WATSON'
AERATED
WATERS
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
ARE PREPARED FROM REAL FRUIT ESSENCES
GUARANTEED ABSOLUTELY PURE
LEMONADE-Han tho
reut
essence
obtained from
Lomons grown in Southern Italy. RASPBERRYADE-Is prepared with the juice' of ramp-
borrion grown in England and Tasmania. FORMAZONE-THE NON-ALCOHOLIC CHAMPAGNE. It possesses the characteristic stimula.ng and refresh- ing qualities of Champagne and has a delicious flavour. STONE GINGER BEER-The only gonuino Stono Gingor Boor in the East. Preparod by a spacial process of formentation which gives it the distinctive flavour which is so pleasing to the palate.
NOLE AGENTS:-
A. S. WATSON & COMPANY, LTD. Aerated Water Manufacturers. ESTABLISHED 1841.
THIS MASTEIN'S VOICE."
VICTOR RECORDS
Just Unpacked,
ASK FOR NEW LIST.
Many favourites are to be found this month.
S. MOUTRIE & Co., Ltd.
Sole Distributors.
A FAREWELL
DINNER PARTY
is a dinner to be remembered
It is an event
for which nothing but the best is good enough.
The LANE, It is an occasion when CRAWFORD.organisation ministers silently and effectively to the needs of the inner man.
CHOICE ANCHOVIES
per bot.
REAL TURTLE SOUP
per tin.
.45
.80
SALMON STEAK
ASAPARAGUS
PATE de FOIE GRAS
per tin.
per tin.
per tin. $1.20
per lb.
,20
per lb.
.12
.70
.75
CABBAGE (CALIFORNIAN)
POTATOES
LUSCIOUS ENGLISH STRAWBERRIES
11
per tin. $1.05
WITH
CALIFORNIAN ORANGES
APPLES
NESTLES CREAM per tin.
cach.
per ib.
.45
.25
PURE FRESH COFFEE
.85
per tin. $1.10
LIQUEURS (a variety.)
FINE VINTAGE WINES and
MELLOW WHISKY.
LANE, CRAWFORD, LTD.
Remington
Portable Typewriters
for the
STUDENT
A School
nerenity,
Ask
For
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8, 1925.
roport which the Trade Union delegation drow up after its visit to Russia was published in mail wook, and has been fitly described በዚ A remarkable failuro to prove the claims, made in tho
CONSTRUCTION MEETING,
amount of work in hand. At pre- sent it is roughly 10 per cent.
VON HINDENBURG DECLINES.
Question. 4-How do the amounts of con- tracts secured for the first threa ALOOF FROM POLITICS, (Continued from Page 1)
months of the current year com-
with tho pare
corresponding
Berlin, April 7. support to which its enterprlac periods of the three proceding Despite the Gorman Nationals' proliminary announcement On may fairly lay claim,
yeara? And do the Directors desperato offorts, Von Hinden- nocopt their roturn, that the Soviet Mr. Braga then put his quas anticipato a reasonable amount of burg has declined to system had everything to renom-tions, which, together with the prolit from these contracts instead nomination to the Prosidency. mond it. What really underlies answers given by the Chairman of the very heavy losses resulting He declares that he does not from the tenders previously award-iniond at his age to enter politics, the Saviot organisation, and will;
from which he has all his life bold. jed the Company 7
His recommendation that the always influence it, is the idea of
Nationals should adopt Horr
Answer.
$1,000,000.
Anawer..
The Portable
were as follows:
Qucation. Typewriter
1-(a) Seeing that the shares with the
over-sub- a war ou everything other than of the Company were Standard
scribed and applicants were not In the first three months of Jarros is likely to bo adopted, but their own olique, and this system allotted the full number of shares, 1923 the contracts signed amount-lorr Jarres prospect of beating keyboard
they oppose they conveniently what neersity was there for the ed to $230,000 for private work Dr. Marx on April 26th is con- It is understood that Von "Nothing torm "capitalism". Nothing far-payment of an Underwriting Com- $170,000 for Government work, sidered remoto,
The corresponding Agure for 1924) ther nood be said on this point mission?
Hindenburg's rofusal is influonood to learn'
(b) To whom was the commis- was $410,000 all private. During
by the absenco of support of the than to quote the utterance of Mion of $9,000 paid and when? the first three-months of this year German Peoples' Party, as to "Nothing Tomsky, an cabled yesterday, (c) What good reason (if any) the contracts signed have amount-which Herr Strosomain, the to unlearn" "drawing attention to the over-exists for the sum of $9,600 being el to about $40,000 only, but our Foreign Minister, who is one of written off the Assets of the Com-works in progress, exclusive of the leaders, pointed out the dis- increasing strength of organised
pany in the third year of Ita Government contracts, exceed astrous impression such a candi- capitalism, under which the formation inslend of after the Grat
dacy would make in Europe.
Later the Nationals despatched workers wore overworked, under-year?
The answer to the second part) of this question is "Yes." There Von Tirpitz to Hanover to try paid, and provented from realis
of 1.) The underwriting Ing their idealn of a bettor social the shares offered for public sub-has been no appreciable loss on and induco Von Hindenburg to
any contract except those mule change his mind.--Renter, was effected, as system." This is obviously far seription from the truth in many countries, customary, before the issue of the with the Government.
were prospectus and the terma including Britain, whore onoduly published in that document.
5. Is it not a fact that Dr. TRIAL OF CANADIAN (b) The commission was paid
W. Noble was absent from the MUSTARD & Co. Inc. rally looks at the over-increas
the whole, or the ing strength of organised Labour;in accordance with paragraph" (e) |
of the prospectus to the person Colony for
of But it is perhaps impossible to referred to therein, on the 13th greater part, of the period
twelve months in the year 19247
INVOLVED. expect inon who wont through November, 1922.
Montreal. April 7. te) Items of this description If no, what good renson exists for Russin looking at everything
are usually recognised as "Assets" the inclusion of the name of Dr.
Ofthefive brothers charged with through rose-coloured spectacles to be written off out of the first J. W. Noble among the Board of
to throo years' available profits, but,, in the clr-Directors in the printed annual recounterfeiting, the eldest has been cumstances, It was not considered port recently circulated to share-sentenced
imprisonment, and two others to six months. The two youngest that any good purpose would be holders?
Ansiver. served by continuing to alow the amount as a separate item in the 5. Yes, but Dr. Noble draws have been released on a suspend. balance sheet.. It is therefore in-no fees as a Director during ab-ed sentence. cluded in the debit balance of the sence, and still has a very large
share interest in the Company. Profit and Loss Account.
Demun- stration.
16-17 Connaught Road Central Phone C. 1186,
BIRTH.
HANCOCK.-At Woking, Surrey, England, on 6th April, the wife of H. C.. R. Hancock of a
800.
ANNOUNCEMENT.
to see anything Independently of their pre-formed convictions.
DAY BY DAY.
Question.
Question.
Question.
COUNTERFEITERS,
WHOLE FAMILY
Tho, father, who Was also implicated, has been released on parolo to attend his wife's death- bed-Router.
THE TEMPLE OF FAME STANDS The wodding of Mr. D. EUPON THE GRAVE; (THE FLAME]
6. Will the Directors consider' A message of April 2nd, stated Morgan and Miss E. M. Smith THAT DURNS UPON ITS ALTARS 2.-(e) What proportion do the will take place at the Wanchairs KINDLED FROM THE ASHES deficiencies of an aggregate of the advisability, in the general that the Canadian North Wost Wesleyan Church on Saturday, OF DEAD MEN-Hazlitt.
$310,000 bear to the total amount interests of shareholders, of sab-Mounted Polico bad carried out 11th instant, at p.m. No invit
of the Government contracts, instituting an absentee Director by alone of the biggest ralds against ations are being issued, and no The attention of golfere is respect of which this big loss has Director more useful to the Com-counterfeitors on record. They pany, preferably with a technical arrestod seven won; and saized reception. Friends are, however drawn to an advortisement eise-been incurred?
notos roprosenting cordially invited to the Church.
whore relating to the closing of (b) Since when have such de-knowleilge and experience which counterfoit the Fanling now course.
ficiencies been discovered and why might protect shar holders from $150,000 and uncompleted notes were they, or a portion thereof, heavy losses such as the Company equivalent to $500,000. not allocated to the debit of pre-has had to suffer in the past? Vions Profit and Loss Accounta?
The Telegraph.
HONGKONO. 8th April, 1925.
HELPING RUSSIA.
L
Messrs. Ellis and Co. advise us that the Shanghai Exploration Company's coal output for the month of March was tons 19,780, an increase of 3,450 tons.
A Chinggo was admitted to the Government Civil Hospital yesterday suffering from a ballot wound in the foot which he said was received in faction fighting at Tamsui,
Answer.
ition.
Answer.
"CURIOUS STRATEGY".
UNDEFENDED DOCK.
London, April 7.
(c) Does the sum of $310,000
6-The Directors have already represent the full amount of the had this matter under considera- deficiencies, or are there any fur- ther contingent liabilities attach Mr. Braga:-1 feel very grate- to the Government Contracts fut for the replies to my questions in question.
which were more or less exhaus- (d) What steps have the Directive in character, and I feel they In the House of Commons, tors taken, or contemplate taking, were justified if only to enlighten Comdr, Kenworthy asked with Now that the British Trade
to protect the Company from ruf- the public as to the real value of regard to the new fortifications fering in future the heavy losses Company such as ours. I have at Singapore. Union delegation has roturned
which, presumably, must be at-heard a great deal from people Sir L. Worthington Evans re- from its tour of Soviet Russia,
tributed to past inefficiency Lieut. A. W. Allcock, R.A., an
or who say that this Company must ferred to his reply of March 17th, Comdr. Kenworthy asked: Are: incompetence? thero has boon marked assumed the duties Armamont]
go out of business, but I am not inclined to share that view, Iwe to understand that the exten. tendency on the part of Labour Officer, Royal Artillery, in Hong-
2. (). The deficiencies repre-feel that we shall get the public to sive alterations and enlargomonts of the dockyard are proceeding, to assist the Russian communist kong vico Captain P. W. N.
Gainher, who has proceeded to sent nearly end-third of the total turn round and recognise that a causa in various ways. It is to the United Kingdom on luave. estimated value of all Government Company like ours, with directors and the fortifications are not being bu takon for granted, thon, that
contracts. The actual value of having large interests in long-commenced simultaneously?
Sir L. Worthington Evans The police have taken into each contract can only be determ-kong, will go ahead. After rend-replied: No, they are being con organised workers in Britain
custody a Chinese passenger onfined when the final measurementsing your repiles to my questions sidered.
showing the ratio of public con- luve gecepted the favourable the Linchow in connection with are taken.
Comdr. Kenworthy remarked vordict of their leaders as to a charge of being in possession of (b), This question I have a tracts to Government contracts, Soviet conditions, and aro will-six automatics, eight magazines ready dealt with to nome extent 1 feel sure that we shall get more that this was a curious form of
We have tho strategy.Reuter, and about 200 rounds of ammuni-but i will add that in the case of of these contracts.
the Brat contract which tion.
was newspaper people here in full started in the Spring of 1923 there force and if they will favour us The postman who was yestor-was a deficiency at the end of that by the publication of the report day convicted on a charge of year. Reference to the Directors' in extenso we shall be able to con- receiving and harbouring a young Report for the half-year ended vinco that this company has conte you for the girl, was this morning sontoncod 31st December, 1923, will show that to stay. I thank to two months' hard labour by the value of the contract in ques-trouble you must have taken anıl Mr. E. W. Hamilton at the Kow-tion had been written down in the for the very satisfactory answers. The Chairman:-f can assure loon Magistracy.
books. None of the other con- tracts were started until the you that we are doing our best The following have been taken latter part of 1923 and the fact to make good our losses. We are the first to enter the harbour, difference, un the strength of China Com-that expenditure was in excess of glad to have the criticism and the which is not quite completed, and mand-Llout.-Col. E. E. Bincome during the early stages of support of a man like Mr. Braga, is to cost £2,700,000. showed that a large part of the Mackintosh, D.5.0. and Lieut. these works was a normal state is all to the good of the Com- world, oven the workers, still D. M. Rycroft, of the Royal of affairs which is the experiencpany that he should come hero look askance at Soviet methods, Engineer; and 2nd Lizuts. J. M. of all contractors.
E.B. Cuates and C. H. Turner, ofi (c). The sum of $310,000 is only and would rather not admit the the East Surreys.
an estimate. There are contin- Russian reprosentatives to ปี
gent liabilities upon all con- report and accounts were duly The following promotions are tracts until final completion. footing of equality until cortain!
(d). Stepa have already been conditiona
are complied with. announced:--Captain J. E. Chip.
pendall, M.C., Royal Engineers, taken, as indicated in my previous Whether wo are to believe that to be Major; Major G, F. S. Tuke. remarks.
Royal Regiment recent reforms in Russia have D.S.O.,
bo Lioutonant
ing to take the exponents of the now socialist into their councils, and help them to get recognition alsowhere. The latest instanco of this is the effort to reconcile the differences between the In- tornational Federation of Trade Unions and the All-Russian Trade Union Council. The fact
that thoro WAY
to Artillery,
of
Question.
and criticise.
BUSINESS MATTERS. These being all the questions, the
approved.
On the motion of Mr. Coulthart, seconded by Mr. Alves, the appointment of the Rev. Father Robert as a Director was confirm-
PRINCE'S TOUR.
GOLD COAST VISITED.
Freetown, April 7. H.M.S. Ropulso has sailed for Takoradi on the Gold Coast.
The Prince of Wales will be
GOOD FRIDAY HOLIDAY.
London, April 7. No nowspapers are to be pub- lished in England on April 10th,
-Reuter
dono away with much that was Colonel; and 2nd Lieut. G. L. 3. (a). If it be not prejudicialed, whilst Dr. J. W. Noble and Sir THE WATER SUPPLY, rampantly "Red "and substitut- Dulman, Loyal Regimont, to bo to the Company's interest, will Paul ed a system more in accordance Lieutenant.
Chater were re-elected the Directors slate the reapec-Directors.
HOW RECENT RAINS flivo total amounts of Government Mr. Braga moved, and Mr. Gain
HAVE HELPED. with the accepted outlook of Amongst the passongors who and private contracts secured for seconded, the re-election of Messrs.
The water return shows a grout Labour in other countries, or loft by the Blue Funnel liner ench of the following years: 1922, Lowe, Bingham and Matthews as that the mildor Communists are Antonor yoetorday woro Sir 1923, 19247
auditors, at a remuneration of $800.improvement in the supplies in (0). What is the proportion of This was carried.
storage in the Colony's rosorvoirs,. as a result of the heavy rains becoming more aggressivo, thore Francis and Lady Aglon, Mr. and
Mrs. L. Dunbar, Dr. and Mrs. the overhead expenses to the value
This was all the business.
during the latter part of last romains tho avidonco that Lindsay Woods, Mr. and Mrs. E. of the contracta?
month. Iussia is coming further and Sim, and Mr. and Mrs. W., farther into the realms of inter-Adameon, Mrs. F. B. Deacon, Mr. and Mro. J. F. Wright, Mr. and national affairs, whilst the
Mra. P. W. A. Wilkio, British Labour Party, it is intor esting to obsorvo, stands pro- minontly forth 38 the champion of Sovist claims.
A delightful programme of part songs and glees was givon by the chief Hongkong Male Voice Choir, under the conductorship of Mr. S. Collett, at the Union Church Hall It would soon one has to hope last night, the splendid reputation that Britain's workers are not of those capable vocalists being boing led into more dangerous further enhanced as a result. All their numbors ware Anely sung.
Anawor, 8. (a). As the Company did not commence business until Novom ber 1922, the figures given are all applicable to the years 1923 and 1024.
1928.
Govt. Cont. $1,024,000
1924.
$7,000
$1,031,000
BELGIAN CHAMBER
THE NEW CONSTITUTION.
On April 1st the wator atorod in the Hongkong areas amounted to 1,024 million gallons, and the consumption por head por day had fallen slightly, bolog 19.5 gallons Brussels, April 7. in March, compared with 22.5 was probably The now Chamber will consist last year. This of 78 Cathollos, 77 Socialists, 24 greatly due to restriction. $078,000
But the beat affect of restriction Liborala, & oxtreme Flamingants, two Communists and one In wae goon in Kowloon during last $1,034,000 dopondent.
month, the consumption por head The principal change in the por day having fallon as low ar $2,012,000
parties, compared with the 22 gallons (14.5 gallons In 1924).
Private Cont.
channels, or else that they are Mrs. Mathieson, Mr. Bowco- (b). The proportion of the over-previous Chambor, consists of a The water in storage in Kowloon
morely being blind to the worss Smith and Mrs. Collett also con-head exponses to works expendi-Socialist gain of savon and a reservoirs had risen by April 1st
ture naturally depends upon the Liberal loss of uino-Reuter.
|to 182 million gallone, faults of thair now friends. The tributed to the programme,