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Sailings from Hongkong.
To MARSEILLES vin Saigen,
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PAUL LEUAT...... 20th Nov, ANDRE LEBON... 4th Dec, PORTHOS....... 18th Deo, CHENONCEAUX... 1st Jan, .15th Jan. ATHOR II....... D'ARTAGNAN ..29th Jan. SPHINX ......12th Feb. G. METZINGER... 25th Feb. PAUL LECAT...... 12th Mar
To YOKOHAMA vin Shanghai
# Kobe.
·OHENONCEAUX... 30th Nov. PORTHOS........ 4th Dec. ATHOS II...
18th Doo... D'ARTAGNAN....... SPHINX........
1st Jan,
15th Jan.
G. METZINGER... 29th Jen. PAUL LECAT 12th Fob. ANDRE LEBON... 26th Fab, CHENONCEAUX..... 12th Mar.
We can issue through tiokota to Egypt, Syrian porta, East Afrios, Madagascar by transhipment on, our mail stoamers at Port-Baid or Djibouti.
COMMERICAL LINE.
From DUNKIRK Hamburg, Rotterdam, (Antwerp):
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16th November.
Gie, des MESSAGERIES MARITIMES,
For full Particulars, apply to:-
Telephones: C. 651 & 740.
8, Queen's Bullding.
DIVISIONAL COURT ALLOWS APPEAL.
"Verdict for defendants; 110
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1928.
COLONEL HOUSE'S WAR CONSIGNEES' NOTICES.
DIARY.
NEW LIGHT ON PEACE CONFERENCE.
London, Oct. 17.
The long wait for the second
SERVICES CONTRACTUELS DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.
The Steamship,
"ANDRE LEBON" Arriving Hongkong on 8th November, 1928 from MARSEILLES, &c., Consignees of Cargo by the above named stammer are hereby informed that their goods with the exception of Opium, Treasure and Valuables are being landed and placed at their risk in the Godowns of the. Hongkong Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd., Kowloon, whence dollvory can be
negligence, sherr accident. We To-day, after an enforced delay give plaintiff £50.when he is 21" of more than two years, the last Thia verdlet, returned by a two volumes of the war diary Whitechapel County Court jury-kept by Col. House, the close friend said to have been chiefly composed whom President Wilson called of foreigners--was brought to the "my Independent self," are being notice of Divisional Court republished in America, cently, when the defendants in tho action successfully contended that the Judge ought to have en-half of "The Intimate Papers of obtained as the goods are landed. tered a verdiet for them instead Colonel House" has been due to
rained by objections
various of ordering a new trial,
Powers to certain passages including date of arrival, will be subject The action was one in which them, but these demurs have now an infant sued for damages for either been met or ignored by the personal injury alleged to have author. The result la, "the freest,
the negligent boon caused by
most revealing account yet given driving of a motor-car belonging of events between 1917 and 1919; to Mesars. Lucraft and Sons, which should clear up a great Limited.
deal of controversy.
Mr. Grundy, for the appellants, said that Judge Cluer, when he heard the verdict, remarked: "An
uni-
unintelligent jury and an intelligible verdict." In his note of the case the Judge stated that on consideration he regarded the verdict na so contradictory and Inconsistent that he thought he aught to have entered judgment for the defendants and regretted that he had no power to do so.
Knowledge of English. Mr. Rubens, for the respondent, said it was dithealt to understand
what the jury said or to know whether they understood English. Mr. Justice Swill, who sat with Mr. Justice Acton, allowing the appeal, said that the jury ought to have stopped at the words, "Verifet for the defendants.” Possibly it was their intention to pay the plaintiff the £50 out of their own pockets. (Laughter.)
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CHINA'S JUDICIARY.
NEW STATUS FOR THE ADMINISTRATION.
Nanking, Nov. 8. The Central Political Council haa passed a resolution, firstly, that the Department of Judicial Ad- ministration be raised to the status of a Ministry, secondly, that the Department of Judicial Trial be re-named the Supreme Court, and thirdly, that the Department for Trial of Administrative Cases be re-named the Administrative | Court.
The Council na nominated' Wel Tao-min ns Minister of Judicial Administration and Lin Hsiang as President of the Supreme Court. Reuter.
Goods not cleared within 7 days, in-
to rent.
.
All claims must be sent to the undersigned before the Thursday the 16th November, 1928, or they will not be recognized.
THE
FUNNEL
BLUE
LINE
REGULAR AND FAST PASSENGER SERVICES |
FREIGHT AND
Damaged Packages must be left in the Godown for examination by the consignees, and the Company's Bur- The final volume of the Papere veyor Hessra:Goddard & Dougins at LONDON SERVICE
MENELAUS" gives much inside history of the 10.00 am, on Saturday, the 10th
***ANTENOR" and com- November, 1928. Conference,
"DIUMED"
Peaco memorates two "rows"-one that was general and the other between the then United States Prealdent and the French Prime Minister.
The Tiger's" Retort.
The quarrel between Mr. Wilson and M. Clemenceau arose over the Suar, the Brat' maintaining that the Saar had never been heard of until after the Armistice, and the other, that it was Impossible to sign a treaty that did not satisfy France's claims.
Then if France does not get what she wishes," said the Presi dent, "she will refuse to act with us. In that event, do you wish, me to return home?"
No claims will be admitted after the
goods have left the Gedowns.
No Fire Insurance will be effected by us in any caso whatever.
L. LESDOS,
Agent. Hongkong, 6th November, 1928.
THE BEN LINE STEAMERS, LIMITED.
From MIDDLESBRO', ANTWERP, LONDON, STRAITS
and PHILIPPINES. The Steamship,
"BENVORLICH"
Consignees of Cargo are hereby informed that all Goods are being into the landed at their risk Anzardous and/or extra hazardous Godowns of The Hongkong and Kow. loon Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd, whence and/or from the wharves delivery may be obtained.
"I do not wish you to go home," safd Clemenceau, "but I intend to do ao myself," and, left the house. While Viscount Cecil of Chel- wood (Lord Robert Cecil) and Colonel House were amicably dis- cussing the Colonial question, "the President was having a first-class row with Lloyd George, Clemon- ceau, Hughes, and Massey. It looked as if the whole thing had All claims against the steamer gone to pot. However, the row must be presented to the Undersign- may do good. It will teach themed on or before the 27th instant, or
they will not be recognized, all a lesson,"
Contrary to the impression cur- rent at the time, Foch, the diary shows, was anxious that the Ger- mans should accept the Armistice terms. "This being achieved," he said, "no man has the right to cause another drop of blood to be shed."
"There are interesting passages describing the presentation of the Peace terms to the German dele- gates, and the signing of the Treaty : at Versailles. Of this Colonel House writes: "I wish it could have) been more simple, and that there might have been an element of:
POOR ROLLING STOCK. chivalry, which was wholly lack-
CHANG HSUEH-LIANG RETURNS DAMAGED CARS. Peking, Nov. 8. Most of the rolling stock which Marshal Chang Hauch-liang re- cently returned was in such bad condition, that it had to be sent to Tongshan for repairs, which in most cases will take nearly six months as many of the cars have practically to be rebuilt.
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ing. The affair was elaborately staged and made, as humiliating to the enemy as it well could be." In 1917, Colonel House told Mr. Lloyd George and Lord Rending that he was not certain that Great Britain might not have done better without Allies. The reasons gives are that a land engagement, would have been impossible, but that Britain would still "have held the seas, destroyed German com- merce, and taken all the German colonies."
No claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all Goods remaining undelivered after the 18th instant, will be subject to rent.
All broken, chafed, and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on the 12th instant, at 10 am. by Mesars, Goddard and Douglas,
No Fire Insurance has been effected. Bills of Lading will be countersign- GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO. LTD., ed by
Agents. Hongkong, 6th November, 1928.
NEW ARRIVAL. ·
TWENTY YEAR OLD TURRET
BUILT VESSEL.
A new arrival in Far Eastern watora was recorded yesterday in the 8.8. Koroninko of the Union Steam- of New Zealand, ship Company registered at Dunedin and built in 1907 by Dexford of Sunderland,
of
She is a turret built veasci 2,479 tons gross and 1,541 nett, with 110 n length of 312.3 feet, beam 43.0 feet and depth 10.6 feet, engined by the bullders to 241, N.I.P.
Chang Hench-liang has wired to Pei Chung-hsi stating
If we could not have reached con- that he is sending a second batch clusions with Germany, we should consisting of twenty trains, "have come out of it much the
better of the two."
Reuter.
BANK
Arriving here yesterday from the it in understood that the vessel will Straits with a full cargo for Canton, proceed to that part and after dis- charge, return to Hongkong where the crew will be paid of. She will then be docked and refitted, to run under charter for the local firm of Williamson and Co. Captain J. Bald- win is in command.
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