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RHEXENOR
"NBLECS"
LIVERPOOL SERVICE
ATREUS"
TEOCER"
LYCAON
"TITAN
20th Aug. 20th Sept. 20th Oct. 20th Nov.
PACIFIC SERVICE
via KOBE YOKOHAMA
"TALTRYBICS" 3rd Sept. "ACHILLES
22nd Sept.
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Genoa, Kavre, Liverpool & Glasgow Gonos Havre, Liveri 20! & Glasgow Gonos, Havre, Liverpool & Glasgow Genoa, Havre, Liverpool & Glasgow
. NEW YORK SERVICE
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24th Sept
OF
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New York, Buston & Baitimore New York, Baton & Baltimore
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3 Nov.
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...Singapore, Marsoles & London
Singapore, Marseilles & London ...Singapore, Marseilles & Londen ...Singapore, Marasitles & Lendou.
Also cargo teamers with limited passengers accommodation st specially reduced rates.
For freight an 'passage rates and information apply to
Butterfield & Swire,
ACUB
Shortest, Most Interesting Way
to EUROPE
To the United States-
To Canada!
9 Days Across
from Japan
The Trant-Canada Limited
O long drawn out ocoan trip but varied......son journey with rail....... cool and comfortable! Shortest routo scross the Pacifio....from Japan Shorteat across America! Shortsat across the Atlantic! And at och transfor, only a stop from ateamor to train. Emprese of Canada, Emmery of dria and Empress of Russia aro largest and fustost liners across the Pacific. 17 days from Hong Kong. 14 days from Shanghai. 9 days from Yokohama, Thon, at Vancouver... through the thrilling Canadian Pacific Rockies......"Fifty Switzerlanda in. Ono.” The Atlantic Empressos and Cabin Class Ships sall from Montreal and Quebec. 1,000 sheltered miles on the St. Lawronco"......then about & days open sea...to Liverpool, Southampton, Bolfast, Queenstown, Cherbourg,, Antwerp, Hamburg. This Service, combined with the Pacific, Railway and Hotel Services en route......offer you, or members of your family. travelling alone.....the utmost in comfort and solicitous personal atten- ton. All one management......Canadian Pacific.
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INDO CHINA STEAM
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SAILINGS SUBJECT TO ALTERATION,
Destination,
CANTON..
CANTON
Steamer.
Ballinge,
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
SITTING EAGLE.
A NEW TITLE FOR MR. BALDWIN.
London, Aug. 19. The Prince of Wales and Prince George drove from the former's ranch into Calgary yesterday to greet Mr. Baldwin, who received an qficial reception there,
Afterwards, the British Premier left for the east and at Winnipeg to night is speaking at Parliament Buildings, and after dinner at Government House.
MONDAY, AUGUST 15, 1927.
SHANGHAI RATES.
NAVAL ARMAMENTS.
JUDGMENT AGAINST SINCERE'S AND WING ON'S.
The failure of the Wing On Co. (Shanghai) Ltd. and the Sincere Co., Ltd. to pay the municipal rate for the present quarter was the subject of another application for judgment in H.M. Supreme Court
AMERICA'S AUTHORISED BUILDING PROGRAMME.
Rapid City, Aug. 13. General Herbert Lord; Director of the Budget, who has arrived to confer with President Coolidge de- elared there are sufficient funds for
at Shanghal before his Honour the first year's work on all naval craft authorised, including six Judge Peter Grain.
It will be remembered that ac-cruisers. tions were commenced last month The ships for which Congress by the Shanghai Municipal Coun- was asked Inst winter would be in- cil for the recovery of Tls. 3,691.20 cluded in the 1928 Estimates, with At Bant yesterday the Premier and Tis, 2,880 being the amount of the exception of three submarines was admitted to the
"Blood taxes due respectively by the Wing authorised in 1926, on which ex- Brotherhood" and invested. with On Co. and the Sincere Co. and pariment are still proceeding. the feathers and insignia by the that at the first hearing on July Reuter's" American Service. tribe of Stoney Indians, Chief Sit-26, Mr. G. H. Wright, on behalf ting Eagle conferring his own of the Council, asked for judgment name on the "White Chief of the Great White King."
After attending ceremonies in Edmonton to-day, the Princes fare returning to the ranch for a few days before visiting British Columbia-British Wireless
BOLIVIA'S PROBLEM.
with costs. Mr. Reader Harris, on behalf of the two defendant companies, at that time asked for and obtained an order for plead ings
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MOSCOW POLITICS.
TWO SUSPECT GROUPS.
Riga, Aug. 18. There have been great Com- munist meetings in Moscow and Leningrad, organised by the Stalin section to demand still further action against the opposition.
Yesterday, Mr. G. H. Wright în- formed his Lordship that, in nc- cordance with the Court's order, the plaintiff's statement of claim had been filed on July 26, and notwithstanding the fact that it had been ordered that the defence
The meeting at Leningrad, REDS STIR UP THE INDIANS. be entered within seven days, no
such document had so far beon which Bukharin addreased, passed filed in the Court. As the seven a resolution warning the opposition days allowed had now expired, that further violation of discipline counsel asked for judgment for will involve the, severest the amounts claimed in both cases penalties.
La Paz, August 13. A great Indian rising, in which 50,000 persons, aro involved, is dis- turbing Bolivia.
The rebels are advancing in the agricultural region. They have seiz od farms and warehouses which they looted and which are now burning They are threatening the railway
at Potosi.
with costs.
The President, Rykoff, spoke at The defendant companies were the Moscow meeting, which pass- Kwok Bew, managing director of plinary not represented by counsel but Mr, ed a resolution demanding disci- action against the the Wing On Co., Ld., and Mr. Sapronoff Smirnov group, as being wong Chee, managing director of even more dangerous than the
The revolt is said to be of a Com-the Sincere Co., Ld., were present Trotsky-Zinovielf group. Reuter.
munist character.
Chiefs.
in Court.
SHARE GAMBLING.
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Situation Explained. The troops, in the course of fighting in various districts, killed
His Lordship asked these gentle- many Indians and captured 60 men if they wished to make any statement and Mr. Kwok Bew said General Gonzales Flor has now that his company had been placed
toin a very difficult position. They NEW been appointed Generalissimo
had been quite willing to pay the suppress the revolt.
There have been many arrests of 14 per cent. tax and their idea was people suspected of circulating to let the matter of the additional Communist propaganda-Reuter's 2 per cent. remain in abeyance American Service.
until the tax situation had been cleared up. As he had said he fore, his company had been placed in an awkward position; they were aware that they had to meet their obligations but at the same time desired, to avoid the threatened boycott. In reply to his Lordship, he said that he could, not resist the judgment of the Court.
FRENCH FINANCE.
BIG INCREASE IN THE REVENUE.
get estimates.
A
YORK STOCK EXCHANGE
FIRM SUSPENDS.
New York, Aug. 13. A Stock Exchange firm has been suspended with liabilities of over $1,000,000, with assets rather less, in consequence of the collapse of the Manhattan Electrical Supply Company stock.
The announcement led to big de- clines from 8 to 23 points in a dozen other issues and heavy liquidation. Reuter's ! American
MEXICAN LAND LAWS.
SENATOR BORAH'S SYMPATHETIC ATTITUDE.
Mr. Wong Chee said that, as his Service. Paris, Aug. 14. The revenue returns for July company was bound by the Hong- amounted to 4,747,000,000 francs kong Ordinances, they also could showing an increase of 1,497,000,- not resist the judgment of the
Court. 000 francs on the figure for July, 1926, and 291,000,000 on the Bud-ship to assess the costs at that Mr. Wright requested his Lord- The revenue for the first seven time so that a further hearing in months of the year totalled nearly minimum costa laid down in the Chambers could be avoided. The
23,000,000,000 francs, 'exceeding by 5,946,000,000 francs or the figure scale were $200 in respect of the
Boise, Aug. 14: for the same period last year and Wing On case and $150 in the case
H Senator Borah addressing the 1,033,000,000 francs on the Budget of the Sincere Company.
Lordship accordingly entered Idaho State Bar Association, de- judgment in the suma of Ts:clared that the American-Mexican 3,691.20 and $200 costs and Tls. controversy over the land laws in- 2,880 and $150 costs.
estimates.Hovas.
BRAZILIAN COMMUNISTS.
PRESIDENT APPROVES NEW
LAW.
WORLD CONFERENCE,
·SHANGHAI EDUCATIONIST
HONOURED.
Toronto, Aug. 14. Rio de Janeiro, Aug. 13. The Biennial Congress of the The President has given execu- Worlds Federation of Education tive approval to the Bill repres- Associations elected Mr. P. W. Kuo, sing Communism-Reuter's Ameri-of Shanghai, one of the Vice Presid- can Service.
ents.-Reuter's American Service.
DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINE
AND
AMERICAN MAIL LINE.
JOINT TRANS-PACIFIC SERVICE A Regular Weekly Sailing TO SAN FRANCISCO OR SEATTL THE "PRESIDENT LINERS."'
TO SAN FRANCISCO VIA HONOLULU, SHANGHAI, KOBE AND YOKOHAMA,
"THE SUNSHINE BELT.”
PRESIDENT JACKSON..... Mon., Aug. 15th, 10.00 p.m..
PRESIDENT MCKINLEY
PRESIDENT LINCOLN
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND
PRESIDENT PIERCE
Tuesday, Aug. 50th
...Tuesday, Sept. 15th
Tuesday, Sept. 27th
Tuesday, Oct. 11th
THEREAFTER FORTNIGHTLY SAILINGS ON TUESDAYS,
HONGKONG TO EUROPE SPECIAL LOW RATES
Via San Francisco or Seattle
£112
£120
DIRECT CONNECTIONS WITH ALL ATLANTIC LINES.
~Choice of railway lines across United States · und Canada, with liberal stop-over privileges for sight-seeing.— Ask for information. Following are suggested itineraries:
From Hongkong
San Francisco Homeric
Ecattle
Scattle
From IN. York
Arriving at
Sept, 17 O'brg-8'bmpin Sept. 21 Sept. 21 O'brg-B'bmptn Bept. 27
10'brg-B hmpto Oct. 7 Obrg B'hmpte Ock.
Dek 11 16 C'org-8'hmptn Oct. 21 Oct. 22brg-8'hmpin Oct. 29
Vis
Connecting with
Steamship.
Ang. 15
Aug. 23
Aug. 30. Supt. 7 Bapt. 17
Ban Francisco Olymple
Seattle
Beresgaria Aquitania]
Oct.
Oct
Oct
Bepl.*
Oct..
6
Oct. 11
Oct. 19 Oct. 25 Nov. 2
Ban Franciscan
Ban Francisco Olympic
Boattle Berengaria
San Francisco Leviathan Seattle | Aquitania Ban Francisco | Majestio
Sonttle Leviathan
Oct. 29
d'hmpin Nov. 3 D'be8 Nov. 4 lov. 8 hupto Nov. Nov. 18 C'brg-S'hapin Nov. 18 Nov. 16 C'brg-Shmpta Nor. Nov. 26 C'brg-B'hmpin Deo. 8 Doc.
3 10'brg-8'hmpta Dec 9
TO SEATTLE AND VICTORIA VIA SHANGHAI,
KOBE AND YOKOHAMA.
"THE FAST SHORT ROUTE."
PRESIDENT TAFT
PRESIDENT JEFFERSON....
PRESIDENT GRANT
PRESIDENT MADISON
PRESIDENT JACKSON,
Tuesday, August 23rd
Wednesday, Sept. 7th..
Wednesday, Sept. 21st
Wednesday, Oct. 5th
Wednesday, Oct. 19th
THEREAFTER FORTNIGHTLY SAILINGS ON WEDNESDAYB
TO EUROPE AND NEW YORK.
VIA MANILA, STRAITS, COLOMBO, SUEZ- PORT SAID-ALEXANDRIA-NAPLES -GENOA—MARSEILLES,
Thence to BOSTON and NEW YORK,
volved a judicial question for peaceful settlement alone. He per- sonally thought Mexico was acting | PRESIDENT ADAMS in good faith in working out her and problem-Reuter's American
Service.
Captain Scott's old ship Discovery has arrived at Simons Bay after a long stay in the Antarctic, where investigations have been made into the habits of whales and kindred matters.
THE HONGKONG & WHAMPOA DOCK CO., LTD.
TELEGRAPHIC ADDRESS "MANIFESTO", HONGKONG;
Codes Used A1, A.B.C. Fifth Edition; Engineering: First and Second Editions: Western Union and Watkins, Benson's Marcom.
Dock owners, Ship 'suilders, Marine and Land Engineers, Boiler Makers, Iron and
Brass Founders, Forge Masters, Electricians,
PRESIDENT GARFIELD
PRESIDENT HARRISON,
PRESIDENT MONROE
PRESIDENT WILSON
Tues., Aug. 16th, 8.00 a.m.
Tuesday, Aug. 30th 8.00 a.m.
Tuesday, Sept. 13th 6.00 a.m.
Tuesday, Sept. 27th 8.00 a.m.
Tuesday, Oct. 11th, 6.00 a.m.
THEREAFTER FORTNIGHTLY SAILINGS ON TUESDAYS.
TO MANILA.
PRESIDENT ADAMS ... August 16th, 8.00 a.m.
PRESIDENT TAFT
PRESIDENT MCKINLEY
PRESIDENT GARFIELD
PRESIDENT JEFFERSON
Aug. 16th, 6.00 p.m.
Aug. 22nd, 6.00 p.m.
Aug. 301b, 8.00 a.m.
Aug. 30th, 6.00 p.m.
For Passenger and Freight Rates apply to
THE ROBERT DOLLAR CO.
CENERAL ACENTS.
HONGLONG AND Buanghat Banz Büzsdixo, GROUND FLOOR
Telephones Central2477, 2478 à 705.
HONGKONG, CANTON & MACAO STEAMERS.
THE HONGKOng, Canton AND MACAO STEAMBOAT 00., LTD.
CANTON LINE.
Bailings from Hongkong-Daily at 1 a.m.
Sailings from Hongkong-.8. "KINSHAN" Monday,
Wednesday and Friday at 8 a.m.
Bailings from Canton-Daily at 4. p.m.
Bailings from Canton-8.8. "KINSHAN”—Tuesday,
Thursday and Saturday at 8 a.m.
8.9. "TAISHAN" berths on arrival in Hongkong on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday at Company's Wing Lok Street Wharf. All Steamers will, as usual, leave for Canton from the Hongkong Wharf.
MACAO LINE.
FROM HONGKONG:
8 A.M. and 2 P.M.
FROM MACAO
8 A.M. and 2 P.M. (Weekdays only).
CANTON
.Kwaisang Tues. 16th Aug at 7 a.m.
.Cheongshing Tucs. 16th Aug at 7. a.m. ...Kwongsang Wod. 17th Aug at 4 a.m.
TSINGTAU Swatow & S'hai Kwaisang Wed. 17th Aug at 10 a.m.
TIENTSIN
TIENTSIN
Cheongshing Thurs. 18th Aug at 5 p.m. Mingeang Thurs. 18th Aug at 5 p.m. TSINGTAU Swatow & S'hai Kwongsang Sun. 21st Aug at 10a.m. OSAKA Amoy, Moji & Kobe Namaang Mon. 22nd Aug at ? a.m. TSINGTAU Swatow & S'hai Yatshing Wed. 24th Aug at 10a.m. STRAITS & Caloutta
BANDAKAN
STRAITS & Calcutta
Fooksang Wod. 24th Aug at 3 p.m. Mausing Satur. 27th Aug at 3 pm. ..Kumsang Sun. 28th Aug at 3 p.m. STRAITS & Calcutta.... Kutsang Mon. 5th Bapt at 3 p.m. OSAKA Amoy, Bjoji & Kobe Laisang Fri. 9th Sept at 7 a.m.
For freight or passage apply to
JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD. ephone 215. Contral
GeneralManagers
if
S. S. "CHANGTE
Passenger and Cargo Vessel Built and Engined at the KOWLOON DOUK by THE HONGKONG
& WHAMPOA DOOK Co., Ltd. to the order of the AUSTRALIAN-ORIENTAL LINE, Ltd.
For Australia-Hongkong Service.
Please address inquiries to the Chief Manager -
$
R. M. DYER, B. Sc., M.I.N.A., Kowloon Dock, Hongkong,
(Weekdays only).
SUNDAY EXCURSION.
On Sunday, the 21st August, 8.8. "BUI AN" will depart from the Company's Wing Lok Street Wharf at 9 AM. and from Maono at 3.30 P.M. Return Baloon Passage Fare-$5.00.
Fi
SPECIAL TIFFIN-$1.50.
Above Sailings are subjected to Weather Conditions and Intending Passengers are requested to communicate with the Office, whenever any of the Typhoon Bignals are hoisted.
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