WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1920,
Eughes & Hough
AUCTORIBUS 10 THE GOVERNMET
Geral Auctioneers Share, Coal and Genera! Produce Brokers and. Commission Agents,
PROPRITORS
1:
"TOKWI-Wan" Coal,Storage.
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Cada kel -Ben-ey's
Aah & 5th Editions.
A! Telexraphie Coda. Telegraphic Addru
'MEIRIOI" HONGKONG,
-PUBLIC AUCTIONS-
THIK Undersigned have rocalred instrue
Talons to all by Public Auction.
(FOR ACCOUNT OF ZER CONCERNED).
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THURSDAY, December 30, 1920, at 10.30 am, at No. Gia Nathan Read, Kowloon, First Floor,
THE SUSTRY
*
HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE,
therein contained. Comprising:- Teakwood Bedroom Suite (Twin Bed) good as new, Treadle Sewing Machine Singer hand attachment, Chesterfield Sofs and Armchairs Sideboard, Dining
Table, Chairs, Sc., Pantry and Kitchen Utensils,
Also
WANT ADVERTISEMENTS
25 WORDS 3 INSERTIONE," 51. PREPAID).. Brary additional word & Centr fer's insertions
TO LET.
THE CHINA MAIL.
INTIMATIONS.
NOTICE.
R
I of O NOME DR Fin orang IS NOTIFIED for information and RICKSHAS that licences for Private Chairs, Private Rickshas and Drivers are due for renewal on January
TO LET IMMEDIATE GO 1st, 1921
TIOS-A FEW THREE ROOM-
ED EUROPEAN FLATS IN ORIENTE BUILDINGS" CORONATION ROAD, KOWLOON. MODERATE RENTAL Apply J. CAER CLARK, Architect and Surveyor, 14, Queen's Road, Central
· P. P. J. WODEÈOUSE, Captain Saperintendent of Police, Hongkong, December 25, 1890.
TO LET -In early February, FOR-REPULSE BAY HOTEL
NISHED EUROPEAN FLAT, in Kowloon 3 ROOMS and all comes fences Apply Box No 1245 40"CHITA HAT
FOR SALE
FOR SALE-FIRST CLASS Pedigree Scotch Terriers and Aberdeen Terriers. Orders for any Breed of DOGS Promptly executed with satisfactory
revalts by late Kennelman to Sir Samuel
Eerdera. Only bona fide purchasers zeed apple Box 1240, cf “Carva Man."
INTIMATIONS.
WAR MEMORIAL
SUBSCRIPTION LIST.
FOR the erection by Public Sub-
scription, of a building to be
run on YMCA. lines, to be called the WAR MEMORIAL INSTITUTE
Sunblinds Enamelled Bath and and to be managed for the joint use Electric Fittings.
(Fall Particulars from Catalogue).
Terme-Chah.
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HUGHES & ROUGE,
Auctioneers.
Hongkong, December 23, 1920.
(POR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED),
QX
THURSDAY;
December 30, 1920, commencing st 2.30 p.m. at their Sales Bogies, No. &
Des Voux Road, Cerner of "
Ice Home Street,
AS ASSOCTYENT OF Household Linens, &c,
Comprising
Pillow Cases. Fine quality Blankets, White Batin Quilts, Bed Valances, Danssk Table Cloths, Turkish Towels, Bath Towels, Bath Sheet, Double Bed Sheets, Drawawork Bedspreads, Table Covers, Crochet and Drawiwork Dailies, Linen Damask Serviettes,
Also
A few lots of Bellow Valises and Kit Cases, and Prismatic Glasses, &c.
(Pull Particolars from Catalogue). Terms: Cash,
HUGHES & HOUGH, Audionects. Hongkong, December 24, 1920.
(FOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED), OZI
THURSDAY, December 31, 1990, commencing at $30 p.m., at their Bales Booms 50. 8, Des Voeux Road, Corner of Ice House Street,
TEAKWOOD AND BLACKWOOD FURNI TURE, BRASS AND TEAKWOOD TWIN BELSTEADS. BRASS-MOUNTED BEDSTRADS, CARPETS, comprising:-
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of the Navy, the Army and Civilians by a Joint Board of Directors. Lists may be found at Mesum Lane Crawford
yu
Kelly & Walsh. Houizie
m. Powell, Ltd.'
The Fongkong Club.
Hongkong Cricket Club. Club Lusitano. Engineers' Institute. Victoria Recreation Club. Kowloon Cricket Club. Kowloon Bowling Clab. Peak Club.
Chab de Recreio Craigenzower Club.
M. J. BREEN.
Eon. Secretary, War Memorial Committee. Hongkong, December 15, 1920.
THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST MENT & AGENCY CO., LTD.
LOST.
1603 for Two Shares numbered
THE completion of the Rall Room
Extension
bar increased the Dance Floor capacity to 6,000 Square Feet.
CHINA ASSOCIATION.
(Continued from page 2)
better than it is, and in this con- nection I am sure that all British sub- jects will view bevourably the proposal to increase temporarily the "customis rate, getting some funds to provided aries, with the object of, at any
for that dreadful catastrophe. (Hear hear. With regard to this particular point, the insesse of callway con- munication, the re-establishment of the Consortium, under which the re-i
THE SUNSHINE
OF THE NIGHT.
300 Cuedle power of briliant white light.
presentatives of the Grest Powers have agreed to co-operate with one another in a policy of unification of. railways and of their extension, is a More light than 20 old style
oil lamp- most hopeful departare, and we con
Cost to less than 50 cents a month.
cess and progress which has attended;) 15-20 hours, contiamos illumination
on I £ling. ratulate Sir Charles Addis on the see- his efforts in this direction. (Api plause.) We hope that the revival of this policy of co-operation amongst the Great Powers will lead to the Sal abandonment of the bolicy of spheres of influence, a policy fraught with will be held at the above Hotel on the danger och id the Powers and tc. China (Hear, hesr.) There is following dates:----
nothing in the official list of speeches. but I may say that you will at rej deeply interested it after his reram from New York Sir Charles Addis
DINNER DANCES
TO-DAY WEDNESDAY, 29th December, 1929.
NEW YEAR'S EVE, FRIDAY, 31st
December, 1920.
NEW YEARS DAY, SATURDAY,
1st January, 1921. HONGKONG HOTEL.
DINNER DANCE XMAS NIGHT, SATURDAY, 25th December, 192.
HONGKONG
HOTEL.
NEW YEARS EVE, FRIDAY,
31st December, 1920.
THE sttention of patrons is drawn to
WANTED
DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF FELLOW RIVER BRIDGE FOR PEKING-HANKOW RAILWAY.
THE PEKING HANKOW LIVE of the CHINESE GOVERNMENT RAILWAYS invites sealed proposals of bridge contractors for designing and building a new steel bridge about 2,800 meters in length scross the Yellow River HE SHARE CERTIFICATE 'No.(Hwang Ho). Proposals will be received THE
up to zoon of June 30th, 1921, at the office of Peking-Hankow Railway, 46191/46492 standing in the Register Peking. China, plans, rules and in the name of LUE YUE SAM
specifications can be obtained from the (deceased) late of Hongkong been: LOST NOTICE air following oflices: GIVEN that unless that said Certificate produced at the office of the Com- pany, 5 Queen's Road Central, Victuris Hongkong, on or before the 5th day of January. 1921, a new Certificate for the said shares will be issued and the old Certificate will thereafter be held by the Company as aull and void."
MOWBRAY S. NORTHCOTE,
Secretary- Hongkong, December 3, 1990.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
THE Undersigned have received instrue- tions to sell by Public Auction. (For account of the concerned)
GD
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THURSDAY, December 30, 1923, at 230 pm, at their Bales Rooms, No. 8, Der Vor Road, Corner of
Charterfeld Sofa, Arm-thalu (now), Folding Card and Docsaional Tables, One Upholstered Suite, Bedroom Furniture comprising Teakwood Twin Bedsteads,
and
Wardrobes, Large
amali Dressing Tabies, and Chairs, Wash stande, ke, (tumed. Teakwood), Bide- boards, Dinner Waggons, Extension Diz- ng Tables and Child, &c, Dinner
·Services, Crockery, and Ghee Wars, One Ocalding Stoves, Catlery, & Bath Bcom Frensis, Glectro-Plated
Ware, Electric Reading Lamps. Bakewood Bereens, Sundry Blackwood Furniture, Side Tables, Chairs, Cabinets, Pictures. Carpets, de
Also
American Ice Chest Fasmelled Bath, Beveral late Tennis Balls, &c, and a) quantity of Cut-gless.
Fall Particulars from Catalogue). Terms -Cash.
HUGHES & HOUGH, Auctioneers. Hongkong, December 13, 1901
(For Account of the Conserped),
OD
WEDNESDAY, January 5, 1921, at 2.30 p.m.,
MIRA, GRAY, DIETARD & Co.'s.
Godown, Fisys Fast,
About 800, 100 to 125 Volta, D.C.
4,0. Electrió Ïaus and 155 Fittings,**
by the Westinghouse Electric and
ada Handfacturing Co. *** inclaring 12-in, 16-a desk and bracket fuss, at bladed grating fans and 4, bladed ceiling fans.
(Damaged in transit).
View Monday and Tuesday, 3rd
und 4th January, 192)5
HUGHES & HOUGH
Houtzkong, December, 21, 192),
Ice House Street Piano by Collard & Sollard
(ia good condition). T:--Cat
HUGHES & HOUGH, Auctioneers, Hongkong December 22, 1990.
PALACE MOTOR Co., Ltd.
Phone Central
644 Western Branch. 3148 Kowloon Branch K307 New Cars For Hire & Far Sala. Private Clare garaged. "Repairing-Cam a Speciality.
MARTIN'S
APIOL
All applications for same must be accompained with pounds & for foreign countries and with dollars 30 for Peking-
PEKING-HANKOW RAILWAY
ADMINISTRATION.
PERSONAL
o wiek to trim, no chiarner to wash, no smoke, no 100%, no odor, nu dripping cil
"SOLE "AGENTS:
TANG LLUY & CO.
66, Connaught Road, Central,
P. O. Box No. 35a Telephone No. 1570.
to establish any separate, or indivi- dual rights or interests in any future business which may come into their
will say a few words r us -night (Applese.) This is a policy which is coi the work of a year, or, five years, or ten years. It is very nearly a generation since this policy was start- ed and there is no man in this con- try or in any other country who has done so much to forward this fraport. ant departure in the future policy of the Powers in China than our Friend Sir Charles Addis. (Applause) is a matter for regret that the Shan- turg question is still unsettled. think that there is no doubt that pub-possession bur equally with those" he epition in this country does not which exist, they will place those approve of the Japanese action in this future agreements or concessions inte question of Shantung There is a the pool of the Consortium. Ther general feeling that Japan has no act venture, to think, is important ed in either the spirit the leher step gained. I need not say that to of the Anglo-Japanese Treaty in con- establish in this way a common mea- nection, with the Shantung Railway. sure of the varying intentions andį (Hear hear. We believe that the claims of the tour Great Powers has best opinion in Japan is opposed to not been accomplished without delay, the policy of their Government on without difficulty, and without the this questing and we hope that be- exercise of considerable forbearance fore long some settlement on fair and and in some cases of self sacrifice.
SIR CHARLES ADDIS ON THE CONSORTIUM,
terms of the agreement to which she has set her hand. I should like to f make this point abundantly clear, be- cause there has been a good deal of misunderstanding with, regard to it. We cannot, of course, undo the past.
That can
By appointment
NOTICES.
ASK FOR
WHITE HORSE
WHISKY
Pre-war standard of age and quality still maintained.
ESTAR. 174R,
MACKIE & CO. DISTILLERS LTD.
CRAIGLLACHIE ISLAND OF ISLAY GLASGOW. LONDON.
GEORGE BING MOTOR BOATS CO.
Hongkong Station at
Kowloon Station as Police Per Zel 171. Murray Pier Tel. 1904 FAST & COMFORTABLE 'MOTOR- EOATS. FOR HIRE AT ALL HOURS. $1.60 per Hourer Part thereof or $1.00 per Tri Not exceeding, 15 Vizates
AH MEN AND HING CHEONG
TAMORS
DRAPERS AND OUTFITTERS have REMOVED to
No. 54, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL
ESTABLISHED
1814 100 YEARS:
JOHN
1914
HADDON
AND CO.
Export and Import Agents
the fact that the mans dance will not be held at the Hotel on the abore-date, as the entire accommoda- tion has been booked from 9.30 PJL for the "AT HOME" to be given by Lt. Col. J. R. Wyndham and Officers of the 2nd. Battalion, The Duke of Edin-friendly lines will be arrived at It I can only say that these qualities were a favourable opportunity to negotiat-not found wanting in any single one burgh's (Wiltshire Regiment)
ing arises, perhaps the present Gor- of the representative of the Great Hongkong, December 13, 1320.
errament in China will be in a more Powers, and I am very glad to take Javourable position than its predeces this opportunity of bearing public sors to arrange some sentement with testimony to the consistently loyal Japan. We are all most anxious to support which I received throughoar: remain on the most cordial terms with these long and sometimes tedious Japan. We have a great many to negotiations at the hands of our Japan- terests in the East in common with ese colleagues. Applause.). "I am her. and when the renewal of the confident that we may continue to rely Anglo-Japanese Treaty comes under upon the loyalty of Japan of carrying out in the letter and the spirit the discussion, we hope that advantage will be taken of the occasion to have the terms of the new Treaty, what ever they may be, so expressed that there will be no chance of misunder- standing their meaning. If that is done, we may then look to the terms of the Treaty being carried out in Your chairman has referred to the practice. I have demained you gentle Shantung Railway, and I am not going men long enough, and there is only to say a word upon the merits of that question. It is an award of the Treaty one more thing should like to say. and that is that the committee are of Versailles, and, it does not be Feking: Peking-Hankow Railway, doing all they can to impress on the within the competence of this Con- Government the importance of foster-sortium or of any other. Consortium Americat, British, Belgian Frenching Chinese education under British to reverse that decision. Italian, and Japanese Legations.
influence. We are hopeful, that the only be done by these gentlemen who Foreign: Chinese Legations, Wash-
question will receive the consideration made the Treaty, or by the League ington, London, Brussels, Paris, Rome which its importance, deserves. We of Nations, but what the Consortian and Tokyo.
understand that the chief difficulty in can do and has done is to ensure that the way is the Treasury, but we hope a stop shall be put upon the attempt that even the Treasury will be made of any Power whatsoever to impair to acknowledge that what we arad-, the territorial integrity of China in vocating is in the best interests of the future. to establish or delimit this country in the Far East. (Ap spheres of special interest in that country. Take, for example, the plause.
Shantung Railway itsell. It is now made clear that any extension of that railway and any new branch which Sir Charles Addis: I readily re- may be added to it will no longer be spond to the invitation of your chair- vested in the nationals of any Indivi- man to say a few words and, in view; deal Power, but would Inure to the of the speeches which are to follow, Consortium as a whole. That, 1 you will not expect me to say more think, is an important step gained. than a few words upon the Chinese (Hear, hear.) It is obvious, that this Consortium, the agreement for which policy could not consistently be main- was signed on Oct. 18 in New York tained with the maintenance of the by representative British, French, old policy of the construction of rail- Japanese and American groups. Your ways in China by ational sections. chairman has pointed out the furda I mean the system by which pse sec mertal principle upon which this Contion of a railway was allotted to a sortitan is founded. If I were to sumi British engineer, another to a French it up in a single sentence, I should engineer, and a third 10 an American say that it meant the substitution of engineer, and so forth. All that e international co-operation in China swept away, and it is the policy of for international competition. (Hear, the Consortium that the whole rail- hear.) That really is the fundament way system of China shall be unified, al and working basis upon which the that the indefeasible right of China to Consortium was founded, but of the possession of her own railways course, a principle of that soc is really shall be left undisturbed, and that the only worth the application which may puro miniman of control which is be made of it. Now, as to the first absolutely necessary to ensure the application to which it has already foreign bondholders, to which the been put is, in my opinion and in Consortium stands in the position of this respect I think I go further than quasi mustee; and with that excep- your Fresident-I believe that it has tion that the entire control of the rail- really succeeded in putting an end ways shall, if the proposals of the for ever to the mischievous and even Consortium be carried out, he in the dangerous system of spheres of in- ads, of a Railway Board attached Buence and spheres of special inter- to the Department of Communica- est in China Why do I say that? Gous with the Minister of Come I say that because at the instance of munications himself as chairman, their respective Governments the assisted by four of his Chinese col groups have now once and for all league four foreign railway abandoned their support of individual engineers on whose expert advice and interests in existing concessions and assistance he can rely
de options in China, and have merged Now I hope. I am under no illusion them into the common. pool of the as to the difficulty of carrying out the Consortium (Hear, hear.) The surprogramme of which. I have skeached render is complete. It has been one or two of the elementary prin- TAIYO & CO. stated in terms at our meeting in Newciples: 1-folly recognise that the York, by which the groups in Consortium is merely a machine. making their contributions to the com- Belore it becomes a living organisen men pool have stated that these com must be Breathed into it the pribe all the agreements and options
recognise that a Krit of d
hes upon those which they pok control
who are to confact its operations. (Continued on Pky 6)
QEE PAUL PENDLETON, Office No. 11, Great Eastern Hotel, 122, Connaught Road.
AN APPEAL TO BRITONS IN CHINA. 100,000 DOLLARS
URGENTLY NEEDED
FOR
THE "ARETHUSA" TRAINING SHIP:
2600 "OLD BOTS HAVE JOINED THE ROYAL MVT. AND 6,500 THE MERCHANT SERVICE
Patrous: Their Majesties The King & Queen President: H. B. H. The Prince of Wales, Chiaroman
Rad G. E. Kalien, Esqy Huds Areasurer
Chadema
Ship How F. Deritt, Esq. Comunice
Joint Secretaries:
H. Briston Wallen, and H. G. Copeland Cheques, Drifte, ete, should be made Jak payable to and sex-60 THE SHAFTESBURY HOMES & ARETHUSA TRAINING SHIP -701 Shaftesbury Avage, London, W.02.
MASSAGE.
Me. HONDA and Mrs. HONDA. try: "Trained male Mamoura (175
yewey experienon.“ 2) by affokyn Military/Hospital VELLA VISIT (PAFIESTA BIDENCES I-
(Oppoalie to the China Mall).
in the
They go
For ONE HUNDRED YEARS ‚În” the CITY OF LONDON we have acted as Buying and Selling Agents for Traders.Storekeepers, Growers of Colonial Produce. Are you requiring the services of London Agents to promote your interests? We shall be pleased to enter into correspond ence with a view to arranging terms to mutual advantage.
BANK CREDITS ARRANGED. ASH ́ ̄`ADVANCED AGAINST SHIPMENT
JOHN
HADDON
AND CO Colonial Merchi
JALISTURY
BOOTS AND SHOES
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