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PRESIDENT CLEVELAND
PRESIDENT PIERGE
PRESIDENT TAFT
PRESIDENT JEFFERSON
PRESIDENT GRANT.
Tuesday, May 24th
Tuesday, May 24th-
Tuesday, June 7th
Tuesday, June 21st
Tuesday, July 5th
Tuesday, July 19th
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HONGKONG TO EUROPE
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£120
£112
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Connecting with From
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From Hongkong
Via
May 18
Seattle
May 24
San Francisco Majest.c
June 1
June 1
Jane 21
June 18
June 20
July s July 13 July 19 July 27
Aug. 2
Seattle Leviathan
Sun Francisca Oly ripre
Fentile
San Francisco Homeric
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Arriving at
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
CLERK COMMITTED.
HANDWRITING EXPERT'S
SIGNATURE FORGED.
WEDNESDAY,
PROPERTY SALE.
BONHAM STRAND LOTS OLD.
The attendance at the China Matthew Kailey Joseph, a Go- Auction Rooms was net large yes. vernment clerk employed in the terday, when property in Bonhart Analyst's Offleo in the new Govern- Strand was put up for sale by M. ment building, was charged yes-E. V. M. R. de Sousa, although terday before Major C. Willson bidding was quite good under the with the larceny of two blank circumstances. cheques, the property of Mr. E. R. Dover; with forging one of the cheques, and with uttering this and also a documentary letter, at
the Mercantile Bank of India.
MAY 11, 1927.
HONGKONG'S TRADE.
CHINESE CHAMBER'S REVIEW
OF LAST YEAR,
Chamber of Commerce on the trade The annual report of the Chinese of Hongkong for the year 1926
states:
Yarn,
No. 1027, with the buildings there- the Colony have, in recent years, The lot offered was Inland Lat The number of yarn shops in
West, held for a term of 900 years time there were scores of yara on, known as 32 Bonham Strand decreased considerably. At one
at an annual Crown Rent of $50.
shops here. There was a notable In opening the case, the Direc-
decline in 1926. Formerly most Opening at $95,000 with bids of of the yarn business was done tor of Criminal Intelligenca (Mr. T. H. King) said, that when the $500 acceptable, the sale was com- with Kwongtung, Shantung, New- offences were discovered, the plated after 12 bids at the mini-chwang and Peking. Recently, the accused forestalled police action mum figure, and was eventually yarn business in Shanghal has in- by giving himself up at the Cen-knocked down to Mr. Li Man Kar, creased, and this has taken away tral Police Station. He was acting for the Luen Yick Hong, at much of the business formerly already there. when Mr. Dovey $107,000.
done by Hongkong. came up with an assistant ac- countant of the Marcantile Bank to make a report.
Accused was employed as a clerk to Mr. Dovey, and had charge also
con-
PRESIDENT GRANT.
INCIDENT.
With reference to the incidenta
Yunhan, Hoihow and Pakhoi are the only places left where the yarns from Hongkong still go. None of the yarn shops in 1926. could be said to have made much
not lose heavily.
.:
Imports.
of the telephone switchboard. It was suggested, by an experiment COMPANY'S STATEMENT ON Profit. They were lucky they did carried out subsequently, that the accused could overhear versations between Mr. Dovey and outside subscribers, and that by this same means he was enabled to anticipate, from a conversation held on Saturday morning, that auspicion had fallen on him.
310-
on the s.s. President Grant, re-pends to a large extent upon The local import business de- ported in our yesterday's issue, the Kwongtung and places along the Admiral Oriental Tine states that the West River. Since the strike there was at no time any indica-In 1925 communication with the tion of a serious fracas on board above mentioned places has been the vessel..
hampered, and with bandits and
taxation in Kwongtung on pirates active and an increase of all goods from Hongkong, it was only natural that most of the locul im- port firms were reported to have Ruifered losses,
A Telephone Conversation.
The case for the prosecution
In order to furnish the passen- was that being given complete gors of the vessel with the high access to Mr. Davey's office,
class service always maintained oa eased tore two blank cheques, re- Admiral Line vessels. the usual moving the stubs at the same time, Chinese stewards were secured at from Mr. Dovey' cheque book; and this port, and the crew of Ameri- on Saturday presented ́one of these jean and Filipinos, who had been the Mercantile Bank, after fl-employed; in the United States co ing an amount of 3080, and care for the U. S. troops carrie forging, Mr. Borer's name to this by the vessel to Manila, were re-Chinese banks were in mortgages amount T Also
presented
moved.
Chinese Banking. Most of the business done by the
The jon shares and properties.
strike of 1925 caused a sudden
a Gen. Washington' June 15 Pruth-C'brg June 23 letter purporting to emanate from June 25 Chrg-S'hapin July Mr. Dovey and asking for the
As some few of these mun be-drop in all shares and propertice July 2
2 C'brg-8'hapin July 8 conversion of the sum into English ta ulice were notified in the fa-down. In 1926 the Chinese banks came intoxicated and boisterous, and many Chinese bruks closed July 'brg-Shapin July 15 . Washington July 13 Pm-Curg
pounds. July 21 July
terests of keeping peace *July 29
in the passed through one of the worst The money was duly paid out Colony. Th Police were request periods in their history. Aug A
Aug. 7 Aag
by Mr. H. Weller, an assistant ac-ed to furnish 7.8'hmpin Ang. 12 B
a few officers 10 Aug., 10 Chig-S'hmpta Aug 16 countant of the Bank, but en substand by in case hay disturbance Aug. 20 P'mth.Cʻbrg Aug. 26 sequent enquiries it was learned was created by the. Aug. 24 C'beg-8'hupts Aug. 30 from Mr. Dovey over the telephone, fullest co-operation was secured men. The Sept. Curg-'hmptn Sept. 9 that both the cheque and the letter from the Police Department.
were unauthorised.
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PRESIDENT MADISON
PRESIDENT JACKSON
PRESIDENT MCKINLEY.
PRESIDENT LINCOLN
Wednesday, June 1st Wednesday, June 18th Wednesday, June 29th Wednesday, July 15th
THEREAFTER FORTNIGHTLY SAILINGS ON WILDE PA1,
TO EUROPE AND NEW YORK.
VIA MANILA, STRAITS, COLOMBO, SUEZ- PORT SAID ALEXANDRIA-NAPLES -GENOA- MARSEILLES,
Thence to BOSTON and NEW YORK.
PRESIDENT HARRISON
PRESIDENT MONROE
PRESIDENT WILSON
PRESIDENT VAN BUREN
PRESIDENT HAYES
Tues., May 24th, 6.00
Mr. King suggested that this telephone conversation had been overheard by the accused, who bad at first endeavoured to stave off discovery by saying that Mr. Dovey was out.
Later accused went to the Police Station where he made a confes. sion and gave himself up.
RIVER TRAFFIC.
TRADE INCREASE DURING
PAST MONTII.
Metal Shops.
Colony, metal shops were much Like other business in the
affected by the strike. With the risc in sterling about October, 1926, some of the nietal, shops which had goods on hand, managed to make some money. Others are reported to have done Bittle busi-
ness.
The Nam Pak Hong.
With high interest prevailing throughout the year, and with most The river steamers plying in the of the goods being delayed by the Evidence was then taken. Mr. Belta all record better businesstrike in 1925, few of the many ment, stating that he did not know silk and cazaia margoes have been long, the importers and exporters Dovey here out Mr. King's state-over the past few weeks. Fair Chinese firms of the Nam Pak
that two leaves were missing from coming down, while upward ship-of Chinese goods and commission his cheque book until he had the ments of heavy goods and local agents, 'could be said to have made conversation with Mr. Woller. manufactures have stendily in much money,
greased.
Chinese Shipping.
Questioned by the accused, Mr. Dovey said that he had nothing The return of passengers for the) against the character of the ac-inst week of April are excellent,
With the exception of a few of ched until this case. Accused and the figures are but a repeti- the Cunton and Hongkong river had not given much satisfaction ion of those which have gone he beata, the increase in the price of in his office work and lately wit-fore, in so much as that arrivals coal and a decrease in cargoes and a.m.dation for dispensing with
hess was considering a recommen- far exceed the departures, show-passengers explain how most of hising Hongkong to be a true haven the Chinese shipping companies services.
for all those who wish to escape are reported to have lost in 1926. Accused had charge of the the turmoil of Chinesie adminis- switchboard, and yesterday mor- tration.' ning witness carried out an
Tuesday, June 7th 8.00 an Tuesday, June 21st 6.00 a.m. Tucaday, July 5th 8.00 a.m. Tuesday, July 19th 6.00 a.m.-
THEREAFTER FORTNIGHTLY SAILINGS ON TUESDAYS.
TO MANILA.
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND
PRESIDENT HARRISON
PRESIDENT MADISON
PRESIDENT PIERCE ...
PRESIDENT MONROE
May 16th, 6.00 p.m.
May 24th, 6.00 a.mi.
May 24th, 6.00 p.m. May 30th, 6.00 p.m. June 7th, 8.00 a.m.
For Passenger and Freight Rates apply to
ROBERT DOLLAR CO.
DENERAL ADENTS.
INOKONG AND SHANGHAI BANK BUILDING, GROUND FLOGA
Telephones Central 2477, 2478 & 705,
HONGKONG, CANTON &
MACAO STEAMERS.
ex-
Insurance.
The amount of goods insured de- periment and discovered that by last week of April:
Following are the figures for the creased. In marine insurance the pressing a certain button on the
position was even worse. Fire board, the man operating the sub-
insurance was the only profitable exchange lines could eavesdrop
business, on the speakers,
At the Bank.
Ocean Colog
River
ATT. Dep.
Arr.
Exp.
April
20
1730
012
316
4009
20
2443
15045
6414
1597
27
1657
2330 G100 3500
455
4183 1608
8370
* ብ
1110
5051
3500
30
2008
2286 4112
3208
May
1262
2012
970
11201
12032
32500
$3
00407
Mr. H. Weller, stated that he Was assistant accountant of the Mercantile Bank of India. On Saturday morning, shortly after the official opening hour, accused i presented himself at the Bank and handed in the cheque in question accompanied by a request for its defendant after his arrival at conversion into English pounds. the station. The defendant," con- Witness had to send out for the tinued witness, voluntarily hand- rate of exchange; and while this fed hif a bundle of English notes was being done, witnesa usked ac- † of various denominations amount- cused to call again, which he diding to £99.10. about twenty minutes later and
was handed the money in Bank On being searched later, the of England and Treasury notes. defendant hind only five cents besides the English notes in his Subsequently, in accordance pockets. with a practice observed in the
JOINT SERVICE OF THE HONGKONG, CANTON MACAO STEAMBOAT | case of Mr. Dovey's relations with
CO., LTD., AND THE CHINA NAVIGATION CO., LTD.
CANTON LINE.
Bailings from Hongkong-Daily at 2 a.m. and 8 a.m.
N
(Sundays
Replying to the defendant, wit- the Bank, witness enfled Mr. ness said that the former, seemed Dovey up on the telephone and distressed. discovered the forgery. He re- cognized accused by his beavy fea- statements made by the defendant Sub-Inspector Andrew producet
re-
C
Flour.
was
Flour imported in · 1926 about 2,600,000 hage. Not much business was done during the six months when communication with Canten was interrupted. The out- look improved in the latter part of the year, American flour was chiefly in demand. There are nine flour firms in the Colony. About four or five are reported to have done little, but the others have more than made ends meet.
Printing.
The
The printing business was much affected during the year. competition locally was keen. There are more than a hundred printing shops in the Colony,
Building Construction:
The building business during the year was far from bright, despite the fact that workers were willing
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5
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SPECIAL FARES TO EUROPE
183.
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Tel. 0.752, Tel. 0. 42,
Canton, prices began to fall. Mer- chants who could not foresee this, suffered considerably. On the whole, however, most of the
merchants
12 am only), lares had the particular type of in answer, to the charges. The fi- to accept a decrease in wages were reported to have made money {a
Sailings from Canton-Daily at 8 a.m. and 3 p.m. J (Sundays Bank.
SPECIAL NOTICE.
13 p.m. only).
The 3 p.m. stoämner from Canton (Sunday excepted) on arrival in Hongkong berths at Wing Lok Street Wharf. All steamors will, as usual, leave for Canton from tho Hongkong Wharf.
MACAO
FROM HONGKONG :
8 A.M. and 2 P.M. (Wednesdays only).
LINE.
FROM MACAO 8 A.M. and 2 F.M. (Wednesdays only), CURTAILED SAILINGS. Thursday 12th May-from Hongkong 2 p.m. (only)
Friday
From Macao-8 a.m. (only) 13th May from Hongkong 2 p.m. (only)
From Macao-8 a.m. (only) SUNDAY EXCURSION.
On Sunday, 15th May 8.8. "SUI AN" will depart from Company's Wing Lok Street Wharf at 9 AM, and from Macao at 3,30 P.M.
to say.
The defendant, in making statement from the dock, spoke of arriving in the Colony three years age and of the work he had done since he came to Hongkong.
reported.
Tin.
Most of the tin came from Yun- nan. With the sudden rise in the price of tin in the middle of the year, several, if not all, of the tin
Leather.
Tiesa,
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Cables:
"GAGANPAŬ.” Oablon "NAUTILUR."
ANOTHER PIRACY.
CANTON BOAT TAKEN TO EIAS BAY.
in 1926.
At the Police Station.
Amoy, May 9. Store Keepers and Ship Chandiers.
Another piracy has to be record- Sub-Inspector Pain was the next
Following the strike of 1925, the ed, the victim this time being the witness called, and in reply to Mr.
number of ships touching Hong- 5.5. Fongpu, of the San Peh King said that he was on duty
kong decreased and storekeepers Steamship Company, while on in the charge room of the Central
and ship chandlers suffered some-voyage from Canton to Shanghai. Police Station on Saturday mor His Worship interrupted the de- merchants made a good deal of what. In October, with the rice The ship loft Canton on May 5th ning when the defendant entered fendant's narrative and pointed money.
of sterling, and conséquent in- and the following day, at noon, and anid that he wished to speak out that his story had no material
crease of prices of goods, the store whilst off Singh Island, pirates to witness quietly. "I have com- bearing on the case. If he de-
keepers transacted but little busi-rushed the bridge and engine room itted forgery and have the money sired to make a statement he in my pocket," he confided to wit should confine
The import of leather amounts
and secured control. The Fengpu neas, who handed the man over to charges. ·
himself to the to $3,000,000 annually. During
was taken to Blas Bay and anchor- Sergeant Dyorson of the Criminal
the strike in 1925 when it was im-
ed in a position one mile North of Intelligence Department.
Tree Point at 4.25 p.m. A haul of "I admit the forgery was done possible for leather merchants by me," said the defendant "but here to send goods to Canton, the The engagement is announced approximately $10,000, was made Cross-examined by the defend-was telling this story to show that. Price of leather. In Canton con-between Paymaster Lieat.-Com. F. from the passengers, ant, with regard to his general it was done under pressing cir- merchants who took the risk waring, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. were forced to accompany the Biderably increased. Hongkong J. Lloyd, R.N., and Florence Main-: The Captain and Chief Officer appearance on entering the sta- tion, witness said that he seemed
and sent goods to Canton at Hoyland, of Parkin House, Poni-pirates ashore in boats and an depressed and was crying.
Making no further statement, that time, made a great deal of stone, Yorkshire. Llout-Com. hour later they returned to tho the defendant was committed for money. After the restoration of Lloyd has recently been appointed ship and set anil, proceeding on Dotective Sergeant Dyerson gave trial at the June sitting of the communication in October, 1926, to H. M. S. Boo, Fingship of the their voyage. evidence of taking charge of the Criminal Scasions.
The boat put in with a big shipment of leather to Yangtze Flotilla, China.
at Amoy for coal.
cumstances."
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