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· P. & 0.-BRITISH INDIA, APCAR AND BASTERN & AUSTRALIAN LINES.

(COMPANIES incorporated in ENGLAND) Taking Cargo on through Bills of Lading for Straits, Java and Burma, Ceylon India, Persian Quit; Mauritius, B. & 8. Africa, Australasia, Including, Now Zoaland & Queensland Ports, Red Sea, Bgpyt, Constantinople, Greece, Levantine Ports, Zuiore, Etc.

PENINSULAR & OBIENTAL FORTNIGHTLY DIRECT ROYAL MAIL STEAMERS (UNDER CONTRACT WITH H.M. GOVERNMENT.)

From Hung-

B. S.

·Tone"

kong (about)

.MOREA

10,953

KALYAN

DEVANHA

MALWA

KHYBER

NELLORE

MACEDONIA

*KHIVA

KASHMIR KARMALA

Destination,

7th Jan. 1928. Marsel'les & London 9,114 7th Jan. Straits & Bombay 8,155 21st Jan.M'ios, L'don, A'werp & Hull 10,986 4th Fob. Maravillas & London

M'los, L'don, A'werp & Hull 18th Feb. 9.114 6,853 25th Feb. 3rd Mar. 11,120

9,135 10th Mar. 8,985 17th Mar. 9,128 24th Mar. 10,946 31 Mart .9,144 7th Apr. 16,504 14th Apr. 10,953 28th Apr.

MANTUA "KALYAN MONGOLIA MOREA KABIGAR 19,005 12th. May. MALWA *Passengers to Singapore only.

10,986 26th May.

Marseilles & London Marseilles & London Marseilles, L'don & A'werp M'les, L'don, A'werp & Hull | Marseillos & London Marseilles & London Marseilles, L'don & A'worp Marseilles & London Marseilles & London Marsoilles & London

Marsoillos & London

Frequent & naucline from Port Bald for Parmygote & Cargo to Copelantinus Pyłano, Minyona and oiber Levant Phala by Stenman of thi Khaivis Mau 8.8. G

BRITISH INDIA-APCAR SAILINGS

GARMULA TAKLIWA SANTHIA

5,254 7,936 ❘ 7,754

8th: Jan. 14th Ján. 29th Jan.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 24,

-1927.

"

KOWLOON FIRE.

A NEW BRIDGE,

A BRITISH SOLDIER INJURED. 2684 FOOT SPAN OVER BENUE!

RIVER. A spectacular fire which broke

London, Dec. 23. out in Yaumati last night com-!

The bridge to be built over the pletely gutted three houses, damag- ed two other and was responsible Benue River to complete the East- for an injury to a British soldier.ern Nigerian Railway, connecting The Aro started about sight o'clock Port Harcourt with the Bauchi now enterprise, Africa. The and spread so rapidly that within tinfields, will be the longest in a few minutes the blaze could be which will stimulate the already rapid development of Northern The Fire Brigade at Kowloon re Nigeria, will cost about £1,000, ceived the first call at 7.57, infer-000 and the contract, which has mation being telephoned from the been placed with an English firm Wing Shing Lane are alarm that la for a bridge of thirteen spans ire had broken out at No. 161 Re- and 2,884 feet between the abut- clamation Street. Two machines mentsBritish Wireless.

seen from the Island."

were sent but on arrival the home. call was sent out and other "ma- chines were rushed to the spot to deal with a blaze, which was në- suming serious proportions.

About 9.10 the district call was sent out, machines being summon. ed from Mongkok while Nos. 1 and 3 fire floats also went out to Yau- mati,. The other fire float was or- dered to stand by in case it was required.

The Kowloon Brigade, under Station Officer Saunders, had a hard fight in the early stages of the outbreak, and did excellent work.

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MEXICO'S DEBTS.

A POSTPONEMENT OR REDUCTION.

Mexico City, Dec, 23. The Treasury Department is about to send two representatives from here to New York to submit the financial a memorandum condition to an international bank- érs committee.

On

Officials do not explain the pur- port of the mission, except to say. that Mexico will try to meet her debt payments as they mature, de spite. the present financial strin-

Start in Cracker Shop. The property involved in the S'pore, Penang & Calcutta

of a large block of S'pore, Penang & Calouttare consists

two storey Chinese tenements, the S'pore, Penang & Calcutta ground floors being used as work- geney. This is interpreted in some shops. The fire apparently start-quarters to mean that Mexico will B. I. Apcar Line steamers have excellent accommodation for 1st and 2nd class passengers. All steamers are fitted withed at No. 161 in premians occupied ask for a postponement or reduc wireless and carry a quilified surgeon.

EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS (South)

1ST. ALBANB | 4,500

ARAFURA

TANDA

6,000 6,636

30th Dec. 27 Jan. 1928. 2nd 'Mar.

+Calls at Port Holland.

Manils, Sandakan, Thure. Island, Townsville, B'bane, (Sydney and Melbourne.

Regular Monthly Sailings from Hongkong to Japan-and Hongkong to Australia

The EEA. B. R. Co., Ltd. gleamery will los oil si Shanghai, Floilo, Gabe Kolambugan, Tawao, Timor, Darwin, or other parts en coats as inducement ofere

Fréqueos connections from Australia with the following

The Union 6.8. Oo's Steamers to the United Kingdne via New Zealand, AMOOGVST San Francisco, eto-

The P.&O. Royal Mail Steamers to London via Sues Canal.

The P. & 0. Branch Bervios of Steamers to London via the Caps.

by a bamboo and fire cracker deal-tion of debt payments.-Reuter's

er. How the fire started is not

exactly known at the moment, but

one mass of...

it spread with alarming rapidity of the fire was seen and taken to and soon the ground floor and two Military Hospital in Kowloon,

Soldier Injured. storeys above were flames.

It was stated by those on the The houses on either sides. spot last night that the soldier's Nos. 159 and 163, were soon in-Injury was not serious and that! volved. the fire spreading rapidly he would probably be only detain-

long the roofs and then eating ed in hospital for one night its way down. About this time Apart from this injury caused the blaze was clearly visible from by the falling debris, which was the piled high in some parts of the Hongkong, passengers ferry, seeing flames rising high road, it is understood that there into the air, an berasional shower were no other casualties.. Ap uf sparks testifying to the fierce-parently the occupants of the house above the workshop where The work of the Fire Brigade the fire started were able to e- effective, however cape in time, while those living Numerous lines of hose were laid in the adjoining houses quickly from hydrants and motor pump vacated when it was seen that nɛ- and an effective volume of water thing could save their houses from was soon brought to bear on the being yelved.

The New Zealand Shipping Co.'s Steamers or Southampton and Londen ness of the blaze, Pasama Dansl.

DEVANHA

SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI & JAPAN

8,155 25 Dec. 6 a.m. S'hai, Moji, Kobe & Yoko 8,097 1st Jan. 1928. Shanghai, Moji & Kobo 6,000,

3rd Jan. Moji, Kobe, Osaka & Yoko' 7,754 4th Jan. Amox, S'hai, Moji, Kobe & Osaka 10.986

S'hai, Moji, Kobe & Yako S'hai, Moji, Kobe & Yoko S'hai, Moji, Kobe & Yoko 3rd Feb. Shanghai, Moji & Koha

S'hai, Maji, Kobe & Yoko 4th Feb. 7th Feb. Moji, Kobo, Osaka & Yoko 17th Fob. S'hai, Moji, Kobe & Yoko 18th Feb. S'hai. Moji, Kobe & Yoko 18th Feb. Shanghai, Moji & Kobe

2nd Mar. Shai, Moji, Kobe & Yoko. 6th Mar. Moji, Kobo, Osaka & Yoko 12th Mar. | 8'bai, Moji, Kobe & Yoko S'hai, Maji, Kohe & Yoko 17th Mar. 30th Mar. "S'hai, Moji, Kobe & Yoko 13th Apr.

S'hai, Moji, Kobe & Yoko 27th Apr. S'hai, Moji, Kobe & Yoko 11th May. S'hai, Moji, Kobe & Yoko 25th May. 8'hai, Moji, Koba & Yoko

DELTA

ARAFURA

SANTHIA

MALWA

NELLORE J 6,853

7th Jan. 13th Jan.

KHYBER

9,114

21th Jan.

KHIVA

9,135

MACEDONIA 11,120

TANDA

NAGPORE

KASHMIR

6,656 5,283 8,985

KALYAN

- 9,144

MANTUA

10,946

ST. ALBANS

LAHORE

MONGOLIA

4,500 5,252 16,504

MOREA

10,953

KASHGAR

-!· 9,005

MALWA

10,986

DEVANHA

MACEDONIA

8,155 11,120

¡Cargo only.

All dates are approximate and subject to alteration without notice.

WIRELESS ON ALL STEAMERS.

Parcels Measuring not more than 24 ft. x 2ft. x 1ft. will bal

01

Confidence

In the goods they sell. has led well-known firms td advertino ex- tensively and success- fully. The more they af use the whools modern publicity tho stronger will become their business."

You may have com- pleta confidence in your wares, but be- cause you have not used the magnet of ad- vertising to advantage, your trade has got so far and no further.

Don't let rivals stoal a march on you. Adver- tide steadily, appealing to your probableclients. Consider the extensive circulation of the Hongkong Telegraph, its fine class of reader, and high standard of all-round excellence. Make it your publicity

organ.

OXYGEN

ACETYLENE AMMONIA, AIR CARBONIC ACID CARBIDE

two houses which were a mass Superintendent Brooks was' in of flames. Some lines were taken charge of the Fire Brigade, as In the upper floers of houses acrosssisted by. European. officers from The street and these proved effect both stations in Hongkong ani tive in preventing the fire from Kowloon and also by a full com eating its way along the roofs of plement of Chinese firemeh. The the houses adjoining those already two fire floats were able to return HYDROGEN, NEON ARGON

involved.

Three Houses Doomed.

nothing

to Hongkong before ten o'clock and before this some of the pumps had stopped work.

By ten o'clock there was little It was obvious, that could save the house in which the sign of any flame but water was fire started and that next to poured into the building, subduing 14. but constant streams of tiny flashes of 'flame before they water were directed in preventing could

the

fire from spreading and it damage. spenks volumes

spread and do farther A part of the Brigade

for the excellent was kept on duty at the fire work of the Brigade that such a throughout the night, continuing,

NITROGEN.

(on special request;

ALL EQUIPMENT For Oxyacetylene and Glootrie Processes supplied by-

THE FAR EAST OXYGEN

& ACETYLENE Co., Ltd.

fierce blaze was confined to such to pump water and keep a care-Office: P. & O. Bldg. 5th Floor. ful watch in case of a further out- comparatively narrow limits.

The property is very old and it break. was hardly surprising that part of the block collapsed. The verandahs

Thief Gets Busy.

Nos. 159, 161 and 163 were vir-

of two houses, including the stone balustrades, gave way completely tually gutted, there being little and shortly before 8.30, crashed left of the front of two of them. into Reclamation Street. A The other

Telephone C. 2344

M.J.E. GUILLOT. Manager.

houses were also of the engines which threw a bril

received at the Co's Office up to nóon on the day previous to saioldier in the, Queen's Regiment was damaged, but mainly by water. liant beam, near the scene of the

For Passago Rates, Handbooks, Freights, eto., apply to

MACKINNON, Mackenzie & Co..

Agents.

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

GLEN LINE.

Fare Hongkong to London £82.

TD LONDON, ROTTERDAM & HAMBURG via STRAITS & COLOMBO.

Steamship

"CARNARVONSHIRE" (Via Uran). 1st Steamship "GLENIFFER" (Via Oran)" Motor Yannel "GLENA MOY" (Via Oran Steamship "OLENSANDA" (Via Oran)..

Jan.

+

25th Jan.

2nd

Mar. 7th Mar.

TO SHANGHAI, KOBE, YOKOHAMA & VLADIVOSTUCK,

Motor Vessel "GLENAMOY"

Steamship "GLENSANDA"

Motor Vessel "GLENAPP"

Due Hongkong.

21st Jan.

27th Jan.

3rd Feb.

in the stret at the time and it is At the moment it is impossible to are. As usual Chinese turned out believed that be was giving use-estimate the amount of damage in thousands to watch the specta- ful assistance He was apparently which will depend to some extent cular blaze and at least one thief, struck by some of the falling d on whether the occupiers of the seizing the opportunity to enter bris and received an injury to his houses involved were able to get house, the occupants of which were busying sight-seeing in the heid. He was carried from the their possessions away in time.

The work of the Brigade was street, made good his escape with. street to an ambulance which was summoned when the serious nature assisted by a searchlight on one a fairly large amount of money:

THE HONGKONG & WHAMPOA DOCK CO.,

TELEGRAPHIC ADdress "MANIFESTO," HONGKONG

LTD.

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

Western Union and Watkins Benson's Marconi.

Dock owners Ship Builders, Marine & Land Engineers, Boiler Makers & Iron-Brass Founder, Force Masters, Electricians.

NYKUNE

THROUGH BOOKING TO EUROPE AT REDUCEL RATES. B120, £112, 8110 £102 £83 via SAN FRANCISCO G$140 G$420 via JAPAN & SEATTLE.

SAN FRANCISCO via Shanghai, Japan Ports & Honolulu

Taiyo Maru...

Tenyo Maru

Calls Los Angeles.

Tuesday, 10th Jan.

Sunday, 29th Jan,

Saturday, 31st Deo.

LONDON via Singapore, Suez, Marseills & Ports.

Hakusan Maru

Kitano Maru

Haruna Maru

Saturday, 14th Jan. 1. Ma kay W... Saturday, 28th Jan, SYDNEY & MELBOURNE via Manila & Ports.

Aki Maru

#

.... Wednesday, 18th Jan. 1928.. BOMBAY via Singapore, Penang & Colombo.

-Gonoa Maru

Awa Maru

SOUTH AMERICA (WEST COAST) via Japan, Honolulu,

Eos, Angelos Mexico. & Panama

Rakuya Maru...

SOUTH AMERICA (EAST COAST) via Singapore,

Capatown & Parts.

Kamakura Maru

NEW YORK and/or BOSTON vin PANAMA.

Takaoka Maru...**.

Tuesday, 27th Dec. Wednesday, 11th Jan,

Friday, 23rd Deo..

Friday, 20th Jan.

Tuesday, 27th Doc.

Tuesday, 10th Jan,

Saturday, 31st Doc..

Friday, 20th Jan.

Friday, 23rd Dec.

Tuesday, 27th Dec.

Thursday, 29th Dec,

"Saturday, 31st Dec.

LIVERPOOL via Singapore, Colombo, Port Said & Porte.

Durban Maru) ***

CALCUTTA via Singapore, Fonang & Rangoon."

Nagano Maru ---

NAGASAKI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA.

Mishima Maru

SHANGHAI, KOBR & YOKOHAMA.

Matsuya Maru

Kamo Maru

Seiyo Maru

Tottori Maru (Moji Direct

Cargo only. A

For further information apply to:--

NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA. -

Tel. Contral Nos. 292, (private exchanges to all Depta.).

HONGKONG, CANTON & MACAO STEAMERS.

JOINT SERVICE OF THE HONGKONG, CANTON AND

STEAMBOAT CO., LTD., AND THE CHINA NAVIGATION CO., LTD.,

CANTON LINE.

Sailings from Hongkong-Daily at 8.00 a.m:

Sallings from

MAOAO

(Sundays

and 12.00 Midnight (124Midnight only). Canton-Daily at 8 a.m. and 4pm. Į (Sundays

14 p.m, only)...

MACAO LINE.

FROM HONGKONG :

FROM MACAO:

8 A.M. and 2 P.M.

Weekdays unly).

8 A.M. and 2 P.M.

(Weekdays only).

HONGKONG MACAO LINE

Christmas Holidays

15

Special Excursions.

MACAO TO HONGKONG

HONGKONG TO MACAO |

Sunday, 25th December

9.00 a.m. "SUI AN"

1 3.00 p.m. "SUI AN“ Monday, 26th December

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

8:00a.m. “SUI TAI" 3.00 p.m. "SUI AN”

Tuesday, 27th December

9:00a.m. "SUI AN”

2.00 p.m. "SUI 3 AI"

-8.00 a.m. "SUI TAT" 4.00 p.m. "SUI AN” EXCURSION RATES SATURDAY'TILL TUESDAY

$5.00 RETURN

JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN-

LIJN.

Tel Address*

JAVALYN

Tel. Central 1574

J.C.J.L

-Motor Vessel "GLENLUCE"

Motor Vessel "CARMARTHENSHIRE"

+46

24th Fob.

5th Mar.

For freight, passage and further particulars, apply to:

JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD. AGENTS: THE GLEN LINE, LTD.

AUSTRALIAN-ORIENTAL LINE, LTD.

$4

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, New Zoxland and Tasmanian Ports. SIGALLERY & MOST US-ro Data FinsT & SOUND CLASS PABEENGER AUĻOMMODATION, HONGKONG TO SYDNEY-19 DAYS.

Dua HonozONG ON OR ABOUT

TAIPING

7th January

CHANGTE

7th February:

TAIPING

9th March

CHANGTE

6th April

BALLS HENGE UN OR ABOUT

14th January.

14th February

16th March 13th April.

For Freight & Passage, apply to→BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Tal. O. 36.

Agenta

T. S. S. "SIANG WO?"

Passenger & Cargo River Steamer, 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 Yangtze, Hankow-Tohung,

Please address enquiries to the Chief Manager

R. M. DYER, B. Sc., M.I.N.A., Kowloon Dock, Hongkong.

York Building

(Hòarkons)

BEGULAR FORTNIGHTLY BERVICE BETWEEN

JAVA, CHINA

From

-

N. China Batavia

AND JAPAN,

Expected. Will leave

on or about Jonorabout

For

Batavia ... | 23rd Deo | 24th Dec 8'hei & Keelung S'hai, Klung | 26th Dec 29th Dec | Batavia Java, Mesr 2nd Jan 1. 4th Jan | Amoy & Saigon

2nd Jan 4th Jan Macassar & Java 5th Jan 7th Jan | Amoy, Shanghai

& Kenlung 9th Jan 11th Jan | Batavia 16th Jan 18th Jan Amoy, N. China. 16th Jan 18th Jan Batavia. 19th Jan 21st Jan Amoy, Shanghai

Steamers

Tjimanoek

Tikembang

Tillwong ·

Tjiklal

Tilsaroca

Ilmanoek

Titaroem

8'bai, Klung Juva, Mcar

Titsalak

THIsondari

N. China Batavia

Tisaroen

S'hai, K'lung | 23rd Jan. 25th Jan

Via MaossaBY

*Via Batavia

* & Keelung

Batavia

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

For Freight and Passago apply to the CORN

Java-China-Japan Lijn