THE HONGKONG DAILY FRESS, 》 TUHSDAY, - NOVEMBER 91.
DOCWELL & COMPANY.LD.
8.8.
STEAMSHIP: SERVICES.
Begular, Calling to
NEW YORK
OR BOSTON via Sues or Panama Canals at Owners' Option.
on or about 18th November, MUNCASTER CASTLE "
(vis Suez Canal).
LLOYD TRIESTINO
For SHANGHAI & JAPAN
8.S. "PERSIA "
́on or about 9th Nov. Daylight.. for BRINDISI VENICE & TRIESTE. Taking Cargo on through Bill of Lading for LEYANT, BLACK SEA & DANUBE
POETS
SINGAPORE, PENANG & COLOMBO S.S. "PERSIA "
on or about 19th December, Daylight,
Passengers Luggage can be insured at the Office of the Agente,
WIRELESS AND COMMERCE. GREAT FRENCH STATION NEAR
BORDEAUX
The French postal authorities are making a great effort to apply wireless telegraph Sings to the needs of commercial mer.. June the Eiffel Tower and Lyons stations have been authorised to transmit, messag on certain lines. From the Eiffel Tower messages have gone to Belgrade and Boda and from the Lyons station to Auns pest, polis, near, New York, and negotiations are a present taking place for a new line
A SPECTRE'S BRIDE.
STRANGE WEDDING AT
“YANGCHOW.
The correspondent of the V.C. Daily News Yangchow, Ka,, writing on Oct.
the
Annonatal wedding procession was wit nossod lat Sunday by thousands of inter ented spectatory. The bride's chair, instead of being decked in the conventional red, we draped in green satin, and the accom paying procession comprised all the 40- coutrements of an old official funeral. The bride," a daughter of once prominent official, had been engaged from infancy to scion of another official house, who died soul of the young man appeared repeatedly the services are working well, it is admitted to his promised bride, urging that she mus
INDO-CHINA
STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY. LIMITED.
SAILINGS SUBJECT TO ALTERATION EAIPEDNe in HOFOW SHANGHAI
*LOKBANG * W Wed.,
BHANGHALS THyGrau vin Swarow "HANGSANG" Ther TIEN TAIN
SHANGHAI
MANTLA
SANDAKAN
STRATIS & CALCUTTA
10th Nov, 10: 11th Nov Dlight. 11th Nov D'light
18th
Nov
KWAISANG Thurs
CHIPSHING F TUNGSHING.Fri LOONGBANG* Fri HINSANG LAISANG
19th Nov, light
Sat
19th Nov. 3 m
Nov Necu 13th Batu 13th Nov, pm.
between Paris and Bucharest.. -- Although several months ago. After his death, the CALCUTTA” LINE:-This Line afforda" regulas-mailings to. Calcutta, Penang and
that French business men are loth to ep-go to her mother-in-law's house as if he trust their holograms to the Bertrin waves, were alive, and become the wife of his kuri preferring the ordinary cables. With a spirit). Her family, warned by these view to encouraging them to make use of apparitions, reluctantly consented to her - SHANGHAI wireless telegraphy it is pointed out that ging. and amid many tears the porcession France is not well off in the matter of of sorrow instead of joy made its way to ber cables, and has in fact to make use of the future home. The wedding ceremonies of British · lines. There are complaints of doing obeisance to ancestors and friend MANILA long delaye through the mossages of British were performed by her beside the coffin of No longer is, suggestion that as a result French looked upon as a girl, she has the anomalous business men lose the race for orders, their position of being the unmarried widow of British competitors getting in first man and the wife of his spirit.
This is one of the reasons why it is sought to develop wireless telegraphy and
NANYO YUSEN KAISHA, Ltd. chants heing sccepted first, and there the fridgeroom in a temple.
(SOUTH · SEA: MAID 8.S, CO) Regale Services between
JAPAN, HONGKONG & JAVA,
For JAPAN-
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un or about 10th Nov..
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TAKING Cargo on through Bills of Lading for SOUTH AFRICAN PORTS with transhipman at CALCUTTA,
in conjunction with the
INDO CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD.
"AND "APJAR LINES.
For Frelský or Passage-on-any of the above Idnes syply to:-
DODWELL
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KAILERS FISH MOTORING: SUMIBER. TO ALTERATION.
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to urge French commercial men to use it. GERMAN TRADE WITH CHINA By the end of this month it is expected that the Lafayette station, aear Bordeaux.
During the last six months, says the will be ready to receive commercial and Frankfurter Zeitung, our trade position in other messages for America and for other China has shown a slow but steady im parts of the world. This powerful station provement. Germany is again beginning was made by the Americans in order to to prove her supremacy everywhere in the ensure rapid communication between the chemical industry. During the months of General Staff of General Pershing and April, May and Jans alone she has deliver. America. The installation was begun ined more aniline-dyer than has England May, 1918. and the work was finished last in six months. From the beginning of the month, when trials were begun, and were to year to June the following quantities of last until the end of September. The goods were exported to China:-2.900 station will then he handed over to the dozen bales of paper, 400 bales of printing French postal authorities. T is claimed paper, 8,800 large frittons, $2,700 packets that it is the most powerful station in exist of needles, 1,900 clocks, 890 dozen steel and ence, and that it can not only send mes iron goods, and 12,000 bottles of beer. sages 12,500 miles, as was predicted two Chinese exports to Germany were n years ago, but to the ends of the earth As follows: In picula: 1,035 eggs. 11. grease wares tragel as quickly as light that is products, E tea, 88 tobacco, 496 hides, 2,450 to say, 187,500 miles a second-it in claimed gent skins. 310 camel hair, 734 wool, 1,000 that they can make the tour of the earth wood oil, 25,140 oil seed, 180 cotton seed, in one seventh of a second. It is hoped 13 linseed, 430 hemp, 6,370 white pear, and thas Bordeaux will begomo, a wireless tele 670 raw cotton. graphy office for communicating with Ame rica. A day and night service in contem- plated and it is calculated, that it wil be poble to send 79,000 words every twenty-four hours. It is the intention to use, this station to connect France with her colonies, and there is a talk of installing at Saigon, in Indo China, a.station as powerful as that, at Bordeaux, and other posts, in Algeria, French West Africa, the Congo, and Madagascar.
HIDDEN VELASQUEZ SECRET OF A QUEEN PAINTED AS A SPANISH NUN.
Through a chance discovery in the garret
old romance of a wonderful Valasquez has been revealed.
GEATTLE & VICTORIA Tis Manila, Shanghai & Japan ports of ducal palace in Madrid, a 300-year-
Cargo to Overland Poluta. UL.B. in connection with Great Northern Northern Fucide and Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railways.
TOYAMA MART TOYOHASHI YARU
FUSHIMI MARU-(omitting-Manila) KATORI MARU
Monday, Friday, Tuesday, Tuesday,
15th Nov. at 11 23. 26th Nov, at 11 am 14th Dec, at 11 E 29th Dec, at 11 am
LONDON & ANTWURP via Singapore, Penang, Colombo, Bues
Port Bald and Marseilles.
KITANO MARU
INABA MARU
KAMO MARU
الله
Saturday, 13th Nov, at 11 am. Monday, 29th Nov, st:11'am Friday 10th De, at 11 a
HAMBURG, LONDON & BOTTERDAM via Suez.
LIMA MAKU
Monday, 29th November.
Ead of November,
LIVERPOOL & MARSEILLES via Snes.
KAMAKURA MARU aniling from Bingapore MELBOURNE & SYDNEY via Manilo,
Island, Towns
AKIMARU
TANGO MARU. –
NEW YORK
Ya Suez.
TSUYAMA MARU
Hidden for three centuries as a picture of a pun, this portrait of Queen labella of Spain, the first wife of King Philip IV. has been been restored in London. The par trat was on private view September 12th at the Victoria Galleries, Westminster.
In the disguished picture practically no- thing but the face and hands of the original was left uncovered, and the secrot was first guessed at owing to the paint peeling away from the nun's hood, when there was re vealed the fringe of a lace collar.
RETURN TO SPAIN.
WEATHER BEFORT.
November 8th at 11.83 —No retorna from, Japan and Indo-China,
Pressure has increased considerably at Vladivostock, and decreased slightly else- where:
The anti-cyclone has moved into the Pacific, and another may be expected to develop over N. China
Hongkong
karainfall for the 24 hours ending at 10 am today, 0.10 Inch Total in January 1st, 98, 9 inches against an average of 10,98 inches
Singapore; returning from Calcutta atoomare proceed vis ātrait and Hongrong to Japan, occasionally calling at Shanglisht All steamers have excellent passenger accommodation, are Etted with Electric Light and Fan and carry a fully-called Surgeon. LINE:-Sailing approximately every five days between Cantor and Shanghai, sometimes calling 1 Swatow. Through tickets can be obtained and through Bill of Lading are Isamad to all- Northern and Yangtime Ports in Shanghai-bo LINEA weekly service is maintained with Falls by yousole with good
Penger
weekly fór --passengers and cargo, alling
Hotnow when Inducement offers.
HAIPHONG LINE —Saüings 1278, willinge in bath porte every Friday
BORNEO
TIENŢSIN
LINE-One sailing per month between Hanglong and Sandakan
stamer having up-to-date socommodation for passengers.
for Kasdan, Cargo Saken on through Bill of Lading
Labuan, T Tawao and Labad Dataa -
LINE-A regular service le run from March to November be
Hongkong and Tientsin, calling at Welhalved and Ubatoo
CALCUTTA
5.5.
LINE.
or about
will be despatched on " LAISANG " Nov. 13th, for SINGAPORE, PENANG and CALCUTTA.
Through Bills of Lading issued to RANGOON, PORT -SWET- TENHAM, MADRAS, and DUTCH EAST INDIES,
For Freight or Passage apply to-
Jardine. Matheson & Co., Ltd.,
GLEN
GENERAL - MANAGERS,
AND
SHIRE
Joint Service of Steamers,
The forecast for the 24 hours ending UK-STRAITS CHINA & JAPAN SERVICE.
noun to-day is as follows:- 'DISTRICT"
Hongkong to Gap Rock
Formos Channel
FORECAST.
(NE winds, moderaÙ0; cloudy, Occa sional rain. (Northwinds,
fresh
Boath coast of Chins between The same as
Hongkong and Lamocha No. 1. South coast of China between The same as
Hongkong and Hainant
No. 1.
HONGKONG METEOROLOGICAL -REGISTER - Hongkang Observi Jory, November 8th.
Previour On Date On Date:
Day at
"I have received a letter from the agents of the owner of the picture in Barce Zamboanga, Thursday lona," said Mr. W. M. Power to a Daily
Barometer Chronicle representative thanking me for Temperature my restoration of the portrait, This work, Humidity which has been of a difficult character, has Wind Direction
Force occupied my personal care and attention for over six months. I am dispatching it by a Weather... special courier to-Spain.
Brisbane.
Wednesday Wednesday
24th Nov., at 11 a rind Deci, ás 11 am
Tuesday,
SOUTH AMEBICAN PORTS" vis CAPE,
HAKODATE MAHU mailing from Bingapore
BOMBAY & COLOMBO via Bingapore.
TENSHIN MARU „
Loth Nov.
Beginning of Dec.
Sunday. 25th-Nov.
CALCUTTA & BANGOON vis Singapore & Penang.
BOMBAY, MARU
TAKETOYO MARD A
Monday 22nd November. Wednesday, Let December
JAPAN FORTE-Nagasaki, Kobe & Yokohama.
146
Baturday,
SHANGHAI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA.
TANGO MÁRU
IYO MAHU
AWA MARU
SHINZUT KARU
NAGANO MARU
For further information, app
Telephone Nos. 132 & 233.
Monday,
Tuesday, Faturday,
Thursday,
20th Nov, at II"
16th Now, as TX - A. 16th November.
20th November.
25th November
NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA
8. YABUDA,: "Manager.
KAPEDRY
RHINOHYD
OFOR HOODS
VAND THE Exact Matorinis umeć dy SEMITISH WAR OFFICE for Musir WATERPROOF COVERS ALL MOTOR BODY FITTINGS- 8.17133TOV. 173/1.7, Shattisburskra
W.C.L. LONDON, ENGLAND.
"There is no doubt that the portrait is a
genuine Valesquez. It has a strange his
tory,
Princess Isabella of Bourbon was married to Philip in 1610, and in 1624 was staying in the convent of the nuns belong. ing to the order of the Descalzog. As a mark of the kindness abs there received she presented the nung with this. Valesquez portrait of herself, in
WANEED TO BE A NUMERA "Later Isabella wished to enter the convent, but the Pope would not content. The inmates of the convent were bitterly disappointed, and took their own action in the matter
"They called in a painter, and accretly instructed him to paint out the Quam's court dross and the lace handkerchief, in her left hand, and to present her in the completo garb of a profused non.
"All this was duly done, and in addition, a chair was converted into a table, showing an opes book, with a crucify standing. the background.
"For over 100 years the disguise was auccessful, until an antiquarian of Barce lona recently discovered the picture. He had received an order for a good portrait of Saint Therees, the Founder of the order of Despaleos, and bought it to please his
There are eight Valesquez portraits of Queen Isabella the present picture being one of the two kapwa to be missing.
M. Haller, Minister for Education to Hungary, has issued an order extending instruction in State schools to include shorthand, polition) coonomy, and sociology in the highest-elseses.
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SUNRISE AND SUNSET."
Dato
November
10th
FOR NOVEMBER.
Sunrise..
Sunc
1949
5.41
13th
5.40
14th
5:40
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18th
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17th
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20th 6.40
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18.30 #5.29
6.43 0.43
5.28
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5.39
8.39
6.38
8.47
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