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THE

BLUE FUNNEL

LINE

REGULAR AND FAST PASSENGER SERVICES

FREIGHT AND

LONDON SERVICE

AJAX

SIROTOR

25th May For Marssilea, Lacinlom, Stullorðata

Á Hamburg 7th Jan For Marseilles, Lon fon, Rotterdam & Glongate

LIVERPOOL SERVICE

ATREUS NELKUN

3rd Juno For Låverpool & Havre 20141 Jago Par Qenon, Wavre & Liverpoot NEW YORK SERVICE

EXENOR 11th Tam

For Diaton, New Yoric & Baltitaore via Philipptries, Port Swattenham

A Hiuurpers PACIFIC SERVICE (vin Kobe & Yokohama)

For Victoria, Van'ver & Heattle Alb Inge 24th Jaun For Victoria, Vouver & Boattle

IKIN TANTALUR

INWARD SERVICE ACHILLES

AUNEAS

Duo Bird May For Mihai, Moji, Kohn, Yoken,

"A Vladivostock Dag 3h Mar For noglent, Thington, Tai

& Dairett penially reducent fires ara qanted for cargo aluntant with limited passenger scoemavulation,

Per fenight, ja meiga raten anil kuformation apply to the under-

mentioned.

All huntings are subject in the provisions of the Boinpany's

Bit of Lading.

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE.

Agenti

Reduced Through Tickets to Europa via U.S.A. Varying from £79 to £120-on Sale.

San Francisce via Shanghai, Japan Ports & Honolulu.

THE

Wednesday, lat June. Wednesday, 15th June. Seattle, Vancouvar via Shanghai & Japan Ports.

Chichibu Maru

Tatauta Maru

Hikawa Maru

Hiyo Maru

London, Marseilles, Antworp &

Singapore, Penang, Colombo

Fushimi Maru

Hakozaki Maru

Tuesday, 24th May.

Tuesday, 7th June. Rotterdam viɔ & Suez.

.Saturday, 28th May. .Saturday 11th June.

Sydney & Melbourne via Manila & Ports.

Kitano Maru

.Saturday, 28th May. .Saturday, 25th June.

Bombay via Singapore, Penang & Colombo.

Atsuta Maru

*Tattari Maru

Kaga Maru

Sunday, 29th May. Saturday, 11th June.

South America (West Coast! via Japan, Honolulu,

Los Angeles, Mexico & Panama.

Holyo Maru

Now York, Boston via Panama..

Saturday, 21st May.

Liverpool via Saigon, Port Said, Beyrough, Istanbul,

Piracus, Genva, Marseilles & Valencia.

"Dakar Maru

Wednesday, 15th June.

Calcutta via Singapore, Penang & Rangoon.

*Tokushima Maru

*Nagato Maru

Kobo & Yokohama,

..Sunday, 29th May.

Wednesday, 8th June.

Atauta Maru (Calls Nagasaki) Thursday, 19th May. *Hakodato Maru (Calls Keelung, Moji) Fri., 27th May. Hakusan Maru (Calls Shanghai). Friday, 27th May. *Cargo only.

For further Information apply to:-

Tel. 30291.

NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA, (private exchanges to all Depts.

INDO CHINA STEAM

NAVIGATION CO., LTD.

Steamors.

To Tsingtau via Swatow Chakanng

Destination,

& Shanghal

Kwalsang Davikon Foothing

To Singapore, Penang Yuonsang

Calcutta

Te Moji via Amoy,

Yoko., Osaka & Kobe

Kumsang Sulsang

To Kobo via Amoy,

Yokohama & Ozaka

To Sandakan

Новинк

Mausang Hinsang

To Tientsin via Swatow, Chipshing

Foochow & Chefoo

Норманд

Saflings.

Wod., 18th May at 10 a.. Sun., 22nd May at 10 a.m. Wed., 25th May at 10 a.m. Sun., 29th May at 10 a.m. Sat, 21st May at

3 p.m. Sun., 5th June at

3 p.m. Tuoa., 24th Muy at 7′′a.m.

Mon., 6th Juno at 7 a.m.

Wed., 25th May at noon,, Tues., 7th June at noon. Sun., 22nd May at 7.n.m. 7th June at 10 a.m. Tues.,

For freight or passage apply to:-

JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD.

Telephone 80311.

General Managers.

SUMMER TRIPS TO JAPAN,-Excellent first class accommodation

la provided for Round Trips to Japan, on Company's Calcutta Ling Steamers, at the specially reducel fare of $250. These retura tickets

a available for three months."

HONGKONG

TELEGRAPH.

THE DIME-A-DANCE

GIRL

(Continued from Page 3.)'

"They drove on through the Sep- tember night.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 18, 1932,

KOWLOON-CANTON

RAILWAY.

ANNUAL REPORT FOR 1931 PUBLISHED

*

WATER PROBLEM

CHINESE PETITIONS TO UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS

tho

Bum-

The water restriction regula- tions imposed by the P.W.D. au- "It is satisfactory to record that thorities, which have resulted in Ellen felt small and insignificant, notwithstanding the general de considerable complaint by

the car pression of trade and a very re- Chinese community, have rosulted not married at all, as

gates, Kroltable accident on the British in patitions being sent by the turned through high fron crackled up a smooth driveway nection, the year 1981 proved, on Tung Wali Hospital, the leading charitable institution, that was like a long, white ribbon, the whole, a very successful year Chinese

here, and other Chinese commer and at last healtated beneath the for the Rallway."

In this opening paragraph,cial bodies, to the Chiness repre- porte chore of a great stone!

on the Legislative house. Lights burned from all the taken from the annual report of sentatives

tho Kowloon-Canton Railway Council. windows on the lower floor.

(British section), the position of The Tung Wah Hospital's sug- They had driven through land- the enterprise, is epitomised. Kestions for Improvement of the

The report states, inter alia, present situation may, be acaped grounds and she had

expenses were marised in the following recoin- caught a glimpse of the swimming that running pool gleaming with aturs, Steven lightly heavier than during the mendations:

in To increase the hours granted had pointed out the stables and previous year, but increases

train tennis courts, had spokon of golf raffle, traffic receipts and

for a supply to the street foun-' mileage showed that steady pro-taina; to increase the number of and boating.

grens was made.

Operating expenses actually in-street fountains in the congested

districts where people have creased by $104,981.85, while net

a bucket of water; and to reopen She had a sudden hysterical no-Revenue mounted to $150,094.76 wait for hours and overnight for tion that he and she might be as compared with $133,106.47 for the water tanks which proved no dropped into separate wings of the 1930,

Juneful during the water famine grent house and be unable to find

of 1929, each other for days. When they were inside it was not like that at all.

Could this be home? ever be home to her?

Could this

to

The Chinese Section. Good progress was made on the Chinese section with the recondi- tioning of the track, and this en- abled "reductions to be made in the duration of the through jour. ney between the two termini of NEW BRITIS HLINER ARRIVES Kowloon and Canton.

throe

HIGHLAND PATRIOT.

IN LONDON

They entered a long, softly lighted living room with strange gicams of copper from the walls and the soft shine of old and well worn furniture. The ruom Waa All through express trains con- he bauled by British perfect even to a copper bowl of yel- tinued to

London, May 17, low roses on the coffee table beside section enginen, and the

The Nelson motor liner, High- a rosy wood are lighted against new engines referred to in last land Patriot, reached the Albert the chill outalde. Ellen looked year's report were brought into about her, silent with delight. Why service in May and proved both had she been so afraid of weath efficient and economical. when this was what wealth brought? Beauty that took the breath away.

Stoven asked softly.

"Oh so much!"

Increased Traffic.

from

lock, London, last night Belfast, where she was built by Harland and Wolff. After running her tials successfully she will have regular shilings, like other vessels of the line, to South America viu the Canary

The view, expressed in the an- "Do you like the place, Ellen?"nual report for 1980, under this Spain, Portural and

# Tuv heading that, given

and Island. punctual servire of trains be- The Highland Patriot is 520 feet tween the two cities, an ever-in-in length, 69 feet in beam and a "My darling, darling wife," he creasing proportion of passengers gross tonnage of 14,157.—British whispered.

would travel by train, was fulfill-Wireless. T'hert was something in

theed during the year husky, whispered voice Chat Blederenses furthermore occurred in her heart with panic. Not now the 1st and 2nd. class passen- not now! Not until she had a little

while-

1931. In-

gers, and there is every prospect put late service, the haulage rate of still further improvement in was reduced to $1 per mile as provided for in the Locomotive

the numbera.

The disbursements against the of working expenses

Steven must have read her face.

It is to be deplored that whilst Agreement. When he was beside her he put on the railway in the course of its arm about her shoulder and led vicissitudes in the past has fre- estimate her to a place by the fire. heard him speaking.

"We'll have that food," he quietly. "The bells aren't nected and I'll have to find ZRB."

Shequently been debarred from carn- nmounted to $760,034.02. includ- ing revenue due to Chinese poli- ing running expenses of Govern- saidtical and other troubles, it should ment motor ears and lorries. con-have suffored a setback in what For-promised to be a record year

owing to an accident which no

Passengers Carried. Through and

joint sectional

With that he was gone. Ellen foresight could have prevented. passengers carried were as fol- trembled as she saw that he had Until April 20th of 1931, the rail-lowa left the room. How good he was way had, from its inception, car-j,

Passengers booked at stations in to stationa in She waited five minutes, 10 min-ried 24,000,000

passengers with-British Territory utes and with each passing

mo-ont serious injury to a passenger, China excluding Shum Chun the 375,144: mant she felt her courage revive.or loss of a passenger life, and it border station, 1929, She began to wish that he would in with profound regret that 1980, 389,723; 1931, 430,479.

eleven deaths and some nine Passengers booked at stations in i Lying on the coffee table wero seriously injured passengers and China excluding Shum Chun the the morning newspapers, still prim- an unknown number with minor border station to stations in Bri- ly jacketed and uncreased. Sho injuries have to be recorded. glanced causally the headlines,

return.

Express Service.

tish Territory were respectively. -526,696, 548,269, and 627,212. then started to turn the pages in

Local passengers carried were line 895,579, search of a favourite columnist, As The express services were as follows.--Main the society page flipped by, ahe maintained 353 days out of 365, 976,076, and 972,694. paused.

Claims outatanding against the or five days less than the previous

on account There was a brief announcement year. From January 1, to April Chinese section that the engagement between Law-20 the rate of haulage was $1.10 suspension of through and joint renee Harrowgate and Elizabeth per mile, but on the resumption sectional traffic and demurrage. Bowes had been broken.

of traffic after the accident, when which stood at $1,026,407.44 In- the new tender locomotives were creased by $126.52.

(To be Continued.)

EXTRACT

taken from the Circulation Certificate prepared by Messrs. Lowe, Bingham & Matthews, Chartered Accountants, for the first three months of 1932-

"We have pleasure in certifying tho following figures for those three months:--

GROSS CIRCULATION .. VOUCHER COPIES, EXCHANGE, ETC. TOTAL NET PAID CIRCULATION DAILY AVERAGE PAID CIRCULATION

ADVERTISE

IN

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

346,181 Copics

10.012

336,169 4,423

1

of

New Economical Fares

to

EUROPE.

vin

CANADA

ENJOY THE UTMOST IN

Comfort and Service travol EMPRESS

HONG KONG TO EUROPE

From £70-3/- Tourist Pacific and Atlantic.

70-17/ Tourist Pacific Duchess Atlantic.

£108

1st Cinen Pacific Duchess Atlantic.

Also

Special Low Summer Fares to

` JAPAN-HONOLULU-VICTORIA

AND

VANCOUVER

IF YOU ARE. CONTEMPLATING

A

SUMMER HOLIDAY

or a

TRIP HOME

SEE US BEFORE COMPLETING ARRANGEMENTS

CANADIAN PACIFIC

PRESIDENT LINER

SAILINGS AND FARE

SCHEDULE

Weekly Sailings Transpacific

To San Francisco, Los

Angeles & New York · ́

via Panama

Fortnightly sailings on Tuesdaya.

Pres. Grant Pres. Lincoln Pres. Coolidga

May 24, Noon.

To Seattle and Victoria

Fortnightly sailings on Saturdays.

Pres. Madison

May 28

Juno 7

Pres. Cleveland

June 11

Juno 21

Pres Taft

June 25

ROUND TRIP FARES TO EUROPE & AMERICA,

Special through rates to Europe via United States. Direct connections with all Atlantic lines. Choice of rall lines acros United States and Canada, liberal stop-over privileges for sight-seeing. Full particulars upon application.

Fortnightly via Suez to Europe & America

Fortnightly sailings on Sundays via Manila, Straits, Colombo, Bombay, Suez Canal, Alexandria, Naples, Genos, Marseilles, New York and Boston.

Pres. V. Buren Pres, Garfield

Sun., May 29 Sun., June 12

TO

Next Sailing

Pres. V. Buren ....

Pres. Lincoln

Pres. Polk

MANILA

May 29 May 31

Sun., June 20

Pres. Madison May 21.

Pres. Cleveland ........ June Pres. Garfeld ....Sun, June 12 CONNECTING WITH S.S. MAYON TO CEBU, ILOILO,

ZAMBOANGA,

DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINES AND AMERICAN MAIL LINE

CANTON BRANCH--No. 4 Shakee Street,

SERVICE OF FAST MOTOR VESSELS

(with Limited, but exceptionally good, passenger accommodation), Homewards to:

Ports Said, Genoa, Alglers, Oran, Rotterdam (Amsterdam), Hamburg, Oslo, Gothenburg and other Scandinavian Ports, via

Manila and Straits Settlements.

Sailing about

M.V. "NANKING"

M.V. "TAMARA”

29th May. 27th June.

SHANGHAI, & JAPAN PORTS.

'Salling about

28th May. 21st July.

NOTE THE WORD "PAID"

Our experience teaches us that particular advertisers

deeply appreciate the importance. of this assurance.

Outwards to:

M.V. "TAMARA" M.V. "FORMOSA" M.V. "PEIPING" Passenger Rates:

THE SWEDISH EAST ASIATIC CO., LTD

CILMAN & CO., LTD.

Agents:

27th July,

"A" Clasa

"B" Class

Hongkong to Genva

257

£52

Hongkong to let North

Continental Ports

£62'

EST

Hongkong.

G. E. HUYGEN.

Canton.

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