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WEDNESDAY JULY 9,

TYPHOON DANGER,

MAKING FOR SWATOW AND PESCADORES.

Hongkong Signals Hoisted.

At 9.20 this morning, No.1 typhoon signal was hoisted. Then the position of the storm centre was Lat. 22 N., Long. 119 E. The direction was W.N.W. and the radius unknown.

From the foregoing it appears that the typhoon was about 300 nites to the east of Hongkong and making for the neighbourhood of Swatow and the Pescadores Islands,

Apparently, small craft in the harbour had "got wind" of the storms as a good many went to shelter last night. This morning some of the square-end lighters, which have always proved cumbersome, were still

in Yaumati refuge.

Earlier News.

Typhoon in about 121deg. Lo The following telegrums, have ¦ E. and 20deg, Lat, N., direction been received at "the Auteriv unknown. Consulate-General. The first one.

At 6.25 last evening, the local was received at 12.25 p.m. yester; any and the ectond at 6.45 pm. observatory gava warning of a

on Monday.

TO-DAY'S WEDDING"

SMYTH-GIBBONS,

CLAIM FOR DAMAGES.

NOTICE TO QUIT,

COURT SOLVES TENÄNT'S

PROBLEM.

THE CHINA MAIL.

COMPANY REPORT. THE U. A. O. AGENCY,

The 28th ordinary annual meets: ing of the United Asbestos Oriental ; Agency Ltd, will be held at 11.30 m. on July 17 at the offices of losses. Dodwell and Co., Ltd., the Gonorai Managers.

WIRELESS.

TO BE USED IN RIVER.

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TRADE.

TWO NEW VESSELS.

Judgment was given by the acting Pulsne Judge (Mr. Justice A. Dyer Ball) in the Summary

On July 10 there will be launched Court this morning in a case under

at the Taikoo Docks, the steamer' The report for presentation to "Sai On sister slip to the the building. laws which has attracted considerable attention.

the shareholders reads

Tung Ou" which successfully The General Managers have the took to the water a month ago and, Plaintiff was Lam Cho-yin who pleasure to lay before the Share, as amounced in Monday's China | sought to obtain possession of seven holders the accompanying State-Mail, is due on the Hongkong- houses, Nos. 451-469A, Queen's ment of Accounts for the year Canton ron in Angust. Road West, from the Kung Wo re-ended 31st May, 1924, taurant, the present occupiers. The claim included an item for mesne profits from April 18, 1924 at the rate of $1,155 per Chinese lunar month. Mr. H. C. Macnamara ap- peared for the plaintiff and the oc- cuplers were represented by Mr. D. Davidson.

His Honour said that the ques depression or typhoon within 60tion for decision was whether the notice given by plaintiff was good. Typhoon in about 1220eg, Lamy.miles of latitudo 21deg. N. and The defence said that it was not E. and leeg, Lat. N.."moving, longitude 122deg. 'E. The dirre- good because it did not detail the W.N.W.

tion was given as W.NW,

exact nature of the reconstruction. It was the plaintiff's intention to pull down everything but two party walls standing at the ends. His Honour, said that he was prepared to hold that | it was'sufficient if the landlord was

going to pull down and pletely rebuild if the reasons given were such that they made the buildings

new" within the meaning of the Ordinance. In this, case the intention was not completely to pull down but to leave two walls standing. Ac- cordingly His Honour saw reason to differ from the decision of the Acting Chief Justice (Mr. Justice Gompertz). It was essential

PRETTY CEREMONY AȚ

CATHEDRAL.

TENANTS CHARGES AGAINST LANDLORD.

"RAMPARI ** TO SIT OFT LEGIET,

The

Considerable interest was taken

Songs pointed observations were in the worlding at St John's mide la Mr. C. A. SI Rugs in the Cathetrai this morning of Edith Summary Court this morning in Mary, Bughter of Mr. and Mrs, describing the alleged actions of a R. E. Gibbons of Burnham, Somer-bandiors who is wing sued for set. Enghind, ar Frank Ronald. $1,000 damages for trespass. son of Mr. F. R. Smyth-who Mr. Russ was for the plaintiff. retired last year from the manage, the Yu Tuen firmy of bogmakers of ment of the firm of Vernon and !

No. 194. Wing Lok Street. Smyth, Share & General Brokers, landlord defendant) was Li Mari- and who has been a resident of} The Colony for over 30 years, Hisen and he was represented by

Mr. E. S. C: Brooks. son is now a partner in his father's i

Mr. Russ charheterised the case business,

There was a large and influential as "particularly bud." What furd gathering at the Cathedral servien, been erected in front of the plain the Bov. V. Copley Moyle being tiff's premises was not scaffolding the officiating clergyman, also at but a structure which almost en the reception, held at the Helemtirely shut in the ground, and first

floors. May Institute.

The bride was given away, ly Mr. T. R. Perey and was attired in while georgette over silver lace embroidered with seed pearls with white georgeler hat trimmed with lace. The Matron of Honour, Mrs. T. R. Percy, Wore a dress of lavender crepe de chine and lavender picture hat. Mr. H. C. Shrubsol was best man,

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The young couple will be spend ing their honeymoon at Honolulu, 'the'bride's going away dress being of fawn Paisley voile with fawn hat to match.....

Although application had been made for the structure's re- moval, said Mr. Russ, in still remained. An entrance had been left which gave access to the shop but it was so small that only a half-starved man

could squeeze through: Mr. Russ added thint his client's portly and wealthy patrons could not get into the shop and his elient hud therefore suffered. His turnover averaged $4.000 a month but after the structure hind been put up, it had dropped in a few

months to $1,150.

COD-

Eater on Mr. Russ aguio referrevi Among those present at the to the structure said to have been Church and later at the reception put up by the owner with the were the Hom.P. H. Holyoak-and-object of embarrassing the tenant Mrs, and the Misses Holyoak. Mr. and he described it as a deliberate and MrsP: Brans. Mr-and-Mrs, rampart, which prevented pussers. M. E. Airey, Mr. L. M. White. Mr. by from entering and diseared the and Mrs. Shields, Mr. Mrs, and light. Miss Matheson, Miss Clara Frost.

De Supreicber 22, 1923. Miss Tassell. Miss Haynes, Mr, ed Afr. Rass, the defendant's. A. G. Cuppin, Dr. W. W. Pearse, arcbitats

the served

**Usual Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Lay. Mrs, notice. Ducios, Mrs. S. P. C. Ross, Mr. and defendant asked plaintiff when ho On Jamary" 12, 1924, Mrs. II. A. Lammert. Mrs. Allan would give up the premises. Taying, Mrs. Tratman, Mrs. G.

Three days later workinen came Grimble, Mrs. Griffin, Mr. W.

With piles of bambou, etc., "taking gresit, care to inconvenience cus totners. On Jamry 21 the workmen began to erect the The bridegroom received a can-affolding and Mr. Russ had ex teen of silver from the Stock ut dificulty in getting Exchange and the bride a gold in when he visited the premises.

As evidence was being given. vánity cigarette case. There were many, other valuable presents.

Ruse suggested that is The bridegroom's present to the lonour the Fuisne Judge (Mr. bride was a diamond and platinum Justice A. Dyer Ball inspect the watch and the bride's to the bride-shop and an adjournment was groom a gold half-hunter.

Logan, Mr. Warswick, Mrs. Bond. Mr. H. 1. Dennis, Mr. Birkett, Mr. Meyer, Mr. Nissim. Mr. Montague, Mr. Edgecumber.

OPERA FILMED.

"MARITANA AT QUEEN'S

THEATRE.

Mr.

teade for the purpose.

After the taking of evi-letice was completed His Honour riserved

udgment,

YAUMATI COURT.

ABDUCTION CHARGES,

A Chinese merchant and a widow

To-night the Queen's Theatre will present William Farnum in s

appeared at the Youmati police romantic drama of the days when court this morning churged on knights were bold and chivalry three counts with abducting two

adventures of an impecunious count who lived in Spain at a time another whom they know to

have been abducted.

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for the tenant to know which walls therefore, held the notice to be are to be pulled down and be, bad. He could not hold it to be good in parts. He must treat it as a whole and would give judgment for defendants.

'When A Notice Is Bad.

In a case which concerned the possession of No. 46, Des Voix

Road West which had previously been heard in the Summary Court, the acting Puisne Judge (Mr. Justice A. Dyer Ball) gave judgment this morning.

Un Yeuk-chu (represented by Mr. M. K. Lo) claimed possession from tenants of the various floors. Mr. C. A. S. Russ appeared for the occupiers of the first and third floors and Mr. M. M. Watson for the tenant of the ground floor,

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ACCOUNTS.

The Balance at the Credit of Profit and Loss Account, including $2,824.65 brought forward front last year, is $80,078,35 which it is propose 10 appropriate #s followa :—— *.

To pay, a dividend of 63 cents 011 Ordinary Shures

To pay a further dividend of 40 cents on Ordinary Shares...

$5000

3,060,00

To pay $30.00 per Share

on Founders' Shares... 3.60.00 To pay, a Bonus of G

cents DII Ordinary Shares

To pay à Bonus of $50,40 per Shure on Founders' Shares ...... To carry forward to new

account

5,940.00

4,910,00

that it is the first studer to be The Tung On Burks new

equipped with wireless. Being & apoch in local river-shipping in

sister-ship on the same run it is unnecessary to add that the Sai On" is also to have wireless. Evidently the owners have con- fidence in the recommendations made by experts at various times on the subject of coping with the i piracy evil Still, if there is ony- thing

name, they me sufficiently provided for, Tung mmins East" und Sai "West." On conveys "pence or "calny" and the two mes combined: "Would signify, "Let there be pence in the East and West."

Dimensions of vach ship are us follows:-

Length between perpen-. diculars...............

4,438.87

$30,078.35

Breadth Inoulded at waterline............i Breadth moulded at deck Depth moulded to main

deck,

39' 0"

12'

Height between main

and upper decks (heain to beam)

9"

Height between upper

and boat decks (beam

to 'beam)

6

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AMMUNITION HAUL

MINIATURE ARSENAL'

FOUND,

a

Preventive Officer Clark and

It is also reported that. Chief

number of Revenue Officers yes- terday visited a large junk which was lying off the sea-wall not far from where the Wuchow steamer

Anjou" was berthed.

Load draft in'salt water

First-class materials have been used in the construction of the ship. the hull of which will be of Ample Siemens Martin Steel hatches are provided to work the cargo to which branch of the busi In the junk were seized a big lotness some! of the best brains in of ammunition, over 20 automatics river shipping have devoted their A man and attention. For the protection of and many Mausers. Woman are said to have been passengers, there are many life. detained.

buoys, boats and about 900 life- belts.

The Police have made a haul of 8,700 rounds of ammunition and to automatic pistols, but they have not caught those responsible for putting them on board the s.s.Sun Nam Hoi.”

A watchman saw the parcel put on board but he was unable to catch the men who were in a He thinks there were sampan.

four of them.

MODERN ROADS.

ACTIVITY IN CANTON.

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Electric light is to be litted und fans will help to minimise the heat of the summer months. "There is accommodation for 40 suloon, 36 intermediate, 60 Chinese first-class, about 300

upper deck and 700 Teak is lower deck passengers. the main · substance of the decks and the steering gear will be steam driven.

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In giving judgment His Honour said that the defence relied on the claim that the exact nature, of the reconstruction was not specifi- ed in that the intention was

The main engines consist of two not completely to pull down

eets of inverted, direct-acting, but to leave the external and

surface condensing, triple expun- party walls standing, that the

sion engines, driving twin serows plaintiff's bona fides were open to

running outwards, with two multi- question and that the notice was a Road building in Canton has tubular mauve boilers; all capable" current one and therefore invalid. been carried on in full swing by of together developing 1,400 1.1. P. His Honour stated that in respect the Municipality, with financial when running at about 162 of the last point, it was aid rendered by the shops and only formally taken

up by residents. Work will soon be volutions per minute under forced the defence and he was not going started, according to the "Canton drought, and capable of giving the to hold that the notice was bad on Gazette,' on the construction of Vessel a speed of about 14 knoje on that ground,

road on Shakee which has been trial. Working pressure of 190 On the first point he saw no widened and the shops there will lbs, per square inch. reason to differ from the decision contribute toward the funds for! F protection against piracy, of Mr. Justice Gompertz who had building the road. The Ching the builders have built the vessels held that a notice was invalid Yuen Maloo, connecting the in such a way as to conform with when it said that a building was

Second Bund with Sap Sam Hong, the Hongkong Government regula- to, be completely pulled down and is expected to be completed

tions, wrought iron grilles to be rebuilt but actually the external P. W. D. has given instructions to days' time. The

fitted .DI deck with other and party walls were left standing. the contractors building, the Kau necessaries, In his opinion, the object of the Yak or Educational Road that they

Arrangements have been made Ordinance was that the tenant must have the work completed with the Marconi International should be made cognisant of what within one week's time. This Marino Communication Co., Ltd., the owner proposed to do. The road runs from the Wing Hon to install "a wireless sef on each Building Authority seemed to tional Association Building necessity of a certificate from the Malco to the Provincial Educa-ship with range of 200 milen which will be sufficient for have had the effect of lessening In addition to the

many the purpose indicated, Qualified the necessity of stating the exact malcos in the city territory, plans nature of what was intended to be are on foot to build a number of operators will be included in the

personnel. done. But it had been left in by roads connecting the city with the the legislature and the Court had more important places in the berth at the Leung Wing wharf In Hongkong, the two ships will to place some constraction on it. surrounding villages and towns. It must be construed strictly and The merchants of the Chi Ping and at Canton they will tie up at: he therefore gave judgment for Mayor of Canton, offering their

the the Luen Hing Street whari. Company have petitioned the defendants with costs.

service in soliciting funds to build a road connecting the Shakee: Maloo with Salchuen, where the Railway Station of the Yueh-han Line is located.

Mr. Lo asked for a ruling from His Honour on the question of bona fides. His Honour replied that speaking generally, he found for the plaintiff on this point | whatever he might think of plain

tiff's preliminary actions. He could not impute male fides to plaintiff in the matter of his inten- tion to reconstruct.

in a few

TIED TO TREE.

На

ROBBERY AT SHEK-0.

The P. W. D. is also extending its work in Hortum Island. In'view of the many low levelled street there, which are frequently flooded-after heavy rains, the De Chu Chau_{Swatow) mun- partment has started work in reports an unpleasant experience to

Jevel On counter-claims by the defen elevating the

of these the police. He says that he was

6 o'clock last night and when about 200 feet from the top of the hill he was rushed upon by two mon who rubbed what he thinks must have been chillies in his face A correspondent writes, pointing and eyes and robbed him of $14, our that he considers the Astatic one of the lea-threatening him members of the Hongkong Police

was in flower. This picture. "The boys for the purpose of holding dants for damages, His Honour streets. Residents there are re- Adventurer," is based on the them to ransom and with harbour-stated that there was little damagequested to subscribe a portion of walking on the Shok-Q byo road at

to any of the tenants. He found the fund for this work. when gambling was at its height remanded for a week.

They were also for the defendants but in the.

POLICE UNIFORMS." sums of $10 for the tenant of the and when noblemen wagered heavily on the treasures of Mexico court several men were charged ground floor and $5 for the other with having in their possession two. A discussion of costs was and Feru. In those days duelling opium other than that prepared by left over. was popular and the man who the Government and received sen- would not draw his sword to pro- tect a lady was considered despic-tences varying from 3 months to 14

days' imprisonment.

able.

The hero is the rollicking type of romantic lover that Ruits. Farnum admirably. As Don Caesar de Bazan, he is at his best and as an old Hongkong favourite, should win new laurels.

Estelle Taylor is the herone. She takes the part of Maritana, gypsy dancer and gives a portrayal

COURT: MARTIAL.

Under the presidency of Major A. L. Cruickshank D.SO. R.G.A., A captain of the K.E.O and a subaltern of the 2st Bu. East Surrey Regiment, a disbiet coude za excellent and charming as that martial will sit at Murray Barracks by her in a great screen epic which at 10 a.m. next Tuesday. The was shown in this Colony a month accused is Private George Barnes or so ago.

of the Surreys, CA

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The robbed man

HAINAN STRAITS WRECK slur on the Chinese and Indian an hour's struggling.

tion in clothing is tantamount to a managed to free himself after half

members of the force.

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the accurate position of the wreck of the Yahiko Maru" which sank in the Raimon Strats some acele ago, with heavy loss of life.

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