1921-12-17 — Page 7

THE HONGKONG DAILY "PRESS,

DODWELL & CO., LIMITED.

REGULAR SAILINGS TO NEW YORK & BOSTON for NEW YORK & BOSTON via Suez

30th Dec. End Jan.

!!! EGREMONT CASTLE "

ailing on or about - seiling on or about

5. "DACRE CASTLE"

LLOYD TRIESTINO.

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

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

་

FOR SHANGHAI

FOR BRINDISI,

"CILICIA."

6.K.

** TRIESTE"

8.3.

** NIPPON "

K..

" CILICIA"

“-..

salling on or about 23rd December, sailing on or about Beginning Jan. 1922. VENICE & TRIESTE ́-

sailing on or about 18th December. sailing on or about 10th Jan, 1992. sailing on or about End Jan. 1920. Fassengers' Luggage can be insured at the Office of the Agenta.

1. TRIESTE."

82

1+1

NATAL LINE OF STEAMERS.

"UMSINGA"

sailing middle of ax.

Sailing from Colombo to South African Porta SOUTH AFRICAN PORTS from CALCUTTA & COLOMBO, Through Bill of Lading id from Hongkong.

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

DODWELL & CO., LIMITED,

Agents.

N. Y. K.

NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA

SAILINGS FRON NUTUKANG SUBITOS DU 4RTERATICH.

VICTORIA, SEATTLE & VANCOUVER

Japan porta

via

Shanghai

Through Bills of Lading issued to all Overland ocmmon Foints in UAA and Canada.

ا.

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 17TH, 1981.

WIRELESS LINK OF EMPIRE,

OFFICIAL DELAYS.

PRESS UNION EFFORTS,

In the absence of Lord Burnham at the International Labour Conference at Geneva, Mr. Robert Donald presided at the annual meeting of the Empire Press Union, held in London, on October 25th.

The Chairma referred to the efforts of the Union to secure cheaper and better means of communication within the Ear pire for the benefit of the public and the Press. The results of their action bad not yet matured, he said, but they might be sure that the council would not slacken its efforts in promoting reforms. The Imperial Conference laft one important question, to which the Union had devoted much attention in a worse position than before. He referred to wireless. If things remained as they were there would be no Imperial wireless chain. There

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. “”

HE P. & O. S. N. Co.'s Bbesmar

"DONGOLA": Arrived Hongkong on Dec. 15th, 1921.

From ANTWERP, LONDON, PORT SAID, ADEN, COLOMBO AND STRAITS.

real are hereby informed that their goods are Consignees of Cargo by the above-named being landed and placed AT THE BIET in the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company's Godown at Kowloon, where each Cogument will be sorted out Mark by Mark and delivery can be obtained as the Goods are landed

Optional Goods will be landed here unless instructions have been given to the ontrary 6 hours before arrival of the Steamer.

Goods not cleared within 8 days, incinding date of arrival, will be subject to rent

No Fire Insurance will be effected by na in any ones whatever.

INDO-CHINA

STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED.

**

SAILINGS, BUBJECT TO ALTERATION SHANGHAI via SWATOW "HANGSANG" San., 18th Dec, D'light SANDAKAN -

"MAUSANG" Wed, 21st Dec., Noon, BANGKOK via SWATOW

"HOFSANG”.. Thurs., 19nd Dec., D'light. SHANGRAL THINGTAU VIA SWATOW "WINGSANG.",Thurs, 22nd Dec, D'light. MANILA

"LOONGSANG Fr. 33rd Dec., 3 FM. SHANGHAI YOKOHAMA & KORE ** FOOKSANG

Sith Dec, D’light STRAITS & ALUUTTA **LAISANG

Sat, 24th Dec. 3 P.. HAIPHONG HOIHOW CALOUTTA LINE:-Thit Lane affords regular sailings to Calcutta, Penang and

* LOKBANG" *.......Sez., 95th Dec, 10 a.m.

SHANGHAI LANE

Blogapore, returning from Calcutta steamers proceed via Siraita and Hongkong to Japan, occasionally calling at Shanghai. All steamers have excellent passenger accommodation, are fitted with Electric Light and Fans and carry a fully-quallded approximately every five days getwoan Canton and sometimes calling at Swatow Through tickets aan

and

through "Bill of Lading are issued to all Northern and Yangtze Parts via Shanghal

Shaped

be

Damaged packages must be left in the Go MANILA LINE-A weekly service is maintained with Manila by vessels with good

might be two or more disjointed systems downs for examination by the Consignees, and HAIPHONG LINE S Ranger socommodation lines from both parts avary Felday.

but no one co-ordinated, unified scheme; under one control, linking together all parts of the Empire and adding to our means for distributing news The Im- perial Conference came to no definite decision on the question. Mr. Churchill, as Minister for the Calonies and "chair- man of the Imperial Communications Committee, took up the subject and hoped to put through a scheme on a big scale. The question passed on to the Cabinet, which found escape from a decision by the usual process of appointing a com- mittee. The committee produced such a anrrow and niggardly proposal that Mr. Churchill, who liked to be bold und ca- venturous, abandoned the child of his adoption.

the Company's Surveyors, her GODDARD DonGL, at 10 M. on Mornays and THURSDAYS.

BORNEO

All Claims must be presented within ten days of the Steamer's arrival here, after which date they cannot be recognised.

No Claims be admitted after the TIENTSIN goods have left the Godown.

MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO, BANGKOK Hongkong, December 15th, 1991. (1918

Agents

KONINKLIJKE PAKETVALET

MAATSCHAPELI

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

FROM BELAWAN DELL, PENANG AND SINGAPORE.

THE Steahhip THE

Wireless had now drifted back to the Post Office. Mr. Hughes bad declared for free action by Australia, so dissatisfied was he with the delay in evolving an all- Ampire scheme. He was also distrustful of the capacity of the British Post Office

* VAN CLOON," to handle a ebain which would reach having arrived from the above ports, Con- Australia within a reasonable period, oraignees of Cargo by her are notified that all would work when it got there. The Goods are being landed at their risk info the South African Government found itself hazardous andļor extra-hazardous Godowns unable to devote money to wireless for of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and several years. New Zealand must come Godown Co, Lts, whence and/or from the into the Pacific sphere with Australia; wharves delivery may be obtained. Canada would have its own system work ing in co-operation with England. Two

years ago the Indian. Government atated

officially that it did not want the Past Office plans, but wanted direct communi- cation with England.

Goods zal alred by December 22nd, 1921, will be subject to rent,

All broken, cha

chafed and damaged packages are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on Doocrabor 21st, 1991, at 10,

Messra. Goddard à Douglas by Claims against the Steamer must be present

Bills of Lading will be countersigned by

JAVA CHUNA JAPAN LÊN. Hongkong, December 16th, 1821. (1917

The Imperial chain, as we had underd in writing within 10 days after arrival of stood it, was therefore gone. It was Steamer, otherwise they will not be recognised. trua that the frst station in the "chain,

No Fire Insurance will be affected by tha that at Leafield, Oxfordshire, was opened andersigned in any case whatever, several months ago; and the second, at Cairo-both begun in 1913-was supposed &to be ready at the end of the year. The designs for other stations in the Imperial chain were not yet complete. The Post Office had demonstrated two things by its experience at Leafield (1) that the equipment of the station was not up-to- date, and (2) that it had the capacity

MARSEILLES, LONDON & ANTWERP is Bingapore, Penang, of disturbing, interrupting, or jamming

KASHIMA HARU

SUWA MARU (calling Manila)

MO

FUSHIMI MARU..

***

Tuesday, Baturday, Wednesday,

97th Den, x1 11..m

14th Jan, at 11 am.

8th Feb., 11 an

[

I

Colombo, Suez and Port Said

YOKOHAMA MARU

+

Friday,

23rd Deo, at 11 am.

"YOSHINO MARU

MISHIMA MARU

Friday, Friday,

eth Jam, at 11 ..

20th Jan, at 11

Thursday,

19th Jan.

Thursday,

9th Feb."

HAMBURG, vis LONDON & BOTTERDAM.

LIMA HARU LIVERPOOL via MARSHILLES.

TOKUSHIMA MARU

„A gents"

THE DUKE OF YORK ON SCIENCE.

BEST ECONOMY IN INDUSTRY.

communications from other wireless stations, due to the irregularity of the wave lengths it uses. The Post Office The solicitude of the Royal Family for adventure in wireless was costing a lot the welfare of the workers was exempli- of money and was not doing much good.fied on November 4th in the visit to Shef What the Empire Press Union had asked field of the Dake, of York. The keynote for was an Empire wireless system built of many speeches which he made was the quickly and operated efficiently. Their necessity for the leaders of industry to chief concern was to see the things done, "explore every avenue" to effect economy rather than with the authority or com before curtailing the wages of the work bination of authorities who would do it ers.

about"as unsatisfactory as it could be.

LORD NORTHCLIFFE'S WORLD TOUR.

SYDNEY & MELBOURNE vis Mantis, Zamboanga, Thursday in the meantime the state of wireless was

Island, Townsville & Brisbane. TANGO MARU

NIKKO HARU

AKT HARD

4ம்

30

NEW YORK, VIA PANAM

TOBA MABU

누

NEW YORK via Suez.

TSUYAMA MARU

Tuesday, 20th Dea, at 11 am. Tuesday, 17th Jan, at 11 832 Tuesday, 14th Feb 11 a.m. & QUBAN PORTS.

Friday, 30th Dec.

Monday, snd Jan

BIO DE JANEIRO, SANTOS & BUENOS AIRES "vis CAPE. SOMBAY vis Singapore, Penang and Colombo,

AWA MARU.

TAMBA HARU

+

20th Dec.

Tuesday, Konday, 2nd Ja

SOALOUTTA vis Singapore, Penang & Rangoon,

YFBOSHI MARU NAGANO MARU

NAGASAKI

AKI MARU

-

+44

Thursday, 29th Dec. Thursday, 5th Jan,

KOBE & YOKOHAMA.

IM

SHANGHAI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA,

SADO MARU

TUSEGGA MARU (calling Kure KITANO MARU

for further information apply to-

Telephone Nca. 232 233

Wednesday, 11th Jan, at 11 am

Friday, Saturday, Sunday,

53rd Deo, at II a.m. 31st Dec.

8th Jan, at 11 am.

“NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA

K. EA KAMEL Manager.

YAMASHITA KISEN KAISHA.

¿

(THE YAMASHITA S.S. Co. Lro

REGULAR FREIGHT & PASSENGER SERVICE

- HETWEEN.

KEELUNG, HONGKONG & HAIPHONG.

Sailing from Hongkong,

FOR HAIPHONG via Holhow & Pakhol

5.8. "TAIKWA MARU”.

FOR KEELUNG vla Swatow & Amoy

8.3. “HOZUI MAKU” “........

on or about Des. 22nd

on or about 22nd Dec.

For further partieniars, plonso apply to--

Branch Oftos,

8. MITARAL

ARXI

No. 87, Bemban Strand, Wert,

Tel. No.-155,

Top Floor, King's Building

~Tel. No. 140.

The occasion of the visit was the open- ing of the new Corporation electricity power station. Addressing the Lord Their honorary treasurer, Lord North Mayor and City Council, the Duka eon- eliffe, during his world tour was giving gratulated the Electric Supply Com- attention to Empire communications of mittee on their great achievement, and all kinds, and would use his influence to said the enormous power station, with promote them, including wireless. Wher all its mechanical and scientific devices, over Lord Northcliffe went he was a graphically illustrated the last word in friend of the Press. They might almost economy, and must effectively cheaper regard him as a delegate at large from production, improve trade, and thereby the Empire Frees Union. In an article lessen unemployment. published that day, Lord Northcliffe re- If, in order to meet competition in ferred to the scantiness of English news the markets of the world," he proceeded, which reaches that most English of all manufacturers are forced to economize, Dominions, New Zealand, and pointed to it is in my view a better policy to seek a danger which its inadequacy might a solution of the problem in scientific cause. Sapplies of news from Americs research than merely to fall back upon a would not have that standard of accuracy curtailment of wages. The prosperity of which the New Zealand Press sought to the manual worker depends so largely maintain, and moreover, would not help upon scientific development in our indus. to keep a British atmosphere. That was tries that I would appeal to our younger one definite example of what they lost generation, in whose advancement I have for want of wireless.

so deep an interest, to let this trath sink

The chief event in the history of the well" into their minds-if Britain is to Empire Presa Union last year was, of maintain her proud position among the course, the Imperial Press Conference in nations of the world they must contribute Canada. Next year they hoped another their quota of science as in the past gene- Press gathering would take place which ration was done by such men as Kelvin, would have a still wider outlook, and Watt, Stephenson, and Hopkinson. I am would bring into closer community.all glad to, find this Yorkshire city, in we newspapers which used the English lang county whome name I am proud to uage. He referred to an Anglo-American bear, in the van of modern enterprise Press Conforence, suggested by Lord and demonstrating to the world that Burnham. It would not be a conference science, industry, and humanity must to discuss politics or deal with public walk hand in hand in order that we may questions. It would be a meeting of reach the great goal of national pos Press men to discuse Press afairs. By meeting together the men who ran news-

(Cheers.) perity. papers would be better able to interpret. the world problems which affected the

two great branches of the English-speak- | inconsiderable amount of pressure should ing race, and thereby supplement the thus be brought to tear upon the Govern- decisions - which they hoped would be ment until the wall of obstruction which reached by the momentons Conference at stood in Great Britain was broken down, Washington, leading to a better under Unless the system of Imperial communi- standing between Great Britain and Amecation was immediately improved Lon- rica, and ensuring the peace of the world. don stood in danger of being dispossessed || (Cheers.)

of its position, as the Imperial news Lord Apsley, referring to the inter centre of the Empire. change of staffs recommended by the Sir Campbell Stuart said he hoped the Second Imperial Press Conference, said members of Parliament present had listen- very little had been done in this matter. ed. with great care to what Sir Stanley Most-proprietors and editors had not Beed had said that been said that, been keen on starting anything new which so far as India was concerned, they would would involve extra expenditure; but be glad to receive a concrete proposal they hoped times would soon get better, with regard to the question of travel and then they would be able to get scholarships. He was under the impres

sion that the committee had submitted af Sir Stanley Reed said that so for se concrete proposal, but no official angwer India was concerned they had converted had been received. their Government to believe in the im- Viscount Burnham was re-elected Pre- portance and practicability of a system sident, and Viscount Northcliffe, hon. of wireless, and their "Government was treasurer. prepared to erect, equip, man, and work

ahead.

Sir B. Bruce said they regarded Lord a station in direct communication with Northcliffe as one of the greatest mem- the United Kingdom, but it would not bers of their profession. Those who were put up with a station which was inferior in-Floet Street in the old-days-would or intermediate. The Union-represented remember-how-much-working journalista an immense amount of publicity, and no owed to him for his efforts to raise their

(Continued at foot of next column.) status and increase their salaries

approximately weekly for passagers and cargo, calling at Edhow when Indncamano offers. LINE:--Fortnightly sailings to and from Sandakan by two 5,000 tons "FINSANG" and **MAUSANG" both steamers

Xteamers LL

naring excellent passenger accommodation Cargo taken on" Jhrough Bill of Lading for Kudat, Jesselton, Labuan Fawso LINEA regular service is run from March to November between

"and Lahad Datu

LINE-A weekly service is provided between Hongkong and Bangkak

Hongkong and Tienwin, calling at Weihaiwal and Chalon,

via Bwalow, by" four, stemmers fitted with up-to-date pareezgus accommodation,

CALOUTTA

SALAISANG”

will be

LINET

despatched on or about

Saturday, 24th Dec., at 3 p.m., for SINGAPORE PENANG

& CALCUTTA.

Through Bills of Lading issued to RANGOON, PORT #WET? TENHAM, MADRAS and DUTCH EAST INDIES,

Für Freight or Passagelapply to-

SZEPHONE NO" MS. ·

Jardine. Matheson & Co., Ltd.

GLEN

GENERAL MANAGERS

AND

SHIRE

Joint. Service of Steamers.

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

MT. "GLRNCYLK * MUV * GLERAVY " KY. "GLANLUCE” 8.8. "GLANSHANE

Found

M.V. “GLENAVY"

OUTWARDS.

HOMEWARDS.

Leaves Hongkong

Due Hongkong

17th Dea.

19th Dec. 19rd Dec.

31st Dea

Dissbartm

28th Jau. GENOA, LONDON, ROTTERDAM, Hamburg.

Movements are subject to skangë without notice.” For freight or farther particulars please apply to :--

Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd. The Glen Line, Ltd; aunts,

Telephone No. 215 sub-ar, 23 and 8896.

Cable AddrauR

Kawakina, Koba, Bentley's A.R.C, 5th MË

and Beott's Codes.

KAWASAKI

KISEN

Telephone Sannazły

3844/53928

(KAWASAKI STEAKERIF CO.)

(APITAL PAID-UF

President: Mr. Y. Kawasaki.

¥20.000.000

Vice-President Mr. K. MatsuKANA. Managing Director: Mr. Masana ÁKY'

as Company has on hand a Largo Humber of

10

AISRA

NEW CARGO. STEAMERS

ALWAYS READY FOR CHARTERS- of all descriptions.

The following are comprised in the Company's Float m

Eleven steamers of 9,100 tons each deadweight, And under the Company's Management pane

Twenty steamers of about 9.100 tons deadweight each. Two steamers of about 6,400 tons deadweight", saol. (Belengmy to kis Kawasaki Dockyari On, Tól)

For Charlar Batan and all other partioitars apoly to the

KAWASAKI KISEN KAISHA

No. 8 Bawa KIL