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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER (11, 1924.

TO-DAY'S HISTORIC EVENT.

(Centiuued from page * -It is difficult to say exactly what difference a clear faith in God makes to a man. But it does make It does a very real difference.

(On-

ORIENTAL SHIPPING,

CHINESE AND JAPANESE SERVICES,

Liverpool, October 4The Nippon Yusen Kaisha-is-paying special attention to the improve.

Trading

JAZZ SHOES.

ZEBRA-STRIPED BOOTS

FOR MEN. A

While women's shoes for even ing and fancy-dress wear are more

THE CHINA MAIT

QUEEN'S THEATRE.

"BOUGHT AND PAID FOR."

is

For

TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS.

HONGKONG ST. ANDREW's SOCIETY.

NOTICE

PRACTICE DANCES.

place at the City Hall on THURSDAY MEMBERS are reminded that the

FIRST Practico Dance will take

the 13th instant. .

Admission only_by_slips attached to the Ball Invitation Cards

By Order

ATRITCHIE, Hon. Secretary, Hongkong, 11th November, 1924.

A play that-bas never failed to thrill. American audiences, George Broadhurst's "Bought and | bring to life mast sweet and ment of the regular, Iners on its artistic-than ever, the tendency in Paid For." And now the William natural confidence and joy. A joy

services, notably the shoes for everyday wear is to de Mille screen version of it, which not easily taken away. A

·fidence-not easily sluken

European Trans-pacific and Seattle wards rather plainer designs in comes to the Queen's Theatre to It is diflenit to say what differ directors have recently decided to larity of buckles is on the down effectively. So well known is the and Japan-China Hues The browns and greys, and the popu. day, probably will thrill oven more ence it would nuke around the

concentrate their energies rather grade. Crude contrasts, such as story of this popular play that to re-i Catott this moming if every on the improvement of the equip red shoes with green heels, are peat it seems quite superfluous. It wan who stood there had this sure

large passenger things of the past, and the fancy need only be said that the picture confidence in God. But again, it ment of the

steamers than large dividends, shoes to be seen at the Shoe and follows the story of the play with woudl innke a very real difference and in consequence all available Leather Fair-at-the Agricultural faithful-exactitudo, diverting-only As our memory turns to some last funds are for the present to be Hall, Islington, might have come in those slight instances where parth in those terrible days, or devoted to this purpose.

from an artist's studio. --

diversion meant betterment. Bone dreaded cuble that bore our

Operations are to be commenced A Norwich firm is exhibiting its direction, the picture, could not hope away, or as we dream of the by replacing three steamers of the handpainted shoes, including a have been in abler hands than those men who were boys when we were Kitano Miru" class, now operate.Paisley shawl pattern,, and there of William de Mille, whose con- boys who went with bughter_toing on the London and Liverpool-are-shoes-in-red-and-gold, green summate skill in the interpreting of their eyes, whose bodies we services, with modernly-equipped and gold, crimson, and green, scenes filled with dramatic intensity watched wat in rough sackcloth steamers of 14 knots speed. The There are also jazz designs which has led to lus becoming one of the and hyried ip the rich soil of

Kitano Maru and sister boats recall the camouflage painting of foremost producers of the motion France. I say if we could hold fast have

been purchased by the the war.

picture world. Heading a popular this world "old faith in God, from Kinkal Yuen Kalaba for its

cast are the popular Paramount eir spiritual vahingo of the Formosan service to compete with

stars Agnes Ayres and Jack Holt,

WEDNESDAY, 19th Nov., 1811, twentieth century, Anoded as it is the "Fuso Mant" and the "Harai

each possessing a creditable best of

-commanding at 19 'Noon with, the light of Christian tench- Maru," which vessels have recently

laurels: In their support such at The Wan Tung Knitting Co., No 32 ing, thus neient words will bo beed placed on this service by, the

Yo Chan Street, Shambuipo... mad full of maning. “In this sight Osaka Shosen Kaisha.

favourites as Walter Hiers, Leah

The 400 Doz Bocka and Stockings. Woollen, Wyant and George Kuwa, of the unwise they seem to die, and

adaptation wa done by Clara Cotton and Artifolal Silk "their departure is taken for misery, and their going to be utter dextree-

Beranger. Altogether, a picture to

SE be hailed as a decided acquisition of tion. ut they are in pence, For

the part of the Queen's Theatre though they be pamished in the eight of heyet is their pe fall

and a treat for picture fane. Hong- of immorality.

kong cinema-goers should make it

A little while they went with

stumbling Teet

With spear of hate, and love all

Blow'ry sweet, With wondering hearts, and

high adventurous wills, And now their dust is on a thene

Frand hills. ***

"We dream of them as men um-]

hern shall dream

Of us, who strave u little with

the stream,

Before we too go out beyond the

day,

And are as much a memory as

they.

With coloured threads of laugh-

ter and of tears, They wove a pattern on the

crowded years, And wove right. And we are

weaving still.

God grant we weave not ill."

SHADOWS BEFORE.

Coming Events Advertised

In The Mail:

..

ENTERTAINMENTS.

November !!-Coronet Theatre: Betty Balfour in "Squibs, M. P.”

November 11-Star Theatre: All British Programme including "Revelle,"

November 10-World Theatre; "The Lesson."

November 11, Theatre Royal Halian Grand Opera Company presents Barbiere de Siviglia."

November 11. 14. - Queen's "Theatre. for Euri

Haig's Fond, a paramoun: super produc tion, Bought and Paid For," 9.15

p.m.

· DANCES.

November 13, 18, 25.-H.K, St. Andrew's Society, practice dances at the City Hall.

- SOCIAL.

November 11-Annual dinner of the Ex-Active Servicemen's Asscn.. at the Roof Garden, Hongkong Hotel, 8 p.m.

AFORTE.

November 13.Interport Cricket, first match, Shanghai v. Hong- kong, 10.80 a.m.

,

November 18. First tourna- ment of the Hongkong Boxing Association at Theatre Royal, 9.16

p.m.

„POBLIS_AVOTIONS,

|

The most novel note in, shoe de coration is the little fancy panels inset at the side, of the shoe near the straps.

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HIGHER HEELS. The two new 10,000-ton class Flat heels are no longer the freighters now building in vogue for women. The Louis heel, Glasgow, ordered last year, are to is back into popularity, but is not be placed on the trans-pacific more than 19% to 1% inches high. service. These vessels, which can One Northampton firm is show. develop 12 knots speed, are to ing men's boots with zebra stripes replace some of the freighters at of red and black, and the expert present in the service, which are ment of evening shoes in patent only 10% knot.boats for some leather of a dull brown shade is Ume the company's Seattle service also being tried. has been virtually suspended due to the competition of fastër Ameri can vessels.

It

SUM

allowed to decline Sun Tze-lin and others to in-l

new service on the an account of the prospective sugurate a operation of Article 18 of the Upper Yangtaze. The capital is United States Shipping Law. Tls. 50,000. It is to have twelve However, now that the Jones' motor vessels operating between Act has been deferred, the Luchow, Kiating, Fushun, Hsufu, service is to be resumed with new and Chungking. The boats, which and fast boats which, it is believed are to be built at Kiangnad Dock will be a payable proposition. A yard, are 34ft. long, 6ft. wide, with great improvement is also to be a displacement of 2ft. made on the Austrian service and an entire rearrangement of vessels employed in that trade.

Kaisha has made vast improve- In addition, the Nippon Yusen

ments in its Nagasaki-Shanghai regular passenger service and has extended the base of operation to Kobe, with Nagasaki and Mojl as | Intermediate poris of call.

COASTAL SERVICE.

The Kinkal-Yusen-Kaisha, which is affiliated with the Nippon Yusen Kaisha but was separated from them last year in order to be turned into a separate river company: has been developing the coastal service, and has now under con- struction at Yokohama two speedy Ice-breakers to shorten the distance between Moji and Tientsin, and to continue winter navigation safely in the Gulf of Pechibli.

The Dairen Steamship Co. has

an order placed

with

the Mitsubishi Dockyard Co. for a

"Shanghai" Mara type, which is new 5,000-Ion, steamer of the

now employed

point to see this picture at one of the 9.15 p.in. performances as 20 per cent. of the gross takings is donated by the Queen's Theatre Manage- ment to Earl Haig's Fund for Ex- Service Men and their depondants.

TO-UAY'S ADVERTISEMENT

FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST, SCIENTIST, HONGKONG.

Ansources a

Free Lecture on Christian Science. by

от the Kobe MR. JOHN W. DOORLY, CS.B Shanghai run. The steamer is to

of London, England, be completed in July, 1925, at a cost of 1,800,000 yen.

DIKSEL MOTOR SHIP!-

the

Member of the Board Lecture ship of

Mother Church, The First Church at Cris', Scientist, to Boston,

ני

Massachusetts, in

THE CHAMBER OF COM. MERCE ROOM

CITY HALL

One of the most interesting ad" ditions to the mercantile navy of Japan has been the completion of the first large Diesel motor ship, ever built in. the Empire. It was built under Japanese engineers' direction with entirely Japanese labour, has been passed as highest class by Lloyd's representative, MONDAY, and has sailed for America. The vessel was built by the Mitsui Bussan Kaisha at their yard in the machinery, which was supplied by Ireland Sea, everything except the Burmeister and Wain, Ltd., being of Japanese manufacture.

overall

One of these sister boats the "Naniel Maru-is already complet ed, and will shortly be placed on the Tientsin run and thus will mark The name of the motor ship is a new era in the traffic facilities of "Akagisan Maru." She is a two- North China. The vessel is over deck vessel, capable of making an 2,000 tons gross, and develops a average speed of 10 to 11 knots speed of 12 knots with a large fully loaded. The deadweight reseive of power. Having been tonnage is 7,100 tons: the gross specially designed for this service, tonnage 4,630 tons; an she is provided with electric fans, length of 375 feet; a maximum heating system, wireless apparatus, breadth of 50 feet, and a draft of ice-breaking arrangement and all 24ft. 3in. All the cargo hauling modern conveniences conducive to devices and other appliances are the safety and comfort of pass worked by electricity, as is the engers and crew. The remarkable windlass,. the steering gear, and feature is that she has a 150 tons the cooking apparatus, cold storage chamber on No. 3 deck so as to be able to cany fresh beef, fish, fruits, vegetables, etc., bet ween Japan and Tientsin.

The ferry steamers employed in the service between Shimonoseki sud Fusar, Chosen, are to be installed with stabilisers by the Department of Railways. It is stated that the three boats, the

The hull was designed by an engineer in Mitsui's employ, and subsequent vessels of similar type are to be built of the same design. The cargo capacity is said to be 8,000 tons of 40 cubic feet, the handling of which is provided for by several electric inches.

The main propelling machinery consists of a long-stoke type Diesel Kelfuku Maru," "Tokuju Maru," main engine, with six-cylinder, and Seikel Maru," which have four cycle, single-acting, forced been advertised as the pride of the lubricated, cross-head, capable of department, have become targets developing 2,360 imperial horse- of criticism of late, on account of power. There are also three Broschedule. They do not appear to the pumps are electrically work- their frequent inability to keep the auxiliary Diesel engines, while be able to stand the rough veyage, ed. At the trials, an due to their violent rolling.

speed of over twelve miles an hour by the repairing of the "Keifuku sumption of oil was at the rate of But with the opportually offered was registered, while the con- Maru" at the Mitsubishi Dock, about 74 tons over a running was decided by the Department to period of 24 hours.

November 12-Lammert at Sales Room, Dudell Street, one Cottage Piano, 11 a.m.,

November 12-Lammert Bros., at Sales Room, a valuable collec tion of books, 2.30 p.m.

COMPANY MEETINGS.

November 14-Third meeting of shareholders in the Hongkong and Canton Ice Manufacturing Co., Ltd., at 2. Lower Albert Road.

noon.

OTHER MEETING.

average

instal a stabiliser in consequence The Taikoo Dockyard has re-

of the successful result achievedcently launched for the Tung On by an experiment on the Matsu Steamship Co. a Mary," which demonstrated a sur steamer, the "Sai On." The ves

new river prising resistance against storm. sel is 233 feet length overall, The expense of this stabiliser is breadth 42 feet, and moulded November 24. Half-yearly approximately 10,000 yen, meeting of the Hongkong Jockey against ap American patent of half accommodation is for 30 first-class 4 depth to main deck 12 feet. The Club in the Jockey Club a million.! room, Hongkong Club, 5.80 p.m.

passengers in beautifully, appoint- ed state rooms, and 68 open berths for second-class passengers.

Locked Call Facape

CANTON & - YANGTSZE. A new vessel is now being built for-the-Hongkong, Canton and

One of the main features of the At a court-martial at Aldershot Macao Steamboat Co., Ltd, by the boat is that she is equiped with all Sat-H E. Pearce, Welsh Guards, Taikoo Dockyard and Engineering the latest requirements for piracy WAB charged with negligently Co., Ltd., to replace the river provention, including wireless tele allowing Guardsman Preston to steamer Heungshan, which struck Kraphy, which has been installed * escape from what was sald to be a rock and was beached in Canton by the Marcoal Company. This is a locked cell. It was stated that River, some little time ago. The the second river steamer so equipp- after getting out of the cell Preston new vessel will cost approximately ed, the other being a sister ship, ** had to pass through the guardroom, £180,000, and will be about the Tung Ou, launched last July, and where the accused and four other same dimensions as the Lungeban, also employed in the same service. men were on duty Pearce said which was built last October for when He examined the cell he the same, compapy at Kowloon found a piece of wood in the lock Docks. This vessel, however, will which prevented the holt dropping he of a different typy-ss-far as her -into-It-place-Four witnesses-de- |'engines are concerned, and will in clared that Preston never passed every respect be most up-to date. through the guardropin. Capt. The builders are hopeful of getting Stanford, a member of the court- a far higher speed thao that of artial was locked in the cell and any other vessel owned by the succeeded in opening the door, company,

with a strong pull. Pearce was bo The Shu Nan Steamghin Naviga- found guilty and reduced to the tion Co, Ltd., is the time, given rank of corporal,

to a new company pantoted by

RCOR

November, 17th 1924. at 5.30 p.m. The Public is cordially invited to attend,

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"PUBLIC AUCTION: THE Undersigned have received in Istructions to sell by Publio Auction

10 Doz, Singlet, Cotton and Artificial 10 For Underwear. Wollen

B

....

12 Pieces Hook Knitting Machine

Underwear Knitting Machine -1-Piece Singer's Sewing Machine

And

A Quantly of Fakulture and

Fixtures, sto., eto. Terms: Cash on delivery,

LAMMERT BROS,,

Auctioneers.

Hongkong, 11th Nov., 1924,

THEATRE

ROYAL

A. CARPI Presents

The Italian Grand Opera Co.

-TO-NIGHT

"BARBIERE DE SIVIGLIA"

BY SPECIAL REQUEST

WEDNESDAY

Nov. 12th

THURSDAY

Nov. 13th:

FRIDAY Nov. 14th

World Theatre

Don't Fall To See The GIRL YOU LOVE. YOU'LL REMEMBER CONSTANCE TALMADGE

in

THE LESSON

(THE BEST PICTURE OF HER ENTIRE CAREER) also

HONGKONG FIRE BRIGADE ANNUAL DRILL

FINAL SHOW. TO-DAY !

Starting To-morrow

EMORY-JOHNSON'S GIANT NEW EPIC OF THE SCREEN

เ

"The MAILMAN"

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