1927-03-29 — Page 5

TUESDAY, MARCH 29, 1927,

P. & 0.-British India Apear and

Eastern & Australian

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Lines

(COMPANIES incorporated in ENGLAND). MAIL AND PASSENGER STEAMERS. « TAKING CARGO FOR

STRAITS, JAVA, BURMA, CEYLON, INDIA, PERSIAN GULF,

WEST INDIES, MAURITIUS, EAST AND SOUTH AFRICA, :

AUSTRALASIA, INCLUDING NEW ZEALAND AND QUEENSLAND PORTS, AND RED SEA, EGYPT, CONSTANTINOPLE, GREECE, LEVANTINE PORTS, EUROPE, &c..

PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL FORTNIGHTLY DIRECT ROYAL MAIL STEAMERS. (Under Contract with H.M. Government.)

HEAVY LOSS.

DOCK. COMPANY'S. BAD YEAR

HOPES FOR FUTURE

THE CHINA MAIL

At the last annust meeting of the

HERGIN HAUL.

ARRESTED EUROPEANS

CHARGED

TRUNK'S HIDING PLACE.

·SHIPS IN PORT.S

"This morning there were 68 ocean-going merchant vessels in Hong Kong harbour, of which

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DOLLAR STEAMSHIP IN

number 25 t the British fag AMERICAN MAIL LINE

During the 24 hours ended at 9 am 'to-day there were 10 arr |vals (2 British) and 14 departures,

British).

Before Mr. R. E. Lindsell yes(4 Hong Kong and Whampoa Deck terday afternoon hearing was Company it was announced that the opened in the case in which Directors had sanctioned the ap George Statnigross (Roumanian)

CONSIGNEES" NOTICES, pointment of a. Committos to In-and Helena Rogovi Kamin (Pole), vestigate the working of the Comwho recently arrived in the Col-chy of Weilington are reminded Consignees of cargo by the 3.5. pany with a view to effecting scon-

ony by the "Atauta Maru," are that goods will be subject to rent omies.

At the annual meeting to-day, the charged with the unlawful posses- after April 2. Chairman announced that this Com- sion of 680 ounces of heroin, and Consignees of Cargo ex s.s. "S mittee had made a prolonged on-with importing the drug without kinng" are informed that 'all claime quiry but their report had only a permit.

will not be recognised by the Agent reached him on Saturday morning. The Assistant Crown Solicitor, after Monday, April 4, It had not been possible to con- Mr. T. S. Whyte-Smith, conduct-Annam" are reminded that goods

Consigneen of Cargo by ma sidor and comment upon it at that ed the prosecution and the accus-will be subject to rent if not. de- meeting but the Directors would ed, were represented by Mr. F. Givarad after April 4. give careful consideration to evory Vaux and Mr. Leo' d'Almada res- point raised.

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A heavy loss for the year was pectively.. reported. No dividend could be According to Mr. Whyte-Smith. recommended. The Chairman ex- the female defendant was a second pressed the view that there was no class passenger on the "Atsuta need for undue pessimiany. When Maru" booked for Shanghai from times were more normal here and Marseilles. When the ship arriv at Home, the Company's property ed in port on March 21 the male and plant would be employed to defendant, who was on the wharf, fullest advantage.

was seen to go on board.

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The Attendance.. The Hon. Mr. D. G. M. Bernard venue Officers who had received

CONSIGNEES.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

"ELLERMAN" LINE

From EUROPE.

presided over the meeting, support- certain information kept him THE SteamshipLLINGTON

Fed by Messrs H. P. White, T. G. under observation. He went up to

Well, Allan Cameron, W. H. Bell the woman on the second class having arrived, Consignees of Cargo and Sir Robert, Ho Tung (Direc-deck and spoke to her and by her are informed that all Goods torrs Mr. R. M. Dyer, B.Sc..ater both left the ship. On the are being landed at their risk into M.IN.A. (Chief Manager) Mr. following day they returned to the the hazardous and/or extra-i E. L. Hosie, C.A. (Secretary) and ship together and were followed hazardous Godowns of Holt's the following shareholders- by Senior Revenue Officer Wath.Wharf, whence delivery may bas Mesars. M. Fernandes, A. H. M. da The man was found to have book- obtained. Silva, G. W. Sewell, Kelly Suyce,

No Claims will be admitted after J. M. Alves, E. Abraham, C. A. da ed a first-class passage to North Roza, Chau Yue-teng, Lo Koon China. SIR.O. Watt first searched the Goods have left the Godowns, hong and R. M. Smith.

the woman's luggage. A wardrobe and all Goeda remaining undeliver“

Chairman's Speech.

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(Admiral Oriental Line)'

JOINT TRANS-PACIFIC SERVICE

A Regular Weekly Sailing

TO SAN FRANCISCO OR SEATTLE-

THE "PRESIDENT LINERS

TO SAN FRANCISCO VIA HONOLULU, SHANGHAI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA.

“THE SUNSHINE BELT":

PRESIDENT JACKSON Tuesday, April 1th 6 ar PRESIDENT: M«KINLEY PRESIDENT LINCOLN : PRESIDENT CLEVELAND PRESIDENT PIERCE.

Tuesday, Apre. 28th

Tuesday, May 4th ...Tuesday, Jungle the

Thereafter Fortnightly Sailings

HONG KONG TO EUROP

SPECIAL LOW RAT S

Via San Francisco or Seattle,

£112

$120

DIRECT CONNECTIONS WITH ALL ÁTLANTIC LINES

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trunk in the baggage room was led after 2nd April, 1927, will Hongkong The Chairman said: the report found to have a false back and be subject to rent, and accounts having, been in your here 80 7-ounce packages of heroin | All Claims against the Steamer possession for the past ten days were found. Both prisoners were must be presented to the Under- Marcilles, London, Dunkirk, Antwerp, will with your permission follow placed under arrest. and while signed on or before 9th April, r.

the usual procedure and take them

waiting to be taken across the 1927, or they will not be recognised as read!.

J would like to express on behalt harbour," the man attempted to of my colleagues of the Board our jump into the water. deep sense of loss at the death of Later the man's baggage was where they will be examined on any Sir Paul Chater who had been searched, and four lady's under- Tuesdays or Fridays, between the director of this Company for over skirts were found. Each of these hours of 10.45 a.m.. and Noon, twenty-five years. We owed a great had 22 pockets into which the within the Free, Storage, period of Ideal to his keen vision and enter-packets of drug fitted exactly. One Work.

prise.

Rotterdam & Hulli, Marsuilles, London, Antwerp & Hull Singapore, Penang. Colombo & B'bay Singapore, Perang, Colombo & Bibay Marseilles and Lordon

3. S.

Tone

From Hongkong About

Destination

MACEDONIA

KBYBER

DEVANHA ALIPORE DELTA MALWA LAHORE NELLORE KHIVA JEYPORE NYANZA MOREA KASHMIR

1,120

2nd April

Noon.

Marseilles & London

12th April Nooni 8,165 16th April 2014 April 8:007 27th April 70.941 30th April

4,262

10th May 6,853 ifth May

9.136 14th May 5318 20th May 7,023 25th May 10,01H. 28th May 9,006 11th Juno 10.402 26th Juno 9,144 Pth July

Marseillen, London & Antwerp: S'pore, Pang. Colombo,. B'buy & X'chi

Marseilles, London & Antwerp Marseilles, London & Antwerp. Supere, Penang, Colombo & Bombay Marcillos & London. Marseillas and London

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Marseilles, London & Antwerp: KALYAN

Marhoilles, London. & Antwerp MACEDONIA 11,120 23rd July Marseilles and London

Froquent connection from Port Said for Passengers and Carro to Chantantinople, Pireaus, Smyrna and other Levant Ports by steamers of the Khedival Mail Steamship Co.

BRITISH INDIA-APCAR SAILINGS.

TAKADA"

JANUS

TILAWA TALMA

a.m.

3rd April Singapore. Penang & Calcutta Singapore. Petang & Calcutta Singapore, Penang & Calcutta Singapore, Penang & Calcutta

0,949

4,824 17th April 30,000 25th April 110,000 20th April

EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS (South)

ST. ALBANS

4,500

ARAFURA

6,000

1st April 4 p.m. 29th April

TANDA

4,956

3rd Jung

ST: ALBANS

4,500

1st July 16,000 29th July

ARAFURA

Manila, Sandakan, Thursday Island,

Townsville, Brisbane Sydney,

Melbourne,

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Regular monthly sailings from Hongkong to Japan and Hongkong to Australia.

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effected.

Ellis, of Lading will be counter- signed by

The suggestion was that these No Fire Insurance has been It is with much regret that I again were to be used for taking the have to present you with a State-

Theroin ashore... ment of Accounts which shows a hoavy loss, but as you are aware Replying to the Magistrate's the boycott against Hong Kong remark that there was not much lasted well into the Autumn and to show that the male defendant conditions have not even yet return-had possession of the drug, Mr. Hong Kong, 28th March, 1927,, ed to normal

Whyte-Smith said there was the

The volume of business we have fact that he had the keys to the bean able to secure has been small. trunk, also the finding in it of & Orders for new construction have hat and coat belonging to him been difficult to obtain and repaira

have been cut down to a minimum: showed his connection, with the moreover, the condition of affairs in affair,

South China has militated against After evidence of seizure of the any large volume of tonnage com-drug was taken, the case was ad- ing to this port or orders being journed until this afternoon: placed here.

New Dock Lovelling.

We have spared no efforts to effect increased economies in, our

very minimuin consistent with eff

ARMS ON A LINER.

THE BANK LINE, LTD. General Agents,

COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES,

CONSIGNEE NOTICE.

HE Steamship

SI-KIANG" BRINGING CARGO from Dunkirk, Antwerp, Middlesbrough, London,

Searching luggage on board the.. working and our staff is now at the ss. "President Pierce" yesterday &ciency even for the reduced volume Revenue Officers found

of work we have had to undertake. Smith-Weston revolvers and seven The levelling of the site for the rounds of ammunition among new dock is proceeding as slowly some property belonging to a as possible and the minimum Chinese passenger. amount of work to keep this con-

The E. & A. 3.9. Co., Ltd., afermers will also call at Shanghai, Collo, Cabu, Kolambugan, Tawen, Timor, Darwin, or other ports en route as inducement offerv.

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Frequent connections from Australia with the following:-

tract alive is being performed.

Also Cargo from Cognac, La two Pallice &c. Ex 8.8. "PEL-HO.”·

CONSIGNEES are hereby in- formed that their goods, with the exception of Oplum, Treasure and Valuables are being landed and stored into the Godowns of the HONG KONG WHARF & GODOWN. Co., Ltd., KOWLOON, whence deli- very may be obtained immediately after landing,..

Turning to the Accounts, you will of Profit and Loss Account to carry notice that a Debenture on the forwar, to a new account, o, assets of the Company has been No howange has been made for

All claims must be sent in to me

The Union S.8. Company's steamers to the United Kingdom via New granted to our Bankers as security depreciation as ample provision has on or before MONDAY, the 4th

Zealand, Vaneguver, San Francisco, etc.

The P. & O. Royal Mail steamets to London via Suez Canal.

The P&O Branch. Servico" steamers, to London via the Capes

Landon via Panama "Canal.

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SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI & JAPAN

6,200 | 24th March | Moji, Kobe & Oseka

2 p.m. 8,007, 31st March

1 p.m.

Shanghal, Moji & Hóba

for our overdraft." The additions been provided in. past years... While

to the property during the year are we regret, we cannot recommend APRIL, 1927, or they will not be practically all old contracts which again this year the payment of a recognized,

Committee of Enquiry.

Agent.

The New Zealand Shipping Company's steamers for Southampton and ran out in that period. The Agure dividend, I do not see any reason DAMAGED PACKAGES will be includes interest on uncompleted for undue pesimisnt as when times examined by the Company's Surva- works,

are again more normal both here yer Mesars-Goddard & Douglas Bad and Doubtful Debts, and at home your property and In the presence of the Consignees Your Directors have considered plant should be employed to its at 10.00 a.m. on WEDNESDAY, the it necessary to provide the large fullest advantage.

30th MARCH, 1927, sum of $180,646.70 as a provision

No Fire Insurance will be effect- against Bad, and Doubtful Debts. At our meeting a year ago I med-ed by us in any case whatever. Some of this we hope to recover buttioned that at the request of a large

J., EIMAGE, it was considered advisable to pro-body of harpiders the Directora vide for every possible contingency had sanctioned the appointment of After making this provision the net a Committee to investigate the work-Hong Kong, 24th March, 1927. loss for the year amounts toing of the Company with a view to $288,696.89, It is proposed to effecting economies. This commit- transfer $300,000 from Reservéitee has made a prolonged; Anquiry), un Fund-to meet this loss and this, but their report only reached me together with a credit of $62,309.50 on Saturday morning. I much re- brought forward-from the previous gret therefore that it has not been year will give $68,614.12. at credit possible to consider it and comment upoh it at the Ineeting" I may say, however, that your Directors will give the more ofretul considera- tion to every point, raised..

LAHORE

MALWA

TILAWA

ARAFURA TALMA JEYPORE

NELLORE

KHIVA

NYANZA MOREA TANDA

6,252 1st April Shanghai, Moji & Koba

4 p.m. 10,980 1st April Shanghai, Moji & Kobe

0 0. 10,000 3rd April Shanghai, Moj, Kobe and Oraka

6 am 8.000

5th "April

S'hol, Moji, Kobe, Osaka & Yokohama 10,000 0th April Moi, Kobo & Osaka.

7,448 15th April

Shanghai, Maji and Kobe 4,869 15th April Shanghai, Moli and Kobo 0.18515th April Shanghai Moji and Kobe 7,023 29th April Shanghai, Moji & Koba 10,063 29th April [-Shanghai, Mol' &. Robe

8,35A 8th May Moji, Kobe, Onala and Yokohama

All dates are approximate and subject to alteration without notice. WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY FITTED ON ALL STEAMERS.

Passengers for Rangoon must defray their own Hotel 'expensos "at Singapore while waiting the on-carrying steamVET,

All Cabins are fitted with Electric Fans free of charge,,, Steamers on London and Australian Lines are fitted with Laundries. Parcels measuring not more than 2% ft. x 2 ft. x 1 ft. will be received at the Company's Office up to Noon on the day previous, to sailing,

For further Information, Passage Freights, Handbooks,"ate, apply to:- MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO.

P. & O. Building, Connaught Rd, C., HONGKONG. Agents.

BOSTON, NEW YORK & BALTIMORE

JOINT SERVICE OF THE

“BLUE FUNNEL "` LINE.

(OCEAN S.S, CO, LTD. & CHINA MUTUAL 8.N. CO. LTDA

AND

AMERICAN & MANCHURIAN LINE

(ELLERMAN & BUCKNALL 8,6. CO, LTD.)

A SAILINGS FROM HONG KONG.

Via Suos. Canal" 8.8, ?"CITY-OF-DUNKIRK” | Vis Suar Canal-

8.S. "TEUCEE"

S.S. "EUMABUS””

8th April, 22nd April. 8th May. 22nd May

Via Susz Czoal; : 8.8. "CITY OF DERBY" Vis Suez Canal Steamera proceed Vin Suez Canal or Panama Canal at Opnars" Option

Subject to change without notiće: Ave

For Fraight and particulars:apply tor- BUTTERFIELD & EWIRH or THE BANK LINE, LTD., Hong Kong, Hong Kong & Canton: JARDINE, MATHESON & CO, LTD. Canton.

CONSIGNEES.

I would; katto take this oppor tunity to thank the members of the! THE EAST ASIATIC CO., LTD Committee onbeba lofthe Direc

COPENHAGEN.

THE M/S

THE NAMUS: DR

“ANNAM"

fors and shareholders for their painstaking and careful inquiry and trust, that it thay Be the means of Ferrécting more colors and off-

ciency in Working

having arrived, Consigness of cargo. I do not think there are Any more are hereby informed that all goods points that call for comment and are being landed and placed at their now beg to propose the adoption of risk into the hazardous and/or the Raport and Accounts and when |extra-hazardous Godowns of The this has been seconded shall be Hongkong & Kowloon Wharf & pleased to answer to the best of my Godown Co., Ltd., where delivery ability any questions which, share- can be obtained as soon as the goods Other Business

holders may wish to axicAT are landed.

Sir Roberto Tung seconded the No claims will be admitted after adoption of the report and ac- the goods have left the Godowns, counts and the resolution was car and all goods remaining undeliver-ried.

ed after the 4th of April, 1927, There were no questions.

4 pm, will be subject to rent, Sir Robert Ho Tung and Mr. All broken, chated and damaged Allan Cameron, retiring directors goods are to be left in the Godown, were re-elected on the proposition where they will be examined by of Mr. G.W Sewell, seconded by Messrs. Anderson & Ashe on the Mr. Kelly Sarpel fente IM 2nd of April, 1927, at 10 am

On the proposition of Mr. J. M. Alves, seconded by Mr. E. Abraham, All claims against the year the appointment to the Board of must be presented to the Under MA WAH Bull;din accession to the signed before the 6th of April late Sir Pi Chater, was confirmed. 1927, or they will not be recognised Messrs. Lowe, Binglah And Mat-

No Fire Insurance ¿ will be thews and Memiku-Perez wanith;| effected by SMS

Beth and Taping were a elected Bill of Lading will be counter auditors for the yed signed by PANENTE Elion of $1,600-LAC

JOHN MANNERS & CO. LID.

Hong Kong, 29th March, 19278

edsby Mr. Chan

the meeting:

21 San Francisco Homerių,

TO SEATTLE AND VICTORIA VIA

SHANGHAI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA

“THE FAST SHORT ROUTES

PRESIDENT PIERCE Wednesday, April

'PRESIDENT TAFT

PRESIDENT JEFFERSON PRESIDENT GRANT- PRESIDENT MADISON.

Thereafter Fortnightly Sailings on Wednesdays. TO EUROPE AND NEW YORK VIA MANILA, STRAITS, COLOMBO, BUEZ

PORT SAID ALEXANDRIA NAPLES

GENOA-MARSEILLES

Tuesday..

Thence to BOSTON and NEW YORK PRESIDENT POLK PRESIDENT" ADAMS"" PRESIDENT. GARFIELD. PRESIDENT HARRISON PRESIDENT MONROE

Tuesday

Tuesday,

.Tuesday,

Apr. 12th 6.00: i.m. Apr. 28th: 6.00 KR. May, 10th 800 km. May 24th 5.00 a.m.- June 7th 800 a.m.

Thereafter Fortnightly. Sailings on Tuesdays:

TO MANILA.

PRESIDENT PIERCE PRESIDENT JACKSON PRESIDENT" POLK. PRESIDENT TAFT ... PRESIDENT MCKINLEY

Mar 29th

6:00 pm.

April 4th

6:00p.m.

„April 12th

April 12th

April 18th 600 pa

For Passenger and Freight Rates apply de

ROBERT DOLLAR CO

GENERAL AGENTS.

Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank Building, Ground Floor

Telephones Central"2477, 2478-&-795,

THE HONGKONG & WHAMPOA DOCK CO., LTD.

TELEGRAPHIC ADDRESS: " MANIFESTO HONGKONG.

Codes Used: A1. A.B.C. Fifth Edition: Engineering: First and Second,

Western Union and Walkins

DOCK OWNERS, SHIP BUILDERS, MAKINE AND LAND ENGINEER MÁKERS, IRON AND BRASS FOUNDERS, FORGE MASTELL,

ELECTRICIANS.

S. SIANG

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