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CANADIAN

PACIFIC

A DELIGHTFUL CRUISE DE LUXE

by the

S.S. "EMPRESS OF AUSTRALIA"

21,850 Tons Gross, Length 615 Feet..

LEAVING HONGKONG,

FEBRUARY 13th, 1928.

via Shanghai, Chinwangtao (for Peking), Beppu, Kobo, Yokohama, Honolulu, Hilo, San Francisco, Balboa. Panama, through the Panama Canal to Cristobal, Colon, Hayana.

Arriving NEW YORK,

APRIL 12th, 1928.

Two days available for sight-seeing in NEW YORK.

ין

Leave NEW YORK,

14th APRIL,

arriving SOUTHAMPTON, APRIL 22nd, 1928.

Shore excursions and sight-seeing tours at all. Ports.

For Purticalirs Apply To-

CANADIAN PACIFIC.

Phone Centrul 752.

Tol, addross "GACANPAC."

INDO CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD.

SAILINGS SUBJECT TO ALTERATION.

Destination.

Steamers.

TO TSINGTA! via SWATOW

Hopsang

& SHANGHAI

Washing Yatshing Pooshing Chipshing.. Kumsang

}

TO TIENTSIN

TO KOSE via AMOY, MOJI

8. YOKOHAMA

TO OSAKA vin AMOY.

SHANGHAI, MOJI & KOBE

TO CANTON

TO STRAITS & CALCUTTA

TO SANDAKAN

(Namuang.

Hangsung

Fooksang flosang

{Suisang

Hinsang

'Mausang

Sailings.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

CANTON RELIEF."

MEETING AT TUNG WAH

HOSPITAL,

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1927.

SCHOOL BAZAAR.

CONSIGNEES' NOTICES.

NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA LINE. From EUROPE and STRAITS. The Steamship,

"LYONS MARU,"

EXCELLENT RETURNS FROM KOWLOON EFFORT. The Canton situation is still. The results of the sale of the very precarious and a state of work by the Diocesan Girls" 'School,.. grent tension still exists in the ill-with the object of augmenting the fated city according to the report School Building Fund, held on of the representatives of the Tung Saturday are provisionally reckon having arrived from the above ports, Consignees of Cargo are hereby in- Wah Hospital where a meeting was led at $950 according to a report formed that their Goods are being their risk in the held last night to discuss the pro-received from Miss Sawyer, the landed and placed blem of relief for the Canton suf-headmistress, yesterday.

Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and ferers.

The various sources of the total Godown Company's Godowns at Kow. The meeting was presided over are as follows:-Gate Receipts, loon, whence delivery may be obtain- by Mr. Li Hoi-tang and attended by $23.40; Christmas Tree, $54.50; ed.

Goods not cleared by the 24th a large number of prominent mer. Raffles and competitions, $87.40; chants including Messrs. Li Yau- Edibles, $143.18; Miscellaneous December, 1927, will be subject to tsun, Chairman of the Chinese Stall, $222.50; Schoolwork, $105.70; rent. Chamber of Commerce, Ip Lan-Tens, 383.85: Bran Tub, $71.86; Damaged packages must be left in chuen, Ho Kwong, the Chairman of Sweets, $67.62 Singing, $6.60 the Gudowns for examination "by the the Twenty-four Guilds' Associn-The D. 0. G. A. stall collected $220, Consignce's and the Co.'s representa- tives on any Tuesdays and Fridays, tion, Ho lu, Ng Yu-kon, Leung Pat-which is not added to the total. yu and others.

The Committee wish to express at 2.30 p.m. within the free storage

In oaming the meeting, Mr. Li thanks to the following for gifts Period. Hoi-tung announced that the pur- and general help: The Sun All claims must be presented within pose of the meeting was to consider Co.. Wing On, Kwong Sun ten days of the steamer's arrival what steps should be taken in the Hong, Hon Sang, Colonial here, after which date they cannot be way of relieving Canton refugees, Dispensary,

'Queen's Dispen-recognized. and to determine whether the relief ary, Antidotes work should be carried out by Watson, and Co., Kowloon Dispen-the goods have left the Godowns. Hongkong merchants alone or withsary, Cassum Ahmed, Whitenway the co-operation of the Canton mer Laidlaws. Poohoomull Bros.. Dairy chants and charity clubs.

Farm Co., Anglo Swiss Milk Co.,

the

though

Band, A. S. No claims will be admitted after

No fire insurance has been effects.

NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA. Hongkong, December 17, 1927.

LINE.

From NEW YORK.

stilt

The Steamship,

delicacies were pouring in on the table.

"We then hegan to feel very un-

"CITY OF LAHORE"

The story of his visit to Can-Lane Crawfords, Blue Bird, Hung ton, his adventures in the devastat- Cheong, and the numerous friends ed eity, the tense Canton situation and parents who helped, to make AMERICAN AND MANCHURIAN and the uneasiness of the Canton the affair such a success. merchants, was related by Mr. In Lan-chuen, who was the next speaker and who was one of the Hongkong merchants who went to Canton to investigate the exten: of the disaster. Mr. Ip declared that the visit to Canton was two- comfortable believing, that since fold, namely to show the Canton most of our hosts had taken to having arrived, Consignees of Cargo people that they had the deepest their heels. It might not be safe by her are informed that all Gods hazardous and/or extra-hazardons sympathy from

Hongkong for us to remain behind." added are being landed at their risk into the merchants and also to investigate Mr. p. "We therefore decided to Godowns of Holt's Wharf, whence

call a motor car to take us to the Delivery may be obtained. conditions,

No Claims will be admitted after Proceeding. Mr. Ip said "we wharf, intending to board the 9.8," were welcomed by the vice-Chair-Kinshan for, Hongkong. But out the Good have left the Godowns, and man of the Canton Chamber or on the dark street not a single all Goods remaining undelivered after. Commerce, Mr. Wu Chung-tong motor car was to be found. We 23rd December, 1927, will be subject and other Canton merchants at the then determined to walk to the to rent. steamer wharf immediately upon wharf considering it unsafe even All Claims against the

arrival. Accompanied by to pass the night at a boarding must be presented to the undersigned 011 or before 80th December, 1927, local merchants, the Hongkone re-house. Canton was no place for or they will not be recognized. presentatives went by motor car to us. The 'streets were dark and All broken, chafed and damaged be left in the Godowns, The Canton Chamber of Commerce, almost wholly deserted. Pedes- goods are

which place we announced trians were few and occasionally where they will be examined on any that our intention in going to ecrps of soldiers walked along the Tuesdays or Fridays between the Canton was to discuss the problem streets, adding more mystery to of relief."

our

at

our uncomfortable circumstances. The Unfinished Dinner.

Compelled to Return, Wed. 21st Dec at 7 a.m.

But the startling reply of the

"To add to our misery, when we Sun. 25th Dec,at 74.m. vice-Chairman of the Canton Cham arrived at the wharf we were pre Wed. 28th Dec at 7am. ber shocked the Hongkong reprevented by soldiers from boarding

Sun.. lat Jan at 7 a.. sentatives; for the former stated

the steamer. In our disappoint- Fri. 30th Dec at 5p.m. that if such a meeting was held the mert we had to take another long Sun. 25th Dec at 7 a.m. attendance would, undoubtedly, walk, going to Wongsha where we be very poor, as under present stayed at a friend's house for the 7am. conditions, when there Was 110 Satur. 7th Jan at

Tues. 30th Dec at

Fri. 30th Duc at

2 a.m.

steamor

hours of 10.45 a.m. and noon, within the Free Storage period of one week. No Fire Insurance has been effected. 'Bills of Lading will be counter- signed by,

THE BANK LINE, LIMITED;

General Agents. Hongkong, December 19, 1927.

one to even manage the affairs of night. Early the following morn-coinciding with those of the the Bureau of Public Safety, then most of the men in our party, former speaker.

left for Hongkong.".

3 p.m. headquarters of the Police, none of the merchants would risk their

3 p.m.

Mr. Ng Yu-ken declared that, Proceeding, Mr. Ip declared that in his opinion, the Canton disaster

WAR

Wot. 11th Jan at 3 p..ives by going beyond the doors he remained behind desiring to find would not have a very great effect Thurs, 22nd Dec at 3 p.m. their residences to attend the out more about Canton, Ile took upon trade in Hongkong as most Satur. 24th Dec at 3pm. meclink at the Chamber.

a motor car trip around the city of the shops destroyed by fire In Wed, 4th Jun at

However. later in the day, the the next morning and found that the ill-fated city were the smaller

pedestrians were more numerous ones. "Canton Chamber requested then during the previous night. Later, Mr. Ha Iu, proposed that For freight or passage apply to:-

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sentatives at a dinner party streets had been cleared of tives of the Canton charity clubs to be held the same evening corpses. He also found that only were coming to Hongkong by Telephone 215, Central

the Chamber of Com-from 10 to 20 per cent of the the night bont that same merte building. The proposal business shops had resumed busi-) evening the meeting should was accepted by the Hongkong, ness.

I be adjourned until more facts on.. merchants. At the dinner party In concluding his report, Mr. Ir the present situation were learned, that night a few local merchants stated that tension still existed at: Mr. Ho's proposal was seconded were present as hosts, but when Canton and that almost anything by Mr. Ng Yu-kon and the meeting the dinner was, half over most of could happen at any moment, was then adjourned, when it was them made one excuse, or another After Mr. Ip's speech others decided that all those at the meet- jand left the Chamber.

who

the were at

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