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PEAK TRAMWAYS CO., LTD. NOTICE.

TRAFFIC on the PEAK TRAMWAY TRAR SUSPENDED from 1 d., OR

"MARINE COURT.

*THE_KONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 27TH, 1993.

YESTERDAY'S CASES.

The following cases were dealt with by Commander C. W. Beckwith, R.N., at the Marine Court, yesterday morning:--

WEDNESDAY, 2lar INSTANT for a Period" of Eight Days or thereabouts in order to carry ont certain repaire to the Haulage Machinery, Season Ticket Holders will have the option of getting their Tickets extended for the Whole Period' ears cease Taming or obtaining a Pro Rata refund on such Tickets for the Unexpired 8.9. Period

JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON General Managers. Hongkong, 15th February, 1993.

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"A BAD CHARACTER. ""

"LEAVES SHIP IN A HURRY.

As a Chinese detective approached the

Petoria on Saturday morning he noticed a Chinese sliding down a rope as the side of the s. Pictorin or to the steam launch Kuring On. The detective met him at the bottom of the rope and took him back to the vessel, where it was found that he had had no permission to be on board.

"

BREAKDOWN OF SHANGHAI'S ELECTRIC PLANT.

AND OTHER TRAMS, FACTORIES

UTILITIES AT A STANDSTILL. The Shanghai Mertury of February 21st reportai-

Shanghai's electricity supply was co- tirely suspended this morning owing to a Chinese employed in the Central Power Station tampering with certain, switches in a room whers Chinese employés aro forbidden to enter. The unfortunate man had been instantly electrocuted and the short circuit formed by his body, coming in contact with the terminals, blew all the fuses in the power station and con- sequently shut off the city's supply. Very serious results to the city's business im- mediately followed.

** A · CHINAMAN'S “WORD"

IMPORTANT ADDRESS BY CHAIR- MAN OF EWO COTTON MILLÁ,

REPUDIATION OF CONTRACTS BY CHINESE

Mr. John Johnstone, who presided at:

INTIMATIONS

POSTAL NOTIFICATION.

và 500.

NC Yasmination for Appointment

NOW IN THE PRESS.

THE DIRECTORY

AND · CHRONICLE

1923.

JAPAN, TORKA. FOR CHINA,

STRAITS INDO-CHINA," SIAM, BETTLEMENTS, MALAY STATER NETHERLANDS INDIA, PHIMP.

PINES, BORNEO, ETC.

EXAMINATION FOR CLERKS. 【OTIFICATION 19 HEREBY GIVEN the second ordinary meeting of share

of Clerks at a commencing Monthly Salary of holders of the Ewe Cotton Mills, Ltd., 987.50 will be held on or about last week, delivered a most interesting the 8th MARCH Next at the Postal District speech, in the course, of which he dwelt Head Office, Caaton,

Only applicants possessing Certificates of upon the past and present interpretation Graduation from a School will be qualified to A good knowledge of of A Chinaman's Word." Following is it in the Examination.

Chinese English and

ssential Those desir portion of his address:-

the Examination must send in ing to compete in the There will be few persons amongst the at an early date. their applications in English of Birth, Age, Fast Part dispute giving particulars of place of

Present Address and School from which foreign business community to

Career, the fact, that during the last few years they have graduated and forwarding copy of it has been the bitter experience of most the Certificate they held. Testimonials from present employer should also acompany of us engaged in various branches of applications from those who have been in bus- SIXTY-FIRST ANNUAL ISSURY

school. nas ince leaving

Candidates whone applications are consider Led satisfactory will be called to this office for an interview and only those considered se Informai of the exact date thereof

B TOLLIDAT, Postal Commissioner for Kwingtung. -

[440 Canton, 21st February, 1993,

KONGKONG FOTEL CÓ., LTD. NOTICE

Yesterday he was charged with being on board without permission and he was:

Industrial life in the Settlement came China trade to note a departure from the UNING theSUSPENSION of the PEAK DTRAMWAY

SERVICE MOTOR described by the police, as a man with

to a standstill during the time the ear-old times when "A Chinaman'a : word”. BUSSES WILL BE RUN between then bad character. Two previous convice rent was cut off. Traments ceased to a suffoiently good on which to conclude Hongkong Hotel and the Peak Church,"leaving tions were recorded against him, one of run and the passengers had to find,other,purchase or sale of goods running into muitable will be called for the Examination and - either end at the following Times -

which was for unlawfully possessing means of conveyance. Mills and factories "lakhs, whereas nowdays I regret to say, were compelled to stop, and for the time ono only hears complaints of the utter being thousands of employés in the cotton lack of business morality amongst a large mills and elsewhere were forced to section of the Chinese trading communi❤ main idle awaiting the resumption of the

ty and their complete disregard for the supply.

terms of a contract,

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GF.M. to 8 PM.

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had dropped from bis engine and he was

In some cases long discarded steam engines were fired up and care more for a short period came into their own and partially drove the machinery in various premises.

This state of affairs, so far as it affects the position of millowners is borne out to-day in the following manner.

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The Magistrate did not believe his story alternative of one month with hard Labour.

Life Bosta,

Stoves Ships

Not only is the Directory as full and complete Part or Settlement is prefaced DESCRIP TION, carefully revised non year, most of which will save as scourata GUIDE FOR THR the places, their History, Topography, eta TOURLY, giving every detail in connectim with

The Information in those Descriptions, consiste ing of a hundred interesting articles, packed with faste concisely set out, and confixing statistics of the TRAD of each Country and port, would alone suffice to fill a large volume.

The Book is printed from New Typa specially reserved for the purpose, and uniformity iz every arrangement greatly facilitates reference.

TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY & THURSDAY

Naval Yard, Hongkong, sad at Kowloca the 6th, 7th and 8th MARCH, 1989, it H.M. Naval Depot, commencing each day at 8.30am with an interval from

19 Noon to 1.30 p.m.. OLD AND SURPLUS NAVAL STORES,

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Whalers, Cars, Cells and Electric Cable, Cooking, and Fittings, Life Rafts, Life Balts, Carpets, Rags, Mats, Table Covers, Blankets, Canvas, Canvas Kags, Old Ludis Rubber, Old Woollen Bags, Old Asbestos. Old Old Iron and Steel. Old Brass, Copper, Lead and Gun Metal, Coal Sacks, Wood and Gua Metal Blocks, Lampa, Ganges, Steel Tubes, ALPHABETICAL LIST of RESIDENTS Steel Wire Rope Of Chain Cable, Drilling the Far East contains the names of oven and Grinding Machines, Pinnace and Cutter

20,000 FOREIGNERS, Engines, Tables, Chairs, Stoole, Rinnacles, Compasses, Clocks, Davite, Iros Drams,

names, in strictly Aphabetical Order, so that Wooden Chees, Fold op Lavatories, Old Fack-arranged, with the Initials as well as the Sur ing Cases, des

any name can be found instantly..

Besides the usual Alphabetical List of Farma the Directory gives the CLASSIFIED LISTS of TRADES and PROFESSIONS at the large..

end imposed a fine of $20 with the of the old nursery rhyme concerning the In some instances where attempts at de- Leather and Metallic Hoses, Old Commercial Centres.

NO. RIDING LIGHTS,

The defendant, who was described as man of no occupation, denied the allegation of sliding down the rope, saying that it was much too dangerous a method for him to try.

He added that he was a luggage coolie on board the steamer.

The Magistrate sentenced him to two months' imprisonment with hard labour.

The lighting and heating apparatus Large sales of local cotton were made AN OVER-EAGER TOWING MASTER. ceased to function, and for the greater during

part of the morning the city's normal In his eagerness to secure a tow from life was completely disorganized. Elevators between Tls. 271 and Tls. 30 per picül, the wharf, Li Kau, the master of the operating in the various buildinga "stop but when the market advanced during towing steam launch Krong Tak, failed ped, some of them between floors, and December in syinpathy with the rise id

Indian varieties, American, and in one particular case a elevator in to observe the rule of the rand by np-central building stopped between the first

the greater number of the sellers firmly do- pranching the wharf in the wrong direc- and second floor, and, owing to tion. He told the Magistrate that a nut emergency release not having been attendolined to honour their contracts,

ed to, the ange could not be lowered so

It was not because the cotton was not that the unlucky passengers were compelled draughty shaft until the current was their contract obligations in order to take again turned on and the lift enabled to descend. Their predicament reminds one advantage of the improved market rates. Duke of York and his ten thousand men liveries were made, there occurred the who when they were up" were up, and most flagrant adulteration, and inferior when they were down they "were down" grades were and are still being tendered. but when only half way up the lift occup

All millowners have suffered at the nnts were neither up nor down."

bands of these defaulters, some moro severely than others, possibly the Chinese millowners most of all, and the moment has arrived when the Chinese leaders in the cotton industry together with the Chinese Millowners Association and the It is an ill-wind that blows no good and Chinese General Chamber of Commerce in this morning's affair the old proverb should take the matter firmly in hand and was again proved true, "as the ricksha evolve some means of putting a stop bountiful harvest to these pernicious malpractices which, coelies reaped through the spension of the tramea while not only a very serious handicap to

a reflection- on MARCH, service, as passengers harrying to their growing trade, are offices in the morning were compelled to Chinese Business morals, reverie from fall back on the ricksha as a means of pleasing, to say the very least of it.

We all realize that the sound old conveyance.

This is the first incident of the kind that has occurred since the installation Chinese traders are not at fault, in fact of the electreity supply, and in speaking they are the principal sufferers in the of the affair, Mr. Taylor, of the Elec matter of this general repudiation of tricity Department, remarked that it was cotton contracts, but there appears of one of those qufortunate accidents which late years to have been an invasion into will at times occur and against which it is local business circles of a body of un Noticing the ferry launch Fee Fen almost impossible to make any provision principled gamblers who, while quite running between Hongkong and Yaumati, other than duplicating the entire gener willing to complete any venture that goes going across the harbour on the afternoon ating system, which in view of the pre profitably for them, repudiate their on- of the 19th with a very heavy list, Sergt. sent day general efficiency of electric tracts or disappear entirely, if the reverse. A. E. Carey boarded her and found she supply apparatus, would be a waste of be the cass. was carrying 250 passengers, not includ- money, as it would so seldom have to be ing children, which was 26 in excess of us

It was not until about 11.30 4.m. that the number allowed by her licence.

The coxswain, Li Lai, told his Wor- the current was in general use. ship. that the 24 passengers came board after he had blown the whistle and that he could not stop them,

A fine of $50 was inposed. with the alternative of

nge month with hard labour.

For failing to exhibit the regulation" lights whilst lying at anchor in the Har bour on the night of February 18th, Tsaus Sha, master of the steam launch Sumatra Jo, & was fined $10 with the (alternative of 14 days' hard labour,

According in the evidence of Sergt. Carson, the latach was lying at a buoy of North Point. He boarded her and warned the master of his omission. About hour later he again visited the launch and found ao riding lights were burning.

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The defendant's excuse was that he had run out of kerosene.

PASSENGERS. IN EXCESS OF LICENCE.

COXSWAIN OF YAUMATI FERRY LAUNCH FINED.

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For carrying 10 passengers in excess of the number allowed by the Ecence, Kong Knu, the coxswain of the motor launch. Lrung in fined $5.

FILIPINO. STOWAWAYS..

The printing presses and ligotype machines in the newspaper offices were held up owing to lack of power and the serious breakdown resulted in heavy losses in both time and money.

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Half an hour later the current was again out of order and again, general dir location resulted. This continued until 12.45 when matters were apparently put right.

JAPANESE PORTION OF THE

We all know, gentlemen, that, business can only flourish on the sound basis of straight dealing and integrity on both sides, and I feel sure it is only necesanzy for me to remind mer of such undoubted business acumen as our Chinese friends that this dangerous element, above refer- red to, must be eliminated or the whole trade of this community will be seriously compromised.".

To dishonour a signed contract simply because it does not suit your book is very serious matter.

and

WANTED.Lady (German), Ceratod, AMERICAN OFFICER'S VIEWS ON to devote the interess accruing from the through the irresponsible acts of this,

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THE MAPS AND PLANS

of the principal parts of the Far East bara boss

ALSO

STRUCTURAL QUANTITY of STEELWORK, comprising Stanchions, Beams, Struts, Gutters, So, and sundry other Steel work, and a large quantity of Fire Bar Iron

Lots may be inspected on MoYDAY, the Salengraved by one of the most eminent Firms g

Great Britain and are annually coʻricted 1923. Also sale of OLD AND SURPLUS VIC brought up to date

The CHRONICLE covers the notable eventm at Kowloon an TUALLING STORES

together with the Texts of all the most import FRIDAY, 9th Mason, comprising

Gondemand Provisions for Foultry or Pigs on Treaties concluded with the countrie Food, Remnants of Berge, Flannel, &c. Bed-Eastern Asis, the various Customs Tarilla Scales of Commissions, Consalar and Court diag Clothing, Mass Gear, including Electro Trade Regulations, Chambers of Commeros Dution, Signal Fees, Hongkong Stamps Terms of Sale A detailed in Catalogue." Piste.

HUGHES & HOUGH, Codes, Chinees Festival. Tables of Money, By Appointment Auctioneers to the Weights and Maarures and other Com

marcial Information. Admiralty.

[424 Hongkong, 20th February," 1923."

PARTICULARS at VALUABLE LEASEHOLD PROPERTY

Situate

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No. 13, WING HING STREET, VICTORIA, HONGKONG,

To be Bold by Order of the "Mortgages

By

FUBLIC AUCTION, IN ONE LOT

MONDAY,

By

BOXER INDEMNITY; ' FIVE YEARS INTEREST FOR CUL TURAL ENTERPRISES IN CHINA. The Japanese Government has decided, Boxer Indemnity, totalling Yen 22,000,000, be it said, is brought about men of straw to cultural enterprises in China, such as who exist on "Exchanges" to the detri- education, sanitation, and exchange of ment of legitimate trade. college professors, and the supplementary The position is very serious, gentlemen, estimates necessary for that purpose will and in these troublesome days when be presented to the Diet shortly.

Government in this country is to all The indemnity was deposited with the intents and purposes non-existent and Department of Finance in the form of the credit of China in rapidly being des They all want to go to the United Chinore treasury bills, but the payment troyrd ·· through mismanagement in all created by the Crown Lease thereof together

GIVEN AT THE MAGISTRÁCY, "Do you find many Filipines stow away on your vessel'

"Yes, sir!? "Why is that "/

gave us his excuso.

It is published at the Office of the "Hors LONG DAY PRESS."

The Directories and Descriptions are of 2--- ORITA

Peking

Soochow

Cant.com

Tientam

Peitatho

Chinking Nanking

Whampo

Kowloon

Chiwangi Wahu

Iapp

Kerking

Ship

Hankow

Manchurian

Tochow

Newchwang

Ichang

Chongking

K'GLETWIS Pakke

Trade Ctres Bhai

Dairen

.Rort Arthux

Chalos

Wahaiwei Tainanfu.. Mukdem

Hongshow

Ningpo

Wenchow

Santano

Shanghai Amoy

Amitow

Tokyo

Nagasaki

Yokohama Moji Erogo - Kobe

Bhimunoeeti

Haber Langobow Henglan

Hokow

Stem

Toochow

Harbin

Kirin Lungkoy

Tengy yo Changokus

Funckma

Langahingahan

JAPAN & FORMOSA.

Osaka

Keeling

Trinanlı

Takow

Anping

EASTERN SIMERIA.

Nicolajowak

Caca (Koran).

Boonl

Women

Chomelpo

be

TEXTA Pingrang

Hokpe Chinnanga

The Lex Day of MA2, 1923, at 3 o'CLOCK P.M. Mears, LAMMERT BROTHERS Unfortunately, this is what is hap

År Tura Ornen, DUDDILL STARET, pening daily in the cotton and a good many other lines of business to such an

THE Property consists of First ALL sted that the Chisaman's "can do' piece or parcel of grand situate at Victoria in the Colony of Hongkong and is rapidly becoming worthless,

in the Land Office as SECTION registered in the A of INLAND LOT No. 2166 together with

Wing 13. the messages erections or buildings thereon now known as No.

Hing Street and Secondly ALL THAT strip of land at the rear of the said Section A of Inland Lot No. 2188 being a scavenging late. All of which pre- miss are held for the residue of the term of 75 years from the 15th day of May, 1818, with the valuable machinery now situate in Gordon Street.

Particulars and Conditions of sale

may or upon the said premises and at, No.

obtained from

Messrs. HASTINGS & HASTINGS,

Solicitors, 8, Des Voeux Bond Central- }and Marra, LAMMERT BROTHERS!

Auctioneers,

IF YOU WEAR GLASSES

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OX X BRIGHT SUT,

Step Barsen to the

against Filipizes there, and in America on Japan's proposal on condition that made by the merchant classes, who have hitherto enjoyed a reputation for fair to uphold and they all seem to get on well. They socm China participate in the Great War. to think, too, that we can do nothing to

As the term of suspension expired at dealing second to none, them when we do catch them at it.".

the end of last year. China has just re- guard this reputation, thereby setting « ar. example to those who, by their inernpet- This illuminating little dialogue was sumed payment of interest. carried on between the Magistrate and

The Japanese Government will ask for once and self-interestedness, are rapidly the fourth officer of the R. President the endorsement by the Diet of the plan bringing discredit on the people of this Jefferson at the Magistracy yesterday to include the principal and interest of country as a whole." morning, in a case where a Filipino, was the indemnity to be paid by China from charged with stowing himself away on 1923 up to 1945 into the revenue of that vessel. The defendant, one Natalio general accounts, according to a report Giron, frankly admitted the offence, and Amongst Japanese a movement has for

"I wanted to try some time been in progress for the use there is almost as much comfort and Large Engineering my luck in other lands, for never have of part of the Japanese partion of the pleasure in wearing Piace-ne Eye WWorks, EUROPEAN CLEEK with I had any in my own."

Boxer Indemnity for the benefit of knowledge of Stock Accounts. Apply Box Mr. H. F Brewer, the fourth officer Chinese students in Japan who have had Glasses, as there is in possessing

of the s.8. President Jefferson, said the to suffer serious inconvenience from time perfect poir of eyes for they fit o com man was found on deck the day after to time as a result of the inability of the fortably and securely that you forget you Chinese Government to remit funds to He was not D the boat left Manila.

provement in eye glasses in the past member of the crew, nor was he a pas-Japan in respect of odecational obliga have them on-the most important im senger, so they locked him up till Hong

It was only recently that the Chinese twenty-five years Pince-nes Eye Glasses kong was reached.

In answer to the Magistrate (Mr. J. students in Tokyo despatched an urgent of any prescription in either regular or

telegram to the Students Association at Bedrooms, Two Bathrooms, Boxroom, Pantry R. Wond), witnes said that though these Shanghai, appealing to the latter for its Toric form are manufactured by the sod nenal Officer Could be occupied as one cases were fairly common, it never hap-assistance in urging the Peking Govern. Hongkong Optical Co., sucAD or kind of Disser, however ADIES GENTLEMEN Buffering house Apply Box W.G, c/o Daily Prass pened that the stowaways got so far na mnt to remit funds necessary for the

the United States. Once a man had settlement of outstanding obligations with Clark & Co., Manufacturing and Be proached Shanghal, but in nearly every Japaness colleges and universitics,

fracting Opticians the most competent sophomsad and long-standing the case may 50, are requested to write pressat condisan of EASONABLY: PRICED OFFICE case stowaways were discovered before.

The more on the part of the Japanese optical manufacturing establishment in the dress. Fall particulars of treatment, ROOMS, KroeBent Location, To Let the vessel reached Hongkong.

Government is well received in Shanghai,

Besdes aquars (HL.P.), Calantis (India). the Mercury says, especially by Chinese Bouth China-located in 53, Queen's dvds, ie, fris under cover, Barz WozKR, the New Quarters opposite KING month's hard labour.

students, EDUARD HOTEL, thove Hueres Horon. [26

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Office

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