1953-12-19 — Page 22

"YOCHOW"

"PAKHOI"

"PAKIIOI"

"YOCHOW"

ABUTTERFIELD and SWIRE

CHINA NAVIGATION CO., LTD.

SAILINGS TO

Bangkok

Shanghai

10 n. 23rd Dec.

3 p.m. 24th Dec,

ARRIVALS FROM,

.Shanghai

Kobe

0.30 p. 20th Dec, 21st Dec.

A.O. LINE LTD./C.N. CO., LTD., JOINT SERVICE

"TAIPING"

"SINKIANG"

SAILINGS TO

..Japon

9th Jan.

30th Doc.

ARRIVALS FROM

..... Melbourne & Manila

BLUE FUNNEL LINE

Scheduled Sailings to Europe via Aden & Fori Bald

Loads

"CYCLOPS"

"AUTOLYCUS"

Liverpool & Dubila 23rd Dec.

Genos. Rotterdam

Balls 24th Dec.

Amsterdam, London,

Antwerp & Hamburg 20th Dec.

28th Dec.

"PERSEUS

Marsellies, Liverpool &s

5th Jan.

Liverpool & Glasgow

13th Jan..

0th Jan, 14th Jan.

"ANCHISES" "CLYTONEUS"

8. "ANCHISES"

Glasgow

Liverpool, & Dublin 22nd Jan.

Scheduled Bailings from Europe

G. "CLYTONEUS"

S. "ASTYANAX”

G. "PYRRHUS"

G. "ASCANIUS"

8. "EUMAEUS"

8. "AGAPENOR"

G. "PELECY"

Sails

Liverpool

Salled

do

do

do

18th Dec,

24th Dec,

3rd Jan.

7th Jan.

Sails Rotterdam

13th Dec.

13th Jan.-

23rd Jun.

Arrivea

Hong Kons

26th Dec. 2014

20th Doc.

8th Jan. 1954

13th Jon, 1954 25th Jan, 1954

20th Jan, 1954

7th Feb. 1054 13th Feb. 1054

G. Loading Glasgow, before Liverpool. S, Londing Swanson, before Liverpool. Carriers' option to proceed via other parts to load & discharge cargờ,

DE LA RAMA Lines

ARRIVING FROM US. ATLANTIC & PACIFIC COAST PORTS.

- "AGAMEMNON"

“DONA AURORA”

"DONA ALICIA"

"BATAAN"

"MUNCASTER CASTLE”

Salla N.X.

Sails 8.F.

Salled

Salled

- do

-do-

24th Dec, 14th Jan,

1 do 1

2nd Jan, 15th Jan, 5th Feb,

Arr. ILX. 30th Dec. 19th Jan,

Sist Jan, 13th Feb. 4th Mar.

SAILING for NEW YORK, via SAN FRANCISCO, LOS ANGELES & CRISTOBAL.

"BENARES"

Loads

211 Dec.

Baile 22nd Dec.

4th Jan, 10 Jan.

6th Jan,

20th Jan,

"AJAX" "HAINAŊ" Accept cargo for Kingston and to Central & South American ports on through bila of lading.

Tathay Pacific Airways Ltd.

Route

Depart Hongkong

EIK/Bangkok/Singapore (DC-4) 1.00 am. Tun. Fr. Connects at Bangkok with U.B.. on #IK/Manile/DN. Borneo (DC-3) 6.10 a.m. Tuo, FrL. Hit/Saigon/Singapore (DC-4) 11.00 am. Wed. HK/Hanoi/1laiphong (DC-3) 10.00 am. Wed. Hic/Bangkule/tangoon/

Calcutta

(DC-4) 11.00a.m. Sat.

Arrives 1. K.

ton return) 7.15.m. Wed, Sat Tuesdays for Rangoon)

3.40 p.m. Wed. Bai 500 km. Thu.

140m. Thu.

4.30 p.m. Bun.

All the above subject to Alteration without notice..

for particulars plusse apply to:-

Butterfield & Swire. (Hongkong) Ltd.

1 Connaught Rd. Tal: 30331/8

Branch Office: 50 Connaught Rd. West.

EVERETT

Tal: 25875.32144.24878

LINES

EVERETT ORIENT LINE Fast regular freight-refrigerator-passenger Bervice to Korea, Japan, Philippines, Indo- China, Slam, Malaya, Rangoon, Calcutta and Chittagong.

"BRADEVERETT"

In Port Salls

Loading

Doc. 10 for Kobe & Yokohama,

"LENEVERETT”

Arrives Sails

THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1053,

ARE YOU UP WITH THE NEWS?

EVENTS OF THE YEAR

QUIZ ON 1953

1. This year the Prime Minister of Britain was made a Knight of the Garter. Where and in what month did the ceremony take place?

2. The new Prime Minister of Peralu who overthrew Mossadegh Is General Zptedi. He had held a government post formerly: What was it?

When Malenkov took over after Stalin's death, how old was he? 55, 61, 03, or 407

4. What famous American Republican Senator died this year?' 5. The floods off East Anglia, and Holland in January arousch worldwide sympathy. What comparable disaster took pluco later In the year elsewhere?

6. Everyone knows of Sygnman Rhee, President of South Korea,

but what is the name of his Prime Minister?

7. How many statesmen did President Aurlo ask to become Prime Minister during Francës Cabinet crisis before even- tually succeeding with M. Laniel?

B. Where and when was this year's Conference of Common-

wealth Prime Ministers held?

0. When the United Nations met in August to

discuss the formation of a Political Conference on Korea, the admission of a certain country to this conference caused major cou- troversy. What was the name of this country?

10. Now armills were made for use at the Coronation. They

were the gift of whom?

PEOPLE OF THE YEAR

1. Who carried the St Edward's Crown in the procession up the

Abbey at the Coronation?

2. Who was the chief physician attendant on Queen Mary at

the time of her death?

3. Italy got a new Prime Minister this year; what is his name?

4. Who is the Governor-General of the newly federated territory

of Nyasaland and the Rhodesins?

5. What British climber led the reconnaissance expedition of 1051 which made this year's ascent of Everest possiblo?,

6. This year a new Becretary-General of the United Nations

took over from Mr Trygve Lic. What is his name?

7. Who prosecuted for the Crown in the Christle case which

received so much publicity in Britain this summer?

B. Who was the fashion designer who this year caused a sensa-

tion by threatening short dresses again?

B. What distinguished Lord Mayor died in office this year?

10. At the Canadian elections in August Mr St Laurent and his Liberals came to power yet again. Who led the Conserva- tives, his nearest rivals?

“Lei's skip Chibberowski, ke never sends us one."

THE YEAR AND THE ARTS

1. What artist has been appointed to point, the official stato

portrait of the Queen?

2. Name the composer and the librettist of the opera "Tho Rake's Progrem", one of the highlights of this year's Edin- burgh Festival.

2. An English company appeared in "Richard II" at the Rhodes

Centenary Exhibition at Bulawayo. Who led the company?

..

4. What is meant in cinema pariance by stereophonic sound? 5. Two famous authors died this year: one was Roman Catholic, the other unül the latter part of his life on agnostic. Who were they?

THE YEAR AND SCIENCE

with

1. In August Rusala revealed progress in competition

America in developing the hydrogen bomb, Approximately how much more powerful potentially is a hydrogen bomb than an atomic bomb?

2. To what do these nicknames refer-"The Niko" and "Honest

John"?

3. Professor Piccard hit the headlines this summer by trying in his bathyscope to break the record for deep-sea diving. In 1932 he made fame in a very different way: what did he do?

4. The British Association-august body of Commonwealth scientists-met this year in Liverpool. What was the name of the 1953 President?

5. What are optical bleachers?

THE YEAR AND SPORT

1. England regained the Ashes from Australia this year for the

first time for 10 years. In what year did "The Ashes": originate?

2. In 1953 footballer Stanley Matthews and jockey Sir Gordon- Richards each achieved a long sought-for prize. What were they?

3.. Tommy Farr decided this year to give up his two-and-a-half year attempt to make a come-back after his defeat by whom? 4. A new record was set up at Wimbledon, this year when Jaroslav Drobny and Budge Patty played a singles match lasting for 93 games. When was the previous record for the number of games in any one match at Wimbledon set up? 5. A famous golfer won the British Open Championship this

year at the rst attempt. Who was he?

(SOLUTIONS ON PAGE 24)

THEY'VE EVEN GOT

CHRISTMAS CARDS

Yo

By J. W. TAYLOR

3-D

a close second. It was thought that its title added to the pub- lle appeal "Mother of Parlia- ments."

is the

7OU probably would not mas greetings to his many

be sending off those friends. Christmas cards to your To save time, Cole, who was

Also gaining ground relatives and friends and re. later to found the Victoria and

Albert Muscum and become "animated" card with cut-outs celving perhaps as many in Sir Henry Cole, commissioned of reindeer, birds with flapping who ran wings, or other features that return had not Henry Cole, artist R.C. Horsley, In November 1848, realised that, for those times, he had left it rather late to write out and send Christ-

CHRISTMAS CROSSWORD

18

HO

12

Kobe &

Yokohama.

Dec. 24 from Singapore, Dec. 24 for

"NOREVERETT”

Arrives Saila

Dec. 28 from Manila.

Dec. 20 for Singapore, Penang,

Kangoon, Calcutta Chittagong.

(Accepting cargo for transhipment Kobe/Tusan and Kobe/Okinawa)

EVERETT STAR LINE

Fast regular freight-refrigerator-passenger service to Korea, Japan, Philippines, Indo- China, Siam, Malaya, Colombo, Bombay, Karachi and Persian Gulf Ports.

"STAR ALCYONE”

Arriycs Salla

Dec. 22 from Singapore. Dec, 23 for Pusan,

Yokohama.

"STAR ARCTURUS“

Arrives

· Salls.

Kobo

علي

Dec. 22 from Japan, Dec. 23, für Sinimport, Colombo,

Bombay, Karachi KhorrAIN- shahr, Basrah & Bahrein,

(Apoeling carig for transhipment K555/PWan And Kabe/Okinawaf

EVERETT STEAMSHIP CORPORATION SIA

Interporated in the tapusile of Panama with Limited Liability)

Queen's Building. Chinese Heperintent

16

17

4 15

ACROSS

4. Let Po slice for an out-of-the-ordinary helping (7)

8. Nothing exists to give you an appetite (0)

9. Thus we roll along (7)

10. Proposals from 24 Across (0)

11. Intertwine tinsel and join up (6)

12. Note bain among dinner guests when you take the easy way

'T. 8).

Out (4,

18. Sounds ike Christmas advice from the Postmaster General (8)

20. Nothing at top is baked with the bird (8)

21. The nutmeg is in the pudding (0)

22. Stun ape for a simian Christmas delicacy (7)

23. Abandon what sounds like the end of the meat (0)

24. Change at store. For an electric one? (7)

Down

1. May you have a large one at your Christmas dinner, storting

with a Basi-drink (7)

g. Capilvaling characters in many a pantomime (4)

the card is an art shop in Bond Street, stand out when

don, to design greetings opened like a 3-D picture, eard for him.

Sir Henry

them

at a

the Horsley liked

Iden so much that he had a thousand copies printed of the card he had designed for and quickly sold shilling each. It showed Д Dickensian scene of tradition- al Christmas merrymaking, and thus the Christmas card tom was launched the world over.

Favourite Place

of

CUE

And according to Mr C.W. Hayes,

Mers Reptuel Tuck, the biggest firm of great- card manufacturers, ibe Dickensian sceno .sull holds favourite place in public fancy In the Christmas card trade.

Tennyson once turned down an offer of a thousand guineas for a greetings card verse, becupation that is how a full- time and highly- paid one for the experts, who find that at Christians timo peoplo like a bit of the good old- fashioned sentiment, eyea though today they are mere particular and study the versta carefully before making kbolce.

P&O B.L. E&A

COMPANIES

PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL S.N. CO.

PASSENGER/FREIGHT SERVICE

Outwards "CORFU "OHUSAN"

"CANTON"

Leaves London

10th December

18th December

10th January

Dae Hongkong

1932 Jarstiary

18th JanuLAKY.

12th February

Vid fouthampton, Port said, Aden, Bombay, Colombo,

Homewards

"CORFU”

"CHUSAN”

"CANTON"

Penang & Bingapore

Leaves Hongkong Dus London.

Toth January

1st Yabruary

18th February

1st March

18th February 10th March

Accepting cargo fog Singapore, Padang, Colombo, Bambay. Aden, Port Bald & Loudon FREIGHT SERVICE

Outwards

Arrives

"TRESILLIAN"18th January

Homewards "SOCOTEA”

“SUNDA”

BALLS

1st January

51 January

For

Siral, Colombo, Aden, Port Said, Oran, Mar- Peilles. Glagow, LiveT- pool, North Continent, Straits. Colombe, Aden, Port Bald, Canoa, Mar- mellice. Landea, North Continent.

With liberty to call as Delawan before or after Beenito Porta and at Bombay U indicament offers,

Bulk. Tanks available for

of Oll in CATEO

Limited Passenger Space for refrigerated cargo.

accommodation.

BRITISH INDIA S.N. CO., LTD.

3rd Jast, from Japan "SIRDHANA” due

Bell 5th Jan,

'"WALDBA" dus 6th Jan. Balls 7th Jan.

due 10th Jan,

"ANSHUN"

salie 11th Jan.

for Singapore, Penang, Rangoon & Calcutta trom Japan

for Singapore, Rangoon

& Chittagong

from Calcutta, Hangoon & Strolls

far Japan

P. & 0./B. I. JOINT SERVICE

"UMARIA"

"OKHLA"

"ORNA"

due 21st Dec.

Balls 23rd Dec.

due 23rd Dec.

sal 24th Dec.

duo 27th Dec. salle 21 Dec.

from Karaca Bombay,

Colombo Be Straits

for Kobe, rokata Yakuhama

&

from P. Quit, Karachi, Hombay, Colombo & Singapore

for Nagoya, Kobe & Hirokata

from Jayan-

for Singapore, Colombo, Bombay, Karachi, Kahrein," Kuwell, Khor Falshahr

& Lascelt Also other P. CHULE Ports vid Bombay

EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN S.S. CO., LTD.

"NELLORE”

"NELLORE"?

due 21st Dec. from Australia

Kalis 23rd Dec.

far Nagoya, Yokohama, Kobo, Uraka & ture from Japan

Adelaide

due 13th Jan.

Bails 12th Jan.

for

Bydney.

& Melbourne

All vessels have liberty to call at any ports on of off the route & the route & sailing are subject to change or amendment with or without notice,

For full particulars apply lo·· MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO. OF HONG KONG LTD. Telephone Nos. 27721-4.

B.O.A.C, takes good care of you

to

EUROPE

LONDON • DUSSELDORF • FRANKFURT.

ZÜRICH

ROME • NICOSIA

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Very much the vogue Arc the photographic cards show. ing a picture of the new baby, or perhaps the family pat Axed primly in the centre of a

This Was personal greeting.

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much favoured by Qucen Mary whose last batch" of 1 Christmas cards relatives and friends featured the Queen on horseback of the -- Trooping of the Colour ceremony.

Gaining Ground

The year before:"last" "the Queen, when Pringeks⠀ Ellia-

beth, chase for her card: a pie

8. Rather a limited choice in this meal, certainly no alcohol in fure of herself and thò - Duke

the middle (§.

5. Even absent friends

get these (3)

B. Heard at Christmas (6)

. Finally the cobbler mấy be hors (244)))

15. This tree is the place for the Christmas fairy (3, 2, 3).

11. For celebrating nothing as good mis tripo. (7)

18. Christmas Day must always be (8, 4))

15. Apes Lophie Thessage ends with refusal (4) bikarwo of these days follow Christmer pa

10. Chrisumar fhree-but not from here (UY

[Hotmiloss in Pazn-15),

driving in an open car during iheir Canadian Visit on a roule lined by choring Canadiane,

There are inphy people, too, nho khe thì cutorial mark or skirthday parda. · Last year th

trpsty - tosios Kirim Kold grey

the Tuck cards, wi!

MADRID

LISBON

Enjoy a swift, sore flight to Europe at fine weather heights. Fully pressurized 4-engined Argonaut airliners, Deep-seated comfors attentive and courteous service, complimentary meals and mealtime drinks. No tips or extras. Convenient topover facilities.

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