1925-02-28 — Page 1

ASK FOR NEW VICTOR

RECORD CATALOGUES

AT.

8. Moutrie & Co, Ltd,

Chater Road

China Mail

Temperature 50 Barometer 30.11

Rainfall 000 in Humidity 4

THE DOLLAR... To-day's closing rate. 2/3 13/16 To-day's opening rate 2/3/13/16

No. 19,431 # WA+A=4¤t=FAT-E HONGKONG, SATURDAY, FEBKI ARY 28, 1925. BA=#Z*#*@+BROT

First

Spring

Displays

AT

WHITEAWAY'S

NEW

GOODS

IN

ALL

DEPARTMENTS

Spring

Millinery,

Spring

Dresses

AND

Dress Material

SPECIAL DISPLAY

OF

LADIES' SHOES

CALL & INSPECT.

WHITEAWAY, LAIDLAW &

CO., LTD.

HONGKONG.

Have You Been the

NEW 1925

COOKE AVIAR

F.45 LENS?

Suitable for both Reflex and Folding Cameras.

This Lens was chosen by the British Government as- the most suitable for Aerial Photography because of it speed and fine definition.

Távod Hansıs OOKE ENSES

RENT RUMOURS.

EXPERT OPINIONS ON RESOLUTION

"CONTROLLED" HOUSES..

Increased Rents Foreshadowed in "Report?

A continuation of the Rents Ordinance for at least a year, but with an increase of rents for "controlled" houses is foreshadowed.

4

Several constructions have been should be noted that they were placed on the words which fell not expressing their own opin- from His Excellency the Gover-tons, but they were predicting nor's lips at Thursday's meeting of what was going to happen. One the Legislative Council.

of them qualified his remarks by saying that he construed the form

It remains to be seen whether they are correct.. That they have. ample ground for their claims is. evident from the fact that the members of the Council, the Un- officials at any rate, must have made up their minds to a certain extent as the result of information already gathered.

A gentleman whose opinion was sought before official an- nouncements were made on the last two occasionis that the Rents Ordinance was extended for a year and whose predictions turn- ed out to be quite correct, was approached by a "China Mail" man yesterday.

His view is that the resolution. before the Council was no more than what it was given to be—a basis for discussion. He did not think that the Ordinance would be renewed for six months, but that 'control would be in force for another 'year with the authorities keeping an open" mind as to the policy after July 1, 1920. But and he emphasised. the "but"- he thought that the landlords would be given the option of rais- ing the present rentals. Asked

As to what he had heard the

·increase would be, he replied that it might be 10 per cent, 12, or even as high as 20. There might not, he hinted, be a flat rate for the whole Colony, but different rates for different parts of the town and for different classes of tenements.

Of all the experts approached none would give 'a. definite fore- cast regarding the so-called "sub- letting evil." As one gentleman put it, a tremendous amount of work would be entailed in going into the merits of each sub- tenancy. If investigation were to be made it might be years before they finished when there would be no more need of rent control then. The only alterna- tive was tantamount to securing the greatest good for the greatest. number, and that was le prolong rent control. Añy tribunal," no matter how constituted, would have its hands full with applica- tions either from landlords, prin- cipal tenants, or sub-tenants. Since a Fair Rents Board was not appointed in the first instance, it would be to late to start now..

No matter what form the hoped-for protection might take,

PAKKAI'S TROUBLES.

BANDITS, PIRATES, AND MILITARY.

GUNBOAT BACK AGAIN,

(From Our Own Correspondant.).

PAKKAI, KONGMOON, Feb, 27......... Five bandits alleged to have taken part in the red on this port China New Year Eve-have ben arrested by Made in

Owing up to up-river shipping having to pay tolls to pirates for "safe conduct” in various parts of

TYPHOON WARNINGS.

THE AUSEIN SEVEN,

Catalogues & specifications from Bela Agente: ALEX, ROSS & Co. (CHINA) LT

PRICE $3.00 Per Month..

IMPORTANT PROVISIONS FOR SOUTH CHINA.

WIRELESS ON PRATAS SHOAL.

Installations at Other Centres Foreshadowed.

The putting in hand of work on the Pratas Shoal marks the entrance on a very important stage in the history of typhoon warning provisions for South China. Will the next step forward be wireless installations at Chilang Point and Swatow, the Paracels and Hoihow and Yu Lin Kam (Holbow)?

Mr. T. F. Claxton, Director, the delta, the necessity of securing Royal Observatory, told a "China

SHALL WE SEE THIS AT HAPPY VALLEY AGAIN TO-DAYT

Hong Kong RabeJGEWO, ARC easily gated or Englans the

£50 PER YER

STHERE'S A

REAL CLASSIC

For you

The panes vyakers

The only things that

Attention

Lieut. Cmir Thompson, Mino

won the NAVY Cup

Hats off to Jester (m Sugden up) for giving us

on Tuesday a perfect Rover!

TURN NOS @ughtering

The joys of a Hongkong race meeting as the ""China Mail's" special artist saw them last week.

all those aproached had no doubt of the resolution as "the Ordin- that the Ordinance would be ance in its present form for extended, and that restriction of (Continued at foot of next some sort would continue.. It

column.)

NEW PRIZES ADDED TO LIST.

To-day we add nes prize to the list in the "China Mal"

Sunday Herald" Campaign in one case of Kitchener's Dry Gin, which has boen purchased from and is on display at H. Rutonjee and Sons,

16 Queen's Road, Central. It is the desire of the China Mait nad Sunday Herald" to make this the best Campaign over, and with a in viow new prizes aro added from time to time.

extra paid protection, and the expense of convoys, freights have Increased five and six times.

RISE IN ROPES."

THE EFFECT OF THIS

WEEK'S BONUS.,

ANAMAN

Heavily armed with guns of alt... calibres and makes, the gunboat Kwong Ching is here again. It is

As reported in the “China Mall ' not known whether the visit is in earlier in the week, the additional connection with a much boosted payment of a bonus to shareholders campaign against pirates or as a (foreshadowed before the official result of political developments. announcement at the annual meet. Disorders in this part of the Ing) has brought about a rise in the are not confined to quotations for Hongkong "Ropes."

he wants to see a winner, and he uses this method to get you out of the race, thinking that it will be just so much easier for his friend country

Mall" reporter yesterday after- noon that regular meteorological observations four times a day, in normal weather, and" at more frequent intervals during the passage of a typhoon, would strengthen his hands considerably. in the matter of typhoon warnings. owing to a very large proportion of the typhoons materially affect- ing Hongkong passing tear the Pratas Shoal.,

He emphasised that not all of them, however, took this course, as a few approached Hongkong from the South and others from the South-West. To deal ade- quately with the 'first mentioned,, wireless installations were requir- ed at Chilang Point and Swatow and, with the latter, installations at Hoihow and Yu Lin Kam (Hainan). For monsoon predic- tions, stations were required at Wuchow and Kweilin.

It was as well that one thing should be done, and done well, than that too much should be undertaken at once, said Mr.

ܙܕ

Flannel

BLAZERS

For Sports Wear.

New shades of Blue Brown and Fawn in

a fine west of England ̧ " Flannel,

$25.00 to $35.00

Flannel TROUSERS

Guaranteed uushrinkable.

$12.50 to $14,50

Fine white Gaberdine.

$16.50 to $19,50

NEW SPRING SUITINGS

Claxton, but it was to be hoped MACKINTOSH

that when the much talked of wireless station on the Fratas was a fait accompli, and the benefits derived fully realised, steps would be taken to secure installations at he additional stations mentioned. The development of the tati presented many diff- calties, said Mr. "Claxton, not the least being the lack of water, food, and shade. There was also

a question to be faced of possible damage by typhoon" To sintain efficient service con- tinually in all weathers would laequse janistion of a high

order.

Upon enquiry official quarters the "China Mair was informed that these difficulties were fully realised and ateps had been taken to meet them.

SHIPPING DIRECTOR DEAD,

MR, NG MING-CHUNG.

News has been received of the death of Mr. Ng Ming-chung on Thursday morning after a proj iracted illness.

He was a prominent.member ig local shipping circles and was à director of the Canton Navigation Company which operates the Paul Beau and Charles Hardouin,

He was attended during his last hours by his wife and two elder sons, who accompanied the native city by the s.8. On Lea body to Kongmoon, deceased's

last night.

A STANDARD REMEDY.

Prempt,

to win if you were out of the way. piratical attacks. An inter-military Before the meeting business was Don't be bluffed. Don't let dispute over gambling revenue done at $57 for cash. Yesterday someone with wild tales, which you led to a street fracas resulting in it was reported that as much as Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is a know are hot true, bluff you out of three pedestrians being wounded, $572, ex dividend cunt bonus, was standard family medicine. the race and take from you, for one fatally. It is alleged that offered for combined" shares, for reliable and effective for caughs, colda, croup, bronchial, coughs, coughs Tesult- sore friend, the prize that is some troops belonging to 3rd rightfully yours. Look for the division under Commander Cheng Cash, but that few were forthcoming from whooping cough, nervous

ing in response.

backing, tickling throat, troablesome point. Of course, Home people Yun-ki raided a lottery, house and

This morning the market res night coughs and the chronic coughs of

elderly people. For sale everywhere. "knock, just for the pleasure of attempted to take the manager mained steady.

knocking whether they know into custody. They were resisted. they will gain anything or not, while by guards from the 1st. division. others "knock because they do not who, ostensibly, are paid to keep like the opinions of the paper. But order. A fight ensued, with bullets whom they called for subscrip if you dig deep enough you will flying in all directions in the street

always find the reason for knocking, and the casualties as stated.

The reputation of the "China-

-SOME QUESTIONS ANSWERED. For several days just candidates reported to the Campaign Department that occasionally people

have

Mail" and "Sunday Herald" standa

tions and belittled the Canipaign saying that the prizes would not be given; that it was fixed for some- one to win, or that it was all a fake. In fact, uimos every kind at the back of every statement re-another six months, after which Besides, its subsidiary (the Reconstruc. of a wild and vicious story has been garding this Campaign. fold under the guise of friendship the law stands at the back of the tion Ordinance) would be repeal- "China Mail" and Sundayed as all the houses pulled down and with a warning "You know your

when the evil was at its worst will can't win anything, but don't tell Herald" to see that every detail of anyono I told you Every city this contest is carried out as have been completed by then and The prizes are going there will, accordingly, be room has its al tale bearers and advertised. trouble vultures, Hongkong has to be given and to deviation will

for further rebuilding." them just the same arany other be made from the rules laid down. The special offer of 40.000 extru city. As a gotioral rule when you votes for cach sum of $160 subscrip Phear anyone utter wild tall, you tion money closes at 1 p.m. nex Yesterday the "Far Eastern

will nearly always find that they have a point to gain. Always look Saturday, March 7th. Don't held News Agency" completed its in- back subscriptions, but turn theinvestigations as to the number of for the point.

in just as soon us you receive them. vacant flats on the péninsula. As vernacular Candidates, when you asic Home If your name is not in the list, see published in the man for a subscription and be starts that it is placed there today. It papers, the totals are:

יי

CHINESE EMPTY FLATS.

a vicious attack on the Campaign.costa nothing to be a candidate. Tsimshatsui 28; Yaumati" 526; trying to discourage you, reinember Call on the Campaign Manager, Mongkok 811; Shamshuipo 262; that he is either not man enough Room F. Second Floor, 34 Queen's Kowloon City 185; Hunghom. to say "bo" and is resorting to Rond camer of Wyndham Street, The total, therefore of empty this method to try to discourge immediately and full information re. "flats (completed houses) in 1,822. you so that you will not ask for his garding the Campaign will be given. as against the total of 7,000 said supcription, or it may be that he Phone Central 1860-if unable to have emanated from landlords. has soma friend in the raco whom to call.

WHO IS THE MOST POPULAR MAN OR WOMAN IN HONGKONG? CLIP THE COUPON AND VOTE

DAILY VOTE COUPON

GOOD FOR 20 VOTES

I VOTE FOR

Name

Street...

AS THE MOST POPULAR PERSON This Coupon, neatly cut out, with name and. address filled in, brought or mailed to The Club Headquarters China Mall-Sunday Herald will count for 20 Votes.

NOT GOOD AFTER MARCH 7th, 1925.

& CO., LTD. Men's Wear Specialists, Alexandra Building

Des Voeux Rosd:-

When You Are

Feeling

Cold

REFRESH

YOURSELF

WITH

A HOT DRINK

Coffee

Cocoa

Tea

AL80

"A Nice Assortment

Bread,

OF

Toast and

Cakes

AT...

MORINAGA'S

Asiatic Buildings

Tel. Q., 4702,

TANG YUK, Derrat,

Bodor to

the late SIE TING, 14. D'agullar Street

TERMA VERY MODERÁTĘ

on Cultation Fros