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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH MONDAY NOMER

Intimations.

NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD. THE YOKOHAMA DOCK CO., LTD.

BREMEN.

No. 1 DOCK.

No. 2 DOCK.

IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL LINES

Docking Length Width of Entrance Water on Blocke

515 ft.

80 +

#84

Docking Length...376 ft. Width of Entrance... go. Water os 'Blocks ... 26;

FOR

NAPLES, GENDA,

GBRALTAR, SOUTHAMPTON,

ANTWERP and BREMEN

SHARA NAGASAKI, KONE "PRINZ LUDWIG

MANILA, TAP, NEWGUINEA,

17th Nov., Noon. 3

STEAMERI

ALGIERS,

· PRINZESS ALICE' -Capt. P. Grosch.

TO BAIL

WEDNESDAY,

Gapi. F. v. Bancer

About WEDNESDAY,

17th Nov.

BRISBANE, SYONMY & MEL- DOBRA K

"PRINZ WALDEMAR“ .......

Gupt. F. Iseka

FRIDAY.

3rd Dec., Daylight

Bokkao "

{Supt. F. Semati

Middle of November.

A further Partiendas, apply to

KUDAT pm SANDAKAN.

NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD.

4th November, 1989.

MELCHERS & CO.,

ERAT, AGENTS, HONGKONG & CHINA.

MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.

FRENCH MAIL LINES,

[s

FORTRETLY SERVICE TO und FROM EUROPE via SUEZ QANAL.

TO and FROM JAPAN via SHANGHAI.

SHARE.

STEAMERS

CAPTAIKI

TO SAIL ON KOPE, YOKOHAMA ERNEST SIMONS...Girard-Nov., M. SHANGABAL, ROBE, YOKOHAMALTONKIN..........Charbonnel...and Nov., FM MARSEILLE, IA PORTs .....ARM AND BEIIC.Güionet.azed Nov,, et £ P,M. MARSEILLIS, VIA PORTS ..............ERNEST SIMONS.....Girard....................... 7th Dec, at IPIM,

Thorhymes on the Co's Steamers at Singapore for Batavia; at Colombo for Calcuita, Bombay ana farciralle ; at Fort Fuld for the devant, Copsientloople and Black Sen.

Thigh Tickets to London via Parts from £37.10 up to £71.10. so boom' railway from Marents to London.

'Intergastop sanct passeigars at their arrival in Marselllos,

Fer for her pariïcukurs, apply to

Hongberg, 9th November. 109.

NO. 3 DOCK...

15 1909

HAUNTED' PALACE,,

HISTORIC GHOSTS OF ELU RICHMOND,

BLUFF KING HAL,

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cao stand upright in it. (Finds smill looking glass on wall and titivates). Every convenience

too

First Pratty Girl (following her exemplo); Really, this is the most interesting placa id the ship." (Opens the dant of nonther "atatu. toom and dads a white shirt and straw hat hanging on a peg). “Oh, the dear things; they've left everything just as they wore it in be Antarctic. The papers said they would."

Second Pretty Girl (picking up surveying in- strument); "This is their shaving tacking" I suppose." How touching j" S

Stout Lady (emerging on deck badly scraped and squashed): "Come along, my dear, I'va bad enough of this. You won't get me to the South Pole again in a hurry. I want a cup of tea."

Husband; "But we must go on to the Ex- hibition in Savoy-street, my dear. It's included in the ticket.

Al Richmond in Surrey there are many old houses which by a strange march the jerry builder has left ontouched, add in whose wain. scotted room ander dark oak beams there come at times, as the imaginative, man sits alone ip them, the gay ghosts of people, patch KIN COURSE OF CONSTRUCTION.)

rd and powdered, who once played the game of life here for a little while. But of all the Docking Length......481 ft. ld buildings in Richmond with historic assn Width of Entrance... 63ciation the remnants of the old palace are

vnost interesting and most haunting. Water on Blocks......For many costurias it was one of the Royal palaces of England, and after the glory of it had gone its ruins still remained a possession of the Crown. But two years to all that was left of it was leased by the Crown for thirty yours to a private gentleman Mr. Mid. dleton, who is now its guardian.. It is in gand hauds, for Mr. Middleton has cherished the old | Mall Genetts place us one of the transures of England, and

tion. Recently, at his Invitation, the Norwood is now engaged in a careful work of restora.

Athenæum paid a visit to richmond, to see this

which is second to none in old world memories. work in progress, and to explore a building

Not much remains of what was once a splendid range of buidings, to which the kings Stamm Launcher of Steel or Wood, Lighters, Steel Balldlogs and Roofs, "Bridg Queen Anne, came as a rural retreat; but there and queens of England, from Edward II to Work, and all klads of Machinery are made on the premises,

ons may still see the old gateway, and a small Tezdanı wil he made up when required and the workmanship and material will be good old oak timbering, und'a grand old stair- wing, with several fne old rooms, and some ed.

HESE DOCKS are conveniently slimed to Yokohama barbour and the attention of Captains and Engineers, is respectfully called to the advantages offered for Docklog and rapalding Veisals and Machinery of avarý description.

The plant and tools are of recent patterns for dealing quickly and cheaply with work and a large-stack of material in always at hand, (plater and noglos all being tested by Lloyds' survey^rs). |

Two powerful Tulu Screw Towboats are available for taking Vessels in ore of Dock, sud taking Salling Vessels in or ont of the bay. The fouting derrick is capable of lifting 40 1551

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

case, which belonged to the palace in. Its middle-age, when Queen Elizabeth lived hero, had died within the walls. Brown old brick louths, warmed by the son of many summers'

A large mooring basin is available stongside our own works for mooring vessels whilst weather-word by the frost of many winters, under repairs.

Telephone: No. 876, 506, or 681,

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

A. 1, and Watkins.

Liebers, Scotta,

Yokohama, April 18th, 1903

JUST LANDED :

The well-known and famous brandy 'Bisquit Dubouche

&Co."

XXX Very Old Fine V.0.C.B. Guaranted 20 Years

Old.................

Par Bot. .82.50

5,50

ALSO

QUINQUINA ? -

QUINQUINA}

- DUBONNET ›

FRENCH STORE,

Sole Agent,

1. de CHAMPMORIN,

AGENT, QOEKE'S BUILDINGL

Morakna sorb April, 1909,

to

Intimations.

NOTICE:

:

Captain P. A. LAPICQUE, ́representative of the Compagnie Francaise des Indes et de l'Extreme Orient, having opened a Firm in Hongkong, the Agency of the MESSAGERIES CANTONAISES at this port will be transferred by mutual consent from Messrs, BARRETTO & CO. to the said NEW FIRM from the 1st of November

bext.

Căptain LAPICQUE'S OFFICES are situated at No. 4. Quenn's Buildings, in the premises occupied until now by the Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Co.

Telephone No. 950.

REGRET

You will NEVER if you

VISIT

MOHIDEEN & THAHA,

in

D'AGUILAR STREET,

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To Let.

TO LET.

FN No. 6, DES VOUX ROAD CENTRAL,

Offices and Godown.

la No. 5, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL, Victoria Building, Rooms suitable for Officer.

ROOMS in College Chambers, No. 1, WYNDHAM STREET,

Apply to-

DAVID SASSOON & Co., LD Hongkong, 15th September, 1909. [s&t

they still enclose rooms haupted, surely, by many old ghosts of English history.

One of them is a stout ghost and portly, with Alibby checks, fringed by reddish hair, with a arrible frown at times, and at other timet an saticing smile which even women found almost, terrible. It is Bluff King Hal, who often

Stout Lady: "Well, if we've paid for it, we must go, of course," (Exit, grumbling.)-Pall

Intimations.

THE HINA PROVIDENT LOAN, AND

MORTGAGE CO., LD.

(CAPITAL FAID UP 'im....$2,250,000)

Loane on Mortgage of House Property, &c, Goods received on Storage. Advances minde on Marchandise. Loans made on the Providant System.

[Rates and Farticulars,os application),

TAK OFFICE OF TRUSTER, EXECUTOR OF WILLS, ATTORNEY, &c., Undertaken and Executed,

SHEWAN, TOMES & 00.. General ManagSIS.

Hongkong, soth March, 1008.

FURNITURE WAREHOUSE

came to the old palace of Richmond, but not LI KWONG LOONG & CO.,

争

GABINET-MAKERS AND ART DECORATORS, from Shanghal, has re-opened their FURNITURE STORE

⚫ften after one scena 'within these walls whos fat Garman 'woman was waited upon by. Royal Commissioners, who read out some words to her from a parchment scroll, until abo fell swooning, with heavy thud, upon the polished font. Clever, whom Henry divorced. She lost her That was Anna of

wedding ring, but by extraordinary good luck kept her head, and siterwards was visited here bad taken another wife," ia a friendly way by the Royal husband, who W

But the ghost which muit wadder most in these room is that of the waxen faced woman I clothes stiff with starch and jewels, who wai the Virgin Queen. To this famous lady, who, had in her naturn the coquettishuass of tigress, came through the gateway, which stilj stande, the great figures of the Elizabethau TODOWN, No. 4, PRAYA, Kennedy Town. Court-old Cecil and his son, Raleigh, Entex,

Apply to-

TO LET.

THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST. MENT & AGENOY CO. LU. Hongkong, 22nd October, 1909. 1730

TO LET.

*ad the rest-and going up the old oak'stair- Che one may see them now in their doablets | | had hose, and velvet boanets and gold chains,

and clanking swordu.

No, 39, DES Vœux-Road CxNTRAL. The only Shop in Hongkong with this name.

HERE HIGH-CLASS FURNITURE of every description can be' made ta order in any design required.

Have been patronlsed by the Hongkong Clah, Hongkong Hotel, Telegraph Co., Messrs. A. S. Watson & Co. Firms and other

ing natin shments in the Colony, to whom reference can be made us to tha operior Workmanship and Materials of tha Farolturo, &c., supplied,

`In was in one of these rooms that the old Queen died, in that wonderful death-bed scene when she sat propped up by pillows, defying death, clutching on to that life which slipped bayond har bony fingers, déserting her as she had bean desered one by one by the lovers |« who, professing to adoro her, had given their hearts to other, women. Many other ghosts haunt this browe old building which is a part of the famous old palica, but they may ba sean THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST-aly by students of history and of historical,

MENT & AGENCY CO., LD, romance, in whose imagination still live the Hongkong, 3rd June, 1909.

[463 figuras of the past.

K'

"ING'S BUILDINGS, OFFICES tacing the Harbour from about October, al present in pccupation of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ld,

O"

Apply

TO LET.

FFICES and ROOMS

on the zad Floor of No. 14, Das Vaus Road Central (formerly occupied by Messrs. Shewan, Tomes & Co.).

Apply 10-

THE COMPRADORE DEPARTMENT,

E. D. Sassoon & Co.,

Queen's Road Central, Hon knog, 11th Sep ember, 1959.

TO LET..

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BOARDING "THE NIMROD"; OR, ANTARCTIC ADVEN-

ZURKS AT HOME,'

(Saturday Morning-Paying public surge on board, their efforts in segoliate the suicidally ∙leep "companion" being greatly appreciated

to non-paying public on Embankment.)

Stout Lady (hovering nervously above the top of the "companion") : * Now, how do thay' xpect me to get down here? I'm not a mon kay nor yet an aericoplane !”

Husband (from below):" Try backwardi, my dear-knep cool and taka your time,”,

Staat Lady (pawing the air-with one stoat

NEW JEWELLERS N MORRISON HILL, ale foot) But there's nothing to tread on, as far

OFFICES at No. PEDDEL STREET, Apply 10m

the

AND DEALERS

BARRETTO & Co.

P. A. LAPICQUE

in

Moss, JARDINE, MATHESON

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

(408

CEYLON PRECIOUS

TO LET.

¦ Hongkong, 16th October, 1909.

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STONES

Floor,

OFFICES, No. 2, CONNAUGHT

KOAD,

EXMOOR, CONDUIT Road

EYES

RIGHT!

N, LAZARUS, OPHTHALMIC OPTICIAN,

CORNER OF D'AGUILAR STREET AND QUEEN'S ROAD,

WILL test your eyes trao of chargn, aut if pure are wrong wili pot them right.

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Leasut Ground.. 'All kinda of Rupairs ...' Spectacles for all requiramanka,

Ah, or write, for filastrited Bookiss on "Defective Sight,”---Espa,

LONDON,

BALCOFTA

John Stran, 4-dland Use,"M ̧3 MOMAHONE, ANY Main) (908......

-Co. Bast

SHANGHAI,

156, Hanking Road

of every description, and

other GEMS.

Hoogkong, 11st August, 1900,

To Let

TO LET.

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N03, 30 and 31, PRAYA, KENNEDY

TOWN, two extenalee twostoriad semi-detached, godowns, ground' surface” of cement concreta.

No. 1A, Fraya, Kennedy Town, one extensive two-storied godown..

All are in frst class condition, suitable for storing Rice, Flour, &c.

Reats moderate;.

Apply to--

DAVID BASSOON & Coy LD, Hougkong, sth November, leng

as I can faal [M

Impatient Gentleman (waiting his turn) i "Try frontways, medam—and hold on sạch side."

1

Stont Lady (still pawing distressfolly), "There's'onihing to hold. They've taken the basisters away."'

Voice from Embankment's “ Try bend frat mum. It's quickest, and the queue's waiting 1'' Husband (in a frenzy) ; " flere; where's your foot.

. Now come on. · I've got it! Steady. (She is lowerad, squeaking with ap.

N6. 3 CLIFTON GARDENS, Cordury Drakension, isto the small- dark crowded forde

ROAD,

peak, and is immediately followed down the companion by an endless procession of other.) people's lower extremities.)

A HOUSE in Wong-Nel-cKOND ROAD. A HOUSE la RiroR TERRACE, OFFICES is YORK BUILDINO, GODOWNS te PRAVA KART, BLUK BUILDINGS, and No. 16x, Dazs Vœux ROAD next to the Hongkong Hotel, FLATS (□ Morazon Tervice. No. 10, DES VIEUX BOAD CYSTEAL,

*sui Floor, Aply to-

Voices (belonging to legs and feet | "So sorry, did I kick you in the face?" | "Mind my bat, please. "Let go my nokić, mothar 1"

"You'll have me dowɑ1" "Oh=& 1a Volcas (from below, addressing them pas- sloustely) | "Oh, do stop coming, down, Let ti come up. We're an aquashed ("

· Sailor (addressing perspiring crowd in fore. peak): "Seventeen of an slept in this little THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST. | placa,*, Ma

MENT & AGENCY GO, LD. Hackeray, 1st Novamber, 13-g

TO LET.

GODOWNO SA, DUBDRIL STREET,

Apply them

THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST-

MENT & AGENCY.CO., LDJ^/ Bongkang, 104 TOKA, 1606;

-Thin Lady :"Oh, but how'sindy !*

Her Escòn ↑ “ Not so’stuffy as it is now, 'ah, my man? Met

Ballor (deprecatingly) : “ Wall, 1 shouldn't like to say that, sir, in prasent company. · Hot the thickor, it was the more comfortable wa were."

follows:-

Meurs A. S. Watsoo & Co., Ltd., write ne

"We har pleasura in stating that Mr. LI KWONG LOONG fumishëd the AnNORS to our Disputaary and gavi us every saile- faction."

15th May, 1891.

{Sd.) A. S. WATION &.00,

ORDERS. punctually attended to, sad HARGES měst modernia.

AN INSPECTION INVITED, Iame vii Fab Anwar, FRA#.

TYPEWRITERS

FOR

HIRE.

REPAIR

IS OUR

SPECIALITY,

DRAGON CYCLE

DEPOT

First Pretty Girl (opiding doors in wall): 38-35. Des Vœur Road, Central,

* Plenty of cupboard spoko, apparently

Sailor; “ Those new the 'stata roome miss.? / Second" Pretty Girl (callleg);^ "Coma Børe, daarf:: This must be Liest, Shickleton's.

Hongkong.