THE SHARK MARKET QUOTATIONS
Up to the Minute.
Banks B Unions. H.K. Fires. Douglases. Indos (Def.)
·18 712,50.
b. 8 91500.
b. $ 330.00. b. $88.00,
COMPANY REPORT.
THE HONGKONG
TEINGRAPH-WEDNESDAY APRIL 251917.
AN ORDER FOR PENCILS DAIRY FARM NEWS.
The Canton Insurance Office, Question of German Manufacture.
Limited
Before the Chief Justice, at the the shareholders at the thirty-sixth the Sinoers Co., Ltd., claimed The report for presentation to Summary Court, this morning, ordinary meeting, to be held at from Messrs. W. G. Humphrey's b. 126.50.the offices of the Company, on and Cr., the sum of $586 for Thursday, May 3, at noon, breach of contract, dated Septem- ber 24, 1915, for the sale and 1915 Account-After paying delivery of two CL368, sa interim dividend of $18 per of lead pencils to be share on May 4, 1916, the amount delivered as soon as possible, no standing to the credit of this time-limit being fired. The account is $633,993.89. · plaint also elsimed the cost of
ile action.
China Sugars, b. $114.00. H.K. Wharves, ss. $ 80.00. Kloon Docks. b. # 123.00, S'hai Docks. b. To 90.00. EWOL
b. T 15100. Kang Yike. b. T 14 50. b. T 122.00.
S'hai Cottons.
Tanglasepoos.
Cement
states:
This, it is resolved, to deal with
b. T
5.70.
b. $
8.10.
in the following manner.
EMPIRE DAY.
Naval. Military and Police Rifle Shoot.
E' femen will be interested to
hear that the Police Reserve is arranging another big eboot for Empire Day--May 24. The mest ing will take place on the King's Park range, and Captain G. G. Wood. HEVO, will be the range officer.
Teams are invited from the following branches of the Ser- vices:-H.M.8. Tamar, R.M.LL, and Naval Yard Polica; R.G.A. RE. and Buff and Depts: 25th Middletax; B.K.V.O.; HIV.B.; 74th Panjabia; 18th Infantry Hoogkong Police and Warders, Wictoris Gael; Hongkong Police Reserve; Non-Service Riflemer (Naval Dockyard, &o).
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Firing will take place with Service rides issued-and imned--by Government. Com petitors will be required to
To pay a final divid-
Mr. A. M. Praeton appeared for the plaintif and defendants were
end of $7 per shares 70,000,00|represented by Mr. E. J. Grist,
To add to Under-
writing Susperss -Account
To add Reinsurance
Food
Mr. Grist said the defence wÊN that this was not a contract
383,993.89 at all. It was an order, exactly the same so if he went to Lane, 200,000.00 Crawford's and ordered a Mackin- tosh which they said would order $633,993 89 for him.
Letters were read which had 1916 Account. The amount passed between the parties, to the standing at credit of this Account contrast, Included on the lettere is $2 724,983.76. "Oat_of_which was one from defendants, in the Genera' Agente and Consul-which they said that the pencils ting Committee have declared an ordered were of German mann- interim dividend of $18 per share facture and could not be obtained. barbing $180.000. The balance They had tried to fulfil the order of $2,544,983 76 will be carried lawhere, and asked for a definite forward.
reply as to whether plaintiffs. the last meeting Mr. D. W: Grad- increased price of $3.50 per prote
Consalting Committee. Since wished the goods delivered at the dock resigned his seat on leaving the Colony. The Hon. Sir Paul to the plaintiff, gave evidence. Chen Krong Sang, Secretary Chster, OMG.. Hon. Mr. E. He asid he was surprised that Shellim, and Messrs. I. Maitland, defendant's should way
that,
E. P. White, O. & Gubbay and owing to the pencils being of Sir Robert Ho Tung, retire, but German manufacture, they were being eligible, cffer themselves for ansble to supply them, since they re-election,
| made the contract in September, been audited by Mecars. H. Fercy the war, and must have known Auditors.The sccounts have 1915, a year after the outbreak of Smith, F.C.A, and A. B. Lowe, they were German pencils. F.C.A., who being eligible, offer themselves for re-election.
provide their own ammonition, HONGKONG AEROPLANE
Aperture sights may be used for the deliberate practices only- penalty 6 per cent, to be ded noted from the aggregate deliberate
ECOTS.
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FUND.
The Second Subscription List..
The ranges ani targets will be as follow:-200 yards deliberate, seven rounde and sighter, 200 yarda rapid, ten rounde meg aine charged, time allowed 45 seos); 500 yards deliberate, seven rounds and sighter; 600 yards deliberate, seven rounds and sighter. The target in each A Parere Sympathiser..
Collected by Mr. H. K. Erani:- N. B. N, Mody J H. N. Mody...
$351
N. Mody & Co. Camarji Pallosji & Co."
instance will be the Bisley figure,
Mr. & Mrs. A. B. Avasia “
F. P. Talati
Mehta & "o.
except at the 600 yards range. Patell & Co.
at which it will be a Bisley 18-Mr. & Mrs. F. S. Madan inch buil.
D K. Satna
the
The time allowed to & comM. N. Mahta petiter within which to fire a shot Croper and Co... (asceptatsnap-shooting and rapid) E D. Kotwall...
His Lordship asked if be krew when the contract was made for the German goods, and witness replied that he did not.
Did you make this contract
JUST ARRIVED
SHIPMENT OF PRIME & DELICIOUS AUSTRALIAN
APPLES.
THEATRE
ROYAL
SCENES FROM SHAKESPEARE."
(as arranged for ST. GEORGE'S DAY.) WILL BE REPEATED IN AID OF
WAR CHARITIES To-day the 25th inst.
AT.5.00 P.M.
Prices as Usual :- $3.-
à
(CHILDREN HALF-PRICE ON THE MATINEE).
Soldiers and Sailors in uniforin
will be admitted at half price.
OBITUARY.
personally ?-No; we made it Death of Mrs. A. Edwards. through a broker.
Was nothing asid about them being a German make?—No.
Farther evidence was given, and Mr. Grist said that defendante bad just delivered five gases to firms who had ordered months and months before nimiptiffa "at best prices obtainable.”
Witness said they bad reason to believe that defendants had delivered the same pencil con- tracted for to some one ele Their baying man booght 38 gross from Chinese firm at $3.85 per gro
The many friends in the Colony of Mrs. A. Biwerds will regret to hear of her death, on the 19th instant," "after" "winng illness, at her residence, Fedw Hir. Aberdare, South Wales.
TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENT.
CANTON INSURANCE OFFICE LIMITED.
NOTICE.
Mrs. Edwards and her three NOTICE IS HEREBY given daughters are well known in that Sorip Certificate with the Colony, the latter having respect to 10 shares numbered married Mr. H. L. Dennys 192/201 in the above Office stand- (Senior), Mr. F. B. L. Bowley and ing in the name of Ahmedbhoy Captain C. J. Aston, R. E. r. Habibbhoy (deceased) of Hong- spectively. Her three sons, William, Kong has been lost, and should the same not be produced before Tador and Arthur, and Captain the 28th instant, a Mr. Grist: If your Lordship Aston, were all at the Western Certificate will be issued in new Scrip holds that defendants entered Front last year, where the eldest favour of the said Ahmedbhoy into a defaite contract to allson (who enlisted as a private and Habibbboy (deceased), and no at a certain price, defendants is now a sergeant) was severely transaction taking place under have nothing to sy with wounded. It is probable that the old Scrip Certificate will be regard to damage,
anxiety for her sons brought on recognised by the Office. His Lordship said he under the illness which has proved stood that the defence was force fatal. majeure.
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is 30 seconds from the time the Patell and Co... signalling disc or flag is lowered. B. F. Kavarana'& Co....
The names of the six members F. P. Shrof
of each team must be sent to Mr. R. B. Cooper Jenkin on or before Friday, May J. H. Buttonjee 18; at noon.
B. K. Bani
All coers of HM. Froes B joujee & Co. ̈ present on the range and all com- N. J. Vemoona petitors and range officiala ara P. D. Gotla & Co.. invited to tifin with the Police J. J. Varrania... Reserve.
J.-P. Varauia
DAY BY DAY.
Victoria Theatre."
There was a good attendance at the Victoria Theatre last night when the first two episodes of the new serial Adventures of J. Refor Wallingford -- were shown. These pictures are con siderably above the laval of the
E R. Mogra & M. H.
Kavarana ($7 sseb) / D. K. Kbaran; D. E. Cooper, J. B. Patell, P. A. Jamestjes, Au- Dony Mong, K. 8. Pavri, M. J. Doctor, L. F. Sbre and 8. Dossa bhoy & Co. ($5 arch) .. E. C. Tamboli. K. D. Gozdar, F. H. Elchidana,
O. J. Bhamgers, and A. D. Vanis ($2 each)
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$1.005
M. Grist said he was going to show that bis clients could not faißt the contract, and also that
it was not a contract at all, but that it was so order.
His Lordship :-It is an order which you can be sued upon.
Judgment
WRE given for
|POLICE RESERVE ORDERS,
Order jeemed today by Mr. F. O. Jeakin, D.S P. (Rezerve)
Etats -----
Parades. Thursday, April 26.-No. 3 Company under Chief Inspector Lammert and O. C, Company, st] Central Station, 5 30 nm.
Friday, April 27-No, Saotion at Water Police Station Also $2,162.39 Recruite of No. 2 Company at
Central Station at 5 30 p.m.
ordinary American serial, and Previously acknowledged 1,087 39 ander C. 8. H., 545 D.m
should be seen. The current pro- gramme also contains a splendid}" new Wiffes film, and a couple of
good Gusatten.
Stolen Rubber.
Total...
A Poor Exeu BOŽ
2
Ambulance. Platoon. During the month of May, all
IF YOU FEEL A COLD APPROACHING
a hot bath at bed-time and a dose of Pinkettan the little gentle-a- nature laxatives, form the beat preventative.
PINKETTES
diapel Constipation, Biliousness, torpid liver, sick beadaches, sun clear the complexion.
Of Chemists, or 60 cents the phial, from DA. Willisma. Médicine Co.. 96 exéchaen Bond, Shangbai,
TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS.
EXCLUSION OF GERMANS AFTER THE WAR.
ranks will attend the following: A held in the Theatre TO-
At the Magistracy this morning, Every Tamilny-A Central
ware
PUBLIC MEETING will be
MORROW (THURSDAY, 26th
Before Mr. J. B. Wood, at the before Mr. J. B, Wood, two Sation at 5:30 pm for Squad April) afternoon at 530 in con Police Court this morning, a Chinese Chinese was fined $25, or 14 days, fighting in the street at West Wah Hospital at 6 p.m. for interested are invited to attend. charged with Drill. Every Thursday At Tang nection with the above. All fox having in his possession Point Evidence was given by a
quantity of rubber which had constable, who said that he saw Lecture.
sppärer diy been atolam from the oun of the defendants obres are Potica Schools v Kowloon godowns. The man mall boy with a bamboo pole Clam X (laspsator Gerrard)** was arrested in Kowloon Oity The boy ran away and then the Starl sitting on Tuesday, May 1, Boad and his explanation was defendants went after him and
at 5.30 pm. that he gave a man 15 cents for struck him. The defendants' ex- it Inspector Gordon stated that ouse was that they "were being rabber similar to what the de- phased by a number of men who fendant had was being loaded on wished to assault them. Hin i ship at the, wharf, and there Worship imposed fees of $5 and was no doubs that it was stolen. » #10 năm
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MANAGER Bea per -A Business Vigit; -- Gro, 8. Bandeman, Bone and Statenge, and experience, married sonal references Indispensible Co. of port and shetry fate, has of single, islary expes arrived in the Colony
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