WEDNESDAY, MARCH 14
SHIPPING.
P. & O.-BRITISH INDIA APCAR AND
EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN LINES
(COMPANIES incorporated in ENGLAND), MAIL AND PASSENGER SERVICES
STRAITS, JAVA, BURMA, CHYLON, INDIA, PERSIAN QULF, WEETS INDIES, MAURITIUS, RAST AND SOUTH AFRICA, AUSTAALASIA, INGLUDING WAW FRALAND A ND QUENNSLIED PETS, RED GRI, EGYPT, EUROFT, &
PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL FORTNIGHTLY DIRECT ROYAL MAIL STEAMERS, (Under Contract with H.M. Government.)
14th Mar.
6. A.
Tous
From Bongkong (about)
"LAHORE"
| 5,952
*at D'light.
"ALIPORE"
6,273
14th Mar.
at 4 p.m.
**KASHMIR"
8,841
21. Mar.
at 4 p.10.
*ROUDAN”
€,700
27th Mar.
"DONGOTA"
4th Apr.
NAGPORE"
6,953
4NANKIN".
7,000
Jerb Apr.
8th Apr.
RTCTTA
1,800
21st Apr.
FARMALA
Piono
and Mas
"KASHGAR
1,000
18th May
*NYANZA"
7,оло
R0th May
** NOVARA"
8,850
18th June
"DELTA'
8.007
2016 Грла
"MATWA"
10,01
11th July
"DEVANHA"
8,029
28th July
Destination
S'pore Penang, Col'to & B'bay, Singapore and Bombay. MARHRILTER, LONDON & ̈Â'werp.
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rio. do
BRITISH INDIA-APCAR SAILINGS (South)
**TANDA"
"JANUS"
"JAPAN"
6,950 4,724 8,000 11th Apr.
3rd Apr. 8th Apr. EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN
"ARAFURA"
ODDS AND ENDS.
MAINLY SCISSOR LOOTS.
A Strange Insect.
THE CHINA MAIL.
TRAMP STEAMERS.
SOME QUEER CARGOES.
NOTICES TO CONSIGNEES ·
A
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES,
HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINIE.
obtained.
A tramp steamer not on any regulát service, but here, there and Oce of the most remarkable everywhere, more on the byway Motership or Stearnship creatures in the world is the praying than the bighways of the savan seks ranatis; "preying mantis", would be a picks up some very peculiar cargosk
"RHEINLAND *** more suitable name, for this inscot is writes a correspondent to The Navy. having arrived, Consignees of Cargo one of Nature's florcast marauders, Pots, and pane and ivory fans come by her are hereby notified that all It gets its name from ite curious to her holds as often as sugar and goods are being landed, at their risk, habit of holding its forelegs dors tea, coal or wheat, sal no matter into the hazardous and/or extra- together and slightly raised, like the what it is bas.to be cared for and hazardous Godowns of the HONG- hands of a man engaged in prayer. maintained in a marketable condition GODOWN CO., LTD., whence and/or KONG & KOWLOON WHARF & But the attitude is far from being one in spite of the fact that nearly overy from the Wharves delivery can be of devation. The mantis lives different consignment neede particular entirely upon other insecte, though handling... the large specics that inhabit South America do not disdain an occasional small bird. It moves over the leaves of a plant antil it reaches a spot to [which flies and beea are likely to
All Claims must reach us by como. Then it becomes motionless, ing hundreds of tons of old horseshoes 25th March, 1929, or they wil and ita forelegs are raised to a pray to Chias. Bones, too, are carried to not be recognised. ing position. Presently en nuwary America from this country-all sorts examined by Messrs. Goddard & All damaged packages will be By settler on the leaf. Suddenly of bones from all sorts of animals, Dougian (Marine Surveyors) at 10 there is a movement so rapid that the Cleaned white and free from odour,, a.m. on 16th March, 1923. eye cannot follow it, and next moment bagged and shipped to New York, they the praying hands are bolding the fy make their re-appearance as smokers to the insect'o strong jaws. The requisites, dentists' stock in trade, and forelege are armed with sharp edged in a hundred other different ways. horny plates, which the mantis àra
In a London police court the other day a claim was board for compensa- tion for injury resulting from the fall of a bag of horeashore. It transpired that that particul vessel was carry-
A PARMYARD ON BOARD.
as we pse a scythe or a sickle. With. Not long ago avesael with a capacity sharp slash it can lay low an insect of nearly ten thousand tons made a ne big as itself.-Sunday Times. Mediterranean voyaga with a cargo Gangways.
of fowls, ducks, geese and eggs. The birds, twenty thousand there were, were all alive in very good vocal form, and were shipped in crates at. Alexandria, together with a quarter
SHIPPING.
INDO-CHINA
STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD.
SAILINGS SUBJECT TO ALTERATION.
DESTINATION
ANTUNG VĨA ÒWarow BiasonaF. STRAITS and CALCUTTA »omo-n MANILA — SHANGHAI via SWATOW ...oria suta BHANGHAI TIS SWATOW 10*10 KOBE via YOKONAKA BANGKOK via SWATOW noviaspo TIENTSIN —papa miðast en dagen SHANGHAI Vis SWATOW
STEAMER
BAILIRO.
SHAWONAL VIN SWATOW Sandnes.WINGBANG ..........Wod.. 14th Mar., Bam. HAYPHONG via HoutoW...
KWAIBANG ......Wed., 14th Mari, Noon. ..BRANG
.................Fri 16th Mar-10 m. HOSANG Fri 16th Mar., p.io. LOONGBANG... Fri 16th Mar., 3p.m. TUNGBEING Ban, 18th Bar, 10 0. „LOKEANG komun., 18th Mar., Noce, JOUKSANG Mon, 19th Mar, Noop. YATSHING Taen 10th Mar., 10: HINBANG.Tues., 10th Mar. 3pm. CHIPSHING...Wed., 21st Mar., Noon.) HOPSANG......Thare, Stud Mar, 10a.m. KORELAISANG...........F: sard Mar., 4 pm. BAXOROK via BOHUNSANG Sat, 24th Mar., 10a.m. STRAITS and OALCUITA terməktube
...KWAISANG........Fri, 30th Mar., 3 p.m.
No claims will be admitted after the goods have left the Godowns, and all goods remaining undelivered BANDAKAN after 18th March, 1923, will be subject to rent,
No Fire Insurance will be effected. Bill of Lading will be counter- signed by
B
ARNHOLD BROTHERS & CO., LTD.,
Agents. Hongkong, March 12, 1923.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. FROM TRIESTE, VENICE, BRINDIST,
MASSAVA, PORT SAID, ADEN, COLOMBO, PENANG & SINGAPORE.
THE Steamship
landed
* TRIESTE," "
at their
That Dutch owners are paying S'pore, Pennug Colbo & B'bay, particular attention to those datails MARSEILLES, LONDOx & Awerp, which count so much in securing the S'pore, Penang, Celbo & R'ber. patronage of the travelling public is MARSEILLES, LONDON & Awerp.xemplified in many ways. Doubtless of million eggs, all destined for | S'pore, Penang, Col'bo & B'bay.
Valetta Harbour, Malta: The cargo MARIEILLES, LONDON & A'werp.
their example will be followed. rather pleasing feature in the Holland-by no means filled the big holde, but America Lina arrangements at the freight was apparently quitaONSIGNEES of Cargo are horoby Rotterdam is the provision of gang sufficient to the voyage commenced. informed that all Goods are being ways de luxo connecting ship with Very few of the crew won a wink of
risk into, the shore. The old cross battened rieket sleep during the few days that short Codewas of the Hongkong and Kow. ty planks with nerve chattering and voyage, for a big freighter's holds are Ltd, nt Kowloon, whenco and/or from loon Wharf and Godown Company, questionable connections and chilling nothing bat huge sounding boxie if the wharves delivery may be obtained. Hingapore, Penang & Calcattxposure to the elements have gone. there is much empty space in them. Optional Cargo will be forwarded Bingspora, Fonang A Calentta In their place there has been installed and with every barnyard call the unless notice to the contrary be giran Singapore, Phorog & Calcutta a series of substantial, well-designed whole ship resounded like a buge before th inat. SAILINGS (South) pletely enclosed, tastefully decorated,
corridor gangways which are com- dram,
Sleep was impossible, and every Manila, Thursday Land, electrically lighted and practically member of the ship's company was Townsville, Brisbane, Sydney slip-proof. This may be a small point, gind to see their destination, although but with the attention to detail in all their troubles had not ended with directions the maximum of comfort is arrival. For several days after the Beaured and reputation and goodwill vessel lay in the barboor with her founded. The gangway is the narrow cargo and discharged awaiting a ro
6,000 6th April
& Melbourne. Froquent connections from Australia with the following:-- The Union B.. Company's steamors to the United Kingdom vis New Zealand,
Vancouver, Ban Francisco etc.
The P.&O. Royal Mail steamers to London via Bunz Canal. The P. & D. Branch Service of steamers to London via the Cape.l
vla Panama Canal,
SAILINGS -TO
"BONDAN"
*JAPA**
'KARMALA "
SHANGHAI
JAPAN
6,709
15th Mar.
Shanghai.
6,000 9,008
19th Mar. Moji and Kobe.
24th Mar. S'hai, Moji, Kobe & Y hams.
All dates are approximate and subject to alteration without notice.
WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY FITTED ON AJI. STEAMERS,
Passengers for Rangoon must defray their own Hotel expenses at Singapore while waiting for the en carrying steamer.
1st Balcon Passengers may travel by B.1.8.N. Company's steamers between Singapors and Calcutta Singapore and Madras in lieu of the section of their P&O. Tickets Binasporo to Colombo.
All Cabins are Btted with Electric Fans free of charge.
Farcals Measuring not more than si ft. x 2 ft. x 1 will be received at the Company's Office up to noon on the day roviona to sailing.
For Further Information, Passage Faree, Freights, Handbooks, ete, apply to
MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO.
13, Des Vieux Road Central, HONGKONG
BAIGON, SWATOW, SINGAPORE
Avonte
AND HOIHOW RUN,
Spla wild passenger accommolallan-lupe and sdry burth’caldes fitted Unrughoak with electricity, HPECIAL FRRIOUT NATES. Apply-XUEN SANG STEAMSHIP COMPANY- 201 Wing Lek 81. West, Toisphone 3215,
"excuses.
our
rare,
entertainment to those who looked on
No claims will be admitted after the Goods remaining undelivered after Goods have left the Godowns, and all
the 15th inst., will be subject to rent. Ali olaiwa against the steamer bust be presented to the Undersigned on or before the 25th inat, or they will not be recognized.
Calcutta Line-This line now offeste regular saßiigeta Caleutta, Panang and Bingapore retuming from Calcatta steamers proceed is trails and Hongkong to Japan, occasionally eating as hang. All steamers hare sacolient passenger secotondation, are Attal with Electriu Light and Kans and carry a fully qualified Huron.
BBC Ling-Bailings APR Tow Ryery thran days between Cantan und Bannghai, game
calling n
Through tichstacas he shalasd and through Bill of Leg are issued to all Northern and Yangisse Porta ría Shanghai Maalia
16.—A Woskly sateľoo be maintained with Manila by
accommodation, alles from both ports ever with good parminger Haiphong Lins-Sailing approximately weekly for passengers and cargo, sailing at Holhow when
faturament offers, Borneo
Line-Fortnightly wailings to and from Bardskan by two sono tous gleamers. 15A "HINYANG" H.B. "MAUBANG" both Bears having excellent passesgar Accoramaon.. Carge takes on through Bills of Lading for Kudat, Jesselton, Jalvas, Tower and Lahad Datu Line.-A regular service is run from March to November between Hongkong and
Teatrin calling at Weibolwel and Chefoo Bangkok Kine-A weekly service is provided between Hongkong mad Bangkok vik Swatow, by re
steamer diled with up-to-date passenger accommodation.
Tientsin
CALCUTTA LINE.
THE STEAMSHIP
"HOSANG"
will be dispatched on 16th March at 3 p.m.
PUE
SINGAPORE, PENANG & CALCUTTA. Through Rilla of Tading issued to "RANGOON, MADRAS PORT SWETTENHAM, AND DUTCH EAST INDIES,
For Freight and Passage opply to:-
Telephone Central 915.
JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD.
General Managero:
N. Y. K.
SAILINGS SUBJKOT TO ALTERATION,
VICTORIA, SEATTLE & VANCOUVER via Shanghai & Japan ports. Through bills of lading issued to all Over land Common Points in U.S.A. and Canada.
SHIZUOKA MARU... YOKOHAMA MARU
T+
CH
...Ennday, 18th Mar. Saturday, 7th Apr.
Bills of Lading will be countersigned MARSEILLES, LONDON & ANTWERP và Singapore &c.
DODWELL & CO., LTD.,
Agents. Hongkong, March 9, 1923.
UNCLAIMED
TELEGRAMS.
GRAPH COMPANY, LTD.
The following unclaimed telegrams re lying at the office of treat Northern Telegraph Company The (Limited)-
Mouley, from Marse lleo. Imbort (2), from Paris. Harlon, from Koba.
***
**
...Wednesday, 14th Har ...Wednesday, 28th Mar.
BAKONE MABU BUWA MARU ... HAMBURG via LONDON, ROTTERDAM. LIVERPOOL vis "VALENCIA, MARSHILLES, SYDNEY & MELBOURNE via Manila &c.
TANGO MARU... YOSHINO MARU
***
...Wednesday 21st Mar
Wednesday, 18th April
...Middle. Apr. BUENOS AIRES via S'apore. Delaros Bay. Durban & Capetown.
Friday, 13th.april.
TAKETOYO MARU
H+ ++
KANAGAWA MARU
*
:
BOMBAY via Singapore & Colombo,
KAMAKURA MARU
Thursday, 18th Mar. GENOA, MARU... ...
...Friday, 93rd Mar, CALCUTTA via Singapore, Penang and Kangoon.
+
Saturday, 24th Mar.
Auyang (2), from Bankow. Mapwowing Monker Lane, Dairan.
from
BENGAL MARU
NAGASAKI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA,
YOSHINO MARU... ... SHANGHAI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA,
TAJIMA MARU... MISHIA MARD... HAKOZAKI MABU...
வகுக்
Thursday, 15th Mar..
All brokoa, chafed, and damaged Thama Jaland Shipping Company's steamers for Southampton and London but essential approsel, to the luxuries cover, and it was amusing to see the Goods are to be left in the Gedowns, of the modern liner, and corridor curious and puzzled ginaces from sea- where they will be examined on the gangways of the type mentioned are men in adjoining ships as they heard 10th inet, at 10 a.m. by our surveyors more in keeping with the floating the poise of an over-stocked barnyard Messrs. Goddard & Douglas.
} No Fire Insurance has boon effected, pleasures than the old fashioned coming from the holde of an oversens
freighter. Such cargoes are extremely by The Progress of 'Olvilisation.
However, the work of discharging The archeologist of to-day draws tions from the ruins of ancient citice from other vessels crowding in the bia conclusiona se to former civilisa-began at last, and it provided a free or from the tombs of forgotten king, harbour. How delightful it must When our own civilization is the sub have been to watch the antics of an ject of investigation, by the archroto- gists of the future they will have the old sbell back waving a boat hook at advantage of each newspapers as may vainly craieed around the barbour in
a couple of dozen Wyandottes as he THE GREAT NORTHERN TELE- NEW YORK & BOSTON via FANAMA have been preserved, and with their pursuit ? As every urate went over assistance will no doubt produce some the side into the lighter awaiting wanderfal accounts of how mankind lived during the present era. Should them, two or three of the occupants they slight on a copy of the hand escaped until soon the harbour looked Be a buge formyard pond. But ame agavenir recently published by with a few casualties the birds were
esteemed contemporary tha
all rescued and delivered-little the Observer to mark the completion of 130 years of vigorous life, they will worse for their poiqus experience.
Whatever it is that offers profit to find a most interesting summary of the political events of the period, but will must carry; all sorts of household the tramp steamer owner his ebips certainly wonder at the prominence furniture, old clothes, old maskets, given to such matters to the exclusion beads, old silk hats and faded thea- of all reference to scientific and intrical costumes for the Empire's far- dustrial progress. When the ObserVAT first survayed the world, in 1791, There was one ship not a few
flung outposts. James Watt was basy making the months ago who brought old maize condensing steam engine a practical unfit for human consumption from machine, neither the steamship nor Melbourne to Cork simply to feed the the locomotive existed and neither ga of Ireland. Five pounds, ten transportation nor industry as we know them to day were even conceiv. but pork was very dear then.
abilliage a ton was the freightago psid, able. The period covered by the review, caw the invention of the | electric telegraph, the aubmarine cable the Bessemer process, the electric light, the motor car, the aeroplane,, wireless telegraphy and telephony, the X-rays, the production of synthetic chemicals, the discovery of bacteriolo gical sotion and hosts of other inven- tions will occur to the mind. It is there which have fashioned the civilisation of to-day or, rather, which have made it possible to exist at all, and not the transactions of lawyers and politicians. We fully appreciate the doings of the latter and the skil with which our contemporary has presented a sommary of the events in which they figured, but to omit all got
WING CHEUNG & CO.
SHIP
CHANDLERS
AND
GENERAL STOREKEEPERS No. 105, Des Voeux Road Central,
HONGKONG,
"PHILIPS"
APHILIPS LAMP
ERMANENT ECONOMY
SOLE AGENTS
Holland China Trading C
Hong Kong
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AND BROOKED BY, A
KER CHEUNG SHING.
Connaught Bed Central Hongkong Agenta, Telephone, Cent; 2401.
THE HON SHING COMPANY.
GENERAL
Road
There is one thing the tramp steamer never carriea-gold. They keep that for the ocean greyhounds.
BY SPECIAL REQUEST.
"Halloa! Halloa!" shouted the fire- men, answering the frantic telephone
dummode,
"Are you there ? :- "Yes,"
"Who is it?
The fire station."
I wish to say that my front gar
da-པ
།།
"This is the F-I-R-E station you've
referense whatever to the inventions "Yes! I know. My front garden which enable the Observer to gather as along the side of the Bigson's ite now from the ends of the earth, house. Only to-day I sprinkled some print it, and to distribute it to awary
new gran sead on my lawn
salet in the land on Sunday morning is surely a fault in a "short ficord of oha hundred and thiety year," Engineering,
the fireman.
"This ain't a gardener's;"-roared
幽
want to say that as my garden is my "I know, I know, -I know I'But I
particular pride--"
" What's that got to do with us!”
"Oh, well, the Bigsons asked me to
"Alice" Don't you think a cookery book is fascinating reading 1 Ciara: tell you that their house was on fire,. "Yes, ladeed. It contains so many, so don't let your fireman trample stirring incidents."
But the fireman was gone!
Bub It-In
I must say these bisonite are fine l'erolaimed the young Eusband.
However could you say those wate, esanos be cared without taking nauseous “A good many people think shoupiskam fine biscuits 1 whispered his mother, medicine Chamberlain's Exia Balu sa the fair buids went to get more mase ged thoroughly into the skin has from the kitcaso... -'I did't my they cured far more rheumatism than any were fine, mother, replied the young relief quicker. For sale by'all Phamlete Latarnal remedy la existence and gives man"! I marely sald Immast say so, and Storekeepers,
Frokmon, from Shanghai." Clermont-ferrand.
Uwang Yoh 644, Boabamtb, from
N. LUND, Act. Superintendent, Hoogkong, March 8, 1923, XASTERN EXTENSION AUSTRAL
pagating
ASIA & UHINA TELEGRAPH CO.
R. Telegraph Office, Hongkong. List of unclaimed tolograme lying in
Bani, from Rangoon.
Farid 175 Praja East, from Sandakau Mrs. Wataon Kowloon Dock Kowloon, from Macno.
Pacific Coast Fictures, from Chicago. Piroshop, from Soerabaja. Wernbite, from Shanghai,
ME FAIREY,
Superintendent. Hongkong, March 8, 1993.
Tel.
*......Tuesday, 13th Mar, ....... Wednesday, 14th Mar, Monday, 10th Mar.
Vcr farther information apply to-. Central No, 292 & 283. NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.
K. H. KAMET, ̈- M» KINASE,
B. H IN G
LARGE STOCK OF SHIPBUILDING MATERIALS, viz Steel Shin Plates; Angles and Barn Also Shipelamllery Articles,
Telephone' Mo, 1116-
SHIPBUILDERS, SHIP REPAIRERS. BOILER MAKERS, FORGE: MASTERS, OXY-ACETYLENE, AND ELECTRIC WELDERS.
MECHANICAL, AND ELECTRICAL' ENGINEERS.
95, Wing. Woo Rtvert, Central.
LIMITED.
TAIKOO DOCKYARD & ENGINEERING COMPANY
OF HONGKONG,
TEL ADDRESS: “Tarkooboca.“ Horazona, TELEPHONE CENTRAL NO. 112.
Osta Tela: A ovin Ayu. PamizIVE,
-DRY DOCK
ríks on Bloolis 750 Fast
jan_Dentes-of
THREE BLIPWAYS–
Okpable, at Handling? Bhips'. Up
//to" 8,980 Tons DiesIsoemnis i
· Electris Crane as Bon.WRI
ERFIELD & SWIRE (John Bwire # Sons, Ltd.) "AGENTS" HONGKONG, CHINA & JAJAN,