Ford
$1,250 (Local Currency) complete with
Electric Lights, and Electric Horn.
ALEX. ROSS & CO.
Sois Agents for the Canadian„ „Ford.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1918,
D
ECONOMY.
The Ford is essentially a strong, light car, being built of Vanadium steel, the ightest and strongest steel made. Weight is the most expensive thing In a motor car. Every additional pound increases the demand on the motor, makes necessary more gasoline and oil and results in greater wear on tyres.
IN LIGHTER VEIN.
The Humour of the Police Courts.
Law Advertiser Wanted. FALL FROM HOUSE-TOP. The average Chinese, it has been often coblended, does not know the law, so when this morning Mr. M. B. Lo told Mr. J. E. Wood this, he was merely
Dies in Hospital,
...
HONGKONG DEFENCE
CORPS.
Administrative Order by Major H. A. Morgan, Adminis trative Commandant, state :-
Strength.
42
No. 238 Säpper. C. Straford. Engineer Company, is permitted to resign, on leaving the Colony,
Transfers
TO-DAY'S CHINESE ·
TELEGRAMS.
Peking, Dec. 19. Lisng Shih-yea will not now attend the Senate: «The affaire will be attended to by the asting Chairman.
Goodness alone know what our Chinese lowes-class citizens postulating a truth. The Hak think of Hongkong's legal Lishop of jewellers 14, Circalst
At five o'clock this morning, machinery. In many instances Pathway, was prosecuted at the thieves brake into a private house, they must think our law-dispen-instance of the Police for being through the roof, in Des Voeux sers crazy. At least, one Chinese in possession of dangerous goods, Boad, simoet
opposita
Lak Wing ting has wired a woman will form this estimate.e, four gallons of sulphuric and the Wing On Company.
proposition for permanent pesce, for she was fined this morning nitric acid without a licence and After collecting various articles, to date from day of departure.asisly favouring the separation $3 for cutting 60 catties of grass also for selling ume.
inolading jewellery and money,
of military and civil areas and valued at $1.40 which was grow Mr. M. R. La, in pleading guilty the robbers proceeded to escape No. 324 Pie G. M. Lakin and Civil and Military Governors No. 307 Pte. T.G.F. Fleming outlining the inadvisability of ing on a Government plantation. on both summonses, said he was by the way they came and whilst Nothing is free, gentleman, in s instructed lag certain facts doing this, one of the men fall No. 313. Fie. W. Ross are trane residing in the same place. British possession. Everything in mitigation of the offence, from the roof to the pavement, ferred from "A" Company to the The President uger Sua Yat has a value, even grass on the The firm was established two a distance of about 100 feet, Engineer Company, dated 17.12. sen and Sun Hang-yee to proced roadside. So don't feel shocked years ago and he understood that with all the booty on his person. 18. No. 988 Pie. O E. Holmes is to Earops to render saistance at when you are hauled up the next all Hongkong goldsmiths had He was taken to the Goverment transferred from "B" Company the Pance Conference. time for inhaling more than your been in the habit of using Civil Hospital in
to the Engineer Company, dated: a critical
Fang Koo-ahung arrived here average smount of oxygen i sulphuric said for the purpose of condition, and died
17th December, 1918. this
yesterday. their business every day. Neither afternoon. -
Shanghai, Dec. 19 his client nor any goldsmith, he
The Government has definitely ventured think, thought ́ ́it
decided that Nanking shall be the place for the Conference and is necessary to get a licence. The shop used to buy a certain quantity monthly or periodically
telegraphed again to Sham Chan- hann to give consideration to the decision.
an
Nice Unexploited Field for ..
Hawkers. No money to bay a licence is excuse that does not hold water in the Police Courts. The trying Hagistrate's raply is invariably: You can bay rest at the Victoria Gack." One man who was found bawking near the Wanchai market was fined $3 about the value of the licence. He had $183 co bie person, These Chinese who have
no
means at their disposal are so dense headed. They will insist an entering a profession that
demande
an entrance
BASEBALL.
and eines the sellers had a licence Happy Valley Baseball Club- v. his goldemith client did not
the Nippon Club, think he was to procure one. He
in
8
The followings will represent had to gee two or three lhe ever the Happy Valley
Baseball day and sometimes more, so that
Olab he had to get quantities of 20 Iba
baseball from the Kwong Ws shop. Since Club on Sandsy, the 22nd inst., match against the Nippon the summons was issued only at Happy Valley, commencing small quantities were being 3 p.m. sharp. O. A. Golden- parchased. His client did noberg, Mr. Gibson, Mr. Smith, Mr. this instance only cold a small Tovar, Kr. U. H. Omar, Mi. B.M. Marshall, Mr. Riche, Mr. Fachito quantity. His jeweller was no Omar, Mr. A. 8. Hamid.
free. Boll the
There is Fach a big field in Hongkong.
stafi but
in
habitasl trader in acide. He asked his Worship to take a
A Menace To-Our Lives. A menace to the lives of the citizens of Colony is the number-nient view of the oste and
of dangerous buildinge. We are of opinion that there are many old structures here that regaire
Smokes for French Soldiers. fict a very nominal fine. ́Al In response to an appeal to the Idemiths were labouring under American Consul: from Hanoi for norance ignorance engender. Christmas Cheer for 300 French the inspection of the Bailding by long practice. The invalided soldiers recently strived authorities. We therefore, rejoiced publicity that would be given to from the seat of war, Mrs, J. H. to see that one landlord was called the cass would bring the necesTaggart has been instrumental upon to face the.masic of Mr.sity of having a licence home to in collecting and despatching J.B. Wood's Court for failing to the goldsmiths.
10,000 cigarettes for the use of comply with the request of the Inspector Terrett said that he these troops during Christmas- P.W.D. The case is s very seized the staff ander the tide. The donors of the cigarettes interesting and is acillustration of Dangerous Goods Act; it are follows,Canton and how s Chinese landlord can fool consisted of four jars and four Nanyang Bros. Tobacco Co. the Building authorities. The bottles. Seven of the eight 1,000, Mr. Bating 3,000; Mr. Landlord of 170, Wellington either contained ablorie, Bettle 2,000, Mrs. Thomson 1,000; Street was charged with failing eulphuric or intric acid. Eren and Mrs. J. H. Taggart. 5,000. to pull down the fourth and fifth if the defendant had a licence, he The French Consul in Haiphong stories of this building, as ordered would still have to prosecate him as thanked Mrs. Taggart on by the P.W.D. Mr.A. E Weight for faulty storage. Sulphuric acid behalf of his compatriots and executive engineer of the Public was dangerous. The danger of feels sure that the gift will be Works Department, who appeared fire was not geest aale the acid very much appreciated, to prosscate, said the positione come into contact with something was that be served a notice on the else." Mr. Wood fhed the defen-i
landlord condemning the build ing sa dangerous and ordering him to pull down the fourth and fifth stories. Nothing had been done since although letters and reminders were frequently sent.
Returned.
Mr. J. Scott Harston returned dant $10 for selling and $20 for to the Colony to-day from the storage of the staff, which Australia. was ordered to be confiscated.
* Ways of Settling Debts.
Influenza in Kobe.
"
There are many ways of setti- A report required from Kobe, The notice was served on August Lord, I shall be highly Japanse residents are dying at ing a debt The calm man says: yesterday; that the lower blasa 9th, and the landlord was grateful to you if you pay me the rate of about 300 a week, from fourteen days to carry the order out. The building was the $20 you borrowed from me the influenss ecarge, immediately dangerous. He was last time. My wife and children afraid of a typhoon, earthquake are feeling the cold and I have
or raina
not.
»
Leave.
Pte. J. H. Brister, H. Gon Company, is granted 9 weeks' leave, on business, from 28th December, 1918-
Annual Musketry Course, The following is the result of firing of Anas] Course by No. 7 Platoon, "B" Company: Number exercised 15
Markemen
1st Clare shots 2nd
3
15
The avenges obtained were:-
Practice No. 13 142
14
24.3
15
33
112
18
**
231
17
12.4
18
117,
7.
104.1
-DUTIAB LE TOBACCO,
A Revenus Prosecution. :
TO-DAY'S SHARE
QUOTATIONS
5--SELLERS; BA:—BALES; B-BUYERS; N-NOMINAL. OFFICIAL PRICES. “ BANKS.
Before Mr. J.B. Wood, this after noon, Wong Kat Tong, of the Man Lee shop, of 74. Praya Esat, was charged with being in possession H. K. & S. Banks 8. of a quantity of dotiable Three MARINE INSURANCES: Castles oigarettes and tobacco, Cantons.. Trakman Superintendent of Im- without the permission of North Chinas b.
stated that he would first direct China His Worship's
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$780
$405
117
$950
b. $205, 73
$158
$840
SHIPPING
89 s. 88/8
1.
$ 22
$30
3.156
195)-
REFINERIES,
$98
1.
$38.
MINING
b.
88
$2,25 87/
Unions Yangtazes ports and Exports.
Mr. Tratman, se complicant, FIRE INSURANCES.
Far Easterns
B attention to H.K. Fires h. Section 14, of the Tobacco Ordinance that in all proceedings Douglases tobacco is presumed to be Steamboats--- datiable, but the Ordinance must Jados (Pref.) b. be very carefully handled. If it Indos (Def.)- was alway enforced, he and his Shells friend would probably be liable
Ferries torrents any time- (laughter)... bat he hoped to show that the delenient W39 not only in possession of the Kallos tobacco but he was aware that he Langkats coued give no proper explanation Ralba under the Section and Trinchs went further by endeavouring to Urais make an explanation,
It is reported that the Govern meat will send out a circular telegram declaring that Nanking has been selected as the place for the Peace Coufarenes and that it will not make any change, no matter how much opposition Mr. Tratman then went into is forthcoming or from what the witness box and quarter:
formal evidence that the The Senate held a meeting defendant had no permission yesterday afternoon. It fret from himself to be in possession. rejected Liang Shib yee's re of the tobacco, which was signation, and then approved datiable. Chin Nun-fan'a- Cabinet by 105 Totes and of 109.
gave
Sugars Malabons
DOCKS, WHARVES," GODOWNS, &C. H. K Wharves. b. $ LUG xa, 105/7 Kowloon Docks b. $155 sa, 168/8 S'hai Docks
t. 198 201
N. Engineerings b b.
LANDS, HOTELS AND BUILDINGS. Centrals
11,
$108
11.
€90
$102
$740
$38.
Mr. M. K. Lɔ, on behalf of the H. K. Hotels defendant, said that in the course Land InvesLAY "BE Hung Hi-ling has written the of his defence it would be H'phreys Est. 5. Cabines requesting it to atop the necessary for him to get at the K'loon Lands., b. Government troops from making working of the British-American West Points ... $72 any further advance on Fabian Tobacco Company... and he and Shener, and to consult the desired to ask Me Tratman, Kung Yiks The next wene of Carps Orders/South to arisage an armistice | 88 complainent---whether Lau Kung Mows 18
Issue of Ordens.
...
pending later instructions so that not any witnesses would be called peace negotiations may go ahead.so that he could cross-oramine will do as requested. The Cabinet has replied that it them on the point.
Mr. Tratman stated that two members of the firm in question would-be called."
The case proceeding:
will be on 3rd January, 1918.
Artillery Orders. Orders for Artillery Company by Osptain J.H.W. Armstrong, V.D., state:
The Cabinet has telegraphed the two Northera envoys in Parades at Belchers Battery Clanton arging the Bath Tuesday, 24th December --- 7.30 am. Right Half Coy. New appoint delegates: Is is Layers' Class only.
reported that Tang Shao-yee has p.m. Left Half Coy. New Layers' of the South.
Friday, 7th December-5.15 been appointed sa chief delegate Claes only.
Chin Nang-fan has asked Wu Chin-shu to go to Europe sonist The following N.O.Os and merk Ohing-cheong in the pesse of Left Half Company have passed negotiation, but in his reply Wa the D.R. F. Examination held by the L. G.-Sergt. MacPherson, touched on the question of inter Cerpl. Gerrard, L/Bomb, Monal sfsirs in Chans now and mid Tavish and Gunner Mackay,
he had decided to abandon the idea.
Engineer Orders. Orders for Engineer Company by Captain W. Basell state- Notica.
for November and December will Pay and Travelling Expenses be paid out on Monday and
bar.-5.15 p.m., the full Company
Parade-Monday, 23rd Deosm will parade at Headquarters..
Tameday, 23rd and 24th instant, Notice. Rifle Mosting. between 10.30 am. and 12 noon
Programme: Owing to lack of at the Engineer Company's Once, time on the first day of the HKD.Q. Headquarters.
Meeting, 28th December, it has A Company dinner will be held been found necessary to arrange Hongkong Hotel at 8 p.m. All for on Sunday, 20:h instant, on Saturday, January 11th, at the for the Fesuota Cap to be fired
to be present will notify, se soon sa members of the Company wishing commencing at 11a.m. possible, 2nd Lieut. Blackburn, Competition will commence on Firing for Commandant's
desired may be obtained. It is am, sharp, and for the Blake- from whom any information Thursday, 28th instant, at €30 the wish of the Dinner Committee Shield about 2 pm. that every member should be On Saturday, 28th instant, members of the Corps competing
present.
B" COMPANY.
no money with which to in the Court who sould The building had not been
bay their winter garment. interpret him. Fortunately shored: It was originally a three The independent man says: "I the man spoke pidgin English. storied one. A storey was built are to remind you that you Inspector Gordon reisted how a few years ago and another one An early compliance will oblige." direction of the ship saw a junk haye not as yet refunded the loss. Police Launch going in the added after that. The plan of The man with the Cain-like sailing 787 and when stopped the orginal building showed the The new walls were 14 inches. words. This is how he realises his The three passengers in the junk retaining wall as 14 inches, temperament does not
Weste large quantity of rope was found. On examination it was found that money: "You have money on you said that they purchased it from the original walls were 9 inches you can pay me immediately. the storekeeper and the Police and therefore the building would serving your head or your money steamer where the starekeeper You have the alternative of pre- took them on board the Auztig he top busty.
One Chinese, who had to get $6 denied the "story, In the mean Orders for Infantry Battalion
fofantry Orders. Mr. Goldring, who appeared for the defendant, said he thought latter in Jubilee Street, and he be allowed to go to the laboratory
from another Chinese, met the time the storekeeper requested to by Major H. A. Morgan atales. it was only a three storiad bail- ding, Bad not fire. He wished used this method of demand. It and going in the man attempted Sunday, 22od: December:-8. to get Mr. Bonser sad other exproved anayeiling and the result to jump out through the looga.m. No. 8 Platoon, at King's perts to examine the building. We the debtor paid the loan in hole but seized as Park Range, Annual Muskel
form of a bleeding faos. For in He noticed that he was charged taking the law into his hands he passengers said they paid. 350 17 and 18. Dress, Drill order the nick of time: The pure3, Part 3, Practions 15, 15, as well under the drainsga Jaws. Mr. Wright, ssid the was fined $10 by Mr. Wood and for the rope, which was really with pouches,
and was cantioned that the next worth $200. They wezu charged drainage by-laws, bad nothing to
MACHINE GUN COMPANY, ⠀⠀⠀ do with the building authorities, time he did this was of thing he with receiving stolen property. Men as detailed by 0, 0, Mr. Goldring waid his rammon?
will have to be meat to gual;
Mr. O. W. Parkis, the Chief Company will parade si Kennedy mentioned Section 221 of the
The Dialect Tangio. · Officer of the ship, said erary.
Road- Bange as ordered to fra Building Ordinazor, The Magis The different dialects of China night the defendant locked the Part 1, M. Gan Course. trate said it should road section can exhaust the resourdes of our doors of the storerooms, and Monday, 23rd December-5.10
REGRUTTS. 229,1. Goldring said he was Law and Police Courts. A handed him the keys. This p.m. The following reornite will worrying about weep holes instance in support of this morning he found that one of parade at Kennedy Boad Bange (Laughter). Mr. Wright said he occurred this morning at the the doors was tempered with under Sergt. Edmonds-Pies, did not the "what a building Magistracy, when Uhiness As identified the ropes sa belong. w.V. Daherty, A. experts would be to Mr. Goldring storekeeper on board an Anisticing to the steamer. As the vessel and A.G. 8. Marion, Dress, Drill The P.W.D. had condemned the Petroleum Company's veniel wün Belling to-day Mr. Wood building and that was no charged before Mr. J. B. Wood allowed the rope to be handed
order without rifles evidence requited on the point, with the larceny of a quantity of
ship sas, adjourned formal adjournment till Aster- rope. The man stoka k
oras
Tackensta
Gadat Sompany Orders For Under Coming
require to commeren shooting at 1 pachsip.
in the Open Bisley Brent wil
Firing for the Tie Compitition
|
will commence stout 3 pm On Sunday, 29th instant, firing for the Claceifestion Competition will commence at 3 a.m. share. Teams for the Francis Cap should be ready to lie st 11 am. and fring for the Corps | E Championship Bowl will com mence immediately after tiflimati
Corps Revolver Competition.➡ saizies fethis Event, to be made It has been decided to allow post on the noge.
Competitors are allowed only
one saty,
died 1.12. 18. amme individual competition be abtains
Ammmition-Beisten
Ewos
COTTON MĪLIS,
Orientals
$.& dat 185 ::
$B
$14/
$124****
$52 $14
The
S'hai Cottons
b. Yanztszepoos 5. $ 8,00 BB. 7.75 MISCELLANEOUS, - Green Islands b, sa. $8,85
Borneos. China Light & P.. Providents.
Dairy Farms" s
K. Electrica.
b.
U. S, "Veterans" Return. The liner Leviathan, which
Macao Electricasan; foiled fire "submarina & attacks while taking troops to France. Trams, Low Level b":
Ropes - returned on Monday with nearly Trams, Peak, old 9,000 veterans on board. The Trams, Peak, new b War Department announces the Laundries... sailing imm France of the trans-Steel Foundries 2 porta Manchuris, Parvia Maru, Waterboats a Carmilo and Menzman with return- Watsons Li, ing American troops,
Wm. Powells Wiseman's b. American Japanese Negotiations;
Regarding the administration
$12 #614 $8.00
$26
$81
$852
$7,80 $7.00
70
$ 3,50
$18
12 $5,85
#9.50
$19
the American and the Japanes sharian and the Deuri Bailroads, of a portion of the South Man, Hongkong, 10th December, 1918:
Governments are still negotiat
The New Year. ingy: It is understood that the For the New Yesï the Anderson“; Ameriam Goysrnment will yield" Music Co. has issued a very many points and the Japanese daily little wall calendar bear- ing a pretty mindy of a girl's hond, will do the same.
FAIRALL
CO.
ARE SHOWING
Evening Dresses, Coats, Flowers, gloves, shoes, Furs, Bags, Dolls, Handkerchiefs..
Everything Suitable
for
Xmas Gifts
This establishmenti
until
SATURDAY 2ISIMONDA