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THE
BLUE FUNNE
LINE
REGULAR AND FAST PASSENGER SERVICES
FREIGHT AND
LONDON SERVICE
HECTOR
MENELAIS
Zad Sept
Bath Spo
Fry Piet Said, Matworker Jambore B'dan, 'burg & langen For Port Maui), M'ler, Casillam ng 15min, (l'dam A H'burg
LIVERPOOL SERVICE TANTALUN
FUMAEUS
23th Ag
Sert Nat
For Part San), Gemma, Liverpost), Haste & Glasgow For Port Saul, Liverpool. Havre & Glangose
NEW YORK SERVICE PHEMITS 7th Sept For Boston, New York & Baltimore via Philippines & Singapore PACIFIC SERVICE (in Kobe and Yokohamaş PROTESILAUS 22nd Ang IXION
17th Sept INWARD SERVICE
ORENTES ARNE AN
Thur A
Dth $19.
For Storo Von ver & Senille For Virkers Vaniser & Soulle
Por Shanghai, Kobr & Volen Halo, Erington Welcomes. Foka, Club wangun A. Draper Alan cater Dressers with time et passanger aver mjane na turn
Sputerally repost fares
For fenged,, presager
mentider!
All tokion are muligesa
Bill of Lant
stat votou me stavme supilt, to the under
to the prov JATIM sat them Fampanye
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE
Agrute.
NY.K.
REDUCED THROUGH TICKETS TO EUROPE VIA U.S.A.
·VARYING FRON 679 to £120 ON SALE
SAN FRANCISCO via Shanghai, Japan Porta & Honolulu.
Cltjebiba Maria Tatsuta Maru
•
Wednesday, 2nd Sept. Wednesday, 16th Sept.
SEATTLE, VANCOUVER via Shanghai & Japan Ports.
Hiyo Maru
Heinn Maru
LONDON, MARSEILI ES, ANTWERP & ROTTERDAM via
Singapore, Pomang. Colombo & Suez.
Fushimi Maru
Makozaki Maru
Tuesday, 25th Aug. Taosday, 8th Sept.
Saturday, 22nd Aug. Saturday, 5th Sept
Saturday, 22nd Aug.. Wednesday, 26th Sept.
SYDNEY & MELBOURNE via Aanila & Ports.
Kituno Maru
Atsuta Maru ...
MANILA
Chichibu Maan
BOMBAY via Singapuro, Panang & Colombo.
"Nagato Marn
Kaga Maru
Friday, 28th Aug.
Thursday, 27th Aug. Friday, 14th Sept.
SOUTH AMERICA (WEST COAST) via Japan, Honoluin.
Los Angeles, Móxico & Panama,
Bakuya Maru.
NEW YORK, BOSTON vin Panama.
'Kurama Maru
"Takotoyo Maru
Saturday, 12th Sept.
Thursday, 20th Aug. Thursday. 27th Ang.
LIVERPOOL via Port Said, Constantinoplo.
Genoa & Marsoilles.
*Lyons Muru
Sunday, 13th Sept.
CALCUTTA via Singapore, Penang & Rangoon.
Rangoon Marn
Bengal Marú
SHANGHAI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA,
Hakusan Maru...
Saturday, 29th Aug. Tuesday, 8th Sept. Thursday, 20th Aug. Fri, 21st Aug. Friday, 28th Aug,
Atsuta Maru (Nagasaki Direct Tango Maru
"Cargo only.
For further information apply to:-NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA Tolephone 30291. · (private oxchanges to all Dopts,
INDO CHINA STEAM- NAVIGATION CO., LTD.
SAILINGS SUBJECT TO ALTERATION.
Sailings.
THE
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, AUGUST 20, 1931.
FLOOD MENACE- INCREASING.
RESIDENTS LEAVING
HANKOW.
CHINESE EXECUTED BY GUILLOTINE,
CONSIGNEES' NOTICE.
WILI WILHELMSEN,
The NORWEGIAN-APRICA & AUSTRALIA LINE.
GHASTLY SPECTACLE IN NEW HEBRIDES,
The Motorship. - Hankow, Aug. 19.
Wellington (N.Z.), Aug. 19.
"TENERIFFA" The waters have reached a new Six Chinese are reported to have having arrived from Norway vin record of 6314 feet, and the death been publicly quillotined at Vili, in Ports on the 10th August, 1031 com roll is inereusing daily. There is the New Hebrides (which is under ¦ signees of cargo are hereby notifed a general exodus of Chinese fami- Joint Franco-British administra- that all goods are being innded nt risk into the non-hazardous. les, the Shanghai-bound steamers tion by a Japanese executioner, their being packed.
extra hazardous after conviction by a French court hazardous and/or
godown of the Hongkong and Kow- The Japanese Concession is now for the murder of a French platter. loon Wharf and todown Co. Lou in darkness, the power plant be- According to the officers and pas whence delivery, may be obtained, ing flooded. The Japanese are sensors of the Enikkiaan steamer Gain not cleared by the 28th August, starting to evacuate their women Southern Cross, which has arrived, 1931, will be subject to rent
cruise in the islands, All broken, chafed and damnged and children, the other foreign from
has incensed the packages are to be left in the godown women and children having at this notion
islands, where they will be examined on the ready departed, being mostly ab-British residents of the sent on their summer holidays, Ed the Acting British Re-26th August, 1031, at 10 nm. by our
Surveyors, Mosars. Above Nanking the Yangtsze intent Commissioner has protest- Ashe.
wide. Between ed to
No claims will be admitted unless Klukiang and Anking the width tious, which were carried out op made in writing within seven
| Foreign Offlees against the execu notified nad/or application for survey the river is twenty miles,
days A Wuchang report says the posite the Frener: hospital, in which after landing of the goods or in any situation la serious, all the streets Were a number of women and chil-jrase, before the gronds are taken de-
dren.
fivery of. being flouded and owing to lack of modern sanitation there is grave)
Eyewitnesses describe this spec- danger of a spread of disease.tacle as most barbarous and ghastly
Originally fourteen Chinese were Reuter.
tried for the murder, four being Two Dykes Give Way,
sentencel to life imprisonment, and Hankow, Aug. 19, four to from 7 to 12 years' impri- Since the ebbing of the river by jeonment. Reuter. Iwo inches on the 17th., the river i has again risen and up to yester- day exceeded the former mark hy 3.7 inches.
now ten
Iniles
Two dykes along the southern side of the river have fallen, and the city of Wughang is now in- undated, with water over 6 feet deep. The inner streets are being kept dry by means of blocking their entrance with sand bags.
The water in Hankew having farther in 25 n of com munication by bints has trem de-
Rouska. yor.
BRITISH EXPEDITION.
GREENLAND ROUTE NEEDS CAREFUL MAPPING,
and the British
Bd.
French
HUNGARIAN CRISIS.
GOVERNMENT TENDERS ITS
Anderson and
Claims will not be recoverable un-i less complete neeounts are sent in within Thurtren days of Anal charge of vessel.
No Fire Insurance will be effecind by us in any case whatever.
Bits of Lading will be enuntersign- ef by
THORESEN & CO., LTD.
Agents. Hongkong. 19th August, 1831.
N. Y. K, LINE CNIPPON YPSEN KAISHA)
From EUROPE and STRAITS
The Steamshi.
RESIGNATION.
Budapest, Aug. 19. The Government, ol which Doctor Bethlen has em Premier for a decade, has rustynel, it believed owing to the Hungarian
Rancial crisis.
Karovi, Fount Minister, has agreed for a more Goverment, in which longkang and Kowloon Wharf and he will retain his old portfolio.- Renter
the:
Foreign try,
Later, The roshadi. Pined has surprised the whole polition world. The only plausilde planation hitherto
thal
-Xo
Dr.
"LUMA MARU,” having arrived from the above ports, Consignees of Cargo geitereby in formed that their Gouds are being landed and placed at their risk in the
Godown Company's Godowns at Kow. Loon, Whener delivery inny how obtain-
C.
All claims must be presented within ten days of the steamer's arrival here, after which date they cannot be recognizard.
Goals not cleared by the 24th August, 1931, will be subject to rent. Damaged parkages must be left in the Godowns for examination by the Consignee's and The Co.'s representa Bethlen feels that Hungary has ties on any Tuesdays and Fridays. Copenhagen, Angr. 19,
turned the corner, and that it is a 20 p.m. within the free storage After thirteen months amid the time to let the younger men take Period, desolation of the Greenland fee up the burden, - Render, cap, six members of the British- Past Greenland expedition have arrived
Mound from Froresby aboard the steamer Gertrud Rask. The explorer Chapman, in interview, expressed the opinion: that the air route neross Green-i ians will be possible only when In carefully fireenland has
The mentioned that the muspped, expedition hat mapped an exten- ske kren, and bed faken five hu dred photographs. -Bentres
The Lindberghs,
Takyo, Aur. 19. Avenging to a wireless revived { by the Communications Depart ment. Col. and Mer. Lindbergh Inder the island of Kétoi, 25 kilometres north-east of Shinshiru |· island, at 4,30, owing to fog. - Ben-
#.
POCKET PICKED.
EUROPEAN'S SERIOUS LOSS WHILE ON FERRY.
A report has been made to the Polier
Mons. to the effect that Marios. Lauren, residing at Re- praise Hay Hotel, had a wallet enn- laining valuable articles afolen from his hip pocket while crossing) on the ferry troni Kowloon tal Hongkong Festerday,
The wallet contained his pas port, issaed at Mukden, a bapti Draft for $400 gold, drawn on the Banque de L'Indo-Chint on the filli of the present month, 8125 in Inca!: money and some Canadian tank- notos.
SHIPBUILDERS,
SHIP REPAIRERS,
BOILER MAKERS,
FORGE MASTERS,
OXY-ACETYLENE AND
ELECTRIC WELDERS,
MECHANICAL AND
NER
Yekon Furukawa, head of a Japanese Buddhist set, who has gone to America to open a missionary campaign to can-
vert Amerienna.
No claints, will be admitted after the goods have left the Godawan.
No tire insurance has bôru effected.
NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA. Hongkong. Path August, 1931,
OCEAN STEAM SHIP CO., LTD. and
CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION CO, LTD.
| Consignees per Company's Vessel,
"LAOMEDON"
| Prom NEW YORK via SINGAPORE.
are hereby notified that their cargo. haying arrival per sis. Perseus from Singapore will be discharged into Holl's Wharf Kowloon, where it will. Heat Consiguees' risk and subject ta terms and conditions of storage. ni Hall's Wharf. The Carge will be rendy for dalvory from Eindown na and after 17th August.
Optional cargo will not be landed here, unless notice has been given prior to steamer's arrival but carried ou from port to port to the final port of call to which the option extends.
All broken, chofed, and damaged goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on any Tuesdays and) Fridays between the hours of 10.45 .m, and noon within the free storage period.
No claims will be smitted after the Goods have left the steamer's Godown, and all Gooda remaining undelivered after the 15th July, will he subject in rent
All Claims against the Steamer must be presented to the undersign- Con or before the 7th September," or ịthey will not be recognized.
No Wire Insurance will be effected.
BUTTERFIELD & SWINE,
Agents.
Hongkong, 17th August, 1931,"
--DRY DOCK- Length 787 Foot.
OF HONGKONG, LIMITED. THE TAIKOO DOCKYARD & ENGINEERING COMPANY
SALVAGE TUG *TAIKOO"
Wirators Cali
V.P.8.3. 000 Hotars.
Destination.
Stoamors
10 TSINGTAŬ via SWATOW
F SHANGHAI
Hopsang
Sanviken Yalshing Hangsang
TO SINGAPORE PENANG
* CALCETTA
Yuensang Кишваля
·TO OSAKA vía AMOY 8 KOBE
Suisang
[O OSAKA vín AMDY."
Kutsank
Sun. 23rd Aug at
noon. Wed. 26th Aug at noon.
Suh, 30th Aug at
допп. Wod. 2nd Sept ut
noch. Tues. 25th Aug at 3 p.m. Wed. 9th Sept at 3 p... Wed. 2nd Sop! at 7 am Satur. 19th Sept at 7 a.D.
ELECTRICAL
EXONEERS.
SHANGHAI KORE
TO OSAKA via AMOY 8 KOBE
Hosang
CO SANDAKAN
Yusang
Satur. 26th Supt at 7am. Tuos. 25th Aug at 10 am.
Hinsang
noon.
Mausang
noon.
· TỔ TIENTSIN via SWATÓW.
Choongshing Chipshing
noon.'
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FOOCHOW CHEFOD
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SUMMER TRIPS TO JAPAN.-Excoliant first accomodation on through steamers from Calcutta to Japan at the specially reduced return foro of #225.00 to Kobe. Those return tickets are availablo for three months.
For freight or passago apply to:-.
JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD.
General Managers
Telephone 50311:
Tulephone No.- 90291.
Call Fing:
ANS. PENRANT,"
Length on Blocks 750 Feat.
Depth on Contra of SM(H.W.D.$.T.) 34 ft. @ In.
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Aug. 20
Aug. 31
Sept. 3
Верв. 5
Sept.14
Rept, 12
Yopt. 15
Sept. 17
Sept.19
Sept.27
Soul. 24
Bept.24
Oct. 1
Oct. 3
Oct. 12
Oct. 10 Oct. 23
Del
13
Oct. 16.
Oct. 17
Oct. 25
net. 20
Oct. 29
Oct. 31
Nov. 0
Nov. 7
Nov. II.
Nov. 12
Nov. 14
Nov. 22
Nov, 20
Nov.23
Nor, 26
Nov. 20
Deo. 7
Dre 5
Dec. 8
Dec in
Dec. 12
Dec, 20
Der, ta
1re. 21
Dev. 24
Past. 20:
Jan. 4
"Emperes
of Russia” and “*Empress of Arts" call at Nagatoki "
Special Through Fares To Europe
£120-£112-E83 - £70
TO MANILA
Empress of Russia
Sails
5 P.M. THURSDAY, 20th August,
-CANADIAN PACIFIC
THE WORLD'S GREATEST TRAVEL SYSTEM Telephone: Paks. Dept 20752.
Freight 20042
$
SPECIAL Round Trip Fares
.to
EUROPE...
WEEKLY TRANS-PACIFIC SERVICE
To San Francisco, -Los- Angeles & New York
vla Panama
Perkaightly saltings on Tuesday. Pro, Florce Fres. Wilson Pres. Hoover ...
To-Seattle-&.
Victorla
Portalgally calling un Suadays.
Sept. 1 Pres. Madison Aug, 23, -6 a.m. Sept. 15 Pres. Cleveland..... Sept. 20 Pros. Taft
Dopt. 6 Sept. 20
£79, £112, £120 Special through to rates Europe via
Sistes. Vireck connection, with aff Atlantic lines. Choice of rail linen neroas United States and Covada, liberal stop-over privileges far sight-seeing.
ROUND TRIP FARE TO EUROPE. From HONGKONG is NAPLES
Portalghily
waiting
MARSEILLES
.. LONDON
Full particulars upon application.
Round-the-World-
£168.5.0.
€161.0.0.
£169.15.08.
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...Sept. 6, 8.1, ...Sept. 6, 6 p.m.
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M.S. "SHANTUNG" M.9. "CANTON" Passenger Ratos:
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THE SWEDISH EAST
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Sailing about*
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27th. Sopt.
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657
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