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ANNOUNCEMENT
of
TACK LOONG
the Oldest and Largest Chinaware Concern in Canton.
Our patrons are desired to note that Mr. Li HON CHY, also known as NG SHEUNG, who has heretofore represented this house for the Foreign Department, is no longer in our employ and has no authority to act on our behalf in any capacity whatsoever. Our new partner, Mr. FUNG YID HING, also known as Po HING, will represent this house hereafter,
The general management and staff, except the above change, remain the same as before and all commands or enquiries will receive the same care and prompt attention as in the past.
Canton, February 1, 1918.
PUBLIC WORKS OFFICIAL
AND THIS MOTOR CYCLE.
SPORT CRICKET NOTES.
TO-D
A DANGER TO PEDESTRIANS.
Hongkong
At the Hongkong Magistracy yester day before Mr. Dyer Ball, Mr. A. B. Ground. Purves, assistant eginter of the
PW.D., was charged with failing to reduce speed when negotiating the carve in the Lower Albert Road, also), with failing to blow his horn
Me R. E. Relilios (instructed by Mr. ↑ Leo d'Almada) appested for the defond ant, while the Hon Mr. O Mel Messer (Captain Saperintendent of Police) prosecuted.
Y'S MATCHES;
Civil
S
› Service. ——
Club
University.Kowloon
Kowloon C.R.C
seway Bay The resu the ma Club and the Civil vice will have most important
HONGKONG SHARE. MARKET. HONGKONG DEFENCE CORPS Messrs Vernon & Smyth, in their ADMINISTRATIVE ORDERS BY MAJOR, H. weekly share report dated February 2nd, MORGAN, ADMINISTRATIVE CONMANDANT. 1916, state:
Our last report was dated 18th
*** SYRENGTH. February and, during the interval, our local market has kept very steady and. No. 940 Pte. J. Könnedy Gibson. was moderately active, A few of the specula-
enrolled on 10th Fel, 1916 Livestocks showed a little weak No. 950. Pte. W. Morley was enrolled on
posted to "D" Co
and owing to a few shares coming on the 10th Feb., Iul, and posted to." I "*
the final market in consequence of the Settlement,
2.40.
3-00 ex div. 50.90)
with deep regret the death of Pte. Ji-Paterson, B. Co on alet. Eebi,
· LEAVE.
Sergt. E. V. Mitchelmore, Signalling: Section, is granted 2 months leave from. 15th March, 1918. Ple D Jafle, "B" Co., is granted. 10 months leave from 14th March, 1918. Pto R. Bruce, A Co je granted one year's leave from 18th Feb, 1918. Pie A Mountain, Stretcher Bearer Section, is granted six weeks loeve from 28th Feb., 1018.
of the competition and ought to which was satisfactorily negotiated to the Civil Servitecting encounter. If day. The feature of the week has been The Administrative Commandant records,
will am the strength and scarcity of must of the win they Cor.
prove both their own prospects and those investmont stocks, such as Banks, and of the University, while if they draw or Insurance shares. Shanghai, has not are beaten of the running. If Pearce and Muriel variations. Singapore market for Rub they may be considered out done much and prices show but slight make a stand the result will probably be ber shares has been quiet, with only a van draw but if the visitors can
wo batamen out at all chceply they are our to-day's wired quotations:-
these small business passing. The following ought to win comfortably, as neither the Ayer Panas..... V batting of the rest
$10.75/ Club
or howling
Glenealys matter to take three points from the Malaka Pindas
at all Kowloon at home will and it a convincing
Kedahs Kompas University and with Marley and Bray-
in last week's form, a draw will New Nerendals
Malakofs in the last encounter between these sides, Sandycrofta er probably be as much as they can manage.
Pajams the students won, and their chances of Tapahs enhanced by a
Victory
No-morrow. The Chinese are not playing at all that they will go down before the Mid- just now, an
and it
is quite on the cards dieses this afternoon. The result, how over, is very open, for if Ng Sze Kwong got going the soldiers have not the
to make an effective reply steadily improved, and after business
Dr. J. H. Saunders, of the Matilda Hospital, said I was walking up Garden Road between 12 and 1 P. aheat a fortnight ego, when I saw a motor cyclist going along the corner of Lower Albert and Garden Roads very rapidly I did not hear him blow his
predat bear crossing at the time there must have]
been an
DAY
$50
4-30 4.75 14.00,
428 (20.30
Spr. AF Brown Engineer Co., is granted 8 weeks leave from 23rd Feb, 1918,
ANNUAL MUSKETRY COURSE.
horn, and it struck me that bad anyone couring the shield would be great Plantation Rubber in London is.quated. The following is the result of Classifica
accident. I heard a whistle blown and then the motor-cyclist pulled up. I next saw a Police Sergeant go up to the cyclist and take down some notes, I told the Sergeant that if họ wanted any evidence about the cyclist coming down very fast and not blowing his horn I would be very pleased to give it as I
2/31 Bar Silver is quoted 42 Sterling Shanghai TT is nominal at about 68), TT in 2/111. Singapore T,T. i8. 126. and the Bank's buying rate for 3 d/s bills in nominal at 691 ELSE
BANK-Hongkong and Shanghais have
tion Practices of No. 1. Platuon at King's Park Range:
Number exercised.... Marksmen
1st Class shots. 2nd Class shets
3rd Class shots.
men are again not on view. reported at $646 they close very firm The averages ware:-
at
will probably be match Happy Valley between two of the service levens, but with no league list of fixtures to hand yet we cannot say definitely
In view of the possibility of a close glance over the following list of teams which have held the trophy :--
with buyers at the rate
MARINE INSURANCES - Unions have fur ther improved to buying rate of 2780. Chines at Tle 115, and Yangtezca nt 8205 Cantons are in request at, 2310 North
considerad it was dangerous to the finish for the shield it is interesting to with exchange 73 but no shares appear
public
Mr. McI Messer-You have had some experience in motor-driving Witneas Yes.
Mr. Belifios-You say you have-driven a inotor-car for a very long time. Can- not you judge the speed of a car? Witness I bave driven a car for two or three years, but I do not wish to give any impression of the speed at which he was travelling
Did the Sergeant come and ask you to give evidence -No, I offered to do so 1- considered it was dangerous to the
public
You have beca driving a car for two
1003 04-Army Ordnance Corps. 1904-05-Craigengower,
1905
06-Kowloon
1906 07 Kowloon. 1907 08--Craigengower.
09-HongkongВ team 1909-11 E. and Depts.
10-Hongkong A team.
1008-
1910
101118--Craigengawer.}
1012 13-Hongkong-B team: 1913-1914-Hongkong.
to be forthcoming,
Practice 13
18
19
3.
13.24
14
18.14.
14
17.48
10
17:79
--11.97
:16
9.35
5.85
66.90
Company average
LECTURE,
FIRE INSURANCES-Ching Fires could be placed at $131. Hongkong Eires were in good demand thronghout the week, but nothing was done until a price of 8323 was reached, when some business At Headquarters, Friday, 1st March, at was put through some business
BRIPPING Indo-China Deferred have 6 p.m. Subject, Map Roading cat been a very steady market, and a fair Field Sketching business was done on the basis of 815G)DERS FOR ARTILLERY COMPANY BY CAPTALE cash. A fow shares coming out on the W. ARMSTRONG, V.D.
PARADES AT B.K.D.C. HEADQUARTERS. eve of the settlement were sold at $155, Thursday, 8th inst
There has been no league Cricket since but we close firm with buyers at $157 for the war, until the presorit season.
KCC UNIVERSITY CC.
Kowloon, to-day at 9 pm, the home team In this League match at King's Park, will be composed of JP Robinson J Stalker, P. H. Cobb, I. Macaskill R. land, Wheelor, L, J. Blackburn, C. Pestonji, LES Hodge, F. E. Jose
5.15 p.m. Right and Left. HALF Companies Lecture on Musketry by Adjutant, H.K.D.C.
Friday, 1st inst
7.30 a.m. Right Half Company.
Musketry Instruction:
cash Douglases have again been neglect- ed and no transactions are reported, price remaining at 877 nominal. Steam boata are somewhat harder, with buyers show no change at $28 nominal.
5,13 pm Left Half Compady. at 816 (ex div, of 50 cents). Star Ferries
Ors-Sales of Langkats have been Muskelry Instruction. made in the North at Tis. 14 Shells don price hus advanced to 117/8. Ural 22nd Feb to 1st March: romain nominni at 112/-, although Lon-ORDERS FOR ENGINEER COMPANY BY CAPT.
W. RUSSELL are on offer at 201
or three years. Cannot you judge the stapleton and WT REFINERIES.A sudden demand for E. Manung Nightly. :----
speed 1- Well, I know a motor cycle faster than a motor car
Have you yourself not sometimes said that you had a car going 45 miles an hour I do not see what that has got to do with the present case. When the cycle turned round the corner I thought it wa highly dangerous.
You say that if there and had been
(Captain), G. E. Marley, K. Brayshay,
the University A
China Sugars caused a rise in price to Bedmond, D. Wright, BK888, for dece, rather lower with sales reported and Samy, P. Cheah, W. Gittens, K. S
884 Market Lim G. Hall and J.-M. Jack:
shares offering at $86, Malabons have declared a dividend for the past year of P8.00 and eales have taken place at
div. There
are now buyera at
CRAIGENGOWER NAVY
In this home League fixture to day the best GARZAN
Phy M. Grimmett, J. 8: Graham,
beers at 82.6
Parades is hier rosters posted at Headquarters Engine Drivers at G p-in Electricians at 6.15 p.m. Officers next for duty.
Belchers, Lent, hall; Lyecnun, 2nd-
Licut.
Stonecutters, 2nd- Lient, Brown INSTRUCTION FOR MEMBERS OF BATTALION ATTACHED FOR DITY.
Class 2 at Buichers at 8-30 p.m. on
Mondays and Thursdays,
Class 3 at Lyceman
Tuesdays and Bridays, Tuesdays and Fridays.
anyons about, there miglie have been HU, F. S. Thompson, TF. Ford, DOCKS, We probably 3270 would Clase 1 at Belchers at 6.30 p.m. on
an accident?— Wall, that was my impres-
Was there anyone on the road No I was the only pedestrian at the time, but I do think there must have been an accident.
G. Manley, D. K. Kliaras, A. Arculli, J.
D. Noria, L. A Lose and R. Basa
ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL.
AND
6.30 p.m. on
kong and Whampon Docks have been GODOWNE Hong steady and several males were put through at $131. They close with buyers at 3131 Kowloon Wharves have slightly The magistrate-Could you not tellements, zuere wird de o oras, division of $10 were
If there are no eleventh hour postponement, and after sales at 895 (cum div.
weakened, owing to salos over the Settle-Note-Nu classes win be held un åfonday
the exact speed I-Witness I don't think matcuts Happy Valley to day, and Shanghai Dede as low as $83 ex div. I could. It must have been over 20 miles wo in the junior division.
An hour
born Rides are
on the
have
at
hands
buyers
and Tuesday, 25th and 26th Feb, 1918,
THANSIEL. Lieut. R. J. Stevenson will take duty e O.1 D.EL. Stonecutters in place This of Lieut. Hall until further orders.
MUSKETRY
Tls. 60, but have rather action for several weeks, is to oppose the LANDS HOTELS AND BUILDINGS,
The Cine, which has not been seen in now offering Tis. oral pas are making changes, and it been done at 996 and 880, and Humph N.C.Os and men og notified by the Co.
ground. section
kept very steady. Lands have will be rather interesting to watch the reys at 80.60. Centrals and Hotels are réus of the new argoments. The
both!
wanted at CIUD eleven appeared
stue in t
Yesterday the Sapper team, ⠀⠀ Lucco is
is COTTON going from back to centra forward in are of Ewas at place of Lordon, while Bimonds, hither: Cottons
West
Points
Sargt. Major, will fire at King's Park
24725LTY AB HIR ATS ilk vas making 10 4 member of the RE Reserves will quoted remain
Range on
Sunday, 24th 1086, ab. 9
sales reported No. 3 Section to detailed by Sergt. and Shanghai Everest, will fire at Taikoo Range on Yangtszepoos TIs, 7, ORDERS FOR INFANTRY BATTALION BY MAJOR
Sunday, 24th inst, at 9 am. nominal
Sergt. Poels said he saw defendant burning the curve along How haben, Road. Defendant did not blow his hore, Witnese waved his head, but defendant did not stop, so witness blew his whistles Defendiat drew up immediately, and witness went up to him and enquired why he did not blow his born. Delend ant replied that he thought it was un sufficient noise, besides, he was not going take up the vacant position at back. It and Orientals Tls 40
Ja very important for the .. to wil
done travelling --Witness-Between 13' and meeting the U.A. In a re-play for a 0.30.. miles
to the Mr A B. Purves the defendant, and
League
will he had been riding a
GTA meet
every effort to make their can do by effecting a draw, as one point top of the league permurent. This they
m this match, or at their next 80 necting M
with the Club, will put then
fast
Yiks are
The magistrate At what spoed was heatch, otherwite their slender chance on NEDUSA SUiali buairless
last July and had novo, toreycle bince
in Cements at 28 and Tramways Union V Waterboat
Watsons
have changed
at China BODE altogether has at 11 andY
Lights were put through.n Navy the Navy and China Providents at 97.60 Busines ground, and will n no doubt put forward is reported in Dairy Farms at $20) and 30, and there are now buyers at $29. at $195. Peak Electrics could be placed at $48, and
Ices cak Tramways have sellers at MEMO-Next Settlement day, 27th out March
position at.
the
for an accident. He had bow along the same road over two hundred times. On the day in question he did not think he was going faster than usual. He was not quite sure whether he blew his horn of the reach of any of their rivals. The
or not. He did not see Sergt. Peels, but Navy is an uncertain side, but if at full
he Staff Den 108 to
be, whether the sappers were
in
Justified in playing him in the second
on hearing a police whistle he turned strength will make the round through curiosity. When be saw all the way. - the Bergant-running up he stopped immediately. He thought he was travel second division, will no doubt be out to division before they had played a frat ling at about eight males an hour. He avenge their last week's defeat, and if division match without him. Similar was not aware of the regulation; it was the Chinees are as weak in front of god- not printed on the backs of the licence
Inspector Gerard said they could not
H. A MORGANA SIGNALLING SECTION.
Friday, 1st March
5.15
p.m. N.C.Os, and men as detail ed by O.C., to complete Tests of Elementary Training, at Head quarters, under USA Blair Drill order with pouches,
RECRUITS.
Thursday, 26th inst
5.15 p.m. All unts, except "D" Co, at Headquarters, under Sergeants Edmonds and Meade. Dress: Drúl
Friday 1st March
6,35 p.m. All units, except "D" Co, on Murray Parade Ground, under Sgts, Edmonds and Meade, Dress Drill order.
be expected to print every regulation: on suuring the points of at least world for years, and the solution seeing Thursday, 28th insta
the back Besides, Mr.
they were on Saturday Inst, the sol worms have agitated the local football diers have a good
to be very difficult, Kowloon, which,
for to forbid a first the exception perhapa of the R.E. division would, in cases where players division player playing in the second
with St. Joseph's only defeat of the greater part of the incurves, is the most improved team in car played for in few matches the the second division, will try conclusions senior division and then dropped, de-
The Athletic obtained
South China
prive a man of his football for the its
Beason
TO-DAY'S MATCHES.
alow notion standing round the corner Purves would know oere was dead The Magistrate The speed allowed is ten miles an hour, but, when turning & season from the youthful Kowloon corner, one has to lessen speed. Do you and although Bt.
Joseph's Col
they will
at ten miles an have by no means an easy
team
HONGKONG LEAG
HONGKONG LEAGUE, DIVISION I,
think you could have got through safely be generally expected for legs will If the course were clear.endant-Yes, The question of the eligibility of first Inspector Gerrard said there were plenty division players to play in the second of people on that road hurrying to catch división continues to cause & lot of the frame to the Peaking argument. As the rule stands at present, ground, kick-off,
COMPANY.
5.15 p.m. Nos, 1 and 8 Sections, at Headquarters. Musketry Instruc tion. Dress Drill order with pouches. Sgt. Oxberry and Cpl Grimes will attend.
Friday, 1st March:
5.15 p.m. Nos 3 and 4 Sections on Murray Parado Ground Musketry. ** Instruction, Dress: Drill order with pouches, Sergt. Oxberry and Corp. Grimes will attend,GR
JW. BEARD
H.K.F.C. Royal Engineers, Club DER FOR CADET COMPANY BY 2ND-LIBUT,
Cadet Jack, Martin and Bamsey to be
1918.
Mr. Byrne
Mr. Belilies asid that the regulations Players are not allowed to play for the Navy GP.m. Referee
ground kick-off, Referee Mr. Wright.
PROMOTIONS,
PARADES
"allowed a certain amount of discretionary second division after having played two 430 power to the man to altor speed when matches in the first; but a player may 4.30pm. I necessary The charge was not one of bet
the second division, Staff and DIVISION I 18subject to the approval or
p.m Referee Bl
ground, kick-off, 3 otherwise of beague meeting, A A meet St. Joseph's College r ing of the Hongkong Fo
Football League
Club ground kick-off, 3 pm. Referee Mr. Durnse.
reckless driving, but of failing to alter A of the Secretary whose Athleticent South Ch Sunday, 3rd March
speed, se
The Magistrate The regulation is most definite on the point. A person being held on Monday next to consider must give warning when negotiating a curve. He must also lesser speed, in this connection.
a protest b by the 68th Company R.G.A. Mr. Belilio But he had a clear line ILE. Beurres played Sapper Gordon in appears that the of vision. He thought there was a car the second divinon
HKFC BOTAL ENGINEERS, tain amount of discretion allowed to a riary after having obtained the pro Clarke Blumfield and Simonds, Char-
mon on the 16th Feb careful driver, and his client was a vinonal permission of the Secretary ters Smith and White; Strange Town-
In this match the RE team will be caraful driver
Engineer first team during the season, Gordon? played regularly for the send, Lucas, Hortop and Pascall, and played lost on the 18th, but after
The Magistrate I don't think we can gain anything by this argument. I must
administer tas regulation as stated here. tast date it wae decided that he would ERESADAYIRGA T
I am afraid I must convict your client I will waive aside the question of speed when turning a curve, but he must be convicted for not blowing his born. fine him gra
not play in first division matches again, and permission-was saked for, and ob taideh, parvisions).
cand div
The RGA E
Church Parade
Nos 3 and 4 Sections fall in at the ferry Kowloog side, at 10-15 ani, Nos Land 2 Sections fall in at the
ferry, Hongkong side, at 10.30 am, Band to carry instrumenta,
GE, STEWART, CApt:41
Adjutant, HRDC Hongkong, 2nd February, 1919,
Cadet Company. The inter-section football matches result ed in points being gained as follows: Goals
No
represented as by Gretton wad Dickenson Gor man, Tallourd and Townsend Youngs
Edgeley Watson, Baxter and No
Green:
Games.