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Gay Music Always

For tiffin, tea, dinner and dancing-to make your voy age even more pleasant than you had hoped, that's why all President Liners of the Dollar Steamship and Amer- ican Mail Lines have such excellent orchestras.

The magnificent President Liners are broad of beam and exceptionally, steady, All are oil burners, swift express liners.

The public rooms are luxuriously appointed and inviting,

All staterooms are outside, splendidly furnished and equipped with beds-not berths. Each room has hot and cold running water, also fans, wardrobe, thermos bottles and reading lamps. Private bath and showers in connection with many rooms perfect the travel comfort of these giant passenger liners.

The Cuisine is world famous. The deliciously prepared menus will delight you. And how the orchestra adds sest to your dining.

The decks are spacious; The Glass-enclosed Promenade always popular. Deck. sports, open air swimming pool, movies, evening dances,everything has been done to make your trip a happy one. Unexcelled anywhere-is the courteous and efficient service accorded you by the trained personnel aboard the Presidenc Liners.

The great frequency of sailings and the liberal stopover privileges of the Dollar Scanship and American Mail Lines have made these glane passenger liners out- standingly popular among travelers,

WEEKLY TRANS-PACIFIC SERVICE

TO SAN FRANCISCO and

LOS ANGELES

The Sunshine Belt viu Honolulu

Pres. Grant

Tues., Sept. 13th

Fortnightly sailings on Tuesdays

Pres. Cleveland

Preo. Florae

...

Près. Taft...

Tana., Sept. 27th Tues., Oct. 11th |

TO SEATTLE and VICTORIA The Short, Straight Route to America Fortnightly sailings on Wednesdays

Pres. Ju.Terson' Wed, Sept. 7, 4.30 .. Pres. Lincoln... Pres. Madison Tue., Oct. 25th | Pres. Jackson

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

HALF-A-PAWNBROKER.

ALLOWED TO REDEEM PLEDGES ONLY.

not

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1927.

Mr. Hall: The Act under which not defondant is charged does confor any power of arrest. Why did you arrest him?-.

MEXICO AND U.S.

AMICABLE SETTLEMENT OF · Witness: Ho was not arrested. He was asked to go to 900 Mr. DIFFERENCES HOPED FOR. King.

Mexico City, Sept 2. "He cannot be half-a-pawn-

But he is on bail, as you can In his annual messago, personal- broker", sald Mr. A. E. Hall at the seo. He was told that unless hely read at the opening of the Con- Central Police Court yesterday put up ball of $250, he would not gress, President Calles said that afternoon in defending a pawn be allowed to go out, is'nt that Americo Mexican relations were broker who was charged under arrest?--It was a question of still marked by some disagreement Section 2 of the Pawnbroker's bail.

principally over the land and pe- Act of 1860 with carrying on Was there any power given to troleum laws, but he hoped business after his license had you or anybody in this case to that such differences would be been withdrawn.

effect the pawnbroker's arrest?-settled amicably, because Mexico Ir. Hall stated that while, for No.

was willing to listen in the spirit some reasons which were

But nevertheless he was arrest-of justice and equity to any con- given, the Captain Superintendented and released on bail of $260, crate cases presented to her. He of Pelice had refused a renewal Have you studied the Pawnbroker's pointed out that despite bad busi- in the early part of this year, the Ordinance, I suppose you know allness conditions and decreased re- pawnbroker was nevertheless about it?--I knew something of venue the Mexican Government permitted to carry on so that it.

had faithfully met her foreign pledges might be redeemed by

Witness agreed that the redeem- debt obligations.-Reuter's Ameri- customers. According to a strict ing of pledges was part of the cun Service. legal Intepretation of Sections 2 pawnbroker's business as set out and S of the Act, both of which under Section 2. In the present for certain reasons the defendant's defined the business of a pawn-case defendant had been warned license was withdrawn this year, broker, the defendant was still by the C.S.P.. not to resume but in consideration of the distress pawnbroker when he was allowed business, except that he was allow-that would be caused by an im

mediate continue business although ed to redeem pledges.

closing down of

to

cense, however.

Mr. Hall: Yet you may still gard him as a pawnbroker, though he had no license,

re

the

with certain restrictions as those) Mr. Hall: Well, he s still a business, defendant was allowed to forladding him to accept further pawnbroker, is He nét?-Witness: carry on for six months, this articles on pawn. Either he was in a sense, yes. He had no being restricted to the redeeming still wholly a pawnbroker or not

of pledges only. In this decision, one at all. They could not make

the C.S.P. was merely doing what.

of the him half-a-pawnbroker.

alwas accorded in the case Regarding what was described

winding-up of partnership. firms, by Mr. Hall as a "trap" to .com-

Mr. Hall complained that the which, during the period of such promise his client, Mr. Hall

ex reasons for refusal of a re-issue of liquidation, were permitted to amined two witnesses for the pro-the defendant's license were not dispose of their business, but not secution, both of whom had stated, but he suggested that what to enter into new commitments. pawned articles at the shop after ever these might be, defendant The C.S.P. might be wrong in the imposition of the police ban, was nevertheless still a pawn- the procedure, but right or wrong, the one in order to obtain "ten-broker in his restricted state, nac-it was not for the lower court to money" amounting to 30 cents and cording to the reading of the adjudicate, as it was merely con- the other to supplement his in- Section. Under this section, the corned with the fact that the de-

come

as a body-servant at the C.S.P. was not given the wide dis- fendant carried on business after Chinese detective quarters at the cretionary, power one would sup-being proscribed by the authori- Central Police Station. Mr. Hall posed if the qualifying sentence ties and with no license. It was suggested that they were sent to which followed on such condi-true that two petitions had been the shop at the instance of the tions touching fees or otherwise," sent to the C.S.P. and to the S.C.A. police authorities to entrap his was not included. That being the respectively, but both had been Client.

case, he now asked to be given the turned down. Mr. Fitzroy asked Not Arrested.

conditions; which were not even his Worship to convict on the fact The examination of a European stated in the license.

of the non-possession of a license. Major C. Willson registered a detective sergeant in charge of Conviction Registered....

Mr. Somerset Fitzroy, who ap- conviction and imposed a fine of. "pawnbrokers' regulations follow-

peared for the Crown, said that $100.

Wed, Sept. 21st

Wed, Oct., Eth

ed..

Wed., Oct., 19th

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DEPTH ON CENTRE OF

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CAPABLE OF HANDLING SHIPS UP

TO 3000 TONS DISPLACEMENT.-

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LIFTING 100 TONS AT 70 FEET RADIUS.

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HONGKONG, CHINA & JAPAN.

TEL ADDRESS.-"TAIKO090CK" HONGKONG.

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22nd Sept.

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23rd Oct.

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Victoria, Vancouver Victoria, Vancouver & Restilo

New York, Boston & Baltimore New York, Boston & Baltimore

PASSENGER SERVICE

"HEOTUR" PAENBAR" "SARPEDON"

"PATROCLUS"

5th Oct.

1st Nov.

30th Nov.

28th Dec.

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Also enrgo steamers with limited passengers accommodation at specially reduced ratas.

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THE HONGKONG, CANTON AND MACAO STEAMBOAT CO., LTD.

CANTON, LINE.

Sallings from Hongkong--Daily at 1 a.m..

Sailinge from Hongkong-s.s. "KINSHAN" Monday,

Wednesday and Friday at 8 a.m.:

V

Sailings from Canton-Daily at 4 p.m.. Sailings from Canton-e.s. "KINSHAN"-Tuesday,

Thursday and Saturday at 8 s.m. S:9. "TAISHAN" berths on arrival in Hongkong ba Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday at Company's Wing Lok Street Wharf. All Steamers will, as usual, leave for Canton from the Hongkong Wharf.

MACAO LINE.

FROM HONGKONG:

8.AM. and 2 P.M.

(Waekdays only),

FROM MACAO BA:M/And 2 P.M. (Weekdays only).

SPECIAL SUNDAY EXCURSIONS

4TH SEPTEMBER.

HONGKONG TO MACAO

9.00 din. "TAISHAN"

3:30 pm. "BUI TAI" :

“MACAO TO HONGKONG 9.00 am. "SET-TAL":2 ~~4.30 p.im “TAISHAN"

Above. Sailings are subjected to Weather Conditions and Intonding Passengers are requested to communione with the Office, whenever any of the Typhoon Siguals are hoisted.

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