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Hiraman Clas

THE HONGKONG

THE

FUNNE

BLUE

LINE

REGULAR AND FAST | "PASSENGER SERVICES

FREIGHT AND

LONDON SERVICE

AJAX

With May For Mararation, Leon, Rotterdam

HUDFOR

& Itroburg For Morellen, i nebun, Rotterdam

& Glasgow

LIVERPOOL SERVICE

ATREUS NELEUR

3rd Ann 20th fano

For Liverpool & Haver Par Genni, Havre & Liverpool

NEW YORK SERVICE REXENOR 11th Jane

For Horton, New York & Baltimore vra Pulippines, Port Bwetterbata

& Bingapore PACIFIC SERVICE (7in Kobe & Yokoharany

For Victoria. Vna'vor & Seatife IXION

4th Jane TANTALUS 24th Jane Por Vitoria, Vaa' ver & Stratto

INWARD SERVICE · AŬTEILLES

AENEA

Thendral Vľky. For Shu, Moji, Kabo, Yoko,

& Vladivostock 13). May For Shanglini, Tsingtao, Taich a Patron

Specially redunni fares are quoted for cargo steamers with

limited pasantiger acontamuvulation.

For freight, presaga caten stil information apply to the under-

mentind

All horlongs new subfort to the provisions of the Company*•

Bil of Lading.

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE.

Agents

NYK

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

San Francisco via Shanghai, Japan Ports & Honolulu.

Wednesday, 1st June. Wednesday, 15th June. Seattle, Vancouver via Shanghai & Japan Ports.

Chichibu Maru

Tatauta Maru

Hikawa baru

Hiye Maru

London, Marseillos, Antwerp &

Singapore, Penang, Colombo

Fushimi Maru

Flukozaki Maru

Tuesday, 24th May. Tuesday, 7th June. Rotterdam via

& Suez.

Sydney & Melbourne via Manila & Ports.

Kitano Maru

Atauta Maru

.Saturday, 28th May.

Saturday 11th June.

Saturday, 28th May. Saturday, 26th June.

....Sunday, 29th May.

..Saturday, 11th June.

Bombay via Singapore, Penang & Colombo.

*Tottori Maru

Kaga Maru

South America (West Coast) via Japan. Honolulu.

Los Angeles, Mexico & Panama,

Helyo Maru

New York, Boston via Panama,

Saturday, 21st May,

Liverpool via Saigon. Port Said, Beyrough, Istanbul,

Piraeus, Genva, Marseilles & Valencia.

Dakar Maru

Wednesday, 15th June,

Calcutta via Singapore, Penang & Rangoon.

Tokushima Maru

*Nagato Maru

Kobe & Yokohama.

..Sunday, 29th May.

Wednesday, 8th June.

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

For further information apply to:-

Tel. 30291.

Destination.

& Shanghal

NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA. (private exchanges to all Depts.

Steamers.

To Taingtau via Swałow Chaksang

Kwalsang Daviken Fooshing

TELEGRAPH.

THE DIME-A-DANCE GIRL

(Continued from Page 3.).

WEDNESDAY, MAY 18, 1932.

KOWLOON-CANTON

RAILWAY.

ANNUAL REPORT FOR 1931 PUBLISHED

WATER PROBLEM

CHINESE PETITIONS TO UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS

The water restriction regula- They drove on through the Sep-

tions Imposed by the P.W.D. au- tember night.

"It is satisfactory to record that thorities, which have resulted in Ellen felt small and insignificant, notwithstanding the general de considerable complaint by the not married at all, as the car pression of trade and a very re-Chinese community, have resulted turned through high Iron gates, grettable accident on the British in potitions being sent by the crackled up a smooth driveway section, the year 1931 proved, on Tung Wah Hospital, the loading the whole, very successful year Chinese charitable institution, that was like a long, white ribbon,

horo, and other Chinese commer- and at last healtated beneath the for the Railway"

of chero

In this opening paragraph, clal bodlon, to the Chinose repre great atone porto

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

the Kowloon-Canton Kallway Counell. windows on the lower floor,

(British acction), the position of The Tung Wah Hospital's Bug- They had driven through land- the enterprise is epitomised. gestions for improvement of the

and sho had The report states, inter alin, present situation may be senped grounda

running expensen were marised in the following recom- caught a glimpse of the swimming that pool gleaming with stors, Steven slightly heavier than during the mendations:

incresses In To increase the hours granted had pointed out the stables and previous year, but

trnin tennis courts, had spoken of golf traile, traffic receipts and

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

street fountains In the congested Could this was made.

Operating expenses actually in-districts where people have to creased by $104,981.86, while net

a bucket of water; and to reopen Revenue amounted to $150,094.76 wait for hours and overnight for as compared with $13,100.47 for the water tanks which proved so

useful during the water famino) 1930.

of 1929.

Could this be home? ever be home to her?

She had a sudden hysterical no tion that he and she might be dropped into separate wings of the great house and be unable to find each other for days. When they were inside it was not like that

nt all.

ruom Was

The Chinese Section.

BUM-

Good progresa was made on the Chinese section with the recondi- tioning of the track, and this en HIGHLAND PATRIOT. abled reductions to be made in the duration of the through jour- ney between the two turmini of NEW BRITIS HLINER ARRIVES Kowloon and Canton.

They entered A long, softly lighted living room with strange gleams of copper from the walls and the soft shine of old and well worn furniture. The

All through express trains con- be hauled by British perfect even to a copper bowl of yel- tinued to

three low roses on the coffee table beside section engines, and the A rosy wood fire lighted against new engines referred to in Jast the chill outside. 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 thia was what wealth brought? breath away.

Beauty that took the

"Oh-so much!"

•

Increased Trafic.

IN LONDON

from

London, May 17. The Nelson motor liner, High- Albert and Patriot, renched the lock, London, last night Belfast, where she was built by itarinn and Wolft. After running her tials successfully she will have regular sailings, like other vessels an- of the line, to South America via this Spain, Portival and the Catary and island.

be-

The view, expressed in the "Do you like the place, llen? nual report for 1930 under headling that. given I fast Steven asked softly.

punctual service of trains

The Highland Intriot is 520 feet tween the two cities, an ever-in-in length, 69 feet in beam and a creasing proportion of passengers gross tonnage of 14,157.---Britisk would travel by train, was fulfill-Wirele

1931. In- ed during the year

occurred in renses furthermore

"My darling, darling wife," whispered.

he

There was something in the husky, whispered voice that filed her heart with panic. Not now not now! Not until she had a little while-

the 1st and 2nd. class pussen-

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

Steven must have road ber face.

It is to be deplored that whilst Agreement. When he was beside her ho put an 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,

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

Kus."

*

The disbursements against the of working expenses Shequently been debarred from earn- amounted to $769,034.02, includ- ing revenue due to Chinese poll- Ing running expenses of Govern saidtical and other troubles, it should ment motor cars and lorries. con-have suffered a setback in what' Fer- 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 ho lund Until April 20th of 1931, the rail-lows: left the room. How good he was! way had, from its inception, car- She waited five minutes, 10 min. ried 24,000,000

Passengers booked at stations in to slations in passengers with- British Territory utes and with each passing mo-ent serious injury to a passenger, China excluding Shum Chun the 375,144; ment she felt her courage revive. or loss of a passenger life, and it border station, 1929, She began to wish that he would is with profound regret that 1930, 389,723; 1931, 430.479.

eleven deaths And some nine Passengers booked at stations in Lying on the coffee table were 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. She injuries have to be recorded. glanced causally the headlines,

return.

then started to turn the pages in

Express Service.

tish Territory were respectively. -520.696, 548,269, and 627,212.

Local passengers carried were line 895,579, search of a favourite columnist. As The express services were as follows-Main the society page nipped by, she maintained 360 days out of 305, 970.076, and 972,094.

Claima outstanding against the paused.

or five days less than the previous There was a brief announcement year. Frum January 1, to April Chinese section that the engagement between Law-20 the rate of haulage was $1.10 suspension of through and joint rence Harrowgate and Elizabeth per mile, but on the resumption sectional traille and demurrage,

Bowes had been broken.

(To be Continued.)

on account

of traffic after the accident, when which stood at $1,025,407.44 the new tender locomotives were creased by $126.62.

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 the following figures for these three months:--

GROSS CIRCULATION

INDO CHINA STEAM

NAVIGATION CO., LTD.

To Singapore, Penang & Yuensang

Calcutta

Sailings.

Wed., 18th May at 10 aut. Sun., 22nd May at 10 am. Wed., 25th May at 10 a.m. Sun., 29th May at 10 am. Sat., 21st May at 3 p.m. Bus..

6th June at 3 p.m. Tues., 24th May at 7 a.m.

· To Moļi via Amay,

Yoko., Osaka & Kobe

To Kobe via Amoy,

Yokohama & Osaka

Kumdang Sulsang

Hosang

Mon., 6th Juno at

7.11.

To Sandakan

Mausang Hingang

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

To Tiontein via Swatow, Chipshing

Foochow & Chofoo

Hopsang

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

For freight or passage apply to:-

JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD.

Telephone 80811. *

General Managers.

SUMMER TRIPS TO JAPAN.-Excellent first class accommodation

is provided for Round Trips to Japan, on Company's Calcutta Line Steamers, at the specially reducel fare of $250. These rotura ticketn available for three months."

ADVERTISE

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

די

346,181 Copies

10,012 336,169 4,423

New Economical Fares

to

1

EUROPE-

via

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. £103 1st Class 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

W

AND FARE

SAILINGS SCHEDULE

Weekly Sailings Transpacific

To San Francisco, Los Angeles & New York

via Panama

To Seattle and Victoria

Fortnightly sailings on Saturdays,

Pres. Madison

May 29

June 7

Pres. Cleveland

June 11

June 21

Pres, Taft..

June 25

Fortnightly saflings on Tuesdays.

Pres. Grant Pres. Lincoln Pres. Coolidgo

of

10-

May 24, Noon.

ROUND TRIP FARES TO EUROPE & AMERICA.

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

Fortnightly via Suez to Europe & America

Fortnightly soilings on Sundays via Manila, Straits, Colombe, Bombay, Suez Canal, Alexandrio, Naples, Genoa, Marseilles, New York and Boston.

Pres. V. Buren Pres. Garfeld

Sun., May 29 Sun, June 12

Prea Polk

TO MANILA

Next Sailing

Pres. V. Buren

Pres. Lincoln

May 20

Sun., June 20

.Pres. Madison May 21.

Pres. Cleveland

Juno 4 May 81 Pres. Garfield ...Sun., June 12 CONNECTING WITH 5.S. MAYON TO CEBU, ILOILO, ZAMBOANCA.

DOLLAR STEAMSHIP · LINES AND AMERICAN MAIL LINE

CANTON BRANCH--No. 4 Shakes Street.

SERVICE OF FAST MOTOR VESSELS

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

Ports Sald, Genoa, Algiers, Oran, Rotterdam (Amsterdam). Hamburg, Oslo, Gothenburg and other Scandinavian Ports,

NOTE THE WORD "PAID"

Our experience teaches us that particular advertisers

deeply appreciate the importance of this assurance.

Outwards to:

via

Manila and Straits' Settlements.

M.V. "NANKING"

Sailing about 29th May.

M.V. "TAMARA”

SHANGHAI, & JAPAN PORTS.

27th Jure.

Sailing about

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

28th May.

21st July.

27th July.

"A" Class

Hongkong to Genoa

*EXT

"g" Class

£52

Hongkong to 1st North

Continental Porta

£62

£67

THE SWEDISH EAST ASIATIC CO.,LTD

Agents:

GILMAN & CO., LTD.

Hongkong.

G. E. HUYGEN,

Canton.