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PO HING FONG LOTS DISPOSED, OF.
There was a good attendance at Mosers. Lammert's Auction Rooms yesterday when lots situated at Jervois Street and Po Hing Fong were put up by order of the mort- gayee. Bidding was generally featureless but fair prices were
realised.
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Lot 1 consisted of one equal un- divided fifth part of Inland Lot. No. 891 and Inland Lot No. 1650 respectively and of buildings thereon respectively known as No, 41 Jervola "Street and No. 20" Po Hing Fong.
Jaland Lot No 891 is held for the term of 985 years from June 1857 nt n Crown Rent of $17.93 per annum having an pres of 1,017 square feet.
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Irland Lot No. 1650 is held for
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SATURDAY, JULY 31, 1926.
COMPANY MEETING.
THE HONGKONG AMUSEMENTS, LTD.
YOUNG GIRL ROBBED.
FIVE MEN BROUGHT BEFORE THE COURT.
Before Mr. J. H. B. Nihill at the
The Hongkong Amusements, Ltd, announce their annual meet- Kowloon Magistracy yesterday- ing of shareholders to be held at afternoon five Chinese were cha 3- the Queen's Theatre on Augusted with highway robbery,, the o 10 at noon to receive and consider the annual statement of accounts the No. 3 Railway Bridge, Hung
currence having taken place at
Following this on the same day Chinese girls were returning from and the report of the directors. hom, on July 17, whilst three young there will be
an extraordinary Mongkok to Hunghom. meeting to consider an extraordin- ary resolution that the 8,000 defer- rad shares of $5 each and the 16,000 preferred ordinary shares of 810 each be reorganised and consoli-, dated Into one ciass of 20,000
shares of $10 each to be called
ordinary shares.
MINERS' DELEGATE
CONFERENCE.
ACCEPTANCE OF BISHOPS' PROPOSALS.
London, July 30.
Mr. W. B. Hind, appeared for the charged with focciving & pair of first defendant, who WAS also bangles, part of the proceeds of the robbery, z
stated that on July 17 at about 1 Inspector Pincott, prosecuting,
p.. the complainant, A young Chinese girl, was returning to Hunghom together with her two aisters. They were walking along the pathway, which runs parallel to the railway,
O nenring the No. 3 Bridge, the ber, 1000, with a right of renewal
girls noticed a number of men, for one further term of 75 years at a Crown Rent of $11 containing
some of whom were sitting on the Hillside. They took no notice of an area of 671 2/8 square feet.
Opening at 50,000 with bids of
them but just as they were cross- The National Miners' Delegateng the bridge one of the men seiz- $500 acceptable the lot elicited only one bid at the figure, this be- Conference in London considereded the complainant, and pressing ing made by Mr. Wong Chiu San,reports from the districts, parti-her to the ground, took a pair of to whom it was knocked down atealarly the Midlands, where they bangles from her wrist. He algo. $9,500,
declared the drift back to work stole a pair of ear rings. Lot 2 consisted of three equal has now practically stopped. They undivided fifth parts of Inhad also discussed a memorandum of Lot No. 891 and Inland Lot No. the Executive recommending the 1650 respectively and of the build-adoption of the proposals of the ings thereon respectively known as Bishops and Free Church leaders, No. 4 Jervois Street and No. 30 providing for an immediate re- Po Hing Fong.
sumption of pre-strike conditions and the negotiation of a national found in Argyll Street, while the settlement within four months,fth was seen walking outside the disagreements existing thereafter Kowloon City Police Station and
arrested the following morning. to be referred to an arbitrator,
Opening at $27,000 with bits of $500 acceptable, this property was keenly runtested. The price were up by bids at the maximum figure and was eventually knocked dow to the same purchaser as Lot 1 for $4,500.
PEKING ISSUES A RESERVATION.
VIEWS ON HONGKONG- CANTON FARLEY.
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Peking, July 30.
The other two girls ran away and returned to Mongkok, while the complainant followed later.
At midnight, three of the men, were arrested by Sub-Inspector Stimson, in an old theatre in Kow-
A fourth man was. loon City.
Mr. Cook and other leaders,
At an identilation parade only that the Federation did not agree hdmitted being on the scene of the however, advised the delegates
one of the defendanta was recognis- ed, but in their statements they all to the question of hours being re-robbery. The first and second de-
ferred to an arbitrator.-Router.
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THE PEAK TRAMS:
FULL SERVICE EXPECTED TO-MORROW.
The management of the Penk The Peking Foreign Office re-Tramways expect that the fuli cently instructed ita Charge service to both termini will com- d'Affaires in London to inform the menee to-morrow, Sunday, and Eritish Foreign Office that the that the non-stop cara will re Chinese Government would not resume running at the same time. cognise any agreement between Tpngkong and Canton except a settlement of the strike and boy- cott.
These instructions did not men- tion the proposed loan agreement; as reported by the Chinese press, -Reuter
Another Report,
Shanghai, July 30. The Foreign Ministry in Peking has telegraphed to the Chinese Minister in London instructing him to notify the British Government of its strong opposition against. ie proposal of constructing a loop- Ene connecting the Canton- Hankow and the Canton-Kowloon Railways-Woh Kit Fat Po.
FRENCH TRAIN SMASH.
DERAILMENT AT FULL SPEED.
Paris, July 30. A mail train going at full speed, was derailed between Noisy le See and Rosny.
Four persona wero killed and 16 injured.
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The train took the points at 75 instead of the regulation 35 kilometres an hour.
It was exclusively composed of Phone C. 3438
mail vans, the casualties being Among postal employes-Reuter,
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London, July 30,
fendants
were accused of having
been the ringleaders, but they in
turn alleged that the others com- Imitted the act.
The case was adjourned.
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London, July 30. The French franc in London opened at 2011⁄2--Reater.
London July 6.—À serious crisia, which threatens to divide the Civil Service and disrupt the National; Whitley Council, has been precipit nted by the decision of certain im portant sections of the Civil Service to withdraw from the Staff side of the Council, as the result of the action of the General Purposes". Committee in advising Civil Ser vants, on the eve of the General Strike, to refrain from volunteering to perform work other than their own normal duties. It is under- stood that the Treasury has opened an inquiry on behalf of the Govern- ment.
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