WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1922.
SHIPPING.
MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.
NEW COMPANY FOR STATE SERVICEA
In the annual report of the Compagnie drs Me-sugeries Maritunes. it was stated that a new company was to be formed for the purpose of taking over the obligation-meumbest on the Messageries Ma-tanes itself under its old Convention with the French State and to appear as owner of such ships as bed been built, or were then under Construction specially for the services belonging 11re & ealed Domaine Contractuel of the company's Ativities The system of working the company's private lines and the State' sultelised ines partly by the aume
and partly by distinctive ships had proved to be cumbersome andi, linost impracticable, hence the separation of the two "domains,"
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The new company in question as ow been delicately constituted under, the name of the Soe et des Services Contractual des Messageries Mar- ituaes. The founcil of the Administra tion consists of Twelve members ex appended by The French State ani la tla. Mesageries Maritmues. The M. Bafelet, work- toana- Former ged the 'out of Marseilles M. Le Prada Inspetor al Fomatters; Vuptum Ms. of the pepontile in . 31.j A la Brover, formerly Condrolley of El Naxs and M. Paquet, shipowner. " The rep smittatives of the Messagesies. Difere 31 Fele Roussel, pre Mident of the Fammed of Administrat Fun Andre Leban vam president M. Philppar manuging director of the Messagerie Martines
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Suure the war the Messageries Maritimes has only had one mixed steamer in operation on the line to Australia and New Caledonia, round voyage being done in about six months. Thanks however, to the addition of the Messageries Muzicinus
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WEATHER REPORT.
February 1d. 12h. 13m.-Pressure
has decreased moderately from Shang- * hai to Haiphong moderately over Japan.
The anticyclone has weakened and moved castward. It is now central over the sea of Japan.
Fresh mon oon may be expected along the SE cost of China and moderate mens on over the China Soa.
Hongkong Reinfall for the 24 hours diag t H .m today, 01:00 inch. Total since June 4t. 26 inches, against an averago of 151 inches.
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Forecast for the 24 hours ending at noon on February 2, 1822.
1.-Hongkong
Gar Rock. N.E. winde, molerate: everesat fog.
2-Formoss Chandal. N.E. winds,
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4. Bouth coast of China between Jongkong and Hainan. The same as
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HONGKONG.
DAILY WEATHER REPORT,
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The constitution of this new rom pany pecats the full application of of the convention of Demper 29 1500 entered into bet worn the trench Government and the Messageries Maritimes, ated approved Be the French Parliament on July 1921. Bat in the meanwhile, writer in the Journal de he Marine Marchande points out, the company has not been idle, and ever since the approval of the convention by the Chamber has been proceeding, in full agreement with the Under Secretary of State for the Mercantile Mariue, with the reorganisation of its services sons to restore them to the pre war level with the least possible delay. In order to do this it has selected from the ships belanging to the Stats fleet all the passenger steamers, mixed pasaooper nadl cargo vessris, and some cargo bents which, alter recondition steamers and the Dumont d'Urville, Novembes days of 1918 von were at/aud the winner of the last trick of
Bervices,
HAUS DOORN,
April 5, 1921.
Marshal von Hindenburg bas sent steamers El Kautars" and "Loug, to the German Press the following For," and the "Buenos Aires correspondence with the ex-Kaiser:
Main," Freemantle "and “Wacki fels." purchased from the State feet, the Societe dex Services Contractuels will be able to provide a service every six weeks, until circum- stances permit the realisation of the sailings every 28 days as required by the contract with the State.
The services է.« the Eastern Mediterronean, where France beginning to recupy a position of growing importance, have not been forgotten. With the two Imperator
My dear Field Marshal,
You are warmly thanked for your letter of the 30th of last month. You are right. It is the hardest thing for
ue to have to live abroad and to
follow with burning sout the terrible Instory of our dear Fatherland to which the whole work of my life has ben given, and to be shut out from
belping.
Through the dark and unhappy
side! my
As you know. I only forced myself
It is
Chiarse Bezie is booming in the London clubs just now, and it is quite a commoon sight to find several couples in the card rooms engaged at it.
Chinese Bezique is a development of the old game of Bezique, and is particularly popular in Paris.
cards rach. The scoring us into played with six packs of thirty two high figures. Bezique and double bezique score as at the old game, 40 and 500 respectively. But it is possible to get treble bezigne, which 18 worth 1,500 points, and quadruple bezique, which counts 4,500. Four aces of trumps seure 1,000 points,
the gaine gets 250 points.
ing, seemed ikely to be useful for its the Marsilles-Piraeus Constantimple,
It is not only an excellent game to After suspection by its suspended during the war, has just engineers, the company decided been resumed on its normal basis of
to coine to the difficult and terrible play; it is also very interesting to to retun fourteen of these Fortnightly sailings. The luxurious | decision to go out of the country atwatch. While devised for two players, ships. Moreover, it bought from passenger steamers "Sphinx"
there is also a three-handed variation. the urgent representation of yourself when there are three players they England the ex German at amor and "Lotus " will continue
the service to Egy and the other advisers I summoned, cut, and the one who cuts the bigbest "Friedrichsruhe," which, under the cany
and Syria, a as in this way alone was it possible to ployed on the main service toChina. It company chartered the steam yacht for our people and to save them from two. He is said to be "in the box."
name of
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get more favourable armistice terms
a bloody civil war.
The sacrifice was made for nothing. la the ideavour to subordinate all considerations to the well-being of Germany, I keep myself entirely in the background, I remain silent, in
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LATEST SHIPPING CHANCES
Mr. D. D. Richards, from reserve, has gone second officer, "Peyang.
Mr. H. Stephen has been appointed second officer, "Chenan."
Mr. J. L. Manthie, chief engineer, Sunning," has gone chief engineer, "Sinkiang."
Mr. A. B. McEwan, third engineer, "Poyang," is on leave. Mr. J. Brackeabridge, third engineer, "Hsia Peking, has gone third engineer, "Poyang,”
Captain S. Stephan of the "Tack- wo," is on leave.
Captain J. M. Wright, from leave, has gone master, "Tackwo."
ahun," has gone chief officer, "Hsin Kiangtsen.
Mr. L. F. Raks, chief officer, "Tai-
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Mr. J. M. Crawford, second officer, Hain Kiangteen," has gone second officer, "Taishurs."
Mr. F. Moore, from leave, has gone
The player who cats the second third engineer, "Irene," highest card plays in consultation with the third, who sits out.
STOLEN BABY.
has alen bought from the Russian Meteor," formerly the property Company for Commerce and Navigu of the ex-Kaiser, which has been the so-alled Ropit Com- completely ro-fitted for the comfort pany--the passenger steamers Im- of passengers and has so far proved perator Alexander III." and "Imper-great success. Thus it will be seen ator Nieludas which will be what within a comparatively short placed on the line from Marseilles to time the Messageries Maritimes has the face of the lies and calumpies eat cut opposes him. As long as he WOMAN GIVES IT UP BECAUSE
the Piraeus, Constantinople and accomplished towards restoring Beyrout. Finally it bus chartered from France's Eastern and Far Eastern about me which are spread abroad. I the s me company the pass nger and shipping services to their pre-war defend myself against attacks qad consider it beneath my dignity to cargo steamers "Affon" and "Jeru salem" for the Madagascar Reunion
Line.
Counting the sixteen passenger
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GENERAL NOTES,
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SPIRIT OF ALOOFNESS.
Le continues to play against the other If the single player wins the game | two. The player who bas previously
last sat out.
Chinese Bezique, edited by Frederic The laws of Six-Pack Bezique or Jessel and approved by the committee
OF MOTHER'S DESPAIR.
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Kashgar. (P. & O. S.N. Co.) from London, Singapore-K Wharf.
Kashmir, (P. & O. S.N. Co.) from | Wuchow... 9's. Yokohama, Shanghai. A3.
Jeypore (P. & 0. S.N. (o) from Phulion 78 30.07 07 100 ESE Bombay, Singapore.
C.St. James Cyclops, (B. & S) from Shanghai. C. St.Je -Dock.
Kanchow, (B. & S.) from Swalow, Marila..... Saigon.--Stonecutters.
Loguepi....! Mylie, (Moller & Col from Pacloban ...
Rolle Surigao...... Bangkok. --Stonecutters.
Tenyo Maru, (T.K.K.) from Saam Francisco, Shanghai.-A5.
Kaga Muru, (N.V.K.) from Bombay, Singapore-K Wharf.
Vai Overstraten, (J.CJL) from Deli, Singapore. Stoneculters.
Afrika, (M. & B.) from Copenhagen, Singapore.-Holts Wharf.
CLEARANCES,
S'. Albans, (P. & O. S.N. Co. for Melbourne via Manila.Jan, Blat.
Kashmir, (P. & O. S.N. Co.) for London via Singapore.-Feb. 1st.
Kashgar, (P. & O. S.N. Co.) for Yokohama via Shanghai.-Feb. 18.
Kaga Maru (N.Y.K.)for Yokohama via Shangbai Feb. 1st.
Van Cloon, (J.C.J.L.) for Singapore. -Feb. lat.
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DEPARTURES.
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C. W JEFFRIES, Director. Hongkong Observatory, Fe 1, 1919 I. BAKOBSTER. reduced to 32 degree Fahrenheit, on the leval of the »es in: inches, tenths and hundredths.
2. TEMPERATURE, in the shade in de grees Fahrenheit.
3. HONEY, in percentage of tur* tion the
humidity of sit saturated with moisture boing 100.
DIRECTION OF WIND, to two prim Fons OF WIND, according to Beadford Scale.
6. STATE OF WEATHER, b blue by. c detached cloud, d drizzling rin
g gloomy, h hail, lighting, o overest P passing showers, q equal', r tait, * show | thunder v visibility w dew, wet.
7. RAJK in inclter tonths and dredths.
continues to win games he remains "in the box," the others facing him the winner becomes the player in the connection with the theft of a baby alternately. When he losea o game
A tragie story has come to light in box and plays against the one who
from a young woman, Mme. Passe-
taken to Marseilles by a Mme. Duclos, pont, in Paris about three weeks ago. It now appears that the child was
story in the newspapers, left the baby thin, Mina 1. 33. Cłoskie, Mes-ra of Lyons, who, after having read the outside à Marseilles hotel and then Ehrhardt, Fong Yisk Cho, V. Force
Humphr attempted to commit suicide by Giles A. Glatzel, Sydney
10. . F.
Ngan Remp, Leang swallowing veronal.
The child was picked up and will Mrg A. Kovak W. J. Petti MCBSTH Louis F. Morton, Mmr. Carlson,
U. R.death Mra M. . Redpath, as Cecilo Reynol'a Mrs Geo. D. Rus-
Mr Ein Choung
In this spirit of aloofness I gave the strictest objective character to Messageries Leaving New Zealand on September the historical tables which you men Maritimes is placing at the disposal 5, the five masted steel bare of tion, and only allowed them to pass of the Portland Club, have just been of the new company, mag which 5.633 luns, belonging to the Com-into the hands of a narrow circle of issued by Beasts, Mudie and Soes, of are the lour first class vessels "Andru pagnie Francaise de Marine et de acquaintances; how they have becɔme
Coventry-street, London. Lefon," "Paul-Lecat," "Porthos" and, Commerce, of Paris, the biggest mailing known to the public-through some Sphinx," as well as the Angkor" and ship afloat, has arrived in the Surrey indiscretion or theft-I am entirely at "Lotus," the contractual services will Commercial Dock.
be maintained by 35 stemmers whare-j Be the contractual -et of the
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RETURN TO PRE-WAR SERVICES,
a loss to know. I am glad that you
buy.
HONGKONG REGISTER.
Provins siny
On date at On date
Barometer Temperature! For 5.5. "Biberia Mare' yesterday: Hamidity... Mr Direction of ]; Chan H. M.
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find my modest contribution to of Germany's guilt and required mybe restored to it mother. The Struthers & Dixon str. "West bistory useful. I thank you for your arraignment before an enemy court Duclos is in hospital at Marseilles, M Messageries Maritimes comprised only Chopalta" limped into Shanghai on suggestion to make the tables, which of law. You, my dear field marshal, and it is believed that her life san bosch. Mr T. Sumita, Mige E. Summer- Mr. B. Stansfeld, Miss I. Jun. 21 and is now berthed with a in the meantime have been completed, know me too well not to know that saved.
In a written confession reported by Wen Choung Hou, F.
ard, Mesara
Toyoshima, Tai huge hole in ber bows, caused by available to the German Press: Ino saorifica is too great for me to some unknown vessel off the Shantung shall net on it.
make for my dear Fatherland. But the Lyons correspondent of the P. Yearly, Mr and Mrs M. Evosborg, Mr Promontory. The other vessel vanish The truth will break through like a court of law in which the enemy Havas Agency, Mmo. Duclos says. Fetherstonhaush, Mo-ars 5. Maude, an avalanche. He who will not alliance was at the same time accuser that upon the death of her child al- Edgar W. Howard, T. Tamaki and 2. learn from it, against his bortor and judge would not be an instrument most immediately after its birth some awal. knowledge is bound to recognise that of right hat an instrumentel political weeks ago she asked if it would not during my 26 years' reign before the despotism, and the inevitable senton-be possible to obtain another baby,
She gave all the money slie had, war the foreign policy of Germany was cing of myself would only serve to
Already the Fronch steamship services to the Far East have been rentured practically to their pre-war level. The Messageries Maritimee re- cently announced a fortnightly service on the line from Marseilles to Saigon, Shanghai and Yokohama. This service will co carried on by some of tho best of the company's stip, including
Paul Lecat,' the "Andre-Lebon,' "Porthos," "Angkor," already,men- tioned, and the "Cloneral," "Cap- Arcona," "Cap-Ortegal," which have born bought from the Stato fleet. Very shortly tho month
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ly service will be resumed on the special Indo-China Line-Marseilles- Baigon-Haiphong-with the steamers "Armand-Behie," "Chill" and otheta. Franco's Indo-Chinese colony will then he served by three strainers. par month, and it is hoped when slow ton- hage has been secured that there will soon to the weekly steamer, for which there has long been a demand,
ed immediately following the accident
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BONGKONG TIME SIGNALS.
purely directed to the cultivation of justify the unheard of conditions of about £40, to, the midwife, who, ezbe peace. God, is the High Witness that peace imposed upon us.
allegos, a few days later brought her in order to ward off the war I went to For me, moreover, there can be non baby which she took from Paris to the extreme limit which I could in question of, arraignment before alor home at Lyons. view of my responsibility for the neutral court. In view of the position
The Time Fall on Kowloon Signal Hill Is dropped daily at 10 a.ro. and 4 p.m exempt on Saturdays when it is drops at 10 am and 1 p.m., and on Sundays and Holidays when it is dropped at in The Ball in hoisted half test at the „" Nellors" arrived | 56th minute and full minnt at the 6711 London on Jan.
miento hou'd the bail tail to dron &0. sa. "Khilva" is expoatel the correct time it will be lowered ni å. The I& Reading the newspaper accounts of
ninutra pret the hour and the ordinav The P&O, sa.Dunars" is expoate! routing repeated at the following hour. safety and inviolability of my dear which I, as Kalsor and King that is, the real mother's despair, she realised to leave Singapore on Fib.t
if nraelbe Fatherland.
as constitutional unanswerabie, re that she must give up the baby, to to leave Singapore on Fo". 6.
The T.I.K. Ka Maru" nr
Should the Tinio Ball be out of orde the above routine will be carried o
Feb. 9 via Blianghai and Manila, buing with the flag on the Storm Big si duo at Hongkong Feb. 15.
CONSIGNERS 'NOTICE.
It is impossible to talk about prosentative of the German nation—which she had already become attach. rived at Yokohama on Jan. 31nd salt Germany's guilt for the war. There is have maintained to the bost of my ed. In a state of desperation she to-day no further doubt that notability and conscience, I do not went to Marseilles and abandoned the Germany but the enemy alliance pro acknowledge the sentence of un baby in a place where she felt sure it pared for the war and purposely earthly judge, howover high he may would soon be found. brought it to pots.
bo placed, since I should thereby "I havo drunk the polsun and am surrender the honour and dignity of walling," the confession in alleged to of the Gorman people represented by state."I nek forgiveness for the harm I have done, but I have at least ind
the satisfaction of atoning for it. male Mine, Passepont to forgive the.
I, KAISER AND KING."
In order to obscure what had rappéped before, the enemy alliance,
in the eliuineful Treaty of Peace, Ged with us, your faithful,
extorted the untruo acknowledginent
WILHELM
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Timo Signals are also given at njμl ț by monna of throb white lamt's moun vertically, on the Obervatory wi
wireles maat.
From 8,68 16.9.00 p.m. the lamps are” Cargo item the "Bunnigh" not | extinguished mainontarily, at the oven cleared by Feb. 0 will bo subject to second, except at the 2nd, 20th, Buil rent Damaged ergo willidexamfood 6aut,arid 64th of sadly minute.
*The acum refer to Hongkong diandav the same day at 10. Acne-OU Livinpalun, & Co, Ltd.
Time (8 Jibuta Bank of Greenwijk )A.
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