FRIDAY, AUGUST 7, 1925.
DODWELL & COMPANY, LTD. LOCAL
NEW YORK BARTH
LLOYD TRIESTINO
REGULAR MONTHLY PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SHEVIEM FOR BRINDISI, VENICE, AND TRIESTE (FIUME). TAKING CARGO ON THROUGH BILLS OF LADING TO GENOA, ALL ITALIAN, ADRIATIC, LEVANT, BLACK SEA AND DANUBE PORTS.
REDUCED PASSAGE RATES TO BRINDISI VENICE OR TRIESTE
£66.
NEXT SAILINGS.
OUTWARD FOR SHANGHAL, YOKOHAMA, KOBE & MOJL
8.8,"LACONIA"
...Balls 7th August
HOMEWARD FOR BRINDISI, VENICH AND TRIESTE.
M.9. "ESQUILINO"...
...Sally 31st August
NATAL LINE OF STEAMERS
8.8.
FROM CALCUTTA & COLOMBO TO SOUTH AFRICAN PORTS.
UMINGA"
8.3. "UMZU MAI“
Baik 1st September
Fails 1st October.
Regular Passenger and Cargo Service to Bouth African Forks.
Through Bills of Lading wed. from Bonghong
The return of notifiable diseases for the 24 hours ended Wednesday, shows a clear bill of health.
The "China Mail" regrets to) learn that Mrs. E. C. Fincher has
had to go into Hospital "for medical treatment.
Somerset House, which are
THE CHINA MAIL.
AND
GENERAL.
CANADIAN
Ten thousand tourists "sailed
Mr. and Mrs. James Field, of
for Europe in June from New Westonzoyland. Somerset, have York on board eleven liners, celebrated the 71st anniversary of This is the highest record ever | their wedding--an event believed reached.
to be almost unique. The hus. band is 98, and his wife a year younger. No fewer than 92 rela- tives went to Somerset to con gratulate them. some having come from Australia.
The Foreign Office announces that the old British Embassy at Tokyo was so severely damaged in the September, 1923, that it will have great carthquake of stored the vital statistics of London, uses, colours to facilitate to be entirely rebuilt. - its filling system. The shelves congested with 160,000,000 records that quarters are being sought.
are now
In the busiest part of a recent afternoon a great sensation was caused in Knightsbridge by half The "London Times" com-
dozen "sandwich women" new menting on the big German avia-parading the street. Every hend tion meet concluded a few days was turned to look at them. ago, commenced as follows:-"It Just like the old Votes for is impossible not to admire the Women' daya," said one passer- boldness, activity and confidence by. These women were telling with which Germans are pursuing the public about a certain charity, developments and possibilities of but they set several folk wonder air transport within the limits ng whether there are any "rea! imposed upon them by the treaty sandwich women." of Versailles."
A few days ago the club bar boys of the Canton Club, Sha- meen, returned by motor boat and offered their services again. They were refused, being told that they would not be required until all the domestics and other boys return- ed to the concession.
were
Are there?
The Burenu of Health of the "BABY" BOW WOWS. Philippine Islands has accepted a new vaccination for dysentery by Professor Besredka. The newi immunization is by the oral route in tablet form. It has made wonderful strides in Europe, and
HOW A DOG SAVED A HOME.
Pots serve a pretical as well as
"Baby," one of those long, spor! molol pups which occupy places of honour in German, Austrian and
Only 21,222 manservants were employed in the county of London last year, according to the report to be presented to the 1.C.C. Last year the County has been adopted by the Ameri-sentimental purpose in Budapest | Council received £115.165 from can Red Cross, the Council of says the San Francisco Ex- this source. Dogs, of which there Hygiene of the League of Nations amer."
217,039. accounted
and many European powers, it is for £1,300 of the revenue, armorial]
said. bearings brought in £8,203, and licences to kill game £7,232. Hobbs, the Surrey and Eng-ngarian households, have just There were 9,120 persons who land cricketer. was a possiblesaved the Widow Buceo and her forgot to take out licenses of one claimant for the Dunmow Flitchie chiren from being turned out sort or another last year. Those when Mr. G. K. Chesterton was abrir two room and kitchen apart. who forgot to license their judge at the "court" held atent by the hard-hearted Housing numbered 7,639.
Ilford on Whit Monday. The
Presumably "Baby" sat down Rev. Herbert Dunnico,, M.P., wrote to Hobbs suggesting that wrote a letter which saved the
day for the widow, he should be a candidate on the ground that he refused to play in the
Australian Test, fatches unless he could take his wife with
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dogs
The entire cessation of trad- ing and commercial activities
between Hongkong and Canton was the subject of discussion at a joint meeting yesterday of the him.
Hongkong General Chamber of Commerce and the Chinese Cham-
For Freight or Passage on any of the above Lines apply to:- Telephone Central 1030. DODWELL & CO., LTD., Aranta.ber of Commerce, the meeting Allah, Robert Hichens brilliant
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for
...sailing August 20th
Havana, Philadelphi Baltimore, New York, Boston via Panama Cana¡
Calling at Panama and Gulf Ports if inducements offer.
For Freight and further particulars apply to
AMERICAN PIONEER LINE Operated for United States Shipping Board by
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0.
St
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SAILINGS FROM HONGKONG BUBJECT TO ALTREATION,
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„LONDON, HAMBURG, ROTTERDAM & ANTWERP—Via Mugapore Calomobo, Bressad-Port Bajc &
Port Sadna
AMAZON MABU - A
......Monday, 10th August
- MIO DE JANEIRO, MANTOS BUENOS AIREK¬TIA Balgon, Bagagara, Coleńko, Emičar à Capoteka,
Wednesday, 8th September
CANADA MABUTISEMEN BOMBAY—Vin Singapore and Colombo
Monday, With Angust
TACOMA MAHUaamise
BANGKOK-Vin Balgon
JALOITTA~~Via diszapore and Hazroom
SEKKUW MARU SELEMENTEM CONCEPT TRThursday, 13th August BANUMI MABU ***Tuesday. 2uh August #IGR0316, 42ATTLE TACOMA & VANCOUV3]–Nin Sheng haj and Japan Forts.
ARABIA MARU (From Shangbai)......Sunday, 2nd August ARW YORK—VİL Japan porta, San Francines and Padatoka
HALFHÙNG VÍN HOIEGW and TAKHOL
TAIKWA MARU Wednesday, 6th August
...mi.Thursday, 29th August
JAPAN FORTS
ALABE & MARU CHILUNG via SWAZOW & AMOT.
TAIKWA MARU .... HUZAN MABU...
VARAO NA KWATON NAMOY, TA and HERZUNG.'
DAIREK ris GREFOO 1ɛd TRINITAU.
„Saturday, 15th Aug., at Noon, starisy, löth Aug., atp.m.
NITTU MABU arcemoase maps. Beginning of July For further particulars plemes apply to :--
Fal. Central Nú. 4088, 4089, 4980,
X
ÖKA SHOBHM KABHA.
M. TAKXDUHI, Mazagoi.
NANYO YUSEN KAISHA,
(The South Sea Mail SS. Co., Ltd.).
TO JAV A.
via Batavia, Bamarang and Sourabaya.
S.S. "SAMARANG MARU”
TO JAPAN.
.15th August
via Moji, Kobe, Osaka, Nagoya and Yokohama,
S.S. CHERIBON MARU”. 17th August
Carga taken at through rates to all ports in Netherland-India. -Sellinge¬ubject to alteration:~
For further particulars please apply to:--
2. Tit. Central No. 2208.
Years ago The Garden of
Bureau.
Because of the housing shortage, death notices are eagerly read by homeless persons in Central Europe. When Bela Baggo, editor of a worker's newspaper, was murdered a short time ago, a horde of applic-| Bureau and the widow for the apart began to besiege the Housing
having been called for the purpose novel, made thousands of people ment, or at least for the "surplus of considering the general situa-want to rush to the Sahara, so tion. The great loss which such dazzled were they by the word-roof over the heads of her children Frair Busso, managed to keep the cessation entailed on the Chinese pictures which Mr. Hichens gaint-ntil she became ill end was taken and foreign merchants was also ed. Now Mr. Hichens, has just to the hospital and the children referred to and the view was finished a novel which, a critic
expressed that steps should be who has read it says, is one of the were put in charge of the relatives. taken in order to bring pressure most remarkable books written. The auch desired apartment was to bear on those responsible for for many years.
locked up against orders of the It is called the present situation in the vari The Unworldly,'
Burean which said that the widow ous ports. The existing tightness with the subject of a modern and it deals
would have to give up the place.
Then the faithful "Baby step| of the money market and the Christ, the oldest subject in the ped and a letter was delivered devising ways and means of re-world, of course, but retold in a
to the Burear which suid: lieving the present slump in trade most novel and dramatic way. brought about by the boycott also. It will be found disturbing, received consideration.
arreating, at once a challenge and a consolation.
Fun Bela Bacso, therefore I am no "Bow Wow! I am the dog of Jew. I'm a good, self respecting dog of good purentago named 'Biby. Since my mistress has been turned out of her home she cries continually. I hold it, therefore, my g's duty to howl until you give back her little home.
In addition supplying
to excellent hot and cold tiffins, All unexpected development Wiseman's Café also provide in connection with the return of food for the mind. The backs of England to the gold standard has menu cards give some excellent been the almost immediate ap- advice and observations under the pearance in London and through single burent that can take the room "In dog society there isn't w heading "The Secrets of Success" out the country of gold from over the head of the poor and The following are some exam- sovereigns, for the first time since give it to the rich. But in Budapest ples:
1914. While it is not yet possible it seem that such things can happen Learn all you can.now: at preto obtain gold at the banks in re to widows and orphans.
sent lots of folk are busy turn for paper notes, it appears "I won't burk too much this time forgetting all they ever that, many persons have been but if my plea isn't successful you'll learnt.
hoarding gold ever since the hear my howl again !! A wise man makes the best of suspension of gold payments in The Judge fled the petition of what he gets the worst of. 1914. Soon after the national re- the good-hearted. If impudent It is better to attempt some-turn to gold was announced, one "Baby" and carried the case thing and fail, than try village postmaster announced the through in all seriousness as if treat: nothing, and succeed in receipt of £100 in gold. sover-ing with a responsible person. doing it.
eigns in payment for a Savings The widow Bucuo returned to her Excess in dress is a costly Certificate of like amount. While apartmout unhindered when she
folly.
the holders of gold have doubtless left the hospital. But she found a Things should never be done by felt some satisfaction in clinging strange tenant inhabiting the
halves if it is wrong leave to money that was safe from the "extra" room. it undone if right, do it vicissitudes of German marks and boldly..
other unhappy paper currencies, it is pointed out that reckoning interest at 5 per cent, they have lost an amount equal to half of
We reap what we sow.
GOOD FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY.
•
It is generally the idle who complain they cannot find time to do what they wish their holdings. They are also Cough Remedy for croupy coughs, colds, Mothers always givo Chumberlain's it is really not the time, but learning now that, so far as pur-dimcult breathing, bronchial and in- the will that is wanting. chasing power is concerned, their fluenza coughs. It is good for the little Honest work is never degrad-gold to-day will only buy 60 peronus and grown ups too and every one knows it contains no narcoties. · Bolú everywhere,
ing.
cent. of what it would in 1914.
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LIMITED.
THE TAIKOO DOCKYARD & ENGINEERING COMPANY
ENGINEERS,
NANYO TUSEN KAISHA.
End door, Prince's Building
Central No.212
OF HONGKONG,
"TAIKOODOCE,” HONGKONG.
PENNANT.
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HOME VIA CANADA
Future sailings to VANCOUVER via Shanghai and Japan Ports and Atlantic Connections.
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Leave
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Arrive Manda
Aug. 1E AOR. 14
Aug. 28 Aug. 29
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Aug. 16 Aug. 17
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Aug.
Aug. 31
Sicamera arrive MANILA oarly moralng a sail in dvening of following day.
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BY STRUTHERS & BARRY MANAGING: OPERATORS. REGULAR FAST FREIGHT SERVICE.
TO SAN FRANCISCO & LOS ANGELES FROM HONGKONG BY DIRECT ROUTE
(23 DAYS TO SAN TRANGIBOO AND 39 DAYS TO 1.03 ARVELIS.) U.S.S.B. Went Ivan",
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CARGO ACUESTRIA BOB TRANSHIPMENT AT BẢN VAMIBOD TO WRIDELY SAILINGS POM AŽLÄNTIG KRADOARD FONTS. THROUGH BELİS OF LADING HUID TO BE, AND CANADIAN OYZELAKO POINTS. TO MANILA, QEBU‘AKO ZAMBOANGA. *U.8.8.B.." West, denier ".
Duo Hongkong 30th August) Leaves Hongkong 31st August.
TO SINGAPORT, ZAMBOANGA” AND “ORBŲ, K U.S.8.B." West Béquana "......
-Due Hongkong In port Lesrea Hongkong" 6th August,
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Bew. Agkot.
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HONGKONG & SOUTH CHINA COAST PORT SERVICE.
REGULAR SERVICE of Fast, High Ciana Coast Steamers having Accommodation for First Class Passengers, Electris Light and Fans în 19 room and Baloons Excellent Cuisina.
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Captain
Steamakip
Arrivals and Departure from the Company's Wharf: (ader „Maka Pier.3" *Round Trip Tickets will be issued from Hongkong to Foochow (Pared Anchorage) and Beturn by the same steamer, by the Hatning" "HaÎM and "Baldring" at the Reduced Rate of 880,00 including Meals whils steamer is in Port.*.
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