MONDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1921::
*SHIPPING
15,000 MOTOR TON VESSEL.
TRIALS OF THE - JAVÁ,” “EQUIPPED.
- WITH 4,500 H.P. MAOBINERY.
The East Asiatic Co. has arranged to grant ten free passages on their motor ships to certain students who have completed their courses at Copenhagen Univarsity.
The light on Tanjong at Port Swettenham is now a white light,
*RUGBY,
"CLUB ARMY.
THE CHINA MALI
BROWN SUDARO PINCHED.
BUT NOT THE ANONYMOUS
VAR VILLAINT-
Before Magistrate Lindeell this morn- ing, a cargo beat woman
was charged The with the larceny of 8 piculs of Java
The Club combination, which was at home to an Army XV o. Saturday, won by 10 points to nil
DATO-DAY'S
ADVERTISEMENTS.
THE GLOBE FURNISHING
EXPORT CO., LTD. (In Liquidation).
The trials were run from Burmeis.sulting every 30 seconds, thus light standard of rugby throughout was brown sugar, the property of the THE COMPANIES ORDINANCE,
20 seconds, eclipse 10 seconds. The er and Wain's yard a few weeks ago light should be visible in cleat weather
the motor ship"Java," the third. for a distance of 14 miles.
a series of four 13,000 ton vessoin
-en-
Sergt. Stimson, prosecuting, said that the defendant's junk was engaged to transport the sugar from a ship in harbour to the refinery. It was delivered short in weight and the police were sent for. He went owe ant of searching the junk found 8 picule of sugar lying loose in the hold. He also found a number of empty augar bage.
poor and neither side showed good China Sugar Refinery. form, The Clubmen were stronger than the military, contingent, and pressing from the start, were soon giving trouble in the Army 25 fine Play here was scrappy until Mabey picked up and touched down. The try was not converted: From the centre, the Club again attacked, at "If it were not for the high prices tempting some three-quarter passing which have to be asked for new which failed. However, the oval was tonnage by shipbuilders, there is little doubt that orders would be placed opt in the army half of the field, for new vessels and particularly motor and after some clever dribbling,
Day got through ships, the ships of the future," says and scored far out. The goal kick the Daily Telegraph.
TOSE.
ader construction for the East Asia- According to Lloyd's shipbuilding Co., the two previous being the returns, 154 motor shipa are under Afrika" and the Malaya.". These construction in various parts of the pe aro 166 ft. in length, with a world, totalling 405,941 tous groan. hm of 60 ft. and are equipped with of these, British yards were res 'D 2,250 i.h.p. six-cylinderponsible for 55, totalling 229,325 tons
Wain And meister
similar cylinder 35, with
ensions to the eight-cylinder 3,200 sets built by Harland and Wolff Installation in the 14,000 ton Glen a trials a speed of 13.1 koots was ned, the average engine speed 117 r.p.m., corresponding to ih.p., with a fuel consump of 141 grammes per i.h.p. hour, ivalent to approximately 15 tons per day of 24 hours. On the trials, when the order was received from full speed ahead to full speed astern, the time required to stop the ship dead was 2 mins, 45 secs. After delivery the "Java" sailed to Gothenburg to load cargo for the East.
The Java" was built at the Takakov shipyard, Denmark, the chinery being fitted. at Burmeister.
Wain's.
The
Mr. Choy Po-min, of the compra dore department of the Company, said that 1,120 bags of qugar weighing 1,500 piculs were transferred to the
the defence delivered at th refinery, the Bugar defendant's junk from the ship. When weighed only 1,400 plouls. Some of was taken from a difficult angle and the bags were half empty and must
Club went wide.
con have been tampered with. The Lord Pirris, chairman of Harland tinued to worry their opponents. witness admitted however that the and Wolff, paid a short visit to New Jordain had an excellent opening, and sugar was not weighed on the ship York last month to discuss questions picking up, wriggled his way before being put on board the junk. of the supply of oil fuel. From the through the defence and put down Defendant. Some of the bags had. information that could be gathered between the posts. This was well big boles in them, an the sugar on his return, Lord Pirrie does not taken, and the ball just went dropped out. consider there is any likelihood of under the cross bar.
Magistante: Eight piculs! You shortage.
know you have no right to it anyway. Two months.
a
The "Empress of France," also of the Canadian Pacific flest performed the hitherto unparalleled achieve ment of steaming from Liverpool to Quebec and back in 15 days, 5 hours EARCH AND PROGRESS IN and 5 minutes. She left Liverpool at
SHIPBUILDING.
the
The Army made a fine rally after this and continued the offensive until half time, but they could not score.
Play in the second half was most uninteresting and inclined to be scrappy. The only feature of this ball was a touch down by Newman as a result of a clever run through the backs. Jordain converted this try.
SUNEN STONE JUNK.
TODAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS.
HONGKONG HOTEL AND REPULSE
BAY HOTEL ·
XMAS AND NEW YEAR HOLIDAYS.
SATURDAY, 24th December.
A telegram received at the local Dinner Dansant at Repulse Bay Hotel. Harbour Office from the Harbour... Master at Canton states that stone junk has been sunk at Blake Point, 8. 85. E. Amherst Point, N. 14. W.,
red light by night. mark boat with red flag by day and
:
4 o'clock in the afternoon of August 31st, began her homeward voyage at At first sight the present time of 5 o'clock in the afternoon of Septem stagnation and depression may not ber 3 and arrived back at Liverpool seem the most opportune for urging at 10 o'clock Friday night, Suple expenditure on research in. the ship. ber 9. For both the westbound and building industry, but more careful east-bound crossing her speed averag- consideration will show that sucked over 18 knots. expenditure may nevertheless be well
The American line has made a advised. If it be admitted that progress in the past has been furthered announcement stating that
"Manchuria". and "Mongolia," by research of the right kind, it will probably be allowed that a similarly of its New York-Hamburg passenger beneficial effect is to be anticipated in service, hereafter will be op rated cabin class ships with the future, and there can be no
minimum rate of 145 dols. question that any stimulus which can help to restore the industry to a either way between these two named position of prosperity should be ap- ports. Hitherto these vessels have plied at the first possible opportunity.carried first and third class, the rate That research may provide anchor first clas since September 1 having a stimulus, we gather, is the view of been 195 dols, and before that 225
A young man who lived on the dols. Under the new arrangement Mr. Harold E. Yarrow, C.B.E., who, in hia presidential address to the Institu- cabin class is substituted for first sixth floor of a Geneva house suddenly tion of Engineers and Shipbuilders class, accommodations and service attacked his sister, drove her out on The new rates to the balcony, and there killed her in Scotland, traced the remaining the same. effect of scientific research in will apply on October 1 with regard with a chair and a kitchen knife. connection with the development to the "Manchuria" from New York,
AS
of high-speed craft of the torpedo-boat and on October 26, from Hamburg type during the last fifty years, and and all sailings thereafter. advocated its more oxtensive employ.
Congratulations have been shower- ed on Mone. Sarah Bernhardt on reaching her 76th birthday.
to Mariveles when the vessel was
BO rc-
BOXING DAY, MONDAY, 26th December, "Fancy Dress" Dinner Dansant at
Hongkong Hotel Grill
WEDNESDAY. 28th December. Dinner Daneant at Repulse Bay Hotel.
NEW YEAR'S EVE SATURDAY, 31st. December. "Fancy Dress" Dinner Dansant at Repulse Bay Hotel. (SUNDAY being NEW YEAR'S DAY,
from 7.30 p.) the above Dinner Danes will commenca
NOYDAY. 2nd January, 1922, Dinner Dansnt at Repulse Bay Hotel.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
N
INDER instructions of the Custo
dian. Enemy Property,
ON
WEDNESDAY December 14. 1921, at 12 noon.,
at their sales Roomt 8 Des Voeux Road Central,
8 Cases White Wines
5 Casse Vormouth
ex Bord,
FOR SALE.
children. This censare also e and FOR SALE. - Org Oldsmobile Sever
Seater Motor Car, brand new,
ment in the future, says Engineering. Mr. G. E. Hooks, a passenger on abreast of Luzon Point. The Board He pointed out that the speed of the P.M.S.Golden State," which found the captain and chief officer such vessels had increased from about arrived at Shanghai on Saturday, mail jointly and severally responsible 153 Knots in 1872 to 40 knots at the week, is to act as performance engineer for this catastrophe, it having present time, and ascribed this pro- on the new American Shipping Board been shown that the latter was in real gress to the cumulative result of in-freighter"Cathay," built at the Kinng command of the vessel, and that both vestigations by naval architects, mar nan Dock and Engineering Works, are completely incompetent and gross- ine engineers and metallurgists. The The "Cathay," the fourth of the Ship-ly acgligent. Although form of the hull, he pointed out, had ping Board's 14,000 ton freighters sponsibility rests on the second officer through tank experiments on medels, built at the Chinese government by reason of his aubordinate position been modified to secure the minimum shipping yards, is expected to loave on board, the Board strongly censures resistance, and, as farther evidence of Sbangha i for San Francisco about the the indifference shown by bim toward the value of this work, he mentioned middle of next month. The three rendering aid to the unfortunate. that the average fuel consumption chips of this class which have been passengers, especially women and over a wide range of ships had been deliveres 1 by the Chinese yard are the reduced by 5 per cent. by model "Mand a rin," "Celestial" & "Orient l." to the crew.
wheels and mplete Equipment experiments at the National Physical Every one of them, it is stated, has
The Rotterdam Lloyd is directly6ly Hudson wire wheele two spare Laboratory. In the matter of marine proved satistactory in their trial runs propelling machinery of the recipro and in service. The contract speel interested in the Pacific services (with in shoreughly could runing condition, cating type for the class of vessel of the freighters is 10 knots an hour, the Netherland Co. and the Java For price & particilers apply under consideration, Mr. Yar:ow but in their trial runs they have par-China-Japan Line), the Java-New to the forr aed at 13 knots an hour. Ship- York Line (with the Netherland Co., particularly
and the work of Messrs. Normand, of ping Board officials are pleased with the Holland America
"Ocean "), and the Java, Bengal Line Havre, and mentioned that the th shipe built in China,
(with the Netherland Co). On all indicated horse-power per ton of
The Harbour Master gives notion these lines the position was satis machinery (including main and auxi- liary engines and boilers with water that the Chinese Government with factory. The Java-Parific !ire suffer- had increased from about 27 in 1886 the assent of the Treaty Power Coned somewhat froin thunfavourable in 1895. Further development suls, has decided that the following position, but there was no reason for course ciprocating engine was, of clause be added to the Harbour Re anxiety. The Java-New York Line. of the st
ested by the introduction gulations for the port of Shanghai, felt the influence of the want of car- Parsons turbine by Sir Charles and take effect forthwith:31 B goes, since Germany could export he beer poilers the problem Bunkering vessels with fuel oil is moore cheaply than the U.S.A. as a vaporatiewelin the maximur permitted in any part of the harbour result of the low valuta. Consequently conjuncti subject to the following conditious: the fortnightly services had been guced to every thire weeks.
referred
A
with the mmum dan Beth wwwd-compulated the oil Yarrow deaf with some thein is not less than 150 deg. Fahrenheit The lack of cargoes from the USA, vestigations this problem which as tested by the Abel closed cup test, to the Dutch East Indies has however, have resulted the employment and that it is covered by a certificate been made up for by cargoes from of water-tubelera, fired with oil to that effect from the company sup- Rotterdam (in transit to the Colonies). fuel and capable producing 120,000 plying the oil. (b) That the bunker Mr. Frederick 8. Samuels, chief of 1b. of superheated am per hour. It ing barges are approved by the the Oceanic Steamship Co., of San was obviously impor ble to mention, Harbour Authorities, whose approval Francisco, when asked: “Can the in the course of a braddirces, more however, shall not be arbitrarily with United States keep her merchant than a few of the Fleme already hold. Such barges shall be registered marine flag on the seas in competition solved, even in the particular at the Customs for their special with European countries and Eur
* Under olase of work consider Enough purpose, (c) That such precautions opean wages?" replied, was said, however, to sh that re be taken as may from time to time be natural competition, emphatically no. search has been a valuable to this directed by the Harbour Authorities." We cannot meet the standards of the industry in the past and toupport
Europeans or Orientale, and if we the view that its application to the
The Marine Board at Manila which seek through legislation to offest this many problems still requiring ten-inquired into the foundering of the disadvantage the effect will finally be tion is well worthy of encouragent. small steamer" Maris Lairs of the to decrease our trading relations with coast of Bataan on November 18, the world. We are not essentially a Great causing the loss of over 60 live and a maritime nation, such as considerable amount of cargo fund the Britain, Sweden, Holland, Norway, Causes of the catastrophe to have Denmark, Japan and others, which Five tankers in port at Swanson en:
Excess of cargo and countries must seek the sea for their brought more than 6 million gallonssengers, datective distribution of existence. They are content with low of crude oil from the Persian Gulf. panges and cargo on board, and returns on their shipping investments. bad ten go of the latter, error of Americans, on the ocntrary, look
*
GENERAL NOTES
"'4"Ham
The freighter Cathay, the last of judgment and lack of foresight on the inland and find much, more profitable the four vousels built by the Kiangnan part ofthe captain in continuing his opportunities awaiting them. When Dock and Engineering Works for the trip when the vessel was abreast of munagring our cost of oporation with United States Shipping Board, will be Coeliinon Foint, instead of taking those of European and Oriental delivered to her owners about the shelter in Mariveles poor manoeuver nations, it is apparent we can middle of next month,
ing of tide › captain upon trying to put pete in the tramp,
BUCHES & HOUGH, Auctioneers.
1
1511..
IN THE MATTER OF THE GLOBE FURNISHING & EXPORT COMPANY, IMITED,
of Section 188 of NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN the Companies Ordinance 1911 that General Meeting of the members of the abova samer Company will be held at the Offices of MESSRS, JOHNSON, STUKES & MASTER, Prince's Building. Victoria Hongkong,, on the 20th day of January, 1922, at 5 o'clock in the fto noon for the purpose of having sa manner in which the winding up. has account laid before them, showing the been conducted, and the property of the Company disposed of, and of hearing any explanation that may be given by the Liquidator and also of determining by extraordinary resolution the manner in which the books, accounts and documents of the Company, and of the Liquidator thereof, abalt be disposed of.
1921,
Dated the 12th day of December,
CHEUNG TSOI,
Liquidator.
PUBLIC AUCTIONS.
HE Undersigned have received instructions to sell by Public Auction,
On
THURSDAY, December 15, 1821, commencing at 11 am
at their Sales Rooms, Daddell Street, A Solection of Silve-Ware, (Tea est, Biscuit jare, Vases. Flour holders, Photo frames, etc,)
Also
A Few Pisces Jewellery,
On view from Wednesday the 14th,
Decoraber,
Pre-Cash on delivery,
LAMMERT BROS.,
Auctioneers,
on
SATURD. Y, December 17, 1921 commencing at 11 ■.m.
it their Sales Rooms, Duddell Street,
A Quantity of Valuable Household Fursiture, .Comprising:-.
Teak hatstand with bevelled mirror Sideboard with bovelled mirror, Dining tables and chairs, Carpet, Silk embroidered screens, tea tables, music cabinet, sto, etc
Double and Single Wardrobes, Dress- ing table with bevelled mirror, Chest- of-drawers, Washstand, etc.
Also
A Few Pieces of Black-Wood Ware
(Wardrobe, Silver cabinet, Chaire atc,)
And
One Viotrols,
On view from Friday the 16th, inst, Catalogues will be issued.
Terme :-Cash on delivery.
LAMMERT BROS., Auctioneers.
BILIOUS HEADACHE.
LL that is nooded is to correct the biliousness and the headache
dis prcats. Take Chamberlain's Tablets and you will soon be as well sa ever. For sale by all Chemists and Store- keepers.
SHE WAS A PRINCESS AMONG HER OWN PEOPLE
HER ANCESTORS OWNED THE LAND BEFORE THE VHITE MEN CAME-BUT NOW SHE WAS A DISCARDED PLAYING-VICTIM OF FALSE PROMISES AND A BROKEN HEART. SFE LITTLE NA-TA-KOWA in
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STARTING TUESDAY, 13th inst.
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what happens
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The ideal. Christmas Gift
WHAT
more exquisite gift
for her Christmas. than COMMUNITY PLATE either a new outht for her table,
or perhaps those few special pieces she wants for occasions,
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the problem of what to give for Christmas. We carry a com- plete line.
LANE, CRAWFORD & CO.
NEW MUSIC
NEW RECORDS
JUST ARRIVED.
FOX TROTS,
ONE STEPS,
AT
WALTZES,
ETC.
ANDERSON'S
Bole Agents:
Suzuki & Co.
SAKURA BEER
Alexandra Buildings.
Tel. 468 & 467.
DRAGON MOTOR CAR CO., LTD.
(THE EUROPEAN GARAGE),
Open and Closed
HIRE
482.
in Hongkong and Kowloon. TEL 3552
CARS FOR
482.
TEL
8552
C. E.
WARREN
Co.,
LTD.
EXPERT SANITARY ENGINEERS, TEL NO. 370.
Office, 30-32, Des Voeux Road. Showroom & Godown, 18A, Wanchal Road, Hongkong. Sanitary Repairs Carried Out Neatly & Quickly.
*
STOVES — STOVES
"Dover" Stoves Regal" Stoves-Fairy Oak" Stoves, "Comrade" Bioves-Fawcett "Stoves.
And many other different makes-Also a very birge stock of open Grates for Dining and Drawing Room Requirements.
We call attention to a large number of slightly damaged Bathe, which we are disposing of at greetly reduced prices-varying from 30 per cent to 50 per cent below present market price.
Alea Bath Room Fittings Opal and Nickel Plated Towel Rm1! Mirror Boap Holders Glass Shelves &c.,
WARREN & 00 C. E
GANDE, PRICE
LTD.
& CO LTD..
WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS,
8. QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL,
TEL 185
DEG to notify Customers that Assorted Hamper suitable for the
BFestive Season may be obtained from us at the following reduced rates,
ANON 1 HAMPER,
Qt. Moet & Chandon Champagne "Crown Brat "
Blackberry Brandy
Pt. D.O.M
1 Qt. Martell's XXX Brandy
9
King George IV White Label or Perfection Whûky Superb Tawny Port
St. Julien Claret
Old Brow Sherry Bed Beat
D.O
Old Tom Gin or Dry Gin
Burgoyne's Australian Burgundy
phial Pomeranzan Bitters
No. 2 HAMI
1gt. Guillemart Champagne |
21 PL DOM
Book 1.Qt/Busroyce's Australian Burgundy. 9818 MKAZAlive XXX Brandy
Hakkebyway Dry Fort
King George IV WL or Perfection Whisky
9
St. Julien Claret
D.O.L. Old Tom or Dry Gin
* Vino de Pasto Yellow. Soal Sherry
phial Pomaranzan, Bitters N
t. Burgoyne's Australian Burgundy.
PL.Get Freres: Päpperminta
Ota. Bupatior Rich Old Port
Hey Kids George NAWALA or Perfection Whit
Rucunda IX Brandy
montillato Sherry White Beal
DIGIKOTA TOS or Day Gin
phial Pomeranian Mittens
daricot all; descriptions made up to milt Customers, requi
$85.
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