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AR STEAMSHIP

MAIL

The Lure of the Sea

There is a real thrill to sailing on a President Liner! These giant ships possess a personality that is pleasing and inviting. You become conscious of feeling right at home. Your voyage is sure to be a pleasant one.

The magnificent President Liners are broad of bears and exceptionally study. Alecil burners, swift express liners.

Tik public rooms are luxuriously appointed and inviting.

All staterooms are outside, splendidly furnished and equipped with beds-not berths. Each room has hot and cold running water, also fans, wardrobe, thermos borrles and reading lanips, Privace bath and shower in connection with many rooms perfect the travel comfort of these giant passenger liners.”

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

The decks are 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. Unexcelled anywhere-is the courteous and efficient service accorded you by the trained personnel aboard the President

Liacri.

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

11.

TO SAN FRANCISCO and

LOS ANGELLIN The Sunshine Bale via Honolulu Fortolahtly sailings en Tucadays.

Prem Jafferson... Ther., Nov. 8th, Za.m. Pres: Lincoln Trica, Nov. 2žuri Pres. Madison ... Tues, Dec. 6th Pres. Jackson...... Tu, Dec. 20th

TO SEATTLE and VICTORIA The Short, Straight Route to Amarios Fortnightly sellings on Wednesdayı

Pres. Grant Wed, Nov. 16th Pres. Cleveland... Wed., Nar. 30th Pres. Pierce Wed, Dec. 14th

· Fren. Taft .........Wed, Dec th

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

To EUROPE and NEW YORK

·ROUND THE WORLD

Fortnightly sallings on Tuesdays via Marila, Straits, Colombo, Sues Canal, Alexandria, Naples, Ger Mamalies, Darron and New York.

Pren." Hayes ... Tues., Nov. 8th, 6s.m. | Pr. Garfield,..Thes., Dec. 20th,6am. Pres. Polk... Tacs, Nov. 22nd,B. Pres. Harrison..Tues., Jan, 3rd, 6s.m. Pres. Adams...Tues., Dec. 6th,8 a.m. Pres. Monroe...Tues., Jan. 17th, 8 s.m. TO MANILA

Pies. Hayes Nov. 8tk, 6 am. Pres. Polk Fres. Grant... Nov. 8th. . p.m. Pres. Cleveland Pres. Lincoln...Nov. 14th, 6 jam. | Pres. Madison

„Nor, 22nd, 8 am, Nov, 22nd, 6 pm Nov. 28th, p.m.

For Bookings, Passenger and Freight Information apply to Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank Building, Ground Floor Telephone Central 2477, 2478 and 795 Cable Address "Dollar"

Dollar Steamship Line

and

American Mail Line

M.M.

MESSAGERIES MARITIMES”

MM

LIGNES COMMERCIALES (Caboo BoarE),

Monthly Bailinge direct to HAMBURG, ROTTERDAM, DUNKIRK ---

... "SI-KIANG "

1st week December.

*, *MIN” due to arrive from DUNKIRK, LONDON."

HAVRE about the 25th November.

SERVICER CONTRACTUELS (Mañ SmRVICE)

Steamers,

GAL METZINGER...A SPHINX and A. PORTHOS

Sailings from Marcilios,

"Arr. at Hong

Bailings from Koog & Bailings Hong Kong for

for Shanghai

Marscilice. and Japan.

PAUL LECAT ...A ANDRE LERON ...A CHENONCEAUX

7th Oct 21st Oct.

4th Nov.

18th Nor.

9th Nov: 23rd Nov. 7th Dec. -Ziet Dec.

8th Nor. 22nd Nov. 6th Dec.. 20th Des. 3rd Jan., 1928. 17th Jan,

RATES OF PASSAGE MONEY TO MARSEILLES (including Table Wine).

A Class 11st Class...£ 99. Od. Od. Las 1st Claus...£ 85. 06. Od BYZANZAR 2nd

Steamers) Ynd. ne 61. 04.

Through Tickets to London and Leading Towns of Europe. Accommodations reserved in the Trains at Marseilles, (dailings subject to alteration without notice).

For full Particulars, apply to:—

Telephone: Central 740

1)

Od.

Cie, des MESSAGERIES MARITIMES,

3, Queen's BoIDING DONBIONATION-TRANSIT-REPRESENTATION.

TEX XXV, FARNOS 'LEMEDY.

THERAPION NO. 1

ON SALE.

VOLUMES of the HONO

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER. 5th, 1927.

HOW TO CONQUER

ATLANTIC

DR. ZEPPELIN URGES AIR- SHIPS AS A SOLUTION.

A GERMAN PROJECT.

[BY DR. HUGO ZEPPELIN,]

From the days of Count Zeppe lin's first airship there has been a great contempt amongst the aeronautical experts of the world for the lighter-than-air craft, in spite of thousands of casualties of beavier-than-air machines.

NAVAL RELIEFS.

FOR THE SUBMARINES.

Orders ware given by the Au miralty for the cruiser Castoria be detached from her duties senior officer's ship at the Noro Reserva Fleet for a trooping voyage to Hong Kong with reliefs for the crews of the submarines serving in the Far East. The from Catter was due to sail Chatham on October 13th. She will also carry reliefs for the Tamar, depot ship for the China Station, and casual reliefs awaiting passage to the Far East.

I know, and every worker at the sheds of the Zeppelin Airship Com. Two services a week could be rup with four airships in commis- pany at Friedrichshaven is con- sion, and with a line from Paris vinced, that the only successful or Berlin to New York we could medium for Transatlantic passen-run ah additional service with ten ger-carrying on an economic and airships. It will take us about five years to build such dirigibles, pro- commercial basis is the nirship. Ividing we are subsidised by Govern- do not wish in any way to disment, and when our three parage the gallant attempts made building sheds are enmpleted. recently by various airmen to cross 1830 we shall be ruining a full a the Atlantic, but looked at sober-vice-and it is hoped that by the ly, commercially, and aeronautical-spring of next year a weekly service ly, such flights cannot prove any-between Europe and South America thing of value to science. It may will be established by the Zeppelin be fairly supposed that the East Fo

organisation. West fight will be accomplished by same daring flyer-I do not deny that it is possible-but I am so

REGISTER.

ronvinced that heavier-than-air 'ma- HONG KONG METEOROLOGICAL, chines will never be practicable far passenger-carrying against the Atinntic forces of wind and atmos phere, that I have dissuaded many German airmen from making the attempt.

Giant Air-Liner.

Hong Kong Observatory, November 4th. (PrevisdaĵOn, Date On Date

#t p.m.

at 3 pm 6 mm.

29.93 20:01

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Wind-

Direction Force Weather ... Bain...

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HAD NO PEACE NIGHT OR DAY

Terrible Rash On Body. Caticura Healed.

"A terrible timing mah broke out on my body, lobe, arms and hands. The skin was kalamed and I got no pesce night or day. I could not work, sleep or tat; in fact I had to stay in bed for weeks. The trouble led a year and three months.

"I tried several remedies but they did not help me. I read an adver- tfaement for Caticus Soap and' Ointment and sent for a tree sample. After being it I purchased more and Low I am completely healed.” (Signed) Mrs. May H. Sibley, 4, Sunningdale Cottages, Hillingdon, Middz.. Eng.

Usa Cuticura Soap. Ointment aid. Talcum for daily tollet purposes. Soap and Cintment sold throughout the

À la The mail orders with selen.

Ko

Try the Cultura Sharing Stick,

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES

OCEAN STEAMSHIP.CO., LTD.

CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD.

FROM UNITED KINGDOM NI SINGAPORE

CONSIGNEES Blame!

"DEMODOCUS" "****

are hereby notified that the Cargo_will be discharged into Holt's Wharf, Kow- ou, where it will be at Consignees risk and subject to Carns and Condi tions of Storage at Halt's Wharf. The ready for Delivery from Cargo will Godown on and after 4th November.

Optional Cargo will not be landed here, unler Hope has been given prior to Bleamer's arrival, but carried on from port to port to the final part of call to which the option extends.

All broken, chafed and damaged Goods ba in the Godown, where they will be examined on any Tuesdays- and Fridays between the hours of 10.45 A and Noor within the Free Borage period

No Claims will be admitted after the highest open-air Temperature, Bed: Gols are left the Steamer's Godown, Lowest open-air Temperature, 4th: 70 and all Gooi maining undelivered

At the moment there is building | Barvinėter........ in the big shed at Friedrichshaven Temperature the largest, Zeppelin airship the Eumidity... Company has ever planned-its con- struction is progressing under the expert supervision of Dr. Hüg Eckener, technical adviser to the Zeppelit Company for many years, We plan for this machine to make Transatlantic flight from Spain to South America and balkund it is our hope that we shall carry passengers and mail on og Get trial Hight. Supposing that we are successful and I am certain that we shall be-tre shall have necomp lished much more than any of the "stunt" flights made recently in specially constructed machines.

after the 10th November, will be B-Blue sky; C-Cloudy; Danbject in Benk Drizzle; F-Fog; L-Lightning MMist; O-Overcast Pissing showers; Q-Squalle; R-Hein; Thunder.

HONG KONG TIDE TABLE.

From November 5th to 11th,

HIGH WATER.

Wook

We are considering the possibility of safeguarding the passengers we shall carry by making arrangements with a consecutive line of vessels procceding to South America to keep in touch with the Transatlan. tic Zeppelin and act as "safety stations in case of emergency. Boats sa constructed as to be able to ride the roughest seas. will be carried, so that they may be launch-Sat. ed in a similar manner to those

of an ordinary seagoing liner,

Safety Precautions,

Ban.

Kong Standard Time.

Low W

Rang

Kong

Udght:

55 10 8 8

7 Gal R

13tandard

Time.

Height

0 83 ■l 20

.6 Im 8 22 69 240

242 6081273 7. 8.8 276 7 3 16 24

8 807.31

2 220 25

9 3

I suggest that to eliminate all safety devices and precautions, such Taen. as would have to be carried on a regular passenger-carrying makes, the flight devoid of experi mental value. To start fully equip- Thur. 10 10 26 6 1 ped as if the flight was an ordi-

hary

trip-|-We]—99-97-

established service is the Fri.

only way to prove the feasibility

of air-liners across large stretches

af Ben, and success under such cir

6 37 a 8 1 3 28

11 m11-28 15 7m 4 39 1

10 12 5 23 38 8 6

All Claims against the Steamer must be presented to the Undersigned on or before the 24th November, or they will not be recognized.

No. Fire Insurance will be affected. BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,

Agents. 4th November, 1837. [5304

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

OCEAN STEAMSHIP-CO., LTD.

AD

GHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGA- TION CO, LTD.

From UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENTAL PORTS VIA STRAITS. NONSIGNEES per Co.'s Steamer THEMICE

are hereby notified that the Cargo will be discharged into Holt's Wharf,

Kowloon, where it will lie at Consignees risk and subject to Terms and Condi tions of Storage at Holt's Wharf. The Cargo-will-be-ready for Delivery from Godown on and after 2nd November.

Optional Cargo will not be landed bere,

unless Notice has been given prior to Steamer's arrival, but carried on

From

port to port to the final port of call

to which the option extends.

cumstances will do as much to LONDON SELLING AGENTS will be examined on any Tocadaya and

flights

are

establish public. interest and con fidence as a dozen stunt where safety precautions minimised in favour of petrol and oil. Sufficient fuel and over should be carried, but power and space. and lifting value abould be anti. cient to carry such precautions and luggage-room as would be required by ordinary passengers making the journey in an ordinary way.

In ten years' time I see the whole world linked up by airlines "operat ed principally by large dirigibles- with saloon-passenger aeroplanes working in conjunction in the same manner as express trains and ordi- nary trains on the railroad, Air travel of the future must not be only the perquisite of the rich-and it will fall to the large airship tu run cheap air travel, with airplanes carrying only first-class passengers at greater rates for quicker travel. Why Germany Has Hot Entered. Amazement has been expressed in some quarters that Germany has not entered the arena with more enthusiasm in the matter of Atlan tie Bights and long-distance flying. One of the main reasons for this

TEA. INDIGO

FIBRES

BRISTLEES

OILSEED

Sold ou com- mission

in

Britial and Continonatl

HIDES & SKINS Markets. RUBBER, DRUGS

COTTON, WOOL (8 amples ORES, MICA valued." Best GUMB, AND porta for con-

sigaments in... dicate.

GENERAL

PRODUCE

KEYMER SON & CO., (Import Dept.) Whitefriars, London. Teleg.; "Keymer, ondon. Kat 1884

All broken, chafed and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowna, where they Fridays between the hours of 10.45.

within the Free Storage period. No Claims will be admitted after the Glords have left the Steamer's Godown and all Goods remaining undelivered after the 8th November, will be subject to Bent.

All Claims against the Steamer must be presented to the Undersigned on or before the 22nd November or they will not be recogniseć.

No Fire Insurance will be effected.

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,

Agenta. 2nd November, 1927.

[5498

HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINIE,

HUGO STINNES

LINIEN

COMBINED FREIGHT AND PASSINGEE SERVICE CABIN CLASS ACCOMMODATION FOR 30 PASSENGERS. FARE FROM HONG KONG TO GENOA-£73, 01. 04.

has been that we in Germany pia OUTWARD.

our faith to dirigibles, and that we

shall wait until we are perfectly Bailings from Europe for Shanghai and Northern Porta

certain that we can inaugurate Ai- lantic passenger-fiying in such a way that there will be only the minimum of risk. I admit that such airabipa may not accomplish the trip so swiftly as a heavier-than- nir machine; but they will undoubt edly be safer and, I may add, more comfortable.

A Hundred Passengers, We plan to build airships that will carry 100 passengers in perfect comfort and a staff of engineers, operators, and stewards numbering about 33. The prasage per person from Spain to South America, will be about 260-but very little more than ordinary steamship fires-and in the case of the big liners con

THERAPION NO. 2 BOUND WEEKLY PRESS, siderably less. Also our Zeppelin.

THERAPION No. 3

Wa 1 for Madden Caberra, No. 2 for Blood & Bas Diese No. 1 For Gironde Naskowa, BOGA SY LBANCI PEČICRORES, PADE ZE BOULLn, M. Du. Er than

Co, Karusmook Ads 8.W9, London MAIL PRON 1), SUUMAN J., Has Toka Q æY OF TASE REMY, SAN FRANCISCO.

July to December, 1926.

WITH INDEX, PRICE-$7.50. Or Bale at the HONG KONG DAILY Paran Offica

liners will carry as much mail as the Post Office inay require, ; and, many tons of express freight.

(Continued on ezt Column.)

M.S. RAMSES" ALS."ERMLAND" 318. "VOGTLAND" BR.ALBERT VOGLER 8.8. "OLDENBURG”

HOMEWARD.

due here on or about the 17th Nov. due here on.or about the 30th Nov,

dar here on or about the 14th Dec, due here on or about the 31st Dec.

... dua bere on or about the 12th Jan, 28.

Sailings for Europe ris Manila, Singapore,

Colombo & Port Suid-

18.8. "SACHSEN” 18.8. "PREUSSEN SC

M.8.-BAMSES?!? MS. "ERMLAND": $88. VOGTLAND,

€1]

sailing from bere on or about the 15th Nov." .... sailing from here on or about the 29th Nov,"

sailing from herson or about the 20th Dec. Jailing from here on or about the 3rd Jan, 28. ...sailing from here on or shout the 17th Jan,

Calling at Genos, Rotterdam and Hamburg.

For Freight, Pange and further Particulars please apply to

JEBSEN & CO.

12. Fedder Street.

Tel. 0. 2225,

Tel. 0.4754.

DODWELL & CO., LTD.

NEW YORK BERTH.

FOR NEW YORK & BOSTON via SUEZ.

8.S. KENDAL CASTLE"

-Sails en or about 12th Nov

LLOYD TRIESTINO.

REGOLAR

MONTHLY PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE for BRINDISI, VENICE AND TRIESTE (FIUME). TAKING CARGO ON THROUGH BILLS OF LADING TO GENOA, ALL ITALIAN, ADRIATIC, LEVANT, BLACK SEA AND DANUBE PORTS.

REDUCED PAbsage RateS,

BRINDISI, VENICE & TRIESTE LONDON

NEXT SAILINGS.

€72.10.0. £80.-0.0.

OUTWARDS FOR SHANGHAI, YOKOHAMA, KOBE AND MOJI,

8.8. -VENEZIA,” 1.V. “REMO”

M.V. "VIMINALE”

From Hong Kong. Sails on or about 10th Noy.

Sails on or about 8th Doa

Saile on or about 5th Jan., 1988

HOMEWARDS FOR BRINDISI, VENICE AND TRIESTE.

M.V. "ROMOLO"

S.S. VENEZIA' M.V. "REMO“

From Bong Kong,” Sails on or about 15th Nov. ... Sails on or about 13th Deg.

Sails on or about 10th Jan., 19:8)

NATAL LINE OF STEAMERS

FROM CALCUTTA & COLOMBO TO SOUTH AFRICAN PORTS:

8.8. DMSINGA'

Saile from Calentia

2nd Dec.

Regular Passenger and Cargo Service to South African Porte. Through Bill of Lading isened from Hong Kong.

For Freight or Passage on any of the above Lines, apply to:

DODWELL & CO, LIMITED.

Agenta

Telephone: Central 1030.

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SPEND YOUR SUMMER HOLIDAYS

IN JAVA.

BEAUTIFUL HILL RESORTS

GLORIOUS SCENERY.

Next Sailings from Hong Kong

S.S. “TJISALAK"

10th Nov. to BATAVIA direct.

SS. "TJIKARANG

S.S. "TJIMANOEK "

17th Nov. to BATAVIA direct.

24th Nov. to BATAVIA direct

Special Return Tickets Issued.

For full particulars regarding fares, hotels, motor trips, etc. Apply to

JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN, LIJN,

Telephono C. 1574-

YORK BUILDING,