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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 1927.
P. & 0.-British India Apcar and
Eastern & Australian
Lines
(COMPANIES incorporated in ENGLAND). MAIL AND PASSENGER STEAMERS.
TAKING CARGO FOR
STRAITS, JAVA, BURMA, CEYLON, INDIA, PERSIAN GULF, WEST INDIES, MAURITIUS, EAST 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.)
LAHORE DELTA MACEDONIA
MONGOLIA MANTUA KIIVA KASHGAR
5. S.
Tosa
From Hongkong About
6,252 8th Nov. 8.007 9th Nov. 11,120
12th Nov. Noon 16,504 20th Nov. 10,046 10th Doc. 0,136 17th Dec. 9,005 24th Doc.
1928
MOREA KALYAN
DEVANHA
MALWA
KHYBER
ΜΑΓΕΡΟΝΤΑ
KHIVA
10,953 7th Jan. 19,144 7th Jan. 8,155 214t Jan. 10.986 4th Feb.
9,114
Feb. 18th 11,120
3rd Mar. 136 10th Mar.
KASHMIR
MANTUA
8.085 17th Mar.
10,94631st Mar.
Destination
Marseilles and London Straits & Bombay Marseilles & London
Marseilles & London Marvellies and London Straits & Bombay
Marseilles, London & Antwerp
Marsailles & London Straits & Bornbay Marseilles, London & Antwerp Marseilles & London.
Marseilles, London & Antwerp Marseilles & London
Marseilles, London & Antwerp Marsailles, London & Antwerp Marseilles & London
* Passengers to Singapore only. Frequent connection from Port Sald for Passengers and Cargo to Cantantinople, Pirenus. Smyrna and other Levant Ports by stemmers of the Khodal Mail Steamship Co.
BRITISH INDIA-APCAR SAILINGS.
SANTHIA TALAMBA
TALMA
7.754 10th Nov. Singapore, Penang & Calcutta 8,018 18th Nov. | Singapore, Penang & Calcutta 10,000 | 7th Dec. Singapore, Penang & Calcutte
LAST TRIP TO MINICOY.
CRUISE OF THE “LADY" BLAKE."
ISLAND OF BEAUTIFUL WOMEN
The "Lady Blake" returned to Colombo Harbour on October 20 after making her last trip to Mini- coy. Among the passengers were the German Consul, and Mrs, Schwarz.
In an interview with a "Times of Ceylon"
representative, Mrs. Schwarz said; "T have no doubt that the least trip
to Minicoy, whence we have Just returned, has been the Taost enjoyable and most interest. ing holiday trip I have ever made. If European tourists would only: realize how fascinating such a trip! can be. I am sure that regular) tourist voyages would be initiated from Ceylon.
The "Lady Bleke"
provides splendid accommodation and excel- leat food-the best foundations for a trip of this nature,
We had only 12 passengers on board, which made the trip like a yachting cruise. Only three were ladies: Mrs. Loudoun Shand, Mrs.) A. H. Fraser and myself. The trip was all the time so interesting that baly a single bridge-party could be brought together and it lasted for about two hours!
"Phe. only little difficulty we had was the landing at Minicoy, as there is no pier at this island, and the breakers made one feel a bit ner- Yous. But apart from getting a trife wet, nothing happened.
"The Island itself, on its frat appearance, does not much differ from some parts of Ceylon. It is covered with coconut and areca palms. The whole island with its lighthouse and the few huts visible when you approach seem to swim, as it were, in the sea.
Arcadian Simplicity.
THE CHINA MAIL.
INDO-CHINA
STEAM NAVIGATION JO, LTD.
SAILINGS SUBJECT TO ALTERATION. Steamer
Destination
Tiau via Swatow & S'haf YATSHING Tau vix Swatow & 8'hui FOOSHING Tinu via Swatow & S'had WAISHING Tiau ria Swatow & 8'hai CHAKBANG Tientsin via Weihs[wel
Salling
$
.Tues.,
8th Nov., at 7mm.
Sun
13th Nov., at Tam.
Wed.,
10th Nov,, at 7a.m. .Sun., 20th Nov., at 7am.
Denka via Amor, Shanghai, CHONGSHING Satur., 12th Nov,, at 6p.m. LAISANG .**** Tues., 22nd Nov, at 7am,
Moji & Kobe
Canton
anton
Canton
Straits & Calenta Straits & Calcutta Straits & Calcutta Sandakan Sandakan
Sandakan
FOOSHING .Tues., CHEONGSHING.Wed.,
KUMSANG NAMSANG
KUTSANG
SUISANG
HINSANG MAUSANG
Tucs .Fri.,
9th Nov., at 6a.m.
9th Nov,, at 6am. 9th Nov., at 8 p.m. 18th Nov., at 3p.m.
Thurs., 1st Dec., at 8pm. Mon
7th Nov.. at 8p.m. Mon, 21st Nov., at Sp.m. Wed., 30th Nov., at 8pm.
For Freight and Passage apply to:- JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD., - Telephone Central 215.
General Margera.
OREGON ORIENTAL LINE.
Operated for
UNITED STATES SHIPPING BOARD M.F.C. By COLUMBIA PACIFIC SHIPPING 'COMPANY.
FOR MANILA, CERU & DAVAO.. S.S. "WEST HIXTON"
7th November. FOR MANILA, ILOILO & CEBU, S.S. "WEST CAYOTE"
19th November.
All sailings subject to change without notice, Through Bills of Lading issued to all rail Overland Points in the U.S.A., also to New Orleans, Savannah, Charleston,, Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York and Boston, via Panama Intercoastal steamer
ADDRESS:-
Room 26, Bank of Canton Building,
6, Des Voeux Road Central. Telephone Central 4871.
"When we arrived, the "Am" or headman of the island inhabitants, awaited us with his secretary on the beach, surrounded by a fair crowd of the people. To them the appearance of a steam-boat, right to the skin, but it did not damp our in front of the Island, is an excit-spirits. ing event, in spite of the fact that; The most interesting part was nearly all the steamboat traffic be- the return journey. The sea was tween West and East and East and as clear as a mirror. Sunrise and West passes Minicoy only a few sunset were glorious beyond words. miles away all the year long.
This trip showed us how rich the "There are roughly 3,000 in Indian Ocean is. A big whale, habitants on the island, all of them about 50 feet long, bigger than any Mohammedans except the two ser- previously seen by any on board, vants of the Doctor, who are Hin-came near our boat and squirted a dua. The "Ami," who does not fountain of water. speak English, is also the religious
A Porpoise School. bend of the population. They have "The next morning we passed a nine villages, each one governed by school of porpoises. We mistook
a headman, all of whom acknow-them at fiat for an island about a ledge the "Am" as their chief.mile square. they were packed so The "Ami," who is about 70 years closely together. Some of them old, proved to be a handsome-look went in front of the 'Lady Blake.'
EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS (South) ing personage, wearing a gold arna- as if they were towing the bout be
TANDA ST. ALBANS
ARAFURA
Manila. Sandakan, Thursday Island, Townsville, Brisbane, Sydney, & Melbourne,
GONG 2nd Dec. 4,500 30th Dec.
1928. 6,000 27th Jan. Egular mantlily sailings from Hongkong to Japan and Hongkong, to Australia,
The E. & A. S.S. Co., Ltd., steamers will also call at Shanghai, Iloilo, Cebu, Kolambugani, Tawao, Timor, Darwin, or other ports en route as indacement >ter 1.
Frequent connections from Australia with the following:-
The Union S.S. Company's steamers to the United Kingdom vis New Kealand, Vancouver, San Francisco, etc.
The P. & Q. Royal Mail stramers to London via Suez Canal.
The P. & O. Branch Service of steamers to London via the Cape.
The New Zealand Shipping Company's steamers for Bosthampton and London via Panama Canal.
TANJA TALMA
SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI & JAPAN
MANTUA KRIVA
KASHGAR
ST. ALBANS MOREA KALYAN DEVANHA
6,956 8th Nov. 10,000 † 10th Nov,
Git.. 10,946 11th Nov. 9,135 19th Nov. 9,045
26th Nov.
4 500 5th Dee. 10,053 9th Dec. 9,144 13th. Dec.
8,155 24th
Dec. 1928
MALWA
10.086 7th
Jan. KHYBER
9,214 21st Jan. KHIVA
0.195 28th Jan. MACEDONIA 11,120 41h Feb. KASHMIR
8.986 18th Feb. KALTAN
9.144 18th Feb. MANTUA
10,946 2nd Mar. MONGOLIA 16,604 17th Mar. MOREA
10,353 30th Mar, KASHGAR
9,005 13th April MALWA
10.966 | 27th April DEVANHA
8,155 11th May
Moji, Kobe, Osaka & Yokohama
Amor, Shanghai, Moji, Kobe, Yoko-
huma & Osaku
Shanghai, Moji, Kabe & Tokohama Shanghai, Maji, Kobe & Yokoham Shanghal, Moji, Kobe & Yokohama Minji. Kehe, Oraka & Yokohama Shanghai, Moji, Kobe & Yokohama Stuurghal, Moji, Kobe & Yokohama Shanghai, Mojl, Kobe & Yokohama
Shanghai, Moji, Kobe & Yokohama Shanghai, Moji, Kobo & Yokohama Shanghai, Moji & Kobe Shanghai, Moji, Kobe & Yokohama Shanghai, Moji, Kobe & Yokohams Shanghai, Moji & Kobe.
Shanghai, Moji, Kobe & Yokohania, Shanghai, Moji, Kabe & Yokohan. Shanghai, Moil, Kobe & Yokohama. Shanghai, Moli, Kobe & Yokohama. Shanghal, Moji, Kabe & Yokohama Shanghai, Mojí, Kobe & Yokohama
All dates are approximate and subject to alteration without notice. WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY FITTED ON ALL STEAMERS
[Passengers for Rangoon must defray their own Hotel expensos, at Bingapore while awaiting the on-carrying steamer.
411 Cabins are fitted with Electric Fans free of charge.
mers on London and Australian Lines are fitted with Laundrien.. Parcels measuring not more than 244 ft. x 2 ft. x 1 ft. will be received
at the Company's Office up to Noon on the day provicus to sailing.
For further information, Passage Freights, Handbooks, etc., apply to:
MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO. f. & 0. Building, Connaught Rd. C., HONGKONG. Agents.
BOSTON, NEW YORK & BALTIMORE.
JOINT SERVICE OF THE
"BLUE FUNNEL" LINE.
(OCEAN S.S. CO., LTD. & CHINA MUTUAL AN, CO., LTD)
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mental cap on his heart.
Hehind them. Others in either side showed
round the big of the boat romped and jumped most;nes of the Island, with about like playful children, delight- their old burial
grounds, ing everybody on board with their These mosques were kept in excel- gambols. lent order and condition, each hav- "A little Inter we passed about ing large watertank, which facili-a dozen whales together. Some of tated the ablutions of the Mohar- them were so near that we thought medans Memorial stones bearing they would collide with us at any beautiful carvings and Arabic moment. Initials marked the site of the "Nobody was in the mood to read graves.
"Each village has its own public-sunrise in Colombo Harbour, we re
a book or play bridge, Atriving at hall, where community singing is gretted that the trip had come to usual, and sometimes a kind of an end. We cannot speak too theatrical performance is held highly of the food and service on There buildings are decorated with board." paintings, outside as well as inside, more or less in the style and colours of Kandyan ärt..
"The floor is paved with a kind of concrete, in which cowrie mus sels figure largely for purposes of
ornamentation.
PASSENGER LIST.
DEPARTURES; Passengers departed from Hong Kong per s.s. Hakone. Maru" for London via Ports on November 5 were:-
Here, English is Not Spoken. Passing through the villages, we found several remnants of wrecked ship, ospecially iron parts, which Mr. and Mrs. R. Wayne, Mesars. were utilised not only as receptacles 1. W. Bellah, R. H. Behvan, Dr. for rain water, but also as roofing F. A. Nord, Mrs. M. A. Rennie, Mr. material for building purposes. [C. C. Lieu, Miss P. Thomas, Mesara,
1 "The only man in the Island who M. C. Pinheiro, G. Schmidt, R. speaks English fluently is a physi-Bader, Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Everall, cian, who has been sent by the Mr. J. Sullivan, Mr. and Mrs. W Government of the Madras Pres-R. West, Messrs. Beckwith, L. K., dency, of which Minicoy has been Utam, N. T. Utam, Mr. E. M. for many years a part..
Allen, Messrs. M, Y. Sun, G. Quinn, "To a foreigner it seems rather J. H. Hunter, Blaster Pierson, Mr. peculiar, especially since the Basses and Mrs. R. St. J. Hick, Mrs. Baker, Light-houses are so near Ceylon, Mr. and Mrs. A. J. R. Hodges.. that while Minicoy is governed Mesars. C. Edgcumbe, E. D. Smith, from Madras, the Basses are ruled R A. Thomas. J. W. Meader, E from Bombay, and both are provid W. Howard, W. Pierson, T. Healy, ed with men and material from L. D. Legge. Mrs. Pierson, Miss Colombo.
Pierson, and Master Pierson,
US. AND THE SEA CRUELTY
CASE..
"As the Doctor told me, most of the illness at Milcoy is really akin trouble (curvy) as the Islanders have not much choice in the mint- ter of food. They are forced to live practically on rice, which ja
New York. Sept. 28, brought to them in sailing boats The United States Department of from Calicut, whence also come Justice has received, through the their currystuffs.
State Deparment, a. request from They have, however, a plentiful the British Embassy in Washington fah supply, all the male population for detailed information concerning being either fishermen or sailors. the case of Mr. Frederick Thomas. They build beautiful sailing boats the former British officer, who is without the use of any Iron what-statud to have been brutally
treated while serving as a' steward Eyebrow Pencils.
in the American tanker "Mona- "We were, of course, most in- tawny" by Captain Crowley, then in terested in regard to the women In- command of the vessel. habitants, some of whom, Ikej The request is being forwarded their children. were very beautiful to the Federal Fublic Prosecutor in Indeed. No Parls fashions seemed New York ›
soever.
to have reached Minicoy. All the It la reported that the case may women, old as well as young, wear be resubmitted to the Federal kind of long red pinafore, em-grand jury on further evidence
AMERICAN & MANCHUKIAN LINE broidered at the neck with silver from Londoo, but nothing is expect.
(ELLERMAN & BUCKNALL S.&. CO., LTD.):
SAILINGS FROM HONG KONG,
8.S. "CITY OF WELLINGTON". Via Suez Canal
S.S. "PHEMIUS?
£.9: "MACHAON"
Via Suez Canal
Via Suez Canal' Vía Suez Canal
20th Nov. 28th Nat. 16th Dec. 291% Dec.
SS. "CITY OF LAHORE" 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. Hear Kong & Canton: JARDINE! MATHESON & CO, LTD.; Canton.
and gold. Their hair is not bob-ed until the Department of Justice bed, but tied in a large knot at the and the British authorities examing back and covered, mostly with all the details. dark blue head-dress..
An Exchange message states that
|
"It is not mere imagination If I Mr. Swinnerton, the Assistant Dis.. eny that some of them look like the trict Attorney in New York, has rel figures of Tutankhamen's time, es-quested Mesara. Condert Brothers, pecially as they use a kind of black į logal representatives of the British pigment to shade their eye-brows. Government, to submit any new "We stayed about, six hours at facts. Mr. Swinnerton is also at- Minicoy, The Lighthouse was sup-tempting to trace two seamen, last plied with a fresh crew and provi- heard of at New Orleans, who sign- sions for the next she monthe, A' ed the original, affidavit of charges few big turtles were caught, r and which the third signatory, the cook, then we returned through the Virgil Barney Dare, repudiated be. | breakers. All of us were drenched fore the Grand Jury,
Cantun Agents:
JOHN MANNERS & CO., LTD
PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION CO.
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.
THE Steamship
"DELTA "
Captain R. S. WARD, carrying
His Majesty's Mails will be des- patched from this port on or about WEDNESDAY, the 9th November, 1927, at 10 am, taking Passengers and Cargo for the above Ports.
Silk, Valuables and Tex for Italy, France and London (under arrange mont) will be transhipped at Bombay into the Mail Steamer proceeding direct to Marseilles and London.
Office until 5 p.m. the day before Parcels will be received at this sailing. The contents and value of all packages must be declared.
For further Particulars, Apply
tom
MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO.,
Agents. Hong Kong, 7th November, 1927.
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Fortnightly selling on Tuesdays via Manila, Straits, Colombo, Suer Canal, Alexandria,
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Hong Kong, April 1, 1924.
THE HONGKONG & WHAMPOA DOCK CO., LTD.
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address enquiries to the Chief Manager:
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