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THE

& O-BRITISH INDIA, APCAR AND EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN LINES.

(COMPANIES incorporated in ENGLAND) Taking Cargo on through Bill of Lading for Straits, Java and Burma, Ceylon India, Persian Gulf, Mauritius, E. & S. Africa, Australasia, including, New Zealand & Queensland. Ports, Red Sea, Egpyt, Constantinople, Greece, Levantine Ports, Burope, Etc. NINSULAR & ORIENTAL FORTNIGHTLY DIRECT ROYAL MAIL STEAMERS.

(UNDER CONTRACT WITH H.M. GOVERNMENT.)

HIVA

LIPORE

ACEDONIA

ALTAN

Destination

Frequent connections from Port Said for Pacogeri & Carge to Constantinople, Teds. Smyrna and other Levant Purts by Btommera of the Khadivial Mall · §. B. Oly

ALMA

AKLIWA

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

SATURDAY, JULY

1927.

AUSTRAL-CHINA NAVIGATION CO. S.S. "CALU LU”

will sail henco on the 4th AUGUST

For SYDNEY, MELBOURNE & ADELAIDE via Manila, Sandakan, Balikpapan, Rabaul and Samarai For Freight and Particulars Apply to

DODWELL & CO., LTD. Aguats. Tel No Contri 1080.

From Hong-

Tons

kong (About);

Qacon's Building.

9,135

9th July,

5,293

21st July.

Marseillos, L'don & A'worp Straits & Bombay

11.120

23rd July.

9.144

27th July.

Marseillos & London' M'les, L'don A'werp & Hull

HONGKONG, CANTON

MACAO STEAMERS.

&

BRITISH 10.000.

7,936!

4th July. 12th July.

INDIA-APCAR SAILINGS

S'pore, Penang & Calcutta S'pore, Penang & Calcutta

THE HONGKONG, CANTON AND MACAO STEAMBOAT CO., LTD.

LINE. CANTON Sailings from Hongkong-Daily at 1 a.m. and 8.a.m. Canton-Daily at 8 a.m. and 3 p.m. Sailings from

6,000

29th July.

6,956

2nd Sept..

4,500

20th Sopt.

(Manila, Sandakan, Thurs. Island, Townsville, B'bane. Sydney and Melbourne.

EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS (South)

ARAFURA

ANDA

TALBANS

Regular Monthly Sailings from Hongkong to Japan and Hongkong to Australia

The E&A. 8. 8. Co., Ltd. stormers will also call at Shanghai, follo, Osbaa Kolambugan, Tawan, Timor, Darwin, or other ports on route ai inducement offers.

Frequent connections from Australis with the following:---

The Union 8.8. Co's Steamers to the United Kingdom viz New Zealand, Yazoover Bax Francisco, etc,

The P. & O, Royal Mail Steamers to London via Snes Cagal.

The P. & O. Branch Bervice of Steamers in London via the Caps.

The New Zealand Shipping Co.'s Steamers, or Southampton and London vis Panama Canal,

SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI & JAPAN

ARAFURA

6,000

5th July.

NOVARA

6.989

7th July.

KASHOAR

9,005

8th July.

NYANZA

7:023

8th July.

TARA

6.322

13th July.

ΒΑΝΤΗΣΑ

7,754

18th July.

RAWALPINDI

16,619

22nd July.

DEVANHA

8,155

5th Aug.

*Will not take passengora northwards,

Moji, Kobe, Osaka & Yoko Shanghai, Moji & Kohe S'hai,.Moji, Koba & Yoko S'hai, Moji, Kobe & Yoko Shanghai. "Kobe & Osaka Moji, Kobe & Yokohama S'hai, Moji, Kobe & Yoko S'hai, Möjl, Kobe & Yoko

All dates are approximate and subject to alteration without notice. WIRELESS ON ALL STEAMERS

Parcels Measuring not more than 2 ft. x 2ft. x 1ft. will be received at the Co's Office up to noon on the day previous to sailing For Passage Ratos, Handbooks, Freights, etc., apply to

MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & Co.,

Agents, P. & O, Bldg., Connaught Rd., O.,

GLEN LINE.

Fare Hongkong to London £82.

LONDON, ROTTERDAM & HAMBURG via STRAITS & COLOMBO,

Steamship "CARNARVONSHIRE" (Via Oran) 12th July. Steamship "PEMBROKESHIRE" (Vin Oran Motor. Vessol "GLENOGLE"

Motor Vessel "GLENGARRY"

SHANGHAI, KOBE, YOKOHAMA & VLADIVOSTOCK.

Motor Vessel "GLENOGLE"

Motor Vossol "GLENAMOY

Motor Vaske! "GLENGARRY

Motor Veskel "GLENAPP"

Motor Vessel "GLENLUCE"

י

(Sundays), 11 a.m. only (Sundays 13 p.m. only). The 3 p.m. Steamor from Canton (SUNDAY (EXCEPTED on arrival Hongkong bortbs at Wing Lok Street Wharf.

All Steamors will, as usual, leave for Canton from the Hongkong Wharf.

in

MACAO LINE.

FROM HONGKONG:

FROM MACAO

(Weekdays only).

8 A.M. and 3 P.M.

8 A.M. and 2 P.M. Weekdays only).

SPECIAL WEEK-END SAILINGS. RETURN SALOON PASSAGE FARE: $5.00, (Friday to Monday inclusive).

MACAO TO HONGKONG Friday, 1st July.

HONGKONG TO MACAO I

900a.m. "SUI AN"

"SUITAI" 2.00 p.m.

8.00 .. "SUT AN" 3.00 p.m. "SUI TAI"

Saturday, 2nd July.

800 a.m. "SUI TAI". 300 p.m. "SUI AN" 8.00a.m. "SUI TAI" 2.00 p.m. "SUIAN" 3.00 p.m. "SUI AN" 6.00p.m. "TAISHAN"

8.00a.m. "SUI TAI" 2.00 p.m. "SUI AN"

Sunday, 3rd July (Macao Racesi. 9.00a.m. "SUI AN". 10.00 a.m. "TAISHAN"

-8,00 a.m. "SUI AN" 2.00 p.m. "SUI TAI” .

Monday, 4th July.

SAILINGS SUBJECT TO ALTERATION.

SAN FRANCISCO via Shanghai, Japan Ports & Honolulu SHINYO MARU (Calls Koclung) Tuesday, 12th July. at 9 a.m. *SIBERIA MARU (Calls Koelung) Tuesday, 26th July.

TAIYO MARU

Tuesday, 9th Aug. *Calls Los Angeles

...

FUSHIMI MARU

HAKOZAKI MARU HAKUSAN MARU

LONDON via Singapore, Suez, Marseills & Ports, :

Saturday, 2nd July. at 11 am, Saturday, 16th July. at 11 am. Saturday, 30th July. SYDNEY & MELBOURNE via Manila & Ports.

AKI MARU

Wednesday, 20th July, at 11 a.. Wednesday, 24th Aug.

MISHIMA MARU BOMBAY via Singapore & Colombo.

TAMBA MARU

Monday, 11th July.

SOUTH AMERICA (WEST COAST) via Japan, Honolulu,.

27th July. Aug. 24th 21st Sept.

Due Hongkong,

5th

July.

27th

July.

Monday, 11th July,

Ath 18th

Aug.

SOUTH AMERICA" (EAST COAST) via Dingapore,

Aug. 4th Sept.

Capotown & Poris

KANAGAWA MARU...

NEW YORK and/or BOSTON via PANAMA.

BENGAL MARU

TATSUNO MARU

For freight, passage'and further particulars, apply to:

JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD.

AGENTS: THE GLEN LINE, LTD..

BOSTON, NEW YORK & BALTIMORE.

JOIN SERVICE OF THE

"BLUE FUNNEL LINE”

(ODEAN 8.8. CO., LTD. & OHINA MUTUAL 8.5. CO., LTD.)

AND

AMERICAN & MANCHURIAN LINE.

[ELLERMAN & BUCKNALL 8.8. CO., LTD.)

SAILINGS "FROM HONGKONG

3.8. "CITY OF CHESTER" ....

via Suez Canal 14th July.

via Suez Canal 31st July.

8.8. "HELEN US"

8.8. "CITY OF BEDFORD"

via Suez Canal 14th Aug.

Steamers proceed via Suez Canal or Panama Canal at owner

option.

Subject to Change without notice.

For freight and particulare apply to:-

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE or THE BANK LINZ, LD., HONGKONG,

Hongkong & Canton.

Jardine Matheson & Co., Ltd., Canton.

AUSTRALIAN-ORIENTAL LINE, LTD.

"

Changte" & "Taiping.”

THESE NEW VESSELS MAINTAIN A REGULAR SERVICE FROM HONGKONG TO AUSTRALIAN PORTS. VIA MANILA, AND THURSDAY ISLAND. Through Bills of Lading issued to all Australian, Now Zorland and Tasmanian Ports. AXCELLENT & MOST UP-TO DATE FANT & STOOD. 01,489 PANDER ACCOMMODATION: HONGKONG TO SYDNEY-19 DAYS.

CHANGTE TAIPING

BAILBOX ON OR ABOUT

| ÜŢIAKUR

DON HONGKONG ON CA ABOUT

TAIPING

8th July

15th July

9th August

16th August

6th September

11th October

13th September 18th October

'Agents.

CHANGTE

For. Freight & Passage, apply to-BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Tol. C. 36.

Los Angeles Mexico & Panama RAKUYO MARU

Thursday, 11th Aug.

Thursday, 21st July. Wednesday, 10th Aug.

LIVERPOOL via Singapore, Colombo, Port Said & Porte.

DELAGOA MARU CALUUTTA via Singapore, Penang &

CEYLON MARU.. NAGASAKI. KOBE & YOKOHAMA.

MISHIMA MARU

...

SHANGHAI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA.

NAGATO MARU (Moji Direct) HARUNA MARU

Tuesesday, 12th July. Rangoon,

YAMAGATA MARU (Moji Direct) KAMO MARU...

ING

Friday, 8th July.

Friday, 22nd July.

Saturday, 2nd July. Monday, 11th July. Tuesday, 12th July.. Tuesday, 26th July.

For further information apply to:- NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA. Tel. Contral Nos, 292, (private erchanges to all Depts:)

JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN-

Steamers

Tilliwong

REGULAR FORTNIGHTLY SERVICE BETWEEN

JAVA, CHINA AND JAPAN."

From

Jaya, Mila Java, Mesr N. China Batavia

Expected Will leave

For

on or about on or about

In Port 2nd July | Saigon & Java 4th July. 6th July Amoy, N. China 4th July 6th July Batavia, 10th July 14th July Shanghai Tkembang S'bai, Klung | 12th July 14th July Batavia

Thibodas Tjimanock

Tjikerang

Tjipanas

Titaroom

Tjiklui Tisaroca

Tjikarang

Java, M'ila 17th July 22nd July Baigon & Java 18th July 20th July M'kear & Java N. China Java, Mesr 18th July 20th July Amoy, N. China

24th July 28th July Shanghai Batavia S'hai, K'lung 26th July | 28th July | Batavia Via Macassar

*Via Batavia

The steamers are all fitted throughout with electric sight and have accommodation for a limited number of saloon-passengers. All steamers carry a duly qualified surgeon Carge taken at through rates to all ports in Netherlands-India and Australia.

For Freight and Passago apply to the

Java-China-Japan Lijn.

A “COLONIAL HOUSE.." NOTICES TO MARINERS.

THE PRESENT INADEQUATE

FACILITIES.

REGULATIONS FOR THE USE OF WIRELESS.

"

15

BOYCOTT FIGURES.

TOTAL EXCLUSION OF CHINESE PASSENGERS. The pickets at the British steam- One of the subjects discussed by

The following notices, relative boat wharves yesterday were suc the Colonial Conference which has to the use of wireless by foreign cessful in completely holding the been sitting in London during the man-of-war, both in Home ports entrances and thus eliminating last few weeks was the value of and Hongkong, are published in Chineas passengers. The Kinshan. existing Colonial Agencies in the the current Gazette. Those ap came down with 14 Europeans in Empire capital and the possibility plying to Hongkong are issued the saloon, 20 fish coolles and no of adding to their number or other by Vice Admiral R. Y. Tyrwhitt, other travellers. wise expanding, their netlvitics.

There are no developments to

It is not known whether any de- Commander-in-Chief of the Bri finite action in this direction was tish Nayal Forces in China and

ties in Canton are making no ef- agreed upon, but in any case the are dated H.M.S. Hawking, May 1. report. Apparently the authori- The following Admiralty, regu- fort to reduce the organised in- matter is of no little importance in connexion with the development lations regarding the use of W/T timidation and the pickets, have of the Colonial Empire and the by foreign warships in harbours now their own swoot way, with the extension of trade between it and of Great Britain and Northorn (result that all native travoliera are Great Britain. The time would Ireland are published for informa- coming down in Chinese vessels.

appear to be rips for taking effective steps. to improve those tion as applicable in this Colony: Ships other than those of the Steamboat Company are making Agencies which are already

good returns. established and to secure the efficient representation of a num- ber of important Colonies which have not yet opened offices of their own in London,

At present the, list" of Colonial Agencies in London is as follows: -Federated Malay States, Can- non-street; East African Depend- chcies, on the third floor of a building in Cockspur-street but with a

and display window entrance in a side street out of the main stream of traffic: Gold Const, Viutoria-street; British Guiana, Tothill-street. To these may be added the semi-official West India Committee, with offices in Trinity-square, and the Sudan Government Railways offices in Buckingham Gate, to which they were removed some years ago from the site in Northumberland- avenue formerly occupied by them. Nigeria, with its 20,000,000 people, Ceylon, Mauritius, Fiji, and Cyprus are among the Colonies without trade and information agencies in London.

Inconvenient Siles

It will be observed that the

not are

only existing offices scattered over a wide area extend- to ing from Buckingham-gate Trinity-square, but are almost without exception very badly housed and sited from the point of view of attracting the attention of inquirers. The long distances in- between them are serious convenience to business men in search of information; con- sequently much of their utility is dustroyed.

and (a) Foreign men-of-war

service aircraft accom-

Owing to the lying up of the panying them lying in a naval port, or in any har-Fatshan due to the China Naviga- tion Company officers' strike, all bour which is close to a

British vessels on the Canton route naval por, shall obtain per will now be doing, a double run, mission from the Senior with the port stop over suspended Naval Officer at the naval for the time being.

port to use their wireless telegraphy or telephony ap- stating system,

paratus,

wavelengths and times of transmission proposed.

(b) Foreign men-of-war and

service aircraft accompany.

A NEW DICKENS

"DISCOVERY.

ing them lying in any hur-cOPPERFIELD'S HEADMASTER

hour which is not close to

a naval port conform to the

following regulations:-

IDENTIFIED.

Doctor Strong's cogitating man-

() Transmission on 600 metres ner was attributable to his being

is forbidden, except for the always engaged in looking out fe purpose of making or ans-Greek roots ... with a view, to wering signals of distress. new Dictionary he had in content- (ii) Interference with

naval,Plation.

Adams, our head-boy, had made army or air force signal- ling, or with any fixed a calculation of the time this Die- shore station, must be tionary would take in completing. on the Doctor's plan, and at the Doctor'a rate of going. He con-

avolded.

(i) Transmission must be dis-sidered that it might be done in continued on request from one thousand, elx hundred (1) any naval authority: forty-nine years.

(2) the port authorities;

(3) any fixed shore station.

master.

And

-David Copperfield.

It is a curious fact that we have (iv) Protracted signalling us had to wait until 1927 for the ide

ing apparatus transmitting tification of the original of David other than pure continuous Copperfield's amiable school- waves, must be avoided.

This good man, Dr. Strong, of (v) If there is a British

Dominion feet or warship Canterbury, was in actual life the lying in the harbour, the Rev. J. Birt, MA, of Chri Senior Naval Offeer should Church, Oxford, and formerly a be consulted.

priest-vicar of Hereford Cathedral.

or

(4) Transmission shall not take

Mr. Wilson compares the person-

place on 600 metres except alities of Strong and Birt, showing in eases of distress or great that Strong was Birt in every little urgency or for communicat-detail and idiosynorasy. ing direct with "D'Aguilar ⚫ (VPS)

We know from Dickens's moving pages of the matrimonial surrows that came into Strong's; fe:

The following regulations by He was headmaster of the King's It is certainly true that the the British Naval Commander in School from 1816 to 1882, and died

was buried, high rents demanded for ground- Chier, regarding the use of W/Tin 1847 at Faversham, where, he floor premises with show windows by warships, other than British, fronting on a main thoroughfare at Hongkong are published for in- That Birt was the Dr. Strong who taught David is asserted by in the City or the West End would formation

the Rev. S. Gordon Wilson, a Fel- be beyond the means of most of

Men-of-war other than British flow of the Royal Historical Society, the territories in question in- dividually. Yet there does not may use their W/Tapparatus in a charming little guide for pil- seem to be any valid reason why while visiting Hongkong, but are grims, "Canterbury and Charles the

of principle Co-operation requested to observe the follow-Dickena" (Canterbury Chamber of

Trade). should not be introduced in ordering regulations:-- to provide them all with the right sort of premises in the right place. Acting together they would pro- vide tenants for a fair-sized build- ing which, in addition to having an attractive joint display win- dow on the street level, would provide for an exhibition hall for products with separate stands for each participating Colony Protectorate on the ground floor and separate suites of offices on the floors above. A "Colonial House" of this kind would be an immense improvement on the pre- sent state of affairs. Business men and tourists would find all the information relating to the more important sections of the Colonial Empire .concentrated under one roof, resulting in great economy of time and expense, the educational effect of the display. windows and the exhibition hall on the general public would be much enhanced, and the juxtaposi- tion of the show cases or stands of the individual territories would introduce a competitive clement that must necessarily tend to raise the standard all round.

Valuable Markets.

or

It is realized by comparatively

the fol- (ii) Tranmission on

lowing waves is forbidden: 25, 33 to 96, 250, 300, 600, 800, 1,200, 2,200 and 2,400 metres.

He had not yet been married 12 months to the beautiful young lady had seen in the study, whom he had married for love; for she had not a aixpence and had a world of continuous (ii) Pure

waves poor relations ready to swarm the should be used when pos-Doctor out of house and home. sible.

One of these poor relations, Jack (iv) It is requested that opera-Maldon, a cousin, ineffectually at- tors may be requested to tempts to make love to her, but discontinue transmitting on she confides in her husband, and receipt of the signal "AS"all is well, (wait)

from D'Agullar The true history of Dr. Birt con- (VPS) Royal Observatory,tained a not dissimilar story, for Kowloon (GOW), or Stone-the historian says: cutters (EXY), and not to It is likely that his leaving Can- recommence until the sign-terbury was connected with a very a) "K" (go on) has been re-sad circumstance affecting his ceived. Ships should stop domestic happiness. His wife was transmitting at intervals of a clever and accomplished woman not more than ten minutes... but not adapted to fulfil the schoolmaster's wife, and listen in on 600, metres) duties of

in order to see if they are and she eventually deserted him. being asked

to wait ng "When Charles Dickens was col- lecting material at Canterbury for the novel which, as the great mas

above....

few people in this country to-day to each participating unit, and the ter himself tells us, was of all his that the 3,000,000 square und 60,000,000 inhabitants

miles com-

of

THE SWEDISH EAST ASIATIC

COMPANY, LIMITED.

idea of establishing a, "Colonial books the one he liked the best,

Mr. Wilson, "the House" in London on these lines concludes prised in our Colonial Empire should commend itself to the memory of this (Dr. Birt's) 'unfor- represent an enormously valuable. assct, the development of which Colonial Office, to the Governments (tunate alliance was still fresh in will go far towards off-setting the concerned, and to the commercial men's minds, and the novelist, in community-Times Correspond-his portrayal of Dr. Strong, made steady decline of our export trade chi.

use of the facts." with foreign countries. No efforts in this direction should be spared: Even to-day the 60,000,000 people In the Colonies and Prolectorates, although all but a few are coloured races with a low standard living, are better customers on the per cepita basis than the civilized white inhabitants of most foreign countries. And their purchasing powar is capable of very consider- Fable expansion, for increased pro- duction by the present population will lead not only to larger im- ports, but also to A growth in numbers the conditions of living improve, thus adding now customers for British goods as well as stimulating the buying capacity of those now living. The development of the Colonial Em- pire cannot fall to benefit from an improvement in the facilities for securing markets for its pro- ducts in this country and for sup plying reliable information to British business men and tourists. Co-operation can bring about this improvement at a reasonable cost

SERVICE OF FAST MOTOR VESSELS.

LOADING DIRECT FOR BARCELONA, ROTTERDAM, HAMBURG and SCANDINAVIAN PORTS.

M.V. NIPPON". M.V. "BENARES” M.V. "NANKING"

Loading about

6th July. 8th August.

FOR SHANGHAI and JAPAN PORTS; M.V. "LENARES" M.V. "NANKING"

1st Sept.

2nd July.

20th July.

"G. E. HUYGEN.

Canton

For further particulars apply to the

Agents:

GILMAN CO., LTD.

Hongkong,