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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH FRIDAY, MARCH 20, 1936.

TOURIST SEASON "OPENS" TO-DAY What is Value

GIANT LUXURY LINER HERE

Empress of Britain On Fifth World Cruise

For the fifth time, the Empress of Britain-the great white flagship of the Canadian Pacific fleet-made her appearance in this port to-day in the course of her annual cruise around the World.

Wherever she appears, untold numbers of people request permission to visit her, but, in the interests of the passengers themselves, whose home she is for some five months, the number has to be strictly limited.

The Empress of Britain is 42,500 try was thoroughly enjoyed by cruise tons groos register, 63,750 tons dismembers.

placement Hor length in 158 feet and her breadth 07% feet. with engines that ean develop 44,000 shaft horse power. Her masthead towers 208 feet above the load water line and the total length of her promenade decks in almost equal to the fairway of an average golf course 20,000 feat. She carries 4,000 tons of fuel oil is the largest and fastest ship between two British ports plying

Canada, and Southampton,

(Que Juring the summer season) tho largest of 78 Teasels which carry the well-known red and white house flag of the Canadian Pacific- has funnels so large that two Londen dzive double-decker buses

could through them

together contains 10,000 electric light bulbs, 4,000 of which are concentrated in the mugni ficent Salle Jacques Cartier Dining Itoom-han 108 clocks, of all kinds and designs has dial telephony sym tem in use all over the ab!p-has a laundry which can wash 10,000 pieces

After leaving South Afrien, the rauto was by way of Bombay, then to Ceylon, Singapore, Sinum, Java, Bali, Manila, and Hongkong. From here she will proceed to Shanghai, Chinwangtae (for Peiping), Beppu, Kobe and Yokohama: Honolulu and Hilo in the Howallan Islands and the ship will reach San Francisco April 20. After touching Los An

pass through the geles, she will Panama Canal, call at Havana, Cuba, and reach New York on May 18, where a short stop will be made prior to malling for Southampton on the last lap of her cruise.

on

The cruise has been most succurs. fut so far, with Masquerade Balls moving pictures-lustrated Talka-- Deck Sports--Bridge Parties--Swim- ming-Dancing--and so forth.

A BEVY OF BEAUTIES ABOARD THE BRITAIN

The Misses Marie 1, Shirk, Glen Ridge, N.J.; Ruth Thomasson, Flør- ence Bagley, Cattanooga, Tenna Jean Yansinderen.. Brooklyn N.Y, and Mrs. M. Flint Gilbert, of Beverley Hills, Calif., and London, enjoying the sunshine at the edge of the big outdoor pool aboard the Canadian Pacific Liner Empress of Britain, which arrived in Jongkeng to-day.

112,000 Eggs And Milk From An Iron Cow

STORES FOR GIANT EMPRESS LINER

Excellent weather has prevailed, THERE is an "iron Cow"

with swimming in the big outdoor

on the Empress of Bri-

part and spurte proving the maintain. That, at least, is what

attractionR.-

Ameng the y

Interesting

J

they call the machine which a day. The swimming pool is 48 feet

aboard the Empress of Deliain arez and 21 feet across. Has talking long

keeps the ship supplied with moving pictures used on

equipment and films. Min. C. E. Wessels (Cape Town); Sister- Electric

In-lew of Sir John Wessels of the South fresh milk. energy is large scale throughout the vessel, not only for lighting and for driving auxiliary machinery, but also for all cooking and kitchen services.

African Government,

Capt. Arthur E. Nicholson, (Middletown, com sau: Tenth crue around the warld.

Haron and Haronne De, Giley, of Seneffe

This machine can make milk with any percentage of butter fat of real milk. By varying the in- and having all the Ingredients

Princess Engaillehed, (l'andleda, Calif.,gredients it can also make cream; U.S.A.. New York and London): Known as the

"The Silver Queen of America. Making her and the milk and cream

It pro- fourth cruise around the World.

dubes scarcely, distinguishable

Belgium.

Mr. R. D. King, Br. (Atlanta, GA Meraler of the Governor's athi, With Mr. King, Mr. and Mr. D. King, Jr., and Mr. Jack King

Dr. John 7, Rogers, Pieminent surgeon of

H.K. RESIDENTS TO LEAVE BY BRITAIN Several prominent Hong- kong citizens are leaving, by the luxury liner Empress of Eritain.

They include Mr. A. La Shields, Principal of Mesars. Shewan, Tomes & Co., and Director of the South China Morning Post Ltd., who is pro- eceding Home on vacation, Mr. M. J. Breen, Postmaster Gen- erni, who is proceeding Home on long service leave, and Mr. G. Madgwick, of the Public Works Department.

Mr. Warner Oland, the film star, and Mrs. Oland, who left the Colony yesterday by the Emprcas of Asia, will join the Empress of Britain in Shang- hal.

C.P. Line

from the natural product. Was 53 Years

Milk is taken aboard at every port of call where it is obtain-

St Paul, Minn. 13.8.A. With Miss Tamable and luxuries which will not

Rogers.

Hon. Mr. and Mrs. G. Howard Per.

Formerly Premier of Ontario. Recently re-

The unrivalled accommodation offer od to her passengers, both in public rooms and in their private apartments, has made this ship a favourite vessel for Atlantic cross- ings, and for cruising in the troplen the Empress of Britain is by far the most luxuriously comfortable ship ever designed. She has two large swimming baths on board, one in the lower part of the ship, with gym. nasium and massage rooms attached from the pret of Canailles ligh Com- -the other bullt over the opening of her main hatch on the forward deck.pl. For sporting purposes, no other ship in the World is better equipped. There is a full-sized tennis court on her upper deck, and en

excellent Rixwell. rucquets court na Mubali beauty liable for her Indy pas

of the very highest class in gers. The pubile rooms are so large and numerous that a concert, with an several hundreds of audience of

A

people, can be given in one part of the ship while a boil, for an equal number of dancers, is being held in another. The Knickerbocker BOT, decorated by Heath Robinson in one of his most nausing moods, is known all round the world.

Launched By King

The Empress of Britain was launch-

od in June, 1930, by King Edwardi VIII. (then Prince of Wales).

From the technical point of view, this vessel represents the very maximum of shipbuilding akili, and every possible device and Invention for securing safety and comfort in navigation has been installed in her. Many of the passengers aboarl, have kept in touch with their friends and relativen n‡ fame by means of

mlasioner to lemon. Traveling for pleasure alte uther parts of the British En

conveniently keep for long periods In the refrigerating room.

At Hongkong the ship will load various local products in the way of vegetables, milk, and fruit; And also a quantity of celery, lettuce, and cggs which WAS brought from Vancouver by the Empress of Japan on her last trip, Though she works no cargo, and Site Mildred Prick, fare Chieng, does not carry any beyond what

Hie Malesias McAlpine, Head of Sir Robert McAlpine & Co. Government Contractors and Engineers. Accompanied by Lowly McAlpine and three song, Mennen, Höbli, Interim and Kennell,

Mr. and Mrs. 11. J. Fox, President Winter Brush Company, Wooster, Ohla,

Dream (Fenituer,

Mr. and Mrs. B, C. Rutchison, Large flour manufacturer of Chaltans, Ten

Mr and Mrs. Spencer Adama, Prominent attorney of Chlengo nưw podized,

Old This Year

tion Company was formed, ac- The Canadian Pacific Naviga- cording to Mr. Gosnell's Year Book, on January 17, 1883.

Although the old company has long since passed from the scene, the name is familiar to many Vic-1 torlans of the present day.

Its organisation was due to the

is necessary for the comfort efforts of Captain John Iriving. her passengers, the ship brought

the well known and a considerable amount of ships

highly stores from England to be unload-respected pioneer of navigation Mr. Cornelia B. Axentis, Roumanian expert ed here, and taken to Vancouver in British Columbia waters, and for use on the Empress boats on was the outcome of rivalry among various firmy holding trading the Pacific run.

Interests. The

at the Versailles Peace Treaty in 2010.

Mr. and Mrs. G, Whitney Bowen, Promin» ent Baker of Central New York.

Mr. and Hen, Stephen Baker, Hon. Chưśre men of the Bank Manhattan Co and Director of the Great Northern Railway.

Mr. and Mr. Geo. L. Banhold, Engineer And Hoteller of Heliport, Dorset, Intermed; in satranvey and allied sciences.

Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Loch Beur, Preekicil

of, the Gary Sheet & Tube Co., Chicago.

Commander C-TJ. Bradshaw, Commander

Cruise Equipment Many tone of paint and enamel

incorporators included are required for the overhaul of (several prominent citizena, whose the giant liner as she lles klong-names recall the earlier days of side the Kowloon dock,

Victoria's progress. They were? But the work that is being done Captain John Irving, R. P. Rithet, here is infinitesimal when com-William Spring, P. McQuade, M.

Royal Navy-now retired. Accompanied bypared with the work that was W. T. Drake, William and . Alex.

Mr. Bradabaw and Master Charles 1. Brachelaw.

Empresa of Britain,

of Chicag

necessary in Southampton to pre- Munroe. The vessels owned pare her for the cruise.

atl

RADIO BROADCAST

A Jazz Plano Recital By Doreen Ma

B.B.C. DANCE ORCHESTRA From Z.B.W. on a wavelength of 365 metres (846 kllocycles): * 4-7 p.m. Chinese Progrmme. 6-6.30 p.m. Children's Studio Con- cart.

7-7.17 pm. "Escales" (lbert) play- led by the Orchestre des Concerts

Straram

7.17-7.30 p.m. A Recital by Frank Titterion (Tenor).

1. In an Old Fashioned Town (Squire); 2. My Dear Soul (Sander ran); 3. Asthoro (Bingham);

Bonuty's Eyes (Tosti),

4.

7.30-7.50 p.m. Hawalian Music. Sweet Hawaiian Maid (Johnson); Hawaiian Paradise (Owona); A ckoki; Hawaiian

awaiian Love Waltz; Oh! Rosalita;

| Hawaiian Stars are Gleaming.

8 p.m. Time and Weather Report;" Stock Quotations.

of

8.05-8.30 p.m. Song Memories. Tunes not-so-long-ago; The Japanese Sandman: Alexander's Rag- time Band; Irving Berlin Waltz Songs Medley.

8.30-9.20 p.m. A Relay from

Daventry.

8.30 p.m. The D.B.C. Dance Orches- tra, directed by Heary Hall...

0 p.m. Daventry News Bulletin. 9.20-9.30 p.m. "C. B. Cochran Med- loy."

9.30-9.40 p.m.

in Clothes?

"A choice selection of the newest Spring materials awaits your visit to our establishment.

VALUE is measured by "the" quality of the fabric, work- manship and the price. We might quote the fatter, but it moans hothing." Your must see what it buys and comparo it with what the' same money will buy from someone 'olso,

That is the only way. Try it,

Test the value we give.

MACKINTOSH'S LTD.

Men's Wear Specialists.

"Archibald Joyen" SWAN, CULBERTSON

Waltzes (arr. Debray Somers).

9.40-10 p.m. From the Studio.

A Jazz Piano Recita) by Doreen Ma.

Programme

1.

Believe it Beloved: 2.

My

Buddy: 3. If It isn't Love; 4. Sweet Sue: b. Pardon My Love (by request); 6. Enst of the Sun.

10 p.m. Big Ben:

10-11 p.m. Dance Music.

11 p.m. Close Down.

DAVENTRY PROGRAMMES

The following wave-lengths and fréquencies ero aborrved by Daventry.

Frequency 4.030 L.. 9510 1.c. ke.

Wavelength

(4) metres 31.3 meter 31.50 metron 25.31 metres

35.24 19.42

Call. Blan

CBA

CSB

CAC

GRD

$1,760 k..

CAR

11,545 14,

CAP

18.140 k.

GAG

17,700 kt.

14,86 metres

сяц

21.470 k..

Cat

15,200 k..

19.10 meters

CHJ

21,540

GAL

$110 h.

Justran matras

15.47. motren

Transmiselon 1

IGAN, ASD... G.S.D.)

matres

236 p.m. Big Hàn. The Campoeer at the Pianoforte-7: Granville Bentock, recitat of Granville Bactuck's

Dange.

2.40 p.m. Talk: "Imperial Affair," 2.55 p.rs. An

Organ Recital by C. 1. Terer, from the Concert Hall, Broadcasting House. Greenwich Time Bignal at 3.15 p.m. 2.25 p.m. "How's That?" & variety enter. Ixinment compered by Hulph Corum.

4 p.m.

The News and Announcements. 430 pm. Claw dawn.

Transmission 2

(6.5), (1.8.0.)

7 1.00. Big Ben. "Caravanseral." A plus

where carayana meet." Groomwich Time Bigma! at 8 p.m.

A p.m. Talk: "The Conquest of The

Air".

820 p.m.

Bevta Bengu.

840 p.m. The B.B.C. Bance Orchestra, The News and Announcements,

..

1.20 p.m. Military Banda,

9.45 p.m. Class down.

Transmission 3

(2.8.0. GAE)

19 p.m. Big Ben, “Haw's That?" A varškin entertainment campered by Ralph Comm.

19.35 pm. Danes Male,

10.45 that. The B.I.C. Northern Özekosten. 11.45 pa. "Young ·Idens,"

15.15 am, "Monologue in Melody,"

Gromwich Timo Styral at 15.30 x.m 13.30 mm. The News and Announcements. 11.50 .. The Hatel Meiropole Orchestra. 1. Close down.

EXCHANGE

TO-DAY'S OPENING

QUOTATIONS Selling

Mr. and Mrs. T. Courtney Jenkins of Gren

the time of organisation or at a Spring Yalky, Maryłki. U.S.A. Eleventh For over a month, several hun-later date included the R. P. time around the World-thin! time on the

dred men were continuously em-Rithet, Princess Louise,' William Mr. and Mrs. A. Boyd Pixley, Vice-Preployed. During this time 2,700 Irving, Western Slope, Enterprise, sklent of Pixley and les estauture yards of new carpet was laid down Reliance, Otter, Maude, Gertrude,

Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Priddy, Formerly and 7,000 yards of existing carpet Yosemite, Islander and Charmer T.T.

Demand (formerly Premier).

The old steamers have figured TT Singapore. The equipment for the cruise Hilfe Underwriters and how a Life Trustee.

TT. Shanghai World Cruise when Sir Julien Cahn, mour. Asal. Secretary Treasurer of Canada plate, 64,000 pieces of crockery, tragic. The wreck of the Islander T.T. India Mra 11. A. Seymour, Wife of il. A se embraced 27,000 pieces of electro-in many romantic stories Home TT. Japan of Loughborough,

Mia Ahirley K. Beymour. (Daughter of 26,000 pieces of glass, and 179.000 and loss of many of her people. Frisco & Now York' Mr. Seymour, shown above): Graduate of the pieces of linen. Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada,

The stores Include:

The

hong

telephonhone

tho long-distance worki's record ship-to-shore call was established during last year's

President of the Life Underwriters Aun. of cleaned. New York: -1'rident National Amin, of

London funt before and, spoke to Northern Power Corp.

at Paknami, Sim

Adverse atmospheric condi. tions provented the call being handled by the London Receiving Terminal In consequence of which the circuit San Francisco-New York-Atlantic Beam was utilised.

Because of conditions in the Mediterranean, the Empress of Bri- tain this year made her cruise vin South Africa, which interesting coun-

Wedding In Wreck During Storm

Melbourne, Mar. 1.

Q

A ship her stern buried deep in the sands, her holds fall of water, great seas crashing against her sides- was the scene of a wedding off Fraser Island to-day.

The bridegroom Was Customs official, whose duty Ja to watch the wreck. His bride and the guests waded to the ship sit low tide. As the wedding was about to begla natorm sprang up.

The couple are living in a `snack near the shore,

of Trade President Local Loan Co, and operator of a shalu of fauses companies in the princips) cities of the U.R. A. Accompanied Mr. Salts, he wera Mr. Fred.d., Jr., and

Mr. Prd, B. Sültə Br. Vice-Pres. Chl Bd.

daughter, Mia Loretia Salve.

Mr. Gerald L. Timmins, Broker of Monte Mr. Minnie Davis Wilens of Mank, 11. nctive worker in Women's Clube, church, elvis organisations and musical elecim,

real, Canada... With Mi. Timeline

Conŋt Rad!" de Welovey, (Paris); Hava)

Commander, Member of the Pontifical Acad

erg. Mensber of Parisian Pres.

Hr. Arnold G. Wallon, theatre owner of

Blackpool,

Mrs. Henry Lightser, (Crocketvlile, U.BA.) Mr. and Mrs. 1. Davie, Monte Carlo, France,

Interested in social service work

and London. Ploneer of the motion picture inchwer in England. Fourth trip around the Work and second us the Emprove of Delta Accompanied by their daughter, M. 1. A. Donier

Mr. William Molyness-Cohan, Partner. In the firm of 11. E. Mom & Do, Liverpool, London and Newcastle-on-Tyns Accompanied by his winter, Miss M. U. Molyneux-Coćan.

Mrs. Robert F. Wrona, for part 17 years President of the Roanoke, Ill. Chapter Ameri ean Red Crow Bociety.

Mr. Harry Cresley, Benior Partner, Cross

ley Brak, of Blackpool, Eng.

Mr. and Mrs. D. &. Davis: Lately Inter

ested in a chain of moving pleture theatres in Manchester.

Mr. and Mrs. David D. Dearborn, Hosil of

Brokers, New York.

Mrs. D. Martin, - Vuhaalary. Bocial Worker.

11024

& FRITZ.

Investment bankers and brokers in securities and commodities

Daily New York and London Stock Exchange Service. Commodity Futures on the principal American markets.

Member of:

New York Cotton Exchange. Chicago Board of Trade.

Commodity Exchange, Inc.

(Silver, Rubber, Silk, Copper, Hides and Tin).

New York Coffee and Sugar Exchange.. Canadian Commodity Exchange Inc. Winnipeg Grain Exchange.

Manila Stock Exchange.

Correspondents for Hayden, Stone & Co.

Telephone: 30244, 80245, 30246. Cable Address: Swanstucli. Hong Kong & Shanghai Bank Buildings, Suite 119/122.

COMMON SENSE

TREATMENT

You must Remove the cause of:

RHEUMATISM, LUMBAGO,

PAINFUL JOINTS, SKIN COMPLAINTS, ULCERS and SORES

BY PURIFYING THE BLOOD,

Clarke's Blood Mixture, is the surest way to health as it removes the CAUSE of the complaint from the blood and restores vigour and vitality?

CLARKE'S BLOOD MIXTURE

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4 m/s. L/C

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14 m/s. San Frises & New "York,

1/4X4

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are still fresh in the memories ofT.T. Java

TT. France the public. Coffee, 100,000th: eurrants, 20,000.

Under the management of Cap-ITT. Manila dour, 100,000lb.;.turkey, 20,000lh;

TT. Bangkok 70,000lb apples, 16,000th.: tain Irving the company enjoyed oranges, 100,000; grope fruit, 20,000.; many years of prosperity, and T.T. Lisbon

1,500lb. potatoes, 76 tons; anally sold out to the Canadian Chickens, 38,0001b.: lamb and mutton, Pacific Railway Company. 20,000lb, nork, 12,000lb.; sugar 30, 0001b; bacon an hom, 32,000lb.; butter, 30,000lb.; egg, 112,000.

39,000

Its DIONNE PEBBLES

Before the ship set out on cruise 97 people were ongaged for the kitchen, including extra chefs for nearly all the dishes; others included 40 laundry girls, 306 stewards and 16 bell boys.

NURSE CAVELL'S HELPER DIES

4 m/s. France

EAGERLY SOUGHT New York-Landon

AS LUCK TOKENS

EXCHANGE RATES

Callander, Mar. 13, Pebbles strewn around the tiny Paris hospital-home of the Dionne quintu-Geneva plets are being eagerly sought by Berlin. childless couples from all parts of lan

Athena.. the world. It is revealed.

Shanghai Dr. Allan Dafoe, the chubby New York. "country doctor" who brought the Amsterdam. colved hundreds of requests for the Prague... tiny bables into the world, has re-Vienna... girl who married a Belgian, andstones from childless couples as Bucharest.. who was sentenced to death (and lucky charms..

MADAME ADA

Brussels, Mar. 1. Madame Ada Bodart, the Irish

Madrid

later reprieved) by the Germans Dr. Dafoe said he has been un-Lisbon..

Brussels

1. H. Deathorn Ca, Steamship Agent at the same time as Nurse able to fill the orders because the Hongkong

Cavell, died in Brussels this pebbles are buried deep under snow, Bombay.

Monto Video For 11 years Hon. Secy, do 1.0.0. School ftfternoon after a long and pain-but he may turn pobble searcher

next spring.

Belgrade. The idea originated when a group

Montreal. Madame Bodart was responsible of Hollywood actors, who came here Yokohama.

and for 15 year Manager, of Tour LC.C. ful illness.

Behood.

"Mr. and Mrs. M. G. McNamara, Knight Commander of the Order. of Plus IX.

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British Wireless,

Dr. and Mr. Arther: Banter, Vloedro for the escape of 1,500 British and to make a picture based on the life Rio. sident and Ackerz of the New York Life Allied soldiers from the Gorman of the quins, took bags of pebbles Silver (Spot). Insurance Co.) President Montelale Ari zone during the war. With Nurse back to California for their child-Silver (forward) -10%

10634 Tork: Vice President of Bt. Andrews Bol

would, bring them luck.

Muram! Prident Duns Scelety of New Cavoll, dho ran the famous less friends in the hope that they War Loan

of New York.

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"WELCOMING

WORLD TOURISTS

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"EMPRESS OF BRITAIN" A

SPECIAL DINNER DANCE ·

IN THE

PENINSULA hotel

ROSE ROOM RESERVATIONS PHONE 58081

DINNER $6.00*~.

Also

Special Dinner Dances SATURDAY 21st MARCH TUESDAY

24th

MARCH

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