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Telegrams.

'HONGKONG, TELEGRAPH"

SERVICE.

THE WAIWURU.

A BUSY DEPARTMENT.

[By courtesy of the "Sheung Po

Peking, 29th December,

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

SOUTH CHINA MORNING

POST" LIMITED.

SIXTH ANNUAL MEETING. (

The sixth annual ordinary general meeting of the South China Morning Post - Limited, was ⠀⠀ beld in the offices of Dr. Noble, at Bank Build. ing!, Q'seen's Road Central, on Wednesday, at It.30 am, when there were present Dr. J. W. Noble (chairman), Mr. J. Scott Haraton (direc tor), Mr. Geo, T. Lloyd (general manager and .editor), Messrs T, Petris, E. B. Ayrıs, J. Mc. The Waiwupu has eighty-four Cubbin, and E. W. Terry. cases of great importance with Forbes is your hands for some days, I will Geollemen, The report and accounts having

siga Powers still pending and await with your permission "take them as read 4 have nothing ́ to- add to that which ing settlement.

is ambodied therain, as the ́ figuran set forth fully explain the position of the Company,

The prince Regent has urged Yuan Shih-kai to settle them as soon as possible.

NAVAL REORGANISATION,

-AMERICAN SUGGESTION.

"[By courtesy of the "Sheung Po,”]

Peking, 20th December. The United States Minister in Peking has strong remmended the Central Government to arrive at an early decision in respect of the naval reor,anisation scheme...

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Mr. Reckhill suggests that the construction of naval bases and the building of warships may be taken in hand by degree.

ARMY ESTIMATES, SIXTY MILLION TABIS ANNUALLY. [By courtesy of the "Sheung Po."

Peking, 29th December. The Ministry War estimates the cost of the Army at sixty million taels annually.

A GOLONIAL GOVERNOR'S DAILY GRIND.

BY AN EX-AD.C. IN "THE IMPERIAL RXVIEW."

WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 30, 1908,

THE RAUB AUSTRALIAN GOLD MINING COMPANY LTD.

The Geceral Manager's report for the weeks ending Dec 5, 1908, says:

The mine, measurements and assay rotoros of prospecting work shows a total of 1,076ít. for the period (4 works) under review, made op of, 46ft. sinking, 146ft, driving, 519ft, cross- cutting and 345ft of prospecting work a against 933ft, for the previons four weeks.

No harder worked servant of the Empire is to be found than the Colonial Governor, who, taken seriously his multifarious duties. And besides those rouilne duties of the day's work there also devolves upon His Excellency the responsibility of maintaining England's près. A tiga with the naval and other visiting repre- sentatives of foreign nations, a task which, valuable than the heroic deeds of our soldiers, tactfully performed, is hardly in its way less

merchant adventurers, and scientific pioneers by which our daughter States were originally won to Britain. Now" and again, as in the instance the other day of Sir Alexander Swet

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MINKS

Koman, szoft. Laval, Drive South.—This has been driven olt., bringing the total to Bolt. 540ft, Level, Drive North-Here 1311. has The lode 46in. wide, gives a value of sdwi.t

been driveh, making a total of 42ft. The end: is very low grade.

540ft, Level, Drive South on Hanging Wall

To-day's Advertisements.

FIRE INSURANCE ASSOCIATION: SOF HONGKONG.: NEW YEAR HOLIDAYS. OTICE is hereby given that all FIRE No

INSURANCE OFFICES will be CLOSED for the Transaction of "PUBLIC. BUSINESS on FRIDAY and SATURDAY the fat and and prox., respartively, y

By Order,

A. R. LOWE, Secretary. Bonglong, 35th December, 1908.

PUBLIC AUCTION

[rag

Intimations.

NEW YEAR HOLIDAYS,

TN accordance with Goverment Notification

be CLOSED for the Transaction" of PUBLIO. BUSINESS on FRIDAY and SATURDAY, 1st and 2nd January, 1999, ⠀

Hongkong, 38th December, 1908.

THE IMPERIAL COLONIAL OLUR

IMG 920 the EXCHANGE, BANKS WILL

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aboro Club is formed chisfy for TCOLONIAL and OVER-SEAS MEN BERS, it in altuated at No. 84, Piccadilly (the centrs of Clubland), opposits the Green Park. The Club has a Bridge Section, Reception, Reading Room and Library.

Poniob-This bas bese, extended Stay bring THE Undersigned have received lästructions Dining, Billard Room, Smoking Lounge,

tenham and the Yankéo' admisal, regrettable" | ing the total en 154f6. The lode qazin. wide is incidents have occurred in this connection, || worth adwi. (9)

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140ft. Level South, Drive South in Stope- To this has been added 6ft, making à total of, 970. The lode 46in, wide, assayı 61dwt, Crosscutting for Biope-filling-328it, Stopaz-Above the 440ft. Level, 2 stopes; lode rigin, wide and worth bidwi, k

Above the 40ft. level, a stopes; lode 8yia. wide and worth zdwi,

Abava the 240ft, level, s stope; lode 7710 wide and worth 4dwt.

STOPE MINE.

16oft Level, Drive South-This has been taken from 884ft. to 91aft, on a lodé #14in, wide and worth 14dwt, par tad...-

will bowavor take this opportunity to say that you as shareholders are not doing your duty by the Company or to yourselves as 'stake. but considering the enormous' extent of our.. 44oft. Level, Drive South.—This has been bolders in the concern. You won't even attend oversez dominious, they have been wonder- advanced 1 gft, making the total 4941t. The lode our annual meetings and express your views fully few in number. All things considered, has widened to 42iu, and is worth gjdwt, | as to the management, incensure or otherwias | the Britisher who has lived under the Unión whilst during the year you exhibit the same Jack abroad, or who in pursuit of business, apathetic spirit, col lifting 's finger, to pleasure, or of sunshine and health bas voy. aid in the direction, or to advance the inter-aged afar," is not ladisposed to rank our esis, of your own property. If it be your Colonial Administrators as members of a very, desire that your property shall increase fine type of the governing caste. They are in value you should all help at least recruited from many sorts and conditions of a little-good years are not due to läck but are our countrymen, but always nowadays, with the result of constant work and hard work too, an eye to securing a man who, while not afraid and you should all boar your share of the of assuming supreme responsibility at a mo" burden. fo addition to giving you the nawa ment of crisis, may be trusted to possess the which may be current from day to day, the most desirable culty of apparently leading policy of your paper will in the future continue an obstreperous team of unofficial members of | to be one which in the opinion of the manage, his Legislative Council when ho'is really meat will result in the greatest good to the doing some very pretty driving. The House cafest Dumber. It is interesting to note the of Lords and Commons have given not a change that is gradually taking place in the atti- lew of their best members to the service tude of the Chinese mind toward the press. It of Colonial Administration. Mr. Adam and faralshes food for thought and gives rise,10 Fowell Buxton, from Government or Opposi much conjecture and speculation. It would tion Whips in the Lower Chamber, went out surprise you greatly if you knew to what extent to Madras and Australia as Governors' and our editorial rooms are from time to time for naturally did well as good organisers. Duffer- Dished with excellent copy of Chinese origin, a in, from the diplomatic service, was an instant recept communication ending with: Three success with the diplomatic French-Canadians; cheer fr Old thina and the power of the Hemming and Sidney Oliver as ex Colonial: press." That the Chinese should be so attract-Office Chief Clerks have brought to bear on a ed is gratifying to the management, showing number of complicated problems in Jamaica a "as it does a keen appreciation of your paper, ripe experience gathered at the headquatters of

in a quarter from whence such or any approba

our Colonial Empire'; and Lugard, now at ton is unlooked for. Hefure proposing the Hongkong, is giving that most important of our adaption of the report and accounts i will be Far Easters possessions the beaufit of his pleased to answer any questions you may ask, unique knowledge of Oriental people.

There being no questions, the Chairman

It is proposed that this expenditure propried the adoption of the report and ac be defrayed by the various Provinces.

PRISON SYSTEM.

REFORMS TO BE INTRODUURD,

[By courtesy of the "Sheung Po"]

Peking, 29th December.

counts as presented.

Mr. J. McCubbin ssconded. Carried.

Mr. T. Perrie proposed the re-election of Dr. J. W. Noble and Messrs. G. C. Moxon and J. Scott Harston as directors for the year ending 31st August, 19:9

Mr. E. B. Ayris seconded. Carried:

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In the back of this level, two stopes biva been worked on a fode 8zin. wide and worth 12 dwt.g

Crosscasting for Blope-filling-187(t, -. 6oft. Levd Drive South.-At about hooft from the shaft a winze is being put down to communicate with the piope belaw;, zifi, has been sunk on a lode toin. wide, worth gdwt. per too.

ANDERSON SHAFT

This has been suck 258, making a total depth of soft The ground is considerably harder and the water is decreasing alightly in quantity.

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BUKIT MALACCA,

No. 1 Level South of No. 1 Shaft-This has been driven 12ft, making a total of 3:5 feet- The Joda 49in. wide gives 51 dwt, par 100."" *No a Level, South--From a crosscut East drives have been taken 33 and 34ft., respec- tively, to the North and South on stone 42i9. wide, worth 4 dwt. per ton.

Let us gience at the day's life of one of these able men whose Excellency stanie for His Majesty's, for in the Colonies the Governor's ancient prestige is even in these democratic days undiminished. The National Anthem hails his arrival when he appears at any public function, the scarlet livery of Royalty is his privilege, and the Royal Standard floats overload 4gia, wide, worth 41 dwt. Governmest House, whether it be a gul-"" vanised irna morgue in West Africa or a siately pile in Western Australia. Sooo

From 'rosscut West a drive has been taken, Soft, South on a branch 45in, wide, worth at

Stopes. Two bave been in operation on s

dwt.

It is proposed by the Centrale Chairman; That is all the business, after sunrise the Governor, accompanied by Koman is balug enlarged to accommodate a Government to issue instructions to am sorry I cannot say dividend warrants will double purpose of enjoying the health-giving

the Viceroys and Governors of various Provinces to send subordinate officials abroad to study the prison system obtaining in foreign countries, with a view of, in time, introducing re- forms in the system in China.

[Reuter's.] Bussia.

· LONDON, 28th December.'

gentlemen; thank you for your attention. This "A D.C., takes a balí hour's ride for the

be ready to moITOW..

THE LATE HON, MR. H. ČÍ NICOLLA,

cool air of the morning and inspecting any public works that happen to be in progress in a convenient radius:

On bis retura ba mest generally find the Colonial Secretary waiting to consule him. omo cipher cable may bave come in from Downing Street ar nouncing foreigo 'auzera- tion designs on an adjacent territory, or may- hapa native rising may have ariren in some outstation, or an official has betrayed too great an addiction for strong cocktails, and measure's have to be taken for providing for: bis enforced leave. From early morn to dewy eve, when the sun goes out like a blown-out

to sell by

PUBLIC AUCTION,

FOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED,

TUESDAY,

the 5th January, 1909, at 2,30 PM at their Sela Rooms, No. 8, Des Vœur Road, corner of 'Ice House Street, SUNDRY VÅLUABLE HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE,

Comprising —

SILK TAPESTRY-COVERED DRAW. ROBES with BEVELLED GLASS, MAR- ING ROOM SUITE, TEAKWOOD WARD-

·BLE-TOP WASHSTANDS, DINNER WAGGONS, Single and Double IRON BEDSTEADS and BEDDING, CROCK, ERY, GLASS and E.P. WARE, CARPETS, RUGS, PICTURES, CANTON CARVED BLACKWOOD WARE, COOKING STOVE and UTENSILS, &c., &c.; "

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ALSO

One COTTAGE PIANO by The Robinson' Piana Co.

Catalogues will be issued, TERMSAs usual,

HUGHES & HOUGH,

Auctioneers. Hongkong, goth December, 1998, [1134

NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD, BREMEN, IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIE LINE.

S

STEAM FOR SHANGHAI, NAGASAKI, KOBE AND

YOKOHAMA -

THE imperial German Mail Steamship

Ladies are eligible as Members, Entrance Fee, Five Guiness, Anndal Sabe scription, Five Guineas."

Further particulars from

THE ORGANISING SECRETARY, 84, Piccadilly, W. London, 19th August, 1908.

COLD STORAGE.

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THE HONGKONG ICE COMPANY LTD. bare now 40,000 Cubic fast, of COLD STORAGE available at: KAST POINT, Stores will be Open at to', AM, and 4 P.1. daily, Sunday excopied, to receive and dalivar perishable goods,

WM. FARLANE, Manggur,

Hongkong, and tour, 100t. Monit

PEAK TRAMWAYS COMPANY,

7.00 am.

LIMITED.

TIME TABLE

WEEK DAYS"

7.30 a.m. la 9.30 am.'...Fivery to mianter, 9.30 ala. to 11.00 am, ikrary 15 minutes. £1.30 am, ta 12.45 pm)......Every 15 minuter. 12.45 pm, to 1.15 p.m. .....Kvery 10 minutes, 1:15 pm to 1.45 p.m. ...Every 15 minutos! 1.45 pm. to 215 pm Every To' minutan, 3.15 p.m. to 3.00 pm. Every 15 minutes, 3.30 p.m. to 5.00 p.m...Every yę minutes, 5.00 p.m. to. 8.00 pm. ..... Every ju matuntur,

NIGHT CARS,

"PRINZ EITEL-FRIEDRICH," Captain E. Malchow, will leave for the above places TO-MORROW, the 31st inst., at Noon.

For further particulars, apply to.

NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD, (*) | 845' pun) and 9 pim, 19:45. pm, to 18:15 pm,

MELCHERS & Co., General Agents. Honglomer 30th December, 10c8th

DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP, COMPANY, LIMITED.

Crosscutting for Stope-filling-24ft. surface FOR SWATOW, AMOY AND FOOCHOW. prospecting work, 34581,

General.-The station on the 540 ft. Tovel inHE Company's Steamship. - " HAIYANG" larger pump preparatory to sinking the shaft.

Captalo Hodgies, will be despatched for the From the Wilfey tables 24.95 tons of coa- above Fons, on TUESDAY, the sth Jan, centrates have been recovered, worth 1.95 osa. 1909, at 12 o'clock Noon.

For Freight or Paskage, apply to December, 1908 :-)).

The mill returns for

per too.

weeks ending 5th

KOMAN, Stamps 40, a3.38 days less 1,175 days for clean up and repairs...

Huntington Mill ran 28 days less 5.26 days, for clean up and repairs. -

Ore Crushed: Koman 1,801 Stopa 1,089

Total 3,890 tops.

Ceylon papers announce with great regret the death of Mr. H. C. Nicolle, Colonial Trea- surer of Ceylon, which took place in the plan ter Ward of the General Hospital at 3.30 a.m., su Dec. trib, after a shitt illpess. The cause of death was enteric fever. These are the details of Mr. Nicolie's official career-

The late Mr. Nicolle was born on Sept. 15 Numerous arrests of Revolutionaries have years of age. He was Assistant. Auditor, been made in St. Petersburg.

Cyprus, from February, 1185, and Auditora sujecie, urgent or otherwise. For, despite Count Ivolsky's speech has made a favour-General in 1881. He was British Delegate such "buffers" between him and the rest of the able impression in official circles in Vienna, of Eucaf, in addition to his other duties, day of his tour of service contrive to intrade official hierarchy, the "otherwisa" will every from June, 1885 and was appointed Local Auditor, Hongkong, in Jan, 1890. Early in themselves. For it is the keynote of our system No. I Mill ran 241 days) crushing 1,893 tons of of Colonial Administration that every minor

surface ore and 238 The death of Mr. Claus Spreckles, the 1994, during the administration of Sir Henry official must report everything that happens No. 11

tons Mine or.. Total crubbed 2;531 100-

366 ozs. producing

1855. He war, tlierefore, just a little over 53 | gas-jet, & Governor is bombarded with a varietyAmalgam Collected 2,495 DIF. producing

Obituary.

*Later,

"Sugar King," is announced, in Sao Fran: clico...

The estate is estimated at £10,000,000.

Earthquake in Italy.

An earthquake has occurred in the pro vince of Calabria, and a tidal wave in Sicily, The damage is enormous and the victims many,

N. D. L. ENTERERISH,

COALING STATION IN KAH-81-CHANG.

About two years ago or more Messrs, the North-German Lloyd established couling dation, for supply of coal to the company's vessels, at Koh-si-Ching. Two bulki kere provided and anchored for the purpose at Kobe si-Chang. The coaling station took this form for two reasons ons was for facilitating the coating of steamers which could go alongside the bulks to coal, and noother reason was that ́two anchorages have to he oird by slips coul..

under him to his superior, so in the rad the of the provision of ropes maller, even for the execution of condemned convicts, drifts upon the form of an awe-inspiring minote paper to his much-badgered Excellency

Then he has to preside over the. local Legis lative Assembly; also he must be in lotimate touch with all the important interests of his Colony_Beveral times during-every-week-of- the year, he must face deputations dealing with the most varied ol' topics, and he inst previously coach up every linel and francial detail of the matter involved." The days are gons by when Colonisis will tolerates Governor utter platitudes inspired by a callow A. D. C Now he must show an intelligent appreciation of the matter in hand or he will hear of it in the cuofficial organs of the local Press-Aye, so will the Secretary of State at home, in

Downing Street:

897

Retoited Gold. Smelted Gold

885. os. Average yield

4.55 dwi. value of tailings 64

BUXIT MALACCA.

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Amalgam Collected Retorted Gold Smelted Gold Average yield par too 1.75 dwt.

TOTAL-TORE

144

142

6,011. Amalgam 1,861. Smelted Gold 1027.55 018 Average Financia ,900.600 01

"YiDiaTM

3-41 det:

W. H. MARTIN,

General Maradger.

OFIUM, QUESTION.

· STRAITS REPORT.

It is now estimated that about a month will bo required for the priming of you, ill. of the Straits Opium Committion Report, which con- tains the summary of evidence.

Blake, Mr. Nicolle's services were loaned to the Ceylan Government for thies misaibe to perfect a new system of accounts, by which the Auditor-General's Deparment was to be re lieved of the work of keeping accounts' by the Mr. H. H. Cameron retired from the Treasurer. Treasurer. Towards the end of May, the Hon.

ship and left for England, Mr. Nicolle was appointed Treasurer and Commissioner of -Stamps-and-Chief -Commissioner of the food Board. In the interval Mr. Nicolle had re- turned for a term in Hongkong. His appoint ment to the Treasurership of Ceylon came as a disappointment to the Civil Service, one of whose prizes it had been; but the Service was compensated by the Auditor Generalship being made a staff appointment. Mr. Nicolle sooo began to lay the foundations of a new and simpler system of accounts in the Treasury, so that within a short time of his utrival Sir, Heary Blake was able to lay before the Legis lative Council a clear and comprehensive statement of the Colony's finances..." tour of his realm, for, in the Crown Colonies With the advent of Sir Henry McCallum and Protectorates especially, the people are there was another re-adjustment of the ac always chumouring to appeal to Casaris per

son. Then the social life of an outpost of counts in order that His Excellency's new schemes of public works might be presented Empire la exacting if, wot-1 bad almost writ. to the Secretary of State for sanction with all-strenuous, At Goveremcot House there the confidence that a thorough knowledge of is usually a weekly “at home," and there are the Colony's finances inspires, in Mr. Nicolle, semi-official dioser panties twice a week. When established that a saving could be effected by Sir Henry McCallum found an able adviser the bumerous gentlemen who sport the or the company by reason of the fact that German and a willing and hard-working co-adjutor themselves to their buggies, His Excellency "der of the two militant, sainta hava betaken vassels could load in Bangkok zoo tons of He attended his last meeting of the Legislative as very often to settle down to a compls of cargo more and be able to cross the bar when Council on October 29th-A commanding hours correspondence, many of its subjects be ships entered the river with bunkers provided figero, of perencia! cheerfulness and always ing merely frivolous, yet-and there is the Times with sufficient coal only to take a whip as far as the picture of ride health, no one who knew deuce of it all, of bad, good, and fair" mid- an outer anchorage. These vessels bad in any hirs or used to see him or meet him in the dog bas to go on its copre armed with His case to complete cargoes at one of these outer courte of business expected to heat of his Excellency's initials. The last minute paper anchorages and They could at the same time death so soon. A good man gone, will be the petused, it is a very hot, tired, but eminently taka in coal sufficient for completion of the

universal verdict,, and a public survice the human, long-forgiving person who gulps down Thiramangementhae,itappeers, act produced poorer for the loss of ble brilliant jalania.

|"a-todle-water and kisky and sucks_k}N'KOS" Equito curtains,

leg or loading outside, according to the change

áf the monsoon. Ona suchorage was at Kob. si-Chang, and the other at Anghin, Thear bulks could be towed and anchored at either station according us the necessity arose,

It was estimated at the time the station was

the success anticipated and we bod stand that the Comptny have now decided to

up the Mars. Cross and Blackwell had the honour

At least twice a year he must make a grand

coal bulks from the beginning of the next year of being appointed Members of the Interna-, FOR and return to the former methods of taking" tional Jory making the Awards at the Franco- the

coal at Singapore or kopy, for British Exhibition, and their goods warn a * backwards and forwards. Sham

How Concours (Beyond Co. ·

Vol. I (the Report) is in type a'ad the neces y copies could be struck off to a very short time, gehulding

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DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & CO.,

General Managers, Hongkong, jath December, 1908. 11125

· NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES, STEAMSHIP “SÚRUGA," FROM NEW YORK AND STRAITS.

CONSIGNEES of Cargoare hereby informed that all Goods are being landed at their risk into the Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloos, whence and/or from the wharves Kowloos Wharf and Godown Company, at delivery may be obtained.

** No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have let the Godowns, and all Goods remain- ing undelivered after the 6th January will be subject to rent.,

All Claims against the Steamer must be pre- sented to the Undersigned on or before the 30th January, or they will not be recognized,

All broken, chafed, and damaged Goods are to be lek in the Godowas, where they will be examined on the 6th January, at 3 P.M.

No Fire Insurance has been effected. Bill of Lading will be countersigned by

DODWELL & CO., LIMITED,

Agents. * Hongkong, 30th December, 1908.

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-NORDDEUTSCHER-LLOYD, BREMEN.. IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL LINE. NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

“HE Steamship

THE&

- PRINZ EITEL FRIEDRICH," 'having amived, Consignees of Cargo are hereby informed that their Goods, with the exception of Opium, Treasure and Valuables, are being landed and stored at their risk into the hazardous and/or extra hazardous Godowns of the Hong- kong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Com- pany, Limited, at Kowloon, and West Point Godows, whence delivery may be obtained.

No Claims will be admitted after the Goods

in undelivered after the 6th of Janus reso ing January, 1909, was be subject to rent w

no publication, is to take place until volumes and 111 are available for sins uliane ous issue in London, the report cannot be la the hands of the Commissiouers appola ted to attend the Conference, at Shanghai, which meets at the beginning of February.

This is considered extremely unforto este, as information and suggestions which might be the report is understood to coussin valuable

helpful to the Conference in dealing with the goestions which will come before it,,-Birails

HONGKON CHALLE

OTBALL SHIELD.

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(1756) (discuss matters

coming

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All broken, chafed, and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on the 6th of January, at 9:30 AM.

All Claims, must reach us before the roth of

January, 1909, or they will not be recognized.

Undenigned. #a

No Fire Insurance will be affected. Bills of Lading will be countomigued by the

NORDDEUTSCHER' LLOYD.

>MBLOHERS & ̧00% General Agents

Hongkong, 30th December, 1908.

NOTIOF

HE Publicars hereby informed that go Change as been made le the Rates of Subalpion to the Hongkong Telegraph und they are warned against: payldg mom than TELS OLETE (19 CLL) POT SATE

Singia CopyÁ

AGER

every bull hour, SUNDAYI,

8.00 am to 9.00 am, .....Every 15 minutes. 9:00 am to 9:30 am-Every 30 minuter;" 9.30 mm. to.1a.jo kan. ...Every 15 minutos." 10.30 am to 11.00 am....Every 10 minutes. 11.45 mm, to 13,00 poon...Every 15 minutes,

00 00 00 00 Every 1 minutes, 1.00 p.m. to. 5ou pim. .....Every 15 minutes,' 5.00 p.m. to 6.00 p.m.....Every so minutes, -6,00-p, #s-to-7,co-p.m..........Evary is minutes. 3.00 p.m. to 8.00 p.m....Byory to inlanter

NIGHT CARS as on Work Days. SATURDAYS, Extrș can it 5-15 pm, 17.30 pm, and

3x.15 p.

SPECIAL CARS by Arrangement, at the Company's Once, ALEXANDRA BUILDING Des Voeux Road Central,

JOHN D. HUMPHREYN & SON,

General Managan, Hongkong, 4th Taña, 1007,

NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS.

Telegraph (daily and weekly issues) will bo na FROM and after ist January, 2009, the of Subscription to the Hongkong

follows

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The rates per quarter and per mensem, pro-

portional. Subscriptions for any period less:- than 'one month will be charged sa for a full

month.

The daily issue is delivered free when the

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twenty-five cents (for cash only),

--{PAVARLE. IN ADVANCE) There will be no rebale to Missionary Subscribers as heretofore.

By Order,

THE MANAGER, Hongkong Telegraph Co, Ld Hoogkoog, saad December 08

Go

To Let.

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Apply to-

"THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST-

MENT & AGENCY CO., LD, Hongkong, 1st December, 1908;

TO LET.

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A HOUSE in WONG-MEI-CHONG ROAD,

A HOUSE in RIPON TERRACH. OFFICES in YORK BUILDING, GODOWNS IR PRATA KAST, BLUS.

BUILDINGS, and No. 163, Das Vauk Roan next to the Hpsgkong Hotel, Ver FLATS & MORETON TERRACE.

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