THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JULY 13TH, 1991.
DODWELL & CO., LIMITED.
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REGULAR SAILINGS TO NEW YORK & BOSTON for NEW YORK vla Suez.
BOLTON CASTLE"
...ailing ou or about 2nd Aug.
LLOYD TRIESTINO
TÁKING CARGO ON THROUGH BILLS OF LADING FOR LÈVANT, BLACK SEA & DANUBE TORTS.
FIUME having doon, reopenet for teallt, vargu is also accepted for this part thepel Bill of Isaling,
FOR BRINDISI, VENICE & TRIESTE
via SINGAPORE, PENANG & COLOMBO,.
** "CILICIA " ...
*** Cargo only,
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...ailing on or alemt 10th Aug.
FOR
SHANGHAI,
CILICIA
...sailing end of July. Paseng ta' Luggage can be insnrid at the Odie of the Agoats.
NATAL LINE OF STEAMERS.
** **UMKUZI" wiling to Chlombs for South African ports about 30th July, Regular Passenger and Cargo Service to
SOUTH AFRICAN PORTS from CALCUTTA & COLOMBO.
Tiznach Bills of Luling issued from Hongkong,
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For Freight or Passage on any of the absure Larf apply to:-
DODWELL & CO., LIMITED,
- Agents,
N. Y. K.
NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA
BAILINGE FROY HONGKONG KULIKOS 29 AKTEMATICE.
CHATTLE & VICTORIA or VANCOUVER vis Manila, Keelung,
Shanghai & Japan porta
Cargo to Overland Points,U.B. In connection with Great Northern Northern Pantie and Chicago, Millwaukes & St. Paul Basways. BUWA MARU
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FUSHIMI MABU (cmitting Manila) KATORÍ HARU KASHIMA MARU
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(omitting Manila)
29th July, at 11 am. 23rd Aug. ■ li sm 9th Sept, at 11 m 4th Oct.. at 13 am
LONDON & ANTWERP ria Singapore, Penang, Colombo, Suez
Port Said and Marseilles.
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Friday,
Troeday, Friday, Tuesday,
MISHIMA MARU
**
SADO MARU
Wednesday, 3rd Aug., at: ¡¡ a.m.
· Middle of August. Friday, 19th Aug,, at 11 am Friday,
2nd Sept as 11 am. HAMBURG, MARSEILLES, LONDON & BOTTERDAM,
...
YOKOHAMA MARU KLEIST
LIVERPOOL & MARSEILLES via Sues,
OUR LONDON LETTER DEMAND FOR WIRELESS WITHIN
EMPIRE.
reflected in the Press The abolition of deliveries of letters an Sundays does greatly affect basiness people.. although protests are raised in the Midlands and the North of England that the stap is THE PUBLIC AND INCREASED POSTAL Juncalled for, but the change annoys the
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CHARGES.
average citizen. The average citizen,
however, cannot do much more than express indignation in letters to the Press for in this, na in many other directions where Departmental policy is strongly objected to, there is no means whereby the general public can mobilise agtinst a Gaverament.
INDO-CHINA
STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY. LIMITED.
SAILINGS, SUBJECT TO ALTERATION
SHANGHAI & THINGFACTIS SWATOW “ WAISHING" ...Wed.. EAIPHONG • HOIHOW
MANILA
13th July, Noon.
"LOKSANG"...... Fri.,
13th July 8 am
'WINGSANG ...Fri,
15th July. Sp.z
CHEONGSHING"...Sud.
17th July, Diligh
TIENTSIN
KOBE is SHANGHAI BANGKOK via SWATOW
MM
"CHARSANG Sun. 17th July, D'light. *MINGSANG " Tues., 19th July, 10 a.m. "LAISANG
Wed, 20th July, 3p.m. "YANNIS
[TROM OUR OWN COBAMPONDENT.]
LoxDos, June 2nd.
WANTCO-A„WIRELESS CHAIN".
Of particular interest to newspapers ant business interests i broad is the The official argument to justify higher movement which, is under weigh to in postal rates is that the Post Office is crease facilities for the rapid distribu-inaking heavy losses. This being the tion of news by telegraph and wireless. case, the obvipus method is pursue- The immediate object is to speed up con- the toss is pissed on to the community. munication between this country and it is, of course, in the nature of a taxQALOUTTA LINE: -Thit Liso nitorda regular sailings to Calcutta, Poning and other parts of, the British Empire: hut on trade and of the amenities of social the result of an advance in this direcxistence, but that does not truuble the tion would also be distinetly advan mandarine of St. Martin's-le-Grand, Mr. Churchill They do not pretend to run the Post tageous to the world.
STEAITS & CALCUTTA "SANDAKAN
received a large deputation this week Office as a great business undertaking SHANGHAI representing the Empire Press. Union. would be run in private, hands.
the Newspaper Proprietors Association,
and the Newspaper Society. Lord Burn PR-WAR STAFF,
ham, proprietor of the Daily Telegraph, In the commercial world the Best
OVESOROKURD CABLES.
unable to reduce the staff, which was
bonuses
BURNYU
in
as President of the Empire Press economy to be effected on steadily de MANILA. Union introduced the deputation, and greasing trade would be a reduction of the ease was, as might be supposed, very staff, But apparently the Post Office is HAIPHONG ably stated.
A strong paint was made of the fact brought back to fail, pre-war strength that, although the Post Office authorities after the Armistice, and, in addition,; When postal ne paid. have repeatedly promised to develop war wireless for overseas. communication, rates were last raised business fell off; practically nothing has been done. For but the huge staff remained to handle TIENTSIN this the war is held responsible, as it is less postal matter, and all the running. freely blamed for every kind of official charges continued as before. The losses | BANGKOK ineptitude.
have mounted up, and the official way to meet the deficit is to raise the postal gatom still higher. The volume of busi- The deputation. "I D informed, dess will deerene further-it is confid- emphasised the fact that, through the ently predicted that Bd. on postearda lack of adequate means of transmitting will kill the picture postcard tenden news from this country, Canada receives but presumably the postal staff will re- the greater part of its telegraphic in main as though business was normal. telligence through an American atmos The feeling in the country is that the phere, ludia is dependent on one over- internal administration of the Post crowded cable service; and, as regards Office" is inherently bad, or else the De- Australia. for the thousands of miles bepartment; possessed of a valuable mono- tween Vancouver and New Zealand there holy would be able to maintain cheap is only one line of telegraphic cable. In
postage and pay its way. There many places this cable is five miles, seems to be ample room for the intro under water, and if the single thread, duction of reforms which are being de should be "factured the whole of the manded on all sides in the public] cable messages to Australia would be interest. thrown back on the Eastern route.
which is already congested with mes THE DEMAND. FULL ECONOMY.
sages for India and China. A break- Goverument promises to enforce down of the Pacific cable would mean economy. 0312 this State Departments an enormous amount of loss and incon-have been made so often that there is. venience to newspapers and business generally speaking. little polite interests on your side owing to the in- scepticism whether the latest pronounce-i evitable delay that would occur.
inent on the subject is more sincere than others which have been made before more is hoped for as a result of the without result. But scepticismo apart, Treasury circular now issued calling on
The present movement is designed to supplement the cable services by wire less The rapid and comparatively cheap way in which powerful stations can be erected to form a chain of wire the Departments for a reduction of 20 less communication between England er cent. in expenditure next year. and, say, Hongkong and Shanghai makes! What gives rise to hope is the sentence a strong claim for Post Office action." will review any question of policy that which suggests that the Government. I understand that Mr. Churchill's reply may be raised by suggested aductions:" to the representations of the deputation
was exceedingly sympathetic and en This goes to the root of the matter. couraging. If the Colonial Minister it is futile to call for economy in any takes the matter in hand something may Departmental expenditure if there is no be expected to happen in the near, change in the policy "which makes the future.
expenditure necessary. It is, of course,
THE" "' CYCLE TANË”,
MELBOURNE & SIDNEY la Manila, Zamboanga, Thursday ronage. A fleet of these vehicles is pro- situation of the country can be read-
Island, Townsville & Brisbane.
NIKKO MARU AKI MARU
TANGO MAHU '
Trenday, Tuesday, Tuesday,
19th July, at 11 am. 18th Ang, at 11 sm. 20th Sept 11 am.
"NEW YORK & HAVANA VIA PANAMA.
LYONS MARU
Sunday,
14th Aug.
SOUTH AMERICAN PORTS ria OÀPE,
KANAGAWA MAHU
BOMBAY & COLOMBO via Bingapore.
WAKABA MARU
Friday,
Monday,
16th September
25th July.
Penang.
MURORAN MARU
RANGOOK MARU...
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Thursday, Saturday,"
14th July.
23rd July.
JAPAN PORTS-Nagasaki, Kobe" à Yokohama.
AKI MARU
Saturday,
Thursday,
YEBOSHI MARU
Sunday, Friday, Sunday,
14th July 17th July. 22nd Jaly, at 11 am. 24th July,
"CALOUTTA: & BANGOON via Bingapore &
SHANGHAI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA
YOKOHAMA MARU (Kobo direct)
..SADO MABU
TAJIMA MARU ... ·
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200
18th July, st 11 a'm
For further information apply -- NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA
Telephone Nou. 279 à 283.
K. KAMEI,,Manager.
YAMASHITAKISEN K
KAISHA
(THE YAMASHITA S.S. Co. LTD.) /
REGULAR FREIGHT & PASSENGER SERVICE
BETWEEN
KEELUNG, HONGKONG & HAIPHONG
Sailing from Hongkong.
FOR HAIPHONG via Pakhol
8.9,*HOZUI MARU”....
7:00
on or about 21st July.
on or about 21st July.
FOR KEELUNG via Swatow & Amoy
S8. "TAIKWA MARU"
For further, particolare, oloase apply to---
Branch Office,
No, 37, Bonham Strand, West,
Tel No. 155.
M. KOBAYASHI, AGENT, Top Floor, King Building, Tel. No. 140.
a good cry for the critics of the Govern ment to say that staffs at Whitehall are I saw a crowd in the Strand a few too large, and that a start ought to be days ago curiously examining one of the made by dismissing girl typists and motor-cycle-side-car-taxis. The comment elderly charwomen; but, after all, passed it seemed to indicate that salaries are a drop in the ocean of this hand means of locomotion will Government expenditure. Even the critics; meet withopular approval and pat- are unable to show us how the financial mixed for the London streets before justed by Jopping of so many thousands long. They have already been tried here or there under the head of estab- with marked success in some of the pro-lishment charges while Government vincial cities.
policy ordains miljons shall be spent in On first sight the cycle-taxi" ap- other ways-buried, for instance, in the pears rather odd. The side-car. asands of Mesopotamia. beautifully-modelled, closed-in vehicle, wHARD SOME OF THE MONEY, GEES. seems too heavy for the motor-cycle to which it is attached. It is built to hold abroad in which the Admirality, War Leaving out of account commitments two passengers. But it is claimed that Offer, and Air Ministry are mostly con,, the cycle-taxi is more easily manoeuvred cerned, an examination of the estimates in trafic and, therefore, more speedy for the Civil Services niakes its clear than the familiar taxi-cab. It has, how that the Treasury is faced with a tre ever, its limitations. Half-a-dozen re- mendous difficulty, For ordinary ser vellers, who all want to go the same vices something like £9,000,000 is to as the song anys, will find be spent. This total includes £24,000,000 it a difficult problem to obtain a foot for salaries and travelling. The re hald on the cycle-taxi. LADY ASTOR, M.P.
way home
As
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mainder, amounting to over £200,000,000,
is for euch expenditure as £50,000,000
a Member of Parliament Lady for education, £104,000,000 for war pen- Astor displays commendable interest in sions, £16.000,000 health and unemploy legislation that affects the welfare of pent, insurance, and £11,000,000 for women and children. This is right and housing schemes. In addition, there is proper in the case of a lady M.P., the over £52,000,000 for liquidation of war only one at Westminster. She is very commitments, and £25,000,000 for the vivacious and unconventional, and often, training of ex-soldiers. without in the least intending it, she is responsible for amusing incidents in the course of the debates."
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SUNRISE AND SUNSET.
FOR THE MONTH OF JULY.
Date,
July 13th
July 14th
July 15th
5.47 á.m.
July 18th
Here are vast sums which have to be provided bcause Parliament has decreed that the policy they stand for is to be The House was immensely tickled this carried out. The Treaury asks for a week by one of the interludes to which reduction of £100,000,000 on expenditure refer. Lady Astor was quoting from next spar, but, obviously, if any such very important statement saving is to be effected there will inevit- which, she said, had been made by Dr.ably have to be a pretty considerable! Addition late Minister of Health, change, in Government policy-H.B. on, maternity benefit. But Dr. Addi- son emphatically shook his head, in dissent from what her Ladyship attri- buted to him. "Oh, but I have the right hon. gentleman's exact words here," exclaimed Lady Astor, as she turned round and picked up from her scat a copy of Hansard. She began to turn over the official pages, but as this rather interfered with her speech she. suddenly leaned over to Lord Robert Cecil, whose place is near and handed him the volumo with the' molto voce, zo- quest: "Find it for me, Lord 'Bob'
The Speaker took no notice of this lapse from Parliamentary dignity and decorum. He was probably as amused as everybody else, although he did not show it, and amid the general merri-. ment no member was so ungallant as to call "Order "1 Lord Robert duly found the passage, and, handed back the volume to Lady Astor, who proceeded to "quote" from it with undisguised exulta- +tion,
THE PORTAL LOBEKE,
לו.
There is an outcry against the pro- poeod. increase in postal charges for letters to foreign countries, and for Postcards, and circulars. The general publio aro iaceqsed, and this opinion is
Sunrise. 5.46.a.m.
5:46 a.m.
15.47 1.0. 5.48 a.m
July 17th, July 16th 5.48. a.m. July 19th ....... 5.49 a.m. July 20th. 5.49 a.m.. July 21st
5.50 4.m. July 22nd..... 5.50 a.m. July 3rd 5.51 a.. July 24th...... 5.31a.m. July 25th. B. a.m... July 28th
5.32 a.m.' July 27th. vecinos 5.52. 23. July 28th
5.53 2.m.; July 20th
5.53 a.m. Judy 30th
***** 5.53 a.m. July 31st..... 5.54 4.m. August 1st. But am
Sunset. 7.11 p.m. 7.11 p.m.. 7.11 p.m. .7.10 p.m. 7.10 p.m. 1.10 p.m.
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7.10 p.:
7:00 p.m.
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T. F. CLATTON,
Director.
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33rd July, Noon
Singapore; returning from Caleista steninɔri prozart vin Strains and Hong kong to Japan, secamonally calling at Shanghai
All steamers have excellent paisenzor accomínoʻlation, aZET sitted with Electric Light and Fana and curry a faliy-qualified LINE:-Sainage approximately every five days between Canton and
Surgeon Shanghai, sometimes calling at Swaow Through tickets can be obtained and through Bill of Lading are issued to all Northern and Yangtze Porta vin Shanghai. LINEA weekly service in maintained with Mhaila by vessels with good
Passanger accommodation, mailings from both ports every Friday. LINE :-Sailings approximately weekly for passengers and cargo,
calling at Hothow when inducement offerz LINK:-Fortnightly sailings to and from Sandakan by two 5,000 tons steamers as. "HINSANG" and a... “YANNIS" both steamers having
excellent passenger 100 Cargo taken on through Bills of Lading for
Jesselton, Labuan, Tawso and Lahad Datu
LINE-A regular service is run from March to November between
Hongkong and Tiontain, calling at Weihaiwei and Chefoo. (LINE:A weekly service is provided between Hongkong and Bangkok, vis Swatow, by four steamers fitted with up-to-date passenger sccommodation
CALOUTTA
LINE
5.5. "LAISANG" will be despatched on or about Wednesday, 20th July, at 3 p.m., for SINGAPORE, PENANG. & CALCUTTA.
Through Bills of Lading issued to RANGOON, PORT SWET- TENHAM, MADRAS and DUTCH EAST INDIES.
For Freight for Passage:apply to-
THON No. 215.
Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd.
GLEN
GENERAL MANAGERS.
SHIRE
AND Joint Service of Steamers.
U.K.-STRAITS. CHINA & JAPAN SERVICE.
",』。 Vensel
S.8. "GLENSHANE " M.V. "GLENAMOY!!
'M.V. "'GLENAVY"
MV. "GLENLUCETM MY "GLENAM Y M.V. "GLESADE
OUTWARDS.
HOMEWARDS.
Leaves Bangkong
20.b. Juls
25th July
31st Azz.
'zich Sept
Dae Hongkong
12th July, 23rd July.
Discharges
Gioa, London & Hambur LONDON, ROTTERDAM & HAMBURG, Glasgow, Lornar á BorZERDAN, Go Breda,
Movemente are subject to change without notice.
For freight or farther particulars please apply sơ:-
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Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd. The Glen Line, Ltd., AGENTE.
Tel. He 11 sub 5 ex 23 and 2806.
Cable Address
Kawakiran, Kobe
Bentley's A.B.C. 51 BL
and Booft's Codes
KAWASAKI
KISEN
Telephone: Sannesly
2644, 3993.
(KAWASAKI STEAMSHIP CO.)
CAPITAL PAID-Up
KAISHA
120,000,000
President: Mr. Y. Kawanazi. Vice-President: Mr. H: MATHUKATA. Managing Director: Mr. Malaya Az.
The Company has on hand a Large Number of
NEW
CARGO STEAMERS
ALWAYS READY FOR CHARTERS of all descriptions.
The following are comprised in the Company's Fleet
Eleven steamers of 9,100 tons each deadweight.
And under the Company's Management :-*
Twenty steamers of about 9,100 tons deadweight moh... Two steamers of about 6,400 tons deadweight each. (Belonging to the Kawazidi Dockyard Co., Ltd.)
+
For Charter Bates and all other particulars apply to the
KAWASAKI KISEN KAISHA.
No. 8, Burn Hess,