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NOTICE.

Durability

THE HONGKONG - TELFGRAPH.

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Liberal discount for cash.

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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 2. 1921.

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FRESH SKIPMENT NOW TO HAND.

Blackberries

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Strawberries per tin 752.

Greengage Plums

per tin 69,

Loginberries

per tin 700.

Raspberries per tin 70e.

Apricots per tin 60%.

HALF

Bartlett Pears

per tio 50c.

Apricots

per tin 40c.

Royal Anne herries

per do the.

Black Cherries per tia 80c.

Yellow Cling Peaches

TINS

per tin 65c..

Yellow Ching Peaches ·

per tin 400.

Black Cherries per tin 45c.

FROM EUROPE

Genuine GORGONZOLA CHEESE.

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INSPECTION CORDIALLY INVITED BY

vious reference to the labour THE SINCERE

guilds who had subscribed to wards the fund. A complaint was also made of an alleged deficit of

YOU CANNOT AFFORD TO BE WITHOUT THEM. Salina which sank in four minutes. The boats of the Jan Breydel the officials on the accounts.

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much as

The mail steamer Jan Breydel, while proceeding to Dover, col-about $900 in the statement of ac- lided with the Norwegian steamer Salina in a fog near the Goodwins. counts published by the Society in supply a full explanation in re- community spent as The Salina sank in four minutes with ten drowned and two fatally the vernacular papers. The out-pect of the accounts to any one. 35,000 many years ago only to have injured. A number of other people were injured. Tags have been come of this meeting was the ap- despatched from Dover.

Mr. Lo Yan-cheong aid that a petition drawn up by two soli pointment of a small committtee with reference to the legal ex- citors to protest against The violinist Kabelik, who was travelling from Prague to tour)

o investigate the accounts. England after eight years' absence, was a

Mr. Chao Chi-bun explained that tions relating to the Rents Ordin

penses for the drawing up of pet- Ordinance. passenger on the Jan Breydel. In an interview he said that he was sitting in his deck the object of the meeting was to ance, a copy of which

Promises not Fulfilled. cabin reading when he heard people rushing about. Everyone could rs who had been prevented from engagement of Mr. F. C. Jenkin to that there was a deficit of $900 in Ford an opportunity to subscri-warded H. E. the Governor, the was any truth in the allegation was for Mr. Fung Wai-sun asked if there see that a collision was inevitable and that the question was which attending previous meetings by represent the tenants at the Legis the accounts. boat would sink, but there was no panic. The mail brat struck the exigencies of business, to questionlative Council were immediately lowered and saved twelve of the Salina's crew. called upon Mr. Lo Yau-cheang, ance fees to Mr. Wilkinson in two had promised to subscribe bad not- when the Rents The Chairman replied that many Hel Ordinance was discussed. attend-labour guilds and individuals who Kubelik, when asked what his first impulse was, replied: "My first the Treasurer, to read the state-rents cases and consulting fees, fulfilled their promise. thought was for my viclin. I put a lifebuoy round it so that it ment of accounts. should be saved: for a man can save himself, bat a violin is helpless.

which were considered to be exces- It was terrible to see men, especially the captain's boy, drowning.

There Was Dissatisfaction.

Many unimportant sive, he would like to state that were put to the Chairman with questions I could not look at the sinking boat." Kubelik's villin is the famous meeting that the executive had ing to reduce his charges by $200 answered. One man who wanted to Mr. Lo Yau-chneng assured the had Mr. Wilkinson not been will-regard to the accopats, and were Bugs, Flies and sit other lusec: Pests in Summer days; and (4) emperor stradivarius" and is considered the finest in the world. It been extremely chars aut to launch the expenditure would have totall challenge JOHN CAHILL'S GOLDEN PLEECE, MAGIC and CINDERELLA is worth £25,000, SOAPS for keeping everything clean in Houses.

into unnecessary

the accounts There were pathetic scenes at the landing of the survivors atrevertheless there was dissatisfac-

expenses, but ed $2,200.

promptly ordered to return to his Dover. They included the captain, whose wife and two children tion.

Mr. Mok Lai-chi read the vari-seat because he had no right to were aboard. The wife died in hospital where the surviving by dissatisfied attempted to restrict ceipts received from Mr. Wilkin- not a subscriber.

Some of those who were four item set forth in the two re-examine the accounts as he was him in the management of the son in support of Mr. Lo Yau- Society's finance and demanded the Cheung's statement. He admitted meeting and

The accounts were put to the handing over of all the available that no dates appeared in the passed.

wert unanimously moner to the Tung Wah hospital. various items which were not made When asked where intending

The accounts separately. He explained that the subscribers could send contribu

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DOMINION LINER AFIRE.

Cape Town, Sept. 25.

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The Commonwealth Dominion Ener, Port Augusta, has arrived. He did not comply. on fire. The fire broke out last week, in the South Atlantic, in which he would read out presently bills were made in their present tions in future, the Chairman said bunkers containing coal loaded at New York and Rotterdam It is had been audited by an official form at his request for the sake of the Kwong Sang Hong firm had believed that the continental coal is responsible. The stokers worked auditor. Mr. Lo Yuk-wen, and economy, because if he were to ask annulled the privilege extended six hour shifts under terrible conditions. Smoke and sulphur fames crepancy he was quite prepared counts under different dates he of their premises on account of s should the meeting find any dis-the solicitor to render separate ac-to the Society to use the top floor spread almost throughout the ship and the crew were driven from to make good the deficit, no matter was told that the amount would disturbance in the Society's office the forecastle. The cargo is valuable. One of the holds which is if he had to sell his house in his have been two or three hundred one night. ablaze contains motor cars and agricultural implements.

village in so doing. Mr. Lo then dollars more.

Representatives of a detailed the expenditure since the

number of labour guilds who caus- Mr. Fung Wai-sun asked if ijed the present dissension visited establishment of the HONGKONG TENANTS tives and

Society, was one of the regulations of the the society's office with the inte a European Sergeant which amounted to $2,621.09. Society that no payment exceeding tion of assaulting several officials PROTECTIVE SOCIETY. were on special duty at the theatre The balance in hand was $4,414.41 $300 could be made by any official who were working there. One of the while the meeting was in progress which amount he was prepared without prior reference to the sub-labour men brandished a stout to prevent a disstrabance.

to hand over to B recognised scribers. The matter was brought stick furiously at one of the off Purpose of the Society. treasurer. With regard to The Hongkong Tenants' Protec-assertion that a bill of expenses Tung Wah hospital.

an forward at the meeting at the cials who would have been badly The first ordinary general meet- tive Society was formed in con- presented by Mr. Mok Lai-chi was!

assaulted bad he not made ing of the recently-established sequence of the Rents Ordinance considered to be too much, he was not so.

Mr. Mok Lai-chi said that that a hasty exit from the Hongkong Tensata Protective recently passed by the Legislative would like to state that Mr. Mok mention was made of the pay followed suit to avoid the angry At one meeting, when office. The other officials present Society was held at the World Council restricting landlords from at first refused debit expenses in ment of $1,700 to Mr. Wilkinson, mob. Cinema theatre yesterday when unreasonably raising house rents connection with his services in the Mr. Tong Shau-shan, one of the the statement of accounts of the and turning out tenants. At the Society's book; but he (Mr. Lo dissatisfied party,

The election of office bearers meeting held at the Tang Wah hos-Yat-cheung) urged him to charge Mr. Mok Lal-chi said the Chair:

was present. was postponed. Mr. Mok Lai-chi presided over pital criticisms were directed the society; for it was only by so man had been vested with fall number of the disgruntled officials In is interesting to note that a an attendance of five or six hun- against Mr. Mok Lai-chi and doing that the members dred men.

In view of dissension several other officials with regard know what Mr. Mok had done that he had equal right to make a Mr. Mok Lai-chi for admission- could power to act, and he understood and members who had applied to existing between some of the o-to the administration of the funds!

A Challenge, cials and subscribers to the funds of the Society and allegations were

bone fide payment, however big it tickets in order to be present did The Chairman also challenged might be. In his opinion $2,000 not attend although Mr. Mok Kad

Reply to Criticisms.

Society was submitted."

of the local Chinese labour guilds made that the payment of a car the meeting to point out any flaw as legal expenses were not exces during the meeting that he had at the Tung Wah bopsital a fort siderable sum of money was made in the management of the Tands sive as he was informed by a prosent every member an adivission night ago, several Chinese detec by the above officials without pre- and said he was quite ready to minent Chinese that the Chinese ticket