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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY & 1922.

CONSIGNEES.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES

LLOYD TRIESTINO From TRIESTE Dua 14th. Fab.

5. B. "TRACIA Consignees of cargo for Hong. The above mentioned vassal hereby notified that owing to the kong, per above steamer are having arrived from the foregoing strike of cargo and wharf coolies, porta, consignees are hereby in-cargo for Hongkong will probably formed that delivery of the re-be carried on to Shanghai and msining cargo must be taken landed at that port. immediately from on board and men furnished to discharge SAMS. Consignees of cargo are hereby notified that they must produce an Import Permit signed by the Any cargo so overcarried will Superintendent of Imports & Ex-be returned to Hongkong immedi ports, Hongkong, before Bills ofately conditions become normal. Lading can be countersigned.

All broken, chafed and dam- aged goods will be examined on board.

All claims must be presented within a week of the publication of this Notice, after which they cannot be recognised. No claim

Consignees are therefore re- commanded to make the neces- ary insurance, sic.

arrangements

respecting

DODWELL & CO., LTD.,

Agents. Hongkong. 7th. February, 1922,

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

AND

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No Fire Insurance whatever will be affected.

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

U.S. S. B. EMERGENCY FLEET CORPORATION, PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY.

Managing Agent UNION BUILDINGS. Hongkong, 31st. January, 1922.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

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CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD.

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A LINK WITH LIVINGSTONE.

Sir John Kirk Enters his Ninetieth year.

A

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, AGENTS,

HONGKONG, CHINA & JAPANE

trophies and curios. Chief of people, and I hope you won't hint interest are some arrows on the to Mrs. Bradshaw Smith that Mr. the wall of his dining-room. Stevenson is infatuated with the Most of these," he tells you, Dutch lady. In his heart of were shot at Livingstone as we hearts I know he is true to his Jexplored the Rovums. I picked fideal and has never really turned [them up from the deck of the from his

bost."

allegiance to your

mother. There is nothing more calming to the emotions than business. I

The story of Livingstone seems a part of the hero adventures of another age, and yet one who shared in some of the great | A NEW LETTER BY R.LS. believe that all this time we owe explorer's most arduous exploits is still amongst us, haring just entered bis ninetieth year.

Humour of A Small Debt.

you some money, I cannot re- member the exact amount but

enclose." think it was in the neighbour- hood of forty francs, which I will

is

truth was this and not otherwise My dear Mrs. MacMorland,- And so it was the painful and I am a red-handed, anked

John Kirk sailed for Africs to and small stepson, was at Davos

It was in 1854 that young Dr.

When Stevenson, with his wife AND SHANGĦAL

become "Medical officer and in the winter months of 1881-2, & S.S."TENYO MARU."

naturalis: to Dr. Livingstone's very characteristic photograph of

A NEW SIONATURE Consignees of cargo for Hong-

Expedition to the Zambesi River." him, wearing one of the black Stevenson was at last moved to By this effort of his wife's kong arrived by the above named

and for five years he was Living-flannel shirts he at various times write himself, and his letter, steamer on February 1, 1922 are kong per s.5. "GLAUCUS

Consignees of carzo for Hong-stone's constant companion. He hereby notified, that their cargo hereby notified that owing to the is the description Sir John Kirk. Colvin in the Times. During the

was the bravest man I ever mat,'

affected, was taken by the local bitherto unpublished, will be discharged into the Hong-

photographer, writes Sir Sidneyfollows:- down Co.'s No. 8 Godown at their song due to strike of seamen, etc. Livingstone. If he ever ex-sprang up between the Stevessons kong & Kowloon Wharf & Go present state of affairs in Hong as he became in 1886, gives to

same season & cordial friendship risk.

cargo for Hongkong will be land-perienced the sensation of fear and Mrs. Bradshaw Smith, and Storage will be assessed on

ed at Shanghai and consigners and I doubt if he ever did no young daughter, had made for savage, adorned with scalps. I are recommended to make neces one ever guessed it. He believed the time being their home there. do nothing now but scalp, except Cargo remaining undelivered after February 12th.

sary arrangements as to insur-civilisation was a grand thing The Stevensons came All braken, chafed and damag will be brought back to Hongkong ance etc. accordingly. The cargo

April and not long afterwards my position as

away in neglect to meet my liabilities; NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. the Kowloon Godowe, and date immediately conditions at this ed packages will be landed into

of examination will be advised Port become normal. later.

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,

Agents. Hongkong, 6th. Feb, 1922.

CONSIGNEES.

NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA. AMERICAN AND ORIENTAL

From JAPAN PORTS. CONSIGNEES OF CARGO FOR HONGKONG PER S.S." WAKASA MARU" ars hereby notified that owing to the strike of Cargo and Wharf Coolies, cargo for Hongkong will be carried on to Singapore and Janded at that port. are therefore recommended to

for

LINE.

Consignees of Cargo Hongkong per 5.6.

OCEAN MONARCH" from New York are hereby notified that owing to the strike of Cergo and wharf Coolies, cargo for Hongkong is being discharged at Shanghai and landed at that port. Consignees are therefore recommended to make the necessary arrangerespecting insurance etc. accord- make the necessary arrangementa ments respecting Insurance, etc. ingly. The cargo will be returned accordingly. The cargo will be to Hongkong immediately cond!- returned to Hongkong immedi- tions at this port become settled. ately conditions at this port become normal.

Consignees

NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA,

Agents. Hongkong, 3rd. February, 1922.

THE BANK LINE, LTD.,

General Agents. Hongkong, 5th. Feb, 1022.

Bluff cemetery is the same lot where the remains of bis wife were placed.

FORMER DRITISH CONSUL'S REMAINS INTERRED IN JAPAN. in Japan in 1914, in which year Mr. Hall was last In accordance with an express- he retired from the consular "ser- ed desire that his remains bevice and returned to England, placed beside those of his wife, making his home at Hampstead, who died in Yokobama eight where he lived until October 21, years ago, the ashes of the late 1921, the date of bis death." Mr. John Carey Hall, C.M.G., COLLIE NURSES BABY LION. I.S.O., former British Consul- A feature of the menagerie at General in Yokohama, arrived the World's Fair at the Agrical- there on January 21 aboard the tural Hall was a Welsh collie which steamer Kitano Maru from Lon- acts as foster mother to a baby don and were to be buried in the lion.

FRECKLES

No claims will be recognised after goods have left the Godown, and none will be entertained if Presented later than three weeks from February 7th,

No fire insurance whatever will be effected.

Y. TSUTSUMI,

Manager. Hongkong, 6th. Feb., 1922.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

EAST ASIATIC CO., LTD., COPENHAGEN,

Consignees of cargo for Hong kong per s..." KINA ste bereby notified that owing to the strike for Hongkong will be carried on of cargo and wharf coolies cargo to Shanghai and landed at that

port.

Consignees are therefore re- commended to make the neces- insurance stc. accordingly. The sary Brrangements respecting

cargo will be returned to Hong- kong immediately conditions at this port become settled. MANNERS & BACKHOUSE,

LTD.

Agents, Hongkong, 4th. February, 1922.

of exploiting the weaker peoples for all men, and the conception of the world for the stronger

would have filled him abhorrence."

Sir John Kirk was the second white man to see the Victoria Falls, Livingstone being the first. Together they knelt by the lonely grave of Livingstone's wife; to NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.gether they forced the rapids of the Zambesi, Rovuma, and Shire, faced hostile savages, Livingston's firm and unarmed whom friendliness converted friends; and together they work-

M.V.GLEKAMOY"

s fraudulent

RLS, wrote to Mrs. MacMorland bankrupt is the only thing asking her to order and on his undeniably civilised about me. with behalf to pay for a batch of the I have been ill; I bave done no desired to distribute among his about ruined my father; and sa sforesaid photographs which he work for eight months; I have friends. During his complicated I have never answered a letter illnesses and changes of abode in nor paid a bett, I am, in self- the next 18 months, Stevenson defence, obliged to glory in my had forgotten the small debt thus abssement and wrap myself in incurred, but after his settlement the Pirate Flag. Even my wife, at Hyeres in April, 1883, it sud- I cheat and neglect to keep my wife's conscience and then upon denly thrust itself first upon his hand in. From UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT.

In a better world I may again into his own.

fcd and attire myself in what Owing to the Strike of Cargo ed to cleanse Africa of the slave acknowledge and propose to repay Or perhaps, when I recollect the The letters in which they once I used to call my virtues. and Wharf Coolies, Consignees trade. are hereby notified that Hong- Kiirk's adventures with Living-are intensely characteristic. Mrs.with which I have bostrewed the it have lately come to light and various trunks, boxes and cases kong Cargo will be carried on to stone, however, have somewhat Stevenson begins: What shall fair face of Europe and a con- Shanghai and landed there. Con- overshadowed in popular im-I say, how shall I prostrate my siderable proportion of the states signees are therefore recommend-agination his subsequent work, self before you in an attitude of North America-I may find, ed to make the necessary arrange-for he may not unfairly be called lowly enough for my deserts? in one of them, the aged and meats respecting Insurance, etc. the Father, of modern Hongkong immediately condi- Vice-Consul in Zanzibar.

The Cargo will be returned to Africa. Appointed in 1866 as

East Since I wrote to you last we had leathery remnants of my con- tions here become settled.

many miseries that are cow hap-science. But in the meanwhils waged his warfare with the evil disentangled and looked back, Incarnate, An Unrepentant Bilk pily over. When I got my brain take me for what I am, Devil from this centre till his retire-such a fearful time had elapsed and Bandit, A man who lacks but Frore, had tried to get the Sultan meat twenty-one years later.since your last letter came that I the opportunity to Ruin Empires. His

predecessor. Bir Bartle

did not dare to address you. About Don't try to excuse me; I am to sign the

a month ago a bright thought inexcusable. But write and give abolition of the slave trade, but disagreeable piece of work for your prayers.

for the struck me. I offered to do a very us news; and remember me in,, · unsuccessfuly, Where the form- Mr. Stevenson provided he would

R. L. D. Stevenson.

JARDINE, MATHESON

Agents: "GLENLINE. LTD.

& CO., LTD.

Hongkong, 4th February, 1922.

THE NEW FRENCH REMEDY. THERAPION No. 1 THERAPION No. 2 THERAPION No. 3

No. 1 for Bladder Catarch, No. 2 for Blood Skin Diseases. No, Fiat Chronin. WeskaÆRNOS, Bold by Landing Chemista. Pride in Zagland 3. Dr. LaCiezo Mad. Co, Hareentock Bond, K. 5 London. The Tanda Mach word The 25 the Gots, stamp anisó to azuise packets,

traety

be

Hyeres,

Var,

Franca,

er had failed Sir John Kirk write to you on my behalf and Chalet in Solitude, succeeded, and without the fin- ancial loss which had been fear-waiting, waiting, waiting, ever

make my peace.

I have been ed. A cathedral now stands insince; but slas, you know as well Zanzibar on the site of the old market.

as I what men are." The writer I have added, as you will Sir John is living quietly at husband have lately been meeting signature, a D., fatal capital! Its goes on to say how she and her perceive, a new initial to my Sevenoaks, unhappily blind, but some Dutch people at tea. "They significance, the mind shudders surrounded by his African are very handsoms, the Dutch to conceive.

Tag's Doing His Christmas Planning Early

AND HIS FRIENDS

POR DIYA KNOW WHAT TH GONNA GET YOU FOR CHRISTMAS

HAVENT THE LEAST IDEA,

TAG.

CH-ITS SOMETHING AWFUL, AWFUL

DRETTY, POP.

BY BLOSSER

I GIVE UP TAG * WHAT ARE YOU

EOING TO GIVE

ME?

A NEW SHAVING

MUG WITH GOLD FLOWERS,

ALL AROUND TH

BUT I HAVE ONE JUST UKE "THAT

NO YOU HAVENT→→

TOP AN' EVERYTHING

I JUST DROPPED

IT ON "TH' BATHROOM FLOOR!

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