WEDNESDAY, JUNE 27, 1928.
GARRISON CHANGES
NEW REGIMENTS' COMING HERE.
EAST SURREYS' TO RELIEVE
KING'S.
COMMERCIAL
́HONGKONG „NOTES, AND COMMENT
METAL DEALS.
A lot of galvanised wire, compris. ing over 1,000 coils, of No. 10 G, Towards the end of the year, it has been sold after having boon ir was announced at Military Head the Colony for several years. quarters to-day, the 2nd Battalion Owing to the length of time it has of the King's (Liverpool) Regiment been in storage, the goods have is to be releved by the Ist deteriorated and consequently only Battalion of the East Surrey Rog!- fetched a price below market quota ment and
the 2nd 55th tions. It is stated that the price Coke's Rifles, who
for immediate delivery, net cash. present in North China, will be re was $10.40. No other important placed by the Ist Battalion of the sales of this commodity have been Loyal North Lancashires.
recorded:
at
THE CHINA MAIL.
PEKING FIRE
EX-EMPEROR
QUARTERS
ABI
'ANCIENT 'BUILDINGS GUTTED.
PEKING. June 27.
Fire broke out last midnight in the ex-Emperor's private apart ments at the Forbidden City.
The damage is very serious. The beautiful buildings have been completely gutted."
The ex-Emperor apparently him, self was the first to discover the flames, but strenuous Chinese and foreign efforts failed to save the ancient structure from destruction. It is believed there were. Do casualties-Router.
*LOCAL MAN DIES.
JER SUPREME COURT
REGISTRAR
The result of the 4th round Supe mer: Cap: Competition, played at Fanling was as follows
R: Bruce beat A. Loach. Mal F. A.-8. Johnstone beat, J. H Hour,
MALT. T. Oakes beat Maj. C. P. F. Warton.
R. L. Moncrieff beat A. Mackenzie.
WATER SUPPLY
METER SYSTEM RUMOUR
NAILED.
TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS:
WANTED.
WANTEDA smart British Youth Frevious experience nonecessary but picferable. Apply Box B.B.B. c/o
China Mall.".
Lea for Office," Good' Prospects
FOR SALE,
FOR SALE-A portable 'Decca gramophone in excellent, con 'dition, with' over 80 of the latest Recorda-Fox-trois, Waltzes; Songs, double sided records. Apply Selections, Hawaiian, etc., nearly all
MAJOR COATES, 2nd/4th Bombay Grenadiers, Kowloon.
TO LET.
WATER FILTERS.
LET Office Rooms, 1st foor. No. 10, Dea Vaux Road, Central.
ÎN ALL-SIZES
1 TO 6
A War Office telegram dated
Steel Bars.-It is calculated that June 23 sets out the provisional there are over 3,000 tons of steel wooping programme as follows: bare in the Colony at present and The Bibby liner &s. "Derbyshire'
A zeport, given credence to in will leave Port Sudan on Novem prices have gone down slightly. Of
Chinese circles, that in the rider ber 8 with the East Surreys and is round bars alone, there are two
main districts, the restrictions on die to arrive here on November 30. firms each of which have nearly
the supply of water will only be The "Derbyshire" will leave 1,000 tons to their name. Conse
remated in the case of tenants Hongkong again.on December 5quently, there seeros a little anxiety
agreeing to the installation of a to take the King's Regiment to to sell at below replacing costs. It India, also conveying drafts to is reported that 700 piculs changed.
LONDON, June 26. meter, was laughed to scorn by Mr. Apply to HALL, Law & Co. the United Kingdom. The 8.8. bands at $5.00 per pioul, for im. The death is announced of Mr. Henderson, the Water Authority, "Hecuba," which will bring the mediato clearance.
Alfred Gascoyne Wise. Reuter when seen by a China Mail repre- Loyal North Lancashires to North Tinplates. A few small sales of. Mr. Alfred Gascoyne Wise sentative this morning. In the fret China, is due in Shanghal on 100 lbs, cases have taken place at LL.B. was born in Colombo in place the meter system has not yet November 19 and will leave there $10.10. Offers for large lots are 1854. Called to the Bar in 1878 he been made law, Mr. Henderson again on November 23 to take the still below manufacturers quote served in various legal capacities pointed out. Under the present Coke's Rifles to India and draftstions but a slight improvement hae under the Hongkong Government ordinance, each individual applica to the United Kingdom.
been recorded as local holders are as Second Police Magistrate in tion for a meter in the rider main now, asking for $10.30 and buyers 1884, Registrar of the Supreme area has to be approved by the seem willing to come into line.
Court in 1892, and Puisne Judge Governor in Council before a meter from 1895-1909.]
can be installed.
THE 'NEWCOMERS.
WHO THEY ARE.
GROUNDNUTS.
Dealers report poor crops in Kwangtung and Kwangi. Coupled
CHINESE FRUITS.
SEIZED STEAMERS,
SOVIET.
TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS,
THE HONGKONG JOCKEY. CLUB.
PEKING, Juno 27. It is reported that the Chinese AN EXTRA GYMKHANA
AN Government has lodged a protest MEETING will be beld (weather to the Soviet delegation at Peking permitting) Happy Valley, on against the seizure of certain | SATURDAY, July 7th, commending Chinese steamers on the Amur - 9.30 p.m.
River. A reply has not yet been The Charge for admission to tha received.--Ruuter..
Public Enclosure' will be 81,*
The East Surrey Regiment, with difficulty in trading owing to CHINA PROTESTS TO THE whose badge consists of the united the disturbed conditions, arrivale red and white roses, has a distin- have been few and prices are moy. guished record. Its battle honoursing steadily upwards both in include:- Gibraltar, (1704-5): groundnuts and in peanut oil. Dettinger, Martinique, (1794);: Talavera, Guadaloupe, (1810); Albuhera, Vittoria, Pyrenees, Nivelle, Nive, Orthes, Peninsula, Cabool, (1842): Moodkee, Ferozo-
The barvest in this season's fruite shah, Aliwal, Sobraon, Sevastopol, has so far been very satisfactory, Taku Forts, New Zealand, Prices are much lower than last Afghanistan (1878-79); Suakin year and this has given inducement (1995); Relief of Ladysmith, South to canners to buy for their industry. Africa (1899-1902) The regiment also served during the Great War.
The East Surreys have the re putation of being a very sporting crowd. They play most games and are said to have an even better soccer team than the King's. The usual custom is to be followed in connection with the Football League next winter, the King's Regiment entering and the East Surrey's carrying on their Bxtures after the change over is made.
OFFICERS.
Lt. Col. C. C. G. Ashton O.BE., commands the tst Battalion of the East Surreys and has with him the following officers:-
Major E. St. G. Anson O.B.E. Major P. B. Stafford O.B.E. Major W. Appleyard. Captains R. C. Campbell, R. S. S. Paton, J.-P. Drake, F. A. Browning, E. H. J. Nichollo D.S.O., M.C.
TOKIO BONDS.
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ELECTRIC LIGHT ISSUB..
UNWELCOME VISITORS.
SHANGHAI'S RUSSIAN REFUGEES.
LONDON, June 28.
SHANGHAI, June 26. To-morrow £3,000,000 six per The China Press publishes a re cent bonds of the Tokio Electric poet from Chiness official circles Light Company will be issued at 94, stating that 700 Russian refugees repayable by 1948, this being the are due to arrive from Japan on frat Japanese industrist emission board the steamier "El Dorado" offered to the public of Britain.
to-day.
The Times points out that the The local authorities.have been company has never failed. to pay a given definito instructions that they dividend and its net assets, includ-ara not to be allowed to land. ing the proceeds of the present issue Courtesy Daily Bulletin. are £29,289,000 sterling. The pro- fits for last year were £2,293,000, Reuter.
description of textiles which claim
to be known as "silke." They are as follows:
COTTON INDUSTRY.
LONDON, June 26.
1.Silk means the natural pro- Federation of Manchester decided silk or spun silk.
The Master Cotton Spinners' duct of the silk-worm, whether net W. S. Caulfield M.C., G. E. Swinton that apinning of American cotton MC. A. C. T. Evanson M.C., W. G. Kent and C. G. Lugard should continue hall-time work in Lieute. E. I. Cooper, W. G. Ken July and August in addition to ten nedy M. C., C. D. Armstrong M.C., days holiday-Reuter.
P. H. Drake-Brockman, D.J. All-
free, C. J. Yeo, A. L. Sutton M. C..
C. A. Clark D. S. O., M. C., A. E
CONSORTIUM.
Cottam, M. C.. J. P. Brown M. C. PROPOSED CONSOLIDATION MEASURES.
J. R. A. Cockayne, R. A. Chidson
and V. W. Richards.
2nd. Lieuts. E. A. S. Cope and L. W. Pendred.
Adjutant: Captain_ A. E. Cottam M.C.
Quartermaster: G. W. H. Rowe,
LOYAL NORTH LANCS.
The Loyal Regiment (North Lancasi tres), familiarly known as the Loyal North Lance, was formed at Louisburg, Quebec, in 1759. It also has a long list of battle honours which I lades the following:- Malda, Corunna, Tarifa, Vittoria,
|
2.-Woven or knitted textiles and articles made therefrom. Silk goode may only be so called if they con
tain no other fibre than silk. They
may be further qualified as pure silk
goods if they contain no tin weight-
ing and no added weight of any kind other than that which is an essential part of dyeing and finishing.
warp
LONDON, June 26.
S.-The word "silk" may be used The Daily Telegraph's diplomatie for articles containing silk and other correspondent gathers that the fibres provided it is clearly qualified
"Bilk Washington Government and as for example, are likely to express carly and gen-pile velvet, American banking circles concerned taffeta," silk warp poplin,"
**gilk fixture," "silk eral concurrence with the proposals union," "silk stockings with liste of the British representatives on the thread feet," etc. Four Power Financial Consortium 4.-Bmallwares. Certain small- In China regarding measures for wares containing silk in combina consolidation of the present non-tion with other Abres (such as Paris consolidated Chinese debte. Reuter.
COTTON FIGURES..
During the week ending May 18,
St. Sebastian. Nile, Peninsula, the following details of cotton Alva, Alma, Inkerman, Sevastopol, goods ware entered for export at
Ali Masjid, Afghanistan (1878-79); Liverpool, viz. :— Defence of Kimberley, South
Africa (1099-02.)
OFFICERS.
The tet Battation of the Loyal North Lancs Is commanded by Lieut-Col E. R. Fitzpatrick G.B.E, D.SO. The other officers
are "---
Botthay Major C.W.W. Sanders. O.B.E. Calcutta Captains E. J. W. Spread, O.B.E., Karachi MC., E. F. Cunninghame, A. ROpion Bure D.S.O, MC, G. G.R.
· (000's omitted).
-Plies Good
Williams, E G. Riviers, M.B., Straite Battlements: 1,979 MC., W. Parker, J. Lindsell MC,
bindings, gimpe, eyeglass corder etc.) have been by long-established custom known as “milks.”. Only where there is a clear, long-estab- lished custom may they continue to be described as "aill. Otherwise the general principles set forth above will apply.
The traffic returns of the Shang- hai Tramways (foreign settlement) for the weak ending Jüne 20 are given below for purposes of com parison with Hongkong's figures: Gross receipts
.382,470.79 Lose by currency depre...
ciation di
84,904.18
58 Effective receipts.847,560.66
currency depreciation
141
13,001 1,160
64 Percentage of loss,
2,001
169
400
218
6. Car miles rund
Rangoon ***.....
500
Passengers carried
458
288
1,244
764
1,181-1,801
2,082 1,887
2011 - 1,415
N. Douglas Stephenson M.C., W. HONGKONG
Miller.
Shanghal
Lleuts.: G... Pinsent, M.C. Atries, W.0. ....... R. B. Rathbone, M Elvington M.C..!
Egypt
047 1,458 20
B. O. Ware, W. H. Kingsberry,} M.B.E, JG Sandle, R. M. Gidlows Turkey. Jackson, A. Bulling, A. V. Australia and N.Z... Denton, G. W. Gibson, E. G. Howse Argentine 1,856 210428 and H. A. C. Hodgson,
1,2,487 – 1,488 – 178 UBA
2nd Lieuts. H. O. Robinson, Total all markala.... 66,168- 20,001 725 HK. Watkins, S. J. G. Gomall and Total previous week' 41,851 -19,655 832
Total month of April e
GL.Dolman.
Adutant: Capt. E, G, Riviere
M.BR/M.C
Quartermaster; J. W. Atherley,
The returns of notifiable diseases
(all ports).......204,214 113,064 20,895
WHAT IS BILK?
ABSOCIATION'S SPECIFIO' DEFINITIONS:
for the 24 hours ending June 26 - The Connell of the thow? plague 8.- email por 7- and tion. of Grest Britan anterio. 1, all the patients being have formulated a
Mona with regard
43.98 116,618, 9,865,275]
Soldiers and Sailora in uniform "half price.
Members are advised that they must show their Badges to obtain admission to the Members' Endlosure. IM
Each member has the right of In- trododing ion-members to the
members, enclosure, tickets for whom i can be obtained from Messrs. Linstand & Davit at 85 each up to FRIDAY July 6th.
The Stewards invite the Ladies of Hongkong to be present,
Hongkong, June 27, 1923.
PUBLIO “AUOTION. PARTICULARS and Conditions of
be
held on TUESDAY, the Bid, day the letting by Public Auction Sale, to of Jaly, 1954, at 3 p.m. at the
Offices of the Public Works Department, by Order of His Excellency the Governor of use Lot of CROWN LANDat Ho Mun Tin in the Colony of Hongkong, for a term of 75 you, with the option of (robowal at ■ Crown - Hant to be fixed. by the Burveyor of His Majesty the
King,
for one further term of 75 years. PARTICULARS OF 1.IS LOT› '
Kowtoga Island
No, of Bals,
Begialty No.
Loeuilly,
Boundary
labest
(As per sale pian, (1,440) 10
Sir Ronald Macleay, H. M. Minis- ter, arrived in Shanghai on June 22, having travelled from Peking by train. During his stay in Shanghai he was the guest of Mrs. A. G. [Stephen..........
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