THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, JANUARY 31, 1931.
LAICHIKOK 'ARMED
ROBBERY.
EFFICACY OF GOOD ADVERTISING.
ASAHI BEER
CANADIAN PACIFIC
QUICKEST TIME ACROSS THE PACIFIC 12 DAYS FROM CHINA AND 8 DAYS FROM JAPAN To CANADA AND U.S.A.
Kobe Yokohama Vancouver LEAVE
Hongkong Sharebal
Lanya
KRYE
Arriva
Emprant of Japan Empress of Aela
Frk. E
Feb. 8
Fals. 10
Feb, 12
Feb. 20
F. I
Feb. 21
Fot. 24
Feb. 20
Mar, 7
Empress of Canada
Mar. &
Mat. B
Mar, 10
Mar. 12
Mar. 21
Emgrass of Russia
M2T, 18
Mar, 21
Mar. 21
Mar 26
Apr. 4
Empress of Japan
Apr. 1
Apr. 4
Ape.
Apr.
Apr. 17
Empress of data"
Ajer, 10
Apr. 15
Apr. 16
Apr. 151
Apr. 27,
Empress of Canada!
Apr. 26
Apr. 24
Apr. 30
May 2
May 14
Empress of Russia'
Bay H
May 11
May 14
May 10
Empress of Japan:
May 23
May 20
May 20
May 30
Млу 25 June 10
Empress of Apia"
June 5
Inne
Imm 11
Juno 13 · Jono 23
Empress of Canada
June 20
Juar 25
Empress of Russia'
July 3
July 6
Juns 25 July
Empress of Japen
July 19
Empress of Asia'
July 31 Aug H
July 8 July 20 July 21 July 23 July 25 Ang & Ang. f Aog. B Ang, 17
June 27
July 11
* Cullat Nagunaki the day after departure from Shanghai,
+ Calls at Fuzoluju on May 8, ¿Calls at Hanoista on Tune 5,
HONG KONG-MANILA
EMP, of CANADA
EMP. of RUSSIA
Lento Arrive Hong Kong Manila
Feb. Feb.
Feb. 2 Feb. 25 Telephone Penger 20714 Freight VC043
DEFENDANT PICKED OUT IN | HOW TO INCREASE BUSINESS
IDENTIFICATION PARADE.
On the resumption of the hear-i Ing of the ease against Fong Ping, charged with having on March 27, | 1929, at No. 60, Laichikok rond, assaulted a Chinese doctor, Wong Sk-yuen, with intent to rob, and also with having had in his pon- Besalon two platole and two dag кога, complainant's
IN HONGKONG.
The possibilities of efficient ad- vertiging increasing business in Hongkong and the Far East were sinborated upon by Mr. F. C. Mil- lugton, managing director of Messrs. Millington Ltd., Advertis- ing Agents, at a timin given to a large number of local Chinose grandson businessmen at the Hotel Cecili Wong Kwok-chu, gave evidence re- | yoaterday. Among those presout Inting to the attempted robbery, was Sir Robert Ho Tung and other before Mr. Butters at the Kow-well-known
merchants. loon Court yesterday.
Mr. Millington, speaking of the Jin-value of advertising, said that un- Cronalexamined by Mr. shing Lo, counsel for the defence. less this wonderful selence be witness said that he had im-studied by businessmen their busi mediately picked out accused atness was going to be wasted. Un- the Identification parade. Witnean less they knew something about also said that in his evidence inadvertising they would not get the the previous case, in which two most out of their business. men were charged last year, he had said that the man who pointed advertising Mr. Millington quoted
was the turn over of one particular. a pistol ot his grandfather was the man who had lived in the firm in Shanghai and described how cubicle. Witness admitted that the adverthing had been conduct- his grandmother had entreated the ed. He pointed out, however, that robbers not to hurt her husbands It was necessary that advertising but to take everything they could should be followed up by personal. find in the cubicle.
As an example of the effiency of
service in the office. He showed
Giving evidence with regard to how business would fall if, in re-i the identification parade, Mr. T.ply to an advertisement, a person Pasted on a firm and receiveil poar Murphy said that he held it on January 4 in the charge room of service from the advertisers. No. 2 pulice station. Defendant was paraded with 10 others, ull of similar appearance and dressed alike. Ha wna immediately iden- tified by the complainant, Wong Kwok-chu, Lai King, and Wong Yuk-fong, romplainant's daughter, but complainnet's wife failed to Identify him.
SCHNEIDER TROPHY.
APPEAL TO PUBLIC BY AERO CLUB
London, Jan. 30. The Royal Aero Club will short-
In reply to Mr. Lo, witness saidy make a public appeal for funds) that none of the identifying wit-o defend the Schneider Trophy.
WORLD'S GREATEST TRAVEL had told him that defendant The sum required will be some-
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31st Mar.
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also
could be recognised by his pro- what higher than the original on- minent Torchand, Witness
imate of £80,000. The existing said that one of the identifying high speed British machines which witnesses releed any intimation on the race two years ago will re of the number of men they had to quire to be drastically recondition- d. Britain will be esing a-
identity.
The hearing was adjourned to
February 19.
CORRESPONDENCE.
planes and engines designed over two years ago, against the newest French and Italian products. Nevertheless, the fine performance of these machines, and the ex- perlence with them which the Air Force personnel, now made avail- able by the Government, have had
"The Bankruptey of Hongkong," since the last contest, encourage
[To The Editor of Hongkong Telegraph.]
Sir. The Legislative Council has declared the Colony bankrupt.
in
Con-
by repudiating its sterling tracts with its otheers and compell- them to recept a composition. I abnuld be glad if
any reader could and would inform me how the following firms are dealing with their Gold Service-contracts:)
Hongkong and Shanghai Bank- ins: Corpo.
Chartered Bank,
Mercantile Bank
Union fusurance Society of Canton.
Butterfeld and Swire. Astatic Petroleum Cò. Standard Oil Co., of New York. British American Tobacco Co. Hongkong Electric Co.
The Government's service con- tracts can only be a small part of the expected Rudget deficiency. Will the Government tell the Colony whether it can rely on the Government paying 100 cents to the dollar on other contracts? And will its Chinese Officers get 100 cents to the dollar on their pay 7
CALL A
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the hopes of experts that the trophy will be successfully held by Britain--British Wireless,
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'KIYBER
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From Hong-
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Destination
5,334 | 5 Feb. 10 am. Straits, Colombo & B'bay 7,640 7th Fob, | M'lamy London, Hull, H'burg,
-Rottoriam & Antwerp
| 9,005 | 14th Feb | Mles; London, Hull
Rotterdam & Antworp
+
10,980 | 28th Feb. | Marseilles, & Landen
5,273 3rd Mar 9,135 7th Mar,
Straits, Colombo & D'bay
Miles, L'don Hull, H'burg,
9,114 | 14th Mar.
|
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| 10,000
6,949)
7th Feb. 27th Fob.
S'pore, Penang & Calcutta
S'pore, Ponang & Caloutta
1 10.006!
17th Mar.
S'pore. Penang & Calcutta
B. 1. Appear Line steamers have excellent accommodation for lat and 2nd class passengers. All steamers are fitted with wireless and carry a qualified surgeon.
EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS (Sonth)
NELLORE
TANDA
ST. ALBANH
6.853 31 Jan. 10.30 a.m. † Manila, Rabaul,
6,956 1 28th Feb, 4,500 i 1st Apr
Brisbane, Sydney
and Molbourno
Regular Monthly Sailings from Hongkong to Shanghai and Japars and Hongkong to Australia,
Hong-Kong to Sydney-10 days.
Frequent connections from Australia with the following:-. The Union 9.9. Co.'s Steamers to teh United Kingdom via New
Zealand, Vancouver, San Francisco, etc.,
The P. & O. Royal Mail Steamers to London and
The P. & O. French Service of Steamers to London via Suez, The New Zealand Shipping Co, Steamors to Southampton and London via Panama Canal 7
SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI & JAPAN
: ALIPORE
TANDA
TAKADA
KHYBER
150MALI
TILAWA
RAWALPINDI
ST. ALBANK
SANTHIA
¡Cargo only.
5,273 3rd Fob. Dlight. S'hai, Moji, & Kobe 6,956 6th Fab. | S'hai, Moji, Kobo, Osaka
& Yoko
6,949
8th Feb. Amoy, Moji, Kobe & Osaka 9,114 | 14th Fob. | S'hai, Moji, Kobe & Yoko 20th Feb. S'hai, Moji, Kobe & Yoko 10,006 | 23rd Fob. | Amoy, S'hai, Moji, Koba
& Onaka
116,619 28th Fab. S'hai; Kobo & Yoko
4,500 6th Mar. | S'hal Moji, Kobe, Osaka.
& Yoko 7,754 | 10th Mar, | Amoy, Moji, Kobe Osaka
& Yoko
All dates are approximate and subject to alteration without notice. WIRELESS ON ALL STEAMERS.
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