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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1928,

P.&O.-British India Apcar and

Eastern & Australian

Lines

1

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

TAKING CARGO FOR

STRAITS, JAVA, BURMA, CEYLON, INDIA, FERSIAN GULF, WEST DIES, 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.)

8. S.

Tons

From Hong Kong |

About

"KALYAN

Destination

9,144 16th Sept. | Marseilles, London, Antwerp & En.

Mles, L'don, A'werp & Hull

Noon

*KASHGAR

0,005 29th Sept.

MIRZAPORE

6,716 12th

Och

Straits&Bombay,

MOREA

10,553 18th

Oct.

Marseilles & London,

EKIDDERPORE 5,334 | 24th

Oct.

Straits & Bonbay.

-KHIVA

27th

Oct.

Marseilles, London & Hull.

* Calls Casablanca.

| 9,135 | +Cargo only.

Frequent connection from Port Said for Passengers and Cargo to Constantinople, Pireaus, Smyrra and other Lerant Parts by steamers of the Khedival Mail Steamship Co.

BRITISH INDIA-APCAR SAILINGS.

"GAMBADA

TAKADA

TALAMBA

TALMA

• Cargo only.

5,307 20th Sept. Singapore, Penang & Calcutta. 6,949 lat Oct. Singapore, Penang & Calcutta. Singapore, Penang & Calcutta. Oct. Singapore, Penang & Calcutta

8,018 13th Oct. 10,000 19th.

B.. Apear Line steamers have excellent accommodation for 1st and 2nd class 'passengers. All steamers are fitted with wireless and Barry a qualified surgeon.

EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS (South).

ST. ALBANS

ARAFURA TANDA

ST. ALBANS

4,500 28th Sept. 0,950 30th Nov. 4.000 2nd Nov, 4,500 28th Dec.

PASSENGER LIST.

DEPARTURES,

Passengers departed by the s.. "Empress of Asia" yesterday

were: 7

THE CHINA MAIL,

Mrs. M. M. Annett, Mstr. E. J. Annett, Mr. and Mrs. B.. Aron, Mr. F. M. Brito, Mr. U. Blumenthal, Mr. P. Brenan, Mra M. M. Bonman, Mstr. W. M. Benman, Mr. M. Buissevain, Mrz, R. F. Blodgett, Miss L A. Carter, Mrs. H. Caswell, Mias H. V. Caswell, Mr. S. Dunn, Mr. and Mrs.. L. Dunbar, Miss E. B. Dunbar, Mr. S. Dawson, Mrs. A. W. Davison, Mrs. M., E. S. Dawson, Rev. Bro.) John Dorsey, Mrs. H. Gittins, Mr.) A. Gutierrez, Mr. and Mrs. II. G.) Goddard, Miss Denise Gisela, Mr. A. A. Gillespie, Mr. U. B. Greer, i Mr. G. Hare, Mr. S. J. Hicks, Mr. J. T. Hindle, Misa S. van Hall, Misa Inga Mr. A. F. van Hall,

Dorothy, Mr. F..G. Jenkin, Miss M. E. Josselyn, Miss M. Kotewall, Lt. H. A. Kelly, Mrs. D. J. Lewis,

THE ORIENTAL SHIP-SUPPLY CO.

16, Connaught Road Central, 1st Floor,

Agents for the CONSIGNMENT, CHARTERING, BUYING & SELI- ING of SHIPS. WIU furnish BUNKER: COALS, STORES, CHANDLERY, FRESH WATER, ICE, LAUNDRY, etc., to shipping. In the HARBOUR,

We are also agents for the sale of the following commodities: DRY SALT HERRING American pack of 1928. Limited quantity DE. fri barrels of CHOICE ATLANTIC COAST SQUID. HYDRATED CALIFORNIA "BABY SHRIMP. SUN-DRIED LOUSIANA MEDIUM and DABY SHRIMP. A small shipment of CALIFORNIA COAST ABALONE, No. 1, 2 and 3 grades. CALIFORNIA CANNED MACKEREL and SARDINES of excellent pack, PUGET SOUND & ALASKA CANNED SALMON, FLOUR, CLUB STRAIGHT. POWDERED MILK in Cases & Barrels. Guaranteed 1st Class.

HONEY BUNCH BRAND CHOICE and FANCY RAISINS & all- kinds of CITRON and FRESH FRUITS in season. QUALITY GUARANTEED. YOUR PATRONAGE SOLICITED.

Cable Address: - Cadea: A.B.C. '5th & 8th.

Tel. C. 3101. “ORSHIPSUÇO" Bentleys and ACME,

K. 1146.

Mr. and Mrs. J. Ladbury, LURE OF BUDDHISM.

EUROPEAN CONVERTS IN

THE EAST.

Mrs. Lee, Miss E.. Lord, Mr. Edward Loe, Mr. and Mrs. C. Lacke, Miss M. Locke, Mrs. J. S. Murray, Mr. and Mrs: A. D Morrison, Mrs. C. M. Manners, Miss N. V. Morrison, Mr. H. R. The lure of the yellow robe, of Middleton, Mr. Y. S. Wong, Mrs, which Reuter recently cfted the case Matilda Paulina, Rt. Rev. G. F. of Capt. Robinson, late of the Indian Mosher, Mr. and Mrs. C. J. M. Army, is discussed by Dr. yan Milo, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Mears, Mannen, the well-known Buddhist Mr. T. A. Martin, Mr. R. J. scholar and Secretary of the Asiatic Maclacan, Mr. R. A. Nicholson, Mr. Society, Bengal, in the course of an A. D. M. Maciamceno, Mr. H. C. interview published in the "States- Pullen, Sister Lucie Pougeade,man,"

He referred to the case of a Mrs. M. Y. Ray, Paymaster Comdr. M. Rogers, Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Frenchman who was recently found Raymond, Mr. W. Raymond, Miss dead at Simia, who for decades had H. Raymond, Miss R. Raymond, been a converted Hindu recluse. Mr. W. Squires, Mr. and Mrs. U. He had been in charge of a Spalinger, Mr. C. L. Sandes. Mr. sanctuary, and his death gave rise J. C. Sibley, Miss M. H. Stuckey to complications concerning the Mr. R. J. Salmon, Rev. E right of succession. Sonder, Mr. A. G. F. Smith, Lt. E. W. Thurston, R.N., Capt. J.. S. Thomson, Maj. and Mrs. H. A. Westendarp, Mr. G. M. D. D. Wolf, Mr. and Mrs. R. T. White, Mr. Peter Wong, Mr. T. R. Worthen, Miss C. Wilcox, Mr. and Mrs. S. K. Young, Mr. K. Young.

KIEL CANAL TRAFFIC.

A report received by the Depart- ment of Overseas Trade from his Majesty's Consul-General at Ham- burg states that traffic through the Kiel Canal during the

June was exceptionally heavy. It consisted of 5,018 vessels aggregat ing 1,794,235 net register tons, which, although less than in the same period of 1927 by about 600 vessels, aggregating 130,000 net register tous, represents an increase Manila, Sandakan, Thursday Island, over May, 1928, of about 400 vessels ΟΙ Townsville, Brisbane, Sydney of 300,000.net register tons. Melbourne.

the 6,018 vessels constituting the total traffic, 2,289 were registered as seagoing steamers aggregating 1,599,074 net register tons. these vessels 2,169 were cargo and passenger steamers aggregating 1,593,099 net register tons, 116 were

Regular monthly sailings from Hong Kong' to Japan and Hong Kong to Australia,

The E. & A. S.S. Co., Ltd., steamers will also call at Shanghai, Iloilo, Cebu, Kolambugan, Tawno, Timor, Darwin, or other ports en route as inducement afters.

Frequent connections from Australia with the following:

Of

The Union S.S. Company's steamers to the United Kingdom vis New Lugs aggregating 6,422 net register

Zealand, Vancouver, San Francisco, etc.

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

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

The New Zealand Shipping Company's steamers for Southampton and ing craft totalling 110,289 net regis

London via Panama Canal.

MOREA

SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI & JAPAN.

TALAMBA

"MIRZAPORE

KIDDERPORE

•LAHORE. KHIVA

TALMA

10,95814th Sept. S'hai, Mail, Kobe & Yokohama,

8,018

8 a.m

tons, and four were fishing steam ers of 526 net register tous. In addition to these, 2,330 were sail ter tons, and 188 lighters and barges of 60,406 net register tons; The vessels were loaded as follows: -70 with passengers, 128 coal, 182 stone, 48 Cron, 498 timber, 745 grain, 24 cattle, 688 ore and other goods in bulk, 978 piece gooda, 95 general

17th Sept. Amoy, Mojl, Kobe, Yhama & Osaka,cargo, and 1,617 empty or in ballast

6.715 19th Sept Shai, Moji & Kobe.

6,384 27th Sept Shanghai, Boji & Kobe, 5,252 28th Sept. Shai, Mojl, Kobo & Yokohama. 0,135 28th Sept. S'hai, Mojt. Kobe & Yokohama.

28th Sept. Amoy, Moji, Kobe & Osaka. 10,000

*Cargo only.

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

Passengers for Rangoon must defray their own Hotel expenses at Bingapore while awaiting the on-carrying steamer.

All Cabins are fitted with Electric Fans free of charge. Steamers on London and Australian Lines are fitted with Laundries. Farcels measuring not more than 21⁄2 ft. x 2 ft. x 1 ft. will be recefred at the Company's Office up to Noon on the day provious to sailing.

For further Information, Passages Freight, Handbooks, etc., apply tolm MACKINNON, MACKENZIE

P. & 0.

CO.

Agents.

ding, Connaught Rd. C., HONG KONG.

BOSTON, NEW YORK & BALTIMORE.

JOINT SERVICE OF THE

"BLUE FUNNEL" LINE.

(OCEAN. S.S. CO., LTD. & CHINA MUTUAL 8.3. CO, LTD.). AND.

AMERICAN & MANCHURIAN LINE. (ELLERMAN & BUCKNALL SS. CO., LTD.). SAILINGS FROM HONG KONG.

9.8. "CITY OF WELLINGTON" Via Suer Canal

B.S. "PHEMIUS"

8.8. "AGAPENOR"

8.S. "CITY OF KHIOS"

9.8. FYRRHUS

8,8, "CITY OF PERTH"

Via Suez Canal

Via Suez Canal

Viz Suez Canal

#JVin/Suez Canal

Via Suez Canal

19th Sept 5th Oct. 17th Oct: 28th Oct. 16th Nov. 30th Nov.

(31 per cent. of the whole traffic). Following the general increase in traffic, vessels with cargo formed a greater proportion than during the previous month. This was especial- ly the case with grain cargoes, whereas stone and iron cargoes fell off slightly.

Continuing, Dr. van Mannen, acide

"Captain. Robinson is only a

follower in the footsteps of quite an appreciable number of forerunners, whose unknown quests and tribula- tiona Are often romantic and patbetic, and whose lives some- times have been veritable epics of enterprise, suffering, idealism, and sometimes disenchantment.

TREBITCH LINCOLN. "The gay note is not altogether absent, however, from the record of these experiences. There was Trebitoh Lincoln, who, after an adventurous career and a dublous record during the War, turned up in China and Ceylon in the guise of a Buddhist convert, claiming that he bad found lasting peace for his troubled soul as a disciple of the Buddha.

"These cases constitute'aù extra- ordinary record of the aspirations and struggles of the human soul and of human pathos. Some have won success in the great quest of living to a ripe old age and dying in peace, while others have falled In the struggle and been broken, in the attempt.

A true story from the Police Lawn Bowls Club-First Enthusi- est: Old Mac does not howl any- thing like he used to. He drinks too

much, Second Enthusiast: Why, he has been a teetotaller for years-First Enthusiast: Ahj that' accounts for it!

A swarm of bees settled in a dog kennel at a house in Ifeld Wood, Crawley, and a cocker spaniel and her three puppies were stung to death.

CONSIGNEES.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

THE HEN LINE STEAMERS 'LIMITED.

From MIDDLESBRO, ANTWERP, LONDON AND STRAITS,

+

THE Steamship

Are

“BENVENUE" CONSIGNEES of Cargo hereby informed that all Goods are

hazardous and/or extra hazardous being landed at their risk into the Godowns of the Hongkong and Kow- loon Wharf and Godown Co, Ltd., whence and/or from the wharves delivery may be obtained.

No claims will be admitted after

All claims against the steamer must be presented to the Under- signed on or before the 1st October 1928, or they will not be recognis

"But I remember the case of a young man of a good family from Amsterdam who was sent out some 20 years ago to take charge of the the Goods have left the Godowns, local depot of his firm at Shanghel. and all Goods remaining undeliver- On landing for the afternoon ated after the 17th inst, will be Colombo, he went to see a Buddhist subject to reat temple there, during the stay of the steamer in harbour. Within five minutes he made up his mind and remained behind, turned monk, and served a hard novitiate for ed. several years. He went up and All broken, chafed and damaged down India, and I heard of him on Goods are to be left in the Godowas, the road to Yunnan, in a fruitless where they will be examined on the attempt to penetrate into Tibet, 15th inst. at 10 am, by Messrs. No Fire Insurance has been complaining of the suspicion to Goddard & Douglas. warda 4 white-skinned ⚫ man wherever he went. At last, I be effected. lieve, after 10 years of endeavour, he returned to Europe disillusioned.

MONKS AT BANDARAWELA.

"I also remember three German monks who had embraced Buddhism living in 鞲 little hovel Bandarawela, in Ceylon. I met them

at

in tragic circumstances, one having contracted dysentery through drinking unfiltered jungle water. He died in a few weeks.

"One of the three, named Bikkhu Nyanatiloka, A well-known Pali scholar, returned to Europe with some of his colleagues, and a little Buddhist retreat was created for them, where, so far as I am aware, he is still working.

BOYS RE-RIG A SHIP. A hundred or more happy youngsters, sturdy of build and aglow with health, gave a hearty

"Then there was the romarkable welcome on, a recent Saturday aboard their ship, the "Corn case of a' French woman, Madame wall," to Mr. G. H. Wilkinson, Neel, who after visiting Tibet and. junior, the chairman, and the Lhasa," and spending some years in members of the County Purposes a cave at Sikkim, was an inmate a monastery in Committee of the City Corpora- for years in tion, on the occasion of their Mongolia. annual visit of inspection.

"There was also a young Scots-

The vessel, an old man-o-war, man who took the yellow robs and built of teak at Bombay in 1815, lived mainly in Burma, where he and commissioned as the "Welles-edited a valuable Buddhist review. ley," ended her fighting days in I met him several years later in 1868, when she was rechristened Madras, emaciated and ill, suffering the "Cornwall," and became a re- from the results of his hardships. formatory school training ship. During the past year the officers and boys, without outside help, have re-rigged the ship as a three-masted vessel..

Mariners are notlied by the Com- missioner of Customs at Forchow, as follows:

On ar about September 10, the work of closing the gap between the

Steamers proceed via Suez Canal or Panama Canal at Owners Option. old and the new dykes at the Ah

*Subject to change without notice.

For Freight and particulars apply for BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE or THE BANK LINE, LTD, Hong Kong Hong Kong & Canton: JARDIE, MATHESON & CO., LTD., Cantom

A DISILLUSIONED BELGIAN.: Another was Mr. F. T. Brooks,

a Belglan, who wandered up and down India lecturing, preaching and living as a Hindu Sadhu. He published a number of books, specialising in the exposition of the great Hindu, goepel of Bhagavat Gita, but he took his own life in a at of despair, p

"Disillusioned about life and the world, a man named Keagy retired Talk Valley will be undertaken to the jungles near Madras, nat. All eraft, therefore, must keep to down and starved himself to death. the South of the extended dyke He la still venerated by the jungle Where there 1 now a navigable folk as a great saint, and his death-

pisce la Hallowed.

Channel

Bills of Lading will be counter- signed by

GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO. LTD.,

Agente. Hong Kong, 10th Sept, 1928.

President Liner

SAILINGS

5

Weekly Trans-Pacific Service

To San Francisco and Los Angeles. The Sunshine Belt via Honolulu.

- Fortnightly silings on Tuesdays,

Pres. Grant

Pres. Cleveland

Pres. Pierce

Pres. Taft

Sept. 25th.

Oct. 9th. Oct, 23rd,

Nov. 6th

To Seattle and Victoria.

The Short, Straight Route to America.

Fortnightly

Pres. Jefferson

Pres. Lincoln

Pres. Madison

Pres. Jackson

sailings on Tuesdays.

Sept. 18th, at 8 a.m.

Oct. 2nd.

Oct. 16th,

Oct. 30th,

Special through rates to Europe via United States. £120, £112 Direct connections with all Atlantic lines. Choice of

rail lines across United States and Canada, liberal stop-over privileges for sight-seeing.

Europe and New York Direct

ROUND THE WORLD.

Fortnightly sailing on Sunday via Manila, Straita, Colombo, Suez Canal, Alexandria, Naples, Genoa, Marseilles, New York and Boston. Pres. V. Buren Sept. 23rd 8 ́s.M. -Pres. · Hayón ...Oct. 7th 8 8.m. Pres. Folk ...........Oct. Zist ̧.8 1.1.

Pres. Adams....Nov. 4th 8 a.m. Pres. Garfield Nov. 18th -8 a.m. Pres. Harrison Dec. 2nd 8 a.m.

To Manila

Pres. Grant.Sept. 15th 6 pm. Pres. Llheoln ..Sept. 25th -6 pam. Pres. Cleveland Sept. 29th

6 p.m.

Pres. Madison..Oct. 5th 6 p.m. Pres. Pierce....Oct. 13th 16 p.m. Pres. Jackson' ..Oct. 23rd 6 p.m. For Bookings, Pansenger and Freight Information apply to Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank Building, Ground Floor. Telephone Central 2477, 2478 and 795.

Cable Address "Dollar."

CANTON BRANCH-No. 4, Sha Kee Street.

SPECIAL ROUND - TRIP SUMMER FARES,

From Hong Kong to Shanghai and return..H.K. $120.00 ..H.K. $210.00 From Hong Kong to Kobe and Return... From Hong Kong to Tokohama and Return ...H.K. $235.00

Round-trip Tickets at the above rates will be sold until September, 21st, and will be valid for return passage up to Three months from date of issue.

American Mail Line

and

Dollar Steamship Line

THE KWONG HIP LUNG CO. LTD.

* ENGINEERS and SHIPBUILDERS, BOILER MAKERS, BRASS and IRON FOUNDERS. All work done in this establishment is guaranteed. We have over thirty years' experience. We own two Slipways and en accommodate any craft of 200 feet long.

Town Office: 64, Connaught Road Central, Hong Kong, Tel, Central No. 459. Tal. Kevlon Në A. Shipyard: Sham-Sul-Po, Kowloon, Hong Kong.

Estimates furnished on application.

Hong Kong, April 1, 1928.

THE HONGKONG & WHAMPOA DOCK CO., LTD.

TELEGRAPHIC ADDRESS: “MANIFESTO HONGKONG.

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

DOCK OWNERS, SHIP BUILDERS, MARINE AND LAND ENGINEERS, BOILER MAKERS, IRON AND BRASS FOUNDERS, FORGE MASTERS,

ELECTRICIANS..

agle Screw Steel Passenger a

Cargo Motor Vessel, P. ABOITIZ”” 1340 BP x 27′ 0′′ Mld. x 11′ 2′′ Mid, Built to the order of Messrs.

Aboitiz Inc., Cebu, for Philippine Inter-laland Service.

Please address enquiries to the Chief Manager:

R. M. DYER, B.Sc. MJH.A. Kowloon Dock, Hong