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REMEMBER TEL. No. 977

FOR

NOTICES.

MERCURY GARAGE

A LITTLE BOOZEY."

UNEMPLOYED SEAMAN'S

CONFESSIONS.

THE MOST MODERN CARS IN TOWN.

HONGKONG TRADE.

CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

REPORT.

The fortnightly Price Current Market, published by the Hong-

II Edward Sheehan, an unemploy-kong General Chamber of Com- éd seaman, got into trouble yester-merce, dated May 30, states day and as a result appeared in the Police Court this morning.

to sea without got some

money, and

BAD CHARACTERS FROM

CANTON

ANSWER

The Hon. Mr. Lau Chu-pak gave notice, on the 8th May, 1919, of the following questinir In view of the stringent and drastic measures that have been and are being taken by the Chinese Authorities in Kwangtung to out bad characters in the districts adjacent to this! Colony, what steps have the Government taken or propose to take to prevent such people from using this Colony as a field for their activities?

root

The reply thereto is as follows: -The Government has no inform- ation regarding the measures referred to. It is thought in- advisable to make public the methods which are adopted for dealing with undesirable char. acters.

JUVENILE OFFENDERS,

TO BE USEFULLY EMPLOYED..

The Hon. Mr. C. G. Alabaster. Cotton piece goods and fancy May. 1919, of the following O.B.Egave notice, on the 16th Relating bis experiences to the cotton gucds. Since we last Magistrate, he said." I was left wrote a considerable demand has question Will the Government behind in hospital when I came arisen for gress and whites, and take steps to provide juvenile out my ship bad cleared a fair amount of business has offenders in Gaol with employ- resulted. The fancies market is ment and elementary instruction me. I still quiet but there are indica-during part of each day outside had a bit of a bocze. After the Manchester Market is firm, and them in cells for 22 or 23 hours tions of an improvement. The their cells, instead of keeping booze, I went to the Sailors prices are advancing rapidly out of every 24, a confinement Home and had a row with the The latest quotation for cotton which must be injurious to them manager. Capt. Milroy. I was a

physically mentally, and morally? little boozy

(goodfmiddling) is 18.55d. then. and was Cotton Yarn. A very active) The reply thereto is as follows: brought up here and fined $5-demand has prevailed and a large Arrangements have been made Then I went back to the Home business has been done to arrive for juvenile offenders to work in and was refused admission. After that, having a good sumat an advance of $25 per bale. association in the gallery of F.

Latterly rates

Hall daily from 6.30 a.m. to 4 were rushed up of money, about $60, I had a couple of days knocking about about $5 for spot goods, and mar-pm Saturday afternoons and ket closes steady to firm. Quota-Sundays excepted. Their work

I secured a birth on the Astoriations are:-No. 10s at $190;2-26. will generally consist of oakum some time ago, and, well, I had a little bit of a booze on her too! No, 12s. at $201/224. No. 16s at picking, envelope making, or light I worked in her until I had earn- $248/262. No. 20s at $250,286. tailoring. In 1918 the daily

ed about $60; then I left and have Arrivals 2,150 bales. Sales 10,000 average of juvenile offenders in had no employment since. When bales. Shipments 150 bales. Bar-the Gaol was two, and the length finally I came to my senses gain 25,000 bales. Unsold stock of sentence was in most cases thought

very short. bad better

to myself

that

Ι

1,000 bales.

+

Raw Cotton. No stock for sale. consider the

Quotations are nominal:-Indian of going to sea. Ε went to see the Harbour Masterrades $43/53. Chinese descript

means

and explained to him the whole ion $44/54.

NEW IMPORT ORDER.

An Order made by the Officer truth as I am explaining to your only demand at present is for in Council provides that Rule 42 Woollens. In this section the Administering the Government Worship now. He telephoned to the Sailors' Home to Capt.

blankets and some business is of the Importation and Exporta- Milroy. I went there but was told reported in both fine and common tion Rules made by the Governor- by Capt. Milroy to clear out. I

qualities. then went back to Captain Tay lour and he again told me that he would do his best

NOTICES

DAIRY FARM NEWS.

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CHEESE

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York Building.

CHINA'S OWN FAULT.

O

ALWAYS HAPPY AND BRIGHT

in-Council, which rule relates to SOME HANKOW COMMENT, is the man or woman who keeps Tinplates for arrival have been est, is further amended so as to Merals Market remains quiet.Certificates of Origin and Inter-

The Central China Post, of with the aid of

health regular and liver active sold at $10 to $10.25. Spot is read as follows

Hankow, editorially states that

to get me away on the Empress have been sold at auction as low article from any place in Norway. talking about does not touch the offering at $5 to 15. Steel bars 42. No person shall import any what the Chinese students are of Asia. I told him that in the meantime I had no place to live." as $5.50 a picul. Several further Sweden. Denmark Holland, or radical cause which brings China

Inspector Boulger corroborated Sheehan's story.

-American

may

PINKETTES

Are you prepared to go into Parcels are being placed on the Switzerland unless such article is to a crisis. The Republic exists These tiny laxatives act as gently the House of Detention?" asked market by auction sales. Wire accompanied or preceded by a only in name in China, where the as nature, dispelling constipation, his Worship.

nails small quantities of 114-3 in. Certificate of Origin and Interest military party reigns supreme. liver, biliousness, sick headaches, "Yes," said defendant. have been done at $9.30 and 3-7 relating thereto. Provided that it is China herself that harasses dizziness. They purify the breath,

in. at $8.50 for arrival.

the owners, agents, charters and China. However vehement the clear the skin, ail digestion. Flour Market Report.-Stockmaster of any ship on which Chinese attacks upon Japan may Of chemists everywhere, also It was decided that Sheehan About 250,000 sacke. Quotation: any article is imported without become, they can expect no help at 60 cents the vial. post free should stay at the Detention

Patent, $3.90 per such Certificate' as

be from the Peace Conference. With from Dr. Williams' Medicine Co., House until he could be sent sack: Shanghai Flour 2nd, $2.50 required under this Rule, if they, domestic affairs in the present 96 Szechuen Road, Shanghai, away on the Empress of Asia. per sack; Australian No. 1. $3.00 or he as the case may be, have confused state it is out of the per sack; Australian No. 2, $2.60 no interest in the said article question for China to secure the per sack,

except as the carriers thereof, abolition of Consular jurisdiction, and opium evils. China must first Sugar-Market strong and ad-shall not be deemed to have im. In view of the domestic disorder, endeavour to work out her own vancing.

ported the said article unless they the imperfect taxation system. salvation and reconstruction. Saltpetre. 1,000 Bags. Market or he shall have discharged the defective communications, finan. This is the only way for China to steady.

Isaid article."

cial straite, maladministration establish the Republic.

THE WATER SUPPLY.

MR. ALABASTER'S QUES. TIONS ANSWERED.

The Hon. Mr. C. G. Alabaster. O.B.E., gave notice, on the 27th May, 1919, of the following ques- tion-Will the Government take over the private pumping station. which ow supplies Broadwood Road with water, or make other provision for the water supply of this district, so that the residents may get their water on the same terms as pre- vail in other parts of the Colony? The reply thereto is as follows; -The Government is not pre- pared to take over the private pumping station, the gravitation tanks of which are situated in a private house. It is the intention to build filter beds in the neigh bourhood of the eastern end of Bowen Road, and a sum of; -$10,000 is provided in

present year's estimates for commencing the work. Broad- wood Ridge will be supplied from these beds, when they are com- pleted: The purchasers of lots in this neighbourhood accepted the following condition of sale:- "The Government is unable to ensure a supply of water to the lot, but will, at the expense of the purchaser, lay a service to the nearest point at which a supply by gravitation can be obtained from the existing water works system."

the

EX-CROWN PRINCE. The ex-Crown Prince". enter- tains the idea of returning to Germany on the conclusion of peace, according to information which the Zwolf Uhr Blatt pub. lishes from a well-informed quarter. He hopes" says the journal, "that no difficulties will be placed in his way. He intends to reside at Potsdam sa a' private person, or to settle in a castle in North GULZARDY.

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