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MONDAY
APRIL 27,
1925 日五初月四
BIG FIGHT.
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PRESIDENT.
ON HINDENBURG
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tain.
ASSAULTING POLICE.
FOUR DUTCHMEN FINED.
THIS AFTERNOON'S WEDDINGS
MISS FLORENCE SIMMONS AND MR. B. A. PROULX
The Chairman said:-Gentle-roses. men,The report and accounts for the year ended 31st, December;
Mrs. Simmons,
the bride's
CARTLIDGE AND DUPRE TO MEET.
IN HONGKONG.
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CANTON OUTLOOK,
A RATHER GLOOMY PICTURE,
are
ST. GEORGE'S DAY.
At the Hongkong Cenotaph.
A COMPLICATING FACTOR. A SATISFACTORY YEAR:
To-morrow is Settlement Day A very satisfactory balance on the local stock market, and shoot, disclosing almost a trebling thore are already indications that of the nett earnings of the Com-i some difficulty may be exper-pany, was presented at the twenty. A very pretty wedding was FOR BIGGEST PURSE OFFERED (Our Own Correspondent.) ienced in adjusting matters. oighth ordinary general meeting solemnised in the Church of St.
Canton, April 26, OW THE POLLING WENT. It ta reported that there is one of the Chius Provident Loan and Joseph this afternoon, the Rev.
Tho shortage of ready money probable defaulter, whose obliga-Mortgage Company, Limited, this Father Reganti officiating, tho
Boxing enthusiasts will be in Canton continues to affect Berlin, April 26.tions are said to run into several morning.
parties being Miss Florence Alice delighted to boar that articles overy class of the community and Von Hindenburg has been lakhs of dollars and who is at Mr. R.G. Shewan prosided and Simmons, eldest daughter of Mr. have been signed by CPO. Jim not least the charitable institu- cted President of Germany.presont absent from the Colony, there were also present: The and Mrs. A. W. J. Simmons, of Cartlidge and Andre Dupre, tions that depend upon voluntary
Matters are therefore complicat Very Rev. Father L. Robert, Mr. Albert Proulx, son of Mr. and France, and that they are to moot ance. These institutions
Hongkong, and Mr. Benjamin ex featherweight champion of contributions for their. mainton- Berlin, April 26.
od at the moment, "though from T.G. Woall. Mr. Loe Hysan and
Mrs. J. Proulx, in drizzling rain, polling all what we can hear every effort Mr. H.P. White (consulting com-
of Ottawa, on Saturday night, May 2nd, in faoing deficits in income which Canada. or the country has been beavier will be made to arrange affairs mittee), Mr, E.M. de Rocha
15-round bout at the Theatre they attribute to the exodus of so an on March 29th. A few col-so that a satisfactory settlement (seorotary.) Mosers. W. Morley, The brido, who was given away Royal. The fight will be for the many wealthy citizens to safer
ons between rival sections are may be roached.
A.P. Samy, A.M. Thornbill, C.A by her father, looked charming in biggest purse ever offered in places than Canton. Tho borted, but noвa serious.
The position at the moment, da Roza, Foon I-cho, Tso Taan-a dress of silver brocade, with a Hongkong, and as there will be collectors who visit the of however, appears rather uncertai, W.J. Hawker, Tong Hok- tulle veil trimmed with silver, and other special bouts as well, we fices and residences of
tho ting, H.H. Taylor, Fang Tat-hang, carried a big bouquet of lities and have no doubt that the Theatre charitable, who sometimes help M.A. Figueiredo, Yip Yung-pak, roses. She was attended by her will be packed.. It was on Satur them, are eloquent in bemoaning and WJ. Carroll (shareholders),sistors, the Misses Gertrude and day afternoon that the formal the prosent distress. For Kathleen Simmons, as brides-signing of the articlos took place, instance, the Christian" Hospital CHAIRMAN'S SPEECH.
maide. They wore blue accordeon the final "handling of the pro- for the Insane on Fa-Ti is ro The Secretary having road the pleated georgette frocks, trimmed ceódings being done by Mr.ponsible for a large number of notico convening the meeting.
with gold, with hats to match, T. G. Bennett, the Hop. Sec-feeble minded people, who hava and carried bouquets of pink relary and Treasurer of the beon received from Chinese Hongkong Boxing Association, officials with a definite promise who, together with Mr. R. M. that they would be supported by Four Dutchmen, namely K. K. 1924, have boon in your bauds for mother, wore a dress of hontia yer and other officials, are to be the Government as long as they! congratulated on Boeing that were inmates. The amount of Brunner, Van Doorno, H. Tobber some days, so with your permis./Crepe de chine, trimmed with sufficient inducement was forth- money outstanding has, boen! and J. Stolk, engineors, from the sion we will now take them as figured crepe de chine..
The duties of boat-men were certainty..
coming to make the match a gradually increasing and at two J. C. J. liners Tjikini and road. The nett earninge, exclud
the present time, sum of Tjisondari, were charged bufore ing the profit on the sale of the carried out by Mr. F. P. Lonfesty. The fight between Cartlidge about sixty thousand dollars Mr. H. R. Butters, at the Central Kennedy Town property, amount After the ceremony, a zooop-and Dupre will be a catchweight is owing to the hopital by Magistracy this morning, with to $299,595.49, as against $108,307. tion was hold at the Carlton contest over fifteen two-minute the local Government, which is disorderly conduct and assault- 34 for the previous year, which I Hotel, and the newly-married rounds, at 9et. 5lb. ringside. It not only unable to pay its debts ing a police officer last night.
have no doubt you will consider couple left later to go on board will be under National Sporting to charitable institutions, but is highly satisfactory. The balance the s.s. President McKinley, for rules, but will be adjudicated by also unable to pay its own em The evidence went to show at credit of Profit and Loss Shanghai, where the honeymoon a referee and two judges. Dupro ployees. that the defendants took a Hong Account, less interim dividend, is is to be spent. The bride's going is to receive $1,500 win, draw The oil"atrike." continues, and Germany's New President.
kong Hotel Garage car to go to a $446,792.88, and we recommend away drosa was a very pretty one or losa, whilst Cartlidge will looks like lasting a long time, house in Hollywood Road. that this amount should be dealt of tangerine pleated georgette, get $750 for a win, $500 for a It is difficult to ascertain what! The only signs of enthusiasm There was some trouble before with as followsTo place to and she wore a hat to match. draw and $250 if he loses. A the people think about it, for the capital is displayed by boys the car hire was paid, and the Reserve Fund, $90,000; to place to d youthe dashing along the alloged disorderly conduct occur Equalisation of Dividend Account, by the Cafe Wiseman.
The wedding cake was juppliud further condition is that if they are in a taciturn frame of eats in motor lorries waving rod in the house, where considor- $100,000; to write off from Go-
Dorpe wins he will be paid mind, and only blurt out a few gs and cheering either Hinden-able liberty was taken with the down Equipment Account, $7,442.-
by the Association a sum up romarks when approached on the to $250 towards his expenses, subject. A common rotort is The top picture shows Mr. rg or Marx-Reuter:
furniture and articles. Sergeant 83; to pay a final dividend of 80 Meadows, who Berlin, April 26,
was detailed cents per share on 170,000 old
provided there is any surplusThe oil companies are only W. A. Dowley and Mr. W. C. after paying the expensou of the forcing up the prices! Probably Shiner taking the St. George's Public tension is apparently for the case after the receipt of a shares, $136,000; to pay a final
tournament. Each contestant the average man in Canton does Society's wreath to the Cenotaph creasing as the results of the complaint received at the Station, dividend of 77 cents per shares lling appear. Strong police fore he could scoure the arrest of to pay a final dividend of 18 encountered some difficulty be on 30,000 bonus shares, $23,100;
has to deposit $100 as a guarantee not understand the situation at on Thursday. of compliance with the con-all; those who understand it are trols have been posted every-the men with the aid of other cents per share on
Below are seen, loft to right, ditions of the articles, and in the of opinion that the people will Hon. Mr. P. H. Holyoak, Hon. 396,247
event of either failing to make endure the inconveniences caused Sir Henry Pollock, Hon. Mr. the weight at 9.15 p.m. on Satur-by the strike, as long as the H. W. Bird (post Présidents of day the contest will not take Electric Power Station is sup- the Society) and Hon. Mr. C. G place, the contestant at fault to plied with oil..
i A Alabaster proceeding to the forfeit his deposit. The As- The Luxury Tax is causing Cenotaph. (Photos: Ming Yuen). sociation reserves the right to irritation. It is sad to see the compensate the non-defaulting departments of the stores which party as it thinks fit. ́..
are affected by the tax closed and Both men are in good condition the fokis sitting about with a and are confident of winning. jaded expression, instead of the Dupre will train at the V.R. C. koon, animated faces they are this week under the evergreen wont. to present to likely CHINESE WHO WANTED AN Kid Marriott and will have some customer...
Here,
officers. The first three Berlin stations ve Dr. Mark a fifty por cent.
Defendants were convicted on ajority, but later eight combined the charges and they were fined erlin districts show Von Hinden- $10 each.
rg 10,064, Dr. Mart 6,532, and err Thaelmann 694-Reuter.
Later.
At nino in the evening Dr. arx had 1,558,000 Von Hinden-) arg 1,377,000 and Herr Theel- ann 251,000.
At tan in the evening Von indenburg had 2,556,000 Dr. arx 3,482,000, and Herr "Thaul- ann 416,000.
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now sharos, $71,324.46; and carry forward the balance of $18.925.59 to next year's account. This will bring the Reserve Tund up to $100,000 and leave the Equalisation of Dividend Account atanother$100,000 thus more than repaying what we took from these DERWENT" ARRIVES, accounts last year for dividend.
TOWED INTO PORT.
OUR COMPETITION.
Our Motor Car Competi tion" closed on Saturday, and the results will be.. announced in our issue of May 1st...
Competitors are remind ed that all coupone must roach this office not later than noon to-morrow.
SEARCH INCIDENT.
We hope that those allocations will meet with your approval.
From the accounts now before
ASSURANCE. you, you will see that "Interest
French sparring partners from the · Another trade which is suffer- Towed by the tug Henry Kes- $130,482,79 to $171,699.96 in addi- paid and Commissions" rose from
Cheung Chiu, a respectably gunboats Vigilante and Argus. On ing through its own had manage drossed young Chinese, was wick, the s.s. Derwent arrived in tion to interest on mortgages
our Picture Page to-day will boment, is silk.. The operatives in The foregoing includes the Harbour on Saturday. She had which came to $87,546.47, a total 178, which were not built upon and Dupre, concerning whose re-are still holding the trade up by Central Magistracy this morning, found photographe bothof Cartlidge the spinning mills in this district charged by Sergeant Dungey be- fore Mr. H. R. Butters, at the zures from Von Hindenburg's lost her rudder post and rudder, of $259,246.43 paid for interest, when we bought them, we have corde wo hope to publish some strike for higher pay, and no with resisting a police search. ronghold, East Prussia-Reuter and the master reports that she olc., but as we owed on mortgages small one-storied godowns which the moment that there is every rise in wages is just (not all they ourred at the Star Ferry pior short-
on one half quickly put up some facts later. Suffice it to say at supervision! The demand for a Later. was towed into safe anchorage by $1,259,000 and our overdraft was At ten thirty Von Hinderburg the... Hangsang.
$2,026,344.41, this amount is easily were utilised at once and have prospect of a fine fight. So says ask for) but the demand for less ad polled 5,962,000 votes and Dr.
accounted for and explains why proved quite remunerative, but, Mr. J. Brock, the popular manager supervision is ridionlous. The lysfter120'sleck this morning, was Marx 5,733,000,
we had to make the final call of of course, we cannot get the full of the Association, who has work. best interests of both employers caused by a Chinese detective in. $2,000,000 on the 15th instant, value out of the land with one-ed hard to fix the contest up. and operatives are served by plain clothes stopping passengers Dr.which was simply to reduce this storied godowns, so we are erect-
Amongst the other bouts to tako skilled and adequate supervision. on the wharf. The defendant Sundry ing a large five-storied godown of place will be a six-round heavy- large indebtedness.
These items of news from. Can pointedly asked to be allowed to
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At eleven the position was:-
on Hindenburg 8,300,000, Dr. Marx 7,100,000.
Dr. Marx),
い
who
was
thought to have the best
Von Hindenburg 11,306,000;
maan 1,340,000.-Router.
Later:
The unofficial final figures are: -Von Hindenburg, 14,639,000; Dr. Marr. 13,740,000; Herr Thael- mann, 1,785,000,
The incident, said to have o
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As for our prospects this year, Marines and has been runner-up/of the soldiers. They are doing/might be "planted" on him. "ma
Marx 10,112,000; and Herr Thael Creditors" which stood at $382 reinforced concrete on the re-weight contest between Leading ton seem rather gloomy, and the see the detective's hands before 506.88 included several temporary maining half, which we feel sure Seaman Francis, H.M.S. Titania, writer is scratching his head in he would submit to the search, Leans and has since been reduced will bring a good return to the and A, B. Moir, The former is vain for something cheerful to the reason being, as he told the
Company. to about $50,000.
Champion of the Navy and write about and can only think Bench, that be feared that arms In accordance with the resolu-
Another Chinese, who was tionspassed on 14th January, 1924, business generally is undoubtedly in the Imperial Services Heavy well, for they are being well The figures for Berilo are:-
and confirmed on 29th January, very slack at present, but the weight Championship; whilst trained and well fod and are amongst those searched by the same picket, corroborated the.de: and we have had no reason so of the China Squadron. It is in China. And, to boot, they when the detective had shown to the value of $300,000 were burg, 385,000 Herr Thaelmann, issued to shareholders, bringing far to anticipate any serious fall-soldom that
the public of parade through the maloos of city that his hands wore empty, tho 145,000-Reuter.
the capital up to $2,000,000 and ing off in our turnover. I now Hongkong has the oppor shouting marching songs to aboer! The official provisional figures under the same resolutions $1,000-move that the report and accounts tunity of sucing two good big men up the people whom they are defendant, reassured, submitted show that 30,346,000 votes were 000 new capital was called up on as presented be adopted and in the ring, and thie fight should bleeding white to pay themselves readily to the search, which was pollód, Von Hindenburg scouring 15th March, 1924, making passed, and whon that has been be a good one, as both men have for keeping Chan King-ining out carried out by an Indian constable 14,639,000, Dr. Marx 13,753,000 $3,000,000 in all A further call seconded I shall be pleased to proved themselves capable ox of Canton, while occasionally the holding up the defendant's hande and Horr Thacimann 1,932,000 of $1,000,000 was made on 15th answer any questions for sharo- ponents at Home.
question is heard: "Whofe is It should be mentioned that Ngai Hong-ping?" Staff Sergeant Hunt is training several of the other contestants for Saturday's tournament.
Ringside soats will be $7.50 for members of the Association and $10 for non-members Booking is at Moutries for members on
Dr. Marx, 654,000; Von Hinden./1944; fully paid up bonus shares Fear has not opened badly for us Moir is Heavyweight Champion better shod than is often the case fendant's statement. He said that..
Reuter.
SOME RIOTING..
January this year and a final holders. call-of $2,000,000′ on 15th April,| The Rov. Father. L. Robert making the total paid up capital seconded, dad the motion was Berlin, April 26. $6,000,000 but those figures carried unanimously. Two persons were killed and | bolong to 1925 and do not appear i others were injurod in rioting in in the prosent accounts." connoxion with the Presidential After all the hopes we had of slection near Karlsruhō.
BUSINESS MATTERS, Mr. W. Morley proposed and
Mak
FRENCH SENATE
ELECTION.
FILIPINO STOWAWAYS,
IN SEARCH OF EDUCATION,
whilst the detective' ran his hands | through the defendant's pockets.
His Worship discharged the de- fendant with a caution."
SOVIET SENDS That they intended stowing MONEY TO IRELAND
receive a better education, was
the excuse of two. Flipino stow-
Riga, April 26, aways, who were charged baforo A message from Moscow says Mr. E. W. Hamilton, at the Kow- the Sayiot Red Cross is sonding loon Magistracy this morning five hundred pounds sterling for, The defondents, who concealed starving workers in Ireland, themsolvos on board the Renter. ae. President McKinley at} Manila, wora stated to have been discovered 14 hours after the ship's departure
chance, re
A Nationalist crowd tried to it soqms that little or nothing Very Rev. Father Robert, Mr. for the gonoral public on Friday,
assistance from the Governmont Mr. A. P. Samy seconded that tho Wednesday and Thursday and Away to Amerion in order to About fifteen million votes have storm the town hall of Katibor, wir den for West Point as H. P. White, Mr. Lon Hysan add and Saturday. ot to be counted. Approximately in Silesia, and collided with the regards wharfage accommoda- Mr. F. G. Weall be re-elected to ighty-five per cent. of the police. There were many arroststion, and sooing that so much the consulting committee. This bloctora havo voted.--Renter
Voting shows that Von Hinden taacquire the wharf and godown Messre Smith, Seth and Fle-
time was hoing lost, we decided was carried. burg led in Pomerania, East of the Standard Oil Company POSITION AT MIDNIGHT Prussia, and Bavaris, whilst Dr. situated on Marino Lot 245 and ming and Messrs Linstead and Borilo, Later, Marled in Berlin, the Rhinoland Section A of Inland Lot No. Davis were re clasted auditore for The midnight Tosult frock and the Rubri
1998 at a cost of $1,200,000. the ensuing year at a comunera- twenty electoral districts of a total at Cologne there was unpre-This and the small wharf, wo tion of $1,000, on the proposition of thirty-five give Von Hindon sodonted excitement, and heavy already own on M.L. 180 will, we of Mr. C. A. da Roza, seconded by gurg 8,085,000, Dr. Marx 7,981.000, polling. Von Hindenburg's party think, meet our requirements Mr. Fung Tat-hang, and Horr Thaelmann 970,000 were very active. There is a great until the plane of the Govern The Chairman-That is all the Reutersy
turnover in the Rhineland, which mout for the development of the business of the meeting, gentle Attwelve-thirty the results in is the stronghold of Dr. Marx-port take a mors definite shape. mon Dividend warrants are now wenty-eavon districts were Reuter
On Marino Lots Nos. 177 and rondy."
Amions, April 26. The former Minister, M. Klotz. His Worship said that ha Radical-Socialist, has boon would make an example of the olooted to the Senate, by 137 votes mon, as he was absolutely tired against 127 for M. Gradel, a Be of these Filipino stowaways, Ho publican, and for M. Tharry, a sentenced them to two months Socialist
hard labour each.
-TO-DAY-
Closing Exchange 28. 2, 15/16 Lighting Up Time 6.18 p.m. Barometer Temperature Humidity
2 p.m: 29.92
2. p.m.270
2 pm 71