NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
NOTICE OF REMOVAL.
YE HAVE Thin Day REMOVED 'one Offices to Second Floor, No. 34g QUEEN'S BAD CENTRAL
SOUTH CHINA PRODUCE CO. Hongkong, December 5th, 1919.
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THE CHINA LIGHT AND POWER COMPANY (1919), LIMITED.
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that
NO FIRST ORDINARY GENERAL
MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS will be
INTIMATIONS .
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS," SATURDAY, DECEMBER
UNIVERSITY OF HONGKONG.
FAOULIT OF MEDICINE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the
UNIVERSITY is about to appoint Part-time Tutor of Anatomy.
Full particulars may be obtained from the Dean of the Medical Faculty.
H. T. MACKINTOSH, hegistrar Hongkong, December 3rd, 1918. [1610
HONGKONG POLICE,
held at the Offices of the Company, STBARE WE be held at the CITY HALL RONGKUNG POLICE VICTORY Building ATURDAY
Chater Road, Victoria,
BOTH on WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 17TH, 1919. Hondrong, on
the DECEMBER, 1918, at 11.30. d'alock in the Dancing to commencing at 9 P3L forenoon, for the purpose of receiving a
W. HENDERSON, › BET. Statement of
Hon. Secretary, Accounts and the Report of the General Managers for the 14 months ending.
Hongkong Police Station, 30th September, 1919, and electing a Consult
Hongtang. jng Committee and Anditors
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THE TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from MoRDAY, the limi DECENTER, 1913, until Saturday, the 90TN Decks, 1919,
TOMES & Co., General Managers, Hongkong, December 5th, 1919, [1630
G.
B.
GOVERNMENT BILLS, ETC.
TENDERS for
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SPECIE amerami in BHANGHAI and TIENTSIN and for the vums of #000,000 current Jin Shang- hal and $250,000 in Tientsin, will be received by the TREASURY CHEST OFFICER, ARMY PAY DEPARTMENT,« - unti 11.3) A.. on December 8th, 191
1919.
The amount accepted is to be placed by the Sanderer to the credit of an sooount with the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION, Shanghai, ao ma so be available an December 9th, 1918.
Persons Sondering to state alternatively (a) The amount of Hongkong currency
in Hongkong on December 9th, each $1,000 Shanghai - and for currency and/or
The amount of Dollars current in Shang. bai and Tientsin per £100 for Telegraphic Transfer on the Lords Commissioners of HM. Treasury, London.
lendars
to be in duplicate, and is memind GOTECH, addressed to the TREASURY CHEST OFFICER, ARMY PAY DEPARTMENT, and
sadorsed "TENDERS FOR GOVERN-
KENT BILLS, etc."
The right to accept or reject any or all of the tanders. in ressztąć.
Copies of Forma of Tender can be had on
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TELEPHONE.. DIRECTORY.
THE new edition of the TELEPHONE
TDIRECTORY is now ready for issue. Subscribers are requested to apply to this office for the new directory, comes of which will be supplied in exchange for copies of the previous edition..
CHINA & JAPAN TELEPHONE & ELECTRIC CO., LTD. No 16, Ice House Street.
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HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION,
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that CERTIFICATE NO. 5 NS 5336 dated Hongkong November 8th. 1818 for five shares numberod 95684 to 25×65 and 66221 to 68993 inclusive all registered in the name of HO BHIU P has been LUST or STOLEN, and should this Certificate no: be produce to the Bank before the 20th day of December 1918, 5-new Certificate for the shares will be issued and the aforesaid Certificate, No 3/NS 3336 will be thereafter. treated by this Corporation & NULL and VUID.
By Order of the Court of Directors,
N..J. STABB
Chief Manager. Hongkong, November 26th, 1919. (1576
LAW PARTNERSHIP REQUIRED.
Barrister, 46, Crimins) and Commercial EGAL and Commercial Firma application.
ona tendering for (Bill) are hornby East Frepared to work 6 months on Persona
experience, seeks opening, view Partnership sotified that, haring regard to the provisions of salary. No agents. Write EX BOX 59, the Acts 29 George III, Cap. 45 and 41, George Willings, 196, Strand, 17. Cap. 55, the acceptance of any such Tender England
London, la subject to the express condition that no Member of the Brifah House of Commons
[1641 shall be admitted to any share or part in or to say besedi to arise from the Contract thereby mada før the allotment of sush (BIL).”
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The provisions in question do not apply to Contracts antered Info by any incorporated Company
it corporated capacity and made information ma be oblained by Personal application to the TREASURY CHEST OFFICER, A.P.D.
for the
Anyal denelst of the Company-j
F. J. THURSBY-PELHAM
NOTICE.
WE
REPULSË BAY HOTEL,
TX Order to enable the Contractors to
complete the work in connection with the above Hotel at the earliest possible date without interruption, and in order to avoid Coll possibility of damage to the Flooring,
Trosary Chest Ofoer, A...
*His Majesty's Traney Offfos,
Hongkong, December 6th. 1919.
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P. & O. S. N. COY.
THE Steamship
DONGOLA"
8,000 tons
will leave for
MARSEILLAS
LONDON
..direct
about DECEMBER 2779.
· and
MER. MACKINNON MACKENZIE
For freight apply to—
& COMPANY,
No. 23, Des Voeux Road, Central,
Hongkong.
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B.8. "VICTORIA "
will be despatcheď -
For MANILA, SANDAKAN, THURS- DAY ISLAND AND AUSTRALIAN PORTS
on or about December 9th, This steamer has magnificent Arst-class sebommodation and is fitted with wire
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Co.'s Office No. 225. Des Your Road, For freight and pamage apply to the Central, 1st floor (Wing On Co., Ltd.'s building).
Tiles, Paint Work, etc, the public are requested to kindly abstain from visiting the Hotel as on and from this date until its and formal opening of which due CO131
be given by Advertisement in Local Newspapers the Longe the Hotel feel sure
that they may rely upon the ready co-operation of the public in the foregoing regard.
Dated this Sixth day of November, 1818. FOR THE HONGKONG HOTEL CO., LTD. Proprietors of the EPULSE BAY HOTEL,
J. H. TAGGART,
Manager.
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SANETARY BOARD OFFICE, HONGKONG.. To the OWNERS OF DOMESTIC BUILDINGS. JAKE NOTICE that nisder No. 3 of the
DOMESTIC CLEANLINESS VENTILATION_BYE-LAWS (as vended), Srary Domestic Balling or part of such Balding within the CENTRAL Division of the City of Vistoria, and the WESTERN Division of Kowloon and occupied by Member of more than one family, except
within the Earopena Bencryption
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AUCTIONS
H.
PUBLIC AUCTIONS.
BY APPOINTMENT. HUGHES AND HOUGH, AUCETONEERS TO THE COVEKENENT, ATB ADMIRALTY.
General Auctioneers,
Share, Coal and General. Produce Brokers.
R
PUBLIC AUCTION.
The Undersigned have received Instruo- tions From HM. VICTUALLING Вто UFFICER to mil by Puclis Anction,
O. TUESDAY,
December 9th, 1919, at 10:30 am, në their Salon Rooms, No. E, Des Fever Road, Corner of Ice House Street,
4997 lbs. Chocolate. 1937 lbs. Splis pesa.
300 lbs. Rice
100 lbs. Harjoot Beans.
Tarina:-Cash
HUGHES & HOUGH, Auctioneers to the Admiralty
Hongkong, December 5th, 1919.
■
The Undersigned have received instruo- tions to sell by Public Auction,
(For Account of the Concerned) On TUESDAY, December 8th, 19:2, 5 2.30
20 at their Sales Rooms, No. Des Voeux Boad, Caroar of Ice House Street. USEFUL 8017-EHOLD FITENITURE. CARPETS, LASS, PLATED WARE
...
As follows Large Tapestry-covered Chesterfield Sofas and Arm chairs new), Folding Card and Occasional Tabira, Upholstand Suite, Ter- wood Bedroom Furniture comprising Bed steads, large and small Wardrobes Tables Washstands de, (fumed Tenkwood), i Sideboards, Dinner Waggons, Extension Din ing Tobler and Chairs, Co., Dinner Services, Crockery, and Glass Ware, Cooking Stoves Cutlery & Bath Room Utensils, Electro- Plated Ware.
Electric Reading Lampe, Teakwood Screens, Sundry Blackwood Furniture. Blackwood Fire Screens, da, Side Tables, Chairs, Cabinets, Pictures & Carpets new and second-band, Curt-ins, dc. Two Pianos, Two Victrolas, One Gas Cooker, One Rickiha, Tennis Balls, de, kol sign
(Full Farticulars from Catalogue).., Taxes:-Cash.
HUGHES & HOUGH, Auctioneers
On WEDNESDAY, December 10th, 1919, at $30 7M at No. 1, Canton Villas, Kimberly Road, Kowloon
TH VÁLUABLE HOUS HULD FURNITURE
ka
therein contained.....
As follows: Teakwood Hallstand, Upholstered Art chairs and Sofas, Blackwood Furniture, Carpets about 18 x 16 and 12 x ♬ respectively, Curtains, ko
sign Dinige Tol, Large Dinner Service
Tab sideboard: & Glass and Crockery Ware, be, Axminster, Stair Carpet and, hevvy Brass Rods, Teak wood Twin Reds (Powell make) large and small Wardrobes, Toilet Tables, White Enameled Batha, and Lavatory Basins Kitchen Utensils,
Also
and Chairs, los. Crest
Uprights Piana bẹ - John - Broadwood & Sons, good tone, ir excellent condition, Oliver Typewriter, Electric Fittings and Ceiling Fans, Binger's Sewing Machine Pot Planta, &o, &c. Suablinds
(Full Particules from Catalogue) bn, hand On view Tunsing, 9th ines, from # *al p Terms: Cash,
HUGHES & HOUGH,
Auctioneers.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
The Undersigned have received instrue. tions to all by Public Auction,
On THURSDAY AND FRIDAY December 11th and 11th, 1919, at H.M. NAVAL YARD, Hongkong, sad at Kówzoom out
NAVAL DEPOT,
INTIMATION
WATSON'S
THE
“E'
PREMIER
SCOTCH
WATSONS Search Whish?
GRICU
Distinctive in Flavour. Well Matured.
Mellow.
A. S. WATSON & CO.,
LIMITED.
WINE' AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS,
TIL 616
HONGKONG.
BIRTH.
CASTLE-GRAMLAKA
MARRIAGES.
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on
And striking corroboration of our state-
The total output of the Kailan Mining ment in FAs Times of October 23rd In Administration's mines for the week end a sketch of Parliament, written by Aing November 2nd amounted to 91,136 Student of Politics," appears the follow tons and the sales to 89,629 tona ing pasange, which not only proves our Mr. N. G. Mitchell Innes, who is at contention but shows that the main argu- present in the Colony as a member of the ment that of convenience-advanced by Indian Prison Commission, was Tred H.E THE GOVERNOR to the Legislative aurer of Hongkong from 1891 to 1896.. Council in support of the practice which | has grown up was offered to the House of that Mr. J. Fasse, the former Mazina
A telegram bas been received stating " Commons by the Hohe Secretary and Superintendens of the Java China Japan refused:
Lijn at Hongkong, has died suddenly at Rotterdam.
"The Aliens Bill showed the Com- mons in a mood to resent the interfer ence of the Executive with the province
Commandant Bruyere, Chief of the
Tientsin
די
of legislation. The Commons in the French Police at Tientsin, who has seen past has cultivated ita legislative func-much distinguished service at the Frant, tions at the cost of neglecting its and has been decorated, has returned to control over the Executive, which matters very much more to the country. Further donations of boots and clothing But latterly there has been a most un. for Biterian refugees have been received wholesome invasion of the province of from Mrs. H, R. Harling, Mr. M. M. legislation by Orders-in-Council. Mr. Murray, Mrs. Segerdal (Canton) and SHORTT to-day was driven to argue Mrs. Pärves. These are acknowledged against an amendment to the Aliens with thanks, and more will be gratefully Bill laying down the conditions on received by Mrs, E. M. Stabb. 3rs, M. which entry should be refused to immi-Moorhead and Mrs, E. L, Dunbar. grants that these matters were best left in a fluid state to be legislated upoaing prophecies which are arousing a good California has been sending us Lfarm- by Orders-in-Council. The House of deal of anxious interest among certain Commons resented the suggestion. An
sections of at any rate the Chinese popula Order-in-Council is, after all, only an administrative decres depending not on
tion as to what is to happen between December 17th. and December 20th. At principle expressed in the form of law, that time, says Professor A. E. Prats, but on departmental convenience or on the whole solar system will be strangely the views of the individual Minister out of balance owing to an anprecedented Some very hard but just things were grouping of the larger planets, produc said, too, on the failurs of the Governing convulsions in the sun, which in time ment to let the House of Commons have will give rise to extraordinary tempests,. an opportunity of seeing its own earthquakes and volcanic eruptions on amendments. As Sir EDWARD CARSON our earth. Questions having reached him pointed out, it is impossible to gauge on the subject the Rev. J. Kirk Macona- the effect of these atacadments until they chie intends at the evening service at are seen in print. The sense of the Union Church to-morrow to deal with the House was so obviously with these criti- topic of "Cosmic Catastrophes in the ciams that M. SHORTT had to admit Light of Physical Science and Religion." their reasonableness.”
Another lawsuit in connection with the SINO JAPANESE RELATIONS.seems probable, says the - Daily winning of the Champions sweepstake Tax high state of feeling occasioned by Few The prize was divided among five the fracas at Foochow has not subsided. Chinese servants who shared the expense Indeed, Japanese official action in the of the $10 ticket. Another claimant now meantime has tended to aggravate it appears in the person of a Chinese lady The dispatch of Japanese warships to the friend of the amah who took half the prize scene is strongly resented. Even more money. The amab, according to a report, anfortuneta, perhaps, is the Japanese by way of return is said to have promised was indebted to her for a small sum, ani Consul's announcement to the Chinese her a two dollar share in the sweep ticket. authorities, after the perpetration of the This happened a day or two before the attacks on the "day mentioned, that if the race. Alter the event, the loan is said to boycott did not cease worse might happen have been paid, with a $100 cumsha, and -even bloodshed-for which he would not all were satisfied... But some friends of the hold himself or his Government respon- second lady became interested in the
MORRISON. On November Deathable. The Japanese Legation, also, transaction, and carried the matter to s side. Barker Road, Peak, to Mr. lodged a protest with the Central Gov- lawyer, with the result that a claim is to and Mrs. K. S. MORRISON, 4, Bon.
arnment demanding that the boycott be be made in the French Court for a $2 strictly prohibited The Japaness have share of the "prize money. Hangchow, November 27, 1919, by the Right Rer, defeated their own ends by their actions. T. Gaunt, the Rev. HARRY CASTLE to The boycott, though still effective, had Miss ANNIE GRAHAM, both of the Church Hissionary Society, Hang-waned somewhat since the Brat dags chow. NORBURY LANSALLA Holy
of disappointment over the Shantung Trinity Cathedral, Shanghai, on November award, but now it has been revived with 29th, 1919, by the Dean, Rev. A. J. vigour which will carry it further Walker, HA, ROBEET NORSURY Bonafield than ever. That the Japanese:
FAR EASTERN CABLE NEWS.
CAPT. ROSS SMITH IN SINGAPORE.
[BY COURTESY OF THE CHINA MAIL
af the late James Norbury of Man- chester, England, to EDITH, only should consider it their duty to interfere daughter of the late George Lansell between Chinese in their own country is
SINGAPORE, December 6th and of Mrs. Lansell of " Fortuna "
Capt. Roas Smith, who is in Singapore, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia, Ugan regarded by the Chinese as an unpardon on his fight from London to Australia
A DEATHS
able indignity. Unfortunately for the for the Australian Government's prize of ADAMS-At the General Hospital, Shang-Japanese, the faus pas at Foochow does £10,000, interviewed by your correspon-
hai, on November 30th, 1919, JOHN ADAMS, engineer & Hein Chang, oot stand alone. It was followed a few dent, said that the conditions from Lou aged 34 years HSSOR.-At Cosgrove Villa, Newport
daya later by a
don were very adverse. He had encoun most extraordinary Pagnell Burks, England, on Novem-action on the part of the Japanese tered rainstorms in Malaya. He few at ber 20th, 1919, ANNIE READ, widow of Consul General at Tientsin, Mr. FUNATEC, of 85 miles per hour. He is confident an average height of 4,000 feet and a speed' the late Thomas A. Henson, of Cos
grove, Northamptonshire and mother who was specially selected for his present that be will be able to complete his fight of Mrs. J. W, Cameron, Shanghai position" because, of his tact, by the exer in the stipulated period. He leaves for
respectively, commencing each day at MAY. On November 5th., at his residence, cise of which it war hoped to improve Java on Saturday,
with
3.30 1.1 to 130 TM
sa interval from
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Old and Surplus NAVAL STO
Compriming 24h ping
Life Boats (wood and
or in Kowloon South of Austin Bond or Whalerz, Cabooses, Rini Bodles Hot those parts of Domestic Building ned Beliers Cooking Stores Ships Fit
2 Office
Godown, musi or Godown,
LIME-WASHED Fron Bed Mattresses and THROUGHOUT by the paners daring stands Tables, Theirs,
Oberts, Steel Tanka,
montibe
aber and January."
N.B. The word throughout used in Stemma Famps, Balts, Electric Fant
this
Telephones Caliake, Partitions, Stair Owainga and Stair Hiz, Carpets, Rugs, Hankete, Counter- Sistice mosms that the Hones chould be Time Letabor Forcolats Water, Cicada
of all the Walls of each Hoors,
Wood Ladders, Steel Wire Rope ränings, all Ceilings and ther Undemides
Electric Cable,
Bio Coir
Bood in Main
*TH CHINA & AUSTRALIA STEAM. Quarters and fadings, Onions and Bermanfors Cordage, §* Canvas
SHIP CO., LTD., Agenta.
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PALACE HOTEL, KOWLOON Corner of Halphong & Hankow Roads
ILL
Tul. antrenes. Prince
of Verandaba. The Backyard, masi bars is confining wale Limewashed up to the level of the First Floor,
Carred Punded OFF Polished Woodwork in good condition, however, need not be Lime- washed, bui must be Clonarodz
The Board is
ard is prepared to Hinewask TREE OF CHARGE ■ Umulted wumbe of Buildings in those Divisions. OWNERS who desire to avail themselves of this offer should apply in wetting to the Secretary on or before ise 713- of December, 1919. TWO Minutes from Ferry and Railway sheolade diese of the Protach, Sir Lee Cholos among spplicants will be as the CRETRAL Division of the City is completely renovated and refurnished in 20
Street and Peel Street on
Cleverly
Street Kowloom is divided into the EASTERN and WESTERN Divisions by Nathan Boad and stenight line drawn from this morta
station. This Hotel has just been
now up-to-date in every respect and under English Management, Cuisine ander personal supervision of the
-Proprietor.
BAB AND BILLIARD ROOMS, TERMS "MODERATE.
the
BAM
*Canvas
23, Caine Road, Joas HowEL MAY, lats of the Chinese Maritime Customs, the relations which had been ruptured by
in his 83rd year. Funeral will pass the Monument at 3 pm, Saturday, the 8th inst,
[1898 Zuazona Ozrica: 10a, Das Verz Hoin, C." „Foxnow GWYLON :, 131, 'Fzgir Svane, E.C.
The Baily Press.
HONGKONG, DRACKER OZH, 1919..
old India Rubber. Old Leather Oil Troo, THE FIGHT AGAINST Brasty Gun Motel and Steel, Coal Backs, Firewood, dece.
BUREAUCRACY. Texas of Balos detalled in Catalogue
HUGHES & HOUGH! By Appointment Auctioneers to the Hongkong, December 4th, 1918
Made Admiralty a
FOR SALE At their Sales Booms, No. & Dot Tout
F
(THROUGH REUTRE'S AGENCY.)
the American-Japanese incident of March last. In the Northern port the boycott THE JAPANESE COTTON TRADE. has been very effective The Chinese Chamber of Commerce encouraged it,
LONDON, December 1st. and, accordingly, Mr. FRATRU made and Goddes, replying to Mr. B. Wad In the House of Commons, Sir Auck- recommendations to the local Chinese dington, acknowledged that, the Depart Commissioner of Foreign Affairs that ment of Overseas Trade had intimated to Mr. Pra, the chairman of the Chamber, the Lancashire manufacturers that cotton should be removed from his position blankets exported. from Japan to South Mr. FUNATSU explained afterwards that Africa compared favourably with similar be considered that Mr. Pix's association Lancashire articles, and the packing of a with the boycott was not consistent with consignment of cotton waste from Japan the dignity of chairman of the Chamber.to the Beira-Rhodesian Railways was The Commissioner naturally declined to superior to the English exporters' pack- take any action, and the Ministry of ing that it could not interfere with a private compared favourably with similar British Interior, on being appealed to, replied Undoubtedly, some Japanese products individual or a private assembly. The manufactures, but they did not constitute Japanese can scarcely hope to improve the bulk of British exports, and other their mistions with their neighbours by factors militated against their popularity. such methods as these
to which point reference would be found in the Department's circular.
I defence of the growing practice of delegating legislative powers to the Exe GOVERNOR pointed out, a few weeks back, entive Council in this Colony, H.E. THE
that in praktically every case of recent legislation in England the regulations Boad, Corner of Ice House Steróti
have been left to the Public Departments condition, in soft leather casa te
16-BORE HAMMER GUN in good to frame, and he went on to submit that The gun is eminently suitable for sae in this was the only business-like "method, Indo-Chins of North China as it is fitted In reply, we ventured to remark that, if with interchangeable barrels and can be HIS EXCELLARDY referred to Orders-in- medi for either birds or hig game.
Council and similar instrumenta ined in the Colony on Thursday,
sting--the -wary he would Be that
The Hon. reasurer of the Alice system had been widely con- Memorial and Affiliated Hospitals at and accepted, only as knowledge receipt of a donation of $800
in a time of: utréni We from the Ministering Children's League
“¡Ártant biedt for Prod through the Yazmati service Recruir, Suitable for & persons AGREE
J. H. OIBERRY.
Proprietor
Con
to the Northern Houndary of Kowloon.
VQ>M« VW, REYNOLDS"
Her tealary, BB Dated this 2641⁄2 day of Norumon, 1814
On E. P. Tant in very good condition
Packieniars from the undersigned Terms:-Ca
HUGHES & HOUGH,
deaned
Two cases of enterio fever were reported formerly scat to South Africa by Lanca
He denied that certain cotton clotha abire were now only sent after the Japan dese had refused business. Ostal
ference in ordering had been given to the The questioner had alleged that pre- latter, owing to their ability to produc vited particularabiyyah dan an goods obesper Bir Auckland Greckles IDSN