"I didn't realize that ships could have aboard as many comforts and conveniences as have the President Liners. Such large staterooms, all outside, real beds, hot and cold running water, private baths; ward. robes, thermos bottles, long mirrors, etc. It is simply amazing.”
Weekly Trans-Pacific Service
To San Francisco and Los Angeles The Sunshine Belt via llanolulu Fortnightly sailings on Tuesdays Pres. McKinley Tues., May 6th Pres. Grant Tues., May 22nd Pres. Cleveland. Then, Jan 6th Pres. Pierce Tues., June 19th
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To Scatile and Victoris The Short,StraightRoute to America Fernightly wilings on Wadadaya Pres Taft Wed., May 2nd, am, Pres. Jefferson Wed., May 16th Pres. Lincoln
...Wod., May 30th Pres. Madison Wed, Jane 13th 120,112 Special thresh rates to Europe ria United States Direct across United States and Canada, liberal stop-over privileges for sight-seeing.
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Prex Ebren ...Bun, Jane 3rd Pres. Adam .........................San, July 15th
To Manila
Pres. McKinley Apr. 30th, 6 p.m. Pres. Monroe. May, 6th, 6p.m. Pres. Jefferson May, 8th, 6pm.
Pres. Grant May, 14th, 6p.m. Pres. Wilson... „May, 20th, 6 p.. Pres. Lincoln May 2nd, 6pm.
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Cable Address "Dollar"
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and
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COPENHAGEN.
The M.S.
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will be loading for PORT SAID, MARSEILLES, LE HAVRE, ROTTERDAM, AMSTERDAM, HAMBURG, COPEN- -HAGEN and other SCANDINAVIAN & BALTIC PORTS
On or about 8th May.
Further Bailings
M.S. “Australiën
M.S." Malaya”
M.S." Siam"
M.S. “Danmark"
Loading for Shanghai and Japan Ports on
80th April 15th June
16th July
Loading for Contincatal Ports of
10th May
31st May 21st July 21it August
Optional Bills of Lading issued to United Kingdom Ports.
For further particulars, please apply to:---
JOHN MANNERS & CO., LTD.
247.
HONG KONG METEOROLOGICAL
REGISTER
Hong Kong Observatory, April 29th.
[Previous]On Datoļūu Dato
Day
st
st
at 2 p.m. 6 a.m.
p.m.
Barometer...
2981
29.80
29,80
Temperature
79
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Agenta.
HONG KONG TIDE TABLE.
From April 30th to May 6th, 1923.
Month
HIOK WATKL
Hong
Kong
Standard
Time.
b. m.
Date of
LOW WATKI
Hong
Kong Standard
Time..
Height
Height;
tab. m, te in.
Men. 30 8 7 15 1m 0.58 16 7 258 6 573 7 T18 18 54m 1 21 17 7 56 a 5 7 1 48 8 1 2m 8 805 7 m3 019
8m 8 -
Wod
Weather ...
·Bein Highest open-air Temperature, 29th: 82 Lowert open-air Temperature, 29th: 78 Thur.
B-Bina
sky Cloudy: D- Fri. Drizzle ; F-Fog; L-Lightning;
Bat M-Mist; “OmOvercast :: P=Psazing showers: Squall; H-Rain; T-6892867m 1 42 28 Thunder.
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. MONDAY,
PRINCE AND MARINERS.
тр
BREEZY SPEECH ON HIS NEW POST.
CREW."
DOG SAVES FOUR LIVES,
OWNER RISES TO THRASH IT AND FINDS. FIRE,
GRISSY, April 1st. Roused by the persistent barking' of his dog. Mr. John W. Charles- "LAST JOINED MEMBER OF worth, a confectioner, of. Park Street, Cleethorpes, got out of bed. early this morning to investigate the cause, and on opening his bed room door was neatly choked with smoke. Bushing downstairs and opening the door leading into the shop he found the interior a masa of flames.
BROADCAST TO SEX.
LONDON, March 22nd, The Prince of Wales, in his new office of Master of the Merchant Navy and Fishing Fleets, was last
night given an enthusiastic wel
He closed the door again and went upstairs to get his wife and two children toesfety. Mrs. Charlesworth collapsed on reaching
APRIL 30th, 1928.
`LONGEST BRIDGE IN AFRICA
£1,000,000 ORDER FOR BRITISH FIRM.
4 YEARS TO BULD.
· 11 ·
JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN-
LIJN
Tel. Addruo
JAVALYS
Tel Central 1574
JCJ.L
York Building
Hongkong
3 TẦN FORTNIGHT SZÁVICS BETWEEN JAVA, CHINA AND JAPAN
A bridge which will take 4 years to construct and which when con- pleted will be the longest bridge in Africa is to be built by Sir Wil liam Arrol and Co., Ltd., of Glas- Row, for the Nigerian Government. The total cost will be £960,505 and the length of the bridge will be 2,384 feet, or just under half a mile. The bridge will be a combined rail and road viaduct over the River Benue, in Northern Nigeria. TJIKARANG This yisduct wall bridge the TIBODAS
STEAMERS
a great gathering of maa. a neighbour's "house after escopi Munshi Narrows at Makurdi, at JILEBOET
come by ter mariners.
It was the banquet of the newly formed Company of Master Mari- ners at the Mansion House, and there were more than 400 guesta in the Egyptian Hall. .
The Prince, none the worse for a mishap earlier in the day in the Brigade of Guarda point-to-point race at Riseley, Bedfordshire, had the glow of health on his cheeks as he walked briskly to his seat on the right of Sir R. Burton Chad wick, the Deputy Murter of the Company.
The Prime Minister, Mr. Baldwin, sat on the left of the chairman, and the Lord Mayor (Sir Charles Batho) sat next to the Prince of Wales..
There wse a roar of cheering. when a telegram was read from Lord Rothermore, wishing the com- pany every success and offering another douation" of £5,000 to the company's funds.
The Prince, on rising to speak, was received with the hearty sing- ing of "For he's a jolly good fel- low and cheers. He eaid:
May say first a word to those who are listening in 1 some- times complain when I hear that any speech I am about to make is to be broadcast, because--I always find it somewhat of an ordeal.
But do-night I don't mind so much, because I know that I am talking to many of our merchant seamen away at sea, and from this historic Mansion Houee wo give them our very beat greet,| ings.
We wish them all the best of lack and we hope that their weather is not too bad.
"Alarmist Rumours,"
To those who are listening in ashore in this country I say that, despite the somewhat silly and alarmiet rumours, despite the very inaccurate reports that they may have had of
me to-day (laughter)—it is a poet man-end one most certainly not worthy to be the Master of the Merchant Navy and Fishing Fleets--who cannot survive one of the slight mishape that come to us that love to ride in a race.
I don't believe that many of you would have got your master's certificate if you had handed over your ship on a dark and stormy night to the last-joined member of your crew. That is exactly what you have done to-night. - (Laugh- ter.)
"Evening's Weathez."*'
Though will admit that it is neither dark cor scorny-in fact,
through the back. The shop and the bedroom immediately above,
where Mr. and M, Charlesworth slept, were completely deatroyed.
which point thero is at present a TISONDARI half-mile gap in the Eastern Rail TJIBAROBA way running between Port Har court and Kaduna Junction.
A train ferry connects the rail-
service has been imperilled by movements of sandbanka
Pion
ABOUT
EXPECTED WILL
ON OR IMATION JOR ADODT
For
8'HAI... Kzure.) 30th Apr. JAYA, MACAMAN (7th May
2nd May BATAVIA Stá
9th
11
10th
12th
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#
16th
23rd
23rd
26th
30th
•
... N. C. & AMOY 7cb
BATATIA S'HAL, ANDY { 14th
& FLUNG. TIMANOEK .....Java,Macaman 21st TUIBODAS ...] N. Ú. & AMOT 1
BATAVIA 74th TJISONDARI ..... S'TAL, K'Luxo, 95th
Mr. Charlesworth was unable to tell the cause of the fire. All was safe when the family retired. Iway peross this gap, but dagely the TJIKEMBANG" never suspected art," he said. "I was annoyed at being awakened by a dog, a small Pomeranian, and I got out of bed with the intention of thrashing it, as it would only disturb the neighbours, Only a few weeks ago I was going to have it destroyed because of its barking, but I am glad I did not. I would not sell it for pounds now,”
ocean-going vessels on which de- pend our
communications, so uttery vital to our existence.
To man these vesels there are, in round figurce, more than a quarter of million officers and In addition to these mer. chant ships of the Empire there are in Great Britsin alone 20,000 fishing boats, manned by zome 60,000 men.
men,
Impressive Figures.
All of you here to-night dre familiar with these statistics, but "I Have spoken of them, because they have impressed me very deeply. Until I had seen them ( had not absolutely realised that this is the Merchant Navy and Fishing Fleets. I had not abso lutely grasped the meaning, the importance of this new post, of which I am so very proud to be the first Holder. (Loud cheers.}
At no time in its great history has the reputation of your aer- vice been a high as it is 'to-day. There was a time when the Mer- chant Navy was locked on by some as a refuge for the bad lot
The proposed viaduct will consist of a roadway 18 feet wide betweea kerbs, with single line of 3ft: sin. gauge railway track along the middle.
There will be thirteen opaca, ten of which are 188 feet and three in the middle of 946 feet.
The total weight of steelwork used will amount to about 9,000 tons and the quantity of concrete in piers and nbutments 45,000 cubic yards.
approximately
INSURE
YOUR
BAGGAGE
WITH
GILMAN'S
of the family. He was oftch "OCEAN" COMPREHENSIVE
described in story books as “hay- ing run away and gone to sea."
Now it is a profession, our British Merchant Navy, that is looked upon with honour all the world over. It is a profession that men are proud to join and proud to serve in, and a profes
POLICY.
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sion that has given birth to a CONSIGNEE NOTICES. literature and built up traditions that I have already referred to.
Ex-Viceroy's Pride, Within the last two years an ex-Viceroy of India has told a distinguished audience in London, and told them with pride, that the Arit etep in his brilliant career was a job in the fo'c'ale
“GLEN" LINE, LIMITED,
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
FROM UNITED KINGDOM VIL PORTS.
*HE
2.
of 4 Scottich merchantman.' 8.8", (Cheers.)
"JARNARVONSHIRE”
Wireless Talagraphy,
AROY & N. CHINA Ma cassan & Java {AMOT.S'BANK'Lung BATAVIA
Axor & N. CHINA. BATAVIA AKOT,STALE'LUMO
(BATAVIA
The steamers are all Atted throughout with Electric Light and have accommodatat a for a limited number of saloon Passengers, All_itasmera dany a duly qualified suspson. Cargo taken at through rates to all ports in Netherlands India and Australia.
For Particulars of Freight and Fusage, apply to the
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SOUTH MANCHURIA RAILWAY
SUMMER HOLIDAY
RESORTS
IN
SOUTH MANCHURIA
BURRIGAURA,--Finert Seaside Bammer Holiday Besort in North China Five miles from Dairan, bat connected with the city by special motor and our- rage rond and electrio tramway. Yacasto Hotel (33 rooms) and 15 furnished bungalows in charming dia garden. Bathing, Boating, Fishing, Golf, Tannia Bilard Orther twins work. Captal plaza far children OGONDAL beatiful and selen Seaside Remors in the Far East. Two miles from Fort Arthar. Formerly the Summer Resort of the high Russian picers and oficials. Yamato Estol and 20 villas and bungalows, moetly with datashed servante quarter Excellent Bathing, (onderant Scenery,
Historic Battlefelds Bsired and Dismantled Forte, Biles of therming Walks and
Abadant
for high-class fanmiding Faction. Orchesten tulce a week. Bort po
PORT ARTHUR,Famous for its two memorable Bierer and its beautiful landlocked Harbour. Exactly one hour's journey from Dairen by express train, Yamato Botal (16 rooma), Buficient place of historical and scenic Laberent to fill a month with freeb walk or drive vary day. Most healthy and salubrious spot in the Far East.
All ander the direct management of the SOUTH MANCHURIA "AILWAY CO
Illustrated Booklets and all Information post free on request.' Applications may be sent to the Hotel Managers at the various resorta or to
THE SUPERINTENDENT OF HOTELS, Trans Departmen
Un ble Add., Martsrsu or San00, SOUTH MANUHURIA BAILWAY.Dziran
Codes 1A.B.O. 6th & 6th Fd. AL. Lieber's and Bentley's,
CONSIGNEE
AND
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
OCEAN STEAMSHIP CO., LTD.
CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD.
FROM UNITED KINGDOM Vĩa SINGAPORE.
CONSIGNEES per Co.'s Stramer
"KNIGHT COMPANION"
NOTICES.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION Co.'s STEAM MALWA”
ARRIVED HONG KONG
SYK APRIL, 1928,
FROMANTWERP, LONDON, GIBRAL
TAR, MARSEILLES, MALTA, FORTSAID, ADEN, COLOMBO AND STRAITS,
YONSIGNEES f Cargo by the
above-named Teasal are hereby in formed that their Goods are being landed
nd placed AT THEIR HINK in the Hong Kong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company's Godown at Kowloon, where
are hershy notified that the Cargo will be discharged into Holt's Wharf, Kowloon, where will lie at Consignees', risk and Referring to the fishing induetry, bring arrived from the boys Ports, subject to Terms and Conditions of the Prizce said that the descendesigns of Cargo by her are hereby Btorage at Holl's Wharf, The Cargo will informed that all Goods are being be ready for Delivery from Godown on and/or exira hazantons Godowns of the Hong Kong and Kericom Wharf and unless Notice has been given prior to
Optional Cargo will Godown Company, Limited, whence, Stemmer's arrival, but carried on from and/or from the wharves, Delivery part to port to the final port of call to may be obtained.
which the
extends Goods not cleared by the 8th May,
option All broken, chafel and damaged Goods 1928, 1.4pm, will be subject to Rent are to be left in the Godowns, where they All broken, chafed and damaged will be examined on any Tuesdays and
we are finding the weather very ants of the early British fishermen landed at their risk into the hazardous and after 26th l not be landed here. Consigament will be sorted out Mark
worth while to business
by Mark and Delivery can be obtained as
sta
the
Optional Goods will be landed here unless instructions have been given to the contrary. Six hears before arrival of the biteamery
Goods not cleared within 8 days in-
Rent
fish, it would increase the range | Fackages are to be left in the Godowns Bridays between the hours of 10.35cluding date of arrival will be subject to
good this evering. (Laughter.) numbered some 53,066, and they I protest against this action of constituted a deepeen fishing in the assembled Company of Mas-dustry, which was the largest and ter Mariners (I should have said most important in the world. the Honourable Company of If scientists could discover, and Master Mariners) that they have make handed over to me this task of concerns to buy, new and improved replying for the whole Merchant methods of storing and preserving Navy and the Fishing Fleets.
There is, however, one reflec- and activity of our trawlers con tion which encourages me. Dur-siderably. It would enable them to ing the weeks that have elapsed reach even more distant Gahing since I was greatly honoured by grounds. this new appointment, I have re ceived countless messages of con- gratulation from my fellow-coun- trymen the world over, congratu iations from every kind of or ganisation connected with the ses, and, even in a way more personal to me, from individual members of the great seafaring community.
I must say I like to get thesë messages, because I count all sailors my friends. In the course of my long voyages I have got to know them, the men of the Mer- chant Service.
I have got to know them from countless visits to their shipe and to their institutions 1 all parts of the world. And I have got to know the work that they have to do and the lives they have to: lead from having sailed with them a. Jittle.
For all of this I ecunt myself very fortunate indeed, and look forward to further opportunities of renewing my associations withi these eplendid men. (Cheers.)
These messages of congratula tion brought home to me, by their number and by their world-wide rauge, the vast field of activities that is comprised in the simple phrase, The Merchant Navy and Fishing Fleeta."
20,000 Graft.
There are to-day well over 30,000 craft of all kinds, and that title includes the biggest liners
to the emailet: boats.. There are 30,000 craft: 'on the registers of the British Empire, and of these nearly 4,000 are the (Continued on next Column)..
4.]m2 9 │0- [6.2 m 1 582 3 1.25 1 8
· down 5m 9-18 16 5 1826 10 39 49 4 1915
11 146]
451 4
The Prince continued 2-
In the same way as the men of the merchant service, our fishermen did wonderful service in the Great War. (Cheers.)
They did it animated by the spirit which was the inheritance of our ecs service.
Out of a fleet, of 3,000 Steam vessels over one-third were lost, and they did not have any form of defence whatsoever.
they will be examined in the and Noor within the Free Etorage period, boddani and Douglas on 5th May, Goods have left the Steamer's Godown of Consignes by Messrs. No Claims will be admitted after the 1928, at 10 am. Claims against the and all Goods remaining undelivered Steamer including those for Cargo after the 2nd May, will be abject to
t delivered must be presented on the Bent Special Forra
30
be submited withried, and must slee otherwise they will not be recognized
days of arrival No Fire Insurance will be effected by us in any case whatever.
Bills of Lading will be countersigned JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., LT
Agents. Hong Kong, 29th Apr., 1928. [6193
by
NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD, BREMEN.
Steer
All Claims against the Steamer must be presented to the Undersigned on or before the 16th May, or they will not be recognised,
No Fire Insurance will be effected,
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
Agenta. 26th April, 1928.
[6179
CONSIGNEES NOTICE.
THE BEN LINE STEAMERS, LIMITED.
There is to be a memorial to those 2,000 officers and men. of the merchant navy and fishing Alects who lost their lives in the Great War and lie in uncharted graves. This memonal is to be crested on Tower Hill. (Cheers.)
"ALSTER " By coupling my name with the having arrived from BREMEN, HAM. toast, the toast of the Merchant BURG sed Perts, Cerignees of Cargo Navy and Fishing Fleets, you being landed at their riak into the o are hereby notified that their Cargo in have put me entirely in the wrong dewas of the Hong Kong and Kowloon boat. If there is one man in this Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd. Kowloon,ONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby room who should have been on where Dalivery can be obtained. his feet to join you in wlehing
FEOK MIDDLESBBO', ANTWERP, LONDON, STRAITS & PHILIPPINES.
The Steamship "BENREOCH.“
informed that all. Goods are being All Goods remaining undelivered after landed at their risk into the hazarde all that is best to the members the 1st of May, 1929, will be abject and/or as hazardous Godowas of the
The chief feeling have over
Fire No
No Fire Insurance will be affected by. vus in any osso whatever.
Banged Fackages must be leit in the Godowns for examination by the Consignees, and the Company's surveyors Messrs. GODDARD & DOUGLAR at 10 00 Mondays and Thursdays, within the Fres Storage period.
All Claims again the Steamer must be presented to the Undersigned, un or
before 18th
not
be recognized 1898, or, they wil No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godown. MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & Co.,
Agents. Hong Kong, 26th Apr., 1928. [6182
SERVICES CONTRACTUELS DES MESSAGERIZS MARITIMES,
CONSIGNER NOTICE.
3.8.ATHOS IL"
BRINGING CARGO FROM MARSEILLES, &c.
of that great service, it in myself, to Be Insurance will be effected by Godown Co., Ltd od after the ❘ of the Home Kone and Kowloon Wineg
my new appointment quite apart sa in from the deep pride that I take
Hong Kong and Kreloon waad andIGNEES are hereby informed their Goods with the exception whence and/or from of Opium, Treasure and Valuables are way case whatever
the wharves,
being landed and stored into the Godowns be obtained No Claims will be in it is the sincere hope that may Godamaged Packages at be left in the
for examination by the Cen- Goods have left the Godowns, and all and Godowa Co., Ltd., Kowloon, whene holding the office may coincide signees and the Company's Burveyors, Goods remaining andelivered after the Delivery may be obtained Imukhataly with a general revival of pro- leers. Anderson & Aske, at 10 am, 2nd May, 1928, will besubject to Rent after landing
All Claims against the Steamer must All Claims must be sent into me on sperity and activity throughout on the 28th of April, 1928, the whole of the shipping, oom Goods have left the Godown and all before the 16th May, 1928, or they will or they will not be recognized, d
No Claire be aderitted
after She b presenter
to the Undersigned on or or before Thursday, the 3rd May, 1929, inunity. (Loud cheers.)
And if when the time comes Weeks of the Ship's antral here, after
Claims must be presented within, Two not be recognized
Damaged Packages will be examined by for me to step down from the which date they will not be reccgnised.
the Company's Harveyors, Mesura. bridge and hand over to my suc
Goddard de Douglas in the presence are to be Consignees are requested to surrender
of the Consignons at 10 am on cesor: I can then feel that this their Bills of Lading to the Undersigned
Monday, the 80th April, 1928, + revival really has come to pass for Countersignature.
No in Jamoranor will be effected, by us in any case whatever';
LLESDOS,
Agent Hong Kong, 24th Apr., 1928, (0170
I shall look back on my time of Whom? MELOHERS & CO. office as one of the happiest asso ciations, that I have ever had. (Cheers)
Agents: Monopauzsones Llore, Braxis, Hong Kong, 4th Ajr, 1923. [6167**
All broken, chafed and damaged Goods be left in the Gedowas, where they will be examined on the 1st May, 1029, at 10 am, by Mesars, Goddard & Douglas
- No Firs Insurancs kaa bona effected,
Bill of Lading will be countersigned by GIBB, LIVINGSTON & 00,,)
Hong Kong 25th Apr. 1928... (6178
Agenta