THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE
REGULAR AND FAST FREIGHT AND
PASSENGER SERVICE.
LONDON SERVICE
HBLBNUS TEUCER CYCLOPS
(Direct)
10th Jan. London, Rotterdam & Hamburg 17th Jan. London, Amsterdam & Antwerp 31st Jan. London, Rotterdam & Hamburg LIVERPOOL SERVICE (Direct or via Continental Ports)
EURYPYLUS NELEUS.
ELPENOR
19th Jant Genoa, Marssillas & Liverpool 1st Fab. Marseilles, Havre & Liverpool 14th Feb. Genoa, Marseilles & Liverpool PACIFIC
PROTESILAUS IXION
TALTHYBIUS
SERVICE
(via Kobe and Yokohama)
315: Jan.
21st Fea 14th Mar.
Victoria, Seattle & Vancouver
NEW YORK SERVICE
(via Suez or Panama)
10:h January.
10th February.
via Suez via Suez
PASSENGER SERVICE
DANFA KEEMUN
PYRRHUS 3rd Feb.
PYRRHUS MENTOR
7th Mar. 21st Mar.
for Shanghai & Japan for Singapore & London for Singapore & London
For Freight and Passage Rates and a'i Information Apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE
AGENTS.
THE EAST ASIATIC CO.. LTD.
COPENHAGEN.
The M. S.
JAVA'
will be loading for Rotterdam. Hamburg, Copenhagen and other Scandinavian Ports, about 37th January 1922.
Further Sallings:--- Expected on or
about.
S. S. "ARABIEN" 9th January
M. S. "PERU **
M. S. "ASIA **
S.S. "KINA "
20th 27th
M. S. "TONOKING" 15:5 Feb. M. S. "MALAYA"
1st March
Sabject to change without notice.
Will leave for above ports on or about. 10th February.
For further particulars please apply to:-
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MANNERS & BACKHOUSE, LTD.
Agents.
Hongkong. 31st December, 1921.
THE DRAGON MOTOR CAR Co., LTD.
24 DES VŒUX KOAD CENTRAL, HONGKONG.
Agents-in-South-China_for_:———
Locomobile, Mercer, Chandler, Cleveland, Hudson, Essex, and Dodge Brothers Motor Cars, Ace Motor Cycles and Dunlop Tyres.
American Cars.
American Management.
Capable and respectful chauffeurs.
Reasonable rates.
FIRST CLASS LIVERY SERVICE
IN HONGKONG AND KOWLOON.
Head Office and
Garage:
24 Des Voux Road C.
Tel. 482 & 8552.
CARS AND PASSENGERS INSURED.
Kowloon Garage:
at 26. Natham Rd., Kowloon.
Tel. K.226.
&
THE HONGKONG ITELEGRAPH.
CONSIGNEES.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA From EUROPE & STRAITS,
The Company's Steamship
TUESDAY. JANUARY 10, 1922.
CONSIGNEES.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
TOYO KISEN KAISHA.
From SAN FRANCISCO TIL HONOLULU, JAPAN PORTS, SHANGHAI AND MANILA.
The Steamship
"TAIYO MARU “
The above named Steamer hav
*KITANO MARU.” having arrived from the above ports, Consignees of Cargo are hereby informed that their Goods are being landed and placed ating arrived on Sunday, the 8th their risk in the Hongkong and Jan., 1923, consignees of cargo Kowloon Wharf and Godown are hereby notified to present Company's Godowns at Kowloon, their Bills of Lading for counter- where each consignment will be signature, and take immediate sorted out mark by mark and delivery from alongside steamer delivery can be obtained as BOOD
or the Company's Godown, where as the troods are landed.
all cargo impeding immediate discharge will be landed consignee's risk.
Optional Goods will be carried on unless instructions are given to the contrary before Noon To day.
Goods not cleared by the 13th Jan, 1929, will be subject to rent.
at
Storage will be assessed on eargo remaining undelivered after Monday, the 16th. January, 1922.
10a.m.
All broken, chafed and damag- ed packages will be landed into Damaged packages must ba the Company's Godown, where same will be examined on Mon. left in the Godowns for examin-day, the 16th. January 1922, at stion by the Consignses and the Co's representatives at an ap- No claims will be recognised pointed hour on Tuesday and Fri-after goods have left the steamer day. All claims must be presented
or Godown, and none will be within ten days of the steamer's arrival here, after which date entertained if presented later. than three weeks after arrival of they cannot be recognized. No
steamer. claime will be admitted after the goods have left the Godowns.
NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA, Agents.
Hongkong, 6th, January, 1922.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
OSAKA SHOSEN KAISHA.
From HAMBURG vis ANTWERP & SINGAPORE The Company's Steamship
HIMALAYA MARU.”
having arrived from the above Consignees of Cargo parts, are hereby notified that their goods are being landed and placed at their risk in the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company's Godowns at Kowloos. where delivers can be obtained as soon as the goods are landed.
Goods not cleared by the 12th." Jan. 1922 will be subject to rent.
Damaged packages must be left in the Godowns for examin- ason by the Consignees repres- entative and the Company's Surveyors, Messrs. Goddard and Douglas, at 10 am. on Wednesday and Saturday. All claims must be presented within Ten days of the steamer's arrival here, after which date they cannot be rec- Ognized. No claim will be ad- mitted after the goods have left the Godowns.~~~~
No fire insurance whatever will be effected.
Consignees are requested to send in their Bills of Lading for countersignsture immediately. OSAKA SHOSEN KAISHA,
Y. YASUDA,
Manager. Hongkong, 6th. January, 1921.
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YOU ARE JUST AS OLD.
as you feel. A pair of correctly fitted glasses is a powerful factor
feel in making you
young- that you Efficiency demands wear glasses if your eyes are not perfect. Fully fifty per cent, of the people who do not wear glasses should do so. A great many, are unaware of the real condition of their eyes until the is examination made. The Hongkong Optical Co., successors Lo Clark & Co. refracting and manufacturing opticians, located in 53, Queen's Road Central, have the equipment to test your eyes accurately. Testing the sight and fitting glasses is their excla- sive business.
No fire insurance whatever will be efected.
Y. TSUTSUMI,
Manager. Hongkong, 8th. Jan., 1922.
BART'S A BRITISH CARE
There is plently of money in the Old Country, and we felt that it was not right to go begging in another country," is the reason two students of Bart.'s give for abandoning their trip to New Tork in search of support for the hospital.
SHIPBUILDERS. SHIP REPAIRERS. BOILER MAKERS.
FORGE MASTERS.
OXY-ACETYLENE AND
ELECTRIC WELDERS.
MECHANICAL” AND- ELECTRICAL
OF HONGKONG, LIMITED
TAIKOO DOCKYARD & ENGINEERING COMPANY
ENGINEERS.
-DRY DOCK-
LENGTH 787 FEET.
LENGTH ON BLOCKS 750 FEET
DEPTH ON CENTRE OF
SILL (HW.QST) 34 FT. 6 INS.
-THREE -SLIPWAYS-
CAPABLE OF HANDLING SHIPS UP
TO 3000 TONS DISPLACEMENT.
ELECTRIC CRANE AT SEA WALL, CAPABLE OF
LIFTING 100 TONS AT 70 FEET RADIUS –
TEL. ADS :—~ YAIR QODOCK” HONGX CLIE
TELEPENIE MA 222
A: "C" OVER "ANS. PENKANT.-
THE "GINGER FEAST."
Secretary
BUTTERFIELD & SWRE. AGENTS.
HONGKONG, CHINA & JAPAN.
did not get pork. In the only What are your reasons for saying case he could remember where that?-Fear of the anger of the sa individual attempted to wor-spirit. It the father announced he skips tablet cot his own the bad a son who was entitled to man was kicked out and bambooed.worship hiro, the woman by her On every occasion of importance | false oath would be depriving him to the family, the tablets were of worship. worshipped. The New Year and People who do that sort of thing other festivals, birthdays and death | would be regarded 14 social anniversarian. Weze the chief outcasta?---There is a well-known
the
Interesting Evidence in
Chinese Will Case.." SOLDIERS FRIEND.
Mr. S. B. C. Ross, who until Miss Sarah Robinson, founder of the Soldiers' Institute, Ports-recently acted as Secretary for 3 witness mouth, in 1874, has died at Burley, Chinese Affairs, was
yesterday in the Supreme Court in New Forest, aged 87.
the long-drawn out Penang will occasions. He understood there Chinese saying that of all the dispute, which was commenced was a ceremony on reception of a virtues filial piety comes first, and is before the Chiaf Justice (Bir concubine by a kit jat. The kit fut would be on outrage to filial piety. William Rees Davies) early in would not receive the bought no Mr. Jenkin questioned December and which promises to of a concubine and allow him to witness with regard to a celebration continue for a few weeks more. appear at funerals. The fact of which takes place the month after Mr. Ron was one of several his appearing 63 a son at a funeral the birth of a child and naked WK3 aostural son. Mr. Ross for a suitable nama of the plaintiff for the purpose The same applied in regard to to describe ik. expert witnesses called on behalf showed of giving evidence relating to death certificates. It would be
Mr. Ross replied that it wER ald Chinese customs. In reply indecent for a chief mourner to what was known as the "ginger to counsel he stated that he had walk ata Chinesefuneral. He must feast.” “If you want to sak a twice scted
of have supporter. It was im-lady," he said, "in a polite way it Chinese Affairs and had also possible to believe that a bought | she has had a child, you say "have been District Officer in the New boy of a different surname should you eaten ginger yet?" This ginger Territories from 1905 to 1917. act as chief moumer at a family least takes place a month after the He was compelled under the funeral. 'A mui təzi was sometimes child is born." Ordinance to administer Chinese trested as ball a daughter. This Is it an important feart?—Yes. A law and customs and had on several gare her no legal position in the very important family ceremony, occasions given evidence in Court. family. She could not be resold Can you understand the father From the will produced it appeared without the consent of her natural taking no apparent interest in it?— to him clear that the 'testator parents. It was considered to be So, I cannot. locked upon the boy Sai Gen sa disgraceful to allow a mxi taxi to We are told that in this case the his son. Mr. Ross considered the became a prostitute. He thought concubine's mother arranged the system in Pensag lax. His reason the mater would be very likely to feast at a restaurant for the male for saying this was because the deny the existance of the mui taai. friends and at her house for the Privy Council bad found on the This would certainly be the case in female friends and the naturel custom of Penang that there could Boogkang because of penal father did not show up at either be more than one kit fat. He consequences.
place—10—is rather peculiar, 1 suggested that the testator thought
think the family should have done it. that his concubine being young Mr. Ross was cross-examined st Another expert witness declared might remarry or be bullied by the considerable length by Mr. F. C. that can of the greatest ambitions kit fat and leate the brose. Jenkin. He stated that the birth of's Chinese male was to have male According to Chinese custom if the of every Chinese male child was re-descendants. That ambition wa concubide remarried she could not ported to the family temple, where due to the desire to have family take away the child-the child the recorda ware kept. The birth worship continued.
The case was adjourned.
Our Portrait is of Mr. I. WHEELER, of 22, Regent Street, Balby, Doncaster, England, who writes:-
The Polite Way..
About two stars ago I had a nasty remained m the house. In Penang, was signified by the hanging up of
1 had
word break out in my big toe. it attended to fw about three months,
but during last time it had send to at the tees, with the result that I had to anders as operation, but with no avall Then, after another operation, as it did and get any besten I thought I would Rive Top Clarke's Blood Misture 'a trial. Atter king the first three bottles I could walk better, and now after having nine bottles the wound has guite healed, and 1 pleased to say I have not seen any sign be it breaks out stace."
Sufferers from Bad Legs. Abbess Vicers
Blandular Swellings. PLA Eczema, Bella Pimples Eren Cheamaisa. Govt should revise that lotions and dirtmenta eat but ge texpocury relieforse be sure of complete and lasting beneft, the blood must be thoroughly cleansed of the kipure waste matter,
tag giving the name. The cere mony took place once a year and was a village celebration.
where they had no clan elders to a lantern from which was hung a red keep things in order, the mother night take the child away. The elders administered Chinese custom in China. There was very little control in Hongkong and still less in Penang.
Spirit, Worship.
Mr. Jenkin: It is essential for the admission of a male in the cisa?
Mr. Ross: I don't think a name cao appear in the family register unless the ceremony has taken
Mr. Ross spoke of the worship ping of spiste, He said tablets Book the place of the living place. parent and the
WAS feeling
that the spirit resided in the tablets. The spirit was a family spirit. A spirit which did not be- long to the family could not be The Chinese had three permanent souls-one reaid- ed in the tablet, another in the grave and the third in place of the dead. The tablets and grave were
the tras esse of such bist Clarke's Bloodworshipped.
Mitte.quickly attache: ovyotes, and expels the impatties, that is why so many remarkable recoveries stand so its credit. Plan to take. and free fra injurious ingradienta.
Of all Dealerses that you gat
HOCKEY.
Army v. Hongkong Club.
At Sookuapdo yesterday the Army Belded strong side against the Club, who found the pace much too warm for them. Taylor scored for the Army before the interval. Crossing over, the Army increased their lead, Taylor natting. During Once a year, Mr. Ross proceeded, so argument near the Club goal, the family held a feast on s fixed Holdman sent the ball into the net, date to celebrate all children who the Army winning by three goals to had been born into that family.il, Until that took place the male was was not recognised by the clan.
Mr. Jenkin: I put it to you that it would be criminal for the kit fat, lady 71 years old, to go into the box, as she will, and swear that
Clarke's Blood Mixture both worshipped. The only differ- this boy Tai Gan is dead and that
* Berybody's Eisod Purifier" "
B
ence between grave and the tablets was that if a person did dot go to the grave then he
plaintiff is an impostar?
Mr. Boss: It would be an outrage to her dead husbaad to do that,
FOOTBALL
Garrison League.
"D" Co. WILTS. v. "B" Co. WILTS.
This match was played at 800- kunpoo yesterday and ended in a | win for "D" Company by one goal
to ail. Hardy scored the goal.
FRECKLES AND HIS FRIENDS
GEE WHIZ POD-
GEOGRADAY E
HARD FOR
I KNOW, BUT IT CAN BE MADS BAŠY♣ NOW ABOUT THE DESERT & SAMARA E
SAY IT
SAHARA!
HARA!
NO, NOT HADA -- SAHARA, DONT YOU SEE? NOW SAY
ST.
Sa-Har-a
HARA!
BY BLOSSER
IGNE UP-YOUILL,
HAVE TO HAVE YOUR MOTHER HELP YOU HEREAFTER!
W-WELL, POD,
DIDN'T I SAY HARA?
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