P. & O-BRITISH INDIA, APCAR AND EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN LINES,
( COMPANIES incorporated in ENGLAND') Taking Cargo 'on through Bills of Lading for Straits, Java and Burma, Ceylon India, Persian Gult, Maritius. H..& S. Africa, Australasia, including, New Zealand & Queensland Parts, Red Sea, Egpyt, Constantinople, Greece Levantine Ports, Europe, Etc.
·PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL FORTNIGHTLYD IRECT ROYAL MAIL STEAMERS. (UNDER CONTRACT WITH H.M. GOVERNMENT.!
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From Hong
kong. (about)
MACEDONIA KALYAN
Топа
11,089 21 Aug. noon
·D,144 1 4th Bopt.
NAGPORE
5,283
10th Sept.
MALWA
10,941
18th Sept.
KASHGAR
9,005
2nd Oct.
MOREA
10,918
16th Oct.
KHYBER
0.114
30th Oct.
MANTUA
10,902
13th Nov.
KARMALA
9,128
27th Nov.
Destination
Marseilles & London M'log, Casablanca London,
Antworp & Hull
| M'los, London Hamburg Rotterdam & Antwerp Marsailles & London Marseilles London, Antwerp & Hall
Marseillos & London.
M'lus, I'don & A'worp
Marsoillas & London
M'les, London Antworp
Frequent conntetion from Port Said for Passangers & Cargo to Constantinople, Pyrus, Smyrna and other Lovant Ports by Steamers of the Khedivial Mail S. 8. C.,
TALMA TAKADA
BRITISH INDIA-APOAR
10,000
13th Aug. 6,949 4th Sopt.
SAILINGS
EASTERN &AUSTRALIAN SÄILINGS" (South)'
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
NYK
SAILINGS SUBJECT TO ALTERATION.
SAN FRANCISCO via Shanghai, Japan Ports & Honolulu
Monday, 9th Aug. at noon. ... ... Tuesday, 24th Aug,
TENYO MARU....
KOREA MARU
SOUTH AMERICA via apan, Honolulu, San Francisco, Los,
Angeles Mexico & Panama
GINYO MARU...
ANYO MARU “ .......
Wednesday, 25th Aug, Tuesday, 12th Oct,
MARSEILLES, LONDON & ANTWERP via Singapore & Ports.
SUWA MARU...
FUSHIMI MARU
Saturday, 14th Aug. Sáturday, 28th Aug.
SYDNEY & MELBOURNE via Manila & Ports.
MISHIMA MARU
TANGO MARU......
Wednesday, 18th Aug. 11 a.m. Wednesday, 22nd Aug.
NEW YORK and/or BOSTON via PANAMA.
HAKODATE MARU
TAKETOYO MARU.......
Tuesday, 24th Aug. Monday, 5th Sept.
BUENOS AIRES via Singapore, Durban & Cape Town.
KAMAKURA MARU
S'poro, Penang & Calcutta S'pore, Ponang & Calcutta
Saturday, 21th Aug.
ROMBAY via Singapore & Colombo,
AWA MARU
6,956
6.000
27th Aug."
1st Oct. 29th Oct.
(Manila, Sandakan, Thurs. Island, Townsville, B'bane.
Wednesday, 11th Aug. Monday, 30th Aug.
Rangoon,
ST. ALBANS -4,500
*TANDA
ARAFURA
*Calls at Kolambugan
Sydney and Melbourne.
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Regular Mouthly Sailings from Hongkong to Japan and Hongkong to Australia
The E&A. 5, 8, 4. Ltd, steamers will also call at Shanghai, Iloilo, Cebue Kalambugan, Tawns, Timer, Darwin, or other parts en route an inducement offers,
Frequent connections from Australia with the following
The Union 8.5 Ca's Steamses in the United Kingdom viz New Zealand, vancouer Ran Francisco, etc.
The P. & O. Royal Mail Steamers to London via Suez Canal,
The P. & O. Branch Service of Steamers to Landen via the Cape.
The Now Zealand Shipping Co.'s Steamers lor Southampton and Landon via panama Canal,
TAKADA,
MALWA
SANTHIA
SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI & JAPAN
6,949
.14th Aug.
10,941
19th Aug .7,754 | 21st Aug."
Shanghai Moji & Koby S'pore, Penang & Calcutta Shanghai Moji & Kobe
All dates are approxiente and subject to alteration without notice.
WIRELESS ON ALL STEAMERS.
Parools Maxsuring not more than 21/ft. x 2ft. x 1ft, will be received at the Co's Office up to noon on the day previous to safling For Passage. Rates, Handbooks, Freights, etc., apply to
MACKINNON, Mackenzie & Co.,
Agents.
P. & O. Bldg., Connaught Rd., C.,
M.M
MESSAGERIES MARITIMES
SERVICES CONTRACTUELS,
Prob. are, at Hkg. and Sailing for S'hai & Japan
Prob. Sailing from. H'kong. for M'lles,
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NAGANO MARU
CALCUTTA vin Singapore, Ponang &
NAGASAKI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA.
TANGO MARU.......
SHANGHAL KOBE & YOKOHAMA.
HAKUSAN MARU PENANO MARU TOYOOKA MARU KITANO MARU
For further information apply to
Saturday, 21st Aug.
Monday, 9th Aug" Sunday, 15th Aug. Monday, 16th Aug. Tuesday, 24th Aug.. NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.
Tol. Central Nos, 292, (private exchanges to all Dept.)".
DODWELL & CO., LTD.
NEW YORK BERTH.
FOR NEW YORK & BOSTON via SUEZ,
S.S." CORBY CASTLE" Sails on or about 19th August.
LLOYD TRIESTINO.
REGULAR MONTHLY PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE FOR BRINDISI, VENICE AND TRIESTE (FIUME). TAKING, CARGO ON THROUGH BILL OF LADIN 1 TO GENOA, ALL ITALIAN, ADRIATIC LEVANT, BLAC C SEA AND DANUBE PORTS.
REDUCED PASSAGE RATES TO BRINDISI VENICE OR TRIESTE. Cladd "A" £72. 10. Od.
"B"
Claca £66. 0. Od.
NEXT SAILINGS. OUTWARD FOR SHANGHAI, YOKOHAMA, KOBE AND MOJI....
4th Sept. S.S. FIUME L."
HOMEWARD FOR BRINDISI, VENICE AND TRIESTE.
10th August.
7th
Mail Steamers
Next Sailinga from Marsilles
G'al METZINGER
17th Aug.
AMAZONE **ANGERS
17th Aug.
14th Sept.
31st Aug.
D'ARTAGNAN. ANGKOR
PORTHOS
13th Aug. 14th Sept. 27th Aug. 28th Sept. 10th Sept. 12th Oct.
28th Sept.. 12th Oct.
26th Oct.
S.S. "VENEZIA”
9th Nov.
$.S."ROSANDRA" S.S. "FIUME L."
let Class £85.0.0
RATES OF PASSAGE MONEY TO MARSEILLES,
(including Table Wine and. free Doctors' attendance) A Class 1st Class £99.0.01 B Clas Steamers 2nd Class £70.0.0 Steamers 2nd "Class £61.0.0
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Through Tickets to London and Loading Towns of Europe Accommodation reserved in the trains at Marseilles. LIGNES COMMERCIALES (CARGO-BOATS)
6.5. BL KIANG from Dunkirk, L'don, Havre is due to
For full particulars apply to
Phone: Central 740
arrive about 22nd August.
Messageries Maritimes Co.
3, Queen's Building.
KONINKLYKE PAKETVAART
S.S.
MAATSCHAPPIJ.
Royal Packet Navigation Co. of Batavis.
VAN CLOON
will be despatched on 5th August, 1926. noon. For SINGAPORE, PENANG & BELAWAN DELI DIRECT. Offers excellent saloon accommodation, all lower borthe English Quisins, doctor carried, wireless tolograph.
Lat. CLASS FARE to SINGAPORE $100.00.
In connection with the Royal Packot Nav. Co.'s (K.P.M.) services to all destinations in the Netherlands East Indies and Australia..
Agonts-JAVA CHINA JAPAN LIJN. Telephone Contral No. 1574 York Building: Chator Road.
30th
MONDAY, AUGUST 9, 1926.
HONGKONG, CANTON & MACAO STEAMERS.
JOINT SERVICE OF THE HONGKONG, CANTON, MACAO STEAMBOAT X., LTD, AND THE URINA NAVIGATION CO., LTD. CANTON LINE.
Sallings from Hongkong: Dally, at 8 AM. (Sundays Excepted). Sailinge from Canton: Daily, at 8 A.M. (Mondays excoptod)
MACAO
FROM HONGKONG :
8 A.M. and 4 P.M. daily. (Sundays:9 A.M. only).
LINE.
FROM MACAO
8 AM, and 3 P.M. daily. (Sundays: 4 P.M. only).
Above sailings are subjected to weather conditions, and intending passengers are requested to communicato with the office, whenever any of the typhoon signals are hoisted.
On Wednesday 11th, Thursday 12th, and Friday 13th, August steamer leaves Hongkong for Macao at- 2 P.M. instead of 4 P.M.
THE BANK LINE, LTD.
Agents for the following Servings.
NEW YORK, BOSTON & BALTIMORE
AMERICAN & MANCHURIAN LINE (ELLERMAN & BUCKNALI 8.8. Co., Ltd.) 6.8. “CITY OF BEDFORD” via Suez Canal From H'kong 30th July. 9.8. "MALVERNIAN” vía Suez Canal From H'kong 13th August.
BOSTON & NEW YORK
AMERICAN & ORIENTAL LINE SERVICE
(Andrew Weir & Co., London)
Sailing From Hongkong.
M.V. "SPRINGBANK” via Buez Canal 30th September. AMERICAN & ORIENTAL LINE
UNITED KINGDOM & CONTINENT
23
"ELLERMAN' LINE
(ELLERMAN & BUCKNALL 8.S. CO., LTD.)
For Marseilles, London & Havre, From Hongkong.
ROMEO "
8.8.
26th July, For Marseilles, London, Hamburg & Havre From Hongkong.
Fares to London "A" 1st Class £88. "B" 1st Class £80.
2nd Class £60, 2nd Class 255.
MAURITIUS & SOUTH AFRICA
ORIENTAL AFRICAN LINE/
9.B. "STEAMER" From Hongkong "July, August. Loading for Mauritius, Delagoa Bay, Durban East London, Algoa Bay, Port Elizabeth, Mossel Bay & Capetown.. Through Bille of Lading issued to Boria, Ouilimaine, Tho, Port Amelia, Mozambique, Chinde, Imhambano, Zanzibar, Mombasan, Kilindini, Port Nolloth, Luderitz Bay, Walvis Bay, & Madagascar.
14
AUSTRAL-EAST INDIES LINE. (Ellerman and Bucknall S.S. Co., Ltd.). Sailings from Singapore on 6th of avery month by "City of Palormo " or " Malatian" to Java, Freemantle, Adelade, Melbourne and Sydney, and Vice Versa, Through Fraight" and Passenger bookinge from Hongkong in conjunction with "Ellerman" Line or other services.
For freight or passage on any of the above lines, apply to:-
THE BANK LINE LTD.
Sept. Sept.
Telephone C. 4791..
NATAL LINE OF STEAMERS.
FROM CALCUTTA via RANGOON & COLOMBO.
UMVOLOSI "
S.S.
8.8. "UMZUMBI
...Sails from Calcutta 31st August.
Via Rangoon & Colombo Sails from Calcutta 30th Sept. Via Rangoon & Colombo
Regular Passenger and Cargo Service to South African Ports. Through Bills of Lading issued from Hongkong.
For Freight or Passage on any of the above Lines apply to:-
DODWELL & CO., LTD.
Agents.
Telephone Central 1090.
GLEN AND SHIRE.
JOINT SERVICE OF STEAMERS.
U. S. STRAITS CHINA & JAPAN Service.
OUTWARDS;
Vessel.
GLENAMOY
Due Hongkong.
HOMEWARDS."
Vossol. Léavos Hongkong.
21th August. | PEMBROKESHIRE 25th August GLENGARRY 2nd September. L'don, R'dam & H'burg via Oran. GLENAPP 16th September GLENOGLE. 22nd September GLENSHANE -
5th October.`L'don, R'dam & H'burg via Oran. CARMARTHENSHIRE 16th Oct. 28th October. GLENBEG
Movements are subject to change without notico. For freight or further particulars please apply to
"
Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd. Agents The Glen Line, Ltd.
Telephone: Central No. 215, sub-ox. 23 and 3696.
BOSTON, NEW YORK & BALTIMORE.
Joint Service of the
"BLUE FUNNEL LINE”
(Ocean S. S. Co., Ltd., & Chian Mutual S, N, Coi, Ld.)
L
AND
AMRICAN & MANCHURIAN LINE
(Fśla man & Buckas11 5.5. Co., Ltd)
- Bailings from Hongkong,,
S.8. "MALVERNIAN"
8.S. "DEUCALION"
8.S." ANTILOCHUS "
via Suez Canal...13th August. via Suez Canal 27th August., via Suez Canal 10th Sept. 24th Sept.
8.8. "CITY OF, EVANSVILLE" Suez Canal
Steamere proceed via Suez Canal or Panama Canal at Owners option Subject to change without notice. For Freight and particulars apply to:-
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE or THE BANK LINE, LD. HONGKONG. MIONGRONG & CANTON JARDINE MATHESON & Co. Ltd., CANTON,
AUSTRALIAN-ORIENTAL LINE, LTD.
霉霉
Changte" & "Taiping.”
THESE NEW VESSELS MAINTAIN A REGULAR SERVICE FROM HONGKONG TO AUSTRALIAN PORTS. VIA MANILA, AND THURSDAY ISLAND. Through Bills of Lading issued to all Australian, Now Zealand and Tasmanian Porta. EXCELLENT & MOST UP TO DATE FIRST & BROOND CLASS PASSENGER ACCOMMODATION. HONGKONG TO SYDNEY-19 DAYS.
STEAMER
CHANGTE TAIRING.
CHANGTE
TAIPING
DU HONGKONG UN OR ABOUT
11th August
10th September
8th October
9th November
SAIL HERON ON ON AROUT
18th August 17th September 16th October 17th November.
For Freight & Passage, apply to BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
Tel. 0.36.
Agente,
CHINESE OPTICAL CO.
Refracting
and Manufacturing Craokes Glasse
Kryptok (Invisible)
Bifocals.
Toric Lenses.
Sun Glasses.
37, Queen's Road, Central.
METALS
of all kinds especially for ship-building and engineer. ing work. Complete stock. Boat, Torms. Immediate delivery,
SINGON & CO..
(ESTABLISHED A.D. 1880] HING LUNG ST.
Phone Central
T. NAKAO. Japanose Shoe Export. TORTOISE SHELL BOXES AND CASES A SPECIALITY
Astor House Hotel Building,
Queen's Road Central, "
MRS. MOTONO
Handland Electric
MASSAGE
No. 31B, 2nd Floor Wyndham St. HONGKONG.
MASSAGE HALL
28 WYNDHAM STREET
MRS. H. MORITA.
MASSAGE HALL
MRS. S. UZUNOYE Expert Masseuse
37, Queen's Road, Central, Ead, floor.
Mrs. J. CRAWFORD,
Massage Hall
No. 14, Zetand Street
MRS. SEKAI
MASSAGE
Tel. No. C. 4433, 2nd Floor 2, Duddell Street, Hongkong
THE NEW FRENCH"RAMEDY..
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·TaLEGAN W. Los
TO ABOLISH “DEAR SIR”
Amarica, the land of bright notions, is responsible for the sug- gestion that "Dear Sir" "at the commencement of business lotters ahould go and should be replaced by some such opening as "Good morning, Mr. Smith,
William Brown speaking."."
It is claimed that "Dear Sir means little and is not necessarily sincere. The second criticism surely applies equally to the more genial form of greeting. How after such an opening could one carry on with one of those stiff letters which are occasionally necessary even in business?
As for "Dear Sir," it was onco used by intimate friends. Boswell and Johnson addressed each other thue despite their warm friend. ship It is only in later times that the phrase has come to be regard
ed as purely formal. It has, after ull, a cortain dignity of its own,