NEW ADVERTISEMENTS-
NOTICE,
THE MALABON SUGAR CO., LTD.
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that
Norro
the SHARE and TRANSFER BOOKS of the above Company will be
INTIMATIONS
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESE, SATURDAY. JANUARY 11TH, 1919.
inon Sheets. for 1st class Sheets for and class
Shes for 3rd class
| HEADQUARTERS OF THE COLONY White Bed Covers, big size, for 2nd
OF MACAO.
.COMMISSARIAT DEPARTMENT.
NOTIFICATION,
CLOSED from the 1st to the 15th day of IT IS HEREBY NOTIFIED that on February, 1910.
SMITH, BELL & CO, LTD., General Managers. Manila, P.1, 3rd January, 1918.
CLUB LUSITANO.
AVISO.
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ÃO por vate uardo convidados todos os membros da Comunidade Portuguen de Hongkong para se reunirea no Salau Luiz de Cames" Clut Lusitano as 11 horas B.In. de Domingo, ta do currente, a fim de se lançar um vuto de agradecimento á "Constitutional Reform Association of Hongkong e de aprovar a resolução pela qual foi concedida a honra de incluir um membro da dita comunidade nu representação Do Conselho Legislativo nosta Colonia.
O. Secretario,
A. ES ALVES. Hongkong 10 de Janeiro de 1910. 198
VICTORIA RECREATION CLUB.
OPEN BILLIARD CHAMPIONSHIP.
THE ANNUAL OPEN BILLIARD CHAMPIONSHIP of the Colony haid vn ier the auspices of the Victoria
Kerreation Club.
Entries on ANUARY 22N0, and are to be accompanied by Entrance fee of $2
The number of points to be played and gher arrangements will be decided at a Meeting of the Competitors
Q.
V.RC. Hon Secretary.
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January 21st, 1910, at 10 am, in the Headquarters of the Colony, a Delegate of the Administrative Commit- tee of the Military Hospital being pre- sent, Tenders will be received by the Com. mittee referred to in Article 40 of the
Regulamento de Fazenda dated Octo her 3rd, 1901, for the supply of the articles mentioned in the list below, for
class
4. Hooks Wall Racks
Iron Rectangular Table, with feet, length 0m, 75, width 0m., 40, high Om.. 75
48
Commissariat Dept., Nov. 8th, 1918.
The Chief of the Department, (Sgd.) MANUEL ALVES MORGADO,
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WISEMAN, LTD.
the use of the Military Hospital of the DINNER AND DANCE Colony.
RULES TO BE OBSERVED.
The Tenderere, or their legally autho rised attorneys, must hand to the Presi dent of the Committee, not later than the
day and hour above bixed, their Tenders, enclosed in sealed envelopes, written in Portuguese and according to the fellow- ing form:-
For the firm.. established in this Colony, Rua....... No. offer to supply the follow. **ing articles, at the prices herein men- tioned, and binds himself to follow any justruction given to him by the Administrative Committee of the "Hospital."
The Tenders shall not contain any cor rection or crasure not duly ratified."
the
Each Tender must be accompanied by 20 r cent, of the total price of articles the tenderer proposes to supply, which 20 per cent will be returned as soon as the supply is made.
Plain furniture, without ornaments, will be preferred. Iron articles may be of white colour, enameled or painted with "Repolin" Persons not offering guarantee of honesty and competency may not be admitted to tender.
The Committee may not contract the supply of the articles, when the price asked in much higher than the market price.
LIST OF THE ARTICLES,
Iron Beds for 181 class....
Iron Beds for 2nd class
Iron Beds for 3rd class
kron Cris t
K
Bed side Tables for 1st class
WAR DEPARTMENT.
WANTED.
CLERK in RE, Office. Must be good Typub and Acurate in Accounts, Apply by letter in own handwriting to Staff Officer, R.E., Victoria Barracks, giving age, nationality, particulars of experience and forwarding any testimonials received which will be returned.
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Bed side Tables for 2nd class Bedside Tables for 3rd class
Washstarda with Marble Top and
Looking Glass 1st class Washstands for 2nd class Towel Racks with 4 Hooka, for Wall
Hook ruck for Wall Dresser and Chest of Dre
Drawers Com
bined, for 1st class Dresser and Chest of Drawers Com.
bined, tur 2nd class
Round Tables, Marble Top, for let class Round Tables, for 2nd class Rectangular Iron Tubles, Marble Top, im., 5x0m, 80, for general infirmary Long Chairs Upholstered in Disinfect
uble Oil Cloth, for tat class Rattan Longchairs, for 2nd class......... FURNISHED HOUSE, three Transparent Cabinets, with Glass in all
WANTED.
IOLONEL YOUNG wante
bedroomis.
Address- HONOTONG CLUB
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NOTICE.
#
TENDERS which must be onclosed in Seated Cover and Marked Tender will be received at the French Consulate up to Noon on JANUARY 20TH, 1918, for the purchase of the French Gunboats:
ARS AND VIGILANTE " L
149 foot ... 3
Draft Compound Engines 187 N.H.P.
BLA
24
2
3 7
2 Thorneycroft Bullers 142lus. Pressung Twin Scrow
The Vessels may be inspected at H.M. Kowloon Yard Depot hom where the sucteseful Tendrrar must take delivery: Vessels to be sold as they are with all stores (Armament Ammuntion and Scientan instruments excluded)
stores
Portions of each versal's stores are lying at Shameen, Canton and at the Naval Lock Yari, Saigon. Expense of delivering uch to be for account of the successful Tonderer. Separate offers should be made for each gunboat. Successful renderer must pay purchase money to this Consulate before JANUARY 20TH, immediately upon which delivery of the vessels will be granted.
This Consulate reserves to itself the right
to accept or refuse "ny Tender,
Not accountable for errors in description 6% of the Price for all expenses incurred.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
faces, for general infirmary, Im. x Om., 80 m., 60-
Room Chairs.************
Benches for Corridor
Wooden Screens
Plain Desks
Iron Tubles for serving meals, Ameri- ean system, Adaptable to Beds, for sick persons.....
Odorless Commodes, for sick persone Stools, with Rattan Seats, for infrm-
Bry
Wooden Tray, Zino Lined, for carry-
ing meals
Bed Covers for 1st class
33
TO-DAY (SATURDAY), January 11th, 1919.
DINNER...
DANCE
**
-、$1.00 $1.00
FULL STRING ORCHESTRA
(SEVEN PERFORMERS).
D. M. GOODALL, MANAGER.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
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HE Undersigned have received instrue- tions from Meagra D. MAUDONALD & Co., to zeli by Public Auction,
at their premises Hung-bom, commencing en MONDAY, January 13th, at 10 am THE WHOLE O VALUABLE PLANT,
&c., &c.
contained thereon,
LARGE GALVANIZED IRON BUILD- INGS, STOCK AND MACHINE TOOLS. Comprising:-
Planing
Lathes, Machine, Shaping Machine Screwing Milling Machine, Sorting Machine, Drilling Machines, Cold Saving Machine, Weighing Machines Punching and Shearing Machines, Blower, 12 Tot Pomp, Engines and Sharing Sundry Pumps, demurrer Chain Blocks Screw Jack, Stretching Screws, Tools, Twist Drids, Stock & Die, Stean Hammer, Blacksmith's
Trots Sundry Wooden
33
7 Patterns, Band and Circular Saws, Pipe Bending Blocks, Pipe Vices, Coppersmith's Tools, Esgency Cupola, Water tanka and 44 fittings, Winches, Boilers, Diving Pumps, Helmets and dresses (New and second and quantity of Steel Products includ
Steel Platos, Angles, Bars, Holled Steel,
INTIMATION
DEWAR'S
“IMPERIAL”
AND
"EXTRA
SPECIAL"
SCOTCH
WHISKY.
AGENTS:
vague statement but a solid fact, based There is plenty of room for all. On the upon past experiences and present know other hand, competition is stimulating. ledge of the changes which have taken Probably it would be baḍ in the long run place recently in the industrial world for the British, or any other nation, The working-clasco have a now concepif they had a monopoly of the external tion of life, and are not content with the trade of China, for they would become conditions endured by other generations. They demand higher wages and shorter therefore hope that, in a fair and honour- self,satisfied and indulent We may hours in order that a fuller and a freable manner, there will be co-operation life may be lived, and any intelligent between the various nationalities in the
will sympathise with
their British Empire to create a demand for. dwell and more whole
goods made in the Empire, and also surroundings. Only month
between Capital and Labour to reduce the cost of production. There are scienti fie employers such as Sir RoBERT HA FIELD, the famous steel-maker, who have demonstrated that enterprise and adapt
thinker ambitions w
some
or two back the Ministry of National Service, Sir AUCELAND
Gendts, ad- dressing the Federation uf British Industries, said: } do not wonder that there in industrial unrest; I only
to
create
wonder there has not been a revolutionality to new conditions make it possible new industries. There is no reason why a demand for entirely new types of British-made articles should not be created in the Far East. We find in some quarters a tendency to suggest that trade is the parent of all sorts of evils. As a matter of fact it has been of infinite
years ago, because the nation's health
•hospeaks A record ut Ind hot ing. insufficient food, insufficient light, insufficient sleep, insufficient recreation that reflects in the urost dreadful way upon our whole life na a nation." He added that we had taken are interest
in our pedigree stocks of cattle, sheep benefit to the world, for knowledge is and pigs than we had in the great pedi-exchanged, as well as commodities, in the gree of the British nation. Speaking in intercourse caused by trade.
We must the House of Commons some years ago, keep a clear vision of Empire trade, it the late Sir HENRY CAMPBELL-BANNERMAN us be honourable, progressive and ser- declared that Twelve millions of our viceable to mankind. In the main that people are living on the verge of starva- hue been the case in the past, and for tion. and although, happily, the state
that season the British have succeeded. ment is not correct in these times owing They have sufferred a little, perhaps, to the great demand for labour that has from a national conservatism, but thes arisen during the war, there might easily increased facilities for communications come a great re-netion which would make and the lessons of the war will not be it true again. In those days the wages
without their effect. In the past the of the worker were so small that if he theory of individualism" has had a were sick for a short period, or out of tendency to make as think that, nu una work for any cause, he and his family but the owner of a business was concerned were deisen "over the edge,” and dire it unpagement. Now we realise that poverty produced terrible and bitter disry business is a wheel, however smal, content because of the sense of injustice in the buge Epire machine. it erented, as well as the actual misery.
Many students of the new petence of sociology, such ne Mr. ROWNTREE and the Rt. Hon. CRABLE BOOTH bave confirmed
Bir James Cantlie has quite recovered from the operation on his eye.
8ganized Steel Plates, wrought and A. 8. WATSON & the statements about the poverty in Great Road, on Thursday night, a bale of
?
galvanized Iron Piping and Fittings, Brass
8 and Copper Tubes, Muntz and Yellow Metal
shembing, Metal and Copper Tacks, etc.
AL:
One large galvanized Iron Building (wood 7 framing).
One small galvanized Iron Shed (Steel framing)
One Motor Boat 22 by 4' 0" by 3 feet fitted 6 with 1820 H.P. heavy duty Kelvin Kerosene 48 Motor.
101
a
AND
Ons 8 B.H.P. Bolinder Crude Oil Engine direct coupled to dynamo ilustrated on page 20 of Bolinders catalogue.
The machinery will be put up for Auction on Friday, January 10th, at 10 am.
(Full Particulars from Catalogue). TEEM-Cash.
HUGHES & HOUGH, Auctioneers. Hongkong, December 23rd, 1918. [116
20
6
49
Turkish Towela
50
Bath Towels...
34
A. G. DA ROCHA.
Straw Mattresses for criby
60
Sheets for cribs ...
20
Pillows for eribs
Flannel Trousers for ist class tick per-
NONS
12
12
Cotton Trowers for 1st class sick per-
BUDS
Flannel Trousers for 2nd class sick per.
Bons
Flannel Trousers for 3rd class sick per-
нопа
AUCTIONEER, SURVEYOR AND
GENERAL BROKER,
AVOURED with
FAVOURED
instructions
The Concerned,
from
will sell by Public Auction on TUESDAY,
JANUARY, 14TH 1919,
al. 271 FMI.
12 at his Salos Bum. Queens Road Ceatrul
(ld Post Office Building). 40EXCELLENT HOUSEHOLD
Cotton Shirts for 1st class sick persons 12 Flannel Shirts for 1st class sick persons 12 Flannel Shirts for 2nd class sick per- Cotton Shirts for 2nd class sick persons I
FURNITURE AND EFFECTS,
Comprising: Blackwood Furniture, Teakwood Mirror Door Wardrobes, Chests of Drawers, Clocks, Cotton Shirts for 3rd class sick persons 60 Brussel's Carpets, Chesterfield Couch and 12 Bevelled Edge Mirror, Umbrella Stands Cotton Trousers for 3rd class sick per-
*8659
Pillow cases (1st class) Women's Cotton Gowns Bolster cages (1st class) Pillow cases (2nd class)
Arm Chairs, Drawing Room Suite, Haay 60 Chairs, Overmantels, Dining Tablea, Single 24 and Double Brass Mounted Iron Bedsteads, 12 Curtains, Bronze Figures, Desks, Glass and 12 Crockery Ware, and a long line of Sandries
Abo
1-12 boro Hammer Gun by Wilkinson's
20
[190
Bolster cases (2nd class) Cotton Pillow cases for 3rd ulam
20
Children's shirts
36 London in good condition.
50
Pillow cases for criva
One Prismoid Binocular (10 lenses).
36
Blouses for nurses
TERMS-Cash on Delivery.
19
Hongkong, January 7th, 1919.
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OCEAN STEAMSHIP CO., LTD.,
AND
OKINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGA
TION CO., LTD.
CO., LTD.,
WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS,
TELEPHONE No. 616.
BIRTH
REEVES. At Chatham, on October 30th, 1918, the wife of Capt. H. L. KREYES, Middlesex Regi., a son.
DEATHS,
BETH. On December 30th, 1918, at London, ARATHON SETH, 1.8.0., aged 66 years. WRIGHT. At Brighton, of pneumonia, on
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The Daily
Press.
HONGKONG, JANUARY 11to, 1919.
THE VISION OF EMPIRE TRADE.
As the result of a small fire in Queen's Britain, after the suost careful investiga-button yarn, belong to the lapsing firm, tion, and we now have definite data to
was damaged. show us the cost of keeping a man and
his dependents above the poverty-line, It
AL
the Magistracy, yesterday, Mr.
is scandalous that any sober and indusJR. Wood fined two Chinese $1,000 each trious workman should be perpetually
for being it unlawful possession of
man to work.
it
Professor C. A. Middleton Smith, M. Se.. M.L.M.E., Dean of the Faculty of Engineering. Hongkong University) bas consented to distribute the prizes at tho
Diocesan School and Orphanage at noon on Saturday, January 18th.
IG
confronted with the possibilities of disas twenty tacle of opium, Iter, and the only reason that such a On Monday, at 5.30 p.m. at the Helenm condition of things was tolerated in the May Institute, Professor Warren will past was that the majority of people deliver a
Jecture QU
"Wireless Tele- either knew little about the subject or graphy. The lecture is open to all. thought such ร condition inevitable. In thear days of continually increas
publicity
impossible to ignore the facty presented tu 18 by recognised authorities. Moreover, the masses do not accept the idea that their tot is inevitable. The public con- erience demands that a man who is able) News has been received an Hongkong of and willing to work should have the the death, by drowning, in Dunkirk bar- opportunity to do so, and, in return, bour, on October 31st, while on duty, of November 1st, 1918, ADA, wife of G.
receive all the necessaries, and some of Mr. A. Fyfe, Chartered Accountant and KENNETH WRIGHT, Boston, Lines the luxurica, of life. Labour demands Actuary, late of the firm of Messrs. Percy (recently of Bangkok).
shorter hours, and some of the greatest Smith, Seth and Fleming. Mr. Fyfe left Captains of Industry, such as Lord the Colony in 1916 to join the Army, and LEVERSKULME, go so far as to suggest thattered the A.O.D. His body was not six-hours a day is long enough for any recovered and identified until November
14tb. We know now for a cer- tainty that it is a fallacy to suppose that At the Magistracy, yesterday, Mr. a man's output is greater because he J. K. Wood held an inquiry into the works regularly for ten hours instead of circumstances surrounding the death of a eight. In the Far East we can see that young Chinese woman at Kowloon. the long hours of labour lend inevitably appears that on the night of November te shirking and languor, and no keen 29th, while her husband was in bed, the observer of modern industrial conditions woman tied a rope round her neck and Tar enormons debt which the war has supposes that a man continues to work ung herself to the ped-post When the saddled upon all the nations engaged in properly through each of the afty-four husband got up in the morning he was it would fill us with diamny but for the hours a week. Before the war the Ameri
shocked to find his wife dead. He vision which carries us beyond the pre-fear workman carned considerably more:
stated at the inquest that his wife had sent and leads as to hope that, after all.
been worried since the death of her child. some good may come to mankind out of the terrible experiences of the past four yenre. There wore evils beyond concep tion connected with the period which is now closed, but there were also eine very Let us now.consider the point of view stimulating and encouraging thing of the employer. We must concedo at advance with regard to the excellence of. Not the least remarkable of these was the once his claim that he is entitled to be the company and the audience will, no' very great increase in the production of rewarded for his enterprise and labour, doubt, be on the qui vive in anticipation. certain comunadities, particularly muni and also to receive a reasonable interest The booking for the whole senson is very tions, although the type of labour avail-on the money expended by him in plant heavy indeed and those who have not yet, able was of much lower grade than in for other requirements of his business. He secured sents should loen no time in secing pie war days. In different parts of is particularly annoyed at any efforts to about any that remain. The plans are on the Empire today we have the premises, restrict output, and there could be no viow at Moutrio'a. the plant, and the men suitable to develop more senseless or suicidal policy on the production of many marketable com- the part of workers than that of "going-the Blue Funnel liner bound for Liver
It is reported that the Polyphemur, modities, and if only the old wrangling slow." It is a fact that if output is pool with the European mails, met with between labour and capital can be elimi restricted there are less, and not greater, a mishap off Cape Collinson on Thursday 40 cancy Kirin Boor, pta. 00 cases Cuinnenated in the future 'ere is no reason possibilities of employment. The cheaper murning. The Polyphemus loft, Hong- Stout, Burke's gts. 65 Barrols California why wages should not be higher and the article can be sold the greater is the kong on Thursday morning at 10 o'clock, ........ 18†Ulkrok. 10 cases Moob und Chanden. Chaus- ........... 20 pagne, Blue label. 7 cars Vichy water, pts.cost of production lower.
6 caso Nasan, Beor, qt. 4 cases St Lahon advance of scientific knowledge provides more inbour is required.
The rapid demand, and the greater the demand the with one European paswongor, and when Vegetable Wool Matironnent, for let and winch. $ cases Japanese Bake. 18 cases
nonring the Cape found herself in a deep In Chino for. In order to avoid collision with nd classes****
20 Owaren Hork.
ue with new tools to create wonith, and there is likely to bo competition for the feet of junks she slightly altered her Vegetable Wool Pillows, for 1st and
Das Alo, French Vermouth, Amiel Boor, there are possibilities before us such as next few years, but there is no reason **Whjakins, Brandies, ste. nta
TEM-Cash on Delivery,
our forefathers never dreamed in hair why it should geserate feelings of Kostili Hongkong, January 7th, 1919. 1100 mdal outimistic mobionts. This is not a ly if the competitors "play the game."
Caps for nurses ................
Wooden platform, tinc lined, iron foot, painted with Ripolin, width im., GU, high at top om., 50, high at foot om.
38
Iron tound table, On., 0 diameter Iron chaira
Electric Heaters, small size
CONSIGNERS per Company's Steamer Wall Clocks, good quality
"AGAMEMNON "
are hereby notified that the Cargo will be discharged into Holt's Wharf, Kow- loon, where it will lie at Consignee's risk. The Cargo will be ready for de- livory from Godown on and after 11th January,
Optional cargo will be landed, unten notice has boon given prior to steamer's arrival.
Tables for dressing of wounds Iron Steps Filters Toilet Sots, porcelain Water Bottle and Tumbler for bed side
table Enameled Spitoons for bed side table... 124 Eastmeled Spitoons
Covered Chambers, enameled ......... Enameled Boop Dishen Enameled Platea .......
15
18
60
33
24
24
Small Plates for Napkins, porcelain....100
100
30
Boup Plates, porcelain
All broken, chafed, and damaged goods Dessert Plates..... are to be left in the Godowns, where they Enameled Ewers will be examined on any Tuesdays and Water Pitchers, enameled Fridays between the bours of 18.45 A Table Knives
and Noon within the free storage period. claims will be admitted after the
Table Forks
Soup Spoone
Goods have left the stonmore Godown Glass Tumblers.......
and all Goods remaining undelivered Wine Glasses
Enameled Mugs
after the 17th January will be subject Porcelain Muga
to root.
All Claims against the Steamer must Bee of Knife, Fork and Spoon, für be presented to the undersigned on or doenert
before the 31st January, or they will not Tea Spaans
be recognised
No Hine Insuranos will be effected.
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRK,
Agents. Hongkong, Janaury 10th, 1918,
A. G. DA ROCHA. AUCTIONEER, SURVEYOR AND GENERAL BROKER.
NAVOURED with
instructivas
from
FAVOUR
The Concerned, will sell by Public Auction on FRIDAY, JANUARY 17тa, 1918.
at 11 A.M. at the Garage, AUSTIN AVENUE, KOWLOON,
One Studebaker 1917, Motor Car, 7 seater, 7 cylinder. oylinder. One Maxwell 1918, Motor Car, seater, TRR-Chah on Delivery, Hongkong, January 7th, 1919.
A. G. DA ROCHA. AUCTIONEER, SURVEYOR AND GENERAL BROKER,
FAVOURED with instructions from
The Concerned, 80 will soll by Public Auction on SATURDAY,
"JANUARY 18ru, 1910,
nt 11 a.
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2nd eluanca, nang Vegetable Wool Bolsters, for 1st and
and classes
inamı 350
A LARGE ASSORTMENT OF
WINES, SPIRITS, ALE AND STOUT,
:
than the British workman, even allowing
and, the employer could afford to pay for the higher cost of living in the U.S.A.,
him because ho produced a corresponding ly greater output.
formance of Edgar Warwick's Now Revusi To-night will witness the opening per
eal-Comedy Company in Vanity Fair" and a full house is assured to greet the newcomers. Much has been written in
The vessel, having sustained some dange course and struck a rocky bank lightly. returned to harbour the same night and entered the docks for valairs,