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WEDNESDAY AUGUST 1, 1923)

WONDERFUL CANTON,

A FRIENDLY LOAN,

WATCHMEN AT LAW.

WHAT THE CUSTOMs SAY,

TRANSACTION IN RUPEES,

We regret it is impossible to give in fill the Trade Returns for 1922

Mr. F. C. Jenkins appeared for the issued by the Canton Customs. plaintiff in a money lending dis-Hero in u precis of some of the pute heard by the Pulsne Judge (Mr. Justice Gompertz) inlient points from an intensely the Summary Court to-day. The interesting and wonderfully written parties were both indian watchmen. report.. Sawan, the plaintiff, claimed from The Seamen's strike was a severe Ghulan Mohamed a sum of $428.50, how to the Customs collection, the the equivalent of 750 rupees decrease in figures for the March said to have been lent by him. quarter being Ik. Thx 310,923.

Before the casc started Mr.

From August onwards. inprived MacCullum, who appeared to op- pose the claim, told His Honour figures were experienced with an that the defendant had not turned increase of 1k. Ps. 197,172 over up. Mr. MacCullum said he saw the those for 1921. man between 9.40 a.m. and 9.50 and asked him if he knew the way to the Supreme Court. The defendant said he did but MacCullum won- dered whether he might not have gone to the Police Court by

mistake.

His Honour. One inference to be drawn, of course, is that he does 'not wish to come.

Mr. Jenkin: He knows this court, I think, better than Mr. Mac- Cullum does. He has been longer in the Colony, at any rate.

There was small increase in the number of British and Japanese can stamens entered and cleard during 1929.

There was a small ineretse in the number of British and Japanese

!it 2.

THIRTY CENTS ONLY.

SAILOR WHO MISSED HIS SHIP.

ALLEGED BEGGING.

THE CHINA MAIL.

AMOY CRISIS.

SERIOUS SITUATION.

DEVELOPS":

·TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS.

WARSHIPS LEAVE HONGKONG.

THE ROYAL HONGKONG GOLF CLUB.

REMINDER.

AYRE'S

SLAZENGER'S

DAVIS'S

SPALDING'S

Magnus Ambjornsen, a Nor

In view of the serious situation COMPETITORS wishing to have Tifia at Happy Valley on have already prevented Customs | August 5th and 6th, must give their wegian, appeared before Mr. C.D. at Amoy, where Chinese troops Melbourne this morning on it charge of being destitute and with- officials and members of foreign names to No. 1 Boy, Happy Valley, out employment. Accused said firms from landing on the bund in not later than Friday, next. that he arrived in the Colony on Diomede," (a light cruiser), and account of bad weather tiffins will be the British concession, H.MS. If the meeting is postponed on an American ship which he had H.M.S. "Foxglove" (loop) left for automatically cancelled, missed.

His Worship: Did you desert the scene this morning.

It was learnt at the Naval Secre- PERCY SMITH, SETH & FLEMING,

Secretaries & Treasurers, ́*) Accused: No. I missed the ship.tary's Office to day that the Com-

Hongkong, August 1, 1923. mander-in-Chief had been inform Have you any money? I have thirty cents.

ed that a motor-boat, flying the British Consular flag, had been Have you employment?

fired upon by Chinese soldiers No. I have no work, Detective Sub-Inspector Catton when the Const? was proceeding informed His Worship that come to the s.s."Haiching" and that a plaints had been received to the postal launch had also been fired effect that ucensed had been on when going to remove mailg "knocking outside the hotels," from the "Huiching." accosting Europeans. He could not give a satisfactory reply and was therefore charged.

His Worship committed accused to the House of Detention..

THREE MEN.

The British men-of-was left here at daylight this morning by orders of Admiral Leyesob, Commander- in-Chief.

BULLET IN BACK.

CHINESE STRUGGLES INTO HONGKONG.

BRUNNER, MOND & CO., (CHINA) LTD.

Have To-day resumed charge of the Company's interests in South China.

G. F. HASLAM, Divisional Manager. Hongkong, August 1, 1923.

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PUBLIO AUCTION.

The Import trade imageneral was dull, but improved towards, the end of the your. Notable decreases took place in Grey and White Shirtings, which fell off by about 50,000 and 10,000 pieces respectively. Woal- len and Cotton inion goods in cressed. Bars and rods for house construction puposes increased by 31,000 plculs over the figures" for The defendant put in an 1921, Importation of foreign hats) appearance shortly afterwards and and caps increased, also cement. in the meatime Mr. Jenkin explain-¦rigarettes and coul

IN A BOAT.

PARTICULARE and Conditions of the With a bullet wound in his back, letting by Publis Anation Bale, to ed the plaintiff's case to His Honour. It was, he said, a friendly

Patrolling the murky purlieus of Chan Kam-shun, made his way of de Public Works Department, by Order Chinese military officer named be held on TUESDAY, the 7th day of

Angust, 1922, 6-8 p.m., at the Office loan, no interest being charged, no ocean steamers eistered and cleared Mongkektsui somewhere about half from Tam Shui in Chinese territory of His Excellency the Governor of Thres documents signed and no state during the year, the latter with a past two yesterday morning, Police into the Colony. He was in too |·Lots of «CROWN, LAND at Ho Man ment made as to the date of less tonnage than in 1921, Chinese Sergeant Carey came across three weak a condition to make a state- Tin in the Colony of Hongkong, for

The men became accean steamers increased its num-men in a small boat withouta light. ment when he arrived at the term of 75 years, with the option of quainted as fellow watchmen iners but decreused in tommage. A search of the craft yielded Central police station yesterday the Surveyor of His Majesty the King, for renewal at a Crows Rent to be fired by the service of the Honghour There was a large decrease in the hammer and a chopper, in the and could only say that he had one further term of 75 years. Electric Company and in October 1921 the defendant went to livember and touringe of launches pocket of one man he found an been wounded four days ago in with the plaintiff in his house. In lying inland under the Chinese electric torch and a knife and he battle. He is now receiving treat. February or March, 1922, the de-. Foreign flag lamelies have extracted a cold chisel from the ment in hospital: fendant sought to borrow, 1,000 eased to a considerabile, extent. clothing of another. Questioned, rupees from the plaintiff in order to probably due to the fact that owing the trio admitted that they stole clear

mortgage a

th settled conditions, and the boat and were going to steal on Some to land owned by himself and overninen! commandvering of some rope later on, his brother in Indiil The Chinese lunches, these were forced i plaintiff agreed to lend him $750 to seek the protection of the foreign rupees and the money was handed flag. over at the premises of a money

repayment.

The vale of the expert trade

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Two of the men had previously come under the official notice of the police and when they were brought before Commander Beck with at the Marine Court this morning he sent

HOME MAIL.

DUE TO-MORROW.

Through the curtesy of the Superintendent of Mails, wa are able to annomée- that the A..

lender named Oyaga Singh in the amounted to 1. Fis. 95,556,019 them both to jail for three months. presence of witnesses. The de-and of re-exports H, Tx. 2,535,086. The third man against whom no "Seangbeo" carrying the Home fendant had, it appeared from Mr. The value of Chinese Imports was conviction had been recorded bell from Singapore, which is Jenkin's outline of the facts, repaid f. Tls. 44,026,815, a slight in-fore was let off with two months. $23 and had undertaken to repayevetse over 1921. told to the ex-

the balance at the nue of $20 a month. Last May, however, the men had a very bitter quarrel re- suking in a police court summons

witnesses. Mr. McCullum asked

that the defendant had inade

rent of Hk. 7. 4,803,Kis was innatel from Hongkong

and

NEW HARBOUR OFFICE.-

Macao, most of which was in Ameris FOR SHAUKIWAN JUNKS: enn 820 gold pieces. Export abroad"; and the issue of this writ

of gold bars, etc., and cains war! Evidence in support of the T 12,58, Silver imports claim Was given by the wore H. The.. 27,776.909 in bars plaintiff and Reveral other

lucas, and . x. 287,920 of work concerned with native craft [and syeve from Hongkong and

Made necessary by the increase the plaintiff if it was not a fact coast ports and over 19 million a subordinate Harbour Office was claim against him for $800 on be-20-cent pieces were imported from opened at Shaukiwa to-day in a half of his deceased brother.

Hongkong and Macao and over 104 new building erected in front of Plaintiff 1 received a notice million exported to the same places. the Shankiwan Police Station. A for this amount and I told him to Banking business was satisfactory junk inspector is in charge and in issue a suminions.

during the year and large profits are future licenses and permits for reported. Strikes, etc., caused a junks and cargo boats will be issued reduction of 20 per cent. in the there. The present junk inspector's passenger moventent.

office in the central buildings will remain there but all the business connected with Shaukiwan will be transacted at the new office.

Mr. MacCullum: And you told him that if he did not issue a summons you would withdraw this action?

Plaintiff No.

What was the rate of exchange. between India and Hongkong?—I | don't know; it was only a friend- Jy loan.

S. P. C. A.

Supposing that between that LAST MONTH'S GOOD WORK,

time and this there had been a tremendous fluctuation--what

would you have done -Our arrangement was that he had to

pay me 750 rupees.

At any time and at any rate of exchange?-Yes.

He paid you back $25-how many rupecs are you going to count that?—He told me to keep this for the time being and when there was

a large amount we would work it out and settle it.

TYPHOON WARNING.

A telegram received at the Âmeri-

Inspector Fisher makes the fol- lowing interesting report of hislean Consulate General from the Manila Observatory,at 2 fm, to- activities during July:--

day, reads: "Cyclone or typhoon Transport.

Almost east of southern Luzon. Crates of poultry, inspected..

42 stationary." Cattle in transit.. Sheep in transit Trucks and lorries of poultry Piga in transit.

inspected

At the close of the plaintiff's Poultry, in junks or fervies, case Mr. MacCullum said that if

A

crates....

His Honour thought the plaintiff Pigs in junks or ferries Ead made out a case and the de-Cattle in junk or ferries fendant had a claim to answer he Sheep in juuks or ferries would put the defendant into the

Imports. witness box.

Poultry in junks, enites Well," His Honour observed," Pigs in punks . one tale is good, you know, fill the Poultry in ships, crates other is told."

Cattle in ships Pigs in ships Sheep in ships Pigs by Rail Crites of puntry by Rail. Puppies from Taí Ó S Exports,

The defence was a denial that the defendant ever had any money transaction with the plain tiff. There had been many money transactions, it was alleged, be- tween the plaintiff and the defen- dant's deceased brother but the Chutes of poultry defendant was ignorant even of Cattle

these until hediscovered references Hheep and Goats to them in certain books which Horse to Cauton came under, his notice after his

brother's death.

Markets

After considering the case dur- ing the tiffin Interval, His Honour Birdehops .... said he had come to the conclusion Landing places he must give judgment for the plaintiff.

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Messrs. Anderson's announce a new stock of English Columbia records.

advertised to arrive on August 8, is due to arrive at noon to-InɑITOW areording to a wireless just received.

LATEST SHIPPING NEWS.

ARRIVALS.

Taiszema, Yan Fat) from Fort Bayard Co's Wharf

Abpittai, (Kwong O) from Kwong-chow-wan, Macao-Co's Wharf.

Hydrangea. (Chin On) from Swatov.-Co's Wharf.

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

Kwongsang, J. M. & Co.) from Shanghai, Swatow.Co's Wharf.

Hyson, (B. & S.): from Manila.- Holt's Co's.

Iyo Maru, (N.Y.K.) from Seattle, Shanghai--Kowloon Wharf.

Peleus, (B. & S.) from Shanghai. -AR

Loksang, J. M & Co.) from Dalny.-A25

Kiangsu, (B. & S.) from Bangkok, Swatew-A10.

Liangchow, (B. & S.) from Shanghai, Swatow-BIZ.

DEPARTURES.

Kashima, Man, (N. Y. K) for London, Singapore.August 1.

Dux, (Li Bing Lee) for Bangkok, →August. La

Kwangtah, (C. M. S. N.) for We have received from Messrs. Shanghai-August 1. - Lane Crawford and Co. Ltd. a Yue Ying Wa, (Cheong Fat) for descriptive articler on the dis- Haiphong-August 1. 70 tilleries of Mackie and Co. Distillers Ltd. who are the makers

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of the well known White Horse

Fushiki Maru; (M. B. K.) for Keelung. August 1.4

President Taft, (Pacific Mail) for San Francisco, Shanghai Aug. 1. Shantung, (B. & S.) for Tsingtao,

PARTICULARS OF THE LOTS.

Reglets >

Locality,

Measuremedie

NHW

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As per sala pla

Content i

Annual Epi.

about

66,100 $86

$0,000 £5

90,0001139

PUBLIC AUCTION.

THE Undersigned have received instrue- Hons to sell by Publiq Auction,

THUR DAY, August 9, 1923, commencing at 11 am.

It their Eales Rooms, Daddell Street

400 Tini Durseca paint.

1 Case Flaying cards.

24 Electric table fans.

2 Casks Ultramarine blue,

Voltiliten get.

JD Pieces Coston Voiles.

22 Clocks,

1 Case Corona paprika. Cigars, Cigarettes, Kyrobala joiting, asbestos packing and lot sundries.

Also

One Rice Hulling Machine. 18 Plumbago Crasibles. carms ---Cash on delivery.

LAMMERY BROS... Austinoaru Hongkong, August 1, 1923.

TO

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SECRETARIES OF CLUBS AND

OTHER INSTITUTIONS.

ALL preliminary notices of forth-

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Kwangtung, (B. & S.) for Bang-future if this space is exceeded they will be placed in the advertising kok, Swatow-August 1.--

columns at the prevailing rates.

1134 Whisky for which Messrs. Lane 1,881 Crawford Ltd. are local agents.

1,1 illustrated and contains much

100 useful information.

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Visits.

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Dogs honte.....

6

Poultry depots

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Yaumiti cattle depot

8.

Yanmaati Pig pens..

Markate in New Territoiry...

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Visite to Railway stations..

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Miscellaneous.

Crocodile, Ming Yuen Garder

English Debating Club will discuss

Friday, August 3, 7.30 p.m.

Ignorant cruelty cases

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Watching ferries, times

ment of the Annual Summer Camp at PineAppic Beach, Cheung Chau Island.

Y.M.C.A.

SOME ACTIVITIES.

Stray dogs dealt with

Chinese Parliament members, Cautions given india,

**Saturday, August 4, Commence-Prosecutions, 2, Market stalls

Fines

$50

Sunday, August 5, Meating for); Are You Going on a Journey men in the Auditorium at 8 p.m. Chamberlain Calic and Discre Address by Mr. Mak Ling-sang Reedy abbold be packed in your hand assistant pastor of St Stephen's leagate whan going on a journey: Church on The Bible and shades of water, die punt temperatore all teoil to prodors bowel trable, add Civilization

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