1933-05-12 — Page 11

FRIDAY, MAY 12, 1933,

P.&O.-British India THE BED

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.)

8.8

From

Tota

About

1933.

14,000 20th May 6.800 27th May

Destination.

Bombay, Marseilles & London. Bombay,.M'lles, Havre, 'don, H'burg,

R'dum, Antwerp & Hull. 3rd June Bombay, Marseliles & London. 6th June Straits, Colombo & Bombay. 12,000 17th June Bombay, Asraeilles & London.

CARTHAGE **SOUDAN

NALDERA

*KIDDERPORE

10,000 6,300

KAISAR-1-HIND

**BURDWAN

MANTUA

11,000

RAWALPINDI

17,000 15th July

1st July

PSOMALI

RANPURA RAJPUTANA **BANGALORE

RANCHI CARTHAGE

+ BHUTAN

NALDERA CORFU **SOUDAN

MANTUA

*Cargo only.

6,500 24th Juno

fore, London,

Marseilles Marseilles,

& London.

Antwerp & Hull

& London.

(Continued from Page 10.)

THE CHINA MAIL.

OF DEATH

twist.

EMPIRE FAIR DONATIONS.

Appeal Brings Good Response.

ently more dead than alive already, inte those fatal jaws. When he had fairly disappeared, the executioner ed bim in the bowels of that remorse happened, and the man, looking con- turned the handle. At first nothing lees monster torture that only hecerned, gave the handle another eculd foresee. Even Lawrence took rity on him and began to talk of Almost immediately there ensued smuggling a pistol into the prison, so grinding of ranim and whirring of that he might pof his persecuwas followed by the ominous creak issued a circular to. Exhibitors

an end to his misthe ear of an imaginative man. This

wheels a . sickening. noise ery and

cough in the or two

The Empire Fair Committee has tors at the same time. But this pro-ing of a hidden lid, and a beavy thud, appealing for donations. The cir- posal seamed to terrify him even more than its alternative. Before leaving

something had dropped from

the

$1,565 NOW RECEIVED.

we inquired at the governor's office top of the machine to the bottom, ular stated that when it was an- about the time of execution, and were Then came a number of sharp metal nounced some months ago that no informed that it was for ten o'clock lie clashes, similar to the dread noias charge would be made for space the

morning following

that I afterwards learned to By nine

we were already at the with the guillotine. Finally the load the Empire Fair, it was scarce prison gates with a coach and the best

ed coffin, considerably scratched and expected that the number of coffin we had been able to procure at

came sliding ont upon the entries received would make neces- such short notice. While we were

before us. T I had abundant sary the erection of a temporary waiting, an official approached and reason, as will be seen hereafter, for pavilion covering about 30,000 told us that we were at liberty to noting these various sounds in the ed. Lawrence did not, but muttered witness the execution if we so desir order of their occurrence.

square feet of space. The over-1 Two of the turnkeys at once hoist head expenses, will now be in- to me that if I cared to do so he the coffin on their shoulders; the creased by about $3,000. would willingly stay and mind the governor and bla coadjutors retired to

The horses. I besitated at first, but

Committes realized that their

eir quarters; the executioner, clad somewhat morbid curiosity getting in a sort of butcher smock, climb some Exhibitors would be put to the better of me, I accepted the offered upon the roof of the machine and considerable expense in setting up I was accordingly admitted to the began to arrange its boilet for the their exhibits and would only ask prison and conducted through several next comer; and the tragedy was over. for a small donation in such cases. courtyard. in the middle of which, and I were jogging silently along on stone-paved chambers into a small In quarter of an hour Lawrence A contribution from each Exhibi-

were

Jike

sort of enormous coffee-mill, the coach, with our burden rolling and tor, ranging from $25 to $250 ac- stood what I recognised to be the rattling in the seat behind us. cording to the importance of the "bed." Some consequential people, He was to be buried in the ceme-exhibit, would probably cover re whom I supposed to be the governor tery of a little and his etat-major,

village overlooking the casually to and fro.

strolling Seine a few leagues out of Paris quirements.

bir birthplace,

I think. That afternoon Firms would doubtless realise There

was little that was remark, we drove out to an inn beyond the that an Exhibition of this kind, if able in the machine's appearance. It city gates that he had indicated to us run on strictly commercial lines, consisted of a

very tall box or chest and there left him, intending to call or blackish wood, thirty or forty early the following morning in order would involve a substantial charge feet square, perched on four

for space. Cost was only kept Jumpy legs, with a kind have a clear day for the proper

and seemly fulfilment of iæ trust. down because The Hong Kong & shute, projecting downwards from its ed time, and were met by the lun-ously given the use of the Penin- mouth, or feed, at the top, while a We called next day at the appolat Shanghai Hotels, Ltd., had gener base, showed where the coffined corpse keeper (a smooth, sly sort of man, sula Hotel, the Hong Kong Govern Jejected. A handle attached to one whom I suspected to have been in ther

of the sides was all the mechanism Condence of the deceased, despite the ment had voted a grant of $2,000, visible.

assertions of friendlessness), the newspapers have given fres At twenty minutes to the hour our not with our cargo, but with

a letter. publicity and advertising space; unfortunate tapissier marched This letter was addressed

to us both, out, pintoned, from one of the cells and was written in a hand that, to me while the very considerable work that lined the walls. I say marched; at any rate, seemed something fami- of organisation was being done

liar. We st

at once walked into the land-voluntarily. The Committee be- he seemed in a state of utter and scarce conscious of his surround wine of the country, and opened our glad to share amongst themselves ings,

letter. This is what is contained: They held him up while his coffin To you, my dear, chivalrous the remaining expenses.

Eng was being introduced into the mouth lish friends, greeting! not from the

Good Response. for the machine, and again while the shores of the Styx, but from those of

and a creature of the government) when you receive this, for the Dover gratifying response to this appeal. There was an immediate and priest (one of the "sworn priests," the Channel, where I shall be waiting. gabbled over the service for the dead, packet.

[Cheques have been coming in But during the last few minutes of

issued, ground, alf he lay, a mere bundle, on the know the explanation of this little com-hourly ever since it was

munication d'outre tombe. It is very and the following is a list of the At the stroke of ten his bonds were simple. When building the machine, donations to dute:--- cut and he too was lowered, appar-1(as apart from the model that was Messrs. Jardine, Matheson

-WAS

6,800 22nd July & Do Havre, London, dragged would be a better term, for ord's parlour, ordered a pint of the lieved that Exhibitors would be

17,000 29th July 17.000 12th Aug. Bombay, Marsellies & London. 6,900 19th Aug. Bombay, Marseilles, Havre, London,

H'burg, R'dam, Antwerp & Hull. 17,000 26th Aug. Marsellica & London. 14,000 9th Sept 6,000 10th Septy, Marseilles & London.

Marsellies, Havre, London, H'burg, R'dam, Antwerp & Hull Marsellies & London.

Bombay, Marseilles & London.

10,000 23rd Sept. 14,000

7th Oct 0,800 14th Oct.

11,000 21st Oct.

Bombay, Marseilles & London. Bombay, Marseilles, Havre, London, H'burg, E'dam, Antwerp & Hull. Bombay, Marseilles & London.

Calla Casablanca. Calla Karachi.

Frequent comection from Port Bald for Passengers and Cargo to Con stantinople, Pirenni, Emyrna and other Levant Ports by ataumers of the Thedivial Mall Steamship Co.

BRITISH INDIA-APCAR SAILINGS.

SINDHANA TALMA

TILAWA

SANTHIA TAKADA

SIRDHANA

1933.

7,000 17th May 10,000 31st May 10,000 10th June 8,000 24th June 8.000 8th July

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

7,000 22nd July Singapore, Penang & Calcutta.

B.I. Apcar Line steamers have excellent accommodation for

1st and 2nd class passengers,

EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS (South).

TANDA

NANKING

NELLORE

'TANDA

NANKIN

7,000

1988.

2nd June

7,000 30th June Manila, Rabaul, Brisbane, Sydney &

7,000 2nd Aug.

7,000 2nd Sept.

7,000 30th Sept.

Melbourne.

THE

"No doubt you will be on fire to

1933

EUROPI SULZ

AMERICA SUCZ

STRAITS INDIA

INTERPORT

The President Liner

11

10 CALIFORNIA

TO NEW YORK

| TO SEATTLE VICTORIA

INTERDORT

Weekly Sailings Transpacific

TO SAN FRANCISCO, LOS

TO SEATTLE

"ANGELES & NEW YORK

and VICTORIA.

vin PANAMA

Fortnightly sailings on Wednesdays. Fortnightly sailings on Saturdays.

Pres. Jackion

Pres. Hoover Pres. Wilson Pres.- Coolidge

July 5 Pres. Taft

May

May 24. Pres. Idiferson ...

June

June 7 Pres. Cleveland

June 24:

June 21 Prez. Telt Prom. Taft

Muly

May 20, 1 a.m. ROUND TRIP FARES TO EUROPE & AMERICA. Special through rates to Europe via United Plates. Direct connections with all Atlantic lines. Choice of rail lines across United States and Canada, liberal atop-over privi- legen for sight-seeing. Full particulars upon application.

Fortnightly via Suez to Europe & America

Fortnightly sailings on Saturdays via Manila, Straits, Colombo, Bombay, Suez Canal, Alexandria, Naples, Genoa, Marseilles, New York and Boston.

Pres. Garfield Pres. Polk

Pres. Adama

8.m.

May 13 Pres. Harrison

May 27 Pres. Hayes ..June 10

TO MANILA

Next Sailing, Pres. Taft. Next Sailing, Pres. Garfield

Pres. Hoover! Fres. Polk Pres. Jefferson

Pres. Wilson

May 16 Pres, Adams May 27 Pres. Coolidge. May 27 Fres, Cleveland May 30 Pres. Jackson

June 24

July. 8

May 13.

May 13.

June 20 ¡June 13 .June 17-

.June 27

CONNECTING WITH S.S. MAYON TO CEBU, ILOILO, ZAMBOANGA.

DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINES AMERICAN MAIL LINE

CANTON BRANCH-No. 4, Shakee Street.

BARBER WILHELMSEN LINE MONTHLY SERVICE

To

PANAMA CANAL ZONE

ATLANTIC COAST.

U.S.A.

DODWELL & CO., LTD.,

POST

Queen's Buildings.

OFFICE NOTICE,

& Co., Ltd.

$250.00

Messrs.

Shewan Tomes

& Co.

250.00

Mesars. Reiss, Massey &

PACIFIC

Co., Ltd.

100.00

COAST

The H. K. Rope Manufac

turing Co., Ltd.

100.00

U.S.A.

AGENTS:

Mesura. - Davie Boag &

Co. Ltd.

50.00

Messrs. A. 8. Watson &

Co., Ltd.

50.00

The Advertising & Pub-

licity Bureau, Ltd.

50.00

|The Tsang Fook · Piano

Company

50.00

Messrs. Gande, Price

Co., Ltd.

50.00

The Britannia

Aerated

Water Factory

30.00

Ye Olde Printeris, Limited......

25.00

Messrs. Alex. Ross & Co.,

(China) Ltd.

25.00

The Pharmacy

Messrs. Siemssen' & Co.

25.00 25.00

The Anglo China Ore &·

Products Co.

25

25.00

The Kwan Yick Vacuum

Canada, U.S.A., Honoluit, Japan and Shang-

hal (Vancouver, B.0, April 22)... U.S.A., Honolulu, Japan and Shanghai (San

Francisco, April 14)

...Empress of Canada.

..President Garfeld

Bottle Factory

25.00

Chiu Kom To, Esq.

10.00

April 22) {

President -Taft

Japan and Shanghai

Katori Maru

.Memnon

Telegrams sent via Radio for Addressees in China may be ad

dressed to Telephone Numbers. ジ

Full details may be obtained on application at the Radio Counter.

INWARD MAILS.

FRIDAY MAY 12.

U.S.A., Canada, Japan & Bhaighat (Seattle,

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

Hong Kong to Bydney—19 days.

Frequent connections from Australia with the following:---

The Union 8.8. Company's steamere to the United Kingdom via New

Lealand, Vandonvar, San Frandsen, etc. **

The P. & O. Royal Mail Simamera to London and

The P. & O. Branch Berries of steamers to Londen via Juan,

The New Zealand Shipping Company's absencers for Boutkampion und London via Panama Canal.

SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI & JAPAN.

**BURDWAN

TILAWA KAISAR-I-HIND

MANTUA

SANTHIA

NANKIN *SOMALI

NDI

BIRDHANA

RANPURA

BANGALORE RAJPUTANA

'RANCHI

BHUTAN

CARTHAGE NALDERA BOUDAN CORFU MANTUA

BURDWAN RAWALPINDI

1932.

6,100 12th May Shanghai, Moji, Kobe & Yokohama. 10,000 18th May Amoy, S'hai, Moji, Koba & Osaka. 12,000 18th May Shanghal, Moji, Kobe & Yokohama, 11,000 1st June Shanghai, Moll. Kobe & Yokohama. 8,000 1st Jana Amoy, S'hal, Mojl, Kobe & Osake.

June S'hai, Moji, Kobe, Osaka & Yokohama. 7,000 4th June-

Moli, Kobe & Yokohama, & Yokohama

0,800 18th Juns Shaal. Kabe

17,000 16th Jene

8,000 15th June Amoy, S'hai, Mojl, Kobe & Out

& Osaka. 17,000

Kota & Yokohama. 6,000 12th July

Kobe & Yokoham 17,000 184

&

7.000 20th Juns Amoy, S'hal ♬sji, Kobeaka.“

29th June 18th July

17,000 270

6,000

Jaly

9th Aug

16,000 24th Aug

Shapa Kot

Kobe Yokohama Kobe & Yokohamn, Kobe & Yokohama.

Moji, Kobama.

14,000 10th Aur Bobs

& Tonham

6,800

5th Sept

14,000 7th Boot

Cargo only.

& Tokohama.. Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama,

11,000 21st Bapt. Shanghat, Mojt, Hobe Yokohama. 6,100 4th Oct Shanghal, Kobo & Yokohama

17,000

5th Oct. Shanghai, Koba & Yokohama.

All dates are approximate mad subject to alteration without nation,

All) Cabing' are- Gittad zwi

Błanitary); ON >Londong and

Paroska, monouring not

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ty's Office"up to Hoon on the day previo

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MA

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The following donations have. Jalready been acknowledged in the PreasThe British-American To- bacco Co. (China) Ltd., $200;} Messrs. Dodwell & Co., Ltd., $100;} Messrs. Gilman & Co. Ltd., $100 and Messrs. Amritial Ojha & Co., [Ltd., $25.0

The total received to date le therefore $1,565.00.

Straits

London Parcels only London, April's *Europe via Negapatam (Letters and Papers)

London, April 18.

BATURDAY, MAY 18.

OUTWARD MAILS.

Hakona Maru Burdwan

Hakone Maru

placed before the Assembly), I intro-

duced into ita mechanism a secret do

Japan

vice, by which anyons living on the Haiphong

fatal rack could, by the mere pressure Swatow, Amoy and Foochow

of a lever placed close to his hand, in- Hoihow and Pakhof

Toyooka Maruj

FRIDAY,"

MAY 12

Canton

Halyang

vert

the order of

the

the Jon, which consisted of diamem- berment by a system of ro

Bie

causing Shanghai, Japan and Europe. Die process, cau comning to take place before. execution,

Kwangtung

Pm p.m.

Siberia

Burdwan

Empress of Canada

2.30 pag 8.80 p.m.

Pres. Garfield-

athen

but

Friderun

4.80 p.m.

10 am

4.80 p.m.

of rotating knives, Manila "This does not mean that the knives

man

jwould: fall upon the comin instead Manila

of the

that they would not Rabaul falat al unul the patient had been e safely deposited in his comin and the coffin had descended to the bottom of Haiphong | the" machina, They would then fail Manila

bat upon the empty rack,

not a manner likely to arouse suspicion except in those who knew, and as the coming! process was quite independent of the executing? (It was immaterial

afed

Whether or not the client

dent bad been on by the Inivas previous to "But why

that when

there

SATURDAY

Shanghai, Japan, U.S.A., Central and South America, Canada and #Europa"via San Francisco and *Europe via Siberia *********

You with atla 7, 16: sufficient Stralis, Ceylon

brgikes, an will ni when I want into As Zor my Byparent terrOZ || [that was ay mayać?

Mauritius,

East, and Bouth Africa, ERYDE, and Europe via Brindisi!

KPO

MAY 18.

Min Fras Taft

General Lee

(Due San Francisco, Jane 5)! Registrations.

4.15 pm. Letters

Conte Verde

(Due Brindift, June 4)

G.PO.