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THE TEST OF THE TRUTH

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BRAND

CHINA - JAVA - CEYLON

TEA

IN ONE POUND SEALED TINS

Hongkong Store:

French Bank Bldg.

Queen's Road, Central

lut Floor

Tet. Jose

95 cents.

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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, MARCH 23, 1933.

S. S. RESOLUTE AGAIN

IN HONG KONG

LUXURY LINER DUE HERE THIS MORNING

A REMARKABLE SHIP AND HER PASSENGERS

The s.s. Resolute, the luxurious contests in addition to the usual cruising steamer of the Hamburg-deck games. American Line, is expected in Hong Kong this morning. The ship is always a welcome sight as she n rives in port with her shiploud of" prominent Americans and Euro

'peans.

From the time the passengers sailed from New York until they return on May 18th, they will cover more than 38,000 miles on land and sea during the 139 days they are "P" route, They will visit thirty countries, each different, and each offering strange and fascinating con-

trasts.

Casanova

Dancing Academy

30, Hankow Road, Kowloon..

CASANOVA

Will be

be Opened

Soon.

CHINA LIGHT & POWER Co. (1918), Ltd.

Aiding In The Development of Kowloon

and the New Territories by

PROVIDING ELECTRICITY

for

LIGHT-HEAT POWER

USE MORE ELECTRICITY

Economical-Convenient-Attractive

Head Office

St. George's Bldg.

Tel. 28537

Genuine Old Blackwood

The Finest Pieces from Canton. Dubarry's Perfumery, Devon Violet. Perfumes, Millinery, Inexpensive Novelties for Birthday Gifts, Prizes, etc." THE SHAMEEN PAGODA Tel. 58480. 12, Hankow Ed.

Hung Cheong Groceries and Provisions Wine and Spirit Merchants 66, Nathan Road. Tel. 57108

HONG KONG RIFLE CLUB

BELILIOS SHIELD MATCHES

Owing to a rather bright light, which proved to be trying to the eyes, poorer scores than usual were registered at Taikoo Range on Sunday afternom, when the Hong Kong Rifle Club met and defeated die Police Rifle and Revolver Club by a small margin..

Scores

Taikoo Range, 2.30 p.m.: Hong Kong Rifle Club.

200 500.000 TU 17

313088

A Starling... 27

RH: Woodman 26 23 30 64

Kowloon Office 27, Nathan Road,

Tel. 57677-

AIRLIE HOTEL 23-25, NATHAN ROAD, European Management Excellent Cuisine Teleph. 67357

Fraternity Book Room

A new consignment of Bibles. Prices from Conts 75 to 835. New Testaments from Cents 10. 216, Nathan Road, Kowloon.

ANDRE'S

BEAUTY PARLOUR. Kowloon Branch: Kowloon Hotel Building. 'Phone 80558.

Main Parlour: Gloucester Arcade. 'Phone 27973 Hong Kong -

CRICKET

0.8.0.0. v. ST. JOSEPH'S.

The Cruise Itinerary,

Cruise The Ilesolute's 1933 itinerary includes: Madeira Gib. raltar and Spain, the French Riviera, Monaco, Italy, Greece, the Holy Land. Egypt, French Somaliland (East Africa), India, Ceylon, Prince of Wales Island: Malaya, Siam, Straits Settlements. Java, Bali, Sulu, the Philippines, South China, Formosa, North China, Korea, Japan, Hawaing Islands, California, Panama and Cuba. An elaborate programme of shore excursions is available to the passengers at the different porta visited, to assure their seeing places of prime tourist interest and re- mote spots of romantic and historic allure, which they would not ordin- arily see

The Ship.

An experienced world traveller und lecturer is attached to the Cruise Stuff of the Resolute, and frequent lectures are given on the countries and cities visited.

There have been one or two in cidents during the voyage, the most serious of which was when the ship lost a propellor when nearing Bom- bay, and had to go into dry dock on reaching that port, and during the ten days spont by the passengers on trips into the interior of India the damage was repaired. There was no delay caused by the accident. She was able to proceed under the power of the other seraws, and a fitted at propellor was spare Bombay.

Collided with Whale....

VOIC

The day before her arrival at Madera-Friday the thirteenth of

passengers January the treated to the sight of a huge whale which cams close enough to the ship to cause the navigator to alter his course, and in the words of the ship's news bulletin in describing the incident next day

"even 50,

we gave the monster a gentle shove at its tail, causing it to turn turtle and float past our starboard side before it could right itself to sub mergo" Captain Kraze said after wards that he had never before had to concede the right of the way to a whale.

CORRESPONDENCE

[All letters intended for publi cation must be accompanied by the name, and address of the writer, not for publication, unless so desired, but as evidence of good faith-ED.j

CLASSIFYING THE PONIES

(TO THE EDITOR OF THE "HONG KONG DAILY PRESS."]

I think the suggestion made 'in your yesterday morning's issue that Australian ponies should be divided. into classes "A" "B" and "C" is a excellent one and if given effect to will not only improve racing bus encourage the small Owner, Ponies should not, moreover, be allowed to languish in a class obviously un suited to them and winners should he promoted. For example Lucy Glitters should now pasa into "A" class and a pony transferred from that class inte "B." Let the honours go round as much as possible.- Yours faithfully.

SMALL OWNER. Hong Kong, March 22, 1932. CHEMICALS FROM COAL

The Romance Of A Disinfectant

BILLIONS OF GERMS AND

world.

THEIR ANTIDOTE

Reserved for

BRITANIA AERATED WATER FACTORY

Under Personal British Supervision

Orders and Payments only at WINDSOR BROS. 50. Nathan Road brat

THE FACTORY 53, Waterloo Road

Telephone 57990. '

Empire Pencil Co.,

Manufacturers & Exporters High Grade Lead Pencils

W. V. Curtis, Manager 60 Cheung Sha Wan Tel. 58463

The Drapery Emporium

64, Nathan Road.

Sheffield. Six men in overalls spend their lives in a little brick building six miles from bare, nouri shag enough germs to wipe out the The Noted House of Drapers

I stood in this room to-day with death staring from hundreds of writes D "Daily little phials,

correspondent. Each Expresa" phial contained billions of germs-- typhoid, anthrax, diphtheria, Ecar- let fever and others.

15,000 Billiona a week.

Their numbers are incalculable, An outbreak of smallpox in Bombay at the time of the vessel's Consider that more than 1,000,000 arrival there made it necessary for germs may sport themselves com- eider that the men who casually the passengers to be vaccinatedfortably on a pinhead. Then con- some conscientious objectors" re-

walk among them deal, with one but the order was not

gallon of liquid death in a week.

The nearest obtainable estimate shows

The Resolute", a 20,000 ton, triple screw oil-burner, is 630 feet long and 2 feet wide. She was especially constructed for cruising service and her spaciousness and comfort provide ideal facilities for fused,

enforced. a long voyage in the tropics.

the

that At Djibouti the Resolute received

15,000,000,000,000,000 Architecturally, and from

of decoration standpoint

and royal visitors in the person of (fifteen thousand billions) of typhoid furnishings, the public rooms are Emperor of Abyssinia, and his ten germs are bred and studied in six masterpieces, especially the beautiyears old son Prince Makonnen days. The studying is more diffi ful Winter Garden Ballroom, They were accompanied by M. cult than the breeding": which is the center of the ship's Bessac, Governor of French Somali

There dances, con- land. A medal of the Order of social life. certa, bridge tournaments amateur the Coronation was bestowed by theatricals, masquerade balle, and the Emperor upon Captain, Kruze other social functions are held; and Mr. W Querner, the cruise these are arranged at the discretion director, and lesser honour were of the hostess. The Ladies' Parlor bestowed on other of the ship's and Smoking Room provide quiet and pleasant rendezvous at all times for the travellors. Here they may rest in case and comfort.

The gymnasium and swimming pool, as well as the specially de signed sport deck, where deck golf, shuffleboard, boxing bouts, etc. can be enjoyed the passengers' leisure, are much in demand by and persons desiring recreation exercise.

до

officers.

"A" Cheerful Pessimist."

There is a cheerful pessimist on Resolute in the board the B.s. person of Mr. John J. Bradley, a retired New York business man, who is making his first trip round the world.

Looking round him and surveying the situation in the Far East, the

A single germ multiplies itself by 15,000,000, in twelve hours. And these six men-all expert research chemists-feed them on bullock's heurt and extract of beef so that they may thrive.

When the old garms are becoming weak new strains are introduced These are taken from the blood of typhoid patients.

A thin wall of glass and a piece of cotton-wool are all that separate hordes of fighting-fit germs from the world.

And all this is done because the

great iron and coal firm of New. ton, Chambers produce a disinfect- ant the ingredients of which are captured from their coal.

Oos

The deadly germs are incubated, fed, fostered, and fattened that they may have full vigour, to be tested with the disinfectant. drop will kill 5,000,000,000.

And the only protection in this chamber of horrors is the disinfect ant Isal.

In the main dining room, where crisis in Germany, the unrest in

orchestra the ship's

plays at France, and the financial frenzy in Mr. Bradley can see no luncheon and dinner from America. canopied balcony, the choicest food cause whatever for optimism. "Its

to very well

talk about is served. In addition to the deall lightful dishes of American and optimism," he said, "but... 1"

"In England you have a more European concoction, menfes in-

It attacks germs in a well-order- cluding native dishes of countries stable constitution than we have," visited along the route are pro-he said. "When you have a change ed battle formation. A drop is put of government only the heads go ↑ among the battalions of typhoid. the Civil List is not changed. That The disinfectant works on the is the result of many years of Brownian movement. It is chemic ally formulated so that it attacks steady government. Your diploma- the germ by releasing a series of The commander of the ss. "Betic service goes on in the same way minute particles that bombard the solute" Captain Fritz Kruse 18 as well. But in America when we body of the germ in shrappol-like well-known in ports along the route have a change ambassadors change, fashion. as the Cruising Captain" of the the departmental heads change, and Hamburg-American. Line's

vided.

The Captain of the "Resolute."

st-

This is solemnly true. You may foot generally members of the party ask Mr. H. E. G. West, the and it seems that he was approaming power take over in prethusiastic general manager of the priately named, for his name, & ference to those of the other party chemicals department

used, sounda like generally

When asked, how he thought it The building with such terrify- cruiser". And too, Captain would all end he replied emphatical- ing power symbolises the thorough Kruse is A real "Cruising ly, "War. absolutely! Worldness and courage which have gone Captain" This is his thirteenth war! You have call all the into the building of the "town," trip round the world, several of makings of it, in the Far East, in of which it is only a tiny unit- them having been made on the s. the Elkans, in Germany, and in the headquarters of Newton, Cham--| "Resolute".

Near East International bors. financial difficulties have always been the cause of wars. It won't

the

Swallowed up a Forest. Its colliery companies, iron

distillation be enough to kill off a couple of works, and

planta

It came into being this way.

A Mr. Newton, and a Mr. Cham- bers began a small iron-amelting works in Thorncliffe Woods 140. years ago.

Captain Fritz Kruse was born in Stettin, Germany, on June 4, 1874. He went to sea at the age of 16 and for many years sailed Princes this time-there aren't so stretch themselves spaciously over the sens to North and South many of them left now, but the fourteen miles of South Yorkshire. America, the East Indies and whole of Europe is waiting for the The following have been selected Australia. He joined the Hamburg spark to be put to it again." to represent the C.8.0.0. 2nd team American Line on December 6, versus St. Joseph's in a friendly 1800 as fourth officer on the "Grat match on C.8.C.C. ground at 2.00 Waldersos", and in March, 1901, P., on Saturday-F: J. Ling he received his Master's papers. (Captain), F. H. Holdman, N. J. After that, until he took over the Bebbington, W. H. Edmonds, F. E. "Resolute" during the latter part of 1930, Captain Kruse was in com- Matthews, J. F. McGowan, Amand of Hamburg-American Line Paice, Randle, H. E Strange, ships in the Company's different services. Hit popularity among J. M. Wilson, R. B. Wood,

travellers is remarkable. He is capable as a navigator, experienced a cruise and travel expert. efficient as Master of his ship and

*H. Mokay

Roberts.

H; C. Watson... 30

80

LB Holmes

25

28

70

*Winslade

G. H..Owen

228 24

70

*J. E. Scott

Plus 10 per cent allow

ance for open sights.

Tot

and Revolver:

39

80 crew and genial as n'host.

A

HONG KONG TIDE TABLE,

ELIGH WATSA

From March 28, to 29 1933,

"LOW WATER,

Hong

Hong

Kong

Kong

Standard

Standard

Time.

Time.

Vook.

Date of

6 Month.

Height,

Haight.

Their descendants still control a business that has swallowed up the forest and-

Employs 10,000 men.

Owns five collieries and the "ma- jority of houses in the surround-

ing half-dozen villages.

Has the largest blast furnace in England.

Controls iron works that turn out anything from a stove to an miron bridge or a gas plant. Thur 23 09 18 4.6 02:07:08:

Pays £1,500,000 in wages cach 1808-13-3-

year. Fri 24

0338 0 9 1355 2 7 03051 1 1440.2 2 1908 5503+2014

Social Life and Entertainment.

-10

65

A carefully planned series of social Functions and entertainmente

Sat. 25

1925. 4-8 20:32 6.7 03.45 52

454:

is carried out during the voyage Sun. 26. between ports. There is dancing,

21 16 6 8

g

1029 6:7:

*Plue 10 per cent, allow ance for open sights...

Total

in the Winter Garden and on deck, Mou: 27 45.4 to the music of a olever modern,

499

dance orchestra concerts are Tuse. 23 given in the Winter Garden,, amatour theatricals, bridge tourna Wed, 29 ments, aquatio sporta and athletic

15 23 18 17

This firm have thrown a network of selling organisations throughout the world. They have eighty for eign branches and agencies.

They are spending more now on export development than at any

Dealers In Millinery, Hosiery, Lace, Embroideries. Corsetries; eta,

Agents for Royal Worcester Corset Co. Tel. 57004

WO CHEONG & CO. HIGH CLASS TAILORS

BOOTS AND SHOES Made to order promptly. 308, HATHAN ROAD

Lun Cheong & Co.

.

HIGH CLASS TAILORS LEATHER SUITCASES OF ALL SIZES, BOOTS AND Suora POST CARDS, SILKS EMBROIDERIES, IVORY, AMBER WARES, ETC. No. 9, CANTON ROAD.

Telephone No. 56830

YOUR PERSONAL

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IS A VALUABLE

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Well Boring, Flush Water Installations

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240 NATHAN ROAD Tel. 55483

Cheong Hing Loong Manufacturers and Exporters of General Embroideries and Modern Silks 29. Nathan Road.

LEE CHEE

Ladies' Tailor

Ready Made Dresses åt Most Reasonable Prices 29. Nathan Boad.

Latest Style

PERMANENT WATES

By

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Prices

Most Artistic Hair Dressing

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Tel. 57072.

Paul Rennet et Cie.

For Reliable

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Mafban-Justin Roads.

We have for sale Imported Portuguese Sausages, Salad Oil, Olives.. Home made. Portuguese Sausages.... Smoked Eels, Italian and Australian Cheese

etc..

The VARIETY Cake Shop, Tea Room & Restaurant Wines & Liquors Served with Meals.

28, HANKOW ROAD

TEL. $8807.