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#R MAQ4I+==λT-E HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29, 1925.

WHITEAVAY'S

ARE. DISPLAYING

SUMMER GOODS

IN

"All Departments.

BATHING

COSTUMES

FOR GENTS:

LADIES:

CHILDREN

A Splendid. Selection

NEW

"

STRAW HATS

AND..

SUN HELMETS

Call and Inspect

WHITEAWAY LAIDLAW * CO, LTD HONGKONG,

HAVE YOU

Telephoto

LENS?

NO OUTFIT

is complete without one

THE COOKE

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for all sizes from 3 21

plate

to

Can be used

with ANY CAMERA

having a suitable lous panel

A Cooke Leas can be fitted with a Complr Shutter specially desired."

HEALTHY OUTLOOK."

LANE CRAWFORD'S ANNUAL MEETING.

NEW STORE NEXT YEAR.

"All Sales Records Will Be Broken.

That, the business of the Company is in a very healthy state and- pis expected to breik all records when new premises are opened next year were the principal facts brought out at to-day's annual meeting ef Bane, Frawford, Edel

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Mr. W. B. L. Shenton presided J. The turnover of our Ladles over the meeting, supported by Department shows an apprecinde Messrs.-J. D). Thomson, A. S. 1. increase as against last year's Consland, E. M. Raymond, Chan figures, and this fat encourages Tong, W. Eustace, F. M. Craw your lirectors, in the belief that ford, B. L. Bridger: 'S. J. Craw our policy of being thoroughly up ford. Secretary; and the following to-date with regard to styles and sigureidders; the Hon. M. H. W. quality is appreciated by the Bird, and Messrs. 3 M, Gundalk, ladies of the Colony, in which con- B. J Lien Ho Tung-shan, H. nection qur thanks are due to pur 'Greenwood, A. W. Roberts, A. A, buyers in London, Paris, and Now

Stern H. E. Scriven. A. W, York. Brown, A. (5, Howell, and E. J. Ainslie

Tas Chairmur's speech zus as follows:

Gonthieh, The report and- account's inve been, in your bands) for the prescribed period in 1 propter, therefore, with your } permission, to take them as read

The net pretig for tire year. after making the allowance for depreciation.

$204,500.76.

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which, added to the balance b brightward from last year.! the!

Viz:

$20,7 HAUT.

amount of $211,270.SH available for distantigo.

This mant

your disertes propoon should, be aborated as billows:-

To General River, 2.420,00h.ngi To Dividend (81.25 po

share),

To Bonus 415 cents per

Ba

The Bones to Stud

Ta Chary Poward y

pem apartat

146.265,00

14,750.00

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Į. "The Andare at credit of refit and, les deut, you will faire, je som nattias compared with $31,720 Mart year,

It must, how ver la remembered when! Computing these two arcounts.! that though he sum of $18.209 ritults of investments) appears in this par's account. the amennt of $109,760,330, bein & pro- | fit on sales of property, apparei in last year's account:

Returning to the proposed allo- ration. I would remark that your directors consider the playing of| $20,000 to reserve a sound polies, as they are of the opinion that it is desirable to augment the Com- pany's reserve fund whenever possible:

Our other departments are showing very healthy figures, and when we are installed in our new premises (which we hope will be

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VISITOR'S DEATH.

The End of Many Travels.

MONETARY WORRIES ?

FOUND WITH ONLY SEVENTY CENTS.

ALLAR.

day's closing rate 2/2 15/16 To-day's opening rate 2/2 15/16

THE AUSTIN SEVEN.

Catalogues & specifications from

Solo Apenis:

ALEX. ROSS & CO. (CHINA), LTD.

BLADEZAN4 N+BRE. PRICE, $3.00 Per Month.

MUTINY NEAR MACAO,

MEN'S

TWENTY OFFICERS SHOT DOWN.

BATHING

COSTUMES

CHINESE TROOPS REVOLT,

Turn Pirates and Rob Tow-Boat.

After shooting down about twenty of their officers, the Chinese garrison just outside Macro mutinied, robbed a tow-boat and fled. into Macno where considerable alarm was caused.

$2,000 HAUL,

boarded the junk as passengers.

Immediately revealing, their in-

Some further information has been. gleaned regarding the American who was found hanging from a tree in a nullah at Glencaly at 10 30 p.m.. on Monday.

Mr. H. E. Gray, for that was his (From Our Own Correspondent.tentions, they brought out their. name, stayed at the Hongkong Hotel for a few days, and he was seen there until late on Monday evening. At the mortuary yester- day. Mr. N. White. of the Hong kong Hotel, identified the body as that of the visitor who booked a small room under that name.

The American Consul, who is arranging for the funeral, which had to be deferred until this after noon, took over this morning the deceased gentleman's luggage from the Hotel management. This

Macao, April 29. adjoining this Colony, is a rarri- At Chinshan, the border station

Son comprising several companies of infantry, sonja Clintonese and En few Yunnanese.

Yesterday, it is alleged that the majority of the men suddenly shot down their ofheers,

A-passing tow-boat, which had rounded Green Island from its way from Micao, to Shekki, was hailed. Some of the mutineers

HOME AGAIN AFTER HEALTH CRUISE.

This week's cables reported that their Majesties the King and Queen had arrived at Victoria brenzed and most cheerful, and were welenmed by the Duke and Duchess of York, Prince Henry, Prince George, Princess Mury, Viscount Lascelles and Prince Arthur of Comaught, after which they drove to the Palace in an open errige. The short route was lined the entire length by multitudes, cheering enthusiastically. Our photo- graph loves their Majesties photogrihed us Tarik before entering the train for. Their journey to Genon. where they joined the Royal yacht. This was the first photograph of the King taken after his illness confined Bio to Buckingham Palace a little over two months ago.

in 1926) should go ahead far consisted of two suit cases and a more than in past years. We wardrobe trunk. It is understood shall then have a really up-to-that the sad news has been cabled date store which, we venture to to America with a view, to in say, will be easily the finest in forming the deceased's relatives

if they can he traced,

ALLOCATION OF PROFIT. With regard to the dividend. it will be notired that the proposal this year is to pay $1.25 per share as against $1 per share last your This increase has been recom-the East. mended because your directors We have lately started an office are of the opinion that in the absence of any unforeseen adverse circumstance, this figure should be maintained from year to your. The bonus of 15 cents per share makes the total amount paid out per share for the year a little less than the amount sa disposed of last year, but I venture to hope that my foregoing remarks anent the comparative balances at the credit of profit and loss accounts for the respective periods will successfully explain the reason

for this.

The deceased was a designing engineer by profession, and papers found amongst his luggage show- ed that he was the holder of many patents. The labels on the boxes also indicate that he had seen much travelling

equipment department, which promises in future to appreciably augment the Company's business. In this connection I might men tion that we have been fortunate in securing, amongst others, the following excellent agencies: In the absence of any marks of York Safes. Royal Typewriters. violence on the body, the police Corona Typewriters, Gestetner are of the opinion that it was a Duplicating Machines, Portable case of suicide. The deceased. Adding Machines and Allsteel as apparently

financial trouble Fireproofing Co.'s Office Furni-as the money found,

on. him amounted to a paltry 70 cents.

ture.

THE

COMPANY REPORT.

HONGKONG TUG AND LIGHTER CO, LTD.;

The Report for presentation to the Shareholders at the first Ordinary General Meeting to be held at the Office of the Company on Thurs day. May 7, 1925. 230 p.m., states:

$700 THEFT.

EUROPEAN RESIDENT

ROBBED.

ROOM BURGLED.

Mr. Gordon, of Messrs. Carter & Co., reports to the police the theft from his room of a leather bag containing money, jewellery and clothing amounting to $700.

WOMEN ROBBED,

FOUR MEN UNDER ARREST.

At the Central Magistracy this morning, before Mr. S.B. B Me Elderry, four Chinese were charged with assaulting two women and stealing from the person of one of them a pair of gold-mounted rattan bangles, valued at $25, at Victoria Road, on the forenoon of April II. Divisional Inspector Peter Grant applied for a formal remand until Saturday morning, which W36 allowed:

Besides which we "are, 115 The bonus to staff, I feel sure, always, in the position to supply will meet with your approval, teakwood office furniture made, by having regard to the fact that our our own workmen, which I feel staff have this year, as in pre- sure you will agree is equal to vious years, given their utmost anything of its kind produced any- endeavours to obtain, what I where. think you will agree is, an excel-

75th Anniversary. lent, result for the working of the

The 28th February last, whilst year under review, especially hav- ing regard to the bad state of important as being the end of our trade generally in Hongkong.

financial year, marked a much During the past year your Com- greater epoch in that on this date

The balance at Debit of Profit pany has fallen into line with the the firm completed the 75th year

and Loss Account for the period majority of the principal firms of of its trading in Hongkong. Hongkong, in that a provident

On. March 2 a small celebration | to March 31, is $22,746.88, carried fund has been started for the of this anniversary took place at forward to New Account.

Consulting Commliteo.-During police the Company's main store, when benefit of the staff.

numerous prominent citizens of the absence of Mr. C, B. Brooke, the Colony called to pay their Mr. C..P. Marcel served in his the respects, and to express their con- place. In accordance with

Articles of Association, the พ gratulations and goodwill.

It is with a certain amount of Carroll, C. B. Brooke, Li Tse fong

present Committee, Messrs. W. J The new bakery at 17 Burrowe Street has now been completed, pride, having regard to the state and M. M Tackey(in place of Mr. and the up-to-date machinery of the Company's business at the HM. H. Nemszee, absent), retire therein installed is giving entire present moment, that we can look but offer themselves for re- satisfaction. We are now in the back to the humble start made in election. position, should occasion arise, to the year 1850 when goods were supply the wants of the whole sold from a matshed on the sea community of Hongkong and front. leased territories, with the mini- The growth of the business to {mum amount of labour.

what it is to-day has been brought Our jewellery department has about by strict adherence to the thoroughly justified the extra ex- principle of straight dealing and pense entailed by its inaugura-value for money which, through tion, and your directors are look out the 75 years of the firm's his ing forward with confidence to a tory, has been ombodied in its gradunt increase in this bratich of polley. our business from year to year. (Continued on page 15.).

The stocks of the Company have been estimated at cost price, and depreciated where necessary.

INNOVATIONS.

J

Auditors-The accounts. Eave been audited by Messrs. - Percy Smith, Seth and Fleming. Messrs. Percy Smith, Seth and Fleming are eligible for election

arms and held the crew up. After

safe, the soldiers fled without taking about two thousand dollars Canton silver from the junk's molesting the passengers.

Subsequently, they scattered; It is thought that at least thirty of them passed the barrier into Macao, having previously discard- ed their weapons.

When the Macuo Police were informed, detectives were sent out number being taken off the Hong to round up the miscreants, à

kong-bound steamer Chuenchow," after being identified by non-com- missioned officers. These men are

in custody and will probably be sent back to Chinese territory.

An officer, believed to be a captain, was shot in the thigh, In spite of his wound; he managed. te crawl into. Macao with two revolvers strapped into his waist. He was placed also in Police charge and he tells a harrowing tale of the alleged · cold-blooded Shooting.

Dissatisfaction with the garri- son commander is said to have precipitated the mutiny.

Chinese in Macao felt rather alarmed when the news spread that military mutineers had cross- ed the border, but prompt Police action bra allayed all fours.

HARBOUR ACCIDENT.

LARGE STEAMERS

COLLIDE

DAMAGE SLIGHT.

FULL SPEED 'ASTERN IN TIME..

Two fairly big ships were in collision in the harbour yesterday morning. It is believed that there are no serious consequences.

According to the report of the master of the Japanese steamer Kotsu Maru. (about 4,000 tons, owned by the Y.K.K., fór which the M.B.K., are agents), he left Wanchai Bay at daylight for Canton with a cargo of coal from Miške.

When near the Central Fairway he observed the Java-China-Japan Lijn steamer Tjitaroem coming up astern and passing on the Kotsu's starboard side. When the Tiltaroem was about level with the bridge of latter's the Kotsu, says the captain, he stopped the engine.

Shortly afterwards, the veskels were getting dangerously close and the Kotsu dropped both an chors. The Tjitaroem's port quar ter is stated to have struck the coal- boat's starboard bow and a collision appeared inevitable.

Letting drop his port anchor, the Kotsu's captain ordered full speed astern.

After the collision both vessels proceeded to berths and this morning the Kotsu left for Canton. The extent of the damage, if any, will be known after inspection.

$200 FINE.

FIRE ESCAPE CASE PENALTY

MAXIMUM IMPOSED, Two of the accused are earth' coolies, one a stone carrier and the The owner of No. 59 Woosung other an unemployed cook. The Street,: Yaumati, who was before arrested One man at the Kowloon Magistrate yesterday Kennedy Town and rounded up on a charge of illegally removing the others at Yauhati. At an the fire escapes from his premises identification, parade the woman which were burnt down in January picked out two of the men as with the loss of nine lives, was highway robbery, and it is alleged $200 this morning. amongst those who took part in the fined the maximum penalty of that these two and another now awaiting Identification made as the adjoining bouse (No. 57) was The case against 'the owner of admission to the police.

adjourned undi (next week, when the Magistrate intimated that he would proceed with the case ex parte if the defendant was still not found.

STOWAWAYS.

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OF Live stowaways from Mauritiua on the 6.5. Surat, Peking. April 28.—It is semi- A report was made to the police four appeared on remand before oficianty reported that Sun Yuch yesterday by a Chinese coolie that the Kowloon Magistrate this morn-wired to the Government applying he was stopped by a gang of six ing. Order was made for their for ten days sick leave. It is men, armed with revolvers and deportation, from the Colony, to understood that the Government other weapons, who stole from him inorrow along with the other man | will grant the request-Courtesy €100.

Sa Swho wan 112.

Fof the Daily Bulletin.

A large stock of Woollen

and Colon Bathing Costumes is now being shown.

One-piece style with skirt in the newest colouringsome are really loud, but we have neat designs for those with. more subdued tastes.

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