1938-10-27 — Page 11

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NEWS OF THE DAY IN PICTURES

FROM FAR AND NEAR

Hongkong Telegraph

THURDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1930.

HAPPENINGS AS SEEN BY

PHOTONEWS THE CAMERA'S EYE

Refugees Take Kowloon Site By Storm

Exclusive "Telegraph" pictures taken this week on the sito reserved for a King George V. Memorial Park in Kowloon which has become a home for over 6,000 Chinesa rofugees who live at the lowest level possible, with no means of sanitation or clean- finess. The land is Crown pro- party yet the squatters assert that no one has given them per- mission to stay there or tried to move them off.

LEFT: Two of the cheaply erected huts. Note the roofing of sack cloth.

RIGHT: The cook

house!

screened off with matting in which the squatters prepare their meals like primitive natives.

P & O-BRITISH INDIA (APCAR) AND EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN LINES

(Companies Incorporated in England)

Taking Cargo on through Bills of Lading for STRAITS, JAVA & DURMA, CEYLOR, INDIA, IMANIAN GULF, MAUJUTIUS, E. & 8. AYILICA, AUSTRALASIA, INCLUD- ING NEW ZEALAND AND QUEENSLAND PORTS, RED HEA, EGYPT, EVROPE, ETC. FENINSULAR & ORIENTAL FORTNIGHTLY DIRECT ROYAL MAIL STEAMERS

(Under Contract with JM, Government) :

Al vessels may call at any ports on or of the route-and the route and all saflinge are mifject to change or deviation with or without notice.

Steamers

RANCHI

BURDWAN

HANPURA *MIRZAPORE RAWALPINDI

**SOMALI

CANTON CORFU **BANGALORE

Tons From H'Kong about 17,000, 20th Oct., Noon.

0.000 5th Nov,

17,000 12th Nov. 0,000|18th Nov. 17,000 26th Nov, 0,000 3rd Dec.

15,500) 10th Dec. |14,800 | 24th Dec. 0,000 31st Dec.

CHITRAL

17,000 7th Jan.

• Cargo only

+ Calls Casablanca

SHIRALA

TILAWA

SANTHIA

TALAMBA

TALMA

Destination

Marseilles & London,

B'bay, M'scilles, Havre, L'den, Hull, 'bg, R'dum & A'werp. B'bay, M'sellica & London. Straits, Cimbo, D'bay & K'chi. Marseilles & London.

B'bay, Mscilles, Havre, L'den, Hull, Hog, R'dam & A'werp. Bombay, Mireilles & London. Bombay, Macilles & London. B'bay, M'selles, Havre, L'don, Hull, H'burg, R'dam & A'werp. D'bay, M'seilles & London. All vessels may call at Malta

DAITISH INDIA APCAR SAILINGS (80UTIL)

8,000 5 Nov., 10.30 a.m.| S'pore, Port Swettenham,

10,000 19th Nov,

0,000 3rd Dec. 10,000 17th Dec.

10,000 31st Dec.

Penang, Rangoon & Calcutta.

DO.

·

DO.

DO.

DO.

DJ. Apcar Line Steamers have excellent neesmmodation for 1st de 2nd class passenzury EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN BAILINOS (SOUTH)

NELLORE

TANDA NANKIN

7,000, 4th Nov,

7,000 2nd Dec.

7.000 31st Dee.

Regular monthly sailings from

TILAWA RAWALPINDI *SOMALI

TANDA SANTHIA CANTON TALAMBA

CORFU

Manila, Rabaul, Brisbane. Sydney, Melbourne & Hobart

'kong to Bhanghai & Japan de kong to Australia Hong Kong to Sydney-19 daya, SAILINGS TO SILANGHAI & JAPAN.

10,000, 27th Oct., 4 p.m. 17,000 28th Oct., Noon.

8,000 30th Oct.

7,000 ith Nov.

A.000 9th Nov.

15.500 11th Nov.

10,000 23rd Nov.

14,500 240 Nov.

* Carge only.

Japan.

Shanghai & Japan.

Shanghai & Japan,

Shangtial & Japan.

Shanghai & Japan.

Japan.

Japan.

Shanghai & Japan.

All dates are approximate, and subject to alteration without notice, parcels measuring not more than 8 eft, will be received at the Company's Oßer up to- nova on the day previous to sailing.

For Passage Ilates, Handbooks, Freight, etc., apply

B. & Ording. MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO. Phone

Connaught RG.

Agenta

Another view of the aquattar's homes. Note the house on right is made of The children are happy and carefree as they have probably

known no other way of living.

old pucking cases.

LEFT: A typical scene of the miserable standard of housing. The huts are made-out of bamboo, old packing cases, metal sheets and gasoline tins. None of the roofs is water- proof. There are over 400 huts like those.

LOWER LEFT: One of the better type of huts which boasts of a palm-leaf roof.

BELOW: Main Street in the Kowloon squatter's settlement.

Photographs by King's Studios.

N.Y.K.

SAN FRANCISCO & LOS ANGELES via Honolulu.

Asoma Muru (From Kobe) Tatuta Maru (From Kobe)

LINE

(Convenient connection from Hongkong).

Monday, 31st Oct. Saturday, 12th Nov.

SEATTLE & VANCOUVER (Starts from Kobe)

He Maru

NEW YORK via Panorma

Tuesday,

(Convenient connection from Hongkong).

Monday, 7th Nov,

6th Dec.

Nagara Maru (From Kobe) SOUTH AMERICA (West Coast) via Japan, Honolulu, Hilo, San Francisco,

Los Angeles, Mexico & Balbon to Valparaiso. Rakuyo Maru

Wednesday, 16th Nov.

LONDON, MARSEILLES, NAPLES via Suez.

Hakone Mary

Husimi Maru

·Saturday, 6th Nov. Saturday, 19th Nov,

SYDNEY & MELBOURNE vla Manlia, Davao, Thursday Island, Brisban.c

Kamo Maru

Saturday, 20th Nov.

BOMBAY vla Singapore & Colombo

Tango Maru

Thursday,

10th Nov.

BANGOON & CALCUTTA via Singapore

*Toyohasi Maru

Saturday,

12th Nov.

KOBE & YOKOHAMA

Suwa Maru (via Klung & S'hai) Terukuni Maru (via Shanghal)

Saturday,

6th Nov.

Friday,

Friday,

18th Nov, 19th Nov.

Atuta Maru (Direct Nagasaki)

• Corgo only.

NIPPON YUSEN KAISYA General passenger Agents in the Orient for CUNARD WHITE STAR LINE

KING'S BUILDING

TEL. 302.

BARBER-WILHELMSEN LINE

Monthly Service to

BOSTON AND NEW YORK

via LOS ANGELES &' PANAMA CANAL PORTS also taking cargo on through Bills of Lading for West Indias ports, Rio de Janeiro, Santos, Rio Grande do Sol Buenos Aires, South America.

NEXT SAILING-

M.V. "TAL PING YANG"

November 18:

DODWELL & CO., LTD.

C

Cooking the morning meal.

The cook usually sleeps in his kitchen after preparing meals!

Agents Hongkong Bank Bldg.

Telephone 28021.

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