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#SHANGHAL
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
MISSIONARY WORK.
CHINA DELEGATION TO JERUSALEM.
THURSDAY, MARCH
1078.
WIRE AND WIRELESS. CONSIGNEES NOTICES.
COMPETITION BETWEEN
BRITAIN AND UB.
"ELLERMAN" LINE.
From EUROPE,
The Steamship,
"CITY OF DUNKIRK” having arrived, Consignees of cargo by her are informed that all Gooda are being landed at their risk into the and/or extra-hazardona hazardous Godowns of Holt's Wharf, whence De- Ivory may be obtained,
The China delegation to the
London, Mar. 21. Jerusalem Conference, with that from Japan and the Philippine City correspondents accept tho Island, is due to reach Jerusalem American telegraph merger as a to-day. The enlarged meeting of reply to the British cable and the International Missionary Council is to convene in that city wireless combination scheme and on the twenty-fourth instant anticipate the koonest Anglo This delegation of soventeen.
American competition-Reuter.. members passed through Hong-
No Claims will be admitted after kong. on February 24th and were
New York, Mar. 21.
the Goods have left the Godowns, and entertained here by various bodies.
Mr. Owen Young, the Chairman all Goods remaining undelivered after The leader of the delegation is of the Radio Corporation, stated 27th March, 1928 will be subject to Dr. David. Z. T. Yui, Chairman of that the Radio Corporation was not rent, the National Christian Council of involved in the merger but approvmust be presented to the Undersigned AN Claims against the Steamer China and General Secretary ofed the action taken and believed on or before 3rd April, 1928 or they the National Committee of the that combination. In the United will not be recognized. Y.M.C.A. The South China mcm States wire and wireless systems All broken, chafed and· Damaged ber is the Rev. Y. S. Tom of Canton, was inevitableReuters American Goods are to be left in the Godowns, Other members are Dr. C. Y.
Service. Cheng, of Shanghai, General Secretary of the National Christian Council of China; Prof. T, C. Chao of Peking, Rev. Li Tlon Lù ofi Tainan, Mrs. C. C. Chen and Dr.
Huge Undertakings Planned.
New York, Mar. 21. The cables. merger announced
R. Y. Lo of Shanghai, Mr. T. Cyesterday is officially confirmed. Bau, of Hangehow, Itev. Donald'
A wireless service will be Fay of Chengtu and Mr. E. C. Lobenstine, another Secretary of operated to supplement the cxiet the National Christian Council. ing cable system. The plan con- templates the formation of a' new. The China delegation is carry-commercial postal company under Ing a banner to be presented to a the chairmanship of Mr. Mackay church in Jerusalem, the translato acquire the outstanding stock tion of the inscription being "The of the Mackay companies, control- light. spreads to the four corners ling the submarine and land lines of the earth."
of the commercial undertaking,
where
they will be examined on any Tuesdays or Fridays, between the hours of 10.45 a.m. and Noon, within the Free Storage period of One Wook. No Fire Insurance has been effected, signed by,
Bills of Lading will be counter-
THE BANK LINE, LTD.,
General Agents. Hongkong, 21st March, 1928.
THE BEN LINE STEAMERS, LIMITED.
From LEITH, MIDDLESBRO' ANTWERP, LONDON and STRAITS,
The Steamship,
"BENAVON"
From March 24th through Easter and eventually the formation of a Day this conference, comprising new International cable company, about two hundred leaders of also under Mr. Mackay, to take Christian work in some twenty charge of commercial cables. countries, will hold daily sessions Reuter's American Service. on the Mount of Olives, consider- [A cable dated March 20 stated:
Consignees of Cargo aro horeby in-- Ing the problems of co-operation The New York World says are formed that all Goods are being land- between various religious cord communication merger hased at their risk Into the hazardous
the organizations in these countries. been effected in the absorption of and/or extra hazardous Godowns of This is the first conference in the Mackay Companies, operating The Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf which representatives of the five thousand postal and telegraph and Godown Co., Ltd., whence and/or Orient have sat down at the companies in the United States, by from the council table on equal terms with the International Telegraph and obtained, arves delivery may be those of the Occident, each to con-Telephone Company. The combin-the Goods have left the Godowns, and No claims will be admitted after tribute their experiences to the ed assots of the companies is
uilding up of the churches in the G$225,000,000. The amalgamation the 28th instant will be subject to all Goods remaining undelivered after various lands,
will create a network of wires rent.
MURDER TRIAL.
INDIAN COMMITTEED TO SESSIONS.
cannecting Canada, the United All claims against the steamor must States, Mexico, Cuba, Central be presented to the Undersigned on or America and Argentine. The sys- before the 11th April, 1828, or they tem will eventually be extended will not be recognized.
to connect South America with All broken, chafed, and damaged North America and Europe tele-Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on the phonically.]
27th Inst., at 10 a.m., by Messrs. Goddard and Douglas.
Sallings.
Bun. 25th Mar at 7 a.m. Tues. 27th Mar at 7 a.m.
Sandagar Singh, formerly om- Sun. 1st Apr at 7am.ployed at the Standard Oil Co.'smitted that he had no case to ans wer, but his Worship ruled against Wed. 4th Apr at 7 a.m. installation at Laichikok, was yes- him, remarking that the whole of terday afternoon committed by Mr-the circumstances appeared so sUR- Wod. 4th Apr at 7am. W. Schofield at the Kowloon picious that he thought the defen- Magistracy to take his trial at the dant should be asked to make some next sittings of the Criminal Ses- answer to the charge. sions on a charge of murder of Jeta Singh, a fellow watchman. ad on behalf of the Crown and Mr. Mr. T. S. Wayte-Smith prosecut- K. S. Chowdhury appeared, for the defendant
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GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD..
Hongkong, 31st March, 1028.
Agents,
"U.S. IMMIGRATION.
SENATE ACCEPTS THE .JOHNSON RESOLUTION.
His Worship queried whether
Thura. 22nd Mar at 8 a m.
his defence, to which counsel re- Mr. Chowdhury wished to reserve
Fri. 23rd Mar at 3 p.m.
plied that he had received no fur-f ther instructions than to defend ati Fri. 30th Mar át 3 p.m.
Neither he nor the Magistracy. Formal evidence of arrest of the the defendant's solicitors had been Fri. 23rd Mar at 4 p.m. defendant at the Kowloon-Canton retained to appear at the Supreme
Washington, Mar, 21. Yusang
Tri, 30th Mar at 4p.ming following the crime was given
Railway Station early on the morn-Court.
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interpreter produced the defen dant's statement made in anewor to the charge. The defendant said that to had been drinking and diil
dence at all?
Mr. Chowhury: No.
Uonal origin clause of the Im- migration Act considerably in- creasing the quota of British im-
The defendant was duly caution-migrants allowed. It is expected not know what had happened. ed but made no statement and was that the whole position will be At the close of the case for the committed for trial at the criminal further reviewed during the year. prosecution, Mr. Chowdhury sub-sessions,
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