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THORNYCROFT

JOHN L THORNYCROFT & CO., LIMITED,

SHIP UILDERS AND ENGINEERS,

LONDON, SOUTHAMPTON AND Basingstoke."

Shanghai Ofice: 10, Kiukiang Road.

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THE HONGKONG DAILY

15 B.H.P. 30 B.H.P. 50 B.H.P. Engines in Stock

For quotation apply.

SHANGHAI OFFICE.

ANOTHER SPECIAL OFFER FOR THIS WEEK. Everybody should take advantage of the very low price at which we are offering.

20 dozen Fancy Foulard Ties.

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The very Smartest and Newest designs to choose

from

2 dozen only

Regular Price $4.00 Special Offer

each.

95

cault,

Men's Wear Specialists,

.6, Des Vœux Rd. Phone 29.

MACKINTOSH & CO., LTD.,

BONGKONG HOTEL CO

LIMITED.

" OPERATING

HONGKONG HOTEL GARAGE

RUSSELL STREET GARAGE KEPULSE BAY GARAGE

Telephone No. 32. Telephone No. 859.

Telephone No. 881.

SOLE AGENTS FOR HONGKONG AND SOUTH CHINA

FOR

ROLLS ROYCE ·

STUDEBAKER CORPORATION

Cara. Cara.

Commercial Tracks.. Tyres & Rabber Goods. Motor Car Mascota.

1946

WHITE COMPANY

UNITED STATES RUBBER CO.

A E LE JEUNE

HEAD OFFICE AND SHOW ROOM IN PEDDER STREET,

JUST ARRIVED

NEW

"KALYAN'

per s.s. MILLINERY

THE LATEST IN

MILLINERY

SMART

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ELEGANT

ATTRACTIVE

SMART

ELEGANT

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We have just unpacked a consignment of Ladies”. Smart Ready-to-Wear Bats In the latest styles

and Modes.

SMART BUT INEXPENSIVE $3.95 to $12.50

NEW MILLINERY FOR CHILDREN

$4.50

to

$13.50

NEW NET MUSLIN FRILLING

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25 cts. to $1.25 yd.

WHITEAWAY, LAIDLAW & CO., LTD.

HONGKONG.

THE STORE FOR VALUE.

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A DISPUTED CONTRACT. CIRCUS CLOWN SUES THE MANAGEMENT:

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In the Summary Court, before the Puisne Judge, Mr. J. R. Woud, on Saturday, an action was brought against propristór, "who 3. Fredoni; recently had a senson at the Ming Yun Gardens. The plaintiff was one members of the troupe, and the claim was for $379. The question in dispute was whether the plaintiff was entitled to be paid for every day the circus stayed at a place, or only on days when perfor- mances were given. "

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Mr. H. C. ncnamara, who appeared for the plaintiff, explained that there was a written agreement between the parties, made on, May 13th at Manila. under which two rates of pay were pro- vided0 pesos per day, while in the Philippines and 23 108, per day else whether where. The only dispute was the agreement meant that the defendant should be paid £ 108. per day for every day since the circus left the Philippines or whether he should be paid only when actually performing.

Mr. Leo d'Almada (for the defenïlanty: We say that he is only to be paid on performance days-that is, no play no. puy

The plaintiff gave evidence that he had been engaged in several other circuses before and the arrangement had always been that there should be no lost time. He had understood that the same would apply to this contract,

In reply to Mr. d'Almada, the plain- tiff said he had supposed that he would be paid for every day except when travelling.

MONDAY, JULY 18TH, 198

AMERICAN REPORTS

RUBBERY.

ATTACKED IN A CHINESE QUARTER,

A visitor to the Colony, Mr. C. C. Qunc,- enbush, staying at the Hongkong Hotel, wh ventured into Chinese districts thas he did not know, reports a most un- plesant experience which, he says, occur red to him at ten o'clock ou Friday night. Mr. Quackenbush states that he was considering whether he should visit Chinese restaurant when he was attacked by two Chinese who, after a struggle, robbal him af 81,000 American gold cur- rency, his passport from Manila, and a first-class steamship ticket from Manila to Seattle.

Mr. Quackenbush managed to find his way back to the centre of Victoria and the Central Police Station. thence to where he made u report at 1a.m. He was not sufficiently acquainted with the net- work of byo-streets in the Chinese districts of Hongkong to identify the place where he was robbed, but the police are doing all they can for him by circulating parti- | enlara to police stations and money changers in the hope that the thieves may be traced.

COMPANY MEETING. WHITEAWAY, LAIDLAW & Co.

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The 13th nonaat general meeting of Whiteaway. Laidlaw & Co., Ltd. held on May 27th at Cripplegate Buildings, London. Mr. Mence Wilkinson, chairman and managing director, pres siding.

(Mr. A.. J. King, F.C...y having read the notice vol- vening the meeting and the report of the auditors.

The Secretary

The defendant, in his evidence, said

Th Chairman, in the course of moving that the arrangement was that the plain the adoption of the report and accounts, tiff should be paid £3 10s. For each persaid:Last year I called your attention formance uutside the Philippines."

to the effect the favourable India and Later in the case the Court was China exchanges had upon or profits. amused at a dispute between the plaintiff when we commenced our Gaancial year and the proprietor defendant as to who on March 1st, 1920, the sterling value of was the clown. Both claimed to have the rupee was 2s. Tid.. but when our busy performed that office.

season commenced in October we were:

Lover is.

The Judge held that the contract must only getting is. 634. The decline, has be interpreted as meaning that the plain-contined unchecked, and the last rate we tiff should be paid so much per day obtained in February this year was just except when travelling, "while the circus Was outside the Philippine Islands, What ve said about the rup where the headquarters of the circus exchanges also applies to the solar of the It was agreed to have the case ad-Chion dollar; in fact, the only country journed sine die in order to settle the where we have found anything like stability in exchange is the Federated exact amount for which judgment should Malas States, where silver practiqully be given.

no longer circulates.

were.

SUCCESS IN SPITE OF DEPRESSION. The depression which last summer RETIREMENT OF TWO PUBLIC auddenly arrested the flow of trade, which

SERVANTS.

MR. A. LANE AND MR. Dad.

MACKENZIE..

after

had been booming until then was felt! 1 th East, as indeed, almost all over the world, and made it harder than ever for us to keep up our returns. In spite of this and the currency and all other difficulties, our sales have exceeded those Mr. A. Lane, Fire Brigade station, of the previous year, which were the officer; leaves the Colong by the much, the best on record, an achievement.

to-morrow, Mantor

sevent which is a tribute to the solidity of our years' service with the Hongkong Fire business in the East. Brigade. M Lane, who is retiring on Since our last meeting I have myself pension, received his training as a revisited all the principal branches and e fighter in the City of Loudon Brigale, good number of the smaller ones, and and his work here has won him special have come back more assured than ever recognition. Only a

week or so ago of the stability of our position, and Mr. Lane received, at the hands of H.E more confident than ever of our future. the Governor, the coveted King's Medal. Wherever oar business is established, its Mr Lane takes with hini in his retire- reputation stands high. ment the best wishes of the many real- The profit on trading, rents, pte.. affer dents who know him and especially of making provision for commissions due. members of the Fire Brigade with whoni amounts to 206,379. This ägure com he has always been very popular.

pares very favourably with any previous Mr. D. J. Mackenzie, senior revenue year. with the single exception of last officer, is about to leave the Colony for rear.

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SHANGHAI TRADE.

Messrs. llbert & Co.'s (Ltd.) piece goods market report says:-*

home, un retirement, after thirty years' The report and accounts were unani- service. He joined the police fover tumously adopted, and the usual formal 1891, was transferred to the Sanitary business transacted. Department in 1898 and performed "special duty at Laichikok at the time that Chinese coolia labour was being meruit. ed for the Transvaal. In 1909, when the Imports and Exports Department was established, Mr. Mackenzie was one pi the first revenue officersappointed and he has seen a vast extension of the duties of the office. His many friends will regret to learn that Mr. Mackenzie's "retirement has been hastened by ill

health:

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Business has taken a slight turn for the better during the week and is, on the whole, not whole, not bad considering the time of year and the conditions througa. out the country. The Northern outlets, principally Tientsin and Chefoo, are buy- ing steady and it is noticeable that American Sheetings are once again be ginning to figure regularly in

the

daily.

transactions with those ports. The trade MR. CRANE'S TRIP THROUGH reports which come to hand of internative in these cloths has been more or les extinct for some time but now shows signs of recovering & good deal of its ground owing to the relative cheapness of Ameri can goods and the early deliveries avail- able.

RUSSIA.

It appears that the Soviet authorities at first refused to allow Mr. Charles R. Crane, the retiring American Minister, to travel through Russia. As a reason,

It is satisfactory to report that con they referred to the "bad treatment fidener is low so far restored in the Han which the American Government gave to knw neighbourhood that shipments are M. Martens." M. Youria was obviously discomfited at the delay of Mr. Crane and apparently disabused Moscow's mied of the idea that Mr. Crate represented an official mission.

After 25 hours delay at Chita, Mr. Crane turned back, but when he was midway to Manchulis telegram arrived, saying that Moscow was willing to allow Lim to proceed through Russia. Mr. Crane then again turned bacic, and is by this time probably at Moscow. He bad, however, previously donated to the hospitals all the goods and conveniences with which he had intended to lighten the rigours of the journey.

LABOUR DEMONSTRATION IN KOBE

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being resumed on a small scale and some few fresh purchases have been made.

A certain amount of uneasiness has been caused by the announcement in the press of the position of the Banque Industrielle de Chine, which we followed by rumours regarding other banks which were after- wards proved to be hazeless. These lod to

run" on one or two banks and to the aloes at the discounting of notes st Exchange shops, and the rapidity with which this smalt panic started indicates that confidence in some of the more re- contly instituted banka is very easily shiskem.

WHAT IS EYESTRAIN? · The eye

bae certain tiur muscles. When objecta we look at do not,come up to a sharp focus in the eye, these muscles exert themselves anduly and enable us to sco clearly in spite of the defect. These muscles tire and relax The largest Labour demonstration over causing the objects looked at to become hold in Western Japan passed off, on July blurred and indistinct. Upon closing the 10th without incident and without interfer-

NO INCIDENT, AND NO.

INTERFERENCE.

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ence from the police. Thirty-five thousand eyes for a few seconds the muscles be strikers, including seevral hundred from come more or less rested and objects Osaka, marched to the Kawasaki dock are clear again for a brief period. yards, thence to those of the Mitsubishi Properly fitted glassca correct eye-strain, Company and finally to the Hyogo branch whether caused by astigmatism or age. of the Kawaanki yards, bearing flags and The Hongkong Optical Co., successors to anging Labour songa The Kobe Cham Clark & Co., Manufacturing and Refracts.

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APPOINTMENT

Apollinaris

NATURAL MINERAL” WATER

Since its foundation in 1972, the Apollinaris business has

ALWAYS BEEN BRITISH-OWNED.

THE APOLLINARIS CO., LTD.

(hṭainable in Quarts. Pints & Splits at

HONGKONG HOTEL, REPULSE BAY HOTEL.

Sold by

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WING ON CO.

SINCERE CO.

EMPRESS STORE, KOWLOON. and all the Leading Clubs & Stores.

LANE, CRAWFORD & CO.

NOTICE.

MESSRS. GILLARD & CO.

HAVE GREAT PLEASURE

in

informing the

PUBLIC

that they have just received

THE WARRANT OF APPOINTMENT

AS

SAUCE and PICKLE MAKERS

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H.R.H. THE PRINCE OF WALES

THESE SAUCES and PICKLES

May be obtained from.

LANE, CRAWFORD & CO.

and

All other Stores.

SHOULD THEY BE UNOBTAINABLE. FROM YOUR DEALER, PLEASE COMMUNICATE WITH

DONNELLY & WHYTE,

Tzt. 6361

New Shipment of

DUNHILL'S

Standard Briar pipes. Shell

Quaint shaped

Ladies

Pipes in cases."

Cigarette holders. Oilsilk Tobacco pouches. Pipe gloves.

Carbon cutters. Tabacco caddies.

My Mixture:

Standard Mixture... Cuba Havana Mixture.

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GOODS

Tabaqueria Filipina,

38, Queen's Road Central.

938

BERGER'S PAINTS.

PREPARED PAINTS OF ALL KINDS

AND COLOURS. BERGER'S LIQUID RED LEAD covers 50 per cent more soriace, weight for weight, than the ordinary hand, mixed Bed Lead. MATROIL-The oil paint you thin with water. Covering capacity one third more than that of Washable Distemper.

ASTRUCTURAL & F

preservative.

ROOF PAINT - A"

BERGER'S VARNISH. OAK VARNISH,

BLACK JAPAN, COPAL, ETC. (

LEWIS BERGER & SONS, LTD.

PRICES

ON

APPLICATION-STOCKS

SOLE AGENTS

CARRIED.

W. R. LOXLEY & CO.

ZERGIK MALE FII ECCLELER IN ZONEGUIN 8700.

1180

1562

bor of Corpuerco has offered to mediate ing Opticians, 53, Queen's Road, Central,

in the dispute, but the strikers have have the equipment to fit you glasses refused.

properly-ADvE....