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Consignees are reminded that goods from the K.P.M. Van Cloon"
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Mr. J. A. Thoras, vicepresident of the Chinese American Bank of Commerce, arrived in Shanghai during the weekend.
Information has been received from the Chinese military authorities to the effect that, hostilities with Kwangsi haring commenced on the West River in the vicinity of Kai Shou, it is dangerous for vessels to navigate in that locality, and vessels are ron sequently recommended by the Har bour Master at Canton temporarily to cease plying in those waters.
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LOCAL SHIPPING 'EVILS.
SMUGGLING AND PILFERING.
SUGGESTION FOR PREVENTIO
SHIPPING MEN INTERVIEWED.
white officer
MONDAY, JUNE
COMPANY MEETING.
BANK OF EAST ASIA LTD.
CAPITAL. INCREÅSED.
An extraordinary general meeting
END OF HANNIL
LETTERS REJECTED:
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A very long letter by Fortis est Veritas has gone into the China Mall's W. P. B. Now that Manal of the Bank of East Asia, Ltd. was has left our shores, the writer says, held at its registered office, No. Queen's Road Central, at 3 pm O
in his opening paragraph,...-I hope
"
SEEING THE JOKE.
Our com--
He does
DYNAMITE FISHING.
FISHERMAN CAUGHT.-
a site (say) just beyond Shankiwan, on the new road round the island, and proposes to erect a home on it. He goes to the Land Authority, and either gets terms quite prohibitive, or is told that we have decided not to sell any land thereabouts just yet. Such pioneers should be welcomed. not discouraged. They should re- ceive every courtes, consideration. and even help. The Government has
Saturday, June The meeting the matter has dropped.". It is with boasted of opening up more newsle
was presided over by: Mr. Pong Waithe idea of helping the fulfilment of Why should it play dog-in-the-
It was urged by the China Mail a occurred in this line lately I feel Ting and there were present the that hope that the hopeful hoper's manger with sites less new? We fortnight or so go that, as a certain that in many instances some Directors of the Company and atm-letter has also dropped into the cnnelnde that it wasn't really compractical step towards the prevention of the crew must be acting in collaber of shareholders..
wickerwork. vinced of the need for more houses of saggling on steamers, a new ent articles of the ship's equipment. Po, having read the notice convening "A Foor Tenant." The main masan sion, in order to get away with differ- The Chief Manager, Mr. Kan Tong Another letter rejected was from that it just boasted of the new sites as regime of strictness as regards dis Only the other an excuse for spending so much charges should be begun. Since then containing fathoms of rope
night a coil the meeting.
for not printing it was that "Poor Money on new motor roads. →
inquiries have been made with the Was
The Chairman said-Gentlemen, Tenant" is also a poor letter writer. The community needs more houses.
taken from one of ourYou are called here to-day to con- and has nothing material to say ships and We have All communities do that grow, bar object of ascertaining just how that several coils like that this year. The sider the following resolutions in ord except that be read our leading article. Rumours have reached us Hongkong (and Kowloog) are ex-much desired end might be achieved frequency with which these theftser to give authority to your Directors |ceptional" illustrations. More houses. It occurred to us at the time that occur suggests, for one thing, that to increase the capital of the bank during the weekend that there were
others who did that. are needed, not only by the angment there was something wrong with a the night patrol of the harbour by from two million to ten million dollars. ed population, but to compensate system which apparently permitted the police is quite inadequate. They Before I move the adoption of these the artificial and arbitrary scarcity
man to sign on a ship without have neither the men nor the boats at resolutions I desire to make a few that has been engineered by the La-Showing a quittance of any sert from present to do it properly. "Captain remarks showing the growth of the his last one and so we looked around Wheeler said he knew of a case bank since its opening. The bank for a possible remedy. Obviously, it sutne time ago when a ship in the was organised and incorporated ander seemed, an dedinary discharge paper harbour had had its propeller stolen the Hongkong ordinances in Novem would be quite, worthless in the case "Surely he pointed out the barbour ber, 1918, and opened for business partner of his bed by laughing: The gentleman who annoyed the. Lof Chinese crews and would invite can't be properly patrolled when that in the early part of January the next heartily in the middle of the right
abuse. Bat why should not sort of thing can happen."
and explaining that he had just seen z regulation be
year. As reflected in some of the the point of a conundrum he heard framed
WHO PAYS FOR PHOTOGRA➡H ? » One fatal case of enteric fever,sisting that every Chinese who
important, alterations in the last at a party the Christmas before last, Chinese, was reported on Friday.
siga on a British ship in Hongkong Swire's marine superintendent appro-making remarkable progress since manity, and is a contributor to
Captain Innes, Butterfield and balance shees. the bank has been is now a member of must carry a discharge book bearing ached the subject, when interviewed, that date. A branch was established the Daily Bes Three cases of plague (one fatal) himself? Every time he left a ship yes" he said when the proposal was opened in Saigon recently. The meat in the Government Gazette,
a duly authenticated photograph of were reported on Saturday. All three his discharge book could be produced was outlined to him that's all very
with a certain degree of caution.in Shanghai last year, and another no question Mr. Caxton's announce cases were Chinese.
and upon it the master could record well-but who's going to pay for the Bank has now secured its new premis emphasised by us on Saturday, that and efficiency. And then when he that that point woult doubtless be for occupation next month. There 31 sunsets, but he stipulates that the his opinion of the man's character photograph?" The reporter said es in Hongkong which will be ready the month of July has 31 sumises and went to a new ship his book would not cleared by tomorrow will be be inspected and his employera given decided' by the shipping authorities. I fore, after careful consideration. your in any such statement. After turning Gregorian calendar must be implied an opportunity of judging what
Well" the Captain said "I don't Directors are of opinion that the in-
up Clavis (Romani calendariia see any objection to the proposal. crease of the 'capital of the bank is on. manner of man they were signing The photograph system is in opera absolutely necessary in view of the plicatio) and giving the matter our papers would then, as it usually does and I don't see why it shouldn't bank and its policy of establishing disposed to regard that as reason. Failure to produce discharge tion on vessels trading to Australia increased solume of business of the most careful consideration, we are Gregorio XIIL P.M., restituti ex
now in the case of white officers, be work here. He wanted to know more branches in the near futureable. That, however, will not pre- regarded as a suspicious circumstance what would happen in the case of a The White Star Company's profits man who furnished a satisfactory smuggling or pillering, and the reauthority to increase the capital to 10 Gazette from repeating these reports and preference could be given to the man who was sent to jail for Although your Directors are seeking vent the editor of the Government *** £1,372,000, compared with record. 41,746,000 the previous year. The
porter pointed out that circumstance million dollars they propose now to every mouth, May we renture a dividend is 15, compared with 20.
With the object of ascertaining would assuredly be entered on his issue shares up to 5 million dollars mild reproach of our contemporary Just how far such an innovation discharge Captain Innes agreed only. With these few remarks i beg for not mentioning that its quotation was despatched to interview a num have that information. would prove acceptable a reporter that it would be a handy thing to to propose the adoption of the 1st was from the China Mail? We like ber of interested people on the sub course," he added," if a man coulda't
"And of resolution:-
to have any credit we deserve. ject. Jardine Matheson's marine show us a discharge we would nat be increased to ten million dollars by "That the Capital of the Company superintenden: hailed it at once as ally think that there was something the creation of 80,000 shares of $100.
a good idea", and Captain Innes of wrong just as if a Butterfield and Swire, another sound comes to us for a job and can't each divided into five Founder shares nautical expert agreed that there show us any papers we usually have of $100 each and 79,995 ordinary was mach to commend it. Captain nothing to do with him, "Yes" the shares of $100 each the ordinary Dayison of the C. P. O. S. told the Captain added reflectively May shares ranking pari passo as from the reporter that his company already be it's not a bad idea. Anyway I see date of allotment (proportion of in- bad such a scheme in operation. no objection to it.”
Dynamite was produced in Magis- Turning to official avenues the repor THE C.P.O.S. SYSTEM: PHOTOGRAPHS Same for financial year being calculat-hen Inspector Spear, of the Water terest and dividend in respect of the trate Orme's Court, this morning ter sought out the Harbour Master
Ted and payable from the date of allot Police, charged the master of a fish- "We already have a system of ment only) with the existing ordinary ing boat with having had in his be inveiled into giving an official photographs werking satisfactorily in shares in the Company and the Foun- session 36 detonators and 36- option but the CS. P. without any connection with our Chinese crew. der shares ranking pari pas as from of dynamite without a peralt. hesitation dubbed it an excellent Captain J. Davison marine super the date of allotment (proportion of the Inspector said that when the intendent of the Canadian Pacific interest and dividend in respect of police seized the detonators, the From the result of these interviews Ocean Services Ltd. informed the the same for the financial year being but fortunately it did not sink. When defendant threw a box into the sea, it is apparent that the innovation reporter. It was found necessary to calentated and payable from the date opened it was found to contain the would be welcomed and that it would introduce the system Captain J. of allotment only) with the existing dynamite. The detonators," added Particalars are given in our prove a helpful factor in achieving Davison advertisement" columns of a consign the object in view.. There is a very prevent infringement of the strictly
explained, in order to dounder shares in the Company." the Inspector, were fitted with 11⁄2-inch ment of white goods to be sold by great deal indeed in its favour and enforced Canadian and American im- by Mr Fang Ping Shan, was un-therefore, that the dynamite was This resolution on being seconded waterproof fuses. It was, obvious Messrs. Hughes and Hough at their we know of nothing, have been told migration laws, Hesaid that wherever sales rooms, No. 8 Des Voeux Road, of nothing, that can be urged against a Chinese was dismissed the service for
animously carried.
intended for use in catching fish Corner of Ice House Street, to it. Shipping," we are over being disciplinary reasons his photograph
The Chairman then proposed theThe Magistrate imposed a fine of morrow afternoon, when they will reminded, is the life blood of the was circulated among the various ships second resolution
$100 or two months. also auction teak and blackwood Colony." Well, opium smuggling and and offices for filing on the cour furniture brass and teakwood twin pilfering are two noxious bacilli that pany's black list. All photographs 21st day of May, 1921, made between That the Agreement dated the bedsteads, carpets, etc.
are impoverishing our lifeblood and are carefully checked off with the Kan Chin Nam of the first part, here is a remedy which is A regular service between Hong-sidered by specialists with their finger O.S. boat is allowed to sail and con- Peter Kingaon, Kwok of the third con members of the crew before a CP. Fung Ping Shan of the second part, The China Mail ont beat the struck by the state-
ment that the Government did not Hydrangea is advertised in this of destroying the germs. It is up to very little trouble is experienced
the sa on the patients paise to be capable sequently, the Captain pointed out, part, Ng Chang Lak of the fourth DOES WATER BOIL WHEN PUT: *TERTE, JUSTICE, PUBLIC SERVICE") know this robbery was going ot until issue by the Chiu On ss. Co, of | oër unofficial Council members to take!
it became itself a victim, as tenant of 205 Wing Lok Street. The vessel, the matter up strongly with the Davison said that bere again the Fong Wai Ting, Li Tse Fong, Chan Questioned about pilfering Captain part and Huynh Tai of the fifth part, premises it houses sonie of its servants which has excellent accommodation Government and to see that the company had not much to complain Shou Son, Kan Ying Po. Li Koon in. Does our Government. then for first class passengers, sails every remedy is applied.
Ching Shek, Kan Tong Fo, Chow bury its bead in the sand like the Monday and Thursday at 5 p.m. and
Just as the application of heat to about, thanks to its system of police Chun. Weng Yun Tong and Mok water causes a chemical change. HARBOUR PATROL INADEQUATE · and detectives who worked under a mythical ostrich of the adage? Does returns every Tuesday and Friday it habitually turn a deaf ear to the 5 p.m. Captain A. Jenkyns, is When the matter was mentioned antee system and had to make Ching Kong of the sixth part, and resolving the water into the gases of the Bank of East Asia, Ltd, of the which it is composed, so also, the heart cries of the people? Does it
to Jardine Matheson's superintendent good any deficiencies. We have been requested to con- absolutely ignore the newspapers?
(Capt. F. T.Wheeler) he agreed at
HARBOUR PATROL STRENGTHENED. | seventh part be and the same is here combination of water and lime causes The June number of the Yelkence that it was good Idea" Aared for his views the Captain by adopted ratified and confirmed a chemical reaction which produces sment is as much to blame as any it. The newspapers may have tantis gazine, just to hand, is as readable quang into the credentials of him to be an excellent idea and shares and the 12,500 new ordinary of their action, body for the acts of those Hong So. God knows, have the people we
"we have no means at all of in-C Wolfe) said it appeared to ed to dispose of the five new Founder the formation of heat in the course. as other chemical changes result in kong landlords who, upon the au serve, and whom the Government is Notes, a very interesting article on ing a certified photograph would supporting it. The police, he said, to in manner provided for in the said and oxygen, bearing the chemical
as usual, containing, besides School Chinese crews and a discharge bear-that he was glad to see shipping men Shares in the said agreement referred nouncement of an increased house supposed to serve. That does not
Quicklime is a compound of calcium tax promptly gave notice of rent absolve the Government of its duties Abolished?" by JJE. of Class 1. Intion of smuggling Invited to out in connection with the issue of This resolution on being seconded by symbol of formnia "CRO"-meaning.
Should Capital Punishment be certainly be a factor in the preven- bad the photograph system operating Agreement." increases bigger than the tax. The and responsibilities! If the news
came of "calcium oxide.” and the this number, "A Song of the O.QC" gument is based on the fact that papers make noises, the officials should and the music of the Chinese National line his idea of the form which the licences to motor drivers, hawkers by Mr. Chow Shout Son was un- that it is made up of one part of when the Government in the know that they are echoes of noises Song, the "Kwok Ko" are also Poposed discharge should take etc., and it worked very well. time of war first imposed that seven first made by the people. Where River. Other items of interest area Cainese should each be issued with patrols, the C. S. P. said he had been the third resolution
Captain Wheeler suggested that the
animously carried.
calcium (Ca) and one part of oxygen Referring to the subject of harbour per cent. super-tax, they took special there is smoke there is fire. and prizes and medals for small bong discharge book in the front of giving the matter a considerable that out of the requaining 67,496 1. The latter draws the former The Chairman then proposed (O). If water is added, the water and pains to make the collection by the where there are popular noses any Basket Ball League, and ORA, photograph, duly stamped by the and he was glad to be able to and hereby are authorised to duspose the result being what is known the me combine very powerful landlords of any larger sum a praish-efficient Government ought to con- Swimming, and Chinese Boxing Mercantile Marme Office. The book announce now that he had just
which would be inserted the man's amount of thought for some time new `ordinary shares the Directors be into itself, just as if i able offence, whereas on the occasion clade there, is work for it to do. Notes.
were slacking a violent thirst. of the re-imposition, they took no such Hongkong people, Hongkong trade. precautions. We deplore that neglect Hongkong prosperity, have been at-
should, he urged, furnish a continuous obtained the Government's sanction to of 17,495 shares at such time of tintes as slaked lime or lime to which record of the man's character and put another-launch on patrol work to such person or persons and upon water has been added. Bere the of course. The Government's pre-tacked by parasites: some Govern of Messrs. Butterfield and Swire, with by the master and
Mr. J. Swire, the Sepior Director efficiency, each entry being, signed As soon as that boat was in comme such terms as the Directors may formula becomes a combination of caution in the first instance shows ment antiseptic has been long needed. Mrs, and Miss Swire, arrived at Kobe by the Superintendent of Shipping launches working continuously in This resolution on being seconded water (820) or (CaO) 2EZ bere be
certified sion, they would that they were aware of the character The China Mail published the di- on June 6. In the course of an inter- and officially chopped" in order to the harbour two on beats and by Mfr. P. K: Kwok was unanimously ing now two parts of oxygen as well
have three think ́fit."
that of the lime (CaO) and that of the and disposition of the Hongkong agnosis long ago, and has frequently view with the representative of the prevent forgery. Then if a Chinese one on general patrol. It was also carried. house profiteers, and they had not repeated it. Now let the Govern-Yushin Nippo Mr. Swire said his visit was dismissed for smuggling the fact hoped that as soon as passport er The Chaiman then proposed the violence of this comburation, the Leen given any ground for supposing ment which has at last awoke to the of lapan was solely on pleasure would be recorded on his discharge amination work was dispensed with fourth resolution:
as two parts of hydrogen. It is the That a change of heart had occurred, disease take a hearty interest in the While in Kobe Mr. Swire visited the and any company re-employing him other boats would be available for
avidity, with which, the quicktime, Bat though the omission to safeguard case. Let it not dream of one son Messrs. Butterfield and Swires were taking oa. Asked about the Another strong argument, the absolute discretion be of the opinion causes the water to boil and bobble,
Shioya residence of Mr. W. J. Robin would know what sort of man they patrol work. the tenants as they were safeguarded single nostrum, one patent medicine manager in Kobe). He was expected position of European Vicens Captain against the continuance of passport that the financial position of the Com-as if it were over an open flame.
That should the Director in their sets to draw the water into itself, which gives rise to the heat, and efore may be admitted as a fault, of its own concoction, but do as the to go to Kyoto very soon and will Wheeler said that of course when a examination work-Ed. C.M] that is a very different thing from the keen General Practitioner does, go stay in Japan until the end of this man came to the company and asked proposition that the Government thoroughly into the case, studying the month.
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RENT PROFITEERS.
* Information has been received from the Chinese Military Authorities to the effect that, hostilitie with Kwangsi having commenced on the
and asked him what he thought about
it.
West River in the vicinity of Kai Sheu, it is dangerous for vessels to navigate in that locality, and that vessels are consequently recommend- | idea". ed temporarily to cease plying in those
waters.
kong mud. Swałow by
mister.
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Lieutenant Hake, was not to
*USED.
WHY
ON LIME?
wder, the argument that the Gover- If so, we hope this will be a lesson to Dragon, the Queen's College Ma. At present" be told the interviewer | Superintendent of Police (Mr. and the Directors be and are authorisa, large amount of beat," precisey
“as much to blame as anybody." patient's constitution, temperantent,
Boys'
HABOUR MASTER NON-COMMITAL,
and are authorised on the 30th day
pany shall waitant it the Directors be
Do that analogy, the policeman who habits, diet, etc. That is nnt, per-
for a job the production of roser The suggestion was bought under of June, 1921, to place a som of credentials was always insisted upon. the notice of the Harbour Master $500,000 out of the profts of the (being part of the aforesaid sppens to be looking the other way bape, the perfect analogy, because we reported to the poline about midnight they usually did not worry inch he was not prepared to express an by increasing the Reserve Fund to every two shares of the
A Belgian visitor from Peking Once they joined the service however Lieutenant Conway Hake EN.. but Company to the Reserve Fund there bew ordinary shares) in at the time is as much to blazie as the are aiming at certain Government on Saturday week that, about an about getting discharges when transeficial opinion at that stage. In $1,000,000 and at such time as the bed by such persons as aforesaid Local beagle-snatcher. No contribu characteristics that we have frequent hour and a half earlier, he, left in a ferred from one ship to another but reply to a question he said that Directors shall deem advisable to cap in satisfaction of such aforesaid tory negligence (even by the newsly spoken of, in connection with the motor car a leather wallet containing on leaving the service they generally coxswains of motor launches italise the same and declares bonus of bonus. paper watch-dogs of the Colony) can housing problem. Our Building 8,200 francs, ten £10 notes, $140 made sure of obtaining a certificate were given lickices which bore $50 per share on the shares of the Com- This resolution on being secon aminish the armfulness of the gang Authority's requirements have been and a passport Search was, at of service from the marine superin photographs of the men concerned pany at present issued aid to satisfy by Mr. Fok Foo Ting was unazi whose rapacity is at long last to be too exacting in the past, and shogid once made for the missing car and tendent covering the whole period. and this enabled the police to prevent such bonus be distribution amongstly carried. hwarted. A robber remains asbe cased. Especially in the outer at about 230 am. the same was There is another direction qualified persousi suthing control the persons who are registered as oathsome se, stabber, whether the more districts there is less need for discovered outside the Shang Captain Wheeler pointed out in which Mindful of Captain Innes quity the Highway be properly patrolled or not. expensive requirements;a url or hal-Nauking Railway station. The these discharges would prove reporte inquired who paid for the holders of the present seus of $100 remark of the Chai
The meeting cone Although we have professed our suburban home may be safely per- where it had been left, and was placring which at present involves wit that the men, supplied it and be hereafter settled by the Directo
wallet was found lying in the car useful factor and that is in regard to photograph The Harbourmaster shares in the Company on a date to ing willingness to look a gift-lause in mitted that is less costly in type. The returned to the owner with its con un in a loss of thousands of, collars they also purcissed their licer of the new ordinary $100 shares of the mouth, we must mention that we land Authority is to quite franke tents intact.
every yes. From cases which have bookk
Corapaay, edited, so fully puzd