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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER I 1908.

Intimation.

NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD, THE YOKOHAMA DOCK CO., LTD:

BREMEN.

IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL LINE.

NAPLES, GENOA, ALGIERS,) KLEIST",

TO, SAIL

WEDNESDAY,

Noon, 18th November,

FOX

STEAMERS

GIBRALTAR, SOUTHAMPTON,

ANTWERE and BREMEN ......ment.

Capt. Rud.. Meyer..

SHANGHAI, NAGASAKI, KOBE) "GOEDEN"

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

Capt. B. Wilhelmi,

About WEDNESDAY,

18th November.

MANILA, YAP, NEWGUINEA,; BRISBANE, SYDNEY & MEL- BOURNE........davama

("MANILA "

Capt. J.Minsseng

THURSDAY,

Nooo, 3rd December.

KUDAT and SANDAKAN.

(" BORNEO "

Middle of November,

Capt. F. Sembill..........

For further Pasilculara, apply' to

NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD,

MELCHERS & CO.,

No. 1 DOCK.

Length inside 514 ft. Width of entrance, top 95 ft.; bottom 75 it. Water on blocks, 27.5 It. 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 blooks 26.5 ft. Time to pump out, 8 hours.

HESE DOCKS are conveniently aliuated to Yokohama harbour and the attention of TH

Captalos and Xogicuors le sospectially called to the advantages offered for Docking and repairing Vessels and Machinery of every description.

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, (platos, and angles all being tasted by Lloyda' surveyors).

Two ponarial Twin Screw Towboáta are available for taking Vessels in or out o Dock, and for taking Salling Vossnis in or out of the bay," The floating derrick' is 'capable of liftlug 35 tons.

MONEY MARKET.

SILVERSMITHS COMPLAIN OF BUSINESS INACTIVITY.

On October 8, Messis. Samuel Montagu and Company wrote as follows:—

The demand from France was keonor, and the bulk of the 155,000, available was sold to | that quarter on the basis of 77/tit-that, in 14. abore the quotation of the preceding week.

The following withdrawals have been made from the Bank of England

Tarkay, £150,070 for Buenos Ayres and £10,000 On October 1, £200,000 in sovereigns for for Gibraltar,

On October 3. 450,000 for Sweden and Lo,oco for Egypt.

On October 6, 12,000 in Fisach Gold, The anticipation expressed in our last tit cular, of the U.S.A. Goverment being likely to buy at an early date, was followed next day. by the announcement of their intention to boy 115,000 01. a week. .... This news is of relatively small importance, but it is certainly indicative of the laert character of the market, that though the intimation ar« rived just at the moment when Portugal was acquiring £250,000 for coinage purposes, the combined affect barely raised the price $d., and then but for a day or two,

NO SHIPMENTS TO BOMBAY, Manufacturing silversmitts complain that not a third of the business customary at this

This week, as also last, no shipments are being made to Bombay, showing' that the

Steam Launchst af Steal or Wood, Lighters, Stort Buildings and Roofs, Bridgsperiod of the year, is being transacted, Work, and all kinds of Machinery are made on the premises.

Tenders will be meds up when required and the workmanship and material will be stacks on band are ample, and purchases

guaranted.

either for India or Chins have been confined

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

Telegrams, “Dook, Yokohama,”"Codes A. H. 0. 4th and 5th Eit.

Telephone: Noa, 876, 506, or 681.

Liebers, Bootte,

A. 1, and Watkins.

GENERAL AGENTS, HONGKONG & CHINA.

Yokohama, May 23rd, 1905.

Hongkong, 6th November, 1908,

MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.

FRENCH MAIL LINES.

FORTNIGHTLY SERVICE TO and FROM EUROPE via SUEZ CANAL.

TO and FROM JAPAN via SHANGHAI.

11

Shipping-Steamers.

A-CHINAJAPAN L

XEGULAR THREE WEEKLY SERVICE

-BETWEEN

JAVA, CHINA, AND JAPAN.

LIJN.

JAVA

L39

On or about

Steamer.

From

Expected on or about

Will leave for

FOR

STEAMERS'

CAPTAINS TO SAIL ON SHANGHAI, KOBE, YOKOHAMA „DUMBIA Good.................Boyer ...........23rd Nov, P.M.` MARSEILLES, VIA FORTS

Lancelic...24th Nov, at IP.M. SHANGHAI, KOBE, YOKOHAMA...ERNEST SIMONS... Girard..... 7th Dec, Pim.

TJILIWONG.

TJIMAHI

· MARSEILLES, VÍA PORTS ARMAND BEHIC..........Guionnel... 8th Dec., at 1 Pr}ILATJAP..

Transhipment on the Co's Steamers at Singapore for Batavia; at Colombo for Calcutta, Bombay and Australia; at Port Said for the Levant, Constantinople and Binck Sea,

-JAPAN.

JAYA

SHANGHAI

First half Nov. First half

JAVA.

AMOY

Nov.

First half

JAVA

Nov

[IKINI

JAPAN

Second half

Through Tickets to London via Paris from £27.10 up to £71.10. 20 hours' railway from TJIPAÑAS Marsellies to London,

JAYA

Nov. Second half

Nov.

Interpreters moet passengers at their arrival in Marcolites.

T}IBODAS:..

JAPAN

First half

JAVA SHANGHAI

JAVA

Dec.

-First-hall- Nov. Second half Nov. Second bal! Nov. Becond ball Nov. Second half Nov., First half Dec.

P. NALIN,

ACTING AGent,

QUEEN'S BUILDINGS.

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Telephone No. 373;

For further particulare, apply to

Hongkong, joth November, 1968.

CHARGEURS RÉUNIS.

FRENCH STEAMSHIP Co.-HEAD OFFICE: PARIS.

བ་་།།

ALL ROUND THE WORLD LINE.

Outward: ANTWErp, dunkirk, LA PALLÍCE, MARSeilles, genoa, NAPLES, COLOMBO, ỹia SUEZ, SINGAPORE, HONGKONG, CHIN- WANTAO (Peking, Tientsin), KOBE, YOKOHAMA.

GENOA to HỌNGKONG 18 30 DAYS, NAPLES

39:

►

Doique opportunity to make a tour in North-Chios fod Japan with the Greatest Speddi

Sa cty and Comfort, Transpacific: VICTORIA (B.Č.) VANCOUVER, SEATTLE, SAN FRANCISCO.

Connecting with the Canadian Pacific Railway. FREIGHT to OVERLAND

PASSENGERS to OVERLAND and EUROPE via VANCOUVER,

YOKOHAMA-VANCOUVER..........3 DAYS.

.

LONDON and PARIS ...26

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

'YIA MAGELLAN STRAITS,

1 CORSE

-Proposed Sailings:

16th Nov.

AMIRAL MAGOM ... 4th March.

The Steamers are all stted throughout with Electric Light 'and have Accommodation for a limited number of Saloon Passengers, and will take Oargo to all Netherland India Pops on through Bills of Ladlog,

For Particolars of Freight and Passage, apply to

JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN,

YORK BUILDINGS, ist door,

Hongkong, 5th November, igo8.

MESSAGERIES CANTONAISES.

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

́§.S. "PAUL BEAU,” 1,900 tons, 14 kuota..

"ES, "OHARLES HARDOUIN," 1,900 lode, 14 knots,

The speedlest, most luxuriously appolated and puncinal steamers on the line. Departure from Hongkonglat 10 7.5. (Saturdays excepted). Departure from Canton at 5.15 r.M. (Sundays oxcepted),

To-day's cash quotation is the same as that on the 'date' of our last circular, but the |two months quotation is 1/16 lower. «

QUOTATIONS. Quotations for bar silver per oz. Standard. Oct. 2-2340. cash. 23-13/160. 2 monthæ,

3-23-13/160. 23-13/168.

* 5-23-15/z6d. 110--2371.

... 7--13-15/160. M: 8-23-15/16d.

Average

for the 23.875

week

Back Rato

וי

*

11

- 23-15/160..

10

23-15/160

23-15/168.

Bar Gold per os. Standard

Franch Gold Coin per ox.

23-13/164.

23.875

'11

at per.cent;

77/1118. 76/50,

76158.

German Gold Coin per or. United States Gold, Cola per oz. 7/sd.

DHATH OF " VOLCANO”. MARSHALL

PASSING AWAY OF A FICTURESQUE FIGURE,

old, but his heart was that of a school-boy, and he way wont to remark, it beat for the good of humanity." He was a man of the strongest convictions, and what it so lacking nowadays, ho had the moral backbone to declare bis coL victions, and this feature of his character often caused him to get into trouble, but it was im possible to break the old man's spirit.” He was born in the State of New York, but drifted to California about 20 years ago, and was identified with journalism in Sacramento and Sad Fran cinco for a number of years, and finally went to "Honolulu, where he worked on the local dailies called the Volcano, and it was from this for a while before he starts 1.8 weekly paper į

publication that he got the nickname that was so dear to him. From Honolulu he went to Manila, and started another weekly called the certain fed-hot editorials, and Marshall was Volcano, but it had a very short life, owing to arrested for fibel and asrassed a nominal fios. He remained in Manila for nearly a year after his trial, and wrote for all of the daily papera.

Bond, and it was their intention to start a week- In 193 he came to Shanghai with a Mr.:

ty paper here to be known as the ragon However, before their plans for the new publication were perfected, Mr. Bond became editor of the old Shangkai Daily Fress, and Marshall took over the editorship of the Shang hai Times. His career on the Times was very stormy, and the higher the waves of trouble dashed against him the happier he was. - it will- be recalled that he resigned from the Time rather than make an apology to John Goodnow, the American Consul-General, Since be left the

Times be has been engaged in various newspaper pursuits in Shanghai, his last billet belag editor of the Bund. At the time of his death ho was arranging for the first issue of a weekly to be called the Dragon. Than "Volcano" Mamball no warmer-hearted, more companionable man even lived. He was generous 10 a fault, and made a friend of every man with whom he came in contact. He possessed many eccentri. cities of a barmless son, which only went to ward-making his friends love him the mora. His end was as he would have had it—siloat, painless and without warning. May he rest in peace.

CHIN

Intimations

THE

PROVIDENT LOAN AND. MORTGAGE CO., LD.

(CAPITAL PAID UF $1,350,000)

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

(Rates and Particulars on application).

THE OFFICE`or TRUSTEE, EXECUTOR OF WILLS,

ATTORNEY, &C., Y Undertaken and. Executed.

SHEWAN, TOMES & Co... General Managers.

Hongkong, roth March, rgoỹ,

By a most curious coincidants the death of |-- William H. Marshall, much, better known ball the world over as " Volcano," occurred yester day morning on the very day when he was Announced to take a trip in the newly con“. stracted airship belonging to Captain Price, (in Chang Su•hư's garden', says the' China Gazette of zad jostaut.. Indeed, when the firai Dows of his death was circulated yesterday shortly after tiffio, It was rumoured that, his death was due to a mishap in the air-ship THE EXPERT REMOVER OF TATTOO

but subsequent developments provað that such was not the case.

D. NOMA,

PROFESSIONAL TATTOOER).

AND

MARKS..

No, 60 QUEEN'S ROAD, CENTRAL.

PATRONISED by Prince of Wales, then R. H. The Duke of York, and H. R. H. The Emperor of Russia, and having 4,500 testimonials from all sources,

species of engravinge, care must be taken to have the work done in a perfect, high toped me. In order to take special precaution against possible dangers, I use fresh materials daily.

Mr. Marshall's death occurred in his home, Ayecue Road, which, with the quaint humour that characterized all his writings, and mon of bis actions, he bad christened "Poverty's Delight," He had just sat down to take his tiffs, when he leaned back in his chair, My 34 years' experience in tattooing is a complaining of feeling weak, and the only guarauten of good work and prompt execution, occupants of the quarters, who were Chine, barmless, and produce a charming effect not My colour are absolutely last and perfectly. realising that his condition was serious, report-attained by any other, as their composition is ed the occurrence to the Sinza Station close by, only known to me. In tattooing unlike some whereupon lusp. Mackintosh and Constable Ray burried to the house, but even then the man to all appearances had passed beyond human aid. However, it was decided to re- move his body to the General Hospital, but Dr. Krieg, after making an examination, pro,minuteposs a speciality: nounced life extinct. The deceased was an American citizen. By the passing away of "Volcano" Marshall, the world in general, and Shanghai particularly, has lost a citizen, whose geniusinjournalistic work was of a unique order. -An omnivorous reader, be had at his command a host of facts which he marshalled with telling effect whenever he wrote with an object in view-which be nearly always had. Rissatire | CIGARS, CIGARETTES was só keen, his phraseology so vivid, and his style so caustic, that many an "eruption " oc curred after the publication of his articles, and themoabriquet of "Volcano" suited bischaracter amazingly well-peculiarly so is his younger

Those superb steamers carrying the French Mall are fitted throughout with Electric Light years. Born in Northern New York of Cena- and Fans and were spécially, ballt for this trade. Excellent cuisine.

The Company's Own Wharf near Wing Lok Street and its berth in Canton opposite

† AMIRAL DUPERRE...17th Jan., 1909. | Shameen.

* Now Twin Screw_16000_Tous-displacement......

equipped with single barth cabins.

* Intermediate class and rates of passage.

All round the world ticket by tkinsa boats, &c.

For farther Particulars, apply to

Hongkong, 11th November, 1908.

WEST RIVER

accommodation, splendidly:

For further particulars, please jepply to the COMPANY'S OFFICE at Shameen, Canton,

-or-to their Agents- BARRETTO & CO., Hongkong.

Hongkong, gik October, 1908.

P. NALIN, FRENCH MAR OFFICE INTERNATIONAL SLEEPING OAR

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BRITISH STEAMSHIP

COMPANIES.

HONG KONG - W DOBOW LINE

THE Steamers

"LINTAN" and "SAN-U!"

SALLY FROM HONGKONG TWICE A WEEL AND COMPLATE THE Round Trip in 4 Days.

These steamers bave Excellent-Saloon Accommodation, and are Lighted, Throughout By. Electricity. THE OLIMATE ON THE WEST, RIVER DURING THE WINTER MONTHS 18 VERY FINE AND EXHILIGATING.

For further information apply to-

- BUTTERFIELD & SWIRL,.

"AGENTS" EST SĪVES/BRITISH 5.8 COMPANIES.

and

EXPRESS DRAINS Co.

(THE

GREAT TRANS-SIBERIAN ROUTE

HAVING

TO EUROPE.)

[AVING 'been appolated AGENTS for

the above Company, we shall be pleased to give any information as to rates o

passage, &c., in connection with above.

́SHEWAN; TOMES & Co.

"Hongkong, 11st July, 1959).

COLD STORAGE.

[*

TLTD. MATO DO 40,000. Ouble fact THE HONGKONG ICE COMPANY, COLD STORAGE available at KAST POINT. Stores will be Open at to a.M, and 4 dally, Sonday excepted, to receive and deliver perishable goods. ent

'W PARLAIN, Manager,

Hongkong: sand Insa, rear,"

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GREEN ISLAND CEMENT COMPANY, LIMITED.

PORTLAND CEMENT

Tu Casks of 375 lbs. not $5,50 per Cask

ex Factory A

dian stock, be entered the journalistic feld while still- a boy, working his way through the Southern States wastward until he reached San Francisco, where for many years he held the

position as "star" reporter on one of the dailies of the Golden City. Travelling across the Pacific, in Hawaji, in Manila, and in, Shang.. hai, he used his pon energetically and-some- times, almost iofudiciously, But, as he ripened into approaching old age, Mr. Marshall's stylo, became a little less caustic, but what if lost in sued somewhat by the knocks of adversity, and acidity it made up la humour and wit. Solt-

in periods of convalescence being made' the object of solicitude from many bands, he cams to realize that life after all was not so bitter as he sometimes tried to paint it and his writinge of recent years had a mellowness which they lacked in former years. His contributions to the Jocal press stand out as gems among much mediocre writing, and had his gaolur beso directed by the mind of some friend of bis with the power to direct "Volcano" there la noi the least doubt that Mr. Marshall would have become one of the world's great writers, | AN APPRECIATION BY AN AMERICAN-

FOSHAN JOURNALIST,

6.When it became known about the clubs and In Bags of ago B. not 88.45 per Bag hotela yesterday afternoon that Volcano"

SHEWAN TOMES & Co, 92 General Managais,

Marabill had travelled the") Торевото feollag of sincere grief spread among the friends of the dead man, and bis friends In for Shanghai were legion. He was fifty-dwa Yaare

The copying of Portraits with distinct

Hongkong, 1st September, 1908.

LEE YEE

HAIR DRESSING SALOON.

HAT ALWAYS ON HAND

17 AND

TOILET BEQUISITES:

FOR SALE.

13, D'ÁGUILAR STREET,

Hongkong, and Rastember, 1009.***

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