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NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD, BREMEN.
AXE Steamer
MAHE
"COBLENZ"
karing arrived from BREMEN,
HAMBURG
and Ports Chaignees of Cargo are hereby hat their Cargo is being landed at their
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risk into the
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THE BEN LINE STEAMERS, LTD, From LRITE, MIDDLESBRO', ANTWEEP,- LONDON AND STRAITS.
The Steamship "BENGLOE.”
Kowloon What and Godown Co., Ltd., Kow-YONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby inform
loon, where Delivery can be obtained
Made by hand
-One at a time.
LONDON.
5.S. "CAPTAINE FAURE."
COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.
NOTICE.
CROSSING THE SAHARA. MOTOR CONQUEST OF UNKNOWN
AFRICA.
"Darkest Africa" of yesterday appears likely to become the motorists' playground fat to-morrow. Ten years ago the sug gestion that the Sahara desert, could he crossed by any self-propelled vehicle would have aroused törisions, while the hint that a motor var could penetrate in- to the mysterious heart of Africa would have been received as a piere of mad ms Sier then quite normal types of gars have travelled from the Mediterranean to the Gulf of Guinen and from the Atlantic coast to the Red Set.
1
YONSIGNEES of Cargo From DUNKIRK,
CONSIGNER, MIDDLESBOROUGH,
hereby
1.
UNCLAIMED TELEGRAMS.
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ADDRESS
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Much of the credit for opening up AfriWeychang en to the motorist hes with the special at machines which first, made the types complete journey across the Saharn from Algeria to the Niger Valley and then pashed further south to the West Afrienn Past. The various explorations which followed showed that, contrary to all ex pectations, there existed tracks across the Sahnen gute suitable for almost hemal types of motor ears and when the hi-weekly Trans-African, passenger ser vire was organized "this year, arrange- ments were made for about 95 percent of the distenero be covered by wheeled. cars. Unfortunately, owing to the neg leet to provide protection against marnad. ine tribes, this service had to be aban, domed just when it apurared certain of complete success.
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It is interesting to recall that the first expolition into the Subaru, waS complishet hy wheel type ones. Early in 1910 orders were given to the Motor Transport Service of the French Army to prepare supplies" of food and petrol Dyer the desert frour Touggourt tu Tamanrasset, a distance of nearly on thousand miles, in prepuration for an aeroplane flight which it was propose to make from Algeria to Timlartou, and from there to the Senegal. Camels were to be used from Touggourt to In Salah, am from this point to Tamanrasset, 470 miles aeroys the tertible Tanezrouft, or Land of Thirst, motor vehicles were to he employed.
The oficer in charge of the expedition sreured eighteen 1 ton Flat barrios, which Exl atready seen considerable ser vice in the Army, and managed to pick up.. at various points, fourteen other Fiats, all of them having beer in use for long time. As the offeïil véports sulm sequently revealed, this motor expedition int the Sahara was an bercis example mismanagement. The cars dropped down, ravines, they embedded themselves y the sand, the men reasted during the day al the uliators froze at night; oh. re oil had to Fe used in the engines; the supply of rica beenme exhausted, nd the casings had to he stuffed with cajucis hides.
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Thanks to the wonderful energy and de- termination of the French soldiers, the Fiat consoy entered Tumanrasset a month later, to the amazenient of "the natives; who heheld motor vehicles for the first three time. A fortnight afterwards aeroplanes, one of them carrying Gener al apertine, glide rown just as night was falling. The rejoicings were of short duration for a few days after they had zet out again for the Niger it was learned that General Laperrine had been forced to land and was just somewhere in the desert Two of the Fiat forries were sent out in search of the missing nerupl-iné, al pushed almost to the Soudan frontier without discovering the machine: group of natives mounted on fast camels were more successful, unfortunately they arrived too late to save the life of
ved If the outward journey of the inter
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WEATHER REPORT.
May 29th at 17.95.-Pressure has decreased. moderately over north Japan. and slightly over south Japan and Formosa; it has increased alightly chewhere, and remains highest to the cast of Hokkaido.
An area of relatively low pressure coverf the China Son and extends across the Philippines to the Pacific Hongkong
rainfall for the 24 hours ending at 18 hours, May 19th 0.60 inch. Total since January 1st, 3.44 inches, against an average of 22.50 inshen..
FORECAST
The foreart for the 24 hours ending at 19 hoz, May 30th is as followe—
DISTRICT Formosa Channel... winds, moderate. (Ewiada, moderaces Hongkong to Gap Rock fair
South coast of Chins between
Hongkong and Lamocks South coast of Ching between Hongkong and Hainan
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HONGKONG METEOROLOGICAL
BEGISTER.
Hongkang Observatory, May 29th.
Previous On Date On Date sto
at -Day
Barometer Temperature Humidity
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HONGKONG TIDE TABLE From May 30th to Jane th, 1993. Hien Waren.
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Once get rid of acidity, and away go in digestion, gastritis, sickness or whatever- form your stomach trouble may take. / To- benish harmful stomach scidity it is only necessary to take a simple antacid prodnet known as Bisurated Magnesia, o This pre- paration stops all trace of said fermenta- tion the instant it enters the stomach; it preventa even the possibility of pain and ensures that your food will do you good... Doctors recommend Bisurated Magnesia: hospitals use it, and grateful people every- where recommend it in the hope that others will be spared the torture that they
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LONDON, & also cargo from HAVRE, LA PALLACE BORDEAUX, COGNAC, convey had been difruit, the return was
caterrible. Il-prepared for such
b. m. ft. in MEINAM, in &c.. BI. M.R.
Steamer
pedition, lacking water, "petrol, oil, tyres sbora
exception with the
and
0 57 56¡ food, frequently obliged to trave: at Batar. 30 Noinferior Figh that their Goods" of Opium. Treasure and Valuables are being midlay in the heat of a central African
4 3 m 8 41 194613 into the landed and stored at their risk
Sunnier, often unable to discover traces Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon of the track, handicapped by the ingx-MOR.
15
2 m perience of some of the young reerits. it was only by miracles of energy that Tam. this first motor convey into the Saharn returned to its base,
Wharf and Godoy Co., Ltd, Kowloon, sence. Delivery may be obtained immediately after landing.
Optional Cargo will he forwarded on unless Intimation is received from the Consignees before Noon, Monday, the 25th inst., requesting it to be landed here.
8an."
Within five years at this pioneer ex- pedition it wats discovered that there Thur. existed. farther to the west, another route
Bila of Lading will be countersigned by the Underigned. Goods ramaizing unclaimed from "Algeria to the Niver valley, offering Fri.
the 30th inst, 1925, at Noon. will be subject to Rent and Landing Charges.
after
All Claims must be sent in to me on or before Monday, the 1st June, 1925, or they will not be recognize L
All damaged Packages will be examined on Esterday. the 30th inst. at 10 am, by Mestre. Goddani & Douglas,
No Fire lanrance has been effected.
R. RODEK FUSER Agent. Hougkong, 21 May, 1925. -
·S.Š. “PORTHOS," COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.
NOTICE
wheres
such favourable conditions that practical- by any formal type motor vehicle could cross the Sahara desert in comparative ease. The experience of 1919 had been costly in lives and money: it was rich in herafan and undoubtally it paved the way for the motor expuest of unknown Africa,
MOISTURE" AND LOVE.
In America they are always discover-1 ing things. They have discovered (in the State of Tennessee), that Darwin was all wrong and have made it illegal to teach. Evolution. They have discovered that many people will vote for abolish ing liquor and yet break systematically to get And now an American professor hax discovered the real reason why
the Jaw
in the spring the young man's fancy. lightly turns to thoughts of love
Alf Goods remaining undelivered after the their rink into the hazardous and/or extra. 1 Co., Aku Kowloor landing poems have been written on rainy days.
30th instant, will be subject to Bent
No Fire Insurance will be effected by us in
SHY CRO
whatever, Tamaged Fackager must be left in the Godown for examination by the Consigases and the Company's Surveyors, Messrs. Anderson Ashe, at 10 am, ou the 29th May, 1925. No Claims will be admitted after the Goods hare left the Godown and all Claims must be presented within Two Weeks of the Steamar's arrival here, after which date they will not be Boognised,
con tersignature,
Consignees are requested to surrender their Bills Lading to
to the Undersigned for RELCHERS & 100, Agents,
ΙΔΟΥΡ NORDDEUTSCHRE ng, 26th May, 1924
Hong
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of Cargo from KARSEIL LES, de
connection with
It is because there is more "dampin bore Breamer are hereby informed that
the air, he say Dampness makes s of. Opin. their Goods with the exception and feel we want somebody to love us. Mois- Tressar and Valuables are being stored at their risk into the Godowns of the ture makes the beart grow fonder. No od that al. Goods are being landed at Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown doubt, if careful inquiry, were made, it may be would be found that all the best love Howecane obtained immediatly hazardous Godowns of the
All this might seem moonshine were Cargo will be forwarded fas, whence, and/or from the wharvak
NOON, TO-DAS, requesting the professor has made. Dampness also Well, onuses people to shun' work!! delivery may be obtained
Bill of Lading will be countenigned by the England is a very damp country, and landed here Dadesigned Goods remaining melimed after England has a larger leisured einsg
than any other. Now what, as the pro Monday, the lat Jons, 1925, st Noes, subject to Bent sud Lauding Charron will be
All Claims must be sent in to me on or before fossar would say, "what do you know
the 3rd June, 1926, or they will not about that?*****
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YOUR TELEPHONE EAR. WHY THE LEFT IS BETTER THAN THE RIGHT
The importance of using the left ear while telephoning was impressed by Mr. H. E. Powell Jones, of the Telephone Development Association, in a broadcast lecture in London recently."
when
Forty years ago," he said, few people had seen, let alone used, the telephone, people used either oar indis criminately,
Now-a-days nine out of ten people unconsciously use the left ear, in order to have the right hand free to take notes or draw strange signs on the blotting pad.
For most people, the left ear is more sensitive than the right a fact which has been confirmed by scientific investi gation."
FROM THE HOME COURTS Woman in Wales: am sorry to say The ibat this man is my son in-law,
Her prisoner-of-war she, means, men: look you
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AND KOWLOON, WHALF AD GODOWN COMPANY, DR is received from the Contirases it not for another discovery this same alco wedding, but my husband 'opped it triumph of Lillian Gish's career, will
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No Claims will be admitted after the Goods are left the Godowns, and all Goods remaining after the 2nd June, will be undelivered subject to Beat.
All Claims
aguing the Stemmer must be wented. to. the Inderrigned on or before 15th Jane, or they will not be recognised
All broken, thafed and damaged Goods are be to be left in the Godawns, where they will be examined on the 2nd June, at 10 AM
No Fire Insurance has been enssted, Bille of Lading will be countersigned by
GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO, LIB.
My Agenta p Hongkong, 25th May, 1922
god Packages will be semina
damaged Packages
Messrs. Goddard & Douglas
on
Saturday, the 34th instant, at
azt, at 10 am, by. It is brought bome to me with evary day that I pass at my work that Europe is moving uncasily, slowly, it may be, but certainly to a new, catastrophe Musica Chamberlain
No Fire Insurance had been effected.
E. RODENFUBER,
Agrat Hongkong, th May, 1995,
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"The White Sister, the greatest
today. It is an Inspiration production with mother. next day and is now living in private have its premiere at the Quen's Theatre Mas at the Thames Court Can my released by Metro and has been acclaim- wife, talk! She would talk the handlend one of the most significant films ever made. The story was taken from the off Aldgate pump,
Willesden woman: I never answered famous novel by F. Mazion Crawford, her back, and now can I have a sum screened entirely in Italy and Northern mons for definition of character? Africa, and directed by Henry King, Nottinghamshire wife wow my Rome, Napies. Sorrento, Tivoli, and husband in a café with another woman.even Mt. Vesuvius were some of the Hushand: The woman was nine locations used, and the feault, accord- years of age, poleg teng to critica: in the larger cities, where You bit my the picture bas played as a two-dollar Mansield policeman
tion yet made. band. Man I did not; it was the beer attraction, is the most beautiful produc
that did it.