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TUESDAY, JANUARY 19, 1932.

LLOYD TRIESTINO

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JANUARY 25th, P.M.

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THE "SEA SERPENT

HUGE BEAST REARS HEAD OUT OF WATER.

Seen By Four People.

REDUCED THROUGH TICKETS TO EUROPE VIA U.S.A. VARYING made him slightly psychic).

FROM £79 TO £120 ON SALE.

SAN FRANCISCO via Shanghai, Japan Ports & Honolulu.

TATSUTA MARU TAIYO MARU

HEIAN MARU

HIKAWA MARU

Wednesday, 27th January, Tuesday, 9th February.

18th February.

1st March.

SEATTLE, VANCOUVER via Shanghai & Japan Porta.

Tuesday, Tuesday, LONDON, MARSEILLES, ANTWERP & ROTTERDAM via

Singapore, Penang, Colombo & Suez,

HAKOZAKI MARU

Saturday,

TERUKUNI MARU

Saturday,

23rd January.

6th February.

SYDNEY & MELBOURNE via Manila & Ports.

KAMO MARU

Saturday,

KITANO MARU

Saturday,

MANILA.

TAIYO MARU

Monday,

23rd January, 27th February.

1st February.

+

† GENOA MARU

† YAMAGATA MARU

27th January. 30th January.

SOUTH

BOMBAY via Singapore, Penang, & Colombo,

Wednesday,

Saturday,

AMERICA (West Coast) via Japan, Honolulu,

Los Angeles, Mexico and Panama, BOKUYO MARU

Sunday,

14th February,

NEW YORK, BOSTON via Panama. LIVERPOOL vin Port Said, Stamboul (Constantinople), Genos

& Marseilles.

+ DELAGOA MARU

Wednesday,

17th February.

CALCUTTA via Singapore. Perang & Rangon.

† MURORAN MARU

+ MALACCA MARU

Friday, Monday,

29th January.

8th February,

21st January,

SHANGHAI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA.

+ RANGOON MARU (Moji direct). Thursday, HARUNA MARU

+ NAGATO MARU

+. Cargo only.

Friday, 22nd January, Wednesday, 27th January,

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SAILINGS FROM HONG KONG SUBJECT TO ALTERATION.

RIO DE JANEIRO, SANTOS Buenos Aires Maru.

Thurs.,

11th Feb.

♣ BUENOS AIRES

Saigon, Singapore, Colom-

bo, Durban & Capetown.

MOMBASA, ZANZIBAR. Hawaii Maru

Mon.,

LOURENCO MARQUES

DAR-ES-SALAAM, BEIRA,

DURBAN, PORT ELIZA BETH & CAPETOWN

THENCE TO RIO DE JANEIRO, SANTOS & BURNOS

AIRES via Singa

а

COAL WHARVES

FOR TSINGTAO.

Tsingtao, Jan. 11. Plans are being jointly drafted by the Municipal Bureaux of Harbour Affairs, Finance, and Public Works in Tsingtao for the construction of wharves for the

OPENING OF SYDNEY BRIDGE.

Cheap Return Inclusive R to By Changte.

The Australian Oriental Line,

The evidence of the four wit-swishing noise which made him exclusive loading and unloading of the serpent coincided feel dizzy. Then a huge slimy of coal. Tenders will be invited roughly with respect to the main anake suddenly appeared above the as soon as plans are completed.

forecastle-head rail smelling very points surrounding its appearance, Gaby.

This action is taken by Admiral The reptile seemed to look Shen Hung-lieb, the new Mayor of though descriptions of the reptile at him reproachful like, and then Tsingtao, in view of the impor varled widely. The facts are as suddenly shoved out close

on 6 tance of the coal trade follows: At 10 p.m. on July 14, fathoms of a double-ended tongue prosperity of the port. Funds for to the 1931, when the R.M.S. Medusa was and flicked him across the forehead. the work will be obtained from the in Lat. 14 deg. 10' N. Long. 123 deg. He knew no more until waked by collection of extra wharfage dues. 47' E. (dead reckoning), a lady pas-his boy at 6 a.m. He had a split to be devoted specially for the senger. a retired colonel, the boats-ting head for two days afterwards. purpose-Kuo Min. wain, and the purser's clerk saw a The purser's clerk confined his sea serpent on the vessel's port side. account to time (10 p.m.), colour of Leaving out the colonel, this reptile (yellow) and approximate leaves three reliable witnesses (the six of same (about 8 feet in dia- colonel's evidence is discounted, as meter and about 500 feet long-all this was not the first snake he had he saw of it-though it might have reported. He had changed his bean any length), He was in the cabin three times on account of the bar, adding up wine chita at the number of snakes and centipedes on time, and decided that something) the walls, and had complained bit should be done. He rushed up on Ltd., are advertising a cheap re terly to the captain of a blue turtle deck and deliberately threw turn inclusive rate by a.a. Changte, which kept following him about. life-buoy at it.

which will leave Hong Kong on With respect to the sea serpent, he These were the only people who February 20 and arrive in Sydney swore that it barked like a dog. It actually saw the serpent. It is on March 10. was considered that long residence thought that the officer of the watch

The Changte will leave Sydney in a waterless tract of India had must have seen it from the bridge. on the return trip on

March 28, To He probably did, but being a cynical arriving in Hong Kong on April 12. continue ladies firat Misa and sceptical young man didn't be

This is a splendid opportunity Robinta, an elderly and thoroughly lieve it. He saw the life-buoy, how for a short holiday, lasting just reliable spinster, reported that she ever, and thinking that some one had under two months, and the return was knitting on the port side of fallen overboard, did fourteen things fare quoted is $98 which includes, the ship at the time that the sailors all at once, with the result that the hotel expenses, sight-seeing trips, rang the bell four times, which the ship stopped, turned round, and a etc., for the 18 days passengers purser "The darling"--had Bo lifeboat was lowered and rowed to-

will spend in Sydney. kindly explained was four belle. wards the life-buoy.

Full particulars may be had on Suddenly a huge beast reared its Having picked up the life-buey "pplication to Messrs. Butterfold & head out of the water. She faint with commendable frugality, the Swire. ed, but had time to notice an lifeboat was picked up in her turn astonishing amount of detail. On and the vessel proceeded. The ser- being brought round with a glaas pent was not seen again. of gin (which she had never tasted A conversation which took place before, but she thought it must subsequently in the publie bar of have been gin by the funny smell), the "Plaice and Smack" may throw she remembered that the hideous some light on the extraordinary ap thing had reared up as high as the pearance of the sea serpent. Enter- masts. Its size was colossal, but ed Bill Stubbs and Will Smith, A.B. it was just like an ordinary apke in and 0.8. respectively of the R.M.S. some respects except that it all Medusa. Said Bill: "Yes mate, dripping with water (so it must we was to take a full size mooring have been a sea serpent, though it line from the fore-peak, along aft. did seem so silly). It had fins Not wanting to disturb the watch, which she thought looked fishy.I think, daft-like, me and old Toml}}| Miss Robinta particularly noticed float her aft. So old Tom he passes that it had a beak like a bird's, with her out the fore-peak port on the teeth in it, because she remembered port side, and I'makes a messenger having read something about those fast and takes a turn round the pterodactyl things in the "Lost capstan aft. Then it's heave away! World" and it seemed such a coln and pay out if you get me. Well, cidence. Before disappearing, the old Tom gets a bit weak and the horrible creature deliberately wink-rope takes charge. Out she comes, ed at her. She then fainted. carries away me messenger an' all, We now pass on to the boat an away she goes never fouling the swain's account. The boatswain re-propellers neither. Old Tom an' lated that at 10 p.m., having just keeps mum. But you should bear apportioned the rum issue for the the mate when we gets to port and following day, and found that he he finds a manila ehy. Oh matey, would have to deny himself in the you should have heard him when lie morning as there wasn't enough for finds it's gone and don't know where. all bands, he retired to the fore-Would "ave thought he'd seen castle-head for "two spits and blinkin' ses serpent You would draw." He had no sooner got his an" all!"-P.S. is the Nautical pipe under way than there was a Magazine.

ARRIVALS OF SHIPS.

Sunday, January 17. Clara Jebsen, Danish str., 1,145)

tons, Capt, K. Dabl, from Sai- gon, buoy No. B11-Chang Tong Ha.

1st Fah. Serouskerk, Dutch ati, 6,235 tong, Capt. K. L. Lenjoe, from Mani- la, Kowloon Wharf.-3.04.1 Tjibadak, Dutch str., 4,801 tons, Capt. J. J. Duit, from Amoy, buoy No. A7—J.C.J.L. 4th Feb. Tainen, British str., 2,100 tons, Capt W. Shaw, from Amoy, buoy No. B11-B, & S.

BRISBANE,

BOURNE AUCKLAND &

PANG GYDNEY, MEL- Melbourne Maru

Thurs

WELLINGTON Tia Mania.

JAPAN PORTS (Frequent Amazon Mara

Thurs.,

Sumatra Maru

Sun.

21st Jazi -24th Jan.

Wed

Services).

TERDAM

LONDON HAMBURG, BOT- Atlas Maru & ANTWERP Colombo, Snider co

TIR

NEW YORK via Japan perta

Los Angeles & Panama.

Call Direct at Boston,

Philadelphia & Baltimore.

BOMBAY & KARACHI via Borneo - Maru

Colombo Belawan Dell & calling Belaw

Celebes Maru

CALCUTTA: vía Bingapore, Lavana: Marn

Belawan Deli & Rangoon, Himalaya Maru HAIPHONG vis Holbow Manado Maru KEELUNG via Swatow Hozan Haru (3. p.m. every y End-Canton Mara JAPAN PORTSLA

TAKAO I Switɔw & Amo

(Fortnightly)

For

her, partionlars

OSAKA

Monday, January 18.

息

WARSHIPS IN PORT.

The following British warships were in harbour to-day :---

Bruce South wall Berwick-North arm. Cicala-No. 8 buoy. Cornflower-In docks. Cumberland-West wall. Herald-East wall Hermes-No. 1 buoy. Keppel-North arm.. Marazion-South wall.

Medway and Sub-No. 2 buoy. Moth-South wall. Pandora-In dock. Proteus-In dock. Seraph-North wall. Scrapla-North wall Sirdar North wall; Sterling--North wall, Tamar-Basin, Verity No. 11 buoy. Whitehall-East wall. Wild Swan-No. 11 buog. Wishart-No. 12 buoy.

Foreign Men-of-War,

Argus French river gunboat. Helena-American river gunboat. Waldeck Rousseau French

cruiser.

Saga-Japanese gunboat.

CONSIGNEES, NOTICES.

B.B.

Prosper, Norwegian str., 1,377 tone, Capt. T. D. Knutsen, from Sai- gon, buoy No. A5.-Lee Fang

ex Consignees of cargo Hong.

Pilena are reminded to take do- Sandviken, Norwegian str., 1,775 livery of their goods which will tons, Capt. A. Norvalls, from be subject to rent, after January Canton, buoy No. B2J. M. 20.

Co.

Consignees of cargo ex an. Ben- Scheer, German str., 6,121 tous, venue are reminded to take de- Capt. Grasloff, from Vladivos-livery of their goods which will tock, buay No, AZ.-Jebsen & be subject to rent after January Co,

CLEARANCES, 1

Monday, January 18. Ninghai, for Shanghai. Cederic, for Whampoa.

10th Feb. Chaksang, British str., 1,470 tons, Yatshing, for Canton,

Capt. J. MeAnish, from Swa Chipshing, for Canton. tow, West Point Wharf-J. M. Scheer, for Singapore. & Co.

Nicoline Maarak, for Manlia. Corona, Norwegian str., 1,958 tons, Corona, for Chinwangtao.

Capt O. Klette, from Canton, Hydrangea, for Swatow. Yaumati. Anchorage. “Dodwell Agapenor, for Singapore. :& Co

Anhui, for Amoy

Wed. Wed Tues

19th Jan

Moth Thurs.

SHA

20th Jan Fingal, Norwegian str., 1,244 tons, Tsinan, for Canton.

Brd Feb. Capt. B.-Bolty from Bangkok, Hiroshi Maru No. 8, for Kødlung.

buoy No. B16-Thoresen & Co. Florence D., for Manila. 1st Fab Hainam, Danish str. 1.789 tons, Kittawa, for Swatow. gist Jan. 24th Jan Blst Jan

Capt. Relater, from Bwatow, buoy No B17 John Manners

6th Feb. Nicoline Maersk Danis

28th Jan

STEAMER MOVEMENTS.

C.P.5

26.

HONG KONG TIDES.

"The time nsed is Standard, or mean time of the meridian of 120 deg. E 00h. is midnight, 12hrs is noon. The heights are referred to the datam af the largest scale. Admiralty chart of the place, and should be added to the depths given on the chart mess pre- ceded by an asterisk ("), when they should be subtracted from the depths.

January 19 to 25, 1982.

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