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(via Kobe and Yokohama)
**TYNDAREUS" 5th Oct.
** PROTESILAUS"! 2nd Nov. Victoria, Seattle & Vancouver
IXION"
23rd Nov.
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YORK SERVICE
(via Suez or Panama)
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11th Oct. 27th Oct.
for Singapore & London for Shanghai
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GENERAL NEWS.
THE CROWN PRINCE AND HIS SETAROTHED TO MEET.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRATE:
CONSIGNEES.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES,
་་
THE ROBERT DOLLAR CO. The Steamship
**BESSIE DOLLAR”. having arrived from New York vis Vancouver, B.C. and parts.an Saptember 9th, consignees a hereby notified that their car- go is being landed at their risk in to the hazardous Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co. Ltd, and stored at consignees risk.
All broken, chafed and damaged cargo is to be left in the Godowns until Thursday, September 13th, when they will be examined by Messrs. Carmichsel & Clarke
at 10.30 a.m.
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1921.
CONSIGNEES.
*GLEN" LINE LIMITED.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
From UNITED KINGDOM, GENOA, PORT SAID, CO- LOMBO & STRAITS. The Motorship
“GLENAPP ** having arrived from the above Paris, Consignees of cargo by her are haing landed at their risk into are hereby informed that all goods
the hazardous and/or extra hai- ardous Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godowa Company, Limited. whence, and/or from the wharves, delivery may be obtained.
rent.
Goods not cleared by the 22nd Claims will not be accepted un- less cargo is so examined by said Sept, at 5 p.m. will be subject to Surveyors, prior to the abovə
All broken, chafed and damag- date. All claims must be pre-ed packages are to be left in the sented within a month of the Godowns where they will be ex- steamer's arrival here, after which amined in the presence of cou they will not be recognized. No signees by Messrs. Goddard & claims will be admitted after the Douglas, on the 2nd Sept., at 19 goods have left the Godowns.
am. Claims against the steamer All goods remaining after including those for cargo short Sept. 18th, 1921 will be subject delivered must be presented on the special form provided and must also be submitted within 30 days of arrival otherwise they will not be recognized.
to rent.
No fire insurance whatever will be effected.
Consignees are requested send in their bills of lading countersignature.
to
for,
THE ROBERT DOLLAR CO..
Agents.
Hongkong, 9th September, 1921,
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
OSAKA SHOSEN KAISHA.
From TACOMA via YOKOHAMA, KOBE, NAGASAKI. SHANGHAI AND MANILA. The Company's Stearuship.
* ALABAMA MARU” having arrived from the above ports, Consignges of Cargo are hereby notified that their goods are being landed and placed at their risk in the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown
No Fire Insurance will ho effected by us in any case whir ever.
Bills of Lading will be counter- signed by.
JARDINE, MATHESON
& CO. LTD.
Agents. Hongkong 15th Sept, 1921.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
SHIPBUILDERS.
SOP REPARERS. BOILER MAKERS.
FORGE MASTERS,
OXY-ACETYLENE AND
ELECTRIC WELDERS.
MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL
OF HONGKONG, LIMITED
TAIKOO DOCKYARD & ENGINEERING COMPANY
ENGINEERS.
-DRY DOCK-
LENGTH:787′′ FEST. LENGTH ON BLOCKS 750 FEET
DEPTH ON CENTRE OF
SILL IHW.O.S.T.) 34 FT. 6 INS
-THREE SLIPWAYS-
CAPABLE OF HANDLING SHIPS UP
TO 3000 TONS DISPLACEMENT.
ELECTRIC CRANE AT SEA WALL CAPABLE OF
UFTING 100 TONS AT 70 FEET RADIUS
FEL ADDRENS ---~TAIKOGDOCK" HONGHONG
TELEPRESIE NO. 212
CALL PEAS: "C" ØYER "ANS PERWANI "
STAMPING CIGARETTE
PACKETS.
Home Law Quoted. Two Chinese shopkeepers ap- peared on remand before Mr. G. X. Örme at the Magistracy yesterday on charges of "possession of bit quantities of dutiable cigarettes of various branda..
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE. AGENTS.
HONGKONG, CHINA & JAPAN.
Department, said there were stampa Jagger, and narrowly escaped be- on packets of cigarettes in Canada ing taken prisoner by the girl's and the United States of America, friends who witnessed the mur- but not at Home.
der. He was finally caught and Mr. Orme: 1 don't remember sent to Nimes to serve a prison seeing a stamp on my tobacco at term of three years. Home.
He returned to Corsica in 1912, Mr. Taylor said that retailers and turned cattle thief. A farmer would bake their own protection if accused him of stealing bis cattle. they bought their goods from the Romanetti thought it safer B. A. T. agents.
to escape to the hills rather than The Magistrate to defendants'have to answer the charge of
in bis abaecce to five years' im- The next hearing was fixed loz prisonment. Monday.
OCEAN STEAMSHIP CO, LTD. Mr. F. X. d'Almada, who appeared solicitors: I'must go on with the sheep stealing, and was sentenced
AND CHINA MUTUAL STRAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD.
defence.
BANDIT KING OF CORSICA Private Army To Defy Gendarmes.
A few days after the sentence
When the cases were first beard
fozone of the defendants, mention ed that there was no stamp of any mark on the cigarettes sold in Hangkong to show that duty had been paid. The Magistrate remand.
the cattle dealer who was the chief witness for the prosecution Consignees per Company's led the defendants to look up the Steamer
was shot dead. Thea five ged- law with regard to the case.
darmes, who happened to come Yesterday. Mr. Orme informed
That Corsica is still the land of across Romanetti in the bash, fell Mr. F. X. d'Almada and Mr. Leo the hero type of bandit may be under bs deadly gun, as also did for the gauged by the story told in Lex couple of his followers who Loogipotto, solicitora defence, that in case of to-Malin by one of its correspond were seeking to mend their ways, bacco, as in all Customs ents, who describes the romantic and live bonest lives. goods. the law was very hard on life of the famous Corsican ban-SEVEN WARRANTS FOR MURDER.
defendant sad insisteddit Romanetti-Ronce in these the that a person having dutiable goods terms.
"EUMAEUS"
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in his possession should prove On May 5 last some 15,000 per- at the goods and complied with sons were mustered in the public
At the end of 1913 there werd seven warrants for murder against
him, but he defi-d the gendarmes
and took up the live of a country that the required duty had been were a Marshal of France, so be is known to possess, in the the requirements of the law, and liquare of Ajaccio. Among them farmer. On the plains of lava
Company's Godowns at Kowloon are hereby notified that the Cargo where delivery can be obtained as will, be discharged into Holte soon as the goods are landed. Wharf, Kowloon, where it will lis Goods no: cleared by the 19th at Consignees' risk and subject to Sep: 1921 will be subject to rent terms and conditions of storage Damaged packages must be left at Holt's wharf The Cargo will in the Godowns for examination be ready for delivery from Go- by the Consignees representative down on and after 13th Sapi. and the Company's Surveyors, Optional cargo will be landed, Messrs. Goddard and Douglas, at unless notice has been given prior 10a.m. on Wednesday and Sator- to steamer's arrival. day. All claims must be present- All broken, chated, and damag-paid. If it was more dificult to Italian prefect, newspaper men, name of his daughter, who is It is reported from Tokyo that ed within Ten days of the ed goods are to be left in the comply with it in Hongkong than at Parliamentarisas, an Archbishop, married to a shepherd, 26 cons, 12 Princess agaño huut will pre-steamer's arrival here, after which Godowes, where they will be Home his Worship thought the two preistes and a large number catres, 200 sheep, 150 goats, 100 ceed to Nikko tu mest for the arst date they cannot be recognized, examined on any Tuesdays and only means defendants could re- of priests, a small army of photopigs and a large number of horses. june the Crown Prince, to whom o claim will be admitted after Fridays between the hours of surt to was to take such steps agraphers, a few gendarmes, the Ha daily sells 200 litres of milk,
the goods have left the Godowns. 10.45 am. and noon within the
Prefect of Corsica, and M. Ro- and also has a cheese factory. manetti-Ronce, the bandit.
His annual revenue is stated to No fire insurance whatever will free storage period. be effected.
No claims will be admitted
This man, who received the he at least £8,000, which allows after the Goods have left the
Archbishop's blasting and apof his keeping a bodyguard com- posed of deserters and bandita, a steamer's Godown, and all Goods
plauded the speeches, was remaining undelivered after the
much wanted man. He had been motor-car, and a splendidly or 19th September, will be subject to
three times sentenced to death.ganised intelligence department, Seven warranis were out for bis which permits him immunity arrest, and daring the past eight from surprise visits by gendarmes. years every effort had been made to arrest him.
isae 18 DULLEDILNO,
CHAR THE SYMBOL OF WEALTH. AS UVIULÇE vi aliluente, a man at Duusuwała County Court said a Cetiain deptur always bad sating cigar in his mouth.11 Casadevaluing how well some able to do, although Pouple are eavy are unemployed," Judge Sir Inomas. Giranger.
BERLIN MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS KUID
in
observed
The recent municipal elections
Ureat Berita It
been probounced null and void in (consequence of the large number of errors made. Ins Municipanty.
Consignees are requested to send in their Bills of Lading for countersignature immediately.
OSAKÄ SHUSEN KAISHA.
T. YASUDA,
"Manager.” Hongkong, 13th September, 1921.
IS LONDON TO BE
EXTENDED?
Royal Commission to be Appointed.
therefore, will be G1990, ved, à Government to recommend the เย elections will take place
in Uctober.
It has been decided by the
appointment of a Royal Com- mission to consider the question of the government of Greater
i
DISCARDED WARSHIPS. Mr. Amery (Financialsecretary London. to the admiralty stated in Parlia- ment last month that £860,000 bad been spent by the contractors on the three sister ships of H.M.S. Hood, construction of which was begun and afterwards stopped. since the last Commission of the This amount
This important_sunouncement was made in the House of Com-* mons by Sir Alfred Mond.
London members heard the news with interest. It is 35 years
rent.
Claims against the Steamer must be presented to the ander signed on or before the 3rd Oct, or they will not be recognised.
No Fire Insurance will le effected.
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE.
Agents. liongkong, 12th Sept., 1921.
"
Himrods
GIVES
INSTANT RELIEF
ASTHMA
CURE
fed to the denedia ha sectived from Himtad's
was made up of kind was issued, that which led the Late Lord Beaconsfeldes Romney £328,000, Howe £309,- indirectly.to the creation of the Ahme Care, and every post brings similiar
The London County Council, which is a Isder. DUO, and Anson 4223,000. Egures related to nulls, ma-itself in its 32nd year. And now
the spirit of unification and chinery, and electrical gear.
equalisation is once-more abroad.
FAMED FOR 50 YEARS Sold in tins by all Chemista and Stores threat the country BEWARE OF IMITATIONS
would put them in a better position.
WANTED, DEAD OR ALIVE.
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The law at Home was quite strict on the subject sad there were many cases which judges insisted that persons having durable cigaretter in their possession should put them selves in such a position that when ofers of the Crown came they could show that they had paid the proper duty. The local Ordinance
Romanetti, indeed, is King of followed the law at Home on the
the Maquis. He actually oWDS subject. His Worship did not think
a racing stud, and last year his While he was smoking his cigat colours won a race at Bocagnono. defendants would have any reason to complain except on this point, that in the public square & small army He had little difficulty in winning, possible facilities might be given of gendarmen were surrounding as he bad informed the other sometimes in respecs to marks on the house of the woman he loved racehorse owners that if he did packets of cigarettes showog that | and police were searching every not win they would be killed. duty bad been paid.
inch of bis vast domains in The brigand has no use for Me. Longinolts said that one dil. Corsica to find him. dead or alive-money. When he visits a res- ference between Home and the And all the time Romanetti was taurant he is closely guarded Colony was that retailers were simply attending the festivities by his followers. Nobody may safeguarded at Home because given at Ajaccio for the Napoleon leave the restaurant without every packet of cigarettes bore & Centenary.
Romanetti's
Од permission. mark that duty had been paid. His first acquaintance with the December 22, 1920, police The Magistrate suggested that law dates back to 1909. He had inspector disobeyed the order. Mr. Longidoito might induce the | just been married, and as be was He was shot, Government to get recognised poor, and intended to supply bis marks.
wife with all the possible luxuries of life, he joined a gang of ruffi- aus at Marseilles who plied an infamous traffic.
Mr. Longinotto in tura saked bis Worship to suggest some possible
way.
Last
January, when bis daughter was married to the shepherd, the wedding feast was attended by 300 notables of the island, including six mayora. The Magistrate said that that He attempted to induce a young The gendarmes in the vicinity: should be done by the legislatore.girl of good family to follow him. were surrounded by 40 men with Mr. Taylor, Assistant Superio. Her mother interfered. The guns ready to shoot if any ste tendent of the Importe sud Exparte. „Corsican killed the girl with a templed to leave barracks...
FRECKLES AND HIS FRIENDS
GET OUT OF TU' WAY ALEK-
TM GONNA
DNE,
ALL RIGHT
C'MON:
If-
BY BLOSSER
UMÄE LOOKST LIKE YOU'RE QUITE A SWIMMER FOR A LAD
YOUR ASE.
suvevs! "THAT AINT
NUTIEN-
I COULD SWIM CLEAR ACROSS. "TH.
LAKE IF IT WASN'T"
SO FAR!
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