MONDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1822.
POINT BLANK SHOTS:
YAUMATI MURDER ATTEMPT FAILS.
PRESENCE OF MIND REWARDED.
Following a shontingjurident on a
MODERNISING CANTON.
RUMOURED PROPOSED $5,000,000 LOAN.
Choc
Concerning Governor Chik Yu's projected foreign loan. it ha Low been eat blished that terms have been agreol for $5,000 000 pleen of vacant ground behind the Hongkong currency for the redemp Yaumati Police Station at 6.30 tion of the depreciated paper yesterday morning, a Chinese named currency. The security mentioned in Man Kai-shi is now in police custody, the Cantan Mint. The period and facing a charge of attempting to mur-rate of interest of the proposed lean der another Chinese hamed. Wing have not yet been decided, but no Leung.
Wing was walking towards the difficulty is anticipated in this cap. nction. It is expected that the Yaumati ferry wharf when Man was preliminaries will ho completed in a alleged to have approached from
few days when the official documents behind and fired two shots at him will be sigued. The amount will be from point bla k
range. By
paid into the Kwongtan Provincial both bullets Bal; and will suffice to meet the extraordinary luck, raissed their mark Wing, with great calls in exchange for cotes previously presence of mind, threw himself on
issued. Should this be brought
the ground us if he had been hit.tout, the value of the moles will he Man, successfully deceived, is then
on a par with silver subsidiary coins. said to have nude off.
However, attention was naturally attracted by the two reports and eeveral policemen arived from the near by Police Station. Man's retrat was completely cut off and be was casily captured.
Wing declares Man was a banger to him. Therefore he could offer no renaca for the attempt or his life, unless it was a case of mistaken identity. The police believe so100 triad society affair is behind the shooting.
ROSARY SUNDAY.
CELEBRATION AT KOWLJON.
1
Yesterday was Rotary Sunday, and the fast was celebrated by the Roman Catholic community at the Rosary Church, Kowloon, the seat of the local Confraternity.
The festival was observed, with all its pieturesque ceremany, as in former
**aru.
Another coures of inlormation claims that the loan will be devoted to municipal improvements. It says that a scheme to build up to date rods in all parts of Canton city except the Western Suburb where the streets have been fairly well laid out is being contemplated. When carried out, the attreta will be equal to those of Hongkong and a uniform system af blecks of houses will be fallowed. Modern and tonitary Markets and abbattoirs will be built; und fresh provisions will not te per mitted to be displayed for
in the sale
streets. Improve ruents aud renovations will be ected in the telephone, electric and water services and public latrines; the saloos will be kept in a gorů atoto of repair. The projectors of the scheint feel that Canton can be thoroughly moderaised in about three years.
ONLY" PASSI:-
THROUGH
Found in the captain)ic(which Lo bad evidently entere ugh a porthole) in the act of up a locked drawer, a Chilsinter named Chan Hang was need to two months jalla Magistrate (Commander Beck with it.N.R.) this morts having been unlawfully aboard Mea. angering Maritimes a lieut St. Loubert Bie." The old the Mostrato that he waboard to buy empts bottles from first mate. He did not go into Captain's cabin-lo only passerough D,”
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TZ-DAY AMERTISEINTS
OTIFICAON.
REVED IMPOR TARIFF
OF 192
NOTE IS HERE! GIVEN that
of 192ill come in force in this HEEVISED IMPORT TARIFF
du.cn 1st Derber, 1922 on deerted inchina by the Kowl Canton Raily.
C. TIRNE, mierioner ofhinese Customs, for Kele and District. 1stober, 1922
HARBOU RACE.
DER the spices of
the ICTORIA REATION CLun My, 9th Octer......Ladies Ty, 10th Ocær --- Gentlemen Traces wistart at 5.15. p.n 50
Bance fee or dollar.
The Government has made no de finito announcement regarding the loan and the public has been trying Tries close loke Hon. Secretary. without success to obtain a pronounV, on Friday c 6th of October count Jofuential circles have osk
The rector of the church, the Rev. Fr. Spada, assisted by other clergyed the Trovincial Assembly to hold celebrated masses at 6 15 a.m., 7am. and 8 am, and al 930 a.m., ther was a pontifical high mass which was largely ot'cuded
The evening service which started at 4.15 p.m., with the recitation of the Braury followed by procesiou, sermor and benediction, was the principal park of the e lebrations and was attended by a large gathering of the faithful including representatives of the various Catholic confraternities of Hongkong,
The procession was of the usual picturesque character. In front was borno the Binuer of Our Lady, Then rame girls scattering flowers, followed by members of St. Joseph's Apostleabip of Study, Apostleship of Prayer, St. Joseph's Confraternity, Blessed Sacrament Confraternity, Bearers of the Mysteries of the Ковалу, Cos fraternity of the Holy Rony The Children el Mary; more girls scattering flowers,
a session and secure the secemary data otherwise the people may re- pudiate the lo a. The civil ⚫lement does not regard the proposed loan with favour as it favours of a policy of coutinust borrowing to carry on.
at m.
gkong, Delul 7, 1022.
CITY HALL
CRAMBER OFCOMMERCE ROOM)
AN
EDXESDY, OCTJBIR 4th
at:30 pm.
I had previously been proprzed that the Provincial Assembly appoint a committee of experts to superviso the actions of the Finance Barrau.) The scheme has been submitted to the Civil Governor, who has replied that VIOLI the committee is unnecessary. The. Provincial Assembly will avoit take up the question after the Mid-AuMISHEL uma Festival.
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MEETING.
and then the Clergy, preceding the An extraordinare general meeting Statue of Our Lady, the Guard of Lone Crawford Limited was held at
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From NEW YORK.
MR. ALLAN CAMERON is appoint. THE Stomship
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G. M.. BOSWORTH,
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THE INSTITUTE will reopen on
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Hoogkong, October 2; 1822.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
AMERICAN & ORIENTAL LINE.
Fron NEW YORK.
BE Steamship
THE
"POLF RIC"
"CITY OF MELBOURNE” {having mrived, Consignass of cargo are informed that all goods are being { landed at their risk into the hazardous and/or extra bazarious Godowns of Holt's Wharf, Kowloon, whouse delivery may be obtained.
No claim will be admified after the Goods have loft the Godown, and all. Gooda remaining undelivered after 7th October, 1922, will be subjcut to root,
All claims against the Stoner must bo presented to the Undersigned on or before 14th October, 1922, or they will not be recognised..
All brokon, ohafed and damaged Goods are to be loft in the Godowus, where they will be examined on any Tuesdays of 10.45 am. and Noon, within the free storage period of one week.
by
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STRUTHERS & BARRY.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
From SAN FRANCISCO and LOS
ANGELES via JAPAN PORTS- and SHANGHAI,
HE Steamship
TEE
"ELKRIDGE"
having arrived from above mentioned perts on Monday, October 2, 1922,
hereby Consignees are
notified that their cargo is being landed at their risk into the hazardous and/or extra-hazardous Godowns of the Hongkong & Kowloon Wharf & Godown Co., L'd., Kowloon, and 'stored at consignees' risk.
Consignees of Cargo must produce having arrived, Consignees of Cargo are
an Import Permit signed by the informed that all Goods are being Superintendent of Imports and Ex- laled at their risk into the hazardous ports, Hongkong, before Bills of and/or extra hazardous Godowns of Lading will be countersigned, or
Kowloon Wharf & Delivery Orders issued. Hongkong
- Godown Co, Ltd, at Kowlcom wheses.—AJI-broken, "chafed-and-damaged.
delivery way be obtained.
cargo is to be left in the Godowns
No Clajai will be admitted after tho, where it will be examined at 9 am. Goodle have left the Godown, and all" Friðav, October 6, 1922, by Goods remaining undeliveret after 8th Mears Anderson & Aslie, Marice October, 1922, will be subject to rent | Surveyors.
All Chims against the steamer just
All claims must be presented within be presented to the 'lefsigned on or ten days of the steamer'a arrival FIASTRO before 14th October, 1922, or they will here, after which they cannot be
not be recognised. .
recognized. No claim will be All Broke, chafel and damaged recognised after the goods have left Goods uro to bedels in the Godowns, the Godowns and cargo undelivered where they will be examined on the ith after October 8, 1922, will be October, at 9.30a.m..
subject to rent.
AT THE VINO: MR. HARRY ORE
BOOKIN AT ANDERSON'S APISSION $3 $2.
by
of Honour, the Bishop, the Census the five of the Hongkong Hotel CoWOON YAU YUE
tion.
and the Knights, Ladies' Apostleship (in Powole Building this morning to Prayers the Sciorlade consider draft-new-nilicler-at-narrin-| Philarmonica Rand and the faithful.
The church was entitably decorated and there were large congr. gations.
HI H STREET FIRE,
Zdra
TWO HOUSES COMPI ETELY GUTTED.
Two Louses in High Street-Nos.
65 and 57--were completely gutted
Dr. J. W. Nubia preskleil nod theref were present Meters. W. A. Euster) R. L. Bridger and M. Mam! | id reatore), 8. J. Jarðnin (reercdary) WEL. Shenton (olicitor) and th following a'areholders: Messra, E. Ainslie, S M. Charo, Clan Tong M. Gondall, E. U. Kharas Lang
'n A. T. Scriven and R. W. 418) ann (repnsenting the Hongkong H Company)
The following resolution, moved? by fire on Saturday afternoon. The the Chairman and seconded by outbreak originated in the back yard W. A. Bus*xc3, жад rafa
of the ground floor of No. 57, occupied unanimously
Ly a contractor'e chop. Helped by u "That this new Articles already p strong wine, the flames quickly spread proved by this Meeting aut for he to the three floors aboro, used as purpose of identification seed dwellings. In a few minutes the by the Chairman thereof be and he flames had spread to No. 55, and same are hereby adopted ashe when the fire bri, ads arrived scen Articles of the Company to theex after the alorin, was given, at 1.33 clusion of and in substituion to all p.m., both buillings were burning the existing Articles thereof,” fiercely. As it was obviously impossi-
ble to save, the buildings, attention was turned to preventing the Bases from spreading further, and in this the fire fighters were auccessful. The Bro burat itself out within an hour,
Domego to property on all four floors of No. 57 was estimated at
LOVEMENTS OF STEAMFL.
The R. I. 8, Tanda" left Szaporo on p. 39 ud i duent tong vs or about fat, î.
The B. F. wa. "Cyclops" e fired at |
from
$2 865. The lot is not covered by New York nept. 20. insurance. The house itself was The B. F. 2.8. "Palyhrn insured with the Sinocro Josurance Livo po left Singapore at delight on Co., for $2,000. Particulars of Oct 1 and is de bere on Oct.
damage and inenrance in the case pi No. 85, are not yet available.
"THE POWDER PUFFS."
CLEVER COMPANY'S FIRST BHOW TO-NIGHT.
CONSIGNEES' NOTIES.
L
Orgo by the *.8. "Fikridija" remain ing undelivered after Octofer 8 will jo subject to rent. Daungod digo will
mined on October of Agents, Stathers and Barry,
Cargo by the .. "Polerid" remaining undelivered after October 8 will be sui "The Powder Puffs" arived by cot to rent Damaged, goods will thums. "Egra" to day. They open ained on 0: 7. Agente-Ba:} in the Theatre Royal thin vening Line.
Cargo by there. "City of Stulbourn with an excellent programme, and remsnlug vurclivered after Defüber, there is no doubt that Hongkong with to subject Tour Drigen ghu give these elever English artistes às will to Limined on any Teestinys good a reception as they received in within the Tres prorage period of
Hildayk botwcao -19,43's.m, and nga aritical Singapore.
--- dreck) "Agents—Bank Line -
PRICE DEALERS IN
Case ANTIQUES AND
WORKS OF ART.
Old Clines, Poros'nins, Brotzo Buddhistle Sung Ben pics. Paintings, Screen
¿20., &c.
(HUN KING YUE,
Proprietor,
No. 48, Queen's R•nd, Coatz).
No Fire insurance whatever will
No Fire I surned bas been offeried Bills of Lading will be countersigned | be effected.
THE BANK LINE, LIMITED.
Concral Agents Hoaxkoog, October 2; 19
PUBLIC AUCTION.
THE Undersigned have moosivor in- structions to sell by. Public Auction fan account oF THE CONCHAN LOJ.
ON
TUESDAY, October 3, 1922, at 2.30 p.m., *shrir Sales Booms, No. 8, Des Vieux Road, Leruer of les Houss Street, -
1 Piana by L. Romhild, Wilmer
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Terms: Cash on delivery,
DE NOCHES & ROUGH,
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Consignees are requested to send in their Bills of Lading, in exchange for Delivery Orders immediately.
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