CANADIAN
NATIONAL RAILWAYS
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 17TH, 1924
TRAVEL via CANADA to EUROPE.
The New Route of CANADIAN NATIONAL RAILWAYS offer excellent service with moderate. rates.
Daily trains-VANCOUVER to MONTREAL, Highest Rocky Mountain Peaks viewed en route. Complete information and illustrated Booklets supplied on request."
CANADIAN NATIONAL RAILWAYS. Asiatic Building, Queen's Rd. C
Phone C. 2004.
HOLLAND EAST ASIA LINE
of the United Netherlands Navigation Company.
Rezalar Four-weekly Service between
Japan, Vladivostock, China, Hongkong, Manila, Singapore
and
Rotterdam. Amsterdam, Hamburg, Bremen and North Continental Ports
ARRIVALS FROM EUROPE:
"OUDERKERK" "SALAWATI ́
“... "OLDEKERK".
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SAILINGS FOR EUROPE:
*4. "SCHIEDYK"
"OUDERKERK"
All Eteamers have a Limited Accommodation for Passengers. For Freight, Pasange and further Particulars, Please Apply to---
Telephone Central No. 1574.
18th November 18th December 14th Jan, 1935.
26th November End of December
JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LYN,
Agenta.
York Building.
·COMPANIA TRASATLANTICA DE BARCELOAN
# Spanish Royal Mail Line,
For MANILA, SINGAPORE, COLOMBO, SUEZ, FOET SAID, BARCELONA and OTHER SPANISH PORTE.
8.S. "ISLA DE PANAY”
For YOKOHAMA, KOBE, MOJI, and SHANGHAI,
8.8. "ISLA DE PANAY"",
HI
21st Dec
Brd Dec.
The steamers of this Company are all classed 100 A1 at Lloyd's and are Attad with every modern convenience for the comfort and safety of the passengers.
·Htewardess and Dostor carried.
O. D. BARRETTO
2, Central Aveona, H.G.. Garrow, I
الحرام
For Freight and/or passage apply to ---
ASAHI BEER
SPECIALLY BREWED" FOR EXPOEN
DAJ NIPPON BREWERY CO.
LIMITED.
TOKYO JAPAN
JOLE AGENTS
BOTELHO BROS. Andra Belding, Hongkoar
MITSUI BUSSAN KAⱭSHA! LTD.
REW FUCKKISS. HEBERRY.
HONGKONG
THERAPION N0-1 THERAPION NĚ.2
HERAPION No13
GENE SUAMICs, Katherinenda TarkaEISAS. SOLD BY TRADING NESIESTA, FACERE DE KJOLARD,SO
„DO MAIL PROM IN, PRINCES RY, NYE YOU tres
ON SALE,
SOUND. VOLUMES of the HONGKONG.
BWREELY PRESS; January to Jane
924,
With Tor Price $1.50. On mic at the Hongkong Daily Pram Office.
MARTIN'S
PILLS
APIOL & STEEL
Sure and certain for all Female complaints.Every lady should keep a box in the house.
Chemists and Stores sell them throughout the world. Profaictor L „MARTIN,, Chemist, Southampton, England,
HOUSING AND BUILDING METHODS.
Every one is, or should be, say The Times, interested in housing, fort Government's now Act purposes to pro- vide during the next fifteen years two and a ball millions of houses at a cost. which will lay upon taxpayers and rate payers a heavy annual burden, the
WEATHER REPORT.
November 18th at 1790-Proxer bad ins pines; it has decreased moderately from Casfoo areas, slightly over N. Japan sad the Philip- to Swatow and slightly elsewhere.
The anticyclone continues to weaken and spread to the raftward.
them part of China Sea
Fresh товарод will continue over the hor
of which will be felt by all boura. Nov. 16th 0.00 inch. Tial inos
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Hongkong rainfall for the 24 hours ending at January 1st, 97.56 inches, against an average of 81.40 inches.
The forest for the 24 hours ending at 18 hours, Nor. 17th is as follows
DUTRICT
FORFALST
Hongkong to Gap Bock
N.E. winds, fresh;
Formosa Channel South coast of China between Hongkong and Lamecks
South coast of China between
Hongkong and Hainan
dc.
ບໍ່ມາ,
HONGKONG METEOROLOGICAL
REGISTER,
fine.
therefore, which suggests ways by the cost of building may be reduced is of public concern. It is not long since Lord. Weir in the House of Lords pointed to new methods of construction which would allow houses to be built at a much small- er cost than that contemplated by the Government; and the Minister of Health has appointed a Committee, under the chairmanship of Sir Ernest Moir, to in quire into and erport pa possible new materials and methods, Meanwhile it in the public interest that as much light as possible should be thrown on the pro
and with this view The Times blem; prints the first of four articles by Mr. J. E. Drower, the surveyor and first! director of the Building Materials Sup ply Department of the Ministry of Muni- tions If at the end, says the journal, Mr. Drower cat point to no certain in- novation which will produce the desired result, his articles are at least a valuable presentment of fact. The success of the bousing programme depends on the ro moval of several obstacles; for there is not only the expense, which is mainly Barometer a matter of high wages and trade union Temperatura restrictions, but there is also the dearth witty of skilled hands, Mt. Drower shows how extremely conservative the industry is; how practically all the work of build. ing a house is still done by band is in times iramemorial; and how little mach inery and mass production, which have revolutionized other industries, hayo affected it. Yet large housing schemes. ought to be amenable to mass production, especially as private local enterprise can. not.jas Mr. Drower shows, be relied upon The B.M.S. Empress of Canada arriv- for a big effort. Mass production, fored Yokohama, on November 14th, left instance, which would eliminate the plas there on the afternoon of the 16th and terer and give results not inferior to the is due at Vancouver on November 24th. plasterer's, would be a process much to welcome. But Mr. Drower is not too sanguine, nor need anyone jump at conclusions ofter reading his careful study of the conditions, so many are the ele ments which combine and conflict with another in the building of a house. But
the prospect of a total annual loss on Mr. Wheatley's houses,, when they are all built, of a sun which Mr. Drower reckons to exceed sixty millions, is the best of reasons for encouraging such in ventiveness as mas materially change, it not revolutionize, the industry. A big scheme ought, if possible, to be handled in Big manner, and there ought to be no leniency towards vested interests. The whole nation, and not any single class, will have ultimately to pay for the houses; and essential as houses are, the price may prove to be more than the country can afford, and the pace of build. jag may De slower than Mr. Wheatley thinks The case, therefore, for the adoption of " revolutionary methods of construction, if they can he devised, be comes irresistible.
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INDO-CHINA
STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED
BAILINGS SUBJECT TO ALTERATION, BANGKOK via SWATOW: THINGTAU via SWATOW &
BHANGHAI
▲ CALOITTA
via SWATOW...
* HANGSANG* Tronday, 18th Nov, 193
SHANG MANILA BHANGHAI BWATOW HAIPHONG vs HOIHOW MORE SHANGHAI BANGKOK via SWATOW STRATIS & CALCUTTA TIENTHIN
HAIPHONG HOIKQW*
"TINGSANG*
FOOKSANG". KWONGSANG" MAUSANG"
* YUENSANG”.
"FAUSANG* LEESANG
"HOSANG
"CHAKSANO"
"KUTSANG"
"CHIPSHING"
"MINGSANG
Wednesday, 19th Nov,
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CALCUTTA LINE-This Line now affords regular sailings to Calcutta, Penang and Singapore returning from Calaatta steamers proceed via Etendin
and Hongkong to Japan, occasionally calling at Shanghai,
All steamers have excellent pasemser socommodation, fitted with Wireless and carry a fully-qualified Surgeon.
› SHANGHAI LAINE Shai sometimes calling at Swatow. Through tickets m
approximately every three days between Canton and
be obtained and through Bills of Lading are israad to all, Northern and Yangiane Ports vin Shanghai ?
LINEA weekly servios is maintained with Manis by rossale with pood passenger accommodation, mailings from both ports every Saturday, at 11 a.m. HAIPHONG LINE –Sailing approximately workly for passengers and cargo, calling as
Haihow both ways. BORNEO
MANILA
Hongkong Observatory, November 15th.
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SEIPPING MOVEMENTS.
The F&O. 3.s. Kashmir from Hong- kong arrived at London on November 14th at 76m.
The P.&O... Moret, from Hong- kong, arrived at Marseilles on November 1sth, at noon.
The B.I. and Apear Line s.3. Telma left Kobe rid Amey for this port on the morning of the 13th inst., and is due here on the morning of the 18th inst.
The . Ajaż. (Blue Fannel Line), for New York, Boston and Baltimore, luft Shanghai on the 14th inst. for this part, and is dus bere on the 17th inst. Sho will saft hence at daylight on November 19th.
The as Pecsens (Blue Funnel Line), arrived at Boston on the 14th inst
The R.M.S. Empress of Russit is now düe here at 10 am. on November 17th (to-day) and will berth at Pier No. 5, Kowloon wharf.
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WHY A SHIP IS CALLED "SHE":
The following amusing letter from "Japanese Lady." has appeared in the Shipping Register of San Francisco:—
THE FIRST BUILDING.
Some time ago you publish in your voluble paper article on female shipping Every year the work of the ärchicolo- steamer (the article in question was head: gists gives us vistes of a more remote ed Why an Engine Should Be She" past. From year to year we have to I have thought to write you about female revise our ideas of the time which has engine on train-you know why? Yes, passed since man learnt the skill to make they call She for many becauses. They his life more comfortable than that of the wear jacket with yokas, pins, hangers, beasts. Now comes a report from Egypt straps, shields, stays. They have apron, that the Antiquities Department has dis also lap. They have not only shoes but covered stone buildings, older than any pumps. Also hoes and drag trains (pagr. yet known save the earliest Pyramids and freight) behind all the time. They Those who have seen the sights of Cairo, attract men with puffs and maffers, and suys the Daily Telegraph, may remember when draft to strong petticoat goes up. that close by the statues and mounds This also attract. Sometime they foam which are all that now remains of the and refuse to work, when a such time. magnificence of Memphis stands a strange they should be switched. They need guid pyramid built in five stages and in other ing-it always require man manager. curious ways unlike the others. It is They require man to feed them, When called the Step Pyramid, it is the oldest abuse are given they quickly make scrap. of all, it was built to be the tomb of
King Zoser, who reigned in Memphis They are steadier when cupled up, but perhaps 4,800 years before Christ. Close my cousin say they hell of expense. Is by the Step Pyramid Mr. Cecil Firth has not enough reason?"
discovered two Temb Chapels There are many tombs of the old empire there, and they have yielded much to the muse um at Cairo. But the structures now brought to light belong to the same
dy nasty as the Step Pyramid, that is, they were built not less than 5,000, perhaps, 7,000, years ago, and we are told that they will prove to be the oldest stone buildings in the world. What is even more wonderful is that the architecture and the craftsmanship which they exhibit are of a very high order, pointing fur- ther back still to a long period of deve lopment. The
monly think is not what we com-
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as Egyptian, for the columns are fluted and have leaf form. capitals. How long had the people in the Nile delta been building with stone be fore they learnt the mastery of the mater ial which such work required? How many thousands of years must, we allow as the have had the abiluring which mea to use stone for their houses and their temples Long before that, be it remembered, men were build- with brick. The earliest Egyptian dynasties have. left forts of brickwork. the first brick was burnt in the sun in Egypt or on the Chaldean plais, man must have been making himself habitations. For the ability to plan, a brick-built hat implies some power of de:: sign, some knowledge of what a house should be. We do not know how quick were the processes of constructing, self- taught, the elements of civilization. But it is plain that we must think of the human race as having possessed for vant unmeasured ages the most important of be tempted to
the arts of life. Wo mayeivilization
"think that the difference and in mastery of Nature between an Englishman of the eighteenth century and an Egyptian 4,000 years before Christ was less than the difference between us and that eighteenth century: ancestor, of ours. But perhaps we exaggerate our advant ages.
Parson as I am, I feel-grateful for the robust commen-senes of Dr. Johnson, who declared that a man is seldom so harm- lesly occupied as when he is making money.-Dean Inge."
LINE-Fortnightly sailings to and from Sandakan by two 8,000
steamora, 8. "HINSANG" and a "MAUBANG," both steamanu excellent passenger accommodation. Cargo baken on having through Bills of Lading for Kudat, Jesselton, Labuan, Tawas a Lahad Datu. TIENTSIN LINE –Å regular service is run from Marok to November between Fang="
kong and Tientsin, becasionally calling at Welhaiwei and Cheloo. HANGKOK LINE ---A Weekly service is provided between Hongkong and Bangkok vis Swatow by five steamers Elted with up-to-data. passenger 3000m- modation.
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CALCUTTA
LINE
6. "FOOKSANG" will be despatched on or about Wednesday, 19th Nov., 3 p.m., for SINGAPORE, PENANG
& CALCUTTA.
Through Bills of Lading issued to RANGOON, MADRAS, PORT
SWETTENHAM and DUTCH EAST INDIES."
For Freight or Faämage apply tom
JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD.
TELEPHONE NO. CENTRAL 215.
GENERAL MANAGEES.
GLEN AND SHIRE
JOINT SERVION OF STEAMERS,
STRAITS, CHINA & JAPAN SERVIOR.
OUTWARDS.
Vossel,
Das Hongkong.
* CARNARVONSHIRE” 7th Nov.
GLENTARA' "GLENBRG
* GLENSHIEL*...
... 14th Des. ... 25th Des. 8th Jan.
HOMEWARDS.
Vessel Leaver Bhong.
GLENGARRY - London. Botterdam and "GLENAPP
Londos
Botterdam "CARNARVONSHIRE” ....... London, Botterdam
Movements are subject to change without notins,
Fur Freight or further Particulars, please apply time
Discharge 20th - Novi
Haraber. 2nd Des
Hambar.
7th Jan.
Hamberg.
JARDINE, MATHESON & CO, LTD. THE GLEN LINE, LTD., AGENEL. Telephones Central No. 215 sub-ex. 23, and Central #590.
The HONGKONG & WHAMPOA DOCK Co., Ltd.
TELEGRAPHIC ADDRESS: MANIFESTO," HONGKONG.
CODES USED AI, A.B.C. Fifth Edition; Enginooring: First and Second Edition
· Western Union and Watkins,
Dook Owners, Ship Builders, Marine and Land Engineers, Boiler Makers,
Iron and Brass Founders, Forge Masters, Electricians.
Steel Twin-Screw Ocean-going Tug and Salvage Steamer
"Henry Keswick
Buill, engined and equipped completa by The Hongkong Wkampos Dock Co., Ltd., Hongkong, for, kantz, www service, 1921. Length 168 BP. Breadth 85 (m) Depth 17 (m) LHP 2000 Fitted with electrically driven mabmersible and centrifugal pumps, air compressen, wireless, son, salight and all modum appliancos for Salvage Wan
Plaseaddress enquiries to the Chief Manager
BM. OFF68.8¢ M.1.1.A Fowloos Dock, HongxÒNG.