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NEW ADVERTISE- MENTS.
CHINESE CUSTOMS NOTIFICA.
TION.
THE FOLLOWING
PREPARATIONS & APPLIANCES
OF
The CHINESE MARIE DR. WM, H. SCHOLL
CUSTOMS for KowLoox and DISTRICT
will be OLOSED to PUBLIO BUSI-: NESS on TUESDAY, the 17TH SEPTEMBER, 1929.
E.. A. MACDONALD,
Acting Deputy Commissioner,
In Charge ad interim.
"York Building,
ARE NOW AVAILABER :.
Hong Kong, 10th Sept., 1989, (8356
TOE FLEX
TOE RIGHT
Гоот SOAP
FOOT POWDER
Foor
IN THE SUPREME COURT of HONG KONG.
TROBATE JURISDICTION.
Goobs
OT ROBERT
IN TE
INNES, LATE OF VICTORIA IN THE COLONY OF HONG KONG, MARINE SUPERINTENDENT (XX- TIRKD), DECEASED.
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
that the Court bas, by virtue of Section 68 of Probate Ordinance 1897. made An Order Limiting the Time for Creditors and others to send in their Claime against the store Estate to the 1ST DAY OF OCTOBER, 1929.
All Creditors and others are accord. ingly hereby required to rend in their Claims to the Undersigned on or before That Date.
Dated the 31st day of August, 1929. JOHNSON,..STOKES & MASTER, Solicitors for the Administrator, Prince's Building,
Hong Kong.
G.
R.
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PUBLIC AUCTION.
THE Underrigeed have received
Instructions
TO SELL Br
·PUBLIC AUCTION,
J ON
WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY, 11TH & 12TH SEPTEMBER, 1929,
AI
H.M, NAVAL YARD, Hong Koxo,
AND AT
KOWLOON NAVAL DEPOT, COMMENCING EACH DAY AT 9.30 am. WITH A INTERVAL FROM 19 NOON TO 1.30 .. OLD AND SURPLUS NAVAL STORES,
Comprising
CREAM
ZINO-PADS
CORN SALVE FOOT BAZERS BUNION LOTION
BUNION SPRING
BUNION REDUCER
FIXO CORN Plasters
BROMIDROSIL POWDER
NO-GRIP HEEL LINER
"2" DROP CORN REMEDY
WALK STRATE HEEL PADS
TRU SPAN ARCH SUPPORT
TRI SPRING ARCH SUPPORT
ANTERIOR METATARSAL ÁRCH SUPPORT.
You are cordially invited to a free Demonstration."
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1929.
WEATHER REPORT.
Yesterday's weather report, fore- cast and remarks, issued by the Royal Observatory at 3.05 p.m.,
stated:-
The anticyclone now covers N. China and Manchuria. The depres sion is now central to the south east of Tokyo, moving E.NE.
Local Forecast-E. or variable winds, moderate, fair.
ACKNOWLEGMENT, The Children of the late Mrs. A. H.
M. DA SILVA. beg to tender thanks to their friends and re- latives for their kind expression of sympathy in their recent sad bereavement and for floral tributes sent and attendance at the funeral.
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Editorial and Business Offices: 11, Ice House Street. Tal. Central
Night Editor (Wanchai Office):
Tel. Central 4511. London Office: M, Bride Lane,
Fleet Street, E.C. 4.
The Daily Press.
HONG KONG, SEPTEMBER 11, 1929.
THE INSURANCE OF TELEPHONES.
In 1025 the interests and obliga. tions of the China and Japan. Telephone and Electric Co., Ltd., wors taken over by the Hong Kong Telephone Company. Prior to this transfer, some-if not all-contracte with telephone subscribers appear to have included & clause expressly stipulating that the latter were responsible for instruments and Attings installed on their premises, except in regard to such damage as resulted from fair wear and tear.,, Obviously, damage or destruction a a result of fire was excluded, and subscribers were held responsible for any loss to accruing. When the interests at the Chian and Japan Telephone Company were transfer. red to the Hong Kong Telephone Company, the Telephone Ordinance (1928) appears to have limited the liability of the new concern to the extent of not requiring it to make good damage to telephone apparatus not caused by fair wear and tear. If this be the fact, then it would seers perfectly clear that the Telephone Company-insolar as subscribers taking up the service after, July, 1995, are concerned-admits to res
ponsibility or liability for damage to apparatus done by fire, flood, or any other nach calamity. In regard to subscribers already connected with the telephone service prior to July, 1925, no new arrangement appears to have been entered into with them by the present company.
Some months ago the Telephone Company issued a circular to its
News and Views.
The Medical Officer"of Health's
infectious cases were reported. return for Monday shows that no
RAILWAY.
Count D. de Martel, the French KOWLOON-CANTONTM Minister, is due at Shanghai at the end of this month to resume. his negotiations with Dr. C. T. Wang.
Mr. L. Golet, Vice-Consul for Belgium, has been made acting! hear and Supt. W. Kent were
Professor and Mrs. J. L Shell-Consul-General in Shanghai dur- ing the absence of Mr. R. J. Guil- bere from Australian porta by the among the passengers who arrived laume.
1.6. Taiping.
His Honour the Chief Justice has fixed Monday, September 18, for the Criminal Sessions trials in cluded in the present month's, calendar. The Sessions will open on that day at 10a.m.
A NIGHT EXPRESS SERVICE?
[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.]'
The
ام ہے
CANTON, Sept. 10. Kowloon-Canton Railway" Eight machine guns and a largo quantity of ammunition have been authorities are thinking of resuming.
to the Central Military a
night service between Canton and sent.
in Nanking by the
Kowloon. Some ten years ago. Academy
there was a night cxpress train and Kiangman Arsenal,
it was quite popular, but the ser vice had to be abandoned on ac- count of brigandage in
the East
Mr. J. Prin-Moller, architect, a well-known member of the Shanghai Danish community, has been elect Sir Robert Ho Tung arrived at ed to the committee of the Chinese River districts. Now that these welcomed and entertained at Gov. Taiyuan on September 8, and was ernment House by. Marshal Yen Hai Shan. Sir Robert was to leave for Wutai Mountain on Tuesday.
·
A telegram to the Chinese press states that the Bureau of Foreign Affairs in Ningpo has been abolish ed by
Mr. the Commissioner, Chiang Shih-bou, in accordance with orders from the Waichiaopu.
A Chinese press telegram statea that the Lob Hwa Football team of Java and gained another victory, Shanghai met a French team in the score being 20. Lee Wai-tong and Darky Chen netted the ball
once each.
Ching Chi Hing, a rent collector who lived at 7A, Tai Wong Street East, second floor, and who died local estate worth $14,000. intestate in July last year, left ters of administration have been
Court. bate Division of the Supreme
|
Shanghai., Institute of Technical Training in
11
desperadoes have been practically suppressed, the authorities are of During the absence of Mr. Lopinion that the night train could Gronvold, who is gone to Japan for a month's holiday, Mr. Chr. be once more run with safety. So Johnson has been appointed acting far no definite date has been men- Consul-General for Norway intioned as to when such a service. Shanghai.
will be resumed but the anthorities
•
how
According to report of the of the Chinese Section are Shanghai Rice Merchants Associa- talking the matter over with the tion, 14,830 piculs of rice were British authorities, and it is ex- brought to Shanghai during August, compared with 61,820 pected that some arrangements will
soon be made. picula in July.
Many improvements have of late The National Army Headquar have circulated an order to vari. beca introduced in the Chinese sec- ous military commanders through- tion of the railway. Worn out." out the country instructing them sleepers are being replaced with to suppress all forms of Com- munist activities. Inquests in Hong Kong.
A POINT has arisen of very great subscribers, cailing attention to granted to the widow by the Pro- promising young officer who shot
We
The marriage of Mr. Roderick Arthur Cochrane Watson and Miss Joan Douglas Watson, whose engagement was announced on New Year's Day, will take place in London in November, Mr. Watson left Shanghai by the Empress of Asia with the best wishes of his friends..
AUSTRALIAN VISITOR
-VICTIMIZED.
steel ones, like those used in the Canton-Samshui Railway. When this work is completed the time Let- No inquest was deemed necessary taken between Canton and Kowloon in connection with the death of the is expected to be considerably
interest to a large and a growing this matter of insuring installations
himself last Saturday at the Cen-shortened. The night express ser. tral Police Station. Medical testi- vico will certainly not be started mony showed that the unfortunate until these permanent way repairs: number of people, in this Colony, against loss or damage, and strong- and concerning which there appears y advising that such risks should
nan was suffering at the time, from meningitis of the brain. There is to be considerable difference of be covered. It was suggested that
the acute torments of tubercular are finished. no reason to doubt the declared re- opinion. It relates to the respective the sum of $100 should be taken as
sult of the autopsy, but we are of responsibilities of those who hire a basis for assessing the replace.
opinion that in all such cases it is and those who lend property. In ment value of each telephone, this
much more satisfactory, from every the interests of all parties, it is sum covering not only the instru-
point of view, if such evidence is given before a Coroner's Court, very desirable that an authoritative ment itself, but switching arrange-
thereby putting a check to idlá THEFT FROM PERAMBULATOR statement should be made as to the ments and cost of wiring,
gossip. It would be interesting to The usual anti-British speeches know exactly how decisions are facts of the position existing, there understand that in some quarters
A report was made to the Police were delivered in Chinese territory made in this Colony as to whether yesterday afternoon by Mize Elvidge, by avoiding the possibility of coa- there is a disposition to question by the District Kuomintang pro- or not an inquest be held. The who recently arrived from Sydney. troversy when circumstances arise the alleged responsibility of the paganda corps on the occasion of general idea is that such inquiries Australia, by the 6.3. Taiping, that the aniversary of the bombard are held solely at the discretion of she was wheeling & perambulator which may result in the issue again subscriber to protect himself against ment of Wonhsien. A circular the magistrate in whose district the in Nathan Road and whilst stand- A. S. WATSON & Co., being brought up. The question is such risks as loss or damage to was issued bitterly denouncing tragedy occurs. In England an
what are the actual responsibilities apparatus. It is contended that, Great Britain for her alleged ag- inquest is automatically held it nog near Cameron Road reading a of a telephone subscriber over and as the hirer of a telephone. the gression towards the Chinese peo- doctor is able to grant a certificate book, some person stole her hand-
ple.
as to the cause of death, or bag from the pram. The bag con- subscriber is responsible only for
responsible application is made to tained two Australian £i noter and - above payment of his quarterly ac
Captain W. N. Custance, R.N., the Coroner. If a person dies $1 in Hong Kong currency. count! In March last the upper such damage to the instrument or
A later report states that the bag floor of the Savoy Hotel was des- apparatus as may be caused on his Lieut.-Com. A. 1 Poland, Lieuta. suddenly an inquest is held ag &
C. G. Graham, G. Grove, P. B. A matter of course, and the doctor's as found by a district watchman troyed by fire, and the telephones, on premises by his own negligence. Caruana, Surg. Lieut. Com. J. H. evidence, in the vast majority of behind the District Watchmen's B. Crosbie, Surg-Lieuta. T. B. cases, stope uncharitable gossip Quarters, in Canton Road, Yau- The contents of the bag. ttings, and wiring on that ficor It is argued that destruction or
damage by fire, not being so attri Lynagh and G. A. Miller, from once and for all. If there has been mati. Wo were completely destroyed.
Hong Kong: Lieut. Com. J. E foul play, it is difficult for the were untouched with the exception understand that a claim for lossbutable, is therefore a risk which Caffin and Lieut. G. P. Davies, crime to escape investigation. In of the money, which had been. and damage was received by the falls upon the owner of the property from Shanghai, have arrived in quests are so frequent in England taken. 6 hotel proprietors from the telephen hiring it. In the current issue of
and generally are so frequent that hired, and not upon the person
England.
no stigma whatever attaches to the Proceedings. It is impossible to apply quite so rigorous a system pointed
LIMITED.
ESTD. 1841.
FOR SALE. MOTOR LIGHTER, Teak Hall, Equipped with Two 36 H.P. Gardner Enginee. Dimensions Length 85 ft, Depth 18 ft. Depth
Loaded 5 ft.
Mr. M. G. Marriott has been ap
Hon, Secretary
and
Anchors, Chain Cable Gear, Forges, ft. & in., Draft Light 2 ft. 6 in., Draft | company, which was promptly pass the telephone directory, however, mander of the pro-Kwangsi troops to a tuge Chinese population, but Treasurer of the Hong Kong
Firehearth, Ships' Belle, Iron Reel, Davite, Air Purifying Plant, Cutter, Sampan, Oare, Whaler, Dinghy, Old Lead, Battery Plates, Electrical and Wireless Telegraph Fittings, Glycerine, Old Electric Cabla, Bakery Oven, Iron Mattresses and Bedsteads, Water Closet Fans,
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Files.
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ALSO. SALE OF OLD AND SURPLUS VICTUALLING STORES AT KOWLOON or FRIDAY, 19TH SEPTEMBER. Comprising: --Serge, Flannel, Clothing Remnants, Manufactured Pipe Tobacco (1,000 lbs.), Bundry Articles of Mess and Table Gear, including Electro Plate, Cutlery, Hardware and Table Linen.
Condemned Provisiona Poultry Fooding, &c.
TERMS OF SAL-A
Also
Catalogno.
for
detailed in
LAMMEET BROTHERS,
By Appointment Auctioneers
to the Admiralty. Hong Kong, 19th Aug., 1929. [8989
of the
NEWS OF THE FAR EAST
is given in the
“HONG KONG: WEEKLY PRESS,"
with which is incorporated"
"THE CHINA OVERLAND
"TRADE REPORT.”
80 Cents per Copy
Subscription, paid in advance per annum for delivery in Hong Kong-013; including Postage to 'any part of the -^-ld-$18.
ed on to the insurance company con-
cerned for settlement. The assessor inspected the premises and, while not disputing the alleged fact of destruction, is said to have found that there was no contract existing between the hotel company and the telephone company. Consequently, no cinim by the hotel for loss of and damage to telephones in the building could be entertained by the insurance company.
there appears for the first time a very important clause, which reads as follows:--
"The subscriber shall be res- ponsible for the payment of re- pairs or replacements required to damaged telephone apparatus where such damage is not caused by ordinary fair wear and tear. Damage or total loss due to fire, water, collapse of buildings, or theft shall not be considered as ordinary fair wear and tear, and the subscriber shall pay for the cost of making good such damage or ices,"
In due course application was made by the proprietors of the The position as here set out is Savoy Hotel for the installation of perfectly clear,, but can it be re new telephones in their renovated building, but it is understood this trospective? Does this clause ap pear in all existing contracts, and, application was refused, pending
if not, can subscriberg be considered receipt of compensation for the in- bound by it? If it is the fact, as struments and fittings which bad
is alleged, that soine subscribers been destroyed by fire. A guest
have taken the telephone service residing at the hotel applied for a without agreeing to this or private telephonie to be installed
similar clause, then the proper near but not in his room, but this
course to pursue would be to cancel application was refused ori the ground that a telephone so installed would be accessible not only to be
aetual individuat súbscriber but to
any
the "existing contract, giving the subscriber the option of signing a new agreement in which this very
General Hau Ring Tong. Com. in the East River District during
to any person an inquest should the Inter-Kwang war has left Hczyt least in cases of fatal accidents Kong for Japan. It will be remem
aways he beld, and on Europeans bered that General Heu, after being under similar rules to those applied badly beaten and driven out of
at Home. Swatow, turned over the remnants of his defeated forces to ordinate and came to Hong Kong.
a sub
Apropos of the British demand for compensation for the loss of British lives during the Nanking Outrage, the Chinese press reports that the British members of the Reparations Commission demand ed 8300,000, but the Chinese com missioners agreed to pay 8100,000 only
International Barter,
cession to the late Mr. L. M. branch of the Navy League, in sue- Whyte. We understand that the local branch is now busy making arrangements for a Nelson Day concert on October 21, at which many well-known local artistes will appear. The event will take place The Reuter cable reporting an at the Lee Theatre at p.m., and arrangement whereby the Argentine a most attractive programme is Republic takes eight million sterl-being fixed up. A jolly evening is ing worth of British steel and iron promised at popular prices. Hesi- manufactures, for which Britain dents are advised to make a note takes an equal value of food proof the date and to keep it open. ducts in exchange, is a curious reversion to the ancient system of barter.
The British Economic Mission which arranged this den! Looking Back 25 YeaTE. is going on to Uruguay and Brazil, The circular letter which has The gunboat Mid-chuan, built to presumably in hopes of making a been sent out with the object of similar arrangement with those strengthening the local Volunteer the order of the Chinese Navy by countries. It is one way of stimu Force is a business-like way of go- the Kiaagnan Dock & Engineering lating British trade, but what Lording about the matter. His Excel- Works, will be launched in a fort Benverbrook and his Imperial Free lency the Governor is of opinion night's time. This vessel is 180 trade Crusaders will have to say that the Hong Kong Volunteer feet long, 28 ft. wide, 11 ft. in about it we shudder to contemplate. Corps is not of the strength re- depth and 180 tons in weight. She Latest reports from London inquired to enable it to take its pro- will be capable, of attaining & speed of 17 knots per hour.
"
A Chinese junk from Shanghai to Newchwang was robbed near Chingkow, Shantung coast, when 2 large namber of" pirates went aboard her and made off with valuables amounting to 81,000 Her crew put up a sturdy" resi- stance and two of them were shot dead, three seriously wounded, and the owner kidnapped."
..
dicate that the trawl with which
per share in the defence of the- Lord Beaverbrook is so industrious Colony, and so eligible young men ly searching the depths where flat are individually asked to join the fish are supposed to lurk is still Force. With a Volunteer Reserve coming to the surface empty Association, and an association of Even Mr. William Harrison has ladies trained in ambulance work, escaped its meshes, After taking this little outpost of Empire will some days to consider Lord Beaver-he-well, what it ought to be in brook's pointed invitation to be- this respect.-Hong Kong Daily come a food taxer, he has replied, | Preas, Sept. 12, 1904.
in an open letter, that "the Daily Chronicle is now associated with Looking Back 50 Years, many leading provincial,and" na
Yesterday morning, at about. - tional illustrated papers, of vary-hall-past twelve o'clock, the coolies On Saturday evening, at the ing beliefs, all of which are under at work on the Praya Wall op. the control of a company of which posite the end of Pottinger Street Repulse Bay Hotel dinner dance,
I am chairman." Obviously an had a fight among themselves. Nina and Jacques, assisted by an
enterprize with varying beliefs and Stones were flying about in all the concurrent necessity for being directions, while augmanted orchestra will give an
some of the ugmented orchestra will give an
all things to all men, cannot coolies charged the others with exhibition of the latest dances, in- cluding the Argentine tango, the adopt any bold political heresy. axes, crowbars, shovels, bamboos, up-to-date version of the "dance to death" and the most It is easy to appreciate Mr. Har; and advanced upon the enemy with Further particulars appear in our join Lord Beaverbrook's crusade distance and attracted
blues."rison's difficulty there. He would a yell which was heard for some number advertisement colums.
the hotel generally. The fixing of clear and definite clause is includ- ed. In Great Britain subscribers a telephone in the applicant's own private room was possible-but there specifically notified on taking the service that telephones are the guest had his own reasons for not
ishing this to be done, and pre- property of the Postmaster-General, ferred to have the instrument fixed and are advised to insure themselves outside and not inside his apart against fire and similar risks of ment. The position, then, is that damage to the instruments. How this gentleman is unable to transnet many people do actually cover themselves against such loss is not business by telephone from his hotel, known; probably very few, but the and is compelled to use a public fact remains that their liability in
if it were possible to attain "the of Europeana. Several foreigners exchange instrument when he wishes
ideal you preach and to weld the mado arrests and handed the pri When the first submarines of the Empire into a Free Trade unit soners over to the police, who ar to communicate with his business very clearly set forth. "If they care
to ignore the warning and take the "O" class leave England for the without adding to the cost of livrived after the fight was finished. friends. This, no doubt, causes con risk, that is their affair. In view China Station at the end of ing for our own people." But, A Chinese Jukong, No. 152, ap siderable annoyance" and loss of of the increasing use of hired October they are to go out by way after carefully considering the peared quite bewildered, as he was time, but is an aspect of the situa property in Hong Kong-not only of South America. This will be pros and cons, he concludes that standing with a prisoner in each
be
"Hap-hand. A European told him to tion merely incidental to the larger telephones, but geysers, gas-stoves, the first time that some of the it
electric, apparetus, pianos, and so the first time that to will have pily, Yo soothes Lord -Beaver blod him whistle, whereupon be and more important question of a on-care should be taken to see that Been submarine of the Royal brook, there are many ways be let go one of the prisoners who subscriber's liability to the tele- responsibilty for damage or loss is Navy. At the same time that the sides tariffs in which Great Britain naturally, feeling himself released, phone company in the event of clearly fixed when the act of hiring "O" class leave the Titania and and the Britains beyond the seas walked away! A number of men damage to or complete loss of insequent argument and annoyance
takes place. That way much sub "L" class submarines will leave can co-operate for the lasting good were ultimately brought up at the China for home, but will return of the Empire." We can all say police-court-Hong Kong Daily can be avoided.
through the Suez Canal.
Amen" to that.
Prest, September 11, 1879.
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