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"FENGNING"
"POYANO"
"SHANSI"
"HANYANG
"FOGCHOW"
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE
CHINA NAVIGATION CO., LTD.
"SHENGKING" "HUNAN"
"SZKCHUEN"
"SINKIANG"
SHENGKING"
SAILINGS TO Singapore
Sibu
Kaohsiung, Yokohamn, Nagoya
3 pan. 28th Mar. 12.30 p.m. 20th Mar.
Usiku
&
Tientsin
Hirobata,
Kobo
Yokofono, Osaka
10 a.m.
Nagoya .1lung
Tientsin Ките
Singapore & Penang Bangkok Kerdun
p.m. 20th Mar. 10 a.m. 30th Mor.
Ist 'Apr. 5 p.m. 2nd Apr.
3 p.m. 7th Apr. 5 μm.
7th Apr. 10 am. 8th Apr. 10 um. 9th Apr. 5. 9th Apr.
Salls from Custodian Wharf
ARRIVALS FROM
"SHENGKING"
7 m. 31st Mar.
Sinopore
Hakodate
Bangkok
Kobe
“SZECHUEN"
"HUNAN"
**YOU*NOW"
"SINKIANG"
“FTKEN"
Indonesia & Sibu
3rd Apr. 4th Apr, 4/5th Apr. 7th Apr. 7/8th Apr,
A.O. LINE LTD./C.N. CO., LTD., JOINT SERVICE
"CHANGSHA"
SAILINGS ΤΟ Monita, Sydney Melbourne (accepting
*
cargo for Australia) Japán
ja
ARRIVALS FROM
"ANKING"
*CHANGTE'
"CHANGSHA”----
Tel:ojjana
"ANKING"
·Australia
"CHANGTE"
Australia
Neon 31st Mar
14th Apr.
24th Apr.
Manila
U p.m. 28th Mar, 19th Apr. 20th Apr,
BLUE FUNNEL LINE
Scheduled Sallings to Europe via Aden & Port Sald
"ANCHISES"
"PATROULUS“ '
"ASCANIUS"
"AENEAS"
5. "ASTYANAX"
G. "AENEAS“
Liverpool, Dublin &
Avominouth
Marsellies, Liverpool
& Glasgow ........ Genon, Lantion, Hol terdam & Hamburg Dublin & Liverpool
Scheduled Sailings from Europe
Hall
Liverpool
Sailed
sto
410
do
rto
G. "AUTOMEDON" .
Sth Apr
S. "ASCANIUS"
A "PERSEUS
S. "AGAPENOR"
G. "CALCHAS"
Salls Rotterdum
G. Loading Glasgow, before
Liverpool.
S. Loading Swansen, before Liverpool.
29th Mar,
6th Apr.
22. Apr. 28th Apr.
Arrives Hans Kons 28th Mar.
Carters uption to proceed via other ports to joat & nischarge cargo.
4th Apr.
1th Apr: 17th Apr,
24th Apr, 1st May
11th May
DE LA RAMA LINES
SAILING for KINGSTON & NEW YORK via JAPAN SAN FRANCISCO, LOS ANGELES & PANAMA CANAL
**AJAX"
24th Apr.
ARRIVING via MANILA FROM U.S. ATLANTIC & PACIFIC COAST PORTS "DONA NATI"
"ANDAMAN"
THE CHINA MAIL
CHINA
HONGKONG PUBLISHED DAILY (AFTERNOONS)
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FRIDAY, MARCH 28, 1952.
NOTICE
THE "STAR" FERRY' COMPANY, LIMITED. Notles to Shareholders
ORDINARY GENERAL
MEETING
NOTICE is hereby given that the Fiftieth Ordinary Yourly Meeting of the Members of tho Company will be held at the Offee of Mosers. Jardine, Matheson & Street, Co, Ltd., Pedder Hong Kong, on Friday, 28th Murch, 1952, at Noon for the
following purposes:—
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Last Chapter In-
The Story
Of A Spendthrift P&O B.I. E&A
London, Mar. 27. For 12 hours Captain Eddy Crane, 37, changed his prison clothes for a 50-guinea Savile-row suit, to live again, in retrospect, the gay 22 months in which he spent £26,000. It was the last chapter in the story of a spendthrift and it ended in Windsor Bankruptcy Court.
It
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1. To receive and consider the Report of the Direc-
The public examination, tora and the Statement of Crone and his friend, Captain Accounts for the year Clarence Henry Plft, 30, once | ended. 31st December, Silver Stick Adjutant to the 1951, and the Auditors' late King, were closed, Report thereon.
ended with
from brough Scrubs, where he is serving a Three-year sentence for fraud — emphasising from the witness box: "Captain PIT knew 110- thing of my business. transac- tions. I take full responsibility for any transactions he entered Into."
2 To sanction a dividend in respect of the year 1951. To elect Directors. To appoint Auditors,
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the
CLOSING OF TRANSFER BOOKS Notice is also given that Transfer Booki and
If not prepaid a booking fee Register of Members of the
Company will be closed from
to 28th 16th March, 1952, March, 1962, both days inclusive.
FOR SALE
COLUMBIA COPPERPLATE PEN- CIES, HB and 1 $32 per gross, $3 per dozen. 50.30 each vale al **S. C. M. Post."
WEIGHTS AND
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"DEVON VALLEY” Blotting Paper White in sheets 175" X 2" cut to any size, 25 cents per sheet. $20 per 100. Available at South China Morning Post.
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ILLUSTRATED DIRECTIONS for adivatment of Hong Kong Standard Life Jacket (for Shipping Com- panies, 50 cents per copy. Oblain- able at S. C. M. Post,
By Order of the Board
of Directors,
G. B. S. THOMSON,
Secretary. Hongkong, 6th March, 1952.
NOTICE
Cranc -- Wormwood
And It ended, according to Crane, only temporarily. For, he told the Official Receiver, Mr c. T. Newman: "I always had a gay and luxurious life and I in am going to have it again the future. I can get out of financial difficulties if I have the chance."
עות
For three hours Crane an-
on large-senie deuls. There was the international all deal Involving, he said, $75,000,000, which two Texas millionaires were prepared to invest in oli concessions in India, Pakistan, And other
countries. It reli through.
sule
There was the deal in whirh he hoped to earn a large com- mission by arranging the to an American buyer of the exclusive Mayfair hotel. That fell through.
There was the Government stores deal in which, surplus Crane said, he invested £10,000 another given to him by man.
"I paid the money," he said, "to a man named Victor Hugo, whom knew as an associate of George Dawson, the million- aire surplus stores dealer. He said I would get it back with bc 100 per cent interest. But disappeared. I believe he died in Switzerland
recently. spoke to George Dawson about it in Paris and he said he knew nothing of the transaction."
And there was the story of the
Ascot parties. One, in Week, 1050, cost him more than
£000. A few
before, dnys Crane agreed, he had borrowed £2,000. The bill included £147 for champagne,
swered questions about the business negotiations and week-dis end parties on which he spent £236 a week. His Habilities, nore said Mr Newman, were than £25,000, his assets £3,879, Captain Piff, whose exanina- had tion had been adjourned, Hubilities of £10,312, assets of £8.
DEALS OFF
--Rabies-In-Finland
We have much pleasure in | advising that we have been When it was all over, Cup- appointed Sole Agents for tains Crane and Piff went into Messrs. SIEGAS METALL minutes talked of the days a private room and for Ave WARENFABRIK Wilhelm when champagne flowed at the Lon, K.G. Germany, manufac-16-roomed mansion, Sanning-
Helsinki, Mar. 27, Lurers of the SILO Refrigerated for more than £1,000 a southcoutern Kymmene Province
Berkshire, which Crane house,
The authorities in Finland's tor as from the 1st January, year, when its 85 acres were have ordered all dogs there to be floodlit, when the band of the registered because they fear an Horse
Guards played for 260 epidemic of rabies has broken guests, and dinners and break-out. The epidemie was reported fasts alone cost £500.
to have been brought into Fin- In his evidence, Crane told land by Russian dogs straying how he had pinned his hopes over the frangier, Reuter.
1952.
A, DRANSFIELD & CO., 981, Bank of East Asia Bldg. Hongkong.
MANDRAKE THE MAGICIAN
NOT MUCH FARTHER--uh--THIS BOX WEIGHS A TON--I'M IN FINE SHAPE-- COVERED VVITH
In Port 10th Apr.
COAL DUST.
ROAD DUST--
SKILL LAKE
HERE'S THE LAKE, NOW WHAT! Hmm--A BOAT--AND IS THAT." ANOTHER MESSAGE-FORME?
reme
Mandrakes row acros lake to big ook
DO NOT OPEN THE BOX
By Lee Falk and Phil Davis
WILL THIS TRAIL NEVER END? WILL I NEVER KNOW WHAT'S IN THIS BOX? IT'S LIKE A BAD DREAM--
COMPANIES
PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL S.N. CO.
PASSENGER/Freight serviCE
Leaves London
Gth March
Cutwards "CANTON" "CARTHAGE", "CHUSAN"
2nd Apri
Ph Apri
Via Bouthampton, Part Bald, Aden, Bombay,
Pening & Singapore.
Homewards
"CANTON"
"CHUSAN"
"CARTHAGE"
Arrives Hongkong
Oh Ape 4th Mas
5th May
Colombo,
Leaves Hongkong Dun Loadon
11th April
12th May
Bit May
200 June
Uth June
gth lay
Accepting cargo for Singapore, Penang, Colonião, Dom.
Outwards "SULAT"
bay, Adon London,
FREIGHT SERVICE
Dun Hongkong
5th April
From
London & Continent
Accepting cargo for Bingapore, Port sweltenham, Penang, Colombo, Aden, Genoa, biarseilles, ́ London Hamburg, Antwerp & Rotterdam, with liberty to call at Bombay 1 ta ducement offers, Tanks available for carriage of oil in Bulk. Space for refrigerated carzo. Limited passenger accommodation
BRITISH INDIA 5.N. CO., LTD.
"SANTHIA"
"SIRDHANA”
"WABOBA”
due 27th March
Balls 8th March due 30th March salis 181 April
due 6th April sails 7th April
from Calcutta, Madras, Penang & Singapore for Japan
from Japan
for Singapore. Penang, Kangoon & Calcutta Krom Japan
for Singapore
Chittagong
(Thoro venols have refrigerated cargo space)
P. & O./B. I. JOINT SERVICE
"OZARDA"
"ORMARA"
duc 4th April salls oth April
due 11th April salls 1201 April
from Јард for Singapore, Madras, Colombo,
Bombay, Karuchil, & Persian Gulf from Persian Gulf for Japan
EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN S.S. CO., LTD.
"EASTERN"
"NANKIN"
due 16th April
sada 1001 April due 26th April sails 20th Appl
from sydney & Brisband for Japan
from Japan for Port Moresby, Bydney & Adelaide
All vessels have liberty to call at any ports on or off the route the route & saliing are subject to change or amendment with or without notice.
Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd.
Bante
Departs Hongkong
Arrive H.K. (on return) 6.45 a., Tuen, Fri. (Connects at Bangkok was U.B.A. lu Rangoon)
(DC-3) 10.00 a.. Tues, 2.15 p.m. Wed. (DC-4) 4.45 a.m. Tues. 3.45 p.m. Wed.
0.30a.m. Tues. Fri. 3.45 p.m. Wed. Sat. All the above subject to Alteration without notice. For passage and Freight Particulars please apply to-
t/Bangkok/Singapore (DCA) 1.00 . Mon: Thurs.
18/Miami/Buiphong JUK/Singon/singapore
K/Manila/B.N. Bornes (DC-3)
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75.32144248783
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SHIPS
FRAN TRI
ARRIVALS.
FROM
"BENLED"
U.K. via Singapore “BENCRUACHAN"
Japan "RENCLEUCH" .....U.K, via Singapore
"BENSLAUDIUF** ...U.K. via Singapore .U.K. vin Singapore "BENDORAN"
"BENLEDI
"BENCRUACHIAN"
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SAILINGS
Kure, Yokohama & Kobe,
Direct to Singapore, thener Havre, Lon- Hamburg. don & fAvonmouth, Liver-
pool, Glasgow Antwerp, Kure, Yokohama & Kobe, (Direct to Singapore, thence Liverpool, [Dublin & Hamborg.
London, Rotterdam” & Bul
(Direat to Binkapoře,
DUE
7th Apr,
or on abt. 12th Apr.
18th Apr.
24th Apr. 17th May
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No Contest
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NANCY
YOU'D BETTER GET RIGHT BACK TO BED
What A Day To Fib
OWWW-- I HAVE
A. PAIN THIS MORNING--OW-W-
OW-W-W
Lain
on or abt,
10th Apr.
13th Apr,
24
22nd Apr.
28th Apr,
9th May
NOW...TO GET THESA
Plat Bay
BANDAGEG OFF IS
· CHE OUT YET ?
20th May
thenee Havre, Lon-
don & Antwerp.
Calls Manila, Tawati, Sandakan, Jesselton & Labuan.
"Calla' Manita, Cebu, Tawau & Saridakan.
Alt Vesselp cccept Cargo for Suez and Port Said,
W. R. LOXLEY & CO., (CHINA) LTD Agents,
York Building
Telephone: 34165:
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-ERNIË ZRAKAN ALLIED
JOHNNY HAZARD
LIMM, I WOULD GAY THAT OUR WEE LAURIE ́WAS IN A WEE COMA /-
HEH, HEN~~~ 1°Ţ WORKED---NO SCHOOL FOR ME TODAY.
By Mik
By Ernie Bushmiller
OH-H--- I FORGOT-- SCHOOL IS CLOSED TODAY ANYWAY
AH-NY I WAS RIGHT... WITH A FEW. AH, MINOR CHANGES... YOU WILL BE ALIKE AS TWIN SISTERS/
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Tory MP Advocates Emigration
(From Our Correspondent)
London, Mar, 27. Emigration from Britain to the Commonwealth an a hig scale was urged today by the Hon, Edward Carson, Conserva- live MP, as the best way to develop. Empire resources and prevent returrent ecopronic crises.
He was writing in a letter to the Daily Telegraph.
high "Surely," he says, "It is Ume for the Government to conversations hold high-level with the governments or the whole Commonwealth with n vicw to planning a real emigra- tion policy on a larger scalo than hitherto end to entienvour to assist and advise people from
the United Kingdom to go where their work and enterprise is most pected in the Empire.
aru
our
"If we as u Commonwealth
work out going to salvation, together we shall never do It by concentrating our labour force in one Smoll comer of that Commonwealth."
I could only be done developing the natural resources that. He wasting in other party, he added.
by
Ito Empire to be treated as a ringle entity as far as finan- cial solvency is conserved then we must review our present dis- tribution of; maripower day the Light at the tonality and qvad- ability of raw materials.".!
A lead is badly required andt can only come from the Goyer- mant, ha contintres,
"This seems to be as conspicu- ously lacking from its prescht @*** "B" Cortos mayon, lay it was permncy absent during the years of mule by the, laba Administrations,
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