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PRESIDENT LINERS

are

LUXURY LINERS

with Every Staterooms, Outside, Largs and Airy

S.S. PRESIDENT COOLIDGE

WILL SAIL FOR

MANILA AT 6.00 PM.

ON FRIDAY, DECEMBER 31ST., 1937.

HONOLULU, SAN FRANCISCO & LOS ANGELES

VIA KOBE & YOKOHAMA

S.S. PRESIDENT COOLIDGE Will Sail on January 8th, 1938, at 6 p.m.

DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINES AMERICAN HAIL LINE

CANATIFAN PALIEKO

SALWAY

12, Pedder Street.

&DAYS

10 DAYS

DAYS

PEND TELE

GoEMPRESS to America, Europe

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Victoria Leave Leave Arrive

Canada Dec. 24

Jan. 26 Jan. 28: Jan. 30 Japan Feb. 8 Feb. 10°

Dec 29 Dec. 31 Jan. Feb 1 Feb. Feb. 13 Eph.

Jan. 12 Feb. 12

Feb. 21 Feb. 25

THE CHINA MAIL, DECEMBER 21, 1937.

GROWTH OF THE GERMAN NAVY Two New 35,000-Ton Battleships

Details of German warships now under construction are given in the "Year Book of the German Navy for 1988, which has just been pub lished in Berlin. These are:

Two 35,000-ton battleships, armed with eight 14.9in and 12 5.9in guns,

Two 19:250-top aircraft riers;

2.

ENGLISH GIRL'S ENGAGEMENT TO SIAMESE PRINCE

(By AIR MAIL)

London, November 27. Prince Birabongse, the racing motorist, who went to Siam to get the permission of the King, his cousin, to marry Miss Ceril Hey- cock, will return to London early in the New Year.

The wedding will probably take place shortly after his return,*** car-Miss Heycock told an "Evening

News representative to-day. under the name of B. Bira, is 23.

One: 10,000-ton heavy cruiser, armed with eight 8in guns and 12 4.2în anti-aircraft guns;»

Two 10,000-ton light cruisers, armed with 6in guns; g

Six 1,811-ton destroyers;- Twelve 600-ton torpedo boats; and

Twelve 600-ton minesweepers, armed with two 42in and one Loin guns.-

Prince Birabongse, who-races under the name of B. Bira, is 25. Miss Heycock, daughter of Lien- tenant-Colonel and Mrs P. R. Hey- cock, of Evelyn-gardens, South Kensington, is 21. She is an art student

"We have been unofficially en- gaged for some time," she said.

WITH BROTHER AT ETON It is expected that a third bat

"My fiance left for Siam or tleship will be added to this list October 16, after the motor-racing shortly. The heavy cruiser now season, and he cabled me yester building is a sister ship to the Ad-day to say that he had received the miral Hipper and the Binecher King's permission.

launched recently, and, as a result The Prince was in the

of Germany's adherence to the house as my brother at Eton, but Naval Treaty, will be the last of I first met him at an art school in its type to be built.

Two 7,000-ton light cruisers, anned with 6in guns, have also been planned

WERE YOU SENT BY HEAVEN?

(By AIR MAIL)

London

"I am very keen on painting. He is both a sculptor and a painter.

"At the moment I can say noth- ing of the marriage plans, but I am-expecting a letter from the Prince in a few days' time. We may take a studio in London.**

THE RING

Miss Heycock was wearing her engagement ring-a large solitaire diamond.

The Prince left it at a jeweller's when he went to Siam and arranged that as soon as he cabled the con-

cock's father should hand it to her. sent to the engagement Miss Hey-

Capetown, December 2, Falling unconscious to earth after a record parachute jump of 22,395 feet, near Johannesburg, to- day, Willam A. Kerr, 30-year-old Rand commercial traveller, was showed at this year's Royal Aca greeted by natives when he recover demy was of Miss Heycock

ed consciousness with the amazing demand-

"Were you sent by heaven as a herald of rain?**

But he could tell them only that The had no inside information about

The bronze head which the Prince

Singapore Raw Rubber

Mesers. H. B. Joseph and Co have received the following quota-

the end of the present drought. tions in Straits Currency for Raw

Mr. Kerr's jump is believed to be Rubber:

a record for the British Empire: World record is claimed by Soviet Russia, with a jump of 36,000 feet by Captain Kaitanov last Angust.

Priestina

Lloyd

Jan/March 24- b.

April/June 24-2 b. down Y. July/Sept. 24-34 5.

Market: Dull

MY. "VICTORIA”

will despatch for

Genoa, Naples, (London Overland)

Manila, Singapore, Columbo, Bombay, Aden, Massawah and Port Said

19th 1937

RESUMPTION OF CALL AT SHANGHAI

Commencing with the Empress of Russia from Hong Kong January g6, 1938, Canadian Pacific "EMPRESSES will call at Shanghai on the eastbound voyage.

Empress of Asia from Vancouver will call at Shanghai on January 24th, en route to Hong Kong.

SAILING TO MANILA

Empress of Japan on January 14th.

Canadian Pacific

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