THE
FUNNEL
BLUE
LINE
REGULAR AND FAST | PASSENGER SERVICES |
FREIGHT AND
FONDON SERVICE
BASPEDON 8th Feb. Marseilles, London, R'dam & Glasgow “DEMODOCUS" 22nd Feb farseilles, London, B'dam & H'burg
PATROCLUS" 9th Mar Marseilles, fondan, R&u & Glangow WADRASTUS" 22nd Mar. Marsailles, London, Redam & f'burg
LIVERPOOL SERVICE
*DRUGALIÓN"
20th Fob, Ganon, Harro, Liverpool & Glasgow "PHILDOTETES" 23rd Mar, Havro, Liverpool & Glasgow "NINGOHOW" 15th Apr. Qapa, Havre & Liverpool
PACIFIC SERVICE
Victoria, Vancouver & Seattle Victoria, Vancouver & Haattis
via KOBE & YOKOHAMA "PROTESILAUS" 26th Feb.. "TÄLTHYBI03" 19th Mar.
NEW YORK SERVICE
"PELEUR" "ATREUS"
25th Feb. 25th Mar
New York, Boston & Baltimore Now. York, Boston & Baltimore..
PASSENGER SERVICE
Sh Pab.
"SARPEDON"
"PATROOLUS”
0th Mar,
"ANTENOR
"HECTOR"
6th April. 4th May.
4
Singapore, Maravillas & London Singapore, Marspilies & London Singaporo, Marabillos & Londor. Singap aro. Marmaillen & London
Also cargo seniors with limited passongar tecommodation al
'specially reduced rates.
For freight and passage ratemand information apply in :-
Butterfield & Swire,
DOLLAR
Agrate.
STEAMSHIP LINE
-AND
AMERICAN MAIL LINE.
(Admiral Oriental Line)
THE "PRESIDENT LINERS" JOINT TRANS-PACIFIC SERVICE A Regular Weekly Sailing
TO SAN FRANCISCO OR SEATTLE.
Effective March 1st, the 9.3. Presiden: Jafferson will sail from Hongkong to San Francisco, and on March 9th the S.S. President Lincoln will sail for Seattle. Thereafter, & "PRESIDENT LINER" will sail every week on alternate Tuesdays to San Francisco and alternate Wednesdays to Boattle.
Intorchangeable Tickets, good on all "PRESIDENT.- ILNERS," with liberal stop-oyor privileges, insure the most convenient method and the bust survice for travel botwoor Oriontal Ports,
TO SAN FRANCISCO VIA MONOLULU, SHANGHAI,
KOBE AND YOKOHAMA.
"THE SUNSHINE BELT"
PRESIDENT TAFT
PRESIDENT JEFFERSON
PRESIDENT GRANT.
PRESIDENT MADISON
Sunday, Feb. 13th 10.00 a.m. Tuesday, Mar. 1st 10.00 a.m. Tuesday, Mar. 15th 10,00 a.. Tuesday, Mar. 29th 10.00a.m. Tuesday, Apr. 12th 10.00a.m. Thereafter Fortnightly Sallings on Tuesdays.
PRESIDENT JACKSON
TO SEATTLE AND VICTORIA VIA SHANGHAI,
KOBE AND YOKOHAMA.
"THE FAST SHORT ROUTE"
PRESIDENT MCKINLEY PRESIDENT LINCOLN PRESIDENT CLEVELAND PRESIDENT PIERCE PRESIDENT TAFT
Wednesday, Feb. 16th 5.00 p.m. Wednesday, Mar. 9th 10,00 am. Wednesday, Mar, 23rd 10.00 a.m. ... Wednesday, Apr. 6th 10.00 a.m. Wednesday, Apr. 20th 10.00 a.m.
Thereafter Fortnightly Sailings on Wednesdays. TO EUROPE AND NEW YORK.
VIA MANILA, STRAITS, COLOMBO, SUEZ- PORT SAID-ALEXANDRIA-NAPLES
-GENOA-MARSEILLES,
Thence to BOSTON and NEW YORK.
PRESIDENT MONROE
PRESIDENT WILSON
PRESIDENT VAN BUBEN -
PRESIDENT HAYES PRESIDENT POLK
Tuesday, Feb. 15th 8.00 a.m. Tuesday, Mar.
fat 0.00 8.m.
Tuesday, Mar. 15th, 8.00 a.m.
Tuesday, Mar. 29th 6.00 a.m. Tuesday, Apr. 12th 8.00 a.m.
Thereafter Fortnightly Sallings on Tuesdays.
PRESIDENT MCKINLEY
PRESIDENT MONIDE PRESIDENT JEFFERSON PRESIDENT WILSON
PRESIDENT LINCOLN
TO MANILA.
Tuesday, Feb. 8th 5.00 p.m..
་་
Tuesday, Feb. fath 8.00 a.m. Monday, Feb. 21st 6.00 p.m. Tuesday, Mar. Int 6.00 a.m. Tuesday, Mar. 1st 8.00 p.m.
For Passenger and Freight Rates apply to
ROBERT DOLLAR CO.
GENERAL ACENTS,
HONGKONG AND SHANGHAY BANK BUILDING, GROUND FLOon
Telephones Contra 2477, 2478 & 795.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1927.
CANADIAN
PACIFIC
QUICKEST TIME ACROSS THE PACIFIC
TO VICTORIA:& VANCOUVER.
SAILINGS 1927.
Honkong Shanghai
Leave
Leave
STEAMERS
EMPRESS OF RUSSIA Feb. 16 EMPRESS OF ASIA Mar. 9 EMPRESS OF CANADA Mar. 30 EMPRESS OF RUSSIA Apr. 20 EMPRESS OF ASIA May 11 EMPRESS OF CANADA June 1 June 4 GEPRESS OF RUSSIA June 22 June 25 EMPRESS OF ASIA July 11 July 14
(E)Asia and E/Rynsla coil Nagasaki day after departure from Shanghai.)
Kebe Lenva
Yokohama Vancouver LEAVE Arrive
Feb. 19 Mar. 12
Feb. 22 Fob. 25 Mar. 15. Mar. 18
Apr. 2- Apr. 5 Apr. 8
Mar. 6 Mar:27 Apr. 17
Apr. 23
Apr. 26
Apr. 29
May 8
May 14
May 17
May 20
May 29
June 7
June 10
Jun. 19
June 28 July 1 July 10 July 19 "July 22 July 31
MONTOALM March
12
MONTROSE April
MONTCLARE April
2 23
CONNECTING SAILINGS TO LIVERPOOL.
I
MINNEDOSA Atay 18 MONTCALM June 3 MONTROSE" June 24
Praguent wailings to Liverpool, Belfast, Glasgow, Bouthampton, Cherbourg and Antwerp
A DELIGHTFUL 05 DAY CRUISE DE LUXE
by the
S.S. "EMPRESS OF SCOTLAND”.
Leaving HONGKONG, February 13th, 1927. Calling at Shanghai, Chinwangtao (for Peking), Kobe, Yokohama, Honolulu, Hilo, San Francisco, Baibou, (Panema), Panaria Canal, Cristobal, (Colon), Havana..
Arriving NEW YORK, April 12th, 1927. Arriving SOUTHAMPTON, April 20th, 1927.
Passenger Department : Tel. 0.752 Freight and Express:
Tel. C 42
Onoles: "OACANPAC:"" Cables NAUTILUS.??
CONSIGNEE NOTICES,
THE BEN LINE STEAMERS, LIMITED.
From LEITH, MIDDLESBEO, ANTWERP, LONDON, STRAITS, and PHILIPPINES,
The Steamship,
"RENLAWERS." Consignees of Cargo are hereby in formed that all Goods are being land ed at their risk into the hazardous and/or extra hasardous Godowns of
the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godos
Godown Co., Ltd, whence and/or may be from the wharves delivery i obtained.
No claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all Good remaining undelivered after the 7th February, 1927, will be sub- ject to Font
be
BRITAIN'S VITALITY.
SPIRIT OF CONFIDENCE..
PASSENGERS,
DEPARTED.
London, Feb. 5.
For P. & O. 5.5. Morea-Mr. W. IL Mr. Winston Churchill, in a Mrs. L. G. and intant Byrne, Mr. Biggs, Master Biggs, Mr. A. L. Biggs, speech at Manchester, Male that W. Brierley, Mysterierley despite the dianstrous offect of Master Brierley, Mr. W. C. P last year's industrial stoppages Mr. W. T. Cromby, Ms. O. I. Cuales Britain had been able to meet all idft, and Amah, Mr. and Mrs. T. A.. obligations in a proper manner Davies, Miss H. Darch, Bliss L Dillow, out of taxation and at the end of Mr. B. Dick, Mr. D. Fleming,
Mr. Α. the financial year she would again Miss 31.
Goldsmith, Mir, and Mrs. J. A. Gordon, have made a substantial contribu- Mins & Gras Master Gordon tion to the reduction of the Gratton, Mr. H. E
and M.
Hendy, National Debt,
Mrs. J. J. Hendy, Master J. Mox and Miss G. B. Heady, Mr. T. Harrison, Hodgkiss, Mrs. Hough, Mrs. R. G. R. Hill, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Herbert, Mrs. C. O, and 2 infants Hooper, Mrs. J. O, Ireson," Mr. and Mra, J. W. E. and Infant Adams, Mias S. 1. Bjorklund, Reyd. Mrs. A. I. and Infant Bray, Miss B. Campbell, Mr. R. Van Eck, Mr. H. J
Mr.
She had four or five millions more gold in reserve at present than a year ago and her foreign securities, instead of diminishing, had actually increased. She had not been compelled to make any use of large transatlantic credits,
All claims against the steamor must for which arrangements were made | Mr. F. Crabbin, Mr. L or before the 21st February, 1927, or resumed and she would not need to Fitzmaurice, IX-
presented to the Undersigned on when the gold standard "was
they will not be recognised.
ed.
ed by,
GIBB, LIVINGSTON
& CO., LTD.,
Agente, Hongkong, Jan. 31, 1927.
use them.
Services Maintained,
Mrs,
and Hondlo, Mr. J. F. van Hengel, Mr. V. do La..... All broken, chafed, and damaged
Mr. C. F. Hyde, Mr. and M. Hurst, Goods hro to be left in the Godowns,
Mr. A. Jamieson, Mr. Knapp, MT. where they will be examined on the
All social and vital services badan bir A. Marks, Mrs. L. and 2 7th February, 1927, at 10 a.m.
M. No Fire Insurance has been affect. and been maintained and even the Mastors Martin, Mr. and Mrs.
Dr. and consuming power of the masses
Mrs.
W. B. A. Mr. E Newhouse, Mr. Bills of Lading will be countersign- | had not been affected. Eeer and
H. D. Orr, spirits showed decline, but con- Ferris, Mr. M
Capt. and Mrs. C. Flu sumption of tea was practically Cole, Mr. A. Prisnall, Mr and undiminished. Consumption of J. and Infant Ralston, Mrs. K. A sugar and tobacco had increased. Selanders, Mr. and Mrs. J. and 3 Taking the three together, the Missess Simpson, Mr. and Mrs. consuming power had been actual
Masters Sioun, Mrs. M. Smit ly greater. Even entertainments. Mr. F. E. Wilkins, Mr. H. Wilson were almost exactly the same. Mr. J. G. Wood, Mrs. R. C.
Meanwhile, they had maintained Jenson, "Mr. R. E. Kadooris, Mr. H. C. and Infant foreign trade which, making al- . Kennett, Mrs. J. J.
S.
Lester, Capt lowance for the stopping of coal W. G. Laler, Rev. and Mrs. C. N. and exports, compared very fairly infants Lack, Birs. Lamond, Miss with trade of a year before, and M. H. Lowry, Dr. and Mra, R. R. and now at the beginning of the New infant, Lane, Miss F. Miler, Mr. F. Year there was a widespread spirit Mrs. C. S. and inft. Minty, Miss W Myerscough, Mr. Mackinnou, of confidence and enterprise. Minty, Mrs, M. E. Mitchell British Wireless.
Before You Advórtise COUNT THE "TELEGRAPHS On Tho Kowloon Ferry
BANK LINE LTD.
ACENTS FOR
ELLERMAN & BUCKNALL S.S. CO., LTD.
BAILINGS. BUBJECT TO ALTERATION WITHOUT NOTICE.
·UNITED KINGDOM & CONTINENT
Passenger Service.
z
ELLERMAN LINE
12th February.
15th March.
* S.S. CITY OF LAHORE" London, Havre, Rotterdam & 'burg
PARES. LONDON: 1st Class £72. S.S.""CITY OF CALCUTTA" Marseilles, London, Havre & H'burg.... FARES: First Class to MARSEILLES £66; to LONDON £72.
Second Class to MARSEILLES £47; to LONDON £40 108, AUSTRALIA
.AUSTRAL-EAST INDIES LINE Sailings from SINGAPORE on 6th of every month by "CITY OF PALERMO" or "CITY OF SPARTA"
to Jaya, Fremantle, Adelaide, Melbourne and Sydney and vice versa, Through Freight and.. Passenger bookings from Hongkong in conjunction with "Elierman" Line or
olher services.
BOSTON, NEW YORK & BALTIMORE
S.S. "CITY OF BRISTOL" *..... via Suez Canai
ALSO AGENTS FOR
ANDREW WEIR
SERVICES TO
موکو
AMERICAN AND MANCHURIAN LINE 5th March.
& CO.
via Bunz Cons)
.........
BOSTON, NEW YORK & HAVANA.
M.V. "LARCHBANK"... MAURITIUS, & SOUTH AFRICA
S.S. "TINHOW"
AMERICAN & ORIENTAL LINE
24th March.
ORIENTAL AFRICAN LINE
20th April.
From Hongkong Loading for Mauritius, Dalagon Bay, Durbes, East Loudon, Aigua Bay, Port Elizabeth, Morse Bay and
Capetown. Through Bills of Luding inward to Beira, Quiligune, Ihn, Port Amelia, Mozambique, Chinde, Inkambeer,
Zanzibar Monbusen. Kilindini, Port Nolloth, Luderitz Bay, Walvis Bay and Madagascar.
For freight or passage on any of the above lines apply to :~-- Telephone. Central 4701.
THE BANK LINE, LTD.
THE HONGKONG & WHAMPOA DOCK CO., LTD.
TELEGRAPHIC ADDRESS "MANIFESTO", HONGKONG;
Cads Used: A1, A.B.C. Fifth Edition; Engineering: First and Second Edition; Western Union and Watkins, Benson's Marconi.
Dock owners, Ship Builders, Marine and Land Engineers, Boilers Makers, Iron and
Brass Founders, Forge Masters, El ctricians.
3. S. " 'CHANGTE"
Passenger and Cargo Vossel, Built and Engined at the KOWLOON DOCK by THE HONGKONG & WHAMPOA DOCK Co., Ltd, to the order of the AUSTRALIAN-ORIENTAL LINE, Ltd. Australian-Hongkong Service.
Please address onquiries to the Chief Manager ---
R. M. DYER, B. ŚC.,M.IN.A, Kowloon Dock, Hongkrug.
SQUATTERS.
MR. BRAGA NOTICE OF MOTION.
to
Mr. J. P. Braga will move the *following resolution at
morrow's meeting of the Sanitary Board:
"That in the opinion of this Board the close proximity of a squatters settlement to the new and growing residential district of Kowloon Tong is prejudicial to the public health, and in the in terests of the residents of the district the permits granted to the squatters should be revoked at as early a date as practicable."
THE RUPÉE.
2
nd 2
Mr.
Meyer, Mr. T. P. Main,, Mr. R. B. Mace, Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Me Eachran, Mrs. and children and Amah Muriel, Mrs. G. F. C. and inft. Newson, Mrs. Newson, Misa P. Newson, Mrs. W. Faft. Neil, Miss Ogden, Mias Q. H. Pott, Mr. Ch. P. Panas, Miss H. Portor Rez. and Mrs. F. W. 3 Children and infnut Price, Miss Parkhill, Mr. II. 5. Pearce, Mrs. Pott, Miss Pott, Mrs. II. C. Penree, Mr. H. E. Rigge, Mrs. T. H.
Ming
and Richardson, Richardson, Mr.
2 infts. son, and Mrs. D. T Ricchic. ¿line Ritchie, Capt. R. Robert- son, Mr. T. W. Smith, Mrs, G. S. Speyer, Miss K. M. Spever, Mr. and Mrs. Simmons, Mr. and E. C. Stokes, Mr.
C. E. Sherwin, AIr.
T. A. Sped- ding. Dr. and Mrs. S.
S. D. Sturton, M. and inft. Sturton, Mrs. 2 children and nurse Thor
Thompson, and infant Tomlinson, Mr. and Mrs. A. Wallace, Miss N. Wallace, Miss. J. Wondget, Mr. and Mrs. D. F. A. Wallace, Mr. V. Wooley, Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Watkins, Frgr. Lt. F. E. Yestow.
And
Mrs.
COTTON PROBLEMS.
CROP FORECASTS.
NATIONAL PARTY'S ACTION.
Alexandria, Fob. 5. The cotton conference conclud- New Delhi, Feb. 6.
ed to-day and unanimously passed The Indian National Congress resolutions (1) expressing the Executive has decided by 5 votes I hope that crop forecasts would be. to direct party members on the published punctually on prearrang- Legislative Assembly to supported dates and more frequently than the sixteenponce rupee ratio, but monthly; (2) an appreciation of it is understood the Government is the perauvering work done for the determined to enact an eighteen- improvement of cotton, particular- penny ratio, even by resorting to ly laws for making the mixing of the Governor General's power of secd-varieties, a criminal offence; certifying the Bill as essential for (1) trusts that the utmost effort the interests of the country, where will be made to maintain an im- by it would come into operation proved drainage system; (5), the forthwith.-Reuter
formation of a joint permanent committee of seven members of the International Cotton Federation and seven representatives of the Egyptian growers and merchants to consider betimes any problems arising; (6), merchants and spin- ners shall undertake researches to. arrive finally at the natural amount of moisture and report to the next meeting at Barcelona in 1929. Meanwhile the delegates urge mer- chants to abolish agreements with reference to the maximum degree of moisture and also efforts for the elimination of foreign bodies and mixing in bales.-Reuter.
„OVER TO LABOUR.
LIBERAL MEMBER CHANGES HIS PARTY.
London, Feb. 5. Captain Wedgwood Benn, D.S.O., D.F.C., Liberal Member for Leith has decided to resign and re- contest-the-seat-as a Labour can- didate. British Wireless...
At the last election Capt. Benn polled 16,569 votes, as against his Labour opponent's (Mr. R. F. Wil TILDEN AGAIN LEADS. son) 11,250, a majority of 5,819,]
MEXICAN DUTIES.
LOSSES FROM OIL LAW TO BE OFFSET.
Mexico City, Feb. 6.
RICHARDS EXCLUDED AS A PROFESSIONAL.
Philadelphia, Feb. 6.
After excluding Richards from 1026 ranking on the ground of his professional status, the Lawn
President Calles has decreed in-Tennis Association has classed
Tilden crossing import duties of five per
as the World's leading cent ad valorem on practically amateur for the seventh consecu- everything imported with the obtive year-Reuter's American Ser ject, presumably, of offsetting the vice.
loss resulting from the decreased
operations of foreign oll producers,
owing to the new patroleum law- Reuter'e American Service.
SIR FRANCIS AGLEN.
RETURNS TO PEKING
London, Feb. 6.
Sir Francis Aglen who, in his absence from Peking, was dismiss
SEIZED SHIPS.
U. S. TO PAY GERMANY. $43,644,000..
Washington, Feb. 6, 2
The allen Property Bill, whiche has just left the House of Re presentatives and been reported to the Senate, proposes payment of
ed from his post of Inspector Gon- $40,544,000 to Germany for the
eral of Customs, has returned to Leviathan and other Gorman ships the Northern Capital-British | seized Wireless.
the during Reuter's American Service.
WAT
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