THURSDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1920.
WANT ADVERTISEMENTS
35 WORDS & INKKKTIONE, $1. PREPAID.
Fughes & Hough Every additional word & Conte
AUCTIONEERÀ TO TER GOTIKIMENET
General Auctioneers, Share, Coal and Giezers! Produes · Krakers and Demmission. Agakix,
for 3 insertions.
FOR SALE.
THORSALE-FIRST CLASS Pedigree FORSALE TEST CLA Fo Terriers. Orders for any Breed of DOGS Promptly executed with satisfactory [ws-Wan * Goal Sterngerelt by late Kennelman to Sir Samuel
PROPRIETORS
Qadar Wad Heatley'
to 6th 7th Editions. A I Telegraphile Coda.
Telegraphic Addreza
* MELICE”. KÖMZESTO.
-PUBLIC AUCTIONS
THE Undersigned have received instru
tions to all by Publia Auction,
· [PUR ACCOUNT OF TER OJXTRLRD),
ZD
FRIDAY,
December 24, 1920, at 12 DoOD, at vir Sale Rooms, No. B Dea Fox Bend, Cerner of Ice House Street,
7 Seater "Chandler“ Car, complete with all accessories, 1919 Model, has been being little used.
as good as new. Can be seen anyday between 9-am and 12.30 pm. mutside City Hall, or Trial by arrangements with the under
goed,
Terma-Cask
HUGHES & HOUGH,
Auctioneers. Hongkong, December 21, 1920.
(PGK ACCOUNT OF FAR QOTCHLEEN),
ON
FRIDAY,
December 24, 1920, at 12 noon, ab their Sales Rooms, K. &, DH YOUR Road, Corner of Ios House Street.
I Conch built Side Car (new) for Harley Davidson Cycla com. plete with Hood and Sureen.
Terms:-Cash.
HUGHES & HOUGH,
Hongkong, December 23 1930.
(For Account of the Concerned),
on
Herders. Only bona fide purchaseTE need apply Box 1240, c/o "CEA HIL"
TO LET.
TO LET-IMMEDIATE OCCUPA-
TION A FEW THREE ROOM- BUILDINGS, CORONATION ROAD, RD EUROPEAN FLATS IN ORIENT KOWLOON. MODERATE RENTAL. Apply J. CAFE CLARK, Architect sad Surveyor, 14, Queen's Road, Central
INTIMATIONS.
REPULSE BAY HOTEL
Feet.
INTIMATIONS
IMPORTS AND EXPORTS OFFICE CHRISTMAS & NEW YEAR HOLIDAYS.
Tan's Office will be entirely CLOS
ED SATURDAY, the 25th December, 1990, and 1st January, 1921. I will beropen for all purposes till noon on MONDAY, the 27th December, 1920. Licensed Warehouses will be entirely CLOSED on those dates.
THE CHINA MAIL.
INTIMATIONS.
GOVERNMENT OF PORTUGUESE REPUBLIC MINISTRY FOR THE COLONIES
DEPARTMENT OF DIPLOMATIC, GEOGRAPHICAL AND NAVAL SERVICE.
HG. WELLS ON RUSSIA.
TRIBUTE TO SOLEMTISTIE
In his second article in the Sunday Express, Mr. H. G. Wells pays RIY eloquent tribute to the Russian acietists, who are still carrying on their work in spite of the colossal difficulties, and criticises in vigorous terms the shortcomings of the "Pangim" "Numantia-Marxist Communism which made no "Daraso" ex "Brisbane"-"India" provision for their, and other equally ex Vorworts"--"Goa" ex "Marien-important work. He says: "The {fels"—"Diu " - "Lichtenfels "
mortality among the intellectually distinguished men of Russia has It is hereby informed to the Con- been terribly high. Much, no doubt, signees, either of the allied or neutral nations, who had goods on board of has been due to the general hard-
of ship
life.
in many bat the above steamverytime
"THAT according to the terms of cases I believe that the sheer mortifi the DECREE No 6,993: dated it cation of great gifts become futile. October of the present year, they has been the determining cause.) may put up their claims to recover the balances of stats due to them They could no more live in the Russi mandeered, which formed parts, of in a Kafir kraal. Every Communist shipments of the above steamers, being proceeds of goods sold or com- of 1919 than they could have lived the 24th and MONDAY the 27th inats within the period of Fix months, com. orator has been trained to contemn
Hongkong, December 22, 1990.
CW. BECK WITH,
Superintendent, Imports and Exporte Hongkong, December 23, 1990
BANK HOLIDAYS.
TN accordance with Ordinance No & of 1912, the EXCHANGE BANKS PUBLIC BUSINESS en SATURDAY, will be CLOSED for the Transaction of
WAR "MEMORIAL.
J
SUBSCRIPTION LIST.
THE completion of the Ball Room į THE
Extension
increased the Las
scription, of a building to be Dance Floor capacity to 6,000 Square FOR the erection" by Public Sub- run on YMCA. lines, to be called the WAR MEMORIAL INSTITUTE will be held at the above Hotel on the and to be managed for the joint use following dates:——
DINNER DANCES
XMAS EVE, FRIDAY, 24th December,
1990.
BOXING DAY, MONDAY, 27th De
cember, 1920
WEDNESDAY, 29th December, 1920 NEW YEAR'S EYE, FRIDAY, 31st
December, 1920.
AND
NEW YEARS DAY, SATURDAY,
1st January, 1921.
HONGKONG HOTEL.
DINNER DANCE
XMAS NIGHT, SATURDAY, 25tb December, 1910.
HONGKONG
HOTEL
NEW YEAR'S EVE, FRIDAY,
31st December, 1920.
THE attention of patrons is drawn to the fact that the usual dance will not be held at the Hotel on the abore date, as the entire accommoda- tion has been booked from 9.30 .. for the AT HOME to be given by Lt. Col J. R. Wyndham and Officers of the D.C.20d. Battalion, The Duke of Edin
burgh's (Wiltshire Regiment).
Henghong. December 15, 1890.
WEDNESDAY, January 5, 1921, at 2:30 pm, at Mass. GES, DESTARD & Co.'s Godown, Prays East, About 850, 100 to 135 Valts, * 4.0. Electric Fans and
Fittings,
by the Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Co. including 12-in, 16-in desk and bracket fans, mix bladed gyrating fans and 4 bladed ceiling fans. (Damaged in transit).
14
Ou view Monday and Tuesday, 3rd and 4th January, 1921. ...form-Cask
KUGHES & HOUGH,
Auctioners. Hongkong, December 21, 1920.
PUBLIC AUCTION,"
PUBLIC AUCTION.
PARTICULARS and Conditions of the letting by Public Auction Sale, to be held on TUESDAY, the 18th day of December, 1997, at 3 pm at the Offices of the Public Works Department. by Order of His Excellency the Governor, trne Lot of CROWN AND below Black's link, in the Colony of Hong kong, for a term of 75 years, with the option of renewal at a Crown Bent to be Sred by the Burveyor of His Majesty tha King, for one further term of 75 years.
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
Haglatry Re
Rajaw-Blackr Link Lilly,
་
Oriente la
wĮ Upset Prios.
The
IL
£
+
125
130
.
16,500
NAGAT
FUREIER
Jar made up Artistically, -Furs cleaned and Remodelled ~
Can call at Erivate Xesidences by Appointment. Aldrons-ari Flor, di Frayu Kuc
MUMEY A.
- Japanese Photographers,
Wo bare removed, our Premisen to He 36, Queen's Road, 0. Sisting hours from 9am to 9 pm./
...
Faarpest photor Anished.
THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST- MENT & AGENCY CO., LTD.
LOST.
HE SHARE CERTIFICATE No. THE
1603 for Two Shares numbered 46191/46492 standing in the Register in the name of LUE YUE SAK (deceased) late of Hongkong Baving been LOST-NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that unless that said Certificate be produced at the ofion of the Com pany, 5 Queen's Road Central, Victoria Hongkong, on or before the 5th day of January. 1991, a new Certificate for the said shares will be issued and the old Certificate will thereafter be held by the Company as wall and void.
MOWBRAY S. NORTHCOTE,
Secretary." Kangkong, December 1, 1990.
of the Navy, the Army and Civilians by a Joint Board of Directors. Lists may be found at *Mesura, Lane Crawford.
**
Kelly & Walsh Mantrie
Tm. Fordl, Ltd. The Hongkong Chub.
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Hongkong Cricket Club.
Club Lusitano. Engineers' Institute. Viatoria Recreation Club. Kowloon Cricket Club Kowloon Bowling Club. Pesk Club. Club de Recreio Craigengower Club.
M. J. BREEN.
Hon. Secretary, War Memorial Committee Hongkong, December 15, 1920.
NOTICE
mencing from the 1st October of the current year..
The claims should be accompanied by the following documents: (a) Application by the Concerned or
by his legal representative. (b) Certificate of nationality of the Concerned issued by, his respec- tive Consul Bill of Lading duly counter-signed if it is necessary
(c)
of the goods if the claim is not to be filed by himself staring the (Power of Attorney of the Owner
person to whom the amount due should be paid either in Porta- guese or British India. (e) Discharged and acquitted in
voices proving that the cost of the goods has been duly paid to the sellers
(1.3 Letter of Guaranty as per terms of the DECREE No. 3,800, dated 28th January of 1918f it is necessary...
This certificate is only applicable when the payments are to be made under "Bords," which should be given by the respective Government of the Concerned assuming the responsibility for the payment.
Utopianism that is to say, bas been trained to contemn intelligent planning. Not even a British busi- ness man of the older type is quité such a believer in things righting *** muddling themselves and in through" as these Marxists. The Government Russian Communist now finds itself face to face, among * multiplicity of other constructive sustaining scientific life, of sustaining thought and discussion, of promoting problems, with the problem
artistic creation, Marx the prophet and his gacred book supply it with co lead at all in the matter. Balshevism. having no schemes, must improvise therefore clumsily, and is reduced to these pathetic attempts to salvage the wreckage of the intellectual life of the old order. And that Bife is very sick and unhappy..and seems Ekely to die on its bands.
con-
Houses
NOTICES.
JUST HRANIYED SHIPMENT OF“
8.H.P. CLEVELAND
MODEL IŠROSI MOTOR CYCLES
(TS Miles to the Gallon)
$335
& $335
ALEX ROSS & CO.
26, Dra Vasox BALD CENTRAL,
HONGKONG.
TRIALS BOLICITED
JAMES STEER
BY
THE CHRONOMETER AND WATCH 'KÅKER (Contractor to E. M. Kaval Yard)
Io Hover STRET, HoroŻONA
MARKET PRODUCE IN HONGKONG.
APPROXIMATE RETAIL PRICES.
December 21st, 1920.
Butcher Meat.
Seed Siricia.-Kel Lang Pa... Ih
Prime Out
Poultry.
19
Chickan,--Kai TraÏ .......
the
* 17
Capoor, Small,- -Din Kal
•
Corned,--Han Ngan Yuk. .. - Boat,-Shia
20
Capons, Larga,—-Sto Ext
19
+
Brest-Ngan Nam Hoap-Tour Tak ... 20037 Break-Ngan Yuk Pa
16
Dores,-Pan Ka
16
-19
Eggs, Hat-Kat Tan (cooking) per dag. 17 Eggs. Hen,—Kai Tan (5,xh) .......per dor. 2
Fowls, Caritin,—-Est......
lb. 38
隆
#Steak Strat-Ngan Lan„ #28 "Sang-Fran Chang, 25 Ballock's Bratos-Egan No par sat 30
Tongue, fresh,~~~N gan Liah bt Tongue, occped-Han Kgan L each 80 cent Hud-T... mcb Heart-Ngun Bam. lb. 13 Bump, Salt-Ngan K... 18 Fort-Ngas Kench T Kidneys-Nga Tia..
14
#0
Fowls, Hainan,--Hol Nama Kai ;, G-Ngo
Pigmans, Canton,-Pak Kapch 23
I
Holbow,-Hoi Han Pak Kan
ach 25- Terkayı, Cock,--Fa-Kat Kong 1 T Tarkayı, Han,—Fo Eat Ka' Snipe,Sha Taol.
H
·50. sack 22
Pheart-Shaz Krim m
H
*
12
| Quàil,—Om Chan
18
Liver-Ness Koo... h. 13 Trips (undramend), Ngi To Tb. 5 weh $1.00
tan-kesk avi".
Ed and Feet-Nga-m
#
Log:-Yeung Yel.00 10 Mattom Chop-Tecnig Pei Kwak 16. 32
Shoulder-Yeung Chan Baddie,-Young On Yak„1
"It is not simply scientific and literary work and workers that Maxim Gorky is trying to salvage in Russia. There is a third and still more curious salvage organisation associated with him. This is the Expertise Commission, which has its In case the Concerned are not able headquarters in the former British to appear personally, they should Embassy. When a social order based grant Power of Attorney to ma indi on private property crashes, when vidual or firm of well known stand private property is with some abrupt ing either in Portuguese or British
ness and no qualification abolished, India for the purpose to sign all the this does not abolish and destroy the necessary documents relating to the things which have hitherto collection of what is due to them.
stituted private property. All the documents above mention and their gear remain standing, still S SANTA CLAUS will arrive earlier A than usual on Xmas Eve, FRI-ed should be stamped and with their being occupied and used by their DAY, 24th Dec, all children invited to respective translations attached to, people who had them before-
Marrist theory. bad Peak Hotel on that day are asked to under the terms of Portuguese laws, except when those people have come as half past three o'clock fas and vises by the respective con- fled
the dic sular anthorities.
led their minds up to originally teranged.
The Attorneys of the Claimants tatorship of the class-conscious pro- both in Portuguese and British India letariat, and then intimated-we must be qualified so that they may discover now how vaguely that be able to solve any difficulties that there would be a new heaven and a may be raised during the course of new earth. Had that happened it proceedings for default in non-com- would, indeed, have been a revolution in human affairs. But as we saw pliance with any legal requirement. 1919 All the claims followed by the way Russia, there, is still the old heaven as above mentioned should be for- and the old earth, covered with the Fuins, littered with the abandoned warded to — DIRECTOR OF DIPLOMATIC, GEO- furnishings and dislocated machinery of the former system, with the old GRAPHICAL AND NAVAL
peasant tough and obstinate upon SERVICE MINISTRY FOR
the soffand Communism ruling in the cities quite pluckily and honestly, and yet, in so many matters, like a his rabbit behind him, and can pro- conjuror who has left his pigeon and doce nothing whatever from the hat
Peak Hotel, 22nd Dec., 1920.
CREDIT
NOTICE.
OLDERS of Temporary Bonds of
NATIONAL LOAN are notified that these bonds have to be exchanged in Paris against definitive bonds before March 1921.
"Customers having subscribed through our Branch can apply to our office for exchange of the mid Bonda
BANQUE DE L'INDO-CHINE,
Hongkong Agency. „Elöngkang, December 14, 1950.
NOTICE.
*
**
Pig's Chidlings,—Chu Chong
Brain-Chu No............. par sk Fest-Che Rest ... Try-Cha Chap w
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+ The 16
16
+
п
19
Had-Chu Thin Heart-Ohr Sam
15
19
· Lérez-Can Ken
*** Kidays,ba Vich 10 Tb. 31
ch 10
*
25
2
*
2
30
26
#
Pork Chop,-Chu Pal Kwak...
Lag-Cha Pal. Loiu,--Oku Has TomTom Tao Land-Che Ta... Sheep's Head and Foot-Teang Tax-Frak...
#70 Har-Young Bam ....... mach - 19 "Eldaeys-Tang Yiu "mach. 12
#
W
Liter--Isang Kab.# Barking Pigs, to order,—Cha Tim. 26 Sark, Bel, --Shang Ngan Yax un 12 (19 Muston, ShangYoung Tax. 31 Vi,--Nyan Toal Yak....
Saamages,-Ngın Tasi Chatto
·Ka 115 35
雜
THE COLONIES. CLAIMS LISBON (PORTUGAL) Those Consignees who had already presented their claims at the Office of the Attorney General of the Republic in GOA (Portuguese India), and not having yet been accorded
The state of affairs we have seen with a dispatch for incompletion of documents or for they baring not in Russia is only the intensification the state of legally done, may still and completion of
rectify those affairs towards which Britain was ofice to the first foor of No. be allowed' to
all I WE have THIS DAY removed or been
in 1918. For by drifting faults and irregularities 24, Gage Street. ̧
SANG LEE & G themselves or by their attorneys know --Western Europe may be Building, Contractors within the six months as above stated, stil drifting even now towards
Those Consignees who had taken parallel crash. I am not by any Hongkong, December 20th 1920.
delivery of their goods under "Bonds" means sure that we have turned the or against cash deposit, may-by the comer. War, self-indulgence, and sanction of the Office of the Attorney unproductive speculation may still be | Barħal-Ka Ikea an General in GOA (Portuguese India) wasting more than the Western world | Bra-PY
Calon Freek Water Fish- Tcover their deposits or get those is producing; in which case our own Bonds" canceled as soon as they crash-currency failure, a universal are able to produce those legal shortage, social and political col- - Te
short or lapse, and all the rest of its mere catfab-Chalk Ys documents that were having complied with the legal formly a question of time. The shops in odish, Y. alities required, non-fulfilment Regent-street will follow the shops, Har thereof was the cause of the require of the Nevsky Prospect, and Mr. ment of those deposits and "Bonds." Galsworthy and Mr. Bennett will
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World Renowned LONDON
GIN.
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Matured "Sweet London Gin.
ONDONCIN
Matured and Aged in Wood,
St. Pancras Gin Refinery Co.,
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LONDON, ENGLAND.
Several valuable territories
T,
Af the expiration of the period of have to do what they can to salvage Dab,-Eha Mang the six months aforesaid, the settle the art tre-sures of Mayfair.”.
ments will be made of those claime
legally recognised, in BOMBAY and in GOA, for that, purpose notices will be duly published.
DEPARTMENT of the DIPLOMA- TIC, GEOGRAPHICAL and NAVAL SERVICE for the MINISTRY for the COLONIES Labon, 2nd October, 1920.
(Signed) ERNESTO DE VASCON
VSE-CELLOS.
Capt MLG.
It is correct Department of the Diplomatic, Goographical and Naval Service, 2nd October, 1920
(Signed) PAULO DE MOURA
"COUTINHO ALMEIDA
D'ECAME
Capt.
In charge of the
PERSONAIGA
CUTICURA HEALS PAINFUL RASH
On Arms, Neck, Limbs and Face. Could Not Rest
"For alz, months. I este ous in dry aunty, rash on my arms, neck and limbs, and ̧then" ] ̈had 'it'` viry' badly on my lace, so pessful sub-karls tarbig I could not go any toxtat tight. I WAS WOCK CRt,and depensmeð gála
The doctor Zicommended Catlesta Goap and Cinement. Aber insing them 13 was geruicly culleved, and bt.mwhori By-stima I won-healed"? @{Higned) Mzur B. Baker, Brisbane, 35, M, LaoĊEIde
Band, Bournemouth," Eng."
Dhen distruening
by wing Colle
Cor Fab
Fish.
12 16
-
Hol Bla Ya
2
Partridges,-Che Ko
Fruits.
Almonds-Hang Yaz...
Apples. (California),-Kam Shan
Plug Ko Bansou, (belda's), Krono-Buzz Heng Chin
+
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26
sach 10.
{ Carambola,-Yaung To
Cocoanate-Yo Te me Lemosa, Ching-Ling Mong- 16. Lemons, (&meric)-Kam Shan
'Joe Mangan e
1
Licheon, Dried, (small stne), ----
Tai Chi Kon Ib. 35 Grange, (Canton), Kwesti
Shan-abang Tim' Chang Ib. Dog Tin Tháng
Pista, (Canton), Cooking, --Ens. Là Pranata,—I's Shang... ***
Fersimmons, Large-Hung Tas.
| Flantain, -Tai Chin ...
Walanta-Hop To Grapes,-Po Tai Taz...
Artichoke
Vegetables, &c.
Ghi Chinh |Beans, Sproat, -Nga Tso *- Long-Tau Kok .......
Best Root Hang Tool Tia Bitter Squash,--7 Brinjals, Garen,
Red-Es
Cabbage Chiasm,
Shanghal Can's Shoote, buras, Canlidower (Large),-~-Xə
(Medium), (Brand)
-35 | | Qazro'a... Kam Bhan
16 Onlary Chiness,—Tom
29 - | Chifflina, Delad,—–Ka
Red,Eng Gran
in one hour.