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FRIDAY JANUARY 13, 1922.
TO-DAY'S
CABLES.
(Reuter's Service to the China Mail)
SHANTUNG RAILWAY EXTENSIONS.
WASHINGTON PLAN ACCEPTED.
OPPORTUNITY AT TRENUTAO MODIFI
Wasmseros, January 12. The Chinese atoi Japutise have agreed to details for the construction el three extension of the Shantung Railway in the Kainehow leasehold. The first two, namely the Tsants Shunten und Kuomsu-Chowfe will be built by au international group, prodaddy the casting consortium, while the Chefoo
Weishei extension will be constructed by thing. An attcrapt is now being made to agree on the question of opening the port of Tsingtau to all com merre ou equal 1. vens
CARPENTIER SLBERT HALL VICTORY.
AUSTRALIAN CHAMPION KNOCKED OUT.
Lostos, January 12.
At the Alert Hall Carpentier, the light travy weight champion of the world, kaskad out turgef ook, the Australian Heavy weight champion in the fertly found
MOPLAH LEADER CAPTURED
OTHER REBEL CHEFS EXECUTED
LONDON January 12.
The India Calavera amonies that Kondamned Hadji, the principal leader et the Moplalt in argents, has lapeticaptured.
CALD UT, January 12. Death sentences on. Evo tofonus rebel chiefs and fur follower have been carried stat.
FRENCE AEROPLANE WORKS
CHINESE GENERAL'S VISIT
PARIS, January 12.
DESPERATE MOTHER.
STOLE TO BUY FOOD FOR THE CHILDREN.
pat pad
A Chinese woman living on thosecond floor of a house in Temple Street. Yaumati, admitted before Magistrato Wood this morning having stolen a suit of clothes and an overront, the
property of another woman living in the same house. Inspector Browne said that it appeared to him to be a clear case of necessity. The defendant had three. small children to leed, and consequenty could not go to work. to buy food for them. Bho therefore stole to raise money
In reply to the Magistrate, the defendant said that her husband was still alive. He was at ara and had never sent her any money to keep the children.
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The complainant said that far as abe knew, the defendant harl never been backward with her rent. Sbe was the principal tenaut of the flat.
Defendant said that she had been principal tenant for two months only, She had to take it over from the previous tenant to get a roof over her head.
The Magistrate decided to bind her over in the sum of $50 to come up for sentence when called upon to do eo within six months.
WEST POINT MURDER.
OFFICIAL POLICE REPORT.
The following is the official police report relating to the sensational allair in West Point yesterday morning:
"Removed to the Governmoul Civil Hospital five females from No wounds said to have been inflicted by ↑ a man now in custody." couple of hours last night but could the dead body of a female, aged 25, "Removed to the public mortuary, not persuade them to withdraw the of No. 39E, Belcher Street, who died strike ultimatum. The neu seem to frons injuries said to have been in be solidly behind their executive and flicted by a man now in custody. The CHINESE SEAMEN STRIKE-strike relief suggests that the Union is
the elaborate arrangements made formative is at present unknown." prepared for u protracted dispute.
General Tying, representing the Chinese alt service, visited the French 39E, Belcher Street suffering from aeroplane works at Villa Coublay,
LOCAL SHIPPING PARALYSED.
SETTLEMENT PROSPECTS
HOW HONGKONG, FOLD BUTANS WHJ.
BE AFFETEL
Only to the rge of a keen observer
ZFFECT OF THE CESSATRỌN.
We have to thank Mrs. R. M. Meanwhile, constal shipping
is and Smith, Mr. P. P. J. Wodehouse, and will continue to be paralysed and it Mr. Wa To Sui for parcels of books may mean that other ships which in for the troops leaving the Colony. the ordinary course would call in here wide berth leat they too should be will be ordered to give Hongkong a
was it evident that there was trouble drawn into the dispute. It was learnt
a the waterfront this morning Byend this morming that one or two heats along the Baca there was no sign on their that a strike of Chinese seamen was ben
their usual bustle.
Wav to Hongkong have ardipred
to remato
ID
in full swing except that the derka of coastal ports. Less serious but squally some of the ships tied up to the annoying inconveniences have been harves fooked deserted anu lacked fuccasioned to people who had booked for Canion on the river boats last night. Amongst those who were disap from the American pleasure yacht pointed in this way were some people
Aloha" which came into Hongkong concerned in the dispute equally with yesterday. The Chinese stewards are the seamen and sperial arrangements
TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG.
IN THE MATTER of THE HONGKONG ROPE MANU FACTURING COMPANY, LIMITED
and
IN THE MATTER of the Hongkong Companies Ordin- unces 1911 to 1921.
They found them had to made by the companies to NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that!
Prens and
this
officers left abourd to day. provide meals for passengers and
Actually, the strike began last might. The skippers of a couple of a Jardine bosts (the "Yorn Bang" and the Hang Sang") due to sail to-day found that out when they set out to move their vessels out to Kowloou Bay with the idea of avoiding trouble this morning. #elves without morning they came along to the Harbour Office and handed bark their clearances Many other vessels due to take their departure were held
No immediate anxiety, it is learn- up and every Chinese manned hot in e, need be felt in regard to a possible the harbour was elected. The river shortage of food supplies in Hong boats of course, were in it. 100, and kong but supplies of fresh provisions the Canton Macun Bicamship Co-wust necessarily become reduced as pany issed the announcement this Hongkong depends largely upon the pening that its sailings would river steamers for meat, vegetables oancelled until further notice.
EXORDS TO CANTUM.
Features of the strike are the order- lise with which it is being conducted and the carefully planned arrango- ments for accommodating the seamen during the cessation. At Canton,
OUR FRID SUPPLIES,
and poultry.
LATEST NEWS.
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SECRETARY FOR CHINESS AFFAIRS HOPEFUL
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houses and food supplies have been It is known that a conference of the
THE CHINA MAIL.
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TO-DAY'S NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
PUBLIO LECTURE AT THE
CITY HALL.
MR. FRED B. SMITH, who is on an interests of World Peace, will give an extended lecturing tour in the address innder the auspices of the League of Fellowship and Service) on International Friendship", at the St Andrew's Hail, City Hall, on TUESDAY the 17th Jaunars, at 5 p.m. punctually, THE MEETING IS OPEN TO ALL. Ladies are invited.
The lion, Mr. H. E. POLLOCK, K.C. will take the Chair.
Bongkong, January 18, 1982.
THE
HONGKONG, CANTON MACAO STEAMBOAT CO., LTD.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
THE ONE HUNDRED AND SECOND ORDINARY MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS in will be held at the Office of the Pom- the Company
February Tab, 1922, at 12 0'oleck Nous, pany Union Building, no TUESDAY. for the purpose of receiving a Report! of the Directors, together with a State ment of accenata, declaring a Divident and electing Directors and Auditors.
Company will de CLOSED from Janu ary 24th to February 7th, 1922, both days inclusive.
The THANSFER BOOKS of the
By Order of the Board of Directors,
JOHN ARNOLD, Becretary. Hougkong, January 18, 1922.
HONGKONG VOLUNTEER DEFENCE CORPS
Orders 7 Ligur-CoinsEL L. C. Bian, D.8.0.
Administrative Commandant.
Parades.
PUBLIC AUCTION,
118K Undersigned have recrived instron. tions to sull by Public Auction,
on
TUESDAY, January 17, 1922, commending at 11.30 am their Biker Rooma, Daddell Street, A Fine Collection of Tweed and Castmere Suit Lengths. Dorma: Cash on delivery.
LAMMERT BROS.,
Auctioneers..
BY ORDER OF THE VENDORS Particulars and Conditions of Sale of ibo
VALUABLE LEASEHOLD
PROPERTY situted at
FUK THUN REUNG Kowloon in the Colony of Hongkong aral known as
Kowloon Marine Lot 42 with Godown and Buildings thereon
IN ONE LOT
to be sold
by
PUBLIC AUCTION
01
WEDNESDAY,
the 8th day of February, 1922, at 3 o'clock p m.
at their Sales Roome, Duddell Street, Victoria Hongkong,
by
MESSIS LAMMERT BROS.. Auctioncore.
THE PROPERTY (NSISTS OF:-
All that piece or parcel of ground situated at Fok Tsun Heung, Kowloon known and registered in the Land Office as K. B. L. 42 together with 2.
the messuage erec ions and buildings Infantry Drill. Bayonet Fight-thereon erected and known as 27 at Volunteer Beadquarters, and Kow-term of 75 years from the 1st January will take place on Monday, 16th instant, held for the unexpired residue of the ing and Lewis Gau Instruction Chungking Street. The Property is loon Docks on Friday, 20th instant, at 1900 under Crown Lease dated 2nd 0.30 pm, for TRAINED MEN and RECRUITS.
September 1903. Annual Crown rent $140.00 payable by half yearly instal- ments ou the 26th. December and 25th. June, boundaries
Das Plain Clothes.
2. Masketry
Part II Annual Musketry Course will las fived by No. 1 Platoon (Light ad instant on HIGH WEST RANGE, Infantry Company), on Sunday, The Peak, commencing at 10 a.m.
Dress Drill Order.
Officer for duty 2nd Lient, T. P. M. Bovan, M. C.
3. Engineer Company.
Electric Light Buns will be held at BELCHERS on Thursday. 19th January and Thursday, 2nd February.
Fall in at Belchers at 6.30 p.m. Dress Drill Order with Caps and Belte, no Side Arms.
4.
Cadet Company.
The Company will parade at Head-j quarters on Monday, 16th instant at 5.30 p.m.
Dress Drill Order.
R. B. YOUNG, Major, A Adjutant, H. V. D. Corps. Hongkong, Friday, January 13, 1922.
DO YOU COUGH?
North South East West 200 205'9" 106'3" 90'6" Area 20240 Square feet.
For further particulars apply to
MESSES. WILKINSON & CRIST. Vendors Solicitors
ur to LAMMERT BROS.
The Auctioneers,
Hongkong, January 13, 1022.
TO SECRETARIES OF CLUBS AND OTHER INSTITUTIONS.
ALL preliminary notices of forth-
coming meetings, lectures and entertainments, sent for insertion in the news columns of the Ching Mail, are charged for at the rate of $1 each, (as announced in May and June of
a Petition was on the 3rd day DON'T overstrain it fine to rent last year) providing that they do not of January, 1922, presented to the of four throut in trying to dislodge Supreme Court of Hongkong by the the phlegm.hamberlain's above named Company to confirm the Remedy will accomplish this for you.
Oough occupy more than four lines. In alteration of the said Company's objecte al cure the cold that is causing it. will be placed in the advertising future if this space is exceeded they Resolution of the eaid Company passed proposed to be effected by a Special For sale by all Chemists and Store- at an Extraordinary General Meeting
keepers.
columns at the prevailing rates. of the Company hold on the 5th day of December, 1921, and confirmed at an Extraordinary General Meeting of the Company held on the 21st day of December 1921, which Rosolution is it the words following:---
"That the provisions of the Com- "pany's Memorandum of Associa "tion with respect to its objects "be altored so as to read as shown "in the print signed for the par- "pose of identifleation by the
Chairman of this meeting."
"OVERLAND CHINA MAIL"
Contains all the News of the Week.
PRICE
AND NOTICE IS HEREBY FUR- Domestic Occurrencea
Leading Articles
got ready and both last night and parties concerned was I eld this morn-THER GIVEN that such Petition is Juring to day crowds of strikers were ing Seen by a China Mail reporter directed to be heard before His Honour transferred there by train. As a resultat 2.30 o'clock this afternoon, the the railway officials were hard put to it to cope with all the traffic to-day and some of the trains were increased to nearly twice their normal size.
The Chief Justice at the Supreme Court Local and General 21st day of January, 1999. Any person Special for Growlers interested in the said Company whether Obituary of Hongkong on SATURDAY, the Our Busy Harbour
AT UNION HEADQUARTERS.
Secretary for Chinese Affairs; the Hoa. Mr. E. R. Hallifax, who is acting as mediator, expressed himself as hopeful of an early settlement. Every effort was being made, he said, and he was confident that a successful
A China Mail han looked in arrangement would be reached.
at the headquarters of the
Union in Des Youx Road this
morning and found himself in a large
25 cts.
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CONTENTS.
PAGE
PAGE
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A Broker's Advanco
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Children' Corner
.20
6-8 Bank Note Returns
.20
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Chinese Seamen
.21
8-9 Harbour Piracy
21
9
The War
.21
9
New Year & ree
21
9
University of Hongkong
22-20
.10
Hongkong Bank
20
.10
Balilios Public School...:
26-27
.10
Murder Frenzy
27
.11
C.E.M.8. Concart
.11
"Witnessca All Lying'
.97 ...27
.11
Hongkong Electric Company..28
12
Stolen Cargo
.12
$48,000 Opium Haul
Opium Cook...!
.28
.13
..13
A Picker up of Unconsidered
St. David's Society
.19
Trifles
Children's Party Helora May Institute
13
Mi:aing Polios Launch
.20
..13
Stowaway Seamen
.20
Hongkong Shipbuilding
18
Stabbing Affray
A Hongkong Governmont Loun14
Murder Charge
.20
Karl Haig's Appeal.
Never Heard I
.14
Pity The Poor Prince
Altarupted Arson
.14
Tion Arrested
.14
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Land Fales:
"Dalry, Farms"
15
Sport
Polo Gymkhan
Special Cable
desirous of opposing the making of Late Hotel Guests as Creditor or Shareholder or otherwise Death of Mr. D. M. Mackay an order for the confirmation of the said alteration under the above Ordin Correspondence auces should appear at the time of Spirit Worship hoaring personally or by Cubeol for City Hall Recital that purpose. A copy of the Potition H.M.S. "Hawkine" Baud room full of seafaring men who were was reported yesterday.
One fatal case of plague, Chinese, requiring the same by the Company's Hongkong University
will be furnished LO Buy person Attack with Choppera discussing the situation amongst
Boligitors, Mesora. Deaeon, Dookar, themselves with considerable anima-
Deacon & Horsten of No. 1 Des Vimax University Finance Road Central, on payment of the Police Recreation Club regulated charge for the same. Jail Escape Charge Dated the 13th day of January 1923. Walking to Canton
DEACON, LOOKER, DEACON
& HARSTON, Bolialtors for the above-named
Company.
tion and a great deal of noise. Behind The 102nd ordinary general meet- agrill at one end of the room was a ing of shareholders of the Bangkong. Union official who smiled broadly when Canton, and Macao Steamboat Co., the reporter inquired whether the Ltd., will be held at the office of the atrike was really on. "Look at these Company on February 7.
people" be said with a wave of his
band It looks as if there's somo-
The total output of the Kailan
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thing on docan't it". Ho didn't | Mining Administration's mines for the know what was houponing except wock ending December 31, 1921 that a lot of the men had already amounted to 102,120 tons and the gono to Canton
lots sales during the period, to 65,791 tons. WANTED-Small furnished House
and
On 'Change". more were going. He bolioved that
The Sagtebing Season representatives of the shipping com
(with grounde if possible) at panles and of the Union were confer-
The Peak Gear Tram Station or at Mr. Fred B. Smith, who is on an Upper Lavels. Apply Box, No. 1944, St. George's Mali
Activa Bervicemen ring this morning.
extended keturing tour in the in-China Mall," There was a feeling this morning terests of World peace, will give An that, falling a change of attitude by Address (under the auspices of the the employers, the strike might Less.uf Followship and Service) on "International Friendship" in the
Andrew's Hall, on Tuesday antiary 17 at 5 pui.
Inak for Bome time. The Becretary for Chinose Asim conferred with Union officials for
Bt
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