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CABLE ASPIZIK

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RITTLEYA

P. Yorra

VISMER

TELEPRONEL

MERCURY MOTOR CAR DEAL OFFICE

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69-61 Des Voeur Road Central,

TEKSTERY TE

NEW MOTOR SHIP.

HONGKONG.

** GLENOGLE " ARRÍVES HERË.

THE SHIP OF THE FUTURE.

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THE CHINA MAIL.

RIVER STEAMERS.

LOCAL PIRACY.

YAN DRIVE * } # SHOW BOOK

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BOBINIS COUR

OFFICERS AND ENGINEERS.

WEST PLAY BRLNCH 1,543

WOLX SHOP

-30

LOCAL AND GENERAL

One case of diphtheria, British, was reported yesterday.

A bomb was discovered at the former residence of Tseng Yin, one time Commissioner of Finance, of the There arrived in Hongkong this Kwangtung Government. morning on the return journey to London of her maiden voyage the

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A Chinese woman, aged about 37 years, was yesterday removed to the Government Ciril Hospital from the Yaumati Police Station where she had attempted to commit suicide by hanging herself in a cell. She is rcovering.

mour ship"Glenogle," a magni- ficers addition to the Glen Line feet The "Glenogle," which is under the command of Captain 0. 0. Simpson, was built by Messrs. Harland and Wolf, of Glasgow. She is the rinth!

The Motor Union Insurance mororship built for the Glen Line.!

which The bc: the first of her class, which will Company, Ltd of number eight in all. These splendid Union Trading Company is the vessels will all be seen in Hongkong local agent, has declared an interim in due course as they will all be dividend of 30 per cent less income

tax on its ordinary shares. placed on the London to Japan rur..

The rime is now past when motor-

INCREASED PAT GRANTED.

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JUNK RANSACKED.

ROBBED IN BRITISH WATERS.

TAMAAN

THEATRE DISTURBANCE.

CONSTABLE'S COMPLAINT.

ALLEGED ATTACK BY ZENEE MEN,

this

Another local piracy has been re- Three. Chinese who were A generous increase in pay for the officers and engineers of its steamers ported by the steersman of a trading morning charged before Magistrate is contemplated by the Hongkongjunk with a crew of five, who informs Smith with assalting a Chinese con- Canton and Macao Steamboat Comed the police on the vessel's arrival in stable and another Chinese in the pany, Ltd., operating river steamers Hongkong yesterday morning that Roshing Theatre last night, all. between Hongkong. Canton and about 2 m, the same day, while pleaded not guilty."

the junk was under way from Shau Inspector Wills of No. 7 Police

Macio.

It is understood that the Directors Kiwan Bay to Leungstonwan, iStation, who prosecuted, said that of the Company have decided to put Chinese territory, laden with gonerat; four men had a quarrel in the theatre their floating staff on the same scale Cargo, it was hailed off Akungan, last night and angry words led to emia British waters, by a small boat blows. When the constable inter- of pay, and with the same oluments in every respect, as are in making towards it from the shore fered in an effort to stop the three force on the coastwise steamers of opposite the Tamkung Temple at men attacking one, the "defendants the two premier coasting Companies, Lyemun Pass Thinking that the turned upon his assaulting him also. Mr. C. F. Mason, who appeared for the Indo-China Steam Navigation men in the boat were fishermer in and the China Navigation Company, distress, the complainant stopped bis the defenes applied for a remand, The new arrangement will go into junk to pick them up. When the explaining that there was a possibility effect on January 1. It will represent boat came alongside her five occup of a cross-summers being taken out an increase for single officers of apants climbed on board. Two of

complainant. proximately 30 to 46 per cent on the men who cried muskets held against the constable and the other The Magistrate granted a remand their present pay, according to up the complainant and his fokis, seniority. Married officers, with while the other pirates tied their until Thursday

cd families resident hands behind their backs and drove in China, will be granted a special them into the bold. Having closed additional increase, to enable them the hatch on them, the intruders better to meet the high cost of living. wit and made for Kowloon CHANCE FOR SPORTSMEN. The Company will also pay passage Bay where they ransacked the junk, money for the wives of officers on stealing several rolls of cloth, money leave to and from Europe.

wives

An important feature of the new arrangement will be a pension fund, similar to that established by the It will be coasting companies. optional from 25 years' service, and compulsory after 30 years' service. All service to date will count for pensions.

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and clothing to the value of $65.25. The robbery completed, the pirates returned to their boat and rowed It was some hours after way. that the complainant and his fis managed to free themselves and make for Hongkong harbour, police launch has gone out to

vestigate.

EWO COTTON CO.S DIVIDEND.

FIG: IN PLENTY.

VILLAGE CROPS DESTROYED.

The inhabitants of Pingkong vill

Aage in Sheungtsut district, near the

the police that the village has been it-Fanling Golf links, have reported to

invaded by a herd of wild pigs who have destroyed their crop, causing considerable damage and loss. The police appeal to local sportsmen to go out and bunt these pests.

A rough comparison of a few figures shows the extent of the in- "A Pretty Biz Job" is the head-creases by which the officers and "ships were experimental and specula-ing given by the Centon Times to an engineers of the company's vessels

tive. They have definitely bees;

announcement that the Canton will benefit. Formerly the salaries

on paid

a sterling proved a succESS. The oil fuel Miliary Government is proposing to were of

shillings to cupies much less space than the appoint a commission of political basis

they will be At a meeting of the Consulting barkering provision on a steamer and reform to clean on the official corrup- the dollar now thus enables a vessel to carry con- tions found in a Chinese ramen and paid half at one-and-ninepence and Committee of this company, held last half at two shillings, which will repres-week at Shangbai, it was decided siderably more cargo. A much smal-

among the professional politicians.”

ent an increase of 7.14 per cent. The that, after providing for the interim les crew is recessary. Cleanliness. .of course, is a very acceptable fea!

difference between the old rate and dividend of Ts. 22, which absorbed ture, and a high degree of reliability

new rate of monthly pay for Senior Ts. 440,000, the shareholders should THE

balance at credit of Profit and Loss has been demonstrated beyond all

Master and Chief Officer is as be recommended to apportion the

challenge.

The Glen Line are en

follows:

Account on October 31st. 1920, of Present New titled to be considered as the pioneers

Tis. 1,693,429.54, as follows: rate rate

Tis. of the motor vessel, which they have! Territories, yesterday afternoon. The i sponsored in a

very wholehearted complainant and his fatis securely Senior Master-$499.33 $63235 To pay dividend on

$525 Way. When the "Gerogle" class is locked in the kitchen, the robbers Senior Chief Engineer $400

preference shares at completed (several more ships are stole $30 in Chinese copper cents

rate of 7 per cent, If married, with wife out East an now almost ready to leave the Clyde) and $25 in Hongkong 10-cest pieces.

per annum + ** ** another class will immediately be put.. under construction.

The company is convinced that the motorship is the ship of the future. And in due course will entirely sup - plant the steamer, though, of course, that will take a long time vetat leas: for the period of utility of the newest steamers años.

The Gienogle" is the highest powered oil-motor vessel afleet. al though to the greatest in length She is a cargo boat of 12,500 fors deadweight... propelled by four-cycle Diesel engines, set in parallel of eight cylinders, each controlling individually the win propellers. These engines develop 6,600 i.hp. and functioned admirably during the voyage out from England, maimairing a steady sea voyage of 13 know though fully

Two robbers, one armed with a revolver and the other with a chop per which te found on the premises, ransacked the Wai Wo grocery shop at Ualong New Market in the New

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additional increase of 10 per cent., is

provided.

Under the present rate the Chief Officer receives $250 per month the first year; the new rate will amount to nearly $300 a month,

To pay a fual dividend on 20,000 ordinary shares of Tis. 68 per ̈share..............

To write off plant and

machinery

To write off buildings... To write off water

supply ......

To write off debenture

A coolie was killed by a govern- ment motor car in Canton yesterday. The vehicle passed over the chest of the victim who was killed instantene ously. The Canton paper gravely sdds: "When the body was removed The Hongkong Canton and Macao to the hospital, the physician in Steamboat Company is the first charge could do nothing but pro- of the river steamship lines to nounce him dead." The motor car raise the scale of pay of its is alleged to have passed on without officers and engineers to that paid To write off furniture stopping. Mrs. A. Lincoln, an Ameri- by the coast-wise lines. It is under-

investment ...... can missionary, was passing at the stood that the concessions were time. She did her best to render first granted voluntarily by the directors To add to special re paira and renewals aid, but received no assistance from of the Company, without pressure

fund....saa moniam ses the crowd. The body was eventually from the Guids, the motive of the removed to hospital

directors being that of assisting To give to war funds... their employees to benefit by the To pay bonus to staff.

at mills prosperity of the company. Needless

to Chinese- To add The Piece Goods Guild of Heng- to say the officers and engineers

superannuation fund kong, according to the Canton paper, affected by the increase is pay are

To carry forward to has sent an open letter to Governor well pleased.

Dew account Chen Ching-ming of Kwangtung There has been no evidence yet of advising him not to start an expedian intention on the part of any of tion against Kwangst. It states that the Chinese river steamboat com- The following description has been the two Kwangs are like brothers given of this splendid vessel:-Seen of the same family and that there paries to take a similar step. from alar the "Glenogle has the are millions of dollars worth of appearance of an ordinary steamship Cantonese property and business in owing to the addition of a funnel, that neighbouring province and that a characteristic feature of all the Glen most of the wealthy merchants of "Lize motorships. The funnel, how- Kwangst are Cantonese. A war will ever, is not entirely an ornament, prove disadvantageous and a loss to as in the interior are Ented baffle the Cantonese doing business in Kwangs. Moreover, it will affect Chinese foreign trade.

loaded.

VESSEL DESCRIBED.

plates for the silencing of the ex harst. She is certainly the lası thing in cargo vessel design. and, no effort has been spared by the design- ers in their endeavour to make wi

ECONOMY AND CLEANLINESS..

cargo vessel which has all the fanda-] There are so many advantages in..

under excessive loads.

ELECTRICAL WINCHES.

KWANGTUNG FIGHTING.

INDEMNITY DEMANDED.

Tis

TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS.

CHINA LIGHT & POWER

CO., (1918), LTD.

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NOTIDE OF CALL

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that

a call of $1 per share has been made upon all members holding sharm 28,000.00 upon which only 3 has been paid, and that such call will be payable to the Bankers of the Company, The Hong- Long & Shanghai Banking Corporation. at Bongkong, on the 1st day of March, 1921.

FOR THE CHINA LIGHT & POWER.

Co., (1918), Lro. SHEWAN, TOMES & Co.

General Managers.

1,360,000.00

100,000.00 50,000.00

218.60 1,000,00

2,500.00

..

Hongkong, November 30, 1940.

THE CHINA LIGHT & POWER CO., (1918), LTD.

NOTICE OF. CALL

50,000.00 20,000.00

50,000,00

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that of $1 per share has been -20,000.00

made upon all members holding shares 11,710.94 upon which only $3 has been paid, and $1 called up (dne on the 1st day. of 1,693,429.54 March 1921), and that such call will be payable to the Bankers of the Company, The Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corporation at Hongkong, on the 2nd day of May, 1921

TRANSPORT AND THE WAR.

"Lord Ashield, in his presidential address to the Institute of Transport

INVASION OF KWANGSI THREATENED on Monday last, gave pride of place

(From a Correspondent.)

-

WUCHÓW, Dec. 8.

Kwangtung

to the transport man. This, of course, was somewhat natural in view

FOR THE CHINA LIGHT & POWER

Co. (1918), I. SHEWAN, TOMES & 'CO.

General Managers. Hongkong, December 1, 1920.

TO LET.

LET-For immediate ostapation

of the audience he was addressing. TREE LARGE and LIGHT He pointed out that as soon as people

PUBLIC AUCTIONS.

tions to wall by Pubile Aurike,

Undersigned have reodved instrue

(FOR LOCOCET OF THE COTULEKIND),

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SATURDAY,

mental accessories coupled with a favour of oil-burning vessels such as General Li has notified the Kwang- ceased to be nomadic transport ROOMS suitable for offes Central comfortable and ingeniously arranged their compactness in engine space, si generals that Kwangtung must be became a factor essential to existence, position. Apply P. O. Bax No. 73.

for the damage and that civilisation was most interior. The facilities for the dis the extraordinary ease of surting.indemnified charge of cargo are of the latest de- which can! be done at a moment's done to the various towns in advanced in those nations in which Province, transport, was most developed. Bat sign in which rapidity has been the notice, the elimination of the too irk- the alm in view. There are in 211 38 some work of stokers, the small con- including Lukpu, Szeur and Waichow, if transport has assisted in civilisa steel derricks, all of an unconvention sumption of fuel (the "Glenogie" This indemnity must be paid by the tion, it must also and the me this shoulder the responsibility of al latice design, enabling the clean- consumes 20 tons of oil daily, a little end of the Chinese year. Otherwise chanical engineer has to share in ing of rust with case and obviating the over a third of the amount that would Kwangsi will be invaded.

Walchow are making war possible on the scale The banks in interior rusting which is so liable to be necessary if coal were used), and

The reason which we have so recently witnessed. strongly barricaded take place a cylindrical derricks and last but no least of numerous other has been known to cause shearing features in favour of internal com for these precautions is, that Lord Ashfield shows that the stupend hustion engines, its absolute clean-Kwangsi troops presenting Kwangsi ous Exures of the men engaged in liness, that there is no doubt that notes do not receive full face value the recent confict, so far out-num The notes suffer between 30 and 40 bering anything dreamt of before, The absence of paraphernalia which motorships will become practically per cent depreciation, the banks hay- were the direct result of mechanical one is accustomed to see on cargo universal in the future, certainly for ing available only Kwangtung silver transport in its various forms In may be said that it was this which Vessels is striking to the tayman, passenger linere.

and that only in small amount.

won the war for us. It was certain An interesting feature of the ship particularly the absence of steam

ly an engineer's war and a.war of winches and their pipes.

On this is the kitchen in which all the ranges

transport. But it was transport ship all the winches are electrically are electrically heated and the pro

which made the German rashes driven, and both fore and aft these xinky to which copious-store and re-

According to the Asahi a rumour dangerous, and from beginning. to are so arranged that with the vinches frigerating plants have been Etted up, set in fours, side by side, the main small but useful advantage which is current in California that Dr. David end the big blows were always the stopped, or at least punctuated, by shift runs through the whole set and could only be possible in a vessel T. Barrows, President of is driven by gearing. Each winch is where minimum engine space has University of California, will be pauses required to reorganise this necessarily independent of the rest, been required. The store room and appointed next Governor of the essential service. Thus while we and the ingenious epicycle gear, more the refrigerators are especially inter- Philippines. Dr. Barrows has lately Familiar in the differential gear on esting. They are high and spacious become famous for his hostility to

Japanese immigration." motor cars, provides the essential, and everything that can be found in function which is one of its main a regular grocer shop might be found features. Another is the installation in this little place.

PROVISION FOR PASSENGERS.

acknowledge our indebtedness to this way, it must share some of the industry, in the peaceful tener of its responsibility for the last confiagra- tion in the world being on such an un- The Asahi states that there are, precedented scale. It is to be hoped of a magnetic safety brake on all the

now three, thousand Japanese rest that we may remain efficiently winches, providing for emergencies The "Glenogle" is purely a cargo dents in Alexandrovsk, North Sagha- prepared for eventualities, the bulk of should any untoward breakdown of the boat but acce.mmodation (which we lien, and that all the streets have our attention may be centered in the generating plant occur at a crucial understand is booked up to next Octo" been given Japanese names, Con- future on the further peaceful develop. moment when a load might be hanging ber) is provided for a dozen passen-sidering that the military occupation ment of the world's civilisation by ia mid air. This is so arranged that gers, and the cabins for whom are was only to be until arrangements means of transport, and to enable at the moment of the stop in the cir- lofty and excellently fitted up. Both were made with some stable Govern this industry to be of the maxim cuit the brake is immediately magne the saloon and cabins are panelled in ment regarding the settlement of the benefit to the world at large, as Lord fically locked.

oak, giving a simple and attractive bill for Nikolaevsk, this is a very Ashfield demonstrates, it must be

All the auxiliary machinery on appearance to the portion of the ves-significant development, remarks the controlled by the right klod of mea. board is driven by tour independent vel dorast for the comfort of the Janpan Chronicle Benaming in It is this question which really Diesel engines of 150 i.h.p., each passengers. All the cabins are fitted Korea coincided with annexation. occupes the greater pare of the coupled to 95 kw. electric genera with large square windows which give Elsewhere it has been equivalent to address to which we have referred.

Engineering ample light and air.

anneration.

December 11 1920, at 12 noon, at their Bales Rooms, No. 8, Dee Van Road, Corner of Loe House Street,- A Quantity of Laundry & Scouring Soxy. Th

··HUGHES & HOUGH,

Auctioneers. Hongkong, December 10, 1990.

tractions from Ma. D. Komura, ⋅ OF TIEK Undersigned have received ins- YOKOMIKA, to sell by Pablic Auction,

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WEDNESDAY, December 15, 1920, at 2.30 pm,

at their Bales Boots, No. 8, Des Your Road, Corner of Ice Hocze Street, Several lots of WATER COLOURS,

by well-known Japanese-Artista -- To be sold without remerve

To Clear Stock

On view day of slaze.

19:30:

NOTICES.

NEW JERSEYS, JUMPERS

& SCARF WRAPS.

SMART WOOL

JUMPERS

$7.50 to $35.00

WOOL WRAPS

$3.75 to $30.00

A PLEASING SELECTION OF COATS AND

WRAPS WITH MANY DISTINCTIVE

AND ORIGINAL FEATURES.

LANE, CRAWFORD & CO.

"BABY" GRAND PIANOS

JUST UNPACKED "FROM

"BROADWOOD LONDON.

'CHICKERING"

The finest in the world.

BOSTON.

THE ANDERSON MUSIC CO., LTD.

18, DES VOUX ROLD.

FINE SELECTION OF GOODS SUITABLE FOR

TEL... 1312

XMAS & NEW YEAR PRESENTS.

CUTEX SETS MANICURE SETS

Including

COTT'S & HOUBIGANT'S PERFUMERY HAIR BRUSHES & COMBS COLGATE'S GIFT BOXES PIPES & VACUUM FLASKS

Exte

Etc..

At Moderats Prices.

COLONIAL DISPENSARY,

Tel. No. 1877.

14 Queen'ï Bi Central, Hongkong.

THE "BON TON" LTD.

87, Queen's Road Central,

JUST ARRIVED.

An odd 283ortant of Ladies' Hats of the latest Freach styles ani mike, no duplicatas of any style.

Also Evening Dress and Costume. Materials and Trimmings, etc.

EXPECTED SHORTLY.

The universal popular BONTON Corsets.

XMAS

HAMPERS.

by to notify Customers that Assorted Hamper suitable for the Web, to not may be obtained from us at the following androed rate

No. 1 HAMPER.

1 Qt.. Moet & Chandon Champagns “Crown Brut *

Blackberry Brandy

PL. D.O.M

1 Qt. Martell's XXX Brandy'

24 King George IV W. L. Whisky or Perfection

1

Superb Tawny Fort

St. Julien Garet

Old Brown Sharry Bed Beal

DOL OL Tow or Dry Ga

Burgoyne's Australian Burgundy

1 phisi Pomeransan Bitters

Wo. 2. HAMPER.

1 Qt. Guillemart Champagne_ 1 Pt. D.O.M.

10 Burgoyne's Australian Burgundy-

Martell's XXX Brandy

King George IV WAL. Whisky or Part Taway Dry Fort

Et Julien clarut

DOLOMd Tomar Diy Gits

Vino de Pasto-Yellow Beal Břeny

phial Pomeranzen Bitters

No. 3-HAMP

1 Qt. Bargoyne's Australian Burgundy

Pt. Get Freres -Peppermint..

D.O.MA

Oda Superior Bich Old Port

King George V W L. Whisky or Perfection

Engends **** Brandy

* amontillado Shady White Bea?

Medoe Glares. This

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Hampers of all descriptions made, np to suit Customers

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$30

$25.