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CANADIAN

PACIFIC

EMPRESS OF FRANCE

will sail for

VICTORIA & VANCOUVER

"via" SHANGHAI & JAPAN PORTS

at

6 A.M.

WEDNESDAY, Sept. 25th, 1929.

Passengers may embark at any time from 4 o'clock onwards, on Tuesday.

Passenger Dept.: Freight & Express:

Tel. C. 752.

Tol. C. 42.

Cables: "GACANPAC," Cables: "NAUTILAUS."

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.. MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1929.

HONGKONG BUILT.

THE S.S. TAIYUAN LAUNCHED AT TAIKOO.

An Interesting launching took place on Saturday at Talkoo, when the now 8.8. Taiyuan took the water. The vessel bears an interesting name. A ran for many years on the Australian run. The new Taiyuan. is, however, intended for the coastal run and has been constructed to the order of the China Navigation Company She is the first of a new class of vessels designated the class, to

distinguish them from the well-known and popular "S" class. She will be engaged on the Shanghai-Canton run, and it is hoped to have her on the run about the beginning of December.

The Taiyuan is 325 feet in length, with a beam of 45 feet and depth moulded to upper deck of 24 feet. 9 inches, currying a deadweight of about 3,300 tons on 19 feet draft. The vessel is built on the deep framed tem and has LWO complete decks The Bcantlings of

bridge and forecastle.

of tho

have been vemel b approved by the British Corporation and generally supervised during con- struction by the Hongkong Govern. ment to obtain their Passenger Certificate.

and

Accommodation. Accommodation for the erew has been arranged forward, and

Kreat care has been taken to provide against piracy, the upper deck passengers being completely shut off from access to the bridge, engine room or for- ward amidship.

second clans saloon and state rooms for 34 pes- sengers have been provided, the staterooms being large and airy, each being provided with two side acuttles. first class saloon and eight single berth cabins have been arranged at forward end of bridge deck while the officers and engineers are berthed at aft end of bridge. Captain's house, chart room and wireless room are on the boat deck. The compradore's staff is in the poop.

The

The vessel is provided with steam windlass and capstan forward, also a warping capstan aft an poop Stänm steering gear is housed in poop and actuated from bridge by telemotor gear. Eight steam winches have been provided to work eight steel

THE DISARMAMENT PROBLEM.

THE BRITISH INVITATION TO JAPAN.

Tokyo, Sept 21. While confrmation of the British invitation to Japan to engage in nieliminary negotiations similar to the "British-American conversations is not forthcoming, it is officially admitted that Baron Matsudairs (Ambassador in London) has re-. quested certain instructions, which were sent yesterday.

Though officials are unable to reveal the nature of these instruc Hond, well-informed quarters belleve that they are concerned with the British invitation to Japan to ex- press her views regarding the out- come of the MacDonald-Dawes con- of which are vereations, details known to have been communicated to Baron Matsudaira by Downing Street Rrutar.

The Shearer Case.

Washington, Sept. 21 Mr. Clinton, L. Bardo, Vice-Pre- sident of the New York Shipbuild- ing Corporation, who was the first witness to appear at the Sana- the into investigation torial Shearer scandal, said that three companies sent Mr. Shearer to Geneva us an observer and report the

proceedings. unpublished They agreed to pay him $25,000. Mr. Shearer's connexion was ter- minated when it became apparent that he was evidently determined to fasten himself on the ship- builders.

RADIO BROADCAST.

THE LOCAL PROGRAMME

FOR TO-DAY,

Broadcast by Z.B.W, on 350 metres. 5.80-6.30 p.m. Programme of Chi- nese Music, Records supplied through the courtesy of Messrs. Tien Sau Tong)

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7.48 p.m. Evening weather report. p.m. Evening Programme, (Legal Records suppited through the courtesy of Messrs, Anderson Manic Co., Ltd.). "The Prophet" (Meyerbeer),

Coronation March, "Alda," (Verdi), Grand March

Classic Symphony Orchestra. "Revenge, Timotheus Crles, "Honour and Arms," (Handel),

Bass, Robert Merlyn. "La Boutique Fantasque," Selection,

The B. B. C. Wireless Symphony Orchestru.

"Susianns,

"Sweet Music,"

Baritone, Terry Wilson. (Negro Spiritual); "Keep A' Inshin' Along," "Shout All Over God's Heaven,"

Fisk University Jubilea Singers. "Land of Hope and Glory," "The Yeomen of England,"

Baritone, Kenneth Walters, "Kasbek "Gipsy Idyll,"

Zygtryd and His Gipsy Orchestra, "In Deepest Cellar," (Drinking Song), "Armourer's Song M

(from "Robin Hood")

Bass, Wilfred Glenn. "On with the Show, 1920 Selection, Jan Ralfint and His Band. "The Shade of the Palm," "Queen of the Earth,"

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THE

BLUE FUNNEL

REGULAR AND FAST PASSENGER SERVICES |

FREIGHT AND

LONDON SERVICE *"HECTOR"

End Oct. "MENELAUS“ 15th Oct. LIVERPOOL SERVICE "OANFA

20th Oct.

'les, Landon, B'dats & G‘gow Mles, Londer, B'dam & H*barg

Genoa, Havre, L'pöol & G'gow "AUTOLYOUS! 20th Nov, Genos, Havre, L'pool & G'gow

NEW YORK SERVICE

(with trasu (prakat si Blogspoze)

Leaves Hongkong

"HECTOR

"AENEAS"

Leaves Slagapore

Arcives New York

21st Nov 2nd Oct. "PYRRHUS" 14th Oct. 29th Oct. "DARDAN US" 11th Nov. 10th Deo.

Hongkong to New York A1 daye.

PACIFIC SERVICE via Toba à Tokohama "TALTHYBIUS* Lily Morris,

"IXION"?"

INWARD. SERVICE

Baritone, Kenneth Walters.

"Tiddley Hi," "Say Goodbye," (Marcus);

"Comedienne, Chant Polonais, No.

(Chopin-Liszt), "Waltz in A minor," (Chopin, Op. 3-4), Planoforte Solo, Edward Isaacs. Mr. Bardo demurred when Senator Allen demanded the pro-Have You Seen But A Whyte

"Drink to Ms Only Thine Eyes,"

Little Grow?" duction of the record of the pay-

Tener, Henry Millage. ments to Mr. Shearer, but finally

"Luck Girl,(Charig), Selection, agreed to comply.

Geoffrey Gelder and His Kettner's

Five. "Come Back," (Torelll's Serenade), "I Love the Moon," (Rubens),

He admitted that American shipbuilders had spent $143,000 in promoting the passage of the Jones-White Merchant Marine Act of 1928, whereby American ship- ping secured advantages which

AUSTRAL-CHINA NAVIGATION CO., LTD. derricks, one 15 ton derrick and one practically amounted to subsidies.

Service to Australia & South Sea Ports.

NEXT SAILING

S.S. “CALULU"

on SEPTEMBER 30th..

Accommodation for 1st, 2nd class and Steerage Passengers is available.

For Freight and Passenger Information, please apply DODWELL & CO., LTD.

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5th November

Also loading dirent for Trieste

SHANGHAI, JAPAN PORTS and VLADIVOSTOCK.

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2nd October

For further particular apply to the Agents

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MESSAGERIES

MARITIMES

FRENCH MAIL STEAMERS.

Sailings from Hongkong."

Ye MARSEILLES viz Saigon,

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

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UJARTAGNAN...... 31st Dec

To YOKOHAMA via Shanghai

€ Kobe.

G. METZINGER... 24th Sept. ANDRE LEBON... 8th Oct. ..22nd Oct. PORTHOS. CHENONCEAUX... 5th Nov ATHOS II............ 19th Nov. D'ARTAGNAN...... 3rd Doc. ANGERS...

17th Doc. "SPHINX

31st Dec.

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Telephones: C. 861 & 740.-

8, Queen's Building.

30 ton derrick,

The vessel is rigged as a two- masted schooner and fitted with re- éiprocating engines driving one shaft and capable of driving the vessel at "a speed of over 11" knots loaded.

Machinery and boilers have been' constructed entirely by The Taikoo Dockyard.

·LARGEST BANK

FURTHER DETAILS OF BIG

AMALGAMATION.

On Friday Rauter cabled from New York reporting the formation of what is claimed to be the largest bank in the world, with resources estimated at G$2,500,- 000,000 with the amalgamation of the National City Bank of New York with the Corn Exchange Bank and Trust Company.

The Hongkong branch of the National City Bank has received further details from New York office, as follows:

Reuter's American Service.

[It is alleged by Shearer that he was sent to Geneva in 1927 to wreck the naval limitation con- ference:]

Acted Unwisely.

Washington, Sept. 22. Mr. Charles M. Schwab, Chair- man of the Bethlehem Steel Corporation, giving evidence be- fore the Senate Sub-Committee which is investigating Mr. Shearer's activities, testified that be knew nothing about his company employ ing Sheater until long after the Geneva Conference.

A similar statement was made by Mr. Eugene Grace, Chairman of the Shipbuilding Corporation.

res-

Mr. Schwab said that Mr. Wake- man, Vice-President of the Ship- building Corporation, was ponsible for Mr. Shearer's employ- ment. Mr. Schwab thought the Bethlehem Shipbuilding, Corpora- tion, which was a subsidiary of the Steel Corporation, had acted very unwisely-Reuter's American Service.

Corn Exchange Bank and Trust Company:

Mr. C. El Mitchell, Chairman of The National City Bank of New York, and Mr. W. E. Frew, Chair man of the Corn Exchange Bank and Trust Company, New York. This consolidation will give announce that the Directors of The National City Bank of New their respective institutions have York more than 100 branches in approved of a consolidation of the Greater New York, which means a two institutions subject to the wide extension of the services not approval of their respective share-only of The National City Bank of į holders, on a basis of four fifths share of The National City Bank of New York, for one share of the

Tenor, Richard Nellar, "By the Waters of Minnetonka," "La Rosita," (Dupont),

Organ Solo, Emile Luther. "Mr. Sparrow Puts Up for

Parliament."

Regal Sketch Company. "Funds Face," (Gershwin), ~

Selection, Geoffrey Gelder and His Kettner's

Five. "When Love Comes Stealing." "I Loved You Then as I Love

You Now,"

Tonor, James Melton. "Andante Cantabile," |

(Tschaikowsky, Op. 11), Venetian Player

String Quintet. "Angels Guard "Good-Bye!"

Tenor, Richard Neller, "Brue Night," (Rollins), "I'm Sorry, Bally," (Florito),

г

Organ Solo, E. Frederic Curzon. FI. M. S. Pinafore," (Sullivan),

Selection,

B. B. C. Wireless Symphony Orchestra. 10.30 p.m. Close down..

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CHINESE CREW.

FINED FOR CREATING A: DISTURBANCE.

Manila, Sept. 21. Nine of the Toacalusa's crew were fined 20 peson each for disturbing the pence. All the injured faen are re- covering.Reuter.

[Two

American and one Filipino Customs inspectors, and five Chinese were injured when the Chinese crew of the British steamer Tascalusa tried to fight their way ashore.

The trouble started when the Chinese, resenting the order prevent- New York but also of The National ing them from landing, attacked the City Company and the City Bank Customs inspectors with knives and Farmers Trust Co.

clubs.]

BANK LINE LTD.

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SAILINGS SUBJECT TO ALTERATION WITHOUT NOTICE.

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...

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6th October "CITY OF CARDIFF"

5th November

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SERVICES TO

#ATREUS"

6th Oct. 26th Oct.

Dua

30th Sept.

"PERSEUS"

7th Oct,

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2nd Oct.

29th Oct

"Balls at Daylig

Victoria, Vancouver & Seattle Victoria, Vancouver & Beattle

For

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Singanore, Marseillex & London

Si genere Marseilles & Loudon

t

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Taiyo Maru... Tenyo Maru

Yokohama Maru

SEATTLE, VICTORIA via Shanghai & Japan Ports

Mishima Maru ...

་་་

Wednesday, 16th Oct. Wednesday, 30th Oct.

Monday, 23rd Sept.

Monday, 21st Oct.

Saturday, 5th Oct.

Saturday, 19th Oct

Wednesday, 25th Sept.

Wednesday, 23rd Oct.

LONDON, MARSEILLES, ANTWERP & ROTTERDAM vin

Singapore, Penang, Colombo & Suez.

Haruna Maru Calls Hull... Kamo Maru

•

**

SYDNEY & MELBOURNE vis Manila & Ports.

Tango Maru

Aki Maru

Tottori Maru

A wa Maru

BOMBAY via Singapore, Panang & Colombo.

4:

Friday, 27th Sept. Friday, 11th Oot.

SOUTH AMERICA (WEST COAST) via Japan, Honolulu,.

Los Angeles, Mexico & Pacama. Rakuyo Maru

Tuesday, 24th Sept.

SOUTH AMERICA (EAST COAST) via Bingapore,

Capetown & Ports.

Kanagawa Maru

. .

Tuesday, 24th Sopt.

NEW YORK, BOSTON, HAVANA via Panama.

Toba Maru...

+Lisbon Maru

LIVERPOOL vis Port Said, Constantinople,

Genoa & Marseilles.

+Lima Maru

Tuesday, 1st Oct. Friday, 11th Oct

Saturday, 12th Oct

CALCUTTA via Singapore, Penang & Rangoon.

Genoa Maru

SHANGHAI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA.

Bengal Maru ---

Biberia Mari

Atanta Mazu

Largo only.

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Wednesday, 9th Oct

...Thursday, 26th Sept

Friday, 27th Sept. Tuesday, Sad Oct.

Reduced let class Excursion Rates quoted between

Manila and Australia.

For further information apply to: NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA Tal. Central Nos. 292, 3897 and 3921. (private exchanges to all Depts.

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BAILINGS SUBJECT TO ALTERATION.

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via Suez Canal

via Suez Canal

Destination.

ALSO AGENTS FOR

TO TSINGTAO vin SWATOW

B SHANGHAI

Steamers. Hangsang

Chakbang

CO.

"DEEBANK". MAURITIUS & SOUTH AFRICA

BOSTON, NEW YORK, BALTIMORE & NEW ORLEANS.

AMERICAN & ORIENTAL LINE

1st October ORIENTAL ÁFRICAN LINE

TO OSAKA via AMOY, MOJE

& KOBE

TO SINGAPORE PENANG

* CALCUTTA

Hosang

"TINHOW"

5th December

TO SANDAKAN

Leading for Mauritius, Durban, Reunion, Delagos Bay, East London, Algoa Bay, (Port Elisabeth). Moss)

Bay and Capetown. Through at Lading leaned to Roles, Quilimine, 160, Port Antalla, Mozambique,Chinde, Inhambane,

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Yuensang

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Kutsang Namsang

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Sailings.

Wed. 25th Sept at 10 a.m. Sun. 29th Sept st 10a.m. Wed 2nd Oct at 10 a.m. Sun. 6th Oct at 10 am. Thurs. 3rd Oct at 10 a.m. Thurs. 17th Oct at 10 am

Fri. 25th Oat at 7 a.m. Wad. 25th Sept at 3 p.m.) Fri 4th Oct at 3p.m. Thurs 15th Oct at 3 p.m.

Wed. 2nd Oot at 3 p.m Thurs 10th Oct at 10 ..

Tues. 24th Sept at 10 a.m.

Fri. 4th Oct at 10 am."

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Telephone 215. Central

General Managers

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