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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

DALISMO SANIIRDAY

MARCH 13 1923.

CANADIAN

PACIFIC

EMPRESS EXPRESSs

QUICKEST TIME ACROSS THE PACIFIC

17 Days from Hongkong to Vancouver LARGEST, FASTEST & MÖST LUXURIOUS STEAMSHIPS.

Special FARES to EUROPE

·£120 £112 £83 £80 (Payable in Local Currency.)

(BOOKINGS NOW OPEN FOR 1926.)

VICTORIA AND VANCOUVER

via SHANGHAI & JAPAN PORTS. STEAMIES

Fata

Hourlong Shanghal

Kobe

Yokohama

LGAYO

Leave

LETR

Arti

EMPRESS OF CANADA

Mar. 19 Mar. 22

Mar, 25

Mar. 27

Apr. 5

EMPRESS OF RUSSIA

Apr. 2

Apr. 5

Apr. 8

Apr. 10

Apr. 19

EMPRESS OF AUSTRALIA · ÂƑr. 16

Agr. 19

Apr. 22

"Apr. 24,

May 5

EMPRESS OF ASIA

Apr. 30

May 5

May 6

May 6

May 17

EMPRESS OF CANADA

May 14

May 17

May 20

May 22 May 31

KMPRESS OF RUSSIA

May 28

May 31

Jun. 3

Jun. 5 - Jun. 14 |

EMPRESS OF AUSTRALIA

Jun. 11. Jun. 14

Jun. 16

Jua. 19 Jun. 30

EMPRESS OF ASIA

Jun. 25 Jun. 27 "Jun. 30

July 3 July 12

B/Aid B/Russia call at Nagasaki the day after departure from Shanghai).

HONGKONG-MANILA-HONGKONG-SERVICE

Leave

Mangkung

Arrive Hanila

E/CANADA E RUSSIA

Lesvo

Banda

Mor, 14 Mar. 28'

Arrive Hongkong

Mar. 14

Mar, 28

Mar. 16 Mar. 30

Tol. C. 752 Tel. 0. 42.

Cobles: "GACANPAO,"

Cables

NAUTILUS."

Mar. 12 Mar. 26

Passenger Department:

Freight and Expres

درم

SHINYO MARU

TAIYO MARU

"

*+

March 27th.

April 21st..

May 18th.

TOYO KISEN KAISHA

HONGKONG-SAN FRANCISCO LINE

Gention at San Franolado with Southern Paito, Beata Fe & Western Pasido Raltroads

TENYO MARU From Hongkong

REDUCED FARE TO EUROPE.

First Class £120 Cabin Class on Atlantic £112 Second Class £80

CABIN CLASS STEAMERS

REDUCED FARES

"

Honolulu G$215, San Francisco 65290, Europe £110, £102, £100 KOREA MARU (Omit N'saki & Hono) From Hongkong... April 6th. SIBERIA MARU (Omit N'aşki & Hono)..

İKOREA MARU...(Omit N'saki & Huno),,

MIBERIA MARU (Omit N'aaki& Hono),,

THE

FUNNE

BLUE

LINE

REGULAR AND FAST. PASSENGER SERVICES

FREIGHT AND

Marseilles, London, R'dam & H'burg Marneilles, London, B'dam & Glasgow Marseilles, London, B'dam & H'burg Marseilles, London, R'dam & Glasgow

Genoa, Havre, Liverpool & O'gaw Genos, M'las, Havre, Liposi & 'gow, Genoa, M'los, Havre, L'pool & G'gow Genoa, M'lee, Havre, 'L'pool & G'gow -

LONDON SERVICE HELENUS" 23rd Mar. SARPEDON" 7th April. "REEXENOR" 20th April. "PATROCLUB: 5th May, LIVERPOOL SERVICE

TELEMACHUS 20th March. "IXION"

1st April. "TELCER" 20th April. "MENELAUS" 1st May, PACIFIC SERVICE via KOBE & YOKOHAMA, PROTEJILAUS) 16th Mar. TALPHYBIUS" 31st Mar, NEW YORK SERVICE "JASON" 19th March POALCHASTM" 13th Aprit.

PASSENGER SERVICE, --SARPEDON" 7th April: PATROULUS" 5th May. PANTENOR' 2nd June. HEOTO 14th July. "SARPEDON" 8th Sept.

Victoria, Vancouver & Senttia. Victarin, Vancouver & Seattle.

Now York, Buton & Baltimore Boston, New York & Baltimore

Bingapore, Marapilles & London

Singapore, Marcilles & don. Singapore, Maravilles & London. Singaporu, Marseilles & London. Singapore, Marawiles & London.

Also cargo stramera with limited assinger accommodation a

•pecially reduced Isran.

For freight and passage rates and information apply to:-

Butterfield & Swire.

Agents.

JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN-

J.CJL

York Building Hongkong.

May 4th. June 15th.

"...

July 18th.

Steamers

Proceed from San Francisch to Los Angelos with careb only. Proceeds up River and berth alongside Muntetsu wharf at Shanghai

SOUTH AMERICAN LINE

The only Dirent service between Orient and South America via Japan Hawaii, am Franeloop, Los Angeles, Mexico, l'abama. Pagu & Chih.

ANYO MAKU FOKUYO MARU

Arnt at Canton:

From Hongkong

"1

April 14th. May 29th.

Y. TSL T3UMI, Manager.

Toys Kleen Kaisha.

Me are, T. E. GRIFFITH, LTM.

King's Building.

Tel. 0.2374, & 2375

RICAN ORIENTAL

LAIL LINE. 44

Speed and Comfort...

SHORTEST ROUTE TO THE

United States!

SEATTLE & VICTORIA VI

AS PRESIDENT GRANT"

SS. "PRESIDENT MADISON"

·ANGRAI-KOBE-YOKOHAMA

March 17th, 5.00 p.m. .March 29th, 5.90 p.m.

S.S. "PRESIDENT JACKSON”.. April 10th, 5.00 p.m. EUROPE L120-LII2–L110,

First Class on the Pacific. First Ola on American or Canadian Kaslway First Clase and Monoclass on the Atlantic. Oholes of Trans Centmeal Railwaye. Any Line on the Atlantia. Through accorùranda. ting und looking Arranged."

FOR MANILA

SS. PRESIDENT MADISON",

.March 21st, 5.00 p.m. SS. "PRESIDENT JACKSON! ....April 2nd, 5.00 p.m. S.S. RESIDENT MCKINLEY" April 14th, 5.00 p.m.

Through fill of Lading touti Daised Bcates Aut" Onaudian Overland pnie u. Kingwin Panma Canal Lines to Atlantic Ports,

spies of the pupet has file in nur fiffens SEATTLE, CHICAGO. NEW POR

for page and Freight Booking apply to***

Kokpions Gintral 2472, 2478 and 795, No.

at Road,

Hongkong and Bhanghai Bank Building, Ground Floor,

1 Jisalak Illeboat Tjisaroca Thisalak Tjimanoek Tjibodas

LIJN.

Tel. Address-

JAVALYN

Tel. Central 1574.

REGULAR FORTNIGHTLY SERVICE BETWEEN

JAVA, CHINA AND JAPAN.

From

Batavia M'kear Batavia Shanghai N. China Dalny

Via Macassar Via Batavia

Will leave t

Expected onor about on or about i In Port 10th Mar. 14th Mar. 16th Mar. 21st Mar. 24th Mar. 23rd Mar. 25th Mar, 30th Mar. 31st Mar, 30th Mar. 1st April

For.

Soanghai Amoy & 8'hai Shangbai

TRAVEL IN COMFORT

Aboard DOLLAR “PRESIDENT” LINERS

TO EUROPE AND NEW YORK

VIA MANILA, STRAITS, COLOMBO, SUEZ-PORT BAID -ALEXANDRIA NAPLES GENOA MARSEILLES Thence to BOSTON and NEW YORK

Fortnightly Sailings.

Pres. Monroe Pres. Harrison...

Pres. Van Buren

*

Mar. 16-8.00 a.m. Mar. 80-8:00 a.m. Apr. 18-8.00 a.m.

TRANS-PACIFIC SERVICE

'TO SAN FRANCISCO, VIA HONOLULU KOBE AND

YOKOHAMA

Fortnightly Sailings

Mar. 18-5.00 p.m. Mar. 27-5.00 p.m. Apr. 10-5.00 p.m.

Pres. Wilson Pres. Lincoln Pres. Cleveland

Dollar President linera offor you juxurious travel comforts; All atsborooms are outside rooms, well-ventilated and cooled by electrio *fans. They are furnished with beds (not berths), each having an electric reading lamp. Staterooms with private bath predominate, and all have hot and cold running water, The spacious steel awimming tunk is always filled with clean sea water,

Decks are broad, and the use of oil-fuel insures their cleanliness, DOLLAR LINE cuisine is world-famous-varied fare prepare d under the direction of skilled chefs. Orchestra music enlivens the voyage. All these travel advantages are yours when you sail on Dollar Prezident liners.

Pres. Lincoln", Pres. Cleveland Pres. Pierce

TO MANILA

Mar. 19-3.00 p.m. Apr 2-8.00 p.m. Apr. 16-8.00 p.m.

For passenger and freight rates, apply to HONDEONG AND Shanghai BanE BUILDING, GROUND FLOOR, Telephone: Central 2477, 2478 and 795,

DOLLAR

STEAMSHIP LINE

HOLLAND EAST ASIA LINE"

OF THE

United Netherlands Navigation Company,

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

AND

Genoa, Marseilles, Rotterdam, Amsterdam, Hamburg, Bremen and North

Continental Ports.

Batavia Batavia M'ksar & S 'bai

Arrivals From Europe.

8.3. OOSTKERE...

The steamers are all fitted throughout with electric light and have accommodation for a limited number of saloon-passengers. All steamers carry & duly qualified surgeon. Cargo takon ab, through rates to all ports in Netherlands-India and Australia."

For Freight and Passage apply to the

COMPANY. REPORTS.

THE HONGKONG FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY

LIMITED..

Java-China-Japan Lijn.

bad.

FRENCH FINANCES.

NEW MINISTER IS OPTIMISTIC.

Paris, March 12.

ין

It is officially anounced that the M. Raoul Peret, the New Minia- General Managers and Consulting ter of Finance, declared to the Committee of the Hongkong Fire. Petit Parisien that the immediate Insurance Co., Ltd., will recom- mend at the forthcoming Meeting situation of the Treasury is nowise) of Shareholders to be held on 26th

Yesterday, subscriptions to instant, the payment out of the profits. for the year 1924 of a bonds of national defence ex- dividend of $98 per share, ab- ceeded the reimbursements by 74 sorbing $304,000, to pass $100,000 millions. The Minister to credit of Reserve Fund and study rapidly the adjustment of #15,447-7-3, at exchange 2/4 new resources" to the Budget $190,056.09 to credit of Rein- necessities, with a view to laying surance Fund, carrying forward propositions before the Council $590,782.41 in respect of the year 1925.

will

of Ministers at the beginning of next week, and introducing them to the. Chamber in the middle of | the same week.—Havas.

Watson's Dividend. The General Managers of Wat- sons announce that the profit for

London Stone, in Cannon- the twelve months ending 31st. October, 1925, amounts to $105, stroot, London, is nearly 2,000 702.87, which together with the years old. It was erected by the carry forward of $49,728.36 from Romans as a central milestone, the previous year, leaves $155,- or "milliarium," from which all 126.23 available for appropriation. the milestones along the Romun The Directors will recommend roads throughout England at the forthcoming Annual Meet-registered their distances. It was ing of Shareholders that this sum formerly much bigger than it is be allocated as follows:

now. Stow, writing in Qugon

Pay a dividend of 70 cents per Elizabeth's foign, describes it as

ahare on 90,000 shares,

a great stone, pitched upright, Pay a dividend of 52 cents fixed in the ground very deep, per.share on 30,000 shares of and fastened with bars of iron." the New Issue.

The stone was placed in Its pre- Place to Contingency Account sont position in the wallcoft St.

$20,000.

Swithin's Church in 1798nd is protected by a pierced atone | casing and an iron grillö,

Carry forward $56,676.23.

***

Ir

+

9th Mar 6th Apr 4th May:

8.8. OUDERKERK 8.S. ALDEBARAN Sailings for Genoa, Marseilles, R'dan, A'dın, Himbarg & Bramen.

ES. ZOSMA 8.8. OOSTKERK

8.S. OUDERKERK...

***

*

***

24th Mar.

17th Apr. 15th May.

All steamers have a limited accommodation for passengers For Freight, Passage and further particulars please apply to

Tel Central No. 1574.

JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN,

Agents, York Building

SAMPAN PIRACY.

CREW STRANDED ON AN

AND ISLAND.

Bont and Cargo. Stolen.

The theft of a sampan by pirates, which occurred on Feb- ruary, 26, was reported to the Water Police yesterday, whin the oer of the sampan returned to the Colony on board a fishing junk.

The man in question, Ho Fu, states that with a crew of thres men ho loft Tai 0, Lantao, on February 26 for Yung Kee, |Heungshan district. They had on board a cargo of 26 piculs of salt fah, and departed at B`p.m.

About 10,30 pm. when they were near Tong Ho, and In Chin- ese watars, they saw a boat ap- proaching them. It came close, and his boat was called on to stop. The other boat came alongside and one of the seven men it con- tained pointed a rifle and ordered them to stop. They did so, and the men came on board. They cast loose their own boat and having made him and his crow prisoners in the stern, Bailed the boat away.

They went to Tong Ho, and there landed the master and his crew, and sailed away in the direc- tion of Macao.

Next day, the marooned men wandered round the jaland and cáme upon a matshed in which they discovered an old fisherman to be living. They stayed with him for seven days, at the end of which time a fishing junk called. They were taken on board, and returned by her to Hongkong yesterday.

The master values his boat at $75, the fish at $175, and clothes that were on board at $10, a total loss of $260,

FRANCO DEPARTS.

CEREMONIAL FAREWELL TO ARGENTINE,

Buenos Aires, March 12. After az Impressive ceremony, when the aviator. Franco present- led the aeroplane in which he crossed the Atlantic to the Argen tine Government, he embarked on a cruiser for Spain, being given a tremendous ovation.-Reuter’a American Serpice.

London, 17th February--A piquant sidelight on how one'e social position can be marketed with considerable profits is revealed in the bankruptcy- examination

James of Mr. Durham, an ex-diplomat, who married Lady Agnes, a sister of General Townsend. Mr. Durham stated in his evidence. that ho was an unpaid attache in the Berlin Embassy for three years before the war. He had inherited nothing. He admitted that Sir Laurence Phillips, who received a baronetcy in 1915 had advanced him £8,000 for social and other assistance, and that he had acquirod, similar commissions from other society aspirants

THE HONGKONG & WHAMPOA DOCK CO., LTD.

TELEGRAPHIO ADDRESS "MANIFESTO," HONGKONG

Codes Used A1, A.B.O. Fifth Edition, Engineering, First and Second Edition,

Western Union and Watkins.

Dock Owners, Ship Builders, Marine and Land Engineers, Boiler Makers, Iron and Brass Founders, Forge Master, Electricians,

Twin-Screw Ocean-going Tag and Salvage Steamer

“Henry Keswick"

Built engined and equipped complete by The Hongkong & Whampoa Dook Co., Ltd., Hongkong, For their own servies, 1921, Length 185' E.P., Breadth 84' (m) depth 17′ (m) 1.E.P. 2000 Fitted with slectrically driven submersible and centrifugal pumps, air compressor, wirolour beachlight aur all modern appliances for Salvage Work,

Plases address enquirirs to the Chief: Manager, C

R.M. DYER, I. 8e. M.IN‚A', Kowloon Dock, HongkonG..

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