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Gay Music Always

For tiffin, tea, dinner and dancing-to make your voy. age even more pleasant than you had hoped, that's why all President Liners of the Dollar Steamship and Amer- ican Mail Lines have such excellent orchestras.

The magnificent President Liners are briad of beam and exceptionally.Ready."

1re oil burners, swift express liners.

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The 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, alwr fans, wardrobe, thermos bottles and reading lamps. Private bath and showers in connection with many Toom perfect the travel comfort of these giant passenger liners.

The Cuisine in world famous. The deliciously prepared menus will delight you. And how the orchestra adda se to your dining.

The decks are spacious. The Glass-enclosed Promenade always popular. Deck sports, open air swimming pool, movies, evening dances, everything has beca 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 Liners,

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

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TO SEATTLE and VICTORIA The Short, Straight Route to America Fortnightly sailings on Wednesdays e

Free, Lincoln... Wed., Jan. 25th, .. Pres. Madison Wed, Feb. 5th ... Wed., Feb. 22nd Pres. Jackson Prea. Mckinley...Wed., Mar.

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To EUROPE and NEW YORK

ROUND THE WORLD

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un tad New York

7:

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Telephone Central/2477, 2478 and 795 Cable Address "Dollar"

Dollar Steamship Line

and

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M.M.

MESSAGERIES MARITIMES

MM

MAIL AND CARGO STEAMERS TO AND FROM

MARSEILLES, DUNKIRK, U.K., HÄMBURG & ROTTERDAM.

From Marseilles

G. METZINGER

SPHINX

PORTHOS

TH

1st Feb.

15th Feb,

741

29th Feb.

From Dunkirk, Antwerp,

London

YANG TSE Cargo)... 27th Jan. YALOU

(Cargo)... 25th Feb.

For Shanghai, Japan and

North China

YANG TSE Cargo)... 27th Jan. YALOU (Cargo)... 25th Feb.

For Shanghai and Japan

G. METZINGER

APBINX

PORTHOS

For Marseilles

ANGERS

D'ARTAGNAN

G. METZINGER

SPHINX

PORTHOS

***

1at Feh. 15th Feb.

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. SATURDAY, JANUARY 21st, 1928.

15,000 MILES IN RECORD TIME.

NOISES OF CIVILISA- TION.

MOTORING ADVENTURE OF THE NERVE STRAIN OF

HON. VICTOR AND MRS. BRUCE.

ORDEAL OF NIGHT. DRIVING! IN THE BITTER CÖLD.

WHEN CAR TURNED OVER.

TOWN LIFE.

Can-

PRISON BREAKERS.

YOUTH WHO CARRIED IN- JURED COMRADE HALF

A MILE.

Arthur Cyril Carruthers, aged The inendoutable amount of sit-26, and Arthur James Anderson, a shop assistant, who fel, énjury to health, and loss aged 20, of "venith, caused by the noise of caped from Warnstood Scrubs Prison last worth, pleaded guilty modern street, traffic, wero phasised by Professor Spooner in at London Sessions to breaking in-,

"Pre-

to a factory and in shop, a lecture be delivered on

valible Noise and the Thinker," to the members of the Society of Women Musiclare.

Behind the record-breaking drive if the Hon. Victor and Mrs. Bruce at the Montihery track in Phris, 10. A.C. car where they drove

Most people, the said, claimed 13,000 miles in record tine, lies a

that they got used to noise, and story of grim endurance and dethat therefore it did not affect termination in the face of almost incredible risks and hardships.

Night and day continuously for ten days the car was driven round the track at an aretage lapping speed of 84 miles an hour.

A Transformation. When the rum begin the car way When alittering, silvery thing.

The

them. Hence a fallacy, which he had not seen ruferred to. primary reason why bicicous nouses were so complacently tolerated by the vast majority was that sound always in the ear was hardly heard; as it was a law of nervous stimulation that a continued ac tivity of any animal structure re was placed on exhibition at sulted in less and less psychic re- Whililey's during Christmas, suit, and that when a stimulus was always at work it eased in writes a home paper, it was rusty no to have any appreciable effect. and bedraggled the windscreenThus, a constant poise, as of the had been turn off, and ap'old blacks waves or of some kinds of street iraffe, might cease to produce any runther-plate bait been nailed" on

conscious "ensation and be mis taken for silsace-an. Eusion that as a kinporary shield.

was far too prevalent. Hence the

it

A chunk of wood tied with rope props up the top of the bent scut-danger to puble health, for al te, every lamp has been torn off,ough noise might act be heard. there is a large dent in its 'Bank and the car has also suffered many

bruises and other mizor tusious

***

But all the same, I love it," said Mrs. Bruce, as she fluttered vivariously road the ruin

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c nerve force suffered, the power of the nervepores and corpuscles being affected by the stimulation until it declined from exhaustion. Another cotamon fallacy was to state that as we could not get fid of such noise we might as well

Mr. J.-F. Eastwood, prosecuting, mid the men wee with a party in the prison when they broke away and sealed à bigh wall by means of a rope they had concealed. They the broke into a factory just out side the prison, stealing cash and overalls. Next chey broke into a shop.

arrected When Anderson FRA In Brixton he said: "When got over the prison wall with my mate I sprained my ankle, nad my mate very nearly broke his back. I had to render first nåd, to him and carry him for woont hull & mile.

A detective said that Carruthers

was a

DODWELL & CO., LTD.

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Sails on for about 15th Feb.

LLOYD TRIESTINO.

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£72.10.0. £80. 0.0.

NEXT SAILINGS. OUTWARDS FOR SHANGHAL YOKOHAMA, KOBE AND MOJI,

From Hong Kong,

2nd Feb. ....Bail op/or about

Sails on/or about 1st Mar, Sails on or about 29th Mar

VENEZIÄ"

'M.V.." ESQUILINO " 'swak thiel. and Ander son a dangerous young criminal M.V. "ROMOLO"

8.S. who had og two occasions been in the possession of firearms.

Carruthers was sentenced to 12 months' imprisonment and Ander, son to 16 months.

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FROM

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it wid look as well as ever when to enjoy it.__ it is cleaned up and gets its wing un again. It is a beautiful car. has the smoothest running en- gine I have ever driven."

Before it set out is record the car had done Breaking run, mare than 10,000 miles.

And some people think 15.000 miles is the life of Why, I don't think we shall ever need another engine; this one is now in such good condition," Mrs Bruce rentinued

noises," said the Professor, disgraceful and well may the Editor of the Engineer suggest that "gramophone records should be made of them to enable future generations to get a measure of Bur baarim in these days."

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engine

Then her husband took up the graphie story of the run.

When we started we did nine hour and three-hour spells each, se that we could get eight hours sleep, he explained.

He thought he night venture to assume that lovers of music could not always enjoy the deafening syncopations of the jazz bands that were so popular in our fashionable restaurants. Personally he lied to talk with his friends when din ing at such places, but he own found conversation impossible.

"Braky

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Godofredo Malig, 16,

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He urged that noisy motor on HONG KONG METZÓBOLOG10AL; 'tuses should be warned off the streets. Horns or hooters should

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After a time the cold" grew sobe standardised as to pitch, and a Hong Kong Observatory, January 20th, intense that we could not stand low melodious note adopted.

at the use of the nerve-racking pneumatic pine bours continuously wheel, and we changed over to six-drills for breaking up ronds, etc.. hour spells each.

Though we could get only hours' sleep under this system, we found it more satisfactory."

The Smash.

The

should not be permitted., alarming depreciation in the value Barometer... of house property on or near the Temperature sy trahe routes must amount Humidity....

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HOMEWARDS FOR BRINDISI, VENICE AND TRIESTE:

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"

From Hong Kong,"

Sails for about 7th Feb. Saila enfor about 6th Mar.

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Regular Passenger and Cargo Service to &wth Africau Porte, Though Bill of Lading issued from Hong Kong.

For Freight.or. Pasage on any of the above Lines, apply w:—

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INCLUDING

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FARE FROM HONG KONG TO GENOA-£73. 0, 0, OUTWARD.

After the "smash, he explained, The most serious aspect of the they had to cut it down to three problem and one which had receiv hour spells, with the help of red no attention was the enormous 1. A. Joyce. When he met with less due to the impairment of his acident, Mr. Bruce had one working capacity and efficiency in of the most amazing escapes from city and industrial life. In the death it is possible to imagine, aggregate the economic loss due to

The car turned completely over the kind of wastage must be stag Mist; O-Overcast: F-Passing

Urizzle: F-Fog; L-Lightsing: Sailings from Europe for Shanghai and Northern Porta :--- an, top of him: its four wheels ingering in amount. But the loss

showers Q-Squalls; R-Rain; the sir, and the back of sent yine due to ill-health and premature Thunder. across his shoulders, pinning hir

could not possibly he down. He had to lie like this for death

estimated. hearly a quarter of an hour unti help came, and the ear could be lifted.

Describing the incident, fr Bruke said: With the snow and frost, the track was very slippery The banking at Montibery is steep, and for a definite speed you have a ocrtain part to keep the car on of it.

In the day-time keeping to the proper track was comparatively Pasy, but at night-time we had only the pil lamps on the track for guide

"We had to feel our way round

the track at night."

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About two hours after dark on Wednesday night the car got little too high up the banking. I was traveling tween 15 and 60 miles an hour. The back swung round, but I managed to correct 29th Feb. the skid. But immediately after

wards I got into a front-wheel skid which shot the front of the car up the banking,

31at Jan. 14th Meh. 28th Feb. 19th Mar. 27th Mar,

For Rotterdam, Hamburg,

Dunkirk

LT. ST. LOUBERT-

BIE (Cargo)...lat weet Fab, TANG TSE (Cargo)...1st week Mar.

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The car swung round, deseril ing three complete circles, turned over on its off side, slid at terrific spied down the bank into the rough grass, and turned complete ly over, with its wheels io, the air,

piting me wrath.

It was a

I was quite unhurt.

"Unable

escape, for

extricate myself, I lay there for about ten outca

until

my two mechanics came to

"

Repeatedly during the run blocks of fee collected round the engine and had to be chipped off. front of the radiator the ice piled itself a foot high and the radiator was stone cold all the time," anid

Bruce. Mr.

T

HONG KONG. TIDS TABLA .. From Jannery 1st to 27th, 1928.

BIGN WATER.

"Our greatest difficulty was to keep warm. We wore layers and

water-Set nyers, of clothes-coats, proofs, and mufflers but the cald

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Date of

"Low Water.

Height.

Hong

Kong"

Standard Time.

Height

T.5. "SAARLAND"

M.S. HAVELLAND" S.S. EMIL KIRDORF " B.8. RAVENSTEIN"

9.8. "CARL LEQIEN" HOMEWARD.

"

due here on or about the 5th Feb. due bere ca or about the 10th Feb. Joe here ca or, about the 25th Feb. due here on or about the 5th Mar. dne here on or about the 23rd Mar,

Sailings for Europe via Manila, Singapore,

Colombo & Port Said:--

*** nailing frora bers on or about the 8th Feb. 8.8. "ALBERT VOGLER

Bailing from here on or about the 16th Feb. 8.S. "OLDENBURG"

... sailing from here on or about the 10th Mar TS. SAABLAND"... M.S."HAVELLAND "(Not calling at Manila)...

*SS: "EMIL KIRDORF"

... wiling from here on or about the 10th Mar sailing from here on or about the 30th Mar 1 Calling at Genos, Rotterdam and Hamborg.

Calling at Genoa, Marseilles, Rotterdam and Hamburg.

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breath froze on our driving went right through it all. And Sun. 21 ml masks and hung down a fringe. Mon. 23m10 51

After the smash we heard that

an were

អ Amertean car had bagged the Tues. 24 m))

63 miles

hour. record t

Wed wasted Twenty-one hours

nocident, and our

Thur. 28 through the average was reduced to 66 miles an hour, so we could not wait We Fri. 27 had no time even to verify our in-

formation.

"We continued to lap at 85 miles an hour, and aétusfly increased our average to es miles an hour during the last three days. At the end of the run the engine was- BÁN miles an hour faster than when we started

"When the car turned over the oil tank upset, and we had to sit in the oil while driving.

In State Of Collapse. "Belom Mr. Joyce came to our

my assistance, But they were help we were both practically in a unable to lift the car by themselves, state of collapse. For two hours the car stood on the track while rod we had to wait until some

It had to be warmed we slept. Frenchmen came to our help, and

every half-hour to prevent the I was got out."

frost getting at it. Mr. Joyce flew over from England He had two forced landings, and had to do the last 90 miles by car

"When we arrive at Monthhery the French officials taughed as as for attempting the record in the depth of winter. They gave us 24 hours, and didn't even trouble to get themselves neommodation. But when they saw how determined we were they gave us every encourage ment.

Gloves Torn U. "If the car had turned over the other way nothing could have

Yrs saved him," commented

** Bruce: As it was he slipped down under the wheel as the car overturned, and it prevented him from being thrown out

Usually, when an accident like that occurs at high speed the driver's boots are torn off," she "But, strangely continued. enough, it was my husband's gloves that were torn off. We found them 10 yards away from the car."

(Continued on next Column.)

*.......

"Our actual running time: "was 219 hours" concluded Mr. Bruce, and we were at the wheel about 100 hours each.'

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THE RERUECKEN"

ANHALT" having arrived from BREMEN, HAM- having arrivel from BREMEN, HAM- BUBU and Ports, Coorigaces of Cargo BURG and Ports, Consignees of Cargo are hereby notified that their Cargo is are hereby notified that their Cargo is being landed at their risk into the Go being landed at their risk into the Go- dowal the Hong Kong sad Kowloon downs of the Hong Kong Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd.. Kowloon, Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd., Kowloon

where Delivery can be obtained, where Delivery can be obtained.

remaining undelivered after" All Gorda All Goode remaining undelivered after

subject to Reat the 26th of January, 1923, will be the 23rd of January, 1998, will in subject to Kent.

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

ONSIGNERS are hereby informed that their Goods with the exception of Opium, Treasure and Yainabiss are being landed and stored into the Godown cf the Bong Keng and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd., Kowloon, bezce Delivery may be obtained immediatelyaignons and the Company's Surveyors, iganderson & Ashe ni 10 a.m. on after landing.

All Claims must be pant in to me da or before Monday, the 30th January, 1928, or they will not be recognized,

Damaged Packages will be examined by Mers. the Company's Surveyore, Goddard & Trougies in the presence of the Consignees at 10 am, on Thursday, the 26th January, 1928,

No Fira Tamuraube will be effected by as in any cases whatever.

J. LIMAGE,

Agent. Hong Kong, 20th Jan., 1929. [5804

Damaged Packages must be left in the Godown for examination by the Con-

Mears.

Anderson & Ashe, at 10 am,

on the 18th of January, 1928.

No Clairas will be admitted after the Goods nave left the Godown and all Claims must be presented within Two Weeks of the Ship's arrival bere, alter

recognitai. which date they will not he

Conngnees are requested to murrender their Bill of Lading to the Undersigned for Countersignatere.

MELCHERS & CO%

Agenta: NOREDZUTECH2 Llorn, Bxx Hong Kong, 18th Jan. 1923, (6500

No Fire Insurance will be effected by us in any CANS whatever,

Damaged Packages must be left in the

and the Company's Surveyors, Godown for examination by the Con

Menara

the 19th of January, 1928. *No Claim will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godown and all Claims must be presented within Two Werks of the Bhip's arrival bere, after which date they will not be recognised.

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

MELOHERS & CO.

Agent

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