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SRAWALPINDI 17,000 "KIDDERPORE 5,000 SCORFU **BURDWAN
*MIRZAPORE FRANCHI
ŞNALDERA
*"SOMALI
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About
Destination.
Ham-
27th June Bombay, sfarseilles & London. 2nd July Strait, Bombay & Karachi. 14,500 11th July Bombay, Marseilles & London.
6.000 18th July Marseilles, Havre, London, Harm
burg, Rotterdam, Antwerp & Hall. 2,000 22nd July Straits, Bombay, Karachi. 17,000 25th July Bombay, Marseilles & London. 16,000 8th Aug. Bombay, Marseilles & London. 6,000 15th Aug. Marseilles, Havre, London
burg, Rotterdam, Antwery & Huli. 11,000 2nd Ang. Bombay Marseilles & London. SRAJPUTANA | 17,000 5th Sept. Bombay, Marseilles & London.
6,000 12th Sept Marseilles, Havre, London, Ham- burgi Rotterdam, Antwerp & Hall 15,000 19th Sept. Marseilles & London 17,000 3rd Oct. Marseilles & London.
6,000 10th Oct. Marseilles, Havre, London, Ear
burg, Rotterdam, Antwerp & Hull 12,000 17th Oct., Marseilles & London. 14.500 31th Oct. Bombay, Marseilles & London. 17,000 14th Oct. Marseilles & London.
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14,500 28th Nov. Bombay, Marseilles & London. 16,000 12th Dec. Bombay, Marseilles & London. 15,000 26th Dec. Bombay, Marseilles & London.
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§ Calix Tangier all vessels may call at Malta.
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Charlie Chaplin is in "Modern Times,” which will be shown at the Star Theatre and Majestic Theatre to-morrow. The caricatures are by the famous American artist Irving 'Hoffman.
ANOTHER ENGLISH JOURNEY
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ber it. We must say to ourselves: "It is this England that must sur- vive, whatever else is lost."
I do not need to be tald-for I have more than once pointed it out myself that this almost idyl-; lic England is the fortunate cousin! of a far from idyllic England, which has been toiling in the muck for a century on its behalf. Some of these exquisite country houses and trim villages have been kept going by underpaid, overworked, blackened men labouring in 2 blackened England. I know all about the economic status of this: magical garden country.
Image Treasured
But this does not ruin it as * kind of ideal The very people who working in black industrial England treasure the image of this older country, these hazy and; and dreamy meadows, and woods. They are always hoping they will be able to escape from one to the SAILINGS other, if only for a week or a single enchanted day. They may reject as I do myself the old political and social system of that countryside, the whole Squire, and Church hierarchy, but they do not reject the countryside itself, the fairy tale of its blossom and deep! grass, its soft rounded hills and benches, where you can sit
rest and enjoy life under the chestnut-
18th - July Singapore, Port Swettenham,
8,000 4th July -10,000 8,000
1st Aug. 10,000 15th Aug. 8,000 29th Aug-
Penang, Rangoon &- Calcutta.
Now is the time to visit Australia & New Zealand trees now in blossom.
lands of Sunshine and Romance, "Down Under you will feel a new being and even if you are not inclined towards Suring, Fishing, Shooting or Mountaineering you will find that the Antipodes have plenty to offer you.-including 25/- for your pound.
On the way down your life aboard will be as you wish, quiet or bectic for the E. & A. will humour your every whim
And by the way, there is no additional charge for Deck Cabins and there is of course à Sun Deck Swimming pool, an Orchestra and a fine Laundry
A Surgeon and Stewardess are at your disposal and last but not least we had almost forgotten-the cuisine will set you listening eagerly for the gong!
Regular Monthly Sailings from Hong Kong to Shanghai and Japan Hong Kong to Australia
Frequent, connections from Australia with the following:-
And
The Union S.S. Co.'s
Steamers to the United Kingdom via
New
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The P. & O. Royal Mail Steamers to London und
The P&0. Branch Service of Steamers to London via Suez. The New Zealand Shipping Co.'s Steamers, For Southampton and London via Panama Canal.
EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS
NANKIN.
NELLORE TANDA
7,000 3rd July
7,000 7,000
1st Ang. Manila, Rabaul, Bria? z00, dydney 4th Sept.
Melbourne & Hobart..
SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI & JAPAN
RANCHI
"SOMALI
NELLORE
NALDERA
SANTHIA KAISER-I-HIND
7,000.
17,000 25th June Shanghai & Japan. 7th July Shanghai Japan. 7,000 7th July Shanghai & Japan 16,000 9th July Shanghai & Japan.
8,000
9th July Amoy, Shanghai & Japan. 1,000 23rd July Shanghai & Japan. 10,000 23rd July Amoy, Shanghai & Japan.
TALMA
TANDA "BANGALORE
7,000
2nd Aug. Shanghai & Japan.
6,000
5th Arg. Shanghai & Japan.
SIRDHANA
RAIFUTANA SKIRALA
8,000 27,000
8,000 20th Ang. Amoy, Shanghai & Japan
6th Aug. Amoy, Shanghai & Japan: 6th Aug. Shanghai & Japan.
ALL DATES are approximate and sub- fect to alteration without notice. All Cabins are fitted with Electric Fans or Punk Louvre
ystem.
"All's well"? Steamers Ori London and Ans- on the PEO
tralian Lines are fitted with Laundries, Par- cels measuring not more than 5-cu. ft. will be received at the Company's Office, ap to Noon
on the day previzus to saling.
It is very nice to sit here for
a little while, as the weather is wonderfully warm. I often do it when I pass by. It is also very entertaining, because now the boys have started the yachting season.
Most of them are very clever at making their boats sail from shore] to shore just like your boys in the lake of Hyde Park The job here is, perhaps, still a little more difficult than there, as the lakes here are much bigger.
Out they send their yachts and schooners, and then they walk around to the opposite side of the lake and receive them there.
Imagination
conversation.
rest.
ocean.
Irvin S. Cobb and Rochelle Hudson are in the romance comedy, "Everybody's Old Man," which is now being shown at the Alhambra Theatre.
Errol Flynn is in the Cosmopolitan production, "Captain Blood," which will be shown at the Oriental Theatre on Sunday.
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I walked behind some boys the other day and listened to their
What an imagina tion they had. The lake became the Atlantic
The swims which passed the ships were icebergs. Some ships were pirate-be ready to give our lives to make ships with a cruel and bloodthirsty this magical England safe, so that captain, who intended to enter their our children and their children ships with his people, ill the might know its enchantments. crew, carry off the vainable cargo But that does not mean we and destroy the vessel and the also ready to give our Eves for the sake of Aden, or Mombasa, 'or Indeed, children nowadays have Karachi, or the Solomon Islands. fortunately not lost the wonderful
The Spring-tor all, I know — power of imagination in spite of may be equally beautiful in Mauri- all modern mechanics, Thanks bet tins or Mandalay, but their blos Therefore, this magical England som and deep grass are not ours. remains to comfort and to inspire They may play lawn tennis and us, just as Shakespears remains drink bottled Bass in Sarawak or with us. We can use it as a sort the Sudan, but these places have of touchstone. We can ask our no part in our dearest dream of selves how this policy, or that life. Our children must wander. will affect this real England. What as we have done, into the Forest strengthens it is our best gain. of Arden. It is not equally neces When we are told that English sary that they should also lord, it interests are involved we must as we have done, in Hong Kong. try to discover whether it is this To love and to wish to protect
For further at mation, Passage, Freight, Handbesks, etc., apply England that is meant. We may this England is the real vital na-
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passibly discover that it is not, tionalism. Of any other kind 1 that actually what are involved a suspicious. And let us clearly are the interests of a very small understand then what is being group of financial gentlemen mak-threatened and exactly what must APGO BUILDING, CONNAUGHT ROAD CENTRAL, HONGKONG ing large profits out of some be defended. For the apple trees
Įtropical product.
will still blossom every Spring even when debenture holders have to I believe that most of us would work for a living.
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Lovely Rochelle Hadson fain "Everybody's Old-Man” which ir now, being shown at the Alham- bra Theatre.
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Pres. Coolidge
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July 17
Pres. Lincoln
6 m, July 29 Pres. McKinley
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Pres. Hoover
6 am Aus. 8
Pres. Grant
Aug. 14
Pres. Jekerson
Aug. 28
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