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THE ONLY REMEDY AGAINST DESTRUCTION OF WOODWORK BY WHITE ANTS and Day-not, “SOLIGNUM "

DOES NOT EVAPORATE, ORACK OR PEEL, BUT

SEARCHES BIGHT INTO THE WOOD.

Sole Agents:

ARNHOLD BROTHERS & Co., Ltd,

1A, Chater Road.

'Phone 1500.

SHADOWS BEFORE.

CHINA COAST.

A

COMING EVENTS ADVERTISED LATEST SHIPPING

IN THE "MAIL."

ENTERTAINMENTS,

August 3.-Goranet Thestra; "Her Unwilling Husband." World Theatr"; Tom Mix in "The Six-Shooter Andy. Kowloon Theatre, The Jungle Goddess.

PUBLIC AUCTION SALES.

August 4.-Hughes and Hoogh, a large consignment of White Goods, u fea tote of special glass-ware and sundries, Sales Booms, 2.45 p.m.

August -Bughrs and Hough: Household furniture, etc., Bales. Rooms, 10.30 a.m.

Auguat 9-Hughes and Hough: teakwood sad bla wood furniture, baby grand piano, ., Sales Rooms, 2.45 p.m.

Kappal

CHANGES.

Mr. F. W. Potter, second officer, "Hsin Peking," bas gone sup'y officer, same ship.

Mr. C. R. Fisher, from reserve, has gone chief officer, "Booohow." Mr. L. J. Fugler, chief officer, "Soochow," has resigned.

Mr. L. W. Harrison; second officer, "Wachang," has gone second officer, "Changchow."

Mr. B. Stewart, from reserve, has gone second officer, "Wnchang."

Mr. J. L. Farrell, chief offer, "Poating, bas resigued. Mr. F. E. B. More, from reserve, bas gone chief officer. "Poating."

Mr. J. V. Locke, chief officer, "Ngankin," has gone chief officer, August 9-Lanmert Bros., 3Tungting." bollers (ex s. s. "Chiyo Mara"), Tai- koo Dockyard, 11 s.m.

COMPANY MEETING.

August 18.-Union Insurance Socisty of Canton Ltd. Queen's Build ings at noon. British Traders' In surance Co. Ltd., Queen's Buildings 12.10 p.m. China Fire Insurance Co Ltd. Queen's Buildings 12.15 p.m.

TEN-YEAR CL' CK.

EIGHT-DAY TIME PIECE A

BACK NUMBER,

same

;

Mr. W. Peplow, from reserve, has gone chief officer, "Ngankin."

Mr. E. D. Holmes, second oficer, "Chinhua," has resigned. Mr. W. T. Paul, second officer, "Kalgan," has gone second officer, "Chinbus.”

THE CHINA MAIL.

CARGO BOAT DISPUTE.", RENTS ORDINANCE - CASE.

W56

CARGO BOATS.

WOMAN WRANGLER AT CAMBRIDGE.

SUCCESS OF SALVATION ARMY LASS.

The honour of being the only wo

OFFICIAL STATEMENT. || LANDLORD`SEEKS POSSESSION.

Testerday the China Mail intimat In the Summary Court yesterday ed the break down of negotiations for Mr. Justice J.R. Wood, Puisue Judge, the settlement of the cargo boatmen's | had a case under the Rento Ordinance -dispute. An official statement from brought before him.

the Secretary for Chinese Affairs has Chia Ohi and Ohio Ki, merchants, now been received and is published of 64 Jervique St., claimed from man Wrangler at Cambridge this below. The engagement form sunoxed Wing Shing Cheong, merchants, of year has fallen to Miss Alice May is ous proposed by the Secret 260 Queen's Road Central, posacsConte, a Salvation Army lase, of Chiucas Affairs, which tion of premises, with mesme pro Walthamstow, and daughter of the ary for though acceptable to the birers its and damage. Mr. M. K. Lo chief cambier it the Balvation Army

declined by the boatmen represented the plaintiffs, but there with the arception of the pars was no appearance on the part of the Bank, graph relating to typhoons.

defendants.

When informed of her success Miss Mr. Lo in opening, stated, that Mr. Coote evinced surprise but appeared Through the mediation of a Com. E. Haywood had been acting for quite unaffected by her victory. Her mittee on which the General Chamber the defendanta. The claim was for first stap to victory was a scholarship of Commercs and the Chinese Cham- the possession of the premises leased won at the Council School at ber of Commerce were represented, to defendants, as they were required Walthamstow in 1913, which gave ander the Chairmanship of the for reconstruction to make them into her four years' study at the local Harbour Master, a settlement of a now building. He had asked Mr. High Bobool. questions between Cargo boat owners Haywood whether he would state and charterers was reached in March what bis defence was, but Mr. Hay last on the following terms :-

wood said that he had no defonoa un 1. A day's bire chall be from 6am. less it was that the alterations inten: until 10 p.m. but should the work ded to be pads by, the plaintiffe did continue aftr 10 p.m a quarter not amount to reconstruction as wAS rate additional shall be paid up required by the Ordinance before pos scesion could be accured. Mr. Hay: wood had stated that ha bad received no further instructions from his client since he took up the case.

to 6 s.m.

3. If any boat is engaged after 6 p.m. and worke during the night, a day's hire eball be paid and no extra pay for night work shall be made in this cave.

3.

Half a day's pay shall be paid for a boat engaged but not used. 4. A fraction of a day shall be

paid for as a full day.

She followed up this success with another in 1917, by winzing the Easex County Council scholarship. She was the first girl in the senior Cambridge local examination.

After that she won the Cambridge. Higher Local with first in mathema ties and aecoad in Freneb. Then ste obtained a scholarship for the Uni-

versity,

"She is the cleverest of a family of Chiu Chi in the course of evidencere," raid her father, to an inter- stated that he and his brother were viewer. but though a mathemati- the registered owners of 286 Queen' cian she is none the less clever at her Road Central and that defendanta bad bean monthly tenants for about always been a good house girl, and needlework and cookery. She has 10 or 11 years. On April 10 he had that night was reading the children's

6. When the black Typhoon Signal instructed his architect (Mr. Rore) to clothes and doing a little washing is huisted all boats under hire aive defendants notice to quit by without any knowledge of her suceers, shall be towed to shelter at the July 8, as he wanted the premises a f ct, she said the papere were very expense of the hirer. Work re-back for alterations and reconstruo bart, and thought perhaps she would sumed after the Signal is lowered tien so as to make it a new building. only get a second." shall be at the rate agreed on when hired.

6. The above agreements may be waived by mutual cocsent of parties concerned. Agreed to by all Parties on this 20th, day of April, 1922.

These conditions have is practice Mr. A. C. Love, chief engineer, been found unworkable: the principal "Kweilin" bas gone chief engineer. stumbling block being the "Hain Peking,"

posiibilities of abuse of the 25% re- Mr-R.K. Burns, chief-engineer,-gulation-for-work-after-10 p.m. Hsin Peking" has gone chief engineer "Kwailin."

Mr. A. B. Osmond, second officer, "Choysang," has gone acting chief officer, same ship.

Mr. R. J. T. Hopkins acting chief officer "Choyrang is on leave.

Mr. P. V. Mayers, sup'y third en gineer, "Koonsbing, has gone sup'y third engineer, "Laenho."

Mr. G. F. Cram, sup'y third engineer, "Luento," has gone sup'y third engineer, "Koonshing."

Mr. J. Rybaltovsky has been ap- pointed second officer, "Kiangyung."

Mr. F. Frezedlatski bas bern

appointed third engineer, "Taishon."

A MASTER MARINER'S

CERTIFICATE.

After the architect had given form. Her career is one of the romances al evidence to the effect that he gave of the Salvation Army. because the defendants notice to quit, Mr. Lo in: has been associated with the move- fortaed Hiz Lordship that ho believed ment ever since she was a child. Her that defendants were not in Court father has been in the Army's open because they were under the impres ir services. sion that in their absence the junge might say nothing about the costs of the action.

The cage was adjourned until Saturday morning, when further Levidence will be taken respecting the receipt of the notice to quit.

TOO MUCH WATER,

Prolonged discussions during the last three weeks resulted in an agreement to cancel terms 1-5 of the March settlement, and to make No. 6 alone operativo. To give it effect a NO SHORTAGE IN A DAIRY. form for separate contracts for sach engagement was agreed upon in

A Chinese dairy keeper was yeater- principle: and considerable progrers day afternoon fined $100, by Mr. E. was made towards shaping it. In its W. Hamilton for having sold adalter- most recent outline it is as follows:-ated cow's milk to which 10 per cent.

of water, had been adde:l.

-

TRANSLATION OF FORM FOR

ENGAGEMENT OF CAROO

DOATE.

The undersigned engages cargo-

pices of goods .bags of goods

boat (8) No. (1). To convey

In sentencing John Thomson, found; guilty of forging a cartificate qualify. (2). ing him to command ships, the

from

to

punctually before

(hour and date) For each extra (hour) (day) beyond the time stated a payment shall be made of $.... From To

.(bour and date) .(hour and data) For each extra (hour) (day) beyond the time stated a payment shall be made of $....

AGREED INCLUSIVE PRICE (excluding

extras as above) $..

G

Whilst at college at Cambridge she took a Salvation Army en

clase.

She has been three years at Cam bridge working hard at her studies, and will probably take up the teaching profession. Popular amongst her schoolfellows, she is fond of sport, especially swimming.

AIRSHIPS AGAIN..

ADMIRALTY'S INTEREST IS

REVIVED.

Mr. W. B. Hind, for the defence, applied for the defendant's discharge in The Times that official interest ja It appears from an aubonacement on the ground that no sample of the the future of the air-tip has suddenly milk, as examined by the Government revived, says the Naval and Military Analyst, was produced in Court,

Record in mail week. Bott the Mr. T. M. Hazlerigg, Assistant Admiralty and the Air Ministry are Crown Solicitor, produced part of broken bottle containing some dried understool to have signified their wilk, and explained that owing to the willingness to set aside funds for fomentation of the milk, the bottle lighter-than-air craft development, and to lend financial support to the had burst. He submitted that the Barney echeras for catablishing sample had been produced.

an Imperial airship service. Appar- ently, the offers have been made

Mr.

The Magistrate upheld Hazlerigg's contention, and after hearing the evidence of a Sanitary independently and not as the result of an arrangement between the two Inspector who took three samples of

Departments concerned, between the milk one of which he handed to whom, in fact, a difference of opi ion the defendnet, one he sent to the has arisen as to the future control of Government Analyst, and the other such airships as may be made avail he retained himself, Mr. Hamiltonable for national service. The Air convicted the defendant.

Ministry wishes to retain this control

A ten year electric clock is shortly to be placed on the market. It is guaranteed to keep accurate time and to require no repairs. The invention, which threatens to revolutionise all the old standards of clockmaking, is the work of two Frenchwen-M. Marcel Moulir, e scientist, and H. Maurice Favre, a chronometer-maker. The British-Horo-Electric Co., Ltd., of Kingsway, are placing the clocks on the market. At the company's offices a Daily News reporter saw between 30 and 40 of these clocks, all with silently swinging pendulums and time to registering the the second,

The ten-year clock has for less mechanism than the ordinary clock Shanghai judge said he entirely "only two wheels and a worm screw," agreed with the jury's verdict. It according to the chairman of the was a most serious offence alone to company. The clock is worked by commit a forgery. In this case there an electric magnetic current. A was an even more serious element. small Leclanché cell is fitted into a The master of a ship had the lives of brass cyclinder behind the facs. The many people in his charge. All wires from the cell are connected to nations took care before allowing a the pendulum and the frame work man to command a vessel, to make respectively. The penduluin, which certain that that man was competent. ie bollow movee backward and The prisoner had endeavoured to forward on magnetised rod. obtain the command of a ship with. Additional devices provide for the out being competent. But he (the movement of the hands of the clock. learned Judge) would take into con

There is nothing in the mechanism sideration everything that defending according to its inventore, which can counsel had said on behalf of the

airship pɔ seas any value for war possibly go out of order until the prisoner. He had a very good

work, it is obviously limited to the battery mine dey or its contents are character. He had served faithfully

naval sphere, for the warmest Zeppelin rxhausted, and the cells, they declare. and well on various ships. "There

enthusiast would hardly maintain that are guaranteed to last for ten years. At fore I am going to take your long

there vessels are capable of being used the end of that time the purchase of career into consideration," said his

with advantage in land operations. Dew cell will ret the clock off on Lordship. "I have power to give

The Secretary for Chinese Affairs But if they are to be regarded a another ten years' rua. The Buile you a long term of penal servitude, The charterers are content that the ani the Harbour Master interviewed fleet auxiliaries, the Admiraly buys clock, ma it in called, is at present but I am going to pass a sentence, price for each engagement should be some 200 cargo bat owners this a clear right to insist not only on made in one standard size caly, that which I fear is too lenient, of 18 agreed upon-aud eigned for in ad. (Wednesday) afteruoou; but after controlling them in time of war, but of the ordinary mantelpiece clock, the months' hard labour. I had rather vance within these conditions; but much discussion failed to reach a or dictating the general features of price being 18 8.

ert on the side of mercy."

the Cargo bout owners insist on the settlement.

their design.

P

to

The following conditions shall apply all agreements:-

in its own hands, whereas the Admir

1. When the black typhoon signal addition under all conditio, a of the alty are believed to have made their is hoisted before the clearance of 25% extra for work after 10 p.m. offer contingent upon the transfer of all goods from boste under bire, they are not prepared to agree to in-such control to them. they shall be towed to tofuge at clada consideration of this item in It is unfortunate that there should the expense of the hirers. But if this single agreed price of the be any inter-Departmental rivalry on the black signal is hoisted after whole contract. The charterers on a question of national importANCE, the clearance of all goods from their side cannot see their way to but in this particular case our y the boats, the tirere shall be accept this addition, and refuse to pathy lies with the Admiralty. If the relieved of all further responsibi-consider it.

lity in the matter.

The charterers are now considering 2. Cargobuat owners shall use all the formation of a cargo boat com due diligence in the performance pany of their own, which will make of this agreement.

them independent of outside bire in SIGNATURE OF BIBER

future.

Dato.

THURSDAY, AUGUST 3. 1922

DAIRY FARM NEWS.

DAIRY PRODUCE

FRESH MILK

alto the following forms-Sterilized, Skimmed, Butter and Soured.

FRESH CREAM Full Rich

BUTTER

Daisy, Dairymaid and Shamrock Brands,

CHEESE

Edam, Australian Cheddar American Stilton and Picnic.

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

WHITEAWAY'S

GREAT

SUMMER SALE

COMMENCE ON

MONDAY JULY 31ST

ENTIRE STOCK INCLUDED

AT

GENEROUS

REDUCTIONS

We have placed large orders for Stock for the Ceming Cold Season and in order to make room for this we must clear a large po tion of our present Stock,

_DO_NOT_FAIL TO VISIT

OUR STORE THIS SALE

WONDERFUL BARGAINS

IN-

ALL DEPARTMENTS

CALL EARLY. BEST BARGAINS GO FIRST.

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ROYAL SILK STORE.

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

We are the Only Dealers for the above Articles & Invite Your Inspection.

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