NEW ADVERTISE- MENTS.
NOTICE.
MONIES Up to 8120.000 ar 1st Class Mortgage Security subject
Available for Investment on
to a Trustee Valuation.
61241
Apply: ME, DEACONS, Princes Buildings,
INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGA-
TION CO., LIMITED.
BE FORTY-SIXTH ORDINART TGENERAL MEETING of the Company will be held at the Offices et the General Managers, Messra, JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., LT, Fedder Street Hong Kong, on MONDAY, the 25T
for the par
JULY, 1827, at 11.00 Aeport of the pose of receiving the Directors, passing the Accounts, and electing Director and Auditors.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the
T
INTIMATIONS.
G.
NOTICE.
R.
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, JULY 16th, 1927.
THE SANITARY BOARD wishes to draw the Attention of the Public, and especially of those who have. recently come to this Colony, to tho possibility of acquiring diseases. c.g.. Dysentery and Typhoid Fever by eating of Uncooked Vegetables.
Chiness Market-gardeners un manure from human sources and their custom the manure or spray it
is top-nots in liquid form over from watering-pots- Plants.
the
produc-ng Parasites are there. fora possibly present on the surfaces of Plants, eg, Tattuces, over which the Gardenor's pray falls.
D. DAVIES, Secretary, SANITARY BOARD. 2nd July, 1927.
[5090
NOTICE OF REMOVAL.
7E are moving our Office Premises
Company will be CLOSED from the Woms 87 At:GI 6T, 1997,
18 JULY to TK AUGUST, 1927,
Both Days inclusive.
By Order of the Board,
JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD.,/ General Managera. Hong Kong, 24th Juno, 1927, [5072
THE HONG KONG LAND IN. VESTMENT & AGENCY CO., LTD.
N INTERIM DIVIDEND
to PRINCE'S BUILDING. GROUND FLOOR, Ice Houss Srazer (next ALEX. ANDRA CAPB).
INTIMATIONS.
CIGARETTES
OF
DISTINCTION
Just arrived
from the
factory of
CALDBECK MACGREGOR & CO. NESTOR GIANACLIS, LTD.
1IMITED.
(Incorporated under the Companies Orðluknees of floor Boom!
[5114
No. 27, PLAK, LCGARD ROAD.
CAIRO.
A TWO DOLLARS Per PharIGHT Bormed HOUSE, with SETOS AMBER
for their Monthe ending 30th JUNE 1927, will be payable on THURSDAY, AUGUST 4TH, on which Date Dividend Warrants may be obtained on applica tion at the Company's Office, 8, Chater Road.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from. FRIDAY, the 22ND JULY to WED NESDAY the 3RD AUGUST (Both Days-inclusivo), during which Period No- Transfer of Shares can be registered.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
I. S. GIFENBILL. Secretary
Hong Kong 14th July, 1987. [5122.
Central Heating, Five Bedrooms, Four Bathrooma, Three Thying Rooms, Modern Sanitation, Grass Tennis Court QUEEN and Garden-Apply: LINSTEAD & DAVIS, ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS,
[4776
ciation.
ANTI-CHIANG KAI SHEK WRITINGS.
AT SHANGHAI.
The Chairman of the Chinese the battle fleets were the deciding. factor, just as they were in the Mission to Lepers (Hong Kong days when we fought the Dutch Branch) begs to acknowledge with and the French. The American thanks a donation of $100 received war of 1812 was a matter of frigates from the Hong Kong Football Asso- RUSSIAN AND POLE CHARGED
the counterpart of the modern cruiser-und 80' were the many Prosecuted by Inspector O'Brien struggles in the West Indies and of the S.P.C.A., Kang Po, on the Spanish Main, where the poultry dealer of 241, Portland incursions of battle squadrons were Street, Yaumali, was fined 85 on n mere incidents in the cruiser con. conviction for overcrowding ducks
in two cratea. · lesta for the power to control the use of the sea by merchantmen.
A
A Chinese barber was on Thurs-
:.
We all remember the havoc wrought in the late war by the Emden and, the Moewe upon our sea borne traffic, and the menace, averted by the great good fortune of the Falkland Island victory, of
A coelie, employed at the Kwong VON Sree's powerful squadron, Cheong Hing Shipyard, has been Out on open ocean these vessels acnt to the Kwong. Wah Hospital, had to be hunted down with crui- having been bitten by a chow dog, sera-warships of high speed, wide which has since been sent to Ma range of action, but less gun power Tau Kok for observation. than a hattleship.
ARRESTED AT REQUEST OF CHINESE AUTHORITIES.
Two Russian journaliste, S. Golennovsky and K. Stozanovitch, were charged in the Provisional
7
SOUTHERN TROOPS
AT YANGCHOW.
A CURSE TO THE CITY.
LOOTING TO SECURE MONEY.
NANKING PROCLAMATION NOT IN FORCE.
The following details of the con-
day removed to the Government Court, Shanghai, last Saturday dition of affairs at Yangcliow, Cvil Hospital suffering from cuts before Judge Ling and Consul-northern Kiangsu, have been receiv
ed by the local office of one of the received as the result of falling Deputy Bos with committing an down the dark staircase of a house offence against the public safety Missions carrying on an extensive and further, with inciting people work in China, anys the North in Elgin Street,
fo commit an offence against the China Daily News. It shows that the Nanking proclamation in which public safety by writing.
Mr. P. W. Goldring, assistant the evacuation and protection of prosecuting solicitor, appeared on Mission property were promised, is behalf of the police and Dr. Wil-not being carried out in that parti
cular city. Mr. Goldring in outlining the The number of troops being con- The ten-party given at the Hotel
case said that the two defendants centrated at Yaugehow is rather Savoy by Dr. S. W. Tso, Commis alone totale
sioner of the Police Reserve, to the were arrested at the instigation of increasing than diminishing. There pounds per annum, and with Aus-Chinese Company of the Hong the Chinese authorities who sent will be about 20,000 stationed there, tralia three times that amount, but Kong Police Reserve yesterday representatives to the Municipal and most of them have already come. There are many raw troops this is only a fraction of the total evening was of a private nature. police and asked that the two men. trade carried on with the rest of Schemes were brought forward for be handed over as they were writ among them, kept there nominally the world. That traffic is vital not increasing the strength and deve- ing articles of an anh-Chiang Kai for training, actually for sub-
loping the usefulness of the Com-Shek pany.
Britain's trade with New Zealand 3 hundred million
helm defended.
nature. Search warrauts sistence. Even among the older were issued for a search of the troops the desolation de véry great. premises at 58 and 61, Kungping They have been unpaid for months, Roud, where the accused were stay and are reduced to the greatest and subsequently straits for existence. They do not ing on June 23rd.
rob or loot, but take and sell for a few coppers on the street anything that comes in their way. A hingo
merely to the prosperity but to the very life of Britain, and in war must depend for its safety mainly
It is understood that an excellent upon adequate cruiser protection programme has been arranged by 20's A merchant ship can often out Mrs. Costen for the big Service
speed or elude a stinnarine; a men's concert to be given this even the premises were raided by the 100's lucky shot may sink such an aing at the Theatre Royal at 6.30. | police and the two men arrested. tagonist, but when an enemy crui- Other concerts have been arranged The Chinese authorities were ask 20's ser looms on the horizon there is for the 22nd instant and the 30thing that the two men be handed from a door, a pane of glass or
FOR SALE OR TO BE LET UNFURNISHED.
SETOS AMBER in boxes of 20's
do.
100's
do.
QUEEN
do.
NESTOR
do.
TO LET.
FFICES TO LET on 3RD FLOOR, Ꮎ
1A, CHATER ROAD. Moderate Bontal. Apply P. O. Box No. 611.
LOTUS
do.
100's
[5108
TO. LET.
nothing more to be said.
inet, the former by Miss Capell and the J-pane," and the band of the 1st, Cameronians, and the latter by Mrs. Costen.
over to them,
Russian News Correspondenta The two defendants-were-ques- tioned by the Judge and Goleanov- eky said that he was 36 years old and was a Polish citizen. He was
The vulnerability of the battle. ship to torpedo and possibly aerial attack and her limited range of action due to her nced of fuel re-
A Chinese was sentenced by Mr.
At the Central plenishment must confue such ships R. E. Lindsell to within a comparatively short Magistracy yesterday to six weeks' correspondent for newspapers in ROUND FLOOR. Three Romed A. S. WATSON distance of thoir base, leaving GOLATO PART BUILDINGS, with
bard labour for uttering a forged Vladivostock and Novo-Niklonaevak, long distance" war at sea mainly one dollar-note. The defendant, Stozanovitch said that he was al to the cruiser. In a contest be although having sixteen ter-cent years old and was a Russian. He tween, Bay Aanerica, and Japan, the pieces in his pocket tendered the was a Soviet journalist
note in payment for a packet of
Dr. Wilhelm submitted that the cigarettes. The hawker had no
were journaliste repre (change so he took the note to
HONG KONG & SHANGHAI Flash and Sanitary Conveniences.
BANKING CORPORATION.
TT IS HEREBY NOTIFIED that
Apply to:
SPANISH DOMINICAN 5061 PROCURATION.
TAP INTERIM DIVIDEND of £3 Per Share, subject to deduction of Income Tax, has been Declared for the HALF YEAR Ending 30 JUNE, 1927, at Bate of 3D-berjayable on and
Lense. Mid-levels or pear after MONDAY, the Sri AUGUST, PEAK TRAM preferred. Apply Box 1927, at the Offices of the Corporation, No. 5121, c/o Hong Kong Daily Press.
here Shareholders are requested to
for Warranta.
The REGISTER OF SHARES DE the Corporation will be CLOSED from MONDAY the S5TH JULY, to SATUR. DAY, the ori AUGUST, 1927 (Both Days inclusive), during which Period No Transfer of Khares can be registered, By Order of the Court of Directors, A. C. HYNES,
Acting Chief Manager, Hong Kong, 12th July, 1927. [5118
HONG KONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
that Certificata No. 5/NS 2885
WANTED 5/6 Roomed HOUSE.
[5121.
ANTEDA EXPORT MAN W
Thoroughly Conversant and Experienced in Alf Classes of South China Produce and particularly the Canton Trade. Apply Box No, 5: 20
(5120 c/o Hongkong Daily Press.
PREPAID "WANTED'
ADVERTISEMENTS.
LET Three Hoomed. Newl
& CO., LTD.
HONG KONG.
(50
Hong Kong Offlos: 1a, Chater Rd. London Office: 21, Bride Lane,
Fleet Street, E.C.. 4
battleship would largely occupy defensive and minor role.
two men
To revert to the immediate sub-shother stall, where he was insenting various papers in Russia ject of Britain's need for cruisers, formed that the note was a forgery and that it was no offence to send the technical question of the use of equiser serpens in conjunction with the battle fleet can be no more than mentioned. At Jutland: the
Press, preliminary stages were entirely
The Daily Press.
HONG KONG, JULY 16TH, 1927.
BRITAIN'S DEMAND FOR CRUISERS.
Ar the Geneva Naval Conference Great Britain put forward a de- mand for seventy cruisers, and up to the present no decision has been reached. A fleet of seventy large
between light cruisers, and their reports largely decided the course
of the action.
piece of plank that will bring a few coppers are among their re sources. There are said to be many
desertions, and some soldiers sell their own clothing and decamp. When some pay is distributed, it is partly in the form of military
notes The notes that were issued
by the Northern Army are now re pudiated by the Southerners, and new ones issued in their place.
The Southernors were at first wel-
coined as deliverers; but have made themselves deeply unpopular. This their political opinions to Russian-is mainly for the reason that they To-night the third grand pro- papers. He asked that the case be have been ruthless in setting them- selves on the people as they pleased." menade concert by the full band, dismissed against the two men. pipere, drummers and dancers of This was refused. He asked that the 1st Battalion, The Cameronians, bail be allowed, which was also will be given at Lee Garden. An attractive programme has been
refused.
{,
arranged, and with a fine evening Judge Ling asked Mr. Goldring
entertainment,
whether
Or
not the
Chinese
At the city gates, maps were posted showing the position of the quarters allocated to each brigade. But these arrangements have been gen- erally ignored. The soldiers have
authorities had sent representatives quartered themselves where they Should the to receive the accused and was in. have liked and many have taken formed that they had not. At this their quarters in private houses. stage the hearing was remanded. No orders, military or municipal, North China Daily News.
are respected, unless they choose to obey.
there should again be. a, crowded No one contemplates any serious attendance at this delightful open. danger of war between England air and a former ally of 1814-1918, but weather be wet, the concert will the idea of pursuing
policy by be given in the Lee Theatre, ad other means; to quote the Clause joining the Gardens. witz definition of war passed away. England has no aggressive intentions, but she feels that peace can be best maintained
has not
A quarrel between six Sikh watchmen in Queen's Road Central on Thursday, according to a police report, resulted in four of them
ANOTHER RESIDENTS'
ASSOCIATION....
Mahan School in Ruins. Mahan School compound is head- quarters, for the military, and there'
"several thousand" troops.
DTC
Month-Box No. ships of the cruiser class seems at by removing the temptation to cast assaulting the other two with stout REPULSE BAY AND DISTRICT, there. The property is practically
dated Bong Kong, 14th GorONER, 1918 The FLAT, me to New for 5 Sharge numbered 14633/14627. All Modern Conveniences. Lines, inclusive, and Certificate No. 5/NS 2896 Crockery etc. From 1st of August. dated Hong Kong 1462482
OCTOBER, 1913, Rant: $140.00 Per 5 Shares an for 5
and
0162, e/o Hong Kong Daily. Press. [261 33736/38739 inclusive, all registered in the Name of LI SING KON, hayo beau LUST or LOST or BTOLEN, and should thes Certificates not be
the Bank produced
FOR SIX WEEKS o before the 28th JULY. 1987, NewsT TWO MONTHS--No. 2, BRANK-
Certificates for the Shares will be issued
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first enormous. It suggests one of the pre-war reviews at Spithead when line upon line of warships, from Dreadnoughts to torpedo.
and the aforesaid Certificates Nos 5/NSOME TOWERS, Fully Farnished. Three boats, covered the great anchorage Boomed FLAT, Two Modern Bath- 2896 and 5/NB 2896 will be thereafter treated by this Corporation se Null and rooms. Apply-LINSTEAD & DAVIS, between Ryde and Cowes some
seven miles away.
But when the problems of naval warfare and the part played in it
Poid.
By Order of the Court of Directors,
ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS,
A. OHYNES, Acting Chief Manager,
TO LET
BUILDING
No.1,KELLETT HOUSE. Hong Kong, 28th June, 1927, (6086 TLET .1,Kom Rome Fiut by the cruiser are considered it Bystem, Separate Kitchen, Servants will be realised that England's Quarters. All Modern Convenie cos Apply MESSES. DEACONS, PRINCE's demand is by no means excessive.
(258
It is an old truisa that a state should be self-supporting. Unfor- Sho is VANIED-Good HOUSE DOG tunately, England is not. WANT TO Home Fox dependent upon safe
sea con-- Terrier preferred. Will purchase or take care of during Owner's absence munications for her existence and Apply Box 260, of Hong Kong Daily at least once during the late war [260 she was within six weeks of
OFFICES
STEPHENS' BUILDING, 67/69, DES VEUX ROAD CENTRAL
AND
-
PRINCE'S BUILDING, CHATER ROAD..
Preas.
atarvation.
The expensive alternative to a
prosperous agriculture, sufficient to
One Chinese case of scarlet fever was reported on Thursday.
reduced to ruins. Much of it was
At a meeting of residents of Rewanton destruction. For instance, pulse Bay and District held at the the church organ has been picked rosidence of Mr. E. R. Childe on to pieces, and some of the parts Thursday, it was decided to form given to children Es playthings. an Association to be called the The furniture has been used for
Repulse Bay and District Resid
ents Association" for the general fuel where it could not be stulen betterment of conditions of resid. and sold. The iron standards of ence in this District, including Deep Water Bay and Taitam Bay, in school desks have been sold. Both which ares there is a growing num ber hag
covetous eyes On ber Empire sticks. The two men assaulted, it Human nature being what it is the is said, were both severely beaten growth of this temptation would be and had to be taken to hospital. the inevitable consequence of naval One man was badly injured in the back of the head and was uncon weakness.
scious for five hours at the hospital. The four assailants have been ar rested by the police on a charge of causing grievous bodily harm.
Dancers who visit Macao over the week-end will have at Cencing nity of enjoying moonlight on Saturday, at the Macao Race Olub, where Mr. K. H. Chun organised a treat for members and their friends. The splendid cement surfaced court in front of the St. Peter's Young Men's Club Members Stand has been set aside, held another successful whist drive for the dance, and a special or
chestra has
has been hired to provide at the Cathedral. Hall last evening.
the music. The price for admission is the moderate sum of $1, which The Band of the Queen's Royal will include a light supper, to be
served about midnight. Regiment will play for twenty can be secured at Macao at the minutes before Evening, and during Boa Vista Hotel, or at the Macao the Service; at the Cathedral to-morRace Club office. row (Sunday).
Mr. M. Manuk was & passenger for Australia, by the ss Taiping yesterday.
Tickets
of residents." MChilde was appointed Hon. Secretary and it was decided that he should take immediate stops on behalf of all residents for the im provement of sanitary and general conditions in the neighbourhood,
THE Y.M.C.A.
NAVAL AND MILITARY FUND.
ستبت
of the iron sales in the office have been broken open, and the contents destroyed. All school records, that were in the office, have been des troyed.
Trinity House and St. Faith's. School were vacated but have beên, re-occupied, by an increased num- ber of soldiers. Some time after the middle of June, the troops st ceed northward, but they refused Yangohow received orders to pro
to go. It is known that the order The Directors of the Y.M.C.A to vacate foreign property was re acknowledge with thanks the folceived there but no attention was lowing contributions (List No, 3) to | paid to it. - the Naval and Military Fund -
Bir. A. K. McDougalectric
The Hong Kong
OOMS.-Hong Kong, Kowloon, Roni Fall, Rottmund
THE TYPHOON. A shopkeeper, of No. 10, Fuk unfurnished. Flat for disposal with support a country's population, is Luk Lane has reported that some
The typhoon is about 150 miles forniture House 829/80,000 wanted, adequate ses power to secure her time on Thursday, between 12 noon E.N.E. of Aparri, moving N.W: or Alzo 80,000 Sq. ft. land on Feak. necessary importa, if national in- and 4 p.m., "his shroff absconded N.N.W. There is now a fair prob ability of its passing to the east of SMALL INVESTORS. Tel. C. 4830 dependence is to remain a reality, from the shop with 8190.
Formosa
The above information contain It is one of the unchanging lawe of naval warfare that when the. Two Chinese, one charged with od in the Royal Observatory's
weather
report, issued at 5.20 p.an. the larceny and the other for re- enemy is close at hand the line-of-
yesterday.
Aparri is a seaport on the North coiving a piece of black cotton battle ship and the flotilla forces duck, were brought up before Mr. of Luzon, and some
550 miles W.S.W. of Hong Kong, so the die are the deciding factors, but if the W. Schofield at the Kowloon Magisturbance was then about 660 miles tribution) enemy is distant the struggle betracy yesterday afternoon. Both from the Colony. It is likely to strike the China Coast at about comes much more a matter of crui- defendants were discharged Swatow, well to the North of Hong Bers. That was our experience in there was not sufficient evidence Kong. No information is available the Great War. In Home waters to convict.
se to its intensity.
ON SALE.
OUND VOLUMES of the HONG APPLY S. J. DAVID & CO. BONG WEEKLY PRESS,
July to December, 1926,
PRINCE'S BUILDING, CHATER ROAD,
125
WITH INDE, PRIC#--87.60. On sale at the Hong Kong' DAILY Parts Office,
815
Co
500.
The Asiatic Petrolom: Co. (8. China), Ltd...........
500
Staff,
Naval Dockyard
(2nd contribution), men Anonymous Britisher 1,000 Hon. Mr. E. R. Hallifax,
C.M.G
52)
10
Mr. T. Megarry Mr. T. W. Ainsworth
5
10
Mr. V. Goulborn (3rd con-
10
Mr. W. Russell
10:
Mr. W. O. Lambert
Mr. G. Swan Met
10
Mr. V. Goulborn (4th con..
tribution)
Loss of the Salt Revenue. Business is at a standstill, and many of the great stores have set- ually closed down. In Yangchow, nil business is based on the Salt Revenue Administration. Now no. salt is moving, and there is no income, no revenue. The city is suffering under the double blow, of loss of revenue and increasing mili- tary demands. The communists are active, especially in the coun- try around the city. Any one believ ed to possess means is persecuted. Those who usually are the ones who finance the amall farmers have fled, and the farmers are without ability. to carry on their work except under | great disadvantagı