THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
FRIDAY,
FEBRUARY
1927.
DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINE
AND
AMERICAN MAIL LINE
(Admiral Oriental Line)
JOINT TRANS-PACIFIC SERVICE
A Regular Weekly Sailing
TO SAN FRANCISCO OR SEATTLE. THE "PRESIDENT LINERS"
TO SAN FRANCISCO VIA HONOLULU, SHANGHAI,
KOBE AND YOKOHAMA.
"THE SUNSHINE BELT"
PRESIDENT JEFFERSON
PRESIDENT GRANT
PRESIDENT MADISON
PRESIDENT JACKSON
PRESIDENT MACKINLEY.
Tuesday, Mar. 1st 10.00 am. Tuesday, Mar. 15th 10.00 a.m. Tuesday, Mar. 29th 10.00 a.m. Tuesday, Apr. 12th 10.00 a.m. Tuesday, Apr. 26th 10.00 a.m
Thereafter. Fortnightly Sailings on Tuesdays. HONGKONG TO EUROPE SPECIAL LOW RATES
Via San Francisco or Seattle
£120 £112
DIRECT CONNECTIONS WITH ALL ATLANTIC LINES
Choice of milway lines across United States and Canada, with liberal stop-over privileges for Sight-seeing. Ask for information. Following are suggested itinoraries :--
Connecting with From Arriving at
From
Hongkong
Fob, 13
Fab. 16
Mar. 1
Mar 9
Mar. 16
Mar. 23
Mar, 29
Apr. 6
Apt. 12
Apr, 20
m
Via
Steamship
San Francisco Leviathan Seattle Cedric San Fenncire Majestic
Seattle Pres. Ronnevalt
San Francisco Olympic
Spatlle Oleo. Washington Sau Fencingo Homeric
Seattle Loviathan
San Francisco Aquitania
Spalle Majestic
¡N. York
Mar. 10 Pth-C'brg Mar, 18 'pool_
Mar. 26 Mar. 20
Apr. 2 0 brg 8 S'hampta Apr. 8 Apr. Gmil Chey Apr. 13 Apr. 16 C brg 8 hmptn Apr. 22 Apr. 20 mű-O'br
Apr: 27
Apr. 30 Chrg Smpt May 6 Aur. 30 Chrg Shopta May 7 May. 11 Chrg Shunyth May 17 May 14 Cheg'Shmptn May 20
TO SEATTLE AND VICTORIA VIA SHANGHAI,
KOBE AND YOKOHAMA.
"THE FAST SHORT ROUTE”
PRESIDENT LINCOLN
++
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND
PRESIDENT PICROR
PRESIDENT TATT
Wednesday, Mar. 9th 10.00 a.m.' Wednesday, Mar. 23rd 1000 a.. Wednesday, Apr. 6th 10.00 a.m. Wednesday, Apr. 20th 10.00 a.. Wednesday, May 4th 10.00 a.m. Thereafter Fortnightly Sailings on Wednesdays. TO EUROPE AND NEW YORK.
PRESIDENT JEFFERSON
VIA MANILA, STRAITS, COLOMBO, SUEZ- PORT SAID ALEXANDRIA-NAPLES -GENOA - MARSEILLES,
Thence to BOSTON and NEW YORK.
PRESIDENT WILSON
PRESIDENT VAN BUREN
PRESIDENT HAYES
PRESIDENT POLK
PRESIDENT ADAMS
Tuesday, Mar.
1st 6.00 a.m, Tuesday, Mar. 15th 8.00 a.)" Tuesday, Mar. 29th 6.00 a.m. Tuesday, Apr. 19th 8.00 a.m. Tuesday, Apr. 28th 8.00 a.mi.
Thereafter Fortnightly Sailings on Tuesdays.
TO MANILA.
PRESIDENT JEFFERSON.
PRESIDENT WILSON
PRESIDENT LINCOLN
PRESIDENT GRANT
PRESIDENT VAN BUBEN,
Monday, Feb. 21st 6.00 p.m. Tuesday, Mar. 1st 6:00a.m. Tuesday, Mar. 1st 8.00 p.m. Monday, Mar. 7th.6.00p.m. Tuesday, Mar. 15th 8.00 a.m.
For Passenger and Freight Rates apply to
ROBERT DOLLAR CO.
GENERAL AGENTS.
HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANK BUILDING, GROUND FLOOR
Telephones Contrà 2477, 2478& 705.
M.M.
MESSAGERIES MARITIMES
MM
LIGNES COMMERCIALES (Cargo-boats)
Monthly sailings, direct to HAMBURG,
ROTTERDAM, DUNKIRK :
S.S. "D. P. BENOIT""
8.8, "CAPT FAURE"
27th February.
15th April.
8.8. "CAPT. FAURE" due to arrive from DUNKIRK, LONDON, HAVRE about the 21st February.
SERVICES CONTRACTUELS (Mail service)
Steamore
Sailings from Marsailles
Arr. at Hongkong & sailing for Shanghai & Japan
Sailings from; "Hongkong for Marseilles
1st Mar.
15th Mar.
29th Mar.
2
2nd Mar.
16th Mar.
12th Apr.
- 30th Mar.
12th Apr.
26th Apr. 10th May.
CANADIAN
PACIFIC
QUICKEST TIME ACROSS THE PACIFIC.
TO VICTORIA & VANCOUVER.
Kobe
VANOQUVAZ Arriva
SAILINGS 1927.
STEAMERS
Hongkong Shanghai
Leave Leave Loan
Yokohama Leave
EMPRESS OF ASIA
Mar--9-Mar-13
Mar. 18-Mar. 18
Mar, 27--
EMPRESS OF CANADA
Mar. 30
Apr. 2
Apr. 5 Apr. 8
EMPRESS OF RUSSIA
Apr. 20
Apr. 23
Apr. 26 Apr. 29
EMPRESS OF ASIA
May 11
May 14
May 17 May 20
EMPRESS OF CANADA
June 1
Juna
EMPRESS OF AUSSIA June 22
Juno 25
EMPRESS OF ASIA July 11 EMPRESS OF CANADA Aug. 1
July 14 Aug. 4
Apr. 17 Maj B May 29 June 7 June 10 Jun. 19 June 28 July 1 July 10 July 19 July 22 July 34 Aug. 9 Aug. 12 Aug. 21
(R/Asia and E/Russin call Nagasaki day after departure from Shanghal.}
CONNECTING SAILINGS TO LIVERPOOL.
MONTROSE
MONTCLARE
MINNEDOSA
April April May
2
+23 13
MONTCALM Jung 3 MONTROSE June 24 MONTCLARE July 16
Frequent wallinga to Liverpool, Bellaal, Glasgow, Southampton, Cherbourg and Antwerp,
BOOKINGS NOW OPEN. •
EARLY APPLICATION FÖR SPACE IS ADVISABLE.
SPECIAL FARES TO EUROPE £112
£120
£83
HONGKONG-MANILA SERVICE
LORTO Arrivo Hongkong Mattila
Fab. 27 Mar. 1 Mar. 20 Mar. 22
EMPRESS OF ASIA EMPRESS OF GANADA
Love Arrive Manila Hoogkong Mar: 3 Mar. & Mar. 24 Mar. 26
"CANADIAN PACIFIC EXPRESS
#F
TRAVELLERS CHEQUES PAYABLE THE WORLD OVER. THE SAFEST AND MOST CONVENIENT WAY TO CARRY FUNDS.
Passenger Department: Freight and Exprean:
Tel. 0.753
Onbler: “GAÇANPAO,”
'Vol. 0 43.
Cables NAUTILUS."'
SAFEGUARD YOUR CHİLD AGAINST CONTAMINATED
FOOD.
You cannot always be certain of what your little one cats for there must be frequent occasions when the child is not under your watchful c70, An apparently alight derangement of stomach and bewels may be the beginning of serious intestinal infection,
Baby's Own Tablets
have been specially designed for the alleviation and correction of stomach and bowel troubles in the very young. They quickly remedy infantile indigestion, constipation, colic, vomiting; check diarrhoea; allay teething pains; cool feverish nesa; relieve colds and croup; expel worms. Your chemist sells Baby's Own Tablets, also post free, 60 cents the vial, from Dr. Williams' Medicine Co., 60, Kiang- se Road, Shanghai.
BANK LINE LTD
AGENTS FOR
ELLERMAN & BUCKNALL S.S. CO.,
SAILINGS SUBJROTTO ALTERATION WITHOUT NOTICE. ·
UNITED KINGDOM & CONTINENT
S.S. "CITY OF BOMBAY" Passenger Service.
AUSTRALIA
London, Rotterdam & Hamburg ...
LTD.
ELLERMAN LINE
31st March.
15th March.
.S.S., "CITY OF CALCUTTA" Marseilles, London, Havre & H'burg
FARES: First Class to MARSEILLES £68; to LONDON £72,
Second Cluss to MARSEILLES 247: to LONDON P40 103..
....AUSTRAL-EAST INDIES LINE Bailings from SINGAPORE on 5th of every month by "CITY OF PALERMO" or "OITY OF SPARTA"
36 Java, Fremantle, Adelaide, Melbourne and Sydney and vice versa. Through Freight and Passenger bookings, from Bangkong in conjunction with "Elterman" sine of
other services.
BOSTON, NEW YORK & BALTIMORE
S.S. "CITY OF BRISTOL"
via Suez Canal
ALSO AGENTS FOR
AMERICAN AND MANCHURIAN LINE
5th March.
ANDREW WEIR & CO.
BOSTON & NEW YORK
M.V. "LARCHBANK”..... M.V. FORRESBANK" MAURITIUS & SOUTH AFRICA
S.S. "TINHOW"
BERVICES TO
via Suez Canal
via Suez Canal
From Hongkong.
AMERICAN & ORIENTAL LINE
22nd March,
25th May. ORIENTAL AFRICAN LINE
20th April.
Loading for Mauritius, Deluges bar, Durban, East London, Algos Bay, Port Elizabeth, Mossel Bay abd
Capetown. Through Bill of Lading tasted to Baira, Quilimuine. Tho, Port Amelia, Mozambique, Ohinde, Inhambane,
Zanzibar bombassa, Kilindini, Port Nolloth, Luderitz Bay, Walvis Bay and Mudagsarar.
Tor froight or passage on any of the above lines apply to:-
Helophone.Coptral 4701.
THE
BANK LINE, LTD.
THE HONGKONG & WHAMPÓA DOCK CO., LTD.
TELEGRAPHIO ADDRESS "MANIFESTO", HONGKONG;
Ooda Used: Al, A.B.C, Fifth Edition; Engineering: First and Second Edition: Western Union and Watkins, Bonson's Marconi.
Dock owners, Ship Builders, Marine and Land Engineere, Bollers Makers, Iron and
Brass Founders, Forge Masters, Electricians.
BACK LANE INCIDENT. BENEVOLENT SOCIETY.
BOY WHO FELL FROM PAST YEAR'S BIG INCREASE
WHITEAWAY LAIDLAW'S.
IN RELIEF..
Kunda Singh, formerly a watch- The 37th annual meeting of the man in the employ of Messrs. Hongkong Ronevolent Society will Whitenway Laidlaỷ & Co., chargodbe held at 12 noon on February 23 with assaulting a Chinese boy and in the Society's room at the City causing him to fall from a window Hall. It is hoped that subscribers on January 8, was again before and all intorested in the work of. Mr. W. Schofield, at the Central the Society will make every endez- vour to attend on that occasion. Magistracy yesterday afternoon.
The past year's report showa a Chief Detective Inspector T three fold increase in application Murphy conducted the case for the for relief on any previous year's prosecution. The defendant was working in the history of the So- unrepresented.
ciety and it is feared the coming
An Indian Police Guard, em- year will bring even a heavier call ployed in the same Company, owing to the disturbed conditions testided to seeing the defendant in China generally. entering his quarters with a The Society desires to take the Chinese boy on the night in ques-opportunity of warning residents tion..
| against, giving nesistance to seem, Asked if he had any question to ingly distressed people without first put to the witness, defendant made making full inquiry.
This fre-
a long and irrelevant statement in quently leads to overlapping. The connexion with the burglary com- Society is only too glad to be of mitted at Whiteaway Laidlaw & so in investigating casca of dis- tress. The Hon. Secretary and Co. during the Christmas holidays. members of the Committee attend
Mr. Schofield: What has that to at the City Hall on Mondays and do with the case?
Thursday between 11 and 12 to The Interpreter: I do not know, Interview cases and to receive gifts your worship. The defundant. is of clothing used or unused These talking all rubbish.
gifts are of the greatest assistance Defendant: He professes to and are urgently asked for. All know all about my affairs, but he inquiries should be made to Mrs. J. cannot say when and how the H. Hunt, telephone K. 1471. larceny took place.
Inspector Murphy: The larceny took place sometime on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day. Nohody know the exact time and certainly not how it was committed. 1 would certainly like to know all about it, if you can tell me.
For A Walk
i
TOURIST TRAFFIC.
FRANCONIA" NOT CALLING"
HERE.
Information has been received that the Franconia is not to be Defendant's case was that he numbered among the tourist linera went out for a walk at about 6 which are due to call here this p.m. on the day in question. Helyeur, her schedule Having been ar- met two friends, and they accom-ranged to allow of visits to most panied him back to his quarters of the British possessions round Arrived at defendant's quarters, the world, but which, it is signi the two friends began writing a ficant, does not allow of a call ot letter Defendant went to sleep. Hongkong.
Sometime later he was roused by Of the six cruising steamers. the sounds of broken glass. He which visited Hongkong last year, and his friends looked out from at least one, the s.3. Franconia, the back window and saw a Chin-will not repeat the visit. This is ese boy suspended in mid-air within the way of a disappointment to one of his hands clinging to the many but this magnificent liner' bar of a window just below defon, will encircle the globe with her dant's. The other hand held quota of eager sightseers over a something which looked like a route which is as interesting as it dagger. Doferdant said that he is unique.
had also seen two or three other The 8.8. Franconia left New Chinese in the back alley, They York on January 12th, 1927, and were hidden behind ricksha travelling southwurd via King- Continuing, defendant said that ston, proceeded to Los Angeles he shouted out to the boy, who on and Honolulu via the Panama becoming frightened, let go and Canal. From Honolulu the "new fell down. Defendant said he route" commenced, Sumoa und Fiji rushed down to the lane, but when being visited en route to New Zea he got there, the other Chinese land. After a visit had been paid who had been hiding behind the to Auckland and the famous Ro- ricksha had bolted, taking the torua Thermal District, Welling-- boy's dagger away with them.jton and environs, Hobart, the capi- Defendant further added that he tal of Tasmania, is seen before blew his whistle and when a proceeding to Australia. Mel- policeman came to the scene, hobourne and Sydney have been left the boy to the constable's selected as the two cities likely to care and proceeded to Kowloon to interest the tourists most and report the matter to his Manager, motor. tours to the famous Blue Mr. Smith.
Mountains and Jenolan Caves are
Defendant was subjected. to a included. lengthy" cross-examination by In-
New 'Guinea, spector Murphy, and after he had Leaving Sydney the Fran- expressed the wish to call two or conta will sail for the Straits three witnesses, the ease was Settlements and Ceylon via British again adjourned.
New Guinea and Java. Theso countries have attracted tourists for many years and a cruise around-the-world would be incom- plete were these not included.
BANKING LAW.
AN INVESTIGATION PROPOSED.
From Colombo to South Africa via Mombasa, Zanzibar and Portu- guese Eust Africa, the traveller Is afforded the interesting experi ence of observing the success of British colonization in Africa and Washington, Feb. 17. indeed it is worthy of remark, that The Senate has ratified the of the twenty-one countries visit- McFadden Branch Banking Bill,jed on this cruise, eleven are under granting perpetual charters to the British flag and the rulac Federal Reserve banks, restricting could aptly be described as a tour Branch Banking National banks of British colonial possessions in to the limits of the city or county the eastern hemisphere for, with wherein they are situated and the exception of India, Burmah permitting such banking only and the innumerable groups of states which allow State banks to Islands acknowledging allegiance have branches. The bill goes to to the British Crown, the majority President Coolidge who is expected of the over-seas possessions are to sigh.
visited. Senator Glass has proposed an investigation into what he des- .The vessel is due to exrive cribed as a "powerful banking back in New York on June 2nd, lobby." He said it had been and four and a half months will rumoured that a sum of over a have been spent in visiting the hundred thousand dollare was most interesting countries of the exponded by a group of bankere world, on a steamer which bas who are interested in certain long shown herself to be one of the amendments which wore struck most popular of the many cruise from the bill last session-liners engaged in this type of Reuter's American Service.
travel.
ANGKORB PORTHOS ......A PAUL LEGAT ......A G. METZINGER A AMAZONE
B 25th Feb.
CHENONCEAUXA | 11th Mar.
RATES OF PASSAGE MONEY TO MARSEILLES
(including "Table Wine and Troo Doctor's attendance;
A class 1st class £99.00
steamors 2nd class £70.00
Bolass 1st class £85.00 stounora 2nd class £61.00
Through Tickets to London and loading Towns of Europe. Accommodations reserved in the Trains at Marseilles.
(Sailings subject to alteration without notico.) For full particulars, apply to:-
Cie. des MESSAGERIES MARITIMES Telephone Contral 740
3 Quoon's Building CONSIGNATION – TRANSIT REPRESENTATION.
S. S. "CHANGTE
Passenger and Cargo Vousel, 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 enquiries to the Chief Manager-
R. M. DYER, B. SC„MINA, Kowloon Dock, Hongkong,
THE EAST ASIATIC Co., Ltd.
COPENHAGEN,
M. S. "DANMARK
J
will be loading for ROTTERDAM, HAMBURG, and Scandinavian, porte; on or about.
2nd. March 1927.
Further Sailings: Expected on or
M.B.Abia" M.S." Annam"
:
Will leave homeward bound on on about..
about. 12th March 23rd March Subject to change without notico. For further particulars please apply to
JOIN MANNERS & CO., LTD.
Agonte.
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