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BANK HOLIDAY.
In Account with Ordinance No. 5 of 1912, the Exchange Banks will be CLOSED for the Transac tion of Public Business on FRI- DAY, the 1st July.
Hongkong, 28th June, 1927,
NOTICE OF REMOVAL.
On MONDAY, 27th Jane," 1927, the offices of BRITISH-AMER}- CAN TOBACCO CO., (CHINA) LTD. will be removed to sixth foor, P. and 0. Building, Con- naught Road, Central.
Hongkong, 23rd June, 1927.
FOURTH OF JULY.
The American Community will be at home to its friends,
on MONDAY, July Fourth,
nt
The Hongkong Hotel Roof Garden from 4 to 6.30 p.m.
NOTICE.
We, the undersigned, hereby give notice that our Partnership will be terminated on the 31st July, 1927.
Any claims against the firm should be sent in not later than that date.
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INDO-CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED,
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
LAMMERT'S AUCTIONS
PUBLIC AUCTION,
The Undersigned have received instructions to sell by Public Auction
on TUESDAY,
L
the 5th July, 1927, "commencing at 2.30 p.m.
at their Sales Room, Duddell Street
A Quantity of Yaluable Household Furniture,
comprising:
Tenk atstand, Bookenge, Glass Cabinet, Desks, Carpets, Rugs, Pictures, Oil Paintings, Couch and Armchairs, etc., etc.
Teak Dining Tables, Dining Chairs, Teak Sideboards with Be- velled Mirrors, Dinner Waggon, Ice Chests, Dinner Service, Fine Cutglass Ware, Kitchen Utensils, etc., ele.
Teak Bedsteads with Mat- tresses, Camphorwood Chest of Drawers, Teak Dressing Tables with Bevelled Mirror, Teak War- drobes with and without Mirror. Teak Chamber Stands, Tile and Marble Top Washstands, Baby Cuts, etc., elc.
also
A Quantity of Blackwood Ware. including
Curios Cabinets, Curio Stands, Hatstand, Jardinieres, Marble Top Stools, Marble Top Table, Music Cabinets, Chairs, Table Screen with Old Chinese Painting, etc.,
The Forty-Sixth Ordinary Gen- The following replies aro await-eral Meeting of the Company will ing collection-
be held at the Office of the General Managers, Messrs. Jardine, Matheete Bon and Co., Ltd., Pedder Street. Hongkong on Monday, the 26th July, 1927, at 11.00 a.m. for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors, passing the Ac counts and electing Directors and Auditors.
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The Transfer Books of the Com- pany will be closed from the 18th July to 8th August, 1927, both days inclusive.
By order of the Board.
JARDINE, MATHESON
& CO., LTD General Manngers. Hongkong, 24th June, 1927..
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A CHILD.
it is not to the best interests of the may be scientific interest, but child, whose prospects in life may easily be ruined by such, experi- mentation. If it is a "wise father who understands his own child.” it is even a wiser parent who knows what to prescribe for the child when it is ailing.
It is the wisest parent of all who then turns to Baby's Own Tableta. These tablets are a speci- fie for most of the minor ailments of childhood. By their mild action BACHELOR MESS-Vacancy in for the stomach and intestinal traci quiet Mess on Peak, Apply Box they promptly remedy Infantile No. 282, care of "Hongkong Tele-indigestion, graph."
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Catalogues will be issued.
On View from Monday, the 4th. July, 1927.
Terms: Cash on Delivery.
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The Undersigned have received instructions to sell by Public Auc- tion,
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on WEDNESDAY,
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nt No. 178, Kowloon Tong. Quantity of Valuable Household
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"DRYS" ON THE WARPATH.
200,000 A YEAR FOR NEW CAMPAIGN,
FRIDAY, JULY L
1927.
SHARE PRICES.* *-
TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS,
The following is the list of local sharo quotations issued to-day:
Banks.
S.
Hongkong Bank, $1,075 Chartarod Bank, £20 n.. Marcantilo A. & B., £301 11. Mercantilo C., £137 n.
1.
P. and O., 29 East Aria, $63 m.
Marine Ins.
Canton Ins, $620 a. China Underwriters, $.80 n. North. China, Tls. 143 b. Union Ins., $280_n. Yangtze Ins., $40 n.
Fire Ins.
China Firos, $210 b. H. K. Fire Ins., 600 a,
Shipping.
H.
Douglasos, $314 b. Steamboats, $221 - B. Tugs, $1.10 # Indo-Chinas, (Prof.) $30 n. Shell Trans., 98/... n Star Forries; "$52) Waterboats, $16.20 b.
Refineries.
China Sugars, $18. Malabons, $32
Mining. Bonguets, $1.70 b. Kailans, 40/- b Langkats, Tis. 203 n. S'hal Exploration, Tls. 37 Shanghai Loans, Tis. 7 Ranba, St. Tronohs, 10/3° n Ural Caspians, 8-n.
п
Docks, etc.
Kowloon Wharves, $108 b. Whampoa Docks, $38 n. Hongkews, Tls. 143. b. New Engineerings, Tls, 52 Shanghai Docks Tia, 100 s.
Lands, Hotels, etc.
n.
A.
8,
n
H. and S. Hotols, $6.90 H: K. Landa, $551 b. Realtys, $5 9. Territoriale, $11 D. Humphreys, $121 Princes Bldgs, $89 n. Rural Lands, $11
Cottons. "Ewo Cottons, Tis: 7.35 s.
Orientala, Tis 2.10 n. S'hai Cottons, Tls. 52 b.
Buses, Trams.
China Buses, Tla. 7 b Tramways, $20.80 8. Peak Trams, (old) $15 Singapore Trams, $10/7) b. Taxis 31 n.
A.
Miscellaneous.
Amusemonte, $19 X. Div. Canton Icos, $5 n. Cements (Comb.) $7.20 9, China Lights, $14 8. China Prov., $41 b. Constructions, $2.30 n. Dairy Farms, $15 n. Dor A. Wing, $6,
n.
PORT SWETTENHAM TRAGEDY.
VERDICT OF · ACCIDENTAL
DEATH BY DROWNING."
Kuala Lumpur, June 23. The inquiry was concluded in the "Polici Court, Klang, this morning, before Mr. E. Jugo, Into the death of Mr. J. A. Rodrigues,| who was drowned in the Port Swettenham harbour on the night of May 11 last while supperintend ing the discharge of rubber latex from lighters belonging to the United States Rubber Plantations into the Silver Cedar.
POST OFFICE NOTICE
GENERAL HOLIDAY.
On Friday, the 1st July, the G.P.O. will be open from 8 a.m. to 0.30
a.m. and the Branch Post Offices from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. T
There will bo one collection from the pillar boxen and one delivery of ordinary correspondenco us on Sundays, and one delivery of registered, correspondence from the G.P,0. at 9 a.m.
The Money Order Office will be' entirely closed.
RADIO NOTICES.
Radio Telegraph Services are now in a operation between Hongkong and the following places-French Indo-China, province of Yunnan, Can- ton, Swatow, Kongmoon, Macau, Kwongchouwan, Fort Bayard, Wuchow, And Hoihow. Rates and further particulars on application to the Radio, Counter, 18. Flour, G. P. G. Building.
During the interruption of the Hongkong-Mnenu cible servico thô Macau Radio Station will remain open for the exchange of telegrams with Hongkong from 8 am. to 10 p.m. The Hongkong Station is always open and messages are accepted at any time throughout the 24 hours,
NOTICE
suspended.
Returning a verdict of acci- dental death by drowning the Coroner said: The deceased while engaged in the ordinary course of his dutics while in the employ of the United States Rubber Plantations, Incorp., fell overboard from lighter in Port Swettenham on the night of May 11 during a stormi? His body was. Letters and postcards only for the United Kingdom and Europa will recovered and identified three bo forwarded via Siberin If so superscribed.
Parcels post arvien between Hongkong and Forts of the Yangtoxe days later. There is no suggesWest of Hankow is temporarily suspended. tion that death was other than accidental and questions have been confined to ascertaining what efforts at rescue were made. The lightor from which deceased fell was lashed to the Silver Cedar, an oecan going motor ship provided with life-boats. The captain of this vessel, on being fu, formed of the accident, sige with his whistle for tance from the shore, and con- tinued to do so for about an hour until the storm had ceased. On n. the question of whether any steps
The parcels post service to Russia in Asia via Japan is temporarliy
Registered and Parcel Mails are closed 15 minutes earlier than the time given below unless otherwise stated, and where malls are advertised to close at or before 0 a.m. registered and parcel mails are closed, at 3 p.m. on the previous day,
Dutlable articles forwarded by letter post to Great Britain are liable to confiscation by the Customs. Such articles should be forwarded by parcel post only.
were taken to prepare one of the| Silver Cedar's lifeboats witnesses give contradictory evidence, but they are unanimous in stating that-ricne was launched,
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The signal was a series of five blasts. This is the official signal laid down by the rules under the Ports Enactment for a tug. At that time a tug, the Edith ing to the F.M.S. Raily alongside the lighter fr deceased fall. On "add.on calling for a tag the signal blown is a local distress signal which all vessels in harbour are expect- ed to obey. A "duty boat" is maintained in Port Swettenham Harbour, under the control of the Harbour-master who states that it should be in readiness to render. assistance whenever required. Neither it nor any other boat left shore in answer to the signals.
I regret to have to, say that the efforts made to save this life could hardly have been leas.
Unsatisfactory Position.
In view of the darkness, the storm, and the distance at which the Silver Cedar lay from the shore (estimated variously by witnesses as being from mile to 3⁄4 mile) I do not think that any assistance from the shore would have been in time to effect z rescue; but this could not have been known there; and it dis- closed A most unsatisfactory
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HONGKONG TIDE TABLE.
The Anti-Saloon League has de- cided to spend £50,000 a year on a "campaign of activity that will strike at every 'wet' candidato and Bu at every effort to repeal or nullify sua. the existing prohibition Inwe," says a recent New York mesauge,
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Simultaneously the Lengue has wed. suffered a defeat and gained a victory in its struggle with the Administration for officers who Friday ean be relied on to enforce pro- hibition according to its own ideas.
Its victory is represented by the Two thousand pairs of frogs resignation of his post na Assis- who have been harmonizing under tant Secretary to the Treasury, the Hawaiian moon will be given responsible for the enforcement trip to Nippon if an order from fof Prohibition, of General Lincoln
July, Forebank West, Magazine Alled., Why the Hawaian variety ed that the legal sale of beer had a. Japanese frog fancier can be C. Andrews, who recently confess. Gap, The Peak, six rooms, four of croaker is desired is not stated, Bathrooms, Modern Sanitation, but natives claim the adible hind Frivate Garage. Apply F. M. Crawford, care of Jane, Crawford, legs are made unusually large and
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been in his opinion infinitely superior to a system under which Illegal breweries and stills are flooding
country with poisonous liquor. Its defeat is re- presented by the removal of Mr. Roy A Haynes, its favourite Assistant Commissioner of Pro-
hibition.
General Andrews is to be succeeded by Mr. Seymour Low- man, a former Ileutenant- Governor of New York ́and an out; apoken “Dry," The vacancy erent- ed by the removal of Mr. Haynes will be filled by Dr. J. M. Doran, chief chemist in the Enforcement Bureau and author of the formule adopted by the Government to. render alcohol nauseous' and un- drinkable.
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It isn't what's on the bonnet.
that counts-It's what's in it.
of the signals. The serang of the "duty boat" states that he did not answer the "signals hecause the weather was to rough, and that he had no idea what those particular signals meant, I con- sider he did considerably less than his duty. I draw attention to this not because I think it? affected the deceased's chances of rescue (which for the reasona already given I do not), but be. cause. from the evidence, it appears that either arrangements for rendering assistance to ships in distrosa in Port Swettenham Harbour are inadequaté or are not known to those who should carry them out.
I suggest that an urgent call for help should be a distinet and unmistakable signal in order to avoid confusion.'"
The serang of the tug Edith in my opinion should have made conalderably more efforts at rescue than he did. He wasted valuable time in attending to the drifting lighters.
Blameworthy Omission.
But the most blameworthy omission was that of the captain of the Silver Cedar in not launch-j ing a lifeboat, and I regret that he
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THE RUBBER POSITION.
PRESENT CRISIS ENTIRELY ARTIFICIAL
PLAGUE AT IPOH.
CASES IN THE OLD TOWN.
Ipoh, June 19.
Rather than embark upon vague
A mild sensution was caused yes is not within the jurisdiction of speculations as to the cause of the terday by the news that a case of this court to explain this. In my recent drop in the price of rubber, bubonic plague had broken out in opinion had he launched one of and in view of the general uncer an Indian Mohamedan sundries shop his lifeboats immediately he heard tainty of the position, we eabled in Treacher Street in the Old that a man had fallen overboard to Mr. A. W. Still in London yester Town. This is believed to be the alongside his ship it is possible day says the Straits Times of Fri- second case of its nature in the this life would have been saved.
Mr. Still cabled as follows:-
day Inst asking for a statement of same locality, the first case having the facts, knowing that he is in broken out several years ago. touch with thoroughly reliable. The ahophouses, in this quartor A manin for tea-drinking has be-sources of information.
are some of the oldest in the town- come a social menace in Tunis that
and are occupied by Chinese salt physicians are trying to combati "It is due to the rumours that fish dealers, and Chinese and Indian Tunisians are rapidly becoming have been very widely circulated Mohameden dealers in foodstuffs. lazy and losing their sleep and that the restriction scheme was to The infected person has now been appetites because of the habit, be abandoned and that the Ameri-removed to the isolation ward and medical authorities claim. One can pool was to bo dissolved.
the promises are in the possession
doctor says he found cases of ner- "The reassurances that have been lof the authorities, after having been yousness and eye disorders known given on these points have steadied thoroughly disinfected, three or to have resulted from the constant the market..
four Sikh watchmen being always consumption of the leaf. Last The fact that production still ex-in attendance, maki year Tunis used 1,100,000 kilos of ceeds consumption "prevents á sub- A sidelight on the affair is that ten, compared to almost none be-stantial recovery in pridos.
a Chinese shopkeeper in the vicinity.
'fore the war." Natives are said to. "Lower shipments are desirable, got so scared that he at once closed bo spending their entire Incomes "Confidence in the general posi-up shop, took train to Penang with and even pawning their posscation of the market has been restor-his family and has not been heard sions, to got it.
ed.'
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