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Deanition of TRAVELLERS' CHEQUES
"Tho system of Travellers Choques was originated in 1891 by the form American Express Company with the object of creating a
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
NEW TO THE PORT.
TWO VESSELS IN HONGKONG FOR FIRST TIME.
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Built 1000 by the Workman, Clark and Co. Ltd. at Belfast as the Suvn, she is a steel screw ship of 2, gross tonnaga and 1,159 nett tonnage, and is itted with wireless and electric, lights,
Manila since
she
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1929.
ASSENGERS.
ARRIVED.
CONSIGNEES' NOTICES. OCEAN STEAM SHIP CO., LTD.
AND
CHINA MUTUAL STEAM Per 8. Ruth Alexander from Shanghai, Japan and U.S.-Mrs. Vida NAVIGATION CO., LTD. The mast few days have seen the B. Bear, Mrs. Amy Chuen, Miss Milly
Consignees per Company's Vessel, arrival of a number of vessels which Chuen, Mr. James M. Gordon, Mr. were now to the part, and anotherr. M. S. Lal, Mr. John J. Satzky, Ho Mingaving, Mr. Alfred Kayser,
"TYNDABEUS". From VICTORIA, SEATTLE and two appeared in yesterday morning's Mr. Tsé Yeo-chung, Mr. Robert Harbour Oflice Reports.
Young, Mrs, Robert C. Young, Capt.
VANCOUVER via JAPAN. Ono, of two ateamers is the s.8. Paul R. Blackburn, Mrs. PP. Black- Sirius which is under the American bura, Mr. Wai Yuan-thar, Mr. Roland are hereby notified that the cargo will bo discharged Into Holt's Wharf Kow flag and is owned by Madregal and Grima, Mrs, Amanda Hamilton, Missloon, where it will do at Consignoe's Co., who have no agents in Hong-Jean Hamilton, Miss Dorothy Robins, risk and subject to terms and con- kong. She entered in ballast, it Mr. Bertrand H. Silen, Mr. Jos .ditions of storage at Holt's Wharf. being understood that she is here Thrussell, Mrs. E, H. Adams, Master The Cargo will be ready for delivery for repairs, and is now in Kowloon Jack Adams, Master Rayhart Adams, from Godown on and after 26th Dock.
Miss Niwa'Arima, Mr. Geo. F. Barn- February, 1929. well, Mrs: Geo. Barnwell, Master Gro.
Optional cargo will not be landed Allan Barnwell, Mr. Eraust E. here. Unless notice has been given Barber, Mr. John. DeLind Jr., Mr. prior to steamer's arrival, but carried Margery V. DeLind, Miss Margery on from port to port to the final part E DeLind, Mr. and Mrs. Horace of call to which the option extends..
All broken, chafed, and damaged Badge Mr. Jas. O'Reilly Duffy: Mr. She was engined by the builders Huang Chin-tan, Mr. Susuma Kigosbl, goods arn to be left in the Godowns, to 414 N.H.P. and was originally res Mr Toku Kigosh!, Master Aklo whore they will be examined on any gistered at Melbourne but has boen Kigoshi, Mr. Frank Lowe, Mr. Frank Tuesdays and Fridays between the Lowe Jr., Mrx. Frank Lowe, Mr. hour of 10.45 a.m. and noon within registered" at changed ownership. Her dimensions Barney Lubin, Mr. Norman R. Now, the free storage period. are length 800.3 feet, beam 41.1 fect. Norman New, Mas Ramona IL Now, Mr and Mrs. Reginald W. Pos. and depth 11.8 foot.
Miss Louise Howell, Mr. Wadhumal agrani, Dr. Pinthu Sul, Mr. and Mis. Perry Smith Jr., Mr. Wu Lai-likt, Mrs. Carolyn Wyckoff, Miss Irl
All Claims against the Steamer Wyckoff Miss Grace E. Woodedek, must be presented to the undersigned Mr. and Mrs. Geo. P. Crocker, Mr. on or before 18th March; 1929, or and Mrs. Wm. M. Greor, Mr. and they will not be recognised.. Mrs. Floyd I Knight, Miss Frances No Fire Insurance will be effected. Lenhouts, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Marks, Mr. and Mrs. Warren W McBryde, Misa Janet McBryde, Miss Lucils HeBryde, Mr. and Mrs. Morris Phillips, Mr. Wm. E. Eberback, Mrs. Dewey Smith, Miss Barbara Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Jas. P. Britt, Miss Lilifan Guffin, Mrs. W. P. Johnson, Mr. Walter P. Johnson, Mr. Arthur A. Stado, Mina Cecilia Martin, Miss Patricia Martin, Miss Alice Martin, Lt. Col. Leonard Gilbert, Miss Kitty: Graham Mayno, Misa Mona Me- Phorson, Mr. Walter T. Spiby, Dr. Yang Lin.
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Sho entered an Monday with erow of 60 under the command Capt. M. Lasa.
The a, Sfantar,
of
The other vessel new to the port was the s.. Siantar, which is under the Dutch flag and is owned by Ruys & Co. for whom the Java China Japan Lijn are the local agents.
The : Siantar is a steel screw ship of 8,439 gross tonnage and 5,348 nett tonnage, and her dimensions are length 433.0 feet, beam 57.4 feet "and depth 38.4 feet. Built in 1921 by the Wear Shipyard of W. Gray & Co. at Sunderland for Ruys & Co. ale was engined by an English ship- building works to 800 N.H.P., and is installed with wireless and electric lights.
She was registered at Rotterdam and arrived in part on blonday with A crew of 20 Europeans and 43 Asiaties undor the command of Capt. T. Ghellaar. She carried a cargo of 4,000 tons for local discharge and 3,500 tons for porta beyond, while 20,000 cases of kerosene were mani- fested on board,
SHIPPING BOARD.
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of travel currency which would give the holder the security of a latter of credit and at the same time" the convenience of local currency. The Company registered the choques under the trade AMERICAN CONCERN CLOSES name of AMERICAN EXPRESS TRAVELERS' CHEQUES' the world "Travellers' being spelled with one "L" The advantage of the Cheques was so apparent that other banking institutions adopted the system."
Quoted from Pitman's Dictionary of Banking by Wm. Thomson.
Issued in G$10, G$20, G$100 and $5 and $10 demonination- bound in a small handy wallet and cost only 8/4 1 per cent. Becure your steamship tickets, hotel reservation and itinerarios; or plan your cruise of tour through
THE AMERICAN EXPRESS Co., Inc.
4, Des Voeux Road, Central, llongkong,
THE SWEDISH EAST ASIATIC
COMPANY, LIMITED.
SERVICE OF FAST MOTOR VESSELS. Landing Darust For
ROTTERDAM, AMSTERDAM, HAMBURG, COPENHAGEN, OSLO and GOTHENBURG
M.V. "NIPPON"
M.V. "SUMATRA"
M.V. "FORMOSA"
M.V. "SUMATRA"
M.V. "FORMOSA"
Loading about 18th March
21st April 2nd May
SHANGHAI, JAPAN PORTS and VLADIVOSTOCK,
For further particulars apply to the
GILMAN CO., LTD.
Hongkong.
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MESSAGERIES
14th March 25th March
Agents, G. E. HUYGEN.
Canton.
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MARITIMES
FRENCH MAIL STEAMERS,
Sailings from Hongkong.
To MARSEILLES via Saigon,
Singapore, Colombo, Djibouti
(Aden) Suez, Port-Said...
ANDRE LEBON... 12th Mar. G, METZINGER... 26th Mar. 'PORTHOS....... 9th Apr. CHENONCEAUX... 23rd Apr. ATHOS II.... 7th May. D'ARTAGNAN..... 21st May, SPHINX........ 4th Juno.
To YOKOHAMA'via Shanghai
# Kobe.
PORTHOS........ 12th Mar. CHENONOEAUX... 26th Mar. ATHOS IL......
9th Apr. D'ARTAGNAN.. 23rd Apr. SPHINX............. 7ch May. 21st May.
We can issue through tickets to Egypt, Syrian ports,' East Afrios, Madagascar by transhipment on our mail steamers at Port-Said or Djibouti.
COMMERICAL LINE.
From DUNKIRK Hamburg, Rotterdam, (Antwerp):,
For full Particulars, apply to:-
Cie. des MESSAGERIES MARITIMES,
Telephones: C. 651 & 740.
The United States Shipping Board office in Shanghai, owing to the sale of many of the Board's vessels, will be closed to-morrow, according to an announcement made by Mr. V. M. Smith, the agent, Mr. Smith, who arrived in port on January 7 to succeed Mr. W. Hunt, realigned, in to leave in the President Garfield on March 6, for Calcutta, where he will assume charge of the Shipping Board office there,
DEPARTED.
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No claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the steamer's Godown, and all Goods remaining undelivered after the 4th March, 1929, will be subject to rent.
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
Agents,
Hongkong, 25th Februry, 1929.
OCEAN STEAM SHIP CO., LTD. AND
CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD. Consignees per Company's Steamer,
**“EURYADES” · ·
From UNITED KINGDOM & CONTINENTAL PORTS vla
cargo
SINGAPORE, are hereby notified that the
int Holl's will be discharged
where it will Wharf Kowloon lle at Consignee's risk and subject to terms and conditions of storage at Hol's Wharf The Cargo will be ready for delivery form Godown on and after 26th February, 1929,
Butterford, Dr. & Mrs, F, T. Chwoods are to be left in the Godowns,
No claims wil ba admitted after the Goods have left the Steamer's Godown, and all Goods remaining un- dedelivered after the 4th March, will he subject to rent.
Steamer
Per Dollar Steamship Pres. Pierce from Hongkong for San Francisco on Feb. 26. Mra, H. C. Page, Mrs. E. Weston, Mr. P. A. Petty, Mr. E. T. Singer, Mrs. Chang Kue, Mstr. Leo, Mrs. A. Schofield, Mr. Luing Nang, Mr. Jacob Lau, Mrs. G. M. Paris, Matr. Paris, Miss Paris, Mr. K. Nishi moto, Sir Norman Marray, Mr. & Mrs. F. Atkinson, Mins M. Federico, Optional cargo will not be landed Miss M. Raye, Miss M. James, here, unless notice has been given Ray, Mr. J. Des prior to steamer's arrival, but carried Miss Ednn mond, Mr. A. Strong, Mr. H. Brad-on from port to port to the final port feld. Mr. B. Buschman, Miss G. Lof call to which the option extends..
All broken, chafed, and damaged Mr. D. S. Wyile, Mr. Kan Tong Mrs. Kan Tong Pa, Matr. Kan, Capt. where they will be exmained on any & Mrs. W. J. Todd, Mr. & Mrs. M. Tuesdays and Fridays between the Itsu, Matr. Chow Yan Yuen, Mstri Chow, Mr. S. Uno, Mr. Franklin hours of 10.45 um. and noon within
tho free storage period, Wangh Mr. a. M. Heaphy, Mr. & Mrs. W. F. Fung, Mrs. Yang Clan slee, Mrs. Foug La Min, Mr. Chun Shan, Mr. J. Y. Lum, Mr. Ching Koon Ming, Mr. Go Yu Shee, Mr. D.
11. Goodman, Mr. Manning, Mies Lily Turner, Mr. E. Woesner, Mr. The Shipping Board has been Wong Ning, Mr. P. V. Appleby, Mr. G. E. Appleby, Miss M. Mercer functioning in Shanghai since im- mediately after the war, but it has Mrs. C. H. Vincent, Mr. Yen Kong Smith, Mr. J. W. Sullivan, Mr. & been found advisable to maintain a head office in Manila, where Mr. R. King, Mr. & Mra. Blake Shand, Miss C. Merton will be in control. Mr. Ram Shek Ying, Mr. Leo Kam Yeng, C. Johnson, transferred from Kobe Mr. Chuck Jaw. Mr. Fang Yuot Kui to Manila, due to the closing of the Mr. K. Ono, Mr. & Mrs. H. U. Wilcox Kobe office also on March 1, will be Mr. Joseph Haine, Mrs. Yi Chien Wai district engineer, Mr. George M. Fen, Miss C. Wilmot, Miss F Ivery will net ne disbursing officer, Beard, Miss E. Hammond, Mian and Mr. Charles Kirkwood As to be Jukes, Mr. E. Stanmore, Mr. J. Robin
son, Mr. B. Bray, Mr. E. Blyth, Mr. the bunkering Auperintendent in
& Mrs. A. W. Spiro, Miss A. L Kief the Islands. The Hongkong affey of
fer, Mr. W. Y. Vhar, Miss. G. Cheng, the Board was closed on January 31. Miss Y. Cheng, Mstr. M. Cheng, Mr. This policy on the part of the F. L. Robbins, Misa A. Ritchie, Mr. American Government
found Was
Y. Chow. Mr. A. Glathe, Mr. T. C. advisable when a majority of ships Namsey, Mr. H. Gild, Mr. M. Gann, belonging to the Board were sold Mrs. Chen, Mr. & Mrs. M. Y. Lee,
Retrenchment during 1928.
Mr. Li. Ching Con, Mr. IA Yu Leung, considered necessary after the sale Miss E. Edwardson, Col. I. G. Bird, of 38 vessels to their former opera- Mr. A. J. Atkins, Mr. M. K. Cum tors, the American, Oriental Mail mins, Mr. J. D. Delgado, Mrs. Del- Line freight service, the Columbia gado, Mr. I. J. Eletrom, Mr. A. E. Pacific Steamship Co. (now the States P. Grimms, Mr. A. E. P. Grimms, Steamship Co.) and Messrs. Swayne Mr. E. P. Appleby, Mr. E. H. Cooper, Mr. J. V. Murray, Mrs. T. J. Nihill,
& Hoyt.
was
All Claims against the must be presented to the undersigned on or before ohe 18th March, or they will not be recognised,
No Fire Insurance will be effected.
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
Agents.
Hongkong, 25th Februry, 1924.
Mr. F. Stindt, Mr. E. M. Bolland, Mrs. F. M. Bolland, Mr. M. S. Chapin, Mr. E, F. Croker, Hon. John C. Early, Governor Mountain Province, P. I., Mrs. J. C. Early, Mr. T. H. Fether. ingham, Mr. K. J. Gray, Mrs. K. J. Gray, Mr. E. A. Du Brutz, Mr. F, J. Baum, Mr. 3.W. Light, Mrs. J. E. Russell, Mr. J. E. Russell, Miss Phyllis Russell, Mr. R. M. Herron, Mr. G. H. Keatly. Mr. F. R. Miller, Mr. R. Rosales, Capt. E. A. Regnier U. S. A., Mr. A. C. Soliday, H. E. the lion, H. L. Stimson, Governor General of the Philippine Islands, Mrs. H. L. Stimson, Miss Virginia Rosenstock, Mr. F. W. Stephenson, Mr. J. N. Weaver.
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8th May
New York, Boston & Baltimore
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Dun 4th Mne
6th Mar
For
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To Manila
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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, Now Zoaland and Tasmanian Ports. EXCELLENT & MOST UP-TO DATE FIRST & SECOND Class PASSENGERS ACCOMMODATION. HONGKONG TO SYDNEY-19 DAYS.
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