THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPPII,
P. & 0.-BRITISH INDIA, APCAR AND EASTERN & A AUSTRALIAN LINES.
COMPANIES incorporated in ENGLAND Taking Cargo on through Bills of Lading for Straits, Java and Burms, Ceylon India, Persian Quif, Mauritius; + & S: Africa, Australasia, Including, New Zealand & Queensland Ports, Red Sen, Egpyt, Constantinople, Oreeco, Levantine Ports, Europe, Etc. PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL FORTNIGHTLY DIRECT ROYAL MAIL STEAMERS. (UNDER CONTRACT WITH H.M. GOVERNMENT.)
MONGOLIA
MACEDONIA
KHYBER
M DEVANHA
Tons
16,504 19 Mar. noon" 11,120 2nd April
Destination
From Hong- kong (about)
9,114
14th April.
8,155
16th April.
Marseilles, London & Hull Marsoilles & London....... Marseilles, L'don, Dunkirk
-Rotterdam & Hull Marseilles London A'worp-
& Hull
Frequent connections from Port Said for Parsongors & Cargo to Constantinople, Fycent. Smyrna and other Levant Porto by Steamers of the Kbedivial Mail 9. 8. C.,
BRITISH INDIA-APCAR SAILINGS
SATURDAY, MARCH 19, 1927.
THE HONGKONG, CANTON AND MACAO STEAMBOAT COMPANY, LIMITED.
MACAO RACES
End Sailings
Special Week
Return Saloon Passage Fore $5,00,
SATURDAY, 19th MARCH
8.00a.m. SUI AN
2.00 p.m.
SUI TAI
8,00 a.m. BUI TAI 5.00 p.m. SUI AN
TAKADA JANUS TILAWA
*ST. ALBANS ARATURA
TANDA
4,500 6,000 6,956
6.949
28th March. . 4,800
10th April. 10.000 16th April. EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN 1st April. 29th April.. 3rd June.
S'pore, Pohang & Calcutta S'pore, Penang & Calcutta S'pore, Ponang & Calcutta SAILINGS (South)
8.00 a.m. 9:30 pm
SUNDAY, 20th MARCH SUI AN SUI TAI
4.45 p.m. SUI TAI 6.00 pm. SUT AN
*Calls Kolambugan but omita Sandakan.
Manila, Sandakan, Thurs. Island, Townsville, B'bane, Sydney and Melbourne.
Regular Monthly Sailings from Hongkong to Japan and Hongkong to Australia
The E&A. B. 8. Vo, tad, rennura will also call at Shanghai, Iloilo, Cebua Kolambugan, Tuwac. Timor, Darwin, or other ports on fonto an inducement offers.
Frequent connections from Australin with the following:-- The Union 8.9. Un's Steamers to the United Kingdom viz New Zealand, Vancouver San Francisco, etc.
The P. & O. Eoyal Mail Steamers to Londen via Suez Canal. The P. &. Branch Service of Steamers to London via the Cape.
ur Southampton and London vis The New Zealand Shipping Oo,'■ -Sporiners Panau. Catal
DEVANHA
TILAWA
TEESTA
JANUS
SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI & JAPAN
8,155 20 Mar. 4 p.m. | Bhanghai, Moji & Kobe
22nd Mar. Kobe 10,000
6,296 1 24th Mar. Moji & Kobe 4,824 | 26th Mar.
*Dogs not take passangers.
All dates are approximate and subject to alteration without notice. WIRELESS ON ALL STEAMERS.
S'hai, Moji, Kobe & Osaka
Parcels Measuring not more than 24 ft. x 2ft. x 1ft. will be received at the Co'e Office up to noon on the day previous to sailing For Paesago Ratos, Handbooks, Freights, etc., apply to
MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & Co.,
Agonts. P. & O. Bldg,, Connaught Rd., C
AUSTRALIAN-ORIENTAL LINE, LTD.
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, New Zealand and Tasmanian Ports. GIOLENT & Moer Tr.ro DATE FIRST. & SECOND CAMя PARBENDEN ACCOMMODATION, HONGKONG TO SYDNEY-19 DAYS.
STRAVER
CHANGTE
TAIPING
CHANGTE
TAIPING
DEE HONGKONG OR OR ABOUT
8th April
10th May
11th Juno
8th July
SAILS BENDE ON OR ABORI
18th April
17th May
18th June 15th July
"
For Freight & Passage, apply to-BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Tel. C. 36.
Agents,
GLEN LINE.
Fare Hongkong to London £82.
LONDON, ROTTERDAM & HAMBURG via STRAITS & COLOMBO.
Motor Vossel "GLENGARRY"
6th April.
Motor Vessel "GLENLUCE" ...
Motor Vossol "GLENBEG"
Steamship "CARNARVONSHIRE"
4th 1st 29th June.
May. June.
SHANGHAI, KOBE, YOKOHAMA & VLADIVOSTOCK.
Due Hongkong.
Motor Vessel "GLENLUCE"
23rd March.
Motor Vorsel "GLENBEG"
Stoamship "CARMARTHENSHIRE".
Motor Vessel "GLENTARA"
For freight, passage and further particulars, apply to:
JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD. AGENTS: THE GLEN LINE, LTD.
5th April.
14th April. 1st May.
NYKINE
SAILINGS SUBJECT TO ALTERATION. SAN FRANCISCO via Shanghai, Japan Ports & Honolulu
Tuesday, 22nd Mar. at noon. TAIYO MARU TENYO MARU
Monday, 4th April, at noon. *KOREA MARU (Calls Keelung) Sunday, 17th Apr. at 10a.m. "Calle Los Angeles
SOUTH AMERICA via Japan, Honolulu, San Franciaco, Los,
Angles Mexico & Panama ANYO MARU
BOKUYO MARU
+
Tuesday, 3rd May, at noon. Wednesday, 8th June.
MARSEILLES, LONDON ANTWERP & ROTTERDAM via Ports..
HARUNA MARU
KAMO MARU
Saturday, 26th Mar. at 11 a.m." Saturday, 9th April. at 11 a.m. Saturday, 22nd April.
KATORI MANU ... SYDNEY & MELBOURNE via Manila & Ports.
TANGO MARU .... Wednesday, 23rd Mar. at 11 am, AKI MARU
Wednesday, 20th April. NEW YORK and/or BOSTON via PANAMA.
TAKETOYO MARU MAYEBASHI MARU LIVERPOOL via Singapore, Colcenbe,
LIMA MARU...
BUENOS AIRES via Singapore, Durban
HAKATA MARU
BOMBAY via Singapore & Colombo,
TAMBA MARU
CALCUTTA vin Singapore, Penang &
NAGANO MARU GENOA MARU... RANGOON vía Singapore & Penang.
TOMIURA MARU
NAGASAKI HOHN & YOKOHAMA,
MISHIMA MARU
SHANGHAI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA
MORIOKA MARU ATSUTA MARU
TSURUGA MARU...
AWA MARU
For further information apply to:-
TAP
Saturday, 26th Mar. Monday, 4th April. Port Said & Ports.
Monday, 11th April. & Cape Town.
Saturday, 26th Mar.
Monday, 11th April. Rangoon
Sunday, 20th Mar Sunday, 27th Mar.
Friday, 25th Mar.
Saturday, 23rd April.
Sunday, 20th Mar. Tuesday, 22nd Mar. Wednesday, 23th Mar.
Thursday, 31st Mar. NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.
Tel. Central Nos. 292, (private exchanges to all Depts.) ·
ARTIFICIAL ANIMALS.
CURIOUS EXPERIMENTS BY TWO DOCTORS,
Now York-Twenty years" ngo
TAKING A TRAM'S TEMPERATURE.
NOVEL TASK FOR L.C.C.
CONDUCTORS."
Electrically-heated" tramcara the Into Dr. Jacques Logb startled will very probably be the Intest the world with his discovery of a luxury for Londoners. strange substance called oocytin. Passengers on a Hampstent to With this substance dissolved Holborn tram were surprised the in sea water the life process dor- other day to see the conductor ap ment in the egg of a sea urchinproach a thermometer hanging in
ja corner of the lower deck. can be started.
The intensive research work
He prodded it, muttered "Forty- which Dr. Loeb orginated has nine. We've gone up a point," and been continued by two of his col-jotted the reading down on a card Exporiment, ho explained, laborators,
These scientists-Dr. Guy W. apologetically, to the tram at Clark, and Dr. Paul W. Sharp, large. "Have to do this at each Blo-chemical Department of the journey-end now. Just to see how University of California have the hot-water pipes are getting on achieved astounding results. Their This tram's heated, you know.
"How nice!" said a bright girl experiments have been extended to other organisms than aed ürching in the corner.
"Nice." sniffed
an elderly with equal success.
woman. "I call it stuffy. It's too hot to be healthy."
"Well, I hadn't noticed it," said extract from the blood of animals, n melancholy-looking. man. is added.
"There's J draught blowing One part of the purost prepara- through that front-door enough to tion of this substance in half a cut your cars off. Now, if only million parts of sea water suffices to start the development of the dormant germs "of life, says Dr. Clark. Formation of the mem- brane takes place in from 20 minutes to several hours.
Eggs to be, fortilised are placed in a bowl and oocytin, which is an
EASMA CLUB.
"A NEW PRESIDENT.
There was a fair attendance of members of the Ex-Active Service Men's Association at the club pro- mises. last evening to an extra- ordinary meeting when there was on the agenda certain alterations. of rules, the question of running the bathing beach during the summer, and the acceptance of the President's resiguation on his leaving the Colony,
Rule(f) was nitored to allow of a serving member being pro- posed and seconded by other than another serving member. A mo- tion for the deletion of the entire rule was defeated.
Rulo (c) was amended to al- low of visiting.members being ad- mitted to the Club' under cortain. conditions, the ability for their dues and debts to be on their pro- of visiting. posers, such period membership to be limited to period not exceeding two montha in any financial year,
Rule 4 was amended to exempt
they'd make them doors air-tight!" visiting members from the pay Solemnly the conductor pro-ment of the yearly subscription ceeded to the other end of the and entrance fee, but to be charged car, locked at another thermo the ordinary monthly subscription meter, and recorded ita findings as other members. on his card. At Holborn, he took Short-lived Organisms.
his tram's temperature again.
In the meantime his passengers These chemically started ani-
had discovered that genuine mals de not live more than two of warnish was being dispelled from
three days.
ገነ
"There seems to be something beneath the seats, where the cus- lacking in the physical or mechani-tomary hollow had been enclosed cal means of carrying, cut the fer- by wire notting. Deserting the tilisation that cause their death corner seats, they sat bunched to gether in the middle, plainly torn after Tormation of the membrane between gratified approval and the is well begun and the normal pro- Cockney tradition of ridiculing cess of development is seemingly every Innovation.
The running of the bathing beach was discussed at length and it was decided that the rules gov eruing this branch of the Club's activities should be generally the same as in previous years.
The resignation of Captain T. T. was accepted with Laurcason much regret and a number of speeches were made dealing with the retiring president's activities on behalf of the Association.
It was announce that Lieu. set going," Dr. Clark writes to the We have got the now heating Colonel Hayley Bell had been of "American Journal of Biological arnaratus working at present on fered the Presidency of the As- eight cars only," "a L.C.C. official sociation and a reply had been re- Chemistry."
He goes on to say that he and told a Daily Chronic representa-ceived to the effect that he would his colleague are not interested tive. "Four of them are from the be willing to surve in this capa
Hampstead depot and four from city. His candidature was in producing synthetia animale:
is inun
thusiastically adopted by The fact that 'ooeytin produces New Cross. The idea
meeting. the desired results in the case of experimenta! stage at present. the sea urchin is all that is of One drawback is the heavy ex- interest to them at the present. pense of the Installation. They, would deem any further ex- périmentation along that line just now as morbid curiosity.
P
The heat is generated in the ordinary way by the resistances set up when the ears are travelling at speed. This energy, which is very great, is normally wasted. What they keenly desire to do is Beneath the seats are radiators, to ascertain just what oocytin is.and these circulate the generated "Nothing can be said of the sub-beat."
Mystery of Oocytio.
stance except that it contains
purine bases and carbo-hydrates," and female, but that the efficacy he explains. "It appears to be a of the substance is apparently protein substance, but beyond greater when taken from the blood that there has been no success in of the former.
"When reduced to a relatively specific analysis:" It is present in varying concentration in the blood pure state, oocytin is like a of a large number of animals, al- greyish-white "powder. From, 10 though the highest percentage gallons of blood, two-tenths to seems to be found in the blood soven-tenths of a gram of the of fowls,
powder may be gathered, depend- "It has been found that gocytining on the source from which the may be obtained from both male blood is obtained."
JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN
ICJI
LIJN
REGULAR FORTNIGHTLY SERVICE BETWEEN
JAVA, CHINA AND JAPAN.
Expected Will leave
Steamera
From
For
on or about
on or about
Java
25th Mar.
28th Mar. | Saigon & Java
27th Mar.
30th Mar. | Shanghai
28th Mar
31st Mar. | Batavia
28th Mar.
31st Mar. | Amoy, N. China
29th Mar.
COMPANY REPORT.
KOWLOON DOCKS LOSS,
en- the
The annual report of the Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Co., Ltd., states:
The result of the past
year's working shows less of...
д
...$103,048.83
To this should be added Reserve against Bad and Doubtful Debts which your Board deem necessary
malding the Net Logs for the year..
180,640.70
..$283,695.00
The amount brought for-
Add transfer from Re- serve to meet above loss.. 800,000.00 $352,809,50 Deducting loss as above... 288,695.39
ward from last year was..$ 52,509.50
leaves to be carried for- ward
to next year the sum of
....$ 68,314.11
with
Directors.-I accordance Article No. 90 of the Company's Articles of Association, Sir Robert Ho Tung and Mr. Allan Cameron re- tire by rotation, and offor themselves for re-election. Mr. W. H. Bell invited to join the Board to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Sir Paul Chator, KE, C.M.G., and this appointment requires confirmation at this meeting
Was
Mr. D. G. M. Bernard has been ap pointed Chairman for the year 1927. Auditors. The Accounts have been audited by Mosara. Lowe, Bingham and Matthews and Messrs. Percy
who ro Smith, Seth and Fleming tire and offer themselves
for re- election.
DODWELL & CO., LTD.
NEW YORK BERTH.
FOR NEW YORK & BOSTON via SUEZ.
S.S. "KENDAL CASTLE" Saila hence on or about 19th April.
LLOYD TRIESTINO.
REGULAR MONTHLY PASSENGER AND FREIGHT:
SERVICE FOR BRINDISI, VENICE ...
AND TRIESTE (FIUME).
TAKING, CARGO ON THROUGH BILL OF LADING TO GENOA, ALL ITALIAN: ADRIATIC LEVANT, BLACK SEA AND DANUBE PORTS.
REDUCED PASSAGE RATES TO BRINDISI
VENICE OR TRIESTE.
"A" Class
472. 10. Od.
f
"B" Claso 466. 0. Od.
NEXT SAILINGS. OUTWARD FOR SHANGHAI, YOKOHAMA, KOBE AND MOJI, M.V. "ESQUILINO Sails on or about 31st March,
Sails on or about 28th 8.S." VENEZIA"
April.
M.V.REMO"
M.V." ESQUILINO"
8.8. "VENEZIA "
Sails on or about 6th Sails on or about 3rd Sails on or about 31st
April.
May,
May.
HOMEWARD FOR BRINDISI, VENICE AND TRIESTE,
Fork Lutlding
Thipanas Tjikárang Batavia
Tjikembang Shanghai' Tleboet Tjisalak Tilbodas
Java, Mcar N. China Jave Batavia Shanghai Java, Mesr N. China
Tlisaroca
Tjikarang
Tilsondar!
Tiltȧroem
1 Via MacasSOT
Via Batavia
1st Apr. Batavia
•
7th Apr. 10th Apr. Saigon, & Java. 10th Apr. 13th Apr. Shanghai 11th Apr. 14th Apr. 12th Apr. 14th Apr. 12th Apr. 15th Apr.
Batavia Amoy, N. China M'sar, & Jave
The steamers are all fitted throughout with electric night and have accommodation for a limited number of saloon-passengers. All steamers carry a duly qualified surgeon. Cargo taken at through rates to all ports in Netherlands-India and Australia,
For Freight and Passage apply to the
Java-China-Japan Lijn.
THE SWEDISH EAST ASIATIC
COMPANY, LIMITED.
SERVICE OF FAST MOTOR VESSELS. LOADING DIRECT FOR ⠀⠀
MARSEILLES. VALENCIA, ROTTERDAM, HAMBURG
and SCANDINAVIAN PORTS.
BOSTON, NEW YORK & BALTIMORE.
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AND
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8.8. "ATREUS"
8.5. "TEUCER"
SAILINGS FROM HONGKONG
8.8. "CITY OF DUNKIRK”
8.8. "EUMAEUS“ ... ***
8.8. "CITY OF DERBY."
via Suoz Canal 25th Mar, via Suez Canal 8th Apr. via Suez Canal 22nd Apr.
via Suez Canal 8th May. via Suez Canal 22nd May.
Steamers proceed via Suez Canal or Panama Canal at owner
option.
Subject to Change without notice,
For freight and particulars apply to:--- BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE or THE BANK LINE, LD., HONGKONG. Hongkong & Canton. Jardine Matheson & Co., Ltd., Canton.
NATAL LINE OF STEAMERS.
FROM CALCUTTA AND COLOMBO TO SOUTH
AFRICAN PORTS.
S.S. S.S. "UMSINGA"
UMZUMBI" Baile from Calcutta
Sails from Calcutta
· Rogular Passenger and Cargo Service to South African Ports Through Bill of Lading issued from Hongkong.
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M.V. "JAPAN"
31st March.
3rd June.
Loading about
M.V. "DELHI” M.V. SUMATRA” ...
15th April
16th May.
8th June.
FOR SHANGHAI and JAPAN PORTS. M.V. "SUMATRA" ... M.V. JAPAN"
8th. April. 80th April.
G. E. HUYGEN,
Canton.
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Agents:
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Hongkong.
CHINA WAR.
SOUTHERNERS CAPTURE
WUKIANG.
Shanghai, March 18.
The Southerners are closing fa on Nanking. Thoir latest suc cesses includo' the capture of Wu- kiang, twelve miles from Suochow and Lishui, tiventy-five miles South East from Nanking. Reuter.
Shanghai, March 18. According to the latest informa- tion from reliable foreign sources in Shanghat, this evening, the Na- tionalists are new within twenty miles of Nanking where numerous Shantungess wounded are arriv
UD-
ing
Chang Tsung-chang'a men have already become extremely popular with the Nanking inhabi tants who bitterly complain of looting and raping, and thousands of Chinese are fleeing down the river owing to fear of further ex- cesses in the event of the Shang- tungese being driven back toward the city.Reuter.
As a memento the United States has just received part of the Hghtning conductor, known as Franklin's Rod, of, St. Paul's: Cathedral, which will be placed in the Museum of Poncoful Arts in Now York,