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TUESDAY, MARCH 15, 1927.

P. & 0.-British India Apcar and

Eastern & Australian Lines

? ! * $ ¢』|

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

TAKING CARGO FOR

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"STRAITS, JAVA, BURMA, CEYLON, INDIA, PERSIAN GULF,

WEST INDIES, MAURITIUS, EAST AND SOUTH AFRICA, AUSTRALASIA, INCLUDING 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.)

*S. S..

Tons

I From

Hongkong About

7.023 | 18th March

NYANZA

MONGOLIA

10,500

MACEDONIA 12,120

•1 p...

10th March

Noon.

2nd April

9th April

16th April

Destination

S'perd, Penang, Colombo. & Bombay Marseillas, London.

Marseilles & London.

非

Marseilles, Londen, Dunkirk, Antwerp,

Rotterdam & Hull,

Marseilles, London, Antwerp & Hall Singapore, Penang, Colombo & Ebay London Marselles and

Singapore, Pepang Colombo & bay Marseilles, London & Antworp

KHYBER

1334

DEVANHA

8,355

DELTA

8:097

27th April

MALWA

10.9441

80th Apri

NELLORE

0,853

11th. May

KHIVA

135

1th May

NYANZA

1

2023 25th

S'pore, May

MORZA

"28th

Marseilles & London.

KASHMIR

0,006. 11th June

Marseilles and London

MANTUA

Juno.

Marseille, London & Antwerp

KALYAN

9,344 9th

MACEDONIA

10:018

10,902 | 28th

· 11320 | 23rd

Penang

1.

THE CHINA MAIL

FULL STEAM AHEAD.

NAVAL OFFICER AND CHINA

"M/STATION.N

"HONG HONG AT LAST

THREE MOTOR SHIPS FOR

PACIFIC

TO BE BUILT IN JAPAN.

The command of a gunboat on the Yangtzo or Weat River was in Tusen

It is reported that the Nippon pre-wireless days one of the most shortly in Japan the building of Kaisha will commence coveted jobs in the British Navy, three new quadruplo screw trans- aays H.M. in the "Spectator."

Once out of sight of his admiral, Pacific motor passenger liners in the junior officer in the enviable accordance with the highest class position had then simply to order at Lloyd's. "Full, opsed ahead both," and

Those vessels (which will be com- vanish discreetly 'out of the plated by the end of next year) will Supreme Presence,

have an over-all length of about 584 No salute: of guns could recall ft. breadth moulded about 72 fb.j him, no flutter of coloured flags at loaded draft of about 28 ft. 6 in. the masthead or wink of night-and a gross tonnage of about 16.000. Falgnalling lamps could thereaftor tons,

trouble his detached serenity: It is proposed to. at two of the And there was no doubt about it vessels with, four sets of Sulzer' either: the policemen of those re-engines driving four screws and mote and often turbulent water-giving the steamers a speed of 19) ways, the terror of river pirates, knots with a cruising speed of 17 and the only admittedly unpre knots The third vessel will be Judiced arbitrator in international atted with two sets of Burmeister or private feuda, the gunboat cap and Wein engines. tsin was a figure of more than or- dinary significance.

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1.

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Suite & Super Suite.

NGER LIST

ARRIVALS

R & O.KHYBER."

The following Government pas- sangers were on the P&0. "Khyber" which arrived here, yes. terday from London via Singapore. The military officers etc. are and leaves to-day for Shanghai. either routine reliefs, for others. whose period of service is completa, or they are newly posted to units already out here:

From London:-

DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINE

POLAND G

AMERICAN MAIL LINE

{Admiral Oriental Line)

JOINT TRANS PACIFIC SERVICE

A Regular Weekly Sailing TO SAN FRANCISCO OR SEATTLE.

Major and Mrs. B. C. Lake, Major THE "PRESIDENT LINERS

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PS. Stewart.

Capt. C. W. Morison, Capt. R.. E: Carew Capt. And Mrs. R. M Campbell.

Lb;;and Mrs." A, Sexton, Lt, J. A. (Crouch, Lt. C. B. C.. Burton. Et, and Mrs. J. R. Sandeman, 2nd Lt. J. W. Maclaren.

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Mrs. Thorps. WFO: M. A. Macdonald. Q.M.Sand Mrs. L. P. Hale and Miss Hale.

Mr. and Mrs. R. N. Latham. Mrs. E W. Spencer,

50 non-commissioned officere: and MEN....

From Malta: ".

Major W. 'K. Morrison. 'From Port Said:--

18 N.CO's and men.

From London to Shanghai:-

Lt.-Col. and Mrs. D. F. Anderson, Major C. Armstrong..

Captain T. RH, Smyth,

2nd Lt. T: 8 Knowles, 2nd Lt. F. R. Yorke.

To-day, even if much of the old. The 1st class passenger accom- independence has been lost through modation will be for 209 adults,) the knitting together of "outpost compcaed of single-bed cabins. commands. service on the China Sta-two-bed cabins and large family tion is still exciting and varied cabins of three beds, All cabins enough to be considered quite the will have windows and thore will best thing the Admiralty has to be no inside cabins. offer

There will be one "suits" con- Close Quarters.

sisting of bedroom, sitting room During the troubles the river and private bath and trunk room, gunboats are in the thick of things, and a super "suite" consisting of as they have been lately. When a bedroom, sitting room, private fighting has to be done it is usually verandah, private bath and trunk at close quarters, the little ship room. Most cabins will be opposite sidling up alongside her enemy-public bathrooma or will have pri a pirate junk bristling with fear-vate bathrooms: attached. some cannon, or an armed "Red"

Passenger Accommodation. tramp steamer-and tackling the job as Drake's sailors did on the All 1st class passenger accom-March 15 were:-Miss V. Borger, Spanish Main, by boarding and modation will be amidships on the Mr. F. F. Glass, Mrs. C. Harchner hand-to-hand combat. Tr

"BC" and "D" deeks. The pro-Mrs. W. H. Hannigan, Mr. J P.

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Miss G. R. Glackan.. Miss E Bentley, Miss M. Eyres. 11 N.C..'s and men.

DEPARTURES. First-class passengers on the "President Grant," left Hong Kong for San Francisco via Shanghai on

"A hands regel boarders-nowmenade deck which will be a fea-Heilbronn, Mrs. B. Mund Mrs.. then. stand by for it bey! It ture of these vessels, will extend M. L. Muindy, Mrs. L. I Riedel, Mr. sounds like an anachronism, cry out practically the whole length of the and Mrs. A. Seth, Mr. C. Kokuku, of the romantle, stirring paat; but ship. One this deck provision has Mr. H. R. Robbins, Mr. and Mrs. R. the writer has heard that very been made for six extra large Feltman, Mr. and Mrs. R. P. Flood order given.

cabins with private bathrooms'; Mrs. A. Billings, Mr. M. E. J. For the more adventurous spirits public lounge, smoking room, veran Cleland, Miss P. Drelel, Mrs. J. W. this ever present possibility of ac

Husted, Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Roces,. Colombe & Bombaytive service is doubtless the chief dah cafe and social hall.

The gymnasium and swimming Mr. F. G. Vargara, Miss K. Davis,. attraction of the China Station; but even in normal times or perhaps pool will be situated on "E deck Mr. R. Cort, Mr. and Mrs. J. J. one should call the Fire intervals and apparatus will be installed Quinn, Mr. and Mrs. PH. Suck- of quiet in China abnormal times which will provide running seang Mr. E. Alabaster, Mrs. BA. the kite la far from hum-drum: water when the bath is in 180.. Proulx, Miss Ho Faka, Mr. E. W. and autumn race-meetings at Shang-

There are, for instance, the spring |--"," Superior 2nd Class.

July Marseilles, London. & 'Antwerp.

July ¦ Marseiller and London.

Frequent connection from Port Said for Passengers and Cargo to Constantinople, Fireaus, Smyrna and ather Levant Forts by steamers of the Khedival Mail Steamship Co.

TAKADA JANUS: TILAWA

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BRITISH INDIA-APCAR SAILINGS.

28th March

6:040: 4,824 10th April 10.000 18th April

Singapore, Penang & Calcutta Singapore, Penang, & Calcutta- Singapore, Penang & Calcutta

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Canton, Mr. H. A. Towne, Miss M. Mead, Miss A. J. Edmunig, Mr.

A superior 2nd class is also pro-C. G. Mackie, Mr. T. G. Wouli, Mr. hat and Hankow, uproarious festivided which will accommodate 100 Edwin Stuparich, Mr. A. G. Suffnd, vals not to be missed for words. adults, cabins, as in the first class, Mr. E. A. Yates, Mr. Mok Kon-sang, Shuttlecock Existence. will also be outside, and will be Major A. O Hills: Rev, J. H Evans, situated on C deck, with public Miss E James, Mies Leung, Mise One may charter a house-boat, rooms on the after promenade Chung, Mr. Lau, MY F. Gregory, go shooting duck and golden phen-which will be unusually spacious, Mrs. J. Anderson, Mins" M. sants in the enchanted country of The fore and aft parts of the the lotus ponde; or, if the after-ship will be given over for 400 3rd EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS (South) patrol duties light, grant oneself a matita made will be superior to any noons are oppressive with heat and class passengers and the arrange few days a leave at some airy moun thing now plying the Pacific for this Manila, Sandakan, Thursday, Island,tain-top resort such as Kuling, the class of passenger

Chinese Simja.

ST. ALBANS 4,600 ARAPURA

PANDA

ST. ALBANS

ARAFURA

1st April 6,000

29th April 0,963 3rd June 4,800 1st July

8,000 29th July

W

Townsville, Brisband, Sydney, Melbourne,

* Calls Kolambugan, but omits Sandakan. Regular monthly sailings from Hongkong to Japan and Hongkong to Australia.

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The E. & A. 8.S. Co., Ltd., steamers will also call at Shanghai, Iloilo, Cebu, Kolambugan, Tawao, Timor, Darwin, or other parts en route as inducement offers.

Frequent connections from Australia with the following:-

Zealand,Vancouvor, San Francisco, etc.

The P. & D. Royal Mail steamors to London via Suez Canal.

Anderson, Mias M. F. Mackinley, Miss S. C. Ting, Mr. Tom Sing- Andy, Mr. P. Di Cravath Me and chong Mr. Tom Yee-ngok, Mr. U. Endicott, Mr. Chek Wan, Mr. Lu. Mrs. Jupp, Miss Jupp, Mr. Lo Kan, | Mz. M. W.Stavéni, Mr. K. E. Fung,

The river-ports have their night- The Brat vessel of the above type Mr. Shang Tsoon chuen, Mr. S. life too: probably not even Paris will be isid down sometime early Katamura, Mr. O Cuvillier, Mr. Ho can boast so many cabarets as this summer at the Nagasaki Works Yee-sang, Dr Wan Shing-chuan, Shanghal-real, gally lawless of the Mitsubishi Zenson Kalsha, Mr. Frank W, Leo Mro. A Fetroff, cabarete, not the pretentious night and the contract calls for comple-Master G. Petroff, Mior Sonia, Miss club affaira where one merely gets on by the end of next year the Paviena, Mr S Ploris, Mr. and robbed. N

other two steamers will be laid down Mrs. J Floris, Miss L Floris, Miss Nowadays, however, it is the life a few months later, one to be built E. Floris, Mr. P. Floris, Mr. H. 6. of the larger ships, whose cruising by the same firm and the other by Creighton, Mr. V. E. Creighton, Mr. range extends from the Siberian the Kawasaki Zbeenjó at Kübe. H Al Cohen, Mr. Arundel, Mr. E. coast to Borneo, rather than of the

Latest Ideas

Smith, Mr. W Moora, Mr H The Union S.S. Company's steamers to the United Kingdom via Newriver gunboats; that appeals most The N. Y. K. is not sparing any Geisman, Mr. and Mrs G. S Stag-

generally..

dale, Mra, L. "Heymanson, Rey; and To be properly prepared for such these three vessels the very latest weathebee, Miss A Hildreth, expense or effort in embodying in Mrs. E. S. Hilpreth, Miss W a shuttlecock existence es obtains ideas in ship construction. They Master J, Hildreth, Mr. and Mrs. The Now Zealand Shipping Company's steamers for Southampton and in the sea-going cruiser squadron will be the largest passenger carry. B. L, Ruffner, Mr. Gow Yin-hon,

one's kit must include not only the full tropical outfit, solar topee, and ng ships over laid down in Japan Mr. Choy Yoe, Mr. Yip Pul-cho, Mr. sun-gleases, but the warmest of and the largest units of the NYK Toy Tai Mr. Yee Boey, Mr. Lam leet, which on, the completion of Share-yick, Mrs. Johnson, Mra winter gear as well.

these steamers, will total about F. F. G. Donaldson, Miss S. Donald 700,000 gross tons directly operat son, Miss J. Donaldson, Mr. F. F. G. Obviously so, on a station where odoy the company, and with their Donaldson, Master F. Donaldson, it is quite possible to find oneself subsidiary too will-aggregate near Master 3. Donaldson, Dr. and Mrs: bathing in tepid equatorial seas the million mark. “

IC. Wohrley, Master M. Wehrley, scarcely more than a week after ons

Mr. G. F. Sauer, Mrs B. Jauer, had been shivering over a. Are in

Master H. Bauer, Mrs. J.. A. Van Vladivostock Bayl

Leer Mrs, W. B. Van Leer, Mr.

The P. & Q, Branch. Service of stormers, to London via the Capa

London via Panama Canat

SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI & JAPAN

* KHYBER

0,1M

DEVANHA JANUS TILAWA TEESTA

15th March Shanghel, Moji and Kobe

6 p.m. 8,156 18th March Shanghai, Moj and Ecbe 4,824 20th March Kobe 10,000 22nd March Kobe-

LAHORE

DELTA

ARAFURA JEYPORE NELLORE KHIVA NYANZA MOREA TANDA

8226 24th March Mejl & Kobe

27th March Shanghai, Moji & Kobe

10 KO

Lat

180

5th

8,000

19th April 7.648 7,848 8,853 18th April 9,185 16th April 7,028 29th April 10,953 29th April 6,968 8th May

Does not take passengers.

Soji & Kobe

Moji & Kobo

Shanghai, Moji and Kobe

Kobe, Osaka & Yokohama

Shanghai, Moil and Kobo Shanghai, Moji and Kobe Shanghal, Majl & Koba Shanghai, Moli & Kobe

Moll, Kobe, Osaka and Yokohama

Hot and Cold.

"While servhig in the China. Sta-

tion the writer was in the habit of SHANGHAI VISITOR. keeping an intermittent scrap-diary, one or two extracts from which may be found as luminating as any full description of naval life out there' could be:

NETHERLANDS CRACK

-SHIP

Shanghai, March 10, The ship had passed through the

One of thể, most interesting·ad- Inland Sea of Japan at the time of ditions to Shanghai's international the cherry-blossom--surely the feet is the Netherlands armoured nearest approach to Fairyland to cruiser "Sumatra, which arrived

All dates are approximate and subject to alteration without notice.be found anywhere on earth with here on February, 19 under the com

WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY FITTED ON ALL STEAMERS. Passongors for Rangoon must defray their own Hotel expenses, Singapore while awuiting the on-carrying steamer.

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those little wooden houses at the mand of Captain Jhr. George: L water's edge, the white sailed fish Schorer. The vessel is the most aiing-vessels, and the clouds of danc modern warship pobasssed by the ing petala--and was on a south Natherlands Navy to whom It was Western course for Wet-hat-wel and delivered by the Netherlands Ship eventually Hong Kong for gunnery bulding, Co. Works at Amsterdam, practice, A CO

the engines being fitted by the A typhoon, however, intervened: Workspoor, Works At her trials And here the diary, though bald, is she attained; a speed of 81.8 knots. perhaps graphite enough,

All Cabins are fitted with Electric Fans free of charge. Stcamera on London and Australian Lines are fitted with Laundries. Parcels measuring not more than 2%1⁄2 ft. 2 2 ft x 1 ft. will be received at the Company's Omeo up to Noon on the day prayions to sailing,

For further Information, Passage, Froights, Handbooks, etc., apply to:-

MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO.

Agenta

P. & O, Bullding, Connaught Rd. C., HONGKONG..

The vessel's displacement' is, :7,500 Dairy Extracte

tons, length 12-yards," "greatest "Ran siap luto the thing it breadth 18 yards and draught 22:16. reads, "In the morning watch. Two The engines Include three steam cutters smashed to, atoms and for turbines Sfithe Zody type? At the Frard gaz put out, or action Man trials than engines attained fixa lost coverboard Sick as ent capacity 01 82,000 D TA

My steam, a delivered by eight doubl Then, several days later, "Hong endeds of firing boilers.

~~Protaction" is, provided by three inch baltarTOUT AUGU

tive: 2th The

bell

BOSTON, NEW YORK & BALTIMORE Kong at last thank the stars. Three-

JOINT SERVICE OF THE

BLUE FUNNEL” LINE

(OCEAN B.S. CO., LTD. & CHINA MUTUAL S.N. CO. LTL

AMERICAN & MANCHURIAN LINE

(ELLERMAN & ROCKNALE 8.5. CO. LTD.}.

AMAN BAILINGS FROM HONG KONG"

8:8. "ATREUS":

8.8. TEUCER

8.9. CITY OF DUNKIRE"

8.8. EUMAEUS"

5.3 "CITY OW

Steamers proce

Subject to ch

Fed in and slept for twelve--hours Went ashore in the afternoon and played tennis with the captain daughters.: Swish. In the oveni went into the Chinese quarter and smoked a pipe of

what it fall

and Mr WJ. Hawker, Miss D. Hawker, Mrs. H. Henderson, Mr. P. B. Findlay...

Mar

TO SAN FRANCISCO

HONOLULU,

SHANGHAI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA.

"THE SUNSHINE BELT"

PRESIDENT MADISON Tuesday, March 29th

PRESIDENT JACKSON PRESIDENT 'McKINLEY. PRESIDENT LINCOLN PRESIDENT CLEVELAND

Tuesday, Apr.. ́ ́12th Tuesday,

Apr. 28th Tuesday, May 10th Tuesday, May 24th

Thereafter Fortnightly Sailings on Tuesdays. HONG KONG TO EUROPE

SPECIAL LOW RATES..

Vin San Francisco or Seattle. £120 £112

DIRECT CONNECTIONS WITH ALL ATLANTIC LINES

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

it

Vin

Connecting with

Frony

[N, Türk-

Arriving at

Guo, Washington Apri 20 |. Pimili-Q Brg | Apr. 33

From Hongkeng

Mur. 23

Brestle

29 Sin Fronclado.

Homeris

Apr. 90.

Apr.

Bi | Beattle-

Leviathan

Apr. 30

Apr.

12 | San Francisco

Aqui anla

May 11

Apr.

20

Socitie

Dan Wahington May 18

Apr.

San Francion

Reablia...

MAY 18

| May"

Aquitatis

May 31

May 10

Ban.kranu zoo

Homerlo

fan 11

· Mxy-18.

Mauretanin.

June 14

May 24

Fan Finnalso

Majato

June 25

Jane

Berengaria

June 29

June

78an Francisco

Ulympie

July

1

Henttlu

Seattle

Seattle

Chrg B'hmyta May 48

Cr-Shapin May".

brg limit May

brg-himp May Ph-brg June 6 Corg:Shopin: Jace

brg-Shoo Jona 17 Pith-brg Jane Obrg-Whnipta. · July Org-8pt Juty

brg Bhaji. July

TO SEATTLE AND VICTORIA VIA

SHANGHAI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA.

THE FAST SHORT ROUTE”

PRESIDENT CLEVELAND Wednesday, Mar. 23rd. ? a.m.

..PRESIDENT PIERCE

PRESIDENT TAFTE” PRESIDENT JEFFERSON PRESIDENT GRANT

Wednesday, Apx. 6th Wednesday, ・ Apr. 20th, Wednesday, May 4th dnesday May 18th.

12-

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

PORT SAID-ALEXANDR

*** —GENOA—MARSEILLES, LE Thence to BOSTON and NEW

W YORK:

PRESIDENT HAYES PRESIDENT: POLK.... PRESIDENT ADAMS PRESIDENT GARFIELD: PRESIDENT HARRISON

Tuesday, Tuesday,

Tuesday,

Tuesday,

Tuesday,

Mar. 29ff

6.00 m.m.. Apr. 12ih 8.00 dim. Apr. 28th - 8:00 am. May 10th: 8:00 m.

May 24th 6.00 Am..

Thereafter Fortnightly Sailings on Tuesdays,

TO MANILA.

PRESIDENT CLEVELAND.

PRESIDENT: MADISON

· PRESIDENT: HAYES'S PRESIDENT PIERCE PRESIDENT JACKSON

Mar 16th. 3.00 p.m... Mar. 21st 6.00 pm Mar 25th 6.00 a.m. 6.00 p.m.

Maz. 29th..

April 4th

For Passenger and Freight Rates apply to

6.00. p.

ROBERT DOLLAR CO.

GENERAL AGENTS.

Hong Kong and Shanghat Bank Building, Ground Floor Telephone Central 2477; 2475 & 795.

THE HONGKONG & WHAMPOA DOCK CO., LTD.

TELEGRAPHIC ADDRESS: "MANIFESTO" HONGKONG.

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

met de Western Union and Watkin

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MAKERS, IRON AND BRASS FOUNDERS, FORGE MASTER,

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