THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE
REGULAR AND FAST FREIGHT AND
PASSENGER SERVICES.
LONDON
**RNESUS" **MACHAON ** "DANFA" ** IXION **
MENTOR"
7th Jan, 18th Jan. 25th Jan. 6th Feb 22nd Feb
SERVICE
(Direct)
London, Amsterdam & Hamburg London, Rotterdams & Hamburg London, Amsterdam & Hamburg London, Amsterdam & Antwerp. London, Amsterdam & Hamburg
LIVERPOOL
SERVICE
(Direct or visz Continental Ports)
**DEMODOCUS" 24th Dec, **ALCINOUS **
3rd Jan RECTOR"
11th Jan. "BELLEROPHON" 19th Jan.
PACIFIC
'TYNDAREUS" **TEUCER "
Tienda, Liverpool & Glasgow Marseilles, Havre & Liverpoal Liverpool
tien Marseilles & Liverpool SERVICE
(via Kobe and Yokohama)
31: Dec.
1st Fell
1
"PROTESILAUS" 13th Feb.
NEW
**TYDEUS "
YORK
Vittoria, Seattle. Tena and
Iver
SERVICE
(via Suez or Panama)
Via Suez
Joch January,
HOMEWARD PASSENGER SERVICE
'ANCHISES"
** MENTOR"
TEIRESIAS **
"'STENTOR"
1- February.
24 Pebruary
1 March
15:1 March
for Liverpool threet
for London direct for London three: for Laverpool direct
For Freight and all Information Apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE.
AGENTS.
VEREENIGDE NEDERLANDSCHE SCHEEPVAART
MAATSCHAPPIJ.
(United Netherlands Navigation Company)
HOLLAND-OOST AZIE LIJN -
(Holland East Asia Line)
Members of the Straite, China and Japan Conferences,
Regular monthly service between
Japan ports, Shanghai, Hongkong and Manila
and
Amsterdam. Rotterdam, and Hamburg, Bremen
Steamers
ALCHIBA BORNEO AMELAND
ALDERAMIN
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For
Surling
25th Dec. | Kotterlam & Hamburg - Völ Dec Amsterdam & Hanburg 21 Jan. January February Rotterdam & Hamburg 218 Feb
Amsterdam & Hanburg 2low Mar. March
For full particulars please apply to
JAVA CHINA JAPAN LYN
General Agents,
York Building.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
· CONSIGNEES.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNÉES.
THE ADMIRAL LINE,
The Steamship
* DRYDEN" baring arrived from New York via poris. ou 17th December. consignees are hereby notified that their cargo is being landed at their risk into the Hazardous and or Extra-Hazardous Godowns of The Hon Shan Godówn Lo.. 16 & 17 Kennedy Town. Praya, Hongkong, and stored at cân-j signea's risk.
Consignees of eargo must pro- duce an Impart permit signed by the Superintendent of Imports and Exports, Hongkong, before Bill of Lading will be counter- (signed.
All broken, chafed and damaged i cargo is to be left in the Godowns where will be examined at 10 a.m. on 22nd inst. by the Co's Surveyors, Messrs. Goddard and Douglas.
All claims must be presentes! within thirty days of the steamer's arrival here, after which they cannot be recognized. No claim will be recognized after the goods have left the Godowns, and cargo undelivered on and after 23rd December, will be subject to rent.
No fire insuranca whatever will be effected.
Cansignees are requested to send in their Bills of Lading for countersignature immediately.
PACIFIC STEAMSHIP CO.. United States Shipping Board Emergency Fleet Corporation
Managing Agents. THE ADMIRAL LINE
nd Floor Hotel Mansions. Hongkong, 17th December, 1920.
WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER 22. 1920.
W. S. BAILEY & CO., LTD.,
ENGINEERS & SHIP- BUILDERS, HOK UN KOWLOON.
HARBOUR KEPAIRS Call Flag "L"
"
Sole Agents for ** KELVIN MOTORS. Motors from 14 BHP. to 50 BHP. now in stock also spare parts.
Works
Manager...
Secretary
Tel K.21.
K.320.
"
K369.
K.28.
Harbour Engineer Telegrams "SEYBOURNE,"
CONSIGNEES.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
THE ROBERT DOLLAR CO,
From SOURABAYA, SAMA- RANG, TEGAL, BATAVIA, SINGAPORE & SAIGON, The Steamship
LAKE FARRAR* having arrived on December 17th, from the above mentioned ports, consignees of cargo are hereby notified that they must take im meliate delivery of same along- side, and all cargo impeding dis- charge will be landed at their risk. and expense into the hazardous Godowns of Messrs Frank Water- house & Co. Yaumati Shelter, and and at consignees' risk.
Consignees must produce an Import Permit before Bills of Lading can be countersigned.
All broken, chafed and dam- aged goods are to be landed in Frank Waterhouse & Co's go- downs, where they will be exam- ined by Messrs Carmichael & 'NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES, IClarke on December 21st 1920 at
9.00pm.
All claims must be presented OCEAN STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. within 10 days of the steamer's arrival here, after which they can- AND
not be recognized. CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD.
Consignees per Co's Steamer
"ALCINOUS"
are hereby notified that the Cargo will be discharged into Holt's Wharf. Kowloon, where it will- le at Consignee's risk. The
No claims will be admitted after the goods have left the steamer jor godowns. Goods remaining undelivered after December 24th, will be subject to rent.
No Fire usucance whatever will be effected.
Consignees ste rajuested. to send in their bills of lading for countersignature.
THE ROBERT DOLLAR CO.)
KONINKLYKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPYC will be taly for delivery Operators U. S. Shipping Boatd.
(Royal Packet Navigation Co. of Batavia)
THE STEAMSHIP:
"VAN WAERWYCK"
will be despatched to
Singapore. Penang and Belawan Deli.
from Lodown on and after 21s: Hongkong, 20th December, 1920. December.
Optional cargo, will be lan led. unless notice has been given prior to steamer's arrival.
All broken. chated, and dam- aged goods are to be left in the Godown, where they will be
This vessel offers excelle : cabin-uzzo@modation for saloon (examined on ang Tuesdays and
passengers.
Wireless Telegraphy.
For freight and passage apply to:
Telephone No. 1574.
JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LYN,
Agents.
CHINA-AUSTRALIA MAIL S.S. LINE.
FOR AUSTRALIAN PORTS VIA MANILA & SANDAKAN,
Sailing on 13th January. Sailing on 10th February.
S.S.HWAH PING"
S.S. VICTORIA **
For Freight and Passage apply to-
A
THE CHINA & AUSTRALJÁ S.S. CO. LTD.
Agents.
113, Connaught Road Central.
Friday between the hours of 10.5 a.m. and noon within the free storage perind.
NOT A SUCCESS.
End of State Shipping in France.
The French Council of Minis-
tees has accepted, in principle, the liquidation of French State-owned merchant ships, and has appoint-
ed a committee to draw up a scheme to effect it. It is esti No claims will be admitted alternated that the State owns about the floors have left the steamers oat million tons of shipping and Godown, and all Goods remaining has A. further 130,000 tons
will be subject to rent.
FOR XMAS
Table Decorations
Beautiful Things to Eat
Women
To see it all you want good lights and beautiful fixtures.
UNION ENGINEERING CO., LTD.
YOUR
CHATER ROAD.
ATTENTION IS
TO
INVITED
OUR LATEST NOVELTY
OF
NON-CREASEABLE NECKWEAR
AND
OUR LARGE ASSORTMENT
THE
of.
WOOLLEN WEAR.
SINCERE COMPANY, LIMITED.
With the
(035
above
be
undelivered after the 27th Dec.. building. Practically all the after the war, and the slump in 81 of these were built, of which It largely consisted in laying up vessels are cargo-carriers, but freights have seriously affected less than 1 survive. If the State the State ships and chartering there are certain mail steamers the valus of tonnage, especially tonnage averages out at £16 per foreign tonnage to do the real taxpayers should be work. It is somewhat noteworthy All Claims against the Steamer for the colonial services under of cargo tonnage. In addition, a ton, the
that M. Bonission, the well-known must be presented to the undes-construction. A year ago, when large proportion of the French grateful
decision Socialist deputy, to whose energy signed on or before the 10th Jan, when liquidation was first mooted, ships consist of vessels built in
assumed was due the "requistion generalTM 1921orthey will not be recognised. it was estimated that approx-Japan and America during the it
imately 80 per ton could be war, and can hardly be described that all question of nationalisa in April, 1918, and who has been No Fire Insurance will be obtained for the State ships, as first class. Amongst these tion of shipping is ended. It a determined advocate of nation- effected.
i bus since then conditions in may be reckoned the wooden cannot be claimed that State alisation, has made no protest shipping have altered very consuxiliary schooners, nick named operation has been a great auc-against the decision to liquidate. siderably. The amount of new
Pardien's follies," and general-cess in France, a resul: in large Parisian commentators see in tonnage put afla, the failure of ly known for their leaking pro-part due to the political atmosp this a tacit confession of the the world to re-act economically pensities. If we recollect aright here in which it was conducted. failure of nationalisation
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agents. Hongkong, 30th December, 1920.
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FRECKLES AND HIS FRIENDS
BY BLOSSER
SLP
(SSLP
OU, WHERE DID YOU GET THE BIG
CANDY SUCKER?.
DONUN-5517. ATTI-SLD- SSTORE.
GIVE ME JUST ONE BITE OF
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CAN KIT ME WHILE-
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