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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1929..

P. & 0.-British India Apcar and

Eastern & Australian Lines

(COMPANIES incorporated in ENGLAND). MAIL AND PASSENGER STEAMERS.

TAKING CARGO FOR

STRAITS, JAVA, burma, ceyLON, INDIA, PERSIAN GULF, WEST LIDIES, 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.)

8. B.

Tons

MACEDONIA

KHIVA

KHYBER

MALWA

MIRZAPORE

NALDERA

From Hong Kong About

Destination

11,120 0,1:15 0,114 23rd Mar.

2nd Mar. Marscilles & London. 10th Mar.

Apr. Apr.

Marseilles, London & Hull. Marseilles, London & Hull. Marseilles & London, Straits, Colombo & Bombay. Bombay, Marselles & London.

10,940 30th Mar.

6,715 1at 16,088 13th *Cargo only, Frequent connection from Port Sald for Passengers and Cargo to

Khedival Mail Steamship Co.

DINNER DANCE

OF THE ROYAL FLEET AUXILIARIES

SUCCESSFUL. FUNCTION

THE CHINA MAIL,

DRIVER BLAMED

ENQUIRY INTO RAILWAY DISASTER.

DANGERS OF GAS

London, Yesterday

DAGGER OWNERS

SMARTLY DEALT WITH AT KOWLOON

SHARP POLICE WORK

Under the auspices of the Officers'

Detective Inspector Fallon and a Social Club Association of the Royal The Ministry of Transport, as party of dotectives, acting on jin- Fleet Auxillaries, comprising the the result of its enquiry into the formation revived, were instru- Oller Units attached to the China Charfield railway disaster on Oc-mental in frustrating an armed rob- Squadron-all at present In Port-tober 13, found that the respon-bery in Kowloon recently.

In consequence two Chinese were a very successful Dinner-Dance was sibility rests with the driver of held at Lane, Crawford's Restaurant the mail train, E. H. Aldington, yesterday charged at the Kowloon last evening, upwards of 150 guests who passed the signals at danger. Magistracy, before Mr. T. S. being enterelained until midnight. The Ministry urges the desir-Whyte-Smith and Major C. Willson, The Dance was highly successful ability of using electricity instead 10.B.E., with the unlawful posses

It sion of a dagger each. and was.practically in the nature of of gas to illuminate trains.

Both accused having pleaded a farewell, as many officers present ponts out that out of 22 fires re- are on the eve of departure tem.sulting in train accidents in Great "guilty," Inspector Fallon told the pararily from the Colony and others Britain during the past 30 years, Magistrates that the arrest was are departing permanently on ap-14 are attributed directly to gas. effected at 9.80 a.m., on January 16 The Ministry recommenda last. Acting on information that the pointments to England.

The 'R.F.A. "Ruthenia" which is automatic train control, all-steel robbers ware crossing from Hong being refitted at Hong Kong for vans in the rear and front of pas-Kong to Yaumati by the Yaumati Service at Singapore will take with senger trains, and shock-absorb ferry, a party of police went her on the voyage down, the following buffers or collision fenders Public ing officera: Captain Parker, for for railway coaches-Reuter. merly Captain of the R.F.A.

"Belgol," 1st Officer Lockwood of

to

Squaro-stro:t, Yaumati. After waiting a while, the police saw three auspicious looking men approach and Immediately closed on

to have daggers concealed in their socks. Nothing was found on the third man, and he was subsequent. ly released.

the R.A.F. "Fortol," 2nd Officer FRENCH EXPULSION them. The two accused were found

cer Collins of the "Francol.",

ARBITRARY POWERS OF THE POLICE

Paris, Jan, 2.

In addition Mr. W. J. Hall, Wireless Telegraphist, "Belgol," and Messrs. Blacklock ("Fortol"), Cook ("Francol"), May ("Belgol") and Whitehead ("Ruthenia") Engineers, One hundred members of the will assist the "Ruthenia" on her Paris Bar, including several of its voyage to Singapore, which is pro- most illustrious leaders, have issued bably the last voyage this famous formal protest against the right ahip will make, as she is desthed of arbitrary expulsion which is for a permanent post on her new possessed and practised daily by the

"French Executive." base at Singapore.

Of the officers named Messrs:—

Whitehead and Lockwood will not return to Hong Kong, as they will proceed from Singapore to England, the remaining officers will return to Hong Kong and to their various former positions,

The dance went with a fare

The French system of administra- tive expulsion is particularly severe.

hours.

The Magistrates sentenced the

rst accused to two years hard la- bour, whilst No. 2 who had had a previous conviction for stealing was given three years.

MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS

Constantinople, Pireaus, Smyrna and other Levant Ports by steamers of the Blacklock. 1st Engineer "Fortol"He cannot obtain the services of apore for this port on February 16

BRITISH INDIA-APCAR SAILINGS.

Fob. Singapore, Penang & Calcutta. Singapore, Penang & Calcutta. Singapore, Penang & Calcutta.. Singapore, Penang & Calcutta. Singapore, Penang & Calcutta,

TAKADA

TALAMBA

TALMA

0.949 27th 3,013 12th 10,000 18th

17.75411th

Mar. Mar. Apr. 10,000 20th Apr.

SANTHIA

PILAWA

B.I. Apcar Line steamers have excellent accommodation for 1st and 2nd class passengers. All steamers are fitted with wireless and carry a qualified surgeon.

Club,

Jawyer to

The Ben Line 8.8." "Benvanpoch” As is well known, no warning is from Middlesbro', Dunkirk, Straits A policeman and Philippines is due to arrive given to the victim, arrives at his house, informs him her to-day.

The CPS. R.M.S. "Empress of that an administrative order of ex- pulsion has been made against him. Australia" arrived at Woosung and that he must leave the country on Tuesday at 7 a.m., left Woosung swing, its success being largely due within a few days, or even a few yesterday at 4 a.m., and is due at The victim is not told why Chinwangtao to-night at mid-night. to the untiring efforts of Mr. he is expelled, nor can he find out. The B.. 9.s. "Talma" left Singa- and temporarily. 1st Engineer

defend him, for the in the afternoon, and is due here to- R.F.A. "Ruthenia," Hon. Secre- reasons for the expulsion are secret; morrow morning. įtary of de R.F.A. Officers' and therefore cannot be challenged The C.P.S. R.M.S. "Empress of

and an onergetic com- or refuted.

The victim packs up Russia" arrived at Shanghai on mittee, who spared no efforta what personal property he can, and Monday at 8 a.m., left Shanghai to make the Dinner Dance is conducted to the frontler in the on Tuesday at 4 p.m., and is due at the conspicious success which it un-custody of a police official.

Shra Hong Kong to-day at 5 p.m. doubtedly was.

The terms of the barristers' prp- leaves for Manila to-morrow at 5 Practically the whole of the off-test are as follows:-"The under-p.m. cers of the Royal Fleet Auxiliaries signed, natural defenders of those attached to the China Station were who claim to suffer from Alexander," which is replacing the and amongst the guests unjust treatment, associate them-"President Adams," will arrive, present,

of the Naval selves with the campaign at Hong Kong at 7 a.m. on Satur were many officials Dockyard Staffs and friends of the that has now been started day, Feb. 23 and will continue her local community with their ladies. to secure the abolition of the system trip Round-the-world on Sunday,

of expulsion of foreigners resident Feb. 24, at 8 a.m. in France by Executive order. The B.I. 8.8. "Takada” will leave Such arbitrary expulsion is inad Amay for this port on Feb. 23, missible In law. It should not be, and it should no longer be, tolerated afternoon, and is due here on Feb.

24, afternoon. that people should be judged-nay,

The P. & O. s.8. "Mirzapore" In the Divorce Division recently condemned without being legally left Singapore for this port on Lord Merrivale granted a decree defended, outside the control and Sunday at 8 a.m., and is due here nisi to a husband who had pre- surveillance of legally constituted on Feb. 24 at about 4 p.m. vioualy divorced his wife and mar-authority." Among the many The American Mail Lider "Pre-

The co-respondent in both dred signatures to the manifesto are those of Maitrès Camplachi, De Moro-Glafferi, Henri Torres, Leon Blum, and Jean Longuet.

EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS (South), DIVORCED TWICE

*TANDA

ST. ALBANS ARAFURA TANDA

Alar 6,906 ❘ int 4,500 i 30th Mar. 6,000 3rd May 6,955 31st May

Manila, Sandakan, Thursday Island, Townsville, Brisbane, Sydney & Melbourne.

*Calls Port Helland.

SAME CO-RESPONDENT IN BOTH CASES

Regular monthly saltings from Hong Kong to Japan and Hong Kong ried her again." to Australia.

The E. & A. S.S. Co., Ltd., steamers will also call at Shanghul, Iloilo, Cebe, Kolambugan, Tawao, Timor, Darwin, or other ports en route as in. ducement offers.

Frequent connections from Australia with the following:-

The Union S.S. Company's steamers to the United Kingdom via New Zealand, Vancouver, San Francisco, etc.

The P.&O. Royal Mail steamers to London via Suez Canal. The P. & O. Branch Service of steamiers to London vin the Cape, The New Zealand Shipping Company's steamers for Southampton and London via Panama. Canal,

SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI & JAPAN.

MALWA *NAGPORE

ST. ALBANS

KHYBER

"GAMBADA

TALMA

10,000 24th Feb.

Ga.m. "MIRZAPORE 0,715 25th Feb.

4 p.m. 10,990 1st Mar.

5,283 4th

Mar. 4,600 5th Mar. 0.314 8th Mar. G.307 9th Mnr. 7,704 15th Mar. 10,088 15th Mar,

9.128

22nd Mar. 6,282 25th Mar. 10,000 1,28th Mar. 0.000 Oth Apr. | 10,948 | 29th Mar. 5,318 11th Apr.

SANTHIA

NALDERA KARMALA

LAHORE

TILAWA

MANTUA ARAFURA

*JEYPORE

* Cargo only.

Amoy, S'hai, Moji, Kobo & Osaka.

Shanghâl,, Moji & Kobe,

Shanghal, Mojl, Kobe & Yokohama. Shanghai, Moji, Kobe & Yokohama. Maji, Kobe, Osaka & Yokohama.. Shanghai.

Shanghai, Moj, Kobe & Osaka. Amoy, Moji, Kibe, Y'hama & Osaka, Shanghai, Kobo & Yokohama, Shanghai, Moji, Kobe & Yokohama. Shanghai, Moji, Kobo & Yokohama. Amoy, Shai, Moji, Kobo & Osaka, Shanghai, Moll, Kobe & Yokohama. Moji, Kobe. Osaka & Yokohama. Shanghai, Moji, Kobe & 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 expenses at Singapore while awaiting the on-carrying stqamer.

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

For further Information, Passagen, Freight, Handbooks, etc., apply to:---

MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO.

Agents

7. & 0. Bullding, Connaught Rd. C., HONG KONG.

NEW YORK, BOSTON & BALTIMORE.

JOINT SERVICE OF THE

“BLUE FUNNEL" LINE

(OCEAN 3.S. CO., LTD. & CHINA MUTUAL 8.8. CO., LTD.)

AND

AMERICAN & MANCHURIAN LINE. (ELLERMAN & BUCKNALL 8.9. CO., LTD.)

SAILINGS FROM HONG: KONG...

divorces' was the same.

eminent names included in the hun-

are

The Dollar Liner "Ruth

sident Jackson," which sailed

from San Francisco on February 1, left Honolulu on the 7th inst., on schedule, and is due to arrive here, via Japan and Shanghal, on Mon- day, Feb. 25.

The M.V. "Viminale" salled from

It was stated that the husband, Mr. George Hurst Armerin Lowe,

At present many Italians of the Clarence Hotel. Wellington Quay, Dublin, first married his being expelled from France day by wife,

Mrs. Ethel May. Lowe, in day by simple police orders. One Massawa on Jan. 28, and is expect 1915.

She was formerly a widow of the latest expulsions is that, of

ed here on Feb. 28. named Castlemount.

Professor Berneri, an Italian rz-

The Dollar Liner "President fugee. A protest both against his

д

President Liner

SAILINGS

Weekly Trans-Pacific Service

To Seattle and Victoria The Short,Straight Romin zu Americ Fortnightly silines da Tusekļa

.Mar. 5th ...far. 19th

To San Francisco and Los Angeles The Sunshine Deit via Honolulu Fortninhdy pilinga na Tuesdays Pres. Plerea .. Feb. 26th 10 a.m, Pres. Jackson Pres Taft Mur. 12th

Pres. McKinley Pres. Jefferson......Mar. 26th Pres. Gront Pres. Lincoln ..................Apr. 9th! Pres. Cleveland .Apr. 15th

120,112tions with all Adantic lines. Choice of tail lines Special through rates to Europe via United States. Direct Across Waited States and Canada, liberal stop-over pravileges for alght-seeing.

Apr. 2nd

Europe and New York Direct

ROUND THE WORLD

Fortnightly sailing on Sunday vis Mualla, Straits Colombo, Suez Canal, Alexandria Naples, Gunos, Marseilles, New York and Boston. Ruth Alexander Feb. 24th 8`a.m. Pres. Garfeld ..Mur. 10th 8 a.m. Pres. Johnson Mar. 24th 8 a.m.

Pres. Monroe ....Apr. 711⁄28k.m. Pres. Wilson .........Apr, 21st 8 a.m. Pres. V. Baren May 5th 8 a.m.

To Manila.

Pres. Jackson..Feb. 26th 6 p.m. Pres Jefferson „Mar. 16th 6 p.m. Pres. Taft....Mar. 2nd.6 p.m. Pres. Grant...Mar. 26th & p.m. Pres. McKinley Mar. 12th 6 p.m. | Pres Lincoln..Mar. 30th 6 p.m.

For Bookings, Passenger and Freight Information apply to Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank Building, Ground Floor

Telephons Central 2477, 2478 and 795 " Cable Address "Dollar" ·

CANTON BRANCH—No. 4, Shu Ken Street.

Dollar Steamship Line

and

American Mail Line

AUSTRAL-CHINA NAVIGATION CO.

FOR SYDNEY, MELBOURNE AND ADELAIDE

#fa Iloilo, Sandakan, Balikpapan and Rabaul.

S.S. "CALULU” S.S. "CHRONOS"

....Salls on/or about 4th March. ......................Salk on/or about 4th April For freight and passages apply to:

DODWELL & CO., LTD. Agents, Queen's Blig. Tel. C.. 1030.

THE KWONG HIP LUNG CO. LTD.

ENGINEERS and SHIPBUILDERS, BOILER MAKERS, BRASS and IRON FOUNDERS. All work done in this establishment is guaranteed. We have over thirty years' experience. We own two Slipways and can accommodate any craft of 200 feet long.

Town Office: 64, Connaught Road Central, Hong Kong, Tel. Central No. 459. Tel. Kowloon No. 9. Shipyard: Sham-Sui-Po, Kowloon, Hong Kong.

Estimates fùralabed on application.

Hong Kong, April 1, 1924.

Arrivals at Hong Kong S.S. "City of Khartoum" from Europe, February 24.

He divorced her because of her expulsion and against the manner in Taft" sailed from Seattle on Bank Line, Ltd., are as follows:- adultery with the present co- which it has been carried out has February 9 and is due to arrive respondent, Mr. Cecil Castlemount, been issued by the Right of Asylum at this port on March 1. a commercial traveller, who was a Committee,

The CPS. R.M.S. "Empress of newly formed connection by marriage.

In March 1922 Mr. Lowe re-politicnt exiles.

organisation for the protection of Asia" loft Vancouver for Hong Despite the fact Kong, via Japan ports and Shang- married her and they kept

and is due that the professor and his family hai, on February 16, boarding-house

She will sall Broadstairs are Innocent and law abiding folk, here on March 7. until Mrs. Lowe went to live with the Paris police, it is asserted, have, for Manila at 6 p.m. on March 8. her son.

in response to Italian Government

at

Later she and Mr. Castlemount pressure, refused from the moment Projected arrivals at and depar- lived at Castlemain-road, Malda of the family's arrival in France tures from Hong Kong of steam- Vale, W.

to give them an identity card. Alers under the management of the Mr. Lowe called Miss Dorothy short time ago the family received Gleeson, formerly employed by the an order to quit French territory wife at Maida Vale, as a witness. before Dec. 10. They managed to A decree nisi with coats was secure an extra grace of four days. pronounced.

Nevertheless the day before yea- terday, again owing to Italian pressure, it is asserted, the police descended upon Professor Berneri's house, arrested him, and conducted him to the frontier.

HONG KONG TIDE.

The tide-table given below has been

The Committee protests energeti- obtained by ald of the Tide-predicting cally against the "quite unjusti Machine, which includes 40 components for the better prediction of tides, from fiable measures of which Professor the result of the analysis of the tidal Bernert has been the victim, against observations, taken at the Kaulung, the withdrawal of the grace of four tidal observatory under the direction days, and against measures which of Dr. Doberek during the years 1887. consist in presenting public opinion with the accomplished fact of ad- The times and heights, are given for ministrative action." Kaulang; but they may be used for the Victorin Naval Yard and Aber deen, the differences being very small.

1888 and 1880.

The tines of high and low-water must not be considered to colacide

£2 28. STALLS

PLAN FOR NEW REVUE

-··

with the times of slack-water and MR. COCHRAN'S FIRST-NIGHT change of current, the two phenomena being quite distinct.

February 15 to 21. 1929...

13

Mr. Charles B. Cochran has decided to charge £2 2s. for stalls for the first night of his next London Pavillon-revue. -

DATE HIGH Water Lower WATER. The revus is to have its opening at Manchester on March 5, when Feb.

Standard Standard

Bt. 76. 6d. will be the top price, Times

At Tiases

Although not a record-£385. Fri, 15 m 0.46 | 5.9 | m7 27 ta was asked for first night stalls for 37 White: Birds" at His Majesty's Sat. 15 m 1 M│5,1 m2 763 28 Theatre 2 28. is the highest

9.0% 1.6 Jan. 17 3 34 4.4 m 831. 8.3 price Mr. Cochran as yet charged. demand for 8 11 511 33"There is such Mon, 18 m 36.4.0 m 914 2.6 seats," he said to a Theatrical, Steamers proceed via Suez Canal or Panama Canal at Owners Option: Tue, 19 m. 783319m 0 44 17 the theatre out six of seven times Correspondent that I could sell

.S.S. "CITY OF DUNKIRK" Via Suez Canal De 20th March.

8.S. "LAOMEDON”

Vin Suez Canal

Subject to change without notice. ·

For Freight and particulars apply to

10th April.

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE or THE BANK LINE, LTD,, Hong Kong, Hong Kong & Canton: JARDINE MATHESON & CO., LTD, Cant

15.284

Wed, 2) m› @ 64

Thurs !1m

over. People seem to regard these Arst nights as fashionable events, and are quite agreeable to be present.

Sailings From Hong Kong S.S. "City of. Khartoum," for Shanghai and Japan, February 26..

S.S. "Roserie," for Shanghai and Japan, March 3

SS. "City of Guildford" from

S.8: "City of Delhi," for Shang- New York via Suez, March 2,

S.S. "Roserie" from New York via hal and Japan, March 18.

S.S.."City of Guildford," for New Panama, March 2.

York, Boston and Baltimore, March 20.

S.S. "City of Delhi" from Europe, March 17.

8.3. "City of Khios" from New York vin Suez, March 25,

S.S. "City of Khios," for Mania and Hollo, March 26.

THE HONGKONG & WHAMPOA DOCK CO., LTD.

TELEGRAPHIC ADDRESS: "MANIFESTO" HONGKONG.

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

Western Union and Watkins.

DOCK OWNERS. SHIP BUILDERS, MARINE AND LAND ENGINEERS, BOILER

MAKERS, IRON, STEEL AND BRASS FOUNDERS, FORGE MASTERS, ELECTRICIANS.

Twin Screw Steamer: "ELIZABETH,” built and engined by The Hong Kong & Whampoa Dock Co. Lid, for the Federated Malay States Railways, for service between Penang and Prak

address enquiries to the Chief Managers

DYER, B.Sc., M.I.H.A. Kowloon Dock, Hong Kong.

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