1921-03-16 — Page 7

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 16 MM.

BHIPPING

P. & O.-BRITISH INDIA

APGAR AND

EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN LINES

HAM'S DIARY.

[Edited by Tom WRIGHT.]

Tuesday,-Shem

var o.

THE CHINA MAIL.

nt

ther

HOMEWARD PASSAGES.

EXCESSIVE PARES.

INDIAN PAPER'S COMMENT.

NOTICES TO CONSIGIRI

"BEN" LINE OF STEAMERS,

NOTIOR TO CONSIGNKER

From LEITH · MIDDLESBRO, LONDON AND STRAITS.

HR Steamship Į

...

suggested breakfast this morning that must be going crazy, to go in for shipbuiking at his time of life. Said

It is scarcely surprising, says the shipbuilding only pays when there is oneer, that the excessive fares, now Didn't think it fair charged by the shipping companies Japhet and me.

I privately agreed for Homeward passages are giving bur couldn't help remarking his rise to serious complaiars from the hypocrisy. Shem wasn't think-

travelling public, who find them--- *BENLAWERS,* ing of his own share of

selves hard hit not only by the highONSIGNEES of Cargo the bareby farm, of course.

the sterling rates at present in force: Probably not. but by the adverse movement in landed at their titk into the bamedons informed that all Goods are being Japhet only laughed. As I do the exchange. A correspondent points and/or extra baxardous Godowns of most work, I reckon I ought to have out that the present cost of first pick of the stock. There's a passage is about twice as much as and Godown Co. Ltd, whence sadjor the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf bunch of ringstraked heifers 1 lancy before the outbreak of war, although from the wharron delivery may be to start with, and mother says 1 shall the cost of everything, including obtained. have them if she's consulted. Worst coal, is rapidly going down." No one ol. it is, she never is consulted, seriously believes that the shipping Goods have left the Godowns, and all No Claims will be admitted after the Father's very

women should be seen and not sengers services at a loss, and it is high 18th inst, will be subject to rent,

old-fashioned, and companies are running their pasGoods remaining undelivered after the beard.

time we think, that prospective pas- Wednesday, Father placed a con- sengers were allowed to derive some be presented to the Undersigned on or All claims against the Steamer mast tract to-day for more timber, I think of the benefit which must be accru- before the 28th inst, or they will the price was ridiences. At his ageing to the shipping companies from not be recognized he should be more shrewd

the world-wide drop in prices to Thursday.--Shem broached the which the Food Controller at Home subject again at tct this afternoon, recently referred as well as from the directly father had gone out. PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL SAILINGS (South) in another century or so he would be the next budget.

Mother abolition of the Excess Profits Duty shut him up pretty sharp. Said that foreshadowed by Mr. Chamberlain in

(COMPANIES incorporated in ENGLAND), MAIL AND PASSENGER SERVICES

STRAITS, JAVA, BURMA, CEYLON, INDIË, PERSIAN GULF, WEST INDIES, MAURITIUS, EAST AND SOUTH AFBIS“, AUSTRALAZIĆ, INCLUDING NEW ZEALAND AND QUIKKSLAND PORTS, RED IRL EGYPT, EUROPE, .

S. $

Toas

Froto Bongkong (about)

* KARMALA*

2,000.

19th Mar

at 10.

- KASHMIR"

9,000

28th Mar.

* MA

**

7,000

4th Apr.

**DUNERA ►

5,414

11th Apr.

*KHYBER

$1,00€

"POUDAN

7,000

"DILWARA ***

1,400

"NAGOYA

7,000

15th Apr. 19th Apr: 3rd May 13th May

BRITISH INDIA-APOAR

'ARRATUON APCAR”

4510

17th Mar. at 11a.m.

Destination

Caloutte, via Singapore Penang and Rangoon

EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS (South)

4,000 7,000

April and Hay

Sardakse, Thursday Island Townsville, Brisbane, Sydney, (and Melbourne.

SHANGHAI

& JAPAN

EASTERN "KANCWNA"

SAILINGS

ΤΟ

EASTERN

*TORILLA"

** DUNERA"

4,000 4,900 F,400

18th Mar

2nd Mar.

30th Mar.

Japan direct Shanghai and Japan. Shanghai only.

"

entitled to express an opinion. At present he wasn't old enough to have ode. All the same, I can see she is worried. The neighbours have been getting at her.

The

Goods are to be left in the Godowns, All broker, chafed and damaged where they will be examined 19th inst, xi.10 mm.

an the

No Fire Insurance has been affected, Bill of Lading will be woɑntersign- ed by

GIBE, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD.

Agents Hongkong, March 13, 191.

MITSUBISHI SHOJI

KAISHA, LTD,

(Mitsubiani yading Co., Ltd.)

COAL, GENERAL IMPORTS and

EXPORTS

"SOLE PROPRIKTURS OF TAKASHIMA, DOHL MUTABE, ROJO, NAKAZUTA, BAYO, SHIK- YOSHINOTANI NEW BARADA. BIRAI, KARIYA- MADA, 2nd OYURARL

ÅBENT FOR SAKITO COAL Head Office:-TOKYO.

through the starboard porthole this Singapore Penang, Colomb Port Baid, Marseilles and

Friday. find there is a good deal it means I'll have to go after another aftemoon, and killed one of the doves. Louder. MARSEILLES, LONDON & A'werp-bours.

of talk going on among the neigh-one to complete the pair, and they're MARSEILLES, LONDOJ & A'werp know how the ship is going to ce Old Mr. Zuzzebabel wants to Sinus pare, Calombo & Bombay.

imrd to catch. MARINE, LONDON && werp launched, so far away from the water to be christened "The Ark." I don't Friday-Father says the ship is MARSEILLE LONDx & Awerp. He thinks father is failing took care for the name, myself. Singapore, Colombo & Fomay occasion to ask father about the wanted to call it "The Zouanic," but MARKYTLLES, Lopes & were launching. He told me to mind my father says women talk too much, Mottér

SAILINGS (South)

own business, and he would mind anyway. He's wonderfully spry, still. ais. He seemed sane and rational and insists on being buss in his own enough, but my mind misgives me. Wish I was ready to start my own

house. He's going to be captain, iarm,

Japhet is to be first mate, and I'm Saturday. Ship carpenters krock-to be boatswain. I must study on the job to-day. Father says it is ed of last night, and didn't turn out the duties. At present I don't know

what they are. going to rain cars and camels prescut-elephants are a fine pair, and worth

Tuesday. Japhet is home. ly, and was langer over his prayers the money, no doubt; but I wish they KISHIDARE, than usual. Shem sulking.

SundayShipwrights busy again,

I didn't car so much. I shall have to making frightful noise of hammering. Put all our hay aboard, and where to Frightened my best colt, so that he stow it, I don't know. We are broke away, fet, and scraped his Stamped for room as it is, and accord- tore knee. It means at least twoing to father's list, there are still nine- talents off his price, I suppose, when twelve pairs of animals still to comt.

teen thousand, four hundred and I come to sell him.

Monday,Big crowd of the neigh feed on A pair was put aboard to-

Thursday-What do hippopotami Branches and bours hanging about this morning, day, with two rhinos, two hartebeest, Kara Karsten, Wakamatry. Maji, Eepresentatives — wet weather. He's wrong there, of tapirs. I'm almost at my wits end Tokohama, Tokyo Hakodata, Murucan, chaffing lather, who again prophesied two Brochell zebras, and a pair of Kare, Kobe, Osaka, Zauruga, Nagoya, course. It isn't the season, and to cater for so many, never saw a clearer sky.

Otars, Vladivostock, Faking, Hesteht, him. He proposed to me, privately, hear, accidentally, that he is going to New York and hostile,"

Tuesday. Shem has a head op father to-day. I was disgusted to Blagapers, Bourabaya, London, Paris, Saturday-Had a long talk with Dairan Talagtas, singafu, Blakey, shanghai, Hongkong, Canton, Manta, a commission in lonacy. Something leave all our cattle, sheep, goats, and ought to be done, for father is going horses, except one pair of cach. This beyond all commonsense in his extra-seemed foolishness to me, and I told Vagance. He bought a piar of lions hi se. He convinced me today, "and sent Japhet south to nego ustis-argument, the bamboo. I'm The

him to get back with them inside Four tiate for a pair of elephants. years, if possible. I'm not going to-day, by father's orders. Mother, P. Particulars, apply to---

about fed up.

feed the lions, that's certain. They under protest, took aboard two mice, Saturday-The family went aboard

woodlice, and two flies. two cockroaches, two spiders, two she said, in that rasty tone which

WIRELES! TELEGRAPHY FITTED ON ALL STEAMERS,

Ticket Interchangeable.

tat Saloon Passengers may travel by B.LS.N. Company's steamers between Singapore, and alecte Singapore and Madras in lieu of the section of their P.&O. Tickets Sinerpore to Colombo.

All Cabins are Atted with Electric Fans free of charge. Preater and Selling dites are able to be cancelled or altered without nation Porsels Measuring not more than 3ft x 3ft-11 will be received at the Company's Offoe up to noon on the day previous to miling.

or advice.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES,

Consignees are reminded of the necessity to apply to the company's Agent regarding arrival of valgten expected of which they have received documents Any damaged packages must be left in the Godowns for examination by the Contigues and the Company's Surveyors, Moors. Gocciard and Douglas, at 10 am. CD MONDAYS and THURSDAYS. All stains must be presented within ten dage of the chamar's arrival here, after which date they cannot be recognised. No: c.be admitted after the goods have left the Godowns.

For Further Information, Famage Fares, Freizhes and leuke, etc., apply is

Des Four Road Cantal, HONGKONG.

E.

A ING

Agents.

CO.

LARGE STOCK OF SHIPBUILDING MATERIALS, vi. Steel Ship Plates, Angles and Bars. Also Shipchandlery Articles,

Telephora No. 1116.

Toid

seem hungry.

Tuesday (ten months later). I've been away, collecting. Father isn't

Sunday. Some showers. Father

MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO., mrazy at least, I'm giving him the always shows she is annoyed with benefit of the doubt. He explained to father," you said nothing about me how he had inside information of filess." a remarkable change of weather.

He took no notice of the has been right before, in such tips, them aboard himself.

He remark. Anyway, he is sure to jake: and he may be right this time. But why this craze for wild beasts? had all made fast to-day. It is stuffy don't agree with him there, though and smelly, I spent a good deal of have to obey orders. He made that time at a porthole, watching the quite clear-with a bamboo when neighbours. They are there as usual, t'objected to bring him a pair of rattle though many of them have brought snakes, Snakes: That's nothing is their umbrellas. what I've brought since, by his orcupines got loose to-day.. I found

One of the por der. A pair of rack scorpions was in my bunk. I was glad it wasn't the my errand this morning.

Wednesday.The ship begins to look something like a ship already, though I think her too square about the bows. No sign of masts yet; no order given for the sticks, even. I

25, Wing Woo Street, Central.

N. Y. K.

NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.

BAILINGS FROM UONGKONG" SUBJEJT TO ALTERATION, SEATTLE & VICTORIA OR VANCOUVER via Manila,

Shanghai & Japan ports.

-

|must remind him.

skutk.

Wednesday. It has been raining now for thirty-four days and thirty- four nights. No sign of clearing up yet. By the motion of the ship I.

SHIPPING

STRUTHERS & DIXON, Inc.

GREEN STAR LINE. ·

Operating The Enteen aerion for account of the VIITED STATIE SHIPPING

BOAKE

TO MANILA ILOILO, SINGAPORE, SAMARANG & SOURABAYA, "West Jana*.

TO NEW YORK & BALTIMORE,

* Extrans

17th March

TO SAN FRANCISCO (vis MANILA.) West Hanshaw,*«

8h Warch.

To BEATTLE & VANCOUVER.

19th March. *** West Ivis.” *Also, enige accepted for Transhipment at Sen Francisgo

18th March. and/or Seattle to woskly sailings for NEW ORLEANS, SAVAKNAH, NORFOLK, BALTIMORE, PHILADELPHIA,

ممد

NEW YORK, BOSTON,

Through 30% of Lading iwand to all. 17.5. á Canadies Oracland Common Pekla. HONGKONG OFFICE=It door Pawell's Budding. 11, Des Vount Rd., TAL 3008.

T. K. K

TOYO KISEN KAISHA.

HONGKONG TO SAN FRANCISCO,

VIA SHANGHAI, THE ISLAND SEA, JAPAN & HONOLULU,

" **THE PATHWAY OF THE SOX.”

STELIKERS

TONT

STBERIA MARU

20,000

TENYO MARU

$2,000

SHINYO HARU

22,000,

PERSIA MARC

2000.

KOREA HABU

$,000.

tCall at Dairen omit. Shanghai..

LEAVES HONDIUNG,

Mar. 20th

April 3rd.

April 97th..

-May 25th.

May 16th

Calling a: Dairen, instead of Nagamki.

SOUTH AMERICAN LINE.

HONGKONG TO VALPĀŘAISO......

VIA JAPAN. HONOLULU, HILO, SAN FRANCISCO, SAN PEDRO, SALKA OBUZ; BALBOA, CALLAO, MOLLENDO, ARIQA & IQUIQUE. TAKEZ Y TRANS-ANDRAN Rotze TV Büros ATKEL

ANTO MABU HAYO HAROLD W

INTE.

18,700 ar. 15th:

LEAVE HONGKONG.

May sh

SEITO MARIT

- 14,000msecon *Carrying Cargo only.

gth.

For foll icformation regarding pamengers freight and mailings, apply to:- X. 28 UML Manager: King's Building. Tol Fos. 1374 km.

Agents as Canton: Kars. I. & GRIFFITH, LTD.

VEREENIGDE NEDERLANDSCHE

MAATSCHAPPIJ

SCHEEPVÄÄRT

(United Netherlands Navigation Company.) HOLLAND-008T AZIE LIJN (Holland East Asia - Line.) ·

(Members of the Strait, China & Japan Conferences.)

Regular monthly servise between JAPAN PORTE, SHANGHAI, HONGKONG & MANILA

ROTTERDAM, HAMBURG BREMEN.

Col.-A.1, A. B. O. 5 Ed.,

Cable Address-IWARA.KIBAL,

genes for: The Mitsubishi Marine &

Western Union and Bentley.

AMSTERDAM, Fire Insurance Co.. The Oaks Marine &

Fire Insurance Co.

8, KOMURA, Muniger No. 14. Pin Stuart-Hosszcza.

A. KWAI & CO.

11 & 19 Connaught Moad Osatral, HONGKONG.

"NAVY CONTRACTORS" Ship-Chandlery, Coal Marchands, Bai-Makers, General Storekampers Soap and Boda Manufacturers.

A FAMILY NECESSITY.

Steamer. THIMANOKK ALDEK AMIN BOEROE

Toading.

Max Apr... Kay

Th

AND

For

Rotterdam & Hamburg... 16 Mar. Amsterdam & Hamburg.. 10 Ap ... Hote-rdag & Hamburg... 10 May.

For f-l pe ticulars please apply to

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JAVA CHINA JAPAN LYN,

Talphons No. 1876

General Agenta,

York Building.

JAVA-PACIFIC LINE

OF THE

JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN

Atesmer.

From

Java

Expected Will leve on or about on or about 27th Mar. 29th Mar.

For SAN FRANCISCO.

VERY family should be provided 6.5. "TJIKEMBANG

with Chamberlain's Pain Balz at

all times. Sprains may be cared in

guess we're afloat. The orangutans, much less time when promptly treated. the gorillas, the marmosets, and the Lame back, lame shoulder pains in the Thursday. Reminded him. He baboons were seasick. So was Shem, tide and chest and rheumatic pains are „Cargain Oserias d Frapis U.S. in cur nection with Great Northern, Northern

told me not to be a fool," and sent I wasn't. I never am." Jucifs, and Chicago, Milwaukes & St. Paul Eailways,

me out to get a pair of centipedes

some of the discares for which it is Tuesday. Getting anxious, about specially valuable. Try this liniment KASHIMA MARU (omit. Manila)

and a pair of tortoises. Said i vas rations. The only animals on full diet and become acquainted with its qualities SUWA-MARU·....

...Wednesday, 20th April, at 11 am.

to be sure and bring male and female now are the bed bugs, and father's it. For sale by all Chemists and Store- and you will never wish to be without Friday, 6th May, at 17 am this time. ...Tuesday,

This was an allusion to fleas. The mongoose looks sickly, keepers. LONDON & ANTWERP via Singapore, Malacca. Penang isn't always easy to tell male from Shem's pipe and my cork screw. 31st May, st 11 am the fact that I brought two male and I don't think the female ostrich Colombo, Suez, Port Said & Marseilles.

pythons bote a fortnight ago. It is thriving, though she has swallowed ***Friday 18th Mar. at 11 aortinguish a male centipede from a bours. Fears they must have got wet. female. I must enquire how to dis- Mother is worried about the neigh- ...Friday, -36th Apr, at 11 am. HAMRUBG, ARMSTERDAM, LONDON & BOTTERDAM.

Thursday, 24th March.

FUSHIMI HARU (omit. Mazila)

MISHIMA MARU

SADO MARU

KITANO MARU

CAR 2017

MITO MARU...

IN

*******Wednesday, 6th Apr, st 11

K

+

LIVERPOOL & MABSEILLES via Stez. BYDNEY & MELBOURNE via Manila, Zamboanga, Thursday

Island, Townsville & Brisbane.

TANGO MARU

NIKKO MARU

NEW YORK vía Suez,

AKITA MABUS

***

SOUTH AMERICAN PORTS via Cape.

KAWACHI MARU... (Bailing from Singapore)... Wodadaday, 11th May. BOMBAY & COLOMBO via Singapore.

BOMBAY MARU..

QALOUTTA MABU...

lemale:

Father reproved her. Friday. Most of these things have, Wednesday-The elephants both to be paid for: The two kangaroos stand over to port, and Japhet can't and the two sloths. cost a fortune, shift them. Consequetidy we have a having to be brought so far. I hope bit of a list. I hope the old crait will father isn't mortgaging the farm too ride it out safely. deep. The feeding of all these crea- Friday. Father at the periscope ...Monday, 26th Mar., stila.m. and we've had to hire help Mother Said he couldn't see any. Wouldn't tures costs like the dickens, of course; most of the day. Looking för land. --Tuesday, 10th Apr., at 11 am, complains that she cannot get any let me look. Sent out one of the money out of him, although she needs carrier pigeons, which brought back: ...Tuesday, Sind March

new yakmash.

a bit, of oillage. Gave this to the Wednesday (a year later).-sphet rabbits. not heard from yet, though the stable Later-Disembarked at is ready for the elephants. The ship called Ararat, very high up, bleak and a place is nearly ready, all but the internal bare. Turned out all the animals, fittings. It is not to have masts. which set off down the mountain at Many of the animals are already once. Hope they'll get on all right. aboard. Father cut a hole in the deck A curious sight to see them on the just-over the compartment that holds move with so many different gaits. the giraffes, because they seemed unThe hippes had a rough time, I'm comfortable.

afraid, not being used, to such rocky Thursday-Father looks worried, clambering. The strip is fast aground, and keeps an eye on the sky. Two and we stay. by her, for the present. armadillos turned up this afternoon Father says it will be the swampy on The neighbours now spend most of the low ground yet awhile. Some al their time sitting on the fence, jeer the animals had the same idea, I find. ing at father. But they also take a The Reas are still with us, and the great interest in the menagerie, bugs, and the rats and cockroaches especially the younger boys of eighty-The rest of the papyrus was so and ninety. Abram Malachi, aged saturated as to be indeperable only a hundred and one, throw, a'zone & TÓW, 15,

Thursday, 17th March.." ...Saturday, 28th March.

UALOUTTA & KANGOON ́vis Singapore & Penang.

MURORAN MARU...... TOTTORI MARU:

...Tuesday, 22nd March. Wednesday, 8th April.

JAPAN PORTS-Nagaiaki, Kobe &- Yokohams.

'BHANGHAI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA.

MARA MARU ***** LIRIJIN MARU (Kobenis) MAGATO MARD

***

For tudor valormation augly.to-

"Baturday, 19th Man, at 11 am. ...Sunday, 20th March.

· 21st Hrech

NIPPON YUSER KAISHA

Telephone Nos. 292 & 298, í

YASUDA, MADI

SHIPBUILDERS.,

The steamers are all fitted throughout with electric fight and nare accommodation for a limited number of saloon-PEISEDERTE.

All steiner marry a duly qualified surgeon.

Cargo taken on through Bills of Lading to allOverland Points both. United States of Ameries and Canada.

SHIP REPAIRERS. BOILER MAKERS. FORGE MASTERS. OXY-ACETYLENE, AND ELBUTRIO, WELDERS. MICHANICAL, AND ELECTRILOA - ENGINELES.

For Particolars of Freight and Passage.apply to the

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GENERAL MANAGIEM.

LIMITED.

York Buildings.

TAIKOO DOCKYARD & ENGINEERING COMPANY

OF HONGKONG,

CALL FRAS: *07 oven Azu. PaRTANT.

-DRY DOCK-

Length 787 Feet. Length on Blocks 750. Feat

-Depth on Centre of

sin (H.W.0.87) 34:15. 6 ins, -THREE SLIPWAYS- Capable of Handling Ships Up

to 3,087 Tons Displacement

Electric Cr Lifting ....100

70 Feet Hadiny

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AGENTS HONGKONG, CHINA & JAPAN,