1923-09-01 — Page 13

TWENTY-TWO YEARS AGO.

A Glance at Our Files.

(Aug 24-Aug. 30, 1901)

OUR BUILDINGS.

BUSINESS FRAUDS.

Bill to Combat Hongkong Evil.

THE HONGKONG - TELEGRAPE:

MOTOR TRIALS.

Cycle Formula Result. The formula for the Hill Climb contest for motor cycles of 550 and upder, which took place last Saturday, has now been work-

An Ordinance to prevent certain fraudulent transfers of business is to be introduced at next Thursday's meating of the ed out. Legislative Council.

The result is that Mr. D This Bill, which is of a some-Caylees wins on formula, "with what exceptional character, is an Mr. 9. C. Wong second. These There has been a great deal of attempt to combat a form of fraud two competitors also won first and second respectively on fastost

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER -1; 1923,

DAIRY FARM NEWS

KRAFT LOAF CHEESE

no rind no waste-100% Cheese

80 cents per lb.

talk lately about jerry building in which has unfortunately gong time, so that each has secured AUSTRALIAN CHEDDAR

Hongkong and really, the majority rather common in Hongkong|

The details, with figure of!

of our Chinese tenements are recently. The fraud is this. A two prizes. " diegrace to any civilized place. firm gets into difficulties, or it Most of thom are so built as to finds itself saddled with cop-merit for each competitor, will be utterly provent the inhabitants tracts which have become unpro- Biven in our Motoring Supplement from indulging in light and fitable owing to the fall in next Saturday.

MACAO SENSATION.

Indian Constable Shoots Another Dead.

alr, and sanitary arrangements the market price of the goods are of a most primitive descrip- contracted to "be bought. The tion. How many of them will frm purports to transfer to a new be standing twenty-five years firm the good-will and other assets hence? Very few, for by that of its business, but not the liabili time the mortar will all have been ties. Tho partners of the trans- either washed or blown from be-ferring firm then disappear. Some- tween the bricks and the bricks times the person who was looked We learn from Macao that on themselves, in most cases, will upon as the active partner in the the evening of August 30th. an have crumbled into dust. It old firm re-appears as the manager Indian constable shot another is horriblo to thiok of of the new firm, but he denies member of the same section of the probable effect of a slight partnership in the old firm, assort- the force, killing him. shock of earthquake bore. Infing that he was only an employee.j It appears that the murdered all probability it would bring The creditors are thus left with-man was not on duty at the time, down nearly half, the town and out any remedy.

but ho passed near the other would damage the balance of the The Bill proposes to attack this constable who was on patrol. The buildings to ruch an extent that evil to the following way. It later fired at the other muso, most of them would be unsafe. provides that whenever any busi-shooting him through the head. In fact, we should have our neas is transferred the transferee Death was instantaneous, whole Chinese population, or shall became and remain liable- The assailant was arrested by rather the survivors of it, fore- for the liabilities incurred in the Portuguese soldiers and he is said ed to

"camp while business by the transferor unless to have confessed that his victim go into their boueeu were being re- and until a certain notice shall was a bitter enemy of his, and built or repaired.

We have been given. This notice is that was why he shot him.. foor that the casual visitor to to be by publication in the Gazette Hongkong will not be impressed and is not to be deemed to be

with our buildings just at present. completo until one month shall| HONGKONG IMPORTS.

Business Still · Dull.

A walk through the city shows have elspeed from the date of the houses abored up in all directions publication in the Gazelle. If pro- until one begins to wonder if the|ceedings 'are instituted against town bas suffered from an the transferee before the earthquake. What is wanted expiration of the month The fortnightly Price Current; is a thorough inspection by a per- the notice sball, for the and Market Report, pablished by fectly independent expert. Then purpose of those proceedings, be the Hongkong General Chamber We

should have some ten or deemed to "remain incomplete of Commerrce, states:- twenty per cent. of our cheaper bouses demolished, if not more.

until the proceedings are finally Cotton piece goods and fancy disposed of. The notice will have cotton goods. Some cheap salce. to contain the name and address of indigo prints are reported for of the transferor, the name and forward shipment. There is an! address of the transferee, the entire absence of demand for grey address where the transferee and white shirtings. Generally proposes to carry on the business, speaking our market is quiet and and a statement as to whether the prospects are uncertain. transferos is assuming all the Cotton yarn:-A few hundred liabilities of the transferor or not.balos of chops suitable for Yuonan The liability of the transferee will have changed handa. Prices have bo irrespective of any agreement receded from $3 to $3 per bale and | market closed on the easy sido.

consuming

districte.

FIRE INSURANCE. We hear on good authority that the building and contents in Queen's Road, the top floor of which was gufted early this morn ing, was insured in all for $31,000 The Companies doing business in Hongkong are no doubt ever anxious to increase their returns but, at due precautions taken to the contrary. when the policies are applied for, to see that the actual value of the amount asked for is amply cover ed by the quantity of goods on the premises. In the case of two Or three firea That ably carry out their obligations bales. Shipments nil. Sales 500, have occurred recently it has to their creditora. Cause 3 will seemed almost an impossibility, offer no real inconvenience in a to the lay mind, that the value of boua lidé case of this klód. If

Woollens.Business has been.. goode insured should not have time be not essential the notice almost at a standstill with typhoon been over-estimated. Another of the intended transfer can be and heavy rains Clearances are pernicious practice that, we hear, given ope month before the bad. is the custom in this Colony, is of transfer takes place, and in that Raw Cottons.-No.. sales to squaring up the morning after event no liability underthe scation report and prices are unchanged. the fire. For instance, if will attach to the transferee. If an Metale.Market very quiet and Fay Jonee, is burat out immediate transfor be necess-prices practically unchanged. No. and la insured in one Company ary the transferee can retain part business reported.

A transfer of the assets of a There are still no enquiries from! business without the liabilities other might of course be made perfectly Quotations are:-No. 10s $160/185. bona fide, and the partners of the No. 12s $170/200. No, 163 $190.05. transferring firm might honour No. 20s $180/205. Arrivals 300

bales. Unsold etock 12,300 bales, Bargains 5,000 bales.

, for $1,000, the agent comes along of the purchase price or can take Flour Market Report.Stock: and offers him $200. Ho indign an indemnity from the transferor,150,000 sacke. Market, strády. antly refuses. 14 is increased to and at the end of the statutory Quotations:-American Patent, $300 and bye and bye a bargain period of one month the liability $3.60 per sack; American Straight, is truck for $350 cash down. of the transferee will cease, unless $2 98 per sack; American Cut off, There is no searching enquiry, no of cours proceedings have been $2.95 per sack; Shanghai Flour, production of books showing stock commenced in the meantime, $300 por sack; Australian No. 1, in hand, simply a mutuaiarrange- Sub-clause (4) of clause 3 makes $2.98 por eack.

ment, we presume, satisfactory the Gazette notice prima facie Salipetro. No activity in the to both sides. But why has evidence, against the transferor market owing to the continued Joves been paying premiums on and transferee, of the statements Chinese fighting. -$1,000 if he will take $350 when contained therein.

the accident happens? And why The Bill is rather in the nature has the Company been accepting of an experiment, but it is asked insurance for $1,000 and then for by both. Chambers of Com- offers Jones $350? It looks as merce.

if there is a screw loose some- where, but where it is only for an Expert to say.

KOWLOON BOWLING CLUB.

The Kowloon Bowling Club have laid out some very fine towling greens and erected a nise

A PUZZLE A DAY.

A B C DET

AMERICAN SCHOOLS OF OPERA.

Two New Foundations. Two schools of operatic art are to be opened in the United States in the near future, one in con-: nexion with the Eastman School] of Music of the University of Rochester, the other by Mr. Max Rabinoff, who for many years was are used instead of numbers, connected with Chicago and Bos

H I J K

little olub house on a piece of In the above addition, letters lend off Austin Road, Kowloon.

We hear that the new greens are Each letter represents a different ton Grand Opera Company.

to be opened on Saturday next by figure. It will be seen that ABC Mr. George Eastman, the

His Excellency the Governor. When, wo wonder, is

Joon going

Kow-

plus DEF equals HIJK. Can you founder of the Rochester School, fit in a different figure for each announces that he has engag to have 扎 lotter in the addition? One of ed Vladimir Rosing, singer and

oricket and football ground of

its own? Surely the place is the letters represents zero: and opera producer, to take charge

quite important enough now for

such a very necessary matter to be taken in hand. Did Kowloon розвен & proper recreation ground, the Band of the Third Madrassee would not have to play on bit of waste land with no seating or other accommoda- tion for those who like to enjoy a little good music. What pity it

is that none of the taipansivo

at Kowloon!.

A DREAM FULFILLED.

more than one result is possible. of the work in Rochester. Twelve

Yesterday's answer:

SITA

scholarships, each to include all tuition fees, and $1,000^[£217) a| year for living expeneneer, are to be offered to Amercan singers] who have completed vocal traio- ing sufficient to enable them to sing operatio music. Hoarings

N XEO will be be hold held early in

SEAF QUER

September in New York, Boston, Chicago, Cleveland, Rochester, and New Orleans.

The Rabinoff school is to be called the American Institute of Operatic Art Thirty-six sores. of ground at Stony Point, Now York, bave been purchased for

Alfred Rogers, a steward of] South Shields, dreamed that he! The diagram shows how the (1, and six building are now being four words, "A square of six-erectod. Every branch of operatio had been blown up on a ship at Lean," may be traced by passing art, including ballet, pantomime, soa. News has been received from letter to letter, vertically &c., is to be taught in the school. hisrelatives that he has been killed at Port Arthur by an explosion of horizontally, or diagonally, No The Faculty will include leaders one of the teaks of the Liverpool letter is used more than once, of various foreign schools of

and all 16 appear in the phrase. operatic music.

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ALL FANS GREATLY REDUCED.

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ELECTRICAL DEPARTMENT.

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RINCIPAL THERAPEUTIC INDICA- TIONS The following diseases may

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8. Arterial hypertonicity. Especially during the period of pre-sclerosis when there is only functional disorder present, due to the intoxication. Arterio-sclerosis with oliguria, retention of urine and uræmie.

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oxalic intoxication.

10-For children and adolescents of gouty parents, the curo is indicated in cases of urinary disorders and troubles of micturition, incontinenes, vesical spasm, biliary troubles (cyclic vomitting); affections of the digestive system associated with biliary insufficiency; gastro-enteritis with constipation, certain farms of dermatosis, migraines.

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