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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY MARCH
ttons.
NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD, THE YOKOHAMA DOCK CO., LTD.
BREMEN.
IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL LINES.
YOKOHAMA and KOBE
CAMERI
PRIME SIGISMUND
Capt. D. Lent uni
"Prina Ludwig "¿uni
NAPLES, GENOA ALGIERS GIBRALTAR, SOUTHAMPTON, ANTWERP and BREMEN inain SHANGHAI, NAGASAKI, KOBE?"
and YOKOHAMA
KODAT and SANDAKAN.
KANILA YAP, NEWGUINEA,“
BRISBANE, SYDNEY and MELBOURNE
Capt. F. v. Biozėlesniace
BULOW ".
To 'SAIL
About SATURDAY,
3rd April.
WEDNESDAY, W
~ 7th April, Noon.
About WEDNESDAY,
7th April.
Capt.. H. FormeS, LOS A
BORNEO* *80280315
Cap.. F. Sambillion.
Beginning of April.
"PRINZ SIGISMUND "
Capi, D. Lenzingen a
FRIDAY,
agrd April.
For further Particulars, apply to
NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD,
Hongkong, 27th March, 1909.
MELCHERS & CO.,
GENERAL AGENTS, HONGKONG & OHINA.
MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.
FRENCH MAIL LINES,
FORTNIGHTLY. SÉRVICE TO ́and FROM KUROPË via SUEZ QANAL.
TO and FROM JAPAN via SHANGHAI.
..
FOR
7 STEAMERS
CAPTAINE TO SAIL ON SHANGHAI, KONE, YOKOHAMA.....ERNEST SIMONE ......Gítard.................29th March, P.M. MARSEILLES, VIA PORTS ................ NERA.................................................... Martio........................ 30th March, at x P,M. 'SHANGHẢI, KOBE, YOKOHAMA .....TONKIN..................................Charbonnel.....12th April, E.M.
MARSEILLES, VIA PORTS.CALEDONIEN Bruno 5th April, at P.,
Trasshipment on the Up's Steamers at Singapore for Batayla; et Colombo for Calcutta, Bombay and Australia ; at Port Said for the Lerant, Constantinople and Black Sea.
Through Tickets to London via Paris from £17.10 up to £71,10. sahours' rallway from Marples to London,
Interpreters meal passengers at their arrival in Marsellos.
For further particolais, apply ta
Hongkong, 15th March, 1ơng,
P. de CHAMPMORIN,
AGENT,
QUEEN'S BUILDINGS.
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MESSAGERIES CANTONAISES.
FRENCH LINE OF STEAMERS BETWEEN HONGKONG. CANTON AND,
KQUANG-SI.
S.S. PAUL BEAU," 1,900 tons, 14 knots,
ES. "CHARLES HARDOUIN," 1,900 1088, 14′knôts,
The speadlest, most luxuriously appolated and påactual steamers on the line, Departure from Hongkongist 10 8.M. (Saturdays excepted), Departure from Danton at 5.15 P.M. (Sundays excepted),
No. 1 DOCK, Length inside 514 ft. Width of entrance, top 95 ft. bottom 75 it. Waterlon blocks, 27.5 ft. Time to pump out, 4 hours.
No. 2 DOCK Longth inside, 875 ft. Width'of entrance, top 60.5 ft. bottom 45.8 ft. Water on blocks, 96.5 ft. Time to pump out, & hours.
THESE DOCKS are conveniently situated in Yokohama harbour and the attention of Captains and Boglucars is respectfully called to the advantages offered for Dockleg and repairing Vessais and Machinery of every description."
Kapita
The plant and tools ate of recent patterns for dealing quickly and charply with work and a large stock of material is always at hand, (plates and anglos all belog tested by Lloyds toXYAYOIS).
Two ponciful Twin Screw Towboats are available for taking Vessels in or out of Dock, and for taking Sailing Venials la or out of the bay. The Sgating derrick is capable of lifting 15 tons.
CH BY
FIRST:
RALTY
OF THE
H.M.9. Vanguard, the seventh of the Dreade nougat setias, was launched al Barrow-in- Fumess yesterday, the naming ceremony being performed by Mrs, Reginald McKenna, reports the Morning Leader of ayıd ultimage set The First Lord of the Admiralty was sur rounded by the distinguished company, ing representatives of many foreign navies, and the launch took place in the midai of the car- tomary pictoresque ceremonial, NARAIN
METEOR
Meteomlogical
mast in front of
Tsim Sha Taui for the of vessels leaving the necessarily imply that bad.
includ hare
The Vanguard has baud built by Messes. Vickers, Son, and Maxim, and the launch, which was made the occasion of a-public. holiday, attrácind a multitude of people, who occupied all the positions from which even the: somotest view could be obtained.
SAFEGUARDS NECESSARY...
In order that the pressure of the ships when the heal and bilge blocks had been removed should. ba reduced to infe limits, broadways worn used. Further safeguards were louran duced to hold the ship on her cradle until there, was sufficient depth of water in the Waldey Channal into which she could flost,
Supplemental hydraulic power was utilised,
so that besides the ordinary timber, shores there were at two singes along the length of the
Steam Launches of Etsel or Wood, Lighters, Steel Buildings and Rools Bridge ship hydraulic cylinders with rams. Work, and all kinds el Machinery are made on the piemite...
Tandems will be made up when required and the workmanship and material will guaranted.
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The cost of Docking, and repair work, will be found to compare favourably with thai of any port in the world.
Telephone: Nos. 976, 506, or 681,
Telegrama. Book, Yokohama,” Codes A. B. 0. 4th and 5th Edt. Liebers, Scotty, A. 1, and Watkins.
Yokohama, May 23rd, 1905,
DON'T BUY
ELSEWHERE BEFORE YOU CALL AT FRENCH STORE
(Opposite ASTOR HOUSE).
NOW SHOWING
"A Largo and Fancy Assortment of
The Best FRENCH TOYS, DOLLS,..
TOM SMITH'S CRACKERS,
CADBURY'S CHOCOLATE,
PHILATELIC NOVELTY
suitable for PRESENTS.
BAGS OF USED Postage StamES Containing
All Asiatic. Stamps --All Chinese Stamps.
4,000 for $8,00
3,000 7.00
2,000
5,00
$700 N 2.00
~4,000-för £4.50-
3.000 3.50. 2,003,113,50, 1,000 1.50
500
1,05
F
4
300 1.00 Also Stamps in Packets and Sels, and other Philatelic Requisites at prices to suit every body.
·VIEW POSTCARDS, ALBUME, HINGES, RAPHAEL TUCK'S TOY BOOKS AND RELIEF SCRAPE, MANILA CIGARS AND CIGARETTES,
·lic
PERNOT BISCUITS. Inspection invited.
&c., &c., &c.
Mongkong, 21st November, 1008
EAK TRAMWAYS COMPANN.
LIMITED.
PEAK
7.00 am,
TIME TABLE
ween Dave.
7.30 am to 9.jo £.m. ...Every 10 minuter 9.30 am, to 11,30 8.1. ... Eváry. 15 sain'atst, 21.30 am, to 12.45 p.m....Every 15 minuten. 13.45 p.m. to 1.15 pm. Every to miantes." 1.15 p.m. to 1.45 p.m. ..Every 15 minutes- 1.45 pm to 2.15 p.m. Every 10 minutes.. 3.15 p.m. to 1.00 p.m. ... Esary 15 mlantés. 3.30 pt to 5.00 p.m. .....Every 15 minutes. 3.00p.m.to 8.co jim. ...Evary 10 mluntar
NIGHT OARS..... 845 pm: and 9 p.m., 945 pm. to 11.15 p., every half hous. SUNDAYS.
8.00 am to 9.00 am....Every 15 minutes. 9.00 am to 9.30 am. .....Erary go minutes, 9:30a.m. to tajo a.m. ...Every 15 minutes 10.30 am to 11,00 am. .....Every só míoutes 11.45 am to 19.00 noon...Every 15 minuten. 13.00 Noon to 100 p.m....Every 10 minutes" 1,00 p.m. to 5.00 p.m. .....Every 15 minutes 5.00 pm to 6.00 p.m....Every 10 minutes 6.00 p.m. to 7.00 p.m. ...Every 15 minutes 4.00 p.m. to 8.00 p.m....Every-10ʻmilnutė"
NIGHT CARS `as on Week Days ``-
SATURDAYS.
Extra care at 3:55 pm, 12.30 p.m. and 11:45 pm.
SPECIAL CARS by Arrangement at th
These superb steamers carry'ng the French Mall are fitted throughout with Electric Light Company's Office, ALKXandra Buildings and Fans and were specially bulk for this trade. Excellent cuisine.
The Company's Own Wharf necr 'Wing Lok Street and lite berth in Canton opposite
Shambad.
· For further particulars, please apply to the COMPANY'S OFFICE at Shameen, Canton.
Hongkong, gth October, 1908,
EYES
or to their Agents
BAKRETTO &-00,- Hongkong.
RIGHT!
N LAZARUS, OPHTHALMIC OPTICIAN, CORNER OF D'AGUILAR STREET AND QUEEN'S ROAD.
TILI, lest your eyes free of charge, and if they are wrong will put them right..
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Lesses Ground. “ All kinds of Repairs, Spectacles for all
-Ask, or write, for Illustrated Booklet on !!Defective Sight
“Street, Bedford Row, W.0;
$65
Des Voeux Road Central, WAYNE
** JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON
General Managats, Hongkong, 4th June, room.
THERAPION MAY NOW ALSO BE OBTAINED
- in Drager (TaSTELESS) FORM,
A WONDERFUL DISCOVERY.
This is the «perti tavan - kantespermom, ww ali datory, so to speak, ja rapacked by the scimi Ufic to tomfort and Sapp' aves of min. Selen » kas indeed mada giant minden doring the per century, and Atony actor cars that of
no meani lasas ya».
Corten)-di-coved an
THERAPION.
This preparation is unquestionably qon at the stres growing and reliable Put, në Molícia “duced, and baa, we understand, firen need to the Coachental Hospitals by Ricord, Kostan, Jedett, Velpean, Maisonneuw, the well-known C bassaj - nac, and indeed by viɛ who are regarded as assão.. eitles in such matters, including the celebrated Lallemand, and Hous, by whom it waz sosta Libe Prince uniformly adopted, and that it is worthy tha attoniton of those who require such a semidy me think there is mo datii. From the time of Aristotle downwards, ʼn posent agyat in tha' removal of thane dinsaška Bay (like the famed 'philosopher's stras) been the phjart of search of some bopedia) gaderous minds; had (ær keyond the meca pomajie anah could ever have honi di serevered—öl trans- mating the basar metala into qu d is suply tha dia covery of a ready so pútení a storeplenish the fati
·lag energies of the cookrood venefretherawCRET and in the other so stertually, speelity and mốchh... în orgial from tha gyetem without Rist aid, or wryng the Yaowledge, of a second part, the poisons of soquired or lubosited diwase is sit their proteas forms to lezve na izint of trace beblad, Bockla
TUK NEW: FRENCH' REMEDY. • -...
CAMERAPION
which Jaây ungainly rank with, if not take place (denou ml, many of the discovering of our day, about. wlách no little ostentiaiion and nojie have:bean
· made, and the extandre and over-increasŠte
• mand that has bave created for this medicimə wha Giver Introduced sooners to score thế) št{6·
tined to cont into solivian rilchons quational renaline that was formerly the sofa spilance of deth medical man. Therapies say be pllaje vy
sig
A COKE
point upwards
Indicates & Typhoon të the Wörth of the Colony
phoon
#A CONH poinį upwarda rozepto the North-East Cand 2aUM
of the Colon below:
DRUM
rayphoon of the
WA UONE paint down, wirds andi DRUM below
SA CONE point down»:
Alter the usual brief religious ceremony, at a quarter to twelve, Mrs. McKenna touched a lever, and thir liberated and broke a bottle of champagne against the huge bow of the vessel, which she christened the Vanguard On Me McKenna touching another lever the dog-wards brief shores were knocked away. The exciting and auxious moment of the launch bad then arrived
For a brief space nothing seemed to happen. Then, amidst shouts from many voices of "There shogens !'" the huge warship bagan to move, at first almost imperceptibly, but gra dually gathering speed, and then she calcered, 'down the ways' amidst a borriance of noise
· made by the friction of her own travelling and the boathe cheering of the multitude.
„TO MIDDEN IN. SPRAY.
The stern plunged into the water, coin as it gained buoyancy a few seconds afittwards, and the vessaly now almost biddan under the spray she bad tossed-up, flated proudly into the Walney Chanuel-the latest and, to be, the best equipped warship in the British flee.
She swung round with the tide into a line with the channel, and was taken in tow by four- tugs. (These brought her to one of the firing out basins of the company,
A CONE point down- wards and BALL below
BALI
A CONE poin! upwards. and BALL below
indicatesa Typhoon to the South-East of this Colony,
indicatesa Typhoon to the South of the Colony.
indicates a Typhoon to the Fouth West of the Colony.
Indicatesa Ty
Colocy
to the West of the
Indicates a Typhoon le the North Rosi of the Cology,
· Red Signalt · indicate that the contrass beleved to be more than 300 miles away from the Colony.
Black Signal Indicate that the centre is believed to be less than 300 miles away from the Colony,
"The
The Vanguard was the first ship to pass through the enlarged entrance to the Buccleuch Dock, and thus her launch was also the in. formal opening of the importans improvement which has been carried out by the Farness
The abova sigoals, will, as heretofore, be Railway Company and the Vickers Company.
hoisted only when typhocos exist in such At a luncheon.
¤ afterwards, given in the positions or are moving in such directions that moulding thọp, which was transformed into a information regarding them is considered to banqueting bail, Mi. T. E. Vickers, who presid-be of importance to the Colony or to shipping F. BLACKHEAD & Co., ed, proposed the health of Mix. MéKauna, and leaving the harbour.
thacked her for parforming the launching care- mony.
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GRACA & Co., No. 27, Des Vœux Road:
SHIP-CHANDLERS, SAILMAKERS, COAL AND PROVISION MER CHÂNTS, NAVAL CONTRACTORS
AND GENERAL COMMISSON AGENTS,
GROUND FLOOR, ST. GEORGE'S BUILDING, HONGKONG, SOFY AND SODA MANUFACTURERS
SOLE AGENTS PORN". ARTMANN'S RAHTJEN'S
HOMEN'S RABIES GENUINE BRAND, HARTMANN'S GREY PAINT, DAIMLER'S PATENT MOTOR LAUNCHES,
C
Bols Agents for FERGUSON'S SIECIAL ORNAM and
P &, O. SPECIAL LIQUER SCOTCH WHISKY, &c.
EVERY KIND OF: SHIP'S STORES AND REQUISITES ALWAYS IN STOOK
REASONABLE' PRICES. Hangbang Vik Marek, taon,
LEE YEE. HAIR DRESSING SALOON,
HAS ALWAYS ON HAND CIGARS CIGARETTES
- AND
TOILET REQUISITES FOR SALE
12 [YAQUILƐR STARET, Номохорг,
AN APPEAL,
THE SUPERIORESS of the ITALIAN CONVENT, CAINE ROAD, begs most Įtespectfully_to_APPRAL to the Residents of
lạ | Hongkong and the Coast Porte, for their kind: patronsge"and" support, and desires to "state": that she will be pleased to receive orders for all kinds of NEEDLE WORK,
Gentleman's Shits made to order, and Cafı and Collars renewed on did onespokoj
Ladies and Children's Under-clothing; Okil dran's Dresses, and, all kinds, of Embroider Materiais can be supplied; it i
The Superiorses will also: Delimbet, rati för Bay PAPER, or öl EnvELOPES to be mad tato Books for the
These'siguals are repeated at the Harbour Office, H.M.S. Tamar, Green Iziaud Signal Mast, and the Flagstaff on the pressises of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company at Kowloon,
URGENT SIGNAL
In responding, the First Lord of the Admiralty said Mra, McKenna was deeply grateful for their kindness in welcoming her and lo assist. ing with her at the launch of this ship. She would like to ask them to accept a toast which, indeed, might be regarded as a complement of the toast to the success of the Vanguard-sheIn addition to the above, when it is expected would ask'ihem to drink to the success of the that the wind may increase to full typhoon firm of Messrs. Vickor, Son and Maxim, force at any moment, the following Urgent (Cheers) They knew at this time that the Ad- Signal will be made at the Vater Police miralty had great dealings with Messrs Vic Station, and repeated at the Harbour Offer 1- kers and with one giber fire of similar magel-
THREE EXPLOSIVE BOMBE, ATSINTERVALE - tuds. In their usual relations with them the
OF TEN, SECONDS. Admiralty were in the position of buyers and
A Black Cross, will be hoisted at the same Messrs. Vickers were in the position of sellers. But the relations between them were far more time, superior to the other shapes. cordial than the ordinary relations of com merce.
NIGHT SIGNALS,
The following Night. Signals will be exhibit. ed from the Flagstaff on the roof of the Water Police Station at Kowloon, the Harbour Office Flagstaff, and H.M.5. Tamer.
THE FIRM'A PUBLIC SERVICE. The Admiralty recognised to the full the great public service rendered by a firm which was able to lay down, to build, complete, and supply with all the necessary machinery and material, a
1. Three Ligbus Vertical, Green Green Green, abip like the Vanguard, which—perhaps for all
indicates that a typhoon is believed to be they could tell-at the possible moment of da tional peril might be the means of assuring the situated more than 300 miles from the Colony. safety of our country. (Lond cheers) 10 whe
11. Three Lights Vez al Green Red Green, The Admiralty bought from Messrs. Vie-indicates that typhoon is halloved to be kers, but felt that when the firm delivered arm, situated less than goo miles from the Colony.. amants to them they were receiving a national adrvice, and were:
were: gaiding the bott that Eng. land had to give for our national fleet, (Cheers)
Benger's Food is mixed with fresh new milk when used, is dainty and delicious highly nutritive, and most digester
on
Benger's Food is sold
Chemists, elsz
tiny by all
BENGERS
FOOD
111. Three Lights, a tical, Red Green Rod, indicates that the wind may be expected to increase to full typhoon force at any moment.
No. IIL Signal will be accompanied by the Explosive Bombs, as above, in iba ovent information conveyed by this signal being first- published by night
These Night Signals will be tituted the the Day Signals at necessary, be altered duri
SUPPLEMENTARY
For the benefit of Native Ocean Vemals, a Cone wilEbe asch of the following stations durla that any of the above Day fn the Harbour.
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