Coming! Coming! ISAKO'S CIRCUS
AT KOWLOON,
Chatham Road,
between Signal Hill and Holt's Wharf.
The largest Circus that ever visited Hong Kong.
80 Artistes 80
CLASSICAL & NATIONAL BALLET
20
16
Dancers in Ballet.
Well-Trained Horses and Camels
20
"Misa" Klava- of Izako's Circus,in her equestrie- na -act "is one of the most "attractive. turns on the programme. Mias Klava rider with all the fearlessness of the true Cossack.
Matinees on Saturdays & Sundays
at 3:00 p.m.
Nightly Performances
af 9.15.
p.m.
BOOKING NOW OPEN AT ANDERSON'S.
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short delivered must must also be satanitted within 30 days of arrival otherwise they will not be recognized.
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Bong Kong, 8th December, 1926.
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CONSIGNEES· of Cargo from · MAR- SEILLES dr., ning from LA PALLICE COGNNO, LONDON &c, e1 8. “YANG- THE in connection with above - Steamer are hereby informed that their Goods with the eception of Oplum, Treasure and Valuables are being landed and stored at their risk into the. Godowns of the Hongkong and Kow. loon Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd.,. Kor 100 Her landing..
whence Delivery may be obtained im- mediately
Optional Cargo wül be forwarded an unless instructions are received from the Consignes 12 hours before arrival requesting it id Landed"
here.
Bills of Lading will be countersigned by tha Undersigand, Goods remaining nasisimed after Monday, the 18th instant, at Noon, will La subject to Pont and Landing Charges
All Claims must be sent în to me on or before.
the Thurulay, the 16th December 1928, or thy will not be rogaized.
Damage Packages must be left in the Godowns for examination by the Consignées and the Company's Surveyors
Movers Goddard & Douglas at 10.00 m. en Monday the 18th instant. No Quima will be admitted after the goods have left the Godownk.
- No Fire Insurance will be effected by an in
Any case whatever.
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Agent Hong Kong, 7ti Desember, 1926. [4276
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NOTICE TO CONSIGNEER. FROM NEW YORK HE Motor Vessel
THE
"ASIATIC PRINCE"
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 10TH
having arrived from the above Port on 5th instant, Consignees of Cargo are bereby informed that their Goods are being landed at their risk into the Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company, Limited, Kowloon, and stored at Consignees risk and expense.
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All broken, chafed and damaged Gooda are to be left in the Godowas, where they will k examined ca
Saturday, 11th instant, at
All Claime must be pre
presented within Fifteen days of the Vessels arrival here, after which date they cannot be recognized.
No Claims will be admitted after the Goods bemaining undelivered after the 19th instant, have left the Godownt, and all Good
will be subject to Bent.
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HONG KONG SHIPPING.
YESTERDAY'S STATEMENTS
INCREASE OF GENERAL IMPORTS FOR HONG KONG."
DOLLAR STEAMSHIP · ARRIVES.
"~HOME-AND EUROPE MAILS VIA SIBERIA
WHO'S WHO ON BOARD.
1926.
NINE MEN CHARGED.
SÉQUEL TO ARMS HAUL ON JUNK
A PIRACY RUMOUR. SPECIAL PRECAUTIONS ON
TUNG ON " VESSELS.
A sequel to the seisure of 18-Mauser been current that men, who are suspected. During the last few days rumours have pistols and 21,000 rounds of ammunition to be pirates, have been paying attention made by the Police on Tuesday, was
the affair,
Compared with the previous day's The Dollar liner President Wilson heard before Mr. J. H. B. Nihill at the to one of the two Tang On Steamship
the Canton run. “ returns of general freights entered into under the command of Captain F. E. Kowloon Magistracy yesterday, when nine Company's vessels, which are engaged on Hong Kong, the statements for the 94 Anderson, came into port yesterday from Chinese were charged in connection with
The suspected. men have been under surveillance, as the piracy, if it is at hours ended at 9.a.m. yesterday showed San Francisco and Shanghai with 50
They were remanded until Saturday tempted, would take place during the at increase of 13,483 tons. Out of 91 | cabin passengers and 293 Asiatic steer. vessels entered into the harbour yeater-age passengers for Hong Kong. She also
Inspector J. Hogg informed the Magis day, 15,588 tons of general merchandise brought at sacks of mail from Home trate that the first three defendanta ad next few days The authorities have been were discharged, of which, 13,198 tons and Europe via Siberia, and discharged k on, which the haul was made. The taken to frustrate the scheme. Vessels on mittad being members of the crew of the communicated with and action has been were carried by & British vessels. here 1,000 tons of general merchandise remaining defendants claimed to
the Canton run be The two best returns were registered | Bilson, there are 2,700 tons of general passengers. Referring, to the, seizure In-1 by the 8.8. Faithybits and tonal freights for ports beyond. She also has spector Ogg and the junk was stopped Kucichow; both of British nationality. 41. cabin and 141 steerage through by a police launch in Sai Wan Bay. The
The former brought 4,477 tons from Tacoma and Miike, and the latter carried 2,770 tons from Tientsin and Weihaiwei.
vessels.
On the manifest of the Prendent
passengers.
junk was large one, and certainly re Among the passengers were-Mr. Aquired crew of eight. Edgecombs, President of the Insular Replying to the Magistrate, Inspector Through freights manifested on steamers Lumber Company of Manila, on business Ogg said he did not know whether the passing through Hong Kong amounted to to that city. Mrs. R. H. Stepenson, master of the junk was one of the 15,101 tons, with 3,339 tons on 3 British accompanied by Miss F. Warren, on bors of the crew, there was no master on accused According to the three mem- their way to visit relatives in Manilaboard- The beat returns were registered by the Mrs. H. de la Rama, a prominent actress
Another charge of possession of sulphur Japanese vessel, Ewaye Kara, which of Manila, returning from a tour through carried 3.597 tons from Yokohama and the States. Miss E. Diggs, of Balti and saltprete, will probably be preferred
against the accused. Hoji: the Tacquia Maru, another more, who is well known in the Orient Japanese vessel, manifested 3,916 tons as a missionary, on her "war" to the which she carried from Nagoya and Philippines Mr. and Mrs W. McKel- Moji. The Dollar liner, President | lar, of Manila, returning from a ples- Bilion, from San Francisco and Shang-sure trip to America. Mr. McKellar ir hai had 3,106 tons.
a prominent merchant of Manila, Mr. tan Water Works of Manila, on his way anywhere near that part of Nathan A Gideon, manager of the Metropoli "Personally I would not like to walk to that city from a business trip to Road," said Mr. J. H. B. Nihill, at the America. Mr. and Mrs. Claypool en Kowloon Magistracy yesterday to a con- correspondent for the Associated Press take proper, precautions when carrying route to Manils where Mr. Claypool is tractor, who was charged with failing to Mr. and Mrs. H. Schultz es route to out blasting operations near the Po Hing Manila and stopping over in Hong Theatre on Wednesday. Keng. Mr. Schultz is with the Standard
During the period under review, there ware 21 arrivals and 12 departures. Their nationalities were: British, 10 arrivals and 5 departures; Japanese, 3 arrivals and departures; Norwegian, 2 arrivals: Chipest, 2 arrivals and 2 departures; Dutch, 1 departure; French, 2 arrivals and 2 departures; German, arrival and 1 departure; American, 1 arrival.
There were 74 vessels in port, of which, 35 were British; American, 1; German, 1 Panama, 1; Norwegian, 4; Japanese, 51 Chinese, 16; Dutch,, ; Portuguese, 2; "French,
The tabulated lists of arrivals and clearances will be found elsewhere.
SHIPPING NOTES.
Two deaths among the Asiatic steerage passengers were reported by the sa. Ho Sang (British) during the voyage from Calcutta and Singapore to Hong Kong, One died of beri-beri and the other of tuberculosis.
The 12 President Wilson in a report to the Harbour Office mentioned that 2 Asiatic steerage passengers died of heart disease and apoplexy during the voyage from San Francisco Shanghai to Hong Kong.
Deck passengers entered into Hong Kong during the 24 hours ended at am. yesterday numbered 1,578. The Ho Sang, brought 730 and the President Wilson 434
1,079 tons of rice were landed bere yesterday from the as Chinhua,” which came into port from Bangkok.
The Norwegian steamer Alexander Kielland discharged 1,500 tons of rice here yesterday afternoon on her arrival from Bangkok and Hoihow. She kiso had 1,500 tons of rice for ports beyond. beyond.
In view of the fact that storm signals and time ball were previously screened from ships in the western end of the harbour by the erection of the new Peninsula Hotel in Kowloon, steps have been taken, to remedy this. A New mast has been erected on the roof of the Kow-
loon Godowns and was tested out on Wednesday with a fril hoist of storm signals in position. The new mast allows a clear and uninterrupted view of the signals by all vesela berthed in the western harbour."
BLASTING DANGER.
CASE" NO, PROVEN AT KOWLOON.
Sergeant Hargreaves' deposed that the Oil Company. Mr. James Taggart, defendant used black powder for blast- Managing Director of the Shanghai-ing. A piece of stone stated to have Hong Kong Hotels, Ltd., returning to fallen on a hawker's stall in the vicinity. Hong Kong from business in the States. was produced and the Magistrate said Dr. W. Zollenkop, representative of that there was no doubt that black pow Bayer & Co. of New York, on his way der had been used. " to Manila, on business. Mr. J. Shaw, who is connected with the Standard Oil Company, on business to Manila Mr and bits. J Porter Jopka, of Chiengo, on a tour of the world. Mrs. J. Pendle ton' and daughter Adeline on a pleasure tour of the Far East. Mrs. M. Murray on a tour of the world and visiting friends in Manila.
The President Wilson will leave this afternoon for Manila, and the President McKinley (AOL) is due to-day and will also leave later in the afternoon for Manila
LEPER TRUSTEE DEPOSED.
INTERESTING CASE AT
SINGAPORE
The Chief Justice of Singapore (Sir William Murison) gave judgment recently in the Supreme Court, in a case in which Tan Chong Kee sought to have his brother, Tan Chung Lay, removed as a joint trustee of his father's (the Inte Tan Kheam Hock) estate, on the ground that he is. a. leper.
A counter-claim was brought on the ground that the plaintiff had mismanaged
the estate
His Lordship said that he thought the defendant's refusal to resign bis- ofice was, in the circumstances of his affiction, unreasonable. Upon that ground he thought the plaintiff must succeed. said that he had come to the conclusion With regard to the counter-claim, he that as there was no gross abuse or cor rupt motive assignable to the "plaintiff, he ought not to order his removal
With regard to the claim, the costs were ordered to be paid but of the estate. With regard to the counter-claim, each party was appointed to pay his own costs.
WEATHER REPORT.
Last night's weather report, forecast by the master of ss. Laisang, gives the Royal Observatory, states:
A Notice-issued to the Harbour Office and remarks, issued at 6.24 from the following: Navigation, warning-Dere-The anticyclone has weakened further. lict funk sighted in Latitude 22.24.30 The monsoon will moderate along the North Longitude 115.24 East, at 10.2) 8.E. coast of China and over the North a.m. December 8th. Junk waterlogged, China Sea. shows three feet above water, mast Local forecast: N.E. winds, fresh, fair. dandoned Southwest hanging over stern, apparently recently abandoned. Dangerous to navigation,
The manter of the steam-launch Wait!! Hung was fined 810 at the Marine Court this morning far mooring alongside the a.s. Alruta Mare, outside two other craft already in position--For carrying 33 passengers more than allowed by licence, the master of the steam launch Zomijima Maru was fined 884:
PASSENGERS.
ARBIVALE,
Per K President Filson, from Son Francisco vid ports, on December 9th:- For Hong Kong: Sister M. Augustine, Mr. B. Baronian, Mr. H. G. Cooper, Master John Chew, Mr. Yil T. Fair, Mrs. Finkbine, Mr. A. G. Giel Mr. C. Gjorup, Mr. H. Geare, Miss E. Geare, Mrs. 8. N. Hutchins, Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Hurty, Mr J. Leuven, Mr. George Lee, Mr. W. Bathgse, Mr. G. M. Ramsey, Mr. J. A. Shaw, Miss M. Sawbridge, Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Schultz, Mr. B. E. Service Amongst passengers passing through on their way to Manila were: Mr. L. 8 Backisch,
Master B
Mrs. W. Applegater, and Mrs. L. ES! Claypool, Miss C. Claypool, Mr Wade Cothran, Col, and Mrs. P. Damront Miss E Diggs, Mr. A: E. Edgecomb, Mrs W. 8. Evarts, Mr. C. H. Førster] Mr. A. Gideon, Min. F." Heuld,” Miss-E. Heald, Mr. H. Honerlah, Mr. and Mfr. P. J. Taplin, Mr. J. Lauder," Mr. V. Macasaet, Mr. and Mrs W. McKellar Mrs. M. F. Murray, Mrs. J. E. Pendle ton, Miss Adeline Pendleton, Miss Prom, Mrs. H. De La Rama;, Master, Felix De
GILMAN & Co., LTD., La Bama Mrs. E. Reynolds, Mr. B. V.
Hongkong Bank Building.
Tel C. 200;
Ritter, Mr. and Mrs. A. M, Black, Mrs. W. Sterns, Mr R. H. Stevenson, Mr. and Mrs. A. Valette,' Miss V. Warren, Mr. Q F. Williams, and Mr. Wm. 101 Zolienkop
The defendant said, that there were xix. other contractors working there, and some of them used black powder. He, person- nily, had always been very careful.
The Magistrate intimated that it would be necessary to call the other contractors to prove that the defendant was the only man asing black powder.
Sergeant Hargreaves said there were only three contractors in the locality. Ho was not pressing the charge, because they had been very careful until this particular incident.
His Worship (to defendant); You say you have always been careful There have been complaints, you know. Per- sonally I would not like to walk any- where near that part of Nathan Road.
His Worship again warned the delen- dant to be careful and dismissed the
BINIYMORE.
THE GLOBETROTTERS.
DICK NORTON AND HIS
COMPANY.
SHORT SEASON AT THE QUEEN'S.
Following a successful season in the North, the Globe-Trotters sro again’pay- ing us a visit. They will open a short Dick Norton and his company are senson at the Queen's Theatre on Sunday. no strangers to Hong Kong, and his
clever plays, which have been real sac coming back with a number of now and friends will be glad to learn that he is
cesses in the North. Local theatre-goers. are, in fact, promised something far better than the usual run of Vaudeville
shows.
Miss Lella Forbes, is with the Company, Mrs. Norton, professionally known as and she will appear in some of the very
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