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Mails.

THE HONGKONG, TELEGRAPH SATURDAY JU

nations.

NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD. THE YOKOHAMA DOCK CO., LTD.

BREMEN.

IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL LINES

FOR

NAPLES, GENOA, ALGIERS, GIBRALTAR, SOUTHAMPTON, ANTWERP and BREMEN KONUR,

No. 1 DOCK.

Docking Length 515 ft. Width of Entrance... 80, Water on Blocks 28

"

No. 2 Dock.

Docking Length.....376 ft.

Width of Entrance... 50 » Water on Blocks ... 26

No. 3 DOCK. IN COURSE OF CONSTRUCTION) Docking Length......481 ft. Width of Entrance... 63 Water on Blocks...... 21.5

THESE DOOKS are conveniently slinated in Yokohama harbour and the attention of Capiaine and Engineers in respectially called to the advantages offered for Docking repairing Vessels und Machinery of avary description.

STEAMERI

Capt. Kud Meyer .....................ar)

PRINZ REGENT LUITPOLD"} WEDNESDAY, Capi, H, Kirchner .................... 30th Juod, Nooand

About THURSDAY,

isi July.

"PRINI SIGISMUND"

FRIDAY,

SHANGHAI, NAGASAKI, KOBRĮ "KŁZIST"

and YOKOHAMA

..........

MANILA, YAP, NEWGUINEA,“

BRISBANE, Roas

MELBOURNE

KUDAT and SANDAKAN....

Capt. D. Lon: ....

("BORNEO"

The plant and tools are of recent patterns for dealing' quickly and chasply with work and a large sinck of material is always as þand, (plates and angles all being tested by

Lloyds' surveyors), "

Two powenul Twiu Scrow, Towoosts" are available for taking Vasseis in or out of 16th July, 10A.M. Dock, and for taking Salilag Vossola lo or out of the bay. The fosting derrick is capable

Daph. F. Sembil Beginning of July,

For further Particulam, apply 10

NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD.

MELCHERS & CO.,

GENERAL AGENTS, HONGKONG & OHINA.

Hongkong, 26th June, 1909.

is

MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.

FRENCH MAIL LINES.

FORTNIGHTLY SERVICE TO and FROM EUROZE via SUEZ CANAL.

TO and FROM JAPAN via SHANGHAI.

FOR

TO BAIL OR

CAPTAINS -STEAMERS SHANGHAI, KOBE, YOKOHAMA ...CALIDOMIEN ..... Bruno.........5th July, Y.. MARSEILLES, VIA FORTS TOURANE.Lancelin......6th July, at 1 P.M.- : HANGHAI, KOBE, YOKOHAMA...ERNEST SIMONS... Girard.....19th July, P.M. MARSEILLES, VIA PORTSÁRMAND BEHIC Lafont........zoth July, at 1 P.M.

Transhipment on the Co's Steamers at Singapore for Batavia ; at Colombo for Calcutta,

· Bombay And Asuiralis ; at. Port Said for the Levant, Constantinople and Black Sex.

Through Tickets to London via Parts from gay.10 up to £71,80, 20 hours' rallway from Marsellide to London.

I

Interpreters meet pasjengers at thele'arrival la`Mamolilos.

For further particulars, apply to

Hongkong, aand fase, 1909.

P. de CHAMPMORIN,

AGENT,

Queen's BuildIKOS,

19

MESSAGERIES CANTONAISES.

FRENCH LINE OF STEAMERS BETWEEN HONGKONG. CANTON and

KOUANG-SI.

S.S. "PAUL BEAU," 1,900 tons, 14 kuats.

of lifting 40 toną,

SOME SMA TERMS.

[THER-MORMOZ STORM-WARNINGS MISSU

BROM THE HONGKONG OBSERVATORY.

Just as much of the romance of the sea faded with the trausltion from wood to Iron and seems. likely to suffer eclipse in age of steam, so the jargon of the old-fashioned: forecastle has be come obsolete with the craft to which it referred.

METEOROLOGICAL SIGNALS. The newly-joined apprentice is still sent alt to the grinning mate to ask for the "key of the Meteorological signals am housed on the keelson. Here and there a wall-biiton veteran, mast in front of the Water Police Station conscious that the times are out of joint, intor Taim ha Tsui for the information of mastars lards his discourse with phrases which have of vassals leaving the port. Thayędo not come direct from Eliesbethan navigators. The necessarily imply that, bad weather is expected strains of an old sex chanty enliven on occasion here

the cheerful click of the capstan as the ship warps through the dock gates. But llaus, and Carl, who have invaded the modern trecastle in ever-increasing numbers, are not in the line of tradition and would be hard put to it to run out a guess rope or to describle a'double Spanish burton. It would be usöluis to look

for the bridles of the bowline" in the hard driven tramp of to-day, with her atu-npy fannel and masts, which are merely derrick standards. For the son taras of the old-time, mariner are disappearing with the lofty spars of the ships be sailed in, and the interlacing rigging for every rope's end of which he had his particular

name.

Yot certain of the old weris and phrases 'are not without distinction. The cable is paid out to the "bitter end." Al is asleep" wbed. there is just sufficient wind to keep the canvas

Steam Launchos of Biosi or Wood. Lighters, Staal Balldings and Roofs, Bridge full. No doubt the apt word was suggested to the ancient navigator by a windless day on the Work, and all kinds of Machinery are made on the premises.

line, when the canvas swung heavily against Tenders will be made up when required and the workmanship and. material will be the mast (every flag of the malosail half a crown out of the owner's pocket), and each gearantee 1

creaking block and tackle made its-own-se;" The cost of Docking, and repair work, will be found to compare favourably with that parate noise. Then as a light breeze spread over the water the sail bellied out, ropes went of any port to the world,

taut, and silence fell upon the ship. The A large mooring basin is available alongside our own works for moating vessels whilst " dolphin striker," which supports the bowsprit under repairs.

Telephone: Nos. 376, 506, or 681,

Telegrams, "Dock, Yokohama," Codes A. B. G. 4th and 5th Edi,

Liebers,” Bontta,

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Yokohama, April 28th, 19034

To-Let.

TO LET.

ING'S BUILDINGS, OFFICES facing the Harbour from about October, at present in occupation of Messrs; › Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ld.

Apply→

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

[463]

TO LET..

ROOMS suitable for Offices in No. 10, 10

A HOUSE STREET, in rear of David Sassoon & Co.'s premises.

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Apply to

DAVID SASSOON & Co., LD. Hongkong, 13th May, 1009.

'TO LET.

A. 1, and Watkins.

For Sale.

146

FOR SALE.

RICKSHAW with BICYCLE RUBBER AYRED WHEELS in Good Condition.

Apply to-

S. D. SETNA, No. 6, Dei Vœux Road. Hongkong, 21st June, 1909.

FOR SALE.

"ADLER

"

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(OS. 51, 53, & 55, WONG-NEI-CHUNG

Apply to HONGKONG & KOWLOON LAND & LOAN CO., LTD., No. 8, Queen's Road West, Hongkong, 9th March, 1909.

Central,

TO LET.

(248

FIRST FLOOR and GODOWN, together or separately, No. 6 Des Voeux Road,

Apply'10.

PHIROZSHA B. PETIT & CO,

or at the premises.†. Hongkong, 19th June, 1909.

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'stays, and in a deep-laden ship plunges under water as she curtseys, 'is fitly named to any ona who has watched a sboal of liv ly fish play round the bows ou à `tropical night, crossing and recrossing 'just in front of the advancing stem, and leaving rings and trails of phosphore -scene in their wake. The, 'heave of the sea," is not an unpoetical way of expressing the al- lowance which must be made in the day's run for the diversion from course caused by the set of the ocean swell.

There was a wealth of detail in the marider's vocabulary. The anchor may be a bower, a siream, or a kedge, leaving out of account the yachtsman's "pick," and has a shaok, a stock,

Crown, a threat, a fluke, and a bill, Sea poetry has familiarised us with it when a weigh, but it is also a-peak, when the ship is hove short, and rides directly over be It "comes home" as it breaks ground, berueshod" if

A CONR

....... point upwards -

..

A CONE point upwards and DEUM below

A DEUM

A.0.EE

Indicates a Typhoon. to the Worth of the Colony.

indicates a Typhoon. to the North-East of the C. ioby.

Indicates a Typhoon to the East of the

point down

wards and DRUK below

Indicates a Typhoon to the Soni-Zast

of the Colony,

5.

A CONE point down. warda

6.

A CONE

point' down.

wards and BALL below

7.

A BALL

8.

A CONE

palat onwards

Bud BALL

below

indicatesa Typhoon to the South Tof the Colony,

Indicatesa Typhoon

to the South West

of the Colony.

indicatesa Typhoon 'ta the West of the

Colony,

indicates a Typhoon

to the North-Wes of the Colony..'

Red Signals indicate that the centra is

soʻmuch soil adheres to the flakes us to prevent | boliaved to be more than 300 miles away frnın

it from again biting. When it is raised clear | the Colour.

of the bottom it is "a-trip," when the stock is about to break the surface of the water it is -wash," at which time the cheery cry of Leave and a-wash" used to urge the crowd at the casplanten be fo'c'ale head to a fost effort. And when brought up to the cathead it is said to be "a-cock-bill," :

Black Signal Indicate that the centre is believed to be less than 300 miles away frein the Colony,

The abors signale will, ay heretofore, be holsted only when typhoons exist in such positions or are moving in such directions that information regarding, them in considered to: pf-importance to the Colpay or to shipping", learing the harbour.

Yards also are-a-cock-bill when swung at an angle to the deck. In a square rigged ship.it is a sign of mourbidg when she lies in porthe with her yards topped alternately in opposite directions It was also the custom, on the death of an owne, to give the hull above the water line a coat of blue print. Then, as a moje economical spilit prevailed, a thin streak of blue round the topuider was thought a sufficient observance." And while utage is rapidly dying out, for the steam tramp has no time for út. profitable sentiment, the parrow blue ribbon

may still be occasionally seen on the old.

fashioned vessel of conservative owners. Just

as, in the days before the shipping auctioneer's line, were broadcast, a broom at the mast head was held sufficient notice to all and sundry that our the vessel so distinguished was for sale.

Flotsam and jelsam, describing respectively articles which are water bome or sunk,"ara, familiar enough, but how many have heard of:

Mesir, JARDINE, MATHESON We sell various makes of second-board (possibly on the catheads); and that tba

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No

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Hongkong, 29th May, 1909.

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3rd Floor,

These superb steamers can ng the French Mall are fitted throughout with Electric Light OFFICES No. 2, CONNAUGHT ROAD, and Fans and ware specially built for this trade. Excellent culelos.

The Company's Own Whitî near Wing Lok Strect and its barth in Canton opposite. Shamson.

For further particulars, pisare apply to the OPMPANYS OFFICE at Shameen, daston,

Hongkong, 9th October, 1908,

EYES

or to their Agonis

BARRETTO & GO., Hongkong,

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RIGHTI

N. LAZARUS, OPHTHALMIC OPTICIAN CORNER OF D'AGuilar street aND QUEEN'S ROAD.

WILL - just your eyas free of charge, and if they are wrong will put them right.

Lousas Grenad

All kinds of Rapalas, Spectacles for all requirements. Ask, or write, for Elustasted Booklat on "Dafscilvi Sight,*---free.

LONDON,

BALOUTTA, John Straat, Badford Row, W.0.

19. Bentlock Street

Merch 1908.

No. 3 CLIFTON GARDENS, CONDUIT

ROAD,

A HOUSE in WONO-NEL-CHONG Road,

A HOUSE in Ripon TERRACE. OFFICES in YORK BUILDING, GODOWNS in PRAYA, EAST, BLUE BUILDINGS, Dil No. 16B, DES Vaux ROAD next to the Hongkong Hotel, ELVTS 18 MOKĖTON TERRACK. No. 10. BES VŒUX ROAD CENTRAL,

ist F'hor.

Auple 10m.

E HONGKONG LAND INVEST-

MENT & AGENCY CO., LD. Songkong, 1st June, 1959.

TO LET,

AND

few lines will bring the Adler "aza," the complament of the phrase under which teint come such things as a o sunk under water but buoyed to that they may subsequent- ly be recovered. That a dogwatch is kept on

mainsail may be goosewinged in common know. ledge, but the most painstaking etymologista might have difficulty in locating the "bees on [ichi bowsprit ead". The “timanser," for the heimsman, is French in an easily recognised garb: So also is "gabart "for a light craft ór barges and the ordinary use of the word in Scottish waters to-day is a relic of the "auld Alliance." The "tot," which was a small mes ware used, for serving out grag, and the holi day," or scamped piece of work, have quite taken place in shorekoeping parlance, but more abstruse are the "taxing irons" and "rave books" of the old-time carpenter, which be "used when he'" chinsed " the decks,

Rent out by day or

or week.

REPAIR IS OUR SPECIALITY.

DRAGON CYCLE

DEPOT,

The barque of old was termed "Ardent, when, as was generally the case, phe carried a weather helm when close bauled and bad a 83-85, Des Voeux Road, Coniral, tenency, noless checked, to come up into the

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wind when, steering folf and by for his guid ance in which delicate task the man at the wheel kept his eye on the claw of the main royal, braced a trifle squarer than the 'other' yards, so that as long as the corner of the sail quietly flattered all other canvas drew folly. Were she laboursome," then all co board knew it, when shẻ lay like a half-lida rock in the trough of the sea, With, cargo skilfully stowed, and in buoyant trint, this was "soa encader-kindly," and the day's sus set all hands figating

Central (formerly occupied by Moss Showan, GRANDE sortimento de LIVROS

de MISSA em Portuguez, sados em lindas capas de phantasia

(188a de diversas cores.

THE COMPRADORE DEPARTMENT,

E. D. Sacon & Co.

Queen's Road Central!'. Hongkong, 4th February, 1909.

Apply to

SHANGHAI,

TO LET.

*ODOWN Nɔ, 54, DUDDELL STREET,

GODOWN

THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST- MENT & AGENCY CO. LD,

Hongkong, tot-Jušš, 1909.

Precos modicos.

Dirija-se a

GRAÇA & CO.,

227, Dál Voux- Road,

3 junho de 1999.

Con pay-day,

Stera galleries; with their ornementation of foliage, moonions, and counter rails, have long since disapprared. Only in the most ancient of craft is there a trace of the bead boards and floral scroll, work in which the shipworker de lighted. And in the recesses of ber forecastle; lit by a dim slush lamp, an odd mariner may be discovered who can discourts in obiolascent phraseology of herardospce,

apparel

These signals are repeated at the Harbour Office, H.M.S. Tamar, Giren Hund signal Mast, and the Flagstad on the premises of lan Hongkong and Kowloon Whed and Godowa Company at Kowloon.

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URGENT SIGNAL

In addition to the above, when it is expectedt

that the wind may increase to fall" phoon

force at any moment, the following", Urgent Signal will be made at the. Wales Holin Station, and repeated at the Harbour Office --

THREX EXPLOSIVE, KOMES, AT INTERVALE

OF TEN SECONDS," A Black Cross will be hoisted at the time, paperior to the other shapes.

NIGHT SIGNALS.

The following Night Hignals will be exhibh- ed, from the Flagstaff on the roof of the Water Flagstaff, and H.M.S. Tamari

Police Station at Kowloon, the Harbour: Offe

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

1. Three Lights Vet al, Green Red Greer, indicates that typhoon is believed to be situated less than 300 miles from the Colony.

III. Threo Lights, tical, Red Green Re Indicates that the wind rosy be expected, to increase to fell typhoon force at any mo

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No. III. Signal will be accompanied by the Explosira Bombs, as above, in the event of the information conveyed by this signal being dra published by night.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY WARNINGS For the benefit of Native Craft and parsing Ocean Vessels, a Cons will be exhibitød ni each of the following stations during the time: that any of the abova Day Signals are hole ed in the Harboat.

Gap Rock. Waglan

Stanley.

Cape Caliluson.

Aberdeen,

San Ki Wan Sal Kung She Tau Kol. Tal Po.

This will indicate that there is somewhere in the China Sea, and that Waming is hoisted in the Harbour.,

Turther detalls can always be given munition, and furniture," and grumble at an age- Vassals, ou demand, by signal, from ska which has shifted the balance of power to a

handful of greasy mechanica, men

R. C. in Pall Mall Guastia.

kouses,