FRIDAY, MAY 28, 1926.
ALBERT
FOR
DAINTY DISHES
A DIALOGUE BETWEEN CONNOISSEURS:
He-Where are you going!
She-Why To Albert, of course, where we ara suro to get the
Bnest French Pantry and the best cooking.
Ho. That is so! His Froach Cakes at $1.00 per doren, his Madorio Cako, his Big Cakes, his Ice Creams (combined with excellent cuisine) are made exclusively with the butter, milk and dream of the Dairy Farm Co., Ltd.. She-Quite an !, and he nhạo has a new menu comprising fifte now diabee which you can enjoy any time from 10.30 am to Midnight,
Queen's Road Central (Opposite Hongkong Hotel Building)
UNCLAIMED TELEGRAMS
THE GREAT NORTHERN TELE- GRAPH COMPANY, LTD.
The following unclaimed tele- grama are lying at the office of The
Great Northern Telegraph Company } (Limited) --
Bideo Hamaguchi' c/o Matsunoya, from. Osaks.
Jomape. Kowloos, from Shanghai. Lady Tilley, care Government Honse
from Tokyo.
Romulon, from Paris.
Mrs. Helen Peterson, from Chicago
Mise, Lennox from Honkow
Mrs. Frank Duao a.a. Taipo Maru,
from Chicago, El.
1668, from Wonchow.
1046, from Chefec.
11314, from Shanghai
Kwcog Kwong (2) from Osaka..
Leung Sit Steamship Kwong, Ching,
from Shanghai
*bai
Ng An c/o Shup Loong, frois Shang-
·Hong Hoat, from" Amoy
S. BLACK, Acting Superintendent,
'Hongkong Station, 19th May, 1926,
EASTERN EXTENSION AUSTRALASIA & CHINA TELEGRAPH CO.
List
of Unclaimed Telegrams Tying in B. E. Telegraph Office Hongkong.
Utarosaksi Koseikoshi, from Singa pors.
E. J. PATERSON,
Superintendent.
Tôngkono, 20th May: 19%8
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GENERAL POST OFFICE.
THE CHINA MAIL.
excess of the previous year." The balance of revenue over expendi REPORT OF THE POST MASTER ture amounted to $359,647.01.
GENERAL
BRIEF BUT GOOD FOR 1925
The following are extracts from the report of the General Post Office, Hongkong, for the year 1925.
Staff.
The decrease of Revenue from the sale of postage stamps in the year 1926 as compared with that of the year 1924 was $105,378.09. Money Orders.
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ENGAGEMENTS.
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MISS EVELINE LEE AND MR. P. C, SUNG.
Of considerable interest to the
Miss Loe is the daughter of Mr.. Lee Mong-kow, whose name is: 40 popular in Canada and with the Canadian Pacific services..
The result of the year's Money Chinese community in the an Order transactions must be consi-nouncement of the forthcoming dered satisfactory as it shows a marriage of Eveline Les and Paul net fncrease of £608.0.0 not- C-Sung. withstanding adverse political conditions and loss of business Two new appointments of
through the discontinuance of the assistants superintendent of mails were created on March 1, and Mr. Straits Settlements Money Order transactions with China through T. M. Perpetuo, Inspector of post-the Intermediary of Hongkong. mun, and Mr. T. Lay, supervisor, The former Administration ar- were promoted thereto. Mr. D. J. M. Fernandez, transferred ranged as from April 1 to cont-
chact direct transactions with A dance was held at Loy Garden. from the Public Works Depart-China.
East Point, to announce the Ba ment, succeeded Mr. Perpetuo as
There have been a small de-gagement, a large attendance en- inspector of postmen on April 21.
crease in the transactions of joying an excellent programme in The subordinate staff establish- Postal Orders, viz': £222.0.0. ard ment of this Department was in-8286.0.0, respectively in the issues
that Chinese amusement park. creased by the appointment of one and payments of British, and additional Class VI shroff.
$1,726.00 in Local Orders,
During the yeur changes amongst the clerical staff were one pensioned, one deceased and three resigned.
The general labour unrest in June affected the postal staff and 36 Chinese Clerks (under ten years' Service) and 170 postmen absented themselves from duty, 5 of the former and 46 of the latter returned to duty during the year. The defaulters have been replaced by 12 clerks transferred from the Imports and Exports Office and by men engaged subsequently
. Mails..
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Chinese Delivery Section. handled 2.654.170 ordinary letters, Tring the year this section
130,907 other articles, and 8,922 postal hong packets as against 2,816,988 ordinary letters, 128,161 other articles and 8,906 postal hong packets in 1924.
The registered articles deliver- ed amounted to 264,897 of which 115,990 were from the United States and Canada, and 148,707 from China and other countries shewing a decrease of 20,376 as compared with 285,078 in 1924.
4,412 insured letters were dealt The number of mail receptacles with as against 3,903 in 1924.. of Hongkong origin dispatched The total number of Chinese during the year was 32,044 as private boxes for which licences compared with 37,179 in 1924—were issued during the year was 851. a decrease of 5 as compared with 566 in 1924.
a decrease of 5,135,
Receptacles in transit which were handled numbered 121,348 as against 144,541 in 1924-a de-
crease of 23,195,
4.422 steamers carrying mails! arrived and 6,300 left, a decrease of 1,416 and 8,002 under the pre- vious year's figures.
Registered Articles and Parcels.
The number of registered articles haridled amounted to 887,- 661 as compared with 851.973 in 1924-an increase of 35.688.
The figures for insured articles were 15,327 and 18,906 respéc tivelyan increase of 1,421,
The licences of 27 Chinese postal hongs were renewed, the
same number as in 1924.
Labour troubles in June caused a temporary suspension of the postal delivery service. Pending the restoration of the delivery staff to normala delivery service was conducted by the postal hongs in the central districts and the, District Watchmen's Committees in the outlying districts.
Bank of Canton, Ltd.
Mr. Sung is on the staff of the
·THE "QUAINTS.”
thoroughy enjoyed the variety pro- very appreciative house
gramme offered by, Mr. R. B Salisbury's "Quaints" at the Queen's Theatre last night.
"No! No! Nanette" to-night as the This brilliant company ja giving farewell performance, and needs no introduction,
in the labour unrest which became This department was involved acute in June. The defection of 36 junior clerks and 170 postmen: as well as the dislocation of ship- ping services made the task of maintaining postal services a dif- ficult one. By taking on volun- teer workers on counter duties and by the ready assistance of school boys. from the Kowloon British School and St. Joseph's College in the Sorting Department all di- ficulties were speedily over- come. and full services
were
maintained "without out interruption with the excep- tion of the domestic delivery ser- vice which had for a short period to be suspended. The staff was, however, "rapidly adjusted and normal conditions restored.
The revenue collected by this department during the year from amounted to radio-telegrams
Miscellaneous. During the year the parcel agreement with Great Britain was Parcels, ordinary and insured, extended to provide for the ex- which were dealt with reached a change of parcels up to 22 lbs, in total of 897,729 as against 396, weight.. Hitherto the maximum 195 in 1924-un increase of 1,584. limit of weight had been fixed at
Negotiations are
now being 11 lbs. Similar extensions in re conducted with the
Canadian spect of parcels exchange with Postal Administration for the ex- other administrations are planned. tension of the insured parcel yer- The insured letter box service, vice to that country, and it is.
as distinct from that for letters, hoped that the agreement for the
come into operation on January 1 signalled at the lighthouses yield- exchange of insured parcely be 1926. By means of this new ser-ed $806.20 and semaphore mes- tween Hongkong and Canada will vice articles of gold and silver, sages $29.95! come into force in 1926.
Revenue and Expenditure. The total revenue from the postal service in 1925 amounted to $644,066.67 a decrease on the previous year of $110,861,59. The expenditure for 1995 amounted to $284,419,66, or 314,851.60 in
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$80,342.69, an increase. of $20,846.28 op the amount collect
Advices of vessels ed in 1924.
precious stones, jewellery and The number of radio-telegrams other articles of alike nature, forwarded during the year was which are prohibited from trans-10,524 consisting of 122.914 words mission in insured letters, may against 11,270 with 107,771 words. now be sent in the letter mails. in 1924, and 13,180 were received Hitherto such articles were trans-consisting of 176,726 words. As missible by insured parcel post against 12,628 with 142,325 words only.
in 1924.
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