10
KOMAGATA MARU
EPISODE
When durdit Singh was in
tlongkong.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, JULY 3, 1914.
The Gardwars, Singapore. pamphlet is headed "God is one. Vistory be to him. Congratula tion! Congratulation! Congra tulation!" and the wording is in a similarly unbusinesslike strain. Gardit Singh describes how hia steamship company come into existence and why it chartered the Komagata Maru..
POST OFFICE.
There will be no steamer for Macao on Monday the 6t Inst. at 2 pm.
Macao Mail will be closed at 6p.m. daily Instead of 7.15 am. until further notice..
MAILS VIA SIBERIA.
Loft London June 13,
.
3rd inst., 5 p.m.
TO-MORROW.
Dus Shangbat Juna 29.
Singapore would seem to have
"When I went to Hongkong in been closely associated with the now famous Komagata Maru January, 1014," he writes, "I opisodo, according to nu Allaha saw a number of people awaiting bad contemporary's story. Itin Guardwara, to sail for Van-
MAIL'S CLOSE TO-DAY ehould be mentioned, however, couver. They are to suffer all!
of inconvenience and that no such company as that sorts mentioned the Siri Guru Nanak trouble. I could not see them Shanghai & N. China-Per WOJANG, Steamship. Co. is registered in in, this miserable plight and re- this Colony, says the Singapore anlved to give them a helping Froo Press. Gurdit Singh, the hand. Therefore on my return to manager of the concern, gives his Singapore I promised with those address as care of Gardware, intending passengers to write to which means, of course, the Sikh me if they could not got tickets, temple. The story appears in the and that I would try to secure Pioneer Mail, and is from its tickets for them; that I would Calcutta correspondent, under go to that Supreme Court of date June 10 as follows:- Canada have this question settled once for all in our favour; and if the Canadian Government re- fused to accede to our requeste I will ask Rome questions from
of
English
Mall
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Mail.
Straits, Burmiah, Cavirin, Ado- laide, Western Australia, India Aden. Egypt, and Europe via Brindial. (Late Lattors îl a.m. to noon. Extra Fostage 10 conta) (Supplementary mail on board up to the time fixed for departure of the mall. Extra Postage 10 cents) (Letters posted in all the Pillar Boxes In time for the Arst clearance will be included in this contract mall The Fardel mail will be closed on Friday the 3rd July, 5 p.m.-Per HIMALAYA, 40%
July, if a.m.
Shanghal, and North "China (Europe via Siberia)-Per KANCHOW, 4th July, 5. p.m...
the Government Tadio and a full report there- of will be purbli had for the information of Hindustanie. For
(To make connection with the Tientsin- this purpose a steamer has been
Pukow Railway, closing at Shanghai Br. chartered for six months from their. O, at 8.30 p.m. on Thursday, the 9th 14th March, 1014, because when July.) we will have a steamer entirely Amoy-PoF HOND WAN I, 4th inst., 11 at our disposal the passengers could be landed safely and without Shanghai, N. China & Japan via Kobe any inconvenience. During the first trip we expect to get about 300 passengers and the next will sail from Caloutta."
Per TORILLA, 4th July.
3 p.m.
ترمون
SHIPPING NEWS.
ARRIVED:
WEATHER REPORT.
On the 3rd at 11.50-Depromion lis over S, E. Mongolia, Tongking, and to the north east of Hokkaido..
of the Bonins
C. F. Laolz, Gor. so. C. Dehaloke, 3rd
Próssure has increased slightly along instBingapore, Gen.-H. A. L.
the coast from Shanghal to Capo St. Chinhua, Br... 1,357, Finlayson, Srd James, and over Formosa and Luzon. Just-Manilo, lat font, Gon.-B.It has decreased slightly over 6. Japan, & S
and is now highest in the neighbourhood Chunsang, Dr. 8.a., 1,418, O. J. Mattock, 2nd Inst.Hongay, 30th, ult.. Coal. M. & 03. Haimun, Br. 1.8,641, Stewart, 3rd inst
Swatow, 2nd inst., Gen.-D. L & Co.
With reference to the rumour "referred to in Commerce and Companies by your commercial correspondent on the 8th Jane that the Nippon Yusen Kaisha was interested in the voyage of the Komagata Maru to Vancouver, Mesara Andrew Yule and Co., the Calcatta agents of Nippon Yusen Kaisha, deny the report. They state that Nippon Yusen Kaisha has no connection with the attempts of Indian immi- grants to force their way into the colonies. More than that, the line has already refused one offer at least to run a direct pas
anger versal from Bombay to Canada to enable would-be in- The name of the steamer was migrants to get over the con- the Komagata Maru and it was tinuous voyage clause of the chartered through Mr. A. Booj Haiphong & Pakhoi--Fer HANOI, 5th existing Immigration Act. On (or Boond) a well-known big! the 5th May last Messrs Towner-agent. Sixty-six thousand dollars Jonea and Co. wrote from Bombay were paid for six months and informing Mosers: A. Yale and Co. that they had an enquiry for a vessel capable of carrying five hundred third class Indians via the Suez Canal to Halifax, Novo Scutis, and asking if the Nippon Yusen Kaisha cald provide such vessel ju, say, three weeks' time. "This appeure, they continued, "to be a genuine enquiry,"
The enquirer was one B. L. Verma, Secretary of the American Indian Colonisation. Co., of Van- couver, who bad returned to India to make the necessary arrange ments. Messrs Towner Jones and Co. added that they had discussed the matter with the Protector of Emigrants, Bombay, who stated,
· SUNDAY, 5th July. Bwataw Per HAIMUN BEb July 9, n.m. Swatow-Fer PITSANULOK, 3th inst.,
0.m.
inst. El a.m.
'MONDAY, 6th July.
Gurdit Singh promised that all Philippine 1-Par LOONGSAÑO, 6th incidental exponses would be borne by him.
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Be continued: "Now I am con-¦ fident that the steamer belonging wel-hat-wel & Tientsin--Por
Hongkong Rainfall for the 24 hours ending at 10 a.m. to-day, 0.40 luchen.
Hong Moh, Br. B.s. 2,555, K. S. Bainbridge,
2nd Inst. -Singapore, General-1 Order.;
Hongwan J, Br. . 2,000, J. Mason, 3rd
Inst.Singapore, 28th ult. Gen. Chinese.
Hupeh, Br... 1,951. A Maker, 2nd inst. -Swatow, at last, Gen.-B. &
9.
Sanuki Maru, Jap. 83. 3,822, T. Pato, Sed
last-Singapore, 27th ult. Gen. N. Y. E
Wimbledon, 2,436, J. Cantell, 2nd inst.-~ Chingwanglao, 25th ult, Coal--- D. & Co.
Persia,
Br. B.3. 2,744, J Hill, ad Inst
San Francisco, 2nd ult., Gou.-P.
M. Co.
DEPARTED.
July 3.
Hue for Halphong vin K.C. Wan Taishun for Bhanghal & Tientsin Awa Maru for Seattle via Keelung Inaba
Maru for Kobe via Shanghai. Chipshing for Canton Assays for Shanghai
Clara Jobson for Bangkok via Swatow
Mackinaw for Brigan
Kagehow for Canten Fornley for Maji Luchow for Shanghai
CLEARANCES AT THE
HARBOUR OFFICE:
གའ་
FORECAST FOR THE 24 HOURS ENDING AT NOON TO-MORROW.
District.
Forecast 18.E. winds, Hongkong and Neighbourlight to
>moderate; bood
fair.
Formosa Channel ...........
MAIL STEAMERS
THE PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S. N. CO.
ENGLISH MAIL
WILL despatoh VESSELS to the Undermentioned PORTS on or
about the DATES named ----
For
Steamers
LONDON, via Us-] Himalaya
ual Ports of Call Capt. W. W. Cooke
Penang, Capt. H. E. Kitcat.
To Sail On Remarke
noon
Freight
4th July.
& P'ange
R.N.R.
LONDON & ANT;]
WERP via Singa- ] Khyber
about...
8, winds, modarte.
pore,
8th July.
Freight &P'sage
Ombo, Port Said,
R.N.R.
& Maraeilles
Assaye
Capt. G. J. Coldwell
10 ... 3rd July,
Freight &P'sage
MOJI, KOBE Nile
about
Freight
AND
10th July. & Penge
3 Bouth coast of China be-? The same
tween H.K. and Lamooks Jaa No. 1. |SHANGHAI ....................... South coast of China be? The same tween H.K. and Hainan... as No. 1.
China Coast Mateorological Register.
3rd July, a.m.
Station.
Tokio Kochi
(Winda
rae
SHANG HA I
YOKO (Capt. H. Powell
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All the above steamers are fitted with Wireless Telegraphy.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
P.&O. 8. N. Co.'s office,
W'estock 70 Nemuro Hakodate
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29.71 03 29.59
ese 10
Hongkong. 30th June, 1914
WEW 1
20.07
H
29.85
29.91
Oshima
K'igima
Nagasaki..
30.05
29.08
29.95
Naba
Ishijima
Bonia Is.
30.02
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Chafoo
Wbalwel
20.63 7395 sw
Hankow Ichang
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Gutzlaff Isharp P. Ta
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29.77 83 80 se
E. A. Hewett,
* Superintendent.
NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD.
BREMEN.
Lorm IMPERIAL GERMAN M IL LINES
To sail on
WEDNES., 8th July,
For
6 NAPLES, GENOA, AL-
SHANGHAI, NAGA- Prinz Eitel Friedrich
About
WEDNES. 8th July,
SATUR.. 11th July.
Steamers.
29.74 79
3 b
19.48 .75
29.85 82
Amoy Ga
40.80 92 87 se
1 a
Swatow
20.27
29.37 80 91 sse
2 c
July 3.
Taiboku Sa
29.85
GIERS, LISBON, Derflinger SOUTHAMPTON, [Capt. F. Prosch A'WERP & BREMEN,
10 a.m.
17,000
July, 1 p.ro,
TUESDAY, 7th July.
Taichu
23.86
Auna for Bangkok"
E. F. Ferdinand for Triesto via Singapore Rosbun Wasang for Shanghai Halyang for Foochow via Swatow
Talnan
29.85
10 AS
+
29.85
+
SAKI
KOBE AND> Capt. C. Mundt
F'dorsa
29.83
YOKOHAMA
16,000
Canton
29.78. 70 05 -
10
CHIP-Hupcb to: Salgon
H'kong
30
M'LA, ANGAUR, YAP.")
Gap Rock
20.74
3 o
18
Macho
30.75 BQ
20
Wuchow
9a
Pathol
NEW GUINEA Capt. A. Hurtzig BRISBANE, SYDNEY
6,000
3 p.m.
Holbow
AND MELBOURNE...
Phulien
63 29.76 77
one 1 0
Tourane
Prinz Waldemar
29.68 84
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a. St. J.
29.81 77
KOBE
Capt. 0, Jurány.
20.81 ..
6,100
29,92 78
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20.81 78
0
9 20,85 82
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JESSELTON, KUDAT & Bornep
SANDAKAN
Capt. J. Koehler
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8
29.83.87"
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SHING, 7th July, 9 a.m.
CHING, 7th July, 10a.m.
Taintau for Bangkok
to Siri Guru Nanok. Steamshipswatow, Amoy and Foochow -Per HAI-Tatjap for Batavia via Banka Company will go round the whole
APOAR, 7th July.... I-Por CHINHUA. 7th July, Philippizo
3 p.m. Shanghai & North China-Per SHAOH-
BING, 7th July, 3 p.m.
WEDNESDAY: 8th July.
Straits, Burnab,
Hong Wan I for Singapore via Amoy Phra Nang for Hongay
Kanchow for Tuinatau via Shanghai
PASSUNGERS ARRIVED.
Mandla
Aparri Legarpl Por as. Persia from San Francisco eto. Iloilo Geo H Allon, Miss A Bowman, Bliss M Bacolod Caylou, Bolster, Miar E Boukbane, OJ Coffey, Cebu Adelaide, Western Australia, Miss S Pineda, Miss Thompson. FG Labuan India, Aden, Egypt and | Whittle. Europe via Naples-Por DER. FFLINGER, 8th July, 9 a.m.
Haiphong, &
world and there is every hope that Straits, India via Calcutta-r A. the Company will be registered on the steamer'e arriving at Van couver. I have taken the whole thing upon my own shoulders. Nobody has come forward to buy any shares in the said Company as yet. It is expected this luore- tive business will induce others to join the Company de partners."
Before the steamer was charter. ed the akh and path ceremony he could not issue permits for was duly performed on the 11th 500 emigrants to Canada, but March, 1914. The steamer sail. suggested reference to the Covet from Hongkong on the 10th erament of Bombay. The firm March.
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Hollow,
Swatow,
Pakhol-Fer
KAIFONG, 8th July, 9 a.m. Amor, Formosa via Takao
SOSHU MARU, 8th inst.,
Per
J'a.m.
PASSENGERS DEPARTED.
Per as. Awa Maru for Soattle etc.---|
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T. F. Claxton, Director, Hongkong Observatory, July 3,
Fahrenbelt on the loyal of the aes In fa-
1 Barometer, reduced to 32 degroom
[ches, tenths and hundredths.
2 Temperature, in the abado. In degrees Fahrenheit.
..
Mrs M E Williams. WPC Trafford. Shaw. Low Tow T G B Mitsuoka, Rey & Mrs GB Scarf, Chou Tat Leons. Master 3 Humidity, in percentage of saturation, had done this and understood "Let us pray to Guru to land Straits, Samazaux & Bourabaya--Por. Cheu Tat-chour, Mrs Chea Chow-she, the Humidity of air saturated with mole that Government was considering the passengers safely," he con-
Mrs Chus Yip-she, FJ H-Stone, C Reture boing 100. the question.
oluded. "On its return the Shanghai & North China--Per KWONG- bort, Mrs S.Minami and Mrs Yamashiro:
To this lotter Mosare. A. Yale ateamer will take passengers and Co., replied on the 9th May for Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, thanking Messrs. Towner-Jones Penang and Calcutta and the and o. for their enquiry bat expressing regret that they had
no steamer they could offer them.
systow-Fer HAIMUN 8th July, 10 am. Japan vin Nagasaki--Par BENDORAN,
8th fast., 10 am.
CHUNSANG. 8th inst, 11 a.m.
BANG, 8th July, 5 p.m.
THURSDAY, 9th July.
passengers from Malay Archipel-Swatow, Amoy, Formosa via Tomsui- ago will be taken on board free
of cost. It will again Bail from
"We would, however, draw your Osloutta to Vancouver from Jaly
attention," they conclude," to the next." fact that we understand the "Komagata Maru was chartered recently for Indian passengers for Vancouver vis. shangbai and Japan, and that passengers were not allowed to land."
It has not been possible to find. out in Calcutta who are the owners of the Komagata Marú. The only inforniation referring to the charter that is available appears in Gurmukhi, a paraphlet issued two or three months ago by Gurdit Singh, who styles himself at its conclusion the the Siri Gure manager Nanak Steamship Co., care of
of
SILIMPOPON GOAL. - BUNKERS
can ball at 12 Rat
ut
SANDAKAN & SEBATTIK
Ameri-
For DAIGI MARU, 9th inst.,
1 p.m.
Formosa via Keelung Japan via Moji. Victoria & Ta- EcomaOHICAGO MARU, stb
Inst. 3 p.m. Shanghai & N. China-Per ANHUI, 9th
July,3 7.1.
Austra¬Âu tka"
Ilan
Hon
Mail,
Mall.
:
METEOROLOGICAL.
Direction of Wind, to two points. 5 Force of Wind, according to Benafore Boale.
State of Weather, b blue sky, o de- SHIPS PASSED THE CANAL: tachad cloud, & drizzling rain, ffog,
gloomy,b hall, I lightning, o overcast, p London, 19 June,
passing showers, q squally, x ralo, s snow, Arrivals from China: Rohemia, Cordil-thundar, v vizibility, w dow wet. lero, Tottori Mazu, Merlonathahiro.
0 Rain in inches, tenths and hundredtha The following vessels have passed the Canal:-Chias, Hector, Kaga Maru, Per sin, P. E. Friedrich, Demodocus, Dan of Kelly, Bonegambia, Katori Maru, Ucker- mark.
London, 23rd Juns. Arrivals from China-Bayern, Bel- gravis, Buelow, Karoms, Telemachus,
The following vessels have passed the Canal Cardiganshire, Danbar, Lycson: Inverclyde, Luizow, Bigmaringen.
London, 30 June. Arrivals, from China.-Perala, Sigma
The following vessels have passed the Canal:-Andalusia, Bellerophon, Ben- Philipsin Islands, Australia,venue, Malta, Holentia. Tasmania & New Zealan' vis Port Darwin- 1 EASTERN, 10th J. ly, 10 nym
FRIDAY 10th July,
Philippine It., Australia...Tas- mania & New Zealand-Per TAIYUAN, 10th July, 11 a.mringen.
(British North Borneo), At these ports steamers calling
Bwatow, Amoy and Boochow --Por HAI for bunker coal
TAN, 10th Inat., 10 a.m. exclusively are Stralis S India via Calcutta- Por exempt from all shipping duos
KUTBANG, 10th July, 1 zár. and harges.
IT IS WHAT YOU 'DET MORE
THAN WHAT YOU' PAY;.
THE
DOUBLE ·STRENGTH · MEANS
DOUBLE VALUE..
LOTUS MOKHA
15 UNIFORMLY EXCELLENT.
Obtainable Everywhere.
A. BUNE.
H. RUTTONJEE & SON.
SATURDAY, 11th July. Wet-hai-wel & Tientsin-Por HUI.
CHOW, 11th July, 0 a.m. Philippine IsPer RUBI, 11th inat., 3'p.m Philippine Per YUENSANG, 11th
July, I p.m.
(Siberian - Australian-
To
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Mall.
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make connection with the Tien tain-Pukow Railway, closing at Shanghai Dr. P.0.at 8.30 am, on Thursday the 18th July.J
LOTUESDAY, 14th July,
Jasaitos, Kucht & Sandakan-Por
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J.
BORNEO, 14th June, 8 a.m. Saigon, Straits, Ceylon, Ade lake, Western Australia, In- dia, Aden, Egypt and Europe
te Letters 11. Postage 10 cente). Lotters, posted in all the Pillar Boxes in time for the éléaranos will be included MUZEALOTAthlébountract mailPor MY ORIHLI, 14th inst.; 11 a.me. Philippine La-Per TAMING, 16h mat
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Previous
MARONN,SAMARAI, Prinz Sigismund
About TUESDAY 21st July. TUESDAY, 14th July,
9 a.m.
All the steamers of the European Line are fitted with Wireless Telegraphy. New System of Telefunken.
FREIGHT LINE.
NEXT SAILING FROM HONGKONG.
OU AWARD. About
About
Mark.. Goettingen
6th July. Tuebingen.
3rd Aug.
HOMEWARD,
For Marseilles, Rotterdam and For Duenkirchen, Rotterdam and
Bremen/Hamburg:
Altair Beginning of July.
Day On date On date For Naples, Genoa, Rotterdam,
ata.
At post
29.74
•
29.77 28.75
36
83 '84
75
80
79
SE ENE
2
Barometer Temperature........ Humidity Wind Direction..
Force.........
++
B
Weather Rain
0.40 Bilgankopan sir Comparatare on the and 85 Lowest
H.E. Observatory, 3rd July.
1... NA
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T. F. CLAXTON. Director.
MAIL STEAMERS
PACIFIC MAIL S.S.CO.
OPERATING
MODERN HIGH POWERED TWIN SCREW EXPRESS.
MONGOLIA 27000 tone
KOREA 18000 tons
CHINA 10209 sons.
MANCHURIA 27000 tons
SIBERIA 1000 tone NILE HOOD Lone
PERSIA 9000 tons
Between Hong Kong, Manila, Shanghai, Nagasaki, Kobe, Yokohama, Honolulu and San Francisco
"THE SUNSHINE, BELI"The Most Comfortable Route to América and Europe
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TUESDAY,
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