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Metropolitan-Vickers Electrical Export Co., Ltd.

ELECTRICAL PLANT AND ACCESSORIES OF ALL DESCRIPTIONS.

BOLE DISTRIBUTORS IN CHINA & HONGKONG.

ARNHOLD & Co., Ltd.

1, Queen's Rood C.,1st floor. 'Phone O; 1800,

Sole Agents :-

Suzuki & Co., Ltd.

SAKURA BEER

NUNEATON TRAGEDY.

SEVEN KILLED IS BES

FIRE..

China Buildings.

(Old Post Office Site). Tel. Central 464 & 468,

THE CHINA MAIL.

COMMERCE AND FINANCE.

WEEKLY SHARE REPORT,

Messrs. Moxon and Taylor report:--

We have had a strong market during the week with rising prices In most stocks, but at the close the tone is slightly easier, with more disposition to sell, no doubt due to profit taking.

The Shanghai market is steady with a certain amount of business done.

The following are the principal alterations since last week:-

Hongkong Banks: Have cased off during the week, closing with sellers at $1,185.

Unions: Continue firm and could probably be placed at $238. Hotels Have again been the medium of considerable business towards the latter part of the week at $2234 to $23 for December for Old. New shares being more or less neglected.

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Hongkong Lands-Firmed up to a buying rate of $120 without inducing sellers.

Humphreys: Are slightly easier and have come to business at $22%

Cements:-Have been up and down and a large numberof shares have changed hands, but at the close are barely steady with sellers at $23 for Combined shares.

Kowloon Wharves --Have also been up and down, and after being done as high as $214, close with sellers and sales at $207, buyers offering $205.

we were sitting together on the Phack seat. Under my husband's Hongkong Decks:-After de- seat the spare petrol cans were clining during the week, close carried. We were two-thirds of firm with buyers at $175.cash and The way up Cock, and. Bear Hill. $177 for Settlement. when the omnians stopped, and Shanghai Docks -Have firmed Trapped in motor-omnibus the driver tung round and asked to a buying rate of Tls. 93 and that burnt 145 . tell witbier two for a can of petrol to be passed to Shanghai would probably pay a -minutes-at-Xomaton, Warwick-him. My husband got a cm and little more, shire, on August 30, sten people, passed it towards the driver. returning from the theatre and a dance, lost the lives and five others lie in a very precarious con- dition. One of the dead is a chibi

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"saw a filling the tank year the driver's seat, and then there was a shriek and a rush of fanie. cannot retnember aneh of 5, and four are women, a nure, except that. I was half pushed In the short fine, in which one was told by my hust and of the worst tragedies in the his-half fell through the broken glass: tory of road transport was enacted of the door and lay maonscious On four men worked liemuirally to pull the ground outside, dinding out Hazing people from the nibus. When eine to that my hand and two men passeggers lost their was missing, hives saving their wives from the

Me Walter Sunith als died in dainos. The names of the dead, trying to save his wife and children

He got his wife and son out of the femjibus, be failed to save their Walter Smith, of Haunch-years-old daughter, who was so wood-road, Stockingford, dikingly hurned that it was only Mary Anne Elizabeth Smith. by a few beads that hor ze

aged 5, bis daughter, ... could be identified. Joseph Rodgers. Quarry-yard. The driver and an 18-years-old

Stockingford.

girl, Miss Florence Minin,

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· Mrs. Winifred Handley, 25. Whitchense-resund, Stockingford, Whitchove-crescent. Stocking) who sat next to the driver, were

the only people missjured.

Lord,

Herbert Rollason, Cross-street,

StockingJord.

Marjorie Hammersley, 19, of 15,

Chapel-lane. Poleshill.

POŘACEMAN, RESCUER, Two of the four passers-by who

the fire start and dingge

SOW

Ropes Are quiet at quotationn. Hongkong eased off to sollers at $434.

Electrics: Have

Hongkong Trams;-Had a big rise during the week and are re ported to have been done at $50 for December, but are slightly easier as we go to press at $47 for November and $46 cash.

Peak Trams-Continue in good demand and have come to business. at $2134 for Old shares.

QUEEN'S THEATRE.

*FORGET-ME-NOT.",

"Forget-Me-Not" the Metro picture which, is showing at the Queen's Theatre to-day repro-1 duces with fidelity the life story of two foundlings,

mother had left her as a baby, In the orphanage where her Ann Gordon had found one con genial soul, another foundling named Jimmy. But one day there comes a rich woman who chooses Jimle for adoption; and Ann is left alone. The other children eventually find homes, but no one wants the little girl with a crippled leg. A street musician takes pity on her and she goes to share his meagre one-room home. Thus the paths of the two childhood sweethearts diverge; but through the long years Ann carries the memory of Jimmy and from it dreams inspiration and courage in her struggle to become a successful violinist.

It is a story of faith and love and yearning for happiness that is thoroughly human from beginning to end. The orphans are played by Gareth Hughes and Bessie Love, who make the characters so lovable and so pitiful that there is a constant tug at the heart strings.

Four stokers were playing cards below decks.

Nap!" declared one of them, when a sudden explosion blew him to smithereens.

Later, one of his companions collected the cards of the deceased one.

"It's just as well," he remarked to his mates after examining the band. "E'd'ave got it!""

TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS.

G.

R

HONGKONG TECHNICAL

→ INSTITUTE.

China Sugars-Are steady at quotations but few shares have) changed hands during the week.THE INSTITUTE will reopen on

China Providents Have had

THURSDAY, October 9th. sharp rise and continue in good Students will be enrolled at the demand with buyers at $3334 for Education Department Only, and Combined shares.

should apply At Once for Entry Forms.

the medium of considerable busi-

China Lights:-Have also beca]

ness at rising prices and, after going to business at $294, are slightly easier with sellers at $29.

Louisa Bird. 21, of 20. Bock-blazing passengers through the

rise during the week but at the Dairy FarmsAlso had a smart

close are easier with sellers at $274 but no buyers over $26. be asked for at $184.

Lane Crawfords:-Continue to

cline and, as we go to preas, have Steamboals:-Had a sharp de- windows Were Police-Constable sellers at $40 for Settlement: Southall and Mr. James Wain, a

London Quotations of the 2nd labourer,

$3. Croft-road, inst:-Hongkong Banks £133 10, Indos Deferred £15 10/-, Shells The rapidity with which the £3.19.6. All middle prices.

hurst-lane Foleshill

The injured in hospital are:

Mr. and Mrs. Gibbetts, of St. Stockingford. Paul's-ready Stockinglord. Ethel

ford.

17 PASSENGERS.

HOCKEY.

MATCHES.

Aueott, of 50, Puttlehill, Siwatonnes spread was described by Mr.{ Mary Harvey, of 62, Crosstreet. Wain, who said: Stockingford. Willi Fantham.. I saw a burst of smoke and then! of 20. flamebword-rond. Siceking a policeman rushed forward, and almost in the same second as I jumped forward myself the inside' WEDNESDAY'S The omnibus, a single-decker, of the amnibus became a blasti mounted on a Ford clussis, was,

furmnee. according to the focal police side and every time we did so the three teams on Wednesday, 8th

We smashed the glass at the

The H.K.H.C. are turning cut registered to carry 14, passengers flanes becue more orchingly. H.K.S. Bde. R.A., at At ten o'clock at night. when hot to us. We pulled sunne blazing

October, as hereunder: heavy rain was driving before a high wind, it filled up the main people through the broken windows street u Namesion, and ut 1.15 at the side, and then dashed round left for Stockingford, a suburb,to the door. with 17 passengers, of whom 2 or 3

standing.

U.S.R.C.

3rd. XI. v. University, at Happy

2nd. XI v. Grenadiers 2nd. XI. at Marina. The passengers had all rushed to Valley. accounts vary the pot were the back mat had packed against The first eleven will be repre- the door. We burst open the door, 'sented by the following: - H. It stopped halfway up the hill and I pulled out a woman whose Owen Hughes, F.C.M., Hughes, leading to Stockingford and burst clothes were almost all burst away, G. H. Piercy, E. J. R. Mitchell, into fames while the petrol tanke was still alive. Then I pulled (Capt), A, S. Hett, Rev. E. W. L. was being replenished.

out an almost ked non. Next I Martin, D. H. F. McMaster, G. R. Bye-witnesses say that within 20 s all the people at the door More, W. J. Woodward, E. L. Sim seconds, before they could reach it, collapse, together.

and B. D. Evans, the omnibus resembled a blast- The driver of the ommibus,, Jolin.) The following have been select! furnace or a roaring pit fire. A Fowler, Stantoy-road, Nunaton,ed to play in Club colours against girl escaped, with the driver,, from said:

the Grenadier on the Marina ground, Kowloon, at 5 p.m.-C. L.

WORLD THEATRE. LITTLE CAFE,

the front sets, but the others.were As I was pouring the petrol into R Beecher, J. A. H. Plummer, seen inside ublaze from their hats, the tank a. Bútne Japed up. their collars, and every other made me jump and must have Y. B. Hett, H. R. Meacock, H. J. It Rev. T. B. Powell, H. Glanville, article of attire, fighting towards caused me to scatter sonie rugs. Armstrong, T. J. Price, Rev, N. OX the emergency door at the back of threw the the omnibus.

in up the street aux Evans, J. R. Powell," W. D. #1shed 2014માં to the energency Edmonds (Capt.) STRUGGLING AT THE DOOR. door at the back, but owing to the crush of passengers, who crowded They packed up against the door. to the rear to escape the flames, I unable to open it, and there, could not get in. Eventually the huddled together, were burned to emergency door was buist open, but death, se a few whom gallant the flames were too fierce, and the helpers from outside pulled through passengers were wedged in the the windows which they broke.

Two worden rescued in this way

corners and on top of one anotlier. [. The windows were closed on

"Little Cafe," which is, now were pushed through the broken account of the bad weather. Had showing at the World Theatre, is glass by busbands whose death they they been open the passengers a bright comedy production with

would have been able to get out. Max Linder as comedian, gentle The bounet of the omnibus was facing the gale and apparently the destroyed at Nuneaton have a stately home and roughs it in the Omnibus of the type which wasman, social bounder, and lover. Ho runs away from his uncle's glass at the back was broken at entrance the first alarm so that the wind sengers paying the driver, who is this super-production is packed at the front, the pat streets of Paris. Every reel of blew through the interior. us not accompanied by a conductor. through a tunnel, carrying flammes

with a thousand. laughs, as one side-splitting situation follows another, till they reach a climax of roaring hilarity:*:

now mourn.

from the petrol tank at the front with it.

One of the women whose Im

Albert: "Father, what is fact?" Father: "Tact, my, boy, is what bands helped them to safety was prevents a grey-haired man with Mrs. Rollason, 64, Cross-street, a wrinkled face from reminding Stockingford, who has been burned a youthful-looking woman with about the face and has her arma the complexion of a rose that they badly lacerated with broken glass, were boy and girl together.!! The death of her husband, a miner, leaves her a widow with eight | Three days before his death-in- children. She said.

Derby Infirmary, Walter Jack

"I was driving back from a dance son, a miner, gave the institution st Nuneaton with my husband and £60 for treatment received.

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ROXOR

Hongkong, 6th Oct., 1924.

NAVY

LEAGUE

TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS.

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FIRE BRIGADE CALLS.

6 Street Fire Alarms in Kowloon NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN of the establishment of Peninsula situated-

(1) In Nathan Road at Haiphong

Road.

(2) In. Nathan Road at Austin

Road.

(3) In Nathan Road at Gascoigne

Road.

(4) In. Shanghai Street at Jordan

Road.

(5) In Shanghai Street at Wing

Sing Lane.

(6) In Shanghai Street at Pite

Street.

lead into Kowloon

Each of the above Fire Alarms where they transmit an instantaneous Fire Station

acquaint call, The Public are requested to

themselves with positions of these alarms and to use the the First Alarms in preference to using the Telephone or blowing Police whistles when requiring_the_ services of the Fire Department,

--E. DIG-WOLFE Chief Officer, Fire Brigade. Hongkong, 6th October, 1924.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

THE Undersigned have received in- structions to sell by Public Auction

On

THURSDAY, 9th Cotobar, 1093, commencing, at 8.15 p.m.

at their Sale Boom, Duddell Strost

A Fine Collection of

Postage Stamps including:-

Rare Hongkong, (errors) China, the Scaroe Errors of Malaya, Borneo Exhibi- tiane Americaa Shanghai, Chinese Locals.

On View from Wednesday, the 8th October, 1924.

Cataloguse will be issued.

Terms: Cash on delivery,

LAMMERT BROS., Auctioneers.

Rongkong, 6th Oct., 1924,

Best Congh Medicine Made colde

There is no better medicine made for than Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. It acte on nature's plan, relieves the lungs, opens the scorations, aids expectoration and restores the system to a bealthy condition. For sale Ieverywhera

FLAG DAY

NAVY

LEAGUE

In aid of the Children of those in the Navy

and Mercantile Marine who gave their lives to save the Empire

AND

GRAND CONCERT

ON NELSON'S DAY

Tuesday, 21st October

at the

THEATRE ROYAL

at 9.15 p.m.

Seats: $3.00 & $1.00.

BOOKING AT MOUTRIE'S,

One Night only

THE STAR

4 One Performance 9.15

TUESDAY NIGHT, OCTOBER 7th.

Farewell tour of the world. Farewell performance.

World's

Greatest

Magician

Your last opportunity to see

MALINI

World's

Greatest Entertainer

W ALL ATTENDANCE RECORDS, BROKEN

Every available seat in The Theatre Royal was taken' Saturday and hundreds were unable to gain admission. EVERYWHERE, EVERYONE IS TALKING ABOUT MALINI ▼ | If you were unable to see him Saturday, by all means see him at The Star to-morrow night......- 1

** If you have seen him, you will enjoy seeing him again,

PRICES $8, 32 & $1.

Booking at Moutri

MONDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1924.

DAIRY FARM NEWS.

"Save it with Ice"

YOU WILL BE MORE THAN REPAID

For the little you spend on Ice

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BY THE FOOD YOU SAVE.

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DEPEND ON

ICE

IN ALL WEATHER:

Fludebaker

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THE LIGHT-SIX Five-Passenger Touring Car.

COLOUR-RED.

NEW MODELS ARRIVED Completely Equipped

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PRICE

$2,700 DEMONSTRATION INVITED.

Tel. Central 32

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