TUESDAY, MARCH 21, 1922.
TRUCK AND CAR.
A CASE FOR THE SUMMARY COURT.
A truck driver was summoned be- fore Magistrate Lindsell this morning at the instance of the Eastern Garage with reckless and negligent driving. H. H. L Desurs, who appeared for the d-fendant entered a ples of not guilts.
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Emanoel Henri, the driver of the ai, said that he was driving along Prava East on the morning of March
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HONGKONG TRADE.
LAST YEAR'S FIGURE £136,000,000.
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TEWER VESSELS MORE TONNAGE
The Graad total of imports and experts of merchandise for 1921 was, in and numbers, £136,000,000 as zainst 212,000,000 in 1920, a decrease of 35.5.The total imports were £68,143,059 a decrease of £35,789,563 or 34.4% and exports bowed a decrrase of £40,678,060 or 37.5°, states the Hongkong Trade an 1 Shipping Retavas for 1921, a copy of which we have received from the printers, Messrs. Noronha & Co
Treasure movements were as follows:-
Total
IMPORTS.
1920. 1921. £31,754,334 £15,797 005 45,292,645 17,981,537
£77,046,979 £31.775 452
The apparent decrease in the imports is entirely due to the lower rate of exchange used in the conversion of local currency into sterling. The actual dollar figures show an increase of over $40,000,000.
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SBIPPING.
"ANOTHER STEAMER FOR
ALFRED HOLT & CO.
It was offically announced that Scott's Shipbuilding and Engineering Company, Greenock, have received a contract from Messrs. Alfred Holt and Co., Liverpool, for the construc- tion of a new twin-screw stenus P.
The dimensions of the vessel are to be:-Length 400 ft; breadth, 32 ft., and depth, 32 ft
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TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS.
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ROYAL HONGKONG GOLF CLUB.
Caddies at Fanling.
AS no caddies offered themselves.for emplorment last weekend it has been decided by the General Corais ttee to enforce the following roles wean,
time:-
1. No local sily caldies may be engaged until dus notice is given to Members through the advertising cont of the Press
2. Members who have private ead. dies may continue to employ them hat on no account may fresh monthly ead. dies be engaged antil further notice.
An interesting feature of the new vessel is that it is to be propelled by Scott Still engines, which represent the very latest development in marine Notes:-Members are earnestly re- requested to use the Courres Fanling s propulsion, and embody
much as possible meantime. Private principle, consisting of an ingenious servants or Caddies may be brought combination of an oil engine and a from Hongkong but on no recount may stram cagize. The engines will have local enddies be engaged at Fanling.
The Superintendent has instructions combined brake power of 2500 to see that the above Roles are strictly
enforced.
BY ORDER. under service conditions.
Hongkong, March 21, 1902.
The sterling value of practically all items shows a decrease for the rea-a son given above, but a number of items were imported to a larger extent The actual differences in the principal import are shown in than last year. the following table:-
when he noticed the truck com- ing out of a godown next door | Imports.. to the Exile Garage's dipot. The Exports coolies did not, attempt to stop the truck but proceeded to semes the road. Accordingly. he stopped his car, and later seeing the road was clear, restarted in: His front wheels passed the truck withoar is- cidez: but a moment later there was a lond crash and the coolies began to short. He then found that the front) of the truck had swang round in the direction of the car and had smashed the left back wheel and mudguard. The spokes were broken ani the pre punctured. The truck was heavily which with laden
steel rods proʻraded on the sides and ends.
Mr. Dennys sail that the load in the truck weighed 6,000 lbs. He did not think it possible for the truck to have been swung round suddenly in the direction of the car, unless those i pulling it bad walked into the harbour. He suggested that what happened was that the car parsed to tear to the truck.
The Magistrate eaid that it was quite posible for one of the wheels of the truck to have got stuck and for it to have swung round it depen dently of the paliers.
Mir. Dennys said that having regard to the weight of the lead that was highly improbable, indeed alm st impossible.
After further
ese discnexion, Magistrate suggested that it was use! 1ess to go on with the case.
Mr. Dennys said that he thought that i really amounted to a civil action. If the garage people thought they had a gievance they could take the cas to the Summary Court for Comages,
Inspector Garrod said that he issued the summons because careless driving was geri against the truck people.
It was usual he said. when drivings Lavy truck for the coolies to swing it from left to right to get it out of a
on the road. He thought that:
xhet actually caused the He had Camage in this case. inspected the immediately after the accident. It seemed to him that the truck had struck the foot Lcard first, grazed the body of the
car
car and then ett the tyre and! smashed the spokes. Toe tyre had a Tery deep cat in it.
The Magistrate agreed with Mr. Dennys that the case should go to the Summary Cour. sad dismiss the
SUMMCES.
"LUSITANIA CLAIMS."
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Coal Flour. Whest. Kerosene Leather, Sale Rice, Meal
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Tait of Quantity.
Тоа
Picals
Impl. Gallons
Picals
1920 1,019.370 1,089,393 28,668,598
96.907 1,339,815
Broken
1,348,029
Cargo White
55,363 5.265,667 8 984 -2,455,929
474,131
1$1,092
769.235
Silk Piece Goods. Sugar, Raw..
Ti
Refined
Yarn, Cotton.
EXPORTS.
So far the largest Still engine that has been constructed is of the slow- running marine service type, and was 1921.
designed and constrasted entirely by; 1,175871
Scott's Company for experimental 1,429,585 27,361,905 purposer, under licence from the Still
116.008 Engine Co., of London.. 2,751,305 Since May, 1920, Scott's Co., bave 4,588,068 been carrying out an important series 2,016,868
of trials in their works with a view to 8,791.356
-12,405 | perfecting the new engines, and the 6,147,454 engines to be fitted in the new vessel 500,865 will embody all the improvements
made.
121238 560,759
Esports when expressed in local currency show an increase of about $8,000,000 over 1920 due to a small increase on a large number of items The following table shows the quantitative differences in the principal
exports.
Cement Ganny Bags. Kerosene Pattaas.. Rice Meal...
2+
Broken Cargo White
Sugar, Raw
Refited.
Silk Piece Goods. Tin Slabs.. Yarn. Cotton
Lait of Quantity,
Picals
1910. 1,723,205
Pieces
16,470,336
.Impl. Gallons
23,382,813
Pictils
304,242
1,326,689
1,013,155
291,265
4,467,825 1,446,539
3,109,978
15,865
228,311
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NOTICE.
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FS-ROYAL MARIXES are requested to communicate with P. O. Box
Hongkong, March 21, 1992.
The news of the contract has given the liveliest satisfaction in Greencek, 530. as there is a large amount of ur- employment in the port.
GENERAL NOTES.
HONGKONG BENEVOLENT
SOCIETY.
1921. 1.490,404
At the Odense Shipyard there was THE Annual General Meeting of the 23,189,015
launched recently the motor ship Honghoux Benevolent Society will 26 458,777
sister ship to the be held in the City Hall on WEDNES 313,924 Batavia," a 3,133,382 Balzac," described in The Motor DAY March 29th at Noon
K. E. A. CAVALIER, 3,817,069 Ship for January. It is for the Fred
Han. Secretary. 1,625 376
Olsen Line, and is engined with 6,615,287
Hongkong, March 18, 1925 Burmeister and Wain machiners. 2 476,279 3,950 060 The vessels are nansual in many 16,911 respects, and the comparatively high 138,043 bridge amidships forms a distinctive 605.008 feature. Two cargo holds are served
by four electric winches.
The total of the shipping entering and clearing at Parts in the Colony during the year 1921 amounted to 672,651 vessels of 43,420,970 tons which, compared with the figures of 1920 show a decrease of 10,816 vessels with an increase of 3,298,443 tons.
Of the above 52,223 vessels of 27,852,616 tons were engaged in foreign trade as compared with 43,364 vessels of 24,192,022 tons in 1920 and were distributed as follows:
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1920. · 1921. Numbers. Numbers.
96% 8.9%
1920. 1921. Tonnage. Tonnage. 34-5% 33-3°
125
11-1
38-1
28-8
11-9
11-0
13-5
126
4'0
3:5
24
2.1
11-6
12-8
0.7
07
504
52 7
-10-8
125
109:0
1000
1000
109:0
British Ocean-going Ships. Foreign Ocean-going Ships. British River Steamers Foreign River Steamers... Steam Launches (under GU tors) Trading Jucks..
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The Lodo-China Steam Navigation by the Kutsang" built at the Company Las just increased its fleet Wall-end shipyard by Swan. Hozter, ROYAL HONGKONG YACHT CLUB. The ship's name signifies, in Chinese,
CLUB CRUISE will be held on and Wigham Richardson. Limited.
Increase in luck. Her speed trials, A SUNDAY 25th inst to Siak Mai in spite of somewhat boisterous in Jank Bay.. weather, were successfully carried out, and a speed of 13.6 Knots on a draught of 233 i was averaged over a course along the coast off the mouth of the River Tyne. Afterwards the ship returned to the Trae to prepare for The her. voyage to Hongkong.
Kotsang" as an overall length of 434 ft., with a beam of 54 ft. wide, and a depth of 31 ft. She carried 7,800 tons dead-weight on a draught
Start from Murray Pier at 10. Races for all Classes of Racing Yachts and Cruisers.
H. S. HOUSE, Hon. Sec., Sailing Committee Hongkong, March 21, 1922.
A FAMILY NECESSITY.
V.B.-The movements of fishing junka are rot included in this Table British tonnage has increased by about one million tors and foreign by about one and a hall million tons, the balance is due to an increase in the junk trade. of 26 it. 3 in, and has been trit to EVERT family should be provided
Chamberlain Pain American tonnage declined by approximately 100,000 tons and Russian by Lloyd's highest class. The engines all times. Sprains rosy be cured in much 50,000 tons, but Japanese and Dutch tonnage together made up the increase are designed to develop about 3,300 less time when promptly inated. Lame
in the total.
TO BE PAID OUT OF REPARA- TION DUE TO CANADA.
One hundred Toronto survivors and Eeirs of victims of the "Lusitania," torpedoed and sunk by a German sub- marine in May. 1915. have been in-
Of vessels of European construction 5,226 ocean steamers, 3,775 river i... under normal conditions. Many back, lame shoulder, pains in the ride of the diseases for which it is especially structed to send in particulars of their clairs to the Canadian Government. steamers and 3.336 steamships not exceeding 60 tons entered during the special features have been embodied and best and rheomatic pains are scree economic and efficient working, and acquainted with its qualities &rd 100 Ferns have been sent to each claim-year giving a daily average of 23 8 ships as compared with 29-4 ships in 1920 in the engine room to effect an valuable. Try this liniment and beecme
sale by all Chemists and Storekeepers. ent by the Assistant Secretary of and 29:1 in 1919. State, Mr. Thomas Malvey, KC., The average tonnage of individual ocean vessels entering the port has the installation of auxiliary machinery will never wish to be without it. For Ottawa.
increased from 18310 to 1919'8 tons, that of British ships has decreased is exceptionally complete." from 2002-3 to 1997-5 tons while that of foreign ships has increased from 16992 to 1857-9 tans.
Mr. J. II. Charles, of 927. Evelyn- avenue, West Toronto, one of the.sar- vivors, states that be and his daughter, Mrs. E. R. Lawler, bad received forms. Mr. Charles told of the long and persistent night to have claims re- cognised
While in England be had gone to
The average tonnage of individual river steamers entering during the years has increased from 425-8 to 4605 tons.
That of British river steamers has increased from 516-1 to 570-5 tons and that of Fore go river steamers has decreased from 3243 to 316 7 tons.
the owners of the "Lusitaris," then to LATEST SHIPPING NEWS.
the Lord Mayor's office, and finally to
the Admiralty. All took the position
that the sinking of the steamer was
IREITALS.
an ect of war, and no claims could be
recognised With otters he continu-
ed to press the matter, until it was
Banca, (P. & 0. S. N. Co.)
CLEARINCEA.
Arafors. P. & O..8.N. Co.) for Yokohama.-March 20,
Tjimanoek, (J.C J.L.) for Batavia.
from-Marc 20.
agreed to make the claims of the sur-Rangoon Singapore.-Wharf." vivors and heirs part of the reparation Glenfalloch. (Seng Soon Hong.) from demanded from Germany by Canada.
Penang, Singapore.-B.13.
Yuen Sang, (J. M. & Co.) from Manda.-C.34.
Scochow, (B. & S.) from Canton--- A.10.
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A man who was charged at the Thames police court with disorderly conduct, was stated by a constable to have insisted upon being locked up.
Defendant (to magistrate): You see, your worship, it was like this. My father and I had a quarrel, and Swatow.-C. 44.
Suiyang, (B. & S.) from Shanghai. 8.9.
Icbang, (B. & S.) from Shanghai,
things began to get very lively. It Kaiping, (Sing Kee.) from Haiphong, Tooked as though I was going to get a P.khaiC. 18. thandering good hiding, so I went across the road and placed myself in the care of a policeman.
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Hanoi, (Lapioque & Co.) from Hai- phong, Et Bayard. C. 21.
*Juno, (A.P.C.) from Canton.-N. Point.
(EKK)
Hydranges. (Chia On) for Swatow. -March 20,
Sunka Maru, (M.B.K.) for Hcncohe. March 21.
Boccheer, (B: &S) for Shanghai- March 21,
Glenade, (J. M. & Co.) for Londen vis Kohsichang-March 21:
Chuizan, (B. &) for Shanghai.-- March 21...
Chenan, (B. & 8.) for Canton.- March 21.
Tuonau, B. &8) for Newchwarg vis Weihaiwei-March 21,
Endicott (Admiral Line) for New York via Manila --March 21,
Zalthybas. (B. & S) for Vancouver vis Kuchicotan March 21. Agu
Ans, (Ewoo B.B. Co) to Tonrang. March 21
Alabams Meru, (0.8K) for from "Racoma via Daireo -- March 23,
-Anyo“ Hary Five cases of plague (one fatal) and Valparaiso, Kratzn. –B. 52. three of small por (all fatal) were
Soshu Hata, (0.3.K) from Canton. notified during the 48 hours ended Jesterday--all Chinese. Last week 0,48,
there were 15 cases of plague (11 fatal) Hsin Chang, (C.M.B.N. Co.) from
and thrce of small por (all-fatal). Shangh
Sen Yik, (Fook Hof) for Shaami, March 22
JRDO, (A.P.C) for Singapore March 22 MIDAS
Haimoun, (Po 8mm) for Haiphone
vis Hollow March 22,
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