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EMPRESS EXPRESS
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E120 E112 £83 £80. (Payable in Lacnt Currency.)
(BOOKINGS NOW OPEN FOR 1028.) VICTORIA AND VANCOUVER
via SHANGHAI & JAPAN PORTS.. STEAMERS
Hongkong Shaoghal
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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. MONDAY MARCH
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'EMPRESS OF ASIA
Mar. 5 Mar. 8
Mar. 11'
Mar. 13 Mar. 22
EMPRESS OF CANADA
Mar. 19
Mar. 22
Mar. 25
Mar. 27. “Apr. 5
EMPRESS OF RUSSIA
Apr. 2
Apr. 5
Apr. &
Apr. 10 Apr. 19
"RECTOR"
EMPRESS OF AUSTRALIA
Apr. 16
Apr. 19
Apr. 22
Apr 24
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"PERSEUS"
"HELENUS"
EMPRESS OF ASIA
Apr. 30
Mey 3
May 6
May 8
May 17
"SARPEDON"
EMPRESS OF CANADA
May 14
May 17
May 20
May 22
May 31
EMPRESS OF RUSSIA
May 28
May 31
Jun. 3
Jún. 5
Jun. 14.
"PELBUS**
EMPRESS OF AUSTRALIA
Jan. 11
Jun. 14
Jun. 16
Jun. 19
Jun. 30
EMPRESS OF" ASIA
Jun. 25 Jun. 27
Jun 30
July 3 July 12
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HONGKONG-MANILA-HONGKONG-SERVICES.
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Hagkong
Feb. 27.
Mar. I
E'ASIA
Mar. 1
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Mar. 12 Mar. 26
Mir." 14
Mar. 16
Mar. 28
E RUSSIA
Mir. 28
Mar. 30
Tel C 752
Cabled
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TOYO KISENKAISHA
HONGKONG SAN FRANCISCO LINE
via SHANGHAI, NAGASAKI, KOBE, YOKOHAMA & HONOLULU Cannellonian Finnetman with southern Pacião, Souta Be Western Paciño Balfrond.
TAIYO MARU TENY "MARU
SHINYO MARU
From Hongkong
Muren 9th.
March 22nd.
April 29th.
REDUCED FARE TO EUROPE. First Cla- £120 Cabin Class on Atlantic £112 Second Class £10
CABIN CLASS STEAMERS
1.
REDUCED FARES Honolle $215, Sun Francisco GS290, Europe £110, £102, £100 TKOREA MARE O N'saki & Hon From Hongkong... Aprit. 6th. ESIBÉRIA MARS (Omit N'suki & Hono),,
May 4tb. June 15th.
I KORE › MARD 40mit Naki & Hono),, #SIBERIA MAHU Omik N'antis Honoy,
July 13th
Proceed from Sao Francisco to Los Angeles with cargo only. #Proceeds up River sad, berth alongside Mantut di wharf at Shanghai
SOUTH AMERICAN LINE
faly zet vergler between Orient and Bouth Amerisk vin Japan Pusall..
Kan Francisco, Los Angeira, Mexico, Pemuaia, zora & Chill
April 14th. May 29th.
ANYO MARU ROKUYO MARU
Agent at Canton:
From Hongkong
Messra, T. E. GRIFFITH, LTD.
Y. TSL TSUMI, Manager.
Toyo Kisen Kaisha.
King's Building.
Tel. C. 2374 & 2375
AMERICAN ORIENTAL
RA
MAIL LINE
The fast "Short Route"
to the United States!
SEATTLE & VICTORIA vi
ANG AI-KOBE-YOKOHAMA
B.S. "PRESIDENT JEFFERSON" ....March 5th, 6.00 p.m.
S.S. "PRESIDENT GRANT"..
S.S... "PRESIDENT MADISON".
..March 17th, 5.00 p.m. March 29th, 5.00 p.m.
EUROPE LI20-LI12-£(10. First inna on the Paciño. First Cla on American or Canadian Railway. First Class and Monoclass on the Atlantic. Choice of Trans. Continental Bailways. Any Line on the Atlantic, Through accommoda.. tion and Booking Arranged.
FOR MANILA
1 &S. "PRESIDENT GRANT””.
$5. PRESIDENT MADISON".
S.S. PRESIDENT JACKSON"
.March 9th, '5.00 p.m. March 21st, 5.00 p.m. ...April 2nd, 5.00 p.m. Through Billa of Lading to all United States and Canadian: Overland points, also via Panama Canal Linos to Atlantic Ports.
Copies of this paper on file in our Omless BEATTLE, CHICAGO, WEW YORK,
For passage and Freight Booking syply to
ADMIRAL ORIENTAI
Managing Operators for Latest Stume
Telephons Centrál 2477, 2478 and 795, No. 4, Des Voeux Road. Hongkong and Shanghai Bank Building, Ground Floor,
3rd Mar. 9th Mir. 23rd Mar
7th April.
Marseilles, London, R'dam & Glasgow Marseillos, London, R'dam & 'burg Marseilles, London, R'dan & 'burg Marseilles, London; B'dum A Glasgow
LIVERPOOL SERVICE
Sth March. Ana, Hive, Liverpool & G'gave TELEMACHES" 2th March. Ga, Haven, Liverpal & f'gow Apriliasa, Mas, Navru 'pol & 'gow 27th April. Gear, M'les wes, D'prot & Q'you
PACIFIC SERVICE
via KOBE & YOKOHAMA.
PROTESITAUX 16. M. Viel ria, Vanenuvar & Seattle TAL CHYBÍÐAN 31 M. Victoris, Vancouver & Soittle. NEW YORK SERVICE
"KT COMPANION"
5h March New York, Baton & Baltimore New York, Baston & Baltimore 19th March
PASSENGER SERVICE.
3rd Mir
"JASON"
"HECTOR"
"SARPEDON"
7th Aprit:
"PATROCLUS" 5th May.
--ANTENOR
"ЯЕСТОВ"
2nd June. 14th July.
Sing spare, Marwaties & Dogston. Sing ipro, Marseilles & London Singapore, Marsuilies & Leados. Stug pore, Marseilles & London. Sing ore, Marseilles & London.
Alen anrgy'steamers with limited passenger accomın od ation a #pecially relatou rares..
For freight and passage ratus and information apply to:-
Butterfield & Swire.
Agents.
INDO CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION Co., Ltd.
SAILINGS STUBJECT TO ALTERATION
Metin28.02.
Steamer.
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WEEKLY to the WEST FORTNIGHTLY to the EAST
Travel in Comfort aboard DOLLAR President LINERS
OLLAR President liners have made your calendar your sailing Do
schedule from Hongkong-westward or castward to Europe
or to America, and to intermediate, ports of call. Note below the fixed day of each departure. This regularity of service, maintained throughout the year, enables you to perfect travel plans far in advance of your departure,'
Notable for speed and steadiness under way, the great oil. burning Dollar liners are ideal for trans-Pacific and round-the.. world voyages. With airy, all-outside staterooms, spacious deaks and social halls, swimming pool, electric fans and running water in Dollar Line cuisine etaterooms, they offer superior travel comfort. is world-famous.
v la SUEZ.
TO MANILA-AND ROUND-THE-WORLD
March 10th......8.00 p.m. March 30th......3.00 p.m. April 18th....3.00 p.m.
President Monroe..
President Harrison
President Van Buren
--and 4 sailings anch month to Manila; thenca fortnightly service. TRANS-PACIFIC TO SAN FRANCISCO
yia HONOLULU.
President Wilson. President Lincoln President Cleveland
March 13th March 27th "April 10th
.5 p.th. ....5 p.m.
.5 p.m..
-and'avory 14 days thereafter.
STOFOVERS ALLOWED AT ANY PORT OF DALL
...
For passenger and freight rates, apply to
HoxokoNo No Suanghat BaNK BUILDING, Ground Floor.
Stiling
a m 3 p.m. noon.
K-P
noon.
пооп.
HAIPHONG via Holhow Mingsang Tue. 2nd Mar, at BANGKOK via S'pore ..... Yatshing Turs. 2nd Mar & TIENTSIN via Chefoo Cheongshing Wed. 3rd Mar. at 4th Mar. at TSINOTAU (in hai... engshing Thurs
Mausing Fr. 5th Mar. at 3 p.m. SANDAKAN.
6th Mar. 4D KOBE via Shai Moji... Kwalsang
Sat 6th Mar. at 3pm. CALCUTTA via Straits nosang
noon. TSINGTAU via S ha.... Kwongsang Wed 10ch Mar. at
Laisang 31RAITS & Calcutta
Fri 12th Mar. at 3 p.m. KOBE & Moji
Fooksang
Sat, 13th Mar. at 7 a.m. Sulsang Thur 18th Mar. at 3 p.m. STRATS & Calcutie..... STRAITS & Calcutta... Kumsang Mon. 22nd Mar. at 3 p.m.
For freight or passage apply to -
JARDINE MATHESON & CO. General Managers.
Telephone Central 215.
COAL MENACE.
A FIFTY MILLION SUBSIDY LIKELY.
The Coal Commission is nearing the end of its public inquiry, and consideration of the report will, immediately follow. It is expected to be ready for the Prime Minister by the end of next month.
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What will the Government do with the report? The answer to this question, whatever it is, will create a very interesting (perhaps a very menacing) political situa- tion.
Ltd.
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ment is £19,000,000; and that is for eight months only.
If, as is now generally expected, the subsidy is continued beyond the end of April, it is by no means a wild forecast that the Govern- before they are ment may have to find £50,000,000 free from the Hiability.
When the Commission Reports.
Meantime, they await with no little trepidation the receipt of the Commission's report. Their first thought then will be to shift on to other. responsibility shoulders.
The report will be passed on to the mineowners and the miners, who will be asked to try to arrive at a settlement themselves..
Most close observers of events are now convinced that the sub- sidy will not end with the nine If the evidence of Mr. Evan months for which it was granted. Williams, the chairman of the In Press interviews which have Mining Association, really ro- received much attention' Mr.presents the views of the coal- Lloyd George has declared his owners, the prospect of agreement belief that before it does and the would appear to be hopeless. taxpayers may be called upon to There Bre, however; many pay not less than £50,000,000.
moderate men on both sides, and a pence movement would have substantial backing.
Penalties of Surrender. From the beginning he realised the improbability that the subsidy The economic position of the would be confined to nine months. industry is much the same as it He emphasised this in his address was last July. The" effects of a to the conference of Liberal stoppage of the mines and of the miners in London on August 1general strike that would pro- [last.
bably accompany it would be not
In what was the first important less disastrous. And continuance public criticism of the Govern-of the subsidy will be pressed for ment's surrender, ho ridiculed the in order that a fair trial should notion that the State payment to be given to the policy recommend- the industry would be limited toed by the Government's own Com- the £10,000,000 first asked from mission.
Parliament... No man of respon Nor would continuance of the sibility, he said, would guarantee subsidy be avoided by agreement that £20,000,000 would be the between employers and employed. limit.
Further State help is the one measure on which they are most likely to "agrea-W. W. H. In the Pally. Chronicle.
Mr. Churchill's own estimate has already passed the £20,000,000, The total amount voted by Parlia
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DOLLAR
STEAMSHIP LINE
KONINKLYKE PAKETVAART
MAATSCHAPPIJ.
Royal Packet Navigation Co. of Batavia.
S.S. VAN OVERSTRATEN
will to "dispatched on 6th March. "For SINGAPORE, PENANO & BELAWAN DELI DIRECT.
Offers excellent soon accommodation, all lower berths English Cuisine, doctor carried, wireless telegraph.
181. CLASS FARE to SINGAPORE $100,00,
In connection with the Royal Packet Nar, Co.'s (K.P.M.) services to all destinations in the Netherlands End Iadiva and Australia.
Agente - JAVA CHINA JAPAN LIJN, - Telephone Central No. 1574, York Building. Charter Road.
W
Holok Massey, & Co., Ltd.
Distributor
Queen's Bids.
Tel. C672
Are you
one of those thousands of anxious mothers who have wept in the silent hours of the night because" your baby is sick and weat- ing away P. If so, give "him Glaxo and see the
change for the better in a week or two.
Glaxo is the food that has been used in six Royal Nurseries, where Court Physicians see that Royal, Babies. have the best.
Give your baby Glazo, to build firm flesh and plenty of bone and sound good health.
Ask your Doctor!
Glaxo
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Passenger and Cargo Vessel: Built and Engined at the KOWLOON DOCK by THE HONGKONG
& WHAMPOA DOCK" Co. Ltd. to the order of the AUSTRALIAN-ORIENTAL LINE Ltd
for Australian-Hongkong Service.
Please address enquiries to the Chief Manager :--
R. M. DYER. B. SC., M.I.N.A., Kowloon Dock: Hongkong.
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