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Mails.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH WEDNESDAY JUNE 16 1909.

Entimations.

NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD. THE YOKOHAMA DOCK CO., LTD.

BREMEN.

IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL LINES.

STEAMURI

SHANGHAI, TSINGTAU, NAGA-Į " Yorck"

SAKI, KOBE and YOKOHAMA..]

NAPLES, GENOA, ALGIERS,

GIBRALTAR, SOUTHAMPTON, ANTWERP and HAMBURG ......

MANILA, YAP, NEWGUINEA, BRISBANE, SYDNEY' and MELBOURNE`

Capt. J. R Ladermano

LUTZOW"

Dapt. C. Dewer .........

PRINZ WALDEMAR "

Cupt, F. 1secke an sin.

YOKOHAMA and KOBE

•{"

PRINE SIGISMUND" Capt. D. Lent is

For further Particulars, apply to

Hongkong, 14th June, 1909,

TO BEL

About WEDNESDAY,

16th June.

FRIDAY,

18th June, 10 A.M.

No. 1 DOCK. Length:inside 514 ft.' Width of entrance, top 05 ft.; bottom 75 it. Water on blooks, 27.5;ft. Time to pump out, 4 hours,

No. 2 DOCK, Length inside, 875 ft. Width of

· entrance, top 60.5 ft. bottom, 15.8 ft. Water on blocks, 28.5 ít. Time to pump out, 3 hours.

HESE DCCKS are conveniently situated in Yokohama harbour and the attention of THES

Captains and Engineers in respectfully called to the advantages offered for Docklog and repairing Vastals and Machinery of every description,

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The plant and togis arm of socent patterns for dealing "quickly and cheaply with work und a large stock of material is always at hand, (plates and angles all being tested by Lloyde' surveyors).

Two powerful Twin Screw Towboats are available for taking Vessels in or out of Dock, and for taking Suillög Versoia in or out of the bay. The floating derrick is capab'e 18th June, to A.M. of liftlug 3,1 an

FRIDAY,

SATURDAY,

25th June.

NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD.

MELCHERS & CO.,

GENERAL AGENTS, HONGKONG & CHINA..

MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.

FRENCH MAIL LINES.

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FORTNIGHTLY SERVICE TO and FROM EUROPE via SUEZ CANAL.

TO and FROM JAPAN via SHANGHAI.

Fox

STEAMERS

TO BAILON

CAPTAINS HANGHAI, KOBE, YOKOHAMA...ARMAN) BEHICLafont.......31st June, P.M.. MARSEILLES, VIA PORTS.......SYDNEY.........Rebulat22nd June, at 1 P.M. SHANGHAI, KOBE, YOKOHAMA ... CALEDO tien Bruno.th July .. MARSEILLES, VIA PORTS TOURANE.......................... Lancolin..... 6th July, at i P.M.

Transhipment on the Cols: Steamers at Singapore for Batavia; at Colombo for Calcutta, Bombay and Australia; at Port Bald far the Levant, Donstantinople and Black bea.

Through Tickets to London via Paria from £37.10 up to £71,10, 30 hours' tallway from Marseilles to London.

Istopreidis meel. passengers at their arrival in Marseliles.

For further particulars, apply to

Hongkong, teth June, 1900

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, PAUL BEAU,” 1,900 tons, 14 knots,

6.5. "CHARLES HARDOUIN," 1,900 tuns, 14 guois,

Steam Launches of Real or Wood, Lighters, Steal Buildings and Roofs, Bridge Work, and all klods of Machinery are made on iba premises..

Tenders will be made op when required and the workmanship and material will-ba goeranted.

The cust of Docking, and repair work, will be found to compare favourably with that of any port in the world,

Telephone: Nor, 876, #06, or 681.

Telegrams, "Dock, Yokohama,” Codes A. B. C. 4th and 5th Edt. Lieber, Bootte, A. 1, and Watkins. Yokohama, May 23rd, 1905.

To Let.

TO LET.

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JUST LANDED:

· CORRESPONDENCE,

[We do not necessarily endors the ppinions expressed

by Correspondents in this column 1 "MAGPIES IN CHINA,

TO THE EDITOR OF THE "Hongwund Telegraph.**

Entimation

TENDERS FOR REVENUE FARMS.

venus Farms in the, State of Nonh PENDERS are invited for the lease of Borneo from the 1st January, 1910, as set out

SiR Referring to the suggestion made by His Excellency the Governor that sportsmen should make war os magpies in order to pro-hereunder. save the song birds of the Colony, the follow ing paragraph, which I read in a home medi- cal journal, may be of interest;-

COLThe In China.

REVENUE FARMS IN THE STATE:

be

OF NORTH BORNEO. 1. In making arrangements for the leasing" of the Farms for the next Farm period of 1910, Dr. W. E. Geil, who recently travelled the 1911 and 1912, the Government reserven to whole length of the great wall of China,uelf the right of vesting the Farms (as pro- vided in the Proclamations concerned as remarks that for a distance of 1,02 miles named in Schadalo appended) in any peri which the great wall traversos ib'e nue preson, by public or private calu at may dominating disease is goitre. He also adds thought fil there is one predominating bird along these tracts the magpin. Seeing the importance of animals in relation to human ailments, the coincidence here noted may be of interest Dr. Geil beard of, although he did not see, a race of Chinese pigmins reported to be an isolated group of wild mountain-dwellers.

I make no comment, but leave others to con- sider whether the magpie may not be a source of evil to others in Hoogkang than the soug birds, am, etc.,

READER.

...

Hongkong, 16th June

CANTON DAY BY DAY.

HONGKONG UNIVERSITV. SCHEMELI [From Our Own Correspondent}

Canion, 15th Juse.

subject to the above reservation it is bereby Office of the Secretary to the Governor, Sanda- notified that tenders will be received at the kan, up to 12 o'clock noon, on the 1st day of Cctober, 190y, for the purchase of the exclus- ive privileges of the Fams described below for a period of one, two of ikiree jones com. mencing on the 1st January, 1910,

2. Any person either for himself alone or for himself and others; may, oilber in person or by agent duly accredited to writing, on any date prior to the said noon of the 1st October next, submit to the said Secretary at Sandakan, any tender he may think fit for all or any of the Farms, provided such tender is in couformity, with Lup teran of tendering hereinafter set. out and fulfils all the conditions required of the Farmer.

All renders so made will (except at the ex press with of the leaderers to the contrary) be received and treated by the Government as strictly confidential.

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On receiving any such tender, Government reserves to itself the right of deciding whatbar it shall be considered or not,

It Government decidas not to consider the tender, it will be returned to the tenderar under sealed cover.

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Since the Viceroy issued his manifesto to his suljordinates to raise funds towards the en- dowment funds for the Hoogkong University, the Chinese in this city, Enerally.have evinced All tenders accepted lar consideration by considerable cúthusiasm in the project. It is

Government will be, in the first instance, re. tained by Government for further consideration confidently believed that a considerable sum

with the tenders hauded in on 1st October, of money may be expected from the people be909, which will be opened at noon on that sides the donations from the officials. As the date, after which the successful tenderer will people are assured in the conviction that great bs selected.

The Farms, abov: referred to, are — benefits will be conferred on their sons by the

BRITISH NORTH SUKNEO-Opium, University with the modern teaching promised. Spirit, Gambling and l'awn-błoking, as fol- which they are in seed of at present and ess pecially in South Chios, the merchant-

founded soon. It is now reported that, H. E. Cheung Pat Ez, ex-Minister of Railway and Mining, has given a promise to raise subscrip itions to the extést in rouad figures of $100,000 towards the funds for the establishment of the Hongkong University, H. E. Cheung Pat Sr was a resident in the Straits Settlements for a long time, and is a man of great popularity and wealth, so there is every reason to believe that H. E. Cheung will be abis to raise ti e sum he promised before long aed without difficu'y,.

KING'S BUILDINGS, OFFICES, facing. The well-known and famous brandy and gentry are eager that the institution be

aboat October, at present in occupation of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co. Ld,

Apply

THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST- MENT & AGENCY CO., LD. Hongkong, 3rd June, 1909.

TO LET.

RHOUSE STREET, is rear of David

OOMS suitable for Offices in No. 10, ICE

Bassons & Co's premises,

Apply to-

DAVID SASSOON & Co., LD. Hongkong, 13th May, 1900.

NOS

TO LET..

5.60

[463.

Bisquit Dubouche

& Co."

XXX Very Old Fine V.O.C.B. Guaranted 20 Years"

Ola

F'er Bat. $2.50

ALSO

113 QUINQUINA ?

QUINQUINA 7

FRENCH STORE, Sole Ageat, Hongkong, 30th April, 1909.

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TOS. 51, 53, & 55, WONG-NEI-CHUNG

ROAD.

Apply to HONGKONG & KOWLOON LAND & LOAN CO., LTD., No. 8, Queen's Road West, Hongkong.yin March, 1909.

DUBONNET ?

WONG TA CHING.

Woog Ta Ching, the commander-in-chief of the two Chibere cruisers Hot Fung and Hoi Ki, who returned lately from his trip to the Straits Seulements, left here on the 12th instant for the Ho Yuen district to pay a visit to his parents,

RAILWAY DIRECTORS.

Both Sir Chen Tung Liang Cheng and Mr. Lo Po Shuo, president and vice-presideat, re- spectively, of the Canton Hankow Railway

HOP and DWELLING HOUSE, No. 78, PEAK TRAMWAYS COMPANY, Company at Canton, have tendered their co-

Queens Road, Central.

Apply to

S. J. DAVID & Co...

Prince's Buildings. Hongkong, 25th March, 1909, -

TO LET.

(zga

7.00 .00

+

NO. & MORRISON HILL, also

OFFICES at No 7 PEDDER STREET, Apply In-

Messrs. JARDINE, MATHESON

& CO., LTD, Hongkong, 29th May, 1909.

LIMITED...

TIME TABLE

-WEEK-DAYI:-

-7.30 am, to 10.00 am....Every 10 minutes, 10,00 8,m, to 11,00 am....Every 15 minutes, 1.30 am, to 12.45 p.m. ...Every tš minutes. 1.45 p.m. to 1.13 p.m.... Every to miantes. rus pum, la 1.45 pm. ...Every 15 minutes 45 p.m. to 1.15 p.m. .....Every 10 minutes 645 pm to 3.00 pm. .......Every 15 minutes 5.00 p.m....Every 15 minutes, Boo p.m....Evary to minutes

NIGHT CARS:

(408

1.30 p.m. to

100 p.m. to

8.45 p.m; and

TO LKT, FFICES, No. 1, CONNAUGHT ROAD,

3rd Flone.

No. 3 CLIFTON GARDENS, CONDUIT

ROAD,

A HOUSE la WONG-MEI-CHONG ROAD. A HOUSE in KIPON TERRACE. OFFICES In You¤ BUILDING. GODOWNS ¡o · PRAVA East, ·Blur BUILDINGS, and No. 165, DES VIKUJ Road Baxt to the Hongkong Hotel, FLATS in MORSTON TERLACE No. 1o, DES VIEUX ROAD CENTRAL.

Ist. Floor.

The speedlest, most laxurioosly appointed and punctual steamers on the line.

Apply to-

Departure from Hongkong at 10 P.M. (Saturdays excepted). Departure from Canton at 5.15 r.m. (Sundays oxcoptad).

THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST-

MENT & AGENCY.CO. LD singkong, 1st June, Forg

TO LET.

*

9 pin, 9:45 pm, to 11.15 DE every half hour. SUNDAYE,

8,00 am to 9.00 am, .....Every 15 mlantes 9:00 am to 9.30 a.m. ...Hvery 30 minutes 9:30 am. 10 10,30 a‚m, ...Every 15 minutes. 10.30 am to 11.00 am....Every 10 minutes, | (1,45 am. to 12,00 noon...Every 15 minuter. 12.00 Noon to 1.00 p.m....Every 10 minutes 1.00 pm 10 5,00 p.m.'.....Every 15 minuten „5,00 p.m.to...Ã.00.p.m............Every.to miavien. 600 p.m. to 7.00 p.m....Every 15 minutes 7,00 pm to 8.00p.m...Every 10 mibute"

NIGHT CARS as on Week Dayı. SATURDAYS. Extra care at 1.35 pm.. xx.10 pm, and 11.45 0.0. SPECIAL CARS by Arrangement at the Company's Office, ALEXANDRA BUILDING

JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON,

General Managers, Hangkong Ist April, 1909,

These superb staamers carrying the French Mall are fitted throughout with Blectric Light OFFICES and ROOMS on the 1st and 2nd Des Voeux Road Central and Fans and were specially built for this trade. Excellentýcuisine.

The Company's Own Wharf near Wing Lok Street and its berth in Canton opposita Shameen.

For farther particolare, please apply to the COMPANY'S OFFICE at Shamoen, Cantos.

Hongkong, 9th October, 1908.

WIL

EYES

or to their Agents BARRETTO & 00., Hongkong.

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RIGHTI

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

Lenses Ground.

ILL text your eyes (con of chargo, and if they are wrong will put them right

All kinds of Repairs, Spectacles for all rogolraments, Ask, or write, for Iliastrated Booklet on "Defective Sight."--frts.

CALCUTTA, LONDON,

$9, Weather Sʻreet

sha Street, Bedford Rown, W.0.

SHANGHAI, 166, Nerking Road,

of No. 14. Des Voeux Road 'Central (formerly occupied by Messrs, Showan, Tomoi & Co.). Rents tow.

Apply to-

f1a8

THE COMPRADORE DEPARTMENT,

E. D. Sassoon & Co.,

Queen's Road Central, Hongkong, zath February, 1000

TO LET. “ODOWN No. sa, Dudbill STREET.

Apply to---

THE HONGKONG LAND INVES1 MENT-& AGENCY CO., LD; „Hongkono,-Tat-fuse-rnog

D. NOMA, PROFESSIONAL TATTOOER

AND THE EXPERT REMOVER OF TATTOO. MARKS, No, 60, QUEEN'S ROAD, CENTRAL'

PATRONISED by Prince of Wales, then

The Duke of York, and H. R. H. The Emperor of Russia, and having 4,500 textimonials from all sources.

"My si yoım' experience in tattooing is s guarantee of good work and prompt exécution; My colours, are absolutely fast and perfectly harmless, and produce a charming effect not attained by any "other, as their compcalifon is only known to 0.5,. In fattooing unlike some

THERAPION MAY NOW ALSO BE OBTAINED In Dragee (TASTELESS) FORM.

THE NEW FRENCH REMEDY

TRADE

THERAPION

MARK.

This successful and highly popular remedy, gand la Te – the Cousinental. Jaspitals.by. Rienal, Kasten, Jobert, Velpeau and othed, comtrans and the desiderată tơ bà -soughts # medicine of theilsand- surpasses prerje

thing hitherte employed.

Ins

THERAPION No. 1

ably short time, olteni a few daj i only, remuves all diss charges, ofsetually angelwillig infections, the use of which does irreparablehaten by laying the foundation of stricture and niher serious diseases. In dysentery, plles, irritation of the lower bowel, cough, htonchitis, asilima, and some of thức mugê trying complaints of this kind, fi will be found astonishing yiffracious,affording prompt relief wherecliner well-teind semedies have been powerless, forim-

THERAPION No. 2

enf laloud, purvy, gilmaples, spots, blotches, painsand awar

ling of folata, secondary symptome, girat, riscumalienter. and all diseases for which it husbarn ton mucha failion in employ mercury, warsaparilla, kr, to the destruction of sufferers' teath and ruin of health. This perparation purifies the whole system through the blood, and tho roughly eliminates all poisonous matene fruza the body, forea

THERAPION NO.3

tion, sleeplessness, and all slistressing consequences of disalpation, worry, overwork, barly error, excess, kr. 15 possesses surprising power In testoring strength and rigous to those nudering from onervasing influences uf long roudança la joi, unhealthy climates.

species of engravings, care must be takes to THERAPION is sold by principal

have the work done in a perfect, high toned manner. In order to take special precamion against possible dangers, I use fresh materials daily

The copying of Portraits with distinct minutssess a specialty,

Hongkong, 1st September, 1908,

[Chemisfihrough.

out the world. Pelen in Englanil £1 per packet. "Is orderlag, state which of the three, usimkinen required, Lad observe above Trade Mark, which is a fac-viru¦te of Word THERAPIon as it appears on Britiski Gov Stump in white letters on a red ground) affixed to wery Packagey order på 111a Majesty's 2ton. Commissioners, And without which it in a forgerT..

Sold by all Chemist

(a) in one concession for the whole State. () in one concession for any of the follow ing Districts of the State, the limits named cluding the interior territory watered by the Divers within the limits given respectively-

(0) SANDAKAN DISTRICT-the Territory bounded on the one side by the true night watershed of the Kinabatangan River and on the olber by the true left watershed of the Paitan river.

(i) KUDAT DISTRICT-the Territory bauad ed on the one side by the true left watershed of the Palan River and on the other by the tue right watershed of the tindasan River,

h) WEST COAST District-the Terntory bounded on the one side by the true night, watershed of the Piadasan River and on ite other by the northern boundary of Province Clarke,

(iv) EAST COAST DISTRICT the Territory - bounded on the one side by the true right waterbed of the Kinabatangan River and on the other by the Ducs Bundary on the Bouth at Breeshnak point.

(V) ROVINCE LLARKE-being the Territory between Batu Barn and the Lawas northern watershed.

4. The attenting of those desirous of; reader- inx is drawn to the following terms:

(a) The tendètër must state in his tender the annual sum ffered for the Fam feat for the three years igro, 1914 and 1913; a different sum may be offered for the first, second and third years respectively. The tester must also clearly state the propastion of the amount

signations from the company's service. Yes ferday the board of di ectors of the com. pany held a meeting to discuss the advisability, of refusing their resignations, with the result that a letter-bas-been-addressed-to-each-of-the--Rent-to-be-allotted to each.aeparate Farm.. above gentlemen ernestly requesting them to' continue in their offices.

CLAN FIGHT,

(b) The Government does not bind itself to accept the highest or any tender, and receives to itself the right of maving any arrangements it may derm advisable as regards the letting of

(e) Each teederer shuid specify in full, in English, and in the veronçular language of the tenderer, the names, residences and occup.. tions of the persons tendering, and similar information regarding any security or any partner that the tenderer wishes to propose.

A report has been received from Namboite Farms. that a clan fight of a serious nato e is taking place in the market place of Sai Wah between the prop'e of the Koo Liù village and the Wong Kong village, in which several lives have been lost. The Kwangchow Brigadier Geceral has despatched a large body of troops to the scene to restara order."

JXEMPTION FROM LIKIN. The merchants to the district of Ying Tak have, in a joist representation, approached the Capton-Hookow Railway. Company with the request that the company ask the Likio officials, on their behalf, not to levy Likin tax on goods carried by the railway, when under the value of len taels. The merchants furiber declared that if their potition is not granted, they will ship their cargo by Junks as before and will not patroniss the railway any more.

PARACELS ISLANDS

The Viceroy has given instructions to appoint the Provincial Treasurer, Wa Seung Lum, and the Salt Commissioner, Tiog Nai Yeung, to be associate directors to co-operate with Taotai Wong and Tantai Li jo the development of the Paracel Islands,

HONGKONG WATER POLÓ

· SHIELD COMPETITION.

At's meeting held at the Victoria Recreation Club yesterday afternoon the drawing of the first round of the above competition took place. Those present were representatives of the V. P. C., Corinthian Yacht Club, Lusitato Recreation Club, B. O, C, Röyal Encidents, Buffc, 8816. Coy. R. G. A., Byth ̃Coy, R. GA. and 83rd Coy, R. G. A.

There were altogether nine teams entered ong more than last year, and the first round of the Competition will be pl yed before the roth of July,

(d) The successful tenderer will be called upon to enter in o a contract under the provi- sions of the Proclamations named in Schedule A appended,

(4) Copies of the Forms of Contracts for ibe Farms may be seen ra applicating at the Offices of the said Secretary, at Sandaken; or of Messrs. Guthrie & Co., at Singapore, or of Messrs. Gibb, Livingst n & Co, ai Hongkong, (/) The successful tenderer will be required to depasit with the Finance Commissioner, ndakep, security-to-the valus nf three months Farm reat by meios eí a deposit of money to the amount of one months' Farm rent, and of title deeds to the amount of two month' Färm rent.

(g) The retail rates for Chandu fixed by Government for the Oplum Farm for 1910,

911 and giz are those specified below

Per tahil

cbi

*......$ 2.40 ****** 00.30

5 hoo packet ammo 2015 0.17

+

11

4.

." 3;.

DERWAY DAN-PA,

(A) The Opium Farmer is responsible for eing that Chandu is not sold by retail at the Opium Farm or at the Opium Farm shops at prices bigber than those fixed by Government and named above (9),

The Opium and Spirit Farmer may fix their wo prices for supplying the Opium and Spirit Farm Shops wholesale with Chandu and Spirits. (4) During the continuance of the Farm period, the Opium and Spirit Fariner will be entitled to the use of a Trade-mark (to be approved by Government) to be affixed-to say Opium or Chanda prepared by them, and to any vessel containing Spirits for sale.

() As soon as the now Farmers have been appointed by the Governor, they will be re quired to submit in writing to the Secretary to the Governor at Sandakan a Schedule showing full particulars as to the Title Deeds (bey pro- pose to deposit with the Government's security for the said two months' Farm rent. Farmers will be required to execute a mort. gage of the property to the Government as provided for by law.

Thaxturen forthe 1st Round areas follows:- Lusitano-Recreation Club ve, 83rd Coy. R.G.A. | I these are considered satisfactory, the now 87th Coy, R. G. A. pe Buffs. 8816 Cov, R. GA. p. V. R. C. B. O. C.

vs. Q. Y, C. Royal Engineers bya.

COLD STORAGE.

THE HONGKONG ICE COMPANY

LTD. bays now 40,000 Cubic feet of GOLD STORAGE available at KAST' POINT. Storms will be. Opon, st to mM, and 4:23. daily, Sunday excepted, to receivá and deliver perlihabis gooda.

G. K. HAXTON,

Hongkong, 6th Januszy, 1909,

(*) The Farmer for the West Coast may be required to rent contain Farm buildingrat Jesselton.

(4) The following Proclamatious govern bu conduct of the Farms is B, N. Borneo viz

SCHEDULE A

The Oplum Proclamation No. 16 of 1901 as

.. amended by No. 7 of 1934, 20 The Liquors Proclamition No. 17 of 1901, The Pawnbrokers Proclamatios 'No. 14 of 1905 as amended by No. 1 of 1905, and No. 3 of 1906, duljind The Gambling Proclamation No.