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Across Canada

ON YOUR WAY HOME

VIA

CANADIAN NATIONAL

RAILWAYS

(SEPARATE AND DISTINCT FROM C.P.R.).

New All Steel Trains-Observation Cars built especially to permit unobstructed View of Famous Scenery. Trains equipped with Radio, Permit us to supply you with Rates and Booklets Bookings made on all Lines from Hongkong,

GENERAL TRAFFIC OFFICES:

A.P.C. Building, Queen'a Rd. C.

Phone C. 2004

HUGO STINNES LINIEN

OSTASIEN-FAHRT

PASSENGER SERVICE

HONGKONG TO NAPLES

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ANTWERP, ROTTERDAM AND HAMBURG

MANILA, STRAITS, COLOMBO, SUEZ, PORT SAID.

SAILINGS FROM HONGKONG :

SB.

" ADOLF VON BAEYER" S.S."EMIL KIRDORF

on or about the 26th May. on or about the 5th 'Ang.

FARES FROM HONGKONG TO NAPLES:

FROM £71-UPWARDS

Only Cabin Class Accomodation Available.

REUTER, BROCKELMÄNN

AGENTS

46. Das Your Road Central.

CO.

Phone Central No. 473.

KONINKLYKE PAKETVAART

MAATSCHAPPY.

(ROYAL PACKET NAVIGATION CO. ON BATAVIA):

"THE STEAMSHIP

VAN OVERSTRATEN

will be despatched to

~SINGAPORE, PENANG and BELAWAN-DELI DIRECT,

22nd May, 1924.

1st Class Fare to Singapore-$100.

This vessel offers excellent saloon accommodation.

All lower berths. English cuisine.

Doctor carried.

Wireless telegraph.

In connection with the Royal Packet Nav. Co.'s (K.P.M.)

o all destinations in the Netherlands East Indies.

For: Freight and Passage, apply to

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY,

SCOTTISHE LETTER.

[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDEST.)

EDINBURGE April Dth.

NEW VESSEL FOR STRAITS BETTLEMENTS,

MAY CUTE,

SAVE ANTWERP

'BELGIUM'S CHIEF PORT IN PERUT

SCHILDT ALMOST IMPASSABLE

la Antwerp, Belgium's principal port The Dure, the eighth vessel to be and her only direct access to the sea fron built by the Caledon Company on the inland, in danger! Will Antwerp becoma Tay for the Straits. Steamship Company, its have Sandwich and King's Lynn in Lid was launcbeil without the slightest England receted by all dive wall craft hitch Mr Aylmer (Pearson, of the and bus relic of the great commereint British North Boraco Company, cut the which she

part

the wire which started the Darrel, and Mrs. ping correspondent of a Pearson performed the christening cute. / It perms.

that there is a grave danger mony

of this threat to Reigium's conimeres bes

The Zhand is intended for trade in the

Hon

Far East, and has been specially deszcz "Peassuring state.

elforts to car the top of

1924

ed for the carriage of passengers and obstructions, the channel of the Scheldt. cargo. Her dimensions are :-Length, 272 up to

INDO-CHINA

STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED,

SAILINGS SUBJECT TO ALTERATION.

"SHANGHAI via SWATOW HANGKOK via SWATOW TSINGTAU VI SWATOW

SHANGHAI BANGKOK via HOÏHOW STRAITS & CALCUTTA

via AMOY HAIFHUNG THUIHOW STRATTS & CALCETTA. TIENTSIN

P90th May, 19 Tuesday

Tuesday wuth May, 3 ph

"TAISANG

PAISANG"

BING

Wednesday Fisti

Wednesday, Dia

Wednesday, Bisb

ING

( hurmay, ind®M

· 95th Ma

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"CHEONGSHING?" "Wednesday,?

MOJI.

SPOOKSAND

KORK in SHANGHAI & becoming dangerous to

feet; breadth, 41 fects and moulded depth unrigation is

Several

at big

vessels have brem totally to upper deck, al feet. She is fitted with two complete decks, with top-gallant on the dangerous sandbanks in the forecastle, and long combined bridge ander and now only vesels of moderate can go into the port of Antwerp poop, with promenade and boat decks with stfety The liner Brigentend will amidships. Accommodation is provided for a first class passengers in the bridge will be innded at Cherbourg or Soatham- no louget call there, and her passengers space in two-berth state rooms, janga

tan in future. A spacious dining saloon is arranged at the forward end of the bridge space, and lounge and entrance extending from side to side of the vessel is arranged Lover the saloon, and a. Amoke-room is fitted at the after end of the promenade

deck. Provision is made for 20 second einsa passengers in a large deckhouse situated on the poop deck aft! The officers and engineers are berthed in an upper deckhouse over the second class quarters The crew are berthed in the forecastle ang poop 'tween decks.

All the weather decks are sheathed in teak, and permanent tenk awnings are arranged over all accommodation. The cargo appliances consist of six steam winches fitted on derrick posts, and a heavy derrick is fitted forward for 13 ton lifts. The vessel is fitted throughout with electric light and ventilating fins. The machinery consists of triple, expansion

MANILA, PAAR SANDAKAN

KOBE I SHANGHAI

CALCUTTA LINE

MANILA

The first intimation that all was net SHANGHAI LINE -- well with the Belgian port was the con tant recurrence of casunities to shipning fr the river. According to Lloyd's List the number of collisions, strendings. and other nocidents between October 1st, 1922. and March 7th, 1993, Wins-175, while from October, 1923, to last month 250 cashaltes were reported.

pat2 FEET IN 3 DAYS:

HAIPHONG

BORNEO

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TIENTSIN

In the Belgian Churberently-L Pecher. Liberal deputy for Antwerp, „ferred to statements that ships of heavy tonnage could no longer proced to Ant wap. In reply, Baron Ruzette, the Min

of Public Works, admitted that navi | BANGKOK, ration in the Scheldt was becoming more diheutt, but stated that dredging opera- tions had been carried out aud that the situation was normal önce more. This W towards the end of last inonth, and since their several casualties have been

engines, having cylinders 20 in. by 33 in. reportey

by 54 in, by 38 inches stroke, and steam is generated from two single ended boilers fitted with old-burning arrange- ments and working under Howden's forced draught.

A NEW CITY, LINER.

hes born

much comment on the matter in the Belgian Press One recent article which pointed out the danger that threatens the port was significantly head- ed Save Antwerp.

It is stated that the channel is shoaling

to the extent of it. in five days, tha dredgers engaged cannot cope with task before them, and that additional: dredgers must be obtained if the channel is to be kept clear. Oncis the shifting and in a channel like the Scheldt gets the upper hand the task of removing the

hoals is colosal

The new steamery City of Venics, buila by Messrs. Workman, Clark & Co, of Belfast for the City Line fleet of the Ellerman Linas, ran a series of very successful trials, and afterwards sailed for Glasgow to load for Bombay. The City of Venice, which has been specially de- signed and equipped for passcoger ser- vice between Great Britain and Ludia, embodies the result of the experiences on Deeside or any of the other fashion- of both owners aut builders in produc- Fable resorts in Scotland, while a trip ing high-class vessels for this service, to Germany can also be indulged in for and will maintain the high standard of a very moderate expenditure. Several excellence which is characteristic of the Scots business, girls have, I hear...been. many steamers of the well-known City buying up franes for their summer holi- Line fleet. She is 470ft in-length and day, and are now anxiously watching of 8,300 tons. and fulfils the latest re-the Auctuations of the foreign exchange." quirements of the British Board of Trade PERILS OF THE DOR. for a first class passenger and cargo in Ayrshire estate Inst week o

On steamer. In the design special attention keeper having pecasion to narrate to has been given to the passenger accom

Englishman how he caught a poacher modation, D

and relieved him of his ferret, proceeded in all sincerity, as follows A gruppit This is Glasgow's year for the World it ower hard an' gied it a chirt an it Sunday School Convention, and as the giraed at me, so A chappit it on the meetings take place in June, delegatesheid wima stick an champit it in the from the most remote places are already glaur." The Englishman looked at him packing their trunks. The first of them very hard for a few moments, and then is on his way, the Rev. A. L Ryan left observed, #1'm awfully sorry, old chap, Manila over a week ago. At any moment but I don't know a bally word you are

iss expected that the Rev. E C. Tew-saying.". kesbury, secretary of the China Sunday Sebool Union, with 30 others will leave

CHINA TO GLASGOW.

www she deniserían milyay, Three ships are sailing from North Amerien, the first leaving to-day, making the journey to Glasgow vid Palestine and Egypt Lord Pentland is acting as chair- man of the Convention, and the speakers will include General Sir Robert Baden- Powell, Sir George Adam Smith, Lady Frances Balfour, Lord Aberdeen, and. Lord Cecil of Chelwood

MARRIAGE.

At 7, Gloucester Place, Edinburgh, on April 6th, 1994 (the residence of Mrs. J. M. Hunter, the bride's sister), by the Rey W. A. Dunnett, B.D., O.B.E., Dal- services keith, and the Rev. John Hall, O.BE, Warrender Park U.F. Church, Edinburgh, Frank Blacklock Thomson, M.B., Ch. B. (Edin. 30, Windsor Street, Dundee, only son of Dr J. C. Thomson, formerly of Hongkong, to Welhelmina H. C. (Elma) Frew, youngest surviving daughter of the late Dr. William Frew, Walmer, Kilmarnock

JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN-LYN,

Telephone Central No.-1574,

Agents

York BUILDING, CHATZE ROAD.

ASAHI BEER

SPECIALLY BREWED FOR EXPORT

DAI NIPPON BREWERY CO.,

LIMITED

TOKYO, JAPANA

JOLE AGENTS!

MITSUI BUSSAN KAISHA

∙HONGKONG.

LTD

-THE SCUT ON THE STAGE

It is natural that stage Scotchmen should attract the interest of their fellow- [countrymen in London, more especially so perhaps when they do not form: the staple of the play, as in the Bunty and Susie plays of Graham Moffatt, the wildly farcical Duke of Kille crankie, or the scarcely more realistic “Little-Minister. For these plays make capital out of exaggeration, but what we wish to see is rather ourselves: as others see us." In this connection 1 recall a careful study of an "Scot în Shaw's ** Captain Brasbound's Conver sion," and a good portrait oLa Glasgow marine cugineer in a dramatisation of Cutcliffe Hine Captain Kettic. Well, now, at last Mr. Galsworthy in bis near play of The Forest . has given us hiss Scot in the character of James Collie, one of the members of an ill-fated. Cen- tral African expedition, add a very highly fuished vignette does that sympathetic actor, Mr. Campbell Gußlán make of him. I detected but one minute fluw in bis performance, namely, that he speaks of * golf (sounding the 1) as his diver

Des huy Scot ever do this? Is it not always either "goff" or "gowf" t But passibly Mr. Gullan spoke so as to be understood by an English audience.

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THE CONTINENT OF DEESIDE

The fascinations; of a cheap holiday on the Continent threaten to check the flow of tourists to the Highlands this summer, and incidentally to dimmish the profits of the sentide landladiek. The frano de now above its lowest level, but even at the present rate of orchange a holiday in France actually costs less than a sojourn (Continued on next column)

VISITORS TO CANTON

Should Purchase

A BOOK FOR THE GLOBE THOTTER FROM HONGKONG TO CANTON BY THE PEARL R RIVER

CAPTAIN CY, LLOYD. With Illustrations, Maps and Flage,

PRICE

Canton:

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DAILT Press": "Office. Alesers. KELLY & Wann, LAD, “Mesin Brewis & Ca

Meners. A. S. WATSON & CO.

* YOENSANG “MAUSANO * “KUTSANG”

This Line now affords

uth My

Thursday, 29th May, 7am Saturday

$1st May, Ha,200.

Saturday th June, 1 p

11th June,

... Wednesday, 11th June,

Panang d

regular mailings to Calrutto vik Straits

Singapore returning from Calentis teamers

and Hongkong to Japan, sccasionally calling at

All steamers bave excellent passenger accommodation,

fitted with Wireless and carry a fally-qualified Surgeon.

approximately every three days between Canton sometimes calling Swatow. Through tickets can obtained and through Bill of Lading are issued to all Northern LINE-A weekly service is maintained with Manila by vessels with good

and Yanglaze Ports vin Shanghai passenger accommodation, saillugs from both ports every Saturday, LINE-alias proximately, weekly for passengers and cargo, calling jak LINE-Fortnightly l

Hoihow both

ailings to and from Sandakan by two 3,000 ton. steatern, xa. "HINSANG" and s.. MAUSANG, both steamers

having excelent Passenger accommodation Cargo: taken on

through Bills of Lading for Kudat, Jesselton, Labuan, Tavas and Lahad Data LINE-A regular service is run from March to November between Heng

kong and Tientsin, occasionally calling at Weihaiwai and Ubafoo LINE-A weekly service is provided between Hongkong and Bangkok vis Swatow by fire stonthers fitted with up to-date passenger mocom-

arodation."

CALCUTTA

8.8.

LINE

NAMSANG" will be despatched on or about Wednesday, 21st May, 3 p.m., for SINGAPORE, PENANG

& CALOUTTA.

Through Bills of Lading issued to RANGOON, MADRAS, PORT

SWETTENHAM and DUTCH EAST INDIES.

For Fraight or Passage apply to....

JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD.

GENERAL MANAGERS.

TELEPHONE NO CENTRĀL 215.

GLEN AND

SHIRE

JOINT SERVICE OF STEAKERS.

U.K-STRAITS, CHINA & JAPAN SERVICE

OUTWARDS.

Vensel

CARMARTHENSHIRE

GLENAPO

CARNA

HOMEWARDS. Doe Hongkong Terel Leaver H'kong. Discharg

In Port GLENGARRY 30th May: Landon, Rotterdam

13th June

Movements are subject to change without notice,

For Freight or further Particulars, please apply to

Hambar

JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD., THE GLEN LINE, LTD, AGENTS, Telephones: Central No. 215 geb-ex. 23, and Central 3596.:

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