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MINHO ATUM

COMPANY HEPORT,

THE UNITED ASBESTOS ORIENTAL AGENCY, LIMITED.

The report for presentation to the

■bareboldure at the twenty-sixth ordinary annual meeting of the United Asbestos Oriential Agency Lid., to be held at the offices of Messrs, Dodwell & Co., Ltd., Queen's Building, on Monday, 17th inst. at 11.30 a.m.,

states:

NOW IS THE TIME

TO TEST THE

SOOTHING EFFECT

OF

1

SEAMEN'S UNION.

ACTIVITIES IN SHANGHAL

THE CHINA MAIL.

BARGAINS IN CARPETS.

A PLAIN TALE FROM THE EAST

SHADOWS BEFORE.

COMING EVENTS, ADVERTIBED IN THE MAIL.”

BETERTAINMENTS.

risale in "A trick of Fate" Kowloon July 12.-Coronet Theatre; "Black Beauty." World Theatre; Bessie Bar

We mentioned a few weeks ago,į

Yusuf Zadeh, writes a special corres» says Shanghai Shipping and Engineer- ing that steps were being taken. to keeps a cario, and rag shop in the pondent in The Times, is a Jew who the formation of a Guild or Union of Lálezur, the Street of the Tulip Eed. Theatre, Cabaret Dance by the Jaz

MENTHOLATUM Chinese men at Shanghai, similar 'you train to see him he will give Band of the "President McKinley."

WHEN APPLIED

ON

INSECT BITES

TRY IT!!

A DISTINGUISHED PORTUGUESE.

PUBLIC AUCTION BALES,

with cigarettes and many, compli menta. Naturally, nothing else is free, and strangers have been known to say whoir of the valuable furniture of the July 13,-15.-Lammert Bros., the afterwards that they found the coffee Astor House Hotel including, very expensive in the dad.

no dil paintings by well known French Artists, Astor House Hotel, from 11 am. continuing at 2.30 p.m. each day."

COMPANY MEETING,

OTHER MEETINGS,

July 20.-Hongkong General Cham- her of Commerce quarterly meeting, City Hall, 4 p.m.

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WEDNESDAY, JULY 12 | 1922.

DAIRY FARM NEWS.

BUTTER

The best known Brands on the Market.

"Daisy" "Dairymaid"

Edam Gruyere Australian Cheddar

$1.10 per lb.y

$1.00 per lb.

CHEESE

$3.25 per ball.”

$1.10 lb.

85,

.85

.40

American. Picnic (own make)

THE DAIRY FARM, ICE & COLD STORAGE Co., Ltd.

"THE BIG, BIG, D”

NEW NAVAL EDICT,

CHOLERIO KAHLORMEN MUÊT GO.

The general public would be vastly I. amused if, from the rambling |. venteenth century Admiralty build- ings, in Whitehall, a stentorian võice should be heard chanting to the passereby

ABNORMAL CHARGES FOR RICE.

$15 A PICUL A' JUMP OF $1 FROM PREVIOUS DAY'S

PRICE: $5 RISE IN“ A MONTH.

TREACHEROUS - MERCHANTS.

from last year, is $53,587.93 which it In Macao' on August 25, 1869, and that obtaining in the South as the Persis. one might bear a dinner table made good reflection, and hethought fifty years has been held to be of the declaration of martial law in:

is proposed to appropriate as follows.

To place to Reserve for Launch Repairs and Renewals...

....$ 7,589.80

To pay a dividend of 60 Ordinary

on

centa Shares To pay a Further dividend of 60 cents on Ordinary Shares

To pay $59.40 per Share on Founders' Shares To pay a Bonus of $1.20 On Ordinary Shares.. To pay a

Bonus of $118.50 per Share on Founders Share...

5,040.00

5,940,00

11.880.00

was educated at the College of the

be Jesuit Fathers, where tinguished himself as a scholar of many parte, a clever mathe- matician and a keen student of the

officere, resembling the following suited

#26 of 1 fine Kerman rug delicious burlesque, is founded upon

I say, you shold sen the carpet bought. A regular beauty."

"What did you pay."

to the

his jurisdiction by General Ho Feng-

ling. Military Governor of Shanghai And Sungkiang, have been steadily increasing their prices.

Inquiries made yesterday by a re-

in the main to the Seamen's Union of yon a glass of tea or a cup of coffee, Hongkong and Canton. The Union, known as the Shanghai Branch of the Chinese Beomen's Union, is now in actual being, and definite measures of organization and administration bave usaf Zadeh has a large white doukey On either side of him hang been carried into effect. We are not two beautiful Varamenn saddle bags, aware of the actual number of the out of which the most taking little 30,000 (estimated) seamen sailing out white flowers wink at you from a wonderful blue ground whenever he of Shanghai who have allied them-

August 18.Union Insurance trote. Across him is laid a pile of society of Canton Ltd. Queen's Build selves to the Union since its forms-Persian rugs of many sorts; plum-inga at noon. British Traders In tion in Shanghai, but we do know coloured Turkomans relieved with eurance Co. Ltd., Quzsa's Buildinge, that many chave already joined and red, white and blue, and just 12.10 p.m. Chins Fire Insurance Co. that there in every prospect of the occasionally a deep violet ons reserved Ltd., Queen's Buildings, 12.15 p.m.

for the oye of a connoîræour; MR. LUIZ ADOLPHO LUBECE. Unioa having a large membership.

Balncks, darker still; ailk Katbawi Probably as a result of the regret full of greys and greens and pleks; Old Portuguesa residents of Hong-table altiturle adopted by the Canton Bakhtiaris, Tabrizis, Kermane, and kong and Macao will learn with deep Seamen's Union in regard to some of Farahans.

These being of the better sort, are regret of the death in Shanghai Inst the aspects of the great strike at the bottom and need be shown week, of Mr. Luiz Adolpho Lübeck, at Hongkong at the beginning of this only to the knowing and the persistent the age of 62 years,

year; the opening of a branch of the customer. In the upper half are the

ond, But I am a poor map, and affard to lose money. Will Mr. Lubeck was a man of many same Union at Shanghai caused, we coarser weaves, and here the German

ra not let me have it back for what interests and activities, a prominent believe, certai misgivings when the chemist had spread himself in gaudy

I scheme was first made public, but aniline dyes that run together

gave you? and esteemed member of the Porthare is every reason to believe that joyously when washed. Here are the

"But the Colonel Sahib would by

The N.O. Daily News of July 7 tuguese community and, although the formation of the Union at Shang- new carpets that Yanal Zadeh, in the no means part with it. So then I

says:-Once more the rice supply of The General Managers have the

For they all most learners long

Shanghai has become a very serious pleasure to lay before the share engaged in businese, an author of hai is not fraught with danger of any privacy of his home, has rolled and offered him firat 65 tomans, then 70.

To abstain from language strong,

matter and unless immediate staɣa chiefly poetical, widespread demands on shipowners rabbed till he has produced the and then 75. But the more I offered him the more delighted was be with holders the accompanying statement several books,

For I haven't any sympathy with are taken there in-danger that the of accounts for the year ended 3lat amongst them being the "Poema do similar to those madu in the South in "rflot" that he proudly points to as bis purchase, and the less willing was bred taunts-

January last. The shipping com-certain proof of at least 200 years he to sell. I saw then that in this

experiences of last year and of 1920 · May 1923.

Vida," which ranks as a work of panies ranging out of Shangbai, or the wear.

Quite right. It is pure Gilbert and may be repeated. Accounts. The balance at the romarkable erudition in curreat majority of them, pay their sesmen on Almost any night in the Maude maner I was never likely to get the Sullivan-the First Lord's song from As stated in these columns yester credit of profit and loss account, Portuguese literature. He was born a scale favourably comparable with Hotel at Baghdad or in North West. and I went away lest I should "Pinafore" to be exact. And yet day, allegations have been made that including $2,678 26 brought forward

seen in any way bent upon it. I that comio opera, which for almost certain merchants, taking advantage result

of the Hongkong strike; conversation between sanguine young there is little, if any, general

Sahib's dis-dissatisfaction manileet and the sea which is a genuine composite:---

taste emely the same basia as is the for which I had myself newest order of the British Admiralty. meu are, on the whole contented with

I

paid 40 tadans. It was'en- of those An order in council authorises the prevailing conditions. We have been

they make in the factory at Kerman Admiralty to put on the retired list, privileged to sre a translation of the original prospectus of the Union, "Only three hundred chips. The to send to New York, and its colours irrespective of age or service, sach presentative of the North China Daily 3,040.00 early Latin posts. Of a naturally about which there is nothing to which fellow asked a thousand, but I were bright and beautiful, except that officers as are considered "unfit for News confirmed these allegations and modest but practical disposition, he anyone could take exception. The beat kim down. Simply wouldn't there was a superabundance of white, further employment by reason of further brought forward the same When he which tha Sahib does not like; but I incapacity or peculiarity of temper or charges that, repade last year, viz., doubtless realized that the field of general object of the Union is stated offer a penny more. FORABLE was problematic in the to be "to exchange knowledge and to said a thousand I felt a bit of put that right with coffee stain. This other defect not amoucting to mis that a number of unscrupulonu mer I took to the Sahib the next day and conduct and not caused by intemper-choats were hoarding rice with a view southern colony and he then came to develop industry and its scope of use- a rotter, but I had the nerve to say

to receiving bigber prices and that Shenghai, where he joined the firm of fulness" and at this policy none can two hundred. His eyes nearly want when he saw me he said, 'Ab, Yusuf, ate and irregular habita of life."

Comes again the strain from other treacherous marchants were Russell & Co., later becoming chief cavil. The entrance fee to the Union out of his head, and ha burst into you have come to try to buy the

smuggling and exporting the grain to accountant to Messrs, Ballard and one dollar-is purely nominal, and such a storm of indignation at my Turkoman again. But your labour is "Pinafore":

Though "Bother it!" I may:

foreign countries, Hunter when that firm took over the the annual subscription-$1.20 ignorance that I couldn't get a word in vain, for fans resolved not to part

Occasionally Bay, business of Russell and Co., and for almost equally. so, and, according to in for the next twenty minutes. It with it.' 11,880.00 some years prior to his death he held the prospectus, it appears that these appears that the thing in hundreds of

monies are to be used in part for yests old, and used to be in a mosque "Then I laid the new rug on the a power of attorney for their succes-

the establishment of a night school somewhere up in Persia. When he ground and raised it op by two chorus of "What, never?" the When the treaty between Portugal at Shanghai, and a "patients' house, stopped for breath I tried him with cornere, and lifted it slowly up and seadogs of the present day may reply, $53,587.93 and China was discussed by the while an appreciable sum will be paid two hundred and flty; and off he down so that the light caught.it and "Well, hardly ever it will not save them. Their lapses will come under Chiness authorities and Senbor Jo to the family of any member be went again se fast an over. In the ran over it in ripples. Auditor, The accounta now d'Azevedo Castello Branco, Mr. coming deceased,

end he took the thing away, and See, Sarkar, khéili zellet darad;"peculiarity of tempar," and around prevented have been audited by Mr. Lubeck accompanied the Portuguess

The Shanghai Rice. Maintenance The Secretary of the Union Mr.thought I had lost it. I felt pretty behold the sheen upon it. It is better the corner there will be the prezant Harry Greenwood, A. C. A in the Minister to Peking as bie private Lam Wai-nu, who also has been one bad, and was going after him to offer than silk, and soft as a cat's day Bir Joseph Forter, K.C.B, to Association, together with the two rice guilds, is doing its best to cope absence of Mr. Bernard Brown, secretary and in recognition of his of the chief figures in ite organization, him five hundred when he came ear. Comparer bukunid,' com reprove them

with the situation to maintain the A. G. &.; the latter being eligible. services was created a Corumander of has stated that one of the chiel book and said it was mine for three pare it with the Tarkoman": offers himself for re el ction.

though it too is good of its kind.

lowest prices possible. in order that the Order of San Thiago, a decor reasons for the formation of the Union | bundred."

"The Sabib's eyes grew bright, and

the poorer classes of people, who sIG tion reserved exclusively for literary was that "there have been many

I saw that he was pleased, but be

certainly unable to pay the exorbit- esars of risunderstanding between It would have been too painful a looked down again and became The thing is too perfect a parallel pelled to suffer unnecessarily. It is ant prices asked for will not be com- In 1881 Mr. Lubeck fouaded the Chireas seamen and their employers, disillusionment to reveal to these guile-road and scornful, lest he should ap for the man in the street to refrain reported that this Association has Associacao Macaanse de Soccorre and that through such misunderstand ful guileless ones that the man who Mutuo of Shanghai, in aid of anem-ing friction has unavoidably been can "do" the Baghdadi or the Per/Pear to like the rug.

from laughter, and renewed laughter, bought 50,000 picula of the grain "I do not find it extraordinary,se they say in the Parliamentary re from abroad and suother 15,000 ployed Portuguras, a leading national created. There have been, for exsian" dallal " (broker] over prices has said in French; how much is it porta; but there are naval officers picals are being ordered. This grain institution which has rendered in ample, numerons instances in which yet to be born.

Yusuf Zadeh bas Bi-jan-irYusuf, Barkar, by the soul who are seriously concerned over will be distributed among the local the seamen signed their papers of now a beautiful collection of "chits" of Yosuf, your worship, I answered, the potentialities of the new or rice merchants who will be asked to valuable assistance to his compatriots Kwai Wak, (Wai Hing & Co.) from in Shanghai for the last 40 years. His service. All that they knew was that written by grateful officers to record it is the most extraordinary rug at der. It provides, they say, a con- sell it cheaply to the poor people.. A death crester a gap is the community the papers bore their signature. They their confidence in his honesty, hon- the price in all Keevin. I will give it venient pretext for getting rid of meeting of the Association will be Hok Canton, Wo Hing.) from which it will be extremely difficult to had no knowledge of either the nature our, and sound knowledge of anti-

to your worship for 300 tomans." any man who is unacceptable to held on the 16th instant to discuss Kwong Chow Wan-Company's fill, for, although Mr. Lubeck shanned of the work they were required to do

A long time we bargained and the ses lords and for introducting further steps to be taken in connect-. ostentation and lived a retired and or the terms and conditions. When

There was one moving epistle from the Sahib set his heart on the rug. favoritism and other andesirable on with the situation. modeat Lifo, his spare moments were troubles have arisen, cases which, a colonel at Kasvin:-"I have And at last I came down to price. things into the Boajor service, ever devoted to the welfare of the without difficulties could have haught a great deal from Yuent," be entire Portuguese community.

**Sarkar Sahib, it is my last

General, Ho Feng-ling, the local It is not on record that the late Military Governor, has ordered his amicably privately and

ruge, I can confidently say that in no tomans, but you must let no one, Eave at times unaccessarily been re-fact, he has sometimes bought back at that price, for it would be very, refrain, "Sack the lot!" sounded as police courts. an irritating measured case Lave I been overcharged. In know that you have bought from me damme, it's too bad." But his curt states that those found hoarding or "Why, damme, it's too bad! Yes, and report to him without delay. He sorted to. The Union does not mere-from me for more than I paid him, bad for my business." ly content itself with seeking to pro-which is convincing proof that he has

rofane in the ears of some of their muggling for export will be severely "I am sorry, Yusuf,' said the lordships of the Admiralty as did the

ponished. mote the welfare of the seamen but sold to me below the true market Babib oobly. I won'd pay 180 if I more violent explative of Captain Magistrate, bas called a meeting of Mr. Shen Pao-chang, Shanghai City it bae at the same time taken upon price."

could afford it. For after the affair Corrcoran. itself the arduous duties of assisting This is very fue, Yusuf Zadek, of the Turkoman I know that Bir. Peroy Scott who has bien jurisdiction to discuss what should be

local rice meichants within. the seamen to have a good knowledge said 1. "How did you manage to you sell me only good value. jeering at the Admiralty for the A foki of the Kom Hing Dyeing to them. The Union has very many Colonel ?"

of their responsibilities and to live up earn so much kindnese from the Bat the truth is that I have only last few years because they won't Factory, was charged at the Magis members and the tarolment of new

another 100 tomans to spend this lieten to him and stop building bat trany yesterday afternoon with having members is steadily progressing. The slight kick in my own eye. The shall be compelled to do without the "What they want to do, in plain

I looked hard at him with perhaps month, so that I am afraid that I tleships zaid: Another foki of the factory. The found helpful in the satisfactory set mistakable and unashamed.. demended money by menaces from good offices of the Union base been kick in Tusui Zadeh's became un Kermah. If you could keep it for English, is to kick the old admirals The B. (Apear Line) 8.8. “Jantis threatened the complainant with shipmasters and the defendant was alleged to have tlement of disputes oither between the

another month, I would boy it.' ont. A lot of them are hanging is expected to arrive at Hongkong on ." I will tell your worship, how that ***Sarkar Sahib, if it can be kept about in the hope of getting another or about Fuly 14, нереа or was. I sold the Colonel Sahib a for you, it will be kept. But if this alphabetical order.

The CP. R.M. Empres Shanung, (B. & S.) from Shanghai./serious injury unless he paid him between the seamen themselves." Torkomen for sixty tomane. It was rug is seen by other officers it will ba

Canada arrived at Yokohama of“ tuly- "I think it is a pity the Admiralty 1: at 7.30a.m. luft Yokohan on July 11 mand was given. The complainant The Union thus appears to be spot so bad. A little suiline it had hard to keep it. There are many who mentioned one or two items such as at 6 pm and is due at Bogkong on reported to the police at Yaumati ard combination of a mutual beneût perhaps, but not very much. Then, would give 300 tomand for it. And peculiarity of temperament. It July 10 at 6 a m.

trap was laid. A Chinese society and a trade union, the aims of two days later, another officer Sahib Yusuf ise poor man, and pre would have been much more straight | detective was detailed to hard a the Union as stated are obviously asked me if I had a Turkoman with "This I said as I rolled up the rug forward to have said 'We are going portion of the SICO to the defendant, admirable and commendable; the an elephant's foot pattern. Now I in sorrow and prepared to take it to tum out the admirals whom we had come long ago. They are those but he acted prematurely, and it came Union appears to be not force had nous with me in Kasvin, so I away. The Sahib too was very don't require.'

who are in the position of the young. oat in cross examination that he had seeking strife but as one seeking to told him that the elephant's foot is sorrowful. But when I had said fare Asked whet cr Lord Fisher would lieutenant in the Kipling story who been reproved for bin hasty action. Bvoid and eliminate it, and if the very hard to find, but that I would well I had another idea and came. not have found himself in difficulty was told by an irate admiral to go

The defendant admitted that he objects are faithfully adhered to there try. 'I bave heard that it is very back to him.

ander the temperament" ander, Sir and "conduct His own damned manoe

To carry forward to new

Account

4,418.13

LATEST SHIPPING NEWS.

ARRIVALS.

Tourane. Youmati,

Wharf.

Hydrangea (Chin On) from Swabow, -Company's Wharf.

Haibong, (Dongles 9. 8. Co.) from Foochow, Swatow-Co's Wharf.

Kwangth, (C.M.S.N. Co) from 'Canton Company's Wharf.

Yu Sang, (J. M. & Co.) from Swa- tow.-(33.

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Gauzan Maru, (Y.K.K.) from Tsingtao-A29.

Shinfoo, (San Peh 3.N) from Swa- tow.-E63,

Baichon, (Yue Woo) from Swatow. --B22.

Lushan Maru, (N.Y.K.) from Shang

bai, Swatow-Off Stonecutter.

Taisoku Maru, (M.B.K) from Cantot.zzcha

Wai-bing. (J. M. & Co.) from Tsingtao, Swatow.-Co's. Wharf.

-B.12.

Yaumati.

Fan (B. & S.) from Manila. Pleumpenh, (Wo Fat Sing) Saigon.--.10.

DEPARTURES.

www.

from

Yunnan. (B. & 8.) for Shanghai Ningpo.-July 12.

Mirzapore, (P. & O.) for Bombay, Singapore-July 12.

Awa Marn, (N.Y K.) for Bombay, Singapore-July 12.

Attens, (B. & S.) for London, Singapore-July 12.

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BOTS.

merit.

been

ques.

THX DISILLUSIONMENT.

he

HOW IT IS DONE.

.

I never use a big, big D{ And although to the incredulous

Go, ribald, get you hance

To your cabin with celerity! This is the consequence

Of ill adviced asperity,

The cereal was selling yesterday at between $14.50 and $15 for the best rice, a sudden increase of from 50 rats to a dollar on the previous day and from $3 to $5 over the prevailing price a month ago, and there are indica ions that the $16 mark will soon he reached."

Much sympathy is felt tor the de. settled, have been referred to the wrote, "and breiden getting excellent word. From you I will take 180 Lord Fisher ever flashed out with subordinates to make an investigation

ceased's relatives both in Shanghai

and Macao in their bercavement.

FACTORY FOKIS AT VARIANCE.

sum of $100. No reason for the de-

done to alleviate the situation.

KOTERENTS OF STRAMEÈS..

vars in his own damned way."

had threstaned to give the complain. is 30 reason why the Union should ans," he said! 'and it is a pitySarkar Sahib, said 1, my heart Percy replied: ant "a hiding," but strongly denied uut develop into a power for good that you have not got one, for I is straitened that your times should "Oh, they never would have had Among other ranks, too, there is said demanding the money, which he said both of the reman and theebipowner. would have paid you a hundred become bitter because of the loss of this, the pluck to kick him out!" to be a certain unholy glee at the was an invation of the complainant The Voica has come into being as a and fifty tomans, Now it happened rug. See now what I shall do for you,Other naval officers are asking how prospect that certain martineta of the to get him into troubio. After his time when the relations between that the rug that I had sold the Give me a hundred tomass and the the order is to be executed.

qusiterdeck will have to soften arrest, he alleged, someone attempted employers and employed are-fres of Colonel Sahib was the elephant's foot Tarkoman, for which you paid me 60 - "A senior naval officer," one said their ways and become kind and to place some marked money in his friation, and provided it steers clear pattern, so I said, "I know of one fine only, and I will leave you this is seldom, if ever, in such close touch gentle, or else find the skids greeted pocket but failed. The money was of extremist ideas and aspirations, rug just such as you desire, but it Kerman, which is uniquel

with his superiors that they are in for them. Waisting, (J M. & Co) for Canton. picked up from the ground and not and subordinates possible contention would be very difficult to make the Yusuf, Bhama khaili khub adam, position to judge, and if bis juniors The average admiral, however, July 12.

found in his possession.

to amicable di cussion and a realiza-owner part with it. If you would you are a very good man," is what the are to make confidential reports sach doesn't seem much worried. Pro- tion of both sides of avery question, give 200 tomans it is possible that I Colonel Sahib made answer. So in an atmosphere of espionage and bably he thinks that he will be safes certain amount of doubt as to the there is no doubt that. the Shanghai could get it for you. Very well, this wise the matter was stranged to mutual distinst will be brought into guarded after the same manner sa

Branch of the Chinese Seamen he answered; since the matter. is everybody's satisfaction. And that being that the traditional spirit of the Captain Carocran... the Magistrate took into consider. Union will justify its formation, both difficult I will pay 200. So then I evening I sold the Tarkommen to the navy will be destroyed in no time. For he himself huq said it, ation the defendant's admission of a as a society for the mutual benefit of went to the Colonel Batib, and to him other officer for 200 tomans. Said There are, however, itnjar officers

And it's go shroat to asaxolt, and amending the its members, and as a body by means. I said, Barker Sahib I wished to rot truly that all the English know who are reported to live remarked

of which strife betweens abinowacre plesa-d you and secure you as my Yusuf Zadeh and have reason to be that it would have been a and stamen may be avoided.

patron, so I sold you the Turkuuskan pleased with him 1

the order banning profanity or tacopter

Kusichów, (B, & S.) for Canton.

July 12.

Sun, (La Fat) for Bestow

July 12.

Emprees of Ain, (C.P.8.:Ltd.) for Vancouver, Shanghai.-July 13.

Joly 13.

While admitting that there was a

veracity of the detective's evidenc,

ebarge to one of disorderly conduct sentenced him to 3 months-jala

to his credit

That he zin