PACIFIC MAIL S.S.CO.
OPERATING
MODERN HIGH POWERED TWIN SOREW EXPRESS STEAMERS.
MANCHURIA 27000 tons
MONGOLIA 27000 tona
KOREA 1000ħa
CHINA 10200 tons.
SIBERIA 030 tons
NILE 17:000 tons
PERSIA „U Lans
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HE SUNSHINE BELT
Honolulu and San Francisco
CUINA (via Shai) MANCHURIA...... NILE (via Manila). MONGOLIA
The Mest Comfortable Route to America and Europe
Bailing WED DAY
TUESDAY TUESDAY, TUESDAY,
12th Aug., at Noon. 19th Aug, at 1 P.M.
lat Sept, at Noon 16th Sept, at i P.31
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For Further Information, rato, titoritara, seledriks, etc., apply to
TEL No. 141.
R. C. MORTON, AGENT,
KING'S BUILDINGS.
HONGKONG, CANTON,
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, AUGUST 6ã¤, 1914.
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MACAO
WEST RIVER STEAMERS.
JOINT SERVICE OF THE HONGKONG. CANTON AND MACAO STEAMBOAT CO., LTD., AND CHINA NAVIGATION CO., LTD.
HONGKONG-CANTON LINE.
Single Fare by Night Steamer. Return
(available also for return
by day ateamor)
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THE JAPAN MAIL STEAMSHIP CO
DESTINATIONS.
PROJECTED SAILINGS FROM HONG-
MARSEILLES, LONDON and 'ANTWERP, VIA SINGA- FORE, PENANG, COLOMBO, STEZ and PORT SAED 1
VICTORIA, B.C
and
SEATTLE VIA KEELUNG, SHANGHAI MOJI, KOBE, TOKKAICHI and YOKOHAMA
SYDNEY and MELBOURNE. VIA MANILA, THURSDAY ISLAND TOWNSVILLE
and BRISBANE
SYBJBUT TO ALERS
STEAMEBS AND DISPLACEMENT
HIRANO MARU
Capt. Fraser,
SAILING DATİ
"WEDNESDAY, 12th
Aug, at 10 a
WEDNESDAY, 26th);
Ang, at 10 AM ¡THURSDAY, 136.
Aug, at 4 P.M.
TUESDAY, 250 Aug, as 4 Pa (WEDNESDAY, 26th
Aug, at Noon.
WEDNESDAY, 23rd 9,600 1 · Sept., at Noon,
SATURDAY, 12,600 ì Some Aug.
WEDNESDAY," 5th"
Aug
TONI
16,000
KATORI MARU
Capt. Murai, 18 AKI MARU
Capt. Noma,
20,000
12,5001
SADO MARU
Capt. K. Asakawa,
KUMANO MARU
Capt. K. Soygda,
12,500
9,300 1
TANGO MARU
Capt. Sekine,
SANUKI MARU
Capt. Date,
BOMBAY
via SINGAPORE,
and · COLOMBO,
COLOMBO MARU
Capt, zazemoto, 5,000
SHANGHAI
12,500
August.
MOJI and KOBE..
148
NAGASAKI, KOBE and
YOKOHAMA
TANGO MARU
Capt. Sekine,
25
KASHIMA MARU
Capt. M. Yagi,
20,000
CALCUTTA VIA SINGAPORE
PENANG and RANGOON
YOKOHAMA
8th
KOBE and RANGOON MARU WEDNESDAY 12th
Capt. Kimachita
KANAGAWA MARU
Capt: Tozara
KOBE and YOKCHAMA
§ Fitted with New Syebem of Wireless Telegraphy.
REDUCED
HONGKONG
PARIS LETTER.
[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.]
Pania, July 10th.
THE PRESIDENT.,
Franco is just now in such a state of political turmoil that nothing comes as
carrying at the time of their arrest at Boaumont-Sur-Oise, a popular suburb 20 miles northwards of Paris, were not intended to blow up the Czar, as alleged, but President Poincaré. What adds con Armation to this is the fact that the two foreign individuals. Were making a journey on foot at the risk of their lives, too to some place in the direction of
Perronne, *udur
Amiens,
Provincial theatre. moms from All of devices have been resorted to bewildered managers to keep going." miggestions from well-known actors an actresses have been heartily welcomed and in several cases acted upon.
How ovor, un practical solution has as you
the
a surprise. Nevertheless, the attempt on boon found; the cause of the crisis is well the life of President Poincaré has known to one and all Managers of further aggravated the political situa theatres, however old - established and tion. It has now been clearly established | popular, seem powerless before that the bombs which two Russians were increasing care for moving pictures. The tendency at both young and old is to give preferent to cinematograph shows, where so mi is shown for
nothing covared theatres. The greater the patronage the practically
with more money is expended on entering for all classes on the highest scale. It will be remembered that some months ago M. Antoine gave up the Odeon-one of the three State subventioned theatres. In where the President is due on the 15th of the present Paris-for the simple reason that he month the day after La Fête Nationale, could not make it pay; hardly have the Finding it useless to deceive the police, aclives of that regrettable announcement one of the Russians, Trojanovsky by name, died away than comes the still more confessed that the said bombs which they serious report that MM. Broussan and were carrying with such care were to be Messager have renounced their con exploded on the Cherbourg line. Though tract with the Government; being no one may get to Amiens in a round-about longer able to run the Grand Opera at way by the Chemin de fer de l'Ouest, or profit Diminished receipts have. Great Western Railway of France, the swallowed up their working capital of FRIDAY,
must direct, of course, is by the Great £100,000; rather than encroach on the Ang.
Northern. It is well that the two Russian security which these directors have deposited, they gave up the management TUESDAY,
miscreants and their luggage "' were
Four months ago the 960 1 · Ang.. at 5 P.M.
arrested as they were, as there is no tell of the Opera: WEDNESDAY, 12ting what else they might have done. The receipts of Parsifal averaged 25,000 Aug, at 17 A.M. Director of the Paris Municipal Labora francs ur £1,000 a day; they have since fallen to 6,000 frunes or £240. Nor is bombs Cargo only.
tory bassiner caused the
this all, for wo are farther told that the Vid effect be exploded the terrific. What would it have been receipts of the Boulevard theatres are diminishing at. an alarming rato. had they not been discovered in time, and worked out their own destiny? Nightly takings of 7,500 francs (£300) Of course this new plot against the have in two years sunk to £50. President of the French Republic will not Theatre des Champs-Elysees - one of be allowed to be hushed-up; the times are the newest and most beautiful in Paris much too serious for that. The police has, owing to the serious crisis, had to The only real paying look upon the whole affair as exceedingly admit failure.
are the cinemas, * indeed that M. places of amusement 50 Hennion, the Chief of Police, who left which give excellent value for money, Paris some days ago for a holiday, has including the most popular plays wherein been hurriedly summoned back Belief figure the most famous actors and is gaining ground that we are in the actresses. It is only a question of time, presence of a complicated plot against the at this rate, before all theatres in this Head of the State. What one cannot and other countries are compelled to It is not so much a clearly understand is why Russia-the close their doors. ally and friend of France-should partici- question of wilful harm as growing pate in such a diabolical plot. It would popularity. be erroneous to conclude that the Russian
1:5,500
SUMMER RATES
BETWEEN
AND JAPAN PORTS.
SPECIAL EXCURSION TICKETS (1st and 2nd Class), avaliable for 3 Monids, Commenning from 1st June, ending 30th September, 1913.
$6,00
10.00 4.00
1st Clase 2nd
8.00
་་་
YOKOHAMA Return
KOBE
Retura.
MOJI NAGASAKI Return. Eeturn.
$135 $81
$122
$108
$95
$75
$65
557
Single Fare by Day Steamer Return
The attention of the travelling Public in draws to the comfort afforded by the Com panies sessols. Passengers arriving by Night steamers from Canton (das at Honghong about 11. p.m.) are permitted to sleep on board till next morning without extra charge. Electric fans and electric light are available all night.
UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE CANTON NIGHT
With option of Rail bolwesa Stoomer's Calling Ports in Japan.
For Further Information se to Freight, Sailing, ko,, apply to—
WILL LEAVE DAILY
AT 5 P.M.
HONGKONG-MACAO LINE.
8.8. SUI TAI, Tons 1,651.
STEAMERS
8.8. TAISHAN, Tons 2.006.- HONGKONG TO MACAO
Week days at 8 am, and 2 p.m. from the Company's Wing Lok Street Wharf, Sandays at 9 a.m. and 12.30 p.m. from the Company's Wing Lok Street Whart.
MACAO TO HONGKONG.
Week days at 7.30 am. and 2 p.m. Sundays at 7,30a.m. and 2
EXCURSION TO MACA
SUNDAY, 9TH AUGUST, 1914.
The Company's Now Steamship
«TAISHAN"
Will depart from the Company's WING LOK STREET WHARF at 9 am, and return from Macao at 2 pm.
N.B. The Company will also run a Steamer from Macso on Sunday at 7.20 am... and from Hongkong at 12.30 p.m., from the Company's Wing Lok Street Wharf.
FARES AS USUAL.
CANTON-MACAO LINE. 8.S. HOISANG.
Departures from Macao to Canton on Monday, Wednesday and Friday, at 9 pm. Departures from Canton to Macao on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, at 4.90 p.m. JOINT SERVICE OF THE HONGKONG. CANTON AND MACAO STEAMBOAT CO., LTD., THE CHINA NAVIGATION CO., LTD., AND THE INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD. CANTON-WUCHOW LINE.
B.S. BAINAM, 583 tons, and 8.8. NANNING,:569 tons.
One of the above Steamers leaves Canton for Wachow every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, at about 8 a.m., and the other leaves Wuchow for Canton on the same days at 8.30 a.m. Boand trips take about 5 days. Passengers can return to Hongkong or vice versa by the Company's direct Steamers LINTAN and SANUI. These vessels have superior Cabin accommodation and are lighted throughout by electricity. Electric Fan in sach Cabin.
Booking Office open daily (Sunday excepted) 9 am to 5 pm: Further particnara may be obtained at the Office of the
T. KUSUMOTO, MANAGER.
TELEPHONE Nos. 292 and 1241
to
grave; so much
FRASCE'S BLACK TROOPS.
Lo
Both the French Ministry of War and
PENINSULAR & ORIENTA1ssin as well as in France, and that the then Minister of War contemplated
STEAM NAVIGATION CO.
PROPOSED SAILINGS OF MAIL STEAMERS
POR
MARSEILLES AND LONDON
TAKING PASSENGERS ÁISO. YOR
COLOMBO, INDIA, AUSTRALASIA, EGYPT, BRINDISI, &-- THROUGH TICKETS ISSUED TO BOSTON AND NEW TORK,
Connecting Steamers
Steamer
“ORIENTAL"
lesver
YOKOHAMA COLOMBO,
pm
Thurs.
6 DELTA Ang 20 HIMALAYA
23 687
ARCADIA.
17 ASSAYE...
Connecting Steamers|
from COLOMBO
Dns at Leave Leave
SHANG-HONG-
IZAT KONG,
to.. MARSEILLES and LONDON
LES
6 pm Noon Tues, Satur.
...Aug. 11 Aug. 15 EGYPT.
Aug. 25 ug. 29 MALWA Sapt. 8 Sept. 12 MOREA
Sept. 22 Sept. 26 MALOJA
1} DEVANHA ...Oct. 6Oct. 10 MOOLTAN
nation is implicated. It is evident that the President, friendly as he is with the the Admiralty are bent on experiments. Czar and his subjects, bas enemies in Not so long ago we were informed that the
latter have induced the former to side drafting black Colonial troops in some of with them. The President's enemies are the honse regiments. The idea was not determined that M. Poincaré," shall go," favourably entertained. for various.
reasons, and was finally abandoned. We it not by fair then by foul means.
now learn that the Admiralty proposes The stag at bay is a dangerous foe,"
to "sprinkle a few black sailore in the runs an old saying. M. Poincaré is a French Navy. We are informed by La plucky man, who will not hesitate to France Militaire that 100 Senegalese recruits have been drafted into the French stand his ground to the last. Why should Mediterranean feet, and up to the he go at the bidding of Socialists and present with the greatest satisfaction. If Dao s PLYMOUT their colleagues? He has certainly done necessary, an annual contingent of 200 has Massie Londes nothing of which he is ashamed of; surely been promised by the Governor of French
1 day late
Western Africa. In point of temperature, to institute Presidential reforms is not a the South of France is the nearest crime. Intensely serious events are likely approach to the African climate, conse to take place within the next few weeks quently suitable for black bluejackets and in this country judging by the dastardly soldiers. The latter could not live in Paris: in the winter, and as they represent the attempt to kill President Poincaré. The pick of French native troops, it would. question has been raised, will this make only be verificing them for nothing to any difference in the relations between come to Paris to stay. The only time- France and Russia? Several persons ars French capital is on the occasion of the France's black troops are seen in the to be found who still persist in declaring Fete Nationals, the 14th of July, they are that Russia's love for France is on the specially brought over to take part in wane and vice versa. If France wished the review at Longchamps. The weather is then sufficiently summer-like to. to make things unpleasant with her allyreinind them of home, sweet home." she could easily do so under the circum They never stay very long in any caso, stances; but she has sufficient common-lest harm comes to them. through changes sense to know that the Czar is one of the in the temperature, first to condemn the rash act of his two arrested subjects, who were evidently in the pay of and acting on behalf of others. At least let us look at the affair in this
Saturday Friday Sept. 12 Sept. 18 Sept. 26 Oct. £ Oct. 10 Oct. 16 Friday Thursday Oct. 23 Oct. 2 Nov. 6 Nov. 13
THE ATTENTION of Passengers is drawn to the ACCELERATED ARRIVAL of the Mail Steamers at Marseilles, Plymouth and London. These vessels will now arrive in Marseilles on Friday, and London on the following Friday, Arrangements are alts being made whereby passengers by the P. & O. Special Train from Marseilles can now arrive in London at 3.25 p.m. on Saturdays.
Passengers change Steamers at COLOMBO, and those for BRINDISI transfer also to the Express Mail Steamer at PORT SAID. Accommodation in the connecting. Steamer from COLOMBO is definitely reserved in Hongkong at the time of Booking. FARES:
The Fares to London and Marseilles are as follows:**
Ist Saloon
2nd Saloon
"A" "B" "A"!
LONDON Accommodation Single £65. Retura £97.
£59.
· £89, £44.
£66. £40.
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Ist Saloon
Accommodation Single
£61. £55:
2nd Saloon
"A" "B"
242
£38.
£60. MARSEILLES
Return £91. £83.
£57
HONGKONG, CANTON & MACAO STEAMBOAT Co., LTD.,
Hotel Mansions (First Floor), opposite the Blake Fier.
MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.
FRENCH MAIL LINES. FORTNIGHTLY SERVICE TO AND FROM JAPAN. VIA SHANGHAL.
FORTNIGHTLY SERVICE TO AND FROM EUROPE
VIA SUEZ CANAL.
FOR
BHANGHAI,
КОВЕ
YOKOHAMA
MARSEILLES VIA PORTS
OUTWARD
STEAMER AND CORDILLERE POLYNESIEN
HOMEWARD
(AMAZONE
PAUL.LEGAT...
IN ADDITION TO THE ABOVE MAIL STEAMERS INTERMEDIATE (NON-TRANSHIPMENT) STEAMERS WILL LEAVE FOR
LONDON
CARRYING 1ST AND 2ND SALOON PASSENGERS AT REDUCED RATEN PROPOSED SAILINGS:
STEAMERO,
MALTA... SARDINIA NUBIA.. NAMUR
To Ball On 10th August,
On 24th August.
NILE
On 11th August.
On 25th August. :
ALL STEAMERS FITTED WITH WIRELESS. RAŃSEIPING on the Co's Steamers at COLOMBO for CALCUTTA, BOMBAY - TRANSAU ALTA at PORT BALD for the LEVANT. CONSTANTINOPLE ad BLACK; &t PORT SA
Through Trokats to LONDON via PARIS by rail.
Circular Tiobete to Enrops via Suer and SIBERIAN ROUTE and vice-versa dolivered here.
For further particulars apply to
P. THOMAS, AGENT.
QUEEN'S BUILDING.
Leave Leave Leave Y'HAMA SHANGHAI H'KONG
about
about
about
LeaTe Das st
∙Die S'PO M'SILLES LONDO
about abant about
3
Ang. 4 Aug. 13
Dot, Aug. 19 Aug, 23 Sept. 23 Aug. 18 Aug. 27
Sept. 2 Sept. 8 Oct 7 Oct. 16 Sept. 1 Eept. 10 Sept. 16 Sept. 22 Oct 21 Nov. 1 Sept. 15 Sept 24 Sept. 30 Oct.. Nov. 4 Nov. 15 Sept. 29 Dot 8 Oct. 14 Oct. 20 Nev. 18 | Nov. 22
These Stentars call so at PORT SWETTENHAM, PENANG and COLOMBO FARES TO LONDON:
1st Saloon £50 Single £75 Return. Znd Saloon £35 Single: £52 Belars.
·FARNS "TO" MARSEILLES:
lat Baloon £45 Single 2nd Balom £33 Bingle
All Passenger Steamers are fitted with the Marconi System of Wireless Telegraphy THE ABOVE BATES ARE SUBJECT TO A BURTAX OF 10%.
For Further Particulars, apply to-
E.
HEWETT
SUPERINTENDBET
MISCELLANEOUS NEWS ITEMS.
Bombs, which are now a regular feature light and not complicate matters. We of the Suffragist arsenal, were the may, or we may not, hear more about the invention of a man named Chevalier, an plot-from the Russian point of view. It employee in a Government small arms will be fine enough then to speak more factory in Paris. openly.
FRANCE'S CREDIT,
France never needs to be in want of
The late King Edward's numeral is, after all, to appear on his Scottish monu- mente. The first of them to be completed money; her credit is excellent in the eyes is the Leith statro, which is to be unveiled by Lord Gle 'ner on July 4th. The of the world, which means that she can inscription it is "Edward VII.,
come
at all times command, outside financial | 1901-10,” The alteration suggested was assistance. But there is such a thing "King Edward, 1901-10." "umour-propre The French are prover
The first practical trial was given on bially wealthy, and, as we have just seen, June 16th to a new weapon with which rather than apply to foreign countries, the Faris police have been provided for they have, as true patriots, cheerfully use against armed malefactors: A woman forward to the Treasury's aid. who had gone mad barricaded herself in France may well feel proud of her. thrifty her flat, whence she fired with a revolver on all who attempted to turn her out. sons and daughters when she thinks that The new police armoury was thereupon. the new French loan of £32,200,000 which produced and two members of the fores will be offered for subscription on July approached the door armed with steal. 17th (next Friday) has already been subscribed for about forty times over. What a splendid example !-
THEATRE RECEIPTS DIMINISHING.
cuirasses and shield and with firemen's smoka helmeta over their heads. A small hole was bored through, the panel and into this the muzzle of a huge pistol was thrust, The cartridge was charged with some chemical compound, the ingredients. It is had enough for ordinary theatres of which are kept secret, and at the report to complain of bad times, brought about the room in which the maniac was weiting by the progress of the cinematograph, policemen then broke down the door and was filled with asphyxiating smoke. The but when it comes to the turn of the carried the unconscious woman out of the Grand Operia State subventioned fumes and to the lunatic asyinm. The theatre, like the Odeon-things must be smell left after the explosion is described terribly had indeed in the French as that of crushed strawberries. What theatrical world. The latter has for some ever produced it, it was certainly effica
cious, as a small crowd of spectators, who time past experienced the full effects of had witnessed the experiment, were left the crisis from which no Paris or coughing and choking for the next ten
minutes.