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RUBBER DECKS ON BOARD SHIP.

Dosling with rubber,prospects, Mr. Rowland W. Cator statos in "The Financier" that the British Admiralty has been for

somo

time considering the use of com-

pound rubber flooring as a dock-

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH TUESDAY FEBRUARY 14 1011

Mails.

NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD.

BREMEN,

covoring. The advantages of IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL: LINES

rubber decks-additional clean- liness,sound and vibration-roduc- ing properties, rapidity with which they wan be dried-are said to be apparent, and doubt- less once adopted by the Navy, the mereluat servies will quickly. follow. Should Japan, America, Germany, France, Italy, and other countrios follow this lond, the quantity of rubber required for the purpose will be considerable:

The Indiu lubber Journal" in hardly so optimistic on this mutter, pointing out that the first .essential in such coverings is the quality of boing fireproof. "Rich- bor answore this requirement reasonably well. For lack of this quality, and also on account of the danger from splinters, and old wooden decks were done away with. The effects of strong light upon the rubber would, however, be a disadvantage, and there would also be the danger of slip- periness owing to spray coming abourd. Rubber tiling is, of course, at presont vory extensively used in connection with the ne- commodation below decks in the officers' quarters:

COST OF THE CHEERFUL

HEARTH.

It is not generally known that? coal miners, in addition to the wolf known risks they tako in the ugst dinigerous of undos,' are subject to a disonse peculiar to

· themselves, and known as miners'

nystagms. It is a most serious

f

Fon

י,

STHAMERS,

TO BAIL.ON

NAPLES, GENOA,

ALGIERS, GIBRAL- "Prisz EITEL FRIxsator" (WEDNESDAY, TAR, SOUTHAMP- Capt. E. Malchow........

22nd February, TON, ANTWERP and.)

(T. 16,000) at Noon. HAMBURG

SHANGHAI

NAGA

SAKI, KOBE and YOKOHAMA

MANILA, YAP; ' MA-

GUI RON, NEW NEA, BRISBANE, SYDNEY and MEL- DOURNE

KUDAT. and SANDA-

KAN

KOBE & YOKOHAMA

PRINZES ALICE"

Cajt. P. Grosch

About WEDNES

*DAY

(F. 20,407) † 22nd February

Entertainment

THE

BIJOU SCENIC THEATRE.

FLOWER STREET.

EVERY EVENING at 7:1-M. "and 9:15 PM.

THE LATEST PICTURES

CINEMATOGRAPH D'ELITE

..THE BEST ARTISTES

MATINEES: EVERY SATURDAY AND SUNDAY,

at 4 p.m.

Cents. 50, 80 and 20.,'

Childron Half-price to ul! Parts.

Lassoo and Manager, R. II. STEPHENSON.

Longkong, Bil February, 1911,

+

"PRINZ SIGIAMOND "

Caft. D. Lens

(T. 6000)

SATURDAY,

25th February, at Daylight

Intimations.

End of February.

Bourgo". Capt. F. Sotabill

(T. 5,060) Comenz" ...(T. 6,780) Į About TUESDAY. Capt. 11. Regener) {

7th Marcfi.

Afl the stover of the Eumpenn Lino are Atted with Windless Tolography, New System of Tolefunken.

For furt! or Particulars, apply to

NORDDEUTSCHER LI OYD.

"WILCHTPC & 10

GENERALFAGENTS, HONGKONG.

Hongkong, 9th Robruary, 1911.

Intimations

SOUTH MAN

and painful disease of the oyes, SHORTEST & QUICKEST ROUTE

and is caused through living and

working in an enviroment which is simply black and white-coul and lamp glare: The inspector of injured workinen to the Ebbw Vale Company, Dr. Elworthy, ro- cently described the disense ber fore the Monmouthshiro Division' of the British Medical Association. "I take it," says Dr. Elworthy, 'that mystagmins is peculiar to coal miners because of the absence of color in their mines..

BETWEEN

THE FAR EAST & EUROPE, via DAIREN.

WINTER SCHEDULE.

Effective till 30th April, 1911.) ́.

EXPRESS TRAIN SERVICE, cotoposed of excellently equipped Sloup-

times u weet in anction with the Ten Sibarian Express Trains and with ing, Dining and 1st Class Cari, is operated between Dairan an'1 Chinguhun' for siren-Shanghai Direst Stomer Service by the S.S. "Kobe Maru!' and Saikio Mara" (each 2,877 tous) as follows:-

Fires

NORTH BOUND.

Shanghai (Steamner) .......Lv. $10, Dron (

X14.95

Y11.50

R 9.60

that the cause is fatigue of the vyo resulting from working by 1st Clas artificial light within black back- ground and nearlyblack surroundi ings. The miquotony is not ro- lieved by utlier colours. The mer may come to work with clean face and hands, but in a fow hours all is more or less black from the dust Then holms to fix with his eye the point at which to strike with his mandril, or to lift out lumps of coal from a black background. Whon ho turns his oyes away there is no color relief." ALWAYS IN THE DARK,

To mako, matters worse, the majority of miners prefer to work in the day. The consoquence is that for the groator part of the year it is dark, when they get up und go to work; they work in the dark; and in winter it is durk soon after they come out, They have no opportunity of seeing a variety of colors by daylight, which means physiological relief to the eye..

•

What is the result? The eyes of a miner alllicted with nyatag- mus move indepondently of each other, and the man cannot control

Harbin

...An

Thur Sun.

Sat. Tues. Sun. (S. M. R. Train) Lv. G.00 p.tu.

Thurs Fri. 1)Ar. 2.45 a.m! Mon. Wed Fri. Sat. Malden

Lv. 3.00 Ar. 9.55. (Russian Train)Lv. 1 1.35 jár. 7.25

17

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for St.

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SOUTH BOUND,

State State

agent.. Ex- Ex- Lita

Connecting at Harbin with press press from

from8t from Mos- Putg Moscow cow

'F'ri.

Harbin (Russian Train) Ly.. 7,50 p.m. Mon. "Wed. Clangchan ( *) 0.40a.m. Tues. Thure. Sat.

(S.M.R. Train)Lv. 7,00

R 9.60

Y11.50

Mukden Y14.50 f

17

Ir

JA 1.46 pan

19

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'Dairen (

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Lv. 2.00 JAC 10.30 Sgamery Non

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Sun.

'Lacs,

17

Y40.00 Shanghai

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Wod.

Fri.

Ex-

Entertainments "THE EMPIRE”

CINEMATOGRAPH THEATRE,

Dus Vaux ROAD CENTRAL

(Opposite to Contral Market).

From To-night

AND

for a few days only.

THE MAGNIFICENT FILM OF

ART:

MESSALINA.".

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Ono. of the best productions Patho's lourod Cinematograph 14 Scenes.

of

in

EARLY TIFFIN DURING

RACE DAYS.

SPECIAL MENU.

Weismann, Limited.

TSANG KWO

KWONG COMPANY,

ELECTRICAL AND

GAS CONTRACTORS,

230, Des Voeux Road Central, Telephone No. 699.

STCCES CF

ELECTRICAL RADIATORS..

· ELECTRICAL IRON.

ELECTRICAL WATER HEATERS." ELECTRICAL KETTLES. ELECTRICAL FITTINGS

ACCESSORIES.

AND

BEST METALLIC FILAMENT and CARBON FILAMENT LAMPS for all Voltage and Candle-power. WIRES & CABLES. TELEPHONES

BELLS & INDICATORS. "SILICIA" ACCUMULATO .S. DRY CELLS AND LECLANCHE

CELLS.

Gas Radiators.

Gas Fittings.

Gas Incandescent Mantles,

PETROLEUM INCANDESCENT MANTLES

PETROLEUM INCANDESCENT BURNERS and

LAMPB of all descriptions.

Hongkong, 18th Feb, 1911.

Consignees

FROM EUROPE,.

THE HAL. Stammskin

*SILESIA,"

Captain Solmer, having arrived, Con- signees of Cargo are hureby informed thist their goods nro being landed and placed at their risk in the hazardous and/or extra-hazardous Godowns of the Hongkong & Kowloon Wharf & Go.... down Company, Limited, whonce de- livery any be obtained against Bills-of- Lading countersigned by the Under- » signed.

"

Optional Cargo will be carried on unless notion to the contrary be given to-day.

All claims must be presented within ten days of the 'stuamer's arrival hero, after which dato thor cannot be re- cognized.

No claims will be admitted after the Goods have left. this Godowns, and all Goods, routaining undelivered after the 15th inst., will bo subjoal to rent.

All broken, chinfed, and danged goods must be left in the Godowns, F852 where they will be examined on the

VICTORIA SKATING

RINK.

GRAND CARNIVAL BÁLL.

TUESDAY, 28th Feb.. For full particulars seo posters and handbille,

Subscriptions Closa 27th inst Hongkong, 13th Fob,, 1911. [800

14th inst, at 8 p.lu.

No Fire Insurance will be effected

by us in any case whatever.

This stçainer brings on cargo i

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Ex v.s." Yelo" from Draminos.

"Yare"? Ahus, "Kieborg Gothenburg. HAMBURG-AMERIKALINIE,

Hongkong dulce. Hongkong, 9th Feb., 191. [674

NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD, BREMEN:

GREEN ISLAND CEMENT IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL

COMPANY, LIMITED.

PORTLAND CEMENT.

In Casks of 375 lbs. not.

·In Bags of 250 lbs. net.

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.

General Managers.

Hongkong, 14th Aug., 1910.

Consigners.

TOYO KISEN KAISHA,

SOUTH AMERICAN LINE.

8]

LINE.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

T

HE Steamship

PRINZ SIGISMUND),” having arrived, Consignees of cargo aro

hereby informed that their Goode, with the exception of Opium, Treasure and Valuables, are being landed and stored at their risk into the hazardoits and/or extra hazardous Godawns of tho Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company, Limited, Kowloom, and Wast Polat Godorus, whened delivery may be obtained:

No claims will be admitted after sho Goods live loft the Godowns, and all

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.goods remaining undelivered after the

S.S. "KIYO MARU.”.

THE above named Steamer having arrived, Consignees of Cargo are hereby notified to sand in their Bills of Lading for countersignature, and take immediato delivery of Cargo alongeido,

Cargo impeding the discharge of the

veel will be landed at once to the

Kowloon Wharf Co:'s Godowns at Con- signaes' risk and expense.

Cargo remaining on board after the 12th inst., at 10 a.m., will be lended and stored at. Consignosa risk and expose

No Fire Insurance whatever.will be effected.

14th of February, fill be subject to

rent.

All broken, shafel, and dainaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on the

14th of February, at 9.30 am.

- All claims must raich us before the 18th of February, 1911, or they will not bo recognized.

No Fire Insurance will be effected. Bills of Lading will be countersigned by the undersigned.

NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD,

MELCHERS & CO.,

General Agents. Hongkong, 7th Feb., 1911.

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No Claims will be recognised after NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD,

the Goods liave left the Steamer or

Godowns, and all Goods remaining

BREMEN.

LINE.

undelivered TUESDAY, the 14th IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL nst, at Noon will be subject to rent,

Alfuhafed and damaged Cargo to be.

left on board and examination of same to be arranged.

K. MATSDA,

Manngor.

Hongkong, 10th Feb., 1911..

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NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES,

Sun Lighting plants driven by Steam, Gas THE P. & O. 8. N. Co.'s Steamer

Supplementary Changes on DAUREN-CHANGCHUN Sorvipe.

SLEEPING CAR SUPPLEMENT.... Y5.00 their movements; he cannot of Exruxes Exrna Fix ..... Y3.00

TICKET AGENCIES--The Company's railway and steamer tickets Nko

his will focus his sight on unobtainable at all the Agencies of the International Sleeping Car & Expross object

Intoleranco of light and con- Linio.

Train Co, Mossra, Th3. Cook & Son, and Reisebursan der Hamburg-Amerika, tinual headache are frequent, and in sovere cases the man can only

RAILWAY HOTELS-YAMATO HOT, (Tal. Add.: "Yamato ") at Dairen, Part Arthur, Mukden, Pushan and Chongoleun, all under the Con-

sit about with his eyes shaded pany's management.

and his back to the light."

"The two eyes may be un-

equally affected, or luve different

SOUTH MANCHURIA RAILWAY COMPANY,

DAIREN.

movements, ono lateral, the other› T4). Add. “Man'c'su,” · Codes: "A.B.C. 6th. Ed., Á. 1. & Lieber's -

vertical or rotatory."

"When movements are woll

developed everthing seems mov-

ing about, and he becomes giddy

and stuggors."

FUSHUN

OAL.

THE BEST STEAMING COAL IN THE EAST.

Cutput 3.500 tons per day,

Fresh stocks always on hand at Dairan, Nowchwang and Tiastsin Depola,

movements increase the trouble; and nito at Cheloo; Shanghai, Hongkong, Singapore and Pening.

"Bonding down or mudden

- so does fright. A man may be

able to walk about the street well

enough, but if a dog barks, or if

someone shouts at him, he is

MINING DEPARTMENT,

SOUTH MANCHURIA RAILWAY COMPANY,

DAIREN.

Immediately lost in a fog and Tol. Add. Mantosu," Codes: A. B. O. Gil. Ed., A. 1. & Lisher's

staggers about, quits unable to

and Oil Engine to order. Hongkong, 2nd January 1911.

Completely Told in

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One Word, Satisfaction

"LOTUS"

BRAND MOCHA

COFFEE.

Obtainable Everywhere.

_NORE," TROM ANTWERP, LONDON, MALTA, PORT SAID, SUEZ

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

THE Stoomship

́«YORCK," ·

having arrived, Consignees of cargo are hereby informed that their Goods, with the exception of Opium, Treasure and

Valuables, are being laried and stored

at their risk into the hazardous and/or extra hazardous Godowns of the Hong-

kang and Kowloon Wharf and Godowa Company Limited,. Kowloon, and West Point Godowas, whence delivery may be obtained.

No claims will be admitted after tho Goods have left the Godowns, and all goods remaining undelivered after the 16th of February, will be subject to

and STRAITS. Consignees of Cargo by the above anmed vessel are boroby informed that their Goods are being landed and placed at their risk in the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godowi Co. Godowns at Kowloon, where each Con- | rent. signmert will be sorted out Mark by All broken, olafod, and damaged Mark and delivory can be obtained as Goods Aro to be left in the 'Godownią, the Goods are landed.

where they will be examined on the. 15th of February, at 9.30 pm,

.

Optional Goods will be landed her unless instructions are given to the contrary within 5 hour..

Goods not cleared by the 17th inst., at-4 p.m., will bo subject to rent,

No Fire Insuranes will be affected by mo in any case whatever.

Damaged packages must be left in the Godowns for examination by thiệ Consignees and the Company's sur Toyor, Messrs. Goddard and Douglas, at 10 am. ou Mondays and Thursdays. All Claims aust bo.presented willin ton days of the stepmeria-arrival bere, after which data they cannot be ro

after the Goods ħafe loft the Godowne.

E, A\HEWETT;

Superintendent. ZeHongkong, 14th Feb., 1911.

H. RUTTONJEE & SON, onio No Clains will be admitted

WINE and PROVISION MERCHANTS. [785 tagkang, 20th January, 1911.

see what is coming or where he Agate: MITSUI BUSSAN KAISHA, LTD is going."

Hongkong, 20th January, 1911,

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All claims inust reach ins before the of 19th February, 1911, or they will not be recognized.

No Fire Insurance will be effected. Bilts of Lading will be countersigned by the undersigned.

THE, STEAMER BRINGS CAnuo,! Ex 8.6. James Haines" Bevills.

"

from

"Barbarigo" from Venice.

"Herzog" from Tongs sad Zanzibar.

"Prinz Regent" from Mon-

bassa.

Transhipped at Pori Sali.

NORDDEUTSCHEN LLOYD, MELCHERS & CO.,

General Agents.

gaskong, Qth Foku 1031