1938-06-24 — Page 16

ANAHTAS

RAILWAY

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GoEMPRESS to America, Europe

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Canada June 24

Russia July 8 Japan July 22

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Baki hai Empress Kong

of

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June 26 July 10 July 12 July 24

Kobe

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Victoria Arrive

June 29 July 1 July 8 July 14 July 16 July 27 July 29

Aug.

4

July 13 July 25 Aug. 9

BOOKING PLANS FOR 1939

ARE OPEN

MAKE APPLICATIONS EARLY

to secure accommodation desired.

Air-conditioned equipment on C.P.R. Trans-Continental Trains. Frequent Canadian Pacific Atlantic sailings to European ports.

TO MANILA

Empress of Russia on Thursday, June 30th.

Midnight

Canadian Pacific

i-

Union Building

SPANS THE WORLD

Telephone

20752

G. FALCONER & CO. (HONG KONG LTD.)

WATCHMAKERS & JEWELLERS, DIAMOND MERCHANTS,

UNION BUILDING (opposite · G.P.O.)

Agents for:-ADMIRALTY CHARTS, ROSS BINOCULARS and TELESCOPES, KELVIN'S NAUTICAL INSTRUMENTS, ENGLISH SILVERWARE Direct from Manufacturers,

High Class English Jewellery

THE CHINA MAIL, JUNE 24, 1938 ---

GREAT DRUG GANG COMMUNICATED

BY CODE NUMBERS

Paris.

All the drug "factories" in

the

own New revelations concerning the hands of the gang had their

One factory near Mul- workings of a well-organised inter-numbers.

house produced 41⁄2 tons of heroin national gang of drug-traffickers probably the largest of its kind in a year, (The world needs for heroin the world-have been made by the for medical purposes do not exceed League of Nations Anti-Drug Traf-114 tons.) fic Committee.

The cost of production of heroin gramme. Recently two men, alleged to be is only a few centimes a

In France it is sold to addicts for the ring leaders, were arrested.

mil- 30 francs a gramme, Lion controlled They are Theodore Lion, lionaire Paris cafe proprietor, and the traffic in France, it is stated.

Peru-

NEVER WORKED Carlos Bacula, stated to be a

door- Lion, who is now 50 years old, vian diplomat, actually a

has never been known to have any keeper at a Peruvian Legation.

Members of the gang communicat- profession. He married Mlle. Fran- ed with one another by a secret coise Cazenave, sister of a famous Paris restaurateur, and mixed with code in figures.

his the aristocratic customers of brother's restaurant.

Lion was, it is alleged; No. 75189, His "group" was No. 75253.

LONDON'S NUMBER

No. 76231 meant that the "goods" were to be delivered to London.

When Cazenave died several years ago he left his restaurant, his fortune and his chateau near Paris to his sister.

Some years ago Lion was involv- ed in a case which followed an ex- Paris.

SOUTH CHINA HOLD AQUATIC plosion in a laboratory in

GALA

Miss Yeung Sau-king Participates

was

It was found that the laboratory was a heroin factory. Lion alleged to have financed the factory, but after a police inquiry he was discharged.

A woman who has a dress agency in London is stated to have acted

A well-attended swimming gala, was along with Lion and Bacula. The held by the South China Athletic As-Paris police have, it is understood, sociation, at North Point, last night, asked for her extradition.

among other swimmers, Miss Yeung

Sau-king, China's Olympic star, took part in the events.'

The following were the results:

500 metres open relay.— South China; 2, Cheung Shing, Time: 6.14 4/5.

SPEED

200 metres free style (women).- BOAT OF

Yeung Sau-king; Wai, Tak-jin; Yeung Sau-chun, Time: 3.19 4/5.

200

metres relay (pupils).-Chan 85 M.P.H.

Kwai-kei, Chui Kam-moon, Hau Kam- tak and Au Leung-wah.

50 metres freestyle (women novices). -Lee Shun-ho; Chung Fung-pan; Tsoi Yuen-wah, Time: 40 4/5 sec.

·

.Slough.

Ideas of Lawrence of Arabia in the

50 metres obstacle race-Kwok Hon-design of high-speed boats appear for ming; Yeung Cheung-wah; Ng Yee- the first time in a craft named "Em-

pire Day" by Lord Strabolgi in

man.

100 metres free style (men novices). Slough engineering works.

The boat will make an attempt or -Chan Chung-tak; : Yeung Cheung-

400 kilo- the world's record for the wah; Chan Cheung-ming. Time: 1.16.

100 metres free style.-Li Lo-man; gramme class. It is also designed to Kwok Hon-ming; Wong Chi-hing. act as an experimental model of a new type of torpedo boat with a speed of 100 metres needle and thread race 80 m.p.h. which Lawrence envisaged (mixed).-Yeung Sau-chun and Tang years ago. Siu-ki.

Time: 1.7.

Water polo. Lyemun, 1.

The designer of "Empire Day" is —S. C. A. A, 2. R. A. Mr. Edward Spurr, a 31-year-old Brad- ford engineer, who has had much ex- perience with high-speed boats.

INDO-CHINA

Mr. Spurr and Lawrence worked to- gether on new theories of speed. boat design, and since Lawrence's death in 1935 Mr. Spurr has continued the re- searches and evolved the finished mo- del.

"Empire Day," which Mr. Spurr will take to Lake Windermere for trials is

STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY LTD expected to achieve a speed of 85 to

To SHANGHAI, via SWATOW, CHEFOO and

TIENTSIN

"Sandviken"

24th June 2 p.m.

"Tai Seun Hong"

;

To SINGAPORE, PENANG` and CALCUTTA

"Suisang" "Kutsang

4th July 2 p.m.

9th July 2 p.m.

28th June 2 p.m.

To KOBE and OSAKA ·

10th July 9 a.m. 17th July 9 a.m.

"Tingsang" 3rd July 2 p.m. "Islami"

"Taksang 7th July 5 p.m. «Hosang"

"Hangsang" 10th July 2 p.m.

"Yatshing" 12th July 5 p.m.

"Kwaisang" 15th July 5 p.m.

TO SANDAKAN.

"Hinsang"

8th July'10 a.m.

"Mausang" 22nd July 10 a.m.

90 m.p.h. The present record for the class, held by Italy, is just under 70 m.p.h.

The outstanding feature in its design is that the hull is shaped like a short aeroplane wing.

LOCAL DOLLAR

The demand rate on the Hong- Kong

dollar this morning wag.

1/2-27/32.

"Spot" silver was quoted in London. to-day at

and forward at 18.

18-15/16

The London on New York rate was quoted at £-U.S.$4.9587 and New York

London on

£-U.S.$4.964.

A 27-year-old unemployed: man, William Jackson, was

at:

sea-

this:

JARDINE MATHESON&Co.,LTD. morning committed to the House of

TELEPHONE 303IL GENERAL MANAGERS

Detention by Mr. W. J. Lockhart: Smith, on a charge of vagrancy.