THE HONGKONG ·
TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY, MARCH
1937.
GUARD AGAINST ARSON
INTRUDERS SET
FIRE IN STORE
Following attempts to set fire to No. 33 Queen's Road Central, extra precautions are being taken by the police and tenants.
When the Manager of the Lok iling Curlo Shop opened up his premises after the week-end holiday, he dis- covered that a deliberate attempt
had been made to set Are to the base- ment of his shop.
Kerosene had been liberally splush-
P & O-BRITISH INDIA-APCAR AND ed about by the Intruders, who had
EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN LINES
MAIL AND PASSENGER STEAMERS
Taking Cargo For
Straits, Java, Burma, Ceylon,
India, Persian Gulf, Mauritius,
East and South Africa, Australia, Red Sea. Egypt, Europe.
PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL FORTNIGHTLY
DIRECT ROYAL MAIL STEAMERS
UNDER CONTRACT WITH H.M. GOVERNMENT
All dates are approximate and subject to alteration without notice. and all sailings are subject to change or deviation with or without, notice.”
PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL SAILINGS
. From
Ilong Kong
About
Desituation.
6th Mar. Bombay, Marseilles & London. 13th Mar. Marseliles, Havre, London, Hamburg,
Rotterdam, Antwerp & Hull,
19th Mur. Straits & Bombay.
S.S.
Tons
NALDERA
*BEHAR
10,000 0,000
*JEYPORE
5,000
CARTHAGE 14,000
20th Mar. Marseilles & London.
*SOUDAN
7,000
*ALIPORE
5,000
RANCHI
17,000
15,000
Cargo only.
CATHAY
27th Mar. Marselites, Havre, London, Hamburg,
Rotterdam, Antwerp & Hull,
3rd Apr. Straits & Bombay.
3rd Apr. Dombay, Marsellles & London.
17th Apr. Marseilles & London.
+ Calin Casablanca.
All vessels may call at Malta.
SANTHIA
6 Calls Tangler.
BRITISH INDIA-APCAR SAILING
8,000 10,000 SIRDHANA 1,000
TALMA
SHIRALA
.8,000
TILAWA 10,000
13th Mar.) 30 Mar. 10th Apr.
24th Apr. 11th May
Singapore, Port Sweltenham Penang. Rangoon & Calcutta.
EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS
TANDA
NANKIN
7.0001 5th Mar. 11 am. 7,000
7,000!
3rd Apr. 1st May
Manila. Rabaul, Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne & Hobart,
gained entry from a private lanc. They had then set are to some inflammable material. The flames, for some remarkable reason, did not spread, and comparatively little damage was done.
No attempt was made to stenl
anything from the building, arson be- ing apparently the only motive.
SMALL FIRE
· FLAMES QUICKLY
SUBDUED.
Fire brigade engines answered an
alarm from Tung Choi Street this break in the Fook Hing Joss Paper
morning, to discover a small out-
Firm's establishment.
The flames, which had started through the overhealing of some wax, were very quickly extinguished.
Damage is estimated at less than $100.
IN HOSPITAL AFTER FIGHT
UNEMPLOYED KINGS
WILL WORK IN ARMS PLANTS
British Plan to Aid
Distressed Areas
London, Mar. 1.
The Government plans for dealing with unemploy ment in the special areas were issued to-day in the form of a White Paper.
be Commissioners for the special areas will authorised to let factories and contribute for periods not exceeding five years, income tax, rates and rent respecting new industrial undertakings.
Furthermore, assistance may take the form of subscription of twenty-five per cent. of the capital of a company, or equivalent assistance by loan from the Government, which would provide £2,000,000 for this The commitments entered into by the purpose. Commissioners would total £11,000,000.
The Government points out that It is estimated that out of a total of £41,000,000 Government contracts unemployment in the special arens during eight months of last year, no declined by 119,000, or 26 per cent., less than £24,000,000 were awarded in 1936.-Reuter.
to the special areas.
The construc-
tlon of munitions factories in these areas will provide a large amount of example, ex- employment. For
Value of factories to the plosive severni millions will be erected in South Wales, and explosive factories to the value of £6,000,000 will be provided in Scotland.
URGES SUGAR QUOTA
Washington, Mar. 1.
A fight between two Chinese men
In a special message to Congress at 7 Chung Hing Street ended with the admission to the Government
to-day, President Roosevelt recom- mended legislation for the continun- Civil Hospital last night of Lai Kai, suffering from severe head injuries. Armstrong, Whitworth's factory at tion of the sugar quota system plus a When police went to the address Scotswood will be equipped for the provision for an excise tax of not less to interrogate the other inmate manufacture of munitions, giving ad-thon 3/4 cent per pound of they found that he had decamped,ditional employment to several thou-value. He estimated that such a tax Factories for the Royal would yield the Treasury $100.000.000 taking his meagre belonging with sand men
Air Force will account for £1,500,000. Junnually-United Press.
him.
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AND
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NELLORE
TALMA
SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI & JAPAN
10,000)
RANCHI
17,000
NANKIN
7,000
SIRDHANA
8,000
CATHAY 15,000
8,000
*BURDWAN 6,000 SHINALA
• Cargo only.
3rd Mar. | Amoy, Shanghai & Japan.
5th Mar,Shanghai & Japan.
7th Mar. Shanghai & Japan.
18th Mar. Amoy, Shanghal & Japan.
19th Mar. Shanghai & Japan.
2011 Mar. Shanghu! & Japan.
1st Apr.Amay, Shanghal & Japan.
All dates are approximate and subject to alteration without notice. For further information, Passage, Freight, Handbook, etc., apply to
The Agents. Phono 27721
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CUNARD WHITE STAR LINE.
San Francisco via Shanghai, Japan Ports & Honolulu.
Asama Maru
Taiyo Maru
Seattle & Vancouver.
+Helon Maru
Hikawa Maru
Now York via Panama.
†Nojima Maru
Noto Maru
Wed., 3rd March
Wed., 17th March
Mon., 15th March
Mon., 29th March
Wed., 10th March -Thurs., 1st April
South America (West Coast) via Japan, Honolulu,
Los Angeles, Mexico & Panama.
Rakuyo Maru ......
London, Marseilles, Antwerp & Rotterdam,
Katori Maru
Kashima Maru
Yasukuni Maru
Thurs., 11th March
Sat., 18th March
Sat., 27th March
Fri, 9th April
Thurs., 11th March
Liverpool via Port Said, Beyrouth, Istanbul, Piraeus,
and Marseilles.
Lyons Maru-
Sydney & Melbourno via Manila & Ports.
Atsuta Maru
Kitano Maru
....Sat.. 27th March Wed., 24th April
Bombay via Singapore, Penang, & Colombo,
Anyo Maru
Toyama Maru
Thurs., 11th March .Sun., 28th March
Calcutta via Singapore, Penang & Rangoon.
Liabon Maru
Malacca Maru
Shanghal, Kobe & Yokohama,
Hakone Maru
Sun,, 7th March
Fri., 12th March
... Fri., 12th March
Kitano Maru (Direct to Nagasaki) Frl, 19th March
Suwa Maru...
↑ Cargo Only, Ag
Sat., 27th March
"Burns Philp Lines, Joint Passenger Agents,
Gibb, Livingston & Co., Ltd.
Tel. 30291.
ECONOMY DAYS
RICKSHAW, TEA
1 tb packet
182
CARNATION MILK 140
Small size, por doz.
·Try our freshly ground COFFEE per lb.
AT:
THE WESSON
Libby's DEVILED
COMPANY, LTD.
MEAT Pasto 3% 35..
tin for
Heinz's Select ONIONS, 72
ox.
95c.
45c
SHARP'S TOFFEE per 4lb. tin
2,90
90
AND MANY OTHER LINES
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for yourself!
TAIKOO' SUGAR
5 lb. bag
39..
Morton's Eagle Brand
SELF-RAISING
FLOUR 21⁄2 lb. bag
Loa & Perrin's SAUCE. Lg. btle.
78 MAIL & PASSENGER-
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