MONDAY, APRIL 15, 1918.
SHIPPING
P. & O. S. N. CO.
0.
ROYAL MAIL SERVICE
UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT
TO
MARSEILLES AND LONDON,
TALING PAASIgers and Cargo To STRAITS, COLOMBO, INDIA, AUSTRALASIA, EGYPT, 20.
Steamers"
Colombo
Leave Hongkong Noon
Connecting Mail Steamer from Colombo,
Das Marseilles 1917,
Due London 1917.
When Passengers change Steamers at COLOMBO Mocommodation in the connecting Steamer from COLOMBO is definitely reserved)
Hongkong at the time of Booking.
On the Australian Route Tickets Interchangeable with Orient Line.
SAILINGS DIRECT TO
SHANGHAI, MOJI, KOBE AND YOKOHAMA,"
& A
Leave Hongkong About
Passengers many travel by Railway in Japan between Ports of Call free at obarge. Return Tickets are available by Messagerie Maritimes Company.
Non
INTERMEDIATE STEAMERS Transhipment).
IN ADDITION TO THE ABOVE MAIL STEAMERS,
WILL LEAVE DIRECT BOR
MARSEILLES AND
LONDON,
Calling at SINGAPORE, PORT EWETTENHAM, PENANG, COLOMLO AND PORT SAID.
CARRYING IT AND 2ND SALOON PASSENGERS AT REDUCED RATES.
STEAMERS
PROFCED SAILINGK;
Lenes
Abras
Das Ki MSTILLEN. if calling
shout
Duo LONDON
bout
THE INTERMEDIATE SERVICE IS TEMPORARILY SUSPENDED. WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY FITTED ON ALL STEAMERS.
All Cabins aro fitted with Electric Fans free of charge and each Berth Farnished with an-Electric Pending Lamp.
Round-the-World Tickets and Through Tickets to New York in connection with the Principal Mail Lines. -
Ratara Tickets at fare and a half available to Europe for Two Years; or to Intermediate Ports for Six Months.
Owing to the War in Europe Stommers 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 Agonte regarding arrival of consignments expent 1 of which they have received documents or advice.
Any damaged packages must be left in the Godowas for examination by the Consignees and the Company's Surveyors Mesers Goddard and Douglas, at 10 on Mondays and Thursdays. All claims must be presented within ten days of the #teamer's arrival bere, after which date they cannot be recognised. No Claims will be admitted after the goods have left the Godowns
For Further Information, Page Fires, Freights, Handbooks, Dates of Sailings
■b., apply to.
B. V. D. PARR,"
Buperintendent.
CHINA MAIL S.S. CO., LTD.
FREIGHT AND PASSENGERS.
S. S. CHINA
WILL SAIL FROM HONGKONG FOR?
SAN FRANCISCO
VIA SHANGHAI, JAPAN PORTS & HONOLULU. JUNE 21st and AUGUST 31st, 1918.
ÁN UNSURPASSED HIGH CLASS PASSENGER BERVIOR AT INTERMEDIATE BATES,
Fraight and Penger Agent,
Ies House Street.
O. E. KITTER,
Prince's Buildings,
INDIAN AFRICAN LINE.
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Cargo carried on through Bill of Lading from HONGKONG to BEIRA, DELAGOA BAY, DUBBAN (Natal, EAST LONDON, PORT ELIZABETH and CAPE TOWN with transhipment at COLOMBO to Steamers of the INDIAN AFRICAN LINES...
PROPOSED SAILING."
Connecting with
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For daten of departure, Rates of Freight, apply to
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THE BANK LINE
CHINESE IN FRANCE,
THE CHINA MAIL
Dutch Raes (whose ships to the extens of about 800,000 sons, will now be taken over on conditions, by the Alliew) formerly
FINE WORK BEHIND THE LINE, tempomsily diverted from Suas to via
San Francisco, and - Panama, 'the "other' Dutch Enes, operating from. Java to San Francisco and return, extried latga tonnage. The Japazese have been hand- ting heavy business yin Kobój
Hongkong transhipment by Pacide Mail steamers and and Canadian Paci Japanive liners, shows a very sinall finerung over the pre-war period, swing to the redneed oporation of steamers from India and the Straits Settlements to Hongkong.
[YROM, HAMILTON TIPK), This is a queer, and oid «war," an Ulsterinin said to me the other day have not fait ita queerness and oddnam more forcibly borne, in apan mis cban did this afternoon when, in the midst of great French forest, I came across Chinese compound and watched Chinese cochas, who until about a month ago bad never handled an axe, cutting down.
As generally known, America is trees with the deft skill and swiftness of
taking an increasing Interese in this cradu, Canadian loors.
During the past month since the exbut her activities are restricted, of course, periment was started they have cleared by ck of tornage, Still, the opportuni. large areas of the forest. They baroties in Java, and Sumatra anil the Straits, also been successful as charcoal barners.
and India are repeatedly being, Charcoal is useful in the trenches for emphasised, and the interrating comment cooking. Last year we had to buy large made in the journal alluded to that quantities. The year we shall almost
nuen
supply ourselves-Koth Duetration the rubber trader, based on the United of the businesslike foresight of "QStates", tremendous consumption, in for the Quartermaster Geral's Depart-ever released from the indirect mata. “ The bope is expressed that even smil the necessity of providing ships for mili tury transport, the American meroliant feet available for Pacife commerce, listing this nation with important
"They seem to be natting their lacks into it." Laid while we looked on at some swinging axer, some trimming off stumps with adzes, some neatly stacking the picket posts for barbed wire and the fascines bundles of brushwood used
for making paths both in the treaches sourers of material in Asia, may be and outside the "Yes," muid the strengthened." Canalian major in command, * that's be esuse we put them on taak work. Wa ay to them, There's a certain job to be done. As soon as it's finished you cau go horia, and you'll find your chow-chây waiting for you. That speeds the work up better than anything. It keeps them in a good humour too."
GOOD-HUMOURED AND CLEANLY, ¦-
They certainly looked a most contented And good-bumoured lot. Like the islanders of Ramtifeo in the ballad, they enjoy joke as you and laugh at it as suelt and their faces light up very readily with broad grins.
Later I saw them drawing rations in the compound and I understood one
reason for their contentment. Twice a day they get a good meat stew with either rice or peculiar make of almost unleavened bread, to which they are se customed and tea. Their midday meal, which they take with them to their work. is bread and cheese or bacon, and they cannot drink cold water-it makes them ill
They are's cleanly folk; their buts are tidy, and in a big bath-house they tub in almost boiling water with luxurious enjoyment
A good many are clever conjurers and jugglers. Oo the Chinese Now Year's Day the officers got up a joggling com- petition and saw them perform soms That night they satunishing tricks.
were allowed to gamble, and most of them indulged in their ruling passion to the exclusion of sleep; yet. at 7. o'clock.| next morning they were on their way to work as cheerfully cual
.
WESTERN HAT PANCIEN Though they get only 10d. a day. the rest of their wages go to their fami lies in China, some of them, presumably, the lucky gamblers, have plenty of money to spend. The captain's "boy" 929. watch and a had just bought
string.
They are very fond of wearing Euro
I met one who had his pean hats. Chinese costume topped bys black felt hat of the shape worn by Mr.Winston Churchill Two others, had grey; saft. feits, of which they were
comically
proud
In the part of the forest already
That pain around your heart. means pressure of gas, the result of indiges- tion. It does not mean heart disease. Pam in the region of the heart is almost never present in organic hears trouble-
Strength for the stomach is the one thing needed. Dr. Williams Pink Pills, one after each meal, and a little care in the diet, will quickly restore you to health.
This is the proper treatment for indigestion and you can begin it to day and start on the road to health. by getting a bottle of Dr. Williams“ Pink Pills for Pale People from the 200 pestest drag store. A copy of our new diet book is free on request, and the pills will be sent you by mail, post- paid, on receipt of price, $1.50 per bottle, air for 88, by addressing the Dr. Williams Medicine Company,
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“Chief Mannger.
Hangrang, March 21, 1918.
HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK.
HE business of the above Bank is
cleared and given over to charcoal burning BANQUE INDUSTRIELLE DE AND SHANGHAI BANKING COR
there were many biz mounds of sum ingearth. Inside these mounds the wood is basped and allowed to smoulder for elabv days; then it is taken out-as charcoal Canadian foresters have taught the "Chinks" how to pack and tead and draw she contents of the kilns, as well as the art and mystery of logging.
My respect and liking for the "Chinks, feelings I learnt long ago in British Columbia. haya
CHINE.
SASORIBED CAPITAL Francs 45,000,000 22,5000 PAID Cy CaperAL D
(3/3 of the Capital, a Fratios 15,000.00 anbscribed by the Government of the Chinese Republic).
These cookies share bean despiced. Chairman of the Board
work for us
of Directors...ANDRE BERTHLAT,
in this 24 in other directions. A number General Manager............... Á. J. PERNOTTE
of them are skilled mechanics and car- penters, some of whom are at work in the Tank department, and 4000 good men bare gone out from the forest to take their places in the fighting rajka, relieved by the cheerful Chinese
"CHANGED TRADE ROUTES.
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tious since the U-boats began their work in NEW YORK: Redmond & Co. will be of a temporary character. A New Yerk financial journal atates that the activity of a German submarine in the Mediterranean about September, 1915, was the fore-ranner of a change in the Oriental trade rente from the Mediter- ranean to the Pacific. Some irregular American steamers ventured last year far as Singapors, but the Pacifs Mail, operating vessels under the American flag from San Francisco to Singapore, Calcutta. and Colombo, vin Manila, has developed and constantly increased the export tredo, while the import cargo has grown besond the capacity of available vessels to trans
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PATELL & CO. ORIENTAL PRODUCE
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NEW: YORKS
BAN FRANCISCO, U.S.A.
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Mr Sooner
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Kindersley
Air F. O. Klein
Turner Maj-Gen. F-Ventris Ming Yeatriss Mr G Vermeule Lt. Col. John Ward
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