Your Own Room
Genuine comfort and every modern convenience attend you in your stateroom aboard President Liners. You will be delightfully pleased with the luxury and hominess of your accommodations,
The magnificent President Liners are broad of beam and exceptionally Allure of burners, swift express liner.
The public rooms are luxuriously appointed and inviting.
xdy.
All staterooms and outside, splendidly fumished and equipped with beds or berths. Each room has hot and cold running water, alse lans, wardrobe, cheres bor:les and reading lamps. Private bath and showers in connection with many rooms perfect the travel comfort of these giant passenger liners.
The Cuisine is world famous. The delicioudy prepared menus will delight you. And how the archesees adds to your dining.
The decks are spacious. The Glass enclosed Promenade always popular. Deck sports, open air swimming pool, movies, evening dances, everything has been done to make your trip a happy one. Unexcelled anywhere-is the courteous and efficient service accorded you by the trained personnel aboard the President Linery,
The great frequency of sailings and the liberal stopover privileges of the Dolla: Steamship and American Mail Lines have made these giant passenger liners out standingly popular among travelers.
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TO SAN FRANCISCO and
LOS ANGELES
The Sunshine Belt vía Honolulu Fortnightly sellings an Tuesdays
Pres. Great..Tues., Jan. 17th, 6.30 a.m. Fres. Cleveland...Tue, Jan 31st Pros, Pierce Too, Feb. 14th Prom Taft. Tam, Feb. 28th
TO BEATTLE and VICTORIA The Short, Straight Route to fiertos Fortnightly sailings on Wednesday!
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Prea, Lincoln Wed, Jan. 2nth 5th Pres. Madison ... Wed., Fel Pren. Jackson Wed, Feb. Tied
Special Through Rates to Europe, via United States, £120, £112. Direct connections with all Atlantic lines. Choice of rallway lines across United States and Canada, with liberal stop over privileges for sight-seeing.
To EUROPE and NEW YORK
ROUND THE WORLD
Fortnightly slingyun Tuesdays via Manila, Stats, Colombo, Suer Canal, Alexandria, Naples, Cora, Mirelles, Bevon and Nier York
Pros. Monroe ...Son, Jan, 15th, Sa.m. Fres, Wilson... Sun., Jan. 29th, m Pres. Van Buren ...Sun.. Feb. 19th
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Pros, Hayes...Sun., Feb. 26th- Pres. Polk
....Sna., Mar. 11th Pres. Adams....Bun., Mar. 25th TO MANILA
Pres. Monroe...Jan 15th, 6 p.m. Pres. Lincoln Jan, 17th, 6 pm. Pres, Cleveland ...Jan. 23rd, 6. p.m.
Fres. Wilson... ...Jan. 59th, & put, Pros, Madison...Jan, Slat, & p.m. Fres. Pierce.........Feb. 6tà,. 6 p.m.
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THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. WEDNESDAY,
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for Bhanghai
Maruaillen.
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· and Japan,
ANGERS
17th Jan, 1928. 31st Jan
D'ARTAGNAN
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PORTHOS
27th Jan
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14th Feb 28th Feb., 18th Max.,
27th Mar.
H
RATES OF PASSAGE MONEY TO MARSEILLES
Brianzas Sod
B CLASS 1st Class...2 85. On ̋od
(including Table Wine).
£ 70 od. OL
A Class 1st Class... 99. LO STEAMRES ind. 91. 0s, od, Through Tickets to London and Leading Towns of Europe, Accommodations reserved in the Trains at Marseilles,
(Bailings iubject to alteration without notice). ...
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3. QUELL's BUZLDIWG,
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CONSIGNATION=--TRANSIT-REPRESENTATION,
ENGLAND LIKE A SPONGE.
LACK OF EFFECTIVE DRAINAGE SYSTEM.
WATER-LOGGED.
ENGLAND TO AMERICA.
TOURIST TRAFFIC
SENSATION.
£23 10s. REDUCTION.
LONDON, Dec. 10th.
The following article is from a A great development of the London paper of December 8th-be-system by which cabin passengers fore the present bad weather began, can cross the Atlantic for a holi It describes a very grave problem in day in first-class comfort was an England, and what conditions are
nounced by the Cunard Company last night Reductions like now can well be imagined.
that amount to as much S24 10. on some of the return fares by new post-war liners are included in the announcement..
All England is becoming water lagged. The level of water below the surface of the land is rising. steadily year after year, and the water head in rivers and streams. i creeping higher.
Facts which tend to prove that, the whole country is rather like a xixandie sponge are clearly em phasised in the report of the Roya! Commission on Land Drainage, which is published to-day. The commission, under the chairman- ship of Lord Bledislac, has enrried eut a most complete inquiry into present law affecting land drainage with the object of recom-. mending improvements.
One-reventh of the agricultural Iand in England and Wales, arrounting to 4,302,000 acres, is, awarding to evidence laid before the commission, dependent for its fertility on arterial drainage and
the
of this total 1,470,000 neres are out-
side any drainage district. It is stated that 1.753,000 acres of land are in immediate need of drainage. and of this area only 295,000 are within any drainage scheme.
Flooding.
Periodical flooding, occasioned by defective or obstructed drainage channels, affects as great an área as 1,979,000 acres.
20 Liners In The Scheme. Two 20,000-ton ships, the Laconia and the Segthin, and four 14,000- ton vessels, the Indauia, Antonia, Athenia, and Letitia, are involved. They will be put into service at the new rates next. April, when the tourist season begins agai
It is hoped that twenty liners will be brought under the scheme during 1028.
JANUARY 11th,
NAVAL AND MILITARY ITEMS.
MAJOR-GENERAL WARDROP
**QUE SHORTLY.
N.M.S." BERWICK" FÖR
CHINA STATION.
1928.
11
JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN-
LIJN.
Tel. Address JAVALYN
Tel Central 1521
JC J.L
York Badding
Itangkanys.
RMULAR FORTNIGHT SERVICE BETWEES JAVA, CHINA ▲¤¤ JAPAN.
| KXPECTED, WILL
LEAVE ON OR, ABOUT
STORANIA
FRON
ON ON ABOUT
Major-General A. E. Wardrop,” upon his upointment as General Officer Commanding, North China Command, had the honour of being received by the King at Bucking
Major-General bam Patnes Wardrop was expected to leave Lontton about the end of December for China to take up his new com- mand On handing over to him
SHAI, KLUNG.. In Port TJIMANOEK
JAVA, MANTLA 11th Jan. 15th Major-Generul J. Düncan will pro- | TJIPANAS ceed home in January and take TJITAROEM...
WATA, MACASA 14th ..... N. G. & Axor 16th over the 1st Division at Aldershot TJISALAK during February.
TJISONDARI ... BATAVIA 19th TJISAROEA STAL
K'LUNG. 2 ANOT Java, Mecabean, 30th
BATAVIA 2nd Feb,
Major-General Alexander Ernest Wardrop is 68 years of age. His TJIRODAS inther was the late Major Genera! TJIKEMBANG
Wireless Telegraphy.
& Wardrop, and he was educated TJISONDARI...SA KLUND. 8th
'Java, Macabras: 13th at Haileybury. For his services in TJIBODAS the war he was mentioned in TJITAROEM... N. C. & Axor 19th The offaint announcement of the despatches nine times, and award- Cunard Company describes the ente the Legion of Honour, the in the rates ne "a further des French and Italian war erOSSAS, velopment in the provision of the the Order of St. Anne, third class, most comfortable form of travel as with swords, the 1014 Star, the C.B.. and the C.M.G. From 1993 moderate rates,"
to 1027 he was G.O.C. Labore dis- trict..
The Laconia and the Scythia, the two larger ships, are used on the
Queenstown, Boston, The withdrawals of troops from Liverpool.. and New York "service, and the China is completed by the transfer passenger mate alterations which of the remainder of the 13th Io- affect them mean the abolitich ofantry Brigade to its normal first class passengers. "Cabin station at Catterick and other will take their place, Yorkshire stations. The units of passengers and will be given the accommoda- this brigade are the 1st Battalion, tion formerly reserved as 'first
The Green Howards (to Strensall), class."
the 1st Battalion, The Cameronisas First Class.
int Catterick), the 1st Battalion, The Middlesex Regiment (at Cat terick), and the 1st Battalion. The
11
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A cabin passenger by either of the two vessels all be able to
travel under first class conditions
11th Jan. BATAVIA
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AMOY NOMINA BATAVIA AMOT,S'ENKLUNG
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AMOT & N. CHINA AMOT SHAL KLUNG,
BATAYIA
AMOT & SAIGON
Macamar & JATA
The steamers are all åtted throughout with Ricotrie Light and have Boommedation for Emited number of saloon, Passangers. "All steamer carry a duly qualified peos. Cayo taken at through rates to all ports in Netherlands India and Australia
For Particulare of Fraight and Passage, apply to the
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JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN.
KONINKLYKE PAKETVAART
MAATSCHAPPY.
(ROTAL PACKET NAVIGATION Co..on Batavia).
Border Regiment (to York). Other THE MOTOR VESSEL
units from China will be station
at a retura fare of £62 The fare for the same accommodation thised as follows:-1st Battalion, The season was £55.
Devonshire Regiment (Malta), 1st Field Brigade, R.A. (India).
Tourist passengers will travel at of £37 10s., as A return fare against £38-the old second claes
rate.
Much of the trouble from ineffec- tive drainage is caused, in the opinion of the commission, by a confused tangie of authorities. established by the piece-meal logis- lation of 500 years, and exercising a great variety of powers and Junctions. There is no uniformity or method of powers, 02 of liability. Many drainage authort- ties are doing admirable work; others are doing none. The efforts af some authorities are rendered ineffectual by the lack of co-opera-in-Chief, Chins Station, Vice- to nearly three yaers of eventful
tion of their neighbours, or by the fact that the drainage of adjoin. ing land is under no control what
"CREMER"
Due to sail to SINGAPORE, BELAWAN.DELI and PENANG, on 16th January, 1 p.m.
H.M.S. Despatch, Captain R. B. Ramsay, concluded her second com- mission in the. Navy since she was completed in 1922 on Dec. 14th Offers and concurrently she is transferred from the China to the Americs and West Indies Station. Her late commission began on Jan. 1st, 1825, Koog, and thus extended
excellent Baloon accommodation.
All lower berths.
English cuisine.
Doctor carried. Wireless telegraph.
1st Class Fare to Singapore-$125.
VISIT OF ADMIRAL TYR- WHITT TO SINGAPORE. His Excellency the Commander.
In connection with the Royal Packet Nav. Co.'s (K.P.M.) Admiral Sir Reginald Yorke Tyrwhitt. Bart., K.C.B. D.S.O..ervice. In her place one of the Service to a destinations in the Netherlands East Indies
cruisers, county new
probably flying his fingen H.M.S. Hurki HM.S. Berwick, will proceed to and Australia. (Commodore Second Class. L. W.
China to join the Fifth Cruiser The present system or absence Braithwaite, C.M.G., R.N.) is ex- of aystem-is accordingly condems-
to arrive at Singapore on Squadron early this year. ed, and the commission's report day, from Hong Kong and to declares that to provide for effi
leave on Monday, Janaary-23rd. vient administration and equitable for Port Swettenham whence she distribution of liability it will be sails on January 27th for Manila. necessary to amend or repeal many existing statutes."
crer.'
The drainage authorities in the country number 381, made up, an under:
Commissioners of Sewers... Drainage authorities under
special Acts......... .198 Elective drainage boards. 114 Council's Powers.
to
these
County aud county borough councils, in addition special authorities, have certain powers under the Land Drainage Act, 1926, and the county councils of Middlesex, Surrey, Lancashire, and Yorkshire (West Riding) have acquired drainage powers under private Acta.
Some of the chief proposals of the commission to the Government
are:-
The general drainage law should be consolidated.
foa
The last of the seven sections of the gigantic floating dock for the Singapore Naval Base has now been launched at Wallsend
RUGGER WAS DIFFERENT THEN!
HOW WE PLAYED IN THE EARLY SEVENTIES.
NO REFEREES, NO PENALTIES AND NO PASSES..
[Br E. B. TURNER,
F.R.C.S.]
Three were very few private or lence, and then left to find them. enclosed Rugby grounds in the selves and evolve whatever com- bination there might be as the early 'seventica. Blackheath,
game progressed. There was prac ing the whole of the six years in which I played in every big match in or about London I only once took a pass.
Wimbledon Common, Hattersen tically no passing whatever. Dur
Park, Clapham Common, Victoria Park and such like open spaces were utilised for the gaine. The grounds were not roped, but the spectators generally were Very good in keeping outside the Line of A central drainage authority
the touch flags, although sometimes should be set up for 101 different in their excitement they encroach river basin areas, called "catch-ed on the field of play. Once, in a match between St. Georgy's Hes pital and Blackheath, A. W. Pear- son the England and Blackheath full back, scored a try by running through the crowd inside the touch flags the whole length of the ground!
ment areas.
Where the schemes of different areas confict there should be an
ture,
appeal to the Ministry of Agricul- Commissioners of Sewers and chaolets authorities should be abolished.
It is suggested that, in view of the present agricultural depres- sion caution should be exercised in carrying out extensive drainage schemes, and, that, in certain cases, financial
from nesistance
the Treasury would be justified.
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
HONG KONG.
Agents: JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN-LIJN.
Telephone 1674.
Your Burbing, Üster Road.
THE P. & O. "NEW LINERS. Į
Among the interesting dévelop-" ments in the new liners ordered for the P. & O. Company, in the case of ane vessel of 19,000 tons, the propulsion will be by electric drive in association with turbines. In the other case the boiler pres- sure will be raised up to 400 lb. to the eq. in. Higher pressure has been applied in one case, hut up to the present the general pressure, in marine loifers has been about 250 lb. to the inch.
JUNK WRECKS..
A trading junk with 150 tons of coal on board was wrecked off Nine Isles near Macao, having left the Colony on January 2nd. Four men, 4 women, 5 girls and three boys In the winter of 1875-70 the were drowned. The only eurvivor heavy, slow-moving forward and was a foki who clung to a piece the twenty-a-side game both came of plank for two days before he to an end. In that year. St was picked up. Deorge's Hospital had, a very strong fifteen.
HONG KONG METEOROLOGICAL
A
REGISTER.
Hong Kong Observatory, January 10th, Previous On Dau On Dau
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In January, 1876, the North and South match was to be played, twenty-a-side, and for the first time a considerable number of players from the West of England had been picked for the team. The On Els Shoulders.
captain of England that year, F. Some very fine defensive and Luscombe, who was also captain Barometer... offensive players played for Eng of the Santh, was very anxious if Temperature and at that time. I saw Harold it were possible to try to get a Hamidity.. Freeman at Kensington Oval, in game for as many of the twenty Wind- the match against Scotland, drop as he could get together, and we a goal with two Scottish forwards offered to take the St. George's
-0.19 sitting on his shoulders, and Mil Hospital fifteen and play fifteen Weather on the Rain... ton and Morse, the old Mari- from the South twenty
Highest oper-Lir Temperatura, 9th: 67 INaugh boys, who played for the Ginsies ground at Putney.
He agreed, and collected in Lon-Lowest open-air Temperature, 10th: 59. Marlborough Nomads — in those days one of the first clubs in London as many of the West Country
We B-Blue sky; O-Cloudy: D- don-made a very great mark in players as were available
went down to play, being fourteen Drizzle: "F-Fog: L-Lightning the game.
only-my brother, G. I. Turner, M-Mist; O-Overcast; P-Passing so that year played agains Scat bowers; Q-Squalle; H-Bain; T- land, was unable to come as he had Thunder, to give a lecture to the students at the hospital. We found on the ground that Luscombe had got six- toen mea, most of the Southern twenty, and one or two England I was captain of the Hospital caps, who were unable to make the team and Kewley led the Liver journey to Manchester. He offer pool team. I pointed out to Kewed to give us one to make the des ley that while we wore engaged in equal
For JANUARY, 1928.
STANDARD TIME OF THE 120th MERIDIAN, EAST OF GREENWICH.
Sunrist.
Sunse!. January 11th......7.05 m, 3.87 p.m.
12th......7.03
5.50
In those days there were no lines. mas, no referee and no penalties, The captain were the sole arbiters of all disputes. The first time a referee, or umpire as he was then called, came into being was when the United Hospital Challenge Cup was started in 1874.
backing each other's shins in a
"And Yet They Won
good-tempered way we could hard I refused, as I wanted to keep-
HONG KONG TIDE TABLE.
From January 11th to 17th, 1923 Chon WAYEL
ly toll if a three-quart muring the Hospital team together and Wed, 11 put his foot in touch or not. and get them fit for the coming oup
Hong
Kong
Standard
Time.
LOY WATER
Helph
Boog
Kong
Standard
Time
1264 3m 6 32.
Height
Dale.
"
13th. 14th. 13th.7.06 18th...7.00
..7.06
5,583.
7,08
5.50
8.00
D.00
0.00
17th......7.00
6,01
18th......7.00
5.02
19th......7.06
I
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goth.
7.05
9.05
4.03
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8.04
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23rd.....7.05 24th......7.05 " 0.05 25th......7.05 28th.....7.04??
6.03
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6.06
6.07
22 2.674
8 42a41 2.3509 29 125 4 405
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11
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6.09.
8.30
30tb......7.04
6.10
alat...7.03
11
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combination at all; players were in those days a very big score of picked for their individual excel- goals and tries
ON SALE.
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PRICE:
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HONG KONG DAILY PREIS OFFICE.
OVER HALF AL CENTURY FREMSTANON
HONG KONG HANSARDING OR LECLERC'S EVER ERNEVE
of the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
for the Bession 1928.
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Pama: MyLadies Cunatra, 077 2001 7119,- JI. ENCHANI 30 an, Co., Haverstock Rd. W.W.j APCUENTA
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A G. Guilmard, who was then pre about a stone a man lighter than Fri. wident of the Rugby Union, the the other side, hut beyond the fact other. After some demur Guilmard that Gipsies ground being a very Sat 14110456584
consented, and these two linesmet short oneA
K. Butterworth
officiated in that antcft, their fielded the ball from the kick-off Buu, 15 k 1 10 883 P
powers being limited to advising and dropped a goal straight away.
the two captains whether the ball they never got out of their twenty Mon, 18 m 8 884 5m10 10 28 had been in touch or not,
five during the rest of the match, Practically thero was no team and the Hospital won by what was Tues, 17
15.5.8
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09.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
OCEAN STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. AND CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD.
FROM UNITED KINGDOM VIA SINGAPORE
NONSIGNEEN per Oale Steame
"RHEXENOR"
are hereby notified that the Cargo_will be discharged into Holt's Wharf, Kow loon, where it will he at Consignees' risk and robject to Terms and Condi tions Сатко
Storage at Holt's Wharf. The
will bo
be ready for Delivery from Godown on and after 10th January
Optional Cargo not be landed here, unless Notice has been given prior to Steamer's arrival, but carried on from port to port to the inal port of call to which the option extends."
All broken, obsted sad damaged Goods are to be left in the Godewas, where they will be examined on any Tuesdays and Fridays between the hours of A. and Noor within the Free Storage period.
10,43
No Claims will be såmitted after the Goods have left the Steamer's Godown, and all Goode remaining undelivered after 16th January, 1928, will be subject to Rent
All Claims against the Steamer must be presented to the Undersigned · op- or before 30th January, 1928, or they will not be recognized.
No Fire Tsurance will be affected,'
BUTTERFIELD & SWIBE.
Agents 10th January, 1928. V [3765
HAMBURG-AMERIKA LIKIE
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEER.
THR Steamship
“ALBERT VOEGI PR” having arrived, Consignees of Cargo are hereby notified that their Goods are being landed and placed at their risk in the Hong Kong & Kowloon Wharf & Godowa Company's godowns at Kowloon, where Delivery can be obtained as the
Goods are landed.
Optional Cargo will be landed, unless Notice has been given prior to Steamer's ANTITAL.
No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godown, and all Goods remaining undelivered after 18th January, 1928, will be subject to Bent
All broken, chafed and damaged Goods, wrs to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on 12th January,
Surveyors, Mea
at 10
am, by our Goddard and Dongles.
1828+
All Claims must reach us before 27th Jabusry or they will not be recognized. No Fire
Insurance
will be
effected.
Bill of Lading will be countersigned
by the Undersigned.
TEBSEN & CO.
Agenta. Hong Kong, 6th Jan, 1928. (5760