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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH MONDAY MAY 16 1910

_____ Intimation.

NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD, THE YOKOHAMA DOCK CO., LTD.

BREMEN..

IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL LINES.

FOR

STEAMERI

H. Formes.

"PRINZ HITEL FRIEDRICH" Dapt. E. Malchow ........

NAPLES, GENOA ALGIERS, {"BULOW "

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

SHANGHAI, NAGASAKI, KOBE

and YOKOHAMA MANILA, YAP, NEWGUINEA,

BRISBANE, SYDNEY & MEL-' BOURNE scentromi

YOKOHAMA and KOBX

"PRINZ WALDEMAR " "......Į

Capt. F. isecka mimi.

ƒ"PRINZ SIOIEMUND Capt. D. Lenz

TO SAIL

WEDNESDAY,

18th May, Noon.

About WEDNESDAY,

18th May,

:

SATURDAY,.

31st May, Daylight.

About TUESDAY,

30th May

KUDAT and SANDAKAN.........

Boxnzo"!

About end of May.

Gapl. F. Sambil

For fortbar Particulars, apply to

Hongkong; 5th May, 1910.

NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD,

MELCHERS & CO.,

GENERAL AGENTS, HONGKONG & CHINA

MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.

FRENCH MAIL LINES,

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FORTNIGHTLY AERVICE TO and FROM EUROPE via SUEZ CANAL.

TO and FROM JAPAN via SHANGHAI,

FOR"

STEAMERS

CAPTAINE

4.

;"'*

TO SAIL ON

SHANGHAI, KOBE, YOKOHAMA... YARRA

-..............23rd May, 2.11. HARSHILLES, VIA PORTS... AUSTRALIEN ....Riquier24th May, at F.M.

... 6th June, P.M. SHANGHAI, KOBE, YOKOHAMA....ARMAND BEHIc...Guicunet MARSEILLES, VIA PORTS TOURANE............Lauceliu...... 7th June, si 1° P.M.

Transhiproant on the Oo's Steamers at Slogcp010 for Batavia; at Colombe for Oricella, Bombay and Australia at Fort Vaid for the Levant, Daustantlunpla and Black Son."

Through Tickets to London via Pads from Sazan up to £71,10,,an bones' chiliway from

· Marsailles to London, ||

Interpretare meet passengers at their arrival la Mussailles;

For further particulars, apply to

Hongkong, 10th May, 1015.

Intimations.

WILL

EYES

P. THOMAS,

AGENT,

QUKEN'S BUILDINGS.'

RIGHTÍ

N. LAZARUS, OPHTHALMIC OPTICIAN, corner of d'aguilar street and queen's road,

FILL text pour syns íraó al charge, and if they are wrong will put them right,

Lenses Ground, All kinds of Repairs. Spectacles for all requiramente,

Ask, or write, för illustrated Bookies on "Defective Sight"--fraa.

LONDON,

CALCUTTA John Sixent, Detlord Now, Waz,

alonuw, the fast rand

No. 1 DOCK.. No. 2 DOCK.

NO. 3 DOCK.

AN COURSE OF CONSTRUCTION,

The Chief Boatman grinned. "There was; the old man was fair ind up with this turn-outs" as you can easily imagine, and he gives orders

minated," suggested the Stranger,

Docking Length ......515 ft. | Docking Longth..............376 ft.) Docking Length......481. ft. / all men equal, which drives ont thought of that the rats was to be ox-ex——” - “Exter-

Width of Entrance.801) Water on Blocks .............. #8 ...

Width of Entrance... 50 Water on Blocki #6. H

THESE

*HESE DOCKS Ara conveniently situated in Yokohama Karbour and the attention of Captains and Engineers, is respectially called to the advantages offered for Döcking and repairing Vessels and Machinery of overy description,

a fair disgrace in the way of ships, and that the captain had no right for to ask them aboard to` The Stranger grected the Chief Coastguard be devoured by loathsons, animalay and they' man; the latter, whose atteallon bad been than there goes ashore all at stuffy as you like, diverted from the land to the sea, and who was | saying they've boen insulted ; and I ain't at all. watching with absorbed interest what promised sure, but what this here foreigeeering duks to be a collision between a tramp steamer and didn't want the old man to fight a duel with A barge, instantly began to dilate on the over-him on the head of it.",

Were there any more developments on ac larga dose of original sin with which—according to him-the average barges was born into the count of the raid?". world. But, just in the middle of a burst of impassioned eloquence on this important sub. ject, there happened the one thing which makes

anything else in the world, which reduces king Width of Entrance... 63 and cobbler, ambassader and dustan, to the

"That's it; you've got 'im. So all hands and the cook la sot to work for to catch rate. Ws Water on Blocks...... $1.51me lovel; it was nothing more or less than a

rat hunt. Tinker, the Chief Boatman's dog, a cleared her dut down below, and we got every- curious yellow mongrol, who had started in thing op on deck, and for a weak we doen · life thinking that he would be a fox terrier, and nothing but bunt the rate. Well, of course, I at the last moment had changed his mind-and ¦ need hardly say that the midshipmen and the elected to be an Irish terrier, thrust kis blant tarriers was in the thick of this jumboras, parti- "gly snout under a particularly fine cabbuga cularly the midshipmen. Now, two of those and in one moment the hunt was up."

young limbs they makes a bet about the ter From every door of the Staifon came chil-riers, Jim and Bat, as to which was the best dren, an eruption of them; woman suspanded ratter, and they gets" a lot of rats saved up la. operations at the wash-tub and shrieked shrill encouragement to Tlaker, while men who had bean on night duty left their well-earned test and thrust tousled, heads from out of upper windows and feat moral support. The rat, after giving a fios fun in the open, woot to earth under a water-butt, from which he was

amid the frearind yells of the 'children; Ticker nabbed his prey, and, after the usual comments on the exciting incidents of the chase, the crowd dispersed, and the Station resumed its normal altitude of quiet. The Chief Boatman patted Tinker with prido ablaing in his oys, and, hay, ing interred the body of the defunct at the foot of the cabbage from which he had boon efect. ed, turned his attention once more to the steamer and the barge; finding, however, that nothing had been wrecked save the tempers of the respective skippers, nad that no further amicrement promised in this direction, he led the way to the front of the Station, where he and the Stranger seated themselves and pro. duced their pipes.

The plant and tools are of recent, paiteros for dealing quickly and cheaply with work and a large mock of material is always at hand, (plates and angins all being tested by Lloyds surveyors).

Two powerfal Twin Scrow Towboats are available for taking Vessels in or out of Dock, nad for taking Salling Vorrats in or out of the bay. The disting derrick is capable of ilising 40 tons.

bread-bag for to have a go, and settle the bet. The captain was'nway, and his cablu was' away, and his cabia was all dismantled. They waits till 'nearly all the officers was askare at a ball, and arranges that they'll use the cap- tain's fore-cabin, a great big, bare room, 21 a ratspit, and whichöver dog!killa a dozen rate in

Steam Launches of Baal or Wood, Lighters, Steel Ballálogs and. Roots, Brides ejected by the spåde ef. the Chief Boatmanshe best time is to win.. Work, and ill klars of Machinery are made on the premise

Tendezo will be made up when required and the workmanship and material will tr gearcnized,

The cunt of Docking, and "spair work, will ha foned to compare favoniably with that of any port in the world,

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A large¡mooring basin is available slougalde our own works for mooring vessels while under repairs,

Telophone: Nos, 87A, 504, ar 681, Telograma, "Dook, Yokohama," Codes A. B. C. 4th and 5th Edt.

Liebers,, Santis,

A, 1, and Wathing. Yokohama, April 28th, 1903-

For Sale.. FOR SALE.

Steam launches, Steel lighters, Wooden lighters, Steam Cranes (travelling and stationary). Steam hoiate, Lidgerwood steam pile driver. Diving pump and dress, Hand grabs, Capatan, Hand winches, Driving pulley, Bolts and Nuts, Hook bolts, Clutch bolts, Barrel bolts, Galvanized apikos, Pile shoes, Chain hoists, Iren and Brass screws, Differdange piles, Rolled Stest joists, Steel channels, Corrugated iron roofing, Roofing washers, Angle iron, Cast iron columas suitable for building con. struction), Whitewashing machines, Canvas sewing machine, Patent Fire "Well's" light, "Kitson" escape, light, Acetylene lamps, Hand pump, Theodolite and levelling staff, Roneo. duplicator, Comptometer, Telescope (on tripod), Office desks and oup- boards.

Apply to

GEO. P. LAMMERT. Hongkong. 3rd May, 1910.

FOR SALE

AT

GRACA & 00. 27; Des VauX ROAD,

1343

ASIATIC POSTAGE STAMPS

and

VIEW POST CARDS.

To Let.

TO LET:

25,000 SQUARE FEET of LAND at (K. M. L., §1), with 100 feet Sea Frontage and right to build a Pier, suitable for Goal and or Timber Storage,

For particulars, apply to--

L.M. ALVARES,

49, Wyndham Brest,

Hongkong, 6th May, 1910.

TO LET.

DARTMOOR, No. 13, CONDUIT ROAD.

*₤356

A HOUSE in CLIFTON GARDENS BEd

OFFICES, 16, Des Vœux " ROAD CENTRAL. GODOWNS, PRAVA EAST, formerly OC

cupled by M. B. K. OFFICES, No. 3, CONNAUGHT ROAD,

3rd Floor.

A HOUSE in Wang-mri-chong RoAD, A HOUSE ↳n Riron TERRACE, OFFICES ID YORK BUILDING, No, 10, DES VŒEX ROAD CENTRAL,

1st Floor. SEMI-EUROPEAN FLATS, Praya East corner of Observation Place. The Trams stops at the door. Also NEW EUROPEAN FLATS nd joining the new Seaman's Institute, Praya East.

Apple to-

THE HONGKONG, LAND INVEST MENT & AGINGY CO, LD- “Minnekang, 27th April, torol

TO LET,

TN No. 5, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL,

Offices..

"The old man had goge away on a shooting trip, and wasn't expected back for a fortnight. The navigating officer what 'was left in charge the night of the ball slept very envy, and do one was to know of it but fast the two mids.. Well, the night cams, and at midnight they lights ap the cable, and starts. Jim kills, his doron, and Bet was just in the middle of her go, the two mids sitila" on the backs of two chairs with their watches in their hands, but who should open the door and walk in but the skipper isself. You see, what had happened was, in the. first place one of his party bad had a gun accid- got, so they had to come back; then the skipper be gets into a boat and came off, and no one seen him, because the quartermaster and the

"Are there many, rats here?" asked the corporal, what should 'ave done on, was staring

down the skylight at the rat-buni, and one of,, Stranger, 1

the mids what was n-conductin' of it was the'

"Not over and above many,” replied his companion; and what are don't amount to much; rats ashore don't disturb you like what they do aboard ship,"

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You find them very troublesome thera ? !- If i was to tell you I seen the end of a man's nose very high bit off by a rat aboard ship, what'd you say to that?"

cd."

I should ask you to tell me how it happen-

Outward bound to China we was in them days; in which the skipper got what cheer with the chill off supposia' as bow he burned 100 much coal, and we was making a sailin' pas. sage of it me for as might be. Well, we gets into as ugly a gale as what you don't want to sds, and after two days of li the wind goes down and things gets a bit quiet like ; not very much damage done either. but the maintopsail was split" Well, I was a young A.B. in the mainlop in them days, and come the forenoan we starte and shifts the maintopsail ; well, we gets the old salt down on deck and thrinew one swayed

up level with the yard, and the captain of the maistop, who was in the tunt-which is the middle-of the yard, he gets hold of the wall for to rouse it close in; if he did his foot.slip ped and he falls forward with 'is fact into the middle of the bust of the sail, which you must understand, of course, was tightly furied for the purpose of bringing it to the yard. The next moment Bill Smith, which was the name of the captain of the top, lale yell out ∙of alm, like one of these here sirens what you bear 19, London River of a foggy night, and when be pull his face out of the sail there's a full-grown rat a-hanging on to the end of his

nose,

You ten, our sailroom was chock-full of the blighters, and this one what bang on to Bill's nose must 'a been sleep and got triced

FIRST FLOOR of No. 4. DES VŒUX | up in the sail.”~ ROAD 'recently vacated by Institation of! Engineer and Shipbuilders.

ONE GODOWN iь MASONS LANE,

Apply to-

DAVID SASSOON & 00, LD, Hongkong, 4th April, 1910.

TO LET.

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Stamps in Sets, Packets, Bags and Slogie, GODOWN, No. 4, PRAYA, Kennedy Town

Assortment of Stamps and Post Card Albums.

6. Hallock Stesti

SHANGHAI, 665, Manking)Road

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Postage Stamps Catalogues for r010, Stack Books, Daplicate Pocket Books, Transparent Envelopes.

Tweeters, Magnifying Glasses, Perforation Gauger.

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"Well, what happened then?"

"The chap what was 'next to Bill on the yard makes a grab at the rat, gives a pull of it, and It come away with the standing part of the end of Bill's nose in its teeth.

officer of the witch. Tham thera midi wint to their hammarks wishing they was dead and overboard with a thirty-two-pound shot at the foot slang

'om. Next morning the captain sept for 'em, aud they goes trembling. 'I have searched the Admiralty Instructions,' says hu, - for the proper punishment for them what turns their captain's cabin into a rat-pit, but there ain't nothing about it; so, as,i have to decide the matter for myself, neither of you two mid. shipmen shall be allowed ashore as long as there's a rat left nhoard this here ship'

"Did it take them loog?" inquired the Stranger."

"Just three months; alter that they didn't specialise on rat-hunte no more”.. The Chief Boatman gave an expressive włok, whisled to Tinker, and walked slowly back into the Station, -Commander E. Hamilton Durrey, R., in Pall Mall Gozelta,

Intimations

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Banger's Food is sold in tins, by all Chemists, etc, everywhere.

BENGERS

FOOD

"That weren't the end of them rats in that ship, by no manner of means; we was always ́a-buntin' of 'em, and a-chasin' of 'em, and the mare we catches the more we seemed to bave ; there was a couple of terriers aboard, too, what was quite as good Pallery sa in Tinker there, and they keeps a«kiliin' of 'em all the time, but sothio' didn't seem to make no difference. A GREEN ISLAND CEMENT COMPANY,

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last we gets to Shanghal, where we was for some months, and there the rate fair gave our old man the noodle."

Novels. Books for parlour and household No. 3, CANTON VILLAS, Kowloon,

use. Toy Booke'for Children,

Prayer Books. Religions Pictures, Pandantst

Medals, Statnettes, Flower Seeds.

Rellaf Scraps and Scrap Albums.

MANILA CIGAR AND CIGARETTES

&c1

Inspection invited. Hongkong, 12th January, voro.

LEE VEE HAIR. DRESSING SALOON.

HAS ALWAYS on Hand CIGARE, CIGARETTES:

AWD

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::

Apply to THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST- MENT AND AGENCY CO., LD. #mckenne, 74th February, vota

GODOWil

TO LET.

> "The old man* Interpolated the Stranger.

LIMITED.

PORTLAND CEMENT.

His companion gridned. "That's what we In Casks of $75 lbs. net $5,50 per Cask,

calls the skipper aboard ship, bim being the oldest man aboard as often as pof."

"I understand. You were saying-?" The Chief Bostman knocked the ashes out of

f104 bis pipe and took up the thread of his narrative

-D, TA, DUDDELL STREET."

Apply to-

THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST- MENT & AGENOV CO. LIB. vakoma, ami Swan, Tamm,

NOTICE..

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R. LI HON FAN, Chiness graduate Mvered in iterature, has been a fascher to European officials and merchants in this Colony for over ten years

He has a

good method of training Euro peana to pain in the Chinese examination, and is possessed of a first rate certificate -A Chiasse teacher. He has also a good know- ledge of Mandarin; ta

once more.

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"Our old man was a great one for the ladies, and one night he gives a dinner-party on board, 'to' which come all the biggest and most swell people what was to be found in Shanghai, 1 remember that there some sort of a forsiga duke and bis minne was there in the fmost sisama: yacht over you seen in all your natural, and they comes to this here party. There was twelvapeo ple at it, and it all wont yery nice and they was drinkin' champagne wins to the masiboad, when all of a sudden the duchess let a roar out of her jumps out of her chair, and skips round the canis like an if she'd gone mad; it was a big

buck rat what had run up berlag. Well, down tumbles the rat on to the floor of the cabin agelo, and all the other ladies ises him they starts for to squawk and to climb on to their chairs and one on 'em, what was a remarkable fat old Indy, when she manages to scramble on to her, overbalances herself and falls backwards on top of the rat, what she butt sumu nu if a twelve-inch gun lad fallen on him, Then they [72.. sil gets their raga out fʻsaya'në 'kon” that thin is i

Those who intend learning the Chinese language are requested to write care of Hongkong Thlagrops, once or direct to 37, Hollywood Road, and door. [30] Hongkong, 118 January, 1969. "

ex Factory,

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Hongkong, 18th December/1909/