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FRIDAY, JANUARY 23, 1931.

'Phone 20022

FOR

CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING

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All replies under this heading must be called for.

TO LET.

TO LET-Grand Floor of No. 8n, Des Voeux Rond Central; at present in the occupation of the Netherlands India Commercial Bank, available, from 1st Apr 1, 1981. Apply to David Sassoon & Ca., 'L..

TO LETTO prospective visitors to England ideal accommodation in the West End of London, Centro of theatre land, etc. Good English fare. Moderate

charges.

Clarendon $1, Road, Holland Park, London, W.11.) G. B. Colson.

TUITION GIVEN

LESSONS FOR CHILDREN given in Modern Ball Room Dancing by the Expert Teachers, the MISSES AILEEN and DORIS WOODS,-23, Humphrey's Building, *Phone 56651.

Kowloon.

HOME TUITION.

WESTOVER-STEVENAGE Within an hour from London. In healthy neighbourhood. SCHOOL for GIRLS and SMALL BOYS. A few Boarders recolved in the House of the Principal. ladividual care and attention. Particulara apply to:

MISS RUTH CULLEY

For

(Gamb. Higher Local), Cromb. Teachers' Diploma).

MISS GERTRUDE TURNER,

(National Frode Higher Certificate).

MISCELLANEOUS

CLAREMONT

PRIVATE HOTEL.

Austin Road, Kowloon. Facing the Kowloon Cricket Four minutes from ferry Club.

by bus.)

Suites of rooms (single and double), hot and cold water system, all modern sanitation, private bathrooms attached.

EXCLUSIVE TABLE entirely under European management.

Hotel has a splendid aspect in one of the finest locations In Kowloon, 'away from noise, yot Casily accessible.

Terma very moderate. Reser- vations by letter or cabla.

CLAREMONT Tola. 67880 & 67385 (Private), Telegraphic Add: "Fern" H.K. Our motto is "SERVICE,"

LAMMERT BROS.

AUCTIONEERS, APPRAISERS AND SURVEYORS.

-Public Auctions-

THE Undersigned havé received

YOUR VISITING CARDS neatly and instructions to selle porte

promptly printed. "China" Mail" Auction, Office, No. 3A, Wyndham St. phono 20022.

Tele-

ALEXANDER'S INSTITUT DE

BEAUTE

For the beat Permanent Finger and Marcel Waves, Hair Cutting and Manicure for Ladies and Gentlemen. Pedder Bldg. 1st floor. Room 6. Tel. 25169. Opposite entrance H.K, Hotel.

LOVELY SILK STORE

THE PALACE OF SILKS

LADIES'

KIMONOS

HOURI COATS

SHAWLS

GENTLEMEN'S

SOCKS

SHIRTS

PYJAMAS

No. 2, Stanley Street. Tel. 22100. (Adjoining D'Agullar Street.)

PHOTO-SUPPLIES

Kodake and Cameras. Films, Plates and Papers, etc. Developing, Printing and Enlarging.

ZIESS and BUSCH FIELD GLASSES

Price Moderate.

A Trial Order is Solicited.

A. SEK & CO.

Tel. No. 23459. 28A, Des Voeux Road, C. Hong Kong.

FOR SALE

POSTAGE STAMPS CATALOGUES

FOR 1931. You want a Catalogue. Because it enables you to identify your stamps, to recognise scarce:

ON

SATURDAY, January 24, 1931, commencing at 11 am»,

at Godown No. 5 of the China Provident Loan & Mortgage

Co., Ltd.. West Point. (for account of the concerned.) 3,933 Bags Centrifugal Sugur 4 Barrels Cocoanut Oil (all more or less damaged). Terms: Cash on Delivery.

LAMMERT BROS,

Auctioneers. Hong Kong, January 22, 1931.

THE Undersigned have received

Auction

ON

sell by

TUESDAY, January 27, 1931,

commencing at 11.30 a.m

at No. 175, The Peak, A Quantity of

VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD

FURNITURE

Also

Numerous Pot Plants,

GOVERNMENT. NOTICES

Q,

PUBLIC AUCTION.

R.

THE CHINA MAIL.

ARTICULARS & CONDITIONS The Sale by Pubile Auction

to be held on MONDAY, the 26th day

MESSRS. WATERLOW view, fell short of that standard of

MUST PAY.

Negligence, Proven in Bank's Actions.

AN IMPUDENT FRAUD.

A decision in favour of the of January, 1931, at Bank of Portugal was reached on

the

3 p.m., ai the Offices of the December 22, after a 21-days trial Public Works

Department, by of the action they brought against Order of Ha Excellency the Gov-Messrs. Waterlow and Sons, Ltd..) ernor, of one Lot of Crown Land or Great Winchester Street, E.C., nt King Kwong Street, Wong claiming, originally, more than Nei Chung,

Colony | £1,000,000, says the Daily Mail. of Hong Kong for a term of 75 The action arose out of the years, with the option of renewal | Portuguese banknote fraud of 1925. at a Crown Rent to be fixed by The bank maintained that the losa the Survayor of His Majesty the it suffered in consequence of the King, for one further term of 75 fraud

the was occasioned by negligence of Messrs. Waterlow In printing unauthorised notes forged orders produced by a man named Marang, who was associat- cd with the conspirators.

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PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.

|_ No. of Bale.

Begistry No.

Imeality.

Inland Let

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About

par le plan; 4,750

SPORT NOTICES

THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB,

ANNUAL RACE MEETING.

*28th February, 2nd, 3rd, 4th &

7th March, 1931

DRAFT PROGRAMMES

on

Messrs. Waterlow denied the al- legations against them and main- tained that the bank had acted negligently.

jare as the very special nature of their employment in such a buai ness as banknote printing required.

"Want of Due Care." In the present case a gentleman of the greatest ingenuity and with the highest credentials placed the order:

But the defendants ought to have been more wary than they were.

It may well be said that their error Was something which might well be extenuated, and it is no reflection on a great com- pany that in particular circum-| stances they have fallen into a particularly ingenious trap, and have been the victims of a frau- dulent crime which was without example and which would not be anticipated by any reasonablo man thinking of the matter at the time. There was a want of due care and due order stand- ing on the part of the directors. There is an enormous responsi bility on the printers of bank. notes.

not

In auch a case printers could not accept a situation without the closest and most stringent Unparalleled Fraud.

scrutiny, and quite unexceptional Mr. Justice Wright, in giving proofs, that what was being done judgment, said he had formed a was being done in the appropriate clear view and reached a definite form, Messrs. Waterlow should conclusion on all the material not have trusted, in such a matter, aspects of the case.

a single person, and should The claim, he said, arose out of have accepted such a position of amaat elaborate fraud which was confidence when there were many unparalleled in the history of our lines of inquiry which, had they commercial life. In character and thought fit, they might have taken. design the fraud was very simple.

With regard to the plea of con- It involved getting possession of tributory negligence, Mr. Justice apurious and unauthorised notes Wright said that none of the things and putting them into circulation done by the bank of the discovery to the profit of the adventurers. of the fraud constituted want of That involved getting a banknote due care on the part of the bank printer to print them, and by very in the conduct of its own affairs. bad luck the conspiratora chose In his view something ought to the, well-known firm of Waterlows have been done by the bank to as their instrument for that pur-minimise the damages by receiving a na pose,

and discussing the situation when By a series of ingenious tricks Messrs. Waterlows representatives ENTRY FORMS are now ready and may be obtained upon they obtained delivery of 580,000 rame to interview them in Lisbon. application to the Secretary.

rotes. The conspirators succeed- Some allowance ought therefore to ed through the ingratiating man- be made on those lines from the Entries CLOSE on SATURDAY,ners of a Dutchman, Marang, who mount claimed. 24th January, 1931.

was their emissary.

The bank was not justified in Having got the notes, the con- going on to the very end paying pirators formed a Bank with the but notes without discrimination. sanction of the Portuguese authori-

There would have to be judg ties, but their very success WAB

ment for the bank. He would al thair undoing, because the scale of low £80,000 from the. WNERS are reminded that their operations attracted atten- claimed in respect of 16,000 notes amount ENTRIES for the Annual tion, and attention brought detec which might have been saved. Race Meeting must be. in the tion. They were arrested, notes

Making that allowance and, hands of the Secretary on or be- were seized, and they were вед-

giving the credit mentioned pre- fore SATURDAY, 24th January. tenced to terms of imprisonment. viously there would be judgment 1931, at 3 p.m.

As a result of that crime for the plaintiffs for £531,851 with, most dramatic

interesting costs. and crime if its complete history were

In a legal argument Mr. Birkett told the Bank paid out in good maintained that the figure of the notes about £1,000,000 sterling and judgment should be £123,061. the action was brought The Bank,Mr. Justice Wright said he would | However, had had the beneft of the consider the question of amount realisation of the assets taken later and enter judgment after from the conspiratora.

hearing further argument. He saw no reason, however, why the costs should not follow the event.

THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB.

By Order,

C. B. BROWN,

Secretary. Hong Kong, 20th January, 1931.

GENERAL NOTICES

ELEVENTH ANNUAL REDUCTION For 30 Days.

Marang's Resource. Marang, said Mr. Justice Wright, was handsome in exterior and of

prepossessing manners. Marang WORTHLESS CHEQUE

Commencing from 19th January to told Messrs. Waterlow & circum-

18th February, 1931. Come now, don't lose your chance!

stantial story about the finances of Angola, and Sir William Waterlow was thoroughly impressed by The big collection of our CURIOS, Marang's manners, appearance, PICTURES, JADES, SNUFF. and credentials. When Messrs. BOXES, BLACKWOOD FRAMES, Waterlow' wrote a letter which EMBROIDERIES and other PRE they proposed sending to

the

EUROPEAN SENTENCED FOR UTTERING.

(Full particulars from catalogue.)CIOUS ARTICLES are now ready Governor of the Bank setting out named

On View from Monday, Noon, for cheap sale in our show-rooma. the state that the business

January 26, 1931,

י

NO FUNDS.

The case in which a European R. S. Forsyth-Forrest is had charged on three counts of chest- oc-ing, was heard in the Kuala Lumpur For any purchase amounting to reached, Marang rose to the Terms: Cash on Delivery,

$50.00 or $100.00, an extra valu-casion with extraordinary rapidity Police Court on January 5, before able article is specially prepared

and intelligence. LAMMIERT BROS..

Mr. G. A. de C. de Moubray, when "Here one seca again the skill, the accused, pleaded gulity to all Auctioneers.to present to the purchaser.

Ingenuity, and resource of three charges. Hong Kong, January 22, 1981. Your inspection is cordially invited. Marang." remarked Mr. Justice The charges were that he cheated; THE YUET KOO CHAI Wright, "because he at once said, Mr. Lim Hee-kee, the manager of 'My secretary is going from the the Great Eastern Hotel, Ampang Hague to Lisbon shortly. Give Road, on December 6, by dishonest No. 16, Upper Lascar Row: me the letter to the Governor and ly inducing him to deliver to him

THE Undersigned have received Tinstructions from the Liquida-

tora of The Industrial Commercial Bank to sell by Public Auction,

ON WEDNESDAY, January 28, 1931, commencing at 10.30 am at the premises of

The Industrial Commercial Bank, Queen's load Contral.

A Largo Quantity of Valuable OFFICE FURNITURE and FITTINGS.

Comprising:-

Teak Desk, Office Chairs, Type- writing Tables, Teak Filing Cabinet, Large Carved Teak Table and Chairs, Teak Benches, 'Book. cases, Teak Telephone Booth. Large and Small Steel Filing Cabinets, Copying Press, Reming ton Typewriter, Wall Clock, Table: Fans, Electric Wall Fans, Electric Lights and Fittings, Large Mir- rors, Burrougha Adding Machine

CURIO STORE,

Show.room,

Hong Kong.

Branch Show-room:

HON KOO CHAI, New Street, Sup-pat-po, Canton.

Just Unpacked New

WOVEN EMBROIDERED

BRIDGE COATS

at:-

KASHMIR

Sandstrand Adding Machine; Mon- SILK STORE

roe: Calculating Machine, Automa- tie Timo Stamp Machine, etc.

AlBO

Large Combination Steel Cabinet Herring Hall Marvin Safe.

York Safe.)

On View from Tuesday, Janu ary 27, 1931.

Termin-Cash on Delivery.

LAMMERT. BROS.,

Auctioneers.

varieties, to gain a knowledge of Hong Kong, January 22, 1981.

stamp values, and to have a basis

Ion which to buy, sell or exchange.

GRACA & CO., Dealers in Postage Stamps and,. Philatelic Goods, Post Carda, Prayer Books, Garden Seeds, Tora,

10, Wyndham Etxyet

QUALITY PRINTING With Quick Service

THE NEWSPAPER: ENTREPRISE:KTIK.

36A, Queen's Road, C. Opposite, Queen's Theatre. /

INTRODUCTORY

HISTORY by

A. EL. CROOK, ODE, MA:"

W. KAY, MA

I will get my secretary to deliver $100; that on December 8, at the

Overland China Mail.

A WEEK'S PAPERS IN ONE.

After a three-day trial, a houseboy, native of Shanghai, was acquitted on a charge of the murder of another "boy" at No. 9, Felix Villas, in the early hours of December 13. The OVERLAND CHINA MAIL contains a comprehensive necount of the trial, together with the text of a forceful plea by counsel for the defence.

Interesting details of the forthcoming Census of the Colony, to be taken on March 7 next, are contained in the Census Bill, the gist of which is reproduced in the OVERLAND CHINA MAIL.

A sensational seizure of opium by Revenue Officers was made aboard a launch proceeding from Macao to Hong Kong. The contraband amounted to 1,200 toels, and was concealed in the engine room. The OVERLAND CHINA MAIL gives complete details.

At the weekly meeting of the Rotary Club of Hong Kong an interesting talk on the scope of anatomy, with particular reference to evolution, was given by Professor Shellshear of the Hong Kong University, A full report appears in the OVERLAND CHINA MAIL.

A case with unusual features was heard at the Assizes, when a man was charged with participation in a robbery from a sampan woman two years ago. It was stated that the Chinese detective who effected the arrest had since been murdered. The case, and the man's eventual acquittal, is fully chronicled in the OVERLAND CHINA MAIL.

An outstanding event of the social season was the visit to the Colony of Dame Clara Balt and Mr. Kennerly Rumford. The OVERLAND CHINA MAIL reproduces expert critiques of their song rotitals.

Local sport is fully dealt with by the OVERLAND CHINA MAIL staff of experts, special accounts being given of the Interport Rugby and Soccer trial matches.

There is no phase of the life of the Colony or of China that does not receive attention in the OVERLAND CHINA MAIL the weekly paper that YOU MUST ORDER NOW.

Letters to relatives and friends Inj tia, and Canada testify to the kean other parts of the world frequently pleasure and interest its weekly fail to be written even by the most arrival bringe. ardent correspondents.

It is a For your folks at 'Home to re- kindly thought, therefore, to ensure coins this weekly budget, or to keep that theas away from the Colony, yourself posted with affairs during or folks at Home, should have an your absence, all that you have to unfailing supply of Hong Kong do is to drop a note to the "Over- and Chinese news every week-byland China Mail" means of a subscription to the "Overland China Mail."

The word "Overland" is a re- minder of the experience behind the Without any trouble of packing production, it hating been publish and worrying about the Post Office ed since the early days of the on your part, and at, the cast only Colony, to be sent OVERLAND of $4 for three months, the because there was no Suez Canal, "Overland China Afail" will be and that was the quickest route sent Home for you every week, by which to get mail Home. In catching the mall regularly. the march of time the "Overland contains the news and special China Mail has become the most features from the daily "China popular weekly news budget, as it "Mail" that make a studied appeal has been compiled just to suit people with any interest present-day requirements, as it has sonatsoever in Hong Kong, and done all alone. What more could many letters from Home, Austru- be desired ?

to

READY NOW.

Mail via Suez closes at 9.30 a.m., January 24. and via Siberia at 6 p.m., January 26,

SINGLE COPY

25 Cente.

Bold on the streets and at the bookstalls or you can send your subscription to the office.-R.K. $18 per «BUM, OF

$10 Including postage abroad. Half-yearly or quarterly periods pro rata.]

No. 3A. WYNDHAM STREET-PHONE 2002Z.

"THE OVERLAND CHINA MAIL."

UNCLAIMED TELEGRAMS,

THE GREAT NORTHERN TELEGRAPH CO., LTD. OF DENMARK.

The following unclaimed tele

(Limited)

of

Bethsteel, from New York.

Den-

It in person'." Had that letter kame hotel, be dishonestly induced) reached the Governor it would, of the manager to give him cash and course, have brought an authorita- provide board and lodging to the grams are lying at the office of tive statement from him. In reply extent of $30; and that on Decem- the Great Northern Telegraph to that letter Marang produced a ber 6, he cheated Mr. V. O. Rice. Company letter from the Governor which the clerk and accountant at the mark practically forbade any direct com- Empire Hotel, Kuala Lumpur, by munication with the Governor and dishonestly inducing him to deliver Road, from Cardston, Alborta.

Wong K. Bart, 112, Queen's which meant that the Bank was to him cash, and provide board and being handed over body and soul lodging to the extent of $100. to Marang.

On the accused pleading gulity to "A Sad Reflection."

the charges, Mr. C. D. Colbert, Mr. Justice Wright said he ac Court Chief Inspector, informed the copted the position that letter magistrate that Mr. McGregor of which Sir William Waterlow said the Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank he wrote to the governor of the was present in Court, and if neces- bank in January 1925 was written eary could be questioned regarding and not received. Had it been re-accused's account with the Bank.. colved it would have put a stop to A Credit Balance of $4.81. the unfortunato proceedings; but Mr. James Arthur McGregor, graph Co., Office, Hong Kong:- somehow the letter disappeared. Assistant in the Hong Kong and Mr. Justice Wright pointed out

Shanghei Bank, Kuala Lumpur, that Marang took the notes away called to the witness-box, stated in trunks, and added:

F. V. JENSEN,

Superintendent. Hong Kong, January 21, 1931.

THE EASTERN EXTENSION AUSTRALASIA & CHINA TELEGRAPH CO., LTD.

4010399ULÆÐAÆTERNÆPAL

COASTWISE

by

"ALGIE" BENNETT.

An interesting book of Cartoons depicting "Happenings" on the China Coast

PRICE $1.00.

Now on sale at

BREWERS

WHITEAWAY, LAIDLAW EXCELSIOR BOOK STORE

The following unclaimed tele- | and at the Publishers grams are lying at the E.E, Tele-

Fung 6953, from Singapore. Rose Wan 6998, from Shanghai.

S. LACK,

Superintendent.

Hong Kong, January 22, 1931.

It is a and reflection on the that on December 6, the balance fairness of Marang that he did standing to the credit of accused's

account was $4.83. not pay his last instalment for

This amount had been standing the printing of the notes, or for from November 18, and, between the trunks which were specially November 13 and December 6, there ing against him too. purchased for him. He left had been one cheque tendered which Waterlows owing them £486.

sentence?".

Serious Charges.

said: These are serious charges

arid

The Newspaper Enterprise, Ltd. China Mail Building.

STANDARD TIMES.

Sunrise and Sunget în Colony.

7.05 6.05

Up to that stage nobody knew was referred back to the drawer His Worship addressing accused

(accused). what had happened. Mesara.

After December 6, other auch against you, Mr. Forrest, but as Sunrlie and Bunnet In Hong Waterlows had been acting in cheques were tendered.

you have settled these debts, as you Kong for January 1981, (Standard) good faith and were unsuspect His Worship to accused: Have have to face charges in other courts, time of the 12th Meridian, East of ing, and the Bank of Portugal you anything to say before-I

As you have been detained Greenwich) are as follow:- did not know the notes were in

already in prison for over a fort Jan,

Sunrise Sunset "axistence. Man deng

Accused? I wish to state that I night. I sentence, you to undergo 20 If there was an unintentional have settled the amounts mentioned a total of three months rigorous 24 user without authority of the in the three charges and I hold re Imprisonment, is one month on --25. bank's plates by the printers, it ceipta

each charge, the sentences to run 20 seemed to him that the risk of that The receipts were handed to His consecutively "bar" The Newspaper Enterprise Ltd. user fell upon the printers. In Worship

The accused, it was previously 28 such a case the printers had to Accused further said that If he stated, is also wanted in connection beat the consequences. The direc- bad not been detained he would with a case of alleged criminal 80 tors of Mesere. Waterlow, in his have settled the other charges pend breach of trust.

W. L'HANDYSIDE, MA, B.Sc.- PRICE $2.00.

NOW ON SALE AT THE PUBLISHERS

China Mall Offset,

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