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THURSDAY. - SEPTEMBER 9, 1920.
CABLE"ADORDA *I**T***ING WIKANG
MERCURY MOTOR CAR CO.
3 KENTION HANTERN Unlet BENTLEY'S
TELEPHONES GENERAL ÜSTICE. 155 MAIN BRANCH Sun Roo
59-61 Das Voenx Road Central,
BONGKONG.
BRANCH WIST INT BRUNCIT 2365
WORK SKOP
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COMPANY REPORT.
16ng rosLIEDZ.
THE DAIRY FARM, ICE & COLD STORAGE CO., LTD.
Company's Accounts for the year ending 31st July, 1920.
"FINGER STUNTS.”
THE CHINA MAIL.
SHOP THIEVES CAUGHT..
HEAVY SENTENCES IMPOSED.
DOOM OF THE RIKISHA.
AN AKACHKONISH.
NO SADNESS OF FAREWELL
ROYAL AIR FORCE.
MEMORIAL FUND.
$150,00
100.00
25,00 10.00
Mr. R. J. Farrer, President of the Mr. D. K. Hair, Hoo. Treasurer, Magistrate Sunth had before him Singapore Muskipality, in his report of the Arro Club of Hongkong, this morning a Chinese woman and for 1919 says:
acknowledges the following additional two men charged with (1) larceny of Rieshas decreased in number and subscriptions to the Royal Air Force a-roll of silk valued at $40, the pro-rlesha fares (as paid though not perty of Messrs. Tych & Co., of sanctioned) increased proportionately. Memorial Fond- D'Aguilar Street, on September S. The Commissioners look forward to A. Anonymous (2) larceny of a pair of boots vained the time when rishas will be no Messrs. Reiss & Co. -
$12, the property of Messrs. | mare, for practical, not sentimental Cherry & Co., boot and shoe makers reasons. For transport to country Mr. S. B. Columbine................ of Pedder Street, on August 9, and districts rieshas are being run off Mr. M. H. Turner......
3) larceny of an ear-ring set with the roads by motorcars and it is diamonds valued at $400, the pro hoped that an increase in the perty of Messrs. Senner Freres (Weill efficiency of the tramways and & Co).. of, Queen's Road Central, on
the development of the motor. August 14.
bus system will have the same effect in the town. Slow, of un- certain deference to traffic rules, and fruitful in noisy dispute over fare, disappearance shall leave no they constitute anachronism whose DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY, sadness of farewell
Mr. A. E. Hall, who appeared for the defence, entered a plea of "not guilty
Inspector Blackman said that at 8.30 yesterday morning, soon after the shop had been opened, the defen dants and another man, who is not
TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS,
LIMITED. 'a --...
Private enterprise promised Singa- pore a taxi cas company, to be preHE ORDINARY GENERAL in custody, entered Messrs Tyeb&ceded by non tax cabs plying for will be held at the Company's Offices MEETING of the above Compmy The report for presentälin to shareholders at the twenty-fourth Co.'s premises and asked to be shown hire. The taxis did not materialise at Soos on SATURDAY, the 25th ordinary yearly meeting, to be held at the Company's Depot, 2 Lower Albert some silk. While the woman and the nor yet the cabs Moter wagons in-st 1920. Road, on Tuesday, Sept. 21 at 12.30 pr., states
other 'man examined ore roll of silk, creased from 152 to 236. The in
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the The Directors herewith present to the Shareholders a statement of the the second and third defendants stole crease in the number of motor cars Company will be CLOSED from the
Janother roll,
has brought to the front a problem of 1th to 25th instant, both days Miss Matsu, of Messrs. Cherry some importance, ie, the organisation inclusive. Co., was then called. Shown of a traffic department which will not a pain of boots, she identified only deal with the licensing of vehicles
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & CO. They had been in the shop for a long and the collection of taxes, thereon Hongkong, September 3, 1920. them as the property of her shop. but also regulate their, goings forth
General Managert.
time. and were missed soon after the The Commissioners approved of the frs: defendant and another man, no: creation of a new post of deputy to Nos. 2 or 3. visited the shop, she the Registrar of Vehicles, with a view thought, on “August '9.
to furnishing Mr. Hooper with an understudy. The anti-Japanese riots gave the richa pallers an opport ST
The profit for the year, together with the amount brought from last year's account, after writing off $75,788.85 for Depreciation and Bad and Doubtful Debts, and providing for Directors and Auditors' fees, amounts to $209,356 67 which is proposed shail be dealt with as follows :-
Pay a dividend of $150 per share .....................................
To add to Cattle reserve ..............
To add to Fire and Typhoon Insurance Fund To Carry forward to next year's accnunt.....
ü
$171.000.00 30,000.00 5,000.00 3,356.67
209,356.67
Ditors,--C. P. Chater, CMG, and M. L. Neefe, retire by rotation but are cigible for re-election.
-Audit-The annexed accounts have been audited by Messrs. Perey Smith, Seru and Fleming whe offer themselves for re-election.
L. N. LEEFE, Chairman,
PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR ENDING 31s JULY, 1920.
Te Directors and Auditors' fees
1. Loss on subsidiary coins.............
Repairs and Renewals...
DEBT.
14 Cultivation and Improvements,
Winner off:-
Bid and Doubtful debts..
Buildings and Property..
Ice Pant and Machinery
Launches. Lighters & Vehicles
Forniture, Fittings and Dalry Machinery ...
Stock and Stores
To Briance..
By Scrip Fees
Interest
Bad Debts Recovered
.. Balance of Working Account
CREDIT:
2,705,57 21.751.98 25,221,55 7,019 30 14,262,20
4 $28.25
BALANCE SHEET, 31st JULY, 1920.
LIABILITIES.
Capital: 114,000 Shares at 87.50 each, fully paid up
Cattle ReservC....
Fire and Typhoon Insurance Faad......
Equalization of Dividend Fand
Accounts Payable
Balance of Profit and Loss Account from last year. Profit for this year..
4,867.15 204,489.52
Cattle .........
ASSETS.
Buildings and Property in Hongkong, Kowloon & Shameen :--
By Inspector Blackman: The pair of boots produced were not sold.
NOTICE.
PETER'S CHURCH will be opened for Services on SUNDAY,
By Mr. Hall: They kept a record i unity of causing inconvenience to the the 12th September, 1920.
was sure the boots were the property at the shop of all articles sold. She
of the shop because they had been there for a long time. They seldom sold boots thai pattern.
Mr. Samuel Dunn, an assistant of Messrs. Sérinet Freres, said that on August 13, the first defendant and two men, came to the shop and asked
efforts to restore traffic being speedily public by refusing to turn out. This lasted two days only, Mr. Hooper's
successful.
NEW PATENTS.
GERMAN APPLICATIONS.
CHEMICALS, TOYS, AND GAMES.
MP
HONGKONG CRICKET CLUB.
CRICKET SETS will be ch for
practice MONDAY, 19th September, weather permitting. Mer- ;bers are requested to consult notice ia the Pavilion as to arrangements for cricket and tennis.
L. S. GREENHILL,
Hon. Secretary. Hongkong, Sept. 8, 1920.
G.
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PUBLIC AUCTION,
DARTICULARS and Conditious of the
letting by Public Auction Sale, t
te shewn some bracelets. After e mining a bracelet, they said they did not like it, and asked to be shewn the grass to grow beneath her feet" That Germany has not allowed 7,600 00 another. Witness shewed them ano- during the war is clearly indicated 183.41ther, but they did not like it either by the large number of applications 41,016,12 They then asked for ear-rings and for patents from that cantry. There 641.00 ther for finger rings. After giving is naturally an accumulation of these, witness a lot of trouble, they bought writes a Daily Chronicle representa- two plain gold rings for $5. Immedi-tive, owing to the expiration, on July ately after paying for the rings. the 10th of the period of grace allowed, delendants hurried out of the shop. under the provisions of the Peace! This more than confirmed suspicions Treaty, for the filing of applications which had been aroused in witness's at the British Patent Office. During find and he sent 1 servan 75,788 £5
after the war the latter was dealing with be held on MONDAY, the 15th day of them. The latter returned soon no more than 50 per cent. of its September, 1920, at 3p.m, at the Offers 204,489.52 afterwards and announced that they normal number.
of the Public Works Department, by Onler had disappeared. That evening when Messrs. Hughes and Young, the Lot of CROWN LAND at Bowen Road, af His Excellency the Goremor, of One $329,748.90 witness took stock before closing the well-known patent agents, told a in the Colony of Hongkong, for a term shop. he discovered that one of a pair Press representative that between of 75 years, with the option of renewal of ear-rings he had shewn to the January 1 and July 10 over 20,000 st Crown Rent to be Sized by the defendants
was missing.
applications were filed an increase Surveyor of His Majesty the King for
one further term of 75 years. 343.51 Detective Sergrant Dorling stated of over 3.000 compared with the
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT. same period last year. "A very large 50.75 that the stoe property was 329,202 34 recovered in different pawnshops.
number of parents for chemicals have Inspector Blackman said that at an been taken out from Germany," said $ 329,748 90 identification parade held yesterday. figures prominently in the list. Mr. Hughes, "while war material all three complainants identified the first defendant as the woman who Kruppe alone have taken out over 90 had visited their shops,
in two weeks; and there are applica The Inspector then put in the first tions from a prince and several defendant's statement, in which she barons. Judging from the applica. $75,000.00 stated that the ear-ring was given to tions German toys and games will 120,000 00 her by her sweetheart, (third soon be deluting the English market,
65,000 00 defendant).
She did not know though I fancy that the English in. 20,000.00 anything about the silk and the ventor can held his own.” 138,730.17 boots.
152.00
$ 145,245.85
She further stated that she was brought here from Shanghai by the third defendant.
-$209,356.67
Mr. Hall, addressing the Magis trate, said that there was no evidence $1,408,086.81 to convict the first defendant, and asked for her discharge. Counsel said that there were several flaws in the case, the principal of which was in the charge laid by Messrs. Sennet Freres. He said that Mr. Dunn had told the Court that both he and Mrs. Weill suspected that the defendants were not honest people as soon as they entered the shop. Counselsubmitted that being suspicious, they would undoubtedly have kept a sharp watch over the woman and her compan-
554,365.58
As per last Account
Since added.........
$435,635.08 140,482.48
,576,117.56
Less written off 31st July, 1920 ..
21,751.98
Ide Plant and Machinery
As per last Account
Since added....po comedia
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Less written off 31st July, 1920
206,601.13 5,620.42
212,221.55 $25,221,55
$187,000.00
Launches, Lighters and Vehicles :-
As per last account
Since added.
.31,755.00 1,264.30
33,019.30
Less written off 31st July, 1920
7,019.30
26,000.00
As per last Account.
29.724.08
Since added...!..
20,538,12
50,262 20
Less written off 31st July, 1920
14.262.20
Stocks and Stores on hand
The Less written, off Slat July, 1920
238,473.05 4.828.25
Furniture. Fittings and Dairy Machinery:-
Share Investments (Market Valveon 31/7/1920 $38,855.00) Accounts Receivable................
M. MANUK,
Secretary.
L. N. LEEFE.
TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENT.
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG.
PROBATE JURISDICTION.
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PUBLIO AUCTION.
PARTICULARS and Conditions of the by Public Anet Sale, to be held on MONDAY, the 15th day of In the Gooda af Herbert September, 1920, at Sp. at the Offices Fullarton Dent formerly of the Public Works Department, by Order of Carton in China but of His Excellency the Governor, of Dee late of Cbestrat Lodge Lot of CROWN LAND at Ega Surbiton in the County Bead, in the Colony of Baag. of Surrey Esquire de kong, for a term of 75 years, crased.
the option of renewal at a Crown Rent to be tired by, the Surveyor of His Majesty
NOTICE'S.
THE ADAM in COMMUNITY PLATE
THE ADAM is our last acquisition in Community-the new design just recently. brought out by the Oneida Community and one of the most beautiful things ever achieved in silverware.
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Like all the other Community designs, the "ADAM is supplied both in chests containing complete table outfits, or in separate pieces.
SOLE AGENTE :
LANE, CRAWFORD & CO.
COLUMBIA GRAFONOLA
THE SUPREME INSTRUMENT OF MUSIC
THE ANDERSON MUSIC CO., LTD. (THE COLUMBIA SHOP)
REMOVAL CLEARANCE
SALE
EXCEPTIONAL" BARGAINS.
D. CHELLARAM,
SILK STORE,
28-10, Queen's Road Central.
PEPSODENT
TOOTE PASTE
FRESH STOCK JUST ARRIVED. COLONIAL DISPENSARY.
14, Queen's Rowl Central
with
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN the King, Jox one further term of 55 yea-2.
that the Court has, by virtue of ions, and yet neither of them saw Section 58 of Ordinance. No. 2 of thera take the earring, which was 1897, made the Order limiting the time not missed until the evening.
for.Creditors and others to send in their
The Magistrate: They thought claim against the shive Estate to the they had taken all necessary precan 7th day of October 1920." tions. Undoubtedly they never ex- All Creditors and others are nécord- pected any Malini quickness of fingeringly hereby requizerd, to seal their
stunts" from the defendants.
claims to the andersigned on or before
After further argument by Mr.that date.... Hall, the Magistrate decided to con- vict, and passed sentence of six months' bard labour each.
The barbers in Canton will soon have a union. There are now more than 4,000 barbers in Canton, and 36,000.00 they have formed club
One fatal care of cerebro-spinal 37,752 00 233,644 80 fever and one case of paratyphoid fever, both Chinese, are recorded 188,077.61in today's retura of notifiable
disease.
$1,408,086.84
J. SCOTT HARSTON,Directors.
It has been reported that a new restaurant, named the Chung Yuen, 4.shortly to be established at Yau- nati, and that it wcupy six our-storey houses in Wori Sua Street. The capital of the undertaking is *aid to be $60,000,
We report that we have audited the above, Balance Sheet with the Books and Vouchers of the Company in Hongkong, and in our opinion such Balance Sheet is properly drawn up so as to exhibit a true and correct view of the state of the Company's affairs on the 31st July, 1920, according to the best of our information and the explanations given and as shown by the Books of the Company. We have seen the Deeds of the Propertier malicious detectives, in order to gain and the Share Scrips and have obtained all the information and explana.wards for having, arreved rebel- tiong we have-required.
PERCY SMITH, SETH AND FLEMING,
Auditor
Hongiang, 7th September, 1920.
A Canton paper posts that som:
suspects, have 20 e ir far as to cretly put sedition #cuments fato sockets of persons “in the re-hoses, ind then arrest them as rebels
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Dated the 8th day of September 1970. JOHNSON, STORES & MASTER,
Solicitors for the Attorney for the Executors, Prince's Building..
Ice
Street
Honor 2.
No. of Bale,
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
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