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NEW
TYDEUS
TEIRESIAS TEIRESIAS
(via Kobe and Yokohama)
22nd Nov.
13th Dec. 3rd Jan.
Victoria, Seattle & Vancouver
YORK SERVICE (via Suez or Panama)
16th November.
via Suez
PASSENGER SERVICE
28th Nov.. for Shanghai
13th Dec. for Singapore & London
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CONSIGNEES.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
THE ROBERT DOLLAR CO.
The Steamship
"HAROLD DOLLAR” having arrived from New York vis Vancouver, B.C. and ports, on November 9th, consignees are hereby notified that their cargo is being landed at their risk into the hazardous Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co. Ltd, and stored si consignces risk.
All broken, chafed sad damaged
Claims will not be accepted un- less cargo is so examined by said Surveyors, prior to the above date. All claims must be pre- sented within a month of the teamer's arrival here, after which No they will not be recognized. claims will be admitted after the goods have left the Godowns.
All goods. remaining after Wednesday, Nov., 16th. 1921, will be subject to rent.
AGENTS.
CONSIGNEES.
EXHIBITION FOR KOWLOON.
ELLIGRAPH.
Site To Cover An Area Of Nine Miles.
31 #
meeting of tha
Chi-
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 192
STEALING
ELECTRICITY.
Chinese Defendants Sentenced.
Lan Kan and Hai - Chio - wara
charged with feloniously abstracting and consuming electricity of the Chias Light and Power Company and with laroong of electricity.
EMPRESS OF CANADA.
Fall Particulars of New Steamship.
1i
The Canadian Pacific Steam- ahipe, Limited furnish us with particulars of their new steamer, nese General Chamber of Com
the Empress of Canada, which is merce Jeslarday afiarnoon, the Hon. Mr. Lau Chr pak. Chairman,
Expected bare in April. While feað vægast 13 exceeded in size by made reference to the projected nauguration of a colossal exhibition Mr. M. H. Turner prosecuted onome Atlantic liners she will hold which will be held in 1929 with a behalf of the Chin Light and the premier place on the Pacifc Ozean. Built especially for the view to popularising Hongkong. Power Company and Mr. G. G. transpacißo service, her appoint- attracting more travellers to the Tinson defended the first defenments will be the floost and most Colony and promoting trade,
luxurious possible today, with Speaking on this forthcoming
Sergentableziated in evidence
Įparticular regard to the Canadian exhibition, the Hon. Mr. Lau that at 7.15 p.m. on the .h. instarine standard of "Safety-Speed Chu pak asid that there A accompanied by a Chinese detec Comfort-also the rooms are Al present in Hougkoog ative
sad Mr. Nicholls, Mai large and airy and specially body of men who contamplated Superintendent of the Chirs Light conducting a big exhibition in 1921 and Power Company, be virited designed in viaw of semi-tropical with the object of bringing mars the first door of No. 64. Chatham
Carries Over 2,000 People. tourists ta the Colony
There writ and Brad. Kowloon.
The Express of Cunetik ovar advertising the great krads facilities cubicles on the tour. On the top all length is 653 fast (53 fuck which Hongkong uffered to meral the wooden partition of room
dant.
service.
chants in the conduct of their busi. Sa, 3 he saw an electric lamp en longer than the Empress of ness and also to exhibit the products closed within a card board box Trunce) her beam 77 feet 9 inches of diferent provinces in Chica,box was open pa two sides and was and depth 5316 feet from the samples of which were expected to used as shade of the bulb, which bridge deck. She has a straight be set out on exhibition. Letters was lighted at the tima he saw it stem and cruiser stern, three fun- had been sent to the Chinese in room Na. 2 he found another pels and two pole maits. There Chamber of Commerce, said Mr. electric lamp, the wiring of which is a continuous shelter deck with Lau Chu-pak, soliciting information was threaded through the support bridge promenade and boat decks 8 to whether the Chiness would of a shelf which was secured against above, the former extending the the ship also |69315) ia the enterprise
and the side of the partition inside the full length of the promoters of the schema room. This lamp was also bursing. to complete between-decks and bad discussed with him the ques. and had a paper shade. He arrest-lower and orlop between-decks at tion of formulating plans
for ed the second defendant who the fore and alt ends. Her gross
la reply to Mr. Top, Sergeant Gable said the card box bar, with the light is it, placed on the top of the partition of the first defendant's room. It shone into the room, and put on the passses of the house.
NEW
TOP COATS
By Marian Hale.
this gigantic project which, he mitted being the occupant of the registered tonnage is 22,000 and was coaldeat. would not only room Na, and also the wife of the she is arranged to carry about 490. vizid untold benzit to local com. first defendant. Later he went to first class, 106 second class, 238 merce but would be the means of the Chips Light and Power Co.'s third class and 932 Asiatic steer- giving prominence to the Colony. Power Station and there arrested age passengers with a crew of 547, so that when filled to her passenger The site of the exhibition, which the first defendant, the occupant capacity she will have on board covered an area of nine miles, of room No. 3. would not be in Hongkong oa
2313 soals. Of the cargo space, a
Sometimes the line between | A suit, to be worn when the › account of the lack of a suitablo
large portion has been fitted for the
model of blue tricotine with vest and adequate space, but no ideal
carriage of silk and refrigerated sports styles and dress styles tang comes in the air, is a spot would be selected in Kowloon,
goods. She was built by the seems to vanish completely. Fairfield Shipbuilding & Engineer- The adoption and adaptation of and high collar of green and A conception of the large scale on
ing Co. Govan, Scotland, to the a sport ides into the dressier white, fine-striped duvetyne, with which the exhibition was to be
highest class of Lloyd's Register realm is shown in this latest im-fred and blue running through the Defendant's Ingenuity. NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. held could be obtained from the
ace of sbe space required and it Mr. B. E. Nicholl; Maia Superia, and to meet all Board of Trade (portation. It is a top coat" of border. The custutie shows the was the intention of this organisers tendent of the China Light and requirements. Da her trial trips gray suede with a monkey-fur directoire influence in the looss OCEAN STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. to run it on such lines as would Fower Company, ssid on the 9th. fully loaded, she made 20.57 knots collar. Its smart lines, loose box fitting back and auggestel high
give them the result they desired, in consequence of certain in-per hour (equivalent to 23.69 land (cos: effect with the perforated waist line.
orstatute miles). She has turbine seams, and belt make it one of slightly bell-shaped and # In addition to the display of forcastica given to him, by engines and four propellors and the smartest autumn designs, trimmed in large crystal buttons. turns oil fuel, her oil-bunkers The has worn by the chic youug The smart little hat is of black having à normal capacity of 4,500 woman is a gray velvet con- heckle with the novel painted
tinental modification.
points in white. First Class Accommodation.
AND
CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD.
From NEW YORK.
Consignees per Company's Steamer
be ready for delivery from Goo that they could be inhabited by gard down on and after 14th Nov.
ol
to
tons.
in
to the raid
Tas currenta people during the time the exhibi fendants' house.
defendant by
were Then there would used ton was held.
fascinate
visitor.
If
After further evidence had been gives defendants were sentenced to two montba' hard labour each.
Third class accommodation is
1000
The sleeves are
undertaken. Economia equipment of the Colony is urged by the increase of transport facilities on land and water, the improvement of postal services, and miniog apparatus,
Chinese products from different Chinese detective be want places in Chins-for invitations Chatham Road and looked up would be issued to Chinese mer No. He saw through the chants in the interior, through the window electric lights burning
The detetive dashed Hongkong Chamber of Commerce, the house.
The first class accommodation
The system of railways com- in due course-things that would his bull'a ere at the wires of his KNIGHT COMPANION ** interest and please visitors would company which ran under the is arranged on the shelter deck
be installed arch & was done in verandah of defendant's house, and, in addition to single, doable on the upper and main deck, with prises a total of 1,200 miles of line, are hereby noticed that the Cargo exhibitions in France, Americs and and with the aid of the detective's and family rooms, includes large deck space available, and of which nearly one quarter is in will be discharged into Honother big countries.
light he could see two wires ak-number of special rooms and will accommodate 100 passengers Chinese territory. It is, however, comprising bedroom. A perfect system of mechanical insufficient, and further lines are Whari, Kowloon, where it will le
A Model Exhibition. tached to his company's wires suites,
and bathroom. ventilation is installed and the furgently called for. There are at Consignees" risk and subject to:
There woull be houses built to through the window of No. 61. sitting-room
air the Colony. The writer gives an unt Monday, November 14th, atat Hoit's wiset. The Cargo will the same style 83 getuine houses ceant's Gable's evidence with re.very latest type of open wash- [capable of changing the cargo is to be left in the Godowns terms and conditions of storage the sams beighs and size and in Mr. Micholla estroborated Sar. Staterooms are fitted with the supply and exhaust fans are forer 9,000 miles of motor roada in de basin sad sapplied with hot and throughout the ship so frequently mining industries, coal, Hongey 2.30 p.m. when they will be
rudning cold
water. Public as to assure pure air at all times. and Tongking, producing 750,000 examined by Messrs. Carmichaet
lavatories and bathrooma base Electric radiators are fitted in the tons annually, zpe, tin, wolfram
and graphite. Amongst other. & Clarke at 2.30 p.m.
Optional cargo will be landed,
the most modera sanitary first and second class rooms.
A complete Cargo equipment also is of the industries the cement works; at improvements. unless notice has been given prior be railways, trames and motor generated by the China Light and to steamer's arrival.
cars in miniature, everything Power Company and his company
twelve powerful dacing 150,000 tons yearly, which did not supply electricity to 1, system of telephones is connected modera type, the derricks being Haiphong are mentioned as pro-
The cloth of's All broken, chafed, and damag-designed to
with a central exchange to the operated by
be increased bg Rubber is grown in downs, where they will ed goods are to be left in the The winter season was most desir Chatham Road.
be able to hold the exhibition becsuse part of the insulating wire which rooms and offices. The dining-electric winches and the steam will examined on any Tuesdays and rain in winter was scarce and there. so under the verandah of No. 61 saloon, is on the upper deck and steering gear and manoeuvring 50,000 tons.
days between the hours of fore the articles exhibited, could be bad been removed in order to make will seat 325 persons. There is a and warping machinery have the south, and the cultivation of the connection with the wires of large reception room forward of improvements over anything pre-cotton on a large scale is being
the dining saloon and the passen-viously in use. 10.45 am and noon within the preserved for a longer period.
the exhibition, which was to last defendanta" house possible. free storage period.
ger elevator is at the fore end. several months, could attract peo ple to Hongkong from all parts of
Oo the upper deck there is also a large swimming pool, 30 feet by |18, with adjacent gymnasium sad the world, the Colony would be benefted a hundred times more
dressing rooms similar to those of
After stating that there are : by Losa
advertisements 505
the best clubs. The other public
saven banks in Indo-China, the -. published in guidebooks, etc. No
rooms ate on the promenade
An informative article on Consul-General concludes that in deinite plans bad na yet been pre-
jdeck and arranged with special All Claims against the Steamer paced, but it was expected that in
view to convenience and comfort French Indo-China is contributed 1919, the latest year for which must be presented to the under-February or April next year mem.
The big lounge will provide ample to the Board of True Journal, by figures" are available, the com
the Acting British Consul-Gegarsi merce of French Indo-Chics was THE ROBERT DOLLAR CO, signed on or before the 3rd Dec,bers could know all the arrange:
To Carry on the Work of
space for concerts and moving- or they will not be recognised.
ments. Be the Chairman) simply Those Who Perished. picture performances and there is at Saigon. He declares that "Indo- valued at 2,293 million francs, or Agents.
No Fire insurance will be apprised members of this scheme be- A memorial fund to those lost also a room specially designed Chias is held to be France's 1,181 million francs more than in richest colony," adding that it is 1918, and1,332 million francs abore forehand so that if, they wished to in the R-38 and previous airships for children. The drawing room; very rich, in minerals, especially the average of the five preceding take part in the exhibition they is to be raised by the Royal writing room, smoke-room would have plenty of time to secure | Aeronautical Society.
verandah cafe are luxurious and Tongking. The entire population years. In 1919 France and French every way, while he puts at from 16 to 20 millions, Colonies accounted for 15 per whatever they desired to be display- With the income from the attractive in ed. The Chairman invited discus-capital sum raised it is proposed long promenades and recreation and points out that the chief port cent, of the entire commerce of sion on the matter. There being to encourage investigations into spaces for games, dancing and of Tongking (Haiphong), which lado-China, as compared with 29 response, he suggested that problems connected with airships sports are reserved for the use of did not exist in 1880, has to-day per cent. in 1910, foreign countries 75,000 inhabitants, 26 factories, making considerable headway in discussion be deferred until the for allied subjects, the results of passengers.
Second class accommodation is zod a harbour which is held to be the interim. arrangements had been sooounced, sach work to be embodied in
papers to be read before the Royal on the shelter deck aft and among the best equipped in the which was agreed to.
Aeronautical Society.
arranged in two-berth and four-Far East."
He states, further, that there Through the, engine overheat- It has been decided that the berth room, fitted up similarly to memorial shall take this form, as the first class. Second class over 2,500 miles of navigable ing, a motor car with a party it is believed that this offers the dining-saloon is on the upper deck streams and canals in Cochin from London took fire at Hayes, best means of carrying on the and accommodates 100 persons. China and Damboria in the south; Kent, and the petrol tank explod
(but the car, was destroyed. work of those who have parished The lounge is situated aft on the while Tongking in the north has ed. Bromley firemen turned out,
bridge deck. to the cause of airships.
No fra insurance whatever will be effected..
Consignees are requested to send in their bills of lading for countersignature.
No claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the steamer's Godown, and all Goods remaining undelivered after the 19th November, will be subject to rest.
Hongkong, 9th November, 1921. effected.
**WESTMINSTER GAZETTE'
CHANGES.
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
Agents. Hongkong, 14th Nov, 1921.
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"W. R. N." (Sir Willia n Robertson Nicoll), in a note in the British Weekly, under the heading will be 2d. Mr. J. A. Spender Things in General," says The will be the political director of transformation of the Westminster the morning osper, and special Guzette, to which I referred some arrangements
made for TREASURER OF DRURY LANE. time ago, is now being arranged strengthening the news depart Mr. C. H. Thomas, who has in detail. The Gazette will becordement. The experiment will be been treasurer of the Theatre a morning paper. The size and watched with great interest and Royal, Drury-lane, for 30 years, appearance will be somewhat like good will. It has behind it very has resigned. He served under those of The Times, and the price influential support.
the late Sir Augustur Harris.
.are
RESEARCH WORK AS AIR DISASTER MEMORIAL.
You'll Have to be More Explicit, Tag!
and
FRENCH INDO-CHINA.
Industrial Development.
700 miles,
BY BLOSSER
MOTOR CAR ABLAZE.
FRECKLES AND HIS FRIENDS
OH, I NEVER
AW, SEE WHIZ MOM- MAKS TAG 60 T* TA' STORE- I JUST WALKED
ALL TH WAY HOME
FROM SCHOOL.
THOUGHT OF
THAT
NOW, TAGALONG, I
WANT YOU TO GO UD TO THE STORE AND GET FOUR.
BUTTONS A LITTLE
LARGER THAN THE
·SIZE OF A
NICKEL..
BUTTONS
BUTTONS
LITTLE BIGGERN A
NICKEL
LITTLE
BGGEN
A NICKELS
I WANT FOUR: BUTTONS "TH SIZE
OF SIX
CENTS!
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