BATURDAY, AUGUST 1928
P. & O.-BRITISH INDIA
APCAR AND
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(COMPANIES incorporated in ENGLAND). MAIL AND PASSENGER SERVICES
STRAITS, JAVA, BURMA, CEYLON, INDIA, PERSIAN GULF. WEST INDIES, MAURITIUS, EAST AND SOUTH AFRICA, AUSTRALASIA, INCLUDING NEW ZEALAND, AND QUEENBLAND PORTS, RED SEA, EGYPT, EUROPE, &c.
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Destination
S'pore. Penang,, Colto & B'hay.
THE CHINA MAIL.
EARLIER TELEGRAMS,
¡Roulaf's' Service to the China Mall.).
PRESIDENT HARDING.
:
WITH HIS FAMILY.
Lakdon, August 3. This cable had bees preceded only by a few hours by the following
mesengo
EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
(From Our Own Correspondent.)
A Han Francisco message states: A bulletin issued by the physicians in attendance on President. Hardscal. ing says:-
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LATER.
THE TYPHOON.
MAKING FOR SWATOW.
The Royal Observatory annoup- ced yesterday that the typhoon was within 120 miles of Lat. 19. – N.
UNJUST BLAME.
near or
DEATH WHILE CONVERSING would be created by the rejection Long 121 E, moving W.N.W. A by Frunce of it proposals and sug
cable from the Manila Observatory gests making use of the League of yesterday received at the Ameri Nations which can do what France can Consulate-General at 4.15 p.m. and Belgium refused to do, namely, Save the position ak initiate an enquiry into Germany's WNW. to N.W The No.
over Balintang Channel, moving capacity to pay and explore and re-signal was hoisted last evening commend lines of setilément.
and was still up this morning. Other papers aro pointedly criti-At 11.30 this morning. Mr. Claxton, Director of the the Royal Obgar- The Daily Chronicle, says there is vatory, stated the position of the The President died instan- still no line of British policy. typhoon to be Lat. 22 N. Long. 118 taneously, without warning, while Meanwhile Parliament has risen E., moving N.W. Mr. Claxton stated conversing with members of his and the country is left voiceless and that the typhoon was apparently family at 7.30 this evening, uninformed, with a Ministry which making for Swatow. Denth was due to a stroke of seemingly does not know its own] At 11.30 o'clock this morning the apoplexy. During the day the mind.
American Consulate-General re- patient had been free froni dis The Daily Mail expresses the ceived a message from the Manila comfort and there was every justi-opinion that the Government has Observatory reading: Typhoon fication for anticipating prompt est prudence to the winds by adoptin about 117 Long. E.. 21° Lat. N., recovery,"
ing an attitude profoundly distade-moving W. N.W. A cyclone or The end was so sudden that menful to France.
typhoon is developing to the bers of the officint Presidential)
The Daily Express declares that South of Guam. party could not be called in time, Mr. Baklwin's statelor is con- The President died after passing fession of sheer impotence. It can the most satisfactory day since the not congratulate the Government on beginning of his illness,
the somewhat humiliating position in which it is placed the British A further San Francisco messago antion. ath Aug. Ray, 'lles, Gib., L'doo, Awerp states: The first indication of a The Daily Herald rewarks that at Noon. 2th Aug.pero, Ponaru, Colbo & Bombay.relapse occurred when Mrs. Harding rither Mr. Baldwin is deliberately 23ed Ank. MARSPILLES, Gih, L'don & Awerp. rushed to the door of the room and concealing his polley, or be has
7th Sept. 1'bay, M lios, Cib. L'den & A'werp. called the doctors, Mrs. Harding none. Neither hypothesis does the sources that Mr. Wu Hok Fong It is learned from authoritative 20th Sept. 1 S'pore, Panang Celho & Bombay and two nurses were in the room at government any good.
ist Sept. MausHILLES, Gib. Edon & Awerp the tintne, the former reading to ber Elsewhere it is pointed out that Reconstruction in Canton, has Vice-Minister of the Ministry of S'pore, Pensog. Colle & Bombay. B'bar. M'Ile Gib. Lidon & Awer husband when entirely without nine vans ago Great Britain threw tendered his resignation, but Marseilles, Gib, London & Awerp. wataing, a slight shudder passed the whole of its mayhood and re- Dr.
Sun has not been Singapore, Penang Colbo & lay through the President's frame, sources into the senle on the side pleased to accept same. The the enllapsed, All present in of Frames and Belgium. The choice cause of his tendering his mediately recognised that the end now is between separate action pr resignation is the blame that has bad come. Within a few minutes paralysis. s Franco-British
been unjustly, attached to him in all the members of the President's perstion seems at present impus connection with the confiscation of official party were summoned, Mr.sible.
the Sunning Railway. The order Tover was the first to arrive.
Parts. August 2. for confiscation was actually issued The festive nature of the Bri- by Mr. Tam Yiu Hoi, the former tish Government's declaration as Minister of Reconstruction, on the regards Ruhr reparations in coneve of his departure for Hunan, sidered to be most salient his native province,
Naturally, characteristic of yesterday's Parlin. since the order was served after the mentary announcements.
departure of Mr. Tam, the officials and shareholders of the railway: company attributed the respon- sibility of the order to Mr. Wu, as he was Acting Minister during the absence of Mr. Tam, and pending the arrival of the new minister.
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Tons
Boogkong
(about)
**BOUDAN"
0,646
7th Aug.
it Noon.
"KHIVA"
0.017
• ALIPORE"
0,273
"KASHMIR"
8,811
"MACEDONIA"
11.080
**BICILIA*
8,813
"DONGOLA "
4,068
"SOUDAN"
C,697
30th Sept.
"MANTUA
10,909
"KARMALA"
**SICILIA"
9,093 1.6818
5th Oct. 19th Oct.
23rd Oct.
1924
MACARILLES, and Loxion Via usua! Ports of Call
do.
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**MACEDONIA"
“KASHGAR" "MOREA"
11,089
8,840 10.011
**KAFUMALA”
1 8.008
Toth Jan.
8th Feb. 22mil Fch. 7th Mar
"NALDERA"
115,923
21st Mar.
** KALYAN"
"CHINA"
9.082 7,951
4th Apr.
18th Apr.
BRITISH
4,824 6,052
18th Aug. Singapore, Pen-ng & Calcutte nd Bept. | Singapore, Penang & Calcutta
"JANUS"
"JAPAN"
INDIA-APCAR
SAILINGS (South)
EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS (South)
"EASTERN "
(Manila. Thoreday Island 4,000
1st Sept. Townsville, Brisbane, Sydney & Melbourne. Frequent connections From Australia with the following:-
LAST WORDS,
At the moment of his denth big wite was reading to him a magazine article about hituself, his last words were That's goal. read some BRITY."
Mrs. Harding bore up stoically. She, declared "I am not going to brenk down."
Mr. Harding's physicians state that he died from applexy or rep, ture of a blood vessel at the axis of the brain, near the respiratory centre. His sister died in a similar
The Union HS, Company's steamers to the United Kingdom via New Zealand, manner. He had long suffered from
Vancouver, San Francisco etc.
Do P.&. Royal Mail steamers to London vin Sacz Canal. The P.&O. Branch Service of steamers to London via the Cape.
The Now Zealand Shipping Comany's steamers for Eouthampton and London vis Panama Canal.
SAILINGS TO
"JANUS"
** EASTERN"
"JAPAN "
"BANGOLA "
"DONGOLA
"SICILIA"
SHANGHAI
| 4,824 (
&
JAPAN
5th Aug. Amoy, Shangbai & Japan. at D'light.
7th Aug.
4,000 6,012 | 10th Age. 6.184
10th Aug.
13th Aug.
8.066 11th Aug. 6,813
Yokohama. Yokohama:
Yokohama and Kobe.
Shanghai.
en
The French newspapers think that Mr. Stanley Baldwin's and 1Land Curzon's speeches indicate an Anglo-French misunderstanding, but not a rupture, and that negotis tions will not be broken off. They state the threat to appeal to the world's opinion does not move the Frosch Government, es is evident a high blood pressure and there was from the latter's publication of its reply. The Bicho de Paris declares Vice-President Coolidge, who the speeches to be as empty as the automatically becomes President, reparations coffers and that British was notified immediately.
ministers do not know what to do. It says the French reply asks cer tain questions to which London sponki reply.
evidence of arterial selerosia,
NEW PRESIDENT. PLYMOUTH, VERMONT, Aug. 3. The Vice-President, Mr. Cafein Coolidge, took the oath as President of the United States of America. He declared lds intention of follow-
Shai, Moji, Eobe & Y'hausing the late Mr. Harding's policies and seeking the co-operation of Mr. | Harding's associates.
Mr. Coolidge was sworn in by his father, who is a notary, at the bat-
All dates are approximate and subject to alteration without notice.
WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY FITTED ON ALL STEAMRES,
•Passengers for Rangoon must defray their own Hotel expenses at Singapore wbilo waiting for the on carrying atcamor.
1st Saloon Passengera may travel by B.1.8.N. Company's steamers betweenier's old fashioned country home. dingspers and Calcutta or Singapore and Madras in lien of the section of their P&O. Tiakota Singapore to Colombo.
All Cabins are fitted with Electric Faur free of charge. Parcele Measuring not more than strat x1 will be received at the Company's Office up to noon on the day rovious to sailing.
For Further Information, Passage Faren, Freights, Handbooks, etc., apply to.- MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & Co,
2 Des Voeux Road Central
CONSIGNEES
HONGKONG
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. THE Steamship
"TRIESTE."
Agents.
Marion,
Baussets, August 201
- The papers here are disinelined in regard the latest development favourably, as they consider there is no fundamental divergence in view in the Allies' policy,
* ALICE DOLLAR ** INGIDENT.
HIGH CANTON OFFICIAL RESIGNS.
Being aware that confiscation of the railroad would create trouble learned of the intention of the Mr. Wu resigned immediately he authorities, That was about two weeks ago. Dr.Sun refused to accept bis resignation, but Mr. Wu has insisted that he be relieved of his post as he does not wish to be associated with any action of the Government that would
create friction between the people and the government, particularly in the case of the Sunning Railway, he being a native of that district. Contributed.
:
STRUCK ON THE CHIN.
PASSENGER'S STRANGE
DEATH.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 3. Mr. Harding's remains are being conveyed to Washington to-night in car garded by soldiers, after the
fenAsa, August 3. A Chinese third-class passenger private ceremony which will be the
Admiral Phelps, who was at on the s.s.Chung On" was killed simplest.
TATER
Chungking wheis the "Alice Dollar" last night when the steamer collid Mr. Harding will be buried at incident occurred, sent a wirelessed with a junk at Whangmoon
message to-day giving instructions Creek at about 10.30 p.m. tt Alice Dollar" nad' thei Losnos, August 3).
Seen this morning, the chief P. & O. S. N. CO. The Court has gone into tourn. Chinese offenders he detained pend-officer explained that a piece of ing for a week for the late President ing his arrival for an investigation. timber on the junk protruded Harding.
The Chinese officids and soldiers through the porthole into the lower
The were trifnsferred to the U.S.8. | deck.
passenger receiv LONDON, August 2.
**{mbel**
full force The phrase "what next?" sums |
yesterday under close ed the
of the impact on his chin with custody.
the result that his neck was broken: was practically instan- Death taneous.
[The ss. "Chung On" flies the British flag. She was on the Wuchow run for a number of years till recently when she was put the Kongmoon-Hongkong service.]
STEAMERS FOR
STRAITS, COLOMBO, AUS- TRALIA, BOMBAY, EGYPT,p the bulic of the comment of the
noming papers on the European Captain Tornretli of the "Alice crisis, which all agree in regarding Dollar" was also shot in the leg. as of the gravest character. The He in progressing favourably though
iovernment's statement is by no suffering from shock.
MEDITERRANEAN PORTS & LONDON.
Pagame
FROM TRIESTE, SPALATO, VENICE, BRINDISI, PORT SAID, MASSAUA, PORT SUDAN, ADEN, COLOMBO, PENANG & Through Bills of Lading issued for means greeted with a chorus of
SINGAPORE.
CONSIGNEES of Cargo aro bereby
Batavia, Persian Gulf, Continental; American and South African Ports.
-
informed that all Goods are being THE Steamship
landed
on
QUICK WORK.
"The Admiral Oriental Line is
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HOME MAIL
approval, though the opinion i genenilly expressed that negolix- lions with France are ended and the "SOUDAN," publication of the Notes mens an at their risk into the Captain R, M. M. COLLIER, RD., uppeal to the dispassionate julg.i Godowns of the Hongkong and Kow, carrying His Majesty's Mails, willment of the world. loon Wharf and Godown Company, be despatched from this Port on or about The Times alone cordially ap Ltd., at Kowloon, whence and/or from TUESDAY, 7th August, 1923, at Noox, proves the lofernent's explana-in receipt of telegraphic advice to the wharves delivery may be obtained, taking Passengers and Cargo for the tion and intention to publish the the effect that the silk shipped per
S.S President Grant," which The B. L s.s. "Janus" arrived in Optional Cargo will be forwarded above Ports.
whole correspondence, which it re- sailed from this port July 9, at 10 port this morning with a large mail unless notice to the contrary be given Silk and Valuables and Tea for Italy; gards as a definite step forward and am, arrived in New York August of newspapers, which will be befors 28th inst.
France and London (under arrangement the very best thing the Government Mail Steamer proceeding direct to the pursuit of a fixed policy. will be transhipped at Bombay into the could do to secure firm ground for 2 otal time taken in fran delivered during the course of the
sit-22 calendar days 16 hours."
day. The s.s. "Janus" left.Lon- Marseilles and London,
don on July 5. Parcels will be received at this Ofice hopes that the statements and the until Noow, the day before miling, strong fovement of opinion they The contents and value of all packages will provoke will prove animportant
factor in the ultimate settlement, are regatired.
Goods have left the Godowns, and all No glaims will be admitted after the Gosda remaining undelivered after the 3rd prox, will be subject to rent, All claims against the steamer mast be presented to the Undersigned on or before the 18th prox, or they will not be recognized.
All broken, ohafed, and damaged Goodeare to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on the 3rd prox, at 10 am. by our surveyors Mosar. Goddard & Douglas.
No Fire Insurance has been affected. Bille of Lading will be countersigned by
DODWELL & CO., LTD.,
Agmts. Hongkong, July 28, 1923,
TO SECRETARIES OF CLUBS AND OTHER INSTITUTIONS.
LL preliuxinary notices of forth coming meetings, lectures and entertainments, sent for Insertion in the news columns of the China Mail,
1 4 For further particulars apply to---
MACKINNON, MACKENZIE
& CO.,
Agents. Hongkong, August 9, 1993.
It
The Daily Telegraph rends into Mr. Haldwin's statement # deter- mination not to let the matter drift furthor and says it means in essenca: that we must agres to differ. from France, and not on our own nicount," but to better purpose than France did six months ago.
LOGAL, AND GENERAL.
The Westminster Gazcité observés Bulletin No. 174 of the Can-that the Government's appeal to the adian Pacific Railway reaches the public opinion of the world is the China Mail and is full of compact first policy for salvaging Europe, information concerning the act-but it needs to ba energetically ivities of this great organisation. A followed up, namet feature is the illustrated, articles The Morning Post, which on famous places on the around-apparently, has difficulty in re the-world route. Those dealt with conciling its championsbin of in this issue are Naples, Fort Said friendship for France with support and Alexandria.
of the Government, tamuely remarks of the
name of Commons may have disappointed Mrs. K. W. Lane, leaves Hong-France, but it cannot have encour-
:
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Perhaps the only concrete sugge
are charged for at the rate of 31 cach: kong for Italy on Monday by the aged Germany (as announced in May and June of sa. Duchessa d'Aosta. From 1922) providing that they do not Venice Mrs. Lane, accompanied by tion is made in the Daily News occupy more than four lines. In her children, goes to Cremona which says it cando suppose the future if this space is exceeded they where she intends to make her Government has gone so far without will be placed in the advertising home culúmns at the prevalling rates,
considering the position, which
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Before Mr. C. D. Melbourne' yesterday afternoon, éight men were charged with complicity in a piracy in Chinese waters on June 12 or, alternatively, with unlawful- ly having in their possession a junk believed to have been stolen. Evidence was given to the effect that after the junk had been fired at in Chinese waters a number of men boarded the vessel and ran- sacked the cargo. The master ultimately made his way into Hongkong, He saw his junk in the Yaumati junk refuge. When In party of police, wont there in re- sponse to a report he mode, the junk had disappeared. However, he again found it in Aberdeen-where the defendants were arrested on board. The masteryesterday stat- ed that he identified three of the men as some of those who pirated his junk, He also recognised an axe, andra, cónt, which, hid: Ween stolen from, his vessel, these two articles Having been recovered in a Macaufawnshop with tickets found on the Bocused. Hearing was
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