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Mails.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY JANUARY 16 1909.

Intimation.

NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD, THE YOKOHAMA DOCK CO., LTD.

BREMEN.

IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL LINES

STEAMERI

TO JAIL

Noon, 27th January.

"PRINZ 51918MUND "

Capt. D. Lenz ...

THURSDAY,

5 PM, 28th January.

For

NAPLES, GENOA, ALGIERS, GIBRALTAR, SOUTHAMPTON, ANTWERP and HAMBURG **** MANILA, YAP, -NEWGUINEA,)

BRISBANE, SYDNEY And MELBOURNE

PRINZ EITEL Friedrich") WEDNESDAY,

Oapt, E., Malchow ..................)

SHANGHAI, NAGASAKI, KOBE?" PRINZ REGENT LUITPOLD"? About THURSDAY,

and YUKOHAMA.....................

Dapt, H., Karchner 5.

KUDAT and SANDAKAN.

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alik January.

BORNEO) Boginning of February, Capt.-F. Semblḥ in

For farther Particolar, apply to

NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD,

MELCHERS & CO.,

GENERAL AGENTS, HONGKONG & CHINA.

Hongkong, 15th January, 1909.

MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.

FRENCH MAIL LINES.

FORTNIGHTLY SERVICE TO and FROM EUROPE via SUEZ (ANAL,

TO and FROM JAPAN via SHANGHAI.

FOR

STEAMERS

+

CAPTAINS

TO SAIL ON SHANGHAI, KOBE, YOKOHAMA „POLYNESIEN Broc....18th Jan, P.. MARSEILLES, VIA FORTS... TONKIN...................... Charbonnel... 19th Jan., at x P.M. SHANGHAI, KOBE, YOKOHAMA. OCEANIEN Mageen ... 1st Feb., P.M. MARSEILLES, VIA PÖRTS SYDNEY ................ Rebulat ...... 2od Feb., at 1 r.

Transhipment on the Ca's Steamers at Singapore for Batavin; at Colombo for Calcutta, Bombay and Australia'j'ai Port Baid for the Lavant, Constantinople and Black Sea.

Through Tickets to Londos via Parių ícom £17.10 up to £71,10., 20 hours' railway from Marseilles to Loadon,

Interpreters must passengers at their arrival in Marsellidt.

For further particulars, apply to

Hongkong, 5th January, roog,

P. de CHAMPMORIN,

AGENT,

No. 1 DOCK. Length inside 514 ft. Width of entrance, top 95 ft.; bottom 75 it. Water on blooks, 275 ft. 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, 20.5 ft. Time to pump out, 2 hours,

SOCIAL ALLIANCESE

A DUREAU THAT MATES TITLES AND WEALTH.

זיין.

Ladies of independent means are invited to communicate in confidance with titled woman with a view to a certain Social Allinace. Social, care of

Thus an advertisement in an aristocratic contemporary, and, a Morning Leader repre santative found yesterday (11th Die), it is guite, quite genuine!

So that it has come at last. What the whole civilised world has long been waiting for bas actually come to pass! For the Social Alliance. is neither more nor·less than the fabled bureau. where peers may be introduced to haltesses, and aristocratic ladies who are not particularly well off to wealthy manufacturers.M

Yesterday, as ever was, a chuckling Morning Loader representative, mado his basty way to

“HESE 'DOOKS are- conveniently, situated in Yoltohama barbour and the attention of this amazing Social Alliance.

Tapitals and Regimente le respectfaly called to the advantages offered for Bockles

and repairing Vessels and Machinery of every

description,

The plant and tools and of recent patterns for dealing quickly and cheaply with work and a large stock of material is always at hand, (plates, and soglas all being tested by Lloyds' surveyors).

Two powarlal Twin Screw Towboats are available for taking Vessels in or out of Dock, and for taking Salling Vessels in or out of the bay. The floating dewick is capable of liftlug $5.tons.

"

IN THE MIDST OF SOCIETY,

It stands not a hundred yards from Caren dishes, and you would never suspect, it of anything of the sort. Ontwardly, it is an ore dinary, well-to-do, West-end private house, and its door bristles with the sbluing plates of half a dozen well-known and fashionable doctors.

Stating bis business, the Morning Linder to presentative was at once conducted to private apartments, and in a few moments he was facu

derful new coterprien,

"Steam Launches of Bisel or Wood, Lipsters, Steel Buildings and Roofs, Bridge to face with the business manager of this won. Work, and all kinds of Machinery are made on the premises.

Tenders will be mads up when required and the workmanship and material will be

Retiranted.

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

Telephone: Nos, 878, 508, or 681. Telegrams, "Dook, Yokohama," Joder A. B. 0. 4th and 5th Edt, Idebors, Scotts, A. 1, and Watkins. Yokohama, May 23rd, 1905.

Shipping-Steamers.

MESSAGERIES CANTONAISES.

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

S.S. “PAUL BRAU,” 1,900 tons, 14 knots,

45, CHARLES HARDOUIN," 1,000 tons, 14 knots.

گرمی

The spiedient, most luxuriously appointed anʼi procinal steamers on the line.. Departure from Hongkong m: 14 P,M. (Saturdays oxcepted), -Departure from Quoton at 5.5.R.M. (Sundays excepted),

She was a pleasant, eager-faced, vivacious, gray-baired lady, with an irrepressible gleam

of mirth in her eye, and the Morning Leader representative is quite sure that she appreciated and enjoyed the humour of the situation overy bit as much as bo,

"Yes, isn't it a weird idea,” she said merrily. "And it is-succeeding, wildly-impossibly- beyond all my expectations. I am really the business manager of the enterprise, for my partner is a tilled lady."

Having once started, the lady rattled along at a tremendous' pace.

You see, sho went on, I am belog per- fectly frank with you, and I am going to tell you 'overylbing. I'do hope you won't be very shocked."

"Well, I have been what I call a profesalonál diplomatist now for years: Oh, you would never believe the funny things I am asked to do. Of course, I am well chowa now, and people know that they can thoroughly trust me but how they could tell me some of the thlogs they did at the start I don't know, I began by boing a diplomatist when I was six years old. Aod I have really been one ever sinca,

DOORSTEP DIPLOMACY.

..

WOSUISSED

ROM THE HONGKONG OBSERVATORY.

METEOROLOGICAL SIGNALS.

Meteorological, tignals are hoisted on the mast in front of the Water Police Station at Tsim Sha Tsui for the information of mantars of Vessals leaving the port. They do not necessarily imply that bad weather is expected here;

Signal

.No.

1.

A CONE point upwards

indicatesa Typhoon to the North of the Colony.

A CONE point upwards and a UM below

SA DRUM

A-CONE point down. wards and DRUM below

A CONE point down.. wards

4

6.

A CONE point down. wards and BALL below

A BALL

8.

A CONE polot upwards and BALL below

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

indicates a Typhoon to the Fast of the Colony

indicates a Typhoon

to the South-Kast

of the Colony.

indicatesa Typhoon to the South of the : Colony,

indicatos a Typhoon

to the forth West of the Colony,

indicates a Typhoon to the Work of the Colony.

Indicates a Typhoon

to the Horth-West of the Colony.

Rad Signals indicate that the contre la belleved to be more than 300 miles away (mm.

Black Signal Indicate that the centre is believed to be less than 300 miles away from the Colony,

You will notice that I didn't even hava mythe Colony. aame on the doorplate, so that if people ave seen on the doorstep other people only think that they are calling on a doctor. So that my diplomacy really begins on the doorstep. ⠀

"Belog a very tactful person-that is why you mustn't on any account mention my same hade diplomatic commission pay very

The abors signals will, as heretofors, be hoisted only when typhoons exist in such

The superb ste imeri cariping the French Mall are fitted throughout with Electric Lightwell, and then, & little while ago, came the idea positions or are moving in such directions'that'

and Fans and wem specially ballt for this trado. Excellent cuisine.

for a sort of fashiquable and aristocratic ma-information regarding them is considered te The Company's Own What cear Wing Lok Street and its barth in Canton opposite trimonisi bureau. Of course it could not have be of importance to the Colony or to shippi g

the outward attributes of the ordinary matri- leaving the harbour.

Shamaen,

•

For funker pankalars, please apply to the COMPANY'S OFFICE at Shameen, Canton, monial agency, and everything would depend

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

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QUEEN'S BUILDINGS.

Hongkong, 9th October, 1908,

Intimations.

JAVA-CHINAJAPAN LIJN.

Regular THREE-WEEKLY SERVICE-

JAVA, CHINA, AND JAPAN, -

Steamier,

BETWEEN

From

Expected on or about

Will leave for

Ou or about

1st half Jun.

TJIMAHI JAVA „rodoja

TJILIWONG JAPAN

1at half Jan. SHANGHAI rst half Jan. JAVA

THIKINI JAVA-......-20d-bali-¡jao...JAPAN..

rst half Jap,

2nd half Jan.

*****] fat half Feb.

TJILATJAP..... JAVA TJIBODAS... JAVA...

Ist half Feb. SHANGHAI

rst half Feb. JAPAN

sami sonst half Feb.

Ial half Feb. SHANGHAI

Ist half Feb.

TJIPANAS ... JAVA

WIL

EYES

RIGHT!

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

FILL lost your syes free of charge, and if they are wrong will put them right....... Lenses Ground. All kinds of Repairs, Spectacles for all requirements.

Ask, or welio, fox Illustrated Booklet on “Daftediva Sight?

LONDON,

CALCUTTA,

The Biomers are all fitted throughout with Electric Light and have Accommodation for limited number of Saloon Passengers, and will take Cargo to all Netherland India Ports, John Street, Bedford Row, W.0. on through Bills of Lading.

For Particulars of Freight and Passage, apply co

JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN.

Telephone No. 37 5p.

YORK BUILDINGS, 1st four,

Hongkong, 4th January, 1909.

WEST RIVER BRITISH STEAMSHIP

HR Steamen

THE

COMPANIES.

HONGKONG »WDC;;0;W LINE

"LINTAN and.....“ SAN-U1"

"JAIL FROM HONGKONG TWICE & WREK AND COMFLETE THE ROUNDTRIP~1#”4′′Days: These steamers have Excelioni Satoon Accommodation, and ars Lighted Throughout by Electricity.

OLIMATE ON THE WEST RIVER DURING THE WINTER MONTHS 18.

VERY FINE AND EXHILIRATING.

Farfarther Information apply to-"

[1m2" sich, 1947,

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,

AGENTS, [WEST RIVER BRITISH AS QOMPANIJS,

Hongkong, 4th March vand,

59, Benllack Straut

SAINT-RAPHAEL

SHANGHAI,

566, Nanking Road

TONIO, RESTORATIVE, DIGESTIVE WINE Very palatable,

"Known throughout the world and prescribed in all essen of Anemia, Dabliity and Convalescence, to young women, öhildren and the aged. Invaluable in hot climates;

DOWE : One wine-gisas after the two. principal meals, Each bottle of gerume VIN SAINT-RAPHAËL bears, in addition

to the registered trademark

(1) The WARRANTY STAMP of the UNION DER FABRICANTS.

(3) A METAL ORAL advertising (LETRAS.

'fa & MELISSA and MINT bordía!

CLETEAS which surpass All others by its

purety and faultless preparation. To be taken on a lump of sugar. COMPAGNIE du VIN SAINT-RAPHAEL. Valence (Drome-Francs).. WALDBECK MACGREGOR & Öo. Hongkong,

on the utmost tací,.

...

We inserted one little advertisement and directly fashionable people knew with whom they were communicating we have been simply In-un-da-ted with letters,

Please don't think I am exaggerating whan I say that there are several princes among the number, so that you sen we even rise above the peerage. And one of our clients is a cousin of a most exalted parkonago."

As to the modus operandi, this charming lady said that when a man wrote she 'went and. looked him over, "to think of whom he would ba likely to salt." If the poor male thing bap- pens to be utterly impossible ke is told so at Dace-presumably on the principle that one has to be cruel to be kind.

F

THE QUESTION OF PAYMENT.

IL WAR delicately hinted that there were no entrance fees, and that the question of pay. ment was by no means the least tactful part of the business. D

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

•

URGENT BIGNAL.

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: Polica Station, and repeated at the Harbour Office

THREE EXPLOSIVE BOMBE, AT INTERVALS

OF TEN SECONDS,

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

NIGHT' SIGNALS.

The following Night Bignals will be exhibit- ed from the Flagstaff on the roof of the Water Police Station at Kowloon, the Harbour Offre Flagstaf, and HM.S. Tamar.

At present there were not enough ladies on. Thres Lights Vertical, Green Green Green, the books, but as to men the agency was over Indicates that a typhoon is believed to be flowing with their application

"What sort of requests do you get?" asked

Situated more than you miles from the Colony

P

the Morning Leader representative.

II. Three Lights Vertical, Green Red Green, "Ob, well, there is a colonal, who wrote this indicates that a typhoon is believed to be morning. He is 60, and be stipulates that the situated less than 300 miles from the Colony wife he wants shall settle £25,000 on him and the wedding day, KARERA

"On the other side, there is a lady of family, 40, and a widow. She would perfer a pro- fessional man with a good income.

"Now, please, don't be very shocked about It all, for in the first place we all have to lie and in the second place, it is not really nó very, Awfol, and it is éply what has been done scrat chily throughout society for years, past-We have simply attempted to organite it properly,

ORIGIN OF DOMINORS,

The origin of dominoes hat been attributed variously to the Greeks, the Chinese, and Jew but a Paris contemporary has discovered that the ever prpular game owen its invention to the Benedictines of Mont Cassin. "Two-of-the order were sent jato lengthy retreat, and they hit upon a method of wblling away the spare time without lifringing the rules of silence by. playlog with square stones, upon which various 'doin' were

marked. While perfecting themselves they perfected, or rather evolved, ihre game, and were accustomed to frequently repeat when playing. In the evening palms from Velpen, especially the first, that is Psalm CIX, which begini "Dixit Dominus Domino mes." "When the retreat was over the game was soon known in the convent, Then its fame aprond to the 'village and beyond." The verso was reduced to que word, "Domino,» hence the mama na wa have received it.

III, Three Lights Vertical, Red Green Rad, indicates that the wind may be expected to increase to fall typhoon force at any moment,"

No. III, 5igual will be accompanied by the information conveyed by this signal bolag frat as above, in the event of the Explosive Bomba

published by night,

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

· SUPPLEMENTARY WARNINGS. For the benefit of Native: Craft and passing Ocean Vessels, a Cone will be exhibited at each of the following stations during the time that any of the abore Day Signals are holy ad in the Harbour.

Gap Rock

Waglan

Stapley.

Cape Collieson,

Aberdeen Sao Kl Wa

"sba Tud Tai Po

This will indicato-that-there-fa-K newhere in the China-Sea, and that a Storm Warning is hoisted in the Harbour

oirther detalle can 'always' sala, on demand

py signal from:

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