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AND

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(ELLERMAN AND BUCKNALL 8.3. CO., DTD.) SAILINGS FROM HONGKONG

8.8. "CITY OF MOBILE"

9.8. "MACHAON"

via Buez Canal 15th Juno. vin Suez Canal 3rd July

Steamers proceod via Suez Canal or Panama Canal at owners'

option.

Subject to Chango without notice

For freight and particulars apply to:-- BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE 01 THE BANK LINE, LTD., HONGKONG.

·Hongkong & Canton. Jardine Mathosan & Co., Ltd., Canton,

THE SWEDISH EAST ASIATIC

COMPANY, LIMITED.

BERVICE OF FAST MOTOR VESSELS. Loading Direct For

ROTTERDAM, amsterdam, HAMBURG,' COPENHAGEM, OSLO and GOTHENBURG.

SHANGHAI, JAPAN PORTS and VLADIVOSTOCK.

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H.8. "NAGARA"

Loading about 24th June

8th August

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28th June

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Hongkong.

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MARITIMES

FRENCH MAIL STEAMERS.

Sailings from Hongkong.

T. MARSEILLES vin Saigon,

Singapore, Colombo, Djibouti (Aden) Suez, Port-Said.

ANGERS............ 18th June. G. METZINGER... 2nd July. ANDRE LEBON... 16th July, PORTHOS............ 30th July. CHENONCEAUX... 13th Aug. ATHOS II..... 27th Aug. D'ARTAGNAN... 10th Sopt. GPEINX............ 24th Sopt.

To YOKOHAMA via Shanghai

B.Kobe.

ANDRE LEBON... 18th June. PORTHOS........

2nd July. CHENONCEAUX... 16th July. ATHOS II..

30th July. D'ARTAGNAN SPHINX..... ANGER..

19th Aug. 27ch Aug, 10th Sept.

G. METZINGER... 24th Sept.

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Cic. den MESSAGERIES MARITIMES

Telephones: C. 851 & 740.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, JUNE 6, 1929.

KWANGSI COLLAPSE.

MILITARY LEADERS IN HONGKONG.

It is understood that Generals LI Chung-yen, Wang Shao-hung and Pei Chung-bal are now in the Colony. General Li is reported to hava arrived ten days ago, while Generals Wang Shao-hung and Fei Chung-hal with their families are reported to have arrived yesterday afternoon from Hanot.

CORRESPONDENCE.

WATER SHORTAGE.

[To The Editor of Hongkong!

Telegraph.]

holda,

Sir, In view of the instances being given almost daily of shame ful wastage of water, I think the situation is acrious enough to justly the passing of special 're.. gulations, making it an offence to use water for any, but esscotial purposes or to use more than neces- them. The polico An important personage in the sary oven for

pay surprise visits to Kwangtung Government, General could then Yu Cho-pak, who has pledged certain garages, hotels and house loyalty to Nanking and is directing

The other day a friend observed the Cantonese attack on Kwangel, chauffeura throwing gallons and is understood to have arrived in gallons of clean water wer a Hongkong and have had a contradesman's van in one of

ur big ference with General Li Chung garages. No European was pre- yen during the week-end, when it sent, so 1 do not know whether this was suggested that General Lind of waste. is officially tolerated

instruct bis units in should Kwangai to cease operations and obey the Canton Government's order for their futuro disposal. It is said that this met with a cold reception.

Quite a number of the higher subordinates of General Yang a Kwangsl Tang-hui, formerly leader who la now directing the 57th Nanking Division against Kwangsi, are said to be in Hong- kong.

West River Ships. Although the notice to the effect that the West River is open to shipping as far as Wuchow has been issued for a few days, no ves- ael has as yet got to Wuchow. The three vessels Kong Ning Kochow and the Chung On relura ed to port early yesterday morning. none of them having succeeded in renching Wuchow.

The Kochow got up as far as Dosing, the next stop to Wuchow, but the other two only reached Tak Hing. The Kochow left Hongkong on Thursday evening, and owing to the fact that she was detained at Samshul on her way down to Hongkong she is about two days late.

LOCAL RADIO.

TO-DAY'S BROADCAST

PROGRAMME.

The following programme will be broadenst to-day from the Government | Bronlcasting Station 2.D.W. on 350 metres.

148 p.m. Weather Report.

5.30-6.30 p.m. Programme of Chi- nese Music, (Beka Records, supplied through the courtesy of Messrs. Can- ton Trading Association, Ltd.).

7.48 p.m. Evening Weather Report. Bp.m. Evening Programme of Chl- nese Music reinved from Messrs. The Sincere Co., Ltri,

10,30 p.m. Close down.

VESUVIUS ERUPTS.

A HOT PERIOD FOR THE TOURISTS,

Naples, June 5. A violent recrudescence of the activity of Vesuvius occurred yes- terday evening, and quantities of Java cover the floor of the main crater, flowing into the Valle del Inferno.

There were continual explosions, and the heat of the out-throws lava compelled tourists to turn and flee. The activity later diminished, Reuter.

or not.

Again, in a loc hotel, one of the residents informe me that there's a lot of unnecessary waste, and a full bath of water is drawn for him each morning, which is allowed to run away without being kept for other uses.

I know of cases where, in spito of all the care taken by householders to economise themselves and to im press upon the servants the need to do so, wash amahs and gardeners, as soon as their master and mistress are out, turn the taps on with all the waste entalled, and use fresh water for various purposes where bath water, is supposed to suffice. offence for. fa- It should be an wongs to use fresh water.

SMALL-POX

FIGURES.

ONLY SIX CASES REPORTED LAST WEEK.

Only six cases of small-pox were reported to the Medical Officer of Health last week. Four of these wore from the Victoria registration district and two from Kowloon, There were aoven deaths, All" were Chinese.

Yesterday one further Chinese case of small-pox was notified.

The following table gives the weekly return since Novembor 3:

Week Ending

Cases Deaths 'November 3

THE

BLUE FUNNEL

LINE

REGULAR AND FAST PASSENGER SERVICES

FREIGHT AND

LONDON SERVICE

11th June 25th Juno

**AENEAS". "PERSEDS” *BARPEDUN!! 10th July

Miles, London, R'dam & Q'gow M'los, London, I'dem & burg M'les, London, R'dam & G'gaw

+ Calls at Casablanca, LIVERPOOL SERVICE

G

0.

November 10

$22.

November 17

.31

9

November 24

.17

8

December 1

.33

25

December 8

.61

16

December 15

.91

29

December 22

.81

22

December 29

.73 38

January 5 January 12

.80'

48

.86 **44

January 19

.91 89

January 20

.78

77

February 2 February 9

.67

.80 59

February 16

.47 61

February 23

.54

March 2

.51

84

March 9

.37

42

March 16

.26

51

March 23

.31

47

March 30

.22

April 6

13 10

April 13

.21

April 20

16

April 27

11

15

"ADRASTUS**

May 4

T

May 11

8

May 18

10

8

"MACHAON**

May 25

G

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June 1

0

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The visits of policemen would have a salutary effect, and I can as- sure you that they are badly need. ed. I know that there is a colossal amount being wasted unnecessarily. I even met a man the other day who fills his bath every night in case there is an outbreak of fire. and lets it run away again the next morning to make room for the hot JAPANESE DISASTER. water,

Failing the adoption, of such emergency measures, if there is no rain in a few dave let all the house supplies be cut off and the nearest street tap be utilised by the ser vants. It would be better to suf- for even grave Inconvenience and prevent such glaring instances of waste than to continue as at pre sent for another month and then'

have to fetch water to the Peak from the Prayal-Yours, etc.,

A. M. BOWES-SMITH

LAWN TENNIS.

OPENING MATCHES IN MIXED

DOUBLES LEAGUE,

The first matches in the Mixed Doubles League were played yester day.

Kowloon Cricket Club were opposed to the Ladies Recreation Club and won easily, securing all nine sets.

8. E., Green and Miss Heard (Kow- loon C.C.) Irent Dr. Montgomery and Mrs. Comrio 6-0; bent Capt. and Mra, Etherington 6-1; beat G. W. Sewell and Mra, Haslam .8-6.

7. Lay and Mrs. McCaw (Kowloon C.C.) beat Montgomery and Mrs. Comrie 6-2; beat Capt. and Mrs. Etherington 6-2; beat Sewell and Mrs. Haslam G-1.

►

UGO MARU WITH 700 ON ́BOARD 'REPORTED AFIRE.

Tokyo, June 5. According to seemingly reliable in- formation the Ugo Maru, under Soviet charter left Vladivostok on May 23 with a crow of 13 Japanese on route to the Kamchatka fishing grounds, carrying 700 Russian fishing folk, in- cluding 38 women. Nearing her de- Atination on May 25 petrol in the hold Ignited and the steamer burned to the water level. Three vessels cruising in the neighbouring waters hurried to the rescue. There is no farther news. -Reuter.

FINANCE PROBLEMS.

MR. T. V. SOONG NOW ON WAY TO CANTON.

Shanghai, June 5, Mr. T. V. Soong left for Canton this morning by the President Cleveland to inspect the Anancial conditions of Kwangsi and Kwang- tong with a view to devising mea- aure for their improvement.- Reutor.

E. C. Fincher and Mrs. Sayers 7.5; beat Mr. and Mrs. Bradbury 6-2; (Kowloon CC.) beit Montgomery and Mrs. Comrie 6-2; beat Capt. and Mrs beat . A. Rumfahn and Mrs. Pank Etherington 6-1; beat Sewell and Mrs. Haslam 6-0.

Craigengower ▼ Chinese.

hurat 6-1,

M. W. Le and Mrs. Kew (C.R.C.) beat H. D. Rumjahn and Mrs. Gull 6-3; bent Mr. and Mrs. Bradbury 6-0; beat S. A. Rumjahn and Mrs. Pank-

On the Craigengower C. C. ground the home team entertained the Chin-hurst 6-0. cos R. C. and were beaten by eight sets to one.

The scores are as follow:

M. K. Lo and Mies Enid Lo (C.R.C.) beal H. D. Rumjahn and Mrs. Gull

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Ng Sze-kwony and Mrs. Tsui (C.R.C.) bent H. D. Ramjahn and Mrs. Guil 7-5; beat Mr. and Mrs. Bradbury 6-1; lost to 6. A. Rumjahn and. Mrá. ; Pankhurst 4-6.

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WEIR

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9th Augus

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**OYOLUPS' 20th June "AUTOLYOUS" 20th July PACIFIC SERVICE

Victoris, Vancouver & Bostils Victoria, Vancouver & Boattle

via Kok & Yokohama "PROTESILAUN" 20th June "TALTHYBIUS". 11th July NEW YORK SERVICE "MACHAON**

8th July New York, Boston & Baltimore 5th Aug.

New York, Boston & Baltimore

INWARD SERVICE

For

Dua 11th June 'hal, Moji. Koba & Yokohama BELLEROPHON" 19th June Shanghai, Muji, Kobe & Yoko,

PASSENGER SERVICE

"AENEAN

11th June Singapore, Marseilles & London

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Also cargo steamers with limited passenger accommodation st specially reduced fares;

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7th June 21st June'.

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