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COPENHAGEN,

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- HAMBURG, COPENHAGEN, and other, SCANDINAVIAN

Further Sailings

M.S.Afrika"

M/S. "Peru'

M.S." Malaya"

PORTS,

On or about 26th May, 1936.

Expected

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or about

Will leave homeward-bound-

on or about

7th May

7th June

2nd July

Subject to change without notice.

For further particulars, please apply to:-

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CONSIGNEE NOTICES

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THE WORLD IN 1950.

A VISION OF THE FUTURE.

WORLD-EARS"

"WORLD-EYES."..

AND..

[BY DR. FOURNIER D'ALME IN

CHSERVER."],

past

TELEVISION.

MARINE COURT: HARBOUR OFFENDERS FINED.

Now will this be the end. For the world- ear will be matched by the world-eye, and talevision will bring the most distant happenings within range of our eyes.

There were several cases before Liauit: Already we have, in England and France,Commander G. F. Hole, R.N., at the and America, the first beginnings of this Marine Court yesterday. THE Achievement, an achievement awaited by

By expectant world with a remarkable! The master of the steam-launch Awang moon-must necessarily happen "soon, though the rule of the road, and pleaded rot degree of confidence as something whichni was charged with failing to observe few realise the magnitude of the problem guilty. and the arduous and almost heartbreak-

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Polica evidence showed that defend-

SHIPPING MOVEMENTS,'

The B.I... Gambhira left Singapore for Hongkong on the morning of the 19th, and is due to arrive here on the morning of the seth.

The B.I. and Apear s.s. Filaws will leave Amoy for this port be the morning of the 24th inst, and is due here on It is easier to discern a far-off

Leith, Rotterdam and Antwerp, is due the morning of the 25th

The Ben Line & Bendoran, trom tain rangs than a valley close at hand.

to arrive here on the 94th inst. If Einstein is right, time is but the ing effort involved in its pursuit. The ant's launch was proceeding westward Prived 'nt Kobe on April Ast at 4:30 pm.. The R.. S. Empress of Australia ar- missing Fourth Dimension of space, and solution of the problem involves new all things

and

union between two branches of science, in the Southern Fairway between the left yesterday at 4 p... and is due at future, exist eternally, ranged in an iron world-radless possibilities, and both rowing on the morning of the 19th inst. He was

optical and electrical, both fraught with Harbour Offee nad the Wing Lok Wharf Yokohama to-day (April gard), at 3 p.m. scheme from which nothing ean deliver in strength and resource day by day. on the Southern side of the Fairway. them. Yet our poor three-dimensional things than television. Many invisible fendant had just crossed over.

Their marrings will be fruitfal of more When witness boarded the launch, de- faculties oscillate back and forth between things will be made manifest, ranging memories of the past and fears and hopes from the germ of cancer to those invisible of the future and find solace in the clouds and air-pockets which the eye can illusion (is it an illusion that only the not see, but which the airman comes up past is irrevocably fixed, while the pre-against-or falls into-as he cleaves his Bent and the future are ours to mould way through the troposphere. And these and bend to our will. We peer into the things will be brought about by the vious convictions was fined 820, with the Defendant, who acknowledged two pre. future to trace out a path to happiness, world's inventors and discoverera work-alternative of three weeks' hard labour. but the mists of time lie thick in the ing out of sight in darkened workshops valleys, and only some gaunt peaks stand and underground laboratories, while Fat was charged with a similar offence The master of the steam-launch Fai out, like beacons, on the far horizon. councils and Parliaments, with much and also pleaded not guilty.

We may calculate the date of the next noise and effort, endeavour to adapt Tes Age, but it is impossible to predict themselves to the new situations created the Paris fashions of 1960);

by their work.

OUR BRINKING GLOBE.

MEDICINA DEMOCRATİŞEL.

the O.S.K. Wharf west and went up to Defendant said that he was going from the North side of the Channel and then altered course to Port and went weet ward.

Worship convicted the defendant, who After hearing police evidence, His admitted several previous convictions, He was fined $20, with the alternative of three weeks' hard labor.

The master of the steam-launch Chung hard labour in default, for failing to Ere 2 was also fined $20, or three weeks' observe the rule of the road.

A score of years has sufficed to give us One of the most far-reaching changes the motor-car, the aeroplane, and the will be the disappearance of medicine as oil-driven liner. What new marvels will a specialised craft. When the laws of the next generation bring forth ? Already health are taught effectively in all the the rotor-ship amazes our experienced schools, when the action of the few really sailors by preferring the gentless breeza" specific" drugs is common property, Fon was fined $10, with the alternative The master of the stem-launch Tong aboam to the following wind. What will and when every adult can tell the symp-of ten days hard labour, for depositing be the feelings of our grandchildren as toms of ordinary ailments, the calling a quantity of ashes from his steam-launch of the medical practitioner will have in the Harbour without the written per- become obsolete. function will be to attend to us at birth

His only remaining mission of the Harbour Master.

The master of the steam-launch Tuny and, death. though he may call and give On was fined $20, or three weeks' hard us the benefit of his cheering personality, labour in default, for allowing his launch Bet medicine will be dead by 1950.

coxswain on board," to be under way without a certificated

they go

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"TO LIVE FOR, THE COMMON GOOD.".

COUPLE'S PLEDGE AT ETHICAL

CHURCH WEDDING..

The Ethical Church, Bayswater, Lon

VESSELS EXPECTED.

Ceylon (Swedish East Asiatic), duo May Helena (Ben Line), due to-morrow.

12th.

Empress of Canada (O.P.R.), dus May

5th.

8th, a.m.

Saarbrucken (NDL), due April 9th. Fambhire (B.I. & Apear), das. April

Tile Sumatra, due to-day.

(B.I. & Apear), dus April 95th.

VESSELS 'IN DOCE,"

The following vessels are in Dock:- Kowtoox Dccx.-Passet, Vigilante, Changte, Hin Sang. Yat Shing.

TAIKOO Dock-Kiungchow, Taikoo Wanyi, Kwangtung, Batarata, Haiyen...

AT FOWLOON Bar-Sun On. AT PLOVER Coys-Porg Tong. Lok

Sun.

SUNRISE AND SUNSET IN HONGKONG.

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FOR APRIL, 1828.

(STANDARD TIME OF THE 120TH MERIDIAN, LIST OF GREENWICH).

Date: April 23rd....

Sunrise. Sunset.

.3.58 m.

6.46 p.m.

6.47.

24th. 25th. .5.56 28th. .5.35 97th. 5.58 29th. 3.54

5.57

1

"6.47 19

6.47

71

23

8.48 6.48

gliding through" the even On a sunbeam, awift, as a shooting star In autumn thwarts the night! The pace is growing day by day. The 200-miles per hour speed limit "is in sight. It will be left far behind as soon

Surgery, on the other hand, will be as our airmen learn to rise above the gloriously alive. It will have added 'storm-riven troposphere into the peren- Prodigiously to its triumphs. No amount nial calm of the stratosphere, that won- of hygiene, can guard us from accidents, derful region, seven miles up, where there and accidents are bound to happen as is neither fog nor rain, nor any cloud, our healthy and enterprising population where the aun shines every day is becomes more venturesome than ever be dazzling splendour, and where the night fore. Surgery can never be democratis- sky is black samite, powdered over with ed since it is a matter of individual brilliants. Then, indeed, will the globe skill, which can only be acquired by roll on beneath us, clad in its garment specialising in its processes and opera- don's most remarkable church. was the of nimbus and cirrho-cumulus. while our tions. But when all is said and done, it scene of a wedding last month, when the pilot, with calm eye on his dials and is the patient's own organism which has daughter of Dr. Stanton Cuit, minister steady hand on his levers, makes for that to make the curative effort, and it be of this, the only church of its type in the particular spot which we have choser for hoves us to enlist his mind and his will world, was married to Mr. Andrew Fergus our destination.

power in the task of recuperation. Such Dunlop. And who knows but that the celestialdemocratic" touch is desirable, even States of Christ and of Buddha, hends Jong-distance traveller may find his sub-surgery, for the modern tendency is of Socrates and a cherubim, a portrait terranean counterpart in glorified towards government by Tube ramifying underneath all the most there is no tyranny like the tyranny of of dead members of the church, a stained experts, and of the Greek god Hermes, caskets of asbes populous districts of the earth's land the expert, against whom there is no glass window with Mr. Bernard Shaw's surface, and conveying passengers and appeal,

portrait and that. of Anatole France, Barometer goods with a speed, comfort, and safety

candles, and masses of flowers surround- Temperature as yet unimagined So may the ancient

The progress of physics and chemistryed the marble pillar engraved An Altar Hamidity to us, cleansed from the all-pervading the science of life. The practice of were inid. pleasures of the open road be given back may well be eclipsed by that of biology, to the Ideal," on which, two wedding rings. Wind Direction... vapour of petrol and the hoots of eugenics and the sterilisation of the Waiter Crane, surmounting a quotation Rain

Force Д Standing under whizzing ears. Then we shall begin to mentally defective will tend to level up from Wordsworth, the bride and bride-

great painting by Weather... know and love our smiling earth a never the population towards the standard of before. Its face will become dear to us and familiar in all its aspects, like the

face of a beloved friend.

MORE LIGHT.

SIOLOGY AND THE HOME

the Aristai, the best of our people. But groom were handed a ring each by the the import of biological research is bride's father, who officiated. greater than that. Already, in the The bride und bridegroom declared to- research laboratories of our

gether, "With these rings we wed each sities, biologists are patiently unravelling other, pledging ourselves in honour to the tangles of heredity. Soon it will be prefer each other's good, and together to possible to trace parentage and ancestry,

live for the common good."

Univer-

By way of courtesy to the bridegroom, cited by the Rev. Archibald Alexander, a Presbyterian minister each religion," Dr. Coit told a reporter We believe in getting the best from.

HONGKONG METEOROLOGICAL

REGISTER."

Hengkong Observatory, April 22nd.

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Previous On Data On Date

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$ PJ.

29.87

29,90

29.81

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Highest open-air Temperature Lowest open-air Temperature on 22nd

The world of 1960 will have more light than the world of to-day. Look at the progress achieved since 1906: At that time our houses, and theatres were lighted faultlessly by means of blood tests. This who is a Presbyterian, a.prayer was rc- by the carbon glow lamp, which yielded may seem an innocent amusement for the one-third of a candle power per watt." haearcher, but its social significance can Then came the filament lamp, with one stage in the emancipation of woman from hardly be exaggerated. It means the last! candle per watt, and this again is being the precautions and restrictions imposed afterwards. ousted by the gas-filled lamp which yields by the jealous male. Its effect upon so nearly two candles per watt. A sixtoid cial customs and conventions will be pro-representing the two greatest religions. F.

"That is why we have 3 gain, but how far short of perfection even found, though its full force will only on each side of the altar,

statue of Christ and one of Buddha, as For all this time the June nights come into play gradually and almost

Now

L

WEATHER EEPORT,

HONGKONG TIDE TABLE.

From April 23rd to 29th, 1926,' HIGH WATEL.

Week,

Days of

B'Loug

Standard

Time.

23 im "8.9

Satur. 24 m

Sax.

25 m

36:

of Southern Europe have witnessed the imperceptibly. For the first time since annual display of the glow-worm, whose the days of Adam and Eve the sexes will light-giving apparatus, more perfect by be equal But the Aryan race, which far than any of man's devising, yields only reluctantly took over the doctrine of fifty candle-power for one watt of bio-feminine inferiority from the Jews, will and remarks by the Royal Observatory Mon. 26.m

Last night's weather report, forecaar chemical energy. Thus our electricians be glad to shake itself free once more and said: The anti-cyclone is now central, will have to increase their efficiency some twenty-five tinies before they enn rival the

restore woman to her rightful position in between SW. Japan and the Bonins. The Tues. 27 8 48 humble June hug." But therein lies

a better world.

depression has formed over Central China much ground for

The year 1950 may not bring us to and is now moving eastward towards Wed 299 satisfaction.

For Utopia, but we shall be well on the way. Shanghai. energy can neither be created nor de- It will be a gate opening upon yet fairer stroyed. It can only be transformed, visiors. and much depends upon the efficiency of this transformation. At présent we pay two shillings for a pennyworth of light. The engineers of 1950 will probably give us full value.

And not only will our nights be brighter, but the light will be more agreeable to the eye. Already we can combine the red light of neon with the green of mercury vapour into a warm artificial daylight. The time will come when artificial light will spring from the walls and ceilings themselves, and when its colour and tints wil, be controlled by switches to match the dresses and suit the complexions of the festive company. ALL THE WORLD A STAGE.' Broadcasting,'

said the Duke of Sutherland the other day, "has come Π Ο Τ Ι Ο Ξ.

upon the world like "an avalanche." The avalanche has by now almost covered the CONSIGNEES of Cargo from DUNKER globe, Two or three years have sufficed QUE, ANTWERP MIDDLES to bring this new form of publicity into BOROUGH, LONDON, &c, also Cargo from universal operation. Who can gauge its CARMARTHENSHIRE"

COGNAC, & "CHEF MECANICIEN tremendous potentialities Already the MAILHOL," in connection with above new educational and artistic stimulus has having arrived from the shots Parts, Con- Steamer are hereby informed that their Goods influenced, and moulded the younger of Opium, Treasure and generation in a manner unapproached gnees of Cargo by her are hereby informed that with the exception ended and stored at their] by the schools, while countless homes have)

Valuables are being

GLEN LINE LIMITED.”

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES

MARITIMES..

Fox UNITED KINGDOM V PORTS,C THE Steamship

all Goods are being landed at their risk into the hazardous and/or extra bazardóns risk Chodowa the Hongkong and Rowing

a into the Godowns of the Hangkang and been cheered and brightened by entertain- Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd., Kawments. formerly beyond their reach.

whence Delivery may be obtained in powerful transmitting station can make

after landing.

ita voice heard throughout the earth, and

Wharf and Godown Company, Lamited; whence, te urge will be forwarded on nalosi such are the marvellous complexities of

and/or from the wharves, Delivery may be obtained

Goode not cleared by the 26th April, is rooived from the

1996, at Noon, will be subject to Bent.

All

broken, chafed and damaged.

Packages

Intimation

before 9.00 am. To-Dar, "requesting it to be stations could be pouring forth speech landed here. are to be left in the Godowns where they will Undersigned Goods remaining claimed after think what might happen if this new Bills of Lading will be countersigned by the ing with each other. One trembles to

and song ferpetually without interfer be examined in, the Douglas on 23rd April, abject to Bent and Lauding Chargon

of Consigue Tueday, the 17th instant, at Noon, will be Messra. Goddard and 1926, at 10 am. Claims against the Steamer

All Claime must be sent in to me on or before including those for Cargo short delivered must be presented on the Special Form provided, and Friday, the 30th inst, or they will not be must also be submitted within 30 days of roogized.

All damaged Packages will be examined on Tiral otherwise they will not be recognized. No Fire Insurance will be effected by us in Monday the 26th instant, at 10.00a.m., by

Mes. Goddard & Douglas,

No Fire Insurance has been affected.

·J. LIMAGE,

Agent Hongkong, 21st April, 1926,

any caso whatever.

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Bill of Lading will be ent

JARDINE MATHESON & Co., Ltd., " Agenta Hongkong, 19th April, 1926. [8466

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resource were turned to unworthy uses. Much work will have to be done before the different wave-lengths are sorted out and allocated, and many national ambi- tions and jealousies may have to be ap passed and reconciled. But when that is done our race will enter upon a rich heritage. Mankind will have provided itself with ten thousand tongues and ten million ears, each of a world-wide, range.

SE NË NO NO NO NO In 10 en 60.

Height.

LOW WAIZ.

'Long,

Standard

Time,

Local forecast: S. or variable winds, moderate, cloudy, occasional rain.

10 0 Thur. 29m 9 43 10 48

6

6 7

3

4 36

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