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THE HONGKONGƆTREPARARE

MONDAY, AUGUST 23. 1920.

THE BLUE FUNNEL LINEWS. BAILEY RUSSIL UNDER THE SOVIETS,

RÉGULAR AND FAST FREIGHT AND ·

PASSENGER SERVICES.

LONDON SERVICE

(Direct)

'PROMETHEUS" 23rd August

PROTESILAUS" 3rd Sept. 9th Sept. ACHILLES **

21st Sept **MENTOR

London and Hamburg

London, Amsterdam & Hamburg London, Amsterdam & Antwerp London, Amsterdam & Antwerp

**KEEMUN " 19th October London, Amsterdam & Hamburg

LIVERPOOL

SERVICE

(Direct or via Continental Ports)

"BELLEROPHON" 25th Augus:

** RHESUS ** "CYCLOPS"

** TITAN **

. 4th Sept. 11th Sept.

5th October

PACIFIC

** TALTHYBIUS "*

"TYNDAREUS "

"TEUCER"

NEW

Genoa, 'les L'pool & Glasgow Havre and Liverpool. Genos, Miles, L'pool & Glasgow Ganos, Mes, Lpool & Glasgow SERVICE

(via Kobe and Yokohama)

6th Sept.

6th October Victoria, Seattle and Vancouver

5th Nov.

YORK

SERVICE

(via Suez or Panama)

As per Joint Service Advertisement on Prope 24.

HOMEWARD PASSENGER SERVICE

"* MENTOR"

STENTORTM* "TEIRESIAS” “IDOMENEUS **

21st September for London direct

Sch October

for London direct

26th October for London direct

9th November fat Liverpool via Marseilles

For Freight and all Information Apply to

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE

CONSIGNEES.

STRUTHERS & DIXON INC.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

From BALTIMORE

HE Steamship

THES

"GREENLAND **

having arrived from Baltimore vis pons, on 17th August, 1924 consignees are hereby notified that their cargo is being landed at their risk into the Hazardous and or Extra-Hazardous Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co. Ltd., Kowloon, and stored signees' risk.

at Lon-

AGENTS.

CONSIGNEES.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

CO., LTD.,

ENGINEERS & SHIP- BUILDERS, HOK UN

· KOWLOON. HAMBOUR REPAIRS Call Flag "L"

Sols Agents for "KELVIN MOTORS." Motors from 12 B.H.P.t 50 B.H.P. now in stock also spare parts.

Tel

PEOPLE SAVED BY BOLSHEVIKS.

or

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*ABSOLUTELY ISOLATED,”

Dr. Sviatlovaky does not try to hide or attenuata errors, and he

SHIPPING.

is obviously deeply stirred and HOLLAND-EAST ASIATIC SERVICE.

the

Mr. Walter Meakin writes in pained by the terrible events con- nested with what he describes an the Daily News --

"the hardness, harshness, and The continued denial of peace which would leave the difficulty of the first moment" af Russian people free to work out the revolution, but he emphasises their own political and industrist the immensity of the task of re- future, and the Entants policy of construction which faced the the past two years, have bean Bolshevik teadars when tolerated in Great Britain largely secured power, and the added because public opinion has been difficulties which crowded upon influanced and inflamed by them after the counter-resolution distortion of the truth about began. "Russia," he says, "is Russis

by unreasoning obliged to feed, dress, and warm criticism, based upon inadequate ber population by herself, to knowledge of the facts. Conse-work and produce in conditions K.21.quently, now that the immeasur-of a country absolutely isolated “ able evils of this policy are taking and one has to live in Russia shape in the mind of the public to realise how completely it is as the Polish gamble approaches cut off from contact with the

outside world, its climax, it is more necessary than ever that every possible effort, however imperfect, should be made to probe beneath the

**Thes the results of the block- surface and expose the salient THE ROBERT DOLLAR CO. facts about Russia in their true ade and of the hostile position of the neighbouring States towards relationship to each other.

Outstanding examples of this tailing Russia are quita evident. The U, S. S. B.

necessity are the questions aris- In their struggle against Russia

Works

Manager...

Secretary

K.329. K369. K.23

Harbour Engineer. Telegrama "SEYBOURNE.”

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

5. S. "WEST CADRON ·

Three of Dr. Sviatlovsky's statements go to the heart of the food situation:

Ragular monthly servios batwGON Japan ports, Shanghai, Hongkong and Manila,

and

Amsterdam, Rotterdam, and Hamburg, Bremen

FOR ROTTERDAM AND HAMBURG,

S.S. "TORA "

Beginning of September. FOR AMSTERDAM AND HAMBURO,

S.S.

September. ** BAARN **

FOR ROTTERDAM AND HAMBURG, S.5. "TJIMANOEK" October. FOR AMSTERDAM AND HAMBURG.

S.S. "KANUBAN** November.

For full particulars please apply to

JAVA CHINA JAPAN - LYN General Agents,

York Building,

having arrived from: San Fran.ing out of the food situation, they make worse the material KONINKLYKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPY

1920, consignees Are notined that their cargo is being landed as their risk into the hazardous Godowns of the Hong kong & Kowloon Wharf and Go- down Co., Ltd and stored at con- signees' risk.

"There can be no doubt of the

cisco and ports on August 18th, transport, production in indus-conditions of all the population, here by try, the attitude of the peasants and especially of the poorest

towards the Soviet Government, classes." and the strength and spirit of the Red Army. It is commonly as fact that if free trade existed, samed and this assumption and there were not a system of is assiduously explaited by official government distribution supporters of the intervention of provisions, the poorest classes All broken, chafed and dam. policy, that the semi-starvation of population would suffer especi

"In the general system of fool aged cargo is to be left in the of the towns, the transport break-ally hard." Godowns until Monday August down, and the peasants' grievan eld, 1920, when they will be cas are entirely due to Bolshevik distribution children have been examined by Messrs. Carmichaelrule. It has been assumed fur-classed into a separate and more & Clarke at 9.30 p.m. Monday ther that the administration of privileged category."

I found independently abund- the Sovie: Government responsible Augus: 23rd. 1920.

for this state of affairs must be ant evidence of the truth of these Claims will not be accepted un-

Bad as the food less cargo is so examined by said shockingly had and incompetent statements. Surveyors, prior to the above date. All claims must be presented within a month of the steamer's arrival here, after which they will not be recognized.

No claims will be admitted after the goods have left the Godowns, All goods remaining after STRUTHERS & DIXON, INC: August 25th, 1920, will be subject

From SAX FRANCISCO.

The Steamship

"ELKHORN" Having arrived from San Fran.

hereby cisco vis ports on 18th August,

consignees are 1920 notified that their cargo is being landed at their risk into the hazardous and or extra-bazardous Godowns of the Hongkong &

loon Whari & Godowns Co..

Ltd., Kowloon, and stored at consignees risk.

Consignees of cargo must pra

Consignees of cargo

mus: duce an Import permit signed by the Superintenden: of Imports produce an Import Permit signed and Exports, Hongkong. before by the Superintendent of Imporis & Exports, Hongkong, before Bills of Lading will be counter-bills of Lading will be counter signed.

signed.

All broken. chafed and dam- aged cargo is to be left in the Godawas where it oard will be August, 1920 by the Company's Surveyors, Messrs. Carmichael and Clarke.

examined at 10a.m.

All claims must be presented within ten days of the steamer's arrival bere, after which they cannot be recognized. No claims will be recognized after the goods have left the Godowns, and cargo

undelivered on and after the 21th, ins will be subject to rent.

Consignes are requested to send in their Bills of Lading for countersignature immediately.

STRUTHERS & DIXON, INC.

Agents.

1st floor, Powell's Building, 12, Des Væox Road Central. Hongkong, 17th August, 1920.

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to rent.

No Fire Insurance whatever

will be effected.

Consignecs are requested to send in their bills of lading for countersignature.

THE ROBERT DOLLAR CO. Agents. Hongkong, 18:5 August, 1920.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

THE ROBERT DOLLAR CO.

Steamship

110

terrible Ox

in every department, and that its situation is in all the cities and bold on the people has been towns of Russia, you can find maintained by half a dozen men, nothing quite so exercising in some unexplained heartrending as the pictures of mysterious and miraculous way misery, especially among chil tyrannical power over a hundred dren, drawn by Mr. Gardiner and and thirty million discontented others in their descriptions of and resentful people. Hence the life among the poor in Germany sive attack in the intervention But to get a true parallel one Persistent belief that each succes and Vienna campaign would overthrow the would have to imagine a Ger- Soviet Government, and even many which, after the Armistice Teater disasters and disillusion had found itself faced by power- ment will follow continual re-fol assailants, with armies con- fusal to face the facts of the verging on Berlin, which to meet this menace had subordinated all present situation.

MR. SEELING'S STATEMENTS. civil to military needs, which Now, the question of the famine had created out of the ruins affords a fair test of the process of the old army a new and well- than half disciplined military force of three of suppressing moore the truth. It seems impossible million men, and which, after to escape from this disregard of crushing its three assailants. fair and accurate statement found itself compelled to wage Even in tbe Westminster another formidable war.

If as

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THE STEAMSHIP:

"VAN WAERWYCK'

Singapore, Penang and Belawan Dell

"

This vessel offers excellent cabla-accommodation for saloon

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For freight and passage apply to:

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Agents.

WATERHOUSE LINE.

TRANS-PACIFIC FREIGHT SERVICË

Operating the following U. S. Shipping Board steamern For

SEATTLE-TACOMA - VICTORIA - VANCOUVER

via Kobe and Yokohama.

"DELIGHT”

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further sailings to be

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announced later

Thru B.La issued to all Overland Common points in US. and Canada For rates and full particulars apply to

FRANK WATERHOUSE & CO. 3rd Floor, Hotel Mansions.

Telephone 3507.

Garelle of Saturday, in anebings are the children of the poor HONGKONG, CANTON & MACAO

83

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STEAMERS.

comparison 101NT SERVICE OF THE HONGKONG, CANTON AND MAÇAO STEAM-

BOAT CO.LTD., AND THE CHINA NAVIDATION CO., LTD. HONGKONG-CAN PON LINE. Bailing-To Canton day 10 am (Sundays excepted) and 10 p.m

From Canton daily m; 5 am, and 5 pm Bundays 5 jam only.

BERVICE OF TEX HUNGKONG, CANTON & HACAO STEAMBOAT CO., LTD, HONGKONG-MACAO LINE.

To Mac10-Daily at 8 A.M. and 5 P.M. (Sundays at 9 a...) From Macao-Daily at 8,30 a.M. and 2 P.M. (Hondsysst 7AM.

&P.M. Sundays at 5 PM. only.)

Police Permits to leave the Colony are not required. Further information may be obtained at the Coy's 05ce, Fistel Mansione. or from Messrs. Thos. Coon & 50%, Booking Agents, Hongkong.

THE S DOLLAR"

Mr. H. V.lin German cities are but shadows article inspired by Keeling, a quotation is given from of children, what would have been having arrived from Vancouver. what is described

re- their state under the conditions

This B. C., via ports on August 18th,markable piece of evidence." This postulated?

hereby is

with Central Europe constantly a pamphlet dedicated 1920, consignees

cargo is the British Labour Delegation by forces itself on the mind in Russia.

IMPROVED CONDITIONS. notified that their being landed at their risk into the Dr. Vladimir Sristlovsky, Pro- hazardous Godowns of the Hongfessor of Economy at Petrograd.

My next article will deal kong and Kowloon Wharf and Mr. Keeling states, quite wrong- Godown Company. Limited, and ly, that this pamphlet was ready with the kind and quantity of stored at consignees' risk.

too late for the Delegation, as food available, the method of All broken, chafed and damag was given a copy seven weeks distribution, the open market and All broken.chafed and damaged

The effect of Dr. speculation, the special provison where it will be examined at 10 downs until Monday. August 23rd, Swiatlovsky's statement is that a for children and the army, and cargo is to be lef: in the Godowns ed cargo is to be left in the Go-go. a.m. on 24th August, 1920 by the 1920, when they will be examined workman's wage now enables him the amazing energy and resource- famine has created in Company's Surveyors Messrs.by Messrs. Carmichael & Clarke to buy only about one-third the fulness among the people which

at 2.30 pm. on Monday, August food which is necessary for him the Carmichael & Clarke.

23rd, 1920.

and his family, and that in so far some of the cities, especially Petrograd. I will as the deficit is made good it is in

possessions or by only ald hera that common belief that things have gone steadily by selling

In the winter of 1918-19. and SURPLUS ARTILLERY OFFICERS. charity.

There is nothing remarkable in from bad to worse is unfounded.

As there is a considerable sur- this piece of evidence. The facts and Menshevists, Social Rovolu for some time after the ration store ons in the face wherever tionaries, and non-party people was only one-eighth of a pound

in the Royal one goes in Russia, and no agreed in conversations with me of bread per person per day plus of permanent Regular sub- attempt whatever is made by the that the conditions tave substan- With the gradual restoration of altern officers anthorities to disguise the gravity tially improved in recent months.order, the reconstruction of the Artillery in excess of the number Just before the frs: revolution. railways in the civil war areas, required in' peace time, it has of the position. What is remark- able is that the writer in the in the early part of 1917, queuse the arrest of the transport de been decided to reduce the num- Westminster uses this isolated of people clamonring for bread cline, and the improvement of ber on the sctive list. All Re quotation as evidence of the re-were the commonest features of the system of distribution, the gular subaltem officers of the sults of Bolshevik rale, and gives street life in Moscow and Petro-ration now ranges from half a Royal Artillery over, or as and ao indication of the fact that the grad. "It was, in fact," wrote pound to one and a half pounds when they attain the age of 35 main purpose of Dr. Sviatlovsky's one competent observer at the per day, according to the nature will consequently be placed on half-pay. Öficare affected under But for the Polish war the this decision will, however, be pamphlet was to explain to the time, food shortage that fired of the work performed. delegation the ichuman effects of the train that blew up the old the blockade and Entente support order. The people were tired of situation both as regards fuel permitted to retire on special in the civil war on the mass of spending most of the day shiver-would have been greatly in-terms, which will be announced

shortly. proved before next winter. the population.

ing in a bread-line."

All claims mus: be presented within ten days of the steamer's arrival here, after which they cannot be recognised. No claims will be recognised after the goods have left the Godowns and cargo undelivered on and after 25th August, 1920 will be subject to

redt.

Consignees are requested to send in their Bills of Lading for countersignature immediately.

STRUTHERS & DIXON, INC.,

Agents.

1st floor. Powell's Building.

12, Des Voeux Road Central. Hongkong, 17th August. 1920.

Claims will not be accepted unless cargo is so examined by said surveyors, prior to the above

date.

All claims must be presented within a month of the steamer's rival bere, after which they will not be recognised.

No Claims will be admitted after the goods have left the godowns.

All goods remaining after Aug. 25th, 1933, will be subject to rent No Fire Insurance whatever will be effected.

Consignees are requested to send in their bills of lading for countersignature.

THE ROBERT DOLLAR CO.

Agents. Hongkong, 18th August, 1970.

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