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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH FRIDAY, APRIL 161909,

NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD, THE YOKOHAMA DOCK CO., L.

BREMEN

"IMPERIAL. GERMAN MAIL. LINES.

For

STEAMERS

TO BAIL

WEDNESDAY,

azir April.'

21st April

NAPLES, GENOA, ALGIERS; } « GOLSEN":

GIBRALTAR, SOUTHAMPTON, ANTWERP and HAMBURG in.

Capt. B. Wilheimi.

SHANGHAI, NAGASAKI, KOBEĮ "DERFFLINGER"? About WEDNESDAY,

Capt. G. Meiner E

and YOKOHAMA ..................et)

MANILA YAP, NEWGUINEA,” BRISBANK, SYDNEY and MELBOURNE _.......................................

KUDAT and SANDAKAN............ Fir

No. 1 DOCK.

Length inside 514 ft. Width of entrance,

made? 26 ft.; bottom 75 ik*-

Water on blocks, 97.5 ft. Time to pump out, 4 hour

No. 2 DOCK.

THESE DOUKS are Conveniently situated in Yokokams karbour and the attention of Captains and Engineers is respectfully called to the advantages offered for Docking ́ind'repairing Vassals and Machinary of every description.

THE STRAITS."

Penang the mo

Straits Settlemasts, was the first of the old East India lons in Malaya, and the

OM THE HO OBSERVATORY

METEOROLOGICAL SIGNALS

great Warren Hastings personally; interested himself in its foundation, which event marked, a new departure in British policy in these rast in front of the Water Police Staten at

Meteorological – signals ars hoisted on the

Tsim Sha Tini for the information of masters 'do/not

of vessels leaving the port..

cessarily imply that bad, weather is expected

hora 2-st

No.

regions Penang, however appears to have al ways bean in some degree unfortunate, and one Lengthiinaide, 875 ft. Width of the impression that the place has never assumed the importance that its promoters entrance, top 60,5 ft. bottom 45.8 originally intended. Early intentions were

good, but fate had way of intervening toil ft. Water on blocks, 38.5 ft. Time ordain otherwise. It occurs to the visitor that Padang suffers from a grievance, the to pump out, 3 hours.

inheritance of many decadas, and there is a feeling of dissatisfaction that other places have acquired the glory which should" by right hava belonged to Penang, the father of the British Straits Settlements. Panang wit born for great things, and was "to play no mean part in counteracting Dutch policy in Malaya, but her younger sister, Singapore, founded 25 years later, soon out-distanced her in commercial and mailtime greatocas, - In the early days Panang the elder entertained doubtful feelinge of pity and compassion for fatter such a weakly child that the suggested ingapore the younger, and considered, the

it being given to the Dutch. Pepang at the time was overflowing with the pride and dignity of the chief township of this far off Indian Pre-

elapsed before Penang had to suffer the homi- "liation of seeing the inat of Government transs ferred to Singapore. · Penang was ever ready to complain about the advantages and handicapa

The plant and tools are of recent patieme for dealing quickly and cheaply with work nd a large stock of maturial is always at hand, (plains and angles all being tested by Lloyds' surveyors)...

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Twa powerful Twin Screw Towboats are available for taking Vessels lo or out of Dock, and for taking Salling Vassels in or out of the bay. The floating derrick is capable 22nd April, 5 FM of liking 15 tons.

"PRIME SIGISMUND ". ~ ......).THURSDAY,

Capt. D. Lens

BORNEO "

Capt. #. Sambil

Beginning of May..

For further Farticulars, apply to

NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD,

MELCHERS & CO.,

GENERAL AGENTS, HONGKONG & CHINA.

Hongkong, yth April, 1909.

ts.

MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.

FRENCH MAIL LINES.

FORTNIGHTLY SERVICE TO and FROM EUROPE via SUEZ DANAL

To and FROM JAPAN via SHANGHAI,

FOR

Stasm Launches of Steal or Wood, Lighters, Steel Buildings and Roofs, Bridges"dency, and, sad to relate, but a few years bad Work, and all kinds of Machinery xe made on the premises.

Tenders will be made up when requlted and: the workmanship and material will be guaranted.

The cost of Docking, and rapale work, will be found to compare favourably with that of the forced connection with India, and it was of any port in the world,

Telephone: Now, 876, 506, or 881.

Telegrams, "Dook, Yokohama," doden A. B. 0. 4th and 5th Edt. Liebers, Bootta, A. 1, and Watkins.. Yokohamn, May 23rd, vpog

PHILATELIC NOVELTY

suitable for PRESENTS.

BAGS OF USED. PÓSTAGE STAMPS. I

Containing

All Asiatic Stamps. | All Chinnie Stamps.

4,000 for $8.00

3,000

M

7,00

2,000 - $5.00

700 H 3.00

300 1.00:

3.50

4,000 for $4.50

3,000 n

1,000 11 2.50

1,000 m 2.50

500 n 1.00

Also Stamps in Packets and Sets, and other

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always a sore point with her that she was made- the dumping ground for Indian convicts." "Pen- ang looked forward to the day when, free from Indian control, she could work put her owo des- tiny. When some years later this happy day ar- rived it was the younger sister who forged ahead, and reaped most of the advantages of the in- creased trade with the F.M.S. Poor Peuang has led a life of disappointments, and 'now the -grumblings-are-directed-agalost-the-Goveran ment at Singapore, which endeavour to bian- tify and enlarge the Lion City to the neglect of the needs and demands of Penang.

At the present day Panang is thankful for HOP and DWELLING HOUSE, No. 7o, Governor of the Straits Settlements paid

small marcies, and quite recently, when the Queen's Road, Central,

Apply to

visit to the town, which is only - one day by sex from Singapore, the event was considered a great honour. Both Präst and people wel-

· [292]|comed the Governor, with a fervour as though they were not often given-this privilege, and an onlooker could only suppose that the visits of

5. J. DAVID & Co.

Prince's Buildings Hongkong, 23th March, 1000,

TO LET.

Philatelic Requisites at prices to suit every N. CLIFTON GARDENS, CONDUIT

body..

VIEW POSTCARDE, ALBUMS, HINGES, RAPHAEL TUCK'S TOV BOOKS AND -RELIEF SCRAPS, MANILA CIGARS AND CIGALETTES,

4, &c.

STEAMERS

CAPTAIKS TO SAIL ON SHANGHAI, KOBÈ, YOKOHAMA....OCEANIEN...........-X. ........ .................26th April, F.M. MARSEILLES, VIA FORTS '...............................EXXEST Simona „.,Girerd.... .27th April, at í P.M. SHANGHAI, KOBE, YOKOHAMA.....POLYNESIEN Bro..tath May, FM, MARSEILLES, VIA PORTS TOXXIX...Charbonnel,ith May, at 1 PM,

Transhipment on the Oo.'s Steamers at 'Singapore for Batavia ; at Colombo for Calcutta, |·56]; Bombay and Australia ; at Port Bald for the Levant, Constantinople and Black Son

Thườngh Tickets to London vin Paris from £27.10 up to £71,0, ở so hours villway from Marseliles to London.

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Interpreters most passengers at their arrival in Marsalles.

For further particulars, apply to

Hongkong, 11th April, 1909,

P. de CHAMPMORIN,

AGENT,!

QUEEN'S BUILDINGS.

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MESSACERIES CANTONAISES.

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

S.S. "PADL BEAU,” 1,900 tons, 14 knots.

ES. "OHARLES HARDOUIN,* 1,900 tons, 14 kants,

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The speediest, most Inxuriously appointed and punctual steamers on the flus Departure from Hongkongjst rò pit (Saturday's excepted); Departure from Canton at 5,15 1.M. (Sundays uxcepted),

Those superb steamers cartsug the Franch' Mall ́arn áttad throughout with Hiactele Light and Fans and warn specially built for this trade. Kxcallast enlaina.

{The Company's Own Wharf near Wing Lok Street and its barth in Canton opposite, Shameen.

For further particulars, please apply to the COMPANY'S OFFICE at Shameen, Canton.

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

Hongkong, 9th October, 1908.

HONGKONG-MANILA-

ILOILO-CEBU.

Regular Steamship Service between Hongkong and above ports,,"

Steamship

35. " MANDAL,”

14.8. * RIGEL-

Tonnage Captain

·Fer

1,917emm Erickson MANILA

1750 Sievert

For Fraight or Passage,

Sailing Datar

1. About 20th Apelly

About April,.

1909.

BARRETTO & CO.,

Inspection Invited,-

GRADA & Co., -No, 27, Das Von'x'Road..........

FURNITURE WAREHOUSE.

LI KWONG LOONG & CO.

CABINET-MAKERI and Art DecoratORI, from Shanghai, has re-opened their FURNITURE STORE

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- No. 39, DES Vaux'Road CENTRAL, The only Shop in Hongkong with this name. THERE HIGH-OLASS' FURNITURE

WB very description, can be made to

order in any design required,

Have been patronised by the Hongkong. Clab, Hongkong Hotal, Telegraph Co., Meius, A. S. Watson & Co. Firms and other leading Establishments in the Colony, to whom" referanca can be made as toở the Superior Workmanship and Materials of the Furniture, &c, supplled.

4.

Messi, S. Watson & Do., Ltd., walto as followar

"We have pleasure in stating that Mh LI

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A HOUSE in WONG-NXI-CHONG ROAD A HOUSE in RIPON TERRACE. OFFICES la YORK BUILDING, GODOWNS is PRATA EAST, BLUE BUILDINGS, and No. 161, Das Vaux ROAD next to the Hongkong Hotel.

·FLATS (ù MORSTON TERRACE." No. 10, DES VIEUX ROAD CENTRAL

1st Floor. Lpply la--- 19

"HE HONGKONG LAND INVES?

́MENT & AGENCY 00, LD.. Ma nakong, 1st April, 1009..

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the Governor to such a far distant part of his colony were law and far betwasn. The vast amount of business which the Governor per- formed in the course of a few hours was the subject of favourable comment, and no doubt His Excellancy's progamme was drawn up on the undisputed fact that a little while in Penang goss a very lang way.. A short visit to Penang doesnotimpress one favourably, but,at the same. time, the town probably has its good points like other places in the East. A resident who has his home and friends there, reserves x Warm Corner

15 Singapore, but the impartial observer who has in his heart for Penang; and prefers the town to

had his few days in either town can only marvel at this preference.. Penang may im

NO, 51, 53, & 55, WONG-NEL-CHUNG Prove on acquaintance, but at first sight, it is a city asleep, and possesses faw, if any, of the Apply to

attractions to be found in Singapore, and the HONGKONG & KOWLOON LAND large sen parts of Judia.

& LOAN CO, LTD, No. 8, Queen's Road West, Hongkong, 9th March, 1909.

TO LET ~ODOWN No. 5a) DUDDELL STREET, G

Apply to-

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THE HONGKONG LAND ́INVEST. MENT & AGENCY LO, LD. Hongkong, ixt April, 1009..

TO LET..

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A CONE point, apwards

A COFFE

'point upwards and UKUM below

DRUM

A CONE point down- wards and 'DRUM below

A CONE polat down." wards

6.A.CONE point down. wards and BALL below

A BALL

∙A CONE polat upwards and BALL. below

lodicatesa Typhoon to the North of the Colony.

indicates à Typhoon Walto the Horth Bast

of the Colony)

indicates a Typhoon to the East of the Colony,

Indicatesa Typhoon to the Beab-Bast of the Bolony

indicatain Typhoon to the South of the Colony.

indicatesa Typhoon to the Bonth-West: of the Colony,

indicatesa Typhoon: | to the West of the

Colony.

Indicates a Typhoon to the North-Wes of the Colony.

Rid Signals indicate that the centre, 'is

believed to be more than yoo alles away from the Colony,

Black Sigmal lodicate that the contre la believed to be less than yoo miles away from the Colony.

The above signals will, as heretofors, be holsted only when typhoods exist in such

potions or are moving in such directions that information regarding them is considered to be of importance to the Colony or to shipping's learing the harbour,

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

DRGENT SIGNAL

In addition to the above, when it is expected. that the wind may increase to fall typhoon force at any moment, the following Urgent Signal will be made at the Water: Polica Station, and repeated at the Harbour Office ----

· TERKE EXPLOSIVE SOMBE, AT INTERVALS

BRANDS OF TEN SECONDE.. %.

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

NIGHT SIGNALE

Customs are different Much greater free dom is allowed in dress. All the white men wear the white coat with comfortable military Collar attached, and you see no linen collars and ties. This is much cooler as it plates the necessity for wearing a shirt; aʻihin vest is all that is necessary underneath the coat The top is the round white" Singapore hat, The Carson helmet is sadly out of fashion, and It at once denotes the visitos, as the quaint Port Said top altracte attention in Bombay. - The planters all waar khaki, and the brown shikari top, and the commercial men were whites. If

put you down at once as a visitor. Concern ing the climates Penang is undoubtedly hot, If possible, more trying than Bombay, and pasépiration in the order of the day. - In the matter of dress Panzug goes ons belter then India in abolishing the stiff collar, but in other respects India pays more attention to the social amenities of life than Penang appears: II.-Three Lights Val, Green Bed Graan, to do. Pourri is largely self-centred. It cares indicates that typhoon, in believed to be little about the outalde, A few briefly worded situated less than son miles from the Colony. cables keup the residentis informed of the past heat and VRGAN

KWONG LOONG furnished the AnnaXILIOS TERRACE, ârst row, entrance you have on a collar and a tie then residents|ed from the Flagstaff on the roof of the Water-

to our Blaganuary and gave na avary satis. - faction."

(54) A. 5. WAZION & DO,”

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25th May, 1891.|| ORDERS punctually attended to, and

·CHARGES most moderata. "

'AN INSPECTION INVITED, Hongkong dak Angust, võol·

Notices of Firms,

HONGKONG & WHAMPOA DOCK "COMPANY, LIMITED."

MR

NOTICE.

R. T. L ROSE baving resigned the position of Secretary,. Mr. - G» A. CALDWELL has been appointed ACTING SECRETARY from this date.

By Order of the Board of Diractors,

·H. P. WHITE,

Acting Chairman." Hargling, Toth April, 1009.

· 1334 INTERNATIONAL SLEEPING CAB

"and"

EXPRESS TRAINS" Go""

"[THE

GREAT TRANS-SIBERIAN ROUTE

TÓ, EUROPE.)

HAVING-ban-appointed-AGENTS for

the above: Company, wa shall ba

girajany. formadou sa to rates.cf --

"WO AIRY_ROOMS in a house ou from Robinson Road. Moderatg Rental, For: particulars, apply to-

"HOUSEHOLDER,"

*** Cjo Hongkong Telegraph. Hongkong, sth March, 1909.

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FFICES and ROOMS on the 1st and 2nd Flous of No M. Das Viens Road Central (formerly occupied by Messrs. Shewa, Tomes & Coj. Rents low,

..........Apply tomat

E. D. Bassoon & Co.,

Queen's Road Central,» Hoogkong, 24th February, 1009. (227) [188

THE COMPRADORE'DEPARTMENT, sing events of the time, and this apparently

meets the case. Penang strikes the visitor's Intensely parochial. The problems of empire | bays lost their significanca by the time they

reach this island at the mouth of the Straits. of Malacca, and Mr. Chamberlain's message To think Imperially" has passed by its shore coded Times of India Correspondent

TO LET.

ROOMS suitable for Offices in No. 1o, ICE 8 soon & Cri's

A Cole premiere of David

== CHAMBERS"with" Bathroom ́ ́and use ̈ct Kitchen in No. 31, WYNDHAM STREET. "koown' av "College Chambers,”

Apply tom

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The following Night Signals:will be exhibite

Police Station at Kowloon, the Harbour Offre Flagstaff, and H.M.S. Tomar,

I Three Lights Vertical, Green Green Green, fadicates that a typhoon is believed to be situated more than 300 miles from the Colony,

III, Three Lights a tical, Red Grown Red, indicates that the wind may be expected to increase to fall typhoon force at any moment,

No. III. Bigoal will be accompanied by the Explosive Bombs, an above, in the event of the information conveyed by this signal being fre

published by night,

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

SUPPLEMENTARY WARNINGE,"

For the beneft of Native Craft: and passing Ocean Varsala, a Cose will be exhibited ar wach of the following stations during tha tima that any of the above Day Signals are hale aj in the Harbour.

Gap Rock

Waglan.

Stanlay

Capa Collinson,

This will indicate that there is somewhere in the China Sea, and that i Warning is hoisjad in the Harbouj

Yartber dwails can always be)

on densad, by algual,

th April, pog.