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WEDNESDAY, JULY 8, 1925.

CORRESPONDENCE.

POLICE PLEASE NOTE.

(To the Editor of the China Mail).

HELD UP.

INCIDENTS AT SHANGHAL

(Reuter's Service.)

Shanghai: July 7. The shipping situation remains the same and the concentrated in- timidation of the last few days

LARGE ESTATE,

LATE M. J. D. STEPHEN'S

BEQUESTS.

THE CHINA MAIL.

HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING. CORPORATION,

IT IS HEREBY · NOTIFIED

TO-DAYS ADVERTISEMENTS.

LIMITED.

that an interim dividend of £3 per THE BEN LINE STEAMERS, share, subject to deduction of Income Tax, has been declared for the HALF YEAR ending 30th June, 1925, at rate of 2/8. 7/8 per dollar.

of the

Apart from comparatively small bequests, the bulk of the six

S.S. "BENAVON," Sir. Some people do not care

million dollar estate of the late one way or the other whether the

Mr. M. J. D. Stephens (probate

FROM LEITH, MIDDLESBRO", remaining river boats continue

The dividend will be payable on ANTWERP & LONDON, operations or not. Others do

for which has just been granted) care. There are yet others who,

is to be invested for the benefit of and after MONDAY, the 10th the widow and on her death to be August, 1925, at the Offices of the

Consignees of cargo per the by virtue of long contact with resulted in a number of tramway-held in trust in equal shares for Corporation, where Shareholders above-mentioned steamer are the crews, are able to throw light

men falling to turn up this morn Gladys Stephens and Edward are requested to apply for hereby notified that owing to the enone aspect of the trouble as the

cxisting. Strike conditions cargo men concerned themselves are faring, but the Tramway Company is | Stephens, the daughter and son of Warrants.

Specials his brother Adolphus Frederick The REGISTER OF SHARES for Hongkong is being discharged too much scared to do anything. determined to carry on.

William Stephens, solicitor of of the Corporation will be closed at Nagasak where it will lie at So-called delegater from the guarded the trams to-day. There Chatham, and for Montie or from MONDAY, the 27th July to the risk, and expense Strike Executive are calling on

WOS no. incident. Otherwise.

SATURDAY, the 8th August, Owners of the goods. the No. 1's of the crews. On

Consignees are accordingly re- introduction they take consider however, the situation is quiet.

1925, (both days inclusive) during able pains to explain that they are though forty thousand are out. of

which period no transfer of shares commended to make the necessary can be registered.

arrangements as regards Insur volunteers, duly empowered by work due to the cutting off of the

By Order of the Court of Directors, ance, etc. the Executive, the members of the latter having had to make them-bulk of the power supply of elec- I have recognised tricity In many cases resump- one or two of these "volunteers" tion is believed to be taking place as former No. 1's on river and owing to the inadequate dole

which is being given out. coastal shipping. As they are out of work themselves they are anxious to see all colleagues idle. After

selves searce.

on

Montague Eyre and Ethel Eyre, second son and daughter of his sister Alice Maud Eyre, formerly of Dover, Kent, or in the event of their deaths preceding testator's, then to their issue.

In addition to the general bequest, testator left to his wife the dwelling house occupied by him at the time of his death Shanghai, July 6.

and all the effects therein and The bulk of the power supply £1,000 free of duty if she be in brief harangue

of electricity has been discon-Europe at the time of his death or national honour, they emphasise tinued. A number of milla are $10,000 if she be in Hongkong. the claim that if all shipping was installing their own motors. to cease the trouble would soon be Agitators are taking advantage As is characteristic of the of the discontinuance of the Chinese worker, the men ap-electricity supply and are further proached put off the agitators by ing unrest, but no serious trouble promising that if vital lines shut has occurred. down, they will also stop them-

over.

selves. In this manner, one has been waiting for the other and the service has continued till now.

If a visit were paid to the ships an hour or two after arrival at the wharves here some of these "volunteer" delegates could be seen actually making their daily | rounds.

To those who have been ap proached I would say that it is difficult to see how the situation up North can be affected by mak ing the shipping stoppage an

entire one.

Thanking you for inserting this lester,

Yours, etc.-

OLD HAND.

Hongkong, July 8.

-

STRIKE ITEMS. (To the Editor of The Chou Mail).

The intimidation of tramway men is being carried on without abatement. Last evening, a crowd of a hundred. including a number of former tramwaymen, held up a car conveying thirty tramway fitters from the repair shops. They forced the fitters to Recompany them

10 Chinese territory.

About half the telephone operators have resumed work.

The body of an American mem- ber of the crew of the s.s. President Pierce has been found in a creek, whilst, a British blue jacket has been missing for sixty hours and has not yet been found. At the inquest on the man who was shot by the American sea- man Dizik. It was stated that the deceased was shot by che sailor when the latter was protecting a Municipal officer." Two men who were arrested were charged at the Mixed Court, one for inciting to riot and the other for firing crackers. The first was remand- Ped on bail, and the other nominal

The Japanese community is raising subscriptions for the purpose of making a presentation

To his sister Henrietta Bertha

Stephens of Chatham he left Chinese and Japanese curios and pictures,

To Edward Stephens, nephew, of Chatham. his collection of postage stamps.

To Mrs. Jane Kettle, widow, of Worthing $500, to Mrs. Beatrice Shoppe, 21 Buckingham Palace Gardens, £500.

A. H. BARLOW,

Chief Manager. Hongkong, 7th July, 1925.

THE HONGKONG & WHAMPOA

DOCH COMPANY,

LIMITED.

GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD.,

Agents. Hongkong, 7th July, 1925.

INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGA- TION, COMPANY, LIMITED,

5.S. “LAISANG.”

Left CALCUTTA, 21st. June, 1926,

With reference to the offer of new shares dated the 10th June, 1925 (made to existing share- holders of the Company) by the terms of which the sum of $30 per

Consignees of cargo for Hong- share was to be paid on or before kong ex the above steamer are the 16th July, 1925, and the sum hereby notined that owing to the of $30 per share on or before the

disturbed labour conditions pre- 15th October, 1925, the Directors yalling here. the SS. "LAISANG" is proceeding from Singapore to have decided that as regards those be direct, bom sing or the shareholders (having a registered To his clerk Wong Ping, Hong-address in the Far East) who do latter port on 12th July, Hong- kong $500; to his clerk Lee Man- not feel themselves (owing to kong cargo will be landed at Kobe po of Hongkong, $500; to his present circumstances) in a posi- where the goods will remain in office attendant Ah Lok, of Hong- tion to accept the Company's offer storage at consignees risk and kong $2,000, and to the watchman on or before the 15th July, 1925, for the time being of 18 Bank a further opportunity shall be Buildings, Hongkong, 3200. given to them to take up the new

shares.

To his step-daughter Catherine Mabel Horsnaill, of Monxton, he left "Furze Croft" at St. Leonards on Sea, Sussex, with £1,000 and certain curios,

The testator also left $10,000 to the Vicar Apostolic of the Roman Catholic Church Hong- kong, and to his successors for the time being holding office, as a fund for providing pensions for poor and old persons in the Colony.

He bequeathed the land and buildings known and registered at the Land Office Hongkong as lot 647 to his wife fer life, and, in the event of her death or second marriage, to the Reverend Mother Teresa Martinoia, the Superioress of the Italian Convent at 28 Caine Road, and Natalia Corno, the vice-

to the Volunteers and naval Superioress and Theodore Lucian, landing parties in recognition of late Superioress, for the residue their services. So far, nearly ten of the Crown lease term. thousand

have been

Sie-Perhaps the thought may have struck others or the suggestion I am about to make has wirudy been put into actual practice. With. ly fined. regard to the letter, published in your isme of yesterday, from "An American Friend, I beg to propose with all deference, that the Govern- ment have the letter translated and re-published (t) in the rerumenter papers which are still being issued and as circulars as was the cause with speech of Mr. D. Lloyd) George at a critical period of the last War. Such publication may do a great deal to content pernicious propaganda from sources beyond the control of the Colony.

About the question of reward for

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Chungking Unrest.

from

Shanghai, July 7. Chungking, dated July 6, says irireless message

the Japanese concession was sur- rounded by a crowd all day long The Japanese Consul considers that a collision is likely. The

Reports from Holhow and Pakhoi-say-Chinese gunboats are expected to arrive shortly.

nrrests asfor convictions of agitators. There are some of ur who may think a jew about per authorities have not taken effer- forming a public duty because tive action. wrong impression may be gained. vie that of going after tha monetary reward. Such people would consider a medal or other tangible remembrance a much more suitable reward? •

Yours, etc..

APPRECIATED.

Hongkong, July 7,

WORLD'S SHIPS.

Ningpo la reported quiet. The local authorities are prepared to provide protection.

Dosser Trial.

THE PARADE.

expense.

JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD.,

· General Managers. Hongkong, 7th July, 1925. ・・

Such shareholders may accord- ingly take up the new shares on for before the 15th day of Septem

or before th 15th day of Septem- ber, 1925, and may pay the first KEEP THEM HANDY. instalment of $30 per new share

When that dare vrey feeling creope on or before that date. They will, over you, when your romper gota awry, however, be required to pay your spirite sink to zero, you don't want interest at 6 per cent. per annum thing, try Pinkettes, the dainty little to oo bothored with anybody or any- on the amount of such first instal- ment from the 15th day of July, 1925, until the date of payment.

The second instalment of $30 per share will be payable not later than the 15th December, 1925, and interest upon it will be payable from the 15th October, 1926, at the rate of 6 per cent. per annum until the date of payment...

This notice will not affect those shareholders, who accept or have accepted the original offer and who make payment on the dates originally fixed l.e. as regards the first instalment on or before the 15th July, 1925, and as regards The naval, military, and Volun- the second instalment on or before

day afternoon. teer units made a brave show as the 15th October, 1925, they paraded the streets, 'yester-

units marched through the West The regular naval and military Point district and the Hongkong the Wanchai and Causeway Bay Volunteer Defence Corps through

district.

Defence Corps were

The Hongkong Volunteer at full strength, less the Reserve Com-

duties. pany out on patrol and guard

In the intervala, while "standing Shanghai, July 7.. hy, all the members of the St. The Mixed Court dismissed John Ambulance Brigade are three of the four charges against Cugaged in public service, some in Dosser who was allowed bail on the Post Office, others at the Fire Tls. 20,000 security (which the Brigade Station with the Motor (Reuter's Service.)

Soviet Trade Mission is alleged to

Ambulances, etc., while others be furnishing).

again are prepared for special London, July 7,"

sanitary service under the Sanitary -Lloyds Register shows

Department. the week. All charges against his apply to

Arrangements made world's shipping to be 61,611,000 wife were dismissed.

both Hongkong and fous compared with 64,023,000 in maining charge against Dosser is June of last year and 42,514,000 that he made preprations to tons in 1914, Britain's shures re- openly incite disorder. spectively being 19,304,000 tons and 19,954,000 tons. The United States tonnage has decreased by 570,000

tona.

Dosser. was remanded for a

The re-

Kowloon..

Mise Helen Parkhurst, head of the Children's University School in The Court dismissed the charge New York City, and international- that accused was making pre-ly known as the organiser and direc parations to commit-a-hostile-act for of the Dalton Plan of primary against certain foreign states, and secondary school educational The world's sailing tonnage has because the text of an article in methods has been invited by the fallen by 1,718,000 tons since be- the Chinese Criminal Code. National Association for the Ad- fore the war to 1,611,000 tons, of whereon the charge was based, vancement of Education in China, which 659.000 are owned by the meant "declare war" and not to visit that country this summer United States.

"hostile act." Two other charges and aid in the extension of her sys The British Dominions steel and were dismissed as they rested tem in the Chinese. schools. Un tonnage is 2,230,000 ant creixe of 828,000 Germany charge,

in-upon

2,093,000, a decrease of 2,105,000;

the United States 11,000,000, an increase of 9,768,000; Holland

the above mentioned

Diplomatic Halt.

Peking, July 7.

2,385,000, an increase of 1,114,000; It is admitted in Legation

Japan 3,741,000, an

increuse of circles that negotiations with the Chinese, with regard to Shanghai

12,000,000-all since 1914.

THE S.S. SOUDAN.

The P. & O, 2.s. Soudan left Singapore for this port on July 6, at 6am., and is due here on July 11, at about 5 p.m.

are at presentat a standstill, but the opinion prevails that Mr. MacMurray's arrival will prob,.00 ably produce development in a day or two.

EXCHANGE.

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Crafts, 4 months' sight - 19+6 (Mr. MacMurray is the newly Op Be l'u appointed U.S. Minister to China

On demand who has left Shanghai and

Choyenne, July 7.-The Federal arrived yesterday at Tientsin).

Judge Mr. Kennedy, hus denied the motion of the Government's counsel for rehearing of the Teapot Dome lease annulment and hae dismissed the suit against-the- Mammoth Oil Company Course! sought to reopen the case to prosent additional testimony regarding the alleged transfer of Tiberty Bonds from the Continental Trading Com- pany of Canada to the Ex-Becretary

of the interior, Mr. FMl, spd to

MINES BILL.

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filed therewith-Benter's American rejected the Mines Worka Bill.

By Order of the Board,

R. M. DYER,

Chief Manager.. Hongkong, July 7, 1926.

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We are now discontinuing the sale of Bread at our Bakery in Burroughes Street

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