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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1929.

P.&O.-British India Apcar and

1+

Eastern & Australian

Lines

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

TAKING CARGO FOR

#TRAITS, JAVA, BURMA, CEYLON, INDIA, PERSIAN GULF, WEST DIES, MAURITIUS, EAST AND SOUTII AFRICA, AUSTRALASIA, INCLUDING NEW ZEALAND AND QUEENSLAND PORTS, AND RED SEA, EGYPT, CONSTANTINOPLE, GREECE, LEVANTINE

PORTS, EUROI'E, &c.

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

S. 8.

Tous

MACEDONIA

From 1 Hong Kong About

111,120

2nd Mar. 910616th Mar. 0,114 23rdl Mar. 10,989 201 Mor,

Destination

THE CHINA MAIL,

N.Y. AND ALCOHOL

A HIG INCREASE OF DEATHS IN 1928

TRAGIC ACCIDENT LIST

New York. There were 1,565 deaths from alcohol in New York during 1928, an increase of 256 on 1027, according to the report of Dr. Charles Norris, Chief City Medical Examiner.

"THE KAISER "

SALVAGE OPERATIONS AT ВСАРА

MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS

The motur. vesso! "Здравевс Prince" from New York sailad from Shanghai yesterday morning, Even with the unsettled weather and is expected to arrive here to experienced this Winter considerable

progress is being made with the sal-morrow afternoon. vage operations at Scapa: The divers The C.P.S. R.M.S. "Empress of are now at work on the battleship France" arrived at Kobe yesterday "Kaizer," which is lying in five fathoms at noon, left Kobe to-day at noon, bettom upwards. Holes have had to be burned in the double bottom in order and is due at Yokohama to-morrow to get the air compressors to work at 8 a.m.

here on Thursday.

in the interior, and this has been done The Ben Line 8.8. "Benvannoch" Fewer people were killed actually under conditions which would have been from Middlesbro', Dunkirk, Straits very dificult a few years ago, but and Philippines is due to arrive as the direct consequence of drink- which the workers now regard as ing alcohol, the quality of which, it "straight-forward job." With the ald is stated, is Improving, but page of the air compressors the water in the after page of the city filles record interior has been reduced to enable homicides, motor accidents, and ac-outalde to be sealed. jcidental deaths from falls. Most of these were directly traceable to bad liquor,

EXCHANGES.

TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS

1

On London--

"It is a surprising thing there are not more deaths," Dr. Norris says, |"There is just as much drinking to- day as there was when the saloons ware running full blast. The drinks

....... 1/11 that are being sold, even in the best Bank, on demand... 1/11 11/16 places, are mostly bad. In fact there Bank, 80 days' sight.

Bank, wire

2/- /%

2/-3/4

months'

122214

1297

is no such thing as safe drinking Bank, 4 months" sight_1/11 % these days.

months* Even persons buying Credits, 4 inyor on medical prescriptions are sight japt to get liquor containing foreign Documentary 4 months"

Ingredients."

sight..... Prohibition Commissioner Doran On Paris attributes the improvement to the On demand i

4 "education of the public" and the Credits, new formula used by the Prohibi tion Bureau to render. alcohol unit On Berlin- for beverage purposes. The new On demand formula, it appears, is not so deadly On New York- as the former use of pyridine. On demand

sight

J

47%

There are thosa, however, who are Credits, 60 days' sight 491⁄2 even closer to the liquor supplies of. On Bombay- the nation than either Dr. Norris or Wire

131

Mr. Doran. They admit the liquor On demand

1811/2

KHIVA

KHYBER

MALWA

Marseilles, & London, Marseilles, London & Hull. Marseilles, London & Hulf. Marseilles London.

is far from pure, but insist that it On Calcutta- is no longer death-dealing.

Wire

1812

The following is the official record on demand

131%

of deatha from alcoholism since; On Singapore.

1919:

*MIRZAPORE

6,715 1st

Apr.

NALDERA

16,088 | 13:h, Apr.

Straits, Colombo & Bombay. Boobay, Marseilles & London.

On demand ...

86

Year 1919

Deaths

On Manila-

176

On demand

954**

*Cargo only,

1920

98

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

On Shanghai-

1921

119

On demand ...

77%

1922

274

30 day'a sight (private

1923

429

1924

518

paper) .....

On Yokohatuf-

BRITISH INDIA-APCAR SAILINGS.

1926

682

On demand

106

1926

759

Gold Leaf, 100 Ane

(per tael)

TAKADA TALAMBA TALMA SANTHIA TILAWA

4,0-10 27th Feb.

0.80 25%

3,013 12th Mar. 10,000 18th Mar. 7,754 11th Apr. 10,006 20th Apr.

Singapore, Penang & Calcutta. Singapore, Penang & Calcutta. Singapure, Penang & Calcutta, Singapore, Penang & Calcutta. Singapore, Penang & Calcutta.

B.I. Apcar Line steamers have excellent accommodation for 1st

The figures for 1927 and 1928 can- not be compared with those above, as for the last two years deatha caused by the influence of liquor have been included.

Sovereigns (Bank's

buying rate) Silver (pér oz.)

Bar Silver in Hong

Kong

14% Prem. Copper Cash ........ Nominal Chinese Copper Cents 6% Prem.

and 2nd class passengers. All steamers are fitted with wireless and HEARST'S OUTBURST Rate of Native In- carry a qualified surgeon.

}

EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS (South).

"TANDA

6,056 1st Mar ST. ALBANS 4,500 30th Mar, ARAFURA

6,000 3rd May TANDA

6.050 31st May

"Calla Port Holland,

Manila, Sandakan, Thursday Island, Townaville, Brisbane, Sydney

Melbourne.

ENGLAND HEADING FOR

ANOTHER WAR"

A bitter outburst against Britain and British statesmanship is made by Mr. William Randolph Hearst, the & American newspaper proprietor, in.

Jone of his journals.

Regular monthly mailings from Hong Kong to Japan and Hong Kong to Australia.

The E. & A. S.S. Co., Ltd., steamers will also call at Shanghai, follo, Cebu, Kolambugan, Tawno, Timor, Darwin, or other ports on route as in

ducement offers.

Frequent connections from Australia with the following:-

His attack is n reply to Lord |Birkenhead's speech the other day,j In which he said:

"We have not asked the United

States, as far as I am aware, to do anything for us.

America entered

the war, not from any desire to help the Allica, but sokly because

The Union S.S. Company's steamers to the United Kingdom via New American nationals were being Zealand, Vancouver, San Francisco, etc.

The F.&O. Royal Mall steamers to London via Suez Canal.

The P. & O. Brauch Service of steamers to London via the Cape. The New Zealand Shipping Company's steamers for Southampton and London via Panama Canal;

SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI & JAPAN.

TALMA

HALWA

*NAGPOKE

KHYBER

ST. ALBANS

"GAMBADA

SANTHIA

murdered by German submarines.'

They Saved Us

Lord Birkenhead's speech certain-

by contains much news for the peo ple of the United States, Mr. Hearst wrltes, and especially for the 2,000,- 000 American men who went across the seas, and who know in what desperate plight they found the English and French forces, and [who know if America had not sent

bly, that the speeches which were made at Lord Birkenhead's banquet

ccently would have been made in) German.

}

10,000 24th Feb. Amoy, S'hal, Mojl, Kobo & Osaka. *MIRZAPORE 6,715 25th Fcb. Shanghai, Moft & Kobe.

10,086

1st Mar,

Shanghai, Moji, Kobe & Yokohama.ald, and sent it rapidly and irresist 6,283 4th Mar.

Shanghai, Moji, Kobe & Yokohama. 4,500 5th Mar. Moji, Kobe, Osaka & Yokohama. 0.114 8th Mar. Shanghai. 5,307 9th Mor. Shanghai, Moji, Kobe & Osaka, 7,754 15th Mar. Amoy, Moji, Kobe, Yhama & Osaka. 10,088 15th Mar. Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama.

9,128

22nd Mar. Shanghai, Moll, Kobe & Yokohama, 5,262 25th. Mar. Shanghai, Moji, Kobe & Yokohama, 10,000 28th Mar. Amoy, Shai, Mojl, Kobe & Osaka. 6.000 9th Apr. Shanghai. Moj, Kobe & Yokohama. .10,046 20th Mar. Moji, Kobo, Osaka & Yokohama.

5,318 31th Apr. | Shanghai, Moji, Kobe & Yokohama. Cargo: only.

NALDERA KARMALA LAHORE

TILAWA MANTUA

ARAFURA *JEYPORE

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

"England is heading directly for another great war, a war which her secret diplomacy and her compacts and conspiracies with war-like European nations will be certain to

create.

"The next great war In which England is engaged no matter whe ther she emerges victorious or not, will mean the utter elimination of the class to which Lord Binkenhend belongs, and the complete socialisa-

terest

Chinese Sub. Coin Hong Kong Sub. Coln Par.

1% p.a. $14% dis.

LONDON EXCHANGES.

Paris

New York Brussels

London, Yesterday.

124.25

4.85 9/32

94.935

Geneva

25.295

Amsterdam

12.12

Milan

92.70

Berlin

20,445

Stockholm

18.16

Copenhagen

18.20

Osla

18.19

34.545

193

Helsingfors

192

-31.545

109 11/16

376

I

812

Vienna Prague

Madrid

Lisbon Athens

Bucharest

Rio

Buenos Aires

Bombay

Shanghai Hong Kong

5 20/32

47 5/16

1/5 31/32

2/64 1/11-% Yokohama

1/10 13/32 Silver Spot

253 Silver Forward ...,25 11/16

-British Wireless Service.

CONSIGNEES.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

THE BEN LINE STEAMERS, LIMITED.

From LEITH, DUNKIRK,

Passengers for Rangoon must defray their own Hotel expenses at tion of the British Isles and the ANTWERP, LONDON, STRÁITS

Singapore 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 Laundelon.

Parcels measuring not more than 24 ft. x2 faxi ft. will be received at the Company's Office up to Noon on the day previous to sailing.

For further Information, Passages, Froight, Handbooks, etc., apply to: MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO.

Agents.

P. & D. Building, Connaught Rd, C., HONG KONG.

British Empire.

"Antiquated Militarism”

THE

AND PHILIPPINES.

"It may even mean the termina.THE Steamship tion of the British Empire, because

"BENVENUE"

feel towards war no matter what informed that all Goods are being the people of the British Colonlea Consignees of Cargo are hereby their spokesmen may say exactly as landed at their risk into the hazar the people of the United States feel dous and/or extra hasardons Go- towards it.

downs of The Hongkong and Kow- They feel that it is uncivilised, loon Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd. upnecessary, and unpardonable, and whence, and/or from the wharves, that it exists, as far as English-delivery may be obtained. speaking peoples are concerned, No claims will be admitted after

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NEW YORK, BOSTON & BALTIMORE only because of England's contract the goods have left the godowns,

JOINT SERVICE OF THE

"BLUE

FUNNEL" LINE.

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

AMERICAN & MANCHURIAN LINE.

(ELLERMAN & BUCKNALL 8.8. CO., LTD.)

SAILINGS FROM HONG KONG.

S.8. "CITY OF DUNKIRK"

8.8. "LAOMEDON"

Via Suez Canal

Via Suez Canal

20th March. 5th April

Steamers proceed via Suez Canal or Panama Canal at Owners' Option.

Bubject to change without notice.

For Freight and particulars apply to:- BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE or THE BANK LINE, LTD., Hong Kong Hong Kong & Canton: JARDINE MATHESON & CO., LTD, Cantan,

and combination with an antiquat and all goods remaining undeliver ed European diplomatic and milled after the 21st. Inst. will be sub- tary system with which the other Ject to rent

English speaking people have no All claims against the steamer common interest and no human must be presented to the Under sympathy.

signed on or before the 7th March, 1929, or they will not be recognis-

Colonies to Revolt! "How long will the Colonies fol- ed.

low England into wars which are no All broken, chafed, and damaged more their wars than the last war goode are to be left in the Go- wae America's war?

downs, where they will be examined "It will be profitable for them to on the 20th Inst at 10 stay out of theso wars. It will be sm by Messrs, Goddard B& patriotic as far as their own people Douglas. ap concerned, for them to stay out;

No Fire Insurance has been and they will stay out".

effected.

· Bills of Lading will be counter-

· Dr. Dugdale has gone into signed by TEAM!

| Johore Bahru Government. Hospital - GIRB, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD."

suffering from an attack of fever wi

Hong Kong, 14th Feb. 1929,

of unknown origin.

The B.I. .. "Talma" left Singa- pore for this port on February 16 in the afternoon, and is due here on Friday morning.

The C.P.S. R.M.S. "Empress of Russia" arrived at Shanghai yes- terday at 8 a.m., leaves Shanghai to-day, at 4 p.m., and is due at Hong Kong on Thuraday at 5 p.m. She leaves for Manila on Friday at 6 p.m.

The Dollar Liner "Ruth Alexander," which is replacing the "President Adams," sails from

Wednesday. Shanghai on

This steamer will arrive at Hong Kong at 7 a.m. on Saturday, Feb, 23 and will continue her trip Round-the world on Sunday, Feb. 24, at 8

A..

The P.&O. 9.9. "Mirzapore" left Singapore for this port on Sunday at 8 a.m., and is due hero an Fab. 24 at about. 4 p.m.

The American Mail Liner "Pre- sident Jackson," which sailed from San Francisco on February 1, left Honolulu on the 7th inst., on schedule, and is due to arrive here, via Japan and Shanghai, en Mon- day, Feb. 26.

The M.V. "Viminale" aalled from. Massawa on Jan. 28, and is expect- ed here on Feb. 28..

The Dollar

Taft" sailed

Liner "President from Seattle

on

February 9 and is due to arrive at this port on March 1.

The C.P.S. R.MS. "Empress of Asla" left Vancouver for Hong Kong, via Japan ports and Shang- and le due hai, on February 16,

She will sail here on March 7. for Manila at 5 p.m. on March 8. The M.V. "Sumatra" (Swedish East Asiatic Co., Ltd.), left Ham- burg on Feb. 2, and is due here on or about Mar. 14.

The M.V. "Formosa" (Swedish East Asintle Co., Ltd.), left Anwerp on Feb. 5, and is due here on or about March 25.

Projected arrivals at and depar- tures from Hong Kong of steam- ers under the management of the Bank Line, Ltd., are as follows:- Arrivals at Hong Kong S.S. "City of Khartoum"

Europe, February 24.

S.S. "City of 'Guildford" New York via Suez, March 2.

from

from

S.S. "Roserlo" from New York via Panama, March 2.

S.S. "City of Delhi" from Europe, March 17.

S.S. "City of Khios" from New York via Suez, March 25.

Sailings From Hong Kong 5.5. "City of Khartoum," for Shanghal and Japan, February 25.

5.5. "Roseric," for Shanghal and Japan, March 3.

S.S. "City of Delhi," for Shang- hai and Japan, March 18.

8.8. "City of Guildford," for New York, Boston and Baltimore, March | 20.

S.S. "City of Khloa," for Manila and Iloilo, March 26.

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CONSIGNEES' NOTICE.

8.5.

Consignees of Cargo ex "Benvenue" are reminded to take delivery of their goods which will be subject to rent after Feb. 21.

President Liner

SAILINGS

Weekly Trans-Pacific Service

To San Francisco and Los Angeles The Sunshine Belt via Honolulut Foscolabely railinge na Taasdage Pres. Pierce ..Feb. 26th 10a.m. .Mar. 12th Pres, Taft

.....Blar. 28th,

Pres. Jefferson Pres. Lincoln

To Seattle and Victoria TheShort,Straight Routs to Amazion

Formiahdr sailings on Tumul.ja Pres Jackson ......Mar. 8th- Pres. McKinley.....far. 19th Pres. Grani

.Apr. 2nd Apr. 9th Pres. Cleveland .....Apr. 18th

Special through rates to Europe via United States. Direct

£120, 112 Spion ith sil Atlantic lines. Choice of rall lines

serons United Statesund Canada, liberal stop-over privilaget for sight-seeing.

Europe and New York Direct

ROUND THE WORLD

Fortnightly sailings on Sunday via Manile, Straits, Colombo, Suez Canal, Alarandela Naples Shinon, Maramilles, New York and Boston. Ruth Alexander Feb, 24th 8.m. Pres. Garfield., Mar. 10th 8 a.m. Pres. Johnson Mar. 24th 8 a.m.

Pres. Monroe..Apr. 7th 8 x.m. Pres. Wilson...Apr. 21st 8 mm, res, V. Bursa May 5th 8 a.m. To Manila.

Pres. Jackson. Feb. 26th 6 p.m. Pres Jefferson Mar. 16th 6 p.m. Pres, Taft ....Mar. 2nd 6 p.m. | Pres. Grant .....Mar. 26th 6 p.m. Free McKinlay Mar. 12th 6 p.m. Pres Lincoln..Mar. 30th 6 p.m.

For Bookings, Patonger and Freight Inŭrmation apply to Hong Kong sad Shanghai Bank Building, Ground Floor Telephons Central 2477, 2478 and 795

Cable Address "Dosiar" "

CANTON BRANCH—No. 4, Sha Kee Street.

Dollar Steamship Line

and

American Mail Line

AUSTRAL - CHINA NAVIGATION CO. :

FOR SYDNEY, MELBOURNE AND ADELAIDE

via

Hollo, Sandakan, Balikpapan and Raḥaul.

S.S. “CALULU” S.S. "CHRONOS"

...Balls on/or about 4th March. ...Salls on/or about 4th April.

For freight and passages apply to:

DODWELL & CO., LTD., Agents, Queen's Bldg. Tel. C. 1030.

THE KWONG HIP LUNG CO. LTD.

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

Town Office: 64, Connaught Road Central, Hong Kong, Tel. Central No. 459. Bhipyard: Sham-Sul-Po, Kowloon, Hong Kong, Tel. Kowloon No. 9. Estimates furnished on application.

Hong Kong. April 1, 1924.

PIRACY VICTIMS

COMPENSATION FOR DEPENDANTS

For some time, past, says "The Dol- phip" we have been in touch with the head offices in London of the China

good so far as the material conditions of their Captains and Officers are con- corned. As to those Officers who, uns fortunately, have lost their lives over these cases of Chinese piracy, we un derstand, though quite unofficially, that substantial aums have been paid over by the company to their dependants.

Navigation Company anent conditions There was launched on December of service in that company, and also 16 from the Dartmouth yards of by Messrs. Philip & Son, the steamer as regards atrocities committed

which has Chinese pirates in their steamers. Our "Margaret of 260 tons proposals have been received and con- been built to the order of the Gay- sidered in a very sympathetic way, ernment of Sarawak as a light tender and we trust that it will be all to the for service in the islanda,

THE HONGKONG & WHAMPOA DOCK CO., LTD.

TELEGRAPHIC ADDRESS: “MANIFESTO " HONGKONG.

Codes Used: AI, ABC, Fifth Edition; Engineering : First and Second Edition;

Western Union and Watkins.

DOCK OWNERS. SHIP BUILDERS, MARINE AND LAND ENGINEERS, BOILER

MAKERS, IRON, STEEL AND BRASS FOUNDERS, FÓRGE "MASTERS, ELECTRICIANS.

Twin, Screw Steamer "ELIZABETH," built and engined by The Hong Kong & Whampoa Dock Co., Ltd., for the Federated Malay States Ralinoys, for service between Penang and Prai,

Please address enquities to the Chief Manager:

RH. DYER ESC, MJNÁ., Kowloon Dock, Hong Kong.

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