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MEN WHO CAN IRON THEIR
OWN HANDKERCHIEFS.
"Are men capable of Ironing their own handkerchiefs 1"
According to Mrs. G. Horton, the Parliamentary Secretary of the National Union of Societies for
MONDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1928,
CONSIGNEES NOTICES. CONSIGNEES' NOTICES.
THE BEN LINE: STEAMERS,
KOREAN LIMITED,
From LEITH, MIDDLESBRO', ANTWERP, LONDON, STRAITS and PHILIPPINES,
The Steamship,
OCEAN STEAM SHIP CO., LTD.
CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD. Consignees per Company's Vessel, KEVMERIONES,"
From UNITED KINGDOM VIK ALBINGAPORER
SINGAPORE-COLOMBO-BOMBAY Equal Citizenship, who was taking of their risk into the hazardous Folt's Wharf Kowloon, where it will
BY THE PALATIAL AND LUXURIOUS STEAMER
"EMPRESS OF CANADA"
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This bil barang steamer is the most modern type of floating hotel, with Luza. riously appointed aloons and extensive promenade decks. The "Empress of Unanda' has a white tiled swimming bath thirty feet long, nightsch foot wide, with a maximum depth of eight feat. With nogronient dressing rooms and shower baths, and a large gymnasium adjoining it, there is found everything one could desire to an up-to-data athletio club.
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Definition of TRAVELLERS' CHEQUES.
The system of Travellers Obaquss was originated in 1891 by the. American Express Company with the object of creating a form a travel currency which would give the holder the security of a letter of credit and at the same time the convenience of local The Company registered the cheques under the trade CHEQUES EXPRESS TRAVELERS' of AMERICAN the word "Travellers' being spelled with one "1" This advantage of the Chequea was 20 apparent that other banking Institutions
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For further particulars apply to the
GILMAN CO., LTD.
Hongkong.
Loading abous 20th Oct.
Alb Octobor 30th October
Agente
G. E. HUYGEN.
Canton.
'are.
No claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all Goods remaining undelivered after the ard-October, will be subject to
rent
"ΒΕΝΑΤΟΝ. Consignees of Cargo are hereby lo formed that all Goods are being lands part in the debate on "The and/or extra hasardous Godowns of Economin Aspect of Marriage" at The Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf the Summer School at Oxford they and Godown Co., Ltd., whence and/or E from the wharvos delivery may be Mrs. Horton thought they were obtained, BE PA also capable of doing a great many other domestic thingsUN
"With a really fair division of household duties, it is possible,” she'said, "for a healthy young man and his wife to go on with their own particular profession and run the house between them. I can proya it, for my husband and I. do it. We change round jobs Occasionally, so that we do not get Inte rats. (Laughter).
"Men are not so helpless in dortestle things as they are com- monly supposed to be, or rathered by
out to be. make themaelves (Laughter)
"If women learned a little more about mechanical work, and men a little more about household work, professional life and home life could be run perfectly well in confunction. Domestic work Is Bo much less and easier than it used to be.
"
"In my opinion too few women really want to carry on their work when they are married, so that the few who do so do not acriqusly affect the unemployment question. It is a woman's duty to carry on the work to which she has beon trained as long as she can."
-Full-Time Job.
Miss Eleanor F. Rathbone, President of the Union, said: "There are nine million married women in this country who, apart from their domestic duties, are unoccupied. In my opinion they are the hardest worked of all, and yet they are not entitled to one penny of the national wealth. ("Shame").
"Theirs is a full-time profession with no time limit and no night hour day or a half-day holiday each week, for they work a seven- day week and 365 days a year."
Miss Patricia Hall, of Ports- mouth, who spoke on suffrage, sald: "When my brother spent all his college allowance and had no more sixpences to have his socks mended, he learned to darn them himself. He could make ten or_cocon tolerably well, and with a little practice would manage other domestic jobs.
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are hereby notified that the onrira having arrived per s.. "Monolaus from Singapore will be discharged into Ife at Consignee's risk and subject to terms and conditions of storage, at Holt's Wharf. The Cargo will be ready for delivery from Godown And after 20th September.png
Optional cargo will not, be landed here, unless notice has been givan prior to atomer's arrival, but carried on from port to port to the final port of call to which the option extends.
All broken, chafed, and damaged goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on any Tuesdays and Fridays between hours of 10.45 am and noen within the free storage period. Jatta be
All cisima against the steamer must be presented to the Undersigned on or before the 17th October, or they will not be recognised and damaged
All broken, chafed Goods are to be left in the Godown, where they will be examined on the
No claims will be admitted after the by 2nd October, at 10 m
and all Goods remaining undelivered Mesta. Goddard and Douglas Goods have left the steamer's Godown, No Fire Insurance has been effected after the 6th October, will be subject Bills of Lading will be
countersign GIBD, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD4 Hongkong, 26th September, 1928,
Agents,
AMERICAN & ORIENTAL LINE From U.B.A.
The Motor Vossel,
to rent
All Claims against the SteamOT must be presented to the undexalanod on or before the 19th October, or they will not be recognised.
No Fire Insurance will be affected;
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
Agents. Hongkong, 29th Sept. 1928.: SERVICES CONTRACTUELS DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.
The Steamship,
"BIRCHBANK" having arrived, Consignees of Cargo by her are informed that all Goods are being innded at thelf riak into the hazardous and/or extra-hazardous Godowns of The Hongkong and Kow- loon Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd., Bringing Cargo from MARSEILLES whence delivery may be obtained.
No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all Goods rentaining undelivered after 4th October, 1928, will be subject to rent
All Claims against the Vessel must be presented to the Undersigned on or before 11th October, 1928, or they
will not be recognised.
All broken, chafed and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns where, they will be examined on Thursday, 4th October, 1928, at 10 am,
No Fire Insurance has boon effect- ed,
Bills of Lading will be counter signed by
THE BANK LINE LIMITED.,"
General Agente.
LAUREL-DECKED SKULL.
FIND IN AN ETRUSCAN TOMB.
Rome, Sopt. 7.
"SPHINX"
&C., Consignees are heroby informed that their goods with the exception of Opium, Treasure and Valuables are being landed and stored into the Godowns of the Hongkong Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd., Kowloon, whanco delivery may be obtained immediately after landing.
All claims must be sent in to me on or before the Thursday, the 4th October, 1928, or they will not be Monday, the 1st October, 1028.
on
Damaged packages will be examined by the Company's Surveyors Messrs. Goddard & Douglas in the presence of the Consignees at 10.00a.m. Monday the 17th September, 1928.
No Fire Insurance. will be effected by us in any case whatever..
L. LESDOS,
Agent. Hongkong, 26th September, 1028, THE EAST ASIATIC CO., LTD., COPENHAGEN.
THE
FUNNEL
BLUE
LINE
REGULAR AND FAST
FREIGHT AND
PASSENGER SERVICES
LONDON SERVICE
BAUPEDON" 3rd Oct. Marnsiles, London, R'dam & Glasgow'
16th Oak. Mles, O'b'ca., L'don, R'dam&H'barg "CALOH AB": "PATROCLUB's Sisi Och Miles, London, 'dam & Glasgow
| LIVERPOOL SERVICE
Genda, Havre, L'pool & Glasgow
· 20th Oct. · "KURILOCHUR“
20th Nov. Genos, Havre, L'pool & Glasgow "TITAN" AN
PACIFIC SERVICE
via 'Kobe & Yokohama "PROTESILAUS":
6th Oct
Victoria, Vancouver & Sentila TALTHYBIUS 27th Oct. Victoria, Vazouver à Boutile NEW YORK SERVICES
"AGAPENOR":"17th Oct:* "FYRRHUS? WA 16th Nov,
INWARD
SERVICE
New York, Boston & Baltimore.
Boston, New York & Baltimore
Shanghai, Haji, Kobe & Yoko. Shanghai, Moji, Kobe & Yoke.
“ARTYANAX” Dus 10th Oct. DANFA Das 13th Oct. PASSENGER SERVICE
BARPEDON" "PATROGLUS"
ard Dob Sint, Oct.
Balla at Daylight.
Singapore, Marseille & Landen Bin, spors, Maresilisi & London
Also cargo steamers with limited passanger 2000mmodation st specially reduced faros.
For freight, passage rates and information apply to 1-
Butterfield & Swire,
Aginta
President Liner
SAILINGS
Weekly Trans-Pacific Service. To San Francisco and Los Angeles The Sunshine Belt via Honolulu FORTNIGHTLY SAILINGS ON TUESDAYS
Tuesday, Oct.
President Cleveland
bo
President Pierce President TaftTM
The Motor Vessel,
"AFRIKA"
consignees of cargo having arrived, are hereby informed that all goods are being landed and placed at their "The average girl, too," she said, In an Etruscan tomb just dis-risk into the hazardous and/or extra covered near Vulet, one of the hazardous Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godawn richest cities of Etruria, has been found, a skull girt with laurel obtained as soon as the goods are
Co., Ltd., where delivery can leaves still fresh and almost green landed. and also traces of gold filigree.
No claims will be admitted after Archaeologists suppose that the the goods have left the Godowns and goods remarter, 1928, at undelivered tomb is that of some celebrated all warrior, king, or poet of those after the 4th
4 p.m. will be subject to rent.
All broken, chafed and damaged where they will be examined by
"is taught something of mother craft, but there is never any aux gestion that a boy should learn fathercraft." (Laughter).
of Miss Helen Ward, Executive Committee, said ehl- dren thought far more of their mothers if they had made good in some other way besides bringing
after them.
the
times.
These excavations have boen
them into the world and looking undertaken privately by Ugo gooda are to be left in the Godown, Į Lady Brooke, ex-lady mayoresa Ferragut under one of the new Messrs. Anderson and Asbe on the
"The old-cences of the Government permill- of Birmingham, snid:
All claims against the vessel mast fashioned mother would not allowing privato persons to excavate 2nd October, 1928, at 10 am.
Professor Parlbeni, te presented to the Undersigned her children to grow up, but the in Etruria. now idea is to let them do so so of the Rome National Museum, before the 7th October, 1928, or they that they become real chums to was present at the opening of the will not be recognised..
tomb, and fixed the date at 800 their fathers and mothers.
During the whole debate there B.C.
A large hall was also discovered, were anores from an elderly woman who fell fast asleep. This thought to have been used for was an embarrassment to speakers funeral rites, as it is surrounded but an amusement to the audience, with galleries containing rifled
tombs.
BANK LINE
AGENTS FOR
No Fire Insurance will be offerted. Bill of Lading will be countersign- ed by
Agents. JOHN MANNERS & CO., LTD.,
Hongkong, 27th September, 1928.
LTD.
ELLERMAN & BUCKNALL S.S. CO., LTD.
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Tuesday, Oct. 28rd
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FRENCH MAIL STEAMERS.
Sailings from Hongkong.
To YOKOHAMA via Shanghai
8.Kobe.
To MARSEILLES via Saigen,
Singapore, Colombo, Djibouti (Aden) Suez, Port-Said.
D'ARTAGNAN...... 9 Oct.' SPHINX....... ......23rd Oat G. METZINGER... 6th Nov. PAUL LECAT...... 20th Nov. ANDRE LEBON... 4th Dec, CHENONCEAUX... 18th Doc. PORTHOS....
1st Jan, ...15th Jan. ATHOS II..... ́D'ARTAGNAN ...29th Jan.
G. METZINGER... 9th Oct. PAUL LEGAT...... 23rd Oct. ANDRE LEDON... 7th Nov. CHENONCEAUX... 21st Nov. PORTHOS...... 5th Deo: ATHOS II...... 19th Doo. D'ARTAGNAN... 2nd Jan, SPHINX.......16th Jan. G. METZINGER... 30th Jan. We can issue through tickets to Egypt, Syrian ports, East Africa, Madagascar by transhipment on our mail staamers at Port-Said or Djibouti,
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AMERICAN & MANCHURIAN LINK
via Buon Cunei via Suez Canal
5th October,
26th October.'
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80th November,
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FOR
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MAURITIUS & SOUTH AFRICA
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via Buez Canal
AMERICAN & ORIENTAL LINE 25th November
ORIENTAL AFRICAN LINE 15th November
Loading for Mauritius, Reunion, Delagon Bay, Durban, Hast, London, Algos Bay (Port Elizabath), Mossel
and Bay Capetown. Through Bills of Lading issued to Beira, Quilimaine, Iho, Port Amelia, Mozambiqús, Chiude, Inhambane
Zanzibar. Mombasa. Ellindini, Port Nolloth. Luderits Day, Walela Bay and Madagascar.
For freight or passage on any of the above lines apply-
30th Sept.
Telephone Central 4701.
8. Queen's Building.
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Telephones: C. 651 & 740,
THE BANK LINE, Ltd.
For Bookings, Passenger and Freight Information, apply to
12, PEDDER STREET, (opposite Hongkong Hotel.) Tolophones Contral 2477, 2478 &-795
Cable Address ."Dollar".
CANTON BRANCH:-No. 4 Sha Kee Street,
American Mail Line
and
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LETTER GOLF SOLUTION.
Here is the Bolution to the puzzle on another page. SPORT, SPORE,
STORE STARE, STARS, STAYS, SLAYS, PLAYS.
Willesden Urban District Council have obtained sanction to raise a loan of £150,000 for further hous ing advances,
Damage to the extent of £2,000 was caused by a fire which broke, out in Kingston (Jamaica)" gar rison, and destroyed the offices of the Royal Engineers, ge
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