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The smoking room aboard President Liners-ded cated to the man who likes a good smoke, companion ship and the supreme enjoyment of genuine travel comfort.
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MAIL AND CARGO STEAMERS TO AND FROM
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G. METZINGER... 1st Feb. SPHINX
FORTHOS
PAUL LEGAT
15th Feb.
59th Feb.
For Shanghai and Japan ̈
G. METZINGER
NPHINX
PORTHOS
PAUL LEGAT 14th Mar.
From Dunkirk, Antwerp, For Marseiller
1st Feb.
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. MONDAY, JANUARY 30th, 1928.
MOTOR SHIP FOR MILLIONAIRES.
BETWEEN BERMUDA AND NEW YORK.
„SPECIAL DESIGN AND
EQUIPMENT.
The builders' trialy have now been completed of the new British motor vessel Bermuda, of 90,000 tons grees, built by Messrs. Work- INA, Clark & Co., Limited, at Belfast, for the Farness-Bermuds Line of Messra Furness, Withy 4. Co., Limited.
The Bermuda has been designed. regardless of cost, for the short trip between New York and the islands of Bermuda, during the height of the season, and for making world cruises at other times. She is by far the largest vessel specially co structed with a view to a "ferry such as that between New largest ship built for her owners. Her timetable provides for a de Parture from New York each Saturday during the water at 11 a.m. and an arrival at Bermuda at 8 or 9 o'clock on the Monday morn
ng. Her first trip in this service
service,
PRISON FOR ROBBING
THE POOR.
BETHNAL GREEX LOAN CLUB FRAUD.
SOCIALIST COUNCILLOR
SENTENCED.
William Paddock, aged 32, plumber's mate, former chair man of Bethnal Green Housing Committee, who came into pro- minence da connection with "his berancy of one of the flats at the Lenin Estate, pleaded guilty at Old-street Police Court yesterday to fraudulently converting to his own use and benefit two sums of £s entrusted to him for safe - tody.
INQUEST ON JOINED TWINS.
EVIDENCE OF MEDICAL WITNESSES.
DEATH AFTER AN OPERA, TION.
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Fal Central 1574
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York Building
Hanekome
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STEAMERS
FROM
Dr. Walika, the City ~Coroner; bold an inquest at Southwark"on" December 27th on the bodies of Elsie Dodgson and Marie Dodgson, the twins who were bom joined to- gether at the head in the Derby- shire Royal Infirmary on December 10th, and who died on December
„Java, Macasaan), B1st Jan. TIRODAS
BATATTA He was sentenced to five months' 22nd at Guy's Hospital, London, TJIKEMBANG
TJISONDARI BHAI KLUNG 6th imprisonment in the second divi-after: an operation. The Coroner son
TILEBOET- said" that so far as he knew there TJITAROEM ... N.0. & Amor | 18th Detective Dawson said that Pad-
TJILIWONG Java, Macassar 13th dock was accretary trustee, and were only 14 cases similar to this:
TJIKARANG .
--BATAVIA --[ 18th- By some freak of TJIKEMBANG S'BAL, KLÖSE. 20th everything else in connection with on Investment Club. No money at all
•
record.
York and Bermuda, and is also the the Coventry Alutual Laan, and Nature these two infants were fol- TUPANAS
is to be made next month. The ezgine power of the vessel is such that she would be able to reach Bermude some hours earlier, bat. in the ordinary way, there would be no point in this. She will re- turn from Bermuda in the middle of the week. Many wealthy Ame caas are accustomed during the winter, to go to Berquan and it would not be an exaggeration to describe much of the accommoda tion, which is of a most luxurious character, as specially planned for millionaires.
Bermuda
The popularity of among Americans is largely due to the fine climate and equable tem- perature throughout the year, which ranges between Bodeg. and 50deg. Fahrenheit. The ships fre- quently leave New York in intense cold and lizards, and by the time they reach the Islands they are in brilliant warm sunshine. The new liner has, therefore, been designed not only for sunny seas, but has beca specially strengthened to en counter the violent weather of the North Atlantic and other storm centres. Only the very finest work manship and noterials have been employed, and exceptional protee tion has been provided to avoid damage from floating ice or wri aga The vessel has a double bot
hnd been paid out. This is one ed by the vertex of the head solely, TJISALAR of the worst cases of its kind in with their bodies pointing in dit TJILEROET Bethal Green, for some time," said the dective.
The people ferent directions. concerned are among the poorest,"If left to grow up," Dr. Waldo die of them with very young continued, "the inters would,
children.!!
Those people had hoped to re- owing to their joined position, be ceive money for their Christmas unable to sit or stand, for if one. dinners, and had not had a farth child at the other one would be Paddock bad run the club on her head, with her feet in the
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Stow AMOT, SAIGON AMOT SHAK'Lone. BATAVIA NORTH CHINA, MACASSARJATA": Axor & N. CHINA... A xor,8'xai, KʼLUNG,
BATAVIA
SwaroW & SAIGO AMOT &N. CHIRA ....BATAVIA
4th Mar. Amor & BEANDUAL.
The steamers are all Etted throughout with Electric Light and have Bócommesten for a limited number of saloon Passengers. All stogmers carry a duly qualified core son. Cargo taken al through rates to all ports, in Netherlands India and Australis.
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for two years, and told him (the officer) that he took souse of the air. In order to feed the children money the first year and borrowed in the usual way it involved hold- to pay it back. When the second year started he bad again to take one sister with the feet in the air. If allowed to be perpetually money. Paddock with money on account of risk of hyperstatic pneumonia-a People had been led to entrust on their backs there would be a his position, as he was a member point in favour of an operation. of the Bethnal Green Borough Council at the time. Faddock bad Whether or not the bodies are those been out of work and had received of two separate entities or only one body remaŝur to be seen. We pro money from the guardians.
fortunate in having secured the assistance of Sir Bernard Spils- bury, the pathologist."
Frederick William Dodgson, a Stock- They saved up their bricklayer's labourer, of money in order to have a happy the children, stated that scene
HE MOTOR VESSEL brook-road, Derby, the father of Christmas with their families, and
Mr. Clarke Hall: As the officer tightly says, this is a very had case indeed. You have taken and used money entrusted to you by other people.
K-P
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THE
MAATSCHAPPY.
(BOVAL PACKET NAVIGATION Co. on Batavia).
"VAN HEUTSZ”
you have had it all.. Yes must go months ago his wife fell down to prison for three months on the stairs, turaing a complete somer- first charge and owe months on the sault. Her health was not affect second charge. They will be con.ed. About a month later his wife secutive. That will be five months. had a slight accident, when she re- Due to sall to SINGAPORE, BELAWAN,DELI and
wall make it in the second divi.ceived a blow or the head from a
falling birdenge.. sion as it is your first offence.
Disowned By Party,
The Coroner. Was it not awk Offers ward bringing the children to Lon- The Loni Estate, so-called be don 1-Yes; a special compartment cause the Bethnal Green Borough in the train had to be 5tted up for Council, which has a Communist them.
dedicated it as
Dr. Samuel Carlofsky, house
Would one sleep and the other be"awake 1-YCE.
Complaints afterwards: reached Dr. Carlofsky said that there The Daily Mail from residente in had been great difficulty in feed- Bethnal Green regarding the ciring the children as they lay on cumstances in which their applica- their sides. tions for the flats were treated.
PENANG, on 2nd February, at Noon.
excellent Saloon accommodation.
All lower berths.
English cuisine
Doctor carried. Wireless telegraph.
1st Class Fare to Singapore-$125. ·
Agents.
JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN-LIJN.
Telephone 1574.
Your Beyto, Crater Moan.
ton, a specially shaped bilge,, and Socialist majority Polshariat-re-l physician at Guy's Hospital, andď | numerous watertight bulkheads sub a-memorial-to-the I dividing the hull into a large numvolutionary feddent costs £98,000. that Elio Dodgson was larger than In connection with the Royal Packet Nav, Co.'s (K.P.M.) her of watertight compartments in Paddock, while chairman of the Mare, who seemed to be rapidly Service to destinations in the Netherlands East Indies excess at the requirements
of housing committee whe, from going downhill in health.
and Australia the International Convention for among, at least 1,500 applicants, The Coroner. Did they cry ↑ The the Safety of Life at Sea. She is given possession of one of the first witness. Yes. built throughout to comply with of the fate, and this caused con- nil the requirements of Lloyd's siderable anger in the district, Register, of the various shipping laws of the United States, and of the British Board of Trade and Factory Acts, and in accordance with the regulations of the Panama and Suez Canal. She has been
Later the Socialiste and Com- strengthened by webs and stringers munists on the council decided to to resist pounding and panting due dissociate themselves from Pad-
i What made you think that ?-- to rough seas, stiffened forward
dock and to deprive him of his post They were in very close union, al- to resist outing fee, provided of Socialist whip. This was fol though apparently no bones were with deep anti-rolling chocks to lowed by a statement in the joined between the two brains. obviate, as far as practicable, dis Forkers' Life, the official organ of I think that was unfortunate.
But they were, christened 7-Yes, comfort to the passengers, possesses the Communist Party of Great.
carefully designed structure to Britain, that the en,recommen- Mr. Lancelot. Bromley, surgeon resist vibration, and has special. dation that Paddock is expelled at Guy's Hospital, who performed joints and fittings to prevent creak from the Communist Party for act the operation on the children, said ing, rattling and other disturbinging contrary to the interests of that he saw the twins when they
noises.
Powerful Steering-Gear.
A shallow "draft will enable the ship to enter nearly all ports of
systems
boen
15th Feb. 29th Feb.
..... 24th Mar.
London
YANG TSE (Cargo)..... – 31st Jan, YALOU (Cargo)... 25th Feb.
ANGERS D'ARTAGNAN
G. METZINGER
SPHINX PORTHOS
31st Jan. 14th Feb, Zath Feb. 18th Mar. 27th Mar
the demands of passengers and
crew for a third of the way round
For Shanghal, Japan and For Rotterdam, Hamburg,
North China
YANG TSE (Cargo)... 31st Jan. YALOU (Cargo)... 25th Feb.
My Dunkirk
LT. ST. LOUBEET- " BIE (Cargo).
**4th Fab. YANG TSE (Cargo)...1st week Mar.
the world. The gangway facilities and accommodation Ladders have been arranged to meet the require
the working class" had been" en- dorsed.
rent.
you
The Coroner.--Medically, think it was only one individual i
Yes, what we call a monstrosity. CONSIGNEE NOTICES. CONSIGNEE NOTICES.
PRINCE LINE
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
SHE
FROM.. NEW YORK.
Motor Vessel
THE HER LINE STEAMERS, LIMITED.
From MIDDLESBRO', ANTWERP, LONDON, STRAITS AND PHILIPPINES.
It could not be clearly defined be-Lees shefat and damaged | the wharves, en misted after the
Fifteen
the Godowns,
am
of the
"Vessel's
arriva!
be
Bill of Lading will be countersigned No Fire Insurance haa been affected.
ments of any port or teader. The ford opposed-piston two-stroke cycle result of the necessary displace by IRNESS (FAR EAST), LTD.-
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Hong Kong, 27th Jan, 1929. (58%).
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
sure five days old, the day after
JAPANESE PRINCE
The Bteamship "BENLEDI”. they were brought to London from having arrived from the bave Port Derbyshire. They had a separate on 29th instant, Consignees of Cargo blood supply, which showed that it are hereby informed that their Goods informed that all Goods are being ONBIGNEES of Cargo are hereby was imposable to separate are being landed at their risk into the call in the world frequented by An enclosed dancing hali has space was not meet the blood cuir Godowns of the Hong Kong and landed of their risk into the hacendone tourists, and a large rudder nad
for 200 couples,, and open-air daze- ply.
Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company, and/or extra hasardous Godowns of the powerful steering gear have "beca
Kowkon
koon, and stored at Hong Kong and Kowloon Whar! and Godown Co., Ltd, whence and/or from planned for navigating the ship in ing space is available for 400
and fore the operation whether there
and expense.
Delivery
obtainedje narrow waters, while there are souples. A swimming bath
All broken,
No Claims left in special anchor and mooring facili-gyumasium are part of the equip was any definite partition between
the membranes of the brain. The Goods are to be
AD tica for enabling her to ride in
Propelling Machinery.
smaller child was remarkably wast where they will be examined ou Goods have left the Godowns, and
Goods remaining undelivered after the surfdisturbed bays. Strong search- The vessel is 547ft long, has a ed, and any operation would al- Monday, 6th instant, at 10 at within 3rd Feb., 1928, will be subject to Rast lights and powerful ventilating
installed. beam of 74ft, and a moulded depth most certainly have meant death.
All Caune have
against the steamer must days Specially large fresh-water tanks of 45ft. Her normal draft will be On the other hand, the bigger
before
the 17th Feb., 1928, or they will for the storage of water have been 24ft. On trial last week she did child, although not doing hell, bure, after which date they cannot be be presented to the Undersigned on or
recognised. fitted with a view to supplying all 18 knots, with a large reserve of seemed to have a reasonable chance No Claims will be admitted after the not be
recognized. All broken, chafed and damaged Goods power. She has been built to the of surviving. The brains, although Goods have left the Godorus, and design of Messrs William Esplen, separate in themselves, lay in con- all Goods remaining undelivered after are to be left in the Godowas, where they Son and Swanston, Limited, of tact with each other, and the sud 6th instant, will be subject to Bent will be examined on the 2nd Feb. 1928, at
the pressure on London. The propelling machinery den alteration
No Fire Insurance has been affected, 10a.m., by Mess: Goddard & Douglas. consists of four dour grinder Dox brain of the bigger child as the
Hills of Lading will be countended
LIVINGSTON & CO.. boats carried include a large motor heavy-oil engines-driving Tour ment in the operation in his
Agmis boat fitted with searchlight and screws The decorations and fur opinion, caused death. The twios nishing have been carried out by lacked the entire vertex of the skull wireless.
Much care has been paid to the Hampton and Sons, Limited, of whether a deficiency of that sort external appearances of the ship, London, under the supervision of was enough to make a monstrosity Clean-cut lines, well proportioned Mr. A. McInnes Gardner, of Glas- he did not know. cruiser, stern,greyhound bow," gow. The whole of the electric well-balanced super-structures, two equipment has been supplied by the tall maste, and two massive funnels General Electric Company, Limit (expressive of her powerful ma ed, and is described as the most chinery) combine to give a graceful comprehensive ship's installation wholo-which-need not foar com- which has ever been undertaken by parison with any liner afloat, and one firm. It has involved the lay- may be likened to that of an iming of 140 miles of wires and
Sir Bernard Spilsbury and that mense yacht
cables. Many other firms have been The ship has seren decks and acconcerned in the production of death in both cases was dhe to commodation for 616 passengers in various types auxiliary machinery shock He continued. They were two individuals in the sense the first class, whereas the largest and special devices and fittings.
The contract for the ship was that the essential organs were com- vessels at present in the New York- at 8 pm 6 am. 1 pm Bermuda service have accommo-plated in August, 1920, and the heel plete and separate, and were, in
11 29.84" 29.03
29.98dation for, not more than 380. She was land in the aiddir of October theory, capable of a separate exis
will have rooms for 75 in the second last year. The vessel has been tence. I should call them conjoin Mon 80 99: 57m 9:18 2.0
d. twineer-Does the word claas The vessel with carry a completed in 16 months as compared twins, " large crew and while the motor ed with a normal period of from
of her monster convey to the public 81 m 446 engines eliminate the need for 25 to 27 months for a vespal
1- Wed. fremen trimmers, she will have size class. It is in especially high proportion of the thort time represents a rosord: Yes, but externally they were well
Thur stewards and cooks. The kitchens for the construction of such a ship formed, det
If the smaller one had died Highest open-air Temperature, 28th: 77 are on an unusually handsome and is specially noteworthy, in
view of the coal strike, which was would it have jeopardized the life. Lowest open-air Temperature, 29th: 57 scala..
The large public rooms have been in progress when the bontract was of the other 1-Yea B-Bluesky C-Cloudy D= most carefully designed and in placed and continued until the end The doctors agreed that death Sat Drizzle; F-Fog; L-Lightning; clude a stage and cinematograph of Inet year, thug seriously delaying was due to shock M-Mist; O-Overcast: P-Pansing theatre, and there is ample pro-the production and delivery of showers: Q-Squalla; R-Rain; Te vision for dancing and deck games materials and the progress of con-
struction in the early stagea -Thunder.
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Mr. E A& Scott, anesthetist at Guy's Hospital, gave evidence of administering an anesthetic to the smaller child.
The Coroner. What monster 1 The witness should regard it as anything differing from what is normal
FS
that animal
HONG KONG TIDS TABLIK,
From January 20th to Frb, 5th, 1928.
· HIGH WATER... » Low WAT22.
A verdict of " Death from shock, B. due to misadventure," was record- ed..
Flong
Kong
Standard
Time
Height
Height
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Kong
Standard
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· ELLERMAN" LINE,
FAX, EUROPE.
HU Steamship
OUT OF MADRÁS" -having arrived, Consignees of Cargo by:
her are informed that all Goods are being landed at their risk into the hazardons and/or extra-hazardous Godowns of Holt's fodarainod. Wharf, whence Delivery be
No Claims, will be admitted after the Jeft the Godowns, and all
Goody
Goods running andalivered after lat February 1923, will be subject to Bent
All Claims
be
against the Steamer tit Prented to the Undersigned on, or before 6th February, or they will not be recognized
All broken, chafed and damaged Goods min:58 3.5 are to be left in the Godowns, where they i 2410 will be examined on any Tuesdays or
Fridays, between the hours of 10.45 m
11 and Noon, within the F
period of Cae Wook,
48 3.7
the Free
Storage
36
07
25
ZAY SATHE BANK LINE, LTD.
No. Fire Inear-nos has bem effect
Bilsof Lading will be countersigned by
General Agela.
Hong Kong, 26th Jan, 1925. [3816