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TRE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, MARCH 150, 1927. -
DODWELL & COMPANY,LD.
STEAMSHIP SERVICES.
Regular Salling to
NEW YORK &/OR BOSTON
via $162 or Panama Canals at Owners' Option.
S.S. EGREMONT CASTLE "'
TIN
sailing on or about 8th Apri
LLOYD TRIESTINO
For BRINDISI, VENICE & TRIESTE. Taking Carge on through Bills of Lading for LEVANT, BLACK SEA & DANUBE
PORTS.
FIUME having been re-opened for truke, cargo in niso accepted for this port on through B/Lading
sailing on or about April 20th. S.S. TRIESTE"
S.3. TRIESTE"
144
For SHANGHAI
sailing on or about 23h March,
Prasengora" Luggage can be insured at the Qior of the Agents.
NANYO YUSEN KAISHA, Ltd.
(SOUTH SEA MAIL 88. CO.)
Regular Services between
JAPAN HONGKONG & JAVA.
sailing or or about 24th March,
for JAVA,
8.8. "BORNEO MARU
For JAPAN
SS "MACASSAR MARU"
sailing on or about 98th March.
OCEAN TRANSPORT (Co., Ltd.'
(TAIYO KAIUN KAISHA) Steamship Service Trans-Facido.
Also to Australis, Europe, ote.
NATAL LINE OF STEAMERS. TAKING Cargo or through Bill of Lading for SOUTH AFRICAN PORTS with transhipmen at UALOUTTA,
in conjunction with the
INDO CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION QU., LTD.
AND APOAR LINES.
For Freight or Passage on any of the shova Linx apply to:-
DODWELL & CO., LTD.
Agente
N. Y. K.
NIPPON
YUSEN KAISHA
KAILIKON FROM HONSKUNG KURJEET TU ALEXKATION..
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THE POSTMASTER-GENERAL
He
EMPIRE COMMUNICATIONS:
In reply to the deputation, the Post- LINKING UP THE DOMINIONS."
master-General said he should first of all like to remind Lord Buraham that the WIRELESS CHAIN PROGRESSING.
financial question existed in other places Important information as to the first the queries addressed to him on besides the newspaper work. Answering gress of the chain of Imperial long-dis wireless trafic, he said that they had no tance wireless stations, as well as 4
high-power station anywhere yet. delineation of the policy of the Post Office with regard to Great Britain's worlds in no way responsible for the unfortu communications was given by the Postate differences between the Marconi master-General (Mr. A. H. Illingworth) Company and the Post Office, and he had to a deputation representative of the been trying to get everything settled in a' satisfactory manner. The Leafield- newspaper interests of the Empire which Cairo station had not been completed in waited upon hira on January 19th.
the allotted time, but it was hoped to get The deputation, which was led by Visit working in May. That would be the count. Farnham, sought assurances from frst part of the Imperial wireless chain, the Department upon a number of pro and it would go from Leafielt, near posals put forward with the object of Oxford, to Eniro and then to Nairobi. improving, accelerating, and cheapening
af news service
between Great the Britain, the Dominions, the U.S.A.. and the Continent.
EMPIRE'S NEED OF NEWS.
INDO CHINA
STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY: LIMITER
་
SAILINGS BUBJECT TO ALTERATION
HAIPHONG VÀ HOIHOW STRAMS & CALCUTTA SHANGHAI & TYINGTAU... SHANGHAI via Swarow TIENISIN ... MANILA
KOBE vin SHANGHAI SHANGHAI
**
STRAITS & CALCUTTA...
"TAKBANG". Wed, 16th Mar, 10 an! "YATSHING" (Wed, 16th Man, 3 pm. -- "HANGSANG" Wed. 16th Mar 3 F.M. "TUNGSHING" Thars, 17th Mar.. D'light. CHEONGSHING' Fri 16th &lar. Dlight.
* LOONGSANG• Fri, „18th Mar, ‘3 p.u
NAMSANG"
19th Alar., D'light KWONGSANG "San, 20th Mar, Dilght LAISANG Tac, od Mar., pm.
CALOUTTA LINE-This Lino affords regular sallings to Calcutta, Penang and Singapore; returning from Caloutta steamers proceed via Strain? and Hongkong to Japan, occasionally calling at Shanghai, All steamers have excellent passenger accommodation, are Sitted with Electric Light and Fans and carry a fully-qualified Surgeon, LINE:-Bailing approximately every five days between Cantor and Shanghal, sometimes calling at Swatow. Throng alokei can be obtained and through Bill of Lading ars issued to all Northern and Yangtuo Ports via Shanghai. LINE :----A weekly asevics is maintained with Hanila by vossale with good
passenger accommodation, enllinge fm both ports every Friday. LINE-Sailings approximately weekly for passengers and cargo,
calling at Hollow when indncomani offers. LINE-One miling per month between Hongkong and Sandakan br
a steamer having up-to-date accommodation for Cargo taken on through Bills of Lading for Kaada Labuan, Tawso and Lahad Datu LINE:-A regular service le ran from March to November between
Hongkong and Tientsin, calling at Welhafwel and Chetoo.
That part of the chain would hencore tinued to Windhuk, the former German wireless station in South-West Africa. which would have to be reconstructed. There would be second stations in Eng land and Egypt, whence the chain would Viscount Burnham said that the deputa. be continued to India, Singapore, Hong-| SHANGHAI tion attended at the invitation of the
These matters kong, and Australia. Postmaster-General to lay before him the were being considered by the Dominion hopes and the aspirations of the news and Colonial Governments concerned. paper Treas of the whole Empire in re- gard to telegraphie communication both Mr. Percy. Hurd, M.P.: Does Canada by cable and wireless. It was common come in at allt ground that facilities for the transmission
The Postmaster-General: Canada is of news were of the very essence of the knowledge that led to understanding beat present served by the Maresni Com. tween all the nations of the world, and pay. It is not on the list at present. particularly, of course, between the The Canadian Government is dealing nations of the British Empire. Cheap with it. I understand. transmission was the only means of get- ting the people to appreciate the motives
POST OFFICE STATIONS.
of public conduct and public policy. The The Postmaster-General proceeded to policy pursued by the Government during give particulars of the Post Office stations the war of sending abroad a. large ser-in se or in contemplation. The station rice of public news was now disappear at Stonehaven was being used for com ing: on the other hand, the Dominion of munication with Norway, Sweden, and Canada gave free-transmission to a news Denmark. A service was also being service for the country papers, and the arranged from that station to Germany Commonwealth Government gave large (Berlin), and trials were started the pre- facilities also. Much of the cable com-vious day. A service would be inaugu munications were, of course, in the bands rated shortly with Posen (Poland) and of private companies, but the Post Ofce Prague (Czecho-Slovakia). Others were could influence their policy by the powers contemplated with Austria (Vienna), that it had over them. At the present Hungary (Buda-Pest), and Jugo-Stayin moment Press rates existed in name only. | (Belgrade), the service in the case of the and the Deferred Rates" across the two last named commencing that day. Atlantic was absolutely useless. News The station at Devizes would be papers had to pay "Urgent Rates in used for a service with Italy (Cento- order to get news which the public re-celli), and it was hoped that the quired, and which in many cases the Corone at Caister would, be ready by ernment required too.
SEATTLE & VICTORIA or VANCOUVER via Manila, Shanghscent. of cable rates.
& Japan ports
Cargo to Overland Paints US. in connection with Gross Northern Northern Paalis and Chicago, Milwaukee &785. Paul Railways.
KASHIMA MARU (omitting Manila) SUWA MARU
FUSHIMI MARU (omitting Manila)... KATORI MARU ---
Wednesday, 20th Apr., at 11 am Friday, 18th May, at 11 am. Tuesday, 31st May, at 11 am. Friday, 17th June, at 11 am.
LONDON & ANTWERP via Singapore, Penang, Colombo, Bue:
Port Said and Marseilles.
MISHIMA MARU
BADO MARD
"KITANO MABU...
INABA MAKU
Friday, Wednesday, Friday. Friday,
HAMBURG, AMSTERDAM, LONDON &
MITO MABU
Thursday,
LIVERPOOL & MARSEILLES via Suez..
18th Mar, at 13 km. 6th Apr., at 11 am. lith Apt, an intro 29th Apr., at 11 am
BOTTERDAM.
24th March,
the end of March for service ta Holland and Belgium. The Marconi Co.'s services, the Postmaster-General went on to explain, were: From Poldbit to Spain: from Carnarvon or Peldhu to Italy: from Witham to France; from Clifden to Nova Scotin; from Carnarvon to New Jersey..
was seeing what arrangements could be made to have receiving stations in Great Britain. (Henr: her.) That was in hand, and would he carried through ne quickly as possible.
Viscount Burnham: Will they be naval
He added that if by the Postmaster Geneal's influence they could have the Press rates restored and prevent news being hopelessly delayed, it would be a great thing In the case of India the position had been a perfect scandal, and nafortunately the state of things in India'
The question of the granting of licenses was so grave that it was of the utmost importante that Great Britain should get to, private enterprises for certain coun- a quick transmission of news. With re- tries and the terms were at the moment gard to wireless, they expressed no opin being considered by a committee. With ion ns between the Government and the reference to the suggested service from Marconi Company; all they wanted were naval stations in America. the depart rival and competing facilities. The Marment coai Company undertook to supply a news service equal in point of speed and re gularity with the cables and at 75 per Lord Riddell suggested to the East master-General, the desirability of formational ing a permanent committee of cable. The Postmaster-General:. I cannot users representing the Press, the Baltic, Lloyd's, the Stock Exchange, and other large users, to co-operate with the de- partment in regard to improvements and other matters relating to the service. At present the department treated the public
Replying to a question put by Lord much as a benevolent schoolmaster treated Riddell. the Postmaster-General said that his pupils. Hear, hear," and laugh-
in the Dominions and Colonies, ter:) It the users of the cables could private companies would not be operating necasionally meet the heads of depart would be a Government service. ments and talk matters, over he was con-. Lord Riddell: That is n momentous and fident the department would receive a historie statement. You have said that great deal of valuable information and within the Dominions the Government at the same time have an opportunity of has control of the wireless service. It explaining its difficulties. The deputa is a fact of the greatest importance and tion wished to know the policy of the interent not only to us but to the whole Government with reference to wireless of the British Empire. No country had so much to gain from In reply to Mr. Donald, the Postmaster- improved service as Great Britain, for General said that the Government wished if the Overseas Dominions could be linked to see for what it could work before up more closely with it the Empire would fixing rates.. He could simply say that
MANILA
HAIPHONG
BORNEO
TIENTSIN
ई
Jesselton
CALCUTTA LINE
...
.5.3. ́** YATSHING will be despatched on or about Wednesday, Mar. 16th, 3 p.m., for SINGAPORE, PENANG and CALCUTTA,
Through Bills of Lading issued to RANGOON, MADRAS, and DUTCH EAST INDIES.
53. "LAISANG" will be despatched on or about Tuesday, Mar. 22nd, 3 p.m. for SINGAPORE, PENANG & CALCUTTA.
Through Bills of Lading issued to RANGOON, PORT SWET- TENHAM, MADRAS and DUTCH EAST INDIES.
„For Freight" or Passaga apply to-
Jardine. Matheson & Co., Ltd.,
Taro So. 916.
GLEN
DENERAL MAYAGERS
AND
*
SHIRE
Joint Service of Steamers..
Our own naval stations are not powerful enough to communicate with the other side of the Atlantic. but we are trying to make suitable arrangements for U.K.-STRAITS, CHINA & JAPAN SERVICE. receiving.
That
MELBOURNE & SYDNEY vis Manila, Zamboanga, Thursday be strengthened politically and econo-it would be a simple and reasonable rate.
Island, Townsville & Brisbane.
TANGO MAKU
NIKKO MARU
AKI MARU
NEW YORK via Suez.
AKITA MARU
Monday,
Tuesday,
Tuesday,
28th Mar, at 11 8. 19th Apr., at 11am. 17th May, at K.M.,
Tuesday,
22nd March.
Wednesday, 11th May.
SOUTH AMERICAN PORTS ▼is CAPE,
KAWACHI MARU (sailing from Singapore)
BOMBAY & COLOMBO via Bingapore.
BOMBAY MAEU:
CALOUTTA HABU
Thursday, 17th March, Saturday. 25th March,
CALOUTTA & BANGOON vis Singapore & Penang.
*
JAPAN PORTS-Nagasaki, Kobe & Yokohama.
MURORAN MARU
TOTTORI MARU
NIKKO MARU-
AKI MARU...
INABA MARU
Tursday, 22nd March. Wednesday, 6th April.
Thesday,
Tuesday,
15th Mar. at 11 am 13th Apr, at 11 ao
Saturday,
Sunday, Monday, Thursday,
SHANGHAI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA,
HEIJIN MARU (Kobe only) - NAGATU MARU
H
*
KAMO MABU:
Telephone Nos. 292 & 232,
For further information apply to-
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19th Mar. at 11 a.m. 20th March, *21st March.
31st Mar. at 11 am NIPPON YUSEN · KAISHA.
B. YABUDA, Manager,
mically. In other countries, even in Ger-As regards speed they were always many the wireless system had been making experiments, and he claimed they greatly extended. The United States were not behindhand in high-speed tele Government had offered to the Press the graphy. The duplication of the Pacific use of their naval stations, and the Ame- cable or parts of it was being considered. rican Press had sent a representative to Delays in the European services were due England to ascertain whether the British to the exceedingly bail state of the land authorities could make use of the in- lines on the Continent and also to the creased facilities and provide the neces sary receiving stations. He hoped the department would not allow the American Government to outstrip it in benevolence
SUBSIDY UNACCEPTABLE.
deliberately slow working of the French operators. When wireless was working satisfactorily it was proposed to give notice that the department would exercise the option of sending by wire or by wire Lord Riddell said that the Press de legs, Those who thought wireless not clined to take any subsidy from the Gov-sufficiently reliable would then mark their ernment in any circumstances, They came tnessage. By wire," and it would be to ask the department to provide a cheap sent in the ordinary way. He could tell and efficient service.
the deputation that the Government at The Postmaster General: Below cost tached the greatest importance to quick price 1
and chean communication in the interests Lord Riddell: The cost depends on the of the Empire,, and, although he could management." (Laughter.) Pointing out not commit the Government on the future. the importance to the Empire of the cir-policy as to rates, he could promise that culation of news, Lord Riddell said that it would be discussed. He thought the the British newspapers were continually committee suggested by Lord Riddell reproached by residents in the Dominions would be very useful and would do all for not giving moro, Australian and he could to get such a committee to work Canadian news. The newspapers of the as soon as possible... Empire were willing to do all they could to. publish the news, but they did ask a reasonable measure of assistance from the Government in the form of cheap and
the matter of delays, where private com panies were concerned they asked that the Government should bring, pressure to bear on the companies to put their houses in order.
PRINCE LINE FAR EAST SERVICE speedy methods of communications. In
Regular Sailings to Boston and/or New York by far freight steamers
For BOSTON and
NEW YORK
8.S.MONGOLIAN PRINCE”
For Freight and fall particntara apply tow
Telephone 3185.
Talegram "Faraprinse,"
15th April, (via Saez),
FURNESS, (FAR EAST) LIMITED,
B. George's Building
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EXPERIMENTAL OPERATIONS.. Viscount Burnham raised the question of the granting of private licenses, in forinection with which it was stated that experimental wireless operations bad already been conducted by some newn- papers.
Sir E. Murray: Provided you only receive or publish messages that are broadensted--messages that are not ad- dressed or intended for other people.
Mr. Robert. Donald said that the Press bad always been of opinion, that wireless should come in as a supplement to the Viscount Burnham thanked the Post- embles. But for the wireless service the master-General for his reception of the League of Nations conference at Geneva deputation and for the satisfactory nature would have been very inadequately re of the statement he had been able to ported. The deputation would like to make. It was with great satisfaction know how the Imperial wireless chain that the deputation learned of the accele talked of for so many years was going rated of the rate of progress of the Em- on, how long it would be before the serpire wireless chain: They hoped, with vice started, and what would be the prin regard to the new service, it would be ciple of the charges.
recognised that there should be a Press Mr. Percy Hurd, M.P. (Canada), Mr. rate for wireless as for cable communi- Taylor. Darbyshire (Australia), Mr. cations. He suggested that the formation Kerney (South Africa), and Mr. Crosbie of the proposed committee of users might Roles (India and Ceylon) also placed the obvinte the necessity of asking the Post Dominion interests before the Post-master-General to receive special deputa- master-General.
tions in future....
Versel
S.S. "CARNARVONSHIRE", S.S. PEYBROKESHIRE 8.8. "GLENIFFER 8.8. "GLENGYLE"
Vessel SS: GLENAPP" B.S. "GLENARIFFF"
OUTWARDS.
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HOMEWARDS.
Due Hongkong-
17th March. Band March! “12th April. ... 26th April
Diabarger
Leaves HongkoYE
25th Mar. GENOA, LDON, BOT'DAM & H'ZURG, 30th Mar.'. Guo, LounON & DORTERDAM.
Movemes are cunjaca to ɑlazan wishoni nožice, For keight or tariner particulars please apply sost
Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd. The Glen Line, Ltd., AGENTS,
Tel No. 91 sab. 6 er 23, and 3696.
Cable Addrom">-
Kawakisan, Kobe.
Bentley's A.B.C. 5th Ed.
and Scott's Codes.
KAWASAKI
Telephone: Sanamly
9844,18983,
KISEN KAISHA
(KAWASAKI STEAMSHIP CO.)
CAPITAL PAID-UP
$20,000,000
President Mr. Y. Kawasaki, Vice-President: Mr. E. MATSUKAZA, Managing Director Mr. MAGATA Axx
The Company has on hand a Largo Number of
NEW CARGO STEAMERS
ALWAYS READY FOR ·
CHARTERS of all descriptlens.
The following are comprised in the Company's Fleet
Eleven steamers of 9,100 tons each deadweight.
And under the Company's management run.
Twenty steamers of about 9,100 tons deadweight each. Two steamers of about 6,400 tons deadweight each. (Belonging to the Kawand Dockyard Co, Ltd.)
For Uharter Raks and all other particulars apply to the
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KAWASAKI KISEN KAISHA
No. 8, Bern, Hoax