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HONGKONG, AFFAIRS.

Questions in Parliament.

FATAL EXPLOSION.

BOSTOCK'S

ADVERTISEMENTS.

THE HONGKONG

TELEGRAPH.

MONDAY, JANUARY 10, 1921.

NOTED TENOR TO “REST.”

NEW

CIOCESAN BOYS' SCHOOL

OLD BOYS' ASSOCIATION.

Concerts Cancelled, In Ho Mun Tin Factory.

-The arrival in London after a Residents of Ho Man Tin were

absence of Mt. John In the House of Commons recently, Mr. J. Davison asked on Saturday afternoon startled long the Under-Secretary of State for by an explosion which occured MacCormack, the Irish-American the Colonies whether allegations in a large äre cracker factory and tenor, who during the war r have been received to the effect caused the death of two famales, nounced his allegiance to the

United that there are a number of girls besides injuring many others. King and became a citizen of the States, seems to be under age in the licensed houses The cause of the explosion is not

His visit to England had already in Hangkong: whether any report known, but fortunately it was surrounded with mystery, baa been received from the contined only to a small building Governor of Hongkong on this adjoining the main premises. Two a certain piquancy in view of the point; and, if so, will its purport Chinese girls, aged respectively To fact that he was to appear at the be made kna❤n?

and IS, were working in this small concerts of the British Symphony It will Lizut-Colonel Amery: Yes, building when the explosion oe-Orchestra, every member of which Sir, this allegation has been curred. The walls were shatter. has had overseas service.

recent concert tour in received, but it is not borna outfed, but in the collapse, the giris be remembered that he broke of by the Governor's report. No were not injured. They sushis girl is allowed to enter a brothel cumbed to another cause, that of Australia owing to scenes at

concert when

section or the unless the Secretary for Chinese heart-shock subsequent to the exa

audience

and is satisfied that she plosion. Affairs

The isolated position of the sang "od Save the King." an is 19 or over, whereas the marriageable age among Chinese building saved the remainder action believed to be in criticism is 16 or 15. I may ad- that even of the premises from sharing in its of Mr Mac Cormack's attitude an experienced European ere has fate. The explosion, nevertheless, during the war.

Although he was not naturalis to of a sufficient farce dieulty in judging the age of was

ed until last year, the Times an- shatter all the glass +1 „Chinese.

Mr. Sitch asked the Under the windows and injurenounced in 1917 that Mr Mac- Secretary of State for the Colonies number of the workpeople in its Carmack

With vicinity. whether interport trading in girls immediate

A Duly Mail reporter was in- for immoral purposes goes on prompitude, creditable under the between Hongkong and the chief circumstances, the injured were vited to meet the singer at the hurried subsequently ports of the East; and what is the removed to the Hospital without Carlton Hotel, London, but there law of the Colony in regard to the assistance of the Police, who, was

when they arrived with ambul. telephone message to rancel the this trade?

other Rest-aid engagement. Lieut-Colane! Amery This ances and

their found that trade is, of course, forbidden, and appliances, every effort is made to enforce services were not required in that the law against it.

It is detested connection. The remains of the as much by the Chiness com.two females were removed to the

assistance

+

} medical

+

rose

had renounced British citizenship,

his

The reporter called at the hotel The in- to discover the reason. ception clerk said that Mr. Mac- the would receive Cormack

ROYAL ITALIAN CIRCUS

5 Ip.m.

Al-

MING YUEN GARDENS

TWICE DAILY

9.15 p.m.

LAST FEW DAYS

Frequent Change of Programme

Special Tramcars to and from the show. Prices $3.00, $2.50, $2.00. $1,00 & 50 cents. iChildren half prices to Matinees.)

Booking at MOUTRIE'S.

PUBLIC AUCTIONS.

THE Undersigned hav-received instructions to sell by Public Auction on

Thursday the 13th. Januar

*

1031

commencing & Ð A. M

at their Sales Rooms, Duddell Street

lia: account of the concerned)

cases Black Worsted Border Venetians"

3 cases Lenos 1Terms: Cash on delivery

LAMMERT BROS.. Auctioneers.

instructions to sell by Public Auction on

Friday the 14th, January 1931 commencing at 12 noon.

at their Sales Rooms, Duddell Street

Une "Oakland" Five Seater Matar Car in good running order- jast overhauled.

One Portable Motor Car Shed

Inspection orders may be ob tained from the undersigned.

Terms: Cash on delivery

munity as by the European, and Mortuary, after the verdict of representative is a quarter of an THE Undersignedhave received

heart-shock had been hour. is reartily given fatal

11 Instead

broad- large. towards its suppression. Depronounced

shouldered man presented him- tection is necessarily difficult examination. especially in view of the disturbed The factory in kuuma as the self, and stated that he was one The building was of Me MacCormick's managers. condition of the interior of China, Hoisang

small-pox Mr. MacSweeney. He stated that which tends to favour prostitution, farmerly used but convictions are secured and hospital, but was recently taken Mr. MacCormack could not be Mreen, and was shortly going to are usually followed by heavy over and transferred by

Priestley into a large-tire-cracker the south of France for a rest. penalties.

Asked why the farily Mail had Sir W. Davison asked the factory in the interests of a for.

asked to send & Te Under-Secretary of State for the eign Coacer Employing over a been Colonies whether he is aware bundred people, it had promised Presentative. Mr. MacSweeney that notwithstanding the prohibit to be a new progressive industry ion of slavery throughout the for the Colony. The accideni, British Empire. Chinese children under these circumstances, in to ara frequently bought and sold in bo deeply regrested. the British Colony of Hongkong: and whether he will take steps Another explosion of a similar to put an end to, this nefarious character took place at Belchers Street at West Point yesterday. trafic in human beings

Lies: Colonel Amery: I would An Indian constabis first sent thei

to the Central refer the hon. Member to the call through answer given on the 4th Novem-Station, but, on arrival, the Fire

The Famine crates that the at Skott & Coʻa godown. Kennedy ber to questions by the hon. Brigade and Police, who were Member for Poplar South (Sir A. informed that it was a fire, found Japanese Caténet, in agreement Yeo) and the hon. Member for that an explosion had almost with the Korean Government- Spen Valley (Mr. Myers). There blown cut the front of one of General, has decided. in view ni

the

at Beichers Street the existing situation in Korea is no slavery in Hongkong.

in

Hongkong:

ANOTHER EXPLOSION,

stated that Mr MacCormack bad cancelled an agreement with bis gent which mean: the cancel tion of a number of provinciali encacements. This he said was

reed to in quite a friendly manner.

MOKE TROIS POR KOREA.

At a later sitting. Mr. Bor- One of the tenants in an upper and the temper of the Koreans. tomley asked the Under-Secretary por of house No. 107 was making to station an additional disisten of State for the Polonies whether fire cracker in anticipation of of troops in Koreä against an sov steps have pet heen taken tofgund busaraus during the Chinese organes, which, the Cabinet

[Y states, 15 pot exjented." & kunex and New Year. By some rause secure the registration inspection of purchased girls and other, the power became ignited, pretedi.

and and the explosion which ensuedi children whether His Majesty's Cover-New down the staircase lealing abolish abito the upper dost. Fortunately ment propose- together the trath: in human life, beyond few minor injuries no injoar was seriously hurt. The only at present being carried ou that colon?

other damage sustained was re- The Under-Secretary of Stara prevented in a number of bruken for the Colonies Jeut-Colonel {win low panes, Amery) I would refer the hon.f

"+

Member to the reply given un theị

4th November to questions oni the subject by the hon.

Member

for Roplar South and the hon.j

Member for Spen Valley.

Gentleman d" that

Major Sail E the

Buswer was very unsatisfactory!

WORLD WIDE SPORT.

Field-Marshal Earl Hui in

WHAT TO DO FOR STOMACH TROUBLE.

Nipe-tenths of all meres af in. Idigestion for

rouble are mot due to the pon- dition of the stem igh ** All are caused by other influences.

The great eontributing causej

11.ad President this gear of the Royal ni indigestun thin

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Club and it is hoped that his Good blood and plenty of it is! Lordship's engagements will per- required by the stomact, to take!

to those people who have informit of his taking the chair at the rare of the food. If the blond i

mation on this matter, and will

LAMMERT BROS.. Auctioneers.

TREUndersigned have received instructions to sell by Publis Auction on

Wednesday the 12th January,

1020

TORO.

4 cases Airship Models cases Antimony Ore

2 bars Coffe !se Oil Sample

Case Purce'ain Wate &ease Rolled Dars

1- Lales DHL Newspaper I crate Printing Machine Terms: Cash on delivery.

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Auctioneers,

FOR SALE.

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Dnd--ll Street.

NOTICE.

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WANTED—A well furnished Froom or flat without board. Apply

e's “Hongkong Telegraph.”

A meeting, to which all our letters stating terms, Box 492 Roys are invited, will be heal at the School on Tuesday January 18th, 1921 at 9.30 pm.

Agenda-To elect Committee and to discuss plans for the seat W. T. FEATHERSTONE.

Headmaster.

NOTICE.

PIANOFORTE RECITALS Public that I the undersigned

given by PROFESSOR SKLAREVSKI

__in_the_

ST. ANDREW'S HALL, CITY HALL

on the roth 14th and 18th January

at 5.30 p.m. Sharp.

A fine Chickering supplied by the Anderson Music Co. will be used.

Tickets can be obtained at The

Danenberg. Prices 53, 52, & 51 Anderson Music Co, or from Prof.

WAR MEMORIAL.

SUBSCRIPTION LIST.

This is to inform the General:

have not given any Authority to any person or persons to siga my firm's name of JOSEPA BROS er my own private name.

Sd. EDWARD MENASHIH

JOSEPH. Hongkong, 10th January, 1921.-

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Hongkong Station. I have to-day taken charge of this Station. Hongkong. 10th January, 1921.

T. KRING, Superintendent.

over

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Hongkong Station. have to-day handed over For the erection by Public change of this Station to Mr. Subscription, of a building to be T. Kring.

N. LUND. Acting Superintendent.

run on Y.M.C. A. lion, to be Hongkong, 10sh January, 1921. called the "War Memorial Institute" and to be managed for the joint ase of the Navy, the Army and Civilians by a Joint Board of Directors.

A portion of the sum raised will be devoted to the erection of a per- memorial which manent stone will be put in band at an early date.

Lista may be found at Messrs. Lane Crawford Messrs. Kelly & Walsh Messrs. Moutrie

Messrs. Wm. Powell Lid.. The Hongkong Club. The Hongkong Cricks: Club The Club Lusitano The Engineers' Institute The Victoria Recreation Club The Kowloon Cricke: Club The Kowloon Bowling Cla►- The Peak Club

The Club de Recreio The Craizenzoweri Ini

M. J. BREEN,

NOTICE.

FOR SALE.

Godowns with water front rights FOR SALE.-Two 2-storied

in Kennedy Town; area about 12,027 square feet. For parti: calars, apply Hạt 494 ra" Hang- [kong Telegrapà.”

NOTICE.

HONGKONG VOLUNTEER DEFENCE CORPS.

RIFLE MEETING.

A Rita Meating will be hald ton King's "Park Ranger 29th and 30th January, (All Cumers Competition) Open to all comers will be fired on Saturday, 29th.

Distance 200, 300, and 600. yards, 10 shots at each Range. Entrance Fee 50 conta, Entries to be sent to Gunner C E. Frith rlo Sanitary Department Office, P. O Building, not later than Saturday, 15th January, 1921.

G. F. E. RAPSON Bi-Major

Adjutan H. V. in Corps. Hongkong, 10th January, 1921

CONSIGNEES.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES,

NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.

From EUROPE and STRAITS

THE Company's Steamship "YOKOHAMA MARỮ.“ STUDEBAKER CORPORATION having arrived from the above ports, Consignees of Cargo are OF AMERICA,

hereby informed that their Goods are being fanded and placed at We bare been appointed Sole their risk in the Hongkong and Agents for HONGKONG and the Kowloon Wharf and Godown Provinces of KWONGTUNG & Company's Godowns a: Kowloon, KWONGJAI.

where each consignment will be OUR MAIN SHOW ROOM sorted out mark by mark and de- AND TOWN GARAGE adjoin-livery can be obtained ** <com ing Pedder Stree; and Des Vœux as the Gools are landed.

Road will be adened in March. Optional Goods will be carried also the GARAGE AT REPULSE on unless instructions are givea BAY.

to the contrary before Noon, To- ¡~~Â ̈ ̈complete the of Variodas.

Studebaker Models and Spare! Goods and cleared by the 17th Parts will arrive shortly. These¦Januars. 1921, will be subjećt ear

will be specially geared to to rent.

sui the roads of Hongkong and Damaged packages mast be Hap. Secretary War Memorial the New Territories, with a view left in the Godowns for examia-

Committed.

NOTICE.

hill

climbing Together

to effecting greater efficiency in fation by the Consignee's and the

with Co. representatives at an ap economy in fuel consumption. pointed hour on Tuesday & UP-TO-DATE PUMPING Friday. All claims must be pre- STATIONS are being installed a’sented" within ten dars of the [both garages, where "SHELL"Isteamer's arrival here after

MOTOR

and which date they cannot be re- From the 25th December date. "VACUUM" MOBILE - OILS cognized. No claims will be ad- Brossar! Mnpiu & Co, is convert-will be obtainable at all hours. ed into Joint Stock Company incorporated in France under the firm name:

Societe dez Brossard Mopin.

Etablissements

SPIRIT

he make inquiry into the allen to the Canadians on the arrivaleithly, foot lies undigested. gasi and Hongkong Motor Co. and ate Capital $3000.000 -- Tientsin ownership is at your disposal. Al

tion that slavery is

under British rule !

made full inquiry, slavery carried on.

ייי

in Edinburgh.

arried on

The Canadian curlers who have

Liegt.-Colunel Anerg: I have been invited by the Royal Cale

A "FISHY

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There is

ཡུཏ

Dajn

and 35 Des Voeux Road,

From December 1st. 1920, we banque: to be given by the Club thin the stomach functions stug-bare taken over the Exile Garage

innot responsible for any debts in forms various parts of the body, in-curred previous to that date.

tea! of getting nourishment) FNITED MOTOR CO, LTD., from the Mund the system versi donian Curling Club to visit Scot-poison. land in the beginning of next year Relief from this condition (30 have arranged to leave St John, obtained by the tonin treat-j N.D., on 9th December next by | ment which Mr. Joseph Willett, i

They of No. 68 Bancor street. Augusta. the Empress of France. TALE.

far expected to arrive in Edin- Me., 1.8.3. tried and now recom-

hurgh about the 7th or 8th of meads to his friends, January,

Reported Robbery on Junk.

NOTICE.

dollars.

Head Office, Tientsin.

Agencies

Paris, Singapore, Salzon, Ḥai- phong, Hongkong. Canton, Shanghai. Tientsio. Peking.

REPULSE BAY HOTEL,

LIVERY SERVICE. THERE IS THIS DIFFERENCE WHEN YOU RIDE WITH US.Į A distinguialled looking car bearing the stamp of private:

trial will unquestionably convince you that our service is above the arerage. HONGKONG JIOTEL GARAGE{

J. H. TAGGART.

Manager.

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THEATRE ROYAL

HONGKONG.

TO-NIGHT at 9.15.

mitted after the goods have toit the Godowns.

SIPPON YUSES KAISHA.

Agents.

Hongkung. #1st October, 1920,

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEE)

OCEAN STEAMSHIP CO.,LTD

AND CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD.

Consignees per Co's Steamer

From NEW YORK

* DEUCALION"

NOTICE is hereby given that we have registered ourselves a "I became badly run down a private limited Company under following a severe cold," says the provision of the Companies Ted Moore, Plymouth, beat Mr. Willett, "My stomach was Ordinances 1911-1915 and on and Carlos, the Spanish welter-weight badly affected and I suffered fre- after the 1st January 1921 the on Saturday made at one of the Police Stations in the Eastern champion. in the seventeenth quently from severe pains after whole of our hasiness as a going district. It emanated from the round of a twenty-rounds contest eating. I had sour stomach at cuncera will be taken over by and tea and dinner. Mondays and The Greatest and Most Extra-lie at Consignee's risk.

I lost will be carried on under the nam master of a cargo junk, who relata The Ring. Blackfriars, London times and dizzy spells.

A romethat “fishy" report wat

A

Moore.

by S. M. CHURN

General Manager.

NOTICE.

The Orchestra will be in at-

HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB.

NOTICE is hereby given that this year's Race Meeting will be held on the 23rd, 24th, 25th and 26th February and not 19. pre- viously stated,

tendance daily during afternoon

Fridays excepted. TRADING Semi-sacred concerts will be ed a tale which was received with a rugged contest, but the flesh and it seemed as though 1 of THE UNION

COMPANY, LIMITED, but there held during tiffin and afternoon Spaniard fought on doggedly did not have any strength. a great deal of scepticism.

will be no change in the manage-tex on Sundays. "Dr. Williams' Pink Pills were ment thereof. At 7 pm on Friday evening, against an experienced toxer who he stated, his vessel was hired was always too good for him, and

showed ability to take heavy recommended to me and I began Dated the 1st day of January 1921. Salt at

Fish Lane by

punishment. In the seventeenth the treatment. Soon I felt greatly Chinesc contractor to convey one hundred pounds of dynamite round one of his eyes was badly improved and continued taking Sed.) The Union Trading Co., damaged, and the referee in the pills until I was restored to with fuses to a quarry at Ngau terposed, awarding the fight to health. I am no longer tired and Tau Kok, near Kowloon City. A

do not become exhausted easily.. strong bead wind, which sprang

My stomach does not trouble me up whilst he was half way actuse

and I eat with comfort and enjoy. the barbour, compelled him to After his long and useful career meat without fear of after effects. head his junk for Shaukiwan Bay, with the county came to I have regained my strength and Shortly end, Mr. Watson became a coach the dizzy spells have disappeared. afterwards, two men made their at Marlborough, and be it was I certainly can recommend Dr. appearance in a sampan, and, say- who foretold that R. H. Spooner Williams Pink Pills." ing that they were police officers was going to make one of the

An Interim Dividend of 2-per on a search mission, took away finest batsmen of the day. Hi A bookler, What to Eat and the dynamite and also the permit, best bowling performances were How to Eat," which tells about ordinary share free of Income on the ground that the latter was for the North of England this treatment, will be sent free Tax has been declared on account not in order. The juak-master, Australians qn May 31 and Junen request by the Dr. Williams of the year 1920. It is payable in spite of repeated questionings, 1, 1885, when he bowled 27 overe, Medicine Co., 96 Szechuan Road, in London on the 5th January,cials and merchants in thy endoay ins over was unable to give a clear account 18 maidens, 12 runs, 5 wickets; Shanghai. All druggists sell Dr. next. Coupon No. 36. of these alleged robbers, and the and for Lancaabire v. Bussex, at Williams' Pint Pills, or they will report when it was sent to the Manchester, on July 3, 1890, be sent by mail, on receipt of Central Police Station yesterday when he took 5 wickets for 7 price, $1.50 the bottle, $3 for 6 PETROLEUM CO., (S.C.) LTD. THE and dear the e

bottles, post free. Was classed as unsatisfactory, runs.

where he anchored.

0307

THE SHELL TRANSPORT & TRADING CO., LTD.

تمرار

FOR THE ASIATIC

(Signed) W: H. BELL

Be Order. R. J. PATERSON,

Clerk of the Coure. S

LESSON IN CHINESE

MR. LI HON FAN&Phinem graduate, verved

teratur, hee bern & traces to Karupean

years.

te band method of training Trapezo to pass in the Chimane mestization and it poke of Brave certificates » ChiDen Cesaber. Se bat sine e padi kaovadigm of Mandaria and Hatta.

There whe island learning Ceianus Qame`i Road, Central 2nd Ben.

are hereby notified that the Cargo will be discharged into Holt's Wharf, Kowloon, where it will The ordinary attraction that has ever Cargo will be ready for delivery Visited the Wonderful East from Godown on and after 10th THE GARDEN OF MYSTERY January.

Introducing SIG. CHEFALO and MAGDALENA PALERMO

In Feats of INCREDIBLE NECROMANCY.

AND ALL THE WORLD WONDERED **

"What you know can't happen does happen and though you don't believe it, you web it." The world's greatest exponants Legerdemain.

of

Optional cargo will be fanded, unless notice has been given prior to steamer's arrival

All broken, chafed, and dam- aged goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on any Tuesdays and Fridays between the hours of 10.45 2.1 8nd noon within the free storage period,

No claims will be admitter after the Goods have left the sigather's Godown, antall Goods remaining undelivered after the 15th Jan, will be subject to rent.

All Cisims against the Steamer In the most etdirding and must be presented to the under- bewildering entertainment ever signed on or before the Bath Jan

1921 orthey will not be recognised.

No Fire Insurance will presented to the Public.

Feffected.

ONE AND ONLY MATINEE SATURDAY NEXT. Prices $3, $2 & SL- PLANS AT MOUTRIES

ALL WEEKS Manager:-DUNCAN NEVEN.

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agents. Hongkong, 9th January, 1224

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