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Quallsied Sight Testing

with Modern Equip- ment

LAZARUS

Ophthalmic Optician

12, Queen's Rd.

Central,

The Only EuropÐan

Optician in the Colony

The

Hongkong Telegraph

WOUNDED 1881

No. 1, 126

五㟖農

號七月弍英棒 FRIDAY,

FEBRUARY · 27. 1925

H五初月式:

RINGLE | UCPE 16 OTS -

DIS TER AKKAS

THE SPANISH RETREAT IN MOROCCO.

Graphic Picture of Burning of Camp

Base.

TRAMWAY. MEETING, proceed with their work, however,

we can rapidly follow up.

NEW CARS ORDERED.

As regards the question of pas- Gonger transportation in Kow- loon, I understand the Govern mont has dooided to again call for tondors for the exclusivo right

aorvies in Kowloon. It In the in- tention of your Directors to ten- The capitalisation of $1,625,000, der for such a service, although it!

traction part of the undivided profits of in folt that electric the Company standing to the by moane of either cara-on rails crodit of the Reserve Fund, by or raillous trolley vehicles would the issue of new $5 shares, which be preferable.

TENDERS FOR KOWLOON MOTOR of maintaining a motor omnibus

BUS SERVICE.

aro to be diatributed to holders In August last the Secretary

of shares in the ratio of ano now share to every one existing sharo,

Was

extraordinary meeting of the

and Gonoral Manager, Mr W. E. Roberts, resigned the Company's

authorised at to-day's service to take up an appointment in England and Mr L. C. F. Bol- Hongkong Tramways, Limited, lamy, who comes with a long and at Mesars Jardino, Mathoso. successful tramway rocord, was and Co., this morning. Prior to appointed General Managor. In this, the ordinary meeting of the view of the Directors' proposals Company was hold. Mr. B D. F. rogarding the issue of ono now. Baith was in the chair and thero fully paid bonus share for every wore also prosent the Hon. Sir prosent share hald, no further Paul Chator, Sir

conclusion,

have

declaration.

Roburt dividond for the yoar 1924 is Ilo Tung. Mr. A. H. Compton rocommended for (Directors), Mr. W. F. Simmons In

I niay Bay (Begrotary), Mr. L. C. F. Bollamy wo

just roviewod A (general manago), Mossta. Lo period of working that can only Man-hin, A. A. Alvos, Poon be regarded as distinctly gratify- Chung-i, F. M. Ellis, Woo You, ing both from the viewpoint of O. F. Ribeiro, E. E. Ellis, Lorosults and 4.8 regards the King-fai, P. M. M. da Silva, C. M. service we are providing, I now Alvos, Chan Yat-fung, F. R. bog to propose "That the report Smyth, and W. E. Van Epps of the directors and statement (shareholders),

of accounts for the year endod 31st Docombor, 1924, bo and tho same are heroby adopted."

CHAIRMAN'S SPEECH.

The Secretary having road tho notico convening the mosting,

Sir Paul Chator seconded, and, there being no questions, the resolution was put to the mooting

The Chairman said:-Gontle-and carried unanimously. mon. The report of the Diroo.

tors and the statement of accounts'

Mr. Lo Man-hin proposed the for the year 1924 have boon in re-election of Mr. B. D. F. Boith

Mr. A. H. Campton your possession for some time and

will, as

Unual, with directors of the Company, and, thom Mr F. M. Ellis seconding, it was permission, tako

The result of the carried unanimously.

and your

I

A read.

year's working is again highly BUSINESS MATTERS. antisfactory. Traffic and miscel

Was

are

EXTRAORDINARY MEETING.

TAPERED HOLI

- Dár: stook-£#<

oluded Bearings for Bulok, Chandler, Chevrolet: Clével Brothers, Essex, Ford, Huds Marmor, Maxwell, Oakli

amobile, Overland, Paigo, Brudebak Willys Knight AND most other Cars

and Trucks in South China,

THE DRAGON MOTOR CAR Co., L{J|

Toloplione C.1246 or 1247.

33, Wong Nol Chung Road, Happy Valley.

The above plotura show the urning of the Wad Lan base camp on the completion of the successful with- drawal from this squidr of thể ápsuish zone in Morocco. In the foreground a destroyer and a hospital ship can be soon. ("The Times" copyright photog

ад

GASOLINE STORAGE,

RIFLOATED.

IS IN PORT...

Kongmoon with bor vargo

MOTOR DRIVER.

Tho

ON TRIAL FOR MANSLAUGHTER:

Attorney Gonoral pro

NEW SOLICITOR.

MR. L R ANDREWS ADMITTED.

the four

OBITUARY.

SHIPPING DIRECTOR'S

DEATH.

Mr. Ng Ming-chung, one of the directors of the Canton Naviga- tion Co., died yesterday morning after a protracted finom,

The deceased gentlemen, who was 60 years of age, was a native of Kongmoon, and had for many years been very prominent in local rivor steamboat circles.

His wife and bis, two oldest": sons, who faithfully attended Mr. Ng Ming-chung' at his bodyido during the last few wooks of his life, are still here, in order to attended to the details of the : funeral, as tho-remains are to be taken to Koonmoon to-night on the steamer. On Leo for burial at that port.

The ateamors Paul Beau and Charles Hardouin, both belonging to the Canton Navigation Co., aro flying their flaga at half-mast to-day.

HANKOW QUESTION.

THE FORMER RUSSIAN CONCESSION,

Hankow, Fob. 20. The now regulations governing ||the ex-Russian Concession, which. have been sanotioned by Poking, become effective on Monday.

The control of the Concussion is to rest in the hands of a Director appointed by the Civil Governor, jassisted by a soɑretary,'an assist-

ant secretary, and an adviser.

The chief posts will be held by Chiness, and the assistant posts, including police, may be held by foreigners..

The regulations provide", for. election by residents of a Council comprising the the Director as Chairman over three Chiness and

three foreigners,

Provisions for the yearly aa-

BRITISH TRADE IN RUSSIA.

The ro-cloction of Mesars. FORD GARAGE IN TROUBLE. laneous receipts show an increase'! overthe previous year of 5331.473, | Lowe, Bingham and Mettleme

The Kangmoon ateamer Kung whilst operating expenses wore

The Chung Moi Garage at Lai. au auditors at a remuneration of]

Mr. Lancelot Raboth Andrews A motor driver who knocked grostor by $51,2:8 Gross work-$1 500 was proposed by Mr. A. A chikok Road, Samabuipo, agents On, Captain A. Bost, which ro ing profit

thus $280,245 Alvos, asconded by Mr. Poon in that district for Mr Androw contly grounded in the Wost down a riokeha coolio in Des who is joining the firm of Messrs.

Harper, authorised Ford dealer, Rivor nour Tea Mi Point, has now Vooux Road, in the early hours Johnston, Stokes, and Master, was counts and budget must be 'sano- higher. The necessary incressed Chung-i, and carried.

were summoned before Mr E. W. returned. She managed to get of January 7th, was charged at this morning, at the Supreme tioned by the residents at an aa- running was 326,638 miles, whilst

Hamilton, at tho 4.868,804 more passengers wore

Kowloon lightened enough to get off on the Criminal Sessions this mom- Court, admitted to practice as a qual meeting.-Daily Bulletin. carried. Traffic receipts

Magistracy this morning, for Wednesday morning at 2 o'clock, ing before Sir Henry Gollan, solicitor in the Colony. 22.32 per cent. higher, and the

The Secretary road the notice having in thoir possession 20 after which she proceeded to with manslaughter.

The application was made by gallons of gasoline. aporating costs 8.74 por cont

convening tho extraordinary higher that for the previous

Mr Harpor himself appeared in bafore she returned here. We are secuted and Mr. Elsley Zaitlyn, tho. Altorney General, Mr. J. H. period. The power plant referred meeting and the Chairman Baid.

tho past court and told his Worship that glad to state that both the vessel instructed by Mr. G. K. Hall. Komp, who stated that Mfr: an- Idrows was from 1915 until 1918 a Gontlonion,-During

Brution, appoared for the to in past years has now boon

member of the Australian Forces, finally disposed of, a total loss of unsettled and abnormal years it the garage was opened name 15 and her cargo are undamaged,

It is probably only a question defence. what of time when a light beacon or Onquiro

Oponing the caso for the Ho was invalided out in 1918 and $139,318 being incurred, and you has been important in the host months ago and he had been to

Company to the police to

EFFECT OF JAPANESE. have to will have observed the sum of interest of the

be Crown, Mr. Komp said the on November 1st, 1024, was ad-

AGREEMENT, $89,318, the final los

in provide resources against many privileges he had for storing lighthouse will

contingencies and unusual gasoline. He was told that he was established at the point of the charge arose out of an accident mitted to the Rolls. All require in Des Voeux Road, nonr the ments had been complied with

London, Feb. 26. writing this item off the book" demands, and your Directors have permitted to store four tins with rivor where she struck.

except in regard to A charged in the Profit and lus accordingly pursued a consery-out a licence.

The Wo Fu, Captain R. Wob- Taiping Theatre, between

car driven His Worship. You ought to ster, was reported as still boing.

by the prisoner months' notice to the Hongkong. In the House of Commoza, in Account. The sum of $22,000 ha

considering and a ricksha. The Crown alleg. Law Soolety end to the Registrar. reply to a question as to whether been written off goodwill, as sativa financial policy. Ovor tho

aground"?matinight.

ed that the accident was due to Three months' informal notice the Premier was usual. Sale of the investments, past 10 years the business of your have it in writing.

Mr: Harper replied that he montioned in the Chairman's ad. Company has boon consistently

negligent driving, as the result of and two months' formal notios taking stops to safeguard British many notable had boon very careful about the

which the ricksha coolio was kill had been given and no objection trading interests in Russia, in tho Russo-Japan Oso drose last your, shows included increasing and

ed. It was raising slightly at the was offered to the waiving of the view of

Foreign Undor treaty, the time, the sides of the road were requirement.

Socrotary, Mr. MacNeill, said he muddy and slippery, the centre The Chief Justice, admitting Mr. had nothing to add to Mr. of the road occupied by a double Andrews, wished him every suc- Austen Chamberlain's reply on lino of tramtracks being loss slip-cess during his sojourn in the the 17th, excopt to say thas ho pory. The rain and the slippery Colony. nature of the road were facts naturally calling for especially careful driving. Prisoner was driving from oast to west and overtook a taxi near the Talping Thoatro. Instead of waiting for the taxi to draw into the loft, in order that he might pass, prisoner swerved across on to the right hand sido of the road. He must have suddenly discovered a risk- sha approaching, but it was too late, and, though he applied his brakes, the car swung round and

C.S.P. himself, in the accounts a roalised profit extensions and additions have matter and had oven heen to the

tramway.

In reply to the Magistrate, of $131,354. The sum of $825,000oon mado in the has been transferred from Profit #stom. Shareholders have not and Loss Account to Gonoral been called upon to provide now Inspector Reynolds said there This transforapital for those developments was no chance of the defondants Reservo Account. was made to increase the account which have been effected from obtaining a licence.

how

time

His Worship (to Mr. Harpor):~ timo to

out of curront to the extent necessary for re-

Do you hear that? In resources.

consequence a quirements of the bonus that it

considerable reservo fund has Mr. Harpor-Yos, but is proposed to declare out of Reserve. You have intimation of accumulated. It is tho consider-can I run a garage?

od view of your Directors that in His Worship said that thore this in the circular letter of 30th the light of the general prosperity bad probably boon some misun

last and it 18

of the undertaking and the sound derstanding and he registered a voting of purpano upon resolutions in authorisation basis that has boon achieved that, caution. of the recommendations thon as those funds are already employ-

od in the undertaking the other garages were charged with outlined that the extraordinary time has arrived to capitaliso aimillar offences and in the general mooting, of which you them by the issue of additional majority of cases the defendants his Worship have notice, has boon convened

shares. Before this can be done wore cautioned, to follow this meating to day.

Docomber for tho

The owners of a number of

C.

SILANGHAI STRIKE.

OVER.

it is necessary to increase the remarking that these wore their Six additional framears were capital of the Company to the first offences. Two defendants put into service during the yaar requisite amount. You are ac-wore remanded.. and in order to cope with the cordingly callod horo to-day to natural growth and dovolopment considor and, if thought fit, paas of traffic it has boon decided to the rosolutions, of which you provide a further six cars during have notice, to increase the au the present year. Those will bo of a thorised capital of the Company larger and of a more modern type from $1,625,000 to $3,250,000 by than our present standard car, the areation of 325,000 additional It is also proposed to improve sharus of $5 each to rank oqually the top deck covers of the present with the prosont shares and in cars, so to afford greater protec-pursuance of Articlo No. 128 of tion in wat and cold weather to tho Articles of Association to pasongora riding on the top capitalise accumulated reserve to deck. The very important work the oxtant of $1,625,000 Issuing

Shanghai, Fob. 26. of doubling the track botwoon the new shares to members cradit-

The Japanoso cotton-mill strike Causeway Bay and Shaukiwaned as fully paid up in the propor-has boon Bottled.-Reuter. has been commenced and about tion of one now share for overy half a millo has hoon completod. presoni share hold. It should bo

It will, however, be some con-mentioned that in the year 1910

Hidorable time before our cars the Issued capital of the English

JAPANESE MILLS CAN RESUME

will be ablo topperato throughout Company, by which the undortak recommended by your Directors over a continuous double tracking was then operated, was roduo-an being in tho gonorst intereste The Government je constructinged from £325,000 to £81,250. In of your Company in every way.

The Chairman then proposed a practically now road and has actual offoot the outcome of the

to make and rosolutions will ho to place the the two resolutions, which were many outtings diversions to effect boforg,wo can capital back more or loss on the seconded by Mr. A. A. Alves and be given our levels in the now original footing. These proposals Mr. F. M. Ellis respectively; and positions. As the Government are now submitted to you and are carried.

SERIOUSLY ILL.

Aboya in President Ebert of Germany, who is seriously ill with Britonitis.

ENGLISH AS SHE IS WKOTE.

FOR "LOCTUS AND ZENTTEMEN."

saw no reason to suppose that the traaty in any way jeopardised British trade interests. 2.

Further questioned, he said ho was not aware that the Japanese market, recovered. from, very Bovora depression, immediately the treaty was signed.--Reuter.

SHIP SEIZURE.

the roar of the car struck the We have bofore us, ons of the IMPORTANT US. DECISION. rlokeha, the coolle boing injured most delightful examples of and taken to hospital, where ho "English" which we have seen

MOTOR ACCIDENT,

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New Haven, · Feb. 26. An important decision regard-

seizuro died the same day. The post for a long time. It occurs in a ing the right of mortem examination rovealed Chinese hosiery manufacturer's American waters was given by that the coollo had sustained a advertisement; and we cannot the Circuit Court in dismissing a fractured skull.

refrain from giving the following case against the schooner "Over. The case is proosading,

extracts the wider publicity of The Top," which wan seized nine- our columns:-*

toon milos from land.

The judgment held that the "Our hostory made of pure saizuro was illegal because it was Chineas silk and the whole part effected outside the twelve-milo of bottons which are so freque limit, while Prohibition agents ntly to be broken-lined with beat themselves who had brought yams for long wearing. They vessels with liquor Into United are fast dyed and fit you over states territory, declared it illegal. part of your foot. To purchaso

Beuter's American A Chinoeg woman was injured hosiery of right size to your foot, as the result of a motor accident wash thóm dafly with good soap occurring at Queen's Road East in cold water, and when they ars yesterday.

dry, fron them with medium. Crossing in, front of the car warm would give bout shining. aho was struck by the mudguard We prepare all sizes for lootus and received Injuries requiring and zentiomon children and in- her removal to hospital. The car fants:" was driven by Surgeon: Com-, mander Williams, of the Naval Hospital, who gave first aid to about one's fost in the washing

and Ironing process,

VICTIM GETS QUICK TREATMENT.

itha: woman..

There is a slight ambiguity

TO-DAY:

Closing Exchange 2. 3. 15/16 Lighting Up Time 6.20

Barometer

-Temperature

Humidity

p.m. 30.11

2 p.m.59

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