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-“WEDNESDAY, APRIL 13, 1921.

BAR ÁRSEXIS "MING=AX" Hasan Azu

DEIRA CARR

ARC. IN AUTOM

BEXLEY'S

P. L. Toi

MERCURY MOTOR CAR GUIAL OFFER DA

-CO.

59-61 Des Voeux Road Central, HONGKONG.

MAM BRANCH Law Book ROBINSON_BOLDU. } MET

WEST BALTCW 1543 WILK SHOP

TWO HOUSES COLLAPSE.

NEW CONSORTIUM.

JAPAN'S ATTITUDE.

NINE PEOPLE MISSING.

EARLY MORNING TRAGEDY,

Nine bodies have still to be recover ed from the ruins of two houses in Old Bailey which collapsed this mort- Tug. 25 the sesalt, it is vid of in-

AN OFFICIAL STATEMENT.

Tokyo. April 1-The Foreign Office has issued the following state- mentSubsequent to the forma tion of the quadruple Consortium, Hunwarranted. utterances due to

COMPANY: MEETING. "

BONGKONG TRAMWAY CO., LTD.

- A SATISFACTORY YEAR.

THE CHINA MAIL.

"

CORONET THEATRE,”

TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS.

THE HONGKONG POULTRY ASSOCIATION.

NOTICE

Dog, Cat, Poultry, Pigeon and Bird Show, 1921. -

During the week the main attrac- tion at the Corimet Theatre has been "Pirate Gold.” It is a serial in ten episodes prodated by George B. Seitz, who was responsible for the production of "The Exploits of Eline" and "The Tron Claw" both The ordinary general meeting of of which have been shown in Hong- the Hongkong Tramway Co. Ltd. kong. The present serial however was held at the Offices of Messrs is more in the nature of a comedy. Jardine, Matheson, and Co., Ltd, and the first two episodes now being DY kind permission of the Stewards Pedder Street, at noon to-day. Mr. shown, while providing plenty of D of the JOCKEY CLUB & Show D. G. M. Bernard presided and there amour, give promise of a thrilling will be held at the RACE COUESE,

story. Briefy it is the story of were present the Hon. Sir CP-treasure

Happy Valley, on SATURDAY, 30th bunt, a

man April. Young Chater, Mr. A. B. Compton, Hon. having bought a fake There will be classes for all breeda,

time he Mr. Lau Chu 'Pak; and Rev. Father plan. At the

types, ete, of the abovs provided there Was unwittingly L Robert, (Directors), and the correct latitude and longitude of the

given the jare suficient entries. fallowing shareholders-Messrs. R. hidden treasure. He goes to seek it $1.00, Poultry and Pigeons 50 cents. Entrance fee for Dogs $2.00, Cats J. Wilton, W. E. Clarke, G. Grimble, and is trailed by members of a gang per pen. Cage birds, Canaries, parrots, who have been selling maps forte, 30 cents each or avaries $1.00 Ho Leung, and F. S. Harrison..

the purpose of raising funds for Exhibitors of pigeons and cage birds carrying 03 the search for must find their own esges. the treasure. The hero disappears in a cloud of smoke caused by att explosion of dynamite "at the end of the second episode. It is expected that he will recover in time for

The Secretary and General Manager, Mr. W. E. Roberts, having read the notice convening the meeting, the Chairman said -

Gentlemen,The Report of the Directors and the Statement of Accounts for the year 1920 have been in your possession for some consider

namber three. • .*...*

Entrance forms for the Show can be had from the undersigned and must be isnt in, together with the fee, not later than SATURDAY, 23rd April.

Intending exhibitors are requested to send in their entries as soon as possibla Fin order to allow sufficient time to

necessary accommodation.

complete internal reconstruction of misconceptions, have caused the preable time, and I will, with you. ¡pleted by an amusing Harold Lloyd i make up classes and arrange for the

one of the buildings. Of the many who had remarkable escapes from death none is seriously injured.

About 6.37 a.m. to-day the usual Garly morning stillness in the vicinity of the Central Police Station was dis- turbed by a terrific crash. At first it was thought that the crash had occur

sentation to China of the Con mission, take them as read. sortium's dossier. Japan, considering

The Coronet's programme is com- comedy entitled "His Royal Styness.”

One fatal case of small-pox and $12,080. The number of passengers carried during the year, excinaïve of another of enteric fever were reported monthly ticket holders, amounted to yesterday, also a non-fatal case of 14.104,224, an increase over the prerelapsing fever, and another of small. vious year of 1,203,054.

pox (all Chinese).

Another "coufiderice trick" was successfully pulled off in Yaumati As usual. the victim yesterday.

woman. She met a

B. L. FRUST,

Hon. Secretary, Hongkong, April 13, 1927,

FOR SALE.

MOTOR CAR FOR SALE Esser NE 1920 model A. Just overhauled and painted dark blue. Property of Vice-Admiral Sir A. Derr. Can be seen in NAVAL YARD GARAGE.

The result of the year's working is that it was now opportune, recently very satisfactory, traffic receipts proposed to the other Powers that showing an increase of $89,035, the dossier should be published: while working expenses decreased by They having accepted this proposal, the dossier is published to-day,

"Previous statements have clarified red within the police compound. but the circumstances of the formation and Japan's on investigation it was found that of the Consortium

With regard to the working expen- houses Nas. 9 and 11 Old Bailey, a position. It is, however, worthy of few yards across the street, had col-note that the chief object of the ses, the decrease is due to the fact lapsed. The large crowd of excited Consortium is to ensure concord and that there was very little maintenance people, which soon gathered, saw five co-operation between the Powers in work carried out on the track daring people scramble into the sweet from order to promote the welfare of the year, as we were busily engaged was a the wreck. From them it was, ascer-China and it should especially be laying new rails from Whitty Street stranger who persuaded her to part tained that jour people were buried in remembered that the Consortium's to Causeway Bay, which of course is with $72 in money, $89 worth of PUBLIC AUCTIONS.

Within mission is economie and that it has

capital charge. The saving on jewellery and an umbrella in exchange No. 11. and 15 in No. 9.

track maintenance a/c amounted to forca bundle of notes." These TIHS Undersigned have five minutes of the crash, rescue work no political complexion whatever.

TER "Such an organisation is not new. $26,733, so that other working ex- notes on arrival at the money: Instructions to sell by Pablic was begut by the police, who were

to be action, soon koined by the Fire Brigade, a sextuple group operated in 1912. penses actually increased by $14,653, changer's she discovered

scraps of paper." She rushed back! Sanitary Board, coolies with ambul.The war excluded Germany, and accounted for chiefly by the fact that

(80% ACCOUNT OF FAZ CONCRETED), ances and dead cars were also early America withdrew, but the remaining wages paid to Chinese employees on the scene. After some minutes of Powers co-operated with increased were increased in April of last year strensous work...five injured people solidarity. Japan's participation at by 32 per cent. were brought-out of the houses and that time was actuated solely by a

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The rate of exchange at which the They were desire to promote the principle of a les have been converted into sterling rushed of to hospital, three children and two women all oto-operation respecting a spirit of is-1s. 84d less than the rate taken for whose injuries were not serious. international accord with unchang the previous year, and a credit af Later, attracted by groans, the worked and unchangeable faithfulness, £49,59117. 8 appears in the Proft Moreover, Japan earnestly desired and Loss a'c, representing" "the ers dug out three"other people.

America's re-entry and tried to per- difference in exchange these, one had very slight injuries. quade America to this effect more excess of dollar liabilities over while the other two, an aged man and

than once. Therefore America's dollar assets. From this item a woman were without a scratch. All proposal for a new Consortium was has been deducted the difference the rescued were removed from the welcomed as coinciding perfectly arising from "', the conversion of front part of the houses. Those who with Japan's long-cherished desires Capital Expenditure at the rate of were buried in the debris in the rear and Japan endeavoured to accelerate 2/- per dollar as usual instead of could not be got at as it was unsafe its formation.

3/2, leaving a net credit in Profit and for the rescuers to venture ta in There is no difference funda Loss zic of £22,95316.11. the buildings owing to the bulging of mentally between the new and the the walls which remained standing.old Consortiums, but America's Rescue work had perforce to be participation strengthens the solidar- stopped soon after 9 o'clock, for they of the hew one. walls to be shored. This work, up

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MANCHURIA AND MONGOLIA.

to li a.m.. had not been completed. Regarding Japan's reservations During the shoring of the buildings af in connection with Manchuria and stampede was caused among the Chi-Mongolia, regrettable misunderstand- nese crowd by someone alleging that ings have arisen in regard to her he saw one of the walls swaying. Prompt measure soci restored order. Three people reported to be still in No. 1, and six in No. 9 are feared to be beyond human help. They must have been either crushed to death or Suffocated after remaining, so long

No. among the debris.

to where the stranger had promised to wait for her, but he was gone.

TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS.

...ROYAL HONGKONG YACHT

CLUB REGATTA.

A

3rd April 1921.

J

:

ROWING DINNER" will hald after the Regatta at 8 pm at the HONGKONG HOTEL WI those wishing to be present kindly send their names to the undersigned not later than the 20th inst

J. S. McCANN, Hon. Rowing Secretary. Hongkong, April 13, 1921.

tica,

PUBLIC AUCTION,

Undersigned have received in- structions to sell by Publie Aue

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The relaying of rails tas now been completed, and a very excellent jo has been made of it. This section will require very little attention for some- time, and the Company will benefit in a saving of maintenance charges. whilst passangers will, I am sure, appreciate the absence of jolting when travelling on the cars. Two motives. The object of these reser

thirds of the relaid track bas vations was merely to secure a new and definite understanding amongst been paved with granite setts, the Powers concerning our special and although the original cost of this form of paving higher than in regard to legitimate. claims

the asphaltum or macadam surfacing Japan Manchuria and Mongolia.

the cost of upkeep will be very much was not actuated by any desire com- pletely to exclude the activities of less, and certainly a magnificent roadway is obtained. Other portions other Powers in these territories of the track now need attention, Japan desires distinctly to ensure per particularly the section from Whitty On the Premises of the Hongkong & national defence and the security of Street to Kennedy Town, and al-Kowloon Wharf & Godown Co., Ltd, ed the support to the roof which caved her economic life. Numerous concrete though it is not at present necessary in without any warning bringing down cases involving her vital interests and with it the party wall between Nos. self-preservation have occurred, but to lay new rails, a large amount of

The collapse of the party Japan is confident that she can safely 11 and 9. will brought down the roof of No. 9. rely on the mutual trust and friend- The heavy masonry crashed through ship of the Powers respecting, the every foor of the two 3-storeyed exigencies of any furore situation. houses, and the ruins were heaped up

"The allegations that insistence about half the height of the floors.

on the reservations was due to a The other walls of the houses, al- though a bit shaky remained stand policy of aggression, thereby delay-

was

& few days ago and the build ing was shored for internal reconstruc.

tion. It is believed that this weaken-

NO AGGRESSIVE POLICY,

pair work must be done immedi- ately.

i

In view of the increasing traffic on the tramway, your directors decided to construct an additional six cars, and it is expected that these will be in service by the end of June next.

Since the Directors Report was ing. The houses are owned by Mr.ing the Consortium, are entirely issued, the Hon. Mr. John Johnstone without foundation. The demand has retired from the Board, and your Lee Ngok Lau, late compradore of the for ensuring the right of self-directors elected me to fill the Mercantile Bank.

preservation the requirements vacancy. A resolution referring to

her this will be proposed later. national defence and

That the I now beg to propose existence

represents

An expert who has had a look at the place tells us that the houses were economic very old, that reparations were under

of

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SATURDAY, April 18, 1921, commencing at 10.30 6.xx.

Kowloon.

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TUESDAY,

received

April 19, 1991, at 2.30 pm at their Sales Rooms, No. 8, Des Voeux Road, Corner of

Ice House Street,

One Graflex Camera 2 Zeiss Lans.

Tars-Cash

HUGHES & HOUGH,

Auctioneers.

Hongkong, April 13, 1991,

(10% 1000CT OF THE DECEKYLD),

03

TUESDAY,

April 19, 1991, commencing 3,30 pm at their Sales Rooms, No. 8, Dee Your Bord, Corner of Tea Hoxie Strost, TEAKWOOD AND BLACKWOOD FURNI PURE, BRASS AND TEAKWOOD TWES BEDSTEADS, CARPETS,

&

comprising:— Dining Suites, Mirror back Side- board, Dining Table, Chairs, &c- Chesterfield sofas, Arm-chatra (ame), One Card and Occasional Tabia

pholstered Salte, Bedroom Furniture comprising Teakwood Twin Bedsteads, Iazge and

Wardroben Dessing Tables, and Chairs Wash- stands, des, famed Teakwood), Bide-

目

Ware,

boarda, Dinner, Waggons, Extenden Din- Far Account of the Concerned), ing Tables and Chairs, da: Dinner 100 Bajes Liverpool Twill 3-Blue Services Decekery, and Glam Ware Stripe Gunnies 44" 261" x 21ooking Stoves Cutlery, &c. Bath

Dcom Chendla intro-Plated 1ba (8 x 5)

One large Ice Chert. 100 Belen Heavy Cess Gunnies

(24 lbs.) Green Lipe Terms: Cash on delivery.

LAMMERT BROS., Auctioneers. Hongkong. April 13. 1921.

fit

serious national sentiment, Report of the Directors and State. To keep way, and that the Chinese workmen by no means emanating from the ment of Accounts for the year ended in the East...

had put in the usual "fying shores" political ambition of a small section December 31, 1920 be and the same His theory is that these were jammed of the people. Apart from past cir- are hereby adopted."

in too tight against the party wall, and jarred it so that under stress it col- lapsed.

WEST POINT BLAZE.

BRIGADES STRENUOUS

FIGHT.

THREE FLOORS GUTTED.

cumstances, Japan is gratified that the Powers fully understand ber real intentions and anticipate the enhance ment of co-operation which, she is convinced, ill-lead to a new era of greater accord and arity."-Reuter.

PASSENGERS.

ARRIVALS.

Sir Paul Chater seconded the re-

Klectric Reading Lamps, Screens, Sundry Blackwood Faraiture, Bide Tables, Chairs, Cabinets, Pictures, &c. Also

Three Sporting Guns. Fall Particulars from Catalogue). Terna :-Casti

HUGHES & HOUGH, Auctioneert. Hongkong, April 13, 1991.

daily regularity is of the first TO SECRETARIES OF CLUBS AND

OTHER INSTITUTIONS. solution which was carried unanim importance. If troubled with sick headache, constipation. cusly.

or *liverishness Mr. D. G. M. Bernard proposed bile

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fake

ALL preliminary notices of forth- that the final Dividend for the year Pinkettes to-night. "You'll feel coming meetings, lectures and ended December 31, 1920 at the rate better in the morning."

entertainments, sent for, insertion in of one shilling and three pence per

the news columns of the China Mail, Pinkettes are laxative perfec- are charged for at the rate of $1 each, (as announced in May and June of last year) providing that they do not accupy more than four lines. future if this space is exceeded they will be placed in the advertising columns at the prevailing rates.

act as gently as nature.

64 sent the vial of chemists everywhere, or post free on receipt of price from the Dr. Williams'. Medicine Co 16 Szechnen Bond, Shanghal.

share (making a total of 25. per tion, tiny but thorough, they share for the year) recommended by the Directors be and is hereby sanctioned, and that the same be paid to the shareholders on the Fer t.s. "Venezuela” yesterday :-Mr Colonial (Hongkong) Register at the F. Almagro. Mr and Mrs John B. Bird, Mr Samuel Bird, Mrand Mrs A. C. Buell, exchange rate of three shillings and Mr Paal Blum, Mr and Mrs J. E. Breanit, two pence per Hongkong dollar. Mrs P. Bordorritz, Ma Philip Cook, Messrs B. H. Chisholm, G. B. Dean, Bresolution which was carried m by a strong breeze, the flames spread. M. Ellis, A. L. Farwell, Miss K. Godsil, animotely.

Atg, yesterday, a fire broke out at No. 72, Queen's Road West, on the ground floor which was used for storing brass and lead. Helped

St Paul Chater seconded "the

Mr and Mrs E. 8. Greene, Messe Lewis Mr. W. E. Clarke proposed that rapidly and soon had a grip of the Gonzales, G. E. Baynes, Mrs A. M. His- 4storeyed building. The fire brk on, Karl Hyams, J. Hutcheson, E. H. Mr D. G. M. Bernard be elected a gide turned out promptly, and on Hazzard, 1 Hope, N. F. Kühn, Robert Director of the Company, and that artival found the first and second Kerr: Lieut. and Birs L. Kelly, Messrs the retiring directors, the Rev. Fr. fors well ablaze. Realising the E. de C. Longmire, F. Loeffler, Mrs J.L. Robert and Mr A: H. Compton be futility of attempting to save these. Lawrence, Mr and Mrs. Meyers re-elected Directors of the Company, Miss Helen Myers, Messrs J. Mason. C. Mr. George Grimble seconded the floors, the brigade turned its attention E. MacGregor, Me and Mrs R. C. Morton. to the top floor, and after a long Miss Alice Morton, Master Chas. V. Mor resolution which was carried unani and strenuous fight succeeded in ton, Miss Lucy H. Morton, Master Harry mously. savng it, causing only slight damage 8. Morton, Mies Helen. E. Morton, Me Mr. Ho Leung proposed, and Mr. The other and Mrs N. F. Milnor. Me and Mia J. W. F. 5. Harrison seconded that Messro. to property 'by water.

Hellroy, Mr W. Overshiner, Mr.H. G. flocks of the house were completely Parker, Mies D. I. H. Read, Messrs Eected Auditors of the Company at Lowe Bingham and Matthews be gutted. Fortunately the fire broke out. Romero, D. Remandas, R. 8. Höger, erly in the evening and the inmates of Augustus Stephens, Frank Selby E. Ta fee of $1,000 to hold office until the three dwelling flats were able to finger, Mrs M. Strother, Master Bay the next annual general meeting.

cape before the flames got to the wond Brother, Mr W Squizen ft. Carried unanimously, kter

The Chairman: That is all the aircase. The property on the Master Chas. Squires, Mist M, T. Famery Hies I. M. Tomery, Mim M. ground floor was not insured. The Worrall, Mr H. H. Wisburg, Mrand business of the meeting, gentlemen, First and second Boors were insured Mrs C. B. Woodward, Miss Mary 11 thank you for your attendance.

$3,000 and $1,500 respectively. Woodward and Mr.H. K. Whiddett Dividend warrants are now ready."

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