TUESDAY, MAY 15 1928
P. & 0.-BRITISH INDIA
APCAR AND
EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN LINES
(COMPANIES incorporated in ENGLAND),
STRAITS, JAVA, BURMA CEYLON, INDIA, PERSIAN GULF, WEST ENDIES, MAURITIUS, PAST AND SOUTH AFRICK, AUSTRALASIN, INGLUDING MAW KRILAND AND QUEENSLAND POETS, RED KEL, FOYPT, ÉUROPI: 21.
PERSIAN RUGS.
THE CHINA MAIL..
COLOURS REPRODUCED SCIENTIFICALLY."
Thanks to the vegetable and chemical chromatics created thr
mountains
SHIPPING
CONSIGNEES,
CHINESE COASTWIBE TRADE THE EAST ASIA!
GEN
MALAYA
DRFTIBE VESSELS, BIG STARE;
The Motorship English shipa dominate the American and European tabora Chinese countwise tratto, which is having setired, Ogeaigosen of Cargo tories, it is now possible to re now being centralised at Shanghai, are hereby informed that all goods produce the wonderful blues and cording to Koba advices to the are being landad and stored at their risk reds in persian rugs that have been New York Journal of Commerce into the hazardous, and/or extra puzzling scientists for centuries, The British firms engaged in this bardous Godowns of the Hongkong & according to Cecil A. Edwards, the trado. are Butterfield Swire and Kowloon Wharf & Godora Co, Ltd, English Oriental rug expert (says Jardins, Matheson. The Chinese whence delivery may be obtained.
writer in the New York Herald) ships are owned by the China Mer- No claim will be admitted after the Mr. Edwards and his American chant (Government-owned) and the goods have left the Godowan, and all wife, a Bryn Mawr girl, have been Sampei Steam Navigation Com:goods remaining undelivered after the The Japanese ships are 18th of May, 1993, will be sabjsot residing in Persia for fifteen years pony.
to rent. making long journeys from their operated by the Dairen Steamship
All broken, ohafed and damaged home in Hamadan into strange Company, Nisshin Kisen Kaisha, goods are to be left in the Godowns, and undiscovered the Osaka Shosen Kaisha, and the where they will be examined in the MAIL AND PASSENGER SERVICES places searching for ancient rug Nikka Kyushin Kaisha. Only about presence of Consignees, by Mewará patterns that have become almost 36 per cent. of the total tonnage Goddard & Douglas on the 18th of extinct during the turbulent; upris-operating in this trade belongs to May, 1923 at 10 am. ings in the Near East.
the Chinesa flag.
All claims must reach us before the Despite the fact that for genera- Tapanose shipping is having conlad of May, or they will not be tions we have become accustomed siderable difficulty to cope with the recognized. fa to thinking that the beautiful present depression, and consequent No fire insurance, will be effected, colourings of the rose country ly every effort is being made to re
Bills of Lading will be countersigned found in antique tapestries and duce, operating expensas. Many carpots could never be replaced, Japanese slupa are being converted Mr. Edwards is most reassuring in from coal to oil burning as that maintaining that faodern science effects a saving of about 6 yen por can produce the same rich hues deadweight ton per month, it is After experimenting for several estimated. A 9,000 deadweight ton Marsgilles, London & Antwerp-years he is now using the new steamer using oil, it is estimated; MARABTLLES, LONDON & Antwerp. dyes in factories maintained by the
will have the following expenses Near East Relief in Persia and has Singapore, Colombo & Bombay, S'pore, Fenang, Colbo & Bombay, secured such excellent results that S'pore, Penang, Col'bo & Bombay. an importer in England has order MARSEILLES, LENDON & Antwerp. ed $8000 worth of Persian carpets D'bay, Marsellice, Idon& werp from the handlooms of the orphans 9 poro, Penang, Celbo & Bboy and widows now under American Bbay, Marseilles, Ldon& A'werp. MARSEILLES, LONDON & Antwerp. S'poro, Fening, Colbo & B'bay. MARRELLES, LONDON & Autworp "| MADSAildes, London & Antwerp B'bay, Marecillas, 'don, werp MARARILES, LONDON & Antwerp. B'bay, Marseille, Lidon & Awarp.
PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL FORTNIGHTLY DIRECT ROYAL MAIL STEAMERS, (Under Contract with H.M. Government.)
Wron
Tona Hongkong
[about)
16th May
at 4 psl.
8. A.
"KARBGAR"
0,000
"NYANZA"
7,000
20th May
"LAHORE"
6,202
4th June
"FOODAN"
0700
6th June
"JEYPORE"
6,316
1th June
"BARDINIA"
6,560
15IN FURG
DELTA"
8,097
27th June
"BICILIA"
0.823
69th June
"MALWA
10,941
"DEVANHA"
8,09%
"BOUDAN"
0.088
11th July 25th July 28th July
"KRIYA"
0.017
"KASHMIR"
8,841
"MACEDONIA”
10,519
DONDOLA
16,066
"MANTUA
10,902
8th Aug. 2nd Aug. 6th Sept. 19th Bont- 3rd Oct.
Destination
BRITISA-INDIA-APUAR SAILINGS (South)
JANUB
| 4,024 13th June BASTERN & AUSTRALIAN
Calcutta, vis Elngapore & Penang SAILINGS' (South) Manila, Thursday Island, Townsville, Brisbane, Sydney Frequent connections from Australia with the following:-
"CASTERN"
4,000
2nd Juno
& Melbourne.
ao P. & G. Hoyal Mail steamera to London via Suez Canal.
The P. & O. Francis Bervico of steamers to London via the Cape...
care.
IN SEARCH OF THE YARNĚ,”. "In the day of the radio and other modem achievements it is not difficult to be convinced that twentieth century science, which! has so much at its command, could equal at last the dyes of antiquity," commented Mr. Edwards in dis cussing the modern trend in Per- sian rug making.
Mr. Edwards further affirms that the carpets and rugs now being
for
The New Zealand Shipping Company's steamera for Routhampton and London weaving was able to inspire. vio Pausma Canal
TO
SHANGHAI
&
JAPAN
Wages Boarding
Reception fees
Yen
1,700
072
Insurance
1,712
Extra bonus Ice
1,400
70
*Communicating
801
01
Repairs...
3,000
500
Water.
70
Medicinal
B2
Travelling expenses.
80 "80" 230
...10,016
Paint, etc.
Bampan hire Miscellaneous
Total
by
e
JOHN MANNERS & CO., LTD..
Agents.
Hongkong. May 12, 1923.
COLUMBIA PACIFIC SHIPPING CO. (Operating United States Government Ships).
From PORTLAND, ORE, JAPAN PORTS, &c.
THE Steamship
"WEST MOMENTUN"? / "PAWLET" having arrived from above ports, CONSIGNEES are requested to pre sent their Bills of Lading in exchange for Delivery Orders, and take immediate deßvery, from, alongside steamér, fun,
All cargo not faken delivery from steamer by the 12th May, 1923, vill be-fanded-into-the-hazardous and/or. non-hazardous godowns of the Hang.. Kong & Kowloon Wharf & Godown Co. Ltd., at consignees, risk, whence delivery may be obtained.
All broken, chafed and damaged cargo will be examined by Messrs. Anderson and Ashe (Marine Survey- fors) at the Godowns on the 17th
May, 1923, st 10 am.
made in Near East relief orphan- This represents an estimated cost ages are reflecting the charm of of 1.11 yen per, deadweight ton patterns made the Shah month, But even this saving by The Urion 4.8. Company's steamers to the United Kingdom via New Zealand, Abbas in the sixteenth century, conversion to oil-burning is not Vancouver, San Francisco etc.
and they are made with better dyes sufficient, as the Japanese steam- than that royal patron of Oriental
ship owner finds that expenses are Out of the mountains of the far above the 1914 standard, where- Karadagh in North Persia through as freight rates are pactically down the passes above the rock inscrip- to that standard...
A fair trade in, being maintained tions of Xerxes, at Hamadan, or across the plateaus to Ispahan, the between the United States and the goods have left the steamer or villagers go down for yarns which Japan, and most of the steamers Godowns, and all goods remaining are dyed for them by skilled and leaving here with nearly fall, undelivered after 18th May, 1923, chemists.
cargoes on every voyages. The will be suject to rent
| All claims against the steamer turn cargoes are also fair. Rate must be presented to the Undersign quoted are as follows
Dairen to Seattle Deane, 4 dolsed on or before 25th May, 1923, or
they will not be recognized, 54 tools, per 2,240 pounds,
Shanghai to Seattle-Ground effected.
No Fire Insurance whatever will nut oil, 6 dole. to 7 dols, per 2.240 pounds.
SAILINGS
"OHAKRATA?
"DELTA"
"JANUS"
"ROUDAN"
"DEVANHA"
6,682 1 10th May 1 Japan.
20th May 'bai, Moji, Kobe & Thams. at 10a.m.
Japan. Shanghai only. 8hal, Moji, Kobe & Thama.
8,097
4,824
92nd May
0,700
24th May
$,098
3rd June
All dates are approximate and subject to alteration without notice.
WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY FITTED ON ALL STEAMERS. *Passengers for Rangoon most defray their own Hotel expenses at Bingapore while waiting for the on carrying steamer.
1st Saloon Passengers may travel by B.L.B.N. Company's steamers between Bingapore and Calcutta ar Bingapore and Madras in lieu of the section of their P&O. Tickets Singapore to Colombo.
All Cabins are fitted with Electric Fans free of charge. Parcals Measuring not more than ft. ft. 1 will be received at the Jompany's Offios up to noon on the day grevious to'sailing.
For Further Information, Paige Fares, Freights, Handbooks, etc., apply to
MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO.
*, Dee Voux Road Central
HONGKONG.
Travelling via CANADA
TO
Acenta.
Canadian National Railways
EUROPE.
Offers, unlimited points of interest and world famous Bocky Mountain Scenery en route VANCOUVER to *MONTREALˆ over the new and different line of
CANADIAN NATIONAL RAILWAYS
(Separate and distinct from C. P. R.)
All Steel Trains-Observation Compartment Cars. Individual Attention Shown All Passengers.
The
Fares, Illustrated Booklets, and particulars
-Write, call or phone GENERAL TRAFFIC OFFICES
Queen's Bldg. Chater Road. Phone C. 2004.
National Way
KAIPING HOUSEHOLD COAL
In Lots of not loss than pton
Delivered to Peak Distilt (ahore Bowen Load)
» Bow Road and Lower:Lærsla 24
·Orders ébould be acut în uriling at least 24 hours, befo All: ordnew»ingis -be-accompanied by babge
rmyable lo 5 Tan Baran MeniNG ADMINIS
$21.00 per tea
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WORKING TO MUSIC.
be
INDO-CHINA
STEAM NAVIGATION CO. LTD.
AILINGS SUBJECT TO ALTERATION.
DESTINATION
BANOKOZ VIS BWATOW.. Buradoras vis UWATOW.... STOLITS and CALOUITA, TIERTEN Äsarkaskierune HAIPHONG VÍS Borow BHANGHAI VIA Swato SHAMURAI VIS HWANO
STEAMER #WAISANG TINGBANG
MANILA
BANGKOK vin Horow Kone via MoJE Kour via Mon-
SHAVONAL Vis Swarows SANDAKAN-**** SMANUKAI Tja SWATOW. Smarts and CAZJUTTA
Tues., 18th May, Noon. MonTues, 15th May, Noon↑ Toes, 18th May, 3 prosj
NOSHINO, Thus, 17th May, Blous
HANG
PUENSANG.
CHUNSANG FOOKBANG
LATSANG
„LOKSANO......
HINSANG
ESANG
CHORANG
16th May 10am.
18th May, Noo0.
P
* 18th May, Noon- ch 10th May Bun., 201h May, 10 m.ki Tues., 2nd MT Noon.
Frt. 28th May, 7am ........Fri..., * #6th May, Noom ........Sat. 98th May, 1 pán.
Sony 17th May. Moon Wed., Suth May,» p.m.||
Link--Thieling now afforda regular asllings to Caletta Pesang and Bingapore retocalag For Calcutta atauzzera procesà vis Btraite net, Hongkony.to Japan, vecsalónakby calling bagħti. All steamers have excellent passenger accommodation, Arn Etted with wireless and carry a fully qualidad Barreca,
· Shanghai » Lina-Haulings approximately every three days betweary Cantori anst Bhangizni, sometime Paws calling at Huntów - Through tinksis can be obtained and through Bills of Lading
To lasand to
to bil Northern nad Vangtere Parts Fla Bhangkalapak Kandia Lice-A, Rockly sorties La malataled with Bianlia by roseola with good pasingne
comoda, ailings from both dorta eyay Friday. Haiphong Cica-Hallings Sopkomimately, weekly for passengers and cargo, calling at Kolhow, whom
fedunement offers Borneo Lins.--Fortnightly salings to and from Bandakan by two 3000 tane saman 8.
takes
starough Bille of Lading for Kudat, „Imrellus,
Accommmation.. Harga
··Labuan, Tamno and Kalad Distal |Ling--A régular service le
Mentan calling at Walbeing and chrio te Novamber between. Wongkong ka Sangină Lina.—a woskiy service la provided between Hongkong and Bangkok via Swatów, by A
atcamera fitted with up-to-date pawngar socongradation
CALCUTTA LINE.
THE STEAMSHIP
NAMSANG"
will be despatched on
To-day, at 3 p.m..
FOR
SINGAPORE, PENANG. & CALCUTTA,
Through Bills of Lading issued to 15
BANGOON, MADRAS, PORT SWETTENHAM AND DUTCH EAST INDIES.
For Freight and Passage apply to :
JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD, General Managers.
-Talephions Central 215. ·
NYK
BAILINGS SUBJECT TO ALTERATION,
No claims will be admitted after VICTORIA, SEATTLE & VANCOUVER via Shanghai de fapan porta..
Through Bills of Lading Issued to all Overland Common Peints in U.&... & Canads. Through passage rates to Europe via America G. $135, 845, 503.
ITO MARU(calling Keelung)Saturday, 19th May SHIDZUOKA MARU... Monday, 4th June MARSHILLES, LONDON & ANTWERP vs Singapore do
KITANO MARU N
Wednesday, 23rd May HARUSIA, VERU........
Wednesday, 6th June, HAMBURG VIR LONDON & ROTTERDAM.
DAKAR MARO KERALA" was.
doo. Ist half Jone. VILUKOIA: LIVERPOOL via MARSEILLES
2nd half Juna TATSUNO MARU
Saturday •. 18th May Wednesday, 20th June
Tuesday, urban & Cape Town
ARNHOLD & CO., LTD.
Agents.. Hongkong, May 12, 1929.
SYDNEY MELBOURNE vis Manila" MAAKT MABU mommas pada
TANGO MARU
NEW YORK and/or BOSTON VIA KAO KATEBASHI- MARU “...THE TRO BUENOS AIRES via B'pore, Dalagoa
· KAWACHI MARU BOMBAT via Singapore, Penang
KITA MARU
WAKANA MARU...........
CALOUZE vis Singapore, Pozang
But the "tying" of rugs is done with the same primitive cleverness of native fingers as in other days, with the village women sitting astride simple looms stretched be tween pegs on the ground, working to the music of the hillside, Pacific Coast to Japan-Lumber,
Whatever ad- 12. dole per 1,000 bm shepherd's flute. vance in colours outside science. The present freights are similar reachine-driven about the weaving. fore the outbreak of war in Europe. has provided, nothing is modern or
to wint prevailed in 1914, just be In the Persian city factories where In 1914 the steamship owners were The British India Company's new rug-making is a trade there is the able to make a small profit, but to motor, vessel the Dumans has inevitable shadowy romance that belongs to the rugs created by the day they are embarrassed, because sailed on her maiden voyage to the operating expenses" are practi Bombay Her tonnage is 8,600 forgotten arts of the ages.
Save for the factory school of the cally double what they were in gross and the ship accommodates
1914
158 saloon passengera." ~. American orphanage, where rug- making is not done for profit Notwithstanding this Japanese primarily, and where sunlight, services are being widely maintain Stockholm, reports that the play, and certain Western idealsed, with something in excess of Swedish. Government has accepted mix in with the work, there is only 2,500,000 deadweight tons of ship a proposal, of the Telegraphs one city factory in Persia where ping The trades in which the Department for the free transmis. Tel the rug workers do not sit in the Japanese merchant marine is now son of medical advice to ships at dim mysteries of brick caverne being operated are sa follows, the ses for all nations. Captains are to like catacombs around the mosques listing including all Japanese wireless the patients' symptoms in and bazaars of ancient places freighters measuring in excess of English, French, German, or Shafts of sun, yellowed with dust 2,000 tons deadweight ---
Trade.
of ageing timbers, shoot down | through narrow holes in the roofs, transforming rows of rug frames into fanciful trees growing carpets." There is the sound of wooden. Europe and neigh mallets pounding woof on the bourhood v. 35/ looms, the clipping of knots, and Japan to Pacific Coast 35- crooning chant of the loom master Atlantic Coast........ 14 singing the count to guide fellow Australia. workmen on the number of knots. Java which follow the pattern of blues South Sea, India and and zich old rose:
South Ching114 Japanese coasting
trada
231 Time chartered to for
eigners *** Docking. Tied-up steamers Others:
HONGKONG TIDES.
The tide table kiven below has bood. oreplied as the National Alcanic Ofen in London from the result of the wasten af Dinerealions taken by means of an intomatio tide-recording maabine to the Water Police Basin në Taim Sha Tal "turing the years 1005-0,
The zero of the table corresponds with the zero of the sounding in the Admiralty Thart, which has been found to be a fost
inches below masa sea-level,-*N
add a fost 4 inobas, and on the gauge 15 Lamont Dock, Aberdeen, add 10 for 4. Imaline bo khu halali giren in the tables
Total;;
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Swedish, and obtain advice, from the Gothenburg hospitals.
No Dead pessels. weight
On March 22 last year the Dutch tonnage, tug - "Groningen" of the Bureau Wijsmauller, of The Hague, sailed 390 078 286 844 from Rotterdam to Sourabaya, tow- ing seven lighters, four of which 127,685 had been dismounted and stowed on 59,097 board the other three crafts The (39,702
tug and tow arrived safely at the 667,608 destination on June 15, having taken 75 days for the voyage of 9,000 miles: Via Sabang the tug sailed to Nantes, and from there towed the steamer Omaha" ta Wilhelmshafen, and after delivering her tow immediately proceeded to Rotterdam; when she arrived on October 1 After docking, and over Paul she sailed to Batavis, towing 510 3,681,914 two tug boats built in Holland for
745,231
46,992 156,610 121,752
· 102,487
PENANG ... HANGOON. HABU (1) NAGASAKI KOBE & YOKOHAMA.
TAEGO MARU [SHANGHAL KOBE & YOKOHAMA. AGENDA MARU AN
BENGAL MARU ... KATORI MARU
PANAMA,
5th June
Middle Juce
Tuesday, 10th May Sunday, 17th May
21st Bay
reday,” Sit Hay
1 ...
Thursday, 17th May: Wednesday, 16th May Friday
18th May. Taraday, -- and May
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By far the richest prize how very
the Netherlands Indian Coaling Co. $90,000 DEAL IN BOOKS, Washington and Martha Washing- While this low state of affaira exists" She arrived at Batavia on Decam- among the shipping companies, It ber 31, having covered the distance To obtain the depth of wine on the but natural that shipbuilding would from Port Said (6,820 miles), in 45 ide gange at the Victoria Naval Yard be taking a holiday. In conse days without calling at any port for
quance of the agreement to limit bunkers or stores.
Mr. S. W. Rosenbach, who has is a Gutenburg bible, the first book naval armaments, the shipbuildene, pradeda
goor to London In connection ever printed with movable type. are left with great, stocks on their .... The stesinship -"Minnowska," with the auction sale of the This copy is in the original bind- bands which they cannot use up the fint of two pil-burning: stemmn | Brita Court rary broughting end in excellent condition. To offset this situation somewhat era, each of 21,400 tons, building in off a low days for his depar The margins of the pages are very in books wide. In fact, it is thought to be the Japanese Government agreed to Belfast by Mears, Harland and ture the biggest dea compensate, the shipbuilders to the Wolf Ind., for the Atlantic Trans that has been made in the United the largest copy extant, It was extent of 27,000,000 yea, this fund port Go Ltd. London, was States for some years, in the being, divided among all, the ship faunched in mail week. This vossal purchase
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