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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. · FRIDAY, JULY 22...
ON THE WATERFRONT.
Starting Once More. Gradually German mercantile and shipping companies are remobing out for a part of the world trade and while for a start). thay are making their appearance. in the countries of more or less friendly states there is no mi taking their intention to return to the domains of formerecamies by easy and unnoticeable stages. That German trade in the Nether- lands Indies is already fairly oon- siderable cannot be denied, a | Telegraph reporter was informed by a Dutch business man this morning. The iron, 'steel and hardware business throughout the Dutch East Indies has againcome into the bands of German inson- facturers and at present they have (almost a monopoly of these lines,
The quality of the goods being sold is good and is every bit up to the Pritish standard, and into the bargain the prices of similar articles of British and German make differ considerably. The German quotations are on a loval with those ruling in pre-war days, due to the how value of the mark, whereas the British prices are very much higher. Naturally. representatives of British houses are finding themselves
"up against it” in the competition for orders under such conditions. The sale that American and Japanese machinery and hardware bad doring the war and before the British and German factories were in working order again has now practically diminished, on account of the cheaper prices that German agents are able to offer.
East
To date one of the old establish- ed German steamship lines-the D. A. D. G. (German-Australia) Steamship Company-bas sent two vessels with full cargoes of German merchandise to Indian ports. Both the ships are new steamers and have an aver- age tonnage. Undoubtedly the line will once more extend to Australian ports when it has se- cured ita position in the Nether- lands and Australian importers feel disposed to patronise Ger- man frms again.
For Trieste and Hamburg.
DAIRY FARM
FISH
1931.
NEWS.
80 cents per, lb.
Fillets
Haddocks Kippers
70
+F
60
Red Herrings...
30
n
"
CHEESE
"
19
Gouda (Full Cream)... Australian Chedder
$1.25
$1.00
lb.
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THE DAIRY FARM, ICE & COLD STORAGE GO. LTD.
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FOR SMART WEAR
INSPECTION INVITED AT THE SOLE ACENTS
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The United States Army trans- port Crook, whose purchase was recently open to tender, has been bought at Manila by the Seven Seas Steamship Company, of New York. She has been re-
Manela in Port.
of the same lines and general. named China Seas and has been The new steamer Manela the There are 19 cabin passengers: put on the loading berth for most гасед addition to the going to northern ports and 69 in Trieste, and Hamburg, sailing British India Beet, arrived at the intermediate and third class. from Hongkong on August 25. Hongkong early this morning on The vessel sailed from London The China Seas is scheduled her maiden voyage. The vessel on June 11 and had a good to sail from Manila on August 1, came from Antwerp and London. passage except for four days, ic for Vladivostock. via Nagasaki, bringing to this port 16 passengers the Indian Ocean when a very where she will take in busker and 830 tons of geceral freight. strong monsoon blew and great| coal. A full cargo for Europe For Shanghai, Kobe and Yoko-seas were shipped.
return to the Far East.
New Fog Signal,
Authority has been granted for the purchase of a diaphone fog signal to be used on Wagian
SALE FOR CASH ONLY, Lieut. Conway Hake, R.N.R.) at Gamblen and Lieut, U. C. Ross, Dy
a far
has been arranged for the vessel hama the vessel carries 45 The cabin passengers for at the Siberian port and after passengers in all classes and Hongkong include Mr. L. A. loading there she will sai! south, 5,000 tons of cargo. The country Dangerfield and Mr. and Mrs. making calls at Shanghai and of origin of nearly all the cargo and Miss Pinguet. Passing] Hongkong to pick up passengers. is Germany and the port of ship through to Japan are Col. and The vessel has accommodationment was Antwerp. During the Mrs. W.F. Sempili, Major for 50 first class passengers and 18-days that the Manela was there F. C. "Atkinson and Lieut. R.M. can take 879 in the steerage. almost a full, cargo of steel bars Brutnell. The officers are mem- The China Seas was in com-and ironplate, nails and glassware bers of the British Army and mission as an army transport for was loaded for all Far East porta. have been appointed instructors! a long time. She changed hands Owing to the little freight ready to Japanese army officers, it is at U.S. 8116,000, according to in-for shipment in London the understood, Marquis Tokogawa, formation received locally. The vessel's time there was cut down wao has been big-game hunting ship has a gross tonnage of to three days, while Antwerp in Malaya is returning home 4,126 and a speed of 12 knots. She loading was extended by over a | after a very successful trip, is an old ship, having been bullt fortnight. At London lead was in 1882, but she retains her 100- the principal commodity taken on Al classification at Lloyd's. En board. Part of the cargo for route to Hamborg the steamer Shanghai is a lot of 1,200 railway will call also at Danzig. The rails for Pakow. Admiral Line is agent for the Notable among the passengers Island to replace the present vessel. The Seven Seas Steamship on board were:Capt. A. R. signal, it was learned this morn- Company is a concern engaged Nevill, of the Royal Marines, who ing. An order has been given to in trans-Atlantic trade, and it is has come to Hongkong to become the Diaphone Signal Company, or unlikely that the China Seas will aide-de-camp to His Excellency Canada, and an early delivery has the Governor; Lieut.-Col. D.H. been asked for. The new signall- Marine Court Cases. Clarke, who is proceeding to ing apparatus works by compress- There were several cases dealt Shanghai to join the British Con- ed air and is a marked improve- with by the Marine Magistrate sular Staff there: Eng.-Lieut. G. meat on the present signal in ways. Besides being the Harbour Oce this morning. who have been appointed to automatic it will have
longer The master of the steam launch H.M.8. Hawkins and are going greater intensity and Li On was fined $5 for not to Shanghai on the Titania, sail-blasts will be issued. observing the rules of the roading to-day. near Yaumati barbour one mota- Silver State on Way. drama was foreign to the original ing this week. By being on the
A considerable reduction in the On her maiden voyage to the fares on the Peninsular & Orient- conception of the blunt uncouth wrong track when passing a large Far East the steamer Silver State soldier who endeared himself to trading junk he just avoided & arrived at Yokohama on Wednes
Steam Navigation Coy's all by his philosophic grumblings. collision with a police launch.
steamers from Hongkong to But, withal, the play teems with
day afternoon from Seattle, after Singapore and Perang was all- Last night's presentation of humour on the part of the in-the Court to face various charges vessel has a fall list of passengers first class fare to Singapore has Other defendants were before having made a good passage. The nounced here this morning. The "The Better Ols" by the Band-separable trio, Alf. Bert and BILthe usual breaches of harbour and 9,000 tons of cargo, according been lowered to £28 and Penang man Opera Company was enjoyed Mr. Dan Mansfield as Old Bill regulations. Several junk masters to advice received at the Admiral £31. to the fullest by a well-filled was the part to the life and on were brought to book for not Line's office here. The Silver effect at once.
The new rates go into "house" despite the heat. Captain him rested the success of the obtaining licences for their craft. State is due to reach Hongkong were £41 and £44 respectively, Formerly they Bairnsfather's character of production. Ably assisted by The Magistrate said that there is on July 31. Old Bill bas become almost | Mr. Jack Crichton and Mr. Jerry considerable evasion of the law
but the reduction brings them classic and the naive humour Verno he gave an interpretation in this respect at Aberdeen and
Sado Maru Arrives.
more into line with the tariff of of this soldier
been
that brought forth well justified be advised defaulters to come Maru arrived early this morn-ships.
The N. Y. K. steamer Sade the competing lines' first class retailed B thousand
rounds of applause. All the forward
obtain licences. other characters wers sustained and the spirit of jollity bosts is keeping the inspectors vessel landed five first and four |with passengers and cargo. The infused into the play was just busy, but there are still a fair!
The Admiral Line steamer what it should have been.'
second saloon number who are not licensed.
passengers in Wheatland Montana arrived at The Company's farewell per-
addition to eight in the lower Hongkong this morning from formance is being given thi-
grades. There are 812 tons of Seattle with a good-sized cargo evening, when "The Maid of the This morning Mr. J.R. Midden- general cargo for this port, most for this port. It comprised 1,000 Mountains" is being presented. way and Mr. T.A. Nicholas pass of which is iron and steel and tons of general merchandise from There should be a packed house ed the examination for first dry paints from Antwerp. The Paget Sound and included a ship- for this well-known mosical mate of ocean-going steamships paint amounts to 100 tons. The ment of 300 cases of sulphuric
at the Harbour Office.
through cargo totals 6,532 tons acid.
THE BANDMAN CO.
"The Better 'Ole".
times.
In presenting Old Bill on the stage one cannot help feeling that a mistake was made when there was introduced the hero act by which the central character disobeyed ordere to go out and blow up a bridge and thereby ave the lives of two battalions of French soldiers for which
he is decorated with the Croix
de Guerre. That touch of mela-comedy,
to
P. & O. Reduces Fares.
ably Registration of hundreds of these ing from London and Antwerp Large Cargo From U.S.A.
Pass Examination.
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