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MONDAY, JULY 28, 1919.
THE RICE
RIOTS.
DISTURBANCES THROUGHOUT THE COLONY.
SHOPS LOOTED- CHINESE SHOT.
GOVERNMENT PRICES BY
Exertinggscenes were Witnessed in Wanchal on Sasury, when the
PROCLAMATION.
MAN SHOP A'R SHAURIWAN, "At Shaukiwan trouble broke out acute rice situation proved too much hast night at the severest easalty for some hundreds of cookies. They known personed there. A nice shop. broke into rice shops nandhet scenes No, is the sebe of the cut of great excitement in the virunity, breuk The cord gained access to of the mids.
the stays and sto rice, tak other things easy to, remove, A struggle bestwerte a Chinese detective and one the raiders bur possession of the detective's revires, ended in a man The
The fint disturbance occurred at 158 Queen's Road, Wanchai, at about 30 this morning,
Abrash 100 to 120 coolies mided the Rhop they boushed the tester and noistants, and hande! out two sacks and a number of baskets of ren and two jais of sugar, bem 31 pious of rice and wer Bagull The cooles grabbed the rice and stowed it in pockets, und, imate. bet the fourite method taking it away was by making an uprom
singlets, couts. «ter
, and blem is whistle.
zutters Bureter Kem,
Sept. į Ceelde and other polee appicotas con the scene.
IN NELAN RANK.
shot through the w well man was removed to the bite. The police restered com pre ps and gavled the pre- Meer of the shops were
ed.
As a Caduten
COMPANY MEETING.
UNITED ASH"STOS: ORIENTAL AGENCY LTD.
The annual meeting of the United Asbestos Oriental Agency, Ltd., was held in the offices of Messrs. Dodwell and Company this morning.
THE CHINA MAIL.
Mr. S.. H. Dodwell, chairman of the company presided, Messrs. G. Morton Smith and G. R. Edwards (Sec_tary) were also present.
After the Secretary had read the notice convening the meeting. the Chairman said:
Gentlemen,
The report and accounts having been in your hands for some time I propose with your permission to take them as read.
The result of the year's working feel sure you will consider satisfac- tory. Including $10,601.99 brought forward from last account there is an amount of $72,534.43 available fet distribution, and I trust you will approve the allocation recommended in the report.
Certain exceptional circumstances contributed towards. this result and it is therefore recommended that $20,000 should be set aside towards
LICENSING BOARD.
REPULSE BAY HOTEL.
NOT THE GAME.
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How to get rid of a First or Hobbs when wall set is a problem which bomilles many bowler. But it has been solved by the youthful erio keter of the masses, and as his solu tion was not anticipated by our ricket Legishis, they have made (no dedaite rule against it.
A meeting of the Licensing Board was held in the Council Chamber to day. The Hon. Mr. A.G. M. Fletcher presided and there were present the Hon. Sir Paul Chater, C.M.G... the Hon. C. Mel. Messrs. O.BE... the'
In ply contro cricket when all |Hon. Mr. C. G. Alabaster, O.B.§. and Messrs. A. MacKenzie, A. Shelton legitimate devices to defeat a wall; Hooper, H. Percy Smith and G. Ad batsman have failed, there is still one method t to the bowler. Ho Woodcock (Secretary).
The first application to be heard delivers the ball at his fastest, leaps was that of Mr. Taggart for a fullwildly gesticulating into the air, figa his handle up and yells, “aht!" at licence for the Repulse Bay Hotel.
the top of his voice. His utterance in containly mely a prophesy, but the bateman, being started, now and again fulfil it.
TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS.
Mr. W. E. L. Shenton who appeared for Mr. Taggart, said this was a branch of the Hongkong Hotel and Mr. Taggart had been the manager of that well known catablishment for the last 20 years and there has never been any complaint against him or the way in which the Hotel was run Counsel applied for a full licence as from the 1st October as it is hoped the Hotel would be opened by that time. As a proof of the popularity of the proposed venture, said Coun- sel, Mr. Taggart has the support of
Kadoorie. They do not propose to have a public bar, but they desire to Box 1136, c/o "CHINA MAIL serve patrons and residents.
WANTED,
an equalisation of dividend fund. Mr. F. Maitland and Sir Ellis WANTED-YOUNG LADY for
Millinery Department. Apply
HONGKONG TRAMWAY CO.,
LIMITED
(Incorporated in the United Kingdom)
As probably all shareholders in the Colony are aware, since our last meeting your General Managers decided that it was essential to build At present there is not a place
Godowns. We Own pre-our
were where people can have refreshments fortunate in acquiring the necessary except the Golf Club and that place land at Tai Kok Tsui on reasonable is for members only. Counsel sub terms, and I am pleased to say we mitted that a full licence would be are now the owners of up-to-date the only thing, that would be of any Godown accommodation, with 3good for Mr. Taggart's purpose. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that INTERIM DIVIDEND of water frontage just inside the new With an adjunct licence, it would NINE PENCE per Share on account typhoon refuge, which enables us to be necessary to have meals of the year 1919 has been declared. load and discharge our lighters etc, with drinks.. That is not The DIVIDEND will be dayable on in all weathers.
what they want to do. This Hotel and after MONDAY, the 25th day of Our stocks have as usual beenwill be a sort of resting place for August, 1919, to Shareholders on the carefully checked by the Superintend-bathing parties and a man who took Register on MONDAY, the 11th day ents, and liberal allowances made his children for a dip would quite of August, 1919, and will be paid to for depreciation.
naturally want a whisky and soda or Shareholders on the Colonial (Hong a ghes of beer without having kong) Register at the exchange rate of meal thrust on him. By opening 3'6 per Dollar. this Hotel, Mr. Taggart has made himself a pioneer in connection with the Housing Problem.
A further disturbace is reported wharf on Con Road yesterday morning. Serum of Petter dropped anchor a row at with diskens Baby bol sempted to rush on word. Fortu
mately the Bolle on duty were at jams containing the gen
A Flutes constable cone abanghay) and with the wateren
vented the sing being suckab.
Anches reporter 255: Where aloes, “ Kinsima ** arrivedl (tream fanion of Sutanby, a owd Log Cheese numbering about three Bunded straw. 'rushed upon the There Want a fun to someurs discuris fenolies who were bechanging rice and aner at 12 mod 125 Nodlaha Bone, wojensatching it from them passed it on. rive Klops. Flared if evessies beOthers with mises ent open singist time slopes and took hurge quan- for the sucks de voon as the rive was tisk inte the street wiele rager on the wharf, and the elep Bunds stole the procitas stuf
Tune in charge of the Magerhier about 30 pleuds of chery;] rice attempted to show assistance Wape stolen bei these shops į DHE LIFE STONE and overvicefisunge bee the Police annivedi
He is also prometed that some of the Fir Bile efected time arrest offchine wow on bound in order to ergi man and these will in charged Brooke jante Erons Canteen benght ht über Mallow Mount on Monday, jgenstelace euch, but when they took Walking wing Queen's liemi ro the mee on the wharf it was seized mming after the disturbances, àjby the crowd, Ost of about for bag Clina Abril 19 porter sogical that only two suched their destination runny slegs were closed, shopkeepers intact
For
·turbat
were atnost
Busting as safeguaab esing rice Later reports show that the die shops, restaurants, and wineshops,
general Outside 158 Queen's Board, one of] throughout the Colony. In Bonham the mided shops, 70 the 66tverlies and Strand there we a commotion all daben watched the bank door the afternoon. The Nice shops all and when the China åtail reporter felesed but the crowd penetral No. was inside they hammered at the is Biler Street. They threw out the rive to the crowd at Indian In Noah Lane a couple of un-Poser met iperations. Muris du dred moljos were standing abotis infage was done to the shop fittings, groups, booking mother disconsolate. Letu.
deer.
Ti Polie anticipate no ruote A: Yatanai the disturbances crouble but as a precautionary tume bromeliad * поряжени довезаново
The muy a patrol et twa Eirropene, two Police final warning shots park blue Indians and two Chitose are putrefcrowd striped in stone throwing Kng the area wingi the disturbances The Paleo charged the crowd nad a corred.
ruber received cucked hands."
That, I think Gentfernen, is all the comment necessary, and I now beg to propose the adoption of the report and accounts as circulated. When this has been seconded I shall be pleased to answer any questions shareholders may desire to ask.
Mr. Edwards, seconded, and there being no questions, the report and accounts were adopted.
Mr. G. Morton Smith proposed, and Mr. G. R. Edwards seconded, the re-election of Mr. F. Maitland as auditor at a remuneration of $300. Approved.
This concluded the meeting,
Mr.. Alabaster: Mr. Taggart will live on the premises-Yes that is what he proposes to do.
After some further discussion the board granted the application.
The next application beard was by the proprietor of the Nomura Hotel for permission to remove the business to No. 66 Connaught Road Central. The applicant said he gave up his present place a month ago and had done no business pending the PIRACY ON WEST RIVER board's decision. Should his applica- tion be granted, he proposed to S.S. "NANNING" RANSACKED.resume the Hotel and the services of
the Geisha girls as hitherto,
The application was granted.
There was a daring piracy per- petrated on the West River on Friday, the Sai Hing S. S. Co's steamer
Nanning" being the victim.
IWO ASSISTANT DROWNED.
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By Order of the Board,
W. E ROBERTS, Secretary.
Hongkong, July 28, 1919.
PUBLIC AUCTION,
03
TIER Undersigned has received in.
stractions to sell by Public Auction,
WEDNESDAY, July 30, 1918, commencing at 11 a.m.
at his Sales Rooms, Duddell Street.
The S.S. NAM KAM" Length... Breadth
Depth Speed ...
194' 7"
'3"
I'
... knota per hour Capacity by measurement... 1300 tons
Engine-2 cylinders, 27′′ & 50",
Horse power
stroke 30"
100
The "Nanning" is on the Canton SAD DEATH AT SWATOW. Deadweight including Bunkers 1100 tons It is tint that from 300 vo As Tuijo there was proudle be- Wuchow run and left the latter place $10 endes were concrated in the launce a skopkeeper refusal to sell on Friday. When the vessel was two Inis in the sleges,
Įrice, saying it was all being gent to miles from Wuchow, near an island Hongkong. A number of the in-called Chicken Basket 16 Chinese
abitants kicked up row with the fehopkeeper, but no serious inculent
is reported.
The Police recovered skont sight ut the plunks of rice stolen.
The see olen trom. Fart Queen's Road was of a superior qality and "with the sugar was called at $18.90. Th 1 piens storien freen the two Shops in Sachkoly Fun were of the con kind, aral valued at $168.00: [The fowding appeared in our late edition to Sasamby which we issed to subscribers.]
FURTHER SCENES IN
WANCHAL
appeared armed, and held up the passengers and crew. There was no resistance so the pirates had the ship kept on her way towards Canton while they proceeded the ransack the ship. They took all money and valuables and valuable cargo, the whole reckoned the value of $10,000, excluding personal effects.
(POVERNMENT PRICES. The Rier Cntroller. Mr. R., O. unitison, has istand je para zi, by authority of the oven
cat, fixing rice peless, which fat today are: Fir qility, $1 per piel: Second quality, $13, Tird By the time the Nanning" was youlles, $12.30.
six miles from Wuchow, she was Yesterday afternoon and evening, met by three sampans each contain The Captain Supt. of Police anding six men. Into these sampans Mr. Hutelson toured the districts the pirates went with their booty, Wanclub was extremely unsettled in netur car to gain first hand and they then rowed away,
The Nanning" then turried about and On Siday infomation of the situation. They during the work-enyl.
huge concluded these duties about 10 returned to Wuchow where the piracy morning whent 11 o'clock -crowd of enolies male an assault on fo'clock last night The procuma was reported.
solese piez golow us in Anton Street. tions are being posted up throughout The place where the pirates left
the ship was near the first bar. The awd nubered over 500 and the Colony, Eley endeavored to burst the songs |
Nothing further is known of the The Governor, amparted by behind which the rice was store. Mr. A. G. M. Fletcher (Colonial occurrence which was reported at Before this was wornplished the Secretary), Mr. E. D. C. Wolfe Hongkong by Captain Williams of Tai Ming" which came Police from No. 2 Police Station bad.S.P.), and Mr. R. O. Hutchison received warning and soon made Rice Controller), toured the districts from Wuchow but did not see the
actual piracy. their appearaÐUNA. Most of the this morning in motor cars. They: cookies fed but others were more Į found matters quiet, desperate. On these the Police used
HE
cks to induce n matplate dispersal. Three men were arrested.
MORE RICE STOLEN,
the s.s.
was in possession of some of the rice and challenged his right of posses A hitherto unreported confiscation "sion. The latter essuyed to take Other sitope in dos Street, Spring of rice was that experienced by the him to the shop where he got the Garden Lee and Landule Street Tung Yee firm of Yuunati, Govern zee. Witness agreed, and on arrival received attention. A Japanese shopment Contractors, yesterday morn sow a motley, clamouring crowd, would have had a bad sime burt foring.
who shoused "stone him :the timely arrival of the Police.
wher
The firm has a large number of they sighted him. Whistles were Yet andher scene occurred at 91 workinen on the Tuipo Roud im-blown and a few constablen came to provement. It was the firm'e inten- his help, and the defendants were Here the crowd gel entrancetien to and 15 bugs of rive (about arrested.
Wanchai Roud, a rice shop.
The Police soon got wind of this mid and dispersed the crowd, arest ing one man who looked into the till while the others took rice.
IN OTHER QUARTERS.
and qually took possession of about 27 pink for these men, by the rail- The charge against the fifth e- seven plouls of rice which was augerly way The 15 bags had hardly start-fendant was reduced to one of un- shared by the hungry people. ed for Yurmati station when a large lawful possession, as it could not be crowd encircled trucks of rice and proved that the rice had been stolen took the lot. Those at Taipo bed to from 18 Hillier Street.
Mr. Lindsell (to Inspector Bmzil): go without temporarily.
There were a few Police about but You tell me the C.S.P. did not wish these were helpless to deal with the to preas the charge?
Inspector Brazil: It is more cu At West Point matters might have crowd, developed into serious disturbances. This morning the Tung Yee firm lese a case of a hungry mob trying eat. A pro- The coolies were estimated to, num-experimental with two bags of rice, to get something to her 2,000 and were of the hefty escorted by 20 of their own cookies.clamation was put up this morning stevedore type. In, Des Voeux Roud This worked alright with the Folice ordering the reduction in price of
₤rice. giving an eye' to the rice. towarks Centre Street" there are a number of rice shops. It may be POLICE COURT PROCEEDINGS.er the case, said he bad found
Mr. Lindsell; after retiring to con the trouble arome through a large erowd congregating outside the Tung A dozen Chinese were charged at that the price of rice in very high, Fung shop where the proprietor with the Magistracy today in connection and he knew how hard it is for the good intentiona was selling rice with the rice riota. In one instance, lower classes of Chinese to pay for chouply. The unable to get rice, fivo zuen who were alleged to have it. At the same time it was wrong either through lack of money or the stolen a quantity of rice from a shop for defendants to take the lay into density of the crowd, begun to throw in 18 Hilter Street, denied the their own hands. Stealing and cause stone. They failed in un attempt charge before Magistrate Lindseil. ing a disturbance of this kind' can- to rush the place, the shopkeeper Inspector Brazil conducting the pro-not be allowed. The Government wisely closing doors,
secution said that the shops in ques-has now fixed the price for rice at Help was forthcoming, from No. 7 tion was raided by several hundred $12.50 third grade, per picu), middle Polige Station, Inspector Macdonald coolies and thirty piculs of rice were grade, $15 per picul, and first grade sed party fping out: Large molen. Defendants were amongst 321. numbers of the Chinese remained in the stealery, but the C.B.P. did not the vicinity shouting and accusing sunt to press the charge..
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The first two défendants were Isontenood to two weeks' jail, third
the rice shopkeepers of making bigt A Chinese constable next declared and fourth accused seven days and .profit
that he intercepted first accused whd th defendant ten days.
"
Messrs. Jardine, Matheson received a telegram from their Swatow office yesterday, stating that one of their assistants, Mr. V. A. Maunder was drowned on Saturday at Swatow.
The deceased it appears was one
of a bathing party that went to
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There are no farther particulars as to how Mr. Maunder was drowned. Mr. Maander was about 25 years of age and joined the firm at Shang- hai. He has been at Swatow for nearly three years and was due to be transferred here in a month's time.
H. M. S. "Fame" which left Har- bodr on Saturday to look for H.MS. "Sandpiper" met the latter after a two hours run up the river. They then came back together.
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Can you imagine Bart in clerical garb with a Bible under his sha and a revolver in each hand teaching bia Block the Golden Rule 1
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The wicked old doctor who runs the local poison palaes and is the only medico for miles around, has seduced the parson's wife and Hart is left with a dying baby on his hands.
Can you imagine bim disowning his God for allowing him to be stabbed in the back whilst attending to His Master's business-and then going after that sinful son of Aesculapins and forcing him at the revolver's point to exert his skill is saving the life of his child?”.
Can you picture to yourself the poignancy of the closing scenes, when the repentant wife returns?
Believe me it is a great drama, with alternating scenes of the tensest ematina, of thrilling excitement, and of the true grim Hart humour! It is a play that only William S. Hart could have made convincing and ha is hacked up nobly by Horothy Dalton who sets the part of the erring wife with a simple pathos that must more to compassion the most callous of playgoers.
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