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THE HONGKONG, LAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, JUNE SOTN, 1931,

DODWELL & CO., LIMITED.

Regular Sailings to

NEW YORK and/or BOSTON

Via Suez or Pasma Canals at Owners' Option:

LLOYD TRIESTINO.

TAKING CARGO ON THROUGH BILLS OF LADING FOR LEVANT, BLACK SEA & DANUBE PORTS.

FIUME baving been re-opened for traffic, cargo is also accepted for this port on through Bill of Lading,

FOR BRINDISI, VENICE & TRIESTE

via SINGAPORE, PENANG & COLOMBO.

"CILICIA."

* Cargo only

"CILICIA "

ailing on or about 10th Aug,

FOR

SHANGHAI

...iling end of July.

Haswagen' Luggage can be insured at the Office of the Agouts.

NATAL LINE

OF STEAMERS.

** UMKUZI ” sailing from Colombo for South African porta abous 80th July.

Regalar Passenger and Cargo Service to

SOUTH AFRICAN PORTS from CALCUTTA & COLOMBO.

Through Bill of Lading inated from Hongkong.

For Freight or Passage or any of the above Lines apply to

DODWELL & CO., LIMITED,

Agents.

N. Y. K.

NIPPON YUSEN

KAISHA

KAILINGS FEOK, HONGKONG SUNTRUS TU ALTERATION.

MODERN JOURNALISM. "THE FOREIGN" CORRESPONDENT."

AN INCIDENT AT. VERSAILLES,

Sir Roderick Jones, chairman and man- aging director of Reuters Agency, de livered an interesting address on May 23rd, on laternational Telegraphic News. to the students attending the Journalism Diploma Courses at the University of London, South Kensington

The chair was occupied by Viscount, Burahan, who, in introducing the lee turer, said the studens had the advan tage of learning something of journalism from one who was in every respect an They would hear expert in the craft

some account of the manner in which our international news was transmitted from one who was not only engaged in its distribution. but for many years actively employed in writing and putting it into shape. Sir Roderick Jones was for many years, correspondent of the grans Dews

he now controlled, in South agency Africa

of bis. Sir Roderick Jones, at the outset address referred to the important work that devolved upon foreign correspon dents who represented individual news papers and news agencies. The value of news. he pointed out, depended very much upon its selection and its presentation. If a man wished to be a successful dor- respondent he must, among other things, be a specialist in the conditions. the re qairments, of the land and of the people The to which he was sending next thing was for the correspondent to

he know the country from which operate. Consequently those who aspired to become foreign correspodents should not only learn something of the business beforehand in an office in the United Kingdom, but also should, by travel, or by study,

both; get to know, some or by thing, the more the better, of the land to The ideal they hoped to be sent.

his

WILA

to

whicndent had friends in every camp:

good

he was mentally alert. was of address, and physically active. Months of careful cultivation of a prospective news source might be rendered valueless by a few minutes' delay; a few minutes' hesitation, when the news emerged,

SEATTLE & VICTORIA or VANCOUVER vis Manils, Keelung, rushing his nows to the telephone or to

Shanghai & Japan porta

Cargo to Overland Polate U.S. in connection with Great Northern Horthern Pacide and Ublosgo, Milwsakes & St. Paul Hallways.

(omitting Manila) KASHIMA, MARU 3UWA MARU FUSHIMI MABU (omitting Manila) KATORI MARU

100.

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144

Tuesday, Friday, ...Tuesday, ...Friday,

là Jur o l 19th July, at li a.m.

23rd Aug, at 11 am. 9th Sept, at 11a.m.

LONDON & ANTWERP via Singapore, Penang, Colombo, Bue

Fort Baid and Marseilles.

KAGA MARU

YOKOHAMA MARU)-

KLERT

MISHIMA MARU

Friday,

HH

Saturday, Friday, Friday,

8th July, at 11 ami.. 21st July, at 11 am. 16th Aug, at 11 am 19th Aug, at 11 am

HAMBURG, MARSEILLES, LONDON & BOTTERDAM. LIVERPOOL & MARSEILLES via Suas.

TSUYAMA MARU

Wednesday, 8th · July,

MELBOURNE & SYDNEY via Manis, Zamboanga, Thursday

Laland, Townsville & Brisbane,

SOUTH AMERICAN PORTS via CAFE,

19th July, at 12 mom.

· 16th Ang, at 11 am. 20th Sept., 1,11 min.

NIKKO MABU

Today,

AKI MARU

TANGO MARU

Trestiny, Tacoday,

NEW YORK VIA SUEZ.

TAKETOYO MARU..

Thursday,

7th July.

KANAGAWA MABU

Friday,

BOMBAY & COLOMBO vis Singapore.

CALCUTTA MARU

Saturday,

TOTONI MABU..

Thursday

CALOUTTA & BANGOON via Bingapore & Penang

Monday,

16th September

2nd July, 7th July."

11th July.

MURORAN HARU

J

JAPAN PORTS-Nagasaki, Kobe & Yokohama,

+2

Sunday, 17th July, at 11 m

BBANGHAI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA.

AKI HABU

YEBOSHI MARU

MISHIMA MARU

TANBA MARU...

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Eniday, Thursday, Tuesday,

3rd July,

7th July, at 11 am 12th July.

For further information apply to NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA

Telephone No. 91 & 203.

8. YASUDA, Manager.

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KAISHA.

(THE YAMASHITA S.S. CỒ, Lro,)''

REGULAR FREIGHT & PASSENGER' SERVICE

BETWEEN

KEELUNG, HONGKONG & HAIPHONG.

Sailing from Hongkong.

FOR HAIPHONG via Pakhol

SS. TAIKWA MARU”.

FOR KEELUNG vla Swatow & Amo

on or about 7th July,

on or about 7th July,'

For further particulare, please apply

SS," HOZÚI MARU”

Branch Office,

No: 37, Bonham Strand, West,"

Tel No. 158,

KOBAYASHI,

Floor, King's Building,

Tel. No.140.

A DRAMATIC FACT, So-called scoops were rarely the re -They were sult merely of good luck. more often the result of wocks or months af careful preparation, direct or indirect, and of swift decision and of particularly swift action the moment the news became, news. Sometimes that moment took one' by surprise and might find one unpre- pared.

It was then that the really cient correspondent showed his worth. Ha brushed aside everything, he sacrificed everything, he subordinated everything to or both, and to being aheal the selegraph,

a single minute. of bis rivals if only by

let To illustrate this, he proceeded, me describe an incident which occurred of the signing in connection with the

You all re- Peace Treaty at Versailles. member the immense interest taken in this country, and, indeed, all over the world, in the historic scenes which prexded and drama attended the signature: The most tic fact in those scenes was the signature. In order that they should be first in

fact to the world announcing this certain news organisation made arrangements wireless, motor, and other, down to the smallest detail, for days beforehand, so as to secure swift transmission to London. In the final event several correspondents belonging to the organisation posted at different points between Versailles and London were concerned in the trans- mission.

telephonic, telegraph

What happened is best told in the language of one of them whom we will call Mr. A. By menus, which need not be discussed. Mr. A. had secured a place inside the Salle des Glaces. He writes: "Despite the fact that I had practically afront seat, and so was far away from the door, I managed by alternately trampling upon and crawling over people tu get out first to my special telephone with the news that the Germans had. signed. was the first person to send it from Versailles B. was at the back of the Galeries des Glaces, that is on the When road along which I had to pass. he saw me dash through the chamber his face lighted up. You have it?' be cried. Yes, I said, and bolted on. We had a special line direct from the Palace to our central office in Paris C. there took my message down instantaneously, and inside

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minute he was through to D. D. had

THE SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT. hypnotised the French official in charge

The special correspondent, even of our line to London with the idea that Lloyd George, Clemenceau, Wilson, and than his colleague, needed ready wits and Waley Cohen (Colonel Waley Cohen was abundance of resource They might know the very capable Head of the British the story of the famous correspondent, Communications Service at the Peace Archibald Forbes, during the Franco He had just witnessed Conference) had stop-watches in their Prussian War.

waiting to see how soon the news one of the opening battles. The nearest London. telegraph office was thirty miles away. be got through to

and a single The

spell was effective, for There was a single

D. was, in touch with E., standing by at line. Forbes had orator. Whoever

An end, under a couple of got his message on to the Line frst could Thus this correspondent had hold the line until the message was finish- the news in London long before anybody ed. There was a wild race on horseback alee, and as a result his organisation was across country for the telegraph office: easily first in giving it to the whole Forbes laboured under a disadvantage. time afterwards ain Une at least of his competitors had pre- world."

certain Some gentleman wrote from Paris," Yesterday pared a message. Forbes had not written I was talking to a French liaison officer a line. If the competitor gut this written who was at General Headquarters with message into the operator's hands first me, and who did duty at the Peace. Con Forbes was dona Forbes spurred on his ferance. He told me a story with which horse, and reached the telegraph office a bo meant to illustrate the lightning short head in front of the others. Seizing

telegraph

forms, he pinned on to them methods of the British newspaper man.

Muller (the and commanded the operator to watching the final stages

message be German representative) had, walked to it on to London. When

He said he was standing nepr the door sheet after sheet of the Book Prignai

the table and picked up the pen to sign gan to artive, the men at the Daily NewS the Treaty when, almost before he could office thought Forbes had gone out of his bave completed his Englishman

his way first chapter, the Biblical narrative pass- of through the throng and made straight ad abruptly into the vivid description for a special telephone line good what had been a great battle, they thirty seconds after him came another realised what had been done, and the mad Englishman, but his forerunner Daily News next morning scored an im was easily first, and so complete were his mense success. organisation arrangements for transmis

came feature, a mad mind. But when about the middle of the

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For reliability and good judgment, Sir sion that his message was in London Roderick continued, the responsibility of mactly two and a half minutes after he the newspapers and news agencies to left the Chamber, He mentioned this their public was ever increasing. incident to demonstrate the importance julged or mischievous selection of com of most careful planning in advance wheu ment might do an infinity of harm; dis they had to deal with a set news, situ creet and judicious selection, much to He was not yet tion, and the equal importance of swift steady public temper. execution regardless of form and appear prepared to say that the greatest of all anoea if need be when the moment, for means of communication was wireless action arrived. But the correspondent's But it was a most valuable auxiliary to Just for speed must not be indulged at the thows which already existed. It was not price of accuracy,

going to displace the cable, certainly not

(Vontinued, et foot of next column.)

in the near future","

INDO-CHINA

STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY. LIMITED.

SAILINGS, SUBJECT M. "ALTERATION

KORE vis SHANGHAI SANDAKAN..

*LAISANG** Frin

YANNIS

--WINGGSANG.....

1st July, 10 NO.

Fri.

MANILA

BANGKOK via SWATOW -

FOOSHING

Suth"

!SHANGHAI VILIWATOW... ***HANGSANG“ „Mon-

1st July, NooD. 2nd July, pm. Bed July, 10 m 4th July, Noon.

TIENTSIN

CHIPSHING

SHANGHAI

KWONGSANG

Tuesi. Tues.,

**HAIFRONG vs HÜIHOW

"TAKSANG"

Wed

..Sat

SHANGHAI &ITSINGTAU VISWATOW" CHOYSANG" ~TRAITH & CALOUTTA... NAMSANG

Boh

Jale, D'light 5th July, 10 am. Tues., 5th July, 8 am 6th July, Hood,

9th July, 3 p.m.

|CALOUTTA LINE-This Ling affords regular silings to Calcutta, Penang and Singapore; returning from Caloutta #teams proceed via Strafts and Hong kong to Japan, occasionally calling at Shanghai. All beamers have excellent passenger accommodation, fitted with Electric Light and Fana and carry a fully-qualiñed

|| SHANGHAI LINK: geon.

MANILA

approximately every tire days between Canton and Shanghai, sometimes calling at Swatow Through tickets can be obtained and through BM of Lading are haned to all Northern and Yangtas Ports via Shanghal LINE :--A wookly service in maintained with Mantia by vessels with good

accommodation, sailings from both ports every Friday. HAIFHONG LINE Suger

approximately weekly for passengers and cargo, calling at Holhow when inducement offers. LINE:--One sailing her month between Hongkong and Sandakan by

a stanmer baring up-to-date socommodation for passengers. Cargo taken on through Bills of Lading for Kuadat, Jesselton Labuan, Tawao and Labad Datu.

BURNTO

TIENT-IN BANGKOK

LINEA regular service is run from March to November between Hongkong and Tientsin, calling at Weihaiwai and Chatoo. LINE:-A

A weekly service is provided between Hongkong and Bangkok, Tia Swatow, by four beamers itted with up-to-date pastänger socommodation.

CALCUTTA LINE.

2.3.

*NAMSANG” will be despatched on or about Saturday, 9th July, at 3 p.m., for SINGAPORE, PENANG & CALCUTTA.

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

For Freight or Passage apply to-

TEBONE No. 215.

Jardine, Matheson &

GLEN

Co., Ltd.

GENERAL MANAGERS.

AND

SHIRE

Joint Service of Steamers.

U.K.-STRAITS. CHINA & JAPAN SERVICE.

Vekal

MY. "GLENLUCE" 8.A. "GLEJSHANE,"

Yerel

MV, "GLENGYLE * M.V. GLENLUCE M.Y.GILENAVY

OUTWARDS.

HOMEWARDS. Leaves Hongkong

5th July

25th July

15th July:

Das Hongkong

6th July.

19th July,

Discharges

Chiroa, Lowdon & HULL. LONDON, ROTTERDAM & HAMSTRAK, GENOA, LONDOz & HAMBURG,

Movements are subject to abanga without hotics,

For treight or further particulars please apply, to 1-0.

Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd..

The Glen Line, Ltd.,

Te F. 11 mb. 5. m. 33, and 2896.

Cable Address

Kawakisan, Kobe.

·Bentley's A.B.0, 5th Ed.

and Boott's Codes.

KAWASAKI

KISEN

Telephone: Sannamly

3844, 2933.

(KAWASAKI STEAMSHIP CO.)

DAPITAL PAID-UP

KAISHA

120.000.000

President: Mr.' Y., Kawanax2," Vice-President: Mr. K. MazUKÁTAJ Managing Director: Mr. Mazara ·ÁZZ.

The Company has on hand a Imige Number of

NEW CARGO STEAMERS

ALWAYS READY FOR CHARTERS of all descriptions.

The following are comprised in the Company's Flest-

Eleven steamers of 9,100 tons each deadweight.

And wader the Company's Management Twenty steamers of about 9,100 tons deadweight Two steamers of about 6,400 tons deadweight -

(Belonging to the Kawanti Dockyard Co. Ed.)

For Chorlar Baler and all other partioniam apply to the

KAWASAKI KISEN KAISHA No. 8, BUND, Kom.