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CANADIAN

PACIFIC

EMPRESS OF RUSSIA

will sail for

VICTORIA & VANCOUVER

via PORTS

AT 6

6 A.M.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 1st.

Pasangor Dept.: Fraight & Express;"

Tel. C. 152.

Tel. C. 42.

Cables: "GACANPAC,"

Cables: "NAUTILAUS,"

KONINKLYKE PAKETVAART

MAATSCHAPPIJ.

Royal Packet Navigation Co. of Batavia.

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M. V. "CREMER will be despatched on 9th May at noon. For SINGAPORE, PENANG & BELAWAN DELJ DIRECT. Offors excellent saloon accommodation, all lower berths, English Cuisine, doctor carried, wireless telegraph.

Int. CLABS FARE to SINGAPORE $125,00.

In connection with tho Royal Packet Nav. Co.'s (K.P.M.] services to all destinations in the Notherlanda. East Indies and Australia,

Agonte:-JAVA CHINA JAPAN LINE. Telephone Contral No. 1574 York Buliding: Obator Road.

THE SWEDISH EAST ASIATIC

COMPANY, LIMITED. SERVICE OF TAST MOTOR VESSELS Lending Direct :For

ROTTERDAM, AMSTERDAM, HAMBURG, COPENHAGEM, OSLO and GOTHENBURG.

"

Loading about. 1st Juno 22od Jone

"BITANGTIAT, JAPAN PORTS and VLADIVOSTOCK.

M.S. "DELHI"

M.8. //CANTON"

M.S "DELHI"

MS. "CANTON"

For further particulars apply to the

GILMAN & CO., LTD.

Rongkong.

20th April 10th May

Agents.

·G. E. HUYGEN.

Canton.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

DUKE OF GLOUCESTER.

FINAL FUNCTIONS IN HONGKONG.

MONDAY, APRIL 29, 1929.

PRIESTS KILLED,

CONSIGNEES' NOTICE. LLOYD TRIESTINO NAVIGATION COMPANY.

The Motor Vessel,

"ROMOLO" arrived from Trieste and ports on 27th April 1929, and in consequence of fire on board whilst lording at Trieste, consignees of cargo, are hore- by notified that a General Average has been declared. It is, therefore, or cont signed, and a

a deposit of 2 per necessary, for the Average Bond to be the goods on arrival. All I goods are being land- ed at. Consignees ris

risk into the

200 non- and or

THREE MURDERS REPORTED) FROM HUNAN.

Peking, Apr. 28. Huge crowds witnessed the ar-

The United States Legation con- rival of 13... the Duke of Glou- caster at the Kam Ling Hotel on Arms the killing of three Roman Saturday, when he attended a Iun-Catholic Fathers in Hunan,

The United States Legation also cheon given in his honour by the states that it is reported Miss Chinese Chamber of Commerce. On his way from Government Monsen, of the Norwegian Baptists House, he passed beneath an ela-mission in Shantung, is missing after her ship was pirated off the borate pai-lau built by the Chiness | Shantung coast. No details so far paid on the market value community at Whitty Street in honour of the occasion, The paire given, and the name of the

ship is unknown-Reuter. lau, a masterpiece of craftsman- ship, rose to a great height and Cameron and Paymaster gave some indiention of the kind Comdr. D. W. Pasmore. of decorations which were to be found at the Kam Ling Hotel. The exterior of the building itself presented a gala appearance, and the word "welcome" was well in. evidence.

Drawn up outside the hotel was a number of amart looking district watchmen, while many members of the Police Force were on duty to keep back the huge crowds. H.R.H. arrived in company with] His Excellency the Governor, and Captain. Sitoe, A.D.C.. other members of the Duke's suite com- ing in other care..

The Duke of Gloucester was greeted at the entrance to the hotel by the Hon. Sir Shouson Chow and proceeded to the second floor of the hotel, where members of the Chamber were introduced to His Royal Highness.. The party then entered the luncheon hall, where a most attractive scheme of decoration had been carried out. Flags were hung around the huge room, at the back of the guest'e seat being the crossed flags of Gren! Britain and Nationalist China,

were:

Floral Decorations.

L

hazardous, linrardous, the Hol hazardous godof and Godown

Lieut.and

The Loyal Toast. The menu for the luncheon was as follows:

Pigeon's eggs and, bird's nest

..soup.

Fried garoupa, · Shark'a fa Stewed turtle, Partridge congee. Grilled chicken",

Rice melange,

Mango cream.

Pastry, frults,, tea, etc.

Ltd.

Kowloon

at Kowloon whence delivery may be obt

obtained. All damaged bo examined by Mess9 at 10 a.m.

Goddard and Douglas on 1st May

No claims will be admitted after the goods have left the godown and all goods remaining undelivered after the 3rd May 1920 will be subject to rent.

No Fire Insurance has been effect- ed.

Bills of Lading will be counter- signed by

DODWELL & CO., DTD." Agents.. Hongkong. 27th May 1929.

Shortly before the end of the luncheon the sound of ́n'gong, was i heard and the Hon. Sir Shouson LLOYD TRIESTINO NAVIGATIÓN

- COMPANY. Chow gave the toast of hei King" saying in Chinese "Great Britain and its Great King, many The Chartered Steamship, "ROSANDRÁ” The more thousands of years.” tannt was loyally honoured and shortly afterwards His Royal Highness left to attend the races at Happy Valley. The Duke was heard to remark to one of the hosts that the partridge congee had most appealed to his palate.

There was another great crowd outside the Kam Ling Hotel to see the Prince depart.. Details of the Prince's visit to the race course are given on the sport pages.

The Duke's Departure, Although there were not auch huge crowds in the vicinity of Queen's Pier on the occasion of the departure of the Duke of

arrived from Trieste and Ports on 27th April, 1929, and In consequence of fire on board whilst en route to the Far East, consignees of cargo are hereby notified that a General deciated. It Is, therefore, necessary for Bond to be signed, and a deposit of 25 per cent, paid on the market value of the goods on arrival.

Average has been The Average

at

All goods are being landed consigners' risk into the non-hazard- ous, hazardous and/or extra hazard- ous godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd., at Kowloon, whence delivery may lie obtained:

by

All damaged cargo will be examined

Messrs. Goddard and Douglas on

1 May, 1929, at 10 a..

No claims will be admitted after the goods have left the gedown, and all goods remaining undelivered after the 3rd May, 1929, will be subject to rent.

ed.

No Fire Insurance has been effect- Bills of Lading will be counter- signed by

DODWELL & CO., LTD..

Agents. Hongkong, 27th April, 1920.

carried out.

Cut hiums, however, predomi- nated among th decorations, These were tastefully arranged in old and silver baskets on the tables, while other festoons of Gloucester on Saturday evening as Howers hung from the ceiling and there were when His Royal High- were entwined round. lamps. fness arrived, owing to the fact Linking the suspended flower that thousands were at Happy baskets were coloured ribbons, Valley where the Duke rode in while dainty bouquets of blooms four of the races, and other sport- in miniature silver vases, were ing events in the Colony, yet His placed before each guest for but Royal Highness was given a very tonholes.

hearty send-off. From an early The majority of the hosts were hour in the afternoon enthusias already seated when the Duke and tie spectators congregated in the his suite arrived. He was convicinity of the pier, watching the ducted to the place' of honour by arrival of the guard of honour the Hon. Sie Shouson Chów. The of the 3/15 Punjab Regiment, hosta numbered nearly two inn- which marched up with its Band. Mr. King had made during the dred, while the foreign guests.

Shortly before alx o'clock, is stay of the Duke In the Colony Royal Highness, Recompanied by and which had tended to make his H... the Duke of Gloucester, E. the Governor, and escorted ILE. Sir Cecil Clementi, II.E. Vice by Police motor cyclists arrived stay here so pleasant. The Police Admiral A, K. Waistel 11. B. Ma- at the Pier, and allghting frem work had, he said, been admirably jor General J. W. Sandilands, the the car inspected the guard of Rt. Rev. the Bishop of Victoria, honour in company with the Go- the Rt. Rev. Bishop Valtoría, His vernor, attended by H.E. Major- Honour Sir Henry Gollan, Mr. General Sandilanda and other Y. Murakami (Japanese Consul officers. The band played the General), Commodore R. A. Hill, National Anthem and the thou- Hop. Mr. W. T, Sauthorn, Ad-sands of spectators stood bare-ed. Simultaneous with the em- barkation the guns of the Naval miral Meade, the Earl of Airlie, headed in the drizzling rain.

vessels fired the Royal Salute of General Sir Hugh Elles, Hon. Sir The Duke then walked along the 21 guns and afterwards the Suf- Joseph Kemp, Hon. Mr. R. A. C. North, Hon. Mr. C. Mel. Messer, pler to embark on the launch Bri-folk was swung round in the Lannia for H.M.S. Suffolk, shaking harbour and proceeded on her |Hon Mr. H. T. Creasy, Hon, Sir hands with the members of the mission to Japan, escorted for Henry Pollock, Hon. Mr. W. F. L. Legislative Council thero assem soine distance by the neroplanes: Shenton, His Honour Mr. Justicebled to bid him bon voyage, und A few minutes after the de- J. R. Wood, Mr. W. W. Hornell, also members of the Consular parture of the Suffolk for Japan Han, Mr. T. H. King, Hon. Comdr. Body, Naval, Army and Air Force the flagship, HM.S. Kent, with G. F. Hole, Hon. Dr. A. R. Welling officers and prominent residents H. E. Rear Admiral Walstel on ton, Hon. Mr. A. C. Hynes, Hon. of the Colony.

bourd sailed for Shanghai, escort- M. J. P. Braga, Hon. Mr. B. D. F.

ing the Suffolk for some miles. Beith, Mr. H. Lloyd Thomas, Mr. D. W. Trainian, Captain Kerr, Capt. A. 1. L. Whyte, Capt. P. Perfect, Capt. F. G. Sillitoe, Lieut. D. P. Evans, Capt. D. R. M.

Tribute to Pollee.

As His Royal Highness departed on board the launch, i squadron of aeroplanes in formation flow over the harbour, circling it and dipping in Salute over the Suf- folk when the Duke had embark-

on

At the head of the stairs leading down to the launch His Royal The Suffolk will be escorted into Highness, after shaking hands Japanese territorial waters with the Hon. Mr. T. H. King, arrival by a Japanese battle crui- C.S.P., thanked him very heartily Tuian districts-Wah Kiu Yat Pa. for the Police arrangements which ser.

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