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P. & O-BRITISH INDIA, APCAR AND

EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN LINES.

(COMPANIES, Incorporated in ENGLAND) Taking Cargo on through Bills of Lading for Straits, Java sod Burma, Ceylon, India, Porsian Gulf, Mauritius, E. & 8. Africa, Australasia, "'includlóg, New Zealand & Queensland Ports, Red Son, Bipyt, Constantinoplo, Greoco. Levantine Ports, Zumpa, Etc. PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL FORTNIGHTLY DIRECT ROYAL MAIL STEAMERS

(UNDER CONTRACT WITH H.M. GOVERNMENT).

9. S.

Tons

From Hong-

kong (about)

Destination

THE HONGKONG - TELEGRAPH,

PRESS DEBATED.

INFLUENCE OF MODERN NEWSPARENS.

FRIDAY, JANUARY 20, 1928.

telligence had only been made pos- sible by a risc in that standard.

Mr. W. L. Walker seconded the motion and said that intelligence beant information imparted. ` It was generally accepted that know-j ledge allowed a person to take an That the modern Press has intelligent Interest in things. raised the standard of intelliThe Prosa kept people posted in gence" was the motion debated at everything that was going on in the European Y.M.C.A. last night the world, giving them an oppor- before an interested audience. tunity of following the various Good cases were built up by both happenings and developments. parties, and members of the au- An item of news from a foreign dience contributed interesting country would teach the reader views. The chair was taken by something.

The Press fulfilled numerous

8,155 21 Jan. noon | 'M'los, "L'don,' A'werp & Hull Mr. P. S. Cassidy.

8,097 27th Jan. Straits & Bombay 10,986 4th Fab. 18th Feb. 6,853 25th Feb.

9,114

DEVANHA

DELTA

MALWA

KHYBER

NELLORE

MACEDONIA

*KHIVA

KASHMIR

KARMALA

MANTUA

10,946 31st Mar.

*KALYAN MONGOLIA MOREA KASHOAR MALWA

DEVANHA

11,120 3rd Mar..

Marsoilles & London

**

Mr. R. H. Hollis prewosed the purposes bat thé main point was motion and said members of the that by reading newspapers the M'los, L'don, A'werp & Hill public bought a newspaper which public was able to take an active

Marsoilles & London

Marseilles & London 9,135,10th Mar, Marseillos, L'don & A'werp 8,985 17th Mar..M'los, L'dan, A'werp & Hall 9,128 24th Mar... Marseilles & London

9,144 7th Apr. 16,504 14th Apr. 10,953 28th Apr. 9,005 | 12th May 10,986 26th May, 8,155 9th Juno.

MACEDONIA 11,120 23rd Juna.

Marseilles. & London Marseiller, L'don & A'werp Marseilles & London Mareoille & London Marseilles & London Marseilles & London Marseilles & London Marseilles & London

"Passengers to Singapore only. Limited accommodation

avaitable for 2nd class passengers fram Hongkong to London.

Frequent dansections From Port Said for Pawengers & Cargo to Constantinople Pyrous, Smyrus sad other Lavani Ports by Steamers of the Khaṁivial Mail 8.8, 0. BRITISH INDIA-APGAR SAILINGS

SANTHIA 7.754

27th Jan. 12th Feb. 26th Fob.

TAKADA

6.949 TALAMBA 8,018

S'pore, Fonang & Caloutta S'pore, Penang & Caloutta S'pore, Penang & Caloutta B. I. Apaar Line steamers have excellent accommodation for 1st and 2nd class passengers. All steamers are fitted with wireless and carry a qualified surgeon.

EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS (South)

ARAFURA

TANDA

ST. ALBANS

6,000 27 Jan 10 s.m.

"6,656

4,500

2nd Mar.

30th Mar.

Regular Monthly Sailings from Hergkong to Japan and Hongkong to Australia

wer

contained a mass of news and interest in things happening, out- many good articles, and saljside their own. personal sphere. down to read, consider and dis-There was a thirst for knowledge cuss the material they found in and surely that, if satisfied, raised the newspaper. That in itself the standard of intelligence. was surely a standard of intelll People did not buy newspapers gence. Intelligence was the po-merely to help commercial enter to grasp things quickly.prise. Whon people parted with a When people had no idea what coin and bought 1 newspaper was happening outside their own there was something more in immediate circle there was no optheir minds. than this. There was portunity for them to get a fair that desire for knowledge which and equable grasp of events and alone could raise the standard of to secure that basis of judgment intelligence, without which intelligence was.an impossibility,

Mr. Walker' gave instances of

He was not going to say that the eagerness of people to see the newspapers had taken the public"ewspapers and in support of his out of the slough in which some nuzzles. He said the Press was, arguntent, mentioned cross-word- authors had thrust them. A

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newspaper put before its readers worthy of great credit for popu: THE FAR EAST OXYGEN HOMEWARDS FOR the major happenings of both arising such puzzles

To some of the beter informed 7 ACETYLENE Co., Ltd. hemispheres. It had behind it an immense organisation-an organi-there was probably nothing much sation far greater than many pec-o be learned from them, but in offices F.&.0. Bd 5th Floor ple imagined. He would not men-he majority of cases they were tion the network of Renter ogen-the means of enlarging the voca- cies providing news from every bulary of large numbers of neo- quarter of the globe and the high-ple and giving them true idea of ly specialised correspondents who the meaning of words, put the fruits of their personal ex-

Press Under Fire.

standard of Intelligence. Manila, Sandakan, Thun.perience before the public at the

Seconding the opposition, Mr. P. Asking what parts of a news- Island, Townsville, B'bane expense of a single coin. By their Sands quoted Oscar Wilde, who paper were read, Mr. Sands des- Sydney and Melbourne.

work alone readers were able to said that in days of old men had cribed the sporting page as a appreciate different points of

the rack and now they had the curious jargon of telegraphic sen- view, ΑΠ extremely valuable

Press.

Reasoning from cause to tences and figures, coupled with power.

effect, it was found that the pubsets of names which looked like a Mr. Hollis countered curtain are demanded a Press as in the age out of a mediaeval history gument of his opponents with relays of old they demanded a king book. A man may understand it.. gard to the "yellow" Press by say with equally disastrous results, but it was not raising the standard ing that in a debate there was no

On another value in going from the general to Press was given them, the un-of his intelligence. the particular..

find Britain's timely child of money seeking poli-page he would ticians, and since the first news policy stated in any way he liked, The Opposition. Opposing the motion the Rev. been swamped in a sea of printer's ised

sheet was 'broadcast, people had faccording to the paper, he patron- J. 1. Murray opened his attack by ink.

Referring to "journalese" Mr. saying that stressing the little effect of newspapers on the in- Press and it gave rise to universal out by weary reporters, words that Intelligence came before the Sands said words were churned telligence of the pubile was mere

He thought that need was ware eaten by huge mechanical Iy damning the Press with faint over estimated. Who wanted to monsters of presses. and 'spued praise. The newspaper started know who was murdered, at Too-jaut at the other end in the form as a news sheet and still was to some extent for it told to the far-ing. Bec or what so-and-so wore of standardised expressions of the at the Bicester Hurt?. This mor- commercially minded owner. mer what price pigs were fetching aid search for the irrelevant did That, said the proposition, was in a near-by market and that Aston Villa had won in the Cup not increase the stock of useful tending to raise the standard of

knowledge and anything which intelligence.

The A. 9. R. G., Lad, uramery will also exli at Shanghai, Ticilo, Oshi Kolambugao, Tawas, Timor, Darwin, or other ports on route as inducement offers.

Frequent connections from Australia with the following :- The Union 8.8. On's Steamers 3o. the United Kingdng via Naw Zealan

Vancouver San Francisco, etc.

The P., Hoyal Mail Steamari to London via Bugs Canal, The P. & G. Branob Service of Steamers to London via the Cap. "The New Zealand Shipping Co.'s Biewers of Bouihampios' and 'London v1.

Fazama Canal,

TAKADA..

SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI & JAPAN

KHYBER

KHIVA

9,135 [

MACEDONIA

11,120

4th Fob.

TANDA

6,656

7th Feb.

KARMALA

9.128

11th Feb.

TALAMBA

8,018

+KASHMIR

KALYAN

TILAWA

MANTUA

ST. ALBANO

INAGPORE

MONGOLIA

MOREA

KASHGAR

MALWA

DEVANHA

ין

MACEDONIA

1Cargo only.

12th Feb.. 8,985 | 18th Fob. 9,144

18th Feb.

6,949, 22 Jan. 6 a.m. ¡ Amoy, Moji, Kobe & Osaka 9,114 22 Jan. 6 a.m. S'hai, Moji, Kobe & Yoko

3rd Feb. Į Shanghai, Moji & Kobe

S'hai, Moji, Kobe & Yoko Moji, Kobe, Osaka & Yoko S'hai, Moji, Kobe & Yoko | Amoy, Moji, Kobe & Osaka S'hai. Moji, Kobe & Yoko Shanghai, Moji & Kobo Amoy, Moji, Kobe & Osaka S'hai, Moji, Kobe & Yoku Moji, Kobe, Osaka & Yoke | S'hai, Moji, Kobe & Yoko S'hai, Moji, Kobe & Yoko 8hai, Moji, Kobe & Yoke S'hai, Maji, Kobo & Yoko, S'hai, Moji, Kobo & Yoko S'hai, Moji, Kobe & Yoko S'hai, Moji, Kobe & Yoko

| 10,006 | 20th Feb.

10,946

4,500

5,283 16.504

2nd Mar.

Gil Mar. 13th Mar. 17th Mar. 30th Mar. 13th Apr. 27th Apr. 11th May. 11,120 | 25th May.

10,953

9,005

10,986

8,155

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vía Suez Canal 9th Mar.

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But was information of this did not do so did not raise the The motion was carried. kind raising the standard of in- telligence, If newspapers had kept to their original function they would have been of great service, but they had not done so. It had been said that the Pross educated the public and made iti think. Perhaps it did to a few those surviving having such a high standard of intelligence that it required special nourishment. The average redder had to be papi fed daily with a mass of semi` di- gestible information assimilated by little or no mental effort.

The speaker also mentioned po- litical issues and said that views were biassed according to thei newspapers' party. By reading newspapers the average man be came like a sheep, following thei lead of the paper which also told him how to clothe and feed him- self. Newspapers had dragged the mass of mankind down to one) dead devel. The Press, so far, from raising the standard of Int

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Steamship "GLENIFFER" (Via Oran)

Motor Vessel "GLENA MOY" (Via Oran) Motor Vessa) “GLENLUCE"

Motor Vessel "GLENGARRY".

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Siberia Maru (Calle Los Angeles) ...... LONDON via Singapore, Suez, Marseilles

Haruna Maru

Kamo Maru

Sunday, 29th Jan. Tuesday, 6th Mar. & Ports.

Saturday, 11th Feb.

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SOUTH AMERICA (WEST COAST) via Japan, Honolulu,

Loo, Angeles Mexico & Panama Ginyo Maru

14.

1:25th Jan. 2nd Mar. 4th Apr. 2nd May,

Saturday, 28th Jan:

Katori Maru

Saturday, 25th Feb,

Due Hongkong,

Mishima Maru

!... Wednordby, 22nd Feb

23rd

***

Jan.

Tango Maru -

Wednesday, 21st Mar

28th

Jan.

BOMBAY via Singapore, Ponang & Colombo.

Malacca Maru

3rd

Feb.

Monday, 27th Jan.

24th

Fob.

Tamba Maru

Saturday, 11th Feb.

5th Mar.

Sunday, 6th Feb.

Wednesday, 29th Fab.

Friday, 10th Feb.

Delagoa Maru

Tuesday, 7th Feb."

+Ceylon Maru

Sunday, 22nd Jan.

Mishima Maru

Friday, 20th Jan.

Monday, 23rd Jan.-

Tuesday, 24th Jan.

Wodnesday, 25th Jan.

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NAGASAKI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA.

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Atsuta Maru

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