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PREMISES TO LET.
TO LET-Olice Iteams, 2nd floor,' New Hongkong Bank Building Apply Sang Kee, same building. ro LET.-One European FLAT Wanchai Gan Hand Hongkong Apply to 32, Kennedy Road.
COMMODIOUS OFFICES to let in No. 7, Queen's Road Central, also two small offices in 1A, Chater Road. Apply E. D, Sassoon and Company, Ltd.
NOTICE OF REMOVAL.
We have this date removed our office from Room 26, Bank of Can- ton Building, to First Floor, Aslay tie Building. Queen's Road Cen- tral.
COLUMBIA PACIFIC SHIPPING COMPANY. Hongkong,, April 10th, 1928.
CHINA BUGAR REFINING COMPANY LIMITED.
NOTICE.
Annual
The fiftieth Ordinary Meeting of the Shareholders of the above Company will be held at the Office of the General Agents, Pedder Btroot, on Tuesday, 24th April, 1928, at noon, for the pur- 'poso of receiving the Report and Statement of Accounts for the year. ending 31st December, 1927.
The transfer. Books of the Com- pany will be closed from 17th to 24th April, 1928, both days in- clusive.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
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A "Contra Danca” display by the Juvenile Society will be held at Important changes in the per-. the Club de Recreio, King's Park,sonnel and equipment of the Flying on Sunday the 22nd Instant at, 9.00 Squad are shortly to take place
Experiments are being minde with neveral new high-powered cars.
p.m.
Half of the nett proceeds will be devoted to the funds of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul.
Admission $1.00. Services in uniform half price. Children 50 cents.
F. XAVIER, Ilon. Secretary,
WATCHMENS ORDINANCE
1928.
Employers of private watchmen are hereby notified that their watchmen must register at Police Headquarters not later than the 1st May, 1928.
The cars now in use are capablo of 75 miles per hour, but one of the new trial cars has done 82..
The Flying Squad has already broken all records in the number of arresta, over 100 people having been captured in the first two nonths of the present year.
Thirty Members. The aquad numbers just over 80 men with four inspectors, and is
by commanded
Chief-Inspector Cooper...
Hourly trips are made through- out the Metropolitan area, and as a result crime has been materially kept down.
As a result of these activities, London's criminal population is at Note-Chinese private watch-present suffering from a bad at men and watchinen employed by lack of nerves, the Admiralty and War Depart Horwood) is so pleased with the The Commissioner (Sir William ment are exempted from registra-successes of the Flying Squad that tion under the Watchmens Ordi- in the near future, large additions
lo, its numbers are expected.
nance.
E. D. C. WOLFE, Captain Supt. of Police,
HONGKONG GENERAL CHAM- BER OF COMMERCE.
THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of Members will be held on TUESDAY, 24th April, 1928, at 1 pm, in the CITY HALL, for the fellowing purposes:----
(1) To receive the Report and Accounts of the Committee for the Year ended 31st December, 1927.
;
(2) To ulect a new Committee. (3) To transact any General
Business.
By Order,
M. F. KEY,
Secretary. Hongkong, 17th April, 1928..
HONGKONG FOOTBALL
ASSOCIATION,
The following games will be played on SATURDAY next, on the Hongkong... Football Club ground.
Chinese Athletic.
V
Royal Navy.
Kick off at 3.30 p.m. LALWAH CUP FINAL
Çivilians
V
The Army,
2,500 Detectives. Unfortunately this cannot be brought about without weakening the ordinary ronka,
At present the
FRIDAY,
APRIL 20, 1928.
AMAZING SCENE AT A MEETING.
SHOUTING, FIGHTING AND
· UPROAR
Fights, entcalls, and frequent in- torruption marked a meeting held in the Waldorf Hotel, London.
The meeting was eno of share- holders in London Theatres of Varieties, which recently sold the Palladium and a number of other theatres
Admission" was by ticket (the Press being excluded), and these were distributed at the meeting room entrance: “
A crowd of shareholders, becom- ing Impatient over the delay, ruah- ed the doors which were guarded by commissionaries, and -- In the scrimmage a number of people went in without tickets, amid cries of "Disgraceful.""
Rush Inf
The excitement lasted several minutes, and at one time it seemed that a free fight would develop.
"If there are any shareholders hero, Suddenly the doors opened and a crowd of men appeared, shouting. rush in. A fight. stewards followed, and the leader .with the
of the interruptors was ejected, much to the astonishment of visitors in the lounge,
Press.
The meeting was very nolay. Metropolitan There was, an uproar when the Furce numbers just over 20,000 and | chairman (Sir Frederick Eley) de- there are about 2,500 detectives. clined to accede to a loudly express- No provision has been made by jed demand for the admission of the the Home Office for patrolling the numeroits new towns and villages which have sprung up since the wir, and the large number of casca of lionsobreaking in those districta is a matter of grave concern.
On an average these new dis- trets experience three cases of this kind each day.
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Scarcely a word of the chair- man's speech could be heard, owing to
the continuous interruptions. Thiere was shouting, singing of choruses and a succession of cat- calls,
It is understood that a section of the shareholders was disappoint- The members of the forec areed with a statement giving tho striving to grapple with the situa- realisation yield of the assets of the jan, but they are handicapped by company, and intended to oppose the lack of numbers.
amount of compensation to be paid. to the directors.]
TRACTOR AMOK IN FLAMES.
DRIVERLESS ENGINE GOES INTO SHOP.
Film-like thrills were provided one evening by a blazing, driver less traction engine which dashed down Ballard's-lane, Church End, Finchley, and set fire to a grocer's skop.
"I jumped to save my life," said the driver. "There was a leakage from the petrol tank on to the red- hot exhaust pipe, and up she went in lames.
"Before
I jumped I gave the steering wheel a turn to the side of the road where I noticed a re- pair barrier. I thought this eb struction would stop the tractor,
"But it just struck the corner and was twisted right round into the middle of the road.
Terrific Crash.
"The tractor had plunged into the front window of a grocer's shop and set it alight.
Kick off at 5 p.m. sharp.. Grosa proceeds from these games to the dependants of the Late Telegraphist Jackson.
fire engine dashed to the Band of M.S. Hermes, (Byscene almost Immediately and soon kind permission) will play selec-qualled the flames." ifons during the afternoon.
"A
An eye-witness was Mrs. Coulter, who occupice the flat immediately above the shop,
A number of shareholders rusli ed up to the chairman's table and excitedly surrounded it, booing and ereating general disorder.
Meeting Breaks Up. Only occasionally was the volee of the chairman heard above the hubbub. He was about to move a Mr. T. Pollard, resolution when who said he spoke for the share holders, made a speech severely criticising the policy of the dire
tora.'
This was declared carried by angry proxy, but there was an acene, shareholders challenging the validity of the proxies, and the resolution was withdrawn.
The chairman then moved that
the company be wound up volunt arily, and liquidators appointed to act in conjunction with a committee of shareholders to be appointed at the confirmatory meeting.
This was put, and the chairman said it had apparently been defeat- ed on a show of hands. He there- fore declared the meeting at an end.
After ile break-up of the meet- ing Mr. T. Pollard, standing on a chair, addressed the shareholders, and said if they would undertake to defray his expenses he would instruct counsel and apply to the Court for the compulsory winding-up of the company.
THEATRE IN STREET.
"I heard a torrific crash," she said, "and the whole place shook. "When I opened the window n great sheet of flame shot up in my face. We ran down the outside stairs into the yard, and there we PORTABLE VARIETY SHOW OF
shouted met a policeman who
a. Sid R. Particulars and Conditions of Sale by Public Auction to be held on Monday, the 23rd day of April, 1928, at 3 pm, at the Offices of Warn everybody to get out of the the Public Works Department, fiat. The shop front was ablaze, by Order of His Excellency the the whole place having been Governor of one Lot of Crown sprinkled with petrol." Land at New Kowloon in the
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PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
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Hongkong, 12 April, 1928.
E V. M. R. de SOUSA.
EX-SERVICEMEN..
Balancing, two bicycles on his forehead, à man walked slowly up and down a street off Lincoln's Inn Fields, W.C., before the curious Faze of a crowd.
He was one of five men giving a "variety" performance. Their "band" consisted of a small plano,
̧OCEAN STEÀM SHIP CO., LTD." banjo, and one-man-band" outfit,
And
CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD. Consignees per Company's Steamer,
"ORESTES"
!
From UNITED KINGDOM vin
SINGAPORE,...
these properties being moved from place to place on a truck filled with bicycle wheels. One of the men staled that they toured many parts of the country. He said:
Three of us are ex-Service men. That nian balancing the bicycles was in the Navy. Sometimes one or other of us gets a small cinema
are isoreby notified that the cargo will engagement, but wo have been
be discharged into Holt's Wharf Kow-touring like this for three years, loon, where it will lie at Consignee's This is better than doing nothing. risk and subject to terms and condi tions of storage at Holt's Wharf. The We shall be in Wales next week.
Meanwhile the ex-sailor, having Cargo will be ready for delivery from Godown on and after 20th April. finished his act of balancing two Optional cargo will not be landed very old and rusty bicycles on his here, unless notice has been given head, another man took his place prior to steamer's arrival, but carried on the "stage"-a plece of cloth on from port to port to the final port set in the middle of the read. of call to which the option extends. Sitting down, he, too, balanced
All broken, chafed, and damaged,
one of the bicycles on his head simultaneously gave, a
The band played vigorously all
SHARE PRICES.
TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS.
The following in the list of local share quotations issued to-day:
Banks.
Hongkong Bank, $1300
Chartered Bank, £21,' b.
反應。
Mercantilo A. & B., 1941 m. P. and O. 4o n. East Asia. $76
Insurances.
b
Canton Ina., $680 ́ ́b.. Union Ins., $341 Ba North China, Ina, Tls. 140 m. Yanglaze Ins., 847-"b, bun China Underwriters, 1912. b. China Firos, $215 n. 7. H. K. Tire Ins., 8760 b.
Shipping.
Douglason, $401
H. E. Steamboats, $28) b. H. K. Tugs, 320 1 Indo-Chinas, (Daf.) $74 b. Shell Trans., 90)-- n. Union Waterboats, $201 b.
Mining.
Benguete, $23 n.
Kailans, 66/- b.
Langkats, Tls. $13 n.
S'hai Exploration, Tis. 2.85 ̊n. Raubs,
n.
Tronchs, 17/6. b.
Docks, etc.
6.
b.
Kowloon Wharvos, $138 Whampoa Docks, $43 China Providonts $6.15 b. Hongkowe, Tls. 166 b. New Engineeringe, Tls. 4.80 s. Shanghal Docks, Ta. 109 b
Cottons.
Ewo Cottons, Tls. 8.25 b. Orientals,.Tls. $1.90 b. S'hai Cottons, Tls. 15 (old) n.
Lands, Hotels, etc.
H. and 8. Hotels, $9.10.so. H. K. Lands, $68 m. S'hai Lands Tls. 140 Humphroys, $144 Roaltios, $8.25 5. Territorials, $1
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24th February, 1928.
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M. J. BREEN,
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RADIO TELEGRAPH SERVICES are now in operation as follows:-- Ships at Ben, Europe, American Continents, Hawaiian Islands, Dutch East Indies, Dutch Borneo, Philippine Islands, French Indo-China, Province of Yunnan, British
North Borneo, Siam, Canton, Swalow, Kwongchowa Fort Bayard, Tchakam, Hollow, Amoy and Foochon, etc.
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Bates and further TER, 1st Floor, Government
on application to the RADIO COUN-
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Registered
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to close at or before 9 am, registered and parcal maila are closed at 5 pm. on the previous day,
Telegraphic Ad and firms having correspondents in
Dutiable articles forwarded by outer post to Great Britain are liable to confiscation by the Customs. Bach articles should be forwarded by parcel post only.
Letters and postcards for Europe and the British Isles are forwarded via Biboria if so superscribed.
The Postal Service to Swabue and neighbouring places in entirely suspended until further notice,
INWARD MAILS.
From
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Dua
b.
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Sul Yang
It
11.
U.S.A., Honolulu, Japan & Shanghai Pres. Harrison .... Europe vin Negapatam, papers only
London 22nd March Manila
April 21. .April 21, April 21.
Halipara
.April 22.
Pres Jackson
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April 24.
April 26.
...May 7.
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Public Utilities.
Tramways, $25.00 ut. Peak Trams, (old; $137 b. Star Forries, $64) s China Lights, (Old) $13,50`s. H'kong Electrics, $71 b. Macao Electrics, $26 b. Tolophones $4.70 b. China Busos, Tis. 7 n. Singapore Tractions, 11/9
Industrials.
1.
China Sugars, $6,10 n. Malabona, $241 Canton Icon, $4_xi. Cements (Comb.) 8104 Ropos (Old) $72 b. United Asbestos $10.
Stores &c.
Dairy Farms, $22 90 b. Watsons, $14 b.. Der A. Wing,.50 m, Lane Crawfords, $3.75 b. Mackintosh, $228, Sinceros #10 b. Wm. Powells, $3 6.
Miscellaneous. Amusements, $29) ́à. Constructions, $1) u. B'qua. Ind. G. Bonds, 62% b. H. K. G. Loan, 12% Prom.
Pres. Taft Japan
Aki Maru Canada, U.S.A., Japan and Shanghai. Emp. of Russia'
Tanda Australia and Manila
For
Saigon Sam Shul and Wuchow
OUTWARD MAILS.
Per
Shanghal, Japan and Europe. via
Siberia
Hsin Foosing Fri., April 20, 3.30 p.m. Kong Ming..Fri, April 20, 4.30 p.m. ..Fri, Apr. 20, 5 p.m.
Kidderporo
b Strafta, Ceylon, India, Mauritius, East and South Africa, Aden, Egypt and Europe, via Marseliles Suwa Maru.
The National Bank of Commerce has announced that a credit has been arranged for the national crude rubber reserve, commonly known as the American rubber pool, for 80,000,000 dollars (about £6,000,000), with another. 30,000,- 000 dollars available if required.
LETTER GOLF.
.Sat, April 21, K.P.O.
Registration April 20, 4.30 p.m.
Letters.April 21, 9 a.m.
Registration
Letters
G.P.Ó.
.8.45 a.m. 0.80 5.m.
(Duo Marzelles 20th May.)
Tonkin.....Sat, Apr. 21, 12.30 pm. Namsang
...Sat., Apr. 21,
...Noo
Haiphong
Stralts and Calcutta
'
Amoy
Manila
Amoy
Bangkok via Swatow Swatow, Amoy and Formosa Manila, Sandakan and Rabaul Swatow
Amoy ..
Shanghal, Japan, Honolulu, U.S.A., C. and S. America, Canada and *Europe vla. San Francisco and Europe vin Siberia
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Bwatow, Amoy and Foochow Manila, Australia and New Zealand
via Thursday Island
Swatow Here is one for spring-from Atnoy PORCH to PLANT in six moves.
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PLANT
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Sundakan
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Marseilles
Parcola
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Kalgan Hozan Maru
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Sun., Apr. 22, 9 6.m. Sun., Apr. 22, 9 .. Cajulu... Mon., Apr. 23, 2.30 p.m. Hydrangea Mon., April 23, 280 p.m. Soo Chow...Mon, Apr. 23,.,4.30 p.m.
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bearing vessel's name only.
goods are to be left in the Godowns, and where they will be examined on any
1The idea of letter golf is to Tuesdays and Fridays between the "apoong" solo. hours of 10,45 am, and noon with lu
change one word to another and the time-recognisable tunes do it in par, a given number of the free storage period.
No claims will be admitted after and the third act was a "tumbling" strokes. Thus to change COW to the Goods have left the steamer's Go- turn by two of the troupe. They IIEN, in three strokes, COW, down, and all Goods remaining un- were not able to continue their HOW, HEW, HEN. - delivered after the 20th April, will performance. Borucone from 2-You can change only · ́ons. bo subject
to rent All Claims against the Steamer plained to the police that they You must have a complete Foreign Mister, has informed ghanistan began in the Afghan must be presented to the undersigned on or before the 10th May, or they were making themselves a nul-word, of common usage, for each the Council of the League of Na- New Year on March 31st. They Bance, and BOON A policeman jump. Slang words and abbreviations that Germany is willing to include the establishment of the will not be recognised.
He was tions don't count.
contribute 1,000,000 refchamarks French metric system to replace strolled on to the stage. sorry, he said, but the
curtain 4-The order of letters cannot (£50,000) in support of Dr. Nan-the ancient system, and the inau must be rung down. He gave the be changed.
son's scheme for the transfer of guration of a college on French men a brief "good luck," and they
on Armenian refugees from Greece lices and staffed with French pro- left to find another theatre.
Ito the ChucRSUS.
fessors.
No Fire Insurance will be effected,
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
Agents. Hongkong, 20th April, 1928..
neighbouring, block of offices com-letter at a time.
One solution is printed another page of this issue.
Herr Stresemann, the Gorman Far-reaching reforms in AL-