Gay Music Always
· For tiffin, tea, dinner and dancing-to make your voy- age even more pleasant than you had hoped, that's why all President Liners of the Dollar Steamship and Amer ican Mail Lines have such excellent orchestras.
The magnificent President Liners are broad of beam and exceptionally ready."`// All are oil burners, swift express lincës,
Tpublic rooms are luxuriously appoineed asil invizing,
All macrooms are outside, splendidly, fumished and equipped with beds-noc berths. Each room has hot and cold running water, also fans, wardrobe, thermos beetles and reading lamps. Private bath and showers in connection with many rooms perfis the travel comfort of these giant passenger liners,
The Cuising is world famous. The deliciously prepared menus will delight you. And how the orchestra adik zest to your dining.
The decks are spacious.. The Glas-encloud Promenade always popular. Deck spores, open air swimming pool, movies, evening dances,everything has been doce to make your trip happy one. Unexcelled anywhere is the couscous and efficient service accorded,,you by the trained personnel aboard the Presidenc Linerz
11
The great frequency of sailings and the liberal stopover privileges of the Dollar Sceamship and American Mail Lines have made these giant passenger katrs out. standingly popular among travelers.
WEEKLY TRANS-PACIFIC SERVICE
TO SAN FRANCISCO and LOS ANGELES
The Sunshine Belt via Honolulu Fortnightly sellings an Tuesdays
Pres. Taft Tack, Oct. 25th, 7. Pres. Jefferson.....Tues., Nov. Pres. Grant... Tues., Nor, 22nd Pres. Madison.... Tasa. Doc. 6th
To SEATTLE and VICTORIA The Shart, Straight Route to úmerica Fortnightly wilings on Wednesdays
rl
Free Jackson...Wad., Oct. 19th, 1 a Pres. McKinley... Wed., Nov. ta Pres. Lincoln Wed., Nov. 18th Free. Cleveland...Wed, Nov. 30th.
Special Through Rates to Europe, via United States, £120, £111 Direct connections with all Atlantic lines. Choice of callway lines across United States and Canada, with liberal stop-over privileges for sight-seeing.
To EUROPE and NEW YORK ROUND THE WORLD
Fortnightly sailings po Tuesdays via Manita. Straits, Calomon, Suez Canal, Alexandria, Naples, Gesin, Marseilles, Boston and New York
Pres. Van Buren Toes., Oct. 25th, 8s.m. Pres. Adams ...Tues., Dec. 8th,8an. Prou. Haves... Tues., Nov. 8th, 6.m. Prem. Garfald... Toca., Dec. 9th, 8a.m. Pres. Polk Tues., Nov. 2nd.§.m. † Pros, Harrison, Tues., Jan. 3ri, 6m
TO MANILA
#
.....Nev. 8th, 6.11. Pres. Van Buren...Oct. 25th, 8 a.m. Pres. Hayes ...... Pres. McKinley ...Oct. 25th, 6 pm.
Pres. Lincola......Nov. 8th, 8 p.m. ...Oct. 31st, 6 p.m. Pres. Graat......Nov.14th, 6 p.m. Pres. Jefferson
For Bookings, farmger and Freight Information Apply to Hong Kong and Shanghal Bank Building, Ground Floor
Telephone.Central 7477, 2478 and 795
Cable Addres "Dollar** ·
Dollar Steamship Line
and
American Mail Line
HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINIE,
INCLUDING
HUGO STINNES
LINIEN
COMBINED FREIGHT AND PASSENGER SERVICE. CABIN CLASS ACCOMMODATION FOR & PASSENGELS. FARE FROM HONG KONG TO GENOA-£73, 01, 03, FOUTWARD.
Failings from Europe for Shanghai and Northern Ports:--
88." PREUSSEN"
M.S.RAMSES" M.S."ERNLAND." M.S. VOGTLAND"
88. ALBERT: VOGLER
HOMEWARD.
due here on or about the 28th Oct. due here on or about the 17th Nov. due here on or about the 23rd Nov, dus here on or about the 7th Dec, fue here on or about the flat. Dec.
Sailings for Europe via Manila, Singapore,
Colombo & Port Said:-
18.8. "EMIL KIRDORF" ISS.HESSEN" 18.8. "BACHSEN" 188. "PAIUSSEN MB. "EAMBES. †M.A. "ERMLAND” .....
... Bailing from here on or about the 22nd Oct. ...ading from here on or about the 1st Nov. ...sailing from here on or about the 15th Nov. ...mailing from here on or skent the 29th Nov. ...sailing from here on or about the 20th Dec.
sailing from here on erabout the 3rd Jân., '£5.
↑ Calling at Genos, Rotterdam and Hamburg.
For Freight, Pange and further Particulars planso apply to
JEBSEN & CO.
12. Poddar Street
617
ON SALE.
Tel. £. 2225 Tel. 0. 4754
TRX HIV, JIHOK LINKDY.
THERAPION NO.
OUND VOLUMES of the HONG THERAPION NO. 3 BONG WEEKLY PRESS, THERAPION NO. 3
July to December, 1926.
WITH INDEX, Price-$7.50,
On Sale at the Hosó King DAILY Pass Offics.
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. WEDNESDAY,
Ko 3 for Bladder Chanch, Mo. 1 bựr Blood à Blin Plassen-Ko, V for E-ennia. WARNIM SKO BY 'SALIS & DECIDEAL: 1300 JE MArtany, 16. 236. EN CLORO # Do, Baviptook 24, 174, London 117. MAIL PRO TO. BEERAN 27, Kun Town O TE OF For Beams, 845 FRANCIHOD.
ENGLAND'S ART WEALTH.
£700,000 EXPORTS TO U.s
SALE ROMANCES.
More than £300,000 worth of pie tures and approximately £200,000 worth of other art treasures-old books, tapestry, and furniture— have been exported from Englead to the United States during the
past year
The season of art exportation is just over-it has its periods like every other season-and the returns
of
THE CHINA COAST.
CHANGES IN OFFICER PERSONNEL.
latest
The following are the changes in officer personnel on the China Coast:-1
Mr. W. L. Thomas, chief officer, Chuan, is on reserve.
Mr. H. E. Woodstack, reserve, has gone eccond officer, Shanri,
Mr. L. Rowe, from reserve, has gone chief officer, Shunsi.
Mr. T. R. Pringle, from reserve, has gone chief engineer, Sunnning Mr. W. Gordon, from reserve, has gone second engineer, Sunning. Mr. E. C. Fitzpatrick, from
values of all the money treasures, under the generic title serve has gone third engineer,
Sunning." of art," which have been shipped from England across the Atlantic, are now in the hands of the United States Consular authoritira.
England has lost a great deal and the draining process will can- tinue while the demand exists among the American collectors and while the price can be paid. 1. -
England, however, still remains the greatest art-holding country in the world. The untapped resources of historic English homes are be yond computation in money terms, quite apart from the national and civic collections.
"Without Equal,"
"We have in our national · col-
lections pictures that the world cannot rival," said a representa tive of Messrs. Duveen Brothers, the great international art dealers, to a Daily Express representative. "The British collections are with out equal in their number and their quality."
It is estimated that the value of the national
Mr. W. Lamont, from reserve, has gone chief engiaver, Fengtien. Mr. H. Jackson, from reserve,
has gone second engineer, Fengtien
Mr. C. H. Perriam, from reserve, bas gone third engine, Fengtien. Mr. W. Anderson, chief engineer, Taming, has gone chief engineer, Changsha,
"Mr. J. McArthur, from reserve, has gone chief engineer, Taming.
Mr. R. D. Thompson, from re- serve, has gone chief engineer, Chuan.
Mr. H. Campbell, chief engineer, Chuan, has gone chief engineer, Chengtu
Mr. J. A. Greig, chief engineer, Chengtu, has gone chiel engineer, Chinking.
Mr. G. W. Clark, ron reserve, has gone second engineer, Ngunkin. Krangre, is on reserve.
Mr. J. WHIthird engineer,
Mr. A. J. Brown, recond en- ginger, Tungchow, has gone second engineer, Sunning
Mr. W. Gordon, second engineer, Sunning, has gone second engineer, Tungchow.
Mr. E. F. Graham, third en gineer, Kanchow, is on reserve..
Mr. R. A. Bell-Sayer, chief of cer, Loongro, has gone thief officer,
Kinguo.
pictures exceeds £230,000,000, apart from the pic-
Mr. C. I. A. H. Hendry, chief tures and other art treasures own-officer, Kingwo, has gone chief Led by provincial corporations. officer; Kiguo.
No expert en appraise the ne- tual sale-room value of the private collections which still remain un- touched in England. They remain an undiscovered realm of mystery and romance. Three of the greatest collections are those of Lord "Elles mere, the Duke of Devonshire, and Lord Leicester at Holkham Hall, Norfolk.
All manzer of valuable pictures, Looks, and objects of art lie in countless country houses. Many of them are known to the collecting community; others are not.
Mr. A. M. Jewell, second officer, Sure, has gone acting chief officer, Hopsang-
Mr. F. A. Maxwell has been pointed second officer, Sulwo.
OCTOBER 19th, 1927.
CONSIGNEE NOTICES.
2
VEREENIGDE NEDERLANDS- CHE SCHEEPVAART- MAATSCHAPPIJ. (UNITED NEINBLANES NAVIRATHIN COJ
HOLLAND-OOST AZIN LIJN |_ (HOLLAND-East As Love). --
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
FROM AMSTERDAM, ROTTERDAM, HAMBURO, BREMEN & GENOL
11
JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN.
JC JL
York Building
Halmptome
LIJN.
Tel Aid fres
JAVALAN
Tel. Central 1571
REGULAR FORTNÍOUT ŠESTION BETW13 JAVA, CHINA AND JAPAN
STRAMILA
HE Steamship
"OLDEKERK (19)* Consigneer of Carge by her are notified having arrived from the above Ports, that all Goods are being landed at their risk into the hazardous and/or estra hazardous Godowna of the China Pro
hence andor vidont Loan Mortgage Co. Ltd ARMANESTAN
from the Tharros, Do TJIPANAS vers obtained.
Goods zot cleared by
by the 25th OctoTJISONDARI ler, 1997, will be subject to Rent
YDENSANG
+
All broken, chated and damaged Pack TJIMANOER gos are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be atamined on the 34th JIKANANG October, 1827, at 10am, b Мет Goddard and Donglas, Dong Song
FROM
ABOUT
Exradual - W133:
ON DE LEAVE ON
·ON ABOUT
In Port
JITA
(G) Jaya, MaĦILA |
&SWATOW Tu Port
SHAL KUNG In Part 20th
JAVA Java, Macassar 3rd N.G. & Axor 24th
BATATLA
JATA JEDBURGH...... TJIKEMBANG STOL, KLUND
Claims against be Steamer must bo BARON presented in writing within Ten days alter arrival of Stearmer, otherwise they will not be recognized.
the Underriged in any case whatever,
No Fire Insurance will be effected by.
Bill of Lading will be countersigned by
JAVA CHINA-JAPAN LIJN, General AgentC~-
"
Hong Kong, 17th Oct., 1927. [5451
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
OCEAN STEAMSHIP 00., LTD. |
AND
CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION CO. LTD.
FROM UNITED KINGDOM VIA
SINGAPORE
MONSIGNEES per Cal
La Steamer "TEIRESTAS
are hereby notified that the Cargo will ba discharged into Holt's Wharf, Kowloon, where will be at Consignees" risk and object to Terms and Conditions of Storage at Ed's Wharf. The Cargo will be ready for Delivary from Godown on and after 17th October.
intesa Notice has been given prior to Optional Cargo will not be landed here,
Steamer's ariral, bat carried on from port to port to the final port of call tó
All which the option artend
broken,
chafed and damaged Goods be left in the Godowas, where they are to be les ap-will be examined on any Tuesdays and Fridays between the hours of 10.45 AM, and Noam within the Free Storage period. No Claims will be admitted after the Goods are left the Steamer's Godora, all Goods remaining undelivered after the 24th October, will be subject and to Bent
Mr. J. R. Murphy, from reserve, has gone second officer, Tuckwo.
Mr. A. Me Marshall, from re- serve, has gone second engineer, Tatthing.
Mr. W. Bould, second engineer, Zuckuo, has gone chief engineer,
nusang.
All Claims against the Utsamer must' be presented to the Underigned on er before the th November, or they will
No Fire Insurance will be affected.
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
Ageris. 17th October, 1927.
[5448
Mr. D. D. Davidson, third annot be roccgnised. neer, Taiko Fan Yi, has gorie third engineer, Changchow............
ww-
Mr. J. G. Henderson, third en- gineer. Irlang, has gone third en- Now and again they come to gineer, Yingchow. light. There was, for example, a Mr. A. B. Blair, third engineer,
Changchi, has gone third picture hanging in a Welch manor gineer, Lingehou. Mr. L. Water- house. It was known to be worth, third engineer, Liangehou, "a fair amount of money," but has gone third engineer, Taikoo
Ian Fi. when it came to auction it fetched!
Mr. R. Geater, secund engineer, no less than £40,000,
Suochow, has gone acting chief en- gineer. Tunglingap
.
Field For Connoisseurs.
PRINCE LINE
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEÈS,
FROM NEW YORK
THE Motor Vessel having arrived from the above For on 15th instant, Consignees of Cargo are hereby informed that their Goods
CHINESE PRINCE”
are being landed at their risk into the Godowns of the Hong Kong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company, Limited, Kowloon, and stored at Consignees risk and expense.
44
For
18th Oct. SWATOW & SA190N
BATAVIA
2th Oct.
28th
F
27th Folh
125th
ANOY, 31st
Wireless Telegraphy.
JAKO & N, CHINA
BATAVIA⋅
|AMOT" SHANGHAI & KRZLUNG
3 Nov. Makassar Java
The steamers are all åtted, throughout with ectris Light and have accommodatin for a limited number of aloen Passengers, All steam)ATE carry a dely qualißed misson. Caro taken at thringh rates to all ports in Netherlands Irdia and Australia.
For Partionlars of Freight and Passage, apply to th
10)
JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN."
M.M
MESSAGERIES MARITIMES
MM
LIGNES COMMERCIALES (CAROO Beart)." Monthly Sallings direct to HAMBURG, BOTTERDAM, DUNKIRK
. "OAPT. FAURE".
1st week November.
"BI KIANG" due to arrive from DUNKIRK, LONDON,
HAVRE about the 21st October.
SERVICES CONTRACTUELN (Man Savica)
Steamers.
D'ARTAGNAN
GAL METZINGER .....A SPHINX
PORTHOS
PLECATorALEBONA
A.LEBOXor P.LECAT.&
Art. 23 Hong
Sailing frot Marveillan
Kong& Sailing for Changhai and Japan.
1
Bailings from
Hong Kong for
Macieilles.
25th Oct.
8th Nov. 22nd Nov, 6th Dec,
23rd Sept
7th Oct.
21st Oct.
25th Oct.
9th Nov. 23rd Nov.
20th Dec.
4th Nov.
Tis Dec.
3rd Jan., 1928.
rj
RATES OF PASSAGE MONEY TO MARSEILLES (including Table Wine and Free Docter's Attendance)
BOLA f1st Class 85. Oɛ. Od. 81. On.. Od. STEAMERS 2nd STEAMERS SE is to London and Leading Towns of Europe.
A Chaisst Class... 99. Od. od
Through
70 ud.. od
Accommodations reserved in the Trains at Marseliles. (Sailings subject to alteration without notice). For fall Particulars, apply tos
Cie. des MESSAGERIES MARITIMES, Telephone: Central 740
3, Qur' BUILDING
18
CONSIGNATICN-TRANSIT-REPRESENTATION
HAMBURG AMERIKA LINIE. NOTICE TO CONSIGNÉES. THE Steamship
"SACHSEN" having arrived. Consigners of Cargo ars hereby notified that their Goods are being landed and placed at their risk in the Hong Kong & Kowbon Wharf & Godown Company's godowns at Kowloon, where Delivery can be obtained as the Goods are landed.
arrival.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES,
PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION. CO.B STEAMER DELTA."
Ava BONG KONG ON 1x OCTOBER, 1927.
FROM BOMBAY, COLOMBO...AND STRAITS,
CONSIGNEES of Cargo by the Optional Cargo, will be landed, unlessboro-named Veselare hereby in and placed AT THEIR RISK in the Hong Notice has been given prior to Steamer's formed that their Goods are being landed No Claims will be admitted after the Kong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown All broken, chafed and damaged Goods bare left the Godowns, and all Company's Godowns at Kowloon, where Gooda are to be left in the Godowns, 10th October, 1927, will be subject to by Mark and Delivery can be obtained as Goods remaining undelivered after the each Consignmer t will be sorted out Mark where they will Le azamined on
the Goods are larded. Friday, 21st instant, at 10a.m.
This Vessel brings on Cargo from Persian Gulf ex B.JSN, and B & P.B.N. Optional Goods will be landed here unless instructions, lava been given to the contrary Six hours before arrival of the Steamer.
Rent.
Mr. I. E. Risset, second engineer, Scarcely any one knew about Tungting, has gone second engineer, that picture," said the art dealer Ngankin. Mr. GW. Clark, second who purchased it. Up and down cancer, panki, has gone second
engineer, Shengking... the and there are thousands of Mr. W. H. Sever, third engineer, similarly valuable pictures that are Tungehou has gone acting second an untapped and wonderful field. A. J. Courtney, third en-
engineer, Soochow
for the connoisseur.""
gineer, Him Peking, has gone, third Here is another instance. A book engineer, Tungcheri. . G. Gray, same to a public sale room. No from reserve, has gone second ca
gineer," Chikiang.
All Claims mas be presented within All broken, chafed and damaged Goods person took much notice of it ex
Mr. D. Mel. Campbell, third en Fifteen days of the Vessel's arrival are to be left in the Godowns, where they cept the, man who bought it. Begineer, Tourang, tas gone third here, after which date they cannot be will be examined on 19th October, 1927, Co.'s desmer
at 10 am by our Surveyors, Mesu knew that it was the finest first engineer, Chinking. Mr. Arecont will be admitted after the Goddard and Douglas. folio Shakespeare in existence." It Lockerbie, third engineer, Tatu Booda have left the Godowns and All Claims must reach us before the could have been sold to the United has gone third engineer, Touring all Goods maining undelivered after 4th November, 1927, or they will not be
Mr. R. H. Maclan, from re the sind instant, will be subject to recognized. States for £30,000, but instead it serve, has gone acting second en went to the British Museum for gineer, Tungting.
No Firs Insurance has been affected. much less, and is counted so pre eous that it is never down except in its glass case.
No
Bent.
Mr. R. Mealpine has been ap pointed second officer, Suivo Mr. by A. H. Jewell, secord officer, Suvio, has gone acting chief officer, Hop-
"I have spent filty years among ang books," mid the bead of Bernard | "Mr. E. J. Grainger, from reserve, Quaritch, Ltd., the famous book has gone third engineer, Tuckwo. sellers, "and I am always discover ing something new and unexpected. It is the most romantic and excit
Mr. A. J. Begley, from reserve, has gone chief engineer, FausZNG.. Mr. W. F. Bould, chief engineer, Pausan, is on reserve,
Mr. D. C. Woods, from reserve, ing occupation there is. One never has gone sup's second engineer, knows what there is to be found hang-Shipping and Engineer- One day I might come across a full wig, play of Shakespeare in his own handwriting. Quite possibly that caisto somewhere in England
Values of art treasures depend on the demand from collectors. The "You are always finding some Britwell Court-library, which was thing fresh in art, whether it is recently sold, Jargely to America, pictares of books. The other day than £200,000 because of the fight went up in selling price by more
terests.
北
No Fire Insurance will be effected. Bills of Lading will be countersigned Bill of Lading will be countersigned by the Urdersigned.
JERSEN & CO.
Agenta. FURNESS (FAR FAST), LTD.
2nd Floor, King' Building,
Hong Kong, 13th Oct., 1927. 15426 Connaught Road. Telephone No. 3165. Hong Kong, 18th Oct., 1927. [8444
NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD, BREMEN,
HE Steamer
THE
AACHEN" having arrived from BREMEN, HAN. SUNRISE AND SUNSET IN are borsby notified that their Cargo
BURG and Ports, Consignees of Carge HONG KONG.
FOE OCTOBER, 1927.
STANDARD TIME OF THE 120th MERIDIAN, EAST OF GREENWICH.
Date.
I saw the picture of a man in naval between British and American in October uniform in a London shop. Thatter The value of many of the books picture had been sold for quite s the Britwell Court library was intirely fictitious," said the head "I forced
small amount at a sale.
I knew the face of the man is of Bernard Quaritch.
the picture. I was able to go into up the American "hidders and made them pay about double thereal. the shop and to tell the dealer that value. That was one of the classic he had there a portrait of Samuel struggles of the saleroon. If these
Pepys. That picture was an un- discovered treasure.?!
(Oontinued on next Column.)
books which have now gone to America came on the market again their value, would be entirely dif ferent.'
19th...8.21 s.m. 6.55 p.m.
Sunrise Sunset
90th....6.21
5.55
#
5.54:
22nd.16.22
5.53
$3rd...0.22
-5.53
"
24th....0.23
3.82
* 25th....6.24
5.51
21
5.51
5.60 si
8.40 1
5.43.
8th.....25 7th...6.25 28th....6.25 20th 18.23 30th....8.28 31.6.27
6.48
- 5.48
being landed at their ritk into the Go- dowax of the Hong Kong Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd, Kowloor, where Delivery can ba obtained.
All Goods remaining undelivered after the 24th of October 1944, will be
to Reat. subject to
No Fire Tourneo will be effected by
in any case whatever.
Goods not cleared within 3 days in- elnding date of arrival will be subject to Bent
TLS.
No Fire Insurancs will be effected by
in any case whatever.
Damaged Packages must be left in the Godowns for examination by the Consignees, and the Company's surveyerı Memars. GODDARD Douglas at 10am.
& on Mondays and. Thursdays, within the, Free Storage period
All Claims against the Steamer masë. be presented to the Undersigned on or before 4th November, 1927, or they will 101 Le recognized.
No Ghiba will be admitted after the, MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & Co. Goods have left the Godown.
Agents.
Damaged Packages must be left in the A Godown for examination by the Con the 20th of October, 1927.
pours. Anderson & Aske at 10 am. on and the Company's Burveyor,
No Claim will be admitted after the Gooda have left the 'Godown' and all Claims must be presented within Two Werks of the Ship's arrival here, after which date they will not be
Consignees are requested to: their Bills of Laling to
for countersignature.
MELCHERS
Agents,
recognised
surender Undersigned
CO,
NORDDEUTSCHER ROTA BENE,
Bong Kong, 18th Oct., 1927. [5347
Hong Kong, 15th Oct., 1927. [6443
VISITORS TO CANTON
Should Purchase BOOK FOR THE GLOBE TROTTERS FROM HONG KONG TO CANTON BY THE PEARL RIVER:
· CATALI C. V. LLOYD, with Illustrations, Maps and Flags
PRICE
On Sale at:
$170
Hong Kong Daily Pezas "· Office