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to EUROPE

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from Japan

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EMPRESS OF ASIA

May

15 May 18

May 21

May 23

June 1

EMPRESS OF FRANCE June

6 June

June11

June 13

Juno 24

EMPRESS OF ABIA

EMPRESS OF RUSSIA June 20 June 20 July 2 July 10 July 13 July 16 EMPILERS OF ASIA

3 Aug. EMPRESH OF FRANCE July 31 Aug 8

OF RUBBIA EMPRESS OF

21 Aug. 24 Aug. 27 Aug Aug. EMPRESS OF ASIA Sept, 4 Sept. 7 Sept. 10 Sept. 12 Sept. 21 3 Oct. 12 EMPRESS OF FRANCE Sept, 25 Sept 28 at 1 Oot

Oct 9 Oct. 12 Det 15 Det. 17 Oct. 26 EXPRESS OF RUSHIS

Oct 30 Nov. 2 Nov 5 Nov. 7 Nov. 16 EMPRESS OF ASIA EMPRESS OF CANADA Nov. 13 Nov. 1 Nov, 10 Nov. 21 Nov. 30

Nov 27 Nov 30 Dec. 3 Dec. & Dr. 14: EMPRESS OF RUSSIA

Der 13 Dec. 28. Dec, 24 Dee. 26 Jan. A

July 4

July 13

July 18

July 27

Aug Au

29 Sept

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(E/Avin & E/Russia call at Nagwakt the day after departure from B'hai.]

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• how short, comfortable and convenient the route. through rates are and...

Canadian

Papilio Empress®

Pacific

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NEW YORK, BOSTON & BALTIMORE.

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JOINT BERVICE OF TIE

BLUE FUNNEL LINE'

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(00EAN 8.3. 00., LTD. AND CHINA MUTUAL 6.5, CO., LTD.

AND

AMERICAN & MANCHURIAN LINE.

ELLERMAN AND BUCKNALL 8.8. CO., DTD.)

HAILINGS FROM HONGKONG

8.8. "RHEXENOR"

8.8. "CITY OF LILLE"

8.8. "NELEUS"

8.8. "CITY OF SINGAPORE"

via Buoz Canal 8th May

via Suez Canal, 10th May. via Suez Canal 5th June. via Suez Canal 14th June.

Steamers proceed via Suez Canal or l'anama Canal at owners'

option.

Subject to Change without notice

For freight and particulare apply to:--

BUTTERFIELD #SWIRE of THE BANK LINE, LTD., HONGKONG.

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

THE SWEDISH EAST ASIATIC

COMPANY, LIMITED.

SERVICE OF FAST MOTOR VESSELS

Leading Dirent For

ROTTERDAM, AMSTERDAM, HAMBURG, COPENHAGEM, OSLO and GOTHENBURG,

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

GERMAN DRINK BILL.

20 MILLION BOTTLES OF ·

CHAMPAGNE.

It

Berlin, Apr. 2. haa recently becomie favourite pastime with German Nationalists to sniff out "high treason" in all sorts of holes and corners. The latest class of the population to Ineur this incrimina- tion are the teetotalers, who have had the audacity to publish Ger- many's annual drink bill, hitherto presumably a profound secret.

According to the offending statistics Germany spends 4.3 mil- Hard marks (£215,000,000) a"year" on alcoholic beverages, which no the teetotalers correctly observe is and a a sum equivalent to one half times a standard Dawes a nuity.

THURSDAY, MAY 2, 1929.

LETTER GOLF.

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It's easy to it any BOAT up with OARS If you follow letter golf rules. Par is live.

BOAT

OAR

5

The idea of letter golf in to change ono word to another and do it in par, a given number of This disclosure, says a Nation-strokes. Thus to change COW to alist Professor of Law in the HEN, in three strokes, COW, "Rhineland Inn-keepers" Gazette." HOW HEW HEN. Is a misdemeanour "bordering on high treason and must be made the subject of a criminal prosecution."

It is further estimated (not by the tectotalers) that in German cabarets and other places of amusement twenty million bottles of champagne and fifty to sixty million bottles of other wines are consumed 'a year.

Theatres Turnover.

After making all allowances for

2-You can change only one letter at a time.

3-You must have a complete word, of common usage, for each jump. Slang words and abbrevia- tions don't count.

4-Tho. order of letters cannot be changed.

CONSIGNEES" NOTICE.

N. Y. K. LINE. (NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.)

From EUROPE and STRAITS.'

The Steamilly; *

"ATSUTA MARU” having arrived from the above ports, Consignees of Cargo are hereby in- formed that their Goods are being landed and placed at their risk in the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company's Godowns at Kowloon, whence delivery may be obtained.

Goods not cleared by the 6th May, 1020, will, bo. Bubject to rent.

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Damaged packages must be left in the Godowns for examination by the Consignees and the Co's presentatives on any Tuesdays and Fridays, at 2.90 p.m., within the troo storago Period.

All claims must be presented with! in ten days of the steamer's arrival here, after which date they cannot bo recognized.

No claims will be admitted, after the goods have left the Godowns,

No Fire Insurance has been effect- cl

NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.

· Hongkong, 20th April, 1929.

spent annually on the music In One solution is printed on an the cafes alone. A good deal of other page.

this expenditure no doubt cons from the pockets of the more well- to-do classes,

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The increase of savings banks deposits, however, proves that the poorer class, whatever they may spend, are in a position to savej substantial sums. The deposita

THE

BLUE FUNNE

LINE

REGULAR AND FAST PASSENGER SERVICES |

FREIGHT AND

15th May

LONDON SERVICE **NECTOR" "DIOMED" "AENEAS"

23th May 11th June

M'tes, London, Il'dam & Ɑ gow

Mles, London, R'dam & H'burg M'ies, London, R'dam & O'gaw

LIVERPOOL SERVICE "GLAUCUB · "OYCLOPA"*

3rd June 20th June

Gonna, Havre, L'pool & Q go Genoa, Havra, L'pool' & G'go w

PACIFIC SERVICE

vin Enbe & Yokohama VIXION" "TYNDAREUR

13th May 1st Jucio

NEW YORK

PRHEXENOR" "NELEUS"

INWARD

"AENEAS" "LYCAON"

Vlotoris, Vancouver & Boattle Victoria, Vancouver & Boattle SERVICE

Hulk Any New York, Boston & Rultimore New York, Boston & Baltimore

Dor

Och May 10th May

For

Shanghai, Taku & Dairen,

Ehanghai, Koup & Yokohama

the purchases of rich foreign re-kilowatt hours of current, which vellers, it still remains plain that would be suficient to light all the

SERVICE has streets in Berlin for a generation. Germany "impoverished" plenty to spend on other things Turning to hotels, restaurants, es- cafes and' inns it would be an ex- than bare arcessities. It is timated, for instance, that the an-aggeration to class these as places

on a par within State savings banks rose from | nual turnover of theatres, cinemas of amusement and other places of entertain- theatres and cinemas, but they cer- £262,200,000 at the end of January ment is in the neighbourhood of tainly, represent to a considerable | 1928, to no less than £376,660,000

what may be termed a year later. £125,000,000. Thoy pay 35,000 extent musicians an annual wage bill. of "luxury" expenditure. £11,000,000 and other artists a fur ther £16,750,000.

Taking a rough estimate that] · Their gross turnover, which one-third of the deposits are for doubtless includes a large pro- amounts of one thousand marks: Five thousand cinemas with a portion of the already mentioned or less this Increase means that in total seating accommodation of alcohol consumption is estimated a single year about £10,000,000 about £600,000,000, was put aside in the savings banks. one and three-quarter millions, to stand at

is by the poorest class of depositor. consume annually, 25 milliard and no less than £2,500,000

SHIPBUILDERS.

SHIP REPARERS, BOILER MAKERS. FORGE MASTERS. OXY-ACETYLENE AND ELECTRIC WELDERS. MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL

THE TAIKOO DOCKYARD & ENGINEERING COMPANY

OF HONGKONG, LIMITED.

ENGINEERS.

PASSENGER

***HEOTOR "AENEAB

SERVICE'

15th May

Ningapore, Marseilles & London

11th June Blogiporo, bfancillas & London

* Sails at Daylight.

Also cargo ateamers with limited passenger "breommodation at specially reduced faces,

For troight, pange rates and incormation apply to :-

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE.

genta

1

M.S, "DELHI"

M.S. CANTON"

M.S. "DEL HI"

M.S. "CANTON"

Loading about

1st June 22nd June

2nd May 19th May

Agents, G. E. HUYGEN.

Canton.

SHANGHAI, JAPAN PORTS and VLADIVOSTOCK,

For further particulars, apply to the

GILMAN & CO., LTD.

Hongkong.

MOM

MESSAGERIES

MARITIMES

FRENCH MAIL STEAMERS.

Sailings from Hongkong,

́T● MARSEILLES vin Saigon,

Singapore, Colombo, Djibouti (Aden) Suer, Port-Said..

ATHOS II........... 7th May, D'ARTAGNAN...... 21st May. 4th June, SPHINX.... ANGERS............ 18th June. G. METZINGER... 2nd July. ANDRE LEBON... 16th July. PORTHOS........... 30th July. CHENONCEAUX... 13th Aug.

To YOKOHAMA via Shanghai

@ Kobe.

SPHINX.....

7ch. May, ANGERS....

21st May. G. METZINGER.... 4th June. ANDRE LEBON... 18th June, PORTROS............ 2nd July. CHENONGEAUX... 18th July, ATHOS II............ 30th July. D'ARTAGNAN...... 13th Aug.

We can issue through tickets to Egypt, Byrian ports, East Africa, Madagascar by transhipment on our mail steamers at Port-Baid or Djibouti.

COMMERICAL LINE.

From DUNKIRK Hamburg, Rotterdam, (Antwerp); · For full Particulars, apply to

יו

-DRY DOCK-

LENGTH 787 FEET,

LEPISTH ON INLOCKS 750 PEET

DEPTH ON CENTRE OF

J

BILL (H.W.0.8.T.) 34 FT. 6 INS.

-IHREE SLIPWAYS- CAPABLE OF HANDLING SHIPS UP

TO 8000 TONS DISPLACEMENT. ELECTRIC CRANE AT SEA WALL' CAPABLE OF LIFTING 109 TONS AT 20 FEET RADIUS.

BUTTERFIELD & SWINE, Agents HONGKONG, CHINA & JAPAN.

Tularween Me. CENTRAL 212

BALL, PLAS: "8" DUR "ANS, PERIANS'

BANK LINE LTD.

AGENTS FOR

ELLERMAN & BUCKNÁLL S.S. CO.,

LTD

BAILINGS BUBJECT TO ALTERATION WITHOUT NOTICE.

ELLERMAN LINE UNITED KINGDOM &"CONTINENT

"CITY OF DELHI"

London, Rotterdam, Amsterdam & Hamburg.. 9th May. "CITY OF GLASGOW" London, Rotterdam, Amsterdam & Homburg... 10th June

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NEW YOKR, BOSTON & BALTIMORE AMERICAN & MANCHURIAN LINE

"CITY OF LILLE" "CITY OF SINGAPORE"... "CITY OF MANDALAY"

via Buer Canal

via Bunz Canal

+

...via Suez Canal

ALBO AGENTS FOR

ANDREW WEIR & CO.

BERVICES TO BOSTON, NEW YORK & BALTIMORE

"OAKBANK"

via Suez Canal KAURITIUS & SOUTH AFRICA ·

*

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4+

10th May 14th June 12th July

AMERICAN & ORIENTAL LINE

3rd May ORIENTAL AFRICAN LINE

Loading for Mauritius, Reunion, Dalagos Bay, Dorban, Essi London, Algoa Bay, (Port Elizabeth), Monial

-Day and Capetown Through Bill of Lading (ned to Beira, Quilimaine, Ido. Port Amalia, Moramique, Chinde, Inhambane,

Zanzibar, Mozbass, Kilindini, Port Nolloth Lederita Bay, Walvis, Bay and Madags car.

Tie, den MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.

For freight or passage on any of the above lines apply Telephone Central 4791.

THE BANK LINE, Ltd.

Telephones: C. 651 & 740.

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8, Queen's Building,

PRESIDENT LINER SAILINGS

Weekly Trans-Pacific Service. To San Francisco To Seattle &

Victoria & Los Angeles.

Fortnightly stijnga on Türeddy Fortnightly sailings on Tuesdayi

Pro. Jackson T., May 7;8.m. Pres. laft ... Tuos,, May 14 Pros. McKinley Tuer, May 21 Pros. Jefferson Tue., May 28 Pros, Grant Tues., June 4 Pres. Lincoln Tues., June 11 .. Pres Cleveland Tues., Juno 18 Pess. Madison Tue, June 20

£120, £112 pacial through saten to Europe vix

United Sintas. Diraci connections with all Adiantic lines. Choles of rail lines perass. Unkied Slaton and Canada, E¦ ̧ral stop-over privilages for sight-seeing.

Europe and New York Direct

ROUND THE WORLD, Portaighly lingen Busday via Manila. Hiraits, Colombo, Ques Capri, Alexandra, Kaples, Genon, Marariiles, New York and Boston, Pros.. Buron 8., May 5, 8am. Pres. Adams B., Jun. 16, Ba.m. Pres. Bayes... May 19, 5a,m. Pr. Harrisons., Jun. 30, 8.m. Pres. Polk B., Jupe 2, 8 a.m. Pr. Johnson B., July 14, Ba.m. To Manila

Pros. V. Baron May 6,3 x.m. Pros. Taft May 7,6p.m. Pro. HeBinley May 11, 6 pm.

Fros, Hayes May 19, 8 a.m. Pres. Jekerton May 21,6pm. Pren, Grant... May 25, 6p.m.

For Bookings, Porsanger and Freight Information, apply to 12, PEDDES STAKET, (opposite Hongkong Botel. Telephones Central 2477, 2478 & 795.

Cable Address "Dollar",

CANTON BRANCH:-No. 4 Bhokee.Street.

American Mail Line

and

Dollar Steamship Line

AUSTRALIAN-ORIENTAL LINE, LTD.

藏着

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" Zealand and Tasmanian Porte. EXCELLENT & MOST UP-TO DATE FIRST & SECOND CLASS PASSENGERS ACCOMMODATION. HONGKONG, TO SY DŊEY-19 DAYS:

STEAMER

TAIPING CHANGTE. TAIPING CHANGTE

7th May

DUE HOOKONIN '

DUE TO HATE

14th May

18th Jung

16th July

11th June

9th July

For Freight & Passage, apply to-BUITERFIELD & SWIRE, Tel C. 36

Agents.

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