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THE HONGKONG DAILY. PRESE, WEDNESDAY, MARCH Örn, 1920.
[A strong syndicats of ship-owners and airship builders, including the P. & O. Co., the Orient Tino, the. Cunnard Co., Messrs Vickers, Ltd., and Mesars. Armstrong & Co., has been formed to investigate the posal. bilities of regular commercial airship sor
the East-] vices from Britain to
Daily Paper.
How swift the march of Progress spoeds Along the modern days, When maink a fresh invention loads To smoothing out the ways Whereby men send their merchandisa To dwellers under foreign skica
Oh, Shipping Magnates, who intand To ran out planes some day" Wherein our British firms may send Their goods to far Cathay, We kneed to you in awo, when we Appreciate policy..
your
But on us you might cause to shine Kind Fortune's fairer gleam,
If you revived the clipper line- And did away with steam.. For, were they sent out under sail, We might sometimes receive a mail!
E. W. H.
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CORRESPONDENCE. HONGKONG DEFENCE CORPS
" HONGKONG [TO THE EDITOR OF THE
DAILY PRESE.] BIE-It is possible that the reluctance of many men to Volunteer in this Colony may be accounted for by that short para- graph in your issue of this morning
beaded
"BRITISH WAR MEDAL."
"Service in Hongkong does not count." Why not? Who is the tactful authority who decides that it does not?
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It would have been such a gracious act and, I should have thought, such a wise act to grant these men (most of them middle-aged, much-worried men of basi ness) some special memento of those sweltering days and nights from 1814 to 1918, when at least they did their atmost to serve their country so far as in them lay.
It is quite evident that such service count," and is, there does not
foro, I presume, valueless. Why carol, 1. useless body 1-Yours therefore, in faithfully,
RESERVIST. Hongkong, March 2nd, 1920.
WISH TO CUT THE COCK'S HEAD.
ALLEGED THEFT OF GOLF-BALLS. At the Magistracy, yesterday, a Chinese was charged with stealing six golf- balls, the property of the Kowloon Cricket
Llub.
One of the boys employed by the K.C.U. stated that on Sunday morning he noticed defendant and some other men behaving He suspiciously near the golf-links. watched their movements and saw defen- dant pick up siz golf-balls which he hid When defendant
Anderneath his coat
and his friends were leaving the ground, witness and a foki tried to prevent them. They were then pelted with stones and, finding it impossible to arrest defendant, they informed the Police.
Defendant accused the witness of steal ing golf-balls on different occasions and asking him to sell them He refused, and this false charge was the result. He would cut a cock's bead to prove the veracity of his statement.
Witness emphatically denied that he ever stole golf-balls.
Me Irving remanded the case for for ther enquiry.
WIFE-BEATER FINED. COMPENSATION PAID FOR
BROKEN LEG..
BRITISH OFFICERS IN SHANGHAL
OFF TO HONGKONG. ACTION BY MILITARY AUTHORITIES. The N-C. Daky, News of February
23th say!!:-
British residents in Shanghai will learn with satisfaction that the representations
THE SALE OF A SHANGHAI COTTON MILL. INTERESTING SUPREME COURT OASE.
An interesting cash arising out of the recently published Chins (Companies) Amendment Order in Council, was com menced in H.M. Supreme Court, Shang- hai, last week, before his Honour Judge we made last week anent the unfortunate
air. F. N. Matthews and others, share- position of officers passing through here ir Havilland de Sausmares, in which have had a salutary effect. In two res holders in the Shanghai Colton Manu- pects at least the situation has been ro medied, but it is necessary to point out facturing Co., Ltd, filed motion against that from the financial aspect, the officers the company for an injunction restrain will still be sufferers by reason of the highing it from selling the undertaking to any other Company not subject to the -exchange of the dollar.
The action which has now been taken jurisdiction of this Court and receiving. is, we understand, at the instance of the in compensation for such sale shares of We other like interests in such other Com- Hongkong military authorities. learned yesterday that they had issued pany otherwise than in compliance with instructions that their representatives in the provisions of Section 135 of the Shanghai should advance the money Urdinance, natil judgment in this action necessary to meet the hotel bills of the or until further Order. officers here. It will be remembered that these came to $7 a day, and to meet this the officers received an allowance of $4,50 for the first eight days and $2.30 there alter.
It is proposed to sell the undertaking. to a Japanese Company and the Court is being asked to declaro such sale to be In an outline of the pro lára virga, posed scheme it is mentioned that out of a capital of 160,000 shares of the pro- posed Japanese Company, 150,990 shares will be allotted to the defendant company which will remain in existence to bold these shares and to distribute the profits received
Furthermore, passages have been secured for the officers as far as Hongkong, and to-day they are leaving aboard the Fushimi Maru, This is a step in the right direction, for at Hongkong there ough to be military accommodation for them, and there is a Command Paymaster Under this scheme, therefore, Mr. Mat- who is able to make advances of pay to thews says, the defendant company would them neowanry for their incidental ex-part with the whole of its undertaking penses. We take it that this will be done and in exchange would simply own scrip with other officers whose duties have in the proposed Japanese company. brought them to China, as it is mani festly unfair to leave them in a place like Shanghai where it is impossible for them to obtain any of their pay:
A FINANCIAL LOSS,
The worst part of the situation, now is that the military authorities have not done more than make an advance of money to meet the hotel bills. In other words they are lending money which will have to be repaid by the officers later on. It was perhaps no great hardship in Europe, where at the most the difference between the army allowance and the actual charge was only a frane or two, that this should come out of the officer's pocket, however wrong the principle may have been... Here, however, it amounts in some cases to more than the actual daily an officer- liontenant for pay of instance. If be happens to be married it represents a process of bankrupting him. We can quite understand that the authorities in Hongkong may not have
tha
power to do more than they have done it is almost certain that they have not. In view of the abnormal position here, this matter, which has been the subject of re presentations at Home in connexion with other branches of the services more than once requires to be forcibly, publicly and continuously impressed upon Whitehall, otherwise it will never be put to rights
SPORT.
HOCKEY.
HONGKONG H.C. RE.
The following will represent the Club against the RE at Happy Valley at 8.16 p.m. to-day:-J. P. Jones, C.
cking, D. Reid, E. J. R. Mitchell, Rev. Mr. Martin, C. Hodgson, F. Schnepel, A. Mackenzie, W. H. Edmonds, E. Farrell, and B. D. Evans (capt.)."
RUGBY FOOTBALL
TO-DAY'S MATCH 'OFF.
The rugby football-match fixed for this evening between the Hongkong F.C. and the Navy has been abandoned, the Navy having scratched the game.
It is likely that the Club will play an Army fifteen next week.
YACHTING.
ROYAL HONGKONG YACHT CLUB.
The race for the "Departure" Cup, open to all cruiser yachts registered in either Yacht Club of the colony, will be sailed off on Saturday 8th inst. The Course will be Kowloon Rock (8), Channel Rocks (8), Lyemun Beacon (8). The start will be from the Royal Hongkong Yacht Club, English Big at 2.20 p.m. and Chinese Big at 9.45 p.m. the finish being at Murray Pier. Entries should be sent in to H S. Rouse, Hongkong Club by noon of Friday, 5th inst
A WEIHAWEI WEDDING."
LARE, CRAWFORD
& COMPANY:
SMART AND FASHIONABIL E
COATS AND CAPES
Mr. Matthews, who is the registered
bolder of 30 shares in the Company, said in his atidavit that, he had also received
instructions in writing from the register. NEW
ed holders of over 3,000 shares and from persons who have bought forward for March in respect of a very large number the said capital of other sbarcs in hathorizing him to represent interests,
The following is a list of the registered shareholders above referred to:-
S. R.. Minny Ellia Hayim F. B. B. Burrett
U. H. Potts
Woo Fung-shu
AJ. Israel...
their
180228 2888834
0. J. Barnes (Hongkong
Shanghai, Bank) ........ Netherlands Trading Society Commercial Bank of China. Banque Belge Pour L'Etranger. 200 Ellis J. Ezra.....
Deponent adds that the whole of the said. registered shareholders and the persons who have bought forward as above mentioned are absolutely opposed to such a sale as is suggested, and object most strongly to the entire assets of a British ompany, of which they are share the Brish Court otherwise than for cash holdera passing out of the jurisdiction of Mesera. G. H. Wright, and E. L Har topp appeared in support of the motion, and Mr. B. N. Macleod, with whom was Mr. A. E. Seddon, appeared for the Shanghai Cotton Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
During the reading of the affidavit
His Lordship (interrupting) said: You bave spoken of somebody as managers of the Company
Mr. Hartopp: A Japanese Company, my Lord, the Mitsui Bussen Kaishu.
His Lordship: Are they the managers? Mr. Hartopp: They call themselves the agents
His Lordship: It seems to me that it would be my duty at once to bring to the notice of the Registrar of Companies that these people do not appear in the list of directors. Council are not obeyed; there should be a majority of British directors. The Companies Ordinance and the Order in Council have not been, so far as I can see, complied with. Have they been returned as directors?
The terms of the Order in
Mr. Macleod: I don't know, my Loid. His Lordship: Well, I want to know.. Do the Mitani Bussan Kaisha, who bppear as agents, appear as directors of the list which has been returned to the Registrar of Companies?
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Mr. Macleod: I understand that the facts are that the list of directors docs not include the name of the Mitsui Bussan Kaisha. They sigued the police as agents His Lordship; But the agents are Mr. Macleod: That is so. described as general managers.
Mr. Hartopp: I understand that the whole business is in the bands of this Japanese firm.
dis Lordship pointed out that the matter was of considerable importance, because there was not a majority of British directors, which was necessary.
Hi Lordship. Then I shall give direc- tions that the want of compliance with the requirements of the Companies Order in Council which applies the Companica Ordinance, be brought to the attention of A wedding was celebrated at Waithe Registrar of Companies. haiwei on February 7th. Mr. Amberst Macartney Controller of the Eastern Extension A. and C. Telegraph Co., of Chefoo, second son of the late Bir Halli day Macartney, KO.M.G., M.D., and brother of Bir George Macartney, K.U.LE., recently British Consul-General at Kashgar, being married to Mary Annie, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Smith of Penzance, Cornwall. The wed ding took place at the Yager, and the marriage rates were performed by Mr. A. P. Blunt, Senior Distret Magi strate. The register was signed by Mra. After some discusion it was agreed Mr. Smith ordered the man to pay Stewart, Major C. F. Knaggs, and Dr. that the matter should be adjourned för The bride, who wore a fawn a week, Mr. Macleod giving an under 25 compensation and sent the case to Must
forcmtume and wine coloured h was given taking in the terms of the motion. the Secretary for Chines
ceremony farther settlement.
At, the Magistracy, yesterday, a Chinese was charged, on remand, with assaulting his wife.
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The evidence for the prosecution was that the man, who kept a concubine, as saulted his wife so badly that the tripped and broke her leg. The woman was in hospital for over a month. Ka
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was followed by a quiet reception, held
Mr. Macleod stated that he was not aware of the fact beforehand and he could not say he was really prepared to deal with the point then.
His Lordship pointed out that the board was improperly constituted: there were three Japanese and three British directors, whereas the latter should be in the majority,
at the residence of Major and Mrs. POLICE SEEK DEPORTATION Knaggs, and among the guests present OF NEWSPAPER-MEN. WATCHMAN FOUND SLEEPING AT were Lady Stewart Lockhart, Captain and Mrs. Haase, Dr. and Mrs. Muat, HIS POST.
Mrs. Barnett, Mr Bruce Shepherd.
An Indian watchman was charged at the Magistracy, yesterday, with being
DE.LE CLERC'S & Sipways found-nalcop, while on duty an
Tarjoable for desses of these important organs Grarel, Faims the Back, Cool, Eberation, de Palos 88, leading Charles, or post from Dy. La Craze Kro Cop HATTOCE BOAD, NW; Lavany ESL LAND. Depeal Paris
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APPLICATION FOR RELEASE ON
* BAIL GRANTED, AN
It is understood that the local Polico Rare trying to deport three Chinese, the The approximate statement of trafic Editor, menager and collector of a Chin- It was stated that at 4.30 am on Feb ruary 21st., two days after the burglary, receipts for the week ending February 28th a newspaper published in Hongkong,
Bergeant Andrews, who was put on special is as follows daty to supervise watchmen at night, passed Mohideen's shop and found the watchman asleep. He spoke to the man,, Dog and as he did not answer he shook him This Year....
Le Your Welling
The man then woke up.gories
Ineresan Delendant, who said that he was not
Decresno sep, was fined
Receipts Aggregate
for wook. $10,20
receipta.
15,993
for 9 weeks. 127,915
130/467
2,87%
on the ground that they consider them undesirables. Mr. E. Davidson, appear ed before Mr. E. A. Irving, at the Magi tracy, youterday, and asked that the men, who have been arrested,, be released on bail PORA
This was agreed to, the sum mentioned for each being $300
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