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STEAM LAUNCH FOR SALE

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PORTLAND CEMENT.

In Casts of 375 lbs, net. In Bags of 250 lbs. net.

SHEWAN, TOMBS & CO. General Managers Hongkong.

MASSAGE

Mr. N. AKAJI Mrs. E. AKAJI Graduate of Tokyo macoago School

a. Queen's ka. C. Phone C.4395

T. NAKAO

Japanese Shoe Expert. TORTOISE SHELL BOXES and CASES A SPECIALTY,

Astor Hours Hotel Building. Queen's Road Central.

MASSAGE HALL

Mrs. S. UZUNOYE,

Expert Mas esta $7, Queen's Road Central, Sad. Floor.

SALESMAN ŞAM

NOTICE.

METALS

of all kinds especially for ship-building and onginooring work, Complete stock. Bost. terms. Immediate delivery

SINGON 8 CO..

Established A. D. 1880] HING LUNG.ST.

Phone - Central 515,

By Ppecial arrangement with the Committeo of the Royal Hongkong Golf Club, wo have been enabled to publish an excellent book of views of

HONGKONG'S GOLF

COURSES

Call and those at the MEE CHEUNG ESTABLISHMENTS Studio: Ice House Street fat. Branch - Beaconsflold Arcade 2nd. Branch: Main Corridor of Hongkong Hotel. Official Photographers to the "Hongkong Telegraph"

Mrs. SEKAI MASSAGE

Tel. No. C. 4483, 2nd, floor. No. 2, Duddell Stroot, Hongkong

AND

ALL KINDS OF

LOCAL FIRM'S AFFAIRS.

UNFORTUNATE DUBINESB

MAN.

FRIDAY, AUGUST 22. 1924.

bor trees in the F.M.9. and wanted to sell the plantation for the sum of $850,000. But witness, was not in favour of buying the plantation ns he pointed out that people would take no interest in land they had

When

nover

2001.

defendant went to Bangkok for the first time the prospects of the firm seemed to be good.

The hearing of the case against David Belknap Wickersham; an American subject, who is charged with publishing a false statement Mr. Rohn was Introduced to in connection with the American thom in February this year wher Asiatic Commercial Company was he was working at Blackhouse Ltd. Tosumed baforo Mr. R. E, Lindsoll Witness got him to join the firm nt the Central Magistracy yeater-because he was the kind of bual- day afternoon when the case for ness man they required. And as the defence was opened.

he was dissatisfied with his om- ployment they had the opportunity Mr. J. H. B. Nihil presecuted of obtaining his services. Wit- for the Crown and Mr. N. Incas admitted that he was in- Brewer represented the defendant. pressed by Mr. Rohn's abilities,

·

Mr. A. Shaffer, examined by Mr. He had connections with Europe

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THE CHILD IS FATHER TO THE MAN

His development depends on

proper nourishment !

his

Give him

him Nature's Perfect Food!

"Cow & Gate" Milk Food

is the Purest English Milk.

Brewer, said that he did business which the firm bail not. Mr. Rohn Obtained from cows of the finest stock which graze

in the hide and skin trade and had made up a draft of what the com-

been employed in the States for pany was going to do and one on the rich pastures of the Surrey Hills.

the last 18 years by Messrs. Por-evening, he look it to witness' kinson MeNeidio of Philadelphia. house and raad it to them. The He was the private secretary and feature regarding the land in treasure of that firm. He said he Slam was the only part of the In well known in New York and draft which did not satisfy de- Philadelphia and in fact ho fendant who told him that they very well known in the hide and did not yet have the land in Siam, skin business. Witness had known but Mr. Rohn replied that the

Ja

Babies Love it

Gold,

defendant for 15 or 10 years, and promiss of the land was as good Highest awards at all Exhibitions; over 30

Iknew him to be a straight for as having it:

ward and honest man. When Witness said that Mr. Rohn they worked together in Java wit-would get a quarter of the interest ness had a credit of £16,000. He as soon as he joined the company. fully trusted defendant but sald Thoy were then willing to form a that he could have abused his new company. Mr. Rohn had not trust if he wanted to. Witness bought any shares." The pink Arst started business on his own book did not refer to the company under the name of A. Shoffer & that was in exlstance then but to Company at Shanghai, 1 August the now company which they were When the draft was 1921. The firm consisteu of Mrs. to form. Shoffer, defendant and himself. seen by the others it was given to All three invested the sum of Lai to type and after corrections G$20,000. They were not succoss-were made Lat gave it to ful there. They then went to printer. When defendant and Mr. Canton where they were more suc-Rohn went to Bangkok they took be- the photos and the pink books, cessful. They left Canton. cause at that time Sun Yat-sen with them. was bombarding the city and Mrs. Shaffer got very nervous so they camo to Hongkong. The Company was still the name of A. Shoffer and Co.

,

Silver, and Bronze Medals.

Obtainable at all Chemists & Stores. Sole Agents & Distributors :

A. S. WATSON & CO., LTD.

PUBLIC MONEY.

This sum

$2,000 in aid of the vote Prison. The Chairman: I do not know Department, Other Charges, Cloth that there has been any delay, bes ing and Shoes for Staff,

cause they have already arrived, I The Chairman

is think

Tho acoonsary chain cables THE TYPHOON MOORINGS. necessary owing to the increase in wero ordered from England on the staff of the Frison Department. October 20th, 1923, and they arrived The Colonial Secretary presided

In the Colony on April 11th, 1024 over the Finance Committed, fol- New Typhoon Moorings.

The concrete blocks taki a month lowing tho Council meeting

account of Harbour to harden before they are placed i $120,000 on yesterday afternoon and

ex Master's Department, Special Ex the harbour, and a month after lay the following votas, ponditure, Renewal of Moorings, and ing they will be examined by a divor which were approved:

provisions of New Typhoon to ensure they are sufficiently on $15,200 in aid of the vote Harbour Moorings. Master's Department, PornoDel Emolumenta

A Quick Return. Mr. Brower: When did he re- turn?

Witness: A week after be arriv-plained ed. (Laughter). You need not laugh he returned a week after he arrived at Bangkok.

Change of Name.. 1023 it was changed to In

As they under- ita present name.

His Worship: Your English was stood that one could not carry on funny, that's all. business in China without a com- pradore they looked for one and

Defendant did not bring back

The

Chairman: This 8172

bedded to stand the strain of The Chairman: This is made up typhoon weather. Apparently the of the cost of chain bought through chains are hero. It is not very the Grown Agents. The account easy to get chains of that size and of received amounts to $38,263, Thon weight readily in the Colony, anally engaged a man by the name any photos, muid witness. He was $15.950 is made up chiefly of the there is a sum which has already

Hes. Mr. Holyoak: I was only of Chan. He joined on the condi-present at all the interviews that tion that he was to invest $5,000 defendant had with certain people. following items: Salary of Lieut been submitted to the Finsnes Com

Harmittee for re-arranging the existing wondering whether there had been an socurity... Witness-kave him Defendant did not show them the Commander lake, acting a a letter personally stating that at photos as he did not bring them our Master from the 20th January buoys 84,000; special typhoon any delay caused through the order

the harbour at ing of the chains. I thought that the end of five years he would buy back with him. A few days later to 23rd July at £225 a year, being moorings laid in

and 5,000 each for 10 sets of muurings, they might have been got locally back the shares from Chan. At lefendant left for Bangkok again. the difference between £085

The salary of Lieut. 876,000, making $80,000 Thero is and the delay saved.

We got the that time a man by the name of After his departure witness went £760, $1,313, Lai also bought shares in the con- to the pollee station and reported R. Beauchamp, who was lent to act a further tender from the Taikoo concreto blocks as quickly as possi

for The firm had an agency at that traße was going on in moras Assistant Harbour Master from Dockyard special typhoon blu for this season. Kongmoon. The agreement with phia in the office. Witness had the 10th April to the 30th Juno, moorings at a cost of 834,000. It

cern.

Tho Chairman: Had the scheme

in time for that!

TINNED FRUITS the agent there was that he should gone to a solicitor who advised being the difference between £700 had been intended by the Harbour

take shares to the valus of $2,000 him to go to the police. He was anil 350 a year, 8976; and from Master to include this eum in the concrete blocks been thought of and they would aend him any told to close the office. Ile told

Then we had to of the material nécessitates the uso gouda he should order. The con- the police to search the office but telat July to 4th August at £700 stimato for 1025, but the making

Hon. Mr. Holyoak: I think sh tract later fell through because they did not. On arriving at the year, $1,018. the man ordered more than $2,000 office a few days later witness provide the salary of two assistant of the largest machinery in the Tal worth of goods. Lai waa intro-found that a number of articles, Government Marine Surveyors from koc Dockyard, and to ensure

the 1st July to the 31st December at hold-up or delay in laying these that Livut-Commander Hake did not duced to the firm by a European, were missing.

£400 B year, 8,000. There various, salaries of clerks, differences work should be put in hand at once

are mourings, ho recommended that the put forward his proposal until latok. I notice according to the papers that

and

PROVISIONS

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HIGHEST QUALITY

AND THE VERY BEST

WINES

AND

SPIRITS

THE

EMPRESS

•

STORE

Tel.

K. 06

58, Nathan Road kesken.

WELL-WE CANT SIT AROUND CRYING AND LET TH STORE GO TO TH* DOGS. BECAUSE,

SAMY IN JAIL-LETS GET BUSY

who said that he was an expert Witness sent a cable to defen in the fertilizer business. On one dant who was still in Bangkok re- occasion Lal secured a friend to questing him to return immediate- give the firm an order for $1,000 ly as he did not like John's way but sa defendant wanted 25 per faf doing business.

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Tho total

The Chairman: I had an idon

so on, which make up the It is therefore necessary to provide his minute is only dated: 25th March. He said: "I submit a plan balance of this sum of 812,137. In a sum of 804,900 now.

for a special typhoon mooring I addition to that, the Government of thedu itoms is $173,100.

have considered many types and has arranged with the Crown Hon. Mr. H. W. Bird: Aro tho cent deposit from the customer or Witness then went on to dea- a letter of credit, the order fellcribe the search made at his house, Agents from the Colonies for the chains required for connecting the have come to the conclusion that

this is the best." through. In November defendantHe said that it was the most im loan of an office to star and main concreto blocks! went to Slam and when he return-proper search that could be made tain an Accounts Offios and act as The Chairman: The chain, I ur Hon. Mr. Bird: But yet the ed he said that there was a great in a white man's house, Three general office assistant in the Harderstand, is coming out from the chain was ordered in October last 1 opportunity to do business there. policemen carried out the search bour Den at $750 a month inclusive. Crown Agents the concrete blocks The Chairman: Yes, in October He was to lease 6,000 acres of land and they looked at everything they The Harbour Office has to deal with are made here and the whole thing last, and it arrived in April When over there.

found even Mrs. Shoffer's private very large sums of money, and in is fitted up in Taikoo Dockyard at it was ordered the idea was to have latters. After the search the order to enable the Harbour Man tonder of 85,000 à sot. The total heavy blocks on the soa bed and Order to Buy Land

house was as if it had been struck tor and his assistant to devote amount required for the ourrent use the chain. It was after that Later witness wrote to a man by a cyclone. The police after thoniselves to their duties in conneo your is estimated at 808,20197 for that Licut Commander Hake design- in Singora telling him to buy the the search went to the office. Lai tion with shipping and the harbour the Crown Agents for chain, and od a special typhoon mooring with land for the firm and he would be who was present at the search took

been found 261,784.03 for the Taikon Dockyard a shortened chala. I have no generally, it has paid by the Bangkok office. The an active part, and he suspected company expected to obtain the that Lai had stolen the $65 which necessary to have some official who Engineering Company, Ltd, making doubt we have saved many fathoms of chain by adopting his saheme. I land and when they did get it, was missing after the police left. can always be in the office to deal

do not think there has been any they would cultivate it. When de- A similar search took place at the with correspondence and accounts The amount required for his salary

undue delay, and it is hoped wo from the time he leaves England this

Bon this year without the necessity month until the end of the year is

shall get through the typhoon sen for using them.

fendant returned from Bangkok he

office.

showed witness D number of After cross examination by Mr. photos and told him that there was Nihill the case was adjourned til a man who had 1,000 acres of rub- Monday.

Why Storekeepers Get Grey

OH - JUST A HALF OF ONE,

PLEASE

SPONGEST-YES MAM-HERE'S SOME DANDIES HOW MANY DID YOU WANT?

CREDIT

about $3,000,

JUST A HALF OF ONE! WE CANT SELL LESS

THAN A WHOLE ONE

DIAMOND

$10,000 18

a total of 8190,000.

No Delay.

Hon. Mr. P. IL Holyoak:

Could

not the chain have been obtained hore and so bave saved any delay!

BY SWAN.

OH DEAR-1 ONLY WANTED ENOUGH TO MAKE A SPONGE CAKE ·

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