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HONESTY OF BROKERS AND OTHERS.
{To the Editor of the Cuika Moit.]
A
TO-NIGHT'S CONCERT.
MR. WILLIAM HEUGHAN
AT THE STAR.
Mr. William Heughan, the famous Scottish basso baritone, has Sir,Hefletion- of an በሦ enviable nature have often been returned from a very successful trip to Shanghai, Tientsin, and made on brokers generally Peking. In each of these places epithet mostly in current use being he and his colleagues received a Sterke and allusions as uncon-wonderful reception. He "makes plimentary, won, have from time to his farewell public appearance at time uppesid even in print in the the Star Theatre to-night at 9.15 when, it is felt sure, he will be Jural newspaper
greeted by a large audience. There is no need to talk of his magnificent voice and artistry- he is too well-known now to say more than that everyone who failed to hear him on his previous appearance should on ne account miss hearing him to-night.
That March fections are, in some cases, justified there is no doubt.
there ara sumie brokers who me, it must be admitted, intent only on earning us at bookerage without caring what is to become of their clients Who have pluced their trust ip them.
own
As before he will be assisted by Dave Kennedy, comedian, who has also made a great success up North and Miss Gladys Sayer, the charm ing pianist and accompanist.
SPORTSMAN,
pending marriage was presented by his clubmates with a silver tray inscribed as follows:-
Presented to H M McTavish | by the members of the Hong- kong Football Club on the occasion of his marriage. Hongkong, 12th June, 24th." Mr. McCubbin, one of the Colony's best known footballers, spoke of the energy with which Mr. McTavish had manifested
others there are ho would not hestitate, "ybenever, un oppurtunly presets self, to make From wir einerts; over it above their brokerage, the fifference in price of shares hoight lan, or sold to them; or, if they are speculitors themselves, tet; ang pausible story POPULAR to their crediton dients in orderi
Warm compliments were paid to rid themselves of their
Again others by a gathering of Hongkong Foot- stures to them. there are who would let their ball Club members at the club's chents down unwittingly because, pavilion, Happy Valley, yesterday Like Dingens kis to, they could afternoon to Mr. H. M. McTavish make little hundway in under-who, on the occasion of his in standing the thing ways as to the rise and fill in the prices of shares. -Bust___every walk of life the
are honest and dishest en so there are some honest, very honest : Brokers in spite of the temptations:
then against often hoseftung which it is, of course, the duty of every hourstroker to contend.
Brokers fortunate differences! say unfortunate advisedly heuse, alimugh the seed of dis sension has been sown by the two older Associates, winely "The Stock Exchange and the bare Brokers Ausation against the near Association The Share and 'Real Estate Brokers' Society of Hongkong, it is nicer to state here that these frelings of discuril are not shared by all the individual brokers of all to Associations curacil, for it does not require much speculative to to say that it will not be "ong before the two older Associations mentioned above do business openly with de new, if they love not already "done" so on the sly, as there is precedent
to show that a same sort of feel- ings ran high between the two older Associations, the "Block
in Club matters. The future Mrs. McTavish had always been one of the Club's most ardent suppor- ters, and he was sure that the members would agree that Hector was being placed in good hands. On behalf of the Club, Mr. wished the couple McCubbin success and happiness.
Emphasising that his work for the H.K F.C was a labour of love, Mr. McTavish thanked the members for the gift and its accompanying sentiments.
ALL IS NOT GOLD.
TWO GOLD BANGLES THAT WERE GILT.
THE CHINA MAIL.
When charged at the Kowloon Magistracy this morning with attempting to pass two bangles over a pawnbroker's counter, as being made of gold, a Chinese practically challenged Mr. E. W Hanhton tối Reve they were not
gold.
TO-DAY'S NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
EX-ACTIVE SERVICE MEN'S ASSOCIATION (1914-1918).
AN Exhibition Game of Billiards
will be played in the Easina
Club at 9.15 p.m. on Thursday, June 12th., between Mr. H. W.. Stevenson and Mr. C. Earnshaw. Admission: Non-Menibers $4.00 $3.00
Members
Hongkong, 11th June, 1924.
Tickets can be had on appli. scation to the Hon. Secretary 17 According to the pawnbroker's Queen's Road Central. 'Rhones accountant, the defendant produc- Ch. 1986.. ed a pair of bangles and asked for $10 on them, stating they were gold. Witness accepted the bangles: and paid over $10. When he care- fully examined the trinkets he found they were merely washed gold and told his client so. De- fendant ran away, but was caught f by an Indian constable.
Defendant asserted in Court that the bangles were made of gold, that the pawnbroker paid over $10 without his asking for it and that if the Magistrate called goldsmith defendant's statement would prove correct
Mr. Hamilton sald defendant obviously made the offence worse by running away.
Sentence of one month with hard labour was passed.
DEFECTIVE FLOORING.
MR. M. F. PEREISA
. FINED $10.
Under a Sanitary Board charge, Mr. M. F. Pereira appeared at the Kowloon Magistracy this morning for failing to comply with an order to repair the broken and defective condition of the ground floor surface at No. 38 Haiphong Road.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
ELLERMAN, LINE.
From UNITED KINGDOM and CONTINENT.
THE Steamship
"CITY OF DURKIRK?
having strived, Consignees of Cargo by her are informed that all goods are being landed at their risk into the hazardous
and/or extra-bazardous Godowns of Holt's Wharf, whence delivery may be
obtained.
No claims will be admitted after thi Goode have loft the Godowns, and all Goods remaining undelivered after 16th June, 1994, will be subjant to rant.
All claims against the Steator must be presented to the Undersigned on or before 23rd June, 1924, or they will not be recognised.
All broken, chated and damaged Good are to be left in the Godowus, where they will be examined on any Thesdays or Fridays between the hours of 10.45 a... and Noon, within the free storage period of one week.
Mr Pereira explained that when by he received the notice he instruct ed his shroff to arrange for the work to be done.
He visited the premises at cer tain intervals and was told the work had been done.
Inspector Moore said the work
had been finished only last Wed- nesday.
Mr. Hamilton said that as the work had been done he would fine defendant $10 only,
HONGKONG'S HEALTH.
During the week ended June 7, there were notified:-
Three cases and a similarnumber of deaths from sinall-pox, all Chin- ese; one Scottish and two Chinese cases of diphtheria(two deaths};four Chinese (one imported) cases of enteric fever with three deaths; a fatal Chinese case spinal fever and two cases (one English and one Chinese) influenza.
of cerebro
of
No Fire Insurance has been effected. *Bits of Lading will be countersigned
THE BANK LINE LTD,
Litoral Agents. Hongkong, 11th June, 1924. **
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NOTICE.
HONGKONG SHAREBROKERS'
ASSOCIATION,
THE following are members of the
Kow
above Associatiou: A: H. Carroli M. A. Razack, J. W. W. J. Carroll, C Kitchell" Yip Yung Pak. F. M. L. orES. H. E Edwards.
J. F. Grose. V. Yvanovich A. P., Greaves, H. M. H. Esmail. Soty Kon. Chi. Harry O. Odell Soo Pei Shao.
By Order of the Committee,
J. W. KEW,
Socretary. Hongkong, 14th May, 1924.
NOTICE.
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R.
PUBLIC ACCTION.
PARTICULARS and Conditions of the Ralo by Pobile Anction to be held on MONDAY, the 18th Ofices of the Public Works Depardiunt, day of June, 1891 i 2 pr., at the by order of His Excullency the Governor of ono Lot of CROWN LAND at, ham Bhui Po in the Colony of Hongkong. for a term of 75 years, commencing from 1st July, 1888,, with the option of ronowal at a Crown Ront to be fixed by the Surveyor of His Majesty the King for one further term of 24 years, less three days.
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
Na of Sale.
Begistry?
Locality
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Shawshulpo,
G.
Boundary
Measure-
meala
ft.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
15,151.
DARTICULARS and Conditions of the Sale by Pablo Auction to, be held en MONDAY, the 10th day of June, 1924, at 3 p.m., at the Office of the Public Works Department by Order of His Excellency the Governor of twa Lots of UROWN LAND at Choung She Was in the Colony of Hongkong, for a term of 75 years, commending from 1st July, 1898 with the option of
renowal at a Crown Rept bo fred by the Surveyor of His Majesty the King, for one farther term of 24 years less thron days.
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
Cheung Sha Wan.
No. of Sale,
Registry No
Locality.
Rodadary
Xpatromonta.
191
Square feet.
Anansi Rent
The 1, the Sh
(Abauk
As per plan.000
6,760
PUBLIC AUCTIONS.
prev Frice.
THE Underaigned have received instruc- done to sell by Public Auction
an
SATURDAY, 14th June, 1924. 'at li oʻelook: 4.1.
at Kang Yuen Godown, West Point
Yesterday we had a clean health HONGKONG STOCK EXCHANGE 200 Picals Tang Kua Bea Graas report.
THE following are members of the
above Exchange.
Logan W.
The pair were then toasted with COMMERCE AND FINANCE. Abraham E. acclamation by all members pre-
sent
Mr. McTavish is to be married to-morrow
TOKYO CONTRACT.
Exchange" and the Brokers BIG. ORDER FOR ENGLAND, Association when the latter first came into being.
JAPAN'S TRADE,
Alves A. A. Bagram J. T.
Matheson R. -Nissim A.
Perry I. S. Pestonji R. Potts Geo. E. Potts P. C.
Raymond E. M. Silva P. M. N. da Smyth F. R
Henjamin V. Birkett H. Croucher N. V.A.. TOKYO, June 10.
Ellis K. E. Japan's foreign trade during Gould J. the month of May totalled Yen Gutterren A. 'A. 400,308,000.
Hough T. F. Exports were Yen 1,6685,000, Lammert Geo. P. Tester P. and imports Yen
223,623,000, Lammert H. A. Kaw Fred,
By Order of the Committee, being an excess of imports of Yen 46,938,000.
A. NISSIM,
Secretary Hongkong, 14th May, 1924.
It is announced that English After all, the broker's calling is firms will supply the entire equip-
Since the beginning of the year, not an exclusive or privileged on ment required by the Nippon imports were Yen 1,290,991,000 Company's contract which is Yen 629,172,000 more in the sense that such professions Electric
for the reconstruction of the us law, medicine and others are Tokyo telephone system on the
than exports. Courtesy Daily Bulletin. because any pumber of persons ein automatic principle as a result of any day start another new Associs the earthquake. The first section Lion, and the more Associations of the contract amounting to there are the more healthy will be £750,000 already has been placed the result to the public because no with the Western Electric Company one Associatsen will then be able of London and the Automatic Tele- to dietate its own prices for Shares phone Manufacturing Company, sts could be done if there were but Liverpool.. ona Association in existence.
KOWLOON 'BUS,
ENTERPRISE...
The Canse of discord-Some people said it was due to jealousy. but I prefer to say "selfishness" which is more consonment with facts! as well as with human nature in
A large new 'bus owned by the that it is ofterier than nos men's proclivities to amass for them- Kal Tack Co, and bullt by the selves be much money as they Kowloon Dock Co., was inspected possibly can to the exclusion of by the Hon, Mr. E. D. C. Wolfe (C.S.P.) at the ferry stand, Kow- their fellow-beings.
loon, yesterday evening. The 'bus Jealousy of the new Association has a Dennis engine and chassie by the older ones, therefore, could and can accommodate about 30
was known really exist when it
passengers. that it had been doing a large voltime of business after it had bean started, and not before.
Other 'buses on the stand at thé time were carefully inspected by the C. S. P. who seemed to take It further atruck me rather special interest in the disposition forcibly that those few members of of the drivers' seats.
the
aller Associationa who
brought about this most deplorable
Attie-of-affairs, did so purposely to London, June:_10—It_Us_off- lina their less astute but honest clally stated that 321,132 people fellow-members, so that they may visited the Empire Exhibition on romp on much proft as they possibly Wair Monday Renter can in the meanwhile, ne it is well known that the new Association is
Amsterdam, June 10-Doctor always open to transact business Troelstra, leader of the Socialist with any one a moat broad- Labour party, is abandoning his minded principle which it is position owing to health reasons. itly, hoped it will never 18ct He wilt wetire from Parliament in
eight of.
Yours faithfully,
„J: M. XAVIER, ·
January. His successor will pro bably be M. J. W. Albarda.→→ Reuter,
TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS.
HONGKONG CRICKET CLUB
NOTICE.
IT is proposed to again hold a Members' "Hong" Doubles Tennis Tournament during the summer months. Entries close on 23rd June.
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Full particulars and entry list will be found on the Notice Board in the Pavilion,
Hongkong, 11th June, 1924.
MARINE, ENGINEERS GUILD OF CHINA.
Hongkong Branchn
N. ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING will be held at the Child Office, Enilors Home West Point, on FRIDAY, 1 Jan 1924, 5 o'clock p.m.
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BUSINESS:
Guneral
W.J. STOKES,
„Branch Secretstyl Hongkong, 11th June, 1024;
RC ROXOR
ADVERTISERS ANDÍ
THE
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ox
TUESDAY, Jane 17, 1924,
commencing at 11 a.m.
at their Salon Rooms, Duddell Street.
A Large and Fine Selection of
Gold and Silver Watches
Swiss Make"
On View from Monday the 16th. Jano 1924
Terms:-Cash on delivery.
LAMMERT BROS..
Auctionsms. Hoogkong, June 11, 1924.
STAR
FAREWELL RETURN VISIT. ONE NIGAT ONLY
TO-NIGHT 9.15
Your last opportunity to hear. The World Famous Scottish Basso
WILLIAM HEUGHAN
Supported by the popular Scotch Comedian
DAVE KENNEDY
and the Brilliant Pianiste
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Popular Prices:
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