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THURSDAY, JANUARY. 23, 1930.

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 INDIES, 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. S.

Tone

From Hong Kong About

1930

*JEYPORE

MANTUA

KARMALA

*KIDDERPORE

6,318 26th Jan.

Noon 10.9-16 1st Feb. 0,128 15th Feb.

5,334 19th Feb.

MACEDONIA 11,120 1st Mar. 8,085 8th Mar.

KASHMIR

KALYAN

9,144 15th Mar.

Dealination

Marsellles, London, Hull, Hamburg,

Rotterdam & Antwerp. Bombay, Marsellas & London. Marseilles, London, Hall, Rotterdam

& Antwerp.

Straits, Colombo & Bombay. Marseilles & London.

Marseilles, London, Hull, Hamborg,

Rotterdam & Antwerp.

Marseilles, London, Hall, Rotterdam

& Antwerp.

* Cargo only. Frequent connection from Port Said for Passengers and Cargo to Constantinople, Pireaus, Smyrna and other Levant Ports by steamers of the Khedival Mail Steamship Co.

TALMA

BRITISH INDIA-APCAR SAILINGS.

•SHIRALA

TAKLIWA TILAWA

TALAMBA

1930

10,000❘ 8th Feb. 7,841 / 13th Feb. 7,036 23rd Feb. 10,000 27th Feb. 8,018 14th Mar.

* Calls Rangoon.

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

B1. Apcar Line steamers have excellent accommodation for 1st and 2nd class passengers. All steamers are fitted with wireless and carry a qualified surgeon.

EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS (South).

"NELLORE

TANDA

ST. ALBANS

1930 4,853 31st Jan. 0,956 28th Feb,

4,600 4th Apr.

Calls Port Holland,

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

Regular monthly sailings from Hong Kong to Japan and Hong Kong to Australia.

The E. & A. S.S. Co., Lid., steamers will also call at Shanghai, Iloilo, Cebu, Kolambugan, Towne, Timor, Darwin, or other ports en route as ducement offers,

Frequent connections from Australia with the following

THE

EXPLOSION AND FIRE

ON A JUNK

TERRIFIED OCCUPANTS LEAP

INTO THE SEA -

CLOTHING ALIGHT

As the result of an explosion and a subsequent outbreak of fire on board

a trading junk ladon with gasoline and herosene, three boat people are now at the Kwong Wah Hospital auffering from burns, but their condition is not considered serious.

CHINA EMAIL.

FENG'S WAR TROPHY EXPLORER-TO BE

IN ART SALE

MING IMPERIAL SILK HANGING CAPTURED

SUNK IN METAL CYLINDER

RELEASED AS

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DR. FREDERICK COOK'S SENTENCE REDUCED

MAIL FRAUD RECALLED

The outstanding item in a Chi- Leavenworth Kansas, Yesterday, nase art collection sold in New York The Parole Board recommends recently was a Ming Imperial silk the rélease on parole of Dr. brocade hanging from the Jehol Frederick Cook, the explorer and Winter Palace. It is 26 feet 4 oil promoter, who is serving a sen- inches long, 10 feet 10 inches wide, tence of fourteen years for using and is probably the most remark-mails to defraud. He has served uble piece of Chinese textile art nearly five years-Reuter's Ameri- The explosion occurred yester ever shown in America. It was can Service. day afternoon on board trading seized by Feng Yu-halang, accord- junk No. 1055-TH, which was tieding to those conducting the sale, up alongside the wharf of the Toxas Oil Company's Installation at Gindrinkers Bay. She had just been laden with oil and was pre-

explosion, the cause of which was paring to all. to Canton when the

not yet been ascertained, occur- red.

Enveloped in Flames The junk was enveloped in flames within a short space of time, and the outbreak

was so spontaneous that the people on the boat found their clothing alight before they had fully realised what had happened. Their lives

were saved by their prompt action in jumping into the sea, from which they were rescued by other craft in the vicinity.

The fire had practically burned to the water's edge before a firefloat arrived.

The injured persons are the mas ter of the junk, Ho Fook-kam, his wife Ng Mui, and their son, Ho Kam-hung, aged 10 years.

GLOBE CRUISE Empress of Austrália

Due Next Month

At present on a round-the-world eruise, the Canadian Pacific R.M.S. Empress of Australia is que to arrive at Hong Kong, with a large company of tourists, on the morning of February 14. Their stay here will extend up to the 17th.

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the

A special programme for entertainment of the tourists ashore had been arranged. After tifin on the 14th, they will go for a trip round the island, stopping at Re- pulse Bay for tea. In the evening there will be a dance at the Penin- sula Hotel.

Included in the programme for the 15th is a trip by train to Can- ton; whilst on the 16th the visitors will make a tour of the New Terri- torles, but those who prefer it, will be taken up to the Peak.

The 17th (the last day) will be left open

the tourists to for "explore" the city. The ship leaves at 10 p.m. for Keelung.

MOVEMENTS OF STEAMER The P. & O. a. Kashmir left Singapore for this port on Janu- ary 22 at 9 a.m, and is due here. en January 27 at about 6 a.m.

HONG KONG TIDE

The tide-tablo given below baa in-been obtained by aid of the Tide-pre- dieting Machine, which includes 10 components for the better prediction of tides, from the result of the

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

The P. & D. Royal Mail steamers to London via Suez Canal.

The P. & O. Branch Service of steanters to London via the Cape...

taken at the Kowloon Hidal observa tary under the direction of Dr. Doberek during the years 1887, 1888 and 1889.

The New Zealand Shipping Company's steamers for Southampton and for Kowloon; but they may be used London via Panama Canal,

SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI & JAPAN.

KASHMIR

TAKLIWA

TANDA

TILAWA

*ALIPORE-

1930

· AM.

Antoy, S'hal, Moji Kobe & Osaka. Shanghai, Moji, Kobe & Yokohama. Moji, Kobe, Osaka & Yokohama. Amoy, Moji, Koba & Osaken, Shanghai, Moji & Kobo.

8,085 28th Jan. Shanghai, Moji, Kobe & Yokohama, 7,936 30th Jan. MACEDONIA 11,120 81at Jan. 8,050 4th Feb. 10,000 6th Feb. 5,273 9th Feb. 9,144 15th 8,018-21st Feb. 16.019 28th Fob.

0,049 7th Mar. Amoy, Moj, Kobe & Onaka, 4,500 11th Mar. Mojl, Kobe, Osaka & Yokohama. 10,000 14th Mar. Shanglial, Moll, Kebe Yokohama,

KALYAN

TALAMBA RAWALPINDI

TAKADA

ST. ALBANS

MALWA

* Cargo only.

Feb.

Yokoham

Shanghal, Moji, Kobe & Amoy, Mojl, Kobo & Quakes... Shanghal, Kobe & Yokohama.

All dates are approximate and subject to alteration without notior. WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY FITTED ON ALL STEAMERS.

Passengers for Rangoon must defray their own Hotel expenses at Singapore while awaiting the on-carrying steamer.

All Cabins are fitted with Electric Fans free of charge. Steamers on London and Australian Lines are fitted with Laundries. Parcels measuring not more than 21⁄2 ft x 2ft x 1 ft. will be received

at the Company's Office, up to Noon on the day previous to sailing.

For further information, Passage, Freight, Handbooks, etc, apply tol

MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO.,

P, & 0. Building, Connaught Rd. C., Hong Kong.

THE KWONG HIP LUNG CO. LTD.

The times and heights are given

for the Victoria Naval Yard and Aberdeen, the differences being very amall.

The times of high and low-water must not be considered to coincide with the times of alack-water and

being quite disünet.

during the civil wars in the north against Marshal Chang Tao-lin, but

MISSING BANK DEPOSIT

In a report made to the Police he was unable to keep it in his reyesterday, a Chinese married woman treat and so put it in a metal named Ngan Wan (42), who lives into a river. in Canton, alleged that she had lost cylinder and threw Later he recovered it, but, fearing from a safe deposit box (No. 2), at its loss during the fighting, he de the Bank of East Asia, money and cided to sell it.

Jewellery worth $1,870. She wäld Its sapphire-blue ground is cen- that she had visited the bank on tred by three Buddhas borne aloft several occasions between, May 21, in clouds, each on a canopied lotus 1928, and January 21, 1980, and had throne. Eight angels hover over found the contents of the box' in- head and above these is the sun, tact. The property was missing cymbolized by a cock and the hare when she inspected the box yester of the moon distilling the elixir of day morning. life. On the field below are groups of Immortals in the Heavenly Para- disc and the Paradise of the Sea exemplified by the tiger and the A warrant has been issued for the ar- dragon. In the group at the right rest of a Chinese named Wong Kee-iu, are Tarada, King of the East; a salesman eployed by the Tai Tong Biruti, King of the South; Bisha- [Co., of 30, Queen's Road Central for mon, King of the North, and Biru- the alleged embezzlement of $269.57, The Hakusha, King of the West, each the property of the Company.

money was alleged to have been mis- attended by nine lohans.

...

ALLEGED EMBEZZLEMENT

STOLE FROM EMPLOYER

The main decorative field over 16 appropriated between January 14, and 21. feet long by 9 wide is bordered with lotus flowers on sapphire blue. Clair-de-lune fields patterned with lattices-of-lotus flowers are above and beneath. Woven at the top are the Fu-tai in gold and colours and a Sankrit inscription in gold: "Wu liang-shou t'eung fo," ex- pressing wishes for endless life.

!

HOLIDAY FEELING.

Too Impatient to Wait

for New Year... ·

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Sentence of alx weeks hard on a Chinese labour was passed (17) at the Kowloon Maglatracy this morning, on admitting that he stole from his masters' firewood shop at Argyle Street, $35 and one metal watch, the property of his employer.

HOME, SWEET HOME

Banished only on January 10 this year, for a term of 5 years, Why charge me? Everybody is a Chinese, who returned on the on holiday now" was the reply made same night, was at the Kowloon by a Hokka boy at the Kowloon Ma. Magistracy this morning sentenc- gistracy this morning, when he was ed to eight months' hard labour charged with hawking sweets with- with 15 strokes of the birch. out a licence at Kowloon City.

Mr. T. S. Whyte-Smith pointed out that the regulations would not be relaxed until January 25, and not until then was he allowed to hawk.

The defendant said that he had

taken it for granted that the Chin- eso New Year holidays had begun." He was dismissed with a caution.

LOVE THY BROTHER

Chinese Who Preferred

to Fight

CONSIGNEES.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

"ELLERMAN" LINE

From DUNKIRK, BREMEN, HAMBURG, ROTTERDAM and MARSEILLES.

The. Steamship,

"CITY OF HEREFORD" having arrived, Consignees of cargo by her are informed that all Goods at their risk into are being landed the hazardous and/or extra-hazardous Godowns of Hall's Wharf, whence de- livery may be obtained.

The disgraceful behaviour of two Chinese brothers had a sequel at

No Claims will be admitted after the Kowloon Magistracy this morn- the Goods have left the Godowns, and ing, when one was charged with as-26th January, 1930, will be subject sil Goods remaining undelivered after saulting the other.

to rent. Sub-Inspector James said that the All Claims against tho Steamer assaulted man had to go to hospital must be presented to the undersign for eight days with a two-inched on or before 2nd February, 1930,

or they will not be recognised. incised wound, caused by a jagged AB. piece of wood.

broken, chafed "and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on any Tuesdays or Fridays, between the hours of 1045 am, and noon, within the Free Storage Perind of one week. Ne Fire Insurance has been effect.

Bills of Lading will be countersign- ed by

THE BANK LINE, LTD.,

Agents, Hong Kong, 21st January, 1980.`.

The defendant, in turn, alleged that his brother stole a sum of money from him.

The Magistrate bound them over in a bond of $50 each to keep the ponce for six months.

FATAL ACCIDENT

change of current, the two phenomena Chinese Youth Killed by

January 23 to 29, 1930.

DATE HIGH WAtar Löwan Watke,

Standard January

Standard

THE

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Motor Bus

A fatal motor accident was reported to the police on January 21, from the Hunghom district.

It appears that a motor bas of the Kaj Tack Bus Co. (1926), Ltd, was travelling from Tsim Sha Trol to Kow-. Thur 1350 4.5 m 10.71 loon City at 5 p.m., when, at the jung

167 Fri. 14m81100 Street a Chinese youth (17) suddenly tionrod Gillies Avence and "Wuhu' 1606 6.1 m 10:50:84 Bat. 168.0 4.0 m 1-31-21 emerged from the left hand side.of

the rdad, and was knocked down; "the"]

6 38 6.5 11 36 -Sup; 16 m (1-10 | 40 1 11 18 rear wheel of the bus passing over his .1 T 19 680-1918 body, carrying drastic wounds to the Mon, 27 10 3 40 m2 68 LX legs, and profuse bleeding from the Tres 28 in 10 38 4.0 m 3.31 0.9 83 7.21:00 30 Wed, 29 m 11 €1907

The infaries were such that death followed soon after, his removal ta, the Kowloon HospitÂT. ?

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