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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1933. WHY NOT SPEED BOATS? LIFE IN YUNNAN

Suggestion For Hong Kong- Kowloon Ferry

(From Our Special Correspondent)

Seven minutes from Hongkong to After looking at the bright side Kowloon by ferry, seven minutes to of anything it is always just as well return, there goes fourteen minutes to consider the pitfalls. In the first out of a tifin hour and that is only place a speed boat of the type if one is fortunate enough to catch needed for this kind of work would a boat on the dot. In reality it be almost impossible to procure out takes nearly half an hour consider here and would have to be import- ing delays. This is a modern age, ed from either England or America. Time is one of our most valuable Secundly, unless one of the ferry factors and saving of a few minutes companies sponsored this service it during the meal hour, while it may would be rather awkward to find not make ten cents difference finan-

a suitable dock for it, and it stands cially does carry weight so far as

to reason that a competitor would personal comfort is concerned, and not be exactly welcomed with open if the body is comfortable and the arms and invited to use their moor- mind at rest it stands to reasonings. A little difficulty also might that the human machine will work be experienced in finding Chinese with greater competence. Bridges pilots, skilful enough to handle across the harbour "have been sug-boats of this type and time might, gested and discussed for years, a tucce under the water also has be required to train suitable men. been proposed, but now a novel idea The roughness of the water would comes to light. Why not establish make very little difference for a a service consisting of four spoed well made speed boat could cross the harbour in every bit as bad borta, driven by gasoline and hav- ing an average speed of thirty weather as the ferry can, although knots per hour. These boats could the passage might be a little rough- be made large enough to hold twelve er. Harbour traffic, with a fast eer- passengers and although they said vice in operation would of course not operate as cheaply as the ferry have to be regulated and this in it- does, it is almost certain that not i self almost makes it worth while for only would a great many people, it would be a great relief to all patronize them and be willing to navigators of big vessels and small' pay even double the ferry fee but if the Junks and sampons which at they would give citizens a thrill present seem to wander aimlessly well worth their twenty cente and about the harbour where given a set would prove to the world that a course to follow and made to adhere to it. Crossing the harbour now is far as the Orient was concërned, Hongkong stood for

like playing hide and seek one never progress. These boats would run on regular knows who is going to appear next, schedule during the rush hours and The pros and cons of the speed the rest of the day would be far boat service have been weighed and bire, similar to the Walla Walla now like so many more ideas, it will service. There have been many occupy the minds of the people for times in residents lives when they a few minutes add then probably would be willing to pay and pay pass blissfully into the channel of dearly to cross the harbour in three forgetfulness and drift down to the minutes

sea of oblivion.

DRIFTWOOD

BORDERERS

(Continued from Pàge 9.)

"FOREIGN DEVIL"

Io Burma they found the peo- ple very shy, but after talking with them for a time they be- came friendly. They still called the white people "foreign 'devil” but that is not meant as an in- sult for they did not know how to call them.

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THE BAI YEE TRIBE

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SUPPLEMENT NO. 243

A new shipment of white and coloured Raw Silk Dresses for Children have", arrived at the JADE TREE..

THE JADE TREE, LTD. 19-21, HANKOW ROLD

CONSIGNEES' NOTICE. THE BEN LINE STEAMERS, LIMITED.

FROM LEITH, MIDDLESBRO', ANTWERP, LONDON, AND STRAITS.

In one place, in West Yunnan, the party encountered tribe The Steamship called Bai Yee. This tribe

"BENARTY."

had a written language of their JONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby own. On entering the place, Dr.formed mat all Goods are being Lankester met a Swedish mission-landed at their risk into the hazardous was and/or extra hazardous Godowns of the ary, who told him that he translating the St. Matthew'd Hone Kong AND KOWLOON WEARY AND Gospel into the Bai Tee language. Gonow CoXPANT, Lan/ whence and/or Dr. Lankester than continued from the wharves Delivery may be

obtained: to describe his experience when he left Yunnanfu for Hongkong. He met a missionary named. Dr. Rocke who had been living with a tribe called Na She. These people Dr. Rocke told him, were curious and they also had a wilt- ten language of their own like the Eal Yee. Dr. Roche had three

hundred books of that language with them and he told the speak er that he was going to translate them into English. The Language of the Na She was more or less like a pictorial language-describ ing everything by pictures.

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WEST OF YUNNAN

No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and a Goods remaining undelivered after the 18th Nov, will be subject to Beat

All Claims against the Steamer must be presented to the Undersigned an or before the 30th Nov., ar, they will not be recognised.

To comply with the General Bonded Warehouse Regulations consignees must bave & Revenue Officer in atten- dance when damaged datiable goods are examined,

All broken, chafed and damaged Goods ars to be left in the Godowas, where they will be examined on the 15th Nov., at 10 AM by Messrs. Goddard & Douglas.

No Fire Insurance bas boon affected. Bill of Lading will be countersigned by GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co., LTD.

Agenta

In West Yunnan, Dr. Lankester encountered many extraordinary things, which he said, were diff-Bong Kong, 9th Nov., 1933, cult to explain.

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CONSIGNEE NOTICES.

AND

NOTICE TO CONSIGNBËS.

OCEAN STEAM SHIP CO., LTD. CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION CO. LTD.

ONSIGNEES per Co.'s Vessel

"FLECTOR"

FROM UNITED KINGDOM VIA SINGAPORE

ara hereby notified that their Cargo Holta will be discharged into Whart, Kowloon, where it will be s Consigue risk and abject to Terms and Conditions of Storage at Holt's Wharf. The Cargo will be ready for Delivery from Godown on and after 11th November.

Optional Cargo will not be landed hers unless Noties has been given prior to Steamer's arrival, but carried on from port to port to the final port of call to which the option extantle,

All broken, chafed and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, whara. they will be examined on any Tuesdays and Fridays between the hours of 10.45.x and Noor within the Free Storage period.

No Claims will be admitted after the Good bars left the Steamer's Godown, and all Goods remaining undelivered after the 18th November, will be subject to Bent

When he travelled to Ling An, THE EAST ASIATIC CO., LTI not be recognised he had two escorts on account of

brigands, but when he asked his two escorts it there were any gands, he received the following reply. "We brigands are not rob- bing any body at present."

YUNNANFU

Dr. Lankester then went on to describe Yunnanfu. The city, he said, now had motor roads, and the Arst thing a visitor, noticed would probably be the colour of the clothes they villagers wear.

HONG KONG, By The Beachcomber BEAT THE BANK They usualy wore blue coats and

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NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

JAVA having arrived from Copenhagen, Gothenbarg, Oslo, Rotterdam, An- twerp, Hamburg, Genos and Algiera; Conngnees of Cargo are hereby informed that all goods are being landed and placed at their risk into the hazardous and/or arira hazardous Godown of the Hong Kong and Kowloon OCEAN STEAM SHIP CO., LTD. Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd., where Delivery can be obtained, as soon as the Goods are landed..

No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all Goods remailing undelivered after 17th November, 1989, at 4 pm., will be subject to Bent.

red trousers. If sometimes a mo dern Chinese lady was seen about the streets in her modern and

All broken, chafed and damaged Goods colourful dress, she would still be the subject of much comment by are to be left in the Godown, where the villagers. Many modera im- they will be examined by Messrs. Ander provements had been made to the Aahe on the 18th November, city, and," in the speaker's opin ion, it now very much resembled Hongkong.

However, public executions were The condemned still carried on. person was usually led to a vac- ant space of ground in a ricksha with a company of soldiers in front.

Dr. Lankester

then described the work that had to be done by missionaries, and added that they were not merely paid by the

Church Missionary Society in England, but had to raise sub- scriptions themselves,

1993/nt 10 mm,

All Claims against the Vessel must be presented to the Undersigned within ten days of the ship's arrival, or they will not be recognised.

No Fire Insurance will be effected. Bills of Lading will be countersigned by JOHN MANNERS & CO., LTD.:

Agenta. Mercantile Bank Building, Hong Kong, 10th Nov, 1988. 1988

AND

CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD.

VONSIGNEES per Co.'s Vessel

**TANTALUS"

Frox SEATTLE, VANCOUVER AND VICTORIA VIA JAPAN

AND SHANGHAT

are requested to take Delivery of Flour and Lumber Shipments as soon as the Vessel is ready to discharge and are hereby notified that if their lighters are not placed alongside the You required, their Bhipments will be dis- charged into Holt's Wharf, Kowloon, st their expense, where the Cargo wil He also at their risk and expense and subject to the Terms and Conditions of Storage at Holt'e Wharf. Steamer will commence Discharge on 10th Nov.

General Cargo will be discharged into Holt's Whari, Kowloon, where it will lis at Consignees risk and subject to the Terms and Conditions of Storage at Holt's Wharf, The Cargo will be ready for Delivery from the Godown on and after 10th Nov.

In a fast rugger game played at skippers in the United States Mez- Bookunpo yesterday, the Borderers cantile service. Captain Hansen fifteen beat the Hongkong Bank was formerly in command of the team by two tries (6 points) to nil. .s. EF. Alexander the fastest The Bank had hard luck in not passenger vessel flying the Ameri- scoring early in the game for they can Flag, and this is his first trip bad things all their own way in the on the Taft since his leaving the first half, but faulty work resulting from a tendency to hang on to the Alexander.

ball too long proved their undoing.

The soldiers scored almost imaze The vaults of the National City Bank are richer this morning than diately after the interval, a fine

GAMBURG AMERIKA LINIE. they were yesterday due to their run by Martin earning them a try

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES

All broken, chafed, and damaged Goods having received a fairly large ship-near the fag The kick failed,

The earlier pace proved too much

are to be left in the Godowne, where they ment of silver bullion from New

will be examined on any Tuesdays, and York, via the Dollar Line Steamer. for the Bank; for they did not

THE THE Steamship

"SAARLAND"

Fridays between the hours of 10.45 AM. The consignment consists of a num-show the same speed in the second

ring rived, from Hamburg and and foor within the Free Storage period. ber of bars, of approximately hall, bakpapie twelve inches by six inches by three The game ended, almost in dark-

* Dr. Lankester concluded

his Ports of call, Consignees of Cargo Are No Claim will be admitted after the inches. The treasure was taken ness, and just before the final

being landed, and placed at their risk all General Cargo remaining undelivered enboard the ship at San Franciscy whistle sounded the soldiers obtain address by strongly asking other hereby notified that their Goods are Goods have left the Vessel's Godowe, and All Olaims against the Vessel must. and contrary to the usual belief that ad their second try, also near the missionaries to create a mutual into the Hong Kong, and Kowloon Wharf after 16th Nov, will be subject to Bent. money or valuables cannot be moved, flag, but it was not converted understanding and goodwill be and Godewa Company's godown

Edwards played a good game at tween the West and the East, Kowloon, where Delivery may he be presented to the Undersigned on or or they will not in the US without a heavy guard, this bullion was dumped on the back for the Bank and was respon-particularly the British and obtained as soon as the Goods are landed before the 30th Nov,

way to success, Optional Cargo will not be landed be recognized.

No Tire Insurance will be affected." wharf and handled just like so sible for the breaking up of several Chinese." The

particularly among the Chinese bere, unless Notice has been given 48

"BUTTERFIELD & SWIBE. many sacks of wheat. Maybe with fine movements by the Bordersrs,

people, was to live in the spirit hours prior to vessel's arrival, but carried

Agusta. the "abundance of gold in the coun-

of Jesus Christ and not trying to on from port to port to the final port of try a gangster would not lower his

call to which the option extenda. 10th November, 1933. teach them Western Idean,- he con-. No Claims will be admitted after the, professional dignity by touching

cluded. silver.

PASSENGERS

MARINE COURT CASES

Unlawful" Lying Of Boats

Before Commander Newill at the Marine Court yesterday, two Chinese named Wong Yung and Lan Kwai were charged with un- lawfully tying up along side the 88. "Kwel Yang They pleaded guilty and were fineach.

ADVICE TO MISSIONARIES

at

Goods bare left the Godowns, and all Croods remaining undelivered after the The day, 16th November, will be

abject to Rent, guilty and the Magistrate:⠀⠀ Ained

A broken chafed, and damaged the first and third defendants 83 Goods are to be left in the Godowns, each while the second, who had where they will be examined on Wednes been previously convicted, was day, 16th November, at 10 am by on Aned $5

LEAVING PORT WITHOUT CLEARANCE

The President Taft carried a large number of passengers this trip and among some of the more prominent were His Honour Judge Milton D. Purdy of the United States Court for China who is on his way, to Canton where he will held a court for that district; Mr. and Mrs Victor George Savi, Mr. Bavi being the Chief Police: officer

UNLAWFUL DREDGING IN For unlawfully leaving the port for the Singapons Straits Bettle NAVAL ANCHORAGE during prohibited hours and with ments Dr August Schachner, and

For unlawfully dredging in the out a night clearance from the his wife who are taking a round the world cruise and who will day in Naval Anchorage, Kowloon, three Harbour Master, Cheng Muk; cox boatmen named Chengrin of the steam launch "Kwai Hongkong for a few weeks and Mikk! Chinese Mary Daisy Pinguet, the secretary NE Tal, Leung Ng. and Lal Kam Hing was charged before Com-Biludled will be bounderstated by of the Hongkang. Univers who re Bhat were charged before Commander Newill at the Marine

wing at the Marine Court yesterday. He pleaded JUDEMS300 taras to the Colony

Hong Kong, 9th Nov., 198: Hay They pleaded guilty and was ined $15. visit to Shang

fra "mander.

Surveyors, Mesars. Goddard & Douglas, To comply with the General Bonded Warehouse Regulations, consignees sumat bave a Revenue Officer in attendance when damaged dutiable goods are samined.

"All.Claims must reach" as before the Thursday, 7th December, 1982, or they will not be recognised.

No Insurance will be cheated

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