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THIS WEEK
THE CHINA MAIL.
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THE DEFENCE OPENS,
| due course, with-the-Colony's-piracy—CHARTER PARTY CASE.
legislation. When those findings are | being framed, neeuredly the court will remember this aeroplane, suggestion which given practical effect should add yet one more risk to the sum that will eventually make the bazard too great for the boldest pirales-however rish the prize.
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
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The charter party action in which the Cheong Yue Steamship Company, of Shanghai is claiming $168 819 87 rom the Todian firm of Sbarsi Nanji and Co, is still being continued in the Supreme Court before the Chef Justice (Sir William Rees Davies).
Mr. Eldon Potter appear
ing with Mr. F. C. Jenkin for the plaintiffs. and Mr. C. G. Alabaster K. O. with Mr. McNeill of Ope case of enteric fever (Indiaz)| Shanghai, for the defendantė. was reported yesterday.
will play at the Palave Hotel this H.M. 8. "Carlisle's" jazzband
evening from 9 o'clock.
Passengers who left by the "Mishima Mara" included Col and Mrs. John Roberts, Major and Mrs. F. G. Atkinson aud Lieut. Col.
Hodsoll.
The plaintiffs' case was concluded yesterday afternooo and Mr McNeill of the defeater med et kan is Dow addressing the Court on behalf
that they would enter into a ten
if the had undertaken
months' charter of the etcamer
Singaporean" whenever she
released by the Government, oves it that release took place in two, or five or ton years after the inte of the charter party, he would A small chimney fira broke out that although they may have entered agree with counsel for the plaintiffs at No. 15, Cochrane Street at 10 30 into a very improvident agreement this morning, It *48 quickly they must abide by the consequences extinguished by the iamates and of it. I doubted very much whether police..
they did enter into such an agreement and he was going to ask his Lordship
and that they did not do so.
Developing his argument that it was incredible that the pirties should have made a new agreement, counsel said that firstly the defendants re- quited the steamer in a hurry, second- The new Colonial Secretary of the charter they made was Ceylon, Mr. Cecil Clem 'i, C.M.G., for a priod of ten months arrived at Colombo from home on the only thirdly it was hoped by Gth inst. In the temporary abiener everybody, and of the Gover-or, Sie William Moneing,wers inclined Mr. Clementi becomes the Officer ship would be released carly, and Administering the Government.
The wedding will take place shortly of Mt. Sidney H. Rosa, abatter ed accountant. of 5 Queen's Road Ltd. Central, and Mies Hilda G. Parrot
of Shanghai.
ST. MARGARET" KILTIES
SUITS & JERSEYS
FOR
GIRLS & BOYS.
XMAS XMAS! XMAS !
the Plaintiffs believe, that the
fourthly, it was everybody's intention that the arrangement should depend Amongst those who left hy theupons edy -less.
P. and O. s.s. "Nanking" yesterday Doo point at ssed by Mr wein Mr. J. B. Thomson, Mr. and McNeill this morning was that Mrs. G. Lewis, Mr. T. Perrett, Mr. since the issue had never W. Thomas and Mr. AE. Ashton breu tried actualy on its merits, it OL.E., Civil Secretary and Casier at might be found an exceedingly difficult the Naval Yard, and Mrs. Ashton. trotter. in view of previous decisions, to enlarge through the Indian courts
night give.
At about eight o'ch ck yesterday judgment that His Lordship avaing a military acroplane flew over Canton at a height of several thuman feet, ultimately returning to the bangar at Tai Sba Tou. Ta were b ing made before sending the machier-lo-eithe--the Kwangsi or Fakien front.
M. Jahn Moore, whu wa_ems
"AIDA.'
ITALIAN OPERA COMPANY'S
SUCCESS.
BIG ARMS HAUL.
JUNK. PROPLE CHARGED.
CHOWN etse OUTLINED.
THURSDAY NOVEMBRE 18 1927
INTERPORT TENNIS.
HONGKONG WIN THE TOURNAMENT.
SO 826 KWONU STRETCHED.
COMMERCIAL.
CANTON RICE MARKEK
(From Our Own Correspondent).
The master of the juuk and his two
Canton Nov 22.. ki arreted in connection with the
Before another large crowd Ng Se
The recent r'an in Canton's rice big hout of arms and ammunition on Board a junk in the West Point no-match on the stand court last evening stacks having been reduced and prices Kweng met J. L. Wade in the singles market line been sustained owing to chorage yesterday were charged bend a very fine straggle was the haring gone up pro-inotica
4 picul
at
ten Onth
or Magistrate Lindsell this morning catoome. At the same time M W centres. All gendes have rored
Sub Inspector Pincott asked the
about La played againa" J Elmore, but up Magistrate for a short formal remand. chief-interest cen erd in the game in judging by presezt conditical, The Magistrate enquired if the case which the Hongloa champion was prices will mount steadily slowly was for committal.
interested. Inspector Pincott: Yes, there is a Governor (Sir Edward Stubbs), the old crop stock left, and a crop His Excellency. the for some time. er very little
would be a short case as there were Bishop of Vietis, the Chief Ju-tier transport being depleret provincial large quantity.
The Inspector intimated that it Colonial Sacratary (tha n. shipments are not oning in too Cland Severn) with M, Severn, the rapidly. However, owing to river only four witnesses the Chiness Ine- (Sir William Kes Daviest and many busese are not as eas pector who discovered part of the con- other notabice were pu
couldBe wish, d. Whatever traband, a European Sergeant who
Contrasted with resterday grent purchases are made, pm to be who would give evidence that the enthusiasm pravile and at no time 0 found another part, Sargeant Stimson
a hand-to-month paisy but. accused had no permit, and the Sta. during the gamwa it safe to predict avertheless there all round tion Interpreter who would depose ra- the winner, bough many people being of confien in tarket. thought that Wade shod, taken in- The latrat quotation fo¿to con silver Wednesday next. November 29. garding necured's statements.
much out of bin-1 in the first setanbidiary conings er picul are as The hearing was fixed for roon on
and that our local (barpion would follows:-
llow Chai Mei (Native) $311; Szomju Twenty-one bags and four cases of beat him by three sets to one contraband wera esized by the police. ever the four le show that Wade (Native) Sa 25; No. 1 S Long. was aarthing hat finished and that $863; No. 2 Siam Lane $7.85 No.1 All yesterday morning detectives were
Long, $3-20: No. 2 engaged in counting the arms and a bad a very good chance of winding Saigon
Long $7.69; No. ammonition, and the following is the Ng Sa Kwong has played many bet Saigon list, of the contents of the bags and let games in Hongkong but since the 1
days of Green at his best he has Lot No. 2 Sigon Run $1.18; 71,270 rounds of immunition of been at tehd to the same extent. Distillery Hic $6 35: Sam Bran Several Skanubai people were heard 2.63 Tacle: Paipon Bran-254 Tucis.
varions calibres.
157 revolvera (.32 and .38 pattern). 3 machine guns of the sub
Thomason typo.
3 machine gun stocks..
3 magazines,
O magazine pans.
4 cleaning rede.
4 automatio rifter.
PUNCH'S ADVICE REJECTED.
FORTHCOMING MARRIAGES.
The Jollowing forthcoming mar- ringes as announced:-
Mr. J. J. Kozeradzky, master of "Indigkirke," to Miss
the 8.2.
St plane Nieset Mooraya, who arrival in the Colony by the same
Blip..
|
Roun, 87.55;
to say that Wade has never plave a Hardly any shipments of Bran kave better game and certainly bad served arrived from Hook ng tull, the applause in corrived on numerous
accasion.
FLOUR AND gunan
Brick If anything he had the
business · ́-his been beat of the -luck, especially with no reported in the Canton Flour shots but must be en us and fu ar markets. Hitherto four- aed that he played A sterline bavera have refrained from patrchasing game. I be not the bark hand of [59ay extent in the hope of Being a our local champion and His fore hand drop in the premium on Honekong. drive is no beti. r, but ke managed on untre. As this has gone up to £5 per many necasions to manoeuvre bisont, pricea have iner as in ratio. opposent so that he got up to the fist Unfav urable crop repp:ts have come and then he was very ́elecer indedfrom Shanghai and this has acrentu- His service was faster than Ng's but | sted the eagerness to load up. Sugar not nearly so well placed.
M. H. A. Nesbit, ably coo rolled the game and was assisted by lines men who did their work very well. | Mention must be made of the effort that Wade put up in the last set when Ng Sz Kwong was leading
FIRST SET-80зNGHAI 6.3.
otations have gone up on the strength of Javaexchange Laving come down and two big Hongkong Nam Pak Hong's buying back their recent sales. The largest volume of business in these two commodities has been recorded since the Mid Autuma Fatival. Java
prices:-
1. He never looked like a beat Sugar has been sold at the following man and won three successive game
Best Fine White $13.20; No. 20's Mr. A. I Giauville, eopinecrinin convincing fashion.
$11.80; No. 24's, $12.80; Choton cur. ebige of the Tytam Tuk Pomping Station.
rency per picul. Quotations for to Mina Mary Elizabeth Ng. Sze Kwong started aff us if he American Flour are "Ble Gun" Rowe, en route from England by the meant to make short work of his Band, $3.61; White Greens" $3.20; 5.8.Sardinia,"
apponent and Wade was not muchDayton" $3.15. Shanghai "Battle- played By thh Hongkong Eler tais "Aida" seem 0, era in excelsis. Mr. A. B. Gray, E.R.A. of H.M.S.seen in the first game. Wade, how ship brand is 53.30. All prices in Compant as an engineer. dial at rint oturacted a largo audience at the Tamar" to Miss Evelyn Violet over, soon showed his motle and Conten silver per eack of 50 the Pes Hospital re-terday
Theatre Royal Jast night. They Mary Ducker, of 4, Che tant Road, the next two games and eventually 10-ustonia, Me Moore, who was 31 followed the moving story of ancient Belvedere, Kent, Englandi.
the eat by six games to abrew, The and bad en in Hongkore al ut two fgspt with rapt attention, enhanced Mr. F. A. Britton, school-master, outstanding thing about this net was reare, leaves a wife nad on chill in it an by the singing of Ver-i's | St, Stenhez's College, to Miss Muriel the amount of running about è at Eng'an and a feather, who monumental music by rincipala a d Annie Personet Sells, school-mistress, Wade did. Ng'li að hin rhoning from employed at the Taikoo Dorks ochmas alike of the Grand Italian St Stephen's Girls! College,
side to 'de of the court all the time reourn his lots.
| Opern Coy, and o'cestral playing Mr. 8. H. Ross, ol No. 5. Queen's; and made him do some hurd sprinting: whel Ielt nothing to be Road Centrai, to Miss Hilda Gertrude to the not on many occas one. It desirel The c.raet A strong committee e pri ingin te roene of the triumpbal ratura
playing Parratt, of Shanghai.
loske nail strategy was going to zju tions were concluzively answered nearly all the influential Clinate ro
Mr. H. G. Hillyard, `telegraphist, the match for the Hongkong player yesterday by our correspondents'dents is erganizing a bazar for the dames was in particolar a II.M B. "Tenor, to Miss Alice and many were heard to say that N Lillian Lovatt, of 239 Bolton Road, had lost the first set to win the match
· STELLINGWERFF.-On November" Fairplay" who cited facts to show Swatow Relief Fund. The bazaar will plen lid pc.formance.
Mis Impallomeni sustained the Small Heath, Birmingham, England. in foar sute 16, 1929, at Shanghai, to Mr and that both the shipping company and be held at Nos. 370 to Nos. 378, Deruloi-Aida and brought to bear apon Mr C. W. Glover, marine engineer, Mrs. Henry M. Stellingwerff, a the Macao Government had made Tai Ping Theatre) from November 28 it the fullness of a rich voice vesting to Misa Winifred Avice Edwards of
Now is the this to think of Friesis at Home, they will onj by a box of one good Cigars. Send Your Orders moon as possible, wa will forward for you, ex boại.
200.
BIRTH
MARRIAGE,
HONGKONG CIGAR STORE,
Alexandra Buildinga.
་
is
Vœux Rond West, (to the right of the to December 5. Donations of goods should be sent to the Chiuchau Eight Districts Commercial Association at 29, Connaught Read West.
prompt endeavour to find the missing ress. Until thorough search bad shown the "Sai An" was not anong LANGSTON MORRIS. - At
the islands on the Macno side, there John's Cathedral, on Wednesday was no reason whatever to sarp.ct November 15th 1922, by the Rev. she was miles away neat Shamai. had to return to flongkong from Last week, the s.. "Krong Sai" A. I. Copley-Moyle, Artur G. This master stroke of the Canton with her cargo undischarged Langston, son of Major and Mrs. |
St.
Langston, of Streatham Hil; gang could scarcely have been owing to a dispute arising rom an em Londen nul Ventnor. and Dorothy, anticipated until failure to find the May Merrie, only daughter of Mr. steamer had made it clear the wes the and Mrs. Alfred Morris of Hongkong.
victim of pirates an not o (ay) a machinery breakdown.
The Tina Mail.
TRUTH, JUSTICE, PUBLIC SERVICE"
THAT NEXT TIME.
There are many weighty reasons why three river steamers should carry wireless-fire, bre kdown, and o'her mishaps-but piracy risk is
The matter has now been amicably playco assaulting a man on a lighter. settled, the "Kwong Sai". having aid $150 for medical treatment and compensation to the man assaulted: He is a member of the Canten Cargo Boat Labour Guild and it was through the intercession of the Guild that the trouble ended.
a very slender ore (though of coune) Our Cantza correspondent writes: TiGsGKONG, TRUDPusy, Nov. 5, 1932, wireless might prove invaluable in a search at the IT del Asin, West Band, The Cunton Qendrimes.oxecuted a piracy). Immensely more helpful than on Tuesday and seized over 2,000 this repeated bleating over wireless taele of Yunnan prapared opium and what-its lack cost the "Sai An" in Room No. 237 occupied by an They are still talking about the is the suggestion that the Governor, sed et og leurg. This discovery Ird to another "Sui An" piracy, still locking the meat should have an aeroplane here search being made at the Hotel Asin stable door after the hose has been which could lie used in this and other during the coares of which a Mauser etolen, Wireless in their pet topic similar Leeds. Report atates that pistol was accidentally discharged mo. Had the "Sui An" been the Macao Government bas a machine eating a panis in the premises. Two which it would have sent out hed it other men have also been detained equipped with wirelesą, thay keep
with their baggage as the result of epeating, there would either have not been unfortunately out of cow. The second search, been no plmay at all or the exploit mission. Could an aeroplane have been would have ended in speedy capture despatched at daylight on Monday of the desperadoes. They quite ignore morning it is almost certain the the obvious fact that a gang with the "Sui An” would have been prom, tly- Mumbers and organization of the "Sui, located and fast naval assistance An " band would have taken specia.could have reached ber in time to ware to remove the wireless danger eccure the pirates.
MOTHERCRAFT CLUB.
£10,000 BEQUEST TO TRAIN
YOUNG HOUSEWIVES.
CANTON PRESSED. '
GOVERNMENT PROPERTY. ; BEING SOLD. *
(From Our Dion Correspondent)
Canton Nov. 22. Genoral Chan Cling-ming has in. SECOND SET-NONOKOXG 6.2. structed the Municipal and Financa Wads continued to work very hard Departments to proseed immediately the character with the necessary Kowloon,
and took the first two games bath of with selling various Government daughter of a King to the life, and Insurance Society of Canton, to Miss After this however there was only stringency. It is anticipated that the pathos. Miss Vornoa was the stately Mr. Luis Gardner, of the Union which were very evenly contested. properties to relieve the Enancial sang with sweetness and precision. Domitilla Almiri Collaco, of No. 1, one player in it and the Hongkong properties will be disposed of by Signor Mauceri's bass voice was heard Woodland Terrace,
man took the remaining six games auction. The following properties to advantage whilst Signor Scam- Mr J. A. Lopes, No. 9. Graaville and the set by six games to two. Ng will be sold first Cav. Artins had a tendency to be Maria Anne Maade, of No. 5. to perfection, Eis acrvice into the Sor" at Soo Bor Street, worth about muzzi again excelled. As Rhadamta, Road, Kowloon, to Miss Felicissima played very confidently and placed 1. The Kwangtung "Yeang Sing
drowned by the band," but bia is a Graville Road.
corner of the left band court being $80 000. Completion of sale is ex- voice of much sweetness. As the
expecially effective. Wade brought pics & in another five days. well. King of Egypt Signor Paterna sang
off some very clever strokes and was 2. The vacant group, to the left loudly applauded 01 revers)
The Opera was perfectly mounted, the astrings and dresses having the right Egyptian effect.
biere Di Siviglia,"
To night the Company give "Bar-
MYSTERY AND MOONLIGHT,
CORONET'S NEW PICTURE.
occasions.
baiman's net play.
The first three
BOURTH BET.-Shanghai 6-3.
of the Nam Yao Teabouse at Wing Hoa Maloo; no price has been agreed to av yet,
Now however
THIRD SET.--HONGKONG 6-3,
3.The Lee Sing Lottery Co.'s The local champion now seemed to Something is bound to happen it have got into his stride and the Premises at Tai Pat Fo
4-The Government property at Shanghai man showed signs of tiring Yort Fau Maloo, South, and the you take a mysterious maid and a widnight Romeo and leave them and it surprised Da one when Ng took houses thereon. togather on a moonlit beach. The the eet by -3. ARMED MEN.
producers of A Midnight Ro- games were all in favour of the local mande," to-day's new picture at the man but after that he found Wade WATCHMAKER'S SHOP Coronet have done it, and an satonich- as anything but finished at the amount of good fortune, crept up
ing series of events does occur.
stage and went in for lobbing, until the score was. 6-4 in favour of HELD UP..
Anita Stewart plays the part of the evidently being afraid of the Shang- the Hongkong man.
with Ng serving Wade's chances heroine who accepts abuse by day and The Cheung Min Kee watch maker's queens it in shimmering gowns by
disappeared. It was clover placing of step of No. 84, Wasu Street, was night. The mystery of bar identity
the service in this game that won it This was the set in which Wade and the match and tournament for entered yesterday evening by completely baffles the young society played his best tennis and which gave Hongkong
red robbers who got away wan whose heart she has captured him his chance of winning the inter Ng Sze Kwong received a well earn- a number of watches and she successfully opsets a thrilling port for Shanghai, as we heard at this ed round of applause on hisvictory and worth $500. First one. man blackmail plot of which be is the in-stage that Elmore, was winning was warmly congratulated by the cotared the shop at 6.30 p.m. and tended viotim, At this point she against M. W. Lo. after admiring a watch which a foki disappears and when the hero, who Ng started off strongly and was was repairing, started to bargain for knows her only as a bewitching leading by 3-1 but now Wado came in it. A second man who was armed moonlight vision, nees her again it is to the picture and showed that his
M.W, LO v. ELMORE. with a revolver then entered and held in surrounding more bawillering than was by no means a tired man. 40 love ** up the fokis, while a third mng the wildest confecture could have for Ng and Wade took the game, and Lo started badly but played- much am shod the showcare and helped imaginad. himself by its contents. The shop master managed to racaps to the kiteben whore he blow a Police whistle. The robbers bolted in the direction of Loluninghang, and escaped.
with
$7,000-BURGLARY.
MATSHED FIRES.
Taitors.
thon continued his victorious career batter is the secord and third sets and drew level, by dint of some very land he had hard luck in both eases to
Hone, good driving winning the ret 6-3.
The score (6-2, 7-5, 6-8, 7-5 - in
| favour of Bhanghai) shows how close
the games were.
TO-NIGHT'S GAME.
PINIA KET.-HONGKONG 6-1; Two matcheda Lear the No. 7, Rail
Ng was now seen at his best. He by first overpowering (or shouting Tnvention they say is better than
Under the will of Mr. Charles Jawell,
way Bridge, owned by Mr. Ng Shing, had always given up to this point the wutright) the fackless operator and curs, and they are full of schemes man of the Estancia and Properties of Silverdal-real, Esstbouras, chais
building contractor, wote, destroyed impression of bing lackadaisical but by are yesterday evening. A third now he wakened up and started in Tonight at the C.R.O. Ne Sza then smashing the apparatus beyond to make another. "Sui An" affair Company, whose esture has been prov.
tructure was partly harmed before hur Flosar fashion. After losing the xong nerd M. W. Lo will play a practically impossible. Doubt as theed of the grass value of £274,003
the fire brigadenarseeded in extingua Brst game, a game that lie ought to match against Elmore rnd Wade, Vary socs, also, veiled charges were court of inquiry which it is stated in £10,000 is left in trust for the forms Than Import and Export Co. caused the flames to spread rapidly, azt four games. Wade now pays!
Burglars entered the Man Fook hing the flames. A strong breeze, have won, he went ahead and took the commencing at 3 plus, tion of Charles Jewell Working ✨ made that the shipping company bad almost sure to investigate the whole Women's Club; at Eastbourne. The night. They broke into the two. of the matsheds wero: already lat effort to entry of the match. tion Club the Shanghel pair will he premises, 309 Das Vonz, Roed, last and by the time the brigade; arrived, like he did in the last set and made a ·To marrow at the Indian Recrei- Laded so take every posible step to amasing. ffair will embody better clok is for instruption in household ronntant's offce and stole $7,100 burned down. Damage was done to Ng was the next game after a den opponed to A4 3,33. -focath the • Bui As" when the vessel preventive recommendations in it and maternal duties such as the care in color from fechod rewer, in the extent of $400, including the per-perace straggle making the scorn 5-1. Tamail the game coming at 3,39, dervt became overdue. These angge
do be incorporated, in of children, cooking, and necklewk.the.desk
sonal property of nome stonecutters, bul Wade, assisted by a contiderable) p.in.
TU HOREOTY