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NOTICE.

THE COWIE HARBOUR COAL COMPANY LIMITED, SILIMPOPON COAL.

THE undersigned are prepared

EXCHANGE CONTRACT

CASE.

Production of a Cable.

The action in Original Jurisdic- To quote prices for beat qualition, before Mr. Justice Wood, y freshly mined SILIMPOPON in which the Bank of Canton, COAL, trimmed into Bunters at Ltd, is suing the British Chinese SANDAKAN Trading Company, was continued SEBATTIK

Barneol or to this morning. (British North contract for regular Bunker Sup-]

*ble rates.

20

The action relates to exeburge contracts made in writing on

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER

1922

WEATHER REPORT.

HOTELL

ENTERTAINMENTS.

Oct. 25d. 11h. 48m.-Prassure has decreased considerably over S.W. Japan and moderately over the Loochoos. It has increased considerably over N.E. Japan and slightly from Tokyo to the Bonins.

A depression has formed over the Eastern Sea.

The anticyclone has streng. thened and dioved to the east of Hokkaido.

plies for 6 or 12 months at favour March 10th, and April 7th, 1920, by which, according to the phin- Steamers calling at SEBATTIN

Hongkong Rainfall for the 24 or SANDAKAN exclusively fortiffs, the defendants acreed to Bunkers are exempt from pay-purchase, through the agents of hours ending at 10 am. to-day, ment of ordinary Port Charges. broker. Mr. P. A. Jamsajez. 162 inch. Total since January The minimum draft of wate: $40 (cold) and $25,000) (gold); Is 68.14 inches, against an

longside the Company's Wharf and to solt $275alo (gold). De| average of 80.04 inches. * Sebattik is 28 feet at low water fendants failed to take delery

Spring Tides Charts of Cowie of the $275,000, and the plaisis FORECAST FOR THE 24 HOURS Bay (Sebattik Harbour) and any claimed $59,82036 (Hongkong)] ENDING AT NOON TO-MORROW, damages and interest until pay

District. required information concerning the port can be had on applicament or judgment at 8 per cent.

tion to

BRADLEY & CO. LTD.

Agenta.

(per annum.

At yesterday's hearing, Chin Tin-cho, managing partner of the defendant ärm. gave evidence

The OWIE HARBOUR COAL and was closely cross-examined

CO. LTD.

JAPANESE MASSAGE.

MRS. S. UZUNOVE,

od. Floor, Wanchai Garage. 18, Praya East, Wanchai,

EXCHANGE.

Opening Rate: closing Rate

TII

Domand

30 de

60 dis

on Page 11.

SELLING.

2/54 3/5.13/16

1 m/s

2.6

"IT Shanghai

Nom

7) Singapore!!

10614

T/T Japan

1142

T India....

19:

Demand, India

TIT San Francisco)

Sew York.]

3311

T/T Jure

144

T/T Marks

Nor

T/T France

7.50

Demand. Paris

BUYING

//C

4/4. DP

5 m/s. LIC

26.11'is 2/13/16

2674

30 dí4. Sydney and) 2,71

Melbourne

Judis. San Francis-

cos New York!

Demand, Germany.

57

4 m/s. Marks

+ m/s. Fracca

Nort *.90

m/s. Francs......

00

Demand, New York 554

T/F Bombay

Demand, Bombay

19

T/T Calcutta

Demand. Calcutta

190

in Yokohama......... 1144.-

Demand, Manila

... 112

Demand, Singapore. 1051

Demand, Batavia

144

Jo Haiphong

Nam.

D's Saigon

On Bangkot

$1

Sovereiza

7.86

Gold leaf per Teel...

Bar Silver, ready... 34.3.15

form ard

34

Bank of England rates 3% New York/London... 4.4424

SUBSIDIARY COINS.

H'kong 50 ct places

10 5

H

→

Canton subcoină

par

1/22 pm 3/10% dis 234 Hongkong, Oct. 25, 1922.

WORLD-WIDE SPORT

by Mr. F.C. Jenkin, who appears for the plaintiffs, regarding an artion he commenced in San Francisco against a firm brown

ik

1 Formosa Channel

South coast of Chica between H.K. & Lamocks.

3 Hongkong to Gap Rock.........

4 South coast of China between H.K. & Hainan.

I. F. CLAXTOS.

Forecast.

X.E or variable winds. moderate to light; fair.

Director.

H.K. Observatory, Oct. 25, 1922.

TIME SIGNALS.

the Independent Trading Company for non-delivery of goods. Witness said be could! not remember that he ever made any claim against the Indepen dent Trading Company in can- nection with the liability of bis firm to a Hongkong bank for ex- change. He could not remember sending cable

a

to the San

The time ball on Kowloon Francisco Chamber of Commerce Signal Hill is dropped daily at 10 in contection with the matter. a.m. and 4 p.m. except on Satur- After further cross-examinadays when it is dropped at 10 tion. Mr. Jenkin called for the a.m. and I p.m. and on Sundays production of the cable and of and Holidays when it is dropped four letters.

at 10 a.m, only.

Mr. Alabaster objected, and Mr Justice Wood said he would consider the matter.

The ball is hoisted half mast at the 55th minute and full mast at the 37th minute. Should the baili When the Court opened this fail to drop at the correct time, it morning his Lordship said with will be lowered at five minutes reference to the matter which past the hour and the ordinary at following arose yesterday, when Mr. Jenkin routine repeated asked for the production in Court hour, if possible.

Should the time ball be out of] of a certain cable which the witness (the defendant) admitted | order the above routine will be "%" oa be had passed for dispatch as carried out with flag relating to the contract

for the stom signal mast. the Sale DF rice to 30

The signal are also given at American firma. with legal night by means of three white proceedings following, and also lamps mounted vertically on the for the production, of four letters, Observatory wireless mast. From he bad looked into the matter 8h. 56m. s. to 9h. 0m. Da, p.m. and could find no way of con- the lamps are extinguished pelling defendants to produce the momentarily at the even seconds documents at this stage:

expect at the 2nd. 28th, 5th, 52nd, and 34th of each minute.

Mr Alabaster said ther were prepared to produce the cable. without admitting its relevancy. With regard to the other doch.

were not in their! ments, theg possession.

It transpired that the cable was of May 13th. 1920 and Mr.Jenkin pointed out that he asked for thei Teable of May 15th.

11 appeared that defending Counsel knew of no cable of the With. May wol Mr. Jenkin asked if he could have the one of the 13th.

The hours refer to Hongkong Standard Time 3 hours of ress Greenwich).

METEOROLOGICAL.

Day

*puj} 4f #

5am?pn

at 2 p.m. Baromeler...... 29.85 29.91 29.90 Mr. Alabaster replied that they Temperature... had been asked for a certain Humidity ...... Wind Direction document and then they were told that was not the one. They Wind Force ... would have a ropy of the cable Weather of the 13th. made out.

Defendant then went back into the witness box and the cross-examination by Mr. Jenkin was continued.

The case is proceeding.

JAPANESE IN CALIFORNIA.

Rain.....

79

79

83

81

50

E

NE

E

I'

*

-1

0

C

C

0.00 0.00 0.0:| Highest пред air

Temperature on the 24th BO

open air Lowest

Temperature on the 25th 74

T. F. CLAXTON, Director. H.K. Obvatory. Oct. 23.

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THE GREAT NORTHERN TELE- GRAPH COMPANY, LTD. Kadomoto, from Mikage. Isuanite, from Kobe Hiraoka Matsubara Hotel, from Tokio.

St. Marah U. 8. S. Tracy, from Shangbai.

R. Kettiswell, from Shanghai. Togohideki Hotel Mateabara.

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Superiority Tests. Professor N.L. Dargie. As- dir.sistant Dean of the Southern

Branch of the Uniremity of Por ss. MANTUA, for London, California. and Professor LN. etc.-Mr. K. M. Lasarus, Mr. &c. Teman of Stanford Univer-trs. R. W. Paulden, Mr. R. A. sity. Announcing the pre-Dastur, Mr. & Mrs. R. Bogardus, liminary results of the nation Mr. F. C. Hogg, Mrs. B. Layton, from Kobe. wide survey of the intelligence of Mrs. Smalley, Master J. Smalley, American-tom Japanese children Misses Smalley, Mr. G. I. Watur- said that the Japanese children mill, Mr. H. G. Hegarty, Mr. W. from Tokio. In enasequence of the recent in the Los Angles and Yin Fran-J. Gallagher, Eng.-Com. Dawson, accident at a boxing match in cisco schools are mentally the R. N., Capt. Robertson, Miss Iliffe, from Shanghai. Amsterdam, when a competitor equals of the average American Mr. Karainey. Mr. & Ifrs, Filley, was killed, the chief of police has pupils. In the smallar cities, Mr. J. E. Ballard, Mr. A. D. submitted to the borgomaater a however, they are below the stan Hessing, Mr. A. E. Margen, Mise proposal for the prohibition of Jard..

5. Wood, Mr. A. Sarkunp. Sir these matche's in the city.

Professor Darsie. speaking Edward Iliffe, Mr. Williams, Mr. It is announced from Paris that from the standpoint of mental F. A. Price, Mrs. & Miss Williams, Kilbane baa accepted Criqui's ability only, said that the Japan Mr. F. G. Thompson, Mr. L. O. challenge for the world's feather-

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Miss Bowers. arranged. It is suggested that

The result of tests in Los

the match should take place Angeles and San Francisco, com- somewhere in

the

ber 1.

State of prizing American and Japanese

Michigan not later than Novem- pupils, show that the Japanese lead in spelling, deportment,

American lead

STEEPLEJACK'3 FALL.

A steeplejack fell 90lt. from

9235, from Chinking. Liyiusang Kwongtailoychan, from Amcy.

1487, from Chintiang. 1144. from Chinking. Poonliman Tackfung & Co. from Hankow.

Manchuenchan Des Vœux

Lashing, from Shanghai. 7844, from Shanghai. 7311, from Daireo. Langsicsbing Great Eastern Hotel, from Peking.

TH. KRING Superintendent' - Hongkong, October 19, 1922.

TIME TABLE. WEEK DAYS

T.I am to 1,00 0.02

to 22.30 p.m. 3.

jo 4.00p.m.

10.10.

NIGHT CARS.

1.00 3. m. 3.2 p.

very 15 min

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10 al

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3.45 p.m.

SPECIAL CARS.

BY ARZANABRENY AT THE COMPART'S DIFION, LEXANDRA VORLDINGS, DOS TOŠUS ZOD

TIDE TABLE.

25th. to 31st. Oct. 1922.

By Bé Tic Tacar Time.

Wed. 23. 1 56.5.1

Thur.26 m 21

Five lady members of St. preseverance and ability to learn Glasgow's tallest chimney stack Thomas Swimming Club, Arb-quickly. The roath, took part in a long-distance slightly in mathematica, English into a tank of water 10ft. deop. swiwo recently. The course was and history. The test was car-To this he owes his life. Pro-ESTERS EXTENSION AUSTRAL Fri. 271 10 from the Ness to the harbour, &ried out at the request of the tecting the top of the tank are distance of about a mile and three- Japanese

Association, which

quarters. Three of the swimmers furnished the necessary fund. completed the course, the first to finish being Miss Bella Stirl ing, whose time was 43 mins. 15 sace. Miss Nellie Hood was Recond, and Miss Edith Paterson third.

94,000 CHILDREN RESCUED Dr. Barnardo's Home have admitted their 94,000th. child.

Sun, 19 m 3° 48 | 41 6 77 5.5 Mom. 30 m

Tue 31

5 9 D

619 57

6 1400

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8100/13th Calder Kingsclere,Sat 23 m 2 24 iron bars 31. apart. The steeple jack, George Armstrong, fell head from Edinburgh.

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from downwards, and, missing the bars, dropped into the water.

This Taipeb. broke his fall, and, when he was

7288/7th Mansfield from Saigón.

M. E.T. AIRKY, rescued from the "tank, it was

Superintendent, found that bis injuries were com-

-Hongkong. October 19, 1922. paratively slight.

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