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Hughes & Hough
AVOTIONKEEM TO THE GOYIRMION
General Auctioneers Share, Coal and General Prodnes Brokers; und Odmmission/Agenis.
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From SAIGON.
THE CHINA MAIL.
POOR MILLION-PRIZE
COURT SETTLEMENT.
"DECREN WHICH ENDS- HESTORDO KWEDISH CLAIMS.
THRES-FIFTHS OF COURT'S OUTSTAND- ING WORKPINISHED,
WANT ADVERTISEMENTS
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ING of the Hongkong Tramway Com pany Limited, will be held at the
NEITT shore-medulomed, kavina an It was knowledge of the settlement Offices of Masars Jardins, Mathea and nation Fork of the Swedish clains which en Company Limited, Pedder Street, Hongkong, on WEDNESDAY, the 14th Consignee of Cargo are hersby lnformed abled. The Journal of Commerce some day of April, 1950, st 12 o'clock Noon, that they must take delivery of cargo weeks ago to announce that the Prize to transiot the ordinary business of the from alongside and cargo impending Court had ordered ita coffin. At that | Company..
discharge will be landed Into the Pamfletime it was official-deemed inadvis Mail Steamship Company's, godówas stable at the movement to make the By Order of the Board,
West Paint and stored for Consigne settlement public and it was not W. E. ROBERT),
until Saturday last-ordinarily a die lake and expende Saersary. Consignam of Cargo are hereby notified special sitting of the court, the tion State age nationality and aslary. How for the Prize Court that at a WANTED LADY STENOGRA PHER espable of takingDiets Hongkong, February 7, 1990;" that they must produce an Import Perm momentous fact came out, says the
signed by the Superintendent of the Journal of Commerce of February 25.quired to Box 1184 c/o "China Mail. | Imports and Exporbi, Hongkong, before Three-fifths of the outstanding
bills of lading n be countersigned,
CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM
PUBLIC AUCTIONS ASSOCIATION OF HONGEONG
all broken, shaladt and damaged Goods to be left in the Godown where they
will be examined on April, 10 mà | 10 am.
·
All claims must be 'presented within Undersigned have received in-THE THIRD ANNUAL GENERAL
MEETING of the above Associa week of the steamer's arrival here, after structions to sell by Public Auction will be held at the Crry ALL Ohink they mental be recognized.
THURSDAY, the 15th April, 1990, at 830 rx, for the following purposes:
ПРЕСЕ
tion,
For Account of the Conserned),
03.
BATURDAY, April 10, 1920, at 10:30 am... sibir Bales Rooms, No. #, Dos Boad, Dernor af, Iso Enzo Street,.
SUNDAY
Valuable -Household Furniture,
*c..
de.
To receive the Report off the Com mistes and Statement of Accounts to
31at December, 1919.
Ta alect the Officers and Commit- tes for the ensuing year:
H. B. LL DOWBIGGIN.
Hon. Secretary.
NOTICE.
"Removed to Sales Rooms for convenience of sale), including:-
THE BUSINESS of an Auctioneer Surveyor, and Appraiser, hitherto, Doable and Single Beds, small
sarried on by the undersigned under Wasastands, Wardrobes and Chest-of-the style or firm name of "GEO. P. Praware, Office Desk, Filters, Cooking LAMMERT will, as from this dase, Utanila,
Also
YACHT PIANO.
-Cash.
HUGHES & HOUGE,
ÁUŠÃOSMETI,
Hongkong, Apr 7, 1920.
For account of the concerned),
on
TUESDAY,
April 13, 1920, commencing at 2:30 pak, at their Sales Eocens, No & Des Toix Bead, Corner of Ice House Street,
A Small Consignment of HOUSEHOLD LINENS,
Comprising Turkish Towels, Bath Towels, Bath Sheets, Double Bed Sheets, Battenberg and Drawnwork Bedspreads, Table Carers, Crochet and Drawnwork Doilies,
Also
A few lots of Bellow Valises, Kit Baga, Suit Cases, and Attache Cases. (All new goods and in small lota). Terms: Cash
·HUGHES & HOUGE,
Auctioneers Hongkong, April 8, 1920.
ÉPEK ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED),
02
TUESDAY
April 13, 1830, commencing at 1.30 pm, at the Sales Booms, No. 8, Dez Vaux Boad, Corner of Ice House Street, TEAKWOOD AND BLACKWOOD FURNI TURE, BRASS AND BRASS-MOUNTED BEDSTEADS, TEAKWOOD TWIN BEDSTEADS, CARPETS, &c., &c. comprising:-
Chesterfield Sofas, Arm-chairs (new), Folding Card and Occasional Tables, One Upholstered Sulte, Bedroom Furniture, comprising Teak wood Twin Bedsteads large and mall Wardrobes, Drawing
Талев,
and Chairs, Waskitanda, (tumed Teakwood) Side-
1
be carried un by the same parties under the style or firm name of LAMMERT BBOS.
Dated 7th day of April, 1920..
GEO. P. LAMMERT, H. A. LAMMERT,
NOTICE.
W
NATIONAL LOAN OF THE
FOURTH YEAR OF THE
REPUBLIC (1916).
SUBSCRIBERS to the above Loan are hereby Notified that Redemption
of the bonde drawn at Peking on the the 20th March, 1990, will begin the 12th April, 1920.
Payment in cash or its equivalent will be made at the Bank of Chins and Bank of Communications or any of the branches of the above banks and also at the Shanghai Office of the Hongkong. and Shanghai Banking Corporation.
اوخو
Bonds having as their two terminal numbers any of the following groupa, groups, viz, 09, 11, 16, 25, 34, 40, 41, 47, 66, 61, 67, 73, 90, 97, 99, are drawn bonga.
F. A. AGLEN, Inspector General of Customs, Lapectorate General of Customs,
Peking 20th March, 1990.
PUBLIC AUCTIONS.
THE Undersigned bave received in THE
structions from MAJOR GERAL KELLT; bo sell by Public Auction,
MONDAY, the 19th April, 1920, at 2.30 p.m., at.. HEAD QUARTER HOUSE,
THE WHOLE OF Tas Vaktable Household Furniture,
kay
dc.
therein contaized. consisting of :-- BA-Hallstand, side and Card boards, Dinner Waggons, Extensiom Dia tables, Clock, Chinese gung, &c. ing Tables and Chairs, do Dinner
DAWING ROOM-Blackwood Cabinets,
Goods har las the Godors, and all No Claim will be admitted after the
Goods remaining April 19th, will be subject to rent.
Work of the Prize Court is swept
away by this one settlement, and, a WANTED-To Purchase a setter or Poletar PUP (dog) apply value, a much greater proportion. 1183 c/o Chier Mail
to
thần that, for, if there are a thousand | cases now remaining, their monetary, worth is certainly not great, and peo ple concerned for the Prize Fund need anticipate no generous augmentation on the knees of the gods at the Trea of the store from what is now left sury. If there is a million value left it is as much as anybody has any No Fire Itanee whatever will be right to expect, and if the claimants to that million agree to "go halves," aisoted.
as the Swedish claimants have done, there is not a great deal outstanding for the Priza Fund when all expenses have been paid
undelivered
Consignees are requested and in thele Bill of Lading for contignare Immediately.
PACIFIC Ham 8.S. Go.,
J. ORAM SHEPPARD. -
Acting. A gerak..
The Swedish settlement of halfand- half represents i gress figure of four millions, from which; must come off
TO LET.
TO LET A SHOP in Natham. Bond, 1 Kowloon Apply to Humphreye Estate & Financa Co, Ltd, Alexandra Buildings:
THE MOTOR UNION INSURANCE" COMPANY, LIMITEIK
ISLAND TA THE UNITED BRITISH INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED,
FIKE, MARINE, LIFE AND MOTOR ACCIDENT, -For aes and Particulars appply to the General "Agenta
UNION TEADING CO., Princos Buildin
THE HOTEL ASIA
WEST BUND, CANTON
The highest building in Canton affording a panoramic bird's eye view of the whole eity and suburbs.
Largs and airy roome, Elevators, Rectric Lights and Fane italie Hot and cold waten service fitted, Excellent Cuisine, Bar and Billiard room, Roof Garden, Cinematograph Theatre and every modern son vesines provided.
Special monthly and family rates can be arranged on application to
THE SUN CO., LTD.,
Proprietors.
knew the general affect and outcome of contests in the court over similar cases Parties must bear in mind LONG HING & CO., Kodsas and Kodar FÜTE, de
with regard to bringing cases into court, that it did not fall to the lot of a judge in prize by any voluntary As Operators, U. S. Shippping Eoard. coats of detention and warehousing action on his part, or by any weakness for (in some cases) four years, and jon bla part, to seek to mitigate the costs of sale, where there has been rigour which was essential in the requisition, or the seized goods have administration of the law of Prize. been perishable, and of what is left The law. of Priza arose out of the of the four millions, after payment state of war, where all perils were of all these costs, the Prize Fund Havolved and the rights of belligerents gets its moiety.
were rights which were well establi The settlement which was- an- shed by the 'common law of nations," nounced to the Prize Court on Satur- and they must be maintained. It | day is the biggest thing of its kind was hot, as his Lordship conceived, the Prize Court has seen a settle for any judge sitting in prize to take ment of 1,500 law suits in one, and voluntary action, to depart in any
BEN" LINE OF STEAMERS.
From MIDDLESBRO," · LONDON ¿STRATES.
THE Steamship
"BENVENUE,"
CONSIGNAES of Cargo are hereby the cases of nearly 200 ships. It was way from the settled rules of interna informed that all Goods are being known as the group of the "Alexanticnal law. But there was great landed að thair riek into the hazardons | drin” and other ships, and the printed scope of compromise and adjustment. sadfor extra kesardous: Godovi of schedule of cases alone makes a All the court could do was to accele the Hongking and Kowloon Wherf substantial book and Godown Co, Ltd., whoace and/or from the wharves delivery may be
obtained,
No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all Goods remaining undelivered after the 9th inst, will be subject to`rant.
All claims against the Steamer must be presented to the Uadersigned or before the 18th inst, or they will not be recognized,
-GIBB, LITINGSTON & CO.
Agents. Hongkong, April 3, 1920.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
S.S. "WEST IVAN"-
[frate, the disposal of cases by fixing The court was crowded with sittings as soon as cases were ready. counsel.
to be heard, and he could assore The Attorney-General (Sir Gordon parties that any necessary steps. in Hewart, K.C, MP.), the Solicitor that direction would be taken with a General (Sir Ernest Pollock, K.C., view to speeding up the disposal of MP), Mr. W. E. Boustead and Mr. the remainder of the prize list. He Clement Davies appeared for the trusted that parties, who were cons Crown (instructed by the Treasury cerned not merely with 15 per cent. Solicitor), and for claimants (counsel af the great mass of the Swedish in some cases representing a hundred cases which still remained outstand- or two), Sir Robert Aske (instructed ing, but parties generally, would take | All broken, chafed and damaged by Messrs. Botterell and Roche), Mr. seriously into consideration what was Goods are to be left in the Godowns, R. B. Balloch (instructed by Messrs being done that morning. The where they will be examined on the Gredalla, Jacobson and Spyer: by terms of compromise showed a ready
Mésars: Travel Smith, “Messrs. spirit of settlement to which his ti 9th inst. at 10 am,
No Fire Insurance has been affected. | Kearsey Hawse and Co., and Messrs. Majesty's 'Government was disposed. Bill of Lading will be countersign-Bircham and Co.), Mr. Darby (in. He commended this state of things
structed by Messrs. Thics. Cooper and to the attention of people still con ed by
Co. and Mr. L. C. Thomas (instructed | cerned in cases of prize. His by Messrs. Stokes and Stokes). Majesty's Government had, with thế Since many of the biggest cases co-operation of the Swedish Govern- in the Prize Court have referred to ¦ment, and with the help of a great”, coffee, it is interesting to note that commercial body in Sweden, the War half the cases in the four million Risks Insurance Commission, sought pounds Swedish settlement are coffee to mitigate as far as possible the cases.
penalties of war in neutral. States, The Attorney General said the and had arrived at this settlement cases fell into two groups-(a) where on the "terms of "half and half.. the Swedish Government and Swedish The court would proceed with as War Risks Commission were con- much despatch as possible, to clear cerned, and (b) where individual the list of all remaining cases of Swedish claimants bad come into the prize, and he hoped that the end-of- settlement. A third and separate this jurisdiction might now be reach-- THE above mentioned vessel having case related to the cargo of the shiped within a reasonable period. Half THE above mentio ad verime
Atlanten." There were 406 cases in the goods or proceeds in the terms of Ports, Consignees of cargo are hereby group (A) and 1,109 in group (b). settlement which the court approved informed that their cargo is being This settlement left only two-fifths are released to the Swedish Govern landed at their risk into the Hazardous of the total of contraband cases inment, the Swedish War Risks In- and or axira Hazardous Godowna of the the Prize Court to be dealt with by surance Commission, or the claimants, Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godowns Co, Ltd., Kowloon, and stored the court.
and half are condemned as prize, ali This was by far the most import costs being paid before this decision at Consignes's risk
ant and comprehensive settlement takes place. The terms of settlement which had been arrived at in the contains this explanatory paragraph. course of Prize proceedings in con The costs, fees, expenses, and nection with this war, and his Lord amounts to be charged shall be in ship would probably not be sorry each case the costs, fees, and ex- to hear that considerably more than penses arising from or attendant on half of his work in prize had dis the seizure, detention, sale, release appeared.
on bail, release against deposit or When the President expressed his requisition of the said goods, as the gratification to find that so com- case may be, and the amount, if any, prehensive a settlement had been of the ship owners' claims in respect reached, he specially urged the modus thereof, if established in this honour other claimants. After the war fees, and expenses shall not include between his Majesty and, his Allies, any costs incurred in Prize Court and the Russian Cear, the last sitting proceedings by HLM. Procurator of the Prize Court for that, war was General with the claimants
From SEATTLE, JAPAN and
SHANGHAL
All broken, chafed and damaged goods are to be left in the Godowns where they will be examined by Messrs, Carmichael & Clark on 9th
instant at 10 am,b.
All claims must be presented within a week of the Steamer's arrival here, after which they cannot be recogniz ed.
No claim will be admitted after Berrion, Crockery, and Glass Ware Tables, Stools and Flower atards, the goods have left the Godowns and Cooking Stores Outlery, Babh Bias and chairs, Water colours, Stan- all goods remaining undelivered of compromise and settlement upon able court, provided that such costs, Boom Utensils, Electro-fisted Ware, dar lamps, Chiaras Tases, Carpet, after 9th instant will be subject to
Electric Reading Lamps, Blackwood Curtains, &c., &c., and ane Auro Pixo rent.
and Teakwood creens, a quantity of by Steak with about 150 mlls musia. No Bhe Insurance whatever will
Doo Room Extension Dining be effected.
second-hand.
Blackwood Fraiture, Blackwood Fire Screens, Bide Tables, Chairs, Cabinets, Pictures, Carpets new and Table and Chairs, Sideboard, Dinner Consignees are requested to send Waggons, DINNER Sevice & a large quantity of GLASSWARE and CROCKERY, Curtains, Screens and several JAPANES WAT Colocas and a quantity of E-P. WADE
Also
Boar Fiance, One Enameled Bath,
Camera, &c. &
Fall Particolars from Catalogue). Terms: Cash,
-
RUGHES & HOUGH, Car Auctioneers,
Hongkong, April 8, 1920.
THE
FOR SALE.
THE Undersigned have received
structions to sell
#POR ADODUNT OF XEM COMOKENKS) The Yacht
MERINT
abe now lies off Ah King's Slipway, Turther particulars and inspecting orders may be obtained from the under signed,
HUGHES & HOUGH,
Mar
BILLIARD BOOM-One Billiard Table? by Stevens & Co, together with "all accessories, chairs, pictures, &c.
STUDY+Bookcase, Writing tables Barograph, do
BED Rooms Double & Single Brain nćunted Bedey: Campbarwood Ward-
FRANK WATERHOUSE & CO. As Operators, U.S. Shipping Board. 3rd Floor, Hotel Mansions,
A COMPLETE AFRATED WATER FLANT FOR SALE”.
in 1860 That was not an example
NEW U.S. SECRETARY.
Washington, February 12-Joha Barton Payne of Elinois has been selected by President Wilson to be Secretary of the Interior, to succeed Franklin K Lane Payne is now. chairman of the United States Ship ping Board NE Payne will take over his new duties
in their Bills of Lading for counter-to be eagerly emulated. On the signature immediately.
other hand, it was a prolongation of time to be avoided, by all means possible. He wished to close up the work of the Prize Cours for the great war: 85toon as might be, and claimants would see by this settle ment that his Majesty'e Government were ready to deal in a spirit of com promise and leniency so as to mitigate the serverity or the prolongation of the operations of the war. There was great scope for compromise and adjustment and lenient considera 09 March 1, when Lane retires at his ton of persons who stood to lose by the rigour of war, and he believed the Crown had shown considera- tion in this settlement, because he.
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robes and Chest of Dravers, Towelter abd guaranteed in perfect
rails, Linen baskets, Tuilet, erockery p
OUT BUILDINGS, GARDEN and Cook- HOUSE-Beveral Rickshaws, mowers, Tennis pels and, minton and Croquet - sets," Bhové cooking utensils, &c.
And
A large number of Pots of Plants. Catalogues will be
On view from Sati
April
Terms - Ciah.
the 10th
TRUGHES & BOUGE,
Hourkong March.
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own request. Payne's successor as chairman of the Shipping Board has not yet been announced fish
Before becoming chairman of the Shipping Board on August 7, 1919; Payne was general "counsel of the Katroad Administration, and before that, he was general counsel of the Emergency Fleet: Corporation. He is a native of Virginia and is 65 years old. His home is in Chicago.
Former Senator John Franklin Shafroth of Denver, Col, is under- stood to have been selected by Presk |dent Wilson, to be chairman of the Shipping Board, to succeed Payne. ***** San Francisco Chronicle,
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