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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER

1933.

P.& 0.-British India Apcar and

Eastern & Australian

Lines®

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TAKING CARGO FOR

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.

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Tone

小

From

Hong Kong

About

[17

RAWALPINDI

17 MI

4th Nov

RURREN

4600

11th Nov

COMORIS

15,000

CHITRAI

ASOMALI

15,000 6400

18th Nov. Zad Dec. 9th Dec.

BANCHI

17,000

CARTHAGE

4 BANGALORE

153000 6,000

NALDERA

16,000

CORFU

15,000

**BRITAN

PANPURA TBEHAR

RAWALPINDI 1'SOUBAN

COMORIN

18th Dec. 30th Dec. 6th Jan.

13th Jan. 27th Jan

15520162 Ard Feb.

47,000 10th Feb

Destination.

Babay. Marseilles & London. Marselles, Havre, London, Hamburg.

Rotterdam, Antwerp & Hull. Bumbay, Marseilles & London. Marseilles London.

London,

Hamburg dam, Antwerp & Hall. Bombay, Marseilles & & London. Bombay Marseilles & London. Marseilles, Havre, London. Hamburg,

R'dam,

& Hull.

Rambay,werp London.

Bombay, Marsellles & London.

Harvre, London, Hamburg.,

terdam, Antwerp & Hull.

Marseilles & London.

Haryre, London, Hambur T & Antwerp. Kotterd Bombay, Marseilles & London, Marseilles, Havre, Landen, Hamburg,

Rotterdam Antwerp & Hull. Marseilles & London. Marseilles & London. Marseiller & London Marseilles & London.

6,000 11 Pr

17,00 24th Feb. 6.800 3rd Mar

15.000 10h Mar 15,490 24th Mar

17,000 7 Apr 15.000 210 Apr

* Cargo only.

1 Calls Csablanca.

CHITRAL RANCRI CARTHAGE

THE CHINA MAIL.

Byrd Ship and Youthful Skipper Off" for Pole

Of on the first leg of a voyage that will take her to the bottom of the world, the Byrd Antarctic Exped!- tion ship "Bear of Oakland," is shown as she left Charleston (Mass.) Navy Yard At left is Captain R. A. J. English, young skipper of the "Bear," at the wheel of the craft

BRITISH ARMY IS

UNREADY

o'vatinned from Page 3.)

POST OFFICE

NOTICE.

The Public are informed that the postage on Parcels for China nas been considerably reduced.

The

The Christmas Parcel Mail for Great Britain will be closed in the General Post Office on the 10th November per 8.8. "Burdwan". Public are kindly requested to post early.

This mail is due to arrive at London the 17th December. The Public are reminded that letters must not be enclosed in SMALL PACKETS.

AIR MAIL SERVICES.

As for the infantry. they still have to carry on with war-time rumbersome and ob- Lewis guns. Norween!, waiting year after year for a modern and "light" automa-

Correspondence for Europe and intermediate countries will be ac wave green and tic. They s

capted for transmission by these Services. Rates and all particulars white Bags to represent anti-tank are shewn in the schedules exhibited at the General Post Office and Only Kowloon Office. All letters etc. must be marked "By Air Mail" and yuse they do not possess.

handed in at the General Post Office and Kowloon Office. one brigade is modernised

with mechanised machine-guns, mortars, and transport Last year thers were two, partially equipped--one has been stripped so that the other might be more fully equipped.

Frequent connection from Port Sald for Passengers and Cargo u Con-is a curious form of progress. stantinople, Pireaus, Smyrna and other Levant Ports by steamers of the Khedivial Mall Steamship Co.

BRITISH INDIA-APCAR SAILINGS.

1938.

SANTBIA

TAKADA SIRDHANA TALMA

8,000 11th Nov. 7,080 24th Nov. 9th Dec. 2,000 10,000 23rd Der.

Singapore, Penang & Calestia.

DU

DO

10,000 4th Juss.

DU DO

TILAWA

Out-Of-Date Weapon

It

this

Goneral)

In partial explanation of state of unfitness for European warfare, the head of the Staff has recently expressed the opinion that "the Army was not kely to be used for a big war in Europe for many years to come." He may prove right, and everyone

But will hope 80.

the pre-war considered that General Staff ¡European war

imminent Was not jas late as July 27, 1914. One week later such a war was several days

B.1. Apear Line steamers have excellent accommodation for old and we were in it. 1st and 2nd class passengers.

INWARD MAILS.

-

Rawalpindi

THURSDAY NOVEMBER 2. Europe via Suez (Letters and Papers) London,

5th October and Parcels 28th Sept.....Chitral

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 3. Japan and Shanghai: U.S.A., Canada, Japan and Shanghai (Seattle,

14th October)

Pres. Grant SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 4. Australia and Manila Straits

SUNDAY,

NOVEMBER 6.

Saigon

Straits

Japan

MONDAY NOVEMBER 6.

A

Japan and Shanghai Jupan

Shangha!

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 7.

Tanda Conte Verde

Aramis Menelaus Melbourne Maru

Tantalus Arizona Maru

Athos II.

Even if our forces have no worse danger to contend with than the

EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS (South,emi-civilised States that surround

198X.

NELLORE

7,000

3rd Nov.

TANDA

NANKIN

7,000

7,000

2nd Dec.

NELLOKE

7,000

TANDA NANKIN

7,000

7,000

3rd Mar. 30th Mar,

four distant frontiers, and have ro- cently been simulated in the 1933 exercises, it is hardly fair either to jour Koldiers, their relatives, or the Lax-payer who pays the penalous to

80th D. Manila, Rabaul, Brisbane, Sydney send them to fight with out-of-date

3rd Feb.

Melbourne.

Regular monthly sailing from Hong Kong to Shanghai and Japan and Hong Kong se Australia.

Hong Kong to Sydney 19 days,

Frequent connections from Australia with the following:-

weapons. Especially now that even ma- semi-civilised peoples have chine-guns and light automatica.

OUTWARD MAILS.

THURSDAY, Shanghai, Japan, Honolulu, Canada. U.S.A., Central and South America and Europe via Vancouver B.C. --due

22nd Vancouver B.C.. November-and *Europe via Sibe-

ria

The idea of basing our exercises

As Straits

on such warfare is excellent

training, although harmful if it in Manila, Rabaui, Australia and New

The Union S.S. Company's steamers to the United Kingdom via New used as an excuse for keeping the

Zealand. Vancouver, San Francisco, etc.

The P. & 0. Royal Mail Steamers to London and

Army in a

defective state of equipment, As training, it has {undoubtedly stimulated the tactical

The P. & Q. Branch Service of steamers to Londor via Suez. The New Zealand Shipping Company's steamers for Southampton and sense of the younger officers and London via Panama Canal.

SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI & JAPAN.

1933.

*SOMALI

8,800 2nd Nov,

TAKADA

7,000

CHITRAL

TANDA

16,000

7,000

RANCHI

SIRDHANA *BANGALORE

TALMA CARTHAGE NANKIN NALDERN TILAWA

BHUTAN CORFU

*BEHAR RANPURA *BOUDAN RAWALPINDI COMORIN BURDWAN CHITRAL

3rd Nov. Brd Nov.

Nov.

5th Nov. 17,000 17th Nov.

8,000 17th 6,000 20th Nov. 10,000 16,000

7,000

30th Nov. 1st Dec. 3rd Dec 18th Doc. 10,000 16th

6,500 28th Dec,

16,000

Doc.

11,000 20th Dec.

1986-

1th Jan. 0,500 17,000 121 3 Jan. 6,800 24th Jan, 17,000 20th Jan. 15,000 9th Feb, 0,000 22nd Feb. 16,000 23rd Feb,

Cargo only.

Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama. Amoy, Moji, Kobs & Osaka. Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama. Shanghai, Moji, Kobe & Yokohama. Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama. Amoy S'hai Moji Kobo & Osaka.

Kobe & Yokohama."

Kobe A

Oraka,

Shangha Moll, Amoy,, Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama. Shae Moli, Kobe & Yokohama.

Kobe & Yokohama, Amoy B'lai Moji Kobe & Osaka. Shanghai, Mojl, Kobe & Yokohama. Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama.

Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama. Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama. Shanghal, Kole & Yokohama. Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama, Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama, Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama, Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama.

All dates are approximate and subject to alteration without notice All Cabins are fitted with Electric Fans or Punka Louvre Bystem, Steamers on London and Australian Lines are fitted with Laundries, Parcels measuring not more than 8 m. ft. will be received at the Com

pany's Office up to Noon on the day previous Handbooks, de, Epply to -

For further information, Pessage Freight,

MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO.,

P. & 0 Building, Connaught Rd, C., Hong Kong.

Agents.

N.C.O.s. But fi has also revealed

NOVEMBER 2.

Empress of Canada Parcels

Registrations

Lettera

President Liners

13

FASTEST TIME HONGKONG TO SAN FRANCISCO Speed With Comfort.

SAN FRANCISCO, NEW YORK THE SUNSHINE ROUTE 18 Days To San Francisco Via Shangkil, Kobe Tokohama and Honolulu

Fortnightly alliage:-

Pren. Hoover ...Nor. 7, midnight Fren. Taft Nov. 21, midnight

.m.

8.11.

Pres. Coolidgr ..Dec. 2. Pres Pierce....Dec. 19, midnight Pres. Hoover Dec. 30, EUROPE NEW YORK

Via Manila, Singapore, Colombo, Bombay, Saex

the

MA

Mediterranean

Pres. Johnson

Nov. 11, 8 u.10. Nov. 25, 8 a.m.

Pres. Monroe...

Pres. Van Buren....Dec. 1, 8 u.m. Pres. Garfield Dec. 23. 8 a.m. Jan. 6, 8 a.m.

Pres. Polk

SEATTLE, VICTORIA THE EXPRESS ROUTE 17 Daya To Seattle Vin Shanghai, Kobe and Yokohama

Fortnightly sailings:-

Pres. Grant....Nov. 10, midnight Pres. Cleveland Nov, 24, midnight Pres. Jackson ... Dec. 8, midnight Pres. Jefferson ....Dec. 22, midnight Pron. Grani_..........Jan. 5, midnight

MANILA

TRE

MOST FREQUENT

SERVICE

NEXT SAILINGS

Pres. Grant ....Nov. 7, 6 p.m. Pres. Johnson Nov. 11, 8 a.m. Pres. Taft .............Nov. 14, 6 p.m. Pres. Cleveland Nov. 18, 6 p.m. Pres. Coolidge Nov. 23, 9 p.m.

DRASTIC FARE REDUCTIONS TO NEW YORK.

And now the Dollar Steamship Lines announce their Hong Kong t New York, all water scenic trip, a lower-than-ever coats. To the East Coast of America, via the Panama Canal and with a visit to HaveNA First Class G8575, Tourist Class G$320.

Never before has it been possible to travel on these modern luxury liners at rates as low as those offered you to-day. Step aboard a friend. ly President Liner at Hong Kong and fake this opportunity to make your trip to New York conveniently and inexpensively.

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BARBER WILHELMSEN LINE EXPRESS SERVICE TO NEW YORK

Vin

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PANAMA.

Next Sailing

M.V. "TAI SHAN"

on NOVEMBER 18th.

All Vessels Have Excellent Accommodation

for 12 Passengers.

Hong Kong/San Francisco

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Time in Transit. Fares

G$180.00

185.00

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Queen's Buildings.

less than

1/2+t:

Delivered

G 9.15 a.m.

p.m.

.10 a.m,

Diomed

2

p.m.

In Lots of not

Zealand via Brisbane-due Bria bane, 20th November

Nellore

to

Parcels (2nd)

Б

p.m.

Peak District

Registrations Letters NOVEMBER 3.

Haining

8.15 a.m.

Road),

B 8.m

9.10.

Rawalpindi

Registrations Letiers

G.P.O.

5

4

.p.m..

8,001,

FRIDAY,

an ominous lack of mental elasti-Swatow, Amoy and Foochow .... Jelty and also of self-confidence Letters for "Bandoeng-Amsterdam

Air Mail Service" ...... among a number of the senior of ficera. This is a matter of general

.K.P.O. remark.

Surprise In Warfare

At the beginning of this year authority itself laid down the in- {dispensable.Importance of surprise, and emphasised it as the supreme lesson of the war. This official ro- cognition of a truth that many un- [official critics have laboured for years to point out, in face of at témpted supression, was a most en- couraging portent.

Registrations

4.30 p.m. 5 Letters

p.m. Straits, Ceylon, India, Mauritius, East and South Africa, Aden, Egypt and Europe via Marseilles -due Marseilles, 1st December.

K.P.O.

.: 4.30 p.m. Parcels (3rd) Registrations ....... a.m. 9 11.11. Letters..

SATURDAY,

Shangbal

Authority, morever, enjoined the Amoy: need of developing sürpriss in our | Manilla training, pointing out that no at-

tack against an enemy in position (Shanghai

was likely to succeed without Bur- {Bangkok via Swatow prian or surprise effect. Unfor-

Rawalpindi

G.P.O.

D.IL

9.15 a.m. .10.

A.IO.

Parcels (3rd) Registrations

Letters NOVEMBER 4. Conte Virde Kanchow President Grant, NOVEMBER 5.

Aramis

Kalgan. 'NOVEMBER 6.

pima,

4.80 p.m.

SUNDAY,

MONDAY,

tunately, I Have seen scant signs in Australia and New Zealand this year's exercises that the waEN- ing or the instruction has been generally taken to heart.

Brisbane due Brisbane, 19th November

Melbourne Maru Parcels Registrations Letters TUESDAY, NOVEMBER

Noon 1.16 pm p.m.

Athon II,

KPO

G.P.O.

Registrations Letters

11:30 am. Noon

(Continued

Registrations. Lette Next Column.)

Noon 12.80 p.m

.: With few exceptions, even where surprise was attempted, it was of a crudely obvious form.

When

one studies the profound subtlety Letters for "Balgon-Marsellies Air and variety of the, russe employed Mail Ber

to bring off such surprisen as those

- on Aug. 8, 1918, in France, or Supt.

19 in Palestine, it is only too clear that the art of surprise has fallen lamentably Into neglect,

to

Agents.

Telephone 28021.

KAIPING HOUSEHOLD COAL

(above Bowen

$23.09

per ion .Delivered

Bowen Road and Lower Levels, $21.00

to

Delivered Pokfulam. Road, 125.96 thyper-ton.

Delivered to

Kowloon, $19.60

per ton

Orders should be sent in writ- ing at least 24 hours before the Coal is re- quired.

All orders mitt be, andom. panied by Cash, Cheque, or Compradora. Order payable to "The Kailan Mining Ad- ministration."

THE KAILAN MINING ADMINISTRATION.

Head Office:-TIENTSIN.

DODWELL & CO., LTD., Agents, Hong Kong.

Baigon and "Europe vis Marseilles

-due Marseilles, 8th December

K.P.O..

'Athos. II.

Registrations

p.m. Registrations

Letters

Batavia

G.P.O.

Letters wit Tjianroca Raiyang

1.15 p.m... 2

p.m. .10a.m.

Swatow, Amdy, and Foochow

Reunion, Mauritius, Madagascar, Lourenco-Marques, and Bouth Africa via Batavia.

Fort Bayard, Holhow Takhot; and

Haiphong

* Buperscribed Correspondence

Tjisaroca

(To connect with the d... “Houtman” at Batavia: leaving Batavià, un 15th November).

Letters

Tonkin. pm. Letters.

2.5 p.m.

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