PACKARD. PLYMOUTH. CHRYSLER: DE SOTO
Motor Cars.
Sole Agents:
REPUBLIC MOTOR COMPANY
OF CHINA
The
China Mail
"OVERLAND
CHINA MAIL.
SEND IT HOME !
THE WEEK'S NEWS
ILLUSTRATED.
30-32, Des Voeux Road C. Tel. C. 1219 and C. 62$2.
Wednesday, November 20, 1929. Tenth Moon, 20th Day.
ร
BLISHAD
1846
大英十一月二十號 禮拜三 中華民國已已年拾月弍十日
25 cts.
HONG KONG,
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1929.
25 cts.
THE NEW OBSERVATORY for astronomical researen work, in connection with the University of London, at Mill Hill, was opened by Sie Frank Dyson, the Astronomer Itoyal. This £5,000 observatory in the firs. well-equipped one to be possessed by the London University and contains a 24-inch reflecting telescope, and hansed in the white 18-foot dame, which is rotated by electricity.
SIR ALAN COBHAM, the noted pilot, returned to Stag Lane Acro- drome, Hendon. Hiddrea, in the last stage of his 40,000 miles flight from town to town in Great Britain in his de Haviland giant Moth 'plane "Youth of Britain." The tour has as its object the finding of 1,000 landing grounds and the spreading of air-mindedness. Sir Alan has given Rights to 10,000 people, Including 10,000 schoolchildren.
IN:
ONE OF THE POWERFUL ENGINES of the recently com pleted British dirigible, the E.101. Inset shows Lieutenant-Colonel V.C. Richmond, chief engineer of the new craft,
SIE ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE. Kt., M.D., the famous novelist, and cre of the leaders of the spirit- - valistic movement, whose country home was destroyed by a inyateri- cus fire.
IMPRESSIVE SCENES at the funeral of Dr. Stresemann, the German Foreign Minister, at Berlin. Von Kardoff, one of the German Members of Parliament. delivering his address in front of the Reich- stag. Note the funeral cortege in foreground.
THE WORLD'S GIANT AIRSHIP R.101 leaving her hanger at Cardington, Bedford, for the mooring mast. After waiting a whole week for favourable weather, the airship R.101 was brought out of her hangar at Cardington, Hundreds watched the operation of taking the airship to the mooring tower about half a mile away.
RECENT STUDIO PORTRAIT of Queen Elizabeth of Greece, the "Queen Without a Country," "who, with her husband, King George,"
Is exiled in Roumania. She is a daughter of Queen. Maria of Roumania.
PLANB have been filed, for the erec tion of a new 71 storey office building which will rise 925 feet above the ground, on the block bounded by Exchange Place, Beaver, William and Hanover streats in the financial dis trict of New York. As fær na officia? records show this will be the tallest -building to the world..
THE
BLUE FUNNEL
LINE
REGULAR AND FAST FREIGHT AND PASSENGER SERVICES |
LONDON SERVICE.
*HARPEDON". "ANCHISES"
** PERBEUB**
20th Nov. M'Uca, London R'dam, & Glasgow 3rd Dec. Miles, London R'dam, & Glasgow 10th Dec. XI's, London R'dam, & Hamburg
LIVERPOOL SERVICE.
* AUTOLYCUS" 20th Nov. Boson, Havre, Liverpool, & Glasgow "CYCLOPS" 20th Teo. Gen. Havre, Liverpool, & Cinsgow
NEW YORK SERVICE.
(with transhipment at Singapore). Leaves Hongkong
~Leaves Ringspors · Arrives New York "BARPEDONTM 2614 Nov. " LYCAON "th Deo.
10th Jan.
Hongkong to New York 81 days,
PACIFIC SERVICE.
via KOBE & YOKOHAMA,
"TYNDAREUS” 23rd Nov. Victoria, & VancoRTAS
**TEUGER"
12th Dec. Victoria, & Vancouver,
INWARD SERVICE.
**ANTILOCKUS" Due 27th Nov. For S'hai, Moji, Kobo & Yokohams "OBESTES
Due 28th Nov, For Shanghai, Taku & Dairon **TEIRESIA8" Due 28th Nov. For Takso, S'hal, Koba & Y'hamu.
FASSENGER SERVICE.
*SARPEDON** "ANUHISES"
10th Nov. Fingapore, Marseilles & London ¡3rd Des. Bingapore, Mareilles & Landon Also cargo siasmom with limited passengersscommodationst specially reduced farve.
For freight, passage rates and information.apply to
Butterfield & Swire,
Agents.
POST OFFICE NOTICE.
XMAS LETTER MAIL FOR GREAT BRITAIN VIA SUEZ.
Xmas Letter Mall for Great Britain via Suez will be closed in the G.P.Q. as follows:-
Registered mail at 9.45 a.m. Saturday, 23rd November,
· Ordinary mail at 10.30 am. Saturday, 23rd November.. This mail will be forwarded by the 8.a. "Khyber" and is due in London on the 23rd December.
The public is reminded that dutlable articles sent by letter post are liable to confiscation,
Christmas cards bearing not more than five written words may be forwarded at the special rates for Printed Papers, provided-that the enclosing cover is left open.
From
INWARD MAILS.
Per
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 21. Shanghai and Swatow Europe via Suez (Letters & Papers, London,
Oct. 24 and Parcels, Oct. 17) Japan
Canada (Victoria, B.C., Nov. : 2) U.S.A.
Japan and Shanghai. Australia and Manila
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER U.S.A. (Seattle, 'Nov, 2), Canada, Japan &
Shanghai
Japan
Soochow
.Malwa
"Buenos Aires Maro
.Empress of Russia
Tango Maru
OUTWARD. MAILS.-
For
:
WEDNESDAY,
Sam Shul and Wuchow SA...
THURSDAY. Swatow, Amoy and Formoan
22
President Jefferson
Per:: NOVEMBER 20
Nagano Maru Tai Hing NOVEMBER
8.30 p.m.
4.30 p.m.
21.
Doll Maru
Hinsang
8.80..
9.80 a.m.
Cremer
Hydrangea
Chenan
Sandakan
Straita
Swatow
Amby
Manila
Amoy
Superscribed correspondence" putk
10.30 .m.
2.80 p.m.
8.80 p.m.
Empresa of Russia. 8.30 pm. Takliwa
5: p.m.
BAYER
Its Your Move
to avall yourself of an effectual cure for headache, toothache, Rheumatism, Pain in joints and limbs, Gout, Chill. Neuralgia, etc., etc., by taking
'Bayer ASPIRIN