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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS. SATURDAY. AUGUST JÄTE, 1925'

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF MONGKONG.

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PROBATH JURISDICTION.

IN THE GOODS or LEB SHEW A LAR

SHUI SEEK ALLEN SIO MING ALLE'S TEN CHAM MING AS LEE SHIU NIN TONG, DECRED, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Court has by virtue of Section 58 of the Probates Ordinanco 1997 No. 9 of 1997 made Au Order limiting the Time for Sending in Claims to or Against the above Estate to the 77K DAT OF SEPTEMBER, 1925.

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Dated this 13th day of Augn-t, 1975,

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The Numbers of the Debentures Drawn will he published in the Hongkong Government "Gazette, and the Newspapers, and

Holders of Drawn Debentures

may upon

iring Notice to the Treasurers waiting the Six Mantha Notice to which they are entitled, apply the r AUGEST, 1925, to the

the above Data,

Dated this 10th day of Augast, 1825,

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TREASURERS, MA. PERCT SMITH, SO THREE ROOMS OD FINE FL002.

and FLEMING, for payment of the Principal

and laterest to the 31st Averst. 1925.

By Drder of the Committer,

L. S. GREENHILL,

Hon. Secretary.

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PERSONAL EXPERIENCE OF BOLSHEVISM.

LECTURE BY MR. U. J., B. HELLSTROM.

P.N.

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DIRECTORS

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$10,000,000 3,000,000 1,000,000

PUBLIC MEETING Open to All will Ee held on MONDAY, the 17TH INST., in the CITY HALL OF THEATRE Rorat at 5.15

MR. C. J. B. Hon. Mr. Chow Shoe Son, Chairman Punctually, when HELLSTROM will give an Akdress from Fang Ping Shan Ng Ching Link Huyuh Tai Personal Experience on "BOLSHEVISM" L Koon Chan Fong Wai Ting Kan Ying Po

RUSSIA and CANTON and its fatare measce P. K. Kwok to the Chinese and Civilization

M. HELLSTR03 was on the Staff of the SWEDISH LEGATION in Moscow from 1916 to 1919 and was in charge of British interea's there for three months daring the Revolution and can testify to its Destructive and Terrible Effecta.

The Chair will be taken at 5.15 mm, Sharpby Ma. D. G. M, BERNARD

Usafricaf MEMARKS Supported by

OF

BY ORDER OF THE MORTGAGEE. PARTICULARS AND CONDITIONS

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OF SALE.

OF THE VALUABLE LEASEHOLD PROPERTY. Situale at

VICTORIA IN THE COLONY OF

HONGKONG,

And knows se

THE REMAINING PORTION

INLAND

LOT No. 62, together with No. 68, HOLLYWOOD HUAD thenon

THE OLD KY'

PUBLIC AUCTION

UN

WEDNESDAY' THE 19TH DAY OF AUQ"SP, 1925, at 3 o'clock PM at the CHINA AUCTION ROOMS. No. 4, Dudde.1

Street, Victoria, Hongkong

BY

ME E V. M. R. ue SOUSA, Auctioneer.

The Property consists of:---

All that Piece or Parcel of Graand situate at Victoria in the Colony of Hongkong wad know and registered in the Land Office o THE REMAINING PORTION OF INLAND Lot No. together with Messunge or tenement Erections and Buildings thereon known as No 66, Hollywood Road. The Property is held for the Unexpired Resilue of the Term of 999 years from the 7th day of February, 1852. created by an indenture of Crown Lease fisted the 1st day of December, 1885, and made be- twee Her Late Majesty QUEEN VICTORIA of the one part and WILLIAM Worro of the other part, Annual Crown Rent of Inland Lot No. 62 $184.00, proportion payable in respect of the Remaining Portion: $6.07. Total "ares 875 square f

For-fartars apply to:-

Men D'ALMADA & MABON, Mortgagee's Solicitors

GB TO

R. E. V. M. R. DE SOUSA,

Auctioneer.

Hongkong, 14th August, 1925.

PREPAID

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FROM EUROPE,

THE Stomabig

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WATSON'S

AERATED WATERS

having arrived, Consignees of Cargo by her are ARE PREPARED FROM REAL

informed that all Goods are being landad at their risk into the hazardous and/or extra-hazardous Godowas of Holt's Wharf, whence Delivery may be obtained.

No Claims will be admitted after the Goods bays left the Godowns, and all Goods remaining andelivered after 18th August, 1925, will be subject to Bent.

All Claims against the Steamer must be presented to the Undersigned on or before bath Angust, 1995, or they will not recognized

be

All broken, chafed and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on any Tuesdays or Fridays, between the hours of 10.45 sim and Noon, within the Frea Storage period of One

No Fire Insurance has been effected. gils of Lading will be countersigned by

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NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

From HAMBURG AND ANTWERP."

THE Steamship

THE

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"BAYO MARU" having arrive] from the above Ports, Consignees of Cargo are hereby informed that their Goods are being landed at their risk into the Godowas of the Toya Kisen Kaisha, Godown, Kennedy Town and stored at Consignees' risk

and expense.

All

broken, chafed and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on 10th instant at 10a.m.

A Claims must be presented within Fifteen days of the Steamer's arrival hero, after which date they cannot be recognized

No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all Goods remain- ing indelivered after the 20th instant, will be subject to

to Rent.

Consignees of Cargo are hereby notified that they must produce an Import Permit signed by the Superintendent of Imports and Exports, Hongkong, before Bill of Lading can be countersigned.

No Fire Lazarance has been effected. Bill of Lading will be countersigned by

N. V. CARL BODIKER & CO.B HANDELMAATSCHAppli (Ltd.), Agents: Rickmers Linie: Hongkong, 12th August, 1925,

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Every description of Banking and Exchange THE Steamship business transacted. Loans grated on sp. proved socurities.

SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES TO LET.".

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Chief Manager Hongkong, 16th Febuary, 1925.

EQUITABLE EASTERN BANKING CORPORATION.

AN AMERICAN BANK.

CAPITAL AND SURPLUS UB $2,975 00

381

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Captain R. ELERISON, DAG, KN.L. carrying His Majesty's Mails, will be despatched from this Port on ΟΣ about TUESDAY, the 18TH AUGUST, 1925, at Noon, taking Pas-

for the shove Porta sengers and

Silk.

and Tes

for Italy, France and London (ander, arrangement) will be transhipped at Bombay into the Mail Steamer proceeding direct to Marseilles and London.

Parcels will be received at this Office until rx, the Day before Salling. The contenta and value of all packages must be declared,

For further Particulars, Apply tow

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Agenta. Hongkong, 12th August, 1925. [2515

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With the final point mised at the enquiry we are not greatly concerned..

no means of escape, this water piles up rapidly behind, the wall which is now serving, unexpectedly, the purpose of a Whether, on account of defective work- dam, The wall is badly breached, and manship and materials the wall should.... un'avalanche of water, mud and masonry be pulled down and bailt stresh of sweeps devastatingly down the slope into whether it should merely be buttressed, the race course below. Fortunately as may safely be left to the discretion of it happened, very fortunately-only two the Director of Public Works.

What us, though, is that the lives were lost. Was any one responsible | does concern for this calamity! Wax there gross lessons, of great value, learnt at the negligence To the second question, an enquiry, may not readily be forgotten; answer in the afirmative meant, of that the recommendations of the jury ecura, the serious verdict of

mans-receive the serious consideration they deserve. The substance of these recomm laughter,

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down from the road, but not such a

falter a

The primary cause of the disaster was mendations is that the Building Ordinance real admittedly the excessive accumulation of so far as it covers the development essence obtained from Mor-water behind the wall. Should of sites and the construction of retaining Lemons grown in Southern this danger have been foreseen and walls requires immediate amendment"; Italy.

guarded against? The architect had con- that each retaining wall should be sidered the possibility of water coming judged an its own meritas'; that "more RASPBERRYADE-Is prepared

so-ordination and co-operation" is desir "with the juice of raspberries grown in England and quantity of it. The Building Engineer of able between the different Public Works. Tasmania.

the Public Works Department, by whom departments; that large scala devolop- prolonged period of doubt) thement plans should be submitted for sane- FORMAZONE - THE

plans for the wall were sanctioned, would tion not only, as at present," to "thu NON-ALCOHOLIC

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of adequate drainage, or an equally "has delicious flavour.

effective measure-given instructions that the filling of earth should proceed simul taneously with the erection of the wall. (On this point there seems to have been misunderstanding between the Build- |ing Engiaeet and the Architect). On the other hand, the Drainage llepartment could hardly be held responsible either for the torrents of water rushing down

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The Building Ordinance undoubtedly needs strengthening. It will be very much sounder for being amended.on the lines suggested above. Only a short time ago we had occasion to draw attention to this. Events have since proved that we did so nut without some justification.

Finally, we would suggest, upon all such enquiries as the one under review, the fusare, chuir an if unhappily they are found necessary in with technical qualifications, should sit with the presiding Magistrate or Coroner.

No Judge of the High Courts would the road or the accident which diverted enquire into the causes of a shipping

it into the valley. The road is still new; building operations are in active pro gress both above and below it; earth is

disaster without the assistance, of an. expert in havigation. Similarly, in Hongkong when a Jury are expected to pass judgment upon a building collapse and to recommend precautions against further happenings of like nature, they small landslide, the careless dumping of should undoubtedly have placed at their Parth in a drain, the scour of loose earth disposal the practical knowledge of

competent architect, engineof or contmg- from an unfinished building site—the tor worst source of trouble because it chokes catch-pits as well as drains by one of these is able to disorganise a drainage scheme and theflect food-water into un- A. Reuter message" from Marauke re- CARTER In New York, on August 6th, expected places, And further, the drain-parts the safe arrival of Major de

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ACKNOWLEDGMENT.

Mrs. WITCHELL and family desire to

thank all friends who have sent in his province. All things considered, floral tributes, letters of condolence then, the primary use of failure may and showed their kind sympathy dur-fairly be attributeur nut to gross urglig. ing their recent bereavement. [528

Hongkong Office: 14. Chater Road. London Office: 131, Fleet Street, E.C.

The Baily Press.

HONGKONG, August 15tư, 1925.

THE HAPPY VALLEY DISASTER. Tüz enquiry," held last week, into the

ence on the part of architect or engineer but rather to lack of imagination or foresight and to the present unsatisfactory "division of responsibilities."

The next matter for investigation was the strength of the wall itself. Was it constructed soundly and in accordance with the specifications? Did it fail be- cause it was badly designed or badly built The intter is a difficult question to answer. The failure was admittedly

There was and return of notifiable

diseases in the Colony for the 24 hours ended on August 13th.

Mr.". J. B. Hellstrom who na nn- nounced is to give a public lecture, on Bolshevism on Monday is Consul for Sweden in Canton,

H.M.8. Hawkins, Bagship of the China Squadron, arrived in the Harbour yes. terday morning from Weihaiwei and will replace H.M.S. Cairo, which is proceeding North.

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Messrs Carroll Bros.. have received a eable from Singapore advising that rubber is now $125 per lb., and that the Bukit Timah Rubber Estates, Ltd., have declared a 4 per cent, interim dividend.

Several Hongkong schools, and colleges are preparing to open on September 7th. These include the Diocesan Boys' School, St. Stephen's College, Diocesan. Girls School, and St. Stephen's Girls' College

Enquiries made by the vernacular due to the action of forces the wall waspapers have elicited the fact that they high price of fresh native pork, as solt not intended to resist. Had the wall in the markets, is due to abnormal pur- Happy Valley on the 16th of June, as the been stronger it might still have fail chasing costs in the New Territories, which is the only source of supply at It present.

circumstances responsible for the death of a road-roller attendant, killed at

result of a retaining wall failure, deserves more than passing attention. Apart from the technical interest of the structural

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with correspondingly aerious results. was just completed and therefore at its

A slight accident which might have been weakest. Whether, then, it should or should much more serious occurred at the fourth- failure concerned, the spirit in which the

not have collapsed in this esse cannot, day, when a motor truck overturned. Thy milestone on the Taipo Road on Thurs enquiry itself was conducted--the cardul

we think, be profitably argued there driver escaped injury, but a foki, sented and searching investigation of facts, the

are so many unknown factors-the height hurt and was removed to Hospital,,

in "the body of the truck, was slightly trenchant womming-up of the coroner, the

the water'

rose behind the wall, the pro- serious comment and recommendations of

partion of liquid mud present (more Trade Maintenance Association, has r

Mr. Ho Kwong, Chairman of the the jury-would seem to indicate that it dangerous stuff than water), the poss- erived a telegram from Milch solicit was meant to have important and facibility of shock, the method of failure-manager of thus Sunning Railway, solicit- ing his assistance in obtaining supplies

reaching effects,

by sliding or by overturning the be of enal. Mr. Ho has replied that coal

says the Chinese Devezetta Daily News.

The +

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The Home mail via Negupatam arrived The mail consisted of lettera only, dated yesterday afternoon by the a.a. Hingiliz London, July 18th. The total number of from the United Kingdom. The bags Innled were 66, of which 28 wera. Fatori Muru is due this morning with mails from Europe tid Siberia, (London, July 24th),

The story of the lisaster is briefly this.haviour under pressure of an arched wall can now be transported to any place, A masonry wall intended to retain earth with weak abutments, and so on. (but retaining none when the accident investigation into the construction of the occurred) is built high and dry across a wall did, however, reveal some ugly facts: deep and narrow valley below Stubbs' inferior workmaziship, mortar of pour Road. Except for the usual weep-holes quality-red earth being substituted for in the wall-miserable things at the best sand and supervision of such a nature of times-there is no outlet for water (which the architect claimed to be which may enter this portion of

customary in this Colony) as to draw from the valley. A day or two after the the Coroner the strong comment "If wall is completed a severe rain-storm this same view is taken by the architects occurs, the road. is blocked by a slide of this Colony it is paving the way to Canton to suspend rice shipments an previous consignments had been forcibly of earth from a building site above it, a series of disasters of which, this is a taken over. The report states that a ship and the storm-water, which otherwiseminer one. I think steps should be taken ment by the launch For Jez :: Shan, would follow the curve of the road, is to correct this impression of the duties sanum for delivery in Hongkong; including projected into the valley below. With of an architect."

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