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Dance Away Those Gorgeous Moonlit Evenings

The balmy evening, an interesting partner, the peppy music · of the ship's orchestra-this will stand vivid in the memory. of your voyage aboard the President Liners of the American Mail and Dollar Steamship Lines....

The magnificent President Linces are based of beam and exceptionally steady." All are dil burners, swift express liners.

The public rooms are luxuriously appointed and inviting.

All materooms are putside, splendidly furnished and equipped with beds--not berths. Each room has hot and cold running water, also fans, wardrobe,thermos. bociles and reading lamps. Privace bath and showers in connection with many rooms perfect the travel confort of these glane passenger liners,

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The Cuisine is world famous. The deliciously prepared menus will delight you.” And how the orchestra adds zest in 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. Úncxeciled anywhere—is the courteous and efficient, service acceded 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 Mall Lines have made these giant passenger lliers out- standingly populse among travelers.

WEEKLY TRANS-PACIFIC SERVICE

TO BAN FRANCISCO and

LOS ANGELST

The Sarahisa Beit via Honolulu - Fortnightly selligs as Tinsleys Trea. Jatterson...Tues., Mar. 18th, Noon Pres. Lincoln ......Tue., Mar. 27th Pras, Madison...Tues., Apr. 10th- Pres. Jackson.....Tues., Apr. 24th

To SRÄTTLE and VICTORIA

The Short, Sirsight Route to America

Fortnightly wailings on Wednesdays

Pres Grant Wad, Mar. 21st Pres. Cleveland... Wed., Apr. 4th Pres. Pierce Wel, Apr. 18th Pres, Taft ...Wed, May 2nd

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To EUROPE and NEW YORK

ROUND THE WORLD »

Fortnightly sailings on Tuesdays vis Manila, Straits, Colombo, Suer Cannt, Altzariría, "Naples, Genoa, Marseilles, Boston and New York.

Pres. Polk......Sun., Mar. 11th

Frea. Adams..., Mar. 25th Pres. Garāsid.. Sun, Apt. 8th

Fres, Poik

Pres. Harrison

From, Monroe Free Wilson

TO MANILA Mar. 11th, 6 pa

Pres. Grant,...Mar. 18th, 6 p Pra Lincoln...Mar. 19th, 6 pm.

Sun., Apr. 2nd Bun, May 6th „Sun, May Ni

Prex, Adams ...Mar. 25th, 6 pm Pres. Cleveland...Mar. 27th, & p Pres. Madison Apr. Rad, pita.

For Bookings, Passenger and Freight Information Apply to Hong Kong and Sharighal Bank Building, Ground Floor

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

Dollar Steamship Line

and

American Mail Line

K.P M

KONINKLYKE PAKETVAART

MAATSCHAPPY.

THE HONG KONG DAILY

THE RUBBER

-MARKET.

(ROYAL PACKET NAVIGATION CO. ON BATAVIA).

THE MOTOR VEESEL THE

"CREMER"

Due to sail to SINGAPORE, BELAWAN.DEL

PENANG, on 15th March, at Noon.

Offers excellent Saloon accommodation.

All lower berths.

Engúsh cuisine

Doctor: carried

Wireless telegraph.

1st Class Fare to Bingapore-$125.

NEW YORK'S ↔ SPECTACULAR

NOSE DIVE."

EFFECT OF PROBABLE CHANGES.

(REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE Ţ

PRESS, FRIDAY, MARCH 9th, 1928:

IRELAND TO-DAY IS A PEACEFUL

COUNTRY

MR. TIM HEALY INTERVIEWED.

GOOD RELATIONS WITH ULSTER" AND ENGLAND.

TRIBUTE TO BRITISH STATESMANSHIP.

The success of tho Free State Treaty as a whole, the tranquil- lity and comparative prosperity which it has brought to all parts of the country, the progress which has been made towards a cap- prochement with the Northern State of Ulster, and the future of Ireland itself them, wore the final phases of 'Ireland's problems, all intimately wrapped up in his oxa career as bur first Governor- General, with which Mr. Healy dealt in the closing chapters of my interview, writes Mr. C. J. Kelchum of the Daily Express,

New York, March 7th.. Rubber prices took a spectacular nose-dive on the rubber market to- day following the receipt of Reuter cables from Singapore and Colombo announcing the growth of senti ment in producing cirdles in favour of the abolition of restriction.

The market was swamped with selling orders. All futures were aakt at the lowest levels in the his-has he shown such remarkable can- tory of the rubber exchange, but dour towards a newspaper, though seventy points before noon of short enme not without a mild protest the market recovered from thirty to his answers, from time to time, covering and buying by strong in- terests.

The collapses of crude rubber has beam accompanied by a weakness in prominent rubber shares which dropped from two to six points

U.S, Pool's Heary Lossen. The dealers estimate that the American rubber pool formed in In for the purpose of stabilising prices and assuring a sufficient rup-* ply of crude rubber has lost about £1.800,000 on the fifty thousand tons af rubber which it is believed to have had in hand.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.].

Colombo's Plàn.

COLOMBO, March 7th. Unless the present defects of the rubber restriction scheme can be overcome "and can be applied as compulsory on an equal basis in all the rubber-producing countries in the East, the Stevenson scheme should be replaced by a really comprehensive schen providing for the adequate control of supplies" This was the burden of opinion

DUBLIN, Feb. 0th.

Seldom before in his long career

"I have never ban through such inquisition in my life, he ob jected whimsically at one period of our conversation, while at another, when I had asked him if he wished to say anything on the subject of the working-out of the treaty dur- ing the last ive years, he replied

his characteristic

of in geniality:-

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CONSIGNEE NOTICES. [CONSIGNEE NOTICES.

*** OLEN " LINE, LIMITED.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES

FROM UNITED KINGDOM VIA

*PORTS.

THE SARTHENSHIRE”

·NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

OCHAN STEAMSHIP CO., LTD.

LAND R

CHINA MUTUAL STRAM- NAVIGATION. CO, LTD.

FROM UNITED KINGDOM VIA SINGAPORE.

arriva

at

from Godown on not be landed here,

but

carried on hom

having arrived from the above-ports,

CONSIGNEES por Co.'s Blesmer Consignees of Carga by her are hereby informed that all Goods are being landed are hereby notified that the Cargo will be

CALOHAS at their risk into the hazardous and/or discharged into Holt's Wharf, Kowloon, extrs hazardous Godowns of the where it will le

ong Kong and Kowloon Wharf and abject to Terms and Conditions of Consigness" riske mad Bong Godown Company, Limited, whence, Storage at Holl's Wharf, The Cargo will

Delivery may and/or from the wharves,

be be obtained.

zoady for goods not cleared by the 14th March and after 7th March, 1-29

Optional Cargo been given price to will not 1994 roken, hated, and dans god Steamer's

• will be subject to Bent

unless Notion has Packages are to

be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined in the Goddard & Douging on 15th March,

of Consignees by presence

at 10 M. Olaissa against the steamer including those for Cargo short on the general aspect of the Belfast

I could not make any comment must be presented on the Special and Noor within the Free Storage perist

provided, Government towards the Catholics in their area, as it would not seem opportune in this farewell message which I have agreed to make."

In reply to a further question whether Mr. Healy would comment on the present attitude of Lord Craigavon towards the Free Stats

said:

Free State Flag. Continuing, however, he related a visit which Mr. J. M. Andrews, no of the Ulster Ministers, paid to him at the Viceregal Lodge in connection with a labour dispute of moment to both Governments.

beurt also be

ubmitted within 30 days of arral otherwise they will not be recognized.

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

Bill of Lading will be countersigned by JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., LI,

Agenta Hong Kong, hilar, 1929. [0488

HAMBURG-AMERIKA, LINIE.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

"I do not wish to say anything, but if I am placed on the rack, as

4 Mr. J. M. Andrews, who came you are placing me, the best to luncheon, is a very able man evidence of the change is that whom I had known slightly in Ireland to-day is a peaceful coun-private life. As we wore chatting LE Steamship try as compared with the first year on the terrace of the Lodge Imre, ho suddenly looked up in the sun- shine to the Free State Bag and inquired with, a faint smile

when I took offices

"How do you reconcile that view with the recent murder of your nephew, Mr. Kevin O'Higgins ? I asked.

? Conspirators.

Would you give that up if we were prepared to join you f

I replied Would you join us A little group of men, not, 1i wo gave that up 1a

"He burst out laughing, saying believe, half a hundred, brought about that murder, and such per that my retart was very clever."

There is no doubt continued sons, generally youths, will always conspire, unless and inrtal the partir. Healy, "that our general re- tion of Northern and Southernations are very much easier than

they used to be"

"Do you faresco a prospect of early unity between North and South?". I asked

"There would have been a rap prochement in 1990 sf it had not been, for de Valera's rebellion, but

* HAVENSTEIN? -

hereby notified that their Goode are

haring arrived. Consignees of Cargo are

being landed and placed at their risk in the Hong Kong & Kowloon Wharf & Godown Company's godowns at Kowloon, where Delivery can be obtained as the Goods are landed.

Optional Cargo will be landed, unless Notice has been given prior to Steamer's

ATO

“Olaims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Goderns, and all Goods remaining undelivered after 18th March, 1928, will be subject to Bent.

All broken, chafed and damaged Goods will be examined on 14th March, 1925, to be left in the Godown, where they

Goddard and Dougisa.. at 10 am, by our Surveyors, Alesers All Claima must reach a before 29th

recognized.

No Fire Insurance will be.

effected Bills of Ending will be countersigned by the Undersigned.

JEBSEN & CO.,

Agents. Hong Kong, 8th Mur, IP29. (5050

which port to port to the faal part of call to

the are to be left in the Godowns, where they

option extende, All broken, shafed and damaged Goods

yazamined will he in any Thosdays and Fridays between the hours of 10.15 *x,

Goods have left the Steamer's Godowa, and“ all Goods remaining undalivered altor the 19th March, will be subject Rent.

-No Claims will be admitted after the

All Claims against the Stamer muat be presented to the Undersigned on er before the 27th March, or they will not be recognised."";

No Fire Insurance will be affected.

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,

Agente 7th March, 1923.

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NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

THE “ELLERMAN" FAR EAS T

LINE.

Fan BREMEN, HAMBURG, DUNK- IRK, ANTWERP, MARSEILLES, COLOMBO & STRAITS.

Steamship,

"CITY OF ADELAIDE”. having arrived from the above ports. Consignees of Oarge by her are hereby notified that their Goods are being landed and place at their risk into the hazardous and arten-hazardous Godowas Delivery

of the Holi Wharf, whence D may be

be obtained, Consignees aitoare notified that before Bill of Lading will be signed, their signatures to General Average Bond is required and Underwriters guarantee

No Clairs will be admitted after the Gooda have left the

at the Ceylon Estate Propriétary | Ireland is done away with. Association meeting held to-day, the Kavin himself, a month before Association representing practical he died, gave his brother the names ly the whole of the rubber industry of his probable assassins. They are of European ownership in Ceylon well known, just as de murderors Tac meeting drew up a memo of the British soldier at Cobh randam to the Civil Research Com (Queenstown) are well known. it could not be expected that the March, 1928, or they will not be obtafood to pay contribution required. mittee in regard to the scheme, suggesting the imposition of a special duty of equivalent valua to be levied on all rubber exported. by all countries producing planta.

tion rubber.

The Colombo owners state thac the proceeds of this special duty should be made available for the purchase of rubber en countries of production as long as the market price is below the pivotal price, and the rubber purchased to be utilised as stock to ensure a con- stant and sufficient supply.

Fenang's Resolution.

PENANG, March 8th. The Chamber of Commerce has passed a resolution in favour of the continuance of the present rubber restrictions for at least twelve months to able the civil research authorities to thoroughly investi- gate the question.

NAVAL PRO- GRAMME.

What is lacking is evidence that can be submitted to a court."

But have you not, the Public Safety Act recently passed" I rug

posted

Ulster Protestants would enter a State afficted by the factionist and deadly outbreak them organised What the prospects are now it is dificult to say, though, at any rate, "Yes, but military tribunals to we have at long Bast begun to secure my knowledge are the most sensiametrure of peace and good will." tive andinou pollThe late Governor-General refer tribunale, and low all the pother re then to his past relations with about the Public Safety: Act nobody the King and the British Govern- has been condemned under its meat. clauses. A few men were at first imprisoned, but all have since been. released."

I asked the Governor-General if there was any likelihood of further atrocities of this kind

"I cannot prophesy," he replied. but I should think that until the Ulstor question has been soived per sons holding official posts in what you call Bouthern Ireland will be in more danger than those in similar posta under the Belfast

·Government.

Gratitude To British. Government,

I think I have only come in. contact with Mr. Baldwin once or chill, Lord Birkenhead, and Mr. twdoe, though I have met Mr. Chur-

the Amery, the Secretary for were always cordial.

They Dominions, few times. Majesty I did not venture to in- On his

trude since my first visit. As I President Cosgrave and his Minis stated recently if the presence of

tera, when they entertained me an January 7th, there has not been the

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COMPAGNIE DES MESSA- GERIES MARITIMES.

CONSIGNEE NOTICE.

SS. "YALOU." BRINGING CARGO Fox ANTWERP, DUNKIRK, ROTTERDAM, LONDON, &c. Also CARGO FROM COGNAC & HAVRE, Ex 88.

PEI-80.

NONSIGNEES are hereby informed of Opium, Treasure and Valuables are "that their Goods with the exception beng landed and stored into the Go- downs of the Hong Kong and

slightest attempt on the part of Wharf & Godowa Co., Ltd. Both

Friendly Relations. What are the relations to-day the English Cabinet or the English between the Free State and the people to interfere with the free Ulster: Government I asked. dom happily conferred upon this

"For the last two years they' country in 1929. have been extremely friendly. The I must say, sparking for any Feetham Boundary Commissions, that I feel nothing but grati NAVY SECRETARY'S DEFENCE. Wuch as that had its tude to the British Government for

BRITAIN'S INCONSIST-*

ENCY."

[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE}

NEW YORK, March 7th.: Air Curtle Wilbur, the Navy Secretary, defended the Coolidge Administration's proposal for a and 80,000,000 naval programme in the

In connection with the Royal Packet Nav. Co.'s (KP.M.). Service to & destinations in the Netherlands East Indies and Australia.

Agents:

JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN-LIJN.

Telephone 1674 YORK HOLDING, CHASER HOLD,

HONG KONG METROR OGICAL REGISTER,

Hong Kong Observatory, March 8thi

Provicus Un Dato On Data

Day at

Barnmster... Temperature Humidity

at

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HONG KONG. TIDE TABLE.

From March 9th to 15th, 1928, HIGH WATER.

1-2 p.m. --6-am-pBndard

29.70 39.72

29.77 83 100

100 887

Direction

E WSW WNY

Weather... OM

FH

33 Q -0.60

Sat

0.10

336-

Highest open-air Temperaturo, 7th's 66. Lowert open-air Temperature, 8th: 83

B-Bine sky; C-Cloudy; D Drizzle: F-Fog; L-Lightnin K-Hist O-Overonat P abowen; Q-Equalls; R-Rain

Thunder.

flight

Hong

Kong

Time.

Bmi1-215

Low Warks.

Height |

Hong

Kong Blandard Time.

min.

5 10 1.8

11 29696 ILASS 10 m11:39 5.4m 5-44 2 11.504 55522 6

commendations: been carried into this statesmanlike reserve.

"Of the future of this country effect no Free State Minister would Lave succeeded in staining office, I think I can venture to predict and in all probability, the reoccu- with confidence that it will be. pation of Ireland by British armed peaceful, and that my successor in forces, would have come about." office, Mr. James MacNeill, will

"Happily the wisdom of Mr. have a restful and happy time.

whence Delivery may be obtained ini mediately after landing.

All Claims must be sent in to me on

before

Monday

the 12th March,

20

hip's tackles and/or

Godowns, And delivered after Monday

remaining un- 12th March,

All

Claims against the Steamge must be

to the Undersigned presented t days of the stamer's arrival, other Wise key will not be recognized i

within

All broken, chafed sud damaged Goods ars to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on any Tuesdays or

at 10 8.11.

L.. within

Storage period. jobs,

No Insurance whatever will be affected. Bills of Lading will be countersigned by

THE BANK LINE, ITD.,

·General Agenta. Hong Kong, 6th. Mar., 1928. (6978

CONSIGNEES' NOTICE.

THE BEN 'LINE STEAMERS, LIMITED.

FROM MIDDLESBRO', ANTWERP, LONDON AND STRAITS,

The Steamship "BENGLDE."

informed that all Goods are being YONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby 1998, or they will not be recognized.

Damaged Packages will be examined landed at their risk into the hazardous by the Company's Surveyors Messrs. and/or extra hasardons Godowns of the Goddard &

& Douglas in the presence of Hose Koss as KOWLOOR WHALF AND the Consignosa b 10 the 9th March, 1928,

a. on Friday, Godown Coxyany, fan,, whence, and/or from the wharves Delivery may be. No Fire Insurance will be effected by obtained. us in any case" whatever,

L. LESIDOS,

Ageal

Baldwin and his colleagues applied "Of myself, may I add that I Hong Kong, 3rd Mar, 1925. (1965

remedy by burying the Feetham hope I have done any duty, I have report in the deepest cellars of the given the King'a

Assens to some Colonial Office and agreeing to the two or three hundred Billa My plan of Mr. Cosgrave and Mr. relations with Ministers were at all PLEA FOR LIBERTY FROM course of a strong speech at Bay Kevin O'Higgins for leaving Ire-times friendly. I have tried to dis-

THE STAGE. City, Michigan, today,

land as an offset "against the con penee hospitality without publicity, He stated that the Administra tinuance of partition, the repeal of and wish neither to disparage not tion thoroughly endorsed Sir Aust a clause in the treaty which onerat to exalt the role allotted to ten Chamberlain's statement that ed Ireland with a substantial share humble mam as the King's repre war between Britain and the of the burdens of the great war. United States was already outlaw ed in the heurts of the peoply of -- both countries.

He expressed, the opinion, how- ever, that the British attitude was inconsistent. It was difficult to reconcile the conviction that war -was outlawed with the British un- willingness to recognise America's rights to build a limited number. of the type of shipe she desired, or with the British willingness to vil the muccem of the Geneva Con ference.

KING OF AFGHANISTAN. ENGLAND'S, COMPREHENSIVE

PROGRAMME.

WELCOME VISITOR.

[BRITISH_WIRELES AKEVICE)

Ruday, March 7th

The programme of the visit of The Americans at Geneva, had the King of Afghanistan to Eng never been able to reconcile the land is of a comprehensive conception of the abeolute naval without parallel in the previous words stressed by the British repres visit of foreign rulers. The King scatatives with negotiations for a will see every phase of British life, treaty fixing limitations of a basis military, naval, serial, industrial

concessiours

and social

BRITAIN'S AIR PLANS

INCREASE IN THE ESTIMATES.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

LONDON, March 7th

The Air Estimates for the com

pared with 216,500,000 last year.

8an 11 21 ing year are £16,200,000 as com

Mon 72 m 0 26 40

0 265 6

7.40€ 2.9

"HOLLAND AND TRADE

PROTECTION. PORCELAIN DUTY INCREASE BILL REJECTED;

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

THE HAGUE, March 7th

GUARANTEED JOBS IN

&

:AUSTRALIA.

EXPLANATION BY THE HIGH COMMISSIONER.

NOVEL PRODUCTION AT- OXFORD BY OU.D.S.

No Claims will be admitted Goods have left the Godowns, and all Goods remaining undelivered after the 12th instant will be subject to Bent.

All Claims against the Steamer must be presented to the Undersigned on or before the 26th fastant, or they will not be recognised, a

All broken, chafed and damaged Gerda ace to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on the 10th instant, at 10 am, by Messrs.

Goddard

and Douglas,

No Fire Insurance has been affected. Bill of Lading will be countersigned by GIBE, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD., Hong Kong, Eth Mar. 1928. 15972

HAMBURG AMERIKA LINË.

ENOLICE TO CONSIGNERS,

BE MY

A revolutionary play written by & Socialist was produced by Oxford undergraduates on Folruary. 14th.

The activities of the Oxford. University Dramatic Society: have, for many years, been confined to Shakespeare, Greek tragedy and strictly classicst plays, but n Sir Granville Ryrie, High Coa-etartling departure from tradition

CLAREN HAVELLAND missioner for Australia, recently was made this year with the pro- “cleared up." grave misunde: duction of The Fourteenth of aring arrived, Consignees of Cargo are standing with regard to migration July, by M. Romain Rolland hereby notified that their Goods are The play, which deals with the being landed and placed at their risk. to Australia, de

And Godown Company's Godowns at The number of assisted pamages French Revolution, has many un-in the Hong Kong and Kowloos Wharf is limited, he explains, to the umal features. Its important Kowloos number of jobs which can be parts are played, not by the lead sea guaranteed," and every month the ing actors of the cast, but by the cabled to London. "Thousands

are.mob. The mob are the true heroes Buch guarantees," he adds, forthcoming annually, though not of the piece you hundreds of thousands."

requisitions from Austraads of eraduntes), who present the Paris

fea be where Delivery

the Goods are handled. Optional Cargo will be landed, unless

Notice has been given prior to Eleamer'

No Claims will be admitted after the Goodi kaye left the Godowns, and al Goods remaining wadallymed after the 14th March, 1973, will be subject to

out

Author's Intention, Thus while 500 guaranteed jobs may be offered is a month, thers The performance ends with an

impassioned appeal, lar liberty, ad- broken cholod, und damaged may be 2,000 applicants for assisted dressed to the audience #8: well as are to be left the Godowna, whore passages, and “1,500 men in that to the nob on the stage, and it they will be examined on 13th Marsh, month might feel cause for grievance against Australia," he is the author's intention that the 1999, at 10am. by, our Surveyors, Cause they could not be granted an audience should rise and join with Mears Goddard and Douglas,

-All Claims: taust, reach, us before the the actors in calling for liberty assisted passage

March. This is said to be the only play 28th Mors boys can be taken than are Irak, and provision is made for raising the import duty on porce of thousands of women are want our moro squadrons, comprising Jain and gave wares from eighted for domestic work, and can re two additional ones for India, one to Afteen per cent. within three caire free penge and domestic to co-operate with the Navy, and a monthe, in order to protect the training in England. There are

141,000 surplus men in Australia quadron of flying boats

pottery industry.

Tab, 13 m 1 1848 m 6 33 8 4 the expenses of the Air Force ined by 62 votes to 40, the Bill offering at present, and hundreds † by a living author which the society barem 100g or taeyllwill “one-

Wed. 14 m 8.86856 3137 565-8-10-163-7 Thur 15 No infer. high not Low wat

The Estimaten incirle £2,000,000, The Second Chamber has reject

Insurance will

will be affected Bills of Lading will be com has presented except Thomas Hardy's "Dynasts. It was pet by the Undersigned.

JEBSEN duced by M. Komisarjevaky, who directed the OUDS production. of “4 King Lear" last year,"

Hoag

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