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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1926.

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. LAMMERT'S HUGHES & HOUGH

HOCKEY.

All Club and Service Hockey Officials wishing to arrange fix- tures for the coming season are asked to be present in the Lecture Room, Volunteer Headquarters at 6.45 pm, on Monday 20th Septem bor.

HONGKONG HOCKEY CLUB,

AUCTIONS

PUBLIC AUCTION.

LIMITED.

GENERAL AUCTIONEERS.

The Undersigned have received IMPORTEERS, EXPORTERS Instructions from The Oficial Receiver to sell by Pubile Auction,

on SATURDAY, the 11th September, 1926,

commencing at 10.30. T. P. Saunderson,

At the Ritz Cafe, Alexandra Hon. Secretary. Building Ground Floor,

The Goods and Cattels of the above Cafc. comprising:

NOTICE.

KOWLOON CRICKET CLUB.

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. By Order,

notified that the Members are NUMEROLOGY.—THE" NEW AND SCIENTIFIC WAY OF FOR-annual general meeting" of the CASTING THE FUTURE and Kowloon Cricket Club will be held in the Club house on September, 17 knowing your luck. The accuracy

at 5.30.p.m. of the readings will astonish you. Send full name and birth-date to- 'dollars to gather with five MADAME HELEN PIPER the WORLD-FAMOUS PSYCHIC and receive by return mail a'complete life's NUMERESCOPE. 9, Avenue Road, Shanghai,

SITUATIONS" WANTED. EUROPEAN LADY willing to give services as Companion, or assist with Children, in return for passage to England. Apply Box No. 49, care of "Hongkong Tele graph."

WANTED.

WANTED-Foreman electrician for automobile.and battery work. Must be experienced and fully qualified. No other need apply. Box No. 74, care of "Hongkong Telegraph."

WANTED. On November 15th a completely furnished four bedroom

HOUSE or APARTMENT located on The Peak or on a level not lower than May Road. Long or short term lease immaterial. Ad- dresa: Iltyd H Geare, General Manager, Vacuum Oil Company.

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MOTOR CARS ETC.

FOR SALE--Sunbeam Landau- lette, 1924 model, recently thoroughly overhauled in London. Inspection at Hongkong Hotel Garage. Apply Deacons.

. PREMISES TO LET.

TO LET.-One European FLAT Wanchal Gap Road, Hongkong. 'Apply to 32, Kennedy Road.

To LET-GROUND FLOOR Offices, near Kowloon ferry. Apply to Box No. 47, care of "Hongkong Telegraph."

TO LET.-One FLAT with bath- room kitchen and servant's quar ter electric light and bell. Apply 36, Wyndham Street, first floor.

TO LETA three roomed Euro/ pean FLAT on top floor of No. 14, Conduit Road. Apply to H. M. H. Nemazee.

S. E. GREEN,

Hon. Secretary, Hongkong, September 10, 1926.

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NOTICE. THE DAIRY FARM, ICE & COLD STORAGE CO., LTD., NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

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THE THIRTIETH ORDINARY ANNUAL MEETING of the Share- holders in the above Company will be held, at the Company's Town Omce, 2, Lower Albert Road, Hongkong, on Saturday, 25th Sep- tember, 1926, at noon, for the pur pase of presenting the Report of the Directors and the Statement of Account to 31st July, 1926,

THE TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 18th to the 24th, September, 1926, both days inclusive.

By Order,

M. MANUK,

Secretary.

Honghong, Sept. 9th, 1926.

NOTICE.

The Italian Convent Branch, St. Francis School. Will re-open on the 13th inst., owing to repairs to the building,

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NOTICE.

I have admitted Mr. Charles Whitley, as partner in my firm and the business will hencefor.. ward be carried on under the name and style of ROCHA, WHITLEY & CO., Auctioneers, Surveyors and General Brokers.

A. G. DA ROCHA,

..Auctioneer: Hongkong, September 5, 1926.

HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB. ..

Draft Programmes and Entry Forms for the Fourth Extra Race' Meeting to be held on Saturday TO LET Nos. 15A and 163,0th October, 1926, (weather per- Magazine Gap Road. Two new mitting) may be obtained at the European Houses to let from No-Race Course, Causeway Bay vember. Apply Box No 73, care Stables and Hongkong Club An- of "Hongkong Telegraph,"

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TO LET A Freshly Furnished,

Entries will close at 12 o'clock

FLAT at Felix Villas Pokfulum.noon on Saturday, 25th September

1926.

"All modern Fixtures. Bargain, good Bus Service. Apply Box No. 75, care of "Hongkong Telegraph."

·TO LET.---Three roomed FLAT in Prat Buildings, Kowloon Top floor, modern conveniences, com-

HONGKONG CLUB.

NOTICE

Teak Tables, Teak Chairs, Celling and Bracket Fans, Table Lamps, Camp Chests,

and Saucers, Table Coths,, Ice-Chests Dinner Crockery, Cups

Knives, Forks," Spoons, Teak Counter, Teak

and Glass Showcase, Gas Stove, Cooking Utensils, etc., etc., (to be sold in small lots) On View on Day of Sale, Terras:-Cash on Delivery

LAMMERT BROS,

Auctioneers.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

The Undersigned have received instructions to sell by Eublic Auction,

on TUESDAY,

the 21st September, 1926,

commencing at 9.30 a.m.,

at the Kowloon Naval Depot Old And Surplus Victualling Atores.

Comprising:-

Table Linen, Implements, Serge, Flannel, Remnants, Blankets Sundry Articles... of Mess and Table Gear. Including Electro Plated Ware). Clothing, Condemned Provisions" for Poultry Feeding, etc., Terms of Sale:As detailed in Catalogue.

LAMMERT BROS., By Appointment Auctioneers to the Admiralty.

Hongkong September, 7, 1926.

ALBERT

Only French

Restaurant in Hongkong where cooking is done by a French Cook Chef.

The Sixth Yearly Drawing of 20 pletely furnished, moderate terms, Debentures, (1920 issue-$500, available 1st October. Apply Box each) of the Hongkong Club, Fay- No. 76, care of "Hongkong Tele-able on Thursday, the 30th Sep- graph."

tember, 1926, will be held in the TIFFIN TO LET.-Houses & Lands for Club House, at 11 o'clock, a.m., on Tuesday, the 14th September, sale. Mortgages arranged. Flats

1926. & Houses vacant; we have good tenants immediately available for other houses & flats in suitable localities. See ads. In S. G. M. P. and Daily Press. Small Investors Tel. 0.4630.

TO LET Ground floor of No..16 and First floor of No. 16, Con- 'naught Road Central (next to P. & O, Building). Suitable for offices, Immediate possession.. For terms. Apply to S. K Trust Limit- Wed, 29, Connaught Road C. Phone.

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MRS. SEKAI MASSAGE

Tel. No. C. 4433, 2nd Floor. 2. Duddell Street, Hongkong

"Bearers of Debentures are in- vited to attend the Drawing.

By order,

T. A. ROBERTSON,

Lieut. Col., Secretary. Hongkong, Sept. 3rd, 1926.

"WE HAVE

CROSSWORD

PUZZLE

BOOKS

on sale

BREWER & CO.

10 Podder Street opp. H.K. Hotel Open tili 8.00 p.m.

DINNER.

GENERAL BROKERS,

| THE AUCTIONEERING & BROKERING Co., Ltd.

48, Duddell Street.

FURNITURE AUCTIONS

TUESDAY & FRIDAY, at 2.80 p.pt.

overy

CHINA AUCTION ROOMS.

¿, Duddell Street.

If you have anything you would like to sell, exchange or advertise send it to the CHINA AUCTION ROOM.

E. V. M. R. de SOUSA.

NOTICE.

THE "COMACRIB

TRADE UNION CONGRESS.

"TRAITORS AND 'COWARDS."

London, Sept. 9.

POLT OF SEATTLE.

SHARE PRICES.

SOME INTERESTING ITEMS.

TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS,

The following in the list of local.

Barks.

Trans-Pacific passenger con-share quotations issued to-day

An attempt to raise a discussionference members bollave that the of the General Council's poller in plans to popularize travel on the general was defeated at the Trade Pacific by a 10 per cent rate re- Union Congress by 2,098,000 to duction will be productive of in- creased business. For the con- 775,000 votes.

A delegate of the engineers invenience of the traveller all tour moving the reference back of the tickets will, be recognized by all Council's report on the subject, of the conference lines for any declared the rank and file thought part or all of the trip, Two the General Council were traitors, around the Pacific tours have been because they sold the miners by created, the first from Seattle or calling off the general strike, any Pacifle coast, port to Sydney, cowards, because they failed to via Hongkong, the second from face the issue, and weak fools, be any Pacific port to Hongkong, cause they accepted the Sumuel Singapore and Sydney. memorandum.

Mr. Pugh, the president, said the Council was only entitled to report

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Seattle, lumber shippers expect, that the market in Japan the to the executivos of the unions, balance of the year will be satla- but not before the mining dispute factory, Japan lumber purchases anded.

in 1925 fell short of the large. Mr. Tanner asked if the presports in the United States in 1924 dent ruled that a conference of by 20 per cent, and were about 12 executives of the unions was

per cent. less than in 1923, but more authoritative body than the were larger than in 1922, the year Congress. The president replied, proceeding the earthquake. undoubtedly.

ports to China also decreased in Mr. Cook, for the miners, ap-1925 about 20 per cent. from 1924. pealed to the Congresa not to de-China purchased at a price averag mand enquiries which would en- ing around $20.00 per thousand danger the miners fighting for feet, Japan about $24, and Austra- DIREC-thoir lives. He said they were in, which has been taking in-

morg concerned to obtain, д honourable settlement for a mil Hos miners than washing, dirty linen in public.

TORY OF CHINA beg to announce that their representative is now in Hongkong and will be calling for corrections and inser- tions for the 1927 edition.

INDIAN LEOPARD KILLS 125.

BRITISH SPORTSMAN SLAYS" BEAST.

A Sensation.

The Council of the Trade Union Congress announced that it did not intend to reply to such a pre- sumptuous criticism and abuse of the courtesies expected from fra- ternal delegates.

Text of Soviet Cable.

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creased shipments, paid around $38 on the average for all loge and lumber imported from the United States.

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Hongkong, $1,100 Charteród, £21 b. Marcantile A. and B. 6301 Mercantils G., £134.

P. and O., $94 6

East Asia, $84.

Marine Ina,"

Canton Ins., $625

China Underwriters, $1,50: 'n. North China, Tis..145 a.. Unions, 8287 "Yangtaze, $35 b.

n,

Fire Ins.

China Fires, $200

Hongkong Fire, $620 n.

Shipping

Douglasos, $25

Steamboats, $261 - m.. Tuģa,

$10

Indo-Chinas, (Prof.) $30 b. Shell Trans., 90/-. b. Star Ferries, $64 -8. Waterboats, $154 · En.

Refineries.

China Bugars, $23 Malabons, 8361. ni

Mining,

Benguets, $1.50 b.. Kailans, 40/- 1. Langkats, Tls. 23 b S'hat Exploration, Tls. 5 Shanghai Loans, Tie. 7 n.

b. Raube, $4 Tronobe, 78/- b. Ural Caspians, 8/-.

Docks, etc.

Kowloon Wharves, $110 »sn Whampoa Dooks, 858 Hongkews, Tla. 170 X. Div. New Engineerings, Tls. 6.30 b. Shanghai Docks Tls. 115 b. Lands, Hotels,, etė,

H. and S. Hotels, $8.60 H.K. Lands, $60 n. Realtys, $7.50 b. Territorials, $4 ̧¤. Developments, 15 cents Humphreys, $13.60

Princes Bldgs, $89 - 8.- -Rural Lands, $1 b.

A shipping feat, never before A sensation of the Trado Union Congress was a telegram. from attempted on the Pacific Coast Tomsky, abusing the leaders of the was consummated in Seattle har general strike for betraying the bour on August 12, when the ton super-dreadnaught miners, and declaring that the Go-32,000 vernment, which was tantamount Tennessee was docked at the trans---- to a Conservative dictatorship, by Atlantic Smith Gove pier, without keeping out the Russian fraternal the use of a single tug. Naval delegation had indicated that the men said, it was the first time in British workers wore without the history of any U. S. harbour that a battleship the size of the rights.

Tennessee has berthed at any con mercial pior. The dock, which is more than a half mile long and more than a city block wide, and which has more than five miles of railroad trackage, was an interest ing sight with the "Tennessee, berthed on one side of the pier, Later.,

and the 21,000 trans-Pacific Iner Tomsky's telegram, sent on be-President Grant of the Admiral One of the most remarkable stories in the history of Indian half of the All-Russian Council of Oriental Lipe on the opposite side. shikar (big game hunting) la Trade Unions, is dated Sept. 5, told by a Naini Tal correspondent and fraternally greets the British in the Pioneer of Allahabad. proletariat, particularly the cour

The writer describes the killing ageous mineworkers; who

terminal on the south and of of a leopard, which in the last tinue to defend their rights, des Lake Union, Seattle's fresh water aeven years has killed 125 human pite betrayals by certain leaders beings, by Captain J. Corbett, of of the general strike and the harbour which is connected with Gurney House, Naini Tal, with capitulating mentality of others the outer and fresh water harbour the co-operation of Mr. A. W. He hopes the primary business by canal and ships locks. Rail- Ibbotson, Deputy Commissioner of the Congress will be assisting road interesta purchased acreage of Garhwal. The beast roamed the miners, and declares that, the years ago against the day when in an area

of some 350 square Government representing the Con- Seattle's industrial progress would warrant development of this area miles of Western Garhwal, which servatives, a dictatorship of manu- included the junction of the-facturers, bankers, mineowners of fresh water. pilgrim routes to the holy shrines and landlords, by keeping out the of Kidarnath and Badrinath.

Russian delegation has indicated that the British workers are with out rights and cannot even decide for themselves who shall and who shall not attend their own labour

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work will be started soon on the development of a large freight

Lumber cut by mills in the

Pacific Northwest up to August 1 was slightly ahead of the 'produc- tion for the same period of 1926. One hundred 'eight mills reporting for the period of January 1-July most 31 cut 3,152,000 feet, an increase indignant at such mistreatment of of 83,000,000 feet over 1925. Un British trade unions, for, which shipped balances amounted to an the 451,000,000 feet, of which 193,000,- the blame must be laid-

towards 000 was to be shipped by rail, 176,- bend-the-knee attitude

The Soviet workers

The leopard did not often seize pilgrims, who travel in bands of considerable size and are protect ed in their shelters at night by strong lights. It's victims were congress. generally snatched from inside houses or their entrances. The fear thus aroused led the people to close up and barricade their Lamall homes even in the stifling hot weather. Year after year 1 efforts to kill the leopard fail-

ed.

Leopard Escapes.

Are

the Government of leaders like 000,000 feet domestic cargo, and Mr. Thomas, the main instigator of 135,000,000 export, the defeat of the general strike,

who when the "General Council

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Inaugurating a combination

must report in connection with passenger and freight service to

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Ewos Cottons, Tls. 9 b.. Orientals, Tls, 2.50.b. S'hai Cottons, Tla. 51 b.

Buses, Troide.

China Bures, $10) n. Tramways, $22) +

Peak Trams, (old) $153- S'pore Tractions 14/- Taxis, $38. ̧ 0

Miscellaneous. Amusements, $117 b. Canton Ioos, $73 n. Coments (Comb.) $12 s. China Lights, $19 b

China Prov., $5.30. Constructions, $2ł n Dairy Farms, 8162 · s. Der A. Wing, $6 H'kong Electrics, $60. Macao Electrics, $35 n. Ropes (Comb.) $26 s. Lane Crawfords, $9 Mackintosh, $19 n. Bincores, $11 n. United Asbestos, $20. Watsons $187 Powells, $63 n

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ALLEGED PARTICIPANT

ARRESTED,

Sixteen Indian shikaris paid by the strike evades the responsibility South America from Pacific THE DOUBLE MURDER. the Government did not succeed; by departing overseas. "Had the Coast ports via the Panama Canal, twice the leopard was caught strike not been quashed by the the McCormick Steamship. Com once in a trap and once in a care,

General Council's order, it would baby's steamship West Nylus sail glorious victory, ed from Seattle early in August; only to escape. Gun traps, gin have led to a traps, the most careful tracking. You would already have boon It is hoped that passenger business sitting up over human kills poi- freed of your Government of rpm this coast will warrant ex-ber of persona have been arrested soning the kills with strychnine; aristocrats, and mineowners". tenaica of the service,

arsenic, and cyanide were of no avail. The country folk long ago decided that the man-enter. had supernatural powers....

Toward the end of April, Cap tain Corbett ant up for ten nights $1.00

on a macham, near a grass shelter where the leopard had dilled three victims without seeing any- $1.25 thing of the beast. Below was

goat secured with bell round its neck.

and

For the best food

wine, where shall

To

we go?

ALBERT'S

In Trees, Over Night.

A Particular Regret..

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We learn that although a num-

and are still being detained for examination in connection with the The Seattle headquarters of the affray at the, Western Market, The Soviet Council particularly Nelson Steamship Company an in which two persons were killed. regrets that the British delegation nounces the Nelson Company has and a number wounded, including at the Paris meeting of the Anglo-purchased seven freighters from a lukong,no arrest which could be Russian Committee categorically the Shipping Board to augment regarded as having an important refused to discuss assistance to its service on the Pacific Coast bearing on the case was effected the minors, and at the Berlin meet- The vessels will be delivered at by the police until last night, when ing of the Anglo-Russian Com-intervale of one month and the it is stated, one of the actual mittes rejected the Soviet pro- purchase of the seven vessels in-participants in the fight was taken

ody, the posals to assist the miners, increases the Nelson fleet to twenty-into custody. cluding a one per cent. levy for eight carriere. the boneft af the strikers.

The Soviet Council belleves

Money matters now appear to have caused differences which cul minated in the affrey.

On the eleventh night at 10 there is no more important ques whom the hospitality of the Con-

"The modern girl looks the o'clock Captain Corbett heard tion for the entire world labou: gress was extended. The All-Rus- something ruah down the road and movement than assisting the Bel-sian Council, instead of conveying whole world in the face, and fears by means of his electric torch was tish miners, therefore it has re-fraternal greetings, has asserted not any man. With these words. able to see a leopard springing. solved to allocate a further three to itself the right to indulge in an Mrs. Burnett Smith, better known He fired without apparent result, million roubles for the benefit of unwarrantable censure of the Gon as Anale S. Swann, the novelist, and had to spend an anxious night the miners from the receipts of eral Council and Congress, and defended Miss, 1926 at a girl's aloft until daylight came. He the one per cent, lovy, which I abuso personally certain member school prize-giving at Bourne then found blood tracks leading does not doubt will be adopted of the Council, as well as unpro-mouth recently."It Is a very to the leopard, which lay dead in overwhelmingly by the Soviet vokedly attack other fraternal good thing there is nothing what- a hole into which it had fallen workers. fifty yards down a raving,

The Identification of the animal as the famous man-eater is un. questionablo. It was very old and ita length was 7 feet 10 inches, Captain Corbett had spent ten

22, Queen's Road, Central

Opposite 'kong Hotel Building wooks in the hunt.

delegatos.

over the matter with the modern

· British Labour's Vlow.

The Council does not intend to girl," she added. She just wants The General Council states that, reply to this ill-instructed, pre to be left alone for a little, while In deciding to circulate the above, sumptuous criticism, and cannot to find her feet. She had been it feels it necessary to protest countenance this intolerable inter-born in a different age and time, very strongly at the most regret ference with British trade union and we needed to adjust our; table abuse of ordinary courtegies affairs. It feels confident of the fcriticisms and judgments to mest expected of fraternal delegates, to support of the Congress-Reuter, these altered times"G