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ELLERMAN & BUCKNALL STEAMSHIP CO., LTD.
AMERICAN & MANCHURIAN LINE.
CITY OF BARODA"
(9670 tons d.w.)
The above steamer having decommedation for over 100 First Class passengers will be despatched Via Philippines, Straits, Colombo and Suez Canal on 6th November 1920, for NEW YORK where she is due to arrive on 3rd January, 1027,
For Freight.or Punongo, apply to
THE BANK LINE, LTD.
THE
LINE
REGULAR AND "FAST. FREIGHT AND PASSENGER SERVICES
LONDON SERVICE
"HECTORY zétch July, BALTUR VOUS 1h Veg. "ASHILALION" path Aug. "SARPEGGUR, tab Segit.
Marueilles, London, R'ilam & Glasgow Chazelles, London Ram & H'big Aluneilles, London, Adam & Iburg Alamarillo, London) Edam & Glanguve
LIVERPOOL SERVICE
"EPRYADES” 20th Aug. Goku. Hacro, Liverpool & Glasgow «TELEMACH US" 20th Sept. Genon,' Haves, Livetjen) & Glasgow "ATREUST
2001 flet,', Genoa, Havre, Livárpool & Glasgow
PACIFIC SERVICE :
vin KOBE & YOKOHAMA. TYNDAREUN 7th Aug. "PROTESILAUS" 26th Ang.
Victoria, Vancouver & Seattle. Victoria Vancouver & Seattle.
NEW YORK SERVICE
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4DEUCALION" 47th Aug, New York, Boston & Baltimore
“ANTILOCHUS" 10th Sept. New York. Boston & Ballinors“
PASSENGER SERVICE
SHEO FOR"
"SARPEDON'
"PATROCLUB"
PANTENOR"
26th July.
8th Sopt.
20th Oct.
17th Nov,
Singapore, Marseilles & London. Singapore, Marseillen & London. Singapura, larseilles, & London. Bingopora, Marseilles & London, y
Aļun cargo stgamers with limited passenger accommodation at
specially reduced eaten.
For freight and passage rates aral informaation apply to →
Butterfield & Swire.
Agenta,
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
SATURDAY, JULY 24, 1926.
ADMIRAL ORIENTAL
LINE
The fast "Short Route"...
to the United States!
Sailings Every 12 Days Special Through Rates to Europe.
“HORRIBLE' LITTLE PRIMERS."
BANISHMENT FROM THE
SCHOOLS,
- TWO CENTURIES.
found their way to Guilford-street.. An amazing spectacle for those. who forgot that, despite his "flip CHILDREN'S LAST SERVICEpancy, his shrewd wit and his AT FOUNDLING HOSPITAL.
biting jost, the Londonor is a vory Bontimental soul.
To the accompaniment of the
Sailor-Philanthropist.
Mr. Marson, organising secre. organ on which Handel played, tary of the National Book Council, and fh, the glorious strains that Crowds Burged around the ir speaking recently at the annual ho composed, the children of the gates over which is the statue of conference of the Associated Book Foundling Hospital on a recent the great old mariner and good... sellers of Great Britain and morning raised their sweet voices philanthropist, Thomas- Coram," Ireland at Exeter, said it was the in the chapel for the last me. whones love and faftir founded the duty of booksellers to have a finger They sang the "Hallelujah" hospital that for two centuries in the pie of education.
chorus, and with that great out. sine has taken within its walls The publle must be thught that burst of praise there care to an tens of thousands of infants, and attainment of" proficiency," know-end 'two centuries of London his-has, sent them forth ns useful
Jcluizens. ledge, power, foresight, joy, and for
Long queues waited refreshment could be secured from For curly 200 years, Sunday by patiently for hours outside the The younger generation Sunday, generation after genera-chapel, and, disappointed, of on- must be taught that if they wished tion of Londoners has gone to the trance beenase it was already to understand the soul of their chapel of the Foundling Hospital, filled, waited about the grass-
"not country, the soul of Buraye. They have gone, for the centred court-yard where, in 'Geor indeed, the soul of the world, they iloctrine, but for the music there"gtan days, fashionable London S.S. "PRESIDENT MADISON”. July 27th, 5.00 p.m. must first understand the great the music that is the loveliest of promenaded in brocaded silk and
sen Aug. 8th, 5.00 p.m.
of creative literture. All earthly music, because it is flourished gold-topped, clouded, S.S. "PRESIDENT JACKSON”.
generation, educated in reading, the music of children's voices. S.S. "PRESIDENT MCKINLEY" Aug. 20th, 5.00 p.m.
| wisely · guided by booksellers,;... Thousands crowded out,
would have wider and bolder hopes Never again will those voices inch of vacant space, cane chairs not possible for us.
be heard in the midst of London.were Hrought into the aisles, and
SEATTLE. & VICTORIA
via
SHANGHAI-KOBE-YOKOHAMA
FOR MANILA
5.5. PRESIDENT JACKSON"... July 31st, 5.00 p.m. - S.S. "PRESIDENT MCKINLEY" Aug. 12th, 5.00 p.m. S.S. "PRESIDENT JEFFERSON" Aug. 24th, 5.00 p.m. EVERY 12 DAYS THEREAFTER ADMIRAL ORIENTAL LINE
Telephone Cradrat 2477, 2478 and 795, No. 4 Dem Vogaux Rond.
Hongkong and Shanghai Bark Building, Ground Floor
ON TIMETABLE SCHEDULE
Dollar "President" liners are the best in history to maintain "iimetable" ached ples for worldwide ocean trafic, comparable to railway schedules nuhoro. This dependable service enables you to perfect definite travel plans, to coval urely on making rail and steamship connections.
Dollar Hinges in trans-Pacific service offer two sailings ench manth, reaching Hai Francisco via Shanghai, Kole, Yokohama and Honolulu. Dollar liner. allord four railings each month to Manila; thence to Singapore and beyond, round-the-world, on fortnightly schedule.
All-outside-stateroom
big factors in Dollar Lina popularity. Suites
de luxe are much as you would expect on ships that maintain the famous Dollar Line cuisine. Decka and social halls are spacious. You will enjoy travel on thesofelean oil-burning liners,
TO EUROPE AND NEW YORK VIA MANILA-STRAITS-COLOMBO-SUEZ-PORT SAID -ALEXANDRIA, NAPLES-CENOA -MARSEILLES Thence to BOSTON and NEW YORK Fortnightly Sailing's
books.
canes.
Within the chapel there was no
Mr. George Sampson, inspector The Foundling Hospital is doomed
and there the lectern steps became im- of schools under the L. C. C., said to the house-brenkers;
provised seating-places. As the. an important change in connection fenndlings-
service opened with Bach's choral with the new freedom in educa-
These flowers of London town!pretude all eyes were turned up-' tion was the literal banishment
Seated in companies thes siswards to where, on either sido the with radianco all their own orgau, tier above tier, sat the from schools for ever of horrible. little #primers which used to be the foundlings are to take their foundlings--the boyd in chocolate- the sole reading of the child radiance and their sweet singing coloured suits, with scarlet waist-- during the school period. Now into the countryside. London will conts and brass buttons; the as London willgiris in darkbrown dresses, with boys and girls were encouraged to miss them both, red in school every kind of book iss, when it has vanished the old red cuffs, white aprons and little they were punished for reading hospital where, for
starched mobbed cups. before. Reading wisely was the following years, has liked the
In Paulm and Te Deum, anthem aim of the teachers in the schools. very spirit of the 18th century."
Comparatively few of those who and hymy, the children's voices Me, Jonathan Cape, publisher, withed to do an were able to at- rang sweet and clear, and their said he looked forward to the time tend the farewell service and to innocent faces were rudiant, 80. when London would have a chil-isten for the last time to the boys that there was none who heard giren's book shop, so that every and girls filling with sweet somids them and none who looked upon child visiting London would be
the austoro spaces of the Georgian them whose emotions were able to go to that shop, knowing chapel. Only the hundreds for touched and whose heart was not It was entirely a children's book when there was room enuld be lifted in thankfulness to the shop.
admitted of the thousands who methory of old Thomas Coram
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29th July
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Tjisaroea Tjikint Tjikembang
BOSTON, NEW YORK, PHILADELPHIA, BALTIMORE,
NEW ORLEANS
via...
SUEZ CANAL.
For Freight and Further Particulară
Apply to
ADMIRAL ORIENTAL LINE,
4. Des Vacus Road Contral.
Agoats..
Tol. O. 796, C. 2477 & C. 2478.
REGULAR FORTNIGHTLY SERVICE BETWEEN
JAVA, CHINA AND JAPAN.
From
Jaya Batavia Shanghai 'Dulny
Batavia
Expected Will leave
For
on or about on orabout
In Port 23rd July. Amoy, S'hai 25th July. 28th July. Shanghai 26th July. 29th July. Batavia 4 August. 6 August. | Makassor 8 August. 11 August. Shanghai Jisondari Shanghai 9 August. 12 August. Batavia Tjimanoek North 18 August. 20 August, Batavia Tjikandi Japan 22 August. 24 August. Batavia
+Via Macassar
*Via Batavia,
The steamers are all fitted throughout with electric light and have accommodation for a limited number of saloon-passengers. All stoamers carry a duly qualified surgeon." Cargo takon at through rates to all ports in Netherlands-India and Australiä.
For Freight and Passage apply to the
Java-China-Japan Lijn.
S. S. “TAIPING"
Passenger and Cargo Vessel. Built and Engined at the KOWLOON DOCK by THE HONGKONG
& WHAMPOA DÖCK Co. Ltd. to the order of the · AUSTRALIAN-ORIENTAL LINE, Ltd
for Australian-Hongkong Servico.
Please address enquiries to the Chief Manager-
R. M, DYER. B. SC MIN. A. Kowloon Dock Hongkong,