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Mulails.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH MONDAY MAY 31 1900.

Intimations.

NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD. THE YOKOHAMA DOCK CO., LTD.

BREMEN.

IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL LINES.

STEAMERI

"PRINZ WALDEMAR

Capt. F: Irecke

FOR

YOKOHAMA and KOBE

NAPLES, GENOA, ALGIERS

GIBRALTAR, SOUTHAMPTON, ANTWERP and BREMEN

SHANGHAI, NAGASAKI, KOBE Į "PRINZ REGENT LUITPOLD"

and YOKOHAMA .............................

Capt. H. Kirchner

» PRINZ EITEL FRIEDRICH"

Gap, E. Malchow

To sath

SATURDAY

29th May, al to F.M.

WEDNESDAY,

zadjunt, at Nood.

About THURSDAY,

3rd June.

MANILA, YAP, NEWGUINEA, BRISBANE, SYDNEY and MELBOURNE

"PRINE WALDEMAR ......Į FRIDAY,

18th June, 10 AM.

Beginning of Jenn.

KUDAT and SANDAKAN......

Oapt. F. Isecke .....

2 Capt. F. Sembill

("BORNEO* Gamin

For further Particulars, apply to

No. 1 DOCK. Length Inside 514 ft. Width of entrance, top 95 ft.; bottom 75 it. Water on blocks, 27.5jft. Time to pump out, 4 hours,

No. 2 DOCK. Length inside, 87

876 ft. Width of entrance, top 60,5 ft. bottom 45.8 It. Water on blooks, 20.5 ft. Time to pump out, & hours.

THESE DOOKS are conveniently seated in Yokohama barbour and the silention of Captalus and Enginnen Is respectfully called to the advantages offered for Docking and repairing Vessals sad Michlanry of every description.

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The plant and tools are of recent paltomy for dealing quickly, and cheaply with work and a 'large stock of material is' always at hand, (plates and angles 'all. being tested by Lloyds' surveyan),

Two, powerful Twin Stow Towboats are available for taking Vessels to or out of Dock, and for taking Salling Vessels in or out of the bay. The Boating derrick' ls Icapable, of lifting 35.tool.

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*NEW SONG OF THE SHIRT,

DRAB' LIFE STORY OF A SEAMETREIS.

PITIFUL TALE,

In the dock at Westminster Palice-court stood a pallid, woak-eyed woman drab picture of misery. The blight spring tus shina as it played about her caly emphasised the meanness of her garb, and the utter hope leteness of her heart. She could, not frame coherent sentence in defence of the terrible crime she had commit (ed.

*Please may the missionary say a word for me?" was bor trembling pisa and she folded har labour-seamed hands on the dockrail, and stood with bowed head as the tears fell

*

A river policeman, hot in his thick peas jacket-e giant of is man, with a soft voice and great strong hands-told the magistrate of the enormity of this poor woman'ı sin name-s, weak, litla waman if ever there was. agaton suicide. Elisabeth O'Brien was her

one, with apparently no more pluck, than a mouse. But the other areaing" she clam.. throwing out ber bands plunged straight into barad on the parapet of Lambeth-bridge, and

the river. "Down she west. She came up once -under the prow of the police boat, whence "she was hauled aboard, and life pumped into her once again. As soon as she could speak and look round she said with a shiver that sho had hoped to open bé ayer again either in heaven or the other place; she didn't care.”

Steam Launches of Blasi or Wood, Lighters, Steel Balldings and Roofs, Bridge Aurebere but London. Work, and all kinds of Muchloory are made on the premises.

Tenders will be made op, when required and the workmanship and material will be

NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD,uaranted.

MELCHERS & CO.,

GENERAL AGENTS, HONGKONG & OHINA.

Hongkong, 29th May, 1909.

MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.

FRENCH MAIL LINES.

FORTNIGHTLY SERVICE TO-and FROM EUROPE via SUEZ CANAL.

FOR

TO and FROM JAPAN via SHANGHAI

STEAMERS

CAPTAINS TO SAIL ON SHANGHAI, KOBE, YOKOHAMA ..TOURANE, Lancelio.... 7th Jude, P., MARSEILLES, VIA FORTS POLYNESIEN...BO.........8th June; at 1,... SHANGHAI, KOBE, YOKOHAMA...ARMAND BERIC Guianastarst June, P.M.. MARSEILLES, TIA PORTS SYDNEY Rebufat zand Juso, it'X'P,M,

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

Through Tickets to London via Paris from £27.to up to £73,30. 10 hours' railway from Marseilles to Londes,::

· Interpraturs mest passenger at their arrival to Manaliles.

For further particulary, apply to

Hong, th May, 1909.

P. de CHAMPMORIN

AGENT,

QUEEN'S BUILDINGS

MESSAGERIES CANTONAISES.

FRENCH LINE OF STEAMERS BETWEEN HONGKONG. CANTON AND

KOUANG-SI.

'S.5, " PAUL BEAU,”. 1,900 tona, 14 knots,

AS. "GHARLES HARDOUIN," 1,900 tons, rà knots.

· The speedtatt, most luxuriously appointed and punctual steaguers on the line *Departure from Hongkong at xo P,M. (Saturdays excaptad),

Departem from Canton at 5.15.P.M. (Sundayı excepted);

These superb steimers cams of the French Mail are fitted throughout with Electric Light and Fans and were specially bulit for this trade. Excellent cuisine.

The Company's Own Wharf noár, Wing Lak Street and its borth. In Canton opposite Shamoen,

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

Hongkong, 9th October, 1908,

EYES

orfio thale Agents BARRETTO & CO., Hongkong.

RIGHT

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

WILL that your syas free of charge, and if they are wrong wil

I put them right..-

Lenses Ground All Hads of Repairs, Spectacles for all requiremomis.

Aske, of wride, for Illustrated Booklet on "Defective Sight,"--frio.

LONDON,

CALOUSTA, ANZ V 50. Bentlock Stredi

By John Strnet, Bedford Row, W.J

40 March 19h.

SMAKOWAL

· 166, Wanking Rond

1:

"My trouble was more than I could bear," she said. "And I jamped off the bridge to and it."

She was arrested and taken to the prison in- firmary, where she told the lady who looked

The cost of Docking, and impair work, will be found to compare favourably with that after ber the tragedy of the last six months of of any port in the world.

Telephone: Nós, 878, 508, or 681.

Telegrams, "Dook, Yokohama," Godes A. B. G. 4th and 5th Edi.

Liebers, Bootta,

A. 1, and Watkins. Yokohama, May 23rd, 1905.

To Let.

TO LET.

ROOMS suitable for Offices lo No. 1a, ICK HOUSE STREET, in rear of David Balloon & Cu,'s premises.

Apply to-

JUST LANDED : A

The well-known and famous brandy

Bisquit Dubouche

& Co."

DAVID SASSOON & CO., LD.XXX Very Old Fine-

Pet Bot. $2.50 (V.O.C.B. Guaranted 20 Years

· Hongkong, 13th May, 1009,-

"TO LET.

Old

ROAD,

NOS, 51, 53, & 55, WONG-NEI-CHUNG QUINQUINA P

ALSO

*

Apply to

QUINQUINA?

· HONGKONG & KOWLOON LAND

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

TO LET

£248

CODOWN No, sa, DUDDELL STREET,

Apply to

THE HONGKONG. LAND INVEST MENT & AGENCY CO., LD. Hongkong, 1st April, 1909;

SHO

TO LET.

HOP and DWELLING HOUSE, No. 78,

Queen's Road, Central,

Apply to-

$ˇJ. DAVID & Co.,

Prince's Building, Hongkong, 25th March, 109,

TO LET.

No

5.50

DUBONNET

FRENCH STORE, Sole Agent. Hongaar, 30th April, 1909.

0. C. MOOSA,

her life. She had lost her husband she hed been ill and word out; after much trouble she had obtained work at Dolan and Co.'s, the palice and army contractors of Bond-st., Vaux ball. Though tailoring is done there, the Bood-st..of Vauxhall is not exactly the Bond st of Logdao, W. At Dolad's they work long hours for a bare livelihood at the exacting busi- ness of fishing" palicemen's trousers," soldiers' uniforms, and the like.

WHAT A TAILORESS BARNS.

I found," said the court missionary, "that recently she has been working as a tailoress

there." Her average week has been 10 hours day; and for that she has been receiving

something leia thạo 'a shilling a day. Messia Dolan themselves admit, that lately her earn. lags have not been more than 29., 31, or 45. A week; but that she could make 6s, a weżk if the were putting in full time. She has one son the army, and he has been allowing her zs. and sometimes 25, 6d, a week. In the district to which she lives she bears the character of being a hard-working, industrious woman, Sheer poverty has been the cause of all the 'trouble."

WEATHER PURBO AST

STORM-WARNINGS ISSUED PROM 'THE HONGKUNG OBSERVATORY.

METEOROLOGICAL SIGNALS

Meteorological sigeals are hoisted on the mast in front of the Water Police Station at Trim Sha Tsui for the information of masters. of vastais leaving the port. They do not necessarily imply that had weather is expected herd :—'

Sigual

1.

A CONE point opwards

3.

AC "VE point upwards

and UM below

A DRUM

AOONE -point down.

·wards and DRUM below

5. A CONE

point down. wards

6. A CONE point down.

wards and BALL below

ABALL

8.

A CONE

polat, upwards and BALL below

indicates Typhoon to the North of the Colony.

indicates a Typhoon fo the North-East of the Colony

indicates a Typhoon to the East of the

Colony.

Indicalera Typhoon to the Boath East.

of the Colony.

indicates a Typhopa to the Bouth of the Colony,

Indicatesa Typhoon

to the South-West of the Colony.

Indicatese Typhoon to the West of the Colony.

indicates Typhoon

to the North-Wes of the Colony..

Rad Signals Indicate that the centre is believed to be more than 300 miles away from the Colony.

Black Signal Indicate that the centre lo believed to be less than 300 miles away from

Colody.**

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Her sister, this and was, in the genteel garb of poverty's Sunday frock--a black stuff goNDthe 7mothered all over with sparkling heads and toppad with a faded bonnet to match-sid that Elizabeth's work had been the finishing of policemen's trousers. It took her four tours to finish a pair of there, and when the work was done she received sid, per pair,

'40

1 & 8, D'AGUILAR STREET.

What do you earn a week?" asked the magistrate.

"My husband keeps me, sit, and I have been helping my sister a litle

STARVATION WAGES.

Mr. Horace Smith: What she earos is very little. It is obvious that it means starvation really, unless you help.

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"I have helped her all I could, sir!" NOVELTIES OF THE SEASON. Mr. Borace Smith. Then, turning to the pathb “No doubt you haye-it is very sad," said

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

[29 LACE SCARFS, MOTOR VEILS

1 & 3 MORRISON HILL, alto OFFICES at No. 1 PEDDER STREET. Apply to

Me

JARDINE, MATHESON

& CO., LTD.

Hongkong agih May, 1909.

TO. LET.

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VARIOUS COLORS.

MOUSQUETEIRE GLOVES

IN

WHITE, BLACK & COLORS

WOOLEN DELAINES, NUNSVRIL- INGS, VOILES, &c., &c.

FFICES, No. 2, CONNAUGHT ROAD, LADIES' and CHILDREN'S

3rd Floor,

No. 3 CLIFTON GARDENS, CONDUIT

ROAD,

A. HOUSE la' WONG-NEI-CHONG ROAD.

A HOUSE in Ripon TERRACE. OFFICES in YORK BUILDING. GODOWNS I PRAYA KAST, BLUE

BUILDINGS, and No. 161, DEs Vævi ROAD Buxt to the Hongkong Hotel, FLATS in MORETON TERRACE. No. 10, DES VEUX ROAD CENTRAL

1st Floor, Apply to-

THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST MENT & AGENCY CO., LD Hongkong, 19. April,' zoco'

TWO

TO LET,

WO. AIRY ROOMS in a house on BELILIOS TERRACE, first row, entrance from Robinson Road: Moderate Rental. For particulars, apply to-

"HOUSEHOLDER"

Dla Hongkong Telegraph," Hongkong, 5th March, 1909. ... › Las

TO LET.

FFICES and ROOMS on the 1st and 2nd

OFFICES

Floors of No. 14. Des Vans Road Central (formerly occupied by Mesum, Showaz, Toma & Co.). Rents low..

Apply today.

THE COMPRADORE DEPARTMENT,

E. D. Sassoon & Co.

Q Queen's Road

Hongkong, 24th February, 1999.

UNDERCLOTHINGS.

Samples on application. Coast Port orders carefully executed.

Hápokens, tolh September, vool,

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. Benger's Food is sold in tins, by all Ghemists, etc., werywhere,

BENGERS

FOOD

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tic figure in the dock, be said, "You'will be dis. charged, my good woman; and no doubt the missionary will be able to help you."

Na Elizabeth O'Brien was taken into the mis-

sionary's room, where she was treated very kindly, and told that a small room had already been taken for her, and that more lucrative work would no doubt be discovered for her N

She was still weak and ill, and dared at her penalties-instand of which she was offered lunch. This consisted of a thick brown loaf stamped with the figure 8 and cut in half, with a wad of mast plastered in between the sec tions. Most excellent fare for a starving navry the trembling seamstress could not gauch it and no wonder.

sudden release, for she had expected dreadful

She told a Morning Leader representative some further facts of her work at Dolan's. Her best week's work had been' when she finished 23 pairs of police trousers and received 5', for them.

"TERRITORIAL" TROUSERS. Another class of sewing the did was to fix bootstraps at the bottoms of "Territorial" tra- sers, Payment, ono farthing per pair. Thi

mesat sewing three sides of a square, through leather, four times,

"And I owe the firm 1a4d. for dead house wark, she added. "Dead horse" work was

explained thus: if a woman has not earned enough during the week to satisfy the inspector when he comes round, she is paid certain small sumi in advance, to make it look that she has earned more, and so satisfy the inspector." Of course, she has to make it op afterwards. That is what and why is called "dead horse,"

Messrs. Dolan Courteously explained their point of view to the Leader representative who Called on them Jatar, in the day. The fare woman said that Mrs. O'Brien was a good, care- ful seamstress, though not a rapid worker. In. full work abe could earn much more than she said; but recently work had been very slack, and the woman naturally suffered the con sequences. It took about two hours to finish a pair of policeman's trouser As for the "dead hors payment, that was done solely for the benefit of the work people and not to blind" the visiting inspectors. If the work people had a slack week, the moody was ad vanced and made up the following week by

extra work.

NOT UP TO HER WORK.

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

leaving the harbour,

Those signals are repeated at the Harbour. Office, HMS. Tamar Greeă Island Signal Mast, and the Flagstaff on the premises of the Hongkong and Kowldin Wharf and Gadowa Company at Kowloon,

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URGENT HIGNAL

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, add repeated at the Harbour Office *THREE EXPLOSIVE BOMBE,

BOMBERÁT INTERVALS OF TEN SICORDS..

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

NIGHT SIONALS.

The following Night Signals will þa exhibit. ed from the Flagstaff oo the roof of the Water Police Station at Kowloon, the Harbour Office Flagstaff, and H.M.S. Famar.

1, Three Lights Vertical, Green Green Green, indicates that a typhopu is believed to ba situated more than 300 miles from the Coldav.

indicates that a typhoon is believed to be II. The Lights Veral, Green Red Green, situated loss than 300 miles from the Oslony.-*

Indicates that the wind may be expected to III. Three Lights etical, Red Green Red,

increase to fall typhoon force at any moment,»

No. III. Signal will be accompanied by the information conveyed by this algual being first Explosive Bombs, as ahore, in the event of the

published by night,

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

SUPPLEMENTARY WARNINOL

For the benefit of Native Craft and passing, Ocean Vessels, a Coco will be exhibited at each of the following stations during the time? that any of the above Day Signals are kols sd. in the Harbour.

Gap Rock Waglin.

Aberdeen,

San Ki Wan, Bal Kung.

Cape Collinson..

Sha Tas Kol

Mr. O'Brien had been it! lately, and not op to doing good work.

"Why," added the forewoman, {t's extru• ordinary how some of the women treat the work. Sometimes a woman to whom a shilling mead, absolute wealth sits with the work in. This will indicate that there is her lap staring into vacancy and thinking of nothing--not doing a stroke I actually have to bully am sometimes, and tell 'em to get an with its fetare dimen

"depression somewhere in the China Sia, and that a Storte Warning is hoisted in the Harbour,

Further detalls can always be givna

men are thinking of when they sit with fala | Vasspis, on demand, by signal, from

It is easy to Imagine, under these circum atances, what sort of it nothing" those pour wo

hands over theirwork Tom Hood's "Song of houses,

the: Shirt?"is" as real and true to-day, as it was

when he wrote it Immortalising himself and

the Elizabeth O'Briana óf all agül,

light.