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HONGKONG LICENSING BOARD
FULL LICENCE FOR ASTOR HOUSE
CANTON.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23RD, 1911
(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
February 21st.
SCHOLASTIC.
A meeting of the Licensing Board was held at the Council Chamber yesterday afternoon to consider, an application, nuder the Liquor į
To-day many of the schools und colleges af Licenses Ordinances, from L, Gameau, for a this city renamed work after the New Year publican's licens to sell by rotail intoxicating | vacation. Many of these show an increased liquots at the Astor House. The Hon. Mr. A. W. Browin, presided, and there were also present: Hon Mr. E. Osborne, Mosere A. Mackenzie, A. Shelton Hooper, Murray Stewart, F. F. Hough, C. Mol. Messer and R. II. A Craig (Acting Seerotary).
The Secretary stated the nature of the
business bofore the meeting.
SUPREME COURT.
Wednesday, February 22nd.
IN CRIMINAL JURISDICTION.
BEFORE HIS HONOUR MR. F. A. HARLAND (ACTING PUJSNE JUDGE).
A
ARMED ROBBERY.
The trial of Cheung U Ling, Wu Yuu and Ll Sham on charges of armed robbery and receiving as concludet.
· STATE INSURANCE IN GERMANY.Jmbers are to receive an annual remuneration, whilst all other elective pests are honorary without any foos or emoluments, only actual expenses to be recoverable. This manlies such offices very little attractive, and considering that the contributions amount to 8 por cont of the annual incomes, the whole sooms a heavy tax to be inžd upon employers and employed.
(BY OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT)
HAMBURG, Josuary 27th. The Bit for the insurance of private employés against incapacity and death nuder State control which will shortly be laid before the Reichstag has just been published. It is on the lines of the time ago, and contains no less than 370 plauses original draft of which I gave you a sketch some
with many sub-divisions and frequent references to the already existing insurance laws and the civil ocile.
enrollment, especially those solools in which English is taught. It must be most gratifying to the Ellis Kadario Schools Society to know that no fewer than two hundred and six new Tho Attorney-Genan! (Hon. Mr. W. Rees, stadents joined the College at Hoisin to-day, Davies, K, C.), instructed by Mr. H. L. Dennys, and in all probability there will be more to Jr., from the offics of the Crown Solicitor, ap.
Clause 1 states the object to be the securing morrow. This College has a splendid reputation peared for the Crown, and the third pris-work and of old age, and of pensions to the of annuities in cases of permanent incapa ity for in Cauton for officiency, hones the large nuin-oner was represented by Mr. Eldon Potter,relicts in case of death. Between the ages of her seeking `adenission. College has lately been strengthened by the
The staff of this who was instructed by Mr. J. H. Gardiner, sixteen aud sixty, when the payment of old age arrival of Mr. J. C. Flotelier, of Glasgow A. Aicheson. C. M. B. Soares, W. J. Eldridge for all persons; male and founds, that are employ The jurora were J. R. Boyes (foremad), pensious Logins, insurance is to be compulsory University.
THE WAR SCARE.
Up to the time of writing so excitement ins been caused by the rumours of impending war in the North. It is pleasant to record that relationships between natives and foreigners are quite normal.
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A TROUBLESOME BOLDIER.
Mr. W. E. L. Shenton (of, Messrs." Deacon, Looker & Deacon), who appeared for the applicant, informed members that Mr. Games was at present the holder of a hotel-kooper's adjunct licence which only entitled him to norve intoxicating liquors to persona residing at, the time of sale on the licensed promises, or, in conjunction with a meal, to persons dining there This licens did not authorise the keeping of a public or private bar. In October, 1909. ho (Mr. Shenton) made application to the licensing Jus tices on behalf of his client for a publican's licence bat this application was refused on the grounds
The soldiers stationed here are continually giving trouble by their overbearing conduct. that the licensing Fastices had decided that they Since the regulation forbidding the price to would not have'a further bar in Queen's Road on the ground floor. The application now was interfere with the military was passed, the for a publican's licenes, with the condition that balaviour of certain of there men has beau worse than ever, for they seem to have an idea the bar would not be on the ground floor, but on the first floor. It would be a kind of private bar that they can do exactly as they please. A in which to serve residents of the hotel and day or so ago a soldier went into a leather goods people inking meals there. At present the ap-seller and bargained for the purchase of a trank át, $2. When the usual haggling was plicant had considerable trouble to comply with the regulations. People went upstairs concluded be put down $1.75, seized the trunk the private barul proceeded to walk out of the shop. The and ordered drinks in and it was impossible for him to know foki in charge obstinated his egress and thore sidents of the hotel was a rioient quarral. A pelty after of police whether they were or people coming in and asing the bar as appeared on the scene and advised the man to public bar. The granting of the present appli estion would botter enable the applicnat to comply with the laws of the Colony and would macet a maiderable demand for drinks by poople pawia z in and out of the hotel.
Mr. Mackenzie-Would the bar which you propose to open on the first floor ment with all the requirements of the licence from a publió point of view?
Mr. Shenton-Yes.
Mr. Mackenzie-It is the case that the public would have to be wicommodated if a license like this were granted ?
Mr. Shenton--Yes.
Mr. Mackenzie--And would that meet with the requirements?
Mr, Shenton--I think so. The position now; Is that we cannot supply drink to people not haring meals or living in the hotel.
Mr. Hough-Is this proposed bar on the same floor as the public rooms?.
Mr. Shenton-The coffee room, the dining room and eortais private rooms for diners ore on the same floor as the bar.
Mr. Mackenzie-If this licence were granted there is nothing to prevent you opening a bar on the ground floor?
stick to the terms of his bargain and not to bring disrepute on the army of China. The soldier responded that the police bail no business to interfere, wrenched himself free and walked. triumphantly out of the shop in possession of the trunk. It is deeds like this that make the Chino say. Preserve us from our defenders."
-KIDNAPPING.
Yet another crime bas to be added to the long list to be accredited to the Shan Tak District A villager named Ho was returning to the Tai Tan village with his son, a young boy. While on the way they met a gang of armod brigands at least ten in number who reized on the luckless couple. The father they stripped of every eeut be possessed, and they took away they boy prisoner The father shouted for help, and though a guard. boat was close at hand no one came to his sist auce. Tho boy was taken away and nothing has since been heard of him.
THE GAMBLING QUESTION.
It is very hard to get to know with any dogreo of certainty whether the new Viceroy is
an important meeting held by the chief of the doing his best to abolish paulding or not. At
Provincial Officials in the Treasurer's yamen yesterday, his Excellency pointed out that should Mr. Shepton-Yes. It is specially provided licensed gambling be abolished on the 1st of by the Ordinance that to a licence the licensing the 3rd room there would be still a deficit of Justices can attach conditions, and I would several hundred thousand wels, iu spite of the ask you to allow the licence on condition fact that taxes had been greatly raised on of the applicant having a bar only on the rat several commodities. It was efterwards resolved floor. If there is a contravention of this that the taxes on the various slaughter-houses condition, penalties can be inflicted ander the be raised to produce one million tueda per annum while the taxes on the sale of tobacco be raised to produce six hundred thousand tae's. This, it is said, will very materially decrease the defloit.
Ordinance.
Mr. Hoopor-When that original application cunia before 19, is it not a fact that we offered a licence for a bar on the first floor, but that did not suit the applicant?
Mr. Shenton-You.
Mr. Hooper-Therefore the application was not refused?
Mr. Shantou-No, Mr. Hopper-And you are willing to accept to-day the licence we offered you then?
Mr. Shenton-That is the position. As a matter of fact, it was Mr. Hoopor'a suggestion previously that there should be no pablla bar.
Mr. Hooper-Because I strongly object to the opening of any more bars on to the street in that part of Queen's Road, as they are n anuisance to pussers-by, particularly in that part of the town.
The Chairman-The police raise no objection o the opening of this bar.
Mr. Shouton suggested that the Justices should visit the place, and they would see that
A GOOD ACTION.
The official who has the host reputation for an upright man is the Tactai of Industries Last year there was a sorious business depression in Fatsban and the Tantai's aid was called inte raquisition. He succeeded in `persuading the Treasury to 13an the merchants 5fty thousand tals, and this cum was sufficiat to prevent very serious financial disturbances. This money has ust been repaid to the Tactai, who has requested ho Trasury to hand book the promissory note, The Tastai's action is very highly extolled by the local Press.
LONGEVITY IN WONG TUNG,
exceeding M.5.000 per annum, viz.:-
favour row than when the original draft ap poured-at least in its preset form-for the idea itself of extending the benefits of the system of State insurance to workers of the widdle classes meets with general sympathy, federated employers' associations held at Berlin At a meeting of the central cosimittro of the
a fow days ago surprise was exgrossed that in spite of the opposition enconutored at the timo, many of the organized employs, Govern not only on the part of employers but also from
The scheme is therefore viewed with no mor
D. Durwood, P. A. Kautz and C. M. Hamitood by private cozpanies and firms at salaries not ment should have adhoved to its original plan.
On the Court reaming, Conusel addressed the jury, and his Lordship summed up.
The jury retired, and after nu absonce of fifteen minutes returned into Cont.
The foreman asaounced that they found the first and second prisoners guilty unanimously, and the third prisoner guilty by a majority of ive to two.
anything to say why sentence should not be The prisoners were then asked if they had passed.
These holding superior positions, such as unging clerks, &e. Engineers, forecen, &o., irrespective of their educational training.
Clerks and apprentices in countin-houses and dispensaries
The only practical one, it was held, was to give more clasticity to the present organization, so us to make it iuclado the middle classes, for the provisions of, the new Bill were more favourable to the neared. thuu those of the older re- gulations, which could not fail to arouse
Members of the stuge sad orchestra dizoonlent and jealousy amongst the work. irrespective of their artistic officinaey.
in population, whilst the complicated and rankostly drainistrative machinery proposed
Bchool Loaches, tutora and govornossos. Officers, parsers and others above the of an A. B. en sea-going and river craft.
They are divided into right classes, viz.:-
iticoule.
M. 550 per annua... M. 1.60
950
The first said-I leave the matter in your Lordship's bauds.
The second-I really did not do it, and I Up to.. ask your Lordship to deal with the cass justly.
The third-I have nothing to say, His Lordship sentenced the first and second prisoners each to seven years imprisonment with hard labour and 24 strokes of the birch, and the third prisoner to seven years' im prisement with hard labour.
the stolen property, and the jurors were dis
An order was made for the restitution of charged until this morning."
SHIPPING NOTES.
From M. 550 to
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$50
1.150
1.150
1,500
1,500
2,000
2.000
2.500
2.500
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-3.000
3.000
17
4,000
Monthly Premin
was calculated to iner use the burden laid upon the employers out of proportion to the advantage offered to the employed. The committee, more ovor, regretted that the Government by giving 3.20 andas consideration to the demands of a portion! 4.80 of the employes, whilst disregarding the inter- esta of the employers who ad the welfare of 1320 their subordinates no less warmly it heart, was 16.60 creating a feeling of antagonism between them 20.00 i which could not but retard the progress of legis.
to surivas-condicts. lation in the water, and night eventually lead
5.80
960
2660
4030 3000 by 12, and quarterly salaries by 4; gratuities, Weekly wages are to bo multiplied by 52, monthly
shages in the prolls of the business and other emoluments have to be included in the incomo returned. The premiums are to be paid in to the insgranes fund by the employer, who will
It will be soon from this that the first question to be devided by the Reichang is wacthor the per institutim, or whether it is to be tacked on to organization is to be a separate uni indodont the already existing one; there is much to ha said on both sides, and without a careful study diffient to express au opinion.
The steady growth of the business of the East have to add a like amonnt as his contribution of the whole matter, under all its aspects, it is
Ariatio Co., Ltd's, Bangkok-Europe line, saya the Bengkok Times, has becessita ed a new boat forthis run, and there is now building in Denmark by the firm of Burmeister & Wain a new liner for this journey. This will be the first boat of the line to adopt motor propulsion and her horse Fiver is put at 3,000. At the same time a new is being fitted with 60 h. p. motors. This ship veasel for the Siam Steam Navigation Co., Ltd., will be a great improvement on the present bonis used in the coast trade, as she will have much The sa. Stamboul has been chartered to bring more dock accommodation than the present ships. extra cargo from Europe to Bangkok and will arrive at Bangkok about the middle of Marcit, She will dieciarze a thousand tons of rails for the Southern Railway, at Singers, on her way up.
but he is at liberty to deduct them from the wages or salaries of the employés. Government contributes nothing, thus all pensions, &c., conta of mararenient are to be paid out of the sams collected; if theso in the course of time should
infioient to woet the demands, benefits may be reduced, or the scale of premiums mised by subsequent legislation.
the payment of 120 monthly contributions in Noclaims for benefits can be made until after
case of men and 60 in that of women, when one-fourth of the aggregate amount of this contributions and one-eighth of subsequent ones will be awarded as annuities or pensions in ease of permanent incapacity or death. In certain. cases such annuities and pensions (where the wife has been the brand-winner), may be sommatod for a lump sual. Widows
mother. Girls may on getting married claim widowers and orphans participate at fixed rates; illegitimate children only as far as regards the
the return of one-half of the premiums paid so far.
Some time ago, says the Japan Mall, wo recorded the fact that the Shippers Loogno-by which term is to be understood owners of vessels determined to petition the Authorities in the not included in the fleet of any company had sense of abandoning all subsidies to steamers
follow:-(1) All the steamers lying between Flying in domestic waters. The reasons alleged for this change of procedure are said to be as Japan and central China may be comprised in the Yangisze floot, and as good profits are obtainable in that trade there is) 220 now paid on the Yokohama-Shaachai lie by so loing it hopes to be able to retard or avert Decasion for subsidies, (2) The subsidy
The pension board of a district may, if is excessive. (3) The lines between. Kobe and North China are quite sufficiently profitable permanent invalidity, provide medical treat now plying to Dairen are ample for carrying out, but, except in certain specified cases, the to justify the cessation of subsidies. (4) Vessels rent, indoor or in hospitals, convalescort homes, the basinos of maritime transport between Koren and North China, and therefore no special grant need be made in that quarter. (5) The stoomers plying between Kebe und Vladivostock are quite able to satisfy the needs of easterı, Korea's transport. (6) The railway sorvics being now complete, there is no occasion for a apocial Hokkaido. (7) The Tanruga-Vladivostock sab line of steamers between Japan proper and the sidy may be cut down by me half.
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consent of the person in question shall he required, if he or she be the head or member of a household,
Besides those the Bill contains provisions for cases of protracted temporary incapacity, for pains and penalties, de, but it would be perfectly the suspension of benefita, a whole section of
impossible to enter into all ench detail in the
CHURCH OF ENGLAND MARRIAGES.
CLEROY DEFYING THE LAW.
Tristram with reference to the step the fishop A representative of a London paper saw Dr. of London had taken "directing him not to
wife's sister. laue licences for the marriage of divorced por sons or to a man for marriage with his deceased
"I am very glad it has happened," said Dr. Tristram, "I am preparing a long, complete, which will be pablished in due course. My riow and detailed reply to the Bishop of London, is that the reply will settle the controversy and will force the clergy into obedience to the law."
The attention of Dr. Tristram was drawn to
celler not to issue the licenses. diesets so far as I lawfully cantho Chau- that pusong in the Bishop's letter in which he
I believe that those poeple who refuse to issue "Ah, well, he can't direct me at all." replied Dr. Tristram, "I am bound according to my patent of appointment to issue the licereas, and them could be forced by mandamus to do so.
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"It started first by her halt coming out ini. combfuls, leaving a spot about the size of n ahing. Tito skin looked raised and crusted and irritates hier very much, Naturally 1 bocarno rety anxious when I saw eight - ferent bare patches on her head. I wanttald she was going to lose all her hatt.. I tried two wed advertised remedies and they dal no good, so I took her to a skin spital. Tizo doctor told me it was ringworm and to keep her from school, which I did. lattened the Hospital, with her for seven weeks. I used two large boxes of the pliment which they proscribed, ua her lead every week and she had to wear a black called gu. Her poor little fac became swollen and red wherever the ointment touched
One day I sent for box of Cuticura Oatmeal. After thoroughly deansing her bend of all the old sistinent, I started in with tas Cuticura. The second dressing with it seemel to take the relation away. And soon we saw an improvement. Before I had quite finishest the hox of Cuticura Oltment, her head was quite clear and the hair growing over the bald spots. Now her hate has grown beautiful and long, with noth- ing but the Cuticura Oatment and the Cutlara Soap, with which I wash." (Signed) Mrs. Kean, 3:
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of the alergy have been defying the law. E. R. WATTS & law to themselves. My patent of appointment It is the of chaint between the S ate law and the desire of some people in the Church to be a empowers me to grant marriage licences and all
and accustomed to be done by the law, customs, other canonical dispensations windsoever for the Bishop and his successors, which have been used and statutes of Great Britain. Even since Charles II.'s to incent parties have been allowed marriage in church. Pron Charles If.'s into operatiou, all parties whose marriages had time up to 1857-8, when the Divoros Act same KEPT IN hoen dissolved by Act of Parliamout were ou- innocent or guilty. Up to that time the only titled to be married by liecues in church whether way of getting a divores was by Act of Parlia ment. The Divorce Act only gives the clorgy Our Yokohama contemporary adlar-Olimited space of a letter.
the option to refuse to marry a guilty party; plain. The owners of tramp steamers find it special board, to be called the "Reichsversi- marry an innocent. conre the object of this agitation is very
For the purpose of administering the funds a it gives them no option whatever to refuse to difficult to compete with vessels which are in cherungsaint," is to be created, possessing the long time. The Bishop of Londes, ever since his receipt of subsidies, and they therefore advocate authority of a government offten and corporate appointment, has taken one view and I have
This question a
bean simmoringa vory wond be followed at once by a general rise of rights. It is to consist of a board of directors to be takon another. What my private opinions are the abolition of subsidies, as such a measura rates. The public would suffer, but the ship nominated by the Emperor for life, a council of does not mattor in the least. I have to act however, that shipping subsidies are not granted half of which to be eloofd by the employers to issue the licence." owners would profit. It has always to bono,
administration of at least fifty members, one a mandamus would lie against me if I refusedl according to the law, and my cloar view is that recklessly. They are giren with the object of securing regalar transpert services between from amongst their delegates (VertrouAkMmán-.
Asked whether, as he was appointed by n places which would otherwise lack such facilitioner) in the various district, the other half by the Bishop, he could he dismissed or asked to resign- In this case the Authorities are said to be employes from amongst theirs. There is to be an am appointed for life, and I shall certainly not by the Bishop, Dr. Tristram replied: No, I fully cognizant of the facts, and *alzendy a whole subject.. commission of enquiry is investigating the executive committee consisting of two employers resign. I cannot go into the whole matter to
For example, the plea and two employes, members of the conseil day, but I am very glad the matter has come to
nominated for the term of a year, and elected by I think will prove to be a very important cora
hend, and I will reply to the Bishop in what their own side; for each of these members two munication. substitutes to be chosen in a like manner to not
a
As is well known, long life is greatly esteemed this province of erecting a monament in front by the Chinese, and a peculiar custom prevails in of the ancestral temple to all persons who have attained the age of one hundred years. It has ust been announced that this month six persone ra entitled to this privilege. Five of these are ren, and the age of the eldest is said to be one hundred and devon. The authorities atato, how Mr. Hooper-Where is the other entrance, ever, that should these ancient persons desire to zn toto. Similarly with regard to the Tokohama put up a nouumsat they must do it at their own expense and not at that of the publie fands.
there was no entrance from the road.
The Chairman-There is more than one' entrance to the hotol, is there not. P
Mr. Shouten - Yes,
through the servants' quartera?
Mr. Shouton-Yes.
Mr. Hooper There is only on entrance to the building proper.
THE LIQUOR MONOPOLY.
& CO.,
ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS.
advanced in favour of abolishing subsidies to estels Flying on the Yangtsze ignores the fact footing in that trade, which has a great future that all Western nations aro struggling to obtain before it. The aubsidies granted by the Frea in bis stead, shunki ho be prevented from attend. THE INSURANCE AMALGAMATION WHY GO TO which may possibly be reduced or even in- sury the case of this service tolal 800,000 yen, ing to the duties, and to succeed hira in casa of creased, but certainly will not be abolished his leath
the slows
COFOR.
PROPOSAL.
À COMMENT BY "THE TIMES,"
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The following appeared in The Times of the 18th -
We understand that an offer Is been made
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N. LAZARUS
FOR YOUR GLASSES?
You will receive Fair Treat
mant.
A Careful and Intelligent
Examination,
We have a Sound Option! Reason behind every Lens.
Pension boards are to be established by the Shanghai line, the Japanese flag has to en- Reichsversicherungut, sabject to the approval counter such keen competition that some State of the Federal Council, in the several sections aid is perfectly reasonable. Mach the same argument applies to the lines of steamora plying into which it may be deemed expedient to divide by the Union Insurance Society of Canton The wine and spirit monopoly is still exarois. between Japan and the ports of North China. this country; twenty assessora, half to be elected | (Limited), at Hongkong, for the acquisition of The Board considered the granting of the ing the public mind. Bows trae ago it was accruing to it in the sequel of the war, there are to act as an advisory committee in certain kong and London offices of the Union Society If this country is to enjoy bereits justly by, the employers and half by the employés, the business of the North China Insurance application in camera. ̈.
stated that the monopoly had been granted to must be no slackness in the region of the
Company (Limited), and that both the Hong- Later, applicant's solicitor was called in, and the Leung Kwok Chaon Company. The wine maritime carrying trade. As for communica
have notified the Union shareholders of the BECAUSE the Choteman informed him that the Toard had guild kicked against this to some purpose, and tions with Korea, their embryonic condition is Delegates (Vertrauensmänner) are to be fact. The authorized capital of the North agreed to grant the application on condition owing to the representation of certain prominent palpable, and everyone minst agree that to trust class for esch district. by employers and China Company is £150.000, of which £50,000 that the bar was on the first floor, and that no Cantonese resident in Feking the provincial Facilities in these regions would be very short ebers; two substitutes to ha elrotul for provide for the issue to the North China share- to chance for the development of transport employed from amongst themselves in equal and it is understood that the terma anggested is called up in 10,00 15 shares with £5 paid drinks were sold on the ground floor. The officials were ordered, to give the monopoly to sighted policy. The above ho Board also wished to warn the applicant the wice guild. Just at pres at everything attributed respectively to the Shipowners each Vertrauensmann on the same lines. The holders of 2,000 shares in the Union Company
Guild and the Authorities soncerned. that the permission would be withdrawn if it seems to be at sixes and sevens" regarding the
duties of the delegates are, in the first and the payment of £70,000 in cash. The was abused.
wine trade, and several wine and rise shops (for THE SHELL TRANSPORT COMPANY: working of the system in their respective dis-eent $1,655,000, which, couverted into sterling place, a sort of general supervision of the position appears to be somewhat as follows- the two are often combined kero) are displaying
2,000 Union shares at about $827.50 repre- notices to the effect that wine is no longer sold Marens Samuel & Co., is in Egypt at the bors of the advisory committees to the pension £150.000, so that, including the proposed cash. Mr. Sam Samuel, of the firm of Messrs.triots, and in the second the election of the mem. at 18. 10d, per Hongkong dollar, ameuate to in these particular shops. I liave heard it whis-present time settling with the Government thei Mr. Hough stated that a resident of the hotel pero here that the gambling monopolists have terms of the lease upon which the Gemsal boards, and of those of the boards of arbitration shares would be exchanged for the equivalent of payment of £70,000, the 10,000 North China could have a drink where he liked, but not a bean persanding several of the members of property owned by the Red Sea Oilfields is to be and of the board of appeal,
£22 per share; as these shares are at present visitor.
charitable institutions (whom certain local acquired by the Shell Transport and Trading Boards of arbitration will be fustituted for the quoted at about 150 Shanghai taels, or, at a rats. The Chairman-We don't intend to sanction journals stigmatise as being rogues at heart) to
Company. visitors taking their drinks anywhere but in the use their influence to prevent any definito course erect a refinery at Sues, to which a pipe line twelve assessors elooted in aqual numbers by not necessarily follow that the English pro- It is the intention of the Shell Company to and will be composed of a chairman and at least to the North China shareholders. But it does purpose of declding disputes arising out of claims, of exchange of 24. 6d, about £15, the offer, on
the face of it, would appear to be very favourable NOTICE TO KOWLOON RESIDENTS being settled regarding the wine trade. As the oilfields. This will have the effect of enabling employers and employés from amongst them-prietors of the North Chins Company will
will be laid, a distance of 180 miles from the
XTRA COPIES of Daily Press are on increased tax on wine is expected to go a long the oil to come west of the Suez Canal to Wesselres; doubtful cases will be roforrel to the consider the terms so tempting as to warrant
Sale daily at the following Stores:- way to make up the deficiency in revenue caused tern ports free of Canal dues. It is also the Board of Appeal, to whom also a right of spreal pany, ad doubtless from the merchants point
KOWLOON BOOK STALL, Ferry Wharf. the suppression of gambling, it is quite to be intention of the Shell Company to erect a short
Messrs. H. BUTTONJEE & SONS. Kon auderstood that all this delay and confusion is pipe line east of the Suez Canal, so that ship lie. Ita decision is final. Its composition will of view there is something to be said for loon Store, No. 36, Haiphong Road,
meats can be made to Eastera ports with facility, be similar to that of the boards of arbitration, maintaining the few remaining "China" offices wells being situated within smile of the seaboard. but it is to have its seat in Berlin and its in their present position..
Mears. HUNG CHEONG, Haiphong Road Mr AHYAU, Hongkong Stall Ferry Wharf
Mr. Shonton asked if there was any objection
to drinks ordered and being taken downstairs in
the hall.
bar,
At the Magistracy yesterday a Chinese was brought before Mr. E. R. Hallifax on a charge of manslaughter. The deceased is alleged to have attempted to remove his belongings from a cubicle the rout for which he had not paid,
and it is thought that a quarrel ensued.
to the benefit of the gambling monopolists.
their surrendering their interests the Cam.
N. LAZARUS,
OPTHALMIC
OPTICIAN. CORNER D'AQUILAR ST., HONGKONG.
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