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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1917.

SHIPPING

P. & O. S. N. CO.

ROYAL MAIL SERVICE

UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S QOVERNMENT TU

MARSEILLES AND

TAKING PASSENDERE AND CARGO TO

LONDON,

STRAITS. COLOMBO, INDIA, AUSTRALASIA, EGYPT, &s.

Steamers

Colombo.

Lakve Hongkong Noon

:

Connecting Mail Steamer from

Colombo.

Due at Marseilles 1917.

Dua London. 1917.

103

When Passengers change Steamers at COLOMBO,

Accommodation in the connecting Stoner from COLOMBO in dedditaly reserved in

Hongkong at the time of Booking.

"On the Australian Route Tickets Interchangeable with Orient Line.

SAILINGS DIRECT TO,

SHANGHAI, MOJI, KOBE AND

'S. S.

YOKOHAMA.

Leave Hongkong About

Passengers may travol by Railway in Japan between Purts of Cell free of charga. Return. Tickets are available by Mengerica Maritimnas Company.

(Non- Transhipmen IN ADDITION TO THE ABOVE MAIL STEAMERS, WILL LEAVE DIRECT FOR

INTERMEDIATE STEAMERS

MARSEILLES AND LONDON, Calling at SINGAPORE, PORT SWETTENHAM, PENANG, COLOMBO,

" AND PORT SAID.

CARRYING br ama “NH SALÖÖN PASSENGERS"AT REDUCED RATES.

STRANIRA

Proposed SALLINGS:

Leave

B'KOM

About

Leave S'yout bout

Duo at M'AITLLES, if calling

About

Dua LONDON about

THE INTERMEDIATE SERVICE IS TEMPORARILY SUSPENDED. WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY FITTED ON ALL STEAMERS.

-Cabiss are fitted with Electric-Fans-free of change and each-Berth-Faraished

bs Electric Reading Lamp.

Round the World Tickets and Through Tickets to New York in connection with the Principal Mail Lines

Return Tickets at farg son a half cvailable to Fuzops for Two Years; or to Intermediate Ports for Sip Months.

Owing to the War in Barope Steamers and Sailing datos are liable to he excelled ar altered with var aútico.

NOTICE TO CONSIÓNÉES.

Consignees are reminded of the newssity to apply to the Company's Agents regarding arrival of consignmerits expected of which they have received documents or advies.

Any damaged packages must be left in the Godowns for examination. by the Consignes and the Company's Surveyors Meys Geridar and Douglas at 10 am

n londays and Thursdays. All claims nust be presented within ten days of the aseamere arrival here, after which date they cannot be recognised. No Claims will be admitted after the goods have left the Godowns.

For Further Information, Passage Fares, Freights, Handbooks, Dates of Bailing

eto apply to

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Superintendent,

CHINA MAIL S.S. CO., LTD.

FREIGHT AND PASSENGERS.

S.S. CHINA

WILL SAIL FROM HONGKONG FOR

SAN FRANCISCO

VIA SHANGHAI, JAPAN PORTS & HONOLULU."

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Cargo carried on through Bills of Lading from HONGKONG to BEIRA, DELAGOA BAY, DURBAN (Natal, EAST LONDON, PORT ELIZABETH and CAPE TOWN with transhipment, at COLOMEO to Steamers of the INDIAN AFRICAN LINE

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STORIES FROM THE MAGAZINES.

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VISITORS AT THE HOTELS.

HONGKONG: HOTEL

A stounger entered a church the other day during the sermon and sat near the i door. Getting tired of the sermon hefir E. V. Adama asked his neighbour. "How long has be Mrs H. Adam been preaching "About thirty or forty MrGE Anderson years, I think, replied the man. "Elfe H. Murray Rain stay, then," said the stranger; "he must Mr J. H. Raring DESTROYER FLOTILLA'S CARE OF he nearly done."-Yous) and Mr W. T. Barker

och SHIPPING.

The spydial correspondent of the “Daily Chronicle" wreto rely

When the duties of the Dover Patrol animali onumerated in will at once he recognised how important a part. it plays in the great drama of es wariace which is being eneted eraselessly by day tand by night. They are as follows.com

L-Tcdmet rating during; favourable easydis on the Belgian coast, 2.To guard the whole of the entrance to the Channel.

3.To protect shipping in its passage through the patrol area,

4.- mysist in perfecting the fank of the ses amisport to and run the

Rritish Army in France.

Twice in recent months there have Beun. 11 tip-atud-run ** ruids into this! Channel by swift, fergian destroyers, slip or black nights our their bases the Helving cost. Atter the scout these enterprises some clues were raised in the eve of What is wrong with the

AMIR.

Mr M. Bartlett Mr snd Mrs

Basrow

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Mr and Mrs 0.

The lesson in natural history had been Mr and Mrs. H. about the rhinoceros, and the teacher. Baxter and child wanted to know how well the lesson hade R. E. Bolitics MrR-H. Beavan been learned "Now, nauja something." she said, "that is dangercus to go near to

Mrs E R. Balilios and that has a horn, I know, teacher, I know."

Beswick called Willie Jones. Well, Willie, what is it?" "Amator-car, ME, J. Hirbeck Boy Own Paper.

Mr F D. Bisseker Mr S. T. Hitting Mr L. J. Blake Mr A. A. Brown

Chldwell

Me S. L. Harrobin Dr and Mrs Howard Me and Min. 4. B. Hakes & children ME M. Joseph Mr P. J. Janssen

Mr F. H. Kales Mr N. R. Karanje

Mr M. A. Katz Mr C. King

Mr and Me P. L

Kilght

DrA.T. Knoderar

Mr and Mrs J. E.

Ixklow

Capt. H. E. Laver

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Mr & Mrs Colbourne.

Little

Mr S. Longfield

Sandy haul returned to his native village in Scotland after a visit to Lom Mr and Mrs F. S. MA. H. Lunnings don. Du being asked what he thought

Major D. Macdonald of the great city, he said: "It is grand. Mr. D. F. Cuppleman Me WV. Marchant bat the folks are no honest." "How is Mise Chisholm that?" naked his friend.

Dr&Mrs. Marriott Well Mr W. E. Clarke hought a box opins labelled a thousand Mr H. A. R. Count Mr H. E. Maslin

Mr F. B. Marshall for a penny, and coming home to the Me G. Courtney Mr & Mrs tmir, I counted them an foal ney Mr. F. Courtney were seventeen short." Fior

Necroucher

W.CO

See the top of a bus. Rather small-Me W. E. Darby especial constable seated there. To him "Topreascial constable, aren't you, enters up the steps the girl conductor. of fir1Wish you'd come down and help

me. Laving a lot of temible with passenger inside." The "spein cies. cends, and as pointed out to him as the "tron bie 13

large and dan

& McInnos Mr G. Mellis Mr and Mrs J. G.

Melrose

WR Davenport Mr J; Merce Mr and Mrs F. E. Mrs W. Moore Capt. J. Dewar

Davis

Dr. C. P. Morgan Mr WA. Dowley

Mrs C. A. Morse and Mr 31. Drevard

2 children

Mr and Mrs A. W. Miss M, E. Duffy

Eastman

Mr AS, Murch Mr and Mrs. J. D. MrJ. S. Nicolson

Northcombe sad sen

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21st Max- 18th Juns

These Steamers have the most modern Equipment including AR LOWER BERTHS and large comfortable Staterooms TA ingle and two berths only

The Safety and Comfort of Pasengers is our first considération Tickets are interchangeable with the Toyo Kisun Kaisha and the Canadian Pacific Ocean Services Ld..

For further information, rates, literature, schedules ote, apply to

COMPANY'S OFFICE in Alexandra Buildings, KÄRFHONE (41.

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The truth is, ad viise, thut,the public gerous-looking corner. "This. Mr & Mrs H. Edsell Mr & Mrg'J. Partons ONGKONG SHANGHAI|

were spotted by the enemy's achievis him, sir, said the girl. He won't Fregis, 3 in qually, the rich that the get out and he won't pay his fare.

"Special" (after a caicfal survey, of the Navy was not; it knows ita inginess far Favvy), putting his hand in his pocket tra well the dar. A hace that should be and drawing as one coppers: "What borne in nisl is that extend is nearer is his fare 1 Tramry to Dover than Brighton is, and that thew are literally express raids. Germany has destroyers as fast as paren, und it implies as wint of vigilance that on two "arrasionsrly should have succeeded in

making a dash rose for the other side.

The last time they enme they stayed abean five minutes, land reff, a far shore, and bolted back wither gore nie. The would probably have pail dearly bad they Plected to make their visit of only a very little longer duration. Fut Master Fis is wil at sea as well as on land.

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ural child

Mr T L. Ferreirs Mr V. A. Fairley

ir R. Fibe

Capt. E. Fingalen Mr W. H. Ford

Mr

8TH.

Mrs T.

Mr W. B. Pesk

E. J. Pottinger H. Roy

Mr J. R. Freeman, Miss F. A..Rexy a

Jr.

Mr J. V. van Beds

Some children ruinly get intr H. S. Erceman Mission views of life. Ap instance of this uer J. 1. Freethan Mr D. Ritcher carred in a Sunday school in a very por Me Denman Feller Mr and Mrs district, where the teacher was talking to her class about Solomon and his wisdom. Me and Mrs Stuart Robinson

When the Queen of Sheba came and

Fuller

...

Mr C. d Robinson laid jewels and fine minent before Solo Dr J. Glister Mr J. H.

·Scott men, what hit he say she asked. Gordon Me R. Scott

Mr V. Goulbourn Dr J. C. Shively presently. One wall girl, who had

Mr F. J. Gray- evidently had experience in such matters,

Mr & Mrs E Skott promptly replied: Ow much dyer Capt. T. P Hall Me H. E. . Solbe

Mr lYKscdori

Mrs M. Slade want for the lot 3"-Grandd

Mr and Mrs W. A. Mis A. Square

Me.J. W. Stackhouse Hannibal When the young officer, ordered to the Mr G. Harper, Mrs Stackhouse front; called on his tailor to ordez.a fregas G. F. L. Harrison Mr A. C. Thomas Searching for enemy vessel in a big putit, the tailor could not forget, that Mr & Mrs RD. Mr F. G Thompson area of water on nights of utter darknccount. Bas he felt nervous about Mr. and Mrs H. E. Mr M. H. Var

there was already un old and unsettled Harver AMA. M. Tanson is work that candid always succeed. The bronching the subject.

"I see the

T

Cier-

Hayward

Mrs H. A Walker Auxerians have a saying about niggmans," said the young officer casually. Ms 3. A. Figging

Mr Wallace in a dark cellar Boking for a buck said the tailor wistfully

have had a check Lacky Germans Me W. B. Hind Mrs G-Wardl thot was not there," which way la called man looked puzzled for a moment, and Me L ES. Hodge Mr C. F. D. Warry

The young Me WJ. Hodge

MFE. J. T

Warren Sis and am a net inappropriate illustration then took the gentle bias, Sext day Mrs A. E. Hodgins Mr S T. Williamson for the land if job the Navy is to under the bill settled - Koyal

MPH. E. Hollands Mrs J. N. Wolfson tuke. If the cut is there sooner or later

Me A Shelton Hooper Mr G. G: Wood the Suïy will catch it, though it may get

Me L. Hope fin à few serutches fine.

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it carning from the subject of -rujds to what may be described us the princija: work of the patrol, results are appareat edirding

the "protective service, rendered to the mercantile marine. In due seci, no dokhi, there will be another dispatch from the commander of the paitsi, ont uni that is available one must be houtent to give figures for an earlier period.

In six months 214300 marchans whim. Apart from ment-war and auxilius, posed through thê jutro], "Ớt these duty 21 wère jest or seriously damaged by the enenty...

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This very considerable security to our merchant shipping there.ie every_cunson/ to believs cinsinnes to this day in the ares of the patrol.

JAVANESE MARRIAGE CUSTOMS.

W*X

miles an hour to walk of times round it.

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PEAR HOTEL

A school teacher received the following note: Bear Madun-Plense ixcus my Tommy today. He won't come to skule, because he ja acting us timekeeper for his father, and it is your fault. U gave him a ixample if a field is 6 miles around how long will it take a man walking 3 Mr.D. K. Bir Mr & Mrs_N_Me_ Tommy ain't a man so we had to sendar and Mrs FL P. Intyre and child his father. They went early this mor ning and father will walk round the feMr&Mrs F. W. Cory Mr T. L. Perkins and Toramy will time him, but pleas Mr and Mrs D. C. Mr & Mrs Ralphs because my husban' must go to work

C. Roberts. don't give my boy such ixamples ugin. Casuli

"Mr and Mrs WE. every day to support his family," Harper's.

Me C. Skott

The

"INCENDIARISM ON THE

** PRINZESS, ALICE.".

Manils Cablenews ́ ́ of the 8th inst. hes the Enllowing paragraph

What is oficially believed to have beeö an atrenght to fire she Frazess Alice fying interned in Cebu Harlour, was wonde on Tuesday just after the last launch party from the vessel had arrived at the pier. The fire broke out

the

An interesting article describing the print verlage vistatus of Java appeuss Chan Tise People's Vagazinë," a bright forewart part of the ship but wa little publication started some time ago, promptly extinguished by the constabel. Fin Color Bivi sited by Mr T. P.

ary game that had been placed inboard at

Carmichael

Mr and Mrs G.

Clarke.

MiraMartin &children

Mr & M A. Findlay

Smith..

.

Mr & Mrs Cossart Col. Darling, RE Mrs Dumvile " Mr&Mrs. V. Findlay Mr&Mrs W. Duinken Smith Mrand Mrs B. A. Mrs Wallen.

Hale

-Mrs Kingsley Ward Mr A. H. Hollings Mr G. E. Vétton

worth

Mr and Mrs G. W. Mrs T. J. R. Johns

Wood Mr Lee Jones

... KING EDWARD HOTEL

Mis R. Almonr M-J. Joseph MrJ. RF. Antlersva Mr. G. D. Macdonald? Mr G, Bunnermon Mr G. Matheson MrR H. Beavan. Mrs McGee, Mr W. Budge

Mr W. Morley Miss M. E. Ballen Miss E. Motte

Mr D. Machall Mr C. W. Chang Mr and Mrs T. & Miss Olivecrona

Mr. and Mrs Natbaus

i Cheng

Mrs W

Masilany. We leger that the bride the request of the customs authorities. Mra Chadbourne

is bought, after much bigging and Ing. The guant is authority for the state- gling. Hot the bride and bridegroom at that the fire showed signs of having have sorgo through a long and trukker been of an ineindiay "origin and its tedious preparation for marriag believed to have been started by a me

ber of the crew just prior toʻleaving the ship.

Mr G. Costello De & Mrs Mr and Mrs Dick

and

Mr and Mrs C E Mr and Mrs Larle Richardson The custom is for the young man to get

and child

My Richardsen. his fronty teeth filed down almost to the

MAK. M. Fetterly Capt. M.

M. Picknell gums and stain what is left of them to Collector customs Stanley is in Mr & Mrs Finlayson Mr Banye

shiny lacquer like black before going te receipt of oficial information from the Nr. W. Feulknes Mr Y. Sauer

Mr C-Fritz

Mr. J. Sim the priest, who makes him sit up to his collector of Cebu to the effect that the N. Gregory Mr E. M. Sleigh chin is the cold water of the mosque 120 members of the ship's crew were all Mr RJ. Haddon Mry Stewart, tank, where the priest Koran in hand, removal without makes him repeat the marriage formula. The bride lives on" a "diet of three tea- spoonful of rice and a glass of hot water per day, so as to lose flesh and gap beauty

The bride does not go to the mosque, bath bridegroom is married to her representative. Shortly afterwards, in gala attire, riding a white pony, he repois, at the head of a procession, to

Regular Direct Service from APAN, CHINA and STRAITS to BEIRA,his bride's house :— DELAGOA BAY, DURBAN, EAST LONDON, PORT ELIZABETH and CAPE

On arrival there the bride, supported

TOWN, calling at MAURITIUS en route and affording the Quintest Fright by two bridesmaids, slowly comes out be Transport from the ORIENT. to SOUTH AFRICA.

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Mrs Hammes children

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They were takes whort in several launch Jonds. Just as the last launch leaving the ship had arrived at the pier, a fire was seen in the foreward part of the ship... Or investigation, says the report, it was found that the damage done was "pct extensive, and was easily extinguished."

Previous inspection showed that the machinery of the vessel had been dazusged vitelly though not extensively. Certain parte, specially valve heade, had been removed and thrown overheard.

her house, and the two, with measured step, advance towards each other and. halt. Two small bags erntaining betei. and other spices are handed to them, and, thay throw these silken bags at each other full in the face, and the party who aim the miesile the surest is supposed to laks the lead in domestic affaiza "afterwards. The bride is then handed a basin of wate: and a towel; and alto proceeds to woob her husband's feet in token of loyalty and loving submission. When she has done. this the bridegroom takes her by the hand, raising her, and leads her to the drawing room of the homes, where a piece of richly trasmented inatting is spread in the centre. She squats, down on this, bolding a handkerchle: up to the brido, groom into which he throws money, rico, "and some other things, signifying that be der well able to support her and by this act binding macit to look after hart through Bfe. The bridegroom then its" down by the side of the brido and foede har with three baile of, ride and himself parlakos of what is loft in the plate

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INTEREST on deposita is alloyed on the minimum monthly balances at 3) PER CENT. per annum. Depositors may transfer at their option balances of $100 or more to the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAL BANK to be placed ou FIXED DEPOSIT at 4 PER CENT per annum.

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Chiet Manager Hongkong May 14, 1914.

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£1,300,000 £1,800,000

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THINOTAU. Interest allowed on Current Accounta Deposita received for fixed periods a rates to be obtained on spplication

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Hongkong Sestember 11, 1916-

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