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SHARE TRANSACTIONS.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, JUNE 18, 1918.

AIRSHIP WOMEN.

FAILURE OF U-BOATS.

Hongkong Brokers' Successful Claim...

Life Faside a' Gas-Bag.

Statements of French Minister of Marios.

"They are talking of turning At the Supreme Court this all our women workers inta

Faris, May 11-The #fective- morning, before the Chief Justice Wrens'" (members of the Wo-mess of the German submarine (Sir William Roos Davies) an¦men's Boyal Naval Service), said campaign is declining. The sotion was heard in which-Mesars, ['an e ficar commanding a Naval German Government in aware of Mason and Taylor, sharebrokers. Airship Station to me the other this fact, declared Georges Ley- sued Hadjir Marikar Uscof, of 63, day, By "X" in the Daily gues, Minister of Marine, bafors Old Moor Street, Colombo, for Mail. We bare heaps of them the Naval Committee of the $8,702.10.

here, helping to build airships, Chamber of Deputies to-day, bat] Mr. 0. G. Alabaster appeared chilly non-rigid ones. They do has made the greatest efforts to for the plaintiffs, and the defen- the greater part of the work conceal it. He said the situation dant wee neither present nor almost everything, except the represented. Mr. Alabaster ex- actual amembling of the parts plained that the action was For the present, however, they damages for a breach of certain rank an civilians and are employ share contracta. A writ waaigazed ed at the same rate and on the for service out of jurisdiction on same terms su the male civilisus.” Match 8 and no sppearance had When, later, I saw some of been entered. Leave in proceed those women at work on sirship ex-parts had also been obtained. construction, what impressed me

DAIRY FARM NEWS:

JUNKET

Cannot be excelled with tinned or fresh stewed fruit..

COULOMMIER CHEESE. COTTAGE CHEESE.

NOURISHING & IDEAL FOOD.

was most favourable, and that the DEVONSHIRE CREAM

sinkings of eubmarines in the first three months of 1918 through Allied massarse was greater thin the number built by the enemy.

Minister Laygues referred to the statement made in the Reich atag on April 17 by Vice-Admiral von Capelle, German Minister of

CAN ALWAYS BE HAD,

WE SUPPLY JUNKET TABLET ON APPLICATION.

TO-DAY'S NEW ADVERTISEMENT.

Evidence was given by Mr. J. most was the sight of the rigging Marine, in which he said 600,000 HONGKONG ST. GEORGE'S DAY DRAWING OF WAR BONDS. W. Taylor, a partner in the plain-inspector, procesarily a slim, tons of Allisa' shipping was sunk

tiff firm, who stated that in October young woman, wriggling through monthly. This figure the Minis-

FRIDAY, 21st June, at 4 P.M.

last they purchased for the Janne narrow manhole (only eighteen ter said, was incorrect. It was THE drawing will take place in the Thestre Royal, City Hall, on ary Settlement one bandred inches across) right into the reached and passed in April, Douglse shares on behalf of de- "gas bag" itself. The immense Hay, and June of 1917. In July

100,000 tickets, have been issued, 96,000 have been sold (For fendant at $77, which, with envelope lay on the floor of the it declined, and in November it division of prizes see separate advertisement). brokerage, cost $77.50 each. bage shed, inflated with air fell below 400,900, and since has After Settlement Day, there was instead of with hydrogen, the diminished continuously. The

The following numbers have not been sold:-10960/11099,

ENGLISH MADE SHOES

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na delivery taken and they sold narrow opening through which Minister gave the following com- 11120/11199,-80820/80959, 85737/85899, 964+3/99999. the abaren for 878, the result of fabe crawled being half bidden by parative table of the tonnage In the event of any of these unsold tickets being drawn against Wm. that transaction to the defendant the heavy folds of the fabric, alaimed to have been destroyed any prize, the number of the ticket will be treated as void and being no loss or gain. Is the which had to be lifted off the by Germany and the tonnage another number will be drawn immediately. same month they sold one hand ground by several men while the sotually lost in the past fire red Indo-Chins shares for the wormed her way in. Also pass months: defendant at $120 for delivery in ing through this hole was s'rab- January sad the price, lese ber duct carrying electria light.

brokerige, was $11,950. The with which to examine the defendant did not deliver the internal rigging.

December

shares on the day das and We are not allowed to stay January BO, according to the custom inside for more than an boat at February

"

Claimed by Actual Germany, losses.

No ticket having drawn a prize will be eligible to draw another prize. If any ticket number comes out twice, it will be treated the second time as void and another number will be drawn immediately. Admission free to the Theatre. The stage will be reserved for ...702,000 388,277 the officials conducting the drawing.

By Order of the Committee. ....689,000 332,522 Hongkong, 11th June, 1918.

tons.

tons.

...632,000 302,459

in practice on the Stock Ex the most," said the girl in the Maro 2.680,000 358,860 change, they bought the shares tropeered overall.

NOTICE is hereby given that out of 100,000 tickets issued,

96,000 have been sold.

...600,000 $288,704 HONGKONG ST. GEORGE'S DAY DRAWING OF WAR BONDS. Febrasty, March, and April 3,723 French steamers and 788 French sailling vessels passed through the danger zone, where, a few months ago, losses by torpedoing had been very heavy. Not a single ship was sunk.

There is April ... * in within twenty-four hours on really plenty of air, but it is s M. Leygues said that in! January 30, at $159, the cost, weird feeling stfirat. Still, I like plus brokerage, being $15,950, to think that I am working right The loss on that transaction was inside the gae-bag.' It is almost $4,000. On November 18, they as good se going up in it-bat sold for the defendant, at his re-that we're never allowed to do,”. queat, cum dividend, one hundred Indo-China shares at $114 for February and these yielded," less

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The internal rigging is made of

On the other hand, he said, the brokerage, $11,350. On the card, being several strande of day due the defendant failed to empen string recured at in-number of submarines destroyed tervals when set up in position has increased progressively since! deliver and they bought in, pay-it needs careful inspection and Jaonary, in such proportion that ing $158 per abare, the cost, plus often slight readjustment. In the the effectiveness of enemy squad- brokerage, being $15,850. The lose on that transsotion to the rigging shop where it is made rone cannot be maintained at the defendant was $4,702.10. and may see some fifty women minimum required by the regula the total claim the plaintiffs busily at work. To watch them tione. The number of enemy U. is like watching soma naw game, boate destroyed in January, were making against him was for they ait fat on the Hoor with February, and March was far $8,702.10.

feet ontstretched, elinging the greater in each month than the His Lordship gave judgment string on regs of different coloure number constructed in the same for the plaintiff, with custs.

for the drent classes of air-month. In February and April ships, chatting merrily mean the number of submarinee de- while.

stroyed was force less than the total destroyed in the previone three months.

THE ROYAL SILVER WEDDING.

Fourth List of Contributors.

The resulting amount will be dealt with as follows-

96,000 tickets at $5 each

LESS estimated expenses

Total for distribution.

25% is given to War Charities 117,500

The prizes will be as follows ;- Prize No.

TELEPHONE 348

Ltd

SPECIALISTS IN GENTLEMEN'S

NECKWEAR.

We have just received and are now making.a" special display of the POPULAR BATSWING

BOW TIE

IN MANY

DESIGNS.

·

$480,000

10,000

$470,000

NEW

Leaving for distribution in prizes

$352,500

THEY ARE DISTINCTIVE IN- APPEARANCE AND DEPENDABLE QUALITY.

OF

A

Amount

1

1

of

$176.250

2

1

52,875

Total $176,250 52,875

PRICE $1.00.

SEE WINDOW.

3

1

of

35,250

35,250

4/5

10,000

20,000

6/7

7,500

15,000

8/9

5,000

10,000

10/11

2,500

5,000

JUST RECEIVED

12/16

2,000

10,000

17/22

1,000

6,000

23/31

700

6,300

32/43..

12

400

4,800.

44/57

14

300

4,200

58/80

23

of

200

4,600

81/102

22

of

103

1

of

100%

25

2,200 25

103 prizes totalling..

$352,500

Winning tickets should be presented at the Forgkong & Shanghai Banking Corporation, Hongkong, during business hours. By Order of the Committee. Hongkong, 18th June, 1918. '

CANTON NEWS.

Our Canton correspondent writes as follows ****

WANTED.

At the table in the centre liter ally miles of and converge from all corners of the immense shap. These results, the Minister I do not know how many miles it declared, were due to the methodi Lakes for the rigging of one large cal character of the war against sirship, but I "do" know that it submarines; to the close co-ordins. takes balf a million cubic feet of tion of the Allied nevies; to the Lady May sende the fourth list hydrogen to fill the "gas bag" intrepidity and epirit animating of lady contributors to the Royal and half a million bullocks to the officers and crews of naval Siver Wedding food as follows: get enough gold beaters' skin for and aerial squadrons, and to the Mira Wakeman, Mrs Dovey, the lining of a rigid airship. intensification of the use of old Mew A. D. Hamobreye, Mra The external wire rope rigging methods and the employment of Stookhsasen, Mrs Davison, Mre is also made by the women. Then new ones. Matheson, Mre G. M: Shaw, Mrs there are the fabric shope, where

"The situation is most favour- Dyer Ball, Hra Gray, Mrs Milner they sew together the whole of able," the Minister continued. Jones, Mrs Leask, Mrs F. A the envelope, treating the seams" but it does not authorise the Mackintosh, Mrs 8. E. Grees, Ms with eolation in order to render slackening of effort. Rather, it is Athol Anderson, Miss D. Lander, them abeolately gastight, attach- necessary to redouble it as the Mra E. D. C. Wolfe, Mrs George ing cord guides and other aceea enemy has put new submersibles Lammert, Mrs Knight, Mra Kring, Borice; the propeller shop, where into service and is trying a fresh Mrs Webb, Mra Heanley, Mra they cover with lines, paint, and offensive, in which he plays for Edgcumbo, Mrs G. P. Jordan, polish the propellers, siter teating his laat stake. Mice Selle, Mrs James the balance of these delicate ***The seafront has no com. .The so-called Parliament held donald, Madame Bomano, Ms-blades on a special apparatus, muniqua. The country does not a meeting in the house of the mediately dame Leiria, Mrs Beviogtoo, Mise There are also the engineering know the terrible life there when Provincial Assembly on the 15th Calcutta. Apply stating terms Robertson, Mre T. 4. Bobertson, shops, the laboratories, and the great events occur. Yet it is inst.; but only 26 members were to Box No. 1397, c/o Hong- Mre Cary, Mrs W. Logan, Mrs drawing officesch with its there that there is being played present. It was decided that, in kong Telegraph.” Beichman, Mrs Maconachie, Mre quots of women workers.

one of the parts which has the view of Wa Ting-fang and Lum James Henderson, Mre E. B. In the drawing office the plan. greatest influence on the duration Po-yick having agreed to Recept Cubey, Mrs J. Lennox, Hra F. M- Crawford, Mre Harris Walker, tracers are practically all women; and issue of the war. The country the post of Administrative WANTED-Employment in Kra A. E. Paine, Mrs Templeton, there are two or three draughts knows that mastery of the aes is Councillors and Lak Wing ting Mrs Edgar Davidson, Mrs Yang women, and one "calculator" who the certain gauge of victory. It having aleo replied that he will (Compositor) in MANAGING Texo Ming, Mise Chau Tang works out speed trials and other should know also that the mastery accept, a special envoy should be CAPACITY. Applicant return- Shang, Misy Chan Kai King, complicated matters. She holds belongs to the Allies, who have coat with all the necessary dooning to Australia from France. in Kre La Po Kwei, Hra Ko Sat, mathematical degree. There won it and who keep it, thanksments to request Sun Yat-tep, service in South African and Mrs J. Hennessey Seth, Mrs Ox: pre also two women chemists, to the heroism of the sailers who who is reported at to be in present wax Honesty berry, Mra F. Douglas Bain, Mrs both Bachelors of Science, who are worthy of their ealdier Formoss, to return to take his character guaranteed. Married Hewitt, Hra Mody, Mim Pitts. have become gas experts through brothers."

Total

...713.00 their airship work. Previous liste. 2,806.50

$3,519.50

TRAMWAY RETURNS.

War Bond Drawing."

post.

In reply to the request made by the. Provincial Assembly in London Vice-Ceasulship, regard to the redemption of Bank The United States Government of Chins notes, the Tachun said hea appointed Mr. Harry Tack that the Financial Department Sherman, American Vice Consal has been ordered to carry out the at London. Mr. Sherman was for matter as soon as possible.

The drawing of the War Bonds upwards of twenty years Ameri- The following is the approxi-is to take place next Friday at 4 can Vico Conant at Antwerp. male statement of the Hong-nw. så the Theatre of the City kong Tramway Company's traffe Hul, amooepts for "the work tuding

Last Year Incresse Dec

Escripts Atzregals

Receipts for for week.

24 weeks,

The Late Mr. Bryson,

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The Provincial Assembly has demanded explanations from the Tachua sad the Civil Governor Justo y en Bill for the wile ef:fbe

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Auction on MONDAY the 24th June, 1918, commencing at 2.30 p.m.

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A fur, Williams Boo, was in a bom Kang Hot w gemonster elmining the drum wanted to the Assembly and A Large Donntily of Valuable when an unscreened light ise was la mw by the nose of borrowingousehold Furnitura.

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The funeral of the Mr. A. B. $12,685 310.420 Bryson is to take place at Happy ed was recovered two and a half It is reported that Tai Tae 14,607 316,882 Valley to-morrow evening. The bours later, and an Enfield Jary ling, north of Nambung, has 2,538 cortega will pass the Monument returned a mediet by "Death by been captured, by the Cenian 1,922

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