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ADMIRAL

LINE

ORIENTAL

The fast "Short Route".

to the United States!

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPE,

S.S. "PRESIDENT MCKINLEY".

will sail

AUGUST 19th—6.00a.m.

for

SEATTLE and VICTORIA

via.

SHANGHAI-KOBE-YOKOHAMA

Heavy baggage to be delivered to the ship 4.00 p.m., August 18th. ADMIRAL ORIENTAL LINE

Talophoio Contral 2477, 2478 and 795, No. 4 Des Voeux Road,

"Hồngkong and Shanghai Bank Building, Ground Floor.

ON TIMETABLE" SCHEDULE

Dollar President" liners are the first in history 10 maintain “timetablo' schedules for worldwide occan traffic, comparabio to railway schedulés ashoro. -Phis, dépendable service enables you to perfect deliņite travel plans, to count

Jurely on making rail and steunship connections.

Dollar liners in trans-Pacific service offer two sailings each month, reaching San Francisco yin Shanghai, Kobo, Yokohamia and Honolulu. Dollar linern afford four filings each month to Manila; thence to Singapore and beyond, round-the-world, on fortnightly schedule.

All-outside-staterooms are big factors in Dollar Line popularity. Suites { de luxe are such as you would expect on ships that maintain the famoyi Dollar Line cuisine. Desks and social halls are spacious. "You will enjoy travel on these clean oil-buraing liners,

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TO EUROPE AND NEW YORK

VIA MANILA-STRAITS-COLOMBO—SUEZ-PORT SAID

—ALEXANDRIA—NAPLES-GENOA —MARSEILLES,

"Thence to BOSTON and NEW YORK

Fortnightly Sailings;

Pres. Hayes..............

Pres. Polk......

Pres. Adams

Aug. 17-8.00 n.m.

Aug. 31-8.00 a.m. Sept. 14 8.00 a.m.

TRANS-PACIFIC SERVICE

-TO-SAN FRANCISCO, VIA HONOLULU, SHANGHAI,

Pres. Cleveland

Fres; Pierce

Pros. Taft

KOBE AND YOKOHAMA

Fortnightly Sallinge

Aug. 29-12 noon Sept. 12-12 noon Sept. 26-12 noon

TO MANILA

Pres. Hayes Pres. Cleveland

Pres. Polk

Aug. 17-8,00a.m. Aug. 20-3.00p.m... ........ Aug. 31-8.00 a.m.

For passenger and freight rates, apply to

Dollar Steamship Line

HONGKONG AND BHANGHAI BANK BUILDING, GROUND FLOOK,

Telephone: Central 2477, 2478 and 786.

INDO CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION Co., Ltd.

SAILINGS SUBJECT TO ALTERATION. Dostination.

Steamer.

Sailings.

CHINKIANG via S'haiYuensang Tues. 17th Aug, at 7am.. TSINGTAU via S'hai. Kwongsang Wod. 18th Aug at noon.

OSAKA S'hai Moji & Kobo:

TIENTSIN

HAIPHONG

SANDAKAN

TSINGTAU via S'hai

STRAITS & Caloutta

HAIPHONG

'STRAITS & Calcutta TSINGTAU via S'hai

SANDAKAN

TIENTSIN KOBE via Moji

STRAITS & Caloutta

Kutsong, Fri. 20th Aug at 7am. Choongshing

Sun. 22nd Aug at 7 a.m. Mingsang Sun. 22nd Aug at 8 am. Hinsang Tues, 24th Aug at . 2 p.m. Hopsang

Wod. 25th Aug at noon.

MONDAY, AUGUST – 16, 1926.

ELLERMAN & BUCKNALL STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. AMERICAN & MANCHURIAN LINE.

"CITY OF BARODA

(8670 tons d.wi

The above Steamer having accommodation for over 100 First" Class possongest will be despatched Via Philippines, Straits, Colombo and Suez Canal on 5th November 1926, for NEW YORK where she is due to arrive on 3rd January, 1927.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

THE

THE BANK LINE, LTD.

LONDON'S "SECRET

SERVICE."

FINDING THE "BLACK,

SHEEP" TRADE.

coniugd. Warnings are not offen CHANGSHA'S BANDITS.

necessary nowadays, and prosecu

tions are rarely made: Indeed, the London shopkeeper in general

MANAGER OF ASIATIC

han a very good name for fair PETROLEUM CO. CAPTURED. dealing

Hankow, Aug.14

So has the street trader; but there are black ancep in every Mr. J. W. Moore, Installation Kensington street that caused pass-of woights and measures to baby bandits yesterday morning. A There was a little incident in a flock, and so you find the inspector Banager of the Asiatic Petroleum Company at Changsha, was taken

crg-by some wonder. A fast motor-exceedingly wide-awake person van drew up suddenly, and from full of knowledge of all the tricks demand for ransom of $40,000 was it there stepped an individual wha¦ and dodges practised by the later sent to the Company's office accosted the drivers of two controgues.

A Quick Eye for Suspects,"

Picture him entering a atreat

at Changsha, the capture threaton- Ing that if this was not paid, Mr. Moore would be killed at noon to- dny. The British Consul at.. Changsha is making urgent re

carts. This: individual examined the, carter's documents, and then eclected certain sacks of coal from the cart which the carters obediently brought to the motor-market in the Eust. End, He has representations to the Changsha

a quick eye for suspects, and some authorities.

Woodlark Fired On.

jyan,

BLUE FUNNELS

LINE

REGULAR AND FAST PASSENGER SERVICES

FREIGHT AND

LONDON SERVICE WASPHALIÓN" 24th Aug. “SARPEDUM** 8th Sept. HELENUS" 21st Sept, "CALCHAS Eth UCL.

Marsailles, London, Rian & 'burg Marseilles, London, R'dam &Glasgow. Marseilles, London, R'dan & Il'burg Barseilles, Londen, I'dem &. it 'burg

"LIVERPOOL SERVICE

"EURYADES 20th Aug. Genon, Haere. Liverpool & Glasgow. TELEMACHUS 20th Sept. Genco, Havre, Liverpool & Glasgow "ATREUS

20th Oct. Benga, Havie, Liverpool & Clasgow

PACIFIC SERVICE

via KOBE & YOKOHAMA, "PROTESILAUS" 26th Aug. Victoria. Vancouver & Santtle "TALTHYBIUS 16th Sept. · Victoria, Vancouver & Seattle.

NEW YORK SERVICE "DEUCALION" 27th Aug

Now York, Boston & Baltimore 10th Supt. New York, Boston & Baltimora.

"ANTILOCHUS”

PASSENGER SERVICE

SARPEDON

Bth Sept., "PATROCLUS" 2015 Oct. PANTENOR": 17th Nov,

*HECTOR"

15th Deo,

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Singapore, Marseilles & London. Singapore, Marseilles & London. Singaporu, Marseilles & London. Singapore, Marseilles & London.

Also cargo atenmera with limiten pussenger accommodation at specially reduced ratus.

For freight and passage ratos and information apply to :-

Butterfield & Swire.

"Agente.

CANADIAN TILLAL

EMPRESS

PACIFIC

EXPRESS

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17 Days from Hongkong to Vancouver LARGEST & FASTEST STEAMSHIPS

Special FARES to EUROPE £120-2112 263

VICTORIA AND VANCOUVER

via SHANGHAI & JAPAN PORTS.

Honghong Shanghai Koba Kokuhama

Leave Leave LORTO LEAYO

STEAMERS

EMPRESS OF ASIA

EMPRESS OF CANADA EMPRESS OF RUSSIA EMPRESS OF ASIA EMPRESS OF CANADA · EMPRESS OF RUSSIA

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Aug.19 Aug. 22 Aug. 25 Aug. 28

Yan'vor Arrive

Sept. 6

Sept. 3 Sept. 5 Sept. 8 Sept. 11 Sept. 20 Sapt. 16 Sept. 19 Sept. 22 Sept.25. Oct. 4 Oct. 14 Oct. 17 Oct. 20 Oct 23 Nov. 1

Oct. 29 Oct. 31 Now. 3 Hov. 6 Nov. 15 Nov. 11 Nov. 14 Nov. 17 Nov. 20 Nov. 29, (E/Asia and E/Russia call at Nagasaki the day after departure from Shanghai) HONGKONG-MANILA-HONGKONG-SERVICE

: Leave

Hongkong

Arrive.

Manila

Logre Manila

Arrive Hongkong Aug. 11

Aug. 13 EPASIA Aug. 14 Aug. 16 Aug. 15 Aug. 27 "E/CANADA Aug. 28 Aug 30

Passenger Department Fraight and Express 7

Tel, C. 752; Tel. C. 42.

MARKET TROUBLE.

FALSE ALARM OF FIRE.

CablesGACANPAQ.

Cable: NAUTILUS."

Johnston of blo Hongkong Tele- phone Company, hoard the tall-' holder blowing a Police whistle and before ascertaining the actual cause of the trouble went home and res

Kumsang. Wed. 25th Aug at 3 p.m. An incident at the Yaumati

Lecsang Sun. 29th Aug at 8 am. Market on Saturday evening, when ported to hor master that the mar Namsang Mon, 30th Aug at. 3 p.m. Yatshing Wed. 1st Sept at noon.

a coolie is said to have threatened, ket was on "fro..

a atal holder with a dagger and Mr. Johnaton immediately com-

Mausang Wed, 1st Sept at 2p.m. domided three dollars, gavo risomunicated with the Brigade and

noon.

Chipshing Fri. 3rd Sept at

Laisang Tues., 7th Sept.at 7am. Fooksung Wed. 15th Sept at 3p.m. For freight or passage apply to

JARDINE MATHESON & CO. LTD. Telephone 215. Contral

General Managers

to the alarm being given that nong engine was soot to the market fire had occurred, with the result that a message was sent to the where it was discovered that the Fire Station and an enging de arm was false. spatched to the scene.

The alloged intimidator, however,

Whilst in the vicinity of the was later arrested by an Indian market, an amah employed by Mr. constable.

The driver of the van hud open-of them recognise him. But he ed it at the back to disclose a is so irregular in hie visita-you Delayed reports from up. river weighing machine suitable for never know when to expect him. state that H. M. S. Woodlark sacks of coal." The weights of He moves in the crowd when the despatched from Hankow to the sacks proved satisfactory market is busy, and presently his Changsha, was fired on by Tang when tested, and presently the practised eye, watching scales in Seng-ch's troops on August 10 motor-van-a" plain van with no uso, obeerves a thin strip of leanneur Yochow. The Woodlark did thing to identify it drove away.wrapped round- one, beam of a not return the fire. There were It was all very mysterious to the acale; or ho notices weights in no casualties, but a bullet passed. onlookers, and it gave the carters use that have an irregular look through a sailor's helmet. After food for thought. For this indi- or he observes that a bushel arrival at Changsha, the matter vidual with the black van had measures seems to be short of the was reported to the Admiral, who come upon them "out of the blue," proper dimensions.

demanded an apology from the -with--legal powers to test their

There was an occasion when an Governor, which it is stated was sacks for short weight.

inspector was spotted" by a delivered shortly afterwards. trader who had reason to fear Router

Protecting the Buyers. This inspection of the sale

his scrutiny. Quickly the trader

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removed a couple of faked weights diameter, and pint measures with of--but not quickly enough to folla false inside cunningly fitted." coal is one of London's many pro-the inspector.. "Come on, let's There are even apothecaries' mea- tective services, organised by the have 'em. I saw you pick 'em up." suring glasses with forged proof Public Control' Departinent of the said the inspector.

marks-one of them 25 per cent. at London County Council. The The trader, one hand behind fault when filled...... coul officers," "eiglit in number, are his back, affected innocence, and When an inspector goes visiting Hable to pop up unexpectedly in even as he did so passed the de-shops he rides in a car which is any corner of the County of Lon-ficient weights to a hand behind fully equipped with avoirdupois den, and not only do they protect him that secretly touched his, and grain weighta, troy and apo. the public against short weight, Alas for him, the hand belonged thecaries weights, mensurce of but they are occasionally by means not to his own accomplice, but to length, measures of capacity, and. of disclosing to merchants frnudu- the inspector's assistant!

scales for every checking purpose. lent practices on the part of em In the oflice of one inspector His weights and measures are ployees. Over 30,000 examina-of weights and measures I have certified copies of the standards tions of coal in transit, or being seen # museum collection of at his office. He has to know. actually delivered, are made in à fraudulent scales and weights, every sort of scale recognised by the fruit of several years of the Board of Trades ancient and Premises from which coal is vigilance. Here are pound modern. sont out are also liable to surprise weights hallowed our and stuffed

Weighing a Hair. inspections, Records show that with cork, flat brass weights For testing weights and mea- some of these premises, which in with concave bottoms, "ion" sures London number over a thousand, weights of the requisite shape atus which will weigh accurately at his office he has apar-" are inspected more than once in and bulk hut made of a much anything from a hair of one's. lighter metal, and a marine storehead (one of mine turned his most Ninety-nine tradera out of dealer's weight that was a pound delicate scale at 017 of a grain) every hundred probably deal fair- and a half heavier than it pre-to a lorry and its load. At this ly with their customers; but the tened to be a weight, he used office there are men who do no other man has to be watched, and when buying old clothes for rags thing all day but test half-pint 80 14 inspectors, covering the

year.

a" your,

County of London. mako 70,000 Burpride calls in a year on shops

trade,

Tricks of the Rogues.,

Short-Weight Dodges.

tumblers with water and sand- blast on to those found correct

and other premises engaged in The collection of faulty scales the L.C.C. proof mark.

is still more surprising. One London's protective services in- Between them they also make scale, used on a street stall had clude officials who keep a watch nearly 20,000 inspections of street a string attached under the pan, on employment agencies, charit- stalls and barrows. In shops and on which a weight hung, under-able appeals, and hairdresserz

There are in- ther premises only 40 appliances neath the stall and out of sight. establishments. were found to be seriously unjust, Another had a penny and a half-spectors who investigate closing or unstamped in one year only penny fastened to its beam with times, half-holidays, and meat- 128 stalls and barrows were using a tie-clip the beam in this case times in. shops, and who see to faulty or unstamped appliances. being underneath the scale and the proper provision of ecats for

invisible. A third had a band of female shop assistants. elastic, which could be slipped off The storage of celluloid, the quickly, "bearing on the Indicator keeping of quantities of carbide Like the coal vendors, the main such a way as to effect short of calcium and the retention of jority engaged in London trade weight. A fourth, made by the stocks of petroleum, petrol, or are careful for their own sakes owner himself,, had one beam any of its dangerous products, are and reputations. Here again the lightly shorter than the other, so governed by proper restrictions, inspectors occasionally find on de-that five pounds of goods weight-Yet the public and the delin tecting a misdemeanour that anjed as seven pounds.

quents themselves-have to be. employee is the dishonest party In this collection are several protected against thoughtless in- and not the employer. However, measures with; false bottoms, fringements of the restrictions. the protective services are chiefly bushel measures which once were And these again are duties of concerned in level justice for all genuine, but have been opened protective services inspectora.-. concerned, and this is widely re- and closed again with a smaller W. C. S. in Evening News:

THE HONGKONG &

A DOCK CO., LTD.

TELEGRAPHIC ADDRESS "MANIFESTO," HONGKONG.

Codes Used Al, A.B.C. Fifth Edition, Enginearing, First and Second Edition,

Western.Union and Watkins.

1ock Owners, Ship Builders, Marine and Land Engineers, Boiler Makers, and Iron

Brass, Founder, Force Master, Electricians..

T. S. S.

SIANG WO

Passenger & Cargo Rivor Steamor, built and engined at Kowloon Dock, by the Hongkong

and Whampoa Dock Co, Ltd., to the order of the Indo-China Steam Navigation Co., Ltd.,

for service on the Middle Yangtszo, Hankow-Ichang

Please address enquiries to the Chief Manager

B. M. DYER, B. Sc., M.IN.A., Kowloon, Dock, Hongkong.

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