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WE OFFER YOU TO. DAY Reliable Watches AT WHOLESALE PRICE Direct from the Factory
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TSIN, PEKING, HAN- KOW, THE FACTORY AND
THE PARIS
OFFICE, during the time stated on the Guarantee- paper, for any defect of fabrication.
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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
CONSIGNEE NOTICES
8. 8. "LIEUTENANT SAINT LOUBERT BIE.",
SERVICES CONTRACTUE).
DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.
Consignees of Cargo from Dunkerque, Antwerp, Midd os- brough, London, &c.
WEDNESDAY MARCH 31, 1926.
CONSUL SUED.
U.S. & EUROPE'S DEBTS.
A GREAT VICEROY.
(Continued on Page 1).
"PLAYING AT SANTA CLAUS."
Washington, March 30.
that timer They had dropped 60%. since then. The next time he saw
It was time that Ameriën Abdi-
INDIA'S VERDICT ON LORD READING.
Deihl, March 30, It was outside the Hongkong Hotel,cated the part of Santa Claus to
After a mest remarkable, serios, when it was working on two or wards Europe" asserted Senator three cylinders. It ought not to Howell, of Nebraska, in the Senate of farewell" functions, Lord and have been in use.
when opposing the ratifiention of Lady Rending have departed withi NOT WORTH GARACE SPACE. the Italian debt settlement, full ceremonial of State. The When Mr. Howlitt brought him complained that every, agreement In connection with above the car in January this year, it hitherte recommended by the Debt pross, in valedictories, opine he Steamer are hereby informed was not fit to use. "Personally" Commission provided for the can has been the most successful and that their goods with the exco); he added, "In the condition it wascellation of the principal.--
greatest Vicero
since Lord Cur-T tion of Opium, Treasure and
zon, while her splendid work for Valuables are being landed and, would not have given It Router's American Servies.
He thought the
women stored at their risks into the garage space."
and children is highly Godowns of the Hongkong Ron depreciation could be attributed to oon Wharf and Godown Co., Lt inexperienced repairers, with, the Hrst fauft that of an inexperienced] Kowloon whence delivery may driver. be obtained immediately after land'ng.
Optional Cargo will be forward- ed on unless intimation is receiv ed from the Consignees before 9 a.m. Today, requesting it to be landed here.
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Bills of lading will be counter signed by the Undersigned Goods remaining unclaimed af ei Wednesday, the 31st, instant at Noon will be subject to runt and lading charges.
All claims must be "sent in t me on or before the Saturday. the 3rd April or they will not be recognised.
All damaged packages will be examined on Wednesday, the 3iet instant 1926 at 10 a.m. by Mosers Goddard & Douglas.
No firo insurance has bear offected.
C. R. MIOLLIS,
Acting Agent.
MRS. SEKAI
MASSSAGE
Tel. No. 0.4433, 2nd. floor No. 2, Duddell Street, Hongkong.
HOTELS.
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AND
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KOWLOON HOTEL
THE PREMIER HOTEL IN KOWLOON.
First Class Billiard Room and Saloon Bar.
Electric Lift and Telephone to each Floor, L'ais. K.608 & K.609. Cable address: KOWLOTEL, Hongkong. Under the 1ersonal Supervision and Management of
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MOENTRAL LOCATION
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HOTEL LAUNCH MEETS ALL STEAMERR Central 373.
Telographio Address "Victoria",
THE EUROPE HOTEL.
SINGAPORE.
Terms: A la carte or Inclusive.
Telephone in every room. After-dinner dancing every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. GRILL ROOM
Tolegrams "Europe Singapore"
Telophone 2740,
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Tél Address: GLENEALY HOTEL. Telephone "Glenealy," Hongkong. 84, Glonealy.
0.080. New Private Hotel opening beginning of April, 1926. A first class Residential and Tourist Hotel, Splendidly situated within easy walking distance to all business centres. Largo airy rooms. Hot and Cold water. Excellent Cuisine under the personal supervision of the Proprietress, Monthly and family rates at moderate terms.
For further particulars apply to: MRS. FREDERICKS,
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Printed and Published for the Proprietor by FREDERICK PERCY FRANKLIN, at 11, Ico House Street, In the City of Victoris, Hongkong.
In reply to his Lordship, Rowe said that it would About $300 to put the car running order and it would be worth between four and hundred dollars.
Me. Armstrong:The valueless?
"VERY LAST PENNY."
Washington, March 30... In the Senate Senator Smoot 2-tributed.-Reuter Jelared that the Italian settlement Mr. represented the very last penny cost Italy could pay. He said:l inte we do not agree to the settlement, then it will be a long time before. wc
five get anything."
Interviewed, Mr. Hoover said the failure of the Senate to ratify the settlement would not be objection-
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able to Italy. He thought Italians
SUSPENDED M. P.S.
NEW PARLIAMENTARY
RULES.
London, March 30. On a motion by Mr. Baldwin, His Lordship:-Not valueless.would probably be glad if the set-the House of Commons agreed to If you spend $300 on it you, will tlement were not passed, as the an amendment to the Standing
-for
get $100 back.(Laughter). would then be relieved of all moral|Order providing that where a mem- repayment. ber has been suspended for defying the chair, the suspension shall code tinue for five days on the first occasion, 'twenty days on thu
sions till the House resolves to terminate the suspension-Reuter.
The supervisor of the Dragon obligations Motor Car Company said the car Reuter. was brought in, in June, 1925, run- Ining without oil. Another half an
hour and the engine would have BUDDHIST
seized. Considerable damage had been done. The car was in the
PILGRIMS.cond, and on subsequent occa
Garage eight times between April, THOUSANDS MAKE JOURNEYS 1926, and January, 1926.
Mr. C. Lauritsen sald he knew the car well. It came from Japan during the big slump there. the trade they had worked it out that a car depreciated 40 per cen!, in the first year, 20 per cent. i the second and 15 per cent. in the third."
IN CHEKIANG.
ELECTRICITY BILL
PASSES ITS SECOND
READING.
Taichow, Chekiang March 19,- The pilgrim season is again inj full swing. Thousands of men, women and children have, swarm- ed over Pootoo. It is said that the
London, March 30. numbers have been larger this year than for several years pasa A Labour amendment for the ed. Talchow, Wongaysen. Tinte rejection of the Electricity Bill also had and afging nationalisation in- and other cities have their full quota of visiting worstead, was defeated in the House. Witness.We find a man rarely shippers. Here in Talchow city of Commons by 325 votes to 127, keeps'a car over three years. The we have eight temples that the after which the Bill was read a cycle starts again with another pilgrims must visit, and make their second time.
His Lordship--It soon becomes valueless..
new car.(Laughter).
In
offerings, however small. Some Mr. Lloyd George, while voting He stated that the chauffeur of the old lady Buddhists are quite for the Bill, criticised its short- responsible for the negligence in picturesque. You may meet them comings and referred to the hum- June, 1925, was Mr. Hewitt's old 20 miles away hobbling along the iliating show made by Britain as chauffeur.
roads to the city, each one with a compared with other nations. When he saw the car this year long cloak, and a kind of bonne tables which he quoted he pointed It looked all right.
over her head, and using a walk-out that the consumption per head below that of Mr. Leask: What did you thinking stick, generally crooked. They in Britain was
double Shanghai's-Reuter. was its market price?I wouldn't carry a little busket, or a
bag made.of blue cloth, in which ask a friend of mine to buy it.
their offerings are placed. Some He thought the car could be sold! for about $400. Mr. Hewlitt had of the temples here are situated on fairly high hills, but no matter had new parts fitted.
up these old ladies creep, and as Mr. Armstrong (questioning you stand on the city wall and about damaged mudguards)watch them yon see some of them Would you drive about in a car like bent with age but tolling upward, that? Well, I have..
Would you do it for preferencet -Eather not.
A Temple of Babel,
11
are
"Kelvin "is to be the name of the new telephone exchange to be opened in Trafalgar-place, at the rear of Stanford-road, Kensington.
There has been broken up at Plymouth a vessel, the Two Bro-
If you follow them and enter a thors, which was in active service temple, what u Babel greets your for 130 years.......... Mr. Quist, in the box, said that ears. Crowds of worshippers all he had never found the car satis-talking together, whilst the priests Mr. G. St. Croix Rose, one of factory and he caused some amuse- for a consideration offer up pray- the
best-known "umpires at ment hy remarking that he never ers
on their or relative's behalf. Thames regattas, died at Sonning used the car when he had to
Perhaps half a dozen at à
time ago. 73. attend a function in uniform, alone are silent, and these he could never be sure of keeping busy lighting and fixing number- his appointment. ·
Mr. Leask: The car has been less candles on little 'iron spikes of the more or less a laughing-stock?-set up in front of some
wooden gods. Candles, which by It has provided amusement to per- sons in the lounge of the Hong-the-bye are only allowed to burn for a very few minutes before they kong Hotel.
are collected by one of the priests MIDNIGHT WALK TO POKFULAM: “
or his assistants, and carefully put Mr. Armstrong: Why did you by for use on another occasion. dismiss Mr. Hewlitt's chauffeur?-Or two or three together are knee-l I told him to wait outside the ling on the praying bench bowing, Hongkong Hotel. When I return-down in prayer at least sevan ed he was not to be found, and times. I went into one of these was invited by friends to dine with Temples to watch proceedings. them on the Peak. I came down The first time I did so I remem about 12.30 pm., and there was her three or four Chinese thought no car or chauffeur, to be seen had come in to laugh at what! Cars or taxis were difficult to obthey were doing. Nothing tain at that hour, and I had to farther from my intention. walk all the way to Pokfulam. It The last visit I paid the priest] took me about two hours, and
came forward in a most friendly when I got home I sacked him on way and brought a chair begging
bie spot.
WR5
In the time you had the use of me to be seated. He also opened
a box and explained some of the
the car you travelled about 8,000 parts of a carved representation of
miles?-Very likely.
Driven by indifferent chau- ffers Prove it, Sir.
the "Abode of Bliss" which W83 kept shup up inside the box. Ond feature of these gatherings, which
You carried a lot of passengers? strikes one more forcibly thon per-
don't know what you mean.
I mean you ran a sert of bushaps any other, is the-to
I suggest you overloaded the car? never carried more than the correct number,
our
Western sense at all events,-
service from Pokfulam?-I brought two or three friends into town utter lack of reverence and order. Crowds jostling each other, wor- sanotimes.
the shippers staring about, even priest locking round and giving friendly nods of recognition, or Mr. Armstrong, addressing his frowning rebukingly at some small Lordship, said that it was implied boy detected trying to steal one of the many candles, all while buy! in any contract that a person should return subject to fair wear ringing a little bell or tinkling o and tear, any article in the same cymbal and uttering prayers at the condition as thoy found it.
same time.-N. C. D. Neiva,
His Lordship: One thing scems to be clear." No negligenco
has been proved. The only quca-o gave judgment for the tion appears to be defendant's plaintiff for £21.40, with coste up liability under the contract. I to the time of payment into Court, think I am prapared to find that On the counter-claim, he gave the car was handed back in a judgment for $25, refund for non- reasonable condition in accord-use of the car in the latter half ance with the contract.
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