SATURDAY, JANUARY 15, 1927.
P. & 0.-British India Apcar and
Eastern & Australian Lines
(COMPANIES incorporated in ENGLAND).
MAIL AND PASSENGER STEAMERS.
$
TAKING CARGO
"FOR
WIFE'S INCOME.
HUSBAND HAY TO PAY THE TAX.
www
THE CHINA MAIL.
A man suntzened for income tax int Willesden pleaded that his wifela was the income asseaned. She was s council health visitor and did not even telt him what she earned. He was in no position to pay, the The Magistrale: However unjust It may appear to you, the law holde vou responsibls, 'whether you də- rive benefit from her salary or not and you must pay the tax. Hence I have no alternative but to make an order against you.
The actual words of the law are: "The profit of a married woman living with her husband shall be deemed the profits, of the husbank
In his name and not in her name."
STRAITS, JAVA, BURMA, CEYLON, INDIA. PERSIAN GULF. and shall be assessed and charged
WEST INDIES, MAURITIUS, EAST AND SOUTH AFRICA. “AUSTRALASIA, INCLUDING NEW ZEALAND AND QUEENSLAND PORTS, AND RED SEA, EGYPT, CONSTANTINOPLE, GREECE, LEVANTINE PORTS, EUROPE, &c.
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PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL FORTNIGHTLY DIRECT ROYAL MAIL STEAMERS. (Under Contract with H.M. Government.) »
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From Hongkong About
KASHOME
DEVANHA MOREA
DELTA
KALYAN
NELLORE
MANTUA
KASHGAR
NYANZA
MONGOLIA
MACEDONIA DEVANHA KARMALA DELTAS MALWA KHYBER
KMIVA
MOREA
1,006
22nd Jan. Noon.
18.1:56 1st Feb. 19,918 5th Fab. 1846 Feb. Feb
9:344 191 U.K.52
2nd March
10.009 5th March i
12th Maundy
7.023 16th March
Dentination
Matscillen, Londen, Antwerp & Bull
Singapore, Pennig: Colombe & B'bay Muraciles and London
S'pore, Penang, Clombo & Bombay Marseilles, London, Antwerp & "Hulk
Penging, Combo & Bombay,
Mamelles & Bombay
Antwerp &R'dam
pare, Penang,
Marseilles & London
18,501 19th Marches & Lindon
|112202nd April
1 8,097
30.95%
9th Apri 1th
BE APPR
Marseilles
es, London & Antwerp
London & Antwerp
Singapore, Penang, Colombo & B'bay
36th April Marseilles and Londen
9,114 7th May
Mlles, Lilon, A'werp, Harg & R'dam
* 0,136 2 14 Mug | Marseilles, London & Antwerp 10018 28th May Marseilles & London
Cargo to
Frequent connection from Port Said for Passengers Constantinople: Firenas, Smyling and other Levant Ports byumers of the Khedival Mail Steamship Co-
BRITISH INDIA-APCAR SAILINGS.
TAKADA
TELAWA TALAMBA TALMA
69; 24ts, Ju, 10,000
Feb. 8,500 7LA Feb. --10:00 14th- Feb.
Singapore, Penang & Calcutta Senjore, Penang & Calculta Singapore. Penang & Clearta Sapore, Penang & Culcatta
EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS (South)
ARAFURA
TANDA
ARAFURA
TANDA
ST. ALBANS
ST. ALBANE
i 6,000 28th Jan
0,900 4March 4,500 || jau April, 6,000 | 29th April !.. 4,950
3rd June 4,500 1st July
Thursday
Munilo.
Kolambugan, Island Townsville, Brisbane, Sydney & Melbourne
Regular monthly anilings from Rangkong to Japan and Hongkong to Australia.
The E. & A. 5.5. Co., Ltd., steamers will also call at Shanghai, Iloilo, Cebu, Kolambugan, Towno, Timor, Darwin, or other porta en routa nå inducement offers,
Frequent connections from Australia with" the following:-
The Union S.S. Company's steamers to the United Kingdom: via. New
Zegland, Vancouver, San Francisco, etc.
The F. &. Royal "Mail steamers to London vin Suez Canal
The P. & O. Branch Service of staamera, to London via the Cape.
The New Zealand Shipping Company's steamers for Southampton ·ånd London via Panama Canal,
SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI & JAPAN
KASHGAR DELTA
TALMA MANTUA
NELLORE
NAGPORE
TANDA
MONGOLIA
NYANZA
MACEDONIA ALBANS
ST.
KARMALA
MALWA
DELTA ARAFURA
0005219
Jan.
8.09T21st
Jan.
10,000 27th
Jan.
10,902 4th
Feb.
0,853 6th
Feb.
5.2837th Fet 4,960 8th Feb. 16,504 18th 17,023 18th Feb. 41,120 4th March 4,500 8th March
9.128 18th March
10,990
1st April
8,097 0,000
1st April
Shanghai, Moji and Kobo
Shanghai, Moji and Kobe
Moj and Kobe
Maji
Shanghai, Moji and Kobe Shanghai, Moji and Kobe Shanghai,
Kobe & Yokohama Moji, Kobe, Osaka & Yokohama Shanghai & Kobe Shanghai, Moji and Kobe "Shanghai, Meji and Koba
Moli. Osaxa & Yokohams
Kober
Shanghai, Moji & Kobe
Shanghai, Moji & Koba
Shanghai, Moji Kobe
6th April | Moji, Koba, Osaka & Yokohama
All dates are approximate and subject to alteration without notice: WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY FITTED ON ALL STEAMERS..
* Passengers for Rangoon must dofray their own Hotel expenses at Singapore while awaiting the on-carrying steamer.
All Cabins are fitted with Electric Fans free of charge. Steamers on London and Australian Lines are fitted with Laundries.
Purcels measuring not more than 2 ft x 2ft x 1 ft. will be received at the Company'a Office up to Noon on the day previous to sailing.
For farther Information, Passago Freights, Handbooks, etċ., apply to:--
MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO.
Agents.
P, & O, Building, Connaught Rd. C., HONGKONG.
TOO LATE.
:
THE PRINCE AND A BANDSMAN.
STORY OF A DRINK..
About five years ago, when he visited Burma, and was entertain-
GAS PROGRESS.
IN INDUSTRY AND IN THE HOME.
DIVERSE ASPECTS.
The Afteenth annual conference:
ed at dinner in the Government of the British Commercial Gas A House, the Prince of Wales ex-sociation was held on November 7, pressed a wish that the members 2 and 3, at Newcastle, under the of the band of the 1st Scots presidency of Mr. John M. Cowan: Guards, who were stationed there. In his presidential address, Mr. should take wine with him. Cuwen touched upon diverse asports |
The men preferred beer, how-of the general industrip! situation | ever, and a supply was procured and gas interests. The trade It proved to be sufficient to fill all unions, he suggested, should purge the glasses but one that of themselves of their leaders, while Båndsman Frederick Deacon, the employers should encourage the
no
After the health of the Prince great, body of loyal workers. Maxi- had been drunk he heard of mum output should be the alm, as it Deacon's Ul-ck. "That is very would give high wages, regular em- hard on him," he declared. "Heployment and cheapness In The shall have his glass when next we present labour system incompetent meet."
nen, were maintained at the same In mail week was the "next.evel of pay as the most intelligent. The Royal Arsenal Co-opera- meeting," for Deacon, is now one Nationalisation of production, dia tive Society, Limited, has pur-cf the male nurses, at the British tribution and supply was chased from the Admiralty Home and Hospital for Incurables remedy; but all must work together nearly nine acres of Woolwich at Streatham, which the Prince hormonicusfy, both industrinily' and Dockyard.
visited after opening. London's socfully. He did not advocate new park at Norwood Grove. duced rates of pay. but more out- The Hamburg-South American The Burma episode, was recall-put for the wages paid. The gas Steamship Co. has decided on an fed, to the Prince's mind by Mr.industry could help many others. increase of its capital by 5,000,. Edgar Penman, secretary of the Cas-fired furnaces had halved the 000 to 30,000,000 marks, accord-institution, and Deacon was sent cost of rivet houting and had very ing to a Berlin message.".
for.
The prolonged coal strike at Home caused an increased use of soal substitutes. This housewife is shown mixing coal dust, which, would otherwise have been, wasted, with clay. She puts the mixture in the sun, and when it ia diy It is said to be a satisfactory fuel
THE "VON MOLTKE.”
GERMAN BATTLESHIP NEARLY SALVEN.
TH
The difficult task of salving the German battleship "Von Moltke," which had lain bottom upwards Fin 70 feet of water in Scapa Flow since 1919, is meeting... with
Buccess.
"How do you do? I remember Beeing you in Burma," said the Prince, smiling; but made no re- ference to the promised glass of beer. Apparently he waited for Deacon to allude to it.
But Deacon, said nothing about it. Before leaving, however, the Prince suggested that the secre- tary should see that Deacon had his glass of beer.
The ex-bandsman declined the invitation when it reached him.
"but it is too late-I've become u "I'm very sorry," he explained, teetotaller!"
The scheme adopted to lift her was to plug all the outlets in her hull, into which compressed air Deacon afterwards said to a re- was forced. This work was porter that he gave up alcohol hampered by the rough weather when he was married a few of last month.
months ago.
Ona, morning in mail week the The Prince made a systematic huAhull gave a shiver and rose tour of the home and chatted with several feet. The air pureps all the patients. were immediately stopped and
The Prince's Appeal. floating docks placed in position Norwood Grove consists of BOSTON, NEW YORK & BALTIMORE to assist in lifting the ship with about 82 acres and has been
JOINT SERVICE OF THE
'BLUE FUNNEL" LINE.
(OCEAN 8.5. CO., LTD. & CHINA MUTUAL 8.N. CO., LTD.,
"AND"
AMERICAN & MANCHUKIAN LINE
(ELLERMAN & BUCKNALL 8.S. CO., LTD.) **
SAILINGS FROM HONG KONG...
Via Buez Canal... 14th January.
do,
9.9. "CITY OF JOHANNESBURG” do.
9.8. "OANFA”
3.8. "CYCLOPS":
8.9. "PELEUS”
9.5. "CITY OF BRISTOL"
8.8. "ATREUS”-
60.
do.
do.
Steamers proceed via Suez Canal or Panama Canal
Subject to change without notice,
For Freight and particulars apply to
28th January.
11th February.
25th Februsty,
11th March. 25th March
at Owners' Option
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE or THE BANK LINE, LTD., Hong Kong Hong Kong & Cantón: JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD., Canton.
open
powerful hawsers.
bought for £18,300. With the The air pumps were again Rookery, a stretch of land 300ft.
above sea level, the new brought into action and the "Von space covers more than 40 acres, Moltke" rose gradually as the and though less than six miles water inside her was displaced. from Charing Cross it is the and fully 12 feat of her bottom haunt of some of London's 1 is now showing above the water. birde. In this position she lies and will be towed into shallower water.
AIRCRAFT SCHEME.
Paris, Dec. 29.
A scheme for shortening the journey from New York by moans of aircraft which would take off from incoming liners decks on roaching Cherbourg has been pro posed by Admiral Degony the French Naval writer.
re-
much reduced the floor space taken up by the furnaces in shipbuilding] yards. According to Sir Arthuri Duckham, gas might be more econ omical than coal, even at three and six times the cost per therm. Amalgamations would admit lower- fag prices, and Fet of raising divi- dends and otherwise encouraging the investor. New methods charging were headed. "The Alab rate imposed hardships upon the rge consumer and limited the de- velopment of the KAR
busines Friendly competition between gas and electricity was quite possible in an electric-superstation area
like Newcastle, where gas fires were now used by 97 per cent, of the doctors. On the previous evening, D÷
C W. Saleeby, of London, had lec- tured on the Domestic Chimney and the, Srooke Abutement. Bill. In this
regretting Fleqture, and
that Clause 5 of the Bill gave loent au- thorities powers to make by-laws requiring the provision in new) buildings other than pripate dwel- ling houses of such arrangements for heating sa were calculated to prevent or to reduce the emission of smoke. Dr. Saleeby quoted from his correspondence with the Minia- ter of Health, in which he urged the deletion of the words, which we have quoted in itales. Mr. T. 1: Ridley, of the New castle Gas Com- pany, advocated, in a paper read on Tuesday, a much' increased expen- diture on advertising. nationally and locally. They had, in 1925, put in 18,000 additional gas cook- ers, Ares and boilers, and 18,000 gas lighting fittings (other than burners), and in the city's post-war housing schemea 77 per cent, of the houses had gas lighting, 75 per cent. gas cookers, 71 per cent. gas fre, and 78 per cent. was wash boilers -all in a mining district, where much coal was supplied free.- "Engineering."
The Prince, in accepting thef title deeds, said he hoped the public who benefited from the] park would assert themselves to prevent the damage and litter which at times unfortunately dis- igured so, many open spaces.
NEW PORT ON SUEZ CANAL.
London. Die, 21 Port Fuad, on the Suez Canal, was Inaugurated to-day by King Fuad amidst mach ceremony."
CHERBOURG HARBOUR.
The Ministry of Public Works has definitely approved the projected construction of a big maritime rail- way station here.
A deep-water quay will run out into the barbour, and thus enable Transatlantic liners, to come along- side and unload their passengers, in- atend of disembarking them by tugs.
if
NYKLINE
SAILINGS SUBJECT TO "ALTERATION,
SAN FRANCISCO via Shanghai, Jupan Ports & Honolulu.
TENTO ARD
KOREA MARU SHINYO MARU
"Calle Los Angeles.
Monday! 24th January, at Noon .Sunday,
6th February..
Tuesday,
22nd February........
SOUTH AMERICA vis Japan, Honolulu, San Francisco, Los
Angeles, Mexico & Panama.
RAKUYO MARU
GINYO MARU
Saturday, .15th Jan, at Noon Saturday, 28th February.
MARSEILLES, LONDON, ANTWERP," & ROTTERDAM via Porta
SUWA MARU
FUSHIMI MARU HAKOZAKI MARU
Saturday,
15th Jan., at 11 'm... Saturday, 2018 January. Saturday, 12th February.
"SYDNEY & MELBOURNE via Manila & Ports:
AKI MARU
Wednesday, 10th Jan., at 11 x.m. Wednosday, 23rd February,
MISHIMA, MARU... NEW YORK and/or BOSTON vin PANAMA, ·
TATSUNO MARU
Thursday, 10th February. LIVERPOOL via Singapore, Colombo, Port Said & Ports..
TAJIMA MARU (calle Glasgow).... Saturday, 5th February. BUENOS AIRES via Singapore. Durban & Cape Town.
KAMAKURA MARU-
Saturday, 5th February. BOMBAY via SINGAPORE & COLOMBO.
Saturday,
22nd January, Saturday, 20th January.
RANGOON MARU TOTTORI MARU“.
CALCUTTA via SINGAPORE, PENANG & RANGOON
FENANG MARU
.... Wednesday, 19th January.
Monday... 31st January,
MORIOKA MARU NAGASAKI, KORE & YOKOHAMA.
MISHIMA MARU
SHANGHAI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA.
KITANO MARU. MURORAN MARU
HAKATA MĀRU
LIMA MARU.
Tuesday,
Saturday,
21st January.
26th Jaquary,
Wednesday,
26th January.
Thursday, 27th January.
Wednesday,
28th January,
For further information apply to-NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA- Tell, Central Nos. 292: (Private exchanges to ulk departe V
CHINA BORNEO SHIPPING CO.
HONG KONG-BORNEO ROYAL MAIL SERVICE To Sandakan, Tawau, Semporna and Lahad Datu
Returning via Sandakan, Jambongan and Jesselton. Regular Three-wookly Freight and Fassenger Service.
SS. LOK SUN.
Next Sailing from Hong Kong Monday, January 31st, 1927. For Freight. Passage and other information, please apply to- GARMICHAEL & CLARKE, Agents, Queen's Building, Phono C.232.
or W. WATT & CO., Agents, 27, Connaught Road West.
THE AUSTRAL-CHINA NAVIGATION CO. LTD
For SYDNEY, MELBOURNE & ADELAIDE " via Manila, Iloilo, Sandakan, Baïlkpapan & Rabait
For Freight & Particulars Apply tom
DODWELL & CO., LTD.
Agenta.
Telephone No. Central 1090.
THE HONGKONG & WHAMPOA DOCK CO., LTD.*
TELEGRAPHIC ADDRESS: “ MANIFESTO" "HONGKONG.
Codes Used: A1, A.B.C. Fifth Edition; Engineering: First and Second Edition;
Western Union and Watkins.
DOCK OWNERS, SHIP BUILDERS, MARINE AND LAND ENGINEERS 3OILER
"MAKERS, IRON AND BRASS FOUNDERS, FORGE MASTER,
ELECTRICIANS.
T. S. S. SIANG WO”
Passenger & Cargo River Steamer, built and engined at. Kowloon Dock, by the Hongkong
& Whampoa Dock Co., Ltd. to the order of ke Indo-China Steain Navigation Co., Ltd.
for service on the Middle Yangtze, Hankow I-chang
Please address anguiries to the Chief Manage
R.M. DYER, B.Sc., MINA, Kowloon Deck