· “FOOCHOW"
"HANYANG
"HUNAN
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE
CHINÁ NAVIGATION CO., LTD::
"SHENGHING' AYUNNAN"
“HUPEIN** «. "800CHOW"
"YOCHOW"
"AHENGKING'
"ANKING"
SAILINGS TO
Singapore & Penang
Yokohama, Nagoya,
Ösaka.
&
Kobe
Tientsin
Kedung Shanghot Tichisin Bangkok
Keelung
Singapore, Penang & Belawan
Singapore & Penang
30th Dec.
aan.
10
161 Jan. am. 10 am. 2nd Jan,
3 p.m. 3rd Jan," 10 am. 4th Jan. 10 a.m. 7th Jan. 10 am. 9th Jan 10 a.m. 10th Jau. ..3 p.m. 10th Jan.
Balla from
10 a.m. 10th Jan. Custodian Wharf
ARRIVALS FROM
“HANYANG
.....Bangkok
"HUNAN"
Tientsin
"YOCHOW"
Singapore
"YUNNAN"
"UPEN"
"SHENGKING"
"SOOCHOW"
"FENGNING"
Shanghai
Inclun}
Tientsin
Kobe
Yokohama
11 a.m. 29th Dec.
30th Dec. *30/31st Dec. 31st Dec.
7 a.m. 1st Jan, 3rd Jan.
17th: Jan,
8th Jan,
A.O. LINE LTD.(C.N. CO., LTD., JOINT SERVICE
"CHANGTE"
"TAIYUAN"
"CHANGTE"
L
"CHANGIE"
"TAIYUAN”
"CHANGTE"
.Kure
BAILINGS TO
&
Robo 10 nm.
.Japan
1st Jan 3rd Jan. 18th Jan.
Sydney & Melbourne
ARRIVALS FROM
Australia
Australia
Kabe
& Manila Manila
BLUE FUNNEL LINE
In Fort 30th Dec. 10th Jan.
Scheduled Sailings to Europe via Aden & Port Said.
"ASTYANAX"
"PERSEUS"*
"AGAPENOR"
"ASCANIUS" "PYRRHUS"
"AUTOMEDON"
....Genoa,
London,
Rotterdam & Hamburg Marseilles, Liverpool, & Glasgow ***** London, Rotterdam & Hamburg .....Dublin
Liverpoot
&
Marseilles, Liverpool
& Glasgow
Dublin & Liverpool
31st Dec.
salls 11 am. Oth Jan.
Beheduled Ballings from Europe
G. "ASCANIUS“
8. "AGAPENOR"
G. "PYRKIUS"
G. "AUTOMEDON"
8. "CALCHAS"
8. "ATKEUS"
G. "PELEUS"
S. "MENTON"
Balla
Liverpool
Balls Botterdam
Sailed
do
do
Soiled
do
2511 Dec.
Sth Jan,
9th Jon.
18th Jan,
I
Zoth Jan. 23th Jan.
dih Feb. 23rd Feb.
Arrives Hong Kong
31st Lec.
10th Jan 1953 17th Jun. 1063 23rd Jan. 1983 30th Jan. 1953 Dth Feb, 1953 16th Jan, 13th Feb, 1053 22nd Feb. 1853,
G. Loading Glasgow, before Liverpool.
B. Loading Swansea, before Liverpool. Carriers' option to proceed via other ports to load & dischargo cargo.
DE LA RAMA LINES
ARRIVING FROM US. ATLANTIC & PACIFIC COAST PORTS.
"DONA NATI" "AJAX"
2nd Jan. 20th Jan.
SAILING for KINGSTON, NEW YORK, vla SAN FRANCISCO, LOS ANGELES & CRISTÓBAL. "MENESTHEUS"
"DONA NATI"
20th Jan,
4th Feb.
THE CHINA MAI, MONDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1952.
CHINA MAIL
DARWINDHAM STAIẬT
· HONGKONG PUBLISHED DAILY (AFTERNOOND)
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Postage: China od Macao $3.00
per month, UK Brush Possesion
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES
Consignes par
NIPPON LUBEN KAISHA
EL "HIKAWA MANU"
are hereby neußed that their entgo is being discharged into the NE kong & Howloon Wharf & Godown Co's godown where it will be t consignees, risk and subject to the What's
condition tering and sorogo, and whers delivery may be <btained:
Damaged packags are to be test In the godown for exantoniion by
Consigneer and the Company's
veyors, Meers, Goddard & Deugiar
and other countries $7.00 per month 10 am, on the 26 january, 1954
News contributions, always wil come, should be addressed to the businep communications Editor: and advertisements to the Secretary. Telephone: 6411 (5′ Lines). KOWLOON GIZIČKI"
•
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Telephone: 62838,
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if not prepaid a booking fee of 50 cents is charged.
TUITION GIVEN
BALLROOM DANCING: ""Tap" Dancing'. Latin-American dances new advanced variations start im mediately, prepare for "parties!" Tony Wong, 69, Wongneichong Noad.")
MUSICAL
MAYFAIR Music Company, for re- cords, gramophones, record changers, metronomes, violins, double bass, Jazz drums, piano accordiona, vicias, mu- accessorie. sic publications, Please call at 101, Queen's Itoad. Coll- iral. tt floor, between "Golden City" and "Yau Yan" Restaurant.
Arc
NEW STOCK of "Kembie" "Morsing
on & Weston" planos minx-mini- ture, upright, and baby grand models,
tropicalised, fully guaranteed, also reconstructed plans by well-known Prices reasonable. Please
Chu Lung Street, telephone 30439.
makers.
call at King's Musde Company,
MISCELLANEOUS
GARDENING BOOK_(Daily Express) on How to start a Garden. With st generous packets flower locally tested. Plans Dow January. $3. "By C. K. Post" Hongkong and 'Kowloon,
All claims against the steamer sirmed on or before the zin January.
must be presented to the Under-
1913, or they; will not be recognised.
No Fire Insurance will bo effected.
DODWELL & CO., LTD. Agents,
Hongkong, 29th Dséember, 1002.) ;
To ADVERTISERS
*
BUNDAY POST-HERALD for commercial Space advertising bbula be booked not later than noon on Wednesdays.
For the SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST and the CHINA MAIL, 48 hours before date of publication Special Announcements and Classified Advertise- mants as usual.
Workmen Dig Up
Proof Of Ancient P&O B.I. E&A
London Legend
London, Dec. 28.
The foundations of one of the earliest churches in Britain, capable of holding no more than 20 people, have been unearthed in the sanc tuary of Wren's famous Church of St. Bride, Fleet-street, London.
This discovery was made by workmen pre- paring for rebuilding operations. Their picks struck something solid.
Excavators removed the earth | throws new light on a legend and the foundation of the wall that St. Bride's was built on a of a basilica, similar to those in Itoman Ample. the stone-built Roman houses and mansions, was revealed,
It is a perfect stone semi- circle, on an-18 foot base, and it Iler five feet below the level of the mediaeval church..
Further excavation is
ex ported to establish that St. Bride's is one of the earliest churches to be built in Britain, the original foundalion being in the style of a Roman house.
The results achieved, at · St, Bride's are duo tự Mr W. F. Grimes and his assistant direc tor, Dr Charles Bellerby, whose work in the City of London on behalf of the Roman and Excavation Mediaeval London Council has added valuable con- tributions to knowledge of the Roman occupation of London,
BURIED TREASURE?
This discovery, following, the It is now thought that St. anding of the wall and a strip Bride's was built on the site of a pavement of Roman house, traces of which of tessellated
building at have been found, in substantial Roman
which end of the church, Christian services the cast
were prob ably held, hence the legend that the church was built on a Ro- ma temple.
NOTICE
CHINA PROVIDENT LOAN & MORTGAGE COMPANY, LIMITED.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS
FINAL CALL
Another legend proved truo was that there was a mediaeval crypt near the High Altar. This was found early in the excava- tions beautiful picco of architecture ribbed with hard sandalone brought by sea from Yorkshire,
There are other legends which have not yet been confirmed. One is that as the Great Fire In conformity with the requirements of Clause 19 of swept London from east to west parishioners,, who had re the Company's Articles of Association, NOTICE IS cently been decimated tho
Lly HEREBY GIVEN that the Final Call on the New Shares Great Plague, removed
the
tho
is due and payable on or before 31st December, 1952, at stained glass from some of the the Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corporation,mediaeval windows and buried Hong Kong.
For & on behalf of:
CHINA PROVIDENT LOAN MORTGAGE CO., LTD.
R. A. WICKERSON, Managing Director
Hong Kong, 29th December, 1952,
MANDRAKE THE MAGICIAN
#1
WAIT HERE, LOTHAR. I'LL PHONE THE {CHIEF AND SEE IF THEY'VE GOTTEN
ANY REPORTS ON THE HEADLESS TIVER
THE BIG GUYS STILL THERE. NOW'S OUR CRANCE TO GETRID
OF HIM--WHILE HE'S ALONE.
for safely from looters in or near the church. Careful watch is being kept for this pricelesst treasure,
Finally there is the legend that St. Bride's Well in the south-east corner of the church- yard stands. on the Site of a Roman spring dedicated to tho Gods Neptune and Ocean.
By Lee Falk and Phil Davis
THIS IS RISKY DON'T WORRY!
MIKE.HE MOYES
FAST! WHEN HE
ICOMES AFTER
ME,BE READY.
COMPANIES
'PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL S.N. CO.
PASSENGER/FREIGHT SERVICE-
Outwards "CARTHAGE"> "CORFU" "CHUBAN"
Leaves London. 11th December
dih January 20th January
· Paso · Ifongkong'
12th Jan. 1933
8th Feb. 183
17th Fab... 1033
Via Southampton, Port said, Aden, Bombay, Colombo,
Penang & Blogsporo“
Leaves Hongkong Due London
10th Fauriary
Homewards "CARTHAGE"" "CORFU"
10th January
11th February
13th March
21th February
20th March
"CHUBAN"
Accepting cargo for Bingapore, Penang, Colombo, Bombay, Adon, Port Bild & London
Outwards "SHILLONG”
Homewards "SUNDA"
AFREIGHT SERVICE
From U.K. Tik Jan. 1953
SALS
For
Гарад
4th January
.
For Bingapore.
Port Bwettenham Penang, ** Colombo, Aden, Port Bakk Genoa, Marseilles Casablanca, Tripoli, London, 'ABIWEED, Rotterdam de Hamburg
With liberty to call at Bombay it inqucement offers ~ Tanks available for carriage of Q11. in Balk. Space for refrigerated 'carro. Limited Passenger accommodation.
BRITISH INDIA S.N. CO., LTD.
"SIRDHANA"
"WARORA"
*ORNA"
.-
due aux Dec..
satis 29th Dec,
due fih Jan.
alle 7th Jan.
from Calcutta, Rangoon & Stralis tor Japan
from Japan... for- Strálta, Ran- goon & Chittagong
P. & O./B. 1. JOINT SERVICE
'dug 33 Jatt. Batis9th Jan,
F
"ORMARA"
due 16th Jan.
"OKRLA"
walls 18th Jan. „dus tard Jani.
sella 2018 Jan.
from Japan
for *Singapore
Cojdinbo," Bambay, Karectil & P. GUL from P. Gulf Karachi, Bombay Colombo, da S'pore ·· for Japais from Japan
for singapore Colombo, Bombay, **Karáciu da P. Gut
EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN 5.5. CO., LTD.
"NANKIN**
duo and Jan. saila 3rd Jan,“
from Japan for Sandakan. Bohihan, Brisbane, - Sydney, Melbourne
& Adelaide
Ail vessels have liberly to call at any ports on or off the route & the route & salling are subject to change or amendmjent with or without malice.
Lathay Pacific Airways Ltd
Ilante
HK/Hangkok/Singapore
Hano
/lia priong
Departs Hongkong.
Arrives 11.E.
6:45 am. Tues. İri.
(on return?
(DC4) 7.30 am. Man, Thurs, (Connect at Bangkok with UBA. to Hangood)
(DC-3)845 a. Toe-—~(.45 pm, Tues. (DC) 649 a.m. Thurs. 4.15 pm. Th
8.45 pm. Wed.
IIK/Salgon/Singapore (DC-4) 10,45 am. Tues.
HX/Manila/D.N. Borneo (DC-J) 7.13 a.m. Tues. Ir. 4.65 pm. Wed, Sat. All the above subject to Alteration without notion.. For passage and Freight Particulars please apply to
C
1 CONNAUGHT RD C Tel 303318 BRANCH OFFICE 50 Connaught Rd. West. 25875. 32144 24878.
BEN LINE
"DENILINNES" "KING MALCOLM” "BENALBANACII" "BENVENUTZ "BENATTOW".
“BENREOCH"
"BENMHOR" "BENCRUACIIAN”
+BENRINNES”
DENALBANACH"
"BENVENUE"
"BENREOGH"
İENATTOW
"BENCRUACHAN”.
ARRIVALS
FROM
U.K. via Singapore
DUR
In Port.
U.K. via Singapore on or abt. Ah Jan,
U.K. Japan
.U.K. via Singapore
Japan U.K. Japan BAILINGS
Havre, London and (totterdam. Avonmou 1.4, Liverpool, Glasgow, And Antwerp., Direct to' Singapore, thenda Liverpool. Antwerp, Botterdam. and Hamburg», [Direct to Blagapore, thence Genoa, London, Hulk, and -kandiusg»,
Kure.'' Hobe and Yokohama, Ban.da'ka n Singåbere, Havre, London,- Rotterdam, And Hall.
Direct to Singapore,
thence Liverpool, Dublin, Hamburk (and Antwerp...
suh Jan.
12th Jan.
17th Jan. 17th Jan.
2nd Feb, 10th Feb.
Loading on or, abt.
30th Dec,
11th Jan.
12th Ja
11th Jan,
21st Jan,
5th Feb.
8th Feb
Calls Tawau & Bardakan. † Falls Distilla, Cebulą and Bandakan,
All vessels, docept Cargo for Adch, Suez and Fert Bhid
W. R. LOXLEY & CO., (CHINA) LTD.
York: Building.
Agente
Telephone: 84165.
3.09
CONTINUED
FERDINAND
We Forgot Someone
By Mik
Cope, 1951 by United Postwa Spadicalą, k
NANCY
Ground For Action
IF YOU HAVE WORRIES,
DON'T BROOD ABOUT
THEM
JOHNNY HAZARD'
BURY YOUR
TROUBLES
EVERYONE IN THE CHALET.
| BEPS POWN FOR THE NIGHTM
EVERYTHING ADDS UP TO A PRETTY STRONG CASE AGAINST WESTLEY! FIRST-"PUNCH" 15 IN PLAIN SIGHT ON A HILL, BUT HE. SAYS HE DOESNT GEE HER.......
"REXT? WESTLEY'S "A WHIZ ON' $119. BUT HE "LOSES ONE „WHEN THE GIRLS LIFB-16 ATH STAKE!!
By Ernie Bushmiller ·
REPORT
CARD
ARETH
NGH
GEOG
By Frank Robbins
"^HOW "PUNCH”CLAIMS THE LAKE PLANE JUST BLEW UP LIKE A BOMB EXPLODED INSIDE IT, HAMI
QUEEN WONDER GR
Dine
At the
For full particulars apply to - MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO. OF HONG KONG LTD. Telephone Nos. 27721-4.
P.&.
For
Reservations Tel: 27880
SMARTIES
the
family's
GENUINE
Fiat
PARTS
ALL MODELS
Hold Agents
US Gunman Sentenced To Prison
London, Dec, 27. Albert fold, the 18-year-old American law student, who wounded a' man and a "woman when he tried to shot his way to freedom after holding Glasgow post office, was gooled
Glasgow. for seven years ut
Field's 87-year-old grand-
up
13
of Dew
mother, Mrs May Field, of ming New
to
to give
flown to Britain who hid allowed Pent for mercy, was evidence about his home life,
She said that Field's parcuts had been divorced and tout his father had been killed when the ship in which he was held As a Japanese prisoner of War was sunk by an American cub- marine.
On hearing this, she added, he locked himself up in his room for three days, refused, w edt, and smashed all his per- sonal belongings. He had had two serious accidents, Ong kud- kept him away from school for a year and had left him with headaches oya y trouble, and other
Dr. John Gaylord, regional consultant in neurology Glasgow, Enid hocposidered that the two Injuries to Floid's heou had ng rồng, 10 độ except ki a subsidiary way with the inture of theshold-up/USERNA 3,500-MİLE OIL PIPELINE
Ottawa, Dec. 28. Canada is likely soon to have the world's first trans- continental off pipeline 3,500. nijos pe it stretching from tho Atlantic to the Paclie. *All but 826 miles of this steek artery which Vestries tha ifeblood of industry, ham beon built sor is, in « the emirne, of
now being made vitu, gap in the midgut ter.