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Business hitherto carried on by us under the name and style of W. R. LUXLEY & CO, at HosoKONG, CANTON and
LONDON, Merchants, Cessed on the 1st April, 1919.
The said business as from that date has CO., been acquired by J. A. RUSSELL KUALA LUMPUR FMS who have awsumed all responsibility for the abilities of the firm ad existing on that late and properly thard contracted during the period from prevent date
JOHN MONTGOMERY BEATTIE ANDREW BEATTIE
MATTHEW POOLE BEATTIN Hongkong, September 24th, 1919. 1996
NOTICE.
Business hitherto carried on by MR. W R LOXLEY & CO., at HoraxoNG, CANTON and LONDON and shall continue to trade under the same Firm came and style.
WE HAVE acquired the
The Business, baving been taken over aga Hoing concern on the 1st April, 1818, the proper liabilities of
"of the firm as on that data and those contractel since in carrying on the business are astmed by nurselves
JOHN ARCHIBALD RUSSELL, DONALD OSCAR RUSSELL ROBERT CECIL RUSSELL. Hongkong, September 24th, 1918. [1997
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES..
S.S. "THONGWA" Arrival Hongkong on September 4th, 1919. FROM STRAITS.
Consignees of Cargo, by the above-named Tassel are hereby informed that their goods are, landed and placed AT THEIR RISE in the being Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company's Godowns st Kowloca, where each Cousignment will be sorted out Mark by Mark and delivery can be obtained as the Goods are Traded
Goods not cleared within 8 days, including 'date of arrival, will be subject to meat,
No. Fire Insurance will be effected by u
in any case whalerar.
Daringed package must be left in the Go downs for examination by the Consignees, and the
Company's Surreyors, Mawr. GODDARD DooGLAS,
at 10 AM. of MonData and THUESDAYS, All Claims must be presented within ten days of the Steamer's arrival bere after which date thor cannot be recognised. No Claims will be admitted, after the goods have left the Godown.
HACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO,; Agente, P. & C. B. N. CO. Hongkong, September 24th, 1818
A. G. DA ROCHA,
AUCTIONEER SURVEYOR
[1298
AND
*. GENERAL BROKER
Queen's Road Central, Telephone, No. 2231.
FAVOUREDth instructions from ill all by Public Auction TO-DAY (THURSDAY), September 13th, 1919, at 2.15 r.,
at his Sale Room, HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE AND
EFFECTS:
Wardrobes, Deaks, Chairs. Chest of Drawers, Dressing Tables, Bookcases, Arm- chairs, Curios, Crockery and Glassware, Brass Ornamenta, Vases, Pictures, Ice Boxes, Bedsteads, Clock, Typewriter. Overmantele, Sideboards, Napkins, Tablecloths, Hat- stands and a long lins of Bandries.
TIRMS-Cash on Delivery. Hongkong, September 19th, 1819...
A. G. DA ROCHA. AUCTIONEER, SURVEYOR
AND
GENERAL BROKER.
Queen's Road Central, Telephone No. 1931,
NAVOURED ",with
FAY
instractions from The Concerned, Ball by Public Auction TO-DAY (THURSDAY), September 25th, 1819, - at "2.30 p.m.
will
at his Sales Rooms.
1 Grand Piano by Collard & Collard,
London, in good condition.
1 Konso Duplicator in good working
örder.
1 Motor Cycle.
Tram: Coh on Delivery
Hongkong. September 24th;:1919.
A. G. DA ROCHA. AUCTIONEER, BURTİYOR AND
GENERAL BROKE
Queen's Road Central,. Telephone No. 2833
FLAVOURED
JAVOURED with instructions
The Concerned,
will sell by Public Auction,
BATURDAY, September 17th, 1919,
at 1.30 F..
from
410
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UNIVERSITY OF HONGKONG, | THE UNIVERSITY OF HONGKONG
invites immediate applications for the in the P of part-time Lectureships following subjecta:-
(Lectures and
Applied Mechanics
Laboratory),
Geometrical Drawing, -
ngwi
Strength of Materials,
Iron and Steel:
Machines,
Structures,
Work (Machines
Drawing Offer
Structures) Buties will commence on SEPTEMBER 9TH, 1919.
Full particulars can be obtained from the DEAN of the Faculty of Engineering.
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HONGKONG STOCK EXCHANGE.
T IS HEREBY NOTFIED for the information of those whom it may Concern, that, from this date, al dealings in the Shares of the SHELL TRANSFORT AND THADING CO., LTD, LONDON, will be in REGISTERED" or BEAKER" scrip at sellers option
For the Committee of the
카
INTIMATIONS
DOUGLAS, STEAMSHIP COMPANY,
LIMITED.
THE ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of the above Company will be held at the Company's Offices at Noon on SATUR. DAY, SEPTEMBER STE, 1919.
THE TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from September 19th to
7th, both days inclusive,
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co, General Managers. Hongkong, September 11th, 1919. [1939
THE HONGKONG. STEEL FOUNDRY COMPANY, LIMITED:
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
jŋHE NINTH ORDINARY YEARLY
THE
MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS in the above Company, will be held at the Company's Chice St. Georges Building. Hongkong, on TUESDAY, SEPTEM BEK 30TH, 1919, a 11.30, for the purpose of presenting the heport of the General Managers, nd Statement of Accounts to 31st May, 1919.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company. will be CLOSED from September 23rd to September 30th, 1919, hoth days inclusive.
GUNDON & CO.,
General ManagETI. Hongkong, September 16th, 1919 (1958
SEPTEMBER 25TH.
INTIMATION
MOSCATINE
(REGISTERED)
THE
ORIGINAL
INSECT
A few drops sprickled on the hands, feet,
nape of neck or about the room give
absolute protection against
1919.
Sir Charles Eliot left for Shanghas last werk en route for London.
Mr. Les Borgholt has been appointed USA. Consuel at Carton.
Twenty additional men have arrived feum England to join the local Police Force,
To'tlay and tomorrow Being the Jewish New Year holidays, all the Toral Jewish business houses will be closed,
But if the elesions were farces, the position of the member of Parliament who did not vote with the Government was little better, considered in, the light of a representative of the people. The limous case of Sir Franers Burbeit, whú was committed to the Tower for publishing a speech he had made in the House of Com-- mens in defence of a man who advertised a discussion of some point,in Parliament, ary procedure, is too well known to need
Such happenings, we repeating. feel, are impossible. Indeed, so much has the power of Parliament dwindled that there is very danger of running into the other extreme and under-rating no. in. stitution which, whatever its faults, hassented today to the Hon. Mr. E. D. C. Wolfe, Capt. Underwood, and Sergt.- so often stood for liberty in the past. As
Major Kynoch. for the unterial condition of the Etighud. of 1815, contemporary records show that
now
REPELLER was in a much worse plight than it is in this year of grace. For one thing, there was an unes simplish stagnation of trade, which threw a large, muss"
ut the population into the most abject poverty. A bad harvest made the misery worse Whole parishen, were deserted, and hunger stricken people wanderes about" the coun- try in search of "work. Naturally this state of affairs led to unrest. There were hunger riots, and some of the wilder spirits of the time endeavoured to incite the people to more desperate courses. There was an absurd attack on the Tower, and the Regent had the windows of his
HONORDAG STOCK EXCHANGE, HONGKONG ST. ANDREWS SOCIETY. MOSQUITOES,
W. LOGAN,
Secretary.
Hongkong, September 23rd, 1910. [1290
A
HONGKONG SUBSCRIPTION GRIFFINS SEASON
1910/1920
MEETING of Members interested in the above will be held in the Jucky CLUB BooMS "HUNGKONG CLUB ANNEXE on FR.DAY, SEPTEMBER SUTH, at 6 P.N.
By Order
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G W. GEGG, Acting Clerk of the Course, Hongkong, September 23rd, 1919. [1291
G.
R.
SALE, BY TENDER OF HOLS.
VIRAGO * TENDE
ENDERS are invited for the purchase of above-nadieci Torpedo Boat Destroyer with Engines and Boilem, and various auxiliary machinery on board.
The vessel is to be sold for breaking up
Articulars of the ship, conditions of sale, forms of tender and permits to inspect the ship, may be obtained on application to the andersigned. A deposit is required before
issued.
forms of tender can be view in the Naval
The vessel will be on
Camber, Hongkong, between the hours of 10A.M. and 4 P.M. from beptember 25th to October 2nd, inclusive, and Tenders must reach the Commodore's Office not later than 12 Noon on MONDAY, October 8th.
A
G. L. PLATT, Naval Store Officer. Hongkong, September 20th, 1918, [128]
NOTICE.
R
EL Persons, with the exception of
A persons of Chinese race, wishing to leave the Colony mus have in their posses- Kion & VALID PASSPORT. Passengers not in possession of passports will not be allowed to leave the Colony.
All persons, with certain exceptions who remain in the Colong for more than 7 days are required to Register them selves under the REGISTRATION of PERSONS ORDINANCE, 1918.
Forms of Registration, giving the par ticulars required, may be obtained at the G.P.O. and at all Police Stations.
The Penalty for non-compliance in fine not exceeding
$50. E. D. O. WOLFE Captain Superintendent, of Police. Hongkong, Ceptember 2nd, 1919. [40
.8.8.
THE
"WAR PUFFIN."
Undersigned invite Tenders, in writing, for the purchase of this vessel which is ashore at Longstone Reef, near the mouth of the Moulmein River- Amherst -Burma. The vessel is in s favourable position
ship for
breaking operations. A
copy of the Burveyer's report can be som at the office of and full particulars and terms obtained from
GILMAN & CO. LTD. Lloyd's Agents.
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THE
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
of the above SOCIETY will be bold in the CITY HALL on TUESDAY, SEPTEM BER 30TH, 1918, at 3.30 P.M., for the purpose of receiving the Annual Report and Siste ment of Accounts for the year ending 31st August, of elex ting Offices-bearers for the ensuing year, etc,
P. TOD, Hon. Secretary. Hongkong, September 22nd, 1919. (1288
THE DAIRY FARM ICE AND COLD
STORAGE CO, LTD..
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
BE TWENTY THIRD
ORDINARY
ANNUAL MEETING of the SHARFA HOLDERS in the above Company will be held at the Company's Town Office, 2, Lower Albert Road, Hongkong, onSATURDAY, 11th day of OCTOBER, 1919, at 12.30 o'clock in the eroon, for the purpose of presenting the of the Directors and Statement of Accounts to 31st July, 1919,
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company' will be CLOSED from October 1st to 11th, 1919, both days inclusive.
By Order,
M. MANUK Secretary. Hongkong, September 22nd, 1919. [128*
THE CHINA LIGHT AND POWER
COMPANY (1918), LIMITED...
GIVEN
NOTIGAREHOLDERS of the NOT
Five carey 12 deaths) of gastroenteritis and 2 cassy (2 deaths) of enteric fever were reported in the colony on Tuesday.
Volunteer Lang service medals will be
The Treasurer of the Society of St.
leent de Paul acknowledges most thankfully, the receipt 87 830 toward the find, of the Society from an anonymous donar
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The Hon. Thomaų Sammons, B.S, Con- sul-Cienen for. "Shanghai, bas been appointed Consul-General at Melbourne, and will probably be laying Shanghai early in November
We are officially informed that intima tion has been received from the War Offer that the 2nd Battalion Wilts Begi- ment will be posted to Hongkong for duty, and will arrive shortly.
Arrangements are Low completed or
SANDFLIES coach breken as he was going to open the tour through Indin and the Far East
and other insects, Will not stain ar injure the most delicate alin.
of the well-known English actress, Marie Tempest, in her apertoire of Tempest comedies. Her itinerary includes Hong- kong.
Parliament. This was considered suffici- ent to warrant the suspension of the Habens forpus. Act and the enactment of the Gagging Auts,""by which it way 'sought to put an end to all free speech. But
Among the passengers on the oil are the aims of the people, which were really. W. R. Elliston, who will act as naval architect for Mesars. John 1. Thorayeroft
40c, 75 $2.00 per bottle, for reforms that we can we now they were perfectly justified in claiming, were not to be disposed of so easily. Two years later enme the famans Peterloo,” and an unexampled military coercion. The Savage" Parliament, which ant for less than
a month, distinguished itself by passing legislation which made writ ing and speaking on political questions nearly as dangerous as it was during the
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PREPARED ONLY BY
A. S. WATSON & CO., height of the Napoleonie wars At that
LIMITED.
'BONGKONG
DISPENSARY,
TEL. 16-
BIRTHS.
timea, revolution seemed imminent. Civil war was freely, spoken of, and yet before a few months had elapsed England had settled down to a period of ten years' social prace. This was brought about by a rapid improvement in trade. The country had weathered the storm, hat it had taken five years of peace to do it, and during that pericd there had been further encroachments on liberty that had to be removed later during twenty storiny years. This, perhaps, is the most
name Company that the TRANSFER GRAHAM REYNOLDS "At Shameen, Canton, interesting portion of the history of those
BOOKS will be ÜLI, SED from TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2325, 1919, until T ESDAY, September 30TH, 1919, both days inclusive. SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.
General Managers, Hongkong, September 16th, 1818. (1983
THE HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA
DOCK COMPANY, LIMITED. -- TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN thaà
No the SHARE REGISTER LAC
TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from Detoler 1st, to 8th, both days inclusive.
Warrants for the Interim Dividend can be bad at the Office of the Company, 2 Queen's Buildinga, Hongkong, on and after the 7th October, 1919.
By Order of the Board
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R. M DYER,
Chief Manager, Hongkong, September stad, 1919. (1281
FOR SALE
with
COUNT GOUGH" No. 131, Tx. MPS. 9-Roomed. House' Large Garden. Apply
LOXLEY & CO., York Buildings.
[1255
FOR SALE
(VE-ROOMED HOUSE at the PEAK
Apple M-
KOWLOON FIVE-ROO
PALACE HOTEL. Corner of Haiphong & Hankow Roads.
Tel. R. L
"Tal Address: Palace
TWO Minutes from Ferry and Railway
statica
This Hotel has just been completely renovated and refurnished is now up-to-date in every respect and under, English, Management. Cuisine under personal supervision of the Proprietor.
BAR AND BILLIARD BOOME,
TERMS MODERATE. Special Arrangement for Families on
J. HL OXBERRY, Proprietor.
at his Baler Room, Queen's Road Central (Old Post Office Building). EXCELLENT HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE
Comprising: j Chesterfield Coach and Arm Chairs, Black- wood Furniture, Brass and Iron Bedsteads Tables, Brussels Carpet and Rugs Overmantels,
Silk Tapestry Covered Application to Drawing Room Suits, Solas, Easy Chairs, Occasional Tables, Extension Table
Dining
#10] Bevelled Mirror Wardrobes, Pictures, Bed Sheets. Crockery, Glassware, menta, Cabinet, Teak Bookcase, Dinner Billver Ware, Clocks, Marble-top Stoves Cutlery Toilet Set, Electric boards.
gon, Dining Chaithands, Cooking
and a long line of Sundries.
Catalogues will be issued.
Tram Cash on Delivery. Hongkong, September 24th 1919, 948"
FRENCH LESSONS
.
G. KOUSSION.
18, "MORSIAON HILL BOS.
HasA. HASTINGS & HASTINGS, Solicitors, No. 8, Des Voeur Road Central.
HA
TO LET
[1920
10, Des Voeux Road. ALF SPACE of STORE, may be used as Office at moderate rent. For terms etc.
28, Tee House St. Apply
· [187]
TO LET (UNFURNISHED) NO 46, "STOWFORD, No. 2, Bonham
Hoad, in excellent condition. Address
"AB' Care of "Daily Press" Qfce
(1268
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On September Bird, to Dr. and Mrs. W. GRAHAM Reynolds, & son." [1904 TRUESFIELD-AL 150. The "Feak;
September 24th., to Mr and Mrs. R.' P. THURSFIELD, a daughter [1295 Hosazona 0793c#: 104, Da Vortx Road, C. London Ornica: 181, FT ÖTREET, E.C.
The Daily Press.
HONGKONG, SEPTEMEKE 28TH, 1919,
"LOOKING BACKWARD.
In many respects the conditions now obtaining in Europe are similar
to
Co. Ltd. is the East. and Mr. S. Howard who is an expert motor -ngi-
neer from the same Erm.
JL
The Sinkiang members of Parliament have received Provincial Assembly
telegram from their that the Sin- kiang public disapproves of the proposed Appointment of fieneral Lung Chih kwang to deal with the Bolsheviks in the pro vince.
The Peking Mukden Railway has re- ceived a number of new locomotives and This trucks, etc., frors Great Britain. rolling stock was brought out before the war and landed in Hongkong, where it remained owing to shortage of Tientsin-. Hongkong freight
..
It is reported that two more monitera of the insect class, like the Bre and the Seun, are due in China shortly. They are called the Voth and the Mantis, and it is expected that after their arrival the warships of the Foortroch and Boodlark- type will be withdrawn.
The Peking Daily Never says that, a preliminary step towards the unification Minister of Education has organized a of the national language, the Vice- Commission in the Ministry of Educa tion to study the different dialects in the provinces as well as the measures to be.. times for us at the present moment. That devised to reduce them into a uniform A difficult period "must follow a great war. tongue. is recognised by all, and the question is
The Post reports that it is learn. whether we can avoid the errors inteed on reliable authority that the Minister which the statesmen of 5-10 falt of Agriculture and Commerce has recent
I vetoed a Sino-Japanese loan of Present conditions should do much to $10,000,000, for which public lands in
reduce the period of recuperation, leduria were to have been given as
The Japanese represented the. there are to be bad times for five years it scheme as an agricultural development. will be difficult to avoid crises, but if ably have gone for political purposes and
project, but as the funds would presumi there are to be crises the lessons of a would practically have alienated the lands
involved, the deal was not consumated. hundred years ago may well be studied. It was rather alarming to read the other day of tanks and machine-guns at Liver pool. To deal with a riot in the terms of E révolution was the common error of
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The VC Star reports that two officers of the Kaiyuan battalion together with the Japanese Consul nt Tichling. Dear Mukden have called on Mr. E. W. Class" of the B. A. T. Co. at
and place
that
upon Mr. Glass by Japanese goldier at PA Mien Cheng on April 15th,
to
The
due to prolonged adhesion to restric-Makden. time, so to-day it might be well to consider ty transport, arrived in Hongkong yester- tions on trade deemed neosary in war-
The B.I.s. Thongwa, now an Admiral
whether over-cautiousness is not being | day morning with a large number of men Again the for Hongkong, including Messrs. Spiers, Rapley, Jack Johnstone, Brown and displayed in this matter. elaborate and effusive expenditure of war. Morley, who were enlled up under the time tends to extend itself into peace
Military Service Act. Majo Hickling and Captain Oliver of the R.G.A., time. It was fourteйn years after the C. Railton, and Mr. Mycock of Queen'
were others who arrived on Napoleonic wars had ended before Britain
Mr. Weston, another Hong could break the bad financial habits
man called
up for service, stopped which war had engendered. A loan at Singapore, whence he goes to
Lumpur, where he becomes manager of followed loan each for the purpose of the Robinson Piano Co. There redeeming the old one and each entailing three of the Hongkong contingent who have are only not yet returned Mr. J. Rodger, due or the Ahiva; and Mesars. A, H. Crew and
kong
en's
the
thos which followed the Napoleonic stateamen a hundred years ago, but 1-tendered an apology for the assault made wars. There is the same huge accumu lation of debt, the same tendency to happily in the present case the weapons offending soldier has been severely pur ish- of war keem not to have been used. As ed, and the Commander of the Kaiyuan further extravagance, and the same mili-much of the trouble a century ago was battalion has made an apology as well tary glamour urging the nationis on to
American Consul-General at fresh adventures of a military character. There is also the saine exhaustion of resources in the matter of food supplies. Happily, in other respects there in a good' deal of dissimilarity. In 1815 the battle for Parliamentary reform had yet to be fought and won, Popular representation hardly existed, and the workers had nu, power not even the power to form unions. At no time since the reign of CHARLES II, had the liberties of English men fallen so low, and it is notworthy, in view of conditions obtaining ́during, the present war, that it was in destroying the
had been lost. By the treason and sedi Happily, we know more about political tion bills of this time almost every form of agitation or political action 1228 prohibited. In every port any able-bodied man ran the risk of being knocked down and impressed for the Navy, while the citizen who ventured to express his own thoughts and not those of the constituted are thoroughly enough for war your will get war, so that the way to ensue authorities was in danger of being cam- mitted to gnal and languishing there peace is to reduce armaments. The old w untried for years
The only part of watch-ery of the last century penet, London which had anything resembling retrenchment and reform" as applic popular representation was the borough able now in regard to its rel-two items of Westminster, and there the election
is it was then, and as for the third there scenes were more disgusting than edifying. is yet plenty to be done.
loss to the Government, the financial tangle became so great that the country
V
tyranny of NAPOLEON that theen liberties seemed to be on the verge of bankruptor labrum, who are taking a holiday
economy than they did a hundred years ago and there is a real appeal for res trenchment which no Government. can resist, Peace, also, we must have, and the war has made it plain that if you
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Six Shanghai bowlers are expected in arrive in Hongkong on October 3rd for a match against a local team, to be play- ed on the Kowloon Bowling Green Club rinks next day. The last inter-port match took place nearly a year ago, when a Hongkong team. travelled to Shanghai and were Bond, Russell Gerred
and Harvey. the Northern Bettlement. The Hongkon four, however, inflicted a defeat on Han- he team selected to play for in the coming match are MesarN, C. Macdougall (skip) A. A. Malcolm, A. W. McCallum and Arch Taylor. Messrs. F. L. Marshall, who will captain the team, and G. McMurdo are also mak- in the trip. The data is said to be thoroughly representative of Shanghai's bowling strength,