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"B" Chies £66. 0.0d. $72.10.0d.

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NEXT SAILINGS, OUTWARDS FOR SHANGHAI, YOKOHAMA, KOBE & MOJL

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From Hongkong.

4th September.

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S.S. "VENEZIA"

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FROM CALCUTTA & COLOMBO TO SOUTH AFRICAN PORTS.

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Salla from Calcutta 81st August, Sails from Calcutta 30th September.

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BANGKOK-Via Saigon

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Wednesday, 26th August.

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Saturday, 14th August. Wednesday 25th August,

Monday, 23rd August. to:-OSAKA SHOSEN KAISHA.

M. TAKEUCHI, Manager.

ELLERMAN & BUCKNALL STEAMSHIP CO., LTD, AMERICAN & MANCHURIAN LINE.

"CITY OF BARODA"

(9670 tona, d.w.).

a.m.

above steamer having accommodation for over 100 First

T a stages ppines. Straits,

Colombo and Suez Canal on 5th November, 1926, for New York where she is due to urrive on 3rd January, 1927.

For Freight or Passage, apply to-

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KAIPING COAL

FOR HOME, FACTORY & POWER HOUSE

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FONTAINEBLEAU.

THE CHINA MAIL.

PASSENGER DESCRIBES FIRE AND WRECK.

RUN OF ILL-LUCK.

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Guftland, Our informant stated that it was understood that the wreck of the vessel involved the as of about and hundred million francs.

The cargo, the whole of which had been lost, with the ex- cars and eeption of two motor three or four packages, had been. valued at about two-thirds of this] sum, while the vessel was worth Sã or 10 million franes, "'.

RIVER SHIPPING.

EFFECTS OF BOYCOTT ÖN TRADE.

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Coldimbo, July 26-Further de-

Three out of twentyone river tuils of, the wreck of the Messa-

steamboats formerly on the Hong- gerles Maritime steamer Fontaine-

kong-West River bleau at Djibouti, the port of

Cause of Outbreak Unknown.

employed, states a Chlause report. Prench Somaliland, twelve days Commenting on the loss of the These 21.ships are owned by 17 ngo, were available to-day as the Fontainebleau. the French 'pas- different | Chinese companies and P. and O. Mooltan brought two of sengers said that the vessel would | are exclusive of the Hongkong- the paakengers of the -fated | have been saved if the fire had no- | Canton boats.

French madi bont to Colombo this curred in any big port. The lack Hitherto steps have been taken morning. One of those, a French-{ of adequate fire-fighting appliances | by some of the owners to play their iman, gave a graphic description of had hampered the ship's office the efforts made to control the are considerably in their vali which broke out on the Fontaine-efforts. Again, the ship might a bleau and of how the ship even-have been saved, but for the m tually became a wreek, although for many hours there seemed not to be the slightest danger of the complete loss of the vessel. «

Appliances Available Not Adequate.

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The "Kwong

Fook

Cheung," "Fook On," "Tai Ming," "Ko Chow," "Chung On" and Sun On" are lying idle in Hongkong harbour.

craft on routes excluding Hong- kong-in preference to laying up but have been deterred. Those under the Chinese flag will not be fortune of the wind changing, | affected. by the boycott and others This was the sheerest bad luck, under. British registry can "change especially when the shallowness of over" However, the deterrent las the water prevented the ship being in the unsettled conditions up- turned round so that the wind country and the danger from would not cause, the flamus to piratical attack. spread. It was not quite certain Three boats in the "Kwong Ying," The Are apparently broke out just whether the outbreak of fire had "Kwong Hung" and "Koek Ning" as the vessel was entering Djibouti really started in the Red, Sen. Cerare now running between Canton' Harbour about one o'clock.on the tainly during the passage through and Wuchow. (afternoon of July 12. "when a thin the Red Sen it had been painfully

haze of smoke was geen issuing hot, but whether this was duo from the two ventilators of the natural conditions or to a smoulder, tween No. 2 hold, which contained ing fire in the hold was not at all "bales "of cotton from Egypt. The certain. At any rate the outbreak ventilators were at önce shut, and had been discovered just as they A quantity of steam was directed were entering the port of Djibouti. into the hold: After half an hourThe cause of the outbreak was un- of this treatment, it was thought known, but it might be thay spor. that the fre had been put out, and taneous combustion of the cargo of the hatches were opened. Again, cotton had been induced by the however, smoke began to rise from terrifle heat in the Red Sea. the hold and it increased in volume, Changing" over the ship like a pall Quarter of an hour later the montering Poston burst Into flames, and below the screen of smoke thin tongues of flame could he Neen.

All the time Trojan efforts were made to get the fre ander control, but the appliances available were not adequate, and the flames gradually gained the

upper hund.

Fire Raging Fiercely.

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Serious Allegations.

LOCAL SHIPPING.

TO-DAY'S ARRIVALS AND CLEARANCES.

THE MORNING LIST.

This morning, the following sea-going arrivals at Hongkong were reported:

Serious allegations against the officers of the ship are made by Dr. P. C. Subadhikari, Lecturer dir stany of the Ceylon Calversity, who was also a passenger on the l-fated Fontainebleau. Seen by "Times of Ceylon" representative, he stated that disorganisation pra Yalled from the time the vessel took a heavy list. The fact that pauic

Yat Shing (1424) Br., from did not break out during the after-Shanghai, Foochow; J. M. & Co. hoor was entirely due to the calm-

City of Corinth (3972) Br., from Newport, Manila; Bank Line.

Sunning (1570)"Br., from. Shang- hai, Amoy; B. & S.

Hano (739) Fr., from Haiphong.

In a few hours' time the hold wasness of the passengers themselves. Ft. Bayard: M.M.

Dr. Subadhikari

a raging furnace, "and; by seven

Continuing.

Van Overstraten (2837) Dutch,

a'clock f the evening the flames said: "We could get no informa-from Deli, Singapore: J.C.J.L, were mounting mast high. Evention, and up to the last mmute we at this store, however, ue anxiety was felt us to the safety of the Fship. All afternoon the wind was blowing athwart the ship, and the

pontbreak, though serious, was con- fined to the one hold. Although it was realised that the cargo in this hold was lost, there was no sugges tion that the fate of the whole was even threatened, Dur. ing the afternoon, however, the ship took a list to laboard on account for the volume of water that had been pumped into the hold. This made it more difficult to combat the Bre, which was raging most fiercely on the starboard side, and the water going into the hold could only be affective on the other side.

Phranany

(1022). Ch., from Quinhon, Tourane; Chau Yue-teng,

Departures.

Nanking (3480) Swéd, from Oslo, received no orders from anyone Singapore; Gilman" & Co. leave the ship, nor was any help offered to us. The situation was too disgraceful for words, There Were about 130 passengers, од board, mostly French. and we inal For Shanghai: Tenyo Mary, to take our own initiative in all Hakusan Maru, Tjikembang.

At about 7 p.. some matters.

For Manila: West Kader. West ladies und children left the vessel,van but others would not leave until the Captain ordered them to to 80. the Captain never The order of esme. Menara. Rusneil and Ranger, Dr. Bradford and myself did our best to help the ladies and child- ren to leave the ship with as much Inggage as they could secure.

Ship in Darkness.

The lights went out and on at intervals until 8 p.m. and from 8.30 p.m. to 8.46 p.m. the ship was in absolute darkness.

For Kwonk-chow-wan: Jade. For San Francisco: West Cur- mona.

For Amoy: Szechuen. For Singapore: Hosung. -

Clearance.

For Welhalwet: Chipshing,

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SHIPS N PORT.

At 9 a.m."to-day the following. numbers of vessels

were in port:-

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TUESDAY, AUGUST 10, 1926..

CANADIAN

PACIFIC

EMPRESS EXPRESS

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17 Days from Hongkong to Vancouver

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YOKOHAMA. LIATE

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HONGKONG BORNEO LINE.

To Sandakan thence to Lahad Datu, Tawau and Semporna calling at

Jesselton on return voyage provided sufficient inducement offers.

Regular Three-weekly Freight and Passenger Service.

Hongkong

PROJECTED SAILINGS

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Excellent accommodation for, Saloon, Second class and Steerage passengers.

All cabins (1st and 2nd class) fitted with Electrie Fans, Hotel reservatione arranged at Sandakan if desired. Through Bills of Lading issued to other B. N. Borneo Ports. Sailings are subject to alteration.

For Freight, Passage and other Information please apply to-

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Impossible to Save Ship. Even as 10 o'clock in the evening, however, the ship's officers were

Panic prevailed during this time confident that the vessel would be

Some of Hoved. In fact they had entertain to the greatest degree.

the lady passengers, fainted The ed no thought of the disaster that

over dangerously. WOR to

come. After midnight.teamer listed however, the situation became more At about 12.30 p.m. there appeared to be a fight between the crew and serious. Up to this stage it was thought that the fire would burn the stewards, the reason for which itself out in the hold, but now the appeared to be that some of the wind shifted, and carried along the crew tried to desert the ship with their belongings. A number of the length of the ship, at once fanning the flames and directing them to crew, lascars and Chinese, appear- the companion-way, and the uppered to be very tired. We then saw passenger decks. Soon the vessel -was-ablase-amidships-It-was-no- longer possible to save the ship, for it had apparently grounded in the shallow water, owing to the heavy list to larboard, and the Cap-" tain could not get it under way to

Just prior to leaving the turn it round to get the wind broad ship we were dumbfounded siden. Realising the seriousness of. to hear some revolver shots, the situation a wireless message which appeared ចម to have wegian flag) formerly known as was sent to Perlm for assistance been fired to. atop a military Ser the "Standard," has left Hong- from a salvage boat. The fire geant who tried to go down to his kong after overhaul and general gradually spread along the ship, and cabin to save some of his belong repairs at the Hongkong and both for'ard and midship the flames "ings. Terror-stricken, we left tha Whampoa Dock Company's ship- mounted high above the top mast.

bout, and it cost us about Rs. 36 yard, Kowloon.

No Panic.

the crow depart. The fire assumed greater proportions, and at 3' p.m. the four of us whom I mentioned"

left the ship, the Captain only r maining on board then.

Revolver Shots.

to

ON CHARTER.

"MONDEGO" ENTERS CATTLE TRADE.

The 8.s. "Mondego," (Nor-

rach to get ashore. It was one of At Saigon she will run under the darkest seas man could have charter in the cattle trade be- We eventually wentween Phomphenh in Cambodia

It was now obvious that the ves-experienced. sel was doomed, and at about half to an hotel, and from the window, of and Manila and Cebu in the past three or four o'clock in the our room we saw that the whole Philippine Islands (for at least morning it was abandoned. There steamer was ablaze. When we saw six months).

Most of the passengers had gone Somaliland, but they could do

Messrs. Karsten Larsen "and

was no panic whatever, as the fire the agents the following morning, This vessel (built in 1906) Is had been in progress for about four-they practically told us to go to of the spar deck type, and in for teen houra, and the few passengers | h———-,' We appealed to a Judge mer years, when she had a remaining on board were prepared called M. Bellevant and the Hongkong passenger licence, used for the order to abandon ship. Governor-General of French to carry 12 first-class passengers on shore in the afternoon with their very little for an. We have since and about 500 coolie passengers. luggage, and very few of them lost petitioned the French Government Co., are the local agents. any of their belongings. The ship's There were three casualties, the officers managed to save the lug chief cook and two Chinese stu- gaga not wanted on the voyage dents dying as a result of the fire."; which was stored in the special The doctor said. in conclusion: hold.

The ship continued to burnI hope that a full inquiry will be for about twelve hours after being held."- Times of Ceylon." abandoned, and when low tide came

gradually sank into the mud, lying

practically on her side, owing to

the heavy list to larboard it had ERIGAN FAR EAST LINE taken early during the afternoon. When all was over the vessel, Jay r there a total wreck, more than thres parts submerged in the water.

A Latest Acquisition. The Fontainebleau was one of the latest acquiäitions to the M.¿I. fleet, having heen launched "only two years ago. She was specially built for the mall and passengur service between Marseilles and the Far East. She was a vessel of 10,000 tons displacement, and was under the command of Capt-

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to be a port infected with, cholera, Foochow has declared Shanghai

as from August 2

On the last voyage here of the 8.8. Van Overstraten from Deil, Singapore, there was one death. Deceased was buried at sea.

Four bout owners were cautioned at the Marine Court this morning for putting their craft at night within 100 yards of the ahore, without permission.

CONSIGNEES' NOTICE.

Consignees of cargo ex sz. City of Corinth, are reminded that goods remaining, undelivared after August 18 will be aubject to rent.

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