P & O-BRITISH INDIA-APCAR AND EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN LINES MAIL AND PASSENGER STEAMERS
Taking Cargo For
+
Straits, Java, Burma, Ceylon, East and South Africa, Australia, India, Persian Gulf, Mauritius, Red Sea, Egypt, Europe. PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL FORTNIGHTLY
DIRECT ROYAL MAIL STEAMERS
UNDER CONTRACT WITH H.M. GOVERNMENT-
All dates are approximate and subject to alteration without notien. and all sailings are subject to change or deviation with or without notles
PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL SAILINGS
From
Tobs Hong Kong
About
DestinorL
3rd Dec. B'bay, M'seilles, H're, L'don, H'burz
5 p.m. Rotterdam, Antwerp & Hull. 9th Dec. Bombay, Karachi & Persian Gulf. 11th Dec. Bombay, Marseilles & London. 18th Dec. Marseilles, Havre, London, Hamburs
Rotterdam, Antwerp & Hull, Bombay, Marselles & London
8.8.
"BHUTAN
0.000
⚫JEYPORE
5,000
RAJPUTANA
17,000
BEHAR
0,000
RANPURA
17,000 |
25th Dec.
*SOUDAN
7,000
1st Jan,
RAWALPINDI
17,000
CORFU
*BURDWAN
14,500 0.300
• Cargo only.
Marseilles, Havre, London, Hamburg
Rotterdam, Antwerp & Hull, 8th Jan Bombny, Marseilles & London, 22nd Jan. Bombay, Marseilles & London. 29th Jan. D'bay. M'seilles, H're. L'don, H'burg,
Rotterdam, Antwerp & Hull.
All vessels may call at Malta.
BRITISH INDIA-apcar SAILINGS
TILAWA
£10,000
2nd Dec. at 10.30 am.
SANTHIA
A 009
16th Dec. › Slugapore,
Port
TALMA
10.000
1st Jan,
SIRDHANA
8,000
Jab Jan.
BHIRALA
B.Jup
20th Jan.
Swettenbank
Penang, Rangoor & Calcutta.
EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS
nt 10.30 a.m.
TANDA
NANKIN
NELLORE
NANKIN
7,000, Ard. Dec.
7,000 7.000
2nd Jan.
20th Jan
Manila, Rabaul, Brisbane, Sydnej Melbourne & Hobart.
SAILINGS TO JAPAN
4th Dre. Janon.
pth Dec. Amoy & Japan. -
10th Dre. Japan.
23rd Dec.] Vány de. Japan.
7.0001
TALMA
10 000
RAWALPINDI
17.000
SIDIANA
Anno
*HIMIWAN
CONFI
14 500
24th Tee, Janan.
NELLORE
7,000
Cargo only.
0.100
24th Nee.Japon.
2nd Jan. Japan.
All dates are approximate and sublect to alteration without notice. For further Information, Passage, Freight, Handbook, etc., apply to
The Agents. Phona 27721"
MACKINNON MACKENZIE.CO
P&O BUILDING, CONNAUGHT ROAD CENTRAL, HONGKONG|
THE
BLUE FUNN
LINE
REGULAR AND FAST | PASSENGER SERVICES
FREIGHT AND
LONDON SERVICE
SARPEDON
Rotterdam. & Glasgow. DEUCALION sails 29th Dec. for Marseilles, London,
Rotterdam, Hamburg & Glasgow, LIVERPOOL SERVICE
NELEUS
rails 18 Dec. for Marsellies, London,
YORK
NEW
ADRASTUS
sails 10th Dec. för Liverpool, and Bromborough. SERVICE
salla 22nd Jon. for Boston, New York, Philadelphia & Baltmore via Cape of Good Hope.
PACIFIC SERVICE (vis Dairen, Kobe, Na-
goya and Yokohama) IXION
salls 16th Dec. for Victoria, Vancouver & Seattle. INWARD SERVICE
PATROCLUS DVARHUS ΣΧΙΟΝ
DIOMED
Duo 4 Dec. From U..K. via Straits. Due 6 Dec. From U. K. vís Straits, Dua Dec. From Pacifio via Japan, Due 13 Dog. From U. K. via Strails. Special reduced fares are quoted for cargo steamers with Amiliód passenger "accommodation.
For freight, passage rates and Information apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE...
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER
SOULS AT SEA
(CONTD: From Page .10)
1937.
Uke stuffed images of men. Where.
CANADIAN PACIFIC
STEAMSHIP'S - HOTELS -
- HAILWAYS - EXPRESS
TO MANILA
.10 p.m., Dec. 1)
Sailings via HONOLULU
at the start, they had moved the EMPRESS OF ASIA blades of their cars, now in some cases. It was the sea that moved the butis; and the butts ground the flesh from their hands and smacked and gored them on their chests. Taylor, gerish, untiring, relieved first one and then another.
he cau
caught sight of the Suddenly other boat, holated on a wave. A nian there had gone crazy; they were struggling to keep him from jumping into the seu.
They had better let him jump," Taylor asserted grimly, "Sho'a los- ing buoyancy. For that matter, in half an hour we shall have to lighten this boat, if the sen gols up worse." He glared at his unlucky oarsmen, who understood that the weakest I would be thrown overboard.
And this time Taylor himself would be the only court to pass upon their merits. Lindon, feeling his life for- felted already, looked fearsomely at his bloody stiffened hand, which could no longer grasp an car.
The boat just then dropped like
A stone into a trough that seemed to
EMPRESS OF CANADA EMPRESS OF JAPAN
..Feb. Rih
DIRECT TO VANCOUVER (from Yokohama))
EMPRESA OF ASIA leaves Hongkong
..Dec. 10th EMPRESS OF RUSSIA leaves Hong Kong .......................................Jan/28th 17 Days HONGKONG to VANCOUVER
Air-conditioned equipment parried on. Trans-Continental Trains, Frequent Canadian Paolße Atlantio milinge from Montreal and Quebec, down the smooth St. Lawrence Beaway, to Europe.
Information and rates from
Union
have no bottom. Margaret fell Building
ugainst Taylor, who steadied
with his arm.
ho
ker
"Sicady. Steady over the shouls,"
murmured.
Margaret beat her two fists wick- edly against his chest,
"Why don't you throw me after my brother?" she called wildly. "Now that you, are one of the fam- Hy" UFSI
This giat electric bulb, 14 feet high, has been completed st a glass works in Corning.. N. Y..., as a land beacon on the $100,000 Edison Memorial Tower at Men's Park, N. 3. More than 8,000 - pounds of amber-linted. heat-resisting glass were filled over a steel skeleton in two-inch diamɔnd patterns. The combined bulb and skeleton weigh six tona.
UFS
At right is Mary Kirk Raffray, one-time bridesmaid of the Duchess of Windsor, who recenty became the bride of Ernest Simpson, left, former husband of the Duchess.
HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION,
Authorised Capital.
$50,000,000
Issued and Fully Paid-Up.... $20,000,000 Reserve Funds:
Sterling
BANKS
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA
Incorporated by Rayal Charter_163) HEAD OFFICE:--LONDON,
Bibopagate. E.CZ.
............... # 11,500,000,} Paid-up Capital ...................... K1,000,000 Itangkong Currency Reserve $10,000,000| Reserve Liability of Proprietors £3,006,00€ Reserve Liability of Proprietors $20.000.000| Reserve Fund
HEAD OFFICE;-BONGKONG,
BOARD OF DIRECTORS:
C. Miskin, Esq.
Chairman.
Hon. Mir M. T. Johnson,
Deputy Chairman.
3. K. Bousfield, Esq. X. S. Morrison, Esq.
A. IL. Compton, Esq, Hon. Mr. J. J. Paterson
T E. Pearce, Esy.
B, H. Dodwell, Esq.
3. R. Masson. Eng.
ΑΔΙΟΥ
A. L. Shields. Esq.
Bir Vandeleur M. Grayburn, CHIEF MANAGER.
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New York
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(Peking)
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Kungkong
Penun Rangoon
Saigon Semarang Serensban Shanghai Singapore Sitlaw" Sourabay Talping Tient-in Tongkah
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Current Accounţa opened and hxw Deposits received for one year or shortel pectady st rates which will be quoted ar application.
The Bank's Head Omee in Londal undertakes Executor & Trunte business and calmar recovery of British Incon Tax overpaid, on terms which may Du *scertained at any of 12 Agencies
A Branches
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Current Accounts opened in Local Cur: rency and Fixed Deponito received tot Head Office:---15, Gracechurch Street, Dhe year or shorter periods In Local Currency And Sterking fin terms which
London, E.C.J. will be quoted on application.
Authorised Capital ALSO
SAFE DEPOSIT Palito Capital
Subscribed Capital up to date NOXES in various sizes TO LET.
Reserve Fund and Rest Hongkong, fath May, 1937.
·
HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK.
DANKERS.
£3,000,000 1,100,QU 1,050, 1.247.0
The Bank of England & Midland Bank, Ltd.
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Bangkok pblained on application. FOR THE HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI | Bombay
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BANK LIMITED,
Capital (fully paid-up! ...... Y. 100,000 bor Reserve Fund
V 134.400.00 ́ñrád offICE:-YÖRÖTTAMA.
Branchas and Agencies at Alexandria Hangkunk Rangoon
linking Rio de Janeir Karachi San Francisco
Beatle
Bangkok
Batavia
Berlin
Kohe
Bombay Calcutta Canton Dairen ____"{Dalny)
Lantion Los Angeles Mantis
Moil
Fangtien
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Remerang Bhankhal Singapore Saurabaya Avdney Tientsin Trinktad Tokyo Yingkow
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BRANCHES. bun Kuantan
Kandy .. Karachi
Madras New York Kenang Itangoon Bhanghai
Kota Bharu Kuala Lipia Simla Kumla Lumpur Singapore Kuala Trengganu.
HONGKONO DRANCIE,
Every description at Banking and
Exchange Dunisiens trafsacted,
TRUSTEE AND EXECUTORSHIP UNDERTAKEN. Interest allowed on Current Account and Fixed Deposits at Ristea that may be ascertained on application.
D. BENSON,
COUNT THE
Маладет
"TELEGRAPHS"
EVERYWHERE
"Bulc," ho hissed. "Keep your
on your work."
mind
The strongest rope will have its breaking-strain, and Margaret, he saw, was near It. Her hair hung in was torn shining hanks, the satin
Her away from one round shoulder. check showed, the mark of Taylor's fingers.
ears,
With a stumbling crash of the long-boat staggered up another Allttering and sliding hill of water. A voice screamed, "A sall. A suli.” A ship's topsail had in fact ful- tered like a moth on the tormented threshold of the sea. It towared higher.
"Quick. A rag of some kind," Tayr for grated. He pitched on Margaret as if she were a doll; with one jerk petti- he stripped her of her linen coat. ile tled this to the mast lying on the thwarts and set the mast into Its step. A charred, bloody ruln of a man, the mere embodiment of will, he clung there staring.
"We are seen," he said presently, "The ship has changed her course." A feeble cheer was raised. "You are zoved," Taylor added, looking for the first time into Margaret's eyes. His blood ran cold at what he EaW there.
"You are damned," the girl whis- pered with bloodless lips.
"From the beginning." Captain Taylor muttered wearily. "Well, the good are lucky,
(To be Continued)
THE
Canadian
SAFANS THE Wonsiste
Tolophono
20752
SWEDISH EAST ASIATIC
M.S. "PEIPING"
M.S. "NIPPON"
M.S. "NAGARA"
M.S. "SHANTUNG"
29th Dec.
29th Jan.
26th Feb.
29th Mar.
HONGKONG to ANTWERP or LONDON
£53
(Excellent accommodation still offering for a limited
number of passengers.)
GILMAN & CO., LTD.
Hongkong.
Agenta:
Ú, E. HUYGEN.
Canion
I
TRAVEL A.-O. LINE
To AUSTRALIA, Calling at Manila, Thursday Is CAIRNS
Townsville, Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne. British Steamers: CHANGTE-TAIPING
(Oil Burners)] FASTEST & MOST UP-TO-DATE STEAMERS IN THE SERVICE OPEN AIR SWIMMING POOL
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FIRST CLASS FARE TO SYDNEY, 278 RETURN
|The P. & O. Banking "STEAMER
Corporation, Ltd.
(Incorporated in England, 1920).
Authorised Capital
Subscribed and Paid-up.
£3.000.000
£2,594,190 Reserve Fund...............₫ 180,000 HEAD OFFICE: 117-122, Lendenhall Street, London, E.Ç.A. WEST END BRANCH:
14-16 Cockspur, Street, London. S.W.1.
DRANCHES:-Tombay, Calcutta, Call- CUL Coimbatore, Colombo, Hongkong, Madras, Shanghai, Singapore.
Agentier:-In all the principal towns of the world.
General Exchange and Banking bud- ness transacted. Loans and overdratÊN cratited on approved security. Current and Fixed Deposit accounts opened,
SAVINGS ACCOUNTS IN LOCAL CUR- RENCY:Interest allowed at 25% per
aphum.
STERLING
SAVINGS ACCOUNTS>- Interest allowed at rates which may be obtained on application.
TRAVELLERS' LETTERS OF CREDIT. TRAVELLERS" CHEQUES AND PAS. SENGER LETTERS OF CREDIT (for use on board I. & O. and D. 1. Steamers and
it Ports of Call) are issued at current rate of exchange and tree of commission, American EXPRESS TRAVELLERS" “HEQUES sold and cathed.
British Incrane Tax Recovered, Executor lips and Trusteeships under- taken.
W. J. WADDINGTON,
Hongkong, 3rd A131, 1937.
Manager.
THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LIMITED.
Authorised Capital
| Paid-up Caplial
Reserve, and Undivided
Pronta
H
LONDON (via Australia) from £127.10. (Australian Newspapers on ale).
Due H'Kong Leaves H'Kong Leaves Manila Due Sydney
20 Dec.
CHANGT TAIPING CHANGTE TAIPING
10 Dee.
17 Dec.
-7 Jan.
14 Jan."
11 Feb,
18 Fab.
8 Mar.
15 Jan. 21 Feb. 16 Mar. 18 Mar.
& Jan, ~31 ̄Jan. 9 Mar, 8 Apr.
AUSTRALIAN-ORIENTAL LINE, LIMITED.
Sallings subject to alteration without notice. ... lor Freight or Passage, apply to:-
Outterfield & Swire. Agents-Hong Kong-China-Japan `
Triestina
Lloyd
NEXT BAILINGS
To Shal
To Itals
“VICTORIA" 11 Des
"VICTORIA" 19 Des.
SPECIAL RETURN TICKETS
Special Two Months' Round Trip Tickets At Reduced Rates
To BOMBAY
COLOMBO
SINGAPORE
** SHANCHAL
£44 £25
£21
£41
£22
£19
£18
£13
£11
£12 £ 9
£6
ROUND THE WORLD tickets issued at Special Reduced Rates in connection with all the Trans-Pacific & Trans-Ahäntie 'Conference Lines.
THROUGH TICKETS TO LONDON-23days-Special facilities for- $10.000.000 despatch by train of heavy baggage with liberal free allowance,
INTERCHANGEABLE RETURN TICKETS with the Dollar Lines $ 2,770,720,15
A very favourable conditions
$5,608,000.00
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EVERYONE
WAIT
FOR-
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Hongkong, 11th September, 1937):