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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

[ON THE WATERFRONT.

New B. I. Steamer's Trials.

Last month the Modasa, which bas boat built and engined for the British India Steam Naviga- tion Co., Ltd., by Swan, Hunter, and Wigham Richardson, Ltd., si their Neptune works, Newcastle. on-Tyos, completed her trial trip! off the coast and sailed to take | her station in ber owners' service. } This steamer is about 490f. in length by 58ft breadth by 350 depth, and bas been construated j to attain the highest class at es

FRIDAY, JANUARY

DAIRY FARM NEWS.

BUTTER

OWING TO FALL IN PRICES

IN AUSTRALIA

we have reduced our S

[Lloyd's Register, whilst "DAISY" BUTTER to $1.10 per

and

watertight sub-division arrangements are in accordance

with the International Conven- " DIARYMAID"

tion requirements. She will carry (about 10,750 tons deadweight, and is propelled by twin-screw double reduction geared turbines. The steamer is fitted with sccommodation for about 120 fira-class passangers and 40 |second-class passengers, whilst there are a number of berths: which

be used wither for first

second-class passengers. The public rooms for the first-class passengers include a large dining saloon with seats; for 126 persons, whilst on the promenade deck above are large and neatly-fitted smoking and

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THE DAIRY FARM-ICE & COLD STORACE CO., LTD.

"THE QUAINTS.”.

Enjoyable "Patchwork.”

POLICE AND BRIBES.

A Hawker's Allegations-

music rooms, and there is a large textent of clear deck space for games and recreation. The The programme put on by "The | In a case of alleged bribery, second-class passengers are pro-Quaints ** last evening was heard by Mr. J. R. Wood, startling! sided with a dining saloon with as good as anything this talented allegations were made by the seats for 14 persons, also com company bas done during its defendant. This man said that fortable smoking and music present season. "Patchwork" he was asked for tex-money by rocms and ample promenade dock it was said to be and patchwork the constable who arrestad him, space. The captain's accom certainly was a patchwork and when he could only offer a modation, together with the of melody and fun. Miss Mavis few cents, the constable grumbled chartroom are on the navigating French invites the troupe to go but nevertheless acceptedi He bridge, and the officers, engineers. with her to fairyland and when apparently changed his mind c. have ample and well-design-ther get there they enjoy them later and without returning the ed quarters. In addition the salves no end. In the individual money, now thought fit to prefer vessel carries doctor with and concerted items there is a charge of bribery. dispensary, &c.

aothing but excellence, the charm of the dainty manner in which the show is presented contributing greatly to the enjoyment

Questioned by his worship, defendant said that the "grouse" felt by the constable was that defendant could not offer a bigger

The steamer has a large outfit of auxiliary machinery for the purpose of navigation and for working the cargo, including 14: Perhaps the funniest event of sam, say fifty-cents, which was steam winches, steam

steering the programme is where "The the ususi sum contributed by the rear, &c. She is lighted elec-Quaints" form themselves into a hawkern as a weekly gift to the trically and steam hesting is Jazz Band. It is sheer naasense police on hawkers' duty. fitted throughout, whilst there is but clever nonsense-if one can Without commenting on this refrigerating machinery, wire make use of such a paradox. Of story Mr. Wood ordered the less telegraphy, &c. The coarse, Mr. R. B: Salisbury defendant to be released and the main propelling machinery conducts" (with vigour) but Mr. few cents taken by the constable which is also supplied by the Guy Fane, as the Jazz Drummer to be returned. builders Neptune works consists provides most humour. One's

are

GUARD THE BABY AGAINST COLDS.

of a twin set of double reduction sides ached at the fall of the geared turbines of the Me curtain on this particular item. tropolitan-Vickers Rateau type And there

atbere supplied with steam by five large equally funny or nearly so. To guard the baby or young boilers, four of which are fitted

Alf's Coffee Stall presided with Robinson superheaters, and over by Mr. Salisbury with Mrecast Baby's Own Tablets, the child against colds nothing can All the boilers are arranged to Guy Fane as his assistant was burn either coal or oil under the the home of sheer merriment. These Tablets are a mild laxative Canadian children's remedy. Wallsend-Howden system. TheThe Chias Chimes"-seen before which will keep the little one's boilers ATO Also fitted with in Hongkong-wB3 anotberi Howden's 358tem

stomach and bowels working forced of

charming contribution. Misa draught

regularly. It is a recognized fact Dorothy James, Miss svis tha: when

the stomach and On the trial trip everything French and Miss Jessie Hitter bowels are in good order colds worked entirely satisfactorily, all did their best to make the will not exist: that the health of and a speed of early 14 knots show enjoyable whilst Mr. Harold the little one will be good, and was obtained.

Farrar, Mr. Dodd Mehan, and the that he will thrive and be happy. In Wireless Communication. other members of the company The following vessels were in did no less. That all were highly wireless communication with successful was amply demon- the port at 2.30 p.m. to day(strated by the enthusiastic recep Naroya, Egypt, Euryalus Limation accorded. There should be The police visited accused's room in his boarding house in Das Maru, Jakusa Maru, Bendoran, good houses to-night and to Voeux Road and in a black box Hague Mara, Anjer, Gregorymorrow, the last performances. they found six other notes similar Apcar, Myrmidon. Sinferopol,

YEE SANG FAT CO.

FORGED CHARTERED

BANK NOTES.-

Kwangsi Veteran in Trouble.

to the one which it was alleged Argon Maru, Tjikembang, Ay- he had tendered at the second-yleridau. band clothes shop.

Tide Tables for 1922.

At the Magistracy prisoner The Tide Tables for 1922 are said he was & demobilised officer now available and may be had of the Kwangsi army and was from the Harbour Department.

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CHINESE NEWS.

Nationalising the Monasteries.

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SCHOLARSHIP AWARDED.

Shanghai Boy Wins.

Baby's Own Tablets also cure vomiting, feverishness, indiges- tion, and expel worms. They make teething BBSY; are guaranteed to be free from opiates and perfectly harmless.

Sold by chemists, or by mail at 60 cents the vial from the Dr. Williams' Medicine Co., 95- Sze- chuen Road, Shanghai.

JAPAN PREPARING TO

A superior-looking Chinese, wearing a smart European style sports coal, who claimed to be an

WELCOME THE PRINCE. ex-officer in the Kwangsi army presented at the relief of Wo-

A Tokyo message says:-Pre- appeared in the dock at the chow. He collected two thousand

We are informed to-day by parations are proceeding for the Criminal Sessions, before the dollars in small coins and think-

Mr. Teesdale Mackintoshiba Beg- roception of the Prince of Wales. Chief Justice (Bir Wm. Reesing it would be more convenient

istrar of the Hongkong Univer-The Tokyo prefectura will extend Davies yesterday afternoon,

sits, that he has just received ala special invitation for the Prince to change them into notes be charged with attering a forged bought a

cable from Shanghai to the to attend the Peace Exhibition.. number of what he note, on Dec. 14th, purporting to thought were banknotes for $100.

affect that the Shanghai Pesce Governor Dami will resda be a bundred-dollar note of the That was how the notes in

Memorial Scholarship in Elec- message at a reception to be held Chartered -Bank of India, question came into his possession.

trical Engineering has been in a special hall attached to the Australia and China, knowing it

Our Canton correspondent says awarded to Samuel Green, of the Ferhibition building. Expert evidence was given by was forged sad with intent to 8.21

Mayor Baron Goto'is personally officis from the Chartered that the Financial and Municipal Public School for Boys, Shang- defraud. He was further charged Bank, who told the Court tha authorities. have decided to bai. No award has been made of directing the preparations of with being in possession of the the alterations were very obvious nationalise all the monasteries the Horticultural Scholarship.

Tokyo for greeting His Highna88. note and six similar forgeries. to anyone knowing English. and temples both large and small These scholarships are of the He has arranged withthe manager Prisoner went to a second-band Prisoner pleaded that he did provided they were built with anousi value of £1,215 enable at of the Imperial Theatre to bold a clothes shop in Queen's Road not know the notes were forgeries, public subscriptions. They will any University in the world reception there in honour of the West, said Mr. G. H. Wakeman, but the Jury (Messrs. H. Drayer, be sold by public auction, the and are open to any boy visiting party. Mr. Yamamoto, outlining the case for the Crown, foreman, M. A. Vay, Wong proceeds to be used to meet the of British parents, both of the manager, is reported to have and offered to buy a coat and Kwong-tin, G. G. Rapp. J. G. financial difficulties. A number pure white descent, who have undertaken to organize a party of jersey for $23.50. He tendered Ozorio, A.C. Mathize and O. of officers have been ordered to resided in China or Hongkong for actors to present a suitable play in payment what purported to be Chan) returned a verdict of guilty make inquiries and report within not less than three years. The at the end of the reception. a note of the Chartered Bank of by a majority of six to one.

fien days,

Trustees of the Scholarship are The armed launch Shan Hung, the Chairman and Secretary In passing sentence, His Lord- this shop had been duped before ship told prisoner that men of his which has been under orders to of the Shangbai Municipal Ooun- and were, therefore, careful. The class were not wanted in the cruise off Toishun for the cil and the scholarship is award- foki who attended accused. ex-Colony, endeavouring to defraud protection of commercial junksed on the results of the Hongkong amined the note and detected the public by passing forged has not been heard of for many University Matriculation that it was not genuine.

A former raport that the He notes. When he came out of days, and it is feared that she has banded it back to prisoner and prison he would have to return been captured by pirates.

electrical scholarship bad been asked him to change it. Accused to his own country. Fortunate

It is rumoured that a repre-awarded to & boy Asmed said it was the only one he had, ly, as far as was known, he did sentative from Gen. Wa Pul-foo Spradbury, of Hongkong, is in- but he would call back later. He not appear to have done very is on his way to Canton to correct. went away, leaving the clothes, mech harm. Forgery was a very propose to Gen. Chan King-ming and three dollars in small coins serious offence and he was the creation of a central govern as a deposit,

kable to go to prison for life, but meat in the centre of the country. Prisoner was arrested by a be would take into consideration A Poking telegram reports that Chinese constable to whom he at the fact that the police in the Liang Bbib-yi intends to obtain first denied that he possessed a Colony knew nothing against him leave before actually tendering bundred dollar note. Eventually, and would pass a much lighter his resignation.

in' reply to counsel, whereupon however, he produced: it and sentence in the hope that when The Government has received Judge Cluer remarked; -** Fras- tically is a blessed adverb It showed it to the constable. He he came out of prison he would report that Wo Pri-foo be was taken back to the shop and do his best to reform his chars placed forces at all the important always meam that something subsequently conveyed to the Lter. Prisoner was sentenced to stations along the Feking really did not happen, and you Police Station,

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