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THURSDAY, -- JANUARY, 6, 308S,

SHIPPING

P. & O-BRITISH INDIA APCAR AND

EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN LINES

(00MPANIES incorporated in ENGLAND). MAIL AND PASSENGER SERVICES STRAITS, JAYA, BURĖS, CEYLON, INDIA, PERKIAN GULF, RET INDERS, MAURITIÜK, BAST AND SOUTH AFRICA, KUPTRALASLI,

DFGLUDING KRW KRALAND AND QUEKNALLED PORTS, RID

SEX, BGYPT, EUROPE, &

ENGLAND IN 2074.

NOVELISTS PICTURE.

A WORLD IN DECAY.

What is to be the outcome of all

THE CHINA MAIL.

the North the Chairman of -Bradforå and in the West the President of Walen-disputed his authority, and ever sthred up new strife. Though armies were Ettle more than unarmed rabbles there was always fighting an the Continent, Jeremy, leamed; but those wars did not concern England, where there had been no war for more than a hundred years. "No one

the unsest that is setting the world ] knew how to make the weapons for by the ears? Suppose marest breeds real warfare. riot, and riot grows to civil war- what sort of world will it be for our grandchildren and great-grandchil- dren?

Yet even in such : wretched cory, there was still enough of the rit of ambition and aggression to 1 se more war: civil war between Nort and South. And Jeremy. who had fought in the Great War, fight in the found himself forced artillery-consisting of ane which he had belped to make in the civil war of 2074.7-

NOTICES TO CONSIGN KES

NOTICE TO CONSIGNIES.

THE Steamship

CON

landed

"BORNEO MARU,”-

From JAPAN.

"YONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby informed that all Goods are being their risk into the Godowns of the Hongkong" and "Kow. on Wharf and Godown. Company, Lid, at Kowloon, whence and/or trova the wharven delivery may be obtained.

Optional Cargo will be forwarded unless notice to "the contrary be`giroz before 3rd January.

Mr. Edward Shanks answers these questions in his novel The People of the Ruins which is not only a fine story but a race for the times, says a reviewer. For the people of the ruins are the people of England a hundred and fifty years bence; and the story of the way England came to a man who had slept through the ever be like that-if our great grand-or before the 18th inft, or they will to ruin, as it was gradually unfolded

years of rich and warfare and decay

What happened then is for Mr. Shanks to tell: but it is all so con vincing that one puts the book down. with a shudder, wondering if it will

No claims will be admitted after the Goods bara left the Godowns, and ut Goods remaining azdelivered after the 9th East, will be subject to rent.

All claims against the rinamer must

be presented to the Undersigned on

children will be the people of the not be recognized.

is a story with a moral and the ruins. more disconcerting because it does! not set out to be a moral story.

The idea of a sleeper who wakes a century or two or three centuries hence is not new; bat no one has Imagined such an unhappy world as

PININSULAR & ORIENTAL SAILING (South that in which Mr. Sharks wakes

8. S

Tors

*rom Hongkong (about)

BREMEN »

11,500

"DILWARA "

5,400

PLASST"

7,348

* DELTA

8,000 ↑

10th Jan 11th Jan 23rd Jan. 4th Feb

*DUNKRATM

i 5,400 7th Fab..

* LAHORE” (Cargo) † 5.300 | 14th Feb. **ALIPORE" (Cargo) | 5,300 27th Feb. 1

"Destination

Manchetag d. Laznos. Singaporn, Colombo & Bombay,

Da

Siaspora, Colombo & Bombay

Do

BRITISH INDIA-APOAR SAILINGS (South)

**EURYALUSTM

3,500 *GREGORY APCAR" 4,700

6th Jan. 8th JAD.

J. Straits, Rangoon, and

Calcutta

NOTICES TO CONNINEES

**BEN LINE OF STEAMERS,

From ANTWERP, MIDDLESERO, LONDON AND STRAITS. !

HE Steamship

All, brokan, chafed, and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godownɛ, whare they will be examined on the 8th inst., at 10 mm.

No Fire Insurance has been affectada

Under American

SHIPPING

-PACIFIC MAIL E.B. CO.

LHAL LINE.

"Operating tãá. New First Class Steamara *EQUADOR? = VENEZUELA * *5* * ** COLOMBIA” HONGKONG TO`YAN FRANCISCO, TiS SHANGHAI, KORK, YOKOHAMA, & HONOLULI THE SUNSHINE BELA.

The menet escfortable route to Amperiosaat Trop

Bailings from HONGKONG at NOON. “VENEZUELA”..... Wednesday, Jan. 26th. *ECUADOR Prednesday, Feb. Bird: * COLOMBIATM: Wednesday,

+w

SHANGHII—–HONGKONG-

CALOUTTA SERVICE.

D. S. SHIPPING BOARD VESSEL FOR SAN FRANCISCO.

*PICIFIC MAIL ES. Co.

HOTEL MANEJONE

Cable Addre

Zalaphene Sale

Bills of Lading will be countersigned STRUTHERS & DIXON, INC.

by

DODWELL & CO., LTD.

Agents. Hongkong, January ← 1991

TOYO KISEN KAISHA.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEEL,

Steamship THE

TENYO MARTY.”

from the wharven delivery may be From SAN FRANCISCO, via HONO- obtained..

LULU, JAPAN PORTS & MANILA

.

wwwww..c

Jeremy Tuf in the year two thousand and seventy-four. Nineteen twenty- four was the beginning of a time of trouble; it was wade Jeremy w3| engaged on an experiment in the East End on some new ways that the

** BENYORLICH," rioting began. When the building! fell about his ears it was the actionONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby informed that all Goods are being of the ways that kept bim in a living landed at their fit into the hazardous death for a hundred and fifty years; and/or extra hazardous Godowns of! and it was the sequel to that time of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharfį trouble that made so puzzling and Godown Co, Ltd, wheece andļor' world around him when he awoke.

„GRASS-GROWN "STREETS. For he awoke to a London. that i

No Claims will be admitted after the was grass-grown where there had Goods have left the Codawas, and all. The above named Steamer haring been crowded streets and warrens of Goods remaining undelivered after the azzived on Tuesday, the 4th Jan humanity'; to a world that bad for 10th inst, will be subject to rezi.

All claims against the Starmer must science and art and civilisation in the twentieth century. There had before the 17th inst; or they will come. he learned, after the Grass not be recognized. Strike the Time of the Troubles: and that had led to war and civil wars! and waste and despair. Gradually, as he pieced together the old world and the new, be realised how Eg land and not only England hot nearly all the world had come, to such a state of decay. An old priest tried to help him to understand how it had all happened

EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS (South) gotter nearly all it had known of

Sandakan, Thursday Tand, Cairns, Townsville, Brisbane, Sydney, and Melbourne..

*** EASTERN **

• KANOWNA”

**ST. ALBANA”

4,000 7.000 4,500

19th Jan. 16th Feb.

9th Mar.

SAILINGS

TO

SHANGHAI

峦

*DELTA"

$,000

10th Jan

at Noon.

5,300

LAHORE

JAPAN

Shanghai, M^ji and Kobe

13th Jan. ↑ Shanghai and Japan.

WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY FITTED ON ALE STEAMERS.

Tickets Interchangeable.

*

1st Baloom Passengers may travel by 3.1.8.N. Company's steamers between apore and aleattar Singapore and Madras indea of the section of

Their P. & 0. Tickets Siner pre to Colombo.

All Cabins and Etted with Electric Fans free of charge.

.

"It is hard to say how it all came about," mused the old man.

Some have said that the old life) grew too difficult, and just groundi

i

Operating Far Eastern martices for accourt of the UNITED STATES SHIPPING BOARD.

Amalgamated with COSMOPOLITAN SHIPPING CO,

NEW YORK.

GREEN STAR LINA,

**NEW YORK.

For SAN FRANCISCO.

**WEIT ISLIP*.

“gist, January,

For SEATTLE & VANCOUVER, "DEUIL-

18th January,

For NEW YORK, & BALTIMORE. "TURAKA May 28th JAHERTY.

For SHAI, DAIREN, (DALNY), KOBE & Y'HAMA,

•-18th › Janmiy.

For BINGAPORE.

15th-Jariary.

Through Bill of Lading loved to all U. S. and Canadian

Overland Common Fotata.

BONGKONG OFFICE-1st floor Powell's Building, 11 Des Feux Ed., TaL 2008

be prevented to the Undersigned on or comtersignaturs, and take immi WATERHOUSE LINE

Goods are to be left in the Godowns, A broken, chafed and damaged where they will be examined on the 10th insy at 10 am

1821, consigns of cargo. are heraby notified to prosent their Bills of Lading for

delivery, from alongside stammer or the Company's «Godown, 'where all inago

landed at consignees'-risk impeding immediate discharge will be

banned Storage-will Tuesday, the 11th January, 1993... targo remaining undelivered after

All broken, ebaied and damaged pack- ed by

ager will be landed into the Company's GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD.) Godown, where samo vill be emunined an

Agente

Wednesday, the 19th January, 1931, 13 11 LM.

+1

No Fire Insurance has been effected, Bill of Lading will be countersign-

Boogkong, Jaanary 3, 1811.

on

No claims will be recognised after goods have left the steamer or Godowo, and none will be entertained if presented

Susamera and Failing dates are lis hie to be cancelled or altered without notice itself to pieces. It began with the P. & 0. S. N. CO. later than three weeks after, derival

Farcela Masuring not me than 1} ft. x 2ft x 1 will be received at the rich and the poor. When some ac-1 Company's Office up to noon on the day previous to sailing.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

Consignes are reminded of the necessity to apply to the Company's Agents regardling arrival of consignments expected of which they have received documente

Mvice.

Any dawnged packages must be left in the Godowns for examination by the Consignees and the Company's Surveyors, Mesers. Goddard and Douglas, at 10am on MONDAYS and THURSDAYS. All elsize must be presented within ten days of the steamer's arrival bere, after, ich date they cannot be recognized. No slažus will be admitted after the goods have left the Godowns.

.

For Further Information, Fassage Fares, Freights, and booka, etc., apply te

MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO.,

11. Des Vœux Bood Coats HONGKONG.

Zīda

N. Y. K.

Agents

NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.

SCANNGS FROM HONGLONG SULFECT TO ALŬSKRÉMION,

STEAMERS FOR

cident brought them to blows it was too late to put the world right. After that they never trusted one STRAITS, COLOMBO, AUS another, and there was no more

TRALIA, BOMBAY, EGYPT,

MEDITERRANEAN PORTS

& "LONDON.

Through Bils of Lading issued for Batavia, Perrian Gulf, Continental, American and South African Porta.

peace... For fifty years there was always war in some part of the world. And when they stopped fight. ing they couldn't settle down again. The workers idled, or smashed the machines. And at last a time came when the fighting didn't stop. It wenton and on in England and allover |the Continent. All the schools, all] the aniversities were closed for more

THE Steamship “DILWARA.” than twenty years. A genera- Captain Babb, tion grew up that bad never learnt Majesty's Maila, will be despatched from anything. Only a few men knew this Fort en or about TUESDAY, how to do the things their fathers 11th January, 1941, taking Presen bad done every day, and the rest❘gers and Cargo for the abors Porte. were too stupid or too lazy to learn from them properly."

DESOLATION AND RUIN.

So it was that Jeremy had to leam anew his way about a London half in ruins. He made some depressing discoveries in looking for the London he knew. He walked in a great shrubbery of rhododendrons, where Charing Cross station had been, and in a rose garden over the deep buried

· SEATTLE & VICTORJA via Menila, Shanghai & Japan ports, foundations of Scotland Yard. There

Cargo to Overland Points U. S. in connection with Great Northern, Northern

Pacific, and Chicago, Miwapke & St Paul always.

Wedne day, #8th Jaust 11 am ... Fatorday, 29th Jan, at 11am. Saturday, 12h Feb, at 11 Wednesday, 7th Mar., st 11 am

AKASHIMA MARU (Omit, Manila).....

TAJIMA MARU

SUWA MARD.

FUSHIN! MARU fomit. Manila)

LONDON & ANTWBBP via Singapore, Malacca. Penang

Colombo, Suez, Port Said:& Marseilles. ATTUTA MARU

SHIDZJOKA MARU...

...Friday, 4th Jan, at I am.

Monday, 24th Jan-at11

HAMBURG, LONDON & ROTTERDAM vs Suez

THURUGA MAEU

.... Wednesday, 12th January, LIVERPOOL & MARSEILLES vía Suez,

were DO aeroplanes overhead; aviation had been abandoned because there had been so many accidents due to faulty construction. There were no steamships. on the sea, and no motor transport on land. A few trains still ran over rosting rails- one went to Glasgow every week,

and two to Liverpool and Bristol I

Farther out, beyond the wilderness that had been Regent's Park, "every stage of desolation and decay was to be seen....

Every scrap of wood and metal had long been torn from these slowly perishing houses, Some had collapsed into their own. celjars and were gradually being

SYDNEY & MELBOURNE via Manila, Zamboanga, Thursday covered over. Some, which had been

Feld. 14. Island, Townsville & Brisbane.

The NIEKO MARU

"AKI MARU

*

Tuesday, 18th Jan., at Tumday, 15th

-NEW YORK via Manila, Java, Straits, via Suez, **** SOUTH AMERICAN PORTS via Cape

BOMBAY & COLOMBO vie Singapore.

RANGOON MABU KAWACHI. MARU"

TAKAOKA MARU

built of less, enduring bricks, seemed merely to have melted, leaving only faint irregularities in the surface of the ground. Others stood gaunt-and crazily leaning.

And still farther out Jeremy, later, I found himself camping in the ruins

of Windsor Castle,

Much of the old building had been burned down, and - what was. Jeft had been used as anywhere. the neighbourhood a guarry. It was not possible to go without seeing the great calcined: stones built into the walls of house

Today 11th January. ***Wednesday," 28th January," CALOUTTA & RANGOON via Singapore & Penang." :)

*******Baturday, 8th January. JAPAN PORTS-Nagasaki, Kobe- & Tokohama,

or barn Hardly anything of the Thursday, 20th Jan., at 11 am was left standing; and the poor remains, in fact, were used as a common cart shed by the inhabitants of the village of Windsor."

SHANGHAL KOBE & YOKOHAMA

ATI KABU

TOKOHAMA - MARUJ.,

KANAGAWA MABU...

TOTOMI MARU

KUMANO MARU.....

For further Information apply to-

ALWAYS FIGHTING,

The ruler of this relapsed country was the Speaker-dot the Speaker of the House of Commoria-the Houses

carrying

"Silk and Valuables and Tea for Italy, Frames and London (under arrangement) will be transhipped at Bombay into the Mail Steamer proceeding "direct „to ļ Marseilles and London,

TRANS PACIFIC FREIGHT SERVICE.

Operating the following U. S. Shipping Board Steamers For STATTLE-TACOMA VICTORIA-VANCOUVER via Kobe and Yokohama. -WEST JEST 1".

10th Jan, 1991 further mailing to be announced later. Through R/L med to all' Overland Common Foints

US and Canada.

For rates and further particulare apply to" FRANK WATERHOUSE & COMPANY,

of steamer.

No Fire Insurance whatever will de Jected.

-Y, TEUTSUMI,

Manager Hongkong, January 6, 1991

-lat Floor..

MITSUBISHI SHOJI KAISHA, LTD.

(Mitar% ́xhi Trading Co., Ltd.) DOAL, ( MERAL IMPORTS and EXPORIN......

TAKASHI

- HOTEL MANSIONS

Tel. No. 2501.

VEREENIGDE NEDERLANDSCHE SCHEEPVÄÄRT MAATSCHAPPIJ (United Netherlands Navigation Company.)

HOLLAND 008T AZIE LIJN

(Holland East Asia Line)·· (Members of the Straita, China & Japan Conferences.)

Regular monthly service between N JAPAN PORTS, SHANGHAL, HONGKONG

AS AND

MANILA

HAMBURG BREMEN

For

Sealing **** Ammeterdam & Hamburg... 21. Jan.

Rotterdam & Hamburg 21 Fab. Amsterdam & Hamburg 11-Mar.

AMSTERDAM,

BOTTERDAM,

Loading...

Feb.

Mesmer. BORNEO.com AMELAND...o

SOLE PROPRIETORS OF

MUTÁBR KISHIDAKE TUSHINUTAMI, Parcels will be reseived at this Office EOJO, KAMASUTA, A SAYO- SHOT. until 3-r.. the day before sailing KADA and OTURARI.

ALDERAMIN KEW, KANADA. BIBAL, KAMIRA-

Mar The contents and value of all packages

For fell particulars plesso apply to sin are required.

For further particulars apply to--`

MACKINNON, MACKENZIE

Agenti.

*CO.,

Hongkong, January 4, 1921.

SHIPS' STORES Hardware, Metals, Paints and Qils. Fail Lines of Shipschandlery Supplies.

EKONG BANG & 50.

· Established in 1968.

-57 53 & 59 Connght Road Central. Tel. No. Offices, 2554 & 2555. : Galowns 786.

V

ÄGESTS FOR HÁKETO COAL

Head Office:-TOKYO,

Branches and

Representatives: Kagmanki, Karatas, Wakamate, Maji, Euro, Kobe, Osaki, Trunga, Kaguya, Tokohama, Tokyo, Haladata, Muraran, Osáru, Vladivostock, Faking, Tientalna Daire, Tzingtao, "Trinanti, Hankow, Shanghai, Hongkong, Canton, Manila, Bagspor Boarabaya, London, Paris, New York and Sextile.

Cable Addr:-IWABAJISAL Jades Ana A. B, C, 5th ZŁ.

Western Union and Bentley. Agencies for: The Mitsubishi Marine & Fire Insurance Co. The Chak Marine E

Fire Insurance Oc.

For Particulars, apply to

8. KOMURA, Majoon. No. 16. PRODIE STRERE, BUNGE DEG,

*** ́SHIPPING.

NEW YORK DIRECT.

"JOINT BERVICE OF THE

BLUE FUNNEL" LINE ́(OCEAN BE 00, LD, & CHINA MUTUAL BN. 00, JD).

AND.

AMERICAN & MANCHURIAN LINE (ELLERMAN & BUÚKNALL BE, CO, ED.)

BALLINGS" FROM HONGKONG, A

Sunday, Monday, Monday,

Sunday,

9th Jan, at 11 am. 10th Januar 10th January 18th January.

NIPPON

YUSEN KAISHA

"YASUDA, Mazago.

of Parliament had been burned down

that ofice.” And even, his rule was. HO

one Nos, 292 & 293,

tony? Almar,

Boston

via Baes via Boes

10th Jan

Blowers, propbed vis Som Causi ez. Panama Canal at Owners' option. Subject to change without notiacij

For freight and partica és appky, do

long before but a descendant of BUTTERFIELD & SWIEK or THE BANK LIMM, LD, HONGKONG.

FP CANTON: * REILS & 00.-

CANTUR.

JAVA CHINA JAPAN LYN,

Telephone No. 1576-

General Agents,

Tork Building

Koninklyke Paketvaart Maatschappy.

(BOYAL PACKET NAVIGATION CO. OF BATAVIA).

THE Steamatip

"VAN WAERWYCK”

will be despatched

on or about the 15th January.

TO SINGAPORE, FENANG and BELAWAN DELL Thais Vessel offers excellent Cabia-accommodation for Baloon-

Wireless Telegraphy.

For Freight and Passage apply to:

JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN-LIJN,

Agents

Telephone No. 1574.

HOO CHEONG

Shipchandlers, Metals and Hardware Merchants,

Ball Makers and General Store Koepers,

CORTADENE Boin Chitrazh, SHONGKONG.:

Godá ́A. B.-U. Stk.

Telephone No. 60%.

STEAMING COAL.

Contracts Bolicited for Bunkering. Ships at Hongkong, Shanghai, Keelung (Formosa) And All Leading Japan Ports,

K KIMURA & CO.

2, Connaught Road Central

Cable Ada

Tel No. 2580