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THE HONGKONG

TELEGRAPH

DAY BY DAY.

NOTES & COMMENTS.

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TUESDAY. FEBRUARY 14. 1922.

EMBEZZLEMENT.

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Chinese Sent to Gaol.

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ALARMS SEIZURES.

Heavy Sentences On Junk People.

DAIRY FARM. MERTING

Increase of Capital.

At an extraordinary- generalse

THE ALLITS WE OATH BY In looking over same American SUCCESS AND VICTORY TURN

A charge concerning the AGAINST US UPON THE MERE newspapers the other day, ws came across a letter written to WHISPER OF DEFEAT Napoleon. emberalement of a sum of $1,000

Two arms charges which arosa | meeting of the Dairy Farm, Fos was brought before Mr. R. from the same seizure were and Cold Storage, Co., Ltd, hald the New York Evening Post by a

Lindsell, this morning by Mr. heard by Mr. J. R. Wood this this morning, it was decided that-- correspondent who complains at

The prospehip Dufferin is dus M. K. Lo, prosecuting on behalf morning, Mr. F. G, Vaux defend the Company's capital be increas the absurd wastage caused by ethereal daylight on the 17th of A. Tack, sail-makers, of No.16 ing in both cases. One of the ed from $355,000 to $1,500,000. dessive advertising through the and will be moored at Holts Des Voeux Road Central. post. He says: Because I am Wharf. She is bringing here the

defendants was an old man, an Mr. J. Ball-Irving presided and recently back from the Orient. 1102nd Grenadiers, and on the 26th October fast employed in the that he had aboard his fishing Father Robert Massen. G. M. The defendant was until the octogenariani, whose offspoo was there were also present the Rav. where nothing is wasted. I am 20ch will take away the 2nd position of shroff to the firm. On jank 7,700 maande of ammunition, Dodwell, W. 8. Brown (directare), actually concerned about the Punjabis. cancelled postage and good

this day be was given a big sum ons revolver and 15 cartridges M, Manuk (secretary), A. Steven- stationery which daily finds its

to pay certain creditors, which he slips. Champagne de St. Marcenx & Co, Reimes,

son' (manager), C Maksham, T. is considered one of the finest Champagnes produced. It way to the refuss basket." And A very enjoyable evening is did, except in the case of the Ho

then he speats of the wasta of promised at the Kowloon Theatre Fat firm, the sum sinted in the Vaux said that his aged client was Page, Chan Tong, Chan Nai-pan In entering a plea of guilty, Mr. Oliphant, A. E Crapnell. H. W. functions, Begmental Dinners; and is served in all the good paper, ink and postage to-night, on the occasion of the charge being the amount which the licenses of the vessel, and he and Chan Iu-nam (shareholders.). invariably figure in the Menus at State Banquets, Civic

stamps which results from special fancy dress dages which he should have paid into this asked his Worship to take into The secretary having read the the indiscriminate sending out by has been organised in place of the firm.

consideration his great age, and notice convening the masting, After a plea of guilty bad been the factthathe possessed allthede- post of advertising matter, soal Tumday odabaret.; Bance,

Prizes are promised for the best entered, Mr. M.K. Lo said that facts which usually accompanied man, Before submitting for your

The Chairman said: Gentle the bulk of which finds • resting place in the waste paper ben raid to malical and lighting ask for a severe penalty as most physique. The man could hardly out, I should like to explain to costames Special attention has the complainant did not wish tofit-in hearing, sight, speech and approval the resolution just read basket Waxing sarcastic, he says that in time, of course, all ad-effects. The floor is one of the men in his position would do walk, and it was conceivable yon the reasons for making you

best-in-the Colony, vertising will be instantanGOUR

but at the same time it was neces that, taking advantage of his to authorise the increase of your "Ja soma inscrutable, scientific,

sary that certain facta should be condition, his fokis might be Company's capital from $855,000~ A fire broke out at No. 306 brought before his Worship's carrying on the game of smug-to $1,500,000 by the creation of | present, these touching and tempt Canton Road, Kowloon, at 8.14 notice in a consideration of the|gling beneath his nose without 88,000 new shares of the paid up

last night, Damage was causes penalty. The defendant had been his being the wiser. to the ground floor, which, was 15 or 16 years and bad com-you should have pleaded not consider the

smploy for His Worship-In that case

Your directors were naked used as a les godown. The out- break, which is reported to have

5 menced service 4.3 cook guilty.

advisability been caused through the careless & salary of $7 per

unifying your Company's in burning of joss-paper by the

After two or three Sub-Inspector Bond stated that toreats with those of Lane Craw

7.30 од the inmates of the first floor, was rears' service, he showed himself f

evening ford. Lid, with view to extinguished by the brigades to be very useful and was junk No. 1800 which was lying at on Lane Crawford's new pre- of the 10th he board having our own retail shops from Taumati and Teim Tes Tapi maker, with an increase of $3 in underneath the boards on which better service to our customers. mated to be an assistant sail-the Yaumati shelter of Mongkok. mises and thus organising a The proposal was favourably - considered and an agreement was entered into whereby this. Com- pany acquires 51,100 Lane Craw- ford shares, of which there are 100,000 of the face value of $10. eich, in return for 46,000 of our now issue shares, le, in the pro- portion of 9 Dairy Farm shares for 10 Lane Crawford shares. ed by an independent auditor sp- This proportion was recommend- pointed to go into the valuations of both Companies. Of the re maining 40,000 new issue abares, lot about 38,000 will be issued to our pres- He did not givent shareholders whose names

appear and be cannot

DII the Company's Register of Shareholders on

Wine & Spirit Merchants. ESTABLISHED 81 YEARS

TELEPHONE 616.

The Hongkong Telegraph

HONGKONG, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1922.

THE STRIKE DEADLOCK.

The hopes of an early settlement of the strike which is proving as disastrous to South China as it is to Hongkong would now appear to lie on a change in the unbending We say that after attitude still shown by the seamen.

to get the strikers' delegates to adopt a more reasonable attitude. At the same time, we cannot bring ourselves to think that the final decisions of the meeting were the best that could have been reached in the circumstances.

log appeals, just off the press, will loat into our immediate presence, wafted from aeroplaner, and we ball take our waiting sky-car and go down to-see about it" But in the meantime be protests against the foolish methods used by those who think that all they need to do in order to advertise something is to get a circular printed, slip it into an envelope and then send it out broadcast, tresting that bus- iness will result.

"Useless Junk."

vertising, as

of

COM-

to the firm's

mersem.

his pay-

Three or four years

Last week's health return later saw him in the responsible the defendant and his wife had shows fire cases of small-por position in which he was until their sleeping conct, he discover (Chinese), three fatal; four of lately. He was then drawing a ed the arms mentioned in the spotted fever (ove British and salary of $17 with free board and charge.

Chinese deaths from influenza

50

value of $7.50 each.

three Chinese), non-fatal; three lodging. Ha had been entrusted Mr. Yani would ask that of plague (Chinese), two fatal with various large sumi, in this C48 consideration With the protest of this Amer-

tvo of diphtheria (one Chinese, before,

that the com- should be given to this man's ican we find ourselves in

bad some reason great age. I understand it is a plete agreement. And we know fatal and one British, non-fatal): plainant something of this style of ad- and one each (both British) of for relying on his honesty in this case more for the hospital than

enteric and paratyphoid fever, case. On the 26th October last, anything else. vertising. for never does an

His Worship:-I don't see how American mail come to band that on fatal. There were also three after receiving the sums mention-

ed from his employer to pay the man can expect leniency does not bring us shaafs of utter-

certain outstanding accounts, bepalees he is prepared to clear the ty useless matter, much of which

-Amongst those who arrived disappeared, and when enquiries matter up. I bare no doubt he falls into the waste-paper basket of its own accord. We are not here by the .. City of Simla ascertained that the debt owced to this case.

were subsequently made, it was knows quite & carefully reading the account of the meeting held yesterday disputing the fact that the post were Leh-Col St Frs. Heard, Bo Fat had not been paid. Re- the Palice all the information at the Tung Wah Hospital, when the whole question was as medium of advertising has 0.B.E. (RA.P.C) and Mrs. Heard, cently the complainant received they wanted, discussed by the seamen's delegates and prominent members its uses; but it has its limitations | Major H. G. Gandy, D.8.0-information to the effect that the expect leniency. It is a very 28th. February in the proportion of the Chinese community. And here. let us remark in also, and that is a fact which our B.E. (R.E.) and Mrs. Gandy, defendant had started, or was large quantity of ammunition. of 1 new share for every 3 passing, the thanks of the whole Colony are due to the American friends appear to over- Lieut. F. J. Easterbrook, M.C. abundant

start, business on will sentence bira to six months complets old shares at a premium In this branch of ad- (RE)sed Mrs. Easterbrook, bis own account at Talpo near hard labour. look. Committee of the Hospital for making every possible effort

in avery other, Major T.C. Lawes (R.G.A.) and the market. In fact, the de- The circumstances in the second share; the whole amount to be: will only Mrs. Lawes, Captain S. C. Cook, fendant was actually arrested case were similar. The seizure paid in one instalment by the of $2.50 each, that is at $10 per to bring about a termination of the dispute, and especially the best results to those members who at yesterday's meeting endeavoured (be obtained by the exercise M.C. (C.M.A.) and Mrs. Cook,Į while living in a house in which was made at the same time, 31st March

discrimination. To food Lient. J. L. Collings (R. Corps of be was believed to have some

next by those the defendant's interest. The prosecution, Mr.moored

bosk being residing in the Colony and business houses with ream upon Signals) and Mrs. Collings.

Loadded, did not believe the the first defendant. Mr. Vauxshareholders residing out of the alongside that of by the 31st. May next by of what, despite the use of catchy phrases and good paper,

Opr Canton correspondent defendant's story that he had lost pleaded that the strike had forced Colony. This will still leave is nothing but so much useless According to the statements made by one of the junk. is not only a waste of Slates that, despite the fact that the sum in a fantan house the defendant; who is a lighter-2,000 shares to be disposed of and” strikers' delegates, the seamen regard the resuscitation of money-it is an insult to the is. the anniversary of the union of Macao, and it appeared to him saman, out of work, and he was | these 2,000 shares your directors the outlawed Seamen's Union as their first and most im. Itelligence of its recipients. It is observed, the Press Society in meditated by the defendant with absence of the rest of his family | managing directors of Lane..

North and South Chinx was being if this embezzlement was pre looking after the boat during the have agreed to well to iber portant demand. Indeed, they go so far as to say that merican tendall Canton-did not order a bolidar the view to enriching himself.

that our American friends badly

ashore. The charge, which was Crawford Ltd., at $10 each as a The Magistrate (to the defend-in respect of the possession of farther consideration of the above there can be no discussion of the remaining demands ex-misase this medium of advertis. yesterday. As a result, the Com

positors Guild despatched

BAD!):-Is it true that you have seven rifles, two revolvers, 008 exchange. The new shares will cept on condition of the acceptance of this primary point. ing; their campaigns extend to But their dickering does not even end at that. They state the Orient, as we all know. And, umber of workers to the various started business-That business Hauser pistol and 5,909 rounds rank for dividend with the old printing establishments and is run by a clansman of mine. of ammunition, was met by his shares of the Company as from. that after the Laion is revived under its old name ther judging from our own experience, ordered the men to cease work at bave no share in it,

we should say that so far as 93 once. At the offices of the Yuet

Worship passing sentence of Ist March naxh will be willing to submit the other demands to arbitration, per cent. of this stuff is concern-Sheng K Fo, a conflict arose of four months hard labour.

His Worship passed sentence twelve months' hard labour. His

Worship said that there could sale of the 40,000 now shares, viz

The amount accruing from the providing the shipping companies first indicate their ad, it would serve & pat more with the manager and a Hght

be, unlike the first, no excuse $400,000 is to be utilised for in- views thereon. In that attitude the seamen were backed useful end if it were kept at home

whatever in this case. up by yesterday's meeting, which decided to ask the and is for the purposes of dare to interfere. All the news

stalling new and up to date ica plants and cold stores at your Government to permit the reop ning of the Union and to lighting fires.

East Point Works and for cre: ting- request the shipowners to give their opinions on the

SNATCHER SENTENCED. **w quarters on the premises for other eight demands. Let us look somewhat closely into

the engineers and other members. these matters. The ostensible reason given for a fevival

Those who intend visiting the

of the Company's staff. Your of the Union under its old name was that if that were not Races this year-and that mean Many people confident of a

directors are satisfied that these... When a Chinese was brought improvements are necessary in- conceded, the seamen might get into trouble through being practically averybody in Hong-plesssat evening's entertainment

Mr. R. E. Lindsell this morningssmuch as the machinery now in for snatching a pair of rings from use is old and out of date and the in possession of badges and papers relating to membership kong-will find a very welcome yesterday silently cared the

Sir, I think that in the in-the ears of a woman. And, in 50 living quarters cannot be allowed of what is officially declared an unlawful society. But improvement in the facilities for rike when they learned that punters" in the'pari-mutuel and owing to the dislocation of the obviously that is not the real reason, for such a con- cash sweep departments. For mail service in consequence of terests of good football the atten- doing, caused them to bleed, he to stand any longer. The im tingency as the seamen are said to fear could easily be several years past it has meant the shipping dispute, it had. tion of the Football Association showed a defiant demeanour and provements thus effacted will, we cannot consent to the reinstatement of the Union, and we to be able to back one's fancy and, possible to screen the Coronet conduct of the Club Curlew game had forced bim to teal by refus-produce over 100 per cept. more ing to him the employment ticket ice at a cheaper price and be in a On Saturday the ground was in adopted during the present strike. position to meet the increasing do not see how he possibly can, seeing that it has been de although many were the com- Theatre's big feature attraction, last Saturday.

"Male and Female." Artcraft's plaints, the stewards of the Jockey clared an unlawful body. And here it cannot be too Club left matters very much as brilliant film version of Sir James a very slippery condition and the "Why did you not steal from demands of the Colony.

Barrie's great drams. "The whistle was continually blown for a man, instead of robbing & de-

It is also our intention to start not because it asked for higher wages for its members, there has been a genuine attempt Admireble Crichton." However, incidents for which the atata of fenceless woman ?" his Worship | the growing of vegetables on the strongly emphasised that the Union was declared unlawful, they were. This year, however.

Company's premises in order farther mischance and but because it was used for other purposes than a purely to do away with the congestion there is now no prospect of the ground was entirely respon- asked.

this sible, The cash sweeps will not be run

to meet the demand from our industrial demand-that, to use the official language, under the stead, as formerly, but picture, so eagerly awaited, will the Club

numerous patrons. "its actions endangered the peace and good order of the will be situated at the entrance be screened at the popular little off

With these few remarks. I beg, Colony. What is very much to the point in this connection end of the building in which the cinema this evening without fail. from the stand certainly looked pay for his return trip to Canton.

to propose that the resolution just, 'place betting has been done With anticipation only whetted also is that there has been no response as yet to the Gov-

read out to you by the Company secretary. be adopted and passed. ernor's query as to whether the Luion authorities are pre- for years. That will leave the by this delay, the big demand for pared to issue a public repudiation of intimidation and to pace under the stand free for sale promises to assume even

Mr. Makeham seconded: and those who wish to buy betting Kreator proportions.

the resolutions, which were as make it clear to men who wish to return to work that they tickets. In several other ways,

follow, were carried unanimously. need not fear the consequences.

make the best of the limited

(1) That the authorised capital of the Company (which is now

overcome.

Racecourse Facilities.

too, the stewards have tried to

ansuet, but the police did not

papers eventually complied with the Compositors' Guild's demands and work was ceased.

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CHINESE CHURCH.

The Diocesan Synod.

CORRESPONDENCE.

To the Editor of the "Hongkon

Talegraph."

A Football Complaint.

опе finally

of

money.

and

The defendant said that all he men W Z3 ordered

wanted was sufficient money to the field. This incident

He was desperate from want of like a slip due to the wet ground,

Sentence of twelve months" but even presuming a foul the

While the Club team were play-hard labour and twelve strokes, penalty was surely over nevera. ing with only ten men, it happen-representing the maxmium penal- ed on three occasions that three ty, was inflicted by his Worship. out of the five Carlew forwards. It was stated by Inspector were distinctly offside, but no Kent, who was in charge of the case, that two European ladies

whistle sounded.

Were therefore

value of £7.50 each,

As to the demand that the owners should give their views on the mer's demands before arbitration begins, accommodation at their disposal. Regarding stable accommodation surely nothing more can be expected from this quarter. there is a similar shortage as has

On two occasions free kicks who were recently robbed of $855,000 consisting of 114,000 The owners have reopened their tentative offer so far as bean experienced for many years

were awarded to the Club, but un-their handbags in Western Street shares of the nominal valne of $7.50 whereof 114,000 shares The third triennial Synod of fortunately the whistle sounded, gave a description which tallied have been issued) be increased to wages are concerned, and, pending arbitration on the past. There are far too many

the appearance of the whole dispute, have asked that the men resume work. ponies for the zona sated the Diocese of Victoris took place curred, but afterwards, when one defendant in the matter of height $1,500,000 by the cration of 86,000

room and a mat-the Chinese Church of the not when the infringement oc with For them at this juncture to offer additional opinions on far end of the stands in which the last week in Carton beius largely of the Club men had the ball ands and clothes. They did not see additional shares of the nominal

his face and the seamen's demands can only prolong the dispute; that ponies will find temporary accom-attended by clergy and delegates chance to ran through.

On two occasions, que at each unable to give evidence, can be done in the presence of the Arbitration Board. modation. This is far from ideal from various parts, One of the and a free kick was awarded for Preliminary dickering will serve no useful purpose. As a and, with racing growing in delegate travelled all the way means of ending the deadlock, we suggest the Government popularity yestly, the time will from Yunata-fo in order to rep charging the goalkeeper, but on

infringement of the rules, allowing the Union to be reorganised, with a provision soon come when the stewards of rasent his congregation at the either occasion was there a07

the Club will have seriously Synod. made in its rules that in future all disputes be referred to consider providing more accom The Synod lasted from Tuesday

Yours, etc.

ONLOOKER. arbitration; and that the other demands be at once referred modation of every kind. The until Friday and transacted im to the Arbitration Board, the personnel of which we private stands are all too few in portant business. The meetings Hongkong, Fab. 15, 1922. gave yesterday, the constitution of which should be suffici- number and one wonders whether were held in the vestry of the the time has not come when our newly-consecrated Ehorch of ent to ensure the seamen a square deal. The owners are race course facilities ought to be Our Saviour and were presided perfectly willing to submit their case to an impartial totally re-designed. But pending over by the Bishop of Victoria Board, and the longer the seamen refrain from showing a such an expensive step, it is (Dr. Duppay), like willingness, the stronger will public opinion, Chinese gratifying that the stewards are trying to give the public the best and Europeap alike, revolt against their attitude.

service possible,

A fuft ascount of the proceed- ings will appear in our issue of to-morrow.

CHINESE NEWS.

(8) That the shares constituting the Company's unisaued capital be issued at stich. time or times in such manner and upon such terms and for such purposes and upon such conditions in KYPTY. respect as the Company's Board

A Peking telegram states that | of Directoza may decide. Liang Shib-yi's leave has been extended for another ten days,

"It is reported that Chang Jok-fin THE MACAO DISED TE. bas concurred in Liang Bhib-yi's The Sincanpon states that proposal to join hands with Chang General Leonard Wood, Governor King-ming and has been ordered of the Philippines, has offered to to supply Ohan with two million mediate in the Macao controversy, dollers.

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