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HRIDAY, JANUARY

KOWLOON FLAT.

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INTERESTING RENTS PROBLEM

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1924.

YAUMATI SCHOOL

DEVELOPMENT OF DISTRICT.

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NOTICE is hereby given that the One of the popular fentarea at

Tomorrow morning at seven, the distribution of prizes at Saumati

Arm of PATHE-ORIENT the "Franconia" is expected to tie Judgment was given in the Sun-School-this morning won the grant

kans and Tientsin, are by mary Court by the Pulsne Judge ing of a half-holiday to the students up at wharf No. 5, Kowloon. As which has its Head Offices at Hong NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN previously announced, she has on an Agreement between PATHE ORDINARY GENERAL MEET- (Mr. Justice Gompertz) to-day in by Hon. Mr. B. Irving, Director of board 425 tourists who are travell ORIENT and PATHE EXCHANGE ING OF SHAREHOLDERS in the case in which Mr. Robert Arthur Education. Mrs. G. . de Murtining round the world under the INCORPORATED of New York, the this Company will be held at the Clarke, a clerk in the Naval Yard, wife of the former henduster, was auspices of the American Express Proprietors of the exhibition rights Offices of Messrs. JARDINE, MATHE- was sued by Chan Shun-sze, owner given a bouquet by the enthusiastic Co.

well. in the Territories of CHINA, HONG- sou & Co., LTD., on MONDAY, of the flat at No. 33 Nathan Road wholars after she had given out the

'A number of prominent Ameri-KONG and MACAO of all HAROLD 28th JANUARY, 1924, at 11.15, where Mr. Clarke resides, for prizea and in response, her request can and British people are on LLOYD cinematograph productions o'clock in the forenoon for the pur possession under the Rents Or that the students be granted board whilst the name of the noted already released or to be released. Minance.

holiday, was loudly cheered.

pose of receiving the Report of the Spanish writer, Don Vicente At the hearing last month the

NOTIOE is hereby further given | Directors together with a Statement Father Valtorta, a member of tho Blasco Ibanez, is also on the list of to all exhibitors of cinematograph of Accounts for the year ending plain was represented by Mr. xard of Education was an interest passengers. Mr. L. W. Rowland films in the territories of CHINA, 81st DECEMBER, 1028. M. M. Watson and Mr. F. G. Vaux visitor.

HONGKONG and MACAO that any appeared for the defence. Mr. Mr. G. E. Edwards, the breadboard in charge of the publicity cinematograph print or prints of any of the Company will be CLOSED The REGISTER of SHARES Watson explained that the flat was aster, in his annual report stated | Directly the ship arrives, one HAROLD LLOYD productions which from FDAY, 18th January to originally let to a Mr. Bolder it the school was opened on 220, hundred of the tourists will leave are not secured or hired from MONDAY, 28th January, both days, S=1}, A week or two before days during the year, the minimum for Canton by the Steamboat PATHE-ORIENT through stve hearing judgment for wolwent was 271 and the average Co.'s" Kinshan" which will put on Shanghai

fte Var possession was obtained against teadanco 246. Last year the extm speed and get in at Canton Offices are spurious prints and Hongkong or Tientsin f the latter on the ground that avenge was 200.

at I p.m. This party will return infringe the rights of PATHE не had not paid hit rent for The attendance had been gout, tomorrow night by the "Lung-ORIENT and arch legal proceedings several months. Mr. Clarke claim- but there were still too many cases, shan" which leaves at 6 P. as FATHE-ORIENT deem advia ed to be sub-tenant of Bolderson boys being kept away from school Thinly others will also visit Canton, able will be instiuted against any but the plaintiff's contention was

account of family affaire. It Inda going tomorrow night by the only been possible to admit a foy Hengshan" and returning by persons possessing or exhibiting the the many boys who had applied the same ship on Sunday night at Dated this 10th day of January

admission. The district was developing a rapidly that a school, ich larger than the existing one was needed.

thai Mr. Clarke was not a tenant but a caretaker and, alternatively, that if he was a tenant he was not protected at law by the Rents Or- dinance. The tenancy of Bolder son having been determined the tenancy of the defendant was, Mr. Watson argued ipso facto determin- ed with it,

The discipline had been excellent. The boys were well runner and

the usual hours.

Itineraties have been arranged for those remaining in the Colony. Different parties will visit in turn, the Peak, Repulse Bay, the main- land and the Chinese quarter. The prefects; The "Franconia" leaves for the rendered useful assistance in the south at 5 p.m. on Monday. maintenance of order.

The defendant, in the witnessasily controlled. box, said that he heard that the flat was vacant from a newspaper ad vertisement. He then got into touch

The health of the school had been i with the tenant, Mr Bolderson, good, went on Mr. Edwards. As with whom he arranged to take regards the studies, 231 boys took over the flat after buying the fur- the Annual Examination in Kover- niture and fittings for $400. When her and 210 passed. The results te went in on September 23 hetken as a whole were good except made inquiries and was informed in Class 7c. In this class 11 boye

THE STAR.

"FORBIDDEN FRUIT."

that the rent for September had failed out of 25 presented, and of "Forbidden Fruit" is due at the not been paid. He then obtained these 6 failed in English. 3 in a sum of $70 from Mr. Bolderson. 'linese and 2 in both English and Whenunding over the keys Mrs. Chinese. Böldetta siid her husband owed two months' rent, which he would

send to the landlord.

At the Entrance Examination to Queen's College 12 boys pussed out of 15 presented. The standard for The defendant asserted that he a pass was raised from 60 to 70 per took over the flat only on the con- cont. The examination revealed dition that he becae a sub-tenant weakness in Colloquial, Dictation of Mr. Bolderson though he add Composition, the results in the mitted, when questioned on the other subjects were good. point by Mr. Watson, that his letter In athletics inter-class football was "somewhat misleading" He and volley-ball competitions were had never, he said, paid any rent held after the summer holidays and to Bolderson.

created a great deal of interest. Swinning parties went out re-i

as

Hi Honour's Decision. In the course of his judgmentlarly during the summer mouths this moming His Honour said it and about 40 non-swimmers took was impossible to support the view lessons at classes, held at the that Clarke was a caretaker. "It is Y.AL.C.A. Mr. Sung On-wing had absurd," the Puisne Judge proceed- rentered valible assistance ed to point out, to say teasportsustes and he had been by who has made himself reponsible for the fall monthly rental and hassisted by Mr. So Tsi-keng.

The library, continued the head paid 'a substantial sum for the furniture and fittings is a mere master, now contained 200 English caretaker. Then has he the pro-qud 800 Chinese books and had been tection of the Rents Ordinance? much used by the boys.

"In conclusion" said Mr. Ed-

If he has not it is clear that plain wards, I wish to thank Mrs. de tiff is entitled to possession."

After discussing a number of Martin for kindly coming here to legal authorities, including several day to distribute the prizes and ulso which Mr. Watson had quoted dural members of the staff for their ing his argument, His Honour said support and co-operation during the that, generally speaking, the gen-year. (Cheers).

eral object of the law was the pro-; tection of the man in actual occupa- tion and in the case before him the!

defendant clearly was a tenant in actual occupation.

The prize winners were :--

English.

Cecil. B. de Mille's gorgeous film Starto-day till Saturday. It is her alded as a picture quite out of the ordinary, containing as it does so many scenes depicting society life in America's gayest cities. Agnes Ayres is the leading figure in the production, and the story, although not highly original, is handled in refreshingly novel fashion.

TO-DAYS ADVERTISEMENTS."

OFFICIAL NOTICE.

PROPOSAL TO CHANGE A SHIP'S NAME:

Henry Long of Victoria ingine -, Colony of Hongkong Managing Director of the Alpha Towboat Co., Lid, hereby give notice that in con sequence of a change of ownership I have applied to the Board of Trade Shipping Act 1849, in resepet of the under Section 47 of the Merchant steam launch" Ah Tung" of Canton of 20 tona approximately, length 86 feetn4inches breadth 14 feet 6 inches depth 5 feet 5 inches heretofore own ed by Chan Tung of Canton China for permission to change her name to "Brier Leaf” and to have her regis tered in the new name at the port

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[OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the TWENTY-THIRD ORDINARY GENERAL MEET- ING OF SHAREHOLDERS in. this Company will be held at the Offices of Mosers, JARDINE, MATHE SON & Co., LTD., on MONDAY,| 28th JANUARY, 1924, at 11; fo'clock in the forenoon for the pur- pose of receiving the Report of the Directors together with a Statement of Accounts for the year ending 31st DECEMBER, 1923.

The REGISTER of SHARES of the Company will be CLOSED from TAIDAY, 18th January to MONDAY, 28th January, both days" inclusive, during which period no transfer of shares can be registered. - By Order of the Board of Directors.

L. S. GREENHILL.

Acting Secretary. Hongkong, 11th January, 1924.

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Class 1-1st and Scholarship, Lo Ka-fan; 2nd, Ho Tai-yung.

Class 5-1st and Scholarship, "No doubi, a very wary man," re- Wong Kang-U; 2nd, Yeung Hing. Aby objections to the proposed marked the Judge in conclusion, lug.

change of name must be sent to the would not have concluded his Class 58.-1st, Chan Kom-taï ; | Registrar of Shipping at Hongkong bargain until he had seen the rent 2nd, Chan To-wing,

within seven days from the appear. receipts. But there was nothing to Class GA-1t and Scholarship, ance of this advertisement, pur Clarke on inquiry; he trusteding Kam-hon; 2nd. So Kai-ing. Dated at Hongkong this 11th day Bolderson, it is true-but so did

Class 68.-1st, Lok Ping-cheung: of January 1924.

(Sgd.) H. Long.

the landlord, who allowed him to end. Wo Yat-sing.

kwai,

Clase 70.-1st, Kong Wing-wa; end, Wong Chung-wing.

be four months in arrear with his Class 74.-1st and Scholarship,. rent. In my opinion when the thung Cheuk-kwong: 2nd, Wong vider for possession was made against Bolderson and be dropped out then Clarke's relation to the landlord became that of statutory tenant under the Ordinance. There must be judgment for the defendant with costs."

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Cines 70.-1st, Fung Kap-ki ; | 2nd, Lau Hung-toi.

Clies 8.-1st, Leung Ping-fat; 2nd, Tang Tze-kun.

Chinese, 4-1st Lo Ka-fon, 5-1st Wong Kang-U. 58-1st Chan To-wing. 6-let Ling Kum-bon. 6-let Bo Chüu-fyn. 7A-lot Hong Chénk-kwong- 78--1st Wong Wing-wa. 7c-1st Wong Sau-keung. 8-1st Leung Ping-fat. Special prizes presented by the vernacular minators for Chinese Composition

1st. Competition:

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This merger, Mr. Hogg the In- ternational Bank manager, told our representative, will be helpful to all American banking institutions in the Far East. Subsequent an- D. W. Griffith's big spectacular, nouncements will be made as to the film," The Birth of a Nation" will business arrangements, he said. commence at the Coronet to- The deal is subject to the ap morrow. This is the picture that proval of the stockholders and a practically started the movie pro- special meeting has been called to per, and although it was first made expound the sale, after which fur some years ago, it is still consider ther detailed information will be ed a first-class attraction both in All claims against the steamer Piracy Law. available.

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