1930-06-10 — Page 5

TUESDAY, JUNE 10, 1930.

P.&O.-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. B.

Tons

From

Rons Kamr

About

1930

**ALIPORE RANPURA LAHORE

KARMALA

5,273 18th June 10,001 21st June 5,301 28th Junc

0.12%

5th July

MOREA

10,954

19th July

• Cargo only. Calls Karachi.

Destination

THE CHINA MAIL.

TO FIGHT PIRATES.

Joint Action Planned in Shanghai.

MERCHANTS ALARMED.

Shanghai, June 1. Alarmed over pirate activities in the vicinity of Woosung, which have resulted in losses totalling many thousands of dollars during the past few months, as well as by bandit raids and outrages in the Tahu Lake region, joint action against bandits and pirates is shortly to be taken on a scale not previously attempted, it was an- nounced yesterday. A joint meet- ing of all Chinese authorities con- cerned has been held and opera- tions are to follow immediately.

In connection with the situation in Woosung waters, which are re- ported to be infested by pirates and pirate boats numbering many hundreds, some of them being well-armed and all of them daring. the water police are to co-operate. with the chief of the Woosung marine forces, as well as the com- mander of the Woosung Forts. It is proposed to camouflage a number of fast motor launches, which will be heavily armed and used in overtaking pirate vessels,

The situation off Woosung, Chinese merchants declare, has Lecome intolerable. Not a day

asses without reports of help-1 Hess Chinese cargo boats being boarded and plundered, and in many instances the boatmen in- jured or carried off for ransom. The pirates usually force the cap- tured boat into a lonely creek, seize all cash and valuables and coolly unload and carry away al! or part of the cargo.

Straits, Colombo & Bombay. Bombay, Marseilles & London. Marseilles, London, Hull, Hamburg,

Rotterdam & Antwerp. Marseilles, London, Hull, Rotterdama

& Antwerp. Bombay, Marseilles & Londen..

Pirates Are Bold.

So bold have the pirates become that in one instance, on May 27, pig boat was captured, forced to anchor, and in the presence of the owner of the pigs the pirate chief bargained for and disposed

Frequent connection from Port Said for Passengers and Cargo to of the entire lot to another man Constantinople, Pireaus, Smyrna and other Levant Ports by steamers of the who was brought aboard the Khedival Mail Steamship Co.

TAKADA TALMA SHIRALA

BRITISH INDIA-APCAR SAILINGS.

TAKLIWA

6,940

1930 21st June 10,000 26th June 7,841 6th July 7,993 14th July

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

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

vessel.

On Friday evening, just before dusk, three pirate boats captured a cargo boat laden with silk to the value of $55,000, They found nearly $1,000 in cash on the boat. But were not content with the Kargo and money, carrying off two members of the crew. The own- ors have since received notice that The two men will be killed unless |ransom of $5,000 each is paid.

In connection with the situation in the Tahu Lake region, which is

BLUE STAR LINE

Far Eastern Service.

Regular Monthly Fast Freight Service.

Refrigerated and general cargo

S.S."

Next Salling

ALBION STAR"

on

JUNE 29th.

for

MARSEILLES, LONDON, ROTTERDAM, HAMBURG, LIVERPOOL, via STRAITS.

For Freight and further Information apply to:-

DODWELL & CO., LTD.

Telephone 28021.

Queen's Buildings,

Agents.

HONG KONG AND MACAO LINE in Good Speed

S.S. CHUEN CHOW

Daily Sailing from Hong Kong at 2.00 p.m. Sailing from Macao at 7,50 a.m. Sundays excepted.

Freight and Passage apply :-

CHUEN ON STEAM BOAT CO., LTD. 241, Des Voeux Road C.

PRES. JEFFERSON.

Prominent Visitors to the

Colony.

The following are among the passengers on the s.s. President Jefferson who disembarked at Hong Kong yesterday:-

Miss D. C. Avery is an army nurse by profession en route to Shanghai.

M. A. R. Bartlett is a repre- pentative of Nash Motors and is en route to Hong Kong on busi- ness accompanied by his wife.

Mr. J. M. Barredo, a civil en- gineer in Manila, is en route to Hong Kong on a pleasure trip ac- companied by his wife.

Mr. M. R. Bell, a marine en gineer, is disembarking at Hong Kong on business.

Mr. C. R. Gomes is a farmer ot only dangerous for Chinese from Pango Pungo. He and his but foreigners as well, a number wife ara stopping at the Hong of the latter having been molest-Kong Hotel.

EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS (South).stance robbed, the Kiangsu and pine Islands, is en route to

1930

ST. ALBANS .4,500 4th July NELLORE

6,850 3rd Aug. TANDA

6,956 6th Sept

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

Melbourne,

&

Kong

ed there and in at least one in- Dr. A. Gomez, from the Philip Chekiang provincial governments Shanghai on business. He is ac- have jointly petitioned Nan-companied by his wife.

ing to construct a wide road round the lake and post an ade- decorator and is en route to Hong Mr. D. W. Gregory is an interior quate military force thereon, with Kong to do business with Lane, alicient lines of communication.

Crawford, Ltd.. Nanking Government officials are reported to have given con- sideration to the scheme and to have approved it, the statement Mr. W. F. Stutterheim is a The E. & A. S.S. Co., Ltd., steamers will also call at Shanghai, lolo, being made yesterday that con-hipping Inspector and is en route Cebu, Kolambugan, Tawao, Timor, Darwin, or other parts en route as instruction of the road is to start o Hong Kong on business accom-

shortly.

panied by his wife. Effective Plan.

Mr. D. Terry is connected with It is believed by the officials of the Lingnan University in Can-

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

docement offers.

Frequent connections from Australia with the following:-

Tel. 26061,

STEAMER SINKS.

Over Hundred Lives Lost.

Shanghai, Yesterday.

A Yangchow message says that the steamer Li Tung, owned by the Li Tung Navigation Company, struck u rock and sank near Tangchow on Saturday afternoon. A hundred passengers and crew were drowned.-Reuter.

HONG KONG TIDE

The tide-tabis given below har been obtained by aid of the Tide-pre- dieting Machine, which includes 40 components for the better prediction of tides, from the result of the taken at the Kowloon tidal observa analysis of the tidal observations, tory

ander the direction of Doberek during the years 1887, 1888 and 1889.

Dr.

The times and heights are given for Kowloon; but they may be used for the Victoria Naval Yard and Aberdeen, the differences being very

all.

must not be considered

The times of high and low-water tu coficke with the times of slack-water and change of current, the two phenomena

Mr. J. V. Ramsay is a draughts-belg quite distinct. man, en route to Hong Kong on

business.

June 10 to 16, 1930.

DATE

June

HIGH WATER (Lowm WATER. Standard Ht

Standard 55. Times

Times

The Union 9.3. Company's steamers to the United Kingdom via Newthe two provinces that the build-ton, and is disembarking from Taes. 10 m 8 57.0 m 09.9

Eealand, Vancouver, San Francisco, etc.

The P.&O. Royal Mail steamers to Londoa vie Suez Canal.

The P. & O. Branch Service of steamers to Londen vin the Caps.

ing of the road, with strong mili- this steamer at Hong Kong. tary units posted on it, will be the Mr. J. P. Ulderup is an engin-. most effective means of combat-

10 31 a 4.1

The New Zealand Shipping Co.opany's steamers for Southampton and ing hordes, who are now making ele, en route to Hong Kong on a Thur 18 9 10 7.4

London via Panama Canal.

SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI & JAPAN.

+MOREA

TAKLIWA

KALYAN RAJPUTANA KASHMIR MANTUA KASHGAR MALWA

1930

10,954 20th June 7,936 26th June 9.144 4th July 10,588 18th July 8,985 1st Aug. 10,045 15th Aug. 9,005 29th Aug 10,980 12th Sept. 9.114 26th Sept 10,954 10th Oct. MACEDONIA, 11,120 24th Oct.

KHYBER

MOREA

Shanghai, Moji, Kobe & Yokohama. Amoy, S'hal, Moji, Kobe & Osaka. Shanghai, Moji, Kobe & Yokohama, Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama. Shanghal, Moll, Kobe & Yokohama. Shanghai, Moji, Kobe & Yokohama. Shanghai, Moji, Kobe & Yokohama.

life miserable for the farmers and villagers in the vicinity.

The plan has also been advane ed that the Government place a number of small, fast and armed motor launches on Tahu Lake to asslat in the campaign of prevent- ing bandit outrages.

WARSHIPS IN PORT

The following British warships

Shanghal Moj Kobe & Yokohama. were in harbour yesterday:

Shanghal, Moll, Kobe & Yokohama.

Shanghai, Moß, Kobe & Yokohama. Shanghal, Moll, Kobe & Yokohama

RAWALPINDI .10.019 7th Nov.) Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama. -

KALYAN

RANCHI

9,144 22nd Nov, Shanghai, boji, Kobe & Yokohama: 28,050 5th Dec. Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama,

Cargo only. Calls at Tsingtau & Wel-hal-wei.

All dates are approximate and subject to alteration without notice. WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY FITTED ON ALL STEAMERS. Passengers for Rangoon must defray their own Hotal expenses Singapore while awaiting the on-carrying steamer,

at

All Cabins are fitted with Electric Fans free of charge. ... Stcamera on London and Australian, Lines are fitted with Laundries. Parcels measuring nòt more than 2% ft x 2ft x 1ft will be received at the Company's Office up to Noon on the day previour to calling,

For further Information, Passage, Freight, Handbooks, etc., apply to

MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO.,

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

Agents.

THE KWONG HIP LUNG CO. LTD.

ENGINEERS and SHIPBUILDERN, BOILER HAKERS, BRASS IRON:FOUNDERS. All work" dons in this establishment lé, guarani We have over thirty years, experience. We'own'two Bilpways and kocasımodate any veraft of 200 feet lakh Vasar

Town Office: #4, Conacught Bead Central, Hong Kong, Tol. 20458. (Babyard & Bham-Sul-po-I loon.” Hong Kong, ng Kowloon: Tel £7009,

Tamar-Basin.

Marazion-Basin,

Moth-Basin.

Cicala-Basin. Thracian-West Wall. Stormcloud-West Wall. Bruce-In dock. Hermes No. 1 buoy, Somme No. 8 buoy,

Foreign..

Adamastor-Portuguese cruiser. Helena-American: gunboat.

3 40 0.7 Wed 11 m 8 63 | 7.2 m 3 20 3.0 LL 23 3.9 42305 £93.1

3.3082 040& 0.6 m.4 13.4 Bal 0,6 m3) 1.8 7.0 0.0

pleasure trip.

Fri. 18 0 0 3.7 Mr. F. C. Zillman is a hosiery

1949 7.3 manufacturer en route to Hong Sat, 14] m 1 13 3.6 Kong.

m 10 18 7.1 15m2 15 35 10 169 Mon, 18 Nointerior).H

Mr. W. F. Lemon is a manufaca. turer en route to Seattle.

STEAMERS' MOVEMENTS

on

The C.P.S. R.M.S., Empress of Aala arrived at Yokobama June 9 (Mon.) at 7.30 a.m. left Yokohama on June 9 (Mon) at 1 p.m. and is due at Hong Kong on June 16. (Mon.), p.m. She leaves for Manila on June 17 (Tuas.) at 5, p.nl.

The C.P.S.. R.M.S. Emprees of Russia arrived at Nagasaki on June 8 (Sug.) at 21 aim, left Nagasaki on June 8 (Sun) at ¶ p.m., and was due at Kobe on June 0 (Mon.) at 5.30 p.m. She left Kobe ba. June 10 (Tues) p.m.

AUSTRALIAN-ORIENTAL LINE, LTD.

“CHANGTE” & “TAIPING”

Thena New Vessels Mamtain a Regular Service" from

HONG KONG TO AUSTRALIAN PORTS

via MANILA and THURSDAF÷ISLAND

Through Bill of Lading issued to all Australia, New Zealand

Ja and Tasmanian Porta: STAN

mga tao DAYS.

ent and -Mosk-Up-to-Data>First

Irst and Bacond Chris Passenger calvario peâacegmmodation.

HONG KONG TO SYDNEY-19

p29) Dua Hong Kong:

Steamers

ETA

CHANGTE TAIPING

3m sloth: June:

11th July

8th August

9th September

For Freight and Passage apply to

ZALADIE ES-Boil

17th June.

18th July 14th August 16th September, IELDYR SWIRE

nor Law. W.

SAILING

NOTICE

WEEKLY TRANS-PACIFIC SERVICE.

To SAN FRANCISCO and

LOS ANGELES. The Sunshine Belt vis

To SEATTLE and

VICTORIA.

The Short, Straight Route

J.ITI

Honolulu

to America Fortnightly sailings on Tuesdays Fortnightly sailings on Tuesdays Pres. Grant....Tues., June 17 Pres. Lincoln Tues., June 24 Pres. Cleveland Tues., July 1Pres. Madison .Tues., July 8 Pres. Pierce ....Tues., July 15 Pres. Izekann...Tues., July 22

£120, £112 Special through rates to Europę vis

United States, Direct connections with all Atlantic lines. Choice of rail lines across United States and Canada, liberal stop-over privileges for sight-seeing.

EUROPE AND NEW YORK DIRECT

ROUND THE WORLD.

Fortnightly aniling an Sunday via Manila, Stralts, Colombo, Suez Canal, Alexandra, Naples, Genon, Marseilles, New York and Boston.

1.01.

3.11.

Pres, Johnsor Sun. June 15, 8(Pres. Wilson..Sun., July 13, 8 Pres. Fillmore Sun., June 29, 8Pres. Van Buren Sun., July 27 8 TO MANILA

Pres, Lincoln June 17, 6 p.m. Pres. Madison July 1, 6 p.m. Pres. Cleveland June 21, 6 p.m.Pres. Plerce ...July 5, 6 p.m. CANTON BRANCH:-4, SHA KEE STREET.

DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINES AMERICAN MAIL LINE

BARBER

ORDELIGEN

LRE

Ради

EXPRESS

SERVICE

BARBER WILHELMSEN

LINE

TRANS-PACIFIC AND ATLANTIC COAST SERVICE

via PANAMA.

NEXT SAILING

M.V. "TAI PING YANG"

on JUNE 17th.

for

SHANGHAI, KOBE, YOKOHAMA, SAN FRANCISCO, LOS ANGELES,

NEW YORK & BOSTON.'

42 Days To New York.

For Passenger and Freight Information please apply:→

DODWELL & CO., LTD.

'Queen's Bulldings. Agents.

Telephone 28021

THE HONGKONG & WHAMPOA DOCK CO., LTD.

TELEGRAPHIC ADDRESS: "MANIFESTO" HONGKONG.

DOCK OWNERS, SHIP BUILDERS, MARINE AND LAND ENGINEERS, BOILER MAKERS, IRON, STEEL, AND BRASS FOUNDERS, FORGE MASTERS,

ELECTRICIANS,

Granite

The Com-

pany pos-

sesses. Six

at 3

Docks and

'ent

Two Pat

Slip- ways. The dimensions of No. 1 Dock are 700 ft x 86 ft x 30

M.S.SUGBO "

Codes Used: AL ABC

Fifth Edi

tion; En- gineering:

First 'end'

"Second Edi...”

tion; West-

ern

Union

and

Wat-

kins.

Single screw steel passenger and cargo motor ship. Dimensions: 154' 0" B.P. x-28′ 0′′ Mid, x 11′ 6′′ Mid., D. W. 470 tons; B.HP. 360; Speed 10% knots. Built and machinery installed by The Hong Kong & Whampoa Dock Co. Ltd., to the order of La Navisra Filipina Inc.. Cebu for Philippine coasting a

service.

Please address enquiries to the Chief Managers

RM DYER BS, MINA Kowloon Dock, Hong Kong.