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NEWS OF THE DAY
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Hongkong Telegraph
FROM FAR AND NEAR PHOTONEWS
THURSDAY, JANUARY 28, 1937.
HAPPENINGS
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I will soon be possible for Hongkong tele- phone subscribers to speak to any `part of, the world. Here is the . San Francisco radio
exchange, through which Hong- kong trafo will be relayed..
CONDUN
SHIP TO SHORE
JVENOS AIRES
Canadian Pacific lines Empress of Britain, which arrives in Hongkong on March 21 on ila sixth annual four around the world.
Ifere in the waterfront of Beattle, Wash, rendered Idle by the shipping wizike. The city's towers of business rising toward the clouds." At the extreme righ, looking over the alty and harbour from Its fil-loy eminence, stands the Harbourview hospital. Next is the spire of the Smith Tower; at centre, the gleaming facade of the Exchange Building; and left centre, the Northern Lile Tower. Part of the long half-moon of ocean docks is seen in the foreground.
CHINA NATIONAL AVIATION CORPORATION
NOTICE
The C.N.A.C. Hongkong Office will bo
open to the public on
IST. FEBRUARY, 1937.
For Reservations, Bookings, até, please apply:
Hongkong Office:
King's Building, 2nd. floor; Tel, 33131
Kowloon Office:
3 Peninsula Hotel Arcade: Tel: 50605
CHINA NATIONAL AVIATION CORPORATION
42
Tel. addr, “CHINACO"
Canadian Pacific
Trana-Pacific Empress of Japan Empress of Canada Empress of Russia Empress of Asia Trans-Canada
The Dominion Soo-Dominion Train 2
Trans-Atlantic Empress of Britain Empress of Australia Duchess of Atholl Duchess of Bedford Duchess of Richmond Duchess of York
Montcalm Montrose Montclare
EMPRESS OF JAPAN
sails for VANCOUVER
via SHANGHAI, JAPAN & HONOLULU
at NOON
TUESDAY
FEBRUARY 23rd
EMPRESS OF JAPAN
sails for MANILA at 5.P.M. FRIDAY, JANUARY 29th
TRAVEL "EMPRESS" SERVICE
SIZE
Information from Telephone 20752
SPEED -
Canadian Pacific
UNION BUILDING.
SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSE
HOURS SAVED Douglas Steamship Co., Ltd.
From HONGKONG TO SHANGHAI
BY C. N. A. C. LINERS
Both for MAIL and PASSENGER
S.S. "HAITAN"
HONGKONG, MANILA, HONGKONG
SAILINGS
FROM MANILA
AT 3 P.M.
FROM DOUGLAS WHARF HONG KONG AT 4 P.M.
Saturday Saturday
30th January.
6th, February.
Tuesday. Tuesday
2nd. February. 9th. February.
Departures: Every Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, 7.30 a.m.
Kal Tak Airport.
Calls at Swatow, Amoy, Foochow & Wenchow.
Departures of P.A.A. Clippers:
Every Friday from Manila,
For detalls, please apply,
For Freight and Passage Apply to
CHINA NATIONAL AVIATION CORPORATION DOUGLAS LAPRAIK
Kowloon Office::
3. Peninsula Hotel. Arcado
Tel: 50605
Hongkong Office: King's Bldg. 2nd Floor Tel: 33131
P. & O. Building
Tol-addr: "CHINACO"!
THE
SWEDISH EAST ASIATIC
Service of FAST MOTOR VESSELS
(with limited, but exceptionally good, passenger accommodation). TO FORT SUDAN, PORT SAID, ALGIERS, ORAN, ANTWERP, ROTTERDAM, · (AMSTERDAM), HAMBURG, OSLO, GOTHENBURG and other SCANDINAVIAN PORTS.
HOME WARDS
M.S. "PEIPING"
M.S. "NAGARA”
M.S. "NANKING”
Passenger Rates:
Hong Kong to Algiers' Hong Kong to Antwerp
Agents;
GILMAN & CO., LTD.
Hongkong.
MM
Haliing about .6th Feb. .6th March 5th April
£43 £54
G. E. HUYGEN
Canton.
To Europe - at new reduced rates!
LUXURY
Marseilles
London
ECONOMY/
1st, 2nd. 3rd. Class Class Class A. £78 £62 ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄£39. B. £75 £59 £38 A. £85 £67 *£44 B. £82 £64 *£43
• 2nd Cines from Marsellies to London by Rail
VPEED
Cie Des MESSAGERIES MARITIMES MOM
3 QUEENS DIDO.
TEL 3665!
CHINESE AMOK SUDDEN. ATTACK ON POLICE SERGEANT
Hollywood Road, near the Upper Station Street, is crowded most of the day, and yesterday evening hun- dreds of passers-by were-witnesses of a startling and alarming incident, which occurred shortly after 9.30
Chinese, bare-legged and clad only in an open jacket, suddenly appeared in the street and attacked a police sergeant with a wooden stool, inflicting severe injuries to the officer's
head.
It la generally believed the man run amok, but where he came from the Police had failed to establish at n late hour last
The incident occurred when the Sergeant, C329, Wong Ki, was about to x his signature to the chop paper of an Indian constable. With- and suddenly attack- ed him with a wooden stool. The blow felled. Wong Ki and when
out any in the man rushed,
up from
lying helpless on the ground, his assailant struck.
The man then ran away, shouting and waving the stool he was carry- lng, and scattering helter-skelter, the largo crowd which had assembled. Police whistles were blown and the Indian constable, with whom the Sergeant had previously been en- goged attempted to grapple with the man. He was beaten off, however, and received a cut on the head.. Meanwhile other constables dashed to the scene, and about four of them managed to hold their assailant, throwing him to the ground and slip- ping on handcuffs.
On receiving a report from one of the eye-witnesses, Mak Ping,
tall holder, ran all the way. licensed stall to the Central Police Station charge- room and related the story of the
tack, a little the
Sub- "Incoherently, to Inspector
attack,
ant, who immediately
for Whant,
ambulance to
the
cent. A large
despatched an Emergency squad and number
of European Officers,
Includ-
Inspector Stimson, Sub-Inspectors and Hunt, and Det.-Sergis. Flattery Byron, were also pre-
Cashman
sent and assisted in taking the un- fortunate sergeant, who was then un- conscious to the Government Civil Hospital,
The amok whose identity has not yet been established is now in the Mental Hospital under observation.
THE TAIKOO DOCKYARD & ENGINEERING COMPANY
OF HONGKONG, LIMITED.
BUILDERS OF ALL CLASSES OF SHIPS. BUILDERS OF RECIPROCATING STEAM ENGINES. BUILDERS OF MARINE AND LAND BOILERS. BUILDERS OF TURBINE MACHINERY,
Under Licence: From Messrs. Parsons.
BUILDERS OF DIESEL ENGINES
Under Special Licence From Mosera. Sulzer Bros., Winterthur.
Licensed To Manufacturo Lanz Perlit Iron, Specially Suitable For Internal Combustion Engine Working Parts,
DOCK & SLIPWAYS
FOR_DOCKING VERY LARGE, AS WELL AS SMALLER VESSELS,
ON ANY TIDE.
ALL CLASSES OF SHIP, ENGINE AND BOILER
REPAIRS
AND EXTENSIVE WELDING, BOTH ELECTRICAL AND
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HONGKONG, CHINA & JAPAN.