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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH TUESDAY MAY 18 1909.

Intimations.

NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD, THE YOKOHAMA DOCK CO., LTD.

BREMEN.

IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL LINES,

STEAMERS

DERIFLINGER"

Capt. G. Meiners

TOR

NAPLES, GENOA ALGIERS, -GIBRALTAR, SOUTHAMPTON,

ANTWERP and HAMBURG.

SHANGHAI, NAGASAKI, KOBE) "LUTZÓW "

and YOKOHAMA Bunu mium) Capt. C. Dewers ....................)

MANILA, YAP, FRIEDRICH

WILHELHSHAFEN, SIMPSON-

HAFEN and SYDNEY

**MANILA "

WEDNESDAY,

19th May, at Noon.

About WEDNESDAY,

19th May.

21st May, Daylight.

About SATURDAY,

Capt. E. Gatbemann ..............

YOKOHAMA and KOBE

("PRINI WALDEMAR ".

Capt, F. Iseke

• About

29th May.

KODAT

and SANDAKAN........................

Beginning of-June.-

For further Fanticolare, apply 10

Capt. F. Sembill

NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD.

MELCHERS & CO.,

GENERAL AGENTS,, HONGKONG & CHINA.

Hongkong, 14th May, 1909,

MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.

FRENCH MAIL LINES.

FORTNIGHTLY SERVICE TO and FROM EUROPE via SUEZ QANAL.

TO and FROM JAPAN 'via SHANGHAI,

FOR

STEAMERS

CAPTAINS

TO BAIL: ON

..24th May, P.M.

25th May, at r'r..

SHANGHAI, KOBE, YOKOHAMA.....SYDNEY .....................................Rebulat MARSEILLES, VIA PORTS...........................ÖCEATIEN.........Seliar SHANGHAI, KOBE, YOKOHAMA... TOURANK.......Lancelin ......7th June, P.M. MARSEILLES, Y PORTS.......POLYNESIEN......Broc... 8th Jann, at 5 PM,

Transhipment on the Co.'s Steamers at Singapore for Baiarla at Colombo' for Calcutta, Bombay and Australls ; at Port Bald for the Lerant, Constantinople and Black Sex.

Through Tickets to London via Parli from £17,10 up to £71.10. 20ʻhours' raliway from Marzalion to Londos,

Interpreters meal passangert at their arrival in Maria!ilos..

For further particolars, apply to

Hongkong, 17th May, 1009

P. de CHAMPMORIN,

AGENT,

QUEEN'S BUILDINGS.

19

No. 1 DOCK. Length inside 514 ft." Width of entranos, top 95 ft.; bottom 75 it. Water on blooks, 27.5,It. Time to

· pump out, 4 hours.

No. 2 DOCK.

Length inside, 875 ft. Width of entrance, top 60.5ft. bottom 45,8 ft. Water on blocks, 26.5 ft. Time to pump out, 8 hours.

THRS DOOKS are conveniently situated in Yokohama harbour and the attention of Captainy, and Hugineers is respectfully called to the advantages offered for Docking und repairing Vessels and Machinesy of every description.

The plant and tools sore of recent patterns for dealing quickly and cheaply with work mad a large stock of material is always at band, (plates and angles all being tested by ́Lloyds' surveyors),"

Two powerful Twin Screw Towboats are avaliable for taking Vessels in or ont of Dock, and for taking Satiing Vessels In or out of the bay. The Coating derrick is capabla of lifting-35-ton3.

THE MONEY MANKET:

RISE IN SILVER FAVOURADLE TO. THE BTR 178,"

Messrs. Samuel Montagu and Co. write an follows, under date April 15:—

Austria continued in the nissket for þar gold- and iscured the bulk of the £580,000 dispos able, although there was some competition for France, owing to the fall in the exchange.

Withdrawals were made from the Bank of England as follows:-

April 8, £105,000 in sovereigns for South America, and £5,000 in sovereigns for Brazil.

The Bank received the following amounts:— April 10, £9,000 in sovereigns from Australia, and April 13, £9,000 in novomigus from Malta. The satt efflux in £187,000 during the weak,

For more than a month past Obina, whore export trade seems to be waking up; has been the principal support of the silver market and purchases for that quarter were the maio canno of the advance in price this week. Actual fresh shipments are not large: the German steamer on Tuesday carried under. £50,000 to China; búi the German steamer of a month.previous bas carried bar cargo of £370,000 pas: Colombo without transhipping to India.

PRICE OF COTTON. The continued rise in the price of cotton. -is-favourable-to-the-realisation-of-the large stocks of piece goods beld in China and the

Stoam Launches of Beat or Wood, Lights, Steel Buildings and Rools, Bridge Straits. The stacks of these goods op- the Werk, and all kinds of Machinery are made on the premises.

Tenders will be made up when required and the workmanship and material will the ggiranted.

The cuss of Docking, and repair work, will be fraud to compare: favourbly wlis that India, the prospects of bazaar demand are not of any port is the world.

Telephone: Nos, 276, 506, or 681.

Telegrams, "Dook. Yokohama," Codeș A. B. C. 4th and 5th Edt.

Llébery, Sontfa,

Yokohama,-May 23rd, 1905.

To Let.

TO:

SHOP, and D HOUSE, No..78,

Queen's Road, Central.

Apply to

S. J. DAVID & CO.,

Prince's Buildings.

Hongkong, 25th March, 1999

TO`LET,

A. 1, and Watkins.

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JUST LANDED:

apot are ample, and until these need re plenishment, imports will be limited, and failing to counter-balance exports, silver will be called for, notwithstanding that the stocks of this metal are considerable. Turning to

as yet bright enough to encourage optimist views; on the other hand, pessimist conclusions should not be drawn, for the following reasons The market for silver in the last quarter of 1907 passed through a' crisis of the first magnitude, caused primarily by the failure of the South. West Monsoon in India. Previous to that, the prospority of that country was striking--this tota combined exports and imports rose steadily each year, from 198 crores in 1896-7 to 302 in 1007-8-10 years without a check. Whethe wave of prosperity broke in igaz, a period of exhaustionintervened, untì economic forces im

The well-known and famous brandyelled a fresh wave forward, it must not be

'Bisquit Dubouche

& Co."

XXX Very Old Fine

· [293]

V.0.C.B. Haranted 20 Years

Per Bot. $2.50

Old

ALSO

QUINQUINA 7

QUINQUINA ?

NOS, 51, 53. & 35, WONG-NEI-OHỤNG

ROAD.

"Apply to-

HONGKONG & KOWLOON LAND

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

N1st proximo.

TO LET,

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[0. 3. MORRISON HILL: Entry about

Apply to-

י.

Messrs. JARDINE, MATHESON

& Co., LTD. Hongkong, 12th May, 1999.

TO LET.

MESSACERIES CANTONAISES. GODOWN No. 54, DODEL STREET.

FRENCH LINE OF STEAMERS BETWEen hongkong. CANTON AND

KOUANG-SI.

5.S. PAUL BEAU," 1,900 tops, 14 knots,

AS. "CHARLES HARDOUIN," 1,990 to06, 14 knots,

The speedlest, most luxuriously appointed and punctual steamers on the line Departure from Hongkong-at to P.M. (Saturdays excepted), Departure from Ounton at 5.15 7.M. (Sundays excepted).

These superb steamers carrying the French Mall are fited throughout with Blectric Ligy-

and Fans and were specially built for this trade. Rxcellent calzina.

Apply to

5.50

DUBONNET?

FRENCH STÓRE, Sole Agent. Henskone, 30th April, 1909.

0. C. MOOSA,

1 & 8, D'AGUILAR STREET -

overlooked that India's material prograss must be reckoned as an incoming tide, and the breaking of a wave is, alter all, only an episode | ip the advance.

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DRAFTS AND TTS.

lodia is now in soma such condition.' The harvests, though not poor, costrast, unfavour. ably with those of the booming years before 1907; but, given a period for recuperation, the future is not likely to disappoint the sanguise, Meanwhile, silver is held back from any substantial advance, and the occasional ten. | dency to fall is checked by the effect of such “decline on China trade and the restraining hand of America-slow to sacrifica silver with a fear of mipisked supplies at each raduction in price, One possibility of the utmost consequence lies on the koces of the gods, viz: whether in a similar crisis to that of 1917 the, lad is Government may take steps of a 'radical' character to prevent the import of silver as a commodity on such a buge scale as to compete with the sale of Government draft and T. T., and thus prevent a similar embar rossment is maintaining the equilibrium of

[408 NOVELTIES OF THE SEASON. exchange, to that which occurred in 1927 and

THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST. MENT & AGENCY CO., LD. Hongkong, Ist April, 1909.

TO LET.

Trimmed and Untrimmed HATS, RIBBONS, FLOWERS, FEATHERS, &c., &c.

[5 LACE SCARFS, MOTOR VEILS

OFFICES No. 2, CONNAUGHT ROAD,

3rd Floor,

No. 3 CLIFTON GARDENS, CONDUIT

ROAD,

A HOUSE la Wong-nei-chong Road. A HOUSE la RIPON TERRACE. OFFICES in York-BUILDING.. GODOWNS in PRAYA EAST, BLUE

BUILDINGS, and No, 168, DEI VEUX ROAD next to the Hongkong Hotel, 'FLATS in Moreton TerrACE.". No. 10, DES VEUX ROAD CENTRAL,

1st Floor,

The Company's Own Wharf near Wing Lok Street and its berth in Canton opposite | Aşpis to-

Shime92.

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

Bengkong, 9th October, 1908,

or to their Agents BARRETTO & CO., Hongkong,

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HONGKONG-MANILA-

ILOILO-CEBU.

Regular Steamship Service between Hongkong and above ports.

Steamship

5.5." RIGEL".

Tonnaga Captalo

For

Sailing Dates

Sleven... MANILA...... Immediate

despatch.

· For Freight or Pasiage, apply to

BABEETTO &

Ageais.

***E HONGKONG LAND INVEST MENT & AGENCY DO, LD Pongkang, 19th April, 1009

TO LET.

-51

AIRY ROOMS'iɑ'≈ house ́on

TWO LAY TERRACE, Brat row, entrance.

from Robinson Road. Moderate Rental. · For particulars, apply to-

"HOUSEHOLDER,"

Clo Hongkong Telegraph, Hongkong, sth March, 1009.

TO LET.

Tajp

FFICES and ROOMS on the xst and zad Floors of No. 14. Des Voeux Road Central (formerly occupied by Mesars. Showan, Tomics & Co.). Reots low.

Apply to-

THE COMPRADORE DEPARTMENT,

E. D. Sassoon & Co

Queen's Road Central, Hongkong, 24th February, 1009.

TO LET.

[188

LOOMS suitable for Offices in'No, 10, ICE'

Bassoon & Co's premises;

RHOUSE STREET, in rear of David

Apply to-

IN

VARIOUS COLORS.

MOUSQUETEIRE GLOVES

IM

WHITE, BLACK & COLORS.

WOOLEN DELAINKS, NUNSVEIL INGS, VOILES, &c., &c.

LADIES' and CHILDREN'S

UNDERCLOTHINGS.

Samples on application. Coast Port orders carefully exconten..

Hanokong, sash Semtambar, TonP,

Tar

the subsequent year. Cobalt shipments last week were 1,270,000 pounds of Die, At the

NAALHER DURBOAST AND STORM-WARNINGS ISSUED: FROM THE HONGKONZ OBSERVATORY.

METEOROLOGICAL SIGNALS.

mast in front of the Water Police Station at Meteorological signals are hoisted on the

Tsim Sha Tsui for the information of master of vossule leaving the port. They do not necessarily imply that, bad weather is expected | kere:--

Signal

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A CONE 'point upwards

A-CONE point upwards and UKUM below.

A DRUM

A O'NE

... point down.

wards and DHUM below.

5.

A CONE point down. wards

6.

A CONE point down- waids and BALL below

NA BALL

A. CONE

8

point upwards and BALL below

Indicatesa Typhoon, to the North of..., the Colony.

indicates a Typhoon to tua Morib«Raat- of the Colony.

Indicates a Typhoon to the East of the Colony.

Indicates a Typhoon to the Bonth East of the Colony.

indicatesa Typhoon to the Bouth of the Colony,

indicates a Typhoon

to the North West

of the Colony.

Indicates a Typho to the West of the Colony.

indicatesa Typhoon id the North-Wes of the Colony,

· Red "Signals Indicate that thể, cena 19 believed to be more than 300 miles away from the Colony,

Blach Signal indicate that the centre is 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 such directions that information regarding them is considered to be of importance to the Colony or to shipping leaving the harbour.

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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 Godown Company at Kowloon,'-

URGENT, SIGNAL.

In addition to the above, when it is expected. last moment, a few bar iar orders have cropped that the wind may increase to full syphoon - up for Bombay and there was a premiums of force at any moment, toe following Urgent 1/16 for prompt shipment in consequence. The Signal will be made stribe Water Panca quotations to-day, 23 9/16d. for cash, and two Station, and repeated at the Harbour Office 1- months are 13. above those quoted in our last

THREE EXPLOSIVE HOMME, AT INTERVALE" letter.

OF TEN SECONDS.

QUOTATIONS.

Quotations for bar silver per dz. Standard. April, 10-23 7/cod. casb, 23 7/16), a months April..13--23 9/163. April, 14-23.9'154. April. 15--13 9/16d.

Avenge

for the 23-531

week

Bank Rate................

H

23 9/163.

..23 9/15d.

23 9/16d.

23.531

..........2 per cent,

Bar Gold per or Standard ..............771930. French Gold Coin per oz........768.44. German Gold Coin per or......761.48. United States Gold Coin paror...76% 48;

Notice of Firm.

JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD.

T is hereby notified that Mr. JOHN

F. BLACKHEAD & Co., I JOHNSTONE has been Authorised to

SHIP CHANDLERS, SAILMAKERS, ·

COAL AND PROVISION MER CHANTS, NAVAL CONTRACTORS AND GENERAL COMMISSON AGENTS.

Genuwd Floor,

ST. GEORGE'S REILDING, HONGKONG,

SOAP AND SODA 'MANUFACTURERS -SOLE AGENTS FOR TJARTMANN'S RAHTJEN'S GENUINE 1.0OMPOSITION RED HAND H BRAND, HARTMANN'S GREY PAINT DAIMLER'S PATENT MOTOR LAUNCHES,

Bola Agmit for FERGUSON'S SPECIAL CREAM and

¿P. &. O, SPECIAL LIQUER: BOOTOH WHISKY, AC

EVERY KIND OF SHIP'S STORES AND REQUISITES ALWAYS' IN STOCK

REASONABLE PRICES. Cata♬ Mongkong, 7th March, 1907.

V DAVID SASSOON & 00, Ln. Hongkong, 13th May, 1909.

Sign on behalf of our Company " For Procura tles" as from this date.

JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD. Hongkong, asih May, 1erg,

fars

Intimations.

INSURANCE MAN seeks Engagemeal 28 years' experience with Leading Fire Companies Open for Hongkong or China Coast ports. No objection to shipping or retail stores.

Apply...

"VICTOR"

Cla Hongkong Telegraph. Hongkong, goth April, 1009,

COLD STORAGE-

TLTD have now: 40,000 Cable feet of HONGKONG IGE COMPANY, GOLD STORAGE available at EAST POINTZ. Storen will be Open at 10 AM, and € 216 dally, Sunday excepted, to receive and del ver perishable goods, "§.

G. K. HAXTON, Hinager Hongkong, 6th January, 1909,

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

NIGHT SIGNALS.

The following Night Bignals will be exhibit, ed from the Flagstaff on the roof of the Water Police Station at Kowloon, the Harbour Offen Flagstaff, and H.M.S. Tamar.

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1. Thren Light) Vertical, Green Green Green, Indicates that a typhoon 'is believed to be situated more than 300 miles from the Colony,

II. Three Lights Vai tal, Green Red Green, indicates that as typhoon is believed to be situated less than 300 miles from the Colony,

⠀⠀ ¡11. Three Lights & tical, Red Green Red, 2 Indicates that the wind may be expected to increase to fall typhoon force at any moment..

No. III. Sigual will be accompanied by the Explosive Bombs, as above, in the event of the information.conveyed by this signal being firm pablished by night,

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

SUPPLEMENTARY WARNIKOS,

For the benefit of Nativu Craft and passing. Ocean' Vessels, a Cono will be exhibited at each of the following stations doring the time; that any of the above Day Signals are 'bolş'ed' In the Harbour

Gap Rock.

Wagian,

Stanley,

Cape Collinson.

· This will indicais that,

Warsing is hoisted in the somewhere in the China

Aberdeen. 3an Ki Wan, Kal Kung

Sia Tia Kol Tal Po

is a depression and that a Storm

bone

Further details can always be given to Octam Vessels, on demand, by signal, from the liphate houses.