RUMOURS OF WAR
MANCHURIA WILL WATCH THE SITUATION.
Nanking, Apr. 27. The Nationalist officer command- ing the Second Division, Gonorn! Koo Chu-tung who is on his way
PRINCES AT GIRONDE.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, `TUESDAY, APRIL 28.
THE ATTRACTIONS OF FLORENCE.
CONSIGNEES' NOTICE, THE BEN LINE STEAMERS, LTD.
INHABITANTS OF SMALL
From LEITH, ANTWERP, LONDON, PORT EARLY ASTIR, **INTERESTING LECTURE
STRATTS and MANILA. AT UNIVERSITY.
The Steamality,
"DENNEVIS" Point Grave, Gironde, Apr. 27. The Prince of Wales and Princo
Consignees of Cargo are hereby in- At the Hongkong University as- George have landed here. From
this little river-sembly room Inst evening, Profes-formed that all Goods are
risk into landed at their early morning
being the
1931.
CONSIGNEES' NOTICE. OCEAN STEAM. SHIP CO. LTD.
And
CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD.
Conilgnees per Company's Vessel,
"ACHILLES From UNITED KINGDOM via SINGAPORE.
to Kansu, has been instructed by mouth port had been galvanized or R. K. M. Simpson, Presidentarzardous and/or extra hazardous are hereby notified that their cargo: Marshal Chiang Kai-shek to remain into unwanted activity in prepara.0f, the Arts Association, delivered Gedowns of The Hongkeng and Kow- will be discharged into Holt's Whart
៥៥។
presidential address on loon Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd., Kowloon, where it will lia at Con- tion for the arrival of the cruiser "Florence," before a large gather whence and/or from the wharves designees risk and subject to terms and Rent, which pulled up at 11.10 aing, which included Sir W. W livery may be abtained.
No chims will be admitted after conditions of storage at Holt's Wharf. mile from the landing stage.
The Cargo will be ready for delivery An oflefal party boarded the lornell, Vice-Chancellor of the
all Goods remaining undelivered after cruiser and welcomed the Princes / University. During the course of the Goods have left the Godowns, and from Godown on and after 27th April
the 30th April, 1931, will be subject before the latter landed to a boomla address the lecturer said:
to rent
at Tungkwan, the strategic pass on Kanau-flonan frontier. It is be- lieved that the concentration is in connexion with current rumpura of intended insubordination by Shan- lung military commanders.
on
ng salute from the Kent's guns.—
Much attention has been centred
the military movements, of Gen-Renter. eral Shih Yu-shan, according to previous Nanking reports, and this
morning Peking telegram states a watchful attitude towards the that General Shih has made a fur- Shantung situation. Reneho, ther statement at Peking emphati!
Preparations.
to-morrow
morning.--
to
hina
All claima ngainst the steamer must be presented to the Undersigned on or before the 14th May, 1931, or they will not be recognized."
All broken, einfed, and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godawns, where they will be examined on the 20th April, 1931, at 10 a.tn., by Mesars. Goddard and Douglas.
No Fire Insurance has bern effected. Bill of Lading will be countersign GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO. LTD.
Agente. Hongkong, 23th April, 1931.
ed by
DAIREN KISEN KAISHA.
The Steamship,
This la the first time that i have ever tried to lecture on a city. And I am doing it without pictures. To lecture on a elty without the cinoma or magic support of a lantern may, seem a vast or even foolish thing to do; but it is not done without reason. cally denying any intention of caus- |
Shanghai, Apr. 27.
The reason is clearly stated in ing Internetine war in Shantung.
Owing to war rumours, a large General Shih pledged that as Com mander of the Shantung armies he consignment of ammunitions is in novel i have just heen reading This in-called "Juan in America." Thu promised every assurance for tran-being sent to Nanking.
cludes 82 cannon, 2,200 cases of Juan of this novel was supposed to quillity in Shantung and Honan.
At the meeting with the Shansi ahelis, 600 cases of bombs, 260 be a deseondant of the Don Juan Divisional Commander at Peking, cases of bombs for aeroplanes, 500 described by Byron, and instead In New arrived de cases of machine-gun bullets, 1,000 of touring Europe hd went Chang Hauch-liang General
several America. He and
York. He tells us what his clared that he could give any ns-eases of munitions surance that General Shlh Yu-shan hundred eases of other war mater-Yor
A special train, fully loaded thoughts were as he walked down adjacent will remain loyal to Nanking. Gen-als.
words Are, thoroughfares. His eral Shih being under the command with these articles, will leave for Fifth Avenue and the
"In many ways photography
“MOKO MARU” of the Munchurian Government, Nanking
done as a dis-service. By show having arrived from Hamburg and the latter will continue to maintain Rensbd.
ing un pictures it has robbed us of Antwerp, consignees of cargo surprinc.
i am all admiration for hereby notified that their goods are what I see.
I should be astonish-being landed and placed at their rink ek, I should be amazed, for the like in the lungkung and Kowloon Wharf of this was never seen on earth and Godown Company's Godowns at delivery can be till now. When desert dwellers Kowloon, whence
*** | obtained, rode to Babylon, or Gaulish cap-
All goods remaining, after the lat tives saw Rome they threw up May, 1981, will be subject to rent. their bands and were dumb with
Damaged packages must be left in I deserve amazement, surprise.
the Godown for examination by the but the cinema has robbed me of Consignees and the Company's eur. all my capacity for amazement. veyers Menses. Goddard and Douglas I yearn for surprise, but what can at 10 am, on the 28th April, 1931.
No claims will be admitted after surprise 14 to-day, when have seen pictures of everything? the goods have left the Godawn.
All claims must reach us before the Nothing."
4th May, 1931, or they will not be in there words
in recognised. of Juan America lies my reason for trying. to lecture on a city without a magic Lantern.
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Hongkong, 25th April, 1931.
Photos . Literature. Photographs are not a good pre- But paration for visiting a city. works of general literature are. Totion was unfortunately not equal to his artistic talent. It is thus study photographs cramps our ex- pectations or gives them too much that literature stimulates our in-
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No claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the steamr's Godown, and all Goods remaining undelivered after the 4th May, wi be subject to rent.
All Claires against the Steamer muat bo presented to the undersigned on or before the 18th May, or they will not be recognised.
No Fire Insurance will be offected.
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
Agenta. Hongkong, 27th April, 1031.
SERVICES CONTRACTUELS DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES,
The Steamship,
"SPHINX".. Arrived Hongkong on Monday, the 27th April, 1931. From MARSEILLES &c. Consignees of Cargo by the above named steamer are hereby informed that their genda with the exception and Valuables of Opium, Treasure
are being landed and placed at their risk in the Gedowns of the Hongkong Kowloon Whart and Godown Co. Ltd., Kowlean, whence delivery can be obtained as the goods are innded.
7 days Goods not cleared within including date of arrival, will bo subject to rent.
to the All claims must be sent undersigned hefore the Wednesday, the 6th May. 1931, or they will not be recognized.
bo' left Damaged Packages must
in the Geilowns for oxamination by the consignees, and the Company's and Surveyors
on Monday,
Mensrs:--Godard Douglas at 10.00 nm. the 4th May, 1931-
No claims will be admitted after the goods have left the Godowns.
No Fire Insurance will be effected by an any case whatever.
R. OUL,
Hongkong 27th April, 1931.
Agent.
the lec-
Period of Greatness, The great period in the history of this city was between 1300-1600, when the seeds of new. Idean took All who study English literature, ready root in the city of flowers and and especially English literature of blossomed forth Into the modern the nineteenth century, have their civilisation which has spread all imagination thus stimulated with
over Europe. First of all there reference to Florence. Great was the great literary movement stylists like Walter Horatio Peter started by Dante. As the medium flourished in Florence. and John Addington Symunda, were of his Divine Comedy this inde-turer dealt with his own experl- to ences when visiting Florence. He inspired by the history and beauty pendent-minded genus decided
went on to say that the points of of Florence. It was in the family use a vernacular instead of the
was then most interest in Florence were of a Florentine merchant that classical Latin which Keats found the altuation for his the ordinary language of literathe frescoes, framed pictures and
for works of sculpture. "Isabella, or the Pot of Basil;" orture. He decided to from Florence that the two brothers poetry a selection of the language Je described a number of works led "their murdered man" across the dally used for speech among men of art in these lines which he had Arno; or in Florence that Isabella in Florence. He was the first to seen, and concluded by saying shed her tears over a flower in a see that the Etruscan dialect could that in Europe there were many flower pot which contained the head be so selected and arranged as to fair cities, set on beautiful rivers of her murdered Lorenzo,
be worthy of literary purposes. among pleasant hills, with his George Eliot's "Romola," n great And he used it to describe histories that went back to the mid- historical novel of the Renaissance, temporal impressions and eternal die ages and through the stirring of the Renaissance, but is laid in Florence. And it was at expectations of men well known times
in Florence.
none of which had the fame and the window of a house in Florence,
Ficrote, looking towards
After naming any Florentines glamour of Florence.
A yote of thanks was accorded Browning seated Andrea del Santo such as Boccaccio, Machiavelli, a and his unfaithful forgiven wife.diplomat, Fra Angelico, Donatello, Professor Simpson on the conclu- while he analysed the minds and the Botticelli, Raphael, Michael An- sion of his very interesting ad-
renowned soul of a man whose moral Inspira-ixeio, all
artists who i dress.
that
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