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Fortnightly tailings on Tuesdays
To Seattle and Victoria The Short, Straight Route to America:
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Fortnightly sailings, on Sunday vis Manila. Suulis, Colombo, Suez Canal, Alexandria
Naples, Gmos, Museilles, New York and Boo Pres. Harrison. Sun, Apr. 22nd Pres. Vos Baran...Sun., Jane 3rd Pres. Monica Bun, May 6th Pres. Eryer ... Ban. Jane 17th, Pres. It ilson
bun, May 20th Pres. Polk. Sun., July 1st
To Manila
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Pres. Monroe......May, 6th, 6pm. Pres, Jellerson...May, 8th, 6 p.m. Pres. Grant...May. 14th, 6pm,
For Bookings, Passenger and Freight infomtadion apply to Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank Building, Ground Floce Telephone Centrai 2477,2478 and 795 Cable Address "Della?"
American Mail Line
and
Dollar Steamship Line HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINIE
INCLUDING
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THE "HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, APRIL 21st, 1928.
·H.M.S. *** BERWICK " ARRIVES.
SINGAPORE TELE- PHONES.
LOCAL SHARE MARKET.
MESSRS. BENJAMIN & POTTS' REVIEW.
TO
AUTOMATIC SYSTEM.
RELIEVE
"DURBAN."
H.M.S.
LOCAL COMPANY'S WELCOME DECISION.
TRANSACTIONS ON A MODERATE SCALE.
Messrs. Benjamin & Potts, in their weekly review of the local share market dated yesterday, state:
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The second of the new" County class Cruisers to arrive in Hong Kong was H.MLS. Berwick, which made fast to No. 8 Buoy yesterday SINGAPORE, April 13th.
afternoon. She is to be attached Another stage in the modernisation
to the China Station and will re- of Singapore is marked by the de- Although buyers of most stocks lieve H.M.S. Durban which is cision of the Oriental Telephone and prevail the local market has not leaving the China Station early shown much animation during the Electric Company to change over period under review, and transac next month for the West Indies the local telephone system to shtetians have only been on a moderate Station. H.M.S. Durban will so matic working.
scale. Prices, on the whole, have to the latter station Mr. J. D. Pierrepont, the local kept very steady, while in the case Panama Canal. manager of the company,
of investment shares it has been informs us, states the Stráštz Times, that
distinctly firm,
H.M.S. Berwick is commanded the transfer will take place on
Hong Kong and Shanghai Banks by Captain R. 8. Wykes-Saeyd, January 1st, 1930, when Singapore show some improvement over last D.8.0., R.N., and is a sister hip will then have a telephone system week's closing quotation with sales of the Cumberland which was the of the very latest design, to accom-made up to 81,305, but closed easier first of its class to arrive. modation 8,600 lines, with an ulti- owing to the London quotation mato capacity of 10,000 lines.
The existing central exchange has
via the
The
having dropped to £130.10.0 (Mid-Berwick like her sister ship gives diex Unione wers faroared again at once the sense of speed and and advanced to's buying rate of 8342 Underwriters bave aquires powerful fighting capacity.
CHURCH NOTICES.
UNION CHURCH (KKENEDY ROAD). SUSPAT SERVICES, April 22nd ♫---
Sunday School at 9:45
Morning at 10.30 am, 1-Omeral Ber-
vice and K.0.39.B. Parade. Hymns-36, 335, 490 and 440. Froscher-Bar.F. P. W. Alexander,
Evening Service at 6p.m.
Hymas -111, 189, 601 and 679, Prescher Bov. J. Kirk Moonachie, Wanday, April 28th, at 8.15 --
Soldiers and Sailors", "Christian An- mociation. FAA, April 27th, at 3.30:-Minister's
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9.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
PENINSULAR AND ORÍBYTAL STEAM NAVIGATION Co.'s
STEAMIN
JEYPORE."
-ÁIRÍVES HONG KONG or 20TM APRIL, 1928,
FROMANTWERP, LONDON, GIBRAL» TAR, MARSEILLES, MALTA,M FORTSAID, ADEN. COLOMBO
AD STRAITS.
YONSIGNEES of Cargo by the above-named Tessel are hereby in- formed that their Goods are being landed and placed at TEKI RISK in the Hong Kong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company's Godowns at Kowloos, where each Consignment will be sorted out Mark FIRST CHUROR OF CHRIST, as landed.
Mark and Delivery can be obtained as the SCIENTIST, (Bronch of The Mother Church, The First Church of Chris, Scientist, in Boston, Many V.S.A.) MACDONNELL HOLD, BELOW BOWEE ROAD THAN STATION.
11.15 am.
BUNDAY SEXVICE, April ind, 1928, at
The
p
Bubject:-"PROBATION
DEATH."
Anta
Wednesday Brening Meeling at 650 Beading Roomataboys address, open: Mooday and Thursday, 5 to .7
p.m.
The Public is cordially invited to attend the services and visit the Beading Room
CONSIGNEES' 'NOTICE.
THE BEN LINE STEAMERS, LIMITED,
unless instructions have been given to Optional Goods will be landed here
the contrary Bix hours before attival of the Steamer.
Goods not cleared within 8 days in cluding date of arrival will be, subject to
No Fire Insurance will be affected by us in any cas whatever.
Damaged Packages must be left in the Godawns for examination by the Mesara GODDARD & DOUGLAS 26 10 2.2. Conrigues and the Company's surveyors on Mondays, and Thursdags, within the All Claims against the Steamer must be presented to the Undersigned on or before 10th May, 1928, or they will not be recognized.
No Claims will be admitted after the -Goods have left the Godown.
MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & Co.,
Agenta. Hong Kong, 20th Apr., 1923 (6138
a capacity of 3,000 lines which will be fully taken up by the end of 1029, it was the original intention/42 82.50. Cantons continue in re-arrival of these now cruisers has Tassday and Friday, 10a.m. to 12 Noon, / Fros Storaga þariou of the company to erect an auto- quest at $680. Hong Kong Fires aroused no little interest and may matic exchange for future require have buyers at 8770.
be compared to the long ago visit ments, and retain the present Indo-Chinas (Deferred) have manual exchange until it had served strengthened and are in demand at of H.M.8. Powerful which in her ita full economic life, but the auto- 878, and probably's little more time was, with her sistership the matic, with manual automatic plant would be paid. Kowloon Wharves Terrible the largest cruiser adcat. worked conjointly, involves a large were negotiated at 9138.
Hong increase in the operating Kong and Whampoa Docks are en-H.M.S. Hawkins as flagship of the Later H.M.S. Kent will relieve and,
the company already quired for at 844 after sales at this China Station. has extreme difficulty in obtaining | rate.
China Providents at $8.20 its present requirements, despite an make a further rise. Hong Kong increased scale of pay, it has beer and Shanghai Hotels were taken off decided to tackle the full automatic the market at 89 Hong Kong scheme at once.
Loads have stiffened and were placed up to 867).
various
A British System, After considering the types of automatic equipment (Mr. Pierrepont has seen many automatic installations in England and on the Continent while on leave) the com- pany has decided to adopt the system used by the British Post Office, which is known as the "step by step system. The new equip ment will be of British manufacture? and it will be supplied and installed by the General Electric Company, A similar system was recently sup plied by the General Electric Com- pany, to the company's associated branch in Madras, where the auto. matic system is giving complete satisfaction. It will, of course, be possible to dispense with the ser- vices of a large proportion of the present exchange operators and they will be granted bonuses in propor tion to the length of their service.
Under the automatic system, & four digit numbering scheme is used and as neither. "6 nor "is used for the first digit of a number, it will be seen that the numbering- in the new exchange will commence at 9,000. In addition, all the num bers of the private branch ex- changes must be in consecutive com- binations, and it will therefore be
Hong Kong Trams have recovered and transactions were effected at rate up to 895.70. Star Ferries came to business at 864/84). China Lights (Old) have fallen away to 813.50 and the new shares to 819.35.
The mention of
H.M.S. Kent brings to memory the old Kent which after her fine per- formance at the Falkland Islands battle became flagship of the China station finally being broken up at Kowloon City..
NAVAL AND MILITARY NEWS.
Hong Kong Electrics are a shade
rmer and were dealt in to a fair CHANGES IN CHINA STATION Extent at 8T1.
WARSHIPS.
Fox MIDDLESBRO', ANTWERP, LONDON & STRAITS.
The Steamship "BENMACDHÜL,"
CONDIGNEES of Cargo are hereby informed that all Goods are being landed at their rink into the hangedons and/or extra hazardous Godowns of the Home Kors AWD KOLONE WHARY AND GODOWN COMFANY, LTD., whence, and/or from the whares Delivery may be obtained.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL
BTEAM NAVIGATION: 0
STEAMER KIDDERPORE"
ARVED. HONG KONG . on 20TH APRIL, 1928,
FROM BOMBAY, COLOMBO AND STRAITS.
Godowns st Kowloon, where each by Mark and Delivery can be obtained na signment will be sorted out Mark
No Claims will be admitted after the
· Goods have left the Godowns, and all Peak Trams (Old) at 813) mark a
Goods remaining undelivered after theONSIGNEES of Cargo by the above- named. Vessel are hereby informed. rise. Telephones are the turn
"H.M.S. Castor, of the Nare le 21st instant will be subject to Bent. higher at 84.70. Green Island serve, has beca ordered to be prebe presented to the Undersigned on or
that their Goods are being landed and All Claims against the Steamer must placed at the UK in the Hong Kong Cemente have declined to a buying pared for service on the line before the 5th May, 1928, or they will
and Kowloon Wharf and Godowa Com- quotation of 810 at which rate Station, in place of the Curlew, not be reco sellers are unwilling to part. Captain R. "C. Allen, at present
All bruised. China. Sugars are wanted at 86.10. at Hankow. The Castor made a Watsons were negotiated at 314 cruise to China inst autanim with and more can be placed at this reliefs, and was reduced to the lie figure. Dairy Farms were booked serve on February 8th, under the at 892 to $22.90, but they are
command of Commander C. H. obtainable nt the close at
the Knowles, D.S.O. Her selection for close at the latter figure.
duty in China shows that to is the intention to keep a cruiser of the
Ewos are in demand at Tls. 8.30, and sales have been made at Tis 8.35. Orientals were done at Tis 2. Hongkew Wharves have moved op wards to Tla:166
INDO-CHINA S.N. CO.
chafed and damaged Goods ane to be left in the Godown, where the Goods are landed. they will be examined on instant, at 10 AM, by Messrs. Goddard and.
Douglas.
the 20th
No. Firs. Insurance has been effected. Bill of Lading will be countersigned by
GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO. LT
Agente
Hong Kong, 14th Apr., 1828. 76137,
HAMBURG AMERIKA LINIE,
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES,
Persian Gulf ex B.IS.N, and B. & P.S.N. This Veasel brings on Cargo from
Co.'s Steamers.
Optional Goods will be landed here unions instructions have been given to the contrary 6 hours befors arrival of the Steanser.
Goods not cleared within 8 days
ding date of arrival will be abject to No Fire Insurance will be effected by us in say caas whatever,
class there after the resis of the Fifth Cruiser Squadron have Kent class. The Curlew is detach- been relieved by new cruisers of the
ed from the Third Cruiser These Squadron, Mediterranean. smaller cruisers might with ad-BE Steamship
THE waters which could not be reached kaving arrived, Consignees of Cargo are MESTA, GODDA days, within the vantage be employed on inland
necessary to change most of the sub RISE IN DEFERRED SHARES. County" class. The Castor has
scribers telephone numbers. It is intended to carry this out at an early date so that subscribers will have become familiar, with the alter- ations by the time the system is changed.
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PHUGO STINNES LINIEN F
COMBINED FREIGHT AND PASSENGER SERVICE CABIN OLABS ACCOMMODATION FOR 30 PASSENGERS. FARE FROM HONG KONG TOʻGENOA-£73. 02, 01,
OUTWARD.
Bailings from Europe for Shanghai and Northern Ports:
M.V. "ERMLAND » M.V. "YOUTLAND “ 8.S."ALBERT VOEGLEE“, M.V. "EREINTM 8.S.OLDENBURG"
HOMEWARD.
une here on or about the 2nd May * due here on or about the 16th May ... due here on or about the
9th June dae here on or about the 27th June dus here on or about the 8th July
Bailings for Europe via Manila, Singapore
Colombo & Port Said --
*.8.8. "CARL LEGIEN". ...sailing from here on or about the 27th Apr. +8.8. "ADOLF VON BAEYER" sailing from here on or about the 4th May ++ 8.8. *PREUSSEN"... mailing from here on or about the 24th May IV. "IEMLAND ... sailing from here on or about the 5th June
+M.V. "VOGTLAND' ... sailing from here on or about the 28th June. +8.8. " ALBERT VOEGLER" mailing from here on or about the 7th July
Calling at Gance, Marseilles, Rotterdam and Hamburg. Calling at Genos, Rotterdam, Breman and Hamburg.
+Calling at Genoa, Rotterdam and Hamburg,
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Calling at Genos, Antwerp, Betterids and Hamburg.
For Freight, Fassage and further Particulam please spply to
JEBSEN & CO.
13, Pedder Birt
Tel. 0, 1225. Tel. 0. 4756,
AUSTRAL-CHINA NAVIGATION CO.
S.S. "CALULU”
Will be despatched hence on the 23RD APRIL, 1928, at 4 p.m.
For BRISBANE, SYDNEY, MELBOURNE & ADELAIDE
MANILA, HOILO, SANDAKAN and RABAUL' For Freight and Palaage Apply to s
HOME COMMENT. “
a draught of 13) ft. as compared
with the 161 ft. of the Kent.
"PREUSSEN **
by the heavier ships of the hereby notified that their Goods are being landed and placed at their risk and Godown Company's Godowns at in the Hong Kong and Kowloon Wharf Kowloon, where Delivery can be obtained as the Goods are landed.
Optional Cargo will be haded, unleas Notics has been given prior to Steamer's
Portsmouth in
arrival.
No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all
All Claims must reach a before the 9th May, 1928, or they will not be recognised.
No Fire Insurance will be effected Bills of Lading will be countersigned by the Undersigned.
JEBSEN & CO., Agents.
The Berwick, which arrived at Hong Kong to-day, will relieve the Noting the rise in the £5 Defer- Durban; and the Suffolk, which is red shares of the Indo-China Steam to be completed Navigation Co. from 4 to 6, the mid-April, will replace the Carlisle. Office Switchboards To Rerialu,
The Durban Captain G. L. writer of City Notes in the ts, Coleridge, will proceed. zo Bermuda Goods remaining undelivered sfter the The transfer to automatic working Standard says:-The accounts, ing will not affect subscribers' which are made up to December on relief, to join the Eighth | 25th switchboards.
Rent The company will continue its July, but some idea as to how the West Indies Station. The Carlisle,
31st, are not usually, ready untii Cruiser Squadron, America and April, 1988, will be subject to All broken, chafed and damaged present policy of supplying and undertaking has faced as regards Captain G. W. Bailifax, will re- Goods are to be left in the Godowns, fitting all apparatus connected to earnings in 1927 seems to be in turn home for a large refit, for where they will be examined on: 24th the public telephone system on the evidence, while there are also vague which the sum of £6,048 is allocat- April, 1928, at 10 am. by our Burveyors, rental basis only. While there will reports that the company may be ed in the new Navy Estimates. Mesars, Goddard and Douglas. be many subscribers who will miss taken over. In any event the buy The Carlisle was first commissioned On November 7th, 1918, and has there are many disadvantages at No dividend has been paid on the spent over eight years on the China tached to the human element of Deferred shares since 1921, when Station. telephone work, and whether on 30 per cent, was distributed after The recall of six of the twelve week-days or public holidays, day or drawing on the dividend equalisa submarines of the L class on the night, the automatic switching ap- tion fund, and since then the carry-China Station is not intended to paratus consistently responds to the ing forward of a debit balance bas cause a permanent reduction of the dial. The telephone company will only been avoided by transfers Fourth Submarine Flotilla. Later shortly give a demonstration of the from the contingency fund and on, this force will be made up to automatic system by means of a other reservés. Last year £165,000 ita normal strength, probably by working model, and when this has was taken from contingency se new vessels of the O Class
The retirement is gazetted, at his een set up, subscribers will be count, however, still stands at. invited to inspect it.
2371,014 and the general reserve at own request, of Paymaster Captain £135,000 compared with the issued A P. Hughes, with the rank of Rear-Admiral. This espital of £495,890, Earnings dur- Paymaster ing 1928 were seriously affected by officer, as Assistant-Paymaster of DANCE GIRL "QUEEN" OF the boycott in China, which was the cruiser durora, saw active ser-
CAMBODIA.
not raised until October of that vice, in China during the Boxer Temperature year, and from the military opera War, being awarded the
Hability. SHINGLE THAT MADE THE tions. Since then conditions have medal with clasp for the relief of Wind
materially improved, and the 1027 Peking.. figures should reflect the better state of affairs.
COURT TREMBLE:
•
PARIS. A picturesque story of how a young Siamese dancing girl named Nang Bao Baeri has won the heart of the new King of Cambodia and precedence over wives Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, and B, has reached here from Bangkok
Nang Sao Baen is now hailed as the uncrowned queen of the coun- try.
She has not only gained control of the royal household, but seems to have a gift for practical politics LI well. She orders the king's ministers what to do and what not to, do, and does not allow the king to take liberties with the royal
ballet.
China
Hong Kong, 18th Apr., 1928, [6183 HONG KONG METEOROLOGICAL
REGISTER
Hong Kong Observatory, April 20th,
Previous On Date On Data
Day
at 2 pm. 6 am. #p.m
Barometer...
29.92
29.58
29.78
69
69
71
95
93
$5
Direction Force
Fast
Ext
3
Westher...
OD
OD 1,00
Indo-China Deferred are now in STUDY OF TWINS LIVING... demand in Hong Kong at 878. --
RUBBER DIVIDENDS.
Mesare, Carroll Bros. have been edvised of the following dividends on rubber shares :-
Basselt: 2 per cent. Connemara: 5 per cent. final, Kuala Sidim: 5 per cent final.
WIDOW AND THIRD
DEGREE The only cloud that threatened the romance was due to her shingle,
ALLEGATIONS"AGAINST· of which she was inordinately proud. She had copied it from a
SCOTLAND YARD. French fashion magazine. When. the king informed her that the must
The Home Secretary stated in the crifice her shingle she revolted, House of Commons that he was and the court frembled.
making an inquiry into alleged
APART.
| INFLUENCE OF HOME LIFE
INVESTIGATED.
Two nineteen-year-old London girl twins, who are now living in Oshawa, Ontario, are being hailed as great discoveries by scientists of the University of Chicago, who have been conducting a world-wide search for twins who have been reared apart from one another, in order to study the effect of environ ment on the general characteristics of human beings
its respectively The twins are zared Olive Redmatiznad allce Pye, the
Damaged Packages must be left in the Godowns for examination by the Cox- signees, and the Company's Surveyors, DOUGLAS at 10 am. Mondays and ree Btorage Free
00
period
be presented to the Undersigned on or All Claims against the Steamer must before 10th May, 1928, or they will 'not be recognized.
Goods have left the Godow
No Claims will be sämitted after the
MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & Co.
Agents.
wh
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Hong Kong, 20th Apr., 1929. [8169
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
OCEAN STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. AND UHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION CO, LTD.
FROX UNITED KINGDOM VI SINGAPORE
CONSIGNEES per Co.'s SteaIDUT
ORESTES"
are hereby notified that this Cargo, Wibe discharged into Holl's Wharf, Kowloon, where it will be at Consignees ride and wabject to Terms and Conditions of Storage Holt's Wharf. The Carge will be ready for Delivery from Godown on and after 20th April,
Optional Cargo will not be landed here, xilour Notice has been given prior to Steamer's arrival, but carried ou from
to port to the anal, port of Porch to report
الجوع
to
All broken, chafed and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godown, where they will be examined on
Tacsdays and
Fridays between the hours of 10.15 AM. and Noex within the Free Storage period, No Claims will be admitted after the Groods have left the Stearner's Godown, and all Goods remaining undelivered after the 26th April, will be subject to Bent
OR 08 Flighost open-air Temperature, 19th: 70 Lowat open-air Temperature, 20th:69
B-Blue
All Claims against the Steamer maat Drizzle;
F-Fog; L-Lightning; be presented to the Undersigned in or M-Hist; O-Overonat; P-Pansing before the 10th May, or they will not showers: Q-Squalis; £-Bain; Tube recognised.
No Fire Insurance will be effectel. Thunder.
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
Agents. 20th April, 1923.
[6161
HONG KONG TIDE TABLE
From April 21st to 27th, 1928, HIGH WATER, O Low Wayn
Bang Long Standard
•Time.
b.
Height
Beight
Hong
Kong
Standard
Time.
3.44 91
10 52 58425 03
fact that their surnames Are not Sat 21 9: 8669 the same being due to the fact that they have been yeared by different 8an. 22 m10 1179m 4:34 33 foster-parents, and, incidentally, in
11 48 A5 85.14 0.7 different countries.
Mon, 23 m10 19
An unexpected event, however, third degree, methods by Scotland Dr. Bertha Mitchell, of Chicago widow of Harry Pace, in the Forest to the Canadian home of the twins, Yard detectives in the cise of the University, has paid a special visit | Tues. 24 m of Deso
making comparisons between them Wed 25 mi Mr W. Thome suggested in a and preparing & report for submis question that this woman was in-sion to Dr. H. H. Newman, head Ther. 26 terrogated by detectives for thir of the zoology department of the teen hours, and left Coleford Palice university, which it making the in. 27 Station in a state of collapaevätigation.
The funeral ceremonies of the old enabled her to yield gracefully. king Sisowath demanded that all the ladies of the court should have DODWELL & CO., LTD., mourning.
their heads shaved as a sign of
Queen's Building,
Nang Bao Baen shaved, and cloud and shingle disappeared.
Tel. No. Central 1000,
0 187 486 41 5.48 41 1-146 69.51 14 Na inter high a low wal 2 220731 11 8116
UNCLAIMED TELEGRAMS.
AT THE EASTERN EXTENSION, AUSTRALASIA AND CHINA TELEGRAPH : 00,
ADDRESAID
Chen, Kremlin
King
Edward
Danglade, Care Dickson,
FROX
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London Rajawalikhan, Havila
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Chrong 'n Street,
Kowloon City
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