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CANADIAN

PACIFIC

A DELIGHTFUL CRUISE DE LUXE

by the

S.S. "EMPRESS OF AUSTRALIA'

21,850 Tons Gross, Length 615 Feet.

„LEAVING HONGKONG, FEBRUARY 13th, 1928.

via Shanghai, Chinwangtao (for Poking. Boppu, Kobe, Yokohama, Honolulu, Hilo, San Francisco, Balboa, Panama, through the Panama Canal to Cristobal, Colon, Havana.

Arriving NEW YORK, APRIL 12th, 1928.

Two days available for sight-seeing in NEW YORK.

Leave NEW YORK

14th APRIL,"

arriving SOUTHAMPTON, APRIL, 22nd 1928.

Shore excursions and sight-seeing tours at all Ports.

For Particulars Apply To-

CANADIAN PACIFIC.

Phono Central 752.

Tel. address "GADANPAO.”

S. S. "BELGENLAND'

(27,200 Tons)

'RED STAR LINE. LARGEST STEAMER TO CIRCUMNAVIGATE THE GLOBE. LEAVES HONGKONG FEBRUARY 13th.

For Manila, Bangkok, Batavia, Singapore, Calcutta, Colombo, Bombay, Port Budan, Port Towik, (for Cairo and Jorusalom), Alexandria, Athens, Naples, Monaco, Gibraltar and New York.

Port-to-port passengers, with or without shore exoursions, booked,

Regular transatlantic services between' Now York, Boston, Montreal, and principal Buropean ports by While Star, Red Blar and Allanlig Transport Lines. Through bookings from the Orient,

For Particulars apply to t

THE AMERICAN EXPRESS CO., INC. 44, Dos Vicux Road, Central, Hongkong.

GLEN LINE.

Fare Hongkong to London £82.

TO. LONDON, ROTTERDAM & HAMBURG vla' STRAITS & COLOMBO,

Motor Vessel "GLENAMOY" (Via Oran)

Steamship

"GLENSANDA" (Via Oran,...

Motor Vousel "GLENLUOE" (Via Oran) ... Motor Vessel "GLENGARRY" (Via Oran)

2nd Mar. 17th Mar. 4th Apr. 2nd May.

TH

**

8th

Feb. 28th Fob.

TO SHANGHAI, KOBE, YOKOHAMA & VLADIVOSTOCK.

Motor Vessel "GLENAPP"

Motor Vessel "GLENLUCE"

Mator Vessel "GLENGARRY"

Motor Vessel "OLENTARA"

Steamship "CARMARTHENSHIRE"

5th Mar.

16th. Mar.

6th Apr,

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

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

BOSTON, NEW YORK & BALTIMORE.

#DIN SERVIUB OF THE

"BLUE · FUNNEL LINE”

(OUMAN 8.8. CO., LTD. ■ CHINA MUTUAL 8.8. 00., LTD," |

AND

AMERICAN & MANCHURIAN LINE.

(ELLERMAN & BUOKNALL 8.8. 00., LTD.) BAILINGS FROM HONGKONG

8.8. "CITY OF KIMBULEY"

8.8. "LYCAON"

***

8.8. "CITY OF ADELAIDE"

8.8. "RHESUS" ...

8.8. "CITY OF DUNKIRK"

Feb.

via Suez Canal 20th via Suez Canal, 9th Mar. via Buoz Canal 23rd Mar, via Suez Canal 6th Apr. via Suez Canal 20th Apr.

Steamers proceod via Suez Canal or Panama Canal at owners'

option.

Subject to Change without notice.

For freight and particulars apply to:-

BUTTERFIELD & SWİRE or THE BANK LINE, LD., HONGKONG.

Hongkong & Canton, Jardine Matheson & Co., Ltd., Canton,

..

THE SWEDISH EAST ASIATIC

COMPANY, LIMITED. /

SERVICE OF FAST MOTOR VESSELS LOADING DIRECT FOR

BARCELONA, ROTTERDAM, HAMBURG

and BOANDINAVIAN PORTS.,

M.V. "CANTON"

M.V. "DELHI"

Loading about 10th February

22nd February 15th March 15th April

SHANGHAI, JAPAN PORTS and VLADIVOSTOCK.

M

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

DUTIES OF PRESS.

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1928.

HOME POLITICS.

AEROPLANE CRASH.

CO-OPERATION WITH THE

GOVERNMENT. !".

CHAMBERLIN FAILS TO. SET.

A RÉCORD

THE RECORD OF THE GOVERNMENT.

Washington, Fob. 5.

Richmond, Virginia, Fobi.4.

London, Feb. 4.

In dedicating the National Pross

A third attempt by the trans- In a speech at Birminghamn laat Club, Prealdent Coolidge made Interesting observations on the Atlantic airman Clarence Cham-night, the Chancellor of the Exche duties of newspapera. He declared borlin, accompanied by Roger Wil-quer, Mr. Winston Churchill, said that the Press should co-operate llama, to establish a new world's that obviously there could be no with the government In Inter-endurance record flight, has failed, General Election in 1928.

The Franchise Bill must be national affairs. Ho laid down the their aeroplane crashing from a principle that the government height of forty feet immediately passed into law, and the now votes must take their places upon- itself had charge of foreign rela-after taking off, from Byrd field..

Tho.airmon were unhurt, but the register. The machinery of tions and suggested that when the

that process would carry Parlia Freas undertook to exert af in-the machine, was badly damaged.ment into the spring or summer of

Omeals are of opinion that the fluence on behalf of foreign in-

1920." tarests the "candour situation crash was due to the runway being

He gave no encouragement, to would be greatly increased if their too short for the machine, which those who have lately been ex- foreign connexions were publicly carried 460 gallons of petrol-pressing hopes that the coming disclosed." Foreign Interests were Reuter's American Servicê. entitled to be represented in the United States, "but when foreign governments were represented here their agents were required to come publicly accredited to be publicly received."

A World's Record.

!

Budget will reveal a reduction in the Income Tax. The bost hopel for Income Tax payers, lay in an tho national

St. Paul, Minn., Feb. G. Gene Shank, a law student in-improvement in terested in aviation, has establish credit, and in the conversion of the Hmmenso internal debt to a mora

THE

BLUE FUNNE

REGULAR AND FAST PASSENGER SERVICES

FREIGHT AND

""PERSEOS" 7th Feb. Mar'jes, London, R'dam & Hamburg "'HECTOR" 22nd Feb. Marion, London, R'dam & Glasgow "GLAUCUS". 6th Mar. Marʻlse, London, B'dam & Hamburg- "PHILOOTETES" 20th Mar, Mar'les, London, R'dam & Hamburg

Vin Casabianos.

LIVERPOOL SERVICE

"MENTOR"

ed a world record in aeroplane favourable rate of interest, Ho LONDON SERVICE For generations the law of the looping, making 515 loops in four pointed out that a reduction of United States had forbidden its hours and dightech minutes, beat-local rates, that were a harassing own citizens to cater Into negotining by 200 loops Maynard's re-burden on productive industry, tions with foreign governments in cord in France-Reuter's Ameri- called more ungently for attention, regard to their relations with our con Service.

→ and if he had the necessary monoy own government. Such negotia-

New Orleans, Fob. 5. to advance in this direction he tions could only be carried on Coates and Lebrix flying to New would round off the financial policy under the direction of the Pre- York, have arrived. They flow of the present Parliament. sident. The spirit of mankind from Mexico City in ten hours and

By reducing the Income Tax by was more and more demanding that were welcomed by large crowda, six pence, and giving additional the government and society should

relief to the smaller class of In- be conducted under the laws of

The First 'Plane, ·

come Tax payers, the Government truth, and those who forgot that

Dayton, Ohio, Feb. 4.

had already helped the waving and precept were "bound for moral ex- The original Wright biplane, in investing public. plosion."-Router's American Sor-which the first successful flight in!

the gold vice,

heavler-than-air machines was standard the Government had not made in North Carolina in 1909, only helped the mercantile and NEW YORK SERVICE has been shipped to Britain for ex-banking Interests, which earned "LYOAON" hibition in the British

"RHESUS" Museum all over the world such a large

CHINESE CUSTOMS.

REVISION IS TO BE SUGGESTED.

By re-establishing

"ACHILLES“. "POLYFHEMOS

20th Bob Genos, Havra, Liverpool & Glasgow -

5th Mar Havre, Liverpool & Glasgow and 1st Apr. Genoa, Harre, Liverpool & Glasgow "BELLEROPHON": 20th Ápr. Gonoa, Havre Liverpool & Glasgow. PACIFIC SERVICE

via Kobe & Yokohama: “TALTHYBIDA"

TEUCER

... 17th Feb ... 10th far.

Victoria, Vancouver & Beattle Victoria, Vancouver & Beattie,

9th Mar. ... 6th April...

SERVICE "HECTOR" 22nd Feb. "AGNEAH" Set April "BARPEDON" 18th April «PATROULUS" 16th May.

for an Indefinite 'period.-Reuter's proportion of the national income, | PASSENGER American Service.

but they had given honest money to workmen, and had steadily re- daced the cost of living.---British Wireices.

TEAPOT DOME.

STANDARD OIL OFFICIAL UNDER ARREST.

before the

FUTURE OF EMPIRE.

MR. AMERY ON SENSE OF .COMRADESHIP.

Shanghai, Feb. 5, According to reports from Peking Mr. Edwardes, the Acting Inspector General of Customs will come to Shanghai to arrange for an understanding with the Nationalist Government on the lines of his 'memorandum to the

Washington, Feb. 4.

London, Fab, 4. Peking Government of August for Mr. Robert W. Stewart, the the abolition of the present ad chairman of the board

Having completed his great tour of the of the Dominions, the Colonial valorem tax of five per cent on the Standard Oil Company of Indiana. Secretary, Mr. Amery, accompaul customs duties, the two and a has been arrested under an ordered by Mrs. Amery, left Now Brun- half per cent surtax, and the Im- of the Senate, for refusing to swick last night for England. position instead thereof of twelve

answer questions and half per cent ad valorem cus- Senate Committee Investigating Mr. Amory said it had been a In a final speech at Saint Johus, toms duties for all. China.

Teapot Dome oil lenses. Mr. It is understood that Britain, Stewart helped to organise in 1922 great inspiration to travel through América, France, Italy and

the the Continental Trading Company, individual history, life and

so many countries, cach with its the Netherlands approve idea while Japan opposes it. Af-which, according to the Govern-perience and each confident of ter providing for the service of mont, supplied the money which

a grent future. He expressed the foreign loans the new scheme Mr. Harry Sinclair gaye to the opinion that the ultimate perfect suggests the division of the cus- Secretary of the Interior, Mr. Fall, unity of the Empire rested not toma surpluses, proportionately to Mr. Stewart's arrest is merely

upon the Governments but on the the customa houses controlled by technical, and he will be required co-operation of various countries the various Chinese authorities. to remain at his hotel in the com-with each other, with their sense The Peking Government advocates pany of a deputy sergeant-at-arms, of loyalty cach to the other as the inauguration of tariff auto-who will take him before the bar

comrades under the same King nomy on February 29,-Router,

of the Senate to state what he and as part of the same Em- knows as regards the disposition pire.-British Wireless, of Liberty Bands by the Con- tinental Company of Canada,

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FIRE ON A TRAIN.

RUSSIAN OFFICIALS GET A BAD SCARE.

Obiaina Release,

NEW APPOINTMENT.

POST FOR EARL STRADBROKE.

ex-

Later. 'Mr. Stewart book his case to the Moscow, Feb. 4.

Supreme Court of the District of: Fire broke out in aantoon car on Columbia, and obtained a release

London, Feb. 4. brain from Leningrad to from arrest on a habeas сотрия It is officially announced that His Murmansk.

writ.

Majesty the King has approved the The hearing of a writ to deter-appointment of Earl Stradbroke as Railway Commissioners who were: travelling in the car threw them.mine whether he shall retain his Parliamentary Secretary of the selves out, and three were seriously liberty has been fixed for Febru- Ministry of Agriculture, in succes burt-Reuter.

ary 7-Reuter's American Service. sion to Lord Bledialog-Reuter.

BANK LINE LTD.

ACENTS FOR

ELLERMAN & BUCKNALL S.S. CO., LTD.

BAILINGS SUBJECT TO ALTERATION WITHOUT NOTICE. UNITED KINGDON & CONTINENT”·

"CITY OF PEKIN" "CITY OF BENARES” "CITY OF MADRAS"

Havre, London, R'dim & Hamburg. London, Rotterdam & Hamburg ..... Havre, Laadon, R'dam & Hamburg “CITY OF GL 19GOW" ... Havre, London, R'dam & Hamburg “CITY OF EASTBOURNE"... Havre, London, R'dam & Hamburg

AUSTRALIA

"KAZEMBE"

ELLERMAN LINE

14th February. 20th February. 25th March. 24th April, 25th May.

SINGAPORK/AUSTRALIA AUSTRAL-RAST INDIES LINE

Leaves Singapore

7th May.

***

and

***

For VREMANTLE, ADELAIDE, MELBOURNE & SYDNEY. Through FREIGHT and PASSENGER bookings from HONGKONG in conjunction with "EzzanṀam”,

Liks and older services.

BOSTON, NEW YORK & BALTIMORE....... AMERICAN &`MANCHUBIAN LINE

“CITY OF KIMBERLEY":

"CITY OF ADELAIDE"

"CITY OF DUNKIRE"

"CITY OF CARLISLE"

via Suez Canal

20th February, 23rd March.

20th April.

18th May,

via Buez Canal

via Busz Canol

via Suez Canal ...

ALSO AGEN TO FUB

& Co.

BERVIONS: TO-

AMERICAN & ORIENTAL LINB

部

ANDREW WEIR'

BOSTON & NEW YORK

“MYRTLEBANK” 27

MAURITIUS & SOUTH AFRICA

"TINHOW"

8th February OBIENTAL AFRICAN LINK

20th April

Loading for Mauritius, Dolagoa Bay, Durban, Zut London, Algoa Bay (Port Elizabeth), Monel Bay and

Ospetown

Through Bill of Lading fasued to Beira, Quilimaine, Ibo, Port Amelli, Mozambique. Chinds, Inhambane,

Zanzibar, Mombasan, Kilindini, Port Nolloth, Ludeelix Bay, Walvis Bay and Madagascar.

M.V. "CEYLON"

M.V. "SUMATRA"

M.V. "CEYLON“

M.V. "SUMATRA".

8th February 10th March

For further particulars apply-to the GILMAN CO., LTD.

Hongrong.

Agents

G. E. HUYGEN. Danton.

For freight or passaga on any of the above linss apply:- Telephone Central 4791.

THE BANK LINE, Ltd,

་་

Now Tork, Borton & Baltimota New York, Boston & Baltimore

Singapore, Marsailles & London... Singapore, Marsellius & London Singapore, Marseilles & Londen Singapore, Marsalis & London

Also cargo stanmore with limited passenger accommodation at specially reduced fares.

For freight, passage rates, and Information, apply to

Butterfield & Swire,

Agente.

Cool, Shady Decks to Enjoy

The great wide glass enclosed promenade decks of the Prest- dent Liners-with their dozens of comfortable, invicing steamer chairs. You will enjoy spending much of your time. here lounging, reading and conversing with friends. The magnificent President Liners are broad of besin and exceptionally steady;} All are all burners, swift express liners,

The public rooms are luxuriously appointed and inviting,

All paterooms are outside, splendidly furnished and equipped with beds-nor berths. Each room has hot and cold running water, also laus, wardrobe, thermos bottles and reading lampa. Private bath and showers la connection with many, rooms perfect the travel comfort of these giant passenger Mices.

The Cuisine is world famous. The deliciously prepared menus will delight you."); And how the orchestra adds zest to your dining.

The decks are spacious. The Glas-enclosed Promenade always popular. Deck sports, open air swimming pool, movies, evening dances,--everything has been done to make your trip a happy out.. Unexcelled anywhere--is the courteous and efficient service accorded you by the trained personnel aboard the President Linci,

The great frequency of sailings and the liberal stopover privileges of the Dollar! Scramship and American Mail Lines have made these giant passenger liners ouse) standingly popular among travelas,

WEEKLY TRANS-PACIFIC SERVICE TÖBAN FRANCISCO and

LOS ANGELES

The Sunshina Balt via Honolulu Fortnightly alinga um Tuesdays Pres. Pierce

TO SEATTLE and VICTORIA · The Short, Straight Routa to Benariog

Formistaly sailings on Wedinaidays'--

Tuo, Feb. 14th | Pres. Madison Wed, Feb. 8, 9 a.m Pres, Tatt

Tum. Feb. 28th Prea, Jackson... Wed.. Feb. 22nd Pres. Jefferson ........ Tuck, Mar. 18th | Pres. McKinley Wed., Mar., Yth. Prea Lincoln

Wed., Mar. 31st Taen., Mar. 27th,] Pres. Grant

Special Inrough Raten to Europe, via United States, £120, £113, Direct, connections with all Atlantio lines. Choice of rallway lines across United States and Canada, with liberal stop-over privilegea for sight-seeing.

To EUROPE and NEW YORK

HOUND THE WORLD.

Fortnightly wellings on Tuesdays via Manila, Stralia, Colombo, Suce Canal, Almendrie,

Naples, Geos, Marscalies, Boston and New Yorker

thri

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Pres. V. Baron Hun, Fab. 12, 6am Pres. Adams...dun., Mar. 25,5 am. Pres: Bayer...8an, Feb. 26, 84.m. Pres. Garfield Bun., Apr. 8.8 «m. Pres. Palk. Sun., Mar. 11, Ua. Pres. Barrison Sun., Apr.22, 8.m.

Pres. Piersa

KS MANILA': Feb. 6th, 6 p.m. Į Pren. Taft, Feb. 24h, 6p. Pree. van Buron... Fub, 12th, 8 a.m. Pree. Hayos. Feb,26th, Ba.m. Pres. Jackson Feb. 14th, 6 p.m.

Pres. McKinley

Feb. 28th, 6. p.,

For Bookings, Pasonger and Freight Information dosky te Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank Building, Ground Floor

Telephone Central 2477, 2478 and 796

Cable Address “Dollar** **

Dollar Steamship Line

and

American Mail Line