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LEADING FAR EASTERN HOTELS-
HONOKONO:"
Hongkong Hotel,
Peak Hotel, Repulse Bay Hotel.
SHANGHAI:
Astor House Hotel,
Palace Hotel, Grand Hotel Kalee.
PEKING:
Grand Hotel des Wagon Lits.
The Hongkong Hotel Co., Ltd
In conjunction with The Shanghai Hotels, Ltd.
axed
The Grand Hotel des Wagons-Lits, Ltd.
KING EDWARD HOTEL
CENTRAL LOCATION,
ELECTRIC LIFTS AND LIGHTING, TELEPHONE ON EACH FLOOR, BOTEL LAUNCH MEETS ALL STEAMERS. tai Central 373.
Telegraphic Address: "VICTORIA "
J. WITCHELL,
".
Manager.
THE EUROPE HOTEL.
SINGAPORE.
DANCING AFTER DINNER. ETERY
MONDAY WEDNESDAY and SATURDAY. TEA DANCES
TUESDAYS and THURSDAYS,
The Hotel Orchestra under the Direction of
Mr. F. R. Martens.
Telephones in every Room.
Telegraphic Address :-- EUROPE, SINGAPORE" Telephone No. 2740 (9 lines).
KINGSCLERE
KNUTSFORD
THE EUROPE HOTEL LTD.
ARTHUR E ODELL Manag
HOTEL
HOTEL
MID-LEVEL KOWLOON
SACHSE. LENNOX & Co.. Seneral Agents
Are resident Managers,
PALACE HOTEL, KOWLOON.
Tel. No. Kowloos 3.
Tel Add Palace."
TO BUDSON BAY.
away, stood Rupert house, bar Host of the company posts, Founder 150 years ago. The com Life Among the Eskimo. pary has, indeed, made history, Each summer, when the ice and is all powerful up here. Its has melted, the Hudson's Bay dealings with the Indians and Companyhoods ous of its steamers Eskimos is patriarchal. They, into the Bar. Har arrival, earlyust trap for it, and trade with it in August, is the event of the but it is their father and their year. She calls at three or four mother in trouble.
We left Charlton Island the distributing posts, leaves a year's supplies, takes aboard the bales and five days later lay in the very sad of August, heading north of fur, and sails again early in abeltered harbour of Amadjusk. September, before the weather Baffin Land. Hare a gale blew breake.
for three days. Sailing then down Her first call is Fort Churchill. Hudson Straits, our last call was on the western shore. And thitber Burwell, the extreme point of to meet her the district manager Labrador; and at dawo, Septem: at York Factory and I set out ber 15, we steamed through the We sailed in an open boxt, man heads at St. John's Newfoundland ned by Indians. Noice was to be seen; yet the nights were hitter and my journey was ended.
Times corr. and we lay round the store; and made Churchill the third day..
This fiae harbour was discover. ed in the company's early days, and for its protection a fort was built.
I walked upon the old battle' ments now lying in ruin-the
WEATHER REPORT.
PASSENGERS DEPARTED.
Per xa. Kashgar, for London vin ports 18th May-Mrs. C. 8 Speyer, Master M. Speyer, Master B Speyer, Miss K. Speyer, Mrs. P. E. Cadman and infant, Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Welch, Mr. and Mrs. J. Mellish; Mr. James Scott, Mrs Scott, Mrs. D. Goldman, Mr. Call and 2 children, Master J. F.
T. L. Perkins, Mr. G. E. Callagan, Mr. W. Fickford, Mrs. G. S. Harvey, Mr. C. M. Campbell, Mr. and Mrs. Lanigan, Mr. J. J.. Panley, Mr. and Mr C. F. Alexander and infant, Mr. Y. C. Yang, Mr. Yap Kon-hin, Mr. S. Johnson, Mr. W. T. Janner, Mr. and Mrs. J. Lee, Mr. A H Blackman, Miss E Poulsen, Mr. and Mrs W. Sparks, Mr. W. H. Howe, Mrs. T. E Watts, Mrs. G. McCall Smith and infant, Mrs. H. F.-S. Durston, Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Atwell, Mr. George, Sowack, Miss Atwell, Mr. and Mrs. B. E. Rend, Mr. A. P. Goldman, Mrs Perkins, Lt. Comdr. G. & Harvey R... EL Comdr. J. Harrison RN, Mr. T Adair. Mr. J. A. McKechnie, Mrs. A. Wheeler, Mr. de Meyer, fr. and Mrs. G. R. Ashford, Mr. and Mrs.
Reay, Mr. and Mrs. H. D. White, Miss White, Mr. W. B. Kennett, Mrs. W. Bickford, Master B. Bick ford, Mr. A. MacMillan, Mrs. M. H. Fox, Mr. W. Downie, Lt. L. V. Webb R.N., Mr. and Mrs. J. Scott, Miss FM. Scott, Mrs. L A Thomas, Mrs. Kerr, Mr. J. A. Tar- rant. Mr. C. S. Speyer, Mr. P. T Filmer, Mr. D. L. Hatchinson, Mr. Mr. J. Watt. Master White and Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Seath. Miss Sonth,
J. Murphy,
most historie ruin in Canada May 17d. 11h. 30m-Pressure The rust-covered cannons bors as increased moderately to the superscription of George 1.lightly at the majority of report A riotous undergrowth had every-ing stations. where sprung up. over which mesquitoes hovered in a cloud. has filed up.
The Eastern Sea depression Outside the barren promontory was bright with flowers. As I A V-shaped depression is shown. H. Inwood and child, Mr. J. crossed it I passed the solitary over the China Sea. Crave of an Eskimo. The body lay under piled-up rocks, from hours ending at 10 am, to-day. Hongkong Rainfall for the 24 which rose a lorg and slender0.00 inch. Total since January pole; and beside it, for ute in the
1st. 10.41 inches, against an happy hunting grounds, were laid his guns, bis axe, his busting:
Average of 16.79 inches. knife, his sled. and a box of FORECAST FOR THE 24 HOURS small possessions. all
ENDING AT NOON TO-MORROW, coated with a thick rust.
Five white men, and
District. Forecast. twenty Chipewyan Indians, were now gathered at Churbhill har- bour awaiting the steamer. whites slept in a wooden shack: the Indians had pitched their tents on the beach, and close by stood the large wooden storehouse wither they would shortly carry on their strong hacks more than a thousand tons of supplies. A num- ber of dogs accompanied them.
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A YEAR'S SUPPLIES, "The Nascopia's coming!" Ani Indian came bounding down from the look-out, shouting as hel ran. It was the great early event! For him, in particular, i meant a poung of tabsces. We all
Two micate from Ferry and Railway Station Five maten by Farrytram Hong hastered to the rocks, when we - A dei clam Hotel in every respect and under English management.
Culains under personal expervian of the Proprietor..
Leung Bar and Billiard Room,
Terms fodate,
Specia rangement for families va application to
ASTOR
HOUSE
legraphic address "ASTOR
J. H. OXBERRY, Proprietor. HOTEL
Telephone Central 170,
13, Queen's Road Central.
Le class Hotel centrally located in the shopping and business districts, large Tooms completely renovated and refurnished. Dining Room and Lounge fazi pane. Entirely under new management.
For terms apply to the Manager
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ran up the "H.B C. dr. in hour later, when the little vessed (for) she was hut two thousand tons)i entered the harbour, loud cheers went up, and as she let go her an-1 chor the Indians fired several salvoos into the air. It was the morning of August 3.
3
Formons Channel South coast of China between H.K. & Lamocks.
Hongkong
• Gap Rock
to
1 NE winds.
strong.
E. winds, fresh to moderate. equally: Overcast. some rain. Variable
4 South coast of winds.
China between moderate 4.K. & Hainan.squally.
T. F. CLAXTON, Director. 3.K. Olgamatory. May 15, 1923.
VANDALS IS A CEMETERY. A party of vandals recently played havoc in Belfast City Cemetery. Fifty-nine graves were damaged, tombstones and mono- ments were thrown down and smashed. and the wreaths and crosses destroyed. Grave plots were damaged in a wanton and apparently purposeless manner.
EXCHANGE.
Opening Bate: chusing Bite on Fire 1.5 SELLING
T T 30 d' Demand
60 ds. A strenuous time ensued. At 4 mi. steamer's boats carried cargo to TT. Japan each high tide. day and night, the IT. Shanghai the beach where the Indians, TT. India
T.T. Singapore
glorying in their strengtb, loaded Demand India themselves up, and staggered to T. T. San Francisen and New the atcrabeuse with prodigious T/T. Java weights. This was the supplies TT. Marks depot for a thousand miles around. T T. Frar-s First, there was coal. This re-Demand, Paris gion was mostly worth of the timber line, so that cost, for the coming winter, meant life. There 4. DP were many drums of oil, several 6 m L-C thousand sacks of flour, possibly 30 d
2 thousand cases of sugar. buodreds of 80lb. chesta of tea, casks of salt beef quantities of bacon, tons of Jard, tons of jam, much tobacco, a variety of piece goods and ready-made clothes for. the company's stores, and ban. dreds of tons of every known and unknown tinned stuff, from strawberries to tripe.
York
30 J. San Francisco and New.
ENTERTAINMENTS.
THE
CORONET
Thursday, Friday, & Saturday. at 30, 5,15,-7.15 änd 9.15
CONSTANCE
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· LESSONS IN LOVE.
THE STAR
Thursday, Friday & Saturday' at 3,30 & 9,13 pm.
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The
SPORTING
DUCHESS
WORLD THEATRE
PHONE. 1337.
York
4.4. MAK
2 1 1 15
4 m. Fraps .....
8.70
9.85
Demand. Gericang,
2 4,
Nom
Demand. New York T, T. Bambay
Demand. Bombar
110.
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Demand, Calcutta
On Yokohamı
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Demand, Manila
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Demand, Singapore
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79:
3.34
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forward
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32;
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SUBSIDIARY COINS.
Bank of England race. New York/London
30
4.03
Horgkong Arent pieces
Dan
10 5
Canton sub, cuira
1,2% pm 3% din
138% dia.
Office.
Mengkong May 17, 1923.
4 m. 1. C.
Un Bangkok
Sovereig
POST OFFICE NOTICES. Telegraphic Communication with Waglan Light houses is interrupted.
INWARD MAILS.
The schooner from York Fac-| tory and a "coast" boat. from)
Prom Eskimo Point now arrived, bring Europe is Sees (Letters & Papers Loo
Straite ing the fure. On the Monday, all
dan 15th April & Parcels 11th Apri
was clear. Fifteen hundred tons, Shanghai
or therabouts, had been discharg. Straits Manily
ed in four days. I said-good-bye Canada, 1.9.2., Japan & Shanghai to my kind hosts, went aboard Mail... the Nascople and she sailed for Straita Chesterfield Inlet, 350 miles away
Shanghai
up in the north west corner of the 1.3.A., Jana & Banghai Bay. Here too, an excited little
crowed awaited the yearly steamer., But these were
Strait Raigon
Por
Eskimos. There were no Indians Boibow & Haiphong... up here.
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OUTWARD MAILS.
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and dirty-looking, Manila... reeking with blubber, the Eski Bwalow. Amoy & Foochow mos have easy and good massere, Bhanghai & Japan
Manila the keepest sense of humour, and are hail-fellow-well-met
Japan men, Amey women, snd children, with every watow & Amay... boru Briton. In fact they are the trails Calcotta & Adeo... sturdiest and most reliable tribe Shanabai & Japan imaginable. They are not 'de Heibow & Bangkok
Bestung generating like the Indians, but Swatow, Amoy & Keatuag their numbers must always be Shanghai Japan, Canada, U.S.A.. C. & limited in this Far North by the
8. America & Europe via Victoria B.C.. food supply. In all Canada, it is. said, the Eskimos cannot muster) five thousand families.
the now
For the last ten days of August the Nascopie lay at Charlton Is |land, in the Bay's extreme south. where she emptied herself of supplies; but furs in her hold were worth a king's ransom. At Charl ton there were Indians again, and forests, and bins, berries covered the ground.
On the mainland, forty miles
Swatow, Amoy & Boochow Shanghai, Japan, Honolulu Canada, Ehanghai & Japan
ÚЯA., C. & South America *Europe via San Francisco
Straits, Ceylon, Mauritius, L. Margues, 8 Africa India vie Dhanuskɓodi, Egypt, & Europe via Markoilim,
Nairun Telemach Earolschus
Haiboog - Yocosing. Bengal M. Chakrate - Van Overraten
Date
Fri, 18 inst. 330. Fri., 18 Inst., 8.30 .. ...Fri., 18 inst., 10.30 am. .. Fri. 18 Inst., 10.30 a.m.
...Fri., 18 izst,
boon. ...Fri, 18 inst., 2pm ... Fri., 13 iast. 3 p.m. Fri., 18 laat. 61.0. Fri 18 inst., 5 p.m.
Kizachowat.. 1 inst.. 2.30 p.m Lake Fielding Set. 19 inst: 3.30 p.m. .. Bat. 19 inst. 5p.m. ..SL. 19 in. Sp.m. ...Sa., 20 inak, 9am ...Sun., 20 inst., 9 a.m"
Delts. Ivo M. Choosing Amskus M.
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Parce ́s-Set. 18h 5 p.m. Medisina...Tues., 22 just
Registration 8 A
Leiers (Due Victoria 10th June)
Tues., 22 iak, 11 a.m. ...Tom, inst., 11 am
Parcels soon.
PHONE 1337
Thursday to Saturday (17th. to 19th May). at 5.15 & 9.15 p.m.
WANDA
IN
HAWLEY
"TOO MUCH WIFE”
Devotion is a grand thing in a man's life, but who wants too much of anything? 2.30 & 7.15 p.m.
THE GREAT REWARD"! Thursday & Friday: Episodes, 1 & ... Saturday to Tuesday:-Episodes, 1 & 2.
Usual Prices. Booking at the Theatre.
REPULSE BAY HOTEL.
THE
"HE above Hotel, which is at present being renovated,
will be completed by the 31st. May, 1923.
At the request of several patrons, the Management is prepared to quote' rates for a limited number of rooms on the following basis as from the 1st. June, 1923-
2 Persons $400 Per Month. - .
1 Person $275 Per Month.
inclusive of room with self-contained bath, all meals, (which may be taken either at the Hongkong Hotel or Repulse Bay Hotel), also transportation by Motor Coach to and from towa.
Applications can be made at the Hongkong Hotel
T. A. BARRY,
Assistant General Manager, The Hongkong Hotel Company, Ltd..
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All the practical features of the well known Model. "B" Valet AutoStrop Razor are embodied in the new model, called Model "C" but with a cheaper construction and less ex- pensive finish. This new model brings the comfort of a "Valet" shave within the reach of all, Manufac- tured in England and to be obtained of all high class dealers.
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