RESTORING FRANCE.
HOW HONGKONG FUNDS ARE USED,
INGENIOUS ROBBERY.
SHIP'S QUARD HEAVILY
SENTENCED.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
COMPANY REPORT.
DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP CO., LTD.
The report of the above Com- An ingenious robbery which pany for the year ended 31st succeeded except in the cano of Decomber, 1924, states:-~- MORE MONEY WANTED, ~.
Wong King, who apporred to have After paying all ruuning ́ox. We have received the following made no attempt to conceal from ponese, docking charges, promis communication from Mrs. Basila sampan woman his usual place of insurance, oilawances for loave Taylour (wife of a former Har- of abode, was the subject of a land pensions of the floating staff bour Master of Hongkong), dated charge against the said Wong and writing off $70,000 for de- Kor Annotto, Dinard, France, at the Criminal Sonsions this preciation of the steamers and 15th February, 1925:-
morning.
other proportion for the your, Just after the war, Hongkong, Mr T, S. Whyto-Smith prosecut-there remains a balance at orodit whose rocori of works for od and said that on January 22nd, of Profit and Loss Account of patriotism and charity during the at about 9.30 p.m., the master and [880,319,27 which subject to the grost struggle must have boon-throo frionds were sitting in the approval of shareholders it in in an Empire of aplondid effort dimly lighted living compartmont propose to deal with an follows:- for the sizo of the Colony ox-of a sampau lying in the typhoor. To pay a Dividend of 8 por cont doptional, raised by a series of shelter at Mongkok when they | ($4.00 per share) $80,000; to trans entertainments over $70.000 in wore interrupted by two mon, for to Reserva Fund $319.27. A aid of the devastated regions of who declared that were police sum of $25,000 has been transfer- our ataunch Ally, France. The ofloors aparching for oplum. Both red from the Rosorvo Fund for committos which organised these were armed and the four men special ropairs, and the instal- fotos was a representative ono were anarched. The master had | lation of second class accomoda. and every section of the com- $141 in money on his person and tion in n.s. Haibong and altora- munity holpod-British residents this was taken from him. The tians to steamers to conform (ospacialls the Scottish mombora master believed the mon to be with the Piracy Provention
of it), Chineso, Portuguesa, Dutch, police officers and accompanied Regulations. Minor accidents to Norwegian and Danish, Amori-thom to the ampan which had stoomors Halching and Haiyang can and Japanese vied with each brought them to his boat and [necossitated the withdrawal of other in giving, either indi-went with them to a junk nearby, $12,520,73 from the Company's vidually
in tho CADA of which they' declared they were underwriting account to most the Inout of those named, or by going to soarch. He waited for cout of the necessary repairs. organised efforts of sub-com- an hour before boarding the junk, Consulting commition. Mr. mittees, as in the case of the very and, when he did so, ho found it D. G. M. Borhard rosignad from generous help of the Portuguesa dosorted. The robbors must have the Committeo on his donarturo Rub-committee, the Chinese, the crossed the junk and got into for homo and Mr. B. D. F. Boith Dutch and various sections of the boat on the other sido. The was in vited to an the vac- British community, (the Hong-sampan woman subsoquently Janey, Mr. Mackio AIAO IO- kong Jockey Club, the Amateur identifiod the prisonor, who was signed and the Hon. Mr. A. Art Club &o), while the French a guard on board the launch. Lang has boon naked to community, almost negligible as Hoihon, as the man whom the fill his place. The Committee regards numbers at that time in two other men concerned fetched now consists of Mr. B. D. F. Hongkong, and certainly not rich, before going to the sampan which Bolth, Mr. W. E. Clarke and tho! gavo inagnificently one and all to a was the scene of the robbery. Hon. Mr. A. O. Lang, who caudo so noar to their own hearts. The Crown suggested that the rotire but offor themselves for Comparisons are odious, Shako- prisoner had the keys of the chest ro-olection. speare said, but it most he owned in which the arms of the Hoihon that no section of the nationals wore kept, and ho supplied the of the generous Colony of Hong-weapons. kong, even the British and Prisonor, when charged said Portuguese and Chinese, who did that he went on board to soarch so much, gave more openhandedly for opium, but, said Mr. Whyto- than did the French.
Smith, it could not be suggested that a part of the duty of a ship's guard was to conduct opium raids. The jury returned a vordict of the promotors of the Fund, guilty and Mr. Justice Gompertz working in the Somma and the imposed a sentence of Aiono respectively, and accord-yeare' hard labour. ingly, after the French Govern-
It was decided that this money should be divided between two junds
Intimately known
to
BUVOD
ANCIENT ORIENTAL
ART.
LOCAL EXHIBITION.
Auditors.-The accounts have bean audited by Mosers. Lowo. Bingham and Matthews and Mosura. Linstead and Davis, who rotiro and offer themselves for! re-election.
"THE GONDOLIERS.”
SCORED.
ANOTHER SUCCESS
Thoro Was again + large audience at the Theatre Royal on Saturday night, when the Hong- ment had a coupted the sum
kong Philharmonic Society gave amounting to nearly a quarter
its second performance of
The of a million franos at the than
Gondoliera." On this occasion, rate of exchange, which was not
the opora went with an oven as low for our allios as that now
better swing than on tho frst raling my husband and I as
Mr. K. Hayashi, of Tokyo, is night, and there were many de- representing the Hongkong holding an exhibition of a very monstrations of gratification on committoo, wore received and fine collection of Japanose the part of the audience at the thanked by Monsieur Louchour, antiquos at the well-known Art gonoral excellence of the produc Ministro des Pays Liboros, in Rooms of Mosers Komor and tion. July, 1920. We then visited Komor, in Alexandra Buildings. Three aspects of the produc- the forty or more villages in There are about five thousand tion call for the highest possible the two districts and saw for boautiful prints by all the bost praise the magulligence of the oursolvos how torrible wore the known artists such as Sharaku, costumes and stego soltings, the noods of these little places, and Utamaru, Toyokuni, Hokusai, splendid chorus work and the it has been a constant joy to us Yoishi, Hiroshige and many excollonco of the orchestral over since to know how much athers, all in perfect condition. music. Those are altogether good has been done by this The prices of many of those are boyond reproach, and in theso money raised by our generous surprisingly reasonable, ranging respects we doubt whether Hong- felends in Hongkong. In the from 50 cents up to $2,000, the kong has ever acon A botter little town of Rosieros, the chief latter price being for some excep- amateur show. The costumes of the 21 villagos formally tionally Fare prints. All aro were all specially secured from Entrusted to the care of tho genuino, and it is impossible to Burkinshaw's, of Liverpool, Fund for War-devastated Vil-doeoribo the artistic drawing and whilst the sconery was kindly' lagan," and in conjunction with colouring. It takes a long time loaned by the Shanghai A.D.C them, a depot was established to go through the collection, but Mr. Whollor, the producer, has with a staff of Fronch and Eng-the fascination of the quaint evidently been at great pains to lish helpers, a dispensary oponed,designs compels inspection.
present the opora in truo Gilbert
tion.
There is hore no need to dilate again upon individual perform- Ances, BRYO to Bay that the
MONDAY, MARCH 23, 1925.
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The Green Fly on the little Yellow Dog 3273 All for the Best
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More in Sorrow than in Anger And very Nice Too
Never as Long as I Live Nobody Crazy over Me
It Looked all Right Guy
AT
ANDERSON'S
DAY BY DAY.
Arrivals by the President Grant om Manila included Mr. and Mrs. G. 9. Archbutt and Mr. G. M. Homsworth,
the church repaired and restored. A wonderful item in the many and Sullivan stylo, and be has and a peal of bells, named for works of art is a collection of succeeded to the point of perfec Hongkong, provided, the water twelve laros medicine boxes in a supply and alec ric light plant superbly decorated gold lacquered zos'orod, sewing classes for girls Smbyama inlaid caso. The cost and other social reforms started, of this treasure is $2.800, and pro- and a trained nurse for the 21bably such an exquisite example principala on Saturday night did should have appeared amongst villages, with two cars for taking tas never before boon shown in their level bost to maintain a those present at the Diocesan her abo it and bringing patients, the Colony.
Ligh standard of excellence and School Old Boys' Association in, were provided. In 1921, at tho Another gom is a collection of request of the French Govorn-fitty notzukeos, all by celebrated their efforts wore warmly ap-dinner. ment, 18 moro villages, in the maitere, costing $1,500.
prociated. A word should be Tho
Tho Dame of Mr. George Lam
WEATHER REPORT.
Mar. 23d. 11h. 38m.---Pressure has decreased considerably from S.W. Japan to Wladivost ck and increased considerably at Chefoo and Nomuro. Chauges olauwhero are slight. moved to S.W. Japan.
The Shantunt depression has
An area of low pressure ex- londs from Indo-China Mindanao,
Aisne not far from St. Quentin, exhibition should be visited by added regarding the excellence The silk which left here by the word adopted, and the same kind all who are interested in art, and of tho minust in the second aot, P. O. 8.9. Kashmir on the 21st over China. help was given them by tho it is satisfactory to note that of the dances in general and of February was delivered in Mar-
stage groupings (with thoir Society. But, owing to the very every article on show is priced wonderful colourings) when the serious illness of the Presidente, in plain figures, and the chargoefull cast is on. Much careful Mrs. Wothey, and the fact that for the majority of the articlos no other member of the committoo and prints Bro romarkably training is reflected in these
could be in constant touch with roasonable. tho 39 villapos, as was necessary, those last wore given up lator, but:
aspects of the production.
Those who wish a happy oven- ing should make a point of only after two years of sound used as a home for those old attending one of the remaining spade work had been done,
people rendered homoloss by the performances.
soilles on the 21st March, transit of 28 days,
All the romance and flavour of old Spain have baen kopt intact in Mae Murray's latest photoplay, Fascination," prosented by Robort 2. Loonard, and shown for the first time yesterday at the Queen's Thontre. It is one of the
ACTOSS
Another anticyclono is formiog
Hongkong rainfall for the 24 hours ending at 10 a.m. to-day 1.45 inch. Total since January Int. 7.97 inchos, against sc average of 5.18 inchos.
FORECAST FOR THE 24 HOURS ENDING AT NOON TO-MORROW.
District.
Forecast.
Formosa Channel
South coast of N.E. winds, China between modorata; H.K. & Lamooks ? overcast,
Rock.
rain.
14 South coast of China between H.K. Hainan j
T. F. CLAXTON, Director. Hongkong, March 23
Now, alas, the same cause war. Only 30,000 francs, or the illness of Mrs. Wethey, who about $5,000 ridiculously done little without the help in most lavish and elaborato of this has given such constant and do-small sum, when one thinks of organisation given us out there, famous Motro star's pictures, and voted service to the causo all the good it will do is now but I only add that any sums for prosents a whirlwind succossion makes it necessary to give up the required to enable this to be the purpose may be sent direct of thrilling and oxciting ox-3 H'kong to Gap | mist and work in the Sommo also and done, and I feel sure that it will to Mra Wothey, Presidente, portoncos. oloso down, as without a direst. be, knowing as I do the warm Fund for War-devastated Vil- ing bead tho work cannot hearts and the great generosity lagos, 12 Rue Bouquet do Lon-
Mossre. pitaway, Laidlaw & continuo. But we are anxious of the Colony whore my husband champs, Paris, or they will bo Co., Ltd., he received further that the dispensary at least and I have spent some of the gladly received and acknow- shipments of various lines of should romain 09 living bappiest yours of our lives. ledged by us, bero, at this ad-merchandise which are specially momorial of the British Colony Wo have, with the help of two dress. And I have no doubt that priced and known as Standard of Hongkong in this region- largo ontortainments hore in the Managers of the Chartored Values. All of the "standard" Australia, via Java. India, oto., where so many British dand lo-Dinard and several in London, Bank of India Australia and lines are of excellent quality, and apart from their work as as a testimony of tho enduring already helped the dispensary at China, who acted an Bankore and the range covors a most dancing teachers, pross notices respect and friendship of the Rosiores and founded a small and Auditors of the Fund on a comprehensive field. It is only speak well of thom as clever stage two grout nations. It is there- circulating library thoro, and it previous occasion, will generous by the placing of large orders performers. They expect to re- fore proposed
small may be that open-handed Hongly assist by again doing so, with the manufacturers that main in Hongkong for a couplo ohateau (of which I enclose kong will give so much that come although Messieurs, Crookatt these low prices are possible.
of months, and whilst here will photographs), somewhat damag-money may remain over from and Matheson, who helped, so
receive pupils at the Astor Houso ed in the war, but conveniently the purchase of the chatoau to much in those days, are now no An ́advortiaoment appearing Hotel. Mms, and Mono. Dorris situated for the purpose, should assist the library.
longor in the Colony.
elsewhere draws attention I enclose, together with the the visit to Hongkong of Mme, Theatre Royal, which will give toare hoping to give a concertat the be bought and restored, and the I offer no suggestions as to how dispensary, which already ex-the money is to be raised, as you photographs of the chateau, a Ists in temporary quarters, be in Hongkong understand that far flat of the committes and patrons and Moris. Dorris, exponents of them an opportunity of demon- estab shed in it to serve all better than I do. My husband of the Fund, which may be of modern ballroom dancing. Those strating their ability. In dancing
artistes have just arrived from and opersile singing. the district, a part of it being 'and I, flvo years ago, could have interest.
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