P. &0.-British India Apcar and
Eastern & Australian Lines
(COMPANIES incorporated in ENGLAND). MAIL AND PASSENGER STEAMERS.
TAKING CARGO FOR
STRAITS, 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.) '
From
8.8.
Tons HourTous
About
1932.
Destination.
THE CHINA MAIL.
CHINESE CUSTOMS
OFFICER INJURED ENGLISHMAN ON BOARD
ESCAPES UNHURT
FIVE START ON PERILOUS CRUISE.
Cutter Trip to England.
AUSTRALIAN VENTURE.
DRIFTING LAUNCH DRAWS HEAVY land.
three women. FIRE NEAR FORT
The small cutter Gullmarn has left Sydney on a voyage to Eng- Her crew of five includes Mro. G. Hentley Metcalf is in command of the cutter, which will be navigated by Mr. H. P. Nicholson; of Adelaide,
and one
of the Justice Beeby, other ladies is Mis I. Saxby, of Norwood, Sydney.
A Chinese Customs officer was seriously Mrs. Metcalf is a daughter of Mr. wounded when a Canton Customs launch was fired on by pirates on Thursday. The launch was under the command of Mr. Harrison, an Englishman, who The Gullman calls at New- was unhurt by the bullets which rained on the Brisbane. launch.
The report of the affray did not reach Hong then take her along the north Kong until yesterday, and it' is reported that the coast coast of injured man, whose name understood to be Chan down Wan-chiu, is out of danger. He is at present in across to Canton Hospital.
castle and will then proceed to Townsville, Cairns, and Cooktown, whence she will make
course The
will for Samarai.
of Borneo to Singapore, the
Sumatra, through the Strait' of Sunda, and Cocos Island. In the ¡Indian Ocean Rodriguez Island will be visited, and the party will ithen make for Mauritius, and The vessel, through a defect in the engine, be
The route to came temporarily out of control and drifted near thence via Madagascar, to Dur
ban and Capetown. As it neared a village England will then be via St. the shore near Macao Fort. just below the fort, a fusilade of rifle-shots broke Helena, Ascension Island, Sierra out as pirates launched an attack on the ship. The Leone, Cape Islands and Maderia. The trip is being undertaken in crew took for cover, but not before Mr. Chan was the spirit of adventure and a de- hit. Others of the crew and passengers experienc-sire to see the world, and also to
and photogra
Mrs. phic record of the voyage. ed narrow escapes, the bad markmanship of the obtain a written
Metcalf and Miss Saxby are both attackers lessening the toll.
Efforts to repair the break in the engine were graduates of Sydney University, and Mr. Metcalf is a prominent redoubled and just as the vessel had drifted out of Sydney yachting man.
To the Gullmarn is attached
Tomance, ¡quite a
after 20 Marseilles, London, Harange the defect was remedied. The launch steam-
Swedish Pilot Service, it was sailed out from ago Sweden to Sydney six months The motive of the attack is unknown but is at- by Messrs. Johannson and Ben- It is 95 feet long, with a! tributed to fear by the villagers that a Customs Bon. raid was to be intended on the village. Officials also beam of 14 feet, and a draft of six feet, and it has an auxiliary take the view that a gang of pirates saw an oppor-engine, a 25 h.p. Elto Quad out- board for emergencies. Supplies of Plume mater spirit and Mobil- tunity to raid a disabled craft.
Latest last night a report was received that the oil are being carried for this en- The boat is fully equipped' vessel may have been one of the Canton ferries. No gine.
and has 2 jcabin with sleeping accommods. Frequent connection from Port Said for Passengers and Cargo to Con-confirmation could be secured of this report but for the long voyage,
it is definitely established that the injured man was tion for five or six. an official of the Chinese Customs.
KAISAR-I-HIND 12,000 2nd July Bombay, Harseilles & London.
Noon 'BHUTAN
6,000 9th July Bombay, Marseilles, London, Havre,
H'burg, R'dam, A'werp & Hull RAJPUTANA 17,000 16th July | Boinbay, Maraolios & London. MANTUA
11,000 80th July Bombay, Marseilles & London.
**SOUDAN
BAWALPINDI BANFURA
*BURDWAN
MALWA RANCHI
+ SOMALI
CARTHAGE NALDERA ***BANGALORE
6,800 6th Aug.rdam, Antwerp
& Hull, od back to Canton to rush the injured man tepuce work la the
17,000 18th Aug. 17,000 27th Aug. 6,500 3rd Sept.
"Marseille & London.
da London. Marsellies & Marseilles, London, Havre, Hamburg,
Hull Marsalles & London.
& London.
11,000 10th Sept. Rombay, Antwerp
17,000 24th Sept. 6,800 1st Oct.
14,000 8th Oct. 16,000 22nd Oct.
6,508 29th Oct.
17,000 5th Nov.
RAJPUTANA
*Cargo only. † Calls Casublanca.
Marseilles
dar, Antwerp & Hall. Bombay, Marseilles & London. Bombay, Marseilles & London.
Marsellles, London, Havre, Hamburg,
Rotterdam, Antwerp & Hall. Bombay, Marseilles & London.
1 Calls Djibouti.
stantinople, Pireaus, Smyrna and other Levant Porta by steamers of the Khodivial Mall Steamship Co.
BRITISH INDIA-APCAR SAILINGS.
1932..
TAKADA SIRDHANA TILAWA
7.000 11th July 8,000 24th July 10,000 8th Aug.
Singapore, Penang & Calcutta. ››
B.I. Apcar Line steamers have excellent accommodation for 1st and 2nd class passengers,
EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS (South).
NANKIN
NELLORE TANDA
Hospital.
TRAVEL A.-O. LINE
To AUSTRALIA. Calling at Mualla (P. 1s.), Thursday is. Cairna Townsville, Brisbane, Sydney and bleibourne.
GIL
British Steamers; CHANGTE · TAIPING (BURнkno)
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FIRST CLASS FARE TO SYDNEY, STS RETURN
LONDON (VIS ABstralia) from £136.15.0. (Australian Newspapers on fla)
1831. 7,000 2nd July
4 p.m. 7,000 30th July 7,000 2nd Sept.
STEAMER
TAIPING CHANGTE Manila, Rabaul, Brisbane, Sydney &
TAIPING Melbourne.
CHANGTE
July 13 1. July
Ang. 11
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July
25
Aug. 10
Aug. 23
嘿
Bept. 19
Sept 20
Aug, 26 Sept. 28
Sept. 11
Oct
Oct. 14
Oct. 21
Regular monthly salHnga trom Hong Kong to Shanghai and Japan
and Hong Kong to Australia.
Hong Kong to Sydney--19 days.
Prequent connections from Australia with the following:-
The Union 8.8. Company's steamers to the United Kingdom via New
Lealand, Vancouver, Ban Francisco, etc.
The P. & O. Royal Mail Steamer to London and
The P. O. Branch Service of steamere to London via Buen. The New Zealand Shipping Company's steamers for Benthampton and London via Panama Canal
SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI & JAPAN. Cheap Summer Trips to Japan - June to Sept.
9
Nor. 24 Dét.
رقة
Both Mra. Metcalf and Miss Saxby are becoming capable SCB- men and are full of neobudinam. and are confident that are in will be a n
OIRAT CELEBRATES.
Moscow, June 13. Oirat. one of the fourteen autonomous areas of the U.S.S.R., bas celebrated the completion of ten years of independent existence. The celebrations took place at Ulala, the capital and administra- tive centre of the region.
ITALY'S UNEMPLOYED.
AUSTRALIAN-ORIENTAL LINE, LIMITED.Italy was aggravated by 69,000 ad-
Butterfield & Swire, Agents-Hong Kong-Shanghai.
The unemployment situation in
ditional jobless in January. Total number of Italian unemployed at present is about 1,151,000,
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TO SAN FRANCISCO, LOS
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Pren. Hoover Pres. Jackson
..July 9 .July 23
Aug.
...July 19 Pres. Madison
...Aug. 2 Pres. Cleveland
ROUND TRIP FARES TO EUROPE & AMERICA.
Special through rates to Europe via United States. Direct connections with all Atlantic lines. Choice of rail lines across United States and Canada, liberal stop-over privi- legea for sight-seeing. Full particulars upon application.
Fortnightly via Suez to Europe & America
on Sundays via Manila, Straits, Fortnightly sailinge Colombo, Bombay, Suez Canal, Alexandria, Naples, Genoa, Marseilles, New York and Boston.
8. a.m.
Pres. Adams.....Ban, July 10 Pres. Hayes Pres. Harrison: Sun, July 24 Pres. Pierce
TO MANILA
8 m.
.Aug. 7.
Aug. 21
Next Sailing, Pres. Wilson June 28, 6 p.m.
„July 12
..July 16
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*ALIPORE MANTUA
BIRDHANA NELLORE TILAWA RAWALPINDI
TALMA
INFURA
MALWA
*SOMALI
הולדת
TAKADA, RANCHI SIRDHANA CARTHAGE "BANGALORE NALDERA RAJPUTANA
1982.
6,800 27th June, Moji & Kobe.
8 p.. 10,000 80th June Shanghai, Moji, Kobe & YokohamL 8,000 1st July Amoy, Shai, Moll, Kobe & Oaks. 7,000
Moli, Kobe, Osaka, & Y’hazia. 10,000 14th J
14th July Amoy, Mol, Kobe & Yokohama. $27,000 14th July Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama.
9,000 14th July Shanghai, Koji, Kobi Yokohama. 0,500 21
27th July Shanghal Moll, Kobe a Yokohama.
S'hal Mojl 10,000 28th 17.000 28th
al Roba & Osaka.
We Tokuhamas 7,000 6th Aug S'hal, Moj, Kobe, Oma, # Yhama.
BATHRObada Yokohama. 11th Aug. Amor, Holl, Rol 8,000.
„Kobe 11,000 11th Aug Shanghal, Moi, Xo
6,800 23rd Aug.
7,000 25th APEC Robe & Yokoham
17,000 28th Aug. 8,000 8th Sept 11,000 8th Sept. 6,500 17th Sept. 10,000 22nd Bept 17,000 6th Oct.
Yokohama.
Bud, Moll, Kobe, & Ozaki,
Kobe & Yokohama. Shaughal Robe & Amoy Moll, Robe & Tokohama. Shanghal, Kobe & Cocoma. Shanghal, Kobe & Takohama. Shanghai, Moj, Kobe & Yokohama. Shanghai, Kobe & Tokohama.
only.
On Layde
Barbour
HONG KONG TIDES. SERIOUS CHOLERA OUTBREAK
IN CANTON
The time used is Eliandard, or mean time of the meridian of 120 deg. Bi 00h. is midnight, 12hrs, la spon. T haights are referred to the datama of the largest scale Admiralty chart of the place and should be added to the depths given on the chart unisas, pre- onded by an asterisk (4), when they should be subtracted from the dapina, June 27 to July 3, 1932.
Hiph. Water-Low Water Standard H. Standard Ht.
Over 100 Deaths A-Day
·· Estimated ...
The
cholera outbreak at Canton is assuming alarming proportions and the
Iting are greatly
cerned the
with the possibi epidemic spreading to Hong
Kong.
Owing to the conditions LAK
Canton It is Judge the
ible to
Is reliably estimated the death-roll, is, over 100,