THORNYCROFT
AND CO. LTD.
SHIPBUILDERS AND ENGINEERS
London, Southampton and Basingstoke,
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 14T, 1922
PASSENGER AND CARGO VESSELS OF ALL TYPES UP TO 6,000 TON8, OCEAN-GOING TÜGS, MÜTOR BOATS (SEA OR RIVER)
UP TO 50 ENOTS.
TURBINES AND RECIPROCATING MACHINERY AND PROPELLERS, MARINE AND STATIONARY OIL ENGINES 8 TO 90 B.H.P. MOTOR VEHICLES 2 TO 6 TONS.
11.
WATER TUBE BOILERS.
FOY QUOTATION, APPLY.
10. KIUKIANG HOAD.
SHANGHAI,
Do you realize
That we are selling, HANAN BOOTS at $15.00 per pair which is less than hall onlinary selling price and far below replacing cost today.
:
Get pair NOW, the offer only holds gond until TURSDAY Next Sept. 3th. if any are
left.
F
A PAIR OF HANAN BOOTS FOR $15.00. is an opportunity that will not occur again.
MACKINTOSH
& CO., LTD.
MEN'S WEAR SPECIALISTS.
Alexandra Building.
Special
Display
BATHING DRESSE
.OF
Distinct?
Quality and Design.
PRICED AT LOWEST FIGURES.
Des Vœux Road.
THE SINCERE CO., LTD.
LAST WEEK
OF
WHITEAWAY'S GREAT SALE
MONDAY, Aug. 28th to SATURDAY, Sept. 2nd.
FINAL REDUCTIONS
יז
ALL SURPLUS STOCK, ODDMENTS ~ ÄND REMNANTS WILL BE CLEARED THIS WEEK.
REGARDLESS OF COST. BARGAINS AT HALF PRICE. BARGAINS AT QUARTER PRICE.
TABLES FUEL
SPECIAL BARGAINS AT ONE DOLLAR. SPECIAL BARGAINS AT FIFTY CENTS.
FRESH BARGAINS EVERY DAY.
SALE ENDS POSITIVELY SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 210:
WHITEAWAY, LAIDLAW & CO., LTD.
HONGKONG:
BANKS SUED IN MANILA:
«QUESTION OF A FORGED.SIONA"
TURE.
The Manila Times of August' 24th:- Revoking the decision by the City Court
DR. SUN AND GENERAL
WU PEI-FU.
LASIATIC NEWS "ÄGENDT.]
Shanghai, August 9Lt.
The report that; Dr. Sun Yat-sen will
• THE U.S. COASTWISE SHIPPING LAW.
FILIPINO PROTEST AGAINST ITS EXTENSION TO PHILIPPINES.
follows:—
States
The letter to the President reads as
Washington, D.C., "
June 25th, 1020.
NOTICES TO CONSIGNEES
E Motor Vessel
“GLENARIFFE”
Goods not cleared by the 3th Sept. 1999. at 5 p.m., will be subject to rent.
“GLEN" LINE, LIMITED. NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. After a long session of the members of FROM UNITED KINGDOM, GENOA, of First Instance, dismissing the complaint soon proceed to Feking to discuss reuni-the Philippine Mission "who have just PORT SAID, COLOMBO & STRAITS. filed by the Great Eastern Life Insurance | ficution plans with President La Yuan returned from the United States, it was Company against the Hongkong and hung is premature and untrue, according decided to release in Manila, the letter submitted by, the Mission to President Shanghai Banking Corporation and theto a statement issued to the Chinese Press Harding taking a stand against the pro Philippine National Bank, the Supreme by Mr. San Hung"yi, who is the principal [posed extension of the castwise shipping having arrived from the above ports, Con- Court daring this morning rendered représentative of the Kuomintang in the law to the islands. It was also decided signees of Cargo by her are hereby informe to release the statement of conditions printo the bazardous and/or extra bazardou
that all Goods are being landed at their risk judgment in favour of the plaintiff in the negotiations with the Chihli lenders. Mpared by the Mission while in Washing Gedowns of The Hongkong and Kowloo sum of P9,000.
San says that, mainly through the efforts to, D., as soon as copies of it reach Wharf and Godown Company, Limited The suit was fied by the insurance Sim of himself and Mr. Chang Chi, the politi-Matila on one of the bouts frut the whence, and/or from the wharves delivery to recover the amount of a cheque whitheat views and opinions of Dr. Sun and
may be obtained. had been issued by it against the Hong General Wu Pei-fu are getting closer day kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation by day, so that it is hoped that one day but which had been cashed by another the two leaders will join their forces and Person after falsifying the signature of work for the effective, reunification of the country, by deedy and not by words, the drawer.
Further, Mr. San adds that in ease of According to the Court's findings, the necessity, he and Mr. Eugene Chen, insurance firm on May 3rd, 1020, drew its former Editor of the defunct Prking Gazette, will shortly proceed to the north cheque for 12,000 on the Hongkong an advance of Dr. Sun to ascertain the Shanghai Banking Corporation with real conditions. The Kuomintang leaders whom it had an acrourt, payable to rejoice that the recent political mishap
in fantor has enhanced the position of Lazaro Melicor. E. M. Massim feduel-Dr. Sun who is now surrounded by it leatly obtained possession of the chequeurts of representatives of political parties and, after forging the signature of Mali-Tof, importance and his viewpoints are for us endorsge, presented the cheque to Government in connection with: China's being seriously considered by"the Peking the Philippine National Bank where the unity, troop-disbandment and other pro- amount of the cheqite was placed to his blemis credit. After paying the cheque the Philippine National Bank endorsed it to the Hongkong and Shangbai Banking Corporation which paid and charged the amount of the cheque to the plaintiff,
When the fraud was discovered the plaintiff made a demand upon the Hong kong and Shanghai bank that it should be given credit for the amount of the forged cheque and the bank refused. The civil action was then instituted by the plaintiff. kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, the Philippine National Bank' was made a defendant,
WAR IN THE UPPER-
"YANGTSZE REGIONS,
[ASIATIC NEWS AGENCY. [
WUCHANG, August 20th. General Sun Chun-fang, Commander in-Chief of the Government forces in
Mr. President:
"We are informed that great efforts are being made to induce you to exercise your authority to apply the Coastwise Ship ring Law to the Philippine Islands, and we beg bereby to call your attention to the fact that the people of the Philippines are ärmly convinced that such a step would be seriously detrimental to their interests.
While after carefully ruling your address to the Philippine Parliamentary Mission we are inclined to believe that the of our people will be given due regard assurances therein given that the welfare should be sufficient to put our mind at, rust in so far as the application of the Constwise Shipping Law to the Philip pines is concerned, we do not think it improper to submit our views to you on the subject only that you may have a direct expression of how our people look upon this question.
All broken, chafed and damaged packages seu to be loft in the Godowns where they will be examined in the presence of Consignees by Messrs. Goddard Douglas on 5th Sept, including those for, cargo short dalierpa 1922, ab 10 LM. Claims against the steer
and must also be submitted within 30 days must be presented on the specialform provide of arrival otherwise they will not recognized.
No Fire Insurance will be effected by us in ay case whatever.
Bill of Lading will be countersigned by
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., LTD. Agents. Hongkong, 29th August, 1993. - (1437
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
AMERICAN & ORIENTAL LINE
FROM NEW YORK.
HE Steamship
THE
“TYMERIC"
having arrived from the above ports, Can- goes of Cargo by her are hereby informed that all Goods are being landed at their risk Godown of the Hongkong and Kowloon into the hazardous and/or extra-hazardous Wharf and Godown Co, Ltd, whence,
The American Government had barely been established in the Philippine Islands when the question of applying the Ameri- can coastwise laws to the trade between the Phillippines and the United States such application as
may be obtained. shipping in that trade justified it was will be subjosi to zout.. pland on the statute bocks,
All broken, chafed and damaged packages aro "The time of putting this law into to be left in the Godowns where they will be ax- effect was tivice postponed because of the amined at 10 am on the 4th September.
Claims against the steamer must be pre-
Hsiao Yao-nao reporting, the complete defeat of the second army under General Lin Hsiang and General Yang Sheng by The trial Court distaïssed the compilaint, the combired forces of the first and the holding that the Philippine National third armies under General Liu Chen.
Upon petition by the Hong Upper Yangtze. has wired to General" was taken up, and legislation favouring delt. not cleared by the 4th Sens
The Cour which re
soon as American
J
in any case whatever.
No Fire insurance will be effected by na Bills of Lading will be countersigned by
THE BANK LINE, LTD., - General Agenta. Hongkong, 30th August, 1992. [1438
BREWER & CO.
ARE SELLING
A FINE SELECTION OF
Bank as not responsible for the payment hsun and General Tan Mo-hsin, with the total inadequacy of American shipping sented within ten days of arrival, otherwise to Maasim as it was not obliged to iden- j.Kuomintang General Hsiung Ko-wu as Finally, Mr. Taft, then Secretary of War, they will not be recognised. tify the signature of the endorser and chief wire puller of the whole political submitted & report to the President on Maasin's signature was genuine. It fur-situation-in Szechuan firoviner. Halo January 23rd, 1900, on his return from & ther, held that the Hongkong and Shang reports that under instructions from tour of inspection of the Philippine Is hai Banking Corporation could not be General Wu. Pei-fu, his forges are ready lands, and in this report to the President held responsible as it had to pay th for operations in eastern Szechuan to sups he made four recommendations. The National Bank which held the cheques port General Lia Hsiang 'na soon as safi. fourth was: -
That the coastwise laws of the Justice John who wrote the decision cent funds are received from Wuchang
United States be made permanently in. for the Supr
A Cour held that this for the payment of his officers and men
applicable to the trade between the ports finding of trial Cque was a funds and for meeting transportation expenses.
of the islanda and the ports of the ental erroHo raled at the bank The first brigade of Chihli troops who
United States.' hould not hALE poured theque with will be despatched to Szechuan will be
Mr. Taft's stand was also the position out the gedoret of Malies shan. Chungking is now in the hands of taken by all other Secretaries of War and
commanded by Lieut.-General Lu ̈ Chin- Sef 3 Agt 2001 the first army under Liu Chou-hsun, wh Governors General, and, in fact, by all
has been elected Commander-in-Chief Americans doing business in the Philip patu forged or fade of the whole Szechuan arrby. As the Kuopine felands. without a city of the person whose mintang General, Hsiung Ko-wu, is the "One has but to consider the remoteness signature it purports to be, it is wholly principal figure in the present political of the Philippine Islanda from the United inoperative and no right to retain the disturbances, and in view of the high States, the fact that transportation must instrument or to give discharge there ambitions of Dr. Sun Yat-sen in Shang- ecessarily be by water alone, and that fore, or to enforce payment thereof, hai, the Chibli leaders, Marshal Thao the trade is not sufficient of itself to against any party thereto, can be r Kun, Gegeral Wu Pei-fu and General justify frequent sailings between the quired through or under such signature. Hsiao Yao-nan are seriously considering United States and the Islands, to se how unless the party against whom it is the problem of relieving Liu Hsiang who impractical it is to have passengers and sought to enforce such right is precludiis deeply affiliated with the Chihli faction freight limited to American ships. ed from setting up the forgery or want i as a result of the Szechuan-Hupeh pence present law, enacted only one year ago, of authority.".
afgotiations of last year. A mutual-pro- which contemplates at some future time The Supreme Court in reversing the tective agreement was signed by General the extension of the coast wise laws to the decision, rendered judgment in favour of Wu Pei-fi and Liu Hsiang, and the latter trade between the United States and the the Great Eastern Life Insurance Com is consequently soliciting military hid Islands, reengnized in terms the inade pany in the sum of P2,000 with interest from Panting and Loyang in the hope of fquacy of purely American service ab from November 8th, 1920, at 8 per cent, recovering his lost position and infance that time, and there is no evidener that rendering a corresponding judgment at in eastern Szechuan which has been con singe the passage of the Act a single the same time in favour of the Hongkongtrolled by the Liu Hsiang and Yang Sheng American line has profitably heen operated" combination sines the spring of 1920. The in this service. Certainly, if the lines. plans of the Chibli leaders bear very are operated unprofitably, they will sooner significantly upon the reanification of 9 Jater, be withdrawn, and the Philip Chinn, for with the occupation of Chung-pine Islands would be forced to trade with MRS. HAN INOKUCHI, king by the Northern troops, it will be countries other than the United States *sy to politically influence Yunnan, where shipping would be, adequate, and Kweichow and western Szechuan. Hence free. ・・ the final outcome of the factional struggles This gues Mr President, only to the
and Shanghai Banking Corporation, and against the Philippine National Bank.
IMPERIAL AIR MAIL SERVICES: AVIATION ADVISORY BOARD'S REPORT.
A London Inessage dated August, 1b, | says: -The ` · Civil Aviation Advisory Board's report on imperial air mail ser vices' deals exclusively with aeroplanes, It states that efficient civil attempts to keep open the Empire's airways should be granted a considerable nasásure of finan-|
in Szechuan, which is the biggest and richest province of China, with a popula tion of about seventy millions, muy seri- ously affect the general political situation.
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adequacy of the wrvice. Some effort has bermude to show that there is an ade quite American service between the Pacific Coast and the Islands. This is not true, but even if it were, great part PATIENT' RESIDENCY BY ARRANGEMES7. of the trade between the Islands and the United States is with the Atlantic Coast. To apply the constwise laws to the Philip. pine Islands without undue hardship to
the people in those remote Islands would- require adequate passenger and freigh service with the Atlantic Coast through both the Panama and Suez Canals, as well as adequate servite on the Pacific,
#LOVE'S CRUCIBLE."
Samething of the spacious dignity of eisl assistance from Government, and ex- mediaval days clings to Love's Cruci presace the view that the employment of ble, the superb picture, produced by the pilots and personnel and production of Swedish Biograph Company, which the aircraft should create an organisation Coronet management is presenting to its which would be capable of rapid extension patrons today and for the rest of the in the unse of war. The report onweek. "By comparison with it the average mends the formation of a resure subeniotional knockout" produced by the committee to study scientific and technical American studios suffers very badly. Pie aspects and a specini, fund should bures like. Love's Crucible" are allocated to the committee for construe-how on a different plane. And in this on such vessels, and in many cases they tion of experimental machines. The re- particular example the photography and can constitute but a small portion of the
Even though the service was adequate.
it would have this evil effect. Citiena of the Philippe Islands may not own vessels of American registry. Citizens of the Philippine Islands cannot be officers.
PREPAID
WANTED
ADVERTISEMENTS
(1397
Letters are lying at this Ofice for
• Boxes QV, BF, BU, RW, TH, TE
port denla in detail with the service to the wonderful accuracy of the. costumes crew of these vessels. You would. there Nos. 11, 13 and 14 on Orient Building-
O LET-NEW EUROPEAN FLATS a setting make certain that the proper fore, have the people of the Philippine atmosphere will be created in the minds Islands force to ship their goods to the Coronation Road, Mongkoktaui. Apply to of those who see it; screened. "Love's United States on vessels which they could Mr. TRANG KWAI SANG of No. 63, Caine has di Crucible" takes one back to life as it was hot own, which they could not officer and Phone. No. 17.
could but in part maa
India far which it advises a grant of $200,000, to be spread over three years for the purchase of experimental material The report suggests the laying down of a route from Baghdad to Karachi and the lived in the fifteenth century in an old inviting of tenders for daily and weekly there runs the story of a sacred loce, to the Philippine Islands will, therefore, world Swedish town" and through it all Bervices over various stages of the routes to India. The Indian Government pl
the Colonial Office should be invited to THE VALUE OF GOOD SIGHT contribute facially?
The Board estimates the receipts of the cannot be over-estimated. Sight stands weekly trip suggested for the Indian mail for everything that is valuable or enjoy. service of £625 and stipulates that a five able in life. You cannot tell if your eyes years' guarantee of a small percentage on
are you may see well yet have
"The application of the Coastwise laws
be considered by our people as an act of injustice to them, and would morrover have the appearance of sacrificing their interests to that of the shipping concerns of this country..
·FOR SALE.
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AND, Appatmately 7,000 square fort on waterfront at Swatow with modern storied brick and concrete building witable for
tention of either the Government or the farther details apply Since we know that it is not the in-office and godowany,
485] people of the United States to Imposs
hardship or in any way injure the interest hope that you will not apply the provi of the Filipino people, we confidently
the capital invested-should-be given these right you wish to have your company whose tender is accepted. The report records the conviction that Karachi eyes tested, the Refracting Room of The can never be the real air mail terminia Hongkong Optical Co., successors to signs of the Coastwise Law to the Philip for India and says the main Imperial air Clark & Co., Retracting and Mana route should extend from Karachi to Calcturing Opticians the most competent cutta and beyond. The report estimates
that £100,000 spread over three years optical establishment in South China- necessary for laying out and preparing located in sa, Queen's Road, Central- route from Baghdad to Karachi and the
erection of the necessary plant and sheds in your service. They have the equip and £20,000 for preparing for civil menta to test your eyes securately machines the route, Cairo to Baghdad, Testing the sight and fitting glasses in Bow operated by the Royal Air Force.
their specialty.ADYL
pine Islands.
Raspectfully submitted, "FOR THE PHILIPPINE PARLIAMENTARY
MISSION
MANUEL QUEZON,
Chairman,
(Sgd.)
on the part of the Senate. Szac10, ORMENA,
(Bgd.)
Chairman,
on the part of the House.?!
W. G. HUMPHREYS &
¿FOR SALE.:
Do
TEAM LAUNCH. Dimensions, Length Overall 85 It Beam 10 ft. Depth 5 ft. 7inches. Hull of Hardwood underwater with Teak top, sides, & deck Frames of Ipol
Engines 615
Boiler 4 ft 9 inches din, 6 ft. 6 inches long Speed 9. knots.
For further particulars apply to PO Box 474, Hourkong
11382