oo's Steamers of Singapore for Batavia jat Colombo for Calcutta, Bombay and Australia ; al Port Said for the Levani, Constantionple and Black bea

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

Interpreters meat-passengers at their arrival in Marseilles.

For further particolars, apply to

FOR

Hongkonu, zyth September, 1908.

STEAMERS

Shipping Steamers.

CHINA-JAPAN

Regular. Three-Witkly SERVICE

BEZWEIN.

JAVA, CHINA, AND JAPAN,

TAVA-C

LIJN

Steamer

From

Expected on

Will leave for

On or about

or about

TJILIWONG

FIPANAS

TJAKINI

JAYA

JAPAN

First half Oct. Second half

SHANGHAI & JAPAN

JAVA

Oct.

JAVA

Second half...

O'CL

T} {LATJAP..... TJIMAHI.......

JAVA

Second half

·JAYA

Oct. -First half

~~~~~~ Nóv.

THIBODAS...

---Java.

First hall

JAPAN

SHANGHAI

SHANGHAI

JAPAN

Nov,

First ball' Oct. Second, ball Oct Becond half. Oct. Second halt Oct. First ball

Nov.

Firat hall...

Nor.

The Steamers are all fitted throughout with Electric Light and have Accommodation for a itmited number of Saloon Passangers, and will take Cargo to all Netherland India Ports on through Bills of Lading

For Particulars of Freight and Fassage, apply to

P.

NALIN,

ACTING AGENT,

QUEEN'S BUILDINGS.

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JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN.

Telephone No. 375,

YORK BUILDINGS, ist door,

Hongkong, 1st October, 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- 'WANTAŬ (Peking; Tientsin), KOBE, YOKOHAMA,

GENOA TO HONGKONG 1× 30 DAYS. NAPLES.

29 11

"Unique opportunity to make a tour in North-Chios and Japan with the Greatest SpeedTM

Sagty and Comfort,

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

Connecting with the Canadian Pacific Railway.

FREIGHT to OVERLAND ................................?

PASSENGERS to OVERLAND and KUROPE via VANCOUVER,

YOKOHAMA-VANCOUVER.........................................13 DAYS.

0

LONDON and PARIS ..,26

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

P VIA MAGELLAN STRAITS.

Proposed Sailings): -

AMIRAL OLRY

‡ CEYLAN ...vi

********...12th Oct.

26th Nov.

1 CORSE

Damm11th Jang 1909,

1 Now Twin Scraw 16,000 Tops displacement, 1st class accommodation, splendidly

equipped with single barth cabins,

Intermediate class and rates of passage.

All round the world ticket by thesɑ bosis, &c.

For further Particulars; apply to

Hongrong, 19th September, 1908.

P. NALIN, FRENCE MAIL OFFICE.

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WEST RIVER BRITISH STEAMSHIP...

*HE_Steamers.

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COMPANIES.

HONGKONG WOOBOWLINE

SAIL FROM Hoxoxomol

These stadmèrs Electricity. W THE CLIMAT

"LINTAN" and "SAN-DI!*

"PLETE TEX Round Tai in 4 DAYS. stión, and are Lighted Throughout by

MESSAGERIES CANTONAISES.

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FRENCH LINE OF STEAMERS BETWEEN 'HONGKONG, CANTON ÄND

KOUANG-SI.

S.S. "PAUL BEAU," 1,900 tons, 14 knipts.

B.S. "CHARLES HARDOUIN,”. 1,900 tons, 14 kuots,

The speedlast, most luxuriously appointed and punctual steamers on the fint. Departure from Hongkong at,10 7.x. (Saturdays excepted). Departure from Canton aj 5,15 P.M. (Sundays excepted),.

A BALL

8. A CONE

polat upwards and BALL below

indicates a Typhoon to the North of the 'Colony,

indicates a Typhoon to the North-East of the Colony,

indicates & Typhoon to the East of the Colony..

indicates a Typhoon to the South-East of the Colony.

indicatesa Typhoon to the South of the Colony.

indicates a Typhoon to the South West

of the Colony.

indicates a Typhoon to the West of the Calopy.

indicates a Typhoon to the North-West of the Colony,

Rad Signals Indicate that the centre in believed to be more than goo miles from the Colony.

Black Signalindicate-that-the-centre--is- believed to be less than 300 miles away fmm the Colony.

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SUICIDE IN JAPAN..

· LARGE NUMDER POR THIS YEAR.

From reports of suicides, that are dally pube

•jished in the vernacular jouronls it would appear that there is at present a distinct tendency to an increase in the number of suicides in thi country," Mr. Shindo, Chief of the Statistics Bureau in the Metropolitan Police Board," has cumpiled interesting statistics showing the number, methods, etc. of the suicides that occurred in Tókys during the last thres yours. As will be seen from the figures given below,

| drowsing is the most usual method resorted to; hanging, running over by trains, taking of poison, etc., coming in the order named. The following returns refer to the first six months of each year for the sake of compativos. —

Death by 1906.19.7. 1908, Drowning m.. (433) || 108 167 Hanging......... 81108 .90

Ren over by train... 56 75 90 By the sword.

Shooting us Others....

34. 33 37

48: 34 45

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367 367: 441, Curiously, the numbers of suicides for the first half-year of 1900 and 1957 are exactly the same, though there was an increase of 18 per cent. for this year. Of comme no cases of attempted suicide are iccluded in: the above. figuren, According to Mr. Shindo, of the various methods of suicide employed, hanging is said to be the surest means of self-destruction. Something like os per cent of thora who adopt this method succeed in their attempt. The second best is tha railway, water-plunging coming in a good third. The sword is a most treacherous instrument for the purposes of suicide, only 30 per cent of those who try this national weapon attaining their end. The chances of those who have recourse to poison are nearly evenly balanced. As to the causes leading to suicide" a large number may be traced to mental derangement while no motives can be discovered in a good many cases. Whereas the number of suicides which could be traceable to the difficulty, of living was only 27 for the first six months of 1956, it increased to fr in the same period of 1968. Mental derangement, difficulty of living, love

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result of jealousy or unrequited and dissipation aro tha princi causar of suicides. Among those who take their own lives as the result of jealousy or love there is a larger percentage" of women, while self-destruction in consequence of dissipation is almost monopolised by men. The number of the suicides for the first-half of |_ 19:6 comprised 199 men and 168 women; that of 1907, 218 men and 139 women; and that of 1908, 268 men and 173 women. There would seem to be a tendency for the rate of suicide to increase more rapidly among men than among women-jagan Chronicle.

STEAMER FREIGHTS ON THE

-PACIFIC.

In a telegram to the Foreign Office is Tokyo," dated the asth ultimo, the Japanese Consul at Chicago' statas, that, according to what has

The above signals will, as heretofore, be hoisted only when typhoons exist in such positions or are moving in such directions that information regarding them is considered to be of importance to the Colony or to shippi gbeen privately shown by a certain authority leaving the harbour......

as a scale of freight tariffs on Oriental goods recently, agreed "upon" by "eight,“ steamship) companies engaged, in the Pacific trade,, the freight on antimony is 30 cents per 100 lbs., bamboo rode, so cents, bamboo. blinds, $1 ; raw silk, $2.25 ; and los 60 cents. When these rates are added to the railway freightage, says the message, they cannot be said to be a very radical increase. The sgaois in Chicago of railway and steamship companies do not seem to have you received instructions from the head offices regarding the rates of reight. The tarif may be amended before be-

These signals are repeated at the Harbour Ofice, H.M.S. Tomar, Green Island Signal Mast, and the Flagstaff on the premises of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company at Kowloon,

URGENT SIGNAL.

In addition to the above, when it is expected that the wind may increase to full typhoon force at any moment, the following Urgent Signal will be made at the Water Police Station, and repealed at the Harbour Office-ing finally decided upon. Some of the authori

THREE EXPLOSIVE DOMBS, AT INTERVALB OF TEN SECONDS.

A Black Cross will be hoisted at the sam time, superior to the other shapes.

NIGHT SIGNALE.

The following Night Signals,will be exhibit. ed from the Flagstaff on the roof of the Water Police Station at Kowloon, the Harbour Office. Flagstaff, and H.M.S. Tamar.

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1. Three Lights Vertical, Green Green Grean, indicater that a typhoon is believed to be situated more than 300 miles from the Colony

These superb steamers carrying the French Kall are fitted throughout with Electric Light indicates that the wind may be expected to end Fans and were 'specially built for this trade. Excellent calsina.

The Company's Own Wharf nour Wing Lok Stront. "Canton,Agents ;-Masera. K. Pasquat &¡Co.

For further particulais, pinase apply to-

Hongkong, 78th March, 1908,

HE WINTER MONTHS IS WILL

BWIRE

'GOMANPIRJ

EYES

BARRETTO & CO., Agents.

RIGHT!

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

test your eyes free of charge, and if they aro wrong will put them right..

Lenses. Ground. All kinds of Repairs. ~! Spectacles for all requirements.

-Aak; or, welte, for Illustrated Booklet on "Defective Sight,”—free.-

LONDON,

GALOUSTAJAN

|ar) John Street, Bedford How, Wa

·Hongkong, eff March ›rgoll.

19, Bentlock Street..

SHANGHAI, 166, Nanking Road

II. Three Lights Vertical, Green Red Green indicates that a typhoon is believed to be situated less than 300 miles from the Colony,

HI. Three Lights Vertical, Red Green Red,

increase to fall typhoon force at any 'moment...

No. III. Signal will be accompanied by the Explosive Bombs, as above, in the event of the information conveyed by this signal being firm published by night. “

These Night Signals will be substituted the the Day Figuals at sunset, and 'will, when necessary, be altered during the night.

SUPPLEMENTARY WARMINGS.

For the benefit of Native Graft and passing Ocean Vessels, a Cone will be exhibited at' each of the following stations during the time that any of the above Day Signals are bpleted in the Harbour.

Gap Rock.

Waglan.

Stanior.

Cape Collieson,

Aberdeen, Sai Ki Wan Sai Kung. Sha Tau Kol, Tal Fo.

This will'indicate that them le a depression somewhere in the China Sea, and that a Storm Warning is boisted in the Harbour.

Further details can always be given to Ocean Vessels, on demand, by signal, from the light housan.

F. G. F100,

16th July, 1907)

"Director:

ties in Chicago interested in the freight ques tion are watching the attitude of the Nippon Yasen Kaisha before Goally settling the tariff

rales,

Intimations

HONGKONG GYMKHANA CLUB.

THE FIFTH _and LAST MEETING of THE

the Season will be held at Happy Valley, TU-MORROW, toth October, 1908, com- mencing at 3.45 P.M.

The Charge of Admission will be $1.00 for others than Members of the Hongkong Jockey Club or Gymkhana Club.

Boldiers and Sailors in uniform Half-price. The Committee invite the Ladies of Hong- kong to be present.

REGINALD.F. C. MASTER

Bos' Sec. and realuror. Hongkong, 9th October, 1908,

Benger's Food is mixed with fresh new milk when used, is dainty and delicious, highly nutritive, and most easily digested. Infants thrive on it, and delicate or aged persons ́enjoy it. Benger's Food is sold in sins, by all"

Chemists, zic, everyushureikis

BENGER

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FOOD

1726B