INTIMATIONS.
INDO CHINA STEAM NAVIGA. TION CO., LIMITED.
# of
TIAE FORTY-SIXTH ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of the Company will be held at the Officer the General Managers, Mesars, JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., La., Pedder Street Hong Kong, on MONDAY, the 26t JULY, 1997, at 11.00 AM, for the pur
of receiving the Report of the Directors, passing the Accounts, and alecting Director and Auditors.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 18TH JULY to TE AUGUST, 1927, Both Days inclusivo.
By Order of the Board,
JARDINE, MATHESON & CO, LTD.,
INTIMATIONS.
THE HONG KONG · DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, JULY 7th, 1927.
object lesson. Now there is a dis- [ The King's Own Scottish Borders. tinelly uneasy feeling among the era are holding a whist drive at foreign residents in the North that Mount Austin Barracks this even- Shanghai will follow in the way of ¦ ing. Hanków unless a very definite and Of course,
WATSON'S fire stail is taken.
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CHINA UNDERWRITERS, LIMITED.
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
that by a Hevelation of the
General Managers of the
mado
The Manager of the Pioneer Silk Store, Mr. G. P. Dóswani, an
monnees that he is extending - thự period of his safe - until the 10th
inst,
dure is no danger of the Bottle mt being invaded vititer by a Chinese army or by mobs of coolies, There are sufficient troops to pres yent this. But immunity from open The Police Branch of the Minis attark must not be allowed to lulltering Children's League are hold- ́residents into a. false sense of ing a whist drive in aid of Lengur The Nationalists are Funds at the Helena May Instituty segurity. incroaching upon the Municipal ¦ this evening.
council's administration by under-
ground and devious methods against Capt. C. H. Stoyle, M:C. A.D.C. which armed forer is of little use to H.E. the Governor, is returning in the first instance. Aetion by the to England by the P. & O. AS. Mardinia, which sails from this foreign Powers' representatives is required. If it can be established port on July 2rd, that the Provisional Court is being
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support A puppet to Nationalist schemes to the detri-
OBITUARY.
MISS E. L. MACKRELL.
AN AMERICAN LADY
MISSIONARY.
FOR THE SERVICES.
LAST NIGHT'S CONCERT AT "BETTER 'OLE."
NORTHAMPTON'S BAND AND
· LOCAL ARTISTES.
KING FUAD.
ENTERTAINED AT THE
GUILDHÄLL,
£1,900 FOR LONDON'S POOR.
[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.]
The concerts which have been or- The death occurred at the Matilda
Losmos, July 5th, Hospital yesterday morning of Missganised by the Naval and Military
King Fund, of Egypt, accoin- Eva L. Mackrell, who passed away Y.M.C.A. Entertainmente Sub-
panied by the Prince of Wales, Committee have become very popu visited the City of Loadon this Jar, and our talented local artistes afternoon, and was given a cere-
as the result of a stroke.
Miss Mackrell, who WAR: R American missionary worker had have been quick to discover justmonial reception by the Lord Mayor and Corporation at tha spent a number of yohra in China, what the inou like. and had intended devoting the re- Every concert which has taken Guildhall, where, after the pre- at the "Better Olesentation of an address of welcome mainder of her life to the mission- | place
enclosed ja a gold casket, he was entertained to luncheon.
.
ary cause. She was about 67 years Y.M.C.A., Kowloon, has drawn a of age, and her only close aequain capacity house, and last night tance in the Colony is a Chinese entertaininent was as popular as youth who was adopted by Miss those held previously. The Wah Yan Old Boys' Union Backrell's mother some years ago are holding a lamich picnic en
and whom the deceased lady looked
Pich at 3.30 p.m. A Chinese band other. will be in attendance.
The programine was provided by the band of the 1st Northampton
King Fund was warmly welcomed by large crowds as he drove from Buckingham Palace to the Guild- hall. When he left the palace, the King's Ginrd, with the King's
Company Has the true fragrance of law and order in the Sunday, the launch leaving Que's after following the death of her shire's (by permission of Lieut. Co Colour and guard, were mounted,
on the FT INSTANT, & Call of
$1.00 Per Share has been made apo
the Members of the Company payable on or before the 12TH BAY BY AUGUST, 1927, to the Company's Bankers, The HONG KONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION
Dated this 11th day of May, 1927,
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO..
General Managers. ..... ...
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HONG KONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.
NO
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Certificate No. 5/NS 2895 dated Hong Kong, 14th OCTOBER, 1913. for 5 Shares numbered 14613/14627, inclusive, and Certificate No. 5/N 286 dated Hong Kong 14th OCTOBER, 1913, for 4 Shares numbered! 02432 and inclusive, all registered in
the
of
ENGLISH LAVENDER.
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Flasks
Settlement, that Court, as at pre sent constituted, should be abolish- ed without further parley,
The Provisional Court is the former Mixed Court. Until recent- ly the Chinese judge, sat with British Assessor, Jut Bow the Chinese judge presides alone and The complaints have been many and widespread that he is making a mockery of justice and is simply a tool in the hands of the Southern militarists, There JUT CASPS on (record, we believe, where judgment has been adjourned or reversed be cause one of the interested parties
The white hues, which indient. the frossings at the junction of Pedder Street and Des Voeux Road Central, are being replaced by black and white blocks like those which mark the parking space outside the Hong Kong Hotel.
A sum of $480 was siglen on Tues- day night from two residents of the Carleton Hotel; Mr. W. Sitters and Mr. W. L. Skinu, Jewellery valued at $305 was stolen from My. Skinn and 239 worth from Mr.
236/373) SING KON, have bron Each $4,00, $2.25, as nuced that he was an army Sitter.
LOST or STOLEN, and should these Certifients not be produced to the Bank before the STELY. 1927, New Certificates for the Shares will be axed and the aforesaid Certificates Nos & NS 286 and /N3 2896, will be thereafter treated by this Corporation är Null and - Voir
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Sunday next, July 10th, after Even bringing prisoners before, such a tribunal. As will have been seen song (0 p.m.). A cordial welcome from the report of proceedings at will be extended to all Service men ̈ this Court published in the Duity and others. There will be music and
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The Daily Press.
Hoso Kose, JULY 7TH, 1927
COURT.
S. H. J. Thunder, C.Md., D.S.O..and the Sovereign's escort of House- hold Cavalry, accompanied the pro- Miss Mackrell had been wiling for | M.C., and officers), and by lonal
cession. gome time and suffered from artistes. The mind was under the paralysis of the lower part of the baton of Mr. W Cresswell, body.
JR.A. M..
The funeral took placé at Happy
Valley last evening when a large number of floral tributes were sent and many mission workers were:
present.
BATHING TRAGEDY.
INQUEST.
NO ONE TO BLAME
A verdict of accidental death" was returned at an inquest held in the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday on the body of a Chinese youth named Yue Kwok Kau (18), who was drowned on June 15th while bathing at Stonecutter's Island with a party of boys from St. 'Stephen's College.
The programme opened with two
band items one from "A Lover in Damascus," and the other from
The Mikado."
At the Guildhall there was guard of honour furnished by the Honourable Artillery Company.
King George's four sons were
present at the reception and lun- cheon, where there was a large and distinguished gathering.
The Lord Mayor in proposing Then followed two songs by King Fund's health, said his pre- C. W. E. Bishop, entitled "The sence afforded an illustration of the Handyman," and "Cakes and goodwill existing to-day between. Good. Ale."
Egypt and Great Britain. They Miss V. Capell, Miss P. Capeli felt that there was before the two and Miss Barbara Walker con- countries an era of increasing con- tributed a
dance entitled "The fidence, understanding, and friend- Three Must-get-theirs," and there ship. followed some enjoyable moments with Mr. C. W. C. Burnett.
Replying, King Fuad referred to the happy change that had come over the relations between Great Mrs. H. Minney contributed two Beitain and Egypt, and said ho Be Still Blackbird," and was convinced that their friendship. Love's a Merchant."
must inevitably increase, to the great profit of both.
songs,
An..
During the luncheon; an nouncement was made by the Lord Mayor that. King Fuad had handed to him a cheque for one thousand pounds, to be distributed among the London poor.
A popular iteni was the cornet daut. Friendly Rivals," by Lauce Corporal A. Green and Bandsman F. Chapman, accompanied by the Acting on complaints, from the Dr. J. E. Dovey said he examin-band, and the band followed with Military Authorition, No. 173, Wooed the body on June 17th and way
"Merria England.”. of the opinion that death had been
Miss V. Capel obliged with n Sir Austen Chamberlain, the caused by drowning. There was & mark near the right eye, but it had song "Tu-Tu," and Mr. R. Dormer Foreign Secretary, gave a dinner apparently been caused by a rock ang "Tony Lad" and "Dear to-night at the Foreign Office in
honour of King Fuad.
arrested for keeping an illegal house. Admitting the charge before
Sorily refused to hear a case of vent collection connected with the North China Daily News building because the newspaper was regard.ng Street, Yaumati, was raided, jand a young Chinese woman was d as being guilty of "coutenpl of court." owing to its criticism of tim Court's procedure. If there had Trep contempt of any court func tioning in the Settlement there was surely a legal remedy. It is vertainly no remedy to commit a palpable act of injustice în one case in order to balance a problematical injustice in another. This is the first we have heard of reprints of this nature being introduer into
administration of justier,
Mr.
ZIAK **JUSTICE**
railed
against extra-territoriality cause it kept the Forth-China Daily News unt of his clutches, but he hinted that he had authority over the type seifers and printers and suggested that he would proceed against thein
Mr. W. Schofield at the, Kowloon Magistrney yesterday-morning, she was sentenced to two months hard labour, with the option of a fin
of $100.
after death. There was no evidence that a blow had been struck.
Old Pal of Mine."
There was a distinguished con There were also humourous songe
pany, including-Prince- Henry, the by Capt. R. H. Lotie.
Prime Minister, and members of The accompanist was Mr. J. W. the Cabinet, ex-Ministers and pro-
minent leaders of national life. Fleming.
Altogether it was a very enjoy-!
Mr. T. Price, assistant master- at St. Stephen's College, stated that on June 15th be was in charge of the school bathing plenie to Stonecutter's Island. At 4-10 he able evening, and every contribu- THE GLORIOUS FOURTH, blew his whistle as a signal that tion was warmly received and en-
cored.
The Wilbur, Players gave an ex- ellent performzzer of "Spooks ” at the Star Theatre, Kowloon, last
the return journey would be made night. Tonight they open with
in a few minutes, and that the * The Whole Town's Talkin,' 'which
sampans withi the non-swimmers was shown as a film at the Queen's should return to the launch. He Theatre last week, This will enable heard a rumour that Yue was ¡niss- those who saw the picture to forming, and finding that this was
PRINCE PURACHATRA OF SIAM.
U.S. CELEBRATIONÉ.
REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE.]
NAW YORK, July 5th. Independence. Day in New York eity was most remarkable for the
an opinion as to whether they like true he went ashore to see if he OPINION OF HIS COUNTRY'S absence of noise or rowdyiem, also
the stage production better than the Sureen version.
The annual meeting of the Hong Kong Radin Society will be held this evening at 5.30. The business
could find the boy. Be searches
the island without success. During
the time the boys were in the water
POSSIBILITY'S.
SINGAPORE, June 29th.
Parachatra of Siam, who has been
there were three masters on the His Royal Highness Prince
it was the coolest on record, accord- ing to the weather bureau.
Hundreds of thousands of people spent the holiday in the country, and endless streams returned in trains and motor-cars the next morning.
The usual number of casualties
is the adoption of the uecounts and unnecessary shouting in the water, left yesterday on the Marella. for mostly children, died as a conse
and boys who had not passed the a swimmining-test were forbidden to go out of their depth.
beach. There was a rule again in Singapore. for the last two days were reported as a result of fire- workers displays, and about a score,
holiday in Australia. The quence of burne and other injuries by the ubiquitous fire- caused Prince is Minister of Commerce
cracker all over the country. and Communications in Siam, and Over a hundred persons were in controls the Siamese State Rail-jured in Washington alone, while 1,200 people were arrested in Mil- ways.
waukee for violating the city re In an interview granted to a gulations governing the use of fre tive on board the Marella before Singapore Free Press representa- works.
Deceased was a non-swimmer and of a rather delicate constitution, added witness. There was a strong current flowing off-shore near the
launch.
as nevomplices" if action was not taken by the competent Doprts against the principal offender." Such threats as these ought to be sufficient in themselves to get this gentleman removed from the Benchport for the past year, to elect officers and to discuss the future and put where he belongs--which activities of the Society: The So- according to our Northern contem-
ciety now has a balance of $209, SHANGHAI'S PROVISIONAL |porary, is in Chinese territory and the expenditure on broadcast
where he can expound the legal ing has been given in detail in the code to his military masters when account so as to show members how We referred yesterday to the their whims and fapcies run coun-,
it has been incurred. attempts being made by the Nation- ter, to it. The attitude he has aliats to undermine the authority adopted during the past few months Thirteen Chinese were charged be-by several other witnesses. of the Shanghai Municipal Council is surely one of the atrongest argu-fore Mr. R. E. Lindsell yesterday and to the use that would probably ments for maintaining extra-ter morning with playing puri kor on be made of the Provisional Court territoriality rights which could the third floor of No. 283, Des Voeux to forward their plans. If the possibly be advanced. If he will Road West, on Tuesday. The first Nationaliste endeavour to collect a net as he appears to have dune man who was proved to be the percentage of the rents paid by the within the International Settlement keeper of a gambling den was fined Chinese tenants and can persuade itself, to what excess would be 825 or 14 days' hard labour. The 12 the Provisional Court to inflict proceed when unfettered by any gamblers were fined 85 euch, or, in penalties upon those who defy their thought that his judgments would default six days imprisonment. authority,—and - prestuably they be subject to foreign criticism. The dominoes and $6,91 found on the the gambling table were confiscated. CO.gine this is possible the poši- But apart altogether from
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The Coroner (Mr. Schofield) ad- dressing the jury, said that there was no evidence of foul play or even of practical joking. The jury added to their verdict a rider that no one was to blame for the ac cident.
A MEMORIAL SERVICE.
she sailed yesterday, His Roya) TRANS-ATLANTIC FLYING: Highness emphasised the fact that Corroborative evidence was given the present trip, on which he
accompanied. by the Princess Pura- AMERICAN MESSAGES. ceas Mayurachatr, is purely a holi- chatra, and their daughter Prin
[THROUGH REUTEn's Agency.] day one. Whilst in Singapore, he the course vi of course visited his friends, but
PARIS, July 5th. Commander Byrd brought Presi- As President of the Board of dent Doumergue three messages Commercial Development in Siam, across the the
Atlantic, from the Prince is of course an Mayor of Philadelphia, the Presi authority on all matters connected dent of the Corporation, and the with Siamese development, and his Commander of the American opinion is that there are great pos Legion, hoping that the aerial con- aibilities in Sia, but development quest of the Atlantic would streng is not very fast yet. The railway then Franco-American friendship. A memorial service to the drown- system extends for 2,800 kilometres, ed lad was held at St. Stephen's struction in the north eastern sec- and more railroads are under con- College yesterday. Mr. S. W. Tso, tion. An the system extends, com- tion in the Settlement will become question of extra-territoriality the
LL.D., presided, and the Chinese Siamese trade at present is mainly
merce will
be greatly absolutely Intolerable. This develop whole position, appears to be
WEATHER REPORT.
members of the College Council in rice, which is exported to most ment shows plainly the folly of anomalous and the sooner it is
of the countries in the world. 'making" concessions and giving up changed. the better for the security
were represented, by Mok Kon Sang. The Prince has never been to established rights in the face of of the Settlement and the dignity cast and remarks, issued by the English anembers by the Rev. H. though purely a holiday trip, any- George, who have been identified
Yesterday's weather report, fore- and Mr. Li Hoi Tung, and the Australia before, and is looking forward to his boliday there. Al clamour and without unbreakable of those responsible for ite good Royal Observatory at ( p.m. guarantees that those to whom the government. The slogan in Shang-stated:
Copley Moyle. The youth's family thing he may ses during his with rival wings of the Liberal concessions are made will carry out, hai should be a variation of one A feeble anti-cyclone is central was represented by Mr. T. N. Chau. ey which might be of use to Party, appeared to-day for the first country will not be forgotten. time for many yoara, on the sathe His Royal Highness was present platform at the National Liberal both in spirit and in letter, the that was very popular in political 5 of the Bonine. The depres- A number of memorial scrolls and
sion over N.E. China has deepened..
on the last day of the Australians Club peeting to oppose the Govern- understanding which led up to ciroles at Home a few years ago-
a photograph of the deceased were final match, and was very pleased ment's plans for the reform of the LOCAL FORECASTS.W. winds, them. Hankow 'hus been a bitter | "Z1aż must go. TI
moderate, fair to showery.
exhibited.
with the game.
House of Lords.
LIBERAL UNITY.
assisted. RIVAL LEADERS AND LORDS'
REFORM.
[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)
LONDON, July 5th. Viscount Gray and Mr. Lloyd