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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1931.
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P. & O.-British India Apcar and
Eastern & Australian Lines
(COMPANIES incorporated in ENGLAND). MAIL AND PASSENGER STEAMERS. TAKING CARGO FOR
BTRAITS, JAVA, BURMA, CEYLON, INDIA, PERSIAN GULF, 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.)
9,9.
From Tona. Hong Kong
About
1931.
MALWA "ALIPORE KHIVA
*KHYBER *SOMALI
RAWALPINDI
+KARMALA RAJPUTANA *SOUDAN
*KIDDERPORE 5,334 8 Feb.
p.m. *PERIM
7,648 7th Feb.
Noon TKASHGAR 9,005 | 14th Feb.
10,980 28th Feb, 5,273 3rd Mar, 9,135 7th Mar.
9,114 14th Mar. 21st Mor.
10.019 28th
Mar. 9.12811th Apr. 16,548 25th Apr. 2nd May
*KALYAN COMORIN
+KASHMIR
EANPURA +KASHGAR RAWALPINDI
+KJYBER
RAJPUTANA
+KARMALA CATHAY
*KALYAN
9,144 9th May 15,132 23rd May
! 8,285 6th Juno ? 10,601 20th June
9,005 4th
July 16,019 18th July Aug. 10,568 16th Aug.
9.114
13t
0,128 29th Aug.
Destination.
Strails, Colombo
Bombay. Marseilles, London, Hull, Hamburg
Rotterdam & Antwerp. Marseilles, London. Hell, Hamburg
Rotterdam & Antwerp. Marseilles & London. Straits, Columbo & Bombay. Marseilles, London, Hull, Hamburg,
Rotterdam Antwerp. Mars, I'don, Hall, N'dam & A'werp. Marseillas, London, Hull, Hamburg,
Rotterdam & Antwerp. Marseilles & London.
Mars, L'don, Hull, Ham & A'werp Marseilles & London. Marseilles, London, Hull, Hamburg,
Rotterdam & Antwerp. Mars, L'aon, Hull, R'dam & A'werp. Bombay, Marseilles & London, Mars., L'den, Hall, 'dam & A'werp. Bombay, Marseilles & London.
M'seilles, 'don, R'dam & A'werp. Bombay, Marseilles & London. M'scilles, L'don, R'dam & A'werp. Bombay, Marseilles & London. Marseilles & London.
15,121 12th Sept. Bombay, Marseilles & London,
9,144 20th Sept. Marseilles & London.
Cargo only. †Calls Casablanca.
Frequent connection from Port Said for Passengers and Cargo to Constantinople, Pireaus, Smyrna and other Levant Parts by steamers of the Khedival Mail Steamship Co.
BRITISH INDIA-APCAR SAILINGS.
TALMA
TAKADA
TILAWA
SANTHIA
TALMA
1931.
10,000 7th Feb.
3 p.m 0,049 27th Feb. 10,000 19th Mar, 7,754 2nd Apr. 20,000 12th
Apr.
Singapore, Penang & Calcutta,
Singapore, Penang & Calcutta. Singapore, Penang & Calcutta. Singapore, Penang & Calcutta, Singapore, Penang & Calcutta.
B.I. Apcar Line steamers have.excellent accommodation for 1st and 2nd class passengers. All steamers are fitted with wireless and carry a qualified surgeon.
TANDA
1931
ST, ALBANS NELLORE
6,955 28th Feb. 4,500 1st Apr. 6,853 1st May
& Melbourne.
GHASTLY SCENES.
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THE CHINA MAIL.
ruina. It is also reported that over 30 are dead in the township of Taradale. There are grave fears of a big Increase in the first esti mates at Napier,
Along the seashore in front of the marine parade at Napler, which is now strewn with wreckage from a ling of jagged ruins in the back- ground, sit the stricken families. wrapped in rugs, fearful of what to-night may bring. Their homes are smashed, and their town a mass of smouldering debria, among which are a new municipal, theatre. one of the finest in the country, a fine masonic hotel, two big news- paper offices fitted with the latest equipment. a Presbyterian church and 'the beautiful Cathedral, damaged beyond repair.
"Hardly a chimney is standing between Napier and Waipukurau" La distance of over forty miles) in the words of a journalist who rianaged to get through to Napler. This indicates the extent of the havoc, the repair of which will be a mammoth undertaking.
Heartrending Tragedies.
Some of the individual tragedies are heartrending.
For example, nine girls were buried alive in the collapse of a drapery store at Hastings. The
roof fell on scholars and tenchers in a technical school in Nupier, and many were killed. The night staff home fell, like a house of cards, at were sleeping when the nurses'
Napler, many being buried. Others dashed heroically into the tumbling building to bring the patients from the wards, and many were caught by the crashing walls.
BLUE STAR LINE
Far Eastern Service.
Regular Monthly Fast Freight Service, Refrigerated and general carga
Next Sailing
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FEBRUARY 14th.
· for
LONDON, ANTWERP, ROTTERDAM, HAMBURG AND LIVERPOOL,
For Freight and further information apply to:-
DODWELL & CO., LTD.
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Agents.
Telephone 28021.
HONG KONG AND MACAO LINE in Good Speed
S.S. CHUEN CHOW
Daily Sailing from Hong Hong at 200 p.m. Salling from Macao at 7.50 a.m. Sundays, excepted.
Freight and Passage apply :—
CHUEN ON STEAM BOAT CO., LTD.
241, Des Voeux Road C.
Tel. 20061.
The grandstands of the local racecourse have been hastily trans- to Napier to perform necessary PLANTER ATTACKED
formed into temporary hospitals.
disinfection. Réuter.
One of the victims s A tele-
Relief Work.
Rugby, Yesterday. graphist named Fred McArthur. aged fifty-four, who survived the
Reports from New Zealand state Boer War and the Great War. that in Napier auch few buildings Owing to the chaos prevailing atas survived the shock were BO Napier the people arriving in damaged that it has been necessary Wellington from the stricken sea- to dynamite them to prevent their port say it is impossible to estimate collapse, and fires which broke out the dead, but all agree that "hun are stated to have involved the dreds were killed." Some fear that large oil tanks near the harbour. the total will reach four figures. Although many roads in the neighbourhood are cracked and bridges are down, all the seriously injured in both Napier and Has tings have been evacuated through the night, and the routes are alive with transport..
Evacuation Ordered.
Wellington, later: A general order was issued to- night ordering the evacuation of Napier within two days.
The sewerage system has failed, and the authorities fear a serious outbreak of disease if the Inhab tants remain.
Tremore are still being experi- enced. Whole families are camp ing in gardens or by the wayside throughout the affected area.
Fires Raging.
Regular monthly sailings from Hong Kong to Shanghai and Japan Five Moth aeroplanes are taking and Hong Kong to Australia.
Hong Kong to Sydney-19 days.
Frequent connections from Australia with the following:--
a chlorinating plant and experts
MOLCH
OLI
Several thousands of refugees have left the district, where miner shocks have continued to occur intermittently, and food and shel- ter is being supplied to these by the public authorities. Police, Red Cross personnel and volunteers are still engaged in searching the debris for bodies.
i
BADLY INJURED BY COOLIES IN SOUTH INDIA.
Madras, Dec. 12.
A telegram from Follachi says that a European planter of Thai- mudi Estate was attacked by some estate coolies on Tuesday night at bis residence.
The assailants infileted serföds injuries with sharp instruments on the shoulder blade and forehand of the planter, who is reported to he lying in the estate hospital in a critical condition.
HONG KONG TIDES.
February 5 to 11, 1981.
The time used is Standard, or mean time of the meridian of 120 deg, E.; 00h. is midnight, 12hrs, is noon. The heights are referred to Commodore Geoffrey Blake, who The two British cruisers Dunedin the datum of the largest scale A EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS (South). wirelessed to the naval base re-arrive at Napier, in a few hours, should be added to the depths given has gone ashore at Napier, has and Diomede are expected to miralty chart of the place and questing the despatch of all avail and the Australian Government has able demolition stores to blow up also offered a warahip. New Zea asterisk (*), when they should be on the chart unless preceded by an Manila, Rabaul, Brisbane, Sydney buildings and check the path of land Cabinet Ministers are direct subtracted from the depths.
the flames, which are still raging ing relief work on the spot, and the in the town.
is meeting with Premier's appeal for financial aid an immediate re- sponse,
Eyewitnesses state that the aren to the north of Hawks Bay around Gisborne bears a ravished ap pearance. '.. There are holes In the ground wide enough to bury sheep... The small township of Wairoa is partly in ruins, and has Thorst wide cracks in the streets-British Wireless Service.
FEL.
Bat
5.1 Eur. e!
13:36 59 Mon. b. 01 25 6:3
64 30 47 Tues 1068494 08266128 Wed. 11 469- 13: 64
The Unton S.S. Company's steamers to the United Kingdom via New
Zealand, Vancouver, San Francisco, etc.
The P. & G. Royal Mail Steame rs to London and
The P. & G. Branch Service of steamers to London via Buet
The New Zealand Shipping Company's steamers for Southampton and London via Panama Canal
SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI & JAPAN.
TAKADA
KHYBER
*SOMALI
TILAWA
RAWALPINDI
ST. ALĦANS
BANTRIA KARMALA *BOUDAN TALMA RAJPUTANA NELLORE
TAKADA
1931.
6,940 8th Feb.
Daylight 9,114 14th Fab. 20th
10,000 16,619 .4,500
Feb.
Feb.
Amoy, Moji, Kobe & Osaka.
S'bal,
CONSIGNEES.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
THE DEN LINE STEAMERS, LIMITED.
From LEITH, MIDDESBRO', LONDON, STRAITS AND MANILA.
VA 4
The Steamships tot
Shanghal, Mell, Kobe & Yokohama... Shanghai, Hoji, Kobe, & Yokohama. 25th
Amby, Shal, Mojl, Robe & Osaka 28th Feb. Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama,
6th Mar. S'hai, Moll, Kobe, Osaka & Yhama. 7.754 11th Mar. Amoy, Moll, Kobe. Osaka &..Thama 2,128 14th Mar. Shangha!, Moil, Kobe & Yokohama. 10th Mar Shanghal, Moj Kobe & Yokohama. 10,000 24th Mar
Amos, Moll, Kobe & Osaka. 16,585
27th Mar. Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama. 40 6,858 8th Apr.
Shal, Moli, Kubo, Osake & Y'hams, 6,949 10th Apr A Kobe & Osaka,. 0.144 10th Apr.
Kobe & Yokohama. 10.000 24th Apr. Amoy, Maji, Kobe Osaka.
24th Apr. Shanghai, Kobe &:Yokohama
May Shanghai, Moll, Kobe & Yokohama.
Shal, Moll, Kobe, Osaka & T'hama.
Kobo & Oaako. Amoy Moll, Shanghal, Kobe & Yokohama. Shanghai, Mojl, Kobe & Yokoliam Shal, Moji, Kobe, Osaka & Thama. Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama. Shanghal, Maji; Kobe & Yokohama. S'hat, Moll, Kobe, Osaka & Y'hania, Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama... Shanghal, Moll, Kobe & Yokohama.
15.332
8.085 8th 6,950 8th May 8,010
KALYAN TILAWA COMORIN KASHMIR
TANDA
TALAMBA
RANPURA
16,001
KASHGAR
9,005
ET. ALBANS...
4,500
RAWALPINDI
10,810
KHYBER
12th May
22nd May
5th Jung
Uth June 19th June 9.114 Brd July NELLORE
0.803 6th July. RAJPUTANA 16,580 17th, July KARMALA D12831st July
*Cargo only.
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"NOT A HIGH FINANCIER ”
Ex-Lord Mayor Cross-Examined in Bank Notes Caic
London,, Dec. 12.
v! BENWYVIS" CONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby ta formed, that all Goods are bebug land. ed at their risk into the hazardous. and/or extra-hazardous Godownstat, The Hong Kong & Kowloon Whart &
"I am an ordinary printer, not a: Godown Co., Ltd. whence mud or high financier," exclaimed Sir Wil- from the wharves delivery may be abllam, Waterlow, ex-Lord Mayor of tained.
No claims will be admitted after London, during his cross-examina- Gends have left the Godowns, and ation in the bank notes case. Sir Goods remaining undelivered after the William agreed that his business 10th instant will be subject, to rent was unique and was not on the levels All claims against the steamer most of an ordinary commercial, print be presented to the Underaigned on er before the 24th instant, or they willers, but he saldWe do not go not be recognlasijust damaged the order for printing notes." bar into, financial transactions behind Goods are to be left in the Godowns, Throughout the transaction he did where they will be examined on the
ught right
All broken,
and
DATE
Jan
9th instant at 10 am, by Messrs. God what he thought right after taking dard and Dauglas legal advice, clip No Fire Intrance has been effect The case ie one in which Water Bills of Lading will be countersign by the Bank of. Portugal for Tow and Sons Ltd. are being sued ed by I
GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO. LTD. $1,135,618, in respect of an issue of A
"Apsakachangyears notes secured from the firm by an Hong Kong, Brd February, 1931, international.swindler in 1924.1
All dates are approximate and subjest to alteration without notice.
noticeGN WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY FITTED ON Passengers for Rangoon must defray their own Hotel expenses. at
ALL STEA AMERS Bingapore while awaiting the on-carrying steamer
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All Cabins are fitted with Electric Fans free of charge, Steamers on London and Australian Kaines are fited with: Laundries.us. Parcels measuring not more than 2% ft. x.3 fx,1 ft. will be received
at the Company's Office up to Noon on the day previous to sailing,
For further Information, Passage, Freight, Handbooks, etc apply to:- MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO.,
BC, Hong Kong.
P. & 0. Building, Connaught Rd CP C
Agents.
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