FRIDAY, MAY 31, 1918.
SHIPPING
P. & O. S. N. CO.
ROYAL MAIL SERVICE
UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT
TO
THE CHINA MAIL.
SCOTTISH LETTER.
(From Our Own Correspondant.).
places ire South Americu in which no white nun hid previously set food, Subsequently he becure + Professor in Mukden Manchuria) Medical College. At the outbreak of WAR he joined the Reisn Anny, receiving the unk of Colonel, He s Lou Pirrie lus accepted, on his intouled the evacuation of 18,000 owhternis, the position of Controller womated from Lodz, for which feat General of Merchant Shipping: he received congratulations and the
Ebrasenon, Aprikl
LORD PIRILLE AND SHIPBUILDING,
MARSEILLES AND LONDON, has left Glasgow and uhrendy he is
Taxisa Pissingles and Cargo To
:STRAITS, COLOMBO, INDIA, AUSTRALASIA, EGYPT,
Steamers
Leave
ta
Hongkong
Colombo
Noon
Connecting Mail Steamer from Colombo..
Dae Marseilles
1917,
Due London 1017.
When Passengers change Steamers at COLOMBO Bccommodation in the connecting Steamer from COLOMBO is definitely reserved in Hongkong at the time of Booking.
On the Australian Route Tickets Interchangeable with Orient Lino.
SAILINGS DIRECT TO
SHANGHAI, MOJI, KOBE AND
6. &
YOKOHAMA.
Leave Hongkong About
Passengers may travel by Railway in Japan between Forte of Call tree of charge. Return Tickets are available by Messagorion Maritimes Company.
INTERMEDIATE STEAMERS
(Non- Tranabipment), IN ADDITION TO THE ABOVE MAIL STEAMERS, WILL LEAVE DIRECT FOR
MARSEILLES
AND LONDON, Calling at SINGAPORE, PORT SWETTENHAM, PENANG, COLOMEO AND PORT SAID.
CARRYING 1st and 2nd SALOON PASSENGERS AT REDUCED RATES.
STEAMERS..
PROPOSED SILLIYOS:
Los re
Leave
B'xona
about
S'port about
Buo at M'SKILLS: if calling
ot
Due LONDO xbout
THE INTERMEDIATE SERVICE IS TEMPORARILY SUSPENDED, WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY FITTED ON ALL STEAMERS. All shins are fitted with Electric Fans free of charge and each Berth Farnished with an Electric Beading Lamp
Round-the-World Tickets and Through Tickets to New York in connection
with the Principal Mail Lines.
Lotermediate Ports for Six Months.
'...
Return Tickets at face and a half available to Europe for Two Years; or to Owing to the War in Europe Steamers and Sailing dates are liable to be ancelled or altered without notice.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES, Consignees are reminded of the necessity to apply to the Company's Agents regarding arrival of consigamenta expect i 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. Messrs Goddard and Douglas, at 10 a. on Mondays and Thursdaya. All claims must be presented within ten days of the steamer's arrival bere, after which date they cannot be recognised. NoCisins will be admitted after the goods have left the Godowns.
etc., apply to.
For Further Information, Fassage Fares, Freights, Handbooks, Dates of Sailings
P. L. KNIGHT.
Acting Superintendent.
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.
AN UNSURPASSED HIGH CLASS PASSENGER SERVICE AT INTERMEDIATE RATES.
Freight and Passenger Agent,
Ice House Street.
0. E. RITTER,
Prince's Buildings,
INDIAN AFRICAN LINE.
Cargo carried on through Bills of Lading from HONGKONG to BRA, DELAGOA BAT, DURBAN (Natal), EAST LONDON, PORT ELIZABETH and CAPE TOWN with transhipment at COLOMBO to Steamers of the INDIAN APRICAN LINE,
PROPOSED SAILING. Coangeting with
From BonaxoNG;"
FROM UKLONIG
BRUKESENT ADVOMMODATION FOR IT AND END, ULLAS. PASSEKɑERE. ORIENTAL AFRICAN
LENE.
buy in his new Department at the Aditiralty, Delay in buckling to is not cite of his faults.
vinir devoration with swords.
Then for two years he worked with the Army in the Carpathians. It is calculated that he performed some. The curse of Britain since the War thing like 2,000 operations, treated begin has been our fondness for the 50,000 wounded, and superintended facil phrase. At each stage of the 100,000 dressings.
great drama we have rolled our tongues round a favourite sentence.
When somebody said the War was
to be won by ships, ships, and gat again shipss, we counted that the War
66 LONDON RAID 'VICTIMS:
INTIMATIONS
YOUR EYES SHOULD NOT BE NEGLECTED
At the first symptom of eye strain you should consult us. We test eyes scientifically and fit. glasses to individual re-
was alrely won by using the casy BOY SCOUT'S DRAVE ATTEMPT IN quirements.
work. But the repetition of the wonds wont do it, as we have found
A WRECKED HOUSE.
Killed-9 men, 7 women, 3 children. Infured-15 men, women,
children
It was feared that one more body still remained buried in the wreckage of a house....
Six people were killed in one hone
to our cost. We have to rely on supehran concratession of öll ourate esid on "London shows that 20 A revised list of casualties in a recent hipbuilding talent. And that talent persons were killed and 45 injured, u has to be organised. And wa, bare follows called on Lord Pirie to collect that shipbuilding talent, and organise it, and we hope and believe ho will be able to get us out of the tangle.
Ford Pirrie, our Controller-General o Merchant Shipbuilding, if not pure Scot, is of the next best variety of the mer. Fr is Sento-Irish. His father was James Alexander Pirie, of thindebbye, County Down, and is ther was Eliza, daughter of Alexander Montgomery of Ducdesart, County Antrin. The family remover
but
& Ca
CLARK &
ENTIFIC OPTICIANS RK BLOGS, CHAIER RO
HONGKONG
HONGKONG & MANILA.
woman, was rescued from the debris and
seventh person, an 83 versioki THE CHINESE OPTICAL GO, is still alive. A military expert at the bomba fall together, jaquests expressed the view that two
Arthur Stanley Rice, aged 17. a boy said that when a hole was made in the scont who assisted to recover the bodies. wall of the basement he crawled under groaning. The man was enveloped in the dresser and found one man alive and carpet. Rice told him he hoped to to Camyla some time before the birthmove some fornitore the debris collaped rescue him soon, but when he tried in
(of the future Shipbuilding Controller, and be first saw the light in Quebec on the 31st May, 1847.
On the family's returer from the Pominion,
Wilhar James," christened
was
was bound oppraitice to the shipbuilding and engineering tirni Farland are Wolf. The appren: tire was nes without menus ur
inde, but his rise in the course of twelve yenes to the position of nanager was alinost entirely due to his petion abilities. By the time
and partly huried the witness, who was rescued with diffenity by a Red Cross man,"
Two other bodies recovered seaterday were those of a father, clasping his three-years old son.
The jury warmly praised Dr. Wright for gallant conduct in aiding the injured. some of whom were kept alive, by
oxygen.
Sir G. Cave s in Parliament that air raid shelters were inspreted by com- petent serveyors and architects. No heavy bomb.. halding in London was proof against a
he had rohed his mujority, a
X LEAP INTO THE FUTURE. friendly critic declared that in carried more knowledge of skips and shipping future, a hupighty odd your
If ly
we could take alleup into the under his hat than the whole comand M. Barthele's prediction were vei This, no doubt, was too dattering an bined shipping interest of Peliast: he is the year 2000, the great estimate; but it had some basis of truth. He is now Chairman of the firm.
Much of Lord Pirrie's success is due to his ability to think and set on a big sale. As a business mào b:
lus fade of crotchets, and he is thoroughly humar, No ship of Harland and Wolf's will ever.
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HONGKONG BRANOH
67 QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL,
The only OPTICAL HOUSE in Far East Awarded an Efficiency" Diploma
Panama-Pacific
International Exposition."
SCIENTIFIC. EYY EXAMINATION
All sorts of
SHIPPING
PACIFIC MAIL S.S. CO.
U. S. Mail Line.
OPERATING THE NEW FIRST CLASS STEAMERS ECUADOR, ‚” “ VENEZUELA” and “COLOMBIA,”.
14,000 Tons each.
HONGKONG TO SAN FRANCISCO,"
vis SHANGHAI, KUBE, YOKOHAMA and HONOLULU.
+7
The Sunshine Belt.
The most Comfortable Route to Americs and Europe Sallings from Hongkong at Noon.
28. "COLOMBIA " AS. "VENEZUELA 8.8. "ECUADOR"
WEDNESDAY, June 19th, 1915). „WEDNESDAY, July 17th. 1918 WEDNESDAY, Aug. 14th, 1915
These Steamers have the most modern automat incinding overbead electric fans and electric lighting ABL LOWER BERTHS and large comfortable Staterooms (All single and two berths only).
The Safety and Comfort of Passengers is our first consideration. Special care is giv to the cuisine, and the stendance ~ passengers cannot be surpasseit. Tickets are interchangeable with the Topo Kisen Kaisha and the 1
Canadian Pacido Ocean Services Ld
For further information, retes, literature schedules etc., apply to
COMPANY'S OFFICE in Alexandra Buildings,
...Chator Boat.
TELEPHONE 141.
BANKS
ONGKONG SHANGHAI, HBANKING CORPORATION.
PAID-UP CAPITAL... RESERVE FUNDS-
Sterling
£1,500,000/$15,000,000
Silver
18,500,000
·Beinkyr' 'Liability for
·PROPRIETORE insaneuver'
21:5,000,000
COURT OF DIRECTORS.
$34,800,000
Hon. Mr. P. H. Holyoak-Chairman,
G. T.M. Edkins, Esq.,-Deputy
Chairman. B. L. Dodwell, Boy E. V. De Parr, Esq. 8. Gubbay, Eaq... Plummer, Esq. Hon Mr.
D. Landale, Hon. Mr. X. Shellim,
W. L. Pattenden, Esq:
CHIK MANAGER, ... Bongkong-J. STABB, SIĘ,
MANAGER
Shanghai-A. G. STEPHEN, Esq.
LAUDON BAYKKES-LONDON COUNTY AND WESTMINSTER BANK, LAKISSED.
HONGKONGREST ALLOWED. On Current Account at the rate of Two
Frames, Lenses, and Protection glasses per cent per annum on th daily balance
French wdfentist told the Chemical Pro MITSUBISHI SHOJI
duct Manufacturers,
*
energy will be thruply obtained that food gran bu mada from carbon, taken from arbonic acid, hydrogen taken from water, and nitrogen from air. What work Vegetables have
done science will do better, with greater profusion, and independently of seasons, microbes, of insects.
י
There will be then 30 pastion to spoiled" for want of the proverbial own land. Barren regions will be prefer pennyworth of paint so long as he remains in command; and no servitor to fertile, because they will not be will ever retire disgruntled from his Petiferous from ages of mezuring
There will be no need to distigare but, presence because of the smallness of planet with agriculture, or with the grime his Lordship's tip. He is not a of factories and chimneys. It will recover secretive man; no really big man overite verdure and fora, and become a vali he speaks his mind freely in cheery optimism of M. Berthelot, and pleasure garden. How refreshing is this
how different from the dictum of Pro
KAISHA, LTD.
(Mitsubishi Trading Co.)
COAL, GENERAL IMPORTS #nd
EXPORTS...
+
SOLE PROPRIETORS OF
TAKASHIMA OCHI, MUTABE HOJO, NAMASUTA, SAYO,KARADA, KISHIDARE. YOSHINOTAMI,
SHINNEW, SAMIYAMADA, BIRAL, and OYUBARI COAL MINES.""
AGENTS FOR SAKITO COAL.
Head Office:-TOKYO,
Branches and
Representatives
Os Farm Deports
FerTM 3 months 24 per cent; per soniden.
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1
[F. J. STABE,
Chiet Manager
Hongkong, March 23, 1918.
HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK. -
BANKS
FEDERLANDSCHE
HANDEL
MAATSCHAPPIJ
(Netherlands Traning Sommer)
AUTHORIZED
ESTABLIRARD. 1824,
CAPITAL 75,000,000= {£8,256,MET
PAID-C
CAPITAL
RESTATI
F'uso
60,000,000 (25,900,000
£ 11,805,481
HEAD OFFICE—ANITRIDAN,,
The Elige
Branchen at
(2. 366,280
Rotterdam
HEAD AGENCY-BATAVIAL
Bannerne,.. CHMAISON,
DJECIE
TUGEJAKARTA KARADJA
BAKARKAL
MADAY,
PADANY
PALEMBANG, PRKALONGAR, PUAN.
POTTINJAK.
Branchen if
PFBOOT,
BAMAZANO,
SHANGHAL
BORRAKAKTA (Sels! Tous Turcar (Dar TEGAL
TIIKATIAE,
"orepondents at Bombay, Colombo, Madras, Poodleberry, Calentós, Bangkok, hams, Lobe, Malborras, Sydney, Now Sadron, Haiphong, Hanol, Amoy Yolo York, San Francisco, &c. &e.
LONDON BANKE:-The Union of Lamor and Smithe Bank, Limited."
The Bank bays and salts and receives for collection Bills of Exchange fance letters of credit on the Branches and Correspondents in the t, on the Continued, in Great Britain, America and Australia, and transseta, banking busine 1 of every'description, wet
GEMININE, VÁN REKSİ
Manager
Bongkong, Sept. 29, 1917.
THE business of the above Bank is conducted by the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAT BANKING COR PORATION. Rules may be obtained on application.
INTEREST on deposits is allowed on THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE the minimum monthly balances at 3) PER CENT er annum. Depositor
F100 or more to the HONGKONG AND many transfer at their option balances of SHANGHAI BANK to be placed on FIXED DEPOSIT at 4:PER CENT. per annum."
+
...
For the Hongkong and Shangha, Banking Corporation.
K. J. STARB,
Chief Manager.
Hongkong May 14, 1916,
season or out of season.
Lord Pizic married a Scoto-Irish Iessor Hurley, who glocmily rermark | lly, Margaret Mortgomery Carlisle, that science promises no millennium Nagasaki, Karatsu, Wakamatsu, MojTHE CHARTERED BANK slaughter of. Mr. John Carlisle, MA.,
of Belfast, but there is no heir to the title
SCOTTISH DOCTOR' ADVENTURES.
Russis Army medical staff in Dr. Colin Simpson, who joined the
August 1914, and who has now arrived home after almost three and a half years" service in the field, and a perilous journey of ten weeks duration, is a nephew of the Provost of Fraserburgh. He is a graduate of Arts and Medici
BANK
BANQUE INDUSTRIELLE DE CHINE.
PAID UP CAPTIAL
Karo, Kobe, Osaka, Taungs, Nagoya, Yokohama, Tokyo. Hakodate, Muroran.. Otaru, Vladivostock, Peking, Tientsin Dairen. Tainanta, Hankow, Shanghai, Taipeh," "Hongkong, Canton, Haiphong, Manila, Bingapore Calcutta, London
and New York.
11
Calle Address:
CAFTELL FACCS 45,000,000 Hongkong: IWASAKI”. of the Capital, Franc 15,000,000
22,500,099 Canton, Haiphong: "IWAMAKISAL", subscribed by the Government of
Coilet:—A1, A. E. 'O. 5th Ed.. the Chinese Republic).
(1/3
p
Aberdeen Chairman of the Board;
of Directors ANDER BESTAÈLOT Univerity, and has had an adven-General Manager....A. J. PERNOTTÉ
Surous career abroad. Dr. Simpson was attached to a British Boundary
Beniar Direct Service from JAPAN, CHENA sad STRAITS to BEIRA, DELAGOA BAY, DURBAN, KAST LONDON. PORT ELIZABETH and CAFE TOWN, calltag at MAURITIUS on roade and affording the Quickest Fraght Coastion, in Bolivia, and visited | Transport from the ORIENT, tojSOUTH AFRICA,
For dates of departure, Bates of Freight, apply to
THE BANK LINK LIMITED.
-MANARISO" AGENTS
The Man Who
ELLERMAN" LINE. (Ellerman & Bucknall Steamship Co., Ltd.)
JAPAN, CHINA AND STRAITS UNITED KINGDOM & CONTINENT,
FOR PARTICULARS OF SAILINGS SHIPPERS ARE REQUESTED TO APPROACH THE UNDERSIGNED
Stasmers proceed is Stea Cazal or Jape, of dood. Hope & Ownes cptiou Subject idevhanze sit potice
THE BANK LINE
Gets There
Is the man who has blood real rich red blood and plenty is body WATERBURY'S METABOLIZED COD LIVER OIL COMPOUND makes blood lots
OF
Hood
HEAD OFFICE:
74, Rae Saint-Lazaro, PARIS,
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BANKERS
In FRANCE, Société Générale pour favoriser le Développement du Commerce et de Industrie | France
Is LONDON:Zoniton County & West
minator Hank Ltd. MO
In NEW YORK: Redmond & Co.
Correspondents in the chief cœu mercial centres" of the world. jes
Telegraphio. AddzewLOHIBANKIND,
Interest allowed on Lurent Acco
and Fixed Déposits în ? Doen! Caffényk and in Gold. formis-on application ty
·Prery descrittion Banking Bad Exchange business transacti
Specialities for French- ROMA BOUET DE JOURNE
BBARUE
Western Union and Bentley's
Agency for THE OSAKA MARINE & FIRE INSURANCE CO, LTD. OSAKA.
For Particulars, apply to
S. KAWATE, Afawyer.
No, 14. ProDER STERRE, HONGKONG
KEATING'S
KILLS
BUGS
MOTHS
BANK LTD,
ESTARTED 180.
AUTHORED CAPITAL...Yen 48,000,000.00 PAID UP CAPITAL, A **** 12,000,000.00. RETE FOND
PS,100,000.00
HUD OTTOZ YOKOHAMA
BRANORER AND ÄRZYCIES AS
NOWORWANG NEW YORK
517
BOMBAT BUENOS AIRES
CALCUTLE
OF CHANGCHU
INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA.
- INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER
1859.
HEAD OFFICE, LONDON,
PAID-UP CAPITAL REVE FUN!
PRID
DAIXEN (DALNY) • Rangoon -B'EXSTILE (MUKDEN) SAN FRANCIKOOS
HANKOW
BLIGHAL
.....£1,200,000 5,000,000
HARKIN' KAT YUIT KLOZE LONDON
Iron £1,200,000 MANTLA
SINGAPORE SOFMARATA
•Tremor Токто
Rezzy" ·Laantier of Pro» v
FOREIGN EXOHANGE and Gateral
Banking business transacted.
CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened and FIXED DEPOSITS roofved for 1 yose or aborter periods at rates which will be quoted on application.
T: 0. DOWNING,. Mugs Manage,
Hongkong, May 7, 1917.
THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LIMITED)};
Anthorised Capital Subscribed
Paid-up Bewerte Fand
Every description of Reck
EL,500,000 1,125,000 609,500 $30,000
* TRIKOTAF Interest allowed on Current Accosts. Deports received for fixed periods an
to be obtained on application.
EISHI ONO,
11 Man 1915.
NOTICE.
HIGH CLASS PRINTING
AND
BOOK BINDING.
WTHE CHINA MAIL" OFFIOB)
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