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PACIFIC OCEAN DRAMA Ship Breaks Adrift From Tow Line

Fine seamanship was displayed by the offlers and crow of the motor- hip Salamaua, registered in Suva, recently towing the Fiji, when empty steamer Mako from Auckland, NZ. to Sydney. Three days out from Auckland the Make broke away in

gale,

and

tho

Sikh's Offer

To the Liberty

Bond Bride

Free Press reporter that there was possibility that some richs Singapore Sikh might desire to make a $10,000 donation to the China Relief Fund.

By Aikh Rites

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

22

WAR RISK RATES

Spanish Coast Not On

New List

risko

rates

sub-

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 21,

1938.

Kuling Refugees Flee To CONCERNT

Safety Via Firing Lines

That 450 Chinese men, women and children, led by three! American missionaries, were able last week to make the hazar- dous journey through the fighting lines from Kuling, famous mountain resort at Kiukiang, to Nanchang, was confirmed de- finitely by China Press.

even

CATHOLIC SOCIETY

Many Pamphlets Issued During the Year

The annual general meeting of the

With the exception of one Chinese was held on Tuesday night in the clergyman who was slightly wounded Purochial Hall of the Rosary Church, when one of the groups was machine- Kowloon, The President, Mr. H. C. gunned, no physical injuries were Macnamara was in the Chair. recorded.

When the report and statement of How such large party was able

to the substantial

After a meeting of the joint com- company WILL Lisa Fear

Fong.mittee of Lloyd's and "Liberty Bond Bride." marry underwriters In London recently n a Sikh if he donate $10,000 to the new schedule of minimum war rink rates was issued for vessels salling Clina Relief Fund? This question is raised by a Sikh on and after October 8.

The rates only apply to

Aside from refugees, those included( For two wights the Salamave stood correspondent to the Singapore Free

ed by underwriters. All the

In the party were largely the staff by in heavy seas, keeping the lightsress, Mr. Atma Singh, of Queen underwritten or declarations accept-

Street.

and families of the Anking diocese of the Mako in view in caso she

Mias Feng in the actress-dancer are for direct shipments and

of the American Church Mission. should be lost sight of and become

now in Singapore who announced

were : Miss and also to current Institute war

The three Americans a danger to navigation.

that, for the sake of the fatherland, Ject to antlings within seven days,

nny man who clauses, excluding Spain and

50 C and Rev. Lloyd 1 Next day a crew of volunteers

would marry

They

Laurn Clark, Bishop D. T. Huntington

d R. worth of herty Cus

possessions,

Craighill, all three manned one of the Salamaura's life-she

British, bonda so that she might send them only to shipments by vessels of the mme mission.

gift.

fags--Belgian, bonts, and, alded by the oil pumped bought $10,000

following were able to boar to the Chinese Government 86

The Danish, French, German,

trip, an exceedingly danger- small from the ship,

Dutch, was not asking the A wire

Though he the Mako and make fast

Mr. Atma Italian, Japanese, Jugoslavian, Nor-ous underaking for himseil, from

Ralomaus. At

for hawser times the two ships were so close to question

and United States. Other Bags may people in cach party,

din each other that colliston was Icared. Singh, young and bearded, told weglon, Polish, Portuguese, Swedish groups, was made in five shifts, 60 Catholic Truth Society of Hongkong |

at less than the At 4 pm, the hawser was ready to strain, and the Salamaua

be rated at the underwriters cretion, but not schedule rates. take the moved ahead once more for Bydney

The new rates are; Europe or with the weather beginning to care. The two alps reached Newcastle. N.S.W., 12 days out from Auckland.

He would automatically then be-Mediterranean to or from America,

a mystery fn. Shonghal. A brief called attention began what was thought to be an easy last slage to Sydney. But tre-come eligible for the offer made by out 2. Gd. per cent., home 5s, per to make the journey safely is sill accounts were passed, the Chairman

In that cane, would cent, but Atlantic ports not south to Miss Fenk.

od, per cent.; Afrien via West Coast letter from Mr. Craighill has revealed amount of work that was accomplish- Was

was faluhes fore the voyage

Miss Feng accept him irrespective of Equator, 2s. 6d. per cent, and 2s,

That the trip was nerve-wracking.iderable number of new pamphlets Mako broke adrift twice

route, 2s. 6d.

via East Coast route: however,

was evident from dr. have been published since the last In its publications On the first occasion Captain An-of his nationality?

"If she did, she would have to bej cent.; Africa per cent, and 68. per only that all arrived in Nanchang. Ted during the past year. drew Smith, of the Salamaua, de-

of 55 per cent, and 78. Gd. per rent. Craighill's statement that if he had general meeting. Le tako, baptised according to the rites

Asia, 55. per cent. and 7s. 6d. per te me he "could write a book the Society has almost cided to run alongside

"mmlernt.; Australasia and and when the ships cloned the third Sidhism," Mr. Singh added.

pamphlets, and for those in Eng- Feng's of the Mr. J. Rowe,

Another letter, from a foreigner ish it has drawn on the large selec jumped on board the Hisico. He was pecinally prepared to marry anys 15, od, per cent.; Europe or crediter about the dangers and horrors of the che spiely the procentrated chimest followed by Mr. Israel, the second one, irrespective of rice or creed, if ranean 2s. 6d. per cent, and 28. Od. Journey." officer, and Bir. Douglas Patterson, he fulfils the condition i make; that per cent., out and home respectively who is still at Kuling, bore the news uos of pamphlets published in other that out of the crowd of 450, only countries, mainly in England and the For voyages excluding Europe and of liberty he must buy $10,000 worth the first officer. Hawsers and ropes who

bonds. But I have to consider also the Mediterranean the rate will be 10 were able to secure sedan chairs United States. More than eighteen to the officers, were passed

whether, if I marry a man not of

Mediterranean, 6. the plains as far as Telan. These 10 posed of during the year-ten thou- made the Dinko fast fore

my own race, such an action would, 6d. per cent; and excluding to go down the mountain and across thousand pamphlets have been dis-

Europe via the

were forced to pay $120 each for the sand in English and eight thousand Chinese and in addition to these of

! in riding. alongside the Salamaua.

Four hours later the fawsers may not offend my compatriots."

Although The following additionals will be privit coulis formerly would upward of forty thousand Chinese Miss Fent had previously un-per cent.

It pro-

per leaflets. The e for two baggage for carry added to the above rates: ped again, and at one stage the Mako

danger of going aground.nounced that she would not mind

ceeding to or from, or calling at, a

catty, they now demand 30 cents. was in Again the Salamata was manoeuv-being a secondary wife.

Mediterranean port or poris west of

These prices, however, are not the published by the Society has red alongside the Mako. Again the

Cette, Malta, Tripoll line, or passing result of simple profiteering, it was proved by the fact that a number of

per

the aboard, and again

men never these have been completely sold out stated. Many of through these waters, 29. Od. officers jumped

and unless they are paid well and are now being reprinted. the ships were secured to each other.

A number of new pamphlets are Meanwhile wireless messages had and Salamaus, the

"It was end alght to see them) been sent from

A Bridge and Mahjong Drive will

this letter continues. "Practically ready for printing and a number of The tug St. Hilary, from Newcastle, was steaming south at full speed be held to-day, at 3 p.m. in the she Peninsula Hotel in aid of the funds When the S. Hilary arrived took the Mako in tow, and the Sala-of Use Society for the Protection of

every person and child had a load, others are in the course of prepara-

maua went on alone to Sydney.

more.

and aft

Children.

S.P.C. DRIVE

cent.; Baltic east of thirteen degrees risk is not worthwhile.

E.

long, or Black Sea, 25. Od. per cent; Baltic cast of thirteen degrees E. long, to, from and calling at a kong. 53. per cent. pert or porta in China, except Hong-

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cents

A con-

the Chinese are of many ofį

and leaflets been

of them young girls, and tion, but a limit has been set to the many

been mothers with babies strapped to their netivities of the Society in this direc- backs... some of the small children tion by the fact that most of its publien- were carried in baskets by coolles, available funds have already Most of the crowd were in tents expended on the previous

tions. It is hoped therefore that in when they left

the coming year the number of mem- Situation Growing Worse

letters other

from bers will be greatly increased, no it Meanwhile, foreigners on Kuling indicated that is their subscriptions that form the the situation on the mountain is daily: Society's regular source of income. The Society is greatly indebted to School for hav- growing more serious.

secure an ing specially Society. The proceeds!

benefit of the

With the approach of winter, the the French Convern play for the!

greatest problem is to adequate supply of fuel.

new

publications Practically no charcoal is coming of this play enabled the Society to up the mountain, it was reported, produce several and what little there is sells at the and special thanks were expressed to those responsible for the perform- unheard of price of $6 per calties.

100

ance.

Wood, which could formerly be bought at the rate of 220 cattles for the dollar, now costs $1 for 50 callies.

only

Spread of Perlodicals

A special work undertaken by the Society is the spread of Catholic

great

Coal, this same letter revealed, is, periodicals. It undertakes to order to all appearances, entirely lacking, any Catholle book or periodical from although it is rumoured that one man any part of the world, and a had a small amount which he had many people both in Hongkong and "Good throughout China have availed them- offered for sale $120 per ton.

source of selves of this service. The Fuel is not the

10 one letter. Press" campaign and Catholic Press worry, according

which in normal times Exhibition organised by the Society Potatoes,

the beginning of the year brought both Catholic periodicals, marketed for about five cents per at

Chinese and foreign, before the eyes pound, now are obtainable only at many $1 for three pounds.

of the public for the first time, and the most for Provisions

even

250 nety subscriptions were received essential needs of life are often as a result of the Exhibition alone

de-

for various publications, completely unavailable, it was clared.

During the coming year it is hoped The writer of one letter reported that he was down to his last pair to extend the work of the Society of shoes, and that the soles on these, by publishing many new pamphlets even, were worn completely through. in Chinese and in English, and a As there are neither more shoes nor special appeal was made for active cobblers on the mountain, he was co-operation on the part of members going to try to mend them himself and for the enrolment of new mem- with an old leather strap off an bers. electric dynamo.

It was announced that Mr. Mac- There are now slightly over 100 namara had been asked by his Lord- foreigners in Kuling. The majority ship the Bishop to continue in office of these are British, with about 30 for the coming year and he signified and b few Germans,his willingness to do so, Americans

Rev. L. Fung was elected Vice- Russions and Swedes. There are

Rev. N. Maestrini and children of school President,

and Treasurer. seven American

Hon. Secretary

Com- Executive age and one infant.

Stembers of the

the mecting mittes appointed by were: Miss E. Thom, Miss 3. Wong, Rev. D. McDonald, SJ, Rev. T. Ryan, S.J.. Hon. L. D'Almada e Castro, Mr. C. H. Ang.

IMPERIAL AIRWAYS

Plane Brings Record Mail Load

It was announced at the meeting that the new catalogue of the Society's publications is now available and will be sent to all who apply to

Carrying a record mail lood, the the Hon. Secretary, Catholic mis- Imperial Airways plane Delphinussion, Caine Road, Hongkong.

renched Hongkong at 3 pm. yester-_) day. The machne carried 1,052 lbs.

of mall from the United Kingdom and Australia.

The

Imperial

Airways plane

PHOTO EXHIBITION

Dorado is scheduled to hop off from Display Attracts Record

Kal Tak at 7 a.m. to-day with out-

ward maila and passengers.

CHINA CLIPPER LEAVES -

Attendance

A record number of approximately

The China Cupper, of Pan Ameri-12,000 people visited the Hongkong

i can Airways left Kal Tak for Telegraph's Eighth Photograph Ex-

Alameda, via Manito,

morning with the following pas

sengers:

yesterday hibition during the four days it has been open to the public-in the build- Ing of the South China Morning Post, Ltd.

Dr. E. Gorsky, Mr. and Mrs. H. S. Chang, and Dr. J. F. Rock.

#

on

The exhibition by popular request, will remain open to-day from 9 am. Local Office Moves The Hongkong office of Pan Am to 6 pm. It is noted for its high China standard of pictures, surpassing any- ertcan Airways

tho and National Aviation Corporation is thing seen in the Colony before, and being transferred to a prominent and this evoked considerable surprise convenient position at the corner of among the visitors especially those the Gloucester Hotel building. This from overeeds who happened to be

where passing through at the time. door, the ground

Commenting on the exhibition, the Chiffon's dressmaking establishment

South China Morning Post sold this was situated until a few weeks ago.

morning:

The Hongkong Telegraph's Photo HANKOW AIR MAIL

Competition, which has become un much to annual event, has dono stimulate interest in amatour photo- graphy in the Colony, and it is now. generally regarded as a stepping stone ib recognition of local work overseas. Several competitors in the 1937 Com- petition have sent prize-winning and commended entries to Europe and America, and although as yet no prizes have been won, a number of The them havé received honourable men-

Hankow, Oct. 20. The Hankow-Hongkong air mail service is being resumed to-day via Chungking, Kunming, Hanol and thence by Air France to the British Colony-United Press.

Kurasia Arain

The resumption of the Eurasin ser vice between Hongkong and Hankow was expected to start last night with passengers and mail aboard. service has been interrupted for tlon and have been shown at various several days.

International exhibitions.

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