1924-02-04 — Page 12

BUSINESS DIRECTORY

Sanks

ta Bank of Canton, Ltd.,

Des Voeux Road Centra

China Specie Bank, Ltd. 8, Duddo Brent.

Building Contractors

Wing On & Oo.

-Ballding Contractors

94, D'Aguilar Etreet. Tel. Cec. 1567

Don Merchants

adian Mining Admin.(c/o Dodwell & Co.,

Modistes

Madame Flins,

31, Queen's Road Cen. Tel. On 580.

(insert Parisian m dala)

Optician

The Hongkong Optiesi Co. Phone 2939.

49, Queen's Road Central

Printers

„The China Mati," General Printers.

Publishers and Bookbinders.

8, Wyndham Street. Tel. 0.32.

4.) Colliery & Steamship Owners. Photographers pminbug Coal, Coke, Firebricks.

Yatani & Co, 5 Queen's Road Central, cbeat Cool Contractors and Shipping geote-Phone Com. 1548,

Jumo Dealers

Seat Hing, Chinens Carine & Bilver Ware

Dentist

darry Fong, Dentist,

Is Boor, No. 74, Queen's Road test, Tol. Contra! No. 1155.

Engineers & Shipbuilders.

S. Balsy & Co., Ltd

Engineer & Shipbuildár

Kowloon Bay New Work & Repairs

Call Flag "L

Fertilizer

Bastern Agricultural Fertilizer/00., 15 Jul 1,

C20 Balanzenia Wat Oxan-Eng? Wetlan

Wine & Spirit Merchants

Kwan Tye, General Etorak:spa

Wine & Spirit Marchant. No. 102, Queen's Road Contr

Hotels

Falace Hotel, Kowloon-Corner of Haiphong and Haokow Roads. Faw minutos from terry,

Importers & Exporters

Ohe Bros. & Oo.. Importers and Exporters and Commision Agenta.

Des Voeux Boud.

Kwong San & Co., 58 tusen's hond Central, Ko Obi Chung (Manager), Kong King Him (Asst.) Tel. Cen. $188.

Masuda Trading Co.,

Importers and Exporters, KKO-Japanese fine art suries, 23 Queen Road Cil. Tel, Con. 1159

Mam Hing Loeng,

$7-8-99 Queen's Road Ventral. General Storekeepers, Wine & Cigar General Importere, Morchants, Exporters of Chinese Produce Tol. Central 851.

Land & Estate Agents

Fun Yick Che, Land & Estate agćati

Tel. Contral 911-1967.

25, Queen's Road Central

Leather Goods

Nam Kang Baitcase Co.,

Boat makers of Leather Buitcases, Hard lagu Purses, Bolts, otc. Pottinger St., 208 Quoon's Rd. Ct.

and 28 Hillier St

Po BiLg. 224 Des Voeux Road. Maus. facturers of Leather Suitcases, Hand Bags Trunks etc.

Merchants

Asis Commercial & Development Co- Ohlna Bank Buildings (3rd floor) Tol. 2009

Millinery

Madamo Lily, -diazandra Beikling. Latest models and creat ons trom Faria in Frocks and Millinery.

The Centre of Kashion,'

Minera

Ching Commercial Co.

Ltd.

Miders. Canters and Reportárs

54. Qu'u Lond Ot. Tel. Con, e02.

TYPEWRITERS

HOP SİNG, 22. Tottinter St.--

Mom Thoung, Photograða

23. tem Hosse Stres

Besconfeld Arcade Brauch Developing & Printing undertaken.

Po Kwong Photo Studio

139, Wellington Street,

Photo Supplies and Deraloping.

Art picture dealor.

MEE KWONG,..

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THE CHINA MAIL.

SHROFF GONE?! HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI |

BANK.

UNPORTED ROBBERY,

AMOUNT SAID TO BE ABOUT, $3,000.

Ruperts were current this mon- ing that a Hongkong and Shanghai #luo! or Banking Corporation shroff's had absonded with about $10,000 which passed through his hands und should have been no- counted for to the compradore's: cashier, the compradore (Mr. Ho Wing) being responsible to the Bank

The Criminal Intelligence Des partment would not deny that i doficisney had occurred but were absolutely reticent From what conld be made out they had not deinitely ascertained the actual amount misging.

When the airgunt was mention. ed as being $40,000, the suggestion was ridiculed as being grossly ex

Printing, Dorcloping etc. undertaken aggerated.

Kowloon...

Rubber & Wood. Tankahkoe & Co., 30 Connaught Rd. W. Manufacturers of Rubber Soise and Singapore Wood. Tel, Central 4475,

Ship Chandlers Chung Fook, 78 Connaught d. O.

First floor. Tal. Central 639. Shipchandler, Strodoras sa Compradore.

Z. Bing & Co.,

25 Wing Woo Street. Tel Central 1118] Mital Morchants & Ship Chandlers, Managing Director- Mr. H. S. Chin.

Sun Cheong Compradere,

General Provision Store. Naval and Military Contractor. No. 66. Praya East Wanchai.

Telephone No. 9761.

Wang Kee & Co. Shipchudlera, Compradores, Stevedores & Coal Merchants, En ast & Pilot supply No. 38 87, Uhanaught Road, fel

Contral No. 940.

Shipowners

Man Wine S. S. Co., Ltd.,

38 Bonham Strand West. Tel, Gen. 1710

Regular Fortnightly dervice Bogkong am Haiphong vie Hoihow

1.ጹ

Thai Thaan 9. S. Co., Ltd.,

147 Wing Lok Stroot, last, Tal. Con. 93

6.8. Dosweats Bourbon

between Hongkong and Saigon.

Shoemakers

Jam Kee, Doaler in Sewing Machines and Accessories, Boat & Shoe Mak

7 Pottinger Stroes.

Luquiries in another gour brought forward a remark that a Ahortage of $3,000 in cash had been established. It was slatod that a! Certain sum is handed over to each paying-out teller and at the end of

duy, each man accounts for his sum by returning the balance, the difference being offset by vouchers for payments. The $3,000 is said to have not been accounted for.

THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE

REGULAR AND FAST FREIGHT AND PASSENGER SERVICES.

LONDON

Lond m, Rotterdam ard Hamburg A'dau, London & A'werp

(Direct)

* MENTOR"

7th Feb.

" AGAPENOR "

PEEMIUS“

1ith Fab.

18th Feb.

2015 Feb.

· DEMODOCOS'

LIVERPOOL

1 dudor, Rotterdam Haniburg Lordon Rotterdam and Antwerp

SERVICES

(Dicent or via Continental Ports)

* CYCLOPS

· TALTHYBIUS "ANTILOCHUS"

F

11th Feb,

20th Feb,

1st March

PACIFIC

twia Hobo and 16th Feb.

·PROTESILAUS" "ACHILLES",

NEW.

ZURYDATES". IXION"

15th Mar.

YORK

Miles, Havre, Liverton & Glasgow Genoa, Me, Liverpool & Glasgow M'es, Havre, Lisarjeel & Glagow

Yokohamon'

Vince

Sea

(via Suer or Pazau

. Ifth Fah. 21st Feb.

via Suez and Boston. -yu. Sues and Boason.

via Suez and Foston.

“KNIGHTTEMPLAR 21st Mar

PASSENGER SERVICE

MENTOR " TEIR ESIAS '. TEINESIAS

.“ SARPZDON" "PATROCLUS"

7th Fub. for Slugapore & Leideo 16th Feb. for Shanghai

17th Mar. for Singapore & London

21st Apr. Singapore, Matsedles & London 19th May for Singapore. Moselles M London.

Kar Freight and Fassage Rates und mit grass bot

BUTTERFIELD & WIRE, «

AGENTS

POST OFFICE NOTICES.

Yet another rumour confirmed the foregoing. This one also had it that the man in question had absconded. The inforination wari that n cheque or draft had been paid out but the document was witheld and paid over again. How- ever, the amount was not known. From a shroff in the employ of firm which has transactions with the Bank every day, it is gathered that a ramont has gone out to the affect that altogether $200,000 is involved but only & all part is missing, the majority being "mixed up," to use the man's own words. According to him, the alleged de-... and from 5p.ni, to 6 p.) faleations occurred towards the end of January or the beginning of this month.

A China Muil representative was fold by the compradore at the haak: this morning that cone of their shroffs bad absconded but he ad- mitted that one of the employees would be charged. The amount in- volved, ho said was over $2,000.

NAVAL OIL LEASES,

ALLEGED PACIFIC COAST THREAT.

- STARTLING TESTIMONY,

(Reuter's American Service.)

WASHINGTON, February 2. There was sque startling testi- mony, at to-day's hearing by the

·

CHINESE NEW

YEAR HOLIDAYS.

The .P.O. ard the Branch Post Cflees will be entirely closed in TUESDAY, the stint, and will be open on WEDNESDAY, the 6th insc., as follows:-

The G.P.U. and Kowloon Brarch- from 8. fo 9n m.nly. Sangwan Branch-from 8 & m. and to a m.. and fiem 53 p. 1-8 p.m. Wante, Sirin-pun, Yunati and Shum Shui lo Branches-from 8 am. to

.1 Un WEDNESDAY the 6th inst, there will be one collection of letters from the pillar boxe, and one delivery of ordinary correspondence is en SUNDAYS,

ad also one delivery of registered correspondence from the P. O. at 9 a.m.

Thereill be one delivery from the Branch Fost Cffices at noon. The 40ter Urrier Office will be entirely closed on both days.

iwi respondence bearing vessels games only

$16,983,512.

MILITARY LANDS AWARD.

WHAT THE COLONY WILL PAY

INTERNATIONAL

RUGBY.

SCOTLAND DEFEATS

WALES

London, February 2nd-The

The award of Sir John Oakley who came out recently to value International Rugby match be

for the tween Scotland and Wales was the military lands War Office. as a preliminary played at Edinburgh before 25,000 to their being handed over to spectators Soctland winning by the, Hongkong Government, has 35 points to ID been issued and will be tabled at next Thursday's meeting of the Legislative Council.

The award sets down $16,983,512 as the sum the Hongkong Govern- ment will have to pay the War

In the first half the Welsh backs were slow and failed badly, especially when on the offensive. Scotland were mostly attacking, and after six minutes, Smith scored a try, Drysdale the full-back, con

WONG SIU WOON" BOOTS, SKOES AND SLIPPERS FOR LADIES GENTS AND CHILDREN. PRIDES MODERATE TEL. 1d74) No. 21, POTTINGER ST.House of Representative Naval Office for the lands. It also states verting. Then Drysdale kicked a Committee, which is enquiring into that the transfer is to take place penalty goal, and before the the oil leases.

Tailors

1:

Hongkong Tailoring Co.

Ladies' and Gent's Taxiora,

ic, D'águilar Street. Now Materials of all description. Tel. Centh. 1880.

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Ab Young, Tallors Drapers Our fitters, Hat & Clothing, Suits made to order. No. 74, Queen's Road Central, Tel. Contral No. 2AJO.

Sing Choong,

Ladies' and Gentlemens Tailor. 24. Wyndham htreet, 2nd floor. Tobaccos, Cigarettes.

Oo.

British American Tobacco

(China), Ltd. 15-19 Lonnaught Road,

Glass Murenants

A 1.4g & Co.,

within 10 years and that the Hong- Rear Admiral Robinson, Engi kong Government has undertaken noer-in-Chief to the Navy, stated to reprovision the Garrison with there was a possibility of Japan, sites and buildings elsewhere. perhaps in conjunction with Great Britain, invading the Pacific coast of the United States. That prompted the Navy Department to arrango with the Doheny interests for the construction of fuel tanks nt Pearl Harbour, Hawaii.

PIRACY. TAI LEE " ARRESTED MEN BEFORE COURT.

Arrested last week in a Macao The Admiral pointed out that thei contract with Mr. Dobeny was fantan saloon, two of the crew of negotiated before the abrogation of the s.s." Tai Lee," who are alleged the Anglo-Japanese Alliance, and to have deserted the ship when therefore prior to the Washington; the pirates left, were brought be Disgnment Conference, which re-fore Mr. J. R. Wood this morning. moved many causes of friction in Techuically, the charge had a long

preamble and covered all sorts of! the Pacific.

Admiral Robinson, emphatically crimes which summed up in one banging his fist on the table, added, word amounted to piracy.

The inen's names were Chan "If we hold a base near, "Honolulu

(Has Merchants, no enemy will conquer the west Lai (32)mative of Pun U, sailor, 2nd

Laut, jezor ano Canton Marble, coast." XELDIER Elcotio-plated. Glass

as trockng Yates and Photo tuppl 19, faces Road Central. J. Contrar No. 19

NATIONAL OPTICAL COMPANY

KNOCKED DOWN. FOREIGNER ASSAULTED AT FENGTAI.

TIENTSIN, February 1.

endeavouring to attach a box-carto the train, Mr. Besselipointed out that this could not be permitted without written permission of the Chianglupy

Mr. Bessell instructed the guard to despatch the, train, but, the On Thursday afternoon, Mr. soldiers snatched the latter's flag, K. E. Bestell; traffic inspector of and Mr. Bessell found himself the Peking-Mukden Railway, was looking down the barrel of the assaulted at Fengtal station by a officer's revolver, party of Chinese soldiers.

It appears that there was some delay in the No. 5 train leaving the station for Tientsin, and Mr. Bessell, who happened to be on board, went to investigate the

cause,

Finding that a party of Chinesa soldiers under an officer were

es

As the Chinese police were, un- willing to interfere, there was nothing to do but allow the box car being coupled to the engine, vi The soldiers, thinking that the train was leaving, rounded on Mr. Bessell and knocked him down, kicked him and otherwise assault- ed him, though not seriously courtesy of the Daily Bulletin, amazon

floor No. 12, Chinese Street and Tong Ng (28) of Sham Shui, sailor s.s."Tal Lee."

Mr. T. H. King, D.S.P. and Director of Criminal Intelligence, asked for a remand to permit the Crown Solicitor to appear and His Worship put the case back till Thursday.

Four others alleged to have been Implicated and remanded from last week, were brought up and further ramanded.

BLAZE AT MONGKOK.

interval Bryce, Bertram, Smith and Wallace added tries. Drys- dale took all the kicks, and converted one, Scotland led at half-time by 22 points to all.

Until ten minutes from the finish Scotland outplayed and outpaced the Welshmen. Tries for Scot- land were scored by Waddell, Macpherson and Smith S. Gillies failed to convert the first, but Drysdale converted the last two Wales then attacked desperately, and Griffiths and Ivor Jones scored tries, Male, the Welsh fullback, converting both. The result was: Scotland, 35 points; Wales, 10 points. Reuter

FATAL ACCIDENTS.

NUNNERY BUILDING

COLLAPSES.

Three accidents, all fatal, occurred in various parts of the Colony during the week-end.

Behind St Margaret's Cha pel; Broadwood Road (in course of construction), a landslip occurred, enveloping a matshed belonging to the Tung Shing con- tractor. An earth coolle named Chan Fo-si was buried in the debris. He died after admission to hospital data w

A new nupnery at Sheki M

the

district, FOUR HOUSES DESTROYED: Lung in the Talpo

night collapsed during TWO BADLY DAMAGED.

of February I Six workmen. were sleeping on the Four houses were completely who demolished and two partly de-premises, were crused hun- stroyed by a fire which broke outderneath the materials. Their at Mongkok, Kowloon, shortly bodies were subsequently recover The ed. A seventh man was rescued after 9.30 last night.

Leo Tze (25), a male, had the misfortune to fail from a cockloft

His onto the ground floor of No. 5. Bigin Street on Saturday. Injuries were so serious that he died in hospital yesterday

fire started at ajoss"" paper alive, and he is now in hospital.

.. Built of granite blocks bound by shop at 295, Canton Road and spread to the floors above which a plaster of clay, it is surmised were in use as tenement dwel that the binding was washed away Ings. The Mongkok, police and during the recent rains. firemen and the Kowloon Fire William G. McAdoo son-in-Brigade worked hard, but owing to the Inflammable nature of the law of President Wilson...

goods in the shop, could not pre- LOS ANGELES, February 2. vent the blaze from setting alight Mr. Macadoo, who is proceeding the houses on either side, gradually

MOVEMENT OF STEAMER. father-in-law, Mr. Wilson, as re- above, we p Stoys &tubborn Bronchial Coughs a Favourite among athletes to Washington to the bedside of his involving six shops and the flats

When changeable weather, or excaure The folfe, the foot ball player and

The OPS RE · Empress vol 10 cold and wet results in orolitis, the round athlete and the raine of chested permission, to testify before On Saturday night there was a

anghat out Job. stars at onceking Chamberlain'? Obamterlain's Pain En molt is iner be the Investigating Committee. He blaze in a private house in Canton Cough Kenedy. Ben used for over fifty thing for a sub dowalter whad gange declares that he was never employ Road, Yaurati but the Fire Brigade FERI and abiongly recommended for all sumos dappears like magic and ed or consulted regarding all leness prevented it from assuming serious Australis arrived as

Feb. 6at pn, De unobial and is flies za outabs, stubborn spewing and wallings ary dured in one for the United States, His advice proportions. A stack of sacks in 8a1p.m. left hangbulin Febiak at weakening oogba and trouble one night third less time than by any other treat to the Dobeny companies solely the kitchen caught fire and was 8.16m. and is due, at, Hongkong on

ment. For talo pverywhere, an

related to Mexican business, burnt out, coughs.": Fold" wwwywhere

$4

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LAST PERFORMANCES,

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