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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. MONDAY, JULY 18, 1932.
OBITUARY
VETERAN OF S. AFRICAN AND EUROPEAN WARS
London, July 16.
The death is reported of Field Marshal Lord Plumer, G.C.B., G.C.M.G., G.B.E., K.V.B., C.B., G.C.V.O.-Reuter.
MOTOR MISHAPS.
TWO INCIDENTS REPORTED
TO THE POLICE
Two motor mishaps, resulta of the drivers having to avoid run- ning over, animals in the roadway, were reported to the Police on Saturday from the New Torri- torics. In one instance a lorry Herbert Charles Plumer, the † collided with a tree, with consider. British general, was born at Tor-able damage to the front part of quay in March 1857, and educated the vehicle. at Eton. In 1876 he joined the York and Lancaster Regiment. Ho served on the Red Sea const In 1884 and commanded à mounted regiment in the Matabele Before the South African campaign
war.
扯
In notifying the Police of Taipo Road as a lorry was being mishap which occurred on the
driven to Sheung Shui, on Satur
CONSIGNEES' NOTICE.
THE BEN LINE STEAMERS, LIMITED
From LEITH, MIDDLESBRO', ANTWERP, LONDON and STRAITS.
The Steamship,
"RENVENUE" Consignees of Cargo are hereby in. formed that all Goods are being fand- ed at their risk into the hazardous and/or extra hazardous Godowns of The Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd., whence and/or obtained. from the wharves delivery may be
No claims will be admitted after the
after
Goods have left the Godowns, and all Goods remaining undelivered the 19th July, 1982, will be subject to tent,
day the driver, who is also part owner of the vehicle, stated that he was travelling at a speed of twelve miles an hour and when near the Sha Ning village in the All claims against the steamer must եր presented to the undersigned on or Taino District he swerved to avoid before the 3rd August, 1932, or they road in front of his lorry. The a pig which had run across the will not be recognized.
face and collided with a tree. The vehicle skidded on the wet sur front axle was broken and the front portion of the lorry badly several cuts from flying glass from damaged. The driver the wind screen.
All broken, chafed, and damaged where they will be examined on the Goods are to be left in the Godowns, 18th, July, 1032, at 10 am, by Mesare. Goddard and Douglas.
To received
ho was sent out to the Cape on special service und , raised the Rhodesian Field Force which he commanded in early stages of the conflict. General Plumer took part in the relief of Mafeking. During the advance a shell burat close to him while he was conforring with his staff. He merely said to an aide: "Kindly tell the artillery officer to be good enough to silence. that gun" and resumed his con- versation. He acted as leader of various column and at the end of the campaign was promoted major- general and appointed an A. D. C.. to the King. He then commanded a
The second mishap occurred on brigade at home and in 1903 the 4th the Tsun Wan Road, just below the Army Corps. In the latter years he Police Station, where the driver was appointed Quartermaster of a public car muddenly stopped General and 3rd military member to avoid hitting a dog on Friday: of the Army Council. From 1906 afternoon. A Kowloon motor bus which was following collided with: when he was knighted (K.C.B.) to 1909 he commanded the 15th Divi-the rear of the car and caused: damage to the bumper and petrol)
sion in Ireland, In 1908 he was promoted Lieut.-General and intank. 1911 was appointed to the Northern Command.
At the outset the gresit war he led the 5th Army Corps, In 1916
he was promoted full general and given command of the 2nd Army which held the line on the southern side of the Ypres salient. In June. 1917, he won the battle of Messines which removed the German menace to the sallent. From the Messines-
J
Another Mishop.
F.:
MOTORBOAT SINKS
EUROPEAN AND CHINESE
IN HARBOUR
must have a Revenue Officer in atten- comply with the General Bonded W arehouse
Regulations consignees
dance when damaged dutiable goods Aro examined.
ed.
No Fire Iusnarace has been effect.
Bill of Lading will be counter- nigned by,
GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD.,
Agents, Hongkong, 12th July, 1032.
HOLLAND-GOST AZIE LIJN,
(HOLLAND-EAST ASIA LINE)
From AMSTERDAM, ROTTERDAM, HAMBURG, BREMEN, GENOA and ANTWERP.
The Steamship,
"MEERKERK"
from
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BARBER WILHELMSEN
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TRANSPACIFIC AND ATLANTIC COAST SERVICE vio PANAMA. Next Salling
M.V. "TAI PING YANG"
on
18th JULY.
for
SHANGHAI, KOBE, YOKOHAMA, SAN FRANCISCO, LOS ANGELES,
NEW YORK & BOSTON.
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(COMPANIES incorporated in ENGLAND) Taking Cargo on through Blls of Lading for Straits, Java and Burma, Ceylon, India, Persian Gulf, Mauritius, E. & S. Africa, Australasin, including, New Zealand & Queensland Ports, Red Sea Egypt, Constantinople, Greace.
Levantine Ports, Europe Etc. PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL FORTNIGHTLY DIRECT ROYAL MAIL STEAMERS. (UNDER CONTRACT WITH H.M. GOVERNMENT.)
From Hong- kong (about) }
S. S.
having arrived from the above purts, A European and two Chinese, consignees of cargo by her are notified aboard a motor-boat were forced that all goods are being landed at: Wytschaste ridge the Germans hat morning, when the motor-boat was Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and to dive into the harbour yesterday their risk into the hazardous and/or extra-hazardous godowns of the dominated Ypres and the whole of involved in a collision with a steam Godown Co., Ltd. whence and/ the line from which an Allied lunch. The three were soon pick the wharves delivery may be obtained. offensive in Flanders could started up by the launch, and were For nearly one and a half years little the worse for their
Gouds not cleared by the 21st July, immer-1932, will be tunnelling had been going on under
will be subject to reat, sion.
All broken, rhafe
chafed and
kartaged this ridge and at dawn on June 7
by left in the | "ALIPORE nineteen huge mines were exploded The European engaged the godowns, where they will be examined | MANTUA beneath the German lines-the motorboat at Blake Pier to take him on the 19th July, 1932, at 10 a.m. by *SOUDAN greatest artificial eruption the had to the steamer Lycemun about 10 Messes, Goddard and Douglas, Hong- ever shattered the earth's cruat. o'clock, and when in the vicinity of kong.
to are
The New Zealanders then carried the O. S. K. Wharf, the vessel have 4 Ignees are requested ta
Officer in attendance
dutiable Messines, the Irish Wytschaete and collided with
when damaged
goods are Chinese-owned R the Welsh Oosttaverne, while later steam launch. The
| being examined. motor-bont,
Claims against the steamer must the Australians pushed on farther. Moonraker
No. 3 was badly be presented in writing
within ten For this victory Plumer was damaged and sank almost
inte-days after arrival of steamer, other- awarded the G.C.B. He thenmediately.
wise they will not be recognized. directed with success the opera-
No Fire Insurance will be effected
tions east of Ypres, after which he Salvage was began in the after-by the undersigned in any case what- was sent in November 1917, to noon, and Italy in command of the British vessel being taken to Yaumati for furce dispatched to aid the Italians repair.
was successful, the över.
Bills of Lading will be countersign- ed by
JAPAN-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN, qqoady
them
in their recovery after the
me. mean
But
I leave
| Caporetto disaster, but was reculled to France to lead the 2nd Army just before the German offensive in the spring of 1918. His troops were forced back several miles, but he succeeded in checking the Germans and, when the general ad- vance of the Allies began in August 1918, bis army had a large share in recovering Belgian Flanders. For his services during the war he was created Baron Plumer of Messines and Dilton. promoted Field Mar- shal and given a grant of £30.000. Plumer had the reputation of being the best tempered general in the army. Once while passing through the sector of the 2nd Army, he saw on a wall some posters of a weekly paper with the legend "No more doddering generals". To a friend he said: "You see these? They
there because they amuse the men."hut retired from both posts in From December 1918, to April July of the same year owing to ill- 1919 General Plumer commanded health. the British Army of the Rhine,
Burial in Abbey.
London, July 16.
In June, 1929, he was raised to but in June of that year he was sent the rank of viscount for his sor- to Malta as Governor and Com-vices. He had received many mander-in-Chief, remaining there. decorations from the Allied until 1924 when he retired. After Powers. Sir H. Samuel had given up the post of High Commissioner in Palestine, however, General Plumer was prevailed on to succeed him which he did in March, 1925. His War Office announce to-night unshakable courtesy and cool head that the burial as well as the proved a great asset in dealing funeral service of the late Field. with the conflicting interests of Marshal Viscount Plumer, who the Zionists and the Arabs. In died this morning, will take place April 1928, he was also made High in Westminster Abbey on Wednes Commissioner, for Transjordania, day morning.-British Wireless.
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Teletrani:
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Head Office and Works:
KOWLOON, HONGKONG
Telephones:
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DOCK OWNERS, SHIP DESIGNERS AND BUILDERS, MARINE AND LAND ENGINEERS, BOILER MAKERS, STEEL, IRON AND BRASS FOUNDERS, FORGE MASTERS, WELDERS AND ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS.
MARITIMES
Ch Lloyd
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and Kobe.
19th July.
F. Roussel
2nd Aug.
16th Aug.
30th Aug.
13th Sept.
Porthos
approved
Steel
19th July. 2nd Aug. 16th Aug. 30th Aug.. 12th Sept. 27th Sept. 11th Oct.
fac Lutern
25th Oct.
Harbour Call Flags
Engineer
Deller-
minker
RAWALPINDI BANPURA 11*BURDWAN
MALWA RANCHI
Cargo only,
Toom
Destination
5,300 | 27th July. | Straits, C'bo, & B'bay 11,000 30th July. Bombay, M'les & L'don
6,800 6th Aug. B'bay, M’los, L'don, Havre,
H'burg, Rotterdam, Antwerp & Hull 17,000 | 13th Aug. Bombay, M'los & L'don 17,000 27th Aug. Marseilles & London
6,500 3rd Sept. | M'Ios, L'don, Havre, H'burg,
Rotterdam Antwerp & Hull
| 11,000 | 10th Sept. | Bombay, M’les & L'don
| 17,000 | 24th Sept. | Marseilles & London Calls Case Blanca. ¡Calls Djibouti.
Frequent connections from Por) Sald for Passengers and Gergo el Constantinople, Piresas, Smyrna and other Levant Ports by Steamers of the Khodivia! Mali 5.5. Co.
BRITISH INDIA-APCAR
SIRDHANA 8,000 24th July. ITILAWA
8th Aug. | 10,000
20th Aug. TALMA "Calls Port Swottenham.
10,000
SAILINGS.
S'poro, Penang & Caloutta S'pore, Penang & Caloutis S'pore, Ponang & Calcutta
Calls Rangoon
B. I. Apear Line steamers have excellent accommodation for 1st and 2nd class passengers
EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS (South).
NELLORE TANDA KANKIN
7,000 |
30th July.
7000
2nd Sept
7,000 |
1st Oct.
(Manila, Rabaul,
Brisbane, Sydney
and Melbourne.
Regular Monthly Sailings from Hongkong to Shanghai and Japuz and Hongkong to Australia.
Hong-Kong to Sydney-19 days. Frequent conections from Australis with the following:- The Union S.8. Co's Steamers to the United Kingdom vis No- Zealand, Vancouver, San Francisco, etc.,
The P. & O. Royal Mail Steamers to London and
The P. & O. Branch Service of Steamers to London via Sues. The New Zealand Shipping Co.'s Steamers for Southampton and London via Panama Canal.
SAILING TO SHANGHAI & JAPAN. CHEAP SUMMER TRIPS TO JAPAN—JUNE TO SEPT. IBURDWAN 16,500 | 27th July. Į S'hai, Moji, Kobo & Yoko TALMA
| 10,000 | 28th July. | Amoy, S'hai, Moji, Koba
& Osaka
RANPURA
•TANDA
MALWA
NOVARA
RANCHI
18OMALI
17,000 28th July. | S'hai, Kobe & Yoko
| 7,000 | 5th Aug. | S'hai, Moji, Kobe, Osaka.
& Yoko Į
11,000 11th Aug. | S'hai, Moji, Kobe & Yoko | 7,000 18th Aug, Į S'hai, Moji, Kobe & Yoko› |.17,000 | 25th Aug. | B’hej, Kobo & Yoko 6,800 6th Sept. | S'hai, Kobo & Yoko
Cargo only. "Calls Nagoya,
All data are opprezimare and subject to attenation without notice. Parcels Measuring not more than 5 c.ft, will be received at the Co.'s Office up to noon on the day previous to safliaj. For Passage Rates, Handbooks, Freights, etc., apply to
MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO.,
Agents.
P. & 0, Bldg., Connaught Rd., C.,
TRAVEL A.-O. LINE.
Hhipwright
British Steamers:
Angkor
Chenonceaux
Athos (1
D'Artagnan
A. Lebon ... 27th Sept.
Felix Roussel .. 11th Oct.
C. Metzinger. 26th Oct.
C. Metzinger Angkor. Porthos Chenonceaux Athos II.
D'Artagnan
.A. Lebon
We can issue through tickets to Egypt, Syrian ports, East Africa, Madagascar by transhipment on our mail steamers
at Port-Sald or Djibouti.
COMMERCIAL LINE
For DUNKIRK via Halphong Oran Le Havre: s/s
on or about
For full Particulars, apply to:—
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3. Queen's Building.
Telephones: 26651.
T.S.S. "EMPRESS OF JAPAN."
In No. 1 Deck. Ship Dimensions:-666′0′′ O. A. X 83'6" X 48′6′′ Mid.
28,000 tons Groso.
The dimensions of No..1 Dock are 700′0′′ X 88′0′′ X 80′'6" Over alll, H.W. O.S.T. Salvago Tug "Henry Keswick" 2,000 I.H.P. Wireless Call Signal V.P.B.T. and Flag Call Signal, T.H.Q.B. Sheerlegs capable of lifting 80 tons. Codes Used: Western A1, A.B.C. Fifth Edition: Engineering, First and Second Edition. Union. Bentley and Watkins.
Kindly send enquiries to the Chief Manager,
R. M. Dyer, C.B.E., B.Sc., M.I.N.A., Kowloon Docks, Hongkong.
To AUSTRALIA. Calling at Manila (P.Is.), Thursday Is., Calmal. Townsville, Brisbane, Sydney & Melboume.
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