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NEW ADVERTISE- MENTS.

GOVERNMENT BILLS, ETC.

ENDERS for

SPECIE

•and

TEEXICAN DOLLARS current In this Colony, for Telegraphic Transfer, on the Lorca Commissioners of Hi Majesty's Trosary, London, up to for the Sum of £30,000, will be Beceived by the TREASURY CHEST OFFICER, COMMAND PAY OFFICE, until 11 AX, on the 9TH AUGUST, 199 Tenders to state the Total Amount Sterling). No Telegraphic "Gin Poll be made for less than 2:00. |

The

SURY

and

Sealed. CEST OFFICER COH crers, sddressed to the TREA MAND PAY OFFICE, and endorsed TENDERS FOR GOVERNMENT BILLS, E

The right to accept or reject any or all of the Tenders is reserved.

Copies of Forms of Tender can be had on application..

"Perrons tendering for (Bills) are hereby Noiffed that, having regard to

the provisions of the Acta 13 George tit. Cap.46 and 47, George Illy Cap. 32, the acceptanes of any such Tender is subject to the express condition that no Member ut the British House of Commone hall be admitted to any share or part in or to any benefi to arise from the Con-

trol

made for the allotment of

and be prepares la question to not

"The

apply to Contracts entered into by any incorporated Company in its corpenied ompacity and made for the general benefit of the Company?”

H. G. RILEY, Lieut.-Colonel, Trosary Chot Officer, R.A.F.Ú. His Majesty's Treasury Oce, Hong Kong.

NOTICE.

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THE Undermentioned Certificates for

300 Shares in this Company, stand- ing in the Name of JOHN LACNAÐ. Deceased, late-of 2, GLENCAIRN B. POLLOSHIELDY, Glascow, have been LOST, and if at the Harpiration of One Month from the Date hereof the following Share Certificates be not forthcoming. Other Certificates for the Said Shares will be issued by the Company and thereafter No Other will be acknowledged -

Noi.

Shares.

Certificate for 15

4822-4838

15

4882-4204

PO

7080-7049

50

02154-99903

54

55357-35406

73572-73648

110177-110251

300 Shares,

A. 8. WATSON & CO., LTD. Hong Kong, 18th July, 1928. [6514.

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONG KONG.

PROBATE JURISDICTION.

M

IN THE GOODS OF ALICE MARY

JONES, FORMERLY OF TH ELMS, 6, WARKAM ROAD, SOUTH CHOYDON, SURREY, AND LATE OF OLD HASTINGS HOUSE, HUTIVE), SUASEX, IN ENGLAND, SYINSTER, DECLARED

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN of Section 8 of Ordinance No. 2 of 1897, nade An Order Limiting the Time for Creditors and Others to ard in their Claims against the above Estate to 3157 DAY OF AUGUST, 1928.

N° that the Court has, by virta

All Creditors and Others are accord ingly hereby required to send in their Chims to the Undersigned on or before that Date.

Dated the 2nd day of August, 1923. JOHNSON, STOKES & MASTER, Solicitors for the Executrix,

Prince's Building.

G.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

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PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS

of the Sale by Public Auction to be held on MONDAY, the 19TH DAY of AUGUST, 1928, at 8 PM, at the Offices

of the Public Works Department

Order of His EcoLLENCY THE GOVERNOR,

Kok Tani, in the

renewal at ä

of One Lot of CROWN LAND at Mong

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FORETELLING THE

WEATHER.

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After to-day, a constant supply et water will be turned on in all rider main districts.

Quarantine restrictions imposed against arrivals from Saigon on account of Cholera have been removed.

Passengers arriving here yester- day from Swatow by the ax Hai- yang were: Miss Delaga, Mr. C. Lexis. Mr. C. C. Morris, Mr. G. Foray.

A Chinese woman grass-cutter has been sent to the G.C.H. yesterday suffering from makebite on her right leg. The woman was cutting grass on the Peak when she was bitten.

Lam Sui (29) stoker of the sa Winamac was arrested by the police for the unlawful possessor of a .38 long revolver, which he had on his person when about to board the Mongkok ferry, si.

During the relaying of the tram way Weah, bound schicular traffic will be diverted from Des Voeux Road Central at the junction of Jackson Road, by way of Queen's Road Central and Wardley Street,

The Consul for Germany will hold a reception at his residence, 115 The Peak, from 11.45 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. on Saturday in honour of the anniversary of the German Can stitution. The Consulate will be closed for the transaction of busi

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ess on that day.

BIG CHINESE WEDDING.

MR. LAM CHIK SHANG AND MISS VIOLET TOCK.

47

SEVEN HUNDRED QUESTS.

WONDERFUL WEDDING

GARMENTS.

BATTLE OF NATHAN ROAD.

CHINESE "BUSMEN ». PORTUGUESE.

REINFORCEMENTS THAT ARRIVED, TOO LATE.

Roads.

WING ON FRAUD

CASE.

FOR CHUN YUEN SENT FOR TRIAL.

COUNSEL'S REVIEW OF EVIDENCE.

Fok Chun. Yuen, was committed to stand his trial at the next Criminal Session at the Supreme

Quite a serious fight between Portuguese and Chinese broke out A very pretty Chinese wedding late last night in Kowloon at the was celebrated yesterday in St.Junction of Nathan and Jordon Court on a charge of conspiracy to."-

It began with quite a defraud the Wing On Company of. Paul's Church by the Rev. 3. T. Tso between Mr. Lam Chik Shang trivial incident and but for the 250,000 by means of a forged de- and Miss Violet Tock. The bride arrival of the police after the posit book. He already been sent groom is the eldest woa of Mr. and fracas had lasted about a quarter for trial for alleged forgery of Mr Lam Woo, Mr. Lam Woo of an hour some very serious cassal. | mortgage" assignment deeds involv- ing $110,000 and accepted by the being one of the biggest and best ties would have occurred,

'It appears

that a Portuguese Bank of Canton. known contractors in the Colony.

Mr. H. Somerset Fitzroy pro- The bride, who was born and gentleman, Mr. Silva, asked a

a China Motor Bus conducto, ta secuted en behalf of the Crown' and educated in Melbourne, Australia, is the second daughter of Mr. and stop at the junction of the two Mr. H. G. Sheldon appeared for

ronds. The 'bus, we learn, slowed the defence. Mrs. Leung Tock of Melbourse.

down but did not quite stop. The The bride was given away by her

brother, Mr. George N. Tock, and attended by tro bridesmaids, Mies

amah who was carrying Mr. Silva's

little girl nearly fell with the child and, iti

.

is

:1

After both counsels had address.

ed the Bench, Mr. R. E. Lindsell remarked that he was satisfied that

sny.

to the conductor in the road and fendant mast stand his trial at the Suen, and by two tiny flower-girls,

words con led to blows. The next Criminal Sessions. the Misecs May Law and Joyce

The defendant had nothing to 31 was Mr: driver got out and went to the Lim. The "best man Lam Chik Ho, brother of the bride-help of his colleague. groom, and the groomsman, Mr. "Then reinforcements came up on Wong

"one service was fully choral and both sides. A number of buses the church had been beautifully stopped and their drivers and decorated for the occasion.

officials joined in on one side while

ance.

Submission For Defence. Mr. Sheldon for the defence sub-

could convict his

mitted that no evidence had been

given which client or associate him with the

The Reception.

a party of young Portuguese, evi"! two men who were now in prison After the ceremony reception

од the same charge. The only attended by nearly seven hundred dently quite ready for the fun of a fight came to Mr. Silva's assist- guests was held in Lane, Craw-

Soon a convoy of some tendirect evidence against his client ford's Restaurant. The bride look buses had stapped and the number was that of Chan Sam who said ed very lovely in her wedding gown of both combatants and spectators that the defendant told him that which was. a compromise between the fashions of East and West grew with astonishing rapidity. The Principal tenant of No. 243 being made in semi-Chinese fashion. There was, shouting and yelling Au Kim Lui (one of the convicted And swearing and one Chinese men) was a spendthrift and that Laichikok Road was fined $10 by out of silver lace over white satin.. Mr. W. Schofield, at the Kowloon She wore a long tulle veil held in dashed in armed with an iros bar. defendant drew $50,000 from the

Here an Englishman, Mr. Sprad- Magistracy yesterday morning for place by a coronet of orange bloe

berry, intervened, disarmed this Bank of Canton to loan to Au. It erecting a water closet without som and pear's, and carried a permission. The structure was graceful shower bouquet of white young hot-head and gave him the was also alleged that defendant had told the same witness that the Beer illegal in many ways and an order and pale pink Bowers. Iler brides hiding he deserved.

A seething mess of about 30 was made for its removal within a maids were dressed in a similar

fashion, Miss Gooey in apricot people were at it hard, and the money which Au Kim Lui was week.

at elaiming from the Wing On Com- 4 georgette with tight Chinese surrounding crowd numbered A Chinese was summoned before bodice of silver lace and Mies Suen least three hundred when the police pany was his (defendant's) money. Mr. R. E. Lindsell yesterday for a green and silver. Both wore arrived and separated the contest Beyond that there were three clear-

ants marching the more vociferous firing crackers at Aberdeen without head bands of diamanté and car 4 licence. Pleading guilty" de ried shower bouquets. The little on both sides off to the police ance receipts in the names of the

It was as well that they inter- fendant said that the crackers flower-girls were dressed one in station.

pink and the other in blue geor were fired in celebration of thegette frocks with silver lace yokeavened at this juncture for a few found at the defendant's home. know that a licence was required.ound the hem; they carried silver still a number of people on the the amounts written on these re The Magistrate, imposed the no-baskets of pisk flowers which they scene of the scuffle, two buses ceipts were innocent deposits made. minal fine of $3.7

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of the weather, has a history of only some hundred years. On the cther hand weather lore of all kinds is as old as human nature. The modern attempts to control rainfall by means of explosives, sprinkling the clouds, with doctri-

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fied sand and other ingenious The variations in the thickness of devices have their

counterpart among primitive men in magic and the onion's skin, and in the far

religious supplication. In parts of Esthonin, for example, when there 15 A drought three men climb trees

"

and feathers of certain birds and beasts are, again, the products of the past and not the future. Mr.

LOCAL: MAHOMMEDÄN LEADER'S WILL.

threw before the bride.

The dainty dresses of the bride and her attendants looked parti- cularly beautiful sa she at under the flower bell at the reception and served to distinguish her from

They tried to re-start the trouble the many other Chinese married ladies at the same table. These but the police appeared once more

defendant's three sons which were

arrived at the gallop and dis- gorged a party of mechanics and by the children of accused. The tters from the China Motor_Bus defendant had negotiated the claim" Company's depot at Hung Hom, of $50,000 from the Wing On Com armed with spanners and iron bars

pany because the money was his and spoiling for a fight.

and he had loaned it to Au Kim Lui. He discussed the matter with ter was once & solicitor's clerk and could help him... The offer of 18 per cent., should the claim succeed, was made by Lam Fook Chiu and not the defendant.

THE LATE MR. ABDOULA BINadies were most attractive to the and the reinforcements boarded Chan Sam merely because the lat-

SUFFIAD.

LEAVES PROPERTY TO WIDOW.

The late Mr.

Abdoola

Bin

in a sacred glove. One strikes fre. HuMPHREYS further declares that year's chief clerk of the Supreme law and wears it at all important SANDAL WOOD. TRANSAC-

brands together knocking off sparks

in imitation of lightning, another

the supposed "equinoctial gales" are a myth. September and March

beats a kettle to represent thunder are rough months in Europe, but and who died at No... 16 Leighton three dinners one held last night!

and a third sprinkles water, car-

ried up for that purpose, in every direction, and this, mimic stori is calculated to produce the exact quantity of rain required.

But besides such methods of com-

pelling rain, which are practise a well established lines by all untutored races there is a vast body of lore which predicts, or Iretends to predict, the weather. When it is a question of the next 24 hours men such as fishermen and shepherds, who for gene rations have watched the weather

the records do not suggest that the 21st of those two months is partiamounting to 89,300. cularly stormy or that the sun's crossing of the Equator in the least

effects the matter.

What has meteorology accomplish. ed on the positive side 7 It has certainly fathomed the nature of the typhoon, cyclone or hurricane, and to piece together this information out of records of "big blows" in Sufiad. various places has been a great achievement. Typhoons can be watched and tracked, and a typhoon prepared for and expected is halved be of its terrors and potentialities for

under three

Chief

Toasts And Good Wishes. The Rev, S. T. Tro who officiated at the wedding proposed the health.

TIONS.

EUROPEAN FIRM SUED BY BROKER.

WHY IS COMMISSION PAID.

There was no doubt that Au Kim Lui and Lam Fook Chiu had st Lempted to swindle the Wing On Company but the attempt to asso ciate the defendant with these men had not been borne out.. by the evidence.

eyes of a foreigner in their tradi- their transports and retreated to tional wedding garments of heavily their 'base. embroidered black satin with acar- Besides the police station party let fringed skirts, with their dark two or three Chinese were taken to hair ornamented with jewels and hospital, but no one was seriously flowers. Every Chinese bride re- hurt. Suffind, who had been for many wedding gift from her mother-in- ceives one of these dreses as a

Court, and after his retirement on functions. Young Mrs. Lam wil pension, joined the law firm of Mesara. Leo d'Almada and nephew, wear this traditional costume at the further wedding ceremonies-

The Ruse To Obtain Deposit Books. Mr. Fitzroy in reply said that it HAI Road, on April 5th, this year,

arranged for to-

was extremely suspicious that leaves property, in the Colony and the others

night and to-morrow, and at formal

person should draw 350,000 from the Bank of Canton, and loan it Deceased in his will bequeaths receptions.

to another without any knowledge everything to his widow, Mrs.

"Why and for what service is of what that person was going to Hazara Suffad, of the same ad-

The ruse. do with it.

was clear. dress, and in the event of her death to his three grandchildren, of the bridal couple and later Mr. commission paid to a broker?" was The deposit of 950,000 was made in Abdul Shakoor, Abdul Rashid and Wong Ying Hang, the groomsman, the question which Mr. Justice the name of the Kwong Cheong Rumjahnbee Suffiad, Bons and made a abort speech in which be Jacks was called upon to decide firm who received in return a de- This book and the daughter of the late Mr. Majld congratulated Mr. and Mrs. Lam yesterday morning at the Summary posit book.

subject Bons were

to careful Suffiad, eldest son of the deceased, Chik Sharp and wished them all Court when Lo Sik Nam, & Chinese others belonging to the defendant's who died in the Colony many years happiness in the future. He also broker, aued Messrs. John Manders ago.

read two telegrams which the & Co., Ltd., for brokerage due scrutiny and copies were forged. Probate of his will has been bridegroom had received from Can under a contract signed on August These were used to attempt to with- granted to the widow, Mra Hazars ton from Professor Ko Ting Tee, 5th, 1925, between the defendants draw the $50,000 from the Wing On

head of the Tsung Shan Univer and a sandal wood dealer named Bank,

"The defendant tried to persuade The late Mr. Abdoola Bin Suffiadeity and from Professor To Shui Kai Tei Yuen appointing the plain-

B.S Attorney was well-known to the legal pre- Toi of the Linguam University of tiff to act as broker in all trans: Chan Sama to act

in the claim against the Wing On fession of the Colony and also to which the bridegroom is a former actions relating to sandal wood

between the defendants and the Company. Why, should he have the Court officials. During his student.

dealer. The Guests,

got someone else to act as Attorney? term as Chief Clerk of the Court.

served..

Among those present were: Sir The amount claimed was for $855 We are told that it was his money! The defendant accompanies. Chan being ball per cent. brokerage on Justices. He was also the leader Shou Son Chow, the Hon. Dr. R. fl transactions put through by the Sam from No. 40, Queen's Road to of the local Mohammedan com H. Koteval, Messre. Ho Leung, have acquired an amazing power mischief. As to weather forecast-munity and had way taken in Ho Sai Wing, Ho Sai Yu, Benjamin plaintiff. Mr. A. E. Hall appeared the solicitors office in the attempt of accurate prognostication. They ing Mr. T. F. CLAXTON, the Direc active interest in their social and Wong Tape, Kwok Siu Lo. Ma Ying for the plaintiff and Mr. B. C.to persuade the latter to take up. the case. What is he doing unless religious welfare.

Piu, Fung Ping Shan, Wong Mo Macnamara was for the defendants.

The plaintiff's case that he was mixed up in the conspiracy Lam and Li Yau Chnen. Compradors Who Died Intestate.

under the contract he was entitled and wanted Chan Sam to act a Au Sang Hang, alias Au Nai

to the commission on all business Attorney in the claim so as to keep, negotiated between the deferidants bit name out of it. il pressed for reasons they become day to day and any prediction be Tong, alias Au. Chung Kung Tong, formerly a compradere of the firin

and the Kai Tai Yuen. He alleged The Magistrate remarked to Mr. yond 24 hours is entirely specula- of Meri Deacons at Shameen

that several transactions had been Fitzroy that the possession of the inarticulate. But when they profess tive." But he is of opinion that died intestate on November 24th,

three clearance receipts in the The case for the defence was that names of the defendant's zone could. to delve deeper and pronounce

in the future aviation may greatly 1825 at Canton. He left property

Put through thanks to his efforts. in the Colony smounting to

while admitting the validity of the not be taken as evidence to that upon the nature of the forthcoming advance our knowledge of the laws $82,000. Letters of administration

contract, the plaintiff had not put they were utilized for the purpose A valuable leasehold property in through any sales for them. There of making copies. or even the

governing the weather. We only have been granted to his widow,

However, he was satisfied that know, he said in answer to ques She Shi, of No. 21, Old Bailey, Wongneicheong known as the Tetere, however, several transactions

Hong Kong.

maining portion of Section I of between them and the Kai Tai there was a prima facie caso

Yuen firm, but these were done against the defendant... of Inland. Lot, No. 23, with erec through their own compradore, and Mr. Sheldon did not call evidence auction yesterday at the suction tions thereon was put up for public the commission on these sales had and the Magistrate sent defendant TOOM of Mesara. Hughes and duly been credited to the com- for trial.

pradore. Commission was only paid There were six fresh cases of Hough.

to a broker for services rendered, smallpox last week and five The property was leased to Mr. fatalities. All patients were Chi- Philip Gokchin for 15 years from and in this case, defendants alleged, July, 1920 with the right of that the plaintiff had not done any- notifiable cases were: newal to a further period of 18 thing to earn the commission,

parties, his Lordship held that in Diphtheria, 3 (1 British, 2 Chinese); years. It comprises an area of After hearing the evidence of both, a case like this the onus of proving enteric 6, with 2 fatalities (I Indian, 2700 square feet and bears an an- 5 Chinese); paratyphoid fever, 1 nual Crown rental of 88.

The upset price was 94,000 and the transactions up to the hilt lay (British); puerperal fever 1, fatal,

only one advance of $100 was offer: with the plaintiff, and from the Chinese.ge

On Tuesday one case each of ed. It was knocked down to the evidence tendered, he could not say of Des Voeux Bond Central at that case. Judgment was, therefore,

given to the defendants with cost. diphtheria, paratyphoid and paer Po On Land Investment Co., Ltd., that the plaintiff had proved his peral fever, all Chinese, were re-

figure ported.

for a term of 75 of Hong Kong glance round the horizon and make tor of the Hong Kong Royal Obser-

with the option of Hent to be fixed

by the Burveyor of HIS MAIZSIT THE Kas, for one further term of 75-yours, PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.

Kowloon Inland

Junction of Price

Edward Road and

Tai Nag Street.

Boundary Measure.

merta.

*As per

Halo plan.

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72

10,850

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TO LET

their pronouncements with the in- stinctive readiness of a prophet but

· summer

or winter

prospects for the next week they are

OG

less certain grounds. Accord ing to a distinguished American meteorologist, Mr. WJ HTM- PH there is nothing in the common beliefs about the effect of

moon.

vatory remarked "we work from

tions on this subject," what is happening on the earth's surface, but if we could obtain information of the upper-layers of atmosphere, at say 1,000,000 10,000 and 20,000 feet then we should extend our knowledge enormously."

the moon or the planets upon the weather. It is not true, he alleges, that the weather changes with the

The science is still in its begin Nor is it true that fauna nings because it depends for its deductions on world-wide data. and flora can predict the nature

When that pours in to the obser- of the seasons. A heavy crop of vatories from all quarters of the 5-Roomed HOUSE la Misaen AVENUE, KOWLOON-Apply to berries and nuts is produced by a globo and from the air the meteoro- HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE fine summer and autums and not logist will have the evidence with Fout which lengthy and accurate CO., LTD, ALYKAMERA BUILDINGUNDANGA

10508 by the prospect of a cold winter. prediction is impossible.

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HEALTH OF THE COLONY.

nest.

Other

PROPERTY SALE. WONGNEICHEONG, LOT SOLD

FOR $1,100.

Inland Lot. No. 2203 and Section J

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WEATHER REPORT.

Yesterday's weather report, fore- cast and remarks, issued by the Royal Observatory, etated

Pressure remains bigh to the north-east of Japan and relatively low in a trough extending from Local Forecast:-S.W. winds; moderate, cloudy, showery, South China to the Boning