NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
THE HONGKONG JOCKEY CLER THE THIRD GYMKHANA is Bxed feri
SATURDAY, JUNE 3RD, 1999, Draft Frogrammes and Entry Forms may be obtained at Race Course, Hongkong Club and Caps way Bay Stable.
Entries olces Tuxsy, May 2ird. [1012
PEAK TRAMWAYS CO. LTD."
NOTICE AL ORDINARY DENERAL JOTICE IA BEREBY GIVEN that bus MEETING of SHAREBOLDERS of the store Company will be held at the Hanikong HOTEL
Hongkong, an
in the Forks, for the Report of the Directors together with Statement of Accounts for the year ending 30th April, 1993 The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will to CLOSED from Saturday, the 20th day of May to Friday, the 26th day of May, 1952. both day inclusive.
MAY, 199, at 112010 th, the 2
PEAK TRAMWAYS CO., LTD..
JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON, General Managera
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Hongkong, 16th May. 1999.
SAFETY FIRST.
MODERN SAPk Dansit BOXES
FOR RENT,
For TR, PLASE Appur Tö-
THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTIĄ.
HONGKONG. 1013].
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
FROM NEW YORK"
THE Stanship
*SUVERIC"
having arrived from the above Port, Consignees of Cargo by her are bereby informed that all Goods are being landed at their risk into the hazardous and/or extra-bazulous Godowns of Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown imital,, whence delivery may be
ויו.
„Goods not cleared by the 22nd inst, will be subject to rent.
All broken, chafed and damaged packages
ars to be left in the Godown where they will be examined at 10 AM., ou the 22nd inst.
Claims against the steamer must be pre- sented within ten days of arrival, otherwise they will not be recognised.
No Fire Insurancs will be effected by, n
in any case whatever.
Bill of Lading will be countersigned by
THE BANK LINE, LTD.
General Agents.
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"NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
OCEAN STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION
AND
CO., LTD..
YONSIGNEES per Company's Steamer
TEUCER"
are hereby notified that the Cargo will be dis harged into Holt's Wharf, Kowloon, where it will lie at Consignee's risk and subject to tarma and conditions wherf. The Cargo of storage at Holt's ready for delivary from Godown on and after th May.
Optional carg will. be landed, unless noties
has been given prior to steamer's
er's arrival.
All broken, chafed, and damaged goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on any Tuesdays and Fridays between ours of 10.45 A., and Noos within the fres the hours storage period.
No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the steamer's Godowa, and all Goods undelivered after the 20th May, will
rezzing un
be
All Claims against the Steamer must be presented to the undersigned on or before the 3rd June, or they will not be recognised.
No Fire Insurance will be effected.
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
Agents.
Hongkong, 15th May, 1922
- NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
AND
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OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LTD. OHINA HUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, LTD. ONSIGNEES per Company's Steer PAK-LING "
CONSIGNEE
are Leroby notified the: the Cargo will be discharged into Bolt's Wharf, Kowloon,
INTIMATIONS
THE HONGKONG DALLY PRESS, TUESDAY, MAY 18TH, 1933 –
THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
VACANCY.
A. B. LOWE defer to thank his propower and seronder and the other Justices of the Peace who have honoured him by returning him, without a contest, as their representative on the Legislative Connoil
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MARINE ENGINEERS' GUILD OF CHINA.
Намолк Вилен.
REGULAR MONTHLY MEETING THEEG the Guild Office o TUESDAY, 10TH MAY. 1993, at 3 o'clock P.M.
To elect Committees, Urgent
W. J. STOKES,
Branch Secretary.
SHARES
THE CHINESE ENGINEERING AND MIXING CO., LTD.
PAYMENT OF INTERIM DIVIDEND ON
FOR THE TRAK ENDING ON JUNE 1999. THE Board having declared an INTERIM TRIDEND IF shillings per share free of Income Tax, for the year ending 30th June. holders of Beazer Shares and bolders of Dividend
Warrants received from London on account of Registered Shares. will be paid their dividends on presenting No. 20 Coupon of the Bearer Shares, and Dividend Warrants on Registered Shares, on or after the 15 May: 1922, to either of the following
Shanghai or Tientsin: Banks at
THE HONGKONG & SHANG
CORFORATS.
BANKING
The Chartered BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRIJA
& CHINA."
THE RUSSO-ASIATIC. BANK.
TRY BASQUE BELLE POUR L'ETRANGER.
The payments will be made in either Dollars or Taels, as the holder may wish, at the buying rate of exchange of the day.
GINERAL MANAGER, KAILAN MINING ADMINISTRATION.
0.
R.
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WAR DEPARTMENT CONTRACTS.
BALED tenders will be received at the Headquarters Offices, Victoria Barracks. Hongkong, wakil La O'CLOCK NIIN, on MON. DAY. the 223 Mar. 1922, for Barrack Services (is. Scavenging and Conservancy) for the period 1st June, to 21st March, 1993..
Tender Forms and any recossary in
information
D
may be obtained at the above office between
hours of 10 Va., and Er.. daily. Tenders will not be entertained unles accompanied by a deposit of $100 sa a
of good faith. guarantee
1 he right to reject the kwest or any tender is reserved.
NOTICE
E
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PUBLIC HATHING BEACH ADJOINING THE PRIMISER OF THE ROTAL BONEXONG YACHT CLUB.
(1) Thin beach is now open for the General
Public...
(4) A charge of to cents per person will
be made.
.
Punti BATHING BEACH, AT
KESEDY TOWN.
(1) This beach is now open for the General
Public.
(2) A charge of 5 cents per person will
be made.
PUBLIC BATHING BEACH AT STOSECUTTER'S CHLAND.
(1) This Beach in now open for the General
Public.
INTIMATIONS.
NOTICE.
INTIMATION
It is hereby notifed that the Valuation
Lists for the Colony for the year 1522 W. & A. GILBEY'S The labour unions, by demonstrating 1923 will be open to inspection at the Treasury for twenty-one days commencing on SATUK- DAY, the 2nd April, 1992
U. Mel. MESSER, Treasurer and Assessor of Bates. 21st April, 1929
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NOTICE OF REMOVAL. 7′′E have This Day, REMOVED our Office to No. 1, DE VAUX ROAD CENTRAL above Messrs. Deacon, Looker, Deacon and Harston's office.
ARRATOON V. APCAR & CO. Hongkong, st,kiny, 1999.
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THE CANTON INSURANCE OFFICE LIMITED.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
ORDINARY THE FORTY FIRST
GENERAL MEETING of SHARE- | HOLDERS will be held at the Offices of the undersigned on FRIDAY, be 19TH MAY, 1929, the at Noor, for the purpose of receiving Report of the General Agenta, together with a statement of Accounts for the year ended the 31st, December, 1931.
The
he Share Register and Transfer Books will be CLOSED from the 5 ry to the 1978 MAY 1929, both days inclusive.
At this
Jesting Resolution will be
with proposed
the remuneration to the Consulting Committee.
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co. Lu,
General Agents.
5946 ongkong, 29th April, 1992,
No
THE "STAR" FERRY CO. LTD. »
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the TWENTY-FOUBTH ORDINARY ANNUAL MEETING of this Company will be held at the Offices of Measts. JARDINE, MATERSON & Co., LTD.. un TUESDAY, thr 2ded May, 1022, at 11.00 a m. for the purpose receiving the Report of the Directors together with a Statement of Accounts to
139-3 April
of
"SPEY ROYAL”
31.
SCOTCH WHISKY.
THE CHOICEST and OLDEST procuradis.
Messrs W. & A. Gilbey. Ltd., being the proprietors of Three Highland Distil- leries, Gre in a position second to none to supply
the finest possible Scotch
Whisky.
SPEY ROYAL" Scotch
Whisky has been matured. for many years in their own
Excise Bonded Warehouse,
and has been specially stored in Sherry Casks.
A stabbing affray took place it sa eating house in Star Street, Wanchai, on Saturday over money matters. The assnil- ant made good his escape.
sentenerd by a judicial court at Canton, The Hongkong Jockey Club's thir though pardoned and set free by the Chief Gymkhana is announced for Saturdag). Executive of the Government at Cantos | Jung 3rd. under
of strres
political necessity.
and talking
another general strike, re speking to overuwe tho Government of Hongkong in just, such a mander as they terrorised the Cupton The total output of the Kailan Mining Government. The Canton Times declares Administration's mines for the week end- . that there are hunerous criminals anding Afirit euth, ameunted to $6,90 tons offenders who are guilty of crimes" car and the sales to 31,606 tons. mithi in Kwanglung" now taking refuge
Another highway robbery took place in in Hongkong. Those persons, for whom the neighbourhood of Causeway Bay on the Cauton Government requests extradi. Sunday when a man with a revolver held tion, enjoy all the protesion of the
up a ricksha early on Sunday morning. Hongkong, law, and unfess the Canton The victim this time was a partner in the Government can produce the wificient firm of Tai Tuk at Shankiwan Rond: pumber of witnesses, and documentary His jewellery and money to the total testimony, Hongkong 'will not hand them value of 100 were stolen, over." Quite . Why should Hongkong hand refugees over to the Cantan Govern For being in possession of 120 taels of ment without being satisfied of the leg prepared opinm and 130 taels of raw ality and justice of the demand for extra-opium, a Chinese was sentenced at the six months dition it may be true that there are Magistracy, yesterday, to numerous erminals and offenders who hard labour without the option of a fine. are guilty of crimes comraitted in' On mother charge of attempting to throw Kwangtungo how taking refuge, in the opium everbong), so as to prevent Hongkong " but -our contemporary seizure. the defendant was sentenced to should be well aware that the Hong-another month's imprisonment, kong Clovernment would not tolerate their
When the U.8.8 Momträng arrived at. presence in the pleny if they would be as Hankow, recently, from Chungking, she. completely assured of the alleged crimes as was, by command of the U.S.8. Admiral,. they are in the case of CHAN PING, SANO. boarded by a party of sailors from the The accounts of the murder he committed Flagship, U.S.S. Tabel, who, in the pre --he shot his wife whom he had "deserted sence of a Customs House Officer, im- for another woman-show it to have been medintely prosvented search for contra. as cold-blooded a murder as it is possible hard. These lynx-eyed Jackies" from to conceive. We have $+4'11 no offcial the Isabel fairly disported themselves, statement of the justification for the says a Hankow paper, and their vigorous in's pardon and release after serving efforts were rewarded by finding Szechuan less than two months of what we have opium in all parts of the vessel, three previously described na the incredibly piculs of the drug being collected. Irnient sentence of twelve years ina prisonment imposed upon him; by the Court at Canton. It has been left "to the organ of the Canton, Government in Shanghai-bow evidently under the [editurial.control of My Excess Cues, or stanebody who is able to very closely initate his literary styleto supply some
illy
way particular as to his sort of palliation. of the erimne, drinks. The tabel had the British Sover- eign Coat-of-arms as the trade-mark and Benter's Agricy, in cabling to the North
below this excellent piece of "face pidgin" the news of the pardon of the murderer, was inscribed Red Heather: Finest.
Old Scotch Whisky: Of Great Age: im added a quotation from some comments ported by Y. S. Hindel & Co. The on the saljert that bad appeared in vendor of the stuff was brought before-
the Mixed Court. The accused, it ap pears from information takes them as
Lest for Trading
for some article
our "foolish,
and has done the manufactur hysterical he finest cld Scotch whisky on his
ing of the mischievous " ocoments Volt
the own premises.
It is believed that he hits subject. While professing to make no been in the trade for some consider attempt whatever to defend or justify the been taken to the police station, a
able time. The man and
•cargo ha man's act, the writer of the comment hand examination of the latter proved says he simply indientes the emotional the houch" to consist of
spirits of wine, a small (very small) quantity of whisky. the 1511 May, at 653. The background in which the crime was cold colouring matter, and a large (very large) Peak the wife of Tere P. M mitted and suggests that the facts quantity of common or garden Whangpoo HEVAS, of a daughter,
[1010 "neither explain"not warrant our "offen- Accused said that at his sale price of
water--not even Altered presumably HONGKONG OFFIE: 104, DRS VIUI RD.. C. svody rhetorical language." This is the 50 cents he made a preft of 10 cents on LONDON OFFIC: 131, FT STRIT, E.C.
emotional background ":-
mach bottle. The Assessor before whome "The unfortunate deed for which CHAN accused appeared, the Nunghai Mercury PING SANG was sentenced, took place the leading exhibit in the case against. ays was taking no chances on sampling Juring the formidable strike which he accused and did not even suggest that an organised in the wage interests of his expert opinion might be taken from the fellow Cantonese sehmen. The man was ranks of those in attendance at the Court apparently unbalanced at the time he However, he did make ene test-that of kilted his wife. He had organised turning the bottle upside down pol purely industrial strike, involving only watching the Whangpoo sediment quickly shipping interests, in order to secure what nat on the Newtonian principle. Pend "WHEN LABOUR RULES:"
was stated to be a living wage for a ing an analysis and further investiga 2. Fall particulare of the ship, conditions Asories" general strikes threatened very deserving class of workers. Lack of tions the accused was remanded.
wiadom in policy and in negotiation on of sale, permits to view and tender forms may be obtained on application to the undersigned unless the Government submits to the the part of the Hongkong authorities. 3. A deposit of $100.00 is required before dietation of the labour unions and brought about a devëlopment of the strike forms of tender can be issued, this amount allows the Canton murderer whom Pre-which was was not contemplated by the being returned if tender is not accepted.
seamen's leader; and it is believed that 4. The vessel will be on view from thesident Sex Yar Sex has pardoned to
the nagnitude of the situation and its 4th May to the 31st May inclusive, during remain in the Colony. We see that the grave possibilities with the added sense the ordinary working hours of the Dockyard.
Caston Times describes the arrest of this PING SANG reacted on his mind rather of responsibility, which weighed on CHAN PARTICULARS OF H.M.S. MOONSHINE" A single screw steamer of about LH.F.270
man (for the purpose of deportation), disastrously. It appears that while in Length between Perpendiculars......96′5′′
this highly wrought state, the man was "another Hongkong blunder," and as Breadth, extremé ....
..190"
"the latest dupidity of Hongkong other, and be unfortunately slew her
provoked by his wife for some reason or ..100 Depth in bold Approximate Displacement...Tons 250 (about) officialdom." The argument is that We regard this as a very interesting the terms of the settlement of the effort of fertile imagination; for there Semen Strike it was stipulated that has been nothing in the published
30th, The Register of Shares of the Company will be CLOSED from Wednesday, the 17th May, 1999, to Tuesday, the 93ri 3lay. 1900, both daya-inclusive.
By order of the Board of Directors, F. E. CRAPNELL.
Acting Secretary, Hongkong, 12th May, 1999.
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INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION I
CO., LTD.
THE FORTY FIRST ORDINARY GEN- ERAL MEETING of the Company will be held at the Offices of the General Manager Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co. Ltd, Fedder MAT Street, Hongkong on TUESDAY, 1922, at Noor for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors, passing the accounts, and electing Directors and Auditors.
The Transfer Books of the Company will be CLOSED from the 10th MAY to 6th JUNE. both days inclusive.
By Order of the Board. JARDINE MATEESON & Co., LTD.,
General Managers. Hongkong, April 8th, 1922
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SALE BY TENDER OF H.M.S.
"MOONSHINE."
DERS'are invited for the purchase of the
(2) charge of 1 cents per person will TENDE aimed ship as she bes in the
be made,
T. L. PERKINS, Director of Public Works. Public Works Odice,
[1009 Hongkong, 15th May, 1922
C.
P.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
Tarious to all by Pablie Auction,
HE Undersigned bare received instrue-
THURSDAY,
to
here it will lie at Consignes's risk and STEEL AND METAL EL FOILER
avbject to terms and conditions of storage at Bolt'e Wharf. The Cargo will be ready for from Godown on and after 15th May.
delivers cargo will be landed, unless
netice has been given prior to steamer's murival,
All Broken, chafed, and damaged goods are 10 1 left in the Code was where they will
rxamined on any Tuesdays and Fridays' between the hours of 70.45 am. and Noon “within the free storage period.
No claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the steamer's Godown, and all Goods remaining
ining undelivered after the 20th May, will be subject to
to rent. all Claims against the Steamer mast be presented to the undersigned on or before the 3rd June, or they will not be recognised.
No Fire Insurance will be effzeted
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agunta.
[1015 Hongkong, 18th May, 1922.
O
NOTICE
WING to the advancing cost of newspaper, production, it has been decided to make an increased chaige of 20 per cent, on present raten, as from APRIL 1st, 1922, on the following Jescriptiona of casual advertismanta namely...
Gerament Notification Municipal Notifications.
Oficial Notification
Nofoon.
Leg Notifications. Company Asistion, Club and Soviet Notices. This of course, does not affect the charger made for contract spaces held by commercial Girma or for small Want" advertisements.
Bonecone Dar Pr
the 9th May. 1599, 41 9.30 8.m., at HM. Dockyard, Hongkong and H.M. Dockyard Kowlouz.
WINCHES, WOOD CASES.
OLD BRASS TUBES.
CONDENSER LEADIN TUDES
INGOTS. MISCELLANEOUS MACHINERY, HOSPITAL STORES.
201
harbour.
Material of Construction-
Food...............Fittings in Cabins, de Iron......General Fittings on Deck, A. Steel.........
...Hall, Bulkheads, &c. Decks (Steel, wood sheathed) Upper and
Lower.
J. B. PENMAN,
Naval Dockyard Laonches will, convey.
。 4 intending purchasers to Kowloon on comple
Dy. Maral Stora Officer; : tion of pale of lots in Naral Yard, Hongkong. H. M. Dockyard,
On view day before male.
Hongkong, May, 1972.
[392 Terms: Cash on delivery.
HUGHES & HOUGH, By Appointment Auctioneers to the Admiralty. Hongkong, 12th May, 1922. (1001
POSTAGE STAMPS. ORMER Eastern Resident retails fine collection Honglong, Struts and Dependencies, Ceylon, etc. Alment complete to the greatest vanities. Prices low. Font oa approval against want list and Ia references, Apply "Asiatic Stamps, c/o Daily Prese Office.
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TO BECRETARIES OF CLUBS AND
OTHER INSTITUTIONS.
LL preliminary notices of forthcoming A meetings leotares
and entertainments, sant for insertion in the news columns of the Hongkong Daily Pra, are charged for at tha stretti bach he unmowood in kay and Fthe
SOLE AGENTS --
A. S. WATSON & this column, and the Shanghai Gazette
CO., LTD.,
Wine & Spirit "Merchants.
BEVAN -
BIRTH..
The Daily Press.
HONGKONG, MAY 16T, 1992.
and
the Hongkong Government would take county of the affair to suggest that
Finest Old Search Whisky" at Bu. cents a bottle was being sold at Shanghai. last week, A Chinese constable saw a man selling it outside the Astor Bar. The constable asked the price ned was told fifty cents, per botte. The bottle was the ordinary square bluck bottle, abhorred of e
but its external decora- rchibitionists ions were such as to arouse suspicion in
anyone in
police, has resided by the
SALE OF CROWN LAND.
Three lots of Crówn land were put up for Publicgauction at the Public Werks De-
but the bidding was not spirited and two partment, yesterday afternoon. There was a fair attendance of prospective buyers
of the lots were knocked down for the upset priem.
The first lot offered was a plot of land in Victoria Road with an area of 34,500: square feet. This was-purchased at 30,900 by Mr. E S. Kong, No. 60, Queen's Road Central, of the Him Yu Company. The upset price in this case was $3,000.
A New Kowloon Inland lot, No. 04
Do steps against the officers and members this was other than a deliberately planned in K Lung Street, was bought at the of the Seamen's Union provided they and cold-blooded murder. Wo have seen Tit Sam, Yuen Yee Ming and Wong upret price of $11.00 by Messrs. Chan
quotation marks are our own to indicate"
5. Tenders will be received in the Office of the Commodore, Hongkong, up to Noon on did not violate the laws of Hongkong ao other justification for the release of Hung. THURSDAY, the 1st June, 199
after they returned to this Colony." The the man than that the labour unions in chaser of four rural building lots which Mr. H. M. H. Nemazce became the pur. Canton were demanding it; that mobs were offered as ane lot, at the upset price that we are reproducing the argument
of men belonging to these unions bad of $15,527. These four lots have an area in the terms in which we find it stated in
more than once tried to break into the of about 275,450 square feet and are our Canton contemporary. It must be clea
situated on the spur between West Buy prison and forcibly release him from and Repube Bay. to any person of ordinary intelligence that legal custody. Whatever the Government SALE OF DIESEL MACHINERY." all that the Governaient's undertaking of Canton may think of the man, the TENDERS are invited for the purchase of was intended to cover was that the Government of Hongkong may well con- one set of Vickers Diesel Machinery officers and men belonging to the Seamen's sider that a Chinese who murdere bis Marino including pair main engines Union or any other union that had been wife in the neighbouring territory is an
shalting with anxhary machinery, propeller and propellers. Each engine is
one
ti
-
THE BEAUMONT BANKRUPTCY. "undesirable" person to have in this CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS QUASHED' Hongkong be liable to any molestation Colony and they have a perfect right to say
BY ATTORNEY-GENERAL. The set is stored at the Taikoo Dock Ea-interference or punishment on accent of he shall not reside bere.
and gineering Works, is packed in
in cases ready
The Canton The Attorney-General has notified
develop 800 B.H.P. st 380/400 to proscribed would not on their return to
for rémovsi. Purchaser will be required to their association with these organizations Times says, by way of argument against
so long as they committed no offeace the right to exercise this power
remove, the whole of the gear without any assistance of labour, or appliances whatever from the from the
tos as to condition and with all faulte
CITOI
The man Company stated or against the laws of the Colony. Now,
the Hongkong Government is not intend
of
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Messrs. Lee & Russ, solicitors to Mr. E. A.
Beaumont, that he has decided not..to file any indictment at the Criminal Sessions in-respect-of-the proceedings commenced at the Magistracy against Mr. Beaumont It will be recalled that, a fortnight
exclusion, that the crime_committed be sold without guaranding to doport this man, CHAN PING, SANO, of the Hongkong Government"-ae after Mr. Beaumont went to Shanghai,
was pot committed within the jurisdiction
of description. Full particulars of the bocause he is the President of the that made the man any the less undesirin 1920, bankruptcy proceedings were machinery can be obtained from the under Chinese Seamen's Union, nor for anything able. Leigned, who will also issne permits to view the
machinery.
Tenders should be lodged at the Commo-
dore's Ofice, Hongkong, not later than 12 of 1920), providing that they do not overpy Hour on MONDAY, 5TH JUNK more than four lines. In future if this space is extended they will be placed in the adverted solume at the prevailing rates.
EL G. LOWE,.
Hongkong Dockyard.
Naval Store Officer.
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Had the crime been committed in begun, and the charge just brought he has done in his capacity as a this Colony the Chinese labour guilds Colony, ho acted in such a manner as against him was that, by leaving the
member of the Union. He has been would not now be concerned with where to defeat or delay the bankruptcy pro arrestent with a view to deportation their hero should live; the place of us" "ordings."" an undesirable person because he is a interment would have been settled prob self-confessed murderer, convicted and ably long ago.
The peccesary stops have been taken for cancelling the warrant and the bonds of the sureties in the case.