WEDNESDAY, MAY 22, 1929.
WOUND UP
HONG KONG TUG AND LIGHTER CO.
$268,882 DEBIT BALANCE
The fifth ordinary yearly meeting of shareholders in the Hong Kong Tag and Lighter Company, Limited, was held to-day at the offices of Messrs, Shewan Tomes & Co., Ltd.
An extraordinary general meeting was held immediately after the first one, and it was
AFTER 27 YEARS
THE CHINA MAIL,
SHADOWS BEFORE.
JUNK INSPECTOR RETIRES 7 COMING EVENTS ANNOUNCED
FROM SERVICE
HARBOUR OFFICE GIFT
IN THE “MAL”
ENTERTAINMENTS
Today World
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
PUBLIC NOTICE,
PLAYING FIELDS COMMITTEE.
'G.
FOR SALE
R.
FOR SALE-A Baby Grand Piano. To-day- Queen's Theatre T IS HEREBY NOTIFIED that Apply Box No. 602, e/o "China Malt" Broadwood made. Price moderate. This morning, at the Harbour Department, a neat little ceremony "The Port of Missing Girls."
the PLAYING FIELDS COM- Theatre: MITTEE is desirous of obtaining was performed in honour of Mr. William McKay, Chief Junk In-"The Awful Truth"
the views of as many interested Theatre; persons and associations as spector, who is retiring on pension
pos- sible, and those who have any sug- after 27 years' service.
Theatre; gestions or representations to make regarding the present and future "The provision of playing fields in the Colony are invited to forward them early to Mr. T. Megarry. Secretary to the Committee, at the Colonial Secretariat.
was taken.
The Hon. Commander G. F. Hole, R.N, addressed those present, friends and colleagues of Mr. MacKay) and said that it was a great pleasure for him to be pre-
not
To-day-Theatre Royal; Best People," 9.15 p.m.
May 24-Queen's Theatre; "Keep Watch," 5 p.m.**
Home Mail To-morrow-Inward from Europe via Suez ("Rajputana").
Hong Kong. 22nd May, 1929,
PUBLIC AUCTION.
ARTICULARS & CONDITIONS of the Sale by Public Auction to be held. on MONDAY, the of May. 1929, at
3 p.m., at the Offices of the Public Works Department, hy
Anyone wishing to support his 27th day written representations by oral evidence before the Committee is.. requested to inform the Secretary Order of His Excellency the Gov ernor, of one Lot of Crown Land Man-accordingly.
at Prince Edward Road, Kowloon City, in the Colony of Hong Kong, for a term of 76 years, commencing from 1st July, 1898, with the option of renewal at a Crown Rent to be fixed by the for one further term of 24 years Surveyor of His Majesty the King,
less three days.
May 24-At Sales Room, Dud- dell-st., 1,500 bags No. 24 Java white sugar, noon.
To-day Star "Ramshackle House." The compound at the back off To-day Majestic resolved that the the Harbour Office was decorated "The Patsy."
with flags, and a row of seats was Company should go into voanitary. liquidation. The business, accord-ranged against the wall, where those present at the ceremony were. ing to the report, had been operating seated whilst a group photograph at a loss for some years past, and the deficit balance in all had amount- ed to $253,882.79. The loss sus tained during the year under review was $27,356.45.
Lammerts" Auctions Addressing the meeting, Mr.
May 23-At 3, Tregunter Shewan (Chairman) said:- sent on such an occasion as that. sions, (May-rd.) household furni
The report and accounts for the He was sorry to lose Mr. McKay. ture. year, ended March 31 having beer Although he did
come into in your hands for
the prescribed contact with him much in the course period, I will, with your permission of everyday work, yet he knew from take them as read. The result of those who did, that Mr. McKay was the year's work is a further loss of a faithful and hard worker. Mr. May 27-At P.W.D. Offices, two $27,356.45 compared with the loss McKay, thoroughly deserved his re lots of Crown land at Prince of $21,333.88 in the previous year. tirement, and it was with great Edward rd., Kowloon City, and In the face of the continued losses, pleasure that he (Commander Boundary-st., Mong Kok Tani, 3
Managers and Con- Hole) presented to him on behalf your General sulting Committee decided that it of his colleagues a gold watch as a was not in your interests to go on memento of the occasion. He also working at a loss, and as you are expressed gratification in being able aware from our circular to you of to make a presentation of a gold May 3, the
whole assets of the and jade bracelet to Mrs. McKay, Company have been disposed of and (Applause).
From A Hands" at the extraordinary general meet- ing which will be held after this meeting it will be proposed that the Company will
go into voluntary liquidation.
After consulting the Auditors, we decided to write down, in the of the Com- accounts, the assets
pany to a figure corresponding to the amount realised by the sales: which have now been completed.) We trust this meats with your approval.
The adoption of the raport and accounts was proposed by the Chair- man and seconded by Mr. Li Tae-
A gold watch and chain were then handed to Mr. McKay. The watch was inscribed on the inside of the
cover "From all hands."
In replying.. Mr. McKay said that it was with 2 feeling of sorrow that he would leave the Colony. He had enjoyed his slay here and wished Commander Hole and those others. present the very best of luck. (Ap- plause).
7
A photograph was then taken, the group comprising
Chinese sailors. row (standing, on the back benches), then Chinese clerks and office staff, and the European staff, An extraordinary general meetingcluding boarding officers in the
fong.
was
Extraordinary Meeting
front row.
held immediately after the
Among those present were Com- above, and the Chairman proposed! that the following resolutions be mander J. B. Newill, Deputy Har- passed:--
bour Master, Capt. T. W. H. Hose- good, Acting Harbour Master, Mr.
1. That the Company be wound up. 2. Rue, Me: W. R. Hillyer, Assist-
voluntarily.
2. That John Hennessey Seth and ant Chief Junk Inspector, and Mr. Sydney Hampden Ross of V and Mrs. Thompson, Miss C. Hard- toria, Hong Kong be and are hereby appointed Liquidators for inge.
the purposes of such winding up. Mr. McKay leaves the Colony on
p.m.
Land Sales
Meetings To-day Victoria Chah meeting, 6 p.m.
Recreation
May 28-Forty-eighth ordinary general meeting of shareholders of
To:-
HONG KONG, 22nd May, 1929.
THE ELECTORS OF MEMBERS OF THE SANITARY BOARD
GENTLEMEN:-
I desire to thank you for the honour you have done me by return- ing me to the Sanitary Board as oné of your members.
I shall endeavour to serve con- scientiously as your representative
the Canton Insurance Office Ltd..in the interests of the Colony as a whole. But it is obvious that I Messrs. Jardine's offices, noon.
May 24-Meetings of Union cannot possibly hope to succeed in Insurance Society of Canton, Ltd., my task as your representative, and China Fire Insurance Co., Ltd., and as interpreter of your views and British Trader's Insurance
wishes, without your active Do.. Ltd., at Union Bldg., 11 s.m.. 11.15 operation and support, for which I a.m., and 11.20 am., respectively.
accordingly appeal.
Miscellaneous
May 28-Distribution of prizes to Wah Yan College boys, 5.15
p.m.
May 30-Dinner at Hong Kong Hotel to serving and ex-officers of the Royal Engineers.
FOR JAPAN
LAST BATCH OF TROOPS FROM TSINGTAO
CHINESE MARINES LAND
Peking, Yesterday.
A message from Tsingtao, dated May 20, states that all the remain- ing Japanese troops sailed for Japan to-day, including the Com-
Mr. Allan Keith seconded the the P. & 0. 5.3. "Morea" on Satur- mander-in-Chief. firat proposal and Mr. H. Dreyer the second.
Carried unanimously.. Those present at the meeting were Messrs. R. G. Shewan, Li Tse-fong. C. P. Marcal. A. O. Botelho, B. C. Randall, H. Kew. J. W. Shewan, Allan Keith, J. Toppin," and 0. F. Ribeiro
TREASURY CASE
(Continued from Page 1.)
cover, he would have instituted en- quiries, and if that was dore, the forgery would have been nipped in
the hud..
It must be borne in mind that for the last eight years the Bank had never sent cheque books to the Treasury in broken hundreds. The customer had been in-the habit of receiving cheque books of six bun- dred forms. Therefore, if Mr. Messer had been told or if he had seen what Tsang had seen, he would
day..
Some Chinese Marinea were Mr. Hillyer who has been Assist-landed from a gunboat in order to
ant Junk Inspector will succeed Mr. assist in maintaining order, in the
city, which remains very quiet. McKay,
Reuler.
NO PERMISSION
REMOVAL OF CHILD'S BODY FROM SAMPAN
"CUMSHAW" OR BRIBE?"
SIR S. BARTON
DEPARTURE FROM CHINA FOR ABYSSINIA
· Shanghai, Yesterday.
Co-
I shall welcome practical sugges- tions from residents, and shall be delighted to discuss any sanitary matter with them personally in the public interest.
Yours truly,
M. K. Lo.
PUBLIC AUCTION
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
New Kowloon Inlan
Prince Edward Road,
Kuwhoon City, (opposit❤
Registry
Locality.
G.
Boundary
Mie
Et. It. St.
akavet
Sa parande plan,{ 11,5)
K.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
ARTICULARS & CONDITIONS:
PA
of the Sale by Public Anction.
to be held on
27th day of
MONDAY, the
May, 1929,
at
3. p.m..
at the Offices of the Public Works Department, by THE Undersigned have received Order of His Excellency the Gov Tinstructions from Messrs. Yue mer, of one. Lot of Crown Land
tion,
Lee Yuen to sell by Public Aucat Boundary Street, Mong Kok Tsui, in the Colony of Hong Kong, for a term of 75 years, with the option of renewal at a Crown Rent to be fixed by the Surveyor of His Majesty the King, for one further terin of 75
ON FRIDAY, the 24th May, 1929, at 12 o'clock Noon, at their Sales Rocm, Duddell Street.
(for account of Messrs. Yuen Loy), 1,500 Bags No. 24 Java White Sugar now stored in No. 2 Go- down, The China Provident, Lean & Mortgage Co., Ltd., West Point.
Terms: As Customary.
LAMMERT BROS.,
Auctioneers. Hong Kong, 22nd May; 1929,
KEEP WATCHTM”
(Hong
THE NAVY LEAGUE
bave much
Thong Branch)
Mr. D. A. Rushton, assistant A very warm send-off was given) secretary of the Sanitary Board, to Sir Sidney Barton on his de- this morning charged, before Mr. parture for Abyssinia aboard the pleasure in announcing that with the kind permission of the HONG
N. L. Smith at the Central Magis- a.s. "Morea."-Reuter. tracy, a Chinese woman with re- moving the body of her child from
яampan in Shankiwan without permission of the Sanitary De partment.
IN OTHER PLACES
CHRONICLES FROM JAPAN TO JAVA
Mr. F. H. Loseby, for the ac- cused, said that his client was in the course of removing the body in a sarap. She had, in fact, Intended to take It to a dispened sary.
Regarding a charge not be satisfied with what he saw. vouring to bribe "a He would naturally have made some employee
yeara
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
Kowloon Jyland Lat
Juction of Boundary
Street. Tai Nan Street
and Maple Street
Registry N1.
Logalley.
Boundary iendürement,
N. S. E
W
etra
fl
{t.
About
Auper sale plan. 1,500
Annual Remai
KONG AMUSEMENTS, LTD. and THE EAST ASIATIC CO., LTD., under the auspices of the St. George's and St. Andrew's Societies they will be showing the The Motor Vessel,
lm:-
"KEEP WATCH "
COPENHAGEN.
"SIAM"
having arrived, Consignees of cargo on EMPIRE DAY (May 24) are hereby informed that all goods Mr. H. E. Baker has been appoint which will take place at 5 p.m. hazardous Godowns of The Hongkong at the afternoon performance are being landed and placed at their risk into the hazardous and/or extra- a member of the Council of Raffles College, vice Mr. of endea- Stevens, resigned. Government Mr. Loseby said that
sharp in the Queen's Theatre. E. A.
Major C. H. Richards, State
going home to retirement.
on leave preparatory
enquiries, and the most rudimen- she had just given "cumshaw as Engineer, Kedah, will shortly be
They tary enquiry would have at once re.was always the practice. vealed the fact that thirty cheques demanded it and got it.
The case was adjourned until 11 had been stolen. Once the cheques were known to have been stolen, o'clock to-morrow, accused being the suspicion that a forgery was allowed bail of $25.
being contemplated would at once have arisen.
Lady. Heath has been appointed Mr. Messer had not seen the cover president of a company to be. Enown
of the cheque book. He had depn as "Aerial Activities," which is be-
tised that duty to Tsang, and, in ing formed in New York. doing so, he could not get out of
the fact that his 'deputy should and
must exercise the same care and.
diligence as he would himself have of the knowledge, although he might not be so because of his negligence. given to the matter.
What the Jury. Foun
Duty of Tsang
Captain T. M. Winsley has ag- sumed command of the Singapore Royal Artillery (V), and Captain B. E. Ablitt, M.C., is to command
E (Chinese) Company.
Mr. and
Mra, T. O. Naughton end daughter are expected to return
L. M. WHYTE,
Hor. Sec., Navy League
& Kowloon Wharf & Godown Co., Ltd., where delivery can he obtained as soon
the goods are landed.
as
No claims will be admitted after the goods have left the Godowns, and ail (Hong Kong Branch). goods
maining undelivered after the Hong Kong, May 21, 1929.
1929, at 4 p.m. will be 2764 subject to rent,
56
SQUEEZE RING”
CHINESE YOUTH COLLECTS TWELVE DOLLARS
HAWKERS VICTIMISED
A Chinese youth was this morn- to Singapore about the middle of June, after an absence in Australia ing charged before Mr. N. L. of more than a year.
Smith, at the Central Magistracy, with obtaining $12 by false pre- tenoes from Chinese hawkers by pretending that he was collecting tea money" on behalf of Chinese constables attached. to the Hawkers Squad at Police Head-
There was also the point that Counsel therefore submitted that: Captain Charles Stewart, manager Tsang once having been deputised, if Mr. Messer had first seen the al-of Jemima Estate, Mambau, is go It at once became his duty to re-teration on the cheque book cover, ing on leave prior to retirement port to Mr. Messer irrespective of the circumstances would have ex- shortly, and will be succeeded as
he might have thought cited enquiry, and the enquiry manager by Mr. J. S. Laird
the matter. It could would have brought home to him argued. that. Tsang that the cheques stolen from the was under no
what
about
not
be
quarters.
Accused, who pleaded “guilty”, Petitions have been addressed told the Magistrate that he was obligation to book were being used for the pur- to the Waichiaopu by the Greater collecting for another man, but report his find to Mr. Messer be-pose of forgery. This was not done, Shanghai Union of Merchants and the last 30 cents which he receiv cause the position would at once be and the jury had found on the ques-Citizens requesting that steps shoulded he lost in gambling. come this--that the liabilities of tion of knowledge that, by the ex-be taken to abolish extraterritorial:
Chief Detective-Inspector Rey-
a custonier toward his banker van-ercise of reasonable care and dilig-ity and consular jurisdiction at an nolds stated that on May 5, the ished into thin air merely by the once, the extraction of the cheques early date." process of deputising the duty to should have been known' to Mr. someone else.
Police received information from
a number of hawkers that they
Messer. The jury had found that A shop assistant employed in had paid money to the accused. As to the question of knowledge, there was the absence of reasonable Avenue Foch, Shanghai, who, ac (Hung Chai), and yesterday the Mr. Jenkin said that Mr. Messer care and diligence on the part of cording to his story, was given accused was arrested after the had had actual knowledge bý the Mr. Messer and Mr. Black. That cheque for $900 to cash in one bank Police had taken statements from fact that Tsang bad made some sort being so, the conclusion must be and deposit in another, reported to five of the hawkeradan of a report to him, and therefore taken that Mr. Messer would have the Central potice that he had been The CD.I added that since the the only prudent thing he should takes the precaution to warn the robbed in Ninggo Road about. 9 Police raids on April 21, when s have done was to make some en- Bark had he only exercised the care a.m. He said that a pedestrian number of constable of the quiries. Counsel then quoted a case and diligence that it was his duty stopped him, aying that he had & Hawkers Squad absconded, quite from Padgett in support. It was to do.
Sa message from his master. While a number of persons like the ac
laid down there that if a man knew Mr. Jenkin referred to many law walking together, several others cused had been going round col- or had reasonable ground for believ- books in support of his contentions, approached and relieved him of his lecting money from hawkers on ing that his name was being forged all of which was based on the commoney at the point of pistol. When the pretence that they were act to a bill, he was bound to notify his tractuel duties between customer he recovered from his fright⠀⠀ ha ing on behalf of the constables. banker at once. Furthermore, & and banker.
informed the police, but the gang Sentence of six weeks hard Had made off:
|labour was passed.
man must be treated as in possession The case is proceeding.
All broken,
chafed and damaged goods are to be left in the Godown, where they will be examined by Messrs. Anderson & Ashe on the 25th May, 1929, at 10 a.m.
All claims against the vessel must be presented to the Undersigned before
the 30th May, 1999, or they will not be, recognised."
No Fire Insurance, will be effected Bills of Lading will be counter- signed by
JOHN MANNERS & CO., LTD.,
Agents.
Hong Kong. 21st May, 1929.
THEATRE ROYAL HONG KONG
W. R. BANVARD Presents
THE ENGLISH COMEDY COMPANY
IN
THE BEST PEOPLE"
TO-MORROW
THE RINGER'
Friday." A Cuckoo
in the Nest.
Booking at Montrie's.
Prices: $3, $2 & $1.
Columbia
RECORDS
Chamber Music ❤ Popular Price
Lener
String
Quartet
UARTER
QUARTET IN F MAJOR.
FOUR PARTS, TWO RECORDS
9658 9659.
Anderson
COOK BY GAS.
Make the
Change NOW
You'll wonder why you have
left it so long.
See the new Gas Cookers
at our Showroom.
LOW RATES FOR FIXING
You can buy COOKERS
for cash,
by instalments,
or have them on hire.
ESTIMATES FREE
Works & Offices West Point and Jordan Road, Kowloon, Central Showroom— ̈*
Ice House Street.
HONG KONG & CHINA GAS CO., LTD.
P.O. Box 34.
Telephone Central 47.
KOREAN MISSION CLOTH
GUARANTEED
Not to Fade,
+ Not to Shrink,
Seldom Wear Out,
Sole Agents:
PORT
BRE
BITZER & CO., Queen's Bldg., 2nd floor,
Ice House Street,
ZEBRA
PILSENER
BEER
LIGHT
PALATABLE
AND
REFRESHING
An ideal Drink for
the Summer.
Sola Agente:
Gande, Price &Co., Ltd.
No. 2, Ice House Street, Tel C. 135. HONG KONG