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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
H.M.S. BRIDGWATER,
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1928.
ST. DUNSTAN'S.
NEW MINESWEEPER FOR THE CHINA STATION.
BLINDED CRAFTSMEN'S BIGGER OUTPUT.
II.M.S. Bridgwater, the first of St. Dunstan's has issued the 13th two vessels which Messrs. R. and annual record of its activities on Hawthorn, Lealls and Co., Limited. are bullding to the order, of the British Admiralty, was launched on Fridny from Hebburn Shipbuilding Yard. She is an Improvement, on the sloop class
three-
success.
behalf of, men blinded in the war
and it is a cheering record of the help unstintingly given which enables the men to follow pro The overall length of the vessel le fossions and handicrafts, hobbies, About
out 200ft, and the approximato displacement will be about 1,160 tons, sports and pastimes with increns The vessel is built with a long foreing laterest, thoroughness and castle deck, which combined with the boat deck extends aft for about
The family of St. Dunstan's" fourths of the length of the ship. There is a good fare forward which now. numbers over, 1,900 officers, will render the vessel more son.c.o's,' and men blinded in the worthy, and capable of romaining at sea in rough weather. The crew's war and 4,000 wives and children quarters, which are forward, includo settled in their own homes in room, bathrooms, and a service of ico
almost every part of the Empire. water to each mess.
It is
The report pays tribute to the courage and adaptability of those who have lost their sight, and
anticipated that the vessel will be employed in the Far East, and arrangements have been made for the crew to mess and sleep in the open
CONSIGNEES' NOTICES.
THE BEN LINE STEAMERS, LIMITED.
From
MIDDLESBRO ANTWERP, LONDON and STRAITS..
The Steamship, ·
"BENMACDHUI”.
Consignees of Cargo are hereby in ed at their rink into the hazardous formed that all Goods are being land- and/or extra hazardous Godowns of The Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd, whence and/ar from the wharres delivery may be obtained.
Ne claims will be admitted after the Goods have faft the Godowns, and all Goods remaining undelivered after the 13th Inat, will be subject to rent.
All claims against the steamer must be presented to the Undersigned on or bo recognized. before the 27th inst, or they will not
All broken, chafed, and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns,
air under the shelter of the forecastle. points out that a deficit of nearly and bont deck, which has been pro- £5,000 during the year ended tected against the sun double March
by
S1 last is really direct where they will be examined on the The armament will con- evidence of the success of St. 2nd inst. at 10 am, by Messrs., God- sist of 4in. guss and machine-guns. Dunstan's methods. With Indard and Douglas. The machinery consists of twin-screw
awaings.
No Fire Insurance has been effected.
Bills of Lading will be countersign-
turbine engines with a collective creased experience the blinded alaft horse-pawer of 2,000. The craftsmen have added appreciably turbines are of the Parsons impulse to their productivity and earning re-action type-driven through single power, and the result has beoned by reduction gearing, with a working pressure of 225lb. per sq. in. The Inilers consist of two watertube bailers of the three-drum Lyne, ar- ranged for oil fuel burning; the steam pressure at the boilers is 250lb, per
in working under closed atoke hold conditions."
KOCHOW PIRATES.
"MEET DEATH AT HÀNDS
OF TROOPS,
Prompt and commendable action on tha part of the garrison commander in Tai Ping Sha, Namhol district, re sulted in a gang of pirutės being olther killed or captured. There is strong reasons necounted for believing, says the Canton Gazette, that the pirates accounted for in this action forsed part of the gang that looted the steamer Kuchow plying un the Hongkong-Wuchow run,
Information had been received that a potorians pirate chief would be making his return to his native village with a small gang of his satellites. This man had been attacked by troops anly recently and it was purely luck that enabled him to escape from being caught. Commander Lino of the 34th
Agents,
Hongkong, 6th October, 1928,
COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.
n necessary increase in the direct subsidy payable to their GIBE, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD., trades. The men have, in fact, "increased their turnover, their use of subsidized raw material, and the volume of finished articles which St. Dunstan's has to help them to sell by no less & sum than £14,000.". Indian competition in the mat industry and foreign competition in basket-making and joinery make the problem a difficult one, but supporters of thei inatitutkin are assured that "St. Dunstan's will make strenuous efforts to maintain unimpaired its services in connexion with the men's productve work."'
The Steamship, "DOCTEUR PIERRE BENOIT" Bringing Cargo from DUNKIRK,
ANTWERP, LONDON &c. Consignees are hereby informed that their goods with the exception of Opium, Treasure and Valuables are During the year under review being landed and stored into the the administration has been re- Godowns of the Hongkong Kowloon The Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd, Kow- housed and reorganizad. administrative headquarters for loon, whence delivery may be obtained all the Imperial and national work immediately after landing. and the local centre for London
All claims must be sent in to me on men are now St. Dunstan's hend-
or before the Thursday the 18 quarters,. Inner Circle, Regent's October, 1928, or they wil not be re- Park; the technical headquarters, cognized. stores, and sales property on
office are, in a
site near hend- Damaged packages will be examined quarters; and the principal es- by the Company's Surveyor Messrn. This advantage moviment of the 12th Division, slation-1 of blinded soldiers is St. Dun-of the Consignees at 10.00 a.m, on ablishment for the personal care Goddard and Douglas in the presence.
Monday the 15th October, 1928.
- of the Choquo wan To apparent that, other banking institutions
adopted the ayalam."
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ed at Tai Ping Sha, made plans to stan's, Brighton. Substantial eco- Intereept the pirates, and according-nomies are expected to result
TC-
No fire insuranes will be effected
ly a portion, of his troops were sent from the reorganization, and the by us in any case whatever, to seek the band and offer a hot
council say "If our income is ception. Guided by the locni Precau maltained, If we can solve the
Lionary Guards, the pirates
warn
discovered
making
their culty of selling our men's Why through 11 sugar cane goods, and unless any unforeseen plantation. A Herce fight en-and unavoidable liability arises, sued for several hours, in the course we shall next year begin the pro- of which over ten pirates were killed, ceas of building up our endow- Only four men were left alive, and ment fund." The counell aim at these were subsequently made to pay setting naide a sinking fund which the extreme penally for their sins. A will endow St. Dunstan's at the quantity of books were seized in which were recorded the names of end of 15 years.. yarlous captives, while several black- muil letters and an ivory seal were found on one of the dead bodies, These served to identify the body as that of the chief of the gang. A rapid fire magazine rifle and several pistols were recovered from the killed. On the side of the law four soldiers were wounded, while one was killed.
Count the
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MEXICAN · QUAKE,
HALF OF OAXACA TOWN REPORTED RUINED.
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-Mexico City, Oct. 9. An earthquake shock caused the deputies to hurry out of the Cham her, which suspended its sitting. The shocks were felt in uine states. The damage done is heavy, purti- cularly in the town of Oaxaca, the southern section of which is ruin ed.-Reutera American Service.
L. LESDOS,
Agent, Hongkong, 9th October, 1928.
GOLD MOVEMENT.
JAPANESE EMBARGO MAY BE REMOVED.
Osnka, Oct.
The report that the Tokyo Clear- ing House bankers have at last come in the conclusion that the time is ire to urge the immediate restern tion of the Gold standard and that they will shortly pass a formal re- solution to that effect. on bean received by bankers here with ap- roval and satisfaction, beenure they have long bren unanimously in favour of immediate restoration. However, they regret that the Goy ernment in still hesitating. It is difficult to tell how soon messure of public opinion will force the Government to mako a decision. -Reuter.
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