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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
THE RUHR OCCUPATION.
Berlin, April 6 A message from Ludwigshaven states that the French have expelled sixty German railway officials with their families from the Palatinate. This is regarded as the beginning of a policy of maAY expulsion of railwaymen.
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The French announce the seizure of a
The proposal to give Hongkong,
Duesseldorf, April 6, and Kowloon a service of modern
document addressed to taxi-cabe bas
assumed the Police President of Essen, revealing a conspiracy whereby num definite shape by the fo mation bers of officers and men of the disbanded and expelled Security now in progress of the Company Police have returned disguised as workman and pre DOW on' the which is to take the project is hand, and by the ordering of the pay rolla of different firms in the Ruhr under false names, in order first batch of 30 taxis. These to strengthen the anti-French agitation. The document purports to vehicles are due here in the first show that the German Minister of the Interior and the industrialists week of June, and it is hoped to inaugurate the service about; the middle of that month. By the end of the year the Company intands having no fewer than 80 A huge profest meeting on account of the execution of the Polish taxis on the streets of the Colony. prelate Budkiewicz in Moscow was held here. A bundred thoussad
The Directorate.
marched to the British Legation and cried "Long live England." The concern, which will be The deputation requested (?) the Premier to intervene energetically under the experienced manage-on behalf of the imprisoned Catholic priests. Access to the Rus ment of Mr. A. H. Rowe, is named sian and Ukrainian legations was barred by the police, owing to the the Hongkong and Kowloon possibility of disturbances.
Taxi-cab Co., Ltd., and its directors are Messrs. H. Birkett (chairman). H. M. H. Nemazee, F. Ellis, A. B. Rowe, Chan Lim- pak, Hon. Mr. Ng Han-tez, Sam Pak-ming and Chau Siu-ki. It will have an authorised capita! of $500,000, in $10 shares. The Directors have agreed, we under stand, to take us large holdings. An invitation to the public will: we learn, shortly be made.
The service will be maintained by Citroen landaulette taxis of 11 4 borna-power, capable of a speed of 35 miles an hour. Incidentally, it may be remarked that these taxis will have the same engines and chassis, though with a different body, as the cars recently used by the French expeditionary party which succeeded in motoring across the Sahara desert. This was a remarkable feat, testifying! to the Citroen cars' capacity for endurance and bard work.
Taxi-Cab Stands.
THE MURDERED PRELATE
Warsaw, April 6.
BRITISH BUILDING TRADE DİSPUTE.
London, April 6.
The Building Trade employers have discussed the men's proposal to refer to three King's Counsel the validity of the recent agreement. under which a lock-cut was threatened, and decided that it was unable to agree to arbitration of the side issues, but would consent to arbitration of the whole question, including wages and hours. The men hitherto refuse to arbitrate on wages and hours, hence the prospects of a national lock-out on 14th April remain serious.
TWENTY-TWO YEARS
AGO.
A Glance at Our Files.
(March 30-April 5, 1091)
PROPERTY SALE.
The promoters are arranging to Mr. G. P. Lammert yesterday have permanent taxi-cab stands afternoon offered for sale by at convenient centres both in pubne auction at his sales rooms Hongkong and Kowloon, and
a Duddell Street, the property at esch stand there will
known as 14 Cleverly Street, be a telephone with a clerk in registered at the Land Office as charze to receive orders and Section B of Iuland Lot No. 103. check the taxis in and out. The The Annual proportion of Crown proposed locations for these stande Rent is $10, and the monthly are as follow:--
rentals, including taxes, amount. Hongkong-Causeway BAY to $30. The area is about 528 Golf Club (Happy Valley); Wea-square feet. Bidding started at chai Gap: Magazine Gap: Blue $3,000, but rose rapidly to $9,100 Pier: No. 2 Police Station; Peak at which price the lot was sold to Tramway Station; City Hall; Fun Fung.
Stafuc Square: junction of
Robinson and Peak Roads; Ro-.. HIGHER BUILDINGS. man Catholic Cathedral; Pedder There seems to be a mania in street; between Blake Pier and the Colony at the present time Star Ferry: Cbater Road; Central
for adding another storey to build- Market; Canton and Macao Steamboat Wharf: Hollywood. We should like to know if Road (near Police Station); }
the P.W.D. officials inspect each building before permission to
Wing Lok Street: Shek Tong make the addition is granted, for Taui; Taikoo Docks.
several that we have seen look as though they were too flimaily constructed to carry the extra
Kowloon.-Star Ferry: Kow- lon Dock;" Kowloon Cricket'
Club; Ho Man Tin: Yaumati: weight. It will be instructive to two at Nathan Road: Kowloon note how many of these heigh- City: Shamsbuiço.
These are tentative proposals. but if experience shows that other stands are needed elsewhere, ar rangements will be made accord. ingly. The object of the "pro- moters is to tave taxis at allapots where they are needed.
The Charges.
shall not be a bit surprised to see tened buildings collapse. We
several of them do so.
THE "COP TIC." "
Captain Rinder, it may be added, was the gallant Chief Officer of the Belgic when the vessel carried Governor Sir William Des Voeux from Hongkong on his retirement from duty in this Colony.
WM. POWELL, LTD. The prospectus is issued on April 5tb., 1901, of Messrs. Wm. Powell, Ltd., the capital being $120,000 in $10 shares. It is intimated that 5,000 shares bave that the remainder is offered to been subscribed privately, Bod the public. The business was established sixteen viously by William Powell, Jr., years pre-
who now retires owing to ill health.
A PUZZLE A DAY.
A boy bought a number of pieces of candy for twelve cents. Had he received two more pieces, the candy would have cost one cent less, per dozen pieces. How many pieces did be receive for twelve cents?
Yesterday's answer:
SATURDAY, APRIL
DAIRY FARM NEWS.
Cold Storage
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THE DAIRY FARM, ICE & COLD STORAGE CO., LTD.
OLD SOLDIERS NEVER DIE, THEY ONLY: FADE AWAY:
BUT
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Prices $5.50 to $7.50
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The yacht-like Trans-Pacific The incomplete series of lotters: steamer Coptic, which arrived shown above may be changed into hero yesterday from San Francisco the word "adapt" by adding the via usual ports of call, maintains three straight marks showD
With regard to charges, there the reputation for speed, comfort, below.
will be uniform rate of 40 cleanliness and strict discipline, cents per mile, this sum app's-established by her present skilful ing either to four passengers and genial.commander, Captain of опе. Tbus, if, say. J. H. Rinder, Lt., R.N.R. She has a taxi is taken to the Racecourse made the long voyage from Fran- (wo miles distant), the charge cisco sharp on schedule time and will be 80 cents, and if there are on the run down from Shanghai four passengers in the taxi they she covered 368 knots in 24 hours, will only be required to pay 20 and although tog was encountered cents each. Passengers will only right through the Formosa Chan- be charged mileage for the actual nel, necessitating a longer course period they are in the car. For than would be taken were the example, if a passenger goes weather clear and headlands and from the centre of the town" topping stones" easily visible, to the Catholic Cathedral, on the grand oid White Star" liner arrival at bis destination the did the run down close to CAT will be discharged Hongkong in trife under 56 and proceed to the nearest hours, but when at sundown the stand. This rule will fog closed down enveloping every. be followed throughout-no car thing in darkness, the Captain will have one particular stand; wisely decided to drop anchor and eftor making a journey, it will go wait for cleared weather or day- to the nearest stand available. light before getting any closer in On the other bacd, if people wieb to the shore. This action of
adapt
PLATE GLASS WINDOW.
lenses is like. looking through a "Looking through my Toric fue plate glass window" said an American lady in the course of her remarks while in a tram-car the other day. She said just the
to keep a taxi waiting for them. Captain Rinder gave the greatest right thing. It cost a bit more to they may do so, the charge being satisfaction to the passengers, build a plate glass window and two cente per minute for waiting-who, one and all, conceded that it cost
bit more to make in Captain Rinder the O. & 0.
a pair of Toric lenses than the
time,
It is clear from the above Company have a commander who ordinary flat kind. Torics are more that the promoters baye is as cautious as he is unquestion than worth the small difference carefully thought out the ably able, resolute and courteous in cost to you in the added com- scheme; with a view to giv to a degree. The Coptic has in fort you derive from their use. ing the public the very best her time carried many very die Toric leases of any prescription service possible. The result should tinguished Americans and Eur-
are manufactured by The Hong-
be a reliable, prompt and cheap opeans? It was the Coptic that kong Optical Co., successors to means of conveyance, and in con-brought the "American Nelson," gratulating the Company on its Admiral George Dewey, to the Fer Clark & Co., manufacturing and enterprise we feel sure that the East when he came out to "capture Road Central.
refracting opticians, 53, Queen's service will meet a long-felt need or destroy the Spanish squadron, and prove a great success.
and it was while travelling bome
You don't need to be rich to ow A VICTROIA.
HOP-GROWING IN AUSTRALIA.
on this vessel that Captain In Tasmanis, the island State Gridley, who fired the first shot of Australia, hop-growing is in a in Manila Bay from: Admiral flourishing condition. Eight
died when approaching Kobe.duced in 1922.
Bak Moutrie's about their eary payment Dewey's flagship, the Olympia, thousand bales of hops were pro-
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we have a very fine selection of
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