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President LinerS

FASTEST TIME HONGKONG TO SAN FRANCISCO. SPEED WITH COMFORT

TO SAN FRANCISCO TO SEATTLE, VICTORIA

.19 DAYS

THE SUNSHINE ROUTE Vla Kobe, Yokohama, Shanghai, Honolulu, San Francisco, Panama Canal, Havana, New York:

Fortnightly sailings Pres. MoKinley.m, Aug. 30 Pres. Hoover a.m., Sept. 13 Pres. Lincoln 'M'glit Sept. 20 Might Oct 10 Pros, Coolidge Pros, Wilson

Might Oct. 24

EUROPE, NEW YORK

Via Manita, Singapore, Penang, Colombo, Bombay, Suca Canal, Alexandria, Naples, Gonna, Marseilles

.

Pros. Garfield 8 a.m., Sept. 2 Pres. Polk 8 a.m., Sept. 16 Pros, Adams 8 a.m, Sept. 30 Proa. Harrison 8 a.m. Oct. 14 Prea. Hayes

8 a.m. Oct. 28

17 DAYS

THE EXPRESS ROUTE Vie Shanghal, Kobe, Yokohama and Victoria.

Fortnightly sailings Pres. Jefferson M'ght, Sept. 9 Pres. Crant

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0 p.m. Sept. 5

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0 p.m. Sept. 16

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M.S. "FALSTRIA"

For SAN FRANCISCO, etc., direct

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Sailing on or about

3rd SEPT.

Cargo and Passengers accopted for

SAN FRANCISCO, VANCOUVER, SEATTLE,

LOS ANGELES. ETC.

Through Bills of Lading Issued to OVERLAND POINTS.

Excellent Passenger Accommodation.

Passenger Fares Hongkong/San Francisco from C$120

(1st class only).

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Copenhagen.

Agonts:

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Company. Agent:

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OFFICE: Marcantile Bank Bldg. (Top Floor). 7, Queen's Road Central. Tolephone 24071.

PROTECT YOUR DEPENDANTS

AND

SECURE YOUR OLD AGE

BY EFFECTING

LIFE ASSURANCE.

CHINA UNDERWRITERS, LIMITED.

Phone: 28121.

Hongkong Bank Building.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY, AUGUST 29, 1933.

HUSBAND SUED

WIFE'S ALLEGED DEBTS TO

LOCAL HOTEL

of Megars:

Mr. A. Wheeler, Thomas Cook and Son, Ltd., Queen's Building, was sued at the Supreme

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Court yesterday by Mrs. Anna Bellu Oxberry, trading the Palace Hotel, Kowloon, to recover expenses of board, lodging and refreshments amounting to $314.58 alleged to have been incurred by defendant's wife.

Alternatively

claimed plaintiff $314.68 for necessities supplied to defendant's wife who was hell out; to be his agont.

the

The particulars stated that amounts were incurred as follows October $108.99, November $138.00, December $50.00, January $24.10.

Mr. F. H. Loseby, of Messrs, Russ appeared for defendant, and HH. Cole, of Messrs. Geo, K. Mr. Hall Brutton and Co., represented plaintiff.

Following a legal argument as to the form of the statement of claim, Mr. Cole opened the case. He salo that in October of last year Mr. and to the Palace Mrs. Wheeler came Hotel and engaged a room for de fendant's wife. Mr. Goldenberg the licenses, was also the brother of plaintiff and all four parties hau: known each other for a number of yenra.

Husband's Vinita.

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Room 19 was engaged for Mrs. Wheeler at the rate of $4 a day in- eluding board. Mrs. Wheeler moved 8, subse- into the room on October

oving into a smaller room. she was at the Hotel her hus-

her visited band frequently sometimes brought the children with him. By this conduct, he submitted, the husband held out his wife na being authorised to pledge his credu for the rooms. Demands were made to the wife and she always said the husband would pay. The bills were sent to him but remained unpaid.

If separation was to be the de- fence, this was an unusual caso bon cause tho separation was unusual. There was no legal separation at all as far as he could understand, add- ed Mr. Cole.

Mr. Loseby objected to his client's family autairs being bronched.

Plaintiff's Evidence.

Mrs. Oxberry gave ovidence bear- ing out her solicitor's statements.

Cross-examined witness said she did not know "exactly" whetner, de- fendant and his wife were separat- ed, but she would not have given Mrs. Wheeler credit had she not been accompanied by her husband, to whom plaintiff looked for payment. She knew Mrs. Wheeler was earn- Ing $60 સી. month but she could not Defendant her pay

way on that. had stayed at the hotel for a fow days three years ago. The wife hau the custody of the children on that occasion.

Mr. Goldenberg gave evidence, and denied that he was mistaken in stat- ing that Mrs. Whoeler was accom. panied by her husband when "the room was booked.

The_case_yas_adjourned_to_Friday,

September 8.

CONSIGNEES' NOTICES.

THE EAST ASIATIC CO., LTD. COPENHAGEN.

The Danish Motor Vessol,

"AFRIKA" having arrived from Copenhagen, and Gothenburg, Oslo, Rotterdam Hamburg consignees of cargo Bre hereby informed that all goods are being landed and placed at their risk into the hazardous and/or extra hazardous Godowns of The Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co. Ltd., where dels are landed.

can be obtained

as soon as

No claims will be admitted after the goods have left the godowns and all goods remaining undelivered after the 2nd September, 1933, 4 pm., will. be subject to rent.

All broken, chafed and damaged goods are to be laft in the Godown, where they will be examined by Menses; Anderson and Ashe on the 1st September, 1933, at 10 a.m.

All claims against the vessel must bo presented to the Undersigned within ten days of the ship's arrival, or they will not be recognised.

No Fire Insurance will be effected. Bills of Lading will be counter signed by

JOIN MANNERS & CO. LTD.,

Agents.

Mercantile Bank Building. Hongkong, 26th August, 1933.

FRECKLES AND HIS FRIENDS

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CONDITIONED T COMMENCING TO-MORROW. WHO ACCUSED HIM?

Was it his conscionco?

Was it his wife?

Or was it his mistragu ... from out of the past?

RONALD COLMAN

The SAMUEL GOLDWYN Production of

UNITED ARTIBYS PICTURE

nara

with

KAY FRANCIS

Worm posions surge through a tide of sadar emotion... so real, so true, you say, as you wipe your tears chewy, "I have lived with a these people! What an experience it was?”

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and

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at

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Due 1 Sept. Dua 7 Sept.

From U. K. in Singapore From Rotterdam via Bingapore

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Spesially reduced fazes aro quoted for cargo steamers with

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under-mentioned.

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M.V. "FORMOSA" M.S. "SHANTUNG" Outwards for:

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M.V. "NAGARA" M.V..

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Passenger Rates:

Hong Kong to Mediterranean Hong Kong to Rotterdam

Salling about

31st Aug. 1st. Oct.

-Salling about 18th September. .26th October,

£18

£55

gents:

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SURPRISED

BEYOND WORDS, TO FIND THAT CAPT. YORK

-IS NONE OTHER THAN THE MASTER

CROOK, FARBAR

FRECKLES

AND GALEN DO DOME

PLOTT

GEE...IF WE CAN JUST LAY OUR HANDS ON THAT MACHINE GUN, MAYBE WE CAN HELP THE CAPTAIN

OF THE NELLIE M

THE COAST LOOKS CLEAR, NOW. How ABOUT IT?. C'MON,

LET'S TAKE A

CHANCE!

Į BOY! I'LL SAY! WE'RE TAKIN' AN AWFUL CHANCE TOO... IF WE SLIP

UP, NOW, IT'S GONNA BE "TOO BAD!!

LISTEN! THERE'S FARBAR, TALKIN' 'AGAIN......

SH-K.H:

I'M GIVING YOU A CHANCE TO JOIN. MY OUTFIT... IT'S A GOOD PAYIN --RACKET-HARRY ORMSBY AND.

HIS YACHT ARE OVER ON THE D

· NORTH SHORE....WE CAN SHAKE' HIM DOWN FOR A HUNDRED THOUSAND WHY GAY! YOU'L BE RICH BEFORE:"DU KHON

IT....WHAT SAY ZVAN

DID YOU

HEAR

THAT GALEN

GOOD

NIGHTL

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