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To SAN FRANCISCO and LOS ANGELES
via SHANGHAI, KOBE, YOKOHAMA & HONOLULU
5.3. "PRESIDENT COOLIDGE"
S.S. "PRESIDENT PIERCE"
S.S. "TRESIDENT TAFTTM*
Dec. 28 Jan. 3 Jan. 17
To NEW YORK" and BOSTON
via MANILA, SINGAPORE, PENANG, COLOMBO,
BOMBAY and CAFETOWN
SH. "PRESIDENT JACKSON”
6.8. "PRESIDENT VAN BUREN"
↑ Manila, Singapore & Penang.
Dec. 16 Dec. 17
Та
MANILA
8.S. PRESIDENT JACKSON" 5.8. "PRESIDENT PIERCE* BS. "PRESIDENT TAFT"
Dec. 16 Dec 27 Jan. 10
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NITTA MARU.
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Thursday, 19th Dec. Tuesday, 14th Jan.
Saturday, gist Dec.
SEATTLE & VANCOUVER (Starts from Kobe).
HIKAWA MARU
SOUTH AMERICA (WEST COAST) via Hilo & San
Francisco.
"
RAKUYO MARU" (starta from Kobe) Tuesday, NEW YORK via Panama
<YDNEY & MELBOURNE via Manila.
ATUTA MARU.
24th. Dec.
Monday,
30th Dec.
10th Jan.
HAIPHONG, SAIGON & MADRAS Friday, * HAKODATE MARU
(Cargo accepted for Haiphong & Saigon) BOMBAY via Singapore & Colombo. "
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Saturday,
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KASIMA MARU
* LIMA MABU
* MATUMOTO MARU
KOBE & YOKOHAMA
NITTA MARU.
KITANO MARU
KAMAKURA MARU
Cargo only.
28th Dec.
Friday, Saturday,
13th Dec. 28th Dec.
Thursday,
19th Dec Tuesday,
24th. Dec. Tuesday, 14th Jan
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PROMINENT PERSONALITIES: PRESIDENT JACKSON IN H.K.; MAIDEN VOYAGE ROUND THE WORLD
THE AMERICAN PRESIDENT LINES' VESSEL, THE S.S. PRESI- DENT JACKSON, ARRIVED DERE ON HER MAIDEN VOYAGE AROUND THE WORLD. YESTERDAY MORNING. berthing at 8.15 a.m. She had sailed from her home port. San Francisco, on Nov. 22 and followed the usual route here via Hawaii and Far Eastern ports.
Passengers on board the vessel were lavish in their praise, of the many comforts provided an board and the President Jackson. herself made an imposing sight in grey as she lay at the Kowloon Wharves throughout yesterday.
JAP. VESSEL SUNK
SHIUHING, De 15 (Central
Many Japanese were drowned as
result of a Chinese attack on several Japanese
veshels steaming from Kowkong to Kong- moon on the night of December 9. One of the vessels was damaged. and the Japanese on board were thrown into the river.
HEALTH RETURNS
The following is the Return of notifiable diseases notined as having occurred in the Colony during the 24 hours, ended Ehtr midnight on Dec. 13:-Cholera, one case: Diphtheria, one
case;
Cerebro-Spinal Fever,
her post fone case; Dysentery, three cases:
ON HER MAIDEN TRIP, THE Miss Juanita Grimn, Secretary Enteric Fever. two cases; Measles. PRESIDENT JACKSON INCLUDED at the US Treasury Attache's one case; IN HER GUEST LIST A NUMBER | Office, travelling back to OF PROMINENT PERSONALITIES, after visiting Shanghai. She is commanded by Captain: Mr. Kwan Chun Hsu General]. Hawkins, who is very popular with Manager
Tuberculosis. 22 cases.
of the New Asiatic Mr. Marcus Ramsay, Represent-
all departments of the ship's Chemical Works, Lid.. with offices ing the Albert Ramsay Co. of New in Shanghai and Hongkong, re-York. Jewellers, en route to Co- turning to the Colony.
lombo, where he has been living.
staff.
at
LUXURIOUSLY FITTED
Mr. Geo. D. Lamont, US Consul Mr. Ramsay boarded the President The stately dining room is air- conditioned and kept at a come stationed at Canton, en route Jackson at San Francisco.
Mr. Dirk Allebe. Manager of the fortable temperature whereever from Shanghal.
Mr. Alfonso G. Tavera, Colum-Netherlands Trading Society the vessel would chance to be, whether in the tropics or in abian Consular Representative at Kobe, Japan, en route to Bombay. wrote а Mr... James R. Bell, Sales Man- temperature zone. The walls of Bagota, Colombia. He
column in the local papers, and is ager for the Imperial Tobacco Co. dining room, lounge and
at Calcutta, en route to his post smoking rooms are tastefully de- returning from Kobe.
dion- corated with murals, some
Mr. Albert H. Terry, Freight accompanied by his wife after cult to understand but in that Representative of the American their recent marriage." wise In keeping with modern President Lines at Hongkong, re- turning from a vacation trip to times,
Shanghai,
the
Dr. Vasant Ramil Khanoliar, Di- rector of Research Laboratories at the Memorial Hospital in Bombay. Mr. Wel Tseh-Heen, Prominent Dr. Khanolkar has recently com- Exchange and Bullion Broker of pleted research work at the Hos-. Hongkong returning from a busi-pital's New York branch and is working towards enlightenment
Staterooms for a hundred pas- sengers are all outside, high amid- ship. Modern ventilating systems provide fresh air in abundance.
The President Jackson, the fore-ness trip to Shanghai.
Mr. Hin-Luri Yung, Vice-Presi- on cancer. runner of six other new President Liners, follows a "Sunshine Route" dent of the American Asiatic Un- around the world. She has call-derwriters at Shanghai; on a visit ed at New York, Havana, Panama, to the Colony," Los Angeles. Honolulu, Kobe and Shanghai.
IN TRANSIT
Mr. Edwin P. Lancaster. Tobacco Buyer for the Indian Leaf Tobac co Co. at Calcutta, India, return- ing to that port after his furlough Mr. Chas. P. Grandgerard, Far which was spent in the United
for the Otis States. She will be sailing this after Eastern Manager noon for Manila, and thence to Elevator Co., en route to Manila from Tokyo on a combined busi- Singapore, Penang, Colombo, Bombay, Capetown. Port of Spain (ness and pleasure trip. i .. and back to New York.-
Tho seven new President Liners will offer cargo ship- pers the most modern services. They are to be named the Pre- sident
Jackson, President
Monroe, President Hayes, Pre- sident Garfield, President Van Buren, President Adams and President, Polk.
Mrs. "Betty" Simpson, Well known representative of the "Ask Mr. Foster" Travel Service. She has been managing the Vancouver Branch for some time, and is now en route to Singapore, from which port she will fly to India in the interests Of promoting tourist travel
Mr. & M. Beattie, Asst, Manager for Loxley Rice & Co. Ltd., at Bangkok, Thailand, en route to his post from London
Mr. Rolland S. Parker, Far Eas- tern Representative for the Gar- look Packing Company, en route to Bombay from Shanghal acccm- panied by his wife.
...
Mr. Clayton B. Thomas, District Sales Manager for the Standard- Vacuum Oil Co., en route, to Bom- bay with Mrs. Thomas.
Miss Sybil Jason, Popular Movie Star who has appeared in a num- ber of Hollywood pictures. She is en route to Capetown accompanied by her elder sister, Anita,
CARGO SPACE
Mr. George W. Lynott, Repre- Each vessel has five spacious
sentative of the American Bank general cargo hatches, up to the
Mr. J. W. Marsh, Managing Di Note Go, at Shanghal. He is ac- minute freight handling gear and rector of the Auto Palace Auto-companied by his charming wife. ventilating machinery. The six mobile Co. of Shanghai, en route en route to New York via Cape- welded deep tanks of the latest to singapore."
town on their furlongh. type have a capacity of 1,137 tons, Mr. John Morris, United Press* Mr. U. G. Frondort. "Director of There are also 14 refrigerator News Agency Manager of Shang-the Ault, and Wiborg Co., Printing cargo, compartments, with a carry-nai, en route to Singapore. He Inks, and Machinery, en route to ing capacity of 1,080 tons for has recently been living in Japan Manus from Shanghal on a busi- perishable merchandise. These
and covering Foreign News. are equipped with special re- frigeration units, making it pos sible to maintain diferent, tem- peratures in each compartment,
The general specifications for the President Jackson and her six sister ships are; Length Over- all-491 feet 10 inches; Breadth 69 ft: 6 in.; Draft. full load molded- 26 ft. 9 in Depth, molded to shel- ter deck-42 ft. 6 in.; Cruising Speed-18 knots; General Cargo -10.900 cubic tons; Refrigerated Cargo-1,080. cubic tops: Liquid Cargo-1,137 tons; Dead Weight- 18,947 tons; Total Displacement- 18,190 tons; Passenger Accommo- dations-100.
THE PASSENGERS Among the many prominent personalities on board were →→
Mr. N. F: Allman, partner of Allman: Davies, Lav Firm of
·Shanghai on a business trip to Hongkong..
Mr. C. S. Franklin, prominent Lawyer and Senior Partner of Franklin and Harrington, Shang- hal Law Firm. Mr. Franklin was formerly. Chairman, of the Shang- hal Municipal Counell, and is.ac- companied by his wife.
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