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MONDAY, MAY 24, 1920.

A TERRIBLE ORDEAL

FIFTY YEARS IN PRISON.

A HANDCART GYMKHANA. THE WONDERFUL FORD.

1

A CAR IN FORTY MINUTES.

THE CHINA MATE

FIVE SHILLINGS A WORD.

HIGH INDIAN CABLE RATES,

The mercantile community is up in the "Shaffield Independent" by Mr urgent cable rate o Indise is

A very lively account is given in arms against the five shillings a word

TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS.

NOTICE.

At the Magistracy this morning. before Mr. R. O. Hutchison, Inspector A man who in his earlier life be; Garred of the Traffic Department

E Management of the "CHA MALL ** forged to a band of brigands and achieved. fame, not caly by the charged the licensed driver of meat Cecil Roberts of the mass productionclared to be a monstrous extortion and desires to inform the public that numerous murders he committed, van No. 170 with the reckless driving methods of the Ford motor factories.it is urged that if it is possible to get its tariff for advertisements received ou but by his wonderful escape from the of his vehicle in Des Voeux Road The Ford plant now turns out one cables transmitted without delay at and after this date will be increased by

million cars a year, and covers 350 this price it must also be possible 10 20 per cent. extreme penalty of the law, has just West

acres at Detroit. The annual turn- celebrated his centenary in a Home Aged in Rome.

He is fendant admitted the offence and over is 400,000,000 dollars. There are ser then through at the ordinary rate This increase is rendered imperative

of s. S. for the

Hitherto the excuse for by the constantly growing cost of pro-: known as Antonio Ventura. In 1862, had nothing to say. Inspector Garrod 40,000 workmen, speaking over a

the five days' delay has been that d'action, the price of paper alone having he was condemned to death by Pope said two vans, the number of one of hundred different languages a real owing to the stoppage of the Inde-advanced by 700 per cent during the League of Nations." The wages bill! Pius IX, and (says the Central Newswhich he was unable to ascertain, is 5,000,000 dollars a month. The European route, and the damage to Past fire years.

on one fine morning in May was taken on

the

last night. The

de-

the scaffold for the law were having a regular race. one to be vindicated. He was placed in on each tram track, last night, position and the executioner pulled

Traffic when the going West the cord releasing the cutter. The

them.. Onc van latter. however, suddenly stopped Sergeant saw

in time and turned on reaching

neck, pulled up man's which was only slightly cut, and Into Western Street, thus escaping when the executioner was about the Police. The drivers of the other to draw up the cutter for the purpose of making a further an did not see the Police until they were almost upon the Sergeant attempt, the Advocate stepped in ex- plaining that the law permitted only when they dropped the shaft and one attempt to be made to execute scattered. The van careered along

unattended. for the same individual. Ventura was the

road

a

For the

In order to meet these conditicus. picture drawn of division of labour the Eastern Company's cables, it has

world have been obliged to raise their in excelsis is not very attractive. been utterly impracticable to avoid newspapers and magazines all over the

The merchants point out The individual man works at his congestion.

subscription and advertising rate-in monotonous repetition job, and has that if rebling the rate insures mome cases by as much as 100 per cent little or no idea what he contributes mediate transmission, the congestionand, at the same time, to curtail the to the finished car. A mass pro- excuse falls to the ground. Repre-size und number of pages. duction car, in effect, is not made by sentations in this sense are being made present, however, it has been decided. man but by machines. The inby the London and Manchester Cham-in the interests of the public generally sad of advertisers in particular, to leave dustrialist, challenged to justify such bers of Commerce.

the price of the "Casa Man" methods from the point of view of

changed. securing happiness in work, can only point to the possibility that when scientific production is carried out all round, the working day can be so reduced as to leave the individual

to obtain rest or recreation.

MAÊS PRODUCTION AND "JOY IN WORK.."

thereupon unstrapped and removed good distance, eventually running worker with plenty of time in which to prison, and considerable discussion ensued among the jurists as to what into a drain where it came to a should be done in the matter. The standstill. Pope decided to commute the sentence to imprisonment for life Ventura remained in prison for 30 years.

A CLERK'S SHIPPING DEAL.

KASHIMA MARU" FULLY

BOOKED.

The s.s. Kashima Maru, of the

Nippon Yusen Kaisha, on her voyage

to Seattle and Victoria, carries many first-class passengers from Hongkong. She cleared at 11 am, on Saturday Her Hongkong bookings included Mr. B. Amissimoff. Mr. C. Agustino Mr. C. Angeles Mr. G. Abad, Mr.

Hongkong, May 17, 1980. -

TO SECRETARIES OF CLUBS AND OTHER INSTITUTIONS.

Antices of forthcoming meetings, from to-day, all preliminary

insertion in the news columns of the lectures and entertainments, sent for

CHA Matt will be charged for at the rate of 81. each providing they do not occupy more than four lines. If this space in exceeded they will be prevailing rate.

A ricsha had a very narrow escape from being run into

The "Ironmonger" illustrates the by the heavy van. It gave the Police point by quoting from an amusing a lot of trouble to get coolies at address by Mr. H. Tipper to the that time of night to take the van to American Society of Automotive E the station, where it was kept until gineers. Mr. Tipper went into the factory of the Western Electric Com. claimed this morning by the owner, pany and saw a white-haired many Alguequi. Mr. W. Alexander. Mr.placed in the advertising columns at the These people were continually doing standing by a punching machine. E. Barrero, Mr. F. W. Becraft. Mr. this sort of thing, in spite of the The old fellow was pushing steel A. Beattie. Mr. H. Begilon. Mr. At the London Bankruptcy Court, danger to the other traffic. They plates into the machine, punching W. F. Bingham Miss V. Borilia, Mr. before Mr. Garton, Official Receivet. thought it a great sport, but it was a them, and passing them on to an- and Mrs. C. Coster, Mr. H. A. R. other workman. Mr. Tipper asked Corant. Mr. R. V. Craggs. Mr. C.

What is that plate?" and the following conversation ensued

a meeting of creditors was held of Fridjoy With Moller, described as

2:4

nuisance.

A fine of $10 or two weeks' hard

hist

T. K. K. SAILINGS.

of the

The s.5. "Tenyo Maru Tovo Kisen Kaisha's North American line, is scheduled to sail from this port for San Francisco, via Shanghai, Nagasaki. Kobe, Yokohama and

Honolulu, on Thursday, the 27th of May. She is a vessel of 22.000 tots, equipped with triple screw turbines, and has excellent accommodations. for first class passengers.

The s.s. "Choyo Maru," a South Amercan cargo carrier operated by the Toyo Kisen Kaisha, leaves for Moji. Japan, on Wednesday the 26th of May. Her outward bound itinerary includes. Kobe, Yokohama, Honolulu, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Salina Cruz, Balboa, Callao, Arica, and Iquique as ports of call. She makes Valparaiso her South American terminal, from whence she turns back on her homeward bound voyage,

MODERN TANNERY" IN HONGKONG,

That is P.X. 111."

Hougtong May 12, 1920..

CHESA MAL

WANTED.

Map

H. Davies: Mr. R. Duckworth-Ford. Mr. L. H. Dingman, Rev. Bro. Eusi-ANTED-By well-known Import- buis. Mr. H. M. Epstein, Mr., A. [VV er, PIECE GOODS ASSIS- Gimbel, Mrs. J. Goyena, Miss ETANT. Capable of taking charge of "You don't get me; what do they Gorayeb.. Mr. L. Gimbel, Mr. M. department. Knowledge of local con- use it for?"

Gude, Mrs. M. Gutierrez. Mr. and ditions essential. Excellent, prospects for "I don't know."

Mrs. H. R. Harvey, Mrs. A. V. Ca suitable party. Apply Box 1107, "How long have you been on this Hastim. Mr. A. Holst. Mr. B. Hous- ton, Mr. C. H. Hanlin.. Mr. F. jab?"

Hopito, Mr. G. G. Haven. Mr. J. p. Harrison, Mr. and Mrs. N, F. Kennedy, Mr. J. T. Knowles. Miss Hertzer, Miss. J. P. Jansen. Mr. E. E. Lambrecht. Capt. E. C. Lourence. Mrs. and Miss Lourence, Mr. and

"Twelve years."

One can imagine a mass-production marvellous final product and wonder- worker gazing in awe at the ing whereabouts in its contraptions and gadgets his particular bis of Punched metal is imbeded.

OUR CLEVEREST MAN.

BERNARD SHAW THINKS

HE KNOWS.

"I would not live in Tottenham if you paid me, declared Mr. George Bernard Shaw at a Labour meeting at South Tottenham,

"Thank Heaven," he added. "I have money enough to live some where else; but if you had any sense you could made Tottenham a place better worth living in."

of at present in Pentonville Frison.labour was imposed. against whom a receiving order was made on March 23 on a creditors" petition. The debtor, a Norwegian,. in August, 1913, was engaged as a shipping clerk at Drammen, Norway. In April, 1916, he went to New York, where he acted in a similar capacity for a few months and came back to Norway and entered into negotiations for the purchase of the steamship George W. Fenwick," then lying at San Francisco. the purchase was 450,000 dollars. equalling £125,000. He paid a deposit of £10,000, which sum was found by a relative, and he sold the ship to Messrs. Rostrop Erricksen, shipowners of Bergen, Norway, for 1,250,000 kroners, or about £135,000. They paid £125,000 to the New York agent out of which sum the £10,000 deposit was returned to his relative. The profit should have been $10,000, but owing to Rostrop's finding there was something short in the deadweight capacity of the ship they withheld £5,000, and he received as his share of the profit £2,300, enwhich he had since lived. He came to England after July, 1918, and obtained employment

Mr. Shaw said he had a very strong as a shipping clerk with salary and commission. In November he drew

opinion as to who was the cleverest from the firm by whom he was em

man in England, but he dared not ployed a sum of £130 in respect of

say who was the cleverest woman. commission. At that time he was

But if they wanted to pick out the on the point of introducing a very

20 cleverest people in England a large deal in shipping, but he was

U.S.. Consul-General George E. certain number of them would be informed that on that account the Anderson, Hongkong. reports that in women. firm could only allow him 10 percent. 1917 a modern rannery was construct-

"The only woman in the House of He immediately dropped the deal, anded by Chinese interests in Hongkong.Commons," said Mr. Shaw, "has just asked the to consider his engage the plant being located on the main been discovering what a lot of fools ment at an end. He was sentenced at the Central Criminal and portion of the Colony, on the she is among.” Court on February 3 to three site of a smaller native rarnery which months in the second division for had been in operation for many years. forging a cheque, and he was pro. and which furnished, in fact, the secuted by the bank. No statement Financial and commercial foundation of affairs had been filed, but he owed for the new undermaking. The actual £956, and expected his assets to pro- operation of the new tannery was duce £1,660. He attributed his undertaken in January. 1918; but present position to inability to obtain short trial demonstrated that it was not sufficient business, and to his income a practical success. The plant became not being sufficient to cover his ex-idle, and was acquired by a British penses. He stated that on his release concern, which reorganised if enlisted he intended to at once communicate an American leather expert and sent with his people in Norway and obtain him to the United States to purchase sufficient funds to pay his debts in additional modern equipment. .full.

under this British reorganisation, in- cluding American financial interests. the plant has commenced the actual tanning of leather. Just how far this MY LADY-NICOTINE.

Factory's output will effect the trade in imported leathers is problematical, but During recent years the habit of on the whole it is believed that it will smoking cigarettes among women not have any unfavourable result has undoubtedly increased, but the Imports of sole leather into Hongkong suggestion publicly made that the in 1919 were valued at $6,000,000 custom has become more common (approximate). Of these imports the among nurses than among other larger portion comes from Singapore, classes is strongly denied. It has with Indo-China, Burma. and Siam! even beet stated that nurses indulge furnishing nearly the whole of the in their favourite weed while attend- balance.

The Official Receiver was appoint

ed trustee.

Now

A linle high-grade sole

.iog patients. Nothing could be leather comes from Australia, and a

further from the truth, as was point ed out by the matron of one of the largest London hospitals recently

still smaller amount from the United Sentes. The value of the imports of upper leather in 1919 was substan-

"It is true," she said, "that we do riaily $300,00, of which the United not prohibit smoking by nurses, but States furnished about 90 per cent, there is an unwritten law that a little coming from Australia, India smoking by nurses is derogatory to

and Indo-China. the profession. I do not say that there is no smoking, but I know that it I went into the nurses' quarters and found one smoking she would look very shamefaced. As for smok. ing in the wards with the patients, the thing is unheard-of.”

ATTEMPTED SABOTAGE.

STORY FROM CALCUTTA,

That was the general opinion expressed when inquiries on the sub.

Two creales named Cahill and ject were made at leading London, hospitals. Nurses are not specifically Howard were recently charged with ship with a debarred from smoking, but it is con- committing mischief to a sidered 'infra dig." for them to in- view to destroying it or rendering i The prosecution story was dulge in the habit. "I was surprised," | unsafe. sald the matron quoted above, "to that the accused pur powdered emery find on one occasion a lady in nursing into the oil' cups of the main engine. uniform smoking in a restaurant. Of the effect of which would have caused course, the wearing of the uniform considerable damage to the machinery! was no proof that she was a nurse, and possibly an explosion when the For- but the fact that she was wearing engines had been set in motion. uniform attracted my attention, and tunately Cahil, owing to a disagree- I thought it was degrading the pro- ment with the second accused, report-

ed the matter to the Chief Engineer.

fession."

'Suggesting that no man should be allowed to remain idle until every farthing of the country's debt was paid off, Mr. Shaw said that to make everybody work was the only way to

round the rich people.

If they only brought in a law that every man had to do his bit, there would no longer be any point in being rich."

TO-DAY'S

NOTICE.

APPLICATIONS are invited for the in the Supreme Court of Hongkong.

post of CHIEF INTERPRETER

Candidates must be of European descent and must be thoroughly con- versant with the Cantonese dialect, while a trowledge of a second dialect of the Chinese language is desirable.

Mrs. L. Leeke. Mrs. F. Luna. Mr. J. J. Moison. Mr. and Miss Martinez, Mr. S. D. Martinez, Mr. and Mrs. W. Manning. Mr. E. O'Brien, Mrs. F. Prising. Mr. G. Gy Quin, Mr. J. M... Rosales. Mr. A. McC. Stewart, The Commencing salary is at the rate Miss B. Shostakovich. Miss H of $400 a month, and an allowance in Stewart. Mr. H. Stienstre, Miss aid of rent is granted.

Applications should be made in Sanchez, Mrs. C. Shaw. Mr. Swriting to the Registrar, Supreme Stickney Capt, C E Teraperlery. Court. Mr. G. B. Tengco, Mr. C. V. Webe and Mr. H. N. Walton

“CHINA'S” PASSENGERS.

C. D. MELBOURNE,

Registrar.

NOTICE.

APPLICATIONS and invited for the of GRADE INTER- PRETER in the Supreme Court of Hongkong.

Following is a list of European PAR- Obins," sengers who left on the s.3. China Mail Steamship Company, which left Hongkong May 23rd bound for

Candidates must be thoroughly coo- San Francisco via Shanghai and Hono- lalu. She will arrive in San Francisco versant with English and with the 00 or about June 12th

ET. Abl. V. W. Alliz, H. Aldona, KCantonese dialect, while a knowledge of Arbadji, C. R. Ailano, A. A. Brime, a second dialect of the Chinese langu E. Barts, I. M. Buseh, Jane Dinti, Mr. age is desirable.

The salary offered is $1,920 per and Mrs H, N.Dunning, Misa F. Ellis, C. H. Ferrier, K. A. Gabriel, Mrs. C. A. Garnier, I. M. Garnier, Miss I. L. Gar- nier, Master A. L. Garnier, Miss C. J. Garnier, F. R. Gornez, M. and Mrs J. N. Bollister, Miss T. V. Hollister, Mae ter P. W Hollister, Mrs. W. E. Horley, Miss R. Horley. Master E. Forley, F. M. Leekney, R. J. Mazil J. H. Moore, F.- Horley, Mrs. Johnson, Mr. Kadris, F. Philip, M. Phollack, Jr. M. Phollack, Lt. Col. H. T., Trolle, Mrs. A. Ven Vaters, F. Valendo. G. G. Weber, Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Stokes and Mr. J. P.

Parker.

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

TO-DAY, at 2.30 p.m.

LÁST PERFORMANCE. OF

"ALADDIN"

TO-NIGHT, at 6.15 & 9.15 pm.

"A PAIR OF CUPIDS'

I

at

THE CORONET.

P. S. Have you had your copy. of the Coronet Revue" yet?

SWATOW DRAWN THREAD WORK,

· CANTON EMBROIDERY.: WHOLESALE AND RETAIL,

S. K. TSAN & CO.

P. O. Box 564.

QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL,

CABLE ADDRESS TSANG.

annum rising by biennial increments of $120 to $2,400 per saam.

Applications should be made in writing to the Registra, Supreme Court.

C. D. MELBOURNE,

Registrar. Borgkong May 24, 1920.

STRUTHERS AND DIXON, INC.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

From SAN FRANCISCO AND

SEATTLE

THE Steamship

"WEST HIMROD," having arrived from San Francisco, via ports, on May 29, 1920, consignese are hereby notified that their cargo is being loaded at their risk into the Hazardous and/or Extra-Hazardous. Godowns of the Hongkong and Kow. loon Whart and Godown. Co. Ltd. Kowloon, and stored at Consigneea' risk.

Consignors of cargo por "West Ivis," from Seattle are hershy, notified that their cargo wes travshipped at Toko- hams to the " West Himrod."

Consignees of cargo must predaör an Import Permit signed by the Superintendent of Imports and Expoi tay Hongkong, before Bills of Lading will be countersigned.

All broken, chafed and damaged cargo is to be left in the Godowns. where it will be examined at 11 min. on May 31, 1920, by the Company's Surveyors, Mesare. Carmichael & Clarke. All claims must be presented within thirty days of the steamer's arrival here, after which they cannot be recognized. No claims will be re- cognised after the goods have left the Godores, and cargo undelivered on and after May 31, 1920, will be subject to rent.

Consignees are roquested to tend in their Bill of Ladjag for countersigno- ture immediately.

~STRITHER) & DIXÓN, INC.,

Agenta,

Ist. floor, Powell's Building: 12, Des Teux Bond, Central

WALLA WALLAS # double-oront

the harbour But never double crose, you Phone No. 3516.

NOTICES.

LANE, CRAWFORD & CO.

FOR SILK SOCKS.

نمیشه

EVERY DAY THERE IS SUNSHINE;

THAT JUST ENOUGH TO WARN US SUMMER IS HERE; JUST ENOUGH · TO TURN OUR THOUGHTS TO SILK SOCKS; AND THE INCOM- THE KNOW. PARABLE DELIGHT IN LEDGE THAT THEY ARE COMFY, SOOTHING AND DURABLE TO WEAR: PRICES RANGE FROM $2.25, $2.75,

$425,

$4.75, PAIR

COLUMBIA

RECORDS.

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DANCE

(Hindustan

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B1e-ow

One Step

高声

13

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(Indiana

Jazz Band

Darktown Strutters Ball Fox Trot

JP

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A 2327

Lily of the Valley

(Broken Dull

A 6910

Biltmore Waltz

One Step

Princes Orchestra

Fox Trot Princes Band

3)

THE ANDERSON MUSIC CO., LTD.

14 DES VŒUX ROAD.

TEL 1325.

ROUND THE ISLAND OF HONGKONG,

BY

THE BEST & MOST COMFORTABLE MOTOR CARS

AT

THE SPECIAL REDUCTION PRICES:- HUDSON or CHANDLER, 7-passenger Motor Var $12.00

OAKLAND,

Phone 2499.

5-passenger Motor Car $ 8.00.

BREEZY GARAGE,

161, Des Voeux Road, Central,

(next to Sincere Co, Ld.)

FANCY

BATHING CAPS

Various Styles at Low Prices COLONIAL DISPENSARY.

14, Queen's Road Central

TANSAN

Telephone No 1877.

What is TANSAN 7 Why The famous Japanese Natural

Mineral Water.

"THE CHOICEST OF ALL CHOICE" WATERS "

TANSAN 1. NATURAL TONICA-

TANSAN is a DELICIOUS DRINK. TANSAN is ABSOLUTELY.PURE. TANBAN is an AID TO DIGESTION, TANSAN does NOT LOWER THE SYSTEM. TANSAN 12 PICK ME UP.

TANSAN has NO EQUAL.

TANSAN is FREE FROM BACTERIA.

If you have never tried TANSAN do so AT ONCE. Taste it alone, mix it with you WHISKY, try it with MILK, and remember you are drinking

"The Choicest of all Choice Waters."

TANSAN

Beware of spurious imitations which are unpalatable

dangerous.

See that the label bears the name of

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