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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1922.

BANK FUNDS.

MANILA SUPREME COURT

FINDING.

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MANILA, September 12. Venancio Сопсерсіон, former President of the Philippine National Bank, has been acquitted by the Supreme Court of the charge of misuse

of the bank's funda.

LIFE IN GERMANY.

ORGY OF SPENDING IN LUXURIOUS HAMBURG,

Writing from Hamburg, Mr, Otis Swift, correspondent of the Chicago Tribune, gives the following vivid account of life in that famous German city

THE CHINA MAIL.

UNITED ATHLETIC CLUB, LATEST SHIPPING news.

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING.

The Annual General Meeting of the Monday, September 11, at the Wynd- United Athletic Club was held on ham Hotel, Mr. A. H. Carroll presiding over a modorata attendance.

ARRTYALA.

Kaijo Mord, (0,8,K) from Kee- lung, Swatow-Co's Wharf.

Hirano Moru, (Suzuki & Co.) from Keelung, Swatow. Wanchai.

Haibong. (Douglas) from Foochow, Swatow.-Co's Wharf,

Tiantain, (B. & S.) from Shanghai, Swatow. Quarry Bay.

Havana Maru, (0. 8. K.) from

In moving the adoption of the that the Club had had a very success- accounts, the Chairman remarked ful year, and that the members my Singapore Manila. Ados 1. dequittal with four dissenting, holding the world going to do about it? You congratulate themselves on the state aichow, (Yue Woo) from Swatow.

The court's vote was

What I want to know," says the fire for German business man, ie what that the lower court's verdict are forcing Germany into the abyss. sentencing Concepcion to a five of unjust rep.rations, cruel indemnities,

$2,500 should be affimed.

Concepcion is under sentence of two years' imprisonment for misuse of

the Bank's fonds ou another count

ment of accounts.

Since the last

meeting, the Club has erected a diess- inconsiderate treatment is driving ing room matsbed at the Happy Germany to de pair. We are being Valley close to the Hongkong Foot- Several of the Club's forced over the brink, facing possible ball revolution, communism, anarchy, the members had bean successful at the. plight of Soviet Russin."

Hongkong Athletic Sparta.

"What I want to kasw," broke in the English business man, "is how

CHANGCHUN CONFERENCE. do you get that way ?"

JAVANESE CABINET'S

DECISION.

The following were elected to bold offier:-

Committee-Messrs. J Beach Pe:g. D. Laing, F Schorpel, V. Summer D. D. Urqubart; G. T. May, Hon. Secretary, and C. IL.

Mr. C. H. Blake seconded the mat- ion, which was passed unanimously, Mr. A. I. Carroll was unanimously The rcene was a "mommoth glitter- ing café on the shores of the Bin-elected Chairman for the caving nenalster Lake, the wide, beautiful gear on the proposition of Mr. D. stretch of blan water lying in the Urquhart, arconded by Mr. Begg. centre of the city that makes Hum- burg a Northern Venice. The café Tokyo, Sept mber 12,

was crowded, Hundreds of prosper The cabinet has considered throus, fat, jovial, contented-looking questions referred from Changchun German business men sat at the n which the decision is reliably be tables. With them were their wives, lieved to be that Japan is willing to arrayed in summer fure, sparkling discuss subj-qte concerning herself jewels, svelte Berlin gowns cut after along with representatives of all the latest Faris mode. Wailers Ruzein provided euch subjects do not dashed to and fro, bringing bogeman on the proposition of Mr. go beyond the scope and principles of golden schooners of beer, trays Inden Scharpel seconded by Mr. Urquhart. th: Daiten draft agreement.-Reuter, with delicate postrics, baskets of peaches, cherries, choice fruits. A band blared out the latest Berlin jazz.

GUARANTY TRUST FRAUD. Nowhere in Europe, except perhaps

on the Riviera had the Englishman scen such care-free extravagance, CAREFULLY PLANNED PLOT.recklese epending, lavish maguilicence.

ebg beers, Neen

at

PERING, Sept. 12.

James

Blake Hon. Treasurer.

hearty vote of thanks to the Chair- The meeting terminated with a

THE FIRE BRIGADE.

NEW SUPERINTENDENT ARRIVES.

Mr. Brooks, the new Superintendent of the Hongkong Fire Brigade arrived from fome by the "Sawa Maru" and

modern

med daty yesterday. The Cap- in Sunrintendent of Police (Mr. E. D. C. Wolfe) will remain the admin- istrative head of the Fire Department, but Mr. Brooke who had had much practical experience in methods of fire-fighting in England, will take over sole ebarge of the ex- cautive and technical work. He has under him Mr. G. C. Moss and Mr. G. Saunders, tie two able Station Officers in charge of the Hongkong and Kaw loon Headquarters of the Brigades, respectively..

Mr. Brooke was accompanied by his wife.

'LAURENTIC'S" GOLD.

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LONG-KEPT SECRET,

Beyond the plate glars windows, past the wide terrace where more crowde lounged in wicker deck chairs in the With regard to the Guaranty Trust shade of fluttering jim trers that fraud it appears that telegrama signed stood in squat little green tube, the by Robert Hilliard were handed in at open expanse of the lake was dotted the Hankow telegraph office at the with pleasure craft of all descriptions cal of July. They were in the Knockabout rigged sailboats, that can Gurant Trust Company's code be hired for forty marks, an bout and ciphere by a text key tacked to and fro. Youths in brilliant which has now been superseded and checked blazera paddled cedar pun's alled for payment in London facross the water, keeping rhythm to 31,730 aterling to Max Elliot the music of portable granu.phenes in (alice Peare alias Pearse alius Shakin, the bowe. Pretty blonde frauleits lay who posed as the manager of the on heaped cushions on the bottom Interuational Trading Company of boards laughing and chatting with Vladivostok and Peking) for the ac- their sunburned cavaliers. count of Chester James, legal adviser White winged sailing canoes, won- to the Wuchang Civil Governor. The derful creations of cedar and mahog. money was paid to Elliott who any, that would cost a fortune at retained £2,930 remitting the balance home, slipped emoothly through the of £28.800 through other banke to water. Excursion boats, loaded to Peking to be paid to the Asia Banking the guarda, churned down the bay Corporation for the account of Chester carrying pleasure-seekers to outer James who was posing as a partner in recor's. On Junglersting, before the the firm of Hilliard and James, door of the café, Ligh-powered motor-

Peking.

was cars with fantastic futurist bod ́es and Peking Club but solid wheels, dashed past. Uni ormed the

Tie chaufleurs piloted the cars, and every was not introduced to it. - fraud was carefully concocted car was crowded with fat, prosperous.

Sercey routinars to easbroad the jav lving a forged letter of introdus wel: dressed folk of the Free City of alving of the "Laun stic's" treasure tio 15,000 has been recovered. Hemburg. The side walk crowds millions. It has been stated that The lose is covered by insurance. On re better dressed than the people of 21 600 000 as been salved this year, bebalf of the Quaronty Company the Lorden or Paris; the show wind wa but the gold still in the liner is a Asia Banking Corporation offers a re- were pil-d with luxury goods fall secret which the Treasury is bogging ward of $2,300 for information lead. sorts, sport clothes, por gode, to self. The total leat bag bern ing to the apprehension of the leather bags, au suit cass, Trocat variously estimated at from Live to crinials. Reuter,

and gowns of wonderful line.

eight millions. To Englishamn here it serine o An official of the Admiralty told a impossible fantasy an unreal dream, reporter ibat the Treasury had kept But such is Hainburg to day. The the inowledge to itself for two years, picture is equally tua of Berlin. It is and the officers and mea of the sal- free on a leer scale of other cities vage parties have to maintain secrecy throughout Germany. Outside the The "Laurentio," a White Starliner citits the country people seem equally acting as an auxiliary cruiser, was prosperoue. The fields are yellow sank off the west coast of Ireland in with heavy wheat, the bay is thick in January 1917 in 20 fathoms. She the meadows, every inch of grennd is was lost in a spot which is exposed, All Fiji, says the Sydney San. in cultivated and bearing a rich harvest. to the full fury of the Atlantic gales, longing of a lip made by the In the industrial districts every and the great pressure of water has Governor, Sir Cecil Bodwell, during factory chimney belebes its cloud of transformed the hulk into a compres debate on the protection of young smoke against the sky; by night the ad, twisted mass of debris and weck- fsb.

Rhine Valley towns of Hamm, Essen, age. The pounding of the gales bas! After an eloquent app al fer thead Dortmund are lit with te red covered her with gravel and silt, and protection of young trout, the Gover- | nor called the attention of the assem of the furnaces, and ablaze with this bas to be removed by powerful thousands of lighted factory windows pumpe. Explo ives are used to blast ly to the parlour state of young turbabero double shifts carry on produc- the plate g rders of the liner, les under present condition. He said į

Operations can only be carried on tion. Thus, when the German speaks that a few days before he had seen of economic breakdown, of national in fine weather, and the depth at offered for sale by a native young bankruptcy, of impending collapse, which the Laurentio" lies is about turtle which should still have been the English visiter ponders: "How the limit at which divers can work. with its mother.

de they got the way?”

A special chamber has now been pre- pared in the salvage vessel for treating Cases of illness which the divers may contract at the bottom of the res.

COTERNOR'S SLIP.

MISPLACED SYMPATHY WITH

A TURTLE.

The assembly could scarcely con tain ite mirth. mindful of the fact that when a turtle lays ita eggs in the sand it immediately deserts them. The sun hotches them and the young turtles fend for themselves.

." BLICK DEVILS."

ARMED BLACKMAIL GANG UAUGHT.

1

In the face of the exchange collapse it is useless for the German to at tempt to save money. If he saves his earnings, he will find his boarded monay merely worthless scrap-paper in a few months. There is only one thing he can do with his salary

investments, now buys an exp raive shrque. By buying to the limit of his autom bile heaps fuss and gowns for pay, by spending evry pfennig his wife, spends the artistic but value. soon as it is made, he can obtain less hundred mark notes as last so real tangible property-motor cars, possible lest Le find they have but clothes, furs, suit cares malacca canes, rate wines. jewels, things that half their buying power by to-mor

Tow's nunrise.

will not depreciate in value. Whatever This spending orgy has broken A secret arso.istion has just been the future price of the mark, be will down the German morale, has increas discovered at Florence, by the police. have actual ssssia in bis porcessioned the scale of living of hundreds of material things which will have a It bore the apparently harmfees title "For Country and Labour," but was! market value. Realising this, the thousands of people to fantastic pro. portions. Germany has lost all money in reality on igenisation of armed German is spending to the last limit perspective, and lives only for the bands called the "Black Dorila," The young married man, drawing a who extorted money by threats and good salary tu paper marke, who a few moment. bad buying bas speeded up production to an abnormal degree; Llackmail from various classes of the years ago would have made cautions

goods are being bought faster than community.

they are being produced. Money has become valueless, but at the saIDS time Germany's floating capital 18 being consumed, her national margin fave son our tried Chamberlain's of ving is belog exhausted. Thus Pain Balm for rheumatins if not, yo the titnu is coming, and coming soon, a wasting time, as the Inger bis dis nas urs on the barder it is to care when this real capital will be exhaust- Get a bottle to day, apply it with a ed, when all the goods atë göne, vigorous-massage-to-slo aliliated parse when the margin is wiped out. Be- find you will to surprised and der ghted- leaders bave been arrested and went to the relief obtained. For anle by all yond this margin lies the chaos that

the wiser, older leaders feår.

"Black Devils" took an oath of initiation with, dagger in band and | awore to be faithful acto death to a mysterious council of three who ruled the society.

The police raided their premises and found numbers of rerofrers, Laggere, and other orme. The ring.

Rheumation.

1. Chemists and Storekopdr

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Kanchow, (B. & S.) from Cantor.

Cheong Shing, (J.M. & Co.) from Canton.--C33.

Kolgan, (B. & S.) from Bangkok, Swalow,-B11.

Kingyuan, (B. & 8.) from Singa- pore B13.

Kwangtong, (B. & S.) from Bong. kok.831.

Hydrangen, (Chin. On) Swatow. Co's Wharf.

Sembilan, (J.C.J.L) from Shanghai. -A3,

Kojun Maru, (M.B.K.) from Dairen.

47.

Chongva, (llingleo) from Swatow- C37.

DEPARTUREA.

Ming Sang. (J. M. & Co.) for Haiphong, Hoihow.-September 13.

New Mathilde, (Yik Ta) for Haiphong, Hollow.-September 13.

Eara, (B. I. S. N.) for Amoy.— September. 13.

Konchow, (B. & S) for Shanghai. -September 13.

Sistan, (Nemazee) for Singapore, Swatow. September 13.

Songlee, (Kimura) for Crapoud.- September 13.

Hyson, (B. & S.) for Yokohama, Shangbai. Septemler 13,

Havana Maru, (0.8.K.) for Nen York, Manila,--September 13,

Hirano Mara, (Suzuki) for Kong- mun.-September 13.

Georgii, (B.V. Fleet) for Canton.- September 13,

Van Cloon, (J.C.J.L) for Deli, Singapore.--September 13.

Takada, (BIS.N) for Calcutis,

Singapore.-September 13.

Tjilibost, (J.C.J.L.) for Batavia.- September 13.

Hydrargen, (Chin Os) for Swatow, -September 19.

PASSENGERS.

DEPARTURES.

Per P. & 1. as. Novara" on Sept. 15- Dr... Romas, Mr. Halline, Majur Maloney, Mr L. Lielin, Mr and Me Her wood, its Lochong, Sir sod Mrs Lendrum. 8. G. Mosco, P.O. H. Merrick. 1st Writer 11. Inca tor, Messrs J. L. Lestin Brett. Murai Stoker J.

Devany, MISECT (cmunton, J. Wood,

Moff thy Me Porter. Mas Portor, Bra

Oksberg, Miss Miller, Miss Hammell, Mr Taylor, Mr Ayling :d Rov, Oksberg.

KOYRMENTI OF ITKAMERA.

The B F. 48, "Ajax↑ Fr Genn, Marseilles and Liverpo | loft Shangh on Sout, 13 for this part is due her on Sept. 17 dylisht and will te despa ched at 4 pm. no o day.

The T.K.K. 8. Tenyo Mary” r rived at Yokohams on Sept. 13 end nails on Sept. 15 via Kale Nagusski and Manila, being dasat Ilang ng on Sep. 16.

TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS

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PUBLIC AUCTION.

THE Undersigned bavo received in-

structions from Tux CATTAIN by Public Auction, SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, to sell

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WEDNESDAY, September 20, 1022, at 11 a.., at Yau-ma-ti,

Government Steam Launch No. 5, BUILT 1007. Particulars as under :

63 ft 5 inclue by 9 feet 9 inches

by 5 feet 8 inches.

49 frot 8 inches B.P.

I, H. P. 50.

Speed 7 Knots.

17 6 gross tons,

Capacity of Bunkere--2 tons

Compound Engine-i harten Ty 12 Inches

125 lbs.

Term-Cach on delivery. Inspection order may be obtained from ibe oflice.

HUGHES & HOUR. Auctioneers to the Government. Hoogkook. September 18, 1999.

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