1920-10-21 — Page 7

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, OUTOBEN 218T,

THE LURE OF THE EAST.

A

DODWELL & COMPANY.LD. IGANTIC JEST

„STEAMSHIP SERVICES.

Regular Ballings to

NEW YORK & BIOSTOİN

vin Bucsfor Panama Cangissan Owner's Option.

8.8. "MUNCASTER CASTLE

LLOYD

6.5. "PERSIA "

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*** sailing about 20th 1

TRIESTINO

For SHANGHAI

about 8th Nov.

Korem

for BRINDISI VENICE & TRIESTE. king Cargo on through Bills of Lading for MEVANT, BLACK SEA & DANUBE

PORTS.

SINGAPORE, PENANG & COLOMBO

6.5.JI" AFRICA" "

B.8. "PERSIA ".

sailing about 7th November.

sailing about 8th December,

Famengore' Luggage can be insured at the Office of the Agent

NANYO

YUSEN KAISHA, Ltd.

(BOUTH SEA MAIL 88. 00.J

Begular Services between

JAPAN, HONGKONG

FOR JAPAN

"BORNEO MARU”

JAVA.

miling on or about 30th Oct.

For JAVA,

TRANSPORT

OCEAN

CTAIYO KATUN KAISHA) Stenship Service frana-Pacific. Almo to Anatralla, Europe, etc.

LINE

NATAL

Co., Ltd.

OF STEAMERS.

TAXING Osiyo en through Bills of Lading for SOUTH AFRICAN PORTS with transhipmen at UALLUTTA,

In conjunction with the ·

UNDO CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION: CO., LTD.

AND APCAR LINEA

"Foï Frugks or Protage,on any of the above Idnes sypły to:-

N.

DODWELL &

Agent

LTD.,

110

Y. K.

NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA

BAILINGS;FROM MONOTONU KOMIKOA TO ALTERATION:

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A Negri Sembilan relident writes to the Maley Hast in the following strain :-

The Lurs of the East" is one of those clap trap expressions that convey to the lay mind various fantastic notions all very tar from reality. Numerous authors and poets have utilized, un oriental setting to plunge their readers into the wildest realms of romance, love, and "mystery? de- Not that we haven't been given some lightful writings on the subject. Jis Laurence Hope must have caused many a heart-dutter to the romantic soul of the school-girl,

NOTICES TO CONSIGNEES

INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION

COMPANY, LIMITED.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

FROX KOBE & MOJI.

TRUE Steamship.

“TATSHING" having arrived from the above ports, Consignsen of cargo by her are hereby informed that all goods are being landed at their risk fate the casardons and/or extra hazardour Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company, Limited, whence, and or from the Ost will

sand-j, barves, delivery may be abt Wate

Until the intervention of authority, the reputed mysticism of the Orjent enabled clairvoyantes, palmists, many diviners etc., to inre many shekels from the credulous public. But it must have been from the stage. that the phrase, Lure of the East, emanated. For Sears, Te have beed regaled, with socalled Oriental dances and plays. In pre-war

Goods

cleared by the not

be subject to rent

All broken, chafed and damaged packages are to be left in the Godowns here they will be

minest. Claims against the steamer must be

will not be 10 presented within 10 days of arrival otherwise

Fire Insurance

effected by us in

Bils of Lading will be countersigned by

whatever. JARDINE, MATHESON & Co, Im,

General Managers. Hongkong October 18th, 1920.

we had the classical dancers, whose Oriental type, presenting as they did, an opportunity to wear the least, possible How the stalls, at amount of Velothing.

GI the Patru nad to fill up with bald hinds when Miss Allen, or Lady Construce: Stewart-Richardson came, on to embarass. modest south with their Studies from the Orient! 4 portrayal of the Orient to suit the public taste and idens has in dead proved a veritable gold-mine to theatrical producers and playwrights "Eismot," with the house reeking of in- cam, set the ball rolling for an avalanche of Oriental productions. A Jamboree of fantastic-looking individuals, with a predominance of alluring dark damsels with shapely legs, and airy costumes weird music; gorgeous dresses and wonder ful stage wetting produced the inimitable

Chu Chin Chow

If only the juled Londoner seeking mental tonic could view the delight, and thrills of the Orient by visiting The voice from the minaret. The man who Came Backer East is West," the notably feeble productions,

Egypt and Robert Hicbens must be chiefly responsible for the term Glamour. of the East”—wondrous golden, magn

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

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. "LAKE GITANO ® VOE: 3-HOME. \Mr. CALCUTTA via SINGAPORE, HE above-mentioned vessel having arrived

from the above mentioned porta, Cons gases of Cargo are hereby informed that they must take inmediate delivery of same from alongside, and all Cargo impeding discharge will be landed at their mak and

ripense into the Pacise Mail Steamship Company Godowas st West Point, and stored at Oonsignees' risk...

Consignees of Cargo are hereby noticed that they met produce an Import Permit signed by the Superintendent of the Imparts and Exporta,

before Bill of Lading Houghong

n Pa

Bla

rising and sinking over the. Pyramida..... / countersigned, masamagal goods

silent mystic waters of the Nile-moonlight fits over the Dheart out a white an clandestine appointments with Omdurinam dancing girls for ever chanting the Bedouin Love Song. Such are the forms of delights credited the visitor to Cairo, He is much more grobably a very bored individual in Shepherd's Hotel, wonder ing when the next boat leaves for Mar soilles.

We, living in this small corner of the East, are particularly unfortunate in all the delights the Orient is credited with. We only have the wonderful sunshine, the haunting melody of the-tom-toms; and the picturesquo Chinaman-and the State Band. Even the gentleman with the mango tree trick, and the mongoose.anake exhibitor ROW, thus & miss in baulk.

Government will not even allow us our pain-trees ! -

A

And

Quite a few us could do with a litla more of the voluptuous existence; secreŃ dited the dweller in the Orient, and a cloment. The

SEATTLE & VICTORIA via Manila, Shanghai & Japan portstle less of the Mr. W

Cargo to Overland Pointe US, in connection with Great Northern Northern Pacifs

and Chicago, Milwaukos á Bt. Paul Railway

TOYAMAJMARU

TOYOHASHI MABU

FUSHIHI MARU (omitting Manila). KATORI MABŲ

Manday

Friday,

Tuesday, Tuesday,

15th Nov, at 11 am. 18th Nov, at 11 km. 14th Dec,lat (11 L 28th Dec., 11 am.

result of all these erroneous actions about the pleasures of the East is that our people, at Home do not sympathize with our hard ships. They paly credit as with exuber- anes of spirite when we tell them of our often having to subsist on boiled rubber seeds; and that we constantly shoot tigers from our verandab. The result of this

LONDON & ANTWERP via Singapore, Penang, Colombo, Suez scepticism is that, instead of sending us

Port Bald and Marseilles.

·SADO MARU

KITANO MABU

INABA KARU

4

Friday, 29th Oct, at 11 am Friday, 13th Nov, as 11 z.

28th Nov, at Friday,

1.1.

HAMBURG, LONDON & ROTTERDAM via Suez.

DAKAR MĀRU sailing from Bingapore

Friday, 19th November.

LIVERPOOL & MARSEILLES is Singapore. Colombo, Sues so

Port Baid

KAMAKURA MAKU sailing from Singap re

End of November.

to

"All broken, chafed and be left in the Godowns where they will be examined on October with, at 10 4 of

All claims must be presented win a wreck the steamer's arrival here after which they cúm. wet be recognized. No claim will be admitted after the goods have left the Godowns and al goods remaining andelivered after October Beth, will be subject to rent,

No Fire Insurance whatever will be exfected Consignees are requested to send in their Bille of Ladit for countersignature immediately.

PACIFIO MAIL, STEAMSHIP CO.,

As Operators, US Shipping Board. Hongkong, Uctober 18th, 1920,

.....

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THE EAST ASTATIC CO, LTD.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

Pros SCANDINAVIA.

HE Motership

H

PANAMA" having arrived from the above ports our Oct 19th, 1990, Consignees of Cargo by her are hereby informed that all Goods are being landed at their risk into the hazardous and/or extra

hazardous Godowns of the Hongkong and that pot of caviare so urgently requested, Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company, Ltd, we receive a writing pad, or half a dohence, and/or from the wharven, delivery may discarded white waist-coats. And many be obtained.

of these erroneous idena? about Oriental

Goods not

life are, due to that class of idiots, who rabject to rent.TERESA 26th; will be

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broken, chafed and damaged packages to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on Oct. 25th, 1931, at 10. L.M.

Claims against the Steamer mustbe presented within 10 days of arrival, otherwise they will not be recognised.

on returning Home, affect an air of aloof. nose to English sociabilities. They will are to likely spin the hard luck tale to any rich relations; but to others they will foster the idea of being terrible guy dogs in the East. They are the sort of men who, while watching the Palace chorus girl.will jabber about a Malay wayang," at the same time wondering

MELBOURNE & SYDNEY vis Manila, Zamboanga, Thursday where the stage door is Yet one cannot

Island, Townsville & Brisbane.

NIKKO MARU

AKI MABU

NEW YORK via Buez.

Friday, Wednesday,

2k-ă Dot, at IX 2.2 17th Nov, at 11 am

SOUTH AMERICAN PORTS via CAFE,

BOMBAY & COLOMBO via Singapore.

JINSHO MARU...

Wednesday, 7th Octobar

CALOUTTA & BANGOON via Singapore & Penang.

KOTEU MARU

SHINSEI MARUL

Sunday, 24th October.

4th November Thursday,.

JAPAN PORTS-Nagasaki, Kobe & Yokohama..

TANGO MARU

Baturday,

SHANGHAI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA.

TENSHIN" MABU

IWARA MABU...

BOMBAY MARU

KAMO MARUZ..

20th Nov, at 11

Thursday, 1st Oct.

2nd Oct., at 10. sim Friday, Wednesday, 7th October,

Friday, 19th Oct., at 11.

blame a fellow for being reticent on cer tain phases of his tropical existences for instance, you wouldn't tell the girl of your beart" that you hadn't had a civilized bath for a number of years - Yet in spite of the charms of the Orient, most people are quite satisfied to know" thom through ether people's minds, or from the stalls of the Haymarket Even in pre-war days not one tourist in a hundred that visited Colombo was a Britisher. Cairo As their Eastern limit, and here they are noticeable for their long nosms and 'longer, cigara!.....

No the lore and glamour of the Eart is non-existent. It's a gigantio jest, and a sorry one for the dweller in the tropics. The sordid reality of the East is the factor that sweeps aside any surface pleasure or amusement there may be No-believe me gav nor an ard life for a bloke wots once used to drive his # sicpper" down the Olloway Road. You can ave all the bloomin' sunshire, an' the mainyers and them, nautch girls. Give me the moonlight

| kept the 4 Green: Spider at Wapping "..

For further information apply to NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA. over Strawberry Hill, and that girl wot

Telephone Nos. 292 À 233,"

8. YASUDA, Manager.........

CHINA MAIL S.S. CO., LTD.

FREIGHT AND PASSENGERS

NANKING”

15,000 tons

CHINA"

10,200 to

BAILINGS - FROM HONGKONG FOR

NILE

11,000 tons

SAN FRANCISCO

SHANGHAI, JAPAN PORTS AND

NANKING

Oct. 31st.

CHINA Dec, 4th,

#t

HONOLULU

NILE" Nov. 6th.

An unsurpassed high-class passenger service.

CAT. BURRIDGE, Asting Freight and Passenger Agoni," Prince's Buildings Loe oase Street, Telephone, Pizzenger Dept: 1834. Telephone, Freight Dept, and Agens 2161.

GAMEKEEPER'S ADVICE TO HIS UNDERSTUDY.

No Fire Insurance will be effected by us in any case whatsoever.

Bills of Lading will be countersigned by

ME THORESEN & CO.

Agenta. Hongkong, October 20th, 1920.

(1650)

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VETARZO

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DR. LE CLERG'S deridioneve.

CHIEDREN OF FAR CATHAY.

A SOCIAL AND POLITICAL MOVIE, OF

ARBORDING ENTERRENT,

By CHAR. J. HALOOMBE,

Formerly of the Imperial Chinese. Ota- tom Bervice, Author of "The Mystie Flowery, Land,"" sta.

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The approach of the shooting Besch jay? a London paper, brings the A Fans following back to memory kooper of the older generation was bring ing up one of the younger ones in the way he should go, and said to him, “ You know, Tom," when you're walkin' with the gentry out sheetin you want to be ta description of Chinese Social conditions in careful or you speaks to em. If so bo China, makes " CHILDREN OF FAR CASHAY” MA as it's a Duke, you always calls, 'im f your | excellent volume for Customs and Superstitions, Grace is a Marques or an Earl, combined with the insight it girts into poklical you're safe in sayin my Lord while presentation to friends at Elome,

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For whatever is namo is; but sometimes

you'll meet a Bishop, or maybe a Dean, them you got to be carefuller

ap'

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It wore a a Bishop as got me into trouble-

when

I wore your age I were with 'im,

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INDO-CHINA

STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY. LIMITED,

MANILA TIEN ISIN SHANGHAI SHANGHAI

SÄILINGS SUBJECT TO ALTERATION”,

SINGAPORE & PENANG“ KORE..

YUENSANG Fri 2nd Oct. 1. CHEONGSHING, Sat, 14th Oct., Dight.

WINGS ANG

Tuos, 38th Och, Durks -CHOYSANG" Tas th Oct, D'igns; FOOSHING". Tues, 18th Oct, 2 pm. HANG Thara stir Oct. 3 pas,

CALCUTTA LINEp-Tale Line afforda regular saliings to Calentta. Penang and Singapore returning from Caluutta saamars proceed via Streis " and Hongkong to Japan, Occasionally calling at changbad. All steamers have excellent passenger sccommodation, are fitted with Electric Light and Fann and carry a fully qualified

approximately overy Ave days between Canton and Bhangaal, sometimes calling at Swadow. Through tickets can be obtained, and through Bill of Lading are issued to all Northern and Yangtze Porta via Shanghal

SHANGHAI LISADES

MANILA

LINE —A *#7

in maintained with Minia by vessels with good pamonger accommodation, wilings but ports every Friday.

waakty (for passengers and cargo, when inducement offers. nihow y

HAIPHONG LE và

BORNEO ILINE:

TIRNTAIN LINE

Oas miling per month between Honglong and Sandakan by

steamer having up-to-date socommodation for passengers, Cargo taken on through Bills of Lading for Knadai, Jesselton. Tabaan, Tawao and Lahad Datu

-A regular service is run from March to November between

Hongkong and Tientein, calling at Welhalwal and Chetco.

CALGUTTA

5.S

LINE.

"FOOSHING" will be despatched on or acont

Oct., 26th, for SINGAPORE and PENANG.

Through Bills of Lading issued to RANGOON, PORT SWET- TENHAM, MADRAS, and DUTCH EAST INDIES.

For Freight or Passage apply.

Jardine. Matheson & Co., Ltd.,

GLEN

AND

HEINERAL. MANAGERƐ!

SHIRE

Joint Service of Steamers.

U.K.-STRAITS, CHINĄ & JAPAN SERVICE.

Vensel

*VOGTLAND “CLENOGLE"

"PEMBROKESHIRE. PIGIENIFFER "GLENSHANE GLENOGLE *.

OUTWARDS.

HOMEWARDS.:

Leaves Hongkong

Die Hongkong

Octa

Now

Discharg

GENOA, LONDON & BoreanDAM,

about 15th Oet. •, 'GarOA & LÒNDOWM

3rd Nov

Second half November Lenox, AFTWERT & BOTTERDAM,

·GENDA, LORDÓN & HonuRDAM.

Middle of Dec

Merements are subject to change withosh not "For freight or further particulars please apply kapas

Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd.

(The Glen Line, Lid: 3 AGENTS: The Royal Mail Steam Packet Car

Owners of "Shire” Line:"

Tal. Ho. I ́mbé ex 25.

Cabia Addr

Kawakisen, Kobe. Bailey's, ABQ Bi2 22.

sad. Boost's Codes

KAWASAKI KISEN

(HAWABAKI

BIRAMSHIP #00)

KAISHA

CAPITAL PAID-UP anatamani memoria V50,000,000

Predšenih: "Mi, Y. Kewaskul Vice-Prodňank : Me E MarguzARA, Managing Director: Mr. MASATA AM

Company has on hand a Targe Humber of

NEW CARGO

STEAMERS

ALWAYS HEADY FOR

CHARTERS of all descriptions.

The following are comprised in the Company's Tiss :---

Eleven steamers of 9,100 tons each dez eight.

And, under the Company's manig

Twenty steamers of about 9,ies tons deadweight each

Two stea el about 6,500 tons deadweight each.

other particulars apply to the KAWASAKI KIBEN - KAISHA.

No. 8, Burn, Horn,