THE HONG KONG $ DIRECTORY
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HONG KONG, SATURDAY, MARCH 10, 1928.
AS AN AIR PORT.
Hong Kong May Link India And China.
AND PERHAPS JAPAN.
Technical Air Adviser Outlines Possible Routes.
London, Yesterday.
CHINESE THUGS.
Make $50,000 Gold Bar Haul.
CHICAGO METHODS.
Manager Forced To Open Firm's Safe.
Shanghai, Mar. 3. Making the biggest haul in
NEW SHIPS.
For Dollar Far East Run.
REPLACING S. 3. VESSELS.
Freighters Withdrawn From Inter-Coastal Fleet.
San Francisco, Cal., Mar. 3. A. F. Haines, vice-president of
The vital importance of India in the development of air transport recent years, robbers last night the American Mail Line, an- was stressed by Lieut.. Colonel obtained $50,000 in gold bars in a nounced
that the steamers
I. A. E. Edwards, chief technical raid on a building in the inter-"Margaret Dollar," Jr.; "Mel- adviser to the Department of Civil national settlement here. The ville Dollar." Jr.: "Stuart Dollar," Aviation at the Air Ministry. Ad-gunmen held up the staff of the "Diana Dollar":" and "Stanley dressing the Royal Society of Arts place and forced the manager to Dollar," each of 10,000 gross he said that India's climate was open the safe. They escaped in tons, would be withdrawn from most suitable especially for night|automobiles.—Associated Press. the Dollar Line Inter-Coastal fleet fying. In the event of an amicable!
and entered on the Seattle-North settlement with Persin, the route to
Motor car and gunman holdups and South China-Philippine trade India would probably run via the have until recently been foreign of the American Mail line. Persian Gulf to Karachi, while a to Chinese cities. Even after These vessels will replace the further route would feed India via China was virtually without a Shipping Board vessels formerly Moscow, Teheran and Bushire. Government such port cities as operated by the American Mail From India to the Far East the Shanghai went about their affairs but which were purchased recent route would probably run from Cal-without fear of such robberies as ly by Tacoma, Wash, interests. cutta to Rangoon, thence from have given Chicago and other Haines declared that the Puget Singapore to Australia via the American cities world reputa-Sound-Far East service would be Dutch East Indica, with possibly a
Įtions.
continued, following the request second line
For years, Shanghai streets of the Seattle Chamber of Com- from Calcutta to Mandalay and to Hanoi and Hong: were used for transporting preci-merce that the American Mail| Kong, which could be extended to much freight Gold to some ex-Oriental trade.
ous metals in the manner of 30 line maintain its vessels for this Canton and Shanghai and join up tent and silver to a large extent #Japan service even.
concern than would have been
A possible route could be estab-were carted about with little more Weekly Service Planned, lished from Calcutta via the
With the purchase of 21 freight caused by the transfer of so much ships by the American-Hawaiian Bramaputra and Yungtaze to
iron or so many hams. Silver in
Steamship Company from the bars or in coin was moved by United States Shipping Board re- The route entering India to wheelbarrows. Karachi could clearly carry the
Peking.
bulk of the traffic between Europe
and the Far East, Thus Calcutta would assume vital importance as
MEDIATION.
an aerial gateway to the Far East THE HUNGARIAN-RUMANIA
second only to the big air junction which must eventually be establish-
ed in Syria or Palestine. Once a
DISPUTE...
London, Yesterday.
be
2
cently, the local firm will operate{| a weekly service between the Pacific coast, Japan, China, the Philippines, Australia, and New Zealand, beginning next month.
Among the freighters to be operated are the "American," "Arizonan," "Californian, "Colum-
line was established from Cairo to Sir Austen Chamberlain at to-bian," "Dakotan," "Floridan, South Africa, it would bring traffic day's session of the League of "Hawaiian," "Georgian,” “Iowan,” to India, especially large quanti-Nations Council delivered a re- "Kansan," "Kentuckian," "Min- tles of bullion.—Reuter.
port on the dispute between Hun-nesotan," "Mexican," "Mis- gary and Rumania.
sourian," "Montanan," "Ne- He said that if the braskan," "Nevadan," "Ohioan," question remained RED AMMUNITION. it would
unsolved "Oregonian, "Panaman," "Penn- festering sylvanian," "Texan," and the sore on the face of Europe and "Virginian" which was built in ICHANG SEIZURES MEANT FOR create a danger of war. He re- 1903. The 'Columbian" and the
COMMUNISTS.
commended two neutrals be added "Californian" were built in 1922, to the mixed tribunal to which being the newest among these The From British naval wireless mes-Rumania will restore her judge, proposed in the service. sages from the Yangtse, it would making a total of five members. tonnage of the vessels ranges appear that the ammunition seized All the claims of the Hungarians from 6,000 to 9,000 tons.-Asso- near Ichang by the British Commie-expropriated at the time of the re- ciated Press. sioner of Customs were intended to the tribunal. for Communist organisations.
arms and
form scheme would be submitted
Communists in the Yangtse ap: the Council could not impose a Sir A. Chamberlain admitted
pear to be anxious for ammunition and yesterday they at- decision unless both parties were tacked the Water Police head- agreed.
M. Briand (France) appealed
quarters at Hanyang-a few miles West of Hankowin an endeavour to M. Titulescu (Rumania) and to get possession of arms stored Count Apponhi (Hungary) to ac- there. The attack was repulsed by cept the "loyal, sincere and logical the military.
proposal" of Sir A. Chamberlain.
Gen. Yang Sen.
After all the delegates had spoken in favour of the scheme the debate was adjourned.-Bri-
Wanhalen, Yesterday, General Yang Sen appears to be causing trouble with his neighbours tish Wireless Service.
on account of his greed in the mat- ter of
revenues collected in the L. C. C. ELECTIONS. area at present under his control.
CHILDREN.
The combined Sechuanese Gen- SEATS FOR LABOUR LEADER'S erale are said to be combining against him on account of this.---- British Naval Wireless.
Swatow Quiet.
Swatow, Yesterday. The situation la now qulet. British Nuval Wireless.
DUTCH. E. INDIES.
NATIVE AGITATORS
RELEASED.
The Hague, Yesterday. Four native students from the Dutch East Indies, who have been under preventive detention since September on a charge of making inflammatory speeches and the in- citement of the public against the Government in their vernacular newspaper, have been released pending the decision of the court on March 23.
The Public Prosecutor, urged sentences of two to three years.- Reuter.
London; Yesterday. Malcolm and Ishbel, the. son and daughter of Mr. Ramsay MacDonald, obtained seats in the London County Council elections, Malcolm retaining the Labour seat LAND RESUMPTIONS. at Limehouse. liberal headed the
WOMAN'S LONE TRIP, poll at South Poplar, Results de-
LONDON TO CAPETOWN BY AIR.
clared up to now show that the Labourites and Liberals have made little headway toward the reduction of the majority held by the Municipal Reformers since 1907.-Reuter.
Final Results.
The final result of the London
Municipal Reformers Labour
Liberals
84
34.
6
THE CAVELL FILM.
BOARD APPOINTED FOR WONG NEI CHONG LOTS.
The following have been ap- London, Yesterday.
pointed as the Board of Arbitra- Lady Bailey, wife of Sir Abe
tors to determine compensation in Bailey, the South African million-
respect of the resumption of vari- aire, left Croydon aerodrome un-County Council election is: ous Crown lots, at Wong Nei- accompanied this afternoon on a
Chong: Right to Capetown. Her plan is to
His Honour Mr. Justice John reach her destination ne quickly
Roakruge Wood, Puisne Judge, as possible in long hops. The route The Liberals fought on their Chairman; Mr. Arthur Edward will be vla France, Italy, Malta, party title instead of the old de- Wright, J.P., F.SI, Chartered Egypt and Soudan. Lady Balley is signation of "progressives." Surveyor, nominated by H.E. the flying a De Havilland Moth aero- Twenty-four women members Governor; and Mr. Lawrence plane capable of remaining in the were elected compared with 19 in Gibba, J.P., A.M.I.C.E., nominat- air 10 hours at a time.-British the old Council-Reuter,
ed by the Chairman on behalf of Wireless Service..
the respective owners.
It is notified that the Chairman appoints Thursday, the 15th day of March, 1928, at 9.15 p.m. at his Chambers, Courts of Justice, as the time and place for the Board to commence its sittings. Brussels, Yesterday. Any person claiming compensa- 5. p.m.
The Cavell film was shown in the tion, whether as owner or other- Lord Ritchie, Chairman of the largest cinema in Brussels before wise, by reason of such regump- 2.30 p.m. Port of London Authority, apeak 2,500 people, including several tion must, before the commence- 2.80 p.m.
Ing at a meeting of the board, sald Belgian Cabinet ministers. Attenment of the sittings of the Board, 5 p.m. the total net tonnage of vessels tion was keen as many present were transmit to the Colonial Secretary which arrived at and departed from personally conversant with the for transmission to the Board & 10.30 am. the port of London last year was Cavell affair. The applause at the written claim, stating the nature 10:30 am
52,576,000. Thin was an increase end lasted for five minutes but there of his right or Interest in the land. of 8,298,000 over the previous year, was no demonstration during the and the amount, which he seeks
-British Wireless Service.
showing of the film-Reuter, to recover
2 p.m.
4.30 p.m.
LONDON SHIPPING.
BIG INCREASE IN TONNAGE.
London, Yosterday.
SHOWN TO 2,500 IN1
BRUSSELS.
THE HONG KONG $ DIRECTORY
1928 Issue
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A
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