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ONSIGNEES NOTICES. CONSIGNEES' NOTICE.

THE EAST ABIATIC CO. LTD.”

COPENHAGEN

he. Motor Vessel,

"DANMARK"

OCEAN STEAM SHIP CO., LTD.

And

CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD.

Consignees per Company's, Vessel, “TEUCER"

sving arrived, consignees of cargo from SEATTLE, VANCOUVER and

bereby informed that all good. VICTORIA vin JAPAN, being landed and placed at their are requested to take delivery of k into the hazardous and/or exire Flour, and Lumber shipments as Mardons Godowns of the Hongkong soon as the vessel is ready to dis- ad Kowloon Wharf & Godown Co charge and are heroby notified that if , where delivery can be obtained their lighters are not placed alongside soon as the goods are landed. the steamer as required, their ship. No claima will be admitted afterments will be discharged into Holt's goods have left the Godowns and Wharf Kowloon, at their expense, d all goods remaining undelivered where the cargo will lie also at their Ler the 10th December, 1929, 4 p.m. risk and expense and subject to the I be subject to rent. All broken, chafed and damaged's Wharf. Steamer will com and conditions of storage at oda are to be left in the Godown, mence discharge on 2nd December. hars they will be examined by General cargo will be discharged stars. Anderson & Ashe on the 9th into Holt's Wharf Kowloon, where it seember, 1920, at 10'a.m. All claims against the vessel must will lie at Consignees risk and subject to the terms and conditions of presented to the Undersigned

storage at Holt's Wharf, The Cargo fore the 13th December, 1920, or will be ready for delivery from the y will not be recognised.

Godown on and after 2nd December. No Fire Insurance will be effected.. Billa of Lading will be countersign

by.

JOHN MANNERS & CO., LTD.,

Agonta. Hongkong, 3rd December, 1929.

HERMES DANCE.

ENJOYABLE FUNCTION AT

"THE SAVOY HOTEL.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH."

MARINE'S DEATH.

LARGE ATTENDANCE AT THE FUNERAL.

The funeral of Corporal B. F. Swallow of H.M.S. Ber- wick, took place" nt Happy Valloy yesterday afternoon, when full military accorded. The Royal Maring honours were Band from H.M.S. Berwick attend- ed, together with a firing party of Royal Marines.

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1929.

DOCK SHOOTING INCIDENT.

¿Continued from Page 2.). them were of the very best No motive or carelessness had been suggested. There had been no theory which would negative the accident. theory that the incident was a pure

Mystery of Medical Evidence, The statement of the defendant i was that it had been an accident and there was no evidence before the Court to show that the defen dant had any intention of discharg.

Captain G. Robinson, R.N., in command of H.M.S. Berwick and Major Tuke Hughes, R.M., In charge of the Fleet R. M. Detach

were among the large number of officers present. Mening the firearm. ments,

of all ranks of the Navy and

Coming to the medical evidence Royal Marinca attended in large Mr. Jenkin mald it was a mystery numbers, the funeral being one of how the wound in the man's abdo- the largest held at Happy Valley men had been caused,. He intimated within recent months. The ser that that wound had not been vice was conducted by the Rev. C caused by gun fire. Dr. Ware had E. Payne, the Berwick's chaplain. been anxious to speculate on the Wreaths were sent from the fol-possibility that it could have been Jowing:

FORGED NOTES.

WERE THE COMPLAINANTS' RECEIPTS MUDDLED UT?

The case against, Cheung, Ching- shan; a fokl of the Lee Fung. Hang firm, charged with the possession ad uttering of six forged ́ ́$100 Chartered Bank notes, was again before Mr. A. W, G. H. Grantham at the Central Magistracy yeater. day afternoon.“

declared,

Recalled, Leung Tak-chaf, the manager of the Lee Fung Haug. said that out of the balance of $3,500 he gave accused to pay to various customers, he received n balance of $120.21 upon his ro turn that amount being made up of two $50 notes, a number of $10 and $5 notes, and two silver coins, and a copper. There were no $100 notes, witness amongst these bills.

Accused, after handing him the money at 2.30 p.m., again want caused by the fractured forearm.out with a list of debtors, it bo- There was no evidence at all that, ing la duty to remind these lat- in fact, the wound had not beenter of their commitments. It was caused by the splintered forearm whilst be was out the accond time. Nor was there one iota of evidence to show that the fractured fore- that the Shifu On Wing people arm had been caused by gun fire. came in, with the assertion that Mr. Jenkin pointed out that it was they had received forged Charter for the Crown to prove how the in-ed Bank notes from the accused.

In examination, by Mr. Lou were caused. He agreed juries

All broken, chafed, and damaged goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on any Seamen, H.M.S. Berwick, C.P.O. Taesdays and Fridays between the Mess, H.M.S. Berwick, Betty and hours of 10.46 m. and noon within Violet, Guaroom Officers, H.M.S. the free storage period.

Berwick, R.M. Detachment, H.MS. No claims, will be admitted after Berwick, P.O.', H.M.S. Berwick, the Goods have left the sionmer's S.F.0.8 Mess, H.M.S. Berwick, Godown, and all General Cargo re-

RM. Old Comrades' Association, maining undelivered after the 9th Stokers. II.M.S. Berwick. R.M. December, will be subject to rent.

All Claims against the Steamer Band, H.M.S.. Berwick, W.R.A.'s, must be presented to the undersigned.M.S. Berwick, Cantain, and that it was unfortunate that the D'Almadn, Jnr., for the defence, The second floor of the Savoy on or before the 3rd December, or Officers, H.M.S. Berwick, R.M. Grown had been able to procure witness said the accused kept the otel was well „filled last night, | they will, not be recognised.

Detachment H.M.S. Cornwall, better evidence but that did not hen H.M.S. Hermes gave a dance No Fire Insurance will be effected Hotel Savoy, R.M. Detachment justify the committal of the defen- alch commencal at 8 o'clock and

H.M.S. Kent, Social Club, H.M.S.dant. There was literally, nothing sted until just on mid-night..

Berwick, Communications, 11.M.S. which his Worship could send the o well-known "Senreh" Orches-

Berwick, Chief Stokers and | defendant to the Supreme Court. Mechanicians, MLS. Berwick, discoursed sweet music. Re-)

Mr. Andrewe mentioned that he eshments were provided for all

Commissioned and Warrant had nothing to say. He had placed about ten o'clock.,

Officers, 11.M.S. Berwick. E.R.A., the evidence before his Worship Mens, H.M.S. Berwick, R.Mand he would leave it entirely to Officer's, HMS. Berwick, Shin's his Worship to decide whether the Commany, H.M.S. Berwick.

defendant should be committed or not.

- BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE..

Hongkong, 1st Dirember, 1929,

Agents.

fodr. Farrant, and the Rev. P. Freeman, „M.A.

A large number of members of three services were present, the vy, of course, being predomin- t, and, in fact, the men slightly -numbered the ladies. Naval Officers present included Other Naval danees are sure of e Captain of the Hermes,"Captain eager support if their arrange- D. Campbell, M.V.O.; 0.B.E.,ments can be made to equal those

Comdr. A. H. Payne, Lt of the Hermes' committee.

The committee who worked so hard to make the dance the success it was comprised 11. Comdr. Far rant, C. P. O. Elney, A. B. Jones and Marine Watts..

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PROPOSED FOR LONDON'S TRANSPORT SERVICE,

London. Dec. 3.

Great Interest has been aroused by the announcement mide in, the House of Commons by the Trans. port Minister that the Government is to draft a scheme for unifica- Lion of all London träffle services under public ownership. Details of the proposals are keenly await ed, but they are unlikely to bu

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list of debtors until he had col lerted all the accounts stated therein. He could then make a new list or'udd new items to tho' Hat he already had.

Accountant Recalled.

Auyeung Yuk-Fi, the Shut On Wing accountant, reenlled, said. in cross-examination by Mr. D'Almada, that thirteen entries were made in the receipt bosk for the day in question, of which ten made by him. Amongst these ten three Items were for such large sums as $6,000, $3,500 and $1,000. There were also two other items exceeding $500,

His Worship said that he could not see anything whatever to justify | were committal.

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Mr. Andrewea: Now you have said that your Worship, I quite agree.

. His Worship: It appears to me to have been a pure accident.

. Mr. Andrewes; I think so.

His Worship intimated that a peculiar point was the condition of the pistol which seemed as if the efector had failed to work.

The defendant was aequitted.

Mr. D'Aimnan: Are you suru that six of these forged Charter ed Bank notes hiid not formed part of the payment of one of these accounts?-Witness: No."

You are quite certain 7-Yas. Witness, replying to further questions, stated he always put away such cash payments in tho smaller safe, of which the two

available for some Linie, as the THE WATER SUPPLY. keys were kept respectively by

subject is to be explored at once by the Transport Ministry with all

the interests concerned.

FORTY-SIX MILLION FOR WEEK'S CONSUMPTION.

him and another accountant of the Shiu On Wing.

Witness was closely question- ed in regard to this other foki, | and replied that that man who had been to the country and was absent on the day in question, had returned to his post.

The Government has agreed with the conclusions reached by the Traffic Advisory Committee that The water return for the past ungeonomie and unnecessary com-week shows that the total storage petition should be eliminated, in the Island reservoirs on the The Government helleven that "the morning of Monday, 2nd Decem- When the accused was taxed ends in view could be fully achieve | ber, amounted to 1,514,80 million | with the forged notes, said wit- rd, and public, intered fully safe, callons showing a decrease of ness, he endeavoured to run out guarded, only if coints in sectional | 46,40 million gallons during the of the shop, but was intercepted Gnancial interesis were consolidat past week; the amount collected, and prevented,

ed by the substitution of a single from streams being 50 million Replying to other questions, and simple form of public owner-gallons.

witness qualified his previous

shin for the complicated network The werk's consumption anomal-statement by saying that the ne of separate interests; private and fed to 46.90 million gallons. municipal, which now add so greatly to the difficulties of the situation."

Kowloon Supply.

cused was making to walk away when he (witness) stopped him. Thereupon he asked permission La

The total stornge in the main-use the telephone. land reservoirs on the morning of Monday, 2nd December, amounted to 496.54 million gallons, showing decrease of 9.35 million gallons during the past week.

The case w adjourned until Friday

LETTER GOLF SOLUTION.

In some political quarters the view is taken that the Government contemplate creating a public body on the lines of the Port of London Authority, to co-ordinate and control the various passenger

The week's consumption amount. services. In others, it is assumed that the creation of a public bodyed to 26.54 million gallons, not in- that would buy out the existing cluding 1.88 million gallons sup passenger tramway, omnibus and plied to Water Boats at Lai Chi tube railway services is intended. Kok.

The yield from the Shing Mun Comment in the Press and by traffe experts is reserved, nending kiver and streams during the week | LLAND, BRAND, BRAID, BRAIN, further detalls.-British Wireless, in 19.07 million gallons.

Here is the solution to the puzzle on another page.

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