"
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1926.
THE WING ON CASE, HOME OF THE JEWS
WITNESSES THREATENED
WITH DEATH.
A NEW DEVELOPMENT.
There was another development yesterday in the case in which three Chinese are charged with, an alleged conspiracy to defraud the Wing On Campany of $50,000 when Mr. FC Jenkin (for the prosecution) mentioned at the Central Magistracy that a letter had been received by some of the witnesses threatening them with death if they gave evidence in the
case.
On Tuesday the second defen- dans did not appear and his buil of $20,000 was estreated and a warrant was issued for his arrest. ABhough counsel thought there hail been a misunderstanding and the mum was avoiding his credi- tors, defendant did not appear ins The afternoon...
I
Mr. Elxley Zeidlyn defended the first and Mr. G. K. Hall Brutton the third defendant.
Owing to the threatening letter received, by the witnesses, Miri Jenkin asked leave to take certain evidence earlier in the proceed. ingy and also to add additional chryges and proceed with the case against the second defendant on the chance that he may appear at any moment, Mr. Hall Bratton said he could 'not vouch for that.
The evidence of witnesses: { WAN takten: An apprentice filter at the Naval Dockyardi Said he worked as a servant at n printing shop in Canton of which he thought the third defendant was a partner. He gave evidence of secing various Inbels and chopr
the shop bearing the name of
the Wing On: Company.
Further, bearing was adjourned
2 untill noch 1
$30,000 "RISE.
BRISK PROPERTY
BIDDING
There was Brisk bidding at Messrs. Lammert's auction rooms yesterday for some valuable lease- hold property at Mongkoksni. 11 included half of Kowloon Perman- ent Pier, No. 4 and was knocked down to Mr. Leung Pat-u for $51,000. There Were three bid- flers and the price rose from the! fest bid by over $30,000.
The property disposed of con-- sisted of Sections A, B and C, and the remaining, portion of Kowloon Marine Lot No: 84 with the builde ings thereon, and one'equali un- divided half share of erection and maintenance of Kowloon Perman- ent Pier No. 4,
contains
POPULATION IN PALESTINE: INCREASED.
NET GAIN OF $1,000
(British Wireless Servico.)
Rugby, Feb. 24.
It is officially stated that 89,800 Jews (men, women, and children) entered Palestine as Immigrants during the twelve months ended December 31.
During the same period 2,140 Jews emigrated from Palestine, so that the net increase of the Jewish population by immigra tion was 31,680
RUBBER MARKET.
-
CABLED QUOTATIONS FROM
· SINGAPORE,
(By Courtesy of Messrs...
Carroll Bros.)
Singapore, Feb. 25. Raw rubber is now quoted at 95 cents per lb.
Quotations are:-
"Allenbys
Alor Gajahs Ayer Moleksi Ayer Paras,
• Connemaras Glenealies Indragiria Jerams Jimahs Kedahs
AIRMAN'S FEAT.
TRAGIC SEQUEL TO RASH BET
BURNED TO DEATH
Router's Service.)
THE CHINA MAIL.
NOTICES
HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI
BANKING CORPORATION."
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
that the ORDINARY YEAR |LY Meeting of the Shareholders in this Corporation will be held at City Hall, Hongkong, on SATUR- Paris, Feb. 24.
DAY, the 27th February, 1926, at A bet made by the airman Lean the Report of the Court of Direc Noon for the purpose of receiving Callot with an American that he tors, together with a Statement would fly beneath the Eiffel of Accounts for the year ending Tower. span had a tragic ending 31st December, 1925.
for the airman, who was a pupil of the Army Aerodrome.
He had accomplished the actual feat when in an attempt to rise the machine became entangled in the aerial of the Wireless Station and dropped like w stone over Champ de Mars
The machine crashed through a tree to the lawn below, and burst into flames, the pilot being burnt to death in his seat, still gripping the levers. A large crowd, includ ing the airman's brother, witness- or the tragedy.
The Register of Shares of the MONDAY, the 15th February, to Corporation will be closed from SATURDAY, the 27th February, 1926 (both days inclusive), during which period no transfer of shares can be registered
By Order of the Court of Directors,
A. H. BARLOW,
Chief Manager: Hongkong, 8th February 1926
UNION WATERBOAT CO., LTD.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS:
Contract With a Cinema..
Paris, later. Witnesses of M. Callot's crashNUAL GENERAL MEET THE TWENTY-FIRST AN state that the pilot had made a ING of Shareholders will be held contract with a foreign cinemato graph firm to fly twice under in the Offices of Messrs. Dodwell and Company Limited, on Eiffel Tower, whilst the para-THURSDAY, the 4th March, chutist was to plunge from the 1926, at 11 am, for the purpose second platform of the tower of receiving the report of the Gen- after the aeroplane's second pass-eral Managers, together with a Statement of Accounts to 31st.
|
NOTICES.
ONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB,
RACE MEETING, 1926,
March 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 6th.
the
The Stewards request" pleasure of the presence of tha Ladies at the Races.
Hongkong February 12, 1926.,
HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUE
RACE MEETING, 1926, «.
March 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 8th.
Members have the privilege.pf| Introducing 2 non-members 10. the Membera! Enclosure.
A Bmited number of tickets are: available and may be obtained Alexandra Bldgs on or before from Messrs. Liestead & Davis,
SATURDAY, February 27th, 1926. Price $10 per day or $30 for the Meeting:
"
"
་,t,་་
LINSTEAD & DAVIS,
Treasurers Hongkong, February, 12, 1926:
HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB.
RACE MEETING, 1926.
March 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 6th.
A search is now being madeDecember, 1925.
Tickets of Admission to the for the cinematographer and
Public Enclosure may be obtained parachutist, who
The Transfer Books of the Com-frons Messrs. Kelly & Walsh or at: disappeared
pany, will be closed from the 26th the Gate. Price $3. per day. Soldiers February to 4th March, 1926, both and Sailors in Uniform $1.-perday.. dates inclusive..
Straits. 3:25 2.25 2.65,
02:25
Balgownies
3:95
Bassetts...
1,40
Brogas,añar a
1.70
age. 1
Bukit Jelotongs
ITO
Bukit Katils
1.25
Changkat Serdangs
8:00
2:45
after the accident..
2:30
9:00
1.60
2:10:
3:25.
Kempas
8:30
0
Kuala Siding!
3:95
Lunas.
#750
FOUR COUNTRIES TO BE REPRESENTED.
Melaka. Pindag
3.75.
Malakoffs
4:25
Mindai Tekonge
"80:
Mayfields
12/5,0
Ulu "Benuts.
.75
New Serendahs
4:25
Nyalan
13:00
Pajamas
12:50
130
4.00
Punggors Sandycrofts Scudais Sungei Bagans. Tapahs
Tambalaks
Teluk Ansons.... United Malaccas' Utan Simpaps:
2:75
28.00
- 1.30 17.00 2,65
RACE TO POLE.
(Reuter's Service.)
London, Feb. 24..
DODWELL & CO., LTD.,.
General Managers, Hongkong," February 18, 1928:
THE HONGKONG ELECTRIC CO., LTD..
NOTICE
FOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the THIRTY-SEVENTH
The great air race to the Pole, ORDINARY GENERAL, MEET.
No one admitted withouta Ticket to be shown to the Ticket In-
spector at the Gate
U
LINSTEAD & DAVIS,
Treasurers. Hongkong, February 12, 1926.
HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB.
"
RACE MEETING, 1926.
March 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 6th.
#
in which there are five parti "ING will be held at the Company's cipants representing four Offices P. and O Building, on
Passes for Servants will be nations is due to begin shortly FRIDAY, 12th March, 1936, at 11 Australia is represented by them. for the purpose of presenting Issued on application to Messrs.. Report of the Directors together | Linstead & Davis, Alexandra 4.50explorer, Captain Wilkins, North & Statement of Accounts 10 Bldgs. No Servants wil be allowed way by Amundsen, who is at pre- 31st December 1925, and electing inside the Enclosure of the Race sent in Rome superintending the Directors and Auditor.
Course during Race Days WITH- equipment of the airship "Norge," and the United States by Lieuts..
The Transfer Books of the Com-OUT, TICKETS. pany will be closed from 1st Marchi Ogden and Wade, and Captain to 12th March, 1926, both days Byrd, who was second in command of MacMillan's expedition last year, and whose attempt is pro- By Order of the Board of Directors, moted by Mr. John D. Rockefeller, GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO.LTD Jam
4.50
INFANT WELFARE.
VACCINATION AGAINST
TÜBERCULOSIS.
laclusive.
Agonis Hongkong, 23rd February, 1926,
The latest competitor is Russia, (Havas Agency
whose flight is being planned by the Russian Air-Transport Com- Paris, Feb. 24.
pany of Siberia. Three special As regards the new
GREEN ISLAND CEMENT vaccine all-metal aeroplanes of German
CO., LTD. The property first" described B. C. G., which he invented in design are at present under 'con- total area of 80:307 9-operation with other physicians struction, and will be manned by square feet and is held under a in the Pasteur Institute in order to Russian pilots.
THE THIRTY SEVENTH OR- DINARY ANNUAL MEET. Crown Lense of the term of 75 preserve from tuberculosis, chil
The route will lie via Spitz-ING OF THE SHAREHOLDERS years renewable for a further ren born of tuberculous families, bergen from which an attempt
Dr. Calmette stated term of 75 years.
The Crown Rent payable in re-Academy of Medicine that out of Pole. where according to the Building, Chater Road Victoria, in the will be made to dash to the North of the Company will be held at the Offices of the Company St. George's. spect of Sections A. Cand the 1.317 infants vaccinated in the "Daily Herald," one machine will Hongkong, on WEDNESDAY 17th remaining portion of Kowloon second half of 1924, 7.2 per cent. be abandoned, and its fuel trans-March, 1926, at 11 o'clock in the Marine Lot No. 84 x 8822 per had died of other than tuber-ferred to a remaining machine for faresoon for the purpose of receiv annum and in respect of the culous maladies, and 0.7 per cent. the return journey. moiety of Kowloon Permanent of tuberculcus ones; therefore it
Pier No.. 4. $150 per annum.
Opening at $320,000 with bidk of $1.000 acceptable, the first raise was one of $5,000 and then with only one bid of $2.000, 'the price stendily climbed by $1,000 stages to $342,000; at which point || a $44,000 Bid was madę... After a slight pause. three more $1,000 bids were made, and another of $3,000 brought the figure to the round figure of $350,000. Mr. Leung Pat-u then bid $1,000 more and there being no increase, he be- came the new owner at the price stuted.
PUPILS CONCERT.
CATHEDRAL HALL RECITAL.
A number of Mr. F. Mason's pupils gave considerable enjoy. ment last night to an audience which filled the Cathedral Hail Mrs. Minney's naturally endowed voice was heard to great advan- tage in several ambitious offer- ings, and she scored a great suc cess. Mrs. Bellainy, Miss Ruby Mow Fung, and Miss Pearl Ogilvie aleo gave evidence of natural apti-| tude. The Instrumental solos and concerted items on the piano were also enjoyed-thanks to Misses: W. Robinson, May Ung, P. Gilling- ham, M. Grose, Elsie Ma, and R. Ponsonby,
A man met a friend who was about to be married.
#Let me congratulate you: old man," he said. "Permit me to say that I feel sure you will always | look back on this day as the hap piest in your lif
"Thank you, old chap," said his friend, but it's to-morrow that, I'm to be married."
know that,"
"Yes," answered the other, I
appears the vaccine safeguards at least 98 per cent. of the children who without it would have died! before the first year.
HENRY
CIEWS, JR,
CHURCH RIOT.
FIRE HOSE PLAYED ON WORSHIPPERS.
(Reuter's Service.):
Mexico City, Feb. 24. Four civilians were wounded and the District Chief of Police probably fatally injured in a riot.
ing a Statement of Accounts and the Report of the Directors for the year ending 31st December 1925, and declaring a Dividend.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be closed from WEDNESDAY. 3rd March 1926, until WEDNESDAY 17th March 1926, both days inclusive, WN By Order of the Board of Directors:
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.,
General Managers. Hongkong, February 23, 1926.
RACE HOLIDAYS
These Tickets are only available for Servants while in attendance on their employers or when on duty at the various stands.
Any persons found loitering about with Servants Passes in their possession will forfeit them and holders will be Removed from the Enclosure.
C. B. BROWN,
Secretary, Hongkong, February 12, 1926.
•HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB,
RACE MEETING, 1926..
KING EDWARD HOTEL
TEA DANCES
WILL BE HELD EVERY
TUESDAY THURSDAY
DINNER DANCES
WILL BE HELD EVERY
SATURDAY
FRENCH NATURAL MINERAL WATER
VICHY CELESTINS
bottles, half and splits
for Gout, Diabetes, Rheumastism, Gravel, Arthritis
VICHY-ETAT PREPARATIONS
a
VICHY-ETAT SALT Natural salt from the waters. VICHY-ETAT TABLETS VICHY-ETAT COMPOUNDS digestive aarated water.
De Instina and bottles.
or 3 after moale
make digestion easy.
make your own.
Refuse substitutos.
"OVERLAND CHINA MAIL". Contains all the News of the Week.
* PRICE
30 cts. PER COPY.
The "Overland China Mail" is obtainable every week on Friday morning at the office of the publishers (China Mail Building) 5, Wyndham Street in ample time for the mail.
Domestic Occurrence Leading Articles Correspondence: Canton Customs
One Goal Each Motor Death Warlord Dead Cracker Nuisance Down and Out Snatcher Caught Evading Duty Dairy Farm Dance Playing With Fire- Giving Thanks No Rabies Scare Dance Display Members' Badges of Admission Four Years Each are now ready, and may be obtain. How We Lost ed by those Members, who have Burglars Again! not already received them, from Ship Adrift Messrs. Linstead and Davis," Organ Fund Golfers. Dine. Alexandra Bldgs.
March 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 6th.
CONTENTS,
Page...
Page
1
Rifle League
18
14
"White Winga"
18
Star Ferry Co..
19
Penk Monkey
.19
5+
Robbing The Poor
19
6
Canton Shipping
19:
Ships Dressed.
Anti-Canton Rise?
.19
Fatal Quarrel'
.20.
Canton Plecegoods:
.20
Sim: Shield
.20
Stolen Watches...
.20
Traffic Cases: .......
20
6.
Wedding Gifts
.21
Chinese Engineers.
.21
Don't Interfere
Six Months
.21
Making Trouble
21
8:
Land-Line Cables:
.21
8
Kowloon Matter
8.
Canton Port
.22
8
"Wharf Co."
.23
Theosophista
.28
The Noble Art $545,000: Estate: Boilers Moved Institute Dinner Godown Co
"Cement Co.""
.23
9
Robbery Planned
.23"
9
Interport: Golf
.24
10
Tennie League
.24
10
"White Wings"
.24
Daring Burglary
11
Home Turf
24
Obituary
.11
Sport of Kings ..
.25
Ships Officers..
11
Mr. and Mrs. J. Reid,
11
Colony's Water
$50,000 Case.
11
Operatic Recital
.28
ANNUAL RACE MEETING 1926.
Cricket Notes.
.12
The $50,000 Case
13-14"Cinderella”.
.26
14
Bread and Butter"
14
A Fine Record
Race "Chances"
..15
Obituary
28-
for this Rase.
By Order,
C. B. BROWN
Secretary Hongkong, February 23, 1926, -
Big Police Coup? Rationalists Meet
Varsity Union $7,000 Haul
15
No Change Yet
.28.
.29
17.
Bad Eyesight
.29
.17
Civil War
80
The Kwong Wah
18:
"Three Accidenta
Members are reminded that these Badzes will also admit them to all the Extra Race Meetings this year.
G. B. BROWN,
Secretary. Hongkong, February 12, 1926.
·HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB Steamers Race".
SEVENTH RACE-THIRD DAY-
THE UNITED SERVICES CUP.
ני '
at the Catholic Church of the Sacred Family when gendarmerie THE Exchange Banks will open attempted to disperse worship- for the transaction of Public: pers, principally women, who be- Business at 9.30am on MONDAY, lieved the authorities. were TUESDAY and WEDNESDAY POST Entries will be accepted attempting to close the Church. the 1st, 2nd and 3rd proximo, and
The women attacked the close at 12 Noon. gendarmes viciously, and the re-
men were called; out, and played their hoses upon the demonstra-
Hongkong, February 24, 1926.
tore. This was not effective, and THE CHINA LIGHT & POWER
the police then, fired a volley into
the air, thus ending the trouble, but the women, later went in pro- cession to the Ministry of the Interior, where the firemen were. again called on to disperse them with hoses.
JAPAN'S NAVY.
REPLACEMENT PROGRAMME
DEFERRED.
(Reuter's Service.)
Tokyo, Feb. 24.:
COMPANY, (1918) LIMITED.
WITH reference to the Notice
to the Shareholders of this Company dated 29th December. 1925, whereby the Final Call: of $3.00 per share on the New Shares was/made payable on 4th March, 1926, instead of 4th January 1926, the General Managers and Consult ing Committee have decided, in view of the conditions prevailing at present, to further extend the time for payment of this Call
Notice is accordingly hereby given that the date for payment of the Float Call is postponed to 4th. June, 1926, and that the Form of Bankers Receipt already sent to Shareholders can be used an though The Lower House unanimously the date named therein were the passed the Budget. Before pass-14th June, 1926. stated that the Naval replacement For THE CHINA LIGHT & POWER programme of Y.820,000,000 End not been given up, but postponed, growing to the country's present
economie condition.
Harry Clews Ja reported mating in Paris, suid to be in a Southern "TROLS TOWN, WIth relativos, Hardtun
appeared after a fracas in a London drawing room, where it was sald; ho alapped cigarette from the mouth of society girl and delivered an oration on blue lawn..
ed the Budret, Mr. Takarabo
Co. (1918) LTDAT SHEWAN TOMES & CO. General Managers----- Hongkong, February 25, 1926 2
"BOLTED HEAD
RUBBER GASKET
STOPS LEAKS SAVES ROOFS
andard of the Wor
CARBO LAST
Local Cricket “Y_Kick". Property Facts Local Soccer
H.K. Share Market
16-17 Relief Work
CARBO-LASTIC
Semi-Liquid Asbestos Roofing
STOPS LEAKS IN OLD ROOFS PRESERVES NEW ROOFS
REBUILDS OLD WORN OUT GALVANISED IR N RCOFS
WATERPROOFS FOUNDATIONS
For further partier apply to
DODWELL & 00, LTD.
CARRIED
HONGKONG
Telephone C. 1030
Machinery Depart nant
No comments yet.
Private notes are available after approval.