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No. E, Corrsvant ROAD CENTRAL.
Prom C. 292.
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, AUGUST 17th, 1928.
ISLAM'S FUTURE.
KEMAL PASHA AND IBN SAUD.
BY SIRDAR IKBAL ALI SEAE.
(The article given below which w reprint from the London "Mora: ing Port" is written by a famou? Afghan:writer-umi-traveller-wan-
VISITING A WARSHIP ON
SUNDAY.
DANGER TO MORALS OF ST. IVES.
OLD-FASHIONED ALDERMAN'S
PROTEST.
OVERLOADED SHIPS.
COUNTRIES WITHOUT
SLIMÍT.
HOPE OF A COMMON STANDARD.
11
CONSIGNEE NOTICES. CONSIGNEE NOTICES.
BRITISH INDIA 3.S. CO., LTD.
FROM CALCUTTA, RANGOON;" PENANG AND BİNGAPORE.
H. Steamship
Rent Insurance
Ang
1928,
NOTICE TO CONSIGNÉES,
PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION. Colu Strixxx "NALDERA."
danvas HONG KONG TAR 16ri AUGUST, 1923- FANTWERP.LONDON, GIBRAL
TAR. MARSEILLES, MALTA, PONTSAID ADEN, COLUMBU AND STRAITS.
CON
YONHIGNEES of Cargo by the above
named Yeses! are placed AT THAI AUR in the Hong Kong that their Goods reby informed?
landed and
A number of foreign Govern- ments are now tending to give St Ives is to be deprived of the greater attention to the overload is an acknowledged authority contemplated to from ... question which is the subject of a ing of ships leaving their ports, a on conditions in Moslem Asia).} | Tiger says a Home paper. Dates special inquiry by the Board of After travelling some forty-thou originally fixed for the visit wers-Trade, sand miles through the Mastem July 14th to 16th, but St. Ives Bay countries in Europe which do not Spain and Greece are the only East I find that great changes are has since been eliminated from the coming over the face of Islam, but battle-cruiser's programme. its mind remains unchanged. The. Objection was raised at the last activities of the Big Four, of pre-meeting of St. Ives Town Council sent day Islam-the Ghari Mus to the ship being open for inspecs tion on the Sabbath, and it was tapha Kemal, the Shah of Persia, decided to ask the commander of The Saud, and King Amanullah the Tiger, who had written to the Expert opinion believes are essentially one in character, Mayor intimating him of the pro-loading of ships Pelonging to near-A Protest has been noted by the No Claims will be admitted after there is a great deal of over the Goods have left the Godowns. "and may ultimately bring about the posed visit, asking if the ship couldly every country n the world, and Master. realisation of a great confederacy be seen by the public on Saturday of Islam
instead of Sunday.
WARFIELD" arrived from the above Ports, baring Consignees of formed that their Goods are haing
Cargo are hereby in landed and placed at their risk in the
loen, here Delivery mod Godown Company's Godowns at Kow Hong Kong and Kowloon Wharf and
as soon as the
are landed. Goods not cleared by 14th will be subject to will be affected by
No Fire make their ships conform to a de- in any case whatever.
And Kowloon Wharf and tiedown finite loadline, said an authority.downs for examination by the Cansah Consignment will be sorted out Damaged Packages must be Jeftin Company's Godownt at Kowloon, where The United States Government, though it has no official load-line signees and the Company's Surreyors, Mark
Mark by Hark and Delivery, can be dalimitations, has the subject
Goddard &
Douglas at 10 am, on Mondays and Thursdays. under consideration, and there is ternational standard will be ob- after which date they canaethe All Chine must be presented within tained hops that eventually a common in Ten days of the Steamer's arrival bars,
recognized. that
are
For these four great national The objection raised in the Coun leaders, although working on feil was resented in the town, but different lines according to their it appears that the protest made respective local conditions, was not the cause of the visit being nevertheless
abandoned, as the letter from the pas - Islamisti awares; the link with the Faith is ship announcing the abandonment of the visit and that from St. Ives never broken.
respecting the alteration of the | date crossed in the post.
-
In Angora the Ghasi is engaged on a tremendous experiment "of
The first letter from the comman blending East and West. To the der "of the Tiger stated that she Turk he is now a symbol, a mili-would arrive in the Bay on Satur- tary hero. The man' in the street day morning, and be open to visi obeys his commands to discard the tors from 2.30 to 5.30 p.m. on fes and to liberate women, with less | Sunday, concern than a private soldier feals in" carrying out his sergeant's or captain's orders. Being a soldier börn, the Turk values victory, and
bows to one who has secured it.
Truth About Turkey. The real truth about the Turkish experiment came to me at Hyder Pasha when the Angora train was ready to start, and I was still busy with my ablations before prayers.
The train won't wait till you finish your washing," shouted an officer. I paid no attention to the "Oh, well," he went on, "perhaps you can fly to Angora on your magic carpet."
remark.
The next morning I was surpris ed to see the same officer praying with me in the train; he remarked apologetically that his behaviour of the previous night was in keeping with the national desire to show to the people that indolent methods of the Sultan could not now be toleras ed, and that time was of value. Furthermore, he told me that only a ruthless war on the clergy of old Stamboul, who had so long stifled the nation's aspirations, could re- move their hold upon the popular imagination. For the rest, he added proudly, "we are not the people to renounce a faith for which our forebears have bled,”
BRITISH INDIA S.S. CO., LTD.
while most of the evil is to be MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CU found in foreign ships, there is un doubtedly an appreciable amount
Hong Kong, 17th Aug, 1928. [13 in British ships. The rapacious shipowner has to be controlled, the majority of owners is only too authority said, and the great willing to assist towards that end- The Board of Trade is also con
FROM CALOUTTA, BANGOON, sidering the whole of the load-line
PENANG AND SINGAPORE tables with representatives of the
THE Steamship shipping classification
societies.THE
"TÍLAWA" Particular attention is being given having arrived from the above Ports, to timber and oil-carrying vessels, Consignees of Cargo are hereby informed which it is suggested might safely that their Goods are being landed and begiven deeper loadline. placed at their risk in the Hong Kong been taken from a number of ship Company's Godowns at Kowloon, where Evidence on this point has already and Kowloon Wharf and Godows masters and owners.
Delivery may be obtained sa soon as Goods are landed.
SHIPS' BEARINGS BY
COUNT."
USING THE WIRELESS BEACONS.
Goods not cleared by 24th Aug, 1929,
I be subject to Reut No Fire Insurance will be affected by us in any case whatever
Damaged Packages must be left in the Godowns for examination by the Consignees and the Company's surveyors, Messrs Goddard and Douglas, at 10 A... Mondays and Thursdays.
Maintaining The Sabbath. When the letter resched the Towa Council meeting ten days ago, tion to public inspection of the Alderman W. Lawry raised objec-
ship on Sunday, "as it is a danger Egyptian shore the ancient naviga. After which data they cannot
the town.
In my opinion we are going quite fast enough to the day when the Stabbath will be desecrated to such an extent that you will not know Sunday from Saturday."
The alderman suggested a repre- sentation to the commander that the Tiger be open to fhapection, some time on Saturday.
Twenty-five
miles from the
be
All Claims must be prosented within Ten days of the Steamer's arrival here
Goods have left the Godown. recognised will be admitted after the
Master.
A Protest has been noted by the MACKINNON, MACKENZIE &C. Hong Kong, 17th Aug., 1995, [36:4
SERVICES CONTRACTUELS DES
·MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.
CONSIGNER NOTICE.
to the moral life of St. Ives" had experienced great trouble in Pharos beacon, which was there
The fishing community, he added,
tors tere raided by the plant maintaining the Sabbath, and therefore included among the seven is a certain section of this town wonders of the world. who will take the fact of the visit
What shall be anid, then, of the of H.M. ship to do things which wireless beacons which are now will not be in the best interests of ber round the coasts of the British being installed in increasing num
However dense the fog, ships that Isles as well as on foreign shores! have crossed the Atlantic need arend no more failing to see the double flash of Bishop Rock, for here in the Scilly Isles will shortly be installed a beacon station which
6.5. "PORTHUS.“ will send its code signal out into the ether unhindered by banks of
BRINGING CARGO FROM MARSEIL LES, &C.. ALAO CARGO Fo
under guidance of the ear the fog or driving now.
Obtained by turning
BORDEAUX, COGNAC, &
„Ex 5.8. “FORMIGNY." bearing of the beacon is laid off on the chart, and by repeated ob that their Goods with the szeption JONSIGNEES are hereby informed servations at recorded times the of Oniam, Tressure and Valuables are The Town Angry.
ship's position becomes known be- being landed and stored into the Godowns Feeling arose in the town, how yond any doubt and she can shape of the Bong Kong and Kowloon Wharf ever, and a letter on the subject her course up Channel with as and Godown Co., Ltd., Kowloon, whence was addressed to the editor of The surance. The same instrument on Delivery may be obtained immediately Western Morning News by Mr. board will tell the whereabouts of after landing.. Robert F. H. White, late temporary making signals-no small assis or before Thursday, the 23rd August, any other ships that have been All Glaime must be sent în te me "on lieutenant in the Royal Marines tance in the prevention of colli-1928, or they will not be recognized. (Royal Naval Division), and former High Sheriff of Queen's Co., Ireland, who has been resident in St. Ivei for seven months,
(Mr. J. Daniel) that the point With the promise of the Mayor should be considered, the matter ended so far as the Council were concerned.
sion.
A dial
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Hong Kong, 14th Aug, 1928. (6800
Damaged Packages will be examined by Mesta. How Many Dots?
the Company's Barveyors, Ships for the Humber are told of the Consignees at 10 am on Goddard & Douglas in the presence In an intervien, Mr. White ex the distance, too, as well as the pressed the view that, due to what direction of the Spurn Lightship.
the 20th Monday 'August, 1928. Into the telephone receiver of ones in any case whatever.
No Fire Insurance will be effected by ever cause, the cancellation of the Tiger's visit to St. Ives meant
ear comes the signal of the beacon,
L LESDOS possible loss of some hundreds of followed a few seconds later by
Agent. pounds sterling to the business signal in the other ear, which At Angora the thud of cement section of the town, to say nothing comes by sound from the sub- machines is heard at every turn, of the pleasure of which hundreds marine apparatus.M MH," huge cranes are everywhere, while of holidaymakers and
visitors says the wireless in the Morse HONG KONG HETEOROLOGICAL far below stretch houses, offices, would be deprived.
code; then "Dot-Dot-Dot," and banks, and foreign Embassies.
Everybody must work here," said was always keenly looked forward fore the sound signal is the dis Hong Kong Observatory, August 16th. A visit from one of H.M. ships the number of dots that come be Turkish deputy to mo, and to, especially one so famous astance of the light-vessel in miles. keep on working." Depositing his H.M.S. Tiger, sister ship to the It is the method that we all have European felt hat at the door, and equally celebrated Lion, flagship off used; the interval between the using a skull cap, he prayed with Eazi Beatty at the battle of flash of lightning and the clap of mo later at the Kara Oghalund Jutland.
thunder tells the distance of the Barometer... Mosque. So too, though Turkish Mr. White further said he had storm. So do ships in the North Temperature garla go unveiled, they do not "ince learned that a letter to the Sea, shrouded in fog,
88 a Christian missionary com captain of the Tiger suggesting their distance from the Spurn Wind plained, marry Christians yet." that the ship might be opened on many miles away.
REGISTER.
Previons On Dat jOn Data
Day at {at 2 pm): 6 a.. 1*pim
29.49 20.37 29.35. 81: 80- 90 D4 67
Calm
B
count" Humidity
86
Direction 86W Wexford Coningbeg, off the
Force the Saturday: had crossed in the post a letter from the commander coast, and off Liverpool, the Mer- Weather OPQ
sey Bar, are two more light-ships Bain cancelling the visit.
obtained
se the Goods are inoded. Optional Goods will be landed here to
the Stamer
anlow Instructions have been given the contrary Six hours before arrival of Goods not alwared within 8 days, la- eluding date of motival, will be subjeci so will be affected by
Godowns for axamination by the Con- se i say case whatever,
Damaged Packages must be left in the
sigues, and the Company's Surveyor Mosach, Gordan & Douglas, a 10. on Mondays and Thursdays, within the Froo
Storage
periode
All Claims against the Steamer must be presented to the Undersigned on or before th September, 1998, or they will not be moognized.
No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have isit the Godowan,
MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & Co.
Agunta Hong Kong, 16th Aug, 1928. [6812
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES,
OCEAN STEAMSHIP CO., LTD.
UHINA MUTUAL' STEAM NAVIGATION: CO., LTD.
AND
FROM UNITED KINGDOM
VIA SINGAPORE. ONSIGNEES par Co's Vessel
CONSIGN CALCHAS
are hereby notified that the Carge wil be discharged into Holt's Wharf, Kowloon, where 11. will lie at Consigness' risk and subject to Terms and Condition of Storagest Hold's Wharf. The Cargo will and after 16th August be ready for Delivery from Godown on
unless Notios has been given prior to Optional Cargo will not be landed here, Vessel's arrival, but carried on from port to port to the final port of call so Which the option extendia,
All broken, chafed and damaged Goods ars to be left in the lodowns, where they will be examined on any Tukikays and Fridays between the hours of 10.15 4, And Noom within the Free Storage period, No Claims will be admitted atzer the Goods, have left the Vessel's Godawa, and all Goods remaining unde
undelivered
after the 22nd
Bent, August, will be subject to
All Claims against the Vessel meet be presented to the Undersigned, an ar not be recognised. before the 5th September, or they will
No Fire Insurance will be affected,
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
Agenta.. 16th Acg., 1928.
(2609
CONSIGNEES' NOTICE.
· THE BEN LINE STEAMERS, LIMITED.
From MIDDLESBRO', LONDON AND STRAFTS.
The Steamship "BENLEDI.”.
ONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby informed that all Goods are being landed at their riak into the hazardous and/or extra hazardous. Godowns, of the Here Kons. AND KOWLOON WEAN AND
from the
Gown Ochrany, Les whence, and/or
No
obtained harys Delivery may be
Claims
Tim will be admitted after the Goods, have left the Godowns, send sil Gooda remaining undelivered after the 21st instant will be subject to Bent.
-All Claims against tha Steamer must be presented to the Undersigned on or before the 4th. Sept, 1928,
not be recognised.
will
All breken, chafed and damaged G Goode Ware to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on the 20th instant, at 10 a., by Mear, Goddard and Douglas
0,00
The Wahabi Ruler. Between Kemal Pasha of Turkey
1.48 0.00 and Ibn Saud, of Arabia, ruler of the Wahabi, zealots, how great acon-
the with a wireless beacon; and to the Highest open-air Temperature, 15th We cannot actually say, that trast! Ibn Saud holds the keys of abandonment of St. Ives is the re-shore stations seven new beacons Lowest open-air Temperature, 18th: 80 the Shrine of Islam. His task ha At the same time, Mr. White ad. Company as being in course of fit- sult of Alderman Lawry's speech" are announced by the Marconi
B-Blue sky OwOloudy D been to organise one of the biggest hered to his criticism of the terms ting out: Start Point Lundy Drizzle; F-Fog; L Lighting i movements in contemporary history
Island, Sula Skerry, Dungeness, -Hist; O-Overcoat; P-Fatning and to give the scattered nomads of the speech.
Alderman Lawry said he had South Bishop, Kinnaird Head showers; Q--Equall"; É-Rain; T- of the desert racial feeling, and
and Cromer-Commander Daniel Thunder. tribal unity. His austere preach-nothing further to say at present.
in Daily Mail, ing of that version of Islam that cellation could not have been in The Mayor stated that the can- rids the faith of all its dogmatic consequence of what was said in the trappings has fired the imagination Council Chamber, because by last, of his desert warriors.
The Wahabi, too, allows modern Friday afternoon's post be receiv means and methods to penetrate Walter Lake, H.M.8. Tiger, at ed the following letter from Capt. the wild wastes of Arabia, for he Portland, and dated June 28th:- thinks these are God's gifts, which With reference to my com can be harnessed to the cause of s great renaissance of Islam. He even believes in having dealings. with the Infidels," since hatred of the religion of others was never taught by the Prophet; yet his mind isradically different from that of the Turk.
munication of June 13th, 1928,
- relative to a proposed vixit of H.M. hip under my command to St. Ives on Saturday, July 14th, I regret to inform you that,
owing to a change in The programme, it will no longer be possible to include St. Ives in the ports to be visited, and the pro posed visit has therefore had to be cancelled
Ibn Saud, being an Arab, and a dweller in the carly home of Islam, feels his spiritual respon sibility towards the Moslem world and wishes to acquit himself favourably in its eyes by his hand ling of his country. He suffers from no unfortunate precedents as been pasted
When this letter came to band, one from St Ives to Capt Lake suggesting Saturday, had only just
do the Tarks, but he, too, in his The Mayor has since communicat way, is working towards the goaled with Capt. Lake asking for re- of Moslem unity.
consideration of the decision.
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ADDRESSED Cumming, Hong Kong
·Hotel
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Beaded
HONG KONG TIDE TABLE,
From August 17th to 23rd, 1923. HIGH WATOL HOLY WATER.
Date of
Month
Hong
Hong
Kong
Kong
Standard Standard
Tima.
Time."
h.
Height,
muka. He Weihalwei Fri:: 1710 7 6 3 8780 1143476 411 8.2 | 18 mil. 1: 7 im 3 21 3 9
“But 19.0
Mas 20
Tass 121
Wed, 92
Gegg, Hong Kong Hotel New York Thur123
Habib Gorayeb, c/o
Eastern Extension
3.10
No Fire Insurance has been affected. Bills of Lading will be countersigned by GIBD, LIVINGSTON & Co., LADA New Agenta, i
Hong Kong, 14th Aug, 1928, 56807
BRITISH INDIA 5.S. CO., LTD:
FROX KOBE & MOJL
THE Steamship
TAKLIWA
having arrived from the above Forta, Consignees of Cargo are hereby in. formed that their Goods are being landod and placed at their, risk in the Hong Kong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company's Godowns si Kows
here
Delivery may
be obtamed
loon,
af soon as the Goods are Landed
Goods not cleared by 20th Aug. 1623, will be subject to Reute
No Fire Insurance will be effected by aris
must be
Buy case whatser, DE M Damaged Packages must be left in the 43715 Godown for examination by the Con-. 43828gnees and the Company's surveysTS, Messre, Goddard and Douglas, at 10 ata and Thursdaya," an
All
presented within 0.2 m 6., 19, 329 Ten: lays of the Bicamera azzival hares. 18 a5 7 18s 19 after which date they cannot be
5 87-37 33 recognised.
Mamatied after 28-4874% the Goods have left the Godownusima
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