Mails.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH MONDAY MAY 3, 1900.
tions.
NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD, THE YOKOHAMA DOCK CO., LTD.
BREMEN,
IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL LINES.
FOR
STEAMKKI
-TO SAIL
NAPLES, GENOA, ALGIERS,] « BULOW"
GIBRALTAR, SOUTHAMPTON,
madingimusion? WEDNESDAY, Capt. H. Formes an
5th May, at Noon.
6th May.
ANTWERP and BREMEN.........
SHANGHAI, Nagasaki, KOBEĮ " PRINZ EITEL FRIEDRICH") About THURSDAY,
and YOKOHAMA mi) Capt. E. Malchow,
MANILA,” YAP, NEWGUINEA,“ BRISBANE, SYDNEY .and MELBOURNE-
*MANILA
FRIDAY,
Oapt. E. Gathemann ..............)
21st May, to A.M.
WEDNESDAY,
KUDAT and SANDAKAN...
·HORNEO ** Capt. F. Sembli
For further Particulars, apply to
NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD,
MELCHERS & CO.,
GENERAL AGENTS, HONGKONG, & OHINA.
Hongkong, goth April, 1909.
[s.
MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.
FRENCH MAIL LINES.
FORTNIGHTLY SERVICE TO and FROM EUROPE vía SUEZ UANAL.
TO and FROM JAPAN via SHANGHAI.
STEAMERS
CAPTAINS TO SAIL ON SHANGHAI, KOBE, YOKOHAMA .....POLYNESIEN Broc.......................Toth May, P.M. MARSEILLES, via PORTS ................TORKIN................................ Charbonnel...x1th May, at a PM. SHANGHAI, KOBE, YOKOHAMA, SYDNEY
X 24th May, P.M. ́MARSEILLES, VIA PORTS ....................OCEAMIEN..........................Sellior .......................25th May, at a pár,
Trimbspment on the Co.'s Steamert_at_Singapor för Batavia j'st Colombo for Onientţa! "Bombay and Australia; at Port Bald for the Lavant, Constantinople and Black Sas.
Through Tickets to London via Parts from £37,10 up to £ri,to, to hours' railway from Marsailles to London..
**Interprolars meet passengers at their arrival in Maranillos.
For further particulars, apply to
Hangkong, 27th April, 1909.
P. de CHAMPMORIN,
AGENT,
QUEEN'S BUILDINGS,
19
MESSACERIES CANTONAISES.
FRENCH LINE OF STEAMERS BETWEEN HONGKONG. Canton and
KOUANG-SI..
5.Š. “PAUL BEAU,” 1,900 tons, 14 knots.
&S. "CHARLES HARDOUIN,"-1,900 tons, x4 knots;”
The spandles, most laxaronsly appointed and practual steamers on the las Departure from Hongkong át to E.M. (Saturdays excepted), Departure from Canton at 5.45 P.M. (Sundays excepted),
These superb steamers carrying the French Mail are fitted throughout with Electric Ligh:
and Fans and were spocially built for this trade. Excellent culsins.
No. 1 DOCK.
Length Inside 514 ft. Width of entrance, top 95 ft.; bottom 75 16. Water on blocks, 27.5,ft. Time to pump out, 4 hours.
No. 2 DOCK. Length inside, 875 ft. Width of entrance, top 80,5 ft. bottom 45.8. ft. Water on blooks, 26.5 ft. Time to pump out, 8 hours.
THESE DOOKS are conveniently alinated in Yokohama harbour and the attention of Captains and Engineers le respectfully called to the advantages offered for Docking and repairing Vessels and Machinery of every darcription.
The plant and tools are of recent patterns for dealing quickly and cheaply with work and a large stock of material is always at hand, (plates and angles all being tested by - Lloyda' surveyors).
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STHE CM
MEETING OF FINANCIERS IN PARIS,
Paris April 4
Meatings of British, French, and German financiers interested in the construction of Chi-
hare
BATHER KO)
STORM:WARNINGS ISSUED
BROM THE HONGKONGE
OBSERVATORY.
METEOROLOGICAL SIGNALS,
Meteorological, signals are hoisted on the nexe railways were held on Friday and Saturmat in front of the Water Police Station at day at the offices of the Banque de l'Indo Tsim Sha Tsui for the information of masters Chino | The British group was represented by
.-W. Keswick, M.,, of the British and Chi- of vessels leaving the port. They do, not ness Corporation, Mr. O. S. Addis, of the necessarily imply that bad weather is expected Hongkong and Shanghal Banking Corporation, Mr Carl Heyer, of the Chinese Central Railways, aud” Mr. George Jamieson, CM G. The Franch group was represented by M. Simon, manager of the Banque de l'Indo-Chine, who was elected Chairman of the meeting, sad M. Ullmann. The German group was repro- sented by Herr F. Urbig, of the Deutsche- Asiatische Bank, Herr Emil Rheders, and Herr Cunt Erich:
THE GERMAN GROUP'S ACTION. It would appear that the German East Asiatic Bank, a group of German Banking houses, cons cluded with the Chiasse Government on March 6yan preliminary agreement - for a loau of £3,000,000 for the construction of the nor thern portion of the Canton-Hankow Rail-
Two powerful Twin Screw Towboats are available for taking Vessels in or out of | Dock, and for taking Salling Vassala in or out of the bay. The Hosting derrick is capabla | way; as reported by the Feking Correspondent'
of lifting 15 tons.
of The Timer on March 12 According to the British and French contention, the action of
Steam Launches of Beel or Wood, Lighters, Steal Buildings and Rools, Bridgs the German group was entirely inconsistent Work, and all kinds of Machinery are made on the premises.
with an agreement or protocol "signed by the three groups at'a conferanse hold in Berlin on Tenders will be made up when required and the workmanship and material will be March The Germans, it was urged, had
tod
given the Fri ish and French groups to under stand that, in accordance with the Berlin
The cost of Docking, and, repair work, will be found to compare favourably with that agreement, they had decided in principle to of any port in the world,
Telephone: Nos.
878, 608, or 681.
Telegrams, "Dock, Yokohama," Jodes A. B. 0. 4th and 5th Edt."
Liebers, Bootta,
Yokohama, May 23rd, 1905,
To Let.
.TO LET.
·OOMS suitable for Offices in No. 10, ICB
ROMUSE STREET, is set of David
Sassood & Co.'s premises.
"FAIR VIEW! No. 1. Robinson Road,
| containing Six Rooms, and Several Small
Rooms and Large Outhouses.
A. 1, and Watkins.
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JUST LANDED:
withdraw their offer, which they had made on what are known as the “Tientsin-Pakow terms,” which do not secure foreign control of the ac- tual-expendita e of money of the construction of the lice. At the Berlin conference it was pointed out that the only question which had arisen concerned the date 'on which the Ger- rain offer should be withdrawn. In Berlin the British and French groups. bad desired the German group to withdraw their offer there and theo, but the German group bad mantained that they had the right to postpone their decision.
A few days later the British and French. groups informed the German group that they
The well-known and famous brandy
Bisquit Dubouche (the British and French) had themselves re-
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5.50
& Co."
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DAVID SASSOON. &,00,, LD. Hongkong, 30th April, 1909.
TO LET.
Per Bot. |XXX Very Old Fine ..$2.50 (113|V.0.0.B. Guaranted 20 Years...
Old....................
ALSO
QUINQUINA?
TRENCH STORE,
-Solo Agent.
SHOP and DWELLING HOUSE, No. 78, QUINQUINA ?
Road,
Apply to
(aga
S. DAVID & CO.,
Prince's Buildings... Hongkong, 25th March, 1909,
TO LET.
No ROAD
· 51, 53, & $5, WONG-NEI-CHUNG
Apply to
HONGKONG KOWLOON LAND:
& LOAN CO, LTD., No. 8, Queen's Road West.
Hongkong, 9th March, 1909.
TO LET.
G
"ODOWN No. 54; Duddell STREET,
Apply to-
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THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST- MENT & AGENCY CO., LD, Hongkong, 1st April, 1909.
Hongkong, 30th April, 1969.
DUBONNET?
0. C. MOOSA,
CONE point upwards
A CONE point upwards. and DUM 'below
A DRUM
AO NE point down. wards unde *DBUM below
S. A CONE
point down- wards
6.
A CONE point down. wards and RALL below
BALL
É A CONK
point upwards and BALL below
Indicatasa Typhoon to the Worth of the Colony.
Indicates a Typhoon to the North«Man! of the Colony.
indicates a Typhoon
to the East of the Oolony.⠀
Indicates a Typhoon to the South-East of the Colony
indicates a Typhoon to the South of the Colony.
indicatesa Typhoon
to the Bouth West of the Colony.
Indicatesa Typhoon to the West of the Colony
indicates a Typhoon
to the North Wes of the Colony..
ceived from the Chiness a formal offer of the Cautos-Hankow Railway loan upon the "Tien. 1sia-Pukow terms," but that feeling bound by the agreement signed in Berlin on March they had refused it. They had also withdrawn their ows proposals. The German group, far from 'Rid· Signals Indicate that the cenuo to withdrawing their own proposal, took advant. believed to be more than 300 miles away, fram age of the loyal intimation from the British | the Colony, and French that they had withdrawn and forth- with proceeded to: submit a' new proposal to the Chinese Government. The feeling seamed to prevail among the British and French groups that this was an act of bad faith upon the part. The above signals will, as berotolare, be of the German group.
The British and French groups, it is plain, had associated themselves with the German groups in Barlia in an agreement to refuse to -negotiate alban.ontheTientsin-Pukaw terms,”- The British and French acted in accordance with this agreemant, and were thereby deprived of the load, which was at that time in their op tion-indeed, actually is their bands. The Germans, on the other hand, in direct contra vention of the Berlin agreement, accepted the NOVELTIES OF THE SEASON, Idan, The British and French groups there
1 & 8, D'AGUILAR STREET:
Trimmed and Untrimmed [sa1ATS, RIBBONS, FLOWERS,
TO LET.
FFICES, No. 2, Connaught Road,
3rd Floor,
No. 3 CLIFTON GARDENS, CONDUIT
ROAD.
A HOUSE in WONG,NEI-CHONG ROAD, A HOUSE la Ripon TerrACK."
·OFFICES in York Building, GODOWNS · In ́PRAYA EAST,' BLUE BUILDINGS, and No. 161, Des Vaux. Roản next to the Hongkong Hotel, FLATS in MORETON TERRACK. No. 10, DES VŒUX ROAD OENTRAL,
1st Floor,
Apply to-
***B HONGKONG'LAND. INVEST-
• MENT & AGENCY DO, LD. Mongkong, 19th April, rong........
· TO LET.
15.
TWO AIRY ROOMS in a house on BELILIOS TErrace, frst row, entrance
The Company's Own Wharf near Wing Lok Street and its barth in Canton' opposite from Robinson Road. Moderate Rental. For. Shameen,
For further particulars, please apply to the COMPANY'S OFFICE at Shamsen, Canton,
Hongkong, 9th October, 1908.
or to their Agents BARRETTO & 00., Hongkong.
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HONGKONG-MANILA-
ILOILO-CEBU.
Regular Steamship Service between Hongkong and above ports.
About goth April,
iSteamship
Tonnaga Captain
For
Sailing Dates
ES/"RIGEL
ANDAL "
1,917)
Sievert : MANILA
Erickson
Do
Fassage, apply to
BARRETTO & CO.,
particulars, apply to
'HOUSEHOLDER,"
C/o Hongkong Telegraph. Hongkong, 5th March, 1909.
TO LET.
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FFICES and ROOMS on thà xất and and Floors of No. 14 Des Vœux Road Central (formerly occupied by Messrs. Showan, Tomes & Ca). Rents low.
Apply to--
THE COMPRADORE DEPARTMENT,
E. D, Sassoon & Co
Queen's Road Osntral. Hongkong, 24th February roog [18F
Dentistry.
Dr. M. H. OHAUN,
THE LATEST MÉTHOD of the
AMERICAN SYSTEM OF DENTISTRY 11⁄2 QUEEN'T Road Centrať... From the Unwaryliy of Pennsylvania, U,S,»;
Hompkong, 16th Apell, root,
TRIN TING.
LATEST METHODS OF DENTISTRY:
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FEATHERS, &aj &o.
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VARIOUS COLORS.
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WOOLEN DELAINES, NUNSVEIL INGS; VOILES, &el, de
LADIES' and CHILDREN'S.
UNDERCLOTHINGS.,
Samples on application, Coast Port orders carefully executed.
Hongkong, zeth September, 100%,
Benger's Food is mixed with fresh new milk when used, is dainty and delicious, highly nutritive, and
most easily digested. Infants thrive on it, and delicate or aged persons enjoy it.
· Denger's Food is sold in tini, by all
Chemists, vic, ereTZIO
BENGER'S
FOOD
Black Signal Indicate that the centre is believed to be less than 300 miles away from the Colony,
hoisted only when typhoons exist in such Positions or are moving in such directions that be of importance to the Colony ar to shipping Information regarding them is considered to
leaving the harbour.
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 Godowa Company at Kowloon
FOR URGENT 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 Police Station, and repeated at the Harbour Office -
upon made representations to the Germans; asking them either to withdraw their offer or to alter its terms so as to bring it in accordance with the Berlin agreement The Germans could easily bave complied with the dictates of loyalty, because their original offer was other wiss couched in general terms and did not men- tion the price of isso or the rate of loterest, but regardless of the Berlio agreement the German group preferred to clinch the bargain and to obtain the loan on Chinese terms, Al that they are now willing to undertake is the, they will do their best to modify these terms but they decline to stand by their own Berlin agreement if they should fail to obtain modi.|ed from the Flagstaff on the roof of the Water fications.
THREE EXPLOSIVE BOMES, AT INTERVALE
OF TEN SECONDE.. A-Black Cross will be holsted at the sama. sime, superior to the other shapes.}}
"NIGHT' SIGNALS.......
The following Night Signals will be exhibit.".
| Police Station at Kowloon, the Harbour. Ofre
Flagstaff, and H.M.S. Tamar.
It is understood that there were very heated discussions on Friday between the British and French groups on the one band and the Ger
· 1 Three Lights Vertical, Green Green Green, mas group on the other. I learn that the Judicates that a typhoon is believed to be spokesmen of the German group not only situated more than goo" miles from the Colony. ranked their arrangements with the Chinese WERE DIFESAVER Government before, their previously-pledged. word as given to the Berlin agreement, but that they also stated that the German Foreign Office would not allow them to withdraw from
|11; Three Lights Voical, Green Rod Green, indicates that a typhoon is belfered to be- situated less then yoo miles from the Colony
III. Three Lights: e tical, Red Green Red,
No. III Signal will be accompanied by the Explosire Bombs, as abere, in the event of the information conveyed by this signal being firm published by night.
These Night Signals will be substituted the the Day Signals at sunset, and necessary, be altered during the night,
SUPPLEMENTARY WARNINGS,
their sugagement, to the Chinese Government even if they were willing to do so." After con Indicates that the wind may be expected to siderable debate it was agreed that the Gerincrease to fall typhoon force at any moment, mad representatives should send a telegram to their agent at Peking to the following effect:
All the improvement we require beyond the "gestry clause" (excluding the interference of the local Chinese gentry with the construction of the line] is to secure European control bes fore the expenditure is incurred. There should therefore be inserted in article of the Tiantia-Pakow agreement, after the words "sigued by the managing director of the rail- way, the words "and countersigned by the chial engineer," S SASUNEAN
This telegram was despatched on Friday aftemoon, and the representatives of the British and French, groups are said to have declared that if a satisfactory reply were received they would be willing to withdraw their opposition to the Canton-Haukow Railway load as pro- posed by the German groups, el Van Down BRITISH AND FRENCH DEMANDS The British and French groups demand that instead of, ad hitherto proposed, a mere control by the sodifar after možér, has actually been spent, à? European cogipser as well gis Chicase manager should have the rig ebeck expenditure and to sign certificat
(of sams from the
I that they hays born.
For the benefit of Nativo Craft and passing Ocean Vessels, a Cone will be exhibited at each of the following stations during the time that any of the above Day Signals are kolpad in the Harbour,
Gap Rock Wagian,
Stanlay Cape Collinson.
Aberdeen
Ska
This will indicate that there somewhere in the China Sea, and Warning is hoisted in the
Farther detalls can always Vervals, on demand, by slem
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