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NO FIRE JOHN NO. BURGLAR
TANN LTD., LONDON.
SOLE AGENTS-China & HONGKONG : ARNHOLD & CO., LTD.,
has ever destroyed
the contents of a
JOHN TANN Fire-
resisting SAFE.
Ia, Chaten Road,
NEW "SUI SANG."
LATEST INDO CHINA
STEAMER.
The single screw steamer "Sui Sang." built at the Kowloon establishment of the Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Co. Li, for the Indo-China Steam Navigation Co., Ltd., will be lanneked to morrow, about 10.45 am.
The following are the principal dimensions: Length overall.
3250 Length between perpendi-
culars.
Breadth moulded Depth moulded .....
40′ 0 25' 0' The "Siti Sang" is of the two deck type with poop and bridge con-} merted, top-gallant forecastle, boat: deck aft and amidships. There are two holds forward and one aft, the cargo being worked by two power- ful winches and steel tube derricks nt each hatch, Smaller batches are furnished for the deep tank and after end of main hold where wall- type wisches are used for dischurg- ing and leading. Water baikist and fresh water is carried in the peak tanks and double bottom which extends the full length of
bas ever succeeded
in opening a JOHN
TANN Thief resist.
Ing SAFE. x
"PHONE CENTI AL 1500.
PERTINENT.
QUESTIONS REGARDING
REFUGEES,
TYPHOON LIFESAVING,
influx of Russian refugees and Pertinent questions about the
by the Hon. Mr. H. E. Pollock typhoon life-saving will be asked
K.C. at fo-marrow's mecting of the Legislative Council.
The Hon. Mr. Pollerk will ask: 1. With reference to the recent influx of Russian Refugees into this Colony, will the Government state approximately
(1) How many Russian men, (b.) How any Russian women, (c) How many Russian children have landed in this Culony cluring the last two months, and also how many of such persons were landed in a destitute condition?
ARMS TRAFFIC.
DODWELL'S ASSISTANT
COMPRADORE.
TWO FRENCHMEN DETAINED.
THE CHINA MAIL.
COMMERCIAL
BRITISH DYESTUFF.
PROFESSOR GREEN RESIGNS DIRECTORSHIP.
A statement was made by Mr. T. H. King (D.S.P. and Director af
LONDON, August 27. Criminal Intelligence) in Mr. J. R. Professor Green has resigned Wood's court yesterday afternoon his directorship of the research that two Frenchoten had been activities of the British Dyestuffs detained in connection with Corporation. documents" found on U Man-hon, It is understood that this is due assistant compradore of Messrs.to his dissatisfaction at the lack of Dodwell & Co., who appeared technical knowledge on the board any remand,
with of Directors and to his belief that charged pussession of a Luger pistol the pemaneat establishment of and a revolver without a permit the dyestuffs Industry in Great from the C.S.P. Altogether eight Britain is impossible under these documents alleged to relate to conditions.—Renter. transactions in arus were prodne- edin Court. The police are apply-: ing for the committal of the de- fenilant to the, Sessions for trial if a prima facie case is established.
Mr. FiC. Jeakin, barrister-at-law, instructed by Mr. D. H. Blake of Messrs. Wilkinson and Grist. dle- fended.
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JAVA-PACIFIC LINES.
DUTCH COMPANIES HIT
· BY SLUMP.
THE HAGUSAugust 27. According "newspaper Indian Mercury, three Dutch After evidence had been given steamship lines, including the for the prosecution, His Worship Java-China-Japan Line and the adjourned the case till Friday RotterdamsLloyd line, have decid- morning, defend int being allowed bail ($10,000) as before.
Mr. King's Eviderice.
Reuter
THE YARN MARKET.
WHO'S WHO. LATEST CHINA COAST CHANGES.
Mt. J. Grossett, second officer, "Hsin Peking," is on reserve. Mr. E. W. Richards has been appointed second officer, "Hain Peking."
Mr. P. 8. Hollingshead," acting chief officer, "Kutwo," has gone savond officer, **Loongwo," E. V. Bishop, from reserve, has gone) chief oliver, Kntwo."
Mr.
Mr. A. Franklin, second officer, "Luenho," has gone acting chief officer, "Wong.
sang, is on leave.
Mr. R. Pox, chief officer, “Wo-
Mr. C. Ross, second engineer, *Paksang," is on leave. Mr. R1E. ¡ Laker. from reserve. has gone second engineer, Taksing,"
Mr. M. L. Brodie, from reserve. has gone chief officer, "Kwong Fook Cheung."
.
Mr. W. Wilson, from reserve, has one second officer "Apoey,' Mr. Nevilmm veroni officer. "pes, las gone aeting chief officer, same ship. Mr. A. W, Best,
FANTASTIC STORY.
ed to close down the Java-Pacific chief officer, "Apoy," is an leave.; Line, which has suffered greatly Mr. J. Webster. from reserve,} from the trade ship. The manage- has gone chief officer, "Anjou. stated that at about 6 pm.
In the witness-box, Mr. Kingent do not expect improve Mr. S. Rib, chief officer.
ment of business indicatur future.Anjan, is on reserve. August 14, he and a party of police entered Messrs. Dodwell and Com the offices of the JCJ. line that the It was learned this morning at pany's rompradore departmentalove message only refers to the Mr. T. G. Weall, the manager, was line.of steanters on the run bet- present to answer to a telephone ween vaand San Francisco.--Ed. message the defendant arrived at Cho Mail] the office shortly before seven
A SHANGHAI MEDICINE MAN o'clock and he was pointed out by the manager as this assistant com
Probably a little tired of printing pradore, U. Man-hon. The police)
endless stivies of political intrigae, entered the defendant's office cotton and yarn brokers, write-editor of the Shanghai Commercial Messrs. Polishwolla & Kotwall, says the N., Daily News, "the and searched desk, witness
Since our last report a lively fevi-Daily Neira has regaled his readers asking the defendant to unlock two of the drawers. The defen- bad been evineed, during the With the following news item: dant took the key out of his pocket, parlor pret of the interval with good "A Japanese girl, 15 wars of age. 2. Will the Government also state and pointing at one of the forked in Hs, yarn of known clips, was recently arrested at Osaka on a whether there is now in this Colony there are two revolvers.
drawers said: "In that drawer but latterly the news of further large of pocket pirking. Consular representative of were left with me by a friend" the consulting districts greatly said her name was Tome The aud They rest and military disturbances in being interrogated by the police, she Russia, and whether such Consular Representative has accepted res was found in the drawer. In the pices, five adversely affered, or she was kidnapped, packed in a box, JOn being examined, a paper parcel bitkering steiner traffic with these tut when she was nine years of age ponsibility for the conduct of such refugees and for their being sent parcel was a cloth with which the market and with a slight decline and carried off to Shanghai, wher on from this Colony to Europe or in question were wrapped, about 4,000 bales have changed she was put to work in a certain elsewhere, and, if so, when? one of them being a Luger pistollands during the hole interval, pills factory.
3. Generally will the Govern with magazine, and the other anwhile the tendency, at the efase, is ated in a steel house on the peopment state what actica it intends; revolver. The defend it was pre-
amame brand-new one-barret quiet and uncertain. deck and directly connected to the to take in regard to such refugees?
4. Will the Government :-- (a) Keep a stock of rockets with ! Life Saving Lines attached! at the principal wharves on both the Hongkong and Kowloon sides of the har bour:
the ship.
The nutter is controlled from the bridge by Wilson and Pirrie's Telemotor system, led to Hastie's; steam steering gear. which is sit
rudder stock.
An 87 x 12 winch with ex- tended anus for warping, test aft cand a Clark Chapman steam wind- lass enth forecastle tal, com pletes the deck machinery.
PASSENGER ACCOMMODATION, Six staterooms are provided for salon passengers with all the latest and most up-to-cktte fittings- ensuring a comfortable voyage for) intending travellers,
for
The daing saloon, situated at the fore end of the bridge druk, is handsomely panelfed in hardworl and furnished for dining twenty
Accommodation smokers is provided in a finely finished room at the after end of the engine casing on the hoat deck. Secund class passengers, hertlied)
persons.
sent when these were found. The Netes of the Herid of June 10, paper wrapping used was The Importation of Rifles into Kwangtung.
in
There were 200
wonen employed here and the pur- tice was, when one reached 17 years Casold stocks 122,000 fales.
of age, to string her up. introduce Hargains in linese bands 5,000, tubes into her strils and extract Injes,"
blood. At 20 years of age, she went For some months past, it is beef through the promiss of having her; patufully appear that Indian Yarver unwed, while alive, more" importers have been carrying on a
blood being thus obtained, for Rse |
In the course of cross-examina-losing struggle in-their fight against in the mandate of pills."
tio 1, Mr. Jenkia referred to docu-
the Shanghai spinners in order to
This interesting young person.
(b) Build high-powered Motores found in a safe in the office, in a foothold for their lower concluded with the statement that, Life Boats or high-powered say. Actually three of them cunts, 18%, and 1s., in these at the time of her arrest, she was Tugs for saving life in hadre political, rather than referring Southern markets. We fear: low-engaged with two Chinese in kid- weather:
to aras, and on the face of these ever, that their efforts are praying tapping girls to send to Shanghai. (c) Form & Life Saving Corps, indicate the transporting of arms--| meressarily by with the Northern doarment they would appear to fruitless, as the advantage must consisting partly of Govern- rifles, rie--into ment officials, and partly of Province by the officials of the interior duty five whereas thembargo placed
Kwangtung Spianets, when yes, enter the] others who are not in the Kwangtung Government?
the export Government
Tudian has to pay ou extra duty on strikers unions. Towards the end Service and | Mr. King: Either actually or le
of foodstuffs to Hongkong by the who are willing to be enroll- contemplated. ed for Life Saving Service certain.
I cannot say for
It is our firm belief therefore, drut of June political differences in Can- ia typhoons.
Mr. Jenkin: And the defendant's
in a short time the Indian mills will to begin to have their usual effect name appears on a number of these are the entire loss of this on the inland waters trafic. documents?--Yes.
market, as they have already lost it
The revenue exertion at the in the Northern markets.
Maritime Customs for the year alias Wong Hag)? is not she the exily that of the higher excepted) for the part, exceeding out the name of Wong Chong Host lower ctnuts at the present tine. is record apuan duty and likin In het, the position of the Indian eggregated Hk. Tis. 308,279 and is taken through all stages, the first widow of a General - have no reading of a hill to amend the law actual knowledge of
the Japanese Spers drove them by Hk. Tis. 58,896-am încrease of relating to vaccination, the first across the name is these papers nut of these markets, and to the per cent. All headings shared sotme twenty odd years back, when the previous best collection of 1927 reading of a bill to authorise pub-and I made enquiries. ication of the Calony's Ordinan She is sometimes referred to inger of which we drew the atten- the increase, part of which, how- cès. the second reading of the the documents as Mrs. Wong|tion of the realers of our circulars ever, was at the expense of the bill amending the Crowa Rights Hing, widow of General Wong at that time. (Re-entry) Ordinance, 1870, and Hing-Yes.
Native Castrans collection-k. The the segond reading of the bill
$8.974-shows a decrease of Hk. And he was a General unsierported to have done good business of 1921. The figures given above Shanghai-Loral mills are re-T. 6,760 from the record collection authorising a supplementary ap-Sun Yat Sea?--I am not prepared in 10, yarn with prices renatining do not include famine relief collec- propriation of S1,508,594.78.
But they were working together? passed orally in Sangini Mills
ony steady, Transactions have also tion, which totalled Hk, Ths. 7,525, -Yes.
The Orders of the Day for to in the poop, have a rodiny space morrow's meeting also include the for ding in the centre of the ship. first reading of the new hill which The Captain's and wireless aims at tightening up the arms officers' accommodation is situated traffic law and which is in be on the boat deck forward, while
the engineers, and ficers' rooms are built round the engine casing on the bridge deck amidships, all the rooms being furnished on a generous scale.
The vessel is electrically lighted throughout and fans are provided in all public, passenger and officers' roups.
EXPRESSION OF SYMPATHY.
PROPELLING MACHINERY, Propelling machinery construct- ed by the builders is amidships and of 2,000 indicated horsepower, cont sisting of one set of triple expan- sion surface condensing engines having cylinders 23. 38. 63 inches diameter by 45inches stroke, steam at 150 lbs. working pressure under General Chamber of Commerce has The Secretary of the Hongkong forced draught being supplied by two cylindrical return the boilers forwarded the China Muil a copy
of the following letter:
of 15 feet 9 inches diameter by 12 The Chirman. feet 9 inches long.
The engine and boiler room auxiliaries include a Weir's' D. C.
heater and Weir's main feed paps, a Paul's independent centrifugal circulating pump, also general service and ballast pumps.
A Crompton's atmospheric ash hoist is fitted in the stokehold for the disposal of ashes.
During the construction of the vessel the interests of the owners have been in the eficient hands of Captain F. T. Wheeler, Marine Superintendent and Mr. McMurray, Engineer, Superintendent and his assistant Mr. W. McFarlane.
Built under Lloyds' special survey to their bighest class, the work has been inspected from time to time by Messrs. Lang and Morri- son the local representatives of Lloyds' Registry of Shipping.
TO KEEP COOL AND WELL IN THE HEAT
The Chinese Chamber of Com-
merce, Hongkong.
Is this lady known to you (reads
to say that.
sent moment?-Yes.
Yumin and Canton markets, is yet at $181 per lule for
LAPPA'S GOOD YEAR.
during 1922. Mr. E. Lebas, the Reporting on the trade of Tappa
And since her husband's death she is working with or for Sua Yat Sen ?--I cannot say.
Japanese Yari.-Owing to un- Did your enquiries get any and only a limited business has pass Commissioner of Custoins, states :--- favourable rates arrivals are small, further than thit she widow of a Chinese General.--No.00 bales Nagasaki No. 20. at by the Tappa Customs Stations
was the ed during the interval ng under:- Two Frenchmen.
The value of the frade dealt with There are two Frenchnisa in de$22/227: 3 Horses No. 18s. aturing 1922 is extinted at Hk. Tls. tention at Victoria Gaol at the pre- and No. 204 at $212: 600 26,816,115,
hales Yellow Joss No. 20x, at 30,851.147 in 1921.
as against Hk. Ths. The name of one of them appears $20/212; Satsu No. 10s, at $162 sidering theso totals it must be kept When con- on some of these documents?nd No. 20s, at $230; Blue Fish in mind, as explained in previous that at the monthly meeting of this ments.
Dear Sir, I beg to inform you Not on these, but on other docu-No. 90s, at $220. Committee, held yesterday, the
Raw Cotron-Them has beened in our statistics do not legitimate- reports, that certain imports inclurl- Is their detention in any way very little inquiry, in this stapley represent trade belonging to this following resolution was unanin-connected with these documents? commodity and following are the district they forsake their antaraf ously carried:
No. Their detention is connected latest quotations -Bengal $34 to path of entry through Canton to "That this meeting of the with other documents on which| $43 per picul; Chinese $15 to $42] take advantage of the lower tariff in General Committee of the Hong-
the name of one of the men and ¦ per pieuf, Kong General Chamber of Com-also the defendant's name appear. mesce desires to express its deep documents were not in his posses
Mr. King added that the other f sympathy with those who lost sios now, but he would endeavour relatives and friends on sea and to produce then. Tad in the disastrous typhoon which struck the Colony on August 18, 1923."
It is fully realised that loss of life in the typhoon has been especi- ally heavy amongst the Chinese community; and this "Chamber takes the opportunity, therefore, of conveying to you an expression of sympathy for those who have been bereaved-I au, dear Sir,
Yours faithfully,
D. G. M. BERNARD,
Chairman.
similar matters?-Yes.
Do they have reference to
TRADE OF KONGMOON:
force at Tappa, where we control, speaking generally, only native junks and their cargoes. •Parti. cularly is this the case with cotton, In his repræt for 1992, Mr. H. D. yarn. of which 186,450 piculs, Mr. Jenkin: Was that document Hilliard, the mering Commissioner valued at Ilk. Tis. 12,026,861, were a counterpart of one of the docu- of Custops at Nonginoon, states: imported in 1921, and 126,598 ments produced?-No.
Signs are not wharing that the post pleuls, value Bik. Tls. 7,216,868, în war depression of ade, due so 1922. In addition, for various Application for Committal.
largely to senreity of anterials and causes not all indkative of decreased dence, the Magistrate asked Mr. review, murred as it was by political in 1921, increased this year by 45
At the conclusion of the evi-being overcome.
inflation of currency is steadily prosperity, importations of rica and Jenkin what his position was,
The year under puddly, valued at Hk. Tls: 2,650,527 Mr. Jenkia replied that if his been an excellent one for trade in of Hk. Th. 5,233,603. With thes
strife and labour troubles, has yet per cent, and renched a total value, Worship was minded as he was at this district. The net value of mer-reservations, it must be admitted the outset of the case, to treat the chandise coming under the cognize that results were not unsatisfactory, case as a committal one, he would me of the Maritime Customs was having due regard to the many and reserve his defence.
His Worship explained that he HRT. 10,658,177, an increase of serious hudkeps which confronted was bound by the Ordinance, if the pe Tls. 2.400,000 over bist year's trade during the year. The revenue. C. S. P. requested him to do so, tores, a result which encourages Hk. Ths. 245,216, includes Hk. Ths.. consider his application for com-ne in the hope that the day is not 3,680 surtax for famine relief, col- mittal, and he could not deal with far distant when the demands of lection of which eased on February the application until all the evi- politicians and militarists will slow. 28. The total in less than in the dence had been offered. It was y but surely he subrogated to the preceding record year, but, with this at this stage that he had to decide. interests of the community at large one exception, substantially higher He had not read the documents. The strike of seamen in Hongkong, that in any other year (ojium ex produced.
lasting from January 12 to March cluded). Dues and dirties on direct against making a statement and in the West Hiver Junk traffic per cent of the revenue, as exporte" The defendant was cautioned 7, paralyzed foreign trade by steamer importations account for over 90 afterwards remanded until Friday, naturally benefited to a large extent, from Lappa are generally through **** morning,
handicapped, however, by a virtual cargoes already duty paid.
daily regularity is csusatia!. To dispel Hongkong General Chamber of const pation, gent y simulate this liver
and aid the appetite. basish biliousnes and summer ba dachs, Pinkottes are
PINKETTES
perfection. Th se da nty lttlo laxatives
also clear the skiu, awosten the prevest diarrhoea and dysentery.
eath,
Commerce,
August 28, 1923.
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