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SAN FRANCISCO vía Bhanghai, Japan Ports & Honolulu
Shinyo Maru
Siberia Maru
Taiyo Maru
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LONDON via Singapore, Suoz, Marseillos & Porta,
Suwa Maru
Fushimi Maru
SYDNEY & MELBOURNE via Manila & Ports.
Aki Maru
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Tuesday, 1st May, Tuesday, 15th May. Tuonday, 29th May.
Saturday, 21st Apr. Saturday, 5th May.
Wednesday, 25th Apr. BOMBAY vin Singapore, Penang & Colombo,
Baiyo Maru (Omit Penang)
Friday, 37th Apr. SOUTH AMERICA (WEST COAST) via Japan, Honolulu,
+
Thursday, 31st May.
Capetown & Porta.
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NAGASAKI, KOBE & YOKOHANA.“
Thursday, 10th May, NEW YORK, and/or BOSTON via PANAMA.
#Toba Maru
Friday, 20th Apr. LIVERPOOL vin Singapore, Colombo, Port Said & Parts,
#Toyooka Meru - k
Tuesday, 15th May. CALCUTTA via Singapore, Penang & Rangoon.
Malacos Maru
Friday, 20th Apr.
"Thursday, 17th May.
www
Los Angeles Moxico & Panama Rakuya Mara ng
...
SOUTH AMERICA (EAST COAST) via Singaporo,
Hakata Maru ..
Tango Maru
SHANGHAI, KODE & YOKOHAMA.
Tsushima Maru
Moji Maru...
Tokushima Maru (Calls Moji; +Yamagata Maru (Moji Direct)
Muroran Maru (Moji Direct) ... Kitano Maru 1Cargo only,
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Friday, 20th Apr. Saturday, 21st Apr. Saturday, 21st Apr. Sunday, 22nd Apr. Sunday, 22nd Apr. Tuesday, 1st May.
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SAILINGS BUBJECT TO ALTERATION.
Destination.
TO TSINGTAŬ via SWATOW
# SHANGHAI
TO OSAKA via AMOY.
SHANGHAI, MOJI V KOBE
TO OSAKA via AMOY, MOJI
KOBE
TO CANTON
Steamora,
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TO SANDAKAN
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Sailings.
noon.
THE HONGKONG
TELEGRAPH.
FORESTRY WORK.
SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT
FOR LAST YEAR.
was 1681.
Forestry, Formation of Pine Tree Planta tions-Increased arens were dealt with during the year, and the num-.
FRIDAY, APRIL 20, 1928.
such as surveys, training of nul- lahs and other public Improve- ments the areas cleared amounted to 2,612,305 aquaro Yest.
"THE DUCHESSES.”
13
P. & 0.-BRITISH INDIA, APCAR AND EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN LINES.
(COMPANIES incorporated in ENGLAND) Taking Cargo on through Bills of Lading for Straits, lava and Burma, Ceylon, India, Perelan Gulf, Mauritius, E. & S. Africa, Australasia, Including, New Zealand, & Queensland Ports, Red Sea, Egpyt, Constantinople, Greece, Levantine Ports, PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL FORTNIGHTLY DIRECT ROYAL MAIL STEAMERS.
Europa, Etcrven
(UNDER CONTRACT WITH HM. GOVERNMÉNT.)
8. 8.
NAGPORE MOREA
LAHORE
-KASHGAR
•
ber of in situ sowings of wood of careless dropping of liglited tobac: m 7ter, wil be the largest stoamor RAWALPINDI
Pinus Massoniana amounted to 197, 476 as against 70,500 in 1928. Not less than fivo seöds were sown
co or matches.
...
Forest Guards Bervice.
Can
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Tons
From Hong- kong (about)
5,283 21st Apr. 10,953 | 28th Apr.
5,252
7th May.
5,334 22nd May.
9,005 12th May.
Destination
2
Marseilles & London
Bombay, Marseilles & Lidon Marseilles & London
}
M'iss, L’don. A'werp & Hull
Straits, Obo B'bay, & Karachi
10,986 | 26th May. | Bombay, Marsellies & London
5,273 31st May. | Straita, Colombo & Bombay 5,318 2nd June. | Marseilles & London 8,097
9th June. | Marseilles, L'don & A'worp 6,715) 19th Juña, ↑ Straits & Bombay 16,60123rd June. Bombay, Marieilles & London
6,030 30th Junò, | Marsoillos, London & Hull 9,1147th July. | M'Tes, L'don, A'werp & Hull 16.619 | 21st July. | Bombay, Marseilles &z London
7,058 | 28th July. | Marselitos & London
NEW CANADIAN PACIFIC**** Pine Tree Caterpillars (Eutricha "ATLANTIC LINERS. pundiala) appeared in the Pine Mr H. Green, the Superinten-Colony in March and were in evid Canadian Pacific Steamship, Ltd., plantations in many parts of the From the local oice of the dent of the Botanical and Foresence at the end of the year; scri- comes a beautifully illustrated book- try Department, in his report for ous damage was done to Pine trees let giving particulars of the new year 1927, says:
Alterations to earth banks wore tion and burying of the caterpil-Pacific on the Atlantic..
during the month of June. Collec "Duchess" ateamors of the Canadian undertaken in the immediate violars was, commenced when there nity of the plant houses in the Old was no longer any Hope of weather The first of the four, the Duchess Garden, this and the rebuilding condillons destroying the best, the of Atholl, was launched from the of a retaining wall enabled a much total amout collected and destroy. Clyde in November of last year. needed compound and water tanked in all parts of the Colony Was There are three others, the Duchess to be established;
of Bedford, Duchess of Richmond A 15 year old tree of Casila 14,587 pounds,
A total of 50 hill and, planta, and Büchers of Cornwall, all of javanica flowered for the first time tion fred occurred during the year, which will be in the Liverpool, KIDDERPORE and produced a fine show of large, no aerious damage was done to any Quebec and Montreal morrico by pink blooms.
MALWA Government plantation but large 1920. The total number of young treeh number of wild tries on the The Deleases embody in their JEYPORE |ALIPORE and plants sold during the year slopes of Tai Mo Shin Were des design and in the arrangement, troyed. Little or no assistants spaciousness and beauty of their pas
DELTA in dealing with fires was given by anger accommodations many un-MIRZAPORE village people living within short usualnovations and departures RANPURA Biatances of the burnt areas; most rom abopted standards. The Duchers INOVARA of the fires appeared to be dug to
| Atholl," et 20,000 - Jans gross, KHYBER
to and from the port
NANTIN Montreal Sixteen hundred – people
travel in
In comfort-600 theCargo only. 500 in the tourist third
500 third rooms and In cách site in order to allow for"] The total number of persons ar failure and damage by small ani-rested and charged with forestry passengers. In the cabin class stale Tyrean, Smyms and other Levini Poria by Bloomers of the Khedival MM) 8; 8. C6
rooms standard type of mals and birds; the total weight offences during the year was sub, has the signdane ty po obert of seed used in this method of re- of these 800 were fined or Impri-boda such as one in accustomed to afforestation was 115 pounda. soned, 26 cautioned, 10 had their at home and the rooms are equipped TAKADA
with all those conveniences which The arena dealt with were West ball estreated, 10 were discharged,
TALAMDA Bay peninsula, Mount Collinson, six bound over in personal bonds on expect to find only in a modern, TALMA
metropolitan hotel. Stanley Mound Catchwater, Tai|of $100 each and charges against The Canadian Pacific have Intro- Wo Po, Shek Li Pul reservoir area, three were withdrawn.".
duced in their Duchess ships new Kowloon Tsai, hills,adjoining Kow- Fifteen persons who were confentures in connexion with tourist Icon Bay, Castle Peak near the [victed of a second and in some third cabin service. This class of Police Station, Talpo Forestry Re-casea of a third or fourth forestry travel has become very popular serve and bare hills in the Peak offence were banished. A number among students, teachers and others District, 1:
of the persons so dealt with lived who desire to travel comfortably and and in the Duchess of economically, Other and more grassy areas entirely on the proceeds of timber Atholl and her sister ships there. where germination of seeds with- and other thefts and their absence aro out preparation of sites may be from the Colony has undoubtedly doubtless be greatly appreciated, in many improvements which will expected were sown by the broad- lessened the destruction of mature cluding a children's room. All the cast method, the total weight of timber in the older plantations, tourist staterooms have running hot sceda of Pinits Massoniana used in this work was 995 pounds; trials inflicted and warnings given in are now being made with Leucaena District Officers Courts, the lounge is an enormous and artistical-Rulambugan, Tawae, Timor, Darwin, or other parts en route as inducement aders. glanca and 129 pounds of seeds of
ly decorated room and the this tree were used, experimental amount of illicit felling of the room has accommodation for 250 Rowings were made with small lots larger Indigenous trees in outlying people." of Pinus insularis, Cunninghamia districts was much less than dur sinensis, Acacia pennata and Acacia ing the past five years. confusa.
Class
Frequent connections from Pork Bald for Passengers & Cargo to Constantinopla?
BRITISH INDIA-APCAR, BAILINGS
16,949 1 23rd Apr.
8,018
10,000
3rd May. 26th May.
S'pore, Penang & Calcutta S'poro, Penang & Caloutta S'pore. Panang & Calcutta
B. L. Aptar Line steamers have excellent accommodation for 1st and 2nd class passengers. All steamers are fitted with wireless and carry ■ qualified surgeon.
KASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS (South)
*ARAFURA 6,000! 4th May. TANDA
6,656 |・・ 1st June. Calle Port Holland. ST. ALBANS 4,500 29th Juno.
"Manila, Sandakan, Thurs, Island, Townsville, B'bane (Sydney and Melbourne.
Regular Monthly Sailings from Hongkong to Japan and
to Australia
Chiefly as a result of penalties and cold water laid on, large ward Hong & A. 8. 8, Ca., Ltd. steamers will also call at Shanghai, Xioile, deb,
robe apace and wide berths. The
Considerable improvements have al 50 been effected in the third class or steerage accommodation.
The dining room has separate tables and there is an excellent lounge and a smoking room.
Many Hongkong people travelling via Canada and the United States will doubtless take advantage of the opportunity to travel in thesa NOW and luxurious steamers.
Efforts are still being made to The planting of roadside troos stop the cutting of New Year Gun. 22nd Apr st noon, for shade and decorative purposes Flower (Enkianthus quinqueflorus) Wad. 25th Apr at
was maintained and extended dur- and notices are now posted in all Sun. 29th Apr at
neoning the year, a large number of parts of the Colony for some weeks Wed, 2nd May at
Doon, trees were killed or damaged by prior to Chinese New Year warn the gale of August 20th and could ing the villagers against destroy Fri. 27th Apr at 7am. not be replaced before the end of ing this flowering shrub; this and the year; the force of the gale did the fact that a plentiful supply la Tues. 1st May at 7am. most damage between Castle Peak now brought down from Canton
and Sheung Shul, where many fine has had the effect of lessening the CANTON OBSERVATORY specimens of Melaleuca Leucaden- more serious wholesale cuttings Bun. 22nd Apr at 8 pm. dron were destroyed.
but thefts. of small quantites. in: Increased motor traffic necessi-the Wanchai Gap and Tytám dis- Satur. 21st Apr at 3 p.m. tated the removal of a number of tricts were again numerous. « Batur. 28th Apr at 4 p.m. large shade trees from the sides Satur, 28tä. Apr at 5 p.m.
For freight or pastage spply to:--
JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD. . Telephone 215. Contral
General Managora.
DODWELL & CO., LTD.
NEW YORK BERTH
FOR NEW YORK & BOSTON Via SUEZ
8.8. "EOLTON CASTLE" Sails hence on or about 27th Apr.
LLOYD TRIESTINO.
REGULAR MONTHLY PASSENGER AND FREIGHT BERVICE for BRINDISI, VENICE & TRIESTE (FIUME) TAKING CARGO ON THROUGH BILLS OF LADING ¿TO GENOA, ALL ITALIAN, ADRIATIC, LEVANT,
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£72.10.0. £80.0.0,
OUTWARDS FOR SHANGHAI, YOKOHAMA, KOBE & MOJL
"M.V. "REMO"
M.V. "VIMINALE" M.V. "ESQUILINO"
BOMEWARDS
FOR
8.8. "VENEZIA”
M.V. "REMO".
M.V. “VIMINALE”.
From Hongkong
Bails honco on or about 26th Apr,
Sails bence on or about 24th May. Bails hence on or about 21st June. BRINDISI VENICE AND TRIESTE
from Hongkong Bails hence on or about 1st May. Sails hence on or about 29th May. Baila hence on or about 26th June.
NATAL LINE OF STEAMERS
FROM CALCUTTA & COLOMBO TO SOUTH AFRICAN PORTS
B.S. "UMVOLOSI”
Sails from Calcutta - 3rd May,
Bagular Passenger and Cargo Bervice to South African Ports.
· Through Bills of Lading issued from Hongkong For Freight or Passage on any of the above Lines apply to:-
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of the motor roads,
areas,
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Agriculture, etc.
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Frequent connections from Australia with the following :-
The Union 8. 6. Co's Steamers to the United Kingdom vis New Zealand, Vancouver, Ban Francisco, etc.,
The P. & D. Ioyal Mail Stegners to Lendon via Bucz Canal. The P. & 0. Branch Bervice of Steamers to London vis the Cape. The New Zealand Shipping Co. Steamers to Southampton, and London via Panama Canal
SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI "& JAPAN.
KIDDERPORE | 5,394
¡JEYPORE {HATIPARA MALWA TALMA
.6,318
7.764' 10,986
20th Apr. 21st Apr. 25th Apr. 27th Apr,
10,000 3rd May.
1
¡ALIPORE TAKLIWA
5,273 7,936
3rd May.
7th May.
INSTALLATION IN SUN YAT- SEN UNIVERSITY.
INOVARA TANDA
6,989
8th May.
6,956
8th May.
IDEVANHA
8,155
11th May.
8,097
11th May.
7,754
22nd May.
6,715
24th May.
10,601
10:006
7,058
5th June.
4,500
5th June.
9.114
8th June.
16,619
22nd June.
RANPURA
Shanghai, Moji & Kebo B'hai, Moji, Kobe & Yoko Moji, Kobe, & Osako S'hai, Moji, Kobe & Yáko Amoy, S'hai, Moji, Kobe
& Onaka Moji & Kobe
Amoy, Moll, Kobe, Osaka
& Yoko
S'hai, Moji, Kobe & Yoko
Mof, Kobe, Osaka & Yoke S'hai, Koba & Osaka
B'hai, Moji, Kobe & Yoko Anoy, Moji, Kobe & Osaka Shanghai, Moji & Kobe
25th May, 18'hai, Kobe & Yoko
2nd June, | Amoy, 8'hai, Moji, Kobe & Osake
S'hai, Moji, Kobe & Yoko
Moji, Kobe, Osaka & Yoke
S'hai, Moji, Kobe & Yöke 8'hai, Kobs & Yoko
All dates are approximate and subject to alteration without notice. WIRELESS ON ALL STEAMERS.
Other felling was carried out in A general exhibit of foreign
As proposed by the authorities DELTA connes in with the development vegetables was staged at the first, in the Sun Yat-sen University, SANTHIA of building alles, the formation of New Territories Agricultural Show Canton, an Observatory is being ↑ MIRZAPORE dairy farms and the leasing of the which was held at Sheung Shui en constructed on an artificial hill in order to make necessary grass growing areas ad-November 7th and 8th. More in-ita interior, in jolning the farms, extensions of terest is now displayed in the cul- astronomical and physical observa- TILAWA cemeteries and work in connex-tivation of both foreign and nations, and to enable the students Ion with reservoir catchment tive vegetables for local consump to study the astronomy. For this NANKIN
Government has ST. ALBANS purpose the tion; this is chiefly due to increas-allowed a sum of $30,000 as sub- KHYBER Planting of shade and flowering ed motor transport and the com-sidy for the construction, of which RAWALPINDI trees, ohrubs and creepers was car-munication between the Hongkong ried on in large numbers of other-markets and the Now Territories only $15,000 has so far been re- Cargo only. wise unused small open spacca in villages which was established Government has now been request- ceived by the university, and the all parts of the Colony,
during labour troubles and conseed to issue the balance, so as to quent shortage of fresh vegetables be able to complete the work at an Undergrowth Clearing.
during 1925.
early date. It is heard that a Anti-malarial clearing has now
quantity of the necessary apparatus, been extended to Taipo dietriat
valued at over $17,600, has been where systematic removal of un-
As the outcome of a Board of ordered from France, America dergrowth is carried out in the Trade inquiry into an explosion and Germany.. vicinity of housea and public build- at a manufacturing confectioner's, It is learned that the university ings twice annually.
Hull, by which one girl was kill-has received a letter from the During the year the total areas ed and a workman injured, the International Astronomical Union, cleared in connexion with anti- firm was ordered to pay £20 to asking it to assist in futhering the malarial measures totalled 8,905,-wards the cost of the inquiry and study of Terrestrial Observations | 835 square feet, for other purposes the makers of the plant £25. and report its results.
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Parcels Measuring not more than 21 ft. x 2ft x 1ft. will be received at the Co's Office up to noon on the day previous to sailing For Passage Rates. Handbooks, Freights, eta, apply to
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BOSTON, NEW YORK & BALTIMORE.
JOINT BERVICE OF THE
BLUE FUNNEL·LINE”.
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AND
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(ELLERMAN AND BUCKNALL" B.B.-CO., LTD.) BAILINGS FROM HONGKONG
S.S. "OITY OF EASTBOURNE" via Suez Canal 18th May.
8.8. "CITY OF NEWCASTLE"
8.8. "ADRASTUS"
8.8. "HELEN US"
APA
vis Buez Canal 4th Juno... via Suez Canal 15th Juns, via Suez Canal 29th June,
Steamers proceed via Suez Canal or Panama Canal at owners".
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'Changte" & "Taiping.”
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HONGKONG TO SYDNEY-19 DAYS. 55
STEAMER
TAIPING CHANGTE TAIPING.
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th May
ith June
10th July
BATA BENDE ON UN AMOUR.
18th May
15th June
17th July
17th August
7th August
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