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THESE NEW VERSELS MAINTAIN A REGULAR SERVICE" FROM HONGKONG TO AUSTRALIAN PORTS. VIA MÄNILA, AND THURSDAY ISLAND Through Bills of Lading issued to all Australian, New Zoaland and Tasmanian Ports.
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HONGKONG TO SYDNEY-19 DAYS.
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In Port
7th January
11th February
11th March
DUE TO SAIL
17th Decomber
14th January
18th February
18th March
For Freight & Passage, apply to—BUITERFIELD & SWIRE.
Tel C. 36
Agents.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
TOURIST YACHT,
STELLA POLARIS DUE ON
DECEMBER 24...
Before the end of the year Hong- kong will be visited by another tourist ship, this being the motor yacht Stolin Polaris which is due to arriva here from Madila.in the afternoon of December 24.
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1929.
THE THAMES FLOODS,
HOPES THAT WORST HAS
BEEN REACHED. ''
London, Dec. 13.
It is hoped that the floods in the Thames Valley and elsewhere in England have reached their high est point. The barometer is cis- ing rapidly, and although the weather forecast is for windy and unsettled conditions, less rain than recently is expected, at least ***in southern England.
As she will remain here for over two days, the 200 tourists or so on board will spend Christmas in Hong kong, According to schedule...the tourists will visit Canton on the morn. ing of December 27.
HEROIN SEIZURE,
TWENTY BOXES FOUND ON BOARD JUNK.
A huge haul of heroin pills. stated to be worth several thou- sands of dollars, was made by a party of detectives from the Yau- mati Police Station yesterday afternoon when a raid was made
trading junk Inside the Typhoon Shelter.
Information was lodged at the Station previously of the presence on a certain junk in the shelter The Stella Polaris left Southampton This morning the flood water at of a large quantity of heroin, but at 4 p.m. on November 2, and before windsor which has reached five after a search the Police, under she reaches Monaco on her return trip, she will have touched at every feet six inches, remained station Detective Sergeant Fitches, fall- country in the Far East, except ary for the first time since the ed to locate the drug and it was Japan, and also many countries in river began to rias. At Maiden- not until more definite informa- Еигоре..
head, where the floods inve beention. was received that the worst for twenty years, the cavery was made. river, has fallen slightly, and the upper waters of the Thames show the same tendency,
Judged merely by size, the Stalls Polaris is said to have accommodation for more than the 200 passengers for which she provides. It was decided to limit the number, one of the reasons being that with the limited member ship the shore excursion parties will not be unwieldy.
The route to be followed on this 23,000 miles pleasure cruise to the East has been specially selected by experts to obtain the maximum of .calm seas and sunshine. It can be considered
calm voyage from start
No improvement is yet apparent in the lower renches, and some anxiety must continue until after next week's spring tides.
in the west of England, great areas are under water in the neighbourhood of the Severn, and in Somerset, where the floods are the worst experienced for hulf a century.
to finish, so far as is possible,
The Stella Polaris is a new twin screw motor yacht and has rapidly become popular since she was launch- ed In 1927. She is owned by the B. and N. Line R.M.S./S., whose combin-gale, with gusts of 80 miles an ed fleet numbers 50 vessels.
DEFEAT REVERSED.
AUSTRALIAN POLITICAL
" QUESTIONS.
Canberra, Dec. 13..
Yesterday there was a further
hour at Liverpool and 70 miles an hour in the English Channel, and sharp local thunderstorms in London and elsewhere.-British Wireless.
called on to decide which House was supreme,-Reuter.
[A message published yester
The Government's defeat in the Senate yesterday has, been re-day stated: versed by 16 to 12 votes. In The Government has been de favour of not insisting on yes-feated in the Senate, which has terday's amendment, the mover of which intimated that the House had changed its attitude.
Another opposition Senator, however, sald the, time must come when the people would be
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The party found no less thau twenty full boxes of heroin pills cleverly secreted behind the panels of the crew's quarters.
The drug has been sent to be analysed and except that it is ex- peeled to be worth several thou sands of dollars the Police are as yet unable to state the quantity seized.
exact
The mistress of the boat has, It is understood, been taken into custody and will probably appear before.
ROYAL DUTCH OIL..
TAKING THE WAR INTO THE
ENEMY'S CAMP.
New York, Der. 13. The Shell Union Company, the American representative of the Royal Dutch interests, has pur- chased sixty-five service stations and facilities to store ten million gallons of oil from the Pennsy!-
Oil Company-Reuters American Service,
adopted by 17 votes to 6 an opposi-vania tion amendment to the Common- wealth Banking Bill, whereby, the clause relating to the ban on gold exporting should be enforced only until December 30, 1980.)
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ANGERS SPHINI....
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8 Kobe,
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