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THE

The

China Mail

Monday, October 14, 1929.

Ninth Moon, 12th Day.

HONG KONG

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REGULAR AND FAST FREIGHT AND "PASSENGER SERVICES |

LONDON SERVICE.

"MENELAUS" 18th Oct. M' ics, London R'dam, & IF'burg, "AENEAS"

20th Dat. Millas, London R'dam, & IT barg. "CALCHAS "

12th Nov. M'lles, London K'ḍam, à H'burg. LIVERPOOL SERVICE.

"OANFA"

AUTOLYCUS"

20th flet, Genom, Havn, Liverpool, & Glasgow 20th Nov. Genoa, Havre, Liverpool, & Glasgow

NEW YORK SERVICE.

(with tremshipment at Singapore). Ives Hongkong **AENEAS"

Iraves Pingapore Arrivos Now

York W9th Oct. **DARDANUB" 11th Nor.

10th Deo. : Hongkong to New York ö1 days,

PACIFIC SERVICE.

via KOBE & YOKOHAMA, "IXION"

26th Oct. Victoria, & VinsonTET

INWARD SERVICE.

"SARPEDON"

Das 18th Clot. For Shanghai, Taku, & Twiren

PASSENGER SERVICE.

"AENEAS"

29th Oct. Singaporo, Marseilles & London

Also cargo steamers with ilmited passengersscommodation at specially red good fares.

Por freight, passage rates and Inframation apply to :-

Butterfield & Swire,

Agents.

POST OFFICE NOTICE.

Maile for Europe superscribed "via Siberia" will in future be for- warded via Japan and Vladivostok. It is anticipated that the time of transit will be about 24 days.

List of ships, expected to be in wireless communication with Hong Kong, to-day:-Salsang, Kweiyang, Tilawa, Taikal Maru; Che- kiang, Kalgan, Anhul, Vogtland, Soochow, Chengtu, Yuan Lee, Kid- derpore, Karmala, Cremer, Matsumoto Maru, M.S. Esquilino, Sun- Jand, Lima Maru, President Cleveland.

INWARD MAILS.

From

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TUESDAY, OCTOBER

Calcutta and Straits

15.

Suisang

Straits

Kidderpore

Japan

Ginyo Maru 16.

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER

London (Parcels only, Sept. 11) and Straits Sarpedon

FRIDAY. OCTOBER .18.

Europe via Negapatam (Letters only. Lon-

don, Sept. 19)....

Japan and Shanghat

..Shantung ..Kamó Maru SATURDAY, OCTOBER 19. U.S.A. (San Francisco, Sept. 20). Honolulu,

Japan and Shanghai

For

OUTWARD MAILS.

.President Harrison

MONDAY,

TUESDAY,

Per OCTOBER 14,

Tai Hing OCTOBER 15.

Wing Wo Namsang Parcels

Sam Shui and Wuchow

Fort Bayard

Calcutta via Straits

Amoy

Japan and Europe via Siberia Manila and parcels only for Ger-

any vin Hamburg....

Swatow. Amoy and Foochow Straits, Ceylon, India, Mauritius, *E. and S. Africa, Egypt and Europe via Marcelles

.K.P.O.

Registration.Oct. 15, 1 p.m.. Lotters

...1 p.in. Shanghai, Japan, Honolulu, UŠA., Canada, C. & S. America and *Europe via San Francisco ..

WEDNESDAY,

Hollow, Pakhai and Haiphong Amoy Swatow

THURSDAY, Holhow, Pakhot and Halphóng Australia "and" New Zealand' vin, 6 Thursday Island:

Letters Sui Sang Kaga Maru

Vogtland Halyang

Menelaus

1 p.m.

.11 a.m.

.Oct. 15, Noon. ...1 p.m. -à. 5. p.m. -

0.50 a.m.

12.80 p.m. -1 p.m.

(Due Marseilles, 15th Nov.) G.P.U.. Registration Oct. 15, 1.45 p.m. Letters-

Talyo Maru

.2.80 p.m.

(Due San Francisco, 'Nov, 11) Registration....Oct. 15, 6 p. ..Oct. 16, 8.80a.m. * 18.

Lettors OCTOBER

Limehow Shansi Chekfang

OCTOBER

Chengtu

Changte

8.30 am. 8.3 p.m.

5 p.m

8.80 8.m.

(Du Thursday Island, Oct. 27.)

Parcels

....Oct. 17, 5÷p.m. Registration Oct. 18, 945 BM 10.80 m

BLISHED 大英十月十四號 禮拜一日 中華民國已巳年九月十二日

1845

MONDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1929.

CONDITIONS AT SEA EUROPEANS INJURED POLICE RESERVE

GRIEVANCES AIRED AT GENEVA CONFERENCE

EMPLOYERS' ATTITUDE

Geneva, Yesterday, After a prolonged discussion by the employers' group at the Maritime Conference to-day upon the resolution a movement for clasure was carried by C8 votes to 3 whereafter the resolu tion was rejected by 81 votes to 24.

Mr. W. R. Smith, M.P. Parlamen- tary Secretary to the Board of Trade, had previously infectually appealed to the Dutch delegate to withdraw the resolution. He declared that the Bri tish Govorament followed the proce-

IN A CAR

FLYING GLASS CUTS

COLLISION AT CAUSEWAY BAY

IN SMALL HOURS

ORDERS FOR THE CURRENT WEEK

****

FIRING PRACTICE

The following orders have been issued by the Hon. Mr. T. H. King, Acting Captain Superintendent of Policet-

Chinese Company"

CAR SLIGHTLY DAMAGED

Injuries which necessitated Squad Drill-All recruits of the treatment in hospital and stitches Chiese Company will attend at Cen- tral Police Station on Thursday, Octo in the face were suffered by Mrs. ber 17, at 5.30 p.m. sharp for squad A.F. Paul and Mr. F. Normington | drill under P/Sergeant R. J. Hunt, in the small hours of yesterday Dress Mufti.

Indian Company

dure of its predecessors in the work-morning through an accident to Squad Dr. All the recruits of

ers' section, nominated in accordance with Article 389 of the Peace Treaty. Mr. Ben Tillett, contended that, if the Seamen's Union was not repre- sented it Was due to their own action.

Afterwards the employers met, presided over by Mr. Cuthbert Laws, of the Shipping Federation. They

unanimously decided not to participate at the conference. The employers

uncompromising, attitude is causing surprise to the workers, whose dele. kates think that the real purpose la to torpedo the conference, because of the employers' opposition to eight houra' work aboard ships.

The Conference continues ita la- bours although Mr. Ben Tillett is not entitled to vote, because the British employers' delegate has not been de signated.

COSTE'S FLIGHT

RESULTS OF THE NON-STOP TOUR

5,425 MILES

Paria, Saturday. The Air Ministry has received a re- port from Costes so to the result of his non-stop flight from Paris to Man- churia. He states that his fight last- ed 51 hours and 10 minutes, and cover- ed about 8,625 miles-Reuter.

RAILWAY WAGES

London, Yesterday,

A provisional agreement has been reached between the railway companies and the three railway trades unions, under which the existing agreement for a wage reduction of two and a half per cent. will be continued for six months until May 12, 1930.

The agreement which is subject to ralification by a delegate conference of the three Unions, represents a com promise, as the Companies desired the reduction te be continued for a further year.

The Trados' Unions recently an- nounced that the reduction would not be renewed at the expiry of the old agreement. Reuter.

A call was received at the Hong Kong Fire Brigade Station this morning at about 10.15 o'clock for an ambulance to be dispatched to the Union Insurance Building. A coolle employed there; it was re ported, had fallen and broken his thigh. Within fifteen minutes the unfortunate man was removed to the Government Civil Hospital. No further details of the accident were, procurable.

a private Jowitt car (licence No. the Indian Company will attend Police 121) owned and driven at the time Headquartors for squad drill under by Mr. Paul who, fortunately, ea-October 16 and 22 at 5.30 p.m. sharp. P/Sergeant R. J. Hunt on Tuesday,

caped almost unscathed.

Mr.

Both Mr. Paul and Normington are in the Hong Kong Electric Co., Ltd, and live in the company's residential property on Causeway Bay Hill.

Ram Into Truck Abou: 4.10 a.m. yesterday they were returning home, coming up

TYPHOON IN SOUTH

"N.E. winds, fresh; fine" is the froecast for the 24 hours ending at noon to-morrow for Hong Kong, the adjacent coast and Formosa Channel.

At 10.22 a.m. to-day the Royal Observatory reported: "The anti-cyclone has weakened and moved eastward; pressure is now highest to the N. of Hok- kaido.

The typhoon is situated about 500 miles S. of Hong Kong. moving W. Fresh to strong N.E. winds will prevall over the N. China Sen."

Dress Mufuli.

Flying Squad

The fortnightly patrol of the Hong Kong Section will take place on Thurs day. October 17. Fall in at the Cen-

tral Police Station at 6.15 p.m. sharp. Dress-Khaki uniform.

The next fortnightly patrol of the Kowloon Section will take place on Tuesday, October 22. Fall in at the Tsim-tea-tsui Fire Brigade Station at 5.30 p.m., sharp. Dresa-Khaki uni-

form

Sharpshooters' Company. Revolver Practice. Revolver prac- tice will be carried out on Kennedy Road Range on Sunday, October 27 at 10.00 a.m. Members will assemble at the Range at that time, with belts and holsters with revolvers. Uniform op- tional-

(Sgd.) W. Kent, A.S.P..

Adjutanc.

KABUL CAPTURED

HABIBULLAH GIVEN AWAY BY HIS OFFICERS

Simla, Saturday. Nadir Khan's forces' capture of Kabul has been confirmed. It is re- | ported that Habibullah has taken re- fuge in the Citadel, but was surren- dered by his officers-Router.

(westward) Causeway Bay-road: Near Ah King's Slipway (the yacht "yard" of the Colony), the car ran into the rear of a coolie's AMERICA & THE KING hand-truck (licencę No. 249) which carried no light. The truck was going in the same direction.

(Continued from Page 1.)

The impact broke the wind- of the President and himself had screen and the glass flow black been to bring down from realms wards on to the occupants of the of dreams and imagination the car. Mr. Paul, at the steering aspirations which had been in all wheel, was not cut badly, but his their hearts for so long-to establish wife and his colleague were, peace, and to found those aspira- They proceeded to the French tions on solid agreements with Convent Hospital, in Causeway political consequences. He had Bay, and were attended to, Mrs. never hidden the fact that he was n Paul had a stitch in ona eye and patriot, but as well as being a Mr. Normington had two stitches patriot he was an internationalist. In his forehead.

The patriotic mind of added, went out in wider and wider worlde, not to proclaim uniformity, but to proclaim a doctrine of co- operation of unequal though similar entities.

The front of the car and the truck were slightly damaged.

GOLD EMBARGO

+

MAY DE LIFTED IN JAPAN IN 'MAY

FOUR PER CENT. LOAN

Tokyo, Saturday.

man he

Diversity of Origin "We glory in the diversity of our origin, and we bring that diversity to the feet of America, and make it part of our tribute to its greatness and part of our The Finance Minister, speaking pledge to make that greatness still to the Press declared that as the greater and finer in quality than it negotiations for the conversion of has ever been. That is part of the the British four per cent, loan of contribution we make to greet the Three cases of larceny were dealt 92,000,000 yen were redeemable in American people in working out an with in the Kowloon Police Court 1991, they must be opened next Jaly historical civilisation." this morning. For stealing six to release the gold embargo. It gunny bags from contractor in ought to be effected prior to that, After other public engagementa Reclamation-street, a Chinese man however, as both Britain and during the afternoon Mr. Mac- wasa fined $5 or, seven days; America: were adverse to grant Donald was a guest in the evening women who took granite weighing ing loans to countries without free at a dinner given by the Counell two plculs (266.2/3 lbs.) from gold. Business circles conclude of Foreign Relations. On this the same street met with a similar therefore, that the embargo will occasion he addressed in effect the penalty; and a man who deprived a be lifted in April or May, when people of the United States. His woman of No. 649, Shanghai-street, the country's foreign trade. usual speech was broadcast by seventy of a quilt, has begun a term of three ly begins to show a favourable weeks in prison.

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