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"HROUGHOUT the world today there are thousands of families who live happily in the protection of Manufacturers Life policies. With Head Office in Canada, this great service is extended to the people of thirty-two countries through Manufacturers Life representatives a service available to you at any time and in any one of these countries in which you or your beneficiaries may live.

THE

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1931.

INTERESTING UNION CHURCH WEDDING.

The bridal party and guests photographed at Union Church on the occasion of the wedding, on Tuesday, of Mr. William Ball and Miss Mary M. Bell, B St. (Photo: Ming Yuen Studio).

LUXURY LINER

BURNED OUT.

FATE OF THE ILL-OMENED BERMUDA.

BLACKENED HULK.

WINDSOR BROS.

(Established 1902)

for

GUARANTEED.

JEWELLERY

DIAMONDS, PRECIOUS STONES, OPALS, PEARLS,

SILVERWARE and CUT GLASS,

GOLD and SILVER CIGARETTE CASES,

PLATINUM and DIAMOND WEDDING RINGS. English Made

3-COLOURED GOLD MILANESE BRACELETS.

NOTE-56, NATHAN ROAD.

about £450,000 in respect of the Europa, which took fire shortly previous fire.

after launching and while in the builders' hands for completion, It will be recalled that heavy The Hermuda was regarded in con-underwriting circles yesterday as

it is understood, may be called among Llody's underwriters and upon to meet loasca on the Bermu- the marine insurance companies. da, to the extent of about £1,000,-, but. nevertheless, represents a 000,

heavy blow, for underwriters have loaAÇA were sustained in THE Insa,

well spread already been called upon to paynexion with the German steamer in total loss.

London, Nov. 20.

The fire in the 19,000-ton Öner Bermuda, at Belfast, which en- veloped her completely in dames and defod all-night efforts at sub. Section, has reduced this luxury. shit to a blackoned and battered halk full of twisted girders und Cather debrlM She cost £1,500,000

to build.

MANUFACTURERS LIFE

INSURANCE COMPANY

TORONTO, CANADA

READ OFFICE

Mr. X J. R. MITCHELL Branch Manager.

At Dulding.

Contan Representative

Tel. 20601

Mr. V. E. FENNER, 27, 13. C. Shameen.

Late last night the liner WIN still burning.

Earlier, members of the Belfast fire brigade, who had been on duty for 20 hours, returned in their stu tions. Their places were taken by others,

The Bermuda, a steel quadruple screw motor vessel, was built by Messrs, Workman, Clark and Co., Ltd. at Belfast in 1927. She is owned by the Bermuda and West Indies Steamship C., and is re gistered at Hamilton, Bermuda, She was designed for trips be tween New York and Bermuda during Umes. She made her mai- [den vayage in 1828.

The Bermuda WRA seriously damaged by fier at Bermuda in June lust and had been taken back to Belfast for repairs which were almost completed when the second outbreaks occurred. Nothing of (her superstructure now remains, I funnels, musta, and bridge having falten through the blazing decks. The Court of Inquiry into the drst Are at Bermula, found that 130

three fires broke <711€ simultaneously in the ship, but that there was no evidence of in- Frendiarism.

The second culbreak is similarly unexplained.

Wrock Flooded.

The task of opening the sun- eacks, previously attempted by firemen who were driven back by the flames, was safely accomplish- ed yesterday, and the big ship slowly settled on the river bed. The tide was then falling, but the; water was sufficiently deep to do its work and all trars of further outbreaks goun disappeared.

The origin of the fire, us in the cuse of the previous one, is still mystery, as stated, All went norgully till the Thursday night shift began work.

A

"We were told to stay late, to finish a job," one of them, Mr. McClure," said, "and" I heard shout of Fire. It

broken out in the engineers' quarters off the working pasange on E derk Cone of the lowest of seven decks). We rushed downstairs and opened the door of the room which was in flames.

"My mate gave the alarm and I played an extinguisher on the room. There was a hose in the passage, but we could not

Rei water. When the fireuren arrived they could not get at the seat of the fire owing to the smoke, which was terrible.

"The Are travelled from E deck aft, and if the firemen had been able to get at the seat of it, 1 be- Hove they could have saved the! ahip, but it was impossible."

Messrs. Workman and Clark's offices and yard was closed yes- terday, and the entrance Was guarded by poller to keep out thei people who had gone to soe the burning vessel,

Air. James Boggs, of Lisburn-| rond, Belfast, who won £100 in the Dublin Sweop yesterday, was om- ployed on the Bermuda, and has been rendered idle with the loss of his kit ins a result of the fire.

£1,000,000 Loss,

The London Insurance Market; 1

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