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THE"- HONGKONG
ON THE WATERFRONT,
Monthly Sailings to South
America.
The South American sarvica of the Toyo Kisen Kalsha will short- ily be maintained by five steamers: sailing from Hongkongatintervals of a month, according to an en- |nouncement made mi the local office of the Company this morn- ing.
To increase the frequency of despatches of cargo and passenger vessels from this port it was found necessary to order three more ships suitable for the trade from shipbuilders in Japan. The first of the new steamers specially built for the South American line -the Rakuro Maru-bas sailed on her initial voyage. The second vessel will be the Ginyo Mara, which is advertised to get away about August 15 for all ports on the South American run. She was launched from the yards of the Asano Shipbuilding Company in May. The third ship is the Bokuro Maru, whose sailing from Hongkong has been fixed for October S.
The other steamers in the ser- vice will be two of the ships al- ready engaged in it-the Anyo Maru and the Seiyo Maro. The
Maru want out
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THE DAIRY FARM, ICE &
Kyo Mare, which runs in con- was launched on Saturday last "ME junction with these vessels, was and is now alongside the seawall withdrawn when the Rakuyo baring her boiler and engine! installed and being generally fit- The second of the The new steamers are vessels of ted out. 8,450 tons gross and are practical-vessels will slide down the ways ly sister ships. They are the ia about a fortnight's time it is latest type of combination passen-expected.
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Last Nigh
Perfo
The H.B. Waring already achieved se ger and cargo steamers and their Nile Leaves Singapore.
triumphs during their advent into this trade will mosa a The Hongkong office of the Colony, but they have don great improvement on the exist-China Mail Steamship Company nothing finer than the presents iog service. Passenger accom-announced this morning that the tion last night of Israel Zangwil modation will be provided for steamer Nile sailed from Singa-comedy Merely Mary Ann. nearly 700 persons in these ships.pore yesterday for this port. She The play in itself is simple-it is There will be 40 first-cabins and 50 is due to arive here at noon on the love of an innocent girl for second-cabin berths, while 600 can Tuesday with her passenger musical artist-and it is depend be carried in the steerage. By accommodation fully engaged and ent for its success on the individ October
all five fair-sized cargo. · On arrival at asl characterisation of severa steamers will be operating to South Hongkong the Nile will go into outstanding parts. First mus American ports, vis the Pacific drydock for an examination of be placed Mary Ann herself, the Coast, there will be passenger and her tail-shaft before sailing for drudge of a boarding house wh cargo sailings monthly, instead of San Francisco and wayports. one every two or three months as Freight Bureau to Meet.
next when
knew she loved a man before an remembered it long after abi
at present, excepting, of course, The trans-Pacific Freight came into a fortune. Miss Edith irregular movements of solely car-Bureau will meet at Hongkong at Smith portrayed the characte go vessels.
P. and O. Steamers Movements.
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3 o'clock on Monday afternoon to with admirable restraint and German Steel for Japan. discuss the condition of the ship- (sympathy and gave it just th Part of the cargo brought from ping situation, it is announced. right touch of pathos. Mr. H. E Europe on the Nippon Yusen Kai-
Waring himself took the part o sha steamer Mishima Maru.
Lancelot, the struggling scusicia which arrived at Hongkong The steamer Dilwara arrived whose pride forbids him to pres yesterday afternoon, is a con- at Hongkong late this morning, his love suit after Mary Ann
take on formuse comes to Ler, and th signment of 2000 tons of steel from the North to plates of German manufacture for passengers ant load cargo for artistry with which the role wa the Imperial Japanese Navy. Al-Singapore, Colombo and Bombay. handlad brought forth the heart
of at 11 o'clock appreciation
all. Mi. together there are 5000 tons of She will sail
Madelins Grande as the slatteri general cargo on the vessel for to-morrow morning. Japanese ports, of which the order The next inward steamer ofly lodging house keeper, and Mir of steal plates is the most out the Company from Europe is the standing. Hongkong freight com- Kalyan, which is due to arrive prises 400 tons of assorted mer-at Hongkong on the morning of chandise. The mails landed from Monday next, it is expected. the vessel were 445 bags from The Kalyan sailed from Singapore Europe and Singapore.
on Wednesday fast at noon.
The Mishima Maru has a longi passenger-list and few of those on
May Hallatt as her daughter esc gave delightful interpretations their respective parts, introducin a deal of humour into an othe A speci wise serious play. word should be given to M Christian Morrow as the Re Samual Smedge, bibalo
board were booked to Hongkong. DEPORTEES ON SHIPS. country vicar, whilst figuri The total of passengers was 235,
prominently throughout the pl and only 7 first-saloon, 7 second.
was Mr. Frank Vosper as Pat saloon and 5 in the steerage dis-Too Much Freedom Allowed. The other characters were tak
embarked here. "The through Six deportees from Singapore by Mr. Frederick Annerley.
111.
passengers art classified 85
were charged this morning in Mr. Wordles Huise, Mr. Peter Cro follows: First-saloon, 13: second. P. E. Lindsell's Court with the well, Mr. James Jolley, 1 24: intermediate, 8; and steerage, larceny of clothing and sundry Jeannette Sherwin, all of whe Hamilton Edwards, and M effects belonging to the passengers The ports of call of the Mishima of the Gregory Apcar.
The helped to make the play a tr Maruwere:-Middlesboro, Emden robbery took place when the ship from start to finish. {(Germany), Anterp.
This evening that well-kno London,
was on the high seas and two Marseilles, Saez. Colombo days from Singapore.
play "Mrs. Garringe's Neckla and Singapore. No coal for Sub-Inspector Pearce said that is being presented, and the sea bunker supplies was obtainable in between $400 and $500 worth of is being brought to a close English ports owing to the coal property was stolen from the orrow night with the pressu strike, so the vessel took in stocks passengers. On the arrival of the tion of "Purse Stringe." at Antwerp. The large shipment vessel here the Police went on of steel was loaded at Emden.board but owing to a mistake, This was the first time that the namely of allowing hotel runners The following is the official..... steamer had called there.
to go on board at the same time,scription of a recent invention The Mishima Maru sailed at only $64 worth of property was for operating ships winches 11 a.m. today in continuation of recovered. Had it not been for this The power of a marina internal her voyage to Shanghai, Kobe and more culprits would have been combustion engine is proportioned Yokohama
Kowloon Wharf Being Lengthened.
WINCHES FOR INTERNAL- COMBUSTION ENGINES,
winch by regulating the feather-
arrested.
between the propulsion of the The Magistrate enquired if the
vessel and the driving of a winch departées were allowed to roam
or windlass through suitable Plans have been drawn up for about the boat, and on being told change-speed gear. One end of the extention of No. 1 that it was so, said that it was the main crankshaft is connected wharf at Kowloon in order that an extraordinary privilege. The even the largest veasels entering deportees therefore had a free to the propeller and the other to & change-speed gear through a SOLDIER IN TROUBLE. means of this that bis identity the port of Hongkong may obtain run on the passengers.
clutch. The change-speed gear is berthage. In fact, actual con- One of the deportees was The defendant admitted that struction of the new dock was be-sentenced to three months' and and drives a winch through a
controlled by hand-operated gearį he was in the Lane but said began on Monday last. The Kow-the others to six weeks'.
safety appliance-for example a Traced by a Lost Cap.
did not take the complainant's Icon Wharf and Godown Company, Mr. Lindsell said that rep slipping clutch. When both ricksba, He left the barracks Ltd., announced to-day that the resentations would be made to clutches are closed, the whole or John Segrott, a private in the at 9.15. He paid the ricksha 10 contract calls for completion of Singapore to prevent such & any proportion of the engine the Wiltshire Regiment, was cents at Spring Garden Lane the work in six months time. An-scandalous state of affairs as this morning charged with and entered a house, At 11 other 160 feet will be added to the forty or fifty deportees let loose power can be applied to drive the assaulting a ricksha coolie in p.m. he came out of the house existing wharf, which will give like wolves on board were ing blades of the propeller from Spring Garden Lane, last night with Corporal Field. He tried to it a total length of 680 feet when allowed to rob all the rest of the the setting-appliance, thus vary- and with refusing to pay the jump into complainant's ricksha, finished. This will be more than passengers. *** legal fare.
but was pushed over the shaft sufficient to accommodate the Sergeant Blackman said that and knocked down. Then a longest ship coming to this port at at about 11 p.m. the defendant crowd of about forty Chinese the prament time. engaged the ricksha outside the mobbed him and his friend with Tugboats for Blue Funnel. Murray Barracks and went to stones. The defendant and his Two towbosis to be used in Spring Garden Lane. When the friend took to their heels. As Hongkong harbour by the Blue A Chinese boy, aged nine years, the winch and leaves the whole coolie asked for the fare the defendant ran one of the stones Funnel line will be in commission was knocked down in Belchers engine power available for pro defendant struck him with a bit him on the bead and his cap in the course of a menth- or two Street yesterday afternoon by palsion. In a modified construc
Hon, the engine is composed of a stick, and was helped by another fell off. Asked how the com- it was learned this morning. The motor car 125..
receive his tags are being constructed at the
Boon after the accident a gum-single power group with a gover- Wiltshire roan, with the result(plainant came to that the coolie was very badly injuries the defendant said they Talkch Dock and Engineering ber of men began to stone the nor acting as a speed regulator. injured. Ao alarm was raiser, were the result of stones hitting Company's plast. Their tonnage driver of the car, during which In this case the regulation of the and the defendant ran away. him.
The defendant was convicted being equipped for general work
is 87 tona gross and they are the man received severe injuries, blades of the propeller forms the Both the pedestrian and the sole means of varying the power The defendant's cap was later on found in the Lane and it was by and ined $2 or 14 days',
in the port. The first of them driver are now lying in hospital, supplied to the winch..
MOTOR ACCIDENT.
Driver Stoned.
ing the power, absorbed in pro- palaion. Opening one clutch causes the winch to be driven by the power group, while the open- ing of the other clutch cuts out
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