"PRESIDENT VAN BUREN."
ROUND THE WORLD DOLLAR
LINER ARRIVES.
DETAILS OF FREIGHT AND
PASSENGERS.
The s.8. President Van Buren, on voyage ten, and now en route for Manila, and from thence vi ports to Europe and back to New York, arrived in Hong Kong at 7.m. yesterday.
The liner had afty passengers, of whom five disembarked at Hong Kang, and over 7,000 tons of cargo, 019 tons of which was discharged here. Included in the Hong Kong cargo were the following:-
pkgs. Gold
117 261.
Old newspapers... 1,000
Shoes
Hardware
Seda
Autom
*
Auto parts
53
Cheese i
SA
Canned goods
3,717
Tin plate
3,200
Fresh fruit........
20-1
Et
Structural matl...
475
Gingsroot
36
Elect, supplies
Leather
77
Dyen
338
Cereals
435
Pharm. products.
General cargo
1:21 10
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Total .......10,861 pkga
Prominent Passengers, Among the passengers on board
were:-
Mr. H. E. Bowen, retired auto- mobile dealer of Los Angeles, Calif., making a world tour.
Mr. and Mr. R. C. Bridge and son, a rancher of a Acamp, Calif., where they own large grape vine- yards, making a tour of the world.
Mr. A. J. Wright, electrical engineer of Cleveland, Ohio, going
round the world.
St. Walter and Mr. Frank Winetaki, candy, manufacturers of Wausau, Wisconsin, going round the world.
Mr. Max Basker, Oriental repre- sentative of the American Lead Pencil Company of New York, en route to Manila, on his fourteenth Oriental business trip.
CHRISTENING OF SHIPS.
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, MARCH 15th, 1927.
NEW WAY OF BREAKING
TRADITIONAL BOTTLE,
SURVIVAL OF CRUEL VIKING
·RITES.
Though 'now little more than a social ceremony, the launching of ships has been attended by certain rites from time immetaorial. The Vikings used to propitiate their sex god by the sacrifce of a slave bound upon the launching slip, and over whose body the new ship passed in taking the water. They believed that the gods demanded a life for every vessel launched, and surely, it was better to lose a slave than a "Early Norseman,
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This barbarous custom was, how ever, dropped with the advent of Christianity, but so imbued were these semi-pagans with rear of their ancient gods that they compromised
„FULL STEAM AHEAD.
A NAVAL OFFICER AND THE
CHINA STATION......
The command of a gunboat on the Yangiste or West River was in pre- -wireless days one of the most covet
ed jobs in the British Navy, says H.M. in the Spectator.
Ei
Ones eqt of sight of his admiral, the junior officer in the enviable position had then simply to order Full speed ahead both," and
of out
the ranish discreetly Supreme Presence..
No salute of guns could recall him, no Autter of coloured fags at the masthead or wink of night- signalling lamps could thereafter trouble his detached serenity,
And there was no doubt about it either: the policemen of those re mote and often turbulent water ways, the terror of river pirates, and the only admittedly unpre
by offering a goat in the place of judiced arbitrator in international slave.
gunboat or private feuds, the captain was a figure of more than ordinary significance.
The
Breaking the Bottle...
custom of breaking the battle began in the days of the Georges, when one of the Princesses of the House of Hanover was paid the compliment of being naked to
.sponsor
of one
his
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SHIPPING MOVEMENTS.
The N.D.L. 8. Trier left Shang- hai on Sunday morning and is.ex. pected to arrive in Hong Kong to morrow (Wednesday) morning. She will sail for Europe vid Manila, Singapore and porta on the same. day at p.m.
The P. & 0 s, Varea, from Hong Kong, arrived in London on March 11th at 5 am.
The R.M.S." Empress of Aria' ar- rived at Nagasaki on Monday, left that part the same day, and is duc at Kobe at 3.00 p.m. today.
The P. & O. 4. Nyanza left: Shangbai for this port on the 13th inst. at 7.30 am, and is due bere on the 18th about 7 a.m.
WEATHER REPORT.
Yesterday's weather report, fore cast and remarks issued by the Royal Observatory at 6 p.m. stated; Anti-cyclone bas strengthened slightly. A depression is still shown over Indo-China.
Local
forecast:-East winds, moderate, overcast, rain, mist,
IN TOUCH.
The following ships were expect ed to be in wireless communica tion with Hong Kong yesterday — President Cleveland, President Fan Buren, Porthos, General Met ringer, Frang Tung, Thikembang, Kalgan, Timanock, Limehow, Shirala, Nagpure, Stechuen, Ton in, Amazon Mary Horan Maru,
To-day, even if much of the old independence has been lost through the knitting together of outpost commands, service on the China Station is still exciting and varied Majesty's ships of war. The Royal enough to be considered quite the Taikawa Maru, President Grant.... lady unfortunately threw the bottle with more energy than accuracy, best thing the Admiralty has to for she missed the ship entirely and offer. greviously injured one of the spec- tators at the ceremony, whose con- sequent claim for a mages against the Admiralty may still be seen at the Public Record Oce.
Since, then the bottle has always been suspended from the bows by
recurrence of cord. to prevent a the unfortunate accident;
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Instead of
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
HONG KONG.
Travellers Should
Carry Cuticura
Daily use of the Soap and Oint- ment cameves the dust and grime | of travel, allays Irritation, redness fund roughness of the face" and hands and keeps the skin soft and tiene under all conditions of ex-: posure. Cuticura Talcum is tru- grant, cooling and refreshing, an idzal tollet powder.
Soap, Ointment, Talens sold throughout the world. British Depot: 1 Fersey & lina 2296. 15 Davis B, Londen, IEL
"Try the Čattours 3havika Stick.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION CO.S STEAMER,"KEYBER"
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ARBITRD HONG KONG of 14tu MARCE, 1927."
Fox ANTWERP, LONDON, GIBRAL-
*TAR, MARSEILLES, MALTA,
PORTSAID, ADEN, COLOMBO
AND STRAITS.
CONSIGNEES of Carge by the abare
are hereby informed that their Gooda ars being landed and IN placed T TAR SE in the Hong Kong
FOR MARCH, 1927.
STANDARD TIME OF THE 120th MERIDIAN, EAST OF GREENWICH.
ad Kowloon Wharf and Godown Com- pany's Godowns at Kowloon, where each Consignment will be sorted out Mark by Mark and Delivery can be obtained na the Goods are landed.
Optional Goods will be landed here onless instractions has been given to the contrary 6 hours before arrival of the Steamer.
Goods not cleared within 8 days,
Close.Quarters. During the troubles the river- gunboats are in the thick of things, as they have been lately. When fighting has to be done it is usually a close quarters, "the little ship sidling up alongside her enemy--a pirate junk bristling with fearsome March 15th......33 a.m. 6.33 p.m. including data of arrival will be subject to cannon, or an armed "Red" tramp steamer-and tackling the job as Drake's sailors did on the Spanish Main, by boarding and hand-to- hand combat.-
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17th........32
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10th. 6.30 soth. .€.08
11
6,34
8.34
31
37
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6.34
7:
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8.33
"
33rd....€.95
8.38
24th......6.25
0.36
+1
25th.......6.34
0.38 "
26th........93
6.36 13
27th.......6.22
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30th.......6.19
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Georgian Method Comes Back. Judging from the recent launch ing of the dradora by Lady Edmund Vesty, one is inclined to think that the Georgian Method of breaking the traditional bottle is coming back to stay. allowing the bottle of champagne *All hands repel boarders-now to swing on its cord, Lady Vesty struck the stein of the vessel with then, stand by "for it, boy!" It the battle which she firmly held in sounds like an anchronism, cry out her hand. In this way she not only of the romantic, stirring past: but the ship, but sprink the writer has heard that very order. christened led herself and her frock liberally.
Another instance which goes to given.
For the more adventurous spirits show that the Georgian method is being readopted, and may stay this ever-present possibility of ac permanently (say couple of
接 years!) is that fact that Princess tive service is doubtless the chief at- Mary· "christened " the huge traction of the China Station; but battle-ship Rodney at Birkenhead even in normal times-or perhaps last year only after the third throw one should call the rare intervals
of quiet in China abnormal times Mr. Max Jansen, or a business of the champagne bottle.
the life is far from hum-drum. Mr.. trip through the Far East.
There are, for instance, the spring "Jebsen is connected with Harburger
and Entuz race-ineetings at Gumminwarenfabrik Phonix of
Shanghai and Hankow, uproarious HONG KONG METEOROLOGICAL festivals not to be missed for worlds.
Mr. and Mrs. Louis N. Mc- Carger,
by accompanied
their daughter, Miss Mary Elizabeth, going round the world.
Mr. Wilhelm Herthel, returning to Hong Kong, where he is connect ed with the Deutsch Aziatische Bank
of. Canton.
Harburg, Germany,
Mr. and Mrs. "Andrew: Freeman, newspaperman of New York City,
touring the world.
THE LUXURY YACHT.
A DREAM CRAFT.
Dr. H. Beale and wife, is The £80,000 luxury yacht Cruse- paster of the Grand Avenue Con- der, which has been built in gregational Church of Milwaukee, Southampton for Mr. A. K. Macom- ber, the American millionaire race Wisconsin.
horse owner, is almost ready for bey oficial trials. Three hundred workmen have been busily putting finishing touches, to her, and every minute she becomes more like the miniature palace she is intended to
Mr. Chis. D. Pike, connected with the Union Pacis Railway Company of Los Angeles, Calif, travelling through the Orient in the interest of future tourist busi- ness with his Company..
Dr. and Mrs. C. C. Ross, "doctor of Clarion, Penn., going round the world..
be
Shuttlecock Existence.
31st ...18
Dangerous goods manifested were 48 cylinders of tas by Kiukiang from Shanghai, 791 drums of arrack by Tjilaroem from Straits.
REGISTER.
Hong Kong Observatory, March 14th,
Previous On Date On Dats
Day
Barometer...
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at 2 pm. 6. sp
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29.60
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No Fire Insurance will be affected by
in any case whatever.
Damaged Packages must be left in the Godown for examination by the Con- rigness, and the Company's Surveyors, Messrs. Goddard & Douglas at 10 a 15. on Mondays and Thursdays, within the Free Storage period.
All Claims against the Steamer must be presented to the Undersigned on or before 3rd April, 1997, or they will not be recognized.
No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godown.
MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & Co.,
Axenta. Hong Kong, 14th March, 1927.
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HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINIË.
HE Steamship. having arrived, Consignees of Cargo by her are hereby notified that all Goods are being landed at their risk into the hazardova and/or extra “hazardons Gc. downs of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd. whence, Delivery can the Whares, and/or from be obtained.
'T'HE
SAARLAND*
No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the GodowaK, ROD All
Gooding undelivered after 20th March will be subject to Bent
All Claims must reach us by 23rd March 1987, or they will not be recognised.
ed, by.
Packages will be examin All dag. Goddard and Douglas (Marine Surveyors) at 10 a.m. on "the 19th March, 1927.
No Fire Insurance will be effected. Büls of Lading will be countersigned.
JERSEN & Co.,
Agents, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 14th March, 1927.
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One may charter a house-boat, go shooting duck and golden, pheasants the enchanted country of the tus ponds; or, if the afternoons are oppressive with heat and patrol daties light, grant oneself a few Temperature
Wind- days leave at some airy mountain-Hamidity...
Direction S top resort such as Kuling, the Chin.
Forte esc Simla.
The river-ports have their night-Weather... life too: probably not even Paris Bain....... 0.01 f. I have spent an envious day ex- en beast so many cabarets as
ploring her. Crusader is a dream Shanghai-real, gaily lawless caba Highest open-air Temperature, 13th: 77 craft, says a Daily Express correrets, not the pretentious night-club Lowest open-air Temperature, 14th: 69
by whore one merely geta Mr. George McCarthy, assistant spondent. Beauty of design, work- affair
B-Blueaky 0-Cloudy; D- Drizzle; F-Fog; L-Lightning; general passenger agent of the manship," and material are allied rubbed.
Nowadays, however, it is the lifeM-Mist; 0-Overcast; P-Passing Dollar Steamship Line to Manila, tu every kind of modern conveni on business...
ence to make her as nearly perfect of the large ships, whose cruising showers; Q-Squalls; R-Rain; T-
She is not intended range extends from the Siberian Thunder. The President Van Buren also as possible. brought mails from U.S.A., Hono- for racing but is to be a float- cast to Borneo, rather than of the lulu, Japan and Shanghai.
She is a nest of un- river gunboats, that appeals most She ink home.
expected cabins and state-rooms, generally. sails for Manila to-day at.8 0.1.
each one more daintily decorated
· Other "President" Boats. than the one before, and hidden Also scheduled to arrive here contrivances for comfort and plea yesterday was the s.s. President sure.
11 You turn Cleveland, but she will not now ar-
corner, go below She will also decks, and come upon a dining rive until to-day. bring mails from America and room like a well-appointed room in Northern ports.
The President some modern house, panelled in Cleveland now sails from Eong dove grey, which oxydised silver Kong for Manila to-morrow at 3: fittings and tiled fireplaces. Maho- p.m., returns here later, and anila gang buffers and side-board reflect it is quite possible to find oneself for Seattle on the 23rd instant.
The President Grant leaves here
to-day at 8 a.m. for San Francisco, vid Northern ports, carrying many passengers and mails.
Other Arrivals.
Other arrivals yesterday included | the Kum Sang with Home papers,
the soft lighting,
The yacht, of 17 tons, is 173 feet from stem to stern, and every local space has been utilised to give home-like living conditions for guests and her crew of twenty- Beds, Icad Drinks and Broadcasting.
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To be properly prepared for such a shuttlecock existence as, obtains in the seagoing cruiser squadron one's kit must include not only the full tropical outfitty solar topee and sunglasses, but the warnest of win- ter gear na well.
Hot and Cold.. Obviously so, on a station where
HONG KONG TIDE TABLE.
From March 15th to 21st, 1927. HIGH WATER.
Days of
Date of
Month
Bong
Kong
Low Water.
Height
Bong
Kong
Z8tandard Standard
Height
Time.
Time,
h. 2. thin
It in,
7 52 5 7 1 18 Wed. 164m
.8
9 32 | 4 6 m 2 44.
2 4'
bathing in tépid equatorial seas scarcely more than a week after one Ther. 15 9 12.45m 2 19. had been shivering over a fire in Viadivostock Bay!
While serving, in the China
97 78 7 Station the writer was the habit Thur. 17 9 49 14 6 ra 3 14 of keeping an intermittent scrap-
1867
2 44 diary, one or two extracte from Fri. 18 mi
615.0
3 43 which may be found as illuminate,
3 22 & 2 5
11 3.6924
m
4 38
4 35 a 2
5.0
5 11 2 3
9 54 5.6 19 10 20 16 2m vid Negapata (London, February Mr. Macomber's own staterooming as any full description of naval Bat
10 236 1 10th), the Taiye Maru from Amois a spacious apartment furnished life out there could be.
San. 2016 38 4 rien and the North with mails from in the prevailing mahoganya A The ship had passed through the
10:49 6 0 those ports, and several coast full-size bed is to be placed in the Inland Sea of Japan at the time Mon. 21 10 54 5 5 steamers, of which other details are centre of the room. The bathroom of the cherry-blossom-surely the
165 61 given in our shipping column.
is tucked cunningly away in one pearest approach to Fairyland te be found anywhere on earth, with An electrical refrigerator has those little wooden houses at the PRINCESS JULIANA OF hen installed to provide iced water's edge, the white sailed fish-
HOLLAND.
The Princess Juliana, who will be 18 on April 30th, ia to become a student at Leyden University next autumn. She will attend a number of courses in subjects which are of particular interest to her or which
corner.
drinks direct the dining room if ing-coraules, and the clouds of Then, several days later: "Hong the tropical sun so orders. Milea dancing petals and was on a south-Kong at last, thank the stars. of hidden wiring to all parts of western course for Wei-hai-wel and, Tuned in und slept for twelve the vessel and a multi-valve broad eventually Hong Kong for gunnery houra. Went ashore in the after- cast set bring concerts from all over practice.
noon and played tennis with the the world by the turn of a switch
captain's daughters Swish. and the insertion of a plug.
the evening went into the Chinese querter and smoked a pipe of opium just to see what it felt like, No effect"
A typhoon, however, intervened. And here the diary, though bald, is You may cruise six thousand "perhaps graphic enough"... kuota without touching port if
Diary Extracts. *Ban slap into the thing," it
are considered as of special import fancy dictates at a speed of thirteen
Some idea of the
In
A day or two on: “Torpedo run-
ape in view of her future position, knots on the two 400 horas-power reads, " in the morning watch Twoning. Hear. We are soon off up During her attendance at the Diesel engines. university the Princese will occupy cost of running Gradder can be cutters smashed to atoma and for north again trouble at Amoy.
gathered from the fact that the rard gun put out of action. Man Carse. What 's life
What a crowded, fascinating life wages bill for officers and crew will lost overboard. Bick as a cat-hèll"
(Dontinued at foop of next column.) 'it is indeed!
A house at Katwyck-sur-Mer, which will be specially placed at her die pocal-euter.
be more than 25,000 a year,
THE PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION CO.
STEAMES FOR STRAITS, COLOMBO, AUSTRALIA. BOMBAY, EGYPT, MEDITER RANEAN PORTS,& LONDON.
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THE Steamship
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"NYANZA”
Captain ML GORDON, carrying Hi Majesty' Malia, will be despatched from this Fort on or about EUNES- DAY, zum 161 MARCH, 1947, at Noor," taking Passengers and Cargo for the
above Porta.
Sik, Valuables and Tea for Italy, France and London (under arrange ment) will be transhipped at Bombay into
the Mail Steamer
proceeding direct to Marseilles and London.
Parcels will be received at this Office
antil 5 7., the Day before Sailing. The
contents and valné of mil packagős must be declared.
For further Partieniars; Apply to-- MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO.,
Agents Hong Kong, 9th March, 1927.
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SHIP REPAIRERS, BOILER MÅKERS,
FORGE MASTERS,
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