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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

PROPERTY SALE.

A VALUABLE LOT AT MONGKOKTBUI SOLD.

There was a poor attendance at the P.W.D. Ofice on Monday when crown property situat- ed at Mongkoktaui was put up for auction.

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The lot was valued at a high price, being on the junction of main thoroughfares. It was Kowloon Inland Lot No. 2162, at the Junc lion of Portland Street and Lalchl kok Rond, having an area of 4,710) square feet at an annual Crówn Rental of $64 and held for a period of 76 years from the day of anic.

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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 2,

LETTER GOLF.

Sometimes a STAR can't bo seen for the DUST. The change in Letter Golf la six strokes.

STAR

DUST

FORGED BANKNOTES.

EVIDENCE OF BANK ASSIS- TANT ACCOUNTANT.

The case against eleven Chinese, on a charge of conspiracy to uttor forged Hongkong and Shanghai: Bank notes was continued before! Mr. R. E. Lindsell on Monday afternoon at the Central Magis- tracy.

A Chinese woman, who was principal tenant of the floor at 114, Queen's Road West which was one of the addresses raided by the polleo in the case, stated that she recognized the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th defondants as being those who rented two cubldea. They moved in with quite a lot of furniture, but she did not see the bottle exhibited In Court until the place was raided by the police.

The upset price was $11,700 with bids of $100 ncceptable, con- ditions of sale, including the ex penditure of $15,000 in rateable improvements within 24 months

Mr. C. H. Eldridge, an assistant aud the handing over to the Goy-

accountant of the Hongkong and ernment of certain portions of the

Shanghai Banking 1-The Ides of letter golf is to called to give evidence as regards lota, abutting on thoroughfares,

Corporation, within 12 months.

change one word to another and the false notes stated that the forty- Scavenging lanes to be turned over to the Gov-do' it in par, a given number of one notes shown to him were ernment free of cost and all strokes. Thus to change COW to casentially good forgeries. The domestic buildings erected on the HEN, in three strokes, COW, words "The Hongkong and Shang- site to be of European type.

HOW HEW HEN.

hai" enclosed within the panel at 2-You can change only one the top wore, however, appreciably letter at a time.

shorter when compared with those 3-You must have a complete on the gonuine notes. The word, of common usage, for each forgeries purported to be those jump. Slang words and abbrovia-issued by the Bank on January 6, tions don't count..

1923, and bore a representation of 4-The order of letters cannot be the signature of the then Chief changed,

Accountant. The odd noto shown One solution is printed on another forgerica except that it to witness was identical with the other page.

purported to

bear hla

The sale opened at the upset price of $11,700 and was once raised at the minimum, another offer received putting the figure to $12,000. Thereafter three bids of $100 were received, and the lot was knocked down to Messrs. Chung Yuk-hing and Kong Wong of Mau Lam Street for $12,300.

A RECORD RUN.

VOYAGE TO AUSTRALIA IN SEVENTEEN DAYS.

The Australian-Oriental Line steamer Changle left Hongkong at noon on December 14, and having called at Manila, Thursday Islands, Cairns, Townsville and Brisbane, ar- rived at Sydney on the morning of

81st December.

This fast passage of 17 days estab- shes, we understand, a record on the Hongkong-Sydney run

SHIPBUILDERS.

OPIUM TRAFFIC.

TWO CHINESE FINED FOR POSSESSION,

Kignature.

The case was adjourned.

Own

possession at No. 44, Reclamation Street.

A fine of $300 or six months' hard labour in default was imposed, the defendant having a previous. conviction for keeping an opium divan.

Two rather heavy fines were im posed by Mr. E. W. Hamilton at the Kowloon Magistracy on Monday on Chinees who were charged under thela of prepared oplum a Chinese For being in possession of 3.3 the Onlum Ordinance. In one case residing at No. 69, Nam Chong the offender was alleged to have had Street was fined $260 or three 3.8 tacks of prepared opium in kle months' hard labour.

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