WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 26, 1925.
LAMMERT BROS.
AUCTIONEERS, APPRAISERS.
AND SURVEYORA,
Public Auctions
HE Undersigned have received instructions from MADAME LILY to sell by Public Auction
On
TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, AND THURSDAY.
WANT
INTIMATIONS.
ADVERTISEMENTS THE HONGKONG & WHAMPOA
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95 WORDS 3 INSERTIONI, 11. PREPAID,
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TO LET.
LET-No. SB, Orient Build- ing (Top Floor), Coronation the 25th, 26th and 27th August. Road, Kowloon, suitable for Euro- commencing each day at 11 am.pean family. Apply to:-M. C. with an interval from 1 to 2pm. Chow, eo Clark & Iu, 10, Des
DOCK COMPANY, LIMITED.
With reference to the offer of new shares dated the 1th June, 1925 (made to existing share. holders of the Company) by the terms of which the sum of $30 per share, was to be paid on or before the 15th July, 1925, and the sum of $30 per share on or before the 15th October, 1928, the Directors have decided that as regards those shareholders (having a registered address in the Far East) who do not feel themselves (owing to present circumstances) in a posí- tion to accept the Company's offer ABLE STOCK IN TRADE TO LET-Five Room Howcom a further opportunity shall be "Granville Villas." Kowloon. a be Apply to: Spanish Dominican Pro- given to them to take up the new
shares.
at "Madanie Lily's" Shop,
Alexandra Building.
THE WHOLE OF HER VALU
SHOP FURNITURE &
FITTINGS.
Comprising: Evening Dresses,"Coloured and Fancy Sik, Silk Crepe, Charmeuse Satin, Chenille Chiffon, Fancy Lilian. Velvet, Organdie. Geor gette. Voile. Dress Trimmings, Wide and Narrow Ribbons of various descriptions, Fur and Feather Trimmings, Braids, Laces. Fringers. Embroideries, Insertions. Face Veils. Silk Claves, Flowers, for Evening Dresses. Hair Ornaments, Neck Bends, Buckles Fasteners.
Beltings,
Buttons of various descriptions Coloured Silk and Beaded Trim- mings, Tassels and Girdles' Coloured Sewing Silk. Net and Orgaudie Frillings, Coloured Silk and Cotton Nets, Mats Trimmings, etc., etc.,
Vaux Rond Central.
curation.
Hongkong. 25th August, 1925.
LOST.
LOST.--An Alsatian Pup (bitch) from Np. 18, Granville Road. Usual distinctive marks. Finder will be suitably rewarded,
FOR SALE.
FOR SALE-One house on the Fenk. Barker Road. price 340,000 mortgage arranged if necessary. Five Rooms and Garden. Apply Small Investors, 10. Des Vœux Road.
Such shareholders may accord- ingly take up the new shares on or before the 15th day of Septem- or before th 15th day of Septem- ber, 1925, and may pay the first instalment of $30 per new share or before that date. They will, however, be required to pay interest at 6 per cent. per annum
on the amount of such first instal ment from the 15th day of July, 1925, until the date of payment.
The second instalment of $30 per share will be payable not later than the 15th December, 1925, and interest upon it will be payable from the 15th October, 1925, at the rate of per cent. per annum until the date of payment.
This notice will not affect these shareholders who accept or have accepted the original offer and who make payment on the dates originally fixed ie as regards the first instalment on or before the Table Pins, Brass Bods, Curtains, at rear of Stephen's Building, Des 15th July, 1925, and as regards Vœux Roul Central. Floor space
the second instalment on or before Valuable Shop Furnitures,
the 15th October, 1925. Ceiling and Table Lamps, Large 21 ft. x 23 ft.
By Order of the Board, and Small Tin Boxes. Mezzanine
R. M. DYER, Floors, etc, etc..
Chief Manager. Hongkong, July 7, 1925..
also
Show Cases, Brass and Hass Per- fume Case, Mirrors, Wax Figures, Stands for Dresses, Ceiling and Tinsel Flowers, Silk and Velvet
And
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Catalogues will be issued,
On View from Sunday, the 23rd
August, 1925.
Terms:
Cash on Delivery.
LAMMERT BROS.,
Auctioneers,
Hongkong, 17th August, 1925.
HE Undersigned have received
Tinstructions to celi by Public
Auction
pI
Wednesday, the 26th Aug., 1925.
Commencing at 10a.m.
1 Case Alu Ck ks
Apply -
DEACONS,
1. Des Voeux, Road Central,
INTIMATIONS.
NOTICE.
HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB.
Subscription Griffins, 1926.
WING to the conditions ruling in the Colony at present,
their Sales Room. Daddell St. notice is hereby given that Orders for Subscription Griffins for 1925 may be cancelled at the request of the purchaser but any such cancellation must be made in writing to the Secretary before
Electric Vac im havers
Cordils
35 Jace Line di
3 Cases Line Jajce Pare
5 Cises Raspberry Symp
16 Chees Dry Ginger Ale
20 Cases Lem Squie 100 Cast Irm Bracket Lamps Terms: Cash on Delivery.
LAMMERT BROS.. Auctioneers,
on
FRIDAY.
the 28th August, 1925. commencing at 10 am.
at their Sales Room, Duddell St.
(For Account of the Concerned.)
3 Cases Brocades.
2 Cases Waterproof Cloth:
1 Case Fancy Shirting.
Case Gaberdine.
1 Case Wool Panama.
1 Case Brocades.
Terms: Cash on Delivery.
LAMMERT BROS.,
Auctioneers.
By Order of the Registrar, of the Supreme Court.
THE
THE Undersigned have received instructions to sell by Public
Auction
on MONDAY, the 31st August, 1925, at 11a.m., at their Sales Room, Duddell St. The Business and Goodwill of the KWONG LEE FIRM of No. 155, Reclamation Street, Yaumati, in the Dependency of Kowloon and Colony of Hongkong.
(In One Lot). Terms: As Customary.
LAMMERT BROS, Auctioneers. Hongkong, 24th August, 1925.
MRS. MOTONO.
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1925.
Noon on the 29th day of August,
By Order of the Stewards,
.H. GREENWOOD,
Acting Secretary. Hongkong, Sat August, 1925,
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(Continued from Page 2.)
Swatow Voice.
the first line of defence, after the Royal Navy, (Loud cheers).
•
Noto Of Dissent. Mr. H. Somerset Fitzrag. a local barrister, then took the plat-. The next cfcial speaker from form. He rose, he said, to ex- the
Mr. platform was
D.press his disagreement with the Macgown of Swatow who said he latter part of the telegram. had been specially requested by When we get down to what this the members of the British Cham- meeting proposes to send to the represent them and to associate amount to? It demands that the the British community in Swatow British Government deliver an with any resolutions sent to the ultimatum at once to the Canton He quoted articles of treatles with you stopped for one moment to Home Government by Hongkong authorities. (Applause). Have China, which, he said, had been think what that means? completely and absolutely violated Voice: not only in the spirit and letter but in the practice of them.
ber of Commerce in Swatow to Home Government what does it
A
"No time to stop." (Laughter and applause). You belligerent. are recognising a The illegal Bolshevist Govern- Can you point out any time in the ment of Canton had put into history of the British nation force a very effective embargo on when it has recognised a two- all trade to and from Hongkong, penny." halfpenny belligeren:? and in Swatow all British and Take your thoughts back to the Japanese interests are boycotted. civil war when the South was "What about it?" asked Mr. fighting against the North, when Macgown. Are we to accept the whole of that Continent was these conditions without protest? in the great throes of war. (Cries of "No.") The trouble the British Government recug- started in Canton and must be nise them? Not a bit of it. You settled with Canton, Canton is have a small community, whom quite separate and independent of you say are acting contrary to the Central Covernment Peking.
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of Peking. You have your treaties with China. Where is the proper "Swatow has been badly treat-place to go? The place where the Led and unless the Reds are kicked Foreign Office is going at the pre- out there is no possible chance of sent moment. There is one, and the resumption of trade as before.only one channel through which The loss of this trade will hit the we can deal and that is through Colony of Hongkong very hard, the diplomatic channel of Peking. harder than many realise. Bri- A voice: "Go up the West tish shipping interests are very River and see what Peking can
4v.. (Loud cheers). large in Swatow, while large quantities of British goods are Mr. Fitzroy: The next thing All trade has you ask the Home Government to imported yearly. now stopped. I have much plea-do is to turn out the Bolshevists. sure in supporting this telegram do not know the exact meaning Perhaps some of you to the Prime Minister, and I hope of that. prompt action will be taken by the mean the Chinese Bolshevists, but one authorities to stop this at any rate what you are asking reign of terror in South China, is that the whole of these people I should like to say that if any shall be turned out. I think I can attack is made on Canton, a bear in that an echo of the similar attack should be made on ultimatum which was delivered to Swatow because. unfortunately. Serbia in 1914 by Austria. (A Swatow is in Kwangtung and just Voice: "Nonsense"). It is the now entirely under Red rule.same sort of thing that you want sures taken in respect of trouble (Applause).
to destroy the severeignty of a in the New Territories 26 years Shameen And Foochow,
nation and take it by force. Very ago, and claimed that if something Mr. C. E. Peacock, from well, how do you propose to do Shamen, said that all he could this when you have sent your like had been done during the tell the meeting so far as the ultimatum ? (A Voice: "Send a years of trouble, the years of dis- situation there was concerned was telegram.") (Laughter), Exactly, content which this Colony has that we are still cooking our own but that is not what we are dis endured, Canton would never food. doing our own washingcussing at the present moment. have been what it is to-day. He maintained that if the THE CHINA YEAR no business. He also re- We are sending a telegrafie Bolshies, had realised the firmness
doing
re-which we are usurping func-of the power of Britain, they never ferred to the article with refertions of the Home Government, would have attempted to have ence to Sir James Jamieson and in which we say the Home Govern planted themselves in the city of termed as "grudging" a retrac-
ment are totally incapable afterwards been published. A
NOW READY.
BOOK 1925.
Than Ever.
plause),
Singapore scheme and return the money so generously given by the Hongkong Government to support those here whose businesses would be reduced to dust and ashes.
tion of some points which haul of doing their job despite the fact / Canton to work their ruinous i
(Ap- EDITED BY H G. W. WOODHEAD. letter from a Shameen merchant that we are told they are trusted propaganda against us.
pointing out the Shameen point of by everybody. We propose to do
Finally, the speaker declared Large And More Comprehensive view and stating that they were it by establishing a blockade by that since the 1922 strike the not locking for a scapegoat had naval forces of Canton. (Hear Chinese workman was not worth not been published.
hear). Does it ever occur to you 50 per cent. of what he was ten The speaker said that the that somebody else has something years ago. Bolshevism, Socialism The present (1925-6) issue of article in question had been re- to say besides Great Britain? and Communism had somehow the CHINA YEAR BOOK is again ferred to by Mr. C. C. Wu, prob- Europe would be ablaze in 20 got into their heads and unless considerably larger than any of ably one of the ablest men in the minutes after this went through. Great Britain realised the situa its predecessors. The Chapters Canton administration." In a "Then let us have a blaze."-tion quickly and took prompt and on "Mines and Minerals," "Educa- situation of this kind he thought" You are not discussing the decisive action, Hongkong would tion," "Products," "Labour," the greatest care should be exer-matter but asking a series of be ruined. If Great Britain was "Opium." "Commerce," "Ship-cised by the Hongkong news-questions" were the only intelligi-going to remain passive in the ping," "Currency," etc., have been papers in regard to what they ble of many remarks from the matter, why not abandon the rewritten and brought up to date. published (hear, hear). "Indica audience at this point. The Report of the Shanghai Childtions of disunion, as these, merely "Venezuela. Comparison. Labour Commission is reprinted give confidence to the other side Mr. Fitzroy, continuing, re. in full in the Chapter in "Labour." and meke our battle all the ferred to incidents transpiring in "The Political Summary" describes harder."
the South American republic of events up to the end of March, The Chairman then read a tele- Venezuela in 1902 when measures
Sir Henry Pollock's Opinion. 1925. The Chapter on "Defence gram from the Chairman of the similar to those advocated, at the
Sir Henry Pollock again quoted, appears at the end of the Book. Foochow Chamber of Commerce, meeting were instituted. What the Home Foreign Secretary and New Chapters include a Summary in which it was stated that the re- was the result? Theodore Roose the London "Times" in support of of Medical Events." "Political sidents of Foochow desired to be vel; was President of America, at his contention that the British Parties," "Taxation" a "Biblio associated with the telegram to the time and within three or four Government had no excuse for graphy for 1924" and a docu- be sent Home. The telegram days the American fleet was sent stating that they were not cognis- mented Chapter on "China's Con- also stated the Foochow residents to Venezuela. The British ant with the gravity of the situa stitutions and Election Laws." were prepared to share expenses. ambassador at Washington had to tion here and instanced the THE TERMS OF THE GOLD At this point a gentleman state that the developments there factors leading to the commence- FRANC SETTLEMENT ARE moved to the centre of the plat were unauthorised.
ment of the second China War, INCLUDED IN AN APPENDIX. form from the rear who, although In conclusion, the speaker said the tearing down and trampling be slurred his words, must have that he thought they should leave under foot by Chinese officials of been inaudible except to those in whatever action was considered the British flag on a boat named the immediate vicinity, was very necessary to the Home Govern-the “Arrow”: much in earnest and was
We ought to be able to rely on ap-ment who had a far greater; plauded when he retired. He had knowledge of the situation than our Navy, in conjunction with our just come from Shameen, he said, Hongkong had (Dissent).
military forces, to protect our. and he could say that it was with The Chairman remarked that very important rights of trading difficulty provisions could be ob- the last speaker had entirely over with the Chinese at the Treaty tained. He had been all round looked the explanation he had ports and in trading through the the world and found that Britain made that while they made some Treaty ports with the interior of
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world. That was because she was form intervention should take, amazed that the British Govern- too lenient with the people with they, of course, fully realised that tent had not yet come to the re- whom she had to deal. This was the form of such intervention was
llef of the Colony the richest Colony Britain had solely a matter for the decision of the willingness of the Chairman On the proposition and through got, he continued, and why should His Majesty's Government. (AP- and seconder, it was determined they not give it protection. We plause) That meeting was not on the proposition of the Rev. all knew that the British lion was presuming to dictate to the Home H. Johnston to amend the re- Blow to act but why could it not Government what they should do solution to read as follows: put out its paw and protect Hong-but was simply venturing to kong? Autokanga voice the feeling of the Colony this Colony at a great, mash "Accordingly, the residents of that something must be done and indignation meeting, demand that done quickly. (Applause). The the British Government immedi diplomacy of Peking had so far
Coast Officers' Voice: Mr. T. T. Laurenson, of the China Const Officers' Guild, was the next speaker. On behalf of absolutely, and entirely failed and ately adopt a drastic policy, as the mercantile marine of the it was not realised that there was
we venture to suggest, in the China Const, masters and officers, e problem in the south following ultimatum to the Canton on Thursday afternoon last, a Mr. Best then mounted the authorities."ke telegram- had been sent, he said, platform from the body of the to Secretaries at Home, urging hall, and alleged inaccuracies in them to make every effort with Mr. Fitzroy's statements ragard the Imperial Merchant Service, ing the Venezuela trouble. Cleve the Marine Engineers Associa land was President, he said, not tion, and the Navigators and Roosevelt and the trouble had General Insurance Company to been ever a gold field and bound. perauade the Imperial Governary problems,
MJ Russell urged that they ghould include in the telegram that power should be given to the local Government to deal with the situation.
After some further discussion, the resolution, as ame put to the meeting amid loud and gro
ment to take immediate action Old Residents' Views, with regard to Canton and China Mr. S. Boulton, speaking as a generally. Further delay, it was resident of 27 years, sald he could for pointed out, might be ruinous, not understand how it was that expense and have disastrous effect on the 2 Government with such tremen mercantile marine. That teles dous Interests sa Britain has grant was sent by the mercantile Hongkong to-day sahibla“ rémá who he would venture to passive and seemingly. Indifferen pay, were never, behind, and were
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