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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1930.
P. & O.-British India Apcar and
Eastern & Australian
Lines
(COMPANIES incorporated in ENGLAND). MAIL AND PASSENGER STEAMERS.
TAKING CARGO FOR
R.101 DISASTER.
THE CHINA MAIL.
DECORATIONS AND GIFTS FOR FRENCH.
TOWNS HONOURED.
London, Yesterday.
The British Ambassador, Lord Tyrrell, visited Beauvals to-day ti present decoratios and gifts award-] ed to those who, in various ways, assisted on the occasion of the dis-i nater to the R101.
The decorations granted by the King, and the insignia of which were presented to-day, included Knighthoods of the Order of the British Empire to Monsieur Couche, the Secretary General of the French Air Ministry, and to Monsieur Lebeau, the Prefect of the Oise.
The Mayors of Allonne and Peauvais, the Commandant of the GULF,(Sub-Division of Beauvals and the
STRAITS, JAVA, BURMA, CEYLON, INDIA, PERSIAN
WEST INDIES, MAURITIUS, EAST AND SOUTH AFRICA, AUSTRALASIA, INCLUDING NEW ZEALAND AND QUEENSLAND PORTS, AND RED SEA, EGYPT, CONSTANTINOPLE, GREECE, LEVANTINE PORTS, EUROPE, &c.
PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL FORTNIGHTLY DIRECT ROYAL MAIL STEAMERS. (Under Contract with H.M. Government,)
From
3.S.
Tons. Hong Kong
About
1930' BAWALPINDI 16,010 5th Dec.
Noon *ALIPORE
6.273 3th Dec. KALYAN
Dec. 9,1-14 20th
*LAHORE
KANCA *JEYPORE
KASHMIR
COMORIN
5,304 27th Dec.
1931. 16,650 *3rd *JB0, 5,318 10th Jan.
8,995 17th Jan.
Jan.
15,132 (31st
Destination.
Bombay, Marseilles, & London. Straits, Colombo & Bombay. Marseilles, London, Hull, Rotterdam
& Antwerp. Marseilles, London, Hull, Hamburg,
Rotterdam & Antwerp,
Bombay, Marsolites & London. Marseilles, London, Hull, Hamburg,
Rotterdam & Antwerp. Marseliles, London, Hull, Rotterdam
& Antwerp. Bombay, Marseilles & London,
* Cargo only Calla Casablanca.
Frequent connection from Port Said for Passengers and Cargo to Constantinople, Fireaus, Smyrna and other, Levant Ports by steamers of the Khedival Mail Steamship Co.
BRITISH INDIA-APCAR SAILINGS.
TAKADA
SIRDHANA
TILAWA TALAMBA TALMA
1030
6th Dec. Singapore, Penang & Calcutta. Singapore, Penang & Calcutta.
0,019
3 p.. 7,745 20th Dec.
1931. 10.000 Oth Jan. 8.018 15th - Jan. 10,000
Feb. 3rd
Singapore, Penang & Calentta. Singapore, Penang & Calcutta Singapore, Penang & Calcutta. "
B.L Apcar Line steamers have excellent accommodation for 1st and 2nd class passengers. All steamers are fitted with wireless and carry a qualified surgeon.
Commandant of Gendarmerie of the Oise are appointed Commanders of the British Empire Order.
Samo
The Membership of the order was granted to five persona and the Meritorious Service Medal of the British Empire to 157 por
sons.
The Mayor of Allonne also rocely- ed a gold watch and chain with the Royal Arms inscribed on it. doctors who attended the survivors received silver inkstands inscribed with the Royal Arms. Others also received, silver cigarette casca, silver bonbon trays and brooches, whilst several nuns received rosary boxes, all Inscribed ns above.
HONG KONG AND MACÃO LINE in Good Speed
S.S. CHUEN CHOW
Daily Sailing from Hong Kong at 2.00 p.m. Sailing from Macao at 7.50 a.mi. Sundays excepted.
Freight and Passage apply :-
CHUEN ON STEAM BOAT CO., LTD. 243, Des Voeux Road C.
Tel. 26001.
DAILY CROSS-WORD PUZZLE.
(This cross-word puzzle has been made by an export dut qur readers are warned to look out for, occasional phonetio spellings, such as harbor, flow, and altho.)
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The town of Beauvais was pre- sented with a large ailver rose bowl, and the community of Allonne with a large silvor inkstand sult- ably inscribed.
A cheque for £150 was presented to the Beauvais hospital, while the Mother Superior of the nuns at the hospital was given a cheque för £25.
In a letter from Lord Tyrrell to the French Foreign Minister, he conveys the deep appreciation of the British Government for all that was so spontaneously done in France to assist the victims of the disaster and to salve the wreckage.
The Vin d'Honneur has been given by Beauvais Municipality to Lord Tyrrel, who was accompanied hy the Military and Air Attaches, and movingly thanked the whole French nation, whese courage and sympathy had comforted the sur- vivors, touched the hearts of the mourners, and shown again that the ties of comradeship uniting the two countries during the war remained intact,-Reuter and Bri- tish Wireless.
Dr. Eckener Attends Enquiry.
London, Yesterday, The Graf Zeppelin's commander, Dr. Eckener, attended the resump- tion of the R101 enquiry.
EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS (South). He and Sir John Simon entered
TANDA
ST. ALBANS
6,950
1930 5th Dec.
4 p.m. 1931 2nd Jan.
*4,500 NELLORE ❘ 6,863 { 31st Jan
Melbourne.
with arms linked, Dr. Eckener shook hands with Squadron Leader Booth, after which Sir John Simon conducted Dr. Eckener to a seat
Manlin, Rabaul, Brisbane, Sydney near his own, and announced that Dr. Eckener would read all the evidence and help his utmost in analysing the explanations for the disaster-Reuter.
Regular monthly sailings from Hong Kong to Shanghai and Japan
and Hong Kong to Australia.
Hong Kong to Sydney--19 days.
Frequent connections from Australia with the following:-
HONG KONG TIDE
The tide-table given below has been
The Union S.5. Company's steamers to the United Kingdom via New shtained by aid of the Tide-predict- Zealand, Vancouvor, San Francisco, etc.
The P. & 0. Royal Mall Steamers to London and
The P. & 0. Branch Service of steamers to London via Suez. The New Zealand Shipping Company's steamers for Southampton London via Panama Canal.
SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI & JAPAN,
SIRDHANA
RANCHI
BT. ALBANS *MIRZAPORE
TILAWA
•PERIM KASHMIR TALAMBA
COMORIN TALMA KASHGAR KRIVA MALWA
9`a.m.
4,500
8th
6,716
9th
10,006
·
ing Machine, which includes 40.com- ponents for the batter prediction of tides, from the result of the analysis of the tidai observations, taken at
and the Kowloon tidai observatory under the direction of Dr. Doheck during the years 1887, 1888 and 1889,
1980 7,745
Dec. Amoy, Shai, Moj, Kobo & Osaka. Eth
Daylight 16,650 6th Dec. Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama.
Dec. S'hal, Moji, Kobe, Osaka & Y'hama, Dec. | Moji & Kobe. 6 a.m 16th Dec. 7,448 18th Dec. 8,085 20th Dec. 8.018 24th Dec.
- 1031. 15,132 3rd Jan. 10,000 12th Jatt. 9,005 17th Jan. 9,135 24th Jan. 10,980 81st Jan,
Cargo only,
Amoy, Shai, Moji, Kobe & Osaka," Shanghal, Moll, Hobs & Yokohama Shanghai, Moll, Kobe & Yokohama Amoy, Moji, Köbo, Osaka & Yhama,
Shanghal, Kobe & Yokohama. Amoy, S'hai. Moji. Kobe & Osaka. Shanghai. Mali, Kobe & Yokohama. Shanghai, Mojf, Koba & Yokohama. Shanghai, Moji, Kobe & Yokohama.
All dates are approximate and subject to alteration without notice, WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY FITTED ON ALL STEAMERS.
Passengers for Rangoon must defray their own Hotel expenses st Singapore while awaiting the on-carrying steamer..
All' Cabins are fitted with Electric Fans free of charge. Stemmers on London and Australian Lines are fitted with Laundries. Parcels measuring not more than 2% ft. x 2 ft. x 1'ft will be received at the Company's Olch up to Noon on the day previous to sailing,
For further Information, Panango, Freight, Handbooks, etc, apply tec MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO,
P. & 0. Building, Connaught Rd. C., Hong Kong.
Agents.
THE KWONG HIP LUNG CO. LTD.
ENGINEERS and SHIPBUILDERS BOILERMAKERS, BRASS
IRON FOUNDE
(works done in this establishment « fi years”, experience. Walewa tro-Büps
*Central, Hong Kong. ¿T:1 20459.
Hong Kong Kowloon Tel 57005.
Omeer Shipyards Sham-ahko
The timos and heights, are given: for Kowloon; but they may be und for the Victoria Naval Yard and Aberdeen, the differences being very small.
December 4 to 10, 1930.
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HORIZONTAL
1-Mado bare
| HORIZONTAL (Cont-}|_ VERTICAL" (Gent), 46-Ronding
50-9mall bills of
12-Table-land
11-Separately
American currency 51-Disorder
352-Want
7-Medialno (abbr.) 10-Divide into branches] 13-Female shoop 14-Hall
18-Choose 16-Bolt slowly 17-Ministare tiilo
(abbr)
18-Forfeit
19-Jatty
"
20-A variable star 21-Natives of Canada
23-Templea
24-Corroded 25-Province of Canada;
(abbr.): 20-Loftiest 28-Topographical
engineer (abbr.) 29-Expone 31-Quarrel
(Western U. 8.), 16-Wrong-doing
19-Gone by
53-Diaanse of chickans 20-Converted into mall
24-LIVO
55-Raised platform
66-Fruit of the wild
dogrosa
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stato
58-8awad
[53-Botore
21-Disastor
22-Pour in by drops
23-Usatoady, glaring
-light
27-Bubjoin
29-Puroves
30-Fertile spota in
dasort
|60-Medialns for causing|36-Mountain In
loss of weight
VERTICAL
1-Cut into cubes
2-Nowt
3-American metropalle
(abbr.)
4-Halez
❤
32-8ymbol for tantalum 82-Headgear Dea 34-Prefix. Before 85-8enler (abbr)
· 27-Largest continent 39-Fadder
40-Prefix. Twice 41-Pendant ornamenta 43-Prefix in
44-Descendant-
48-Ceremonies
B-Wide-mouthed
pitcher
6-Condarized' molature
-Pertaining to the
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8-World's highest
mountain
9-Laying wasta
1.10-Tall
Washington Státá
38-Made certain 99-Boge
40-Covered by a bond |42-Vast barren 'plain
(Siberia)
44 Continued endeavor
to obtain
posacasion
Into
47-Employ 48-00 49-Perden
51-Female borse [64-In place of
66-Perceive
68-Atlantlo waboard Stato (abbr)
(The solution of the above cross-word puzzle wil oppeur in to-morrow's issue along with a new crossword puzzle.)
CONSIGNEES.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
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THE BEN LINE STEAMERS, LIMITED.
From MIDDLESBRO', ANTWERP, LONDON, STRAITS and MANILA
The Steamship,
"BENLAWERSTM*
Consignees of cargo are hereby in- The times of high and low-water formed that all goods are being land- must not bo considered to cofnelded at their risk into the hazardous with the times of slack-water and and/or extra hazardous Godowns of change of carent, the two phenomena The Hong Kong & Kowloon Wharf and being quite distinct
Godown Co., Ltd, whence and/or trom the wharves delivery may be.
be, obtained. No claims will be hilmitted after the Goods have left the Gadowns; and All HIGH WATER LOWER WARE 8th instant, will be subject to rent.
Goods remaining undelivered after the
Standardy
All claims against the staamar must. Times
t.be presented to the Undersigned on or before the 22nd instant, or they will m3 33 1.3. not be recognised
1:47 a 1
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DAYS
Dec.
Standard
fit Timas
Thors - 4] m. 5 3:01 -767 A 7.H m9 150 $78.1
Fr.
8 m,10 84.5| 9 08.0
Jan 7 mit ́8 (4,6 .8 37.8,7
All broken chafed, and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, 28 3.1 where they will be matamined on the m 8 7 Goddard & Douglas.
6th instant, at 10 am-by-Messrs.
m38 0.8
No Fire Instrance, has been effect
Bill of Lading will be countersign-
506 13 dia 2,7 od by
10 to 87 Tues 12A 4.3 117 8.5 Wed. 109.23. 43
4193.9
m -7 19 0.7
GIBE, LIVINGSTON & CO, LTD. Agents.
Hong Kong, lat. December, 1980.
TRAVEL A.-O. LINE
TO AUSTRALIA.: Calling at Manila (P. Is.), Thursday 184 Cairin Townsville, Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne,
BRITISH STEAMERS: CHANGTE - TAIPING (bumERS) FASTEST and HOST UP-TO-DATE. STBASEERS IN THE, SERVICE.USAN ELECTRIC LAUNDRY, BARBER SHOP, SURGEON and STEWARDESS CARRIED Bajoy Your Shert Lacée in Australia and New Zealand, Hong Kong, Sydney19 Dayle
FIRST CLASS FARB TO SYDNEY, 199 KETURN DILZoba
PESO LONDON (via Australia) from £141/16).
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ORIENTAL
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DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINES AMERICAN MAIL LINE
BASER/
YUEGO
LNE
PANAMA
EXPRESS
·SERVICE
BARBER WILHELMSEN
LINE
TRANS-PACIFIC AND ATLANTIC COAST SERVICE
via PANAMA.
NEXT SAILING
66
M.V. "TAI YIN"
on DECEMBER 17th
for
SHANGHAI, KOBE, YOKOHAMA, SAN FRANCISCO, LOS ANGELES, NEW YORK & BOSTON.
42 Days To New York.
For Passenger and Freight information please apply:--
DODWELL & CO., LTD.
EA ANNAL
Queen's Buildings.
Agents.
ERCCT
GRASS
Telephone 28021.
THE HONGKONG & WHAMPOA DOCK CO., LTD.
TELEGRAPHIC ADDRESS: "MANIFESTO" HONGKONG.
DOCK OWNERS, SHIP BUILDERS, MARINE AND LAND ENGINEERS, BOILER
MAKERS, IRON, STEEL, AND BRASS FOUNDERS, FORGE MASTERS,
ELECTRICIANS,
The Com pany pos.
Besses Six
Granite Docks and Two Pat
ent Slip-
ways. The dimensiona
of No. 1 Dock are 700 ILX 86 ft. x 30
Codes Used:
A1, ABC
Fifth Edi
tion; En-
zi'n eering:
First and
Second Edi-
tlon; West
ern Union
and
Wat
kins.
M.S. “SUGBO,”-
Single screw steel, passenger and cargo motor ship. Dimensions :—154′ 0′′ B.P. x 28′ 0′′ Mid, x 11' 6" Mk.; D. W. 470 tous; BHP. 360; Speed 101⁄2 knots. Bullt and machinery installed by The Hong Kong & Whampoa Dock Co, Ltd, to the order of La Naviera Filipina Inc, Cebu for Philippine coasting service.
Pleate address enquiries to the Chief Manager:----
R. M. DYER, B.Sc., M.IN.A., Kowloon Dock, Hong Kon