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Par Destin, New York Batumore via Philippion, Port Swettenints

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24th June 14th July

TANTALUN CYNDAREUN INWARD SERVICE SARPEDON Due 24th 7 par

(vin Kabo & Yokohama) For Victoria, Van'vor & Seattle For Victoria, Van'ver & Battle

Par Shai, Taington, Weiliwei, Taku & Dairer MAUHAUN Due 4th July -For Shangteni, Kabak Yoko, Specially reduced fares sea quoted for cargo steamor" with

ilmite penger accommodation.

the freight, passage rates and information apply to the under-

mentioned,

All tyinfings are subject to the provisions of the Dampany's

Bill of Lading.

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE.

Agents

NY.K.

San Francisco via Shanghai, Japan Port & Honolulu.

Taiyo Maru

Asama Maru

TUESDAY, JUNE 21, 1932.

THE

HONGKONG

TELEGRAPH.

WOMAN FOUND

STRANGLED.

MAN HUNTERS

! INQUEST INTO TRAGEDY IN A FLAT

An alleged murder at No. 180 Portland Street, Mongkok, on the night of April 23 had a sequel at the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday afternoon when Mr. Fraser, sitting as Coroner, conducted an inquiry into the circumstances attending the death of a Chinese woman named Lam Pui-king, who was found dend in bed, apparently having been strangled.

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dreamed the episode of the kiss.) She felt immensely relieved.

"Well, that's that," she told her- self. What she had been dreading no had come to pans and proven her fears groundless. Maybe life was always like that. She hoped an.

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CONSIGNEES' NOTICES.

THE BEN LINE STEAMERS, LIMITED

From LEITH, MIDDELSBRO, ANTWERP, LONDON and STRAITS.

The Steamskip,

"BENERNACHAN" Consignees of Cargo are hereby in formed that all Gouds are being land- ed at their risk into the hazardous Susan bad been avoiding Hay and/or extra hazardous Godown of ever since the night the latter and The Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf Schuyler Webb had completed the and Godown Co., Ltd., whence andfur foursome. But she could not do from the wharves ielivery may be this forever. Ray's puppy-like obtained. The Jury empanelled consisted of friendliness knew no reserves and Messrs. H. Hampton, A. H. Abbas recognized few rebuffs.

Fastest

crossing

TO

CHINA

AND

JAPAN

PACIFIC COAST

No claims will be admitted, after the There Gonds have left the Godowns, and all after and Wong Kwok-hing. Mr. S. 1. came the inevitable day when Susan Goods remaining undelivered Dall, one of the jurymen naked to lunched with Ray again. Ray's the 27th une, 1932 will be subject to attend, arrived in Court a few min-lunch orders were always faintly rent.

All claim against the steamer manat | Fastest Crossing of the Pacific utes late, and explained that he had preposterous. Her favourite selec-

tion was a ham and cheese sand-be presented to the undersigned an oris by Empress Direct Express caught the wrong bus.

before the 11th June, 1832 or they route. 4 days flat from The Coroner-The usual pro-wich, a bowl of baked beans and a will not be recognized.

chocolate malted milk. It was. All broken, chafed, and damaged Yokohama to Vancouver. what she had ordered to-day. Goads are to be left in the Godowns,, Empress of Asia and Empress Susan watched the other girl, where they will be examined on the of Russia, largest and fastost 25th June, 1932 at 10 a.m., by Mesara. liners on this run, offer First Ray sit fascinated,

talking

and Douglas. Goddard volubly. "I nuid to Mamma, I said..

Class for the most fastidious To comply with the feneral Bonded: It's funny but I haven't seen a wWarehouse Regulations consignees at new low fares. thing. of Susan since the night we must have a Revenue Offeer in alten- had the double date?" " She sank dance when duinnged dutinhle goods her sharp, little white teeth into are examined. the appalling sandwich and con- tinued in a slightly muffled voice, ed. "I said it's funny, but it kinda seemed like Susan didn't have signed by, good time that night."

cedure is for me either to flue you or order you to sit through the pro- eeedings, which would you prefer?

Father Mr. Duff.--I'd through the proceedings.

The Coroner. This inquiry will take more than one day, you know.

Mr. Duft.-It doesn't matter. The Corner-Right. Then order you to sit through the pro- ceedings.

was

No Fire Insuarnée has been effect-

Bill of Lading will be counter- GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD.,

Agents. Hongkong, 20th Jane, 1932.

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Or Pacific.

take luxurious Empress of Canada, her running mate. Sailings to San Francisco or Los Angeles connect with them at Honolulu. Enjoy the smart, sumptuous luxury of their First Class. On all Empresses, a Tourist Class, of true Empress

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went on. when you get a fellow U.S. LEADER ABSENT. standard. who's a good spender like Waring you ought to be thankful. Most of these kids around are penny pinch- ers, and if they take a girl to a movie they think they're showing her high life or something. War- ing's different. He knows his way around, and baby, can he dance?"

DISARMAMENT DELEGATES RESUME DISCUSSIONS

Geneva, June 20. The British Foreign Secretary. Sir John Simon rushed back from

Peculiar Circumstances, Outlining the details, the Coroner Ray's round, incredibly fringed said the inquiry was to determine even searched Susan's. The other the cause and the circumstances at-girl wriggled uncomfortably. tending the death of a woman "What always say is," Roy named Lam Pui-king, red 27, who dfed of asphyxia following stran- gulation on the morning of April 24 The circumstances attending the death were rather peculiar.

The deceased was apparently an able young woman, She conducted knitting school which young women, before joinics knitting factories, attended. She left her Susan started to sprak lmt, dis-Lausanne this morning to parti- family, and in this manner earned covering Ray's question had been cipate in the resumption of the her own living at No. 186 Portland purely rhetorical and a reply was meeting of English. French and Disar- Street, where she occupied a room not expected, she sank back in her American delegates to the

began near the kiteben. In this cubicle, chair again. The monologue con- mament Conference which she kept two knitting machines, and

yesterday. The unexplained ab tinued. in a corner a hod; She was then living with a man, who was known! to have been in that cubicle that night. There was another woman sleeping in the cubicle but she did not know anything about the case.) She slept in a made-up bed near the door of the room.

"If a girl played her cards right sence of Mr. Hugh Gibson, head and was really smart think she of the American delegation was could land Waring. He's making commented upon. good money" (Susan wondered irrelevantly what other sort of money there might be "and I think he'd like to get married again.”

* •

The participants in the discuA- sions were Sir John Siman, the Mar- quess of Londonderry, Mr. Herbert Samuel, M. Paul Boncour, Mansigli, M. De Jonvenel, Sena. tor Swanson, Mr. Norman Davis and Mr. Hugh Wilson-Reuter.

M.

On the night of April 23-24.

Susan made a low sound which somebody in the house heard some- thing inside thin cubicle. As a re- might have been interpreted as sur-

No Importance. sult of her inquiry soon afterwards, prise or agreement. "Yes, he's a

Geneva, June 20. the deceased was found dead, ap- funny guy, Thay pursued, demol-

The meeting lasted for 50 min- parently having been strangled,, ishing the last crust and beginning The man was not there when the on the baked beans. He was mar-utes and will resume at 4 p.m. Tucaday, 21st June.

made, but Home, ried a long time, you know, and his IL M now stated that mim-' Wednesday, 13th July.discovery

letters written by him might throw wife gave him the run-around. 1 portance is attached to the absence

think," finished Ray, "if the girl of Mr. Hugh Gibson-Reader, some light on the alfalr.

After evidence was taken, the in- was the right kind-what I mean. had a little life in her and so forth quiry was adjourned.

--he might turn out to be a good i husband."

Seattle, Vancouver via Shanghai & Japan Ports.

Hefan Maru

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Sunday, 3rd July. .... Tuesday, 2nd August.

London, Marcillca, Antwerp & Rotterdam via

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Terukuni Mara

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.. Friday, 24th June.

.Saturday, 9th July.

Sydney & Melbourne via Manila & Ports.

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*Bongal Marn

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.Saturday. 25th June. Saturday, 23rd July.

.Wednesday, 29th June. ..Monday, 11th July.

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Thursday. 7th July,

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.Friday, 15th July.

Calcutta via Singapore, Penang & Rangoon,

*Penang Maru

"Hakodate Maru Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama.

... Wednesday, 29th June. ...Thursday. 7th July,

Kator! Maru

*Genon Maru (Kobe direct).Monday, 27th June.

Iyo Maru

Wednesday, 29th June. *Cargo only.

was

DUTCH VESSEL AFIRE.

ONE HOLD BURNED OUT BUT NO CASUALTIES

Shonghui, June 20. The 12,000 ton J.C.J.L. steamer Serooskerk, which arrived yesterday from Europe and was to have sailed to-morrow for Java, caught fire at Holt's Wharf.

Demurely Susan inquired what Ray's iden of a good husband might bo. Ray expounded her theory gladly.

checked

SPECIAL

SUMMER ROUND

TRIP

fares to

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REDUCED FARES

TO

EUROPE

ALL CLASSES.

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PRESIDENT LINEIP-

SAILINGS

REDUCED ROUND TRIP RATES

TO CANADA AND UNITED STATES.

way and you'll go over big-what I mean, like a million dollars. But To Victoria-Vancouver- you can't go out on partica and pull long face and expect the bays to

Seattle and return like it. No kidding!"

She Felt ahe To San Francisco. & Los Susan stood up. "Well, first of all. I think a man had had enough of all this. If Ray

Angeles and return shouldn't expect a girl ever to pat went on much longer she might her hands in dish water," she said. have to be rude to her and she "When I get married I'm going to didn't want to do that. Ray paid live in a hotel and have all the her cheek, dazzled the forntain boy meals sent up.. I'm going to have with a smile, and linked her arm mink coat and a permanent wave companionably in the other girl's. every three months. Not one of

"You mind what I say," she fin

of one

The origin of the fire is unknown. | these." (she touched her yellowished "and you'll be sitting pretty," One of her hulds was burned out, locka disdainfully), “not but the fire was extinguished this these but an expensive one at that afternoon. There were no casualties. place on Michigan avenue.

Then I

-Reuters

A former message reported that want a sporty roadster and a chow the burning vessel was the s.a. Tine or maybe I don't known Peking- Ray's expression was rapt gara. The local agents of the J.C.JL ese." state that the report that the vessel and soulful.

Susen wanted to As if inter- preling her unspoken thoughts Ray turned to her sharply.

was due to sail for Java in an error, laugh but dared not. Saturday, 26th June.

and that the Serooskerk was sailing for Japan on her outward, voyage from Europe. Doubt is raised also as to the ship being at Holt's Wharf, as the Serooskerk would be difficult to tie up there.

For further information apply to:-

Tel. 80291..

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INDO CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD.

Destination.

Steamers.

To Teingtau via Swatow Daviken

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To Singaporo, Penang & Kutsang

Calcutta

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ilosang

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To Tientsin via Swatow, Hopsang

Chipshing Foochow & Chafoo To Shanghai via Swatow Yatshing

Ballings.

Wed., 22nd June at 10 a.m. Sun, 26th June at 10 a.m. Wed., 29th June at 10a.m. Sun., 3rd July at 10 am. Thurs., 7th July at 3 p.m. Tues., 12th July at 8 pm. Thurs., 30th June at 9 a.m. Sun., 17th July at 9 a.m. Wed., 22nd Juno at noon. Wed., 6th July at noon. Tues., 28th June at 10 a.m. Sun., 10th July at 10 am." Fri, 24th June at 10 nm.

For freight or passage apply to:-

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General Managers,

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is provided for Round Trips to Japan, on Company's Calcutta Line Steamere, at the specially reducu-i fars of $250, These rotura tickets a available for three months."

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To be continued)

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