1922-08-01 — Page 6

TUESDAY, AUGUST 1. 1922.

LAST NIGHT'S FIRE.

(Continued fromí Page›4.)

When a China Mail reporter visited

of the fire the Booke this morning the interior of No 7, Duddell Street was one whole mas of charied debris with three of the four walls standing groggily. A huge pile of soaked and parity burned bales of paper on the Kallly sad Waleb side of the premises, was sti]}}

dozen mculdering and about s Chinese firemen were busy with borca pooring streams of water

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it. Two small collapses of bricks occurred while our reporter was there but luckily no one was injured.

The Carlton Hutel annex stood a roofless skei ton against the sky when viewed from Queen's Road this mor ning. The ground floor we intact hat under about a foot of water and all the furniture soaked with water from the hoses. The other two floor were complately gutted, but strangely enuigh, the staircase was intact throughout. In the dising. room, although the tablea and chairs were knocked over by the water a clock still hung serenely on the wall, having stopped at 11.15. Every thing on the other two floors was complete ty burned out, and gaping holen stood in

walls where once were the windows and door. The walia were inclining dangerously sa if ready to collapse at any moment. Gangs of women were busy shoring up the verandahs on the Ice House Street frontage.

Mr. M. F. Billimoris, ot the Local Printing Frees and the Indo-China Trading Company very kindly opened up his premises for a China Heil. reporter to inspect. The floor was a couple of inobes under water, with murky water continuously filtering through thickly in some placer, from the ground floor of the botal annex.

The large lock of paper was completely ruined, while tla linotype machine, a large quantity of types nail the office furniture, if not actually ruined, were badly damaged by water

Mr. Billimoris says that his stock ~of-types-and-the-machinery-alone-cost- him $20,000, having to be imported during the war. His property was all inured with the South-British Insurance Company.

HONGKONG AND GE-MANS.

SHANGHAI NEWSPAPER

COMMENT.

HONGKONG'S DOINGS,

No doubt you may have noticed 'Hongkong's Doings' set to rhyme,

Which "H" has been inserting in the "Press" from time to time.

In view of the degree of fame thvit

author has acquired,

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FORGED BANK NOTE.

AN EMPLOYER'S DISCOVERY.

THE CHINA "MAIL.

Wong Ho-choi olias_Wong Pok-loi, the Diagon Motor clark. of Gurage, W45 charged at the Magistracy yesterday afternoon with: (1) That on June 19. at Yaumati in

TO-DAY'S NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

NOTICE.

regret to inform our numerous Customers that, owing to the destruction by fire of our PRINTING WORKS, (Duddell Street), we shall

till further notice. ・・

We deem it wise to warn you that Dompany with another, not in custody,] be unable to meet their requirements

if we, too, be inspired To comment on events in verse, at

any future date,

We cannot hops that author's happy style to emulate. Our feeble efforis never can attain

to any height

So no one will accuse infringing copyright.

ho attern ted to utter a forged bank Dot, (2) unlawful possession of the Baid bank-note, and (3) obtaining a pair of gold cuff links by faise pre- tences from the Lok Hing firm ou May 14. The third charge was with-

drawn.

The principal witnesses for the pre- as of sccation in connection with the nat two obargra are Mr. C. Lauritsen, Managing Director of the Motor Company, and Mr. W. L. Ramsey, Becretary of the Company. the defendant's They searched

Did you hear that fine recital at St.

Johns the other day. (Arranged to free the organ fund

from debt) When Mrs. Kennett was announced

as soloiu, to play, 'Mongst other things, Beethoven's

Minuet

.

Do you perchance member how

that Elgar March began, Which Fuller played.Bu grandly

at the close?

de-k drawers during his absence from the office and found the forged bank. note and somepawn-tickets. The bank. note Mr. Lauritsen abetracted and placed in the safe pending the matter being placed in the hands of the polios, whilst the pawn-tickets were toru up.

Inspector Appleton, who prosecut- ed, said that it was alleged that on June 19 the defendant tendered a forged bank note at a Yaumati rent- Who evidently went in there to aurant but the genuineness of the

doze!

Alas! that it was wasted on a

certain paper man

His critique in the press next day

was hopelessly confused. The Elgar March" raid he,

for violin "Was excellent." And then to

keep his readers well amused He let another borrid bawler is. "The Minuet performed by Mr. Fuller" wrote the scribe "Was certainly most popular

all."

My word I were giving

recital, I would br b

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nots was questioned and a friend who was with bin settled the bill, No action was taken because the nete could not be produced. On July 12 Mr. Ramsey brought a forged $100 note to the Dotective office and handed it to Chief Dotective Inspec tor Murison.

Mr. B. D. Murray, sub-accountant of the Chartered Bank deposed that the note was a genuine $0 foote whib had been altered to

$100 represent a

The

oke.

forgery was quite a good one.

Mr. W. L. Ramsey spoke as to find-

That man to keep his face outing the note is one of the defendant's

side the ball!

drawers. He was surprised to find a $100 note as the defendant was only earning from $30 to 40 per month. The witness searched the defendant's desk because he was suspicious that defendant had embezzled the firm's

Ob, what a tragic, comment, this,

on Music in Hong! ong, Where anyone can stand upon

his Icet

To give a recitation or a sentimental

song

-And-rend-next-day-bia "playing

was a treat.

If u reporter's grasp of matters

musical in small

He's careful what he's writing us

a rule. "Twere better for such critics not

to criticise at all

money.

Mr. Lea d'Almada, for the defence. raised the point as to whether an en

the right to extract ployer Las private property from his employee's drak, remarking to the witness "Do you know you had no right to take the man's money 1"

Mr. Ramsey said he handed the Than hold their papers up to note to Mr. Lauritsen because he was aurprised the defendant WAS HO "flush."

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The Easmus Club be found ite fet

Alright.

turned ap just for fun the other

night:

Franquai, Aug, 1. The N. C. Daily News commenting on the fact that the Hongkong Ex-|· enemy Restriction Ordinance has now A smoker was in force, automatically expired rays the feeling Mostly round the bar, of course, that it is un English to maintain the Affording quite as animated sight. fend checked by the honest The concert room was meant to bull difficulty in getting

an audience half the size,

the over

abhorrence ut the manner inThe artistes won immense applause,

which Germany conducted

the

and then, as a surprise,

war. While the newspaper rewarka A patron rose and warbled 'Tak...-a that there is possibility that this

pair of sparkling eyes'

abhorrence is something we ought not At which enthusiasm reached its

to drop too easily, it admite there is i

a general feeling that exclusion

height.

Ordinances have had their day, that Uue member way recounting, amidet

hostilities cannot be kept up for ever and that we may as well re. cognise this now the war is over. --- Reuter,

SHANGHAID CK AND ENGINEERING CO.

CAPITAL REDUCED.

SUANUBAI, Aug. 1. The Supreme Court has sanctiuned the reduction of the capital of the Shanghai Dock and Engineering Company from 6.770.000 divided into shates of Tie, 100 each to The 4,177,500 divided into shares of Tis. 75.

CHINESE NEWS.

SHANGHAI, July 31. W. W. Yen be applied for teu days' leave.

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

The Legislative Council is to meet port Thursday when the Hon. Mr. Bird will ask some questions about the passing of plena. The first read. inge of four new bills figure on the agenda paper.

t

Last week 20 cases of plague were notified and there were 18 deaths from the disease.

TO SECRETARIES OF CLUES AND OTHER INSTITUTIONS.

ALL preliminary notices of furth

coming meetings, lectures and entertainments, sent for insertion iz 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. future if this space is exceeded they will be placed in the advertising columns at the prevailing rates

In

jeere,

How one young Ma moiselle

'Armenteers'

Used to use his knee

As a comf'table settee,

A which I turned and tried to stoji

my are.

Another man was telling of a runi

dump 'ap the line'

(His hearers sentimental o'er their

sevcuth glass of wine) And when they heard it suffered from:

a nasty five point nive They very early ended up in tara.

Supported by the people and the

picas,

The Club has had a wonderful succes. 'Twas but in embiyo Only seven months ago, And now it claims three hundred,

more or less.

If you're feeling that you'd like to

meet alother P.B.I.

And that about the Army in the

merly days gone by,

1

recommend you drop into the

Easma Club and try Mackintosh's "cure for lonelines."

KOWLOON DANCES!

The Kowloon Theatre's Tuesday night negligé dances which bave proved so popular since they began a few months ago are atili being cou tinued. Another one is announced for to-night when extra fans and additional supplices of ice, allied to good music and a perfect floor, ebould o much to help dancers to forgot about the boat.

LADIES' GOLF.

Mra. Armstrong bas qualified for the Captain's Cup, for July, with a nett score of 81, over the Doop Water Bay course.

Another 9-hole eclectic competition of ladies will be held over the same coure during August and September.

Mr. d'Almada: Why did you tear up the pawn-tickets?

Witness: I thought they were no

use.

"It is not your property, you know," Mr. d'Almeda remarked.

After Mr. Lauritsen had deposed to taking the note to the bank to ascertain its genuine teas, the hearing | was adjourned.

KELLY & WALSH, LTD., York Building. Hongkong, August 1, 1922,

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PUBLIC AUCTION.

HE Underigood have received in- structions to sell by Public Auctior,

ON

WED (END SY, Ang. 9 1848. commencing 11 a m.

it their Sale Rooms, Daddell Street.

(For account of the Concorned),

2 balra Kaitting Wool Tarn

5 ensen Handkerchie's

2 bales Woodberry Sail Duck No. 151

1 bale Woodberry Sail Duck No. 23 Torms-Onala on sielivery.

LAWMERT BROS..

NOTICE.

Auctioneers.

We beg to announce to our Customers that we offer the following reduction on the bases of our Price-lists of July 1922 for a period of THREE WEEKS from 1st to 21st August.

SMKERS REQUISITES

... 15% 'CIGARS, CIGA: BITES & TOBACUO8.. 10% B. A. T's' GOODS PRICES MODERATE.

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IN

HER UNWILLING HUSBAND

- HAROLD LLOYD-

IN

– NOW OR NEVER--

NIGHT

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