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THE HONGKONG LALLY PRESS, SATURDAY, MAY 21er, 1991.

THORNYCROFT

JOHN I THORNYCROFT & CO., LIMITED, GRIPATILDAR AND ENGINEERS,

LONDON, THAMPTON AND BASINGSTOKE

Shanghai Ofre: 10, Kiukiang Road,

15 B.H.P. 30 B.H.P. 50 B.H.P. Engines

in Stock

For quotation apply

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SHANGHAI OFFICE.

“KREMENTZ" JEWELRY.

Krementz Dress Sets In Fancy Boxes Reg. 15.00 set

for 9.75 set. Krementz Fancy Cuff Links Assorted Colors Reg. 5.00

for 3.50 pr. Krementz Gold Tie Clips at2.50 Krementz Collar Studs goc.

We have a fine selection of Krementz Jewelry every piece 14 kt. Rolled Gold Plate, and guaranteed not to tarnish or break,

MACKINTOSH

& Co., Ltd.,

Men's Wear Specialists.

16, Des Vaux Road.

BY

Phone 29.

APPOINTMENT

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Apollinaris

NATURAL MINERAL WATER: NOW AGAIN OBTAINABLE

Since its foundation in 1872, the Apollinaris business has always been BRITISH OWNED.

THE APOLLINARIS CO. LTD.

Obtainable at:

THE HONGKONG HOTEL

THE REPULSE BAY HOTEL and all teaðlag Clubs & Stores.

Sold by:

LANE, CRAWFORD & CO

GILLARD'S PICKLES.

49UHED BY

H.M. THE KING

THE L. V. PICKLE,

Dellelous & Appetising

has been awarded 12 Gold Medals.

THE L. V. SAUCES & L. V. RELISH

THE DAILY SAUCE.

PICCACILLI,

CHOW CHOW,

CAULIFLOWER.

PATES, C

CAMP-PIES, CAMBRIDGE SAUSAGES,

Obtainable from

SHOULD

AND

FINE QUALITY SOUPS

THICK and CLEAR.

LANE, CRAWFORD & CO.

YOUR

and

All other Stores

DEALER NOT HAVE ANY OF THE ABOVE. PLEASE COMMUNICATE WITH

DONNELLY & WHYTE,

TEL., 636,

***BOOSTING SEATTLE,

THE BATTLEGROUND OF THE

PACIFIC."

The Chamber of Commerce of Seattle

SHIP FOR THE YANGTZE AT SCOTSTOUN.

A GLIMPSE OF YARROW'S. ACTIVITIES.

and San Francisco. through their res. Shveral shipyards in Great Britain, pective Publicity Bureaux,"

are which in the the past have specialised in the construction of the lighter types of Warships, have undergone a transforma-

waging a great campaign for supremacy as the American port of the Pacife. There are many points in the following statement issued by the Seattle Bureau ou during the period since the Armis- which w possess an interest for people tre, to sub'e them to build merchant on this side of the Pacife connected with ui exidembly heavier "scantlings, Shipping:

No weasel in that history of thy the Aminre-duit, Pacific Const ever gceived the

At Slesses Yarrow's shipyard at Scots- reception accorded the US Shipping Board to, the impession gained is that it steamship Butcher, which made this is true of only one portion of their La almost a new yard. Strictly speaking. triumphant entry into the Port of yard and not to that part which has Seattle Monday afternoon. which will inaugurate the regular Amenon of shallow draft vessels Seven Dr The liner, always been set naide for the construc- rican-owned and operated passenger ser eight vessels of the shat.ow draft tyl vice between Seattle and the Orient, was varying from 78 feet to 230 feet in length. met down the Straits by convoy of are in course of construction, in most ocean-going ships, excursion Vessels, naval craft, and mosquito fleet. As the being to dismantic

cases being bolted together, the intention vessel passed the forts at various pointy knocked down and ship them condition to vari

there

A FAMOUS SHALLOW DRAFT STEAMER.

on the Sound, guns boomed out à wel-.f come, airplanes hovered overhead, and parts of the world for re-enction. as-the liner pulled up to Pier B. Smill Core Terminal, a dock 9,580 fert long and 367 feet wide, thousands gave her steamers which is now being dismantled One of the large shallow draft lusty welcome as aerial bombs wore exploded, fying the flags of the ship at the sante yard in 1913, and which has is an exact repent of the Shu-hun, built the Shipping Board, and other insignia.mate a great pade for herself by re- Speeches of welcome were made by

the Loverdor of the State and the Mayorsulary navigating the difficult passage of Seattie and Wenatchee, the city after Chungking, where so macy vessels have of the Yangtse between Ichang and which the Vessel Weantebre suited for the Orient April has been a most profitable invest was named. The failed it is well-known that the Shie 9th. Besides a number of lending busi. ness men of New York and ather Easternment for her owners... In connection cities, the Wenatchee has as passengers note that an officer of a shipping com- with this steamer, it is of interest, to forty

prominent business men of this city. Tacom and other parts of this any who had been sent to study the state, and Major General Leonard Wood best type of vessel, for service there- Yangtse with a view to reporting the General Wood gees to the wrote: this combination is found in Philippines on a special mission of the Shu-hun, which to this day is incom vestigation at the appointment of Presi parably the best steaner as yet built for dent Harding. Mr. Roy O. Hadiey, secretary of the Beattle Chamber of Combe Upper Yangisa A larger steamer merce, goes AS a representative of the of this special design is nearing com- Chamber When the Weicher sailed pletion near the above vessel and is in- for the Orient she was loaded to the ended for the same run, “ hatches with freight and left on the dock about 3,000 tons for which she had no room. Thousands of citions gave the Benatchee God Speer as she sailed.

and stuff.

NEW MACHINERY INSTALLED. merchant ship vessels are being built is The part of Yarrow's shipyard where equipped with the most up-to-date appli- COMPETITION WITH FOREIGN LINES.

ancos for dealing with that class of This port has transpatifie passenger installed recently, including, the latest work. Many new machines have been arvice, but it is furnished by Japaness and British lines and thus the Shipping dies for flanging and bevelling, and a type of power-driven beam benders and Board, by assigning the fenatchee and complete new compressed air installation four other passenger liners for operation for pneumatic tools. The new lay out of from this port is going into direct com- petition with these foreign lines. Seattle ance of material to the different parts the railway lines facilitates the convey- promises to be the battleground of the of the platers' shops, to the frame bend Pacific as far as the. Shipping Board is ing shop and to the building berths. concerned. The distance from Seattle The berths themselves have been laid out to the Orient is shorter by far than from any California port and also because same frontage as was formerly occupied omafresh, there being six of these on the Seattle has four trans-continental rail. roads at its back, Japanese shipping in for destroyers. The slipways are equip hy the ten berths which were suitable terests have mainly concentrated their ped with a new system of steel derricks. terminala on Puget Sound Illustrative and electric hoists. The staging is car from" of the shorter distance Friet on steel standards, sliding in steel

the action of aral Leonard A. Wood, who, by cancels Major-Gen fell ling a reservation on the Feudor, sail ing from San Francisco April 2nd, to go on the enatchee from Seattle April 9th, was able to spend on week more in the United States and arrive in Alanila four days sooner, this saving eleven days by leaving from Seattle in stead of San Francisco. The saving in distance is due to Seattle's northern location, giving Seattle the benefit of the earth's curvature over her rival for Pacific commerce 804 nautical miles near- er the Equator, putting Seattle in much closer touch with Siberian, Japanese and Chinese parts. The actual differente in distance over the accepted trade routes is as follows:

of the

placed as required for building vessels foundations, which enables them to be of any beam and renders it upherry to remove any of the standards when a vessal is launched.

attention to the working of the shel Messra Yarrow have paid particular Dating of their merchant vessels with a sible. We understand that of the whole view to furnacing as few plates as pos number of shell plates on one of their 3,500 tv d. vessels only about three are worked hot.

Some of the cargo steamers of 3.500 tons dw. are nearing completion. Two tons d.w. are in various stages of con or three cargo vessels of about 800-1,000- struction on other berths.

Beattie to Yokohama, vid the Great larger than required for producing the Messrs. Yarrow's engine department is Circle, 4,263 miles; San Francisco to machinery for the merchant ships built Yokohama, rif Honolulu, 5,638 miles, in their own shipyard, and, as would difference of 1,273 miles in favour of be expected, they Seattle. Should San Francisco elect to

are constructing route her commerce over the Northern Several rets of triple expansion engines engines for hulls built elsewhere. roate, the Great Circle, the advantage are completed in their shops. in favour of Seattle would still be a these wil beinstalled on the 3,500 dw. One of miles, representing a saving of from one steamer referred to above. These engines to two days in sailing time, according to develop 1,100 i.b.p., and are specially. the speed of the vessel. Seattle's advant designed for super-heated steam. age in distance to Vladivostock in a. comparison of abortest routes is £35 miles, advantage to Hongkong 369 miles, and to Batavia 200 miles.

HONGKONG VOLUNTEER DEFENCE CORPS.

ORDERS BY LIEUT,-COL. L. G. BERD, Diao,, ADISINISTRATIVE COMMANDANT..

KING'S BIRTHDAY PARADE. Corps will take part with other Troops in Garrison" on the King's Birthday Parade, on Friday, June 3rd, 1921.

practice parade for above will be held

at Headquarters on Friday, the Dress Review Order, 1.6, drill khaki,

27th inst., at 6.30 pm. trousera, helmets, rifles, belts, and side-arms.

As vessels of the Wenatchee class are under operating cost of approximately $5,000 per day, the saving time is au important element (and has had its in- fluence in the allocation of the Wenatchee and ber four sister ships by the United State Shipping Board to the Admiral Line for the establishment of the new The fast passenger and freight service to the Orient, to meet the competition of foreign lines which had all but monopolized business over this route. Inauguration A of the American service means that still. mere transpacific mail will be handled through the Seattle post oßre. On a check a year ago it was found that the American postal service sent 75 mails during September and October Puget Sound to China and Japan as from against 10 from San Francisco; also es mails were sent from Puget Sound to the Philippines is against 20 from San Francisco, as the bulk of the mail moves over the direct route. Seattle is also 100 miles nearer by rail to New York and Chicago than San Francisco. With the now American, transpacific service nad the present Japanese sailings there will be a passenger boat for the Orient, out of Puget Sound every week.

Scottish Company wear belmets not

balmoral caps.

CADET COMPANY.

Parade-All N.C.Os and cadets wil parade at Headquarters on Tues day, the 24th inst. (Empire Day), at S.45. a.m... Dress.-Drill order with helmets,

G. F. E. RAPSON, Bt.-Major," Hongkong, May 20th, 1021,

Adjutsat, H.K.V.D.C

FEEDER SERVICE. American Tossels, Bays. Capt. F. W. Brooks of the steamship Eldridge, are the Northern Pacific brought the ton- loading cargo while foreign vessels are nage to port terminals here free of lying idle, due in large measure to the charge The Port Commission agreca to activity of American ships of the Ship oliminate all but stevedoring charges on ping Board engaged in feeder service, the shipment, while freight on the Such a service operated by the Admiral Wenatchee wax to be paid by public Line brings in cargo from Chinese coast spirited citizens who had bought space points to Shanghai aud Hongkong to certificates so that the food could be await American vessels, thus affording delivered in China free of charge. Sub. a direct, service on American bottoms stantial donations of money which hayo Conditions in the Orient are improving, boons sont to China have been given in particularly in seacoast towns, he said.

The first shipment of food from the is the first shipment of food stuffs, connection with the relief work but this Pacific Coast to famine-stricken people Following a discussion of the trade pos of northern China will be made on the sibilities between this port and China W'euntelee Hobert C. Hill, who is conf it was decided to form an advisory coun nocted with the China relief fund, work cil to act as a business body to which here said the three carloads of food will be referred questions relating to stuffs, including wheat were donated trade, diplomatic relations, banking and by farmers of Eastern Washington and currency, research, education, reception

(Continsed of foot of next column.}"{

to visitors, and membership

TO-DAY'S RECIPE

NESTLE

164]

BIG

SEMOLINA SOUPPLA

Ingredients.-) pial milk, 111 oz. ti NESTLE'S. Pure Rich Groum, 1 good os, augur, 3.ox. martinr, 3 eggs, will, favouring

Mothod.-Pat the nolina into a pan with the milk and let it holl, ad- sigur, and beat well. Now aki yolks of eggs, gresin, and lastly whites, besten stily. Pour into a gerast soulé tin, cover with greased paper and strain for 1 hour. Turi ont und serve at once.

*

NESTLE'S REAL CREAM

Obtainable at Lane, Cranford & Co

and other Stores.

TWO SIZES

51 oz.

50 cts, per tin, 90

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BARGAIN.

10% Discount for the following Kodaks: No. 3 F. P. Kodak at $40.00 No. 3a F. P. Kodak at $50.00 Developing and Printing Undertaken.

A, TACK & CO.,

26, Den "Vreux Road Central.

FOR SALE...

MARINE ENGINES

Two 600 H.P. SUMNER MARINE ENGINES

(Fuel Oil)

8 Cylinder, 2 Cycle. Vertical, Open Column. These Engines are now as received from the Factory and completo involading propellers and spares. Delivery to be taken at Manila, P.1.

For further information, Jaddress

Post Offee Box, 848, Manila, P.).

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Hotels in Japan & Manchuria

MEMBERS OF JAPAN HOTEL ASSOCIATION. Average Rates for Single Rooms (without Bath) including meals. Y10-12 in cities and some popular resorts. 18-10 in country districts.

Chuzenji (Nikko)- Kyoto-

Lakeside Hotel Kamakura

Raihin Hotel· Kanuzawa:-

Mikasa Hotel Mampei Hotel Kobe

Oriental Hotel. Tor Hotel

IN CHOSEN

Konio (Seon),

Chosen Hotel

-Fusan-

Fusan Station Hotel Bhingishu:--

IN JAPAN PROPER

Nagasaki-

Kyoto Hotel Miyako Hotel Matsushitas :- -Part Hotel Miyajima

Mayanna Hotel Miyanoshita

Fojiya Hotel

Shingisha Station Hotel

Japan Hotel Ката

Nara Hotel Nikko:

Kanaya Hotel Nikko Hotel

Onaka:-

Osaka Botel -Shimonosed i

Sun-yo Hotel

IN TAIWAN (FORMOSA) Taiboka Taiwan Railway Hotel -

Shizuoka -

Daitokwan Hotel Tokyo:-

Imperial Hotel Tokyo Station Hot! Taklji Seiyoken Hotel, Yokohama.

IN MANCHURIA

Changchun:-

Yamato Hotel Dairen:-

Yamato Hotel

Hoshigaura

Yamato Hotel

Grand Hotel

Hotel (Makden)

Tanato Hotel

Byejan (Port Arthur);-

Yamato Hotel

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JustReceived from Manila

A Fine Assortment, of

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SWAN

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FREE

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HEAT

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THE SWAN

SOLD BY ALL JEWELLERS, BTATIONERS AND IMPORTERS.

MABIE, TODD & 00,

Mazuisoturers, LONDON.