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Cool, Shady Decks to Enjoy

The wide glass enclosed promenade decks of the Presi

great dent Liners-with their dozens of comfortable, inviting steamer chairs. You will enjoy spending much of your time -here-lounging, reading-and-conversing with friends.

The magnificent President Liners are becad of beam and exceptionally tready. · A: re oil burners, swift express liners,

The public rooms are luxuriously appointed and inviting.

All staterooms are outside, splendidly furnished and equipped with beds-xx berths. Each room has hot and cold running water, also fans, wardrobe, thermos bottles and reading lamps. Private bath and showers in connection with many rooms perfect the travel comfort of these giant passenger linert.

The Cuisine is world famous. The deliciously prepared menus will delight you. And how the orchestra adds ze to your dining.

The decks see spacious. The Glass-enclosed Promenade always popular. Deck sports, open air swimming pool, movies, evening dances, everything has been done to make your trip a happy one. Vacxcelled anywhere is the courcous and efficient service sccorded you by the trained personnel aboard the President Liners,

The great frequency of sailings and the liberal stopover privileges of the Dollar Steamship and American Mail Lines have made these giant passenger liners out- standingly popular among travelers.

WEEKLY TRANS-PACIFIC SERVICE

TO SAN FRANCISCO and LOS ANGELES

The Sunshine Beit via Honolulu

·Fortnightly sailings en Tuesdays

Pres. Jefferson.....Tue, Nov. 8th Pres. Lireola ......Tues., Nov. 22nd Pres. Madison... Tres., Dec. 6th- Free, Jackson Tues, Deg, Ruth'

'TO SEATTLE and VICTORIA The Short, Straight Route to America

Fortnightly sailings on Wednesdays

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 28th, 1927.

Pren. McKinley Wed., Nov, 2nd, 18.m- Pren. Orant Wed., Nov. 16th Pres. Cleveland....Wed., Nov. 90th Pres. Pierce.....Wed., Dec. 14th

Special Through Rater to Europe, via United States, £120, £112. Direct connections with all Atlantic lines. Choice of railway lines across United States and Canada, with liberal stop-over privileges for sight-seeing.

TO EUROPE and NEW YORK,

ROUND THE WORLD

Fortnightly sailing on Tuesdays via Marsila, Straita, Colombo, Suez Canal, Alcxandria, "Nama Pena kotomated Boernes and New York

Pres. Hayes ... Pres, Polk

Pres. Adams

Then, Nov. 8th,6am. | Pres. Garöeld...Tues., Dec. 20th,8am. Tue, Nov. 22nd, 81.m. Pres. Harrison..Tues., Jan. 3n1,6s.m. Tark, Dec. 6th, 8 s.m. Pres. Monroe...Thee. Jan. 17th.Sani.

TO MANILA Pies. Jefferson...Oct. 31st, 6 p.m.

Pres. Lireoid......Nov.14th, 8 pm. Pres. Bayes ......NOT. 8th, 5 am, Pren, Polk......Nov. 22ud, 8 a.m. Pres. Graut Nov. 8th, 8 pm, ¦ Pres. Cleveland .....Nov, 22nd, 8 pm.

For Bookings, Fastener and Preisht Information Apply to Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank Building, Ground Floor Telephone Central 1477, 2478 and 795 Cable Address "Dollar,"

Dollar Steamship Line

and

American Mail Line

ARE TROUSERS DOOMED?

VISION OF WALKING DOWN THE STRAND IN SHIRT

AND SHORTS.

were

T HE

MAN, LITERALLY, OUTSTRIPPED BY WOMAN.

[BY EDWARD SHANKS.}

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CONSIGNEE NOTICES. JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN-

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

PENINSELAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION Co.'s STEAMER - MONGOLIA.”

AND HONG CONG ôn 27TH OCTOBER, 1927.

FROM ANTWERP.LONDON, GIBRAL- TAR MARSEILLES, MALTA, FORTSAID, ADEN, COLOMBO &&TRAITS.

J.C J.L..

York Building

Bongkare

LIJN.

Tel-AddonG

JANALYS

Tel. Gential 1394

REGULAR FORTNIGHT SERVICE BETWEEN JAVA, CHINA'AND JAPAN.

STEAMINS

For

LEAVE ON [OR ABOUT In Port 28th Oct. Amor. Shanghát &

FROM

BATAVIA

03 AR

ABOUT

TONSIGNEES of Carge by the above- named Vessel are hereby informed that their Goods are being landed and pissed AT THIS RISK in the Hong Kong

td Kowloon Whart and Godown TJIKARANG Company's Godowne st Kowloon, where each Consignment will be sorted out BARON Mark by Mark and Delivery can be JEDBURGH... obtained as the Goods are landed.

JAYA Optional Goods will be landed here

TJIKEMBANG Sual, K'Lung.Į Jastroofions have been given to TJILIWONG HAYA, MANILA the Six hours before arrival of TJITAROEM FAVAM CASSAN

Steamer.

MISALAK ...N. C. & AMOY

7th toth Goods not cleared within 8 days, in TJISAROEA... BATAVIA 10th Beat.

Phless the

We assume that dress does not cluding date of arrival, will be subject to {

AMOT

3rd Nov. MAKASSAR & JAVA

Suth Oct.

31st

5th Nov. 7th

7th

10

Swarow & Sargon

18

9th

15

AMOT & N. CRINA

BATATIA

17

13th

17th

14

23ml

27

(24th

27tb

H

TJIKARANG ...S'KAL.. K'LONS. 14th No Fire Insurance will be effected by TJIBODAS .... Java, Macassar 21st-

* Any case whatever.

TJIMANOEK N.C.& Axor Dish Damaged Packages must be left in the TJISONDARI ... BATAVIA 24th Godowns for examination by the Con- signees, and the Company's Harveyors, Hear Goppaan & Dovozás, at 10 km.j on Mondays and Thursdays, within the Free Storage period.

The world does change, whether In the eighteenth century mien we reckon the change as progress covered their natural hair with er not. Less than a century and wigs, the quaint surtival of which

half ago during the French Re- are worn by our judges and barONSIONE volution, the aristocrats called risters, To-day, men outside the their successful enemies san-higher ranks of the law refuse to culatter. Carlyle seems to think be comforted by the thought that this meant that the revolutionaries wigs can be devised to cover their Today what so careless "in their dress as acquired baldness. often to forget to put on their we take for granted is that we breeches. The learned Littré, with should preserve nur bodies as near- more probability, suggests that they ly as possible in the state in which wore trousers instead. So recent Natuce gave them to us. and so plebeinn was the origin of these dismal cylinders which have exist in the fril tylzer is a mode ruled the world throughout "the¦ of decoration "ovito proclaim a morers of overy man now living! man's position in life, but to en And now, to judge by various ex-sure decency and health, which pressions of opinion, even this means warmth, and therefore triumph of the democratic advance clades comfort. But the tendency is not to be permanent. There is a of all recent teaching in hygiene respectable demand not for return goes to show that health actually to knee-breeelies, but for a further includes a great deal more than advance to 'shorts,"

warmth. We must, indeed. protect Nos all changes of fashion have our bodies from being chilled, but, had so stormy a beginning, though that condition satisfied, we must the beginnings of most are accom-give them as much as we can of panied by storms. But, if the the benefits of air and light. The general sense of mankind has inakin must breathe: therefore, the spired them, they have always rid- more of it we expose to the air the den cut the severest weather. There better. We have heard enough re- are still complaints, growing more eently of the effects on living tiasne and more feeble in their despair, of the ultra-violet rays in sunlight of women's dress. Who now re to make it unnecessary to labour, members that these indignant that point. And it is alivious that ululations began a long ago as the less we constrict and impede 1912 or 1913, against the the flow of the blood-stream on

which our lives depend the better THE Steamship it will be for und...

transparent stocking, which then already existed though we saw so little of it, and the hobble-skirt which almost entirely concealed it↑ But woman, having begun her pro- gress towards lighter clothing, went on inexorably. The modern girl regards her predecessor of 1913 as an intolerably over-swaddled frump, and it looks as though what the modern girl has ceased to have she will continue to hold off.

the

sle

I

The Weak Spots.

still wear " in actual weight of stuff evide an fhuch as they do, and most of the weight is distributed where it does no good and some harm.

I believe that the implications of the things we take for granted will inevitably translate themselves into fact, but I find it just a little galling that men should be so much slower than women in helping the process of translation. I remember jeering at my mother for her un hygienic clothing, for her skirts Definite Improvements.

that cheated the street-sweeper of What has man necomplished in his job. Could I to-day jeer even direction during this at her, let alone at my wife or my period of change! Well-some-daughter? I have still unnecessary thing. The same old gentlemen and unhealthy folds of cloth fian- who chjected to the contemporary įping round my ankles and touch- younger female, because of the im- ing my shoes. I still put a con- inodesty of her dress, complained stricting band round that sens live also of her brother, because of the and all-important artery in my slovenliness of his. Slovenliness throat. ninant, as a rule, the soft collar, and I am inclined to agree with the old gentlemen in condemning it, though not for their reasons. It was a well-meant effort in the Doctors tell us. and (not a direction of comfort, but it has this negligible point) experience con- defeat, that it is not comfortable.firins, that if the trunk is preserved On a hot day, it recalls nothing from chill, little ele matters. It so much as primitive methods of is also desirable, in cold weather, treating a sore throat, and on cold to protect the points where impor- days there are better ways of keep tant blood-vessels come closest to.

the surface the ankles and wrists. Rut the arms, legs, and throat may be safely and with advantage ex- posed to air. light, and cold. Ask He redundant folds of the frack any football player where he first eat and the morning coat. The feels the cold when, having chang Euft hat has replaced the hard, ed, he goes on to the field. It is. alopeciative edges of the top-hat if anywhere, in his shirt-covered and the bowler. And our young body, not in his bare knees. met spend more time than their fathers did in light and healthy clothes for purposes of sport.

These changes, such as they are,

CIR WIL***

But there have been other and more definite improvements." The lounge-cout has largely superseded"

Strand Fashions.

I maintain that our present int- plied conception dictate as the

be presented to the Undersigned on or All Claim against the Steamer must before 16th November, 1927, or they will not be recognized.

No Claims will be admitted after, the Goods have left the Godowce.

MACKINNON, MAOKENZIE & Co.,

Agent, Hong Kong, 27th Oct, 1927, 18481

HAMBURG-AMÉRIKA LINIE.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

"PREUSSEN" having arrived, Consignees of Cargo are hereby notified that their Goods are being Isaded and placed at their risk in the Hong Kong Kowloon Wharf & Godowa Company's godowne at Kowloon, where Delivery can be obtained as the Goods are landed.

No Claims will be admitted after the

Wireless Telegraphy,

י

AMOY. SHANGHAI &

¿BATAVIA

JAMOT & N. CHINA

BATATYA

'ANDY, SHANGHAI ♬

KEILUNG

The steamers are all åsted throughout with Electric Light and have accommodation for a limited number of saloon Passengers. All steamers. carry a daly qualified surgeon. Cargo taken at through rates to all ports in Netherlands India and Australia. ***

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For Particulars of Freight and Fausage, apply to the

JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN.

THE EAST ASIATIC CO., LTD.

COPENHAGEN.

The M.S. "AFRIKA'

will be loading for MARSEILLES, ST. NAZAIRE, HAVRE, ROTTERDAM, HAMBURG, COPENHAGEN

and cther SCANDINAVIAN PORTS

On or about 28th November."

Further

Expected on

Will leave homeward.bound

Salinga

or about

on or about

30th November

17th December

Optional Cargo will be landed, unless Notice has been given prior to Steamer's M.S. “Malaya” arrival.

5.S. “Kina” Goods have left the Godowas, and all MS. "Java" Goods remaining undelivered aftar the M/S "Peru" 2nd November, 1927, will be subject to Bent.

MS“ Asia”

All broken, chafed and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on 1st November, 1927, st 10 a.m., by our Surveyors, Messrs. Goddard and Douglas.

All Claims must reach us before the 15th November, 1927, or they will not be recognized.

No Fire Inanrance will be effected, by the Undersigned.

Bill of Lading will be countersigned

JEDSEN & CO.,

Agents. Hong Kong, 28th Ort, 1927. [3478

'.

**GLÈN" LINE, LIMITED.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES

FROM UNITED KINGDOM VIA'

PORTS.

Motor Vessel

THE "GLENSHIEL"

having arrived from the above parts, Consigners of Cargo by her are hereby informed that s) Goods are being landed at their ruk into the hazardous and/or extra hazardons Godowns of the Hong Kong and Kowloon Wharf and Company Limited, bence, and/or from the wharves, Delivery may be obtained.

HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINIE hat ein the same direction as ideal costume (having tegard, in Godown

INCLUDING

in

HUGO STINNES LINIENlass, and hard rimmed hats, were of the legs.

COMBINED FREIGHT AND PASSENGER SERVIOR. CABIN CLASS ACCOMMODATION FOR SO PASSENGERS. FARE FROM HONG KONG TO GENOA-£73, 0a, 03, OUTWARD.

Bailings from Europe for Shanghai and Northern Ports:-

M.A. RAMSEA "

M.SERMLAND"

M.S." VOGTLAND"

S.S.ALBERT VOGLER"

9.8. "OLDENBURG"

HOMEWARD.

due here on or about the 17th Nov.

... dne hero on or about the 30th Nov,.

dot here on or about the 14th Dec..

10

due here on or about the 31st Dec,

due here on or about the 12th Jao,199.

Sailings for Europe via Manila, Singapore,

Colombo & Port Said :—

$3.8. “HESSEN " 19.8. "BACHSEN" 18.8. "PREUSSEN"

7 M.8. "RAMSES ·

IM.8. "ERMLAND".

79.8: * VOGTLAND"

... sailing from here on or about the 3rd Nov.

sailing from here on or about the 15th Nov." ... sailing from here on or about the 29th Nov. ...sailing from here on or about the 20th Dec."

sailing from here on or about the 3rd Jan, 25. ... bailing from here on or about the 17th Jan,

1 Calling at Genos, Botterdam and Hamborg.

1:

"For Freight, Passage and further Particulare please apply to

JEBSEN & CO.

12. Pedder Street..

611.

Tel. 0.2225. Tel. 0, 4754.

For Miles and Miles SOCONY GASOLINE

*

floods not cleared by the 2nd November, 1927. at Noon, will be subject to Rent

All broken, chafed and damaged Packagra are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined in the preses.ce of Consignees by Messrs.

November, Goddard & Douglas on 1st 1927 at 10 am. Gaims against" the Tersel inciding those for Cargo short delivered pe presented on the Special and must also be

Formhin 30 days of arrival, aubmitted otherwise they will not be recognized.

No Fire Insurance will be affected by

Bills of Lading will be counterugned by JARDINE, MATHESON & Co. Lrn.

Aumta, Hong Kong, 28th Oct., 1927. [6479

Don't worry.

A Welcome Visitor

the chance in women's clothing the first place, a deerney, comfort, the direction of comfort and and Health) on consisting of a hello. But whereas, Sfty years shirt and a pair of shorts which azo, men, for all, their trousers, Are long enough mat te ride un tạo long conts, Atiff-cuffed and stiff- far when one is silting and are fronted thirts, chin-gnawing col-wide enough not to fret the backs Stockings, rolled more confortail and healthily beneath the knee and secured by dressed than their womenfolk, they worsted garters, should be warn on are now, in every sense of the word, all but the hottest days. Coat, Or outstripped. If it is desirable that, undervest, or both, may be worn ne so far as is consistent with decency cording to the temperature, and and necessary warmth, the limbs should be worn it any signs of should move unimpeded, and air general chilliness present them nurd light (when there is any selves. This costume considerably should find their way to the skin, reduces the total weight of clothing then the modern woman is immea worn and expores, an appreciables in any case whatever. surably ahead of the modern man, area of the epidermis to light and. nir. The freedom given to the Baroque Tailoring.

| knee-joint (which women already Dress, of course, like all our enjoy) is felt in almost every move methods of self-expression, is in-

inent spired by the spirit of the nge, and But comfortis Кл essential the rifit of any age is best dis-element, and few of us are comi corned by enquiring what it takes dortable when we are conspicuous. for granted. No "great change in I am no fanatie. I even wear a manners or customs was ever au hat when in London, though I hate cessfully advocated “unless, it was hats and hold that the softest of bared on the implications contain them is inimical to what all nen ed in thingy already taken for desire to preserve, a natural head granted. And we must not suppose | of hair-which is aleo, in temperate that previous ages have all accept-climates, a good substitute for the ed comfort and health na decisive best hat ever made. invariably purposes of costume. The in-wear the costume I have described genious Spengler points out that.nt home or when I am walking any in the great years of the eighteenth distance-eten at the risk of being century of which Talleyrand asid | asked whether I am a Boy Scout that no one who had not lived be- but I am too careful of my mental: fore 1780 knew what life could be comfort which also is important, mankind ran to the baroque in to wear it in the Strand. The dress as in everything else. Louis movement of humanity is ideal- XV, regarded his body as there only culable, but, so far as I can see, it to be covered by elaborations of is towards the wearing of some cloth. lace, and brocade which such costume in the Strand. should

his splendour: Unfortunately, we men are 205- There is an effective comment on arvative and, still more, timid. what he took for granted in the Ought we not bells to follow the remarks of an exceptional lady of example of our sisters who have his court who aminbly snid that her taken some ten inches off their Rovereign

comine une skirts in as many yearit. I won' Jait churrugue stank like a cerpt for one. But a cestume which 1. There was a different ideal to be conformable and hygienic anywhere expressed the nineteenth century, is comfortable and hygienic every that of sober wealth and middle" where in the same ellante, and class respectability, and for this those are our ideal, this is some- purpose trousers, not splendid but thing like the costume we shall forbidding any erratic descent from eventually come to, no matter how "dignity, were well suited.

long convention may delay it,

express

at aay time in

KRITIKA

MADI

household.

every Every

Bug, Flea, Beetle, Moth, Fly, etc., dies once it has come into proper contact with

KEATING'S

THE WAY PANNON REMEDY..

15th January

2nd February

14th March

Subject to change without notice. For further particulars, please apply to :---

JOHN MANNERS & CO., LTD.

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Agruts,

M.M.

MESSAGERIES MARITIMES

MM

LIGNES COMMERCIALES: (Cargo BoatTA). Monthly Sailings direct to HAMBURG, ROTTERDAM, DUNKIRK -

B.B. CAPT. FAURE “

lat week Novezz Der.

sa. “MIN” due to arrive from DUNKIRE, LONDON,

HAVEE about the 25th November,

SERVICES CONTRACTUELS. (1⁄4..., SERVICE)

Arr, at Hong Sallings 'from Marseilles.

Steamers,

GAL. METZINGER .....A│| SPHINX PORTHOS

Kong & Sailings Hong Kong for Sailings from

Marseilles.

for Shanghai and Japan.

9th Nov,

Sth Not.

22nd Nor. 6th Dec, 20th Dec.

PAUL LECAT ... ANDRE LEBON

A ...A

7th net.

21st Oct

pini Nov.

.. A

4th Nov.

7th Dec.

3rd Jan., 1928.

CHENONCEAUX

...A

18th Nov.

21st Dec.

17th Jan.,

RATES OF PASSAGE MONEY TO MARSEILLES

fincluding Table Wine

BCLass 1st Clada......£ $5. 04. Od

A CLASS 1st Class...2 99, 01. Od. 1 ŠTRAKHIA 2nd 7 m2-70-ud od | STEAMERS od 2-61.-06.06.

Through Tickets to London and Leseling Tower of Európe..

Accommodations reserved in the Trains at Marseilles, (Sailings subject to alteration without notice).

For full farticulars, apply to:-

Cie, des MESSAGERIES MARITIMES,

3, QUAN'S BUILDING, Telephone: Central 740

CONSIGNATION—TRANSIT-REPRESENTATION.

COMPAGNIE DES MÊSSA...

GERIES MARITIMES.

CONSIGNEE NOTICE.

8.8. SI KIANG.".

BRINGING CARGO FROM DUNKIRK, ANTWERP, MID- DLESBROUGH, LONDON, "MANCHESTER, "&c,...

ONSIGNEES are hereby informed that their Goods with the exception

EJ

·SERVICES "CONTRACTUELS DES

MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.-

CONSIGNEE NOTICE.

9.8. "SPHINXA-

BRINGING CARGO FROM MARSEILLES; &c.

ONSIGNEES are bereby informed tant their Goods with the exception.

of Opium, Tressure and Valuables are of Opium, Tressure and Valuables árp being landed and stored into the Go. being landed and stored into the GodownE downs of the Hong Kong and Kowloon of the Hong Kong and Kowloon Wharf Wharf & Godown Co., Ltd., Kowloon, and Godown Co., Ltd., Kowloon, whence whence

may be obtained in Delivery may be obtained

imedistely mediately after

after landing.

Delivere

All Claims must Ee sent in to me on or before Monday, the 31st instant, or they will not be recognized,

Damaged

All Claims must be sent in to me on or before Thursday, the 3rd November, 1927, or they will not be recognized.

Comckages will be mined by

Surveyors, : Meners.

Goddard & Douglas in the presence if the Consignees at 10a.m. on Monday, the 81st October, 1927.

No Fire Insurance will be effected by us in any case whatovér.

Damaged Packages will be examined by the Company's Surveyors: Messrs..the THERAPION NO. 1 doddard & Douglas in the presence of THERAPION NO. 2 the Consignees 15 10.08 m. on Fri- THERAPION No. 3, the 28th October, 1927-

No Fire Insurance will be effected by # 1 for Bladder Catarrh. Ma, X'for Bond & k na in any case whatever.

J. LIMAGE, Agent. *HongKong, 22nd Oct, 1927. (3464

Dance B. & for Chronde Steaknantot,, MOLD BY BRAZZIO VINDEIN, PRICE IN KÆRLÁws, 24, Dz. La Ciaso Mtn. Co., Havensk Hd.. MATTÉ, Lowson Er Mast, Pres 80, Berxwam dr., 3mm Xing Ov OF WHAT FARBY, Ban Praxezsc0,

J. LIMAGE,

Agent. Hong Kong, 25th Ock, 1927. (5476.