1938-02-22 — Page 35

PACK 11.

NEWS OF THE DAY

IN PICTURES FROM FAR AND NEAR

Hongkong Telegraph

PHOTONEWS

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1939.

HAPPENINGS

AS SEEN BY THE CAMERA'S EYE

THE

BLUE FUNNE

LINE

REGULAR AND FAST PASSENGER SERVICES

FREIGHT AND

LONDON SERVICE

ACHILLES

HECTOR

salle 23rd Feb. for Marsellies, London, Rotterdam, Hamburg & Hull. salla 0th Mar, for Marseilles, London,

"Rotterdam & Glasgow",

LIVERPOOL SERVICE

TEUCER

Bails 23rd Mar, för Havre, Liverpool & Bromborough.

NEW YORK SERVICE

GLAUCUS

sails 6th May for. Boston, New York, Philadelphia & Baltimore via Cape

of Good Hope..

'

PACIFIC SERVICE (via Dairen, Kobe, Nagoya and Yokohamin) sh sails 13th Mar. for Victoria, Vancouver and Scattle.

IXION

INWARD SERVICE

CHIANG QUITS PREMIERSHIP -—' Generalissimo Chiang Kai- shek, right, who has given up the premiership of China to devote all his time to prosecution of the defence against the Japanese- invasion: The vacancy haa' been filled' by appointment of Dr. H. H. Kung left, former Finance Minister and brother-in-law of Chiang. Dr. Kung is a graduate of Oberlin and Yale.

IN TRIUMPH-Heading a pa- rade of infantry, mechanised units, tanks and naval" units, while war planes roared over- head, here is General Iwane Matsul as he led bis conquering Japanese army 'into the ancient Chineso city of Nanking: Tho General and his staff are shown entering the city by the Chang- shan Gate in the East Wall, to proceed along a mile-long ov- enue. Reports said the entry was one of the most glittering modern triumphal marches.

HENRY VIII ON SKIS-Charles Laughton, widely known English film star who made the character of Henry VIII famous, is shown about to push off on one of the ski runs at St. Moritz, Switzer- land. Mr. Laughton was one of many prominent persona enjoying a vacation at the famed winter resort in the Swiss Alps,

LYCAON

AENEAS

Due 24 Feb. From U. K. via Straits, Due 1 Mar. From U. R. via" Straits.

ATREUS

Duc

PERSEUS

Duo

2 Mar. From U. K. via Straita. 8 Mar. From U. R. via Straits. Epecial reduced fares are quoted for cargo steamers with

limited passenger accommodation. ́

for freight, passage rates and information apply to

BUTTERFIELD

Tal. 10333.

SWIRE

BURNS PHILP LINE

Passenger & Freight Service To

AUSTRALIA

BROADCASTS INAUGURAL — Right Rev. Henry Bt. George Tucker, newly elected presiding bishop of the Protestant Episcopal church in the United States, established a precedent when he broadcast his inaugural address, from St. Thomas Church, Fifth Avenue, New York City, as above. He urged Christian influence in personal, domestic and international affairs. =

UFS

RESCUE Coast Guardsmen, carry, survivors of the Greek freighter Tzeeny Chandris, that sank in a storm off Caps Hatteras, ashore at Norfolk, Va., from the cutter Mendota. From parched and swollen throats the 18 survivors told of clinging to wreckage for 30 hours in a raging sea while they fought sharks that devoured bodies of other sallors already drowned and of livestock washed from the foundering ship. Seven the crew were lost,

THE TAIKOO DOCKYARD & ENGINEERING COMPANY

OF HONGKONG, LIMITED,

BUILDERS OF ALL CLASSES OF SHIPS.

BUILDERS OF RECIPROCATING STEAM ENGINES. BUILDERS OF MARINE AND LAND BOILERS, BUILDERS OF turbine macHINERY.

Under Licence From Mossrs. Parsons.

BUILDERS OF DIESEL ENGINES

Under Special Liconce From Mossrs. Sulzer Bros., Winterthur.

Liconsod To Manufacturo Lanz Porlit Iron, Specially Suitablo For Internal Combustion Engino Working Parts.

DOCK & SLIPWAYS

FOR DOCKING VERY LARGE, AS WELL AS SMALLER VESSELS

ON ANY TIDE.

ALL CLASSES OF SHIP, ENGINE AND BOILER

REPAIRS

AND EXTENSIVE. WELDING, BOTH ELECTRICAL AND OXY-ACETYLENE, SKILFULLY AND

PROMPTLY CARRIED OUT.

Tel. Address "Trikoodock" Hongkong. Telephone No. 30211.

Call Fing: "Numoral Ono” over “Ponant Anı.”

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agents HONGKONG, CHINA & JAPAN

QUESTS AT WHITE HOUSE Dard Obert Cell, President of the-Leantio of Nations Unióny in Great Britain, kai Lady Cecil, a khay Arrivodjst the White House to spend the week, and as guentu at President XoomTelt

Count the TELEGRAPHS" everywhere

M.V.

"NEPTUNA"

duo

12th MARCH

sailing

16th MARCH-

For

SAIGON,

MADANG,

SALAMAUA,

RABAUL, SYDNEY. AND MELBOURNE.

Excellent passenger accommodation with a largo numbor of single cabins at no supplement Built-in Swimming Bath and Spacious Sports Dock.

First Class to Sydney:-

Singlo-£47.10.08. Retum-£76.0.0 Passenger & Freight Agents gibb, livingston & CO., LTD.

Tel, '28031

P. G O. Bldg.

BARBER-WILHELMSEN LINE

MONTHLY SERVICE

To

NEW YORK

VIA LOS ANGELES & PANAMA CANAL PORTS.

M. V.

NEXT SAILING

"TRITON“

on 5th March

DODWELL & CO., LTD.

Mong Bank

rents

28021

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