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THURSDAY NOVEMBER 17, 1927.⠀

nection of your readers who are in "MARMON” CAR CASE sympathy with.the promotion of the exhibition, the Committee will feel

grateful if you can kindly find space JUDGMENT FOR GRANTEE OF

in your journal for reproducing Mr. Ossa's letter.

BILL OF SALE.

The Committee is engaged with dnál arrangements for the official SUMMARY COURT JUDGMENT. opening of the Show on Wednes- day, December 7, at 2.30 p.m.

Yours, etc.

J. P. BRAGA, Ilon, English Secretary

Hong Kong, Nov. 16.

(Enclosure)

Judgment was given in the Summary Court this morning in Bank of Canton Building, claimed the case in which Ip Pun, of the

from Sapooran Singh and Kartar Singh, $3,000 damages for the con-

GREAT FIRE.

Most Spectacular:

Blaze.

TWO MEN MISSING.

Hundreds Of Motor Cars Destroyed.

New York, Yesterday.

Legacion de Chile, Hong Kong, version by the defendants for Two mon are missing and damage November 13,

their own use of two "Marmon" is estimated at over a million dollars, A.J. P. Braga, Esq., Hon. English motor cars to which plaintif | caused by one of the spectacular Secretary, New Territories Agricul claimed he was entitled under afres seen in New York for a long tural Show 1927, Hong Kong.

bill of sale by which he had time. Dear Sir. beg to enclose here-advanced $1,000 to Mr. Li Hol- with a cheque of the National City

A huge four-storeyed warehouse Bank of New York in favour of sang, alias Li Hel-kee, formerly on the east side of the river, which "The New Territories Agricultural trading as the Wantsal garage. was filled with hundreds of new. Show 1927" for the sum of $100 His Honour said that the ques-motor cars, was gutted in spite of (One hundred dollars 1/c), which Lion involved was not the amount the efforts of dozens of fire engines, is the prize I offered in the name of damages, but the liability. The which rushed to the scene from all of the Chilean Government, as well first point to decide was whether over the city-Router's American as in my own, for the Exhibition of the plaintiff, who based his claim Service. December next.

The conditions for the award of on a bill of sale, was a grantee of this sum is left entirely in the a valid bill of sale or not. hands of your Committee, who, I His Honour added that he had feel sure, will distribute it in the considered the bill of sale very best and more efficient way possi- carefully with the authorities and in his opinion it was a good bill 1 take the liberty, any how, to re- of sale. quest from you to stipulate that the was whether it could be held that..

The only other point prize I am offering is on behalf of the defendants. acquired these cars the Propaganda for the Chilean

ble.

BRITISH NAVÝ.

ORDER FOR ONE CRUISER

· THIS YEAR.

TWO OTHERS DEFERRED.

Rugby, Yesterday. Nitrate of Soda, and, ao, please from the grantor of the bill of In the House of Commons, the mention this fact when awarding eule in the ordinary course of the First Lord of Admiralty, Mr. W. the prizes.

Krantor's business. In his C. Bridgeman, was asked whe- Lordship's opinion, they had notther, seeing that provision was so acquired the cars.

made. In the current Navy Estim the plaintiff with costs.

Judgment would, therefore, be for ates for the laying down of three new cruisers one of them at De- Mr. McCallum, solicitor for the vonport Dockyard-he would state defendants, said that in any event whether arrangements were

I am, dear Sir,

Yours, etc., (SA.). S. DE OSSA, Chilean Charge, D'Affaires to China Acting Consul in Hong Kong.

COUNCIL MEETING.

THE BUSINESS FOR THIS AFTERNOON.

being

it was necessary for the defendants made for the laying down of these to bring this action to Court to cruisers, this year. assess the actual damages incurred. Mr. Bridgeman replied that the The writ at first had relation to cruiser allocated to Devonport

one car only, which" the grantee would be ordered before the end of of the bill of sale valued from the financial year. The Govern $400 to $500. As the case pro- ment had decided that, in light of ceeded His Lordship came to the the situation disclosed at the recent | conclusion that another car cover Genova Naval Conference, it was The following are the orders ofed by the bill of sale could be in- not necessary nor desirable to pro- to the necessity of Great Britain the day for the meeting of the cluded in the writ if it was intend-ceed with the laying down of the maintaining the elementary right Legislative Council this afternoon: ed to bring the damages to $1,000. other two ships this year.-British of protection of her subjects on To confirm the minutes of the In consequence of this, Mr. Wireless Service. foreign soil. Sir Austen Cham-meeting of November 3.

Honourable members who are to tiff was disantitied to costs up to McCallum claimed that the plain- berlain did well in giving some- be sworn or affirmed will take and the time of the amendment.

Announcementa.

Papers to be laid on the table. Petitions.

Notices of questions. Questions.

Notices of motions.

Motions.

move

thing more than the stereotyped subscribe the oath of allegiance or official reply to the ridiculous make affirmation, suggestion advanced by Mr. S. P. Viant, the Labour member for West Willesden. It is to be hoped that the reply will bring others besides Mr. Viant to their senses and to a true perspec-

The Attorney General to tive of the position in China. the first reading of “An Ordinance Moreover, Sir Austen Cham-to further and protect the activities of the Boy Scouts Association, and berlain's pointed declaration can to incorporate the Hong Kong be construed as something more Branch thereof.” than a rebuke to the Opposition The Attorney General to move extremists. It can well be re-the second reading of "An Ordin- garded as a solemn warning to the ing the keeping of dogs and for the ance to make provision for regulat- agitators in the Pootung district prevention of the importation and Hong Kong, Thursday, Nov. 17, 1927. of Shanghai that they will menace spread of rabies.”

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His Honour remarked that the costs in respect, of the claim for $500 were the sume for $1,000.

Mr. Turner, solicitor for plaintiff, agreed, and His Lordship remarked that he did not think there could be any claim for additional coats,

CUBA'S TRIBUTE.

PENSION TO LEONARD WOOD'S WIDOW..

FAMOUS SINGER.

DEPRIVED OF HOUSE AND GARDEN.

DIVORCE SEQUEL.

Moscow, Yesterday, The Presidium of the Central Committee of the Soviet Republic has decided to deprive the ginger, Chalipain, of the use of his house and garden in the Vladimir dis- trlet, near Moscow (as a sequel of his recent divorce action).-Reuter. Previous Cables.

Moscow, Oct. 29. The Court has informed the wife of the singer, Chaliapin, that her husband has applied for the dissoln. In recognition of General Leonardtion of their marriage and that he had offered to pay her a life an- Wood's distinguished service as nulty of $300 monthly.

A GRACEFUL ACT.

Havana, Teatreday.

Military Governor of Cuba, the House of Representatives has sane- tioned a penalon of $500 monthly to be paid to General Wood's widow. -Reuter's American Service.

LOST HUNTERS.

REPORTED.

British lives and British property at their risk. They have. been told in the plainest words pos-

AN ENTIRELY NEW sible that the British Marines

PROGRAMME. Too much importance cannot be attached to the statement in the are going to stay there and shall

not be withdrawn so long as dan-new save for one item, is to be pre- Another programme, entirely, House of Commons on Monday by

ger exists. Likewise is it a warn-sented by Mr. Charles Chamier's Sir Austen Chamberlain that the British Marines will not be with-ing to the anti-foreign elements popular London vaudeville

pany, the "New Our Cabaret," at in other parts of unhappy China. 9.15 in the Star Theatre this even- AGREEMENT FOR LIBERATION drawn from the Pootung district of Shanghai so long as danger Hankow and the Wu-Han towns peat item is amusing sketch the Anything may yet happen in ing. This programme is the attrac- tive revue "Honi Soit," and the re- existe. Equally significant at the

until General Tung's subordinates "Disorderly Room" which was "Le Matin" learns from Tadia present juncture is his declaration

are completely subjugated by the crowded out on the previous pro- that an agreement has been reach- that "the protection of British

ed for the. liberation of Mesars. Nanking faction; and after that, The new opening number called Yves Steeg and Jean Maillet and property is an elementary right again, no prophet would care to The Perfect Pair," new songs by-Reuter,

"Bubbly," a clever new sketch, Mesdames Protokoff and Steinheil. predict the course of events when Mr. Charles Murray, and a "drama" The above-mentioned were mem- the real clash of arms comes, be- of the East End of London, "Local bers of a hunting party who were

Colour," are tween the South and the North. Items in the new programme, the in Morocco and held as hostages of among the lighter made prisoners by a hostile tribe True is it that we out here have The position then will be pregnant enjoyment of which is further as war in the mountains.] had sufficient faith in the Home with dangers and risks for British noted singer, Signorina Henkina, sured by new numbers from the Government right from the start

which the British Government intends to maintain in China wherever possible."

gramme.

Strauss..

POLICE RESERVE.

of the crises in China, particular-subjects and British property who will sing "Indian Love Cail

but "the protection of British pro- from "Rose Marie" ad a waltz by perty is an elementary right which the British Government in- tends to maintain wherever pos- sible." Thus is the handwriting on the wall plain enough for all the anti-foreign elements to read

ly since the ebullition of anti- foreign feeling with its black re cord of dastardly outrages on Bri- tish property, to know that Bri- tain's elementary right of protec- tlon would be fully maintained. But there are others, even at Home-amongst the extremists of the Labour and Communist

SHARPSHOOTER COMPANY

FORMING.

Paris, Yesterday.

WAR VETERAN.

DEATH OF COLONEL

SOBIESKI..

WAS а

The Court will hear the case shortly.

Challapin's wife is an ex-artiste of the Moscow Grand Opera and. Ballet and there have been five chil- dren of the marriage, all of whom are now grown-up artistes.

Moscow, Nov.. 3.

The People's Court have granted Challapin a decree of divorce on the singer's terms in view of the mutual agreement of the parties to the conditions.

LIFT CRASHES.

DEMPSEY AND RICKARD INSIDE.

MARVELLOUS ESCAPE.

New Jersey, Yesterday.

A lift in which wera Dempsey, Rickard, and twenty others was 18- cending when it crashed from the ninth floor of the Chamber of Com- merce building and bounced five feet.

Injured-Reuters

Nobody was American Service.

FLYING BOATS.

ARRIVAL AT GWAILOR REPORTED.

Los Angeles, Yesterday, The death announced of

who Colonel Sobięski, descendant of the Polish King,! The following Police Reserve John HII, and was President for themselves. If they seek to orders are fasued by the Hon. Mr. Lincoln's valuable secret agent impede the British Government E. D. C. Wolfe, Captain Superinten- during the Civil War. Later he

dent of Police:--

served with the Mexican Fro-

The four Royal Air Force flying Parties who are never happier the letter and the spirit, they will shooter Company in the Police Re-Maximilian.-Reuter's

from carrying out that policy in It is proposed to form a Sharp-sident, Juarez, against Emperor boats, which are making a journey

than when they are misrepresent- ing British polley in China and have only themselves to blame and cannot plead that they were taken who, if they had one minute of

by surprise! power in Downing Street, would recall all the additional troops and naval ratings that have been des- patched out here. That they do not understand the true position, and do not want to, are clearly evident from the fact that it was

CORRESPONDENCE.

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serve similar to that already in formation in the Shanghai Police. Force.

Applicants for membership of this company must be skilled rifle shots. No other qualification is necessary.

There will be no drills or parades: The Company will be an Inter- national one.

Service.

American

TURK EXCHANGE.

FOREIGN SECURITIES ON LIST.

Siva, Yesterday. THE AGRICULTURAL SHOW.

The Samsun Stock Exchange Special facilities will be given to small response made to the offer to members are disappointed at the (To the Editor of the "China Mall" members to make use of the rifle open the trading lists to foreign Sir-During the week the Com-range and rifles and ammunition securities, which they attribute to in the House of Commons to with-mittee of the New Territories Agri- will be provided if required. severe listing conditions-Reuter.

cultural Show received two draw the British Marines from acceptable contributions towards terested please write in the first in- Will all gentlemen who are in-

exhibition. One was from Mr.

NAM WAH

a Labour member who suggested

BLAND.

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Cobalt and Mellowness. Guaranteed,

Nan Wan Pirogoved fancer Manufacturers

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AMERICAN MARINES TWICE ATTACKED:

NEW SEASON GINGER. the Pootung district of Shanghai, the fund to defray the cost of the stance to the Adjutant, Police Re- BRUSH WITH REBELS

Were the trouble to arise in Hong S. de Ossa, acting consul for Chileove, Central Police Station. Kong instead of in Shanghai the in Hong Kong for $100, and the same gentleman would doubtless Brunner Mond & Co. (China) Ltd.

other (of $50) from Messrs.

TRUE TEST OF MERIT. be found urging the abandonment Mr. Qass has asked that. his gift You judge a man not by what he

Managua, Yesterday. of adequate precautions and the of $100 be distributed in the form promises to do, but by what he has

of prizes to exhibitora in the com- Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. judged ed United States Marines near La done. That is the only true test

A band of rebels twice attacki depletion of the Forces here. Hepetitive section, that is, farmers of by this standard has no superior. Cruz. and those who think with him the districts in the New Terriortea. People everywhere speak of it in the Mr. Ossa's letter speak for itself, highest terms; of praise. For sale are loud in their protestations of and as it may be of interest to that everywhere.

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Karachi, Yesterday.

to Australia, have arrived Gwailor -Renter.

Oct. 17-Left Plymouth.

Oct. 17-Arrived at Hourtin (near Bordeaux.) -

Oct. 19.—Arrived at Marseilles.

· Oct. 21.—Arrived at Naples from Berre.

Oct. 26-Arrived at Brindisi, Oct. 28.--Arrived ‘at "Athens. Oct. 20-Left for Aboukir.

·Oct. 30.— Arrived ́at Aboukir. Nov. 8.-Left Aboukir."

Nov. 8-Arrived at Alexandretha. Nov. 7-Arrived at Bagdad. Nov. 4.--Arrived at Hergam Is-

land.

RUTH ELDER.

$1,000 A DAY ON VARIETY STAGE:

New York Yesterday. Misa Ruth Elder has contracted poken to appear on the variety stage for Six rebels were killed Reuter's 100 days at a salary of $1,000 American Service.

day Router;