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6,000 18th July Marseilles, Havre, London, Ham
burg, Botterdam, Antwerp & Hall 7,000 22nd July Straits, Bombay, Karachi. 17,000 25th July Bombay, Marseilles & London. 16,000 8th Aug. Bombay, Marseilles & London.
Ham- 6,000 15th Aug. Marseilles, Havre, London
burg, Rotterdam, Antwerp1& Holl 11,000 22nd Aug. Bombay Marseilles & London. 17,000 5th Sept. Bombay, Marseilles & London.
6,000 12th Sept. Marseilles, Havre, London,
burg. Rotterdam, Antwerp & Hull' 15,000 19th Sept. Marseilles & London. 17,000 3rd Oct. Marseilles & London.
Haz- 6,000 10th Oct. Marseilles, Havre, London,
burg, Rotterdam, Antwerp & Hull 17,000 17th Oct. Marseilles & London 14.500 21th Get Bombay, Marseilles & London. 17,000 14th Oct. Marseilles & London. 14.500
28th Nov. Bombay, Marseilles & London. 16,000 12th Dec. Bombay,, Harseilles & London. 15.000 26th Dee. Bombay, Marseilles & London
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SHIRALA TILAWA SANTHIA TALMA SIRDHANA
8,000 4th July 10,000 18th July 8,000 1st Aug. 10,000 15th Aug. $,000 29th Aug.
THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, JUNE 27, 1936
for STAMP
COLLECTORS
STA E. L.
The New York Exhibition quantities of various stamps in Saturday morning May 9, current use in Portugal, stuck
10 Stunde, e nistes, Fost down on sheets of paper and post-
master General of the United marked with the special postmark'
WOMAN FARMER SHOT
Mrs. Jane Clayton, aged 59, of West Street Farm, Eckington, a Derbyshire mining village, Was found dead from gunshot wounds in the head in the kitchen at her home last month.
later questioned by the police in connection with the affair.
Mrs. Clayton carried on a 60- `acre farm and was a familiar
figure in the district.
PRESIDENT LINERS
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KING
- (Continued from Page 6),
Pres. Pierce. Pres. Coolidge Pres. Lincoln Pres. Hoover
fam., July 1 Pres. Jefferson Midnight, July 3 6 am July 11 Jres. Jackson
July 17
July 31
Aug. 14 Ang. 23
ternational Philatelic Exhibition fight Stamps cancelled by fav- Jat the Grand Central Palace. His our with a first fight postmark opening address culminated in the have, of course, no value or inter- formal opening of the Show by est to collectors of First Flight
should imagine i President Roosevelt who pressed a covers, and we
Greek Princesses button in Washington. Many pro- that these products are intended minent officials were present at the for home consumption.
The claims of three Greek Switzerland. The & Air!
15 opening ceremony which inaugur-
princesses are being constantly ated nine days of the biggest stamp of 1923, of which $20,000 urged by Continental match- stamp show which has ever been have been issued, is now sold out makers The fact that Prince beld.
To fill the need for this denomin-George married Princess The American Bank Note Com-ation there is the 15 c. stamp of Marina, has suggested the pos- pany had a splendid display con- the Disarmament Conference sibility that King Edward may
ing of several frames showing which is still on sale.
go to the Balkans for a bride. No "Queen Mary" Cachet One of these Greek princesses by means of sketches, photographs, models and plate proofs. how
to the Duchess of As many of our readers will be is cousin starups came into being.
wondering whether mall car-Kent, and sister of Helen, ex- Such unusual items as a plate ried on the recent first Atlantic Queen of Rumania. With proof of 100 subjects of the 1866 crossing of the Queen Mary is golden hair and deep blue eyes, a identifiable by any special post-the Princess Irene is a parti issue of Newfoundland and other plate proof of 100 subjects mark or cachet, we publish below cularly handsome woman, her of the 1851 issue of Canada were
ja memorandum circulated by Can-portrait-by-Philip de Laszlo re- shown.
ard White Star Ltd.
vealing a princess of great
Photographs of the correspon- dence between the engravers and the government on the 1847 U.S. issue, as well as the order and de- liveries of the 1845 Fostmaster Stamp of New York, were also exhibited.
For the first time, the of the engravers of several well known old issues of various coun- tries were given.
R.P.S. Exhibits
names
The Royal Philatelic Society sent a number of very interesting ex-i hibits to the Exhibition.
First, there was the 2d plate of the famous Post Office Mauritius large fillet, in its re-engraved state, which had been presented by His Late Majesty King George to the Royal Philatelic Society.
"With regard to letters post-i charm. ed by the Queen Mary on her She is now 31 years of age, Maiden Voyage, with the idea has a wonderful facility with that the postmark or stamps languages and has charmed would show that such letters many diplomatic parties with were so despatched, please note her beautiful contralto voice..
in this connection no
6 am, July 3 Pres. McKinley
Pres. Grant Pres. Jefferso
6 am, Aug. 8 Pres. Cleveland Midnight Aug. 25
EUROPE NEW TORE Vis Manis, Singapore, Colombo, Bombay, Suer, Port Said, Naples,
Genoa and Marscillen
Pres. AdamS Pres. Harrison `- Pres. Hayes. Pres.-Wilson
Pres. Monroe
TO MANILA
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8 am July 4 Prés. Jefferson 6:00 pm. June 27 July 18 Pres. Coolidge 9.00 pm July 2 Ang. 1 Pres. Adams 8.00 sm, July Ang. 15 Pres. Jackson 6.00 pm, July 11 Aug. 29 Pres. Harrison 8.00 mm, July 18
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special Her brother is the present King BARBER-WILHELMSEN LINE
postmark or form of cancella- of Greece. will be used.
Katherine Of Greece
Any mail posted in the United
Her younger sister, Princess Kingdom or elsewhere will be Katherine, is 23, and was postmarked by the Postal Au- educated by an English gover- thorities concerned before be-ness at Bromley, Kent. She ing shipped on board the ves- was a bridesmaid at Princess sel and will not bear any ape- Marina's wedding, as was Prin- cial marking to show the ship cess Irene. And yet another! by which it has been carried. of the bridesmaids
on this Letters actually posted on happy occasion was the 27-
Princess, the vessel by passengers or year-old
Eugenia. members of the crew will not daughter of Prince George of be postmarked on the ship, but Greece. will be sent ashore on the con- King Edward met her at a clusion of the voyage to the house party in Denmark about Post Office in the usual course, four years ago. She is dark- and will be postmarked Paque-haired, dark-eyed and is fond bot by the Postal Authorities at of outdoor games.
There is also & proof of the ori- ginal Post Office Regulations.! dated January 7th, 1840, with Rowland Hill's accompanying let- iter.
original layout Rowland Hill's
the shore end, and similarly! Marriage is the one subject of the Penny Black plate on which
will not have any special mark that is not allowed to be dis- SAILINGS the scheme of the check letters
showing the ship which has cussed within hearing of King Edward. It is, indeed, the one was approved is shown above his
conveyed it." signature. This document formed
of discussion While we can to. a. certain ex-subject part of the Society's recent pur chase of material from Messrs. bent approve of the Company's which he is likely to be annoy- Perkins, Bacon and Co., the print- decision, it seems a pity that the ed. Having done so much for ers who produces the early stamps chance of some useful publicity England and the Empire, he of Great Britain.
Singapore, Port Swettenham, Penang. Rangoon & Calcutta.
Now is the time to visit, Australia & New Zealand
will feel a
lands of Sunshine and Romance. "Down Under” you new being and even if you are not inclined towards Surfing, Fishing. Shooting or Mountaineering you will find that the Antipodes have plenty. to offer you.-including 25/- for your pound
On the way down your life aboard will be as you wish, quiet hectic for the E. & A. will humour your every whim.
or
And by the way, there is no additional charge for Deck Cabins and there is of course Sun Deck Swimming pool, an Orchestra and a fine Laundry.
A Surgeon and Stewardess are at your disposal and last but not feast-we had almost forgotten-the cuisine will set you listening eagerly for the gong!.
Regular Monthly Sailings from Hong Kong to Shanghai and Japan and Hong Kong to Australia
Frequent connections from Australia with the following:- The Union S.S. Co.'s Steamers to the United Kingdom vis
Vancouver, San Francisco, etc.
Zealand,
The P. & O. Royal Mail Steamers to London and
The P. & Q, Branch Service of Steamers to London via Sacz. The New Zealand Shipping Co.'s Steamers for London via Panama Canal,
4:
New
Southampton and
EASTER-N & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS
NANKIN
3rd July 7,000 7,000 1st Aug 7,000 4th Sept.
Philately In Schools
That we Vierna Educational Council is arranging for each
THE newspapers have reported
municipal school in the city. to have at least one expert in Phil- lately who can be consulted by schoolboys xbo
aze collecting stamps. (The term "expert" is doubt relative, as there are
in real experts
the very few world)..
has been ignored.
LONDON TAILORS' COMPLAINT
"Skilled Labour Shortage"
over
feels that on this matter at least, he should be permitted to indulge his own feelings.
He fully realises the impor- tance of marriage now that he has assumed the Crown. It is! safe to say that any decision hei makes will be taken with due consideration of all the political consequences involved. Neither must it be assumed that he is! a woman hater
On the con- | trary, he has again and again proved himself a most cour- teous young man in the com- We welcome this evidence of
West End tailors are company of attractive and keen- the standing which the hobby is
other achieving ízi
countries,plaining of a shortage of skilled thinking women.
They state that they Indiscreet Gossip though perhaps the fact that labour.
no
forgeries
sters.
are "reported to
APPRENTICES TOO FEW
Vienna is one of the places where are losing orders because they Dullness in a woman is one!
be cannot promise to carry them of the things he dislikes, but it manufactured on a large scale out within a reasonable time. is also one of the feelings he
"The chief reason for the
never reveals when in their may have had something to do with the official decision to give shortage is a lack of appren- company. And although often "expert" protection to the youngMost of the really high-class which
tices," it was stated recently. the subject of indiscreet gossip is invariably untrue, The appointment of a teacher master tailors used to take on King Edward has to suffer
learners who remained with these slights in silence. with some knowledge of stamps to
them for 3 life-time. The give guidance to the pupils who slump after the war, and the tive young girl who, having I have known the imagina- Manila, Rabani Brisbane, Sydney are interested in collecting is
decline in the birth-rate, put an danced with the King when he nothing new, for there are masend to that.
was Prince of Wales at some ters and mistresses responsible "Actually, it is only a few public affair, never allowing in many select firms which claim that such a unique occasion to be schools in Great Britain. In they carmot find men good lost among her friends. A two Hong Kong the Belilios School re enough for them among the minutes polite conversation by cently adopted Philately as edu- ranks of the 9,000 unemployed the Prince became, in the course |cational means. One of the most in the tailoring trade."
Melbourne & Hobart,
SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI & JAPAN
*SOMALI
7,000
7th July Shanghai & Japan.
NELLORE
7,000
7th July Shanghai & Japan.
NALDERA
16,000
9th July Shanghai & Japan.
SANTHIA
8,000
KAISER-1-HIND
9th July Amoy, Shanghai & Japan. 11,000 23rd July Shanghai & Japan.
10,000 23rd July Amoy, Shanghai & Japan.
TANDA
7,000
2nd Ang, Shanghai & Japan.
BANGALORE
6,000
5th Aug. Shanghai & Japan.
SIRDHANA
8,000
6th Ang. Amoy, Shanghai & "Japan"
17,000
6th Ang. Shanghai & Japan.
8,000 20th Aug. Amoy, Shanghai & Japan.
TALMA
·RAJPUTANA
SHIRALA
ALL DATES are approximate and sub- ject to alteration without notice.
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striking features of the present
day is the way in which Philately!
Seasonal Shortage
cf time, a ten minutes' exciting talk Her imagination runs
riot.
is now welcomed in schools and An official of the National
One may meet these women used as an aid to education, in-Union of Tailors and Garment stead of being banned as a loath-Workers said that the shortage in odd townships of the some pursuit, as it used to be by was a seasonal one. so many "heads."
Air Mail Notes
About Dominions where King Edward, this time is always a busy one in true democratic fashion, has for tailors, with summer orders, danced with all and sundry. and the custom -of overseas Many of these women have a Lithuania. The new "Vaitkus"
visitors.
constant, urge to be interview- stamps were printed at the "Spin-
"It is true, however, that ed by the local newspaper on dulys" printing works and design- good needlemen-the men who their unique experience. ed by Gaucis.
actually stitch the garments- Personally, I feel that now he Peru A complete set of ordinare becoming hard to find beis approaching the age of 42 ary Air stamps is in preparation, cause of the decline of the King Edward is unlikely to values and quantities as follows: apprenticeship system.
marry. He knows full well
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A new team of women cricket-
5 c. 750,000 70 C. 50,000 "For some years there has that the whole nation would 50,000 ¡been an attempt to introduce welcome a Queen of England 20 400,000 1 s. 100,000
tailors from Poland and Ans-with tremendous loyalty and 50,000 tria, but we have resolutely put fervour. He also feels that the 2 the 80,000 our faces against that. We people will bear with him in his cavating the site of Lenton Priory, Jers, "The Wyandottes” has been 25,000 hold that, the younger genera-desire that, if and when he does found a simill last month, believed formed at Wycombe Abbey School 10,000tion here should be encouraged marry, he shall marry for love to be that of one of the monks who by Miss J. E Fatridge, a member Portugal. & correspondent-in-to go into the trade by the re- and not for diplomacy or mere was hanged by the order of of the English team which, tour- forms us that he has seen large'vival of apprenticeships.” national convenience.
'ed Australia last year. Henry VIIL
30 c. 150,000 1.50 25 e. 200,000 50 s. 200,000
5 5.
10 6.