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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
THE EASTERN EXTENSION, AUSTRÀ. LASIA & CHINA TELEGRAPH
CO., LTD.
( INCORPORATED IN ENGLAND.) HONGKONG STATION, CURRENCY CHARGES ON TELEGRAMS.
ENDERS of TELEGRAMS are HEREBY NOTIFIED that from the 1ST JULY, 1923, til farther notice, the Charges for Telegrams will is collected at the Rate of Dollars 0.37 to equal Prasa 1,00..
R. M. MACALPINE,
Superintendent. Hongkong, Buth Jane, 1*21, GREAT NORTHERN TELEGRAPH 10., LTD.
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HONGKONG STÁTION." CURRENCY CHARGES ON TELEGRAMS.
ENDERS of TELEGRAMS are HEREBY NOTIFIED that from 18T JULY, 1923, antil further notice, the Charges for Telegrams will be collected at the Rate of Dollars 0.37 to equal Frana 1,00,
N. LUND, Acting Superintendent. Hongkong, th Jane, 1993.
Q.
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THE Offices of the SECRETARIAT FOA to the FIST FLOOR of BEACONSFIELD ARCADE.
ER. HALLIFAX, SECRETARY FOR CHINESE AFFAIRS.
RICKYERS LINIE.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
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FROM HAMBURG 1810 ANTWERP.
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THE Steamship
"BERTRAM RICKMERS" having arrived from the above ports, Con signees of Curga ars hereby informed that their Goods are being landed at their risk into the Godowns of the Hangkong, and Kowloon Wharf and Godowa Co., Ltd, Kowloon, and atorod at Consignees risk and expense.
Goods will be carried on unless
isteleme are given to the contrary before:
Noon, to-day.
All broker, chafed, and damaged goods sre to te
be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on 25th inst. at 10 AM.
All claims must be presented within fifteen days of the steamer's arrival here, after which date they cannot be recognised.
No claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all Goode remaining" anderered after the 26th inst. will be subject to rent.
by
whee of cargo are hereby notified that produce an Import permit signed
Horintendent of Imports & Exports,
No Fire
before Bills of Lading can be
countersignrunce has been effected.
Bill of Lading will be countersigned by.
NAAMLOOEE YESNOUTHGRÁT,
CARL BOEDIKER & CO.S
"HANDELNAATschaft1J (Ltd.),
Agents, Rickmer Linie,
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Hongkong, 19th June, 1923.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
HE Undersigned have received instructions
to sell by Public Auction,
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MONDAY, the 16th JULY, 1923, commencing at 3.00 P.K.,
at their Sales Room, DUDDELL STREET.
ONE SET OF MINT MACHINERY. This lot comprises a complete set of Mint Machinery, capable of producing 100,000 (one hundred thousand) pieces 20-cent (twenty cent) coins or 200,000 (two hundred thousand) pieces 10-cent ften cent) coins per working day of 10
INTIMATIONS
NOTICE.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 20TH, 1998.
INTIMATIONS
HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE CO., LTD.
TOMCE IS HEREBY GIVEN
DURING the Temporary Absence from the Manging Director Mr. WHI Colony of our angYDNEY NGN Cerfisicats No. 6773 for 20 Sherat QUINN is hereby appointed to set in his numbers 77161 to 77200, 47901 to 47230, 11005% to 110076, 121989 to 122037, 84151 to stead, and in the event of Mr. QUINN's al aces from Office at say line, Messrs. TSAN PAK 84175: Certificate No. 8774 for 200 Shares 37200 WOON and JOSEPH CHARLES TAM are numbered 505C1 to 30600, 37101 to suthorized to Sigu jointly For Procuration for Certifieste No. 8:75 for 50 Shares numbered 69951 to 70000 all registered in the Name of the Firm until further notice.
Mr. LAM CHOR YIN have been LOST or and should these Certificates
THE GENERAL COMMERCIAL "
CO., LTD. Dated Hongkong, 14th, Jane, 1923, 194
THE HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUR LASTRA GYMKHANA MEETING is fixed
ESTRA
JULY 7TH, 1921,
Dralt Programmes and Entry Forms may be obtained at the Race Corks, Hosexose Lun and CAUSEWAY BAY STABLES.
Entries Clore Saturday, 23rd June, 1923.
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THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST- MENT AND AGENCY CO., LTD. HAREHOLDERS in THE Hoxtong CENTRAL ESTATE, LTD, entitled to an Allotment of Shares in The HONGKONG LAND INVESTMENT and AGENCT Co. Ltd., are | requested to forward their Claims to the Undersigned as soon as possible.
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L S. GREENHILL, Secretary,
TRE HONGKONG LAND INVESTMENT & AGENCY CO, LT
G.
K.
MENDERS are invited for the Purchase of T
70,000 Gallons (approximately), or Less Quantity of Rangoon O.T.S. LUBRICATING UIL, subject to the following Condition:-
(a) The Dil is believed to be pure. but purity is not guaranteed. A Sample can le
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seen on application.
by The Oil shall be cleared with All Famits and roof Description. Quantity, Mensrement, or Enumeration and no clair for Any Subsequent Loss or Error will be admitted. The Parchaser shall be deemed to have inspected the material, and should he purchase without rerions inspection. it hall be at his own risk.
DESEN the Company before the
not be
7TH DAY OF JULY, 1913, New Certificates for the said Shares will be issued and the Old Certi Beates will thereafter be held by the Company a Null and Void.
JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON,
General Managers,
(029 Hongkong. 7th June, 1923.
THE SHANGHAI HOTELS, LTD.
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TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that DEBENTURE TRANSFER REGISTER of the above Company will e CLOSED from SATURDAY, the 23 JUNE to SATURDAY, the 30 JUNE. 1923, Loth days inclusive, for the preparation of Debenture Interest Warrants.
Warrants will be payable at Tue HostKoso BANKING CORPORATION, AND SHANGHAI Shanghai.
By Order of the Board.
WALTER J. HAWKER,
Secretary.
Hoogkong, 15th June, 1923.
HOTEL TO LET.
THE KOWLOON HOTEL, BANKOW ROAD, KOWLOON.
(940
(ÖNI MINDTE'S WALK ON THE STAR FERRY.)
NEW and Unfurnished Up-to-date First Class European Residential and Tourist HOTEL of Six Stories high with Extensive Hoof Garden and Basement suitable for Garage.
More than 90 Large and Airy Roomsand each Story is furnished with.9 Sanitary Baths and 7 Water Closets.
One Large and Long Hall as Dining Room which can hold about 150 Persons; One Sack- ing and Sitting Room: Billiard Roons; One! 'rivate and One Public Bar in the First Story.
A fashionable Electric Hlevator: one Boiler; all Electric Lights, Fans, Bells and Fittings will be furnished,
The constraction of this Hotel will be com
be leased on 5 or 10 years to carry on business from the beginning of July, 1923,
For Rent and Particulars, Please apply :- TONG WA LAND INVESTMENT
& AGENCY Co..
(r) Parchasers must provide their swa con
tainers for the Removal of the Oil. Thepleted at the end of this month and same ean Oil. which is in tanks, will be ran off into Purchaser's containers without charge, but the Purchaser must be represented at the time the Oil is run off in order to safeguard bis interests, unless he agrees in writing to accept the Oil as packed by the Dockyard and without subsequent dispate ai to quantity, con- dition of packages, etc.
(d) Any Coopering, etc., necessary to the containers provided by Purchaser will only be done on the parchaser agreeing in writing to pay usual Admiralty charges for such services.
hall
(e) Arrangements for Remors! of the Oil Le made by Purchaser, and the Admiralty admit no responsibility what- ever alter the Dil leaves the Yard,
f) Payment to be made before the Uilleaves
the Tarl
The Admiralty reserve the right to with draw the Oil from sale or to dispose of all or any part thereof as they may decide.
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12a, Queen's Road East, M■. LAI HIN MAN,
*/% ORIENTAL COMMERCIAL BANK, LTD.
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NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
THE PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION CO'S STEAMER
"SICILIA,"
ALIVED HONGKONG ON 16TH JUNE, 1923. From BOMBAY, COLOMBO AND STRAITS
INTIMATION
DEWAR'S
gianted by the Government free of chargo
As the Murina Court, yesterday mera
on a forty years lease. The agreed sahing, before Commander C, W. Beckwith, of the land is $10,000. People in Hongkong It. N.. a beatwoman was fed $50 for de not usually acquire land of that value making fast her boat to the .. Jing to arees upon it Aimsy structures such as the harbour on Monday.
Sang while the vessel was under way in
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the Government scheme for a Bungalow City" contemplated. In his illustration.
A meeting of the Sanitary Board was the COLONIAL SECRET suggested held yesterday evening in Post Offer
19 building, costing about $90,000. We do
WHITE LABEL"
FINEST
SCOTCH WHISKY
OF GREAT AGE.
Awarded 30 Gold and
Prize Medals.
Messrs.
FROM
JOHN DEWAR
& SONS, LTD.
PERTH. SCOTLAND.
not ge palares in Hongkong for that Buildings, Mr. G. R. Sayer, presided: those also present being Mr. Wong Kwong sum, but dwellings with wo mar, if i
as much. accommodation as could Tin, Mr. S. W. Two, Dr. W. W. Pearce ubtained in most other parts of the world (Medical Officer of Health), and Dr. W. J. for half the money. It seas to us the Woodman (Assistant Medical Officer of the man who takes up land under the Heath). There was no-business of publie ¡ conditions laid down by the COLONIAL SECRETARY must make a regular business
interest.
Gen. Sir Gomes da Costa, K.C.M.,
I.
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small.cruiser, and it is said that even
of building-must, in short, be a building: the well-known Portuguese military spreulator As things are at present render now in Shanghai, was guest of must be prepared to bnikl a s-cond hous honour at a reception given at the (practically as soon as the first is en- Bureau of Foreign Affairs last week by ipleted, for, in Hongkong, the value of thes General Ho Feng-ling, Military Governor appreciates as gun as the sites are chwen. of Shanghai and Sunkiang, and Mr. Ha How many Crown lots which are put ng Yuan, Comunissioner of Foreign Affairs. to anction are sold at the upset price? There was quite a representative gather The general axperience has been that they, ing, thus, present including members of sell for double and treble the upset price, the Consular Body and of the Portuguesa The probability is, then, that, under the coonnnnity, as well as a large number of Government scheme, the value of the land) Chinese and foreign vilivia's and business will have doubled before the erection of a house has been completed. Of course, thei
There are some interesting points in reply of the Government to this will be
So much the better, for as a the President Li Yann-hung's career, says a tid donl'es in value the leger must sell
Peking Contemporary. Sip Juhu Jordan jand reinvest the original capital sam in knew him when he was, third engineer on another house, and continue so to sell today Scotchmen, particularly from the jam baik again ut there is *** Clyde districts, have a quite extra- end to the shortage which is repidi ordinary feeling when they see him in sible for the rapid enhancement of his ordinary clothes, for there is an the value of the land So much for indeuable something about the way be. the point regarding the land. Now na wears a blue reefer out that only men. to the hause imtilt upon it. Let us farget who have been in the engineroom acquire. for a moment the startling tendency of In summer the white "suite with double, Eland values to appreciato as soon as sites, pockets that be affects are just the sort. jare selected, and consider whu" clay, of¦ of thing every man in the const, has.
A Yaau-hung. | house a speculator would be likely to erect Presistent
Wa only on and deemed to be worth a dollar or transferred from the naval to the more a foot, and what rental he could ¦ military arm after the Sino-Japanesó expect Ler get for it if it were les, ware Although he is very modest about Assuming that the house cost $20,000 to he speaks English quite well and knows. erect, would the builder care to let it Japanese too, having studied fortifications jat a rental of less than $170 a month, in Japan for two years.
that is, a return of roughly ten por eṛnt. on his outlay (The COLONIAL SECRÏTARY, was advised in regard to the proposed Bungalow City" that flimsy houses jbuilt at a cost of 80-200 nch could not fet at lex than $10 a month. though we think there is something manifestly jerong about the estimate, notwithstand- ing that the COLOSIAL SECRETARY has COR frmed the securacy of his reported state nacut on the subject. On this basis the conomic rent of a twenty-thou and dollar house, wou d be over 800 a month.) The FEDERSPIEL-At Shanghai, on June 14th, builder of the house might be prepared,
MAX HOLGER FEDERSPILL (Great of course, to let
it far below the Northern Telegraph Co., Ltd.), aged economic rent in anticipation of a quick 30 years.
By Royal Appointment to
His Majesty the King.-
SOLE AGENTS :
A. S. WATSON &
(h) Tenders in Sealed Envelopes marked CONSIGNEES of Cargo by the above.
TENDER
FOR LUBRICATING OIL should be lodged at the Office of the Naval Store Officer on or before Noon of the 28th JUNE, 1993.
A. W.GRUNDY. H.A. NAVAL YARD, Naval Store Officer.
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8. S. CHINA."
PERDUANT TO AN ORDER OF THE SUPREME
COURT DATED STE JUNE, 1923;
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ENDERS are invited up to the BRD DAY of JUNE, 1923, for the Purchase of the above-named Vessel with Engines and Boilers and various Auxiliary Machinery on lord.
Permits, to view be obtained on application to the Undersigned.
Tenders must be accompanied by deposit particulars and inspection orders obtained from her in of 8500 returmbe after delion on the fenders
has been reached Ltd, or the Undersigned).
Ternu-20% of purchase money to be paid on fall of hammer. Balance to be paid within two weeks of day of tale.
hour pe
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LAMMERT BROTHERS,
Auctioneers.
PARNGULARS of
VALUABLE LEASEHOLD PROPERTI
Situate
Bo. 13, WING HING STREET,
VICTORIA, HONG KONG,
To be Bold by Order of the Mortgages
By
PUBLIC AUCTION,
IN ONE LOT On TUESDAY, The 1778 Dat of July, 1923, at 30'CLOCK r. By Mrs. LAMMERT BROTHERS
DOW
As Tunin OFFICE, DUDDELL STENDY,
theroon
PARTICULARS.
Port of Register-San Francisco.
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A single HoreW steel steamer of LH.P. 8,000 fitted with internal Electric Lighting.
CO., LTD.,
Wine and Spirit Merchants.
TELEPHONE No. C. 616
DEATHS.
Haukow
A correspondent informa -al
poker gamer. contemporary that at a Played by a party of Chinese in Harkow regatly, the players adapted the follow
A full house ing original terminology: of three kings anil a pair of jacks was. referred to as three cooks and two. bourboys." Having referencs to the former status of some of the members of the club where the game was played. Four aces were referred to as "four- Tandits "the highest cards on the political table in China at present. Three" Queens were spoken of as missioners" (women supposed to talk) bus, who rank below bandits and former cooks. The tons were called "consrls and all
"three com.
named reasel are hereby informed that their Goods are being fanded and placed AT THEIR RISK in the Hongkong, nad" Kowloon Wharf and Godows Company's Godowns at Kowloon, where each consignment will be sorted out mark by mark and delivery HERMITAGE At Shanghai, on June 14th, sale. and so because of the fact that he
JORN CHARLES ARTHUR, dearly becoukl not give the tenant, in the circum below tens were simply “cominon people.** can be obtained so the Goode are landed.
loved son of Mr. and Mr. G. This vessel brings on Cargo from Persian
stances, Becurity of
for any This correspondent, however, does not HERMITAGE, aged one year and nine B.I.S.N. and B. & P.S.N. Co.'s Gall
length of time. Clearly, the, scheine would tell us that we are to take the above as Steamers.
MyEna-At Peitaiho, on June 12th, Rev. do nothing for the man of moderate being indicative of violent mati-foreign
HENRY V. S. Mrans, D.. Aged $1 eircumstances. It might be said that the fling.
Optional goods will be landed here unless instractions have been given to the contrary 6 hours before arrival of the steamer.
Goods not cleared within 8 days, including date of arrival will be subject to rent.
He Fire Insurance will be effected by us in any case whatever.
Damaged packages must be left in the Godewar for examination by the Consignees, and the Company's Barveyors, Mesa, GODDARD Thur days. & Douglas, st 10, on Mondays and
All Claims must be presented within ten days of the Steamer's arrival here, after which date they cannot be recognized.
No Claims will be admitted after the Gooda hare left the Godowa..
MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO., "
Agent4. -Hongkong, 16th June, 1923.
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NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
AMERICAN ́ & ORIENTAL LINE
Length
overall be wee. · Perpendi-
culara
Breadth
Depth ............
410'4′′ 49'1" 32'8"
Draft fully laden
Gross Tonnage.
92 Fori 21' aft.
0.01) Tous 3,120
Cargo cublic feet.....
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THE
Nett
Where:-Goran, Scotland
BUILT When 1899
By Who-Fairfiekla S. & E. Co. Bunker Capacity
1387 Tona Engines and Bailor made by Fairfield
B. & E. Ca
FROM NEW YORK.
THE Steamship
** POLERIC”.
having arrived, Consignees of Cargo by her aro informed that all Goods are being landed
months.
years
Linare
WADE GARDINER-At London, on Juno people who buy this new property would 12th J. P. WADE GARDIS, formerly to vacating other property in 'the Colony, Manager of the Hongkong and Shang-which weud thus breme available for hai Banking Corporation, Shanghai,
and afterwards Agent in New York,others.
IN MEMORIAM.
DISEASE IN HONGKONG...
A BAD WEEK. But is it not likely, is it not! even probable, that the purchasers of this
"The Medical Officer of Health's return of notifiable diseases for the week ended TURNER.-To the dear memory of Sc property would be wealthy men from out-
TURNER. sister of the Matilda Hos side the Colony Large as the influx into June 18th shows 8 case of plague on! pital, Hongkong, and of the London the Colony always s times of
ir.
that week There were & cases of enteric
-June, 1920, at Dch-1-Sard, Prṛain, en
Hospital, who passed away on 20tharest in the neighbouring province, it draths from the disease; 14 cases of small. ronte to Kerman, and was interred would certainly be very much greater if: pox, but 20 deaths from the disenge in In glad Thanksgiving for the accommodation for more existed. A fever reported during the week and there at Baft. her life."
we view the matter, it is only the Chinese were 16 deaths from this disease. There Hongkong Office: 10. Des Yeux Rd., c.peculator and the wealthy Chinese who was one death from cerebrospinal fever, Landon Office: 131, Fleet Street, EO would stand to derive any benefit from Four eases of influents, which is not a the scheme. We do not see how it would notifiable disease, came to the knowledge belji the poorer class Chinese residents. of the Medical Officer of Health during And there is absolutely nothing in it for the week.
On Monday six more cases of plaguo the low-kried Europeans, whom it is the. professed "desire of the Government were reported from Kowloon, and two espreially to assist. We may be wrong from Aberdeen. There were also, one- in' some of these conclusions. If so, wo case of small-pox, one Portuguese and two
The Daily Press.
HONGKONG, JUNE 2T, 1923.
no wish to discourage the Government Cluese case of cerebrospinal fever. from making any effort that might seem
First Cabin accommodation...140 Passengers at their risk into the hazardous and/or THE GOVERNMENT BUILDING would welcome enlightenment, for wo have Chinese cases of enteric fever, and one
extra hazardous Godowns of Hongkong & Kowloon Wharf & Godown Co, Ltd,
hence delivery may be obtained.
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Pecond Cabin accommodation.... 40 Bunk Steerage accommodation.565 There are on board ona Motor Lifeboat twenty two Lifeboats and large number of Life Preservers and Lifebuoye
is to be sold with all Desk Stores, Engine Room Stores, Commissary Equipment including Silverware, Cutlery and Glassware, and all Cabin Fittings including Electric Fans, Mattresses, Fillows and Linen as they now Bre on board the vessel.
The
Ship
All Tenderers shall be deemed to have in
SCHEME.
No Claims will be admitted after the Goods NATURALLY a good deal of interest has to them to contribute to a solution of has left the Godown, and all Goods remaining been aroused in the latest scheme adum- what is unquestionably, a
very seriousj undelivered after the 25th June, 1923, will be brated by the COLONIAL SECRETARY for problem, which will require their uncens *subject to rent.
All Claims against the steamer must be promoting the building of dwelling houses ing attention for many years to omar. 2nd July, 1923. presented to the Undersigned on or before in the Colony. It looks at first sight s
OF they will not be
highly attractive proposition, but We recognized
*All broken, chafod and damaged Goods are to regret to say that our own reflections be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on the 4th June, 1923, at 10an the scheme leave us with little or no Shanghai has declared Hongkong and
Canton The basis of the admiration for it. No Fire Insurance has been effected.
HE Property couniste of First ALL THAT piece or parcel af ground situate at Victoris in the Colony of Hongkong and registered in the Land Office BECTIONpected the Ship and the Parchamer will take A of ISLAND LOT No. 2168 together with the Ship her tackle apparel and furnitore with
4.1. the meertages erections or buildings
all fault in the condition in which they lie at known No. 13, Wing Hing Street and the time, that the Contract for Sule is "entered Secondly ALL
Lap of land at the rear. of the maid Section A of Inland Lot No. 2168 Any error misstatement or mis-decription of being a scavenging lane. All of which pro particulars shall not vitiate any she made in ed are held for the residue of the term of pursuance of nay Tender received hereunder or 16 years from the 16th day of May, 1916, | entitle the Purchaser to compensation.
rested by the Crown Lease theroof together with the valuable machinery now situato in or upon the said promises all at No. 1 Gordon Street.
Particulars and Conditions of asle may obtained from
TE HASTINGS & HASTINGS
Solicitors.
8. Der Vonx Road Central, jand
Mer, LAMMERT BROTHERS Anctionesty!
The Undersigned shall not be concerned to see to the Itegistration of the Ship but will at the cost of the Purchaser, oreeate a Bill of Sale
his favour.
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be
The Undersigned shall not be bound to accept the highest or any Tender,
Tenders will be received at the Office of the Undersigned, Courts of Justice, Hongkong, up to Noon on the 3rd day of June, 1999.
HUGH A. NISRET,
✓ Registrar. Hongkong, itth day of Jime, 1923, - (835
Bill of Lading will be countersigned by
THE BANK LINË, LTD. General Agents. Hongkong, 18th June, 1923..
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HONGKONG SMALL INVESTORS® SHARE AND REAL ESTATE CO., SHARE AND LAND BROLERS,
No. 8, Des Your Road,
2cd Flour,
Telephone No. C. 4308.
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The Colonial Secretary informs us that
plague infected ports, and schemo is the graat of free land an lease quarantine was imposed with effer from running for forty years-not land in the Juse 16th. outlying parts of the urban districts which. The total output of the Kailan Mining might be bought at ten or fifteen ernte Administration's mines for the Week
PICKPOCKETS !
ATTEMPTS TO ROB EUROPEANS.. Two attempts were made by pickpockets. to roh Europeans yesterday morning. Both attempts failed and the would be thieves were captured. The victim in one cage was a lady named Miss Diterle of the Kowloon Mission, Mizs Dieterle was
ford Ltd, when she felt her handbag leaving the store of Messra Lane, Graw- tugged from behind. She immediately turned round and saw a Chiness making off with the bag in the direction of Dea Voeux Road. Mise Dieterle gave chase: An Indian watchman blew his whistle
a foot, for the CotONIAL SECRETARY recogending June 2nd, amounted to 100,115 and an Indian constable took up the
nises that this is insufficient to tempt tons and the Bules during the pariod to the building speculator. His scheme, as 86,608 tona
he said, is one which is only likely to appeal to the Chinese capitalist, What
Whilst swimming in the Harlur at is used as is the building on land worth Cheungshowan a small" Chinese boy got
a dollar or two dollars a foot. Let us out of his depth and was seen to fling up suppos, then, that a building site of his arms and sink. No help was forth 10,000 ft., worth t dollar a foot, is coming and the lad was drowned.
chose and succeeded in catching the man near the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank- The bag contained a cheque for $30 and 875, in bank notes.
In the other case Mr. H. Large of 39, Nathan Road, had his fountain pen knatched just as he was leaving the Stur Ferry Wharf and walking in the dicco- tion of Blako Pier. Mr. Large gave chase and caught the thief.
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