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·THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPHI.
KOWLOON CRICKET CLUB KOWLOON CRICKET CLUB
CONCERT CONCERT
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 2 1921.
G.
R..
CHINA MINING AND SMELTING CO., LTD,
NOTICE.
REQUISITIONED SHIPS.
(IN VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION), Local Government's Action
NOTICE is hereby given lo At the meeting of the Legla- Particulars and Conditions of the lasting by Publio uo ion pursuance of Section 188 of the lative Council yesterday a Bill Sale, to be held on Menlag, Companies' Ordinance, 1911. that was introduced seeking to govern the 5th day of September, 1931, General Meeting of the Mom-the action of shipowners in to- at 3 p.m. at the Offices of the bors of the above-named Com gard to the requisitioning of Public Works Department, by pany will be held at the Regis ships carried out by the local Order of His Excellency the tered Office of the Company. St. Government during the war. The Lot of George's Building, Chater Road. following is a full report of that Crowa Land at North Point in Victoria, Hongkong, on Monday, part of the Council proceedings
An Indemnity Bill the Colony of Hongkong, for the 3rd day of October, 1921, at
The Attorney General moved the term of 15 years, with the 11 o'clock in the forenoon, for the option of renewal at a Crown purpose of having an account first reading of a Bill intituled An possession. No. Queen's Road By permission of the Government Reas to be fired by the Surveyor laid before them, showing the Ordinance to restrict the taking of
TO BE LET.
TO: LET-With immediate
Central Hongkong. Offices only situata on the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th Floors. Entrance in Duddell Street, Hongkong, with use of two lifts, each floor fitted with Electric Wiring for lights and two lavatories. Apply to Box 593 c/o "Hongkong Telegraph."
NOTICE.
We appreciate themany beauti- ful remembrances and calls which our friends and customers have so kindly given us the opening of our new offices and we beg to take this opportunity to extend to them our hearty welcome to our services in reciprocation of their good wishes.
THE BANK OF CHINA.
SATURDAY
Sept. 3rd, 9.5 p.m.
Admission $1.00. Reserved Seats $1.50.
Booking at MOUTRIES & THE CLUB
A GREAT NIGHT
NOTICE.
Mr. F. M. Weller has returned to the Colony and resumed the management of the Company's business for South China.
THE SUN LIFE ASSURANCE CO.
• OF CANADA Hongkong, 1st September, 1921.
HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB.
Governor. ΟΣ
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of His Majesty the Kist, for one further term of 75 years. PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
Boundary
Nektarame KLA
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vel lect.
NOTICE.
W
270,074) #77,88S
RA' 444'1
149,130°
WITHOUT PREJUDICE.
were
the liquidation of
manner in which the winding-up legal proceedings ià respect of cer has been conducted and the pro-tain acts and matters done during perty of the Company disposed the war and to provide in certain „f, and of hearing any explanation cases remedies in substitution that may be given by the Liqui-therefor. He said: This, Sir, is dator, and also of determining by an indemnity Bill such aa is al- Extraordinary Resolution the ways introduced after any war of manner in which the books, any importance. I say, that be- accounts and documents of the case it has been suggested that Company, and of the Liquidatorit is not really an indemnity bill at| thereaf, shall be disposed of fall and that the indemnity clauses
Dated the 1st September 1921. are really intended to cover
That I shall, deal | For the China. Mining and other object.
with in a few minutes. I do not Smelting Company Limited,
agree with that view. When the WALTER J. HAWKER,
war was going on and we Liquidator. 6ghting for our national existence many things had to be done for which perhaps no strict legal justification could be found, but the occasion was urgent and condi "And what is your objection to tions were new. Both is police | This west-looking individual””~-
nected with Particulars and Conditions of "Only that when at home head censorship and matters con- the letting by Public Auction swaggers about like some swash-German firms things had to be on Monday, buckler of olden daya"-At Bowdone on the spur of the moment Sale, to te held the 5th day of September, 1921, County Court.
because there was not time to get Am I to understand that the defnite legislative anthority and The Next Gymkhana sxed at 3 pm at the Offices of the for Saturday October ist, and not Public Works Department. by other man, from whom y u want
no time to explore thorough- Vether Sth, as previously an Order of His Excellency tha to be protected, would have proved the IAW од the subject
Lots of the better in a ôght?"-"Oh, no:
I think it would not be fair that "HEUndersignative monjyed (nounce! Entries cousequently Governor, of six
close on Tusaday. September 20th. Crown Land at Mount Davis if I bad hit him, I should have particular officers of the Govern
Fin the Colony of Hongkong, killed bim"-At Tottenham.
Husband at Southwark County ment should now stand to be shot for 1 terini of 15 years, HONGKONG HOTEL CO., LTD. with the option of renewal at Court-I never use bad language at by people who have had all tais a Crown Rent to be fixed by the Judze Sir Thomas Granger-1time to rake over the law and pick in what was done in Surveyor of His Majesty the would like to hear your wife's holes
emergency. Though this is an in- MR. JAMES HARPER King, for one further term of 75/version,
Dog Ovc.er. summoned atdemnity Bill, it would be foolish TAGGART has been appointed years.
Willesden for a muzzling offence to deny that one object of it is MANAGING DIRECTOR of the PARTICULARS OF THE LOTS It is such a small dog. Magis to bar certain shipping claims in above Company, as from 1st,
trate-We do not fins you 10. a respect of ships requisitioned here September, 1921.
pound, but 10s, a dog.
during the war. The intention ci Detective at Marlborough Street the Bill is that compensation for -The public have been losing the use of those ships shall be res- soven or eight bicycles daily in tzieted to the rates which were the West Ead.
riven by the Board of Arbitrators "It is not easy remembering in England, and in the case of everything when one is deaf.ships requisitioned there of course said a woman giving evidence al any additional amcant which may Marylebone County Court.
have been promised here by the Willesden woman witness local government on account of She grabbed me by the hair and
THE
PUBLIC
AUCTION.
instruction to sell by PuL
Auction.
(For Arront of the Concerned! O PRIDAY
The 2nd September 1921, at 5pm,
their Sales Rooms, Yo. S.. Des Voeux Road, Corner of Ice House Street. Valuable Collection of Foreign Postage Stamps (from Private Colleclo:) including British Colonies, Asiatic issues as well) as old Hangkung Spevinene,
Terns-Cash.
BUGBES & BOUGH
kurtis peers.
PUBLIC AUCTIONS,
By Order of the Board.
......
1. SCOTT HARSTON,
Chairman..
HONGKONG MOTEL CO., LTD.
MR. HERBERT NICHOLAS BEAUREPAIRE has been ap pointed SECRETARY above Company, as from
HEUndersigned have received instructions to sell by Full.e September, 1921.
Auction on
Tuesday, the 6th September, 1921
commencing al 2.30 p.m.
at their bule Room, Duideli Street
14
A Private Collection of Okd Chinese Painting & Cursos
A150
A few pies es of Jadi-Ware and Coral ornaments
Terms: Cash on deliverg
LAMMERT BROS.
THE
Auctioneers.
HE Undersigned have received instructions to sell be Public
Auction on
Wednesday, the 7th Sept., 1021
commencing at 245 p.m.
at No. 41 B Nathan Road, Kowloon
By Order of the Board. "
J. SCOTT HARSTON,
154
(7,500
the As:
13,300 85
21.000 106
Chairman.
NOTICE.
Messes RAVEN & RAVEN HONGKONG HOTEL CO., LTD. Architects beg to announce that they bave removed to their new offices on the 2nd floor of York Building (hater Road,
MR. EDWARD WILLIAM ALDERSON has been appointed) SUB-MANAGER of the abovel Company, as from ist.September. 1921.
By Order of the Board.
J. SCOTT HARSTON,
Chairman.
NIGHT SWIMMING FETE at the
VICTORIA RECREATION
CLUB...
HONGKONG CLUB,
NOTICE.
15
I said, You're a nice little isdy the special conditions of the Incal shipping. Any shipowner whose For a Sunday school teacher which she is, sir."
woman.
erament. I do not overlook the
AT YOUR SERVICE
CARS THAT ARE COMFORTABLE.
RATES THAT ARE REASONABLE
DRIVERS THAT ARE RELIABLE.
SCENERY THAT IS ENCHANTING.
SATISFACTION THAT- 15′ ASSURED,
Hongkong
BY
*PHONING EITHER
Kowloon
The United Motor Co., Ltd.
WORLD THEATRE
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PHONE, 1337.
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--9.15 pm-
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Hongkong Hotel Buildings
think the
ship was requisitioned, or controll- "An alien from Bloomsbury "ed and who is not satisfied with was the Willesden Magistrate's the amount will have to go before insulas description of a quite the Board which will consist of British defendant non-resident in one judge, one member, appointed. Willesden parish.
by you, Sir, and one appointed by "What shall you do if I let you the claimant and that Board will 80" asked the Recorder of be limited in their grant of com-
Grimsby Quarter pensation by the same principle Prisoner at Sessions "Get a shave and kiss that aided the corresponding board in England. In other words wife," was the reply. "Keep cool. Even though the they will only be allowed to give weather is hot try and keen your Blue Bock rates with certain ad- tempers," said the Grimsby ditions which it is not necessary stipendiary to some quarrelsome to specify here. The first observa-
not unfair to remind the ship did at one time offer the Imperial tion I should like to make is that Mentaleoncentration on one's this is, at least, no surprise to swaers concerned that many men Government the whole of the cal- this requisition injuries will produce nervous hipormers because the policy was bad their business rained, their lections from
health shattered or their lives | scheme if they would also, accept neཕྱུs, said a medical witness announced at the very start and giving evidence : Marylebone shipowners must have known that forfeited in the war, and I do not the risk, and the Imperial Govern- Government of the ment refused to do so. We there County Court in a compensation it was the fixed policy of the Colony are acting unfairly in ask-fore had to carry it through on our The First Yearly Drawing of for injuries claim. 20 Debentures (1920 issue-$300 "I and my husband bought a
their share of the common burden. Į the details of the Bill. It is based each) of the Hongkong Club farm, but life was on dull that fart that the shipowners patriotic-ing these shipowners to shoulder own. I do not propose to go into on the English Act and the details Payable on Friday, the 30th we sold it and returned to Lonally refrained from making any
I do not! The opponents of this Bill may claim during the war. September 1921, will be held indon. At Marylebone County
altogether blame thern for seeking think that it is an unfair one, but are explained. I think, sufficiently the Club House at 11 o'clock, Court. a.m., on Thursday, the h Sep Willesden woman said to have to enforce whatever ingel right would remind them that if it in the Objects and Reasons. The teruber 1921.
applied many adjectives they have now, but, at least, they is not passed another act of un-special words inserted in clauses in-an-ichbour- "Yes, I own I did cannot say they were misled. be-fairess will be perpetrated. The 3 and 4 to cover the case of claims She so tantalised me that I cause the policy was announced at Attorney General quoted from a in respect of requisitioning of Gordon Hewart in ships have been inserted by way of the time and they mast have known speech of S that the Government intended to the House of Commons in the extra caution. I say that because carry it out by all means in their debate on the Indemnity Bill pass-I think the English Act did cover ed into law last year and pro-them and it was intended to cover TRADE UNION “ CABINET."
power.
Shipowners' Good Time. ed into law last year and proceed-them though the debate in the Congress Proposal For New I would also point out that fed: I would also like to remind the House of Commons shows that have chipowners concerned that the the debate which lasted six hours shipowners General Council.
body
on the shipping A new General Council, with a not done at all badly in the war.government in carrying out this turned mainly
Freights were high and those shipping scheme accepted the war question involved. It was pointed full-time chairman, is to be pro posed at the Trade lininn Congress shins requisitioned here were not risk on these ships. That risk, as out that if the Bill was not passed the at Cardiff in September, instead requisitioned at all until very it happened, was not serious.but the an additional burden of £328,000,- of the present Parliamentary long after the war had started possibility of a raider finding its 000 would be thrust on
one at the end of 1917 and the rest way into these waters is not an taxpayers of the country. I men- Committee. The undersigned are prepared This step will mark a departure at the beginning of 1918. They impossible one. There is also the tios that to show that it was in- to quote prices for best quality from trade union traditions. The bed all that time before they were danger of explosions amongst tended to apply to shipping claims. freshly mined SILIMPOPON new Council will be composed of controlled by the Government at cargo. explosions engineered by By way of extra caution words COAL, trimmed into Bunkers at 32 members, representing 18 trade all. The position is this, that all enemy agents in the East. The have been inserted in this BM to SEBATTIK or SANDAKAN kroups, including women remover the world, certainly in the government took the risk of any make that perfectly clear. We (British North Borneo) or to bers, and its main function will be United Kingdom, the great ma-damage due to any operations of made from this Calony during the certain contributions to Ifa raider had appeared in Wer The Seventeenth Ordinary contract for regular Bunker Sup to keep a watch on all industrial biority of shipowners accepted, the war.
whenever terms which the Government offer these waters and had sunk even the Imperial Government for
of the Annual Meeting of the Shareplies for G or 12 months at favour movements,"
possible, co-ordinate industrialed, in other words, they accepted half these ships the resulting loss, the carrying on holders in the above Company able rates.
A certain at a time of very high value We sent home under ordinary re- the Blue Book rates, will be held at the Company's Steamers calling atSEBATTIK action.
It will also seek to promote minority in England reserved their of shipping. would have been venue over Ere millions, under the Offices 14 Des Voeux Road, or SANDAKAN exclusively for Central, Hongkong, on Wednes Bankers are exempt from pay-common action by trade unions rights: that minority have now most crippling. It was a risk special rates imposed for war par- day, 14th day of September, 1921, ment of ordinary Fort Charges. On general questions, soch dabeen compelled to accept the rates contemplated with considerable poses over two millions. We also at 12.30 o'clock in the afternoon. The minimum duit of water wages and hours of labour and which the great majority of the anxiety at the time by the Govern raised a loan of three million dollars for the purpose of presenting the alongside the Company's Wharf any matter of general concern industry accepted voluntarily. Is ment and if the loss had occurred Report of the Directors and State-at Sebattik is 28 feet at low water between trade unions and em
ou Friday the 2nd Sept. 1921 Commencing at 9 o'clock sharp.
A Quantity of Valuable Household Furniture
Comprising Chesterfield Couch and Arm-
Ait wents are open to the chair. Carpet, Teak, sideboard Colony. See Posters.. BAND IN with bevelled mirror, dinner wag | ATTENDANCE. Extra accom. gon, dining, table, chairs, teak modation provided. Car to the bedstead, chest-of-drawers, double Peak 15 minutes after fast evert Adraission--Members wardrobe with bevelled playse
กะตะ
toilet table,marble top washstand, 50 ers. Non-Members, Sailors,
Soldiers, and Ladies 50
etc. exc.
On view from Tuesday the 6th Reserved seats $130 can
booked at the Club. September.
Catalogues will be issued.
Terms: Cash on delivery
LAMMERT BROS. Auctioneers.
TO LET OR FOR SALE the well known
TRUMPET
ISLAND
An ideal spot for a summer resort!
Apply
MING TAT 30. P. O. Bax 279.
Bearer of Debentures are vited to attend the Drawing.
By order.
A. H. ABBAS.
Secretary. Hongkong, 27th August, 1921.
cis,
THE COWIE HARBOUR GOAL COMPANY LIMITED. SILIMPOPON COAL.
R. C. WITCHELL,
Hos. Secretary.
WISEMAN LIMITED.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
1921.
overcame myself."
A
atid
23
a
War.
ment of Accounts to 31st July Spring Tides. Charts of Cowie ployers or the Government. It will it fair then, Sir, that these few it would have been a most severe and sent that to the Imperial Gov. Bay (Sebattik Harbour) and any have power to assist any union ships out here should evade their lene for the Colony from which it ernment. The cash payments have The Transfer Books of the required information concerning which is attacked on any vital share of the common burden which would not have recovered for 8050; the loan remains, and what Company will be closed from 7th the port can be had on applica question of trade union principle, British shipowners throughout the long time. Are we, then, to get it is proposed to do with the money and will actively support and world have either accepted volun-nothing in return for that risk collected by the Government under to 14th September 1921, both days tion to
endorse Parliamentary ca didatarily or been required by law to which the Colony as a whole took? the requisitioning is to place it in inclusive.
tures,
accept? It is difficult matter to I admit that does not cover the fund for the redemption of that Some of the leaders think the speak of questions of sacrifice whole ground but it does cover at war loan
The Colonial Secretary seconded chairmanship should carry a especially when one speaks from least part of the ground. It may salary of £1,000 a year.
By Order D. K. KHARAS
Secretary.
BRADLEY & CO. LTD.
·Agents, The COWIE HARBOUR COAL
CO. LTD.
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a safe position but I think it not be generally known that we and the Bill was read a first time,