Mails.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH WEDNESDAY JANUARY 20 1909,
Intimation.
NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD, THE YOKOHAMA DOCK CO., LTD.
BREMEN.
IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL LINES.
FOR
„STRAMKRI
NAPLES, GENOA, ALGIERS,) # PRINT EITEL FRIEDRICH"Į
GIBRALTAR, SOUTHAMPTON, ANTWERP and HAMBURG
TO BAIL
Uspt. E. Malchow .........
WEDNESDAY,
Nooo, 27th January.
MANILA, YAP, NEWGUINEA,Y BRISBANE, SYDNEY Bod MELBOURNE
"PRINZ SIGISMUND "... ́............."
Capt. D. Learmont
THURSDAY,
SP.M., 28th. January.
KUDAT and SANDAKAN.
Capt. H. Kerchner „................. ["BORNEO".............. Beginning of February.
Capt. F. Sambill '...................... J
18th January.
For further Particulars, apply to
NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD.
SHANGHAI, NAGASAKI, KOBEĮ "Prinz Regent Luitpold"Į About THURSDAY,
and YOKOHAMA
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,
FOX
STEAMERS
CAPTAINS. TO SAIL ON „Ailland“ „-1st Feb., FM
Rebulat... and Feb,, at 1 P.M. SHANGHAI, KOBE, YOKOHAMA .....TOURANE ...............Lancelia15th Feb., P.M. MARSKILLES, VIA PORTS POLYNESIEN Broc..............16th Fob, at -..
-SHANGHAI, KOBĖ, YOKOHAMA...SalaZIE- MARSEILLĖS, VIA PORTS SYDNEY
Traushipment on the Co.'s Steamers at Singapore for Batavia; at Golombo for Calcutta, Bombay and Australia | at Port Said for the Levant, Constantinople and Black Sex
No. 1 DOCK. Length inside 514 ft. Width of entrance, top 98 ft.; bottom 75 it. Water, on blooks, 37,5 ft. Time to pump out, & hours.
No. 2 DOOK. Length Inside, 875 it. Width'of entrance, top 60.5 ft. bottom 45.8 ft. Water on blocks, 26.5 ft. Time to pump out, 2 hours.
THESE DOOKS are conveniently situated in Yokohama harbour and the attention of Captains and Englaners is respectfully called to the advantages offered for Docklag and repairing Vessels and Machinery of every description."
The plant and tools are of recent, patterns for dealing quickly and cheaply with work always at hand, (plates and angles all being, tested by
and a large stock of material Lloyds' survoyan).
Two powerful Twla Screw Towboats are avaliable for taking Vessels la or om of Dock, and for taking Salling Vessels in or out of the bay. The.floating derrick', la capable “of liftlug' 15 tons.
MONBY MARKET.
HEAVY CONSIGNMENTS OF SILVER
„FOR INDIA
· Messrs." Samuel Montago and" Company. write from London, on December; 17, "sa föl- lows
BATHER STORM-W
ED
PROM THE HO
OBSERVATORY.
METEOROLOGICAL SIGNALƏ
Meteorological signals, are hoisted on the - The French exchange has moved fo favour | mast in, front of the Water Police Station a of this country and the demand for bar gold in | Tsim Sha Taul for the information of masters now distiucily less keen,Badi
of vessels leaving the port. They do not The quotation fell on Monday to 778, 10hd.necessarily imply that bad weather is expected per or, standard, and shed Jd. on Tuesday, And here :—— #gain id, on Wednesday..
About £600,000! Was available," the major part of which was sold for abroad :- |--December 10, £90,000 and December 12, £180,000 in oversigas for Buenos Aires, muk-- ing a net efflux for the week of £270,000.
· The sudden oroption of animation and activi-
ty which characterised last week's market. smouldered until Wednesday,
On that day, the urgency of demand for de- livery this week died out, and the market
ravestad to normal conditions;
The fall of 3/16d. to 23-5/158,, led to stagna- „tion, as producers were reluctant to sell.
Valmis some of the silvar engaged for ship. meat is CADCalled at the fast moment, this | week's steamer, due to arrive in Bombay for the January settlement, will carry a consignment Steam Launches of Steel or Wood, Lighters, Steel Buildings and Roofs, Bridge | exceeding in value the record in October last, Work, and all kinds of Machinery are made on the premises.
It is possible, that Bombay will. boar this Tenders will be made up when required and the workmanship and material will be buga addition, to jis stock, (now considerably reduced) without much disquietada; for the goaranted.
improvement in Indian trade, to which we The cost of Docking, and repair work, will be found to compare favourably with that drew attention last week, continues to be of any port in the world,
Telephone: Nos, 876, 500, or 881,
Telegrams, “Dook, Yokohama," Codes A. B. 0. 4th and 5th Edt. Liebers, Scotts, A. 1, and Watkins. Yokohama, May 23rd, ryog,
Shipping Steamers.
MESSAGERIES CANTONAISES.
FRENCH LINE OF STEAMERS BETWEEN HONGKONG, CANTON AND KOUANG-S1.
5.5,"PAUL BEAU," 1,900 tons, 14 knots,
15. "OHARLES HARDOUIN," 1,900 tons, 14 knots,
The speediest, most luxuriously appointed and punctual steamer on the line, Departure from Hongkong at to P.M. (Saturdays excepted), Departate from Canton at 5.15 F.M. (Sundays accepted).
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These superb 11hmars carrying the French Mall are fitted throughout with Electric Llakk.
rade.Excellent cuisine.
Through Tickets to London vik Paris from £27.10 up to £71,80, 20 hours' rallway from and Fans and were anelali Interpreters most passengers at their arrival in Marseilles..
Mücapitis in † anden
For further particulars, apply to
Hongkong, 18th January, 1909;
P. de CHAMPMORIN,
AGENT,
QUEEN'S BUILDINUS.
JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN.
Steamer.
REGULAR Tarxx-Wkkkly SERVICE
ΕΚΤΥΑΚΗ
JAVA, CHINA, AND JAPAN.
The Company's Own Whast near Wing Lok Street and sits berth in Canton opposite Shamean.
manifested. On Wederday, the offer of 83| lacs of Bills and T.T, by the Indis Council, produced applications for 765 lacs, and the India Council, in consequenco, increased the amount for next week to izo lacs.
On the 1st instant, a shipment of 401,000 02. was made from San Francisco to the East.
The prices fixed to-day, 21 5/16d. for cash, and 12 5/16d, for two months, are respectively, | 77 6d; and 1, below those fixed a week ago,
QUOTATIONS.
Quotation's for bar, silver per oz. Standard. Dec.. 11–237/16d, cash, 23jd, two months, Dec. 22-23 de
227/162. N
¿Dec. 14—22jd..
Dec. 15-12}d.
Dec 16-21 5/16d. Dec 17-22 5/164. Averago)
#4
Bigand
I
A CONE point upwards
A CONE point upwards and UKUM below
DRUM
A OJNE point down wards and DRUM below
5.
A CONE point down. wards
6
A CONE point down..
wards and BALL below
2.
A BALL
*
22jd.
50+
*22.7/16d.
*
*
22 5/16d. 1925/164, 19
+9
8. A CONE
for the 22.437 11 22.396 week)
Bank Ratoes monatatesten,
.at per cant.
Bar Gold per or. Standard...........77/984. French Gold Coin per az.......76/4hd. German Gold Coin per or......76/4kd." United States Gold Coin per os...76/4}d.
A GHOSTLY MISCELLANY.
HUNTING FOR SPOOKS AT THE KUSTACE”
MILES PALOM.
polot upwards and BALL below
Indicatesa Typhoon to the North of the Colony, M
indicates a Typhoon to, the North-East: of the Colony.
indicated a Typhoon 'to the Ixst of the Colony.
indicatesa Typhoon to, the South-Baut
of the Colony,M
Indicatesa Typhoon to the Bouth of the Colony.
indicatesa Typhoon /
to the Fouth West
of the Colony.
Indicatesa Typhoon to the West of the Colony.
indicates a Typhoon
to the North-West of the Colony,
Red Signals Indicate that the contro; If believed to be more than goo miles away from the Colony.
Black Signal. Indicate that the centre ta believed to be less than 300 miles away fro the Colony,
The above signals will, as heretofore, ba “böisted" only when typhoons exist, in such positions or are moving in such directions that „information regarding them is considered, toʻ The greatest ghost-hunter in Christendombe of importance to the Colony or to shipp! g has come to town in the person of Mr. Elliott leaving the harbour, ...
For further particulars, please apply to the COMPANY'S OFFICE at Shameen, Canton. O'Donnell, an Irishman, who lectured in dread-
or to their Agents.
· BARRETTO & 00. Hongkong.
Hongkong, 9th October, 1908.
Intimations.
EYES
From
Expected on "or about
Will leave for
Da or about
TJIMAHI.............. JAVA ini. TJILIWONG... JAPAN TIIKINI ...... JAVA....
TJILÁTJAP... JAVA.
TJIBODAS
TJIPANAS JAVA
1st half Jan. SHANGHAI
ant half Jan, JAYA
and half jan. JAPAN
1st half Feb.
SHANGHAI
zsi half Feb. JAPAN
***
JAVA,
.......181 half Feb; SHANGHAI
1st hali Jan.
1st half Jan,
2nd hall Jan.
1st half Feb.
1st ball Feb.
1st half Feb.
The Steamers are all fitted throughout with Electric_Light and have Accommodation for
a limited number of Saloon Passengers, and will tako Dargo to all Netherland India Ports
on through Bills of Lading,
For Particulars of Freight and Passage, apply to
Telephone No.375,
JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN
York Buildings, int door, -
Hongkong, 4th January, 1969..
WEST RIVER BRITISH STEAMSHIP
THE Steamers
COMPANIES.
HONGKONG W DOBOW
"LINTAN" and "SAN-UI
LINK
JAIL, FROM Hongkong Twick a Week and Ogmelete the Round Trip in 4'Daze Those steamers have Excellent Saloon Accommodation, and are Lighted Throughout by Electricity,
THE OLIMATE ON THE WEST RIVER DURING THE WINTER MONTHS IE
'VERY FINE AND EXHILARATING,
For further information apply' to-
رام
BUTTERFIELD & 'SWIRE,
AGENTS, WEST RIVER BRITISH 7.8 COMFAN!* S.
WILL
RIGHT!
N. LAZARUS, OPHTHALMIC OPTICIAN, CORNER OF D'AGUILAR STREET AND QUEEN'S ROAD.
FILL test your ayes free of charge, and if they are wrong will pat them right.
All kinds of Repairs, Lenses Ground.
Spectacles for all requirements,
d. Ask, or write, for Illustrated Booklet on "Defective Sight,*-free.
LONDON,
"
BAYCUTTA,
1, John Street, Bedford Row, W.G.
Maughong, sth March, 1908
50 Benkack Straat
SAINT-RAPHAEL
ful gloom at the Eustace Miles Salon yesterday Afternoon (Doc_16) with all the blinds down and a bedroom candia dimly illuminating the (crackling sheets of type-written foolscap from
which he read ·
SHANGHAI, 566, Nanking Road
Iga
TONIO, RESTORATIVE, DIGESTIVE WINE Vory palatable,
Known throughout the world and prezoribed-in-all-eason-of- Anemia, Debility and Convalescence, to young women, chudran and the aged, 'Invaluable in hot olimates,
DOSE (Oun wiss-gloss after the púo priscípat meslu,"
· Each boitle, of genuine VIN SAINT-RAPHAEL bears, in addition
to the registered trade-mark :
(3) The WARRANTY STAMP of the UNION DER FABRICANTE.
(1) A METAL UKAL advertising QILETEAN.
~~f8~8-MELISSA¬-und-MINT—dordial"
CLETEAS which surpasses all others by its
porety and faultless préparation. To be taken on a lump of sugar. COMPAGNIE du VIN SAINT-RAPHAEL-Valence (Drome-France),
"WALDBECK MACGREGOR & O6., Hongkong.
.
In the bill of fare be laid before his audience, "Vegetable Ghosts” were included—as it was only right they should be at Mr. Miles's famous digestional establishment.
Vegetarian enthusiasis thronged the Salon, hoplog, it may be supposed, to see face to face for the first time the disembodied spirit of a Jentil stalk into the room uttering ghoulish gibberish, or spectral tomatoes, spooking it across the magic lantern screen kindly provided by an obliging management. Even the ghost of a brazil nut, with crackers for legs-suitably attired, would have been accepted "with" ma- derate enthusiasm..
These signals are repeated at the Harbour Office,-H.MS. Tamar, Groen_Inland 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 Sigual will be made at the Water Police Station, and repeated at the Harbour Office ——
́THREE EXPLOSIVE BOMBE, AT INTERVALS
OF TEN SECONDS.
A Black Cross will be hoisted at the same time, superior to the other shapes.
NIGHT SIGNALE
The following Night Signals will be exhibit-- But the only vegetarian apparition' shown ||ed from the Flagstaff on the roof of the 'Water was an alleged photograph of a buttered beau Police Station at Kowloon, the Harbour Office, tin with skinny arms and legs which Mr. | Flagstaff, and H.M.S. Tomar. - O'Donnell explained mysteriously, was an Elemental,
THINGS SEEN and heard. The remainder of the lecture was divided between long description of ghosts Mr. O'Donnell had seen and ghosts he had been told somebody else bad said they had soon. The pictures ha flashed on the screen ware amateur drawings is sepin and chalk of most material and unfrightening “visions." They included:
A pig-headed man,
"A Bestial bead seen in a cupboard.
I. Three Light Vertical, Gress Green Green, Indicates that a typhoon is believed to be situated more than 300 miles from the Colony.
IL Thren Lights Vertical, Green Red Green,
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indicates that a typhoon is believed to be situated less than 300 miles from the Colony,
III. Throo Lights Vertical, Red Gugen Red, Indicates that the wind may be expected to increase to fall typhoon force at any moment,
No. III. Signal will be accompanied by the
A herd of black awine (with their tails,out of Explosive Bombs, at above, in the event of the
drawing),
A haunted chair.
•
A ditio doorway, and
A churchyard wall, haunted by an old woman
in a white pinafore and big boots.“,
Is a voice somewhat lacking dramatic fire,
Mr O'Donnell described how he had once beard
information conveyed by this signal being first published by night...
There Night Sigasle will be substituted the the Day Signals at sunset, and will, when necessary, bo altèred doring the night,
SUPPLEMENTARY WARNINGS"
"the Rinchen, and once fought the disembodied For the benefl of Natiya Crah and passing spirit of the stuffed head of a moose which Ocean Vessels, a Cone will be exhibited at bung over ita batatand in the hall of a house each of the following stations during the time he reated on a three years' loase. Later on he that any of the above Day: Siguala ara bóir ed laid a trap for that ghost, and, sitting up all | in'the Harbour.: "night, succeeded in catching wtriple-expansion" cold in the head. The spectral mouse escaped by the skin of its teath.
SKEN WHILE FISHING,
Then he told bow when opce ke was fishing in Ireland he succeeded in projecting his spirit. god bis voice to his own house miles and miles away between the nibbler at his book,
Gap Rock
Waglan,
-Stanley,
Cape Collinson,
Bal Kung
Aberdeen.. Sita Ki Wan,
đi ra Eo. Tal Po
This will indicate that there is a depressiom somewhere in the China Sea, and that a Storm
-The fact that Mr, O'Donnell-in-a-fikarman---Warning is hoisted in the Harbour, „by Instinct (if he is a spook-bunter by pra- fession) may perhaps account for some of the experisacas with which he regalef tha arvom- bled vegetarians. They smiled with the cold. enthusiasm of proteid Icicles. There was pot a'single shudder in the whole show,
Vessels, on demand, by signal, from
Farther details can always be giyen to Dess
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