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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

Traveling Social Registers

Look over the Guest List of any President Liner! Those who know ships, enjoy the best in transportation and demand and appreciate smart, efficient service, always travel on these great, fast liners.

The magnificent President Liners are broad of beam and exceptionally, steady. All are oil burners, swift express liners.

The public rooms are luxuriously appointed and inviding.

All staterooms are outside, splendidly furnished and equipped with beds-nor berths. Each room has hot and cold running water, also fans, wardrobe, thermos bottles and readingg lamps. Private bath and showers in connection with many roonas perfect the travel comfore of these giant passenger liners.

Tin Cuising is world famous. The deliciously prepared menus will delight you. And how the orchestra als zest to your dising.

The decks are spacious. The Glass-ended Promenade always popular. Deck sports, open air swimming pool, movies, evening dances, everyching has been June to make your trip a happy one. Unexcelled anywhere—is the courteout and efficient service accorded you by the trained personnel aboard the President Liners.

The great frequency of saffings and the liberal stopover privileges of the Dollar Steamship and American Mail Lines have made these giant passenger liters out standingly popular among travelers.

WEEKLY TRANS-PACIFIC SERVICE

TO SAN FRANCISCO and

LOS ANGELES

The Sunshine Delt via Honolulu Fortnightly wilings on Tuesdays

Pres. Cleveland Tues., Nest. 27th Pres. Pierce Pres. Taft... Fres, Jefferson ...

.་.

Tue., Oct. 11th Tucs., Oct. 25th Tues., Nov. 8th

TO SEATTLE and VICTORIA

The Short, Straight Route to America Fortnightly suilings un Wednesdays

Pres Lincoln Pres. Madison Pres" Jackson Prez McKinley

Wed., Bapt. 22xb, 1 m

Wed, Ocs., 5th Wed., Oct., 19th Wad., Nov. 2nd

Special Through Rates to Europe, via United States, £120, £112. Direct connections with all Atlantic lincs. Choice of railway- lines across United States and Canada, with liberal stop-over privileges for sight-seeing.

To EUROPE and NEW YORK

ROUND THE WORLD

Fortnightly sailings on Tuesdays via Manila, Straits, Colombo, Suce Canal, Alcxandria, Naples, Geron. Marseilles, Bostrin and New York.

Pres. Monroe Tues., Sept. 27, 8 a.. Pres. Wilson... Tues., Oct. 11, 6 am. Pres. v. Buren Tuot.. Oct. 25, 8 a.m

Pres. Hayes Taos, Nov. 8, 5 a.m. Pres. Polk... Tuon., Nov. 22, 8 a.m. Pres. Adams Tues., Dec. 6, 0 a.m.

TO MANILA

Pres. Olevoland... Sept. 19th, 6 p.m. Pres. Plorce...

Oct. 3rd. p.m. Pres. Monroe ... Sept. 27th, 8 am,

Pres. Wilson... Oct. 11th, 6 am. Prco. Madison... Bept. 27th, 6 p.m. |

Prco. Jackson Out. 11th, 6.p.m.

For Bookings, Passenger and Freight Information Apply to Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank Building, Ground Floor

Telephone Central 2477, 2478 and 795 Cable Address "Dollar"

Dollar Steamship Line

and

American Mail Line

INDO CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD.

SAILINGS SUBJECT TO ALTERATION. Destination.

Steamer.

Bailings.

DOOD. 9 a.m.

*CANTON

Yatshing Thurs. 15th Sept at 7 a.m. 1OSAKA Amoy, Moji & Kobe Lalsang Thurs. 15th Sept at

CANTON

......Cheongshing Satur. 17th Sept at TSINGTAU Swatow & S'hai Hangsang Sun, 18th Sept at 10 a.m. OANTON

TIENTSIN

Walshing Tues. 20th Sept at M'night. Cheongshing Tues 20th Sept at 5 pm. *TSINGTAU Swatow &.S'hai Yatshing Wed 21st Sept at 10 a.m. OSAKA Amoy, S'nai, Yokohama, Horang Sun: 25 Sept at 7 aim.

Maji & Kabe TSINGTAU Swatow & S'hai Waishing Sun..2 th Sept at 10 a.m. SANDAKAN

....... Mausang Tues 27th Sept at 3 p.m. TSINGTAU Swatow & S'hai Hopsang Wed. 28th Sept at 10 a.m. TSINGTAU Swatow & S'hai Chaksang Sun. 2nd Oct at 10 a.m.

OSAKA Amoy, Moji & Kobe Kumsang Sun. 9th Oct at 7 a.m.

For freight or passage apply to:-

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ophone 215. Central

THE SWEDISH EAST ASIATIC

COMPANY, LIMITED.

SERVICE OF FAST MOTOR VESSELS

LOADING DIRECT FOR

BARCELONA: ROTTERDAM, HAMBURG

and SCANDINAVIAN PORTS.

M.V."FORMOSA”

Loading about 22nd September

8th October 3rd November 20th November 10th December

... SHANGHAI, JAPAN and VLADIVOSTOCK...

·M.V. “SUMATRA”

For further particulars apply to the

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M.V. "DELHI"

M.V. "AGRA”.

M.V. “SUMATRA”

M.V. "JAPAN"

·M.V. “JAPAN"

Hongkong.

Agents:

24th September

10th October.

G. E. HUYGEN.

Canton.

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1927.

WAS IT SKILL OR CHANCE?

A BLACK MAN'S COCKTAIL.

ALLEGED GAMBLING IN SEASIDE SHOWS.

י

STUFF WITH A REAL KICK.

The South African Government

· CONFIDENCE THAT COST £4,500.

AUSTRALIAN VISITOR FLEECED BY TRICKSTERS.

"

The legality of certain side-hns dealt a death-blow to one of Two confidenco tricksters have" alows in Ramsgate's new "Plea-the most lucrative professions in got away with $1500 in mples, be- sureland" (owned by the Corpora-the Transvaal-the illegal brew-longing to Mr. Bonar Thompson, tion) has been questioned by the ing of skokiaan, a highly intoxica- an Australian on a visit to Bri- Chlef Constable of Ramsgate. In ting concoction made by the stain.

the Borough Police Court in mail nativos, who are not allowed 10 Forty-seven of the notes are week 140 summonses were down "possess" any form of liquid from numbered consecutively from for hearing.

yeast. An embargo hns been 22654 to 22700; nine are number-

Of those summoned, Mr. Wil-placed on all imported yeast, much led 21942 to 21960; and 31 are tiam Ernest Thompson, the lessee. of which was sent out innocently numbered from 22601 to 22631. and the three partners in the from England, and the manufac-On each note is the prefix or "Pleasureland" Company, were re-ture of the liquid will consequently series number 42/X. presented by Mr. John Horridge.be impossible. As much as 100,- Police, aerodrome and port Twenty-six of the concessionaires 0001b, of "compressed" yeast was oflleials all over the country are of the Company who were: sum- being sold monthly in Johnnes-by now keeping a look-out for the moned, including Captain Mark burg, says a correspondent, men in case they should attempt Miller, a member of the Ramsgate

Fortunes were made rapidly into teave, says a Home paper of Town Council, were defended by the countless liquid-dens of the mail week. Mr. W. J. Daniel.

mining areas by brewers. of the One of the men is described as The case against the Sirdar drink. A gallon manufactured having a scar on the face, which Company in regard to a spinner for winepence sold for eight shill-gives him a conspicuous appear- sideshow known as "Homa Stores" ings, and the demand was always ance. It is suspected both are was the first dealt with. It was greater than the supply the well known in London. alleged it was a game of chance pelice saw to that!

They got into touch with Mr. and not of skill.

Ease of manufacture was the Bonar Thompson, who was induced Mr. Launcelot Fletcher, prosecu-drink's chief charm. The police to make a trip to Liverpool with ting on the instructions of the patrols had a habit of raiding his "friends" to arrange a deal on Chief Constable of Ramsgate, said the shebeens daily and destroy the local Stock Exchange. the summonses were taken outing all the liquor they found, but j under the provisions of the Bet-akokigan matures rapidly, and ting Act of 1853 and the Gaming four hours after the departure of Houses Act of 1854. In the re-the police trade could be brisk cent case of "Kirby and others" again.

in the Court of Criminal Appeal, there was some slight element! of skill, but in the present case there was no element of skill.

Crowd Liked It.

+

The recipe for the drink is this: 1 gallon of boiling water; J 2 tablets of "compressed" yeast

and

2 cups of sugar.

#

Did Not Come Back.

To enable them to do this Mr. Thompson handed over the £4500. One of the men handed him back three of the notes, while his. com- panien went away with the rest of the money to negotiate the deal."

He did not return, of course, made an and the second man excuse to leave.

Descriptions of the wanted men have been issued:-

moustache,

Mix all in a large tin; bury it Describing the game of "Homa (for secrecy) leave an air vent Stores." Inspecter Duffy said (for safety); and wait four hours "On the front shelves of the stall The resulting concoction will be

John Du" (67), of broad For milky, and evil. were, two standards, side by sid, thick, to which were fixed two wheels variety and flavouring add orange build, fresh complexion, dark, hair or discs, with numbers from 0 to reel, pineapple rind, or a lemon, turning grey, giner 9. Opposite each number was an The "cream" of skokiaan brews, wearing horn-rimmed glasses with male gold earpieces; brown suit, trilby electric bulb,, which lit up as the the skokiaan de luxe, is wheels revolved. Tickets contain among liquors, evolved simply by hat. Has long scar on one side ing three numbers were sold for adding a bottle of methylated of the face running to the back of three-pence each, and each pur-spirit and three lumps of carbide the neck.

"Manchester Carson," aged chaser of a ticket was given an- It is known descriptively as the other ticket with three numbers carbide cocktail. Two mugs of about 50, medium build, 5ft. 4in., free. Twenty people apparently it suffice even a three-battle man; fairish hair, clean shaven; wear- were necessary to a game. When three bring oblivion; and four, inting blue suit.

Trustful Briton Loses £1,600. the wheels came to rest of their nine cases out of ten, the doctor.

New York: A wealthy British The dusky geniuses who evolved own accord one of the bulba re- mained alight, and the person the drink thought nothing of pay-planter awakened from a stupor with a ticket bearing a numbering a £50 fine on Monday morn-believed to have been induced by corresponding with the numberings, week after week for brewing drugs, told a remarkable story nearest the lighted blub was given it. But now they must turn to of how he had been defraudet of n. prize."

fresh avenues to discover a means 32.000 dollars (£6,400.). In reply to Mr. Daniel, Inspector of slaking the dusty mine "boy's" Duffy said the crowd seemed to thirst. enjoy the game. All the prizes No doubt they have done so were pots and pans anil useful already! things for the house-all filled with chocolates.

The name of the planter, states un Atlantic City message, is Gerard Moraity. He says that he Alberta met a gang of men in who promised him high returns amounting to millions if he would Daniel said his clients elected to invest in a new race track scheme. Mr. George E. Williams, one of have it tried by a jury.

Beyond the fact that he made an the directors of Sirdar (Ltd.),

The company was committed for investment, Moraity remembers said that they had run the game trial at the Sandwich Quarter nothing. at Wembley and Olympia and on Sessions on eight summguses. Confidence men have been pass- every pleasure beach in the soun-Three directors of the companying a busy season in Alberta, and try. The prizes were from 8s. were admitted to bail on their own recently "bled" a British tourist to 10. in value.

No Betting.

securities of £25 each.

of £10,000. The summonses in relation to "Electric dises" and "Sensation of 1924" were adjourned for a fort- night.

Mr. Daniel eubmitted there had been no betting or wagering cen- tract. The proprietors of the The next case concerned the zame did not say "I bet you will game "Easy," in which there were not win a prize," but somebody seven defendants, all of whom must win on an exact parallel were committed for trial at Sand- with tenhis aud golf tournaments wich Quarter Sessions. They in which entrance fees were used to provide prizes to those skilful or lucky enough to win them.

The Magistrates decided there. was a Prima facic case. and Mr.

pleaded net guilty, and reserved their defence. Bail was allowed in personal securities of $25 each. The hearing of a number of other cases was adjourned.

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LIVERPOOL SERVICE

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20th Sept. 120th c

*20th Nov.

20th Dec.

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22nd Sept. OTYNDAREUS” 15th Oct.

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*

From Hongkong

AMERICAN & ORIENTAL LINE

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ORIENTAL AFRICAN LINI 10th November.

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CANTON LINE.

Sailings from Hongkong-Dally at 1 a.m. and 8 a.m.

(Sundays

{3

11 a.m. only). Ballings from Canton-Dally at 8 a.m. and 3 p.m. { (Sundays

13 p.m. only)..

The 3 p.m. Steamer from Canton (SUNDAY

(EXCEPTED) an

arrival in Hongkong berths at

Wing Lot Street Wharf.

All Steamers will, as usual, leave 'for Canton from

MACÃO LINE.

the Hongkong. Wharf.

FROM HONGKONG:

8 A.M. and 2 P.M.

(Weekdays only).

FROM MACAO,

8 AM, and 2° P.M. (Weekdays only),

SPECIAL SUNDAY EXCURSIONS 18TH SEPTEMBER.

HONGKONG TO MACAO"

9.00 a.m. "LUNGSHAN 30 p.m; "SUI TAI”

MACAO TO HONGKONG

900 a.m. "SUITAI 6.00 p.m. LUNGSHAN”

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