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COMPANIES

PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL S.N. CO

PASSENGER/FREIGHT SERVICE

Outwards "CORFU" "CANTON"

"OHUSAN"

Leaves London -

10th August

18th September

8th October

"CARTHAGE” 18th October

Das Hongkong In Port

18th October

5th November

16th November

Via Southampton, Port Said, Aden, Bombay, Colombo,

Penang & Blogspora

Homewards

*"CORFU**

"CANTON"

"CHUSAN"

"CARTHAGE"

Leaves Itongkong Das Loaden

24th Septembe

25th October

10th October

D November

Bth November

6th December

19th November

20th December

VIA Singapore, Penang, Columbo, Bombay, Aden,

Fort Bud & London

*Loading 22nd and 23rd September.

FREIGHT SERVICE

Outwards "BURAT

Arriving

En Port

From V.IC.

walls Zara Sept.

TREVETHOE"

t [ke!

"SHILLONG"

and Oel.

V.K.

(716.

Loading

Bomeward» "BINGAPORE” 301) Bry!

"BURAT

Malin

1st del

14th Oct.

Otaru, Yokohama

Balla For

& Kobe

Kura

Otaru, Yokohama & KUND

For

ten i am.

Singapore, P. Swet- Редаль, Colombo, Aden, Pori Satd, Genon, Marseillas Havre, London Ant-

Hotterdam werp, Hamburg UK. and Continent via Stra

after Miria With Uberly to call at Belawan before or

Ports and Bombay H inducement offer.

at

Tanka available for carriage of Oil in Bolk. Space for refrigerated cargo. Limited Passenger

accommodation

BRITISH INDIA S.N. CO., LTD.

Qua 20th Sepi, from Japan

salli 2nd Oct.

"BANTHIA"

"WABORA"

pur Bil Gel. SAJE DE Oct.

"FULTALA"

sails 10th Det.

"SIRDHANA" due 2d Det

for Singapore, Penang. fangoon & Calcula

frosa Japani

Chitingung

على

for Singapore, Bangoon, Calcutta Calcutta, Chitta-

flangoon

trum

straila

for Japan

from Valeutta, Rangoon

& Straits

* 24th Oct.

for Japan

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

"OLINDA"

tur Sith Clut

alls 2018: Det.

"OBRA"

due 1 Oct. Kuti Ucl

Trans Japan

for Singapore, Culombo, Kareli, Ügerah, Abadan, Khorramshahr & Kuwait frou Peratan Gulf Ports for Japan

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

"EASTERN"

"NELLORE"

for Bandakan, Rabaul,

Sydney

Luo 7th Oct, Alla Vth Oct.

from Japan

Brisbane,

Melbourne

die 15th Oct.

walls 16th Oct.

trom Australia for Japan

&

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MUSICAL

एम

1954,

First Moves In British Battle Swedish Undertakers

For Commercial Television

London, Sept. 28.1

First moves in the big business battle for British commercial television contracts were disclosed last night,

** Prince Littler, band of a large group of West End theatres, announced be had formed a new company which had applied to the Government's watch dog of commercial television — the independent Television Authority for a licence

put on commercial prograISLAITON.

present bag

The company has been forins | "The new company, through Broadcasting Corporation, which ed with £10,000+ nominal capita directors control, over a vast at

a television tal, but one of the directors empire of theatres, could be said here last night it can raise ahead of its competitors with £3,000,000 required; es. ""mini- mam working ospital”!,

TV relays from the stage.

monopoly.

The secret has been well kept When the B.B.C. were told yes Serday of Prince Litter's tulid Prince Litiler controls the If it gets a commercial licence up, an offelal made a one-word Stoll Variety circuit and Drury it may be able to take many comment Shattering."--Chine Lane's Theatre Royal,

With

the British Mail Special. him in tale felevision venture are the Palladium chiet, Voi Far-

JUST Arrived new and reopriditioned neil, two variety agents.” (Lew plands. fully tropicalised, under-

damper, overstrung, modern degna, and Lexile Grade), theatre price to suit all pockets inspection owner Stewart Cruikshank' and welcome at Mayfair Music Comnim men Phil and Sid Hyems. pany, 23, Chiu Laing Street, tele- phones 22835, 27313,

AVAILABLE few dilure set of complete Coronation Ceremony also Tchaikowsky's Hwan Laks Ballet, Dvoraks Slavisio

And

Gregorian Chania mung, by Muiks Choir of Baint-Pierre "do Bolomriés Abbey at D. Exsex, Añ. Der VõsuR Road, Room 1, and foor, tal. 20100.

WANTED KNOWN.

FOOTSORE? Foot Comfort

Consult Dr. Scholl's Service, Telephone

· BOX OFFICE NAMES...

These men can call on the services of the big box offics names in the British singe and film, world. · They also deal with British tours of American stars like Bob Hope, Frankie Laine and Johnnie Ray.

House (Mezzanine Floor) Hongkong NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES qualified Chiropodist in alpentance. Telephone 37181. Air-conditioned.

FOR SALE

"MILL" Finest quality English Mil Blotting Paper in buff, pink and green; 175 X 2A, Mđó cents per Cut to any site. short, #24 per 100. Available at South China Morning Post

WEIGHTS AND

MEASUREMENTS

of cargo exported from Hong kong and South Chiem, compiled by the Swom Measurers, (15 from the

8. C. M. Post,"

"ASTTANĄŻ*

Dutraged cargo ex this vessel will be surveyed by Moses, Goddard, de Douging at Hall's Wharf from 10 m. on September 24 and 23, 1914, and cormignees are requested

star

Адт

from

PENINSULAR

OQUIS NÓS SEPA

EPARABIL

Of

Accused Racketeering

Stockholm, Sept. 22. Charges of "racketeering are made against undertakers in socialist Sweden by the state Price Control Board which has just completed an eight- year survey.

More competition rather than Increased state control is the solution, the Board believes,

Swedish undertakers, it anys, undertakers argue. It enables ore, on an average, making a poor clients to shoulder, them- 100 per, cent; overcharge on selves the cost of a bereavement overy coln they sell. They instead of having recourse ta camouflage this overcharge by public charity, avolding charging their clients for a coffin only. Their billk always include "acrvices" as

& ORIENTAL well, and most of these services

havo just not been rendered.

STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY

R.M.S. "CORFU”

NOTICE TO PASSENGERS

SAILS:

to have their representatives pre- | BAGGAGE: went during the survey,

BUTTERFIELD 'S/SWİRE, -

Agenta,

Hong Kong Baptember 22, 1064,

י}

MESSAGERIES MARITIMES

P.O. Box 33 Queen's Building Tel: 26651

FAST PASSENGER/FREIGHT SERVICE

Friday, the 24th September, at 1200 Noon for the UNITED KINGDOM via Strafta, Colombo, Bombay, Aden and Port Said.

Passengers are requested to send ALL BAGGAGE to the Hongkong & Kowloon Wharf Co.'s Godown at No. 2 GATE, CANTON ROAD ENTRANCE, by Noon on Thursday, 23rd September.

SPECIAL NOTE: With the exception of hand packages carried by passengers themselves, ALL BAGGAGE must pass through the Wharf Co.'s Godown for loading on board by Ship's slinga only.

sailing Oct. 1st sailing Oct. 80th | EMBARKATION:

“VIET-NAM” "CAMBODGE"

FAST FREIGHT SERVICE Accept Direct Cargo for London

"IRAQUADDY" "PEI-HO"

safling Oct. 6th sailing Nov. 8th

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

For full particulars apply to:-

MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO.

OF HONG KONG LTD. Telephone Nos. 27721-4,

MANDRAKE THE MAGICIAN

NIGHT AT MANORAKE'S HOUSE --

THAT WAS MANDRAKE! DARN IT- MISSED MY CHANCE WHEN HE PULLED DOWN THAT SHADE! AH--THERE HE IS --

he. t Oct, 2

FERDINAND

Penang

NANCY

Passengers should embark between 9.30 and 11.00 a.m, on Friday, 24th September, 1954.

SUBJECT TO ALTERATION WITH OR WITHOUT NOTICE

|--NOW--

By Lee Falk and Phil Davis

By Mik

By Erule Bushmiller

LET'S HURRY HOME ---IT-

LOOKS LIKE

RAIN

EVERETT

LINES

EVERETT ORIENT LINE

Fast regular freight-refrigerator- passenger service to Korea, Japan, Philippines, Indo-China, Siam, Malaya, Rangoon, Calcutta and Chittagong.

"LENEVERETT"

Arrives Sept. 28 from Singaproe. Salis Sept. 20 for Kobe & Yokohama.

"BRADEVERETT”

Arrives Salle

from Manila. for Singapore,

Rangoon,

Calcutis,

Chittagong

(Accepting cargo for transhipment Kobe/Pusan and Kobe/Okliawa)

EVERETT STAR LINE Fast regular freight-refrigerator... passenger service to Korea, Japan, Philippines, Indo-China, Slam, Malaya, Colombo, Bombay, Karachi and Persian Gulf.

"STAR ALCYONE”

Arrives

Sept. 30 from Japan.

Salle Oct. 1 for Singapore, Fort Swatten- ban, Colombo, Karachi, Basrah, Khorramshahr, Kuwalt & Bahrein,

Arrives Salls

Oct. 9 from Japan.

Oct. 10 for Singapore, Port Swetten- ham, Madras, Colombo, Bombay, Karuclii,. Basrahi, Khorramshahr, · Kuwait Bahréin.

(Accepting cargo for iranskalpenstä Kobe/Pusan and Kobe/Okinawa).

VERETT, STEAMSHIP. CORPORATION S/A

Eincorporated la tim Kertbills of Panama Chinese De

with Limited Klaki

JOHNNY HAZARD

WHAT? NO MORIE BULLETS? POOR BOULANA YOU ARE AT "MY MERCY, NOW!A

IPERATION JOHNRY | JUN: AT ESCARIE

LA FUTILE "GESTURE/ NOW, WITH ONE WELL-AIMED SHOT HALL BE OUT OF MY WAY.

By Frank Robbins

LAO

31206:

7.23

NOT DESIRABLES

The Bourd ́argues thas such' varying príoms are no desirable because they make it Impossible' to arrive at a Agure for • fair general price.

Detailed blis would only. partially remedy the abuse, the Board says. Over 270 different types of coffins are produced in Sweden and the lay

Moreover, the Board added, customer

tho undertakers would not be able

overcharga to judge Whether he was

more often than they under- getting the charge so that they gain by the right typo, at the right price.

The Board, therefore, the need for more standardisa- tlon and simpler specifications.mised to cease making different.

system. urges

A CARTEL

The Board accuses shroud, wholesalers of forming cartel to keep· prices above a fair level. They have a secret agreement by which no wholesaler may sell at prices. lower than those fixed by the Shroud Whole- salers' Association,

If any wholesaler sells below the fixed price, the Association fines him 1,000 crowns (about £70 sterling) for every delivery made,

Cartels formed to force up prices unfairly are forbidden by law. in Sweden.

The Board alleges-und re- presentatives of the undertaking trade

have admitted that undertakers often charge their clients what they think they can

clicrits

This is strongly denied by the undertakers. They have

pro-

the

:|charges and have invited price Control Board to whether the general customer will benest the system of

by uniform charges.

In is survey, the Board' sets out a scheme which it hás elaborated for calculating fair prices for-burials, -

The undertakers have refused. to accept the scherno on

tho grounds that the profit margins allowed on the commodities aro low, whereas the charges 'allowed for services are too

high.

too

J.

OPEN BOOKS The undertakerr' · central association has however, agreed that Iair tarik bo worked out and has pledged its members to open their books to a price-fixing com mission consisting of repre sentatives of the trade, tha siste and the public. Urged

by newspapers of all get their shades of opinion to thrash the matter out fully, the state price of Control Board, on which private

Citizens

es well as officials sit,

are sometimes

charged three times the fair value of a coffin, whereas poor clients sometimes, coffin below market price.

The "Robin Hood" sort trading

is praiseworthy, ' the,

TALK

ABOUT

MAGIC!

Have you seen

Admiral

| AIR CONDITIONERS

AND REFRIGERATORS

*THE JAM THAT MADE TASMANIA FANGUS="

DAIRY BOX

MILK

CHOCOLATES

Liguel

Kes

intervened itself against atute

in the trade,

Whatever the price-fixing contumistice Board ST

This

says

may

tho

decido, best remedy is

petition

is already

conding from the trend towards

cremations, which are carried out by undertakers, and powerful benest

from

the

reeletics which

moet Swedes funeral costs in return for re gular contributions pald during their lifetime,

COUNCILS CAN HELP

The

town and county councils can also help to bring funeral costs down, according to the state Frics Control Board, by reducing their fees for burial, space In the cemeteries, for ring- Ing koolis and so on. Also, the council might stars, to buy, their own hearms and hire them out at cost price, In the meantime the contro- versy

between the Board-and- the undertakers is keen, One firm has been prosecuted for overcharging and other pro- secutions have been threatened.

The man-in-the-street-seems to have been most struck by the Pot that fact

the Board and the undertakers agren

that

GOO crowns (about £40 sterling) ไป the average price for a burial in Sweden

and This covers burint only, an does not include the costs of tha funeral service, the service, the wreaths, the funeral dinner and other, Incidental expenditure.

When

baby In

a woman can, hayo,

In a private, ward for as as: 150 eruwer, (just lover

£10) in Sweden, 800, crowns peans a lot to pay for dying China Mall Special.

Vertical Jets Will Need

A Colosseum

London, Bept, 32. The head of Britain's big na- fionalised international, mielinis, today pictured the airport of the futurg Nidoking

ancient colosseum of Rome, with circular walls to cut off the sound of vertical take on

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