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KATURDAY. SEPTEMR
“KORNCOM Safosóra – MERUURY MOTOR CAR
GOD SEVERA 4.3.0. IN XƏTİCƏ
WESTERN EXCON
F. Tezza MANAGEM
Co.
559-51 Des Voeux Road Dentral
BONGKONG.
BLIND FOR LIFE.
CHINESE HOSTILITIES.
ACID THROWING.
FIGHTING AT PINOSHING
TRIAD SOCIETY ALLEGED TO BLAME REPORTED ADMINISTRATIVE REVKESE.
مام الدم في المرة
In connection with the report, Fighting, occurred in Pingshan published in our columns yesterday between the administrative and evening, in regard to a boy and à enemy troops on 5ptember 13, with woman being burned with corrosive, the result that the administrative acid, the Wanchai Police arrested a troops had to withdraw back to man who was charged with the Waichow on September 14 according to one just returned from there, says the Canton Times- The military officers and soldiers came back from the front in rags and all their wre- pons are said to have hem lost. Shops in the "Fu City" and "Hsien City" of Walchow have been closed
uffence.
The allegations against defendant were to the effect that he invited the boy to become a member of a Triad Society and the boy refused. Later on defendant interviewed the boy again and asked for $10, and the boy
CHARTERED BANK:
THE CHINA, MAIL
OPOSED INCREASE IN
CAPITAL.
ISTEDIVINON OF SHARES.
WAR SAVINGS.
HONGKONG AS SOCIATIONS
PROPOSAL
The Hongkong and South China
dated
ADVERTISEMENTS.
HUNGKONG HOTEL GARAGE
we are inatururafing the
Wat Savings Association is precating WERE TO NOTIFY our Patrona for an early winding up. It has just i above, za from 1st October, 1920 The Chartered Bank of India, Hisited a circular to all its members
We aspire to render First Charge Aqstralia, and China big received the suggesting that they themselver following team from its London should take over the Bonds and Office, dated 16th-inst >= 2 rificätze of the War ans in which
Ata meeting of shareholders their subscriptions are invested. called for 6th October Board of The Enculace Directors will propose la subdivide. September adäquefa? present wheres into 100,000 £5 resepti fogforțeing the_/ each's also facreage capital towed to wssist the British Government £3,000,000, by issue of 200,000 new with foods for the War, and as the shares £5 each to be offered to expeople of the Empire must isting shareholders in proportion of necessarily carry the various new: share for every two share war Loans for many years yet, 143 Unylendigoed hare, already held at a premium of £2.10/- and as. It is desirable, to reduce per share payment to be made as follows
£5 on a before. November 15, 1920.
£2 10/- on or before December 31. 1920 -Interest will be paid on instalments at 6 per cent rate per annum free of income tax from date of payment until December 31, 1920. After that date new shares will rank in every respect pari, passa, with existing shares.
Should resolution be passed second general meeting will be held on Octo- ber 27, to confirm.
APPOINTMENTS, &c.
مجھے
His Excellency the Governor has
said he had re money. The same to business for 15 days. Merchants been pleased to appoint Mr. Robert evening defendant is alleged to have are suffering havy losses. The thrown the corrosive acid on the price of foodstuffs in Walchow Melville Smith to be Second Lieu boy's face, the acid penetrating into has risen more than 30 per cent tenant in the Engineer Company. his eyes.
According to medical testimony, there is a possibility of the boy becoming blind for life. The boy's mother too, was burned, the acid fortunately falling on her back.
The case has been remanded.
TRIAD SOCIETY.
A POLICE RAID.
IMPORTANT DISCOVERIES.
Magistrate Dyer Ball had an interesting person-in the dock, this morning charged, with, being a mem ber of a Triad Society.
Sergeant Appleton raided defend ant's dwelling on Thursday and discovered several books and other incriminating materials pertaining to the management of the Sociéry.
The case has been remanded for a week...
lately. The citizens there are now trying to lay in store all the provisions they can obtain. Many corpses of soldiers have been found in the river, near Waichow during the last few days. The people in Waichow are now in great terror. Many of them are trying to come to Canton bat they are unable to do so, because of the interruption of the junk service
Généal Mr Chi left Canton on September 14, and is now on his way back to Watchow. It is reported that General Ma will shortly leave Wai chow for the front to direct the administrative troops personally.
BRET HARTE
A VARIED CAREER.
STORY FILMED AT THE CORONET.
With a picturization of Bret Harte's famous story Cressy" coming to the Coronet to-morrow, Sunday under the title of "Fighting Cressy,"
INDIAN CONSTABLE SHOT.it is interesting to look into the life
SUSPICTS ARRESTED.
ختند
SEQUEL TO ABERDEEN INCIDENT.
Two Chinese have beer-arrested on suspicion in connection with the shooting of an Indian, Constable in Aberdeen on Thursday night.
AEROPLANE JOY-STICK.
£2,500,000 - CLAIMED.
of this American genius who me- ceeded, as no one else ever has, in putting into fiction the spirit of Cati- Į [fornia when she was young and new.
Bret Harte' was born in Albany,
| New York, in 1839. His father was a teacher of Greek in a local semi- nary. Young Harte's health was not good and be used that fact to escape
Indian 6ghter.
Financial success did not accord-
Hongkong Volunteer Defence Corps with effect from the 10th September, 1920..
His Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint Mr. Geoffrey Norman Orne to be First Police Magistrate and Coroner, with effect from the 13th September, 1920...
His Excellency the Governor has been pleased, with the approval of the Secretary of State for the Co- lories, to appoint Mr. Edward Irvine Wynne Jones to be a Cadet in the Hongkong Civil Service..
His Excellency the Goverfor has been ple sed, under instructions from the Secretary of State for the Co- lonies, to recognise Mr. John S. McCallum as Vice-Consul of the Uni- ted States of America at Hongkong.
His Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint, provisionally
PUBLIC AUCTIONS.
dons to sell by Public Anation,
the liabilities and work of the Association, your Commitire. thinkTUESDAY, Raptember 21, 1996.
own
that it would be convenient 10 many individual members to 'take over the Bord and Certificates of the War Loans wherein their subscrip- rians were respectively invested, and also that they would like to continua their help to the Empire in this way, The effect of the proposed transfer would be that members would thereafter bold in their rames the securities which, in the past, have been held by the Association in its name; and that, in- stead of receiving interest by means of warrants istued by the Associa tion, members would be paid interest direct by the Government, either of the Straits Settlements, or the Feder ated Malay States, or the United Kingdom according to the loans respectively, invested." where in their subscriptions were
Members are asked to acquaint the Hon. Secretaries and Treasurers, (The Union Insurance Society of Canton) of their wishes. The pro- pusal. if carried into effect, would imply mean that instead of the Society holding the securities the members would themselves, and would receive interest direct from the Governments issuing the loans instead of through the Association. From the balance sheet, drawn up to December 31 last, it appears that subscribers have nearly $4,000, 000 Straits Dollars invested in Straits Loans, and over £115, 763 în sterling War Bonds and War Loan Stock-
IMPERIAL SHIPPING.
The Imperial Shipping Committee
and subject to His Majesty's pleasure, wish it to be known that they; the Honourable Mr. Edward Victor are now prepared to receive from David Parr to be an Unofficial persons and bodies in any part of the Member of the Executive Council British Empire who are interested during the absence from the Colony with regard to ocean freights, faci of the Honourable Mr. Ernest ties and "conditions. In the Inter- Hamilton Sharp, KC, OBE, with Imperial trade, SuFgestions or repre effect from this date.
sentations in regard to any matters included in the scope of their terms of reference, which; are as follows, viz.
JAPANESE CRUISERS.
ARRIVAL HIRL.
EXCHANGE OF SALUTES.
The cruisers "Tone" and "Nissin,"
commending at 11 m m.
their Fales Rooms Daddell Street, 24 pieces Ponger Silk $ ---- White Net
Tweed
28
35 pairs Lady's Shoes
Also
14 cases Cotton Yarn .12 Meat Juice
(more or less damaged by salt water)
ind*
A'Quantity of. Vainable Household Furniture,
Terms: Cash on delivery.
LAMMERT BROS.,
Auctioneers
OR
TUESDAY, September 21, 1920, At 3 p.m.
at their Bales Rooms, Daddell Street,
The otor Boat
"DAT LEE,"
(at present lying in Canneway Hay). Length about 39 feet; Beam 9 feet,
Engine 28 E. P. not mounted, in good working wrist.
The host is teakwood throughout and is fitted with cabin & wash room, awning nearly new.
On view now. Terms
Cash on delivery,
LAMMERT, BROS, Auctioneers.
Hongkong, Sept. 18, 1990.
PUBLIC AUCTIONS.
atenctions to sell by Public Auction, E Underrigner have received in- (For Account of the Concerned j
For
TUESDAY, September 21, 1990, st 2.30 ́pta, at their Bales Roome, No. 8, Den Vans Boad, Corner of
Tos House Street,
One 18 Bore Sporting Gan by
- Cógkwell & Harisan,
And
(i) To enquire into complaints from persons and bodies interested with regard to ocean freights, facili- ties and conditions in the Inter- Imperial trade or questions of a 500-12 bore Cartridges. 6 and 8 shot. similar nature referred to them by any of the mominating authorities, and to report their conclusions to the Governments concerned.
HUGHES & HOUUH,
--Auctioneers.
(FOR ACCOCET OF THE DONCKENED)
on
FRIDAY,
September 24, 1920, at -12 Noca-
st their Bales Rooms, Ná. 8, Des Vane Road, Corner of Tre Boca Sheet One Reading Standard "Moter Cycle,
much regular study, bat he was an of the Japanese Foreign Service. Squa maritime transport on such routes as (ii) To" survey the facilities for inveterate reader and particularly loved Dickens. When 17 years of dron, commanded by Commander S.
Yoshida, arrived in port yesterday appear to them to be necessary for age he went with his mother to Cal | after an extended cruise in the South | trade within the Empire, and to make the proper fornia. By turns be was an exxéréss
recommendations to company messenger, a drug clerk, Seas. They will remain here, for a
authority for the co-ordination and printer, a school teacher and an eck and then resume the voyage to improvement of such facilities with
Japan.
Three salutes were fired this morn-eward to the type, size and speed of ships, depth of water in docks and pany any of these endeavours. While in The first of thirteen guns, was channels, construction of Harbour acting as a drug clerk he pearly kill by the Rear Admiral of the Japanese works and similar tratters. ed a patient by a mistake in filling a D'Estrees. This was followed by a squadron to the French cruiser
All communications should in the Paris-The Matin states that M. prescription. His career as a school
addressed to the Secretary, Imperial- Esnault-Petterie,
aeroplane teacher ended because most of the salute of eleven guns from the Com-first instance be in writing and -16H. F. electrically equipped and
modore to the Japanese squadron Shipping Committee, Board of Trade manufacturer, is claiming about children moved away and the school and later the "Tamar" fired thirteen Offices, Great George Street, London. I ay little rised and in good running £2,600,000, from all acroplane manu facturers as remuneration for inven-
guns as a salute to them, tion of the control lever (joy-stick), which was universally used during the
PLANE CONTROL INVENTOR'S CLAIM.
WES.
-
the
It is started the manufacturers have threatened to close their workshops in consequence of the claim.
The claim is of the greatest interest to Brish manfacturers, many of whom have already been approached by the inventor on the matter.
was closed.mp
Permanent success began to come his way when he was appointed secretary to the Superintendent of the Mint in San Francisco. That was in 1862, when Bret Harte was twenty-three. Miscellaneous writings pf his that had appeared in the local papers encouraged him to consider & literary career, and in 1868 he be fame editor of the then new On {land Magazine.
M PAINLEVE.
FLIGHT TO HAIPHONG.
FORCED DESCENT AT HOLOW.
According to a wireless message from Hoihow, received by the French Consulate, yesterday, the seaplane, piloted by Mr. C.E. W. Ricou, con veying M. Painleve to Balphaug, was
S. W. 1. It is requested that they may be sent in as soon as possible, and in any event so as to reach the Secretary not later than 1st Novem ber, 1920, except in the case of the more distant portions of the Empire Ge, other than in Europe, the Med- iterranean or North America), com- voications from which should be received not later than 1st January, 1921
RHEUMATISM.
all accessories,
:
order Terms: Cash,
HUGHES & HOUGH, Auctioneers. Hongkong, September 18, 1990.
WOMEN NURSING BABIES. should be careful to avoid constipation. for this condition Jeta loose poisons into. the blood and thus robe the baby's food of party and strength. The most eficicot lazati ; for woman's nae is Pinkettes, which neither gripe, nor purge
His first story in the Overland In expert circles the question, was The Luck of Roaring Camp," beap considered whether M. Esnauk-ed criticism, from reformers and Pelterio could lay claim to the joy-ministers upon his head, while liters
Being paraly vegetable, Pinkettes stick invention in England. It was gry critics acclaimed the new genius.
AVE you ever tried Chamberlain'scamot. injure even he met delicate admitted that he was one of the first,In 1871, be returned to the East, and
Him for boumst am 1 syner and are splendid comedy (F if not the first, to invent that methodseven years later accepted the post of compelled to descend at Hoihow, not you are wasting time, as the longer sick headaches+iousness, liver trouble, American Consul at Crefeld in Prus- owing to shortage of gasoline. As this disease runs on the harder it is to fral breath; cont'd tongue, pimply or of control
There were large number of aerosis, later: holding the same position it is impossible to obtain gasoline at gare. Get a bottle to dar apply it with biched skin. Of draugists everywhere, 4 nautical inventions in existence in at Glasgow. Later he took up bis Hoihow M. Painleve, it is understood,vigorous age to thKisted parts or poet free at 80 cents the vial from Dr. this country before actual flying took residence at Camberly in Surrey will have to continue his journey by and you will be surprised and delizhted Willme Medicine C5, 96 Szechnen
at the maief obtained For sale by all | Red, Shangbai. Chemists and Storekeepers.. place; many were adopted, while where he passed the remaining years a steamer. others still avait pretical trial. The of his life. He died there in 1902, brothers food when they! but his stories have become classics came to patent many of their inven- and make that glorious golden West tions here that such faptions already live again for the younger genera existed but had been put to use: tinus. because there were no marhigos.: ju which they could be tried." -It-i pos- sible, it was stated that the present claim will fall into the same category.
FOOTBALL
POLICE ♥, AMBROSE.
The Police meet.HM.S; “Ambrose!
in a friendly game on the Club ground.
FATAL FALL.
WE DOWN TWO FLIGHTS OF
STAIRS.
WOMAN KILLED INSTANTANEOUSLY.
While some were cleansing
this afternoon., Kick off at 4.30 pang by
Board Coolies house in Circular the morning a Chinese tenant of the Boor,
The Police will be represented. bränslearing her belonginga.
one
top
Hillyer, McWater and Gerrard, Clarke som to mother, Lipped Forbes and Mary Alexander, Bookers of the sixit, caws and roled down two Robertson, Candon and Cargill
Four New Lisnches.
BANQUE INDUSTRIELLE DE CHINE
(A FRENCH BANK) ⠀⠀{~}} Capital Paid-up and Surplus. Fes. 105,000,000.c0 The organisation of the Bank, enables it to open QURRENT ACCOUNTS, — SA VING ACCOUNTS and to accept FIXED DEPOSITS in local currency, and ANY FOREIGN CURRENCY. –
These actouits and deposits may be AT ANY TIME ithout ANY CHARGE in ANT OTHER CURRENCY,
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Queen's Building, 5
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