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INTIMATIONS.
THE HONG KONG & SHANGHAI
BANKING CORPORATION.
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that at An EXTRAORDINARY MEETING of the SHAREHOLDERS of the HONG &
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RANKING CORPORATHANGHAI THE" AND DAY OF FEBRUARY, 1999 at 12 OmoCK
SATURDAY ART 16th, and the STE CHAMPION-Noon, at the CITY HALL Victoria, in the Colony of Hong Kong, the following Resolution was passed, viz:- That the Directors of the HONG KONO
SHANGHAT BANTING AND CORPORATION be and they are here by requested and authorised by and on behalf of the Shareholders the Corporation to take all such stops as may be necessary for the introduction of an Ordinance into the Council of the Colony and for the enactment of Hong
IN
"BANK HOLIDAYS.
N Accordance with Ordinance No. 5 of 191, the EXCHANGE. BANKS will be CLOSED for the TRANSACTION of PUBLIC BUST- NESS on MONDAY al TUESDAY, the LTE and 12 INSTANT.
Hong Kong, 7th Fev., 1924. [7378-
NOTICE.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
the HONG KONG STOCK EXCHANGE will be CLOSED on MONDAY, TUESDAY and WEDNESDAY, the 11TE, 1TH and 131H INSTANT.
By Order of the Committee,
A. NISSIM,
Secretary Rong Kone, 8th Feb., 1929. [7382
THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LIMITED,
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS will be held
CHINESE at the MERCHANTS' CLUB (5TH FLOOR), CHINA BUILDING, Queen's Road Central, at 5.00 x, BATURDAY, THE 10TH FEBRUARY, 1929, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors together with a Statement of Accounta
the Year Ending 31 DECEMB
to:
19 TRANSFER BOOKS of the
The
Company will be CLOSED from SATURDAY, 97 FEBRUARY, to SATURDAY, 16TH FEBRUARY, 1999 (Both Days inclusive), during which Period No Transfer of Shares can be registered.
By Order of the Board of Directors....
KAN TONG FO."
Chief Manager. Hong Kong, 24th Jan., 1929. [7998
NOTICE.
CHINA FROVIDENT LOAN &
· MORTGAGE CO., LTD.
No
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the THIRTY-SECOND ORDINARY ANNUAL MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS in the Company will be held at the Registered Office of the Company, 8TH FLOOR, PIDDIR BUILDING. PEDDER ETxaer, Hong Kong, WEDNESDAY, THE 20TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 1929 at 19.15 PM., for the purpose of receiving a Statement of
And the Report of
the Director for the Year ended DECEMBI 31st, 1928, and to elect Two Directors and Auditors.
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The TRANSFER BOOKS of the pany will be CLOSED from MON. THE 11TH DAY 07 FEBRUARY, 1929, until WEDNESDAY, THE 20ru DAY OF FEBRUARY, 1929, Both Days inclusive.
By Order of the Board of Director.
D. L. KING,
Secretary. Hong Kong, February 5th, 1929.
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there
of the same by the Governor of Hong Kong with the advice and consent of the legislative Co
Council in the terms of print for the purposes of identif has been signed by the Chief sub- stitution for the existing Ordinances (except as in such print is mention- ed) and Deed of Settlement of the Corporation.
iche Corporation, in
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 12th, 1929.
AND NOTICE IS HEREBY ALSO GIVEN that. A Farther EXTRA ORDINARY MEETING of the SHAREHOLDERS of the Corporn- tion will be held on SATURDAY, THE 23RD DAY OF FEBRUARY, 1929, nt 1245 in the AFTERNOON at the Same Place for the purpose of
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Report of the above reving Meeting and of considering, and, thought fit, confirming the above Resolution in accordance with Article 90 of the Corporation's Deed of Settlement.
Dated this 8th day of February, 1829,
By Order of the Directors, A. C. HYNES,
Chief Manager.
No:-A Copy of the proposed
New Ordinance can be seen dur ing the usual Banking Hour (Sundays, Public and Bank Holi- days excepted) in Hong
or at the Offices of
the Head Office of the ion!
JOHNSON, STOKES & MASTER Prince's Buildings, Solicitors to the said Corporation, and in Shanghai at the Office of the Corporation, from the date hereof until the date of the above
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Sherries
Superior Pale Dry. Full Golden.
of very superior quality specially selected, grown and bottled by Anto. R. Ruiz y Hermanos Xeres de la Frontera.
Fine Ports
Douro. Choice Old.
specially selected, bottled and shipped by Robertson Bros. & Co., Oporto.
Very Fine Old
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specially selected, bottled and shipped by Silva & Cozens, Oporto.
mentioned Confirmatory Meeting A. S.
HONG KONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION, TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING of the SHAREHOLDERS in this Corporation will be held at CITY SALL, Hong Kong. Da
No
WATSON
& CO., LTD. WINE AND SPIR MERCHANTS.
PHONE C. 616.
550
WEATHER “REPORT.,
Yesterday's weather report, fore- cast and remarks, issued by, the Royal Observatory at 7,22 p.m., stated:-
The anti-cyclone is stationary to the south of Korea, Moderate mon- roon may be expected along the S.E. coast of China and over the China Bea
Local Forecast:-N.E. moderate, fair
winds,
Hong Kong Offes: 11, Ice House
Street. London Office: 21. Bride Lane,
Fleet Street, EC.
The Baily Press.
Howe Kora, Faastani 170, 1929.
"FOR THOSE IN PERIL ...”
been passed on to Hong Kong. At Mr. Warren Swire, head of
The Chinese papera atate that the 5.30 (an hour after the ship had Mesara. Butterfield, & Swire, is French and American Ministers foundered) the Boarding Officer in the Harbour Office knew only that making a brief stay in Shanghai.will soon follow the example set by she was sinking. At & tho
H.M. Minister, Sir Miles Lamp- Commodore at Naval Headquarters
In view of the renewed activities son, by appointing representatives learned of the accident. At 9.30 the of pirates along the Kianga,in Nanking and Shanghai.
to
deal
י
Chakiang and Fukien coast, the Admiralty have despatched gun- boats to patrol."
A Chinese was arrested yesterday in connection with an armed rob bery which occurred in Mongkok on February 4th. The man was walk ing in Shanghai Street, Yaumati, when he was painted out to the police by a victim as an alleged member of the gang.
immersion
According to the Canton vernacu- lar press Admiral Chan Chak con siders that the naval protection of Canton is insufficient and has asked the Canton authorities for sanction to build four more torpedo boats to increase the strength of the Chin- ton Navy. Admiral Chan proposes to place orders for the vessels with one of the ship builders of Hong
Kong.
In the results of the October examination in written subjecta as Home stations, among the success- ful candidates appears the name of Captain. J. E. Drysdale, C., of the Royal Army Service Corps. stationed in Hong Kong. There were in all 263 candidate, whe passed--188 lieutenants, 97. captains. and eight majors.
At about 2 o'clock yesterday morning a fire, stated to have been caused by sparks from crackers, occurred on a junk anchored in the harbour at North Point "tear the Ming Yuen Gardens. An appliance from Central and the float extins guished the fire. Parts of the sail of the best were damaged. A small fre occurred at 8 o'clock in the evening in a matshed used as an the Chinese Recreation outhouse Club. An engine from the Cen- tral Fire Station dealt with the trouble.
It is with deep regret we have to record the death of Capt. Nelson, who was for many years marine superintendent for Messrs Butter- field and Swire at Shanghai." Capt. Robert Nelson, who obtained his extra master's certificate in London, joined the China Naviga tion Company, Ltd., as chief officer pointed master of the 3.5. Chefoo on October 18th, 1832. He was ap
1889, and o March 2nd,
Harbour Master was informed that the Esin Wah had foundered (ac tually, she had gone down five hours before). From the evidence given at the inquest, it appears that by the time the first news of the ne- oidant was received by the Harbour Master in Hong Kong the ship had almost foundered.. and even if a rescue vessel had been available immediately, it would have been only too late to render assistance...
In a rider to their verdict of found drowned" the jury in the Hsin Wah case recommended (1)
Passengers on a Star Ferry on that the Government go into the Saturday afternoon, at 2 pm. saw question of the efficiant broadcast a Chinese, fully dressed, struggling ing of distress signals; (2) that the in the water. Life belts were Harbour Master or some other thrown to the man, who got bold officials be authorised
of one, and kept himself afoat until promptly with such calls for asaista passenger boat picked him up. ance, and (3) that the police He was taken to the Water Police launches be vessels of a type as can Station, none the worse for his undertake rescue work in heavy weather, as they appear to be the only craft in the harbour which are available at all times. These re commendations are being forwarded TE finding of the jury engaged in by the coroner to the proper author. ities, and we trust will not be the Hsin Wah inquest was supple mented by several recommendations.pigeon-boled, although the third which are quoted in detail cleo-
point does not call for action at all. where. The findings are extremely
The reputation of this port has not restrained in tone, and expressions been enhanced as a result of the of opinion couched in much more
Hsia Wah inquest. Hong Kong has emphatic terms would not have been been revealed as sadly deficient out of place. Hong Kong ranks
first, in efficient communications, rad second in methods of relief. among the principal ports of the
On Friday afternoon, at about in regard to tonnage enter-
It takes almost an hour for a vital ing and clearing. Vessels of every message to pass from a lighthouse four o'clock, Mrs Day, reading a flag and from all parts of the globe twelve miles away to the Harbour the Hong Kong University, had her make Hong Kong a regular port Office. And when at last the urgent handbag snatched at Pokfulam call does and its way round by Road," by a footpad. There was year when the weather just outside devious channels, the Harbour Office money and personal articles to the the harbour limits is exceedingly has to vesse at its disposal, be- value of 837. A Chinese lady, also victim to a snatcher in cause it has ordered that steam on fell & bad; ships approaching and leaving Hong Kong sometimes have to pass board the rescue ship Kausing is Ladder Street. Her bag, contain- through dangerous channels under only required when a typhoon ng $30 in notes heing taken. very dificult conditions-heavy signal is hoisted. Until these short- Chase was given, but the thief after monsoon weather, when wind and comings are remedied, we had better extracting the money threw the bag rain make navigation so close to
not think of Hong Kong as one of away and while his pursuers stop land. an exceedingly anxious job.
the leading ports of the world. It ped to pick it up he slipped into a Tea thousand British and foreign is for the Government now to set alley and made good his escape. ocean-going steamers visit the port an example of prompt and effective every year. Ia. addition to these action in emergency Swift trans deep-sea ships, almost as many mission and broadcasting at any river steamers call at Hong Kong, hour of urgent calls for assistance while the junks engaged in foreign must be provided for, and at least trade bring the total number of
one vessel capable of weathering a
Exactly how it came about, in the vessels entering and clearing dur-
storm should be always available
carly hours of January 18th, that ing twelve months up to more than to respond to distress calls, whether
the Hain Wah foundered a few the typhoon warning has been hoist
miles outside Hong Kong with the afty thousand. The average number
loss of about 400 lives was not of steamships entering the potted or not. The water police are a daily is about thirty-seven, yet the capable body of men,
revealed at the inquest on the body" one vessel" capable in bad weather neither in courage or resource, but
of one of the victims. The second of going to the assistance of a ship it is not their job to go outside
officer during whose watch the disaster occurred-and the man who the harbour limits to do a sailor's in distress is available only in the
was at the wheel have been drowned. typhoon season.
work when a vessel like the Kausing is available, and there are experi
The master, who was below when enced seamen in the Harbour Office
the "ship struck, but went on deck immediately afterwards, has been. capable of handling her to the best
drowned. The chief officer Wis advantage. In making their third
Dr. W. B. A. Moore, LR.C.P saved, but he turned in after being recommendation, the jury appear LR.O.S. (Ireland), D.T.M. & H. relieved at midnight, and so knows to have forgotten the existence of (Lond) has been appointed Deputy nothing of what happened after he the Kausing. "Reasons of economy" will justify the authorities in not Director of Medical and Sanitary
left the bridge. Before going below was formerly Principal Medical chart the approximate position of gested by the jury, bat part of the Officer of Health, and when the
the ship at midnight, and gave money so saved should be spent on A few gallons of oil to keep the post of Director of Medical and instructions that the Captain was Sanitary Services was created, he boilers of the Kausing worm during held it until the appointment of
of call. There are seasons of the
SATURDAY, THE 23RD FEBRUARY, HOUSES AND FLATS month, when the Henry Keswick
1939 at Noox, for the purpose ot receiving the Report of the Court of Directors together with a Statement of Accounts for the Year ending Slat DECEMBER. 1928.
The REGISTER of SHABES of the Corporation will be CLOSED from MONDAY, the 11ra FEBRUARY to SATURDAY, the 23ED FEBRUARY, 1929 (Both Days inclusive), during which Period No Transfer of Shares can be registered."
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By Order of the Court of Directors,
A C. HYNES,
Chief Manager. Hong Kong, 4th Feb, 1929. (734$
HONG KONG TRAMWAYS,
LIMITED,
N
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the ORDINARY YEARLY GENERAL MEETING of BONG KONG TRAMWAYS, LIMITED, will bebeld at the Offices of MESSES. JARDINE, MATHESON & CO. LTD., Hong Kong, on FRIDAY, TRE HONG KONG TELEPHONE CO., 167 DAY OF MARCH, 1929, at 13 O'Locx Noox, to transact the Ordin- ary Business of the Company.
N
LIMITED.
"PEAK MANSIONS."" ÏTUATED within Two Minutes Walk from the Tram Station and OToricaking the Sonthers Side of the
land. Ready for Occupation.
Five Boomed and Six-Roomed APARTMENTS
with all Modena Conveniences, Drying Booms and Onthouses, Two Lifts...
Apply to- CREDIT FONCIER D'EXTREME-ORIENT,
4TH FLOOK,
BANCH BANK BUILDIKO,
10 LET-furnished HOUSE at
TKOWLOON, 6 Latre Rooms, Garage excelent location. APRILNOVEM BEH. Write Box Ne, 7230, c/o Hong
17280 Kong Daily Pru.
TO
LETO. 1, STEWART PER EACE, 20, PEAK, From MARCH 187 To OCTOBER Slar. Five Booms Fally Farnisid. Modera Sanitation Servants Quarters, Garden. Apply
(7189
AND NOTICE IS HEREBY ALSO GIVEN that the REGISTER OFF. A. MACKINTOSH, MEMBERS of the Company will be CLOSED from FRIDAY, 16TH FEBRUARY, to FRIDAY, lar
OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the FOURTH ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING of the HONG EONG TELEPHONE COMPANY LIMITED.
or FEBRUARY, 1929. at the BOARD ROOM of the Com- FLOOR, EXCHANGE, pany, SECOND BUILDING, Hong Kong, at 12 O'qock Nook, for the purpose of receiving a Statement of Accounts and the Report
the Board of Directors, for the Financial Year ended 31st DzcEMBER, 1929, and re-electing Two Directors and the Auditors.
THE 22ND be held on FRIDAY. MARCH, 1929, Both Days inclusive.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the
By Order of the Board,
W. F. SIMMONS.
Secretary Hong Kong, 7th Feb, 1929. 17971
WP ON HEBBS are within HY Continue to enffer when
your reach-imples, Catarrh, Asthan, Bronchitis, Cough, Constipation, Dia- betes, Dropsy, Rheumatism, and many
lacking
Viademar Berezin, a Russian, appeared before Major C. Willser, at the Central Magistracy on Saturday morning for stowing him self away from Shanghai on board the ss Tacoma. Accused told a pitiful story, saying that he had been in the army of General Chang Chung Chang, former tupan of Shantung.
Be and thousands of his countrymen were unable to find employment in Shanghai, and be stowed away in order to get to a warmer climate. He was sentenced to one month's imprisonment with hard labour.
од
C
very
February 1st, 1889 took command of the Company's Australian Hiner 11. Taiyuan, proving
that rum On June 25th, 1801, he popular and capable captain on was appointed assistant Marine Superintendent at Shanghai. tak- ing over the duties as Marine Superintendent on May 18th, 1911.
He retired from the company's service on December 23rd, 1923, and died at Nice.
"Found Drowned."
The No. 4 police launch is the largest craft in Hong Kong avail able for immediate service, but she is not sufficiently seaworthy to face the full force of a storm.
Last
went out seeking survivors of the Hsin Wah, she was tossed about tug boat such as this has difficulty in making headway against the heavy seas always associated with monsoon weather, it is obvious none of the police boats can be of real the season of monsoons as well as
that of typhoons With this vessel Dr. A. R. Wellington from the service in such an emergency. The
Federated, Malay States was an Admiralty has a large tug boat made full and proper use of, and ounced. The Government Gazette with an effective link-up with the which can get up steam in six bours -again useless in an emergency. A
Harbour Office by wireless or land announces the said appointment of destroyer would be most valuable lines of the lighthouses and sigual-Wellington MR. C. keeper at Waglan, who saw the in such a crisis-but would take.
stations under control of the Har. (Eng.), L.R.C.P. (Lond.), D.P.E. vessel approaching, said she at first considerably longer than six hours bour Master, Hong Kong, will be and D.T.M. and H. (Captab), as
worthy its place among the great from February 4th, and also h there is no arrangement between the ports of the world-but not till then.appointment as an Official Member might have talden her dear-but
of the Legislative Council, officio.
like a cork. If a big sea-going taking action in the direction 'sug./ Services, Hong Kong. Dr. Moore he showed the second officer on the
to have steam ready; morcover,
Government and the naval author- ities regarding the use of warships for answering calls for assistance.
It seems, then, that in the event of ship being in distress a couple of miles outside the harbour limits, with just the ordinary monsoon conditions prevailing, no vessel is available to respond to an urgest call. Yet there is here in Hong Kong a vessel actually purchased and equipped for such rescue work. The Kausing can weather any storm, but for some extraordinary reason or perhaps no reason at all she is never ordered to stand by T
10 LET OR FOR SALE-At unless and until the typhoon signal It appears not to be PANLING (in Or Lox Village). is hoisted Furnished or Unfurnished, 4 Roomed realised in the Harbour Office that HOUSE with Garden and Garage, ships do sometimes get into difficul Moderate Price Apply KWONG tics when there is no typhoon within SANG HONG, LTD., 260, Das Varza thousand miles of them. Reasons ROAD CENTRAL
of economy are very excellent factors to observe in the adminis tration of public affairs, but there is a limit to the observance of economy beyond which it is unwise to go. If it were the rule that the Honing, should get up a typhoon storm signals other than typhoon Warnings are Aying, that vessel could have gone out to Waglan and perhaps saved a few survivors from the Esin Wah.
FOR SALE.
7955
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to the Chinese Herbs. 1920, Both Days
CARS Brater in Good Condition $1,400 or Near offer Apply Box 7294,
[7294 como Kong Daily Press,
News and Views.
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The Chinese General Chamber of Commerce has telegraphed to the Central Government stating that, as a result of the enforcement of the new import tariff, China will be the richer by about 840,000,000 annually, so steps should be taken to abolish the consumption tax.
ary, at-4 p.m.
ez
to be called when Waglan light was
mate the previous evening that the sighted. The master had told the ship was to go south of Waglan, and make Hong Kong by way of Green Island. The lighthouse-
appeared to be about three miles acuth of the ordinary course, which
very close to the north end of the island. Her course was suddenly altered, and a few minutes later t was seen that she had struck the rocks on the most northerly point of " Wagian. Cutting Corners,
have been too venturesome.
The
"A Pledge Unhonoured,”
Under the above title the Man- chester Guardian recalls that seven ago Mr. Churchill, then His Excellency the Governor has years approved of the promotion of Lieut. Secretary for the Colonies, gave an Maurice George Noll to the rank of assurance in Parliament that the
Only the second mate and the Captain in the Hong Kong Volund long been a dishonourable sour helmsman could possibly know what teer Defence Corps, with effect had scar
upon British rule in the Far East, happened after the chief officer left from the 30th January, 1929.
would within a year be abolished the bridge at midnight. Since both. these men went down with the ship, in Hong Kong, but the evil, has spread "It would appear, therefore, to account for the disaster, but the theories in plenty may be advanced that the Ordinance of 1022 is a dead letter, that the assurance which facts never can be known. The was given in response to agitation second officer may have fallen in this country seven years ago bar asleep, or been taken ill, or he may never been honoured, and that we are in the invidious position of lighthouse-keeper has said he had having put our signature to never before seen a vessel pass so close -
the A Justice of the Peace to serve League of Nations Slavery Conven to the island at night, and declared on the Licensing Board from the tion while an unmistakable breach he was not surprised when the disse- ter occurred. On the contrary, his of it occurs unchecked, under our 1st February to the 1st December, rule. It is fifty years since mui wonderment was that such accidents 1929, during the absence of Mr. tsai was first pronounced by the are not more frequent "the way Hugh Blackwell Layard Dowbiggin Chief Justice of Hong Kong to be some of them pass the point." Thas will take place in the Office of the repugnant to British law, though remark is significant, and those esinesday, the 20th day at nothing was then done to end it, whom it most concerns should take Wednesday, the day of Febru. It is an old established system in very careful notice of it. Severe China by which girl children, things are sometimes said about Private James Boyle of the King's usually between the ages of four methods of navigation in Chinese: and fourteen, are sold through waters. For example, it has been Own Scottish Borderers appeared agents either for domestic service asserted on very good authority OR SALE-Special Offer Twelve
The inefficiency of life-saving again before Mr. B. E. Lindsell at or openly for purposes of prostitu- that 80 per cent of the ships plying Reconditioned "INDIAN" organisation is not the only item the Central Magistracy on Satur- tion. The form of contract between
on a certain river in China detail no man for look-out duty at night. SCOUT, NEW YORK POLICE entered on the debit side of Hong day when he was committed for parent and purchaser includes such
trial at the February Criminal ominous clauses as 'to be disposed If this is true, it is not only very MODEL BOLO MOTORCYCLES, All Kong's account as a result of the in Good Mechancial Condition. Prices: inquest. There is also something Sessions on the charge of causing of as the payer thinks it, and bad seamanship to run such risks,
but those guilty of such neglect are receiving Enquiries from Home $250.00 to $350.00, ON VIEW XOW radically wrong" with the link-up grievously hodily harm to Sergeant no inquiry as to whereabouts or
LOON GARAGE, ALEX, HORS &of communications between Manufacturers regarding Suitable CO. (CHINA), LTD.
Kerr on board the transport Bomer-in the event of death is per trifling with the law, which requires. [402
missible.' "Firms to net na Ågenta for their
port and important points just setshire,
Attempts to represent
to be kept. a proper look-out products in Hong Kong and
beyond the harbour limits. The
mui thui as a harmless form of No less reprehensible is the practice. Financial returns for the first adoption, and the production of on some ships of sending the look- South China.
lighthouse-keeper at Waglan saw Local Companies desirous of taking
the steamer go on the rocks at 3.40 ten months of 1023 are published in evidence that in some cases the out-man on an errand or giving him SERVICE TO READERS.
am. He tried to get in touch with the current Gazette issue. The child that is bought is kindly treat- an extra job to do. No matter how up further Agencies will let
miles Hong Kong-only twove
credit balance at the end of October ed, do not conceal the fact that the brief the time taken in calling the know the Lines in which they are
DAILY away but it is alleged the radio
88,060,300, compared with system is a form of bondage. that watch, or trimming a lamp, interested the information will be THE HONG KONG forwarded to London and passed KONG WEEKLY PRESS, through message, Valuable time was being Revenue during
PRESS LTD. And the BONG aperator failed to understand the 86,403,025 at the end of September, disposes of helpless human beings if the lookout-man is ordered to October was like animals and condemns them to leave his post and do such work; on to interested parties as op their London Office, at 21, BEIDE LAKE wasted, sc the lighthouse-keeper $1,963,323, as azsinat 81,040,001 for domestic slavery if not to physical it is obvious that a proper look portunity offers."
FAZZT BTZIET, EC. 4, are prepared to
the same month in 1927; whilst and moral ruin. Mr. Churchill out" is not being kept while he is This Service is offered to our Readers give Bubscribers and Visitors advice decided to get into telephonic com-
munication with the Inspector of the income for the ten months spoke in 1022 of the difficulty of away from his station. What hap without charge and, of course, regarding accommodation available Lighthouses at Green Island (some
WAS 819,004,209, compared with altering established custom at a pened between midnight and three no obligation is incurred on either motoring facilities, muitable shopping fourteen miles away). More delay $17,120,750 in the previous year. moment's notice. But for the coa- c'clock on the Hain Wah the recent {"aide.
centres, etc.
expenditure totalled tingance of the system seven years inquest has not revealed. How the whea at home, they will call or occurred, and it was twenty minutes October The Required Information should be telephone to the sbare address, they will before news of the disaster actually 82.396,457, against $2,033,107 in later there can be no shadow of vessel came to be north of Wagian sent to the
1627; whilst the outgoings for the excuse, and we trust the Colonial when her captain intended the ship recerrs the utmost assistance and the gut out from Waglan. At 4.17 a STON, arriving by 8.8. Haiwa" HONG KONG DAILY FRESS, LTD, test available information on all mb message from Green Island was tea months were 818,028,670, com- Office will be quick to take these to pass south of the island is a 1st of MARCH.-Bor No. 73531,0,0
11, Iog House Starsrand fects of enquiry will be placed at their received at the lighthouse, reportpared with 815,816,660 in the prs- tion that the facts now revealed demystery unsolved, and likely so to
inand." Hong Kong. Hong Kong Daily Press Office. (78524
ing that news of the accident had vious year.
"
16 FEBRUARY, FEBRUARY, inclusive,
Dated this 30th day of January, 1929. By Order of the Board,
T. A. BARRY,
Acting Secretary.
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Hong Kong.
TRANSLATION.
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AGENCIES.
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