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CANADIAN

PACIFIC

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will sall for

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via Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama

at

6. A. M.

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 8th, 1928.

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Tel. C. 752.

Tel. C. 42.

Cables: "GACANPAC."

Cablus: "NAUTILUS,”

American Express Travelers Cheques

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Loading about . 27th Sept.' 15th Oct.

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For further particulars apply to the

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MARITIMES

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ANDRE LEBON... 14th Aug. CHENONCEAUX... 28th Aug. PORTHOS....... 11th Sept. ATHOS II. 25th Bapt. D'ARTAGNAN...... 9th Oct. SPHINX..........23rd Oct. G. METZINGER... 6th Nov. PAUL LECAT...... 20th Nov. ANDRE LEBON... 4th Dec.

To YOKOHAMA via Shanghai

Kobe.

PORTHOS...

14th Aug. ATHOS-II..

28th Aug. D'ARTAGNAN........ 11th Sept. SPHINX...... 25th Sept. G. METZINGER... 9th Oct. PAUL LEGAT...... 23rd Oct. ANDRE LEBON... 7th Nov, CHIENONCEAUX... 21st Nov. FORTIOS.......... 5th Dec. We can issue through tickets to Egypt, Syrian ports, East Africa, Madagascar by transhipmont on our mail staamors at Port-Sald or Djibouti,

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For full Particulars, apply to:~-~

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Telephones: C. 651 & 740,

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

COURTNEY S ESCAPE. A

HOW RESCUE WAS MADE

New York, Aug, 4. The Captain of the Minnewaska has wirelessed n laconic account of the rescue of Courtney. He raced to the spot in response to an S.0.S. and searched fruitlessly for hours. He calculated that the plane had drifted eastward owing to Stream west wind the Guif and eventually found the plate riding easily on a gentle swell, the weather being ideal.

The engine room was burnt out and wireless battery exhausted. Ho shipped the tired but cheerful survivors and Courtney consented to the abandonment of his flying- boat.

The Minnewaska diverted 341 miles from her track for the rescue,

Reuter's American Service.

MONDAY, AUGUST 6, 1928.

WT NICE.

CLAIM AGAINST FORMER FRIEND.

I

The case in which Mr. Edwin Perey Harvey, of Culmore Croft, Witley, Surrey, was the defendant

CONSIGNEES' NOTICE,

THE EAST ASIATIC CO., LTD. COPENHAGEN.

The Motor Vessel,

"JAVA"

in an action brought by Mrs. Ella having arrived, consignees of cargo Wingfield, of Condult-street, Lon- are hereby informed that all goods don, for £150, one quarterly instalare being landed and placed at their ment of an alleged settlement of risk into the hazardous and/or extra 2000 a year, was concluded re- and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., hazardous Godowns of the Hongkong cently.

Ltd., where delivery can be obtained as soon as the goods are landed, the goods have left the Godowns and all goods remaining undelivered after the 8th August, 1928, at 4 pm, will ha subject to rent.

Mrs. Wingfield, to whom the defendant had given a villa at Nice, produced a document making the settlement. This document, Mr. Harvey said, was a forgery, and he denied the settlement of £000 a year. He contended that he signed a blank piece of paper after a talk on occultism at Mrs. Wingfield's house, and that she afterwards had the document typewritten above the signature.

No claims will be admitted after

All broken, chafed and damaged goods are to be left in the Godown, by they will be 'oxemined whare

the Mossrs. Anderson & Ashe on 7th August, 1928, at 10 a.m.

All claims against the vessel, must bo presented to the Undersigned before the 11th August, 1928, or they

The Spanish Flight.

Madrid, Aug. 4.

The jury disagreed on the ques-will not be recognised. Repairs to the "Numancia" will tion whether or not the document No Fire Insurance will be effected. take a month..

Bill of Lading will be counter was forged, and woré dicharged. The fight will probably be post-The case was tried before Mr. aigned by,

"JOHN MANNERS & CO., LTD., poned indefinitely-Reuter.

Justice Swift in the King's Bench.

Agents. Hongkong, 2nd August, 1928.

The "Numancin" is the Spanish seaplane, which, piloted" by Major Franco, left Cadiz on a round-the world flight. The plane broke down over Algarve, the southern province of Portugal, and then re- turned to Huelva.)

BARDOLI TROUBLE.

UNDERSTOOD SETTLEMENT

BEEN REACHED, ·

Pooun, Aug. 5..

Mr. Harvey who continued hla evidence" said that he had now destroyed all the letters which he had received from Mrs. Wingfield.

Serjeant Sullivan, K.C. (for Mrs. Wingfeld)-Is there any doubt that you became Infatuated with this woman?-1 supose it is the only way to account for my folly,

Mr. Harvey agreed that at one time he made a will leaving Mrs. Wingfield an allowance of £650 a year on his death, but he said that he had destroyed the will, He never had my intention of making | It is understood that a settle provision for her while he was ment has been reached un the alive. "The document making the Bardoli question, it being prar-settlement is a pure invention," tically certain that u inquiry he said, "had already made pro into the revised land revenue as- vision for her by giving her £6,-

000," sessment will be conducted by u judicial officer assisted by a Re venue officer. The former's opin ion will prevail in all vital matters and the Government will exerelse the freest elemeney in reinstating the village Revenue officers who resigned on the issue. Relief in jextreme cases of suffering among cultivators will also be given. Reater.

Writing Signatures,

Serjeant Sullivan asked Mr. Harvey to sign a blank piece of paper placed on the solicitors' table in Court.

This Mr. Harvey did, writing kis name near the top of the paper.

THE BEN LINE STEAMERG LIMITED.

From MÍDDLESBRO', ANTWERP, LONDON & STRAITS.

The Steamship,"

"BENALDER"

|

THE

BLUE FUNNEL

LINE

REGULAR AND FAST PASSENGER SERVICES |

FREIGHT AND

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"GLAUODE" 7th Aug. M'ler, London, B'dam & Bamburg "PHILOOTETES" 26 Aug. Mites, London, R'dam & Hamburg "AENEAS"

4th Sept. -Mʻlae, London, R'dam & Glasgow"

LIVERPOOL SERVICE

"ANTILCOHUS" 20th Aug. Gadioa, Havre Liverpool & Glasgow

22nd Aug. Havre; Liverpool & Glasgow

"TEDOER"

PACIFIC SERVICE

vis Kobe & Yokohama "IXION" PTYNDAREUS”.

-- 23rd Aug. Victoria,' Vancouver & Scattle 16th Sept. Victoria, Vancouver & Sentils

NEW YORK SERVICE

"LIOAON" "PHEMIUS"

24th Aug.. New York, Boston & Baltimore 17th Sept. . Boston, New York & Baltimore

PASSENGER SERVICE

"AENBAY" "BALPEDON"

4th Sopt. ... 3rd Oct.

Consignees of Cargo are horoby In- formed that all Gooda aro being land- ed at their risk into the hazardous OUTWARD SERVICE and/or extra hazardous Godowns of The Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd., whence and/or from the wharves delivery may be obinined.

No claims will be admitted after the Goods have left, the Godowns, and all Goods remaining niidelivered after the 10th August, 1928, will bo subject to rent.

All claims against the steamer must be presented to the Undersigned on or before the 24th August, 1928, or they will not be recognized,

All broken, chafed, and damaged

a.m. by

"I notice,, (said Serjeant Sulli-Goods are to be left in the Godowns, vah) that when you are asked to where they will be examined on the

9th August, 1928, nt 10 The Bardoli trouble centres write your name on a blank paper Messrs. Goddard and Douglas, round the land tax which the In-you do what everyone else does- No Fire Insurance has been effect- Jalan Settlement Offiçer recommend- you write it at the top of the fed

fed should be increased by 30 per | kheet, not near the bottom, as was Bill of Lading will be countersign-

rent. Finally, the Government de- the case in this settlement docu-ed by, ¡cided to limit the increase to 22 | ment."

ur cent, but the residents of Bardoli objected to the increase in its entirety.]

A FRUITLESS RAID,

POLICE REACH THE WAFD

HEADQUARTERS. .

Cairo, Aug. 4. The Police enrried out a search at the Wafd headquarters ap parently in connexion with some seditious document." The search was a sequel to the earlier raid on a small printing office which was supposed to be printing re- volutionary circulars,

Mr. Harvey---Mrs. Wingfold wanted ine to sign at the bottom of the blank sheet herause she sai there was then room for the imaginary wishes.

"That was the cruft of it," said Mr. Harvey a few moments later, when Serjeant Sullivan pointed out that he had given Mrs. Wingfield four payments of £15 each at quarterly intervals since the date. of the alleged settlement.

GIBE, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD., |

Agents. Hongkong, 3rd August, 1928,

HEAT WAVE DEATHS.

PEOPLE COLLAPSE AT RATE OF TWELVE AN HOUR.

The

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Also cargo steamers with railed passenger socommodation al specially reinced Cares.

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New York, Aug. 4. country from New

"I knew that I was being made west-ward to Chicago is suffering fool of and I wished to have from a blistering heat wave. nothing more to do with her?" anid

Several deaths have occurred in Mr. Harvey, explaining his attitude New York, while reports of people after he had heard that Mrs. Wing-collapsing in the streets have been field waa living with another man. received at police headquarters on Evidence was given by Clara an average of One every five Barrington, Mrs. Wingfield's maid, minutes. who said that Mrs. Wingfield-often moved from flat to flat, sometimes

The heat has apparently affected

The proprietor was arrested, to gether with the two students, and orders were then given for as fresuently as once a fortnight. the temper of dogs as nine persona search of the Wald headquarters, A man who had been referred to in the city have been bitten, while the meeting place of students. in the ease also lived at the flats, one was bitten by a monkey. The object of this search was in "He dodged about as the police trace the original circular, but i were after him and Mrs. Wingfield is understood that nothing was then got him out of the country." discovered--Reuter,

she anid.

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