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** Shipping—Steamers.

PH SATURDAY DECEMBER 5 1908.

THE HONGKONG

Shipping – Steamer

CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY COY'S

ROYAL MAIL STEAMSHIP LINE.

Luxury-8pood-Funotuality.

The only Line that Maintains a Regular Schedule Service of under 12 Days across the Pacióc is the "Hmpross Lina." Saving 5 to 10 Daye' Ocean Travel.

DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY,

{LIMITED."

THE

FOR SWATOW,

HE Company's Steamship * ́HAIMUN,”

Captain Evans, will be despatched for the above Ports, TO-MORROW, the 6th Instant, at To o'clock A.M,

For Freight or Passago, apply to

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co., General Managers. Hongkong, 5th December, 1908,1043 DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.

FOR SWATQW, AMOY AND FOOCHOW.

12 Days YOKOHAMA TO VANDODVER. 21. Days HONGKONG TO VANJOUVER THE Company's Steamship

PROPOSED SAILINOS,

R.M.S.

MONTEAGUE"

ARRIVE VANCOUVER ..............Jan, and, 1909.

(Subject to. Alteration), Τσος

LEAVE HONGKONU ..6,163......WED JESDAY, Dec. 9th EMPRESS OF INDIA ..............6,050......SATURDAY, Dec. 19th ......................................)29, 8th ́" EMPRESS OF JAPAN" .....5,000 ...........SATU (DAY, Jan. 1óth ........................il....Fab. stb “EMPRESS OF CHINA"......6,073,....,SATURDAY, Feb. 13th immen "MONTEAGLE" 6,161......TUES JAY, Mar. 2nd ................... "EMPRESS OF INDIA" ......6,000................SATURDAY, Mar. 13th o..

" EMPRESS * 'stoamships will leave Hongkong at 7 AM S.S. "MONTBAGLK" "At 12 Noon.

March 5th Mar. 26th ....April and

"HAITAN."

Ceptals: Roach, will be dispatched for the above Ports, opi TUESDAY, the 8th inst, at 11 o'clock A.M., C

For Freight or Pissage, Apply to

DOUGLAS LAERAIK & CO

General Managers, Hongkong, 4th December, 1908. @[1944 EASTERN AND AUSTRALIAN STEAM-

FHE Qatckost route to CANADA, UNITED STATES and EUROPE, chiling at SHANG. THE

HAI, NAGASAKI, (through the INLAND ŠĶA OF JAPAN), KÖBB YOKOHAMA, NU and VICTORIA; B.C., connecting at VANCOUVER with a Special Mail Express, and at QUEBRO, with the Company's New Palatini ! EMPRESS 'Steamships, 14,500 tons register, thus providing a comfortable and ipaedy through route to Europe. Hongkong to Loaden, 'tet Glass

Canadino Atlantic Ports of New York £71.10.

Hongkong to Londos, Intermediate sm

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Steamers, and 1st Class on Rallw. yi... First-class rates to London include cost of Meals and Borth in Sloeplug Car, wblle crossing the American Continaut by Canadian, Pacific direct line.

R.M.S."MONTEAGEE" carries " Intermente" Passengers only, at Intermediate rates, affording anperior accommodation for that class,

Passengers Jackad throngb ta all' points at LAROUND THE WORLD,

SPECIAL THROUGH RATES (Fhst class only) granted to Missionarios, Members Did the Navat, tiary, Diplomatic and Divil Serv), attend to Horopean Oficials to the Service of Obloa.ind japan. Güverorasota,

For further foformatios, Maps, Routes, Hand "Bonks, Kales of Frálght and Passage,

•pply su

DW, GRADDOOK, vinerd Traße Ageal for Obina, &c., *

· Cormar Pedder Strest and Proya, Opposķie Blake Piar.

INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGA TION CO., LD.

MANILA..

FROM

HONGKONG-SUBJECT TO ALTERATION),

Steamalip

من

SHANGHAI V. SWATÓW & FCHÓW JIANGSANG] ...TUESDAY, 8th Dec, Nooo. SHANGHAI," "TSINGTAU, WEI- CHIPSHING WÈPDAY, 9th Dec,

Nons. HAIWEI, DHEFOO & CHI’WANTAD). FOOCHOW:Sparkpoint unders „LORSANG* .....WED DAY 9th Dec., Noon.

VUENSANG, „„„FRIDAY, 11th Dẹc, 4 PM.. KUTSANGA WEDIDAY, rih Dec1 Noon. ...EDUNGSANG" FRIDAY, 1& ĐỘC PE. S'GAPORE, PENANG & CALCUTTA,NA MSANG) ...........MONDAY, 211; Dec, Neon.

RETURN TOURS TO JAPAN.

'SHANGHAI, YOKOHAMA, KODE |

MANILA...

OCCUPYING 14 DAYS;

The meamers Xtiang, Namsang and Fooksang leave about every 3 weeks for Shanghai and Yokohama retarding 'vin Koba (Jolaod Bea) and -Moji to Hongkong, providing a stay of 5 tó 6 days in Japan il passongors leave the steamer at Yokohama quð tejõin at Kohe,

There vastelt have all modern improvements and are fitted throughout with Electric Light. "A"dely qualified sürġeod"ls also carried,

throughout with Blectite Light.

"SHIP COMPANY, LIMITED. ··

FOR SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE. (Calling at Port Darwin and Queensland.

Ports, and taking through Cargo to 5. Adelaide, New Zealand,

Tasmania, &c.)..

THE Steamship

"ALDENHAM,"

Captain St. John George, will be despatched as above on THURSDAY, the roth December, at Noon,

الادرية لار

This well-known Steamer is specially fitted for Passengers, an' has a Refrigerating Cham ber which ensures the supply of Fresh :Provi. elons, Ice, &c, throughout the voyage,

The Steamer is installed throughout with the Electric Light..

A Stewardess and a duly' qualified: Surgeon ard carried.

N.B.-To`assure the additional comfort of passengers the steamers of the Company harO electric fans fitted in stularooms,"

For Freight or Passage, apply to

Shipping Steamers,

THE PENINSULAK AND ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY,

STEAM FOR

STRAITS, CEYLON, AUSTRALIA, INDIA, ADEN, EGYPT, MEDITERRANEAN PORTS, PLYMOUTH AND LONDON. (Through Bills of Lading issued for BATAVIA, PERSIAN GULF, CONTINENTAL, AMERI- CËN and SOUTH AFRICAM PORTA)

HE_Steimship,

THE

"DEVANHA," Captain W. Hayward, RMB, carrying Hi Majsity's Mails, will be despatched from this for BOMBAY; &c., on SATURDAY, the 12th | December, at Noon, taking. Passengers and Cargo for the above Ports in connection with the Company's 8. Himalaya, 7,000 tons, from Colombo, Fassengers' accommodation in which rossel is secured before departure from Hong kong.

*

Stik and Valuables, all Cargo for. Fränce, and. Tes for London (under arrangement) will be tmnthipped at Colombo into the. Mail steamer proceeding direct to Marseilles and London, other Cargo for London, &c, will be conveyed via Bombay by the R.M.S. Arabla, dus in London on 23rd January, 1969,

Parcels will be received at this. Office until 47.1. the day before sailing. The Contents and Value of all Packages are required.

For further Particulars, Apply to

E. A, HEWETT,

Superintendent."" Hoogkong, 28th November, 1908.

COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.

FOR SHANGHAI, KODE AND

YOKOHAM.

THE Company's Steamship

ERNEST SIMONS,"

[7

** GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co. Captain Girard, will be despatched for the

Agoals.

above Ports on or about MONDAY, the 7th Hongkong, 20th November, 1908. frood December.

For Fraight or Passage, apply to.

'P. NALIN,

THE AMERICAN AND ORIENTAL LINE.

FOR BOSTON AND NEW YORK. (With liberty to call at the Malabar Coast). THE Steamship

"TUDOR PRINCE,” Captain. Macdougall, will be despatched for the above Pons, our about SATURDAY, the jain December, 1958. For Freight, apply to

PARNHOLD, KARBERG & Co., "

Agenti. Hoogkong, inth November, 1908.

- NORTHERN PACIFIC LINE

ག་ད་ཐོག་ཕྱི་- Donnecting at Tacoma with NORTHERN PACIFIO RAILWAY

......POMPANY.

A

Acting Ageal. Hongkong, 30th November, 1908, 154

"HX Steamship

THE

L418 RICHARD MARKWICK,

THE CORONER'S INQUEST.

The circumstances surrounding the death of Mr. Richard Maikwick, formed the subject of an inquiry by Mr. G. W. Klog, H.B.M.'s Coro dir, yesterday afteracon, reports the Shanghai

· Times of 1st lost.

NEW AMERICANSMI

HEAD OF WASHINGTON-IN-RELIEF ON-ALU

»OF THEM:BUT THE"DEE

Washington, 11th October The Bureau of Engraving and Pristing bus completed designs suggested by Póstmastar General Mayar fox- num laius "of postage stamps. Tho now stamps will be of the follow- Dr. Gooda deposed to having received a fog denominations: One cent, two, three, four, telephone message at a few minutes past 9 n.m. five, six, sight, ten, fifteen and one dollar. The on November 27, asking him to proceed to the two dollar and five denominations now in sa China Mutant Life Insurance Co. in Canton will not be reprinted, we al Road where he was told a man had shot him it will be some wasks before all the deno salli Atriving at a quarter past nine o'clock heminations will be put on the markel. How found the deceased lying on his back with his ever, the two-cent stampa will be first distribut- fega crossed, and a cushion under his bend.ed, and it is expected that shipments to Post- He was bleeding from the nose, both ears, masters will commence some tima in Novem» and meulb. His clothes were not at all ber. disarranged. He was unconïcious, and breath- ing heavily, evidently aying. He did not regalo consciousness, or speak at all, and died at 9.37 o'clock. Subsequently witness made An autopsy at the Mortuary. He undressed the body, and found the collar and shirt blood.. stained. There were no bruises on the body, but the palm and fingers of the right-hand were The lettering is in straight lines, at the top stained with powder. On the right side of the being "U.S. Postage," and at the bottom the vault of the skull there was an elevated comwords "Two cents." The one-cast alamp con minuted fracture of the hope. In the roof of tairs the head of Franklin, while all others will

The new husus has been designed with the object of obtaining the greatest simplicity come mansurate with artistic results. The proble bas bean taken in each instance instand of a full view, stamps äre of a similar desigo, con- taining a head in an ellipse, the only decoration being laurel leaves on either side of the ellipss,

bear that of Washington, taken from busts, by Houdon. Thus one of the most notable differ- ences in the new inaus will be the minimum'of lettering. The colours are the radu and bices of the early stamps. LAMANGALAM

INCREASE IN DUTIES."

the month there was a hole, evidently the point of entry of a bullet. On removing the scalp the bullet was found lying among the fragments of bone at the vault of the skull. Witness produced the bullet. Wit ness made no examination of the organs of Director Ralph of the Bureau of Engraving the body. He bad treated the deceased off and and Printing regards the new stamps in the on for two years, and witosss told him about most artistic ever issued by the Government.. (wo months ago thất, the general state of bis health was very unsatisfactory, Deceased bad "OPIUM IN THE MALAY STATES. auffered a good deal from insomuis, and apart from his health be was rather pervous that the jesurance company would fill his place. Witness 'spoke to the Managing Director and was told to tell deceased that he was to stay away until be was hit to come back to work, his salary would ba paid, and a plece kept for him. For the last manth witness thought that another doctor had treated the deceased. The cause of death was haemorrhage and laceration of the brain sub. stante by a revolver wound. He would say "that the wound was self-inflictedt. Evidently he put the barrel of the revolver in his mouth, fired with his left hand, covering his mouth with the right hand. This would explain the blackening of the right hand.

-Raymond Arthur Killalee said that he was employed at the China Mutual. Coming 1,10 office a low minutes before nine o'clock on Friday he saw the decoased about to enter the back door. He was FOR SHANGHAI, YOKOH .MA, KOBE crying a box, and koowing he was rather

AND MOJI,

weak witanes went to help him up. When witness reached him he was on the first land- ing, and witsess asked if he wanted any help. To this deceased said no, and witness went on into the general office. Deceased bad at this time fall the box on the window. About two minutes afterwards they beard a sound like a cracker exploding, and fater on going down the back staira to the office below he saw Mr. Markwick's body lying on the landing with bis For Freight or Passage, apply to

head against the wall. Witness asked if he DAVID SASSOON & Co., LIMITED,anted any help, but receiving no answer be

Agonta

ran back to the general office and called Mr. Hongkong, 30th November, 1908. [1034 Roza. The latter examined him and first re- - marked that he had fainted and then that he had

"GREGORY APCAR" Capt. S. H. Bolsos, wilt be despatched for the above Pons on TUESI SY, the 8th Dec, at

Noon.

This Steamer has Superior Accommodation (981*|-for_Passengers, and is installed throughout with Electric Light and carries a duly certified

Doctor.

*Stequors have superior accommodation for Eirst-class Passengers, and are fitted", Taklog. Onrgo an ihrough Willis of Lading to Vadgrsze Forts, Chpton, Tientsin & Newchwang Taking Cargo on through Bills of Lading to all NAVIGAZIONE GENERALE ITALIANA, that himself." Dr, Goode was then telephoned

· For Freight or Panagė, Apply to,

Telephone No. 6.

rangkung, 5th December, 1908,

JARDINE MATHESON & CO., LD.,

General Managers."

CHINA · NAVIGATION CO., LIMITED."

SAILINGS SUBJECT TO ALTERATION,

FOR

TO SAILA

CEBU & ILOILO

"HUICHÓW,"

MANILA

TAMING **.

Bih

HOIHOW & HAIPHONG...

* SINGAN"

SHANGHAI ......

AUSTRALIAN

MANILA, ZAMBOANGA and USUA

USUAL}

SHAOHSING

TAIYUAR

9th

11tb

18th

7th Dec, 4 P..

3_PM.

9 A.M '4 FM

· MANILA, and TIENTSIN STEAMERS have superior Passenger accommodation with

·Electric Light throughout and Electric Fans in the Staterooms and Dining Saloon.

AUSTRALIAN STEAMERS Lava superior accommodation with Electric Light through-

éut and Electric Faas in the Staterooms,, & duly qualified Surgeon is astried. Cargo booked through for all Australian, New Zealand and Tasmanian Poris,

Overland Common Points in the United States of America and Canada, and also for the principal, ports in Mexico, and Central and South America.

PMORQIED SAILINOS From Hongkona FOR

VICTORIA; B.O., SEATTLE & TACUMA,

'VLA

10.Ļ, KI BE ANU, YOKOHAMA,

Sitamo Cons¦ Captain: To Sail

Kumaric... 6,232 Cowley... Dec. 17 Inverit 34,789 Boyd

Jan, 14 Boverie ... 4,445 | Malkie... Feb. 1

Mar. 11 Suveric'....0,2324 Shotton

These steamers are specially Gtted for the carriage of Asiatic Stoqrage passengers, PAROEL EXPRESS TO THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA. | For-farthes Information, apply to

DODWELL & CO., LIMITED. General Agents. Queen' Buildings.

Hongkong, zad.December, 1958 [10-20

SHANGHAI STEAMERS have good Saloon Passenger accommodation and, take cargo REGULAR STEAMSHIP SERVICE

on through Bills of Lading 10 all Yangista and Northern China Ports.

*Reduced Saloon Kurés, Slaglé and Return, le Manlia and Australia.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

Z Telephone.No. 36.

congrua, Sth December, 1908.

BUTTERFIELD, & BWIRE,

AGENES

TO NEW YORK,

VIA FORTS AND SU

SUEZ CANAL, (With Liberty to Call at Malabar Coast. "PRÓFOIED SAILINGS FROM HÒMOKONG,

[ FOR NEW YORK:

S:6, "LENNOX”. ... 18th Dec, For Freight and fumber information, apply

DODWELL & Co., LIMITED,” Agents. Hongkong, 3rd December, 1908,

HONGKONG MANILA.

· Higboat Class, neweil; lastort and most luxurious Steamers

between Hongkong and Manila.--Saloon amidships-Electric

to

Light Perfect Cnising-Surgeon and Stewardess carried. T

(1041

STRẨM TO CANTON, *HE Now Twin Screw Stoel Steamars

All the most up-to-date arrangements for comfort of “KWONG TUNG“ .....Ckpt. HL. W. WALKER. Passenger.

CHINA AND MANILA

"STEAMSHIP COMPANY. LIMITED,

510kmskip,

Tons

Captain.

RUBL

· 9540 || Almánd

-$540' || R. Rodger.

For Freight of Fassage, apply to:

onekane, şih December,

For

MANILA

'Sailing Dates,

SATURDAY, 19th Dec,

at Noon SATURDAY, 19th Dec,

at Noon.

SHEWAN TOMES & CO.,

GUNERAL MANAGERS

"KWONG SAI"Capt. & S. OXOWE,

Laare Hongkong-for-Canton at 9" wery arening, (Saturday axtepted),

Leave Canton for Hongkong at 5.30 'every evening, (Sunday excepted)..

These Fine New Steamers have chezcalled Accommodation for First Class Passangers and ara lit throughout by Electricity, Electric Fass In First Class Cablas, page

Passage Fars-Single Journey........54. Meals keram

The Company's Wharf in alinated in front of the New Western Market, opposite, the old Harbour OlésSTARENJA

YUEN ON 5,8, CO., LD.,

(Floria and Rubattino Untied Compantes),

STEAM FOR BOMBAY VIA SINGAPORE

-_AND_FEÑANG........

for.

We had, in q récent issue, reported that the import duty on oplam is to be so greatly in ["creased in Perak, from the beginning of next year, that Chandor will become practically beyond the reach of the Chinese coolie. The decrease of the imports of the drug will, we anticipato, bo no large," that the Gov ernment revenue is bound to suffer," pol- withstanding the- greatly enhanced, rats of duties. But the loss. If noy, will fall on the Government, as the outcome of its own policy, and there are no vested laterosta, to suffer thereby. Mr. Birch had suggested na increase of 25% on the existing duty, Had sha recommendation of the resident been easily. cosformed to, it would have increased the duty from $65 to 57:0, per chest. Bet it has been decided to go much further, and we may look forward to a good deal of smuggling, PTOLECH tions and rewards to informers,

But this policy is not to be confined to Perak. It is now reported that the increas is also to be given effect to, io Pabaug, from 1st funtary next, though she Farmer's" learn does not expire before the end of the your 1909 it is stated that Government proposes to avail itself of a special clause in the con tract with the Farmer, which enables tha Resident to raise the rates of duty at any time during the continuance of the lease. In the exercise of this right the Farmer ha besa notified, under lustractions from the High Commissioner, that the rate of duty is to be raised from 1440 to $1,200 or an increase of $760 per cheat, tad the Farmer been moistiad to appropriate this increase he might have been, amply compensated for the inevitable decline in the quantity of opium imported. But the excess, duty.lavied is to be collected for the Government. by the Farmer, as its agent, being remunerated

Carlos Maria de Rosa, clerk in the China Matual, gave evidence as to knowing Mr. Markwick for two years. On Friday he was Having connection with Company's Mail called by the previous witness to see Mгby a three per cent commission on the receipts. PORT SAID, MESSINA, Markwick, whom he found sitting on the second Under the new arrangement, the Farmer stände ' NAPLES, LEGHORN and GENOA, also step from the first landing with his head leasing to lose nearly as much as the Government VENICE and TRIESTE, all MEDITER against the wall. Witness shouted in his earsTM **RANEAN, ADRIATIC, LEVANTINE and

is bound to gain by the enhancement. There

Steamers to

SOUTH AMERICAŃ PORTS up to CALLAO, asking what was the matter bat receiving no has already boso, last year, a decrease of 14" (Taking Cargo at through, Rates to PERSIAN reply, thought he bad fainted. Then he noticed chests compared to that of 1956 in "coniegowace a revalver lying in a pool of blood, and seeing of an increase in the price from $765 ta $7P9 | hê bad shot himself witness called for Mr. Kij- lalce. The body was then removed upstairs, Mr. Markwick had not come to the office for about two weeks proviously, a p

GULF and Bagdad, riso BARCELONA, VALENZA, ALICANTE, ALMERIA. Fond MALAGA)

N

THE Steamship

"ISCHIA,"

Captain Belsito, will be despatched as above on SATURDAY, the rath Dec,at Noon. and Passage, apply to

For further Particulars regarding Freight)

CARLOWITZ & Co

Agents, Hongkong, and December, 1908,

Intimations.

PABST BREWING COMPANY, 'MILWAUKEE,

FRESH SUPPLIES

ALWAYS KEPT IN STOCK"

SIEMSSEN & Co., Agents for

HONGKONG & SOUTH CHINA, Hongkong, aqth Jals, 1007.

LEE YEE HAIR DRESSING SALOON.

per cheat. The contemplated, increase in the daty by $760 will just double the price, and consequently halve the consumption. Assum ing that it will only diminish by roa chees next year, the Farmer would, lo10 $44,000 in the abape. of duty thereon at existing 7161.

Edward Randall, telephone clerk at the Cen tral Police Station, stated that he was on duty on Friday morning when a telephone moulage

Against this loss the only set-off came at 9.15. It was from the China Mutual, would be a commission, of s per cook, pay. and was to the effect that a foraigner had. shot able on the excess receipts credited to [95 himself. The charge-room sergeant sent wit Government. The not loss of the

ness to the office where he found the de- would be about $40,000, while the Government coated lying on his back on the second land revenue would be increased by not lais RAD ing. Dr. Goode was in attendance. On the double the sum We should think that, in all window-sill on the first flight of stairs fairness, the Farmer ought to be allowed" a witness found a cord box fastened with a strap rebate of 5440 in his rental, on every chest that while on the box there were throč letters and a the imports fall short of those of the current bard felt hat. He found the revolver on the year, as a natural result of this enormous and stairs, and this along with the box and letters slmost prohibitive augasentation in the daly he handed to Det." Prosser who bad then Perak Pioneer da Atrived. Dr. Goode told them to take dscorsed to the hospital, but as they were taking him downstairs life was pronounced extinct.

HAS ALWAYS ON HAND GIGARS, CIGARETTES

-TOILET - REQUISITES FOR SALE

11, D'AQUILAR STREET, HONGKONG,

Ranrambar, Toor,

GUNE

DIRECT from the manufacturers at lowest

vėprices. "uza bera › Double Breochloadare from 30/62/nach. "Illustrated:) latest model: Shot Gunk

The Coroner found that death was caused by a bullet wound in the head self-inflicted whilst

la a state of temporary Insanity.

MAN-KAIERS NBAR PORT DICKSON.

It would appear that two'man-cating tigem. are, at large in the neighbourhood of Fasir Panjang,some miles from Port Dickson.. One day last week a report was brought in to the latter place that a Chipaman had, bron killed by a tigar, Two Europeans thereupon went out with rifies. They did not find the tiger, bút discovered the body of the China- man which was in a terribly mangled condi tion. The tiger had evidently sprung, at his throat and killed him, and subsequently de vaared portions of him." The Chinaman was the owner of a small, gachbier plantation which the lalang had been allowed to grow bigh-Investigation revealed the trac

pisstation. Sem

~THERAPION: MAY NOW ALSŐ EK OBTAINED IN DRAGRE (TASTELESS) FORM: "SELF"CURE" NO FICTION! "MARVEL' UPON MARVELI

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TERAPION

PartMIRÁTď medical science, while thousapdába kena restored to health sad happines webi years previously bad baan moraly dragging, but a "THERAPION: NO:E-A Saferela

tions, the nee

laying the foundation; of; stricture, and ***MERAPION NG MGA Boyt

kamicy for primary and secondary aruudons; digurations, paing abdunnelings of the Jointe, and wil' those complaints which witem

fe and sarpaparilla' are popularly, it needssonn

supposed to cure, Thla prepargion whale system thròngh the bloed eliminaton all pool-prone meatier from. LTHERAPION NG18:

vitality, samplasmasse, dislaste ned înc

padlón, palas in the back and 3767