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SAVE YOUR EYES FROM SUN GLARE!

tho the best protection for tropics

tintod-SIR is tho WILLIAM CROOKES LENS. We have the GENUINE lone and can make thom up without optical power or to your own proscription.

LAZARUS

The only European Optician. in the Colony,

SHIP SOLD,

"LAKE

FIELDING'

CHANGES HANDS.

HOUGHT BY LOCAL CHINESE

FIRM.

Tbo ne. Lake Fielding, a well- known vessel in the Hongkong to Caleuita trade, formerly main- tained by the Pacifio Mail 8.s.

Co., arrived have on Saturday from Shanghai, in command of Captain Finn Malm.

The Lake Fielding bad a dreary voyage with variable winds, hazy woathor or very thick fog all the way from Shanghai down to this port. Nevertheless, she misnaged to make the trip in slightly over throo days.

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This vossol was temporarily laid up at Shanghai, but has now boon sold to the Kwong ang Hing Co., ono of the largest and rico hongs of Hongkong Saigon.

The

Hongkong Telegraph.

KOWLOON, CHILDREN.

EXTENSIVE THEFTS.

If you keep yum car well painted and varnished,

it will do much to increase your joy of ownership,

and it will add hundreds of dollars to its rosnie value. Estimates úm coquest.

THE DRAGON MOTOR CAR Co., Ltd.

Telephone Contral 1246 or 1247.

A. J. Alifson, ................. Service Manager.

MOTOR MISHAPS.

FOUNDED 1001

No. 12,770

一拜禮

骏六月四英港香

MONDAY

APRIL

6,

1925

日四十月三

SINGLE: COPY 10 CENTS

50 PER ANNUM

BIG LOAN CLAIM,

SEQUEL TO ACTION THAT LASTED EIGHT YEARS,

BETTER PLAYGROUND

WANTED:

MANILA LOVE TRAGEDY.

OFFICER SHOOTS GIRL,

FROM NORTH POINT RECLAMATION.

TWO WEEK-END ACCIDENTS.

M. HERRIOT

DEFENCE

RESTORATION OF FRENCH FINANCE.

Paris, April 5.

Thiavon have been busy atļ Riding along on his motor oyelo The question of providing an Having loaned considerable

the Netherlands Harbour Works at Jordan Road, on Saturday, Mr. GIVES HIMSELF UP

In a spooch at a Democratio adequate playing space for Kow-suma to a woman litigant, since

plant at North Point, for during A. J. Wadmor, of the P.W,D,, ran loon children is to be brought up docoased, in order that she might

The week-end quite an extensive into one of two men who were banquet given in his honour at Manila, Apul 5, at to-morrow's meeting of the successfully institute proceedings

fist of articles were reported to carrying a log and coming up Fontainebleau, nttonded by three Sanitary Board, when Dr. J. C.in,the Supreme Court of Hong-

Llout. John J. Thompson, U. S. have been stolen.

from Parko's Stroot. The injured thousand guests, M. Horriot de- Chinese

of two man was taken to the Kwongclared that rather than bow to tho MacGown will novo the follow-kong, Wong Chat, a

killed Miss Audrey A raft, consisting

Wah Hospital.

wishes of wealthy interests who ing rosolution →

woman, was the plaintiff in an Army.

Sir Burleigh, the 16-years-old, stop-American pine logs fastoned to That, in view of the lack of action commenced before

An aged Chinese was taken to desired to govern the country, he Gollan thin morning, spacn for children playing in Henry

attached to it, was spirited away, the Government Civil Hospital would appoal to the country and Kowloon, the Board respectfully against the adopted son, for recodanghtor of Captian Hamilton gother, with two Chinese anchors

whilst two other anchors, thirty with a broken log, resulting from let the people fully examine the requests the Government to take very of the money, amounting in Calmes, U. S. A. Medical Corps. stops to provide a suitable rocrea-fall to $31,598. Mr. Eldon Potter

Thompson took the girl for drills and 600 foot of rope wore an accident in Queen's Road eitaation and judge for thom-

Contral in which he was knooked selves. stolon from the yard. tion ground in place of the pro-romarked that the loaning of the

Tho value of the stolen pro-down by a motor car. sent totally inadequate childron's money was a paroly charitable motor ride after a danco, and

not atated in tho act, as Wong Chat stood to get upon the rolusal of the girl to

perty was playground in Chatham Road,"

The existing playground com- her mosey hack, with interest agree to marry him he fired five report received by the police.

WAX won, an strip of land lying if the case prises

whole amount if shots at hor, three proving fatal. between Chatham Road and the to lose railway, which has been enclosed the was lost. It did not

CHO

Ho than ordered the chauffour and on which stands a pormanent reflect great crodit on the young shelter an woll as a matshed, in mati contesting the present case, to drive to Fort McKinlay, where addition to which, through the asha was enjoying the benefits of ho surrendered. Daily Bulletin. instrumentality of the Kowloon the $85,000 which was awarded as Residents' Association, swings, the result of his deceased guar-

etc. havo been dian's action.

NDO-HAWS,

provided.. Tho

tho

Master)

Aron is very Mr Eldon Potter, K.C, with Mr In a recent resolution adopted restricted in size and the amuse-F.C. Jenkin (instructed by Mesare. by the United States Shippingmont section is often overcrowd. Johnson, Stokes and

ed with childron. Tho situation, appeared for the plaintiff and Mr

to a main road used C. G. Alabaster, K,C., (instructor close on freely by motor traffic, is also far by Messrs. Lo and Lo defended. from desirable.

Board at Washington, it was decided to noll to any national the outire fleet of this type of versal, which consist of the following:-Lake Fielding, Lako

Lake Onawa,

Farrar, Lako (iitano, Lake Faulk and Lake Gilpon. The Lake Fiolding is the first of this class of vessel to be neid, through Capt. Malm's Agency.

Thin steamer is 259 foot long, 43 ft. in. broad, moulded depth

with

THIEF'S ESCAPE.

cumstances

Of

for Q

FOR CHARITY.

A. D. C. DONATION APPRECIATED.

from tho

UNCHARTED SHOAL

DISCOVERED NEAR WAGLAN LIGHT.

on

RESISTED SEARCH,

This was understood to moan that M. Herrlot, if defeated on tho financial question, will ask for a dissolution of the Chamber and fight the election on financial policy, possibly some form of capital lovy.

M. Harriot in the course of a fighting speech denounced tho audacity of those blaming the ProBuat government of Franco's Financial difficulties. He show- od that when he took offico

word France's liabilition hundred and soventy-eight milli- arde of franos, exclusive of

two

PRINCE VISITS WEST AFRICA.

TRIUMPHAL PROGRESS,

Bathurst, West Africs, April 5.

The topulso, with the Princo of Wales aboard, has left for Sierra Leone.

The Princo had a triumphal tour of the streets of Bathurst, walking the last hundred yarda to the quay through a throng of chooring nativos.-Reuter,

HOTEL "BOY" FINED. Whilst superintending a search carried out by Indian police-men a Chinese in Wellington Stroot, shortly after 11 o'clock on Saturday morning. Sorgeant When the s.. Lake Fielding. Captain Finn Malm. approachod Dungey, was figured in two re- Hongkong on Friday night, the cent cases in which pedestrains foreign war debts. This orippled were charged with rofueing to be the country's full freedom in hind foggy having captain, Mr Pottor, opening bis case,

weather continuously on the pas-searched, again met with opposi-ither home or foreign policy. Ho tion. The man in the present then warmly defended the Gov- Paid that the loans were not!

case had Mr. Holyoak writes us assage, proceeded with caution, and repayable until the

had soundings taken every half gas waxed indignant, and asked ornmont policy of rostoration of concluded

the aasats of follows:-

I have received the following bour, Although be thought that in English: What do you take sound finance,---Reuter. the ostate concerned had been

Honorary his dead reckoning was approxi-me for?"

Telling the man that he was collected, so that although the letter

of the Hongkongmately correct, he got a rather)

to be insolent, Sergeant action was commenced in 1913, Treasurer it was dragged out until 1921, A.D.C. and shall be greatly big surprise when the Bocond not CAUGHT AND SENTENCED. when judgment for Wong Chen-obliged if you will be kind enough officer suddenly obtained a depth Dungey took him to the Central hi, the plaintiff, was given for to publish it in your next issue of soven fathome with the sounc-Police Station, whore, after the an acknowledgment of our ing machino whore there should soarch had been carried out and Whilst boing taken from the $85,000. Plaintiff, Wang Chat,jas 28 ft. 2 in. with a draft of about cells to the cliarge room at the made a demand for the repay-sincoro thanks to the A.D,C. and have been 17 fathoms of water, nothing of a dangerous character

ful speed astern" and twisted with resisting a police search. 2 fully loaded, and has a

generous assistanco :-

the ship around on the spot and The dofondant, who is a "boy" load weight carrying capacity of Central Police Station, for exam-mont, but Wong Chen-shi do- Mossrs. Anderson for their vory The captain immediately gave found, the man was duly charged

In order that his Lordship

Hongkong, April 2, 1925.

wont back on his own track for at the Repulse Bay Hotel, was 4,150 tons. Har engines are about ination on a charge of theft of a clined to pay.

safety razor and a pair of slippers, indicated 1,500

"Dear Mrs. Holyoak-With two cables and then let go, the convicted before Mr. S. S. B. horse-power, Chinese arcaped from the cus-might fully appreciate the cir

and morning unter which the reloronto to our performance of anchor. This precaution: was McElderry this which gives bør a speed of about 11 knots. She has tween deckstody of a constable, recently.

Fronch Leave" in aid of the necessary because of the heavy fired $10. Arrested again two days later, loans wore made, it would be! fitted for the carrying of about was convicted before Mr. J. K. necessary

little family Ladion Bonevolent Fund, I beg fog, which had continued for

history

inform you that to 800 stoorage passengers,

the days, so that he could no longer from four sideports, and plenty of Wood at the Central Magistracy history to be given,

received amount

the properly rely upon bis position by admitted. In 1897, a man named

of Halo

tickets other ventilation in tre tween this morning and sentenced to which, fortunatoly porhaps, was

otc.. to-dead reckoning. The bappenod three uionthis' hard labour.

Ilo Wo-lam diad, loaving a

with docks. Sho is equipped with a

gether

some donations on Saturday morning at 2.35. widow and Wong Chon-shi.

Тһо охранва strong radio set and has a large

totalled $1,281.75.

The ship was at the time hoad- She also has accom

his concubine. The widow died in connection with this special! hospital.

ing for Tathong Channel at slow in 1902 and they were not con- modation for eovoral first-class

$379.50, production

Soundings were taken and second-class passengory.

corned with her. In that year leaving a balance of $902.25, for spoed.

with Lord Kelvin's sounding The vessel looked spick and span

the defendant was adopted and which amount I beg to enclose machine, and there is no doubt becarne the son of the deceased, cheque on behalf of the Hong about the existence of this shoal. coming into port.

The body of a Chinese, app- derricks, winches and Tho

Ho Wolam, with all the rights

add that Messrs. Anderson true, 17 miles from Waglan Light and drossed in European clothing, uro loading gear

vory other

1913, letters of administration kindly lent the piano free of The chart shows a depth of 17 has been found lying in a ditch at officient for the speedy handling of cargo.

Tho very modern

The most striking thing about wore granted to the concubing chargo and also waived their fathoms in this place, and as this the edge of a paddy field at Lui about two thousand bags of copra

and she was appointed guardian booking fees. Yours faithfully, arrangements of the steering

is right in the fairway, it is of vital Voguur of 1925," which was of the hoy. The only property flongkong Amateur Dramatic.

torios. There wore a number of and Gorman steamor Usamabara

fire there, but gear and all kinds of navigation instruments including a sub-again successfully staged by the left by Ho Wo-lam was a chiaro comb (sgd) W. A. Hannibal, Hon. importanco that a thorough in-Kung Lock, in the Now Torri. from the Dutch steamor Simaloor

vastigation be made. On account stab wounds and other marks, caught White Company at the

in the Wah Keo firm, a theatrical Soc. and Trossuror

of the hazy weather, this position which showed that the man had extinguished.--Reuter, marino bell signal tolophonu Leo

admirable. Thostro Boyal on Saturday even:

agency which provided artistes on the bridge aro

Mrs. Holyoak adde:"The can only be relied upon to bo been done to death. The concentration of all com.ling, was the wealth of magnificent for Chinese theatres in Hong-

The body had been left lying in munication

the dreads worn by Miss Loo White kong. The only other partner increase to our funds, which was correct within a radius of one! telophones and her "peaches," Tho man- bridgo, which has

Ho Wo-lam's brother, Holbadly nended, is most wolcomomile, however, as in the N. E. and speaking tubos loading to nequin parade would have done Sau-lam, and he disputed Ho and will be of inestimable value monsoon a very hozvy sea at the ditch for some days, as pan-NAVAL APPOINTMENTS, various parts of tho ship, acredit to the salon of a West End Chen-shi's right to accounts or in relieving distress during this times arises in this vicinity, and sore-by wore unwilling to report revolution indicator and a central export, Miss Loo White being partnership interest. She was year."

weil rewarded by the sustained compelled to bring an action alarm boll system-a switch on

lasted for cight the bridge will ring a loud-sound-applauso which greeted its con-

boing judgmont yoars, ing bell in every room in the clusion, and the burlesque by the ship in case of dasiger. She also gentlemen of the party, following ally given in 1921 in favour!

alag "brought

The onyo WAS of lio Chon-shi. has a Lyle life-saving gun which in modiatoly,

contested. The Indy strongly dan shoot a projectile with a down" the crowded house.

The onturtainment itself wast

was without moans and she com- lifelino attached 600 to

equal in excellence to many

action in forma menced the similar show which have delighted audioncos in the Great pauperis, but she was attacked

yards,

ATO

on

800

The Lako Fielding was

The

Pacific Mail S. 8. Co. present staff of the ship consists mostly of woll know shipping people. Captain Malm was formerly for

ovor four years mastor of the Lake Onawa, the largest ship in the Admiral Oriental Line's servico botwoon Hongkong, Singapore and Java, where ho was the senior skippor

util this service

dis continued about two years ago While the captain brought the Lake Fielding down here, he has also actod as broker for the

WAH

LEE WHITE CO.

ANOTHER DELIGHTFUL.

SHOW.

само to

MURDER MYSTERY.

BODY FOUND IN NEW TERRITORIES.

of a real son. On January 23rd kong A.D.C. I should like LoThis patch is situated 83 dogroes|arently of about 25 years of ago,

Was

"

fin-

CHINESE UNREST.

FIGHTING IN HUNAN.

Poking, April 5. Hsiao Yao-nan has wired to the

COPRA ON FIRE..

A GENOA BLAZE.

London, April 5.

A mossage from Gonas Bay8

Was

it is not impossible that ground their discovery to the police for broakors might occur thero so foar that suspicions might be that vossels of deep draft might attached to them. When it was CHINA STATION OFFICERS' eventually seon by a villager, who possibly touch bottom.

immediately reported to

tho

After joining at Hongkong, A report of this discovery has polios, decomposition had begun Surgeon-Captain H. J. Chater

boon sont to the Harbour Mastor and the mastor and the chief nd second officers have signed to the effect that it is correct.

Clay Smith was witty in ovory- Bary to continue the original majority of the militarists in kong Yacht Club entered for the

action.

The case is proceeding.

formerly commanded by Captain Motropolis, and was carried on this issue boca uso she was a JH. Benson, now chief officer through with surprising speed, personal representative and she of the liner President Pierce, one number being scarcely finish-was obliged to borrow money in Government stating that fighting

order to continue. Subsequently is occurring at Chinshih, in WEEK-END YACHTING- ad before the next had bogun, Ho Sau-lam commenced an action] Western Human.

Miss Loo White was, of course,

Hupah has appointed Lu Chin-| the outstanding figure and in her asking the Ho Chon-shi might be

deprived of the lettern of adminis-shan Commandant of Border final effort, with Clay Smith tration, but he failed.

Plaintif

Defence in Western Hupsk. hor partner, who was obliged to would tell his Lordship that she answor repeated calls for more, advanced all the money netos-

thing he did, and Gus McNaugh- ton, the comedian of the party, has all the arts at his finger tips, Billio Lockwood fully justified all | the good things said about her, though she denied that she was as good as she used to bo," The Australian dancere wore graceful OIL TANKER NOT ASHORE. in all their numbers and-wore ex- collently received,

Arriving from Shanghai on The Company this evening Saturday, the master of the Lake produce 'Scandals", and as an Fielding reported having observed ultra-modern satirionl revue this a large oil tanker ashore on the Ninepine, just north of the oastern Ho should be well worth a visit.

entrance to the Harbour. added that the vessel had a list of about three dograos to port and that, as far as could be ascertained,

purchase of the vessel, and as representativo for the buyers.

The local manager of the Ship- ping Board, Mr. A. W. Anderson, supervised the dispatch of the vessel at Shanghai, and acted as Chief Engineer from Shanghai to Hongkong, Ho is also handling the sale of the steamor.

broker,

buildor and Frithjof Utno, acted as chlof officer on the way down here, while Mr. F. C. Jones, another Shipping Board man, was first assistant engineer.

FALSE ALARM.

A wall known Shanghai ship. Hing Co., was purser for the trip. visibility being poor owing to the

Captain

The Lake Fielding will be am-fog, the vassol had struck tho played in the Baigon to Hong-north rock of the Ninepins.

On enquiry at the Harbour kong and Canton rice and pas songor trade, and will leave for Office this morning we were in- The terms of formed that the oil tankor men- Baigon vory soon. the sale are privata, but we un-tioned was lying at anchor off tho doratand that the price for this rooks and that there was no truth fine ship was very reasonablo. lu the story of her grounding.

Mr. Noon Lee, a prominent member of the Kwong Hang

|

to set in.

So far, the police have been unable

got the romains identified.

to

NEW COAST GUARD CRUISER.

will take up duty at the, Naval Hospital thore and will bo borne on the books of the Tamar.

Captain G. O. Dickens, C.M.G., grandson of the famous author who was recently on the China Station, has bean solected for the senior officers' war course at Greenwich College.

In the Carlisle, ono of the two cruisors from the China Station taking part in the Singapore Con- foronco, the appointmont became operativa on March 3 of Engineer- Commander R. W. S. Hinton, who will succeed as chief engineer of

RACE FOR LADIES CUP.

FOR USE AGAINST PIRATES The telegram adde that the Eight boats of the Royal Hong-

The now Chinese Coast Guard Hupoh dosire noutrality as ro-Ladios' Cup race on Saturday gards a conflict between Chaolafternoon, and a keen competition cruiser "No. 1" recently com- the ship Engineer-Commander 8. Engineer- Hong-ti and Fisiung Keb-wu, and was witnessed. The trophy is ploted a 1,000 mile trial trip on G. Wheeler, on the latter com wish to prevent the dofoated one presented by the ladies' who the coast. The vousol is it and picting two years. troops of either aide ontoring took part in the races for the engined by Captain Frithjof Utas, Commander Hinton was 'from Ladies Championship, and the who also was in command of the 1921 to 1924 one of the engineer Hupoh.-Daily Bulletin.

course was from a Club line out vossal on her maidon cruise. Hor inspectora under the Naval Or- to Fu To Chau, the old customs dimensions aro:-64 foot over all: dnance Department. He,sorvad house in Junk Bay, over a dis-17 foot beam; 7 foot 6 inches draft. during the war in the cruisor tance of about ten miles. Only She is built of teakwood through-sex, and in charge of tho six of the entrants completed tho out and is copper sheated. The machinery of the destroyer Skate, distance; and of these Ursula was ungino is a 60 h.p. Grei semi-while in June, 1917, he was ap- the winner, seven seconds ahead diesel motor which gives the pointed assistant to the Chief voese! a spood of oight knots. Engineer at Gibraltar for charge of the second boat, the Falcon.

With sails set and engine run-of gun mountings.

MOTOR CAL COMPETITION.

All

coupons for our Motor Car Competition, for the wook ended on Saturday last, must reach this office not later than noon on Wednesday, Com- petitors are particularly requested to comply with this rulo.

wero

two

Yesterday, there rosailed evonts; for the handicanning, sho made 12 miles on her and Gaol glasses which did not way to Fonchow. comploto the racing three weeks

AKG

to

The purpose of this vonsol is to unfavourable suppress piracy in the Chusan owing weather. The handicap class Archipelago. She is armed with saw the Falcon come in first, two one-ponder guns and fitted winning the Rolla Cup with with wireios", and la vory suitablo Diana second and Dorothea for the work sho, le fatondod.

Several more vessols of larger third; whilst the. Mee Bing Cup! was won in the Gael olana by dimensions are now being built Jaso,

*for the same purpose.

TO-DAY.

2.p.m. 80.00

Closing Exchange 2. 3. 1/16. Lighting Up-Time 6.40 p.m. Barometer Temperature. Humidity

* p.m. 57

2.p.m