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HONGKONG.

PROPERTY DEALS IN

IMPORTANT PURCHASE

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INCREASE OF CAPITAL PORESHADOWED.

Another large block, of property in the

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OREW'S CLAIM FOR WAGES. FURTHER LEGAL'ARGUMENT.

The action between thirteen members of the crew of the British steamer' Sequoyo, and the Standard Transportation Com pany of Hongkong, a subsidiary company

of the Staniaṛd Oil Company of New

York, was continued before the, Acting central part of the city has just changeChief Justice, Mr. H. H. J. Gomperts, hands, Messrs. Wiseman, Ltil... have Aequareil the extensive block known as No. in the Supreme Court yesterday,

14, 1s Virux Hond, in which their enfe iN accommodated. Negotiations,

The plaintiffs were represented by Mr. le. 6. Alabaster, instructed by Messes. 1. K. Hall Brutton & Co., and the defen- understand, were finally completed Jasdants by Mr.. H. E. Pollock, K.C., and Piday. Schemes of development, are Me, F. C. Jenkin, înstructed by Messrs. still it, the embryonic stage. As is known with lusou & 'Grist. there are many offices in the huge block of buildings, and many of these have time to leases which have still some

Nothing definite can; therefore, be decided as regards the future of the

run.

op buve been arrendered By mutual aryafgement between the new owners and the treats.

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Mr. Jenkin addressed His Honour of the facts, desting specially with the evi dence taken on commission in New York, where the crew was engaged. He em

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HONGKUNG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, MARCH 18cm, 1911.

SPORT

LAWN TENNIS.

YESTERDAY'S TOURNAMENT PLAY..

DISTRICT SCHOOLS' SPORTS

SUCCESSFUL MEETING

YESTERDAY.

The third annual Athletic Sports Meet

Open Championship Singles.-M. H. Lỡ beat A., R. Crook, 6-1, 1-6, 88, 97. A. Ding of the Hongkong District Schools was uphrey a brat R. Toward, 10-6, 6-4, 8-4 held on the Queen's College recreation ground, nt Causeway Bay, yesterday. The beat L. Nelson, 8-4, 6-3,

Hundieap Sitiglès "A."-T... H. King

meeting should have been held at the Handicap Singles B.-D. K. Valens end of 1920, but ring to the absence tine beat K. A. G. May, 6-4, 14.

of one of the principal organisers on Mixed Doubles Handien p.--Lirut. Col.leave, the event passed over into 1921. Nicholson and Mrs. Gompertz beat C. C. The following schools took part:-Ellis Stark and Mrs. Stark, 110, 3-2, 6-3, - ›

Kadoorie School, Sa'yingpan School, Yanati School. Wanchai School, and Praya East School.

TO-DAY'S MATCHES,

Open Championship Singles.-L. Forster K. Yamazaki;-S. H. Ismail e. D. J. Valentine.

Club Chaiù pionship.-Capt. Oliver . L. Nelson: Major H.

away. Forster..

There were 33 items on the programme. of which 25 were divided into six groups C. 0. and points were awarded for rach place, Green-these to count towards the Sir Ellis

Kidoors Challenge Shield, the school. securing the bighest number of points to hold the shield for one year. Points were also counted towards a Champion. ship Gold Medal to be presented to the meat successful competitor.

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un the anissurd shares of the company would be paid for a term of 18 months, Larkins and. W. B. Cornaby F. A. strenuously contested. The shield for the

At the

Mixed

There were about 500 compititors frqui the various schools and every event was

Saiyingpin School, and the individual Hhighest number of points went to the

competitor who scored the highest num- ber of points was Mok Tai Cheuk, who received a silver cup.

Drummond and Mrs. Drummond e. G. W.

Doubles Handicap-W. Sewell and Mrs. C. B. Brown, 7

ORIÖKET.

phasized that the men, understood at the i i Handicap Singles "A".-C. C. Stark property until the lenses have expired, New York Consulate that the Sequoga. Capt. P. H. Davies.

was on articles partly expired, and that i

Handicap Doubles.-E. A. G. May god they were being employed as substitaten. M. Dodwell P. Major C. Wilson and for men, who had deserted, also that the Livut. Col. F. J. Bowery R. M. Hender However, Messrs. Wiseman, Ltd., have,

part of discharge was to be Hongkong, son and J. H. R. Freeborn J. R. we hear, not only called up fresh capital and that under the letter in question they Penman and A. D: Humphreys; D. M. but, alas, intend to increase their capital approximately the line to terminate the Dinsdale and C. Stark.

balance of the articles, on condition only as early as possible, ovidently with a view that Hongkong was not reached before to embarking on any extensions which the expiration of that period. their Hourishing business may demand. consular office the men mised not the slightest objection to this arrangement There is, of course, the question of im Counsel coutended tlust the articles were proving the amenities of the restaurant signed between the parties for the pur itself, and the acquisition of the site onse of carrying out what was known by the men to be the offer contained in the which the restaurant stands has given letter. Their assent to the articles, which substance to the report that Messrs. Wise he would establish beyond question, would remore all doubt as to the true meaning man, Ltd., are considering plans for

of the letter. making the restaurant "uns of the most up-to-date in the Far East, with cabaret, a spacious ball room, billiard rooms, and even a hotel. The final plans, however, have not been settled, and all that can definitely be said is that the extension of the business of the company is one of the principal objects of the

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No information is yet available for publication ne to the sun agreed upon

Mr. Jenkin said that it were argued that one could not look at the articles at all, they would be reduced to a nullity Their case would be that a solution would be found, by reading the articles with the The men knew before they agreement. went to the consular office the real mean ing of the letter and when they got there they did not demur to the articles. they were deliberately misled by the board. ing-hanse. keeper (who acted as inter mediary) that misfortune could not be visited on the Standard Oil Company Counsel's ease would be that they could

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CIVIL SERVICE C.C.. KOWLOON C.C.

The following will represent the Civil Service C.C. in a League match against Kowloon C.C. to-morrow, at 2.15 p.m., at Kowloon: G. R. Sayer (Capt.), E. B. Reed. R. E. O. Bird, E. W. Hamilton, W H. Edmonds, F. J. Ling, E. C. Fincher, H. F. Strange, F. J. de Rome, R. C. Witchell, and A. N. Other.

FOOTBALL.

HONGKONG F.C. 2. H.M.S. AMBROSE." The following will represent the Club against the drove to-morrow (kick-off, p.m.), on the Club ground: J. Rodger W. Gerrard and F. Lawrence; M. L.

Mrs. E. A. Irving, who was urcom- panied by Mr. Irving, distributed the prizes.

RESULTS."

100 Yards Flat Race (Group 1)-1," Mok Taicheuk, Time: Laces,; 2, Li Kni

(Group IT)-1, L King-chong, Time: 181/10secs: Yung 3, Kwan Sheung-chi. 2. Lau Pingka; 3, Cheung. (Group 11), Lau Sek-kau, Time: 16 1/10sees.; 2 Chan Hau-lung King-tak, Time: 3. Ho Wing-fut. (Group IV)-1, 17 1/10secs.; 2, Chi Ping-hing; 3, Wu Time: 18seca. 9, Mok Siu-fong: 3, Chan Hing-kin. (Group V)-1, Tee Shu-ming, Shun-chung. (Group V11, Li Hing- coal, Time: 19sees.; 2, Tan Sik-siu; 3, So Chun-foon.

fer the property. Nearly twenty years not have been misled by the hoarding Railton, J. Rodger and J. W. B. McPhail; Sheung-chi, Height; eft; 2, Lui. Chung-

High Jump (Group 1),-1,- Kwan kai; 3, Mok Tai-cheuk. (Group II), Wong Man-tung, Height: 4ft 7in. 2 Cheung Kit-sang 3, Cheung Chong. (Group III)-1, Chan Siu-teng. Height: 4ft 3in. 2, Tsang Ki-chong: 3, Ho Yun- sing. (Oroup IV)-1, Wu King-tak. Height: ft 3in,; 2, Cha Ping-hing, chuen, Height: 4ft. lin. 2, Chan Shun.

house keeper because he was given the ago that property changed hands at a fullest information as to the true position. Mr. Pollock, K.C., addressing the Court figure in the neighbourhood of $23,000, and judging by what property. in tha the legal points involved, urged that the articles were the document on which immediate neighbourhood has fetched in the case had to be decided, nod, under the market in quite recent times, it may the articles, on the arrival of the ship in be conjectured that the deal involves nongkong, the men had a right to be transfer of not less than half a million discharged, and the innster had a right match with EMS. Titania on the Navy Ko Wa-him. (Croup V).-1, Lui - Kam-

dollars.

ANTON UOUSE PROPERTY HOLD. The Astor House Hotel property, front- ing on the Queen's Road, has been sold understand, for quite recently, We $150,000. The new owners are Chinese, and the intention, we understand, is to rebuile, but as the hotel' lease has a few years still to run, the work of reconstrue tion is not likely to begin immediately.

CORRESPONDENCE. THE RENTALS. OF CHINESE FLATS.

(TO THE EDITOR OF "THE HONGKONG

DAILY PRESS."1

Bin, There has been a lot of talk of "high rent especially of European Honges in the Colony and if I am not mistaken the K.RA. advocates the creation of Rent Control Board which the Govern

Hamilton, S. Begg, M. Sandberg, S. Logan and L. Goldenberg.

KOWLOON HM.S.TITANIA,"

The following have been selected to represent, Kowloon F.C. in their League Aground, to-morrow (kick-off, 4.30)

Knight: J. Coupland, A. Werman, and R. Pasco; W. Taylor, C. Millard, R. E. Townsend, F. Evelyn and J. Coombs.

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Long Jump (Group 1)-1, Mok Tai diepky 9, Yau Wing-kwai: 3, Chan Sing- pil" (Troup; 11)-1, Li Man-shing; %. Chan Tak-kwan; 3 Cheung Kit-sang. (Group 11), Chung Kwok-ping; 3, Liu Chikau; 3, Chan Kirsum. (Group 1V.), Wu King-tak; 2. Cheung King- Chan Shun-chung; 2, Tse Shu-ming; 3, bon;.3, Chu Ping-hin. (Group V)-1,

Luk Chang-chan.

to discharge them. Hongkong was the place to which, alone, their wages wereW. Crocker: F. Wheeler rad T: L.thung; 3, Tse Sba-ming. paid. Directly the ship arrived there, the wages were put off at the tap,' and no more wages were due.

Mr. Alabaster, before the Court nd- journed for the day, began his reply for the plaintiffs He remarked that the defence bad denied that, when a dispute arose over a contract with seamen, the

In this 2nd division match on the Navy "B" ground to-morrow (kick-off, 3 contract must be construed in the sense most beneficial to scamen. He submitted that his contention to the contrary was pin.), the Kowloon team will be com supported by several lending cases. The posed of:-W. Muskett; S. Adams and Acts did not treat seamen as ordinary 4. Spary: R. Roberts, 5. Hewer and H. men governed by the ordinary principles Frewin, E. Donovan. A Palmer, K. A. of contract The shipowners, finding Mason, A. Young and A. Esterffe. themselves without n crew in New York, made the contract contained in the letter,

contract inconsistent with the articles because they could not get crew on the terms of the articles. The captain, in his evidence in New York, admitted that n Japanese crew refused to join the ship.

on the articles,

Mr. Alabaster was dealing in detail with the captain's evidence when Court adjourned

the

AN ABSCONDING MESSENGER,

ment did not see ft to establish. This HIS FATHER ACCUSED OF BEING mpic of high rent in the paper has more

Brothers.

RECEIVER.

300 Yards Flat (Group Ï)—1, Mok Tai- cheuk;,. Kwan Sheung shi; 3, Kwok Wing-fat (Group II)-1, Fong Mui- kwong;', Li Man-shing; 3, Ko You-sing. (Group III)-1, Lan Shut-kan; 2, Chung Kwok-ping; 3, Kong Ki-in.

200 Yards Flat: (Group IV).--1, Wo King-tak:"2," Ko Wo-him; 3, Cheng Lai- chuen. (Group V)-1, The Sho-ming; 2. Chan Shun-chung 3, Ma Ming-ngar. (Group VI)-1, Li Hing-chau; 2, Hu Yak-lun; 3, Chan U-shing

BOSTOCK CIRCUS COMING. Saturday next should be a red-letter slay in the history of juvenile Hongkong, Hostock's Royal Italian Circus is to

120 Yards Hurdles (Group, I),-1. Mok give its opening performance on that day, at 5. p.m., in Kowloon, next to the Tai-chuk 2, La Cheung-kwong; 3. Pang

Wai-kuen. Post Office. The circus is paying are Cheong: Lau Ping-ki; 3, Tsoi Pak-shu. (Group 1-1, Cheung turn visit to the Colony, but, during its(Group 111)-1, Chung Kwok-ping; 2, short season" here. The management Ho Wing-fat; 3, Lau Shut-kan. announce that there will be frequen! changes of programme. In fact a large

300 Yards Flat (for Indian hors only).. number of the "turns" on the programme, D. Mohamed; 3, N. B. Kitchell; 3, will be seen for the first tran in Hong. kong.

HOMEWARD PASSAGES.

INDIAN PAPER'S COMMENT ON EXCESSIVE FARES,`

Hasan

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Tug-of-War-1, Saiyingpun School; 2, Ellis Kadoorie School.

Tenin, Race (Senior) - Wanchai School: 2, Saiyingpun School; 3, Ellis Kadoorie School.

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Race (Junior).1, Wanchai School; 2, Ellis Kadoorie School; 3, Sayingpun School.

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At the Magistracy. yesterday after- or less died down on account of the cold

before Mr. R. E. Lindsell, a reception from olicial quarters and

noon, people getting towed to paying, but it

Chinese gate-keeper, employed at Messrs. would not be out of place to air a little of Jardine, Matheson's Sugar Refinery at "the grievances of those living in Chinese East Point, was charged with receying, Bats, as hitherto the grousing has knowing the same to have been stolen,

it is scarcely surprising, says the Messrs. Getz, | Pioneer, that the excessive fares now been from those living in European, 81,000 belonging to

charged by the shipping companies for Botses

Homeward passages are giving rise to INDEPENDENCE Mr. M. K. Le, who prosecuted, ex- In end around the Eastern District.

serious complaints from the travelling

PHILIPPINES. (Arsenal Street to Causeway Ray) some plained, that some time ago the "com-

public, who 6nd themselves hard hit not of the Chinese flats with room enough pradore of Messrs. Getz, Bros., abscond only by the high sterling rates at pre-

GENERAL WOOD'S MISSION, for 2 cubicles of 6 to 8 feet and a small ed with a large sum of money and. the sent in force but by the adverso movement kitchen charge as high as $25 to $35 per firm had to engage a temporary staff; in exchange. A correspondent points oot

General Leonard Wood sails for Mainla Bat. These rents, in proportion to area, one of them was a coolie, the son of the that the present cost of a passage.is comfort and hygienic condition, are defendant. On February 3rd, Mr. R. A. about twice as much as before the out from San Francisco about the 25th in- higher than those paid by dwellers in May, travelling superintendent of the break of war, although the cost of stant as the personal representative of European houses.

Company in the presence of Mr. H. Oeverything, including coal, is rapidly President Harding, for investigation and Many of these houses are leased by Odell, the local manager, handed to the going down. No one seriously believes report on the question of independence Chinese kyndicates from the large house clerk, to be paid into the Bank of East that the shipping companies are running of the Philippine Islands. He will be owning companies, and they let them out Asia, 34,500 in 8000 dollar notes, a their passengers services at a loss, and accompanied by a military aide, and per- at exorbitant rent for the few years that cheque, and $28.10 in smaller rooney, it is high time we think, that prospective haps by ex-Governor Cameron Forbes of the lease runs. These syndientes adem Instead of taking the money himself, the passengers were allowed to derive some the Philippines. to have some agreement between them clerk gave it to one of the coolies-the of the benefit which must be accruing to selves, and, ons follows the other in defendant's son--to take to the Bank. the shipping carapanies from the world putting up rent; private owners naturally The latter was never seen again and the wide drop in prices to which the Ford money had not been credited to the Controller at Home recently referrel, as follow su t

Recently tenants in a block of such firm's account. An hour later, on the well as from the ghalition of the Excess same day, the defendant and his son Profits Duty foreshadowed by Mr. Cham- house have received notice of increase were seen together at the door of their berlain in the next budget.

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A WORD FOR THE WORKMAN.

The mission will be absent from the

United States for three or four months, although the exact time of departure and the length of its atay in the Islands haa not been definitely determined."

General Wood now commands the Sixth Corpe which is at present at Chicago, in rent which amounts to 36 per cent. to house in East Point. Evidence would

and he expects to begin his investigation 45 per cent; other similar increases, also be called to show that the defendant-

as soon as a transfer has been arranged.

After Becretary Week's announcement have been the practice for the last twe

of President Harding's decision General years, but on a slow seals; that is, the asked a friend to introduce him to a

Wood remained in conference with the rive was not so sudden and so high. If money changer who could bank some money for him. The defendant handed"

"I do not agree with those who are intter for half-an-hour. He said that the a house rent was, say, 920 at the begin to the money-changer two 3500 notes, and so fond of blaming the troubles, that are offer from the University of Pennsylvania ning of 1920 then the rent would be in Mr. Lo suggested that the man's posses being encountered said Lord Leverbulnie to become Provost was very tempting but creased by 22. and, after a Impse of a sion of such a sum on the very day that in mail weck. We must remember that he had not decided whether he would few months by another 3, and God his son disappeared with notes of that, the workman has been taken from, the known if these some tenants will not denomination, though only circumstantial trenches and put back to his original.

nocept US Navy Radio. receive notice ngan of another increase evidence, was, to any the least, occupaton, and he has not had two years before the rise of another new moon, auspicious”,

yet in which to recover his balance. seeing that rents of all houses in that. After evidence had been called, Mr. Lo district have risen and the Police would

said he did not press for a heavy pennity,

not allow anybody to mat up tents on the Race courses-Yours truly,

Hongkong, March 17th, 1971.

ALOUSITANIA,

"I think he is wonderful, and we have There had been a quarrel. "You're no every reason to be proud of him

lidy," remarked the party of the first

as the prosecution felt that the defendant will take time it will take all of part. Ab replied the other," If it

was under the influence of his són,

The Magistrate sentenced the defen dant to four weeks' imprisonment.

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