1928-09-08 — Page 9

President Liner

SAILINGS

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 8th, 1928.

U.S. LINERS FOR SALE.

BIDS INVITED FOR FAMOUS

SHIPS......

TWO PRESIDENT LINERS OFFERED.

LOSSES IN A MOTOR BUSINESS.

WOMAN'S DISASTROUS

VENTURE.

Charlotte Silverstone, a married woman, who carried on business as 邀 motor proprietor at 9a, St. Peter's Square, Mahcheeter, ap- peared in the Manchester Bank-

Weekly Trans-Pacific Service GERMANY RECOVERING PRE Paptey Court, showing liabilities

To San Francisco and Los Angeles The Sunshine Bell via Honolula

Fortnightly sailings on Tuesdays.

Pres. McKinley

Pres. Grant

Pres, Cleveland

Pres. Pierce

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Tuesday, Sept. 11th, 7 a.m.

Tuesday, Sept. 25th Tuesday, Oct. Tuesday, Oct. 23rd

To Seattle and Victoria The Shart, Straight Route to America Fortnightly mailings on Tuesdayı.

Pres. Jefferson

Pres. Lincoln Pres. Madison Pres. Jackson

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9th

Tuesday, Sept 18th Tuesday, Oct. 2nd Tuesday, Oct. 16th Oct. 30th Tuesday, £120, 112 Special through rates to Europe via United States, Direct

connections with all Atlantic lines. Choice of rail lines across United States and Canada, liberal stop-over privileges for sight-seeing.

Europe and New York Direct

ROUND THE WORLD

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Fortnightly slags on Sunday ris Manila, Strale, Colombo, Suer Canai, Alexandris Naples, Genos, Marseilles, New York and Boros

Pres. Wilso842, Sept. 1,9 m. Pre. Adamı San. Nov. 4,8 Proa. Van Bardo. San Sept. 23,8an. Pres. Garold... Jaa., Nov. 18, 2 Free. Hayes...San., Oct. 7,8 a.m. Pres. Harrison Saa., Dec. 2,8 a.. Prom. Polk Sa., Oct. 11, 8mm.. Pies. Monros Ban, Des. 16, 9..

To Manila Free, Jeffersoa Sept. 17th. 6pm. Pres. Grunt ... Sept. 15th, 6p.m Pros. Lincola Sept. 25th, 8pm Prox. Cleveland ..Sept. 29th, 6p.m.

Pros. Madison '..Ost. Pros. Pierce

...Oct. Pres. Jasknou ...Oct. ... Oct. P. Tait

9th, p.. lath, 6 p.m. 23rd, 6p.m. 27th, 6pm.

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SPECIAL ROUND-TRIP SUMMER FARES

From Hone Kose to SHANGHAI and Return...E.K. $120.00

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. KOBE

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YOKOHAMA

...H.K. 3210.00' ...H.K. $235.00

Round-Trip Tickets at the above Rates will be Sold nati SEPTEMBER 21st, and will be valid for Return Passage up to Taree Months from Date of Inue.

For Bookings, Passenger and Freight Information apply to PEDDER BUILDING, Ground Floor

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

CANTON BRANCE÷304, Ka Naam Toog Building.

American Mail Line

and

Dollar Steamship Line

THE EAST ASIATIC CO., LTD.

COPENHAGEN.

The M.S. "JAVA"

loading on or about

19th September

For

MARSEILLES, LE HAVRE, ANTWERP, ROTTERDAM. AMSTERDAM, BREMEN, HAMBURG, COPENHAGEN AND OTHER SCANDINAVIAN & BALTIC PORTS.

OTHER SAILINGS:-

M.S.* Chile"

SAILING LIST.

SHANGHAI, ETC.

CONTINENT, ETC.

15th Oct,

M.S." Asia" M.S. "Afrika M.S." Malaya"

18th Sept,

29th Oct.

"

26th Sept.

5th Nov.

24th Oct.

3rd Dec.

MS. Slam"

2nd Dec

11th Jan, 1929

Optional Bills of Lading issued to United Kingdom Ports.

:

For further particulars, please apply to:-

JOHN MANNERS & CO., LTD.

Telephone C. 4079,

HONG KONG METEOROLOGICAL

REGISTER.

Hong Kong Observatory, Sept. 7th

Previous Date On Date

Day

Barometer

at 2p.m.[_6_and_pm__

Temperatur BJ Huviidity... 69 Wind-

**Direction

force...

Hain

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Agenta,

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HONG KONG TIDE TABLE.

From September 8th to 14th, 1928.

HIGH WATER.

Hong

Kong

Standard

Date of

Month

Tim.

Height

LOW WATER.

Hong

Kong

Standard

“Alme..

Height.

09.53 9.61

29.65

83

88

Sat.

8 3 9 6 711 252 2

W.

WSW

2"

I

Sun,

%

C

0,00

0.00

Wether... B

0.01 Elighest open-air Temporazum, 6th: 9V Lowest open-air Temperature, 783

No infer. bigh nor low wat 9m 49568 04417

8 52 4 7 10 464 6

WAR POSITION,

News of a further attempt by "the American Government to sell its liner, coincides with the launch ing of a great ship at Hamburg which virtually restores Germany to her pre-war position on the sen, says the Daily Express.

NEW YORK, August 15th. The United States Government is "making another effort to dispose of the remnant of its acets of liners and merchant ships.

The United

States Shipping Board, has decided to invite private owners to buy the United States Lines and the American Merchant Idnes by easy payments on the hire- purchase system.

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Amounting to £5,338, of which £1.895 was expected to rank for dividend. She estimated her assete to produce £80, leaving a deficiency of £3,000. She attributed her failure to mismanagement of the business, loss on the sale and hire- purchase of vehicles, interest to moneylendor, and bad debts in the baulage business.

CHURCH NOTICES.

ST. JOHN'S CATHEDRAL, Hora Kosa.

SEPTEMBER 9TH, 1825, XTV Sunday after

Trinity

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("horal Eucharist að 8 sim, '

Peak Sunday School at 10 am,

Children's Service at 10.15 a.m.

Matina at 11 am.

Preacher-Bar, W. T. Feather-

stcar.

Evensong at 6 p.m.

Freschar-Rev. H. V.

.V. Koop

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UNION OHURCH

(KENNEDY Roan). SurPAT SERVICES, September 9th:-

Sunday School st 9:45 am. Merlag Service at 11 am.m

Hymns--84, 153, 297 and 558. Evening Service at 8 pm. :

Bym-129, 399, 284 and 666. Froscher both Morning and Evening:

Rey, J.Kirk Maconachia.

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In November, 193, her husband gave her £1,400, with which she FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST,

BOTENTIST. bought the. business and premises of the Victoria Station garage. In addition, he gave her two chara-Branch of The Mother Church,

The First Church of Christ, bancs and a limousine car which

Scientist, in Baston, Moss, V.5.4.) she used for carrying passengers for another firm. In 1995 the dis continued the garage business, and MACDONNELL Road, iglow BowKY

ROAD TRAM STATION. for £250 bought the goodwill of Fleet Motors in St. Peter's Square

business in which now had no aterest... She had to dispense with the services of one manager on

took control herself.

Having no

State operation of ships bag in volved the country in losses amounting to £600,000,000 and the account, of doses, and then she Government has been striving to liquid capital sbe resorted to rid itself of its shipping enter-moneylenders, In the winter öf 1998, he took up haulage work. prise.

without sucess The wet summer Numbers of American State-

of 1827 affected her business ad- owned merchant vessels have al versely, and in January, 1928, ready been sold. The famous liner, being preened by creditors, she sold most of her vehicles at lass. Leviathan (of 50,957 tons, the

Since the meeting of her creditor second largest ship in the world),in March last her remaining fire George

President vehicles, which were held under Washington,

hire-purchase agreement, had been "Harding, President Roosevelt, and removed by the ownere.

America are included in the newest, offer.

Conditions Of Bale.

It is announced to-day that the Shipping Board, will issue adver- tisements inviting tenders from private owners, who must keep the ships under the American flag and operate a "minimum number of voyages yearly between America and European ports.

Prospective purchasers will have until November. 13th to consider their tenders. If no satisfactory offer is received by then it is an derstood that the Government wil: continue to operate the lines.

Payment will be on the basis of 2 per cent. with the tender, per cent, on delivery of the vessels, and the remainder in equal annual instalments spread over filteca"

years.

There are no indications at pre- sent that any private firms intend to bid on basis that the Shipping "Board" would consider satisfactory, hat the conditions may be changed between now and November."

The sale of the United States Lines and the American Merchant Lines will eliminate the United

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SDAY BREVICH, September 9th, 1923

at 11.15 am.

Bubject "Substance." The Sunday School is held op Bunday Mornings at 16 o'clock,

Wednesday Evening Meeting at 5.50

P

Reading Room at above address, open:-- Tuesday and Friday, 10am to 12 Noon. Monday and Thursday, 5 to 7 p.m.

The Public is cordially invited to attend the services and visit the Reading Boom.

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MOST DIVORCES AFTER

TEN YEARS.

DANGER AGE IN MARRIAGE.

The Senior Official Receiver (Mr. F. Murgatroyd): Fleet Motors was then a losing business nearly all

In a statistical review issued in England the Registrar General the time Yes.

Of course it has been rather analyses the marriage and divorce tremendous undertaking. You have tables and shows that in Britain had 33 vehicles of various kinds. there is one divorce for every 114 The total purchase price of cars marriages. that were not obtained by hire

Though the number of divorces purchase was £3,800," You realised from these care £9,469 and 2100 is increasing and is four times more for one that was broken up, which makes £2,589 towards their cost, or, a lose of £3.221 on cars bought outright by your husband or your sell?-Yes.

The total price of cars obtained on the hire-purchase system was £3,591, towards which you paid £2,299, making a loss of £1,312 on cars which have gone back to their owners 1-Yes.

In reply to Mr. Prior, her own solicitor, the debtor said her hus band was a wealthy man when he hought the garage and cars for her. Now he was a poor man, The examination was closed."

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JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN-

JCJL

York Balding

Homykant

LIJN.

Tel. Address

JAVALAN

Tel Brand VOI

QUICKEST SAILING TO JAVA

REGULAR WEEKLY SERVICE FROM HONG KONG TO JAVA REGULAR FORTNIGHTLY SERVICE FROM HONG KONG TO MANILA

SOUTH BOUND.

SÓORABAJA BATAVIA

MAXAB812 Á SOURARAIA BATAVIA

STEAMERS

FACK

6 on

ABOUT

EXPECTED WILL LEAVE WEDNESDAY

For

TJISALAK

·DALNY, AMOY

9th Sept 15th Sept,

MAXASSIE &

4pm

· TJISONDARI.....

TJITAROEM Daisy, Axor | 24th Sept

TJIKEMBANG 'S'Hai., K'Luwo, 90th Bapt.

& Axor DALNY, ANOT 8th Oct. TJILEBOET

19th Sept.,

4p.co.

| 26th Sept.,

4 p.m.)

3rd Oct,

(4 p.m.) 10th Oct,

4 pm.

MACASSAR & SOURABATA

NORTH BOUND.

FROM

STEAMERS

LEAVE ON DR ARCOT

FOR

EXPECTED WILL

OH OR ABOUT

TJILEBOET... Java, MaxassZEID Harbour 10th Sept. TJIKEMBANG BATAVIA 12th Sept. 15th Sept. TJIKINI ... Jaya,Maxazazz 21st Sept. 24th Sept TJIKARANG ... BATAVIA 26th Sept. 29th Sept TJIMANOEK ...avi,Maxassze 5th Oct.

8th Oct.

Axor, N. CHINA

AMOY, STANOVAL, KEIZUNG Amor, N. CHITA

| Amor, SHANGHAI,

KITLUNG AMOT, N. CHINA

TO MANILA.

STEAMERS

"From Horo Kore ·

AT MANILA

12th September. 4 p.m.

15th September

*26th September, 4 pm.

29th September

13th October

TJISALAK

than before the war and ten times TJITAROEM more than 50 years ago, it com- parts favourably with the United States, where one marriage out of TJILEBOET

every seven is dissolved.

In England & seventh of the divorces take place after five years. of marriage, and more than half after ten or more year. Nearly half of the annulled marriages are childless, and in a third of the cases there is one child only,

Three out of every five divorced the number of persons remarry. divorced remarrying being considerably greater than the num ber of divorced women.

men

DODWELL & CO.,

LTD.

NEW YORK BERTH,·

FOR NEW YORK & BOSTON via SUEZ.

States Government as an operator MLY, TOLEDO"

of passenger vessels in the North. Atlantic. It is estimated that the cost price of the vessels of the United States Lines would amount to about £14,000,000, but their sale value in America' is put at only some £4,000,000,

The American Merchant Lines, with five ships of a total tonnage of 40,000, is not likely to fetch more than £500,000, to judge by the prices at the other Government sales.

GERMANY'S PRIDE.

NEW MAMMOTH LINERS FOR

THE ATLANTIC. ·

HAMBURG, August 15th. The Europa, the first of two 46,000-ton Transatlantic liners built { for the North German Lloyd, was launched here to-day, while syreas

Bails on/or about 21st Sept

LLOYD TRIESTINO,

REGULAR MONTHLY PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE for BRINDISI, VENICE AND TRIESTE (FIUME). TAKING CARGO ON THROUGH BILLS OF LADING TO "GENOA, ALL ITALIAN, ADRIATIO, LEVANT, BLACK BRA

AND DANUBE POETS.

REDUCED PASSAGE RATES. BRINDISI VENICE & TRIESTE LONDON

£72.10.0. £80, 0.9,*

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

M.V. "REMO M.V. "VIMINALE " M.V. "ESQUILINO'

From Hong Kong. Sails on/or about 13th Sept.. Baile on/or about 11th Oct Sails gafor about 8th Nov.

sounded from all the ships in har- HOMEWARDS FOR BRINDISI, VENICE AND TRIESTE.

bour and crowds cheered until they were tired..

The Europa's sister ship, the Bremen, is to be launched on the Weser to-morrow. With these two mammoth vessels the North German Lloyd hopes to capture the blue

8.8. VENEZIA” M.V. " BRMO"

M.V. VIMINALE "-

From Hong Kong. Saile on/or about 18th Sept. Bails on/or about 19th Oct. Baile on/or about 13th Nov.

ribbon-of-the-Atlantic Both va NATAL LINE OF STEAMERS

sels are expected to cover the dis tance between Cherbourg and New York in five days, thus beating the record.

Only eight and a half years ago Germany, under the peace treaty, surrendered to the Allies practical- 0 Mon. 10m 5 48 70 1 41 4

8 3748

14 the whole of her mercantile fleet. All that was left of the North Tam. 11 7 1

717 80444 8-215-0 2. 1513 German Lloyd's pre-war fleet of a Wod. 129.3 811240 million tons was one small tender, -943 5.12.8118. If one counts the Europa and the 13 8 54 17 63 6 Bremen, the North German Lloyd- 3.24 15 already possesses a fleet of up-to- 10 Ra5 3 149 28 74m2 64 39 date ships estimated to be equal in

3.65 1 10 22

tennage to that of her pre-war

--B-Bassky; O-Cloudy; D»

Drizzle; F-Fog; L-Lightning; Thur -M-Mist; 0-Overcast; P-Passing showers; Q-Squalle; H-Bain; T~ | Fe.

Thunder

FROM CALCUTTA & COLOMBO TO SOUTH AFRICAN PORTS

ABS. UMZOMBI”

Salls from Calcutta... Middle of Sept. Regular Passenger and Cargo Service to South African-Porta. Through Bills of Lading inned from Hong Kong.

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

DODWELL & CO., LIMITED.

Telephones CenteKİ TİK),

"Agcarta:

10th October, 4 p.m.

EXCURSIONS TO JAVA

The regular service of the Java- China-Japan-Lijn steamers from Hong Kong to Java, and vice-versa, offers a splendid opportunity for excursions to Java (the Pearl of the East) and to "other parts of the Dutch East Indies.

Famous" for craters and volcanoes, delightful scenery, invigorating mountain resorts, excellent sporting facilities.

Travel in comfort on first class steamers, having excellent accommodation for passengers, a European Doctors and Wireless telegraphy,

Hong Kong to Batavia (7 days) saloon fare: 8175, return $300.

JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN.

York Building,

Telephone C. 1574

HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINIE,

INCLUDING

PHUGOSTINN ES LINIEN

COMBINED TREIGHT AND PASSENGER SERVICE. CABIN CLASS ACCOMMODATION FOR 50 PASSENGERS, FARE FROM HONG KONG TO GENQA-£73. 0o. 01. OUTWARD.

Sailings from Europe for Shanghai and Northern Ports:-

8.5. CARL LEGIEN" M.V. "LEVERKUSEN M.V.ERMLAND... M.V."BURGENLAND M.V. "RUAB" 8.8.BACHSEN-

HOMEWARD.

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due hers on or about the 9th Sept. dus here on or about the 16th Sept. due here on or about the 80th Sept. A. due hera op or about the 1tb Oct

dde here on or bout the 28th Oct. das here in or shout the 11th Nov.

Sailings for Genoa, Rotterdamn and Hamburg : via Manila, Singapore, Colombo & Port Saide MV. "BHEINLAND" S.S.

CARL LEGIEN". M.V. "LEVERKUSEN":

NV.BRMLAND'

M.V. BURGENLAND"

Calling also at Marseilles.

Bailing from here on or about the 20th Sept agiling from here on or about the 8th Oct. Balling from here on or about the 16th Oct, mailing from here on or about the 30th Oct. sailing from here an or about the 13th Nov.

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For Freight, Passage and further Particulars please apply to

On

JEBSEN &

· 12, Pedder Street.

Tel C. 2223,