TROUBLE ON THE "LAISANG".
FIREMEN WHO WANTED TO LEAVE.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
STREET BEGGING.
COMPANY MEETING.
AN AMERICAN'S MISTAKE. CHINA BORNEO COMPANY,
LTD.
A desire to swell her own esta- Nineteen firemen on board themes led a Chinese seamstress,
An extraordinary general meet- as. Lai Sang were prosecuted who had happy visions of the ing of the China Borneo Company. this morning. before Captain Basil Taylour, R. S., Marine manificence of Europeans to Ltd, was held at the offices of educate her three little children Messrs. Gibb, Livingstono and Magistrate, st the instance the art of begging. Every Co., St. George's Buildings, at of Captain A. Matthews, day, she took her station near noon to-day, for the purpose of master of the vessel. for
the door of the Carlton Hotel.e nfirming a special resolution wilfully disobering his lawful
and whilst she sowed little gar that was "passed on December J. W. C. Bonnar. commands on the 12th instant in
ments, her children were deli-29. Mr. Victoria Harbour.
Mr. J. H. Gardiner defendently engaged in the accuration presided, and there were also already mentioned. They had present Sir Paul Chitor. C. M.G.. been taught to utter the few and Mr. A. E. Grith (directors.) wands of pidgin English that she Mr. H. W. B. Kennit (Manager) calculated would move the and Messrs. M. S. Northreate, L. rich Americans" N. Leefe, L. W. Sang, L. Y. Po, hearts of the who stayed in the Hotel. Baptista. A. C. Kennely, A. "Curashaw" and "Taipan were. Smith, and 0. 1. Ellis (share-
holders.) invariably the terms used.
the first defendant.
Captain Matthews sail that at 9.30 am. yesterday the No. 1 fireman told him he would not work any longer on the ship, that he was sick and that if he went ashore the rest of the firemea would go with him. He had a for- night ago fallen down the bunker and was sent to the ship's surgeon and had recovered and resumed duty two days before the ship arrived in port on the 8th instant, Complainant then had all the firemen up and each man refused in turn to do any more work. He sent for the Folice and they all again refused, giving as reaSO"2 that the price of food and clothing had gone up and they wanted higher wages. The firemen had been on the ship since September 3rd and were getting the uspal
of wages
the
They port. on six months articles. Cross examined by Mr. Gardi- ner, the Captain said he had not engaged another stokehold crew. There was another lot on board but they were not engaged by him. They must have been engaged by the old let: thes
board on
Monday
were
came
morning. The reason the old crew gave him at first was that
The notios convening meeting, having been read
the
The Chairman said. Gentie- men: The business for which this meeting has been called is of a formal
nature only. At the
It happened that the other day. through an oversight, an Ameri- can lady gave one of these youth- fal mendicants a ten-dollar gold plece, where only one cent was meant to be the gift. Unlike the honest beggar in the well-known meeting held on the 29th Decem story, this little legar did not her an Extraordinary Resolation return the money, or at any rate was passed that the Company her mother had noscruples inkeep-be wound up voluntarily, and that ing it. However, the Police arrest E.A.M. Williams be appointed Li- ed her yesterday at West Point quidator", and it is necessary that and the gold piers was found in this the possession of the child.
20
YACHTINGS
&
should
be confirmed
Resolution.
I
TUESDAY, JANUARY 13, 1920.-
NEW
ADVERTISEMENTS.
Beware of the Girl with
Fathe
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DISCRIPT
THE BIREA MULT CON
POLICE ON THE PA
OP EVERT MONTH,
NOTICE:
Satan's Passport!!
THE HONGKONG ELECTRIC
as a Special
COMPANY, LIMITED, therefore to propose NOTICE is hereby given that The seamstress was charged have before Mr. N. L. Smith at the that the following Resolution, au Ext aordinary General Meet aning of the above namal Company Police Court to-day, the allegation which was duly passed as being that she aided and abetted Extraordinary Resolution on the will be held at the Registered
The 29th December, be confirmed as Onto
St beg.
of the ingang. her children
Building Victoria, maximum fine for such cases, viza Special Resolution: That George's
the Company be wound up Hongkong, on Wednesday the $2, was inflicted.
voluntarily, and that Ernest 28.h day of January 1920 at 12 Alfred Mountford Williams of o'clock, noon for the purpose of the firm of Lowe, Binghamconstring and if thought fit of Matthews of Chartered passing the followire Resolutions Bank Buildings. Queens Road as Extraordinary Resstatio is 1- Contral. Victoria. aforesai. 01 a conslier, and if badht: dr. approve the draft now the No. I was sick and they ROYAL HONGKONG YACHT be appointed Liquidator for the
Articles which will be sub- mitte i to the Meeting." That the Capital of the Company he increased Three million à lars ($2MN= 000 by the creation of Two hundred and fomy thans i (2290,000 shares of Tea dollars ($14), vechi, rankin t for dividend and "in all other respects pari passu with the existing shares in the Company.
CLUB.
The fifth Championship Event for racing yachts was sailed off un Saturday fast in a nice fresh easterly breeze.
The Handicap boats sailed the S. Fairway Duay (8). Trocas Rock Buoy (81. Channel Rocks (S), course of 11.5 miles, while the other classes went round Stone. cutters (8), 9 miles.
The run to the Buoy in the Weap first round. class saw Rolla
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purposes of such winding up, at such remuneration as may be arranged between the said Har-(2) risons and Crosfield, Ltd.. and the Liquidator"
Sir Paul Chater. C.M.G.. seconded and the resolution was unanimously carried.
This was all the business.
NOTICE.
would not go to sex without him. It was when the Police came that they gave the second reason. Mr. J. Brown, chief engineer of the Lai Sang, said the No. 1 fireman had a slight accident a fortnight ago, falling down the bunker. The doctor attended him and sent him back to duty after about ten days, On Satur day, the 10th, the No. 1 told him he
for not was
duty and wanted fo leave the ship. Witness asked if any of the others wanted to leave and he said yes. On Monday morning the second engineer
and reported to witness that the men
Trocas to
Motor Basses will Leave the had not turned out for duty.
order was Hongkong Hotel at the following Witness reported this to the mas- ter and the latter called the Ne.maintained but there on coming times:
the wind
"Dione' 1 up. No previous complaint wasn
RETURN Rella" and was made by the firemen about the outsailed
7 P.M.
wages.
lot of 315 minutes ahead at the club.
11 P.M. 8.30 P.M. MIDNIGHT The above hours of departure jani return will be strictly adhered irroepe nive of the number of
There were
she having made up from ber bad start. "Dione" was second, closely followed by "Jessica" who was in front of Dorothea
Colleen." Going
the Ruck
to
same
other men on board on Monday.going to Channel Rocks. "Jessica" These were substitues ordered too made up on "Rolla" while off by the second engineer to take the place of the others.
hat
over iken
Colleen " Dorothea who was not sailing in her usual form. Thane
Chan, Kam, the No. 1 firm said that on his way down from ured her first win, masily Japan he met with an areidert saving her time from "Colleen and was still suffering from the who was second on has leap effects of it. On 27th December "Dorotheu" was third, 13 sees. in jast he told the chief engineer that front of" Jessica "while Rolla " he could net work. He resumed was last on handicap. duty a few days before arriving The One Designs got off to a at Hongkong. He told second fair stari. "Asa". led at the engineer on Thursday, on arrival western corner of Stonecutters at Hongkong, that he could nathut getting no luck with the wind go on in the ship and that all the saw a boat on either side of her others would leave ton. He told gain a lead, which she was unable the Chief Engineer the same tocvercome afterwards."Daphne" thing on Saturday. The reason getting the wind first went to the for his wanting to leave was that front and was not caught again. theChief Engineer demanded $300 | “Haleyon retained the advan- from the Bremen, and not having take the gained over "Ailsa and enough money they wanted to finished Recoml 49 stes, behind leave the ship to avoid paying. A "Daphine 02 new gang of firemen and a new No. 1. fireman came on board at 6.30 on Monday morning and the litter fold him that they were going to take over the work.
Cross-examined by the Coum. defendant said that when the
corrected time.
Bonito" was last, never fully recovering from her start, her helmsman apparently thinking he was over the line luffed up. losing his ivantage of ahirable start.
аг
The Herwarl-Heys got off to a
master rent for him on Monday mediocre star. "Ursula" though
he
did not
say
anything leading was some 15 secs. lato'
DRAGON MOTOR CAR CO.
DEPARTURE 3.15 P.M. *P.M.
tekets sold.
TICKETS &btainable at Hong- kong Hotel Office or Dragon Motor Car Co. at $2.00 return fare.
C. LAURITSEN.
Proprietor.
NOTICE.
HONGKONG BOXING
ASSOCIATION
2
And in the ovat of the First Resolution being passed with or with ut modification.
(3) To consider. and if thought fi. to passed' an Extra- ordinace Resolution to the
the effect: T Articles already approved by
new
RUSSIAN GRAND OPERA Co.
THEATRE
ROYAL
TO-NIGHT!
at 9.15 p.m.
RIGOLETTO.
Jan. 14th, CARMEN.
st
15th, TUSCA.
16 h, FAUST.
14
17th, CAVALLERIA
RUSTIANA and
PAGLIACCI
19th, L TROVATOME 20th, MADAME
BUT ERFLY, 21s, LA BOHEME.
MATINEES:
Wednesday, Jan. 14th, 2: 3.30 p.m. LAOME.
Saturday. Jan. 17:., at 3.15 p.m. TRAVIATA.
PRICES:$4, $3 & $1.
CONSIGNEES.
CHINA MAIL S.S. CO, LTD.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
From SAN FRANCISCO, HONOLULU, YOKO AMA & SHANGHAI The Steamship
* NANKING" having arrive, fron the above mentioned poris. Consignees of cargo by ber, are hereby notified, to send in their Bills of Lading duly ondord for countersign-. ature and take immediate delivery of their goods from ship's side or Co's lighter into which all th cargo is being landed.
Cargo impeding discharge will be landel at once and cargo remaining on bail or in lighter on and ar after Friday, 16th Jan. 1920 will be subject to landing charges. Cargo undelivered on and or after Monday, 19th Jan. 1920 will be subject to rent.
All broken, chafed anlamaged goods will be landed into the Ca's Galown, where it will be examind on Monday, 19th Jan. 1920 at 10 am.
No claim will be recognised after the goods have If the ship's tackle, Co's lights and or Gotown.
Ali claims must be presented within 1 month from ship's arrival otherwise they shall not be recognised.
No fire insurance whatever will
be effeted..
0. L. RITTER,
Agent..
Pro's. Banting. Ground Floor. Hongkong. 13th January, 1919.
NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
From EUROPE and STRAITS
lik Company's Steamship
IYO MARU,“ having arrived from the above Torts, Consignees of Cargo are hereby informed that their Goods are being landed and placed at their risk in the Hongkong and
this Meeting and for the Booking now open at MOTRIE'S. Kowloon Wharf and Godown
of identification purpose thereof subscribed by the Chairman be and the same are hereby appoved, and that!
Articles be and they are hereby adopted as the Articles of the Company thxclusion of and substitution for all the existe¦ ing Articles thereof. AND NOTICE IS HEREBY ALSO GIVEN dat a further Extraordinary General | Meet- ing of the Company wish Registered by had 0% of the Company. St., George's Building aforesai! on Monday the 16th day o Fimary 1920 at 11. Lock in the forment for the purpose of receiving a report of the procred. is of the above mentionei Meeting and of restrming. if
at
NOTICE.
HONG KONG BOXING ASSOCIATION.
Marathon Race Sub-Committee)
MARATHON RACE
Company's Godowns at Kowloon, where each consignment will be sorted but mark by mark and de- livery can be obtained as soon as the Goods are landed.
Optional Goods will be carried on unless instructions are given to the contrary before Noon 10-day. Goods not cleared by the 20th January, 1919, will be subject to rent.
Damaged packages must be left in the Godowns for examin- Open to all Services, Univesi-ation by the Consignee's and the es. "Colleges, Schools and the Co.'s representatives at an ap Public Generally.
To be run on SATURDAY, FERUARY
7th, 1910. Start at 3.0 pm,
COL RSE (about 11 miles):- OUT: Statua Wharf (opposite
R.
NOTICES.
Particula's and Cordi tons of the letting by Public Auction Sale, to be held on Monday, the 19th day of Ja uary, 1920, at 3 pm at the Offices of the Public Works Department, by Order of His Excellency the Governor, of one Lot of Crown Land at Aberdeen, in the Colony of Hongkong, for a term of 73 years, with the option of renewal at a Crown Rest to be fixed by the Surveyor of His Majesty the KING, for one further term of 75 years.
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
Reghty Fo.
G.
Berindarg
“.
feet fest feel fest
NOTICE.
Contacte in
R.
KOWLOON WATER WORKS.
Owing to alterations to the water mains it is hereby notified that the Water Supply to the
whole of Kawloan will be shut of
from 9 p.m. on Tuesday, the 13th instant. until 6 am, the following morning.
W. CHATHAM,
Water Authority. P. W, D. Hongkong, 10th January, 1923.
G.
R.
It is hereby notified that per- sons applying for licences under- the ARMS AMMUNITION OR- DINANCE should do so belwern the hours of 9 am and 11 a.m., daily, Sundays and Holidays CX- capted.
Application to be made at the Licencing Clerk's Office, Central Police Station.
E. D. WOLFE,
C. S. P. Hongkong, 10th January, 192).
G.
R.
NOTICE:
pointed hour on Tuesday & Friday. All claims must be pre-
Licences of private Jinrick- sented within ten days of the steamer's arrival here, after abas, private Chairs, and drivers which date they cannot be re- and bearers of the name are due cognized. No claims will be ad for renewal on the 1st January, mitted after the goods have loft the Godowns.
NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA,
Agents.
ELIMINARY AN OUNCEMENT.hotfaS. fa! R solutions The next tournment is provi- the above mentioned Extraordin- | Qren's Statul past Hongkong -ionu ly $d for Saturday ary Resolutions 2 and 3.
Aab and Law Courts, up Garden And the subjoined Resolution Rost to Public Gardens, past Hongkang, 15th December, 1919. February 14th next, at 9.15 p.m.
G. G. N. TINSON, - will be proposti as an Extra-Government Hause, along Caine
Hon. Secretary.
ordinary Resolution.
Road to University, and thence Hongkong, 16th January, 1920.
along Pokfuium Road ta junction with Jublice Road.
NOTICE.
LEAGUE.
abou: the Chief Engineer having at the line. Dawn was second with HONGKONG LAWN TENNIS per share on each of the issued demanded money. He did not "Sirius" following closely. This report the matter to the master ordered was maintained to Stone- at any time. It was a dirty thing cutters but "Ursula had in- and hence he did not mention it creased her lead over "Dawn" He dared not report it to the whilst "Sirius had made up
away with
The Annual General Meeting master, and preferred to leave his a little. Getting the wind first of the above League will be held ain the Hongkong Cricket Club job. He had been working on "Ursula" was
others Pavilion on Monday January board Jardine's ships for a long good lead before the
and not 12th at 5 p.m. time and had never been asked got properly started
& good
Clubs interested are requested for money before: It was not a com- being caught won by mon practice as far he as knew.nargin. "Dawn" had a good to send a representative.
The other defendants had no- race with "Sirius". "Sirius" led
F. LINDSAY WOODS, thing to say.
up to the Ferry Pier but going for
Hon. Secretary Captain Basil Taylour gave the a S.E. breeze towards Causeway following decision:"I am of Bay lost her advantage and opinion that no actual refusal of finished behind "Dawn".
The Gael class started with duty occurred. It seems to have been a case of the stokehold staff, Joan" in the lead, followed by
headed by the No. 1, wishing to "Gael",
be paid off, and going about it in "Gael an irregular manner.
Toinette "Thecla overhauled Joan
отп
As to the run to Stonecutters but after-
the accusation brought against wards failed to hold her ad- the Chief Engineer, there is vantage, being passed by both no evidence in support of "Joan" and
Toinette" Her Were
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it, and I vary greatly doubt that mainsail looks as if it any such thing happened. The top full at the luff which whilst Precanting is important in all things conduct of the men was, if not helping on a run does not make This applies to your own finance. 11. justified. greatly palliated by the for good windward work, "Joan" best way of providing for the future, freely, Chief Engineer having brought easily ave her feet the hai dicapr
"OPENING A SAVINGS ACCOUNT.
WITH US,
off a new staff in an irregular
manner."
- The
charged.
defendants
were
dis-
required of her and won com- fortably. "Toinette" was second, saving her tinre from "Gael," "Thecle" being last,
$1 to start. SYSTEMATICALLY it will grow to
THOUSANDS.
That is desirable to capit. alize the sum of $500,000.00 stand- ing to the credit of the Company's Reserve Fund, and accordingly that for the purpose of effecting such capitalization a bonus of $10 shares of the Company he and the same is hereby declared and that the Board be and they are hereby authorised to satisfy such bonus by the distribution amongst the persons who are registered as holders of the issued $10 shares of the Company on the date hereof of one of the unissued $10 shares of the Company credited as fully paid up in respect of each share of the Company held by such per sons as aforesaid and in satisfact- ion of such aforementioned bonus, and that such shares rank for dividends and in all other re- spects as from the first day of March 1920.".
WANTED.
HOME Along Jublice Road to Kennedy Town Slaughter
as WANTED.-Young Lady Houses, thence on to Praya (or Water Front) along Water Front Daily Norse Companion to take to Winning Post opposit Hong-charge of two little girls aged 4 and 6 years. Hours 9 a.m. to kong Club.
6 p.m. Apply Box 306 "Hong- Race Stewards will be posted kong Telegrapb." along the course.
CONDITIONS:
Go as you please." NO STOPPING.
Minium clothing, singlet and shirts.
Prizes (trophies) according to number of entries.
Intending Runners are request ed to send name,'rank (if any) and address to-
G. G. N. TINSON, Esq.;
Hon. Secretary,
NOTICE.
REPULSE BAY HOTEL.
THE FINEST DANCE FLOOR
IN THE COLONY. UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE ON WEDNESDAYS AND SATURDAYS
Hongkong Boxing Association. TEA DANSANTS WILL BE
HELD FROM 4 TO 7 P.M. c/o Johnson Stokes & Master,
Prince's Buildings,
AND Ice House Street.
DİNNER DANSANTS FROM Details as to drawing for places
8 P.M. TILL MID-NIGHT. will be duly published in these
In connection with the DIN- Columns.
NER DANSANTS, í is ady sable to book tables at the Hongkong Hotal Main Office.
Drafts of the new Articles of Association may be seen at any time before the second meeting, except Saturday and Sundays, between the hours of 11 am, and 4 p.m. at the Registered Offices of the Company, or at the Offers of
Stokes & Messrs. Johnson, Master Prince's Buildings, Hong-24th: konz, the Company's Solicitors. Dated this 13th day of January,
* 1920. By Order of the Board. GIBB LIVINGSTON & CO.
Agents,
ENTRIES close on Saturday,
January, bi 17 noot
H.J. GEDGE
F. C. JENKIN.
J. C. WILDIN.
G. GAN. TINSON. Marathon Race Sub-Committee,
ON SUNDAYS CONCERTS WILL BE HELD DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
J. H TAGGART, Manager,
1920.
E. D. C. WOLFE,
C. S. P. Hongkong, 6th January, 1930.
NOTICE.
THE WEST POINT BUILDING COMPANY, LIMITED,
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
THIRTY SECOND. that the ORDINARY MEETING" of SHAREHOLDERS in thề: Com- pany will be held at the Offices of Messrs. Jardine Matheson & Company, Limited on Wednesday" 14th January 1920 at 11 o'clock a.m. for the purpose of receiving Directors the Report of the together with a Statement of Accounts for the year ending 31st December, 1919.
The REGISTER of SHARES of the Company will à CLOSED from Thursday 1st January to Wednesday 14th January 1920 (both days inclusive) during which period no Transfer of shares can be Registered.
By Order of the Board of
Directore.
A. SHELTON HOOFER Secretary to the Hongkong Land Investment' & Agency Co., Ltd. General Agents for the West Point Building Co., Ltd; Hongkong, 24th December; 1919,
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