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THE HONGKONG ... DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 10TH, 1924

Travel through CANADA to ENGLAND

-VIA-

The New Route of

CANADIAN NATIONAL RAILWAYS Daily trains from VANCOUVER to MONTREAL. Equipped with Observation Cars permitting best possible Views of famous Mountain scenery.. Passengers from the Orient met on arrival at and rendered every Victoria aud Vancouver assistance with baggage, etc.

Through bookings made on all Trans-Pacific Steam- ship Lines from Hongkong.

Illustrated Booklets and Information supplied on application.

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Building

Queen's Road C.

CANADIAN

NATIONAL RAILWAYS

Telephone

Central

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BAILINGS FROM HONGKONG SUBJECT TO ÄLTERATION

TERRIBLE : TRAGEDY ON BROOKLANDS TRACK.

DARIO RESTA'S FATE.

SMASH AT 118 MILES PER HOUR.

The motor racing world has lost one of its best known and most brilliant men by the death of Durio Resta, who was killed on September ard at Brooklands while attempting to break the present speed records up to fifty kilometres.

Besta was a familiar gure at Brook- lands, where he had bean practising and rooing hundreds of times. He was driving a brand new Sunbeam two-litre racing car of the Grand Prix model. On the pres vious day he went for a practio spin over the course, taking with him his sen. Aged 12. On Sept. 3rd he was accom- panied by William Perkins, the Sun- beam Company's mechanic.

As Resta's intention to try to break the records was known in motoring circles, there were many witnesses of the tragedy, both on the grand stand and scattered about, the course, which is nearly three miles in circumference.

The accident, which happened at 11.20 a.m., occurred on the north side of the course, ut a spot known as the railway straight, which extends between the barking of Seven Arches and the Sewage Farm. The truck, whieb is there a dead level, is separated from the rough ground between it and the railway lines by post. and rail fencing, flanked by all corru gated iron sheeting." When the ear had reached the "straight on the fourth round, and was travelling at the rate of tis miles an hour, according to an eye- witness who was near the scene at the time, the tyre on the off hind wheel burst, causing the car to skid to the right. This witness added; He was a magnif-

engine and applied his brakes, but the car struck the posts by the side of the track, crashed through the iron fencing, and tore it away for a width of about 30ft. The impact was so great that the iron sheets were twisted into all manner of shapes, and scattered to the right and left of the ear, which forged ahead for xhout another 30ft, through the rank grass, and barst into flames.

WEATHER REPORT

October 9th at 175,-Warning to Hong- Lang, Cart Torts, dovere, typhoon within 30 miles of Lat. 21 deg. N. Long. 119 ~deg. By moving NW.

October 8th at 18.30-Local signal No. 1. haisted.

October 8th at 17,45-Pressure has increased considerably over X. Luton and the Balingtang Channel and slightly to moderately over Japan it has decreased moderately over Formon and the adjacent China Coast.

INDO-CHINA

STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED

THENTAIN

SAILINGS SUBJECT TO ALTERATION.

SHANGHAI via SWATOW

MANILA

KOBE via MOJI

STRAITS & CALCUTTA

via SWATOW

THINGTAU SWATOW &

SHANGHAI

SHANGHAITI. SWATOW

MURIPSHING” ...Saturday,

11th Oct., Noo

*TAKSANG"

Sunday,

19th Oct. 10am

“LEESANG*

Monday,

13th Oct. 1l

#LAISANG

Monday.

13th Oct, Noon.

Monday,

13th

Usint

&

Monday,

13th Oct 8 pm

Tuesday,

14th

1 Po

HOSANG

HOPSAND “MAUSANG**

... Thursday,` 18th Oct, 10 1.25,

19th Oct 10

Sunday,

The typhoon is situated about 10 miles cast of Pratna Bhool, moving NW., and thatena the coast between Hongkong and Swntow

Shanghai warnings Oth st. 13.00.1—A movere typhoon within 60 miles in Lat. 21 deg. N. Lang 119

110 deg. E, moving NW. Real 94. Hongkong minfall for the 24 hours ending st 19 hours, Oct. 9th 0.00 inch. Total since January 1st, 98.48 inches, against an average | CALOUTTA LINE---This Line now afforda regular sailings to Calcutta, Poonar and of 78.23 inches.

The forcast for the 24 hours ending at 18 hours, Oct. 10th is as follows:--

DESTLICT Formoss Channel

C

FORECAST

.. N. to. N.K. galo,

V.Eins, fresh a Hongkong to Gap Rocks gale: lowly, rain.

South coast of China between Hongkong and Lamocka

·

South coast of China between

Hongkong and Hainan

HONGKONG METEOROLOGICAL

REGISTER.

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Hongkong Übeerritory, October 9th,

Previous On Date:On Date

Day jat p.m. 6 am. 2 p.3.

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**

Barometer

29 73. $3

29.69

29.60

· 75

80

Wind Direction... Force Weather

ESE

4

NNE North

0

0.00

0.00

73

LONDON, HAMBURG, ROTTERDAM & ANTWERP-vin Singapore, cent driver, for he instantly shut off the Temperatare

Colombo, Saez and Port Said.

"LONDON MARU”

1.5

Tacklay,

4th Nov.

RIO DE JANEIRO, SANTOS & BUENOS AIRES-vis Saigon, Singapore,

Colombo, Durban and Capetown.

"MEXICO MARU

"CHICAGO MARU-

BONHAY via Singapore and Colombo.

*-AMUR MARU " (alls at Perans) ... "BEINNO MARU" (Calls at Penang)

* ALPS MABU" (Calle at Penäng)

BANGKOK Vis SAIGON.

"BUSHO MARU”

Monday,

Saturday,

Wednesday, 22nd Oct. Monday, 24th Nov.

20th Oct Thursday, 23rd Oct

4th Nov. Tuesday,

lat Nov.

Sunday.

-10th Oct.

“DALOUTTA Via Singapore, Penang & Rangoon.

"HAGUE MÄRU "

TERRIBLE INJURIES.

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Many of those who had been watching the race rushed to the spot and found Resta lying between the demolished fence and the car, with shocking injuries to his beul, the upper portion of which

VICTORIA, SRATTLE, TACOMA & VANCOUVER vix Shanghai and had been completely smashed, apparently

Japan Porta.

"ALABAMA MARU”

"ALASKA KÄRU · (From Kobe) ...

JAPAN PORTS.

Wednesday, 22nd Oct.

Wednösday, 16 OL

NNW YORK via Japan Ports. San Francisco" and Panama.

"OELEBES MARU

INDO MARU”

ALABAMA MARU»

MIKLING vin'Swarow & ANOT

PAKAKUSA MARU”

"KAIJO MARU"

“TAKAO, VÍR - SWATOW & AMOT.

-KOTSU MARU

SEO & KEELING

"BUSHO MARU"

For farther particulars please apply to-

Wednesday, 15th Oct, Tussas 31st Oct Weinendar, ad Oot-

Sunday, Sunday,

19th De, 11 19th Ooh, 11,

Friday. 10th Oct., 10a.m.

“Thursday, 18th Oct

Telephons Nov. 4098, 4089, 4090,

OSAKA SHOSEN KAISHA

M. TAKEUCHI, Manage

1.

JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN

JCJL

York Building

Hongkoře

LIJN.

Tel. Address:

JAVALYN

Tel. Centrd-1576

ENGULLE FORTNIGHT SERVICE BETWEEN JAVA. CHINA AND JAPAN.

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ENGLE

AUTAROEM

TJIMANOEK ... BATAVIA

JILIWONG...

TJIPANAS

JAPAN

SHANGRAI

Hamidity

Rain

High test open-air Temperature on th Lowest open-air Temperature on 9th

7. Dayak.

HONGKONG, TIDE TABLE.

From Oct. 10th to 16th, 1924. HIGH WATEL

10 m

B'kong

Standard

Tiny.

by contact with the fron sheeting, and portions of the head were found scattered | Fri, about on the grass. The twisted iron lying on the ground also bore, witness' to Batar. 11m 8 the terrible nature of his injuries. The right boot and sock, with the top of the Son. 12 big toe, had been wrenched off his foot.,,

Perkins, the mechanic. reaped with comparatively light injuries. His cloth ing caught fire from the burning car, but through rolling in the rank grass he ex- Wed. | 13 ]m tinguished the flames. He struggled to

Mon. 13

Tues. 141

bis feet, and in half-dazed voice said, Thur. 16 m

Where am I?" He was able to walk

to the track, but be was promptly placed in the motor ambulance which had been harried to the scene and taken to Weybridge Cottage Hospital, where he lost consciousness for a time. He was found to be suffering from shock and ex- tensive burns on the back, hands, and right arm, which will accessitate his being in hospital several days. The body of Resta was conveyed in the ambulance to the mortuary to await an inquest.

The car was completely destroyed, and WLA a case of twisted and blackened metal work.

"THE SPEED XING."

Dario Resta, who was not quite 40 years of age, had achieved world-wide fame as a racing matorist and was as great a favourite on the racing tracks of America, where he was knoWD ES The Speed King" as was the case in Eng land and on, the Catinent. A cool driver, with a fine judgment of pace, and quick ability to seize opportunities as they offered, he had won nearly all the classic events in the motor-racing world. He held the 500 miles world's record with an average speed of 97.38 miles per hour and the world's record for 100 miles at 102.8 miles per hour. Of Italian paren tage, he was educated in London, and did all his carly racing on Brooklands, which be considered, in the light of his exper- ience in later years, as so wide and safe as to call for hardly any driving skill SHANGHAI & NORTE On compared with the steeply-banked tracks

in America.

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9th Oct.

14th Oct. ŠKAMOKAI

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231b 37th

3rd Nov. ALL

23rd 22nd 29th

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4th Nor 10th 19th

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JAYA

SMART NORTH CHINA

THKANDI +JIRINI TJIBODAS

BATAVIA

JAPAN. B'KAL & ANDY

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Java via M'san. Oth

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The steamers are all fitted throughout with Electric Light and have socommodation for a limited number of saloon Faszergere.. All stamore carry a duly qualifed surgsen, Cargo taken at through entan to all ports in Netherlands India and Australia.

For Particulars of Freight and Pamage, apply to the

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FAST in all the large cities, in AST route, new, ships, excellent food. Through

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Managing Operators for U. S. SHIPPING board

One of the narrowest escapes be ever had was when driving against De Palma in a 500 mile race. They ran neck and neck for the latter half of the distance. and with only a few laps to go Resta snatched the lead. As he did so bis ear skidded completely round and was only jast missed by the other competitor. Best& quickly regained control of his machine and was only beaten by a narrow margin.

SCAPA SALVAGE.

Messrs. Cox and tanks, the London firm which is salving the twenty four sunk. en German destroyers at Scapa Flow, are making good progress with the work.. The first destroyer was raised on August Int, the second on August 13th. and the third on August 20th. The actual work of lifting one boat takes a little over a week; but the huge floating dock once a German submarine dock, taken several days to be towed to and from the company's headquarters at Queenborough, A representative of the firm outlined how the work is done.

"The exact position of the destroyer is known by the charts," he said. The two pontoous, which are equipped with hauling-gear and machine-shins, are towed by tugs to the place where the destroyer. lies. The divers then go down and pass ten wire 9-inch ropes under the vessel.

When the destroyer is bauled up and fastened between the two docks, two or three tugg take the whole in tow, to the shore, about two miles away,

(Continued on nezt Colima.)

41

Height.

LOW WATER.

'H'kong.

Standard

Time.

Height

m

I

I 1

59

2.38

38

m3 20

10 18 7 21

3.43

4 2: 150m-442

3" 5 5. 6m 524 Tu 567 2 50 3

Even then considerable time is taken up by the removal of the ropes. The actual lifting time of one destroyer, fa- cluding, both journeys of the foating docks, is 13 or 14 days, if good weather prevails.

"The destroyers are in most cases draped with seaweed, and are only ft for breaking up. The value of the steel, wood, and fittings will more than com. pensate us for the time and labour used."

No definite period could be stated for the completion of the work. When the time comes to lift the larger vessela, such as the Hindenburg and the Seydlite, individual attention will have to be paid to each.

The report that Messrs. Cox and Danks have decided to acquire the large font- ing dock which has lain at anchor at Gareloch since 1914 is denied.

HAIPHONG HOIHOW

BANGKOK SWATOW KOBITA SHANGHAI & MOJI

"WAISHING*

FOOSHING*

"MINGSANG"

"HANGSANG"

KUTSANG*

...Bunday,

Today,

... Tuosday,

19th Oct 10 m

21st Oct; 10.

21st Oct, No

Singapore; returning from Calcutta steamers proceed is Skendin

and Hongkong to Japan, occasionally calling at Shanghai. All steamers have excellent passenger accommodation,

fitted with Wireless and carry a fully qualified Sargnon,

SHANGHAI LINE Sailing approximately every three days between Canton A

MANILA

?

Shanghai, sometime calling at Swatow. Through tickets ou be obtained and through Buls of Lading are issued to all Northern and Yangtsso Ports via Shanghai.

LINE-A weekly service is maintained with Manila by vezself with goal i

passenger accommodation, sailings from both porta every Saturday, HAIPHONG LINE .—Sailings approximately weekly for passengers and cargo, calling at

Heihow both ways

BORNEO

at 11',m.

LINE-Fortnightly sailings to and from Sandakan by two 8,000 tam klənmers, 4.1. "HINSANG" and sa. "MAUSANG," both steamALE

excellant passenger accommodation. Cargo taken Barough Bils of Lading, for Kadat, Jesselton, Labuan, Tawao and Lahad Datu.

TIENTSIN LINEA regular service is run from March to November between Haag

kong and Tientsin, occasionally calling at Weihaiwai and Chefoo. BANGKOK LINE -A weekly service is provided between Hongkong and" Bangkok vin

Swatow by five steamers fitted with up-to-date passenger s000«- modation.

CALCUTTA LINE

A "HOSANG" will be despatched on or about Monday, 18th Oct. 3 p.m., for SINGAPORE, PENAND

& CALCUTTA,

Through Bills of Lading issued to RANGOON, MADRAS, PORT

SWETTENHAM and DUTCH EAST INDIES.

For Freight or Passage apply to

JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD.

Telazkom Ke... Comezat. 915,

GENERAL MANAGERS,

GLEN

AND SHIRE

JOINT SERVICE OF STEAMERS.

U.K.-STRAITS, CHINA & JAPAN BERVICE

OUTWARDS.

Dae Hongkong.

Tessal

Vessel.

"GLENSHANE” ·

In Port #GLENGARRY".

... 14th Oct. GLENAPP *

30th Oct, CARMARTHENSHIRE" 13th Nov.

HOMEWARDS.

"GLENOGLE” London Botterdiam &

“GLENGARRY"

Leave long. Diaskaryot

*** Hith Ook Hamberg -13th Nov, and HambarY. 6th Deo. & Hambarz

London Rotterdam "GLENAPP London, Botterdam

Movements are abject to change without notice. For Freight or farther Particulars, please apply to

JARDINE, MATHESON & CO THE GLEN LINE, LTD, AĢENTA. Telephones: Central No. 215 sub-er. 28, and Central 3596.

LTD.

THE HONGKONG & WHAMPOA DOCK Co., LTD.

TELEGRAPHIC. ADDRESE", "MANIFESTO," HONGKONG.

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OIL TANK STEAMER "PALUDINA”

427 0° 58′2′′ #1 0° 1,400 tens dw, x. 8,360 H.F.

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of THE ANGLO SAXON PETROLEUM CO. LTD, being one of four nimila vH

tan- the emezsə ayder

Please address enquiries to the Chief Manager:

K.R DYER. B. Sc., MLN.A., Kowloor Door, Horoners