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Agente.
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MAIL AND, CARGO STEAMERS TO AND FROM MARSEILLES, DUNKIRK, U.K. HAMBURG & ROTTERDAM,
For Shanghai and Japan
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'ANDRE LEUON........ 17th July. CBENONCEAUX...... 31st July.. PORTHOS..............14th Aug. ATTIOS II........28th Aug.
From Dunkirk, Antwerp, London
Lt. St. Loubert-Bie (Cargo) 22 July!.
For Shanghai, Japan and North China
For Rotterdam, Hamburg, Dunkirk ***MIN** (Cargo).......................40) Aug.
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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
MONDAY, JULY 9, 1928.
"JEWELLERY STOLEN.
HIGHWAY ROBBERY. CONSIGNEES NOTICES.
CHINESE CONSTABLE AND
A&O. LINE
WOMAN STABBED.
CHINESE ACTRESS ROBBED BY BURGLAR,
From U. S. A The Motor Vessal A Chinese actress, recently
A daring and unusual highway
"SPEYBANK" returned. from the
United robbery occurred on Saturday having arrived, Consignees of Cargo States, reported to the Wanchai night at 9.40 on Waterloo Road, by her are informed that all Goods Police Station that $400 in Hong-Hamuntin, when a Chinese officer, are being landed at their risk into the No. 15, attached to the Water hazardous and/or extra-hazardous keng bank notes, and a quantity of Police, was attacked, robbed and Godowns of The Hongkong and jewellery, the value of which could wounded by four desperados. Kowloon Wharf, and Godown “Co. not be estimated at the moment,
According to the information Ltd., whenes Delivery may be obtain were stolen from her home at No. available the officer was passing No Claims will be admitted after 127, Prayn East on Saturday morn along the road with a lady com- the Goods have left the Godowns, and ing. According to her report there panion near the new church, when all Goods remaining undelivered after they were suddenly attacked by 12th July, 1928, will be subject to were five women and a small boy in four men, one of whom was arm-Rent the house and the inmates did noted with a dagger..
All Claims against the Vessel go to bed until 4 a.m. on Saturday Thoy relieved the man of his mast is presented to the Undersigned- morning, but at 6.a.m, they made money, a police whistle and a sun on or before 19th July, 1928, or they the startling discovery, that the hat. The woman was not molest-will not be recognized.
All broken, chafed and damaged window of the verandah had been voured to offer resistance, one of where they will be examined on ed. When the policeman endea
goods
are to be loft in the Godowns, opened and a leather bag broken inlo, whilst jewellery, including a the desperados stabbed him on Thursday, 12th July, 1928, at 10 am. diamond ring, a gold wrist watch the abdomen with the dagger and some rings cte, had disappear wounding him twice. They then ed.
escaped.
L
As the first floor of No. 120 lawn able to get back to the Yau- Despite a wounds the officer unoccupied the belief is that the mati Police Station and report burglar must have entered from the outrage. He was later taken the verandah through the empty to the Kowloon Hospital. No ar-
rests have yet been made.
premises,
As a result of smart police work part of the jewellery has since been recovered and several sus pects arrested, among them a Chinese boy of about 12 years of age who was arrested while offer-
NO SURRENDER.
. RESIGN.
Shanghai, July 7.- Judge Loo has been subjected to considerable pressure to
vacate voluntarily before disciplinary measures are instituted.
Ne Fire Insurance has been effected, Bill of Lading will be counter-i) ... signed by
THE BANK LINE, LIMITED.,
General Agents.
Hongkong, 6th July, 1828.
SERVICES CONTRACTUELS DES
MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.
The Steamship,
"PAUL LECAT" "
Bringing Cargo from MARSEILLES, &c.,
Consignees are hereby informed that their goods with the exception
THE
BLUE FUNNE
LINE
REGULAR AND FAST PASSENGER SERVICES
FREIGHT AND
LONDON SERVICE ""HECTOR"' 11th July, *UPERSEUS" 24th July,
"OLACOUE"
7th Aug.
Calls at Casablanos.
'les, London, R'dum & Glasgow Mles, London, B'dam & Hamburg
M'low, London, E'dam à Hamburg
LIVERPOOL SERVICE
BHEXENOR 20th July. Gonon, Hevro, Liverpool' & Glasgow "ANTILOOHUS" 20th Aug. Gonoa, Havin Liverpool & Glasgow PACIFIC SERVICE
vin Kobe & Yokohama "PROTESILAUS" ... 13th July. «TALTHYBIUS“... 2nd Aug,
ing a ragman in the Tai Yuan ATTEMPT TO MAKE A JUDGE Optum, Treasure and Valuables are Street, Wanchini, a leather bag for sale. The owner of the stolen pre- perty identified the bag. Working on the confession of the youth the police Inter on raided a number of suspected houses in Wanchal, and arrested 10 suspects, and recover. ed part of the stolen clothing. There was, however no trace of the jewellery or the money.
being landed and stored into the Godowns of the Hongkong Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd., Kaw- loon, whence delivery may be obtained immediately after landing.
All claims must be sent in to me PASSENGER on or before the Thursday the 12th
NEW YORK SERVICE
day
MRS. LI YIK-FAL
IMPRESSIVE FUNERAL ON
SATURDAY.
"DARDANUS“ "LYCAON"
"HECTOR"
"AENEAS"
A letter was sent to him follow-July, 1928, or they will not be re-
cognized.
Damaged packages will be examined ing a joint meeting of the Branch Committee of the Kuomintang by the Company's Surveyor Messrs. OUTWARD military officers and evil officials, Goddard and Douglas in the presence advising him to surrender.
of the Consignees at 10.00 a.m. on Monday, the 9th July 1928.
The Judge crushingly replied reminding the authors of the letter
vaci-
No fire Insurance will be effected
1. LESDOS. Hongkong, 3rd July, 1928.
STATUE TO FOCH,
of the existence of a law giving by us in any case whatever. judiciary security during his ten- ure of office and that a Judge could not be dismissed without proof of his guilt and that his tion before an investigation con- The funeral took place on Satur-tradicts the previous order of the
UNVEILED IN FRANCE BY of Mrs Li Yik-fal, of
M. POINCARE. Kowloon City, widow of the Inte Nationalist Government and vio- Mr. Li Yik-fai a well known mer-lates the principle spirit of the
Cassel, July 7. chant of Heangshan city and Kuomintang which is ostensibly
ushering In a lawful era. The M. Roinenre unveiled an eques Sydney, N.S.W., and mother of Messre, Wm, Yinson Lee and Li Judge is adamant and intends to trian statue of Marshal Foch in Zee-min, of Shanghai, Mrs. Y. K./make a test unse-Our Own Car-Handless, the headquarters of tho Chow, of Tientsin (daughter-in-respondent, law of Sir Shouson Chow, member
of the Hongkong Executive Coun- The Labour cil), Mesara. Li Chor-chi, Charles, Mohan Lee and Duncan Lee and Calling off the strike and the Mr. Chow Cheng-lam of Hong-day--Router. kong. Mra. Yinson Lee, Master William H. Lee and Mr. Li Zee- min arrived In Hongkong from Shanghai, by the P. and O. 8.8. Khyber to attend the funeral,
a
Many close friends of the family of the late Mrs. Li Yik-fal were present at the simple and Impressive, ceremony. The cor- tege left the house on Kai Tak Bund at 3.30 pm, the heavy Chin ese coffin being hidden under canopy of white flowers borne upon the shoulders of sixteen bearers.
Immediately followed the chief mourners, three of the sons of the deceased, Messrs. Li Chor Chi, Li Zee-min and Duncan Li and Li Hon Chiu (grandson). At Ma Tau Wal village a pause was made to enable friends to pay their last respecta by bowing before the coffin, after which ceremony the procension con- tinued its way to the Christian cemetery behind Kowloon City, where the Rev. Lee Kau Yan con- dicted the burial service.
famous French military leader at the beginning of the war. Lord Allenby represented the British Army, Marshal Foch and his family, M. Painleve, Marshal Petain and to-hosts of generals being present.
Reuter.
Athens, July 7. Confederation Is tobacco workers other strikes
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BOSTON, NEW YORK & BALTIMORE
"CITY OF EVANSVILLE" "CITY OF HALIFAX"
ELLEIMAN LINÉ
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9th September.
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SERVICE
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Singapors, Marusilim & Lordon Bingapore, Maraziles & London
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