1934-01-31 — Page 10

YK.LINE

N.

SAN FRANCISCO vín Shanghai, Japan Ports and Honolulu.

CHICHIBU MARU

TATSUTA MARU

ASAMA MARU

SEATTLE & VANCOUVER

Wednesday, 7th Feb. at 10 am. Wednesday, 21st Feb. at 10 am. Wednesday, 7th Mar. at 10 am

"

12th Feb, 10th Mar,

HIYE MARU (start from Kobe) ..... Monday, HEIAN MARU (starts from Kobe). Saturday, LONDON, MARSEILLES, ANTWERP & ROTTERDAM vis

Singapore, Penang, Colombo & Suez

HARUNA MARU

Saturday,

KATURI MARU

Saturday,

KASHIMA MARU

Saturday,

3rd Feb. 17th Feb. 3rd Mar.

JYDNEY & MELBOURNE via Manila & Porta.

KITANO MARU

Saturday,

ATSUTA MARU

Saturday,

24th Feb. 24th Mar.

BOMBAY via Singapore, l'enang, & Colombo.

MEYEBASHI MARU

Thursday,

GINYO MARU

Thursday,

1st Feb. 8th Feb.

SOUTH AMERICA (West Coast) via Japan, Honolulu,

Los Angeles, Mexico and Panama. BOKUYO MARU

Monday.

20th Feb.

NEW YORK via Panama.

JASUKA MARU

Friday,

23rd Feb.

LIVERPOOL via Port Said, Beyrouth, Istanbul, Piraeus, Genoa

and Valencia.

†DELAGOA MARU

Thursday,

15th Feb.

CALCUTTA via Singapore, Penang & Rangoon.

+MURORAN MARU

Thursday,

8th Feb.

†AKITA MARU

Friday,

16th Feb.

SHANGHAI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA.

†MALACCA MARU (Kobe direct)

Sunday,

4th Feb. 16th Feb. 19th Feb.

ATSUTA MARU (Nagaanki direct). Friday,

HAKONE MARU

Monday,

Telephone 30291... (Private exchanges to all departments). For further information apply to:-NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA

+ Cargo only.

S. K.

SAILINGS FROM BONG KONG SUBJECT TO ALTERATION.

Direct at Cristobal, Puerto,

via

Singapore,

La Plata Maru..

NEW YORK via Japan. Los Sanyo Maru

Angeles and Panama. Call

Colombia, Baslou Philadel-

phia & Haltimore

RIO-DE-JANEIRO, SANTOS.

MONTEVIDEO & BUENOS Montevideo Maru AIRES

Colombo, Durban, Port Elizabeth and Cape Town.

MOMBASA ZANZIBAR, DARES SALAAM, BEIRA, LOURENCO MARQUES, DURBAN, PORT ELIZA BETH. CAPE TOWN, & SOUTH AMERICAN PORTS via Singapme & Calemban

Africa Maru Hawail Maru

Melbourne Maro..

Wed.

Mr. Coates, Amateur Of IMPROVEMENT

Fashion

(Continued from Page 9.)

finkl scene which was, an a'rule, the joy of all beholders.

יי

IN AMERICAN

* LITERATURE

An eyewitness describing this Waning Popularity In

pregnant ending of the "play, ex- claims: "Who shall describe the But, alas, matter were not al-grotesque agonies of the dark ways so easy for him. On the seducer, bis plastered hair escaping ninth of December, 1811, he appear from the comb that held it, and the ed at the Haymarket Theatre in the dark crineous cordage that flapped part of the gay Lothario in Rowe's upon his shoulders in the convul tragedy, "The Fair Penitent," and sions of his dying moments, and the

in

Soviet Eulogies.

TREND TOWARDS COMMON .

SENSE

Baltimore

America, says Mr. H. L. Men- his hands tragedy lost all her cries of the people for medical aid gloom. The occasion was that of a to accomplish his eternal exit? cken, the Editor of the American benefit performance in aid of the Thus, when in his last throes his Mercury, continues to labour In widow Fairbur, and how huge were coronet fell, it was miraculous to the literary doldrums that began the crowds that besieged the doors see the defunct arise, and after he

favour.

ap-

of the theatre, eager to see the gift- had spread a nice handkerchief on aix or eight years ago but several ed amateur, the owner of the curri- the stage, and there deposited his signs of improvement are cle, the owner of the diamonds! headdress, free from all impurity, parent

At least one thousand persons philosophically resume his dead con

One is that the popularity of were turned away from the box en-dition; but it was not yet over, for trance alone, whilst many people the exigent audience, not content "gushing" books about Russia, with money to spend besieged the that when the men were dead, why depicting it a Utopia, is dying stage-door and offered as much as there's an end, insisted on a repeti-out, and that more realistic writ five pounds for a single admission tion of the awful scene, which the ing on the subject is coming into to go behind the scenes. Not an highly flattered corpse executed three separate times, to the gratifi- empty seat could be found.

Another is the waning vogue. We read that "Amongst the per-cation of the cruel and torment-

for romantic books seeking sons of rank and fashion present loving audience."

On this occasion the spectators, reconcile science and theology on [this evening to witness Mr. Coates's

rendering of the character of Lot- by their eagerness to annoy, cheat- hario were the Duke of Brunswick, ed themselves of this magnificent the basis of denaturizing science, the Duke of Devonshire, the Portu- death-scene, for, having yelled them and the appearance of more ra- guese Ambassador, the Earl of Kin-selves hoarse, they found that Mr. tional discussions of the subject. "I am in hopes," he said in noull and family, Viscount Castle Coales was unable to compete with reagh, Baron de Geramb, Sir God-them, and the curtain fell, to rise his discussion of literary trends, "that this movement towards frey Webster, Sir Charles Coote and no more.

common sense will be followed family, etc."

to

SPECIAL SAILING EMPRESS

6 A.M.

OF BRITAIN

"The World's Wonder Ship".

MORE SPACE PER PASSENGER

THAN ANYTHING ELSE AFLOAT.

Special Reduced Fares FROM HONG KONG

MARCH 21st.

(Passengers embark MARCH 20th.)

on the luxurious Iner "Empress of Britain "

completing a world cruise. See Peiping - Japan — Honolulu →→→→ Hilo -- California

Spend a day and night in Balbon

Arriving

Panama Canal.

Havana.

NEW YORK -- MAY 14th.

CHERBOURG, SOUTHAMPTON

Shore trips

as you please

and

We may imagine the feelings of Mr. Contes was now in a fair way presently in the political and Mr. Coates as he approached that of becoming a lion. No drama economic fields.

"For four or five years past crowded entrance to the theatre, given in ald of charity was complete How great was the British love of without him, even though his pre-we have been flooded with books dramatic art, how great the friend-sence alone meant that the drama whooping up various new liness of the nobility!

must come to an untimely end, or, preposterous economic theories; How lustrous were the leaves of in any case, that disaster must en-including two or three kinds of that laurel crown

which awaited suc. There were, however, one or stale and watered Communism, drew to and some of them have apparent- him, how deafening the plaudits of two performances which the audience! Alas! This was but their close without any actual blood-ly made such powerful impres- another booby trap laid by Fortune shed, however threatening the atti-sions on the gentlemen who pro- fess to govern us that efforts are] -or, rather, by Mr. Conten's faith-tude of the audience might be.

being made to put, them into practice,

"This folly will, I believe, pass

4

•

•

•

And now Mr. Coates W25 др

subterranean

ful and Indefatigable companion, Misfortune!—for no sooner had the Baron de Geramb appeared in a box proaching the summit of his ambi- 21st Feb. than a large portion of the audience tion, the dream which has loyal and quickly. It will be terminated, as it was begun, by literati. So- snobbish soul had took a dislike to him, and showed innocently

called practical men believe that this by hissing him and by loud and cherished for, so long.

For, after they run the world, but they are discordant screams, though

burrowings, mistaken. The ideas which anl- other many members of the audience thought fectly frank trumpetinga for atten- books."

which were only equalled by his permate them always come out of that this was bad-mannered conduct tion, Mr. Contes, on the eleventh of

Mr. Mencken said that for and a friend of the Prince Regent, General Baker to the Prince Regent science, literary activity in

February, 1813, was presented by some reason as yet unknown to and applauded him so vigorously at the Royal levee, that in the end their opponents re-

United States "seems to run How gracious was the Royal Per-waves, or, perhaps more accur- lented and joined in the applause,

Fri.. Sun.,

23rd Feb. 25th Mar.

towards дл

Mon., Mon.,

5th Feb.

5th Mar.

Mon.,

5th Feb.

MELBOURNE, BRISBANE, SYDNEY: WELLINGTON ▲ AUCKLAND direct...

BOMBAY & ‡KABACHI via +Yoneyama Maru

Singapore, Bewan Deli. Atlas Maru

Penang & Colombo......

Tues..

Sat.,

*Belawan

CALCUTTA via Singapore,†Himalaya Maru

Deli, †Penang #Borneo Maru

Fri.. Рисан

and Rangoon

Sumatra Maru JAPAN via Takao & Kechung Panama Maru

Thurs., Mon.,

KEELJNG via Swatow and | Hozan Maru

Amoy

Sun.,

TAKAO via Swatow and Deli Maru

Amey

Thurs.,

JAPAN PORTS

Shogen Maru Direct to Kundla...

Omits Ports Marked.

For Further Particulars Please apply to:-

OSAKA SHOSEN KAISHA. Telephone 28041

SHIPBUILDERS,

SHIP REPAIRERS,

BOILER MAKERS, FORGE MASTERS, OXY-ACETYLENE, AND

ELECTRIC WELDERS, MECHANICAL, AND

ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS.

30th Jan. 3rd Feb.

Illustrious foreigner

the

in

When at last the Gifted Amateur age, and how interested in the ately, by explosions." appeared and made a special bow to personality, the character, the hig the box containing the Umpire theory, the dramatic aspirations, and many books of high and arrest-

was

Baron de Geramb~the noise cataclysmic. There were catcalls, shrieks of cock-a-doodle-doo--this Jatter expression of condemnation referred to the famous curricle and

Mr. Coates's crest.

and at his side was a handsome gold-

the diamonds of Mr. Coates.

"There are years when a great

Howing quality come out," he said,

Coates with a trembling hand broke open the seal, and read the contents.

BYZANTINE MOSAICS

REVEALED

Skilful Labour By London Experts.

RESTORATION IN ISTANBUL

Istanbul.

full of wonders was the life of Mr. "and there are other times, us- Coates. How easily might ignor-ually much longer, when nothing ance and envy be forgiven. How is published of any moment."— rise to an equality with his friend quickly might the Gifted Amateur Reuter.

the Baron Ferdinand de Geramb, Calm and intrepid, that gentle-

BB & familiar of Carlton House.. man faced his traducers, in a dress)

Mr. Coates was not in the of the utmost richness, wrought of "a species of silk so woven us to he received, on

| slightest surprised, therefore, when the fourth of 2nd Feb. give it the appearance of chased

February, 1813, "a portentous mis- 20th Feb. silver; from his shoulders hung a sive sealed with the Royal Arms, mantle of pink silk, edged with bul- and left so the attendants stated, by 1st Feb. lion fringe; around his neck was a

|a gentleman in a scarlet coat." Mr. 5th Feb. kind of gorget, richly set with jewls,

4th Feb. hilted aword. Coates's headdress]

was composed of a Spanish hat aur- mounted by tall white plumes, while manded by His Royal Highness the Wonderful Byzantine mosaics 8th Feb. his feet were encased in shoes of Prince Regent to invite Mr. Robert of the 6th and 9th

the same material as his dress, and Coates to a ball and supper et Carl-which have not been seen

centuries, these were fastened with large diaton House on Friday evening. The hundreds of years, were uncover for

company to appear in the costume ed by the man who has spent the of the manufacture of the country. last two years cleaning them. Hour of attendance, ten o'clock."

He is Professor Whitemore, Mr. Costes, overcome with joy Director of the Byzantine Insti and with pride, recognised that this tute at Boston... invitation was but a natural sequet] Two Londoners, who worked to the gracious Interest shown by under Professor Whitemore's the Prince Regent on the occasion direction, were responsible for of the leves; so he ordered that bis the technical work of restora diamonds, should be polished, that, tion.

mond buckles.”

Unperturbed by the splendour of Mr. Contes's costume, the audience would not allow him to reach that

THE TAIKOO DOCKYARD & ENGINEERING COMPANY

OF HONG KONG, LIMITED.

SALVAGE TUG “TAIKOO"

Wireless Call

V.P.G.N. 600 Meters.

Tel. Address: "TAIKOODOCK," HONG KONG.

Telephone No. 30211.

-DRY DOCK

Length 787. Feet. Length on Blocks 760 Feet. Depth on Centre of

BIL (IL.W.O.ST.) 34-ft.- 6-ins. THREE SLIPWAYS

Capable of Handling Shipe Up to 4,000 Tons Displacement, Electric Crane at Sea Wall, Capable of Lifting 100 Tons at 70 Feet Radius,

Call Flag Numeral One" over “Ans. Pennant.”

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,

JOHN AGENTS. HONG KONG, CHINA JAPAN.

+

of the letter, which ran thus:

"The Lord Chamberlain, is com

MAY 21ST.

- at ports of call.

CANADIAN PACIFIC

ALL THE WAY, ⠀\';

Canton Agents: Jardine Matheson & Co., Ltd.

Tel. 20752.

THE

BLUE FUNNE

LINE

REGULAR AND FAST FREIGHT AND PASSENGER SERVICES |

LONDON SERVICE. "AGAMEMNON"

*"SARPEDON"

LIVERPOOL

"PYRRHUS" "AGAPENOR

NEW YORK "ADRASTUS”

and Glasgow.

31 Jan. M'selilea, L'don, R'dam, H'burg

14 Feb. Marseilles London, Rotterdam and Glasgow

SERVICE.

1 Feb. Havre and Liverpool

25 Feb. Havre and Liverpool.

SERVICE.

15 Feb. Boston, New York, Philadelphia and Baltimore via Manila,

Straits and Ster.

PACIFIC SERVICE.

(via KOBE & YOKOHAMA.) "TANTALUS"

14 Feb. Victoria Beattis and Vancouver

INWARD SERVICE.

"TANTALUS"

"PATROCLUS" "RHEXENOR"

1 Feb. From Pacific Coast vis Japan

and Shanghai.

4 Feb. From U.K. ́via Straits. 0 Feb. From New York'via Manila. Accepts cargo for Gdynia and Danzig-Neufahrweiser Urect with transhipment at Singapore to "Helenus": true

Specially reduced fares are quoted for cargo steamers with

a ault of unparalleled magnificence They are Mr. Robert Gregory should be made "in order to do and Mr. Albert Lye, of the Of-limited passenger accommodation. honour to so illustrious a host, the fice of Works. prince of connoisseurs as well as of the Realm."

(Continued on Page 11).

NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA

Yen $30,000,000 Loan Conversion

Their skilful labours have made it possible, to display the mosaics in all their perfection.

The mosaics beautify the nar thex of the famous, Mosque of St. Sophia which the Professor des- cribes as being "the greatest gold-room in the world."

The mosque was a Cathollo Church till: Mahomed 11 turned it into a mosque and whitewash- ed the morales as it was against At the extraordinary general the tenets of his creed to have meeting of the shareholders of the pictures on the walls of a house: Nippon Yusen Kaisha, held in of Mahomedan worship. Tokyo, the proposal was unanimous- The most famous of the newly |ly approved of floating new deben-[revealed" (mosaics representa ture shares for Yen 80,000,000 for Christ sitting on “ a sumptuous the purpose of converting half of golden throne decorated with em the amount of the loan of 1928, in cralds and pearls. At the foot which year Yen 60,000,000 was of the throne is kneeling an Em- raised for the construction of the peror, whom Professor White new Orient-California Liners; the more believes to be Lean VT (A rpmaining Yan 80,000,000 of the D. 888-911)

loan will be redeemed in cash. Many magnificent Byzantine The terms and conditions of the crosses decorating the interior new loan are left to the discretion of "the narthex have also been of the Board of Directors:

red Beut

For freight, passage rates and information apply to the undermentioned

Butterfield & Swire,

Agenta.

TRAVEL A.-O. LINE

T. AUSTRALIA. Calling at Manila (P. Is.), Thursday laŋ Cairns, Townsville,

*pete geleden Briebane, Sydney, and Melbourne, British,STEAMERS: CHANGTE - TAIPING" BIRNENE ELECTRIC LAUNDRY, BARBER SHOP SURGEON STEWARDESS CARRIED.

FASTEST and MOST UP-TO-DATE STEAMERS THE SERVICE,

Enter Your Short Lense in Australia and New Zealand Hong Kong Sydacy-sg Days

FIRST CLASS FARE TO SYDNEY 276 RETURN

„LONDON: (via Australia), from £128.15,S (Australian Newspapers on file) STARTSE

CHANGTE TAIPING CHANGTE TAIPING

Feb.

May

AUSTRALIAN-ORIENTAL LINE LIMITED.

|| Batterfeld: B. Syru., Apunteu-Hour En