SATURDAY, MARCH 11, 1933.
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WEST INDIES, MAURITIUS, EAST AND SOUTH AFRICA, AUSTRALASIA, INCLUDING NEW ZEALAND AND QUEENSLAND PORTS, AND RED SEA, EGYPT, CONSTANTINOPLE, GREECE, LEVANTINE PORTS, EUROPE, #e.
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From
About
CORFU
COMORIN **BANGALORE
RANPURA CHITRAL, *BHUTAN
RANCHI
CARTHAGE
1933. 15,000 11th Mar,
Noon 25. Mar. 15,000
Destination.
(Continued from Page 12.)
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Who said it never comes? Of course it comes. I comes becauso bere it is again. It enters by the window and spreads itself embracingly about the room, The walls are touched, the celling
and the
of dead- help the door, perched up in that ridiculous fashion on its elbow. It Krey-greyer than before. Yes, yes, it comes; that cold illumination called the dawn. Dawn and dusk. From a world of darkness we have emerges, and here's to-day. It's true, it's true, to-morrow never comes, thank God- only to-day.
And now the sound of children's voices
on their way to school, but no, to-day's a holiday. They are playing in the street so happily. The trams, the charabanca, the people's holiday.
Rush
to the seaside," happy, how happy-to-day's the day, to-day's the day- to-morrow
row never comes, The faw aches no more; nothing aches any more. The forceps spread themselves GULman's hand. Yes, there ho les prop-
like rampant unicorns in the dead ped on
on his left elbow, dead as the verbial mutton. Ha, ha, old chap. we'll spend our holiday together,
eh? Ha, ha, together in the surgery. A bachelor
holiday fish in the
down by the river banks. And
silent willow pool where the stream flows gehtest. And when we're hungry
Well unpack the sandwiches and, lying in the daisied meadow, there we'll rest until the caws come lazily across the fields swinging their tails and stare us up to action once again. It's spring. my friend, it's spring, let's hurry. Get up off that disgusting floor; nicer in the fields than on that dusty carpet in the gloom. Why, you were in a hurry to get away; come, friend of mine and pull this tooth. Yes, I re- member now, you haven't done wark. Hurting terribly it was. Pall it cut and let us get away, out of this
of" Furgery, out this vanited sepulchre. Oh, the nauseating darkness of it sil. A dentist's sur of
surgery. course. that's where we are. Now come and do the operation, doctor. Pick up that little net of knives and get bury on my gun. What's that
The run you say? shining in the fields? Al, yes; I know, I know; but the spider doesn't know. There he sits up in the shadows of the celling while the sun is shining in the Acida. How can he sense that holiday! is in the air?
Bombay, Marseilles & London.
Marseilles & London.
15,109 1st Apr. Marseilles, Havre, London, Hamburg
17.000 8th Apr. 15,000 22nd Apr. 6,800 29th Apr.
17,000 6th May 14,008 20th May NALDERA
16,000 3rd June KAISAR-I-HIND 12.000 17th June
Rotterdam, Antwerp & Hull. Marseille & Landon, Marseilles & London. Bombay, Marseilles, Havre, London, Hamburg, Rotterdam, Antwerp & Hull. Bombay, Marseilles & London. Bombay, Marseilles & London. Bonbay, Marseilles & London. Bombay, Marseilles & Londor.
*Cargo only. ↑ Calin Casablancs. † Call Karachi.
Frequent connection from Port Said for Passengers and Cargo to Co- stantinople, P'reans, Smyrna and other Levant Ports by steamers of the Sbedivial Mall Steamship Co.
BRITISH INDIA-APCAR SAILINGS.
-TILAWA
TALMA TALAMBA
1933.
10,000 12th Mar. Singapore, Penang & Calcutta.
11.30 am.
10,000 24th Mar, Singapore, Penang & Calcutta. 8,000 2nd Apr. ❘ Singapore, Penang & Calcutta.
* Calls Port Swettenham & Rangoon.
your
It's getting dark again. The dusk approaches, the night once more. Yet here we lie, you on the floor, and I- ves, you and I, locked in thia mauso- leum
what lunatics we aro
no, no, I'm not a lunatle-but you are; mad, quite mad-
*
It is Tuesday, and as the day wears on a lad selling evening papers in the street outside" proclaims the fact. "Evenin" paper. Evenin' pi-per. Tragedy at dentist's 'ause."
A Willie Hinde the tallor is return- Jing home from business he whistles to the boy and, producing a penny from his well-creased trousers, makes his purchase, And as he roads his face bo- comes a study.
"TRAGEDY IN DENTISTS SURGERY."
"Dead Man Locked in Empty Houre
With Madman,”
"A mysterious tragedy in a local dentisťa surgery was discovered early
B.L Apear Line steamers have excellent accommodation for this morning. 1st and 2nd class pamengers.
"As Mr. Watis, manager of the local branch of an insurance company, was nassing down, Laburnum-road, on the way to his office, his attention was ar- scream, which
EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS (South), rested by a woman's
NANKIN NELLORE TANDA
7,000
7,005 7,000
1983.
came from No. 182, a semi-detached house used as a dental surgery, Ho ran to the front door. It was locked, bul as groans could be heard coming
1st Apr. Manila, Rabaul, Brisbane, Sydney & from inside the house be forced an 2nd May 2nd June
Melbourne.
entry.
"From the entrance hall a door led!
to a front room used as a Burgers by Mr. John Topping, a dental
surgeon.
THE CHINA MAIL.
POST OFFICE NOTICE
SAIGON-MARSEILLES AIR MAIL SERVICE.
Letters (Ordinary and registered but not insured), Postcards, and "Autre objets" (Commercial papers, Printed papers and Samples) will be accepted for transmission by this Service. Rates and conditions are shewn in the schedules exhibited at the G. P. O. and Kowloon Ofice.
THE AIR MAIL SERVICE from SAIGON to EUROPE is weekly.] The HONG KONG-SAIGON connection will be maintained by the re- gular fortnightly sailing of the FRENCH mail steamers and on alter- nate weeks by any available steamers that can make the connection at SAIGON.
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Letters for this route should be marked "Saigon-Marseillos Air Mail Service" and handed in at the G., P. O. or Kowloon Post Office.
Telegrams sent via Radio for Addressees in China may be ad- dressed to Telephone Numbers.
Full details may be obtained on application at the Radio Counter.
INWARD MAILS.
SATURDAY, MARCH 11.
Shanghai and Swatow
SUNDAY,
Manila Straits
Shanghai
February 18)
MONDAY.
Shanghai and Amoy
.Sulyang
General Lee Agapenor
MARCH, 12.
.Tean
MARCH 13.
.Pros. Cleveland.
.Newchwang .Titan
U.S.A., Canada, Japan and Shanghai (Seattle,
Japan
Manila
Japan
TUESDAY,
MARCH
14.
Japan
Japan
Saigon
Shanghal Shanghai
OUTWARD MAILS.
SATURDAY, Shanghai, Japan, U.S.A., Central and South America *Canada and *Europe via San Francisco and "Europe via Siberla
Straits and Calcutta
MARCH 11.
.Pres. Grant · Lyons Maru
Tottori Marti Yamagata Maru
Aramis
.Porthos Hector
q
ESIDENT LINER ail 1,591,000 miles every year.....
Weekly Sailings Transpacific
TO SAN FRANCISCO, LOS ANGELES & NEW YORK
via PANAMA.
TO SEATTLE
and VICTORIA.
Fortnightly sailings on Wednesdays.. Fortnightly sailings on Saturdaye
Fres. Grant...Mar. 15, 1 am. Pres. Cleveland
Pres. Hoover Pres. McKinley Pres. Coollège
..Mar. 19. Eres. Taft ...Apr. 13 Prem Jefferson
Apr. 26 – Pres. Madison
.Mar. 18
Apr. 1
.Apr. 15
Apr. 29
ROUND TRIP FARES TO EUROPE & AMERICA. Special through rales to Europe via United States. Direct connections with all Atlantic lines. Choice of rail linee across United States and Canada, liberal stop-over prlyf- legen for.sight-seeing. Full particulars upon application.
Fortnightly via Suez to Europe & America
Fortnightly sailings on Saturdays via Manila, Straits, Colombo, Bombay, Suez Canal, Alexandria, Naples, Genoa, Marseilles, New York and Boston.
8 4.m.
Pres. Hayes ..........Mar. 18 Pres. Monroe
Prez. Pierce
..Apr. 1. Pres. Van Buren
TO MANILA
.Apr. 15 Apr. 29
Next Sailing, Pres. Cleveland Mar. 12, 8 p.m.
Pres. Hayes
Pres. Hoover
Pres. Taft
Free. Pierce
.Mar. 18 Pres. Jefferson .Mar. 21 Prex. Monroe .Mar. 26 Pres. Coolidge .Apr. 1 Pree. Madison
Apr. 4 Prea Van Buren
Apr. 8
..Apr. 15
...Apr. 18
..Apr. 22
..Apr. 29
..5 p.m.
Pres McKinley
CONNECTING WITH S.S. MAYON TO CEBU, ILOILO,
ZAMBOANGA.
DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINES AMERICAN MAIL LINE
CANTON BRANCH- No. 4, Shakee Street.
6 p.m.
6 p.m.
5 pm.
6 p.m.
General Lee
(Due San Francisco, April 3.)
Rergistrations
4.15 pm.
Letters
Kutsang
Parcels
Letters
*Manila and Parcels only for
Germany vis Hamburg
Coblenz
Saigon
Haldis
SUNDAY,
MARCH Ruben Pres. Cleveland
12.
.9 8.0.
9 a.m.
9 A.m.
9 a.m.
3 p.m.
10.30 a.m.
Amoy
Manila
Bangkok via Swatow Swatow, Amoy and Formosa
MONDAY,
Swatow
Batavia
*? TUESDAY,
Saigon, *Ceylon, *India, *Mauritius, *East and South Africa, Egypt and *Europe via Marseillés
K.P.O.
Kalgan.
Canton Maru
MARCH 18. Hydrangea MARCH 14.
Tjisalak
Porthos
(Dus Marsellles April 15).
G.P.O.
*Superscribed Correspondence only.
ARRIVAL
OF SHIPS
Thurs., Mar. 9. This door was open, and on the door-Changchow, British str., 1,203 tons, Capt. E. Williams, from Canton, buoy No. B20. B. & S.
Regular monthly sallings from Hong Kong to Shanghal and Japan mat lay a semi-conscious charwoman * Hong Kong to Australia."
Hong Kong to Sydney--19 daya.
Frequent connections from Australia with the following:-
who had arrived earlier in the morning.
In the dentist's chair lay a man tightly bound and gagged. His hair fell un-
kempt RATOSK his forehead, and he Teang Woo, Chinese str., 1,049)
The Union 8.8. Company's steamers to the United Kingdom vis New spoke Incoherently with Intermittent Besland, Vancouver, San Francisco,' ste
Thi P. O. Royal Mail Steamera to London and
The P. & O. Branch Berries of steamers to London vía Beas
Inughter. He breathed with difficulty, disclosing a condition of acute weak-
On the floor, near by, lay the body
some time.
The New Zealand Shipping Company's steamers for Southampton and of Mr. Topping. He had been dead for
London via Panama Canal.
SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI & JAPAN.
*BHUTAN SANTHIA CHITRAL RANCHI
1933.
6,000 19th Mar, 8,000 24th Mar. 16.000 24th Mar. 17,000
6th Apr. 7,000 6th
Apr. 6,800 18th Apr. CARTHAGE
14,000 20th Apr. NALDERA
16.000 4th May †TANDA
7,000 4th May BURDWAN
6,100 18th May KAISARI-HIND 12,000 18th May 11,000 1st Jane 17,000 18th June 6.300 18th June 17,900 20th June 17,000 18th July
MANTUA RAWALPINDI *SOMALI RANPURA RAJPUTANA
Shanghai, Kobe A Yokohama. Amoy, S'hai, Moji, Kobe & Osaka, Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama. Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama. S'hal. Moji, Kobe, Osaka & Y'hama. Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama. Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama. Shanghat, Moji, Kobe ♣ Yokohama, Shai, Moll, Kobe, Osaka & Y'hams. Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama.“ Shanghai, Moji, Kobe & Yokohama. Shanghai, Moji, Kobe 4 Yokohama. Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama. Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama, Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama. Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama, *****
Carro only, Calla Nagoya & Yokkaichi. --
All dates are opproximate and subject to altercation wettkent motion.
All Cabins are fitted with Mesiris Fans or Punka Louyra Bystem." Steamara de London and Australian Linen" "are" fitted with Laundrin. Parosle zoumouring not more than i en. ft. will be rebuived at the Cole jany's Offlon up to Noon on the day previous to palling,
For further information, Paisags, Freight, Handbooks, etc., apply toi
* MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO., &.0. Buliding. Connerghi M4. C. Hong Kong,
Cera,
"Mr. Watts ran out into the street] for assistance. On his return a few minutes later, accompanied by two offi- the ropes binding the man were cut and the gag removed. In order to restrain him the police had to resort: to force. A violent struggle fallowed, ard with difficulty he was removed.
the
The man, who has not yet been iden- ified, is being transferred to County Asylum.
"How hi came to be bound and gagg-
ed is a completa mystery."
· HONG KONG TIDES
Time Meridian 120 deg. E. (Zone- 8); ooh. is midnight, 12h. Is noon. Heights are referred to the datum of the largest seale Admiralty chart of the place and should be added to depths, unless preceded by an asterisk) (*) when they should be subtracted.
March 11 to 17, 1993.
Date
High Water Low Water Standard It. Standard Ht.
Timés,
Times, Mar. H. M. F. I. M. F. 11. 09
09 49 6.0 03
22 05 74 1 14 30 2.7
5.8 04 46 18
tons, Capt. Einarson, from Canton, Belcher Bay. Chau SaL Yue Teng..
Sun. 12..
5.3 03 44 Willy, Norwegian str., 3,466 tons,
21 50 7.3 15 15 22 Capt. M. Abrahamsen, from Mon. 13. 10 38 6.6 04 15 10
North Point
35 0.9 15 59 LB. Balikpapan,
Tues. 14.. Wharf. A.P.C.
Friday, Mar. 10, Wed. 15 Corabank, British str., 5,366
tons, Capt. W, Gray, from Thurs, 16 Shanghai, Taikoo Dock. Bank Line. Corfu.. British str., 7,811 tons, Capt. F. E. French, from Yokohama, Kowloon Wharf..
M.M. & Co...
00 11
·68
*
Fri.
17
6.2 10 45 1.3 6.0 05 15 17 17 87 14 5.4 05 48 22 6.2.18 88 14 4.5 06 08 2.2 6.3. 19 54 15
WARSHIPS IN PORT
Willie Hindo paused, looked about Com. Henri Riviere, French strin port yesterday:—
im vaguely, and then turned in the direction of the police station.
CLEARANCES.
Friday, March 10. Cape St. Francia, for Singapore. City of Manlia, for Shanghai. . Daviken, for Canton. Fjorden, for Saigon. Haiyang, for Swatow,
Havana Maru, for Yokohama.
Helyo Maru, for Moji.
Kamo, for Canton.
Kidderpore, for. Eingapore.
|Kingyann, for Haiphong.
Kuelchow, for Swatow, Liangchow, for Dairen. Potter, for New York. Ranpura, for Shanghal, Shun Lee, for Canton. Sonterville, for Manila. Buki Maru,' for Hongar, Taikai_Maru, for Bangkok. Talamba, for Amoy, Tin Bang, for K.C. Wan. Tsang Woo, for Macao, Willy, for Shanghai.
The following warships were
Basin. Tamar.
South Wall-Bridgewater and Scamew.
East Wall-Falmouth.
1,955 tons, Capt. P. B Morganti, from Canton, buoy No. B4. - Sing Kea & Co. Haldis, British str., 1,144 tona,
North Arm-Kent, Wishart, Wild Capt. A Hall, from Saigon, swan. buoy No. C1-Wo Fat Sing-
West Wall-Hermes. Havana Maru, Japanese str., Dock-Herald, Odin, Olus.”
3,450 tons, Capt. 1. Tsuda, No. 2 Buoy-Medway and sub- from Singapore, buoy No.marines.
A5. — 0.8.K
Linng Chow, British str., 1,229 tons, Capt. J. Hall, from Canton, buoy No. C3,- D. & S. Lossiebank, British str., 8,487 tons, Capt, W: A. Smith, from Shanghal, buoy No. A7. Bank Line, Potter, American átr., 8,851 tons,
No. 8 Buoy,—Cornwall.
No. 6 Buoy Suffolk.
· No.” 7. Buoy.-Bruce.
No. 8 Buoy Kappel. No, 11 Buoy Wren, {- No. 12, Buoy-Whitshed. Witch. Foreign.-U. §. river... gunboat Mindanao and Portuguess: cruiser Adamastor.
Capt H. E. Sanders, from Syale, British str., 1,5545 tóns,} Manila, buoy No A4 - Stater & Co.
Rosalie Moller, British str., 2,457|
tons, Capt. W. G, Sanderson, from Milke, buoy Now All M.B.K
Capt., Wilkins, · from Swa- tow Douglas Wharf, Douglas & Co
Taiping, British str., 2,582 tona,
Capt. Frame:from-Manila, Holt's WE
BARBER WILHELMSEN LINE EXPRESS SERVICE TO NEW YORK
Vins AGæsteps
SAN FRANCISCO-LOS ANGELES
PANAMA.
Next Sailing
M.S. "TAI PING"
on MARCH 18th.
All Vessels Have Excellent Accommodation for 12 Passengers.
Time in Transit.
Fares
Hong Kong to San Francisco
.25 days G$190.00
Hong Kong to Los Angeles Hong Kong to New York
..28
G$195.00
..42
G$310.00
For Passenger and Freight and information please apply:---
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Queen's Buildings.
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KAIPING HOUSEHOLD COAL
in Lota af not less than 1/2-ta4:-- Delivered to Park District (above
Road),
Bowen
$23.00
per on. Delivered to Bowen Road and Lower Levels, $21.00 per ton. Delivered Pokfulam
Road
$23.00 ver ton. Delivered to Kowloon, $19,00
Der 'too.
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1. Orders should be sent in writ- Hug at least 24 hours before the Coal is co quired.
All order a must be accom. panied by Cash, Casqua, or Compradore Order payable to The Kailan Mining Ad- ministration."
THE KAILAN MINING ADMINISTRATION. Head Office: TIENTSIN.
DODWELL & CO, LTD., Agents, Hong Kong.
HONG KONG BENEVOLENT SOCIETY.
The Committee of the above Society would be most grateful if those interested in its work would kindly and In their donations or subscriptions,
Money is urgently needed and funds are very low, No amount is too mall and will be, most thankfully
the Hon Treasurer
MRS. E. I. WYNNE-JONES,
161, The Peak.