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21st October,

4th November.

Wednesday,

Monday, Monday,

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2nd November.

Wednesday, 23rd October. Wednesday, 20th November.

14th October. 27th October.

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An Interesting lecture on the "Ma- chinery of Warships" was deliver- at Waler Island, adjacent to Murray Michell, R.N., before the circle of the od last night by Engineer Captain They were not found for a few days; Hong Kong University Engineering but when they were, the penalty bad to be paid they were "Saroop." On Society.

might

another occasion, two 'Murray men Capt. Michell said that from an en- were killed by their own people, gineering point of view the ordinaryj [By C, Coral)

when their conoc capsized about classification of Warships into the three "halt # mile from shore. When the barque "Charles Eaton,"

They main classes of Battleships, Craisers have from Sydney to Singapore, came to

escaped, as friends and Light Graft might be looked at as: were these her untimely or in August, 1834, near

ready to "call their "Battleships in which speed is desir- the Sir Charles Hardy Group that namen," but they had the ill-fortune ill-omoned spot along the Great Bar- not only to be salt-water men, but ble, Cruisers in which speel is where other fine vessels have also the very place where they swam cesary and Torpedo Craft in which left their bones also the greater part ashare happened to be a tabu ground. speed is essential. At this period we of her company perished at the hands place which the Zogo-men had de- had attained to the vertical inverted ore clared must not be sullied by the foot direct acting triple expansion engine steps of men for a certain period, supplied with steam at 155 lbs. pres- and for the transgression they had sure from cylindrical return tube boil- to pay. Of course, it meant two ers, single, and double ended with 3 or more hands? Generally, when, the

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Tuesday, 29th October. SOUTH AMERICA (East Coast) via Singapore, Cape Town & Ports,

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NEW YORK, BOSTON via Panama.

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LIVERPOOL via Port Sald, Constantinople, Genoa.

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CALCUTTA via Singapore, Penang & Rangoon,

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FRANGOON MARU

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Thursday, 10th October. AMUR MARU

Wednesday, 6th November.

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Colombo, Durban &. Cape Town.

SANTOS MARU

BUENOS AIRES MARU.......

BOMHAY-Via Singapore & Colombo.

SHUNKO MARU

HONOLULU MARU

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Friday, 22nd November,

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DURBAN, LOURENCU MARQUES, DEIRA, DAR-ES-SALAAM, ZANZI-

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PANAMA MARU

Sunday, 27th October.

CALCUTTA Via Singapore, Penang & Ranguon.

BORNEO MARU SEATTLE MARU

Friday, 18th October. Friday, 1st November.

FICTURIA, SEATTLE, TACOMA & VANCOUVER—Vin Japan Porta from

Shanghai.

PARIS MARU (From Shanghai) ... Tuesday, 15th October, MELBOURNE-Via Manila, Brisbane & Sidney.

HIMALAYA MARU...

HAIPHONG...Visa Hohen & Pakhol

MENADO MARU

............. Thursday, 7th November.

Thursday, 17th October, 10 a.m.

NEW YORK-Via Japan porta, San Francisco & Panas.

JAPAN PORTS.

ANDES MARU

CELEBES MARU

GANGES MARU

KEELUNG-Via Swatow & Amoy.

CANTON MARU

HOZAN...MARÚ

TAKAO-Via SWATOW- & AMOY.

DELI MARU

TAKAO & KEELUNG.

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the Torres Strait natives. A core of of skulls, found two years later sur mounting a b.g turtle shell, Augud, the old titog; "god" of the natives, on the ghastly tragedy. This was not heads were removed from the unfurnaces; twin screws with three and the first ship, nor did it prove to be fortunate "Saroop," their bodies were four blades secured to bosses fitted on the last, whose unfortunate people sent floating out to sea again, lashed

After going into all the technical de suffered in this way after getting away to a plece of floatwood, or fastened in boats and on rafts. One could cite

to the raft on which they had come tails as to the values of the various types, the lecturer said that the first other names, and relate incidents al-ashere.

Poor Castaway

destroyers were similar in appearance most equally harrowing that have oc-

But behind this killing of the to the Torpedo Bosts but longer and curred amongst the fair islands of the "Saroop" there was one other reason were designed for a speed of 27 knots; Strait. But why were the islanders so teracious? Was it merely a lust for his tour astaways, when they this meant a very fast running engine killing the mere accumulation of hu- since the poor, castaways, when they in which the weights were reduced to man heats, or the desire to feast i eventually found a landing, were fre- a minimum; the next class was design. on human flesh? In these later-days, f quently burnt and blistered with the ed for 30 knots, but it was always a when the people of the Torres Strait sun, and were perhaps, too, part- in their civilized activity look back to insensible from the effects of struggle to get the speed and it could te their sufferings, they inspired the not be maintained very long or in any little what they call the "dark days,"

than half a century ago, they slanders with a certain degree of sea. It was therefore decided to alter! are quite ready to discuss the head fear. "They come another kind," said the design to ensure good sea-keeping hunting and man-killing habits of their mischief to the laland if allowed their bows was the result with a sea speed their one old fellow. They might caurs qualities and a stiffer ship with high fathers, though with a certain degree are those who recall such incidents-pure, or even do some physica River class and were most successful of shame. Amongst the old men there liberty; perhaps work some kind of of 25% knots, these were known as the and who themselves have tasted human violence to the people themselves. And flesh. Many people have thought that 80 it was safer to put them out and along lived; and the use of forced the islanders feasted on harean bodies Shroop had an additional reason for Introduced into two of these, the 11Ure' of the way right off. The white lubrication for the main engines waa like their neighbours of New Guinea,

He was "Markai," and "Swale" after experiments with and stories have been printed of Torres not being wanted,

white spirit. For did not the dead the 80 knot Destroyer "Syren," Strait natives killing a man, and, after marking out the choicest portions of change into white spirits, and return

The "Viking" to injure their fellows? the bady, disembowelling the victim

True, their Some of these ships had botlers skin was dark in this life, but look at and gome 6 and in one the "Viking" while he was still alive and then pro- ceeding to a cannibalistic orgy. But the body afterwards, when the old each of the & had its own funnel and it is doubtful if this

it for mummifica- preparing were ever 80. Certainly some portions of a dead body were eaten the eyes, cheeks, etc. but these were consumed mixed with yam and other things, and were taken in order that the person eating might acquire particular virtues, such as so on. At Murray Island there existed

he possessed a head which had a mar- groups, whe feasted on human flesh in

ketable the

value. The gold coin this way; they were known as "Madub men," and according to in-

which in some instance he brought with geared turbines and Michell Thrasts,

SAT. aliny portion him did not count; the bright dises the curves finishing with the two types formants, after eating a of the body, either from the "paier Wera useful as counters in the game of Destroyer Leader with 4 boilers, the (platform en which bodies were placed which the native generally used, and the latter 40,000 being the same as the of Kolay instead of the red bean seeds "Nimrod" and "Bruce," the power of for mummification) or from the mum-

they spun well in the air when thrown "Royal Sovereign" Class of Batticships mified bos

body as it stood upright in the

at bizda: but there was no value late owner's grass house, were able to

and the "C" Class Cruisers. them to compare with their owner's leep across wide creeks and do other

head! And as tho waiting club claim- "all extraordinary things,

They also practised ed him, and the triple penalty was cranky man." weird dances in the moonlight, after paid, "Harbour." previously partaking of flesh in the way described and spitting out the chewed-up concoction over their thighs to enable them to "dance good." But apart from flesh-eating, haman heada

White always had a value.

Dr colour ed, it was all the same, so long as the Jawbone was there, it was a head, an article of commerce, with which ono could buy a fine big caner from the native shipbuilders of New Guinea. It also purchased other things. And locally, heads were wanted because of the needs of the Zago-man. At the feast of Augud-au-ai, the Great God," human heads were shown by the scers, and hung on the special erec- tions made for them. In the Zogo- house, the old medicine man kept them in great baskets. Heads possessed a very difinite value in the earlier days of Torres Strait,

so the European with whom the ocean showed a retrograde.step in a return (SAILING DATES FOR OCTOBER, 1929 (Subject to change). had played and flung upon the palm to coal burning, but these were the

girt shares found that the oils were last of the coal burners. Subsequent DEPARTURE HOURS: Hong Kong 5.30 p.m., Wachow 1.30 p.m. against him threefold. Не was designs embodied slightly improved a salt-water man; he was conditions, reaching the

S.S. "TAI HING" Battleship

bravery, strength, "good heart," and an evil white spirit; and standard of power; three bollers only

Shipwrecked

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CAIRNS HARBOUR

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WARSHIPS HERE

The following warships harbour this morning:-

were in

In the Bania: H.M.S. "Tamar,"

L. 20 and L 19.

North Arm:-H.M.S. "Titania,” North Wal West:--HM.S. "Sand- wich."

West Wall:-H.M.S. "Berwick." In Dock: H.M.S. "Tarantula," L. 3,

No. 5 Buoy:-.X.8. “Cambrian.” Foreign Men-of-War U.S. Destroyers "Whipple" and

French Gunboat "Argus,"

WEAR DOCK SCHEMES

[1,088 tons Capt. Trott.]

OCTOBER

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14th THURS. 241

29th 19th, TUES.

S.S. "TAI MING” [649 tons Capt. G. J. Spink.) OCTOBER

FRI. 11th WED. 16th

MON. 21st

SUN.

27th

Regular Service of Fast, High Class River Steamers Having Good Ac- ommodation for First Class Passengers. Electric Light and Fans in State- coms and Baloon. The as. “Tai Hing” in fitted with Wireless,

These vessels leave Hong Kong for Wuchow (via Samahui, Shlubing, Takhing & Dosing) and return to Hong Kong (via same Ports) every five Jays.

Fares for round trip (not including meals) SD. Meals & Wines are to be obtained on board.

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For information apply tournam 87. Connaught Road West, Phone: Central 893.

CASTLE FOR SALE

BEAUTY OF HURST- MONCEUX

KWONG WING

Co.

The late owner is reputed to have |spent £100,000 on the restoration of the castle, which he occupied eight years.

He made a comfortable modern residence within the walls, at the same time preserving all the

Cairns is any, one, of the most im portant of all, northern Queensland ports, from which large shipments of sugar, meat, dairy and agricultural L. 38 and L. 27., produce, minerals, and timber are made regularly, while large Imports are recorded in manufactured goods and foodstuffs. According to the an-"John D. Edwarda," nual raport fust issued by the Cairns

The historic Hurstmonceux features that were in keeping with Harbour Beard for the year, ended

castle, near Polegate, Sussex, is to its antiquity. It was Colonel Low- December 31, 1928, the receipts of the Board for the year, amounted to

be sold by auction by direction-of ther's intention at one time to leave £50,835, an increase of £2,159 over the

the executors of the late Lieut. it to the nation, but Ister circum- previous year. The net income also The River Wear Commissioners have Colonel Claude W. H. Lowther. stances, made this impossible. showed increase of £2,118 at two important schemes in view for im- The sale will take place at 155, Surrounded by a 466,271, Expenditure of 400,626 proving the port and providing work Queen Victoria-street, E.C.4, Octo- building presents a noble appear. dry most, the All this helps to explain why, when total expenditure exceeded the receipts

showed

a decrease of £1,132. The for the unemployed, a poor shipwrecked mariner, floating

One scheme is the construction of ber 16, unless an acceptable offer ance, with its battlemented towers by £700.

a new gravity coal staith at Hudson in from where his ship had struck

is made previously.

and ramparta, stone mullioned win. The concrete wharfage is now 1,900 Dock South. somewhere along the cruel reefs of the

A grant has already Hurstmonceux is regarded as one dows, and creeper-covered walls. Great Barrier, landed on what he teni, including a new. overgene wharf, been promised for the construction of of the finest examples of domestic It has fascinating old-world gar- prayed and hoped were hospitable which will shortly be completed. At the quay of this staith at a cost of architecture of the 16th century, shores, he was as a general thing kill

dens surrounded by a high brick wharves, rallway £40,000 and work has already started. tracks run the whole length of the The present application is for a grant in 1450 by Sir Roger de Fiennes, in picturesque park.

The castle was built of red brick wall, and is situated in ed, if not immediately then

wharves at a distance of some 30 feet towards the construction of the steal of the salt water," and must not be with modern appliances for the hand-cost £60,000. later on. He was "Sarcop" "man The wharves, which are well equipped superstructure, which is estimated to tended for habitation rather than The estate includes the Little allowed to live. Even the islanders

military use. In 1777 the castle Manor House and various farms ling of goods and produce, are practice themselves

they were out canoeing ally within the city, and a short haul of South Dock, which has already been mained in this condition until Iordship of the manor of Hurst A second scheme to the contination was demolished internally, and re-and cottages, together with the and mat with mishap involving

of a few hundred yards along level constructed from Greenwell's Dock to having to swim ashore, might be treat- roads suffices to put the goods to the the North-Eastern Marine Engineering Colonel Claude Lowther bought it monceux. the entire freehold ex-

Co.'s works round the docks at a cost in 1910.

Hittle

-up

ed in the same way, that is, um- leas on dragging themselves on to the sandy beach they were able to utter the name of some friend, or were identified by some member of the same tribe.

Then they might be taken away and succoured. There are many stories of "Saroop" people from neighbouring laude being found and killed in the Murray group. A man from Mabuing. with his daughter, got carried away while out fishing in their canoe, and found themselven cast up

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the back of the

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20,000 tons of chase stacking cargo. sue as maize, sugar, de, can be put under cover, and in ordinary times 18.000 tons have regular sheds put aside for sugar. A special shed has been built which will hold 6,000 tona. Exports for the year show a satisfac tory position; there was a slight in- crease on the year 1927 of 8,875 tons 15 cwt. The total tonnage exportad was 190,647 tons 17 ewt.

In times of pressure amounts up to of £15,000,

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The port of Newport News, long recognised as a great coμl port, is tupidly extending its scope into other and diverse. Aalds, and during 1928 moved 180,000,000 pounds of tobacco for export, according to a review of port activities made, publie by the Merchant Fleet Corporation.

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