Not An Idle Moment An exciting match of tennis, a game of shuffleboard, or quoits- then a tura about the decks. You will keenly appreciate the unrestricted opportunity for recreation and exercise, aboard
giant President Liners.
the
The magnificent President Liners are broad of beam and excepcióually weady. Aare il burners, swift express liners.
The public rocras are luxuriously appointed and'inviting.
All staterooms are outside, splendidly, furnished and equipped with beds-not berths: Each mom has hot and cold running water, also fans, wardrobe, thermos Lottles and mailing lamps. Private bath and showers in comation with many rous perfect the travel comfort of these giant passenger liners,
you
The decks are spacious, The Glas-englosed Promenade always popular. Deck porn swimming read, movies, evening dances, everything has been to make your trip a happy one. Unexcelled anywhere is the courteous and efficient service accorded you by the trained personnel aboard the President Liners.
The Cuisine is world famous. The deliciously prepared menus will delight And how the orchestra adds next to your haing
The great frequency of sailings and the liberal stopover privileges of the Dollar Sceardship and American Mail Lines have made these giant passenger liners out. standingly popular among travelers.
WEEKLY TRANS-PACIFIC SERVICE
TO SAN FRANCISCO and ̧
LOS ANGELES
The Sunshine Balt vic Honolulu Fortnightly sailings at Tummieys
Prea. Grant Tues., Jan. 17th, 5.30 a.m. Pran. Cleveland ...Tue, Jan. Stat 14th Prés, Pierce Trek, Fab.
Tues., Fell th
Pren. Taft
To SEATTLE and VICTORIA The Short, Straight Route to Amarios Fortnightly selling on Wednesdays
2515 Prex. Lincoln.....Wed., Jan. Pra, Madison...Wed., Feh. Sth Pres, Jackson ...Wed., Feb. uri Pros. McKinlay... Wed., Mar.
Special Through Rates to Euróne, via United States, £120, £112. Direct connections with all Atlantic lines. Choice of railway lines across United States and Canada, with liberal stop over privileges for sight-seeing."
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Forumsutely climes per Torsinys van Manda, Struts, Colombo, Suez Canal, Alexandra,
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Ban, Mar. 11th Pres: Adam Sta. Mar, 25th Pres. Garfield...Sun., Apr. Eth
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and
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MESSAGERIES MARITIMES
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MAIL AND CARGO STEAMERS TO AND FROM
MARSEILLES, DUNKIRK, U.K., HAMBURG & ROTTERDAM,
From Marseilles
For Shanghai and Japan
D'ARTAGNAN
21st Jan,
D'ARTAGNAN
G. METZINGER
1st reb.
G. METZINGER'
SPRINX
15th Feb.
SPHINX
PORTROS
29th Feb,
PORTHOS
From Dunkirk, Antwerp,
London
YANG TSB Cargo)
YA, OU (Cargo)..
For Marseilles
CHENONCEAUX
ANGEES
D'ARTAGNAN
27th Jan. 25th Feb.
G. METZINGER
SPHINX
For Shanghai, Japan, and
North China YANG TSE (Cargo)... YALOU (Cargo)... 25th Feb.
27th Jan.
31st Jan, lat Fen. 35th Feb. 29th Feb.
17th Jan. 31st Jan 14th Feb, 28th Feb. 13th Mar.
For Rotterdam, Hamburg,
Dunkirk
LT. ST. LOUBERT-
BIE (Cargo) 1st week Feb. YANO TSE (Cargo)..let week Mar.
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Telephone: C, 861 and 740.
Cie. de: MESSAGERIES
ON SALE.
ONG KONG HANSARD RE- HORTS of the MEETING of the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL for the Session 1920.
Revised by Members.
PRICE
85.
TONG KONG DAILY PRESS OFFICE.
MARITIMES,
3, QUEEN'A BUILDING.
OVER HALS AL CENTURYTREPNATION OMIYLA Z XİDNİYE INVALUAOr, Dewas of these ImpostaNE! OF, GATAL, BADRALER, GIU, RESUMASINK,
Paz: Leading Overs, or Fort Fris,i JR. LEOLEM MxD, Co., Haverstock Ed. M.W,
DA LECLERC'S PILLS FOR THE
FILLS. Fries 4,- PILLE
DALE CLERG'S IG. APERIENT Da LECLERC'S ANAMIA, Plan 15
RATE AND SHAKYLE_PUB_LAMIN AGWINT DR, LI CLERCE SOAM? Li, se u Zažje A,
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. TUESDAY, JANUARY 17th, 1928.
COAL CHEAPER THAN OIL.
PULVERISED FUEL TRIED.
A VITAL EXPERIMENT IN
SHIPPING."
BLUE MOON IN IRELAND.
PLACES THAT SAW AN ECLIPSE.
COPPERY DISIIN WEST
corxrift.
Dents. Dve. 9th." A har mag at Belfast, a great disc, copper-coloured at Torquay,
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CONSIGNEE NOTICES. DODWELL & CO., LTD.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAY NAVIGATION Ca's STAMER "NELLORE."
ARRITI BONG KONG ON
13 JANUARY, 19 Fox ANTWERP,LONDON, GIBBAL- TAR, HARSEILLES, MALTA, FORTSAID, ADEN, COLOMBO & STRAITS.
YONSIGNEES of Cargo by the above- Da Vennel are hereby informed placed AT THEIR xax in the Hong Kong that their foods are being landed and and Kowbon Wharf and Godown Company Godown at Kowloon, where each Cosignment will be sorted out Mark by Mark and Delivery can be obtained the Goods are landed,
Optional Goods will be landed here mules Instructions have been given to the contrary Stx hours before arrival of the Stoner.
No Fine Insurance will be affected by nisany as whatever,
Damaged Packages must be left in the Godowns for examination by the Con signeen, and the Company's Surveyors, Messre. GooDARD & Doveis, at 10 ... Da lands and,
And Thursdays, within the period. Free Storge
All Chair against the Steamer musi
presented to the
The United State Shipping Board; ergo steamer Herrer at Hired at Rotterdam a December h. If the hips am wralized of the men who followed this vayape and like ta mished brass at Ph. with the kernest interest there is neith--these are some of the im new chapter inpressions left on ebservers by last opened by it
earth's plarine development of the greatest night's elipse
Katellite, British shipping innertake to
A battle between "fond drizzle owners and British mine owners. It makes British ships no longer from the North Sea and cloud and Coal will rain from the Atlantic effectively dependent upon sil
eclinant the spectacle in most parts agniu come into its own.
The ere, hitherto burning oil, of the British Isles, & narrow helt this voyage red pulverised of fully clear weather along which
Gooda at cleared within 8 days, in- Although pulverized coal the relapse of the moon was visible
elnding date of arrival, will be subject to thur has for the last ten years been es was left by the warring elements,
stretched from
Bent. Franet. tensively used in sndustrial plants This strip
Borth-west In the country, the Herter, it Hebrides
the passing through Belfast, western the first vise! in sadd. was world to use that form of fuel Wales, and south-west England.
The following a telegrams Irom On the sievas of her voyage de pends its inture application, but no piespondents as places where the la talis have been revived as vet eclipse was visible-
Tangis. A 3 Stripped of technical details, the process of transforming hump coal people gathered on the heights of Ted tints were, marked into "pulverised eval is extremely the town. Simple The coal is carried from features as the umon entered the the bunkers by a backet consegur mehanically.
operated crusher room, the highest point in the boiler room. and dumped on the terusher rolls, which break the real n the forn: in which it came from the more into smalle pieces. The fall by gravity into a mul veriser where the seal is forend by a motor driven fan into a rapidly revolving eyünder containing stel balls. The steel balls coum esntact with the coal midl enmplete The the process of pulverization. palverbed goal is then sucked out of the cylinder by hot air and forced into distribuitor pipes which supply, wach of the furnaces under. the beers. A mixture het zir ne coal dust is th · fored | through the sleis of the burner and ignites, producing a retary flame of intense heat.
NEW YORK BERTH.
FOR NEW YORK & BOSTON via SUEZ. SIS. BOWES CASTLE"
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Sails on or boat 13th Feb.
LLOYD TRIESTINO.
REGULAR MONTHLY PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE for BRINDIST, VENICE AND TRIESTE (FIUME), TAKING CARGO ON THROUGH, BILLS OF LADING TO GENOA, ALL ITALIAN, ADRIATIC, LEVANT, BLACK SEA AND DANUBE PORTS.
REDUCED PASSAGE RATES. BRINDISI. VENICE & TRIESTE LONDON
1
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NEXT SAILINGS.
£72.10.0. £80. 0.0...
OUTWARDS FOR SHANGHAI. YOKOHAMA, KOBE AND MOJI.
From Hong Kong.
2nd Feb. Bails on/or about
1st. Mar. Sails on/or about Sails on or about 29th Mar
ESQUILINO"
M.V. M.V. ROMOLO" 8.5.VENEZIA “
arth's shadow, is the obscura before th Februan, Undersigned on or HOMEWARDS FOR BRINDISI, VENICE AND TRIESTE.
betion continued the more wonderful was the lighting effect. Even when.
It hung in totally psed the moon was not ; completely Bavisiule."
the sky like a copper coloured dise At times it was hidden by clouds. Oiervers continued to watch the spectrele untig alent 7 o'clock.
into
The Mercer recently ronde a stram trial of six hours ni see, and whi'r the official report has not yet been made public, the eas and simplicity of the machinery and the quickness With which steam was raiard and maintained at con- stant pressure arnased the un- hoarded enthusiasm of the e
neers.
Economy.
The advantage claimed for pul verised coal over any other-known form of fael is, in the first place, economy. Any kind of coal, ant necessarily the best straming mal, ean be used, and consequently is osts less at the rrine than coal of first quality and much less than oil. It reduces boiler room and stokehold staffs. Like oil, pul- verised coal is fed to the furnaces not by the laborious work of átok- ng, but simply by turning a re-
Pulverised coal makes a
and more intense Blame, thus producing steam mare quickly.
|
Polished Rim.
fleecy PLYMOUTH. Haze and plauds allowed only an intermit fent view of the early stages of the Telipse. During totality the moon presented the appearance of a krat dise of tarnished brass. Soon after 6.15, when the total relipse ended, the moon was again hidden by clouds: when it next emerged the greater part of the fhoe looked gi smoky, but the lower left-hand rim was as bright as though "rian's hand had begun to polish the dis Again and again the moon perped through the clouds, and very tins the polished portion was larger.
BELFAST-Hundreds of people watched the spectable. The sky was cloud-flecked, but this only added to the impressiveness. The changes of clear through giny to j.heliotrope were most marked and at one time there appeared to Im A blue moon.
GLASGOW. About 7 o'clock the sky cleared somewhat, and there were occasional glimpses of the moon during the last stages of the eclipses
not be recognized,
No Chime will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowos
MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO..
Agents.
19795 Bong Kong, 15th Jan, 1948.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. OCEAN STEAMSHIP CO, LTD.,
AND
CHINA, MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD.
From NEW YORK V MANILA. Co.'s Blesme
CONSIGNEMENTOR
are hereby notified that the Cargo will be discharged into Holt's Wharf, Kow. loon, there it will lie at Consignees risk sed subject to Ferms and Condi tions of Storage st Bolt's Wharf. The CATRO
will be ready for Delivery from
January Godown on and after 16th
Optional Carge will not be landed here, saless Noties has been given prior to Steamer's arriva", bal carried on from port to port to the final port of call to which the option stends."
All broken, chafed and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godown, where they will be samined ca say Tuesdays end-Fridays between-the-bours of 10.45 M. and Noor within the Free Storage period.
No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Steamer's Godown, And all Goods remaining undelivered after 25th January, 1928, will be subject to Rest.
All Claims against the Steamer maint
in which it is reduced to powder.nted to the Undersigned on or and from there is is delivered to a hupper by means of a seres cop- veyor, and the hopper feeds the burner
all From Coal.
The ronomy of pulverised coul The Mercer is a vessel with a
turns one's attention inkably ro draught of 26 fret, and is Atted with three hailers of the Scotch aether vital fork probe-that of On her trial trip only two extricting of from was. Should we be able to make oil from coal- boilers were used at about half her
at roinnetive prices, or fid a normal draught. The cost of in-1 stalng pulverising machiny in substitute for all which could t
made from coal in the country, the the Mercer was £16,000, but it is
cont Industry would pass Trou admed that this cost enn becoming in a depressed state into a siderably redneed
the when machinery is made on a bar scale highly ur shing state.
It must be valized that, by we ngid af ani comes into use generally
exting projec ready make all the oil ased in Great Britain at home. The mak
g of this of would absors 6 per
in sanctioning the experiment the Shipping Board would permit an change to be made in the boilers or other stent-prisducing machinery. The vessel was thus
capable of using either oil or pak vyrised coal. If the pulverised coal was not a sucress the veseri can revert to oil without altera. tion.
In Britain.
Pulverised ecal is already used
Bil- In England for land boilers Lingham, the great nitrogen xa- tiou plant, is run exclusively on it. It has already been tested in
bub 18 locomotives, American
then reported to a partial;
failure.
of the total coal production of the country, and the 6 per cent difference world ennvert our coal industry into a highly prosperous industry.
Although we could pro duce all the cil needed it bone from British goal, it is yel impos Shle to do so at competitive prices. Improvements, however, an hound" toene which may overcome the prier problem, and, inderd, it may I stated that we are on the verge of thein.
Sir Alfred Mend, Chairman of the Imperial Chernseat Industries, referred in a speech recently, to clean, powdered enal, which is already an improvement on the old powdered emali;
In spite of all that is claimed for at and proved about it, some reful observers have doubts as to
Experts consider that it is pos its permanent utty, especially if synthetic oil distilled from coal silite to imagine a motor-car The Pul driven by powdered coal. becomes an economic fact, verised coal cannot be stored on necessary would be less in safely, and must be made fresh by bulk than the petrol now used. It crushers in front of the coil boiler.uld be far cheaper, and weight The It is being used in that why in for weight; mare powerful. this country for the heating of present difluulay is the problem of Furnaces for manufacturing pur-designing an internal combustion
wine to take powdered coal. poses, as well as for the firing of
Speaking to a representative of boilers.
Sir Alfred the farming Post,
I understand that Mond said: our German friends have alrendy
The powder undergoes rapid and complete combustion in the same maimer as a stream of oil or gas. But the advantage is ela'med for Constructed a Diesel engine which it that while it is quite as efficient can take perdered coal, and that
This
as oil or gas,, it is far cheaper as ¦ this engine is now we pos
means of generating bent, and opens
*
a great vista of
In no way inferior in the matter siblities. Another expert said: of case and flexibility of control.
Theoretically. of mould
Modern systems of using pul-knocked out by powdered coal, veriaed fuel include four opera which has a higher temperature. tions-preliminary crushing. mag in the conversion of hiat ́imen netic separation of iron particles work, it is the initial temperature
The that ements." pulverising, and burning. Ferude conl is first crushed to allow easy handling by mechanical con- veybra; it is then passed over a nugnetic parator, to remove "tramp iron always present in coal; then it goes to the pulverisor, (Continued on next Column.}
Hundreds of men are working frantically to solve these two pro- blems (1) The making of oil from caal at competitive price, and (2) a powdered fuel to replace oil al- together. Any day success may be announced-Morning Post.
before 8th February, 1928, or they will not be recognized.
No Fire Inrarance will be effected. BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
Agente PAL January, 1929.
(0784
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
• AMERICAN & MANCHURIAN LINE.
FROM NEW YORK,
THE SPY OF CALCUTTA
Stonmskip having arrived, Consignees of Dargo being landed. at their risk into the by her are informed that all Goods are hazardous and/or extra-hazardous Go- dusza of Holt's Wharf, whence Delivery
be obtained
No Claims be admitted after the
will Gloda have left the Godowns, and all Goods remaining undelivered after 23rd Jnuary, 1928, will be subjent to Rest
All Claims against the Steamer mt be prevented to the Undersigned on or before 30th Jannary, 1928, or they will not be reconized.
All broken, chafed and damaged Goods, art to be left in the Godower, where they will be examined on say Tuesdays or Fridays, between the hours of 10.45 A Ard Noos within the Free Storage period of Cine Week.
No Fire Tararance has been effected. Bill of Lading will be countersigned by
THE BANK LINE. LTD. General Agente. Hora Hosk, 25th Jan. 1924 [578%
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THERE'S A LONG, LONG TRAIL
of
Bugs, Fleas, Flies, Beetles,
Mosquitoes, etc.,
all killed by
KEATING'S
FÖRLITZRŽI
MADI
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M.V. "REMO"
M.V. VIMINALE” M.V. ESQUILINO "
From Hong Kong.
Saile on the 17th Jan..
Sails on for about 7th Feb.
Saile on or about th Mar.
NATAL LINE OF STEAMERS
FROM CALCETTA & COLOMBO TO
SOUTH AFRICAN PORTS
S.S.." UMVOLOST"
S.S.UMBINGA" S.S.."UMONA"
+1
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Sail from Calertta 2nd Feb. Sail from. Calcutta 1st Mar. Sails from Calcetta 18: April
Regular Pasenger and Cargo Service to South African Port, Through Bills of Lading issued from Hong Kong.
For Freight or Passage on any of the above Lines, apply to:-
DODWELL, & CO., LIMITED
Telephone: Central 1030.
Agenta.
HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINIE,
INCLUDING
HUGO STINNES LINIEN-
COMBINED FREIGHT AND PASSENGER SERVICE CABIN CLASS ACCOMMODATION FOR 50 PASSENGERS, FARE FROM HONG KONG TO GENDA-£73. Or, Oa, OUTWARD.
Sailings from Europe for Shanghai and Northern Ports: |
M.S, "HAVELLAND"
TR. SAARLAND
S.S."EMIL KIRDORF"
8.S.HAVENSTEIN"
S.S. "ADOLF VON BABYER" HOMEWARD,"
die here on or about the 28th Jan.
... das here on or about the 5th Feb, une here on or about the 25th Fet, dne here on or about the 5th Mar. due here on or about the 2ärd Mar.
Sailings for Europe via Manila, Singapore. Colombo & Port Said:-
*M.S. VOGTLAND"
9.8. ALBERT VOGLER SS. "OLDEN BUKG M.S. HAVELLAND ITS. "SAARLAND"
S.S. EMIL KIRDORE"
sailing from here on or about the 18th Jan. sailing from here on or about the 8th Feb. aailing from here on or about the 16th Feb. ...ailing from here on or about the 6 Mar. ... railing from here on or about the 10th Mar Bailing from bere on or about the 30th Mar.
: Calling at Genoa, Rotterdam and Hamburg,
Calling at Genoa, Marseilles, Rotterdam and Hamburg.
For Freight, Fange and further Particulars please apply to
JEBSEN & CO.
19, Pelder Street 61]
NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD,
BREMEN.
HE Steamer
THE "ANHALT"
Tel. C. 2223.
Tel. 0. 4754
HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINIE. NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
"OLDENBURG.”
baving arrived from BREMEN, HAM. THE Steamship, BURG and Forts, Consignees of Cargo having arrived. Consignees of Cargo” are are berely notified that their Cargo is hereby notified that their Goods are being landed at their risk into the Go being landed and placed at their risk in downs of the Hong Kong Kowloon the Hong Kong & Kowloon Wharf & Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd; Kowloon, Godown Company's godowns at Kowloon, where Delivery can be obtained as the where Delivery can be obtained.
All Goods remaining undelivered after Goods are landed.
Optional Cargo will be landed, unless 1828, will be of the 23rd January,
Notice has been given prior to Steamer's. rabject
No Fire Insurance will be effected by arrival.
No Claims will be admitted after the in the Goods. be left
•have
left the Godowns, and all
to Reat.
na in any case whatever.
Damaged Packages must Godown for examinaties by the Con Goods remaining undelivered after 20th signees
and the Company's Surveyor January, 1928, will be subject to Pent. All brokes, chafed and damaged Goods Messrs. Anderson & Abt 10.0 to be left in the Godawns, where they the 19th of January, 128.
No Claid will be admitted after the wil be emained on 19th January, 1928, Goods have left the Godown and all st 10 am by ott Surreyork,, Measta. Claime must be presented within Two Goddard as Douglas. Weeks of the Ship's arrival bero, after which date they will not be recognised.
requested to Barrender Consignees are theiz Bills of Lading to the Undersigned for countersignature.
MELCHERS & CO.,
Agenta, NORDDEUTSCHES LLOYD, BAZEN, Hong Kong, 16th 3m, 1928. (5787
All Claims must reach as before 4th February, 1923, or they will not be recognized
Fo Fire Insurance will be effected Bill of Lading will be conniczuigned " by the Undersigned.
JEBSEN & Co.,
Agente Hong Kong, 13th Jan, 1928. 15779