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CANTON BRITISH WAR
CONTRIBUTIONS.
A ameling of British residents was beid at the British Consulate General, Sha men, un 1241h ist, M. J. W. Jasaissors, C.M.G., presiding,
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The accounts for the past year were presented towing that thes
of $14,542 10 and £35 had been subscribed. Or this total $9on had been voted to foent ited Cross workers, and the following re- A maae to Londen: Blinded Murchiers and
Bastors Hot [AL
FLE)
Blue Cross
| British lord Crom Society
kund
£
M
and .......
10
£0.
Kensington War Flagstad
Supply Hapots
75
King Fund for 41sabled
445
London Huspital
25
Lord Ruberts Memorial
70
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Mesopotamin
Comforts
Fand
50
the-wospery Fund
90
National Refugees and
Training Ships,
re-
Zh
Officers' Families Fund
Prisoners of War Fund.
Li $25
Hospital
stuyal Flying
Corps
40
Sailorm Willows and Or
phans' Fuad
EU
Boldiers'
wind Sailors'
Families Association..
100
Y. M.C.A. Hut Fund
AD
[20
£2,230
MOUTRIE'S
VICTOR AGENTS.
MACKINTOSH'S
STOCKTAKING
SALE
Monday, January 27th, to Friday, January 31st.
Owing to the unseasonable weather we flad ourselves stocked rather more heavily than usual, and are therefore making big reductions in price to effect a partial clearance in order to make room for new goods.
Many of the goods offered are marked at one-third to one-half off our usual prices.
MACKINTOSH & CO.,
LTD.
Men's Wear Specialists,
16. DES VŒUX ROAD.
FOOK LEE & Co.
Established 1871.
IRON & STEEL PRODUCTS, HOUSE & SHIPBUILDING
& ENGINEERING MATERIALS.
HEAD OFFICE:
Nos. 38, 2 & 4, Hillier Street.
Phone 1174.
PRICE SENT
ON
THEATRE
BRANCH OFFICE: York Building, Chater Road,
Phone 1950.
APPLICATION.
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ROYAL.
TO-NIGHT
WEDNESDAY, January 29th, at 9.15 p.m. TWO GREAT ARTISTES
THE
YKO RA
'Cellist
KLAREVSKI
LAST NIGHT
Planist
TUESDAY, February 4th; at 9.15 pm.
Prices $3, $2 & $1.
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Tel. No.
1743.
Booking now open at Moutrle's.
MANAGEMENT: J. GENIN.
THE
CORONET
January and 29th, 1919,
at 5.15 and 9.15 p.m.
GEORGE
73
<<
WALSH
them and Chichester..
Paid by cheques on
London, as per contra 35
£2,195-$13,503.01
After spending $20 on printing and postage,
a balance-in hand was left of $110,15
In addition to the above the following amounts were remitted during the year as the result of special efforts: -- |British Red Cross Bociety
"Our Day
......£3,000.
Britian Red Crown Society,
Shamern Lottery.........
1,600.
Blindled
Soldiers' and Sailors' Hostui, St.
78.12.11
1.1. 6
George's Day............. British Red Cross Suciety,
St. George's Day Kensington War Hospital Supply Depots, St. George's Day
Mine Sweepers' Fund, St.
George's Day..... Prisoners of War
Frad.
Bt. George's Day Royal Flying Corps Hos pital, Bi George's Day Royal Medical Benevolent Fund, St. George's Day King George's Fund for Sailors, a/c King's birth-
day Scottish Prisoners-of-War, St. Andrew's Society...
Transferred to Local Red Uross Workers, a/ St. George's Day
30. 8. 7
78.12.11
3.18. 8
110. 2. 1
3.18. 8
500.
155.
£6,571. 5. 4
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY
SPORT.
BILLIARDS.
fur
ZITE,
1919.
A PUBLIC NUISANCE POULTRY DUMPED IN PUBLIC THOROUGHFARE.
The competition
the Garrison Billard Challenge cap contenced at the Soldiers Club on Monday night, when the 88th Co. R.Q.A. met the Royal Engineers. Play was not of a very high encroaching order, the best breaks being 21 by Curtis and is by Bell. The Artillerymen wen all three games and, as a result of the evening's play, were eighty four points ahead of their oppments. Scores:
88TH CO., 14 A Bgt, Haskings 200 Air Curtis. 200 Gr. Donaldson... 200
Total
EICKI
it.K.
Set Heath (pl. Findley147 BgL. Bell
Total
178
191
ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL.
ROYAL ARTILLERY CUP.
shot
E14
TALE OF A DRESS COAT.
THE GENTLE ART OF DRY
CLEANING.
At the Magistracy, yesterday, before At the Summary Court, yesterday, h
fure Mi, Justice Gompertz, Mr. S. Mr. D. Melbourne, Joes was summoned for causing obstruccina ad Caffan, of Mosure Lane, Crawford &
Ko Shing Denzt.
elaimed from the Diamond Dyeing and Thy Cleaning Co., of Shaukiwns, the placing poultry Prates in that thorough
} sum of $160,` damage done to his dress Mr. E. D. C. Wolfe, Captain Superio Jest nad gloves through the negligence of
| the defendant firs endent of Police, said that the maisane und then going on for considerabl LIKE The was being at which the trade was quite inade carried on questo, and, sa result, the street was
His BrGors were crouched spon have this serious eneronelanent stopped altogether, not merely antigated
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Dr. J. H. Gardiner appeared for the plaintiff, und Mr. F. X D'Almada for the defendant.
Phariff said he purchased a dress suit. when be was in Haiphong in 1914. He £10 from the firm of Wieder & Co.
He had worn the sail about
616 had personally visited the spot and found Poplar.
Live existing edition of things really bad. The poultry dealers had ixeu offer ed a site opposite the Sailors' Home, but had not availed themselves of it.
Mr. Gardiner for the defendant, point ed out that the inzisance had been going for several years. The site referred
actual area
40
a dozen time, and when he came to Hongkong in Angust he sent it to the defendants agent, assum Ahmed, to be dry cleaned. When he got it back, to
་བ་༢ས།་ coat was torn and shrunk
Plaintiff
put on the coat in Court and remarked that It could his Lordship
be called a
a good ätting coat now.
KTH CO. R.G.A., 2; Hän €0. R.G,A., 2.
These Leams mrt yesterday at Lyemun in the competition for the above Cup Grech opened the scoring for the 83rd Co., beating Gladwin with a
at close range With one goal against them, the and 8th Co. played with great dash determination and an equalizing goal was registered by Sharman, who headed into the net. In the second half, from a com bined movement by the 83rd Co. forward his side the lead. Then line, Evans
gavo trou a break-a-way by Sharman, the ball was sent neatly out to the wing to Suins suggestien met with a blank refusal. The daiutin was an expert.
to by the Captain Superintendent was plaintiff added that the coat fitted him
absolutely inadequate, the being only baft, by 3011. Efforts would perfectly before it went to be cleaned. Be made to relieve the congestion within The gloves were passed up for inspec the next few days, and he hoped that
bad bought
many new gloves that seemed either the Magistrate, or the Police, and his Lordship remarked that he would be too hard on his client.
like that. He further aided that hy did not seem clown. He really did not. koow much about gloves, and plaintif would have to call an exqurt to testify Lo their condition.
bury
Mr Wolfe, interposing, pointed out that the defendant had been fed and warned before If a large trade had to be carried on large pretuigs should be found. When he visited the locality and asked that the crates be removed, 1
He immediately transferred to same attitude was displayed towards the Youll and that that player made no mis-sergeants who were taken away from take with the final shot. Thus the scores serious business altend to municipal were equalised again and although the affairs. He submitted that a substantial ame was played until the end no further fine and a reasonable space of time to put Sharu play a the place in order would meet the situa point was registered, inagnificent game for the 88th Co while tion Defendust should be made so pay Torr and Green for Lyemun were always for his insolence. prominesit.
Mr. Gardiner siated that architects had surveyed the site referred Lo by Mr. Wolfe and found it too small.
Mr. Wolfe understood that the poultry dealers could have had the whole of the
adjoining land, too, but they had not Laken the trouble to open any negotiations at all for it
The defendant was lined $5 on each of six charges.
Mr. Gardiner said that he proposed to call an expert. As a matter of fact, the
In reply to his Lordship, plaintiff said think this gloves were not clone and that the mot hud been washed and not cleaned. Mr. Gardiner said that if the defend- ante would make the good the dange day was all they wanted.
He Lordship asked whether the waist.. coal was spoil
Mr. Gardiner replied that the waist cout and the trousers were asrless withou the cat, because they could Ilot IMA
ateted.
His Lordship: Ever il ons gut the nuine cloth
Mr. Cardiner said the material could but be trustelted,
In reply to his Lordship, plaintiff said be thought the vest and the trousers could be matched in Hongkong.
THE SKEICH CLUB. The annual meeting of members of the Sketch Chib was held at the Helena May 'Institues on the 27th inst, when it was announced that the sum of $870.95 had been raised for the Red Cross as a result of the recent exhibition at the City Hall. 11 was remarked that a suilar exhibi- tion this your could only comprise work of the current year, and consequently
res would smaller number of pictures available. It might be an advantage, $700 SNATCHED FROM A CHINESE. fendants appeared to have washed the therefore, if a Committee interested in photography could be formed to work in conjunction with the Sketch Club for the
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purpose of a juing exhibition of painting drawing, and photographic art, to be held next December,
Sketch Club meetings will be held once every two months this year, instead of monthly, and it is hoped that this will enable more work to be sent in, as it has been found that
a speil of weather has sometimes caused the monthly optries to be unsatisfactory.
bad
At each of these mootings there will be two classes of exhibits, viz., one subject set by the Committee programms of which will be circulated shortly-and one open subject
GAMBLING TRANSACTION.
At the Magistracy, yesterday, before M. J. R. Wood, a Chinese was charged
with snatching $700 in bank notes from Ianother Chinese.
Inspector Macdonald stated that cum plainant went to the marine store near the Soldiers and Sailors' Home for the purpose of obtaining the wages of the
crow of a launch of which he was master.
To
Plaintiff said he bad six years' - perience in dry cleaning in South Africa. dry clean, he said, one had to usea benzine and certain chemicals. The de-
coat, which had a faint smell of soap when it was returned to him. All woullen materials must shrink if shed. It would cost him 8120 to get a new cont.
Mr. d'Almada said that Mr. Gardiner and he had visited Shaw's and had been told that that firm would make a whole suit for 880 or 800.
His Lordship asked whether the parties agreed as to the cost of the cost.
Mr. d'Almada replied that they had e rexeived 8700, and was going back to agreed on the price of a suit, but now His vessel when defondant, the coxswain, that plaintiff admitted that the cost could accosted him and demanded 9354, which be matched they hand to see about the complainant owed him over a
price of a coat averaging transaction- Complainant staled
Mr. Paul Ayock, of the Eastern Dyeing that was not the time or place to dis and Dry Cleaning ( gave evidence or He said that the cost did charge debts, and asked defendant to an expert.
not seem to be dry cleaned. cenpany has to a quiet spot. This de
If it bad fendant, refused to do, and, grabbing the been dry cleaned, there would have been There now bank-notes, ran away was followed a slight emell of benzine.
Ho
$300
The value of helpful oriticiza was Binen the beginning of the war at mentioned, and a hope expressed that of £10,763 C. Bd. has been remitted to
members will send in their work in good London as follows:-
time for this purpose.
by an Indian constable, who arrested seemed to be the neaty smell of soup. The system of voting has been altered him after some resistance. The money, Mr. Mak Fouk, of the defendant firm, to encourage regular contributors, and however, had disappeared, only 970 being said he received cout. in question in with the suggested Annual exhibition to found in defendant's possession. It was July last. There were white spots and work for it is felt that a succossful believed that the money had been passed mud on the shoulders, and the coat was
on to some other men, season should be assuredl
To 31st December, 1976
41st December, 1918
£2,709.17.0 £8,647. 3.1 £9,608.11.4
,, 31st December, 1917
B1st December, 1919 ..£7,801. 8.4
afron by those present to was agread maintain their subscriptions throughout the coming year. Copies of the circular issued by the Committee with regard to War Contributions can be obtained from D. Forbes, c/o Hongkong Bank, Canton, to whom further donations and subscriptions should be sent.
Mr.
SERVICES ENTERTAINMENT
FUND.
The Rev. F. G. Hastings, R.N., Treasurer of the above Fund, Ecknow ledge gratefully the following monthly contributions for the period ended 28th|| January:
J. M. Gordon
A Denison
H. Hancock
E. Hamilton
A Ritchie (December)
8. J. Chinchen (Jan, and Feb.
R. Sedgwick
C. D. W.
D. M. Roma ...
B. W. Bird
G. S. Archbutt
A. Forbes
R. Butherland
G. E. Stewart
(Dec. and Jan.)
E. Grant Smith
A.. Friend
3. C. Nixon
W. Nicholson--
A. F. Wolls
Mr. Justice Gotripertz (Des.)
C. H. A. E.
Bisson Crapnell
:
Tel. No. 1743.
W. A. Butterfield
THE YANKEE WAY".
MAX LINDER
A
47241
in
"HE SHOULD WEAR BRACES"
Booking at BOBINSON'S.
$130
G. M. Young....
a. Dumbarton (Nov.-Jan.)
D. Lahdale (Nov.-Jan.)
A. Galloway
Rods Thomson
J. Taylor..
H. F. Cainpbell
Bin of As. Pet. Co.
Total
#6
510 4
10
10
110
*10
30
10
...974
A vote of thanks the Hon. Secretary
At this stage it was discovered that and Hon. Trenurer terminated the pro- complainant was absent from Court, and ceedings.
though his name was called cut twice he failed to reply.
NEW SHIPPING VENTURES
EXPERIENCES OF CHINESE OWNERS.
the
damp. After hanging it up to dry, and using ammonia to take out the white spots, he told his assistant to put the
out
into 4 trough of benzine. then squeeze it out, put it to dry and iron it. The coat was well aired before it was sont Mr. Wood thereupon discharged de to his agent. Defendant had been doing fendant.
ALLEGED UNLAWFUL POS. SESSION OF A DAGGER.
LUKONG'S STORY DISBELIEVED.
At the Magistracy, yesterday, a Chinese
Lately a few shipowners in the Bouth (Hongkong) have gone in for converting salt junks rate ocean-going cargo steer and it seems that it has been a very un- profitable venture. One owner lengthened the stern of such a craft and gave bör so long, a cozator that every wave that caught bar etern bad such a good bold was charged with being in unlawful pos that it drove the bowe down for a good session of a dagger. length of the soc. This oraft put to A Chipsse lukong stated that he saw sea with a cargo of lurcher and was not defendant in Wanchai, and, boing beyond Gap Bock when she had to hoist suspicions, stopped him.
Defendant signals of distress. A local vessel passed managed to escape, but was arrested by by but could not render any assistance witness, who discovered a dagger in his an account of heavy seas, but reported
possession the matter and the next day who was towed in by two tugs in a very leaky condition. Fortunately, the cargo. lumber had kept her afloat, but this oraft must have been a very expensive venture for the owner
This vessel had stepm-driven engines with three boilers, all second-band"and taken from a DNES
Defendant
the
denied strenuously allegation, and said the lukong bore bim
grudge.
As there was no corroborative evidence Mr. Wood discharged defendant.
COMPANY REPORT.
KOWLOON LAND AND BUILDING CO., LTD.
businose for ten years and produced numerous certificates.
He had never
re
Mr. Gardiner remarked that the coat, in question was also a certificate.
Defendant denied that he had used soap and water to clean the wat
Cross-examined ceived any complainte ag to his work. Mr. Gardiner refreshed his memory sa to a sum of 100 paid as compensation for a dress his firm had spoilt when Noordren was his agent.
Defendant said that that was when ho was in Shanghai and his nephew work. Be- was in charge of the sides being compradore of the Hongkong Steam Laundry Co., he had also worked at dry cleaning there for several menthe. When
this coat was returned to him, hie about it, and he then cleaned it again.
Said agent
the customer had complained
Mr. d'Almada contended that the plaintiff had failed to prove negligence on the part of the defendunt, who said he had used the usual methods of dry- cleaning. The coat, had been web, and muddy, and the defendant's expert had stated that if it was wet and muddy, it would shrink a little. He had not weed Hoap and water.
Another trade was also put on the slip and
Work went ahead in over-hauling and getting her lengthened to suit the owners' requirements, though the condition of the
His Lordship enld he was satisfied that. Yerel did not appeat, to warrant going
Mr. Mak Kat had not used water en Any fart with It. However, with int." freights Tuling, the owners were anxious The thirtieth report of the Board of the cont, but he thought that, unknown be take advantage of them and went Directors, to be presented by the share to the defendant, someone in his em abond, without any definite plans or holders on February 4th, states:--
play had used water on the coat, and The balance of the profit and loss therefore the plaintiff was ontitled-16 His judgmont · east no
specifications for the required changecount for the year ending 31st Dec., compensation,
Naturally, the bill was enormous, and
skilled
im
* would have been cheaper for them to have 1818 (including 81,908.50 balance brought reflection on the defendant firm, which
built a now vessel, but the strangest build forward from account, after writing off he knew to be one of the most ing, process was put in practice. The ill charges and expenses) amounts to the trade hers. He would give judg koolson of the vessel was not taken into consideration and was put in practically, $17,500.83 The Directors recommend that ment for the plaintiff for a sim to ba dividend of $2.86 per sbare be paid, agreed upon between the parties as vom-
after the woesol was ready for sen.
A DANGEROUS, PROCEEDING.
The engines were second hand, of a well-which will leave a balance of 2400.62 to ponention for the roat. If they did not known British make and driven by kero bo. carried forward to the credit of à agree, then the matter, could be mention
ed to him and he would fix an amount. Bene, very much anderpowered, and in now profit and losy account. MISTLETOE FOR CHINESE NEW consequence the vessel had to bo mado Mosers. T. E. Pearce and J. Rodger Auxiliary. No matter how good a mate, now retiro by rotation and offer them. YEAR. !
second-hand engines should not be bought solves for re-dication na Directors.
Engines of ample At the Maistroy, yesterday before for, sol a venture. Mr. J. R. Wood; a répectable Chinese power should be put in and, the vesed young man was charged with destroying made a full-powered ship. The whole HONGKONG TRAMWAY CO., LTD. plants on Crown land, seda jaung thing was consequently, an expensive
Defendant set that he me from venture and not at all successful evenThe approximate statement of traffic, Chuton and did not know the regula with the high freights that were to be receipts for the wook, ending sth January, tions. He intended to the plante for obtained. In spite of these two already is follows:~~ the Chinese New Year Tostival.
put in hand, other Chiness owners have
Insphelor Mundonald wated that the ning intely gone in for the saine and it in
plant
question was rec as Chin- to, be hoped that they will have more
ese mistletoe and, we inent demandé, Joarning experien from the This Year.......
mintakos of the past Shipping and Timab Tonto during the New Yor
Engineering.
Mr. Wood fod defendant $1.
Freely to
Aggregsté for
Tripte venk for 4 weeks, $15 122 58,640 48.909
12,319
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5,345
At the Magistracy, yesterday morning, In Chinone was charged with removing n stone, 30 cubic yards in size, from a bank near the Peak, without a permit.
Mr. Wright of the P.W.), pressed for deterrent punishamont, nylig "the re- moval of that storte might cause the whole bank to collapse, and, the Government would have to nay damages.
Mr. C. D. Melbourne Oned the defon- dant 825.
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