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A Hike, Then a Swim

To add to the pleasure and enjoyment of your voyage, that's why all President Liners have swimming pools. They are always available and are immensely popular. The magnificent President Liners are broad of beam and exceptionally steady, Alve oil burners, swift express liners.

The public rooms are luxuriously appointed and inviting.

All staterooms see ourside, splendidly furnished and equipped with beds-not 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 liners

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

The decks see spacious. The Glass-enclosed Promenade always popular. Dock sports, open air swimming pool, movies, evening dances,everything has been done to make your trip a happy on Unexcelled anywhere is the courteous and efficient service accorded you by the trained personnel aboard the President Linga.

The great frequency of sailings and the liberal stopover privileges of the Dollar Secamship and American Mall Lines bave made chese giant passenger liners ouIE- standingly popular among travelers.

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TO SAN FRANCISCO and

LOS ANGELES.....

The Sunahina Bdīt via Honolulu Fortnightly sailings as Tuesdays

Proa. Lincoln...Tuca, Nov. $2nd, 7am. Pros. Madison...... Tuon, Dec, Pros, Jackson......Tree, Des. 20th Pres. McKinlay...Tue., Jan. 3rd

To SEATTLE and VICTORIA The Short, Straight Route to America

Fortnightly sailings on Wednesdiaya

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 16th, 1927.

Pres. Grant...Thurs., Nov. 24th Pres. Cleveland ...Wed., Nov. 30th Pres. Fierce......Wed, Dec. 14th Pros. Talt....Wod, Dec. 28th.

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-Pres: Polk--....Sun., Nov. 20th,8a.m. Pro. Adams...Baa., Dec. 4th.8 man. Prea. Garfald...Sun. Doc. 18th, 8am

Pres. Polk Pies. Cleveland Pres. Madison

Pres. Barrison. Sou.. Jas, 1st, 6. Pres. Monroe...Sun., Jan. 15th, 8am. Pres. Wilson. Sun., Jan. 29th, 6 am. TO MANILA ......Nor. 20th, 8 am | Fras. Adams ....Dec. 4th, 8. Pros. Pierce.Dec. 6th, 6 pm. Nov. 22nd, 6 p.m. ...Nov. 28th, € juz.

Pres. Jackson ...Dec. 12th, 6`p.m.

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PRE Offica

ZEY MAY YANKCE ZAMUDI.

THERAPION No. 1 THERAPION No. 2 THERAPION NO. 3

Me for Madder Comarch," Wo. 1 for Wood à Miche You for Chronie WookAMAN, REAR ST KALSONG KETENA, FRRR XF MOGLJNI, IL DE INGURO

Oo, Havarstonk 24, 265, Landa MAK PROK 99, Bananas Br., New TŐLE O SK 29 i WHIT MERWE, San Francisco

DRUG SMUGGLING.

BIG CONSPIRACY DISCOVERED.

REFERENCE TO A HONG KONG SEIZURE.

THE CLIPPERS.

BOOK BY AN ́ÖLD' CHINA SKIPPER.

REMINISCENCES.

RAYM

of the adverse monsoon of the China Sea. Never again will a straining clipper make the Channel and race neck and neck from the Scilly the Foreland with a

to foeman worthy of her steel-anally to win, or lose the world-wide race by a bare twenty minutes. This is now all over and done with, though

Mr. Andre. Shewan, late master BERLIN, October 8th. of the Norman Court, has written I trust not yet wholly devoured by The German police, in co-opera- a book called "The Great Days of that "great-sized monster of in- tion with British authorities in Sait." It is edited by Rex Clements gratitudes."-Ouvios, various parts of the world, have and is published by Health Cronton, unearthed one end of an inter-London, at 10s. ."net.

Speed Tosis. Summing up the facts and national drug smuggling organiza- Mr. Andrew Shewan is the elder opinions of relative speeds gather- tion, and have discovered the brother of Mr. Robert Shewan, of) ed in a long sea career, but chiefly secret code of the smugglers and Meters. Shewan, Tomies & Co. He in the Norman Court and Black details which may lend to the com- | had, however, left. China before Mr. | Prince, Captain Shewan says; plete paralysis of their activities.

WAS

Robert Shewan, came out,

The Scoteman reviews the book as

follows:

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GEMMA (8) '

The story goes back to the de- parture from Marseilles on March 18th last of the Japanese steamer Arauta Jaru bound for Hong Kong.

The brave days of old" of the

& KLONG. Among the passengers was an ele-ocean-going sailing ship were those

Java,Macabra gantly dressed Russian lady, an

of the China tea chippers of the Titania, Thermopylm, Culty Sark, TILTAROEMN.CHINA, AMOY emigree, who had a Targe amount

BATAVIA TIKEMBANG of luggage with her. She was met 'Fifties, 'Sixties, and Seventies, Spindrift, and Leander, with very at Hong Kong by a Bussian who when the race home to the Thames little to choose between any of had come from Shanghai. The

or Mergey, or to Boston or Now them. These top the list. In the suspicions of the British autho rities had been aroused, and the York, with the first cargo from next half-dozen or so would come luggage of both was searched. In Canton or Foochow was watched the Lahloo, Sir Lancelot, Lothair, oue of the Russian lady's trunks a

with as much keenness of interest Norman Court, Taping, Kaisar, large quantity of heroin was found. packed in seven-ounce packets, and as ever was the result of the Derby. Findhorer, and the Undine. among the man's effects were found Captain Shewan is a survival, think that in Eght weather-each- four pettticoats, each provided with

2 pockets closed with pins, and almost the last, of those wonderful and all of these were equally s fast as the first-mentioned five; and obviously designed for the packets. times, which were brought to an

On the man was found an old end by the opening of the Suez in other conditions of weather in card inscribed with describing him as a director of the Canal and the progress of steam; varying degree superior to one or CONSIGNEE NOTICES. CONSIGNEE NOTICES.

Mercantile Lloyd A.G., Berlin." for he made his Erst Voyage to the other of them. After these, but no This information conveyed East in the trim little Aberdeen- great distance behind, would come through the drugs section of the

built Chaa-e in the year 1850, the Taitzing, Strica, Black Prince, Reich Department of Health to the Berlin criminal police, whose in- and at an early age succeeded his Fiery Cross (the second), Maitland, vestigations took some months. It father (himself the son of a Peter Caninalyle, John R. Forcester, was discovered that the Mercantile head whaling skipper, who died in and Falcon. The few others that Lloyd A.G. bad ceased to exist, 1600 from exposure on an icefloe), claimed a place among the racers that the former director" had in the command of the famous clip were slightly inferior to these. per Norman Court, designed by The Flying Spur, for instance, was left, but that his wife had remained in Berlin. After further inquiries, Rennie and owned by Baring. Bro- of some competence when aew, but which show that the "director" had thers, which made some of the was soon outclassed.. We.outsailed formerly been in touch with drug fastest sailing passages from China her in the Block Prince on one smugglers in Stamboul, the wife oa record. His reminiscences, in occasion. In the same ship, herself was arrested a few days ago and setting down which he has been net among the select few, we also outsailed at various times the her flat searched. As the police had assisted by the expert hand of Mr. Chinaman, Whiteadder, Ziba, Min, expected nothing suspicious was Clements, are in the true spirit of

and others.. found, but the police also searchell the sea-sage, and while always con- the flats of the woman's nequaint cerned with facts, sometimes rise to ance; and in one of them found the lyrical pitch. By 1880 steam had key to a strong-box in a Berlin delinitoly triumphed the graceful bank. In the box they discovered clipper was a thing of the past, and the whole correspondence of the the China tea trade emptied of its gang and the code they tuned for communicating with each other.

The documents disclosed that the director" and his wife had enter ed the drug traffic in 1993, had that leave his wife in charge of the pur- in 1926 the man had decided to chase and transport of the drugs while he occupied himself with their disposal in the Far East. The police also discovered that the wife had made journeys to France and Switzerland in December, 1926, and February, 1927. On both oe- casions she returned to Berlin with out the large trunks she had taken with her, one of which had bee specially constructed in Berlin with a double bottom and double sider.

One of the trunks had been taken to Marseilles as the alleged luggage of a 13-year-old Russian boy travel- fing to the Far East. The Customs authorities had caused trouble, but the boy, had apparently got his con- signment of drugs through to China, although according to the seizeti correspondence, warning had come back to Berlin to use smaller and -less suspicious trunks in future. Confrunted by the evidence seized by the palice, the woman arrested. in Berlin is understood to have made a confession and to have been kept in custody.

The

documents contained the

'roinance."

be

CARNARVONNSHIRE"" having arrived from the abova Forta Consigneer of Cargo by her are hereby informed that all Goods are being landed at their risk into the bazardous and/or extra bazarions Godowns of the Hong Kong and Kowloon Wharf and The competing claims made for Godowa Company, Limited, whence, certain American-built cppers header from the wharves, Delivery having arrived from the above Forts, moay. Their "fabulous runs came November, 1927, at Noot, will

Consignees of Cargo by her are notified may be obtained. treats sometimes with scant core- Goods not cleared by the 21st that all Goods are being landed at their into being from the

risk into the hazardous and/or extra- custom of abject to Rent. Yankes captains (legitimate enough

baxardous Godewas of the China Prow All broken, chafed and damaged vident Loan & Mortgage Co., Ltd, in itself) of giving pleasure and Packages are to be left in the Godowns whence and/or from the wharven, De- Gone past recall were the tall encouragement to their passengers where they will be examined in the livery may be obtained. ships and the officers and men who and enhancing the reputation of presence of Consignees by Messra, Goods not cleared by the 22nd Novem mamed them, and whose spirit of their ships, by stating that on the Goddard and Douglas, on 19th November. 1997, will be subject to Bent. rivalry was as keen as their seaman previous twenty-four hours the ship bo, 1927, at 10 am- Claims against the "All brakan, chafed and damaged Pack- their racing craft reel off the knots, whatever it might be, miles. This short delivered provided, and must also November, 1827, at 10 am, by Mearra ship. No more would they match had traversed four hundred, or Steamer including those for Cargo ages are to be left in the Godowns, where be presented on the they will be examined on the flat with stunsaila slow and aloft, and was through confounding miles of Special Form **Jamie Green," ringtail, aky longitude with nautical miles; be submitted within 30 days of arrival Goddard and Dongina scrapers, and moonrakers set, as whereas "running the easting down otherwise they will not be recognised. they traversed the region of the below the 50th parallel of latitude, steady "trades, or with reefed top a degree of longitude would not be sails literally "hung upon the gale more than forty miles of actual while they fought the fierce equalls distance.

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QUEEN MARY, THE WOMAN.

1. HAVE NEVER BEEN BORED IN MŸ

LIFE"

'To'sonie "women it is given to he loved extravagantly; of few should it be said that the eyes of an Empire have rested on

them, and been content!!!

An Intimate Visw.

against the Steamer must be No Fire Insurance will be affected}ied in writing within Ten days after arrival of Steamar, otherwise they by us in any cam whatever.

Bill of Lading will be countersigned will not be recognized. JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., LTD,

Agents.

Hong Kong, 15th Nov, 1997. (8521-

HONG KONG METEOROLOGICAL

REGISTER.

Hong Kong Observatory, November 16th. Previous On DateļOn Data

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With this quiet tribute, Miss

Barometer... $9,91 Kathleen Woodward ends her inti- In this book are many stories Temperature mate study of the life of Queen showing the Queen's innate kind- Humidity..

ness of heart, her unaffected sin- Wind- It is noble praise-as cerity, her. unweariness in all man-

Direction Mary,

Force worth a tribute has ever been ner of unobtrusive well-doing, her

remarkable memory and powers of Weather

names of persons through whom the paid to the womanhood of an Eng observation, and her practical good Rain...

lish Queen-and it will expresses the personal prestige enjoyed by Queen Mary throughout the Em- pire,

information has been passed on to the police of the countries concern-

il-Times...

SMILES AND LAUGHTER. COMFORT FOR THOSE UNABLE TO LAUGH.

Those solemn faced individuals who are unable to laugh may reap certain comfort in the findings of Professor F. Aveling of the Univer- sity of London who makes the state ment that it is only the superior or discontented man who really laughs.

He suggests that "perhaps that is why laughter, like tears, is ugly -being made up of grimaces and contortions, the mask of a hard or selfish mind.".

kind of genius.

One of her Majesty's main char acteristics is her zest for life.

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the Undervigned in any case whatever,

Bill of Lading will be countersigned by

JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN,

General Agenta. Hong Kong, 14th Nov., 1927: (5529

NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD, BREMEN.

THE

THE Strimer

***DESSAU," baving arrived from BREMEN, HAM. BUHG and Ports, Consignees of Cargo are hereby notified that their Cargo in being landed at their risk into the Go downs of the Hong Kong & Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd., Kowloon, where Delivery can be obtained.

All Goods remaining undelivered after the 22nd of November, 1997, will subject to Reat.

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

No Glaim will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godown and kil Claims must be presented within Two Weeks of the Ship's arrival here, after which date they will not be recognised.

Consignees are requested to surrender their Bills of Lading to the Undersigned. for countersignature.

Damaged Fackages must be left in the. Godown for examination by the Con C-Cloudy; D-riguers and the Company's Barveyor, Thirteen years ago Miss Wood Everything interests her. Only the Drizzle; F-Fog; L-Lightning Mesars. Anderson & Ashe at 10 am on ward worked in a collar factory, other day she said: "I think I can M-Mist; O-Overcast. P-Passing the 18th of November, 1927, and she has since been a stewardess honestly say that I have never been showers; -Squalls; R-Rain; T- on a liner, sold sewing machines bored in my life."-And how often Thunder. and photographs, acted as cashier we think of the life of royalty as

a club, and served da quarter-of one long boredom! master-sergeant of the W.A.A.C.& The Queen has always token, a In preparing her book, which has deep interest in social questions, been published with the Queen's and has often astonished Labour permission, she has gone to all leaders by her sympathetic under- changes and parties for her material, standing of their movement. Ber philanthropic activities among and has been granted every facility for research, covering a period of the poor of London are well known nearly a year. Consequently we but it is the personal touch at the may regard her biography sa au- back of them that counts for se thentic, and the portrait she gives much.

us of the Queen as a true likeness. Labour leaders of both sexes have

it is the portrait of a great lady; been quick to appreciate the deep

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to herself and loyal to others; of the poor. It always seemed to one who has given herself with ab-me, remarked Mrs. Clynes to the Thur solute and unremitting devotion to authorees of this book, that The Professor thinks that smiles the manifold duties of her state, poverty really hurts the Queen" Fri, are beautiful, as marks of human and who, as wife, as mother, and and the late Mary Macarthur, the as Queen has led a full personal women's trade unions organizer, sympathy, and understanding in a heart that is at peace with itself life in the highest sense of the who worked in close collaboration

word. Hence the impression of with ber Majesty during the war, Sun, 20m 64868 and with the world.

The really happy man never completeness that her personality declared that the great desire al Mon, 21 m.7 82 67 ere has been nothing acnsation Labour Party the woman that is Tues. 22 m. 8. 1885 laughs, or at least only seldom, though he may smile. He does not al about the life story of Queen Queen Mary need to laugh, for laughter, like Mary yet, in one way, it is a verit But perhaps the grandest

tribute weeping, is a relief of mental telable romance, for it tells of how a to her genius in human relation. sion and the happy are not overshy, reserved, diffident and hyper ship comes from another woman strung

sensitive Princess, moulded herself who served her with the best days He continues: "The unhappy man into the pattern" * of » a- grest of her youth. If I were on the cannot laugh. He is too much Queen. Bo timid was the ash eve of somo decision that would wrapped up in his misery to see child, Miss Woodward tells as, that affect me or my children, if ever the drollery of his own case or to she would burst into tears when I were in difficulty or distress of

of tragedy or comedy ser, she had to appear among sny kind, of all women in the H FORTS HANKEEPING of any other.

strangers..

But, she took herself world I would go straight to Queen of the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL Laughter is a kind of behaviour, firmly in band, and though a per Mary." There is a world of signi- for the Session 1925, exceedingly curious were it not so tain shy reserve has never left her, ficance in this tribute, for it is, commonplace, which begins in a she stands forth today, conspi given to one who has, never worn puckering of features and ends in cuous for just that fine poise of her heart on her sleeve and has felly like convulsions of the whole personality and serene dignity of an almost constitutional inability body. Moreover, it is an idiosyn manner which are the distinctive to go out to people."-C. B. in

attributes of queenhood."

Evening Standard. crasy of human kind "alone."

ON SALE.

TONG KONG HANSARD BE

Revised by Members.

PRICE

HONG KONG, DALLY Pazss Ornice.

MELCHÉES & CO.,

Agents, NORDDEUTSCHER Lloyd, Brzwi,

„Hong Kong, 15th Nov., 1927, [5890%

THE BEN LINE STEAMERS, LIMITED.

Fox MIDDLESBRO', ANTWERP, LONDON AND STRAITS.

The Steamship "BENVOELICH

ONSIGNEES of Cargo are heraby informed that all Goods are being landed at their risk into the hazardous and/or exten-hazardous Godowns of thes Hong Kore AD KOWLOON WHARF "AND" Gopown CoXTANY, LTD. whence, and/ from the whares Delivery may be obtained,

No Claims all be admitted after the left the Godowns,' and all Goods remaining undelivered after the -19th instant, will be subject to Rent

All Claime against the Steamer must be presented to the Undersigned on pr before the Erd Desember, 1927, or they' will not be recognised.

Goods

All broken, chafed and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowar, where they will he examined on the 10th instant, at 10

No Fire Insurance has been affected. Buls of Lading will be countersigned by

GIBE, LIVINGSTON & CO., LT

Arte Agents, Hong Kong, 12th Nov, 1927, [6623