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P. & O.-British India Apcar and
Eastern & Australian Lines
(COMPANIES incorporated in ENGLAND). MAIL AND PASSENGER STEAMERS:
TAKING CARGO
FOR
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BTRAITS, 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.)、
From
S.S.
Тала
Long Keuk About
**PERIM
+KHYBER
KIDDERPORE
*SOMALI
RAJPUTANA *IPADUA
+KARMALA
*ALIPORE
CATHAY **SOUDAN
KALYAN
1931.
7,700 25th July
5,000 1st Aug. 5,300 6th Aug. 6,800. 8th Aug.
17,000 15th Aug. 6,000 22nd Aug. 9,000 29th Aug.
5,300 2nd Sept. 15,000 12th Sept. 0,800 19th Sept 9,000 26th Sept.
Destination.
FAMOUS PASSENGERS OF MINE.
Nine Years at Sea in Sail.
THE
CHINA
MAIL.
ally, a man trained in sall is pro- am not Interested in his polities,
bably a better sailormon than one but I know him well and he is a who has never been in sail, But great fellow. He has been to sea in what's the good of harking back? rough old ships and has had rough We must go forward! Times have times, but has remained always a changed utterly. The handling of delightful man. a sailing ship is entirely a different' thing from handling a ship of 50,000 tons and over.
'
Warm-Hearted Americans. Another thing my journoys SIR A. ROSTRON, K.B.E.
across the Atlantic have taught me "Listen now"-his brilliant blue is what fine people there are in the "At sea
a light shows ahead eyes were almost stern-"as 'I have United States. I have spent years The captain of a great liner, carry-told Americans who admire sur in America--if you total all my ing many lives and a million pounds traditions so whole-heartedly, tradi- time spent there in short periods cargo, has only seconde in which to tion la fine ballast, but mighty poor among all sorts of people, and-- decide what to do. He can make cargol
have always been wonderfully no second decision.
"Well, I joined the Cunard Com- received. - pany in 1895 and graduated from I have made it my business small cargo boats to passenger ships. sometimes, when visiting people in There is no doubt the big passenger New York, to see all sorts. One sea de-ship is the more, enjoyable.
day I have dined, figuratively, from golden dishes and the next have had
"A big business man facing a crisis can call a board meeting."
So, vividly, was given to me an Impression of what the
mands of a "saitorman"; and it come in quiet tones from Sir Arthur Rostron, K.B.E., perhaps figure of the the most famous Atlantic.
Grand Old Mauretania!'
"I supposo Í have thousands of tea in a cracked cup. But the hos- friends whom I have met while in pitality at each home was equally command of our liners,, for I must liberal and warm-hearted.
"As I told you, I have no yearn- have met hundreds of thousands. I It is not relief from this great crossed in the grand old Mauretaniang, to go to sea again, but there is responsibility, however, that ex-240 times." (It was on. the bridge just one journey I want dearly to ables Sir Arthur to leave the sea of the Mauretania, in a dense fog, make. It is a trip to New York to without a sigh. This is what he that the wireless news of his say good-bye to all my friends told me as we sat on the verandah knighthood reached him).
there. You see, I had no idea when of his dainty house on the hills bigh "Naturally, on ships like those II last left New York that I was above Southampton:
have had, one meets the most in-making my last trip. I will pro-l teresting people in the world, and, bably go across during this Sum- for some reason or other, the at- mer; I am very anxious to go. They mosphere of a ship makes people have always been so kind."
And he looked over his beautiful more intimate.
"Why should I hanker after the ses?" he asked. "I love the sea, I have commanded some of the finest ships afloat, but now that I have retired, all I want la to spend my time with my wife and family and be in my garden., •
Aaa sailor i have. naturally, spent little time at home during my career, My wife has played the game wonderfully in building up the home and looking after my family and my intereste. It is now my turn to repay her for all she has done."
Marseilles, Havre, London, Hamburg,
12 Days on the Bridge. Rotterdam & Antwerp.
After 45 years at sea, 36 of them M'acilles, L'don, R'dam & A'werp
with the Cunard Company, 17 of Straits, Colombe & Bombay.. Marseilles, Gibraltar, Havre, London, whose ships he has commanded, Hamburg. Rotterdam & Antwerp. after being commodore of the com- Bombay, Marseilles & London. Marseilles, Havre, London, Hamburg.pany's fleet since 1928, he has re-
Rotterdam & Antwerp. Murrelles, London, Rotterdami, Ant-
werp & Hull.
Straits, Colombo & Bombay, Bombay, Marseillos & Landon. Marseilles, Havre, London, Hamburg,
Rotterdam & Antwerp. Marseilles, London, Rotterdam,
werp, & Hull,
Cargo only. Calls Casablancs. Calls Djibouti.
§ Calls Korechi & Port Swettenham.
fired.
He was knighted in 1926, he has received the freedom of the city of New York, he was presented with the U.S. Congress gold medal by President Taft for his work in Ant-rescuing more than 700 passengers from the foundering Titanic, he is A Chevalier of the Legion of Honour. Yet the sea, which has brought him so much honour, will now call in vain.
Frequent connection from Port Said for Passengers and Cargo to Con- stantinople, Pireaus, Smyrna and other Levant Ports by steamers of the Khedival Mail Steamship Co.
BRITISH INDIA-APCAR SAILINGS.
*SIRDHANA *TILAWA SANTHIA
1931.
8,000 ❘ 27th
July 10,000 8th Aug. 8,000 23rd Aug.
Calls Port Swettenham.
Singapore, Penang & Calcutta. Singapore, Penang & Calcutta. Singapore, Penang & Calcutta.
"I suppose I must have crossed garden, aud out over the hills, to the Atlantic at least a score of the westward, towards which he times with Sir Harry Lauder. Ahad for so many years set a course, romarkable man is Sir Harry, There are a lot of people who may not realise the good that man has done for Britain in America. He is immensely popular there.
"I remember he told me once of his arrival in New York, some years ago. The ship on which he arrived was held up by fog-a sailorman's worst enemy-and instead of get- ting in at nine o'clock in the morn- ing, he got in at eleven at night.
Not once did he speak of his magnificent work when the giant, Titanic sank and he rushed to the rescue. It is one subject' upon which he never speaks.-P. M. in Evening News,
STANDARD TIMES.
Sunrise and Sunset
in Colony.
"But the people who had hoped to see him at the theatre refused to leave, and when he arrived, after Sunrise and Sunset in Hong
were still Kong for eleven at night, they
July, 1931, Stan- waiting for him there.
dard time of the 120th Meridian "Immediately he went on the East of Greenwich) are as fol. stage the house roared its welcome. lowe:- But, for fun, he glared at them; and when he had obtained silence July he addressed them: Have none of ye good people got hames to gang to the nicht??
was his from
Sunrise Sunset
a.m,
2.m.
22
5.50
7.09
23
5.51
7.08
24
5.51
7.08
"There audience
25
5.51
7.07
that moment onwards. He is a great little man.
20
5.52
7.07
27
5.52
7.06
"All these artistes, you know, aró
28
5.52
7.06
29.
6.59
7.06
30
5.68 -7.05
31
5.54
7.05
Sir Arthur looked back: 1 have epent 12 days on the bridge, alternating tea with coffee and desperately temperamental. We al coffee with cocoa, and in ways have a concert going aeroas, the 12 days have not been in aid of seamen's charity, Even able to snatch more than 10 on those occasions one sees excellent hours' sleep, in odd moments. And examples of artistic temperament. that is not a remarkable case at all. "You see, the first and only con- sideration of the master. of a ship
"I have had John MacCormack se passenger. There's a charming Tellow with a lovely voice. I re-
ie hie ahip. Nothing matters but member one passage out it had
EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS (South). Hul to San Francisco, round the Although he was not too well, he
NELLORE TANDA NANKIN
Horn.
"Not once
CONSIGNEES NOTICE.
THE BEN LINE STEAMERS, LIMITED.
its safe navigation. I learnt my been rather heavy weather for a B.I. Apcar Line steamers have excellent accommodation for 1st job on the Conway and in sail. I couple of days and quite a number and 2nd class 'passengers.
From LEITH. MIDDLESBRO', was nine years at sea in sail. My of passengers were not particularly
ANTWERP, LONDON, STRAITS first voyage after leaving the Con- well.
AND MANILA. way was a five months' affair from "Among them was Chaliapin. The Steamship,
"BENARTY" said that if he possibly could he
Consignees of cargo are hereby in- formed that all goods are heing land- voyage would sing at the concert. There ed at their risk into the hazardous 1931
during that 7,000 1st Aug. Manila, Rabaul, Brisbane, Sydney did any of us have a dry rag on our was no sign of him when the coa- and/or extra bazardous Godowns of 7,000 2x Sept.
backs. We struck some heavy seas; cert began. But, in the middle of The Hong Kong & Kowloon Wharf and 7,000 2nd Oct, & Melbourne,
in fact, we were weeke rounding it, he walked into the hall, went up Godown Co., Ltd., whence and/or from the Horn. All we could do was to on the stage, and sang for 20 the wharves delivery may be obtained. No claims will be admitted after the wring our clothes and hang them on
Goods have left the Godowns, and all } a line, and when we were soaking "Apart from his singing, he was Goods remaining undelivered after the again go to the line and take the wonderfully amusing. I had him 27th inst, will be subject to ront. clothes that were the driest, wring up to my cabin after the concert be presented to the Undersigned on or All claims against the steamer must, them out again, and put 'em ou. and we sat chatting with some before the 10th August, or they
"But although it was a stern ap. other friends for a long time. will not be recognised. prenticeship. I loved it. When we Tremendous personality the man All broken, chafed, and damaged got to Frisco, although we were has, and I think he takes a little Goods are to be left in the Godowns, docked within 10 feet of the end private delight in shocking people 25th inst. at 10 a. by Messrs. where they will be exarained on the of Market Street, the main street by some of his remarks. I caught Goddard & Douglas.. of the town, I never once went him at it once or twice. ashore."
Regular monthly sailings from Hong Kong to Shanghat and Japan and Hong Kong to Australia..
Hong Kong to Sydney-19 days.
Frequent connections from Australia with the following:-
The Union 8.9. Company's steamers to the United Kingdom via New
Zealand, Vancouver, San Francisco, etc.
The P. & O, Royal Mail Steamers to London and
The P. & O. Branch Servics of steamers to London via Snez. The New Zealand Shipping Company's steamers for Southampton and London, via Panama Canal
SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI & JAPAN..
minutes.
"The present Prime Minister, ed. He laughed...
Mr. Ramsay MacDonald, I had as ed by. "But, mark you, I don't agree my passenger some years ago.. with all these complaints at the! "A man for whom I have a great
Cheap Summer Trips to Japan, June to Sept. passing of the sailing ship. Natur- admiration is Sir James Sexton. I
SANTHIA KARMALA TANDA *SOUDAN
1931.
8,000 31st July 9,000 Bist July 7,000 7th Aug. €,800 8th Aug. 15,000 14th Aug. 10,000 14th Aug
7,000
27th 4,500
Aug.
CATHAY ITALMA
*NANKIN
Aug.
$8T. ALBANS
TAKADA
7,000 28th Aug.
KALYAN
0,000 28th Aug.
Cargo only. Calle Nagoya,
Amoy, Maji, Kobe, Yhama & Osaka. Shanghai, Moji, Kabe & Yokohama. S'hal, Moji, Kobe, Osaka & Y’hama.. Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama. Shanghai, Kobo & Yokohama. Amey, Moji, Kobe & Osaka. Shanghai, Koba & Yokohama. S'hai, Moji, Kobe, Osaka & Yhama. Amoy, Moji, Kobe & Yokohama. Shanghai, Moli, Kobe & Yokohama.
Calling, Wei-hal-wei, Tsingtau & Shanghai on return from Japan..
All dates are approximate and subject to alteration without notice. Passengers for Rangoon must defray their own Hotel expenses at Singapore. while awaiting the on-carrying steamer.
All Cabins are fitted with Electric Fans on Punka Louvre Systein, free" of charge.
Steamers on London and Australian Lines are fitted with Laundries, Parcels measuring not more than 5 en. It will be received at the Com- pany's Ocs up to Neon, on the day previous to sailing,
No Fire Insurance has been effect.
Bills of Lading will be countersign- GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD. Agenta. Hong Kong, 20th July, 1881.
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to America
Fortnightly sailings on Tuesdays Fortnightly 'sailings on Sundays.
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.Aug. 4 Pres. Taft... .July 26, 7 .Aug. 18
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ROUND TRIP FARE TO EUROPE.
From Hong Kong to Naples
*
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Full particulars upon application, EUROPE AND NEW YORK DIRECT ROUND THE WORLD,
£152. 5.0d. £161. 0,00. £169.15.04.
Fortnightly salling on Sandays via Manila, Straits, Colomba, Suez Canal, Alexandria, Naples, Ganica, Marseilles, New York and Buston,
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Queen's Bulldings.
WATER RETURN.
& CO, LTD.
Telephone 28021.
Agents.
June, 1980. Constant supply during. the whole month to district North of Queen's Road between Murray Ráad and Eastrn Street 12 hours supply
Three Reservoirs Now (6am- p.m.) in all other districts
Level.
The love and storage of water in the reservoirs on July 1, 1991, were net under:-
City and Hill District.
Tytam Tytam Byewash
1980 - 1981; 7B 80 2′′B 125"B 26'' 6'78
Tytám Intermediate 69"BL.
41′ 5′′B. 24" 5′′B Tytam, Tuk Wong Nel Chung 20′ 8"B 25 g 16′20′′B 8' 2"B Pokfulam
from June 1 to 17 inclusive. 10 hours supply (5 a.m.-9 p.m.) in 'all' other districts from June 18 to 30 Inclusive. June, 1931, Constant supply throughout the City, Hill and Eigh Levol Districts during the whole month.
Kowloon.
1930
7' 6"B
8' 1"B
Kowloon Reservoir
and Byewash Sbok Lai Pal
Reservoir
Reception Reservoir 27′′B
"B
Harbour
Call Flags
Engineer
Boiler
maker
1980
Shipwright
Tytam Tytan Byewash Tytam Intermediate 159.70 195.00 Tytam Tuk Wong Nel Chung Pokfulum
278.88
485.50-
85.01
116,10
26.40, 3603.75
28:63
2.40
−666′0′′ (O.A. x 83′6′′ x 48′0′′t Mid 20,000 tons. Groan,** Six Granite Docks and Two Patent Blipways..
88′0′′xâ0'6" ; over sill, H. W. 0.BT.. Ions Call Signal V.P.B.T. and Flar rļegs capable of lifting 80 tons A.B.64+ FINK Editfant. Engineering, Firat and Second Edition.
"BOILER: MAKERB BRASS
No. 1 Dock are 7000"
Call Biena KTHOB.
[Note: B. denotes "Below Over flow"; A denotes "Above. Overflow" L. denotes Level with Overflow."1.
Storage la millons and decimals of gallons,
1930 1931
Kowloon Reservoir . 327.30 174.08. and Byewash
1.79 80 Shek Lai Pai
Roservoir 890,50 Reception Reservoir
6.55 52.54
Storage in milions, and decimals
* of gallons.
12
Total
800.69 580,13. 12.82
Consumption of water in Kowloon Total 1,140.82 181087 in miliona and decimals of gallons Consumption of water in the City during the month of June, and: Hill District in millions and des PIRAT Deva 61980 1981 cimals of gallons during the month Consumption....185.14 - 101.02 - Estimated population 175,780 287,800
25.0
Consumption is
841.99 805,453 head per day
18.7 Estimated population 443,740411,800 S Consumption per To Reis Constant supply in all districts dur
head per day 25-7 189.8g June, 1980 and 1981
The Government Anauzi's report
•Includen, 64.14 million gallons from Thow that the qual
PRESENTA - fe satisfactory,
Total rainfall June 20, 1930 81421
AT Isunda 88.22 million gallonsífrom:
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