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BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE

CHINA NAVIGATION CO., LTD.

"SOOCHOW"...

BAILINGS TO

***FENⱭNING”

"HONTUM!"

Yokosuka, Yukokuunın, Nagoya Osaka & Kobe Miri, Labuan & Sibu Haiphong

"SHANSI“

Singapore & Penang

5 p.m. 3rd Mar, 10 am. 4th Mar.

10 um. 4th Mar, 10 น.ท

5th Mar,

"SHENGKING"

5

"HANYANG "YOCHÓW** "A!ENCING" “SZECIREN" DTUKIEN".

"SINKIANG"

"SDOCROW!" "RONTUM"

**SHENGKING"

Keclung "Tientsin Bangkok Kedung

Singapore & Penang jakarta, Cheribon, Semarang, Sourabaya & Macassar Yokohama, Nugaya, Osnicu &

Bangkok

p.m. 5th Mar,

10 am. 10th Mar,

3 pan. 11th Mar,

D.m. 12th Mar," 10 am. 13th, Mar.

10 am. 13th Mar,

Kobe .5 p.m., 15th Mor, Salis from Custodian Wharf

ARRIVALS FROM

a.m. 2nd Mar.

2nd Mar;

7 p.m.

3rd Mar, 5th Mar,

Pnumpent

Kenjun

Tientsin

"LANYANG

"SZECHUEN"

Moji

"PARHOP"

Moji

**YOEHTOW

Yokohama

*SINKLANG"

Bangkok

5/8th Mar, 9th Mur. 10th Mar. 11th Mary

A.O. LINE LTD./C.N. CO., LTD., JOINT SERVICE

**TAIPING"

- "TAIYUAN!"

**PAIPING**

"TAIPING" "TAIYUAN" *TAIPING"

SAILINGS TO

Kure. Kalle. Yok-

R -knichi

Manila.

Nagoya Sydney Sydney & Melbourne

7th Mur. Noon, 11th May,

26th Mar,

ARRIVALS FROM

Australia & Manila

3rd Mar.

Moji

9th Mar,

Nagoya

23rd Mar.

BLUE FUNNEL LINE.

Scheduled Sailings to Europe via Aden & Port Said

"PELLUS

Marseilles, Liverpool &

Glasgow

0th Mar.

"CLYTONEDS"

Genoa,

London,

via

Rotterdam de Ham- burg

Manila

22nd Mar.

"ANCHISES"

20th Mar,

Marseilles, Liverpool

"PATROCLUS"

Dublin & Liverpool

& Glasgow .........

Scheduled Sallings from Europe

G. "ANCHISES"

S. CLYTONEHS“

[G,"PATROCLUS”-

3. "ASTYANAX"

G. "AENEAS"

Balli

Liverpool

Salls Rotterdam

Sailed do

-Suitert

8. "ASCANIUS?

511 Mar.

6. "PERSEES

12th Mor.

16th Mar,

8. "AGAPENOR"

18th Mor.

di, "CALCUAS"

25th Mac.

6th Apr,

Arrives Hong Kon

3rd Mar. 11th Mar. -17th-Mar.

24th Mar,

1st Apr.

9th Apr. 17th Apr, 24th Apr, 30th Apr.

G. Loading Glasgow before Liverpool, S. Loading Swansea before Liverpool, Carriers' option to proceed via other ports to load discharge carga,

DE LA RAMA LINES

ARRIVING via MANILA FROM · ·

U.S. ATLANTIC & PACIFIC COAST PORTS "DONA NATI"

"ANDAMAN

16th Mar.

5th Apr.

Cathay Pacific Hirways Ltd.

Itoute

162 Tanekik/Singapore inc-4)

Departs Bangkonz

Arrives 1.K. (on return) 8.00a.m. Mon. Thurs. £.45 am. Tuen. Wii. Connects at Bangkok with U.B.A. to Rung 1k/Manni/Haiphong (DC-3) 10,00 ä,mi. Tues. 2.16 p., Wed. UR/SABOR/singapore (DC-4) 12,50 Noon Tues. 4.15 p.m. Wed. HR/Mama/3N Barnen (DC-3! 30 nm. Tes. Fri. 3.43 p.m. Wed. Sat.

All the above subject to Alteration without notice. For passage and Freight Particulars Liease apply to

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"Man From Pru" Fraud Charge

On

London, Feb. 28.

Miss Gertrude Briggs, for 30 years parlour- mail to Lady Clementina Tottenham, of Staple Cross House, Christchurch, Hampshire, gave evidence at Bristol against a "Man from the Pru.” He was alleged to have obtained, by a series of tricks, all Miss Brigg's savings, including two legacies totalling more than £600.

NOTICE

HEREBY GIVEN that the Ordinary Yearly General Meeting of the Corporation will be held at Corporation, 1 Queen's Road Central, Hong Kong, on Fri- day the 7th day of March,

The "Man from the Pru"- 1962, at 11.30 a.m. for the Jahn William Holey, 42, of Red- purpose of receiving and con- and Court-road, Bristol, the sidering the reports of the district manager in Bristol, of Directors and of the Auditors the Prudential Assurance Com- and the Profit and Loss Ac-pany-faced 17 charges alleging count and Balance Sheet for and falso tretences in Bristol; forgery, fraudulent conversion the year ended 31st December, Gloucester, and Hampshire. The 1961, and for the election of total involved was said, to be Directors and the appointment about £1,000. of Auditors.

The Register of Shares of the Corporation will be closed from Friday, the 22nd of February to Friday, the 7th of March, 1952, (both days inclusive) during which

period no transfer of shares can be registered.

By Order of the Board A. MORSE,

Chief Manager.

22nd January, 1962.

NOTICE

WAR DEPARTMENT The War Department has fur disposal number of Motor Vehicles of various classes and conditions..

Enquiries regarding the purchase of these should be made

the In writing to CILS per groom, $3 per dozen C.R.A.O.C., - Land Forces,

Hong Kong. _Signed_R.J._MEECH, M.B.E.

LT. COL. R.A.O.C.

C.R.A.O.C. Land Forces, Hong Kong.

THE COMPANIES DHDINANCE -1942 –– Anojial -Return - Farma-ôre –ol

wale at "S. C. M. Post."

WEIGHTS AND MEASUREMENTS Gif Carpe exported from Hope- kung and South China, compiled by the Swom Measurers, $13 from the "S. C. M. Post."

"DEVON VALLEY" Blotting Papir. Teut White in shrew, 1715′′ × 25 to any size, 25 cents per sheet. $20 per 100. Avalable at South China hlimming Yost,

A

Old Ordnance Yard, Queen's Road, East, Hong Kong.

19th February, 1952,

MANDRAKE THE MAGICIAN

Í MY PALS FINISHIN OFF YOUR

FRIENDS/ THEN THAT *PRICELESS' DISCOVERY WILL BE OURS! SO LONG--

16.

AS FATS FINGER TIGHTENS ON THE TRIGGER, MANDRAKE GESTURES--

YOU FOLLOWED US TO THE SPACE SHIP, EI? JUST· CAN'T KEEP OUT OF OUR AFFAIRS I'LL SAY YOU

WERE~-

FERDINAND

Shipshape

Shock For American

Ship Lines

New York, Feb, 28. The American Export Linea will have to pay nearly $11,- 000,000 more than it expected

Mr Jeremy Hutchinson, pro- seculing, said that Huley sug- gested that Miss Briggs should place three policies under his protection. When she did he wrote to his head office and raised

on them, forging | for sed loans the documents and cheques sent 10 him in her name.

Per

He also said he would invest money for her with the Pruden- tial at 3 cent, "Occasionally he paid her small sums by way of interest, but eventually the had nothing left, although she did not know It," Mr Hutchin- SOR said.

its two $25,000,000 luxury liners, the Independence and the Constitution.

P&O B.I. E&A

COMPANIES

PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL S.N. CO.

PASSENGER/FREIGHT SERVICE ·

Leaves London 7th February

Outwards "CORFU”

"CANTON"

"CARTHAGE"

"CHUSAN"

Arrives Hongkong 19th March

9th March,

7th April

2nd April

4th May

7th April

Bil May

Yla Southampton, Port Bald, Aden, Bombay, Colombo,”

Penang & Bingapore.

Homawarda "CORFU" "CANTON" "CARTHAGE"

"CHUSAN"

Loaves llopekong Due-Loaden

14th March

11th April

-0th May

th May.

14th April.

12th May

D11 June

2nd June

Accepting cargo for Singapore; Penang, Colombo, Bog-

Day, Aden a London.

Outwarda "SURAT"

ATC

Homewards

"SOCOTRA"

The liners are already in operation, Increased payments by the shipping company due to a reduction in Govern- ment subaldies,

Haley also raised loans on

The United States Federal policies belonging to Miss Nellie Maritime Board decided yester Horn, a wardmaid at a Bristol day that the construction cost hospital, and he obtained £150 for each vessel should have been from her sister after she had axed at $23,733,000 with $17,- *** 308,000 payable by the Ameri- can Export Lines and $0,425,000 by the Government.

cashed

some Savings Certif- cates, Mr Hutchinson added.

Anyone who had been harmed financially as a result of Haley's alleged activities, would be com- pletly re-imbursed by the com- pony, it was stated. The case was adjourned.

The Board, which replaced the Maritime Commission under a reorganisation last year, had completed a long study of ship construction subsidies.

They

Rusk Mission Over

The American Export Lines now has 30 days to accept or reject the new price. If the Tokyo, Feb. 28..-- The United States Ambas- will be returned to the Govern-

[company rejects, "the

Vessels sador, Dr Dean Husk, and other members of the American dele-ment.

were put into gation left Tokyo by air for the operation last year under char- United States tonight

a fowler

to the company pending hours after the signing of the settlement of the price dispute.

25-foot The 20,000-ton administrative agreement. The Rusk mission came almost negotiato Reuter.

Ave weeks

the

--VERY NOSY!

FREIGHT SERVICE

Das Hongkong From... 3rd April

Leaves Hongkong

14th March

Accepting cargo for Singapote,

London & Continent

For

London & Continent

Port Bwattenham,

Penang, Colombo, Adan, Genoa, Marsation, London ↑ Hamburg, Antwerp & Rotterdam, with Ubarty to call at Bombay if inducement offers Tanks available for carriage of oil in Bulk. Space for refrigerated cargo, · Limited passenger accommodation

BRITISH INDIA S.N. CO., LTD.

"SANGOLA”

"ŠIRDHANA"

"WARORA"

In Purt

with Feb.

from Jayan

for Singapore, Penang, Rangoon & Calculla

dua 1th March from Calcutta,

"

Bails Bth March due 15th March

sails-W7th March

Rangoon, Penang & Singapore

for Japan

from Chittagong, Akyab, Rangoon, Penanu & S'pore

~ for Japan"

(Thess -vessels have refrigerated cargo spics) P. & 0./B. I. JOINT SERVICE

"OZARDA"

liners

"URLANA”

to Japan are the most modern passenger to vessels flying the United States ago

They agreement. g.

carry 1,000 passengers each,--Reuter.

can

By Lee Falk and Phil Davis

WHAT THE--17

By Mik

due

151 Mar.

■

bas na Mar.

dua 10th Mar, calls 20th Mar,

from Guil

Karachi Bombay, Columbo & s'pure

for Japan

from Japan

for Singapore, · Colombo, Bombay & Karachi

EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN 5.5. CO., LTD.

"NELLORE"

sadis 4th March

for Port Moresby, Sydney & Melbourne

All vessels have liberty to call at any porta on or off the route & the gute & salling are subject to change or amendment, with or without notice.

MACKINN

CKENZIE & CO. 21-4

BEN LINE

SUIPS

“BENVENUE" "HENATTOW"

“KENLÈDI” "BENAVON" "BENCLERCH" "BENCRUACHAN" **RENMACDHUI"

"RENVENUE"

S"RENATTOW"

"BENAVON"

"BENLEDI"

PRENCLÈUCH"

“BENGRUACHAN”

“BENMÀODHUI“

ARRIVALS

FROM

Japan

DUE

P

3rd Mar. .U.K. via Singapore' on or abt. 18th Mar, .U.K, vla Šugapore,

Јарал

K. vla Singapore

Japan

.K, via Singapore

SAILINGS

30th Mar,

31st Mar.

18th Apr,

24th Apr,

25th Apr,

Loading

on or abt.

3rd Mar.

21st Mar,

31st. Mar.

3th Apr.

St.

22nd Apr.

Direct to Singapore, thence

Liverpool, Glasgow, Dublin & Bull. Avonmouth, London

Hamburg. -Direci to Singapore, thence Liverpool: Glasgow, Dublin & Hull, Kure, Yokohama & Robo. (Avenmouth, Livers

pool, Glasgaiv {Antwerp, [Direct to Singapore, Vienra Kavze,. Lan- don & Hamburg. Kure, Yokoliaria A Kobo

24th Apr.

28th Apr.

8 Calla Manila, Tawali, Sandakan, Jerseiton & Labuan.

R. LOXLEY & CO., (CHINA) LTD.

Yoble: Building.

Agents,

Telephone 34165.

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AH-THIS. IS"

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South Sea Famine Reported

Suya, Fiji, Feb, 28. Parts of the Fijian: islands pre gripped by serious famine, It was reported here today by the Fiji Times-Herald.

The paper published a thros. column banner "headline reading "Famine in Waidina Valley. Fillans Forced To Sell Last Putul Possessions.".

A district officer who examined tib' story, however, suld that is completely un- true.

The paper said, “Famino con- ditions exist in some villages today. Some Fillons are forced to sell the last remtionts of their personal possessions left following the recent disastrous hurricane, in order to

The people have no food no money. For flour rations they are giving up knives, plates and dresses and the most prized paracsalon among Fillans-while. teeth"

four from. Indinn

a'olve.

district officer Investigating the report visited all villages, in the Waldina Valley and found no Instance where per sehal hosseślona had been; Bðid to etorckelpers. The cold Indian storekeeper lji the valley dented, ravelving uricher tron thọ, hạn tives

The officer reported that the people are affected by the hurrie cane to some extent butɛthat- food is not, short, though it is lacking in variety and quality.

He said that pins haver been. thede to provide relief, rationi until Local farms are restored following the damage caused by the kürricane-United Press,