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-Shipping Europe, Australian, and other Ports. P. & 0.-BRITISH INDIA, APCAR AND EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN LINES.

(COMPANIES in corporated in ENGLAND) TO Straits, Java and Burma, Ceylon India, Feralan Gulf, West Indies. Mauritius, East & South Africa, Australiasin, including, Hew Zealand & Queensland Ports, Red Sea, Farát, Europe, Etc.

Destination

PENINSULAR I GRIENTAL FORTNIGHTLY DIRECT- ROYAL MAIL. STEAMERS. UNDER CONTRACT WITH H. K. GOVERNMENT.)

From Hong- 9.6.

Tons

kong (about) KAISAR-I-HIND 11,430 | 20 Bapt. noon

16,696 SOUDAN PESHAWER 7,943

1st Oct.

MOREA

.10,011

SICILIA

0,613

KASBBAR

8,840

SARDINIA

0,684

KARMALA

9,098

MANTUA

10,902

SOUDAN

KRIVA

SICILIA

14th. Opt. 18th Oct. 27th Oct.

1st Nov. 25th Nov. 29th Nov. 13th Doo. 6,696 23rd Doo. 9,195 27th Dec. 11,089 10th Jan, 1925

6,813 20th Jan. „

-KALYAN-

MOREA

KASHMIR MALWA

MACEDONIA

9,11824th Jan, 10,911 7th Fab... 6,963 21st Feb., 10,041 1 7th Mar. ..

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1934.

Shipping to Europe, Australia, and other Ports,

COAST SHIPPING.

INDO CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION Co., Ltd.

WORLD OF INSECTS.

Inventions Surpass Those of Man.

Mr. Charles A. David-writes In the American Magazine: ...The more you learn about in- seate the mors' miracles' you are going to run across. There in the farmor ant' that koops cows of its own, the grasshopper that Sallings.

Dings himself into the air and 13th Sept. at 3p.m.,olloks his heels together for the 14th Bopt. at 10a.m. 15th Sept. at 5 p.m. 17th Sept." at noon, 17th Bøpt, at 10 sim 19th Sept. at 10 a.mi,

21st Sept, at 7 a.. 21at Sopt. at -7 a.m.

22nd Sept, at. 3 p.m. 24th Sept. at 10 a.m. 25th Sept, at 3 p.m...

1st Oct. at 1 pm

SAILINGS BURJECT TO ALTERATION. Destination.

Steamer. MANILA...................Locsang

Sat. 8HANGHAI via Swatow Fooshing Sun, Mon. BANGKOK via Swatow Hopsaug TIENTSIN .....................................Chipshing | T'TAŬ via S'tow & S'hal Taksang SHANGHAI via S'tow Loksang KOBE vs Ehai & Moff, Horing am.HAIPHONG is Holhow Mingsang

Wod. Wed. Fri. Bun

Sun

Mon.

Wod.

Thurs.

Wed.

HÄILINGS BÚBJECT TO ALTERATION. - VICTORIA, SEATTLE # VANCOUVER via Skanghai & Jesan pertu, Through Bills of Lading issued to all Overland Common Points in U.S.A. and Cazade, Through passage rates to Europa via Amurión 0, 1405, 0, 5420, 0, 1440

KAGA MARU....

Friday, 28th Sept. ITO MARU

Wednesday, 15th Oct. MARSEILLES, LONDON & ANTWERP via Singapore & Ports,

KATORI MARU

Wednesday, 8th Oct. KAMO MARU

Wednesday, 24th Sept, at 11 HAMBURG via LONDON & ROTTERDAM & Ports.

́MITO MÁRU

Friday, 26th Sept. LIVERPOOL vis MARSEILLES & VALENCIA.

TSURUGA MARU ... (Calls Glasgow) DELAGOA MARU ...

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| M'les, London & Antwerp S'pore, Pang, Obo & B'bay Milos, London & Antwerp M'les, London & Antwerp B'poro, Pang, O'bo & B'bay! Miles, London & Antwerp{ S'pore, P'ang, C'bo & B'bay Mlos, London & Antworp M'les, London &. Antworp S'poro, P'ang, U'bo & B'bay Mles, London & Antwerp SYDNEY & MELBOURNE via Manils & Ports. M'los, London & Antwerp S'pore, Fang, C'bo & B'bay Mlos, London & Antworp M'los, London & Antworp M'los, London & Antworp M'ler, London & Antwerp

S'pore, Penang & Calcutta S'pore, Penang. & Calcutta S'pore, Fonang & Calcutta

SAILINGS (South)

BRITISH INDIA-APCAR_SAILINGS (South) FILAWA

10,000 16th Sept. -VAIREA ----- ---8,500. 3rd Oct. 25th Oct. 6,494 TA ADA

EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN

6,000 1st Oct. 4,500 29th Oct.

ARAFURA

ST. ALBANS

EASTERN

4,000 20th Nov,

(Manila, 9'kan, Thursday Is., Townsville, B'bane, Sydney and Melbourne..

Frequent commetton from Loriralla vith the following 1-

- Cầu Bạion 8.8. Company's Monegra 30 the United Kingdom vis How Tunland, Yanchutig dik

"kwat #0. Hayal Wall ejsumers to Fondon vin Buen Chani.

10. Branch Karvins of steamiere so London vin ibe Unse

The Tom Zadland Shipping On.'s utanture for Southampton and London via Pazhasè Caus),

SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI & JAPAN.

Shanghai, Moji & Kobe

Shanghai, Moji & Kobo

KOREA

10,911

19th Sept.

KASHGAR

8,840

3rd Oct.

Shanghai, Moji & Kobe

SICILIA

6,813

4th Oct.

ST. ALBANS

4,500

4th Oct,

Moji & Koba

TA ADA

6,949

6th Oct.

MALWA

10,941

18th Oct.

Moji & Kobo

| Shanghai, Moji & Kobe

All dates are approximate and subject to alteration without notice.

WIRELESS ON ALL STEAMERS.

Parcals Measuring not more than 21ft x 2ft x 1ft. will be received at the Co.'s Office up to noon on the day previous to sailing.

For Fassage Rates, Handbooks, Freights, sto., apply to

MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & Co.,

$1. Des Voeux Road, Central.

Agents.

GLEN AND SHIRE.

JOINT SERVICE OF STEAMERS.

U. K., STRAITS, CHINA & JAPAN Service.

UTWARDS.

30th Sept,

Vessel,

Dne Hongkong

GLENSA DA

GLASHANE

GLENGARRY

OLENAPP

7th Oct.

16th Oct. 30th Oct.

HOMEWARDS.

Vessel. Leaves Hongkong. PEMBROKESHIRE 14th Bopt. London, Rotterdam & 'burg. 28th dept, London, Rotterdam & H'burg 11th Oct. GLENOGLE

London, Rotterdam & H'burg

GLENIFFER

Movements are subject to change without notice, Fer freight or further particulara plonso apply to

JARDINE MATHESON & CO., LTD. AGENTS THE GLEN LINE, LTD.

Telephone Contral No. 215, sub-ox. 25 and 3696.

ASUTRALIAN ORIENTAL LINE. HONGKONG TO PHILIPPINES & AUSTRALIAN PORTS. BAILING (SUBJECT TO ALTERATION).

3basinar.

TAIYUEN CHANGSHA

Arrives Hongkong from Australia.

5th Oct. 31st Oct.

TANGO MARU

YOSHINO MARU

AWA MARU

the

Friday, 12th Sept. Sunday, 28th Sept.

Wednesday, 17th Sopt. at 11a.m.. Wednesday, 15th Oct.

NEW YORK and/or BOSTON via PANAMA, BUENOS AIRES via Singapore, Durban & Capo Town.

Friday, 7th Sept, at noon"

Monday, 15th Sept. Monday.

29th Sept.

BOMBAY via Singapore & Colombo.

BADO MARU

CALCUTTA vin Singapore, Penang & Bangcon.

TOKUSHIMA MARU...

YAMAGATA MÁRU

CALOUTTA KARU

JAVA & CALCUTTA.

TASMANIA MARU

NAGASAKI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA,

YOSHINO MARU

SHANGHAI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA.

Friday,

Friday,

19th Sept. 19th Sept.

Thursday,

2nd Oct.

Friday, 12th Sept. at daylight

MOJI MARU............ (Moji, Kobo & Y'hama) Saturday, 13th Sopt.. TAJIMA MARU (Calls Moji & Osaka) Wednesday, 17th Sept. OSAKA HARU (Moji, Kobe & Onska) Monday,

22nd Sept. KASHIMA MARU

Tuesday, 23rd Bopt. NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA,

T. YAMAMOTO, Manager.

+4

For further information apply to ---- Tal. Central Nos. 298, 293 & 2422.

DODWELL & CO., LTD.

9.5.

NEW YORK BERTH.

FOR NEW YORK & BOSTON via SUEZ. BOWES CASTLE"

Sailing about 24th Sopt.

LLOYD TRIESTINO.

REGULAR MONTHLY PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE FOR BRINDISI, VENICE

AND TRIESTE (PIUMB).

TAKING, CARGO ON THROUGH BILL OF LADING TO GENOA, ALL ITALIAN, LEVANT, BLACK SEA AND DANUDE PORTS.

REDUCED PASSAGE RATES TO BRINDISI,

VENICE OR TRIESTE.

£66.

NEXT SAILINGS,

OUTWARD FOR SHANGHAI, YOKOHAMA, KOBE AND MOJI.

pure joy of living, the tatydid that site up all night to have the last word in a family quarrol, the praying mantis that lunches on her lovers, the orlokot that plays for hours his one-string tiddio, the mud daubers that oblon forms spiders so that they will keep fresh until nooded, and no on down the list,

STRAITS & Calcutta...... Fooksang T'TAO via S'tow & &'bai Tingsang STRAITS & Caloutta......Namsang SANDAKAN

.Misang

Some of the important invon. Calcutta Lines-This Line now affords regular sailings to Caloutta, tions claimed by man have been Penang and Singapore: Returning from Calcutta steamers borrowed from some little craw proceed via Straits and Hongkong to Japan occasionally ling things that just neglected to "calling at Shanghai. --- SPIN BYN annorungky have them patented. The diving All steamers Have excellent passenger socommodation, are fitted boll is nothing loss than an in- with Electric Light & Fana & carry a fully qualifed Burgeon. fringement on the work of u Shangbai. Liso 1-Ballings approximately every three day between water spider. It first makes a Canton & Shanghai, sometimes calling at Swatow. Through tent of waterproof silk, anchorsit tickets can be obtained and through Bills of Lading are lasued to the bottom of a pond, and car.

rios down bubbles of air until the all to Northern and Yangturo Porta via Shanghai, spol.

-The self-closing door spring is

| Manila-Lluss—A-weekly service is maintained with Manila by water is forced out. Then it vessels with good passenger accommodation, sailings from moves in with 400 or 500 children and spends the winter in perfost both ports every Saturday at 11·m.m. Balphong Lice-Sailing approximately weekly for passengers and comfort.

cargo, calling at Hofhow both ways. Borneo Lines Fortnightly sailings to and from Sandakan by two another device taken from the 5,000 ton steamara 8.5. " HINSANG" & "MAUSANG" both spider. The spider makes a por- steamers having excellent passenger accommodation. Cargo fectly round hole in the ground taken on through Bill of Lading for. Endat, Jassalton, about two inches deep and lines it with oilk. Then it fashione a Labuan, Tawao and Lahad Datu,

Tientsia HireA regular service is run from March to November circular door that fits the opening

between Hongkong & Tientsin occasionally calling at Wel-exactly. One odgo of the door ir.

lashed to the silk lining with halwol & Chefoo: Bangkok Listi—A waakly service is provided batween Hongkong an elastlo wob, so that when the & Bangkok, via Swatow, by five steamers fitted with up-timate goes in or out the door

Blame but behind her. date passenger accommodation.

CÁLCUTTA

LINE.

5.5. "Kutsang" will be despatched on or about Tuesday. 9th Sept, at 3 p.m. for SINGAPORE, PENANG & CALOUTTA.

Through Bill of Lading fasued to RANGOON, PORT SWETTENHAM & MADRAS & DUTCH EAST INDIES.

For Freight or Paneage apply to ~—- ..

Telephone Central No. 215.

JARDINE MATHESON & Co., Ltd.

General Managers.

DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. HONGKONG & SOUTH CHINA COAST PORTS SERVICE, Regular Service of Fast, High Class: Coast Steamere having good accommodation for First Class Passengers. Eleotrio Light and Fens in state-rooms and Saloon and Excellent Cusine.

The art of paper making was fitohed from the wasp, who has boon making paper out of wood pulp from time immomoral.

The common boe has boon doing something that no chemist had boon able to accomplish. Shẹ gathers the pootar from flowers and stores it in a bag- liko contraption. By the time sho gets back to, the hive the noctar, by somo subtle alchemy |of nature, has been changed into honey—a entirely different fluid. All wo know is that it was noetar, and now it is honay and wo doubt if the bee herself knows much more.

courting with a lantern, hold o The lightning bog, that goes

secret which if understood, would revolutionize the lighting of the world: The light it makes in undor porfoot control; generates no heat, and is oitself gnorated by no power than can be located.

The motion was withdrawn.

Sails about 30th Sept.

"DUCHESSA D'AOSTA "

S.S. "GERANIA "

9.8. "ROSANDRA

9.8. "NUMIDIA "

Sails about 30th Oct. Sails about 23rd Nov. Salls about 30th Nov. Bails about 23rd Doo. Balls about 30th Doc.

For Swatow, Amoy and Foochow and Returns, (Occupying 9 to 10 days.) Steamships. Captain.

Leaving.

·f-Halhong......... |-Ellis-Walker.............. | FRI... · 12th Sept. - ---3 p.żo.

Halfoong...W. B. Turnbull... TUES, 16th Sept. st

1 p.m. Haining ... W. C. Passmore FRI., 19th Sept.. at 5 p.zo.

Calling at Bwatow for Passengers only. Arrivals and Departures from the Co.'s Wharf (near Blake Pier.

For Freight and Passage, apply to

MOUNT EVEREST PLANTS.

1

6.3. "PERSIA "

9.8.

S.S. "VENEZIA "

HOMEWARD FOR BRINDISI, VENICE AND TRIESTE.

Lovo H'kong for

'le, S'kan, Thurs. Is. & Alian Ports.

10th Oct.

4th Nov.

S.S. "LACONLA " 8.8. FIUME-L" S.S. "PERSIA "

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8.8. "DUCHESSA D'AOSTA" S.8. "GERANIA"

Sail, about 4th Oct. Sails about Sails about Bails about Sails about

6th Oct. 6th Nov. 7th Dec. 31st Dec.

KP M

this steamer is fitted with Refrigerating machinery, ensuring

a plentiful supply of ice, fresh provisions etc. and has superior

NATAL LINE OF STEAMERS.

accommodation with Electric Light throughout and Electric Fansin | FROM CALCUTTA, COLOMBO TO SOUTH AFRICAN PORTS. the State-rooms. A duly qualified Dootor is carried. Roduoad Faros, Cargo booked through to all Australian, New Zealand and Tax- manian ports.

For Freight and Passago apply to

Telephons Central No. 36,

Butterfield & Swire. (JOHN SWIRE & SON, LTD.)

Agente,

HOLLAND EAST ASIA LINE

OF THE

United Netherlands Navigation Company.

Regular four-weekly service betwood Japan, Vladivostock, China, Hongkong, Manila, Singapore

AND

Rotterdam, Amsterdam, Hamburg, Bremen

and North Continental Ports.

"Sailings for Rotterdam, Amsterdam, Hamburg-&-Bremen.

8.8. BOEROE

8.8. 00BTKERK...

་་

6.8." UMSINOA”

I

Sailing about 30th Septembor." Regular Passenger and Cargo Service to South African Porta. Through Bills of Lading issued from Hongkong.

For Freight or Passage on any of the above Lines apply to 1—

DODWELL & CO., LTD.

Agents.

Telephone Central 1030.

· ELLERMAN &

CO TE

13.80

BUCKNALL

STEAMSHIP

COMPANY, LTD.

- Projected Ballings from Hongkong

pimenti Subject to alteration.

City of Pekin 30th Sept. Marseillos, L'den, R'dam, H'burg & Hull

PASSENGER SERVICE.

3rd October.

3rd November.

5 City of Lahore

. City of Laborg

23rd 8 ptember.

City of Karachi

Outward Bound Steamers due to Arrive Hongkong.

8.8. COSTEERK due here on the

...

WA 8.8. SOBIEDIJK..........

8.8% OUDERKERK ...

9.8. OLDEKERK....

11

End of October. End of Novembor." End of December..

"All steamers have a limited accommodation for passsangėra“).

For Freight, Passage sad farther particulars planan apply. KRAVA CHINA JAPAN LIJN,

“Agenta. York ding.

„Tai, Cantrel No. 1574.

26th Oot. Shanghai & Japan.

4th Dec.“ Marsellies, London, etc. 29th Jan. Marecilles, London, oto. 1st Mix, Marseilles, London, etd. A. Clueso) B Clane

$ City of Baroda

that hực FARES TO LONDON."

Single 1st Class A £18, B 484 | Bingle Ind, Class A £63. B £56

'Starinaša Salont©Psásnym 268; 7

HOLYOAK

TV / CO. LTD. THB BANK-LINE, LTD/

Tal Central 780)

Douglas Lapraik & Co.,

General Managera.

KONINKLYKE PAKETVAART

ZSCHAPPIJ.

Navigation Co. of Batavia,

VAN CLOON

will be despatched on 12th Sept. SINGAPORE, PENANG & BELAWAN DEli direct, Offer excellent loon Accommodation, all lower berths, English Cuisine, doctor carried, wireless telegraph

1st. CLASS FARE to SINGAPORE $100.00%

Brought Home By First Expeditions. Although few visitors are aware of the fact, several plants are now growing at Kew Gardens which were brought home by the first two Mount Everest expoditions, says a writer in a London paper.

Most of these are in the fine rook garden, but an interesting specimen is to be found among the rhododendrons. This is a wild rhododendron which",was 'found growing at a height of no less than 20,000 foot on the slopes of Mount Everest.

Until this specimen was found it was not believed that any plant life was to be found at a greater height than 16,000₫61⁄2, 17,000 feet. It has been tended with the utmost caro at Kew`und is'now doing", very wall

In connection with the Royal Fasket Nav. Co. (KPM) plants in the rock garden brought services to all destinations in the Netherlands East Indies.

Agente: JAVA CHINA JAPAN, LIJN, Telephone Central No. 1574 York Building, Charter Boad.

M

MESSAGERIES MARITIMES

Mall Blenmers-

There are two or three alpino

from Mount Everest The most interesting is the Caltha Boaposs, the roots of 'whhh_ |dug at a height of 17,000 fast.

Another, which was found at 14,000 feet, and will flower lu | August, is the Hooker Scabius.""

_TOKU,

IES MARITIMES M An interesting plant, which hav

'SERVICES" CONTRACTULS

PAUL LECAT ANDRE LEBON AMBOIBE CHANTILLY PORTHOS -AMAZONE

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Next BaillageO. - from Marsellian

14th Aug. 28th Aug. 11th Gopt. 25th Sept

Pro. arr. at Hiz. and Balling for S'hal Japon

Fra. Malling from 'bong --

for M'Bes

the writer in the pleasant bor baceous nursery close to Museum 1V. It is a prímula "talled the Sikkim.cowalip, and grows to a dinum —u goi làth Sept height of between two and three

Van -es kr28th Sept. 15th Sept 11th Oct. This was brought home by the foot, with bright yellow flowOIS. 29th Sept 26th Oot. 14th Catowy 9th Nov.

plant sxpediton, and is said to grow 28th Oct. 1693rd Nov,wery freely at height of between | 12,000, and 14,000,– (apt in the RATES OF PASSAGE. MONEY TO MARSEILLES.ASP Himalayas, "^^fu (including Table Wine and free Doctor's attendance) g 1. Tat Class £95,0,0 B. Claus }}+ Ist Class 283,0,0" Biasaners · J 2nd Clam: £68,0,0 Steamers) 2nd Class £260.0.0 Through Tickets to London and Leading Towiä ef Burope. Accommodation reserved in the trains at Marabillas, GAME LIGNE COMMERCIALES (CARGO-BOATS) casa

·8.8" 0/P/LECOCO"= from Dunkiske London-Hazre Metode ever due to arrive about Srz wjektör i

For full particulars apply to

it'sléphane

“NOTORIOUS GAMBLERS.

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