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THURSDAY APRIL · 19, 1923.

CHEAPER TRAVEL

P&O. LINE AGAIN REDUCES FARES.

The Directors of the P. & O, S.N. Co. have decided that on and after"

NEW BLUE FUNNEL STEAMER.

FAST MONTHLY SERVICE

TO FAR'EAST,

STATUE SQUARE

THE SIR HENRY MAY

MEMORIAL

THE CHINA MAIL.

TO-DAY'S NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

THE CANTON INSURANCE OFFICE. LTD.

NOTICE TO SHARKHOLDERS,

GENERAL MEETING of Share-

2ND BN: THE KING'S REGIMENT.

NOTICE,

THE Officer Commanding 2ND BN:

be

bald responsible for debis incurred by-

The new Blue Funnel s.8. May 2, the passage rates by the "Patroclus," recently launched in Statue Square, namely a bronze THE FORTY-SECOND ORDINARY TI) THE KING'S REGIMENT, will not

from Scotts' shipbuilding yards at Company's vessels from Hongkong Greenock, is expected to salt on to London will be reduced to £100. her maiden voyage to the Far East Ist saloon single ticket and £175 on July 7. for 1st saloon return ticket avail-

able for two years. Likewise and saloon tickets will be reduced to £70 single and £123 return.

PROPOSED OPIUM MONOPOLY

GOVERNMENT'S COMPLETE

REJECTION.

Peking, April 18. The Chinese Government have officially denied their intention of imposing an opium monoply.

The "Patroclus" is the second of the new class of of passenger liner being built for the Blue Funnel Line (Alfred Holt and Co.), for their service to the Far East. The first, the "Sarpedon" was launched at Birkenhead, on February 2, and together with their two sister ships at present building at Gree nock and Jarrow they will main tain a monthly service to the East, which for speed, comfort and moderate fares will be untouched by any other service,

In addition to the Cenotaph now being bullt on the finest site," two other statues are being erected seated figure of the late Sir Henry May who after serving for nearly holdere will be held at the Offices of thirty years in the Civil Service the undersigned on THURSDAY, the became the Governer of Hong 10th May, 1923, at Noon, for the pur kong, and the Hongkong and powd of rooviving the Report of the Shanghai Bank War Memorial. Sir General Agane, together with a Henry May's statue will be in statement of Acrounts for the year alignment with the Bank memorial ended the 81st December, 1922. but on the other side of the road. The SHARK REGISTER AND Both of these statues will have TRANSFER BOOKS will be closed similar pedestals of red polished from the 26th instant to the 10th May, Peterhead granite. The Bank 1923, both days Inclusive memorial will have surmounted on the base a figure of "Fame" in a standing posture while the representation of Sir Henry May will be seated. Curved niches of local granite will enclose each statue and at either end of both" niches will be bronze standards mounted with are lights.

The statue to Sir Henry May is being defrayed by public subscrip tion and the work has been on trusted to Messrs. Palmer: and Turner.

22 DAYS TO HONGKONG, This new class of steamer will sall from Liverpool, and will reach Port Said in 9 days, Singapore in 24 days, Hongkong in 29 days, and Shanghai in 32 days, and on the The Government states that the return journey will call at Penang, Cabinet never seriously considered Colombo, and Marseilles in addi- It is hoped that the Cenotaph, Maru's scheme, which we subinift-tion to the above ports, landing Sir Henry May's statue and, the ed to the Premier by an irresponsi-passengers in London.

Bank War Memorial will all be ble person in the Cabinet office

ready for unveiling on Empire who had since been dismissed.

Day, The Finance Minister states that he never saw Maru's memorandum until it appeared in the papers.

On the front of the Bank memo rial pedestal will be a bronze plate, bearing the inscription:

JARDINE, MATHEJON & CO., LTD.,

General Agents. Hongkong, May 19, 1923,

MORTGAGE INVESTMENTS

WANTED.

MESSRS. DEACON, HARSTON &

SHENTON of No. 1, Des Voeux Road Central, Solicitors, have for lavestment the sum of $300,000, and are prepared to consider applicaitons for the advancement of the same on first class Mortgages of house property.

Hongkong, April 19, 1923.

› THE HONGKONG IRON MINING

CO., LTD.

(1). Cafèrers, Sergeants Messen. (2) Messing Contractors Sergeants

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Hongkong, "April 19, 1923. ·

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NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

THE

Steamship

"DACRE CASTLE"

From NEW YORK.

CONSIGNERS of Cargo sro lieroby

informed that all Goode'are being landed at their riak' into the Godowns of the Hongkong and Kow- loon Wharf and Godown Company,

1914-1918. In memory of men MR. LESLIE SOLBE' GREENHILL | Ltd, at Kowloon, whence and/or from

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The gross of the "Patroclus" ton nage is, 31,400 tons, giving her a carrying capacity of 10,950 tons) general cargo, and 2.550 tons fniit of refrigerated cargo. Her length It is widerstood that the mentor over all is 517 ft. 6 in, She em

has been appointed Secretary andum first appeared in the Shen bodies the usual distinctive features of the Hongkong and Shanghai to the above Company vice Mr. Pe at Shanghai on April 14 from of Blue Funnel liners inclad- Bank whose lives were given for MOWBRAY STAFFORD NONTHCOTE which it was copied by the, ing the raked stem, with its round-, their country in the great war."

resigned with ëffect from 7th March, Peking papers. It aroused intense ed rolled steel plates above the Below will be the words:

1923. interest, but in spite of their finan-water-line. She has nine water- "They shall grow not old as we By Onder of the Board of Directors, cial difficulties the Government, as tight bulkheads extending to the that are left grow old, Age shall

*C. P. CHATER, is evidenced in the above state upper deck, horizontal and vertical not weary them nor the years con-

Chairman, ment, completely rejected the idea sliding watertight doors being fit- dema. At the going down of the

Hongkong, April 18, 1923, of a monopoly.-Counesy Daily ted in the watertight bulkheads sun and the morning we will re- Bulletin.

operated by hand, in addition to member then" being controlled on the Scott-Ross electrical system, A fire-resisting bulkhead is built between the apper and centre castle decks, and one between the centre castle and boat decks, in addition to the usual steam and hand fire services, to secure the safety of the ships against spread of fire,

CHINESE LOANS.

LIST OF THEM WANTED.

Peking, April 18.

The Senate has approved of the House of Representatives vole asking the Government to submit a list of all foreign and domestic | MAGNIFICENT ACCOMMODATION. First-class passengers only are loans contracted prior to the re- storation of the present Parlia- to be carried, and accommodation

ment.

A Senator then introduced a motion that the President's tenure of office be discussed at a joint sitting of the two Houses.

The supporters of the Cabinet and of President Li Yuen-hung then quitted the House, which, therefore, no longer hail a quorum.

Courtesy Daily Bulletin.

PEKING POLITICS.

NO CONFIDENCE VOTE.

Peking, April 18. The Senate, to-day, decided to send the want of confience vote docilment to the Lower House Courtesy Daily Bulletin,

TENNIS TOURNAMENT.

CONTINUED

YERTERDAY.

for 155 passengers is arranged in state-rooms on the centre-castle and promenade decks as follows: (1) Oa the Promenade Deck:

z Cabines de Luxe, each with

2 cot beds.

8 Rooms with 2 cot beds each.

2 Two-berth rooms,

6 Three-berth rooins.

(2) On the Centrecastle Deek:

15 Single-berth rooms.

4 Two-berth rooms,

30 Three-berth room's.

and

On either side of the pedestal will bo bronze plates bearing the names of those members of the staff

of the Bank who fade the supreme sacrifice, forty-two names in all,

· DAVIS CUP TENNIS.

AUSTRALIA'S UNWILLING

DEFAULTS.

AGENT WANTED.

the wharvas delivery may be obtained. Optional Cargo will be forwarded unless notice to the contrary be given before 19th inst.

No claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all Gnoda residing undelivered after the 20th inst,, will be subject to rent, All claims against the steamer muit be pressated to the Undersigned, on or before the 5th prox, or they will not be recognized."

All broken, chatod, and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godown, where they will bo ozamized on the 25th inst, at 10a.m. by our surveyors Mosers. Goddard & Douglas.

EXPORT Firns in Japan requires energetic Agent to sell on com mission Toys, Brushes, and general Japanese Goods. First-class Bank and trade references given and required. Reply in first instance by "Export," c/o FAR EASTERN AD VERTISING AGENCY, P.O. Box 168.

(Reuler's Service to the Chine Mail.) Kobe, Japan.

MELBOURNE, April 18.

Owing to the inability of Patter- son, Anderson and O'Hara Wood to make the journey, it has been finally decided that Australia shall not be represented in the Davis Cup.contest.

LENIN WELL AGAİN.

OVERWORK CAUSES BREAKDOWN. -

In addition to the usual saloon. music room, smoke room lounge entrance halls, there is a large and airy children's playroom (Reulet's Service to the China Mail.) and also special accommodation for native nurses and a laundry.

RIGA, April 18.

The electric installation on the A message from Moscow states ship is worthy of note, electric that M. Kameneff told the Com- clocks being fitted in all the public munist congress that M. Lenin is rooms, controlled by a master clock now out of danger and hopes in the chart house; intercom- eventually to return to the political Punication telephones between arena. His illness was, due to the principal offices of the ship; overwork. electric winches over all the pas senger spaces, which may be used for the raising and lowering of the By defeating his brother S.A., O. life-boats; and electric, navi Rumjahn has entered the final gation lights fed from two sources of supply, the dynamos and the round of the-open Championship

telegraphy batteries, wireless Singles in the H.K.C.C. tourna automatically inter-changeable in ment. He will have to meet either the event of a failure of either? R. E. Worthington or Thomas Lay, the latest types of electrical

machinery in the galley, pantry who are bracketed together in the und laundry. A large emergency othe semi-final.

electrical generating plant driven Heavy rain of the last few days by an oil engine is built on the hfd affected the court and upper deck for use in the event of the ball was slow In rising, the engine-room becoming unten The winner was never pressed to able for any reason.. any extent and except for a keen struggle in the third set, the game was rather one-sided, O. Rumjahn took the first two sets 6-3 and 6-1 but S. A. improved and won the the ship's provisions, and in addi third 7-9; winning five games in tion has refrigerated. or cooled succession, O., had no difficultly in holds to carry 2,550 tons of refri- taking the fourth set and the match.gerated or cooled cargo.

COLL STORAGE EQUIPMENT. The vessel is provided with gx-' ceptionally large refrigerated and cool chambers for the carriage of

R. H. Wild and J. D. Humphreys She is to be propelled by twin had previously met E. R. S. Duds

screws actuated by geared turbines

and A. B. Raworth in the third of the impulse type. Her machin- round of the championship Doublos, the match beingry is to develop a total combined abandoned on darkness setting in shaft horse-power of 7,500 on on dinary service, with steam with the scores two sets all and seven games all.. Yesterday, Dods pressure at 220 lbs, and super- and Raworth won by three sets to heat at 200 deg. Fabr,, sup- one and passed into the semi-final plied from three double-ended round when they. will cylindrical boilers each 17ft.

mean diameter by 21-ft 2in

meet

in.

R. E. Worthington length with 24 furnaces, fitted with and H. Hancock. Dods was vory steady yesterday and scored forced draught on Howden's a number of times with shots down system and North-Eastern Marine, the centre of the court. Wild and Engineering Company's super- Humphreys resorted to lobbing but heaters. The turbines are to be connected by means of flexible were not particularly successful. expansion couplings to pinions

Yesterday's results were Open Championship Singles: O. arranged to drive common gear Rumjahn beat S. A. Rumjahn, 6-3, means of single reduction gearing. wheels on the main shafting by

6-1, 7-9, 6-1.

. Her cruising speed will be 15. knots.

Open Championship Doubles: E. R. S. Dods and A. B. Raworth beat R. H. Wild and J. D, Hum- phreys, 7-5, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4

S

Handicap Singles "A". g. Mig- kin (+4/6) beat C. Willson (2/6), 6-8,6-0, 6-4, A. Brearley (+16) beat G. E. P. Harrison (+3/6), 6-2, 2-6, 6-1.

Handicap Singles B" W. G. Kinnear (+30) Bear &. 6. Perane (~4/6), 6-4, 6-1; +

Evidence of the great fall in the cost of repair work was afforded when the Hartlepool Port Harbour Comissioners accepted the tender of Messi. Irvine's Shipbuilding HryvByaks Company of factor: the docking and repairof dredging Mixed Doubles: G. W. Sewell plant, The Chainnan, Mr. H. und Miss H. Irving (+15) beat G. Horsley, remarked that a year ago H. Hayes and Mr. Boyd (2/6), the same work cost approximately (6-1, 68,7-3.

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SANTIAGO DE CHILE, April 18,

A new Chilean proposal to limit naval armaments in Latin Ameri- can countries to frumm 60,000 to 80,000 tons, thus virtually main- taining the status quo as regards capital ships, is now being consider- ed by the technical experts of the pan-American Conference.

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