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PACIFIC
CANADIAN
QUICKEST TIME ACROSS THE PACIFIC
TO VICTORIA & VANCOUVER.
%
SAILINGS 1928.
Hongkong Shanghai Kebe
Yokohama Van'var
41
Lanya
Lenva
LAYO
LARYS Arrive
EMPRESS OF JANADA Apr, 18
Apr. 21
Apr. 24
Apr. 27
May 8
EMPRESS OF RUSSIA May 9
May 12
May 15
May 18
May 27
EMPRESS OF ASIA
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Jun
June 7
Jun, 16
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Jun, 16
Jun, 19
Jun. 21
Jun; 30
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July 7
July 10
July 12
July 21
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July 21
July 24
July 26
Aug. i
EMPRESS OF CANADA Aug. 8
Aug.11
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Aug. 16
Aug. 25
EMPRESS OF RUSSIA Aug. 29
Sept. 1
Sept. 4
Sept. 6
Sept. 15
EMPRESS OF ASIA Sept, 12
Sept. 15
Sept. 18
Sept, 20
Sept, 20
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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 11, 1928.
SHIPPING ARRIVALS & DEPARTURES.
PASSENGERS ON PRESIDENT, BOATS,
CARGO HANDLING.
TUG & LIGHTER COMPANY'S DEVELOPMENT.
ed.
an
do-
immense
A development of the Hongkong For the purpose of discussing
Tug and Lighter Company's activi Among passengers" arriving in ties, which has so far passed un the maintenance of the Chinese
Hongkong on the 8.3. President noticed and yet which fills a long felt Faculty in the Hongkong Univer-Pierce yesterday were Mr. Bax want, is the work of the Baggage |sity, a meeting of prominent Chin- Basker, factory representative of Department.
now This is comparatively a ese merchants was called at the Honolulu on an annual business Chinese Chamber of Commerce trip to the Far East; Mr. D. L. parture, but in the short time it has Mosa, president of David L. Moas been operating, the business done has yesterday morning, at 11 o'clock, Commpany, importers
shown a steady increase, it is learn- and ex-
Tho
of coolies to engagement by the Hon. Dr. R. H. Kotewall porters of New York, on a buses transport baggage and luggage from and Sir Shou-gon Chow. Thero trip to Hongkong and Canton; Mr.
to hotels, the collecting of
from residences
for was a large attendance, including Jolin Smith, engineer with Messrs. ships
transfer Luggage Mr. Li Yau-isun, Mr. Wong Kwong-Jardine Matheson, returning from to steamers, storage and handling of tin, Dr. S. W. Tso, Mt. Lee Koon-Shanghai; Mr. B. C. Solomon, & cargo up to any amount, with de- chun, Mr. Lee Jor-shan, Mr. T. N. Standard Oll official, returning very ex-ship to business premises all these and other Chau, Mr. Li Yick-mul, Mr. Fung from a holiday trip to the States if necessary;
at A
minimum cost and Ping-alino, Mr. Kwok Stu-lau, Mr. with Mrs. Solomon, and Mr. T.S.M. removals are handled
expedition. with Chau Tung-sang, Mr. Tang Siu-Terrace, architect of Shanghai, on of cost
The advantages are obvious. A re- kin,, Mr. Leung Pat-yce and Mr.a business trip to Canton,
presentative of the Company meets Tang Che-ong.
The Wilbur players yesterday all incoming steamers and arranger the spot for removal of baggage Lon In his opening speech, Sir Shou-left on the President Madison for son Chow, after stressing the need Shanghai. Among others on board to any point at a standard rate. for the Chinese Faculty; explain were Mr. C. Harper, Mr. W. S. Passengers are, saved ed that some time ago Professor Carter, Rev. Daniel Maravelis, Lt. amount of trouble, are not subjected Lai Che-hal of the Hongkong Unt-B. S. Anderson, Prof. T. F, Morri-to the extortionate demands of un- versity, succeeded in collecting son, Prof. B. Freeman, Hon. Chas. reliable loafers on the waterfront and The leading steamship lines have from among the rich Chinese in Malcom, Hon. Frederick Waller, Lt, are assured of safe handling,
S. H. White, Lt. H. B. Temple, Lt. entered into an arrangement with the the Straits Settlements a sum of $40,000 for the Chinese Faculty S. S. Purves and Lt. W. G. Pogue. Tug and Lighter Company In respect
Other passengers
on the Pre-of baggage and other removals. The but this sum had now been ex pended and if a full Chinese sident Madison included Mrs. C. 11. staff of this special department being Faculty, which covers a course of Benson, wife of the general mana-o constituted as to be available for the heaviest shipments at short four years study, was to be enger of the American Express Com-notice.
much larger pany in Hongkong, travelling to All those contemplating, removal tablished, then a amount would have to be raised. Shanghai; Mr. and Mrs. C. F.to new premises or returning Home The speaker added that although Bowden, well-known London peo-might well ring up Central 3639 with the Government had unofficially ple. travelling round the world: view to engaging the services of promised to give the Chinesa Mr. G. L. Datras, connected with this organisation, which is in truth a trouble and money saver to the Faculty Buhalantial aid. It was up the Standard Oil Company harassed traveller from point to to the merchants to do their par Swatow, returning to the United point
States on furlough; Mrs. V. As an indication of the volume of After the Hon. Dr. Kotewall had spoken, the meeting decided to Clumeek of Singapore travelling business now done, it is stated that try to raise a sum in the neigh to the United States; Mr. and Mrs. coolle hire for the last month alone bourhood of $1,000,000 about $60,-. F. Fertin returning to the U.was in excess of $0,000. 000 of which will be assigned to S. after a tour of the East. the erection of a building in tho! University grounds for the Chin- este Faculty.
The forty-one Chinese presentj formed themselves into a Com-). mittee to collect the поседу funds. Mr. Fung Ping-shan has promised to contribute $5,000 and] Mr. Kwok Slu-lau $1,000.
OPIUM SEIZURES.
CONTRABAND CARRIED BY RIVER PASSENGERS.
Revenue Officers were purtianlarly
RUBBER POLICY.
DIVERGENT VIEWS IN
SINGAPORE.
JUNKS PIRATED,
ATTACKED IN CHEUNG
CHOW WATERS.
Four pirates, one armed with a dag- ger and one with a revolver, succeed- ed in boarding two Chinese fishing boats under cover of the dark Singapore, Apr. 10, early yesterday morning near Cheung There are divergent views as Chow.
According to the story told by the to the policy the rubber growers should adopt in consequence ofwner of one of the craft in his report Lo the Police, his vessel containing the impending abolition of restric-eight persons was anchored off Cheung tion. Some point out the danger Chow along side another fishing int, of tapping all out and pilling up and he was aroused by the noise of stock to flood the market when re- someone creeping at the side of his bont. It turned out to be two strang- strielion ceasca.
ters. One of them pushed him into Other authorities believe the es-the hold.
| active yesterday afternoon andates should mark time in expec Meanwhile the rest of tho gang at-
searching passengers from Caritan
by the Kinshan and Yoet On, were tation that the Industry will re-tacked and fired several shots at the uccessful in making considerable organise itself and same scheme other junk, which they eventually hauls of narcotics.
be evolved which will, the boarded and ransacked, taking money
By the Kinshan, a traveller came market on firm grofit and" bring amounting to about $13. down with a black suit case and buck prices to a remunerative level.
stated he had nothing to declare.-Reuter,
Suspicion being aroused by the depth
of the cnae's bottom, a penknife was
serted and when withdrawn Was
Another Pirney.
News of another piracy was brought
to Hongkong by the master of cargo junk No. 32660 yesterday afternoon, a report was made to the police
when a
found to be sateared with opium. PEKING TO LONDON. of an attack' made by six armed men
The baggage was in the possession of a street coolie, who had bean In turn summoned by a wharf coolle after having been engaged by the passenger himself.
All three are now held in custody and will appear before the magls- trate this morning. The amount of the seizure is understood to be about 61 taels of prepared oplum.
MOTOR TRIP ACROSS TWO CONTINENTS.
on a junk at 3 p.m. yesterday,
According to the master, the junk was boarded while it was in Lung Shan Wan in the Sai Kung district, at a point very close to British waters. The pirates fired at the junk, com- manding them to stop. The order was complied with and the men then ransacked the vessel, Major and Mrs. McCallum and taking with them. $940 in money also
boarded and two mechanics who are motoring other property to a total value of from Peking to London arrived in $1040. Europe. They travelled by ferry-
Constantinople, Apr. 10.
In the other case, a passenger by
The pirates appeared to be in the Yurt On came ashore without
boat from Mudania here. There possession of both long and short baggage, but being searched, TAS found to have a fair amount of opium were exciting moments in cross-firearms. They left the boat as soon concealed in the top of his Rocks.ing the Taurus mountains where as they found the money and were last He also was arrested and will appear the roads were very narrow and Reem making off towards Long Kuet before the Court today.
many landslips occurred.-Reuter, district, near Sai Kung.
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