1938-10-27 — Page 37

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NEWS OF THE DAY

IN PICTURES

Hongkong Telegraph

FROM FAR AND EAR PHOTONEWS

Refugees Take

Kowloon Site

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1938.

HAPPENINGS AS SEEN BY

THE CAMERA'S EYE

By Storm

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

(Companies Incorporated in England)

Taking Cargo on through Difia of Lading for STRAIN, JAVA & BURMA, CEYLON, INDIA, IRANIAN GULJ, MAURITUS, E. & §. AFRICA, AUSTRALASIA, INCLUD ING NEW ZEALAND AND QUEENSLAND PORTE, RRD SEA, EGYPT, EUROPE, ETC. PENINSULAR & DIUENTAL FORTNIGHTLY DHWECT NOYAL MAIL: ESTRAMERS (Under Contract with HIM. Government.)

Aú vessels may call as any ports on or off the route, and the route and all sailings are subject to change or deviation with or without pašies..

Destination

Steamers

RANCHI **BURDWAN

RANPURA

MIRZAPORE RAWALPINDI *+SOMALI

CANTON

CORFU +BANGALORE

CHITRAL

Tons From H'Kong about! ,17,000, 29th Oct., Noon.

0.000 6th Nov.

17,000] 12th Nov. 8,000 15th Nov. 17,000 26th Nov. 4,000 3rd Dec.

[15,500) 10th Dec.. 14,000 24th Dec. 6,000 31st Dec.

17,000 7th Jan.

Marseilles & London.

B'bay, M'sailles, Havre, L'don, Hull, H'ba, R'dam & A'werp. {B'bay, M'aellies & London. Straits, Cunbo, B'bay & K'chi. |Marsellon & London,

B'bay, M'sellies, Havre, L'don, Kull, H'bg, R'dam & A'werp. Bombay, M'cellles & London. Bombay, Msellica & London. B'Day, Moeilles, Havre, L'den, Hut; 'burg, R'dam de A'werp. B'bay, Modilles & London.

All vessels may call at Malta

• Cargo only Calls Casablanca

SHIRALA

TILAWA

BRITISH INDIA APCAR BAILINGS (SOUTH)

5 Nov., 10.30 am. S'pore, 8,000

10,300 19th Nov.

8,000 3rd Dec.

10,000 17th Dec.

10,000 31st Dec.

Port Bwettenham, Penang, Rangoon & Calculia DO.

Exclusiva "Telegraph" pictures

the site taken this week on reserved for a King George V. Memorial Park in Kowloon which has become a home for over 6,000 Chinese refugees who live. at the lowest level possible, with no means of sanitation or cloan- liness. The land is Crown pro- perty yot the squatters assort that no one has given them per- mission to stay there or tried to

move them off,

LEFT: Two of the cheaply erected huta. Note the roofing

of sack cloth.

RICHT: The cook houso screened off with matting in which the squatters prepare their meals like primitivo natives.

SANTHIA

TALAMBA

TALMA

DO,

DO.

DO.

DI. Apcar Line Steamers have excellent accommodation for 1st & 2nd class passengers EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN BAILINGS (BUUTEL)

NELLORE

TANDA

7,000, 4th Nov.

7,000 2nd Dec.

7,000 31st Dec.

Manila, Rabaul, Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne & Hobart

NANKIN

Regular monthly sailings from Ikong to Shanghai đe Japan la X'kong to Australia

Hong Kong to Bydney-10 days. SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI & JAPAN.

RAWALPINDI *SOMALI

17,000, 20th Oct., Noon.

€,000 Ist Nov. 4 p.m.

Shanghai & Japan.

Shanghal & Japan.

7,000

4th Nov.

Shanghal & Japan.

8,000

9th Nov.

Japan.

15.500 11th Nov.

TALAMBA

CORFU

10,000 23rd Nov.

Shanghai & Japan. Japan.

14,500 24th Nov.

Shanghol & Japan.

TANDA SANTHIA CANTON

"BANGALORE 4,000 26th Nov.

Cargo only,

Shanghal & Japan.

without notice, parcela

All dates are approximate and subject to alteration measuring not more than 5 cft, will be received at the Company's Office up to soon on the day previous to sailing.

Connaught R.C.

For Passage latex, Handbooks, Freight, etc, apply MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO. Phone

Ages

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

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 ANGELEB via Honolulu.

Asama Maru (From Kobe) Tatuta Meru (From Kobe)

LINE

(Convenient connection from Hongkong).

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

SEATTLE & VANCOUVER (Starts from Kobe)

Hic Maru

NEW YORK via Panama'

*Nagara Maru (From Kobej

:

Monday,

Tuesday, 6th Dec,

(Convenient connection from Hongkong).

7th Nov.

:

SOUTH AMERICA (West Const) vin Japan, Honolulu, Hilo, San Francisco,

Los Angeles, Mexico & Bolben to Valparaiso. Rakuyo Maru

Wednesday, 10th Nov.

LONDON, MARSEILLES, NAPLES via Suez.

Hakone Maru-

Saturdiny, 5th Nov.

Husim! Maru

Saturday, 10th Nov.

SYDNEY & MELBOURNE via Manila, Davao, Thursday Island, Brisbane.

Kama Maru

Saturday, 26th Nov.

BOMBAY via Singapore & Colombo

Tongo Maru yang

Thursday,

10th Nov.

RANGOON & CALCUTTA via Singapore

Toyohasi Maru

Saturday,

12th Nov,

KOBE & YOKOHAMA

Suwa Maru (via Klung & S'hai) Terukuni Maru (via Shonghai)-

Saturday,

Friday,

Friday,

6th Nov, 18th Nov. 18th Nov.

Atutn Maru (Direct Nagasak)

Cargo only.

י.

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

KING'S BUILDING

TEL. 30201.

Another view of the squatter's homos. Note the house on right is made of old packing cases. The children are happy and carefree as they have probably

known no other way of living.

Cooking the morning meal. The cook usually sleeps in his kitchon after preparing meals.

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 Indies ports, Rio de Janeiro, Santos, Rio Grande do Sol Buenos Aires, South America.

NEXT SAILING:-

M.V. "TAI PING YANG"

November 18:

DODWELL & CO., LTD.

Hongkong Bank Bldg. Telephone 28021.