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FOR MANILA
S.S. "PRESIDENT MCKINLEY" Aug. 12th, 5.00 p.m. S.S. "PRESIDENT JEFFERSON" Aug. 24th, 5.00 p.m. S.S. "PRESIDENT GRANT" Sept. 5th, 5.00 p.m. EVERY 12 DAYS THEREAFTER ADMIRAL ORIENTAL LINE
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Aboard DOLLAR "PRESIDENT"
LINERS
TO EUROPE AND NEW YORK
VIA MANILA, STRAITS, COLOMBO, SUEZ-PORT SAID ALEXANDRIA NAPLES GENOA-MARSEILLES. Thence to BOSTON and NEW YORK
Fortnightly Sailings
Pres. Van Buren
Pres. Hayes
Pres. Polk..
Aug. 3-8.00 a.m. Aug. 17-8.00 a.m. Aug. 81-8.00 9.m,
TRANS-PACIFIC SERVICE
TO SAN FRANCISCO, VIA HONOLULU KOBE AND
Pres. Lincoln
Pres. Cleveland
Pres. Pierce ...
YOKOHAMA
Fortnightly Sailings
Aug. 15-12 noon
Aug. 29-12 noon Sept. 12-12 noon.
Dollar President liners offer you luxariaus travel comforts. All staterooms are outside rooms, well-ventilated and cooled by electric fane. They ard furnishod with beda (not berths), each having na electric rending lamp. Staterooms with private bath predominate, and all have hot and cold running water. The apacious steel swinning tank is always filled with clean sea water. Decks are broad, and the use of oil-fuel insarea their cleanliness. DOLLAR LINE chising in world-famous variad fare prepared under the direction of skilled chefs. Orcarsira music onliven the reyage. All these troval advantages are yours when you sail ou Dollar President liner
Pres. Van Buren
Pres. Lincoln
Pres. Hayes...
TO MANILA
Aug. 3-8.00 a.m. Aug. 6-8.00 p.m.
Aug. 17 8.00 a.m.
For passengerund freight rates, apply to
Dollar Steamship Line
HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANK BUILDING, GROUND FLOOR
d folahane: Centrul 2-77, 2479 and 795.
CANADIAN
EMPRESS
PACIFIC
EXPRESS
QUICKEST TIME ACROSS THE PACIFIC, 17 Days from Hongkong to Vancouver
LARGEST & FASTEST STEAMSHIPS,
Special FARES to EUROPE
£120 £112 283
VICTORIA AND VANCOUVER via SHANGHAI & JAPAN PORTS,
STEALERS
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(E)Asia and E/Russia call
Hongkong Shangha| Kobe
LEATH Leave
Lear
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Arrive
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
MONDAY, AUGUST 2, 1926.
ELLERMAN & BUCKNALL STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. "AMERICAN & MANCHURIAN LINE.
CITY OF BARODA"
(9670, tans d.wi}
The above steamer having accommodation for over 100. First Class passengers will be despatched Via Philippines, Straits, Colombo and Suez Canal on 6th November 1020, for NEW YORK whore she is due to arrive on 3rd January, 1927.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
THE
THE BANK LINE, LTD.
BLUE FUNNEL
LINE
REGULAR AND "FAST | PASSENGER SERVICES
FREIGHT AND
LONDON SERVICE "AUTOLYCUS" 10th Aug. Mornoilien, Lundna Rum & bmg "ASPHALION" 24th Aug. Marseilles Londen, R'dam & borg "SARPEDOM" 8th Sept. Marseillen: London, R'dam & Glasgow "HELENUS":
21st Sept. Marseilles, Londen, Rusm & 11'burg LIVERPOOL SERVICE
"EURYADES**· 20th Aug. Cenas, Hayze, Live,bul & Gasgos TELEMACH US" 20th Sept. Genna, Havre, Liverpool & Glasgow "ATREUS" 20th Oct. Genon: Havre, Liverpool & Glasgow
PACIFIC SERVICE
vío KORE & YOKOHAMA, TYNDAREUS"
PROTESILAUS
7th Aug. 26th Aug.
Vietoria, Vencouver & Seattle. Victoria Vancouver & Seattle.
NEW YORK SERVICE
"DEUCALION" "ANTILOCHDS"
27th Aug. Now York, Bosion & Baltimore 10th Sept. Now York, Boston & Baltimore
PASSENGER SERVICE
"BARPEDON'
Uth Яept. "PATROCLDS" 20th Oct. "ANTENOR"
17th, Nov. "LECTOR"
15th Dec.
Singapore, Maragilies & London. Singapore, Marseilles & London. Singapore, Marseilles & London." Singapore, Marseilles & London.
Also cargo atosmure with limited passenger accommodation at specially reduced rates.
For froight and passage rates and information apply to
Butterfield & Swire.
Agents.
INDO CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION Co., Ltd.
SANDAKAN
KOBE via Aney & Moji TSINGTAU via S'hai HONGAY
STRAITS & Calcutta' KOBE via Moji HAIPHONG
THE CHURCH IN MEXICO.
EAST POINT SUICIDE.
CHINA TEA TRADE.
LEAP FROM BATH ROOM WINDOW.
CHURCHES CLOSE
EXPORTS SHOWED BIG INCREASE LAST YEAR.
"Mexico City, July 31. The death under tragle circumi-A drink with "corrosive," "gnaw- All the Catholic Churches close stances has to be recorded of Mr.Fing and poisonous powers," and a
at noon today and all the priosta Frank Glass, mains engineer of
will withdraw as decreed by the the Hongkong Electric Company, "destroyer of health, an unfeebler Mexican Episcopate as a protest which occurred on Saturday after of the frame. an engenderor of against the new Mexican religious noon following a tragic happening feminacy and laziness, à de- at his residence at No. 12,
laws.
...
East Point Terrace (opposite the baucher of youth and a maker of Dairy Farm's promises at Cause-misery for the old age way Bay).
No, this does not refer to liquor,
Although Mr. Glass had been
countryside.
Which all goes to serve as back-
In order to maintain peace and ordor a cordon of police surround Mexico City Cathedral.
Deportation orders were served on the Papal Envoy yesterday suffering from depression for the or Hongkew, whisky, but to harm- evening.
past week, his sudden death came less tea. This is how William Cob-. The Government is closing, seal-as a great shock ing, and guarding all structures friends. Shortly after tiffin on English palate was beginning to to his many belt regarded it in 1822 when the containing Church property, which Saturday, the late Mr. Glass wort will be handed over to Citizens Into his bath room and locked the be conquered by Chinese ter. Cob- Committees.
door. He appears to have obtain-bett, in his "Cottage Economy," Some disturbances occurred last od a chair to enable him to reach declared that the ten drinking night.
the window sill and then to have habit had demoralized the English People surrounding the Chur thrown, himself into the street; a thes were dispered by streams of drop of about 30 feet. water and firemen's hosepipes. When picked up he "was found The crowds stoned the Attorney to be suffering from multiple in- General and judicial officials juries from which he died shortly round for the statement that whilst they were closing a Church after his removal to the Govern-Chinese ten exports last year, ne- and annexe. The officials took ment Civil Hospital. refuge in the building and the The deceased was about $2
cording to the Customs returns, crowd were kept off by whips and years of age and was a native of
showed an appreciable increase as canes, finally being scattered by Aberdeen. He Was unmarried a lively demand from Russia, who' the firemen Reuter.
and arrived in the Colony about is coming to the market as a eighteen months ago.
direct buyer instead of buying There was a large attendance of through London, and also from the THE STINNES ESTATE. employees of the Hongkong Elec- North Africa demand for green
trie Company and other friends at tea.. the funeral, which took place at The total exports last year were. Happy Valley yesterday afternoon. 833,008 piculs as against 766,933 Among thoac who attended piculs the provious year. Russia were Mr. F. R. Marah (Manager), took the largest quantity of black Mr. G. Murray (Assistant Man-ten. her buying being 116,538 Berlin, July 31. Hugo Stinnes's firm, which owes V. Sorby, A. G. Everett, M. H. Egypt took 121,719 piculs of green ager), Capt. F. L. Brown, Mosers. piculs, while Turkeys, Persia and the German Banks about £4,000,000
LIABILITIES OF FOUR MILLION STERLING.
as the result of the winding up of Arnold, G. G. Thomson, A. Watta, tea, America took 59,453 piculs of the late Herr Hugo Stinnes's D.. Western. R. W. Smith, G. black and 45,665 piculs of green affairs, intends to pay off the Vickers, S. Doncon, G. Gahagan, tea, but England's buyings were mount, for which it will raise a C. R. Wilson, T. L. Foster, A Gless than half of this quantity. foreign loan.
Langston, A. Allison, S. J. Clarke, While Germany took 6,673 piculs The Volks Zeitung (Cologne) J. C. Fletcher. A. J. Manton and of black tea, she only took 2 piculs says that negotiations have been G. A. Neves and others. proceeding for some time with a
of green ton.. British group of financiers to grant Floral tributes were sent by that India, which supplies Britain Floral Tributes.
trange fact re-. yealed by the custom figures in the loan. Reuter.
Measra, F. R.Marah, G. S. Rodger, with most of her tea, took 4,094 D. S..Hill, M. H. Arnold, E. Thomp-picula of black tea and 29,568 son, A. J. Ablòng, B. J. Clarke, V.picula of green tea, showing that Sorby, A. Webster, Tam Pok, D. E. China, the land of tea, still com- Western, A. Watts, G. G. Thomson, mands respect from younger grow Guy Hailey, G. G. Padgett, Tam ers of the essentials of the fra- Chun, John C., Capt. Brown, Mr.grant brew. and Mrs. A. G. Langeton, Mr. and
INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS.
BRITAIN TO STUDY
AMERICA.
Dealing with the business side
Mrs. Spargeon, Mr. and Mrs. May and family, Mr. and Mrs. J. M. of last year's trade, the Customs
labour office
London, July 31.Ramsay and family, Mr. and Mrs. port states: "The fact that Rus- The Daily Mail says that the J. Rodger, Mr. Mrs. C. R. Wilson, sin has come forward as a direct Government has decided to send a the Directors and staff of the buyer in the China market instead smal Commission composed of Hongkong Electric Company, the of obtainging her supplies from leading employers' and workers representatives in Sep- Electric Company Ltd., Shift: En-demand from North Africa for staff of the Hongkong the London market, and the strong tember to study industrial re-gineers, Mains Department, Instal-green teas, have been the two out- lationships in the United States. lation Department, H. K. Electric standing features of the year and, -Reuter.
Recreation Club, Hongkong Tram-together with the increased cost ways Ltd., and Craigengower of production arising from the, Cricket Club..
politien, and deonomic conditions of the country, have caused an in- flation in prices which may prove
BLOOD TEST.
INVENTION OF A FRENCH PHYSICIAN.
THE AMERICAN DERBY. dangerous to the future of the tea trado. This state of affairs appears REVIVED AFTER TWENTY-TWO tent, the London market, while to have discouraged, to some ex-
YEARS.
Paris, July 31. physician, Dr. Arthur Vernes, has Le Matin reports that a French
America, finding the prices of Homewood, Ill., Aug. 1.
green teas too high," has been turn ing her attention to Japanese teas. invented an apparatus for regis-revived after the lapse of twenty. Thanks, however, to the Russian
The $100,000 American Derby, tering the degree of syphilitic and two years, was won by Colonel and North African demand, the tea tuberculous infection, making it a Bradley's Boot to Boot. The time for season was profitable, on the 3pm. possibility to fix the best enema.14 miles was 2 mins. 30 1/5 secs whole, to teamen and some record
-Reuter's American Service. shipments were made."
Telophone 215. Contral ··
SAILINGS SUBJECT TO ALTERATION. Destination.
Steamer. Sailings. Mausang Tues. 3rd Aug at 2 p.m. Fooksang Wed. 4th Augat 7 a.m.
·Hopsang Wed. 4th Aug at Hangsung Thurs. 5th Aug at 9.m.
Hosang Thurs. 5th Aug at Namsung Sal. 7th Aug at
7 u.m.. .Mingsang Sun. 8th Aug at
8 a.ni. Chipshing Tuts. 10th Aug at Yutshing
noon. Wed.. 11th Aug at ...Lecsang Sun. 15th Aug at Yuensang Tues, 17th Aug at Kutsang Wel. 18th Aug at Kwongeang
Wed. 18th Aug at ..Cheongahing Sun. 22nd Aug at Hinsang Tues. 24th Aug at Kumsang Tues. 24th Aug at For freight or passage apply to
JARDINE MATHESON & CO. LTD. General Managers
noun.
Haves.
noon.
Ba.m. noon. 72.m.
noon.
7 a.m.
2 p.m.
3 pun.
TIENTSIN.... TSINGTAU via Shai HAIPHONG CHINKIANG
OSAKA S'hai Moji & Kobo TSINGTAU via S'hai TIENTSIN
SANDAKAN
STRAITS & Calcutta.....
FRENCH FINANCES.. HEAD OF THE CHEKA.
POINCARE'S TEMPORARY,
MEASURES.
MENJINSKY SUCCEEDS
DZORJINSKY.
Paris, July 31. The Chamber of Deputies by
Moscow, August 1. 380 votes to 150 passed a vote of, Menjinsky, who was assistant confidence in the Government to the late Dzerjinsky, has been on a motion to proceed with the appointed to succeed him as Pre- discussion of the Finance Bill sident of the Choka-Router,
The Socialists" opposed motion on
the
the ground that the suffice to restore the financial present Bill would in po Way situation.
Proposals Carried.'
Paris, August 1.: The Chamber polished..off twenty-seven out of the twenty
Aug.19 - Aug. 22 Aug. 25 Aug. 28 Sept. 6 Sept. 3 Sept. 5 Sept. 8 Sept. 11 Sept. 20 Sept. 16 Sept. 19 Sept. 22 Sept.25 0.4 Oct. 14 Oct. 17 Oct. 20 Oct, 23 Nov. 1 Oct. 29 Oct. 31 Nov, 3. Nov. 6 Nov. 15 Nov. 1 Nov. 14 Nov. 17 Nov, 20 Nov. 29ship from sinking. He foreshad-other revising the utiNagasaki the day after departure from Shanghal) owed further steps to create a duties.
Sinking Fund, involving a greater] M. Poinesre made adoption, a fiscal effort.
question of confidence, whereupon they were carried by substantial
M. Poincare, Premier and Fin-nine articles of the Finance Bill ance. Minister, said that the pre-in four hours. sent Bill was in the nature of a rise to
Only two gave caule for a leak to prevent the fresh taxation on, liquors and the division, one. imposing
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Cables: "NAUTILUS,
Aug. 25 Aug. 27
Passenger Department: Freight and Express:
...Later.
The Chamber adopted the new majorities. financial proposals by 205. votes
Bank Rate.
to 188, including an article incren- The Banque has 50 raised dis- sing the remuneration of Senators count rates from six to seven and and Deputies from 27,000 to 45,000 a half per cent and advances from franes por annum.-Router.
eight to nins per cent. Reuter.
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