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TUESDAY,

JUNE 17, 1930.

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TUITION GIVEN

COMPANY MEETINGS

INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGA- TION COMPANY, LIMITED.

THE FORTY-NINTH

T

ORDIN

ARY GENERAL MEETING of the Company will be held at the Ofces of the General Man- agers, Messrs. Jardine Matheson &Co., Ltd.. Poddor Street, Hong Kong, on WEDNESDAY, the 18th June, 1930, at Noon for the pur- the Report of pose of receiving the Directors, passing the Ac counts. and electing Directors and Auditors.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 11th June to 2nd July, 1930, both days inclusive.

By Order of the Board,

JARDINE, MATHESON

CO., LTD.,

General Managers. Hong Kong, 28th May, 1930.

THE

CHINA

MAIL.

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ON THE TRAIL OF THE

"GHOST TOWNS." Hotel Strathcona

GOLD RUSH DAYS REVIVED.

MEMORIES OF YUKON,

"Aw, Go On! You can't make

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that trip in less than ten days." The speaker was short, stocky young man with a shock of black hair and twinkling grey-blue eyes. his head in disgust, writes A. A. Gillespie, in the Canadian National Railways Magn-commenced the long hike up the xine.

He nodded

"Sure you can,

drawled back one

Chilkoot,

After travelling across streams, of the old timers, who had gathered muskegs, devil clubs and other with his kind around the lobby &of the Yukonia Hotel, in Dawson heavy growth, the Chilkoot climb- City. "I've made it in six when ers reached Finnegan Point sev

cral hours later. Finnegan Point was a famous eating place in the gold rush daya, well known to every miner, or prospector, who

hit the gold trail north.' Nothing remained in this town save one tumbledown shack, and. as it had dime with every other building in the place, the river was also gradually cutting this shack away.

was youngë "Well you got to show me." came back the younger man.

He laughed carelessly. THE HONG KONG, CANTON &

"Here, meet Mr. Jones," boom-ver MACAO STEAMBOAT CO., LTD.ed the voice of Joe Segbera, own- er and manager of the Yukonia, NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS. as entered the door of the

hotel, TRANSFER BOOKS of "He just arrived by small boat Tthe Company will be CLOSED from Whitehorsed by small bout You'll be able to to for business. Inget some good dope for your

paper from him."

"Glad to know you," greeted the Cheechaka ay he gripped hands in the typical warm-heart- e fashion of the Northland. He continued. "Sare I'll give you same dope for your paper. This eld timer says you can make the trip from Labarge' to Dawson in six days. I still contend that it's impossible."

from SUNDAY, 22nd June, TUESDAY, 24th June, 1980. clusive.

By Order of the Board of Directors.

JOHN ARNOLD,

Secretary

Hong Kong, 13th June, 1930.

HONG KONG TELEPHONE

TH

CO., LTD.

The young man stopped to rub sore arms and an aching

two

THE TRANSFER BOOKS of

the Company will be CLOS-back ID from the 23rd June to the

"I know it." he laughed, at his

30th June, 1930, both drys inclu-own expense.

sive.

Dated this 22nd day of May,

1930.

By Order of the Board...

W. L. MCKENZIE,

Secretary,

Jones,

WAS

Five o'clock that afternoon found the two men at Canyon City. At one time there were 2,000 people in Canyon, City and it, also,

a typical frontier town with its dance halls, hotels end rudely-constructed cabins of [every description. To-day Canyon City is but another victim of the gold-rush. Its streets are fined with brokendown cabing, and trees are breaking out through the roofs and floors. Fourteen.

miain

inch cottonwood trees are grow ing disjointedly, on the street, where everything was left exactly as it was in the days of '97 and '98.

There is only one habitable cabin in the whole town, and the Two years ago, when "L.B." was river cuts right by the porch.

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.The speaker was L. B. J Agent for the Canadian National Railway, at Skagway, on his first arrival in Dawson by small boat,

a similar trip through the after rowing for 460 miles down an ice packed river from the feat Chilkoot Pass, he speared a sal of Lake Laberage to the gold mon just outside the door of this

same house. The former metropolis of the Yukon Terri tory,

cupant of this shack must have been an ardent, sport fan. for the two men found a copy of the San Francisco Chronicle of May 16, 1898, between the chinks. The

"L.B."

was

A

Cheechako at

LAMMERT BROS. that time. In spite of the fact

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HOME TUITION.

WESTOVER-STEVENAGE,

an hour

from London.

Within In healthy neighbourhood. SCHOOL for GIRLS

instructions to sell by Public HE Undersigned have received

i ON FRIDAY, June 20, 1930, commencing at 2.30 p.m. at their sales Boom, Duddell Street.

A Large Quantity of VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD

FURNITURE

and SMALL BOYS. A few Boarders Comprising:- received in the House of the Principal.

land is a "Cheechako,"

OC

paper carried a full account of the Jeffries Sharkey fight.

Heavy Weather.

eame

that he had tackled more adven- ture in his 11-day trip down the Yukon than a good many more hardened sourdoughs would even care to face to-day. Of course, any stranger just arrived in the gold down in torrents, followed by a

The night out. the rain meaning in ordinary language a greenhorn

heavy fog, which made farther to the country.

progress up the canyon perilous, Nobody

However, they left Canyon City can say that Jones to-day.

jat 8 a.m., and after cutting their That was back in 1926, when way for the most part through tils young Canadian National

high hills and thick brush, final- representative

ly reached Sheep Camp, 2.000 feet made his first! perilous and never-to-be forgotten

above sea level, at 4 o'clock that journey

afternoon. down the

Here the travellers ice-clogged Yukon River by small boat,

located an old cabin, which serv- Не

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shelter for the night.

of Lea

was out after new business; but

he underwent many chapters of Sheep Camp, like Drea and Can-

high adventure before he receivyon City, also boasted a popula

tion of some 7,000 people in the

Teak Hatstands, Chesterfielded his final initiation as a Yukon-stampede days before the White

Individual care and attention. For Couch

Particulars apply to:

MISS RUTH CULLEY

(Camb. Higher Local),

MISS GERTRUDE TURNER,

(National Frodel Highor Certificate).

MISCELLANEOUS

CONCERT arranged by Miss Maria Gomes has been postponed, date will

be announced later,

Fans,

and his

he

chen Utensils, etc., ete.

cther words, he's a

and Teak and Iron Bedsteads, Ward- now robes with Bevelled Mirrora, North. Dressing Tables, Chests of Draw- erg, Chamber Stands, Mosquito Nets, Enamelled Bath. Toilet Seta.

and

YOUR VISITING CARDS neatly and etc., etc. promptly printed. "China Mail" Office, No. JA, Wyndham St. Tele- phone 20022,

ALEXANDER'S INSTITUT DE

BEAUTE

A Quantity of BLACKWOOD FURNITURE.

On View from Thursday, June 19, 1930.

Terms: Cash on Delivery.

LAMMENT BROS..

Auctioneers Hong Kong, June 16, 1980.

CENTRAL

THEATRE

TO-DAY AT 2.15, 5.15, 7.15 & 9.15 P.M.

SHOWING TO FULL HOUSES. MAKE YOUR RESERVATIONS EARLY,

HEAR I

Dream Lover" My Love Parade"

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PICTURE

MAURICE CHEVALIER The Love Parade

AN ERNST

LUBITSCH

PRODUCTION

WITH

JEANETTE MACDONALD LUPINO LANE LILLIAN ROTH

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BOOKINGS AT ANDERSON'S AND THE THEATRE.

which the

for the trans-

came across the marks of horses

Bleach.

(Telephone 25720).

ing across that barrier with the case of the winged flotillas of the sky.

Not content with a five-day hike across the summit of Chilkoot from Dye to Lake Bennett, this land and sea-roving adventurer decided to "see" this gigantic range of snow-capped mountains from the air.

cver

chance.

Armchairs, and

Glasser of the first water. Every year Pass Trail had been located. Crater Lake. they pressed on to Cabinets, Ceiling Fans, Table since then he has "arrived" with Leaving Sheep Camp in a sting-Linderman, by crossing jagged

Sewing the early spring caravan-among ing rain the following morning. Gramophones,

glaciers, lakce and awollen Camb. Teachers Diploma). Machine, Carpets, Rugs. Ward the first to "hit" Dawson via the the two b'kers, again encountered rivers. On all of these lakes the

"Lea" robe Trunks, Ornaments, Curias, water route.

he is as

heavy shroud of fog, which en-two found old boats popularly hailed Is a well-known etc., etc.

gulfed the mountain. This part goldseekers in the early days had Dining fure in the famous gold centre of the climb, proved the most attempted to use Teak Dining Tables, Chairs, Sideboards with Bevelled to-day

arrival each Mirrors, Dinner Waggons, Crock spring is looked forward to with they had to feel their way across plies. On parts of the trail, they

atrenuous of the whole trip, for portation of their grub and sup ery, Glass Ware, Ice Chests, Kit-no small amount of interest. In the Sheep Camp, slide, where some

sourdoughirty men were swept tu destrue- hoofs, which had chiselled a chan- The late J. K. Patterson, one sure knows his tion during the Klondike stamcel in the hard rocke.

of the most daring and success- pede, some of the bodies being ed bones of horses and remnan13 ful yes that the Northland has Through Dyea

found only after the snow had of horseshoes were noticed all

Jones known, gave

his In company with three Skagway men, he left the seaport On this part of the trip, the fog

"Pat" was then on the other disappeared the following spring. along this part of the route. Or

dinarily, it was comparatively way to Mayn with the now Queen town on September 10, at 2 a.m. was so thick that the two moun- easy to ford the north end of of the Yukon II., for the Yukon' Henry Dedman, born in Skag-taineers had to climb by compass Long Lake, but heavy rains had Airways and Exploration Co. way, but who had never hean over and over thick alders, devil clubs made the crossing at this point The northern ace had a capabla the pass before,

was one of the and sharp granite rocks. Oh, it unusually difficult. This made it crew with him in the person of members of the party.

After a was a lot of fun!

necessary for them to travel Clyde G. Wann, .secretary of the two-hour trip by launch from The foot of Chilkoot Pass was through a country lined with company, and "Gordke" K. Skagway on high tide, the four reached at 1. p.m., and after a

canyons. There was no trall and Stewart, young Seattle student men reached Dyes. They tied the short rest, while the fog was there were no landmarks to serve flyer. The steamship agent found launch up at Dyen and then re-lifting, Jones and Dedman began guideposts. Fog and darkness himself seated in the comfortable sorted to a light skin, which they the long ascent up to the sum

made further progress, impossible, cabin of the big monoplane, fac had bought along, and which mit. What a spectacle met their 80 that it was again necessary for ing his new and latest conquest they had to line and portage for eyes!

the hikers to pitch camp for the

of this mountain barrier between two miles through the town on The old cable which was for night in the shelter of one of the an old wheel-barrow that had merly

Skagway and the Canadian North. He had journeyed over these been left by the stampeders of months to haul freight and sup- tng, they struck out in a north- used during the winter canyons. At six the next morn-

mountains many times before by plies from the foot of the Chil- casterly direction, arriving at a train; he had hiked over Chilkoot The famous old town of Dyes koot to the summit, was still on point on the White Pass Railroad on foot twice, but here is to-day a sorry fight. The the ground, only In places it had three miles south of Lake Ben- new and novel undertaking-fly- river has made great inroads, been completely hidden by rocks nett. Here they flagged a train ing across Chilkoot. cutting away the largest buildings that had since slid down from a and arrived back in Skagway the Forty minutes after leaving which once saw service in a city higher level.

same night. The complete trip Skagway, the plane had nosed its of 20,000 people. In the early The box canyon was glutted with had taken five full days. On the way over. Chilkoot Into a new One Oldsmobile, 1924 (Recently boasted

days, this seaport to the, Klondike machinery of every description. Previous trip, two years before, rolling land of sunshine

and hotels, dance Overhauled),

halla, Some of the bronze pumps and it was made in three days. beauty on the north side of the saloons, a newspaper, electric cther bronze pieces were In ar

It is a long cry from the trail range. lights and other Institutions too perfect condition as

the day on

of '98 to the present day, but Jones had conquered Chilkoot numerous to mention.

which they were shipped from the during those intervening years again! Only the natural charm of this store, more than thrity years ago. great changes have been wrought He was also the trail. breaker beautiful valley, with Its cotton- This can best be accounted for by the mills of the North gods. for countless scores of tourists wood trees, trout streams and owing to the fact that the box Chilkoot Pass and all its glory is who each season hit the trail for idea! townsite remafas to attract canyon is covered under a layer fading on the pages of gold-rush the "Land of the Midnight Sun." the eye of the tourist,

The of snow for at låst eight months mémories. New fields. are call True it is that they do not have streets of the town itself are so during the your In addition to ing stampeders of the new age the hardships and adventures evergrown that when the dour mining machinery of every kind, north, but not in the same man that fell to the lot of Jones, for. men stopped to start a small camp there could be seen crates of older as the Klondike called to its all the comforts of modern travel

For the best Permanent Finger & Marcel Waves. Hair Cutting and Manicure for Ladles &

Gentlemen.. Pedder Bldg. let floor, Room & Tel. 25169, Opposite entrance H.K. Hotel

PHOTO-SUPPLIES

Kodaks and Cameras. Films, Plates and Papers, etc. Developing, Printing - and Enlarging. ZIESS and BUSCH FIELD GLASSES Price Moderate.

A Trial Order In Solicited.

A. SEK & CO.

Tel Now 23439;tal

26A, Des. Voetzx Houd C.,

Kas Hong Kon

THE Undersigned have received T

instructions to sell by Public Auction

ON FRIDAY, June 20, 1930, at 3 o'clock p.my

at their Sales Room,

Duddell Street.

One Buick, 1924.

On View on Day of Sale. Terms: Cash on Delivery,

LAMMERT BROS..

Auctioneers.

Hong Kong, June 16, 1930.

FOR QUICK REPAIRS

FIAT GARAGE

67A, 678, Des Voeux El

Tel. 24821,

'97,

L

WIS &

fire, they had to clear away the crockery, glassware, cooking uten people in those hectic gold-rush await them. The palatial steam-

brush on the street in order to sils, knockdown boats, sleighs, days.

ers of the Canadian National carry them, at ease through the

keep their fire from spreading stoves and dozens of other ar 2 Now They Fly There. After breakfast, the party moved title elles or no Modern methods of transporta- Inner Passage to Prince Rupert on to the crossing, where the old Relics of the Gold Trail, & tion have replaced the old. and from there beyond to the bridge posts are still standing. The next morning the fog lift Where once men tolled and border line of Alaska; and should

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the same magnificent scenery that cuthralled Jones is thairs. And theira also 18 the adventurous thrill of living on the land "ghost towns," where the roman- tic yesteryears never fade,

HOTEL GUESTS

At the Hong Kong Hotel

of

June 15, 1930. Miss H. Abeno, Mr. W. S. Adums.

Mr. and Mrs. R. Blan, Mr. E. W. Broadwith,,

Mr. E. J. Carmichael, Mrs. Chow.

Messre. A. Ditisheim, L. Davie, L. Deltiker, Ch. Doncakis.

Mr. F. J. V. Fernie.

Mr. S. Grellsamer, Mr. and Mrs. R. D. Gall, Mr. and Mrs. A. L Gomez.

Messrs. H. Handry, G. L. Holland.

Keludasna, Mr. H. L. Kreidt.

Miss E.. W. Keucht, Dr. Khun

Miss H. Lillie. Messrs. O. Morgenstern, F. Marti, Lt. and Mrs. P. Martin.

Mesara. W. Orlowitz, D. O'Day, Messrs. P. Roethenberger, W. R. Ramsay.

Messrs. F. G. Bellers, L. H.

Strong, E. R. Shaw, W. Smith.

Mr. and Mrs. C. R. W. Thom-. son, Mr. W. Thompson.

JUST RECEIVED. SUTTON'S FERTILIZERS

A1 Garden Fertilizer "Simplex" and "Dyn¤mic" at $2.00 per tin of 3lbs.

also

Clays Fertilizer at $1.59 per tin Ichthemic Guano at 1.25 per tin Slug Slayer at $1.25 per tin

› GRACA & CO., The small skiff was launched and ed long enough for Jones and struggled to crawl over that for they seek to go further there is Dealers in Garden Seeds, Postage the four men rowed across the Dedman to get their bearings midable barrier separating Alaska a train to take them Into the Stamps, Toys, Picture Books, Dyes River to the starting point So, with packs ready, they start from the Yukon, an iron trail heart of that romantle country, etc, etc. on the Chilkoot trail. At this ed on the last lap of their four now leads the way for men and forever associated with the lure of 2010, WINDHAM STREET, point, two of the men returned to ney to Linderman and Lake Bed-women to follow. Nor is that gold. But although the last PO Box No: 020 HONG KONG, Skagway, while Jones and Dedman nett. After a perilous Journey to all Modern airplanes" are soar werd in comfort may await them,