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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 5 1918,
SUMMARY COURT.
COMPANY MEETING.
A BARBER'S WAGES.
MESIRS & S. WATSON” AND COMPANY, LIMITED.
zenberat
Mr. H. Humphreys presided, and there were present Mr. 1. Scott Hars ton (Director) and Mr. W. Morley, (acting Secretary) and Messrs J.D. Humphreys, W. B. Muskett, G. Rapp and C. B. Byers.
An extraordinary general meeting In the Summary Court, this mornof the above Company was held at ing before 31r. Justice Melbourne, the Hongkong Hotel, to-day at doon.. K. Hada chinks from J. H. Sokmoo. priprietor of the Hongkong Hair Dressing Salo the sm of 3932 being us
so $7 for swelve to $180 damages
· days' wages and for un rooth's wage in lieu of Dotion. Paintiff ab elanowan 20 count of the protip earned by the detenching in connection with the sakl Huntressing Saloon, from Feb. 17, 19 to Sept. 18, 1919. L'intherefore propose- tiff also clair costs.
Ms. J. H. Gurliner appeared fr the plaintif and Mr. E. Fervidson. of Mews Busting & Hastingɛ. represend the defendant.
Mr. Gardiner wilf defendant is master barber wow has been curry, ing on usiners for about eleven years in Bencorsial Araule. At the bes gianing of this year phinti ap- Froached defendant with the object, of taking over the busiaver of the Hongkong Hair Pressing Sulous,
The Chairman said-Gentlemen, this meeting has been convened to confirm the resolution which was passed on October 20 last.
HONGKONG DEFENCE
CORPS.
NOTICE
.HONGKONG RIFLE LEAGUE
THE CHINA MAIL.
A practice shoot for possible and probable members of the Hongkong Detence Corps team will take place at King's Park Range on Monday, 10th instant, commencing at 10 am Arrangements will be made for assistance and instruction to be given on the Range to anyone requiring
I
same.
THREE HOME CASES.
REXTRAORDINARY TALES OF YOUTHFUL DEPRAVITY.
TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS.
NOTICE.
WWE have this day handed over the
Giving her age as 16, but looking much younger, a diminutive gül, Agency of THE EASTERN & Elisa Smith, applied at Rotherham AUSTRÄLIÄN STEAMSHIP COM- for an George Williams, 19, It was admitted, MACKENZIE & CO.
affiliation order against PANY, LD, ta Monica. MACKINNON, during evidence, that relations had existed between the parties for over five years, and a child was born 12 months ago.. According to the girl's story, she, along with two sisters, had gone regularly up Clough,
Rotherham courting
GIBE, LIVINGSTON & CO. Hongkong. November 4, 1919.
HONGKONG POLICE RESERVEL 31mbers of the Corps a notorious
NY Person OF Parsons having ΑΝ possessing aperture sights are in rendervous, along with three claims against the HONGKONG vited to bring rhern. Ammunition boys. When witness commenced to POLICE RESERVS or POLICE RESERVE That the new Articles already would-be purched at Headquarters describe how, she and her sisters CLUB are invited to and such claims approved by this Meeting, and for the purpose of identification sabot later than 1 p.m. on Saturday, interchanged boys during the even at once to the Accountant ..P.E. co ing, ladies got up and left the court. HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANK. The scribed by the Chairman thereof, 9th instant
Mr. Jackson, who "defended, said the Accounts will be closed on the 15th inst be and the same are hereby
sisters were a bad lot, and there had adopted as the Articles of the
been other legitimate children. He Company to the exclusion of and
was proceeding to describe their in substitution for all the existing
antecedents when he was pulled up Articles thereof.
by the clerk, who 'said that was not evidence-An order for 7s. 6d. per week was made.
Mr. J. D. Humphreys seconded, and the motion was carried.
That concluded the business of the meeting.
H
OUR LOCAL POETS
MEDITATIONS OF A
. MISOGYNIST,
From the perfume acented anare, Prem mere passion's siren coll, Prom seductive form and eir, From all women, age, from att,
Good Lord deliver us!
She watched his coming with a covert
That was not agreed to.
Sub quently it was rumoured that the Beaconsfield Arcada might be taken over by the Government for improve ments and plaquit there treated with defendunt with the Kieu of being employed there an a salary. Agreement was entered inte plain it was employed at a shiny of $10 per month. A die in the agreement provided that the en ployee sinki receive. in klition, 20 per cent on the net profit of the businews. The plaintiff wis code sumptave, which fiet was known to defendunt, and may occasione kept away from business. On Sept. 13 platif sented blawsult from business and upon returning the next Then shot at him a glance that fred day was frontel by defendint who his brain. alleged that plaignit in blition pole keeping away had haluced, other cumployees to absent, themselv. Correspondence shrough Folksturs then one which resulted in the activa. Ilaintif denies the allega. hope..
The case is prouding.
KINEMA NOTES.
THE CORONET THEATRE.
If it is possible to discover new anthods of inprovement in the management of kimena shows, one anay rest assured that the people who run e Coronet kinem will
Free".
Ties youth would not her charpas
distida.
She ingered artlessly till he was
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Hongkong. Nov 3, 1919.
G. E. STEWART, Captak, Adjutant, H.K. Deferoe Corps
A DARING ARMED ROBBERY.
At the Magistracy is afternoon, before M. . E. Indell, two men were charged with having committed with uthers nut in custody un armed robbery at No. 8. E Lok Lane, ou the morning of October 25 when jewellery and clothing to the value of 3000 were stolen.
"ORDER AGAINST BOY OF 15.
A. BALEAN, Accountant, H.K.P.(R).. Hongkong, Nov. 5, 1919.
FOR
SALE.A
FOR SALE-LARGE GODOWN and factory building with water frontage. To Let or for sale. Apply Box No. 1161, c/o "CHINA Mart.”
TO LET,
Stated to be not yet 16, William Fisher was summoned at Heywood, Lancashire, by a pleasant-looking girl, Annie Ward, 19, of Brunswick; street, respecting her child. The parties live close by one another, and, it was stated, bad met in the street PO LET-LARGE OPEN GROUND and attended cinema performances, with water frontage for storage of When the girl told defendant's old iron, coal, etc. Apply Box No. 1162, It appeared that of the mother of her condition, the e/o "CHINA MAIL." burglass climbed aver the partition youth cried, and his mother:
UIN
of the door, opined the door from thrashed him.-One witness who inside and let the other in. Albad been subpoenaed ine wonsia in the cubicle was seized by formed the magistrates that she had ce of the robbes, who pointed a been warned she would be "bashed" revolver at her. Boto she and her if she gave evidence against Fishes, husband were bound and gagged. whose defence was a complete denial. The drawes in the rooms were then →The Chairman said the magistrates ransacked, and after the men had were unanimous in the conclusion been in the house for incre than that Fisher was the father, but in half-an-hour, they left While they view of his youth they made an order were going down the stairs, police for only 5s. weekly, together with wiresles were blown, but the men Jescaped. Upon information received she the defendants were traced, aze in Pect Street and the other in Chung fol-Hing Lane, and they were arrested. Gold bangles and her jewellery were found in their peersion.
The aus wus corsening as we went to press.
marked the subtle rippling of each limb. Nature was clamant: how should
he demur?
Moving with sinuous grace
beckoned him. Responsively he thrilled, and
lowed her.
Faster he died. It was his prayer
to die.
The worn the peach enfolds escapes
the eye.
costa.
WANTED TO SEE THE BABY. When at Wigan an order of 10s. per week was made against a 17- year-old haulage hand, in respect to
a child of which the mother is 15, it was stated that defendant and his mother had never been allowed to see the child, although he admitted the parentage. The youth's mother said she would not allow him to pay
From the rile that looka all sweet, LATEST SHIPPING NEWS. a single penny until she saw the From the house where lamps burn
red,
From the harpy of the street, From an enzy of the dead.
Good Lord deliver ual
be unorgst the first to take advan Hal you been victim of a mighty
uge of original, ileus S2 the bezent
love
of its patrons. In the ramection.I might have been forgiving but. last night the Corones screamed a
thist you,
new pictur-ranet, in five parts; My wife, whom in my thoughts the tanling feature.
ה
far placed above Jas the minning of ti 50m Was My mother, should at your soul for
cozcerned, being, that the whole fïve i revenue!
reels were continued without a break: What wonder that 1 euse the very thus relieving the malence of reous
day
white between each pan. In fagr. When first you yelled to my mu
through the while, performanće, i there cool not have been ranné than a period of anout teg minutes during which a picture was not on the screen. In our opinion, this je oze of the huvet meerpfable innovation we have so far experiment. With pegirl in the pieture itself". The Shell Geio, which founded on Kenseth L. Kobert's story, in the Saturday Evening Post," it has The megit. Best of all, of being in tensely in testing from beginning to el. - Everything that might post- sibly tensi taborem habeen eliminuti a
"protect"
sonel with pages of explanatory matter worden into almost a single nation, and the phit, although ant unfunkar, is handed in such
a manner. it to privile novelty.
And live but to destroy the tomish-
anh chu
That one bore all my hopes of hap:
pine!
2.
Heaven and Hell in juxtaposition
stund,
A single upin tossed by a woman 's
hunt.
From the bed desire to glay, From the thoughts that anar the
mind,
From the pin arought can albay, Print Thy curse-front. Wongr
kind.
Good Ford deliver wat
N. I BREWER.
GOOD-BYE!
To Benedictir.
ARRIVALS.
The J. M. & Co. s.s. "Lok Sang" (Capt. Simpson) arrived this morning from Canton,
The ss. "Pheumpenh" (Captain Hamilton) arrived yesterday from
Saigon with 1,600 tons of rice, and 5
bags of maila.
The O. 5. K. s.s. "Indus Maru " (Capt. Yano) arrived yesterday from
baby. When asked her reason, she replied, "I am straight. I want to see if it is anything like him, and I The shall be more satisfied then." Bench arranged with the parties that the infant should be taken to a house where all concerned could see it.
TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS.
Moji with 950 tons of general cargo, I done to sell by Public Auction,
and 14 bags of mails.
The D... ở Eo. Bs. “Haihong” (Capt. J. W. Evans) arrived this morning from Foochow, with 20 bags of mails, and 6 saloon passengers.
The O.S. K. ss. "Amakusa Maru" (CaptKobayashi) arrived this morn- ing from Swatow with 202 tons of general cargo and 1,100 tons of coal.
The J. M. & Co., s.s. "Fau Sang " (Captain Skinner) arrived yesterday from Sourabaya with 3,000 tons of sugar and a few bags of mails.
PUBLIC AUCTIONS.
THE: Undersigned have received In- structions to sell by Public Auction, (Yor Aqcount of the Concerned),
THURSDAY, November 6, 1919, at 2.30 p.m. at their Bales Rooms, No. 8, Den Vaux Road, Corner of Ice House Street,. ICNDRY
USEFUL HOUSEHOLD.
FURNITURE & Removed to Salerooms for convenience of sale. hammerless 12 bora. Gan, by Cogs-
well & Harrison, London. Practically New, with case. Two Ricsbas.
Oue
One White Frost "Ios Chest, New, Terme-Cash.
HUGHES & HOUGH, Auctioneers. Hongkong, November 5, 1919.
(For Account of the Concerned.}
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SATURDAY 3 November 8, 1919, at 10.30 am., at their Sales Rooms, No. 2, Dee Vortx Road, Corner of Ice House Street,
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PUBLIC AUCTIONS.
THE Undersigned”has received instruct
5 Caska, Olive Oil,
4
Olives (salted),
Malaga Quinine Wice,
3
Vermouth (French),
Brandy
Term: Caih
XO
FRIDAY, November 7, 1919, commencing at 3 p.m. at Godown. A. Kowloon Marine Lot 49, Yaumati.
A Large Quantity of Reaza fron Bara assortment as ander 214 Bundles 3" x 16714 166 do *** 13/18
910 do
* x 18/18'
961 do
"I 16/18"
7" 15/16"
115/ts'
do 912.
238. do TermaCash on delivery:
GEO, P. LAMMERT,
Auctioneer..
-.00
+
HUGHES & HOUGH,
Auctioneers. Hongkong, November 5, 1918.
(For Account of the Concerned),
011
SATURDAY, November 8, 1919, at `Il-am, at their Sales Rooms, No. 8, Des Voeur Road, Corner of Jee House Street-
The 9,5, Cornelia" (Capt. Guerreiro) arrived last evening from with 170 tons of
Terms-Chak. and 6 bags 6
general cargo
Briefly, Beney is that of a young Our Teal Prete page is China Mail Swatow girl who is rubbed of her patrimony is made us tends. Sublime in by unspupelons srcelled singing i anastes The herdre-tirinks she hae!
Ad!
vall.
fine voice and her delusion is fos May friendship true and close pre-
Chinese mails.
The B. and S. s.s. "Taiydan " (Capt. Hamilton) arrived this Now that you leave our Hongkong morning from Melbourne with
ered until her money is spent. May we believe in poets' creed! She Ben obtaize a situation in a store, but finds that things other
thas erving customers are required
SATURDAY, November 8, 1919, commencing at 11 am
at his Sales Rooms, Daddell Street.
37 cases Electric Lamp Balts,
2 do Pressed Burtons,
6 do. Iron Scraws,
900 tors of general cargo,
8 do Toilet Paper,
of her by the manager, so she quits. Bound for.n land that we imow not, 7 European passengers and Australian and finally, attempts to take her life. We want that you should still adore mails. However, she falls into the chutches Our Happy Valley fair, a
Poets.
of a Sharper who tries to make her Our verdant vales and mountains! bool in wking wealthy
spot.
high
young rap, by posing.us the latter's Do id a farewell true to you! long les daughter. The heme ust look behind, our Muses sigh fails and of course at ends as it Because they see a Minstre true. should do. It is one of the best Youll not forget our
Hongkong den films we have seen in Hongkong.
hear
A word must again he mid about When you will be in foreign land, the band, which comprizes a treil Through breezes sweet you'd always balanced agregation of five musi cians, vizinne, first and secundur songs that echo in our strand. violin, cello and date. Last even-And so, Good-bye! I bid you too.
For Hongkong's part, I say Adiet! ing, for those who cared to listen A friend you find, companion true attentively, this band gave some in Hongkong stores. Good-bye to astonishingly, well rendered selections
of high cines music, including Mendonin 'Spring Song" and a portion of "In Boheme. That
part alone was worth going to hear.
The some film will be screened this afternoon and evening.
A FAVOURITE RUB DOWN,
you!
ESANIP. Hongkong, November 14.
CHAMBERLAIN'S COUGH
REMEDY,
DEPARTURES.
The J. C..J. L. s.s. "Tjimanoek " (Captain Schermbeck) left at 4 p.m. to-day for Batavia with 2,000 tons of merchandise.
The 9.3. Song Ma" (Captain Berten) P. A. Lapicque & Co. is leaving at6 p.m. to-day for Haiphong with 100 tons of general cargo.
The s.8. "Hanci" (Capt: Mórvan).
P. A. Lapicque & Co., leaves to-day at 4 p.m. for Haiphong with 500 tons of general cargo and 3 European passengers.
The C. M. s.s." Nanking" (Capt.. Dobson) left yesterday for San Fran. WEEN you have a bad cold you want cisco, via Shanghai and Japan ports,
a remedy that will not only kive relief, bat effect a prompt and parman with 2,000 tons of general cargo, ent currenndy that is pleasant to and a large number of passengers. tako, a remedy that contains nothing
TEE golfer, the foothill player and injurious. Cimmberlain's Cough Hamed
the all round athlete know the meets all these requirements. It acts on valan of Chamberlain's Pain Belm. It is Nature's plan. relieves the Junge, aids
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just the thing for a rabidown after expectoration opens the secretions and The following mails are due
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restores the system to a healthy condi- ;
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any other treatment: For sale by all upon. Tog sale by all Chemists and Cocmists and torekeepers.
Btorekeepers.
From Europe, per s.s. *Idom eneus" 7th.
5 do Three Boys Soap,
10 tim Soft Soap,
10 pieces Cashmere,
9 cases Brocades,
4 do Stoppered Rottier,..
2 do Waterproof, 2 do Knives. Terms: Cash on delivery.
GEO. P. LAMMERT,
Adctioneer, Hongkong, November 5, 1919.
One Liver and WHITE POINTER DOG, (8 months old).
HUGHES & HOUGH,
Auctioneers.
Hongkong, November 5, 1919.
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