THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1932.
GIANT MORTORSHIP
P. & 0.-British India OF ST. NAZAIRE.
Apcar and
Eastern & Australian
Lines
(COMPANIES incorporated in ENGLAND),
MAIL AND PASSENGER STEAMERS.
TAKING CARGO
FOR
“TRAITS, JAVA, BURMA, CEYLON, INDIA, PERSIAN GULF, WEST INDIES, MAURITIUS, EAST AND SOUTH AFRICA, AUSTRALASIA, INCLUDING NEW ZEALAND AND QUEENSLAND PORTS, AND RED BEA, EGYPT, CONSTANTINOPLE, GREECE, LEVANTINE PORTS, EUROPE, &c.
PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL FORTNIGHTLY DIRECT ROYAL MAIL STEAMERS. (Under Contract with HM. Government.)
From
9.8.
Tona Boar Towe
About
1932.
Destination.
12,000 31st Dec. Bombay, Marseilles & London.
1933,
KAISAR-I-HIND
+*SOUDAN *MIRZAPORĖ RANCHI CARTHAGE **BURDWAN
6,800
NALDERA RAJPUTANA +*SOMALI
CORFU COMORIN
BANGALORE
RANPURA CHITRAL
WORLD'S LARGEST
LAUNCHED.
Saint Nazaire, France. France's candidate for the At- lantic blue ribbon, the 79,000-ton liner Normandie, was launched here in the presence of President Albert Lebrun and a crowd of |50,000 persons. Mme. Lebrun eut the traditional cord and, christened the world's largest liner, with the world's largest bottle of cham.
THE CHINA MAIL.
POST OFFICE NOTICE.
RADIO NOTICE.
XLT Telograms conveying Christmas and New Year Greetings will be accepted by the Government Radio Office for transmission via Radio during the period from December 22 1982 to January 6 1999, both dates inclusive..
(a) The charge for telegrams to Shanghai and Const Ports will be based on one quarter the ordinary rate and to other places. on one-third the ordinary rate.
(b) The Minimum charge for all places will be for ten words. Full particulars may be had onapplication to the Radio Ofco."
CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS.
On Monday, the 26th December and Tuesday, the 27th December
pagne, containing six quarts of the the General Post Office and the Branch Post Offices will be open from sparkling wine.
8 a.m. to 9 a.m.
The great 1,027-foot hull, which already contains more than 30,000 of tons of steel, went off the ways in for soven seconds, sliding casily into the water to the strains of "La | Marseillaise." Once afloat, the Normandie was taken in tow by tuge and drawn to her fitting berth where she will remain for 3 months before taking her pláco In the French Line's Havre-to-Now York service.
The Normandie is the first large French liner to which the turbo- electric drive has been applied. It will be installed in the light of experience gained from the per |formance of two cargo boats which have been running under this system for four years under the careful scrutiny of the buildera.
When she enters the service, the Normandie will replace the Paris. The directors of the French Line hope that, by that time, the shipping crisis, which. has resulted in the laying up of 768,000 of the 3,500,000 French tonnage, will
There will be one collection from the pillar-boxes and one delivery ordinary correspondence ench day as on Sundays and one delivery registered correspondence at 9 a.m.
The Money Order Office will be entirely closed during the Holidays.
INWARD MAILS.
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22 Shanghai and Amoy.
..Anhui Canada, U.S.A., Japan and Shanghai (Van
couver B.C., December 8)
Empress of Asia London Parcels only (London, Nov. 17) ...Memnon
FRIDAY,
DECEMBER 29.
Shanghai
Europe via Negapatam (Letters and papers)
(London, 24th November).
Manila
Japan and Shanghai Japan
.Tyndareus
Hakono Maru
.Pres. Jefferson
.Katori Maru
.Atsuta Maru
(San
Buenos Aires Maru
Pres. Monroe
Japan and Europe via Siberia (London, No-
vember 26.) U.S.A., Honolulu, Japan and Shanghai
Francisco, Nov. 25.)
OUTWARD MAILS.
THURSDAY,
7th Jan. Bombay, Marseilles, Havre, London, have paased and that the boldness Swatow and Amoy
6.700 10th Jan. 17,000 14th Jan. 14.000 28th Jan. 0,100 4th Feb.
London.
H'burg, R'dam, A'werp & Hull. Straits, Colombo & Bombay. Bombay, Marseilles & London. Bombay, Marseilles Bombay, Marselles. Havre, London.
Hull. & Marseilles & London. Marseilles & London.. Marsellies, Havre, London, Hamburg,
Rotterdam, Antwerp & Hull. Bombay, Marsellies & London. Marseilles & London.
16,000 11th Feb. 'dam, A'were
17,000 25th Feb, 0.800 4th Mar.
15,000 11th Mar. 16,000 26th Mor. 6,100 1st Apr.
17,000 8th Apr. 15,000 22nd Apr.
Marseilles, Havre, London, Hamburg,
Rotterdam, Antwerp & Hull. Marseilles & London.
*Cargo only. Calls Casablanca.
Marseilles & London,
which the Bullding of the Not mandie at this time demanded will prove justified.
Majestic Now Largest Ship. The world's largest ship at pre- sent is the Majestic of the White Star Line, with a tonnage of 56,621. She also is the longest,
915 feet.
The trans-Atlantic speed record westward now is held by the Europa, of the North German Lloyd. which, on her maiden voyage, in March, 1930, steamed from Cherbourg to Ambrose Chan,
Frequent connection from Port Said for Passengers and Cargo to Connel lightship, approximately 3,100 stantinople, Pireau, Smyrna and other Levant Ports by steamers of the Khadivial Mall Bteamship Co.
BRITISH INDIA-APCAR SAILINGS.
*TILAWA TALMA SANTHIA
1932,
10,000 28th Dec. Singapore, Penang & Calcutta. 10,000 10th Jan. Singapore, Penang & Calcutta. 8,000 23rd Jan Singapore, Penang & Calcutta.
*Calls, at Rangoon.
nautical miles, in four days, 17 hours, 6 minutes, at an average. speed of 28 knots. Her sister ship, the Bremen, holds the record for the eastward passage, from New York to Cherbourg, which she made in 4 days, 14 hours.
The Italian liner Rex, recently launched, constitutes another threat to France's place in the race for supremacy of the Atlantic, but the claims of her builders that this 50,000-ton ship can achieve an average speed of 30 knots, to set a new record, for the Atlantic crossing, have not been put to a
ed by motors trouble at Gibraltar on her maiden trip to New York two weeks ago. On her return
ed a speed of 27 knots.
Passenger Capacity 2,160. The Normandie will have a Manila, Rabaul, Brisbane, Sydney & cruiser bow and three. smoke
Melbourne.
B.I. Apcar Line steamers have excellent accommodation for fair test yet, as the Rex was delay. 1st and 2nd class passengers,
EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN-SAILINGS (South), voyage, just completed, she attain-
NANKIN
NELLORE TANDA
1932. 7,000 alat Dec.
1933. 7,000 lat Feb. 7,000 3rd Mar.
Swatow
FRIDAY,
Straits Manila
Haihow and Bangkok Swatow, Amoy and Foochow Haiphong
stacks, tapering in size. Among her unusual appointments will be a chapel extending through two decks, a theater seating 500, al
Regular monthly sailings from Hong Kong to Shanghai and Japan winter garden, à terrace cafe and
and Hong Kong to Australia.
Hong Kong to Sydney-19 days.
Frequent connections from Australia with the following:-
a dance hall removed from the sleeping quarters, and an avenue
of shops. Her passenger capacity
The Union 8.8. Company's steamers to the United Kingdom vis Nam will be 2,160.
Zealand, Vancouver, San Francisco, etc.
The P.&O. Royal Mail Steamers to London and
The P. & 0. Branch Barries of steamers to London via Buer,
The New Zealand Shipping Company's atsamers for Southampton and built by Als-Thom, associate com London via Panama Canal.
SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI & JAPAN.
*BURDWAN SANTHIA CARTHAGE
NELLORE
"TAKADA-
NALDERA SOMALI SUN RAJPUTANA. CORFU
BANGALORE COMORIN. RANPURA *BHUTAN
CHITRAL
Cargo only.
1932.
0,500 29th Doc. Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama. 8,000 30th Dec. Amoy, S'hai, Moji, Kobe, & Osaka, 14,000 89th Dec. | Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama.
1938.
The Normandie's four 40,000- horsepower motors and all auxi Hary electrical equipment were
pany in France of the General Electric Company. This eqúip- ment will make the Normandie the third most powerful ship in the world, the first two being the two United States Navy airplane car riera. Saratoga and Lexington, with 45,000 horsepower to each pro- peller.
UNCLAIMED TELEGRAMS.
The following unclaimed tele 7,000 6th Jan. S'hal, Moji, Kobe, Osaka & Y'hanagrams are lying at the office. of 7,000 15th Jan. Amoy, Shal, Moli, Kobo & Osaka.the Great Northern Telegraph 16,000 18th Jan. Shanghai, Moji, Kobe & Yokohama.
0,800 25th Jan Shanghai, Kobe &ama, 17,000 27th Jan. Shanghai, Kobe &
15,000 10th Feb. Shanghal, Robe & Yokohama. 6,500 23rd Feb, Shanghai, Kobe & Tokohama. 15,000 24th Feb. Shanghal, Kobe Yokohama. 17,000 10th Mar Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama.
6,000 19th Mar, Shanghai, Kobe & Yokoluma. 15,000 23rd Mar, Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama,
All dates are approximate and sub
All Cabins are atted with Elect
fise' up.
alteration
yin
Company (Limited) of Den mark
Misa Etta McGrath, Peninsula |Hotel, from Kyoto,
Zakka from Kobe
PAL FAW. JENSEN,
Superintendent. Hong Kong, December 7, 1982
The following unclaimed tele grams are lying at the Eastern E tension Telegraph Co.'s office
Earnshaw Fulda, from Manila ́ ́. Manuel" Earnshaw Fulda,< from | Manila: 17-
Neville Fogarty Cooks, from
GC. CLARKE
Mana
apply to London
Connanght Rd. C., Hong
Hong Kong, November 90, 1982.
DECEMBER 22.
Cremer
Hai Ning Canton Hakone Maru
SPECIAL EXCURSION
OVER
CHRISTMAS
AND
NEW YEAR HOLIDAYS
TO
MANILA AND
RETURN
BY THE
S.S. PRES. COOLIDGE:
ALL-INCLUSIVE RATE
FIRST CLASS,
£12
Steamer Your Hotel while in Manila without Additional Charge,
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1.30 p.m.
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4.30 p.m.
Kwolyang
.10.80 .. 2 p.m. 2 p.m.
3.30 p.m.
BARBER WILHELMSEN LINE EXPRESS SERVICE TO NEW YORK
Shanghai and Japan Shanghai, Japan, Canada, U, §. A. Central and South America and *Europe vía Victoria B. C., and *Europe. via Sibaria
Letters
for "Salgon-Marseilles Air Mail Servico,"
K.P.O.
Registration Letters
President Jefferson
(Due Victoria B. C., 10, Jan, 1998), .Dec. 28, 3 p.m. ..4.15 p.m.
Parcels
Registration,
Letters,
Buenos Aires Maru
G.P.O.
5 p.m.
.Dec. 28, 4.80 p.m. Registration Dec, 24, 8.30. p.m.
...4.80 p.m. Letters
*Superscribed Correspondence only.
Overland China Mail.
A WHOLE WEEK'S NEWSPAPERS IN ONE.
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Sir Samuel Wilson, Permanent Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies, arrived at Hong Kong on December 15 on the as Ranchi from Singapore, after a month's stay in Malaya, where he has been looking into the decentralisa- tlon question. On his arrival he explained to press repre- sentatives the reason for his visit to Hong Kong. Sir Samuel spoke in glowing terms of the beauty of Hong Kong before speaking of his activities in Malaya and his pro- gramme after leaving Hong Kong.
On arrival Sir Samuel and Lady Wilson, were met by Captain R. F. Walter, A.D.C. to His Excellency the Governor.
A full report is given in the OVERLAND CHINA MAIL..
Chairs and tables were swung as weapons when a party of Chinese youths fought' with Europeans in the Majestic Cabaret, Des Voeux Road, on December 15 and the Police Emergency Unit was called to the scene to restore order.. There were no arrests and no one was seriously injured, There are several theories as to the cause of the fight.” The assistant manager and a dancing instructor were the two Europeans most conspicuous and four young Chinese were their antagonists. Two of the Chinese were battered about the face but the Europeans suffered no hurt. ⠀⠀⠀
The fight is fully reported in the OVERLAND CHINA MAIL.
A lecture on Christian Science was under the auspices of First Church of Christ, Scientist, Hong Kong, In the Jacobean Room of the Hong Kong Hotel on December 15, by William Wallace Porter, C.S.B, of New York, member of the Board of Lectureship of The Mother Church, The First Church of Christ, Scientist, Boston.
The speaker was introduced by Mrs. Katheryn Watson, First Reader.
The lecture is reported in the OVERLAND CHINA MAIL
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