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NEWS OF THE DAY IN PICTURES
FROM FAR AND NEAR
Hongkong Telegraph
THURDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1930.
HAPPENINGS AS SEEN BY
PHOTONEWS THE CAMERA'S EYE
Refugees Take Kowloon Site By Storm
Exclusive "Telegraph" pictures taken this week on the sito reserved for a King George V. Memorial Park in Kowloon which has become a home for over 6,000 Chinesa rofugees who live at the lowest level possible, with no means of sanitation or clean- finess. The land is Crown pro- party yet the squatters assert that no one has given them per- mission to stay there or tried to move them off.
LEFT: Two of the cheaply erected huts. Note the roofing of sack cloth.
RIGHT: The cook
house!
screened off with matting in which the squatters prepare their meals like primitive natives.
P & O-BRITISH INDIA (APCAR) AND EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN LINES
(Companies Incorporated in England)
Taking Cargo on through Bills of Lading for STRAITS, JAVA & DURMA, CEYLOR, INDIA, IMANIAN GULF, MAUJUTIUS, E. & 8. AYILICA, AUSTRALASIA, INCLUD- ING NEW ZEALAND AND QUEENSLAND PORTS, RED HEA, EGYPT, EVROPE, ETC. FENINSULAR & ORIENTAL FORTNIGHTLY DIRECT ROYAL MAIL STEAMERS
(Under Contract with JM, Government) :
Al vessels may call at any ports on or of the route-and the route and all saflinge are mifject to change or deviation with or without notice.
Steamers
RANCHI
BURDWAN
HANPURA *MIRZAPORE RAWALPINDI
**SOMALI
CANTON CORFU **BANGALORE
Tons From H'Kong about 17,000, 20th Oct., Noon.
0.000 5th Nov,
17,000 12th Nov. 0,000|18th Nov. 17,000 26th Nov, 0,000 3rd Dec.
15,500) 10th Dec. |14,800 | 24th Dec. 0,000 31st Dec.
CHITRAL
17,000 7th Jan.
• Cargo only
+ Calls Casablanca
SHIRALA
TILAWA
SANTHIA
TALAMBA
TALMA
Destination
Marseilles & London,
B'bay, M'scilles, Havre, L'den, Hull, 'bg, R'dum & A'werp. B'bay, M'sellica & London. Straits, Cimbo, D'bay & K'chi. Marseilles & London.
B'bay, Mscilles, Havre, L'den, Hull, Hog, R'dam & A'werp. Bombay, Mireilles & London. Bombay, Macilles & London. B'bay, M'selles, Havre, L'don, Hull, H'burg, R'dam & A'werp. D'bay, M'seilles & London. All vessels may call at Malta
DAITISH INDIA APCAR SAILINGS (80UTIL)
8,000 5 Nov., 10.30 a.m.| S'pore, Port Swettenham,
10,000 19th Nov,
0,000 3rd Dec. 10,000 17th Dec.
10,000 31st Dec.
Penang, Rangoon & Calcutta.
DO.
·
DO.
DO.
DO.
DJ. Apcar Line Steamers have excellent neesmmodation for 1st de 2nd class passenzury EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN BAILINOS (SOUTH)
NELLORE
TANDA NANKIN
7,000, 4th Nov,
7,000 2nd Dec.
7.000 31st Dee.
Regular monthly sailings from
TILAWA RAWALPINDI *SOMALI
TANDA SANTHIA CANTON TALAMBA
CORFU
Manila, Rabaul, Brisbane. Sydney, Melbourne & Hobart
'kong to Bhanghai & Japan de kong to Australia Hong Kong to Sydney-19 daya, SAILINGS TO SILANGHAI & JAPAN.
10,000, 27th Oct., 4 p.m. 17,000 28th Oct., Noon.
8,000 30th Oct.
7,000 ith Nov.
A.000 9th Nov.
15.500 11th Nov.
10,000 23rd Nov.
14,500 240 Nov.
* Carge only.
Japan.
Shanghai & Japan.
Shanghai & Japan,
Shangtial & Japan.
Shanghai & Japan.
Japan.
Japan.
Shanghai & Japan.
All dates are approximate, and subject to alteration without notice, parcels measuring not more than 8 eft, will be received at the Company's Oßer up to- nova on the day previous to sailing.
For Passage Ilates, Handbooks, Freight, etc., apply
B. & Ording. MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO. Phone
Connaught RG.
Agenta
Another view of the aquattar's homes. Note the house on right is made of The children are happy and carefree as they have probably
known no other way of living.
old pucking cases.
LEFT: A typical scene of the miserable standard of housing. The huts are made-out of bamboo, old packing cases, metal sheets and gasoline tins. None of the roofs is water- proof. There are over 400 huts like those.
LOWER LEFT: One of the better type of huts which boasts of a palm-leaf roof.
BELOW: Main Street in the Kowloon squatter's settlement.
Photographs by King's Studios.
N.Y.K.
SAN FRANCISCO & LOS ANGELES via Honolulu.
Asoma Muru (From Kobe) Tatuta Maru (From Kobe)
LINE
(Convenient connection from Hongkong).
Monday, 31st Oct. Saturday, 12th Nov.
SEATTLE & VANCOUVER (Starts from Kobe)
He Maru
NEW YORK via Panorma
Tuesday,
(Convenient connection from Hongkong).
Monday, 7th Nov,
6th Dec.
Nagara Maru (From Kobe) SOUTH AMERICA (West Coast) via Japan, Honolulu, Hilo, San Francisco,
Los Angeles, Mexico & Balbon to Valparaiso. Rakuyo Maru
Wednesday, 16th Nov.
LONDON, MARSEILLES, NAPLES via Suez.
Hakone Mary
Husimi Maru
·Saturday, 6th Nov. Saturday, 19th Nov,
SYDNEY & MELBOURNE vla Manlia, Davao, Thursday Island, Brisban.c
Kamo Maru
Saturday, 20th Nov.
BOMBAY vla Singapore & Colombo
Tango Maru
Thursday,
10th Nov.
BANGOON & CALCUTTA via Singapore
*Toyohasi Maru
Saturday,
12th Nov.
KOBE & YOKOHAMA
Suwa Maru (via Klung & S'hai) Terukuni Maru (via Shanghal)
Saturday,
6th Nov.
Friday,
Friday,
18th Nov, 19th Nov.
Atuta Maru (Direct Nagasaki)
• Corgo only.
NIPPON YUSEN KAISYA General passenger Agents in the Orient for CUNARD WHITE STAR LINE
KING'S BUILDING
TEL. 302.
BARBER-WILHELMSEN LINE
Monthly Service to
BOSTON AND NEW YORK
via LOS ANGELES &' PANAMA CANAL PORTS also taking cargo on through Bills of Lading for West Indias ports, Rio de Janeiro, Santos, Rio Grande do Sol Buenos Aires, South America.
NEXT SAILING-
M.V. "TAL PING YANG"
November 18:
DODWELL & CO., LTD.
C
Cooking the morning meal.
The cook usually sleeps in his kitchen after preparing meals!
Agents Hongkong Bank Bldg.
Telephone 28021.
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