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LOCAL AND GENERAL
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COMPANY MEETING.
PEAK TRAMWAY CO., LTD.
NEW HAULAGE MACHINERY.
PROMISSORY NOTE CASE.
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PRESENTS UNUSUAL
FEATURES.
INTERESTING ARGUMENTS.
THURSDAY, MAY 25. 1922
LAUNCHMEN'S STRIKE.
TO-DAY'S DEVELOPMENT.
A HOPEFUL SIGN.
Up to noon to-day there had bera
The
OUT FOR BLOOD.
· SCAVENGERS ON THE
WARPATH..
A PEAK" DISTCRLANCE.
Several Sanitary Board scavengers
coolies
A
Yesterday the scavengers
Calcutta has declared Hongo! I will follow the usual custom and be signed by two Chinese, but the egotiations will not go far in the strong, armed with poles and iron
The ordinary annual general mest- inzef Lareholders of the Peak Tram- missions. An out and out Socialistic Co., Ltd. was held in the longing a promissary note. was heard by the striking launchmen and the employed on the Peak, had some-
As mewhat unusual case concern-za meeting between the delegates of or communistic State is a joint stock/kong Hotel this morning at 11 o'clock. | Mr. Justice Wood in the Sammary | owners, although delegates from trouble with a number of private company in which the shareholders presided and there were present: theed Cher Smgh sued Forjs Singh, owners are
The Chairman (Mr. D. E. Clark) Court this morning. An Indian nam-Canton art in the Colony. are more likely to get votes of thanks on Mr. A. O. Lang and Mests formerly an interpreter of Mr. G. E. delegates who have full power to ing. Heated argument led to that dividends, because the directors. E. L. Shenton, C. C. Boyd and Haywood, for the return of a promis negotiate in the matter. Up to the party fight. The scavengers were
ready to meet aay
chair coolies on Saturday morn are human and greedy, and have the H. W. Fassoon (director), G. Rapp sory note for $40 igazd by two present none of the men's represents-ontaambered and received a good (secretary). and the following Chinese chauffeurs, which was handed tivas bave had that authority, their shan holders Messrs. J. A. Tarrant to defendant for the purposes of col-attitude being. briefly, that ther beating at the hands of the chair W. Morley, J. D. Humphreys and J.lection and if Lecessary for the taking can only ask for satisfaction M. Wong
The Chairman said.
of legal proceedings,
fall to the demands made. Unless gathered a number of their fokis and Another rather unusual feature was delegates are sent here with power to marched up the Peak, about 30 Gentlemen, With your permission that the promissory note was said to make a settlement it seems th
endorsement on the writ showed only matter of bringing about a settlement, one name that of Chan Lui Sang. It The Secretary for Chinese Affairs has exactly the same name. was explained that both men bore, informed the delegates that he is will ing to meet them, examine their cr On their part the delegates say they dentials and then arrange a meeting are waiting to be called to a con: ference with the launch owners.
It is stated that should negotia of other Guilds may be songht. At fall, the co-operation
to be a plague infected port.
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Accidentally falling into the main ballast rank while working cargo on board the s.s."Kaichow," yesterday afternoon, a cargo coolie was filled instantaneously.
The 5.33 am, train which used to run to Taipo and Sheung Shui on Sundays and holidays has been can- celled but the 807 express will stop at those places for first class passengers who mention their destina- tion to the guard. '
take the Report and Statement of As counts as read.
tions
bars, to get their
revenge.
$13,546.01 less that the preceding The Profits for the rear are
of the attack, made themselves scarce. The chair coolies who had got wind and when the scivengers reached the.. ear, but this difference is nearly all accounted for by the fact that Frofits plaintifs, in stating the facts said
summit of the Peak they were Mr. Taruer, appearing for the o Invenient realised are less by the plaintiff was a money lender and
nowhere to be found. The scavengers falling off in Traffic receipts. This we sory note to the defendant, with in $13,721.40. There is however a slight in February last handed the promis attribute to the exceptionally heavystructions to collect the amount due
were spoiling for a fight They had made up their minds that they raios in May and June last. Most of and if necessary to issue a writ. From
climbing up the Peak for nothing the decrease occurring in those two time to time he asked the defendant present no strike pay is being issued and if the private chais coolies were were not going to waste their time months.
You will notice a comiderable in eventually he denied all knowledge
how the matter was progressing and with a view to conserving funds. not there to take their medicine then aresse under the bacion Permanent of
the public chair cooles would have to the note.
then Way, Cost of regarding line which was bad
They
THE HARBOUR. The announcement is made of previously shown separately is now in Police Court proceedings, the
take it for them. Que chair coolie's some words which resulted the engagement of Mr. James included and in addition the cost of defendant charging plaintiff with signs? still being boi-ted, has had its forthwith marched to the public chair
blood, they aged, was The threat of a typhoon, the red as another's and the scavengers as good Ollerdessen, of the East Asiatic Co., the new grauite viaduct at the top asing words likely to cause a breach effect on the ordinary business of the coolie's stand, and ruching it without Ltd., to Miss Violet E Hawes, station, less the value of the o'd brick of the prace. The summons was harbour. Still it is encouraging to warzing. look their victims by daughter of Mr. James Hawes, viaduct, has been charged to this dismissed. formerly of the Shangbai Waterworks Co., Ltd. The wedding takes place
notice that the organization of the surprise and laid several of them ous in the autumn.
The work of relaying the track with scswering Mr. C. A. S. Ross, who bringing with its corresponding happened.
The plaintiff, in the witness box, Launch Committee is daily improving. before they knew just what had the heavier rails is proceeding, madly appeared for the defence, said he reduction in the inconvenience the half the work being already comph tag no receipt for the document. No strike has caused. Ferry services are planation, and when this was not The chair coolies asked for an ex prorored diatribation of profits. sat. He did not know why defend quarter-hourly service was
I trast you will approve of the one saw him and the note to defend also getting better and yesterday a forthcoming, they took up poles Special repairs during the year have ant kept the note. been heavy and a lot of work still
main and retaliated. A battle royal ensued tained. remains to be undertaken. For this
were suffered on both sides. and antil the police arrived and queled the disturbance. Many caruizi transfer a further $10,000.00 to the mason we are asking your sanction to credit of this account
several braken beads had to be" Hospital. One chair coolie was re- dressed at the Government Civil ported to have been badly injured. the police did not see him. Inspector and was taken to the hospital bus Fox and his men arrested fifteen of the ecavengers, and produced them before Magistrate Lindzell this crning, charged with disorderly conduct and asanit.
A salesman employed by the Wing On Company, was removed to the French Hospital on Tuesday suffering from bars on the face alleged to have been caused thruth someone throwing acid on him while Le was asleep in the employees quarters at 6 am.
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account.
$10.000.00 to Reserve, which will We also propise to transfer
thea stand at $90,000 60.
The N.Y.Knew liare "Shanghai Mara and Nagasaki Mara" which are under construction on the Clyde and are destined for the Nagasaki-ias position to give you some informa- I had hoped at this meeting to be Shanghai service, are expected to be tion about the new haulage machinery able to do the journey between the it is proposed to instal. Inders for two parts in a little over 24 hours this have in faut just arrived, but be The vessels are expected in these parts fore any thing can be definitely settled about the end of the present summer.there are several matters to be dis ensed with the Hong-ong Electric Company to whom we shall look for our supply of electrical energy-
And
Daily Nees and it is no exaggerativa to say that the whole community hopes for his return at an early date.
cannot get your money. You have MEETING THIS AFTERNOON.
Mr. Russ: You don't suggest you
the noto. there two men in Court who signed
Witness: 'I don't know what they will say.
One of the Chines: chanficurs went into the box and said he borrowed $110. so from plaintiff and signed for
Just before tiñen to-day Mr. Halifax saw two delegates represe ting the strikers and after examining their credentials": meeting of delegates and owners for
arranged for a fall F, to-day. It is expected that ave delegates will attend and they have
guarantor for the first chauffeur. The
The other Chinese raid he was fall power regarding negotiations. money had never been repaid.
that defendant had never received the Mr. Rust put forward the defence document.
His Lordship held that the document was received.
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CORRESPONDENCE.
THE BANK OF CHINA
31. E.D.C. Wolfc. Captain Superin- tendent of Pulice, appeared to prose- ente while Mr. G. R. Sayer. Head of the Sanitary Board, was also present. Mt. Wolle said that the trouble
arose over the private chair coolies re- Sanitary Board men to wash the road, fusing to remove their chairs: for the
A large number of residents bade au rercir to l'aymaster Commander Gyles, who was due to lease Shanghai on board the P. 40. S: Gentlemen, and I now propose that that
I have no farther remarks to make
Bir. Russ then endeavoured to show (To the Editor of the "China Mall. *} "Dongola." He goes to Hongkong to the Report and Statement of Accounts cause of action.
the plaintif had carry out work under the Colonial as presented be duly adopted. After defendant received the document as appears a report by Beuter from
He argued that
Dear Sir:-In your issue of to-day Government there," says the N. C.this has been seconded. I shall be agent for the principal, Mr. Haywood. Peking under date of May 23rd that when they were requested to do so on pleased to answer questions to the The principal was therefore the orly the year's operations of the Bank of Saturday morning. The scavengers best of my ability.
entitled person The resolution having been second.
Ene for its China had resulted in a ret loss of coved the chairs themselves. They ed by Mr. J. A. Tarrant and recovery.
$140,000.
did not go very tendery about the OL board the P. & O.S.* Deagola," unanimously carried the re-election ass wid the difference between with the information that seccading to resented this and assaulted them.
On the question of damages Mr. I wish to
job, and the chairs re handled correct this repost somewhat roughly. The chair coolies Biron, ngent for din ctats of the Hon. Sir Paul Chater, Messrs. Mackinnon, Mackenzie & Co., C.31.G., the Hon. Mr. A. O. Lang and The note had no intrinsic value to the shareholders at the meeting of Subday's assault was the result of the nothing and nothing was nothing.
the printed annual report submitted dam the Back held on the 2nd instant in that without the note he could stands at $549,201.67. damages if he could show Peking, the net profits for the year
better position now than with
recover his money. not matter of fact he the note, because he had the sworn state cents of the two mes that they Hongkong, May 24, 1922. signed the note and were liable.
way
Mr. C.
who is going on furlough accompanied Messrs W. B. L. Shenton, C. C. Boyd and plaintif could only
by Mrs. Biton. They are travelling via India, and will be away for about aize months. Mr. P. L. Knight, from Hongkong, is acting as agent for the P. & O. Co. during Mr. Biron's
absence.
and H. W. Sassoon was agreed to on the motion of the Chairman seconded by Mr. J. 3. Wong,
Matthews and Mr. C. Bernard Brown
Mess. Lowe,
Bingham and were re-elected as anditcm at renumeration of $150 each on the seconded by Mr. W. Morley,
clation of Mr. J. D. Humphries
morzow.
and
NORWEGIAN
STEAMER'S
AA was in a
&
Yours faithfully,
TSUYLE PEI,
Manager. Bank of China, Hongkong.
SEQUEL TO GAMBLING QUARREL,
The Magistrate fixed the bearing scarenger's thirst for revenge. of the case for this afternoon when the defendants were farther. charged with having assaulted the police.
SHOCKING ACCIDENT.
BOATPEOPLE BURNED TO
DEATH,
man thanked the shareholders for mental poxession of Mr. Haywood. La closing the meeting the Chair had never come into the physical or attending
Mr. Turner replied that the note
dividend warrants would be ready to liable in these circumstances and that mentioned that He argued that the principal was not plaintiff had a good cause of action
In the usually quiet Shaufiwar against defendant. Interpreters in was alleged to have been stabbed of "zave life"
Wong Kam, the fishmonger who barbour early yesterday morning cries this Colony were go betweens and by a fireman of the "Honam," boat people
awakened the who were the agents for the introduction in the course of a gambling quarrel in their boats. At first it was were asleep
received a document which he never the Government Civil Hospital, from The sight they saw was a shocking of business. They received certain on board the ship during a voyage thought that pirates had got into documents and in this case the agent from Canton on May, has died at their midst and many cameout armed. passed on to the pancial. He the effects of his wound, after remain one. On the deck of a house bost la further submitted that plaintiff was ing in a critical condition for over the harbour, three people, with their entitled to substantial damages. two weeks.
Judgment was reserved.
The fireman who had been twice were dancing frantically about, clothes enveloped in mass of fame, remanded on charge of causing obviously suffering great pain grievous bodily harm,
Several small bosts pushed off from again produced before Magis amongst the craft in the barbour to trate Fraser this morning, this render assistance, bat before help. time charged with murder. He was could reach them, the sufferers, mad once more remanded for a week.
The trouble is said to have arisen desperation. Willing hands quickly with pain, jumped overboard in over a gambling debt of $3 which the pulled them out of the water prisoner owed the deceased. Accord-into safety. The flames had been ing to withses, the deceased at-extinguished by the immersion bu
London market to buy the Russian Coronet Theatre's rugged love story Life's Greatest Question," the SINNECKER-On May 19, atas gold should have no intrinsic the last time this evening. The gold. The fact of digging gold at all of the Far North, will be shown ftr Margaret Williamson Hospital, value in a pure commune-indicates comedy programme at the Kowloon Mr. and Mrs. that Russian communists do not hope Theatre will also be screened for the Shangtai, to George Sinnecker, a zon
to abolish money as a median of last time this evening, "You Never exchange for commodities. Whare Saw Such a Girl," featuring Vivian money is allowed, capital is allowed, Martin, and "The Fly Cop," the and where capital, capitalists. Even inimitable Larry Semca. with direct barter of commodities the evils of capitalism would persist, so far as we can see.
Sir Edward and Lady Pearce and
BOUCH TIME. good crop of com, with corn scarce among the many well-known Shanghai The Norwegian ss. "Halvdan,"
The map with a Mr. and Mrs A. Brooke Smith were elsex here and in greet demand, wcold people who left for Home by the which arrived in port at 9.30 yestes be able to demand more shoes and Empress of Asia." In connection with day morning, encountered & typhoon hats and gramophones in payment Mr. Brocke Smith's departure it is very near Hongkong about noon on for what he issued-which is the learned that Mr. John Johnstone is Tuesday. The vessel was on a voyage chief sault of capital, that it takes returning to Changhi in the course of from Saigon when she ran into rough cf supply and demand. A greedy Jardine, Matheson & Co.'s office. natu-al advantage of the fluctuations a few weeks to take ebargs of Messrs.weather as she was making Hong- ms would still be greedy, whether
kong. The tea was very heavy. his greed were expressed in terms of
and the "Hairdan" had a bad time roubles or shops. In this Russian bai that the Chinese Government about, but thanks to the good seaman News has been received in Shang of it. She was severely knocked example, where the State acts as has conferred upon Sir Edward Pearce ship and careful handling of her capitalist, and "will credit" the the 4th clase order of the Chiabo, and skipper, Captain Ferguson, an old producing workers directly, it is open this addition to his recent hand in these parts, the vessel got The Rosta News Aganer has scut not probable that the workers boncurs the community" -ys the through without rishap is a batch of telegramas. ne of which, will
gain much
The ated lioscow April 12, tells of aby
advantage N.-C. Davy News "will join us in "Halvdan" was enveloped in the the elimination of communistic gold mining scheme in middlemen, the shareholders or mine merited recognition of service, and a Hongkong, when the wind died down, C.R.C. the congratulating him. It is a well-typhoon until within 15 miles from LB.C.. thesstern Siberis. Consideration owners. They may even lose by it, xalization that Sir Edward's work bat the sea became rougher and for F.S.R.C. of the details suggests to us that the mince States always experience grow has been as much in ths, interests of the first time a
ly hope for this sort of commanising need of revenue, and are as greedy the Chinese popolace as of the fo'castle.
wave swept her MR.K. to succeed in Eassis is that ontside for it as
She behaved prettily.C.C. ountries shall remain non-com Moreover, all past evidence in point in-
any private profiteer. foreign."
throughout, although ber rommal | HK.C.C. nistic. If the Russian gold minem dicates that it is easier to bring pres
speed of 10 miles per hour had to be C.S.C.C it as we see it, they will doubtless sure to bear on the private capitalist of the Clina Navigation Co.'s fleet. skirted the edge of the typhoon and Two old and well-known vessels reduced to 4 against the storm. She nd their propaganda-or, to be than on the State. In fact, since the .. Hoichow," and "Wenchow," made port safely although several
Club de R. te fair, their alle ed propaganda.Latour organized to apply such preshave, been disposed of to Chinese in-hours late. Considering that the ms that the Comasil, of Labour sure, the private capitalists Leve terests for breaking up parposes. The "Halvdan" has a registered tonnage D fence in pattig up the neces-managed to survive mainly because Hoihow" is an iron-screw stramer of only 760 tous, Captain Ferguzon's capital. Thus communiste still of State assistance. The Russian gold of 1,411 tous grow and 896 tons nett, access in getting through is very C.B.C. to be capitaliste, it seems. The aaner may be suposed to have length 249 feet, breadth 31 feet and creditable
LA COMMUNIST GOLD MINE,
fire gold output is to be handed jumped from the fry ngpan into the depth 23 feet. She was built at
to the Commissariat of Finance, fize. We expect to hear of these six Greecock by Scott's in 1880. The
75 will credit he miners, as a themed Sib ring gold miners zain Wenchow is a smaller and older NOW IS THE TIME...
with the amount obtained, their voices raised against the Com-vessel than the Hollow Bait by catrent price, ou the Londen [missariat of Finance, if the bayoneta Scott in the poor 1871, the 15 220 tiprions, is it not, of the state.de not mp their first feet lung: 284 feet in breadth and his London were to bearme murmurs in the bad. The main ides a draft of 19 feet. She is of 898 togs istic there would be no of commonum is that it is to by a gross and 560 tons nett
M.B.K.
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TENNIS LEAGUE.
(TABLES UP-TO-DATE,)
Inflor than Ch suberiam's Pain Bilm Unirenity. Now is the time to get rid of try this Kowloon Fot them ration pou will fod thing Police-
relieve the pain and sores. For maleb de R... haiment and see how tai kly I will by all Chemists and StorekeepersO8GC..
"A DIVISION.”
P. W. L. FIS tacked the Irisoner and the latter the unfortunate people were cruelly
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barned. In the meantime the police": arrived, and after rendering what? sid they could had them. ruched off to the Government. Civi Hospital in the motor ambulance. At the hospital,-two of the victims, a woman aged 31 and a girl aged 9-
A 19-year old Chinese married died from shock during the day. The woman living at No 31, Kolben other victim, a man aged 22, ia stáll City Bose, attempted to commit sui-fingering between life and death. cide on Taraday by cutting her The fire is supposed to have or- throat with a table knife. She was iginated through at cil lamp secid- Lpra.found by her husband unconscious in antally toppling over when bumped 3 a pool of blood, and be promptly sum by the little gid while the 8. 3.0 amoned the motor ambulance and had was sleep. The oil, which trick- 22her taken to the "Kong. Wah led from the broken hop
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fed the flames, causing them to '2 12 Up to this morning the patient is spread rapidly and ignite the vict
reported to be still alive, but in clothing before they knew what was -1 critical condition. The husband could happening. The house bost was 01 not offer any reason for the girl's rash undamaged thanks to the prompt Ofact, as they had lived very happily action of the people on the
fogether and had never quarrelled.. bouring boats.
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