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TO TSINGTAU la SWATOW (Chaksang
SHANGHAI
TO TIENTSIN via
Bailings.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
THE NEW SCOTTISH HYMNARY:
PUBLIC DEMAND FOR THE WORK.
In most Presbyterian churches
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1927.
* THE GROWTH OF. VENICE.
EXTENSIONS AND NEW FACILITIES.
CONSIGNEES”. NOTICES.
HOLLAND-00ST AZIE LIJN. __(HOLLAND-EAST ASIA LINE), From AMSTERDAM, ROTTERDAM, HAMBURG, GENOA, BREMEN and ANTWERP.
"GEMMA 8."
busiest in Italy: 180 trains pass having arrived from the above parts, over its bridge every twenty-four consignees of cargo by her are notifled hours, 117 being passenger trains; that all goods are being landed at and traffic is increasing to such their risk into the hazardous and/or
of the China-Provident Loan and Mortgage Co., Ltd. whence and/or front the wharves delivery may be obtained.
Goods not cleared by the 22nd. November, 1927, will be subject to
Venice. At present Venice is last month congregations were connected with Meatro on the making pse in the services for the mainland solely by the railway first time of the new Revised | bridge across the lagoon, or by The Steamship Church Hymnary, just published, steamer. The Mestre,Venice rail- after more than five years' care way on a double track, is the ful and painstaking preparatlar, for the use not only of the Church of Scotland and the United Free Church of Scotland, but also of the branches of the Presbyterian an extent that either a subway extra-hazardous" godowns Church in England. Wales. under the lagoon or a widening of Ireland, ..and the British the bridge is necessary, Dominions overseas.
Signor Mussolini pointed out to Printed by the Scottish Count Oral, the Podestu, that no branches of the Oxford University subway could prove a finandlat rent. Press, the Revised Hymnary, success unless a town had one during the first two days of its million Issue, had established a elafm. to Venice can only boast or a quar- downs, where they will be examined be one of the best sellers" of the ter of a million; furthermore, that on the 21st. November, 1927 at 10 a.m. season, for in that short period in tourists could not be expected to by Goddard and Douglas.. Glasgow and Edinburgh alone at patronise subways in a place like least one hundred thousand copies Venice. had been disposed of, at prices ranging from threepence to ten shillings.
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inhabitants,
All broken, chafed and damaged
whereas packages, aru to be left in the go- A Cuisine You'd Choose
Claims against the steamer must
be, presented in writing within ten days after arrival of steamer, other- wise they will not be recognized,
The existing railway bridge
No Fire Insurance will be effected over the lagoon will be widened, ndmitting space for a tramcar line by the undersigned in any case what!
tracks for cyclists and fever. and
Bill of Lading will be counter- pedestrians.. Indeed, the work is
progress towards Joigned by. already in Marghera, to the south, which is from only about three miles. Venice, and is fortunately absorb- industrial activities, and
JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN.
General Agents. Hongkong 14th Nov, 1927.
NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.
From EUROPE and STRAITS. The Steamship.
While congregations w miss various hymns familiar to thom in previous hymnaries, there will be found many new numbers, and it is claimed for the Revised Hymnary that it has purged the Presbyterian hymns of much that ing was merely sentimental nonsenso saving the sea-city from invasion. and lacking both in poetry and Once a malarial swamp, Marghera diguity. While some tunes have is now a busy town destined to been deleted, and new ones added, grow when the new port is opened, features of this side of the and, together with Mestre, Favaro, Hymnary are the inclusion of Chirignano and part of Mira,
"KARACHI MARU," some fine old Scottish religious forms the new Venice on "terra melodies and the lowering of the firmn," which has a much larger having arrived from the above ports, pitch of tunes generally so as to area than is occupied by the Consignees of Cargo are horeby In- enable the majority of people the parent city, but a smaller popula-formed that their Goods are being tion, only some 50,000 inhabitants. landed and placed at their risk in better to join in the singing..
An extension of the Lido in the the Hengkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company's Godowns at direction of Cavallino, towards Kowloon, whence delivery may be Cava. Zuccherina and Punta del obtained.
Goods not cleared by the 22nd. Sabbioni, la also being contem- plated, and the news has raised November, 1927, will be subject to the value of land, the chief buyers rent,
De companies.
Damaged packages must be left in being hotel Musset used to call the seashore the Godowns for examination by the of Cavallino "Tapres-Lido," and Consignee's and the Co.'s representa- Byron was fond of riding there tives on any Tuesdays and Fridays, at from Venice. During the war the 2.30 p.m. within the free storage The extraordinary .courage of n
All claims must be presented within Paris hospital doctor, M. Adrien emplacement for the Italian bat-period. Harburger, who died of tetanus contories was at Cavallino, the last ten days of the steamer's arrival here, tracted by an accidental cut on his bulwark against the enemy for after which date they cannot be re- Venice. At present its chief
cognized, thumb during an operation, is re
claim to celebrity is owed to its corded.
magnificent peaches, and luscious
DOCTOR'S DYING NOTES.
SYMPTOMS JOTTED DURING AGONY.
Dr. Harburger was well aware of the terrible danger he was ex- posed to and when the operation had been completed successfully
Krapes.
he asked for five tubes of anti- VIENNESE COURTESY.
tetanus serum, and then left word
at the hospital that he would not be on the roster for duty for several days..
At home he administered the rerum to himself and, lying down
SPECIAL MUSIC FOR TRAMWAY VETERANS,
Viennas Eight hundred years in bed with notebooks beside him, of continuous service on the electric carefully indicated the progress of
the malads and the effects of the tramways of this city is the aum strom. When his fellow surgeons total of thirty-two motormen and and physicians called on him he conductors who were this week was suffering terrible agony, but given a "silver anniversary" ban- still insisted every time he had a quet by their comrades. Each of minute's respite in, jotting down the thirty-two has been in the tram the symptoms he was feeling and service for more than a quarter the reaction caused by the various of a century-ever since electricity was introduced into the transport druga administered:
services.
:
He died after 48 hours' illness
In honour of the anniversary and the Minister of Labour has A. Bednar composed a new march; awarded him postumously a gold which was played as the thirty- medal for his heroic work.
two, with their wives, entered the
No claims will be admitted after the goods have left the Godowns.
No fre insurance has been effected.
NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA. Hongkong, 15th November 1927.
hall; and a special waltz, composed for the occasion, who also played" as the first dance of the evening. All except the honoured guests of the occasion remained seated while the old couples danced the old steps which inspired euch waltzes as the "Blue Danube."
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other services.
BOSTON, NEW YORK & BALTIMORE......
S.S. "CITY OF WELLINGTON” 8.8. "CITY OF LAHORE"
AMERICAN & MANCHURIAN LINE
vis Suez Canal
via Buez Canal
17th November, 29th December,
ALSO AGENTS FOR
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RERVICES TO
BOSTON, NEW YORK, PHILADELPHIA & HAVANA
Kwaisang
-WEIHAIWEI & CHEFFOO
TO OSAKA vio AMOY,
SHANGHAI, HO Ở KOBE
Namsang
Sun. 20th Nov at Wed, 23rd Nov at Kwongsang
Sun. 27th Nov at Hangsang
Wed. 30th Nov at Sun, 27th Nov at
5 p.m. Chipshing
Wod. 23rd Nov at 7.8.10. Laisang Kwalsang Thurs. 17th Nov at 11a.m.
Thurs. 17th Nov at
a.m.
ya.m. 74.10. 7.a.In.
M.V. "FORRESBANK”.
3.
Hinsang Mauaang Wed. 30th Nov at
Toure 1st Deo at Wod. 23rd Nov at
p.m. 3 p.m. 3 p.m.
3
p.m.
TO CANTON.
TO STRAITS & CALCUTTA
TO SANDAKAN
Kutsang
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Telephone 215. Central
General Managers
vis Suez Canal
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DUE TO UNFORESEEN CIRCUMSTANCES
THE SAILING OF
S.S. PRESIDENT GRANT
HAS BEEN POSTPONED.
THE VESSEL.
SÄIL
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on THURSDAY, NOVEMBER, 24th.
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Agents,
The heroism of Police-constable wood, read on parada Cook, of the Metropolitan Police, stations. The order was as
lows: The Commissioner res who lost his life in a vain attempt greta to announce the death of to rescue two workrien who,
who were Police-constable Cook, E. Division vorcome by gas fumes in an elec Bravely maintaining the high tric chamber at Addison-avenue, traditions of the Metroplitan Holland Park, recently, was the Police, he accrificed his life in at- subject of a special order by the tempting to rescue two, members Commissioner, Sir William Hor- of the public.