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TUES Y MARCH 7, 1922,

TO-DAY'S CABLES.

(Reuter's Services to the China Mail)

BRITAIN'S OVLY OIL WELL

LONDON, March 6. In the House of Commons, in answer to questions, Mr. Bridgeman said that the only oil producing well in Britain at present was at Hardstoft. The production for the sixth months anding December 31 was 78 tons. No oil had been sold since October last as it was difficult to dispose of small quantities of crude oil. Hitherto the evidence had been insufficient to form an opinion with reguate the commercial prospects of oil-boring in Britain,

TREASURY BOND ISSUES.

LONDON. March 6.

In the Bouse of Commons, Sir Robert Horue announced that it was not intended to resume the issue of Treasury bonds, at a fixed price but it was proposed from March 17 to invite tenders for five per cent treasury bands repayable on February 1, 1927.

STATE LEGAL PORTS

LONDON, March 6.

The Solicitor-General, Sir II.E. Pollock has been appointed Attorney General. Mr. Leslie Scott K.C., has been appointed Solicitor General.

CYCLONE DISASTER

POST WIPED OUT.

LOURENZO MARQUES, March 6.

SPECIAL CABLE.

SHANGHAI DEATHS.

SEVERAL WELL-KNOWN

RESIDENTS.

[China Mail SPRCIAL.)

S'aal, March 6. Several well-known residents have

died, namely Mr. S. Chilvers, police inspecte. who joined the force 33 years ag- and had for ten years past been in the revenue department; Mr. Charles McWilliams, well-known in shipping circles in China, Japan and Manila; Mrs Peter Marshall, who was a victim of scarlet fever to which her busband and the manager of the Eastern Telegraphs succumbed a few weeks ago.

ARMED ROBBERS.

YAUMATI WINE SHOP RAIDED.

The accountant of the Wing Fong wine shop, Reclamation Street, Yaumati, was sitting behind the counter about 9,35 last night when four men, three armed with revolvers, entered. Taking the shop-people by surprise, the robbers met with no resistance. Under threat of death. the managing partner of the shop opened the safe and the robbers helped themselves to $265 in cash, and knives boarded a boat at Boko-

Five robbers armed with revolvers

THE CHINA MAIL.

TO-DAY'S NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

NOTICE.

HONGKONG TRAMWAY COMPANY, LIMITED.

THE DIRECTOR of PUBLIC (Incorporated in the United Kingdom)

WORKS acting on instructions of Gort: bus taken over the Peak

Tramway for the time being and has NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that! deputed Butterfield to act as Manager. REGISTER of the Company will be

tho COLONIAL (Hongkong), It may be necessary in order to trans- CLOSED from WEDNESDAY, 15th port oosi, stores, etc. to curtail the March 1922, to THURSDAY, 13th hours during which the public may April 1922, both days inclusive. use the Trainways. Notioes concerning, the hours during which the Tram will coase to be available will be posted on the Notice Board at the top & bottom

tram stationa.

Hongkong, March 7, 1922.

NOTICE.

THE HONGKONG & WEAN HOA DOCK COMPANY, LIMITED.

By Order of the Board of Directors.

W. E. ROBERTS,

Secretary.

Hongkong, March 7, 1929,

HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE CO., LTD.

NOTICE.

NOTICE is hereby given that an JOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Extraordinary General Meeting of N

the Ordinary Yearly Meeting of Shareholders will be held in the Humphreys Estate and Finance Co., Office of the Company, 2 Queen's Ltd. will be held at the Hongkong Buildings, Hongkong, on MONDAY, Hotel on Monday the 20th day of 20th March 1922, at noon, for consi March 1922, at 11,30 a.m., when the deration of the Director's Report and subjoined rezolutions which were Statement of Accounts for the year passed at an Extraordinary General ending 31st December, 1921.

Meeting of shareholders held on Friday the 3rd day of March 1922 will be submitted for confirmation as special resolutions.

The Share Register and Transfer Books will be CLOSED from the 11th to the 20th March, 1922, (both daya inclusive).

By Order of the Board of Directors.

R. M. DYER,

Chief Mannger. Hongkong, March 6, 1922.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES,

1. That Article 105 of this Company's Articles of Association be. altered as follows:

(a) By the insertion of "$10,000** in the place of "$8,000" in the fifth line thereof.

A cyclone has practically wiped out. Chiade, a port between Beira and Quelimaur. All buildings in the track of the storms were destroyed. Many launches and other craft were aunk or smasheri. The loss of life is believed was, Lama Island, yesterday after hereby notified that owing to the words "in every year wherein such!

to total eight Europeans and 40 natives. $250,000

OBITUARY.

Mr. A. H. CREW

The death took place at the French Hespital, Causeway Bay, on Friday evening last, from pneumonia, fol- lowing nu operation for appendicitis, of Mr. A. H. Crew, solicitor of Messrs Hastings and Hastings. The deceased was doing his duty as a special ocus-

The damage is estimate at

AIR LINERS.

VISION OF HOW WE SHALL TRAVEL IN THE FUTURE.

"Boats that Fly" was the title of the ampual holiday lecture given to children of members of the Royal Aeronautical Society at the Royal Society of Arts. The children listen- ed with rapt attention to Major D. C.

Boon.

After driving the master and his crew into the hold, they ransacked the vessel, stealing clothing and woney to the total value of $43.

FORCED LABOUR.

GOVERNMENT'S EMERGENCY

POWERS.

table on the previous Sunday, ap- M. Hume's prediction of what may parently in the best of health. He, happen in the near future, when sea-sary to make them obey. Reference

water or by six.

"Let

Saturday's Government Gazette an- Bounced that the D.P.W. or C.S. P. or any man they tell, had been em- powered to seize coal, firewood, or food and use it as they think best. To be paid for later. Persons ordered to work may be "restrained" if neces--

was taken ill on Monday and went to plazes become, in a sense, flying House of Commons, as reported in to-

to this proclamation was made in the, the hospital the same afternoon. On fishes, able to travel at pleasure by day's cables. the following day he was successfully

From now on Unofficial members operated upon, an was making good

us imagine," suid Major of the Executive Council are appoint progress when pneumonia set in. Hume," the Anglo-Argentine air line ed for five year terms, and he sank rapidly until death from Southampton to Buenos Aires on the Legislative Council are to sit

for four year terms. Friday even by way of Bordeaux, Lisbon, the ing. The funeral took place on Satur- day and was largely attended by Canary Islands, Pernambuco, and members of the legal profession, Rio. Little amphibions or wheel. Only 36 years of age, the deceased boate leave the Thames every half came out to Messrs. Hastings about hour for Southampton-only half an 11 years ago from Clifton, Bristol,

hour's run. At Southampton, in and excepting for a period of absence during the war, had lived here all the a special dock, is the air liner time. The sympathy of a large circle Megalomania." Its wings spread

claimed him 621

bereavement.

of friends is Patended to fr. E. to one hundred yards, and tower forty Davidson, solicitor of Messrs. Hast-

feet in the air. Along the lower wing ings and Hastings (brother-in-law}| and Mrs. Davidan (sister) in their is a promenade deck. The passengers leave in tendera with their luggago. In the hull are cabins, the saloon, and MR. FRANK MAITLAND. the lounge. Above the hull is the

glass sided sun-room,' with the chart The Colony lost an old and re- house and the captain's cabin on the spected resident by the death on top. The crew's quarters are in the Saturday afternoon last of Mr. Frank wingtip floats, each of which is of the Maitland, head of the firm of Messrs size of a small yacht: The passengers Linstead and Davis chartered are all in the sunroom, and electric acconstant, and a director and fuel pumps are working quietly. Then auditor of several local firms, The the great centre propeller begins to flop round, the dock gates open, and deceased, who was 7 years of age

at the time of his death, had lived in the "Megalomania" is in Southampton

Unofficials

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

McGregor Street, Wanchai is placed out of bounds to all troops until further orders.

With a stab wound in the abdo- men alleged to have been inflicted by a stranger, a Chinese is now lying in a critical condition at the hospital.

While shifting bags of flour in the Admiral Line godown at Kennedy Town, two coolies received injuries through some bage falling on them.

TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENT.

A. 6. WATSON & CO. LIMITED,

(b) By striking out in the ninth | and tenth lines thereof the words "for CONSIGNEES of cargo for Hong-each financial year of the Company." kong per s.8. "PATHAN" are and inserting in place thereof the present state of affairs in Hongkong profita shall not due to the strike of seamen, etc., cargo aggregate the sum of $150,000, and a exceed in the

for Hongkong has been carried on in commission of ten per cent, per the vessel to Shanghai and/or Kobe annum en all the net profits of the and or Yokohama.

| Company in exceas of that sum,” Consignees are recommended to 2. That the above Resolution make necessary arrangements to (No. 1) to be restrospective and take Insurance etc. The Cargo will be effect from the lat day of January, returned to Hongkong immediately 1922. conditions at this port beepme settled.

DODWELL & CO., LTD., As Agents. Hongkong, 4th March, 1922.

NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.

FROM EUROPE VIA STRAITS.

Dated 3rd day of March, 1922. By order of the Board,

JOHN D. HUMPREYS & SON,

General Managers.

THE EASTERN EXTENSION AUSTRALASIA & CHINA

TELEGRAPH CO. LTD. CONSIGNEES of cargo for Hong- kong per s.8. LISBON MABU" are hereby notified that owing to the 6 p.m. Government's Press and DETWEEN the hours of 9am. and strike of Cargo and Wharf Coolies, the Urgent telegrams will be sedapted. steamer will not call at Hongkong and Between 5 p.m. and &am, only Govern cargo for Hongkong will be carried on ment telegrams will be accepted. All to Shanghai and landed there. Con- telegrams will have to be called for, as signees are therefore recommended to we are unable to effect delivery. make the necessary arrangementa respecting insurance etc. accordingly. The cargo will be returned to Hong- kong immediately conditions at this port become normal.

NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA, Agents. Hongkong, 4th March, 1922.

STRUTHERS & BARRY.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES,

8.8. " APUS" from PACIFIC COAST. JAPAN and NORTH CHINA'

TO SECRETARIES OF CLUBS AND per 8.8. "APUS" are hereby notified

OTHER INSTITUTIONS.

ALL

LL preliminary notices of forth

coming meetings, lectures and entertainments, sent for insertion in the news columns of the China Mail, are charged for at the rate of $1 each, (as announced in May and June of last year) providing that they do not occupy more than four lines. In future if this space is exceeded they will be placed in the advertising columns at the prevailing rates.

Consignees of cargo for Hongkong

that owing to the strike of cargo and wharf coolies, all cargo for Hongkong will be landed at Shanghai. Consiguees are therefore recommended to make the necessary arrangements respecting insurance etc. The cargo will be brought to Hongkong immediately conditions at this port become settled.

STRUTHERS AND BARRY,

Agents U.S.8. B. Emergency.

Fleat Corpn. Hongkong, March 1, 1922.

NOTICES,

LANE, CRAWFORD LTD.

carried

Business will be on as usual in all depart- ments, but customers will have to arrange delivery of purchases.

We have a large stock of Kitchen and Glass Cloths, Floor Cloths, Towels, Dusters, Bed and Table Linen, Blankets, Sheets,

etc.,

etc.

CLASSICAL PIANO ALBUMS.

PIANO PIECES THE WHOLE WORLD PLAYS

NO, 2

GREIG ALBUM"),

GODARD ALBUMS. MOSZKOWSKI,

Exc..

AT

NO. 8

RUBINSTEIN ALBUMS, SCHUBERT ALBUMS, MENDELSSOHN,

ETC.

ANDERSON'S

(OPPOSITE CITY HALL.) ..

THE BLUE BIRD New Premises at 16A, Des Voeux Road Central (Formerly occupied by Mackintosh.)

Come and visit Hongkong's new Ice-cream and Candy Palace. Make the Blue Bird Cafe your rendezvous and meet over

a nice Ice-cream Sandy.

Have you tasted our Steaming Hot Coffee, or Hot Malted Milk ?--If not, it is time

ROYAL SILK

you should.

STORE.

Just Received New Consignment of Benares Real Gold and Silver BROCADE for Trimming Dresses, Shoes and Scarfs.

We are the Only Dealers for the above Articles & Invite Your Inspection. D. CHELLARAM, 361, Queen's Road Central.

KOON YIUK

DEALER IN

Chilli Sauce, Tomato Sauce, Chilli Powder, Pepper Sour Fruit, Qurry Powder, and any Powder, Bauce, Etc.

HEAD OFFICE IN

No. 180, Des Voeux Road, Central, Hongkong.

MR. TAM KIT BANG.

DRAGON MOTOR CAR CO., LTD.

(THE EUROPEAN GARAGE.J

Open and Closed

CARS FOR HIRE

WATSON'S DIVIDEND.

Subject to confirmation by shareholders the profits for the year

ending 31st. October, 1921 amounting to

$211,600.87 21,280.98

482

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8552

$232,831,65

the Colony for the past 35 years. Fater. As everything is cast off the Thirty-seventh Annual Ordinary Together with the amount carried forward from 1920.

Besides being closely identified with

speed increases to seventy knots off

the commercial life of the Colony, Beaulieu, when the water is left

Club.

[OTICE is hereby given that the General Meeting of the Company (sinco be was a leading ligure in social behind, and the course is set for the ita registration) will be held at the Hongkong Hotel, Hongkong, on Tues- circles A keen sportsman, he was two days' rua to Rio." President of the Hongkong Cricket Major Hume said he looked forward day, the 14th March, 1922, at 11.30 Death which took place at to the day when large flying beats am, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the General Managere, to his residence was due to ab illocsa form a feature of every port. They gether with a statement of Accounts for he contracted whil Home on for-should be capable of journeys of 2,000, the year ended the 31st.-October, 1921. lough last year. He returned to the mice with small crews and mails, and The Register of Shares of the Com Colony some two months ago, and short distance fights of 500 miles, pany will be closed from Thursday, the attended to his many duties as usual, with passengers travelling in com- ninth day of March to Thursday, the though the effects of his illness were fort. The seaplane was the "safety inclusive, during which perind no trana- sixteenth day of March 1922 both days first machine compared with any fer of stares can be registered. too plainly apparent. He was con- fined to his bed again early in other type. Great Britain

JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON, February, and his death was not ahead of the rest of the world

General Managers. altogether unexpected. The cause of in seaplane design and construction death was attributed to an affection It was a type of aircraft which we Hongkong, March 8, 1922. of the kidney, and for a week before must develop, and as in the past the his death all hops of his recovery had Empire had been maintained by the been abandoned. Mr. Maitland Navy, so scaplades must he developed

Was

married in 1901, Miss. Alice Stopani, to maintain it in the future. The a sister of Mrs. A. G. Gordon, and of land pilot was usually born and some the brothers Stopani of Hongkong, times made, but the seaplane pilot, by whom he is survived. Much with the hands of an angel and nervos sympathy is extended by a large of steel, was born and not made. circle of friends to the widow and other relatives in their bereavement.

A LIFE SAVER.

I collo and Diarrhoon, Romedy hae TT is mfe to say that Chamberlain's

waved the von of mord people and relieved more suffering than any otbor

A ball-room with a specially design-

ed floor for 250 dancers is being made

in the Cunard liner Borengaria."!·

It is a curious fact that the two youngest of the King's sors should be

is over six feet and Prince George has

remedy in existenoo. It is known all the tallest of the four. Prince Henry wover the civilizod world for its eirydd crampe in the stomach, disedi vos and all intestinal painy.. For sale by all Chemists and Storeksopera. - **

sprung up to very little abort of thất

MAN-

WOMAN-

MARRIACE

000

will be allocated as follows:-

Totalling...

To pay a dividend of 10 per cent which will absorb $90,000.00 Place to Reserve Fund.....

Write off Building Improvements, Furniture, Fit-

tings and Utensils of Trade Write cff Aerated Water and other Plant and

Machinery

Write off Launch, Lighter, Motor Junki, and Motor

Lorries Pay to Staff Provident Fund

25,000.00

25,000.00

25,000.00

5,000.00 5,000,00

And carry forward to next account .................... 57,831,65

$522,831,65.

"DONT-DON'T SHOOT!” SHE CRIED

YOU ARE AIMING AT MY HEART |"

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THE HEART OF MARYLAND

With CATHERINE CALVERT DIRECTED by TOM TERRISS

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