THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE
REGULA? AND FAST FREIGHT AND PASSENGER SERVICE.
LONDON SERVICE
(Direct)
EURYADES 6th Nov. Lon lon, Amsterlam & Antwerp IXION
12th Nov, London, Rotterdam & Hamburg DEUCALION 13.b Nov. London, Rotterdam & Antwerp PHILOCTEres 27th Nov. London. Hull, Antwerp & R'dam LIVERPOOL SERVICE
YANOrsza DEMODOCUS MERIONES
(Nirect or via Continental Ports)
20th Nov. Gas, Wiles, Liverpool & Glasgow M'es, Harry, Liverpool Glasgow. 1st Dr. 20th Dec. Genoa, Mlles, Liverpool & Glasgow. PACIFIC SERVICE
PROFESILAUS ACHILLES
TEUCER AGAPENOR
PYRRHUS PYRRHUS
MENTOR
(via Kobe and Yokohama)
7th Nov.Victoria, Seattle & Vermivor 5th Doc. NEW YORK SERVICE (via Suez or Panama)
15th Nov.
3th Dec.
via Suez via Suez
PASSENGER SERVICE
3rd Nov. for Shanghai & Japan 4th Dec. for Singapore & Lɔndən 23rd Dec. for Singapore & London
For Freight and Passage Rates and all Information Apply to:-
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE (JOHN SWIRE & SONS, LTD.)
AGENTS.
THE NORWEGIAN AFRICA AND
8.5. ATSA
SS. RINDA S.S. ATNA
AUSTRALIA LINE.
CHINA AND JAPAN SERVICE) OUTWARDS.
de Hongkong about middle of November.
HUMEWARDS.
Loading at Hongkong Is: half November. 2nd half December. Subject to change without notice. The ships are takmız cargo at Conference Rates for Porta in Italy, Spain, France, Germany and Sta-dinavia.
For spate and particulars apply to
THORESEN & Co.
Agents.
"PHILIPS"
APHILIPS LAMP
IS A PERMANENT
ECONOMY
SOLE AGENTS
Holland-China Trading Co
Hong Kong
SALE NOW PROCEEDING
TWO WEEKS ONLY
SWATOW DRAWN-WORK & EMBROIDERIES
LACES, FANCY GOODS, etc.
CREAT REDUCTIONS: 30 PER CENT DISCOUNT
INSPECTION CORDIALLY INVITED.
SWATOW TRADING CO. Corner Queen's Read & Pedder Street.
EDENNISON'S DECORATED
PAPER PRODUCTS.
Lunch sets for picnics: nd partier, Crepe Shelf Paper. Issue Napkins.
EFFECTIVE YET INEXPENSIVE.
Sold by:
DER. A. WING & CO..
60, Des Voeux Road Central.
THE CIVIL SERVICE.
Committee Recommends
Sex* Equality.
This subject is dealt with in an appendix to the Committee's fifth report The capart also contains the previously issued criticism on short hours and lang holidays in the service.
SATURDAY. NOVEMBER 1. 1922,
SHIPPING NEWS
COMPULSORY BOAT DRILL.
A special correspondent of the Women in the Civil Service | London Observer writes: AL "aboulā ba given a status and though the statement that com- authority identical, in parallelį pulsory bank drill had been in- classes, with that accorded to stituted on the large linots sailing men." says the Home Gavera-out ofSouthampton has as founda- mant's Select Committee on tion in fact, there is reLION TO Estimates:
believe that the problem of deal- ing with caroloss passengers is | now_engaging the attention of the Board of Trade. At present their officials cannot bold back a ship if they are satisfied tha". among other things, there are "It should be the duty of adequate facilities for the pro- Department," says the report "iotection of life against the ray- ses that women are regarded as ages of storm OF fire. It available for employ meat on the is an open secret that the same work as man, and within [companias "would welcome the several classes, and that more stringent regulations WOMEN are given the widest governing the pat! that the pas- opportunities of proving their ad-senger ought to take is securing minjarrativa expacity.
hia-own safety. It is notorious that in the past voyagers have carcely troubled to read the emergency notice" which is ex- be not by means of written exam-hibited in every cabin and in ination, as in the case of men, every public room, and they have but by selection by impartial and frankly refused area to go on authoritative boards.”
deck whilst bost drill was in Although it is recommended operation. In the case of accid- that women should be given the | ents the inevitable happens. Not widest opportunities to prove having made themselves their administrative abilities, the inducement offered to them in the executive class is a maximum of £300 a year, while for men the salary recommended is £100.
WITHOUT EXAMINATION.
It is recommended that in the case of women recruitment should
On the subject of Civil Service hours of work, the report points ou: that the hours in London are [trom 10 to 5, with ội of an hour for luncheon. Overtime is paid for anything over 2 hours saiting week.
LONGER HOURS SUGGESTED
]
ac-
quainted with their particular bost station passengers have rashed to another station, there- by overcrowding it, and causing grievous delay in the lowering of & boat. It would be difficult to enforce compulsory bout drill on passengers on certain routes, because of the number of ports that are called at, but with the of the Almanzora from Southampton recently the | Royal Mail Steam Packet Com- This means that the hours of pany brought into effect a new work are not more than 34scheme which will be followed weekly, and holidays vary from on all their liners, in view of the three to eight weeks in the year. hearty response made by the according to grades. The Cam-Passengers. Incidentally, the mittee comments as follows:- presence on board of a number of
Hours of attendance are too short and compare unfavour. ably with the hours of clerks ja civil employment where the average holiday does not ap pear to be more than three weeks.
well-knowo M.P.s., who wore delighted with the new system. my hasten the car when the power of Parliament will be used twards making it compulsory for all passengers to attend boa: drill. In the case of the Almin.
If the hours of work were in-zors. crease to a materste extent it would be possible to reduce the staff and so reduce the cost of the Ciril Serrice.
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 187 FERT.
LENGTH ON BLOCKS 750 FEET
DEPTH ON CENTRE OF
-SILL M.W.C.S.TS 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. ADORAS,—"TAIKOUDOCK - NORGAINS,
TELEPHONE NO. 212.′′
CALL PLAG("C" OVER "ANS PENNANT.”
CONSIGNEES.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
OCEANSTEAMSHIP CO., LTD.
AND
CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION CO. LTD.
Consignees per Company's Steamer
"PYRRHUS" are hereby notified" that the Cargo will be discharged into Holi's Wharf, Kowloon, where it will lie at Consignees risk and subject to terms and conditions of storage at Holt's wharf. The Cargo will be ready for delivery from Godown on and after 2nd. November.
lunch was delayed for about three-yu-rters of an hour whilst the life-saving drill Was
Optional cargo will be landed, performed. Irumedittely theanless notice has been given prior vessel left the docks the word to steamer's arrival. Average pre-war "cost of awent round that all passengers All broken, chafed, and damag- civil servant was £101 a year, were required to don their life-ed goals are to be left in the against average to-day of £271, balts and proceed to their respec-Godowns, where they will be Overtime payment should be tive boat stations, which were examined on any Tuesdays and restricted. if map abolished. pramineatly marked along the Fridays between the hours of Cost of the Inland Revenue deck. Toe Marine Superinten-
10.45 1.01 and noon within the Department has risen from £784-dent of the company, who free storage periol. 633 in 1914-15 to £4631,46 in | accompanied the vessel to the 1923-20, while the number of Brambles, was much gratified persons emalayed his risen fram with the resposa mate-be 4,216 to 12,733.
The Committee consider that the work of the Dapir mint is done efficiently, but that recuc+ tions in salaries might be made.
COMMERCIAL NEWS.
voluntary r-sponse, as he em- phasised. He was satisfied that there was not a single passenger, on the ship who did not respond to the call and the drill was per: farmed whilst the vessel was still within the waters of the Isle of Wight. If every passenger on every ship could be relied upon to second the efforts to protect WORK FOR GERMANS
life at sea in the same manner as The obsolete cruiser Euryalis did those an the Almanzora, has been towed from Plymouththere would be no need to talk of to be broken up in Germany. compulsion: but the plain truth, BRITISH COMMERCIAL ATTACHE. is that on other vessels sailing Mr. H. J. Brett, who succeeds out of Southampton during the Mr. Fox ss Commercial Coun- past week. the need for bo it drill cillor, has returned from Homs has been ridiculed generally by to Shanghai. For a while Mr.the very class of person who Brett was stationed 10 this would be most likely to interfere Colony.
with orderly arrangements if no accident occurral. On one vessel bound for America when it was a Addressing Radical Depaties question of lunch versus boat on his journey to Rasis. M. drill, lunch won hands down, baz Herriot, the Mayor of Lyons, said the officials of the R.M.S.P. pre- that the Germans bad received a vented any competition of this check in their attempt to subsort by partponing lunch! jazate Russia to their methods. He believed in the economic future of Russia in view of the agricultural efforts she is making and urged the representation of France in Moscow by a CIM- mercial delegation.
GERMAN EXPLOITATION
OF RUSSIA.
FRICKLES AND HIS FRIENDS
OH, GEE I'M
ماسالمات
MOUTRIE PIANOS. The Highest typa of Excellence.
EXCUSE ME, POO.
YOU'RE
No claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the steamer's Godown, and all Goods remaining undelivered after the Sah. Sov. will be subject to rent.
All Claims against the Steamer must be presented to the under- signed on or before the 5d. November, or they will not be recognised.
No Fire Insurance will be efected.
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE. Agents. Hongtong. Nov, 2nd. 1929,
MING YUEN STUDIO. H. Beaconsfield Arcade.
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BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE
LONE SWIRT & SOME, LTR) AGENTS,
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POWELL'S
3871
* PHONE
SALE!
SALE!!
SALE!!!
As we are removing Our
Gentlemen's Department we
are offering all surplus
SUITINGS
OVERCOATINGS
SERGES, ETC. -
At a great sacrifice, many being marked at less than half-price.
Wm, POWELL Ltd.
BY BLOSSER
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I GUESS I'M
OH, I DON'T THAK- YOU ARE – WHAT
MAKES YOU THINK
"THAT?
EVERY THE T FINISH MY MEALS
I LOSE MY
APPETITE!
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