1930-04-10 — Page 4

THE

CHINA MAIL.

THURSDAY, APRIL 10, 1930.

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FLOYD TRIESTINO

FORTNIGHTLY PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE FOR

BRINDISI, VENICE & TRIESTE

Taking Cargo on through: Bill of Lading to Flume, Genda, All Taking Italian, Adriatic, Levant, Black Sea and Danube Ports. Passengers to London Overland via Brindisi, Vesice or Trieste NEXT SAILINGS FROM HONG KONG

M.V. “ROMOLO"

B.S. "FIUME”

8.S. "VENEZIA”

* M.V. "HIMALAYA”

* Cargo steamers only.

For Shanghai

For Singapore

& Japan

& Europe

Apr. 10

Apr. 26

May 11

Apr. 16

May 24

All dates are subject to alteration without notice.

For Freight and Passaren apply to:-

Queen's Building,

Tel. C. 1030.

DODWELL & CO., LTD., Agents.

NYKLINE

CUNARD LINE.

Resignation of Sir Thomas Royden.

SHIPPING ·

SECTION:

service are finally completed, the competition will be extremely keen,

SO NEAR AND YET -!

FORTUNE PROVED A FICKLE DAME,

ELUSIVE GOLD.

Ko Sun-cho, Д well-dressed out on a fortune

for, in addition to the German Chinese, was Jiners and the Cunard vessel, two hunt yesterday. The fickle Dame large fast liners are being built in smiled' on him, but it was for a and thereby brief moment "only, Italy, and the construction: of aj French liner bigger than the lie-hung the tale which was told at de-France is to be begun, while the Police Court this morning to the United States lines have also the Magistrate, Mr.

Grantham, prepared plans for two vessels of

Ho, notwithstanding at large size and high speed. In ad-

He had only thedition, there is the Whle Star liner clothes, was poor. Pres- Oceanie, of which the construction ten cents in his pocket, which he

Rugby, Yesterday. 'Sir Thomas Royden announced his resignation as Chairman of the Cunard Company, which position he had held since 1922,

the annual meeting of Company in Liverpool.

aure

A. W. G. H.

his fine

of personal affairs was was commenced but afterwards invested in a scheme in the hope

the reason, he said. He will con-zuspended. tinue to be a Director. He is suc- veeded by Sir Percy Baten, the Deputy Chairman.-British Wire- less Service.

In Communication with Certain Builders.

MAIDEN VOYAGE.

Tatsuta Maru Due Here To-morrow,

The M/V Tatsuta Maru, sfater

of getting a big return. He loiter ed about the Star Ferry Wharf at Kowloon for some time and his patience was rewarded when an opulent Chinese broker came in sight. This man had just return- ed from Sumchun, whither he had gone to make joss offerings at the tombs of his acestora.

Cham Chuen, the broker, came a broad

PACIFIC

to EUROPE

via CANADA

UNDER ONE MANAGEMENT

USE the Canadian Pacific Route

to Europe and dispose of all the troublesome details that usually arise out of a 10,000 mile overseas journey.

When you travel Canadian Pacific there is only one tranaction-the initial one between our agent and you. Your trip across the Pacific, across Canada, and across the Atlantic is made on Canadian Pacific ships and trains; your stopovers at Canadian Pacific hotels.

the

One ticket One service

ship to the M/V Asami Moru, will back to the Colony with The Cunard Steam Ship Company arrive at this port to-morrow from smile, thinking that the sacrifices announce that they bre now In Manila.

he had made would receive communication with certain ship- The Tatsuta Maru is commission-favour of the gods, and that his builders, regarding the bullding of ed on the N.Y.K. Orient-California business would henceforth grow to a new liner for their Atlantic ex-Service, in company with the new such a gigantic scale as to make press service.

motor ships Asama Maru and Chichibu Maru.

of

REDUCED THROUGH TICKETS TO EUROPE VIA U.S.A. VARYING -Mauretania have been under con- from Nagasaki for Manila. on her sighted Cham and his eyes at once

FROM £83 TO £120 ON SALE

SAN FRANCISCO vin Shanghai, Japan Ports & Honolulu.

TATSUTA MARU

SHINYO MARU

Monday, 14th April. Wednesday, 23rd April.

Saturday, 19th April.

SEATTLE, VICTORIA via Shanghai & Japan Ports.

SIDERIA MARU

LONDON, MARSEILLES, ANTWERP, ROTTERDAM via

Singapore, Penang, Colombo, Suez. ATSUTA MARU

KASHIMA MARU

SYDNEY & MELBOURNE via Manila & Ports.

AKI MARU

KAGA MARU

Saturday, 19th April. Saturday, 3rd May,

Wednesday, 23rd April Wednesday, 21st May,

11th April. Friday, Wednesday, 16th April.

BOMBAY viu Singapore, Penang, & Colombo.

AWA MARU

SOUTH AMERICA (West Coast) via Japan, Honolulu, Los Angeles,

↑ NAGANO MARU

Mexico & Panama.

HEIYO MARU

Friday.

hole. in the pocket.

"Here is my chance," thought Ho,

and he at once put his thought into

action. Seeing

the rich broker

It is generally known that the

him a very rich man.

The Gentle Ho. Cunard plans for the construction

After completion of her equip-

He, however, did not reckon with new liner to replace the ment, she sailed on the 7th instant his host, the gentle Ho. The latter. sideration for some time, and the maiden voyage, and at the latter fixed themselves on a gold chain above announcement confirms the port an elaborate reception was held which was dangling from a button opinion expressed recently that the on board on the 8th natant. She contract for the new vessel might left Manila yesterday and will

broker's outside be placed sooner than anticipated. arrive at this port to-morrow as

Great interest will attach to the aforesaid. order, when it is finally placed, in

The ship will be thrown open for view of the Cunard Line's reputa- inspection on Saturday afternoon tion on the North Atlantic of main from 1 to 5 p.m., for which passes taining the fastest ocean service in can be obtained at the N.Y.K. Office. the world, at least until the placing on service of both the Norddeuts- cher Lloyd's new liners Bremen and Europa,

with the Columbus, As mentioned in the Chinese Who Wanted report of the N.D.L, with the

to Die. Bremen-und the Europa-the

Trans- company

service with

"re-enters the

re-engined

SUICIDE RESCUED.

Lui Tang, a young Chinese of about 25 years of age, plunged from Atlantic passenger high honours," and to meet the Kowloon Ferry Wharf into the the competition of these vessels the sea in broad daylight yesterday. A construction of 1 New Cunard

SOUTH AMERICA (East Coast) vin Singapore, Cape Town & l'orts liner is the natural sequel, even if

HAKATA MARU

NEW YORK, BOSTON via Panama.

↑ LISBON MARU

Monday,

2nd May.

5th May,

Wednesday, 10th April. Thursday, 1st May.

Monday, 14th April CALCUTTA via Singapore, Penang & Rangoon.

15th April 29th April.

+ TSUYAMA MARU

LIVERPOOL via Port Said, Constantinople. Genoa.

+ LIMA MARU

↑ NAGATO MARU

PENANG MARU

SHANGHAL KOBE & YOKOHAMA.

Tuesday, Tuesday,

* MORIOKA MARU (Mol direct).... Sunday, ·

SUWA MARU

+ DAKAR MARU

† Cargo only.

Monday, Wednesday,

13th April 14th April.

10th April,

For further Information apply to:-NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA. Tol. Central No. 292, 3821 and 3897. (Private exchange to all departments.)

O. S. K.

SAILINGS FROM HONG KONG SUBJECT TO ALTERATION.

ferries went in after him und senman from the one of the Star

cross the frst-class turnstile, Hq at once plunged down his last ten cent plece, and did the same.

Dame Fortune was certainly smil- ing on him. There was a crowd, and Ho had no difficulty in making his way immediately to the side of the broker. Then swift as light- ning, his right hand stretched out and lifted the gold chain out of Cham's pocket. Dangling to the end of the chain was a gold watch and some jade ornaments. "Oh, what luck," soliloquised Ho.

The Turn of the Tide. the building of a vessel were not brought him back to the shore none fortune turned. Cham felt the tug, But it was just then the tide of necessary, as it is, ir the ordinary the worse for his immersion. Tang and looked round. He just managed course of replacement. Incidental-struggled, it le alleged, and fought the ace the last link of the chain ly, the value of fast vessels like his way to the waterfront in an in the broad palm of Ho's hand. the Bremen is evidenced in the re- attempt to throw himself into the Without much ado, he seized Ho port of the N.D.L, in which it is harbour again. He was afterwards and shouted out "thief." stated that that vessel contributed removed to the hospital. materially to the results for last year, having found favour with the travelling public.

Size and Speed. With the knowledge that, when the directors of the company saw fit, the Cunard Line would place the order for a new vessel, there has been much discussion with re- gard to her probable dimensions and speed, and where she would be built. As yet, these detalls are still, unpublished, although it may be expected that in both size and speed she will uphold the tradi- tions of the company, while as far as propelling machinery is con- cerned, except for Irresponsible suggestions, there has been no

LONDON, HAMBURG, ROTTERDAM & ANTWERP-Via Singapore doubt but that she will be fitted

Colombo, Suez and Port Bald.

ALASKA MARU

Monday, 21st April.

with geared turbines, steam being supplied by water-tube bollers, for

BIO DE JANEIRO, SANTOS & BUENOS AIRES Via Saigon, Singapore, the Bremen and the new Canadian

Colombo, Durban & Cape Town. BUENOS AIRES MARU SANTOS MARU

BOMBAY-Via Singapore & Colombo.

BURMA MARU .... HONOLULU MARU DURBAN, LOURENCO MARQUES.

Friday, 26th April.

Tuesday, 20th May.

Saturday, 10th April. Sunday, 4th May. BEIRA, DAR-ES-SALAAM, ZANZI BAR & MOMBASA-Via Singapore & Colombo. MEXICO MARU

Saturday, Ird May.

WARSHIPS IN PORT

British warships in port this morn ing were:

In Basin of R.M Dockyard: Tamar, Somme, Sepoy, Moorhen.

North Arm: Sandwich, Bridgewater. West Wall: Hermes. In Dock: Seamew,

No. 7 Buoy: Bruce.

►

chein,

The utmost in speed and comfort.

CANADIAN PACIFIC

NEXT SAILINGS

TO MANILA E/ASIA....5 P.M. Apr. 18th E/CANADA 5 P.M. May 7th.

WORLD'S GREATEST

TO THE PACIFIC COAST E/ASIA ...NOON, April 30th E/CANADA NOON, May 15th

TRAVE SYSTEM

BRITISH WUCHOW LINE

APRIL SAILINGS. DEPARTURE HOURS:

Hong Kong 6.30 p.m. Wachow 1.30 p.m.; 8.8. "TAI HING”

[1,068 tons Capt. Trott]

APRIL.

TUES. 15th SUN.

20th

FRL

25th

WED. 30th

9.8. "TAI MING" [649 tons Copt. G. J. Spink.] APRIL. SUN. 13th WED. FRI. 18th MON.

When they pass the Shinking Gorge, the American travellers say "Well, we guess this beats the Hudson River, our show place." Continental visitors remark that it reminds them of the

· Switzerland.” Whilst Rhine and Ho dropped the tell-tale

British tourists declare "Surely, the and with a sang frold which only an old-fashioned Mandarin could ever Lake district or the Scottith moors, For information apply to- hope to equal, he quietly sauntered but with a little laas vegetation." Into the first class compartment of

Now why not take a five-days' round the Solar Star. There he sat down,trip and see for yourself. It costs you and Cham after retrieving his pro-

only $40, and sat Party walked up to him

beside him.

As a Chinese would, Cham began

to remonstrate with Ho,, criticising

No. 10 Buoy: Seraph, Stormcloud.the evil life he was living, and the

No. 11 Buoy: Sirdar, Sterling. No. 13 Buoy: Thracias, Serapis Foreign men-o-war in port were:- U.S.S. Dorie.

U.S. gunboat Mindanza.

attendant misfortune which would befall him.

Ho, quite indignant, tolä Cham to "shut up", and reminded the latter that he himself was just as

Chinese Gunboats. Kien Yu, Hai Hu good and opulent a gentleman as

Portuguese Cruiser Adamastor. French Gunboat Vigilante. Italian Gunboat Sebastiano Caboto.

U.S. WARSHIPS LEAVE,

The U.S.S. Black Hawk, Parrott, Pacific liners have shown the great strides that have been made by the Edsall, Simpson and KacLeish left use of higher pressures and higher port shortly after noon yesterday temperatures in the steam propul-for Shanghai. sion of large linera.

The Mindanao and the Borle Similarly as to the probable (which latter arrived here from builders, the choice has, with Manila yesterday afternoon) re- reason, been narrowed down to main here, although the Borie. probably two arms, Messrs. John which has been under repairs in Brown and Co., who built the the South, will probably leave for Aquitania, and Messrs. Swan, Swatow to-morrow. VANCOUVAR-Via Japan Porta from Hunter and Wigham Richardson,

CALCUTTA-Via Singapore, Penang & Rangoon.

BORNEO MARU

SEATTLE MARU

VICTORIA, SEATTLE, TACOMA & Sbanghet.

ARIZONA MARU (from Bhai) MELBOURNE--Via Manila, Brisbane

MELBOURNE MARU EAPHONG Vis Hollow i Pakhol

MENADO MARU

Sunday, 28th April.

Monday, 6th May.

Tuesday, 11th April.

& Sydney.

............. Tuesday, 6th May.

............. Thursday, 17th April, 10 am,

NEW YORK-Via Japan porta & Panama.

JAPAN FORTS.

BATAVIA MARU

ANDES MARU

KEELUNG Via Swatow & Amoj.

CANTON MARU

HOZAN MARU

TAKAO-Via SWATOW & AMOY.

DELI MARU

TAKAO & KEELUNG.

BATAVIA MARU

Thursday, 10th April. Thursday, 17th April.

Sunday, 18th April, 8 p.m. Sunday, 20th April, 8 p..

Thursday, 10th Apr", Noon. ............ Thursday, 10th April.

For further parkculars please apply to-OSAKA (HOSEN KAISHA.

Tel. Central No. 4088, 1089, 4099..

M. TAKEUCHI, Manager.

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NOTICE TO CONSIONRES

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“VENEZIA-1” From Trieste, Venice. Port Bald. Suez, Aden, Karachi, Colombo, Penang Mingapore.

The Mindanao is at present in Kowloon Dock for repairs..

JAPANESE AT HANKOW.

Hankow, Yesterday.

A Japanese destroyer flotills arrived at Hankòw this morning. The Officers landed and were re ceived by a number of prominent Japanese officials, but no Chinese officials were present-Router..

Beattle quietly handed Ho over to an Indian constable.

On the way to the Central Police Station, Ho, still smarting under the insult levelled at him, attempt- ed to make a bid for freedom. His CONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby feet, however, were not as fast as informed that all Goods are being landed at their risk. Into the Gedowns his hands, with the result that he of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf was brought up to give an account! and Godown Company, Li L, at Kow- of his misdeeda to Mr. Grantham. |toon, whenes and/or from the wharves Of course, Ho denkd that he

delivery may be obtained..

Optional Cargo will be forwarded stole the chain and witch, "Look unless notice to the contrary be given at me, he said. Would, you not - before. 6th" Instant.

call me a gentleman1 Do you think No claims will be admitted after the I am a common footped?" Goods bare left the Godown, and all Previous Convictions. Goods remaining undelivered after the He was, if, fue Teshers could |12th": izist, will be subject to rent.

All claims against the versel must make fine, bird, but, unfortunately be presented to the Underhigned on or for him, the Police have the before the 22nd: inst, not be recognised, or they will patience to accumulate records,

and Ho's record sheet showed that "All broken, chafed, and damaged Goods are to be laft in the Godoway, he had five previous convictions where they will be examined on, the and that in 1912 ha wi baniched 12th inst, at 10 a.m., by our ur from the Colony. veyors Hesars. Goddard & Douglas:

No: Pirt Iosuanes, hat ben aset

Bill of Lading will be combataigned

DCDWELL & CO, LTD

by

Hong Kong, 7th Apr0, 1980.

Confronted with the Ho had no alternative but to enter an admini stoni water

All right, one yara labour and two years Burveillance," said the Magiai

he was. They bantered away, until Traffic Inspector Beattie, who hap pened to be on board the same ferry, came up and told them to modulate their voices.

Hia Unenviable Record. Cham then explained everything and when the Solar Star came alongside the Hong Kong Pier, Mr. (Continued at foot of preceding Column.)

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9th May.

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