P. & O-BRITISH INDIA, APGAR AND EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN LINES.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH..
{ COMPANIES incorporated in ENGLAND) Taking Cargo on through Bill of Lading for Straits, Java and Burma, Ceylon India; Perslag Cilit, Mauritius, E. & 8: Africa, Australasia, including, New Zealand & Queensland Ports, Red SeE, Egpyt," Constantinople, Greece, Levantine Ports,
Aurope, Etc. N PENINSULAR 8 ORIENTAL FORTNIGHTLY DIRECT ROYAL MAIL STEAMERS. (UNDER CONTRACT WITH HM, GOVERNMENT,)
A
From Hong
kong (about)
Tons
KHYBER
9,114 |
WALIPORE-
*5,273
6th Oct.
MALWA
10,986
15th Oct.
NAGPORE
KASHMIR
5,283 .8,985
20th Oct.
29th Oct.
MACEDONIA
11,120
12th Nov.
MONGOLIA
16,504
26th Nov.
Destination
Oot, noon | M'los, Ldon, A'worp & Hull Straits, Colombo & Bombay Marseilles & London Straits, Colombo & L'don M'leg, Lidon, A'werp & Bu Marselles & London. Marseilles & London- 10,946 10th Doc. Marseilles & Londoù
9,00524th Dec.
Marseilles, L'don & Awerp Frequent connections from Port Said for Passangers & Cargo to Constantinople, Ffraus, Smyras and other Levent Forts by Stasmets of the Khedivial Mail 8. 8. O., BRITISH INDIA-APCAR SAILINGS
- MANTUA
KASHGAR
MECHANISED WAR LESSONS.
PROBLEMS MULTIPLYING
DAILY.
NO SELF-PROTECTIÓN.
were given that they should, ha] CO. kept open. It is, of course, ques- tionable if the tanks would have
ES NOTICE
reached certain positions had their THE DEN LINE STEAMERS, LTD. visors been closed.
The above are some of the la sons learned but problems to be solved are multiplying daily.
The Stenship
No claima
From LEITH, MIDDLESERO”, ANTWERP, LONDON, STRAITS The roar of the tank when on
and PHILIPPINES. the move makes it impossible for
BENVENUE" the crew to hear anything that le! going on outside their steel house. Consignees of Cargo are hereby It is for this reason that the tank informed that all Goods are being Salisbury Plain, Aug. 28.. Major-General Sir John Burnett-crews are invariably carrying on landed at their risk into the hazardous Stuart, General Officer Command-the battle when the "stand fast" and/or extra hazardous Godowns of and Godown Co., Ltd., whence und/or ing the Third Division, Colonel has been sounded, and not because The Hongkong und Kowloon Wharf Commandant R. J. Collins, Com- of any particular desire to continue from the wharves delivery may ba "will be admitted aftar mander of the 7th Infantry Bri- the bad relations with their op- obtained. gade, and of the experimental ponents.
In order to communicate with the Goods have left the Godowns, and mechanised force, commanders of units and umpires yesterday dis-the tanks the umpires carry two all Goods remaining undelivered after cussed for three hours the lessons small flags, a red one and a blue the 3rd October, 1927 will be subject All claims against the steamer must of the night exercise in which lone. The red flag is shown by to:reat. the mechanised force was opposed way of ordering the tank to close
its visor. A blue flag indicates be presented to the Undersigned on or by the cavalry brigade.
Certain tests were applied to that the umpire wishes to converse before the 17th October, 1927 or they that exercise. One concerned the with the occupants of the machine, will not be recognized. nbility of the mechanised force as In peace manoeuvres, when the at present constituted, but rein-visor of a tank is closed, one of forced by a mechanised battalion the crew usually observes his front on from the turret in order to avoid of infantry, to protect itself
op-running over infantry who may od. the move in daylight when posed by cavalry and armoured be taking cover on the' ground.
Great Responsibility, ears.
Was that! The lesson learned
The method employed by the umpires in deciding what action more proteétion was essential.
The Brigade headquarters on to take when dealing with tanks both sides were "shot up" during on manoeuvres is governed by the operations. The first occasion official instructions. But a great was when the 13 pounder of the responsibility rests on the tank 1,000 yards if it has fired six aim- Royal Horse Artillery fired on the umpire to see that his decisions dated rounds at the tank to the
un-satisfaction of the umpire. interfere unduly mechanised column between Wey-not
A single anti-tank gun is usually hill and Lodgershall. On the sec reasonably with the progress of
a tauk ond occasion an armoured car was the fight. When tanks reach a held to be able to stop
hostile artillery position they must even if the tank has the support of This car had lost its way and halt without any special order so covering fire. responsible for the attacks. found itself close up to the head-as to enable the umpires to make
decision on the number
"Monmouthshire is almost bank- salvo before a tank reached the tanks and guns out of action. rupt," was a statement made by quarter group and had fired in a place. Lieutenant Colonel M. A. The usual method of showing Councillor J. Saddler, a Socialist! The P. & O. Royal Mail Steamers By London via Saus Opal,
Studd, Brigade Major of the 7th that artillery has been put out member of the Monmouthshire The P. & O. Branch Bervice of Steamers to London vis the Dage. -The New Zealand Shipping Co.'s Blasmara or Boulbempton and Londos via Infantry Brigade, was also "shot of action, viz., to limber up, is not County Council, at a meeting of the
up" by an armoured car and by
TILAWA *TÄKLIWA SANTHIA
10,006 7,936
6th Oct. 11th Oct.
7,754
5th Nov.
S'pore, Penang & Calcutta S'pore, Penang & Calcutta 1.S'pore, Penang & Caloutta
"Calla.Rangoon.
EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS (South)
4,500 | 30 Sept. 4 p.m. ¡ Manila, Sandakan, Thurs. 6,000 28th Oct. Island, Townsville, B'bane.
Sydney and Melbourne.
*ST. ALBANB ARAFURA
TANDA
6,956
2nd Dec.
"Calle Kolambugan Omits Sandakan.
Regular Monthly Sailings from Hongkong to Japan and Hongkong to Australia
The E& A. 8. 8. Co., Ltd, steamers will also call at Shanghai, Iloils, Caba Kolambugan, Tawao, Timor, Darwin, or other ports en route sa inducement offers.
Frequent connections from Australia with the following The Unton 8.8. Co's Steamers to the United Kingdom Vancouver Fan Francisco, etc.
·Panama Canal.
2 Naw Zealand,
"SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI & JAPAN
Amoy, S'hai, Moji, Kobo
& Osaka
S'hai, Moji, Kobe & Yoko S'hai, Moji. Kobe & Yoko Shanghai & Kabe
ARAFURA
6,000
4th Oot.
TORILLA
5,205
6th Oot.
Moji, Kobe, Osaka & Yoko Moji, Kobe & Osaka
SANTHIA
7,754
13th Oct.
MACEDONIA 1 11,120
15th Oct.
JEYPORE
5,318
25th Oct.
*MONGOLIA
16,504
29th Oct.
TANDA
6,956
MANTUA
10,946
KHIYA
9,135
KASHGAR
9,005
8th Nov, 12th Nov. 19th Nov. 26th Nov.
ST. ALBANS
4,500
6th Doc.
MOREA
10,953
10th Dec.
*KALYAN
9,144
13th Doc.
8,155
24th Dec.
10,986 7 Jan. 1928. 9,114 21 Jan. 1928.
DEVANHA
MALWA
KHYBER
*Calls at Balny.
Moji, Kobe, Osaka & Yoko S'hai, Moji, Kobe & Yoko S'hai, Moji, Kobo & Yoko S'hai, Moji, Kobe & Yoko Moji, Kobe, Osaka & Yoko S'hai, Moji, Kobe & Yoko' S'hal, Moji, Kobe & Yoko 1 S'hai, Moji, Kobe & Yoko
S'hai, Moji, Kobe & Yoko S'hai, Moji, Kobe & Yoko
All dates are approximate and subject to alteration without notice. WIRELESS ON ALL STEAMERS. Parcels Measuring not more than 24 ft. x 2ft. x 1ft. will be rosived at the Co's Office up to noon on the day previous to sailing For Passage Rates, Handbooke, Freights, etc., apply to
MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & Co.,
Agents.
P. & O. Bldg., Connaught Rd., C.
GLEN LINE.
Fare Hongkong to London £82.
was
of
All broken, chafed, and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on the 3rd October, 1927, at 10 am -
No Fire Insurance has been effect. Bills of Lading will be countersign- ed by
Agents,
GIEB. LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD. Hongkong, September 24, 1927.
"Unless the Government a party of men at a range of a few applicable to anti-tank guns, The Abercarn Trades Council at New- are usually under cover some disor someone steps in, he said, "it will yards. Colonel Studd is & Tankreason for this is that the teams bridge.
mean the closing of the schools, the Officer. and his misfortune
tance in the rear of the position. or- that he was travelling in an
Anti-tank guns put out of action cessation of public health control-- dinary side-car instead of in an must be reversed. It is held that, in fact, all supervision of the coun- armoured vehicle. The Cavalry stationary tanks surprised in the ty-as we find the calls cannot be Brigade headquarters were attack-
the the county only working half time ed by armoured cars, first at Kimp-open by observed artillery fire met owing to the key industry of
would be vulnerable up to limit of the effective range of the and the men employed in it being ton and again early in morning.
guns. Further, the effect of a the lowest paid." Nearly 20 concentration of artillery fire by parishes were deeply in debt and It was held that as at present several batteries directed on tanks, unpaid calls owing to the county constituted the mechanised force whose position has been, reported amounted to £142,573. To-day a cannot satisfactorily protect it-from the air, should be allowed further call of £107,000 would be self against cavalry and armoured for. cars. It was further decided that
Sharpshooters Needed.
the
made. Eight months ago when the Ministry of Health refused to sanction a further loan to Mon- were then mouthshire for a trunk road system
Similarly, tanks which surprised the eavalry can check the move-ärtillery in action might use their ment of the mechanised force, but three-pounder guns effectively up cannot seriously delay it or hold to 1,000 yards. A gun not itself the country conneil
a position against an attack by under fire from hostile troops is £116,000 overdrawn on the educa- that force. When at rest at night adjudged to have knocked out a tion side alone and arrears of rates it was urged that the mechanised tank at any range between 400 and due to them totalled £160,000. force should, for its protection have some infantry sharpshooters: attached to it, while during the day it required a fleet of small armoured cars and some anti air- craft guns so that the column might march in a protected area.
In the matter of deploying the mechanised force in an advance against the enemy the test proved that the information was difficult to control. One suggestion to overcome this difficulty was that some part of the Headquartere staff should be duplicated so that Oct.some of the staff could be in the air to see what was actually going Nov. Nov. on. Communications broke down Dec. badly, and this was responsible
for some confusion..
LONDON, ROTTERDAM & HAMBURG vla STRAITS & COLOMBO.
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Due Hongkong
Motor Vessel "GLENTARA”.....
Motor Vensel "GLENSHIEL"
Steamship
Steamship
P
Steamship
"CARNARVONSHIRE",
"PEMBROKESHIRE" "GLENIFFER"
18th Oct. 27th Oct. 12th Nov. 29th Nov, 8th Deo.
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via Suez Canal 4th Oct. via Suez Canal 6th Nov.
via Suez Canal 20th Nov.
Steamers proceed via Suez Canal or Panama Canal at owner
option.
Subject to Change without notice.
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Hongkong & Canton.
Jardine Matheson & Co., Ltd.. Canton.
AUSTRALIAN-ORIENTAL-LINE, LTD.
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DON HONGKONG ON OR AROUT
民族
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8th November
»
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CHANGTE TAIPING
7th January
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Agents.
The opinion was expressed that, the umpiring was done extra- ordinarily well in considerable disficulties. Through a misappre hension some of the tanks were put out of action, because they had their visors open, and orders
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11
5.5
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Further Sailings:
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3rd of October.
{Expected on or
about.
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from Hongkong
Sails honce on or about 18th Oct. Sails honce on or about 15th Nov. Sails honco on or about 13th Dec.
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FROM CALCUTTA & COLOMBO TO SOUTH AFRICAN PORTS
'B.S. "UMYOLOSI" 3.S. "UMZUMBI
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*Siberia Marú *.-
Taiyo Maru...
Tenyo Maru ---
Tuesday, 4th Oct.
Tuesday, 18th Oct.": Monday, 31st Oct.
*Calle Los Angeles, Omitting Honolul." LONDON via Singapore, Suez, Marseille & Ports.
Ateuta Maru
Kashima Maru
Aki Maru
inde...
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SYDNEY & MELBOURNE via Manila & Ports.
Mishima Maru,...
BOMBAY yin Singapore & Colombo.
Tamba Maru
SOUTH AMERICA (WEST COAST) via Japan, 'Honolulu,
Los Angeles Mexico & Panama Bokuyo Maru
...
SOUTH AMERICA (EAST COAST) via Singapore,
Cepatown & Ports.
Saturday, 8th Oct.
Saturday, 22nd Oct.
Wednesday, 19th Oct.
Monday, 23rd Nov.
Tuesday, 11th Oct.
Wednesday, 16th Nov,
Kanagawa Maru
Saturday, 15th Oct,
Thesday 11th Oct.
Tuceday, 20th Oct.
Saturday, 1st Oct.
Friday, 21st Oct.
SHANGHAI. KUBK & YOKOHAMA
Monday, 3rd Oct.
Tottori Máru (Moji Direct).
Saturday, 8th Oct.
Saturday, 8th Oct.
Monday, 10th Oct.
Monday, 17th Oct
NEW YORK and/or BOSTON via PANAMA.
Toba Maru
LIVERPOOL via Singapore, Colombo, Port Said & Porte.
Lima Maru -
CALCUTTA via Singapore, Penang & Rangoon
¡Nagano Maru
"NAGASÄKI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA,
Mishima Maru
Suwa Maru
Yamagata Maru
"Seiyo Maru (Kobe Direct)...
Fushimi Maru
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