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THURSDAY, AUGUST 21, 1930.

P.&O.-British India Apcar and

Eastern & Australian Lines

THE

GALLANTRY OF AN ARAB-BOY.

How Women Were Saved from the Asia,

A THRILLING STORY

The disaster to the pilgrim ship Asia of Jeddah and the gallantry of an Arab boy in one of tho rescue parties are described by a

(COMPANIES incorporated in ENGLAND). Statesman correspondent in what

MAIL AND PASSENGER STEAMERS.

TAKING CARGO FOR

is perhaps the only first hand account of the episode that has Tyet been published. The States,

STRAITS, JAVA, BURMA, CEYLON, INDIA. PERSIAN GULF,an correspondent beard the

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.)

6. 8.

From

Tous Hong Kong

About

1530

8,985 30th Aug.

10:046 13th Sept. 5,273 17th Sept. 5,005 27th Sept. 10.990 11th Oct. 0,114 25th Bet.

11,120 8th Nov. 5.253 15th Nov.

0,125 22nd Nov.

Gth Dec. 9,1-14 20th Dec.

*KASHMIR

MANTUA *ALIPORE *KASHGAR

MALWA +KHYBER

MACEDONIA NAGPORE

*KARMALA

RAWALIINDI 16.610 *KALYAN

RANCHI

KASHMIR

COMORIN

Destination

CHINA MAIL.

HONG KONG AND MACÃO LINE in Good Speed

S.S. CHUEN CHOW

Daily Sailing from Hong Kong at 200 p.m. Sailing from Maçao at 7.50 am. Sundays excepted.

Freight and Passage apply:-

CHUEN ON STEAM BOAT CO., LTD..

241, Des Voeux 'stond C.

PASSENGER. LISTS

Tel. 26061.

CONSIGNEES.

PRESIDENT

LINER

BLUE STAR LINE (1929), LTD,

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

Steamer,

"FRESNO STAR"

From LONDON, ROTTERDAM HAMBURG & NEW PORT.

formed that all Goods are being land- Consigneeu of Cargo are hereby in-

the Hong Kong and Kowloon Wharf Alers, Mr. C. Burgess, Mr. and jed at their risk into the Godowns of

whence and/or from the wharves de- & Godown Company Ltd., at Kowloon, livery may be obtained.

ARRIVALS

Pers.s. Patroclus on August story during a ship's stay at 20:- Kidderpore, where are the prin- Comdr. E. A. Aylmer, R.N., Miss ļcipal dockyards of Calcutta. He N. M. Craig, Mr. W. M. Groves,

writes:-

Mr. Onderwyzer, Mrs. A. E. Three ship's officers, who were C. L. Stern, Mr. R. J. Terry, Miss Spittles. Mr. W. R. Stempels, Mr.

casual acquaintances, seeing an E. . Adam, Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Arab Loy in the clutches of some Aiers, Miss G. Alers, Miss M. roughs in a dark street in Kirra. R. G. Dakin, Miss S. N. Donald pore, set about them with six Mrs. J. Jones, Miss M. Jones, Misa hard-hitting fists and brought the W. Jones, Mr. R. E. Laker, Mrs. boy in safety to a baninn's shop. Laker, Mr. T. Mason, Miss I, B. There the bay and one of the Turnbull. officers recognised cach other as having recently left the startled his companions by declar- ship in Bombay, and the officer

Per M.S. Tatsuta Maru for San ing that the boy was the biggest sen Career, hero he had ever known in a long Francisco on August 21:-

Explanations were J. A. Braam, George Luthke, demanded,, and

the following M. and Mrs. Richheimer, Chas. story was told.

Richheimer, Mra Zimbalist, We were lying off Idah out-15. R. Luce, Master Zimbalist, Miss and besides ourselves there were . M. Bulkley, D. G. Mateo Dioso, side the reefs (the officer said), Zimbalist, A. W. Matschke, Mrs. three steamers, including the C R. Heskett, Miss M. W. Asin, which, anchored a quarter Guilford, Miss M. G. Roberts, Marseilles, London, Hult, Rotterdam on board, 1.500 Arab pilgrims. Miss N. Offermann, Eddie Law, of a mile from us, had just taken E. P. Sheeham, J. Urbestandezo,

We were six miles from Jeddah W. A. Epstein, H. G. Musgrove, town; on account of the reefs Onderwyzer, Mr. and Mrs

Marseilles, London, Hull, Rotterdam

& Antwerp.

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

& Antwerp. Marseilles London. Marseilles, London, Ilull, Rotterdam

& Answers.

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

Rotterdam & Antwerp. Marseilles, London, Hull, Hamburg,

Rotterdam & Antwerp. Bombay, Marseilles, & London.

& Antwerp.

Marseilles & London.

samc

E.

DEPARTURES.

Marseilles, London, Hall, Rotterdam ships of our size can't get nearer. G. M. Neal, Mr. and Mrs. N.

1931. 16,650 Erd Jan. $85 17th Jan.

& Antwerp. 115,132 31st Jan. Marseilles & London, Cargo only. Calls Casablanca. Frequent connection from Port Said for Passengers and Cargo to Constantinople, Pireeva, Smyrna and other Lavant Ports by steamers of the Khediral Mail Steamship Co

BRITISH INDIA-APCAR SAILINGS,

TALAMBA

TALMA SHIRALA TAKADA

TILAWA

1930

8,018 23rd Aug. Singapore, Penang. & Calcutta

3.30 p.m. 110,000

17th Sept.

11th Sept.

781

6,919

30th Sept.

Singapore, Penang & Calcutta..

Singapore, Penang & Calcutta, Singapore, Penang & Calcutta. 10,000 26th Oct. Singapore, Penang & Calcutta.

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

ore,

The first officer and the rest of NS were engaged in a game of bridge when the Asia caught fire. The French provide the Pilgrims with reed mattresses to lie on deck, and I suppose some body dropped a match on Fifteen hundred pilgrims and the rhip on fire from stem to stern. It's the worst show I've ever been in-und. I've seen some qucer sights in my thirty years at sen, We put out seven boats, each commanded by a European,

EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS (South). the side of the ship, but they

TANDA ST. ALBANS NELLORE

1920 6,356 5th Sept. 4,600 3rd Oct 6,863 31st Oct.j

Will call Sandakan.

Australia.

Manila, Thursday Izland, Townsville, Brisbane, Sydney & Melbourne.

Regular monthly sailings from Hong Kong to Japan and Hong Kong The E. & A. 9.5. Co., Ltd.. steamers will also call at Shanghai, Ilole, Cebu, Kolambugan, Tawao, Timor, Darwin, or other ports en route as in ducement offers.

Frequent connections from Australia with the following:-

The French captain tried to get the boats out, but the pilgrims, mad with fear, swamped the only two he managed to get on the water. He, attempted to induce the pilgrims quietly to descend the gangways, which were down fought so frenziedly that the strain. One of our fellows was gangways collapsed under the knocked out of his boat, by the pilgrims as they fell. Some of overboard when we approached, the passengers flung themselves but not all reached us. Those waters are shark-infested. pulled in under the Asia's stern Wo and called on the pilgrims to jump. We could do no more.

The Union S.S. Company's steamers to the United Kingdond via NewThe sides of the ship were red Kealand, Vancouver, San Francisco, etc.

The P. & O. Royal Mall steamers to London via Suez Canal.

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

The New Zealand Shipping Company's steamers for Southampton and hand-rails.. London via Panama Canal."

SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI & JAPAN.

SHIRALA

KASHGAR

XHYBER

hot, and to look through the port- holes was like looking into a fur- nace. The passengers fought each other for a place at the At the back of the deck, unable to penetrate the jostling, creaming mob of men, was a large number of women who were too frightened to move, 7,841 25th Aug. Amoy, S'hai, Meji, Kobe & Orukt.

It seemed all up with them when Abdul here (the boy), who was 9,005 29th Aug. Shanghai, Moji, Kobe & Tokohama. Jin my boat, volunteered to try and

31st Aug. Shangbai & Kobe.

·6,949 7th Sept Amoy, Moji, Kobe, Yhama & Qanka were glowing, but he climbed up rescue them. The anchor chains 4,500 9th Sept. Moji, Kobe, Osaka & Yokohama..

12th Sept Shanghal, Moll, Kobe & Yokohama,

them. Goodness knows how he 23rd Sept. Shanghai, Moll, Kobe & Yokohama, did it. And how he got through 25th Sept. Amoy, Mojl, Kobe & Osaka. 26th Sept.

that mob is equally a mystery,

1930

..

*BERRIMA

TAKADA

ST. ALBANS

MALWA

10,080

NAGPORE

'6,283

TILAWA

10,000

MOREA

9.114 10,954

10th Oct.

KARMALA

BANALLA

MACEDONIA

9.126 20th

11,120

20th Oct 24th Oct.

KALYAN

RANCHI

KASHMIR

Yokoseki, Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Sandusky, Mrs. C. C. Warren, Mrs. S. G. Chuppalow, Mrs. M. M. Bird, F. van Bery, T. Yamamoto, Mrs. I. Onta, Miss M. Ohta, S. Matsubara, C. Mise, Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Spear, H. Hiracks, Master K. Hiraoka, Mise F. Hara.

ARRIVALS OF SHIPS.

philoctetes, British ar, 7.176 tons.

Tuesday, August. 19.

Optional Cargo will be forwarded unless notice to the contrary be given before 15th instant.

No claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Gedown, and all Goods remaining undelivered after the 21st instant will be subject to rent.

be presented to the undersigned on or All claims against the vessel must before the 31st. Inst. or they will not be recognised.

Goods are to be left in the Godowns, All broken, chafed, and damaged where they will be examined on the 21st inst. at 10 a.m. by our surveyors Messrs. Goddard & Douglas,

No Fire Insurance has been effected. Bill of Lading will be countersign- ed by

DODWELL & CO., LTD.. Agents. Hong Kong, 16th August, 1930. -

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HONG KONG TIDE

The tile-table given below has been obtained by aid of the Tide-predict- Fononts for the better prediction of Ing Machine, which includes 40 com- tides, from the result of the analysis of the tidni observations, taken at the Kowloon tidal observatory ander the direction of Dr. Doberck during the years 1887, 1888 and 1889.

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

The times of high and low-water with the times must not be considered to coincide of slack-water and Capt. J. Ramsay, from Shang-change of current, the two phenomena Tokni Maru, Japanese str., 5,046

being quite distinct. hal, buoy No. AL-B. & S.

ton, Capt. 'K. Ishimaru, front Nagasaki, buoy No.: A3.- O.S.K.

August 21 to 27, 1930.

DAIR

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Et

13 m 8 13 8.1

HIGH WATER LOWER WATCH, Standard Standardi

Timea

Times 6 is $7.81 5' 206,9 984 58 mid 7.8 9.44.3

25.

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10

m-10 8 8.1

0104.6 9 8,2 10 33 | 4.8

Wednesday, August 20. Dorry, German str., 878 tons, Capt. Bruhn, from Canton, buoy No. C44.-Chan Yus Teng. Fooshing, British str., 1,429 tons, Thurs 1 wo

Capt. Allan Balch, from Can-

Fri. ton, buoy No. B32Jardine, Matheson & Co..

Sat, Hatching, British str., 1,283 tons.

Capt. E. Walker, from Swatow, Sun. 24 Douglas Wharf-Douglas S.S. | Mon. 10 Co.

m

11 a 5.4

Honolulu Maru, Japanese str., 3,540 Tues. 23m 10 to 77 tons, Capt. S. Matsuda, from Wed. 17 m 11 48 -7.5 Moji, buoy No. A25.-O.S.K. Hozan Matu, Japanese str., 2,347

tone, Capt. H. Ora, from Swatow; 0.3.K. Wharf.- O.S.K.

Hydrangea, British str., 561 tons, Capt. P. W. Grierson, from Swatow, Chiu On Wharf.-Chiu

On $.5. Co. Kidderpore, British str., 9,263 tons, Capt. Woodroffe, from Shang- hai, buoy No.. A2-Mackinnon, Mackenzie & Co. Menado Maru, Japanese str., 1,288 tons, Capt. T. Kawamatu, from Canton, O.S.K. Wharf 0.3.K.

tons, Capt. M. Teuge, from 'Heelung, buon No. C49-i

M.B.K.

Shanghal, Moji, Kobe & Yokohama. The decks were falling in, and Sancho Maru, Japanese str... 694 Shanghai, Moj, Kobe & Yokohama. Chet. Shanghai, Moji, Kobe & Yokohama, even the most panic-stricken of

Shanghai & Kobe

the men were flinging them Bhanghi, Moji, Kobe & Yokohama, Belves into the sea. Most of the BAWALPINDI, 10,819 7th Nov.,Shanghai, Kube & Yokohama.

9,144 22nd Nov. Shanghal, Moji, Kobe & Yokohama.

women were unconscious, and all Tsinan, British str., 2,100 tons, 18,050 5th Dec. Shanghat, Kobe & Yokohama.

Abdul bad time to do was to drop Capt J. Tinson,, from Canton, 8,085) 20th Dec. Shanghai, Moji, Kobe & Yokohama them over to us. We then had to bur No. 884--B, & S."

beat off the sharks. The boy was Wichita, American str., 3,588 tons, up there five hours savings those women, and we never thought to see him alive again. Several times he looked to me to have fallen into the roaring hold. Now what price a hero?"

* Cargo only.

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All Cabina are fitted with Electric Fans free of charge. Steamers on London and Australian Lines are atted with Laundries. Parcels measuring not more than 2% ft x 2ft x 1ft will be recalved the Company's Office up to Noon on the day previous to sailing.

For further information, Passage, Fraight, Handbooks, ste, apply to:~~

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Estimates Inentske

20130

Capt. D. Holth, from Amoy, Lalchikok- Everett, Inc. Wing Wo, Portuguese str., 495 tons, Capt. 1. D. de Lemos, from Kwang Chow Wan, buoy No. C35. Wo Hop & Co.

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