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April 11, 1921, Temperature 69

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April 11, 1920, Temperature 62

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„HONGKONG, MONDAY, APRIL 11, 1921.

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日四初另三酉辛式圖年十國志寧中。

BUSINESS NOTICES

TO-DAY'S CABLE.

THE DOLLAR."

In this changeable weather

To-day's closing rate 26 1.8

(Rinder's Service to the China Mal

HATIONAL CRISIS.

Beware of a chill-

Carry a phial of

WATSON'S

COLD CURE TABLETS

A sure preventive, A speedy cure.

Price per phial 75 cents.

A. S. WATSON & CO., LTD.,

THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY.

DRAGON MOTOR CAR-GO.

(THE EUROPEAN GARAGE). Open and Closed

CARS FOR HIRE

482.

TEL

3552

in Hongkong and Kowloon

TEL

482 3552

THOS. COOK & SON. Tourist, Steamship and Forwarding Agents, Bankers, etc,

OFFICIAL PASSENGER AGENTS TO

"PHILIPPINE GOVERNMENT."

TICKETS SUPPLIED to ALL PARTS of the WORLD at Tariff Rates. And LETTERS of CREDIT and CIRCULAR NOTES. ISSUED

CASHED.

BAGGAGE collected; forwarded and insured at lowest rates. COOKS PAR EASTERN TRAVELLERS GAZETTE," containing Sailings and Fares from the Far East to all parts of the World, will be forwarded free on application. Telegraphia Address “COUPON." Telephone No. 55%, "

THOS, COOK & SON, Hongkong Hotel Bulidings, Hongkong, Also SHANGHAI, PEKING, YOKOHAMA, MANILA, CEIP OFFICE LUDGATE CIBOUS, LONDON, L.G.

STEAMING COAL.

Contracts Solicited for Bunkering Ships at Hongkong, Shanghai, Keeling (Formosa) And All Leading Japan Ports. K. KIMURA & CO. 2, Connaught Road Central. Cable Add. "

Tel. No. 2530. Propaganda"

STRALIAN

INC

"Canfience in the matennis am is only Heile low important in the batêng dà f industries than confidence in the men

Purity Percentages

99.9% 98.75%-90%

The high standard of purity maintained in the products of the Zinc Producers of Australia always justifies the confidence users put in it. Australian Zinc acts and re-acts with certainty. The Association is prepared to supply the following:—

Electrolytic Zinc (4-2) Brand

Containing about 99.35 %. Metalle Zine

(99.5% quaranteed

Spelter HAS

Brand

Containing about 75% Metallic Zinc

High-Grade Zinc Dust

Containing about 90 % Metallic Zinc

Zinc Concentrates

Various Grades

The Soir Selling Organisation for the abama Autralian productions to `

Zinc Producers' Association Proprietary Ltd. -

Colim House, 360 Collies Street, Melbourne, Australia

Estresses Mat Aasta Piars, London, R.C 2

Cable Addresses-Zinotom Melbourne,

Paytrek, Land

ROUYER, GUILLET & CIE

COGNAC.

SOLE AGENTS:

CALDBECK, MACGREGOR & CO., LTD.

15, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL

EXPERIENCE

has taught us that it is wise

WHEN BUYING A WATCH

to consider quality before price. -We have a stock of Pocket and Wrist Watches of quality. THAT SATISFY!

ULLMANN & CO

Finch Fox

TEL. 75.

OUTLOOK REGARDED AS HOPEFUL.

PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES,

LONDON, April 10. Though the outlook is regarded as hopeful precautionary measures are not being relaxed and the recruiting of volunteers continues briskly. The War Office states that the response to the appeal to form defence units ha exceeded all expectations. It is officially stated the country's stocks of food at present are sufficient but an order has been issued prohibiting householders from acquiring over a week's supply of any foodstuff. Mean while, evidences accumulate that the Triplice's threat of a strike is in nowise wholeheartedly supported by its members. Many railwaymen declare that they will disobey the strike order, while the reluctance of some of the transport workers to engage in the struggle is indicated by the resolution passed by a mass meeting of a thousand members of the united vehicle workers at Birmingham to-day calling on the Triplice to postpone strike notices till April 17 and take a ballot of all members of the imion,

SEASIDE TRAINS.

LUXURIOUS TRAVEL

MEALS AT ANY TIME IN ANY CHACE.

LARGEST DAMAGES ON RECORD.

To-day's opening rate 2/5 1/8

SALE OF CAMPHOR:

PURCHASERS' 'DEFAULT...

ACTION AGAINST GUARANTOR.

Before the Acting Chief Justice. Mr. H. H. J. Gompertz in the Supreme Court this morning. Leung Hotat was sued as the guarantor of the sale of goods by the Yue: On Hong. merchants of 174 Des Vetox Road Central. The defendant carries or Business as a merchant at No. 8 Des Veux Road Central. The claim was for $9,140.20, the difference Se- tween the sale by auction of 50 picats of Fukien camphor.

Mr. F. C. Jenkin, instructed by Mr. M. M. Watson, appeared for the plaint Erm. The defendant did not appear and was not represented.

Mr. Jenkin explained that on Dec. 23. 1919, the plaintiff firm sold to a firm called the National Trading Com £250,000,000 LAWSUIT.

pany 50 plculs of Fukien camphor at $335 per picul, delivery to be taken GREAT OIL LANDS DISPUTE.in one week. The contract was guar

anteed by the defendant. The goods duly arrived but the purchasers Failed to take delivery. On March 20 the guarantor called on the plaintiä firm and requested them to extend the time for making delivery and promised te pay $3,000 on recount, on March 23. This was confirmed in writing by the guarantor but payment was not made

KOONOMISE.

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HIGH CLASS WORK,

· Prices· FATOURAKES."

PRICE $3.00 Par Month

BUSINESS NOTICES

Summer Pyjamas

Special.

18 dozen in Wht. White & Color

stripe & Asstd. Self Colors

3 suits for $17.50

24 dozen Plain White Cotton

יק.

3 suits for $11.75

FOR THREE DAYS ONLY.

MACKINTOSH

& CO. LED.

Men's Wear Specialists.

16, Des Voeux Road.

Telephone 29.

WE ARE NOW CARRYING STOCKS OF HIGH CLASS

DUTCH HAVANA CIGARS

THE PHARMACY 22, Queen's Road.

Tel 845

Tel: 845

the action. After the sale the plain-THE GENERAL ELECTRIC Co. (of China), Ltd.

A sait has been brought against Passengers between London the Standard Oil Company of New (Waterloo) and Bournemouth will Jersey for £250,000,000 by the Uncle soon be riding in what is hoped will Sam Oil Company, which has its be the "standard train of the future." headquarters in Kansas City. The Two of the four huge corridor damages claimed are said to be the trains that are now being built by largest ever known in this or any as promised. At a later date he paid the London and South-Western Rail-other country, and are based on a $2,500. Further extensions of the way are almost ready for service controversy of long standing between time of taking delivery were grant- Painted a deep seage green colour, the two companies over the lease od but the purchasers-still-defaulted- each train will consist of five coaches, from the Osage nation of Indians of and the goods were sold by auction "firsts" and "thirds." 57ft long and 436,000 acres of oil-producing landsby Messrs. Hughes and Hough, the 9ft. wide

in Oklahoma. The Uncle Sam Oil net loss being the amount claimed in Electric Eght, central heating, and Company claims the original title to hot and cold water in the lavatories the lease, and charges that through tiff firm's solicitors applied to the are among the comforts of the new certain "Government influences "the

guarantor for payment without getting trains. The pantries will be such as lease was diverted to the Standard any response. The National Trading to make it possible for meals to be Oil Company six years ago. Mean Company was closed up. There had served at any time to suit the car while, numerous charges and com been no statement of defence, not: venience of passengers without leav-plaints by newspaper men against withstanding a peremptory order by

the Uncle Sam Oil Company, which the Court in September last. Engines of a new pattern are being was founded sixteen years ago, have

After bearing evidence by the man- built capable of pulling a load of been dismissed one by one, and

the 1,200 tons. Each engine will carry company now has a clean bil olging partner of the plaintiff firm, 7 tons of coal and 2,000 gallons of health Plaintiffs camisel dentares this Honour gave judgment for the water. The whole engine when run-that the Standard Of Company has plaintiffs. ning weighs about 100 tons..

been taking hundreds of millions of The new trains and engines will barrels of oil from the property for form an entirely new and augmented the last six years which should rightly service between Waterloo and Bourge to enrich the shareholders in the nemouth ready for the Easter and Uncle Sam Company. summer holiday traffic.

ing their seats.

THEATRE BATTLE.

VIENNA UPROAR.

A LAWYER'S PISTOL

BACKWOOÓS JUSTICE.

SCANE IN BERLIN COURT.

CHICKEN'S CACKLE CON- VICTS COOLIE.

AMUSING COURT INCIDENT.

'Before Magistrate Lindsell this morning, a Chinese was charged with! the larceny of two chickens from the S.S. "Taion."

GIANT COUNT DEFENDS WOMEN. A scene reminiscent of hackwoods

Mr. H. C. Lee, who appeared for justice occurred in one of the the prosecution, said that he appear special courts constituted to try cases of illicit profiteering of this nature from ships were becom

ed to press the charge because thefts defending counsel, after some sharp

During a riot at a Vienna theatre women were thrashed with sticks, many people were injured, cloakrooms were looted, and in the panic that words with one of the accused for ing very numerous lately.

"The defendant said that the chic- followed, the building was partially whom he was not appearing and kens were given to him as a present

wrecked.

who he insinuated, had acted in the

The riot arose from the opposition affair as a police agent, suddenly by a man werking on the ship.

Asked who the man was, the der

The Magistrate: Do you expect me to believe that a total stranger would give you two chickens as a present?

One of the chickens in Court cackled just then.

of about a thousand of the spectators sprang to his feet in a state of great fendant did not know his name. "He to the production of "Reigen "excitement, and with the words, “1 play which, attacked as indecent, is have just been threatened, but I am had not met him until yesterday. defended by the Social Democrats and ready for anything." took a magazine the Labour newspapers. This play, pistol from bis pocket and laid it on which is a dialogue dealing with the the table in front of him. It then most intimate problems of sexual came out that the defendant whom life, has been banned by the Austrian he had attacked had whispered to

The Magistrate: There, one of the Parliament on the ground that it is him, "We shall see one another immoral, but the ban has been ignor afterwards." Counsel explained that chickens is protesting against your

he had to be on his guard, as only a He! (laughter.) ed by the municipal authorities.

The defendant who was much ima The trouble began with the throw-few days earlier he had been attack. ing of bombs filled with noxious gasesed and felled to the ground by three pressed was dumbfounded.

young men. The State Prosecutor The Magistrate: Four weeks' hard and egg-shells' filled with tar.

Fights broke out in many parts of seized the pistol and pronounced it

Inspector Moore applied for stocks the building, and the police were over- to be confiscated, but as it was powered. In one of the boxes, Court proved that the owner was in pos and the Magistrate ordered the defen Louis Salm, an athletic giant and a session of a licence the weapon was dant to do four hours stocks on the famous tennis player who has played returned to him at the close of the wharf in lieu of the first day. at Wimbledon. protected the women hearing.

occupants until he was knocked down by rioters with knackle-dusters.

AD ANSWERS TO :

actress faimed on the stage and the curtain was rung down.

CORRESPONDENTS.

Sailor Correspondent. A

very

KING OF THE SAPPHIRES. manly and straightforward letter, for

A STRANGE STORY.

FAMOUS STONE'S FATE.

which we thank you. We see your

point of view, and respect it.

45

Cowboy. Don't be silly.

labour.

V

"ICE-BOX ROMEO.

STRANGE CHICAGO CASE...

PROFESSOR'S DIVORCE COURT ACCUSATION.

An ice-box romance figures in a curious counter-divorce, suit brought:

C. C.-No reason for alarm. British in the Chicago courts by Professor workmen never did show "a solid Cyrus E. Palmer, of the University

It is a strange story, that of the front yet, and are unlikely to. The of Illinois, against his wife. Sylvia, Branicki sapphire, which M. Lacom telegrams show dissensions already, who some months ago began divorce blez a Paris examining magistrate, So we remain calm, as we advise ony proceedings against him, alleging is at present investigating. This pre- ́to do.",

cruelty. cious stone, known as The King di

Sapphires." belonged to the Branicki....

The professor designates the co- respondent, a butcher, as "a Romeo family; it was bought at Frankfurt in not the sapphire, but portions of it. of the ice-box, and alleges that his 1840, weighed 291 carats, is said to The dealer told how a few months ago wife used to visit the mum's shop in have been worth several million he bought the sapphire for 185,000 the late afternoon... francs, and was taken from the hip from a Lithuanian, dealer established As soon as the day's business was pocket of Count Xavier Branicki at near Kovno, whom he knew to be an over, according to the professor, the Warsawed July, 1918, during the honest man. He was aware that the butcher, would lock up the shop, draw German occupation. The Count found stone had figured in the exhibition in the blinds, and repair with his com- himself in Paris recently, and;, know- Vienna in 1867, and in the Paris panion to a disguised ice-box, which fig that there is an important marker Exhibition of 1878, and realising that he had had anted up as a miniature. for precious stones in the city, heat would be difficult to get rid of it drawing-room, with tables, rugs, and thought he would ask the police tot he had it cut into fragments, some of chars. In this ice-box the couple, it make inquiries about his sapphire, which were utilised in rings and neck is alleged, would regularly have sup- The police inspectors found in posses Inces. Of the 201 carats, only 136 Ber. The professor denies the wile's sion of a dealer in precious stones, carats remain.

aßegations of cruelty.

Telegrams, "Sparkless."

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