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ARGE stocks of OldWhiskies
are necessary if good quality is to be main- tained. Datson's ?.... The answer is in the bocelot
JAMES WATSON & CO., LTD., Distillers of Scotch Whiskies, DUNDEE
Estabilites 1815
636.
TIZ
Bents: DONNELLY & WHYTE.
JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN
JCJL
York Building
Flongkong
LIJN.
Tel. Address: JAVALYN Tel:Central 1571.
REGULAR FORTNIGHT. SERVICE BETWEEN JAVA, CHINA; AND JAPAN.
From
EXPHOTO
OH OK ABOUT
WILL LEAVE
ON OR ABOUT
TJIKINI
JAYA
7th May
TJILEBOET
JAPAN
TJISONDARI ... NORTH CHINA
18th May
JJILIWONG
JAPAN
20th May
10th May
11th May.
21st May
34th May
Wireless Telography.
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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS FRIDAY, MAY 4TH, 1958.
SHANGHAI& JAPAN
BILLITON & BATAVIA
BILLITON & BATAVIA
Makassan & SOBRADA LA
The Steamers are all fited throughons with Elocizle Light and have acodmmodat00 for a limited number of saloon Passengers All steamora carry a duly qualified surgeon Cargo lakin as through rates to all ports in Netherlands India and Aurizalia,
For Partioaltra of Freight and Passagn apply to the
JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN.
VEREENIGDE NEDERLANDS CHE SCHEEPVAARTMAATSCHAPPIJ
(United Netherlands Navigation Company)
HOLLAND-OOST AZIE LIJN
'(Holland-East Asia?|Line) (Members of the Straits, China and Jagan Conferences).
Regular monthly Service between
JAPAN PORTS, SHANGHAI, HONGKONG AND MANILA
"
AND
AMERICAN, ROTTERDAM, HAMBURG AND BREMEN
B.B. "ZOSMA
Sallinga, subject to alterations.
Arrivals from Europe.
240
S.Я. "OUDERKERK'
8.8 "OLDEKREK”
.8th May. 5th June. 3rd July,
Bailings to Europe.
For
SMAMPYA
"OOSTKERK." "OUDERKERK" ...
1-Balling on or
Rhost
Rotterdam, Amsterdam, Hamburg & Bremen ❘ 186h May Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Hamburg & Broman 20th June
rail particular nioasa saply to –
York Buildings,
JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN.
General Agenta.
THE EAST ASIATIC CO., LTD.
COPENHAGEN.
+6 The M/S. CHILE"
will be loading ing GENOA, VALENCIA, DUNKIRK, ROTTERDAM. AMSTERDAM, HAMBURG, COPENHAGEN and other
Further Ballings
"
H/B. "Malays
/8. "Panama ”: S/B..
"Bolivia"
M/s. "Australien”
M/S. "JayS"
SCANDINAVIAN PORTS. About 20th May, 1923.
Expected on or about
8th May 10th June
10th July
26th July
25th August
Will leave for above
* ports on or aborik ".
18th June
17th July
17th August 31st August
30th September
Bubject to change without notice.. for further particulars please apply to:-
JOHN MANNERS & CO., LTD.
Agents,
SHIPPING AND THE EMPIRE.
PRESENT-DAY DEPRESSION AND'
THE REMEDY,
[BY COMMANDER D. KUNDIR, É.N.} The British Mercantile Marine is passing through a period of depression unprecedent- ed in its history. Thistlepression is all the more marked by reason of its having fullow. od closely on the heels of a boon The wors rapid the fall of the barometer, the worse the weather
may be expected (abo, and rapid rise after a very low reading denintes to the catious mariner that he would by well advised to keep his canvas reduced
P. & 0. S. N. CO.]
STEAMERS FOR STRAITS, COLOMBO, AUS TRALIA, BOMBAY, EGYPT, MEDITERRANEAN PORTS & LONDON.
Through Bill of Lading issed for Batavia
Perdan Gall, Continental, Americas"
and South African Porta
THE Steamship. "SICILIA" Capala EC Miller, H.R. Carrying His Majesty's Maila will be despatched from this Part on or about SATURDAY, ST MAY, 1993, at 11 M., taking Passengers and Cargo
until the ulications are steady. there for the above Porta.
In case of the shipping
has yet been no rapid rise, although those
Sift and Valuables and Tea for Italy, France
well qualified to judge are of opinion that and London ander arrangement; will le-tren- the storm centre passe. Neither can there, seemingly, be
be any
Cool At Bombay into the Mail Steamer pro Improve ment in the very nature of can only be slow.
If, therefore, we follow the simile of the weather barometer to its logical conclusion,
comfort may some
he derived from it. A high and stewly glass- this is the prime newsity, in the case DE the weather and in trade.
The
prime cause of this depression in an bo condensed into a few words: "Too much tonnage: Two little true," It follows, fore, that any steps taken to reviva trade react beneficially on shipping. primary object of the British Espiro Exhibition of 1024 is te stimulate and foster inter-Imperial Trade, in achieving that object it will benefit the shipping industry with other industries. This counts for the interest that the great shipping com panies are evincing in the tuning. Ex- hibition.
shipping is not thr, to seck. It can
FALLACY OF ARTIFICIAL STIMULIR.
But it must be said here at once, that any cry--and it has already been raised in Bone quarters-that measures should be taken to secure exclusively for the ship- pizg of the Empire the BOR-carrying of is believed to be based on Imperial goods, is"
The days f
a dangerous
direct to Marseilles and London, Paroels will be received at this Office until Soon, the day before aniling. The contents and value of all packages are required. For further particulars apply to
MACKINNON, MÄCKENZIE
& CO.
Agents.
-7771
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
H
The Steamship “ NIPPON."
FROX TRIESTE, VENICE, BRINDISI, PORT SAID, MASSADA, ADEN, COLOMBO, PENANG
AND SINGAPORE.
YONSIGNEES of Cargo are herely inform
ed that all Goods are being landed at their risk into the Godorus of the Hongkong & Kowloon Wharf and Gedown Co., Ltd., at Kor loon, whenco and/or from the wharves delivery. may be obtained.
Optical Cargo will be forwarded unless notice to the contrary be given before 1st inst
No claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Goclowns, and all Goods
tion Acts of remaining undelivered after the 7th inst, will
famous. Act of
any goods or. com- modities from being imported of goods to their country, and it is also the case that curtain Dominions-Australia and Canna-are affording preferential treat ment to State owned shipping but
it
the world.
Open
thiti
is none the less a fact under modern conditions, shipping is a great international commodity which must compete for trade in tho markets of describal abo stimulus of the unturn is entirely artificial, and must in the long run, defent its awn ends. Farther claboration of this point is not possible within the limited scope of these articlus It must suffice to say that the shipping which is most efficiently equipped Bud managed will obtain the greater share of freights; and it is hoped to shown that the Mercantile Marine of the British Empire holds, from this standpoint pride of place.
QURAN HIGHWAN.
When, next year, citizens of the Empire visit in their millions the Great Exhibition at Wembley, and so the innumerable
mpire and manufactured goods of the
they will pausu and think what part shipping plays in the great Imperial fabric. For it is a fact that neither human beings can be moved from one portion nor good of the Empire to another without covering What some part of the distance by sea. the railways are to a great continent like America, the occan bighways are to Great Britain, the Dominions and Colonies overseas Airways are not yet: the Mother country. draws her life-blood from tho
Merchant Adventurers, who Bot forth
The
SUL.
be sabjent to rent,
All Claims against the Steamer must be presented to the Undersigned on or before the 17th inst., or they will not be recognised.
All broken, chofed, and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on the 7th inet, at 10 am, by our Surveyors, Mesurs. GODDARD & DOUGLAS.
No Fire Insurance has been effected. Bills of Lading will be countersigned by
DUDWELL & CO, LTD,
Agenta
1795
Hongkong, 1st May, 1923
THE NEW FRENON REMEDY.
THERAPION No. 1- THERAPION NⱭ2 THERAPION NO.3
No.1 for Miniam Galarri. "ks, & fur Blood à BEIR DIABAIK, Xà, 1 Day Ohrenia WaEKRAKDAN. SOLESTERAPINS CALMISTA, PRICE DE SUGLARO,Ra
Co BERTRANE Marked welS "THERAFIOn Visa, am
·BRES, NOTE,FEAMY AFTEZKE TO MOUTIKK PAGEREN
DANGERS DY PORRIDGE AND MILE.
Dr. Harry Campbell lecturing at the Io. stitute of Hygiene on the "Prevention of Dyspepsia," remarked that nowadaye one per son out of twenty-five was born without the power of forming gastric juice in the stomach. For sound digestion the first essential was sound teeth and thorough mastication. If
crusted
Tas
worse
in their tiny craft laden with goods, opened children were brought up on soft foods it. out newly discovered lands to trade. Bome was useless to expect that they would dove-
me under our of these lands afterwards came
lop proper jaws or good digestions. Well- and flag in certain enses--India, for in baked,
bread
admir stance--the-great companies whose primeable for the digestion. He would like object was trade were responsible for the to abolish the daily puilding, and also to establishment of liritish rule. What the abandon porridge despite its Ligh nutritive Merchant Adventurers won the British Navy value. In this connection it might be noted and Mercantile Marine have consolidated. that the teeth of the Scots were
Thoughts such as these should stimulate than those of the English, and yet owing visitors of the Exhibiton, and bring them to to faulty mastication, there were in England a recognition that the commonwealth of the millions of septic mouths. Le doubted the nations constituting the British Empire can value of milk for children after they had be further hdvenced by increased trade be been weaned. Milk had sent myriads of tween then, and that shipping is the great children to their graves through tuberole. link which binds them closely together. Alcohol in moderation did no harm, and a
How many people, when they sit at glass of wine or beer really stimulated diges dinner, esting, say, mutton from
New fion after illness. Zealand, give a thought to the wonderful urganisation which cables a portion of sheep, bred 12,000 miles away, to be served in excellent condition at their table? Do they pause to think of the number of ships at sea at all hours of the day bear ing to those hands the wheat from which their daily bread is made? Do they realise that, at any given moment, there is only an averago ef three months' supply of wheat available in the country? And do they give thought to the organisation necessary to secure that at the ports of export, there are waiting enough ships to ensure, during the whott season, a régular daily flow into this country 1
way.
EXCHANGE OF COMMÓDITIES. Ships have to find cargoes to pay their It, in order to secure a cargo of, say, wheat, a ship must proceed to the port of loading in ballast, the charge for freight is higher than if the vessel had iously discharged an outward cargo A the game or an aljacent port. Broadly this country exports coal and
imports
spectared goods, and
ural
materials and food stuffs. The outward freight obtainable therefore, helps to reduce the cost of the homeward and vice vers
is, in
in fact, a great game of exchange requiring the most constant watchfulness and business acumen on. the part of xhipowners.
It
What has been said above, rafers more to venels styled "trans than to regular cargo liners They are the universal car riers of the world, and the state of their activity is an index of the trade of the world. At present there is a large amount of tonnage lying idle, inestly consisting of the tramp
typo
of steamer, whilst even the regular cargo liners have to be content with what cargo they can obtain and with freights so few na to allow little or no
The profit.
British Shipping industry carried on
in the Great War, in the face of torpedo and mino; it is carrying on to-day in the face of tremendous difficulties. As a well- known
authority said recently, shipping always experiences the cumul
cumulative
of disturbances of industrial and economic conditions. The sovereign remedy is an increase of the trade of the world, in which increase inter Imperial trade should be able to be made to bear a great part. Shipping would therefore participa:d-Es.
INDO-CHINA
STKAM NAVIgation comPANY, LIMITED.
SAILINGS
HAIPHONG Ả FOTEO SHANGHAI via SWATOW... MANILA
SAIGON
SHANGHAI via SWATOW
BANGKOK via SWATOW...
SATSIN
BANDAKAN
STRAITS & CALCUTTA SWATOW & SHANGHAI SHANGHAI SWATOW KOBE via MOJI SHANGHAI via SWATOW KOBE via MOJI STRAFTS & CALCUTTA .. CALCUTTA LINE
SBANGBA),
BUBJECT TO ALTERATION.
LEESANG
Friday,
4th May, 10-307-
ESANG
Friday,
****
TAKSANG
"HANGSANG "MAUSANG' "CHIPSHING"
NAMSAND ***TINGSANG
... "KWONGSANG"
FOOKHANG"
Sunday
Thursday
Sunday,
– TUNGSHING" .Sunday,
"LAISANG"
*** "HOSANG"
4th May, 11am. 4th May, p. 6th May, 7 a.m.
May
NOOD.
8th May, Noon.
9th
1
May, 2pm. 10th May, Noor
1th May, 3pm. 15th May, Neon. 17th May, Noon. 20th May.
Noca
20th May, Noon. ...Friday. 95th Hay, 7am. Vlaesday, 30th May, 3 p.m.
This Ling afforði regular, esilings i Caloutta, Fenung su Singapore returning from Calcutta, steamera, proceed via Straits and Hongkerp to Japan, occaafónally calEng 41 Shangha All thesmera bave excellent panenger accommodation, are Stbed with Wireless and carry a fully-quallfed Surgeon.· LIFE-Ballings approximately every three days between Uanton and Fhangbul, sometimes calling at Swatem,- Through tiokate.umz
inrmed be obtamed and through Bill of Lading are Northern med Yangissa Farta vik Ebanghal m
MANILA LINE :— A weekly service is malatuland with Mazilla by vesseln with good
Passenger accommodation, walings from both ports avery Friday HAIPHONG LINE-Ballings spproximately weekly for pamongers and Courno Calling at Holbow when indsonmous actors BORNEO
LINK-Fortnightly
TIKAISIN
BANGKOK
ad and from Bandaria by twe 15,000, soba:
KMARKSGR and BE, 4a MAUFANG" both team era
having excellent Fasenger sccemmedatles. Cargo taken of through Bills of Lading for Endus Jesselton, Labuan. Tawad and Lahad Dain LIBB-A regular service is run from March to Arven ter between- Bergkong and Tientsin, calling at Weibrinet and Cheloo, LINE –▲ ▼mily mrvice is provided between Eengleng and Bangkok, via Ewalow, by fve airmen Mid wib ip-to-date passenger accommodation.
CALCUTTA
5.9,'
LINE
‘NAMSANG" will be despatched on or about Friday, 11th May at 3 p.m., for SINGAPORE, PENANG
& CALCUTTA.
Through Bills of Lading issued to RANGOON, MADRAS, PORT SWETTENHAM and DUTCH EAST INDIES.
For Freight or Passage spply toim
Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd.
Titaro: QINTAL"No, 15:
GLEN
Vessel
AND
GENERAL MANAGER.
SHIRE
JOINT SERVICE ̧ØP ÉSZAXTRS."
U.K.-STRAITS, CHINA & JAPAN SERVICE
OUTWARDS.
" CLENAPP »
GLENGARRY" *GLENTARA" "GLENIFFER ”
Das Hongkong.
... 5th May.
- May.
H
4th June,
... 18th June.
HOMEWARDS.
Vousel Leaves H'kong. Discharges "GLENOGLE"
London and Rotterdam.
"GLENARIFFE"
17th May,
25th May,
lat. Juno,
Genoa, London, Rotterdam and Hamburg. #GLENAMOY"
Genon, London, Rotterdam and Hamburg.
Movements are subjec to change without notice. For fraight or further particular nizam syply to:
Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd., The Glen Line, Ltd., AGHETS.
Telephone: Central No. 215 sub-ar, 13 and Centras
The HONGKONG & WHAMPOA DOCK Co., Ltd.
1:
TELEGRAPHIC ADDRESS: “MANIFESTO,” HONGKONG.
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Western Union and Watkins,
Dock Owners, Ship Builders, Marine and Land Engineers, Boller Makers,
Iron and Brass Founders, Forge Masters, Electricians.
Steel Twin Ocean-going Tug and Salvage Steamer
•
Henry Keswick
Built, engined and equipped complete by The Hongkong & Whampos Dock Co., Ltd., Hongkong for their own service, 1921. Lengur 16s B.P., Breadth 34 (m) Depth 17 (m) LHP. 2000. Fitted with aleatrically driven rubmersible and centrifugal pumps, air compressor, wireless, semrablight and all modern appliances for Salvage Work.
Please address enquiries to the Chief Manager --
R. M. DYER, B.BC., M.IN.A, KOWLOON DOCK, Hongkong.