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WEDNESDAY: APRIL 13,41921.

SHIPPING

P. & 0.-BRITISH INDIA APCAR AND

EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN LINES

(COMPANIES încorporated in ENGLAND). MAIL AND PASSENGER SERVICES

STRÄLTS, JAVA, BURMA, GETLON, INDIA, PERALAN GULF, WEST

(IDIES, MAURITIUS, EAST AND SOUTH AFRICA, AUSTRALLELL,

LEGLUDING NEW SWALAND AND QUEENSLAND PORTU, BID- BEI, EGYPT, ZUROPE, &0.*

(

SEX LAWS,

IN SAVAGE KANDS

STRANGE CUSTOMS.

THE CHINA MAIT

jealousy and proprietary feeling, buP. & 0. S. N. CO.

there must be something deeper.

A curiona corollary is to be seen in marriage ceremonies. The bringing together" of a man and a woman is,

PASI OVIŞTEAMERS FOR

SHIPPING

A. E. Cawley, author of "The on the primitive theory, a breaking STRAITS COLOMBO, AU STRUTHERS & DIXON, Inc.

Mystic Rose Study of Primitive Marriage writes in the Daily Maik The discussion upon "sex warfare" can be illuminated by a considera- tion of the manners and customs of savage and barbarian peoples. 14 vi

Thousands of years ago primitive man had the whole question cut and dried and stereotyped by "taboo The penalty for breaking any of these was death.

The story may begin with this piece of gospel there is an instine tive antagonism between the sexes which no civilisation can reduce. Of course, it is of the complementary, polar species, not intersecine, but eventually mutually helpful. .

consequence of this instinctive

solidarity of each sex within itself, the savage tribe has usually a man's chub and a woman's club.

In New Guinea the men have their mares and the women have theirs. Breaking the sex-taboo of entrance is death.......I have hundreds of similar cises from all over the world.

Among the Bechuanas the men

FENINSULAR & ORIENTAL SAILINGS (South) plough and it is taboo for a woman

& £

TOES

From Bourboux (about)

* KHYBER”

*DUNERA*

“DEVANHA

"SOUDAN* "DILWARA *

* NAGOYA:*

16th Apr.

9,000

at 11 am

5,414

19th Afr.

8,000 í 27th Apr. 7,000 29th Apr: 9th May

5,378

Destination

Singapore. Parang, Colomba, Fort Sald, Harscilles and London.

Sinaspore, Colombo & Bombay. LONDON & Awerp. 'MARSEILLES, LONDON & A'werp Singapore, Colombo & Bombay.

7,000 13th May MARAIRES, LONDON & Awerp

SAILINGS (South)

BRITISH INDIA-APQAR

**ZIRA“

* TORILLA *

3,900

16th Apr. D'light.

16th Apr.

Bangkok.

BASTERN & AUSTRALIAN

4,000

.7,000

Calcutta, ria Singapore Penang and Rangoon

SAILINGS (South)

14th April (Timor, Thursday at 1.30 pm Townsville, Brisbane,

eth May and Melbourne.

+ omite Sandakan cails Timor.

* EASTERN

'KANOWNA"

SAILINGS

TO

SHANGHAI

&

* NAGOYA "

*TAKADA"

7,000 | 13th Apr-

694 14th Apr. 7,600 30th Apr.

Shanghai and Japan Japan direct

**WANOWNA '

Talaza,

to touch the cattle.

The Eskimo considers it a scanda lous thing for a man to interfere with or perform work belonging to women.

In primitive life it is practically a universal law that men and women

may not eat together.

A Hindu wile never eats with her husband; if she were to touch his

food it would be rendered unfit for

The segregation of the sexes goes so-far in many cases that each sex has practically a different language. The Caribs bave two distinct voc abularies one used by men and by women when speaking to men; the other by women when speaking to each other and by men when repeat

!

of the taboo, and is dangerous, be TRAGIS, BOMBAY, EGYPT, cause each sex is dangerous to the

other

The most general of marriage ceremonies is eating together, for the

first and last time..

Others are the exchange of clothes, danking each other's blood, and in oculation with each other's blood the idea evidently being assimilation by communion. It is a critical affair,

is shown by the Bengal custom each of the pair being first married

to a tree.

-But you cannot make an omelette without breaking eggs or a marriage without breaking taboo.

NOTICES TO CONSIGNEES

PRINCE LINE FAR EAST SERVICE. NOTICE TO CONSIGNERS. From NEW FORE

THE

THE Steamship

"MOORISH PRINCE" Haring arrived from the above Port Consignees of Cargo are hereby inform- ed that their goods are being landed st their risk into the Godowns of the

Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company, Limited, Kowloon, and stored at Consignees risk and

SIPERSS.

Ali broken, chaled, and damaged goods are to be left in the godowns,

where they will be examined on Friday, 18th instant at 10 am.

All claims must be presented within FIFTEEN DAYS of the tamer's arrival bere, after which date they cannot be recognized.

MEDITERRANEAN PORTS

& -LONDON.

Through, Bill of Lading issed for Batavia, Persian Gulf, Continental. American wod South African Ports.

FUSE Steamship DUMERA "

Captain WALKER, Cherying His Majesty's Mails, will be despatched from this Port on or about TUESDAY, 18th April 1921, taking "Praven-

and Cargo for the above Ports Silk and Valuables and Tea for Italy. France and London funderawe ngement) I will be transhipped at. Bombay Into the Mal Steamer proceeding direct to Marseilles and London. "-"

Parcels will be received. £f this Office: until 3 the day before miling. The contents and value of all packages sta required.

For further particulars apply to ---

· MACKINNON, MACKENZIE

& 00,

Agent Hongkong, April 4, 1921.

MITSUBISHI SHOJ

KAISHA, LTD.

(Mitsubishi Trading Co., Ltd.) 00AL, GENERAL-IMPORTS and

EXPORTS.

BOLE PROPRIETORS OF

No claims will be admitted after the goods have left the Godown, and all Goods remaining undelivered after TAKASHIMA, COHL, MUTARE,

ing some saying of the women. the 16th in, will be subject to rent. 1 KISHIDAKK TOSHINGPANDI

The reasons given by missionaries

Consignees of cargo are hereby no- HOJO, NAMAZUTĂ, BATO, SKIS- Sydney, and travellers and by the people themtifed that they must produce an HEN, KASĀDĀ, EBAT, KARIYA-

selves for this taboosanct segregation Import permit signed by the Suparin- MADA, and OTURARLA

Here are some mixed examples tendent of Imports & Exports, Hong- rong, before Bille of Lading can be countersigned..

JAPAN

Shanghai, Moji and Kobe

All datas are approximate and sabjets to alteration without notice.

- WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY FITTED ON ALL STRAMEES.

Tickets Enterchangeable.

1st Saloon Passengers may travel by BISE. Company's steamors between ingapors and Calcutta Singapore and Hadras in lieu of the section of NEE P. & D. Ticketa Singapore to Colombo.

All Cabin are fitted with Electric Fans free of charge.

.

Steamers kad Bailing dates are Hable to be cancelled or altered without notice Parcels Measuring not more than tj ft. x 2ft. I will be received at the Company's Diffies up to noon on the day previous to sailing.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES

Consignees are reminded of the necessity to apply to the Company's Agents regarding serival of consignmezta expected of which they have received documente

or scivion)

Any damagul packages wnet be left in the Godowns for examination by the Gopalanes and the Company's Surveyors, Messrs. Geddard and Douglas, sŤ TO LI. MONDAYS and TRUBEDAYS, #AIl élaims motort be presented within ten days of the steamer's arrival here, after which date they cannot be recognlend. No „Pagram will be admitted after the goods have left the Godowns.

For Further Information, Passage Taree, Freights, and books, etc., apply to

MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO., Don Vorex Road Central, HONGKONG.

F

Agents.

co.

H-IN G & LARGE STOCK OF SHIPBUILDING MATERIALS, vix. Steel Ship Plates, Angles and Bare.

Also Shipchandery Articles,

No. 1118.

$5, Wing Wao Brest,

N. Y. K.

NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.

SAILINGA FROM HONGKONG, KURIKOT TO ALNERATION.

SEATTLE & VICTORIA OR VANCOUVER via Manila,

Shanghai & Japan ports.

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

Facific, and Chicago, Milwaukko & St. Paul Kailways. KASHIMA MARU (omit.»Manila)

SUWA MARU

...Wednesday, 20th April, at 11 am. -Friday, 8th May, at 11am.

FUSHIMI MARU (cit. Manila) Tuesday, 81st May, at 11 am

LONDON & ANTWERP via Singapore,

Colombo, Suez, Port Said & Marseilles.

XRZANO MARU

INABAMARU

KAKO MABU

་

Malacca. Penang

...Friday.. ......Friday, ...Friday

Friday, 29th April.

are curious but natural,

Dyak boys are forbidden to eat venison, the special food of women and old 'men, because it would make them timid as deer" or women.

Redskin warriors avoided the #weaker" sex for fear of being made

weak.

A good deal of all this sex-taboo is evidently to be put down to male

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

FURNESS (FAR EAST) LTD.

St. George's Building,

Telephone No. 3185 Hongkong, April 9, 192L

SHIPPING.

VEREENIGDE NEDERLANDSCHE SCHEEPVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ (United Netherlands Navigation Company.)

HOLLAND-008T AZIB LIJN (Holland East Asia Line)

(Members, of the Straits, China & Japan Conferences)-

Regular monthly service betweed

JAPAN PORTS, SHANGHAI, HONGKONG & MÁNILA

AND

AMSTERDAM, ROTTERDAM,

Steamer.

Loading ALDERAMIN ... Арг

BOLBOX

May

ابھی

HAMBURG BREMEN.

Salling-

For

Amsterdam & Hamburg - 14 Apr.

Rotterdam & Hambürg ... 10 May.

For fall particulars please apply to:-

JAVA CHINA JAPAN LYN,

Telephone No. 1574.

General Agents,

.

York Building.

JAVA-PACIFIC LINE

JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN

OF THE

15th Apr, at 11 am.. 29th Apr., at 11 am. 13th May, at 11 am

Steiner.

From

Expected Will leave

For

on or about on or about i

8.5. "BALI"

| Jave

17th Apr. 19th Apr.

*SAN **** FRANCISCO.

HAMBURG, LONDON, HULL & ROTTERDAM.

MAŽBUTE MARU ..

LIVERPOOL & MARSEILLEB via Suez.

BYDNEY & MELBOURNE via Manila, Zamboange, Thursday

Island, Townsville & Brisbane,

NIKKO MARU N

AKI MARU

NEW YORK via Suez,

TAMAGATA MABU

***

-Tuesday: 19th Apr., at 11 am. ...Tuesday, 17th May, at 11 am.

Middle of May..

SOUTH AMERICAN PORTS via Cape...

KAWAORI MABU... (Balling from Singapore... Wednesday, 11th May. BOMBAY & COLOMBO via Singapore.

WAKABA MAHU'

HAKAZA HAKU.

Friday, Stoð April. ****Tunday 3rd May,

CALOUTTA & RANGOON viz Singapore & Penang

BANGOON HARU

Monday, 19th April

TAPAN PORTS—Nagasaki, Kobe Yokohama.

HANGHAI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA, Bra

KAMAKURA MARU DAKAR - MARU

TYO MARU... 20

TSUSHIMA MARU... JAYANAGATA MARU

***

H

For further information syply-to-

Friday,

Friday, 15th Aur. at 11 am. "...Friday, 15th April

Sunday,

...Friday, 15th Apri

NIFFON YUSRN-KAISHA“:

Telephone Nos, 292 & 203;

5. YASUDA, Maman.

**

The steamers are all Etted throughout with electric light and haTS accommodation for a limited number of saloon-passengers.

All steamers carry a duly qualified surgeon.

Cargo taken on through Bills of Lading to all: Overland Points to the United States of America and Canada.

#

For Particulain of Freight and Frege apply to the

JAVA-JETNA-JAPAN LIJN,"

Telephone No. 1574.

Genizat MaMACKER.

York Building

STEAMING COAL

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

K KIMURA

2. Connaught Road Central

Cable Add "Propaganda"

AGENTS FOR BAKITO COAL

Head Office:--TOKYO,

Branches and

Representatives:--

Hagasaki, Faraten, Wakimafan, “Moji, Kere, Kobs, Oski, Truriga, Naguja, Tokohama, Takyo. Hakodato, Muroraa, Otars, Vladivostock, Faking Tiantain, Daire, Tangião, Taimanini, Hankow, Shanghai, Hongkong: Canton, Manila, Singapore, Boarabaya, London, Paris, New York and Seattle.

Cable Address:—IWABAZIRAL` | đơ3⁄4 ——AI, A. B. C. 5th Ed.,

Western Union and Bentley. Agencies for: The Mitsubishi Marina & Fire Insurance Co. The Omla Marine &

Fire Insurance Co.

For Particulars, apply to--

5. KOMURA, Manager, No. 14, FIDDER STRAPE, HosszONG"

A. KWAI & CO.

25 à 29 Dossaazit Bond CentrsI, HONGKONG.

"NAVY CONTRACTORS" Ship Chandlarz, Coal Marchants, Bad Mäkars, General Storekeeperí

-Busy and Soda ManufacturerE. Cable Adi. “AXWAI“.

TOL 32-2906.

AND

MARTIN'S

3STELL SPILLS

APIOL

MARTIN'S APIOL SSTEEL RESEPILI

GREEN STAR LINE.

Opesting For Husten sievisen, for mexeunt of the UNITED STATES. TRIPPING BOLED

TÒ SEATTLE & VANCOUVER (Via MANILA).

{"West Jessup,"

Stud April

To" LOS ANGELES & SAN FRANCISCO (Vis HONOLULU.)

5′′ Wäst Jena,”

+

25th April.

§ÁÏso, CRITO Roospted for Transhipment at San Francisco

and/or Seattle to weekly sailings for... · NEW ORLEANS, SAVANNAH, NORFOLK, BALTIMORE--PHILADELPHIA,

NEW YORK, BOSTON.

Through 20% of Lading heued to all 1.5. à Canadian. Overland Oomasen Pabela BONGKONG OFFTOR-Ist foor Powell's Building. 12, Des Voeux Bd., Tal 3006.

T. K. K

TOYO KISEN KAISHA

HONGKONG TO SAN FRANCISCO.

VIA SHANGHAI, THE ENLAND SEA, JAPAN & HONOLULU, **THE PATHWAY OF TIE ŠIME”

SHKYO MARU

†FËRSIA MARJ

TAIYO MARU

IBERIA, MARU

TENTO MABU KOREA MARU...

TOL

$3,000.

8,000

S2000

20,000.

on 22,000,

TEATER HONGKONG.

April 17th

May 14th

-May 95th.

June 10th..

Jana 21st-

July 1st.

Call at Defren omit. Shanghai. (Calling at Dairen and omit. Nagaan H.

SOUTH AMERICAN LINE.

HONGKONG TO

VALPARAISO.

VIA JAPAN, HONOLULU, HILO, BAN FRANCISCO, SAN PEDRO BALINA CRUZ, BALBOA, CALLAO, MOLLENDO, ARICA & MQUIQUE,

BELLENCE XT TRANS-ANDAN BOUTE TO Huiyos ATEXK,

SELTO MARU

TOKUYO MARU

TOKE.

·76,000.

mens 12,000, RAKUYO MARU— across 17,500

*For Cargo only.

LEAVE HONGLING.

May 15th.

June 10th,

Joly 11th

For full information regarding passengers freight and mailings, apply to T. ISUISUML, Manager: Kung's Building. Tel. No. 1374 & 3875,

Agente at Canton : Mesra, T. E., GRIFFITH, LTD.

NANYO YUSEN KAISHA.

(The South Sea Mail RS. Co., Ltd.)

REGULAR FREIGHT AND PASSENGER SERVICES BETWEEN JAPAN, HONGKONG & JAVA.

TOR JAVA

Ports of call-Batavia, Samarang, Soerabaya, Macassar and Balikpapaz "CHERIBON MARU” sailing on or about 16th April. "MACASSAR MARU sailing on or about 80th April

FOR JAPAN.

Ports of call-Moji, Kube and Yokohamis.

* SAMARANG MARU" sailing on or about 25th April.

BORNEO MARU“ sailing on or about 8th May.

SHIPBUILDERS. SHIP REPAIRERS, BOILER MAKERS. FORGE MASTERS. OXY-ACETYLENE, AND ELECTRIC WELDERS.

MECHANICAL, AND ELECTRILJAK ENGINEERS,

For further particulars please apply to:-)

K. SUZUKI,

Manager,

No. 5, Queen's Road Central

THE EAST ASIATIC CO., LTD.,

GOPENHAGEN..

THE Steamship,..

“PANAMA”

will be sailing from Hongkong about END of APRIL, taking cargo for —

HAMBURG, COPENHAGEN AND

SCANDINAVIAN PORTS..

For rate of freights apply?—

"MANNERS & BACKHOUSE, LTD.,

Mercantile Bank Building,

LIMITED.

1. Queen's Road, Central.

TAIKOO DOCKYARD & ENGINEERING COMPANY

OF HONGKONG,

Tal Antara: "TarrooDoor," Hangkono,

Tel No. 2580.

CALZ, FLAG: "d' ovex Az. PrutART,

-DRY, DOOK- Length 787 Fest, Length on Blocks 750 Pest

Depth on Centre of (E.W.0.S.T.). 34 TK 6 ins,"

THREE SLIPWAYS -- Capable of Handling Ships- Up

"to 3,009 Tous Displacement.

· Elsetrið · Grane at Sea Wall, Capable of Titing / 100 Toms at 70 Feet Radius.

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, AGENTS HONGKONG, CHINA, & JAPAN,