NY.KLINE
THROUGH BOOKING TO EUROPE AT REDUCEL RATES. £120, £112, 8110 £102 683 via SAN FRANCISCO G1440 G$420 via JAPAN & SEATTLE.
SAN FRANCISCO via Shanghai, Japan Ports & Honolulu
Talyo Maru (Calls Los Angeles)
Tenyo Maru
***
LONDON via Singapore, Suez, Marseills
Kitano Maru Haruna Maru
Tuesday, 10th Jan. Sunday, 29th Jan. & Ports. Saturday, 14th Jan, Saturday, 28th Jan. SYDNEY & MELBOURNE via Manila & Ports.
Wednesday, 18th Jan. Aki Maru BOMBAY vio Singapore, Penang & Colombo.
Thursday, 12th Jan. Awa Maru SOUTH AMERICA (WEST COAST) via Japan, Honolulu,
Los Angeles Moxico & Panama Ginyo Maru
Sunday, 6th Feb
SOUTH AMERICA (BAST COAST) via Singapore,
Capetown & Ports.
Kamakura Maru...
Friday, 20th Jan,
NEW YORK and/or BOSTON vis PANAMA.
Tatsuno Mar
Tuesday, 7th I b
`LIVERPOOL_vis' Singapore, Colombo, Port Said & Forts.
Durban Maru
Tuesday, 10th Jan.
CALCUTTA via Bingapore, Ponang & Rangoon..
Coylon Maru
Thuraday, 19th Jan.
Friday, 20th Jan.'
NAGASAKI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA.
Mishima Maru
SHANGHAI, KOBR & YOKOHAMA.
Aden Maru
Kawachi Maru (Kobe Direct)
Morioka Maru
Tajuma Maru
.. Cargo only.
For further information apply to:
Thursday, 12th Jan. Thursday, 12th Jan.
Friday, 13th Jan. Saturday, 14th Jan..
NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA. Tel. Central Nos. 292, (private exchanges to all Depts.)
JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN-
J.C.J.L
York Building
Hongkong
LIJN
„Tel.. Address:
'JAVALYN
Tel. Central 1574:
REGULAR FORTNIGHTLY SERVICE BETWEEN ·
JAVA, CHINA AND JAPAN.
From
Steamara
Tjimanock S'hai, K'lung | In Port
.
Expected Will leave
For
on or about
Tipanas
T]taroum •
Java, Mila Java, Mear
Tjisalak
N. China
10th Jan 16th Jan 16th Jan
TJisondari
Batavia
19th Jan
on or about 11th Jan Batavia 12th Jan Swatow & Saigon 18th Jan Amoy, N. China 18th Jan. Batavia 21st Jan
Amoy, Shanghai
& Keelung
Tisaroca
S'hai, K'lung! 23rd Jan
25th Jan
|
Batavia
Tilbodas
Java, Mear 30th Jan
1st Feb
Tikembang
Batavia 2nd Feb
5th Feb
Amoy, N. China' Amoy. Shangbai
&.Keelug Batavia,
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
Tisondari S'hai, Klung. 6th Feb. 8th Feb
fVia MacasSLT *Via Batavia The steamers are all fitted throughout with electric light and have accommodation for a limited number of saloon-passengers. All stormers 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.
INDO CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD.
SAILINGS SUBJECT TO ALTERATION. Destination.
TO TSINGTAU via SWATOW
SHANGHAI
TO TIENTSIN via SHANGHAI TO OSAKA vio AMOY.
Sailings.
POST OFFICE CODE COMEDY.
OUR "WAR ULTIMATUMS” TO FRANCE.
London, Nov. 29.
TUESDAY, JANUARY 10,- 1928.
OUR DAILY TALK ON
HEALTH.
THE POWERFUL WORK OF GERMS.
In
CONSIGNEES NOTICE.
THE BEN LINE STEAMERS, LIMITED.
From LEITH, MIDDLESBRO', ANTWERP, LONDON & STRATTS.
The Steamship,
&O.P.-BRITISH INDIA, APCAR AND EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN LINES.
(COMPANIES incorporated in ENGLAND) Taking Cargo on through Bills of Lading for Straits, Java'und Burma, Ceylon India, Persian Gulf, Mauritius, B. & 8. Africa, „Australasia, Including, New Zealand & Queensland Ports, Red Bon, Agpyt, Constantinople, Greece, Levantine Ports, Zurone, Etc.
S. S
KALYAN
DEVANHA
Tons
From Hong. kong about! !
Destination
9,11410 Jan. 4 p.m. Straits & Bombay
M'los, L'don, A'werp & Hull Marsoilles & London.
"BENARTY" NO LONGER A THEORY,"
Consignees of Cargo are hereby in- Some astonishment has been
formed that all Goods are being land-ENINSULAR & ORIENTAL FORTNIGHTLY DIRECT ROYAL MAIL STEAMERS.
(UNDER CONTRACT WITH HM. GOVERNMENT.) ed at their risk into the hazardous cauged in France by the arrival About fifty years have passed and/or extra hazardous Godowns of of letters from London franked since Pastour, by his work On The Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf in bold characters across their anthrax, first showed certainly and Godown Co., Ltd., whence and/or face with the grim challenge that germs actually cause disease, from the wharves delivery may be "War,"
obtained. tho. intervening periods No claims will be admitted after Since this ominous
word ap thousands of bacterial organisms the Goods have left the Godowns, and pears as part of the othelal post-have been discovered and hun-Inil Goods remaining undelivered after MALWA mark it has given rise to natural dreds have been identified definite- the 10th inst., will be subject to rent KHYBER curiosity, and apprehension. It
All claims against the steamer must NELLORE has also caused some speculation fly as having the ability to cause the presented to the Undersigned on or MACEDONIA
In before the 24th inst, or they will not
recognized. All broken, chafed, and damaged KASHMIR Goods are to be left in the Godown, KARMALA where they will be examined on the MANTUA 10th inst., at 10 a.m., by Messrs. God- KALYAN dard and Douglas.
d'etat.
ba
as to whether the Post Office could certain diseases of mankind.
1880 the bacterium associated have fallen to a Bolshevist coup with typhoid fever was isolated: then in, rapid order came the diy
сливев of The Morning Post is able, how-covery "of the germ ever, to allay these fears. It has pneumonia, glanders, tuberculosis, traced one of these letters to their cholera, tetanus or lockjaw, malta common source,and found it to be fever, meningitis,, texas the post office serving the peace dysentery, bubonic plague, bötuled able neighbourhood of Walworth, ism, syphilis, whooping cough, S.E. A stream of correspondence leprosey and many other
in daily going out thence, carry- ing its message of defiance to the ends of the earth.
The Explanation.
-fever,
Quite a Few in a Pound.
The first man actually to gee bacteria, was probably the famous Dutchman who invented the micro-l The explanation of this strange scope, Leeuwenhoek. The bac- state of affairs is not that the teria are small, and it has been people of Walworth have develop-estimated that it would take, three ed any bellicose tendencies; thes. hundred, billions of bact of have become the victims of a average size to weigh a pound, scheme for the efficient adminis tration of the postal services.
*KHIVA
8,155 10,986
21st Jan,
4th Feb.
9.114
18th Feb. 6,853 25th Feb.
11,120
3rd Mar. 9,135 10th Mar. 8,995 17th Mar. 9,128 24th Mar. 10,94631st Mar. 9,1447th Apr, 16,504 14th Apr. 10,955 28th Apr.
9,005 12th May. 10,986 26th May. 8,1559th June.
M'les, L'don, A'werp & Hull Marsoilles & London Marseilles & London Marseilles, L'don & A'worp M'los, L'don, A'werp & Hull
| Marseilles & London Marseilles & London Marseilles, L'don & A'worp Marsoilles & London Marseilles & London Marseilles & London Marseilles & London Marseilles & London.
No Fire Insurance has been effected. MONGOLIA Bills of Lading will be countersign- MOREA
KASHGAR by. GİBD, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD. | MALWA
Agents.
DEVANHA Hongkong, 3rd January, 1928.
Passengers to Singapore only. Limited accommodation
available for 2nd class passenger from Hongkong to London. Frequent connections from Pora Buid foé Partengers & Ca„ to Constantinople, Tyronx, Biyens and other Levant Pora by Steamers of the Khadivial Mail, 8, 8.0, BRITISH INDIA-APCAR SAILINGS
LUDENDORFF'S BITTER CAMPAIGN.
TAKLIWA SANTHIA TAKADA
7,936 1 14th Jan.
7,754
6,949
28th Jan. 12th Feb.
S'pore, Penang & Calcutta S'pore, Ponang & Caloutta S'pore. Ponang & Calcutta
B. I: Apoar Lino steamers have excellent accommodation főr 1st and 2nd class passengers. All steamers are fitted with wireless and carry a qualified.surgeon.
EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS (South)
ARAFURA TANDA
6,000 27.Jan. 1928. 6,656 [ 2nd Mar..
"
Manila, Sandakan, Thurs. Island, Townsville, B'bane' Sydney and Melbourne. Regular Monthly Sailings from Hongkong to Japan and dongkong to Australia
The KB. 8. Co., Ltd. meamora, will also call at Shanghai, Iloilo, Cabi Kelambugan, Tawas, Timor, Darwin, or other porte en roate as inducement offer.
Frequent connections from Australia with the following - The Chico 8:8. Do's Steamers to the United Kingdos, via New Zealandy Tancouver Sea Francisco, ete.
"The P. & O. Royal Mail Beamere to Londen vie, Buez Orza?,
The P. & G. Branch Bervice of Steamers to London via the Capa. The New Zealand Shipping Oo.'s Steamers or Southampton and London vip rams Oanal,
ATTACKS ON RELIGION.
London Dec. 8. General Ludendorff and his wife, who recently left the Pro- Fey people are willing to as-testant Church, are now pursuing sign to organisms of such minute bewildering racial and religions One of these letters from Wal-size the powerful actions that they campaign, attacking Jews, Free- worth, having the appearance of an actually have. They multiply masons, Catholics and Protestants, ultimatum, was received by the rapidly under favourable condi-save the Berlin correspondent of Muruing Post yesterday, together tions, one germ producing two new The Times. with an anxious note from a read shes in about twenty minutes. If Addressing the Tanneberg 1er in the South of France. It they reproduced, however, only at League, Ludendorff declared that had been despatched to him from the rate of once in every hour, at he had abandoned Protestantism, the London, Gardens Guild the end of 24 hours. one germ owing to the clergy's intolerance, Įsocial welfare society, of which would have given rise to sixteen and also owing to the realisation
the Queen is Patron.
when he and one-half million descendants. that,
was reading the Bible for the nurpose of attacking) The postage stamp had been The simplest methods of identi- the Freemasons faith, he learned cancelled by a series of wavy fication of germs are those that in that it was not the faith now lines stretching across the top of vulve the examination of Stained governing his conscience. His.de- the envelope. In two breaks in specimens under the microscope.cision was made easier when the the series of wavy lines the word The germs have characteristic Bavarian pastors had agreed to the "War" had been printed in Jarge appearances, and they tend to Bavarian concordant, thereby de- carital letters, within triangles group themselves in various ways.livering Bavarian culture to the about an inch. in height.
Some form in buriches like grapes, Jesuits.
He added
Jewe others in long chalds, still others)
that the Post Office Surprised...
drove two, by two; some have a capsule Jesuits, and Freemasons
despite the at- NELLORE When inquiries were first made about them, others a number of Germany to war, at the General Post Office, no little tails to aid them in moving. tempt of his General Staff to main- TAKADA tain peace by the accumulation of KEYBER explanation could be offered, und
No Theory but Fact: armaments. He criticised Catlio-| ZHIVA the matter was regarded with
lies,
that alleging
he sent But when later a re- amazement.
There are still people foolish Catholics to the most dangerous presentative of the Morning Post called at the Post Office with the enough, to talk about the "germ battlefields, and concluded by at- letter, an official was able to give theory than are plants, birds, and
Germs are no more theory"
atacking President von. Hindenburg. an account of the postmark.
other living organisms that live) "All" circular correspondence
and reproduce. The potency of; accepted at printed matter rates germs to cause disease
can be EEKS is franked with wavy lines and tested on animals. When injected triangles interspersed," he said.
Steamers,
Kwaisang
Hopsang Hangsang Yatshing
Namsang
TO OSAKA vio AMOY, MOJI
✔ KOBE
Kutsang
{'.
Laisang
TO CANTON
Hopsing
TO STRAITS & CALCUTTA
Hosang
TO SANDAKAH
Hinnang
Wod. 11th Jan at 7.a.m. Sun. 15th Jan at 7 a.m. Wed. 18th Jan at 7 a.m. Wed, 25th Jan at 7 a.m. Cheongshing Tues.. 10th Jan.at 5 p.m.
Tuos. 10th Jan at
Mon. 16th Jan at 7a.m.
7 a.. Wed. 25th Jan at Tues, 10th Jan at 9 a.m. Wed. 11th Jan at 3 p.m. Wod. 25th Jan at 3 p.m.
9 a.m.
SHANGHAI, HOJI 8 KORE
For freight or passago apply to:--
JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD,
Telephone 215, Central.
General Managers
*
"Within the triangle are set the into animals the germs: produce code letters of the office at which changes which are specific for the they are accepted. The code germs concerned. letters of Walworth-road Post After all this is the acid test in Office happen to be War.
connecting germs certainly with
"It is certainly unfortunate the production of a disease. If it that all circular letters going out can produce the same condition: from Walworth should bear then ar. animal like the money that word "war" so prominently dit was associated with in a human played on them, particularly being from whom it was taken, they are going to addresses anybody with a reasoning mind abroad, but apy alteration of the will be willing to grant that it code might lead to complications has the power to cause the disease in view of the fact that there are concerned. about 25,000 offices with different code symbols.
A Consultation.
Guild, when shown the letters, said: "My Guild aims at promot- "Before any alteration could being peaceful occupations-it is considered a consultation would anything but a warlike organisa- absurd state of be necessary between the postal, tion. It is an telegraph, and other departments, affairs, and I shall certainly write all of whom make use of it." to the Postmaster-General to ask Mr. R. Sudell, the Hon. Secre-him to consider the possibility of tary of the London Gardens some alteration."
ETHEL
Two cannot be loved as cheaply as one.
THE HONGKONG & WHAMPOA DOCK CO., LTD.
TELEGRAPHIC ADDRESS "MANIFESTO,” HONGKONG
Codes Used Al. A.B.C. Fifth Edition, Engineering, First and Second Edition.
Western Union and Watkine Benson's Marconi.
Dock owners Ship Builders, Marine & Land Engineers, Boller Makers & Iron Brass Founder, Force Masters, Electricians.
4.
SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI & JAPÁN
6,853 15th Jan. p.m. { S'hai, Moji, Kobe & Yoko
6,949
21st Jan.
9.114
21th Jan.
9,135
MACEDONIA TANDA KARMALA INAGFORE *KASHMIR
11,120
KALYAN
MANTUA
ST. ALBANB-
4,500
LAHORE
5,252
MONGOLIA
16,504
MOREA
10,953
KASHGAR
MALWA
9,005 10,986
8,155 11,120
DEVANHA
MACEDONIA
Cargo only.
3rd Feb. 4th Feb. 6,656 7th Feb. 9,128
11th Feb. 5,283 17th Feb. 8,955 18th Feb. 9,144" 18th Feb, 10,946 2nd Mar. 6th Mar. 12th Mar. 17th Mar. 30th Mar. 13th Apr. 27th Apr. 11th May.
- 25th May.
Amoy, Mojl, Kobe & Osake. S'hai, Mojt, Kobe & Yoko Shanghai, Moji & Kobe S'hai, Moji, Kobe & Yoko Moji, Kobe, Osaka & Yoko S'hai, Moji, Kobe & Yoko S'hai, Moji, Kobe & Yoko S'hai, Moji, Kabe & Yoko Shanghai, Moji & Kobe S'hai, Moji, Kobe & Yoko Moji, Kobo, Osaka & Yoko S'hai, Moji, Kobe & Yoko S'hai, Moji, Kobe & Yoko S'hai, Moji, Kobo & Yoko S'hai, Moji, Kobe & Yoko S'hai, Moji, Kobe & Yoko S'hai, Moji, Kobe & Yoko B'bai, Moji, Kobe & Yoko
All dates are approximate and subject to alteration without notice, WIRELESS ON ALL STEAMERS.
Parcels Measuring not more than 24 ft. x 2ft. x 1ft, will be wooived at the Co's Office up to noon on the day previous to sailing' For Passage Rates, Handbooks, Freights, etc., apply to
MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & Co.,
Agents.
P. & O. Bldg., Connaught Rd., C.,
BOSTON, NEW YORK & BALTIMORE.
JOIN SERVICH OF TH":
"BLUE FUNNEL LINE”
(OOZAN 8,8. 00., LTD CHINA MUTUAL 8.8. CO, LTD. AND
AMERICAN & MANCHURIAN LINE.
(ELLERMAN & BUCKNALL BE CO., LTD.) ·
BAILINGS FROM HONGKONG
8.8. "CITY OF BEDFORD". 8.8. "CITY OF KIMBULEY" 8.8. "LYCAON".
8.8. "CITY OF DURHAM"
S.S. "RHESUS".
8.8. "CITY OF DUNKIRK"
via Suez Canal 22nd Jan. via Suez Canal 20th Feb. via Suez Canal 9th Mar. via Suez Canal 23rd Mar, via Buez Canal 6th Apr. via Suez Canal 20th Apr..
Steamers proceed via Suez Canal or Panama Canal at owne's'
option.
Subject to Change without notice.
For freight and particulars apply to:
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE or THE BANK LIKE, LD., HONGKONG
Jardine Matheson & Co., Ltd., Cantom
Hongkong & Canton.
GLEN LINE.
Fare Hongkong to London £282,
TO LONDON, ROTTERDAM & HAMBURG via STRAITS & COLOMBO,
Steamship
"GLENIFFER" (Via Oran}
Motor Vessel "GLENAMOY" (Via Oran) Motor Vessel "GLENLUOE" (Via Oranı. Motor Vessel "GLENGARRY" (Via Oran)
25th
Jan. ...2nd Mar
4th Apr+ 2nd May.
Due Hongkong.
21st Jan.
TO SHANGHAI, KOBE, YOKOHAMA & VLADIVOSTOCK.
Motor Vessel "GLENAMOY"
Steamship
"GLENSANDA"
Motor Vessel "GLENAPP"
Motor Vessel "GLENLUCE"
Steamship
"CARMARTHENSHIRE".
28th Jan. 3rd Feb.
24th Feb.
5th Mer
For freight, passage and further particulare, apply to:
JARDINE, MATHESON &.CO., LTD. AGENTS: THE GLEN LINE, LTD.
T. S. S. "SLANG WO.”
Passenger & Cargo River Steamer, built and ergined at Kowloon Dook, by the Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Co., Ltd., to the order of the Indo-China Steam Navigation Co., Ltd.. for service on the Middle Yangtze, Hankow-Ichang.
"
Ploase address onquiries to the Chief Manager:
R. M. DYER, B. Se., M.IN.A., Kowloon Dock, Hongkong.
AUSTRALIAN-ORIENTAL LINE, LTD.
**Changte
12
“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. SERELLANS & MOer U-20 Párs Vines & Becond CLANE PASUINGEK ADDCMMSGATION, HONGKONG TO SYDNEY-19 DAYS.
SYAĞMUR
TAIPING
CHANGTE
TAIPING
CHANGTE
DUN HONGLONG ON CMOOTT
In Port
7th February
9th March
6th April......^"
BAILS MANCH OK OR LEGUT
14th January 14th February 16th March
13th April
For Freight & Passage, apply to BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE Tel. 0.36.
Agents.