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Hongkong. Saturday, March 20, 1926.
A SATURDAY CAUSERIE.
Stephen's Girls' College: The case continued all week in the Supreme Court in which Messrs. Moxon and Taylor, sharebrokers, are claiming $37,600 from the Man Chuen Bank, judgment being re- served
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tiations for the cessation of the strike and the boycott continue and, that there is still "good grounds for hope of the success-- full issue of these,
THRIFT
One thing at least should atrike the reader who takes the trouble to read the accounts of school prize distributions. In the midst of the list of things at tempted and done, there is never a word about the question, of thrift. It may not be done now-but years ago a branch of the Penny Savings Bank was a feature at a number of elementary schools in England. Each Monday, school children brought their pennies to school and the amounis were re-
SATURDAY, MARCH
SHARES QUIET.
PRICES WELL MAINTAINED
DURING WEEK.
Messrs. Moxon and Taylor's weekly share report stated:
1926:
MAKING MERRY
LAST NIGHTS MASKED BALL CARNIVAL
PROMOTERS REWARDED;
We have had a quiet market.”
About five hundred dancers during the week under review, turned up last night at the City Hall and although some stodes show for the fancy dress masked curnt generally well madrutained. slight decline, prices have been val ballad masquerade, which was declared to be a complete succoss Shanghai market is steady for the promoters. stage without much doing.
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The different schemes of decora tion, with soft-shaded electric light,. The following are the principal alterations since last week:-
streamers, bunting, flags, &c. lont an appropriate touch of colour Banks:Have again been in which was noticeable from the good demand during the week and entrance to the dance door, suppor at the close are wanted at $1,065 room and other places... mand and are wanted at $285.
Unions:-Continue in good de...!« Two' dance bands........., carried through a non-stop programine of Canton Insurances and Hong-forty-two daness and 'extras from hong Fires are both firmer and shortly after nine o'clock till a late are wanted at quotations.
hour Hotels-Are slightly easier As little interest had been taken in the popular ballot for selection and could be placed at $914,
Hongkong Electrics: Have of dunces,. the following (as re- been more or less neglected since turned by voting papera) were the payment of dividend.
given Thames Have eased off a little and are on offer at $24.
China Sugars:-Have come to business at $27.
China Lights Have bean
A:
Landon. Quotations of the 18th inet:Banks $125. 10s., Indos Deferred £5. 10.,, Shells £4, 12, 6,
Exchange:-Demand rate London is 2/8 9/16, and T/T on Shanghai is Ts. 76/
.0.0
'Subject to confirmation the fol lowing dividends have been de clared:-
A. S. Watson and Co., Ltd
Fox-trala-Tea for Two (7) Show me the Way to go Home" (9) "I want to be Happy" (12) ; "Ratherine" (14). "Rose Marie" (17);"Don't Bring Lulu" (20); "My Swiss" (28); "Titina" (25);"Oh
Ukulele Lady" (851)
Waltz "Moonlight Roses" (6): "All Alone" (1); "What'll I do" (16) "Juno" (31); "Dreamy
(41).
Some of the tourist ship. sent and thoroughly enjoyed them- "Luconia's" pássongers were pre-
selves..
come..
CHINA'S TARIFF.
TH
JAPAN WILL. NOT WITHDRAW FROM CONFERENCE.
(Reuter's Service:)
smaller profit was reported, but a corded in a diminutive pass book. dividend of 80 cents on the old Thus, very early in life, the shares and 10.666 cents on the young idea was taught the value new shares was adopted and the of thrift, and the fact that if the sum of $63,342.92 carried for pennies were saved, the pounds ward. In scholastic circles Lady would take care of themselves: Clementi presented the prizes at Perhaps we ask too much that the the annual prize-giving of St Hongkong dominię should act as steady market and have come to How I love my "Darling" (23); bank clerk in addition to his or business at $21% for the Comenining (50); "Suade!" (32); But if education is meant to fit a buying rate of $24% without her educational duties proper: bined shares.
Steamboats:-Have risen to a child for life, the subject of thrift antracting sellers."
Hongkong Lands:-Have aguim is, of important subjects, the most important. In a place where gen-been the medium of considerable Melody" (86); "Kiss in the Dark”
business and are
wanted at erally speaking, money is readily
$681% earned, it is also readily « spent.
Humphreys Are steady and Imperial questions have expert. The child mind does not grasp could be placed at $14. enced another quiet week, but economic facts readily. He knows Cements:-Have buyers
The promoters laid stress on the satisfaction will be felt that Mr. the value: of money from the $36% excluitend
WharvesAfter having been indentities concealed dancers en- advantage of masking. With their Alan Cobhame the hero of the spending point of view, and is con-done as high as $188 are slightly tered into the spirit of the carnival Cape flight, has had bestowed on tent to let it go at that. Canon easier and at the close have come with galety. It was an occasion. him the Air Force Cross. In Peter Green thinks there fe more to business at $130%, purely Home matters the threat morality in £10 in the savings Hongkong Docks Have been for people to feel at liberty, dis- persing with the formatics of a lock-out in the engineering bank than in the Ten Command-the medium of considerable bus usually associated with big dances
ness at rising prices closing with arranged in the Colony. industry has been averted at the ments: "The Ten Command- buyers et. $62.
There were fancy dresses of' vil eleventh hour by the mutinous ments told you what you ought to
Star Ferries:-Have been more descriptions, some of a really strikers ut Hoe's printing do; £10 in the savings bank made or less neglected during the week. ambitious and unique make-up. machinery works yielding to the you want to do it." The Canon been in some demand during the the carnival must be considered a Dairy Farms Have again. As an initial venture of its kind dietation of the Executives of thinks there is no work more week but at the close are a little successful forerunner of others to Tourists may come and tour-seven Unions and intimating their patriotie to-day than the inculca- easier with sellers at $20. ists may go but they are "ever intention to resume work on tion of thrift. The epigram is so good that it would be a pity to welcome if only for the grossly Monday next. material' consideration that they
analyse it too scrupulously; whilst have money to spend... 'Tis money
Internationally, Geneva has the inculcation statement is so makes the mare to go-and if it monopolised all the limelight that true that it is needless to insist cannot or will not go in one direc-has been going. The question of upon it. tion the choice of routes is Germany's admission, to the various. The great liners League and her election as a "Resolute" and "Laconia" have Permanent member of the Council each brought large numbers of has been deferred til September. passengers, who have had oppor- By that time it may be realised tunities not only of spending that the Assembly has never at
After a delay through counsel freely but of inspecting the any time been automatically. being engaged at the Supreme natural beauties of Hongkong and bound not to consider the claims Court, the case was continued be. its "environs" (as the old- of other nations to permanent fore Mr. R. E. Lindsell (sendor fashioned guide books were wont seats on the Council simultaneous-magistrate) yesterday afternoon of alleged conspiracy by two to phrase (b). Unfortunately for ly with those of Germany. That Chinese to obtain: $50,000 from the fullest possible enjoyment of fact has been ignored from the Mesars. Wing On's banking de all that is pleasing to the commencement of the controversy partment,
Features of the case so far has aesthetic eye, the weather was by nearly all the commentators; a been the raising of best after lamentably wet, detracting alike section of whom have certainly hard defendant had jumped from the pleasures of sight-seeing indulged in acrimony quite for-bail and the spirited passages The ordinary yearly meeting and shopping.. The Legislative cign to "the vaunted spirit of between the lawyers engaged. of the Hongkong Rope Manufac-
Locarno, Council has had another meeting.
Mr. F. C. Jenkin is prosecuting turing Co., Ltd., will be held Something akin to a Mr. Leo d'Almada (who instruct un March 25, and that of the but its proceedings were colour very crudely manufactured bombed Mr. Elsley Zeitlyn) acted in Hongkong and Whampoa Dock less. Two Bills were introduced shell has been thrown at Great the absence of counsel (who has Co, Ltd., will be held on March providing for the issue of Hong-Britain and Fratice by the ques-gone to Shanghai) and Mr. G. K. 29 kong Treasury bills in London and tion of the alleged violation of Hall Brutton represented the Next Settlement Day is Tues-this
day, March 23: in the Colony to facilitate borrow neutrals" rights raised by the ing as occasion demands. The ubiquitous. Senator Berah. This third reading was passed of the gentleman seems ever "spoiling Bill restoring to enemy aliens for a fight," and no sooner is he certain privileges that auto-knocked out in one round than he matically lapsed at the outbreak rises and looks gleefully around of the war. A little more vim for another opponent. In than usual was imparted to the ecclesiastical quarters à mild stir meeting of the Finance Committee has been created by the expulsion by reason of an animated discus-from the Church of the Rev. Dr. sion on the feasibility or otherwise Gelkerken, the beloved pastor of of re-opening the statistics office Amsterdam, following his suspen of the Imports and Exports Design for the awful crime of refus
fing tog sign his bellef in the story partment. The question has been referred to the General Chamber Old Testament statements.
of Eve and the Serpent and other
of Commerce and the Chin-
Chamber
ese
thus
$50,000 CASE WING ON PROSECUTION CONTINUES.
other defendant.
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Evidence was given yesterday (before Mr. Hall Brutton con- tinued his cross-examination) by an interpreter at the Supreme Court, and also a member of the registry staff; and by the sub- accountant of the Industrial and Commercial Bank, Hongkong,
The case will be continued on Tuesday.
The eleventh annual athletic sity Union Athletic Association will meeting of the Hongkong Univer- be held on the Pokfulum ground next Saturday.
His Excellency the Governor has given his assent, in the name and on behalf of His Majesty the King, to the following Ordinances pussed by the Legislative Council:-Or- dinacce No. 8 of 1926-An Or dinance to give the Governor in
Council power to order refunds of
of Commerce, China has been more than
deferring further
usually prominent. Following the final decision by the Gov blockade of shipping by the Taku ernment. Three Company meet-Forts, isolating Tientsin and rates; Ordinance No. 4 of 1926.— ings have been held, of which one Peking, the Powers presented an An Ordinance to repeal enactments -the Star Ferry Co., Ltd was ultimatum under the 1901 Proto-imposing disabilities on former purely format for the purpose of col." The Chinese were given enemy aliens altering the Articles of Associa-three days to remove the obstacles tion. Satisfactory results were and restore communications to the vertisement columns to-day of Particulars appear in our ad- disclosed by the Hon. Mr. P. Hsea. A satisfactory reply was what is probably the biggest sale Holyoak at the meeting of the forthcoming from the Chinese and of property that has taken place Hongkong Telephone Co., a divi- the incident was closed so far as estate of the late Mr. M. J. D. in Hongkong. It comprises the dend of eight per cent. being the Powers are concerned. In phens, sold by order of the declared and $77,404.51 carried Peking, however, China's reply led Official Trusted dn England. forward to next account. This to a demonstration by students, There are many lots of land on both sides of the harbour: to be meeting, incidentally, gave one who were fired on by Chinese
disposed of including: - St. shareholder the opportunity to guards. This, again, has led to a Stephen's Building, houses nt comment in taustic terms of the mandate ordering the arrest of Mountain View and Stewart Ter apathy of shareholders in general five Communist leaders. Nothing race, The Pelt und premises in the matter of attendance at freeh has developed in regard to uncte. The hosed to be sold on the mid-levels and business meetings. At the Green Inland Canton, but the latest bulletin on the Hongkong side are 72, and Gement Company meeting a discloses that the informal nego-on the Komocní, side; 60..-
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| 70 cents on Old shares and 52% cents on New shares. Payable on March 29, 1926.
Tokyo, March 18. Mr. Shidehara, replying to ea- Chartered Bank of India, Aus- tralia and China:-Dividend for emphatically that the Government quiries in the Lower Houle, stated the past half-year at the ato.of does not not intend withdrawing 14% free of income tax plus & from the Tariff Conference, as the bonus of 6s. 32. per share.
The Mercantile Bank of India, tion necessitates an
stabilisation of the Chinese situa- Ltd.--Dividend of 8% free of being excited. Income Tax for half year ending December 31, 1925.
The final call of $5 on the New, shares of the Hongkong Rope Manufacturing Co., Ltd, has been extended from April 1 1926 to July 2, 1926.
agreement
NEW VICEROY.
LEAVES LONDON: FOR INDIA.
(British Wireless Service.)
Rugby, March 18. Lord Irwin, the new Viceroy of India, and Lady Irwin, left. London afternoon for Marseilles, where they w embark for India..
LAST WEEK'S SCOUT RALLY.
Photos by Les Fong, Wyndham St.
Ten troops of local Boy Scouts about two hundre
the G.O.C., Major-General C. C. Luurd) when a very interest at. (military) Headquarters House last Baturday (by pazinduakost
given. Above are snapshotar of two differant, groups.