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Marseilles. London, R'dam & Glasgow Marecilles, London, R'dam & H'barg London, Betterdam & Hamborg. Marseillas, London, R'dam & Glasgow Marseilles, London, R'dam & Eburg
LIVERPOOL SERVICE "ATREUS
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1st Dec. Havre and Liverpool 20th Dec. Genoa, Havre and Liverpuul
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via SOBE & YOKOHAMA
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A.so cargo steamers with limited passenger accommodation at pecially reduced rates.
For freight and passage rates and information apply to:-"
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to ine
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will sail for
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1926.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
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OCEAN STEAM SHIP CO., LTD. and
FUTILE ISLAND.
WHY U.S. MUST HOLD
GIẢM
The most futile of islands, and fyet one which, the United States:
ing ceased. The rails now serve every imaginable purpose, excopt transportation. They support harbour lights, and clothes are hung on them. When a new building is to be erected, another must be down. N
The United States has about 800;
CHINA MUTUÁL STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD.
Consignoos per Company's Steamer
"TYRRHUS"
dare not let go, is pictured by men on Guam, including officials, navy personnel, and marinos. From United Kingdom via Singapore Parke Brown, correspondent of the There are three planes, vintage of are hereby notified that the cargo well Chicago Tribune with the Thomp 1918, all of them slow, unwieldy, be discharged Into Holt's Wharf Kow-son mission, who recently return-and next door to useless. The loon, where it will lle at Consignco's ed to Manila from a two week stay risk, and subject to terms and con.
guns, however, effective against a ditions of storage
at Holl's Wharf. in Guam. While there he did a feet of fishing schooners, would be The Cargo will be condy for delivery serios of feature articles on Guam powerlosa against one modern bat- from Godown on and after 11th for his newspaper..
October.
on
Optional cargow ill not be,
landod
A pleasant little tropical isle, tleship. And a few miles away, here, unless noties has been given with the wind, blowing eternally easily accessible by airplane, are prior to steamer's arrival, but carried through the palm trees, where the remaining islands of the
from
port to port to the final port existence is as onsy as it is any group, held by Japan under a man of call to which the option extends.
place in the world, he found it. The date, but with the door tightly pad- zoods are to be left in the Godowns,
All brekon, chafed, and damaged United States government takes locked to the outside world, and where they will be examined on any care of mundance consideration, needing only Guam to become a strategic stronghold of immense, Tuesdays and Fridays,
between the auch as sanitation, police work and hours of 10.45 a.m. and noon within taxes." And the average Guamite value to the Land of the Rising the free storage parlod.
a few
No claims will be admitted aftar leisurely tils his ranch, which is the Goods have left the steamer sometimes no more than Godown, and all Goods remaining un-square feet in aren, intent solely delivered after the 18th October, will on obtaining sufficient food to fill be subject to rent.
the family pót.
Sun.
No Secrets. on, Guam, There is no secrecy about Guam, says Mr. Brown. Data on every possible point of interest to a for eign power is readily available to Its 200 square miles would make any one who lives there. And liv ing there, in addition to the 15,000 a goodsized American city. No Fire Insurance will be effected. population showa traces of overy Chamorros, in whom circulates the
All Claims against the Steamer must be presented to the undersigned or before the 2nd November or they will not be recognised.
on
Hongkong, October, 11, 1928,
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE Agents..
CHINA COAST OFFICERS..
LATEST CHANGES IN PERSONNEL.
Now Lics Useless.
Ita
blood of Spain, Connecticut, Lu- race under the gun. It once
zon, and every other nation that was the supply station of Pacific has ever had interests in the Puci-
lies
shipping And now it forgotten, under the cloud of the fic, are some 200 Japanese, &. few Germans, a couple. Finns, and a Disarmament Agreement. The
single, solitary Chinesd plans which were to make it one of the strongholds of American sen power are crumbling to dust in the Navy files.
The boiling of the melting pot has evaporated most of the initia- tive and progressiveness of the " Chamorros. They are intent on Mr. E. Griffith, second officer, Ning: To the United States it is ut-raising enough food for their own po, has gone second officer. Fatshan.terly useless, according to Mr. needs-in which they are only par- Mr. H. J. Dymond has been ap-Brown. By no stretch of the im tially successful-and on leading pointed third officer, Anhui.
Mr. G. D. Bell, from reserve, has agination could it be defended as indolent, uneventful lives ns gone second engineer, Wuchang, Mr. against one modern battleship. It possible. S. Dumbreck, acting second en-is closed to foreign shipping, but For the attainment of this ideal, gineer, Wuchang, has gone third on-every detail of its defenses, such it appears to Mr. Brown, the pre- gineer, same ship. Mr. A. Lockerbie, as they are, are available to any ent regime is eminently suited. third engineer, Wuchang, is on re- nation. A large annual appro- The government approximates au
serve,
United States Must Stay.
at present a fomer captain, L. S. Shapely, and his secretary, are the
Mr. J. Scart, second, engineer, priation is being poured in there, absolute monarchy. The governor, Kweichow, has gone second anginoor, while nothing comes out: Anking. Mr. A. J. Brown, second en gineer, Anking, has gone second on- gineer, Kweichow,
Yet the United States dares not legislative, judicial, and executive The Mr. D. Bogie, from resorva, has leave. Guam is a strategic point. portions of the government, gone third engineer, Kaying. Mr.In the hands of any other nation governor makes the laws, naval of- H. P. Stewart, third engineer, Kay-it could be made the Heligoland officers commanded by him enforce ing, has gone sup'y third engineer, the East, Five important trans-them. and judges appointed by him Ningpo.
Mr. G. E. Judge, third engineer, Pacific trade routes skirt its try offenders. Mr. Brown speaks Scockow, has gone third engineer, shores. Without it the United (highly of the present bead. Kiangsu, Mr. B. G. Edwards, supy States is irretrievably cut off from
third engineer, Ningpo, has gone the Phillippines.
third engineer, Soochow.
No Taxation Problem. Taxation is not a problem.
Mr. J. S. K. Olivar, from reserve, The future, as Mr. Brown sees Money comes in; practically none
third engineer, Chusan.
HES FOR W
Mr.
engineer, Ningpo, bas gone third on-
it, is in holding on to Guam, wait- goes out. The officials of the gov
third M. Chapman, suply ing for something to happen. erament are the navy officers in, gineer, Talkoo Wan Yi. Mr. W. Pax-Should the something be war, the charge of similar work, their sal ton, third engineer, Talkoo Wanyi, Americans on the island would aries being paid by the Navy. Sani- has gone sccund engineer, same ship. have to be removed as quickly natation work is altogether paid for Mr. W. Pollock, second engineer, Tai- possible. Otherwise, 1982 may from the appropriation, and, Mr. koo Wan Yi, has goré second engineer, bring the end of the disarmament Brown adds, in sanitation Guam is Liangchow.
Mr. E. D. Steen, sup'y second en-agreement, and the United States ahead of the Philippines. Inau- gineer, Ningpo, has gone sup'y se- again would be in a position to merable other services are per- cond engineer, Liangchow, Mr. L. D. fortify it. Should the agreement formed by the navy, any charges
TO EUROPE AND NEW YORK Johnson, sup'y third engineer, Kiang-be rewed at that tirae, the policy on individuals being turned into
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SANDAKAN
CANTON...
TSINGTAU yia. S'hal
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Yokohama & Yokkaichi
',
Steamur.
Bailings.
Mausang Wed, 13th Oct at 4 p.m Hopsang Thurs. 14th Oct at 6 a.m.. Fooshing Fri 15th Oct at 6 am. Kumsang Fri. 15th Oct at 7am.
OSAKA vie Amoy S'hai Namsang Tues. 19th Oct at 7 a.m.
Kobo & Moji
HAIPHONG via Hoihow...Mingsang Tues. 19th Oct at 9 a.m. ..Hopsang Wed. 20th Oct at noon. Chaksang Wed. 20th Oct at Chipshing Shurs. 21st Oot at
TSINOTAU via S'hai
BANGKOK
TIENTSIN.
STRAITS & Calcutta
OSAKA via Moji & Kobe
SANDAKAN
TIENTSIN.
KOBE via Moji
noon. noon.
Hosang Tues. 26th Oct at 3 p.m. Kutsang Wed. 27th Oct at 7 a.m. Hinsang Satur. 80th Oot at 2 p.m. .....Cheongshing Tues. 2nd Nov at noon, Fooksong Thurs. 4th Nov at 7 a.m.
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Mr. E. L. Merrett, chief
it..
Ralla
su, has gone sup's third. ongineer, Kiangan, has gone suply third en of waiting would be renewed with the governmental treasury
Taken all in all, says Mr. Brown Liangchpw. BT. Wilkinson, chief officer, In 1922, when the Five Power a more pleasant place hardly could' gang, has gone chief officer, Treaty of Washinton took effect be imagined. But at present It ollicer, Siangwe, has gone chief, fortification was just getting under has no end, no aim, no value and
Plans way.
for spending no economic possibilities. "Yet the Oct. 26-8.00 a.m.officer, Tingsang.
United States must not get out. Nov. 9-8.00 a.m. Captain E. Jones, of the Wing $51,000,000 were ready. Nov. 28-8,00 a.m.
has gone master, Derwent Mr. E. P. Smith, chief officer, were already on the island for the construction of communications. Hydrangea, has gone chief officer;
Locomotives were on the ship com- Derwent
J. T. Copland has been aping out." pointed second officer, Derwent. Mr. T. F. Owens, second officer, Darwent, is on reserve.
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