THURSDAY, AUGUST 9, 1917.
SHIPPING
P. & O. S. N. CO.
ROYAL MAIL SERVICE
TO
LONDON LETTER.
(From Chur Own Correspondent)
LONDON, June 30,
THE CHANGE IN GRANCE.
THE CHINA MAIL
eireles left laughte behind them. For VISITORS, AT THE HOTELL. example, at a stately dinner table he suddenly asked "Where's that young
HONGKONG HOTEL. fanuel, that was a king. Aghting Mr and Mrs Ander Me RF. Latter
Mr S Aitken -De-F. T. Koy!
and
Manuel is no fighter, and those who knew him hugely enjoyed the query Anderson
Migran
Mr J. M. Laurence Capt. & Mr R. F. 17 The comment of a man of good judgMr R. B. Anthony
Mrs C Launton The new from Greece that M. Iment of men on Pershing was that he Capt. J. Bakter
G. Guidan Venizelos, the head of the Provisional was "ent ice clean." I don't know that he and Mrs H. A. Leiria
La valleo Mp3. H. Baring Me Government, is not entirely satisfied I can improve on that. Te
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UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT MARSEILLES AND LONDON, with the change from King "Tim" to
TAKING PASSENGERS AND CAROS TV,
STRAITS, COLOMBO, INDIA," AUSTRALASIA, EGYPT, &6/
Stesmera to
Colombo,
Lense Hongkong
Noon
Connecting Mail Steamer from Colombo,
Dua
Due Marseilles London
1017, 1017.
When Passengers change Steamers at COLOMBO
GUMANS, AND AIR KAING,
F. Lequent
in bird Mr. W. A. Lombard Mr
Megfeld
Baxter and child car Mrs. Bock his son Alexander, though he is willing
Mrs E R. Belilios to give the monarch a further trial," has |
It sooms the Germans are trying Mr.S. T.
Mr PW. W. Hell caused mixed feelings here.
seroplane raids on England chiefly to MrE. Binda
Bitting guaranteeing powers are Republican lead our own airmen away from Belgium Dr Nevills Bradley Mr. R. D. Mandell
Capt Russia, Republican France and Great where they are giving the Hos a MF. W. Breaker Mr H. E. Mabin
Mra Branch Dr O Britain. The inquiry is being pressed
fearful strafing. The usual Zeppelin Mr W. de Bruy
The
-Ludin
Marriott
here-who among then pulled the raid or Suffolk last weak came to the BalloopsMr J. W. Mayhew
Mrand Mrs. T. RE.
innes
and Mrs E E
MaMahon Mr. M. McMillan
H. van
van: Meince
MeFor Mr G. A. Butz.
R. Cabling Mr LA. Calderon
Me D. E
strings to relain * monarch ofval end-another German aircrafer A. R
Hun air commander burat "in the
if the responsibla wrecked and ruined, with a famous Mr O. E. Cameron RA
Tino's strin Greeks wanted a Republic. It is a Accommodation in the connecting Steamer from COLOMBO is definitely reserved in answer very shortly. Tino is as unty was mastered, and the submarine men- question that is likely to demand an wreckage. Just as the Zeppelin diffical Hongkong at the time of Booking.
regretted as the Taur, and it is merely ace is in course of being mastered, so this
On the Australian Route Tickets Interchangeable with Orient Line. SAILINGS DIRECT TO
SHANGHAI, MOJI, KOBE AND YOKOHAMA,
s' s.
Leave Hongkong About
Passengers may travel by Railway in Japan botween Ports of Call free of charge. Return Tickets are available by Messgerion. Maritimes Company
INTERMEDIATE STEAMERS
(Non- IN ADDITION TO THE ABOVE MAIL STEAMERS,
Transhipmen:
WILL LEAVE DIRECT FOR
MARSEILLES AND LONDON, Calling at SINGAPORE, PORT SWETTENHAM, PENANG, COLOMBO AND PORT SAID.
CARRYING at AND 2ND SALOON PASSENGERS AT REDUCED RATES. - PROrosz SAILINGS:
STEAMERS,"
Leave
H'KOND
about i
Louve S'TORE. about
Due x5 M'SEILLER. if calling about
Due LONDON About
THE INTERMEDIATE SERVICE IS TEMPORARILY SUSPENDED. WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY FITTED ON ALL STEAMERS:
All Cabins are fitted with Electric Fans free of charge and cach Berth Furnished with an Electric Fouling Lamp
Round the World Tickets and Through Tickets to New York in contection with the Principal Mail Lines,
Return Tickets at fare and a half available to Europe for Two Yeses; or to Intermediate Ports for Six Months.
Owing to the War in Europe Steamers and Sailing dates are liable to be cancelled or altered without notice.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES, Consignees are reminded of the necessity to apply to the Company's Agents regagliaz arrival of consignments expected of which they have received documents or advice.
Any damaged packages must be left in the Godowns for examination by the Consignees and the Company's Surveyors, Mesura Goddard and Douglas, at 10a.m. on Mondays and Thursdays. All claims must be presented within days of the steamer's arrival here, after which hatte they cannot be recognised. No Claims will be admittek after the goods bave left the Godowns.
For Further Information, Fassage Wars, Freights, Handbooks, Dates of Sailings
atc.. apply to.
E. V. D. PARR,
Superintendent.
CHINA MAIL S.S. CO., LTD.
CO.,LTD
FREIGHT AND PASSENGERS.
S. S. CHINA
WILL SAIL FROM HONGKONG FOR
SAN FRANCISCO
VIA SHANGHAI, JAPAN PORTS & HONOLULU.
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 5th, -FRIDAY, NOV. 16th.
AN UNSURPASSED HIGH ́OLARS PASSENGER SERVICE AT INTERMEDIATE RATES,
O. H. RITTER,
Prince's Buildings,
Freight and Passenger. Agent,
Ice House Streat.
· INDIAN AFRICAN LINE.
Cargo carried on through Bills of Lading-from HONGKONG to BEIRA, DELAGOA BAY, DURBAN (Natal), EAST LONDON, PORT ELIZABETH and CAPE TOWN with transhipment at COLOMBO to Steamers of the INDIAN AFRICAN LINE
FROM HONGKONG;
PROPOSED SAILING, Connecting with
FROM COLOMBO
EXCELLENT ACCOMMODATION FOR lez and 2nd Class „Passengers,”
ORIENTAL AFRICAN LINE,
Bezuler Direct Service from JAPAN, CHINA and ETBAITS 10 BEIRA, DELAGOA BAY, DURBAN, EAST LONDON, PORT ELIZABETH and CAPE TOWN, calling a MAURITIUS en route sad, sffording the Quickest Freight Transport from the ORIENT to 80UTH AFRICA.
For dates of departure, Bates of Freight, apply to
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JAPAN, CHINA AND STRAITS
TO
UNITED KINGDOM & CONTINENT:
FOR PARTICULARS OF BAILINGY SHIPPERS 488 REQUESTED TO APPROACH THE UNDERSIGNED;
am.1 or Cape of Good Elope at Owners optio
Subject to change without notice.
Or to Leis & Co Canton
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2 chance of fortune that Queen Sophie aeroplane danger willin time be overcome. excapes some of the odium aroused by
The attacks, it seems, servo the the Tarina An ambitious and schem-Prussian authorities as a tonic for their ing woman, the last bad days of Greene jaded dupes. Some Germans captured. were largely of ber framing.
a few days ago were told in the train Of the new King we know little they were being taken to Loaden. except that he was supposed to feel an "But that is impossible" they said attraction towards our own Princess("London and Liverpool, are both Mary before the war.
destroyed." On sich fiction are the German people being fed.
AMERICAN PREPARATIONĂ Friends hack from the United States sell me people here seem to have no
NEW FOOD CONTROLLER, The new Food Controller, Lord
Mr and Ms CheungMe J: Merecki
Ming Chi &
Me J
Van Clave Mr J. &
Mr Geo E. Costello Bir A. F. Now lan Mr. D. Courtney Hon. W. T. O'Brisa Mr. D. Cursis Mr P. J. Piers Mr E. M. Crawford Mr. Mr and Mrs W. B. Mr. W.
Davenport Mr and Mrs F. É
Elvis
Mr E. H. Ray
G G. 7.
Read MrD. E. Donnelly Mr A. de Rise
Mr C. H. A. Reimers Mr W. A. Dowley Mr O. G. Roberts. Mr and Mrs W. B. Capt. H. Roopa
Daff and child
Capt. J. van Dulm Mr H. J. Eddo Mr. T. Watts
Evan
Mr J. Fasse Mr. J. P. Eyre
!
Me and Mrs Salle MFE Russell Me F. Shainer
H. M. Sherion
Mr R D. Sitteren * ̈ ̈*
Mra M. Slade
Mr Chas. E. Satish
notion of the vastness of the American,Khoudia, "has started bis difficult task. Fotterly "Mr and My H B.
F. Gale
Mis
Capt. 4. F. Gilmour Y AW Snyder
W. H. Me V. Goulbourn, Mr A. G. Gordon
Spier Spurgeon Capt and Mrs E. B. Miss & Equare
Miss G- Spurgeon, Green
Mrs M. B. Mr J. M. Griswold Me fl. A. Stringer That should Capt. 1. H. Hall
Mr E. Sweeney MJ those
preparations for entering the
with a.sharp warning to lood proteer. th deadly earnest. The plain truth is:
The man who makes a war profit out of that 400,000 Americans were drilling for the people's food, he says, is nothing six months before President Wilson took more than a blackmailer and should action, and within twelve months over a be treated as such. million will be under arms in France,
be' a danger signal to should the war not be over by that manipulators of supplies and prices who time. In those circumstances, even if have monstrously forced up the charges things should go badly for the Allies in for necessary foods and have amassed Russia-which seems now to be less fortunes out of the-war, likely the German is nevertheless doomed to defeat
It was suggested to Washington by our officials that certain British officers of General's rank should be sent over to
|
It is too early yet to hand palins to Lord Rhondda, but it is fair to say that be has taken the task when many men have declined it because of its difficulties. His hobby is applied economic and his
S. Hamilton Mr CP and Mrs W. A.Mr F. G.
Mr G. Harper
It Mes Mr E M. Bawk Mr A. E. Hill Mr S...
Tile
Hidden
Hodgo MrW. J. Mrs &. E. Hodgin Mr L. Hope MrA. Shelton Hooper Mr C. Humphreys to the United States with a large staff training is that of the university man in Mr L. D. Jones Capt. R. Innes- Mr M. to assist the latest Ally to "get going successful business on the grand scale. Mr N. de Journel bugs" The reply came promptly that no "big" He was a director of forty great.com- officers of captain's tank would be gladly and in South Walen, along the collieries, |
were desired, but wounded"
panies before he joined the Government, welcomed, for hints that might assist bia is a name to conjure with A local instructors.
and he has democratic views that are Me D. K. Blair millionaire, hin" tastes are still simple constantly in action...
"Mrs Briand
Mr A. L. Todt Mr A. R. Tornquist Capt. G. G. Track Miss R. R. Waits Mr and Mrs J. G Mr L. A. Ward
Ward Mr E. Ward Capt. and Mrs B. A. Williams and 3 children Mr&FWölsiffër Mr G. G. Wood
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de Mathos.
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When General Pershing in his short trip through England, was asked if especially to see, he replied "Well talo told by a Welshman of the Mr and Mrs A. E. Capt. & Mrs Vieria Yor 3 months 21 per cent per annum. there was anything he wanted just Windsor Castle" Accordingly he to have been lost in the Lavitania be Mr & MrsF. W. Cary Hon. C. McL Messer
time when Lord Rhoad·la was supposed Carletora paid a long visit there, all the went aboard her on a national mission Mr & Mrs Cossart Mr M. Nasciments private and public apartments being to America will illustrate as well as burriedly taken out of dustsheets for his special benefit. Some of the direct anything else how he is regarded by the questions put by the General in sociales. A Welsh M.P. told a collier
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Mr A. David
*
Mr T. L Perkins
Me and Mrs J." VA
Shannon Me& MrsA Findlay
bith Mr & Mrs V. Findlay
Smith
W. Fees Davies Comdr. Reed- Mr and Mrs Dubois Mrs Ch. Ricou 31r&Mrs W. DuinkerMr and Mrs W. E. that D.A.", as Lord Rhondda is locally Mr F.-W. Evana Roberta. known--he was D.A. Thomas before he Mis Ch. Floch gained a title--had gone down. "I Dr & Mrs C. Forsyth think I'll wait till to-morrow" said the Mra E. Gaudiot.. miner. As likely is not DA will Mr and Mrs B. A
Hale come to the top again with a big fish in each hand, even if he did go down."
Mr F. B. Johnson Sir Elia Kadoorie Mrs Staple Smith The size of the task-in any event, Mr T. Kring Major-Gen Ventris won't dismay him. He is a fighter and Mr and Mrs A. Miss Ventris he loves to meet man to man. There will be some lively stepping when welt. seeking deputations wait upon the new Food Controller, I am thinking.
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