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Mails.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH THURSDAY MARCH 17 1910

Intimation.

NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD. THE YOKOHAMA DOCK CO., LTD.

BREMEN.

IMPERIAL GERMAN

KIN COURSE OF CONSTRUCTION.

ESKIMO FUNERAL CUSTOMS.

BURIAL FOLLOWED-BY. DOG RACE,

WEATHER FOR BOAST"

STORM WARNINGS ÍSSOED' FROM THE HONGKONG OBSERVATORY.

METEOROLOGICAL SIGNALS

The burial, recently reported in American papars, of the remains of twelve hundred dead Eskimos in the Episcopal burying-ground at Point Barrow, Alaska, under the direction of Bishop PT. Rowe, may, it is thought, bring about a change in burial contome in the ex- "Meteorologică! signals are holsted on the treme North of America. The methods of the mast in front of the Water Police Station at Eskimon are of the crudest, the dead, bodies | Tsim Sha Taul for the information ofį masteri balag simply taken to a hilltop and laid there, of vessels leaving the port. ⠀ They] do not with no other covering.thens walrus-skin-j-necessarily imply that bad weather is expecta shroud, to be devoured by wolves and wild here:-

No. 1 DOCK.

No. 2 DOCK.

NO. 3 DOCK.

Docking Length ......515 R. Docking Length.....376 ft.

Width of Entrance'. MAIL LINES.

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Width of Entrance... `ga „ Water on Blocks.............. ab Water on Blocks .26' ...

Docking Langth......481 ft, Width of Entrance... 63

Water on Blocks,

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dogs; or to rol amid the rigours of the Arctic Sigoid weather,

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TO SALL

WEDNESDAY,

13rd Mar, Noon.

STKAMERI

PRINZESS ALICK " P. Grosch

| About WEDNESDAY,

23rd March.

¡FRIDAY,

NAPLES, GENOA, ALGIERS, GIBRALTAR, SOUTHAMPTON,, ANTWERP and HAMBURG ...

SHANGHAI, NAGASAKI, KOBE, "Prinz Ludwig"...... and YOKOHAMA...................... nume ‚§. „Dips F. von Biezer

MANILA, NEWGUINEA, YAP,S

BRISBANE, UMMY & MIL- BOURNE

YOKOHAMA and KORE

"PRINZ SIGISMUND

25th Mar., Daylight.

Capt: D. Lenz

" COBLENZ "

Capt. H. Rangener ..............

* BORNEO *

KUDAT aod SANDAKAN........

Capt. F. Sembil},

Į About SATURDAY,

2nd April.

Middle of April.

For further Particulars, apply to

NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD,

Hongkong, 12th March, 1910,

MELCHERS & CO.,

GENERAL AGENTS, HONGKONG & CHINA.......

MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.

FRENCH MAIL LINES.

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FORTNIGHTLY SERVICE TO and FROM EUROPE via BUEZ CANAL.

TO and FROM JAPAN via SHANGHAI.

Kok

STEAMERS

CAPTAINS TO JAIL ON SHANGHAI, KOBE, YOKOHAMA... OCEANIEN ................Seiller........... 28th Mar., P.M.. MARSEILLES, VIA PORTS TONKIN Charbonnel.. 29th Mor., Al I P.M. SHANGHAI, KOBE, YOKOHAMA,SALAZIE...........................Maɣben......11h April, F.M* MARSEILLES, VIA PORTS...POLYNESIEN.........Broc 11th April, at X.P.M.

Transhipment on the Co's Steamers at Singapore for Batavia ; at Ogiambo for Colențur, Bombay and Australla ; at Port Sald for the Levani, Constantinople and Black Sea..

Through Tickets to London vin Paris trom £17.10 up to £71,10, 10 bours' railway from *Marsellies to London,

Interpretaro mont passengers at their enival in Marseilles,

For further particulars, apply to

Hongkong, 15th March 1910.

Entimations.

EYES

́ ́P. THOMAS,

AGENT,

QUEEN'S BUILDINGS,

RIGHT!

N. LAZARUS, OPHTHALMIC OPTICIAN,

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

WILL

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MEDICINE.

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| CAUTION,—Aak for “VETÁRZÓ Brule and Nerve Food," or "VETARZO: Blood Medicine,” whichever la. se quired, and see that you get thèm, as ungirincipled vendors often try to palma of inferior preparations (tavally, their own manufacture), for-the sake of extra profit. Price in Högland, 2, 1. Every gesalze bottle of thes medicines bears the Briiish Government Blamp with the words “VETANZO REMEDIEh" Impressed thereon, in walls letters on « red ground, by direction of His Majesty's son, Crumissionera. Réglstered Trada: klack "VETARZO"-Legal proccodings will be tak ça agulast persons pirattag.

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Aginta for India-TREACHER AND 00., LTD, BOMBAY, BYGULLA,Jand

THESE DOCKS Am capveniently situated la Yokohama harbour and this attention:

Osptales and Regiaeem is respectially called to the advantages offered fos. Dulki and repairing Vessels and Machinery of every description,

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The plant and tools are of recent patiems for dealing quickly and cheaply with work and a large stock of material ix'always at hand, (plates and anglas all being tested by Lloyds' surveyors).'.

Twą powerhi Twin Screw Towboats are avaliable for taklog Vassals" in or out of flock, and toi taklog Salling Vossels to or out of the bay. The Boating derrick is capabla of Bitlog 40 tons

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All along the shores of the Arctin from Cape Prince of Wales to Labrador and for tato u unravelled interior this apparently hearilais custom bas prevailed from time immemorial. Taare in scarcely a ridge or headland in all the Vast territory over which the Eskimos have Tamed" that has not somewhere upon a M place of skulis..

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*Tab digging of a gráve in the far North, it should be noted, aveo iu summer, with the tools possessed by the Eskimos, was Deal 10 imposible, for even in July the ground Immie- diately bannath the moss that covors the sur...... faca averywhere in frören, as hard an granite to au múknown depik.

Although the dand are disposed of, in, this crude way it must not be thought, however,

Steam Lanochor of Steel or Wood, Lighters, Singi Bulidings sad Rools, Bridge | that there is no sorrow when death visits_an- Work, and all kinds of Machinery are made op the premises.

Eskimo village. There are no more affection- sto people in the world, this is the testimony Tenders, will be tande op when required and the workmanship and material will be of every one familiar with their ways; bot guaranteed.

they typify the childhood of the face. Their grief, like that of children, is acute, and is The curt of Docking, and repair, work, will be found to compare favourably with that soon over. Mourning, as understood by the of any port in the world.

A large mooring basin is available alongside our own works for mooring vessels whilst under repales.

Telephone: Nos. 870, 500, or-681.

Telegrams, "Dook, Yokohama," Codos A. B. O. 4th and 5th Edt. Liebers, Scotta, A. 1, and Wathips.

Yokohama, April 28th, 1993.

To Let.

TO LET.

́N No. 5, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL,

Offices.

[· FIRST FLOOR of No. 4, DES VŒUX ROAD, recently vacated by Institution of Engineers and Shipbuilders.

No. 9, PEAK ROAD “DEVONIA " ́coo- laining 6 Rooms, Gardens, Teanis Court, Servants' Quarters.

ONE GODOWNS in MASONS LANE.

Apply to-

DAVID SASSOON & 00, LD Hongkong, 8th March, 1910.

* 163

TO LET.

GODOWN, No. 4 FRAYA, Kennedy Town.

Apply to-

To Let

TO LET-MODERate Rents.

132

EMI-EUROPEAN FLATS. Praya Enst Sarac is Observation Place, the Trams

stop at the door.

Apply to-

THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST- MENT AND AGENCY CO., LD. Hongkong, 2nd March, 1910.

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For Sale.

AT

FOR SALE

GRÁCA & do.

27, Das Vœux ROAD..

European; continues for ball an hour, after which time the scene changes.

The igloo, 'or,hul, is crowded with neigh- bours. Only the little corner in which too corpse lies in vacant. Outside there are people with dog sleds to which are baronised the Snant dogs in the village. Soon the corpie in carried out, and if a map it is placed upon the sled which was, and, according to Eskimo ethica, still ĺb, his own.

A small boy mas abead with the cry, 'Hak! Hak!" and the funeral procession is jästantly under way. A dozen dog slods, with their ivory runners creaking in the cold, are flying over the snow. On they, go, soms behind, some ahead, some abreast of the 'improvised boarse. There is no system, no precedence, no ceremony. It'ls too cold for ceremony, so on they fly, the slede bumping and bounding over the uneven surface of 188 snow..

At the top of some ridge (sxys the Victoria, Delly Colonistį, maybe a mile from the village, the cortege hafts. The dead man is lifted from the sied and laid upon the snow. • His won- poos, his sled, and all the personal properly that the communistic society in which he lived allowed him to possess are left thera: beside him.

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A CONE poiar upwardr and U

below

A DRUM

"A"COKE point down-

wards and DRUM below

5.

A CONE point down. wards

A CONE polat 'down- wards and BALL below

7:

A HALL

8.

A COKE

•polat upwards

And BALL balow

Indicates a Typhoon to the Forth of the Colony.

ladiestas a Typhoon to_the_Horth-East

of the Colony,

indicates a Typhoon to the East of the Colony.

Indicatesa Typhoon to the Bouli-East

of the Golony.

Indicatesa Typhoon to the Banth of the... Colony.

Indicates a Typhoos to the Bouth Wo of the Colony.

indicatesa Typhoon to the West of the Colony.

Indicates a Typhoon

to the North-Won. of the Colony."

Rad Signals indicate that the centre is belleved to be more than 300 miles away from " the Colany.

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

.

The above" signals will, as'baretofore, be holsted only when typhoons exist in anch positions or are moving in such directions that

Then and there all mourning ceases." A dog race follows, all the teams of the village taking part, and almost as soon as the body tauches the ground they are off: Across the tundra fly, dogs, detached paps, men, women, chil-information regarding them la comuldered to dean, and chief moumors, all racing and shout

confusion and wild hilarity,

"THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST ASIATIC POSTAGE STAMPS ing frantically. The occasion is marked by

MENT AGENCY CO, LD. Hongkong, 2nd October, rgbg.

TO LET

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FFICES and ROOMS on, the zad of No, 14. Dan Voeux Road Doniral (formerly occupied by Messrs. Shewan, Tomes & Co.).

+

Apply 10-

THE COMPRADORE DEPARTMENT,

E. D. Sassoon & Co.,

Queen's Road Central, Hoogkopy Tilk September, roog.

TO LET.

165

"ING'S BUILDINGS, OFFICES racing the Harbour from about October, st present in occupation of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ld.

Apply

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

TO LET,

FFICES," No. 3, CONNAUGHT ROAD,

3rd Floor...

́9, MACDONNELL ROAD.

+

A HOUSE in Woxg«x«I«CKONG ROAD.

· A HOUSE la Ripon TerRACE. QFFICES in YORK BUILDING, No. 10, DES VŒUX ROAD CENTRAL,

Ist Floor...

- 4 pply to -

THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST MENT & AGENÒY 00. LU.

Mengkono 12 h March 2010

Tha

TO LET FURNISHED.

PANTALLON," 1266, Barker Road. TANTAL

Bent $115.00 per month. Seen by sppointment only.

Apply toTM

GODDARD & DOUGLAS. -Hongkong, 8th December, 1909).

TO LET

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No. 3 CANTON VILLAS, Kowloon.

Apply to-

THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST- MENT AND AGENCY Co., LD. Hongkong, 24th February, 1919.

(204

TO, LET.

ODOW.SA, DUDDELL STARRY,

Apply tą--

Go

THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST- MENT & AGENCY CO., LD, Hooghing, in fund, TROE

and

VIEW POST CARDS.·· Stamps in Seis, Packets, Bags and Single. Assortment of Stamps and Post Card Albums.

Postage Stamps Catalogues for 100, Stock Books, Duplicate Pocket Books Transparent Envelopes,

Tweezers, Magnifying Glasses, Perforation Gauges.

Novels, Books for 'parlour' and household ure. Toy Books for Children,

رو

Prayer Books, Religions Pictures, Pendants, Medais, Statuettes, Flower Seeds,

Relief Scraps and Scrap Albums.

MANILA CIGAR AND CIGARETTES. &c,

&C1 Inspection invited. Hongkong, 13th January, 1910.

&c.

Β'

Notice of Firm.

CHARGEURS reunis,

Y Mutual Agreement between the Com

pagnie des Massagerier Maritimes and the Compagnia des Chargeurs Réunis, the HONGKONG AGENCY of the CHARGEURE KEUNIS will, from the rst. January, 1910, be transferred to Messrs. P. A. LAPICQUE & CO. (Queen's Building No. 4).

CHARGEURS REUNIS,

F. A. LAPICQUE & Co.,

Agents. MESSAGERIES MARITIMES,

P. THOMAS,

agent. Hongkong, 29th December, 1999.

Intimations.

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be of importance to the Colony or to shipping leaving the harbour,

J

These signals are repented at the Harbour Office, H.MS. Tamár, Groen Island Signal Mast, and the Flagstaff on the premises of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company at Kowloon,

URGENT SIGNAL.

In addition to the above, when it is expected that the wind may facrokwa to: (all typhoon force at any moment, the following Urgent Signal will be, made at the Water Police Station, and repeated at the Harbour Officer

-THREE EXPLOSIVE, BOMBS, AT INTERVALE

OF TEN ILCONDS.. A Black Cross will be holated at the sama time, sapertor to the other shapes.

NIGHT SIGNALS,

The following Night Signals will be exhibit

[53 F. BLACKHEAD & Co., ed from the Flagstaff on the roof of the Water

GREEN ISLAND CEMENT COMPANY, LIMITED.

PORTLAND CEMENT.

In Casks of 375 lbs. net $5.50 per Cask ex Factory.

Io Bags of ago lbs. net $8.45 per Bag ox Factory.

SHEWAN TOMES & 00," General Managers. Hongkong, trik & ignat, 1907,

Dentistry.

Dr. M. H. CHAUN, DENTAL SURGEON,

33, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL, IBT FLOOR, Rooms 1 and 3,

From the University of Pennsylvania, D.S.A

Telephone 126. Hongkong, 27th January, 1910,

TAIN. TING

LATEST METHODS OF DENTISTRY.

ŠTUDIO AT NO. 14, D'AQUILAR STRE17,

REASONABLE YEJI

· Commitation Froi.

Gr || Hongkong, much funn, 1904.

BHIP-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

Police Station at Kowloon, the Harbour Office Flagstaff, and H.M.S. Tamar,

1. Thron Lights Vertical, Green Green Green, Indicates that a typhoon is believed to be situated more than zoo miles from the Colony.

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11. Three Lights Veial, Grean Red Groan, fadicates that a typhoon is halleved to be altuated less than 300 miles from the Colony,

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· III. Three Lights é tical, Red Green Red,

HARTMANNS HAND

LJ ARTMANN'S RAHTJEN'S GENUINE | Indicates that the wind may be expected to

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

&C

Acc.

Bol Agmir for FERGUSON'S SPECIAL CREAM · and

P&O, SPEGIAL LIQUER BOOTCH WHISKY, &c.

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

·RRANONABLE PRICES. Honokama, ath March, 1907,

JAPANESE MASSAGE.

Masseur MEIJI SHA,

GRADUATE or

KOBE MESSAGE SCHOOL. ATTENDANCH AT. "PATIENTS"" RESIDENCE,

No 171, WANGHAI ROAD, GROUND FLOOR, Hongkong, zoth January, 1910

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increase to foll typhoon force at any moment,

No. III. Signal will be accompanied bumble

Explosive Bombs, as above, in the evant of the information conveyed by this signal being first- pabilihed by night

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

SUPPLEMENTARY WARNINGS.

For the haueft of Native Craft and passing Ocena. Vessels, a Còne will be nzhibited at each of the following stations during the time that any of the above Day Signals are hols nd In the Harbour.

Aberdeen. San Ki Wan,

Gap Rock

Waglan.

Stanley.

Cape Collinson.

Sai Kung.

Sha Tan Kol. Tai Po

This will indicate that there is a depression somewhere in the China Sea, and that a Storta- Warning is hoisted in the Harbour,

Forthar detalls can always be given to Ochan' Vessais, on demand, by signal, from the High;