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THE

THE

China Mail

Tuesday, November 26th, 1929,

Tenth Moon, 26th Day.

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REGULAR AND FAST FREIGHT AND "PASSENGER SERVICES |

LONDON SERVICE.

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LIVERPOOL SERVICE.

"CYCLOPS"

20th Dec, Gencs, Havre, fiverpool & Glasgow #ANTILOCHUB ** 20th Jan. Gonos, lisves, Jiverpool & Glasgow NEW YORK SERVICE.

(with transhipment så Singapom). Lover Hongkong. "SARPEDON" 26th Nov.

Leave Fingapore Arrives New York *LYCAON" Sik Dec. 26th Jan. Hongkong to New York 81 days,

PACIFIC SERVICE.

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3rd Deo. Singapore, Marselilee & London

Also cargo steamers with limited pawngar katumuoastion at sproduity reduced fares.

For freight, parsego estes and information apply to:-

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HONG KONG, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1929.

MARRIOTT U.S. AIRMAN CRASHES AGAIN IN COURT

TO DEATH

CHOCOLATE FIRM WIN

“KID"

LIBEL CASE

GOLFER'S DAMAGES SAID TO BE DATES FIXED FOR HEARING OF "PLANE'S NOSE DIVE FROM

EXCESSIVE

RESULT OF APPEAL

London, Yesterday,

Mr. Justice Scrutton, giving judg- mant in favour of Messrs. Fry's in the Tolley appeal case, expressed the opinion that the publication complained of was capable of a defamatory meaning, but the dam- jages were excessivo. He thought there should be a new trial, but Justices Greer and Slesser took a different view, and thought that Fry's were entitled to succeed

Reuter,

£1,000 Damages

London, Yesterday. The Appeal

Court has allowed Mesars. Fry's appeal against the judgment for £1,000 damages for libel, awarded Mr. C. J. H. Tolley, the famous amateur golfer, in July last.

1 It will be recalled that M. Tolley objected to an advertisement showing him playing a golf shot with a packet of Fry's chocolate ¡ protruding from his pocket.

Mesara. Frys appealed on the grounds that £1,000, as damages, wan excessive.--Reuter.

IMPROVING CANTON

Contract Signed For Suspension Bridge

Canton, Yesterday.

As previously reported, Canton is to have à suspension bridge from the Bund at the end of Wei Sun Maloo across the Pearl River to Honam Island. It. is now learned that a contract for the construc- tion of the bridge was aigned between the Canton Municipality and Messrs. Andersen, Meyer and Co. on October 12, at a cost of $1,095.000 of which bargain, money of $50,000 has already been paid by the City.

The bridge is, to be completed within 21 months from date of

CHRISTMAS LETTER MAIL FOR GREAT BRITAIN VIA SIBERIA contract, the work to start within

Christmas letter mail for Great Britain 'via Siberia will be closed in the G.P.O. as follows:-

Registered mall

Ordinary mail

.5 p.m. Nov. 26 ..6 p.m. Nov. 26

This mail will be forwarded to Kobe, Japan, by the "Empress of Russia" and is due in London about December 21.

CHRISTMAS MAILS FOR CANADA AND. USA.

Christmas mails for Canada and U.S.A. will be closed in the G.P.O. as follows:

Mail for

Hour of closing Forwarded by Date due at Parcels for Canada 3 p.m. Nov. 26 Emp. of Rusala Vancouver Reg. mail for Cana-

da & U.9.A.....4.15 p.m. Nov. 26

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Canada & U.S.A. 6 p.m. Nov. 26

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Suez and Straits

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Empress of Russia (Due Vancouver, BC, Dec. 14.) Parcels.... Nov. 26, 3 p.m. Registration

.4.16 p.m. Letters

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Shanghai and Europe- via Siberia Empress of Russia,

Registration Nov. 26, 5 p.m. Letters

*Shanghai, *Japan, Honolulu and

San Franciaco

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Swatow

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Letters

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Namsang

WEDNESDAY. NOVEMBER

Haiphong and Wuchow via Saigon Taming.

Straits and Calcutta

Fort Bayard

Straits

Amoy

Amoy and Japan

THURSDAY, Holbow, Pakhot, Haiphong, and

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6 p.m.

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one month thereof. The company has already shipped here from Tientsin and Shanghat over ten tons of equipment, machinery and materials, and it is stipulated that

the company is to supply all the steel work and machinery, while Messrs. MacDonell and Gorman, American engineers, attend to the engineering part of the work.

30 Years Guarantee

CHARGE

ANOTHER WEEK'S REMAND

HEIGHT OF 6,000 FEET

STRUCTURAL FAILURE

Mr. Henry ("Kid") Marriott

Washington, Yesterday. D.C.M., Sergeant of Police, Hong

Lieutenant G. T. Cuddiby. U.S. Kong and Whampoa Dock Co., Navy, who established B world Ltd., made his third appearance record of 188 miles an hour for before Mr. T. S. Whyte-Smith at seaplanes In 1924, and piloted the the Kowloon. Magistracy this United States navy machine in morning, in connection with the the Schneider Cup race in 1025, was charge of killing Ojagar Singh, an killed while testing a Bristol "ma- Indian watchman of the Docks, chine to-day, He started to dive on November 10.

from a height of two miles and Detective-Inspector C. P. Fallon, attempted to atraighten out at a of the Yaumati Detective Office, height of 6,000 feet, but the machine. informed his Worship that Mr. refused to right itself and nose L. R. Andrewcs. Assistant Crown dived with terrific speed and buried SoHcitor, will appear for the Itself in the ground so deeply that Crown, and asked for dates to be only the feet of the pilot wete fixed for the trial.

visible.

fr. H. J. Armstrong, for the de- fence, was present to-day.

The Magistrate fixed Tuesday at 11 a.m., and 2.16 p.m., and Wed- nesdays, at 11.15 3.m., for the hearing..

The defendant was accordingly remanded for another week with bail of $800 an before.

A FINE DAY

To-day's weather report from the Royal Observatory states: The anti-cyclone has weaken- ad considerably over S. Man- churia, leaving pressure high- est over the lower Yangtaze Valley.

The typhoon probably con- tinues on a north-eastly tráck to the south-east of Bonins.

Fresh to strong monsoon will prevail along the China coast and over, the northern China Sea.

Forecast N. E. winds; freak to fine.

The following telegram was received from Manila Observa- tory by the American Con- sulate General at 9am.:-

Typhoon in about 188 degrees Long. E., 19 degrees Lat. N., moving N.W.

RUBBER SALES Restriction Said To Be Only Solution

Amsterdam, Yesterday.

The Navy purchased the plane for experimental' purposes after the Schneider Cup contest in September. It was a single seater biplane, de- signed for a speed of 180 miles an hour, and was fully loaded.

Navy Department officials think that structural failure was respon-

sible for the accident.-Reuter's American Service.

'QUAKE EFFECTS

Ship Seized With Violent Trembling

Rugby, Yesterday, The Anchor liner "Caledonia," which reached the Clyde from New York last night reported having experienced the effects of an earth- quake under the north Atlantic on November 18 off Sable Island.

The water was quite calm, and there was little wind, when sudden- ly the ship was seized with violent trembling. The captain, fearing

that

a derelict had been fouled, stopped his engines and had the vessel inspected, but no damage was done.

The White Star liner "Olymple" | also experienced the shock of an earthquake which snapped several deep .sca cables. British Wireless Service.

OPIUM TRAFFIC

Roaring Trade Done In Kowloon

That, by the money discovered, it The Telegraaf" publishes a was evident the accused was carry- It is understood that the design statement "emanating from rubing on a roaring trade was the re- of the bridge follows the American ber circles" expressing disappoint-mark made by Detective-Sergeant standard designs, and that the ment that the Rubber Growers' W. G. Humphreys at the Kowloon structure carries a guarantee of Association has not produced a Magistracy to-day, when a Chi- 30 years from the company.

plan which gives a reasonable ex-]nese, realding at 112, Wuhu Sireet, The length of the bridge is to pectation of improvement in the was charged before Mr. T. S. be about 600 ft. consisting of two situation.

Whyto-Smith with the unlawful. The opinion is expressed that possession of 1.7 tacks of prepared approach spans, each being 220 ft. long, and movable apana compris restriction of production offers opfum and 1.7 taels of raw eplum. ed of leaves 160 ft. long.

the only solution and the Associa- .!

The Magistrate Imposed the fol The width of the bridge is to be tion is recommended to concen-lowing fines:- 160 ft. with a roadway in the trate upon securing the co-opera-

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(1) $180, with the alternative of centre of 40 ft while there will be tion and goodwill of individual one month's jail, and $50 or three

a clear footpath on each side of producers to that end.—Reuter.

10 ft. wide of which a space of 5

ft, is for pedestrians and 6 ft. for ¦ -

ricalias.

•

The weight of structural steel quantity of steel materials can be for the bridge will be 1,709 tons, seen lying on the Bund, `while and cast iron and re-enforced steel coolies are busily unloading from 85 tons.

junks other materials intended for Work has already started on the bridge.construction-Canton News Bund and Honam alde. A large Agency.

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Another case involved the..cc. cupler of 250, Temple Street who was charged with the unlawful of 2.9 taels of non. possession prepared Government oplum. marked that blinds were sold in the Revenue Officer N. J. Young re-

accused's shop, but that, he con- cluded, was just a blind sO SE people would not think that he was carrying on an opium trade,

He was fined $184 or one month's hard labour.

ENDOWMENT FOR UNIVERSITY

"Canton, Yesterday.

The Fourth Meeting of the Educa Honal Committee Association in Tien- tain is reported to have decided to donate the Lingnam University for the study of diseased silk worms and agri- cultural improvements.

The sum la to be paid in three in- Įstalments of $10,000 each for a period of three years, and much le expected from this pecuniary aid in a matter 'no vitally bound up with the prosperity of this province.Canton News Agency,

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