WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1927
P.&O.-British India Apcar and
Eastern & Australian
Lines
(COMPANIES incorporated in ENGLAND), MAIL AND PASSENGER STEAMERS.
TAKING CARGO FOR
STRAITS, JAVA, BURMA, CEYLON, INDIA, PERŠIAN GULF, WEST INDIES, MAURITIUS, BAST' AND SOUTH AFRICA,
AUSTRALASIA, INCLUDING NEW ZEALAND AND
- QUEENSLAND PORTS, AND RED SEA, EGYPT,
CONSTANTINOPLE, GREECE, LEVANTINE PORTS, EUROPE, &c.
PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL FORTNIGHTLY DIRECT ROYAL MAIL STEAMERS.
(Under Contract with H.M. Government.)
S. S.
Pona
From Hongkong About
Destination
MR. HENRY FORD.
WEALTHIEST MAN IN THE WORLD,
FORTUNE OF MODERN CROESUS, -
London, Feb. 4..
THE CHINA MAIL.
INDO-CHINA
STEAM NAVIGATION 00, LTD.
Canton
SAILINGS SUBJECT TO ALTERATION.
Destination
Ttau via Swatow & S'hat Bangkok la Singapore Tientaln...... Tiau vin Swatow & Shat
At the Appeal Court, Washing-Tientsin ton, in the hearing of a case in which former shareholders of the Ford Motor Company were sted for income tax "arrears amount- ing to $1,250,000, Mr. Hawkins, an accountant, who was former- ly the Sales Manager for Mr. Henry Ford, declared, in evid ence."that Mr. Ford was easily a dollar billionaire.
HENRY FORD
He was worth at least 1.500,- 000,000 dollars, or £300,000,000, said witness, apart from shares held in mines, railroads and the
Steamer TINGSANG HOPSANG HANGSANG CHAKSANG. -WAISHING HORSANG
Tientain Straits and Calcutta..... LAISANG
MAUSANG | Sandakan ...)
Sailing
. Wod., 23rd Feb., at 5pm.
Fri.; 26th Feb., ÁV 74.
7.4.2 .Fri, 25th Pub., at
28th Feb,, at p..
Fat Mar., at Noon, 2nd Mar., at 7a.m.
Sat, Tuosit Wed
Tuos..
Tave,
Thurs., 3rd Mar, at Noon. 8th Mar. at 3 p.m. 8th Mar, at 1p.m. Tues, atk Mar. 4 7. a. Thurs., 17th Mur., n. 5 .Sat., 19th Mar. at Nocn. CHIPSHING.....Sun... 20th Mar. at Tatt
Osaka v. Moll, Y'hama & Kobe KUMSANG Strnits and Calcutta 19. Sandakan Tientsin
HOSANG HINSANG
For Freight and Passage apply to:--- JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD.,
Telephone Centrul 215.
WOMEN INJURED.
. ONE KNOCKED DOWN BY A
MULE CART.
RASH JUMP OFF TRAM.
General Managers.
PASSENGER" LIST.
ARRIVALS.
Among the first-class, passengers arrived at Hong Kong on Feb. 22 front? Nigusak} on. "the N.Y.K.
shimu Maru," were:-Misa. 1, Balthis, Mrs. Gortsby, Mr" W. Dorf- mann, Mr. R. Slessor. Mr. E. A.
DEPARTURE.
Two Chinese women were in-William. Mr. L. Zeffmann. jured in the head yesterday, one Through the rather common cause of jumping off moving tram but the other was bowled over by an Indian Army Service Corps mule cart.
For some unknown reason the mule shied causing the cart to swerve and the
woman **was
204 Murch S'pore, Penang, Colombo & Bomoa British Company which alto-knocked over by coming in con-
Noon:
NELLORE
MANTUA
KASHGAR NAGPORE
6.462
10,902
9,905
5th March.
Noun. 12th March
NYANZA
MONGOLIA
MACEDONIA
18,504 11,120
KHYBRI DEVANHA
. DELTA
MALWA NELLORE KHIVA NYANZA MOREA
KASHMIR
MANTUA KALYAN
MACEDONIA
Marseilles & London
Marseilles, London, Antwerp & R'dam
gether probably make him worth £400,000,000.
5,281 14th Marely Son, Millee, Edon, H'burg & R'dam that Mr. Ford had £80,000,000 in
7043.
10th March 19th March 2nd Apri 9114 9th April 8.1668th April: 8,007 37th April 10041
th April
6.855 11th May 9.895 1418 May 17.023 1 26th May
7,029
S'pore.. Penang, Colombo & Bombay Marseilles & London Marseilles & London
M'es
L'don, A'werp, R'dam & Hull Marseilles, London & Antwerp Singapore, Penang, Colombo & B'Bay! Marseilles and London
Singapore, Penang. Colombo. & B'bay Marseilles. Landon & Antwerp
Penanke
Colombo i Bombay Marseilles & London.
Sapore, May
10,918 28th May
0.005 f
Junie
10:9902: 25th June D.25 th July 1,120 23rd July
Marseilles and London Marartiles, London & Antwerp Marseilles, London & Antwerp Murgellies and London
Frequent connection from Port Said for Passengers and Cargo to Constantinoplu, Pirouus, Smyrna and other Levant, Porta by steamers of the Khedival Mail Steamship Co.
BRITISH INDIA-APCAR SAILINGS.
SHIRALA CAMBHIRA TAKADA TALAMBA
7:3-41 Ath March 6.257 18th March 8,049 24th March 8,010 Stat March
Singapare, Penang & Calcutta Singapore. Penang & Calcutta Singapore. Penang & Calcutta Singapore, Penang & Calentta
Mr. Hawkins further stated
cash in the Banks
Other evidence confirmed that Mr. Ford is the richest man in the world.
CHANGSHA TROUBLE
THE CHINESE WAY WITH STRIKERS.
tact with one of the wheels. This occurred in Queen's Road Central. The other woman alighted yester day afternoon from tram No. 75 in Des Voeux Road Central and a pool of blood collected where her head struck the road.
Both women were removed to the Government Civil Hospital,
Among the passengers sailed: from Hong Kong on Feb. 22 for: Shanghai, Japan and San Francisco by the N.Y.K. "Shinyo Maru" were: ——Mr...6, D. McNeilly, Mrs. N. E. C. B. Shank, Mr. Vanghum, Mr. and Duhean, Mr. D. H. Stanger, Mr. Mrs. Kangy. Mr. and Mrs. E. Brunsguard, Mr. F. A. Deem. Rev. and
Mrs. J. A. Mowart, Mr. H. Landis, Mr. W. Bray, Mr. W. E. Liebetran, Mr. Culbertson, Mr. Wei Han. Mrs. E. Arnold and family. Mr. J. Shanin, Mr. G. Mulchand, Me, Mrs. D Fortuyn, Mrs. H. Rietveld, W. D. Ramnand, Rev. and Mrs. G. H Waters, Mr. R. T. Capan, Miss M. Culley, Mr. S. Shopelocher, Mr.
B. Gledhill Major-General and Mrs. R. W. Gowan. Mr. G. Rich wood. Mr. F. G. Norman, Miss R. Hitchcock, Miss It L W. Klint, Mrs. ¡V. McRae, Mr. F. Thompson, Mr. A. R. de Freitas, Mr. A. Freitas, The candidates' expenses in Mias H. Freitas, Miss M, Freitas, the Chelmsford Division by-elec-Mr. John Freitas, Miss N. Lison, tion have been officially publish- Mr. M. C. Marlinez, Mat. M. S. ed
PENINSULAR AND: ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION CO.
follow: Lieutenant- Martinez. Caustic comment has been Colonel C. K. Howard-Bury, the heard from some of the commer- successful Conservative candid cial folk who are in Shanghai atate, who polled 18,395 votes, the present time, having had £1,263; Mr. S. W. Robinson their business enterprise com- (Liberal), 8,435 votes £1,146; pletely overthrown by the Red and Major N. H. Moller,, 6,140 authorities in the fighting area, votes. £750. adys the North China Daily. News." Among such comment can be placed that description of affairs in Changsha where a
EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS (South)ike of all clerks in the big silk
• TANDA
ST. ALBANS }
ARAFURA
TANDA
ST. ALBANS ARAFURA
8,968 4th Arch.
4,500 1st April
| 6,000 29th April
8,054 3rd Jand
4,500 at July
8,000 20th July
* Calls at Kolambugan.
shops was staged with more" or Fiess success. Having presented a
Manila, Sandakan, Iloilo, Thursday set of demands the clerks found
Island, Townsville, Brisbane, Sydney
4 Melbourno
Regular monthly sailings from Hongkong to Japan and Hongkong to Australia.
The E. & A. S.S. Co., Ltd., steamers will also call at Shanghai, Iloilo, Cabu, Kolambugan, Tawan, Timor, Darwin, or other porta en route as inducement
offers.
Frequent radnections from Australia with the following:-
their activities somewhat curtail- ed through lack of employment despite their wholehearted belief in their Union. So they betook themselves to the Chinese Charm-
CONSIGNEES.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES:
AMERICAN & MANCHURIAN LINE,
From NEW YORK.
NHE. Steamship
ber of Commerce, demanding | TH
that either the merchants should.
"CITY OF CALCUTTA”
give in to them or that they having arrived, Consignees of themselves should be permitted to Cargo by her are informed
The Union 5.5. Company's steamers to the United Kingdom via New own lights, The Chamber of
Zealand, Varicouver, San Francisco, etc.
W
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run the shops according to their that all Goods are being landed at their risk into the hazardous and/ for extra-hazardous Godowns of Holt's Wharf, whence Delivery may be obtained.
The P. & Royal Mail albamers, in London via Suez Canal The P&O Branch Service of steamers, to London via the Cape. The New Zealand Shipping Company's steamers for Southampton and apparently, as six of the clerks London via Panama Canal
SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI & JAPAN
GAMBHIRA
MACEDONIA
TAKADA
ST. ALBANS
KHYBER TALAMBA
LAHORE
DEVANNA
MALWA DELTA ARAFURA
JEYPORE NELLORE KHIVA NYANZA MOREA TANDA
6.267 291 Feb. Moji, Kobe Osaka & Yakohama
p.m.
11,120
4tr Murch (Shanghair Moj and Kobe 6,94% 6th March Maji, Kobe & Osaka 4,500
March
Moji, Kobe, Osaka & Yokohama 9,1141 March Shanghai, Moji and Kune
March Kobe
8.156 18th
8,018 12 March Shanghai, Moji and Koe
1st April
6,252 97th March
10,980 8,007
lat
April
0,000. 6th April
Shuji & Kobe
Moji & Koba Moji & Kobe
Maji, Kobe, Denka & Yokohama
7.048 12th Aprilhanghai, Moli and Kabe
6.263 15th April
0:136 15th April
7.02% 29th April
10,958 | 29th April 6.058 8th May
Shanghai, Moji and! Kobe
Shanghai, Moji and Kobe
Shanghai. Mojt & Kobe Shanghai, Moji & Kobe
་
Moji, Kobe, Osaka and Yokohama
น
All dates are approximate and subject to alteration without notice.
WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY FITTED ON ALL STEAMERS. *
• Prasengere for Rangoon must defray their own Hotel expenses at Singapore while awaiting the on-carrying steamer.
All Cabins ara filled with Electric Fons free of charge. Steamers on London and Australian Lines are fitted with Laundries. Parcels measuring not more than 24 ft. x 2 ft. x 1 ft will be received
at the Company's Ofèc up to Noon 'on the day previous to shiling.
For further information, Passage Freights, Handbooks, etc., apply to:-..
MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO.
P. & O. Building, Connaught Rd. C., HONGKONG.
Agents.
BOSTON, NEW YORK & BALTIMORE
JOINT SERVICE OF THE
"BLUE FUNNEL ” LINE.
El
(OCEAN 8.8. CO., LTD. & CHINA, MUTUAL S.N.CO., LTL
.!!
AND
AMERICAN & MANCHURIAN LINE
(ELLERMAN & BUCKNALL 9.5. CO., LTD.)
SAILINGS FROM HONG KONG,
was
Commerce was reported to have gone into temporary retirement, but came to life again soon after, were beheaded. The point in question, made by the foreigh business man from Changsha, that the disorder in that particular direction was instantly checked. Had the disorder been directed against foreigners Y it was in almost parallel cases, the authori- ties.would have upheld the Union until the last brick-bat had been fired. This is a little obvious travesty on fair play in legitimate
trade circles,
CONSIGNEES NOTICE.
Consignees of Cargo ex s.s. "City of Calcutta" are reminded that ghods remaining undelivered after February 28, will be subject to rent,
STEAMER FOR STRAITS, COLOMBO, AUSTRALIA, BOMBAY, EGYPT; MEDITERRANEAN PORTS, AND LONDON,
THROUGH BILLS OF LADING ISSUED.
FOR BATAVIA, PERSIAN GULF CONTINENTAL, AMERICAN AND SOUTH AFRICAN PORTS.
HE Steamship
THE
NELLORE"
Capt A. H. HIGNETT. R.N.R, carrying His Majesty's Mails will be despatched from this port on or WEDNESDAY, the 2nd about March, 1927, at Noon, taking Pas- sengers and Cargo for the above
Ports
Silk, Valuables and Tea for Italy, France and London (under arrange- ment) will be transhipped at Born- bay into the Mail Steamer proceed- No Claims will be admitted aftering direct to Marseilles and Lon the Goods have left the Godowas, don. and all Goods remaining undeliver- Parcels will be received: at this ed after 28th February, 1927, will office until 5 pm. the day before, be subject to Rant.
sailing. The contents and value of all packages, must be declared.
All Claims against the Steamer must be presented to the Under- signed on or before 7th March, 1927, or they will not be recox nised.
Goods are to be left in the Godowns, All broken, chafed and damaged where they will be examined on any Tuesdays or Fridays, between the hours of 10.45 am and Noon within the Free Storage period of One Week.
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No Fire Insurance has been. effected.
Bills of Lading will be counter signer!!
THE BANK LINE, LTD., General Agents. Hong Kong, 22nd Eeb., 1927.
CHINA BORNEO SHIPPING CO.
HỒNG KÔNG BORNEO HOIAL MAIL SERVICE
Returning via Sandukan, Jambongan and Jesselton.
To Sandakan, Tawau, Semporna and Lahad Datu,
7.
For further Particulars, Apply to- MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO.,
Agents.
Hong Kong. 23rd Feb., 1927.
DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINE
AND
AMERICAN MAIL LINE
(Admiral Oriental Line)
JOINT TRANS-PACIFIC SERVICE
A Regular Weekly Sailing.
TO SAN FRANCISCO OR SEATTLE.
THE PRESIDENT LINERS” TO SAN FRANCISCO VIA HONOLULU,
SHANGHAI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA.
"THE SUNSHINE BELT”
PRESIDENT JEFFERSON PRESIDENT GRANT PRESIDENT MADISON PRESIDENT JACKSON PRESIDENT MCKINLEY.
Tuesday. Mar. 1st 7.00 a.m.. Tuesday,
Mar. 16th.
Tuesday,
Mar. 29th
Tuesday,
Apr. 12th
Tuesday,
Apr. 26th
Thereafter Fortnightly Sailings on Tuesdays.
HONG KONG TO EUROPE
SPECIAL LOW RATES.
Via San Francisco or Seattle. £120 £112
DIRECT CONNECTIONS WITH ALL ATLANTIC LINES
Choice of railway lines across United States and Canada, with liberal stop-over privileges for Sightseeing. Ask for information. Following are suggested Itiner- aries:-"
From Hongkon
Mar
Vor
¡Gone emine si fals >te bly
Pro X. York
Arriving at
San Francisen 8-20170
Majesti
**Fampio
Apr
Apr. 34
14.
Pro Wishing to Apr.
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Abr... 30
A Apr A2
levision
Apr, a
13
FrauÏNES
7 gadania
Mar 11
20
$:01
Majeste
May 4
May
17 Chegoja, May Curg Spin May 20
Miss. + Mar 15 Bare Branchen Mar 2:4 S Mar. 29 San Franclaco
Seattle
Pra&ovej Ajm
Huneris
rg-Shapin Apr. 8. Po--Brg
Apr. 19
Cung Shuptas Apm. 22 Post-Brg. Apr. 27 C'brg-Simpo Muy
TO SEATTLE AND VICTORIA VIA
SHANGHAI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA.
"THE FAST SHORT ROUTE"
PRESIDENT LINCOLN
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND PRESIDENT PIERCE PRESIDENT TAFT PRESIDENT JEFFERSON
Wednesday, Mar. 9th.
Wednesday, Mar. 23rd.
Wednesday, Apr. 6th.
Wednesday, Apr. 20th.
Wednesday, May 4th.
Thereafter Fortnightly Sailings on Wednesdays. TO EUROPE AND NEW YORK. VIA MANILA, STRAITS, COLOMBO, SUEZ- PORT SAID-ALEXANDRIA-NAPLES
-—GENOA—MARSEILLES,
Thence to BOSTON and NEW YORK.
PRESIDENT WILSON
PRESIDENT VAN BUREN
PRESIDENT HAYES
PRESIDENT POLK
PRESIDENT ADAMS
.Tuesday, Mar. 1st 6.00 a.mi.
.Tuesday,
Tuesday,
Mar. 15th 8:00a.m.
Mar 29th 6.00 ĐI
Tuesday,"
Tuesday,
Apr. 12th 8.00 a.m.
Apr. 26th 8.00`a.m. .
Thereafter Fortnightly Sailings on Tuesdays.
TO MANILA.
PRESIDENT WILSON PRESIDENT EINCOLN. PRESIDENT GRANT PRESIDENT VAN BUREN. PRESIDENT CLEVELAND
.Mar. Ist .Mar. Ist Mar. 7th Mar. 15th
6.00 a.m.
.
6.00 p.m.
́ ̄6.00⋅ p.m.
8.00 à..
.Mar. 15th
6.00 p.m.
For Passenger and Freight Rates apply to
ROBERT DOLLAR CO.
GENERAL AGENTS,
Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank Building. Ground Floor
Telephoned Central. 2477, 2478 & 795.
THE HONGKONG & WHAMPOA DOCK CO., LTD. TELEGRAPHIC ADDRESS: "MANIFESTO" HONGKONG.
Codes Used: AI, A.B.C. Fifth Edition; Engineering: First and Second Edition;"
Western Union and Watkins.
DOCK OWNERS, SHIP BUILDERS, MARINE AND LAND" ENGINEERS BOILER
MAKERS, IRON AND BRASS FOUNDERS, FORGE MASTER
ELECTRICIANS.,
8.8. "PELEUS""
Via Scor Canal
B.B. "CITY OF BRISTOL"
do."
8.8. "ATREUS"
du.
D
do.
AS "TEUCER"
25th February.
6th March. 26th March, 8th April
Steamers proceed via Suez Canal or Panama Canal at Owners" Option
Subject to change without notice.
For Freight and particulars apply to:-- BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE or THE BANK LINE, LTD, Hong Kong Hong Kong & Canton: JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD., Canton
"The 8.8. "Lok Bua" carrying His Majesty's Mall (will bay despatched from this part to British North Borneo Porta as abova named on or about 5th March, 1977.
.... För Fraight, Passage and Paroal Rates apply:-- CARMICHAEL & CLARKE, Armnts; Queen's Building, Phone C232/ Lor W, WATT & CO. Agamiz, 27, Connaught Road West. Phone C.1968.
T. S. S. "SIANG WO"
Passenger & Cargo River Steamer, built and engined at Kowloon Dock, by the HongkongTM
& Whampoa Dock Co, Ltd., to the order of The Indo-China Steam Navigation Co., Ltd,
for service on the Middle Yangtze, Hankow – I-chang.
Please address enquiries to the Chief Manager
R. M. DYER, B.Sc., M.I.N.A., Kowlood Dock, Hongkong.