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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, MAY 19, 1937.
Shipping News Daily Statement, Clearances,
ARRIVALS
TUESDAY, MAY 18.
Shun. Fuong.
Chinese steamer, 2606 tons, Capt., F. Tachaun. from Keelung, cargo: coal. berthing at buoy No. A10- M. B. K
Cremer, Dutch steamer, 2,785
* Ships In Harbour, etc.
NEWS FROM THE "PRICE OF £2,500
WATERFRONT
Freight And Asiatic Passenger Returns
ON YOUR HEAD"
Three Years For"
Kidnap Threats
Letters containing kidnap threats (BY LONGSHOREMAN)
were read at the Old Balley when tons, Captain J. W. Kuminer..
During the 24 hours ended at 9 from Singapore, general cargo, am, yesterday, the freight returns, guilty to uttering letters demand- Charles Redfern, aged 53, pleaded berthing at Kowloon Wharf.received from the" Harbour Office, ing money with menaces, and was J. C. J. Line,
showed a moderate tonnage move-sentenced to five years' penal ser- Anshing. Chinese steamer, 1,843 ment.
vitude, later reduced to three years.
4
tons. Captain O. Backe, from Shanghai via Swatow. general cargo, China Mèrchant Steam Navigation's Wharf.—— C. M. 9. N. & Co. Yunnan.
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British steamet, 1,635 tons, Captain, J. S. Smart, from Swatow, general cargo berthing at buoy No. B14. B. & S. Soochow, British steamer, 1,594 tony, Captain D. Willards. from Swatow. general cargo, berthing at buoy No. 320.- "B. & '." Porthos,
The total tonnage of general cargo carried by vessels to the Colony Was 9.116 tons, British
with
Mr. L. A. Byrne (prosecuting) asid the letters were sent to Sir Robert Waley Cohen, Mr. David steamers carrying 6,597 Lewin, a moneylender, and Mr. tona. Through cargo for ports Jonah Wolfe, a director of com- beyond the Colony amounted to pantes. A letter to Mr. Lewin read: 7,978 tons. of which 3,476 tons were carried by British steamers.
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Asiatic deck passengers entering the Colony during the twenty-four hours ended at 9 am yesterday were 731. of which 404 were from British steamers.
There
altogether eight arrivals, of which three were "of British registry. the remainder teing of other nationalities, while of the ten departures, four were British ships. Particulars as fol-
"French steamer, 7,530 tons, Captain Q. Angaud, from Shanghai, general cargo. berthing at Kowloon Wharf. -- M. M. & Co. Rio de Janeiro Maru. Japanese str..lows:-
5,828 tons, Capt. & Machihara. from Kobe, general cargo, berthing at buoy No AB- O. S. K.
ו.''
Nationality
British
were
Ships
3
Tonnage 9.983
Ajax. British steamer.
4,628 tons, Captain J. B. Scott, "from Shanghal, general cargo, berthing at buoy No. A2. B. & S.
Norwegian French Portuguese Chinese
2
4,269
1
1,030
1
60 1.750
Total
17,092
PO-BRITISH INDIA-APCAR AND EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN LINES
MAIL AND PASSENGER STEAMERS TAKING CARGO FOR
Straits, Java, Burma, Ceylon, India, Persian Gulf, Mauritius, East and South Africa
Australia, Rod Sea
Europe.
: PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL FORTNIGHTLY
DIRECT ROYAL MAIL STEAMERS
under contract with H.M. Government
Egypt
All vesaola may call at any ports on or off the route, and the route and all
sailings are subject to change or deviation with or without notice.
Steamship
Топа
PENINSULAR
"Unemployed Self Help Society. -We want an immediate loan of £100, redeemable on or before the end of 1937. We want this free of interest. The penalty for failing to grant this will be that a price of £1.000 will be placed against your, name and that you or some relative will be collected }'. and this rum demanded as the price of release.” Letters sent to Mr. Wolfe and to Sir Robert Waley Cohen contained demands for £250 and included*MIRZAPORE the phrase, "From those who have RAWALPINDI
CORFU an excess of money it shall be ta- ken."
*BANGALORE The letter to Mr. Wolfe included NALDERA this passage:
CARTHAGE
BHUTAN
-
"A price of £2.500 has been placed on your head, and you are advised that you or some re- lative will be claimed at some fu- ture date and that that amount of ransom will be demanded for your release."
SOMALI
From Hongkong (About)
Destination
CORIENTAL SAILINGS
#
[· 7,000
12nd May
7,000
19th May
17,00
29th May
14,000
19th June
6,000
19th June
16,000 38th June
14,000
10th July
6,000
17th July
·༄
17.000 6,000
24th July
3'st July
7th. Aug.
RANCHI *BEHAR KAISAR-I-HIND 11,500
Calls Tangier.
Mamoilles, Havre, London, H'bg.,
Ruam, Antwerp
Hull.
Straits, Bombay & Karachi,
Bombay, Marveilles and London,
do
Mars, Havre, London, Hamborg R'dam, Antwerp. & Hull Bombay, Marseilles & London.
do
Mars. Havre, London, H'bg.,
R'dan Awerp. & Bull Bombay, Marseilles & London Mare, Havre, London, Hbg,
R'dm, A'werp. & Bull
Bombay, Mamailles & London.
Canadian Pacific
N
KLINE
SAN FRANCISCO via Shanghai, Japan Ports and Honolulu,
CHICHIBU MARU
TATSUTA MARU
ASAMA MARD
Wodnesday, 2nd June Wednesday, 16th June Wednesday. 7th July
SEATTLE & VANCOUVER. (Starts from Kobe)
HIKAWA MARU
HIYE MABU
NEW YORK via Panama,
+ NARUTO MARU
Moncay... 24th Mar Tuesday,
8th Juno
Tuesday,
1st Juna
SOUTH AMÉRICA. (West Coast) via Japan, Honolulu, Los
Angeles, Mexico and Panama.
• TAKAOKA MARC
BOKUYO MABU
FUSHIMI MARU
HAKOZAKI MARU
Friday, Tuesday,
11th June 18th July
LONDON, MARSEILLES, ANTWERP, ROTTERDAM
TERUKUNI MARU
LIVERPOOL vin Port Said,
and Marseilles
+ DAKAR MARI
Saturday, 22nd May Saturday. 5th June Friday, Beyrouth. Istanbul, Piraeus.
18th June
Friday, 11th June
SYDNEY & MELBOURNE via Manila and Porte.
KAMO MARD
1.v. "NEPTUNA"
ATSUTA MART
Saturday, 29th May
Monday, 31st May Saturday,
26th June
BOMBAY via Singapore, Penang and Colombo.
+ TOKIWA MARU
Friday, 28th May Sunday, 8th June
CALCUTTA via Singapore, Penang and Rangoon
CALCUTTA MARU
LISBON MARU
MALACCA KARU
Tuesday 25th Slay Saturday,
5th June
HAKUSAN MARU
Wednesday, 19th May ATSUTA MARU" (Diract to N'aaki) Friday, 21st May
Friday, HARUNA MARU
4th June
SHANGHAI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA.
Cargo only.
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MONDAY, MAY 17.
Tin Seng. Chinese steamer, 943 tons, Captain Kwok Shau, from K. C..Wan, general cargo. berthing at "Salkong Wharf.——— Tai Fung & Co.
Tai Ping, Norwegian str., 3,868 tons, Captain R. Johansen, from Manila, general cargo. berthing at buoy No. A4.— Dodwell & Co.
Therese Moller, British steamet.
2,476 tons. Capt. H. Johnson, from Yokohama, cargo:, conl, #berthing at buoy No. A14.-
D. K. K. Canton.
SHIPPING
MOVEMENTS
The RMS. Empress of Japan lef: Vancouver for Hong Kong, via Honclulu, Japan ports and Shang- hal, on May 15 (Saturday), am. She is due at Hong Kong on June 4 (Friday). morning, and due to leave for Manila on the same day. evening.
The RMS. Empress of Russia French steamer, 976
left Shanghal on May 18 (Tues- tons. Captain G. Charlot,
day) at 2 p.m. She is due at Hong from Haiphong, general cargo. Kong on May. 20 (to-morrow) at berthing at buoy No. B91 p.m. and leaves Hong Kong for M. M. & Co.
Manila on the same day at mid- night,
Pres. Lincoth. American str., 6,730 tons, Capt. W. O. Kohlmeister. from Manila, general cargo, berthing at Kowloon Wharf.- Dollar Line.
Apcey, British steamer, 1,778 tons, Capt. C. Boyce, from Swatow, moaring at Talkoo Dock.- Wo Fat Sing Nishiyama Maru. Japanese str., 1.323 tons, Captain 8. Bato, from Mulze, Cargo: coal. mooring at Kowloon M. B. K.
SUNDAY, MAY 16.
Bay.-
! The R.MS. Empress of Agla arrived at Vancouver on May 17 (Monday) at 2/4. p.m. and leaves Vancouver on May 29 (Saturday) at a.m. She is due at Hong Kong on June 17 (Thursday) in the morning and leaves Hong Kong for Manila on the same day in the evening.
CLEARANCES
TUESDAY, MAY 18. Fu Yuang for Hongay Shinton Maru for Takao Tilsaroea for Muntok Shoel Maru for Hongay Porthos for Salgon
Tai Ping for Manila Tai Ping for Shanghai Wing Wah for Canton.
IN WIRELESS TOUCH
General
Pershing.
⚫ Cargo only.
All vessels may call at Malta.
APCAR SAILINGS
BRITISH INDIA -
SANTHIA TALMA SIRDHANA SHIRALA. TILAWA
¡
9,000 122 May 10.30 am. 10,000 6th June
8,000
19th June
8,000 10,000
3rd July
17th July
Singapore, Port. »Swottenham' Powang, Kangoon & Calcutta
Now is the time to visit Australia & New Zealand
The following ships are expect. ed to be in wireless communica- tion with Hong Kong Radio:-
California, Azuchi Maru, Porthos. President Lincoln. Tai Ping. Conte Biancamano, Empress of Canada, Corfu, Akag1forgotten the cuisine will set you listening eagerly for the Goog san Maru. Tung Cheong. Hakusan Maru, Ranpura, Hüpeh, Granville, Bangalore, Kut Sang, Hong Kong Maru, Shing Hwah
Iands of Funshine and Romance. "Down Under you will feel a new being and even if you are not inclined towards Buring, Fishing, Shooting or Mountaineering you will find that the Antipodes have plenty to cher you.-incinding 2 for your pound." humour your every whim.
On the way down your life aboard will be as you wish, quiet or hectic for the E. '& 4, will
And by the way, then ua no additional charge the Dock Cabins and there in of course San Dook wimming pool..an Orphostes and a fine Laundry.
The ss. Santhia (B.I. and Apcar DONT FORGET
Line) will leave Amoy for this port on the 19th instant (to-day), and is due here to-morrow. She will Tlxaroea. Dutch steamer, 4.394 leave here for Singapore. Port tons, Captain J. Nadorot. Swettenham, Penang, Rangoon from Amoy YE Swatow, and Calcutta on or about Satur- berthing at buoy No. AL-day, May 22, 1937, at 10.30 a.m... J. C. J. Line. Lachow, British str., 1,221 tons,
Captain Taylor, from Saigon, general cargo, berthing at buoy No. B4.-Yuen On and Co.
Tchekam, Chinese steamer, 800 tons, Captain Kwok Fook, from Hothow, general cargo, mooring at Ping On & Co.
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The ss. Demodocus (Butterfield and Swire) is expected to, arrive. here from Singapore on May 20, 1937, at 7 a.n.
The ss. Protealaus (Butterfield and Swire) is expected to arrive Stonecutters here from Kobe to-morrow at 4
p.m.
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The P&O. Boyal Mail Steamera'to London and
The New Zealand Shipping Co. Steamers for London via Panama Canal.
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EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS
TANDA NANKIN NELLORE
2,000
7,000
4th June ind July
7,000 31st July
Manila, Rabaul, Brisbane Sydney. Melbourne & Hobart
SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI & JAPAN
BIRDHANA
NALDERA
8,000
27th May
18,000
27th May
NANKIN SHIRALA
7,000
3rd June
8,000
10th June
CARTHAGE.
14,700
Oth June
BHUTAN
6,000
11th June
HEHAR
8,000
20th June
10,000
24th June
17,000
24th June
7,000
4th June
Cargo only..
TILA WA BANCHI NELLORE
Amoy, Shanghai & Japan Bhanghai & Japan
Amoy, Shanghai & Japan
Shanghai & Japan Shanghai & Japan.
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