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ROYAL HONGKONG GOLF CLUB.
AMERICA'S IDLE MERCHANT FLEET.
Tonnage ́ Valued at 366,000,000 Reposing at One Place.
HAFPT VALLÁY COURSE. Eclectic Competition to be
Thirty-four Shipping Board | Daily the engines are turned over Gulf casata. The answer waste | the thousands ofship workers who played over above Course during vessels, valued at $66,000,000 were by Fand to prevent "freezing," "There are certain instances | might be thrown out of work.""
when cancellation of contracts July and August for Cup present- lying idle last month in the mud rusting or clogging.
Mr. Ebey (division manager of ed by a Member of the Club.
two miles weat of Besicis, Pull inspection is made daily, | wc uld have been more expensive | the Shipping Boar)) in comment- Conditions--18 Holes.
California.
and fire drills are held weekly, than wcontinuation of the build- H-ing-an the tie-up flest at Benicia, Half handicap allowed. Any These 34 ships are. steam. A mile and a balf of fire hose ing programme. This is exactly and the reason, said: number of cards may be isken i freighters and tankers, contracted stretches from one end of this line what happened where the present
For by the United States during of ships to the other.
contracts were concerned. out..
Entrance Fee 10 cents each the war. They range from 8.800 card.
to 11 000 toos, and are manued by J. B. ROSS. 103 officers and men at a average Hon. Secretary. cost approximating $15,000 a
mooth.
For six months trey have lain THE COWIE HARBOUR COAL there. Almost weekly additional
COMPANY LIMITED,
ships are added to swell the total of this tie-up fleet.
SILIMPOPON COAL-
The undersigned are prepared to quote prices for best quality freshly mined SILIMPOPON COAL trimmed into Bunkers at SEBATTIK Dr SANDAKAN (British North Borneo) or to
Occasionally a vessel is chart- ered. takes aboard her crew and cargo, puts totes on her voyage. and upon completion of her charter, returns to her mad-flat anchorage.
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TWELVE ARE NEW. Twelve of these freighters are
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Gangplanks copnect Avery abip. The routine day of the sea is observed, the 105 members of crew being divided into the regular watches. Telephones and electric lights have been installed, the current for lights being re- ceived from ashore.
*Stignated shipping conditionn are wholly responsible. For a certainty, we can't sand ships to sea without charters or cargoes, or without rhyme or reason.
CHEAPER TO BUILD. Tons of steel and parts were in China when the armistice was signed, and it was evident that OTHER COUNTRIES AFFECTED. the cheaper way would be to "While is is true that there is complete the building of these a large fleet tied up, the condition »hips. The same conditions pre- ¡ is unavoidable. Still, we are no va led in Los Angeles and at ¦ worse off than other countries. IDLE FLEET GROW'S.
Bralcia.
Bundreds of English and Nor Occasionally a new ship is “It is regretable that so many | wegian sbips are tied up in the received from its builders. The shipworkers were thrown out of River Clyde. Japan has quite a Shipping Board, ur able to charter work because of contract cancel Beet tied up, too. In fact, there. it, sents it to this anchorage in lation, but such a condition was isn't a country in the world but Southampton Bay, to lie there in-sid is anavoidable. The Ameri- has felt the effect of the present definitely.
can people yelled for ships, ships, stagusted condition of the ship- and still more ships: during the ping world. war, and when the war virtually
contract for regular Bunker Sup-new ships, never having made a the Shipping Board: three are ended they couldn't appreciate | vessel we do so, and immediately
There still remain seven ships to be delivered on this coast to
being built in Benicia one in Los Angeles, and three at the King age. The others have made anan docks, Shangbai, few trips, during mod since the
voyage, except from the contract plies for 6 or 12 months at favouring plant to the present anchor.
able rates.
Steamers calling at SEBATTIE or SANDAKAN exclusively for Bunkers are exempt from pay. meat of ordinary Port Charges. The minimum draft of water alongside the Company's Wharf at Sebaltik is feat at low water Spring Tides. Charts of Cowie Bay (Sebattik Harbour) and any required information carcerning the port can be had on applica
tion to
BRADLEY & CO. LTD.
Agents,
The COWIE HARBOUR YOOL
CO LTD.
KOWLOON CANTON
RAILWAY.
The Public is hereby notified that after Sunday, the 3rd July. the 8.35 train from Kowloon on Sundays and Public Holiday will be discontinued until further
By Order.
notice.
H. P. WINSLOW.
Manager.
Kowloon, 30th June, 1921.
THE WAR IN IRELAND.
And the reason, declares Mr. Harold B. Eber, division manager of the Shipping Board, is simply stagnated shipping conditions Except in one or two instances, these 34 vessels are in excellent condition; most of them could put to sex a: 35 hours' notice.
The
engineer's
department; keeps baay day after day, at work preserving the engines, removing, repairing and greasing the parts.
BIG FIGHT'
Capentier's Great Reception in America' Georges Carpentier, with hit charming smale, accompanied by his rescorceful manager-trainer, Francois Descamps, seamed into New York Bay, and disembarked from La Savoie amid a demon, stration which, for whole-bearted enthusiasm, recalled the unex- ampled reception which Ameri- cans gave the Prince of Wales.
It was my privilege, says a correspondent, to meet the French liner at sea and to present messages of greeting and good- will. Carpenter was pacing the promenade deck with Descamps, looking very fit and well in a trim serge sail, bowler hat, and Oxford shoes, three sizes smaller than those of Jack Dempsey, who is already two weeks ahead in his training for the great fight.
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why it was necessary to complete, to a certain extent, outstanding
contracts.
In July, 1918, a contract was le: to Chinese concern, the | Kiangnan Dock and Engineering Works, to build foar vessels for the Shipping Board. One of contracle. these, the Mandarir, was de- livered recently at San Francisco and another is under way.
**As often as we can charter a
The ships in send it to sea. Southampton Bay are maintained in readiness for sea service at 36 "There are those who bowled hours" notice, and, except in bot when we continued to Fuild and jene or two instances, every ship accept vessels; there are those there could be put to sea in that who bowled when we cancelled time.
"We are all hoping that ship- "So far as the cancellation of aing conditions will better soon, contracts is concerned, it was but whether they will or will not sbsolutely necessary. While I cannot say. But in the mean. Information was ought of America needs-and needs badly time, the Shipping Board will Shipping Board officials as to the mighty merchant marine, į continue to send its laid-up ships reason for the continued building there are those who won't stand to Southamption Bag, and keep and acceptance of ships, when for spending money when cancel them there until they are needed. hundreds are now lying idle on lation of contracts is possible, or allocated to private shipping the Pacific, and the Atlantic and i regardless of the consequences 10 concerns.”
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"and if le petit Georges puts le Carpentier was accompanied regarded Poland, seemed even grand Dempsey to sleep on July to bi- training farm by M.open to criticism. 'there had 2 le petit Georges will have the Descamps and M. Journee, his almost a war over the Western viratest day in his life in Paris big sparring partner, who comes settlement, he continued. and oa July the Fourteenth."
to America for the first time, also there had been several wars over "Tell me," said Carpentier. by Marcet, his coor, specially the Eastern settlement already.
it true that is
Dempsey imported from Paris.
Journee They felt the time bad come for Why Not A School For Guides? threatens to knock my block seemed weighed down with rethe word really to have peace. off in three rounds, as reported sponsibility, and evidently, con- Unless a very serious attempt" After a manbas told the same where one may buy in London and Paris?"
aiders that the glory of France i was made to grip the situation dall story about ten thousand, Bitter and whisky, 30 under proof I replied. "Dempsey must not rests as much in his keeping as, and have real peace established times, he naturally lowes a little | So here I leave you on this he held reponsible for all ap in that of the champion himself. in Furope, the future for Europe. of his enthusiasm for it. For
lowed spot pearing in the newspapers, but Other sparring partners besides the future for civilisation and for instance, the Beefeater who shows That midnight peoples with the the remark attributed to him was Journee will join the camp short-every civilised country in the you round the Tower Teldom if significant of the American'sly, including Joo Jeannette, the world was very black indeed. ever bursts into tears at the story plans so far as they had been famous negro fighter. disclosed by personal fr.euds."
"Nous verrons, Dicamps grimly.
nous," said
Physically, Carpentier is a very - different man from Dempsey, whom I saw a fow days ago in the centre of a cheer- ing throng in Atlantic City. without going into detail about the characteristics of each and heir ring records, a layman, looking at the two, would con- Yes, he was quite well and clude it was very much a case of six bridges on the main roads in happy and confident, tanned brina versos trawn, albeit experts
German Machiue-Gun
Captured.
SIX BRIDGES BLOWN TP.
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A Londonderry message says
see, and blown through
and
WORLD STRIFE.
Britain's Task as Peace-
Maker. General Smuts, speaking in the House of Assembly at Cape Town made an important speech on the then coming Conference of Prime Ministers in London.
He said it would be impossible
| The time had come when the of the Little Princes (says the British Empire should take stookStar) 7 of ita foreign policy, of its position He has teceme blase and hard- about this whole peace settle-jened, and can rattle off his little ment. If this subject were grap-piece about Lady Jane Grey, and pled with at the coming Con-show you the blood on the xxe ference from this point of view, without turning a hair. Nay, more! | the Conference might become He will even chew tobacco in the one of the most fruitful and most exciting parts, and should beneficial meetings ever held in by chance a tear trickle from his the British Empire.
eye, you may reckon that it will it was impossible for the British His corns are hurting him,
General Smuts emphasised that rain within twenty-four hours. Empire to continue to be entang led in these embroilments in
AS IT MIGHT BE. What we need is a school for
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bleeding ghosts
Who - wail and gibber to the
raven's croak, e And if you think I've told my.
Jale full well, ........
Thank, yan, kind- sir!
Here comes another bunch. How different from the average guids's guide-book stuff!
AS IT 18.
***Ere we 'ave the very bed on which Maris Aintimit the French queen breathed her last, over there is the shirt worn by Oliver Cromwell as the Battle of Naseby this sofa is the cinezon which Charles the First breathed s last but one the paintings on Gainsborough and are said to be
keep your sticky ands off the very good pass along please on our left we've if you kids don't
round the ear the original bott furniture I'll give you slip
of Malmsey in which the Dook of Clarence met bis 'orrible
Inishowen district have been somewhat by the sun, as I could here are writing columns to show for him to be absent from London Europe. There was, unfortunately, guides, where they can be taught | the wall are by a man named
A mixed party of troops and through by Atlantic breezes. Maithat tarpentier also bas plenty when grave questions affecting and the Germans which had gone like the actor, they will live over
blown up and roads trenched. R.I.C. encountered a body of da mer? Well, just a trifle, but armed rebels a! Turbrid. A sbort not enough to interfere with a engagement ensued, ending in single meal. the captured of three armed rebels, two of whom were wounded,
FOUR RAILWAY WAGGONS BURSED.
Carpentier was much surprised and delighted with the architect's plans I showed him of the huge octagonal arena now being con stracted for the fight in Jersey City, within an hour's journey from New York and its six million
The Belfast to Newry goods train was held up near Newry by 100 or more men. Four inbasitants. waggons were completely burned with their contents.
Renewal of Japanese Treaty. Empire Defence.
of physique and that Dempsey, the future of South Africa might be discussed. The mein problems does not lack mentality.
Frenchmen here who Paw for consideration would be: Carper tier
Battling vanquish
The Foreign Policy of the Tevinsky express their belief that Empire. the betting should be fairly even. Americans. bowever, argue that Levinsky, though a good defen- Rive fighter, is a has-been," and and "not, much better than Bombardier Wells or Beckett."
Dempsey, they insist, is quite another proposition strong as a ball, clever, and resourceful, and
a great feud between the French elocution and gesture, so that, time had come for the British Given a guide with a sense of on for centuries. He thought the
again the horrors they recount. Empire to appear on the scene as the dramatic and a gift for ex- peacemaker, and to see whether tempore blank verse, a visit to it was not possible by a great the Tower of London would be a effort to get Europe out of the rut positive nightmare. ".
Agenda for Conference on Im-into which she had been drifting The Beefeater: Here where we
perial Relations.
and in which she was drifting to final disaster.
There was nothing more import
With that end in view, it was ant to South Africa, the British
essential to secure an understand- Empire, and the whole world, he Seats for 50,000 people, with
continued, than world peace. It ing and co-operation between the prices ranging from 22s. to £5.
was vain to expect people to return British Empire and the United ARMOURED CAR CAPTURED. are being erected, and I was able so hard that nobody can burt him to peaceful industries while the States. He considered that to be the second essential cardinal prin- While an armed car was drawn to say, on the authority of Tex It will be fighting at top speed external state of the world con- up at Dublin Corporation abattoir Rickard, the promoter, that they from start to finish on Judy 2.tinued to be a state of war. The to take meat supplies to the were selling "like hot cakes." they say, and Carpentier's chance strikes, the 'dislocation, which troops it was suddenly surrounded
"It is marvellous," said Car- of putting across a lightning were taking place were simply, to by armed men and all approaches pentier.
we ronid do nothing punch on the American's jaw his mind, the repercussion, the to the scene were held
reaction of the general state of French faith in their champion, the world. A fierce gat followed between quite so good in Europe just slight indeed.
up.
the military and attackers, aud many shots were exchanged.
The attackers apparently seized the armoured car for an attempt tc rescua prisoners at Mount Joy, for the car was se n there, and it afterwards disappeared. The
now."
so far..
ciple of British foreign policy.
stand the very stones cry out
For vengeance and the earth is
rich with blood Of slaughtered Kings and Queens. Alss, how oft Have these dead walls echoed their shrieks and groans And seen such deeds as make ma blench to think on? Here Raleigh fell, and here those murdered babes Watched for tƐe dawn and oft
the headaman grim Whirring his grindstone with s
death and very nice too.
Even worse than these are the whom Mr. Arthur Popsanby bas vergers in our Cathedrals, of
len into the habit of saying their beeg complaining. They have fal-
piace much as a small boy recites "Casabianos," but with rather less feeling; and a visit to Westminster Abbey is not nearly so interesting as an hour at Mme. Tussaud's. There are waxworks, by the way, in both places,
ADMIRAL BOREET.
DON'T BUY GLASSES.
as you would shoes. Many de- so far as one can analyse it here, What was wanted was peaceful fects of the eye are revealed only "What's the latest betting?"
arises from an intense desire to commerce, the establishment of by a careful examination, and can asked Descamps. "Dempsey is
*see Franse win." They talk-Ipeaceful conditions, and the only be corrected with specially favourite, at 5 to 3." I answered, speak of the French in the United return of the people of the ground lenses.
If your eyes with very little French money States--not so much of Car-world to ordinary normal pursuits. trouble you, bave them thorough- pantier as a pogilist, but, like The policy of the Empire should ly examined and scientifically Both smiled, and said nothing Napoleon, a man of destiny, be directed to attaing this peace tested in Refracting chamber of for a few moments, when Des-They believe implicitly that the The Treaty of Versailles had not the Hongkong Optical Co., Bac- A later Dublin message states What till July 2.7
camps exclaimed cheerily handsome, gallant, smiling been followed by such a ped.co. cessors to Clark & Co., Manu-& that one soldier was killed and
Georges really prefers the glory The occupation of part of facturing and Refracting opti- moother seriously' wounded. A "It Dempsey wins, I said," he of conquest for France than the Germany for a long period and cians (the only competent optical Another: See if bis eyes be not little later firing was heard in the will be in great demand as the big fortune his end of the purse the prospect that still more of manufacturing bours in the prison grounds, and immediately July the Fourth anniversary, incidentally brings. This spirit Germany might be occupied in Colony) located in 53, Queen's A Third: Ho, bring me brandy, i R. Ranston sccepted the the car emerged and was driven America's Independence Day, is unknown to the American the future seemed to open the Road Central, and a pair of off, its machine guns replying and the biggest holiday, in the prize ring, and excitea vast as prospect of endless unsettlement, lenses be specially ground to cor- The to the firm of the prison guard."). year." "Yes," teramed Descamps, tonishment and some questioning
The Eastern settlement, as Frect their defects...
casualties are unknown.
TEKKY" song Struck sparks from out the axe's
A very interenting Hitle cero- dreadful edge. These are the crossroads where House of the Hankow Club whan mony took place at the Club the dirty work
Admiral G. H. Berrett, 0.B Was done, and as the gleaming sented the club with a souvenir
chopper foll-A
of HM.8. Kitaba. The memória Visitor: Alas, this is too butch chosen for Hinkow is one of the for be. ''Too butch' ...d costs of arms that former gått
to decorate the paddle boa o'er-drenched with tears this well-known vessel. M
for the love of Mike! -
fon behalf of the club, an Beefeaters Not yet, not you! sponded Sttingly so Aditzar For yonder lies the path
irstt's appropriate little addre