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BATTERY

SERVICE

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(Corner of Lockhart and Murah Roads)

Get your Batteries repaired or charged at the most modern BATTERY SERVICE STATION in Hongkong or South China,

BATTERIES REPAIRED OR CHARGED. BATTERIES FOR HIRE small charge per day. BATTERIES OF ALL KINDS IN STOCK To Suit your Car or Purse,

All work done under personal experienced European supervision.

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Sailings from Hongkong.

< MARSEILLES via Balgon, Blagapore, Penang Colombo,

Dijbouti, (Aden) Buss, Part-Salé.

ANDRE LEBON... 15th Mar. FELIX ROUSSEL 29th Mar. G. METZINGER... 19th Apr. G. PHILIPPAR... 26th Apr PORTHOS..........

10th May.

ÜHENONGEAUX... 24th May. ATHOB II............ 7th June D'ARTAGNAN...... 21st Juno.

To YOKOHAMA vis Shanghal

and Kobe.

G. METZINGER... 16th Mar. G. PHILIPPAR... 29th Mar. PORTHOS...

12th Apr. CHENONGEAUX... 26th Apr. ATHOS II..... 10th May. D'ARTAGNAN 24th May. ANDRE LEBON

7th Juno FELIX ROUSSEL... 21st June.

We can leave through tickets to Egypt, Syrina ports, East Africa, Madagescar by transhipment

steamers at Port-Said or Djibouti,

on our Kuni]

COMMERCIAL LINE.

For DUNKIRK via Halph ong, Oran Le Havro: e/a "DT.

P. BENOIT on or about 8th February.

For full Particulars, apply to:-

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FORTNIGHTLY PASSENGERS AND FREIGHT SERVICE FOR

BRINDISI, VENICE & TRIESTE

via Blagapore, Colombo, Bombay, Aden, Suez, & Port Said Faking Cargu on through Bills of Lading to Flume, Genoa, All Italian, Adriatic. Levant, Black Sea and Danube Portr Passengern to LONDON (OverlandÏ)

NEXT SAILINGS FROM HONGKONG

8.3. MONCALTERI (Cargo bont)

*8.S. CONTE ROSSO (Passenger boat:

M.V. TERGESTEA (Cargo boat!

*8.8. GANGE (Passenger boat? M.V. F BIJAMA Cargo boat)

*8.8. CONTE ROSSO Passenger boat)

"Passenger Easts to Shanghai only

For Shanghal #Japan

For Singapore

& Italy 9th Mar. 13th Mar.

1th Mar. 2nd Apr. 3rd Apr. 131b Apr. 5th Apr. 3rd May. 6th May. 15th May,

Attention in exiled to the s.. Gange and nas, Conte Rosso which will make the voyage Hongkong Venice in 22 and 21 days respectively thes allowing London Passengers to reach destination the day after their disembarkation at Venice.

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THE C. 181.

NATIVE CUSTOMS

IN BURMA.

Continued from Page C.)

degraded as grave-diggers who are always nogregated.

Flub "Too Wei?"

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9, 1932.

THREE KINDS OF LOVE.

(Continued from Page 3.),

career with Earl, or-anything, by that time."

CONSIGNEES' NOTICES.

THE DEN LINE STEAMERS, LTD,

The Steamship.

From LETTII, ANTWERP, LONDON. [

STRAITS and MANILA. DENDORAN” Consignees of Cargo are hereby Small dining tables were set out Informed that all Goods are being on a tiled terraco, and there were landed at their risk into the hazardous Kreen lawn, and away in the die-and Godown Co., Ltd, whence and/or pool and a fountain and a smooth and/or extra hazardous Godowns of The Hougkong and Kowloon Wharf tance Mount Hood gleamed warm from the wharves delivery may be pink against a blue sky.

A traveller once naked in as to how he reconciled the catch- telligent queations of a fishermann

ing of fish with the tenets of his religion. The fisherman explained that he thought the fish were get- ting too wet so he took them out, of the water and laid them on the bank to dry!

Fresh milk is never to be con-

obtained.

No claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all Goods remaining undelivered after the 19th March, 1032, will be subject

All claims against the steamer:

Ann brought her eyes back from the mountain to look again at Phil, across the table from her. He was handsome and wise and strong and smiling, and he loved her. She to rent, sumed by Burmans because it de- | *mailed, too, and said, "Phil, dear, I must be presented to the Undersign. prives the calf of its proper food adore this place. However did youed on or before the 24th March, 1932, but Nestle's condensed milk aclis find it. away out here?" belter in Burma, than anywhere clac in the world. It is an elegant

and suitable offering to make to a Inonk.

numerous HOW

"A friend of mine told me about it. There's dancing, later,

side, if we care to stay.”

"Let's! Bul-can we? It has been no long ainee we have danced. How long?"

or they will not be recognized.

All broken, chafed, and damaged In-Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on the 9th March, 1932, at 10 m., by Measts, Goddard and Douglas.

To comply with the General Bonded Warehouse Regulations consignces attendance when damaged

Revenue Omeer in dutiable

"Too long. We do get into ruts.must have a Sort of forget about good timen to be had, don't we?"

"Perhap But during the win- ter there isn't much to do. Wel don't care for publie dan ca."

"No. But we could go places

Interesting Tribes, Living in Hurmun. near ita borders, mustly in the hills, there are some quite interesting peoples and tribes. The most are the Karens that they are largely settled in the plains. They are stealier and more persevering than the Burmans, less volatile and dine, as we're doing this even- and a fight-hearted. In dressing, and dance, tf..." and habits they are now hardly "If what?" he naked, but Ahe distinguishable from the Burmans. confined smiling, because she did

With the Burman the missionary

not know what I'hil had begun tal has made little headway, thonghway. "If you had the proper things the former la quite polite to his to weur to the better places. or would-be rouverter and pleased to weren't always getting dinner at discuss Christianity, but it rarely home, or too tired." gets beyond that.

a

Gift for Music.

a

"If we'd plin," he said. We will, after this. We'll have good times this summer, and we'll keep them up next winter. What about it. You Beautiful 7"

(To be Continued)

The Karens, on the other hand, largely Christians. They have a good deal of folklore of their own in this there is a story of a white man with a lank under his Arm

who was to teach them the guidance of British officers, truth, so they recognised the mix- sionary at sight. They have

"Sons of the Lake." great gift for music and have An interesting small Shan tribe taken readily

to the European neur Port Stedman are the people style. Their voicer are often who row with one leg. They are really beautiful, and Karen choirs known as Inatha, that is, sons of will render ancred music, not only the lake. They are lake dwellers, hymns, as well As any Western their houses being bullt on piles choir.

over the water. Their staple diet is fish. obtained mostly by spent- Ing. An fantho, when he goes solo fishing in a small dug-out, finds he can see the fish and spent them more quickly by standing up. To propel his craft, he curls one leg around the paddle which is fixed in a rowlock, steadying the paddle with one hand while

the other the

spear. The BATIC

I do not mean that they only sing sacred music. I have heard Harry Lander's songs given every ounes of their value by an educated Karea.

Women's Faces Tattooed. In the North-West

Are the Chins who tattoo the incen of their Women on marriage, so as to make them les attractive trition. J should

think

they achieve their object as the poor things look most repulsive. Their neighbours, the Kachins,

blacken

s

method is

to raiding wils with ed in larger dug-)

Л

several rowers. Boat Racing."

Bont racing is a very favourite the teeth of their women with the travel very fast and they get quite amusement with them. Canoes same object. The Kachin was re- Fruited during the war by way of

long and powerful stroke. experiment. I

Crews of mea showed himself a been brought down

and women have very smart, bright little soldier, and Rangoon to race against each to Mandalay very like the Courkah in appear-ollier for the

', The same cannot be

entertainment of

of the Burman who will not take

anid Royal and Vice-Ilegal visitors.

soldiering seriously.

I have not nearly exhausted The Palaungs.

these tribes, but I do not want to a stan!! tribe,exhaust you. seem to admire a swonlike neck in would find urma a fascinating I am sure you their women, as they bind their country, and it is not so very dif necks roun with rnas rings,cult to get to from here. I hope adding to these from time to time. what I have said may have roused till a most formidable brass collar your interest in it and Its people.-| is formed. It is said that when(Applause).

The Club's Thanks.

goods are examined,

No Fire Insurance has been effected. Bill of Lading will be countersign. ed by

GÍRB, LIVINGSTON & CO. LTD.

Agents. Hongkong, 3rd March, 1932.

ASAHI BEER

Sole Agent

MITSUI

BUSSAN

KAISHA

LTD. ISENER BEER HONGKONG

SAHIBEER

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REST

MUEDES

PAZUL

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SERVICE

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M.V.

VIE PANAMA. Next Sailing

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MARCH 18th

for

SHANGHAI, KOBE. YOKOHAMA, SAN FRANCISCO, LOS ANGELES, NEW YORK & BOSTON.

For Passenger and Freight information please apply rem

DODWELL & CO., LTD.

Queen's Buildings.

Agents.

Telephone 28021.

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(COMPANIES incorporated in ENGLAND) Taking Cargo on through Bills of Lading for Straits, Java and Burma, Ceylon, India, Persian Gulf, Mauritius, E. & S. Africa, Australasia, Including, New Zealand & Queensland Ports, Red Sea Egypt, Constantinople, Greace, Levantine Porta, Europe Etc. PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL FORTNIGHTLY DIRECT ROYAL MAIL STEAMERS. (UNDER CONTRACT WITH H.M. GOVERNMENT.)

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CORFU RAWALPINDI RANRURA *ISOMALA

CHITRAL

Tons

From Hong- kong (about)

Destination

| 15,000 | 12th Mar. noon. Marseilles & London

17,000 26th Mar. Mareaillos & London

6,700 29th Mar. | Straits, Colombo & B'bay 6,500 2nd Apr. Bombay, Mice, L'don,

Havre, 'burg. H'dam. A'worp & Hull | 15,000 | 9th Apr. | Marseilles & London

17,000 23rd Apr. Í Bombay, M'lea & L'der | 17,000 7th May, Bombay, M'les & L❜don

6,800 | 14th May. | M'les, L'don, Havra, H'burg. Rotterdam Antworp & Hull

15,000) 21st May. Bombay, M'les & L'don "Cargo only. Calls Casa Blanca. Calls Djibouti.

Frequent connections from Port Said for Passengers and Cargo of Constantinople, Pireau, Smyrna and other Levant Ports by Steamers of the Khedirial Mail 2.8. Co.

T

SANTHIA

TALM A

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a missionary once persunded a Palang convert to remove her rings, the poor woman could not ild up her head without them, so to Mrs. Broadbent for her address, address which he could criticise In expressing the Club's thanks fully to find some passage of the they had to be replaced.

Rotarian C.F. Bellamy remarked but had found none. He referred The Shans, living in the Shan that he had spent three years into the recent round-table confer- states, are divided inta

Burma but it was so long ago that ence, and stated that he had every any tribes. They are ruled by when he went to a pagoda he did confidence in the loyalty of Burma TRA-bas, the equivalent of " not have to take off his shoes. Ife to Great Britain in the event of petty rajuk in India, under thealed that he had listened care-l gaining her Independence.

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FARES" HONGKONG TO LONDON.

1st June/30 November

1st December/31st May

By

ETU

£60.0.0. £75.0.0.

TO LONDON, ROTTERDAM & HAMBURG via STRAITS & COLOMBO,

Motor Vessel "GLENAMOY" loaves Hongkong

9th. Mex.

F

*** ...

15th Mar. ... 25th Mar, 8th Apr. 22nd Apr.

TO SHANGHAI, KOBE, YOKOHAMA & VLADIVOSTOCK.

"PEMBROKESHIRE" ... Steamship Steamship "GLENIFFER" Motor Vessel "GLENOGLE" Motor Vassol "GLENBEG"

196

For freight, passage and further particulars, apply to

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BUM]

burers.

T.S.S. "EMPRESS OF JAPAN.”

In No. 1 Dock. Ship Dimensions:--666′0′′ 0. A. X 88′0′′ X 48′6′′ Mid.

20,000 tons Gross.. The dimensions of No. 1 Dock are 700'0" X 88′0′′ X 80'6" Over sill, H.W. 0.8.T. Salvage Tug "Henry Keswick" 2,000 I.HP. Wireless Call Signal V.P.B.T. and Flag Call Signal. T.H.Q.B. Sheoriegs capable of lifting 80 tons. Codes Used: A1, A-B,C. Fifth Edition: Engineering, First and Second Edition. Western Union. Hontley and Watkins,

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BRITISH INDIA-APCAR SAILINGS.

8,000

22nd Mar.

10,000

3rd Apr.

S'pore. Ponang & Caloutte

IS'pore, Penang & Caloutis

B. I. Apcar Line steamers have excellent accommodation for Int and 2nd class passengers.

EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS (South).

NANKIN NELLORE TANDA

7,000

2nd Apr.

7,000

30th Apr.

1 7,000)

3rd Juno.

Manila, Rabaul,

Brisbane, Sydney

and Melbourn

Regular Monthly Sallings from Hongkong to Shanghai and Japer and Hongkong to Australia.

Hong-Kong to Sydney-19 days.

Frequent connectione from Australia with the following:- The Union 3.3. Co.'s Steamers to the United Kingdom vis N Zealand, Vancouver, San Francisco, etc.

The P. & O. Royal Mail Steamers to London and

The P. & O. Branch Service of Steamern to London via 800. The New Zealand Shipping Co.'s Steamers for Southampton am Londen via Panama Canal.

IMIRZAPORE CORFU TALMA

IKASHGAR RAWALPINDI TALANDA NELLORE

150M ALL RANPURA CHITRAL

BANGALORE

RANCHI

Harbour

NALDERA

Call Flags

¡Cargo only.

Instboer

"K".

R. M. Dyer, C.B.E., B.Sc., M.I.N.A., Kowloon Docks, Hongkong.

SAILING TO SHANGHAI & JAPAN.

6,700 9th Mar. Moji, Kobe & Osaka 15,000 11th Mar. 8'hai, Kobe & Yoko 10,000 11th Mar. | Amoy, S'hai, Moji, Kobe

& Osaka

9,000 | 11th Mar. | Shanghai & Japan

| 17,000 24th Mar. | S'hai, Kobo & Yoko

8,000 | 25th Mar. | Amoy, Moji, Kobe & Yoke....... 7,000 4th Apr. S'hai. Moji, Kobo, Osaka

6,800 5th Apr. 17,000

& Yoko

S'hai, Kobo & Yoko 7th Apr. S'hat, Kobe & Yoko 8'hal, Kobe & Yoko

15,000 21st Apr. 6,500 28th Apr. 17,000

S'hai, Kobo & Yoke

5th May. S'hai, Kobe & Yoko

16,000 19th May.

Calls Nagoya

S'hai, Kobe & Yoko.

All data are approzimare and subject to atteration without motion Parcels Measuring not more than 8 c.ft. will be

received at the Co.'s Office up to noon on the day previous to salitas- For Passage Rates, Handbooks, Freights, etc., apply to

MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO.,

Agenta.

Boller

miker

P. & O. Bldg., Connaught Rd., C.,

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To AUSTRALIA. Calling at Manila (P. Is.), Thuesday la. Cairns, Towstavilla. Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne.

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