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PAGIFIC

ATLANTIC

ATTENDED LIKE AN HONOURED GUEST

TRAVELLERS to the

United States and Burope who go via Canadian Pacific are. attonded lika honoured house gucata.

The White Empresses of the Pacific are noted for therapeed and luxury. The summer trains, "Trace-Canada" and **Mountaineer,” are the pride of the World's Greatest Travelä! System. And the Atlantic passenger. Best maintains the Game" high standard of ex- estence. Through the whole Journey a sourteous, thought- fal, eficient staff anticipates your every wish and serves you Indtlessly.

CANADIAN PACIFIC

Nist sailing to the Pacific Coast

S.S. "EMPRESS OF RUSSIA" July 4th, 1928-At Noon,

GREATEST

WORLD'S

TRAVEL SYSTEM.

American Express Travelers Cheques

Beuition of TRAVELLERS' OHEQUES-

"The system of Travellers Cheques was originated in 1891 by the American Express Company with the object of creating a form of travel aurrency which would give the holder the security of a letter of credit and at tas m

The Company registered the cheques ime the enuvenience of local currency.

AMERICAN EXPRESS TRAVELERS ander the trade name of GRIQUES' the word. Travellera" being pulled with one '1'. The advant age of the Chequr vena coApparent that other banking institutions adopted Shareyatem,

Quated from Pitton's Dictionary of Banking by Wm. Thotaron,

Temand in G$10, ($20, 4:$50, 654100 run! £5'and £10 dedomination -End in a call, bundy ward no cut only, of 1 per cont Becure your senimskip trekete, hotel reservations and itinerariva; or

.plan your cruise or tour through

THE AMERICAN EXPRESS Co., Inc.

1-6, Des Vœux Road, Contrsi, Hongkong.

THE SWEDISH EAST ASIATIC -COMPANY, LIMITED. BERVICE OP FAST MOTOR VESSELS Landing Direct For

ROTTERDAM, AMSTERDAM, HAMBURG and COPENHAGEN, OSLO, GOTHENBURG,

M.V. "NANKING"

M.Y. AGRA"

M.V. DELHI"

Loading about

26th June 20th July

SHANGHAI, JAPAN FORTS and VLADIVOBTOCH,

For further particulars apply to the

GILMAN CO., LTD,

Hongkong.

19th Juno Agenta.

G. E. HUYGEN.

Canton.

MM

MESSAGERIES

MARITIMES

MAIL AND CARGO STEAMERS TO AND FROM MARSEILLES, DUNKIRK, U.K. HAMBURG & ROTTERDAM.

From Marseilles

ANGERS...

19th, Juue. .....3rd July. PAUL LECAT... ANDRE LEBON...... 17th July.' CHENONCEAUX...... 31st July.

From Dunkirk, Antwerp, London

For Shanghai, Japan and North China

For Shanghai and Japan.

19th June. ÅNGERS. PAUL LECAT....rd July. ANDHE LEBON........ 17th July. CHENONCEAUX...... 31st July. For Marseilles

G. METZINGER...... 19th June. ANGERS..

17th July. PAUL LECAT.... 31st July.

For Rotterdam, Hamburg, Dunkirk CAPT. FAUNE (Cargo) 18th June,

MIN (Cargo) 17th June,

For full Particulars, apply to :——

Telephones: 0, 851and 740,

Cic. den MESSAGERIES MARITIMES,

3, Queen's Building,

THE HONGKONG TELH

GUNMEN IN CITY.

BOLD ENTERPRISE ENDS IN FALLURE.

What seems to represent, the Jimit in during is an effort which

MONDAY, JUNE 18, 1928.

MOVEMENTS. CONSIGNEES NOTICES.

A REDUCTION IN BRITISH STRENGTH IN CHINA.

*

OCEAN STEAM SHIP CO., LTD.

And

CHINA MUTUAL STEAM - NAVIGATION CO., LTD.

Consignees per Company's Steamer,

"DARDANUS"

From UNITED KINGDOM via" SINGAPORE.

London, June 16. Seven battalions of the China live armed robbers made on Satur-Garrison are going Home next win- day night to rid a shop in the ter and five battalions are expect- very heart of the city. The ated to be sent out is relief. Thus tempt was a well-planned one and n reduction of strength is fore- that it falled was entirely owing to shadowed for 1929 and the garri-are hereby notified that the cargo will entirely be discharged into Holt's Wharf Kow unanticipated resistance on the son, will be almost part of a plucky foki.

changed by the adoption of the loon, where it will He at Consignee's risk and subject to terms and condi "The shop chosen for the coup was principle of short tour service in tions of storage at Holt's Wharf. The Cargo will be ready for delivery from the Tang Kee, an old-established China.

The unila withdrawing from the Godown on and after 15th June. money-changer's shop which oc

Optional enrgo will not be landod Biren cupies a little space five feet wide Shanghai Defence Force include by fifteen feet deep at No. 18tho First Nort Janta, Second here, unless notico has been Queen's Road Central. It is next Welch Regiment, Second Suffolks, prior to steamer's arrival, but carried to the new building adjacent to First Bedfordshire and Herts on from port to port to the final port

The Northants go to Malta, the of call to which the option extends.

All broken, chafed, and damaged the A.P.C.

Welch to Singapore and the Suf-goods are to be left in the Godowns folks and Beds and Herts to In-where they will be examined on any dia..

Tuesdays and Fridays between the hours of 10.45 a.m. and noon within the free storage period.

The money-changer'a had just closed down its business for, the day. At the stroke of eight as was the usual custom, money was taken from the counter and stowed away in the safe. The shutters were put into position and the last plank was being adjusted when a man put his head through the aperture and demanded to see one Fong Kec. As there was no one by that name employed in the shop, the stranger was ordered by a foki, In a somewhat peremptory tone, to go away, but instead of doing so, he forced his way into the shop, and it was then seen that he was armed with a revolver. Four other gunmen forced their way in was having after the first, who

The Second Staffords from Shornce, First Norfolks from Egypt, Second Wilshires from In- dia are going to Shanghai.

the

THE

FUNNEL

BLUE

LINE

REGULAR PASSENGER SERVICES |

ULAR AND FAST FREIGHT AND

26th June. Itin Jule. 24th July,

M'lo, Londen, 'R'dam & Hamburg Mles, London, R'dam & Glargow M'lon, London, R'dam & ilamburg

Genua, Havre Liverpool & Glasgow Jenoa, Havre, Liverpool & Glasgow

No claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the steamer's Godow and all Goods remaining undelivered | LONDON, SERVICE

• "DIOMED" The first East Yorks will go to after the 21st June, will be subject to

"HECTOR" "PERSEUS" All Claims against the Steamer India from Tientsin and be relieve

"Calls #1 Carabianiu. ed by the Arst Somersets from Egypt. The first Queen's Royal must be presented to the undersigned

29th Jun Regiment are going to Malia from on or before the 5th July, or they LIVERPOOL-SERVICE Hongkong,

second Scots will not be recognised.

"DANEA" No Fire Insurance will be effected.

20th July - "RHEXENOR Guards.to London while the second

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,

Agents.

PACIFIC SERVICE Royal Scote will go to Hongkong

Hengkong, 14th June, 14, 1928.

via Kobe & Yokohama "PROTESILAUS" 14th July from Egypt-Reuter.

TYNDAREUS" 23rd June NEW YORK SERVICE

"HELENUS" "DARDANUS" PASSENGER SERVICE

"HEOTON" 14th July. "AENEAS" " 4th Sept

Supplies and Transport.

London, June 16. Colonel H. A. Stuart has been, Director of a hard time with one of the fokis.appointed Assistant

A short sturdy chap, the latter Supplies and Transport for the boldly seized the revolverheld by North and South China Commands. the first robber and gripped it so-Reuter.

hard that the weapon snapped

open, and the bullets dropped pat

of the cylinder, on to the floor."

When

ก

A Risky Chance,

questioned by reporter afterwards the plucky foki said he thought at the plucky foki said he thought at the time that it was not likely that the robbers would dare to fire for fear of drawing attention from the street. It was a rinky chance to take, int it appears in the light of what followed that he was right

Shanghai, June 17.

The Minister of Finance, Mr

THE BEN LINE STEAMERS, LIMITED.

From MIDDLESBRO', ANTWERP, PINES. LONDON, STRAITS and PHILIP.

The Steamship,

"BENDORAN" Consignees of Cargo are hereby in- inte the risk T. V. Soong has called representa-formed that all Goods are being

landed 'nt.. their tives of the bankers; industrialista

hazardous and/or extra hazardous of The Hongkong and and others to participate in an Godowns

Co., economic conference in Shanghai Kowloon Wharf and Gadown

Ltd., whence and/or from the wharves on July 1--Reuter.

delivery may be obtained.

Moscow, June 17: A violent earthquake is reported from Tiflis, but the damage was unimportant.-Reuter.

gunmen,

No claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all Goods remaining undelivered after the 21st inst, will bo subject to rent,

All claims against the steamer must be presented to the Undersigned

before the Bih Proximo on or

ог

for although all five had each a The robbers realised that they they will not be recognized. gun, none used it. When the tussle had failed, and they rushed aut All broken, chafed, and damaged was threatening to prolong mat-in a body into the street and dis- Goods are to be left in the Godown, where they will be examined on the tors onc of the other gunmenpersed in different directions.', 120th inst. at 10 a.m. by Messrs. made use of his weapon but only It was thought that one or two Gaddard and Douglas.

to jam the muzzle savagely into of the gang may have turned into No fire Insurance, has been effected. the chest of the resisting foki, in-Zetland Street and escaped up the Bill of Lading will be countersign- flicting a nasty bruise and incapa hill. All had disappeared from ed by, citating him for the moment from the scene, however, when the GIBR, LIVINGSTON & CO. LTD.,

21 within further action.

few police arrived, minutes of the alarm being given.

Alarm Given. -

By this time, two other fokis of the shop, who were in the office space in the rear, had taken note of the proceedings. The assis- Itant accountant was one of them. He had just locked away the money in the safe and with the other foki a boy in his teens, they scrambled up into the cockloft and got out into the street through an opening in the top of the wall. This opening was protected with wire net which they succeeded in remaving.

The escape was carried out in full view of the gunmen, but they were helpless to prevent it, so chary were they of muking use of their weapons. All they could do was to follow the escaping men up into the cockfofl, but they were just a fraction too late. As he eluded their grasp, one of the es- caping fokis left a plecs of his singlet in the hand of one of the

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Agents.

Jongkong, 14th June, 1928.

KONINKLYKE PAKETVAART

MAATSCHAPPIJ.

Royal Packet Navigation Co. of Batavia.

M. V. "CREMER"

will be despatched on 21st Jupe at noon. For SINGAPORE, PENANG' & BELAWAN DELI DIRECT.

Offers excellent saloon accommodation, all lower borths, . English.Cuisina, doctor carried, wireless.telegraph,

1st. CLASS FARE to SINGAPORE $125.00.

In connection with the Royal Packot Nav. Co.'s (K.P.M.) Hervices to all destinations in the Netherlands East Indies and Australia.

BANK

Agents:-JAVA CHINA JAPAN LINE.

Telephone Central No. 1574 York Building: Chater Road,

LINE LTD.

ACENTS FOR

ELLERMAN & BUCKNALL S.S. CO., LTD.

BAILINGS SUBJECT TO ALTERATIUM WITHOUT NOTICE UNITED KINGDOM & CONTINENT

ELLERMAN LINE

24th June, 25th July,

"CITY OF CARLISLE" Mar'Üles, Havre, London, R'dam & Hamburg "CITY OF TOKIO"... Havre, London, Rotterdam & Hamburg.

BOSTON, NEW YORK & BALTIMORE ... AMERICAN & MANCHURIAN LINE

"CITY OF OSAKA" · "CITY OF EVANSVILLE"

13th July. 10th August.

via Burz Cana! via Sitor Cana)

ALBO AGENT FOR

ANDREW WEIR &

.CO.

SERVICES TO'

BOSTON & NEW YORK-

via Suez Canal

"AMERICAN & ORIENTAL LINE

6th

"FORRESBANK”...

MAURITIUS & SOUTH AFRICA

""TINHOW"

་་

ORIENTAL ABRIGAN LINE.

..... 7th August.

Loading for Maurition, Riunion, Delagon Bay, Durban, East London, Algoa Bay (Port Elizabeth), Mossel

and Bay Capetown.

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Through Bill of Lading issued to Beira, Quilimaino, Ibo, Port Amelia, Mozambique, Chinde, Inhambane,

Zanzibar, Mombases, Kilíndini, Port Nolloth, Luderita Bay, Walvis Bay and Madagascar.

* - " "

For freight or passage on any of the above lines apply:---

THE BANK LINE, Ltd'

Telephone Central 4701!

20th Juno.' 27th July.

OUTWARD SERVICE

"ANTILOCHUS"

**ULAUCUS""

20th June.

29th Jupa.

Victoria, Vancouver & Beaitle Victoria, Vancouver & Sonttie

Now York, Boston & Baltimore Boston, New York & Baltimors

Bingapore, Mardellina & Lopion Singapore, Marseilles & London

Shanghai, Moji, Kobu & Yake.

Shanghai, Teku & Dairen

Also cargo stesmore with limited passenger accommodation at specially reduvod/fares.

For freight, passage rates, and information apply to:-

Butterfield & Swire,

Agante.

"You will remember sometime ago, I said that if the President Liners employed the same elliciency and care in handling freight as they do in taking care of their passengers, it would pay us to route all of our shipments via the Dollar and American Mail Lines. This cable says 'Shipment arrived perfect condition, record time'. From now on all our freight as well as employees will go on the Presidents."

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Weekly Trans-Pacific Service

To San Francisco and Los Angeles

To Seattle and Victoria

Tues., June 25th

Tues., July 10th

Tues., July 24th

The Sunching Belt via Honolulu The Short, Straight Route to America

Fortalsbuy salings on Wednesdays Fortnightly sailings on Tuesdays Pres. Pierce Tues., Jano 19, 10a.m. Pres. Jackson Prcs, Taft

Tue, July 3rd Pres. McKinley Prcs, Jetterson... Tues., July 17th Prer Grant Pres. Lincoln Tues., July 31st Pres. Cleveland... Tues., Aug. 7th Special through rates to Europe via United States Direct 120, 112 Sons with all Atlantic lines. Choice of rail lines. across United States and Canada, liberal stop over privileges for sightseeing

Europe and New York Direct

ROUND THE WORLD /

Fortnightly sailings on Sunday via Mandia, Susic, Colombo, Svet Canal, Alexandrie "Naples, Gende, bisselles, New York and Boston Pres. Polk Sún. July 1, 8 am Pres. Harrison Sur, Aug, 12, 8 am Pres. Adams... Ban., July 16, 0a.m., Pres, Monroe Sur, Aug. 26, 8 am. Son, Bept. 0,8 a.m. Pres. Gardeld Sun, July 29, 8 a. Pres. Wilson

To Manila

Pres. Jackson ... June 10th; 6 p.a. Pres. McKinley "Pres. Taft ... June 23rd, 6 p.m. Prcs. Jererson...

Pres, l'olk ..... ... July 1st, 8. Pres. Adams

July 3rd, 6 p.m.

July 7th, 6pm.

--

July 15th, 8.m.

For Bookings, Passenger and Freight Information apply to Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank Building, Ground Floor Telephone Central 2477, 2478 and 795 Cable Addres "Dollar".

American Mail Line

and

Dollar Steamship Line

CANTON BRANCH:-403, Ka Naam Tong Building.

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