1923-05-12 — Page 7

TWENTY-TWO YEARS AGO.

A Glance at Our Files.

(May 4-May 2, 2002.)

APPOINTMENTS.

In the Gazette of the 4th. insts

it is notified that the Governor has been pleased to appointed

ELECTRIFICATION OF RAILWAY.

Westinghouse Co. Secure

Big Contract.

The following telegram has just been received by the Special Re presentative (Mr. Jos. D. Birrell) of the Westinghouse Electric

International Company:-

"Mr. Frank H. Shepard just

SATURDAY, MAY 12, 192

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH;

DAIRY FARM NEWS.

DEATH OF NAVAL OFFICER.

Believed to Have Taken.

Poison.

A double theory is held in the death of First Lieutenant John T. Newland who was found dead in his room at the Army and Navy Club at 2.30 o'clock yesterday

after con say the Manila Daily

Bulletin èpril 28th.

One is that he committed sui

Mr. C. S. Sharp to be a member concluded contract with Virginian cide.

A. M. Marshall resigned. Also

be

Railway complete electrification

The other is that he accidental-

of the Medical Board, vice Mr. 215 miles track including per ty swallowed a drug with which H. E has provisionally appoint./cent, grade involving most power-he" was experimenting in connec-i ed Mr. E. A. Irving to

fullocomotives ever contemplated, Inspector of Schools, with effect 600 tons each. split phase, 25tion with work in the Chemical [ogele, 11,000 volts, total contract

Warfare Service. including 50,000 power house. 15 ed yesterday to investigate details A board of officers was appoint- million dollars." At the meeting of the Sanitary Mr. Shepard is the Director of of his death Board held this afternoon for the Heavy Traction of the Westing

from the 4th ult.

PLAGUE PATIENTS.

purpose of considering a sugges

bouse Electric and Manufactur tion by His Excellency the Govering Company and has done more nor to allow plague patients in for the advancement of railroad,

other one person connected with the profession 10-day.

potassium cyanide, was pumped

Reasoning in the two theories!

from his stomach at the army cross. A drug, believed to be

morgue following his death.

A

tain the same drug, was found in

Yaumsti to be treated in their own main line, electrification than half filled bottle, believed to con homes, under proper supervision, it was decided that the Board could not recommend the ad- option of the course suggested.

CRICKET GROUND.

We note that iron railines are

This contract is the largest single contract that has been let

the room.

He may have taken this with

JUST LANDED, A FRESH CONSIGNMENT OF

"KRAFT LOAF

CHEESE"

The perfection of Flavour, Uniformity and Excellence

No Waste

+

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80 cents per lb..

for railroad electrification and suicidal intent. The drug kills THE DAIRY FARH, ICE & COLD STORAGE CO., LTD.

calls for not only large track)

tion as well.

lmost instantly.

But his frame of mind as notic

being erected round the Cricket equipment but a large power staled by brother officers just prior tol Ground. This will be a great imeach to weigh 600 tops, are the Daly half an hour before he died: The locomotiver his death was of the happiest. provement upon the old posts and largest that have ever been con- he was downstairs at the club, rails which were continually out of order. We fancy, bowever, templated. that the Chinese loafer will not from an 11,000 volt single Phase

chatting with officers. He seemed These locomotives will operate appreciate the change, for a spik.

overhead trolley and will operata

fortable lounge.

ADVERTISEMENTS.

phase" system.

motors and control

bubbling over with cheer.

He was at his desk in the

ed fence will hardly make a com-on what is known as the "split quartermaster building. port ares, The electric Yesterday morning as usual. Dur From the advertisements dur-locomotives will be arranged for his mother, presumably to be on these the morning be wrote a letter ing the period we notice that the regeneration. i.e. when locomo-mailed to catch the mail boat Union Insurance Society of Can- tives and trains ton. Ltd., declare

that sailed at 2 o'clock yester- an interim down hill the electric motors

day afternoon.

ד.

going

bonus of 20 per cent upon con will be, by means of control cea tributions for the year 1900:

The Telephone Company ad-generators and pumpback energy nections, changed into electric, vertise that they make no charge into the line. of installations.

regenerative control" and not This type of control is known as only does it aferd a saving on the power generated at the power) house, but it alzo effects

Messrs. A. S. Watson and Co. advertise Watson's "E" old liqueur whisky at $15 per case of a dozen bottles.

with friends at the club. Again! Thursday night he was dancing be was happy.

Newland was continually ex- hands were rough and disfigured perimenting with chemicals and druge used in the service. His by the drugs.

Lieutenant Newland was 28 a saving in locomotive main-ears old. He was born January tenance inasmuch

12, 1895, in Washington state.

45 brake

ALLEGED BLACKMAIL. shoe and tire wear are materially

Unsuccessful Prosecution.

NEW TYPE OF CARGO CRANE.

lessened as when "regenerating" the motors themselves 8c as brakes and therefore afford effici ent and economical control of the An unsuccessful prosecution for emergency or to make actual stops crane which will ensure the rapid

locomotives, and it is only in

A new type of turnable steam demanding $100 with menaces was that the airbrakes brought by a man residing at til.

ara used. loading and discharge of cargo on The Westinghouse Company at freight steamers has been devised Reclamation Street, Mongkot. home and abroad are securing by Chief Engineer Muller of the against a Unitero Reverug ofies the large railway electrification Koningliche Paketraart Maata and A police informer. at the contracts as witnessed by the chappy of An sterdam and in- magistracy yesterday afternura.

above, the Chilean State Rail

The complainant's allegation was ways, Japanese Imperial all that, for no reason whatever, the waye, Paris-Orleans Railway and defendants called at his base on many other smaller contracts. 4ch. inst. and deman led $100 under a threat that they would! give him something unpleasant! to think of" if he relused. Thes went away, but returned later in the day and were paid by the com-1 plainant $20 in notes. Part of this money bad been marked by the

CHURCH NOTICES.

A CHARGE OF ONE DULLAR IS MADE FOR NOTICES UNDER THIS BEADING.

that company. This device con stalled on some of the ships of sists of two cargo beams of the Mannesmann weldless type arranged on a pivoted turnable platform with spurwheels.. These platforma are turned by a small steam engine which may be look- ed after by the winch man. The! steering gearof these engines is similar to that of the ship's rudder engines which may be stopped at

police, to whom the complain-St. John's Cathedral. Hongkong. any point. The wire tope servi g

ant reported the matter after the defendant's first visit. Ma soda as the alleged blackmailers left the house, the complainant signalled to two detectives waiting in the zeighbourhood, who bai ben" seal out to protect him, and the arrested the defendants.

The first defendunt, who wat represented by Mr. C. A. S. Buss, claimed to be an old friend of the complainant. He said he only asked for a loan of $10 from the complainant on the 4th. Thi

cond insa described himself as an informer for 14tective Jaspector Willis.

13th May, 1923.

Sunday after the crane book is led through the Ascension. Holy Communion centre of the platform'so that the (8 a.m.). Matins (11a.m.). system swings entirely free Responses: Ferial; Venite: No. around this centre.

The inclina-

19 (Lepton); Pralms: 93tion of the cargo beams is re Stainer, 96 Lawes; Te Deum:gulated by a special wire rope Nos. 10, 8, 5; Benedictus: No. and the load distributed equally 4 (Martin); Anthem: Lead kind- between both teams.

ly Light (Sainer); Hymns: 147. Litany (12 noon). Even- song (6, p.m.). Responses: Ferial: Pealine: 143, 149, 150; Magnificat: No. 12 (Webb); Nunc Dimitis: No. 6 (Lyd); Hymns: 207, 17, 23.

He went to the cum-Wesleyan Church; Queen's Road

plainant's house to look for returned banisbees.

The Magistrate Mr. J. H. Wood) discharged but defendants account of unsatisfactors evidence.

HONGKONG WILLS.

UA

aggregate

Twelve Millions Left Last Year. During 1922, the value of Hongkong estates admitted to probate and administration was $11,970,400.00 as against $7,724,- 850.00 in 1921.

Probate and Estate Duties! amounted to $709,614.85, Court Fees to $15,482,60, and Official Administrator's Commission

to

$2,045.88. The figures in 1921) were, respectively. $332,819.95, $12,296.00 and $1,206.83.

There were 94 Estates vested in

A.m.

A PUZZLE A DAY.

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B

East, opposite Royal Naval Hospital, Wanchai. Sunday, 13th May, 1023. 10.15 Divine Servies and Naval and Garrison Church Parade. Hymns and Chant: 21, 982, 836, 182, 185. Subject: "Dont Fret." 6 pm. Divine Service. Hymns: 636, 98, 299, 529, 915. Subject. "The Golden Sayings of Jesus"; the third, "The Beatitude of the

Four checkers are set on Meek." Preacher: Rev. C. checker-board as shown above. Clousten Porri, H. C. F. Wasle- How can the board be divided yan Sailors' and Soldiers into four parts, each part exactly Home. Arsenal Street, Hong-the, same, and each part includ kong. Sunday, 8.15 p.m. Chap-ings square on which one of the lain's Meeting and Social Hour. checkers is placed ? Address by the Chaplain. Wed- nesday, 8 p.m. Wesley Guild of the soldiere, who was watching It was a simple matter for one First Church of Christ, Scientist, who was looking up the road,

Social and Musical Evening.

down the road, to see the other, McDonnell Road, I elow Bowen yawn; because the two soldiers Road Tram Station.-Sunday. were standing face to face, and 11.15 a.m.; Wednesday, 5.45 p.m. not back to back!

or administered by the Official Ad- AMERICAN WIRELESS IN CHINA. ministrator during the year, repre-

There is

Yesterday's answer:

SECOND WORLD TOUR.

senting an aggregate value of that the "American attitude is made to charter the new and An arrangement by the Ameri- every indication can Express Company has been $88,389.83. The figures for 1921 stiffening regarding long delay luxurious steamer, Franconis, of were respectively, 97 $130,822,51

and which has occurred in rendering the Cunard Lide, for a second Twenty-three (23) were wound Company's Wireless Contract in in November.

effective the Federal Telegraph World Tour, leaving New York up during the year, of the total China-particularly because of value of $38,441.89 as against 18 the waste of time in starting work;

in 1921 of the total value of on the maximum

$9,921.66.

station at Shanghai which could have been Twenty-three (23) new accounts completed by the summer of next

were opened during the Amounting to $16,515.15.

year year had there not been four

months thrown away.

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