NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
THE HONGKONG ELECTRIC co.,
LIMITED.
WING to the REMOVAL of the MACHINERY supplying the Lift
THE HONGKONG " DAILY
PRESS,
FRIDAY. NOVEMBER 708, "1819.
INTIMATIONS
INTIMATION
ن را
HONGKONG GYMKHANA OLUB
Service, current will be DISCONNECTED EXTRA GYMKembar 19th.
FOR LIFTS 00 SUNDAY morning, NOV. P. The Lift Service will be resumed ax early in the day as possible.
SPECIAL MEETING of Members will be held at or, in the Jockey Club Office on FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 7TH, CO consider and decide on the holding of
in aid of CHARITY on SATURDAY,
H. B. L. DOWBIGGIN,
Hon. Secretary. Hongkong, November 5th, 1919.
GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co.,
Agent Hongkong, November 6th, 1919.
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IMPORTS AND EXPORTS OFFICE
THIS
NOTICE.
THIS Department will be Open for all purposes till Noos, on MONDAY, NOVEMBER 10TH. Licensed WarehouBOS will be entirely closed on that day.
C. W. BECKWITH, Superintendent. Imports and Exporta (1499
Hongkong, November 8th, 1919.
LOST.
SMALL JAPANESE SPANIEL, fomale
A white with light browa markings,
now the HONGKONG HOTEL at 2.45.P.3,00 November 8th.
Reward if necessary. Any one found in
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THE HONGKONG CORINTHIAN YACHT CLUB
Season 1919-1990.
Racing Fixtures.
RUISER CHAMPIONSHIP First Race
CRUISER
Gael Hayward Hays. First Race. J NOVEMBER 15rs, Start 2.30 PM..
FULL PARTICULARS ON CLUB NOTICE BOARD.
IN
BANK HOLIDAY.
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N sonordanon with Ordinance No. 5 of 1912; the EXCHANGE, BANKS will be CLOBBD for the trametion of PUBLIC BUSINESS on MONDAY, NOVEMBER 10TH, 1919.
Hongkong, November 5th, 1819, 1488
NOTICE OR REMOVAL.
Office has this day been REMO
possession of Dog after this. Notice will beED from No. 4, DES VECI RD
prosecuted.
Telephone 1728,
"THORNHILL,"
SOLDIERS' CLER
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Ji TO LET
FLATS in ETO MESS. No. 8, The
2 PRAX for 6 month from November lat
all
For further particulars, apply to-
JARDINE, MATHESON & CO. LTD.
NOTICE..
REPULSE BAY HOTEL
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Order to enable the Contractors to complete the work in connection with the above Hotel at be earliest possible date without interruption, and in order to avoid possil ility of damage to the Flooring, Tils Paint Work, to the public are requested to kindly stain from visiting the Hotel as on and from this date until ita completion and formal opening of which doe Notice will be given by Advertisement in the Local Newspapers
The Management of the Hotel feel are that they may rely upon the ready- co-operation of the public in the foregoing. regard.
Dated this Sixth day of November, 1918. For The HONGKONG HOTEL CO, LTD., Proprietors of the REPULSE BAY HOTEL,
J. H. TAGGART,
Marager,
22.
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GLEN" LINE OF STEAMERS, LTD
"NOTICE TO CONSIGNEFS FROM UNITED KINGDOM, COLOMBO AND STRAITS,
THE Steamship
*GLENGYLE"
baring arrived from the abdre ports, Con sign of Cargo by her are hereby informed that all Goods are being landed at their, risk into the hairdous and/or extra hazardons Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowicon Wharf and Godown Company, Limited, #bence, and/or from the wharves delivery may be obtained
Goods not
cleared by Nov. 13th, 1919, #at. & F., will be subject to rent.
All broken,
chafed and damaged packages. are to bela
a left in the Godowns where they, will be szamined by Mosers. Goddard &
Douglas, on Nov. 13th, 1919, at 10 AM
Ciftims against the Stoner must be presented
of arrival, otherwise they will
within 30 days of
act be recognised. _...
No Fire Insurados will be effected by as in
any see whatever.
CENTRAL to VICTORIA BUILDINGS, 5, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL.
VERNON & SMYTH, Share and General Brokers. Hongkong, 1st November, 1919. · [1470
LOST.
A Dark Brindle Bull PUP Bitch Finder
Box No. 1474,
will be rewarded,, Reply to
Cars of "Daily Press Office
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WANTED.
TAUROPEAN CLERK with experience in Imports and Exports. Good opportunities. Write stating qualifications and salary required, to
Box No. 1448** Care of "Dally Press” Office.
WANTED.
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INTIMATIONS
UNION INSURANCE" SOCIFY OF CANTON LIMITED.
OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that' N
an EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of the Society will be held at the Registered Office of the Society, Nos. 3 and 4. Queen's Building, Victoria in the Colony of Hongkong TO-DAY (FRIDAY), the Seventh day of November 1919, at 1 o'clock Noox, when the sub- joined Revolutions will be proposed:
1. That the fusion of the interests of the Union Insurance Society of Can- ton, Limited, (in this and the follow- ing Revolutions referred to as " the Society ") and the North China Insurance Company Limited (in this and the following Resolutions re- ferred to a the Company") be approved of and agreed to on the basis following :-
A. S. WATSON
LIMITED.
paat has been more nearly one of con The 1,380 tuels of opium, valued at (tempe than of conciliation, but the din about $19,000, seized by, the Police on ner party, no doubt, serves a useful pur- the Sui An were confiscated at the pose on occasion. It requires no little Magistracy, yesterday. Unfortunately strength of mind to accept apman's hos 4o one was arrested in connection with pitality over-night and to oppose hit the smuggling, otherwise the 'ne might policy next morning, especially in small hare amounted $150,000.
& CO., communities in which people are apt to
ESTABLISHED 1871.
CONFECTIONERY:
regard a political attack me a personal affront. In official circles there is gener
Conn de Toulons de Lautrec de Savine, who recently paid a brief visit
ally a deep-rooted faith in the virtues of to Hongkong is in trouble again. He silener, and that is why "newspapers are appeared before the Mixed Court, 'Shang- regarded as an invention of the devil bai, the other day on a charge of forging. that ought to be controlled It is not the name of Consul-General Wilm to a sufficient. however, in these days that Passport, and was remanded for trial be facts should be confided only to the fure the Russian: Assessor, favoured few, while the public are left in ignorance. Even errors, when com mitted publicly in speech or in print. often serve a useful purpose by furnish ing the opportunity to remove prevailing misconceptions, and we suspect that many Parliament frames an apparently hostile question for the par pose of enabling the Government to cor rect false reporta which are in circulation, The second explanation which our contemporary offers for the unsatisfactory
(a) That shares of the Society of the nominal value of £10-each whereof £4-per share shall be credited as paid up be allotted to the share- holders of the Company in exchange we have received fresh stocks of a member of for the shares of the Company in the ratio of one and a half shares i of the Society, for each one share of the Company.
(b) That the Society in addition make payment to the shareholders in the Company of the sum of £5. (Five pounds) Sterling in cash for each one share in the Company held by such shareholders exchanging their shares in manner and upon the bagia mentioned in clause (a) above.
2. That for the purpose of carrying into effect Resolution No. 1 (4) above, the
CADBURY'S
and
Mr. K. Lo appeared before Mr. R., E. Lindsell at the Magistracy, yesterday.. and applied for a rehearing of the case in which the manager of the Ko Shing Theatre was fined. 8119 for overcrowding and for obstructing the gangway, Mr. Lo said that the manager would prove that there were only 20 persons in the theatre in excess of the regulation number and not 400 as bad been stated. Mr. Lindsell fixed the re-hearing for, Tuesday...
The Ceylon Reform Deputation to Lord Milner was very, sympathetically received, Mr. H. J, C. Fereira, the leader
CHOCOLATES state of afairs of which it complains
is that the Legislative body is becom Ping hopelessly stereotyped. Whatever
may be said of the previous charge it of the Deputation, delivered a brilliant cannot be denied that this one" has a very speech, in the course of which he pressed direct application to Hongkong. It is for a lected majority in the Legislative contended that the best brains are not Council and for the introduction into the sought fork they get a chance only if by Executive Council of unofficial members
Society do issue 15,000 shares of the BUCHANAN'S
nominal value of £10 each (whereof
the sum of £4 per share is credited
as paid up)-out of ita unissued capital of 104,000 shares..
3. That the 15,000 shares, referred to in Resolution No. 2 above as and when issued to rack for dividend and in, all respecta pari pasu with the exist
CHOCOLATES: accident they happen to be associated at least equal in number to the official with one of the firms which it is custom members. Lord Miner intimated that he azy to regard as a kind of electoral was making H. E. the Governor of Ceylon.
ing Ordinary shares of the Society King George-Bournville Nüt college. We have heard the question to come to England to discuss the ques
and that the balance (if any) of such 15,000 shares be dealt with in such manner as the Board of Directors of the Society shall think most beneficial to the Society.
مجمع
Dated this Twenty Fifth day of Boudoir-Exquisite-Opera October, 1919.
C. H. P. HAY, ' Deputy General Manager.
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PUBLIC AUCTION
Br Onix oF THE MORTGAGEES
sked-Where would you and suitable tion.
Queen's Selected Princess
members if Constitutional Reform were introduced and those who now enjoy a FAR
and
prescriptive right to a seat in the Council were deprived of that privilege? In the first place, of course, there is nothing to
EASTERN CABLE
NEWS.
other varieties.
ing members if they possess the confidence
of the community; and for them to resist.
the principle of popular election can
prevent the same gentlemen from becom- (EX COURTESY OF THE "HONGKONGE GRINESL
only be regarded as an indication of doubt on this point. Such men find a place in
ECOND ENGINEER for British Steamer MR. GEU. P. LAMMERT has received A. S. WATSON & CO., the Shanghai Conseil, although, of
"SISIMAN."
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GERMINAL CIGAR STORE, 18, Nathan Road, Kowłosa.
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VACANT PLOT of Land at Faumati.
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THE HONGKONG LAND RECLAMA-
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147
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A VACANT PLOT of Land, Prays East
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THE HUNGRONG LAND INVEST- MENT & AGENCY CO. LTD.
11885
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SHOP in Nathan Road, Kowloon.
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HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE
CO., LTD.
Alexandra | Kuilding
FOR SALE
01
instructions to well by Public Auction.
Ón FRIDAY, the 21st day November, 1918, at 3 o'clock in the afternoon at his Sale Room in Duddell Street, Victoria. Hongkong. The Steamship "ASIA*
1061 tons now lying in Kowloon Bay in the Harbour of Hongkong together with all the furnitures, Store equipment and appurten- ances now on board
IN ONE LOT
Canton and is constructed of steel. She bas This ship is Chinese ship registered in the following dimensions namely, Length 299 feet, Breath 32 feet 6 inches, and Depth 19 feet, 9 inches, and her speed is about 10 knots.
For further particulars and conditions of Sale and for orders for inspections of the vessel please apply to
Ma KUNG YUEN,
723, Wing Lok Street, "" ME DEACON, LOOKER, DEACON
& HARSTON,
UT
1. Des Your Road Central, Vendors Bolicitors
or
"to MR. GEO. P. LAMMERT,
The Auctioneer. “
NOTICE
LIMITED.
THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY.
MARRIAGE.
11
the franchise in that settlement
COMMERCIAL NEWS."]
KAN WAN-PANG· APPOINTED
PREMIER
SHANGHAI, November 5th. President "Chu Salcheong issued
course, is based on a property qualificationedict to-day appointing Kan Wan-pang
and therefore less democratic than Premier. Kan took up duties to-day. that proposed for this Colony, where the
jurors' list is suggested no the basis of the electoral system. The real reply, how ever, to those who fear that if the present, system of nomination were discontinted we should be obliged to fall back on the same men is that there has been no dearth of candidates for vacancies in Council in recent years, and
of selection would
BUYERS HAMLYN-AL. H.B.M. . Consu- late General, Shanghai, on October 31st, and at the Union Church by the Rev. C. E. Darwent, ALICE FRE DERICK BUYERS, second son of the late the Alick Buyers and the late Mrs. the Buyers, of Singapore and Hongkong.
The Baily Press.
field
An
be
the
THE NEW CABINET,
The new Cabinet will be made up, se follows:-
Minister for the Interior.-Tin Man-lit- Minister for Finance.-Chow Chi-tani. Minister for Commerce and Agricul
ture-Cheung Cai-tam.
Minister for the Navy-Sah Ching-
ping. Minister for Foreign Affairs-Luk
Ching-cheung
Kan Wan-pang will be, Minister of the. Military Board in addition to being Premier.
to LILIAN IDA HAMLYS, youngest widened very considerably. daughter of the late John Glaucus representatives of the Justices of the Hamlyn and
Mrs. Hamlyn, of Peace have shown, there are plenty of Shanghai.
professional men every whit as capable INGLONG OFFICE: 103, DIS VAUX ROAD, C. of discussing public affairs intelligently London Ünrich: 131, First STRENT, E.C.
as are the heads of the very oldest com- mercial houses. Nor are they any loss independent. Though the idea may give a Kan announces that the new Govern thrill of horror to some of our readers.ment will make its best endeavour to we consider that it would be an advan- arrange Peace with the Southe "tage if the Council were to include re- presentation of that clase which, though THE LIKELIHOOD OF FIGHTING. it may not be very generously endowed with this, world's goods, possesses ita due share of brains and at least knows
HONGLONG NOVEMBER 7TH, 191A,
THE UNOFFICIAL. ELEMENT. Tag unofficial element in the Legislative
Li Hoa-ki, Military Governor of
Government asking for 600,000 rounds of
ALL Persons with the exception of Council of the Straits Settlements has its own needs. Putting the case as its okien, has telegraphed to the Peking
persons of Chinese race, lahing to not been conspicuously strong of recent worst, however, fur the sake of argument, leave the Colony must have in their posse years, according to the Straits Times, experience in this alony proves that the ammunition and 1,000 shells on account Fiona VALID PASSPORT. PARsongers not in "M&Roomed House with
【OUNT GOUGH* No. 121, Tag Possession of passporte will not be allowed which forthwith proceeds to reveal the best service in the Council is rendered to of the threatened attack by the Canton..
to leave the Colony.
All persons
certain exceptions, "Large Garden. (1498
who remain in the Colony for more than Apply--
days are required to Register them selves under the REGISTRATION of PERSONS ORDINANCE, 1918.
Buis of Lading will be countersigned by
JARDINE, MATHESON &. Co., LTD,
Agents.
Hongkong, November 6th, 1819:
A. G. DA ROCHA,
IS THE AUCTIONEER.
A. G. DA ROCHA,
AUCTIONEER, SURVEYOR
AND
GENERAL BROKIL.
Queen's Boad Central, Telephone No. 2331
FAVOURED with Instructions from
will
The Concerned,
Bell by
Auction, on Public BATURDAY, November 4th, 1919, at 2.30 PM.,
at his Sales Room. Quarz's. Road Central (Old Post Office Bailesing).
EXCELLENT HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE
Comprising:
Chesterfield Couch and Arm Chairs, Black- wood Furniture, Brass and Iron Bedsteads, Tables, Brussels Carpets and Rugs, Covered Easy Chairs,
Ormantels, Bilk
Drawing Hoon Suite, pentr
Ocasional Tables, Extension Dining Table,
Bevelled Mirror Wardrobes,
LOXLEY A CO, Turk Buildings,
MRS. L M. HUDSON, SKIN AND HAIR BRECIALIST.
123.5
SUPERFLUOUS hair painlessly and
permanently removed.
Bast development and bust reduction. Chiropody a specialty. Late of Hochard Callego, Melboome, Australia.
CAMPBELL, MOORE & CO.,
Chater Road.
1683
TRY JAPANESE CHOW.
Sukiyaki Torinabe Chiri Yoeensbe Tenfura Kakime-hi Just the sasson and beat cooking HOTEL CHITOSE 1st Class H tel.
No. Ha Fang Lane.
LADIESI
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R_G. MATSUMURA (just returned
Pictures, M from Paris) is showing at our Art Bed Sheets, Crockery, Glassware, Gallery to the 18th November, the latest
Teak Bookcase, Dinger
Urtisments, Calanet
Chairs, Sliver WERE
Washstands Clocks, Marbeit Bet, Electric
being Cooking boards Stoves, Cutlery,
and a long line of Sundries. Cataloguer will be issued. 'Imate :—Chah on Delivery. Hongkong, October 31st, 1818.
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Far ELECE STYLE DRESSES.hich are offered - INTRODUCTORY PRICES
Do not miss this opportunity,
KOMOR & KOMOR, Alexandra Buildings
7484
with
reasons. It would appear that, without realising it, the members have been selling their birthright for a mees of pottage. With the best intentions in the world, we
Forma of Bagistratiem, gizing the parfain told, the late Governor, Bir AzTHUI ticulars required, may be obtained the G.P.O. and at all Police Stations
The Penalty for nen-compliance is fine not exceeding $50.
E. D. C. WOLFE, Captain Buperintendent of Police Hongkong, Boptombe stad, 1919.
WE HAVE
Great Varieties of used and unused
POSTAGE STAMPS ··
Single, Sets, Packets, Bags,
and
40
on Approval Books.
FOR COLLECTORS
GRACA & Co
Dealers in . Postage Stamps, Post Cards, Seeds, Toys,
No. 10, WYNDHAM STREET,
HONGKONG.
P.O. Box 620
Youwa, was in the habit of holding a simposium at Government House on the
the community by those who receive their soldiers. mandate from the community. It stands to reason that, as a general rule, it must
be-80
For being in unlawful possession of 42 tools of opium a Chinese woman was fined $400, at the Magistracy, yesterday.
One case (one death) of gastro-enteritis eve of each Council meeting, and at that was reported in the Colony on Wednes gathering it was the custom to settle day. practically everything that was to be done at the public session. The inevit able consequence, our contemporary de clarce, was to make discussion a sham. Even a man of strong personality finda it difficult, to ignore post-prandial chaff or genial persuasion, and fabbiness be comes the characteristic of Council dis. Lane bave been committed for trial at cussions More than once, it is assorted, the next Criminal Bessions.
a member from some outlying settlement
big come down to breathe fire and fury,
The two Chinese charged with being concerned in an armed robbery at U. Lok
Mr. H. E, Hyde, of Mesers, Brangwin,
[BY COURTESY OF THE "CHINA HAIL."}
THE FAZILKA'S" CARGO.
北
BINGAPORE, November 5th.
The Fazilla's cargo from Bingapore in- cluded $500,000 worth of specie,
It is stated that undeclared gold to the
value of $1,000,000 was hidden on board by 800 Indians who embarked at Penang.
(THROCOM BEUTRE'S AGENCY.)
AN AUTONOMOUS TIBET.
In the House of Commons. Bir " D.
but, in the mellow atmosphere of social Clark & Co, London, marived in the Rees naked whether any arrangement häd Colony on Wednesdiny by the Mishima | been made with the Chinese Government that," righteou, indignation has evaporat-{ ed and the member has returned to those Maru and is staying at the Hongkong regarding the boundaries of "an auton
Hotel
mous Tibet and whether the Agreement ke was supposed to represent with a
Mr. Cecil Harmsworth replied that
foolish baile and a foeble phrase or two "The seven armed Chinese arrested by of 1913 had been ratified. .. as the sole explanation of his failure to the Police in connection with the piracies...
straff" the powers-that-be. We do not at Lema and Lamma Island, were for negotiations with the Chinese Govern- know cant kayurganised attempts to malty charged at the Magistracy, yer went regarding the boundaries of fivet. "nabble" the unofficial members in this terday. A remand was granted in order were progressing in Peking. The answer way have been made in Hongkong; the to have the men identified by some people to the second part of the question was attitude of the local Governmer, in' the who wore in hospital
in the negativë,
a