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INTIMATIONS.

INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGA. TION CO., LIMITED.

TRE FORTY-SIXTH ORDINARY TGENERAL MEETING of the Company

will be held at the Offices of the General Managers, Mears, Jazdine, MATHESON & Co., LTD., Fedder Strent Houg KODA, ON MONDAY, the 25 JULY. 1927, at 11,00 7.3, for the pose of receiving the Report of the Directors, passing the Accounts, and electing Directors and Auditors,

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The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 18TH JULY to Era AUGUST, 1927, Both Days inclusive.

By Order of the Board,

JARDINE, MATHESON &

Ganerai Managers.

Hong Kong; 24th June, 1927. [5072

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that Certificate No. 5/NS 2815 dated Hong Kong, 144h OCTOBER, 1913,- for 6 Share numbered 14623/14027. inclusive, and Cortificate No. 5/NS 2806

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researches into history, as recorded in our files, revent the fact that tho Government felt compelled to legis fate in 1913 and 1014 because many shipowners would take no steps to protect themselves. To-day, the Sunning Piracy Commission sug gests that the Government should withdraw and east the onus back upon the shipowner, proposing that compulsion be removed and that shipowners he merely recommended to carry out certain protective measures which are considered likely to be effective,

apparatus is always the first objec Among passengers, leaving on the THE C.N.C. STRIKE. tive of pirates who attack a ship so R. M.S. Emprean of Ania to-morrow. provided. The Commission recom- are:-Mr. and Mra.. Roxburgh, for NO CHANGE IN SITUATION. menda that compulsory installation Shanghai, Mrs. Stone, wife of 'the' of wireless should be considered, General Passenger Agent of the and this is likely to be the most C.P.R., Hong Kong, for Kobe, effective nati-piracy mensure that is Col. Towby, of the Welch Regiment, likely to offer--certainly cheap as for England, and Mr. H. E. compared with Indian guards Durrschmidt, of the Standard Oil (stater?" to cost ahipowners 8270,000 Company, for Vancouver. per annum). Panitive measures ashore are subject to the drawback that they may be delayed until too late by political indecision and party considerations at Went-

The shipowners, however, bare

minster. Practically all other effec tive remedies are dependant upon always held that some of those i mensures confict with Board of

good government in China and Trade Regulations for Safety of this, unfortunately, is nothing more

THE BOYCOTT.

JAPANESE CONSUL'S

PROTEST.

GENERAL LI TSAI HSIN'S REPLY.*

Although three of the China- Navigation Company's vessels have Poning for, Yangtze ports, the sailed from Shanghai, namely the Shouting for Hong Kong and the been no change in the local situa- Tungchow for Tientein, there has

Our Chinese correspondent writes: tion. Apparently some of the officers have not come out on strike,

The Japanese Consul-General in A pretty Chinese wedding took but judging from present condition Canton has protested against the place at the Union Church, Kow there is little prospect of local sail-anti-Japanese boycott by the Chi- leon, yesterday, the contracting ings

There are now fourteen of the nese, disclaiming the intention of parties being the Rev. Leung Moi

Company's Seong, and Miss Chu Mae Chartwelve in Kowloon Bay, and two internal affairs of, che Republic, and steamers lying up, the Japanese to interfere with the. The bridegroom is the pastor of a at Harbour buoys.. These are in explaining that the landing of Presbyterian Church in Canada,staff and Are lying with Ares Japanese troops in Shantung" was charge of members of the вар among his own countrymen. The drawn.

for the defence of Japanese in- The Shantung, which sailed from of the Union Church, Kennedy here to-day,

terests and nationals only. Hoad, officiated..

Life at Ben in that they prevent at present thad an "aspiration "Rev. J. Kirk Maconachie, Paster Shanghai for Hong Kong, is due

passengers from having free access to the boats in the event of calamity, and at the psychological moment comes the Leung Kwang-Moonshine collision to demonstrate their point. Shipowners and mastera of vessels- are naturally unwilling to step straight into what looks uncommonly like a trap, and undertake a respon-

89 in SING KON, are on NESTOR GIANACLIS, LTD. sibility which is likely to bring them

LOST or STOLEN, and should these Certificates not be produced to

to the Bank before the 28TH JULY, 1927, Now Certiti ates for the Shares will be launc and the aforesaid Certificates Nos. 5/N8 2895 and 5/N8 2896 will be thereafter treated by this Corporation as Null and Voul.

By Order of the Court of Directors,

A. C. HYNES,

CAIRO.

into sharp conflict with the Board of Trade, the authority to which alijs masters, expecially look for. permission to exerèise their pro- profession. 17, in future, ship owners accept responsibility for SETOS AMBER in boxes of 20's maintaining and locking grilles, they would not be able, like ADA, SETOS AMBER do. 100's to throw the blame on Evk, in the shape of the Hong Kong Govern. 20's ment.

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The position brought about by the -100's Commission's report is thus extreme- ly puzzling, like to the Government, 20's the shipowners, and ships' officers. However, both the Sunning Com- 100's mission and the “Minority" Re- port of the Unofficial Members of the 1924 Comnitter recommend grilling of the bridge, and probably this could be done without legis- lative enactment and under such

and a catch word in the mouths of demagogues who are unlikely to Provide the good government of which they talk so much,

THE INTRODUCTION OF GRILLES.

GOVERNMENT'S ATTITUDE.

CHAMBER OF COMMERCE PROTEST.

After the first and las serious of two piracies of the Tai On, the Hon. Mr. J. A. 5. Buckhill, K.C. (Attorney-General) in moving the second reading, in July, 1913, of a the Piracy Ordinance of 1000 with Bill to bring river steamers under regard to steam launches, anid :-

A summons against Mr. A. H. Rowe, manager and licenser of the Kowloon and Hong Kong Taxicab.

· Company, for failing to maintain one of bis vehicles in proper con- dition, was withdrawn at the Kow. loon Magistracy yesterday.

Two Portuguese youths-A. Silva and H. Barretto-who were sum- moned before. Mr. W. Schofield at the-Kowloon Magistracy for assault- ing a Chinese 'bus conductor, were Yesterday, bound over for one year. The conductor

was awarded 820 compensation.

Both the Company and the Guild Offices remain reticent with regard to the situation,

HOSPITAL COMFORTS. DISTRIBUTION TO SERVICE

HOSPITALS.

The Committee reports that "Store" as detailed in the list given below have been distributed to the Naval and Military Hospitals,

to date:-

207 bandages (abdominal), 36; ban- Balls (cricket), 10; balla (tennis), dages (head), 24; bats (cricket), 6; Baskets (W.P.), 18; bells table, 12 bed covers, 422: bed jackets, 30; bed rests, 10 bladders (football), 10; Mr. R. M. Woods, living at No. 5,bowls (China), 24; brushes (sweep- books and magazines (bundles), 87; Aimai Villas, Kowloon, has report-

ing), 8. o'clock yesterday morning some ed to the police that at about seven person entered the house unobser ved. by an open door and stole various articles valued altogether at 839.

It has been reported to the polico by Mr. H. B. Allgood; of Holt's Wharf, that sometime early yester day morning someone broke into the bedroom of his house by climbing up an outside pipe and entering through an open window. The thief atole wrist watches and money to the value of $148.

In some instances no precau tions, or very few precautions, are taken by people responsible for running small steamers from here to various points up the river. The old law provides that the. owner, master and crew of steam launch shall observe such precnutions against piracy as may be prescribed by the C.S.P. with the approval of the Governor, Very reasonable regulations were drawn up for the steam launches, and the old Bill will simply be added to by including 'river trade steamers wherever the words 'steam launches' appear."

A special police squad on search By this simple device," the thin duty at Kennedy Road on Satur B.O.T. Regulations for Safety of end of the wedge was introduced. day came across a Chinese who was The Bill was passed with practically carrying his hat in a suspicions no discussion and in the following way. On examination it was found year, after the Tai On had been that a chicken was concealed in again pírated, set on fire by the the hat.

He was charged before pirates to try and force the captain Mr. R. E. Lindsell yesterday with to heach her, and burnt to the the theft of the chicken, and fined water's edge with a loss of 200 lives, 85, or in default seven days', hord further legislation, and the Pirney labour. Prevention Regulations, were intro- duced.

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Again, it is all very well to quote CHARLES II. jnd remind British ships officers that for the master and crew not to resist piratical attack is an offence still punishable by a law enacted in the reign of that monarch. Circumstances alter craes, and in the China seas, the defenders are not, as in the old OFFICES TO LET on 31 FL Alves.-On July 11th at his resid-days, a whole ship's company, but ence, No. 128, Montague Ede may be said always to exclude the Aveaue, Kowloon Tong, JOSE Chinese crew and to comprise only LUIZ DE SELAVISA ALVES, aged 70 the European officers, and possibly

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a few European passengers, a mere handful of men heavily outnumber- ed by the pirates. Every Britisher instinctively admires the men who

decline the humiliation of com- pliance with the pirates' orders and put up a fight against great odds, but we suspect that insurance com-

Card tables, 1; chapel furniture and fittings, complete set; chairs (cane, long), 22; chairs (Chester chests of drawers, 7 cigarettes, field), 2; chairs (rattan, arm), 46;

25,000 coat hangers, 6; Covers

covera (net), 24 (metal), 200; cructs, 24 cups (with covers), 100; cushions (chair), 12.

Dominoes. (sets), 38; draughts (sets), 54; draught baards, 54; dust pans, &; duters (fenther), 48.

Envelopes, 1,200.

Face cloths, 60; fans (palm leaf), 150; floor polishers, 2 floor polisl (tins), 0; fly swatters, 204; footballs,

Gloves (batting), 4 pairs; gloves (boxing), 2 pairs; gloves (W.K.), 2 pairs; gowns (dressing), &; gramo phones, 5; gramophone needles, 10,000 gramophone records, 129; gum (bottles), 6.

Ice chest, 1; inkwella (glass), 8. Halma (sets), 30,

Jackets (dreasing), 28; jars (bis- cruits), 10 jars (jam), 6; jigsaw puzzles, 28; jugs (China), 9; juge (glass), 6; juge (enamel), 20.

Kettlos, 4-kimonos,-50. Lodles soup, 6; leg guards,

Mats (door), 29; mate (grass),

Twelve Chinese and two Japanese Considerable opposition was then were yesterday morning charged raised, Mr. Hewett, on behalf of before Mr. R. E. Lindsell with ing in Council that the proposed Re- Wing Lau Street, Wanchai, o the Chamber of Commerce, object playing "sam kung" at No. 24, pairs. gulations were absolutely imprac: Sunday night. The defendants 22 ticable" and seeking to exclude from claimed that they were playing The Governor (the late Sir Henry the defendants as the Police was the Bill all ocean-going steamers. poker. The Magistrate discharged May), however, informed shipowners not able to prove the nature of the that three provisions were consider game played. ed by the Government to be essen- tial, namely, "grilling-off" passen- gers.." grilling-off" baggage (ex copt passengers' hand baggage) and, that the officers in order to have a chance, shall be protected by grilica. The Bill was passed. ~

Two more cases of enteric fever,

A very enjoyable whist drive was held on Saturday evening at the new clubhouse of the Kowloon Bowl ing Greeu Club, the event having been arranged by Mr. D. Harvey

According to the local Press, General Li Tsai Hsin, commanding the troops in Canton and district, has replied that on the withdrawal of Japanese troops from Chinese soil, the anti-Japanese agitation will cease. While Japanese troops remain in China. he cannot be re. sponsible for, the anti-Japanese movement now in progress.

Since July 9th, there has been considerable difficulty in landing cargo from Japanese sources at

West River porta in the Kwangtung Kongmoon, Wuchow and ather

and Kwangsi Provinces.

THREAT AGAINST BRITISH GOODS ALSO. Circulars have been received in Canton from the Public Boycott Association at Wuchow stating that

boycott will be dainitely carried an anti-Japanese and anti-British

out in Kwangsi as from July 15th, after which date both Japanese and British goods will not be allowed to be imported into that province.

Picketing forces for that purpose are now being organised.

DROWNED SOLDIER'S

FUNERAL. LAMENT OF PIPES AND MUFFLED DRUMS AT

THE GRAVESIDE,

Private Maurice Prince, the young soldier of the King's Own Scottish Borderers, who lost his life at Tai Wan bathing beach on Sunday, as reported yesterday, was buried-with-full-military bonours yesterday evening at Happy Valley Cemetery.

The cortege, including a fring party supplied by the Signal Napkins (paper), 1,000,

Bection to which deceased belonged, 364; pencils, 144; pianos (on hire), drums of the K.O.S.B., left. Well- Pads (blotting), 6; pads (writing), and 12 pipers and muffled 1; ping pong balls, 12; ping pong ington Barracks at 6 o'clock in (acta), 3; pipes (tobacco), 48; play-command of Capt. A. M. Lewis. ing cards (packs), 187; pyjamas' The coffin was draped with the (suite), 12.

Union Jack and drawn on gun Racquet-presses, 2 ring quoits carriage, being escorted by fellow (sets), 8; rugs (matting), 3; rulers soldiers of the Regiment.

The (long), 0.

coffin was followed by the wreath from "A" bearers and a cortege of 200 men Company to which decensed formerly belonged. On the way to the Valley, the pipes and muffled drums, the latter draped

the Forest," and "Land of the Leal," and later at the graveside, a lament.

panies and shipowners, as they both Chinese, were reported framfrs. Cameron. Genis. 1, Mr. D. machines (on loan); 2; slippers a black, played "The Flowers of

ruefully survey a damaged `vessel and repair bills for thousands of pounds, sometimes pay only lip services to the ordinances of

CHARLES THE SECOND and their more recent rendering, "Reaist to the uffernost," None will envy the position of a ship's captain freed with threats that passengers outside

the Victoria district on Sunday.

24; screens (umbrella, net), 229; Sauce pans, 6; screens (folding). and a Committee. Over forty mem bers and friends took part, the prize screens (window for chapel), e; winners being:Ladies: 1, Mrs. serviette rings, 30; settees (cane), Harvey; 2, Mrs. Puralow; booby, 1; settecs (padded), 2 sewing

Harvey, junior 2, Mr. A. W. E. (grass), 25 pairs; soup (Carbolic), Davidson; booby, Mr. N. Watson. 200; soap (shaving, stick), 84; song (tablets), 100; stools. (bamboo), 50; The theft of two table fans value 108, Queen's Road Central, on Sun-The-

Going to a grocer's shop at No. stumps (cricket, sets), 2; sweets, 154 Among those present, in addition to Capt. Lewis were officers of "A" at $40 has been reported by the day, a Chinese took delivery of 12 Tables (rattan), 34; table covers Company, Capt. S. C. Rennie, Chinese Christian Church, at 332.tins of milk, 2 boxes of cheese, a (small), 200; ten pots, 12; tea sets, Lieut. A. McLaine, and Lieut. F. Nathan Rond.

pots of Bovril and 1 tin of cigar-7; tea trays (wooden), 3; tennis. M. Tregent, rettes which be represented were racket, 1; tennis net, 1; thermos- There were also representatives ordered by the Steward of the s.8. asks, 5 thermometer, 1; toast from the Kowtoon Dock Recreation foki resulted in the man's arrest, (ash), 363; torches (electric, com- R. A. Ramsay, D. J. P. Proven, H. Haiching. The alertness of a shop racks, 4; trays (tes), 12; trays Club, including Messra. W. Greig,

brought before Major O. Willson cloths, 28; trays (desk), 0.

Vases (brass), 6; vases (China), to prison for one month.

Wardrobes, 7; work bag,. 1.

Kong yesterday from Manila by the Among those returning to Hong

HONG KONG, July 12tu, 1927

PIRACY PREVENTION.

PROBABLY it is, because piracy in these days is such an anomaly-only possible in an anomalous country TAURNISHED House and Flats like China-that effective means of the protected area will be murdered as: Empress of Asia, were Mr. and and, he was yesterday morning plete), 48; tobacco, 140 oz.; tray G. Cooper and R. J. Dockson.

prevention seem so differit to find. Those who are concerned to explore the problem tend to travel in circles, perhaps because they cannot bring doubtless take a quite different view be sacrificed would

Thieves entered themselves-publicly. at least to of relative values if they were in Kwanti yesterday and stole some face certain hard facts from which the passengers position. Granted Yeung Hong, joss ornaments worth there is no escape. Those ship that, generally speaking, a well- 8100, the property of the kaifongs owners and ships' officers who tend disciplined ship can be defended for of the district. to go purple in the face at the considerable time from behind a mcution of Indian guards (many of grilled area, the pirates, being whom, let it be remembered, have without scruples, can bring to bear

casional tennis, Garage, moderate rent. Single furnished rooms, with board. from $140 up. SMALL INVESTORS, Tel. 0, 4630.

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if the ship is defended. And those Mrs. John Fleming and Mr. C. He admitted his fraud and was gent who say the captain should let the Thwaites.

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For posting a "To Let" notice

a gas lamp standard in Voeux Road West, a Chinese was

RE. Lindsell.

RAIN."

Wreaths seat were as under: -From the Signal Section, K.O.S.B.; N:0.0.'s and men of A Company Officers of the 2nd K.O.S.B.; Lieut. McLaine, Kowloon Dock Staff, Sergeants' Мена, K.O.8.B.; Headquarters" Wing, K.O.S.B.

died in the defence of ships) will methods of suasion difficult to vietorday morning fined' 82 by Mr. passed sentence of nix" weeks hard play, outspoken and true to life the detachment of the King's Own

labour.

The

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A foki of the Commercial Press was charged before Mr. R. E. Lind- theft of eight pieces of clothing sali yesterday morning with the worth 1847 from No. 6 Chtchik

The Service was conducted by the A VERY MODERN PLAY, Street, and two pieces worth 818

Rev. F. P. V. Alexander, re- from No. 7, North Street, Kennedy "Rain," a play based upon Mithe Last Post" and "Reveills

gimental chaplain, and afterwards Town. According to Sergeant Post, Somerset Maugham's well-known both houses were occupied by the story and which had a long run in were sounded, and the customary volleys discharged by the firing Deaccused's employers, and he helped London and New York, was pre-party over the grave.

binsself to the property when no sented to a crowded house by the be interested to learn that in the resist

one was about. The Magistrate Wilbur Playera hat night.

At the conclusion of the service,

discussions which arose after the

We have no sovereign remedy for

Scottish Borderera" reformed ranks intonded to show the depravity of and headed by the pipers and Tai On piracy of 1914 the Daily piracy. It is the march of science

A report which appeared in

certain white folk who had settled drums, the latter by then undrap Press, quoted “an experience ship and civilisatipy which has rendered The mail from Home and Europe vernacular paper to the effect that down in the South Sea Islandes ed, marched back to a stirring, tune

also the work of OFFICES TO LET ployment of Indian armed guards Seas and ultimately the tide of ing, but it is hoped to have all the that part of the Hong Kong Hotel fortunate girl who, having fallen, master" who recommended the empiracy extinct in most of the Seven 4 Siberia arrived late last even a prominent Chinese had made an

a missionary who is an egotist.

to Murray Barracks. offer of $1,300,000 for the site of The story centres around an un-

RESCUE ATTEMPTED. na-being "the most practicable of progress will sweep it away in mai ready for delivery by nine which was destroyed by fire

Further details with regard to on New all the suggestions he had heard." China. Just as the telegraph and

wae scorned by those whose duty it the sad death of Private Prince o'clock this morning.

Year's Day

1026, and which covers:

was to reform her. The same year the Daily Press telephone on land bavo made the

an area of about 17,000

show that a gallant attempt at square feet,

Rain and that this offer might receive night. To-morrow night The High Leslie, of the Scots Guards, who

will he

to rescue was made by Guardeman J. wrote dubiously regarding the plan way of the transgressor harder, so Among the passengers leaving the consideration of the Hong Kong recommended by the late Mr. E. A. the general adoption of wireless Inst evening on the s.s. President and Shanghai Hotels, Ltd has Cost of Loving" will be presented dived off the raft, where Prince sank, and endeavoured to save him, HEWITT, and urged by the General telegraphy at sea must tend to curb Lincoln for Manila were Mr. and been denied by an official of that

but the drowning man clutched Chamber of Commerce, of engaging the local industry of piracy, of the United States Consul at figure of $1,400,000 on the Jand vernacular report Company. The Mrs. Dougins Jenkins. Mr. Jenkins further stated that the Hotel put

hold of his legs and dragged Leslie in punitive expeditions against as it might perhaps more fittingly

under. Leslie broke free and get- Yesterday's weather report, fore ting to the surface, seized Prince pirates quarters in Chinese be called, in view of the circum

and that negotiations broke down cast and remarks, issued by the by the hair. But apparently a when the Company requested that Royal Observatory at p.m., strong current pulled the young territory.day, in many quar stances in which it is carried on,

no now building erected thereon stated cable anti-cyclone is central further assistance arrived. The ters, Indian guards are deprecated" armed robbery at sea."

The forthcoming wedding is an- should be used as a theatre, cafes,

man down, and he sank before A feoble and expeditions to Bias Bay, after present a bullet-proof automatic journalist, residing at Empress denied by the Company, who say are indications of typhoon about

Atnounced of Mr. Harry Cooper, restaurants, or hotels. This is between Japan, and Bonins. There body, as stated yesterday, was actual experiment, are in favout system of wireless signals seems to Lodge, Kowloon, to Miss Frances there is no truth in the story, al 600 miles. E of

a matter of 45 minutes As additional evidence that we seem be the most suitable form of wire- 104, Woodrow Wilson Street, Tien sell if a sufficiently attractive offer.

Louise Sherman, residing at No, though they might be disposed to W.N.W. or N.Wala, so

Private Prineo was a native of to be travelling in circles, further lega: because the ordinary wireless tsin.

LOCAL FORECAST 8. or variable Chesterfield, and as far as is were anado

winds, light to moderate, fair. known, unmarried.

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