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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1931.

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.

A WAR MISTAKE,

THE CHANA MAIL.

WHEN BRITISH GUNNERS FIRED ON J-BOAT.

London, Jan, 0.

How the gunners, on a Q-ship—. one of Britain's mystery ships i | during the war-misread the Iden- sification letters on a British sub- marine, and sank it with the loss of 19 of its crew, is told for the first time in By Guess und By God, a book ty William Carr, Guy. just publish..

The book Inkas ita title from the wartinie watchword of the "trade" the submarine service. It is a noble tribute to naval dia- cipline, and one of the grimme service reports ever written.

An enquiry into the tragic mix- take exonerated the Q-boat officers,

ami congratulated the gun crews

on the Rccuracy of their aim. When officers of the Q-boat left the courtroom, the survivors of the sunken submarine came to at- tention and saluted them. Visibility Tricky.

The vessels concerned, were the

PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL FORTNIGHTLY submarines 36 and an old topsail

DIRECT, ROYAL MAIL STEAMERS.

(Under Contract with H.M. Government.).

S.S.

From Топя ][»ng Long

About

Destination.

Straits, Colombo & Bombay.

I 1931.

MALWA

! 10,950

28th Feb.

Marseilles & London.

*ALIPORE KHIVA

*KHYBER "SOMALI

Noon 5,273

Sri Mar. 9,135 7th Mar.

9.114

14th Mar. 21st

Mar.

RAWALPINDI 10,019 28th Mar.

KARMALA

19.128 11th Apr. RAJPUTANA 16,58 25th Apr. *SOUDAN

2nd May

0,144 9th May 15,132 23rd- May Gth June 8,085

20th June 116,601

0.005 4th July 18th July

1KALYAN COMORIN +KASHMIR

RANPURA

+KASHGAR

RAWALPINDI 14,619

KHYBER

9.114

1st Aug,

RAJPUTANA

16,568

15th Aug.

+KARMALA

9.128

20th Aug.

CATIIAY

16.121

12th. Sapt.

+KALYAN

achooner expensively transformed into a Q-beati

*

Its commander. was an experi- enced officer, who many times had been decorated for gallantry.

The Q-boat was keenly watch- ing near Blyti for German sub. murines going down the English Channel:

In tricky visibility two Britishi submarinea passed safely after re- Marseilles, London, Hull, Hamburg.cognition, but when the JG hovo

Rotterdam & Antwerp. Mars, L'don, Hull, R'dam & A'werp. in sight the Q-boat crew, crouch- Marseilles, London, Hull, Hamburg, ng behind camouflaged Kuns,

Rotterdam & Antwerp.

whispered tensely, "It's a Fritz!" Marseilles &

&London.

Mars., L'don, Hull, Ram & A'werp Marseilles & London. Marseilles, London, Hull, Hamburg,

Rotterdam & Antwerp. Mars., 'don, Hull, R'dam & A'werp. Bombay, Marseilles & London.. Marg, Lidon, Hull, R'dam & A'wers. Bombay, Marseilles & London. M'seilles, L'don, R'dam & A'werp. Bombay, Marseilles & London. M'ecilles, 'don, R'dam & A'werp Bombay, Marseilles & London. Marseilles & London.

Bombay, Marssilles & London.

0,14423th Sept. Marseilles & London.

Cargo only. Cails Casablanca.

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TAKADA

TILAWA *SANTHIA TALMA TAKADA

1 1931. 6,949 28th Feb.

3 p.m. 10,000 24th Mar. 7,754 4th Apr. 10,000 12th Apr. 6,949 2nd May

Singapore, Penang & Calcutta,

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B.I. Apcar Line steamers have excellent accommodation for Isi All steamers are fitted with wireless and

and 2nd class passengers.

carry a qualified Burgeon.

It was afterwards nacertained that something hanging from the Conning tower completed the left vertical line of the J, transform- ing it into a U and leading to the impression that the submarino

was the U6, and therefore a Ger- man vessel.

Opens Pointblank Fire.

The Q-boat commander immedi-' a.ely cried, "Break out the ensign

fire!"

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SAILINGS SUBJECT TO ALTERATION.". Destination

Steamer Tau la glow & Shal..KWONGSANG... T'tau via slow & S'hai CHAKSANG Ttau via Stow & Shat,FOOSHING Ttatt vin Slow & S'hai..KWAISANG S'pore, Penang & Calcutta KUMSANG S'pore. Penang & Calcutta SUISANG S'pore, Penang, & Calcutta HOSANG Osaka vla Amný, Moji &.

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HOSANG .... Wed., Osake via Amey, Shanghai. KUTBANG .... Tuos,

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Salling

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Sun.,

8th Mar. at 7 a.m.

Welly

11th Mar. at 7 a.m.

Wed..

4th Mar. at 3 p.m.

Mon..

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DRAMA OF THE SEA.

Crew Hold Fast To Burning Ship.

New York, Jan. 26. Glowing tributes to the bravery of the crew of the British steamer, the Queen Moor, when fire broke oat on that ship, were paid by the crew of the Americaa cargo steamer, the Jeff: Davis, which has

The ensign drooped, and w28 not identifiable, because of the ab sence of wind. The submarine's flag was run up, but that was pos-returned here. aibly immaterial, because a pre- They declare that the Queen vious German submarine had es- Moor's engineers and firemen tend- caped by showing a British ened the engines till the bulk-heade sign, thus causing the captain of became so hot that their hair was. the 'Q-bont to withhold fire.

The Q-boat dropped down its screens and opened independent pointblank fro. The first shot smashed the arm of a man stand ing on the conning tower of the submarine, who was about to fre from a rifle a recognition sign and killed an officer, beside him.

The second shell pierced the waterline of the submarine, and wrecked the control room.

Then

signed and they were forced to go

on deck,

Although the Jeff Davis was standing by the crew of the Queen Moor continued their efforts, going without food for twenty-four hours.

At length the ship was abandon- ed and the Queen Moor's crew came on board the 'Jeff Davis.

One Cockney called for three

THE JULES VERNE.

FIRST, SUBMARINE DEPOT SHIP.

Salgon, Feb. 4. Lorient (Bay of Biscay): There was launched here yesterday the Jules Verne, the first supply ship for submarines.

Visitors to the Fort Anne Na- tional Park, Annapolis Royal, dur- ing the past tourist season number- ed approximately 18,000 as com- pared with 13,184 for the previous season. Of this year's visitors 11,704 registered and were shown through the museum,

HONG KONG TIDES.

The time used in Standard, or mean time of the meridian of 120 deg. E.; 00h. Is midnight, 12hrs. is

EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS (South). the four-inch gun of the Q-boat cheers for the Americans. At noon. The heights are referred to

TANDA

ST. ALBANS NELLORE

1031 28th Feb. 5,056

11 a m. 4,500 1st Apr 6,353 Ist Hay

& Melbourne.

registered a direct hit.

An officer sprang on to the after Manila. Rabaul, Brisbane, Sydney Batch of the submarine frantical- ly waving a white cloth. The Q- boat ceased fire, but reopened it as the submarine entered a fog-

Regular monthly sailings from Hong Kong to Shanghai and Jupan bank, signalling with an arc lamp, and Hong Kong to Australia.

Hong Kong to Sydney-19 days.

Frequent connections from Australia with the following:-

The Union 9.9. Company's steamers to the United Kingdom vla New Zealand, Vancouver, San Francisco, ete.

The P. & O. Royal Mall Steamers to London and

The P. & O. Branch Service of steamers to London vía Suez The New Zealand Shipping Company's steamers for. Southampton and London, vis Panama Canal.

SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI & JAPAN.

ני

RAWALPINDI

TILAWA

*MIRZAPORE

0,715

ST. ALBANS

4,500

SANTHIA

7,754

KARMALA

*SOUDAN

1931.

Now

13th Mar.

0,128 34th Mar. 19th Mar. TALMA

10,000 25th Mar RAJPUTANA 10,686 27th Mar

0,953 6,949

10th

hama & Osaka, Moji & Kobe.

"Help, help, help."

Realisation,

The Q-boat crew were cursing at missing it when the fog rose Uke a theatre curtain, disclosing the submarine dead ahead, its bows aloft. conning tower awash, and men struggling round a new ly launched collapsible boat.

The Q-boat headed for the spot, and its officers were stunned to

perceive H.M. Submarines on the 1 16,610

27th Feb. Shanghal, Kobe & Yokohama.

capa of the men. Each vessel had 10,000 28th Feb. Amoy, Shanghai, Moji, Kobe, Yoko-thought that the other was an

9 a..

enemy. 5th Mar.

Fifteen of the 34 men on the 6th Mar. S'hal, Moll, Kobe, Danka & Yhama. submarine were saved, Q-boat Amoy 8bai, Moll, Kobe & Ossailers diving to the rescue of the Shanghal, Moji, Kobe & Yokohama. Shanghal, Moll, Kobe & Yokohama.

swimmers cre of whom was hold Amoy, Moll, Koba & Osaka.

ing up the commander. Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama. 6th Apr

S'hai, Hoji, Kebe, Osaka & Yhamn. Apr. Amoy, Shai, Moji, Hoba & Osaka. 10th Apr. Shanghai, Moll, Kobe & Yokohama. 24th Apr. Amoy, Hoff, Kaba & Osaka, 24th Apr. Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama.

8th May Shanghal, Moji, Kobe & Yokohama. 8th May

S'hal, Moll, Kobe Osaka & Yhama. May Amos, Moil Koba & Osaka. 22nd May

Shanghal, Kobe & Yokohama June Shanghal, Moll, Kobó ̈ & Yokohama. 4,500 6th June S'hal, Moji,

19th June Shanghai, Bobo Osaka & Y'hama.

Yokohama. 3rd July Shanghal, Moll, Kobe & Yokohama. 0.959

8th July Skai, Moji, Kobe, Osaka & Yhama. 16,686 17th July Shanghal, Kobe & Yokohama.

9,128 81st July Shanghai, Mojl, Kobe & Yokohama.

0.144

8,095

NELLORE

TAKADA

KALYAN

TILAWA

COMORIN

10,000 15.182

KASHMIR

TANDA

0.956

TALAMBA

RANPURA

8,018 10.001

12th

KASHGAR

9,005

18.019

9,114

dT. ALBANS

RAWALPINDI

KHYBER

NELLORE RAJPUTANA

KARMALA

*Cargo valy.

6th

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Aden a tug was then sighted and so the Queen Moor's crew were transferred to the tug which tow- ed their ship to Aden

MOHAMEDAN STOWAWAY.

Victim of A Riot in Burma.

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DATE

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When a Tamil Mohamedan named Abdul Rahman was charged in the Penang Police Court with being a stowaway aboard the Tairea on her Fri. 17 voyage from Rangoon to Penang, he pleaded guilty. Ed added:

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Court Inspector Nuna sald that the Master of the Tairea had given a report to the Marine Police and in the course of that had stated that the accused was discovered on the dock without a ticket when the vessel was at sea between Rangoon and Penang.

:

His Worship Bied the accused $25 or 3 weeks imprisonment in default.

"Three weeks. That's all right!" exclaimed the accused as he left the dock

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