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ASAMA YAMA THE TERRIBLE.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH THURSDAY NOVEMBER 30 1911

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of bird-life. Parenthiotically, We were all assailed by bad may remark that if English poo-beadaches and paine noross the ple could realise (as I do from chest. The last part of the cone Asania Yama is a volenno of forence their bird-life junkes to deeply covered with stones and other countries) how vast a dif was steep as a house roof and Japan still on the netive list. their country life they would be rooks. Most of these were scorched Ordinarily a thin white cloud even more careful in preserving red. Some were green with sulp fonts from his orest, a fair warn-it. We passed through a few hur. Huge lumps of clinker and ing that though slumbering he villages and crossed several rocky pumice lay about, and occasion- is, not dead, but whiles he grows streams, whose waters were often ally pieces of a strange material impatient like a giant that is not utilised in turning water-wheels like blackened asbestos, soft, fib staken seriously, and then for a to afford power to small saw-rous, and orumbling. In places space of years again he carries mills. Then we began to climb the ground beneath our feet was respect. All through the winter along a track which ever mount-hot. The air was filled with an months he clothes his eight thouing, clung by the side of an angry hissing roar. We struggled MOJI ROBE sand feet of grey barren sides over-deeponing precipice. In on, and at last ranohed the edge with snow, and all through this places it had fallen away and was of the orator and looked down, scason is forbiddon to all. When the most of the snow is melted supported over the edge by logs. The Titanic tube was filled with It was fetlock deep in a fine grey eddying wreaths of white vapour, and he bulks across the green dust, and we were tormented by which anon volleyed upward, and brown Japanese landscape in orowds of small, stinging flies: disclosing, a thousand feet down, all his sombre majesty naked and After three hours hard going we incandescent masses of lava. The unashamed, the day is declared dismounted at the foot of the noise and tumult were deafening. when pilgrims may, once more volcano, at the door of a small At times it was like the hissing make the ascent and do homage and dirty tea-house, and there of countless steam safety, to his fajesty. For he is a sacred waited for the coolie to arrive, then again it changed to a noise P.

valves, mountain, an impersonation of There or four pedlars on "trek" of hundreds of iron rollers grin- those vast forces that, unseen, from village stopped and took ding one on the other. The sides trouble the hidden depths of earth. their tea with us. They stared were honey-umbed with cracks He is to be venerated for this, pro at us and probably wondered, and holes, from which fierce jets pitiated for his capacity for ill, though without comment. Abroad of steam were escaping. We stood He holds all those thousands of all Englishmen are mad. By the watching it a quarter of an hour, green acres which he surveys in time they are as old as the East then left and began the descent. the hollow of his hand, all those they will have learnt a few facts villages, all those frail wood-about human life and its limita- Manchester Guardian ").

(ARTHUR W. HOWLETT, in the and those tem ples of less potent gods. But bass half so mad sa

pas. They are not, even abroad, they are at home. is the ingratitude of princes, unknowablo the caprices of jea-tecting the lon-house (even beside By the base of the volcano pro- lous gods. On that day this year it several persons were seriously whion hundreds of wearied pil-barned and injured) runs a bolt grims had worn out hundreds of of pines. We began the ascent mire of

grass shoes tramp-through it. The ground among ing across the rough lanes the troos was buried in the fine and byways and fording the tor-bluish-grey dust that had fallen rents in their efforts to reach him in the great oruption of two days and renew their worship of other before, and many fragments of youre he wantonly yomited forth his fire and stones and rewarded boulders littored it. Presently we were out of the trees and beheld then with mining and death.

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bouses,

Latimations

AERTEX

CELLULAR.

REGAL

& 0.8. N. Uo.'s office,

Hongkong, 15th November, 1911.

C. A. HÉWETT,

Superintendent.

NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD,

I REMEN.

IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL LINES.

For

MASIL'A, YAP) SHOES

J. T. SHAW,

I happened to reach Yokohama rising steeply before us the first the morning the papers were filong grey glacis of the lower slo- led with reports of the disaster, friend, the coolie, and I, toiled pes. The three of us, my German and being wearied with the sight- seeing enjoined by guide books upward, mitigating the steepness embraced the opportunity of be- of the neclivity by climbing zig- holding a sight at once novel and ng fashion. At each stop our fest thrilling. The volcano, lay some

sunk deeply in the soft velvety hundred miles.to the north of

dust, and beneath it we saw the Yokohama, and access to it was a growing and now yellowing to be had, I learnt, from the small Here, too, fragments, of boulders beneath its two-day-old covering, village of Karuizawa, to which a small line of railway, inn. I left scattered; and even a few blocks 21, Hongkong Hotel Buildings,

THE

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and OUTFITTER,

Queen's Road. · [1268

CHINA

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· LOAN AND MORTGAGE 00., LD.

of pumice, though these, from Tokyo in the early morning, the only European on the train, which their lighter weight, had been was crowded with Japanese bour projected generally to a smaller distance, as wo afterwards found geoisie and peasants. For the

them in for larger quantities greater part of the way the jour-about the crater mouth. Going noy was through flat fields and small villages, but by evening we pite dug out of the mountai

on, we began to come aross large (Capital Faid up...$1,280,000.) entored a range of very broken and verdant hills. We climbed up side, ragged and irregular, and Loans on Mortgage of House Property

having all around the broken 800.

fre

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Adrances made on Merchandise.

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Undertaken and Executed.

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and up through many tunnele, fragments of stone. Some of Goods received on Storegs. nearly thirty, between each spell them would have buried a small Loans made on the Provident System of echoing darkness pulling out into ferit-filled defiles with beet-summer-hours, The nearer we (Rates and Particulars on application). ling crags overhanging us. The these pits became, and the more approach the summit, the larger last tunnel brought us out upon a acone, clipged entirely. :Far" off · quent. It looked as if the domo of blue mist and cat in two fire from the opposite hills. Our across an undulating moor, like whole face of the mountain bad been subjected to torrific shell by a heavy band of vapor, the great mountains, lay coolie guide, who was an intelli- while other hills stood out pitiful wituessad the explosion of two gent fellow enough and had and scorched as t1, been broathed upon by Hell.

ough they had

days before, gave us the explana- There is n hotel, a long, rai-ormous masses of vapour project- tion. During the eruption the en- bling pavilion of wood and glass, ed into the air caused heavy rain, kept at Karuizawa for the resort soaking the ground, and the mol

Asamin.

of fugitives from the hot summer ten lumps of rock falling with

Honkong. 19th March, 1908.

weather of Tokio, but it was not terrific impact into this rain-son- SUN GLASSES.

open for the season when I arrived earth and burying themselves od. It lies in a crook of the hills, with grassy slopes bedecked with it exploded, oxcavating the pita and flinging their fragmente

Any tint made to any prescription. No charge for testing sight,

epairs of all description made by

azalens about it, for there was all directions in the vicinity. home shelter from the poisonous The spectacle was an awesome fumes of the mountain. The manifestation of the volcano's competent workmen. caretaker and has little, wife re-terrible might. All the navies of ceived 'ine and pronused to make the world concentrating their fire arrangements for my scent of

the volcano next day. From the onthat slope could not have made

balcony of my bedroom I had an equal havoc to this...

About an hour after we started

N. LAZARUS,

Ophthalmic Optician,

14, D'Aguilar Birpol, Hongkong,

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'SATURDAY,

2nd December, at 10 A.M.

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New System of Telefunken.

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Steamare will arrive at, and thepart from the Co.'s Wharf near Blake Pier.

For Freight and Faisage, apply to

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General Managers.

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HELCHERS & CO.,

GENERAL AGENTS, HONGKONG and CHINA.

Hongkong, 15th November, 1911.

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To Sail

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THE AMERICAN & ORIENTAL LINE.

FOR DOSTON & NEW YORK With liberty to call at the Malabar

Coast),

THE Steamship

"AFGHAN PRINCE". Captala Priuse, will to despatched for the store ports on SATURDAY, the 9th Dacomber.

For Freight and Passage, apply to

ARNHOLD, KARBERG & Co.,

General Agents. Flongkong, 10th Nov. 1911. 1468

Consignees

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. FROM CALOUTTA, PENANG AND SINGAPORE. *HE Steamship ·

T

CATHERINE APUAR," having arrived from the above ports, consignes of cargo are hereby informed that their goods will be delivered from alongside.

Cargo impoling the discharge will be inded at ones, at consignees' risk and expense.

Cargo remainingon board after 2 p.m. of the 28th lastant, will ba∙landed at consigaces' risk and expense.

Consignees of Cargo from BINGA-

A. P. JEANNOU, 15, Queen's Road Central. PORE and PENANG are requested

Just arrived a Large Stock from Italy, MACARONI, VERMICELLI and SPAGHETTI, in Packets of 1lb, and in Boxes of 45 lbe,

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THOS. COOK & SON, Tourist, Steamship and Forwarding Agents, Bankers, &c.

Head Offfon for the Far East:-16, DES VEUX ROAD, HONGKONG SHANGHAI: 2-3, Foochow Road. YOKOHAMA 82, Water Street.

TICKETS SUPPLIED to EUROPE by the principal STEAMSHIP

LINES and TRANS-SIBERIAN BAILWAY, TOURS arranged to ALL PARTS of the WORLD, BAGGAGE collated, forwarded sad inszied at lowest rates.

to take IMMEDIATE delivery of thoir goods from alongside, such cargo im- poding the discharge of the Vossel will be landed and stored at consignees' risk and expense.

No Fire Insurance has been effected. Bill of Lading will be countersigned the undo signed.

DAVID SASSOON & CO., LD. Agents. Hongkong, 25th Nov., 1911. [

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NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD, BREMEN. IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL

LINE,

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. THE Steamship

"BOON"

LETTERS of CREDIT and CIRCULAR NOTES 188UED and having arrived, Consignees of sarge are

ACASHED. 24th July, 1911. [929992]

FOREIGN MONTES exchanged.

Cutný Orpion :-LUDGATE JUROUS, LONDON, `E.C.

LIJN,

Consigners.

„1974

TOYO KISEN KAISHA. NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES,

hereby informed that their Goods, with the exception of Opium, Treasure and Valuables are being landed and stored SHIPBUILDERS, · SALVORS, AND REPAIRERS,

at their risk into the hazardous and/or BOILERMAKERS extra hazardous Godowns of the Hong FORGEMASTERS, BRASS AND IRON FOUNDERS, CONSTRUC-kong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown TIONAL, ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL ENGINEERS. Company, Limited, Kowloon, and West-Point Godowne, whenes delivery may be obtalued.

Optional Cargo will be forwarded on Consignees before noon to-day request nalese intimation is received from the ing it to be landed here.

TAIKOO

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

installed throughout the Works,,

50-ton Hydraulic TESTING MAO HINE for Chains, Wire Ropes, Rivets

and Metal Specimens;

TAIKOO DOCKYARD, HONGKONG

some view of the latter, though climbing the cone suddenly flung Hongkong, for the most part he was wrapped load and shoulders, with immen-out a magnificent jet of dust and *.50 and threatening thunder steam, which curled up into the clouds. At times, as these lifted, air in the form of a mighty ost

trich plume thousands of foot! there was disclosed the summit, and flung far into the sky above above our heads. Some ten min- it the enormous sable plume of utes later a rain of small stones dust and vapour. I had the good about the size of pins' heads be fortune to find that evening a gan to descend on us, while the lighter particles drifting far afield comrudo for my. adventure in a German engineer who had been spread a thick blue veil over the attracted like myself by the pro- whole landscape of hills and

GRAVING DOUK spect of something startling and valleys. A hissing and rumbling wonderful.

noiss followed. We halted mo- 787ft, by 88ft. by Bdft. 6 in At six in the morning. we little later we struck the pheno-2 3-4 hours.

mentarily, then climbed on. A Pumps empty Dock in mounted two shaggy horses at the door, and with a barelegged dox is caused by the fine dust coolie carrying a lunch basket set infiltrating the snow-some snow off along the track. The air wAN fresh and dewy like an English was still lying in hollows, for we spring morning, and but for the were now some 7,000 feet up,- strango little wooden houses and from a blue to black.

and becoming moist being turned the blasted appearance of so many of the lullsides we might it took us five hours hard climb- have been in England itself, ing from the tea-house to reach Familier wild flowers bordered the crater. Long before that we the wayside, dandelions, batter began to smell the sulphur fumes, cups, daisies, and forget-me-nots, and before weregshed the top they But there was regrettable absence Fenderad our breathing dificult,

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Managers and, ARHIT81

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Telegraphic Address

*TAIKOODOCK"

No claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all goods remaining undelivered after the 23rd of November, will be subject to

rent

All bruken, shaled,,and, damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined" on the 28rd of Nåvember, at 9.80, a.mi.

6.S." CHIYO MARU,” From SAN FRANCISCO, HONO. LULU, and JAPAN PORTS.

The above-named steamer having arrived, Consignees of Cargo are horoby notified to send in their Bills of Lading for countersignature, and i take immediate delivery of Cargo troza alongside,

Cargo remaining undelivered on FRIDAY, the 24th Nov., at 5 r.. will be landed at Consigneos' risk and expense and delivery must then be taken from Company's Godown.

All claims must reach us before the 28th of November, 1911, or they, will j not be recognized.

No Fire Insurance will be «ffested, Bill of Lading will to counter igned by the undersigned, k

NORDDEUTSCHER LLOTD; KAMELCHERS 4:00,

Hongk

General Agents,"

16th Nov. 1911

No Fire Insurance whatever will be: affected.

No Claims will be recognized after the Goods have left the Steamer on Godown, and all Goods remaining a undelivered on MONDAY, Nov. STU afternoon, will be subject to rent and landing changes.

All chafed and otherwise damaged Cargo to be left on boani or godowa and examination of same to be arranged

All olsims must be fled on or belon December 4th, otherwies they will not

gnized.

K. MATIDA, Ageat,

Hongkong, 2 lät Nov. 1911.

Notices

NOTICE

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN

The UNITED ASBESTO8 ORIENTAL AGENCY, LTD, bare been appointed by the PATENTE"

BOLE AGENTS in the FAE EAST for the "ron BIEGENB PATENT FIRE BRIDGE BAR. Hongkoub, 18th, Nov. 1911. -1405

NOTICE

CAPITAL for Bona fide Industrial

Schemes and Concessions, Muni

ipal or Commercial Loans arranged.

Application to be treated strictly confidential.

Address EAST and WEST,"

c/o The Hongkong Telegraph." Hongkong. 15th Nov., 1911, [1498

HARBOUR MASTER'S OFFICE.

NOTICE,

THE Government of Macao th the Harbour Office hereby sanninost that for the space of 10 days from the publication of this Notice in the Govern usent Gazette, which will expire on she 7th November, 1911, at-4-o'clock (p.m.) it, will receiro Tenders for the to mark the Masso Onter Harbour construction of six buoys of mild stød

Tenders should be forwarded zealed covers, addressed to the Harbour Master, up to the aforementioned date in conformity with the terms and cla ditions which may be seen ja Harbour Ofee and in the Portgasse

nulste Hongkonga dhang kap Noember, 19.11.

Harbour Master's Office, Macro, 16th,

ZALBERTO THEOPHIL

HIBEIROP

Acting Harbour Master &s,

Ców boya'nt

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