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FRIDAY, MARCH 26, 1920.

Hughes & Hough

ACOMONIES TO THE GOVERNMENT

General "Auctioneers Share, Coal and General Produce Brokers and Commission Agenta..

PROPRIETORS

'To-Ewa-Wan' Qoat Storage.

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Bentley's-

4. c. bh & 8th Edition,

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Telegraphic Address a "MERICA" KONGKONG

INTIMATIONS.

THE CHINA PROVIDENT LOAN AND MORTGAGE CO., LTD.

THE TWENTY-THIRD ORDINARY

ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS in the Company will be held at the Offices of the Company, St. George's Building, No. 6 Connaught Road on SATURDAY, the 27th March, 1920, at 11 a.m. for

WANT ADVERTISEMENTS

25 WORDS 3 INSERTIONS, $1. PREPAID.

Every additional & wards & Cents

`WANTED.

the purpose of receiving a Statement WANTED-By a British Import and Export Firm a competent of Accounts and the Report of the

A thorough know General Managers for the year end-Steno-typlat. ing 31st December, 1919, and electing ledge of English essential State a Consulting Committee and Audi experience and salary required to

Box: No. 1180 co "China Mail."

tors.

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AE Undoraigned have received Instras.

tions or soll by Publis Anction,

TUESDAY

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March 30, 1920, at 11 am., at No. 8. Humphreys, Avenue, Kowloos,

STORY

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Valuable Household Furniture,

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therein contained. consisting of - Teakwood small Sideboard and Dia ner Waggon, Overmantel. Rattan Furni tare and Matting Glass Ware, Crockery and Pictures, two Teakwood Wardrobes (Bevelled Mirrors), two single and one double Beds, Shanghai Bath, Ice Chest, Meat Sale, Cooking Store, &c.,

Also

One Piano by Challen & Son, London,

in first class condition..

Catalogues will be issued. TRUES:-Cash.

HUGHES & HOUGH,

Á UZIOMIESTE.

Hongkong, March 24, 1990.

FOR SALE.

THE Undersigned have received in-

structions to sell

(FOX, ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED) The Yacht

"BRIN"

"sa she now lies off Ah King's Slipway. Further particulars and inspecting arders may be obtained from the under- signed.

Terme-Cash.

HUGHES & HOUGE,-

Hongkong, March 20, 1920.

Auctionem,

NOTICES TO CONSIGNEE!

TOYO KISEN KAISHA.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

HE Steamship

THE " SBINYO MARU,"

The TRANSFER BOOKS--of the Company wil be CLOSED from SATURDAY the 20th March, 1920, until SATURDAY, the 27th March, 1920, both days inclusive.,,

SHEWAN, TOMES, & CO.

General Managers. Hongkong, March 10, 1920.

THE HONGKONG & WEAMPOA DOCK COMPANY, LIMITED,

IN THE

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING of Shareholders will be beld in the Office of the Company, Queen's Ruildings, Boogkong, on SATURDAY. 27th March, 1020, at Noox, for consideration of the Direc tors' Report and Statement of Accounts for the year ending 31st December, 1912.

The

SHARE REGISTER and

TO LET.

Kerloon.

TO LET A SHOP in Nathan Road, Apply to Humphreys Estate & Finance Co, Ltd., Alexandra Buildings.

REPULSE BAY HOTEL

TO-MORROW SATURDAY, March 27th,

TEA DANSANT from 4 to 7 2.3. DINNER DANCE. from 8 P...

SUNDAY, March 28th.

ORCHESTAL CONCERTS during

Tin and Afternoon Tea.

THE CHINA MAIL

"WEEFING STATUE.'

MAGIO AND MIRACLES.

VERDICT AND SENTENCE,

Judgment was delivered recently In the so-called sorcery trial, in which

MUST THE TURK GO BACK TO ASIA ?

FRENCH DOUBTS.

THE SULTAN MUST NOT BE

DRIVEN OUT."

a police official, a stockbroker, an In the renewed Peace Conference orchestra conductor, and a bank clerk there is one paramount issue: What were accused of having assaulted as going to happen to Constantinople? Syrian priest named Sapounght. All I cannot be denied that there has four were sentenced to three months been some difference between the imprisonment, with the benefit of British Premier's public statement the First Offenders Act, and a joint and the views prevalent in France. The British Premier stated definitely fine of 500f

that the same porter can no longer hold the gate." This can only mean that, in his view, the Turks must not remain in Europe.

The case was one in which miracles, sorcery, and witchcraft all figured. The defendants, however, were not sccused of imagic, but, as stated above; of assault. It was the

French official opinion previously plaintiff whose alleged dealings in was more or less, in agreement with sim bodily hart. Tausendate this. But recent events, especially hurt. in connection with Syria and Egypt, have made the French gravely were accused by the plaintiff the Aßte Sapounghi, describing himself doubt the advisability of causing as a former Vicar-General of Syria, renewed agitation and discontest of having bad resort to assault and among the Mussalman races. violence in order to extort fram him | In Syria, which is now being certain docum relative to divided up provisionally between the miraculous figure known as Weep-French and the new Arab kingdom. ing Virgin."

the relations between the two are

A certain Madame Maria Mespinstill very delicate. It is thought had this wonderful statue of the that it would not take much to fan Virgin in her possession. The bank the flame of Mahommedan fanaticism clerk, giving evidence in the

in Egypt or Morocco. preliminary, stated that he had seen the statue and that there was no doubt that it wet real tears, which could be collected in a little vase for the cure of the sick. But this was not the end of the miracle, for the tears in the vase increased until they overfowed, when being transferred to

TRANSFER BOOKS will be CLOSED A COMPLETE AERATED WATER a large glass, they still swelled until

from the 19th to the 27th March, 1920, both days inclusive.

By Order of the Board of Directors,

R. M. DYER,

Chief Manager Hongkong, March 15, 1930.

HONGKONG CORINTHIAN YACHT CLUB.

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BE CLOSING CRUISE of the season will take place on SUN. DAY, March 28th to an anchorage off Chung Hue Island.

A Launch for Members and Friends will leave Statue Wharf at 10.3.

NOTICE.

against the above Estate kindly send in game to the undersigned immediately.

PLANT FOR SALE

The Machines are made by Messrs. Bratby & Hinchliffs, Ltd., Manches tor, and guaranteed in perfeck working order. This complete plant will turn out 2,400 doren Astated water per day;

KWONG SANG HONG LTD...

Hongkong. F. O. Box 390.

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The more influential French papers have been lately very emphatic in arguing that the Allies must not be rushed of their feet by hasty deci sions on questions of this magnitude.

IN FAVOUR OF DELAY. The crux of the matter is this:

elections take place throughout France for the Senate. The Senate and the Chamber of Deputies to rether elect the next President. By Custom the Ministry resigns in order to give the President a fair start.

several vessels were full. Such a miracle drew around MadameMesmin a large following In 1914, the Abbe Sapounghi paid a visit to Madame Mesmin, who, so it is stated, not only made him welcome, but deprived her In this case, resignation is also self in order that he might be clothed necessary because it is certain that and provided for. The abbe is declared Clemenceau will be elected President to have repaid her kindness by the and, will accept office French feel endeavour to get into his own bandsing is strongly in favour of the Con- the sums accruing from the stantinople decision being heid over "miracles" of the weeping Virgin. until the new regime has got fairly Finally, on account of unpriestlike to work. In their view this is the conduct, the abbe was sent to fair game to play. Nantes by order of the ecclesiastical authorities, who also ordered that the Weeping Virgin should be taken to a Franciscan convent, where, ever since, her eyes have been dry.

From the day that Sapounghi ARTICULARS and Conditions of the arrived at Nantes Madame Mesmin

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Petting by Public Auction Salt, to declared herself to be the victim of a

be held on MONDAY, the 7th daySatanic persecution. An invisible March, 1820, Ab3r., at the Odices of

one farther term of 75 years,

PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.

Mr. Lloyd George will hold in the bew conference an authority of an This altogether exceptional nature.

is partly due to the fact that Amer- ican influence, paramount at former stages of the conference owing to the remarkable personality of Pre- sident Wilson has been practically withdrawn."

M. Clemenceau's prestige is as

In the Estate of FREDERICK the Public Works Department, by Order of mouth bit her and left the traces of

ENDELL ROSSER, M.8.A. His Excellency the Governor, of One Lot its teeth on her cheek. The most high as ever it was. As President, Archiect and Civil Engineer late of CROWN LAND at Shauliwa, terrible suffering and temptations he is bound to remain to some extent of Noa, 38 40, Queen's Road in the Colony of Hongkong. for a term assalled her including a homicidal the deus ex mechime, but as Pre- Central, (deceased).

of 75 years, with the optica

of renews! aba Crown Bent to be fixed by the tendency, on account of which it was sident of the Republic he cannot also She was convinced that all this was WILL All persons having Claims Ons are a zigby the Rug for found necessary to keep her shut up. be president of the conference.

due to the evil Iruence of the,able, who, abe said, had a magnetic power over her since: she fell into a mes- meric sleep in his presence. Further, she declared that in her house Sapounghi had celebrated Black Masses, for which he employed the blood of toads and other unclean animals, and also a nude female figure made in wax.

G.-R. HAYWOOD, Solicitor,

No. 13, Des Voeux Road Control. Hongkong, March 26, 1930,

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HONGKONG CLUB.

NOTICE.

THE THIRTY-FOURTH YEARLY GENERAL MEETING of the Members of the EONGKONG CLC, will be held in the Cith House on MONDAY,

From SAN FRANCISCO, via HONO-March 2915, 1920, at 5.30 p.m. LULU, JAPAN PORTS & MANILA.

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The abovs named Steamer having arrived Wednesday, March 24, 1890,

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bareby consignees of· notified to present their Bills of Lading for ccanter-signstore, and take im mediate delivery from alongside steamer or the Company's Godown, where "all cargo impeding immediate discharge will -be-landed at consigness' risk.

By Order,

C. H. P. HAY,

Chairman. Hongkong, March 19, 1920.

HONGKONG CLUB.

NOTICE.

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Lot No. 451,

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Upset Price.

THE Undersigned has received in structions from MESARA. Tronzas & Co., to sell by Public Auction

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at his Sales Rooms, Duddell Street, The Steamer "DAGMAR' as she now lies, in the Menem River, Bangkok, with all her machinery, gear

By the laws of courtesy the new president should be a Frenchman, but he need not necessarily be the French Premier. "The next Ministry will probably be formed be the very able and strangminded M. Millerand, but it is at least possible that some other Frenchman of European pre stige, such as M. Jonnart, might be selected to preside at the conference.

GROUND TO BE CLEARD. M. Millerand has never been in charge of foreign affairs.

The change may well increase Mr. Lloyd George's authority.

In order to put an end to the per- secution endured by Madame Mes mir, the four defendants decided to ra to Nantes to force. Sapounghi to return certain papers relating to Our

At the same time it cannot be Lady of Tears, alleged to have been denied that, owing to many causes, stolen by him, and also to destroy including his loas of authority his instruments of sorcery, They recently with his own electorate, the armed themselves with spiritual and British Premier is not being received temporal weap, and after an early with as good a" Press as that to be has hitherto been morning Mass, invaded the abbe's which sanctuary. Their temporal arms in- accustomed, and French 'opinion cluded a dog-whip, a rubber tube filled imelines to the view that the fast with lead shot, a horse whip, and discussion of the conference should TUISDAY, the 18th May, 1920, handcuffs, the last provided by the be devoted to clearing the ground and

at 3 p.m.

police inspector. The struggle settling such matters 29 Fiume. lasted some three-quarters of an There should then be plenty of time, hour, the magician" putting up a after the establishment of a new vigorous resistance, even endeavour Ministry, for Mr. Lloyd George and ing to use a knife, but at last, the conference to arrive at a decision Storage will be' 1.888880Ć.

OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that

smarting and bound on the floor he about Constantinople. cargo remaining undelivered after N an EXTRAORDINARY GEN.

gave up the keys of his desk. In The Temps, after reference to the ERAL MEETING of the Members of

this were found 631 letters and a Adriatic, which, it declares, is the number of articles which, the HONGKONG CLUS will be held in the

it first problem before the Allied states. Was supposed, he used Club House, Connaught Road Central

in men, says: "From the extreme Right 1800 tons deadweight capacity on his sorceries, but no trace of to the extreme Left the French Press. Victoria, Hongkong, on MONDAY, the Twenty-Ninth day of March, 1920,

the wax figure was discovered. The have expressed on Constantinople immediately after the Yearly General

This Steamer went sabore in the four spell breakers then left, and unanimous views of French public Meeting, when a Resolution ze detailed Gulf of Siam, was salved, and towed to when witnesses, who had heard the

opinion; in the notice exhibited in the Club

and patated up." House will be proposed as an Extra-Bangkok, where she was dry docked noise from the passage outside, en ordinary Resolution.

Inspection orders on application to Should the Resolation be passed by the East Asistic Co., Ltd., Bangkok. the required majority it will be sub No Fire Insuranco whatever will be mitted for confirmation as a Special The Steamer to be at purchaser's risk Resolution to a Recond Extraordinary after fall of hammer, when purchase General Meeting which will be subse money is to be paid. quen Uy convened.

Wednesday, 30th instant.

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All broken, chaled and damaged packages will be landed into the Com- pauye Godown, where same will be examined, on Wednesday, 30th inst.

at. Il a..

"No claims will be recognized, after the goods have left the steamer or Glodown and none will be entertained is

presented later than three weeks after arrival of steamer.

effected.

T. DAIGO,

Manager

Hongkong: March 24, 1990.

Just arrived

a large assortment of FILTERS

1 Gallons up to 4 gallons

CE WARREN & CO., LTD.

Established 1900

and Central.

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-Dated the 19th day of March, 1920.

By Order of the General Committee,

C. H. P. HAY,

Chairman.

THE ASSOCIATION OF EXPORTERS & DEALERS OF HONGKONG.

THE ANNUAL MEETING of the

Members of the ASSOCIATION OF EXPORTERS & DEALERS OF HONGKONG, will be held on TUES DAY, March 30th 1920, at 4 r. po cisely, in the CHAMBER OF COU NERCE ROOM, CHARTERED BANK BUILDING, for the following purposes:--

1 To receive the Report and Ac- equnts of the Committee for the year ended 31st December, 1919,

2. To elect a New Committee,

3. To transact any General business.

"By Order;

EAM. WILLIAMS,

Secretary Hongkong, March 18, 1929.

and sppurtenances, etc. 1457 tona gross. Reg. 921 tous net Reg.

17 feet mean draft, Speed 10 knots.

For fall particulars apply to

GEO. F. LAMMERT,

Auctioneer.

Messrs. THORESEN & Co,

Hongkong.

TAIYO & CO.

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"The Sultan and the Turkish tered, they found Sapounghi lying Government must not be driven from on the floor and bleeding from his | their capital." wounds. It was at this precise mo ment, according to Madame Mesmin, that she ceased to suffer from the

LIFE ON THE LINKS.

This note has been thought out and is written mostly for the guidance

spell which had been cast over her. 'vidence. which locks after children Such are the facts upon which two and certain other creatures. Except eminent French judges were called for this providence there might be a upon to give judgment-Daily Tele death roll from golf here as there graph..

has been in other places, and there would be nobody to blame but mater. familias. For this is the sort of thing which is liable to happen these nice spring. mornings on "a place such as the Race Course. Numbers of people go out to play, among them being materfamilias of paterfamilias, mater familias, amab, with her offspring. Offspring knows boy. et hoc genus one who bave ever nothing about golf, obviously mater had or may have anything to do on familias not a great deal more. or with a golf course. It is published Offspring wanders all over the place. largely in the hope that it may warn digging in the bunkers and making mater-famillas, who has golfing ten-mad pies or fishing in the water dencies as well as her family, of dan jumps, sometimes as much as 100 gers which some of her kind are courtyards from the previous generation. ing with easy temerity every day. If Any morning a careless. goller, golf were not a game it would be or one-short-sighted, scheduled as one of the dangerous come along, give a great hefty thump trades, for among the effects it has to a ball, and damage the young had upon humanity may be number generation to a very considerable ed that of making honest men dis extent Probably mater-familias does honest, truthful men lara (though not know that a golf ball is fatal at In this it hardly rivals Izaac Wal quite a Tong range if she did she ton's art); and decent men loqua would not allow off-spring to wander, clous. But these are nothing com- at large, and she and her fatally pared with the shock it might give would be rather more popular on the zato posterity But for the Kindly pro golf course.-N. C. Daily News.

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