THURSDAY, MAY 25, 1933.
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MAIL AND PASSENGER STEAMERS.
TAKING CARGO FOR
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PORTS, EUROPE, &c. PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL FORTNIGHTLY DIRECT ROYAL MAIL STEAMERS. (Under Contract with H.M. Government.)
From
Teme
**SOUDAN
NALDERA
**KIDDERPORE KAISAR-I-HIND +"BURDWAN
1933. 6,800 27th May
16,000 3rd June 6th June 5,300 12,000 17th June 0,500 24th Jane
11,000
MANTUA
RAWALPINDI
**SOMALI
RANPURA
RAJPUTANA
**BANGALORE
RANCHI
CARTHAGE **BEUTAN
NALDERA CORFU +*SOUDAN
MANTUA RAWALPINDI +"BURDWAN
1st July 17,000 18th July 6,800 22nd July
17,000 20th July 17,000 12th Aug.
Destinatio
Bombay, Mlles, Havre, L'don, R'burg,
R'dam, Antwerp & Hull. Bombay, Marseilles & London. Straits, Colombo & Bombay. Bombay, Marsellies & Londor. Bombay, Marseilles, Havre, London,
H'burg
Antwerp
Bull Marseilles & London Bombay, Marseilles &
London. Bombay
Marseilles, Havre, London, Hamburg
& Rotterdam. Bombay, Marseilles &
London. & London. Bombay, Marsellies
Marseilles, Havre, London, R'dam, Antwerp & Hull,
London.
0,000 19th Aug
17,000 26th Aug. 14,000 9th Sept Hombay, Marseilles & London
Marseilles, Havre, London,
6,000 18th Sept. Bombay, Tedam, Antwerp & Hull.
16,000 23rd Sept. 14,000 7th Oct.
6,800 14th Oct
12,000 21st Oct. 16,000
4th Nov. 6,000 11th Nov.
Marseilles & London.
Bombay, Marseilles & London, Bombay, Marseilles, Havre, London, Hi'burg B'dam, Antwerp & Hull. Bombay, Marseilles & London. Bombay, Marseilles & London, Bombay, Marseilles, Havre, London, H'burg, I'dam. Antwerp & Bull.
Cargo only. † Calls Casablanca. 2 Calls Karachi. Frequent sonnertion from Port Said for Pamengers and Cargo to Com „abaaliaopia,“ Pirossa, Boxyres and other Larent Ports by steamers of the
Khedivial Mall Steamship Co.
BRITISH INDIA-APCAR SAILINGS.
TALMA *TILAWA SANTHIA TAKADA SIRDHANA TALMA TILAWA
1823.
10,000 31st May 10,000 10th June 9,000. 24th June 8th July 8,000 7,000 22nd July 10,000 5th Aug. 10,000 19th Aug.
Singapore, Penang & Calcutta. Singapore, Penang & Calcutta Sgapore, Penang & Calcutta. S. gapore, Penang & Calcutta. Singapore, Penang & Calcutta. Singapore, Penang & Calcutta. Singapore, Penang & Calcutta.
B.I. Apear Line 'steamers have excellent accommodation for
1st and 2nd class passengers.
EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS (South).
TANDA
NANKING
NELLORE
ITANDA
NANKIN
8,000
1982.
2nd June
7,000 30th June Manila, Rabaul, Brisbane, Sydney &
7.000
2nd Aug.
8,000. Zad Sept.
7,000 80th Sept. 1,
Melbourne.
Regular monthly saflings from Hong Kong to Bhanghai and Japan
• Hong Kong to Australia...
Hong Kong to Rydney......19 days.
Frequent emmnactions - £rom Australia with the following:--
The Uniot. 38. Company's shammers to the United - Kagdom vha. How
Baskini, Vanur (3) Ban Francisco, the
The P. 2 O; loyal Mall-Hoamers to London, and
The P. & O, Branck Baryies of stonmarn to Landen vis The New Zealand: Shipping Company's elenmore for Berth London vis Pasaris Cazal.
SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI & JAPAN,
MANTUA BANTHIA
NANKIN *SOMALI
RAWALPINDI
TAKADA BIRDHANA RANPURA NELLORE
BANGILORE RAJPUTANA
TILAWA TANDA *BHUTAN CARTHAGE
NALDERA *SOUDAN
CORFU
MANTUA
*BURDWAN
RAWALPINDI
1018.
11,000 1st June | Shanghai, Kofi, Kobe & Yokohama.
8,000 1st June Amoy, Shal, Mejl, Kobe Osal 7,000
4th Jane S'hal, Moji, Kobe, Osaka & Tokohama. 15th Jans
1800 18th June Shanghal. Moji, Kobe &
16th
Sha
1,000 20th! 17,000- 29th Junt
6.000
12th Joly 17,000 18th July 18th July July
10,000 27
***Cargo” only!
8,000
#27th July
6th Aug
16,000 Bich Ang $800 Sta Best 14,000 7th Sept. 12:00021st Bapt 6,100 4th Oct- 17,000, 5th. Det.
Moll, Kobe & Osaks Moll Kobe & Osaka
Moji, Kobe, Ouka "A T'hams..
Kobe & Yokohama, pop
Kobe
Shai..
Bhat
Moll
4 Yokohama.
Kobe & Osake.
Moji
Kobe *Yokohama.
Oaks Them
Kobe & Tokelau T Shanghai, Kobs & Tokobam Shangal, Moll, Toh Shanghai, Kobe Jokoh Shangha, obe. Tekol
THE CHINA MAIL
COLONY'S SHIPPING
Decrease In Tonnage
Using The Port
THE ANNUAL REPORT.
ter on the Colony's shipping last The report by the Harbour Mas
year states:
EMPIRE FAIR
Allotment Of Space.
Some idea of the time and work involved in the allotment of the spaces for the various exhibits, can
THE TRUTH ABOUT BOOKMAKERS
(Continued from Page 6)
Mr. Quickmatch has to pay
be obtained from the allotments of some meetings 14 for a book- each section, the whole comprising clerk plus about £6 a week ulary, superficial area in square feet to maker's badge, £1 odd entrance and travelling expenses for his an area of 46,900 square feet. The space occupied is as
The year 1932 showed a slight de- orease in the amount of shipping lows: uslag the port of Hong Kong, the largest decrease being in foreign || ocean going steamers.
Lounge
fol-
Peninsula Hotel
sq. ft. 6,700 1,200 1,200
Foreign going shipping entering East Verandah (Flowers) and clearing showed an increase of West Verandah 568 vessels with a decrease of 139,-| Cafdtaria:
743 tons net, while local shipping Moorish Bar (Canadian. Sec showed a further decrease of 185,- tion) 372 tons.
The largest decrease, was in Japanese shipping a decrease of |1,118,226 tons entered, and cleared as
compared with 1931. This caused mainly by the anti-Japanese↑ boycott during the year under "ro- view.
Was
British ocean going shipping has increased by 560,846 tons while British river steamers show an in- crease of 41,474 tóns.
The river ateamer trade continued to increase, with more frequent sail- ings on all routes.
and £2 a day for his runner. His racing expenses for, the year, In- cluding travelling and staying away for meetings, will be between £2,000 and £3,000, without count- ing his office and office staff,
After racing, the books have to be made up and balanced, inclad- 1,200 ing the starting price wires that have come in, and at the end of 2.000 the week cheques and accounts
sent out."
1st Floor Verandah (Aus-
tralian and New Zealand. Section)
3,200
Western Pavilion New Territories Pro- ducts, Poultry, Industries Machinery, Motor cars,
etc."
N. T. Products Depot
The junk trade shows a small in-1
Eastern Pavilion crease in numbers and tonnage for Motor-cars, Trucks, Manu- those in foreign trade with a de factures, Bullding Crease in respect of local trade. The Materials, etc. increase in foreign trade is due to increased imports and exports, and OPEN-LAWN on Salisbury the decrease in local trade can be Road for Aircraft accounted for by some of the junks
Summary being employed in foreign trade.
Peninsula Hotel
In steamships not exceeding sixty Pavilions tons employed in foreign trade there Lawn is a amall increase in number with a decrease in tonnage which is ac- counted for my smaller launches be- ing used for towing purposes.
On the 31st December, 1982, there were 277 launches and 195 motor
ART SECTION.
The "Shylocks" Now let us watch some-book- makers of another type-Messrs. 16,500 Shylock, who are at the bottom
end of the rails. ‹
They have come down third. class in the race "special," playing nap in
an atmosphere of tangerines and cheap cigarettes 12,800 that would put a sick elephant off
1,000 his buns.
By dint of a good deal of barg 13,800,Ing and incivility they have forced themselves into their pitch near the bottom of the rails, and on the alender capital of a borrowed "fiver they start business,
16,000
"Ere y'are, lady," they shout, "three to one Legion, it's a good price. Well, 'ave thirty-five bob to 1,800 ten. Put it down, Ike, and the
number of the ticket is 606,"
35,500
Ike, having written it down, is 29,800 off like a lamplighter with the 1,600 "half a bar" to another bookmaker,
who lays him 40 shillings to 10] 48,900 Legion, so he can't lose over that
transaction.
Through laying well under the. jodds, and, hedging it back at the right price the sum of Shylock can show a profit. Occasionally it
are, in a tangle.
boats employed in the harbour. Of Many Exhibitors At The goes against them and then they
these, 404
Fair.
were licensed for the conveyance of passengers. 27 steam launches and 18 motor boats belong-
I remember once, at Sandown, ed to the
hearing a man inquire the price of Colonial Government, In the writing room on the the favourite, which a pair of these three steam launches belonged to mezzanine floor of the Peninsula leds thought was 2-1. The man the Imperial Government
and 15 Hotel will be found the Art See-accepted their offer of 6-4 and beld steam launches and five motortion. In this room are exhibited a out a crinkly, crackling tenner! boats to the Naval Authorities. collection of 48 photographs enter They did take a doubtful · look at There were also eleven motor boats ed by members of the Hong Kong each other, but they couldn't re- owned for pleasure purposes: 28 class I licences 20 Club. A list of the exhibitors is
and private University Amateur Photographic sist, and grabbed it.
Ike climbed the hill in. Taller class 11 Hicepce and 81 class 111 given below;— licences were issued during the tures, Mr. F. A. Dragon, 10 pic late. A frenzied rush had swept Hon. Dr. R. H. Kotewall, 10 pic-with a lurcher after it, but he was salle that day quicker than a bare
tures, Mr. Paul Braga, five pics the favourite to six to four on and tures, Mr. Chow Cheng-lum, niue nothing could be done. pictures, Mr. K W. Khoo, six pic- tures, Mr. K. L. Ng, one picture, and Mr. H. C. Goh, seven pictures.
year.
STEAMERS' MOVEMENTS.
The R.M.S. Empress of Japan which left Vancouver on May 20, is due at Hong Kong on June 9, and leaves for Manile on the same evening,
"
The faces of the partners were a study.
"Well," said Ike, trying to speak cheerfully, "It ain't won yet"—and The P. & G... Soudon which it's a fact that it did not win, and left Shanghai on May 23 is due they were hardly sober in time for there to-morrow,
Inext day's racing.
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