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THE FORTY-SEVENTA OBDIN. | & SON, ABXANDRA BUILDINGS the Company will be held at the Offices of the General Managers, Fazura JARDINE, MATHESOs &Co., LTD., Pedder "Street, Hong Kong, on WEDNESDAY

THE 20TH JUNE, 1028, at Noo, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors, passing the Accounts, and electing Directors and Auditors.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 13TH JUNE to 4TH JULY, 1928, Both Days inclusive.

By Order of the Board.

General Managers.

JARDINE, MATHESON & CO, LTD. Hong Kong, 19th May, 1928. "[6317

HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE CO., LTD,

FOTICE 19 HEREBY GIVEN

that

the Certificate No. 3467 dated 9th Anuust, 1900, for 25 Shares of this Company Numbered 24851-24875 registered in the Name of Ms. MARION LEGGE has been LOST or DESTROYED; and should this Certificate not be produced to the Company before the 1927 JUNE, 1928, a New Certificats for the said Nhares will be issued, and the Old Certificate No. 3467 will be thereafter treated by this Company Null and Void.

JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON, General Managers.

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OBITUARY.

THREE FUNERALS YESTERDAY.

MR. J. W. STEPHENS,

The death of Mr. John W. Stephens, who was 31 years of age and had served for over seven years in the Laichikok Prison as

DIVE FOR LIBERTY.

FOUR FRENCH FOREIGN LÉGIONARIES.

some form of fuel is welcomed. SERVICE HONOURS FOR WAR- a warder, took place at the Row-ESCAPE FROM "ATHOS II

In England, however, its produc- tion happens to be a staple indus- try and the distilling plants and electric generating stations offer a maller market than the hearths

furnaces of the world.

The big haman problem of re- A WELL ESTABLISHED FAVOUR-ducing the army of miners is ITË OF PROVED HIGH QUALITY. complicated by their traditions and their immense pride in their calling. They are the most prolific section of our population and every lad locks forward to the day when he shall join his father and elder brothers in the pits. The Government has started schools of trade instruction for young, miners out of work and many have gone back to the land where a hard worker can always get a job. But the steady reduction of the labour

the world.

RANT OFFICER AND"

INDIAN SOLDIER.

AT SINGAPORE.

ONE MAN DROWNED.

loon Hospital on Thursday night where he was taken shortly after be was found on the Club de There were two funerals at the Recreio football ground in King's

SINGAPORE, June 1st. Protestant Cemetery, Happy Val Park with a bullet wound in the ley, yesterday afternoon. One was head. A service revolver was lying People assembled on the wharf in that of a Warrant Officer of the beside him. Deceased had been front of Number 11 godown, Tan- Royal Navy who died at the Naval very depressed for some time, and jong Pagar, to say goodbye to Bospital on Thursday, and the other his health had given his friends, friends leaving on the French mail of a European Warder of the Lai- much anxiety. There was a long steamier Athos II yesterday after- chikok Prison who shot himself search following his disappearance noon witnessed an exciting escape with a revolver. Earlier in the on Tuesday, and he was found as from the steamer by four German day another funeral took place in stated.

members of the French Foreign Fowloon of an Indian soldier who

Legion. was accidentally killed during machine gun exercise, also on Thursday,

GUNNER ESSAM OF HIM,S.. ** WISHART."

The Bev. W. Walton Rogers officiated at the funeral, which was The Athos 7 came in from attended by a large number of the Saigon yesterday morning. European staff of the Victoria and had ninety men of the Fortiga Laichikok Prisons, Indian warders Legion on board, seventy being - and civilians. Among those present Frenchmen and the others Germans were Mr. J. W. Franks (Superin and other European nationalities. tendent of Prisons), Chief Wardera It appears that the Frenchmen Naval honours were accorded to. M. McLeod and West, Mesars were allowed to go ashore during XTHY Continue to suffer when WY.. POO ON EBBBS are within The non-alcoholle supply is a big problem. Until ten Gunner (T) CAW. Essam, ofr. Robertson, G. L. Buchanan, the day, but the remaining twenty your reach-Himples, Catarrh, Asthma, Bronchitis, Cough, Constipation, Dia-Champagne. An excellent years ago there was work for all, H.M.S. Fiskart," who died at the

Paice, Johnstone, Collins, Hmen were kept on board. betes, Dropsy, Rheumatism, and many substitute for sparkling but now the position has been Royal Naval Hospital after a shärt

Goldenberg, W. Saunders, A. Cal- When the ship. was leaving the other Diseases.. No Drugs, Purely wine, possessing the same abruptly reversed. Looked at from illness. The deceased was 31 years

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mining population, with all their A large number of Naval officers fine qualities, has always been a and men followed the coffin which grave social problem and a smaller was borne on a gun carriage by a industry on a sounder Industrial party in charge of Lieut. Harland, basis will be

to the of HMS. Wishart. A firing party country.

was drawn from. H.M.S. Keppel in charge of Mt. Steele of that vessel. One Chinese case of enteric was Pal! bearers were officers of the reported on Thursday. from Vic-destroyer Botilla in harbour.

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At

the close of the burial service, con- Two further taxis of the new ducted by the Rev. G. H. Hewitt, fleet were put on the road yesterday | Naval Chaplain, three valleys were morning after passing the usual fired over the grave followed by test by the Police.

the sounding of the Last Post. Among those present were Commo dore J. L. Pearson, C.M.G.; Pay Commander Rogers, Captain E. C.

Mr. Andrew Johnstone McClure, Clairmont, Lockerbie, Dumfries, late of Kobe, left personal estate in Great Britain valued at £54,498.

vert, Lacey, Selby, Daniels, Joyce, wharf at about six o'clock, and was Murphy, Sheriff, Brightman, Hud-about fifty feet out into the chan- son, Mr. and Mra Merriman, Mr. | nel; four

in full uniform and Mrs. Didar, Mr. and Mrs. jumped overboard. Three of them Fuller, Mr. and Mrs. Foster, reached the whorf safely, two being:

men

friends from the K.O.S.B. and hauled up by spectators and the Royal Artillery.

Decensed was Deputy Provincial Grand Primo of R.A.O.B., G.L.E.

other climbing up some steps. The fourth man never came to the sur face after his dive overboard and

of China, and President of the it is thought that his coat came Certifying Council, R. A. O. B., up over his head and prevented China In addition to representa-him from swimming. Two Euro- tives from the various Lodges who pean spectators courageously dived attended the funeral, many wreaths in after him, but their efforts were were sent, including ene from fruitless. The body has not yet been recovered, and it is thought it Shanghai.

Biff, Alf, and Harry, Pile and steamer.

Wreaths were sent by Dan, Jim, may have been swept out with the

The other three men were taken Sutherland, European Staff of

0. Thompson (D. Third Flotilla) Victoria Gaol, European Staff of into custody by the police on the Lieut-Commdr. Glenny, command-

Laichikok Prison, Sikh Staff of wharf, but were released this morn- Major General E. Gibb is among

ing H.M.S. Wishart, Officers of the passengers from London by H.M.S. Tamar, and of vessels of Victoria Gaol, Central Sergeanta'ing, and it is understood that the Mess; Hong Kong Police, Members German Consul-General is arrang the as Khyber, who are passing the Third Flotilla and other units of the R.A.0.B Club, P.G. Lodge ing for them to be "scat back to through the Colony to Shangbai. in harbour, and representatives of

of China, R.AO.B., Members of the Germany. Chief and Warrant Officers' Club. R.A.O.B. the Far East Lodge No. Experiences In The Legion. The late Mr. Shem Jones, Hart- A wreath from the wife of de-1297, Sir James Oxberry Lodge, ington-road, Chiswick, late account ceased was buried with the coffin R.A.O.B., Wellesley II. Lodge, ant of the Chartered Bank of Among other floral tributes were R.A.0.B., Queen of the Fairies through the medium of an inter. porated Accountants, 6, Des Youx Silky.-2, PRATTE BUILDING (IST Froon), For six yeare after the Armistice India and China, left £4,204 (not those from Commodore J. L. Pear Lodge, R.A.0.B. (H.M.S. Titania), /Preter, the men spoke with great

OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

that the Creditors of the above named Company, are requir ed, on or before the THIRTY-FIRST DAY of JULY, 1928, to send in their Names and Addresses, and the particulars of their Debta and Claims, if any, to the Undersigned, at the Offices of Messrs. PERCY SMITH, SETH & FLEMING, Incor-

Road Central, Victoria, Hoag Kong, and, if so required by Notice in writing from the under- signed, are to come in and prove their said Debts and Claims at such time and place as shall be specified in such Notice, or in default thereof they will be excluded from any dis tribution which may be made before such debts are proved.-

Dated this 7th day of June, 1928.

J. HENNESSEY SETH,

T.8.A.A..

S. HAMPDEN ROSS, AGE,

A.3.A.A.

Joint Liquidators. 1

BY ORDER OF THE

MORTGAGEES.

PUBLIC AUCTION

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Situate at MONGKOKTSUI in the DEPENDENCY of Kowloon and Colony of Hong Kong and registered at the LAND OFFICE KOWLOON INLAND LOT No. 1372

TO EZ SOLD ON TUESDAY, THE 197 DAY OF JUNE, 1928, AT 3 2.M.

I

M. LAMMERT BROTHERS,

Anctionare,

AT THEIR SALES BOOM,

84, DUDDELL ST., VICTORIA, Hoxe Kore

For further Particulars and Condi tions of Sale, Apply to:

Masaka, WOO & NASH, Solicitors.

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Miss Irene Hart, whose engage- prospérity. Europe needed our coal and the Government seized ment

Conversing with a Straits Times this morning, representative

son, Lieut-Commdr. Glenny Off Members of the R.A.O.B. Bir James

bitterness about their experiences cers of H.M.S. Wishart, Captain Oxberry Lodge No. 2015, Durban

in the Foreign Legion. Two of to Signor Nobile Carlo D. (3) and Officers H.M.S. Keppel, Lodge No. 3594, R.A.0.B., Prince them served throughout the Great War, and they had the appearance the opportunity to fix the export Alberto Stranco, secretary to the Ship's Company, Chief and Petty George Lodge, R.A.0.3., Washin

of tough and hardened soldiers price at seventy-two shillings a ton. Italian Embassy in London, has Officers, Engine Room Department, Lodge (Shanghai), LA.O.B., Ori

All three men

enlisted in the For

Our neighbours writhed under at just been announced, is a niece of Members of Nos. 4, 5, 6, 7, 9 Mesaca, ental Lodge, R.A.O.B., Club Boy eiga Legion in, 1920, when they Tess, but had to pay as long as the the late Sir Robert Hart.

Ldg.. Stokers and Stokers, Torpedo Cheng, Mr. H. Goldenberg, Mr. C.

The Daily Press.

!

Hone Kose, Jux Sex, 1928.

"Ruhr adventure "held up pro-

Staff of H.M.S. Wishart, H.

Cooper),

Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Franks“ JA

were living in the occupied terri-

Captain Lalor, who was captured Man (H.M.S. Wishart), Captain Earnshaw, N. Lazarus (Mr. E. Atory of Germany and were unable duction in that quarter. America by Chinese pirates near Ichang and

to find other employment.". They was then indulging in the strike had to have a leg amputated after

and Wardroom Officers H.M.8, madness that alterwards spread to being held for ransom for several

apent their first five years fighting

The year 1994 marked the turn 10th. He expects to undergo an

THE BRITISH COAL, MINING| our own country,

INDUSTRY.

weeks, arrived in Londen on May

of the tide. European production other operation shortly. A GENERATION ago when British in France, Belgium, and Germany

Three mongrel dogs belonging to industry was at the height of its was in full swing and coal was Mrs. Tong On of No. 4, Minden prosperity alarmist reports were obtained at a great deal cheaper Avenue, Kowloon, have been sent to constantly made, that in sq, many rate than in England. The Silesian the Matankok slaughter house for years our eos capplies would be coal mines, captured the valu observation on Thursday. One of exhausted and the foundations of able Scandinavian market; the the animals is said to have bitten United States began to supply the son of Mrs. Falmon, No. 24, South America and Japan and Carnarvon Road. India started to tap new sources of their own. It was at this moment that the Communirt offic

our National wealth would be literally "picked away." These prognostications would appear to have been falsified for the British

A Chinese wharf searcher was admitted on Thursday night to the Kowloon Hospital suffering from a wound in the lower lip. He was

Wanderer, Captain and Officer M. McLeod, West, Robertson, A. i6 Morocco and Algeria, and con-

H.M.S. Verity, Captain, Officers

Witherington, Captain,

to

and Ship's Company, H.M.S. Calvert, Fuller, Merriman, G. Bditions were so bad that they ap Foster, 5. Cressey, Hill, G. L. Officers and Ship's Company, H.M.S. Buchanan and family.

Folverine, Wardroom Officers. H.M.S.". Feteran, Commissioned and Warrant Officers 3rd Destroyer Flotilla, Coramissioned and War- rant Officers' Club, Ship's Com- pany H.M.8. Wild Swan

(Continued on next Column).

INDIAN GUNNER'S “DEATH.

FATAL MACHINE GUN ACCIDENT.

An accident occured on Thurė-

plied be transferred to, French Indo-China. They state that escape was out of the question in North- ern Africa, and their one object in applying for a transfer was to find an opportunity for deserting. Service In Indo-China.

They have spent the last two Friends of Mr. J. W. Matthews, day on the Kowloon City rifle range, years in Tonking, and they com- an Indian soldier being killed by a plain that they were not soldiering chief ship draughsman at the Kow- loon Docks, will be sorry to hear bullet from a Lewis machine gun at all, but were compelled to work. of the death of his little daughter The deceased was Gunner Moham on roads, in quarries, at bridge Oliver, which occurred at Homs on med Khan, of the Hong Kong and Thursday.The child went Home

ment.

and

The

the conditions of service

coal industry is to-day faced with cials of the Mining Federation led

FileDeen sympathy will be felt lery. He was about 23 years of age discipline was extremely strict, with her mother and sister "last Singapore Brigade, Royal Artil building, at brickmaking. the necessity of finding new mar the miners into the great strike of struck by a compatriot with a bottle for the parents in their bereave and had served four years in 'the. kets and drastically reducing pro- 1928. It failed both in its political while on duty on the aa Feinan, duction. The enormous expansion and industrial objecte, but many The police have detained two men of the industry is shown by the foreign markets were irretrievably in connection with the assault fact that between the years 1900 lost and the industry has, since had

a

and 1913 the increase of producto reconsider its position and out. Three serious street accidents tion was as great as between the look. Fortunately modern chemie occurred on Thursday night; years 1650 and 1900, But the war try is coming to its aid, and in-Chinese, woman was knocked down sion to Lieut-Col. R. G. Clarke, was handling the weapon. The bul; who killed one of his comrades in

proved disastrous to British mining and gravely hampered it in adjust

ing itself to altered. world condi tions. The organisation of our pits

was thrown into confusion by the sudden withdrawal for military ser vice of a big proportion of the

by tram car No. 33, a Chinese died stead of being considered as a finished product coal will be in. after admission to hospital follow ing being knocked down by a motor creasingly regarded as the raw,

car in Des Voeux Road West, and materia; from which tar, heavy oil

a Chinese widow was injured by c fuel, fortilisers, dre stuffs and chemicals will be produced. Fortu ately all these things are urgently

public car in Wanchai.

Major General C. C. Luard,

best labour but even worse follow. needed by the modern world, but C.B., CM.G. (0.0. South Chino

ed when the clamorous demands of the days when there was an un-Command) in new on two months

•

case of a Frenchman

Army.

It appears that three machine generally bad. One thing of which Among the passengers arriving in women on a 72480 they complained with particular

at the conclusion of the shooting the Colony yesterday by the as

one of the guns was being handled emphasis was the alleged dis Khyber were Lieut. Col. Ponsonby for cleaning. While this was being crimination between the French the command of the 1st Batta, the live cartridge had remained in the and other members of the Legion. D.8.0., M.C., who will take over done a shot suddenly rang out. A Queen's Royal Regiment, in succes-breech unknown to the man who They quoted C.M.G., D.S.O., who left recently let entered the back of Mohammed Other Servicemen arriving in Hong Khan, who was standing with a drunken brawl, and who was Kong by the same ship og

a group of fellow soldiers a few punished, they say, with fifty days Comdr. K. E. Buckand, R.N

feet away, and he dropped dead, imprisonment. If that man has Chpt Ross Skinner, who was a shot through the heart.

been of any other nationality than companied by Mrs. Ross Skinner, The deceased soldier was buried French they allege," the penalty. at the Mohammedan Cemetery, would have been five years. At the Kowloon, yesterday. The body, time of their desertion they were carried in a bier draped with being sent back to Algeria, and black cloth, was brought to the they were determined to escape compound of the Whitfield Camp during the voyage. They state that Barracks where a number of Indian there are no Britishers amongst the soldiers in native dress took part Legionaries on board the Athos 11 in a religious ceremony conducted, and the only one they have known according to Mohammedan rites. during their term of service escap

Before the bier was borne to the ed in Casablancs.

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WEATHER REPORT. Yesterday a weather report, fore east and remarks, issued by the Royal Observatory at 5.55 p.m., The anti-eye one remains over Japan. Freteure is relatively low

Der, O.B.E.. is now acting as China to Guan,

were placed over it and many cases during the last few years of was abandoned and the richest, tricity are preferred, while the General Officer Commanding the

British officers' also joined the Foreign Legionaries deserting at procession.

Singapore Straits Times. easitet seams alone were worked.steam plant is being superseded troops in Hong Kong.

the war forced a fevered produc- limited demand for British coal leave, which he is spending in Saatated:

gon, accompanied by Mrs. Luard have already passed. tion in which the carefully design.

Even for

ed

of extracting the con domestic purposes gas and eles and Mis Luard. Col. I. B. Skin-in a trough extending from Indo Cemetery, several beautiful wreaths There have been several other

Local Forecast:-E. wind, mode- rate, cloudy, some rain.