FRIDAY, MAY 12, 1933,
P.&O.-British India THE BED
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.)
8.8
From
Tota
About
1933.
14,000 20th May 6.800 27th May
Destination.
Bombay, Marseilles & London. Bombay,.M'lles, Havre, 'don, H'burg,
R'dum, Antwerp & Hull. 3rd June Bombay, Marseliles & London. 6th June Straits, Colombo & Bombay. 12,000 17th June Bombay, Asraeilles & London.
CARTHAGE **SOUDAN
NALDERA
*KIDDERPORE
10,000 6,300
KAISAR-1-HIND
**BURDWAN
MANTUA
11,000
RAWALPINDI
17,000 15th July
1st July
PSOMALI
RANPURA RAJPUTANA **BANGALORE
RANCHI CARTHAGE
+ BHUTAN
NALDERA CORFU **SOUDAN
MANTUA
*Cargo only.
6,500 24th Juno
fore, London,
Marseilles Marseilles,
& London.
Antwerp & Hull
& London.
(Continued from Page 10.)
THE CHINA MAIL.
OF DEATH
twist.
EMPIRE FAIR DONATIONS.
Appeal Brings Good Response.
ently more dead than alive already, inte those fatal jaws. When he had fairly disappeared, the executioner ed bim in the bowels of that remorse happened, and the man, looking con- turned the handle. At first nothing lees monster torture that only hecerned, gave the handle another eculd foresee. Even Lawrence took rity on him and began to talk of Almost immediately there ensued smuggling a pistol into the prison, so grinding of ranim and whirring of that he might pof his persecuwas followed by the ominous creak issued a circular to. Exhibitors
an end to his misthe ear of an imaginative man. This
wheels a . sickening. noise ery and
cough in the or two
The Empire Fair Committee has tors at the same time. But this pro-ing of a hidden lid, and a beavy thud, appealing for donations. The cir- posal seamed to terrify him even more than its alternative. Before leaving
something had dropped from
the
$1,565 NOW RECEIVED.
we inquired at the governor's office top of the machine to the bottom, ular stated that when it was an- about the time of execution, and were Then came a number of sharp metal nounced some months ago that no informed that it was for ten o'clock lie clashes, similar to the dread noias charge would be made for space the
morning following
that I afterwards learned to By nine
we were already at the with the guillotine. Finally the load the Empire Fair, it was scarce prison gates with a coach and the best
ed coffin, considerably scratched and expected that the number of coffin we had been able to procure at
came sliding ont upon the entries received would make neces- such short notice. While we were
before us. T I had abundant sary the erection of a temporary waiting, an official approached and reason, as will be seen hereafter, for pavilion covering about 30,000 told us that we were at liberty to noting these various sounds in the ed. Lawrence did not, but muttered witness the execution if we so desir order of their occurrence.
square feet of space. The over-1 Two of the turnkeys at once hoist head expenses, will now be in- to me that if I cared to do so he the coffin on their shoulders; the creased by about $3,000. would willingly stay and mind the governor and bla coadjutors retired to
The horses. I besitated at first, but
Committes realized that their
eir quarters; the executioner, clad somewhat morbid curiosity getting in a sort of butcher smock, climb some Exhibitors would be put to the better of me, I accepted the offered upon the roof of the machine and considerable expense in setting up I was accordingly admitted to the began to arrange its boilet for the their exhibits and would only ask prison and conducted through several next comer; and the tragedy was over. for a small donation in such cases. courtyard. in the middle of which, and I were jogging silently along on stone-paved chambers into a small In quarter of an hour Lawrence A contribution from each Exhibi-
were
Jike
sort of enormous coffee-mill, the coach, with our burden rolling and tor, ranging from $25 to $250 ac- stood what I recognised to be the rattling in the seat behind us. cording to the importance of the "bed." Some consequential people, He was to be buried in the ceme-exhibit, would probably cover re whom I supposed to be the governor tery of a little and his etat-major,
village overlooking the casually to and fro.
strolling Seine a few leagues out of Paris quirements.
bir birthplace,
I think. That afternoon Firms would doubtless realise There
was little that was remark, we drove out to an inn beyond the that an Exhibition of this kind, if able in the machine's appearance. It city gates that he had indicated to us run on strictly commercial lines, consisted of a
very tall box or chest and there left him, intending to call or blackish wood, thirty or forty early the following morning in order would involve a substantial charge feet square, perched on four
for space. Cost was only kept Jumpy legs, with a kind have a clear day for the proper
and seemly fulfilment of iæ trust. down because The Hong Kong & shute, projecting downwards from its ed time, and were met by the lun-ously given the use of the Penin- mouth, or feed, at the top, while a We called next day at the appolat Shanghai Hotels, Ltd., had gener base, showed where the coffined corpse keeper (a smooth, sly sort of man, sula Hotel, the Hong Kong Govern Jejected. A handle attached to one whom I suspected to have been in ther
of the sides was all the mechanism Condence of the deceased, despite the ment had voted a grant of $2,000, visible.
assertions of friendlessness), the newspapers have given fres At twenty minutes to the hour our not with our cargo, but with
a letter. publicity and advertising space; unfortunate tapissier marched This letter was addressed
to us both, out, pintoned, from one of the cells and was written in a hand that, to me while the very considerable work that lined the walls. I say marched; at any rate, seemed something fami- of organisation was being done
liar. We st
at once walked into the land-voluntarily. The Committee be- he seemed in a state of utter and scarce conscious of his surround wine of the country, and opened our glad to share amongst themselves ings,
letter. This is what is contained: They held him up while his coffin To you, my dear, chivalrous the remaining expenses.
Eng was being introduced into the mouth lish friends, greeting! not from the
Good Response. for the machine, and again while the shores of the Styx, but from those of
and a creature of the government) when you receive this, for the Dover gratifying response to this appeal. There was an immediate and priest (one of the "sworn priests," the Channel, where I shall be waiting. gabbled over the service for the dead, packet.
[Cheques have been coming in But during the last few minutes of
issued, ground, alf he lay, a mere bundle, on the know the explanation of this little com-hourly ever since it was
munication d'outre tombe. It is very and the following is a list of the At the stroke of ten his bonds were simple. When building the machine, donations to dute:--- cut and he too was lowered, appar-1(as apart from the model that was Messrs. Jardine, Matheson
-WAS
6,800 22nd July & Do Havre, London, dragged would be a better term, for ord's parlour, ordered a pint of the lieved that Exhibitors would be
17,000 29th July 17.000 12th Aug. Bombay, Marsellies & London. 6,900 19th Aug. Bombay, Marseilles, Havre, London,
H'burg, R'dam, Antwerp & Hull. 17,000 26th Aug. Marsellica & London. 14,000 9th Sept 6,000 10th Septy, Marseilles & London.
Marsellies, Havre, London, H'burg, R'dam, Antwerp & Hull Marsellies & London.
Bombay, Marseilles & London.
10,000 23rd Sept. 14,000
7th Oct 0,800 14th Oct.
11,000 21st Oct.
Bombay, Marseilles & London. Bombay, Marseilles, Havre, London, H'burg, E'dam, Antwerp & Hull. Bombay, Marseilles & London.
Calla Casablanca. Calla Karachi.
Frequent comection from Port Bald for Passengers and Cargo to Con stantinople, Pirenni, Emyrna and other Levant Ports by ataumers of the Thedivial Mall Steamship Co.
BRITISH INDIA-APCAR SAILINGS.
SINDHANA TALMA
TILAWA
SANTHIA TAKADA
SIRDHANA
1933.
7,000 17th May 10,000 31st May 10,000 10th June 8,000 24th June 8.000 8th July
Singapore, Penang & Calcutta. Singapore, Penang & Calcutta. Singapore, Penang & Calcutta, Singapore, Penang & Calcutta. Singapore, Penang & Calcutta.
7,000 22nd July Singapore, Penang & Calcutta.
B.I. Apcar Line steamers have excellent accommodation for
1st and 2nd class passengers,
EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS (South).
TANDA
NANKING
NELLORE
'TANDA
NANKIN
7,000
1988.
2nd June
7,000 30th June Manila, Rabaul, Brisbane, Sydney &
7,000 2nd Aug.
7,000 2nd Sept.
7,000 30th Sept.
Melbourne.
THE
"No doubt you will be on fire to
1933
EUROPI SULZ
AMERICA SUCZ
STRAITS INDIA
INTERPORT
The President Liner
11
10 CALIFORNIA
TO NEW YORK
| TO SEATTLE VICTORIA
INTERDORT
Weekly Sailings Transpacific
TO SAN FRANCISCO, LOS
TO SEATTLE
"ANGELES & NEW YORK
and VICTORIA.
vin PANAMA
Fortnightly sailings on Wednesdays. Fortnightly sailings on Saturdays.
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Pres. Hoover Pres. Wilson Pres.- Coolidge
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May
May 24. Pres. Idiferson ...
June
June 7 Pres. Cleveland
June 24:
June 21 Prez. Telt Prom. Taft
Muly
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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.
Pres. Garfield Pres. Polk
Pres. Adama
8.m.
May 13 Pres. Harrison
May 27 Pres. Hayes ..June 10
TO MANILA
Next Sailing, Pres. Taft. Next Sailing, Pres. Garfield
Pres. Hoover! Fres. Polk Pres. Jefferson
Pres. Wilson
May 16 Pres, Adams May 27 Pres. Coolidge. May 27 Fres, Cleveland May 30 Pres. Jackson
June 24
July. 8
May 13.
May 13.
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.June 27
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DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINES AMERICAN MAIL LINE
CANTON BRANCH-No. 4, Shakee Street.
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$250.00
Messrs.
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& Co.
250.00
Mesars. Reiss, Massey &
PACIFIC
Co., Ltd.
100.00
COAST
The H. K. Rope Manufac
turing Co., Ltd.
100.00
U.S.A.
AGENTS:
Mesura. - Davie Boag &
Co. Ltd.
50.00
Messrs. A. 8. Watson &
Co., Ltd.
50.00
The Advertising & Pub-
licity Bureau, Ltd.
50.00
|The Tsang Fook · Piano
Company
50.00
Messrs. Gande, Price
Co., Ltd.
50.00
The Britannia
Aerated
Water Factory
30.00
Ye Olde Printeris, Limited......
25.00
Messrs. Alex. Ross & Co.,
(China) Ltd.
25.00
The Pharmacy
Messrs. Siemssen' & Co.
25.00 25.00
The Anglo China Ore &·
Products Co.
25
25.00
The Kwan Yick Vacuum
Canada, U.S.A., Honoluit, Japan and Shang-
hal (Vancouver, B.0, April 22)... U.S.A., Honolulu, Japan and Shanghai (San
Francisco, April 14)
...Empress of Canada.
..President Garfeld
Bottle Factory
25.00
Chiu Kom To, Esq.
10.00
April 22) {
President -Taft
Japan and Shanghai
Katori Maru
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INWARD MAILS.
FRIDAY MAY 12.
U.S.A., Canada, Japan & Bhaighat (Seattle,
Regular monthly sailings from Hong Kong to Shanghai and Japan and Hong Kong to Australia.
Hong Kong to Bydney—19 days.
Frequent connections from Australia with the following:---
The Union 8.8. Company's steamere to the United Kingdom via New
Lealand, Vandonvar, San Frandsen, etc. **
The P. & O. Royal Mail Simamera to London and
The P. & O. Branch Berries of steamers to Londen via Juan,
The New Zealand Shipping Company's absencers for Boutkampion und London via Panama Canal.
SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI & JAPAN.
**BURDWAN
TILAWA KAISAR-I-HIND
MANTUA
SANTHIA
NANKIN *SOMALI
NDI
BIRDHANA
RANPURA
BANGALORE RAJPUTANA
'RANCHI
BHUTAN
CARTHAGE NALDERA BOUDAN CORFU MANTUA
BURDWAN RAWALPINDI
1932.
6,100 12th May Shanghai, Moji, Kobe & Yokohama. 10,000 18th May Amoy, S'hai, Moji, Koba & Osaka. 12,000 18th May Shanghal, Moji, Kobe & Yokohama, 11,000 1st June Shanghai, Moll. Kobe & Yokohama. 8,000 1st Jana Amoy, S'hal, Mojl, Kobe & Osake.
June S'hai, Moji, Kobe, Osaka & Yokohama. 7,000 4th June-
Moli, Kobe & Yokohama, & Yokohama
0,800 18th Juns Shaal. Kabe
17,000 16th Jene
8,000 15th June Amoy, S'hai, Mojl, Kobe & Out
& Osaka. 17,000
Kota & Yokohama. 6,000 12th July
Kobe & Yokoham 17,000 184
&
7.000 20th Juns Amoy, S'hal ♬sji, Kobeaka.“
29th June 18th July
17,000 270
6,000
Jaly
9th Aug
16,000 24th Aug
Shapa Kot
Kobe Yokohama Kobe & Yokohamn, Kobe & Yokohama.
Moji, Kobama.
14,000 10th Aur Bobs
& Tonham
6,800
5th Sept
14,000 7th Boot
Cargo only.
& Tokohama.. Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama,
11,000 21st Bapt. Shanghat, Mojt, Hobe Yokohama. 6,100 4th Oct Shanghal, Kobo & Yokohama
17,000
5th Oct. Shanghai, Koba & Yokohama.
All dates are approximate mad subject to alteration without nation,
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The following donations have. Jalready been acknowledged in the PreasThe British-American To- bacco Co. (China) Ltd., $200;} Messrs. Dodwell & Co., Ltd., $100;} Messrs. Gilman & Co. Ltd., $100 and Messrs. Amritial Ojha & Co., [Ltd., $25.0
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BATURDAY, MAY 18.
OUTWARD MAILS.
Hakona Maru Burdwan
Hakone Maru
placed before the Assembly), I intro-
duced into ita mechanism a secret do
Japan
vice, by which anyons living on the Haiphong
fatal rack could, by the mere pressure Swatow, Amoy and Foochow
of a lever placed close to his hand, in- Hoihow and Pakhof
Toyooka Maruj
FRIDAY,"
MAY 12
Canton
Halyang
vert
the order of
the
the Jon, which consisted of diamem- berment by a system of ro
Bie
causing Shanghai, Japan and Europe. Die process, cau comning to take place before. execution,
Kwangtung
Pm p.m.
Siberia
Burdwan
Empress of Canada
2.30 pag 8.80 p.m.
Pres. Garfield-
athen
but
Friderun
4.80 p.m.
10 am
4.80 p.m.
of rotating knives, Manila "This does not mean that the knives
man
jwould: fall upon the comin instead Manila
of the
that they would not Rabaul falat al unul the patient had been e safely deposited in his comin and the coffin had descended to the bottom of Haiphong | the" machina, They would then fail Manila
bat upon the empty rack,
not a manner likely to arouse suspicion except in those who knew, and as the coming! process was quite independent of the executing? (It was immaterial
afed
Whether or not the client
dent bad been on by the Inivas previous to "But why
that when
there
SATURDAY
Shanghai, Japan, U.S.A., Central and South America, Canada and #Europa"via San Francisco and *Europe via Siberia *********
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brgikes, an will ni when I want into As Zor my Byparent terrOZ || [that was ay mayać?
Mauritius,
East, and Bouth Africa, ERYDE, and Europe via Brindisi!
KPO
MAY 18.
Min Fras Taft
General Lee
(Due San Francisco, Jane 5)! Registrations.
4.15 pm. Letters
Conte Verde
(Due Brindift, June 4)
G.PO.