1938-01-17 — Page 5

THE

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. MONDAY, ́ JANUARY 17, 1938.

*

P & O-BRITISH INDIA-APCAR AND U.S. WARSHIPS' VISIT MR. D. H. COOPER

EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN LINES

(Companies Incorporated in England.)

Taking Cargo on through Dile of Lading for HIRAITS, JAVA & DURMA, CEYLON, INDIA, PERRIAN GULF, MAURITIUS, E. & B. AFRICA, AUSTRALASIA, INCLUD INO NEW ZEALAND AND QUEENSLAND FORTS, RED BEA, ZGYPT, EUROPE, ETC. PENINSULA & ORIENTAL FORTNIGHTLY DIRECT ROYAL MAIL STEAMERS

[Under Contract with 113, Government)

All vessels may call at any ports on or off the route-and the route and all sallings am subject to eliange or deviation with or without notice.

From 1'Kong about

Destination

17th Jan. Saigon, S'pore, Bombay, Karuchi &

Persian Gulf.

22nd Jan. Bombay, Marsellles & London,

⚫ Steamers

Tons

*KIDDERPORE

5,000

*CORFU

14,500

*DURDWAN

0,100

Rotterdam, Antwerp & Hull,

*ALIPORE

5,000

300 Jon. Straits & Bombay.

CHITRAL

15,000

CARTHAGE

14,500

*SOMALI

7,000

COMORIN 15,000 KAISAR-I-HIND 11,000 }

•

SHIRALA

TILAWA

SANTHIA

TALMA

Cargo unly

29th Jan. D'bay, M'sellles, H're, L'don, H'burg

5th Feb. Marsailles & London.

10th Feb. Murselites & London.

•

TO SINGAPORE CAUSES COMMENT

Japanese Press Sees Move

As Suspect Demonstration

London, Jan. 14: Participation by American naval vessels in the

20th Feb. 1'sellles, Hre, L'dun, 'bg, n'dam opening of the Singapore Base is occasioning some

Awerp & Lidan.

501 Mar. | Marseilles & London.

Marseilles & London.

*All vessels may call at Malta

BRITISH INDIA APCAR SAILINGS (SOUTH)

4,000 2001 Jan. } 10,000

12th Feb, Singapore, Port Swettenham, 20th Feb.

Penng, Rantoon & Calcultu.

8.000

10,000

12th Mar.

B. I. Apear Line Stearnera have excellent accommodation for 1st and 2nd class passengers.

NELLORE TANDA

NANKIN

EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS (SOUTH)

7,0001

7,000

29th Jan. 5th Plur. 7,000 2nd Apr.

Manita, Rabaul, Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne & Hobart.

Regular monthly sailings from Hongkong to Shanghai and Japan and Hongkong In Australia.

Bong Kong to Sydney-10 days.

SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI & JAPAN

10,000 20th Jan, Amoy & Japan

TILAWA

CARTHAGE

14,500

SANTHIA

8,000

COMORIN

15,000

TANDA

7,000

TALMA

10,000

• Cargo only.

21st Jan. Shanghai & Japan.

ard Feb. Amoy & Japan.

4th Feb. Shanghai & Japan. 6th Feb. Shanghai & Japan. 17th Feb. Ainoy & Jupan.

All dates are approximate and subject to alteration without notice, parcele measuring not more than 5 e.tt. will be received at the Company's Office up to noon on the day previous to palling.

For Passage Rates, Handbooks, Freight, etc., apply

Agents

P.&o. Ding, MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO. Phode 27711

Connaught R.C.

TRAVEL A.-O. LINE

To AUSTRALIA, Calling at Manila, Thursday 18., CAIRNS Townsville, Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne.

CHANGTE TAIPING

British Stoamors:

(Oil Burners) FASTEST & MOST UP-TO-DATE STEAMERS IN THE SERVICE OPEN AIR SWIMMING POOL

ELECTRIC LAUNDRY, BARBER SHOP, SURGEON

AND STEWARDESS CARRIED.

Enjoy Your Leave in Australia and New Zealand Hong Kong to Sydney-19 Daya.

FIRST CLASS FABE TO SYDNEY, £76 RETURN

LONDON (via Australia) from £127.15. (Australian Newspapers on Ale),'

STEAMER Due H'Kong Leaves H'Kong Leaves Manila Due Sydney

CHANGTE

TAIPING CHANGT TAIPING

11 Feb. -18 Fob

21 Fob.

9 Mar.

8 Mar.

15 Mar.

18 Mar,

3 Apr.

19 Apr.

10 May

22 Apr. 17 May 20 May

8 May

5 June

12 Apr.

AUSTRALIAN-ORIENTAL LINE, LIMITED.

Sailings subject to alteration without notice. bor Freight or Passage, apply to:-

Butterfield & Swire, Agents-Hong Kong-China-Japan

THE

BLUE FUNNE

LINE

/REGULAR AND FAST! PASSENGER SERVICES

FREIGHT AND

LONDON SERVICE

MEMNON

ANTENOR

salls 25th Jan. for Marseilles, London, Rotterdam, Hamburg & Glasgow. sails 9 Feb. for Marseilles, London, Rotterdam, & Glasgow.

LIVERPOOL SERVICE

ANTILOCHUS

NEW

YORK

RHEXENOR

sails 21st Jan. for Havre, Liverpool and Bromborough,

SERVICE

mails 31st Jun. for Boston, New York Philadelphia & Baltimore via Cape of Good Hope.

PACIFIC SERVICE (vin Dairen, Kobe, Nagoya

and Yokohama)

Balls 18th Jan, for Victoria, Vancouver & Seattle,

TALTHYBIUS.

INWARD SERVICE

AJAX

Duo 18 Jan. From U. K. via Straits. TEUCER

.. Due 24 Jam. From Europe vin Straits. TEIRESIAS Due 26 Jan. From U, K. via Strafta. HECTOR

Duc 1 Feb. From U. K. vla Straits, Special reduced fares are quoted for cargo steamers with

limited passenger accommodailon.

for freight, passage rates and information, apply to

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE

speculation.

The announcement generally is interpreted as possessing significance much beyond that of a customary naval courtesy visit.

It is stated in London that the American warships represent the only foreign naval power asked to be present.

onc

PASSES HERE

The death occurred yesterday of of Hongkong's oldest Pureco residents, Mr. D. II. Cooper, who had been a merchant here for many years. Born in Bombay 07 years ago, Mr. Cooper came to Hongkong a young man and was connected with the firm of S. N. Talat! & Co. He was transferred to Shanghal but returned to Hongkong as manager of the flem.

For some years Mr. Cooper was nu exchange and bullion, broker with the firm of Chinoy Brothers and then became assoclated with A. V. Apear & Co. as their Hongkong agent. On the death of Mr. Apear, Mr. Cooper took over the business of the firm under the unre of Cooper & Co., but retired from active participation in it some years ago.

Mr. Cooper, who was not murried, lenves relatives In Bomboy.

The funeral will take place at 9 .m. to-day in the Parsee Cemetery.

RADIO BROADCAST

(Continued from Page 7.)

Eyes (urr. Quilter). „Orchestra. Little Brown Jug: The Three Crows (Eastburn); The Mermaid; Polly Wolly Doddle (arr. W.11.M.). Flying

The War Office has

Reader) Issuing of the Singapore base-United 11igh (from Spinters in the Afr

Vocal. Dance of the behalf of itself. | Press. a statement On

Hours (from "La Gioconda") ̧. ̧. • the Admiralty and Air Ministry.

Orchestra. announcing that combined operations

9.0 London Relay-"Empire .Ex- change." and exercises will be held in Singa pore at the beginning of February in which ships from the East Indies

AMERICAN COMMENT

New York, Jan. 14. Declaring that the Singapore Base

and China squadrons and the Royal is generally regarded as "Dritain's the Dominions and Colonies. Indian Navy, troops of the Singapore

press or

Wave)

Points of view by travellers from

9.15 Musical Comedy Selections, The Desert Song-Selection... Garrison, excluding volunteers, but answer to the Japanese bid for Fur reinforced by the 1st and 2nd. Pun Eastern supremacy", the New York Sovay Orpheans n the Savoy Hotel, Rose of Eugland (Crest of jab Regiment and the Malay tegl-Times states: "Any agreement, ex- London. inent, and the R.A.F. squadrons at

theit that there is made the Wave)... sung by Edgar Elmes, Singapore, reinforced by some units available to the American fleet facillaven of your Heart (Crest of the

sung by Ollye Gilbert. from India and Iran, will participate.ties at Singapore would undoubtedly 9.30 London Relay-The News

9.50 Mozart-Plano Concerto in A The forthcoming, exercise, which augment its strategical utility to a is expected to be on the same reale 35- considerable extent, as would

re- Major.

Played by Arthur Rubinstein and inst year, will be of a comprehensive

the London Symphony Orchestra nature and will afford furiner oppureiprocal privileges extended to the

conducted by John Barbirolli. tunity for studying the particular British at Pearl Harbour, Hawail.” problems affecting each service. The exercise, however, as is inevitable in will contain artificial such case, elements which will prevent any conclusions being drawn-Renter,

The newspaper adds that nny'naval operations which Singapore intended ie thwart could be attempted only by

the Japanese.

REMAINING IN EAST

Washington, Jan. 14. The United States

cruisers

10.15 Riliard Tauber (Tenor). Many a Joyous Night (From Opera "Rossini in Naples"). Rose Marie Indian Love Call; O, Rose Marie Love you (Friml).

10.26 p.m. Dance Music.

The Hearst journal American; de- A British Wireless message adds

and Waltz When the Leaves bid the that the Commander-in-Chief, Vice-clares that the United States Admiral Sir Alexander Rumsay, will Britain have decided on joint action Trees Goodbye. Slow Foxtrot-Say if a war is forced on either by Japan, the Word and it's yours ... Len be in command of the Naval forces

and describes the American visit to Fills and His Hawaiian Orchestra. will be under the The Military forces

Foxtrols-There's that look in your command of Major General W. G. S. Singapore as a "joint naval demon-

eye; Smoke Dreams Peter Yorke stration."-Reuter. Dobbie, General Officer Command-

& His Orchestra. Tangos-San Fer- ing, Malaya. The R. A. F. units in

nando; Punto Arenas... Heinz Hup- the defending force will be under the

pértz & His Orchestra. Foxtrots Vice- immediate command of Air

My, what a dificult Night; Everybody Dance Marshal A. W. Tedder, Air Omeer

Louis Levy and His commanding Royal Air Force, Far Trenton, Milwaukee and Memphils British Gaumont Orchestra. Rumba which are attending the Inauguration-Spanish Jake; Waltz-A gift from East Command,

of the completed Singapore Base,

Harry Roy & His Orch. AMERICANS ONLY FOREIGNERS will remain in Far Eastern waters Foxtrot I dream of San Marino.... after the ceremony on February 11 Ronnie Munro and His Dance Orch. London, Jan. 14.

as reinforcement of the United States 11.0 p.m. Close down. officially It is learned

that the

Asiatic fleet, according to American warships will be the only

though unofficial, sources-Reuter. with foreigners participating

the British fleet In the inauguration of the Singapore Base.-United Press.

SINGAPORE SURPRISED

Singapore, Jan. 15. The most surprising feature of the

much heralded and discussed visit of American cruisers to Singapore, allegedly in connection with opening of the naval base, is that the local naval authorities have not been ad- vised of the visit and entirely dis- credit the reports...

They state that as far as is known,

no navul Power has been asked to be present, the Admiralty regarding the function as purely of Empire

interest.

The local naval authorities state that if there is a visit from American cruisers (though they have not yet been advised) it will be an entirely unofficial one, with no question of "participation" In any ceremony or in a "joint naval demonstration," as described in the Hearst journal, the American-Router.

NO DUTCH REPRESENTATION

Hague, Jan. 14. Thus far the Dutch Indles navy has not been invited to participate, or to despatch warships to the open-

JAPANESE INTEREST

rellable,

Tokyo, Jan. 15.

Heaven

Are You Losing Weight?

Normal weight and a good com- The Japanese press features the plexion are very closely related to visit of United States cruisers to health. Loss of health usually leads Singapore on February 14 in con- to loss of weight and a poor com-. nection with opening of

new plexion. naval base.

The

objective."

the

an

liable.

If you are underweight, pale, rarely feel really well, it is almost surely Yomiuri Shimbun, in

impoverished and a remedy that editorial, declares that Japan is an indication that your blood is forced seriously to be interested in arrests the decline, that begins to the completion of this "advance bose restore the weakened muscles and the British fleet, with Japan as the strengthen the nerves, demonstrates that the blood is being built up und The paper considers that the cere- helping to fight off rheumatism, sclatica, dyspepsia, neuralgin, in- monial opening may be regarded as somnia, and other troubles to which * demonstration against Japan, while the presence of the American the victim of impoverished blood is squadron conceivably seeks to create

Such a remedy is Dr. Williams' the Impression that Britain and the United States have reached an under- Pink Pills, famous for fifty years as a specific for thin blood; and any standing in the Pacific Ocean.

Illness resulting from lack of blood Questioning whether the United will be benefited by a States is fully aware of the British these pills. They will supply the Government's "subtle and sinister iron you need and thereby help you politics, and forecasting the un back to normal weight and robust favourable repercussion of such ac- health. Start taking Dr. Williams' tions on the For Eastern situation, Pink Puls to-day, the increase in the paper hopes that Britain and the your vitality in a very short while this will convince you of the merit of United States will consider

and will adopt a this ideal blood and nerve tonic. point carefully policy of discretion.Reuter.

Sold by chemists' everywhere.

course

of

INSIST

ON

ANCHOR

BRAND

NEW-ZEALAND BUTTER

Produced under strict Covernment supervision, Anchor Brand Buttor enjoys the distinction of being classified as 'FINEST' grado.

Sole Agents and Distributors

Anchor Brand Butter comes to you with

unvarying freshness, un- equalled purity

and consistent

quality. PERFECT.

BUY ANCHOR BRAND FOR GOOD!

Telephone 28151

LANE-CRAWFORD - LIMITED.

Obtainable from all High-Class Storas'

Compradores

V

BREN

A new

warmth in your smile-a new sparkle in your

eye-a new spring to your step-THAT'S

ANCHOR

GILMAN'S

WINES

Gloucester Arcado. Tel. 30986.

CANADIAN PACIFIC

STEAMSHIPS HOTELS

FRAILWAYS - EXPRESS

RESUMPTION OF CALL AT SHANGHAI Commoncing with the Empress of Russia from Hong Kong January 26, 1938, Canadian Pacific "EMPRESSES" will call at Shanghai on the castbound voyage.

The Empress of Asia from Vancouver will call at Shanghai on January 24, on route to Hong Kong.

SAILING TO MANILA

EMPRESS OF CANADA

.Feb. 11,

TO CANADA, UNITED STATES and EUROPE

EMPRESS OF RUSSIA

EMPRESS OF JAPAN

EMPRESS OF ASIA

MAKE BOOKINGS FOR 1938 EARLY desirable accommodation.

Information and rates from

Union

Building

.6.00 a.m. Jan. 26.

.Fob. 8. .Feb. 23.

in order to ensure

Canadian Pacific

STAKS twe WORLD

Telephone

20752

NYK.

San Francisco via Japan Ports & Honolulu.

(Starts from Keba).

Tatauta Maru

Chichiba Maru

Talyo Maru

Tues., 25th Jan. .Tues., 22nd Feb. .Mon., 7th March

Sat., 22nd Jan.

Soattle & Vancouver (Starts from Kobe).

Heian Maru

Hikawa Maru

Now York via Panama.

#Naruto Maru

Nagara Maru

South America (West Coast)

Sat., 6th Feb.

.Sat., 5th Feb.

Wod., 2nd March

via Japan, Honolulu,

Hilo, Los Angeles, Mexico & Panama.

†Atago Marui .......

Tues, 15th Feb.

London, Marecillos, Antwarp & Rotterdam.

Hakone Maru

Fushimi Maru

Hakozaki Maru

Torukuni Maru

Sat., 29th Jan.

.Sat., 12th Feb.

.Sat., 26th Feb.

.Fri., 25th March

Liverpool via Port Said, Beyrouth, Istanbul, Piraeus,

and Marsailles.

Sydney & Melbourne via Manila & Ports.

Kitano Moru

Kamo Maru

Bombay via Singapore, Penang & Colombo.

Toyooka Maru

Tango Maru

.Wed., 22nd Jan.

..Sat, 26th Feb.

..Wed., 26th Jan.

Thurs., 10th Fob.

Wed., 28th Jan.

Calcutta via Singapore, Panang & Rangoon,

Tottori Maru

+Nagato Maru

Kobe & Yokohama, (Omitting

Kamo Maru..........

Torukun! Maru

Atauta Mara

Hakuaan Maru

Cargo Only.

..Fri., 4th Feb, Shanghai)

Fri., 21st Jan. Tucs., 8th Feb. .Fri., 18th Feb.

.Fri., 26th Feb.

+

General Passenger Agents in the Oriont for the

CUNARD WHITE STAR LINE. ·

Tol. 30291.

COUNT

THE

"TELEGRAPHS"

EVERYWHERE

Page 5Page 6