1911-04-24 — Page 7

[STRCIAL ARTICLE]

AN EXPERIENCE IN

MONGOLIA.

SNOWED UP; HUNGHUTZE,

"AND GOOD_SPOIFT.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH MONDAY APRIL 1911

side not only with our own boyshipping-Steamer. and mafoos, but with Mongols,

(Taking oargo on Through Bills of Lading to Rangoon, Madras, and Mnutitias.)

TUE Steamship"

** JAPAN,"

des

traders, corriors, camel drivers, FOR SINGAPORE, PENANG and the general riff-raff ono nieets AND CALCUTTA, DAU with in a Chinese inn. It was | warm, but unhygienic. Our bod

follows nover removed uny clothing, and never, washed; food Four of us left Tientsin, with was cooked on the same stove and servants and a baggago. We in- mostly with the samo utensils, tonded a trip in Mongolia forwiu and had it not been for the fact ter shooting. The first was a men-that we carried a Buriat cooking ber of the British Legution slait,pot wo would not have enjoyed the second one of the oldest rosid ourselves oven as little as we did. Those cooking pots aro formed of onts in North China, an engincor

two cylindrical vessels, one in who had helped to mount the big sido the other, and some two gun that in the 'hands of the inches less in diametor; thus Boxoreshollo Tientsin, the third, allowing a space between their the first partner in a well-known eidos. Tu the small inside pot it

Captain A. Stewart, will patched for the shora poils on TUES DAY, the 25th inst, »t-4 pm.

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For Freight or l'assage, apply to

DAVID SASSOON & Co., Ltd.,

Agents. Hongkong, 19th April, 1911. [1000

cladrcoal fire is made, while tho hong and one of the best shots space between it and the outer is north of Shanghai, and the fourth, filled with water, chioppod vogel- the present writer, u' four suribe,ables and meat. Soon a fine soup Our armoury was extensiva, and is ready, but is notdrik yet. Tho que of the party carried fishing other ingredionts of the repast aro

spread out raw on handy table.The Tinned food, cordials, fish, cut up, chicken or duck or lings, whisky and brandy, and, of course, beef in small piecos, and then tho furs in plouty malo up most of pot and stove combined is placed our cargo, for all had boon in the in the centre of the main tablo interior before-one had walked and the dinors proceed to cook their solids in the simmering

across to Tibet and were pre-soup. They do so by skowering pared to use the Chinoso chow the various pieces with forks

STEAM

COMPY

Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Company.

STEAM FOR STRAITS, CLY LON; AUSTRALIA, INDIA, ADEN, EGYPT, MÉDITER- RANEAN PORTS, PLYMOUTH AND LONDON.

procurable along the road-way or chap sticks according as Tandon BILL OF LADINO TRAGED and in the inns.

This short article is not going to be an itinerary of our journoy; merely a passing reference to an incident or two,

Thoso

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-You BATAVIA, CONTINENTAL AND AMERICAN PORTS,

Steamhip

"ASSAYE," Captain 0. W. Cockman; 1 N.R., carry

SATURDAY, the 29th April, 1911,

potched from this for Bombay, &c., on

Consignees

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

FROM SHANGHAI, KOBE

FAND MOJI,

THE

HE Steamship

"JAPAN,"

haring arrival from the above ports, 'consignees of enrge are hereby informed that their goods will be delivered from alongsido

ENTERTAIN ENTS.

BIJOU SCENIC THEATRE.

Cargo impeding the discharge will be lauded at consignoes' tirk and exponse into the hazardous and/or exim hazar dous Gudlowns of the Hongkong and 87] Kowloon Wharf and Godown Com- pany, Limited -

(FLOWER STREET.)

CINEMATOGRAPH VAUDEVILLE

THIS WEEK.

SPECIAL PICTURES 3.

THE CLOWN-COLOURED.

› LINDER. IN SEARCH OF A sweetheart.

THE SCEPTRE

Miss Vera Ferrace. Miss Grace Vyveens. ARRIVING SHORTLY-Miss GRACE WILSON. LOOK OUT FOR VERA FERRACE'S BÈNEFIT

on FRIDAY, 28th APRIL, 1011. 00

Lessoa and Maunger: R. H. STEPHENS ON"

No Fire Insuranos tras been effected. CAPSTAN MIXTURE

Bills of Lading will be countersigned

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DAVID BASSOON & CO., LV.;

Agents.

Hongkong, 22nd April; 1911: ·[† 1072)

FROM EUROPE.

THE H.A.L. Steamship

"BAYERN,"

Captain Brahmor, having arrival, Con- signees of Cargo are hereby informed that their goods are being landed and placou at their risk in the hazardous ́and/or extm-hazardous Godowns of the Hongkong & Kowloon Wharf & Godown Company, Limited, whence delivery may be obtained against Bills- of-Lading countersigned, by the Under- Figued,

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

All chains must be presented withțin ten days of the steamer's arrival hore, after which date they cannot be re-, oognized.

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"No olsima will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all

ENTERTAINMENTS)

THE

Empire" Cinematograph

Theatre,

Des Voeux ROAD CENTRAL,

Central Mar

THIS WEEK Commanding TO-MORROW

· Tho · Beautiful

Artistic

Picture: SEMIRAMIS,"

a lavishly mounted. BIBLICAL' STORY”.

Hongkong, 21th April, 1911. [852

MEDIUM

&

CAPSTAN

Jn 1/4 lb.

Air Tight

VICTORIA SKATING

RINK.

MIXTURE

Tins.

5 Fes-icns Daily:

THE BEST FLOOR,

FULL

Gods remaining undelivered after the, THE at Nom, taking passengers and Cargo | 26th inst., will be subject to rent. in connection with the Company's 6.8. All broken, obafed, and damaged Morca," 11,000 tons, from Colum-goods must be left in the Godowns, bi, passengers' acosmmodation in which where they will be examined on the vowel in secured before departure from 25th inst., at 3ʻp.as.. Longkong.

thoy or all three together fancy fish or ment or a toothsome vegetable and boiling it. All work together and by the time the raw edibles aron]! gino, (and these Shortly after we hrad dropped | Barint potsare quick cookers), the down into the dosert of Mongolia soap is of a consistency to make from the splendid hilla surround-the heart rejoice. This is thening is Majesty's Manils, will be des ing Kalgan, alive with the drunk and the repast, a most baggage-trains going south and satisfying one, is over. north, carrying to and skins and cooking pots are simple of con- pioco goods and a thousand other struction and easy to handle, and articlos oa-tho-backs-of-thio-sway-1-recommend them to those whose ing camols, the fisherman of the love of sport takes them fur afield. party, with that extraordinary Used at home where a greater onthusiasm that envelopes the variety of viands may be obtained Silk and Valuables, all cargo for disciples of Tango Walton, lay in they fead one lo overdo it a little, Francu mulTM Ten for London (under wait for the fiuny donizens of a for I have novor caten food so arrangement) will be 'transhipped at tumbling stream. He ndarly lost good is that which camo piping Colombo into the mail steamer proceed- his life in two different ways, hot on a chup stick from the ing direct to Mareilles and London; First, ho was pulled juto | bubbling Burist, soup.

other cargo for London, &o., will be The the water by a huge fish and very Burints themselves are a nomadsreyed vis Bombay by the .. Egypt," dug in London on the 9th nourly drowned, losing his line tribe from the far North, splendid Juno, 1011. and being swept across to the horsemon and trappers, but dirty. other sido. Wo never saw the in the extremo.. fiel, but neighbinring Chinese Our health suffered a good deal assured us that largo specimens during the confinement caused by wore plentiful. Shortly after the weeks of snow, and wo-did wards the same unfortunato mom- not proceed farther into the bor of the party, having rejoined country when at lust released. By us across a swinging bridge of easy stages we roached Kalgan rope and fibre stumbled upon and again, and so ran down into charged by a wild pig, big-croPeking and divilisation us repre ture, macht bigger thin the ludian sented and very well reprosented variety. The animal was shot, it is-by the Hotel dos Wagon however, and cardiod in triumplí. Lits. to our first halting plavo, a dirty little inn with pipse windows.

Wold brought twa Australian greyhounds with us, proposing to course them on horseback, but tho ground was not suitable horo, so iloy wore sent back to Kalgan, Small game abounded, furred and feathered, and we hid oxcollont shooting. Inter on in about two, wooks, they became moro scarce, owing doubtloss to the severity of the weather, (eight dogress balow xoro!) but pig and door ware to be found. Those, however, were not

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Parcels will be received at this Office. until 4 p.m. the day before sailing: The contents and value of all packages are required.

For further particulam, apply to

E. A. HEWETT, Superistendent.

י

Hongkong, 18th April, 1911.

Regular Steamship Service

via PORTS and SUEZ CANAL

to New York,~ (With Liberty to Cali at Malabar

Coast),

Our journey took us direct from Kalgin, roughly parallel with the Proposed Sailings FROM HONGKONG, South Manchuria Railway, but of

FOR NEW YORK, course many hundreds of miles. from it. Wo thus came into the 8.S. MONTROSE"...

(May

About 4th splendid pasture and grazing von BOSTON and NEW YORK. lands surrounding the source of S.S. MUNCASTER JAbout 11th the Lino River, where thousands

CASTLE" 1 May. of nomads have their flocks, and · For Freight and further information, where grains of many kinds are apply to also grown. The snow except in

·DODWELL & CO., LTD., an actual storm does not interfero

Agenti.

with sport, the high winds of the Hongkong, 20th April, 1911. [966 plateau preventing it sottling.

The atmosphere although bitterly THE AMERICAN & ORIENTAL

the only things hunto 1.We pur-lil-ne-regards-motoorological solves came in for a turning of the roadings is by reason of its drynoss tablos, and hind to fly for our

not pleasant, but Heaven livos.

It was towards the end of our journey, which took us woll into Mongolis, that we first came

LINE.

JOR NEW YORK

No Fire Insuranco will be effected by us in any case whatever.

This sleamor brings on cargo:

Ex &#; "Islo" from Christianin.

Ex BA." Hamburg" from Goto 981]

hong. HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINIE,

HONGKONG OFFICE. Hongkong, 20th April, 1911.

[960

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

THE P. & O. S. N. Co.'s Steamship

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** SUMATRA,” FROM ANTWERP, LONDON,

·MALTA, PORT SAID, SUEZ and STRAITS. Consignées of Cargo by the above- named vessel are loreby informed that "their" Goods are being landed-and placed at their risk in the Hongkong

and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co.'s

Godowas at Kowloon, where each Con- eignment will be sorted out Mark by Mark and delivery can be obtained as thie Guods are landed.

Optional Goods will be landed hora unless instructions are given so the contrary within 6 houm.

Goods not claired by the 27th inst.,

at 4 p.m., will be subject to rent.

No Fire Inenmass will be effected ly me in any case whatever.

Damaged packages must be left in the Godewas for examination by the Consigaces and the Company's Bur veyors, Messrs. Goddard and Douglas, All Claims must be presented within at 10a.m. on Mondays and Thursdays.

ten days of the steamer's arrival hore, after which date they "cannot bå ̈re” cognised. No Claims will be admitted

fend the sportsman from a really (With liberty to call at the Malabar after the Goods have laft the Godowns,

steady Gobi desert duststorm.

Yollow and gritty and persistent,

Coast).

it darkens the world like a Lon: THE Steamship

AFGHAN PRINCE"

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For Freight and Passage, apply to

ARNHOLU, KARBERG & Co., Hongkong, 18th April, 1911. General Agents..

[1004 FOR SHANGHAI, KOBE AND

across the Hunghatze, or Reddon fog, and fills every crevice Boarded. Robbers of the North, and wrinkle in the body with | Captain Thomas, will bo dospatched for They are the franc tireurs of sand that not ovon window sashes the above port on or about the 18th brigandage, waging a relentless plugged with cotton wool and May. war against all, while appearing pastel over with paper can koop as farmors. Like the Boers their out. The country we traversel doss arnis are always with them but not support a large village popu generally out of sight, hiddon in lation, and is therefore, naturally the kaoliang, (millet) under the adapted to the needs of the small firowood pile, in the thatch of the game that abound in it. A sum- houso. Wo met our band when mer trip thore would ropay an a long way from the village. ardent sportsman-ho might get It had ovidently been on a tigor, indeed, although wo saw raiding trip towards Urgn, none while a fisherman would and was woll mounted. Luok- have a "good time," I feel sure, ily so were wo, and while whipping the upper waters of the one of our grooms received Lino.

a slight wound we succeeded

in reaching an ina without other

hurt. The Rol Boards, mounted

MOJÍ.

THE Steamship

"GREGORY APCAB,"

Captain S. H. Belena, will be despatched for the above parts on TUESDAY,

the 25th inst, at 4 P.M..

Batura tickets are available by tho

The Steamer bas; superior accom The reports of the "Divisionmodation for passengers, is installed on, high peaked Chinese andules of the Molon" in the Chinese througloat with Electric Light and so that they towered above their Press have occasioned considor carries a duly certified doctor.

able discussion ponios, and waring their rifles in

at Kashing Indo-China Steana Navigation Co. the air-most of these come from (Chekinng) among nowapapor Steamera: Fars for round trip $120. Gormany-prosented a sufficient reading people. The Chinese ly impressive sight. It impressed started the report is of the themselves say that the paper that us, any way, with this need for Yellow journal" sort and not what is called on tlic stage "quick to be relied upon. The educa exit.".

tive influence of the newspapers is

That night a most appalling very marked, but unfortunately snow storm began and lasted this influence is somewhat coun poorly a week, during which we teracted by the now well-known were pooped up in the inn, sloop-yellow type of paper, Every ing on the kinng, or mud bod thing is quiet throughout the -bailt round the slovo pipe, section and the people were never

about lirea foot high, side by more friendly.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

DAVID SASSOON & CO. LD, Hongkong, 32nd April, 1911. [1071

"Agonts.

LEE YEE

HAIR DRÈSSING BALOON. S" HAR-ALWAYs on Hand OIGARS, CIGARETTES AND TOILET REQUISITES FOR SALE.

| 19, D'aquilam Strunz, Hongkong,

E. A. HEWETT,

Superintendent Hongkong 20th April, 1911. [4.

NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

FROM EUROPE, COLOMBO AND STRAITS.

THE Company's Steamship

KAWACHI MARU,” having arrived from the above ports, Consignees of Cargo are hereby inform- ed that their Goods are being landed and placed at their risk in the Hong- kong and Kowloon Wharf and Godowa Company's Godowas at Kowkon. where each consigument will be sorted out snark by mark and delivery can be andel. obtained as soon as the Goods pro

Optional goods will be carried on

unless instructions are given to the contrary before Noon, TO-DAY.

Goods not cleared, by the 28th April, will be subject to rent

No Fire Insurance has boon offestis. Godowns for examlastion by the Con- Damaged packages must be left in this.

signeo's and die Co.'s representatives at an appointed hour, All elaline muit be prosented within ten days of the steamer's arrival here, after which date they cannot be recognised. No clalma | will be admitted, after the goods bare left the Gadowni

SY KIPPON TUSEN KÄISHA..

Hongkong, 914 April, 191163 (0

W. D. & H. O. WILLS.

TRADE

BERNESE ALPS

MARK

The Company has decided to reduca the Prices from 1st April, 1911,

to the end of the Reason..

Hongkong, 24th April, 1911

FRIDAY,

APRIL 28th,

0.15 P.M..

MILK

CO.

STALDON EMMENTHEL, SWITZERLAND.

No. 10 SCOTCH WHISKY.

BOTTLED. AT DUNDEE, SCOTLAND.

Agents F. BLACKHEAD & CO., HONGKONG & CHINĄ,

CLARK & CO.

Scientific

Opticians,

YORK BUILDINGS,

CHATER ROAD,"

Ground Floor.

For Sight Seeing on an Up-to-date

MOTOR,

RING UP 1036.

THE EXILE MOTOR GARAGE.

Hongkong, 15th April, 1911.

GRAVING DOOK

SAIPBUILDERS,

787ft, by 8814. by 34th. Gin.

Pumps empty, Dook in': 2-8-4 hours..

SALVONS

[890

PHILHARMONIC CONCERT.

Booking:

Lane, Crawford & Co

[1070

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Established 1809.

TUE only sucessful Stosun Loun

dry in the Far East. The only Laundry in the Colony under European Supervision.!.

Fateral Water. Regulae Delivery, Flinnals and undaritzaz washad by skille Japanoso

Monthly ratos quote:L... Dry cleaning' a spaolality. Dapat Nɔ. 4, Beaconsfield Arial, Tel. 8.

R. WOOD,

Manager.

[981

Hongkong, let Mar., 1911.

'PHONE 482.

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