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AMOY & SHANGHAI WELKAIWEL, OHETOO
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THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, JANUARY 18th, 1927.
On 1st Jan, 10. On 32nd Jan
On 23rd Jas
Jan 10 am Noon
Rith Jan
25th Jan. 26th Jan
8 6. Am. Noon
10. 6 .. Noon
... On 27th Jan,
On 19th Jan SWATOW & BANGKOK "KWANGOHOY" On 30th Jan,
BALOON FASSAGE RATES, HONG KONG TO SHANGHAI and
vion era, Have. Now Been Radused To
860 SINGLE $90 RETURN,
For Freight or Fasaga apply to— BUTTERFIELD & SWIEE. Tazaraons CasTRAL, 38, CANGO AND PANASH CAN EN INSURED AT TER OPTION OF BUTTARFIELD & SWIRE.
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AUSTRALIAN-ORIENTAL LINE,
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EXCELLERY & Most UP-TO-DATE FIRST & SECOND CLASS Passes ACCOMMODATION.
HONGKONG TO SYDNEY-19 DAYS.
STRAKIA
CHANGTE
TAIPING..
CHANGTE
Dua HONG KONG OF
OF ABOUT
8th February
11th March
12th April
SAILING HINCL DE GE ABOUT
15th February 18th March 19th April
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TELEPHONE: CENTRAL 36.
Agents.
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Sailings from langkong.
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Steamers prossed via Suet Canal or Panama Cansi at Owners' option.
Babject to change without notica
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PRINCE LINE
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BY
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3rd February, 1927.
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29th January",
26th February.
20th March.
ARRIVALS FROM EUROPE:
#ZOSMA
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17th January
9th February,
28th
March,
All Shoeaners have a Limited Accommodation for Passengers. For Freight, Pasangs and further Particulars, Please Apply to
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ARRIVALS.
January 15th.
Maud, Norwegian str., 1,351 tons, Capt. LA. Strange, from Can- ton, in ballast, lying at Yau- mati.-Theresen & Co.
January 16th Chungkong, Chinese str., 447_tons, Capt. Kwok Sbaa, from Tou rane," with a general cargo, lying at buoy No, C38.-Yau
-Kra & Co.
Corona, Norwegian str., 1,053 tons, Capt. O. Klatte, from Chin wangtao, which port she left an January 10th, with 3,005 tons of Doal, lying at buoy No. B60.- Dodwell & Co.,
Arrivals and Departures,
Passengers, etc.
WAR'S OLDEST VETERAN, HONG KONG METEOROLIGICAL
84TH BIRTHDAY ON CHRIST-
· MAS-DAY.
WENT TO SEA AT 11 YEARS OF AGE.
:
No one looked forward to Christ mas-day with keener pleasure than old John Cunningham, the oldest man to serve actively throughout the Great War. He was born on Christmas-day, 1849
Banding away to sea when he was only ten and a half years, he was
Daishin Mart Ne. 5, Japanese strat sea for 68 years.
1,266 tons, Capt. N. Yamaguchi,
REGISTER.
Hong Kong Observatory, Jan. 17th,
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Barometer...
19.96
pam,
29.9*
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29.33
Temparstar 04
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Humidity... Wind-
Direction Force Weather... Bain
.... 4
0.00
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0,00 110,00 Highest open-air Tamperature, 16th: 9 Lowest open-air Temperainrs, 17th - 02
D= B-Blue sky; C-Olondy; Drizzle: F-Fog; L-Lightning; M-Mist; O-Overcast; P-Passing
Thunder.
He has now celebrated his 84th from Sakito and Japan, with birthday and Christmas-day com- showers; Q-Squalls; R-Rain; T 3,000 tons of coal, lying at buoy bined in a manner befitting a hale No. C40.-Mitsubishi Co.
and able merchant seaman who Manila Maru, Japanuse str., 0,910 Sads himself ashore in the congenial toas, Capt. H. Chiba, from company of old shipmates at the Nagasaki, which port she left Royal Alfréd. Home for Aged der on January 19th, with a general chaat Seamen. cargo, lying at Kowloon Wharf. -0.8.K
very
Christmas-day in the sheltered comfort of the home is 2 different institution from anything old John Cunningham knew at sea.
HONG KONG TIDE TABLE.
From Jannaty 18th to 24th, 1927.
HOR WATER.
Day Week.
Date
Nanning, British str.. 1,505 tans, Capt. J. Clark, from Centon, with a nil entry, lying at buoy No. C14.-B. & S. Suiyang, Britiah str., 1,504 tons, "Capt. P. R. Purslow, from Shanghai and Swatow, with general cargo, lying at buoy No. B12-B. & S. Sungshan Maru, Japanese str.
1,503 tons, Capt. G. Kawamura, from Canton, with a general cargo, lying at buoy No. C37.-prentice of six months' standing in Fri. 21 N.Y.E.
the 300 ton sailing - brig- - Brierley Hill, he was busy in a Spanish | Sat port.
In an my days at sea," he said, replying to a question, "they were hard working Christmases. There was no plum puddir; for seafaring Tues 18 men in those days, and, come to think of it, we were none of us wed. 19 worse of for, that,”
John's first Christmas at sex was Thar. 20 on his 11th birthday, when, an ap-.
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STRAM NAVIGATION, COMPANY, LIMITED.
CANTON
SAILINGS BUBJECT TO' ALTERATIONS.
OSAKA vis AMOY, HOJI
& KORE TSINOTAU via SWATOW
& SHANGHAI OSAKA MOJI & KOBE.. TSINGTAU SWATOW
SHANGHAI
"STRAITS & CALCUTTA
SANDAKAN
„, "YATSHING” Wednesday, 19th Jan, st 7 am.
**KUTSANG " Thursday," 20th Jan, at 7 am.
YATSHING SUIBANG
Sunday,
Tuesday,
-13xl Jan., st,?' azz
251 Ja at 7 a..
Wednesday, 26th Jan, at 7 am. "TOOSHING**
Wedzmeday, 28th Jan, at 3 p.m. KUMSANG
Monday, SANG
31st Jan, at 1 pm. Wednesday, Bad Fab, at 3 pm. "CHEONGSHING" Sanday, 6th Feb, st 7
Friday 11th Feb., at 7 st. "EINBANG" Thursday, 17th Feb, at p.m. For Freight or Plunge, apply to—
STRAITS & CALQUITA.... “FOOKSANG" TIENTSIN OSAKA vis MOJI & KOBE "LAISANG" BANDAKAN
...
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GENERAL MANAGEES."
TELAFROKA: Castral No. 213.
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...20th Mar
“CARMARTHENSHIRE" 31st Mar.}
OUTWARDS.
..
13 2 4 10 07
Vossel
"GLENOGLE."
Das Hong Kong.
22nd Jan.
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17th Fabu
3rd Mar,
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WITHIN CALL.
Wext Carmana, American str., 3,517 tons, Capt. LA Gilley, from San Francisco and Manila.
"We were loading
cargo all day The latter port she left on Jan.and night," he said, "and blest if Mon. 940 74 13th, with a cargo of hemp, we remembered it was Christmas- lying at buoy No. A25.-Swayne day at all" Then he brightened & Hoyt Inc.
up with a pleasant reminiscence. Fingo, Chinese str., 503 toris,
"But we had a bit of fide bailed Capt. I. A de Lemos, from mutton and a pile of fresh greens Fort Bayard, with a general that day," he said, chukling. cargo, lying at Saikong Wharf, -Yew Kee S.S, Co.
-
January 17th. Honolulu Maru, Japanese str. 3.540 tons, Capt. Y. Takada, from Moji, which port she left on January 12th, with a general cargo, lying at Kowloon Whart -0.3.K.
The following vessels were expect. Pudding Na pudding. Groged to be in wireless communica- No grog-udless you went ashore tion with Hong Kong yesterday- and bought it."
Fangter, Angers, Rut Sang, Fei Haru No. 2, Taikwa Maru, Milo Jara, Alta Mare, Manila Maru, Hankow Haru, Anking, Sunyaaz, Hanghua, Shensei Maru. No. 6, President Garfield and Hang Sang.
7.
John, who had retired from seafaring in 1913, joined up again on the outbreak of war, and carried. on until Christmas-eve, 1993, a day before his 90th birthday. During the far he served in the Channel, the Kiangru, British str., 1,555 tons, North Atlandic, and the Southern Capt. C. S. Isbister, from Bang- Seas, visiting France, Canada, the kok and Swatow. The former United States, Japan, and". Aus- port she left on January 7th,tralia.--Veral and Military Récord. with a general cargo, lying at buoy No. B13-B. Soochow British str., 1,594 tona, Capt. Edwin Monkman, from Shanghai and Amoy, with a general cargo, lying at buoy No. B12.-B. & S. Taikaa Maru, Japanese str., 1,284 tons, Capt. T. Ishigaki, from Haiphong and Hoibow, with a general cargo, lying at 0.8.E. Wharf.-0.8.K.
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Tyndareus, British str., 7,172 tons,
Capt. R. T. Williams, from Seattle and Maji The latter port she left on January 13th, with a general cargo, lying at buoy No. 43.-B. & S.
Walton Hall, British-atr., 3901.
tons, Capt. G. V. Harris, from Liverpool and Singapore. The latter port she left on January 10th, with a
Senern. cargo, lying at Holt's Wharf.-Bank Line, Zooma, Dutch str., 5,335
SUNRISE AND SUNSET IN
HONG KONG
FOR JANUARY, 1927.
STANDARD TIME OF THE 12013 MERIDIAN, EAST OF GREENWICH.
Date.
Sunrise. Sunset. January 18th......7.03 am, 6.02 p..
19t7.03. 6.0% 20th...17.05
8.03
"
21057.05
23rd......7.03
1
6.04
22nd.....7.05
6.04 Ja
8.05 15
1
94h.....7.03 25th......7.05 96th.....7.04
6.06
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11
6.06
6.07
· 97th.../1.7.04 99th.....7.04
0.08.
"
6.00
tone,
·20th....7:04 da,
6.10
30th.....7.03 31st.....7.02.
6.10
8.11
Capt. K. E. Dik, from Amster- dam, which port she left on November 20th, 1920, with 3 general cargo, lying at Kow- loon Wharf.-J.Č.J.L.
#CLEARANCES.
January 27th.. Hong Hwa, for Amoy. Sungshan Maru, for Swatow.
fest Carmona, for San Francisco. Manila Maru, for Saigon.
Tileboet, for Amoy.
Jang Sang, for Swatow. Kwai Sang, for Canton. Tak Hing, for Autow,
for Sunkong, Kwang Chow Wan. Raymond Poincare, for Canton. Shinsei Maru, for Dairen. Soochom, for Canton.
Chenan, for Shanghai.
Walton Hall, for Shanghai..
Zusma, for Shanghai,
Fresident Garfield, for Manila. Suiyang, for Canton.
PASSENGERS,
„DEPARTUĒLS,
Per s.. Taiping, on January 15th, for Australia, ports via Manila:-Mr. and Mrs. R. Ritchie, Master J. R. Lester, Mrs. Bayes- Davy, Miss Bayes-Davy, Miss G. Bages-Davy, Mr. G. A. Moncrieff, Mrs. G. H. Wilson, Mrs. G. R. Step- ford, Mr. L. A. Blok, Mr. and Mrs.
CATTLE VERSUS TIGER.
BOY'S REMARKABLE ESCAPE.
ال
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A WOMAN TENOR.
VOICE LIKE CARUSO'S DUE TO
THROAT OPERATION.
Assembled at the last meeting of the Vienna Medical Association, a large number of doctors were thril led by the delightful singing in the adjoining ante-room of a robust tenor of excellent quality.
Dr. Froschels, who had asked them to listen to a rendering of an aria of Rhadames from Verdi's Aida," for a reason which he would later explain, then intro- dduced the singer, who proved to be a woman of 23
The remarkable qualities of her voice, which many of the doctors declared reminded them of Caruso, were shown to be solely due to a shortening of one of her, vocal chords through a throat operation performed when she was a child. a is being trained by professors for 'grand opera.
BACK SCRATCHERS.
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Miss Amy 'Drucker, whose pictures of cities and personalities in modern China were recently on view at 9. Chord street, London, said to Preas representative that, she was rather disconcerted by the habits of Chinese ladies of rank, some of whom still use back-scratchers,
ornamental
But back scratchers are not purely an Oriental idea. In Tudor Eng. land, at any rate, ladies of quality regularly carried back-scratcher attached to a cord to their waist. The instruments were made as a rule of ivery or horn; they were shaped at the service end
The remarkable escape of cowherd boy from a man-eating tiger is reported from the jungle tacks of Shimoga, India, by the Times of India. While in the midst of about a hundred cattle.on the outskirts of Maravanji; a village near Chennagiri at ten in the mom ing the boy was suddenly attacked from behind by the beast. He fell on his face but before the tiger could seize him the cattle charged the man-cater from all sides with has a human hand with long nails;. their horns, goring the beast's body: they had rings on the fingers set ke a bird's "claw. Somethimes The half killed beast managed to with precious stones. Such English escape into the jungle. The bor was picked up later by the back-scratchers, many of which were. villagers and is now progressing collectors, as they are now ex- finely carved, are much sought after satisfactorily in hospital.
tremely rare.
or
THE EAST ASIATIC CO., LTD.
COPENHAGEN.
The M/S. “MALAYA”
FR. Vida, Mr. J. V. Green Mra will be kading for ROTTERDAM, HAMBURG, COPENHAGEN
E. Mackay, Mrs. H. C. Ludbrook, Mr. G. Harris, Mr. R. J. Glendin ning, and Mr. C. Q. Collis.
WEATHER REPORT.
Yesterday's weather report, fore cast and remarks,, issued by the Royal Observatory at 3.05 p.m. stated
The anti-cyclone his weakened further. Moderate monsoon may be expected along the S.E coast of Chins and over the North China
winds,
Local forecast: --- East moderate, fine,
and other BOANDINAVIAN” PORTS, On or about 18th January
Balinga M.S.“ Danmark" MLS. "Aunam M.S" Asia
HOMEWARDS.
Vessel, Discharges Leaver H.Kong.
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26th Jan
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Mion B'dam, & Hibury, via Oran, "GLENOGLE”
9th March
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LOADING FOR BOSTON AND NEW YORK VIL SULZ.
M.V. "BABY CASTLE”.
Salla on or about 19th February
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"Will leave homeward-bound
on or about
HAICHING HAIHONG
28th February 11th March
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unday.
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Arrivals and Depertizes from the Company's Wharf (near Blake Fiőr) Round Trip Tokets will be issued from Hong Kong to Fochow (Pagode Anchorage) or vice verag and Eeturn by the same Steamer at the Reduced Rate of $30.00 Including Meals while the Stamer is in Fort For Freight and Pasmags apply tome.
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