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Mails.

THE HONG KONG TELEGRAPH THURSDAY MARCH 18

Intimations.

NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD, THE YOKOHAMA DOCK CO., LTD.

BREMEN.

IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL

FOR

NAPLES, GENOA, ALGIERS,×KLEIST".

GIBRALTAR, SOUTHAMPTON,

ANTWERP and HAMBURG......

MANILA, YAF, NEW GUINEA,

LINES.

STEAMERI

TO SAIL

Capt. Rud Meydi.

WEDNESDAY,

24th March, Novo,

PRINE WALDEMAR

Japi. Iseki

THURSDAY,

Capt. B. Wilhelmi

[BORNED" TAR

Capf. F. Sambil

25th March, P.M.

About THURSDAY,

25th March.

Beginning of April.

For further Particulars, apply to

BRISBANE, SYDNEY and MEL-

BOURNE...................

SHANGHAI, NAGASAKI, KOBEĮ "GORBEN"

and YOKOHAMA

KUDAT and SANDAKAN.

NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD,

MELCHERS & CO...

GENERAL AGENTS, HONGKONG & CHINA.

Hongkong, 13th March, 1909.

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MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.

FRENCH MAIL LINES.

FORTNIGHTLY SERVICE TO and FROM EUROPE via SUEZ CANAL,

TO and FROM, JAPAN vis BHANGHAI.

FOR

STEAMERS

TO-SAIL-ON-

素

CAPTAINS. SHANGHAI, KOBE, YOKOHAMA...ERNEST SIMONS ... Girard.......19th March, F.M.

„NERÀ...... * Martin....30;h March, at 2 PM. MARSEILLES, VIA FORTS SHANGHAI, KOBE, YOKOHAMA TONKIN.....Charbonnel. Fath April, Fac MARSEILLES, VIA FORTS.... CALEDONIES ........ Bruno ....................... 13th April, at 2 PM,

Transhipment on the Co.'s Steamers at Singapore for Batavia at Colombo for Jalcutta, Bombay and Australia; at Port Bald for the Levant, Constantinople and Black Son,

Through Tickets to London via Paris from £37.10 up to £7110. so hours''rallway tram, Marseilles to London..

latorpreters most passengers at thoir arrival in Marseilles,

For further particulam, apply to

Rongyong, 15th March, 19c9.

CHAMPMORIN,

AGENT,

QUEEN'S BUILDINGS,

MESSAGERIES CANTONAISES.

TRENCH LINE OF STRAMERS BETWEEN HONGKONG. CANTON AND

KOUANG-SI,

5.S." PAUL BEAU," 1,000 tons, 14. kpots.

&S. "CHARLES, HARDOUIN," 1,900 tons, 14 knots..

· The speedlesi, most luxuriously appoloted and punctual steamers on the line. Departure from Hongkong ai 10 p.m. (Saturdays excepted).. Departure from Centos at 5.15 PM. (Sundays excepted).

These superb steamers cam og the French Mail an Sited throughout with Electric Light and Fans and were specially ballt för this trade. Excellent cuisine.

The Company's Own Wharf near Wing Lok Strest and its berth la Canton opposite-

Shambon.

For larther particolars, please apply to the COMPANY'S OFFICE at Shameen, Carton,

"Hongkong, th October, 1908.

EYES

or to their Agents BARRETTO &·00,-Eloogkong,

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RIGHT!

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

FILL test your eyes free of charge, and if they are wrong will put them right, WILL

All kinds of Repairs, Lenses Ground.

Spectacios for all requirements. Ask, or write, for Illustrated Booklet on "Defectiya Bighi,

Sweet, Badfs

GALCURTAI Bastiach Street:

-No. 1 DOCK, Length inside 514 ft. Width of entrance, top 95 ft.; bottom 76 11: Water on blooks, 27.5 ft. Time to pump out, 4 hours.

No. 2 DOCK.

Length inside, 375 ft. Width of entrance, top 60.5 ft. bottom 45.8 ft. Water on blocks, 26.5.1t. Time to pump out, 2 hours.

THESE DOOKS are conveniently situated in Yokohama barbour and the attention of Captains and Kegluser is respectially 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 'band, (plotes and angles' all being tested by Lloyds' surveyors).

Two powerful Twl Dock, and for taking: of liftlag 35 tone.

1909.

LICORICE

WHERE IT IS GROWN;

SOME LITTLE KNOWN INFORMATION, The United States Consul-General at Uon- stantinople (Mr. E. H. Ozmun) bas sent to Washington the following translation of à re port on the licorice growing industry in Turkey prepared at his request by Karnik Mannu- kian W

ER FORKO ASTE

WARNINGS ISN020 FROM THE HONGKONG OBSERVATORY

METEOROLOGICAL SIGNALS

Mateorological signals are hoisted on the mast in frost of the Water Police Station at Tsim Sha Tsui for the information of mastar

They do not eos of vassals leaving the port:

Licorics (in Turkish "miyan kouku") is of necessarily imply that bad weather is expected the family of papillomaccus (butterfly-shaped) hore- leguminous plant. The botanical det gation Sirol given for the plant found in Leba, Anti- Lebanon, Asia Minor, and Caucasus in lycyr biza glabra L. The officinal licorice, a shrub of one and a hall metres (five feat) maximum height, grows spontaneously in Southern Fu rope, the, fruit of which contains the or four seeds, and the root long and running, it

eslindrical and smooth, brown outwardly and yellow internally. Erect licorice, which allaint a height of two metras (6]ft), has a rúit cons talning only two seeds; it is tap-rooted and the root is not so sweet as that of the other kind, but it is used for the same purposes. The gummy and sugary element in licorice "glycerhizine," and is used la commerce either

Screw Towboats are available for taking Vessels in or out of as a dry root or as an extract or Juice, solidified dg Versals fo or out of the bay The, floating darrick is casab

jato sticks of go to zoo grainn (3.17 to 3.5302). : It is considered emollient and pectoral. The better kind of prepared licorice has a brilliant

and gives a transparent solution. The pure, article, mixed with starch, fecula, or other sub. Tenders will be made up when required and the workmanship and material wil be stances less injurious, is usually of a brownish granted

"Steam Launches of Bleek or Wood, Lighters, Steel Buildings and Roofs, Bridge black colour, is incompletely soluble in water, Work, and all kinds of Machinery are made on the premises.

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The cost of Docking, and repair work; will be found to compare lavourably with that of any port in the world,

Telephone: Nos, 876, 506, or-881. Telegrams, “Dook, Yokohama,” Codes A. B. 0. 4th and 5th Edt.

Liebers, Scotts,

1, and Watkins.

Yokobama, May 13rd, 1905.

PHILATELIC NOVELTY

suitable for PRESENTS.

BAGS OF USED POSTAGE STAMPS. Containing:

All Asiatic Stamps. 4,000 for $8.00

3,000 7.00

·2,000

5,00

700,

2.00-

300 11

1,00

All Chineno Stamps: 4,000 for 14.50 3,000 μl 3.50 12,003, 2.50 1,000 n 1:50

500,

1,03

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HONGKONG ICE COMPANY, LIMITED

is hereby notified that on and after this date, the selling price of ice, will be reduced to HALF A CENT per ponud

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., Ld.,

General Managers, HONGKONG ICE COMPANY, LIMITED. songkong, Tith March, 1977.

PEAK

1.00 0.5.

TRAMWAYS COMPANY.

LIMITED:

TIKK TABLE.

WYER DAYS

tint, breaking in a granular shape, and furaish es an unsatisfactory solutions

The licorice plant has been cultivated ac cording to precedence of date in Spain, Italy, Greece, the Ottoman Empire, Russia, China, Turkestan, and Perala. The yearly produc tion of dry licorice in tons of about 1,000 kilos.

L (2,204 6ib) is as follows:-

Spain, 1,120 tons; Italy, 4.480 tons; Grééce, 2,240 tons; Ottoman Empire, 33,620 tons; Rus sia, 22,400 tons; China, 560, tons; Persia and Turkéstop, 280 tons. Total, 64,680 tons.

SENT TO THE UNITED STATES. The two countries which export" almost all- of their products to the United States are Rus. sia and Turkey. In Russia licorice is culti vated in the villages of the Koura, on the right and left of the railroad, in the Government of Elisabethpol and Baku

In 1885 licorice was for the first time culti fasavated industrially in the region of the Caucasus and on the shores of the Caspian Sea. A factory for drying and pressing the root was established near Liakí, on the Transcaspian railroad. Other factories have since been es- tablished. It is estimated that mors-than 6,000,000 poods (216,000,000lb) of licorice root f's manipulated yearly.. Almost the whole of the produce is destined for the United States and England.... <P

Also Stamps in Packels and Sets, and other Philatelic Requisites at prices to suit every body..

VIEW POSTCARDS, ALBUMS, HINGES,

RAPHAEL-TUCK'S-TOY-BOOKS AND-1.30 am-10-30 Every 10 mieste:

RELIEF SCRAPS,

1.30 am, to 11.00 am.... Every 15 minu 1.30 a.m. io 12.45 p.m....vory ! minutes (1.45 pm, to 1,15 p.m... Every to minutes. rsp. to 1.45 p.m. ...Every 15 minutes 145 p.m. to 2.5 p.m.... Every to minota 4.15 paa, to 3.00 pm...Every 15 minutes 3.30 p.m. to 5,ob p.m....very is inautes 5:00 pm-10-100 p.m...Every to ming**

RIGHT CARS...

&c.**

MANILA CIGARS AND Cigarettes,

&C, &C Inspection invited.

GRACA & CO., No, 37, Des Voeux, Road,

F. BLACKHEAD & Co., SHIP-CHANDLERS, SAILMAKERS, COAL AND PROVISION MEE. CHANTS, "NAVAL CONTRACTORS

AND GENERAL COMMISSON ACENTS,

GROUND FLOOR,

ST. GEORGE'S BUILDING,

'. · HONGKONG, SOAP AND SODA MANUFACTUR

OTPRERS.

BOLE AGENTS FOR ARTMANN'S RAHTJÉN'S GENUINE, H COMPOSITION RED HAND BRAND, HARTMANN'S GREY PAINT. DAIMLER'S PATENT MOTOR *LAUNCHES,

&c.

• Bola: Agents-for FERGUSON'S SPRCIAL OREAM and

P&O SPECIAL LIQUER BOOTCH WHISKY, &c.

EVERY KIND OF SHIPS STORES AND REQUISITES ALWAYS IN STOCK AT

REASONABLE PRICES *o*uliota. *% March, 180",

THERAPION MAY NOW ALSO BE OBTAINED IN DRAGEE (TANTELESS) FORM,

A HOJOLETUL DISCOVERY. 700 is the war ul kosea -handlarzzer tant, abun ali natur, bu to speak, in runwa; kod by the wip. life tor & romla Land hapy ness biman, Belen a bas rodsed marle giant strades during the pre-, -century, and among the-by no pecake Isait fun-

portant-dlicov-stre e medielne comer that id

THERAPION.

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“This preparation is unqustionably one of the most genuine and reliable Pauni Medicines evaj inlay iluted, and bar, we understand, been used in tha Coxilatatal forpitah vý Kiconi, Rostah, Jobert, Volpeau, Malastneuvo, the well-known Chitsalg - sac, andindeed by al whổâre regarded as author sities in such matters; including the celebrated Lažjemand, and Rost, by whom it was some tima sinde sniformly adopted, fod that it is worthy, the “attention of those who require such a comedy we think there is no doubt, From the time of Aristotle downwards, a potest agyni in ste reisoval of these disekses fan (lika iho lamed philosopher's skino) bom the object of search of some hopele), generou mladar múð far beyond ibe more power* if such could ever have been discovered-of teans«' muting the basse matala isto gold is surely the dis. Curry D&PORNĚT SO potentaturayden alaba fail. ing energies of the contemed

Ce the cascaso, and in the otherso effectually, speedily and valels to expel from the system without this kid, or are the knowledge, of a second party, the polivar of angpired or inherited disease in all phair protena" fordskom na Shinter trarabekind. "Buchla „THE NEW.ERINOK REMEDY.

SHERAPIONE which way tatainly renk with, if not take price „denceal, many of the discoveries of our day, about which we distis ostentation and solac kava banu Can (mjján) and the intenses and overvincemudug de

"mandthathas been created for telemedicina uber-

ever latroduced appears be preveʻthat stillagam. Cristined to cant buto",öblivion all those questionable

ramedleg that sents, formerly the sole relanzas med cal man, tiaraplow may be obtained of sla „Apelzeljki chomlure and merchants serometrul

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45 pm and 9 p.m., 9.45 thn 10'

overy half hour. SUNDAYE. 8,00 am to 9.0 1.m....Evary 15 minute, 19.00 RM to 9:30 am...Every 30 minutes 9.30's.m. to 10.30 am.Every 15 minutes 10.30 àm. 10.11.00 am.... Every lo mlentes 11.45 am. to 12,00 Doon... Every 15 minutes 11.00 Noon to 1:00 pm...Evaly to micolas 1.00 pm to 5.00 p.m....Every 15 m'arte 5.00 p.m. to 6.00 pm. Every 10 minutes 3.00 p.m. to 7.00 p.m....Every'if minutes. .00 p.m. to 8.00 p.m....Every to mianie. '-- NIGHT CARS as on Weak Days,`.

NSTRADAVE.

Extra cars at 15 picks 50 p.m and

SPECIAL CARS ́ bỹ. Arrangement' ai. ik- Company's Office, ALEXANDRA BUILDING Das Vœux Road Central

JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SIN

General Manegers. Hongkong, 4th Innd, rane.

D. NOMA, PROFESSIONAL TATTOCER}

VAND

THE EXPERT, REMOVER OF TATTOO MARKS,

No, 60 QUEEN'S ROAD, CENTRAL

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

In Asiatic Turkey, licorice root found in sandy and damp places, more especially on lands near rivers. It is dug by the peasants from depths of asft to 50 centimetres (9.8 to 19.17 inches), and sold on the sput for from three to ten ceotimes the kile (27, to 28 mille per pound). The licorice produced in the pro- vince of Aidia in the best in the world. It was first discovered in 1848 by an Italian, who, in company with an Englishman, began the busi ness of collecting and exponing it to the Unit

́ed Staten.

The ground where this plant grows is 'rent- ed each year by the merchants who deal in this article. Upon payment of the rent the tenants have the right to dig and export the root during the interval between Septembet and May. The digging and transporting of the root is given by contract to the peasants, or they work by the day for the tenant. According to the temperature and the season, a labourer can dig from 35'ló 70 kilos (7716 to 1'54lb), a day.

LA CONE.

point upwards.

CONE point upwards and UKUM below

ARUM

4. A CONE

point down wards and DRUM below

A CONE point down wards

6. A CONE

point down. wards and BALL below

BALL

8.A UONE

polat upwards and BALL below

Indicates a Typhoon to the North of" the

Colony.

indicates aTypboo to the Herfli-Es of the Colony.

Indicates a Typhoon" to the East of the Colony.

indicatesa Typhoon to the South-East; bi the Oslony.

indicatesa Typhoon to the South of the Colony.

indicaters Typhoon

to the South-West:

of the Colony,

| indicatesa Typhoon to the West of the *Colony,"

Indicates a Typhoon to the North-West of the Colony,

Red Signals ludicate that the centre !# believed to be more than 300 miles away from the Colony, ...

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

"The above signals will, as heretofore, be hoisted only when typhoons exist in such positions or are moving in anch directions, that information regarding them is considered to be of importance to the Colony or to shipping leaving the barbour,

These signals are repealed at the Harbour Office, H.MS. Tamar, Green Island 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 Init typhoon force at any moment, the following Urgent Signal will be made at the Water Police Station, and repeated at the Harbour Office ***

THREE EXPLOSIVE BOMBE, AZ INTERVALS OF TEN SECONDS.

NIGHT SIGNALS.

The following Night Signals will be exhibit

A Black Cross will be hoisted, at the same: The rent of the ground varies from 40 centime, superior to the other shapes, times to a franc per deúdom (34 to 85 cents por acre per year. It is estimated that merchants pay about 160,000 francs per annum for this purpose; that the number of labourers is 14,000; that these 14,000 fabourers receive as wages ed from the Flagstaff on the roof of the Water 1,100,000 franes; that the tithes paid to the Of Police Station at Kowloon, the Harbour Offer toman Government are $20,000 francs for the Flagstaff, and H.M.S. Tamar, fools and 11,500 francs for the paste. ThiI. Threa Lights Vertical, Green Green Green, makes a total expenditure of 1,397,500 francs, indicates that a typhoon is believed to be exclusive of general andandry expenses borna situated more than 100 miles from the Colony, by the merchants as depenses for trans-." portation to the port of Smyrna,

WAGES OF LABOURERS

I Three Lights Vessal, Green Red Groes, fndicates that, a typhoon is believed to be The wages of women in the different parts of situated less than 300 miles from the Colony. Asiatic Tarkey vary from 30 to 75 centimes per EA

III. Three Lights & tical, Red Green Rød, day of to hours. In certain distant regions of ibe province of Adana, and even in the Leb-Indicates that the wind may be expected to Buon, it is only 35 to 50 centimes per day. The increase to fall typhoon force at any moment, skilled labourers who weave the fine rugs of No. III, Signal will be accompanied by the Smyron and Oushak receive 1 to 1} france per

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

My 34 years experience in tattooing is a day. Auto wages of men, they vary greatly Explosiva Bombs, as above, in the event of the wuarantee of good work and prompLexecution according to circumstances, whether the labour. information conveyed by this signal being first |My colours are absolutely fast and perfectly

er is a native or Europeas, according to his age published by niga. harmless, and produce a charming affect pol stained by any other, as their composition is and according to the difficulty or the specially of the work. A day labourer receives na to 7.5 ably known to me. In tattooing unlike some species of engravings, care must be taken to frases per day, and eyes as much as a france have the work done in a perfect, high toned cities like Beirut and Smyrna Agricultural. manner. In onder to take special procaulon

wages increase as aon nears the larger centres against possible dangers, I use fresh materials

A labourer with bis oxen is paid from a to 4: daily...

For the benefit of Natire, Craft and passing francs per day. European workmen who dig

"Ocean" Vessels, a Cone will be exhibited at -licorice root may be had for 1 to 1 francs perch of the following stations during the time

The copying of Portraits with distinct mianteness a speciality.. ..

Hongkong, 1st September, rok,

+

LEE YEE

HAIR DRESSING SALOON

Has Always ON HAND

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· SUPPLEMENTARY WARNING

› American navigation, in Turkish waters is that any of the above Day Signals are Foised

in the Harbour. practically pil Ottoman products aro trans ported to the United States by foreign, sailing vossale or steamers. Within, the last 20 years only two American sailing vessels have visited Syria and Palestias.

It is difficult to fix exactly the amount of freight rafes, which only vary according to the

CIGARS, CIGARETTES messa and fluctuations of offer and demand, but

TOILET REQUISITES

TOR SALE

12, D'AGUILAR STREET:

for licorice root the change to the United Stait varies from 20 francs to 37 francs (15K 10,314.

In fransmitting the foregoing report Conful, General Ozguo, states that the chief use of Tarkits licorice·ls in the plus obaccos

Efforts to grow licorice United Stater

Gip Rock: Waglan. Stanfor Cape Collinson.

This will ind

Further deta essels on demard