CONSIGNEES' NOTICE, CONSIGNEES' NOTICE.
N. Y. K. LINE.
(NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.)
From EUROPE and STRAITS,
The Steamship,
HOLLAND-00ST AZIE LIJN. (HOLLAND-EAST ASIA LINE)
From AMSTERDAM, ROTTERDAM, HAMBURG, BREMEN, GENOA and ANTWERP.
"OUDERKERK"
"HAKOZAKI MARU”, having arrived from the shove ports, The Steamship, Consignees of Cargo are hereby in formed that their Goods are being landed and placed at their risk in the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company's Godowns at Kowloon, whence delivery may, he , obtained,
cleared by the 10th December, 1920, will be subject to
Goods "hot
." rent,
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER
CORRESPONDENCE.
Hongkong Rents.
[To The Editor of Hongkong. Telegraph.]
LOCAL WEDDING.
INTERESTING CEREMONY
AT KOWLOON.
#1
THE BREWER CASE RESUMED.
· (Continued, from Page 2.) | A very pretty wedding ceremony
Mr. Davidson (cross-examin- was witnessed at St. Andrew's ing); 1 take it. Mr. Li Tung. Church, Kowloon, yesterday morn that you are an experienced nu- ing when Miss Margaret Carruth-ditor-Yes.. Sir,The case as presented byers, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
correspondent "Common having arrived from the above ports, your
For ten days you sat in Mr. Carruthers, of Carlisle, England, consignees of cargo by her are Sense" against Rent Reductiun
was married to Mr. Harry Arm Brewer's room after five o'clock notified that all goods are being landed at their risk into the hazardous smacks a good deal of the indulgence strong Settle, the Chief Officer of and audited the books?—Yes.
Did Mr. Brewer assist you at and/or extra-hazardous godowns of in the silly prejudice of the land- the China Navigation Company's
The service was [nny time?—--He did not assist me the China Provident Loan & Mortgage iords and, lest your readers be mis
F.. Kiangen. Co, Ltd., whence and/or from the led by what "Common Sense" says conducted by the Rev. C. B. Shann, in anything in particular. When wharves delivery may be obtained. as being sinews with facts and es-
The bride, who was given away I came to anything I did not u Goods not cleared by the 16thplanations, the writer feels con- December, 1929, will be subject to strained to point out again where by Capt. J. A. Richards, the derstand I asked him.
Akipper of the Klangau, was char Why was it necessary for you some of the Talincics lie.
mingly attired in a gown of white to do it in Mr. Brewer's room Lafett. She carried a beautiful He told me to do it in. Mr. Brewer's maids were Miss Mary Richards bouquet of pink roses. Her brides room and Misa Joun Scathi, who were daintily dressed in blue and car-in Mr. Liu, the Secretary's room? ried rose bouquets.
Damaged packages must be left in the Godowns for examination by the Consignee's and the Co.'s representa-rent. tive on any Tuesdays & Fridays, at All broken, chafed and damaged 2.30 within thé free storage. Period. packages are to be left in the godowns, where they will be examined on the 14th December, 1920, ht 10 ani, by Menars, Goddard & Douglas,
All claims must be presented within ten days of the steamer's arrival here, after which date they enmust be recognized.
No claims, will be admitted after the goods have left the Godowns.
No fire insurance has been effected NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA, Hongkong, 8th December, 1929,
DISTILLERY CASE.
Hongkong.
Claims against the steamer must be presented in writing within ten days after arrival of steamer, otherwise they will not be recognized..
No Fire Insurance will be effected by the undersigned in any case of Lading will be countersigned
whatever,
by
THE LATE CAPTAIN · A. H. WALKER.
FUNERAL AT HAPPY '
VALLEY.
4.
I put it to you that you
-No. #
did it
At the end of that time you were thoroughly acquainted with the books of the Instone Banking Corporation?--I had seen the books which had anything to do with the balance sheet.
Did you any you spent the whole time on the booka?---No, In auliting the balance sheet,
Was Satisfied.
You had ample time on the days
which you worked to satisfy yourself on the print that the balance sheet was correct?—I was Satisfied after Mr. Brewer had įriven those explanations,
Consider for instance: "Common Sense" advocates that the long-suf- fering tradesmen or tenants in the hands of the merciless landlords "put up their shutters in disgust" which is tantamount to telling 4 man. If he gets kicked in the slitn
Mr. W. Seath accompabled the by a bully, to bear it all with bridegroom as "best man." patient shrug, making no attempt
At the conclusion of the cere- to bring him to task. It is equally analogous to saying why the Brimony, the bridal party repaired to the Peninsula Hotel, where the tish Government takes all the reception was attended by many trouble to appoint Commissiou
friends, Here they received JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN: after Commission to enquire into
hearty congratulations. The HEARING RESUMED AGAINST
Geral Agents. this, that and the other problem,
dsaal tonsts were honoured. Hongkong, 9th December, 1979. concerning public grievances in THREE DEFENDANTS.
unemployment, the coal crisis and Further evidence was given be Taylor's evidence, the witness de- the like. Brush aside all these pro- fore MrT. S. Whyte Smith, of the seribing a visit which he made to blems awaiting solution and every- Kowloon Magistency yesterday the distillery on October 29. Hething will adjust itself. That in afternoon, in the case in which twpoke of finding certain differences sheerly dodging the isstie, is it
nad? men and a woman are charged on in mash which was being fermented several counts of defrauding the
on the premises, pointing out that Khur's Revenue. The first defen- some of the jars were dusty and dant in described as the see fen of levered with cobwebs while others the Tung Cheng Distillery of which, according to the books, had Hung Hau, while the war is been put on about the same time, to be faced squarely is that long-re laid to ret seslerday, he had angle time during the ten stated to be the license, the second verò absolutely clean.
establishet shopkeepers in certain feral being attended by many days to satisfy yourself that he man being unemployed.
Witness also gave the tempera-vicinities have time and again suf-friends and old business colleagues balance sheet was carer!? Yes
In consequence of that you Mr. J. 3). "Lloyd, Superintendent tures of the mash and drew his fered losses in consequence of ducted the simple graveside ser of the Imports and Exports Depart-Worship's attention to the fact that speculative landlords trying 10 ex- ment was for the prosecution while | vertain discoveries were not in ne-pinit high rents.
For example, it vice, and the chief mourners pre-signed on the balance sheet the Mr. Hin-shing L appeared for the rd with the entries made in the in the ment of Chinese tradesmen sent were; Miss Dorothy Avenal following certificate? (Mr. David-
to concentrate on one locality ac-step-daughter), Mr. R. A. Colmanson proceeded to read the mas cording to the respective lines of and Mr. P. Lenfestey Cruthers-ertificate attached by auditors to Amongst others at the balance sheets, and asked witness business, drug in one, sea-products in-law).
Mr. C. M. Man- if he appreciated what the duties in another, and so on. If that buraveside were
ners, Mr. J.,E. Anderson, Mrs. an auditor were), the case, It would be illogical' and
Witness replied in the alllrma- nonsensical of "Common Sense" to Spitiles, Jr. W. Anderson, Caplain suggest to the aggrieved shop- Ashby, Captain Roberston, Mr. E.tive, and said, in reply to another
J. Ainslie, Mr. C. C. Nelson and question that what was
in the keepers to put up their shutters
certificate was true, in disgust," if the speculative and Mr. F. E. Lawrence.
The respect in which the Inte
You
remember Mr. Brewer's merciless landlords should
Caplain was held by many in the public examination? You
had the of Colony was evidenced by the large various interviews with number of beautiful floral fiefal Receiver before that pablic anybutes, which included the follow-examination?—Yes
ing:
woman and the air fro,
The renter part of the after-
noon was decupied by Mr. 1. A.
Distillery's bunks,
The hearing was adjourned till this afternoon,
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them out of their vantage-ground. Does it nat involve no inconsider- able outlay of expenditure, time and energy to be established in business district? Would a month's notice be ample for a tradesman to read just himself to new conditions? Then again, would a pawnshop on threen's" "Road'or the lower level district or the Chinese boarding house along the Pray and Deaf Voeux Road be expected to carry on business with the shadow of a
chang, if suddenly forced to move up to, for the sake of argument, May Road or the upper level?
The remains of Captain Walker
The Rev. X. V. Halward con-
That is not my question. You
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Whilst on the subject of the
Wäre those answers the same an evasion of raies, it may be men- What is more, say what "Common Lined, too, that the Chinese land you have given this afternoon?--- Funre" will, there is no blinking at the truth thats there is an interde-ords pay their rates to the Govern- ! cannot, remember, It is possi- pendence between the tenants apdent according to the solar calen-ble the questions were different. the landlords. To wake up to the day, but olleet their rents of bas-ly put.
ing all transactions on the Innar Shown the typewritten General" realization of this fact is more vital reckoning, thus making a gain of Balance Sheet which he passed us than to cling stubbornly to the idea ten daya rental in one year and one auditor, witness WAS questioned of supply and demand in time of full month in three years, for each with regard to the alterations. severe trade depression as at the landlord. It is quite needless to thereon. He denied that it was moment. If the landlorde persist dwell on this point further. in their mulish stubbornness, the
be who made those alterations. consequence will be to plunge over the precipice.
You any Mr. Brewer made that Sense" alteration?--l do.
There is still another argument set forth by "Common Sense" that
Mr. Davidson: The way in calls for a retort. It is said that which the capital was got up had "Common Sense" also argues that if one month's notice is too short, been completely altered? Wii- "it is the duty of the Government the obvious solution is for the ners: Yes. Assessor and his staff to see" that tenant to make a lease with his there is no evasion of rates," but {landford; but "Common the writer still maintains that if | overlooks the Sale Clause in the this matter were investigated usual lease, allowing much latitude his alteration?-I was satisfied minutely, there would be much that to the landlords to terminate or could not see the light of day, and wriggle out of any binding agrée- that the evasion amounts to a huge ment. sum that may well be contributed towards the expenditure for public
A SUPPORTER OF THE
RENT PROBLEM 'COMMITTEE.
Why did you sign it since it was with the explanations he gave me.
At this point, the hearing was adjourned, unitil to-morrow after-
noon.
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