FRIDAY, AKPTEMBER:
Fughes & Hough
PUBLIC AUCTIONS.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
ARTICULARS and Conditions of the AWOHOKKIES TO TRÍ VERNMENT be Public Auctions Sale, bo be helden MONDAY, the 37th day of September, 1993, xt~8 p.m., at the Offcos of the Public Works Dopartiment, by Order of His Excellency "the Goramar, of One Lot of CROWN LAND at Kennedy Town, in the Colony of Hongkong, for a barra of 75 years with the option of renewal
器编 Crown Rant to, be fixed by they
General Azotioneers ( KHAIS, Goal and General
Produce
Brokers and
Commission Agents.
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TO-Xwa-Wax* Coal Storage.
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Bentley's
4h & 5th Editions.
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Telegraphic Address
*MENETON * HONGKONG,
– PUBLIC AUCTIONS-
UHS Undersigned have received fnstrie-
Hans to sell by Pubile Auction.
(FOX ACCOUNT OF TER (ONGEENID),
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TUESDAY
September 25, 1920, commencing at 2.30 pm, at their Sales Booma, Na & Des Toni Boad, Corner of
Toe House Street,
TEAKWOOD AND BLACKWOOD FURNI- TURE, BRASS, TEAKWOOD TWIN BEISTEAD AND BRASS-MOUNTED BEDSTEADS, CARPETS, Som
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comprising - Chesterfield Sofas, Arm-chairs in sw), Folding Card and Occasional Tables Bedroom One Upholstered Salts, Furniture,
Teakwood Downprising Twin Bedsteads, large and small Ward. robes, Danding Tables, and Chairs, Wash- etands, o, (framed Teakwood), Bide- boarde, Dinner Waggons, Extension Din- ing Tables and Child Dinner Services Crockery, and Glas Wars, Cooking Shores Cutlery, den Beib Wart Rcom Utensils, Electro-Plated
Electric Beading Lamps and Fans, Blackwood and Teakwood Screens, a quantity of lackwood furniture, Bida Tables, Chairs, Cabinets, Pletures, Carpe new and second-hand,
Also
Three American Ice Chests, 1 Bicska, &c.
And
One 12 bore Hammerless Gun with Case, Oliver Typewriter.
Terms: Cash.
HUGHES & HOUGH, Auctioneers.
Blogkong, September 9, 1920.
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THE Underagued have received instruen.
to sell by Feblic Auction,
On
MONDAY,
the 18th October, 1920, st 10.30 a.m.; within the Camber, at Naval Depot. Kowlcom,
HMS. "SANDPIPER," Length between-perpendiculars 100 ft. Breadth, extreme 201
(Flat Keel to upper | planking midships
Deb is bold side of Upper Deck
Tonnage Locording
16. Prita Eules
Surveyor of His Majesty the King, for one further term of 25 years.
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
Kennedy Thun
Leošlity.
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Boundary
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PUBLIC AUCTION.”“
PRice Public Auction Sale, ta DARTICULARS and Conditions of the be held o MONDAY, the 27th day of September, 1920, at Sp.m., at the Offices of the Public Works Department, by Order of His Excellency the Governor, of
One
Leve
INTIMATIONS.
DOUGLAS STRAMSHIP COMPANY
E ORDINARY GENERAL}
above. Company will be
pany's". Offcen (BAQTURDAYÐI
at Noon TO-MORRO the 25th inst. 1920
The
25th
TER: BOOKS# of the!
DOUGLAS LAPBAIK & CO A General Managers, Hongkong, September 9, 1996.
KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY.
NOTICE
THE PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTI- FIED that the AFTERNOON UP EXPRESS TRAIN CANTON. present advertised to leave KOWLOON at 3.00 .. will son and siser THURS DAT, September 23rd and natil further notics, Lears 83 9.15 73 Last Ferry
By Order,
1.55 2.3.
IL P. WINSLOW,
Manage
Kowloon, September 12, 1820.
WISEMAN, LTD.
FOR SALE.
OVERTISEMENTS
PREPAID.
PALACE GARAGE
Phones 644& K-8073
Copies of the Gensle A Landice Freld Eadies ~The Queen, Fashions for all For the present year and to the end of same. Fast numbers in good cond tiona Ne reasonable after refused, Apply Box 1232, c/o “Carta Mam
FOR SALELAND at Kowloon
axar 16,945 square feet, in very desirable position for European dwellings: For fall particulam apply to: Larsin Davis, Alexandra Buildings Hongkong)
HOUSE TO LET.
FURISHED HOUSE for rent from
TO LET
O LET, From NOVEMBER
new, three-roomeci "EUROPEAN FL TS in Kowloon, facing Coronation Road (Nathan Road Extension), fifteen minutes by rickshaw from Hongkong Ferry, and ave minutes walk from Yaunisti Ferry. This property can be let a eleven self-contained houses each. with nine living rooms and adequat. kitchens, baths and TALIS' TUODA, OF as separate three-roomed flats. The rooms are large and cool, facing east with an open prospect. Very modersta rental Apply J. CAR CLARK. Architect & Borvayur, 14, Queen's Road Central.
N.B-Oficial, information has been received that a Government- re-
gulasted Noter Bas Service will October IE to December 31, abortly, be inaugurated in this district Completely equipped; all modern con- This service will run to a fixed. time veniente; lawn Finest Peak location: table, and will provide spoedy and conreriaal to tram. Can be inspected comfortable access from the Ferry to st any me. Apply Box 1231, c/o these flats. **Crisi Kun**
EXPRESS OF CANADA,
Canada the tendency would be for them to cross the border rather than to go from these islands which, he (Continue from Pages 2.)
thought would be a very disastrous laboured: The public generally did thing for the Empire. Moreover, they not realise how great those difficulties could not be spared across the border. were. Some years before the war the and he could not see how it could be
of CROWN LAND at DINNER DANCE Fred Co., built fine steamer for filled up from the Continent. There
Kowloon, in the Colony of Hong- kon for a term of 75 years, with the option of renewal at Crown Rent to be fired by the Surveyor of His Majesty the King, for one further term of zộ years. PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
No. of Hale,
Registry No.
Locality.
Boundary
Marenzementa
Contents in
Annual Heat
BATTERIES
A complete shipment
of the famoca
"KWIKLITE" BATTERIES
lor, pocket Torches bas just been received.
"KWIKLITE” TORCHES
12
Sett
Gress
not measured
..25 tons
in many styles and
various prices.
........... ft. 0 in. Henglong 1698
Nominal Displacement..
At mest draft of 2 Et.
Present mean draft
Where....
BtWhen
By Whom Jactions by Yarrow
Materials of Construction:-
& Co.
Wood Deck Sheathing. Fittings in
Cabins, Messes, dic
Iron Deck Fittings, &
Sted. Eall, Bulkted, Fittings, &c.
Decks, names of ;--
Mais, Hold and Battery Decks.
Armour:-Nil
As she now lies..
-"A detailed af fittings to be sold
SHIPBUILDING COSTS SHOULD BE
the Atlantic made. Her cost was would not be sufficient-labour to cul- £550,000. He believed the cost of tivate the fields for the population of the "Empress of Canada" would run Europe to be fed therefore it seem-. MONDAY, Sept. 27th. into 41,700,000. That was a very ed to fim essential that shipbuilders serious difference but it was still and shipowners should adopt some DINNER and DANCE $2.00 more serious looking at it from the means of getting back to less extra- point of view of maintenance than it vagant prices for ocean travel. It DANCING ONLY. $1.50 was of capital. He estimated that to was essential for this courty.
cover the difference between these two ships running in the North At-
LOWERED AND STABILISED, lantic-one built to-day and one built
He was convinced that some before the war-insurance, deprecia economy could be effected in ship-]" tion and interest on capital, would building by better organisation and Finvolve a charge on every voyage combinations which had been brought i made ross the Atlantic and back of about, recently in the shipbuilding £20,000. The difference between worlds by improved methods of stam the pre-war and the present day ship dardisation, and possibly by some re- running expenses was even mereduction in profits. (Great laughter.) serious Taking a vessel of the type At any rate he commended to ship of the "Calgarian," coal before the buildets the necessity for reducing
D. M. GOCIALI, .Manager.
HONGKONG GENERAL CHAMBER
OF COMMERCE,
CHINESE LANGUAGE SCHOOL.
A BEGINNERS CLASS will be started on MONDAY, October 4th, st 5.15 2.3. at the Chinese Language School, Jarction of Zetland-Street and Masonic Hail Lee House Street, Premises).
Intending Students are requested to send in their names to the undersigned for carolment.
་།
By Order,
D. K. BLAIR,
Acting Sewmary. Hongkong, September 15, 1920.
THE HONGKONG & THAM DA. DOCK COMPANY, LIMITED.
S3 & 85, Das Vænt Road Central (opposite Central Marks:)
AND
48 Haiphong Road, Kowloon
NEW CARS FOR HIRE AND FOR SALE Prices Reasonable.
PHOTO SUPPLIES, Kodaks and Kodak Films, &c. d DEVELOFING & PRINTING SPECIALITY.
“No. 171, Quresh ROAD CENTRAL, HOFGEONG.
LONG HING & CO.,
Tel No. 2558.
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TH
TUBS.
Banitary Goods,
Bathroom Fittings”
AND ALL KISIS OF
Glass and Mirrors:
LYSON COMPANY,"
391. Queen's Road Central Hongkong.
THE OPTICAL COMPANY
31, Queen's Boat CRSTELL ¿PECTACLES. EYEGLASSES. LENSES, etc. Optometry-to-Chery-E CHAN, Opt. D.
* SPES TESTED FREE OF CHARGE.
BUY YOUR STATIONERY FROM US. We Keep the Finest.
Stocks Complete.
PRICES MODERATE
DER A. WING & CO
Paper Merchants Stationers, Printers & Bookbinders.
60, Des Voeux Road, CENTRAL.
24 405 4500, so it was costs. For his own part he did not 24,000. Repairs for a round voy believe that any directors would lay age would be £1,700 and now it down ships unless they knew what would be £7.700; provisions before they were going to cost, and he the war were £3,000 and now they thought the first thing was for ship- cost £8,000. Wages before the war builders to so stabilise the building were £2,500 and now they were that the owners would know what t
believed cost. He (9,000. That was not the whole rise:
in wares. There was another allow C.P.O.S. had adopted the most en- ance to be made, which was
the lightened policy of any shipping com- accommodation taken from passengers pany at the present time. By this Canada actually more passengers than like, nor was it what it should or could for the greater comfort of the crew. policy they had a programme of two had ever been landed by any steam-be.
Advantage was not being taken In the Empress of France," a sister intermediate ships to be built at
would
the
stup of the "Calgarian," they had Clydebank and two passenger shine ship" organisation, and of those pas of the splendid opportunities which I had to give up 266. berths from the at Fairfield. Mr. Bosworth came sengers 99.1 per cent. were of British the termination of hostilities made: birth. They set out to carry Britous possible, and unless something" was- earning power of the ship to hand over to Great Britain two years 289 10. the Dersinions overseas to strength-done to put a stop to the increase in them over for the well-being of the and sized up the position very care-
en the Empire and ensure the food the cost of production they might: crew. Assuming those berths were fully. He replaced an order for two
Unfortunately there: only full on one half of the voyage first-class ships with these other ships supply for this country. It was well come very near to bringing rain en NOTICE 18 HEREBY GIVEN the ship made it meant a further loss The, economies which could be effect, known, to all men in the steamship their industry.
that the SHARE REGISTER of 43,000. The net effect of those ed in substituting a sinaller class of Trade that the foundation of the busi-was a good deal of unrest in labour: and TRANSFER BOOKS of the charges meant that the ship now built ship for the costly vessel they had ness was the 3rd class, and exclud- circles, but he believed this to be con- ing the Mediterranean traffic. they hadfined to a section of the workers only. Company will be CLOSED from the 1st: would cost £60,000 a round voyage launched that day were very great carried within 350 of the total car and he had great hopes that before. to the 9th October, 1920, both days more than a similar ship running and The principal economy was in speed. fied by all the other British liners long the better side of the British
baik before the war. All that money Speed in ships was without doubt the
incluire.
Warrants for the Interim Dividend, had to be recovered from the passen most costly single item. They knock.gether (Applause.) It might, per-working man would reassert itself and-
and after the 11th pror.
By Order of the Board,
JAS N. GRAHAM,“
Acting Chief Manager. Hongkong, September 19, 18:0
HONGKONG HOTEL GARAGE.
ALEX ROSS & WE BEG TO NOTIFY our Patron ship passenger rates were to-day, he and he had no hesitation in saying ing the Board of Trade, and he would to revert to the former method of
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GLAD AGE KOWLOON
STEL-KAT
PUBLIC AUCTIONS.
Undersigned have received in-
with the Ship ma- be seen at the Officesions to sell by Public Auction,
of the Naval Store Officer. E. M. Dock- -yard, Hongkong, and structural and other particulars can be obtained from the Chief Constructor, H. M. Dockyard, Hongkong.
The Vessel will be open to inspection from the 15. Bept in the day of male inclusive, between the hours of 10 am and 4 p.m. Inspecting orders can be obtained with fall Particulars and Conditions of Sale on application to the Auctioneera.
On presenting this order to the Pier Master in the Dockyard the person named theron will be conveyed to and
from the Ship The Ship may not be boarded from a private boat.
HUGHES & HOUGH,
By Appointment Auctioneers to
the Admiralty Hongkong, September 14, 1829.
MASSAGE.
Mr. HONDA and Mrs. HØNDA
Trained male Masseur. DAS (17 year experienionant Farmerly of Tokyoʻkilmey Hospital
BEKKURN URS IT PREFERRED AKA M Wridham, Street.e (Opposite to the Okiria Mail.).
(208 ALCOVET-OF TER CONCERNED),
on
TUESDAY,
September 28, 1920, commencing a± 2.30
pm, at their Sales Ecome, Ho.. Dos. Voux Road, Corner of Ige House Street,
A Small Consignment of WHITE GOODS, do... -80. Comprising →→→
Pillow Cases, White Satin Quills, Turkish Towels, Bath Towels, Bath Sheets, Double Bed Sheets, Battenberg and Drawnwork Bedspreads, Table Covers, Crochet and Dawnwork Doilies, Table Cloths, Linen Damask Serviettes,
A few lots of Bellow, Valises, Kit Baga, Suit Cases, and Attache Cases.
Two Pairs Prismatic Binoculars (All new goods and in soxall lots.)
BHUGHES & HOUGH,
Hongkong, September 22, 1980.
can be had at the Office of the Company; gers because freight was infinitesimal ed four knote off an Atlantic liner and that was not so. The fact was, a sound economic lines. (Hear, hear.) haps, be said it was pure fuck, but allow the industry to proceed on 2, Queen's Buildings, Hongkong, on
in comparison with the passengers, it meant 24 hours in getting to the great many ships had been leaving The unrest to witch he had referred PRESENT DAY PASSENGER RATES other side, but the 16-knot ship was his country partially filled, and the was partly due to the war, but at the He had heard a great deal of grummore economical than not travelling fact that they had been able to carry, same time there were other, disquiet- bling about the high cost of trans- at all, That was the policy of the this large number, almost a majority ing influences at work, and Govern Atlantic travel at the present time company as laid down by its Chair was due to the great efficiency of their ment control had also been a contri He said quite frankly that the cost man, and he believed it was a very passenger department under Mr. Wm. buting cause. He thought employers was at half as high as it ought to sound one. Meztion had been made Baird, and he took that opportunity and employes were agreed on the last be in relation to the expenses of the by the Chairman of the internal com of congratulating Mr. Baird. (Ap- point. Recent indications on the part operations and the capital cost of bustion engine. The internal combus plause. They had many interests of labour to be freed from industral shipping. The "Calgarian" type of tion engine had made immense strides, i represented on board the ship, includ-arbitration courts and to be allowed believed, first-class; £50 10s., that within five years they would be. like to say that he did not think it adjusting differences direct with the second-class before the war, 11, having a anilar gathering to that one would have been possible to have in employers, should help to put metto a was now £28; third-class before the to: celebrate the launching of a passtalled these davits on board had it on a better footing. The workman war, 66 10s., now £18. He gave senger liter driven by internal com- not been for the co-operation and was certainly worthy of his hire, and They halved the assistance of the Board of Trade was entitled to a higher standard of. those figures with all reserve, but bustion engines. they gave a fair and general state- fuel bill by reducing to 16 knots, and officials. It was quite an erroneous living, and no employer would seek iment of the situation at the present they halved it again by the conversion view to think that the work of the to deprive him of either, if only a time. The passenger rates had not from coal to oil fuel. He thought if Board of Trade was destructive. It corresponding return was assured in increased by more than 185 per cent., they adopted these economies, did its duty with a view to seeing the way of production. Only by sucit wheres the cost of operations, allow smaller vessel, a slower one, and that the ships were efficient and life means would. economy be secured and ing the capital cost involved, had cer-vessel driven by internal combustion was made secure at sea, and he was more orders obtained. (Applrose,) tainly not been less than 350 per cent engines, they would be able to get proud to testify that they had had Sipowners, under present circu That, honestly, was a position that back neater to the pre-war position,
that we are inaugurating the above as from 1st October, 1920.
We aspire to render First Class Service at reasonable rates.
HONGKONG HOTEL CO., LTD.
J. EL TAGGART,
Kanager. Hoogkong, Fept. 18, 1930.
VICTORIA RECREATION CLUB
ANNUAL AQUATIO SPORTS will be held on
THURSDAY, 30th Sep; FRIDAY, 1st October, at 4.30 px.. sad on
could not be expected to continue for and he was quite sure the Fairfield nothing but assistance from the Board stances, were Bnding it hard to make
and he took that opportunity to thank afford to pay what builders requi an indefinite period, and the result Company would be quite ready to of Trade in introducing these davits, ends meet, and they could not well would be that a very large number, of co-operate to bring it about (Ap Captain. Young for his assistance. to keep their establishments going
The limitation of output was 1 plause.)
(Applause.) fast ships would necessarily be laid up. One might say,Well, the ship: C.P.O.S. SUCCESS AS PASSENGER GOVERNMENT CONTROL AND LABOUR mistake and was bound to react
those who resorted to it. TROUBLES *CARRIERS. owner could get it back by raising the SATURDAY, 2nd October, at 4.30 r.E." faret". When they considered what At the launches of the "Empress of Mr. Alex M. Kennedy (Managing of it was to mcrease the
it-meant to pay, £50 for a first-class Canada" it was not, convenient for Director of the Fairfield Shipbuilding thing. By pursuing such ENTRY FORMS can be had from passage to get one berth in a three-hist to refer to the amount of business and Engineering Co.) in responding condition of stairs might
SECRETARIES OF CLUBS or on berth room, the ordinary minimum done by the C.P.O.S., but he was said he was exceedingly grateful to there would be rude or no work application to the undersigned. Entries CLOSE on MONDAY, the 27lb instant rate of 50 to cross and 650 to proud to do it on one of their own Sir Alexander Gracie for his kind pur restrictions upon. Employers and will not be accepted unless accom- come back and £28 for the second- ships. Many of those present came reference to himself and the stat. If employed were mutually Panied by Entrance Feen so clas, it was very serious, but it was from London, and they were under way a great pleasure to them, as each other and both wer
fer more serious to pay £19 for a the impression that the CP.O.S company, to have been entrusted within the future of the indo steerage passage. He thought it was was a picayune, compared with the the building of such a fine ship is the trust and- disastrous. He could not conceive other. Big British lines. He could Enprese of Canada, and anything worse than to charge these assure them that was a very big mis- were muturally proud to be immense sume for a man and his take if they judged the importance with her construction The famly going to the United States or by the passengers, carried across the establišment was well Canade, charging £19 per person; and Alastic, then this company stood thoroughly equipped for work of yet he had shown this was not suff- second to none. Up to the 31st July Class and 10 whom it may contera I be uz cien, It meant in the first place that this year, they had carried hackwards signed will love the WALLA the communication between the dif- and Forwards no fewer than 100,000 WALLA Co., on 30th September, 1920. ferox parts of the Empire would be people The number of compiame mod- All accounts against the Company seriously impeded, together with that was between 1st Tues and 30th September good feeling that came of knowledge they 1720, must be submitted to this office before the end of this
B. C. WITCHELL,
"How Sarelary, Hoogkong, September 22, 1930.
NOTICE...
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of ither people
LEONG KUM YAUA
the fecrease they had in the cost of:odean travel, it
oped would
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