RING AND
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Hongkon Telegraph
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ELECTRIC COMPANY
No. 13 768
POURNED 1981
六拜雞 駣四十月三英港香
ANTI-PIRACY NEEDS
MEETING.
NO
NEW CAPITAL AT
PRESENT.
NEW ARRANGEMENT WITH
TAIKOO.
A
of the change of voltage and stations at Mount Cameron and frequency, now completed, was Abordeon.
deforred for the prosont.
There
The first block of
the whole revenue which once)
SATURDAY MARCH 14,
SAILORS HOME,
MOVE TO KWWLOON.
PETER'S CHURCH TO HAVE
NEW BI12
4
1925
ONGLY COPY 10 CENTE
MATSHED FIRE.
THEATRE AUDIENCE
SCARED.
" י
SEAMAN ROBBED.
SUMMER TIME.
PER ANNUM
We have a stock of these for
Chandler, Cleveland.
Dodge Brothers, Essex-4.,
Essex-6, Hudson, Overland.
Willys - Knight AND other Motor Cars.
THE DRAGON MOTOR CAR Co., Ltd.
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Tolophons Central 1240 or 1247,
33 Wong Nei Chung Road, Happy Valley,
Bulls and Inners
From the Office Butts.
men
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This housing; abortago must be worse than most folk, fagine. Under the heading "Apartments Wanted" we notice. s Todal ade vertiser dooking a wardrobe trunk in good condition.
The modest young man who
usually went round Fanling in 80, probably meant Fährenholt.
is
in gardening, is to plant a row of golf ballu and let them dig them. up with a nibllok.
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When wo saw that advertise- mont about "Euro Fire Flint," wo In Hongkong a single man with wondered if it referred to the stuff a singlo purposo is better than a we got as coal. married man with a double object,
A philosopher is a man who can be anodern with a clear con-
sciocco.
There was certainly plenty of "pop, thrill and action" about the last lot we purchased..
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"The Fighting Blade" is des- Talking of this ront problem, oribed as "a fast-moving drama."
shaving this morning.
blooms.
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RIVER PATROL VESSELS.
London, March 13.
We don't know whether it was Mr. W. C. Bridgeman's memor
A Bro destroyed a matshed at the fins weather, but quite a nam andum on the naval estimates ST
ber of our visitors this week sem- Chatham Road, Huugi jm. 305- ed to have that Wrigley feeling. eays that the disturbances in
torday. A theatrical performance Obins and piracy on the Yangtso arid Canton rivers lins been a The Sailors Hd is to move was at the time being carried out
It sooms strange that some of etrain on the 'rosources of the to a new site near Signal Hill in in a larger structure of the same China station.
Kowloon which the fovernment type adjoining, and panio our curio shops should hold auch
It is not true that Kowloonites The gunboats on the Yangtse is to present to the Trustees, to Amongst the audionos was pre-cheap sales when tourists are
about.
now sleep in their shoes so that Some interesting facts wore our North Point Works which
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frontage are rapidly nearing the and of gather with a sum at $800,000 invented by the police.
they ona chaso burglars at a The outbreak was caused by a disclosed by the Chairman (Hon. will
This Week's Book"In Low moment's tiction, Mr.. A. O. Lang) at the annual on the now 100 ft. road and effective life, and will bo gradual-exchange for the present site and
building. St. Pate Church is spark from a chatty on which meating of tho Hongkong provide room for future exten-ly replaced.
• building site for He mentions that four motor-alse to give place to low Police was being oboked the meal for Water," by Ryder Mayne. Electric Co., Ltd. hold this alone; also
It is prosumed by now that morning at the P. and O. Build European quarters at Causeway launches have been sent out to Station, the Government provid. the actors.
Topee, or not topee! That is Cuinese girls know something ing. In the course of bio spacch Bay, and sites for substations at the Yangtso, and that useful ing a new site for the church in a
the question
about football. Mr. Lang stated that the Kennedy Town, Mount Cameron service is being performed by quieter locality and contributing
DO reduction in price of current has and Aberdeen. Building has boon river launches provided by the $50,000 for the erection of a new
The way some of these bobbed bonefited consumers to the extent commenced on thirteen kousas Hongkong Government and man-church.
Thone facts are hontioned in of $236,000; that the total cost at Causeway Bay and the sub-nod by the navy,- Router.
the draft of s Bill to provide for WHILST ASLEEP ON STEPS. women look they must have had was overheard to say that ho
gas for the operation. the incorporation of the. Trustood?
U U Frank Eagen, an unemployed of the Bailors. Hame the Objects |
now that a It's getting so 6541,322, involving, amanget workmen's quarters at North THE OPIUM POPPY. and Roagons of which are given seaman living at the Seamen's
The only way to teach some other thinge, the free gift of over Point, completed and oocupled in
Insitute, has reported to the respectable married as follows' 240,000 lampa. He also stated April, forme a useful addition to
The object of the Bill is to police that whilst asleep on the ashamed to be seen in a modern Kowloon men to take an interest INDIA ONLY A SMALL that an agreement had been our property. A now substation
croate a corporation to be known doorstops of thle building at 3. bookshop. Wast Point was!
0 0 enterod into
Mosorn.building at with
CULTIVATOR.
as "The Trustees of the Bailors 45 this morning his pocket was Butterfield and Swire for the finished towards the end of the
Dolhi. March 13.
The way some people nat, you'd Home in Hongkong to appoint] plokod, a leather wallet contain-
money and a pair of think babies were their only intorchange of energy batwoon year and one of the staff re-
the sidoncos has haen practically In the Assombly, Sir Basil the first trustees, and to vest in ing the Taikoo Station and
Blackett, in the course of a speech the new corporation the Crown spectacles of the total value of support. Company's North Point Station: reconstructed. and announced that the suggortod
on the opium question, referring lease of the land ontwhich the $20 being stolen, The prinotpal expenditure on issue of fresh capital has been plant during 1924-has been in to the China trade, showed how Present Sailors Home ands.
Tho prosent Sallors:31ómo was rospect of mains, which includes wore present at the the laying of 50,000 yards of came from China was now lost, provided by the community, the
and the cultivation in Chioa of site being given by the Govern moeting the Hon. Sir Paul underground cable. Chater, M... Sir Robert Ho
the opium poppy was now esti-ment and the cost of the buildings
A PERMANENT EVENT. An agreement has been entered mated at from seven to twenty being defrayed by oublic sub- Tung. Mr. B. D. F. Bolth and
soription. The origin Crown Mr. T. G. Weall (Directors), and into with Mossra. Butterfind & times the Indian cultivation.
London, March 13. Swiro for the interchango of China had become the most lessons, who wereinetically shareholders:- the following
The Bummer-Time Bill onact- trustees of the Salle Home, energy between their Taikoo important world producer. Moners. T. E. Poarce, Yip Yung-Power Station and our Station at
yourly in The Indian revenue from the have all died, and the home has ing summer-time pak, G. Murray, Leung Shiu- lau, Q. F. Ribeiro, Leung North Foint. We believe that export trade had fallen from 801 for many years besnordauted permanent form instead of by the it's as well to remember that Must have been the one which Fat-tin, L. E. Ozorlo, J.T. Bagram, this arrangement will be mutual- lakhs of rupoos in 1910 to 183 by an informal com which annual legislation which has there are two sides to every few at our favourite wart whilst
grew out of the body oumposed operatod during the past nine question, both of which may be G. V. Osmund, L. J. Davies, ly honeficial and it is hoped to lakhs in 1923.
☐☐ The Government of India would of the original Crowns years, passed its second reading wrong. C. O. Alabater, W. E. Joseph, O.jcommonce operations during 1925.
The present site has become on a free vote, in the House of
The ablof interact in life with Another cinoma picturo describ- Baptista, Lo Chung-kue, Wong At our last meeting I stated be only too pleased if the countring,
The measure is a private ona same Hongkong people is the ed as "aming romance of Latin Ping-sun, Loung Yan-po, Folix that we should in the near future now taking Indian opium pro- quite unsuitapla for the choses Compions, M. Ellis, H. Rottonjeo, A. A. requira fresh capital and that an bibited smoking, as the Govazn-of a Sailors me, us- 1150.
entitled "The Bright Shawl." If Alves, J. P. Braga, Soo Pui-chun, issue in the early part of 1925 mont of India had largely done, posed to transl the Hatho ides, Introduced by Colonel Lambeit eight per cant. which they try to love and Spanish hate is
O'D
It had only had slit to Hongkong - Tong Hin-pong, Ip Fook and Ng was contemplated. Since that India did not wichterone in Kowloon Immediately to Ward, but the Government has get on their money. Siu-Bau.
date we have ontored into the toungradation of other countries, the south of Signal Hill. There undertaken to adopt tumo OHAIRMAN'S SPEECH. -
arrangement outlined above and but so long as the Government of is no person or body at prosent and to facilitato its passage Rubbor Godown Burnod, Joss and Chinees cumshaw mixed Ay the Telegraph. Reinforced up with it, a good title would
have been "That Canton Shawl" The Bill proposes that summer-concrete would have been safer, The Chairman's speech was as this, together with the increased other producing countries would who has any legal right to deal through Parliament.
☐ ☐ follows:--Gontlomen,-The roport profite made in 1924, will enable not restrict smoking, there was with the oxisting site. Acoord-
Algy says he quite admired the oorporation
of Sunday in April until the first consisting and accounts have been in your us to dofor for the present the no reason why India should forge ingly the bill proposes to create time shall operate on the first
The road to the hospital is exhibits at the recent flower- the rovenue which would bala
the members of the prosent Bunday in Votober, beginning a paved with good pedestrians. bande for the prescribed period question of a new issuo.
simply transferred to Turkey or
show. Especially the peach. and I propose, with your CONGRATULATIONS,
to Porsia-Reuter.
informal committee and to vest week earlier if Easter intervenon. permission, to take them as read,
tho prosent site in the new This period is designed to fall in Dothi, March 13.
Lots of folk think they're over- The nott profit for the year, aftor In seconding the motion Mr.
mombere of with the agrosmmont by French, In the course of the opium corporation. Tho
The Daily Press had an article tho prosent committoo who British and Belgian delegates at worked because they take all making due allowance for do-T. E. Pearce said :-Mr. Chairman
with debate, the Assombly passed a
day to do a three-hour job. A a few days ago on "How to Get prociation, in $,325.396.25 and and gentlemen i rise
Opposition to the duration
Dialikod," but there's no evidenco with the suin of $148,757 39 much pleasure to second the resolution by 60 to 52 votes urging will be the members of the the conference in Paris.
was inspired by the surrender the period was offered on behalf of
Strikes us our military author- that it informally to brought forward from laat account, resolution which has just been the restriction of the drug to new corporation, have agroad
from the chalr, sciantific and medical purposes.- we have $1,474, 53 64 for appro- proposed
existing aita and buildings to the agricultural and fishing interest. ities must be a bit cracked to Government.
ឌ ជ priation. With this sum we pro- I think I may safely say that Router.
Crown, and the Government have The Home Secretary supported stage a Court Martial over a undortaken to grant to the the measure.
broken plata incident.
Appropriately enough, poso to pay a dividend of $2,50 per all your shareholders who hayo
ᄆᄆ
trouser-cbanging episode men- share on 300,000 sharos. $750,000; the Company's best interests at
corporation the proposed now sita
tioned at the Criminal Sessions to place to resorve, $600,000; to heart are entirely satisfied with carry forward to next account the proposed allotment of profits. $124,153.64. The dividend is 82 50 Somo fow years ago you placed por aharo compared wits $1.50 before us a programme of expans for the provious year. In view of ion and development which may contemplated extensions of plant, to some have appeared unnecess
Results have your Directors coneldor it advia-arily optimistic.
of able to make a liberal provision proved the contrary and for reserve and consequently the figures which we see to-day must to two rupees per annum, was building was defrayed raised in Aim of $600,000 has been be a source of wreat satisfaction to carried by 37 to 28, the Swarajists subscriptions set aside for this purpose. The the Management and Directors, generally voting against having Colony and elsewhere, and by a
A man who embezzled money amount carried forward to next as it is to the shareholders. The any Ministers,
grant of $2,500 by the Govern The Times trade supplement in South America has been account is slightly loss than last increase of 46 million units.
Thus the constitutional dead-mont. The total cost appears to has an editorial dealing with the caught in China. That was year. I trust, gontiemon, that of ourront sold, or 20% more than look continues, and the reforma have been about £1.500 or $7,500, Bombay mill-owners' demand for really carrying it too far. this proposed allotment of the in 1983, and over 50% more than remain
in abeyance in
the The afte of the church is required the abolition of the cotton exsise profits meets with your approval. 1922, and the addition of 2,500
Contral Provincos.—Reuter.
for the purposes of a police duty.
It is estimated that there are At the beginning of April we consumers to our system, arej
station, and the authorities of the It says there can be no doubt 434,367 born Chinese leaders who roduced the price of ourront for furos which I vonture to suggest
church would prefer to have it in that for the boon of abolition of have
no chance and therefore lighting and fans from 18 cents can be denoribed as more than
qufotor neighbourhood than the the excise, with a corresponding dospair of Obina, satisfactory.” per unit to 16 cents par unit, a merely
present ono. The Government reduction in the import duty, the rodaolion which has benefitted think tho generaus polloy
accordingly propose to grant when dealing our consumers to the extent o adopted over $236,000. The sales of with the change of voltage, and
money to her husband. curront in 1924 amounted to 231 the furtbor reduction in price of million units, a substantial in-ourrent during the year should In the course of a debate in the
It is said that if all the dollars they are hard to train that way.
board the 8.5.
0.0 crones over the output of 19 have well satisfied our customers. House of Commons with regard
bo referred to a tariff board. The represented on willion units in 1923 and 15 We are pleased to learn that pro- to ratification of the Peterson AMERICAN POLITICS. time is opportune for working "California
New definition:-Jazz is a orosm million units in 19 2 We have vision is being made for further shipping agreement, it was said;
out plans for cleaning the slate," end straight up into the air, it between, a passing fanoy and a added a further 2,500 consumers extensions and development, a if a measure of control was
as advocated by the Indian flecat would be a miracle.
lingering infancy. to our system, a rate of expansion policy which is fully justified by secured for the Atlantic and suc-
DISARMAMENT AND
commission.
. ធ which your Directors consider the evor increasing demand for cooded, then the same principle
DEFENCE.
Binos the axoles duty assists In view of the unfortunato Heading in a Califormian paper:: satisfactory.
our supplies. When I last had would be applied to the Pacifto
Japan to compete with Indian shortage in the national beverage “Man-is Injured: When Shốt The work of changing the 10 pleasure of seconding the trade. Reuter's American Service.. Washington, March 18.
mills, the tariff board might woll of our visitors, we understand in Chept." Bounds strange, voltage and frequency of our Company's report, I commented
Being of opinion that develope directed to consider the that the Botanical and Forestry supply to a modern standard was on the fact that our charges wore
ments abroad facilitate the United States convocation of a disarms: question of preference for British Department intende cultivating started in 1921 and completed in considerably cheaper than many
melons in order to September, 1924. The amount of our notghbours in the East, Chator and the Hon. Mr. A. O.ment conferoncs, President Cool-placegoods in readjusting the water
safeguard against similar circum- expanded on this work during although some of them are sup- Lang. This was carried.
idge will shortly be discussing thomport tariff scale.-Reuter.
stances in the future. the your under roview was plied by municipal undertakings. The meeting confirmed the subject with Mr. Kollogg, $140,981 and the Special Ronorve This to-day is still the caso, and election to the Board of Mosara. The President intends to mako of $100,000 set aside in 1922 has I fool sure shareholders will sup- B D. F. Belth and T. G. Woall, approachos simultaneously to all now been utilised and disappears port my congratulations to the on the proposition of Mr. J. T. the important capitals. from the balation shoot. The total Manager, staff, directore and Bagram, soconded by Mr. Yip Tha Sonato. fine ratifiod, the cost of the change of voltage and agons on the way this public Yung-pak..
Anglo-Amorioan troaty defining Mesars. Linstead and Davis the Canado-American boundary.
London, March 13. - frequency has been $541,37 (utility company is so ably and
If man is what he oats, then Marquess Curson had a quiet they must serve a lot of hard- The work lise been one of oun,uccessfully managed. With these were appointed auditors to the and has also ratified the Treaty siderable magnitude and has in remarks I beg to Recond the ad- Company for the ensuing year at recognising Cuban sovereignty day.” His strength is maintained. boiled eggs on these round-the- volved the rowinding of 15,500 option of the roport med accounts. & remuneration of $1,000. This over Pine Islands. Mr. ReedReutor,
world liners. fans, the frou gift of over 240,000. The motion was adopted. ⠀ was proposed by Mr. L. J. Davis urged the United States rétention lamps, the conversion or ex
and sooonded by Mr. G. Murray, of the islands in the Interests of change of 3,400 appliances, and
The Chairman:That is all national defence, and declared the reconstruction of over 10,000 Mr. O. G. Alabaster proposed the business before the meeting, that the Panama Canal”was do- motors,
and Mr. W. G. Joseph seconded Thank you for your attendance, fenceless because Britain.com- the re-election to the Board of Dividend warrants will be ready mandad every channel thereto.
Reuter'e American Bervici, Directors of the Hon. Bir Paul on Monday.
We have purchased during the year a piece of land 'adjoining
BUSINESS MATTERS.
THE SWARAJIST OPPOSITION.
The aforementioned dates aro
in Kowloon and to provide the subject to alteration when the' sum of $800,000 for the erection, Bill is examined in committos. Court of Enquiry over the loss of was described as only a rag furnishing and ondowment of to Reuler.
One of those days thoro'll be a
www
tho
DEADLOCK CONTINUES.
St. Peter's Church was erected Nagpur, March 13. in the year 1871 on a portion of A Swarajiet budget amendment, the prosent site of the Sailore roducing the Ministors' salarios Home.
now Homo.
an officer's housewife,
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COTTON TARIFFS.
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-INDO-JAPANESE
COMPETITION.
London, March 13,
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CANADIAN TRADE.
PACIFIC TO COME IN.. Ottawa, March 13.
now alte for the oburah and to
the
Hongkong's apathy regarding
the Empire's finost cathedral is
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morning contemporary will have to shake up its news. most a-Paul-Ing. sellors. An advertisement saye :'
Lady wants Poet,"
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There are no Sun worshippers in the old country. They go there for a holiday.
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What this Colony needs' most is trousers that will last a long as waistcoats.
130 Judging from some of these gramaphone records, Prokibition isn't very effective no far.
☐ ☐ Invisible government is getting ......... A Shanghai woman, has been
Yes,
Contribute the sum of $50,000 for pay enhanced Indirect taxation)jordore from the wife by telephone, convicted of thoft. She gave the
the wrection of a new church.
massos of India will be willing to
In other directions, for example
the salt tax might be restored to 2.1/2 rupees. The subject should
LORD CURZON'S CONDITION.
TO-DAY.
Closing Exchange la 8,45/16 Lighting Up-Tima 6:33′′" p.ni.
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wore placed end on
ВО Harry may not wear a board. but that doesn't prevent some of hla jokes having whiskers.
Ons thing about theus Com munists. They have the advant- age of talking about us to people who dont know they are lying."
··· Kowloon is all that portion Tying to the left of the opinion that Government is an sójof God.
Motorists may have contempl for pedestrians, but they must- admit they die with their boots on,
"Between fifty and fixty", sayz - A recent divoros sult rovialed the S.CM. Post, "men ofton age the fact that the bruts of a hu perceptibly The process con- band kicked the windshield to Cinuing, apparently, until the age of the bar. No other alligatio becomes Axed.
of druelty were mad
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