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WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 24, 1920.
CABLK ADDETSE "MERTET Hasekara
CORZA VID
LEC. ITS EDITION WESTERN UNION
BESTETY
P. E: Yose MANIA
MERCURY MOTOR CAR RENT INS
UNSUCCESSFUL.
00.
59-51 Des Voeux Road Central,
HONGKONG.
PARTNERSHIP.
BIG EXCHANGE BILLS DISKONJURED.
WINDING UP ORDER MADE.
In the Supreme Court this morning The Acting Chief Justice. Mr. Justice Gompertz, granted a winding up order for the affairs of the Chap Cheung Sing Ki a registered partnership of merchants and commission agents, 134. Wing Lot Street, on the petition of Mr. Herbert Matheson, accountant and attorney for the Churcred Bank
of
India.
Australia
The partnership was registered in March, 1917. The pominal capital $270,000. subsequently in -creased to $100,000.
MAS BRANCH **} str SHOW BOOKM PARISON BOURNI
BRANCH WES PARK BRANCH 1545 WORK SHAP
GAMBLING IN CANTON,
TO CRASE KEXT MONTH/
THE CHINA MAIL.
GOVERNOR'S ANSWER TO MONSTER
PARADE.
Fifteen thousand citizens of Can- ton, including thousands of women and school girls, in a parade several miles long. parsed the Governor of Kwangtung in review on the after- noon of November 23, when a petition from more than 50,000 members of the Anti-Gambling Society, under the auspices of the Canton Christian community, asking for the abolition of gambling, was formally approved of by the first citizen of the Province TRAGEDY IN A DINGHY. The Governor assured the members
YOUTH ACCIDENTALLY SHOT.
FOUR COMPANIONS ARRESTED.
In connection with, the discovery at Saiwanho of the corpse of a Chinese youth in an unnumbered and on- licensed dinghy with a bullet wound in the neck, the Shaukiwan· police
arrested krur have charge of manslaughter.
IKA
OR
Mr. Jenkins said that the inability! It will be remembered that of the partnership to pay its debts body was found fully clothed had been shown, in particular, in the 88.80 in cash in the jacket pocket. instance of the dishonouring of a bill.
of exchange for $140.000. In à peti- tion for the appointment of a provi sional liquidator, Mr. Matheson had deposed to other defalcations of a similar nature. Mr. Nisbet, had en- dorsed on the petition that the wind. ¦ ing-up rules had been complied with. The perition had been advertised and served. granted the order.
His Lordship thereupon
ITALIAN CONVENT.
CHARITY BAZAAR.
A DESERVING CALSE
of the parade, who were mostly students, that gambling. will be prohibited in Kwangtung alter December 1, as time must be allowed to the gambling interests to wind up their trade.
LOCAL BURGLARY.
TWO STORES RANSACKED.
z
The first burglary of any magni- tode committed in the Colony for some time was successfully accom plished on Monday right when the Victoria Printing Press in D'Aguilar Street and the adjoining premises occupied by Messrs. Hiptoola & Co.
"¿ drapers, were forcibly entered.
TO-DAY'S NEW ADVERTISEMENTS,
HONGKONG VOLUNTEER DEFENCE CORPS.
ORDERS
BY LOUT-COLONEL L. G. BIRD, D.SO. ADMINISTRATIVE COMMANDANT. A
Hongkong, Friday, Nov. 24th, 1920.!
1. Parades.
Drill Parades for INFANTRY BAT- TALION will not be held, during thei Camp Season (27th November to 19th December inchisive) but will be resumed on Monday, 13th December, 1920
The Parade for ARTILLERY and
ENGINEER Companies will be beld as usual, vide Programme of Work issued in Carpe Orders on Fridays, 29th October and 19th November, 1920,
(Engineer Company Practice Lights | st Belchers)
2. Dress.
Cape will be worn on all Drill Order Parades until further notice.
FOR SALE.
FOR SALE A THOROUGHBRED
BULL DOG, (ten months old) Owner going Horse. No reasonable offer refeed. Inspection solimited. Address box 1239, co this paper.
PUBLIC "AUCTIONS.
THE Undersigned have received fastractions to sell by Public Austic
(PER ACCOUNT OF THE CONCKENED).
女か
FRIDAY, November 28 1920, st. 12 noon.
at their Sales Rexmes, No & Der Vænx Rosd, Corner of Ice House Street,
-
Gas 16 EP. Reading. Standard
Motor Oyela, "-
Electric Equipment, & Speed, Kick MUSKETRY. DAll Order: Helmets | Starter Speedometer and Accessories, will always be wore.
| 3. Musketry.
"
Saturday, 27th November Saturday, 4th December Saturday, 11th December at 2.15 p.m. each day by members of the RESERVE COMPANY.
Dress: Drill Order with Helmet. Oficer on Duty: Lient. G.M. Dodwell
Promotion.
TRAINS.
Members proceeding to Camp during next Three week-ends will travel by the
Trains as detailed below...
UP TRAINS From Kowloon to Bridge (Detraining Point)
Fridays, 6.25 puzz
Saturdays, f.46 2.0, 1201 pm. Sundara, 6.46 am. DOWN TRAINS. From Bridge 47.
only run EO miles.
Tarme-Cath,
HUGHES & HOUSE,
Auctioneers. Hongkong, November 24, 1990.
(FOR ACCOUNT OF THE OUNCEANED),
Со
TUESDAY,
November 30, 1920, commencing 12 230 D., at their Sales Rooms, No. 8, Des Voeux Boad, Corner of Ice Hoses Street,
WHITE GOODS, 20, &c.,
Comprising:
Pillow Cases, Quilts, Turkish Towels,
Bath Towels, Bath Sheets, -Dochle Bed Sheets; Drawnwork Bedspreads, Table Covers, Crochet and Drawnwork Dollies, Table Cloths, Linan Damask + Serviettes,
PART I. INSTRUCTIONAL PRAC- The deceased was a boatman, and | INDIAN WATCHMAN HEARS NOTHING TICES will be fred on King's Park his body has since been identified by
Range in his mother. On the right of the tragedy he werz but in the dinghy with several friends, one of whom had in his possession an unlicensed revolver which accidentally went of while he was exhibiting it to his and China. friends. The bullet hit the deceased Mr. F. C. Jenkins represented the in the neck, and death was instarane
ous. Now thoroughly frightened, the The thieves, who gained admit- petitioner.
"No. 235 Corporal D. Unvis is sppoint-" other med deserted the dinghy and tance to the printery through an the body was not discovered until the unbarred window from the roof of aned Lance Sergeant, with effect from this following raorning when it was re-adjoining house, ransacked the ofice date and employed on Medical Duties. moved to the public mortary,
on the ground floor, stealing $11 30 5. Camp. the from a cash box but overlocking within their haste two locked drawers
containing a good sum of money.
A hole was then made in the wall at the back of the premises through which the thieves entered Hiptoola's store, where they secured $20 in cash and $200 worth of goods after break- ing open" the safe and rummaging through the goods on the shelves. The robbers then made their escape by breaking the lock of a back door Saturday, 5.04 pm and 6.17 p.m. opening into an alleyway rumbing Sundays "5.04pm. and 6.11 p.m. from" D'Aguilar Street to. Wyndham
The Senior Officer or X. CO. on An opportunity for the generous Street.
Questioned when the theft was dis-Trains will sign Warrants for members Mr. Matheson in his affidavit at to contribute to a worthy cause will the time of the petition for the ap be given on Saturday next. Novem-covered the next morning, the Indian proceeding by that train. The above poinment of a provisional liquida-ber 27 and following Sunday, when watchman who sleeps outside the are the only ones that have been ar ranged for, to stop at the Camp and tor, said that the Char Cheung Sing the Italian Convent will hold its front door declared that he had heard members of the Corps using say other behalf of the nothing during the night to arouse train will he required to walk from Ki was indebted to the Chartered Bank annual bazaar on
SHUM CHUN. in the sum of $140.000: Further that orphan and destitate of the Convent. his suspicion.
Owing to the disturbances in the the partnership had accepted villages adjacent to the Colony, the bills of exchange drawn on them poor have flocked to the Content the Hang Fat and Ngy Cheong Sen, whose resources have been put to dated in Saigon the 35th day of Oct: serere strain in consequence. her and the 14th day of October. Lady Stubbe has consented to 1920, at '15 days' sight for $130,000 open the bazaar which commences and $100,000 respectively. These each day at 10 a.m. Apart from bills of exchange were accepted by the support given to a most deser- the registered partnership and fell ving cause, a visit to the bazaar due on the 21st and 10th November should be well worth while. Among respectively. He had reason to anti- the numerous stalls will be those cipate that the bits of exchange would selling ladies dresses, children's be dishonoured by non-payment on frocks, table covers, handkerchiefs, due dates.
cushions, photo frames, and fancy He had been informed by Mr. C. articles in a wide variety of style V. Marsot, the manager of the Bawque Secial arrangements have been de, l'Indo-Chine in Hongkong that a made to cater for the children, and bill of exchange for $300.000 drawn in addition to the shooting star and in Saigon on the Chip Cheong Sing may, pole there will be children's Ki dated Oct. 7, 1920. payable to stalls selling Christmas toys, dolls, Banque de l'Indo-Chine 15 days after balls, etc, and sweets and con- sight and accepted by the partnership fectionery of every description.
Tickets for the bazaar entitle the on Oct. 19 has been dishonoured by
purchaser to a souvenir. rion-payment
to the extent af $200,000. He had been informed! also by Mr. Marsot that a further bill of exchange drawn by the partnership on the bank in the sum of $150,000! had been accepted by the partnership and matures on Dec. 20 and Mr. Marsot anticipated that it would be dishonored by non-payment maturity.
The Hongkong and Shanghai Bank- ing Corporation also were holders for vale of hills of exchange to the ex- tent of about $300.000 to marre Shortly, and it was anticipated by Mr.
CANTON HARBOUR.
NEW ELECTRIC CABLE,
NOTICE TO MARINERS.
Harbour Mäster at Canton, that Notice is given by Mr. A. Hotson,
an Electric cable is about to be laid
across the Front Reach of Canton Harbour. The cable will leave
A. H. Barlow, manager of the cor- the Canton shore at a point near the poration, that they would be dishon Mission Buildings, will
oured.
cross the
DAMAGE TO "LAKE FAULE"
เ
FEW PLATES INJURED.
'CADDOPEAK" IN DRY DOCK.
Examination in dry dock of the United States Shipping Board steamer Lake Faulk," which was stranded on a reef in the Paracels about ten days' ago, and brought to Hongkong last week, shows that the vessel suffered comparatively little injury, A ̈ few plates were damaged, and will have to be replaced. The work will be completed shortly.
Dress for Camp Battle Order Le Helmets Rifles, belts and "Side-arms, Braces, Haver- sacks and Waterbottles, Great Coats E. Bandolier worn over Right Shoulder (Caps to be taken
6. Baggage.
Members wishing to have their bagrace sent out to the Camp st LOWU, must deliver it, clearly labelled with owner' name, at Headquarters by 10 am on
Saturday, 27th November, Saturday, 4th December, Saturday, 11th December, when it will be sent out by the 1201 p.m. train
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A few lots of Kit Bags, Suit Casts,
and Attache Cases, etc. (Full Particulars from Catalogue). Name:-Cash
HUGHES & HOUGE,
Auctioneers
dongkong, November 21, 1920.
(FOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCEICA EU),
*
TUESDAY,
November 30, 1920, commencing at 2:30 p.m., at their Saler RoomE No. 5, Der Vaux Boad, Corner of Ice House Street, TEAKWOOD AND BLACKWOOD FURNI TURE, BRASS AND TEAKWOOD TWIN BEDSTEADS BRASS-MOUNTED BEDSTRADS, CARPETS.
Sidkor comprising:-
Cherfield Sofas and Tapestry- | covered Arm-chairs in sw), #olding Card xed. Occasional Tables, One Upholster- në Suite One Badrones Saite in good con: dition by well-known maker, Teak wood Twin Brinde, large and small Ward- rober, Dresing Tables, and Chairs, Canbe stands, ko, fumed Toakwood) Bilde- BIFLES AND EQUIPMENT
oards, Dinner Warrnis. Ertension Dia Rides and Equipment are not on any ing Tables and Chilis, &c. Dinner account to be left in Camp during Mid-Services, Crookery, and Glass Wares bolag Stores, Cutlery, on Ruth Rom Utensils. Electro-Plated War, Electrin Reading Lamps. Teakwood
The "Caddopeak," also a Shipping Board steamer, which went, ashore in Touraine Bay on the coast of Indo-China a few days earlier and week.- was brought to Hongkong in com pany with the "Lake Fank," was to be put in -dry dock to-day for
examination.
TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENT.
PACIFIC MAIL 8.8. COMPANY.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
6.8 ECUADOR,”
river on a line about 300 feet to the From SAN FRANCISCO via ́ HONO.
and MANILA,
An examination at the office of the eastward of the Dutch Folly Rock LULU, JAPAN FORTS, SHANGBAI Registrar of Companies had revealed Booys, and will land on the Honam that the corporation was registered as shore at a point near Seung Kung having a capital of $400,000 and that Hong."
of the registered partners therein,
arrived from the abors man-
BEDDING
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Bedding will be drawn from the St Tent by Members sleeping in Camp, and returned before members leave on the Sunday evenings.
Orders for Cadet Company by «Lieut. A. J. M. Weyman.
7. Parade.
Owing to week-end Camps 27th November to 12th December, inclcsive there will not be any parade on Tues day evenings until further order.
Camp.
The Company will parade at Kow Joon Railway Station on Friday, 26th instant, at 6.00 pan.
Dress: Drill Order (with Helmets). Cape, Coats and Field Eit to be taken, also Mackintoshes or Overcasts.
At the points at which the cable above mentioned vessel having . C.Oe, and Cadets, who are going to partners holding an aggregate of will land on the Canton and Honam tioned Ports, Consignes of cargo are attend Camp on Saturday, will parade et Kowloon Railway Station on Batur 66/80 of the total capital are resi-shores sign boards have been erected hereby informed that their cargo day, 27th instant, at 6.00 p.m. dent out of the jurisdiction of the bearing the words "Cable Here" in will be landed
G. F. E. RAPSON, Bt.-Major, English, and in Chinese. The sign into the
Adjutant, EL K. V. D. Corpu
cout.
F
NOTICES.
Sertens, Sundry Blackwood Farmitare, Ride Tables, Chairs, Cabinets, Pictures, Carpets, de
Also
One American Toe Chest, several lots Tennis Balla, da, de. : Fall Particulars from Catalogue).
Terms Cash,
HUGHES & HOUGH, "Auctioneers. Hongkong, November 24, 1920.
TOYO KISEN KAISHA.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
THE Steamship
*PERSIA MARU.” From SAN FRANCISCO, "via HONO- LULU, JAPAN FORTS & MANILA.
their rick Pacific Mail Steam. Information had been obtained that boards are illuminated at night by ship Company's godowns at West
The above named Steamer having the "Liang Chow" had arrived with two white lights, shaded riverward, Foint, and stored at Consignees' risk, a cargo of rice consigned to the part-placed horizontally over the inscrip-
Consignees of Cargo are hereby
arrived on Wednesday, the 24th Nov nership; and that the " Devawongse" tion. In addition the Canton shore notified that they meat produce an
1920, consignees of cargo aro Lacoby was due to arrive with a cargo of sign exhibits a red light; and the Import Permit signed by the Superin-
notified to present their Efla of Lading for tendant of the Imports and Exports,
counterdignatore, and take immediata rice. In order that the cargoes might Honam shore sign a green light. not be disposed of to the loss of the whatsoever type, are specially re be countersigned.
Those in charge of vessels, of Hongkong, before Bill of Lading can 1. Muskotry-
PART 1. INSTRUCTIONAL PRAC.delivery boom alongside steamer or the creditors, the Official Receiver was
quested to exercise the utmost care All broken, chafed and damaged TICES will be fired (after Camp Sea Company's Godon, where all cargo appointed provisional liquidator
hereafter not to drop anchor on, or goods are to be left in the godowns, son) on Tuesdays, 14th and 21st Decempeding immediate discharge will be
landed at consigneer' risk. where they will be examined on ber King's Park Bange commencing
'll Storage
sensed November 29, at 10:am.
at 4 p.m. both dates, for those members
Tarsising undelivered after The "Kokura Maru,” 2,458 tons,
All claims must be presented with of the Corps who have not yet cargo
fired. All members concerned must the lit December, 1990. went aground at the entrance to the
in a week of the master's trival avail themselves of one of these dates." All broken, shafed, and damaged pack. harbour of Yap, in the South Seas, With reference to the thefts at here after which they cannot be re-
ages will be landed into the Company's November 23. The crew endeavoured the Kobe Customs piers, an interest-bognized. · · to get the steamer afloat, but these ing point "is that, when a case is No claims will be admitted after the There will be a Practice Shoot for Godown, where same will be examined on efforts failed and she sank that after entirely empty, the Japanese Customs goods have left the godowns, and all members wishing to compete in the Friday, the 3rd December 1990,
League Team on King's Park Range on 11 .. noon, according to a telegram charge eight sen import duty on it as goods remaining modelivered after Sunday, 28th November, 5th and 12th No claims will be recognised after. received by the Nippon Yasen Kaisha. timber. This is a delicate piece of November 29, will be subjest to rent. December commencing st 10 af, esch) goods have left the stakmer or Godown, and The lost steamer belongs to the imaginative work, and It must give a No Fire Insurance whatever will be day. NYK., and for some time she has peculiar thrill to the thief who reflects affected.
pear, the line between the two sign boards,
2. Practice Shoot.
| 3.: Camp,
been in the service of the Navy as he abstracts the last ounce of mere · Consignees are requested to send. in Department. At the time of the chandise that he has by that act their Bills of lading for countersigns during week ends may return to Hong- accident she was on her way from changed the whole character of the ture immediately, Yokosuka to the South Seas It is case. In stealing merchandise be said that the value of the cargo lost has created merchandise. It is a is considerable Fortunately the wonderful worldi exclaims the Japan
Chronicle. accident caused no casualties.-
7. PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP CO.,
"Hotał Mrowiznes
Fengon, November
03
none will be entertained if presented later than three weeks after arrival of steamer.
No Fire Insurance' whatever will be
Y. TŁUTSUMI,
Members who cannot remain in Camp kong by fll p.m. train on Saturdayssected. from Bridge 47 and return by the BAG. wym trainer Farleys from Kondoon to B.idge 47,
Bongbong
Manage
01, 1999,
NOTICES;
"EVERYTHING FOR THE HOUSE "
.BRITISH
COOKING AND CULINARY, UTENSILS,
BABY
SCALES
STEEL
OF EVERY DESCRIPTION
JUST RECEIVED
INCLUDING
HOUSEHOLD
SCALES.
SAUCEPANS AND *BOILERS
FISH KETTLES, FRY PANS, KETTLES, TEA & COFFEE POTS. HIP,
SPONGE AND CHILDREN'S BATHS,
TRAVELLING BATHS,
HEARTH SUITES, -FIRE BRASSES, TABLE AND KITCHEN CUTLERY, KNIFE MACHINES, FOOD CHOPPERS.
KENTS.
“ALL BRITISH" BRUSHES.
INCLUDING
HAIR AND WHISK BROOMS AND BRUSHES, PLATE,
PASTRY, STOVE AND SAUCEPAN
CHAMOIS LEATHERS.
BRUSHES.
TOILET. BRUCHEJ
OF EVERY DESCRIPTION.
'SELVIT
CLOTHS
LANE, CRAWFORD & CO.
ST. ANDREW'S BALL.
YOU CAN PRACTICE IN YOUR WN HOME THE EIGHTSOME REEL
AND
THE FOURSOME REEL
WITH THE AID OF
COLUMBIA RECORD No. 270
ON SALE AT
THE ANDERSON MUSIC CO., LTD.
16, DES VOEUX ROAD,
TEL 1322
THE "BON TON" LTD.
37, Queen's Road, Central
JUST ARRIVED,
An odd assortment of Ladies' Hats of the latest French styles and mike, no duplicates of any style.
Also Evening Dress and Costume Materials and Trimmings, etc.
EXPECTED SHORTLY.
The universal popular BONTON Corsets.
BUY YOUR STATIONERY FROM US.
-We Keep the Finest.
Stocks Complete.
PRICES MODERATE
DER A. WING & 00.
Paper Merchants Stationers, Printers & Bookbinders.
60, Des Voeux Road, CENTRAL-
TANSAN
received the highest award A GOLD MEDAL from a committee of critical judges at the
Anglo-Japanese Exhibition
which testified to its excellency and parity,
Beware of bogus imitations No Tansan is
mulem the label bears the name of
J. OLIFFORD-WILKINSON.
-Janrälled as a drink. Mix well with Wines, Spiri Muk
Tansan" raises the spirits and excites sanguíne ́ ́erez sa s'fagon of wine exhilarated the monks of old.
For the good old frier of orders grey
Would have waived" the flagon of wine away And consoled himself as any man canƐ
With bubbling, sparkling, cool Tansam,
gruzzing
Tangan can be obtained si all first class Hotels, Bang and Olu
in the Far East.
SOLE AGENTS-
GANDE, FRICE & CO. LTD.