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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 16,

SHIPP NO

P.&O.-BRITISH INDIA

APCAR AND EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN LINES

(COMPANIES incorporated in ENGLAND), MAIL AND PASSENGER SERVICES

STRAITS, JAVA, BURMA, CHYLON, INDIA, PERSIAN GULF, WEST, INDIES, MAURITIUS, HIST AND SOUTH AFRICA, AUSTRALASIA, INGLODING NEW ZEALAND AND QUEENSLAND PORTS, RED KRA, EGYPT, EUROPE, 28.

FUNNY FOODS.

FACTS AND FIGURES.

ABOUT CHINESE LUXURIES,

THE CHINA MAIL.

Of all the quaint delusions about China cherished by people who have never boon within woelling listance

display of sticky looking sweetmeate, the Autumn marriage montanand bowls of oily soungfruits-all manner later of course at the Chinese Now of dishes highly coloured and high Year festivities Wagos in 5042 smelling Always those little travelpibuls of it recently.

ling talok shops hard around them a shark fios are obtained from

and are cured mostly by the Japanese,

sweating, chattering, munghing, knot Sharke killed in the North read

of patrons. SLAT

From the look of them most of the It a scares commodity and con- dainties that detach the coolid from equently expensive one dish of his hard-earned cents are home-made sharks fine will cost anything from of the Orient probably the belief that from local products but the Tall 50 to $20. Possibly the most famoné- "a Ühinaman" lives on a handful of pieces de resistance of the Chitise and the queereat of all the Chinese rice and doesn't worry about any diet come from* far afield. luxuries is Birds Nest Soup which thing more is the commonest and the Berhe de mer, birda nests, sharks works out at between $2 and $8 a most mistaken. It doesn't need a fine luxuries of the rich are these dish. The nests, which are, imported very long residence in Hongkong to and the, trade in them makes quite a from the East Indies, are a gelatinous discover that the opposite is the case considerable showing in the quarterly substance and are made literally out and that, to borrow a forceful phrase, import statistics, Supplies of beche of the bird's own head. It is really alone among orientals the Chinaman de mer, which is really a foreign, way nothing more than dried saliva secret- panders to the belly."

of describing edible sea slug, come to ed by the bird for home-building pur us regularly from Australia and the poses. The nests are usually found bring over $100 per picul. Soms gathered South Seas and a good shipment will it caves along the seashore and are

st considerable

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The top end of the Praya West, the intervals of unloading cargo from where the sweating coolies gather in the countless junks, provides plenty of proof, olfactory and ocular, that the Chinaman is just as keen on his tuck" as any healthy constitutioned schoolboy at home. Why ela would the footpaths in that locality he fringed with dozens of little stands

PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL SAILINGS (South) that tempt the passer by with their

Destination

Singaporo, Papang, Colomba, Aden, Port Said, Marmilles and London.

8. 8.

Tons

#ra Bongkong

(about)

"NYANZA "

7,000

26th Nov.

at 11 am.

LAHORE"

5,800

6th Dec,

*SOMALI

6,700

10th Dec.

"DUNELA

1,900

"NELL HE"

7,000

24th Doc.

"DONGOLA "

6,000

7th

"ECTP♪*

7,941

1922 16th Ja

Jan.

B'bay., M'LLES, I'don, & A'verp.

KASHMIR"

8,841

Slat Jan.

"NAGOYA "

Uncat

"KASHGAR"

18th Feb

8,840

4th Mar.

*KHIVA

10ኛ

"DEVANHA"

"NOVARA

"KALYAN"

"PLASHY"

Singapore, Colombo & Bombay, MARSKILLB, Lorbon &. A'werp: 20th Dec. | Singapore, Colombo & Bombay. MARBRILLES, London & A'worp. MARE KILLES, LONDON & A'werp.

7th Jan.

2002

6,850

18th ster.

Ist Apr.

18th Apr.

8,987

29th Apr,

7,348

13th May

Mahseilles, LONDON & A′werp,

BRITISH INDIA-APOAR SAILINGS (South)

Calcutta, vis Singapore, Penang and Rangoon.

EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS (South)

13th Deo..

“ST. ALBANS”•

4,300

18th Nov. at 10a.m.

** EASTERN"

4,000

*Calls Sandakan.

BAILINGS

TO

*TANDA"

7,000

10th Nov.

Daylight.

*KASTERN ===

4,000

23rd Nov.

* NELLORE"

7,000

23rd Nov.

Manila, Saudakan, Cairna, Thursday Faland, Towdaville, Brisbane, Sydney & Melbourne,

SHANGHAI

JAPAN

Amoy, Bhangbai and Kote.

Yokohama direct. Shanghai and Japan.

All dates are approximate and subject to alteration without notice.

WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY FITTED ON ALL STEAMERS.

*Cargo only.

Ist Saloon Passengers may travel by B.I.S.N. Company's steamers between Singapore and Calcutta or Singapore and Madras in lieu of the section of their P. & O. Tickets Bingapore to Colombo

All Cabins are fitted with Electric Fans free of charge.

Parcale Measuring not more than $.ft. x 3ft x 1 will be received at the

Company's Office up to noon on the day previona to sailing?

For Further Information, Passage Fares, Freights, Handbooks, etc., apply to

MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO.

2, Des Voeux Road Central, HONGKONG.

E. HING

Agents.

&

Co.

LARGE STOCK OF SHIPBUILDING MATERIALS, viz. Steel Ship Plates, Angles, and Bars,

Also Shipchandlery Articles,

Telephone No. 1118.

25, Wing Weo Street, Centend.

N. Y. K.

NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.

BLILINGS. FROM HONGKONG SUBJECT TO ALTERATION.

VICTORIA, SEATTLE & VANCOUVER via Shanghai &

Japan ports. Through bills of lading issued to all Over- land Common Points in USA and Canada. FUSEMI-MARU - (Nagasaki direct).. KATORI MARU (calling Manila) KASHIMA MARU

BAT

risk.

beche de mer is smooth and some Fungus is another popular dainty spiky and it varies in colour from which hails from New Zealand and white to brown and black the Japan and looks like dried leaves. It Chinese find the black variety the brings good prides here but not quite most toothsome. It comes up here as much as beche de mer. dried and oured and ready to put in the pot and it is in special demand sa an item on the menu at feasts during

SHIPPING.

THOS. COOK &

SON

Tourist, Steamship and Forwarding Agents, Bankers, etc TICKETS SUPPLIED to ALL PARTS of the ORLD at Tariff Hates. LETTERS of CREDIT and CIRCULAR NOTES ISSUED

CASHED.

and

BAGGAGE collected, forwarded and insured at lowest ratos. COOK'S "FAR EASTERN TRAVELLER'S GAZETTE," containing Sailings and Fares from the Far East to all parts of the World, will be forwarded fres on application Telegraphic (adres», “COUPON." THOS. OOOK & SON Telephone No 624

Hongkong Hotel Buildings, Corner of Pedder St.

and Des Voeux Road, Hongkong. ALSO SHANIWAL PEKING AND YOKOHAMA, CHIEP OFFICE: LUNGAME CROUS LANDON, C.E

OBERAMMERGAU PASSION PLAY.

In order that the Public may be supplied with reliable information concerning accommodation in the vilinge, with Beata in the threatre, the Committee hard appointed THOS: COOK & SON Official Agents for the Play, to whom all enquiries should be addressed.

VEREENIGDE NEDERLANDSCHE SCHEEPVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ (United Netherlands Navigation Company.

HOLLAND-00ST AZIB LIJN (Holland East Asia Line)

(Members of the Straite, China & Japan Conferences)

Regular monthly service, between

YOKOHAMA, KOBE, DAIREN, SHANGHAI, HONGKONG, MANILA

AMSTERDAM,

Steamers.

"TOSARE

AND

ROTTERDAM,

HAMBURG, BREMEN,

For

Sailing on or about

Amsterdam, Rotterdam & Hamborg ... 8th Dec. "OLDEKERK"...Rotterdam, Amsterdam & Hamburg

1st Jan. .....Amsterdam, Rotterdam & Hamburg ..10th Feb.

RADJA

For, foll particulare please apply to

JAVA CHINA JAPAN LYN,

Telephone No. 1574.

General Agents,

JAVA-PACIFIC

OF THE US

York Building!

LINE

JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN

...Friday,

16th Nov, at ilam.

...Haturday, Tuesday,

3rd Deo. at 11a.m. 7th Dec. at 11am,

Steamur,

TJIBALAK

TIILEBOET

From

MARSEILLES, LONDON & ANTWERP vin Singapore

Malacca, Penang Colombo, Suez & Port Sud. EHIDZUOKA MARU '..

...Thursday, 14th/Nov., at 11 am. HAXONE MABU

***Friday,

sth-Dec., at 11a.m. TOKOHAMA MARU: **** *** ...Friday. 23rd Dec., at 11. FAMBURG við LONDON & ROTTERDAM

MATSUYE MĀRU

LIVERPOOL via MARSEILLES.

KAMAKURA MARU'...

Not

...Wednesday, 3rd Nov.

..Wednesday, th December.

SYDNEY & MELBOURNE via Manila, Zamboanga, Thursday

Island, Townsville & Brisbane.

Tuesday, 10th Dec, at 11. ...Tuesday. 17th Jan., at 21 mm. NEW YORK vis PANAMA & CUBAN PORTS,

TANGO-MARU...

WIEK MABU

BADELAGOA MARUB

NEW YORK TİA SUEZ.

MANSUYAMA MARU

Friday, 25th Nov.

End of December

RIO DE JANEIRO, SANTOS & BUENOS AIRES vis Cape.

WATAWACHI MARU ...

BOMBAY vis Singapore, Penang

enang

YUKOHA

fone) (Oinonday 18th Nov.u

Colom

Java..

Expected - | Will leave on or about on or about

21st Nov.. 24th Nov.

second ball of Doo

For

"SAN F'CISCO.

vis Cebu Manila SAN FRISCO vis Cebu Manila.

The steamers are all fitted throughout with eléctrip light and have socommodation for a Himised gumber of salqon-passénését, Got A

“All stenthers carry a duly qualified surgeon.

Cargo taken on through Bills of Tading to all Overland Points ts: the Tufted States of America and Canada.

For Particular of Freight and Fango apply to the

Telephone No. 1874.

JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN,

`GENERAL MANAGERO.

Kork Building

THE WING OHEUNG MOTOR BOAT 00., Fast and Comfortable Motor Boats de luxe. For hire and for sale.

Pionio Parties, and Passen-

gers carried to Kowloon.

sesula in» hárbour.

MODERATE TERMS

Tel: 3124.7% Office 16 Anton B

Manager-Lokam.

KWONG NING TAI

CHAN LUM

BIEVEDORES COMP

MERCHANTS SHIFOHANDLARA.

Formerly the beche de mer and fungus business was done by Austra line but now the trade is passing gradually into the hands of Chinese buyers in Australia and New Zealand. They know exactly what is saleable while the foreigner only gets the same knowledge by long experience.

CORPSE STOLE V.

SIIANGHAT'S LATEST HIGHWAY ROBBERY,

Highway robbery in Shanghai has reached a high point which was never evon approximated by Mr. Richard Turpin or the band of experts gather ed together by the late Mr. J. James. On Thursday afternoon, while the was still hours away from the horizon, 'a faneral procession passed along Thibet Road, condnoting the body of the infant son of the daughter of Bang Tsok-ohing from Nantan to a resting place in Chapei

As the cortege neared the corner of Haining Road, reports the China Press, it was suddenly beset by gang of beggars and loafers. The coolie bearer and the mourners were sost tered and the attacking party seized the coffin and dashed away.

SHIPPING

STRUTHERS & DIXON, Inc.

Operating Far - Eastern services for account of the URITED #TATËS SHIPPING MOARD

To LOS ANGELES & SAN FRANCISCO

* West Carmona,

30th November.

܃ ܂

To SEATTLE AND VANCOUVER

* West: Orewa ”

S8th November: - *Also, onrgo accepted for Transhipment at San Francisco and/or Seattle to weekly sailings for NEW ORLEANS, SAVANNAH, NORFOLK, BALTIMORE, PHILADELPHIAT NEW YORK, & BOSTON.

Through Bill of Lading lawned to all US & Canadian Overland Common Polits HONGKONG OFFICE Int Boor Powell's Building, 12, Des Voeux Rd., Til, 3008

T. K. K.

TOYO KISEN KAISHA

HONGKONG TO SAN FRANCIS00.

VIA KEELUNG, SHANGHAL, THE INLAND SEA, JAPAN & HONOLULU THE PATHWAY OF THE SUN.

STEAMERS.

TENTO MARU KOREA HARU REINTO MARU

* PERSIA MARU

TAIYU, MARU......

+ FIBERIA MARU....

TOXO,

$32,000 ****DET

28,000

8,000

BRAVE MONDEÓKo"

..Nov. 17th..

Dec 7th

Teo. 18th.

4th.

22,000 ́.... .... - Jan. 15th

Calling at Dairon and omitting call at Keelung & Shanghai.

† Calling at Dafren and omitting call at Keelung.

SOUTH AMERICAN LINE,

HONGKONG TO VALPARAISO.

VIA JAPAN, HONOLULU, HILO, SAN FRANCISCO, SAN PEDRO SALINA CRUZ, BALBOA, CALLAO, MOLLENDU, ARICA & IQUIQUE," THENOS BY TRANS-ANDEAN ROUTE TO BUENOS ÁTERS, MAICA MERRNI

SRAKUYO MARU.......

TONS.

17,500 Calling Manilao.

LEAVE HONGKONG,A ...Dec.

13th.

For full information regarding passeng ra freight and sailings, ‘apply to 7. TSUTSUMI, Hanager: King's Building. Tel. No. 1874 SITE

Agents at Canton': Mesars. T. E. GRIFFITH, LID:

DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP CO., LTD.

HONGKONG, & SOUTH CHINA COAST FORS="SHEVIDE LYNGULAR" BERVIOS of Fast, High Clam Coast Beams having good Accommodation for First Class Passengers. Electric Light and Fade In Sistarcons Nadbont'Exsellent" Collies:

SWATOW, AMOY & FOOCHOW

JUALMARIT

Report of the matter was made to ] · Bang Teok-ching. The affair having BALLOONG West Hongkow police station by happened in Chinese territory, he was BAINONG advised to seek the assistance of the Chapeí police,

MITSUBISHI SHOJI

KAISHA, LTD.

(Mitsubishi Trading Co., Ltd.)

· COAL, GENERAL IMPORTS and EXPORTS.

SOLE PROPRIETORS OF TAKASHIMA, OUHI, MUTABB KISHIDARE, YOSHINOTANI. HOJO, NAMAZUTA, SAYO, BRIN- NEW KANADA BIBAL, KAMIYA- MADA, and OYUBARI.

AGENT FOR SAKITO COAL.

Head Office--TOKYO.

Branches and

Representatives: Nagasaki, Karaten, Wakamatao? Majk Kuro Kobe Osaks. Tauriga, Nagoya, Yokohama, Tokyo, lakodata, Muroras, Otaru, Vladivostock, Faking, Tiestals, Dairan, Taingtao, «Ésinante & Hankữa, Shanghai Hongkong, Canton, Manila, Singapore, Boerabaya, Londen, PRU, New York and Seattle.

*** Cable Address:—IWASA. CISAL Godes ?—A«I, A. B′′U, Bth E.

Western Union and Bentley.

agencies for: The Mitsubishi Marine &

Fice Insurados Co. The Osaka Marine &

Fire Insurance Co.

F. Particulars, apply to---

BROS. KOMURA,› Manager" No 14. PEDDER Brasan. HonaKONG,

BAJOHING

and return.

(Coenpying 9 to 10 Days)

CAPTAIN

Capt. W. Cosper... FRIDAY.

| Capt. W. Passmore.. TUESDAY,

} Capt. J. 8. Thomson ... FRIDAY,

SWATOW

LEAVING.

18th Nov.

1 p.m.

22nd Nov, at-1.7.18

25th Nov at Neon.

Arrivals and Departness from the Company's Wharf (near Blake Plä).

FREIGHT and PASSAGE apply to

Omaral Munckers.

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & 00.

THE EAST ASIATIC COMPANY, LTD., COPENHAGEN.

8. 8, MTH.

The M/S MALAYA”

will be loading for Hamburg, Copenhagen and other

§candinavian ports.

16th to 18th November. Expected on

RHODESIA" JAVA" 8.-6. “ ARABIEN "- M. 6. ANNAM'” `1. 8. " ABIA "

M. B. “ AFRIKA “

Will leave for above-ports

on or about

15th December

or about,

26th November.

1st January.

1th December. 20th

15th

30th

1st January.

10th February.

13th

24th

For further particulars please apply to

MANNERS & BACKHOUSE, LTD.

ong, November 15, 1921,

Agente.

WING CHEUNG & CO.

SHIPBUILDERS. SHIP REPAIRERS. BOILER MAKTIRS. FORGE MASTERO. OXY AUNTYLENE, AND. BLBOTEIC WELDERS MECHANICAL FILECTRICA

AND

SHIP CHANDLERS

AND

GENERAL STOREKEEPERS

No. 105, Des Vœux Road Central,

HONGKONG..

FAIKOO DOCKYARD & ENGINEERING COMPANY

ENGINEERS.

OF HONGKONG, LIMITED.