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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY JULY 8 1911

OPIUM SALE GAMBLING. than two annas to the rupes on

A Miniature Racecourse.

- no

more,

numbor sight, or four annas to the rupeo on number soven. A When the opium trade is finally fair amount of business was done abolished, says

the Calcut at this price, and then the book- "Statesman, 节臂 and the makers began to lay long odds periodical sales of the drug "guinst the other numbers going in Caloutta are

as far as fifty to one against a large section of the community, number one or number two. apart altogether from the opium Everyone in the crowd, which merchants and dealers, will fool numbored several hundreds, was the change keenly, for it will rob roadly to bet, either as backer or them every month of one day's bookmaker, and as the greater part pleasurable excitement such as of them wore continually shouting their souls love. The class roforo anni or char cnni (meaning rod to aro Marwaris, and the excit. that they wore willing to give two ing pastime in which they indulgo or for anbas to the rupee on on each opiumsalo day is, of course, aumber eight), one was reninded. botting; not straightforward bot-more forcibly than over of ting on the total amount that will racecourse. The average price bo ronised by the sale, or even on per cheat in the official return was what oach chest will fetch, but Rs. 3,048, so that the figure betting on a system such as only a which was made the " favourite" Marwari would invent.

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"Intimations

WM. POWELL,

LIMITED.

GENTS OUTFITTERS.

THE

기

Mails.

PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL

STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY.

Shipping-Steamers.

DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP CO., LD.

Hongkong-South China Coast Ports.

JILL despatch VESSELS to the Caferimenti nel PORTS on or abolendid Accommodation for First-Clans Passengers. Electris Light. Excellent Highest Ulas, Fastest and Most Luxurious Semor on the Coast, having Quisine.

WIL

the DATES namod-

ros

JHANGHAI," HUSSAR

COLLAR

$5.00...............per doz; In all depths from 14in. to 3in.

PERFECT FITTING,

THESE COLLARS are HAND

L

DRESSED assuring a per- foct fit and a longer period of woaring than machino ironod.

WM. POWELL,

To say that the Marwari is a The Marwari previously refor born gambler is to utter the veriostred to said the botting which is common-place. To is novar hap done in the Customs House pier than when he has a bet on compound is very small compared what ho thinks is a good thing, with tint done in what he called and he will bot on anything, from Allin Chowrasta, the place where the rise or fall of the money market Cotton Street and three other roads to the amount of rain that will meat, and where many Marwari fall in a given time, or to which of opium dealerelivo. The Marwaris, two lumps of sugar a fly will bolig said, who do, not 'conse to the attracted first. Amongst them-sale, are advised by telephone or solves the Marwaris gamble on the by runners how the betting is Hugkong. 15th Juno, 1911. [1049 most trivial things, and it is hardly going outside the sale-room, "and surprising, therefore, that they they gamble in largo su“,

should gamblo on the sales of opium, a trade, in which a large

number of them aro interested. And the system on which they do it is so peculiar that it is worth doscribing.

THE SUEZ CANAL.

Imperial Ideas.

A good muy of our roaders, says the London and Chinni A Racecourse in Miniature Recently a representative of the Express," will sympathise with Sir "Statesman" visited the Customs Joseph Ward, Premier of Now House, and on approaching the Zealand, who speaking at the building in which the opium safonat banquet of the Bristfo is hold found himself in the midst Cumber of Commerev in -regard of a throng which resembled a to the charges for vessels passing raco course in miniaturo just be through the Suez Canal, some- foro a meo is about to, bo run. | wlui forvibly doseribed the fúnious Under the trees were several men wat way is the detestable 'toll- mounted on stands, with the in- bor'. botween Bugland and her evitable matchola round their dominions," He mentioned, for necks, and books, printed in the instance, that one great shipping vernacular, in their hands. They company maid £300,000 was in were "shouting the odds" in à posod upon one line of steamers strange mixture of Muwar and going through the Cen -a sum Hindi, and whenever they took a about equal to the whole pay- bat a ticket, was mule but and (ments made for officers and men. handed to the bottor just the same He knew the Imperial Govern as it would be on a racecourse.ment had not power to do what At first there was little doing, but they desired h, this matter, and as the sale proceeded business un- that two great nations wore the der the trees became brisk, and proprietors of the Suez Canal; the book-makora took quite a lot but was it not about, ti.no thai of money.

|

LIMITED,

28, Queen's Road.'

DEAK TRAMWAYS CO

LIMITED.

TIME TABLE.

WEEK DATH.

MOJI, KODE

& YOKOHAMA Į

STEAMERS

NOBE

Capt. G. Philipp".........

TO SAIL ON

About 12th July

ЛЕХАПКИ.

Fraght and Pareng.

LONDON & ANT~}

WERP.8'roas, Į NUBIA ......................

W. F.G. Fux............

About 18th July

Fright and

Parkage.

PENANG, O'DO. PORT. BAID AND

·MAREXILLES cocary

SHANGHAI ..... {Capt. II. 8. Bedelar...

SHANGHAI,} MOJI, KOBE

20th July .................................................................]' About | Freight and

Tassage. 'About'

& YOKOHAMAĮ Capt. F. L.. Andrews, R...

For Further Particulars, apply in

P. & O. S. N. Co.'s office,

Hongkong, 6th July, 1911.

NORDDEUTSCHER

BREMEN.

27th July Froight only,

E. A. HEWETT,

Superintendat.

LLOYD,

IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL

ALGIERS, GIBRAL-

TAR, SOUTHAMP-

LINES

7.00 .10. to 8.00 s.n. Every 15 min., 8.00 a.m. to 10.00 n.in.

Fon

STEAMERS.

To att ୯୯

M

10 iniz. 15 mio.

NAPLES, GENOA,

16 min.

19

10 min.

++

is

15 win,

10 win.

TON, ANTWERP and HAMBURG

Yonck"............ 17,000 Capt. J. Hand-rainy...

(WEDNESDAY,

12th July,

No

14

11

15 min.

"

10 min.

SHANGHAI,

10.00 am to 11.00 .. 11.30a.m. to 12.45 p.m. 12.15 p.m. to 1.16 p. 1.13 pun. to 1.45 pm. 145 pm. to 2.15 pau. 2.15 p.. to 5.00 p.. 6.00 p.m. to 8.10 p.m.

NIGHT CARS, 8.15 pm. and 9 p.m, 9.45 p.m. to 11.80 pan. every 15 minu os. SUNDAYS.

8.00 am to 10.30 am. every 10 win. 10.30... to 11.00 .. 11.45 alin. to 12.00 noan 12.00 poou to 1.00 p.m.

NAGA- and

"Lutzow**

Capt. Burtf lä-,

SAKI KOBE YOKOHAMA

MANILA. YAP,

GAUR, NEWGUINEA,

BRISBANE, SYDNEY

FOR SWATOW, AMOT AND FOOOHOW AND RETURN, (Occupying 9 to 10 days.)`

STRAMEKINS.

CAPTAIN

LEAVING.

9th July, at 9.M.

11th July, at 11AM..

Haiyang... Capt. J. W. Evans... | SUNDAY, Halching... Capt. W. O. Passmoro. ↑ TUESDAY, Haitan ...

Capt. J. 8. Roncb...... TUESDAY,

18th July, at 1. Daring the mouths of JULY an AUGUST, REturn ticketS..

} available for three months will bo iesired at a reduction of 20% on the usual rate. to 'Foochow

137]

Stainers, will arrivo at, and'dapart from the Ce,'a Wharf near Blake Pier.

For Freight and Passago, apply to

Douglas, Lapralk & Co., General Managers.

Consignees

-BEN". LINE OF STEAMERS.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

9.6. BENCLEUCH}," FROM ANTWERP, MIDDLES- BRO, LONDON & STRAITS.

CONSIGNEES of Carge ara ber by

informed that all Goods are being landed at their risk into the hazardous and/or extra hazardous Godowns of the

Hongkong and Kowloon Whef and

iodowa Co., Ltd., whence and/or from the wharvas delivery may be obtained.

No Claims will be admitted after the

To Sail

SOCIETA NAZIONALE DI SERVIZI MARITTIME

STEAM VOR BOMBAY via SINGA- FORE AND PENANG.

Having connection with Company's

Mail Steamer.it Toit Said, Mersino, Naples, Logborn and Genoa, also Veides and Trieste- all Mediterangan, Adriaiio, Levan, Line and South American Ports up to Calloo.

Taking Cary at thrigh cos to

Persian Gulf and Bagdad, also Bataelons, Velenza, Alicante, Almeria and Malaga.)

Goads have left the Godowas, and all THE Steamship (ods romaining undelivered after the dah inst, will be subject to rent.

All Claims against the Steamer must bo presented to the Undersigned on or betors, the 15th in-t, or they will not be recognized,

All broken, clafed, and damaged 17,960 (Abant WEDNES-Rods are to be left in the Gadowse, DAY, 12th July, where they will be examined on thị 8th inet, at 11 4.

No Fire Insurance has been effeciod. Bills of Lading will be countersigned

AN.

10 min.

+

"Paz LOMOND

Capt. F. Bruning 6,000

SATURDAY.

15 mio.

**

& MELBOURNE

15th Ju'r at. 4 PM.

10 wie,

++

13 mio.

*

JN

10

15 min. 10 mie.

10 mia: KUDAT & SANDAKAN (pl. F. 8.mbil.........

Boaxxo" .........5,050)

5,960}. M-ddio of Anly.

1.00 pm to 8.00 pm. 6.00 p.m. to 6.00p.m. 6.00 p.m. to, 7.00 p.m. 7.00 pm to 8.10 p.m.

NIGHT OARS an on Week Days. BATURDAYS.

Extra Cars at 11.45 pm

SPECIAL CARE.

Arrangement at the Chunyany's Office. Alexandra Buildings. Des Voeux Rond. JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON

Coneral Manager. Hongk«nz. 10h June. 111.

DRAGON CYCLE

both: Governments began to realise It was not easy to get a lucid that over £1,000,000 sterling, explanation of what was going on, taken, far as one partner was By but eventually an English-spark- concerned, from the pockets of ing Marwari explained it thus: those using the Canal, over and The botting was on a single ligure (aliovo the dividend of 3 per cent, from one to nine, and also on zero. Jon capital, was an extortituate and when the scale opened ton to anouat? British 'tradors with one was offorvì against any num the Far East will re-echu these ber. Within ten minutes, low- sentiments. over, two numbers became hot favourites" and tho backer hind to lay the adds if he wished to have a bet on them. The winning number, tho Marwari explained, was the final figuro in the average amount returned for the whole salo. Thus if the average por chest was returned as Rs. 3,507. the man who and backed number seven won whatever odds, on or against as the case might be, the bookmaker Ind laid him.

Not a Pure Gamble.

The spread of the destructive' cotton boil wovill is attributod by same to the destruction of birda which formerly held the insects in chock,

The Japanese have developed into good browers, and an effort is being made to cultivate a berr thirst among the Chinese ju order to create a market.

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DEPOT,

ELECTRICIANS.

Steam, Oil, Gas and Motor Engineers And

Rickshaw Builders-

REPAIRS TO

Russian emigrants to America slaw a marked proference for the Dutch steamship lines, and Ger- many is trying to divort the stream Typewriters, Bicycles, Phono- of travel to her own lines.

graplis, and all kinds of Electric Goods and Machinery

To the ordinary man this would appear to be the arrest gamble; but when it is a case of figures the The usul hours of work in Marwari is by no means an ordi- Japon are 12 a day. Males.over nary man and he has found some 14 got from 16 to 25 cents a day. way of calculating what the an under 14 from 6 to 10 cents a average will be long before the day. Females over 14 are paid salo is over. How he does it is from 10 to 14 cents a day, and

'PHONE 482.

Managing Proprietor:

EC. Wilks, M.I.Mech. E., A.M.N.A. [41]

Lauschire.

All the st am rs of the European Line are fitted with Wireless Telegraphy,

New Syst of Tikinaken.

For further Particulars, apply to

NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD,

MELCHERS & CO.,

GENERAL AGENTS, HONGKONG and UHINA.

Hongkong, 29th June, 1911.

IF YOU WANT

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IBB, LIVINGSTON & CO.

Agents. Hongkong, 3rd July, 1911. [1241

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. THE P. & O. S. N. Co.'s Steunship

* SYBIA," FROM ANTWERP, LONDON, MALTA, PORT SÄID, SCEZ and STRAITS. Consigncon of Cargo by the above. used vessel are hereby informed that their Goods are being Lauled and placed at their risk in the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co.'s Godowns at Kowloon, where each Cón- signment will be sorted out Mark by Mark and delivery can be obtained as the Goods are landed.

"

Optional Goods will be landed here unless instructions are given to the

A REALLY GOOD AND WHOLESOMEorary within 6 hostra.

TABLEWATER

ASK FOR

MATTONI'S GIESSHUEBLERI

Ask your Doctor about it.

SOLE AGENTS:

BUME & REIF.

9, ICE HOUSE STREET.

Tol. No. 204.

Goods not clatred by the 7th inst.,

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

"CAPRI,"

Capt. Figari, will be despatched as above on WEDNESDAY, the 19th

us, ut Noon.

For further particulata regarding freight and passage, apply to

CARLOWITZ & CO., Agents. Hongkong, 7th July, 1911.

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FOR SINGAPORE, PENANG

AND CALCUTTA. (Taking Cargo on Through Bills of Lading to Rangoon, Madras, and Mauricius.)

THE Steamship

CATHERINE APOAR,"

Captain I. C. Townsend, will be des patched for the above ports on TUES- DAY, the 11 inst., at Noon.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

DAVID SASSOON &'00, LD. Agents.

1245

Hongkong, 5th July, 1911.

Hongkong-New York.

S

A

No Firo Insuranca will be effected| AMERICAN-ASIATIC S.S. CO.

by ma io say care whatever.

BUEZ CANAL.

(With liberty to call at the Malabar Coast), INVERCLYDE"

Damaged packages must be left in FOR NEW YORK VIA PORTS & te Godowas for examination by the Consignoos and the Company's sur veyors, Messrs. Goddard and Douglas, 1st 9 a.m. on Mondays and Thursdays.

All Claims must be presented within 8.S. ten days of the steamer's arrival bero, after which date they cannot be re. cognised. No Claims will be admitto after the Goods hare left the Godowna.

E. A. HEWETT,

Superintendent. Hongkong, 3rd July, 1911.

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NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

FROM EUROPE, COLOMBO AND STRAITS.

SHIPBUILDERS, SALVORS AND REPAIRERS, BOILERMAKERS, THE Company's Bloams):ip

FORGEMASTERS, BRASS AND IRON FOUNDERS, CONSTRUC

IYO MARU." TIONAL, ELÉCTRICAL AND MECHANICAL ENGINEERS.

C. LAURITSEN.

not easy to understand, but that it under 14 from 5 to 9 cents a day. No 63, Des Voeux Road Central is a fairly safo method can be gathered from the fact that on several sale days during recent monthis, the number which had

Consulting Engineer and Snivafor for been the favourite in the betting the purchase, or sale, of Steamrbips or construction, Vainor and Asrcator for turned out to be the last figure in the average prico per chest. The

ALEXANDRA BUILDIKOT, ŽED FLOOR. Marwari who explained the sys-Houghọng. Tat May. 1911. tom said it was quite easy to calculate what the average would bo after the first few lots had beon! sold, and he seemed quite sure prised that any one should fail to understand how it was dono,

The outside. bookmakers took up thoir positions before this sale opened, and one of them, on being asked the price he was offering, said "ton to ono any number." At that time there were no takers, and only a fow bets were ide for some time.. Then there was a

[1100

GREEN ISLAND CEMENT COMPANY, LIMITED.

PORTLAND CEMENT.

In Caske of 875 lbs net. In Bage of 250 ibe net SHEWAN, TOMES & CO

General Managem. Honlang. 16th Ang.. 1910. 184

rush from the sale room to the MEE CHEUNG.

Bookmakers and it was found that ART

those "in the know" were back-

ing number oight, with sevon a

close second favourite. In a mo-

ment the bookmakora change!

⚫ their tactics, and instead of offer-

GRAVING

DOCK

787ft by 88ft by 84ft. 6 in. Pampe empty Dock in 23-4 hours.

Hongkong, 18th May, 1911.

[110

Modern Appliances for quick construction and repair of Ships, Euginos, Boilors, Railway Rolling Stook, Bridges, and all Classes of Engineering, Iron and Wood Work Electrical Drives, Hydraulic & Pneumatic Tools

installed throughout the Works.

50-ton Hydraulic TESTING MACHINE for Chains, Wire Ropes, Riveta

and Metal Specimens.

...OF. HONGKONG, LIMITED.

TAIKOO DOCKYARD & ENGINEERING CO. TAIKOO DOCKYARD. HONGKONG

'THREE PATENT SLIPWAYS

taking vessels up to 8,000 tons displacement, providing conditions for

painting ships with most efficient rezals

100-Tox ELECTRIC OBANE OF QUAY- ELECTRIC OVERHEAD OBANÈS Tunovenour

Tas Suore Banging up to 100 Tons.

Estimates given for Docking, Bepairs to Hull and Machinery, Constructional Work.

PHOTOGRAPHER HONGKONG. TELEPHONE NO. 1013.

M

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ing substantial odds against any Pasztoring, Pristino & Enlanoita, number, they refused to give more | Rongkong, 1st May, 1911.--

„ANAGERS AND AGEzraș

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE.

Tdsgraphle Addraga 200

"TAIKOODOCK.”

HONGKONG, CIPÑA 8 JATALO

having arrived from the slove poris,

On or abant 27th July, 1911. For Freight and further information, apply to

SUEWAN, TOMES & Co.,

General Agents, Wangkong, 3rd July, 1911.

[1240

CHINESE ENGINEERING and MINING COMPANY, LD.

CANTON-HONGKONG-TIEN- TSIN LINE.

With liberty to call at intermediate

1

1

HE Steamship

"KWANGPING"

Consignees of Cargɔ are hereby inform will be despatched for Tiast-in alent

d that their Goods are being landed and of dudy.

!

CHINESE ENGINEERING

AND MINING Co., LD,

10, Mexandra Buildings,

and plead at their'aisk in the Ilong - '. For Fright, pls > kong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company's Golowas at Koulona. where each consignment will be sorted cut mark by mark and delivery can be obtained a soon as the Gola are landed.

or

CHANG FAT YUEN, 312, DoV noux Raad Central, [1239

Optimal gards, will be carried on Hongkong, 3rd Jary: 1911, unless instructions ara given to the contrary before Noou, TÜ-DAY,

Gonds not cleared by the 12th July, will be subject to rat.

Damaged packages must be left in the Godowns for examination by the Cour signed's and the Co.'s representativ. at an apprintot hour. All claims mwe be presented within ten days of the

stosiper's arrival here, after' which date they cannot be recognised. No ohlas

TSANG

KWONG

COMPANY.

ELECTRICAL AND GAS CONTRACTORS.

will be admitted after the goods lare, 230, Des Vœux Boud Central,

It die Godowns,

NIPPON YUSEN ZAISHA, ^

Agents. Hongkong, 8th Joly, 1911.

Tdaphona Nr. 600.

(615 Mongkosz. 2nd Jan, 1913.

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