"THE KING'S BIRTHDAY.
REORPTION AND HALL AT GOVERNMENT HOUSE.
On Thursday evening His Excellency the Cavernor anțlly Stubbs will precise Kuests in the Ball Room at 9.45 pm, there being a Private Entres at 9.o'clock for those who have received Private Entres finest are kindly requested to arrive promptly and to bring with them a card with their name written thereon to be handed to the Aide-de-Camp in the
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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS. TUESDAY, JUNE 1er." 1920.
HONGKONG · ARTS' CLUB.
THE "NAHSANG" ROBBERY.
GOLD
HOW THE THEFT WAS CARRIED
At the Magistracy, yesterday. Chinese was charged with being concethed in the theft of G.140,000 from the Fav Sang, on the voyage between Hongkong and Singapore.
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THE SHIPPING · DISPUTE.
ARBITRATION AWARD"
ANNOUNCED.
THE THIRD SXHIBITION, The third monthly meeting of the Arts
We have received from Mr. V. J 'Club was held yesterday afternoon at the
Engineers Guilt, the following-statemvuti Park Hotel. Mrs. Humphries and Mrs
Stohra, Branch Secretary of the Marine Bowen being the hostesses for the occasion,
Arbitrators. Mesara, J. Owen Hughes and They are to be congratulated on the after:
showing the awards made by the Board of noon's success, the exhibition of pictures
Mr. Turner, prosecuting, stated that the No L. Watson, appointed by joint consent proving to be one of exceptional merit
to enquire into the shipping dispute which The drawing-room and cargo of the vessel, when it left Hongkong and interest, lounge of the hotel, with its space and in November, included a number of cases to a head in December last, when about 60 vessels were held up by a strike: --- good-lighting, were a fitting setting for the of gold $20 pieces which were being sent
Un steamers of 250 tons gross tonnage large number of pictures sent in-close on by the Chartered Bank to the agencies at
(and loss-Master #303, Chief Engineer to Singapore and Penang. The boxes were
$300. four dozen--which were thus son
cn room and advantage. The chief interest in the placed in the strong exhibition consisted in, the work of a large arrival in Singapore some of the boxes number of new artists, whose work chal were delivered to this Bank authorities lenged and even threatened to surpass at that port. The strong room was then that of the older members: the handsome locked up and the journey to Penang mounting and framing of the majority of commenced. When the agents at Penans the pictures was also a zoteworthy and came to take delivery of the money six a very pleasing feature of the exhibition.boxes were found to have been broken up 11. 1. 2, 1.13 m., 2 a 2.18, p is seemed to point to a greater pride and the money extracted. The money had in and care for their work among the not been recoveresh, The theft was not
Ball Room
The Ball will commence it 10 o'clock, and at 11.30 p.m. Supper will be served downstairs in the Suppor Room.
The regulations of chairs and other conveyances will be under the control of Police Inspector to whom guests requir. ing any information abould apply.
Special Trams are arranged for the fol- lowing hours: --
3.m.
On steamers of from 951 to 300 1
gross tons.-Master #330, Chief Engineer 310, Chief Officer and Second Engineer $250.
From 501 to 750 gross tona-Master 835 Chief Engineer 8330, Chief Officer and Second Engineer $290. ·
From 731 to 1,000 grows tons,--Master gas, Chief Engineer: $135, Chief Officer and Scond Engineer $300.
From 1,000 to 1,300 gross tons.--Muster
A Special Ferry will leave for Kowloon exhibitors, which was highly commendable discovered till Penang waw reached and $155, Chief Engineer 8393. Chief Officer
ata.
*
WAS IT
A POLITICAL MURDER?
MAN STRANGLED TO DEATH, EARS AND NOSE CTT OFF.
Members of the local detective force are shyqul in investigating a murder, which
he had evidence in prove that it was cons mrtied at SingapUCE.
and Second Engineer 8010."
1,30 to 2000 gross tons, -3aster 2005, Chief Engineer Bau, Chief Officer and! Second Engineer $320.
On
The subiect set for the month, was "Flowers" and this would appear to have been a favourite, judging by the number MP. D. G. Burleigh, second officer, said of Hower studies sent in, which greatly that on November 11th, 1919, he revived exceeded those of a general character.
Above 2,000 gross ton-Master 8370, Among Be new artists special mention consignment of gold aboard the vessel anust be myule of the work of Mr. Hyon This cargo was placed in the strong-room: Chief Engineer $500, Chief Officer and of the Hongkong. I'niversity who exhibited under his personal supervision, and Second Engineer $0. tw
boats of all tonnages.-Second fine studies in water-colour of wits kept the keys. He signed the bill
The other cargo in "Officers and Third Engineers will receive of lading as correct. --&y1#a.ne++ sal amhe#yi.cinplantuit at the present moment seems surrounded effective in their dark setting and sombre the strong rem included some boxes be- $245 and Third Officers and Fourth by considerable mystery. On Saturday frames. But the study which cared off longing to the officers of the vessel. Engineers $235.
A food aliowance is granted to all ranks, afternoon a well-known, contractor of the the prize was a large and delicate piece There was no opium en hoard, as it was Colony was returning to the city in his of work by Miss Bowen of delphinia in a not customary to take opium from Hong, the being $40 in the case of men on ocean- ricksha along Pokfulam Road and when porcelain bowl the painting and colour kong to Singapore. The vesgel arrived at going vessels and 395 to men on river he neared an iwlated part, he noticed the scheme of which was greatly admired. Of Singapora on November 18th where the strangers" body if a man, stark naked lying in a the general subjects the prize was won by drain examined the body and found an artist, new to the Colony, Miss Boka that the ears and nose had been cut off. Kavo, a Russian indy, who sent in no less The Ease was covered with blood and than eleven contributions. She has a free round the neck was a thin rope, which pressionistic style that arrests attention, i mails were brought on board and nut. and her study of an interior, which won evidently had been used for strangling the second prize, was a work of rare merit, the man, after he had been tortured; foffer colouring was rich and pleasing, and the rope penetrated into the flesh, leaving her handling of the light falling through a ghastly cut. The deceased seems to have the open window through the light cur been a stranger to the Colony, a'though the Police have announced the discovery of the body, and have given a description of the man; nobody, so far, has come forward to identify it. Polier believe it to be the deed-of-song!
for
The
men for either political purposes, or, a result of a gaarred gribing over an
opium deal__
FATAL RESULT OF FACTION FIGHT.
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mails and one of the caves of gold were. The award is made effective "as from delivered. At that time he did not notice. Decetaler 18th lust, anything wrong with the room. On the Although the awards made mwan-an-ju day of sailing for Penang a few bugs of crease in every case, the demands of the men were for much higher rates than the. arbitrators have awarded. For the sake wishing to open the strong met dour of comparison, we give the gates origin- witness opened the hatch, which was ally asked for!-- double-buried and had two locks, and put the mails into the strong-room from the top Three men, belonging to the crew,
Boats below and up to 950 tons.—inster and Second Engineer $385, Second Officer, 8410, Chief Engineer 8435, First Officer and Third Engineer $330. Third Officer
laining on to a bowl of flowers upon a deserted the ship at Singapore. This was and Fourth Engineer $340.
rich inlaid table was masterful. It is!
be seen
the first time this had occurred sine ha hoped that niore of this lady's work will had been on the vessel. When Penang
the future. Another very
was reached the Bank authorities came to pleasing feature of the exhibition: was take delivery of the gold. Witness tallied beautiful tile pea nad idk sketch, by the boxes and found that six were short. Lady Stubbs, of an old Gothic courtyard The broken pieces of the boxes were dis with the glimpse of a square-towered overed about six feet away from the church_behind, such as one often" tees sin:
place they had been originally placed-in. Cathedral towns at home. The drawing
good, the pensmanship delicate and There were three or four coolies-working, graceful, and the light and shade well in this strong room at the time and it was and truthfully managed, the whole effect not possible for them to have broken the being simple and pleasing..
boxes as witness was standing near. The room was inspected and it was then dis covered that a hole had been drilled into the plate, about one foot long and six inches wide which had been covered by potte to prevent light going through and attracting notice. The mon bad also to cut through thick wood, which lined the
SANITARY BOARD COOLIES ·
CHARGED WITH MURDER. Among the older members of the club Colonel Loring's large oil sketch of a wave Fatal consequences resulted in a faction in the net of breaking took a conspicuous place. It was a simple but fine piece of fighting between Sanitary Board coolies and street cxlies, which took place work, and we confess we think Colonel few days ago A number of street Loring happier in his broad studies of Coolies severely assaulted a Sanitary and rock than in his better known, coule and the latter, collecting his guns, though, to our mind, les artistic studies,
attacked the former, one of whom was fatally stabbed and two of the assailants
wanded.
TWICE ARRESTED IN ONE DAY
PERSISTENT FLOUTING OF
POLICE.
room. It had the appearance of having
THE
"FAUSANG.”
A TOTAL WRECK.
From: 251 to 300 tons.-Master $495, Chief Engineer $188, First Officer and Second Engineer $390. Second Officer and Third Engineer 8330, Third Officer and Fourth Engineer $340.
Chief Engineer #481, First Officer and From 801 to 70-too-Master-$320 Segond Engineer $395, Second Officer and Third Enginear 8355, Third Officer and
Fourth Engineer $345.
From 1 to 1,000 tons.-Master $370. Chief Engineer 8527. First Officer and Second Engineer $405, Second Officer and Third Engineer 3330, Third Officer and Fourth Engineer $350.
From 1,001 to 1,500 tons-Master 620. Chief Engineer 8574, First Officer and Second Engineer 3420, Second Officer and Third Engineer 8355, Third Officer and Fourth Engineer $355.
the Engineer $690, First Officer and From 1,501 to 2,000 tons--Master 8670. Second Engineer $435, Second Officer and Third Engineer $370, Third Officer and Fourth Engineer $360,"
Engineer 3886, First Officer and Second Over 9,000 tons.-Master $720, Chief
Engineer $400. Second Officer and Third Engineer $380, Third Officer and Fourth Engineer 8370.
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The revised salaries for Railway, Depart ment are:-
Manager, £900 to $1,100 by annually.
Engineer of Way and Works, £700_to £850 by £25 annually.
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Locomotive Superintendent, £620 to £700
of junks. Mrs. Loring's two studies of bem done some time ago. typical Hongkong scenery of hill-or The hearing was adjourned. were arrested and were charged, yeater- terrace overlooking the sea with islands day, with the murder. The case was rein the distance "Showed distinct improve- ment on her former work; but the three picces exhibited by Mr. Coles. whose work last month attracted so much attention,
The Fau Sang, which went aground in were disappointing. Mrs. Humphries, on
the Hainam Straits last Wednesday morn the other hand, surpassed herself in a beautiful piece of black and white," The 128, is now reported to be a total wreck, Dryad," a work of great imagination and the reseci's back being broken. Both her A-litto Chinese-girl, who had been seat wonderful grace and delicacy of work bow and stern ato under water... out by her parcats to hawk cigarettes for manship. Mrs. Eritten and Mrs. Mac-
Mr. A. M. Henderson, third officer of xala without a licence, found herself Pherson both had beautiful studies typical J. Robertson, and W. Tweedie, second, the Faurang, and Messrs. B. E. McKinlay. arrested by the same policeman twice in of their respective styles, but among the the course of one day. The girl was found older artists it was particularly pleasing were brought to Hongkong by the Nor-
Chief Accountant, £600 to £700 by 210 third, and fourth engineers, respectively.
annually. on Saturday morning obstructing traffic
to note the reappearance of Mr. Blason wegian steamer Childar, which arrived on by £10 annusily.
*Permanent Way Inspector, £320 to £350 în Jubilee Road by placing a tray of whom study of a junk mailing towards a Saturday from Hongay The Captain, Traffic Inspector, Ist Claw, £30 to £250 cigarettes on the road for over half an golden sunset was a thing of real beauty Mr. F. J. Gill, the Second Officer, Mr. J.by £10 annually. bour. A Chinese constable arrested her fully of feeling and poetry.
Lindsay, and the Chief Engineer, M. 6. *Traffic Iuspector, 2nd Class, £220 to £300 and took her to the Central Police Station A novel and pleasing feature was a where she was allowed out on bail of number of large photographs shown by Thomson, were taken to Hoihow by the by 10 nusily.
** Free Quarters. Mr. Winslow is 95, which her father paid. Instead of Dr. and Mrs. Jordan. These fine works Kam Ying Fat,
granted The Indo-China Company's s.. Fing pensional personal allowance. resisting from disobeying the law she were evidence of the artistic effects that was seen by the same constable, an hour can be obtained by the skilful use of the Sang with a relief party, was despatched. The Chief Accountant should pay 'G-per later, again plying her trade on the camera, and it is suggested that photo to the some of the wreck on Saturday cent, on salary for rent of quartors.
morning). It was stated that, before the public · road. · Bhọ was:
a re-arrested and graphy might be given a regular place în
arrival of the destroyer-Fame, Chiness charged at the Magistracy, yesterday, the work of the club in future.
fishermen were busy looting the stranded with obstruction, was fined $5 and warned not to appear in Court again.
THE SUGAR SITUATION.
:
FELL INTO BAD COMPANY. TWO OR THREE YEARS TO RETURN
TO NORMAL PICK-POCKET'S TALE
vesnel.
;
£100
non-
Mr. Winyard becomes Traffic Inspector, First Class; Mr. Cuff becomes Traffic inspector, Second Class
Mr. Winyard will receive an allowance of $10 a month in respect of First Aid work
BRITAIN'S WATCH ON OIL FIELDS.
-PRESIDENT WILSON'S
STATEMENT.
CONCERT ON SATURDAY NIGHT.
What promises to be an unusunily good concert will be given at the old Chamber of Commerce Room City Hall on Satur A Chinese, who was' charged at the Mr. Herbert C. Hoover, before the day next, June 5th Mr. D. F-Amelits Magistracy, yesterday, with picking House Committee on the investigation of has the reputation of being one of the few artiste who have taken the mandoline the pockets of a compatriot, admitted the sugar, estimated that two or three years seriously. Buch compositions de Lint's
Acrding to a special cable to the offence and said he was forced to do it will be required for the sugar situation Fantasia on Good's Faust, TschaikowJapon Advertiser, President Wilson told sky's Romance, etc. are said to receive the Senate that Great Britain had exclud through force of circumstances" He to get back to normal).
-unfamiliar
on the came to the Colony about ten days ago to Expressing as his, off-hand opinion, be
be mandoline and the
ed Americans and other foreigners from Mr. purchase som goods for his shop. He
Amelia :: should"
developing or owning in any manner oil bo very attractive. fell in with bad company and gambled asserted there would have been less Madame Amelis Silvestrian Italian pupperties within the jurisdiction of the away the money he had brought, Being rapid rise in domestic prices, had prima doong, who has appeared before British Government, EA
The President added that repressive oil destitute, and starving he thought of Attorney-General Palmer not agreed that royal personages, will contribute numbers “robbing "wordONG.
by Puccini Pouchici, Pisuti and regulations against foreigners had been Air. Smith sentonood defendant to six the Louisiana producers could sell their Mascagni Profcaror Damenberg, the well-found in recent amendments to the Con- wooks' hand labour.
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PLAIN AND BARRED EFFECTS.
Prites $2.50 to $12,50.
KNITTED WHITE WOOL SWEATERS ROLL OR POLO COLLAR AND OPEN NECK.
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