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TUESDAY, JANUARY 18, 1921.
Fughes & Hough
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WEDNESDAY, January 10, 1921, at 10.30 am,
at So. 3, Peak Road,
THE STATRY HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, Flate, Linen, „Curtains,
&Cn
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therein apntained. (Fall Farticulars from Catalogue) Ou view day of sale.
Terma-Crist
HUGHES & BOUGH
Auctioneers
Hongkong, January 8, 1991. .
' (FOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCIEXED),
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WEDNESDAY,
January 19, 1921, commencing at 2,30 -
p.m., as their Sales Rooms. Na s Des Voeux Road, Corner of
Ice House Street,
Tweed and Woollen Suitings. Pura Indigo Serge.
¿t.
&c.
dc
Superior quality lengths cut to suit purchasers.
On view day of sale. Tru-Cash.
HUGHES & HOUGH,
Auctioneers. Hongkong, January 15, 1921.
(For Account of the Concerned.)
CKG
FRIDAY,
WANT ADVERTISEMENTS
25 WORDS 3 INSERTIONS, $1. PREFATIO.
Every additional word & Omta
for 3 insertions.
TO LET.
WITH immediate possession ET- WENDENT FURNISHED FLAT
three rooms, Queen's Road Central Apply:--FERT SUTTE, SE & FLEXING
5. Queen's Road Central
TO LET IMMEDIATE OCCUPA TION A FEW THREE ROOM- ED EUROPEAN FLATS IN “ORIENT BUILDINGS,” CORUNATION ROAD, KOWLOON. MODERATE RENTAL Apply J. CA CLARA, Architect and Surveyor, 14, Queen's Road, Central
INTIMATIONS.
WAR MEMORIAL
SUBSCRIPTION LIST.
INTIMATIONS.
CHINESE CUSTOMS
UNDER
NOTIFICATION,
THE CHINA MATE.
NDER instructions from, the Is
spector General of Customa the Collection of SURTAX for FAMINE RELIEF (Notification of 15th Decem- ber, 1920) i POSTPONED further notice.
1. TG. LAY. Commissioner of Chinese Customs,”
Kowloon and District, BO. Inspector General of Chinese
Customs.
Fork Buildings, Hongkong, Janusry 14, 1921.
NOTICE.
TROM December 1st 1920. we hare saken over the EXTE GARAGE and the Horarosa Hora Co. and are not responsible for any debts incurred
previous to that die.
UNITED MOTOR Co., Lan.
33 & 35, Des Tour Road. Hangkong, January 4, 1991.
NOTICE.
!
THIS is to inform the General Puble that I, the undersigned, have not given any authority any person or persons to sign my firm's name of JOSEPH BROS, or my own private
FOR the erection by Public Sub- scription, of a building to be run on Y.M.C.A. lines, to be called the WAR MEMORIAL INSTITUTE and to be managed for the joint we{name. of the Navy, the Army and Civilians by a Joint Board of Directors.
A portion of the sum raised will be devoted to the erection of a
EDWARD MENASHTE JOSEPË, Hongkong, January 10, 1921.
CO, LTD.
permanent stone memorial which THE WEST POINT BUILDING will be put in hand at an early date.
Lists may be found at: Messrs, Lane Crawford.
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"Kelly & Walsh.
Moutrie.
. Powell Ltd.
The Hongkong Club.
Bongkong Cricket Club, Club Lusitano. Engineers Institute. Victoria Recreation Clab. Kowloon Cricket Club. " Kowloon Bowling Club. Peak Club.
Club de Recreio. Crigengower Club.
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M. J. BREEN.
Hon. Secretary,
War Memorial Committee.
ST. ANDREW'S CHURCH MEN'S ASSOCIATION.
MARATHON RICE.
To be held under the auspices of the
above association on THURS DAY, 10th February, at 4 p.4.
To be run in Kowloon, "distance about 7 miles.
(Route to be announced later) Silver Trophies-1st, 2nd and 3rd. Jan. 91, 1991, commencing at 2.30 p.m., Open to all Europeans of the Colony
Entrants to be nominated by a member of the association. All applications for entry to be sent to the undersigned,
at xheir Sales Poome, No. 8, Des Var Road, Comes of
Ice House Street,
AN ASSORTMENT OF CHINESE PORCELAINS, CURIOS. &c., &c., &c. Including a variety of 5-coloured and 3-coloured Vases, Wäl Plates. Table Screens, Blue and White Vases! and Incense Burners, Old Bronze and Brass Figures, Vases, &c., Kake- Lacquered Ware, Ivory,
9:08,
Agate and Crystal Ornaments.
The above "stock recently arrived
From the North and includes pieces
D. J. PURVES, Secretary Sports Committee cio JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., Ltd.
BILLIARDS.
HANDICAP
for
Mr. HO KUM TONG QUES
Irom the Ming, Kanghi, Kienlung and Played at PALACE HOTEL, Kowloom.
Towkwong periods.
The bulk of which will be sold
without reserve.
(Full Particulars from Catalogue).
On rier from day of sale..
Terms: Cash,
HUGHES & HOUGH,
Auctioneers. Boogkong, January 14-1921.
FO-R SALE.
['HE Undersigned bare received in-
structions to sell at their Salesi Booms, No. 8. Des Voeur Road, Corner of Ice Boome Street,
Encyclopaedia Britannica in (29 Vola) Eleventh Edition, with case. Terms:-Carb.
HUGHES & HUUGH,
Auctioneers,
Hongkong, January 3, 1921.
8.8. "LIEN SHING.”
NOTICE.
THE, HULL CO-INSURANCE THE
ASSOCIATION to whom as underwriters of the Hall of the above Steamship the wreck (now lying in sboot 20 fathoms near Cape Varelia) has been abandoned HEREBY GIVES NOTICE that such wreck will be ofered For Sale by AUCTION at 12 o'clock (noon) on the 28th day of January, 1931, by Messra. LAMMERT Beos, at their Sales Rooms in Hong- kong. Such cargo, ss may remain is the wreck will sold at the same time, the proceeds of Hull and Cargo being kept separate. Any persons or corporations having any claim in respect of the proceeds of the cargo we required send notice thereof to MORE LAMMENT BROS... before the 4th day of February, 1921.
Hongkong, January 7, 1921.
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Entries close on January 20, 1921.
1st Prize Cup valued at $200.00. 2nd Prize-Cup valued at $100,00. 3rd Prize Cup valued at $.50.00. Highest Break Cap valued at $50.00
Entrance Fees $3.00 to be devoted to Local Charities.
WANTED.
DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF YELLOW RIVER BRIDGE FOR PEKING-HANKOW RAILWAY.
THE
OUTLOOK IN CHINA.
KANKOW COMMEŃT.
FOR NEW YEAR,
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no one can say, hit until it has been accomplished there can be no perce or prosperity in China.
A man once adopted a fitile cro- codile as a pei. - It grew with such
ANALYSIS OF COUNTRY'S PROSPECTS rapidity as he fed it that soon his whole time was taken up providing it with food, and the day came when it was no longer in his power to Writes the Cential Chine Pod satisfy the reptile's appetite where- upon it ate him up The Chinese until One day while travelling in the North army such a reptile. It has now of Hupeh we were sitting under a outgrown, the ability of either the free at a wayside teashop, waiting central or provincial governments to for our coolies to finish their refreshdellars-all that can be raised-doled satisfy it. The few handfuls of
ments and a- smoke, when there fost from time to time baly postpone came along a person of apparently the day when ravening hunger, will great consequence. He wore all the process has already begun. The prompt it to forage for itself, and official hat, robe and top-boots and troops who burned Ichang have been was followed by a boy carrying a brought down here, every man carry- small gong. Advancing with muching his loot without let or hindrance. dignity he bowed to the stranger, and there is no prospect of any of and then striking an attitude de effect of this lesson on the troops them being called to account. The livered a long oration, during the stationed here who are also clamour pauses of which the boy struck the ing for the pay that has been with gong and exclaimed Esi! The style held can be easily imagined, and it used was that falsetto recitative so is the same all over the country. much admired by the Chinese, and Under these conditions who can speak the language the language of the books, so we did not understand a of peace and prosperity as being in
the offing? single sentence. He finished with
Then there is the endless contend- another bow and looked at us ex-ings of the persons who are in power pectantly.
For the supremacy. The fend be We invited him to sit down and tween the North and South has no tell us all about it over a cup of tea, other basis. The North apppoints only and permit us to have the honour of northern men to role in the southern making his acquaintance. It appear prortices, and these deliberately mon ed that he was an institution peculiar opolise x their resources for the to those parts and known by the benefit of their own tribe, while the name of Shou Shun-ti (speaker to South would like to return the com smooth things). He made it his piiment but has hitherto been an business to, travel about and makeable. Then province attacks pro- nice speeches when he generally vince. The Tachurs of Yunazo received a small honorarium" from and Kweichow inflicted four years of intelligent people for his pains. He war on Szechuan in order to loot it. had praised our ancestors for several and Kwangsi did the same with re generations; he had credited us with gard to Kwangteng, while in addi- Į NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN thing the possessor of all the eight tion, as is the case of Hunan at NOTICE
the THIRTY-THIRD ORDINARYes and the five blessings, and present, the various leaders in the career of great same province contend together for; GENERAL MEETING of SHARE Predicted for us HOLDERS in this Company will be honour and high enciament. The the chief seats. There is so cure in held at the Offices of Hess, JARDING,boy with the goug was for the sake sight, and as long as this situation MATHESON & Co. LID., on FRIDAY, of giving emphasis the Hsi was an lasts there can be no peace and no 8th Janmary, 1991, at 11.30 am for exclamation found in the poetry of
prosperity. the purpose of receiving the Report of the Classics, and apparently cor
Again the assistance which might the Directors, together with the Ste responded to be Hebrew Selah.
come from foreign Powers is not like- ment of Accounts for the year ending We gave him his expected cumsh2ly to be received Foreigners willing- 31st December, 1990.
and then he enlarged on the philoso-fly help to provide for the needs of the phy of the thing. He was a poor famine victims in the North but for scholar who had to make a firing the more terrible miseries caused all somehow, and he had found out that over the country through the lack of people always enjoyed being praised honest and capable administration whether they deserved it or not they will do nothing, although it is made no difference. It was just as the greater famine of the two. The easy to praise people as to say things Fewers have got an utterly false idea that would vex them, and much more of China, and they will not willingly profitable. They resented having let go their vain imagination, al their imperfections pointed out, and j though a change in that quarter must were apt to get angry if upbraided precede peace and progress out here. with their faults, therefore if a man A young minister was preaching corld not be a Shou Shunti" it was before a congregation with the view better for him to keep his mouth shut. | of receiving a call. He had prepar
When we thought of writing about (ed an eloquent discourse full of learn- Chica's prospects during the comringing and brilliant phrases; he had stu- year the above scene recurred to died every word and carefully com- OTICE IS HERESY GIVES that rind, and we tried to think up all mitted the whole to memory, but NOTICE SEVENTH ORDINARY the nice things which might be said when be rase in the pulpit and gave GENERAL MEETING of SHARE | It would please people to read them; 'out his text hë found the oration had HOLDERS in this Company will be it would make them happy and be in vanished. He said: "Brethren I held at the Offices of Messrs. JARDINE harrony with the spirit of this would ask you to observe in the first MATHESON & Co., LTD., on FRIDAY, festive season. But somehow it place: brethren I would say-long 28th January, 1921, at 11.40 43, for would not work; we found we could pause the weather is most unsea- the purpose of receiving the Report of not see from our front windows the sonable and I fear there will be a the Directors together with the State beauties of the park for the houses bad harvest." He then sat down ment of Accounts for the year ending in between. Every favourable view that most miserable of all creatures 31st December, 1320.
we could imagine was barred out by "a sticket minister !” Our dis The REGISTER of SHARES of the some obstruction. How, for instance, course on coming brilliant prospects Company will be CLUSED from WED is it possible to describe coming in Caina" this year similarly NESDAY, January 19th to FRIDAY, peace and prosperity with that took to itself wings, and we would January 28th both days inclusive terrible soldier menace blocking the here sit down homologating the daring which period no transfer of vision? How this is to be removed sticket minister's remark. shares can be registered.
The REGISTER of SHARES of the Company will be CLOSED from WED NESDAY, 19th January to FRIDAY, 28th January both days inclusive daring which period no transfer of shares can be registered...
By Order of the Board of Directors. MOWBRAYS. NORTHCOTE,
Secretary
to the General Agents Hoogkong, Janwary 12, 1991.
THE HONGKONG CENTRAL ESTATE, LIMITED.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
MOWBRAY S. NORTHCOTE,
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Secretary
to the General Managem. Hongkong, January 12, 1921.
of
THE HONGKONG LAND RECLAMATION CO., LTD.
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN]
that the TWENTIETH ORDIN ARY GENERAL MEETING SHAREHOLDERS in this Company will be held at the 0ces of Messrs. JARDINE, MATHEBOX & Co. Lim, os FRIDAY, January 28th, 1921, at 11.50 am, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors together with the Statement of Accounts for, the year ending 31st December, 1920.
The REGISTER of SHARES of the Company will be CLOSED from WED NESDAY, Jancary 19th to FRIDAY, HE PEKING-BANKOW LINE of January 28th both days inclusive the CHINESE GOVERNMENT during which period po transfer of RAILWAYS invites sealed proposals
shares can be registered, bridge contractors for designing and building a new steel bridge about 2,600 meters in length across the Yellow River (Hwang-Bo). Proposals will be received ap to noon of June 30th, 1921, st the office of Peking-Hankow Railway Peking, China, plans, rules and specifications can be obtained from the following offices:
Peking: Feking-Henkow Railway, American, British, Belgian French, Italian, and Japanese Legations.
Foreign: Chinese Legations, Wash ington, London, Brussels, Faris, Bome and Tokyo. !
All applications for same must be Compained with pounde &for forsige countries and with dollars 30 for Peking
PEKING-HANKO BAILWAY
ADMINISTRATION.
TAIYO & CO.
· JAPANKSI BOOTS AND SHOES
MADE 20 DEDER
Ba, 15, WróbAME ST...
By Order of the Board of DirectorE.
NOWBRAY S. NORTHCOTE Secretary, Hongkong, January 12, 1921,
THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST. MENT & AGENCY CO, LTD. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that
the THIRTY-THIRD ORDIN- AKY GENERAL MEETING SHAREHOLDERS in this Company will be held at the Offices of Mosers. JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD, ca FRIDAY, January 28th, 1921, at 12 o'clock Noox, for the purpose of recair. ing the Report of the Directors togeth er "with the Statement of Accounts for the year ending 31st December; 1920.
The REGISTER of SHARES of the Company will be CLOSED from. WEDNESDAY, 19th, January to FRIDAY, 28th January both dayı inclusive daring which period Do. transfer of shares mo be registered. By Order of the Board of Directors.
MOWBRAY & NORTHCOTE,
Secretary Hongkong, January 12, 1921.
25%%
Reduction in Prices
In conformity with our policy of main- taining the lowest retail prices in the United States, the prices of all Piece-goods, Clothing, Underwear, Shoes, Hosiery, etc., have been reduced 10% to 25%.
All orders received after Oct. 1 will receive benefit of the reduction.
For free copy of
General Catalog No. 92 Grocery Catalog
Winter Clothing Catalog
apply to
MONTGOMERY WARD & CO.
NATIONAL Y. HIC. A. ELDG.
20 Museum Kard,
SHANGHAI
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Why-"Call For Calol"? Ask Your Doctor!
Absolutely Pare
Tasteless Colourless
Odorless
CALOL
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For Constipation, Ete.
Greater producing cost and adverse exchange unfortunately compel us to advance our price to Chemists. This is reflected in a slightly increased retail price.
STANDARD OIL CO. OF NEW YORK,
Performance that actually excels the performance of costlier cars is one of the reasons why the Hupmobile is so highly spoken of Its pronounced ecmomy on tyres, oil and petrol, undoubtedly is another. But wa believe that the bedrock reason of all is the continuous, willing service the car yields to all owners.
IMPORTANT FEATURES.
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direct to bearings. Foft operating clutch with ad-
jzstable pedal.
Extra long change speed lever
with short, easy throw. Extra long, semi-eliptic springs; chrome vanadium leaves.
Semi-irreversible steering gear;
strong construction." Detachable engine baad; easy to grind valves or remore carbon.
Extreme roominess of tonesa and driving compartment. Completeness and quality of
equipment..
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HONGKONG, CHINA.
SHANGHAI GARAGE COMPANY,
·SEAKGHAI, CHINA.
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