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President Liner

SAILINGS

WEEKLY TRANS-PACIFIC SERVICE.

To San Francisco &

Los Angeles

ortnightly sailings on Tuesdays

To Seattle & Victoria

Fortnightly onilisgs on Tuesdaya Pres. Madison T., May 6, 1a.m. Pres. Pierce Pres. Jackson ...Tues., May 20 Pres. Taft Pres. McKinley Tam, June 3. Pres. Jefferson

'... Toer, May 13 .....Tues., bíny 27 ...Taas, June 10

£120, £112 Special through rates to Europe via

United States. Direct connections

with all Atlantic lines. Choice of rail lines across United Blaten and Canada, libera! son-over privileges for sight-ageing.

Europe and New York Direct

ROUND THE WORLD.

Fortnightly sailings on Bunday vis Hañía, Streita, Colombo, Buss Canni,

Aleznička, Naples, GandasMarselijes, New York and Boston.

Pres. Folk...Sun., May 4, 8 am Pres. Adams...Sun, May 18, 8.m. Pres. Harrison Sun, Jan, 1,8am.

Pres. Polk Pres. Plorca Pres, Jackson

Pres. Johnson Sun, Jun, 16, 8 a.. Fres. Fillmore B., Jun, 29, 8 a.m. Fres. Wilson Sun., July 13, 8 a.m. To Manila

...Mpy 4, 8 x.m." Pres. Adams May 6,6 p.m. Pres, Taft May 10, 6 p.m. Pres. McKinley

...May 19, 8 .. ...May 20, 6 p.m. . May 24, 6 p.m.

American Mail Line

and

Dollar Steamship Line

CANTON BRANCH:-No 4 Shakee Street.

INDO CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD.

SAILINGS SUBJECT TO ALTERATION,

Destination.

TO TSINGTAŬ via SWATOW

8 SHANGHAI

TO SINGAPORE PENANG

8 CALCUTTA

Sailings.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30, 1930.

CANTON OUTRAGES. CANTON RAW SILK.

PIRACY RECRUDESCENCE ON WEST RIVER.

TESTING HOUSE TO BE ESTABLISHED:

Canton, Apr. 29. - The Kwangtung Provincial Gov- ernment has approved the petition Hardly had the shipping com- of the Department of Reconstruc- munity In Canton recovered from tion to establish a Government the shock of the piratical attack Raw Silk Testing Bureau in Canton on the passage towboat plying befor the purpose of improving the tween Canton and Heungshan,-re products of the silk factorica fu sulting in over 200 men and wo the province. men passengers being drowned and over fifty of them kidnapped, when news of further outrages perpetrated by river bandits was received during the week-end from the West River district.

It is understood that while the passenger towboat, Wing On, (which should not be confused with the s.8. Wing On) was on her voyage to Dosing from here on Saturday evening she was sub- jected to rifle fire by bandits near Ho Kan Village.

The Bureau will first devote its time to the improvement of the breeding of silk "worms and the rearing of cocoons.

CONSIGNEES' NOTICE.

OCEAN STEAM SHIP CO, LTD. 'And

CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION. CO., LTD, Consignees per Company's Vessel,

"EUMAEUS From NEW YORK via SINGAPORE. are hereby notified that their cargo having arrived por 8.8. "Diomed, into Holt's Wharf Kowloon where it from Singapore will be discharged will lie at Consignees' risk and subject to terms and conditions of storage at Holt's Wharf. The Cargo will be ready for delivery from Godown on and after 28th April.

Optional cargo will not be landed Later, attention will be focused here, unless notice has been given on the weaving and manufacturing prior to steamer's arrival but carried of silk in the various native fila on from port to port to the final part: tures in the province so that of call to which the option extends.

All broken, chafed, and damaged better quality of product may be goods are to be left in the Godowns, turned out.

The recent big drop in the price Tuesdays 3.45 am and

where they will be examined on say of Kwangtung raw silk has caused hours

and Fridays between the the Reconstruction Commissioner the free storage period.

within to take action. The main reason the Goods have left the steamer's

No

claime will admitted after

undelivered after the 5th May, will be

·Godown, and all Goods remaining subject to rent

for the failure of Canton silk is Adopting the same tactics as in that its quality is poor. Although the case of the Heungshan tow- the Provincial Bureau of Sori boat, the pirates mined the river, culture has helped to improve the but fortunately the Dosing tow-methods of raising silk-worms and boat had passed the place about cocoons, the methods of resling in five minutes before the bomb ex-

the native filatures have a great deal to ploded. The outrage has been re-

do with the quality. ported to the Canton Ship Owners' Therefore, after several inspection Association for reference to the trips to the silk districts and

several conference with the silk) military authoritles.

experts, Gen. Tang Yin-wah, Com- missioner of Reconstruction han decided to establish a testing house. The organization will act. for the Government to put a stop to the production of poor quality silk.

Pirates Seized Launch.

A steam launch plying between Canton and Po On Hsien (which is in the Chinese territory ad- jacent to the New Territories along the Canton-Kowloon Rail- The Provincial Government has way) was victimised by pirates on appropriated $150,000 for the pur- - Friday, and, but for the vigilance chase of machinery and equipment of a small Government gunboat on for the proposed testing house, and the West River which interfered the Department of Reconstruction with the pirates, the latter would has sent out notices to import have conimandeered the launch firms, telling that those who wish taking away its cargo and kidnap to handle the business are request ping all the men on board.

ed to get in touch with the Depart.: ment's office immediately.-Canton Gazette.

Steamers. Hangsang Yatshing Kwongseng Chaksang.. Kutsang

HoBang

TO SINGAPORE & PENANG

Suisang

TO OSAKA via AMOY,

Yuensang

SHANGHAI, MOJI KOBE

Kumsang

Hinsang Mausang

TO TIENTSIN via SWATOW-

FOOCHOW

Sun. 4th May at 10 am. Wed 7th May at 10 a.m. Sun 11th May at 10 a.m. Wed 14th May at 10a.m. Thurs 8th May at 3 p.m. Thurs: 15th May at 3 p.m. Mon. 19th May at 3 p.m. Satur. 10th May at 7 a.m. Satur 17th May at 7am. Wed 30th Apr at 3 p.m. Satur. 10th May at 3 pm. Chipshing Tuos. 6th May at 7 am Cheongshing Turs. 20th May at 7 a.m. For freight or passage apply to:-

JARDINE, MATHESON & 00., LTD.

TO SANDAKAN` `-

Telephone 215. Central

+

General Managers

AUSTRALIAN-ORIENTAL LINE, LTD.

"Changte" & "Taiping,”

THESE NEW VESSELS MAINTAIN "A REGULAR SERVICE FROM HONGKONG TO AUSTRALIAN PORTS

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11th July

8th Aug

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20th May

17th June

18th July

15th Aug

For Freight & Passage, apply to-BUITERFIELD- & SWINE Tel 0, 34

Agents.

KONINKLYKE PAKETVAART

MAATSCHAPPIJ.

Royal Packet Navigation Co. of Batavia.

M. V. " VAN HEUTSZ

will be despatched on 8th May at noon. ForISINGAPORE, PENANG & BELWAN DELI DIRECT, Offers -excellent saloon accommodation all lower berths, English Cuisine, doctor carried, wireless telegraph.

1st: CLASS FARE to SINGAPORE $125.00. In connection with the Royal Packet Navy. Co's (K.P.M.) services to all destinations in the Netherlands East Indies and Australia.

Agents:---JAVA CHINA JAPAN LINE. Tolephone Central No. 1574 York Building: Chater Road..

NATAL LINE OF STEAMERS.

FROM CALOUTTA & COLOMBO TO SOUTH AFRICAN PORTS

8.8. “UMZUMBI”. Sails from Calcutta on or about 10th May, Regular Passenger and Cargo Service to South African Ports.

Through Bills of Lading issued from Hongkong

For Freight or Passage apply to ;-

DODWELL & 00., LTD., Agents,

Telephone Central 1030.

Owned by a Chinese Company, the launch leaves Canton early every morning for Po On return- ing in the evening or the day fol- "AUTOMATIC" PHONES, lowing with a cargo of shell fish. On Friday afternoon, while leav ing Po On, five pirates managed to get on board by professing to be passengers going to. Canton.

The pirates had no dificulty in seizing the launch later and order. ad her to proceed up the West River.

Approaching Un Kor Tsui, the launch encountered a Canton gun boat, which was on patrol duty there. The pirates. made an at-. tempt to run the launch, ashore, but volleys of shots fired by the gunboat frustrated the pirates all jumping into the the attempt.

river to escape. The gunboat ac- companied the launch back to Can- ton and a few of the firemen and gailors on board have been under detention since, it being suspect ed that they were implicated in the pirney. All the pirates made good their escape,

the

THE "BUSY TONE"

EXPLAINED.

ing subscribers will from time to

Under automatic telephone work-

time receive what is termed the busy signal and it is interesting to note that this does not necessarily menn that the particular number called is engaged as it might pos sibly mean that all the switches in a group,common to a number of subscribers are engaged.

tinte as, in the case of a number, It is, however, easy to differen-

dialled the fall five figures before engaged, the subscriber will have" receiving busy tone whereas in the case of all the switches being al- ready in use the caller will receive the busy tone after he has dialled the first, second, or third digits, that is to say, before he has com- pleted the call.

It will be readily understood that the calling subscriber must have his receiver to his ear during dialling otherwise he will obviously Poking, Apr. 29. The British Legation states that call as he will not hear the tones be unaware of the progress of his two priests captured at and it will be evident that it is a Sientaochen were the Rev. Fr. P. waste of time to dial the complete Laffan, a native of County number if the busy tone is heard Limerick, and, the Rev. Fr. J.at an intermediate stage Lincham, a native of County Cork, It is hoped therefore that both Irishmen attached to the St. telephone

all users will become £1 Columban's Mission at Hanyang, fait with the operation of their au- Hupeh Province.

tomatic telephones before the Up to the present no official con- change-over to the new system firmation has been, received as to which takes place at midnight on their murder.-Reuter.

3rd. May.

of

10011

All Claims against the. Steamer must be presented to the undersigned on or before the 19th May, or they will not be recognised.

No Fire Insurance will be effected.

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,

Agents. "Hongkong, 28th April, 1930.

OCEAN" STEAM SHIP CO., LTD. And

CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD. Consignces per Company's Vessel,

"DIOMED"

-

From UNITED KINGDOM via SINGAPORE

are hereby notified that their cargo will be discharged into Holt's Wharf signees' risk and subject to terms and Kowloon, where it will lie at Con conditions of storage at Holt's Wharf. The Cargo will be ready for delivery from Godown on and after 28th April.

on

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All Vessels call at SAN FRANCISCO and LOS ANGELES en route:

Passengers desiring to travel, by this interesting route will find the accommodation provided well up to their expectations, and at a cost most reasonable.

42 Daya To New York

For Passenger and Freight information please apply --

DODWELL & CO., LTD.

Queen's Buildings,"

Agents.

Telephone C. 1080.

P. & 0. BRITISH-INDIA, APCAR AND EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN LINES.

(COMPANIES Incorporated in ENGLAND) Taking Cargo on through Bilia of Lading for Straits, Jays and Burma, Ceylon, India, Persian Gulf, Mauritius, E. & 8 Africa, Australasia, including, New Zealand & Queensland Ports, Red Bea, Egpyt, Constantinople, Greece, Levantins Porta,

Europe Itc.

Optional cargo will not be landed here, unless notice has been given prior to steamer's arrival but carried

from port to port to the final pert PENINSULAR 8 ORIENTAL PORTNIGHTLY DIRECT ROYAL MAIL-STEAMERË. of call to which the

op extends.

(UNDER CONTRACT WITH HM. GOVERNMENT.) All broken, chafed, damaged goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will bo examined

on any Tuesdays and Fridays between the hours of 10.45 am. and noon within the free storage period.

No claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the steamer's Godown, and all Goods remaining, undelivered after the 6th May, will be subject to

rent.

8. 8.

KASHGAR

NAGPOBE.. KIDDERPORE

All Claims against the Steamer | MANTUA D must be presented to the undersigned KHYBER on or before the 19th May, or they

will not be recognised.

No Fire Insurance will be effected.

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,

Agents. Hongkong, 28th April, 1930.

MORE PSITTACOSIS.

NO PARROTS ALLOWED TO ENTER BRITAIN.

London, Apr. 29. In view of the considerable number of cases of Psittacosis in the past two months" the Health Ministry announces the prohibi- tion of importation of all birds of

except certified the parrot species from May 20, cases used in medical or veterinary research. Reuter:

[Psittacosis, or, as its name im- plies, "parrot" 'flu, has of Inte caused much alarm in Europe and America owing to its apparent in- crease. It is an obscure disease, affecting birds of the parrot group, and capable of being transmitted to human beings. It is usually fatal.]

THE HONGKONG & WHAMPOA DOCK CO., LTD.

TELEGRAPHIC ADDRESS "MANIFESTO", HONGKONG.

Codes Used A1, A.B.C. Fifth Edition, Engineering, First and Second Edition Western Union and Watkins Benson's, Marconi.

Dock Owners, Ship Builders, Marine & Land Engineers, Boller Makers, Iron, Steel & Brass Founders, Forge Masters, Electricians.

T. S. S. "SIANG WO.”

Passenger & Cargo River Bteamer, built and engined at Kowloon Dook, by the

& Whampoa Dock Co., Ltd., to the order of the Indo-Chins Steam Navigation

for service on the Middle Yangtare Hankow-Inhang.

Please address enquiries to the Chief Manager

R. M. DYER, B. Sc., M.I.N.A., Kowloon Dock, Hongkong.

†Cargo only.

Tons

From Hong kong (about)

Destination

9,005 10th May. ¡ Marseilles, London, Hull,

Rotterdam & Antwerp

1 5,283117th May. 1 M'len, L'don, Hull, H'bg,.

R'dm & A'werp 5,334 21st May.

10,946 24th May,

9,114 31st May.

|

Straits, Colombo & Bombay

Bombay, M'les & London

M'ies, L'doo, Hull, H'bg, R'dm & Awerp

Frequent connections from Port Said for Passengers and Cargo to Constantinople, "Pyrods, Smyrna and other Levant by Steamers of the Khadivial Mail 5.5. Co.

BRITISH INDIA-APGAR SAILINGS-

SHIRALA "7,841, 30th Apr. 3 pm #TAKLIWA · 7,936; "TILAWA, 1-10,006 J.

TALAMBA = 8018

8th May. 25th May..

-3rd June:

S'pore, Penang & Ualentts

S'pore, Penang & Calcutta

S'pore, Penang & Calcutta

B'pore, Penang & Calonttä

B. I. Apcar Line steamers have excellent accommodation for ist and 2nd class passengers. All steamers are fitted with wireless KONĚ carry a qualified surgeon,

FASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS (South) NELLORE 6,853 2 May. 4 p.m. TANDA ST. ALBANS

16,956 1 7th June. 4,500 ... 4th July. Calle Port Holland.

Manila, Nandakan, Thurs, Island, Townsville, B'bans (Sydney and Melbourne.

Regular Monthly Sailings from Hongkong to Japan and Hongkong to Australia.

The E. & A. B.S. Co., Ltd. steamers will also call at Shanghai, Iloile, Cebu, Kulambugan, Tawao, Timor, Darwin, or other ports en route sa Inducement offers,

Frequent connections from Australia with the following:

The Union SS. Co.'s Steamers to the United Kingdom via New Zealand, Vancouver; San Francisco, etc.,

The P. & O. Royal Mail Steamers, to London via Suez Canal The F. & O. French Service of Steamers to London via the Cape. The New Zealand Shipping Co. Steamers to Santhampton and London via Panama Canal.

TILAWA

LAHORE KHIVA *ALIPORE

*Cargo only.

SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI & JAPAN

| 10,006 | 1 May. 8 a.m. i Amoy, B'hai, Moji, Kobe

& Osaka o

5,304

8th May. S'hai, Moji, Kobe & Toko 9.1359th May. S'hai, Moji. Kobe & Yo 5,273 11th May | Moji & Kobe...

All dates are approximate end subject to alteration without notice, WIRELESS ON ALL STEAMERS.

Parcels Measuring not more than 21 H. 12ft. x 1ft. will bu received at the Co's Office up to noon on the day previous to selling For Passage Rates, Handbooks, Freights, etc., apply to

MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & Co.

· P. & O. Bldg., Connaught RA, C... Agente.

BLUE STAR LINE

'FAR

EASTERN SERVICE.

Regular Monthly Fast Freight Steamere.. Refrigerated and General Cargo.

NEXT SAILING

S.S. "TACOMA STAR"

MAY 8th

LONDON, ROTTERDAM HAMBURG, LIVERPOOL

via STRAITS

For freight and further information apply

DODWELL & CO., LTD.

Queen's Buildinga.

Agents.

Telephone C. 1030,