1929-03-02 — Page 17

FEDERAL TRUCKS, 1-7 Ton Capacity,

Solo Agenta :— KIN CHEONG HONG. 37. Connaught Rd. C. Tel.. C. 6.

THE

The

China Mail

FUNNE

BLUE

LINE

REGULAR AND FAST FREIGHT AND

PASSENGER SERVICES |

LONDON SERVICE.

" ACHILLES *** *** PATROCLUB"

"CALOHAS

5th Mar. M'iles.. Casablanca. Dilon K'iam à Khu g 9th Mar, Manellies, London, Rotterdam & Glengow 2nd Apr. Marseilles, London, Rotterdam & Hamburg |

LIVERPOOL SERVICE.

"KERMUN**

20th Mar. Denon, Havre, Liverpool & Glasgow "EURYPYLUS,” 20th Apr. Genom, Havre, Liverpool & Glasgow

PACIFIC_SERVICE.

The KOBE & YOKOHAMA

** TYNDAREUR"

"PROTESILAUS"

Sexitio

Bib Mar. Victoria, Vancouver 30th Mar Victoria, Vancouver & Sonills

NEW YORK SERVICE.

* LAOMEDON"

"RHEXENOR"

10th Apr. New York, Boston & Baltimore

8th May New York, Boston à Baltimore

INWARD SERVICE.

"MENELAUS" Dus 4th Mr. For 8 hal, Moji, Kobe & Yokohama

" ANTENOR' Due 4th Mar. For Shanghai, Taka & Dairea

PASSENGER SERVICE.

** PATROULUS"

*· ANTENOR **

•Selle at daylight

20th Mar. Bingapore, Marseilles & London

17th Apr. Singapore, Maneilles & London

Also cargo steamer 'with dmited paunger recomendation at specially reduced fare.

For freight, passage rates and Information apply so

Butterfield & Swire.

Agents.

POST OFFICE NOTICE.

LIST OF VESSELS EXPECTED TO BE IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION WITH HONG KONG TO-DAY.

BAT.

BLISHED

1846

HONG KONG, SATURDAY, MARCH 2, 1929.

CIVIL SERVICE FLYING NEWSPAPER | FRANCO - BELGIAN

PENSIONS

AN EXTENSION.

AFFECTING GOVERNORS OF MANDATED TERRITORIES

MR. J. H. THOMAS' SUPPORT

London, Yesterday.

MAGNATE

IN PRETORIA

BOMB

LONDON, INDIA AND FAR EAST DUTCH DOCUMENTS AGAIN DE-

BY AIR

IN HIS OWN 'PLANE

Pretoria, Yesterday,

FURTHER DETAILS

CLARED A FORGERY

MORE DENIALS

Berlin, Yesterday.

in

The French Foreign Office again emphasised that the publications are a forgery.

In the House of Commons, Mr. Van Lear Black, the American The German Ambassadora Ormsby Gore, Under-Secretary, for newspaper magnate, who left Croy- London and Paris have been in- the Dominions, moved the second don on Feb. 11 in his Fokker aero-formed by the respectiva Foreign reading of the Bill providing for plane with Dutch pilots, arrived in jOffices, in connection with the lat- an extension of the Civil Service Pretoria to-day.

est allegations published in the Pensiona to Governors of mandat- After he reaches Capetown he in!"Utrechtse Dagblad" that neither ed territories. He said there had tends to return to London by air of the Governments had done any- come into association with the Briand then fly to India and the Farthing to impair the Locarno Pact. tish Empire this new form of de- East.--Reuter. pendency for which Governers had to be provided, and unless there was a change in the statue it would not be possible to pay the same ponsion to a Governor of Manda- tory Territory as was paid to Gov. ernors of Colonies and Protector- ates A small commitee had been set up to go into what was neces- sary to do justice to the Governors of Mandated Territories and they had presented a report. The Bill, in the main, gave effect to recom- mendations of that committee. ·

Mr. J. H. Thomas, who was Colonial Secretary in the Labour Government, supported the Bill. He observed that it remedied a grievance and was long overdue,

The bill was read a second time without a division.-British Wire- less Service

HIS MAJESTY.

NOW WEARING CAP AND OVERCOAT

ENJOYING THE SUNSHINE

London, Yesterday.

It is officially stated at Bogner that the King passed a good day. The sun shone brilliantly through out the day and the King, wear- ing a cap and overcoat, was able to sit at the window and enjoy the genial warmth-British Wireless Service,

Empress of Russia, Malwa, Kentucky, Roseric, Antenor, Michigan, ELECTRIC COMPANY Svale, St. Albans, Kweiyang, Toan, Kwangtung, Taming, Leverkusen, Pingching, Genoa Maru, Anagosan Maru, Deli Maru, Haruna Maru, President Taft, Siakiang, Kawachi Maru, President Jackaon, Tonkin, Macedonia,

US.A., Canada, Japan and Shanghai'

INWARD MAILS.

From

Per

SATURDAY, MARCH

2.

Shanghai and Amoy

Shanghai and Swatow

..Luchow .President Taft ..Sinklang

SUNDAY,

MARCH

3.

Japan

Straits

Manila

Manila and Australia

Manila

*

Shanghai

Straita

For

Kawachi Maru ..Haruna Maru

.Empress of Russia

..St. Albans ..President Jackson

MONDAY,

MARCH

TUESDAY,

MARCH

6.

.Achilles .Sulsang

7.

.Empress of Asia .Gambada

Per

MARCH

2.

THURSDAY, MARCH Canada, U.S.A., Japan and Shanghai Straits

OUTWARD MAILS.

SATURDAY, *Manila, Sandakan, Australia and

New Zealand via Thuraday Is land, 17th Mar. Parcels Noon Registration 1.46 p.m. Letters 2.30 p.m... Amoy

Java via Batavia

Saigun

Fort Bayard

Manila ...

Sam Shui and Wuchow

Amoy ...

Bangkok

Salgon

Tanda

Ningpo Tjikembang

Cheklang

1.30 p.m.

2 D.m

2 p.m.

2 p.m.

30 pm.

4.80 p.m.

4.80 p.m. 4.30 p.m.

Huang Hoi

President Taft Kochow

Anhui

Hydra .... Wai Shing Tinhow

5 p.m. 5 p.m.

6 p.m.

Ba.m.

9 a.m.

Harima Maru

10.30 am. 10,80 a.. 2.30 p.m. 2.30 p.m.

DIVIDEND PROPOSED BY THE DIRECTORS

BALANCE FOR DISTRIBUTION

DRIZZLE, COLDER

The forecast for Hong Kong and the adjacent coast until

to-morrow noon

is:- N. E winds, fresh; overcast, some drizzle or mist; colder.

For Formcas Channel it la: N.E. winds, strong.

At 10.55 am, to-day the Ob servatory reported:-The anti- cyclone central over North China-has strengthened. Strong monsoon may be expected along the S. E. coast of China and over the N. China Sea..

KELLOGG PACT

RATIFIED BY DENMARK, FRANCE & HOLLAND

"RED" OPPOSITION

Copenhagen, Yesterday. The Riksdag has ratified the Kellogg Pact.

Paris, Yesterday.

The Chamber has voted by 570 votes to 12 for the ratification of the Kellogg Pact, the minority being all Communista.

The Hague, Yesterday.

Brussels, Yesterday.

The Count de Broqueville (men- tioned in the Amsterdam interview of Feb. 28) said the minutes were "only another forgery." He deni ed there had ever been any such conference of the Franco-Belgian general staffs.-Reuter..

AMERICAN'S DEATH

SAD SEQUEL TO A FIRE IN SHANGHAI

SEPTIC POISONING

1

Shanghai, Yesterday. First Lieut. Clausing died this afternoon from septic poisoning.— Reuter.

[On March 24 Mrs. Clausing, wife of Lieutenant John G. Clausing, of the Fourth Regiment, U. Marine Corps, was burnt to death in a fire which swept the top floor of No. 2 passage 146s, Route des Soeurs, Shanghai. The fire gutted the two top floors of the building and Mrs. Clausing lost her life as she and her husband groped through the terrific blaze and clouds of smoke to find their way to safety. Lieut. Clausing received painful burns but septic poisoning eet in with the sad result cabled yesterday.]

In the Second Chamber there only FAMOUS ART EXPERT two opponents to the adoption of the Bill approving of Holland's adhesion to the Kellogg Pact-Reuter.

U.S. STOCKS

BEDLAM SCENES IN, NEW YORK

FAMOUS PRE-WAR CONTRO-

VERSY RECALLED

CLAIMANT'S DEATH ~

Berlin, Yesterday.

The death has occurred of the art expert, Professor Wilhelm von

At the general meeting to be held 6,000,000 SHARES TAKEN OVER Bode, famous during the pre-War

on Friday, March 22, the Directors will (aubject to audit) recommend that the balance available for dis- tribution be disposed follows:-

To pay a dividend of $2.50 per share on 200,000 old shares.. To pay a dividend of $1.25 per share on 150,000 new shares. To place to reserve -- - To carry forward to

next account

of

controversy when he claimed that, the wax bust of "Flora" in the Kaiser New York, Yesterday, Bedlam reigned in the Stock Friedrich Museum was the work of as Market, on the public staging of Da Vinci, though a waistcoat found the wildest bull rampage of the Inside the bust showed it to be the year, six million shares changing work of an English modeller-Reu- handa amid scenes of tumultuous ter confusion. Reuter's American Ser- vice.

$750,000.00

187,600.00 726,647.67

97,131.69

2

TO-DAY'S DOLLAR

The closing rate of the dollar on $1,761,279.86 | demand to-day, was 1/11 18/16.

TO-DAY ONLY

at 2.30, 5.20, 7.15 & 9.15 p.m..

HAROLD LLOYD

·INU

The Kid Brother

Holhow

Shanghai and Europe via Siberia Chinklang

SUNDAY, MARCH 3. Bangkok vía Swatow

Kalgan Swatow, Amoy and Formosa.... Canton Maru

MONDAY, MARCH 4. Straits, Mombasa, Lourenco,

Marques and South Africa .... Kawachi Maru Shanghai and Japan.

Wel Hai Wel

Swatow

Japan Canada, *U.S.A., *C. & *8.

America and Europe la Vie toria, B.C.due Victoria, B.C., 25th Mar Parcals 3 p.m. Regla tration 4.15 p.m. Letters 5 pin Hollow & Haiphong

Hutchow Hydrangea

President Jackson

•New Mathilde

Correspondencs bearing vessel's name only.

Printed and published for, the Proprietors, The Nev

Enterprise Limited.

MAJESTIC

TRANS-ATLANTIC

VAST SUM TO BE SPENT ON ATLANTIC CABLE

INCREASING BUSINESS

New York, Yesterday. Because tlie Trans-Atlantic Wireless Telephone facilities are so overloaded, the American Tole- phone Telegraph Company - have: decided to spend a vast sum lay- Ing a special telephone cable across the Atlantic.—Reuters: American Service.

SOVIET WAR PACT

|ADHERENCE OF TURKEY NOW

*NOTIFIED:

***Constantinople, Yesterday. - The Turkish Government has ad- hered to the Litvinoff Protocol (the anti-war pact).—Reuter.

AN OLD STORY

WHAT THE MAGISTRATE THOUGHT OF IT

Central

POLICE COURT CASE

“OVERLAND CHINA MAIL”

SEND IT HOME!

THE WEEK'S NEWS

ILLUSTRATED.

25 cts.

25 cts.

NORMA TALMADGE

IN

UNITED

AT THE

WOMAN DISPUTED

A THRILLING DRAMA OF LOVE AND✨ HATE |

ARTISTS

QUEEN'S

PICTURE

FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY, At 2.30, 5.10, 7.15 & 9.20.

FIERY! THRILLING! ALLURING!

The love story of a beautiful cabaret girl !

Norma TALMADGE

The Dove

NOAH BEERY, GILBERT ROLAND,

AT THE

WORLD

TO-DAY AND TO-MORROW Orchestra 5.15 & 9.20. Interpreter 2.30 & 7.15.

THE VIVACIOUS Star of "Senorita" and many other delightful comedies in a sparkling French farce of love and laughter!

BEBE DANIELS

IN

STRANDED IN PARIS

AT THE

TO-DAY AT 2:30. & 5,30 Only,

STAR TOMORROW AT 2.30 & 5.30 Only.

To-day at 9.15, Miss V. Capell's Dancing Display.

Bayer Tablets of

Aspirin

BAYER

Interesting decision,insan house in Am

Was with the quilt

Hamilton at the cused to pawn

Mr. 13:

this

rested

kuing

Amoy

eturned | had been before u, jury the question, gaye de- the latter would have to decide was promising | whether it was ressonal

They

the

being

him, but his bel

ledge that, in facts, som

him 20 cents for his trouble. that accused's story was

Stopped By Detective! E would not be required with As the accused was walking : to- | the possibility

Ginsen's-road: false quilt wards a pa

the unli

which the large

been

be foun