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BOOKING PLANS FOR 1939 ARE OPEN
MAKE APPLICATIONS EARLY to secure accommodation desired.
Air-conditioned equipment on C.P.R. Trans-Continental Trains. Frequent Canadian Pacific Atlantic sailings to European ports.
TO MANILA
Empress of Canada on Friday, October 7th.
Canadian Pacific
Union Building
SPANS THE WORLD.
Telephone
20752
G. FALCONER & CO. (HONG KONG LTD.) WATCHMAKERS & JEWELLERS, DIAMOND MERCHANTS, UNION BUILDING (opposite G.P.0.)
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High Class English Jewellery
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PRIVATE FINED
THE CHINA MAIL, OCTOBER 8, 1938.
BELGIUM S CANAL
When Belgians feel like indulging alitte national pride they talk about "The Canal.” The Canal is one of Belgium's. greatest post-war
Private H. Rivett, 1st Battalion achievements. « Middlesex Regiment of the
Nan-
Ten years ago the first hole was
which: king. Barracks, this morning apdug in a gigantic trench peared before Mr. K. M. A. Bar-would link the port of Antwerp with nett, at the Kowloon Magistracy the City of Liege, 122 kilometres charged with driving without an inland.
appropriate licence, without owner's It was an engineering feat of the permission and without due care first magnitude; the waterway, was and caution.
planned to give access to sea-going" The complainant, Detective-Ser-vessels. This entailed digging out geant F. Roberts, of the Water as much earth as was necessary to Police Station, who prosecuted, said
open up the Suez Canal. that at 10.15 p.m. last night he was Up to the present the work has driving along Nathan Road towards coat. some 2,000 million france (18% million pounds sterling), and Star Ferry.
de early next year the job will be finish- left ed.
When near Mongkok Road, fendant overtook him on his hand side and turned sharply to Because the great eighty-mile" the right across the front of him water-way was inaugurated duringTM Witness went after the car and got the reign of King Albert, it will be in front of it and then stopped him known as the Albert Canal; at its" Witness asked for his driving entrance will stand a magnificent licence which he failed to produce, memorial to the Roi Chevalier. Defendant attempted to drive away quickly but was stopped and told to alight. He again attempted to drive away but was arrested.
"CHAMPION BOXER”
UNIQUE EXHIBITION
Its opening next year will usher in a new era of prosperity for Be- lgium. The heart of the nation's On the way to Mongkok Police industrial belt will become a port. Station, witness went on, defendant. To mark the big event, the Gov- made various remarks, such as: "Iernment has organised -- something am the champion boxer of the bat- unique in the way of expositions- talion and I have a wife and three a water exhibition on view at Liege children, and that the car belonged will be the whole history of man's Even those“ to an American friend whose name utilisation of water.
artists who have chosen water as and address he did not know.
Witness advised defendant to their subject will have a special sec- The exhibition has attracted remain quiet as the case would be tion.
investigated. Defendant was taken entries from most nations, but for to the Mongkok Police Station where some reason Britain, which owes he was later handed over to a mili-its progress mainly to water, is not tary escort. After the investiga-to be represented.
tion, it, was understood the
car
belonged to Mr. W. Ahern, of the Y.M.C..A.
Defendant stated that he was
JUNK ROBBED
drunk and did not know what he A Police report states that To was doing.
Defendant was fined $10 on first charge and $30 each on second and third charges and also ordered to pay $50 to as amends.
Ng Chai, aged 30, master of cargo the junk No. 1419V, reported that some- the time last night, when his junk was was lying alongside in the Hong Kong Brewery Pier, Shum Tseng, two un- known Chinese males entered his Defendant, was, however, remand-cabin, while his wife Leung So Nui, ed for 72 hours on the military au-was feeding her children. thorities' application to assure ability to pay the fines,
*
Mr. M. A: Gutteres, of No. 167
Sai Yee Road, has reported the tan
lost of one gold medal, to the value of $15, from his residence, last Saturday.
One of the men, armed with a short piece of wood, struck Leung on her
arms, and took away one case, containing $75 in clothing and other articles.. The alarm was raised by a foki of another junk next to his, and the two men left in an open, rowing boat, where two other men were. waiting, and sailed towards Cap" Shui Mun.
INDO-CHINA SEA SAFE
STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY ITD
16 SWATOW, SHANGHAI
CHEFOO
“Chakiang" "Norviken"
„A“ TO KOBE & OSAKA.
8th Oct. 9 am
"Suisang" TIENTSIN. "Kutsang" 18th Oct. 9
4th Oct. 11 a.m.
To SANDAKAN.
9th Oct. 11 a.m. “Mansang" 14th Oct. 10
11th Oct. 11 a.m. "Hinsang"
18th Oct.2 p.m. 16th Oct. 2pm,
† calling at Foochow
calling at Tsingtao. SINGAPORE, PENANG
AND CALCUTTA.
“Yuinsang
“Islami.
Brd Oct. 2 p.m. 10th Oct. 2 p.m.
18th Oct. 2 p.m.
27th Oct: 10 as
TO
HAIPHONG.
9th Oct. 8 p.m. 18th Oct. 8 p.m
21st Oct. 8 p.m.
"Tai Suen Hong"
DEPOSIT
been Greek company has formed to search for the Empress Elisabeth of Austria's pearls.
When she was not wearing them she kept them in sea water to pre- serve their lustre, but she died without revealing their where abouts.
is now thought that she used the sea itself as her safe-depösít; and searchers believe that they will find the priceless pearls in the waters of the bay of Achellion," favourite retreat of the Empress.
A Chinese male, Kwok Si Wai, was admitted to the Kowloon Hos- body, pital, with injuries to his after he fell from motór bus No. 90,'- at Castle Peak Road,"