1936-06-25 — Page 19

THE

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, JUNE 25, 1936.

SHIP WITH UNWANTED CARGO

OF MUNITIONS COMING TO H.K.

Tangled

Odyssey

Of Munitions

For Ethiopia

LA

"Telegraph" Special Representative

A SANTA MARIA, the British ship with a cargo of munitions that nobody wanted, is coming to Hong-

kong.

This is the latest episode in a tangled Odyssey which has led La Santa Maria and her crew of 20 British sailors from Helsingfors to Gibraltar, from Dungeness to Lundy Island, and from Alderney to Sark and Guernsey in search of a dumping place for £20,000 worth of arms and high explosives.

POPULAR COUPLE LEAVING

Mr. Hamiltan

Why Local

MANY YEARS

IN COLONY

MR. AND MRS. A, T. HAMILTON

HONGKONG will be losing

one of its best-known educationists and one who can be described as one of the pioneers of Association foot- ball in the Colony when Mr. Andrew Todd Hamilton leaves for Home to-morrow, on retirement, after over 33 years' residence here.

He will be accompanied by Mrs. Hamilton, who has taken n keen interest in social work in

The armaments, originally shipped by a Finnish firm Banks Failed the Colony for many years past.

at Helsingfors, were destined for Ethiopia, but the La

Santa Maria had only reached Gibraltar when Italy com Last Year

pleted the conquest of the African nation.

Me. Hamilton arrived in the Colony GA Jus 1, 1903, for the Ellis Kadoorie School, then JL private school. He joined the Government in 1910 and has been tì

since, being headmaster of the El Rodéorie Indian School for the past eight years,

Delivery of the 'armaments to Ethiopia was therefore im-POSITION IS HEALTHY schools possible. The ship turned about and attempted to land the explo sives in Burope,

No nation would permit them to be landed, The Helsingfors firm were, it is understood, seriously con sidering dumping the cargo at sea, when hostilities threatened between North and Senith China,

Instructions to make for Hongkong-were given by the shippers and not by the owners of the vessel, the former having a charter Hen' regarding the ultimate destination.

La Santa Maria carries 200 incendiary bombs, 40,000 rounds of ammunition, three neroplanes, two tons of T. N. T. and three German pilots.

IN 1936

For over a week La Santa) but once more the Home Office September. It has not re-open- Maria salled between Gibraltar stepped in.

ed. The National Commercial

POPULAR SPORTSMAN

Mra, Hamilton

RADIO BROADCAST

Various Relay of Hongkong Hotel

Dance Orchestra

and 1913. He did a great deal in

the

ZEK. PROGRAMME

From Z.B.W, on a wavelength of 355 metres (845 kilocycles):

5-7 p..

Relay-longkong Hotel Dane Oreliesten.

Failure last year of twokowloon and was one of the original In his early days here, he lived in important Chinese banking members of the Kowloon Cricket Club, establishments in Hongkong. was attributed by the Colo- Illa favourite sport was soccer, and 7 p.m. Light Opera and Musical nial Treasurer, Hon. Mr. he played against Shanghai in 1908 Comedy. Edwin Taylor to the rise in fostering soccer amongst the schools

Gems-Monsieur Beaucaire; Vocal exchange during the last six in Hongkong, was on the council of Selection-Princess In (Sullivan);

Vesal Hongkong Fastball Association

Gema-Mercenary Mury; Selec months of the year.

for many years and is u past Presi Linn-Please Tencher.

7.30 Violin Solos by Albert

p.m. The Bank of Canton closed in dent of the HK. Football Club, lis

favourite recrentions now

#re golf Sandler. and lawn bowls.

1. Spanish Serenade (Johnny Hey-- At the latter game he has been a regular member of the lens); 2. The Child and his Dancing and Britain seeking in vain for Bark being next suggested, and and Savings Bank, which has re-

Yacht Club team for many years. Doll (Johnny Heykens); 3. Always. He is a member of the following (Smith); 4. Song of Paradise (King). permission to land its perilous the Home Bee raising no objec-.

Club, Royal 7.13 p.m. Leslie Hutchinson in cargo. Tangier, London, Guern- tion. La Santa Maria changed her opened, failed shortly after-clubs-Hongkong

Hongkong Yacht Club, Royal Songs at the Piano. sey, Lundy Island and Sark were the Channel Islands,

course once more and sailed forwards.

Club, Referring to the failures in his Hongkong Golf

ilongkong

Dreaming 4 Dream ("Yes all tried in turn.

Annual Report, the Hon. Mr. Jockey Club, and

the Hongkong Madam"); 2. This is no Sin ("Hi Football Club. Taylor said:

Diddle Diddle"); 3. I only have eyes Mr. Hamilton was a very ardent for you ("Dames"); 4. Love is like Volunteer in pre-war days. He went a cigarette; 5. The Morning. After service in France, returning- jo, the 8 p.m. Time Signni, Weather, Stock Home in 1917 and joined up, and saw ("Hands across the Table"}," Colony in 1919. For many yours he has | Quotations, and Announconteste, been a loading light in the Masonfe 8.05 p.m. A Relay from the Lee world and has held the highest offices Theatre (Chinese). in the various Lodges of which he is

of the Peace Inst year.

£15,000 and £20,000,

The cargo is worth

FOR ABYSSINIA

arms no longer required.

between

The Bank of Canton

bank

also. Mr. Hamilton has won much In the social iffe of the Colony, popularity, being a man of sterling character and of a most urbane dis. position.

General Broadbent, Lieutenant- Governor of Guernsey, called a special sitting of the Royal Court to pass an emergency urdinance did a very considerable business The vessel left Finland on April prohibiting "The landing of explo in the remittances to China of the 20, the munitions (of Finnish and sives or ammunition is the islanda savings of overseas Chinese.

The general practice of payees in-without the permission of the Belgian manufacture) being Tended for Abysslain. By the Lieutenant-Governor or the Royal of these drafts, who are widely scattered throughout the country, time La Santa Maria renched Court." Gibraltar the war was over and the As the telephone cable to Sarkis to retain the drafts until for member. He was made a Justice

some purpose they need the money. was out of order a copy of the As a consequence outstandings, The Home Office refused permis-ordinance was "jushed ___to___ thei sion to land the munitions in Eng-Seneschal of Sark by motor-boat, specially when local exchange is land, and the ship's skipper, 4a Santa Maria, formerly the tow, are generally very heavy. Captaļu P. P. Allen, of Newenstle. Wendy, was bought from the Tyne.

In this case the rise in exchange on-Tyne, then tried to deposit the Tees Steam and Shipping Co. Ltd., resulted in a flood of demands for.

MRS. HAMILTON cargo at Tangler.

at the end of last year by a London Payment for reinvestment in for- There it was alually landed, but firm of freight contractors

Hongkong will say good-bye with for elyn eurrencies. This, coupled

with heavy drawings by other lings of real regret when Mr, and had to be restowed on board,

24,400. She was renamed, and

Mrs. Hamilton depart, and their previous voyage last December branches on the local concern friends will wish them many years of carried war material to Abyssinia. proved too much for its cash re-happiness and prosperity in the Ohi sources, and consequent losses to Country. Mrs. Hamilton arrived in the Chinese creditors were con-Hongkong some seventeen years after siderable.

her husband, and during her 16 years has led a very active life, her services being greatly in demand for social !work.

The owners were then informed Lundy Island might take the eargo,

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N. C. BANK The other failure, that of the National Commercial and Savings Bank was due to the mass logic of

Lady Clementi started small depositors who readily as the Cheero Club, Mra, Hamilton w sume that the difficulties of one ne of her original lieutenants and Howard Jacoba.

1. From the Land of the Sky-Blue Eas greatly enjoyed the work Water; 2. Down in the forest (Lan bank necessarily concern others.

among the Service men. Latterly Broadly considered, its failure she has devoted her energies to work- don Ronald); 3. At Dawning (Cad- A British warship formerly station was due to the elementary bank-ing for the Busy Beer, an organisa- man). ed in longkong is one of four cruisersing error of investing short-term tlon which does a lot of good work 9.30 p.m. Tunes of not-so-lung- lent by the British Admiralty for the savings deposits in long term ad- in a quiet way and raises consider. ngo by The Four Musketeers. · ninking of "Brown on Resolution".

This

1. Young and Healthy; 2. Rner or in securities not immeuble sans for charity. film, which commences a two-diately convertible. This bank been staunch supporters of the Ken- koteers Melodies.

Both Mr. and Mrs. Hamilton have me away from the River; 3. Mus- ANYONE in Hongkong with day season This

sufficient capital, nerve and creened in conformity with the new

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p.m. yours, and have always taken a very

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Selection-The Damask Rose (Cho- ton has always been a member of valely on Chinese domestic lines the Ladies Committee and at various pin themes); With Song in my nt Kaitak waiting for a buyer is It is the third British picture to be--and they are one of the only two nutogyros gereened this month, the other two number and influence--have been man, while Mr. Hamilton has served Coates).

Rhapsody (Erk considerable in times has been Secretary and Chair heart-Synthunte in the Far East.

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The banking interests of the and has held various offres, Other British films scheduled for owned by the Far Eastern Avia-release in the near future include "Me

They are leaving by the Empress of Colony have never been sounder tion Company, who brought it out and Marlborough", "The Guy'nor",

than they were at the close of relatives in Canada and the States Japan to-morrow and after visling from England in November, 1934 "Tron Duke".

the year, but the capital invest-expect to get hoine Just before Christ ment they represent has hitherto mas.

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The damage was not serious. The ment of the King's Theatre was pleux-mast inevitably bring about a undercarriage was wrecked, one of theed with the reception necorded serious decline in profits from this

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Hetty Balfour, and John, Milta re featured in "Brown on Resolution".

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FINANCIER PASSES

Cost $42,587

Hongkong Yacht Club and Cruigen mitch on Saturday, between the Royal, gower, Mr. B. E. Maughan, on behalf of members of the former club, pro sented Mr. Hamilton with a bowler's travelling case, and, in a happy speech, enlogised Me: Humilton's asso eintion with. them, to which Mr. Hamilton replied, expressing his keen regret at having to sever kly connec tion with them and the game in long- kong.

Yesterday afternoon, the Staff of the Indian School enteriained Mr. and Mr. Hamilton at a farewell tea-party at the Gloucester Hotel, when Mr. M. Abdullah, the senior master presided.

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