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P. & O.-British India Apcar and

Eastern & Australian Lines

THE CHINA MAIL.

two

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SINGAPORE PIRACY. go ashore by the handman of the CANADIAN PACIFIC.

island, the next morning the boatmen came

Boat Seized at Pistol Point.

All

to

with four Police.

Yarmouth.

men from Tanjong Balal and ar- Opens New Hotel at reated him and his companions, he was detained for 41 days and! evontually taken to Singapore' and ' charged with robbery.

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The nine others gave corrobora tive evidence.

The Lakeside Tan, built by the Ten Chinese appeared before Mr. Justice Palgrave Simpson at the

Canadian Pacific Railway Com- Assize Court at Singapore to an-

pany, at Yarmouth, N.S., is now swer charges of armed robbery, Mr. P. A. McElwaine, D.P.P.,, upen to the public. and together criminal intimidation and assembl-addressing the jury, said that there with the Cornwallls Inu at Kent- ing to commit gang robbery;

was no doubt as to the robbery ville, and the New Pines at Digby, claimed trial.

committed, but the jury must not makes the third of a series of be under the impression that the modern hotels which the company. accused had stolen any money, be has built particularly for the tour- cause they had not, what they hadist trade in the Bay of Fundy aren The done, was to rob the owners of the and southern Nova Scotia.' two boats of their boats and tonn is a low rambling structure! intimidate the drivers of the two following the Old English type of bouts. None of the ten men knew architecture, and is pleasantly where Pontian was, yet they were situated on a hill overlooking the going there to work as Tubber tap-Milo lakes, about one mile outside pers and grass cutters. The estates of Yarmouth. The new hotel con- were now reducing men so that the tains 55 rooms with bath, extra work on the accommodation being afforded by of going tu rubber estate at Pontian must fall accompanying bungalows, and is of fire-proof construction through- through.

The Parsons Construction out. Company, Ltd., of Moncton, N.B., the contractors, completed the job in the surprisingly short time of. 151 days.

The ten accused, it was alleged, with two pistols, forced two drivers of mucor boats to, take them Dutch territory after hiring the buats to take them to Tanah Merah at Tanjong Kling.

The owners of one of the boats, Mohamed, a provision merchant at Tanjong Kling, said that ho owned bont No. 174 which usually plied for hire at Pasir Panjang: GULF,bout was driven by a Chinese namexcuse

jed Ah Bee.

(COMPANIES incorporated in ENGLAND), MAIL AND PASSENGER STEAMERS:

TAKING CARGO FOR

STRAITS, JAVA, BURMA, CEYLON, INDIA, PERSIAN

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. Government.)

6.S.

From Голя Hong Kong

About

19a1, -

Destination.

8th Aug. 1 Marsellles, Gibraltar, Havre, London,

H'burg, Ram. A'werp & Hull.. Bombay, Marseilles & London. Straits, Columbo & Bombay. Marseilles, Havre, London, Hamburg,

Rotterdam, intwerp & Hull. Marseilles, London. Rotterdam, Ant-

werp & Ilull.

~17,000-46th Aug

5,300 19th Aug. @,000 22nd Aug.

9,000 20th Aug- 15,000 12th Sept.

†*150MALI

16,809

"KAJPUTANA

⚫ALIPORE

**PADUA

†KARBALA

CATHAY

SOUDAN

*KALYAN

6,800 19th

*Cargo only.† Calls Casablanca,

8 Calls Karachi & Port Swettenham.

Bombay, Marseilles & Loadou.

Rotterdam & Antwerp;

werp & Hull.

Calls Djibouti

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

BRITISH INDIA-APCAR SAILINGS.

*TILAWA

*SANTHIA TALMA

1931. 10,000 0th Aug,

10.30 am. 8,000 23rd Aug. 10,000 8th Sept

Calls Port Swettenham.

Singapore, Penang & Calcutta.

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

The

Ab Bee went off with the boat Ult March 16 to Pasir Panjang. He left at 6 a.m. but did not come On the 17th bick after two days. witness made a report to the Police. He next saw the boat at a Dutch Island and saw the accused men with him. A fortnight after this he got his boat back.

He remembered the second ac- cused whom he saw at Tanjong Balal-Police-atationin..the Dutch Island, Karimon.

The jury returned a unanimous verdict of guilty on the first and second charges.

His Lordship said that he agreed entirely on the verdict as the crime committed amounted to piracy. He sentenced each of the ten accused

Besides being the newest link in a great chain of hotels from ocean

to ten years' rigorous imprisonment to acear, the Lakeside Inn parti- on the first charge, and 7 years cularly expresses the confidence of the the C.P.R. in the attractions which rigorous imprisonment on

the touriat. second charge, both charges to, run Nova Scotia offers

Natural featured at the Lakeside concurrently.

and the other new hotels provided WHITE STAR LINERS TO VISIT by, the company in Nova Scotia,

HALIFAX.

Threatened With Pistol. Ripon bin Allp, driver of the first boat belonging to the Chinese Towkay Lim Yong Chua, said that on March 10 while, he was plying.

The Majestic, of the White Star

Vessel for hire at the 5 milestone Pasir

largest Panjang a Chinese came to him at Lane,

with the 10-am-and-asked-if-witness would together

will, makė tourist take him to Tanah Merah Witness and Britannic of the replied that he would and charged ! line, Halifax

: to

ведзол, this round-out-an-imposing_list_of_

have been augmented by swimming pools, tennis courts, boating faci lilies and other requirements of the holiday visiter, and a golf afloat. Olympic course, laid out by a prominent trips modern club house, have been built same golf architect, together with a and recently by the company in connec- tion with the New Pines hotel at 133. Pho- Chinese-went away and came back at 12 noon the same day with 9 other Chinese. Five of them giant Atlantic liners that are Digby. The CPR.-hae-also-a-sub- got into his boat and they set of scheduled to make Nova Scotia's stantial interest in the Lord Nel- for Tanah Merah. He did not reach capital a port of call this year son hotel, at. Halifax, where thou-

Witness

told them he

ather island, the

had

not

sixth accused

B.I. Apcar Line steamers have excellent accommodation for 1st they were told to go back to the record. and 2nd class passengers.

on

'CONSIGNEES - NOTICE.

THE DEN LINE STEAMERS, LIMITED.

Sept. Marseilles, Havre, London, Hamburg, his destination, for just before The Majestic, according to Col sands of tourists are expected. to renching it his passengers asked A. N. Jones, head of A. G: Jones visit this season on Summer cruises.

will make two trips from New steamship companies. 9,000 20th Sept. Marseilles, London, Rotterdam, Anthim to take them to Tanjong Balai and Co., .local agents for the Line scheduled by most of the great }

York, arriving at Halifax enough petrol but one of the accus- August 1 and 22; the Olympic, ed threatened. him, saying that if

three trips, arriving on July 18,

Fruit shippers of the Okanagan, he did not take them there he August 8 and 29; and the Britan B.C., show much interest in the would kill him. Accused was hold- nie, two trips, which will bring statement of Col. L. M. Cosgrave, Ing a piatol in his right hand. Wither into Halifax on July 29 and Canadian Government Trade Com- ness was frightened and obeyed,

August 26.

The White Star ves-missioner at Shanghai, that China reaching an island in Dutch waters, sels will arrive at Halifax at offers a large outlet for low grade at 8 pm.

am, and start the return journey fruit at an economical price. The He was then told to steer for an- to New York the same evening. subject was brought up, at two The Olymple is no stranger to meetings in Vancouver, addressed showed him where to go. All this Canada's great Atlantic port, but by Colonel Cosgrave. time his boat was towing Ah Bee's when the Majestic rounds Che- boat. He arrived at Pulau Boeroe bucto Head, on the early morning when witness and Ah Bee

were of August 1, towards the end of allowed to land with the accused her 600-mile journey from New and were given food by an old York, to steam into Halifax har- After they had eaten bour, she will crente a new port Malay man.

A vessel of 56,621 tons, boat, but refused, the accused who the Majestic is 8 feet longer than landed returning hirgeelf. Witness her nearest rivál in size, the went to the Fenghuldof the island, Leviathan, of the United States and went with him and 30 Line, which is also booked for

The Bri-The cused were told to come ashore and tannic, a motor liner of 27,000 tons, were made prisoners. Witness went is described as the largest cabin with the Penghulu's son to Tan liner in the world and is also the Manila, Rabaul, Brisbane, Sydney jong Balai and made a report to largest British-built motor vessel. the Police Four constables came. Other huge steamships, booked back with him to the Penghulu's to make short tourist trips from house and searched the accused New York to. Halifax this year, are to the "Big Three" of the Cunard who were afterwards taken Pulau Kerimum where they were Line, the Berengaria, Aquitania, detained.

and Mauretania, ze well as the Unknown Island.

Belgenland of the Red Star Line; Ng Ah. Bee gave corroborative featuring "Showboat Cruises," the evidence and said that one of the France and Paris of the French accused had taken out a pistol and Line, and the Iroquofs and Shaw- threatened him with it, telling him, nee of the Clyde Mallory Line. that if he did not go to Tanjong Total sailings from New York to 'Nova Scotia, during July and that Heng Ah Kow sald

on August, will number, it is estim- March 16 he was going to Pontian ated, over one hundred, whleh in-ed. to work as a rubber tapper. He got cludes regular steamship calls to Into Aripon's boat and was taken Halifax and the special Summered by. to an unknown island, where he service from New York to Yar-

to mouth,

EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS (South). others to the beats where the ac- Halifax this Summer.

1921

TANDA NANKIN NELLORE

7,000 2nd Sept. 7,000--2nd-Ost- 7,000 81&t Oct.

& Melbourne,

J

Regular monthly sailings from Hong Kong to Shanghai and Japan and Hong Kong to Austrália.

Hong Kong to Sydney-19 days.

Frequent connections from Australia with the following:-

The Union 9.8. Company's steamers to the United Kingdom via New Zealand, Vancouver, San Francisco, etc.

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

The P. & O. Branch Service of steamers to London via Suez,

The New Zealand Shipping Company's steamers for Southampton and Bala! he would kill him, London via Panama Canal

SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI & JAPAN. Cheap Summer Trips to Japan, June to Sept.

TANDA

CATHAY

ITALMA

"NANKIN

TAKADA

KALYAN

18T. ALBANS

7,000

15,000

1931.

7th Aug. Shanghai, Moji, Kobe & Yokohama. - p.m. 14th Aug. Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama. 10,000 14th Aug. Amoy, Shal, Mojl, Kobe & Osaka..

7,000 27th Aug. Shangbal, Kobe Yokohams, 7,000 28th Aug. Amoy, Moji, Kobe & Yokokama. 9,000 28th Aug. Shanghai, Moli, Kobe & Yokohama, 4,500 Slat Ang. Shai, Moji, Kobe, Osaka & Y'bama.

*Cargo, only. † Calls Nagoya.

Calling Wel-hal-wel, Tsingtau. & Shanghai on return from Japan.

All dates are approximate and subject to alteration without notice, Passengers for Rangoon most defray their own Hotel expenses at Singapore, while awaiting the on-carrying steamer:

All Cabins are atted with Electric Fans on Punka Louvre System free of charge.

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Steamers on London and Australian Lines are fitted with Laundries. Parcels measuring not more than 5 cu. ft. will be received at the Com- pany's Office up to Noon on the day previous to sailing.

and his companions were told

From LEITH, MIDDLESBRO, LONDON AND STRAITS. Steamship,

"BENVENUE"

Consigness of ergo are hereby in- formed that all goods are haing land- ed at their risk into the hazardous and/or extra hazardous Godowns of The Hong Kong & Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd., whence and/or from the wharves delivery may be obtained. No claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all Goods remaining undelivered after the 12th Inst. will be subject to rent.

All claims against the steamer must be presented to the Undersigned on or before the 26th inst. or they will not be recognised.

All broken, chafed, and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on the 11th inst. at 10 am, by Mesare. Goddard & Douglas.

No Fire Insurance has been effect- Bills Leding will be countersign- GIBB,, LIVINGSTON &. CO., LTD. Agents. Hong Kong, 5th August, 1931.

THE HONGKONG & WHAMPOA DOCK CO., LTD.,

HEAD OFFICE AND WORKS: Telegrams: KOWLOON, HONG KONG HONG KONG OFFICE 28010.

Telephones:

MA KOWLOON DOCK 58055..

"MANIFESTO, HONG KONG."

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

·On Lloyda

list of

approved

Cast

For further information, Passage, Freight, Handbooks, etc., apply to:-

MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO.,

Steel

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

Agents

Manufse

turers.

Harbour Call Flags Engineer

**

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inker

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FRIDAY, AUGUST 7, 1981.

SPECIAL ROUND. TRIP FARES

TO

EUROPE.

WEEKLY TRANS-PACIFIC SERVICE

To San Francisco, Los Angeles

& New York vis. Panama, The Sunshine Belt via Honolulu

To Seattle & Vistoria.

The Short, Straight Boute to America

Fortnightly sailings on Tuesdays Fortnightly sailings on Sundays.

Pres. Lincoln'

Pres. Pierce Pres. Wilson

B.II.

8.11.

..Aug. 18 Pres. Jefferson Aug. 9. 6

.Sept. 1 Pres. Madison

.Aug. 28 Sept. 16 Pres. Cleveland.....Sept. 6

£79 £112 £120 Special through rates to Europe via

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

ROUND TRIP FARE TO EUROPE.

From Hong Kong: to Naples

Marsellie- "Londen

-Full-particulara_upon_application,

EUROPE AND NEW YORK DIRECT

ROUND THE WORLD.

£152, 5.0d £161. 0.08. £169.15.04

Fortnightly sailing on Sundaya via Manila, Straits, Colombo, Suez Canal, Alexandria, Naples, Genoa, Marseilles, New York and Boston.

1.1.

9. 8

L.M.

Pres. Adams .....Aug.

Pres. Hayes .....Sept. 6, 8 Pres. Harrison...Aug. 23, 8Pres. Fillmore ..Sept. 20, 8 TO MANILA

Pres. Adams...Aug. 9, 8 a.m.Pres. Harrison .Aug. 23, 8 a.m Pres. Lincoln Aug. 11, 6 p.m. Pres. Pierce Aug. 25, 6 p.m Pres. Madison Aug. 11. 6 pm (Pres. Cleveland Aug, 29, 6 p.m.

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via PANAMA.

NEXT SAILING

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on AUGUST 18th.

for

SHANGHAI, KOBE, YOKOHAMA, SAN FRANCISCO, LOS ANGELES, NEW YORK & BOSTON.

42 Days To New York.

For Passenger and Freight information please apply:—

:

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Queen's Buildings.

Agents.

TYPHOON -

MAP

OF THE

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The

Landsman's Handy Guide to Locating the Centre of a TYPHOON

Telephone 28021

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Price 50 Cents.

THE KWONG HIP LUNG CO. LTD.

ENGINEERS and SHIPBUILDERS, BOILER MAKERS BRASS and IRON FOUNDERS.All work done in this establistiment. In “We'own two~8lip+ guaranteed. We have over thirty years' experience:** Ways and can accommodate any craft of 200 feet long. Town Ofico: 84, Connaught Road, Castral, Hong Kong. Tel. 2045936** Shipyard: Sham-shii-po, Esteloon, Hong Kong, Kawinas Tel. 57004)

Sovetimi tal-fraiched on application.

Eng Kong, April 1, 1906:

T.S.S. "EMPRESS OF JAPAN.”

In No. 1 Dock Dimensions:-86'0" 0.A. x 83′6′′ x 48′6′′ Mid. 26,000 tons Gross.

The Company possesses Six Granite Docks and Two Patent Slipways. The dimensions of No. 1 Dock are 700′0' x 98′0′′ x 30′6′′ over sill, H. W. O.S.T. Salvage Tag "Heary Keswick." 2000, I.HP. Wireless Call Signal V.P.B.T. and Flag Call Signal T.H.Q.B. Sheerlegs capable of lifting 80 topm..

Codes Used: A1, A.B.C. Fifth Edition: Engineering. First and second Edition. Western Union. Beutley and Watkins

Kindly send enquiries to the Chief Manager,

R. M. DYER, B.Sc., M.IN.A., Kowloon Docks, Hongkong

NOW ON SALE AT THE PUBLISHERS

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