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AUCTIONS

A. G. DA ROCHA.

IS THE AUCTIONEER.

A. G. DA ROCHA, AUCTIONEER, SURVEYOR AND GENERAL BROKER Queen's Road Central, Telephone No. 2932

"F

LAVOURED - with instructions from The Co.cerned.

will eli by Public

Auction, 02 SATURDAY, December 13th, 1818,.

11 at

at his Sales Room,

1,200 lbs. Guaranteed Best Chocolates in Fancy Bozas, in lb, 1 lb and 8 lbs. Boxes, will be sold ja amall lots. Just for Xma Season.

(The Chocolates are in first-class condition 2,400 lbs sold in Auction).

TERMS:-Cash on delivery,

A. G. DA ROCHA,

AUCTIONEER

SURVEYOR AND

GENERAL BROKER.

~THE "HONGKONG "DAISY

CORRESPONDENCE-

THE SHIPPING DISPUTE. ́~^【TO THE EDITOR OF THE "HÓFOKONG

DAILY PRESS.")

SIR,-It might interest your readers to compare the portage bill of a local steamer paying wages as claimed by the Guild with that of a Japanese" Ocean- going atozmër:-

weight.

"

THE LOCAL SHIPPING DISPUTE.

FURTHER CÓRRESIONDENCE.

The two following" letters have passed

dispute in addition to those published "between the parties to the local shipping.

to our issue of yesterday::-

8, Den. Vaux Road Central,

Hongkong, 11th December, 1915.

FRIDAY, DECEMBER

SPORT YACHTING.

HONGKONG CORINTHIAN YACHT

CLUB.

The first of the series of Championship Races for the Handicap and One Design Class, and for the Heyward Heys Class were sailed on. Sunday, December 7thy with the following results. Local Coasting Steamer 9,000 tons Dead-Messra. Deacon Locker Deacon & Harston.

Handicap and one Design Class, DEAR SIR,With reference to the corres Start 10.30 am. pondence which was published, at your Yachts Handicap FinishingCorrectedPo-P request, in the Hongkong Daily Press and Bolla...Owes em 408 9.49.35 on Course Tire

Time. the South China Morning Post" of Dorothea Scratch DNS.

2.40.18 1.8 to-day's date under the headings Local Ayesha D.VS. Shipping Dispute" and "The Shipping Daphne

Altza 13m D.NF.

13m 908 337.42. Dispute," since we presume your object Haluyun... 13m 24 DNS. was merely to give full information to the,

Bonita

... 13m dus D.N.F. Press and public, it seems a pity that such

Heyward Heys Clais, correspondence did not also include the Start 10:35 am.

"Captain

lat O cer

2nd Ofcor

Chief Engineer 2nd Engineer 3rd Engineer

630 930

260

1.602

350

980

Total

-------- 82,472 Japanese Occan Steamer 4,300 cois Dead

weight..

When Ccarting.

Chiptala

Min. Max. Men' Y. 150/200 in 100.00

1st Oficer............

· 2nd Officer

Chief Engineo...

100/130,

85/90 150/200

2nd Engineer .........

3rd Engineer

90/130 70/00

17

instructions from

66.00 +5.00 100.00 €3.00 45.00

8420.00

Auction,

On Foreign Service."-

Captala

1st Ofeer

2nd Officer

Min. Max. Max. T. 225/300 in 8150.00

150/195,,

97.60- 127/135 ...

07.30

150.00

"

"

Queen's Road Central Telephone No. 2931.

HAVOURED with

FAVO

will

The Concerned.

Public. well" by

SATURDAY, December 13th, 1918,

الری

at 1.30 PM.,.

at bix Sales Boom, Queen's Pond Central

(Old Port Office Building).

EXCELLENT HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE Comprising:-

One Player Piano in good condition.

Chief Engineer..... 2nd Engineer 3rd Engineer

225,800 135/196 07,50 100/136 67,50

51

3.14.99.

I

fm 10% 3,11.23

3.37.8

Time 3.18.53 3.18.03

$14.43 3.35.44

B

2.4

3 3

40

DN.S.

... im 40 D.YS. Coarse for both Classes:-

letter, of which a copy is enclosed, which Yacht Heapon Finishing Corrected Foapt was sent to Mr. ST. Williamson yester Umals... Soratch

Coursa. Time day by us, since such letter has an obvious Sirius bearing upon the pending shipping dis

Dawn pute, and sufficiently proves that so far Ei as our clients are concerned they are not adopting дл unreasonable attitude, although it will, of course, rest with the captains, officers and engineers concerned to decide the matter to which reference is made in that letter.

Cust rocks buoy (S.), Channel rocks. (S., Kowloon rock (3.) Lycemun beacon (8.).

Distance: 10 miles.

CRICKET.

K.C.C.R.G.A.

The following have been selected to represent Kowloon in this home match

We may ada that the letter was drafted before lu o'clock yesterday morning, the 16th instant, and was delivered a ur. illiamson othea at about 11 o'clock, whereas we only received your letter of yesterday's date, at 4.15 in the afternoon, at which time our anid letter to rtc-morrow at 2 pm:-J, P. Robinson, willamson must have been within your A. A. Claxton, J. V. Braga, B. D. Evans, roach. You will coubtless have seen that de Sousa, L. J. Blackburn, R., a meeting baa already been convened, as Pestonji, H. Overy, T. W. Elson, D. M. Food Allowance-8x$50-$300-against indicated in our letter, when the proposed Goodall and A W. Ramsay,.

step referred to therein will be considered by the masters, officers and engineers con•. cerned.

Blackwood Furniture, Brain and Iron Bed- teada, Tables, Brussels Carpets and Buga Overmantele, Sill Tapestry Covered Drawing Room Baite, Sofas, Easy Chairs, Occasional Tables, Extension

Wardrobing Table, exY. 30-Y. 300-$150, Bevelled Mirror

Fictures, Obiente Cabinet, Teak Bookcase, Dinner Curtains, Bed Sheets Urockery, Glassware, Silver Ware. Wagons, Dining Chairs,

Washstands, Cocking Clocker Toilet Ses, Electric Loar Stove Cutlery, and a long line of Sundries.. Cataloguse will be issae.

'I ERMS ---CAAh on Delivery.

A G. DA ROUHLA AUCTIONEER, SURVEYOR - AND

GENERAL" BROKER" Qresa's Road Central, Telephone No 1831

instruc

HAVING bren Favoured with full

8630.00

As the Captain of the Japanese steamer in question put it, the whole portage bill of bis command could be paid from the salaries of the Captain and Chief Officer of a local coasting steamer. Is there therefore, any wonder that the local coast. steamship companies object to further in crates Whether owners of river, steamers can afford to pay wages on the scale demanded by the Guilds is doubtful, as there is no question that their earn- ings are precarious and their margin af. profit very small. As regards Consters of

your setter, we have nothing to aut to with regard to the fast paragraph-of what is stated mour letter of the 9th tastant, except to say that our clients have not promised financial or assistance in case the suggested strike ather should mature. What the members of the clients cannot undertake to say,--Loura Gallas may decide to do bereafter, our taithfully,

̈(Ed.) BASTINGS & HASTINGS.

[Copy.

HONGKONG C.C.. CIVIL SERVICE C.C.

kong CC. in their home match against The following will represent the Hong Civil Service DC. pm:T. E. Pearce (capt), A. Burnie,

to-morrow at 215

phers, P. Jacks, E. G. Lammert, A K. A. Green, R Hancock, J. D. Hum- MacKenzie, LD. M.Nicoll P. G. de Paravicini, and A. B. Raworth..

FOOTBALL

HONGKONG F.C.P. THE NAVY,

The Club, playing at home, will be re- presented by the following to-morrow at 4 p.m. against the Navy G. 9. Rodger; too, J. Stewart and JW. RaMacPhail; F. Black and J. McCubbin; M L Rail

Stalker, H. M. McTavish and J. Rodger HONGKONG, F.C.A.7. SOUTH CHINA B."-

sell by. Fublic. Auction, an. MONDAY, 2,000 tons to 3,000 tons deadweight cap of the fiết chat some of the shipowners J. B. Hamilton, D. Richelmann, J

December 15th,:1918, 211: STI

40 feet.

at the Axino's Shipyard, Frags. East. ONE STEAM-LAUNCHL Length Breadth... Depth

4 feet. 6 in.. Tax 90% Deposit to be paid immedi rately on the fall of the hammer.

Hongkong. December 10th, 1919.^«

10th December, 1819, " S. T. Williamson, Esq.,

Shipowners Protection Association af Hongkong. DEA-SIR,-Wages Dispute. Ir view concerned have during the past few days agreed to rere she matters at present in dispute to arbitration, it has occurred to our diets, Captain D'Olivera in W. way of arriving at a fiendly settlement With this end in view our clients pro captains, officers, and engineers concern poss to convene at once a meeting of the rd with a view to ascertaining whether they will agree that the proposed cessa tion of work beitponed in order to afford the shipowners ample opportunity of offering some definite counter. proposals to the present demands of the As regards the statement made by the captains, officers, and engineers for an Shipowners Protection Association of increase of pty, either in the shape of Hongkong that all shipowners have been an offer to refer the matter to arbitra stractions from the Concerned will sing money this year, to put it mildtion, or in the shpe of a definite offer sall by Pablic Auction, on MUNDAY this is an untruth, as any local abipping of advance of wages.-Yours faithfully, December 15th, 1919, at £30 PM at hisan can tell you that owners of British

(Sd) Toe & HASTINGS. Sales Room.

- sfcamere on the China Coast have not bal

city which have been earning anything from 87 to $10 per month on their dead weight during the whole on this year a are likely to earn as much in the next it is ridiculous to my owners cannot. Stokes, that there may be a possible adford to pay the increases demanded by the Guilds and that they will be forced to lay up the sizip..

$49

A G. DA ROCHA,“ AUCTIONEER, SURVEYOR AND

GENERAL BROKER

Queen's Road Central, Telephone No. 2932 HAVING been Favoured with

A LARGE ABSORTMENT OF BEST FORT, CLARET

AND WATER WERE, AND VERMOUTH from. the well known Firm Segmonaz

AND CONSTANCE, BOROKAUZ”

Comprising:

16 cases Meritos Port

14 cases Meritos Invalid Port

3 cases Meriton Superior Port

12 casca Meritos White Port.

9 cases Sup. Graves, gts

8 cases Barac

10 cases Baht

11 cases

cases Celons, qts..

6 cases Medoc, qts."

'qta.

-11-08. St. Estephe, qta.

*:11 cases Bt.i

9 cases

camos Moulin de Soubeyran, qta

26 cases Italian Vermouth, Gancia & Co. Frat and Co, Vermouth.

10ver Liqueur Whisky.

20

The account of a local Firm giving up their business in this line. Just suitable for Xmas hampera.

TIME-Cash on Delivery: Hongkong, December 14th. 1919.

CHEAP

SALE

÷1- DOLLS

50 per cent. REDICTION

2 Weeks only

* ASSORTMENT OF 300 DOLLSİN.

·GRAOˆ ̃Â ̈ ̈ & 00.

No. 10 WYNDHAM STREEF HONGKONG,"

AIKEE

"AND, HAILMAKER Dea

Top Floor HONGKONO, MIRA

Can you imagine the owner of a 5,000 ton ship which brings in a rovente of about. 25,000 a month lay her up for even a day when the increases demanded by the Guilds do not at the most entail an additional expense of 8000 to $700 per month t

& better year, since 1916,

I may mention incidentally that with the possible exception of three or four ships, all the stenchers owned by the 5.P.Awould have been laid up or broken up in pre-war lays Yours, etc,

DISINTERESTED. Hongkong December 11th 1010.

"BANKRUPTCY COURT.

A PORTUGUESE BANKRUPT

WARNED.

Hongkong and. XII in a second The following team will represent the

letic Team at 30 pa to borrow, division match versus South China Ath- or the Military ground: McKenzie, W. Gerrard and Young; Ireland, Wayman and Carriete? Zaverija, Boysen, May, Meffer and Matthews.

:

GOVERNMENT » SERVANTS ALLEGED ATTEMPT TO

WOBTAIN A BRIBE. CHIEF WITNESS ABSENT FROM COURT.

Paso

Aenrious situation has arisen in the in which Ernest Baker, chemist at the Government Laboratory, stands charged with attempting to obtain a bribe of 2000 from & merchant, in con- At the Bankruptcy Court, yesterday,pectfair with the analysis of some samples H..G..Chevas described by the Officials faEY THAT SU Receiver na a Meccanese, was brought up When the case was called, yesterday, it for "admonition.

wha discovered that the principal witness

MYSTERIOUS THEFT OF, The Chief Justice informed him that the the prosecution was not in Cours. Officer Receiver bad rightly thought it

JEWELLERY,..

MESSRS. SHERIFF - BROS.. VICTIMIBED..

In the mrly hours of yesterday

his duty to inform the Court that debtor Chief Detective Inspector Murison stated had been incurring debts since he had that the man had promised to attend and been adjudicated bankrupt. He had ho had: Mr. J. E. Gardiner's assurance

originally been in debt to the extent of on the point $1,069 in 1907, and the Court had rescind

Would you like a remand

Mr. Wood: What would you like me morned t

Ithe Receiving Order made in 1911. Indo-Inspector Murison All I can ing, the establishment of Messrs. Sheriffe had undertaken to pay to the do is to get defendant discharged for

Official Receiver the sum of $25 per the feet. Bros, Indian Jewellers, at the corner of month for the benefit of his creditors. Flower Street and Queen's Road Central was denied of gold watches, alver hand bags, jade brooches, peart and diamond brooches, and other jewellery valued at about $12,000. There are many curious features about the affair, the consensus

He had only paid 335 after considerable can find the witness and to see if you persuasión. He had now borrowed money Mr. M. K E for the defence: com- actions pending against him. from many sources, and there were many

The debtor, said he did not know there were actions pending against him

The Official Receiver pointed out that

plaired that it was not fair to his client He wished his client's reputation to be that there should be so many remands. cleared, and for that purpose he had Analyst, as a witness for the defence. brough Me. E.-R.-Dovey, Government

Even if his client tere discharged be would put him in the witness-bor ta

of opinion being that the theft was the Santa Singh had obtained judgment york of the sama gang, who recently against the debtor. burgled the row of shops from Sempet Hi Lardship, addressing the debtor Freres to the French Store, in Queen's; said that he must have known there were Road Central, and the Hongkong Cigar actions against him. He had further remake a statement clearing himself. Store, and Faulkner's jewellery esh-ceived a lawyer's letter asking him to pay lishment

adraper's bill. His salary wax3150 and

a wife and children.

It is survived that one of the thieves by debtor admitted the correctness of hid himself under the stairs in Bank these statements ar buildings, just behind Madama Flins'

Mr. Wood, remarked that he would not grant any further memate alter the pre- would be to see the O.B.E., lay the facts sent one, à The best thing for Mr. La before him, and, if he were satisßed, to

abow-room, and then broke the padlock in Lordship, continuing aid he wagt nak the Police to withdrive-the charge

Led to point out to

on the runde of the door. He and his who availed themselves of the benefit of to his client. accomplices made their way into Madame the Bankruptcy Ordinance rendered them The caso was remanded fill Saturday

establishment by breaking Belves amenable to the law Flint through a wooden parution. It is They could not bortom tw of the land morning,

extent curious that this shop received no atter more than $100 without security while tion whatever from the thieves, who seem they were undischarged bankrupte H to. have concentrated the whole of their warned the debtor that it be borrowed efforts upon Sheriff' store This they say more money the Court would suthe entered by making si hole aboát, 94 inches 2lse s prosecution under the Ordinance wide, in the wooden spartition and the

to the debtor that people and then make a statement satisfactory

| this must kaya davolved very sooniderable

efforthinga.big show-czny véfinirj Cadongh: sway Incmetho partition to allow a. manto equzerg his way into the shop." Lusida: Elerin done, enten ander general show cars were opened. Another of the Tandes bore the mark of a drill pres

Detective Inspector Willacia vengeweil 1fond Anzugvelling the mystery... 4 Ha(bás fendrendy taken vinte custody thanthi - night watchman, who waśnomườ

throughout the night.

APPLICATION FOR DIBUHARGE.

VIOLATION OF "DUTY" CONSTABE CONSTABLE IN AN OPIUM DEN

Inspector Grant and a party of detec tives who naided an opium den op Wednesday afternoon received pleasant surprise when they, disc be on duty, lying, divested of his Chinese constable, who, was sup mod hot mack his appeared in a bed puting at a pipe. not mor, whether the Court would deal with the matter In his'absence: Ho" (tho The man was arrested With others

tion for discharge was made by Receiver said the applicant BA

Receiver) had no objection to the

charged at the Magistracy,

with violation of his duty

akhip said that the applicant

Mr Hutchison fined defen

Theupremenle 2). The matterawan held with the alternative of g over 4331 the next sitting of the Court

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BRITISH AND AMERICAN

TOYS AND

GAMES

IN THE COLONY

MECCANO

AND PRIMUS ”

ENGINEERING SETS

SCOOTERS

SOLDIEERS.

DOLLS

to $25.00

ALL SIZES & PRICES $1,00

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BANQUE INDUSTRIELLE DE CHINE

(THE FRENCH BANK) -

GRAND FRENCH LOAN WITH DRAWING. Under the guarantee of the French Government. The Local Branch of the BANQUE INDUSTRIELLE DE CHINE receive Subscriptions for the above Lown from this date to December 15th.

FOUR MILLIARDS of Francs of Five per cent Bonds will be inted free of income taxes and redeemable at Fr. 600-within SEVENTY FIVE YEARS

ISSUE prics Fr. 495-per bond.

DRAWINGS will take place quarterly yielding Fr. 10.000.000 in: PRIZES the FIRST PRIZE in each drawing being:

ONE MILLION FRANCS.

Hongkong, November 18th, 1918.

M ROUET DE JQUENEL

Manager,

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