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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
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About
Destination.
10th Mar. |Straits & Bombay,
20th Mar.Marseilles & London.
8.8.
*Toux
Rong Kong
*JEYPORE
5,000
CARTHAGE | 14,000
*ALIPORE
5,000
*SOUDAN
7,000
RANCHI
17,000
*Kidderpore
5,000
CATHAY 15,000 BURDWAN 6,000
Corgo only,
20th Mar Stralis & Bombay,
27th Mar. Marseilles, Havre, London, Hamburg.
Rotterdam, Antwerp & Hull.
3rd Apr. Dombay, Marseilles & London.
3rd Apr. Straits & Bombay,
17th Apr. Marseilles & London.
24th Apr. Marseltles, Havre, London, Hamburg,
Rotterdam, Antwerp & Hull.
+ Calls Casablanco.. B Calls Tangier.
All vessels may call at Malta.
BRITISH INDIA-APCAR SAILING
TALMA 10,000 SINDHANA 1,000 8,000 10,000 SANTHIA 8,000
SHIRALA
TILAWA
30th Mar.
10th Apr. Singapore, Port Sweltenham. 24th Apr. 13th May Penang, Rangoon & Calcutta.
2nd May
EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS
NANKIN
NELLORE TANDA
7,000
7,000
7,000
3rd Ap
1st May Manila, Rabaul, Brisbane, Sydney. 4th Junu
Melbourne & Hobart.
SAILINGS TO SHANGHAL & JAPAN.
8,000|19 3o. 10 n.m.|Amoy, Shanghai & Japan,
SIRDHANA
CATHAY
5,000
BURDWAN
0,000
SHIRALA
Conn
Rajputana 17,000
NELLORE
7,000
*SOMALI
0,000
• Cargo only.
10th Mar. Shanghai & Japan.
20th Mar. Shanghal & Japan.
1st Apr. Amoy, Shanghal & Japan,
1st Apr. Shanghai & Japan.
4th Apr. Shanghai & Japan.
15th Apr: Shanghai Japan.
All dates are-approxlinata and subject to.alfzration without notice.
For further Information, Passage, Freight, Handbook, etc., apply to
The Agents. Phono 27721
MACKINNON MACKENZIE CO
P. & OBBUILDING, CONNAUGHT ROAD CENTRAL HONGKONG,
ENY.K.
San Francisco via Shanghai, Japan Ports & Honolulu.
Chichibu Maru
Tatsuta Maru
Asama Maru
́Scattle G ̃Vancouver,
Hikawa Maru
Hiyo Maru
New York via, Panarria.
+Noto Maru
Noto Maru
Wed., 31st March
Tues., 20th Aug. Wed., 12th May
Mon, 29th March Wed., 12th May
Thurs., 1st April Sat., 1st May
South America' (West Coast) via japan, Honolulu,
Los Angeles; Mexico & Panama,
Ataglo Maru
Holyo Maru....
Wed., 14th April
Thurs., 13th Mny
London, Marsoilles, Antworp & Rotterdam,
Kashima Magu
Yasukuni Maro
Hakone Maru
. Sat.. 27th March
Fri., 9th April
„Sat., 21th April
Liverpool via Port Said, Beyrouth, Istanbul, Piraeus,
and Marseilles.
+Lima Mari
Sydney & Melbourne vla Manila & Ports.
M.V. "Neptuna"
Atsuta Maru
Kitano Maru
Bombay via Singapore, Penang, & Colombo.
+Toyama Maru
Sun., 11th April
Mon., 22nd March
..Sat., 27th March
Wed., 24th April
Sun., 28th March
Thurs., 25th March
Mon., 5th April.
Sat., 27th March
Sat., 10th April
Calcutta via Singapore, Penang & Rangoon.
Toba Maru
Tottori Maru
Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama.
Kitano Maru (Direct to Nagasaki) Fri., 19th March
Suwa Maru
Fushimi Maru
† Cargo Only.
*Burns Phlip Lines, Joint Passenger Agents, Gibb, Livingston & Co., Lid.
Geroral Passenger'Âgents. in the Orient for the
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the annual meeting, of: Shareholders, Directors will recommend a Anal The local branch of the Chartered dividend at the rate of 14 per cent. Bank of India, Australia and China per annum subject to Income Tax. Added to Pinlon Fund £35,000. Sot has received the following telegram side to meet, contingencies £40,000. from is Hend Office in London:-"At Carried forward & 182,710.18.10d."
THE. HONGKONG
TELEGRAPH.
·BLUELAND LANDING PARTY MOWED DOWN BY MACHINE-GUNS
(Continued from Page 1.)
I could hear soft curses from men- bers of our party who had hurriedly to flop into paddy-flelds as the Verey lights brilliantly lit the scene.
MARINES WIPED OUT
We could have saved ourselves the trouble. Redland machine gun em- placements suddenly barked into life; and within ilve minutes and virtually wiped out Bluelund's Royal Marines.
THURSDAY,
TEN YEARS FOR HEROIN TRAFFICKER.
(Continued from Page
Abbott explained that the reason why he did not call Wong was because when he
cross-examined accused yesterday, the latter said he would like to have, the man give evidence, - doves the delate would call him,
MARCH 18, 1937.
GUNS ALONE CANNOT GUARD PRESTIGE
be
sive
(Continued from Page 1.) problems, they are trifling compared with the question of British: prestige In the Far East at a time when the Pacife is looming larger year by year in world politics.
"The and the Ale Ministry seem to realise War Office, the - Admiralty.
the Importance of Hongkong as an cutpost to the Singapore base, and STORY TRUETM
the British taxpayer would probably Counsel submitted that accused did natounded to see how much of make the offer of a bribe to Revenues money has been sunk in defen- Ofeer Ward. He claimed the lug-
past
Truth's correspondent nicntions to Whitehall pointed out that the that the. Unotelai Members' protest
eyion colncided with the transfer transfer of Sir Andrew Caldecott to
Mr. Herbert
Phillips, General at
Canton, to Shanghai, and
in promoting goodwill with the that the loss of these two officinis, who hove • co-operated so harmonious- Chinese authorities in Canton, might have unfortunate effects on Britisit policy in South China.
The survivors, including myself, gage as his in English, and there. Tewks there, during the
retreated into the shrub, from where we proceeded at the double, for four miles
of
* Our luck changed when we can unawares upon two lorry loads Kumaon Rites, evidently proceeding to the scene of our conflict of n tew?
car
fore it could reasonably be interred
that he could speak that language.
Thut he had knowledge of the drug made, the offer before all the powder could be gauged by the fact that he
Had
been found.
of
FLOODS BURST
DYKES
(Continued from Page 1.)
Consul
Comunung, afe. Abbott contended minutes before. In a brisk engage, true, for Wong travelled on the same that the prisoner's story could be ment coptured both lorries, drove. off a putrol armoured whleh ship and could have brought the lug- came on the scene at the first hint Gage himself. Furthermore, accused of gun-fire and succeeded in holding, was arrested on January 4 and it was our position for two hours.
not until yesterday that he ineriming ted Wong. As it was obvious that heavy rein- In the course of his summing-up, forcements would
be on the the Chief Justice said that accused scene, our Commanding Officer gave had admitted he was extremely anxi- the order to retreat and, just us dawnous to prevent Revenue Officer Ward whs breaking. we succeeded in from · communicating with his returning to our beach, from where, superior officer. The reason he gave
response to carefully guarded light for this was because the interpreter attention and in order to be kept in signals, we were taken off to our who was with R. O. Ward had offer- close touch with the position from day stilps, Immediately putting out to seed to arrest his friend for him, This to day a Ministry engineer is in the
was strenuously denied by the inter-district. préter, who testified that he had no conversation
Mr. Morrison added that according with
to the latest telephoned information fence, continued His Lordship, was there was a slight fall in the water
A strong point In
avour of the de-the position was still critical, although that the drug was cleverly conceal-level. The whole position, he said, rd. He pointed this out because pri-is being closely watched by the Catch-| soner had alleged that Wong asked ment Boards concerned and all neces- him to take the luggage. There Was
In
again.
Our aerial attacks designed to harm
and terrorise the civilian populace, were virtually brought to an end by poor visibility, although Fleet
Air Arm planes made one or two reconnaisance low-flying foruys.
Just befor tumbled into my bunk for somn well-earned sleep, heard the rear of a plane taking off
from Berwick.
OFFICIAL COMMUNIQUE A communique to the press, issued Iron Military Headquarters, at 2 p.m. to-day sintes:
The past twenty-four hours have witnessed a number of Blue attacks of all natures at various points of Redland. No state of war exists, al present between Northland and Red- land.
Last night enemy destroyers at tacked the Eastern and Western entrances. The Eastern entrance attacks resulted in a small party of
Dne
taken.-Uritish Wireless.
no direct evidence that accused had a remedial measures were being Knowledge of the drug, but on the other hand it was very difficult to understand why he should not sny thai It belonged to Wong, immediate- ly on his arrest.
His Lordship concluded by remind- swayed by what they might have Ing the jury not to be influenced or read or heard of the case but sider their verdic! on the evidence to con- before them:
The Jury retired for about. ten minutes, and returned verdicts of guilty by 6 to 1 on each count.
DELIBERATE ATTEMPT Passing sentence, His Lordship The enemy entering The fort at
at said: If i may say so, the verdict is Devil's Peak and doing damage to a one which is amply justified by the gun: the party was driven off and evidence. You have seen for,
The reasons known only to yourself, to destroyer was sunk. gun will be repaired by noon to-day, take net in an extremely calculat
to in- The attacks or the Western entrance ed and deliberate attempt were beaten off
This off and two Blue des- troduce
drugs into troduce dangerous troyers were sunk a gallan attempt Colony in a very Jorge quantity. by the enemy to land at Stoneculters You know the quantity, the Importla- Island
easily repulsed. Red
tlon of which you were a party, is. patrol craft did
work in suflelent to poison valuable
the
**Theluding troyers and submarines off
on Red yourself. I take an extremely serl
ous view and I cannot find anything line at various points.. Blue air action has been hampered that could be said in
mitigation In
detecting and reporting Blue des- Túlion 1 g Colony poru..
const
by bad flying conditions. Consider regard to your case. This a much able damage has however been in-more serious case of this tvps which Aleted--at Kai Tak and on the has yet come before this Court. The civilian petrol installations in par- ticular. Three Blue aircraft have been damaged by Red nall-aircraft
fire.
LANDING · EFFECTED
Blue landed a considerable force en the Northern and Southern shores of Starling Inlet about 11 p.m. The approach was detected by Red patrol. Vessels and the Northern landing was engaged by Volunteer beach machine guns and #
detachment of the
declinated
Kumaon Rifles. One Blue party was by the Volunteers. Elements of Kumaon Rifies were sent forward in lorries to reinforce but fell into a trap and were captured. Blue succeeded in doing
sentence I pass on you is that you go to prison with hard labour for a period of ten years on each count, the sentences to run concurrenty.
Is Lordship thanked the jury and sold they would be exempted from next year's list.
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