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RICKSHA COOLIE PROSECUT-
ED AND FINED.
Miss O'Dell, of No. 1, Observa-! tory Villas. prosecuted a ricksha coolie before Mr. W, Schofield ut the Kowloon Magletracy, this for using aberang morning, language.
BY AIR TO THE FAR EAST.
DEVELOPMENT OF ROUTE THROUGH INDIA.
An
FLYING BOAT SERVICE.
Calcutta, Aug. 17. important announcement has been made regarding the In- The defendant pleated rullty, alan development of the air route and said that after leaving the to the Far East and Australia. ricksha at her residence, the cam main trunk air route from plainant kept him waiting for a Karachi to Calcutta, I long time and then only paid him route from Bombay to Calcutta linking at Allahabad, which to be the main air junction of India,! and a flying boat service between Calcutta and Rangoon ure among the chief proposals.
ten cents.
Divisional Inspector Aris said that Miss O'Dell had engaged the ricksha at the Star Ferry, and on arriving at her house raid him tea cents. The.coolie objected to the payment, and used abusive langu age. Mr. L. E. Lammert happened to be there, and he would tell the Court, if necessary, of the filthy language used.
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Colonel Shelmerdine, Director of Civil Aviation in India, states that India is more backward in matters of aviation than any uther nation, and the question of His Worship impose a fine of considerable expenditure for pre- $10, with the alternative of four-liminary teen days' hard labour in default. such as aerodromes, emergency landing grounds, workshops and wireless stations, will have to be faced.
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RUBBER MARKET.
DIVIDENDS AND PRICES.
Messia Carroll Bros. have been advised of the following dividends on Rubber and Mining Shares:---
Dividends.
Klang River, 10 (5th Div,) Ratrat Basin, 6 pence per share, Tekka Ltd.
4dp. share Bonus year 31.3/27 31.3/28 44d p. share Inlerim,, Haytor 5 Interim.
Quotations.
Allenbys
Ayer Panas
$ 2.85 11.00
Glenealys
2.85
Jeram Kuantan
1.75
Jimahs
2.45
Kedahs
4.20
Malaka Pindas
2.35
Pajama
2.45
NEW LINE FOR COAST.
VESSEL ON PHILIPPINES RUN.
new
It is understood that a steamship service, calling itself!
the
is
ground organisation,
Indian Staffs to be Trained.
For the Calcutta-Rangoon ser- vice a seaplane base will have to be established in Calcutta. In- dian staffs will he trained for administration and control of flying operations at five big ter- minal aerodromes.
Whereas the present steamer route from Calcutta to Rangoon now takes 56 hours, planes would take eight hours.
India's assistance to the Im- perial airship scheme has up to the present been a site for an airship base at Karachi, leased to the British Government free of rent, a grant in aid of four lakhs of rupees, a site for a mooring mast in Bombay, and a site for â subsidiary airship base in Calcut-
ta.
GAMING DEBTS LEAD TO DISHONESTY.
SENTENCE ON A CLERK POSTPONED..
In order to meet his gambling China Philippine Line, about to mmence operations, debts, a Chinese clerk employed by with a head office in Hongkong at the Tin Shing Steamship Company, Queen's Road Central.
of 85, Des Voeux Road Contrai, to embezzled the sum of $1,866:49
belonging to his employers.
Service will be extended Shanghai, with calls at Amoy, Swatow and coast ports generally, with possibly a later extension 'to South American ports.
The first vessel of the fleet, purchased from British owners, is due to arrive here for transfer within the next few days, this being the s.6. Kanibal ecording to cable advices..
Further details are not obtain. able.
NOTICES TO MARINERS.
He was charged before Mr. R. F.. Lindsell this morning, and con- fessed that he had been losing heavily over the gambling table.
Mr. Lindsell: is that how you carry on business? You inflict shame on your parents.
On the application of the police, Mr. Lindsell withheld sentence which will be given on Saturday, the meantime the police will make a few more enquiries into
he case.
ANNOUNCEMENTS RELATING TO BUOYS.
It la said that the defendant obtained the money from a safe notices to "The following mariners, Nos. 46 and 47, have which contained a further $2,000, been issued by the local author-but this the defendant did not
touch. ties under date August 24, and
are published for information: In connexion with the case, a A red cylindrical mooring buoy Chinese was charged with receiv- about 6 feet long with cable ing $50 from the defendant; know attached has been found near the ing same to be stolen. The police Harbour Office. Application for had only the word of the defen same should be made to the Hordant that this man received the bour Master.
money, but they could not say whe-
Penang, Aug. 18.
corres-
The Gazette's Colombo pondent wires that at the Legisla- tiva Council meeting on the report stage of the budget a vote, of no confidence was passed after Mr. Perora's motion to reduce the civil service vote by five rupees because it includes the salary of the colonial secretary was carried by 21 to 15.
ex-
Mr. Perera demanded an planation of agricultural distress Government of and accused neglecting and postponing land policy reform and the motor or dinance. There was blundering in connexion with the hydro-electric" scheme and not allowing Ceylon- ese to compete on equal terms with Europeans for positions as police probationers......
·SHARE PRICES.
TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS.
The following is the list of loca} share quotations issued to-day:
Banks.
Hongkong Bank, $1065 "b. Chartered Bank, £20 n. Mercantile A & B £32 Mercantile C., £13. P. and O., £9 b. East Asia, $68 n.
Marine Ins.
Canton Ins, $599 s...
China Underwriters, $1.50 s North China, Tis..143 n. Union Ins., $284 h.
Yangisze Ins., 337 n.
Fire Ins.
China Fires, $210 b. H..K. Fire Ins., 600 s.
Shipping.
Douglases, $31} b.
H K. Steamboats, $21. H. K. Tuga, $.60 8. Indo-Chinas, (Pref.) $30 n. Shell Trans-, 92/- n. Star Ferrios, $541 b. Waterboats, $16 90 m.
Refineries.
&
China Sugars, $158 Malabons, $32.
Mining.
Benguets, $1,70 n. Kailans, 49 be
Langkats, Tis. $18 b. S'hai Exploration, Tls. 3 n. Shanghai Loans, Tis. 6 n Raube, 4 b.
Tronohs, 19/3 n. Ural Casrians, 5/- n.
Docks, etc."
Kowloon Wharves, $112 p. Whampoa Docks, $35 n. Hongkews, Tie. 138 b. New Engineeringe, Tle 43 b Shanghai Dooks Tls, 90 b.
Lands, Hotels, etc,
H. and S. Hotels, 61 .. H. K. Lands, $54 b. Realtre, $6 8. Territorials, $1 Humphroys, $124 n. .Princas Bldgs, $89 n.
Rural Lands, $1
Cottons.
e.
n.
Ewo Cottons, Tls. $7:30 b
$1.80 b Oriontals, Tha
S'hai Cottons, The $51 n
Buses, Trams.
China Buses, Tle, 7 Tramways, $20.15 X Div. Peak Trams, (old) $14 Singapore Trame, 11 s. Taxis, $1 n.
8.
Miscellaneous.
b. Amusements, $20 Canton Ices, $5 n. Caments (Comb.) $7 s ย. China Lights, $13 China Prov., $4 b. Constructions, $12 Dairy Farms, $15.20 b Der A. Wing, $6 n. H'kong Electrics, $531- Macao Electrios, $37. b. Ropes (Old) $10 n. Lane Crawfords, $5. Mackintosh, $22 b Sinceres, 84 n. United Abestos, $12 Watsons $11t n. Powelle, $5 s. Telephone -3.70
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