SHIPPING INTERESTS
BUSY.
MANY SHIPS CLEARING
The shipping offices of Hongkong are very busy this morning in making, arrangements to despatch their vessels which are scheduke to sail today
and to-morrow, three Eners being scheduled to leave to-day, in addition to two cargo carriers.
The Kashima Mare," 9.898 gross tons, of the Nippon Yusen Kaist. leaves for Searle and Victoria, via Manila. Shanghai and Japan ports. At 11.00 a.m ro-day. She is equipped to carry 113 Arst...56 second and 258 thard class passengers.
"CUT-THROAT
HONGKONG, SATURDAY, MAY: #1,--1920..
COMPETITION."
BISHOP OF LONDON'S PLEA.
"If the whole nation were Chris- tian to-morrow there would be ab- solutely no reason why we should not be able to settle our most bitter in-
dustrial disputes in a month." said the Bishop of London in a sermon at St. Paul's Cathedral, He added: Consider, for instance, the "ques- tion of the mines, in which the pro- sperity and even the existence of our. country might be wrecked in a few years. Even such a burning question as the nationalisation of the mines. ought to be approached without any bitterness, and, above all, without any
POST OFFICE.
The Hongkong Postal Guida for 1980,
CHURCH SERVICES.
may now be obtained as the G.P.U. a Vaton Charch, Kennedy Road, 150 cents per SOPF-
The $.s. Mishima Maru." of the N. Y.K... 7.900 gross tons. sails at poon, misrepresentation. I have read care- for London and Antwerp, via Singa-ully Mr. Frank Hodges's very fair » pore, Penang. Colombo, Suez, Port Said and Marseilles. She carries S3 first, 30 second, 22 intermediate and ft third class passengers.
The P. & O. s.s. "Muttra," of the British India-Apcar Line, 4.644 gross tons, leaves at 1.00 p.m. for Cal- cutta via the Serais Semlements and Rangoon
The Pacific Mail Steamship Corn- pany is despatching the s.5. "West- Caddoa"
to San Francisco direct. She is one of the Pacific Mail's ship- ping board ships.
and temperate statement for national isation. I can imagine, though I have not yet seen one, an equally fair and able exposition of the case for the mine-owders. We could, most of us. state a case for the poor consumer. pointing our that the coal was God's. coat, given to warm the human race, and that neither miner nor mine- owner was free to dispute about it so that the poorest among us cannot ob
in one of God's best gifs ́except at prohibitive price. All this might be discussed, but it is obvious that it is The s.s. Lake Farrar." a carge the spirit in which the discussion carrier operated by the Robert Dollar should be carried on that matters. Company for the account of the ship- Bur no one has the right to say we ping board being one of the feeder should be content with a system that ships to the Robert Dollar trans- kills a miner every six hours and Pacific service. Sails to-day for Soura- maims another, every three minutes. baya, via Saigon, Singapore and It is only natural for everyone to see Samarang.
he gets the necessities of life as To-morrow Sunday, the China cheaply as possible, but wrong to ask Mail Steamship Company despatches for, this careless of whether the miner the s.s.China on another of her gets a fair return for what none of us fast twenty day runs to San Francisco. is capable or willing to do. It is For is a vessel of 10,200 the miner, the owner, and the, con- The China bons, very popular with the mavelling sumer to settle the matter on a Chris- public.
The industries of this- Her speed is 18 knots per- tian basis. hour, and she is commanded by Cap- country are well able.. when they set- tain C. Lancaster.
tie down, to give an adequate return to Capital, a fair return to manage ment, and afford a full life for all the workers of the world.
On Monday, the Osaka Shosen Kaisha desparches the s.s.. Alaska Masu," one of the new vessels of that Company on her regular voyage to New York, via Japan ports. San The Panama Canal, and Francisco. Cuban ports.
And unless we get this co-opera- tion of nations to the common good of the world," concluded the Bishop,
instead of the cur-throat competition to secure the markets of the world. another war is certain within Rity TO-DAY'S STEAMER SALE. years, and probably within twenty years. The success of the League of Nations depends on the success of the Christian spirit throughout the world."
WEEKLY SHARE KEPORT.
Messrs. W. Logan & Co. report on May 25:
At their sale rooms, Duddell Street, Messrs. Lammert Bros., offered for sale by public auction, at noon today, i on instructions received from the mortgagees, the steamer "Wing On ", Jate of the Hongkong-Canton run, as she now lies off Yaumati, together with all her furniture, stores, equip ment and appurtenances etc. The We have again to report a quiet vessel is registered in Hongkong. week with the volume of business and her tonnage and dimensions, as passing small. The only bright spor set forth in the advertisement of sale, is the continued advance in China are as follows: Gross tonnage, Sugars which close strong with buyers 836 75 registered tonnage, 456 46; length, 193 feet; main breadth, 33 feet, and depth, 11.75 feet.
A large crowd attended the auction sale of the "Wing Cn" and the bidding was very lively, opecing at the good figure of $100,000.
After keen competition on the part of several groups. of Chinese
delivery.
Registered and Parcel Mala are closed 15 minutes earlier than the time given bolow anions othwise stated, and where maila sro advertised to alone before. H registered and parcel mails are lowed a pas, on the previous day.
WHIT MONDAY.
The General Post Office will be open on Monday the 24th inat from 8.0.9.a. only. There will be one delivery of ordinary and registered correspondence and one collection correspondence from the Pillar Boxes.
The Money Order Office will he satire- ly closed.
INWARD MAILA.
SATURDAY, May 92. Europe (zia Negapata-Per CAR
MARTHENSHIRE. Strite-Fer TSUSHIMA MARU. Shanghai-Fur SINKIANG Japan-Per EASTERN Australis and Maalia-For TANGO
MARU
MONDAY, MAy Di Japan-Per SANUKI MARU.
SATURDAY, May 99. Batay-Per PORTLAND MARU.
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offering $232 cash and $240 July.
The Shanghai market also is dull with quotations purely nominal. Banks changed hands at $625 630
Banks-Hongkong and Shanghai
Marine Insurances. Einións sales took place at $1921/195, but at the The fol close are slightly weaker.
OUTRLAD MAILA..
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Gia
Morning, Servios. fl .. Preacher: Bay. G. J. Williams. Eveni g Service. A pan Preacher: Rev. Q. J. Williams.
Paka
St. Andrew's Church, Kowloon.
$3RD MAY 1890-WAIT. SUNDAY.
Hymn, 954: Venite, Chant 376: Pasime,
Morning Prayer at 11 am.
WEATHER REPORT.
May 4, 155" 34m-Nɑ retuens, from Japan, Vladivostock and Indo-China.
Pressure has increased considerably “ at Shanghai, and slightly elsewhere. No summary of precaure distribution can be given owing to lack of telegraphis. returns.
Hongkong Rainfall for the $4 hoora eiling at 10 am. to-day, 0.00 Inch, Total sizes January Feb. 19.88 fachen, sqainst að svarage öl 19:14 inches.
Forecast for the 34 hours ending si
Ger- Rock,
to
88Chant 368 sod 370: Psalmi, Town on Kay 23rd. Deum, 1st-Setting Fabilate Deo, 1.-Hongkong Chant 194; Rymn, 158; Hyms, 43 E. and S.X. winds, moderate; Ane. Evening Prayer at 6 pm
Forro Channel. The same ne › By Psalm. 145-Chant 223; Magoltat, No-1..
216-June 194-A, & Modem ;
Chant 88; Naue Dimittis Chaat 1-South cost of China between 177; Hymn, 261 Wymo. 380-Tune Hongkong and Lamooks. The same se 908-A. & Modern Verper. Hymns, 19-(3rd Verse); Tane 163-A. & No. 1, Moderr.
St. Peter's Church, West Point
:
WHIT USDAY—May 23rd, 1920, .
Am-Whiteun. Communion.
11 am Sang Ba barist and Proces-ion. Preacher: Ber. G. Th raton..
Feal Church.
A.15 am.-Holy Communioni..
SATURDAY, May 99. Shanghai and North China-Fer YING-8.30 p.m.-Evening Service.
CHOW, a p.m. Japan via Kobe Vancouver and *Sentule |
Per DELIGHT, 4 pm. Hoihow-Per TAISZEMA, 6 p.m. Swaits, Bangkok Calcutta and Aden-
Fer LANE GILPEN, 6. p.m. SUNDAY, May 1 Tourane Per GEORGIE, .m. Swatow, Amoy and Formosa via Kec. lung--Per AMAKUSA MARU.
First Church of Christ Scientist.
{
MacDonnell Road.
..
Japan vi Nagasaki - Per TANGO
MARU, Ga.m. Shanghai North China, Japan vis
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Sagasaki, Honolulu, Carada, United States, Central and South America and EUROPE via SAN FRANCISCO-Per
Sundays, 11.15 m. Wednesdays, 5.30 p.m.
Wesleyan Methodist Church, Washi
WAIT SUNDAY 'Sård. May 1950.
Morning Service at 10.15.ara.
CHINA Registration 9am Preacher: Rev S. W. Scholes. Letters a.m
Evening Service at 8 pm... Preacher Rev. S. W. Scholes..
MONDAY, May 14. Pakhaid Haiphong-Per KAIPING,
Saigon-Per CHOYO) MARU, 9 a m. ́ ́ ̈ ̈ TUESDAY, May 15.
Bwatow
and Bengkok-Per CHIN EUA, 10 am.
Sosh coast of China beturben: Hong-c and Hainan. The same. ka No. 1 3
T. F. CLAXTON, Director - Hongkong Observatory, May 15, 1180,
HONGKONG TIDES.
Pho Hide-table viven below has been. voipiled at the National Almanac Office: In London from the result of the analysis of observations taken by means of de intomatic tide-recording machiner in the Water Police Basin at Trim: Sha Truf Juring, the years 1903-8..
The simìof the table ourraspioude with ha pero of the sounding in the Admiralty bart which bon boon found to be steat
Inches below mean sea-level
To obtain the depth of water on the de gauge at the. Victoria Naval Yard dd feet 4 inches, and on the gauge at Lamont Dock, Aberdeen, add 10 fest ́s baches to the height given in the table.
May 23 Lo. 29, 1820.
HOR WATER
Hongkong
LOW WATER
HOREKOEK
Height
Time
Time
Soldiers' and Sailors" Home,
Arsonal Streat.
ton
Mar. 24. 2.45
3 37
Red
Swatow, Amoy and Foocbow-Per HAI. Janday Evening, Gospel Meeting, p.m.
LOONG, 1 pm.
Amey and Straits-Per FOOSHING,
2 p.m. Amor, Shanghai and North Chira-
Por 1CHANC, 2 pm. Philippine Islands. Capada. "United"
Roman Catholic Cathedral,
Glenealy.
States, Central and South Mass at 6,7 and 9.30 a.m. Americs and EUROPE vis High Mass steam VICTORIA, B.C.- Per PRO 5.30 pm-Benediction of the Blaisel TESILAUS, Registration 1.45
p.m. Letters 3.30p.m.!
Philippine Islands-Per TAMING,
3 p.2.
WEDNESDAY. May 98.
watow and Straits-Per KANCHOW,
9 a.m.
Bacrament
St. Joseph's Chareb, Garden Road.
Philippine Islands, Australia. Now Zen. Mass and Sermon at 10 a.m.. followed land via TRUB DAY ISLAND by the Benediction of the Blessed
Per AKI MARO, Registration Sacrament.
Letters 831a.m. 8.45
-hanghai, North Chin Japan vis Nagnenki, Cacaca, United States Central and South America And EUROPE vis VANCOUVER B.C.Fer EM FRESS OF JAPAN. Registra tion 9.45 a.m. Letters 10.30a.m. Bangkok, Ceylon, Mauritius, South Africa, L. Karques. Indis vin Dhanushkodi, Pappt. and
Straits,
EUROPE vin BUIZ Per
STENTUR
Registration 9.45 a.m. Letter 10.10.
KURICH W, 11 m
MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS.
gm
44
"MISHIMA MARU" BOUND FOR EUROPE.
The
"Mishima Karn Nippon Yosun Raisha left, Hongkong bound for london and Antwerp via ports, through the Suez Canal Noun, fully booked She carried nearly fifty first cinas pa sengers from Hongkong including :
Mr. J. M. Mckes, Mr. M. J. Spitales, Mrs. H. G. Mackenzie, Mr... U. Ullo grene, Mr. Otchagovsky, Miss Pearson, Mrs. V. Pearson, Mrs E. O. Emmett, Mr. Olebagavaky, Bear Admiral and Madam James Ley, Mr. and Mrs. Kin ross, Buster Kinross, Miss Kinrces, Mrs. The F&AR. S. Co. Ltris.. Eastern Mackintosh. Mrs... Lyness, Prot.
A left Moji for this Port on the 18th Perliner, Mr. and Mrs. G. Heusser, Mm. instant, at 7 p.. and is due here on 1. Baurigny, Mr. HP. Paul, Mrs. Writ the Stud Instant at about 4 pm.
$10800,
and Mrs. Gatissim, Miss The N.Y.. .. Tango Maru (Australian Dorothy Case, Miss E. Wooley, Mrs. Lice) left Mapila for this port on the Knox, Mrs. R. L. Bridger, Mi a Calilat, May and is expected bare on Mrs. M. T. Bolton, Mrs. T. Robertson, the 22nd May
Wisa
isa J. Dreal, Mise G. Dunstan, Mise
Mr. E. C.
Emmett,
Mr. and arrived at Yokohama on the 20th M
Mis Al May May s.m. left there on the 20th Maybey, Mrs. P. B. E p.m. and is dua at Kobe on the son, Mrs. C, Homeward. Hiss L. E. Kew- 22nd Mag.
F. de Nowman. Mr. W. The C. M. S. 8. Co. will despatch the 8.s. Atkins Mr. Green, Miss M. Bazett, Mrs.
S..8.0
man, MTB. China to San Francisco via Ebang. E. 8. Mor, Mrs MacLeban, Mr. J.R. bal and Nagasaki on Sunday, 3rd Lyness, Mr. NJ. Fottom, Masters Hill inst. at Noon.
and Masters Loe. POS. Co.'s B.M.S. Empresa of Rungi arrived at Yokohama on the
20th
bidders, the ship was sold to Mr. Lowing are quoted nominal: Cantons Weihaiwei, Chefoo and Tientsin-Per The OPOS, Co.'s R.M.S. Mont agle McNYHA Bonefield, Miss L... Fam-
Chan Shek Shan, the well known Chi- nese capitalist for $122.500. As the ship is in good condition, and is well and favourably known in the river service, she will, no doubt, prove to he a good investment to the buyer. She is commanded by Captain Gillen,
SOME FISHING.
A STORY FROM KURDISTAN.
$445; Yangtszes $245 x.d., and Far Easterns Tis. 17..
Shipping-Douglases are quiet with sellers at $87: "Indo-Chinas deterred) were done at $209 London: Register. Steamboats changed hands at 824 and more shares are wanted at that figure, Star Ferries are also enquired for at $28.
sales Refineries.China Sugars. have been reported for 8227/$233 with further buyers at 8232. Mala- bons are firm with buyers at $51.
Philippine Iands. Sardokan, netralia,
and New Zealand ria THURS DAY ISLAND--Per TAIYUAN, Registration 1.6 p.m. Letter
ad p.m
THURSDAY. May 27. 'Shanghai and North Chin-Per SIX.
KING, 1.1).
Shanghai and North China, Japan via Nagasaki. Honolula, Candy United States, Central d South America, and EUROPE
SAN FRANCISO ty;
TENYO MARU, Registration
A4vam, Letters 10.30 am
FAIDAY May 28 Bangkos, Cera Manritins! I Marque South Africa India ria Utanushkodi. Esynt, and EUROPE V MARSEILLES- FerSADO MARIT Registration 9458
B.0. L tter 10.39 m. Swatow, Amoy and Foochow Per FIAI-
HONG, 1 P. SATURDAY. May 29.
The
14th May, left there on the 18th May and is due at Vancouver on the 24th May.
- Mr. Leo d'Almeda' appeared before Mr. R. O. Hutchison at the
The N... 12. Trushima Maru (Liver Magistracy this moming, on behalf pool Lie lett Singapore for this of Mr. A. E. Hall, and applied for a part on the 1th May and is ex remand in a cars in which a bost pyctet bare on the 24th May. The NY. . Sanuki Maru (Ca'cutta woman was charged at the instance Line) left Moji Er this Tort direct of Sub-Inspector Moss with the theft oohe 19th May and is expected at Teimshatsui, of 27 colls of wire bere ou the 24th M.v.
valued at $217. Mr. d'Almada said Mr. The N.Y.K.&.&. Purtland Mars (Bombay Hall was engaged, at the Summary Line) eft Bombay for this part direct Court and could not attend. His on the 8th May an is expeed bare Worship enquired, the facts of the on 1 be 24th My.
Shanghai and North China Per The
CHEAS, 3. p.. THURSDAY, June 3.
bhanghai, North Chins and Japan v
Kobe Per RAMO MARU! 15.m.
Docks and Wharves, Kowloon Strvits, Wharves remala quiet with buyers ar There seems to be some good fish- $934 and sellers at $86. Kowloon ing in the Kurdistan country. A lady Docks business took place at $150/ who was recently there writes to a 151 and shares are now wanted at friend in India :- A Jew days ago $152. Shanghai Docks have re- we were our riding when we met some ceded slightly but shares are wanted Arabs with about a dozen donkeys in the North ar Tls. 130. loaded with fish, and in almost every Miscellaneous. The following are
buying case one fish formed a donkey-load all
quorations-Cements. and was as big as a man. The head $6.00: China Lights 881 (old) and of the fish hung down to the ground $62 (new); Dairy Farms $234; Hong- on one side of the donkey and the tail kong Trams $61; Peak Trams (old) down to the other side. They were $6.10: Steam Laundries $44: Ropes the biggest fish I've ever seen. The $23, and Wisemans $35. way the Arabs catch them is by throw- ing something in the river which makes a fish drunk. He then rises and flops helplessly about on the sur- lace and the Arabs swim out and push him on to the banks and then pull him! up with ropes." Here is new sport for the followers of Izaak Walton.
EX-SOLDIERS, AND RUM.
GOOD TEMPLAR'S REGRET.
A PIOUS PILGRIM.
WHY HE LEFT MOROCCO.
·SUCCESSFUL BRI "ISH ELECTRIC WELDING PROCESS
Rapid progress is being made with the special process of electric welding
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C.P.0.8. C **Mattus case, and Inspector Moss said that Arrived at Karachi from Tiverpol the defendant's junk was engaged at on the 19th May vs the ashoot 3 p.m. yesterday, to load some 27th May and is due at Colombo cargo. After the junk, bad been about May 1
The N.Y.R. A. Awa Mary Liverpooloaded, the defendant was seen to Line) left Glagow. for this portia not-term part of the cargo she was throw some coils of wire walch did Suez on the 23rd April and is ex-
pected here on the 4th Junengaged to transport into the junk. The Y.K. & Shini Muru (Bombay Reniand of a week, ball $250,
inet left Fury for this part
The
direct on the 11h May nad is expected bere. on he 4th in e
TODAY'S ADVERTISEMENT.
HONGKOND JOCKEY CLUB
Meichi Maru (Bombay) Hombay for iis porta şi no the 19th May and is expeed bars on the fith Jne. The N..K. a. Penang Maru (Liver
pool Line lefs: Glasgow be this via 6ges on the Bit. Arril and Dera on uth June
Iyo Mara (Biropoan." Lareen Subscription Grimns for Line) left London for Las part vis
„Season 1990/1921. Suez on the 8th May, and is expect ed here on the 17th To
A
Tbo
the
15 for ittending subscribers to the NY.K... Durban Mare (Hamburg above are zone posted at the Baker -Line, lets London for this post vispa Suez on the 5th May and is expected corres, the Hongkong Jockey Club
Offices and The Hongkong Club here on the 19th June.
Should the number of ponise zube- N.Y.Kr. Tojama Mary (Hstribuirse Line) left Antwerp for the port vie|cribed for reach a total of thirty or more, Snez on the ith Mst and is expect the Stewarta will adequately provide ed bera on the 17th June
for sale in next year's Programme. It is prosed to arrange that the ponies artive in "Hoogkong'doring the math of October,
order to toke the
A Moor of Fez, who was leaving which was successfully employed by Morocco to live in Mecca, came to say the British Admiralty during the war good-bye to an Englishman. "There in the construction of a rivetless" are nothing but Christians in my 1,000-ton steel barge for transport city," he complained. "I can live purposes. The peculiarity of this there no longer" The Englishman process is the use of special electrodes expressed surprise, as only a month covered with flux which prevents the The before the Moor had been praising the oxidation of the welding metal. Fur: An increase of over 10,000 mem French protectorate to the skies, and ther, by using electrodes and fluxes bers in the adult and juvenile sections by a life tactful persuasion extracted of special composition steel of any The
particular character-mild steel was reported at the Grand Lodge the admission that this sudden dis-
nickel steel, high-tensile steel, vani, meeting of the Independent Order of like for Frenchmen was due to an dium steel, and so on--can be de Good Templars recently at Sunder anfortunate misunderstanding. The posited direct. Cast iron of good fand. At the same time the Grand Moor had said his estates three times quality can also be obtained by this Chief Templar regretted that numbers, over to three different parties. They system of welding. Extensive repain of members returning from military were so anxious to buy," he said, are being carried out in worn tram FOUR 6TH ATTys getting office bad failed to come back to the pathetically, that I had not the heart way to cracked omnibus wheels Yod or bruse Boise poble de mangas, open- lodges. Alderman Hogg, chairman of to refuse them," Proceedings threat and old motor car shafts and a com these waande sve besler all sight is omitted to take Gnancial interest in the North of England Temperance ened, but the wily Fast had depart pany has been formed for the pros they always will. Got a bittle of League, emphisised this, and said ed, and now lives in Mecca in the duction of welded motor car wheels Chamberlain Pain Bains and be that more than two of these possies, the vast every injury la cared for immediately of which, will probably not exceed $300 hundreds of young men who were pre odour of sanctity purified by his pil-An important feature is that only 2 You can get nothing better, and boor landed in Hongkong. viously teetotalers had taken to drink grimage from all sin, with the com- moderate amount of skill on the part poison is too dangertrusa disse to risk. Ing during military service as a result fortable sum of a million franes gained of the operator, is required to secure For sale by all Chemlate, and Store-
kooperz. "pl the rum ration and the canteens. by the threefold sale of his estates, satisfactory results,
A PARENT'S DUTY,"
F
By Order,
BAR.GAW..GEOD, Acting Chak of the Courre
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