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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2, 1927.

P.&O.-British India Apear and

Eastern & Australian

Lines

(COMPANIES incorporated in ENGLAND). MAIL AND PASSENGER STEAMERS.

TAKING CARGO® FOR

STRAITS, JAVA, BURMA, CEYLON, INDIA, PERSIAN GULF, WEST INDIES, MAURITIUS, EAST AND SOUTH AFRICA, AUSTRALASIA, INCI UDING NEW ZEALAND AND QUEENSLAND PORTS, AND RED SEA, EGYPT, CONSTANTINOPLE, GREECE, LEVANTINE PORTS, EUROPE, &c.

PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL FORTNIGHTLY DIRECT ROYAL MAIL STEAMERS. (Under Contract with H.M. Government.)

Destination

Marseilles & London

AMERICAN SHIPPING

INCREASED MAIL' ALLOWANCE URGED.

A NEW FORM OF GOVT. AID,

An increase of ocean mail allowed ances for American ships, with the provision that the amount of such allowances shall be deposited in a fynd for replacement of worn- out of obsolete tonnage, has been Juuggested by New York, shipping

THE CHINA MAIL

INDO-CHINA

STEAM NAVIGATION 00, LTD.

SAILINGS BUBJECT TO ALTERATIONAUTA.

Destination:**

Singapore Canton Singaporebek

Wide Steamer CHAKSANG, - TAUSANG. TAISHING

Saling

Wadi,

Fri

2nd Mar. at 3pm. 4th Marij: at 7a.zn.

Sat, .Sum

5th. Mar. at 8pm.

Tau vin Swatow & Shat WONGSANG sandakan Tientsin TLau

8th Mar, at 7am. MATONCSHING ues, de Mar, at Noon.

Ah Mar. at 1

LAISANG...Wod Strait and Calenttä ..... Osaka. Mell, Y'hams & Kobe KUMSANO Straits and Calegit é, HOSANG Such a use of the mail allowance, Sandaken

HINSANG ..

men as a solution of the problema via Bwatow & S'hal KWAISANG... Pether. At 3 pim

of Federal aid for merchant ship ping.

it is pointed out, would convoy an||| Tientsin ............., WR CHIPSHING». jassurance that the funds contribut. L'Osaka vin Kobe & Maji KUTSANG Esd by the Government would be devoted to the upbuilding of the ¡merchant unarine as contemplated: by the provisions of the Merchant! Marine Act in relation to Ocean: mail rates.

It is also suggested that existing rates, which were fixed by the Ocean Mail Act of 1891, should; be; [doubled, inasmuch as ship operat-

ing costs have more than doubled}·

Wed

9th Mar,, at 7am..

18th Mar. at 7am Thurs., 17th Mar. at 3p.m.» .Sat., 19th Mar. at Noon. Sun, 20th Mar., at 7am. ...Wod., 23rd Mar. at 7am.

For Freight and Passago apply to JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD., Telephone Centrul 215.

~PNEUMONIA.

in the Intervening period. The COMMON-SENSE PRINCIPLES

rates fixed by this Act 35 years ago

ara. For versuls of not less than 8.000 tons grogs, with a speed of

* 20 knots, 4 dolë. per mile; for ves-

TO FOLLOW..

Pneumonia is very definitely

General Managers.

STRANGE CASE.

PRISONER WHO SWALLOWS SPOONS.

Berlin. Jan. 21,

A message from Piroascas, ela of not less than 5,000 tons one of the "killers." Its germ gross and a speed of 16 knots, 2 lurks" often in healthy bodies Bavaria, atates that a persistent dols. per mile; for vessels of not awaiting a favourable hour to forger. Adolf Moritz, many times less than 2.500 tons gross and a strike. A temporary lowering secured his release from Jail speed of, 14 knots, 1 dol. per mile of vitality such as afforded by a and for vessels of 1,500 tons gross chill is its opportunity, and a speed of 12 knots, 66'2-3 Pneumonia merely Steps in at 'cents per mile.

The Post Office Appropriation Bill as amended by the Senate pro- vides the sum of 1,092.960 dollars,

through invalidity,, as a result of swallowing hominy spoons, in pre- the last moment to give the coupference to hunger striking. de grace.

It is, above all others, the dis-

spoona,

with

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DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINE

AMERICAN MAIL LINE

(Admiral Oriental Line)

JOINT TRANS-PACIFIC SERVICE

Q:

A Regular Weekly Sailing

TO SAN FRANCISCO OR SEATTLE.

THE "PRESIDENT LINERS " TO SAN FRANCISCO VIA HONOLULU, SHANGHAI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA. *・ "THE SUNSHINE BELT" "

PRESIDENT GRANT, Tuesday, Mar. 15th

PRESIDENT MADISON: PRESIDENT' JACKSON

PRESIDENT MCKINLEY: PRESIDENT LINCOLN ..........

Tuesday, Mar. 29th Tuesday,

Apr. 12th Tuesday, Apr. 29th Tuesday, May 10th

Thereafter Fortnightly Sailings on Tuesdays.

HONG KONG TO EUROPE

SPECIAL LOW RATES.

Via San Francisco or Seattle.

£120 £112

DIRECT CONNECTIONS WITH ALL-ATLANTIQ LINES:

Choice of railway lines across United States and Canada, with liberal stop-over privileges for Sightseeing. Ask for information. Following are suggested Itiner arles!

to

From:

Hongkong

Vin

Ca with b Prom

N. York

Arriving at

long

Spore, Penang, Colombo & Bombay. to cover payments on mail con- ease that puts the physician in thwart him by providing giant

tracts for the fiscal year ending his true perspective, as "second" June 30, 1928: The measure has to the combatant powers of the Marseilles. London, Antwerp. & R'dam been referred to a conference com-body, which alone can overcome Sgon, Mess Elan, H'burg &R'dammittee of both Houses, and ship-disease.

The patient's body must fight ping mon Spore, Penang, Colombo & Pambay

are hoping that the Marseilles, London & Hult

amendment Bilk will be accepted by its own battle aided only by care the House eonferees.

ful nursing and an unsleeping, watchfulness. for the onset of complications.

g. s.

Tony

From Hongkong About

NELLORE

MANTUA

KASHGAR NAGPORE!

6,362

10,002: 5th March

Noon 0.005" 121) March

2nd March

Noon.

5,281 14 March

NYANZA

7,023

MONGOLIA

16.504

MACEDONIA

11,120

KHYBER

DEVANHA

DELTA.

MALWA

10.941

19th March

D,114

April 8.155 16th April 8,097

27th April 30th Apr

16th March

2ad

Marseilla & London

Miles, 'a

L'den

Müreoilies, London, Antwerp & Hull

Singapore, Penang Colombo & B'bay

NELLORE

6,853 11th

May

KHIVA

9.135

MAY

NYANZA

-15th

6th

may

Supor

MOREA

10,018

May

Mart

Marseilles &. London.

KASHMIR

MANTUA

005 9,005 10,302

1th 25th

June

Marseilles and London

June

KALYAN

0:144

Oth July

Marselles, London & Antworpi farseilles, London & Antwerg

7,023

Awerp, R'dam & Hull

Marseilles and London

No doctor has ever saved a

Saguperu, Penang. Colombo & B'bar DOCKYARD SALARIES pneumonia patient from death,

Marseilles, London & Antwerp

Penang.

Colombo & Bombay

MACEDONIA 11,120 23rd Julys darseilles and London

INDUSTRIAL COURT'S NEW AWARD.

but many have helped him to save himself, writes a physician in the "Daily Mail."

of

The medical text-books

The award of the Industrial twenty years ago tell of it as a Court, which inquired into the ap-disease that ran a very definite toplication for an increase in the and dramatic course, ending (in

salary acales of senior foramen of

Frequent connection from Port Said for Passengers And Cargo Constantinople, Piranus, Smyrna and other Levant Ports by steamers of the Khedival Mall Steamship Co.

SHIRALA TAKADA

BRITISH INDIA-APCAR SAILINGS.

JANUS

* TILAWA

7,841 18th March 6,949 24th March 4:824 31st March 10.000 10th April

Singapore, Penang & Calcutta Singapore, Penang & Calcutta Singapore, Penang & Calcutta Singapore, Ponang & Calcutta

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the yard and of the, engineering branch of the Admiralty was issued, The staff side of the Admiralty Whitley Council made the claim that the scale, exclusive of the Civil Service cost-of-iving bonus, should be increased from £400- £450 to £450--2560.

The applicants are established officers, amployed in the Construc- tive Department and the Engineer-

at, Portsmouth, Devonport, Chat ham, and Malta.

EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS (South) Department of the Royal Dockyards

▼TANDA

ST. ALBANS

4,500

0,9664th March

4 p.m. 1st April

ARAFURA

1,000

20th April

TANDA

6,056

3rd June

ST: ALBANS

4,500

1st July

ARAFURA

8,000 29th July

*Calls at Kolambigan.

Manlia, Sandakan, Thursday Island,.

Townsville, Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne,

Regular monthly sailings from Hongkong to Japan and Hongkong to Australia.

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The B., & A. SS. Co., Ltd., steamera will also call at Shanghai, Deilo, Cebu, Kolambugan, Tawau, Timor Darwin, or other parts en route as inducement

offers.

"

Frequent connections from Australia with the following:--

On the official side it was urged.

that it was found, on inquiry some time ago, that the remuneration of the classes named was not below that paid to comparable blasses In industry. The Government's evid- ence was that there had been, since 1923, no general apwurd tendency in the rates paid in the outside in- dustry; and on this basis there was no case for conceding any ad vance on the present scale, which

The Union S.S. Company's steamers to the United Kingdom via New was agreed to in December, 1923. Zenland, Vancouver, San Francisco etc.

The P. & Royal Mail steamers to London via Suez Canal.

The F. & O. Branch Service of steamers, to London via the Cape,

In their decision the Court state they hold the strong opinion that an agreement of recent date should

The Now Zealand Shipping Company's steamers for Southpten and not be lightly disturbed, but ther Landon via Fanama Canal.

SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI & JAPAN

MACEDONIA

TAKADA

ST. ALBANS

KHYBER JANUS

DEVANHA

TILAWA TILAWA

LAHORE

MALWA DELTA

JEYPORE NELLORE

ARAFURA

KHIVA

NYANZA MOREA TANDA

11,120 14th March Shanghai, Moji and Kobe

Ga.m.

6,947

Kobe 0th March 4,500 8th March Maji, Kobe, Oanka & Yokohama 9,114 11th March Shanghai, Moff and Kobe 4,824 12th March, Kobe 8,156

March Shanghai, Moji and Kobe 10,000 22nd March Kobe

6,252 10,980 1st April 1st April 5th April

4,000.

7,848 12th

12th April 8.853 15th April 9,135 15th April 7,023 25th April 10,053 20th April 3,358 8th May

Moji & Kobe Shanghai, Mofi & Kobe Shanghal, Moli & Kabe

Moj

Koba, Osaka & Yokohama Shanghal, Moll and Kobe Moil and Kobe Shanghai, Moji Shanghai, Mail and Kobe Shang. Moj & Kobe Shanghal, Moji, & Kobe Moji, Kobe, Osaka and

Yokohama

All dates are approximate and subject to alteration without notice. WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY FITTED ON ALL STEAMERS.

•Passengers for Rangoon rost defray their own Hotel expenses at Singapore while awaiting the on-carrying steamer.'

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All Cabins are fitted with Electric Fans free of charge. Steamers on Londer and Australian Lines are fitted with Laundries. Parcels measuring not more then. 24 ft. x 2 ft. x 1 ft. will be received

at the Company's. Once up to Noon on the day previous to sailing?

For further Information, Passage Freights, Handbooks, etc., apply toimi.

MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO. · P. & O. Building, Connaught Rd. C., HONGKONG.

:

Agents.

BOSTON, NEW YORK & BALTIMORE

·JOINT SERVICE OF THE

"BLUE FUNNEL" LINE

CEAN SA. CO., LTD. A CHÍNA MUTUAL BN. CO. LTD.

AND

AMERICAN & MANCHURIAN LINE

(ELLERMAN & BUCKNALL 8.S. CO., LTD.) SAMSAILINGS FROM HONG KONG.,

8.8. "CITY OF BRISTOL" - Via Buon Canal 8.8. CATREUS

6th March 25th March. 178th April...

Steamers proceed vie Suez Canal or Panama Canal at Owners' Option

Subject to change without notics,

For Freight and particulars apply to

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE oF THE BANK LINE LTD., Hong Kong, Hong Kong & Canton: JARDINE, MATHESON A CO., LTD., Canteme

feel that owing to the circumstances

i.

Alexandro Cesar, new minister tho Walted from Nicaragua® to Bates.

of its creation by the Inchcape Com- mittee. in 1913 the" grade in ques- tion.. "whose existence seems scarcely to be justined," stands in those, cases which recovered) in peculiar position. They. there-a crisis" as sudden as the fore, award a scale of pay rising knock-out in a prize fight. From £400 to £480 by increments of £20.

DAUGHTER'S CLAIM.

UNUSUAL CASE IN SCOTTISH COURT.

Change of Disease.

The temperature chart of such a one, with its abrupt fall as the invading germe were finally de- feated, is not so often seen to day. Diseases, like other things. suffer change, and pneumonia tends". nowadays to a more gradual recovery.

It matters little, although the An unusual case in the Court of Session in Edinburgh is that of term "double" pneumonia is still Doris Drysdale, 18-year old girl one of terror in the lay mind, who was adopted within an hour of whether one or both lungs are her birth and brought up in ignor-affected.

anée of her parentage, who is claim- A very small piece of healthy ing under the Scottish Law a third tissue can carry out the necessary of her father's £100,000 estate all functions of respiration, but au of which was willed to her mother.

Mise Drysdale explained that her even smaller patch infested with parents were married in 1914 there the germ of the disease, cen by giving her legitimacy. Neither beget poisons enough to stifle all the marriage nor the birth certifi- the body's vital activities. cate disclosed who were the father's No satisfactory preventive relatives. The mother said the dia vaccine has been discovered as pute only concerned the sum avail; yet, and it behoves all of us--for able as the daughter's share which it is a disease that may strike did not exceed £12,000, 20

The Judge deferred his decision down the strongest to keep to

the sane, common-sense prin pending an interview with the ciples of good and sufficient food, girl.

and a proper respect for the potential dangers of common cold.

WOMEN IN NEXT WAR.

Women may take an active part COOK OR NOBODY!

in the next waras combatants.⠀

That was the prospect outifhed by M. Paul Boncour to the Army Com mittee of the Chamber of Deputies when explaining a bill, which pro- vides for the organisation of the

MINERS EXECUTIVE'S. ISTRANGE ALTITUDE,T

London, Jan 22It was an

nation in war time, and which nounced at a meeting of the Miners forms part of the new plans for Executive Yesterday that the Gov

arament had refused to recognise national defente.

There was still possibility, he the nomination of Mr. A. Cook to said, that there would be not maze

represent the Miners

Kon-on

la militarY, SA

of nations an

Miimpossible to, From civilians Etion, therefor

world extend

The authorities thought

capucially handles. Moritz again became ill. it was found that seven spoone were missing, and an X-ray ex- amination of the prisoner showed that he had swallowed the handles

the missing

The of authorities, in desperation, carrying out an operation in the ja hospital, after which Moritz will be charged with having stolen prison property.

apoons.

CONSIGNEES.

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NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

"ELLERMAN" LINE.

From EUROPE

THE Steamship

"CITY OF MADRID" having arrived, Consignees of Cargo by her are informed that all Goods are being landed at, their risk intp the hazardous and/or extra hazardous Godowns of Holt's Wharf, whence delivery may be obtained.

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No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all Goods remaining undeliver- ed after 7th March, 1927, will be subject to rent.

All Claims against the Steamer must be presented to the Under- signed on or before 14th March, 1027, or they will not be recognised. All broken, chafed and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on any Tuesdays or Fridays, between the hours of 10.46 am. and Noon, within the Free Storage period of One Week.

No Fire Insurance has been effected.

Bills of Lading will be counter- signed by

THE BANK LINE, LTD.,

...General Agents. Hong Kong, 1st March, 1927.

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Apr. 13

Gbg Shupi Aps 22.

Apre Ph-g

Curg-Shupan May Gorg impin May

brgmptu May 1.7 Corg:Blaupan May 20

TO SEATTLE AND VICTORIA VIA SHANGHAI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA.

"THE FAST SHORT ROUTE"

PRESIDENT LINCOLN. PRESIDENT CLEVELAND PRESIDENT PIERCE „PRESIDENT TAFT ..........

PRESIDENT JEFFERSON

Wednesday, Mar.. 9th 2 a.m.

Wednesday, Mar. 23rd.

Wednesday, Apr. 62h.

Wednesday; Apr. 20th.

..Wednesday, May 4th.

Thereafter Fortnightly Sailings on Wednesdays... TO EUROPE AND NEW YORK. VIA MANILA, STRAITS, COLOMBO, SUEZ—

·PORT SAID ALEXANDRIA NAPLES

GENOA MARSEILLES,

Thence to BOSTON and NEW YORK.

PRESIDENT VAN BUREN ..PRESIDENT HAYES PRESIDENT POLK PRESIDENT ADAMS PRESIDENT GARFIELD

.Tuesday,

Mar. 15th: 8.00

.Tuesday, Tuesday, Tuesday,

Mar. 29th 8.00a.m.

Apr. 12th 8.00a.m.

Apr. 26th 8.00a.m.

Tuesday,

May 10th: 8.00 am.

Thereafter Fortnightly Sailings on Tuesdays,

TO MANILA.

PRESIDENT LINCOLN. PRESIDENT GRANT PRESIDENT VAN BUREN PRESIDENT CLEVELAND PRESIDENT MADISON

Ford 00'9

.Mar. 3rd 12:00 am.

Max. 7th

Mar. 15th Mar. 15th

8.00: a..

6.00 p.m.

Mar, 21st

6.00 p.m.

For Passenger and Freight Rates apply to

ROBERT DOLLAR CO.

GENERAL AGENTS.

Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank Building. Ground. Moor Telephones Central 2477, 2478 & 795.

THE HONGKONG & WHAMPOA DOCK CO., LTD.

TELEGRAPHIC ADDRESS: "MANIFESTO" HONGKONG.

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Codes Used: A1, A.B.C. Fifth Edition; Engineering: First and Second Edition:

Western Union and Watkins.

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MAKERS, IRON AND BRASS FOUNDERS, FORGE MASTER...... ELECTRICIANS.

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