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THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE

REGULAR AND FAST FREIGHT AND

PASSENGER SERVICE.

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(Direct)

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(via Kobe and Yokohama)

13th Dec.

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29th December

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BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE

AGENTS,

1814 1914

ESTABLISHED 100 YEARS,

JOHN

HADDON

AND CO.

Export and Import Agents

For ONE HUNDRED YEARS in the CITY OF LONDON we have acted as Buying and Selling Agents for Traders,Storekeepers, Growers of Colonial Produce. Are you requiring the services of London Agents to promote your interests? We shall be pleased to enter into correspond- ence with a view to arranging terms to mutual advantage.

CASH

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HADDON

AND CO.

Colonial Merchants and Produce Agents,

SALISBURY SQUARE, LONDON, E.C.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

CONSIGNEES.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES, ཉི

TOYO KISEN KAISHA

From SAN FRANCISCO vix HONOLULU, JAPAR PORTS, AND SHANGHAI, MANILA.

The Steamship

or

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 10 1921

LOAD-LINE REGULATIONS.

Japan's 'Code.

SWIPBUILDERS.

SHIP REPAIRERS, BOILER MAKERS: " FORGE MASTERS.

OXY-ACETYLENE AND.... ELECTRIC WELDERS.

MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL

OF HONGKONG, LIMITED

TAIKOO DOCKYARD & ENGINEERING COMPANY

ENGINEERS.

It

The desirability of ensuring the safety of ships at sea by the on- forcement of load-line regulations has not yet made an appeal to all maritime nations. For ships Dying the British Ang Tawain this connection bave long been in "SHINYO MARU.”

force, and the whole subject was again reviawed in the light of The above-named steamer hav-modern experience in the report ing arrived on Friday, the 9th of the Load-Line committee which Dec., 1921, consignees of cargo was issued in 1911, The other are hereby notified to present countries where such regulations their Bills of Lading for counter- have been imposed are France, signature, and take immediate the Netherlands, Sweden, and delivery from alongside steamer Germany. Nothing has Jet the Company's Godown, been doco by the United Stater, where all

cargo impeding and it is only now that immediate discharge will be Japan is falling into line. landed at Consignees' risk.

need hardly be said that the sub- Storage will be assessed onject is one of the greatest im- cargo remaining undelivered after portance, and that load line rr Friday, the 16th, December. gulations should be obligatry an All broken, chafed and damaged the shipping of all nations. That packages will be landed into the the United States should bare Company's Godown, where same failed to associate with her great will be examined on Saturday, maritima aspirations the legisla the 17th. December, at 10 am. tion necessary 'under this head No claims will be recognised has it need hardly be said, after the goods have left the occasioned a great deal of steamer or Godown, and none surprise. It would be incorrect will be entertained if presented to fay that nothing bad later than three weeks after been done in the United arrival of steamer,

States, AS + bill which No fire insurance whatever will would have enabled load-line be effected.

regulations to be enforced was Y. TSUTSUMI, brought before the Senate last

Manager.

spring. No progress, however. Hongkong. 9th D. c., 1921.

was made with this measure. which was, indeed, denounced in some quarters as an attempt to

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

THE BEN LINE STEAMERS, ..IMITED.

The Steamship

"BENDORAN

From ANTWERP. MIDDLESBRO, LONDON &

STRAITS.

unduly penalise U.S. shipping. and it is believed that the bill will be indefinitely shelved,dates (the Journal of Commerce:

TEL ADORE)

FELEPHONE NO. STE

-DRY DOCK

LENGTH 787 PRET. LENGTH ON BLOCKS 750 FZZJ

DEPTH ON CENTRE OF

SILL INWOST) 34 PT. 6 INS -THREE SLIPWAYS-

CAPABLE OF HANDLING SHIPS UP TO 3000 TONS DISPLACEMENT.

ELECTRIC CRANE AT SEA WALL CAPABLE OF LIFTING 100 TONS AT 70 FEET KADRIS

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, AGENTS, HONGKONG, CHINA & JAPAN

WONGLOM.

"ALL PLANT TE” OVER "AXS, PENNANT,”

DUKE SELLS HIS OLD MASTERS.

150,000 Guineas Paid For Blue Boy."

"Blus Boy" portrait It is believed that it was painted by Gainsborough to confote contentiou of Sie Joshua Reynolds that the dominact colour in a picture should bei

CAN AEROPLANES BE MADE INVISIBLE?

Scientists and Claim to a New Discovery. Mr. Ernest Welsh, of North

A well-

It has been affirmed and denied yellow or red. Our ally Japan is, therefore, to from time to time recently that be congratulated on the action the Duke of Westminster had is thick with varnish, costs of discovered metal with

"Al the present time the picture Ferriby, uear Holl, claims to have taken in passing the law, sold two of the world's greatest which have been translation of which appears in masterpieces

put on troparent properties of glass, by to-day's 13-ue, and on having buyer.

to an American periodically during the last 100 which aeroplanes can be rendered die ded in putting this law into On the 18th, ult. the true facts The effect has been to turn the

years," said Sir Joseph Daveen | invisible. force within the

Mr. Welsh is a man of lavia- next few brcame known. For the sum of blue in the painting green, and, tive ideas. During the war be weeks. The delay which £200,000 Sir Joseph Duveen has consequently, nobody Consigness of Cargo are hereby has taken place inco

of the periheated with a rocket-like informel that all Goods are being law was passed in March lasborough's Blue Boy" and Rey-pictore in the same condition as Zeppelina. Submarine signale and the become possessor of Gsios present generation has seen the apparatus to bring down landed at their risk into the hazaras arisen from the desire to nold's "Mr. Siddons as the when it was originally painted. dous and for extra hazardous Go-fect a reciprocal arrangement Tragic Muse."

silent guns bave received bin e- downs of the Hongkong and Kow with Great Britain by which the loos Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd, lead-line regulations for British deal of recent years, and it the picture so that the original lighting for ships and a system

This is by far the biggest art

WORLD'S MOST FAMOUS FICTURE tention, and he has placed on the "It is my intention to cleana ket a device for the improved bence and/or from the whares shipping will be accepted in creates a high record in high blue colour will be restored. delivery may be obtained. Japanese ports and Japanese prices.

for gausing rats. No claims will be admitted after regulations accepted by the

I do not think there is RDY

Scepticism is expressed by Lon- the Goods have left the Godowns, British authorities. The situa-paid for each picture wa

It is understood that the amount doubt that the picture is the most don scientists upon the reported and all Goods remaining un-tion at the moment is that the "Blue Boy". £137,500

famous in the world and in my claim by Mr. Welsh. delivered after the 12th inst., will rules and regulations proposed by The Tragic Muse" £12,500

jopinion it is the most beautiful." Dr. Rosenhain, of the National be subject to rent.

Japan are being considered by the

So far as is known, the 150,000 been basy concerning the fate of known authority on glass and

For some time past rumour has Physical Laboratory. All claims against the steamer Marine Department of the Board guiness given for "Blue Bor" the two pictures. In July 1919 steel, remarked that it was not must be presented to the Under of Trade, and it is on their report is the largest sum that bas ever. signed on or before the 19th inst.. that the reciprocal arrangement beet paid for & picture.

The Tragic Muse" was offered possible to make ADY melal or they will not be recognized. wille based. It is not antici- record was previously held by of Westminster, but on tha: cess been achieved in making The for sale al Christie's by the Duke transparent, nor had great unc. All broken,chafed, and damaged pated that any difficulty will Raphat's Madonna," bought by occasion the last open bid against glass strong enough to resist Goods are to be left in the Go-.aris, as it is known that the Mr.-P. A. Widener, the downs, where they will be examinJapanese rules have been care King" of Philadelphia, for a sum 50,000 guineas, and the portrait

Electric the reserve price of £60,000 was fracture. ed on the 12th inst., at 10 a.m. fully modelled on the recom-aid to be between £100,000 and was withdrawn.

LIGHT THROUGH GOLD. No Fire Insurance has been mendations of the Load-line £140,000.

Mr. Shaw Scott, of the Institute effected.

Committee, and will therefore be

Presumably the reason why Sir of Metals, said the essential of a Bills of Lading will be counter-

TO BE EXHIBITED IS LONDOS. Joseph Duveen bas now acquired metal was its opaque character. in consonance with nur ideas on Sir Joseph Duveen, when seen the picture comparatively cheap signed by

the subject. The Japanese law by Daily Chronicle representative is in consideration of the bigh metal has been made at all trans- The only method in which any GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD., Provides, of course, that load-line stated that he intends to exhibit price paid for Blue Boy."

certificates issued by approved the pictures in London for three

parent has been by beating," ba Agents.

classification societies-the list weeks, and in Paris fur three banging in Grosvenor House, the

"Both the pictures

I now said. Hongkong, 5th December, 1921 would include Lloyd's Register, week.

"We have pieces of metal st the British Corporation. and the

Duke of Westminster's town the Institute, notably gold, besten Bureau Veritas--will be regard-hall not go out of the country," ered

"I am anxious that the pictures residence, but they will be deliv-out to such ulica-microscop cal ed as equivalent to those issued he said. "I hope to be able to almost immediately.

to Sir Joseph Daveen thinness that it shows a certain under the Japaness law, and sell them in England."

amount of translucency, & green- approved load-line laws of other countries will be accepted as for

Daveen Brothers are famousled they will be exhibited at the through it.

As soon as they have been clean-ish light being able to pass

meeting the requirements of in Old Masters. It was through Grafton street, W.

the'r mammoth deals offices of Daveen Bros., in "This was only, su experiment Japanese legislation. The same them that Mr. Widaner ac-

into the ductility of the metal," rights are naturally being claim quired the "Madonna," and they

"THE TRAGIC MUSE."

be added. "It is possible to get "Blue Boy" is a full-length silver and aluminium down to

IF YOU WEAR TORICS, you know you have the best. If you do not, you have not yet done the best you can to give your eyes comfort. It is possible to correct the visions of eyes that need glasses without aring Toric lenses. It would also be possibleed for Japanese ships, and it is have many other boge transac portrait, painted during Galas this fineness, but it is of no

this point which is being tions investigated by the Board of their

to their credit, bat borough's stay in Bath, probably special constructive use.” Trade in the light of the draft the most important in the bistory Master Johnathan Battall, the submitted his invention to the ze purebase is about 1770. The subject was Mr. Walsh bas, apparently, not rules and regulations which have of the firm, and by carrying it son of a wealthy ironmonger in search department of the Air been submitted. The majority of through successfully Sir Joseph business to Sobo. Japanese merchant ships here DaveED

Ministry.

to use a motor car without past matic tyres, but it would not be an comfortable. If you have Failed to find real eye comfort, try a pair of Torics, their deer inner curve conforms to the natural motions of your eye. Toric lenses of any prescriptions are manufactured by the Hong kong Optical Co., Saccessors, to Clark & Co., Manufacturing and Refracting opticians, located in 53, Queen's Road Central.

There is a VICTROLA to it your pocket this Xmas, Ask for catalogna S. Moutrie & Co., Ltd. So Viet Distributora,

latest

bas achieved the

until now had certificates of ambition of a lifetime.

After being exhibited at the An official of the Department Lloyd's Register, or of the other.

Royal Acadamy it came into the said that certain forms of camion- societies named, but when the

HOW PRICES HAVE RISEN. possession of George, Prince of Daze and the use of highly polish- new law comes into force the offered £50,000 for Gainsborough's Later it was sold by Hoppaer to fol

About 20 years ago my father Wales, afterwards George IV.led aluminium were very success- Japanese rules will take preced-picture, and ten years ago I made Earl Grosvenor, and since then invisible.

in making an aeroplane once. It is difficult to see how, an offer of £100,000." he said. it has been at Grosvenor House, in face of what will abortly be at Naturally, I am delighted that (except for periods when it has accomplished fact in co neetion the purchase has now been com-been es loan. with Japanese shipping, thepleted. It is one of the most

controversies, as there is another Government of the United States famous things that have gone Si done as the Tragic Muse" was Dulwich Gallery. The generally Reynolds's portrait of "Mrs. picture almost Mentical in the continue to refrain from definite through our hands."

painted about 1783, and is beld by accepted view of experts in that action in connection with load.

There is an interesting story many to be his greatest portrait. both portraits were the work of lige law....

lon record of the origin of the It has been the subject of many Sir Joshas.

DGINGS OF THE DUFFS

HELLO, DORIS!

THOUGHT I'D DROP

OVER AND SEE HOW WU WERE GETTING ALONG

16 WILBUR

HOME?

"YES COME IN -

NE'S OUT IN THE KITCHEN

Tom Takes the Count.

HELLO, WILBUR

WELL, YOU'RE WELCOME TO IT I DON'T USE IT THAT'S

ALL RIGHT -

MUCH OBLIGED. THANKS

BY ALLMAN

HELLO, TOM COME ON IN

GET SOME MORË

THE OTHER ROOM -

I JUST GAVE THE JANITOR

A BOTTLE OÈ SCOTCH THAT

SOME BODY GAVE ME AND

I DIDN'T WANT -

SCOTCH GAVE 11/

ICE WATER, DORIS!

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