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Mails.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH MONDAY OCTOBER II 1909

Entimations.

NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD, THE YOKOHAMA DOCK CO., LTD.

BREMEN.

IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL LINES

FOR

› STKAMERİ

F" COBLENZ

YOKOHAMA and KOBE

KUVAT nod SANDAKAN

Capt. H. Raegener........

BORNEO *

Dept: F. Sembill

LUTZOW” 'n

Capt. O. Dewers

NAPLES, GENOA ALGIERS,

GIBRALTAR, SOUTHAMPTON,

ANTWERP and DREMEN

SHANGHAI, NAGASAKI, KOBE" PRINZESS ALICE".. and YOKOHAMA sur Capt. P. Grosch

MANILA, YAP, NEWGUINEA,“

TO BIL

About SATURDAY,

16th. Oct.

Middle of October,

WEDNESDAY,

20th Oct., Noon.

About WEDNESDAY,

20th Üçl

BRISBANE, SYDNEY & MEL-} BOURNE,

"COBLENZ

Capt. H. Raeganër

FRIDAY,

5th Nov, Daylight.

For tortool Particulars, apply to

NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD,

Hongkong, 8th October, 1909.

MELCHERS & CO.,

GENEṚAL AGENTS, HONGKONG & CHINA.

MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.

FRENCH MAIL LINES.

{s:

FORTNIGHTLY SERVICE TO and FF OM EUROPE via SUÉZ CANAL.

FOR

MARSEILLES, VA PORTS

TO and FROM JAPAN via SHANGBAI.

-STEAMER'S

OCEANIEN

CAPTAINS TO SAIL ON

Sellier...... alb Oct., at 1 P.M.

Laşık Oct., P.M.

SHANGHAI, KOBE, VOKOHAMA „ARMAND Bruic...Guiondet..

MARSEILLES, VIA PORTS SYDNEY Costa

4.

26th Oct.,, at 3 P,M. ** Transhipment on the do's Steamers at Singapore for Batavia ; at Colombo for Calcutia. Bombay and Australle r'at Port Sald for the Lavant, Constantinople and Black Sax.

Through Tickets to London via Paris from £37.10 up to £91,30,), so hours' railway from Marseilles to London.

Interpreters meet passengers at their arrival in Marseilles.

For further particulars, apply to

Hoogkong, 5th October, 1009.

P. de CHAMPMORIN,

AGENT, QUKEN'S BUILDINGS.

MESSAGERIES CANTONAISES:

FRANOH LINE OF STEAMERS BETWEEN HONGKONG. CANTON AND

KOUANG-SI,

5.S. "PAUL BEAU," 1,900 tons, 14 koots,"

BS: "CHARLES HARĎODIN," 1,900 tons, 14 knots.

The speedlest, mosi luxuriously appolated and punctual stemmers on the line. Departure from Hongkong at 10 P.M. (Saturday's excepted). Departure from Canton at 5.15 8.M. (Sundays bxcepted),

Thun saperb meamers are 'ng the French Mall are fled throughout with Blèctric Lige and Fans and wore specially built for this trade. Excellent culvine,

The Company's Own Wharf near Wing Lok Street and its barb la Canton opposlie Shamben.

For farther particulars, please apply to the COMPANY'S OFFICE at Shameen, Canisa.

Bengkung, 9th October, 1908,

WILL

EYES

or to their Agents BARRETTO à 00., Hongkong.

RIGHT!

N. LAZARUS, OPHTHALMIC OPTIOJAN, CORNER OF D'AGUILAR Street AND QUEEN'S ROAD.

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ȚILL, lost your eyes free of chargo, and if they are wrong will put them right, -

Spectacion for all requirements, Ask, or write, for Illustrated Booklet on “Dafective Sight;"~~frad; ·

LONDON,

BALCUTTA

Landes GrowNA, All kinds of Repair,

31 John Street, Bedford Row, W,G,

19. Boutiqă Bie =]

SHANGHAL 456, Nambing Hond

No. 1 DOCK.

No. 2 DOCK.

Docking Length......515 ft. Docking Length.....376 it. Width of Entrance

Width of Entrance... 50, Water on Blocks...... 28 Water on Blocks

THES

80

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0

NO. 3 DOCK. (IN COURSE OF CONSTRUCTION.) Docking Leggtb......481 ft. Width of Entrance...63 Water on Blocks..... ang,

"HESE DOOKS are conveniently' situated in Yokohama barbour; and the attentlow of Captalza and Engineers is respectfully called to the advantages ofered for Dacking and repairing Vessels and Machinery of every description.

The plant and tools are of recent patterns for dealing quickly and cheaply with work and a large stock of material is always at band, (plates and anglas all being tested by Lloyds' sarvayari).

of

Two powerial: Twin Screw Towboats are available for taking Vessels in or an Dock, and for aklog Selling Vessels in or out of the bay. The dosling derrick is capable of liting 40 tess.

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Steam Launches of Breet or Wood, Lighters, Steel Balldings and Roofs, Bridge Work, and all kinds of Machinery are made on the premises.

CHINESH RAILWAYS..

QUESTION - IN TUR NOUSE.

"In the House of Commons on September15 | Mr. Gianell (Westmeath, N. Nat.) asked the Secretary for Foreign.Aff irs whether he would -state-ike-annual lose and the total loss to date sustained by the Chiosas Governme. I on the bands, maintenance, and expenses of the work ing under a British staff of the railway con stucted by the Fokin Syndicate, for which the Chinese Government had been forced to accept responsibility, sening that the Chinese conten- b tion that this railway could pover pay had been proved by experience to be conect; and in yew of the hardship of raining taxes tiam the

·Chinese people for those purposes, from which no return was expected, whether his Majesty's Government intended to have the bonds and agreements in this matter set aside for mala fide; and if not whether the assistance of this Government would still be given to the syndi cate in enforcing its terms agaias: China.

Mr. Mackinnon Wood (Glasgow, St. Rollox), who replied, said: This railway, which was only made for the transport of the syndicate's co 1,from their mines, was taken over by the Ch nese Government in 1905. I am, of course, not in a position to furnish the figures desired, The imputations in the question, which appear to be offensive, are without foundation.

Mr. Ginzell: Is the right hon. gentleman in

a position to say how much of the working +xpenses of this line are paid annually by the Chinese in addition to the £35,000 interest on

Tından will be made up' whan required and the workmanship and material will be the bonds? guaranteed.

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

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Mr. McKinnon Wood-Certainly not. The Chinese Government made an arrangement with a syndicate to which his Majesty's Gov- ernment is not a party.

Mr. Ginnell asked what was the total amount

a large mooring basin is available alongside our own works for mooring vessels whilst of loss sustained by the Chinese Government under repairs:

Telephone: Nos 878, F08, or 681.

Telegrams, " Dook, Yokohama," Codes A, B. O. 4th and 5th. Edt.

Liebers, Scotts, A. 1, and Watkins.

Yokohama, April 28th, 1903

F. BLACKHEAD & Co.,

SHIP CHANDLERS, SAILMAKERS, COAL AND PROVISION MER. CHANTS, NAVAL CONTRACTORS

AND GENERAL COMMISSON

AGENTS,

GROUND FLOOR,

ST. GEORGE'S BUILDING, HONGKONG,

SOAP AND SODA MANUFACTURERS

SOLE AGENTS FOR J'ARTMANN'S RAHTJEN'S GENUINE

&Co

acc.

'BRAND, ḤARTMANN'S GREY PAINT DAIMLER'S PATENT MOTOR, LAUNCHES,

&c.,

Bola Agents for FERGUSON'S SPECIAL UREAM 3 and

*O, SPEÓÏAL LIQUER BOOTCH

WHISKY, &C

EVERY KIND of SHIP'S STORES AND REQUISITES ALWAYS IN STOOK

AT

REASONABLE PRICES, Hovýkong, 7th March, 191,

OSMAN &

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CASUM,

1 & 8, D'AGUILAR STREET:

JUST UNPACKED Ladies' Trimmed and Untrimmed

HATS, RIBBONS, FLOWERS & FEATHERS.

MUSLIN and FIGURED VOILES.

LACE and EMBROIDERIES a speciality.

SEATHER-FORECAST, AND, STORM-WARðings issUED FROM THE HONGKONG OBSERVATORY.

| METEOROLOGICALʼSIGNALE.

Mateorological signals are hoisted on the mast in front of the Water Police Station"at" Tsim Sha Tsui for the information of masters of vessels leaving the port. They do not necessarily imply that bad weather is expected

Bigoal

on the Shanghai-Nanking Railway sloce its opening for traffic; whether this had been paid out of taxza imposed upon the' Chivers people; ). whether control of the administration and work- ing was still retained in British hands; and upon, what grounds his Majesty's Government' assisted in imposing this burden upon China.

Mr. McKinnon Wood.-I am unable to state the amount of loss, if any, sustained by the Chi- Desa Government on this rallway since its opening for traffic in March, 1908. The system of control established by the Loan Agreement in the form of a Board of IN No. 6, DES VEUX ROAD CENTRAL, Commissioners (Chinese and British) was sus

146

To Let.

TO LET.

Offices and Godawn.

In No. 5, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL, Victoria Building, Rooms suitable for Offices.. ROOMS in College Chambers, No. 3 WYNDHAM STREET.

Apply to-

DAVID SASSOON & Co, LD. Kangkong, 15th September, 1909. [58+

158,

TO LET.

EAST.

PRAYA Apply to

JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD. Hongkong, and September, 1909. [671

TO LET IN CANTON FROM IST PROX.

Two

peaded shortly afterwards by mutual consent, and its powers worn delegated to its Chiness: henceforth responsible for the working of the chairman. He, as managing director, was

railway. The suggestion contained in the last sentence of the question bas do justification.

Mr. Gianell-Is it not a fact that this Chio. ese managing director is in a minority of one against four, or the board?

Mr. McKinnon Wood asked for notice of the question.

No

1.

A CONE point opwards

A CONE point upwards and DKUM below

A DRUM

A CONE polat down- wards and DRUK below

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A CONE polot down.

warda

A CONE point down- wards and BALL be q

& BALL

8.

A CONE point_upwards and BALL below

Indicatesa Typhoon to the North of the Colony.

indicates a Typhoon to the Mort-East of the Culogy,

Indicatat a Typhoon

Colony.

to the East of the

Indicatesa Typhoon" to the South-East of the Golony,

indicates a Typhoto to the South of the Colony,

Indicates a,Typhoon to the South-We of the Colony.

Indicatesa Typhoon to the West of the Colony.

Indicatas a Typhoon.

to the North-We of the Colony..

Red Signal Indicate that the centre is Bellaved je be more than 300 miles away from the Colony

Black Signal Indicate that the contrà is believed to be less than 300 miles away from the Colony,.

Mr. GioDell asked whether the hon. gentle mao was aware that conceésions for the making of railways in Ching had been obtained by The above signals will, sa heretofore, be fioancial pressure, bribery, and other im- hoisted only when typhoons exist in such propar metbods, and British diplomatic pres-positions or are moving in such-directions that sure afterwards successfully invoked to caInformation regarding them li considered to force the terms of such concessions; and be of importance to the Dolony or to shipping whether, in order to revive Chinese confidence leaving the harbour. in British enterprise, it was proposed in future to make an independent investigation and a favourable report, a condition precedent to as- sisting in the enforcement of the terms of any

"WO SEMI-DETACHED HOUSES each containing: Eight Kooms with Back Yards and Servants' Quarter as Shamees Lot $5, now in the occupation of the Mitsoi Bussan Kaisha.

Apply to-

DAVID SASSOON & Co., LD, project for a railway in China? Hongkong, 4th October. 1900.

1694

TO LET..

KING'S BUILDINGS, OFFICES facing the Harbour from about. October, at present in occapation of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ld.

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

[463

TO LET.

FFICES and ROOMS the

10 of 13 0 123 32 Central (formerly occupied by Messrs. Shewa; 'Tomes & Co.).

Apply to- THE COMPRADORE DEPARTMENT,

..E. D. Saison & Co.,

Queen's Road Central Hongkong, 14th September, 1900. [188

0.

!

TO LET,

TABLE;LINENS, SERVIETTES and N MORRISON HILL, aho

HOUSEHOLD LINENS.

Samples on application, Cast Port O.ders carefully xocated

Kanckaro Bik Canlamber, tong.

D. NOMA,

AND

Tay

PROFESSIONAL TATTOOER THE EXPERT REMOVER OF TATTOO MARKS, No, 60, QUEEN's Road, Oxntral.

PATRONISED by Prince of Wales, then

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

"My 34 years' experience in tattoolog is a guariates of good work and prompt execution.

OFFICES at No, a PEDDER STREET, Apply to-

Messrs. JARDINE, MATHESON

& Co. LTD. Hongkong, 19th May, 1909

TO LET

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These signalų, are, repedig at the Harbour Ofice H.MS. Tamar, Grden Island Signal. Mast, and the Flagstaff on the premises of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godowa Company at Kowloon,

'OKDENT BIGNAL

Mr. McKinnon Wood-No, sir, 1 am not aware that British concessions for railways in China have ever been obtained by the methods indicated by the hop. mén ber. Nor bas diplo- - lo addition to the above, when it is expected'. matic pressure been applied in respect of such that the wind may lacrease to fall typhoon concessions, except in cases where the Chinese force at any moment, the following, Urgent authorities have manifestly failed to comply Signal will be made at the Water, Pol ca with the terms to which they had voluntarily Station, and repeated at the Harbour Office :--- agreed..

THREE EXPLORIVE BOMES, AT INTERVALS"

OF TEN. SECO#bs -

CANTOR-KOWLOON RAILWAY. Mr. Ginnell asted whether bis Majesty's Government had any report from an inde pendent source that the railway from Canton to the Kowlood tergitory, could ever repùy the principal or pay interest on the cullay on its construction and its working expenses; whether the bon, gentleman was' aware of the cualestion of the Chinese Government that this railway, forced upon them by speculating Adventurer without any authentic Chinese approval, could never meet those "liabilities, and that they could be paid only by taxes im posed upon the Chinese people and whether independent evidence in support of this view was available to his Majsity's Government ?

Mr. McKinnon Wood-We have received no such report. At present the construction

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

NIGHT SIGNALS

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

1. Thres Lights Vertical, Green Green Green, indicates that a typhoon is believed to be situated more than soo miles from the Colony,

11. The Lights Yea, Green Red Grens, indicates that a typhoon is believed 10. be situated less than 300 miles from the Colony.

III. Three Lightstical, Red Green Red, Indicates that the wind may be expected to Increase to fall typhoon force at any moment,

bas basa litila mara thau begun, and time only can prove what the financial results will be. i have not heard before of the suggestion made by the too. member that the Chinese Government contends that the railway can No. III. Signal will be accompanied by the never meet itt liabilities, 1 have no reason to Explosive Bombs, as above, in the event of the suppors that it represcute the views of that foformation conveyed,by this signal being first Government. The agreement for the construc-published by night. tion of the railway'in question was signed-and

FFICES, No. 2, CONNAUGHT ROAD, ratified by imperial edict af Peking in the These Night Signals will be substitured the

3rd Floor.

No. CLIFTON GARDENS, CONDUIT

ROAD,

A HOUSE ! Wong-mai-chong ROAD. A HOUSE I RIPON TERRACE.- OFFICES In YORK BUILDING. GODOWNS 1 PRAYA EAST, BLUE BUILDINGS, and No. 165, Das Vaux ROAD Dext to the Hongkong Hotel, FLATS I MORZYON TERRACE. No, to, DES VEUX ROAD QENTRAL,

Isi Floor. Appiv to-

"HE HONGKONG LAND INVEST-

·MENT & AGENCY 00, LD:

TO LET.

idy colours are absolutely fast and perfectly ¦ ¦ Hongkong, ist Jane, roog, harmless, and produce a charming effect not attained by any other, as their composition is only known to pes, In tattoolag unlike some species of engravings, care must be taken to have the work done in a perfect, kigk toned manner. In order to take special precaution against possible dangers, I use fresh materials dally

The copylag of Portraits with distinci| „MĚNÍADASS a speciality.

Kongbong, in September, choll

LODOWN No. 54, DUDDELL STREET. '

Apply to-

THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST. MENT & AGENOT (0, LD, (36 – Hongkong, tat Tuun, icon.

spring of 1997.

the Day Signals at sunset, sad will, when necessary, be altared during the night,

SUPPLEMENTARY WĄKNINOL.

Mr Ginnell asked whether, in the interest of China and of legitimate foreign enterprise in that country, his Majesty's' Government would require the Pekin Syndicate and the persons For the benefit of Natire Craft and passing controlling and profiting by the Shanghai: Ocean Vessel, Cons will be exhibited at Nanking and the Canton: Kowloon Railways

Waglan *Stanley.

1

Gap Rock.

Aberdeen. Sau Ki Wan, Sal Kung. Sha Tau Kol. Tal Po.

Cape Collinson.

to make restitution to Chipa out of the proceeds each of the following stations during the time of their respective prejects; and, if not, whether that any of the above Day Signals are hole ed the support of his Majesty's Government was in the Harbour. to continue available for forcing foreign fpaus upon Chips for unremunerative purposes. -

Mr. McKinnon Wood.-The bas, member appears to be under some misapprehension. lines are both Chinese Government railways, The Shanghai-Nanking and Canton-Kowloon

though constructed by mesus. of loans raised in this country, and any profit or jose arising out of their working would accros to or be defrayed by China, I would add that His Majesty's Government have never forced foreign loans upon China for unremunerative purpeace, por in there any intention of doing so.

Mr. Rea-Is there any rosson to suppose

This will indicate that there is a depression

somewhere in the Oklas Ses, and that a Storm Warning la holsted in the Harbour.

Farther details can always be givan to Ocks

that British concessionaires have received more Vessels, on demand, by signal, from the fight. assistance from their Government than conces- houses, sionaires of other countries have received from ́Theirs?"

Mr. McKinnon Wood ---Certainly mot,

F. G. #106,