THE
THORNYCROFT
AND CO. LTD.
SHIPBUILDERS AND
FNGINFFRS
London, Southampton and„Basingstoke:
PASSENOFR AND CARGO VESSELS OF ALJ. TYPEB UP TO 6,000 TONS OCFAN-GOING TUGS, MOTOR BOATS (SEA OR RIVER) UP TO KNOTS.
"
TURPINES AND RECIPROCATING MACHINERY AND PEOPEI IFRS, MARINE AND STATIONARY OIL ENGINES
8 TO 90 B.H.P.
MOTOR VEHICLES 2 TO 6 TONS. WATER-TUBE BOILERS.
FOR ROTATION, AFFLY—
..ROBERT DOLLAR BUILDING.
SHANGHAI.
Its sure to rain again!
BUY A....
"MACNOVA"
NOW
Specially made for us to withstand the Peculiarities of the climate,
Light in weight, very durable and gens T- anteed waterproof.
$27.50 each.
A FEW SPOTTED "BURBERRY'S" AT $65.00 each.
MACKINTOSH
A CO., LTD.
Men's Wear Specialists. Alexandra Buliding, Des Voeux Road.
YEE SANG FAT CO.
Never Too Hot-Loose Fitting
B. V. D.
Coat Cat Undershirts and Knee Length Drawers
$1.75 Garment
Union Sults
$3.50 a Suit
SILK SOCKS
WHITE BLACK & COLOURED, Prices $1.25 s Pair.
YEE SANG FAT CO.
ELECTRO AUTOMATE
No Refills
An Inexhaustible Bright Light.
Batteries or
Accumulators.
Hund Sizu Watch's
Sizn
$10 15
HONGKONG HOTEL CO.,
ELECTRICAL DEPT.
PEDDAR ST.
BRUNSWICK
PHONOGRAPHS & RECORDS.
Muscial Instruments,
Slazenger's Tennis
Racquets & Balls.
BRUNSWICK STUDIO.
17, ICE HOUSE STREET..
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HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, JUNE 12TH, 1925
NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA. PRESIDENT OF COMPANY" ON SHIPPING OUTLOOK.
CHINESE EMPIRICAL
MEDICINE
VINDICATION
IN THE
LABORATORY.
STORY.
UNEMPLOYED EUROPEANS | THE PENISULAR & ORIENTAL
STEAM NAVIGATION CO. STEAM FOR SINGAPORE, PEVANO.
NIGHTS SPENT TRAMPING THE STREETS OF HONGKONU,
Mr. Youji H, President of the
A sad story was told at the Magistener) NY.K,, addressing the shareholders at the Some of the old wives cures that half-yearly meeting in Tokyo, n Mag (nre despised by sciener are found after yesterday morning by Arthur Hube, as Cist, reviewed conditions in the shipping all to have rent value. It was mentioned Americum citizen bora of British parentų į wortl
jat nag of the Asiatic Society in whn was charged with being a The shipping musitess at the worchl Lombou not bang ago that quinine hud¦, Questioned by his Worship (Mr. J. K. over during "the kam tedy vesarwy he long been shown as a "native" medicine Wood). Hulso stated that he arrived in said, unfortunately enatined to be in a very dipressed out on, if it was gut before Westery doctors weild consent to "Hongkong from the Norsk that two and
amil soms of the ardient speakers a half months ago in search of work, even worse than ever, The Company's kusiness suffering accordingly, with the at the meeting, naving some acquistance tuercial traveller ly profession, he had Iesuit this the fes enrings for the term with truly Bars of "beaing, espresed searched in vain, and he had spent were scen less satisfactory than for the the opiar, that some of these work! re
MPION
11 12
A re-
previnta term. The Lust prefit amounted pay careful study. The superstitation, and Yes. V.25, less than for quickory of heaters in China are often the previous term. With the exe qtion of, held up to contempt, but adin thing of to be fobal even Chinese the European and Near Seas Sorster, the value i
In fact many Chinese who height agains
The whommelierne," $11 Billy unsatisfactory. Although The Larchim the triumphs of Western surgery amount of cargo handled shared some in- prefer to trust their native drugs eret, that of freight carned thereun was markahde vanlication of what was en- slightly less, owing to the entirusi de sidered "a bt of Chinese quackery" is
A reworded by Dr. C 11. Barlow i mizat of market rates.
the Seltum ami Art. wart the passtiger busitis, the Free China, Journal of silent safit that both the number of writes:- 』ilv、z "s married nad the warning-
One day, while rowing along in my beat' shered micranialy did not reach the aid in Scochow. I noted, with a good record stained in the previous terug, good deaf of interest, a man who held but shortet a derrense af pens, in tall taske. He was at a alistang, but
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The
COLOMBO AND BOMBAY.
THROUGH BILLS OF LADING ISSUED FOR EGYPT, MEDITERRANEAN
AND CONTINENTAL PORTS
AND LONDON.
TEE Steambip
"JEYPORE"
from this port at Sons on SATURDAY, carrying His Majesty's Mails, will be despatched the 18th Just taking Care, for the above
its
Silk and Valuable Cargo for Italy, France
there arshipped to the on-carrying Past few nights wandering the struts of and London under artnagruent) will be cons Hongkong till daylight arrived. He hated by this Steamer preceding to Bombay
vis thirteen years in China, mostly Steamer for Marseilles aut-London. Shanghai and Amoy, and married, had trouble with his wife, aut feit der
Amy with her mother, rad their t children. He had been employed "with | the Asia Life Tosarance Company as Chang Chow, bat the soldiers had inter fered with his duties so that he was the able to the anything at all. On the way down to the reast from that town, sokliers had Deanted his train awl taken uil his
witt, 1d all over the railway carriage Bour. During the time he has been in Hongkong he had len befriended by
Europan, but!
the number and 12 pir cat, in the corrn i conll make out that he was lying Papers from him. Some this kept, some
ings.
Adding to the net, profi aforo mention ed a sun from the Dixielend Faualization Fund. At was proposed to delare dividend sa per evnt. per annum, for the prek bonus termi
a
FROG JUICE AS MEDICINE.
On arriving in Shauhsing and telling yucker of the experine, he informed hot a priest but that the man was
•
destroyal, others they
otherwise he had to fend for himself,
Inspector Cockel told his Worship that owing to Huises Amerigan entez uship he
Constal would
It was stated that Halse was born in New Jersey, oud was thirty-two years. Of a
Parcels will be recrivist at the Offer until s m. the day before sailing. The contents at value of ali packages are required.
For further particular, Bly to-
MACKISNOS MACKENZIE & CO..
Agents.
Hongkong, 11th June, 1920.
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THE BEN LINE STEAMERS, LTD.
FROM LEITH ANTWERP, MIDDLESBRO', LONDON AND STRAITS.
The Steamship "BENAVOX"
ONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby inform
ed that all Goods are being lauded at
artfa
their risk into the hazardous and/or bazardous Godawns of the HONGKONG
bare
some living things trom the back which were winning away in every direction from the -borg. bly curiosity being aardsed. I asked my binuman what, the man was doing, heiting the following information: The am is a Bludist Its spite of the opinions intely express priest who is laying up merit by collet ed by certain authorit that the ship toads Trono different locals and
and KOWLOON WHARY & GODOWN CONTAYT, pang depension has mo machel its very then herating them in a safe place,'
did not think he would be able to go, whence, and/er from the wharves Jawist, he consilerid dat the market wa Being interested in Herpetology and
No Clabs will be admitted after the Goods still Inverting to urls #tower, trudlenges. d siring "spe the variety of tend to him a ship. He had approachest the delivery may be obtained.
left the Godowns, and all Goods remaining fath 1 tutt
would hAN tint was losting go. I dietal the boatman American Consul on the man's behalf.
andelivered after the 12th inst, will be subject wls, the me hard. there existed to row over to where I could see the and the Amerienn
to rent distinctly. Wars we nothing for bins. to per petit, more haunge in the world's creatures shore
All Claim against the Steamer must be ship ingat tually available for Bevan arrived I found the surface of the water i
1 Warship gave instructious forented to the Undersigned on or before the ergo traffe that in pre-war days, the alive with pinens of the big Asiatic
Duse he kept at the Seaman's lasti 26th inst, or they will not he recognized. ace of of errge was thirty per cent, and pur Paanidra 1 ququ jo aus pun tute for a week; and he askel Inspreber All broken, chafed and damaged Goods are les. The defeat of the American ship to my bượt
Cocky to call on him at half past min to left in the Godowns, where they will be ping subsidy scheme did hot appreciabi
this morning when they would So what examined on the 17th inst., at 10 AM. So Fire Insurance has been effected. affect the marks, the United States
vald be dete for bum. Being evidently slete rinined to maintain
Bill of Lading will be countersigned by
GIBB. LIVINGSTON & CO, LTD. an all casts the rank serviors nus werk
Agenta. ing under the diretion: of her Shipping
Hongkong. Sub June, 1923. Board. The reonomic esqulition of Europe at he was a dover and that he had been continues to be in a state of upheaval, keping the toads to ge medicine from worse stat that thin. Many a time have we all s'en, ou hot to say in an eyer. der, judging teva praval developments the tables of the street doctors, the skins of toads dried and used for medicine. With cheer fact, before us,
The teacher abe, informed in that the, difficult. the President said emphatically origine obtained frean the fend is a very
to expect" an early weavery."
thejent heart reurdy ang described the As a means of stabilizing in Freight method of seuring it. The end is brid| rates under these difficult circumstances, frany in one hain, while the biggest the Company's policy lately had been to wart-like swelling just behind the eye is condurt its business with the increased niched lightly with a bot iron, where Espirit of co-operation with its confrères upon a whitish juice is exuded by the
The defendant frankly admitted pers rumerous understandings having bond. This is serajast off and put on te sion of the aring. but stated that he was arrived at with the other steamship a glass plat, and another tond is taken in the Chinese Navy 21 Amoy, and may
view to avoiding 2. interests, with a
there he lie was glad to and the qeration repeated, till there is, baring recently Fincas Pate War. observe that the leading steamship fines a good supply of the white juter. This wide of Hongkong laws.
is then allowed to evaporate slowly to a
Are you a captain, thond the were inched to a similar attitude, and powder, which is used to make up into Magistrate.
came the reply, "I am a clerk. that the spirit of ec-operation was gent pills and solutions as a heart remedy.
Further ally the order of the day in the shipping On asking my teacher whether it is a
questiond on the point, prismerni really beneficial remedy ar not. I was as said he was a paymaster, sure that it is a very valuable remedy indes. This information, I am afraid. I tank with a grain of salt.
world.
it
THE HALF-YEARLY REPORT.:
The following is the busine the term:-
for
Now the story changes abit in its
features. line ますか in its i The Company operated during the term: "Storial
m after the above experi- 110 vessels of its own, aggregating 37310ng: "sentials
The user acted in my Jourag! of the Ameri- tons, and so chartered vessels. Bengers carried under $1,000 and thajan Merlims, Association the fodralng at | cargo amounted to 35.000 tons, while contit:--- the total mileage covered was 2,610,000 nautical miles..
The eastal trade was, on the whole, active in both passengers and Freight, there being an theresse in the unnter of passengers carrieci,
CHINESE NAVAL FAYMASTER
AND HIS REVOLVER
A remarkable story was told this Worship (Mr. R. F. Lindsell) at the Magistracy yesterday morning by a Chinese, charged with the unlawful posz besson of an automatte revolver and 41 rounds of amannation,"
a from
But why he you going to Canton !** asked his Worship agai
To draw pay for the Navy." Really. So much hop them, 1 should think!
"Maybe," "naswered the defendant in tus own dialect, but there is less hope in Anny.
Why do you take a pistol along with you!" ́ (his” Worship went ou}, "* À pay-
inster is a koncombatant."
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S.S. CHILI.
SERVICES CONTRACTUELS DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES
NOTIE
ONSIGNEES of Cargo from MARSEIL
LES,&c., in connection with above Stentner are hereby informed that their Goods. with the exception of Opium, Treasure and Valuables, are being landed and stored at their risks. int the frodowas of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godews Co., Ltd., Kowloon, whence delivery may be cotained mmediately aftor lading.
Optional Cargo will be forwarded on unlees. at dating is received from the Consignor. before Noo, TO DAY, requesting it to be landad! bera.
Bills of Lading will be countersigned by the Indigned. Goods remaining unclaimed after- the 12th instit, at Noon, will be subject to tren and lading charges.
All claims must be sent in to me on or before the 16th instant. or they will not be recognized.
All damaged packages will be examined on Tuesday, the 12th instant, at 10 a. by, The naval man raked his grbrown. | 31mm. Goddard & Dough
No Fire Insurance has been éffected. a plece like Cauten, Why
R. RODENFUSER,
Acting Agent Hongkong. 6h June, 1923,
not!"
Sergeant Fallao, proserating. stated that the arts were hidden in the prison. ¿er's banker. When arrested he had onl
Two experimentere at the Rockefeller Research Institute in New York City in experimenting with Bafu asin!ieux, found that by atimulating the parotid gland of that tour by means of electricity, they obe tained a white sperrtion, the active prin- The Japan-Chia service with the ciple of which they have mated Bään, exception of the North Chia route show after the toad. On experimenting with cents in Hongkong money, and so crit
was found to be Cinema money. He believed the men's ed an increase in bath passengers and bufe on animals, it
teddy. fright, although there was a dog'ine 'ia falmost lentical in its physiological action i
Hi Worship fined the paymaster $250. to digital. It has been added to our
+of and gave him the option
dre freight rates,
The South Pacific service was generally, pharmacology as a useful drug." active in passenger and, freight traffic. Thus do the laboratory vindicats touths hard labour.
On the Banlay service there were large empirical medicine of the century-ol! shipments on the outgoing voyages, while Chinese system. 'an the return voyages the shipments of raw cotton were so active that several ispacial vessels were temporarily placed on the run. The rainber of passengers also showed an increase.
On the Calcutta servich, business was Fourwhat depressed en the outgoing soyages, but on the homeward voyage fat cargoes were carriti
On the London service there abundant shipments pa the outgring voyages early in the half-year, but to wards the end of the period the shipment showed a deeline owing to the settled conditions in European politics. On the return Voyages the eargs business was Funusually dull, but the nurher of“sen
Bers increased.
THEFT OF BAGS OF FLOUR FROM A STEAMER.
Stealing bags of flour from the holds
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
AND
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OCEAN STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION: CO., LTD.
CONSIGNEES RESUS
CONSIGNEES_per Company's. Steamer are hereby notified that the Cargo will be of the sa. Han Yang and coolly carrying discharged into Holt's Wharf, Kowloon, where them into a simpan laying alongside waa it will lie at Corsignce's risk and subject to the crio alleged against three Chinese terms and conditions of storage at Holt's whart. at the singi iracy jesterday morning, The Cargo will be ready for delivery kom before Mr. J. R. Word.
Godown on and after 8th June.
Optional Cargo will be landed, anions notice has been given prior to Steamer's arrival
CEBU CEMENT. Major Hutchinson of the Quarter master Corps, U.S.Army, has ing been ask rd by Washington to report on the produc tim of Portland cement in the Orient has the Governor abnited his report t Coneral. He went to Cebu. accompanied Mr. M. M. Watson who appenred on ber.. C. F. Masser, president of the behalf of Messrs. Butterfield and Swire, Cebu Portland Cement Company, whore asked for a formal renand the firm's plant recully put up at Naga that some complications had arisen, as the was inspected. According to him, the result of which it might is necessary to plan should produce cement at the rate drop the charges against two defendants. Mr. D. H. Blake, representing two of of 1,000 barrels a day, or a little over 300.000 barrels a year, the importations the prisoners, offered no objection to an of Portland cement into the Islands; adjournment, averaging 100,000 barre's a year.
On the Liverprel servien the frets called at intermediate parts of call a far as possible on the outgoing voyages. and were thus able to secure abundant t cargo: but in the latter part of the term the volume of goods handled fell off con- siderably. On the homeward voyages the shipments were dull in the beginning of the term, but later the situation is proved.
Import cement is quoted in Blauila ne from PD tu PIL. Jaformation obtained from official sarees is to the Cebu Portland fement fect that the Company can turn out cement at P4,50 a barrel. The Government has entered into a contract with that Company for th supply of the product of that firica.
Major Hutchinson in his report Alys
the advantages ļ the Company enjoy, he sees no reason why the Company camist produst, an excellent a cost which will grade of cement at enable it to undersoll any competitor in +|304
Philippine Islands or in nearby countries which import their ceinent.
On the Hamburg ærvice, the vessels called at as many purts as possible that having regard to the outward voyagis. On the returns voyages good using was done in cargoes, but since the issue of the Bur question business was only nominal.
On the Americau arvice business was depressed on the outgoing voyages, but on the return trip there were brisk ship- tients of wheat, flour, tiraber, salted" fish. etc. The number of passengers diminished considerably.
The New York service was active on
Ho med
Inspector Spear said the men were" found on the steamer's deck on Sunday morning removing the bags of four juto the sampan. The steamer was tied up to
u buoy.
The case was put over until Wana- day, bail of $1,200 each being allowed.
MORE STREET FOOTBALL. A FURTHER CULPRIT BROUGHT ΤΟ BOOK.
All broken, chafed and damaged goods sro to be lait in the Godowns, where they will be examined on any Tuesdays and Fridays. between the hours of 10.45 .. and noon within the free storage.
No cisims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Steamer's Godown, and sil Goods remaining undelivered, after the 14th.
be subject to rent. June,
All claims against the steamer must be pre- 28th June, or they will not be recognised. sented to the undersigned on or before the
No Fire Insurance will be effected.
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
Agents. Hongkong, 8th June, 1923,
(930
THE VALUE OF GOOD SIGHT
Having played football in the street to cannot be over-estimated. Bight stands the sunoyance and interruption of traffic, for everything that is valuable or enjoy. a small Chinese boy was brought before able in life. You cannot tell if your eyes Mr. R. E. Lindsell" at Magistracy
the
to
yesterday morning and hued three dollars. are right; you may see well yet bara On the Australian service, shipments Sergeant Elston stated that the effepee defective eyes. If you wish to have your were only nominal on the outgoing voy-tunk place in Wardley Street.
eyen tested, the Refracting Room of The The Am nges, but on the return voyages there were
gid Sunday go!"
Hongkong Optical Co., succEENOTE the outgoing voyages in the beginning of big shipments of wool, c. The tumber queried his Worship. the term, but towards the end of the term of passengers showed an increase.
"Yes, your Worship" said the Ser- the business declined. On the horneward ! On the Calcutta-New York service the grant, But," he hastened to add, in Clark & Co., Befracting and Manu- voyages there were abundant shipments of vessels on the outgoing voyages carried this case there was a lot of traffic about facturing Opticians-the inost"ecmpetens
A Chinese detective stated that the de-optical establishment in South China- full eargoes, and on the return voyages On the South American service. the the lines passed through the Suez Canal fendant was playing with a number of located in 53, Queen's Road Central-
other ama loys, and ran to pick up the shipments of cargo were less on the out for the purpose of securing as much eargo
ball. As he did so a car coming along in is at your service. They have the equip going voyagry, and freight rates dropped as possible. On the return voyages, the shipments were
his direction had, to awerve to
meals to test your eyes accurately. also small, while the number of passengers
to get out of the way.
The crime having brea mought home, Teating the sight and fitting “glasses in diminished.
his Worship inflicted the fine.
their spēninity---ÁDTI.
run, raw cotton, etc
(Continued at foot of neat columR.)
During the term under review the new tenera Nagasaki Muru, Shanghai Marn and Rokko Juru were built, and three more vesels are under poustraction,
unt
side
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