P & O-BRITISH INDIA-APCAR AND EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN LINES MAIL AND PASSENGER STEAMERS
Taking Cargo For
Straits, Java, Burma, Ceylon, East and South Africa, Australia, India, Persian Gulf, Mauritius, Red Sea, Egypt, Europe. PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL FORTNIGHTLY DIRECT ROYAL MAIL STEAMERS
UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIM. GOVERNMENT
All dates are approximate and subject to alteration without notice, and all ballings are subject to change or deviation with or without notice. PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL SAILINGS
From Tons Hong Kong
About
B.S.
KAISAR-I-HIND, 11,000 *SOUDAN
7,000
RAJPUTANA £17,000
•MIRZAPORE
7,000
RANPURA
17,000
*BURDWAN
6,000
*KIDDERPONE
5,000
HAWALPINDI 17,000 CORFU
Cargo only.
14,500
Destination.
7th Aug. Bombay, Marseilles & London. 14th Aug. Marseilles, Havre, London, Hamburg. Rotterdam, Antwerp &
& Hull. 21st Aug. Bombay, Marseilles & London. 21st Aug. Straits, Bombay & Karacht. 4th Sept. Bombay, Marseilles & London. 11th Sept. Marcilles, Invre, London, Hamburg,
Rotterdam, Antwerp & Hull. 15th Sept. Straits, Bombay & Karachi. 18th Sept. Marselles, & London.
2nd Oct. Bombay, Marseilles & London,
All vessels may call at Malta,
TALMA
BRITISH INDIA~APCAR SAILINGS
SIRDHANA
SHIRALA
TILAWA
SANTHIA
10,000 14th Aug."
'28th Aug. Singapore, Port. Swettenham 11th Sept.
Penang, Rangoon & Calcutta.
0,000
8,000
10,000
25th Sept.
8,000
Dth Oct.
EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS
TANDA
NANKIN
NELLORE
7,000
3rd Sept,
7,000 7,000
2nd Oct. Manila, Rabaul, Brisbane, Sydney. 30th Oct.
Melbourne & Hobart
SAILINGS To ShanghaI & JAPAN
TANDA
SIRDHANA
RANPURA
BURDWAN
SHIRALA
RAWALPINDI
TILAWA
• Cargo only.
7,000
5th Aug,¡Shanghai & Japan,
€1,000
5th Aug. Amoy, Shanghai & Japan.
17,000
5th Aug. Shanghal & Japan.
8,000
6th Aug. Shanghai & Japan.
.
8,000
18th Aug. Amoy,Shanghai & Japan.
17,000
19th Aug. Shanghal & Japan,
10,000
2nd Sept. Amoy, Shanghai & Japan.
All dates are approximate and subject to alteration without notice. For further Information, Passage, Freight, Handbook, etc., apply to
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New York via Panama.
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Mon., 16th Aug.
Sun., 15th Aug. Sat., 11th Sept.
South America (West Coast) via Japani, Honolulu,
Los Angeles, Mexico & Panama.
...Wed, 11th Aug. London, Marsailles, Antwerp & Rotterdam.
Rakuyo Maru
Kashima Maru
Yasukuni Maru
Hakone Maru
Liverpool via Port Said, Beyrouth, Istanbul, Piracus,
and Marseilles.
Delagos Maru
Sat., 14th Aug.
Fri, 27th Aug.
.Sat., 11th Sept.
Wed., 11th Aug.
Mon., 9th Aug.
Sat., 25th Aug. .Sat, 25th Sept.
& Colombo.
Sydney & Melbourno via Manila & Ports.
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Ginyo Maru
Wed., 11th Aug.
Calcutta via Singapore, Panang & Rangoon,
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Shanghai, Koba & Yokohama.
Suwa Maru
Thurs., 12th Aug.
Sat., 11th Sopt.
Sun., 15th Aug.
Atsuta Maru (Direct to Nagamki) Fri, 20th Aug. Fushimi Maru
+ Cargo Only.
Sat., 28th Aug. "
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EVERYWHERE
THE ** HONGKONG
|LATE SERGT. SCOTT
INQUIRY INTO SHOOTING TRAGEDY
TELEGRAPH.
WEDNESDAY,
AUGUST
1937..
TRAINING PLANE
LATEST ADDITION TO LOCAL, SCHOOL'S EQUIPMENT
Following the latest developments
Expert evlifence that the revolver which caused the death of Police in the art of teaching puplis how to Sergeant John Edward Scott, aged 30, handle an neroplane, the Far East late pollee armourer, on July 2, was Flying Training School has just pur- defective in its mechanism was given chased a Hornet Moth. This rua- by Armourer Sergeant-Major Smith, chine, which is due here R.A.O.C., at the Inquiry into the cir-18
10 aboard the Radnorshire from cumstances of Sergenni Scott's death England, reck will be flying by held at the Central Magistracy August 21, is n enbin monoplane yesterday afternoon
seating two persons side by side.
Mr. W. Schofield fat as Corener, and was aastated by a Jury compris ing Mesara, J. R. Lelich (Foreman), II. Korner and L. J. Castilho.
August
The cabin arrangements cut out the need for wearing goggles or hel- met, and conversation between pilot and pupil has no longer to be carried Chief Detective-Inspector J. Mur-on through a telephone. The advan- phy conducted the inqury, and Mr. tages of the pilot sitting beside his A. K. Bidmead, A.S.P., was also pupil are many, but here the main present in Court for the Police, advantage is expected to be in the
IT'S CHOCKFUL O' NUTSI
It's as dizzy as a merry-go-round,
as wild as the zoo!
Swan Culbertson §.
Frith
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Telephone 30244
Dr. R. S. Degble, Medical Offeer case of pupils who do not under- in charge of Victoria Mortuary, said stand English well. Pilots will he saw deceased about 0.30 am. on be able to teach by demonstration July 2 in deceased's offlee at Police methods instead of having to explain Headquarters, after death had taken place. Deceased's condition was co-
everything orally from back sent.
The rapid growth of Interest In sistent with denth having occurred flying and the ding the Train- between 0.45 am.
m. and 9 9 a.m. Wit-pupils who are
number of
conducted a Dost
mortem ing School at Kni Tak have neces- examination of the body on July 3 sitated the purchase of the Moth, at 9.16 a.m. and Identifled the body, which will be the fifth member of the together with Sergeant Taylor, Wit- School's fleet of planes, apart from ness found a circular wound in the two planes which are used solely for skin in the midline of the forehead demonstration
on purposes
the one Inch above the ridge of the nose, about half an inch in diameter. The
This plane has not been purchased edges were charred and bruised, and to replace the plane damaged by one the wound was surrounded by a zone of the pupils when he landed it on of discoloration with powder.
the edge of a river in Kwangasi-some
ground.
After describing further the nature time ago. That plane is being com- of the injuries, witness said he found pletely rebuilt by the pupils at the the bullet lying beside the open bone school, and will again be in service at the back of the head. There was within a month. no evidence of any disease in ceased's internal organs. The couse
de-
The R. M. A. Dorado
of death was the bullet wound and The R.M.A. Dorado, making her laceration of the brain. The distance first fight to Hongkong in some of the muzzle of the weapon from months, arrived here at 10.45 a.m. the skin must have been between yesterday from Penang with one pas- two and six inches.
of
The
nature
the injuries were consistent with the senger and a large amount of mail.
The
was Mr. passenger
J. B. Lan- accidental discharge of the weapon
on, Manager of the Ocean S.S. Com- while examining it. It was not quite yon, inconsistent with self-inflicted any department of Messrs. Butter- field and Swire, who returned from wound, but was more
more consistent with
business trip to Singapore. accidental discharge.
Оне
M
The plane, which for some months
of the reasons for saying this was that deceased's brows must have following her annual overhaul has been on the Singapore-Karachi ser-
been furrowed when he shut one eye
to look down the muzzle of the vice, also carried 274.255 illos of
It weapon.
was unlikely thut the mall and 2.5 kilos of freight. wound was inflicted by another per- Bon as no-one could get within six inches of deceased without him
It.
Eurasia Air Line
The Postmaster General of Hong- kong. has received a telegram from the north to the effect that Eurosia
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A Farol Picture with
LEO CARRILLO LYNNI OVERMAN MARY CARLISLE JOHN PATTERSON GEORGE BARBIER - BENNY BAKER PORTER HAIL SPRING UYINGTON Directed by George Ascheinboed
NEXT CHANGE at the
ALHAMBRA
THE STATES LINE
THORESEN AND COMPANY TAKE OVER AGENCIES
Dis; evidence was given by Airline planes will not be able to pany will advertise to-day that they
Sergeant G. C Taylor, who testified
to identifying the body, and by Ser-reach Peiping. geant . N. Moran, police photo-
The States Steamship Com-
The Talyuan aerodrome will be are closing their Hongkong Office on Thereafter they will be grapher, who deposed to taking three removed to Paoting from August 3, August 31. pictures of the body and scene of the and from that date Eurasia planes represented here by Messrs. Thoresen
& Co. Ltd., as their agents. will not fly to Peipingt. tragedy.
The Peiping-Hongkong and Pei- pink-Lancliow lines will connect at Paoting Instead of at Peiping..
C. N. A. C. Plane
J. E. Swan & Co., New York
Cable Addrei Swanstock Hongkong & Shanghai Bank Building, Hongkong Offices: Shanghai and Manila
Triesting
Lloyd
The Company was organised in 1910 by a group of capitalists in Port- land, Oregon, under the name of the Columbia Pacife Steamship Company, operating number of Government- owned freighters.
in
Expert's Evidence Armourer Sergeant-Major 11. W. Smith, R.A.0.C., said he accompanied Sub-Inspector L. R. Whant to the police armoury about 3 p.m. on July The C.N.A.C. plane which was due 3. On deceased's desk, he found two from Shanghai yesterday afternoon. They opened an office in Hongkong live rounds of 38 Inch ammunition, did not arrive as the trip was can- and three fred cases
of the calibre. On July 5, witness received
rounds of a revolver and the munition
froin Sergeant Moran. The fired case of the bullet which caused Sergeant Scott's death was still in the revolver. and its position extraordinary as it was not in the chamber leading to the barrel but was in the chamber next after to the entrance of the barrel.
um~
some celled owing to the typhoon which 25, 1928 the Company was re-organized under the name of the threatened the coast about Shanghai. States Steamship Company and they is expected to arrive purchased from the Government 12 The plane this afternoon.
freighters for the Oriental trade, and 17 for the inter-coastal trade. The vessels in the Oriental trade were given the names of the various states la America.
that all an Murphy, witness said armourer would do if he wanted to test a revolver which had recently been fired was to break the weapon trade, and look up the barrel.
In 1932 they entered the passenger the United in three steamers froin Fruit Company, General
Sherman Witness agreed that the fall of the Pershing. General
und revolver to the ground may have General Lee. They placed these on been responsible for the position of the trans-Pacific run as one class the discharged cartridge case being in ships, and although they were small, the chamber of the revolver after the carrying about 80 passengers at re- duced rates, they became very Lance-Sergeant C. Blackbourn sald popular,
Owing to cancellation of subsidies he had occasion to use the revolver) which caused deceased's death a few on June 30 and the refusal of the been ordered to hand it to the police under the 1939 shipping act it was days before, as it was his. He had Government to grant new subsidies armourer by the Inspector-on-Duty decided to discontinue the
barrel.
wrong
passenger
This abnormality could only have been caused in two ways, first, by a second
pressure of the trigger by decensed after the bullet had entered his skull, which was most unlikely, and second, defective mechanism of the revolver. Witness examined the revalve: in detail and found defects of mechanism.
The first was the defective trigger stop, the second, irregular wear of the cylinder ratchets, the third, protrusion of the pawl sightly below normal, and fourth, a damaged paw ness had previously. found nothing service, especially to Japan and the at Shamshuipo Police Station. Wit ships and to re-organize the freight passage. The third defect was of little
Philippines from Paciile const ports. consequence to the
with the revolver. present Inquiry, while the fourth defect may
The Slates Steamship Company are Tsang Kam, Assistant police have been occasioned by the fall of armourer, sald he saw deccused lying Navigation Company, who operate a also agents for the Oceanic & Orientat the revolver to the ground
from at his desk when he entered the office regular service of curge steamers to deceased's hund The possibility about a.m..on July 2. Witness
South China, Indo-China, Slam and that the damage existed before the immediately summoned Sergeant shot was fired must be
the Philippines, also the American borne in Russell
informed the Pioneer Line from the Atlantle Coast mind, said witness.
Inspector-on-Duty at Central charge ports. The former service has been oring ond defect was verified by room. Witness had known deceased i
discontinued except for occasional rounds in the revolver. for a long time. Deceased was very calls, but the American Pioneer Line
and wit
witness had never known worried. Witness often saw deceased examining pistols, and he always pany will represent all three looked up the barrel in doing so na panles.
Mr. David J. Fraser, local Agent well as in other ways.
The
Inter
It was hetrayed by the lack of cen- good tempered to be depressed or/motor ships will continue to coll here
as
heretofore. Thoresen and Com-
Corn-
SAFE RIFLED
trality Gr the hammer impression on the cartridge cap.
One of the Bred cases which was found outside of Scott's desk also showed the hammer position to be out of centre,
Sergeant F. E. Russell testified to for the States S. S. Lice, has been Berious Defect
having gone to the armourer's shop transferred to the Manila office, where The Arst defect was importance to
of serious on being called by Tsang. He found he will become manager. the inquiry. The Scott bleeding from the head, and function of the trigger stop was to heard slight sounds from his throat. prevent any movement of the cylln- Deceased Wog then unconscious. der until cucking action was started by the firer. The defect allowed the Witness saw the revolver on the floor the and the rounds of ammunition and cylinder to move before any pressure empty cartridge cases on the desk, on was applied to either the trigger or which was also a plece of paper, on hammer. A cylinder which could which deceased seemed to have been It has been reported to the police change
Its position in nucli nway moking notes. Witness had known that between 11.30 aan, on Friday without the ald of the proper deccused for some time. Scott was and noon on Saturday a safe in the mechanism would delude the frer as always in high spirits and never ofce of the Officer Commanding the to the position of the round in the appeared to be worried. He had 12th. Battery, R.A., at Lyemun was revolver. Such a pistol was unsafe. never mentioned wishing to commit rifled. Each of the faults affected the sufelde to witness.
The safe had apparently been rotation of the revolver,
The Inquiry was adjourned at this opened with a key, and cash total- Detective-Inspector stage to 2.30 this afternoon.
Bing $1,020.30 was stolen.
Replying to
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1 King, or danger may result from the musiclon (hyphen, 5, 7).
Doubtless it has carried many n Venetian blind.
10 Type of modern contest in which cargo on the return Is carried.
11 Strive.
12 About the only thing a little
bird ever told me. 13 If this one's unlucky, It's all by
itself.
14 Provides cover In П certain
quarter, though slippery, Dear,
10
18 The mother, you note, la visible
in the girl.
20 Where Jack Ands a horse,
22 Dealing
24
horsca?
successfully with-
A day to day occurrence. 27 Dislikes with fervour,
20 Are the beer-containers in de-
mand? Nol
30 Lady's companion. 31 A can in a tree-but there's no
nest in it.
32 Makes the best defence by Hille
nails,
33 Event involving pursuit, but
not up a church spire.
DOWN
2 What do the little brooks play-
fully suggest?
3 An upper room: high up, in
fact.
4 Put the choirman's little bam- mer out and find all of it on the drive.
It might be dented, in fact,
0 Creed
10
7 Are sons required?
They dig up trees,
9 Visitors one does not expect
(hyphen, 4, 0).
14 Found in the R.N.? Yes.
15 Fiat.
17 In this these is quick. 19 Clean.
21 They put the top-hat on your 23 These creatures aro, divisible
in classes.
25 A
A column on the march passes this, and each soldier has two. 20 Who sald, "Virtue is a medium
Barid between two vices"?
28 Take core, this may make you
lose your head.
20 Puss starts to make it, and
generally succeeds..
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