1930-03-27

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THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, MARCH 27, 1930.

OF HONG KONG, LIMITED.

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DESTINATION.

LEAVING HONG KONG.

M.V. DUISBURG" (1)...Genoa, Rotterdam & Hambury M.V. SAUERLAND (1) Genon, Marseilles, Dunkirk, Rotterdam & Hamburg MY. KUMERLAND" (1) Geson, Rotterdam & Hamburg

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ARRIVALS FROM EUROPE.

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19 Apr.

3 May

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HONG KONG. 27 March

16 April

29 April

Subject to Alteration without Notice.

(1) Excellent Accommodation for Passengers, Qualified Surgeon carried.

Fare from Hong Kong to Genos from £70.0.0.

(2) Limited Passenger Accommodation, Qualified Surgeon carried.

S.S. RESOLUTE"

Round the world Cruise 1830.

Arrival from MANILA on 26th March at 8 am,

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OPIUM-DEN.

Discoveries by police in an alleg. ed opium den in Limehouse led to the appearance of a middle-aged white woman and a Chinese man at the Thames Police Court last month,

The man, Yen La Ung, was accused of possessing opium and opium smoking utensils and having a pistol without a permit, and the woman, Elizabeth Cheq, was accus- ed of allowing premises in Silver Lion-court. E., to be used for opium smoking.

They were remanded on bail.

Fight Search

MUSEUM.

The Plymouth Municipal Museum and Art Gallery has been presented with the original of a letter written by a Plymouth seaman named J. Bailey, dated H.M.S. Africa at Spithead, December 4, 1805, in which he describes the part taken by his ship in the battle of Tra. falgar. The gift was made to the museum by the proprietors of the Western Marning Ters

PASSENGERS.

Arrivala.

The following passengers arrived- yesterday by the as. D'Artagnan from Marseilles:-Mr. Chung Chin Li, Mr. Moinurdeau, Mr. and Mrs. D. de la Frade and two children, Mr. Caude, Mr. L. Damarti, Mr. and Mrs. Bigazzi. Mr. A. Gutter- reo, Mr." H. Hind, Mr. J. B. Wil con, Mrs. W. Tylie, Mrs. L. B. Baron, Mr. and Mrs. Duperon, Mr. and Mrs. Ch. P. Stokes, Miss Mor ris' and Miss Dichmore, Mr. de Lac Cases, Dr. II. de Las Cases, Miss F. E. Silleek, Mr. and Mrs. Saint J., Bailey, who evidently was an Martin. Mr. Yok Ma, Mr. J. H. officer of the Africa, speaks of the Dulin, Mrs. Fabre, Mr. Charvariat, battle as one of the most gallant Mr. and Mra Hentechel, Mrs. and desperate that was ever known Trufy, Mr. and Mrs. Rhein, Mr. to be fought." He writes:" At Fano, Mr. Henri Cler, Mr. and "Detective Inspector E. Edwards, 2.30 p.m. (October 21, 1505) wę ob- | Mrs. G. Majot and two infants, of Scotland Yard, stated that one served a French two-decker mak- Mr. and Mrs. Sevier, Mr. and Mrs. aight he and other detectives visiting oft. We immediately made all Snyers and two infants, Mr. and ed the house in Silver Lion Court, sail after him and at 3.0 brought Mrs. Ohl" and two infants, Mr. of which Chee was the tenant him to action within pistol shot Louis Azadian, Mr. Teheng Yan Chee told him that Le Ung was her and remained (in) this situation Tao, Mr. Marcel Fabert, Mr, and for two hours and 30 minutes, Mrs. Got and infant, Mr. Berghier, lodger.

when he struck. with the Mrs, de Lavalade and Mrs. Heriot, We began to search the pre- mines," said Inspector Edwards. loss of his main topmast and mizen Mr. Robert Durocher, Mr. Chaplin. and wound. Mrs. Bonhours and infant, Mr. and I noticed a strong smell of opium mast and two. fumes in the room pccupied by Leed. Forty of his guns dismounted Mrs. Zeidt, Mr. and Mrs Louis (action 1) was at this Poeth and infant. Mr. J. Basin Ung and found an opium pipe there, the Also there were a bowl, in which time nearly ended and 19 of the and infant, Miss N. C. "Clenaham, there was A small quantity of enemy standing away make their 3r. and Mrs. Ho Chang Ping and We had 18 killed and 48 three infants. Mrs: Ibon and prepared opium, and a tin in which senpe.

wounded the captain and myself infant, Mr. Y. Theng, Mr. Balle, was a quantity of raw opium."

Inspector Edwards added: "Un the only two left on the poop. Our Afr. and Mrs. Andre and infant, dernenth table on a shelf close masts and rigging cut in pieces and Mrs. Stetson and Mrs. Wilkins... to the top of the table I found her hul much damaged one of our Mrs. Rosati and infant, Mr. and. four pellets of prepared opium, and lower deck guns burst at the com- Mrs. Bonneau. Miss Fraissivet, Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Stevena, Mrs. A. R. under the table were an opium lamp mencement."

The letter concludes with a refer-Henderson, Mr. H. G. Henderson, and a piece of wire for cleaning opium pipes, on which was adherence to the fact that the writer had Mr. and Mrs. J. Hahlwey, Rev. P.

Marie Louis, Mr. Moirca. ing some prepared opium. On the been slightly wounded. table was a small quantity of opiura

Departures. ash, a tin tray on which opium is placed, and a knife, which was

meared with opium.

Prepared Opium. Detective Lount pulled up loose floor board and underneath was a revolver. There were nine rounds of ammunition in a tea caddy.

I then went to the bedroom oc. cupied by Chee, and on her table found a quantity of prepared opium and a needle on which was a quan- tity of fresh prepared opium."

Inspector Edwards stated that he found an opium pipe stem in the woman's front sitting room,

and Detective Lount pulled up a loose Boor-board and found an opium pipe.

THE AMERICA CUP CHALLENGER.

DATE OF LAUNCH OF

SHAMROCK Y.

Mr. Charles E. Nicholson, the designer of Sir Thomas J. Lipton's America Cup challenger, Shamrock Y. which is being built at Camper and Nicholson's yard at Gosport, has announced that the vessel, which has been planked up and is having her decks laid will be ready for launching on Monday, April 14. The christening ceremony will be performed by Lady Shaftesbury. There will be a big gathering of yachtsmen on the occasion.

BLASPHEMY BILL

WITHDRAWN...

UNACCEPTABLE GOVERN MENT AMENDMENT.

The Blasphemy Bill has been dropped by its promoters.

When the Standing Committee of the House of Commons, to whom the bill had been referred, met on February 25, Sir. J. B. Melville, C the Solicitor General, said the Government would insist on a clause making it an offence to pab- ish scurrilous matter outraging re- ligious convictions.

The following passengers left here by the a.s. Chenonceaux for Mar- seilles and ports yesterday: Mr. and Mrs. L. S. Abbott, Mr. G. Pil- lict, Mr. Drouth, Mr. G. Duclos, Mr. L. Crozel, Mr. and Mrs. F. Hellman, Miss C. McCloch, Mr. and Mrs. Waterman, Miss Roths- child. Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Trorey; Mr. G. Charle, Mr. H. W. Wilson... Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Collier, Mr. A. Murray, Rev, Sister Marie Aimee, Rev. Sister Benedict," Capt. Norton, Mr. and Mrs. F. Orozco, Mr. and Mrs. M. M. Duval and two children, Miss E. Huguet, Rev Fa. Pelamnurgues, Mr. J. Blackett. Mr. J Benzity Mr. A. Salaun, Mr. A. Peinhero de Castro, Mr. N. Guillerm, and Mr. E. Gialanella.

Mr. Thurtle (Lab.-Shoreditch) said the Solicitor General's "state ment was extremely disappointing, The following passengers left here and it seemed to him that it would by the s.s.. D'Artagnan yesterday he preferable to allow the law to for the North:-Mr. Wohren, Mr. stay as it was than to have the and Mrs. Dassier and two children, clause indicated. At the present Mr. Germain, Mr. and Mrs, Deloye time, if a charge of blasphemy was Mr. Rosenkoetter, Mr. H. made it was possible to go to the Meyer, Mr. E. Sasson, Mr. J. P. Courts and argue that seventeenth Noonan, Mr. J. Moraes, Mr. I century survival which had no modern sanction behind it should Gartenstein, Mr. N. Blumenthal, not be put into operation. What Rev. C. W. Sheppard, Mrs. M. N. K. Sokoloff, M. L. Cunio. Mr. C. the promoters of the Bin aimed at was to provide that attacks on re- ligion should not be singled out for prosecution as against attacks on beliefa. The law was sufficiently strong to deal with the question of indecency.

He moved that the Committee should not proceed farther with the Bill.

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Willis, Mr. B. D. Teolsky, Mr Seven days:

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The following passengers left here by the &s. Tenyo Haru for Manila yesterday:Mr. S. Kinoshita, Mr. T. Hamano, Mr. Max Basker, Mr. and Mrs. Max Basker, Mr. and H. Mrs. Saint Martin, Mr. J. Sir Boyd Merriman (C-Mao-Duliu, Mr. D. Iwanaga, Mr. A. chester) said that he and his col Sierra, Mr. R. Renteria. leagues had put down amendments to the Bill in the sense that they believed that the socalled medieval law was administered in accordance with modern thought."

Major Sir Philip Hunloke, the King's yachting adviser, and helms- man of Britannia tells me that, although the Royal racing cutter will be fitted out for racing during the forthcoming season, she will not go the round of the coast regattas. She will not take part in the open- ing fixtures of the season at Har wich and Southend, but will be it ted out in time to compete in the special races which have been ar ranged for the trying out of Shama contributory cause was the absten- rock in the Solent at the end of tion of the official members of the Мау and beginning of June, Government. Britannia will not go to either the Irish or Scottish regattas.

Dr. R. Forgan (Lab.-Renfrew) said the primary cause of the death of the Bill was the opposition of hon. miembers on the other side, but

The motion for the withdrawal of the Bill was passed unanimously.

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