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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1925.
P.&O.-British India Apcar and
Eastern & Australian Lines
(COMPANIES incorporated in ENGLAND).
JACAN SENSATION.
MILLIONS OF YEN INVOLVED
THE CHINA MAIL
SHADOWS BEFORE.”
Coming Eventi Advartioi In The Mail
ENTERTAINMENT 3
February 23.--Coronet Thestra (By Courtesy of Daily Bulletin.) Harold Lloyd in "Girl Shy"
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HONGKONG BANKS CREDITORS.
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TOKIO, February 22. Messrs. Takata & Co. are in Ainancial difficulties due to heavy losses, which are attributed to the 1920 depression, the results of the earthquake, the 1923 depression and to exchange.
The liabilities "are stated to exceed Yen 50,000,000, and "the
February 23-Star Theatre; Miss Refa Miller in Dainty Songs,
also" The Unknown"
"What do men want?"
February 23. World Theatre, February 25.-Queen's Theatre, "Scaramouche."
February 25, 26, and 28 H.K.A.D.C. presents the great farcical comedy, "French Leave,"
MAIL AND PASSENGER SERVICES, assets between Yen 42,000,000 and at Theatre Royal, 9.30 p.m.
GARAITS, JAVA, BURMA, CEYLON, INDIA, PERSIAN GULF, WEST INDIES, MAURITIUS, EAST AND BOUTH AFRICA, AUSTRALASIA, INCLUDING NEW ZEALAND AND QUEENSLAND PORTS, AND RED SEA, '
EGYPT, EUROPE, &c.
FENINSULAR & ORIENTAL FORTNIGHTLY DIRECT ROYAL MAIL STEAMERS, Under Contract with H.M. Government.,
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MAIWAN
JONGKONG
FROM
ΤΟΛΗ
(ABOUT)
**JEYPORE
$10.041"
1,913
7th Mar."
11th Mar
"BOUDAN"
"KASEGAR."
COL
KIDDERPORE”
F334
1th Mar. Bist Mar. 21st Mar.
*MIRZATORE
0710
6th Mar,
BICILIA"
13
ist d pr.
*MANTUA"
10,90 22
4th Apr.
**KARMALA
8,0%B
18th Apr.
“MACEDONIA "
2nd May
'BARDINIA'
18th May
*NAGOYA ""
REHA
"SOUDAN"
6,618
10.911
28th May 18th May 26th May
6,813
9th June
BIA
2,007
13th Jane 2nd Jure
10,94
17th June
Ib July
· 10,90 2
10th July
„14 MOREA"
*SICILIA "KALTAN "DELTA" "MALWA
KASHMIR "MANTUA'
BRITISH
*!TALAMBA".
INDIA-APOAR
DESTINATION
Marseilles and Landon
S'apore. Perang, & Bombay Sapore, Penang, Colombo & B'bay Marteilles, London & Antwerp Singapore and Bombay
Bizgarore and Bi mbay Singapore, Penang, Colbo & B'bay Marsailles and London
Marrollos, London & Antwerp Marecilies and London
Fingapore, Penang. Col'bo & B'bay
Marcillen and Lot don
Bpere, Tennag Col'ho & Fembry Haracilles and London
S'pore, Penar g, Co) to & B'kay Marseilles, Londen & Antwerp N'apore, Tenang, Colbo & B'bay Marseilles and London Maeellee, London & Antwerp Marseilles & London
SAILINGS (South)
18th Feb. | Singapore, Penang & Caicotta.
8,018.
"TAKLIWA"
7.936.
9th Mar.
*TAIREA"
7,633
19th Mar.
"TARADA".
5,846
1st Apr.
"TALMA"
10,000
"TILAWA
10,008
OBSTERN &t
TANDA
MARAPURA"
EL PIRANS"
18th Apr.. 15th Apr.
Singapora, Penang & Calcutta. Singapore, Panang & Calcutta. Singaporo, Penang & Calcutta. Singapore, Fenang & Calentia. Singaporo, Ponsng & Caloutta.
(South) 8th Feb. Manila, Esedskon, Thurday Teland, 1st Apr. Townsville, Brisbane, Sydney and 4:800 19th Apr. Melbourne.
AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS
1.9he 1000
The E. & A. 98. Ce Ltd. ames will also call at 1rngla loilo, Cebu, Kougan, Texas. Tin or. Dis win, or other posts to reufo su indiscement, cffeis
Freqpeut eucețions from Austin with the following The Union H.8. Crajany's scammers to the United Bingdom via New Zealand
Valeuver, San Frazito etc.
The P. & . Royal Mail steamets to Londen vin Ever Canal,
1 P.&O. Branch Service of altsmers-to-Lczden via the Cape. - The New Zealand Flipping Company'sstianus for Benthampten and Leiden Panama Canal.
* BARDINIA"
KWAGOYA”
SPANGPAI
SAILINGS
** TAIREA ***
TO 7,933
21tb Fib.
*MANTUA
10,902
7th Mar.
"SICILIA"
4813
71 Mar.
**ARAFURA"
8,000
7th Mar.
TAKADA".
8,149
9th Mar.
KARMALA".
0,998
flot Mar.
*PALMA"
10,000
18th Mar.
**MACEDONIA
11,199
3rd Apr.
"ST. ALBANS"
4,00
4th Apr.
** TILAWA"
10.008
vib Apr.
"PALAMBA"
P.DEN
14th Apr.
8.684
17th Apr.
6,854
13rd Apr.
898
10,812
Jat Blay
"TANDA"
6,500
KALYAN"
P,118
SICHLIA"
··6,813
MALWA
10,941
9th May 15th May 16th May 29th May
• ARAFURA”
1,000
6lb Juce
"KASHMIR"
8,063
isib Jane
* MANTUA
10.902
18th June
"BARDINIA'
6,684
28th June
‚“BT. ALBANS "
4,600
4th July
"KASHGAR"
P.L05
16th July
MACEDONIA"
11,080
24th July
**TANDA"
.8,958
8th Aug.
"BOUDAN"
M
MOREA"
Ist May
&
JAPAN
Moji and Kole. Shanghai, Mojt szd Hote Fbazhai Moji and Ecta.
Mojl and Kobe. Moji and Kote
Shanghai, Moji and Kobe. Kobo.. Kote.
Ebanghal, Moji and Kobe. Moji and Kobe. Kobe.
Moji and Kate... Flaug hai. Moji sad Kobe. hanghai, Moji szd Kobe. Fbangbai. Moji and Kobe. Moji Ed Kobe.
Shanghai, Moji and Kobe. Shanghai and Kobe Bbarabai, Moji and Kobe. Moland Kabe. Shangbai, Moil and Kobe. Shanghai, Moji & Kobe. Shangbai and Kobe
Moji and Kobe. Shanghai, Moji stid Kobe Shangbai, Moji and Kobe. Maji, Koke & Yokobama
Alldates are approximate and subject to' alteration without notice.
WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY FITTED ON ALL STEAMEFS. *Passengers for Rangoon most defray their own Hotel ́expensee at Singapor
whill waiting for the on carrying steamer,
All Catina are fitted with Electrio Fans free of charge.
Farcos Measuring not more than 1 ft. x 1ft x 1 wil be reolved, at the Coupony' fire vy to noon on the day I ravions to sailing.
Yen. 43,000,000.
February 27.Theatre Royal; "French Leave:" Matinee only 6 p.m..
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SOOLAL.
February 26. Musicale at Helena May Institute, 5.30 p.m
The Eiraku Bank, which is a credlior to the extent of Yan 9,000,000, announces suspension of payment three weeks from tỷ day. Messrs. Takata & Co.'s creditors met this afternoon, headed by the February 28-Annual dinner Yokohoma Specie Bank, Bank of members of St. David's Society, of Chosen, Mitsui Bank, Mitsu Hongkong Hotel Roof Garden, Bishi Bank and the Industrial Bank, besides 15 others, including the Hongkong and Shanghai of members of Kowloon Golf Club Banking Corporation and the at Kowloon British School,'6 pm. Chartered Bank of India, Australia February 28. —
Hongkong Card China.
Jockey Club's first Extra Race: Meeting.
Yer. Barber information, Pastago Faron, Freights, Handbooks, ato, apply to.— MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO.
P. & U. Building, Connaught Road Central.
HONGKONG. Agenta.
COLUMBIA PACIFIC SHIPPING COMPANY
Managing Operators, U.8.8.8. OREGON ORIENTAL LIND WESTBOUND, TRANS-PACIFIC SOUTH CHINA SERVICE.
U.8.S.B, Steamer
Dewey...
West Jessup
West Kader...
West Cayoto..."
» 'West Niger
West Nomentum
The first five banks were ap pointed a committee to investigate the position of the firm and to report.
CHINA'S WARS.
SUN CHUANG-FANG SAID
TO BE ACTIVE.
SPORTS.
February 25.-General meeting
March 2-Hongkong Cricket Club Tennis Tournament com- merices.
March 2-First annual meet- ing of Hongkong Angling Club, in the board room of Mesurs. Jardine, Matheson's, 5.30 p.m...
PUBLIC AUCTIONS.
February 24-Lammert Bros. at No. 16, Knutsford Terrace, Kowloon, household furniture, 2.45, p.m.
LATEST SHIPPING NEWS.
ABRIYALA
Mau, Sang (Br.) J, M. & Co. from Sandakan,
Kwong Sang, (Br) L M & Con from Tsingtao, Swatow
Kalgan, (Br.), B. & S. from Bangkok, Swatow.
Chung Chow, (Br.) B. & S. from Saigon.
Szechuen, (Br) B. & S. from
from
Carton.
Tean, (Br.) B. & S. Holhow. Saigon.
Haldis, (Br.) Wo Fat Sing, from
Halvdan, (Nor.) Grimble & Co. from Samarinda.
Produce, (Nor.) K. Larssen & Co. from Keelung.
Kojun, Maru, (Jap.) M. B. K. from Dairen, Chefoo.
Kwong Lee, (Chi.) C. M. S. N. from Shanghai.
DEPARTURES;
Tjillwong, (Dut.) J. G. J.-L., for Batavia, Saigon,
Mito Maru, (Jap.) N. Y. Kfor Moji, Shanghai."
Halvdan, (Nor.) Grimble & Co., for Whampoa
Kwong Tong, (Br.) J. M. &Co., for Capton.
Yamagata Maru, (Jap.) N. Y. K., for Yokohama, Maji.
Drafu, (Nor) Kung Chung, for Saigon
Livingstone, (Nor) Kin Cheong
Lee, for Bangkok,
Hong Ping, (Br.) Sing Soon Hong, for Amoy, Swatow.
that the police Have discovered a Sofia, February 21-It stated
Communist
con- at No. 5, The Peak, household been arrested. It transpires that
February 26-Lammert Bros. widespread
spiracy. Seven persons have Furniture, etc., 2.45 p.m.
a Bolshevik emissary recently Bulgaria, inspecting February
26. Fortyrst coured meeting of the H.K. Rope Manti-secret Communist organisations. facturing Co., Ltd., at St.-Reuter. George's Building, 11 a.m.
COMPANY MEETINGS.
According to a statement madej February 25.-Lammert Bros., by a Chinese just returned from at Sales Room, miscellaneous Hanechow to a representative of goods, 11 a.m. the "North-China Daily News" Gen. Sun Chuan-fang: Tupan of Cheklang, is making feverish pre- parations for another wan, this time, it is said, against the Fengtien Army under Marshal Chang Chung chang. The Chekiang Tupan is recruiting large numbers of new men, into his army daily and these, together with the old soldiers, are being placed under stricter dis- dipline than they ever have been noon." since arriving in Chêkiang-
of H.K. Tramways, Ltd, at February 27-Annual meeting
Messrs. Jardine 'Matheson's,
OTHER MEETINGS.
March 3-Thirty-eighth meet- Our contemporary's Informant says that General Sun is coning of shareholders of the Hong- centrating his troops at Kashing kong and Kowloon Wharf and and has taken strong precautions Godown Co., Ltd.," at Messrs. to put up a defence against the Jardine Matheson's Offices. noon, Fengtien Army "if they attack; March S-Thirty-sixth meet- However, we learn that they doing of members of Green-Island- not desire to fight and certainly Cement Co., Ltd., St. George's will not fight unless they are, Building, Chater Road, 11 am. absolutely compelled to do so.
Should a war break out again, it February 24.---General meeting is more than possible that General of the Hongkong Benevolent Chang Hsiao lang. Commander- Society at St John's Hall, noon." in-Chief of the Third Fengtien Army and Commander of the 29th display by Girl Guides and Fengtien Division (who is the son Brownies of Marshal. Chang Tso-lin), will Institute. prolong his stay in this part of the country and will take part in the operations. This, however, is not
an official statement
March Entertainment and
At Helena
FLOWER SHOW.
May
March 5.Annual show of flowers and vegetables at Velux teer Headquarters.
SERVICE.
IS THIS YOU.?
Fome people live in an eternal gloom, They te love themselves to be the object of the vexations that beset mankind Patty grievances and trivial trouble rasp and irritate beyond endurances They magnify little annoyances that would ра by other
February 22. Confirmation F. uno people, with stronger
service in St. Andrew's Church, Kowloon..
It is said that Gen, Sun is great- ly dissatisfied with having been forced to evacuate Shanghai and to surrender the Arsenal and that he is not taking this reverse lying down. He proposes, therefore, to put up another fight.
Efforts are
being made mediate in the matter and General Krupps have secured a Russian Wu Kuang-hein, Minister of War, contract for the delivery of 10,000 has gone to Hangchow, Chekiang, agricultural machines of a total to confer with General Sun, but value of £100,000, whether these efforts will be successful of not remains be seen.
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Admit that you yourself feel like this at times-everybody does in the Far East. These fit of loom and grumble are the clouds that precede the storm. They are the signals of nerve exhaustion, and will recur with greater frequency as time goes on en taken to set things right measures are
To do this is simple enough if you go to the root of the trouble-wook blood. Thin
poor blood is failing to supply sufficient pourishment to your nervos j to At Aberdeen, the second it lacks the strength, energy and largest fishing port in the United purity that Dr. Willisma Pink Fille Kingdom, the great total of 119,161 have crossed in to many thousands ions of white fish was handed of cases of rerve exhaustion and
debility
By canted by weak blood. during the past twelve months, to building up the blood, making it pure The amount of the depositors' the gross value of £2.291.330 Aazd healthy, and filling it with onurgis oredits in the Glasgow Savings striking feature has been the ing red corporcles, Dr. Williams' Pink. Bank was stated 10 be enormous landings of Icelandic Pills in five-and-thirty years have gained A World-wide reputation as the greatest more than £21,000,000, an increase caught ash by German trawlers, exceeding £1,000,000 for the year. Only 50 landings of Iceland fish Despite industrial depression there were made by British trawlers, were nearly 350,000 open accounts, while over 900 such landings were and the number of depositors in recorded from foreign vessels, the ordinary department showed mostly German. During the year
blood tonic know
Everybody neda a blood and nerve tonic on occasions. If you do now De williams' Pitk Pills are obtainable from chemists, avorywhere, also direct at $1.10 por hottie, 881 for bottles, from the Dr. an increase of hearly 9,000. Stock foreign trawlers brought in 48,188 William Medicine Co., 60, Kisages
Road, Shanghai. Rut to tons of white fish, to the value of nothing elre te just as good" an Da
£504.408.
Williams' Pink Pills. GL
and bonds held, amounted £4,000,000..
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BYDNEY & MELBOURNE via Manila & Ports.
TANGO MARU..
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...Tuesday, 10th March
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Wednesday, 15th Apr.
Friday 18th March.
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