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HONG KONG, THURSDAY, JUNE 23, 1927.

THE TRADE LOAN.

How 151⁄2 Millions Was Distributed.

1926 PAYMENTS REVIEWED.

TO-DAY'S VOTES.

MONEY FOR BATHING BEACHES.

NEW HARBOUR LAUNCH.

The following votes (totalling

The following report on the $22,730 are asked for at to-day's Trade Loun is contained in the re-meeting of the Legislative Coun- port of the Colony's Finances, for cit:

1926, to be presented at to-day's Medical Department, Government Legislative Council meeting. Laboratory:-Other Charges, In-

VOIKOV MURDER.QUEEN'S-

PROTEST AGAINST SOVIET REPRISALS.

BRITISH LABOUR'S ACTION.

The

London, June 22. General Council of the

T. U. C. and the National Executive of the British Labour Party, at al joint meeting in the llouso of Commons. protested against the The frat loun was made uncidental Expenses. $100. November 16, 1925, and by Decem- The transference of the Govern policy of the Soviet Government in her 31, 1926, the loans issued on the ment Laboratory fro Eastern executing persons innocent of the recommendations of the Trade Street to the new Fire Brigade Voikov murder as a reprisal there- Committee had reached a total aum Building, besides causing some un-for-Reuter. of $16,524,588:46.

During the period under review also increased the conveyance ex- foreseen expenses in moving, has repayment of Principal moneys was effected to the extent of $2,604,930, penses of the sampler and coolie and the outstanding loans on. De who now have to travel further to cember 31, 1926, totalled $12,919,-the various tin refineries and oil the 658.46. Interest in arreurs amounted dealers mostly situated in

West Point District. These ex- to $117,869.42.

No call was made on the Colony'spenses are paid from the incidentals funds, the Loans being financed by sub-head 41 and it is estimated that bocrawings from the Straits Settle-a further amount of $100 will be ments Government, the West Afri- needed.

can Commissioners and Hong Kong A supplementary vote for this and Shanghai Banking Corporation amount is accordingly requested.

Harbour amounting in all to £1,800,000.

Department:-Special Expenditure, new launch to replace "Victoria." Supplementary Vote $10,000.

During the yeur £100,000 of this

was repaid.

Conditions of Loans.

It

The loan has been issued to ap In the 1927 Estimates a sum of plicants with two or three excep-310,000 was voted to provide a new tious on the security of mortgages launch to replace the S.L. "Vic- on land or shures. Interest is pay toria". When Estimates were pre- able quarterly at the rate of 8pared for this launch provision was per annum increasing 4 per an-made for twin Atlantic Engines.

has now been considered more ad- visable to fit Thornycroft Engines, It is therefore requested that a supplementary vote of $10.000 may be granted to cover the increased eost.

£100,000 FRAUD,

Shanghai German Merchant Sentenced.

Shanghai. June 22. In the Provisional Court to-day Judge Hau Moh sentenced the German merchant Holgar Har: rendorff to six and a half years' imprisonment for embezzlement. The sum is said

to be in the nuighbourhood of £100,000 sleri- ing. Reuter.

Miscellaneous Services:-Bath- ing Places Kennedy Town. &c. $10.230.

The sum now requested is for improvements to Bathing Beaches, recommended by the Bathing Beach Committee and approved by Finance Committee.

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Athens Arrests.

Athens, June 22.

A Communist plot to bomb the British Legation was told to the nuthorities by a Communist tailor named Kavandas, who gave the ad- dress of two Communists alleged to have been involved. The police searched the house and found no- thing, but fire dynamite cartridges were discovered in Kavandas' lodg ing. The informer and the two men denounced were arrested.- Reuter.,

PUBLIC AUCTION.

THE Undersigned have received instructions to sell by Public Auction

ON TUESDAY, the 28th June, 1927, commencing at 2.30 p.m.

at their Sales Room, Duddell Street. A Large Quantity of VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD

FURNITURE

comprising:-

Teak Hatstand with Bevelled Mirror, Glass Cabinet, Tapestry Covered Couch and Chairs, Pictures, Oil Paintings. Curios, Desks, Book- cases, Filing Stands, Carpets, Rugs, etc., etc.

Marble Top Round Tables, Dining Teak Dining Tables, Teak and

Chairs, Sideboards with Bevelled Mirrors, Dinner Waggon. Glass Ware, Crockery, Cooking Utensils, Tee Chests, etc., etc.

Teak and Iron Single and Double

The expenditure recommended by the Committee is for Recurrent and Extraordinary Works, as detailed below:-Recurrent Work: Exten sion to Bathing Shed accommoda tion $1,400; Wages. Sanitary Coolie num every half year, with the pro-$120: Wages. Public Shed Staff viso that when the interest is 9% $500. Extraordinary Work:-Sani- or over, is deducted is such in-tary. Conveniences $6,500; Fresh terest is paid within ten days of Water Service $850; Removal of Bedsteads, Teak Wardrobes with being lur,

under-growth $700; Training and without Mirror, Dressing The financial dealinge of the Stream to do away with poel $100; Tables, Camphorwood and Teak Trade Loan are kept suparate and Cleaning Passage through Rocks Chests of Drawers, Wash Stands, distinct from the Colonial Govern- $50.

Baby Cots, Chamber Stands, Toilet ment Account. An account is kept Recurrent Work Total, $2,020;sets, etc., etc. with the Hong Kong & Shanghai Extraordinary Work Total $8.210. Banking Corporation in Hong Kong Charitable Services: Other which is a débit account secured by Charitable Allowances, Gratuity to the deposit of gold with that Bank widow of bir. S. F. Santos, P.W.D.

$2,400. in London.

It was realised that the effects

Chief Meter Reader S. F. Santos, of any sudden drop of the silver Public Works Department, died exchange would have to be, care-after 24 years' service at the age fully guarded against. The loan to of 51, leaving a widow and the Hong Kong Government was in children. A pension of $337.32 and sterling and interest on such and £10 17s. 11d. per annum plus 25 repayment would have to be in

Ave

sterling. On the other hand the per cent. temporary increase mak- total of dollar pension loans to persons in Hong Kong are ing

of

in silver and repayment is also $421.60 and sterling pension made in silver. Since the loan was £13 12s. 6d. per annum is payable initiated and up to the present time under the W. & O. Pension Ordin- the dollar has dropped about 4d., ance. Mr. S. F. Santos had an ex- in sterling value. Thus if sterling cellent record and it is recommend- had been changed into silver this ed that a grant equivalent to one would have meant a very serious year's salary ($2,400) be made for loss.

the benefit of the widow children.

Hong Kong Bank Assistance. This difficulty was overcome withi the assistance of the Hong Kong) and Shanghai Banking Corporation.] „ Under the ordinance governing their note issue, they can issue con- notes in Hong Kong on certain ditions as to cover. The sterling 3.30pment by lenders to the Heng Hong 4.80 p.m. Government has been deposited

6 p.m.

Per JUNE

Prominent Tai Hing

23

Macedonia

&

JUNE

Mingsang

Hai Hong

Hydrangea

Tirpitz Gleniffer

5 p.m.

Shanghai, Japan, Europe

Fort Bayard, Holhow, Pakhoi

Haiphong......

Swntow, Amoy & Foochow

Fort Bayard

Manila & parcels for Germany via

Hamburg

Shanghai ...

Straite, Ceylon, India, Mauritius, E. & S. Africa, Adon, Egypt & Europo via Marsoflica-due Mar- Beilles 22nd July. G.P.O.:-

Regletration Parcels 5 p.m.

Letters 10.30

(25th) 9.45 a.m.

a.m. K.P.O.:-Parcels 4.30 p.m.. Registration (25th) 9 am. Lot-

ters 10.30 a.........

Haiphong

SATURDAY.

Shanghai & Europe via Siberla

*Swatow & Bangkok Swatow, Amoy & Formosa *****

MONDAY, Straits & Calcutta. Parcels Noon.

Lettera 1 p.m.

Bangkok

Manila

Bangkok

Formosa

SUNDAY,

5 p.m.

with the Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank and as the other securities held by the Bank against their note Issue, have always been sufficient to cover their note issue, this gold 8.30 a.m. deposit has been treated as a de- Noon

posit upon

which the

Kong Kong 1.30 p.m. and Shanghai Banking Corpora- tion allows the Hong Kong Govern- 3.80 p.m. mest 1% per annum. This de- posit must always be sufflelent to cover the debit working account of the loan in Hong Kong.

The conditions of lending the money to the Hong Kong Govern- ment include

cause that month's

the notice

3.m.

TUESDAY,

Mantua. JUNE

Mingaang Shantung Klungchow JUNE

Kaying Kaijo Maru JUNE

Sul Sang. President Jeffersou Chinhua. JUNE

Korea Maru

25

6 p.m.

26

27

28

*Correspondence bearing vessel's name only.

110

Hong Kong Government can repay in part or in whole the amount lent by any of the lenders.

The Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Cor- 8.30 a.m. poration also charge %% per an- .cost of 2.30 p.m. num ou debit balance as

working the note issue and are re- lleved of

payment of 1% stamp on that same amount.- The 8.50 a.m. sterling lean is, at 5%, 131⁄2 is re- ceived for deposit on current ne- count. When, either owing to the fall in the silver exchange or on ac count of repayments of loans to 4.30 pm borrowers in Hong Kong and the 6 p.m. receipt of interest on loans, the debit balance in the Hong Kong 8.30 a.m. Bank account falls considerably

short of the equivalent; sum

de- posited in gold in London, notice is given to reduce the loan to the Hong Kong Government. Already the whole amount lent by the Wast African Commissioners has been

Printed and published for the concerned by GEORGE WILLIAM OF PURNETTY Managing Editor, at 0. Wyrdham Street,

and

ALSO

A Quantity of BLACKWOOD FURNITURE comprising:

Cabinets, Chairs, Tables, Jar- dinieres, Armchairs, Opiury Stools, etc., etc.

AND

1 Gramophone.

1 Cabinet Gramophone.

2 Typewriters.

1 Pair Binoculars in Leather

Case.

Catalogues will be fasued.

On View from Monday, the 27th June, 1927.

Terms: Cash on Delivery.

LAMMERT BROS. Auctioneers. Hong Kong, 23rd June, 1927.

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BUY

KRAFT CHEESE

BRANCH OFFICE OPENING SALE.

25% Discount

20 DAYS ONLY

From 19th June to 8th July, 1927.

All sorts of up-to-date

Leather Trunks, Bags, Purses, Belts, etc..

LING TONG LEATHER TRUNK MANUFACTURING CO.

· 1, Canton Road, Tsimshatsui. Tel. K-271.|| Head Office: 96, Hospital Road, Shamshulpo. Tel. K.36.

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NESTLÉ'S CHOCOLATE

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WORLD

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TO-DAY

at 5.15 and 9.15 p.m.

LLOYD ERNEST

DANIELS HUGHES TORRENCE

in

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TO-DAY

2.30 to 11.15 Continuous

HOUSE PETERS

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NAM WAH BRAND.

NEW SEASON GINGER.

Well Preserved,

Colour and Mellowness Guaranteed.

Nam Wah Preserved Ginger Manufacturers

Office Nu. 52 Des Voeux Road C. Tel. C. 5689.

A KWAI & CO

BUCCESSORS

WING YUEN HONG

15, Connaught Road Central,-HONG KONG.

"NAVAL CONTRACTORS

199

Ship-Chandlers, Provision Merchants, Sail-Makers

AND

GENERAL STOREKEEPERS.

Cable Add: “Winner"

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BUSINESS DIRECTORY.

Bookbinders.

THE "CHINA MAIL", Bock-

, binders.

No. 5, Wyndham Street.

Dentist.

HARRY FONG, Dentist,

1st floor, No. 74, Queen', Road

Hair Dressers &

Booksellers.

LEE YEE,

Ladies and Gentlemen's

Hair Dressera

and Booksellers

No. 12, D'Aguilar Street,

(opposite Queen's Theatre).

Central. Tel. Central No. 1255. Optician.

Electrical Supplies.

THE GLOBE FOOK CHEONG ELECTRICAL SUPPLY CO., LTD. 72, Queen's Rd., Central. Tel. C. 1970.

Engineers &

Shipbuilders.

W. E. BAILEY & CO, LTD,

Engineers and Shipbuilders

Kowloon Bay.

New Work & Repairs,

19 Call Fing "L" Sole Agents for Kelvin Motors!!

THE HONG KONG OPTICAL CO:

Phone 2282,

68, Queen's Road Centrali

Printers.

"THE CHINA MAIL" General

Printers.

Publishers and Bookbinders. 6. Wyndham Street. Tel. 0.22,

Ship Chandlers.

E. HING & CO.,

25, Wing Woo St. Tel: G. 1116. Metal Merchanta and Ship Spade Chandlers

Managing Director-

MBE 8. CHIN.

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