THE CHINA MAIL.
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REDUCED THROUGH TICKETS TO EUROPE VIA U.S.A. VARYING
FROM £83 TO £120 ON SALE
SAN FRANCISCO via Shanghai, Japan Ports & Honolulu.
SEATTLE, VANCOUVER via Shanghai & Japan Ports.
LONDON, MARSEILLES, ANTWERP, ROTTERDAM via
Singapore, Penang, Colombo, Suez.
O MANADARES
BRANDT a co.
Bl. George Buliding, Chater Road.
Buliding and Repairs of Staazhven and Molesbips' of every type.
Salapheaw: L
Night: 57100,
Telegram: Supant."
SOUTH CHINA MOTOR-SHIPBUILDING
REPAIRING WORKS, LTD.
Wa~KOWLOON BAY. Telephone: 07061 Day and Night. WB. HATT. Work Maangs:
Tetra** Mottien."
Installation and Bapults of Diesel Englaws and. Motori for Marine and Blationary
speciality.
TATSUTA MARU
ASAMA MARU
HIYE MARU
HEIAN MARU
Wednesday, 13th May. Wednesday, 27th May.
Tu5
2nd June. 30th June.
Tuesday,
Tuesday,
HAKUSAN MARU
Saturday.
10th May,
HARUNA MARU
Saturday,
30th May.
SYDNEY & MELBOURNE via Manila & Porte.
KITANO MANU
Saturday,
23rd May.
ATSUTA MARU
Saturday,
27th June.
BOMBAY via Singapore, Penang, & Colombo,
IYO MARU
TUKIWA MARU
Monday, Wednesday,
11th May. 27th May.
SOUTH AMERICA (West Coast) via Japan, Honolulu,
Los Angeles, Mexico and Panama, RAKUYO MARU
Saturday,
23rd May,
NEW YORK, BOSTON vin Panama.
KUMA MARU
Monday,
26th May.
LIVERPOOL vin Port Said, Stamboul (Constantinople), Genoa.
†TOYOOKA MARU
Friday,
15th May.
CALCUTTA vin Singapore, Penang & Rangoon.
NAGATO MARU
Friday,
. 8th May.
† RANGOUN MARU
Friday,
15th May.
SHANGHAL KORE & YOKOHAMA.
+HAKODATE MARU (Moji direct) Wednesday, KAMAKURA MARU (Kobe direct). Wednesday, KASHIMA MARU
Sulardag
6th May. 6th May. 16th May.
.4 Cargo only. For further information apply te:-- NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.
Telephone 30291. Private exchange to all departments ›
K.
SAILINGS FROM HONG KONG SUBJECT TO ALTERATION,
LONDON, HAMBURG, ROT-| London Mare
TERDAM & ANTWERP
vill
Singapore.
Colombo.
Suez & Port Said.
Tues..
RIO DE JANEIRO. SANTOS Rio de Janeiro Maru Sun.,
BURNOS AIRES via
26th May
24th May
Salgon, Singapore, Calom-
ho. Durban & Capetown.
BOMBAY via Singapore. Shunko Maru
Sun.,
Delawan Deli & Colombo.
Celebes Maru
DURBAN, LOURENCO Mexico Maru
Tues.,
Tur3,
24th May 19th May
MARQUES, BEIKA, DAR-
Chicago Maru
Fri,
5th May 6th June
ES-SALAAM, ZANZIBAR
& MOMBASA via Sing-
pore & Colombo.
MELBOURNE via Manila Melbourne Maru ....
Wed..
Brisbane Sydney,
CALCUTTA via Singapore Honolulu Maru
Mon.,
18th May
& Rángeon.
VICTORIA,
SEATTLE.
TACOMA & VANCOUVER
via Japan Ports.
YORK via Japan ports, Kinai Maru
Direct nk Boston,
Call
Mon..
NEW
Los Angeles & Pana
Philadelphia & Haltimore.
JAPAN PÕRTS (Freight Ser
Madras Maru
WEPLUNG
Swalow & Canton Maru
Hozan Maru
Sat.,
Thurs.,
Sun.,
Sun..
Dell Maru
Thurs.,
day),
Vil
ONG vin Heihow & Menado Maru
Pakhoi (Fortnightly).
Amay 3 p.m. every Sun.
TAKAO via Swatow & Amuy
For further particulars please apply to:--
OSAKA SHOSEN KAISHA,
Telephone 28061.
(Fortnightly).
Gth May
1st June
9th May
14th May
10th May 17th May
21st May
HONG KONG BENEVOLENT SOCIETY.
JUMBLE SALE
MAY 5th, 2 P.M.
CITY HALL. ·
CLOTHING & HOUSEHOLD GOODS gratefully accepted al CITY HALL any MONDAY or THURSDAY, between 10.80 and 11:30.
SHIPBUILDERS,
SHIP REPAIRERS,
BOILER MAKERS. FORGE MASTERS, OXY-ACETYLENE, AND
ELECTRIC WELDERS, MECHANICAL, AND ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS.
LIVERPOOL'S SHOP OF selves from the sheer infection of seeing anybody so impossibly happy.
THE SHIPS.
International Emporium Where 9d. Buys a Suit.
Strange Old Women. We walked on, and 1 begun to we had passed from the notice dockland and had turned into a wide thoroughfare. By the light of a lamp I saw "Scotland Road."
We had gone along the road for about 300 yards when my coolie turned sharply to the left and vanished through an arched
The freighter is in dock. Sho lies there, picturesque in her grime, with the harbour slime lapping softly at her sides, like some jolly old toper who has staggered home to bed in yester-doorway. day's beard.
The eager cranes poise and pick into her holds like hungry men eating "chips" from a news paper. Sweating stevedores swarm over her, grunting and straining, muttering livid replics to the master porter, who stands there on the quayside, encourag- ing them with picturesque blasphemies.
A light goes out in a cabin: the squealing winches go grad ually silent; heavy boots clump away on the stones a last box lands on the quayside with a chunky thud. The muster porter runs a hand inside his collar, hitches his trousers, and feels behind his ear for a cigarette.
A Liverpool boat hus come tome.
Down the gangway trots a happy man. He is as brown as boot polish, and he grine like a toothpaste advertisement. On his kinky black hair is a bright red fez, and he is wearing a filthy old frock eat and soiled white linen trousers. How he grins He chuckles to himself, and his eyes sparkle, his grin tickles his ears!
sea-
A Liverpool coolie has been paid off, and is out to make a night of it! I had read about this a hundred times, and felt a distinct thrill as I watched this chuckling, coffee-coloured man grin at the lights of Liver pool. Here was the man to fol- low, an innocent guide to the Liverpool of all those salty, sear ing yarns which have lent romance to her grey dockland, and placked beckoning adven ture around each one of her alley
corners.
I shot after him, and then held my nose and blinked my eyes!
I was in an enormous hail, as spacious as the nave of a cathe dral. Gigantiic, dirt-encrusted rafters supported the roof and moisture was oozing slowly down the grey stone walls. It was like the home of the Under-world in Hugo's "Notre Dume"! The light was so dim and so shifting that at first I could make out no! thing. But I could smell all.
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ARRIVALS OF SHIPS.
Saturday, May 2. Huichow, British str., 1,222 tona, Capt. E. M. Gellie. From Can- ton, buoy No. B20.-B. & S. Katori Maru, Japanese str., 9,841 tone, Captain Araki, from Lon- don vin Singapore, Kowloon Whart.-N.Y.K. Malay Maru, Japanese str., 3,250 tons, Captain Akutasawa, from Sakito, buoy No. A12.-Y.K.K. Man Lee, Chinese str., 1,209 tons,
Capt. Y. Watanabe, from Can- ton, buoy No.. B8.-Yu Tai Hong. Nanchang, British str., 1.488 tons,
Capt. Allinson, from Amoy, buoy No. B17.-B. & S. President Harrison, American str.,
6,242 tons, Capt. Benson, from
Wharf. Shanghai, Kowloon Dollar S.S. Line. President Lincoln, American str., 8,350 tons, Capt. M. M. Jensen, from Manila, Kowloon Wharf. -A. M. Line.
And then my eyes grew accus-Raby Castle, British str., 3,078 tons, tomed to the light and I goggled! Stacked all over the weird place were scores of strange looking old men and women. No. they were not sitting or squat- ting. They were stacked, and so close together that one felt they | must often blow each other's noses.
Captain J. J. Knight, from Shanghai, buoy No. A16.- Dodwell & Co. Sibigo, Dutch str.. 041 tons. Capt. Holthamp. from Samarinda, Yaumati Anchorage.-J.C.J.L. Waishing, British str., 1,170 tons,
Captain A. M. Sinclair, from: Canton, buoy No. B2 J. M. & Co.
Sunday, May 3. British str., 1,776 tons, Capt. C. Boyce, from Swatow, buoy No. B17-Jebsen & Co. Austvard, Norweigan str., 3,677
Apoey,
And in front of each was મ mass. I can think of no better word. In front of one there were a pile of jersey, a stack of maga- zines, and a face lined like a scale map, were four pairs of trousers, eight sunshades, one boot, a box of jars of marmalade, a canary in a cage, a pile of jerseys, a stack of magazines, and a coal-scuttle! Another merchant was gelling grey flannel trousers and Bibles! Another, tinned food and, under- clothing, and another old news-Grays Harbor, American str., 5,447 papers and ginger beer.
tons, Capt. John Dyke, from It was
a nightmare market,
Sumagin, buoy No. A6.-States where centenarians sat and sold. S.S. Co. It was the famous Paddy's Mar Haiyang, British str ket to which my coolie had led
mc.
Among all the brown and black men in all the ships of the seven seas, this dark, odoriferous hall is famous and beloved. To them it is Liverpool! It is their Mecca. They return from all over the world and flocked through the streets of Liverpool
He stood a moment at the bot tom of the gangway, looking to right and left; for all his dirt like Д Parisian boulevardier, un- to Paddy's Market to squander decided in which direction to the earnings of months. Nobody take his pleasure. Then he knows "Paddy." I think he must shuffled away briskly, with the have been an insane pawnbroker curious loping walk of the coolic. who lived in the dark. I followed.
Here you can buy a suit for nine-pence and a dog for two- pence. You can buy a morning coat, a rat trap, and a volume of Shakespeare from the same deal- er at the same price.
tons, Capt. Kjass, from Ham- burg, Kowloon Wharf.-Slans sen & Co. Foo Lee, Chinese str., 859 ions, Capt. T. Taniel, from Dalren, bupy No. B21. Shun Tai Hong.
1,363 tons, Capt. W. G. Erwin, from Swa- tow, Douglas Wharf-Douglas S.S. Co. Hellas, Norwegian str., 1,114 tons,
Capt. J. Davidson, from Swa-! tow buoy No. C1.-Thoresen & Co. Hydrangea, British str., 661 tone, Captain P. W. Grierson, from Swatow, Chiu On Wharf.— Chiu On S.S. Co. Kwangchow, British str., 1,572 tons, Capt C. B. L. Stringer, from
buoy Swatow,
No. B15.-
B. & S. Niel Maersk, Danish str., 3,168 The night was warm, and a light breeze wafted the tang of
tons, Captain Andreasen, from Port Lamon Talkoo Dock. the docks into your nostrils. and
Jebsen & Co. things seemed to move in the
Siakiang, British str., 1,616 tons, shadows. I walked smartly with
Capt. F. Gibbe, from Swatow, my eyes fixed on the flapping
And then I caught sight of
buoy No. B14.-B. & S. white trousers. Where was he my coolie. 1 ask you to believe Tean, British str., 1,861 tons, Capt. going to take me?
me when I tell you that he bought Some dive with a mechanical a top-hat, an alarm clock, four piano, golden-brown women and silk handkerchiefs, and a walk corrosive things in the little ing-stick for 58.! And what glasses? A nine-penny seat in a salesmanship! picture palace? Some cheap A dealer, an aged Jew in a lodging? Where?
bowler hat, caught him by the
He trotted on, his grin widen- ing at every step until people turned and began to giggle them
DRY DOCK
THE TAIKOO DOCKYARD & ENGINEERING COMPANY
OF HONG KONG, LIMITED.
Wireless Call SALVAGE TUG “TAIKOQ”
V.P.G.N. 600 Meters.
Length 787 Feet Length on Blocks 750 Feet
Depth on Centre of
SIN, (H.W.O.S.T.) 34 (L. 6 ins. THREE SLIPWAYS.
Capable of Handling Ships Up to 3,000, Toris Displacement. Electric Crane at Sea Wall, Capable of
wk dg 100 Tons at 70 Feet Radlus."
Tel Address: #TAIKOODOCK,” HONG KONG,
Telephons No. 30211. Call Flag:
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over *ANE. PENNANT HONG KONG CHINA & JAPAN.
arm with one hand and with the other flourished a jacket in my coolie's face.
"What a linin'?" he cried en- thusiastically. "Oh, vat a lovely linin' for a ́smert man! Oil, oi, oi, vat a lovely Hnia'!"
My coole grabbed at the coat, and then, somewhat piqued, ointed out that it did not pos sess a "linin"." The dealer was unabashed,
Yes! Yes! Yes!!!" he said happily, "but see this coat with a linin' for eightpence, and the coat for a shillin'. Oh, vat a cont with a linin' vich I sell for eightpence!"
My coolie bought the coat and the linin, and for another six pence the dealer offered to sew in the linin for him and got the contract! Denia Dunn in Daily Express.
J. Pringle, from Canton, buoy B18.-B. & S. Yatshing, British str., 1,424 tons, Capt. C. Alexandre, from Swa- tow, West Point Wharf.-J. M. & Co,
Yendai Maru, Japanese str., 2,009
tons, Capt. K. Kawachimaru, from Dairen, Yaumati Anchor- age.-D.K.K.
MONDAY, MAY 4, 1931.
"Now
you can visit
Honolulu
or travel direct Express
to Pacific Coast
and stiti
Go
Empress"
The White Empresses are the largest and
fastest liners on the Pacific.
12 DAYS FROM CHINA AND 8 DAYS FROM JAPAN TO CANADA AND U.S.A.
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וחי
Kale Tokobats Honolula Vancouver
Lead Lava Arcivo
May 25
5 June 10
June 22
3 July 8
Leste May Empress of Russia'
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July Empress of RussÏN
3 July 6 July 9 July 11 Empress of Japan July 18 July 21 July 23 July 25 July 31 Aug. 5 Empress of Asia
July 31 Ang. 3 3 Aug. 6
Aug. 8 Empress of Canada
Aug. 15 Aug. 18 Aug. 20 Aug. 22 Aug. 28 Aug. 31 Sept. 3 Sept. 6 Sept. 12 Sept. 15 Sept. 17 Sept. 19 Sept. 25 Sept. 28 Oct. 1 Oct. 3 Oct. 19 Oct. 13 Oct. 15 Oct. 17 Oct. 23 Oct. 28 Oct. 29 Oct. 11
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July 20
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Sept. 14
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HONG KONG MANILA.
EMPRESS OF JAPAN EMPRESS OF ASIA
Leave Hong Kong
May 15
Arrive Manila
May 17 May 30
May 28
CANADIAN PACIFIC
Telophones: Passenger
20752. Freight 20042.
BRITISH WUCHOW LINE
+
SAILING DATES FOR MAY, 1931 (Subject to Change). DEPARTURE HOURS: Hong Kong 5.30 p.m., Wuchow 3 p.m.
S.S. “TAI MING”
(649 Tons-Capt. W. H. Lawton.)
Artives
Leaves Hong hun
Leaves
Arrives
Wachow
Wuchow
Hong Kong
MON. 4th SAT. 9th THURS. 14th WED. TUES.
20th
BAT. 22nd 26th THURS. 28th FRI.
WED. 6th THURS. 7th MON. 11th SAT. FRI.
FRI.
8th
TUES. 12th
WED.
13th
16th SUN. 17th MON.
18th 23rd
24th SUN. 29th SAT. 30th
Ports of Call-Samehui, Shulking, Takhing & Deshing. Fares Return (not including meals) $18.00.
Meals and Wines are to be obtained on board. Hong Kong Arrivals & Departures from Tai Hing Wharf.
For information apply to-
29, Connaught Road, West, Phone 20803.
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POST OFFICE NOTICE.
INWARD MAILS.
MONDAY, MAY 4.
Co.,
Shanghai and Amoy
Amoy
TUESDAY,
MAY 5.
Зарав
Calcutta and Straits
..Tai Yuan
Takada
.Melbourne Maru
Tilawa
Kidderpore Tanda
WEDNESDAY. MAY 6.
Japan, Shanghai and Europe via Siberia
(London, April 16) Australia and Manila
THURSDAY.
MAY 7. Europe via Suez (Letters and Papers, Lon-
don, April 9 and Parcels April 2)....Kashmir FRIDAY, MAY 8., Calcutta and Straits
.Hosang
Foochow
OUTWARD
MAILS.
MONDAY
MAY
Tean
4.
3.30 p.m.
4.30 p.m.
5.
Shanghal and Europe via Siberia Trier
TUESDAY. MAY
Straits, Ceylon, India, Mauritius. East Africa via Mombasa and South Africs. via Lourenco Marques
Batavia Swatow, Amoy and Foocbow Mand
STEAMERS' MOVEMENTS.
The C.P.S. R.M.S. Empress of Russia (from Manila) is due here at 9 a.m. on May 5 (Tuesday), and will berth at Pier No. 5, Kow- loon Wharf. She will leave here for Victoria and Vancouver, B.C., Swatow via Shanghal, Nagasaki, Kobe and Yokohama at noon on May 8 (Fri- day),
The C.P.S. R.MS. Empress of Canada arrived at Yokohama on ama on May 2 (Sat.) at 3 pm, May 1 (Fri) at 2 p.m., left Yoko- and is due at Honolulu on May 8 She leaves Honciulu on the same day. (Fri.):
The Ben Line ss. Benvaanoch from Lefth, Antwerp, London, and Straits left Singapore for this port on May 1, and is due to arrive here on May 6.
The P. & O. 8.s. Kidderpore left Shanghal for this port on May 2 at 10 am, and Ta'due here on May
at about 5' a.m.
CONSIGNEES' NOTICES
Consignees of cargo ex m.v. Java ate reminded to take delivery of their goods which will be sub ject to rent after May 5.
Consignees of cargo ex.s.s. Ben-6 rinnes, are reminded to take de- The CPS R.M.8. Empress of livery of their goods which will be Japan arrived at Honolulu on subject to rent after May 6 April 80 (Thure:) at 10 a.m., Jeft Consignees of cargo ex 8.8. Honolulu on May 1(Fri) at 10.80 Moncaller are reminded to tako, and le due at Yokohama on delivery of their goods which will May 9 (Sat) am. She leaves be subject to rent after May 10. Yokohama on May 8 (Sat) p.m.
Bangkok
Straits and Calcutta
WEDNESDAY, Manila, Australia & New Zealand
via Brisbane
Amoy Amoy
"THURSDAY,
Shanghal, Japan, Canada, U.S.A.,
C. & 9. America and Europe via Vancouver, B.C.
· FRIDAY,
Hothow, Pakhol & Haiphong Bwatow, Amoy and Foochow
President Cleveland 2.30 p.m.
Mexico Maru Tjileboet
10.30 a.m.
10.80 a.m.
Hal Yang
1 p.m.
Klang Su
Chak Sang
8.80 p.m. 5 p.m.
Takada
Parcels
May 5, 5 p.m.
Letters
May 8, 8.30 a..
MAY 6.
Melbourne Maru,
(Due Brisbane... May 20.) Parcels Registration
Letters
Tai Yuan
Ho Seng MAY
May 6, 3 p.r.
..4.15 p.m. ....5 p.m.
8.80 p.m.
5 p.m.
Empresa of Russia (Due Vancouver, B.C., May 25 and Europe via Siberia) Parcels
Letteri Registration MAY 8.
Kiungchow
Hal Ching
*Superscribed "correspondenes only.
May 7, p.. ..10 a.m.
May 8, 9.15 a.m.
10.30 a.m.
1. p.m.
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