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SAN FRANCISCO via Shanghai, Japan Ports & Honolulu
Taiyo Maru
Wednesday, 5th Jan.* Thursday, 23rd Jan.
Tuonday, 14th Jan. “Tuesday, 28th Ján
SEATTLE, VICTORIA via Shanghai & Japan Poris
Mishima Maru
Iyo Maru
Buwa Maru
LONDON, MARSEILLES, ANTWERP & ROTTERDAM via
Singapore, Penang, Colombo & Suez.
Fushimi Maru
Saturday, 28th Dac,
Saturday, 11th Jan.
SYDNEY & MELBOURNE via Manila & Ports. .'
Tango Maru ...
Wednesday, 25th Dec.. Wednesday, 22nd Jan,
BOMBAY via Singapore, Panang & Colombo,“
Aki Maru
Tottori Maru
+1
Friday, 27th Dec,
SOUTH AMERICA (WEST COAST) via Japan, Honolulu.
Los Angelas, Mexico & Panama.
Anyo Maru.........
Sunday, 22nd Dec.
SOUTH AMERICA (EAST COAST) via Singapore,
4
Capotown & Ports.
Kamakura Maru
NEW YORK, BOSTON vin. Panama.
Tatsuno Marti
Thursday, 2nd Jan,
Tuesday, 14th, Jan.
LIVERPOOL via Port Said, Constantinople,
Durban Maru
Ganoa & Marseilles,
++
Friday, 10th Jan.,
CALCUTTA yia Singapore, Penang & Rangoon.
Akita Maru
SHANGHAI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA.
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Aki Maru (Nagasaki Direct)
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Wednesday, 18th Doc. Friday, 20th Dec.
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Fooshing
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@ CALCUTTA
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& WEI-HAI-WEI
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Cheongshing Chipshing
Sailings.
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Wod Ist Jan at 7 a.m. Bun 19th Jan at 7 a.m
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Steamship "GLENIFFER"
Motor Vessel "GLENSHANE"
Motor. Vossel “GLENGARRY"
22nd Deo.
5th Fob,
5th Mar
1st Jan
10th Jan.
17th Jan.
31st Jan.
14th Fab.
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"GLENSHANE”
» Motor Vessel “GLENAMOY" ...
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JAPAN'S WISHES.
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Washington, Dec. 17.
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1929,
CHIANG AND YEN.S
SHANSI. LEADER'S PLEDGE OF LOYALTY,
Nanking, Dec. 13. Mr. Wakatsuld in a statement; A number of telegrams bearing says Japan feels entitled to a upon the present political situation minimum naval strength, which have recently been exchanged will be "insufficient for attack between Gen. Yen Hai-shan and and only adequate for defence in Commander-in-Chief Chiang Kai home waters.” Japan wants shek. They are translated in full seventy, per cent of, the naval as follows: strength of Great Britain or the United States in auxillary craft as a whole, without feference to any category..
have reached you by this time. "My telegram of the 7th must I have just received a telegram from Hauch-tso (General Ho Chen It is understood this means chun) informing me that, owing Japan at the naval conference to urgent matters awaiting his will seek to divide the seventy attention in the Capital, he has per cent. strength as she chooses, decided to postpone his trip to within certain limits, conforming Shansi and is now returning to to her defensive needs. For Nanking, Reports have reached example it might mean that al- me to the effect that the majority though allowed seventy per cent. of the Units in western Honan are of the cruiser tonango of the now advancing southwards. It is Great Powers, Japan might ask regrettable that even with your the conference to approvo a plan patriotism, you are not fully whereby she can reach only sixty understood by the various com per cent of the strength of Great manders. Since you already have Britain or the United States in made plans for the campaign the cruiser category, and allocate against the rebolu, I can only take the remaining tonnage to sub-orders, Please, therefore, give me detailed instructions so that I may marines.
Yen Hai-shan, (December 8)." act accordingly:
General Chiang's Reply.
CONSIGNEES' NOTICE.
THE BEN LINE STEAMERS, LIMITED.
From MIDDLESBRO', LONDON,
·STRAITS and MANILA,
The Steamship,
"BENDORAN” Consignees of Cargo are hereby in-
formed that all Goods are being land- ed at their risk into the hazardous and/or extra hazardons Godowns of The Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf. and Godown Co., Ltd., whence and/or obtained from the wharves delivery may be
No claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns and all Goods remaining undelivered 'äftor the 20th Inst, will be subject to rent.
All' claims against the steamer must be presented to the Undersigned on or fore the 3rd January 1020, or they will not be recognized: Goods are to be left in the Godowns, All broken, chafed, and damaged where they will be examined on the 10th fast, at 10 am., by Messrs. Goddard and Douglas.
No Fire Insurance has been effected.
Bills of Lading will be countersign- ed by, GIBB LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD.,
Agenti. Hongkong, 18th December, 1929.
THE BEN LINE STEAMERS, LIMITED.
From: MIDDLESBRO,' ANTWERP, LONDON and STRAITS.
“BENARTY"
The interviewers of Mr. Wakat suki gathered that Japan will be willing to make considerable eon-i cessions in other categories, in or
"I am in receipt of your tele- der to keep what she considers
gums of the 7th and 8th, the con- The Steamship, her minimum defensive arma tents of which I have duly noted. ments in submarines and en of the various units in Western thousand ton cruisers. He als Honan, only the 51st and 3rd Intimated that eighty thousand Divisions formerly under Tang loud of submersibles, or approxi-Seng-chi have rebelled, the othera mately Japan's present, undersen being still loyal to the Govern- You, therefore, need not strength, will be offered as the ment. minimum at London-Renter's feel any anxiety. Moreover, I am quite confident of, my ability to suppress the rebels:
American Service,
Conference with Naval Experts.
With official morality and the Washington, Dec. 12.
lawe set at naught at the present Col. Henry L. Stimson. Secre juncture the country is daily de- fary of State and head of the generating and heading towards American delegation to the Lon-extinction. I am, however, deter- don naval limitation conference, mined to struggle strenuously to is to meet daily with naval expert the last for the preservation of in company with other members the Party and the Government and of his delegation in an effort to will never for a moment turn harmonize their viewpoints, it back. I earnestly hope you will unite with me to save the nation was announced to-day.
from imminent destruction. I am
Consignees of Cargo are hereby in- formed that all Goods are being land- ed at their risk into the hazardous and/or extra hazardous Godowas of and Godown Co., Ltd, whence and/or The Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf from the wharves delivery may be obtained."
No claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all Goods remaining undelivered after the 20th December will be subject to rent.
All claims against the steamer must be presented to the Undersigned on or before the 3rd January, 1930 or they will not be recognized.
All broken, chafed, and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on the 14th instant at 10 a.m., by Messrs. Goddard and Dougles.
No Fire Insurance has been effect-
Bills of Lading will be countersign-
Meanwhile the intentions of the awaiting anxiously your early ed French delegation remain
"reply. You must have by dow mystery while all other delegaalrendy seen Tae-lung (Presidented by, tions have expressed themselves Chao Tal-wes): Chiang Kai-shek at least to a, limited extent.
DRUG SMUGGLING.
WIDESPREAD ARRESTS IN
SWITZERLAND,
Genera, Dec. 17. Six women, and two men have been detained by the police at Zürich in connexion with the drug tre affair at Cairo.
Those arrested included one of the ringleaders of the organisa- tion, which is said to have bought cocaine for eight hundred to 1,200 franca'a kilogrammut and sold it at ten to twenty francs a gramme.
(December 9),"
Ready to Act.
"I have duly received and noted your telegram of the 9th, Prest- dent Chao (Taf-wen) arrived here on the evening of the 8th and I have heard what he had tq, tell me on your behalf. I appreciate your determination to save the country, and, incapable as I am, I do not hesitate to pledge to you my services. I learn from your telegram that you are fully con- fident of your ability to crush the rebels, and I hereby once more declare my readiness to joli you in the struggle: Yen Hsi-shan (December 30)."
GIBE, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD.
Agents. Hongkong. 14th December, 1920,
́LETTER GOLF ·
SOLUTION.
Here is the solution to the puzzle ou another page.
END. AND, AID, MID, MAD MAN.
have completely routed the com- bined rebellious forces under the rebel Chang (Fa-kuei) and the (December 12)." Kwangsi rebels: Chiang Kai-shek
Tang Seng-chi's Movements.
Peking, Dec. 17.
KONINKLIJKE PAKETVAART
MAATSCHAPPY.
TOURIST
BY
CRUISE
S.S. "OP TEN NOORT"
(0000 tons specially built for the Tropics with luxurious and airy saloons, staterooms and cabins) Through Tropical Seas Along
Molucca Islands and Ball.
Leaving Hongkong 18th February 1930 at II a.m. arriving:—
MANILA MENADO
20th February
25th February
TERNATE AMBON BANDA NEIRA
26th February
27th February
28th February
2nd March
4th March
6th March
ALOR
BALI. BATAVIA
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AND
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P. & 0. BRITISH-INDIA, APCAR AND EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN LINES.
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8. 8.
"I have your telegram of the The proprietor of a chemical thoughts for the welfare of the 10th and apprecinte deeply your laboratory at Zurich and one of
country. Whatever views I have, his assistants, who were arrested, I have already asked Tac-lung 'ware fu' relations with a chemist (Chao Tai-wen) to communiente It is reliably reported here that arrested at Basel, and apparently to you personally and you must Tang Seng-chi has hurriedly BELTANA traded chiefly in Italy and the East. have already taken note of them. evacuated Chongchow in the direc
Two alleged traffickers have The only course open to us now tion of Hauchang, on the Peking-ALIFORE been arrested at Trieste by re- is to struggle together and it is my Hankow railway, on account of the MALWA quest of the Swiss authorities, belief that the rebels can be ex-movement of Shansi troops from who declare the affair is only the terminated within a short time. Shichinchuang to Changtch and
*KHYBER beginning, as the organisation ex- According to a Canton report yes-other pinces along the north bank tends to many countries.—Renter. terday, the Government forces of the Yellow River.-Reuter.
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Tons
From Hong-
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Destination
| 19 Doc. noon. | M'les, L'don, Huli, H’bg,
R'dm. & A'worp 1-5,273 | 19 Dec. 4 p m. | Btraits, Colombo & B'bay | 10,986 21st Doc. noon. | Marssillon & L'don | 9,114, 28th Dec. | M'les, L’dón, Hull, f'bg,
Rotterdam & Antwerp *Calls Casa Blanca.
Frequent connections from Fort said for Passengers & Carge to Constantinople Pyrous, Smyrna and other Levant Ports by Steamers of the Khedival Mail 8.B. Co.
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BRITISH INDIA-APOAR SAILINGS
TILAWA 10,000. TALAMBA 8,018
1st Jan, 7th Jan. 19th Jan. 28th Jan. 8th Fab. 18th Feb.
S'pore, Penang & Calcutta S'pore, Penang & Calcutta
TAKADA 6,949 TALMA 1.10,000 SHIRALA
7,841 | TAELIWA 7,936 |
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*ST. ALBANS 4,500
NELLORE
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3rd Jan. 6,853 31st Jan. 6,95628th Feb,
"Calls Port Holland.
Manila, Sandakan, Thurs, Island, Townsville, B'bane Sydney and Melbourne.
Regular Monthly Sailings from. Hongkong to Japan and.
Hongkong to Australia
The E. & A. 8.8. Co., Ltd. steamers will also call at Shanghai, Hello, Cebu, Kulambugan, Tawao, Timor, - Darwin, 'or other parts on route sé inducement offers.
Frequent connections from, Australia with the following;-- The Union 8.8. Co.'s Steamers to the United Kingdom vis New Zealand, Vancouver, San Francisco, ele,
The P. & O. Royal Mail Steamers to Londen via Suez Canal. The P. & O. Franch Service of Steamers to London win the Cape. The New Zealand Shipping Co. Steamers to Southampton and London Via Panama Canal-
KIVA
*MIRZAPORE
TAKADA MANTUA
| TALMA "
NELLOBE
"Cargo only
SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI & JAPAN
9,135 | 21 Dec. 5 p.m. 1 8'hai, Moji, Kobe & Yoko 16,715 24th Dec. | Moft & Koba
|6,949 127 Dec. | Amoy, 8'hai, Moji, Kobs & Osaka |10,946 | 3rd Jan. | S'hai, Moji, Kobe & Yoko ❘ 10,000 7th Jan. Amoy, Moji, Kobe & Onaka 16,853 7th Jan. | Moji, Kobe, Osaka & YokoTM
All dates are approximate and subject to alteration without notice.
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