NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
G.
NOTICE TTENTION is drawn to the fact that, under the Army Act, a Soldier cannot be placed under stoppages l juny dura private debt Tradesines and others, whe Buffer Soldiers to cunuset debis, do so at their own risk.
C. LE-LIE SX1TB, Major, DAA & Q.M.07. CHINA COMANIA Hongkong, December 16th, 1919. [1884 THE CHINA-BORNEO COMPANY,
LIMITED.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS
of the HE TRANSFER BOOKS
Company will be CLOSED from
TE
INTIMATIONS
HONGKONG POLICE.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 1018,
THE be felt at the CITY HALL HE HONGKUNG POLICE VICTORY
INTIMATIONS
THE CHINA LIGHT AND POWER COMPANY (1918), LIMITED.
on WEDNESDAY, DR, 199OTION IS HEREBY GIVEN that Dancing to commencing at 9 P.M.)
W. HENDERSON, SGT. Hon. egrotary, Hongkong Police Station,
Hongkong.
17678
the FIRST ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS will be held at the Odions of the Company, St. George's Building Chater Road, Victoria, Rongkong, on SATURDAY, the 20 DECEMBER 1919, at 11.30 o'clock in the forenoon,
"for":"
the purpose of receiving ent of Accounts and the Report of the for to 14 months, ending. 1 Managors ing Coult inte sad Auditors
NORTH CHINA INSURANCE COMPANY 30th September, 1918, and electing a Consult-
LIMITED.
NOTICE OF REMOVAL
HE OFFICES of the shore Company THE OFF day bear REMOVED O No. 3, Qux's BuyLDINGS (Chater Road).
Hongkong, December 8th, 1919.
11636
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 20TH, 1919, until INDUSTRIAL INSTITUTION FOR THE MONDAY, Dzervar 981, 1918 both days
Inclusive.
*
By Order of the Board of Directors,
GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co.,
Agents Hongkong, December 13th, 1919. ROYAL HONGKONG GOLF
(1886
CLUB.
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of the Club will be held in the Board Nom of Messrs. JARDINE. MATHESON & CJ, LTD., O TUESDAY, DECEMBER, $30, 1919, at
8,15 P.M
To
(*)
receive from the Committe
2
report Balance Sheet and Statement of Accounts for the year ended 30th Sept 1919.
(b) To sleet Officers and other Members of
the Committed in the plugs of the retiring members thereo
(c) To decide on en resolution which may
have been submitted to the meeting.
By Order,
J. W. FRANES,
Hoa Secro:sty. Hongkong. December 18th, 1918.
[1089.
"BRITISH MUNICIPAL COUNCIL
TIENTSIN.
THE COUNCIL bereby invites applica- THE
tions for the post of ENGINEER and MANAGER for its Electricity Supply Undertaking
A Commencing salary of Tis. 500 per Mensem is offeren
Applications should state age, nationality, qualifications, and experience, and benld be with copies 01 together forwarded, bestimonials, to the undersigned f rtawith.
By Order,
J. B. LYNESS, Becretary.
Council Room,
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Tientsin, December 10th, 1918.
WEI-HAL-WEI SCHOOL.
WANTED.
competent MATRON,
references to the--
Apply with HEADMASTER.
WANTED.
Rough Terrier PUPPY Dog.
A
Frite
1665
Box 165, Care of Daily Press "Office.
WANTED.
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A CLERK for a Shipping Uffice State N experienced CORRESPONDENCE
qualifications to-
Box No 1847, Care of "Daily PressOffion
A
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TO LET. SUITABLE FOR COAL STORAGE
VACANT PLOT of Land at
A Yaua
Apply to-- THE HONGKONG LAND RECLAMA-
TION CO., LTD.
TO LET
BLIND
(KOWLOON CITY).
THE TRANSFER BOOKE of the Company will be CLOSED from MaxDar, the 15TH DICK BIR. 191, unsil Sartanar, the 20TH DICIMA, 1919, both days inclusiva.
SHEWAN, TOMES & Co.. General Managers, j Bongkong, December 5th, 1915,
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CHINA BORNEO COMPANY, LTD.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Dan EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL. MEETING of the above Company will be
NNUAL SALE OF WORK in that the Offices of Messrs. Graz, LIVINGSTON,
Rhonish Church Hall (near the Hong kong University) on TUESDAY, Drozx 16TH, 1919, and following days when miscellaneous selection of mirable goods, made by the blind girls in the Institution, will be on sale.
Friends are cordially invited to attend and show their sympathy with the work being carried on. The institution was formerly under German control
New Flotation known B
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THE MENTAKAS RUBBER CO, LTD. "Managing Agents—
Messrs. HARRISONS & C JO-FIELD..
Estatos situated in Pahang.
Nominal Capital. Faid up Capital
Str. #$1,000,000
.... $1,00,000
Divided into 1,000,000 shares of $1.50 each Fifty Cents on Application, nad Fifty Cents on Allotment
Total area
Planted Acros
In bearing
1,573 Acres.
1,344 Acrest
480 Acres
(288 Additional Acres coming into bearing next April)
=
the
Purchase price of Estate $808,000-Cash
Application closes at Singapore on 2ind of DECEMBER 1918.
BENJAMIN & POTTS, Share & General Brokers. [1958 Hongkong, December 13ab, 1818.
ΣΤΗ
G.
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COLONIAL SECRETARY'S DEPART-
MENT.
TTIS HEREBY NOTIFIED thas SEALED TENDERS in duplicate, which should clearly marked *TENDER FOX be QUARRIES will be received at this Ofos until Noov on MONDAY, the 22ND day of DECEMBER 19.9, for the letting of the undar
& Crazy, St. George's Buildings, Victoria, in the Colony of Hongkong, OD MONDAY, the torn day of DECEMBIR, 1919, at eleven c'elock in the forenoon, for the purpose of the passing considering and, if thought it. following Resolution 24 an. Ordinary Resolution
That the conditional agreement "entered into by the Directors of the "Company in the name and on behalf "of the Company with Harrisons and "Consfeld Limited dated the 10th day of December 1913, for the sale of the "undertaking property
and assets
"the Conocember
of
Company 2010 at the 31st
of
liabilities, for the rum
mubject to its
of $325,000
and
twenty-eight "thousand dollars) cash which has
submitted to this | and the same is hereby aprenver and that the Directors be "and they are hereby authorised and "directed to carry the same inte ***ffect. with. full power to 'ssment to
"any modifications in the Agreement
which they my think expedient
in the interests of the
of the Coat
Copies of the above-mentioned
can be seen at the Registered Offices
the
Company 8t. Georges Buildings Chater
Road, Victoria aforesaid or at the offices of
INTIMATION
WINES & SPIRITS
ASSORTED
1819.
The Association of Men of Kent and Kentish Map celebrated Victory and Peace on Falklands Day, December 3th. when they entertained the "heroes of the Falklandy" ight"the officers and men of
views. In no case does their criticaca
For the convenience of guests from imply a wholesale, condemnation of the Kowloon attending Commodore and Mr Navy to the scrap-heap as some" would Gurner's At Home tonight, steam. have as believe. We may assume that boats from the Tamar will leave the Lord FISHER, who is the most sweeping, Police pier at Kowloon at 8.45 and 2pm. aims at remedying defect which, he feels Similar arrangements will be made for compelled to magnify in order to bring the return of guests to Kowloom. them prominently before, the responsible Ministers and the public. The great achievements of the British Navy daring CASES FOR XMAS the war cannot be ignored. The way in which "the Empire's sure shield,” as the King aptly described it, kept open thou- | sands of miles of sen and protected the M.S. Kent, who recently returned, transport of whole armies of troops she Home, leaving their vessel in Hongkong, millions of tons of war supplies and food where its fate is still in the balance. does not beteken inåfficiency, Even if
The annual Sale of Wark of the Indus Lord JaLLicor entertained doubts as to trial Institution for the Blind (formerly ★
"Blindenheim "), Kowloon City, will pe mains to the credit of the British Navy held today and following days, in the that, in spite of the ruthless submarine Rhenish Church Hall; hear the Univer campaign of the enemy, in bottled up the German Navy and retained its mobility hitherto under German control, depends
Case No. 1-$22.
3 Bota. St. Estephe Claret.
Louro Port..
いい
* Light Dry Shorry."
Brandy, Superior Pale. ***Whisky
Spey Boyal Whisky.
Case No. 2-$28.
I Bot. "St. Marceaux Champagne.
St. Estephe Claret
#
Light Dry Sherry,
On Teway Fort
• Madeira.
Brandy Superior Fals.
#
"
Whisky
Dewars White Label Whisky.
Spey Royal Whisky, Clin
?
Orange Brand,, M.BR.
Case No. 3-832.
1 Bot. St. Marceaux Champagne.
Very Pale Dry Sherry. D. Fort
Estrella Port.
St. Julien Claret. ·
"B" Brown Brandy.
Dry Gin
**** Ws E-ky
Dewars White Label Winky.
Spey Royal Whisky.
Apricot Brandy M. B. E.
the issue of the Battle of Jutland, it re-
sity. The maintenance of the work,
throughout the war. Looking at the other side of the picture, it is evident that sale of work done by the blind inmates.
upon voluntary contribusions and the
the war brought to light serious defects in the administration. Lord JELLICLE A fakong met two men selling quail with- draw attention to these and, incidental-out having licences. He arrested one man; ly, condemas Lord FISHER, who is regard but the other escaped While he was tak- ed as the creator of the modern Navy.ing his prisoner to the Police-station he So, also, door Sir Pency Scort, whose was assaulted by the escaped man, who principles of gunnery have been adopted ran of with the basket of quails. The in the Navy. Mr. WALTER LONG assures ukong released his captive and chased the us that measures are being taken to other man, whom he 'reized. Then the remedy the defects revealed by the search-released man ran off with the basket of ing experience of the past five years. He quails rightly regards it, however, as criminal folly to destroy our battleships forthwith, as some critics have suggested, simply be cause of developments in the air. As the spokesman of the Admiralty, Mr. Long deprecates precipitate action either in regard to the reduction of the Navy or
The Admiralty has sent a message t congratulation to Rear-Admiral John. F E. Green, C.B., and the officers and men who returned from service in the White. Bea Admiral Green's fighting record dates back to 1989, when, as a middy, on
the adoption of a definite policy at this the Achilles, he sawolt powder in Egypt. juncture. Evidently the Admiralty is During the Boxer troubles of 1900 he
JOHNSON, STOKE & MASTER the Solicitors to SPECIAL CASES PUT UP TO ORDER. not to be scared by sensation-mangers. It commanded the Pigmy on the China Company, at Prince's Building, Ice House Street, Victoria aforesaid, at any time before the aid meeting (except Basardays and Sundays) between the hours of 11 M. and 4P.X
And subject to the pasting of the above
Resolution to consider and if thought it, to A. WATSON & CO. which the League of Nations may be
as as an Extraordinary Resolution the following:
That the Company, be wound up "voluntarily, and that Ernest Altred "Mountford Williams of the firm of Love, Bingham & Matthews af "Chartered Bank Building, Queen's Central, Victoria aforesaid be quidatce for the purposes
14
i winding-up, at such remunera 4tion
as may be arranged between the Baid
Harrisms and Crosfield, Limited "and the Liquidator."
Should the Secondt Resolution be passed
it will be submitted
mentioned Granite Quarries at Hongkong, the requisite majoncial Resolution to ■
for confira.stion as a
Kowloon, and the New Territories, for one
Second Extraordinary General Meeting to be rear from the 1st January 1920. year
Each Tender must be accompanied by a beld the above address at twelve o'clock noon on Tuesday, the 13th day of January, receipt to the effect that the Tenderer has deposited in the Colonial Treasury a sum as 1920. stated in the Schedule hereunder apposite to ench his offer, which sundae of the bad foles of
sum shall be forfeited
the Crown
# the Tenderer refuses to carry out tender and comply with the conditions his hereinafter contained, should the tender be accepted
to
The Government does not bind itself to accept the Highest or any Tender.
Forbis of Tonder can be obtained from the Director of the Public Works.
Dated this 10th day of December, 1919,
By Onler of the Board,
GIBB LIVINGSTON & Co.
Agent St. George's Buildings, Hongkong.
N°
***HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI
BANKING CORPORATION.
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that CERTIFICATE No. 8 NS 6338 dated ahares: numbered 2558% to 25665, and 66221 Deport to 66223 inclusive all registered in the name
of EO SBIU P has been LUST
PARTICULARS OF THE QUARRIES Hongkong November 8th 1918 for five
or Tender, and should this Certificate not be
700,00
0.00
to this Bank before the 26th day $10.00 of DECEMBER, 1918, & now Certificate for the 2000 shares will be issued and the aforesaid 2280.00 Certificate No. 5/N8 6336 will be thereafter 200,00 treated by this Corporation at NULL, and 120.00 VOID.
Order of the Court of Directors,
N. J. ETABB,
Chief Manager. Tangkong, November 26th, 1918,
Query Lot No
Approximate Upt
Craz Area in *An
Brist
with
Taxi Tel No. Shakiwa K, 3 & 4
(1417
Ex.Tax Kat. 7.
11.09 $1,700,00
1.44 470
(3)
8
Jurdan Road Xa. 10.
Nga Ta Kok No. 6.
800,00
1.800.50 1.200.00 1200.00 500.00
1
5.10. 19
20 a 25.. 10.96
$105.00
250.00
·D. X. 9, 11-
200.00
15.00
$10.00
5,800.0
480.00
10 $58
400,40
1,490.00
0.00
"VACANT PLOT of Land, Prays East.
THE LONGKONG LAND INVEST- MENT & AGENCY CO., LTD.
(1395
TO LET.
URNISHED, No. 87. THE PAK (No. 1, Stewart Terrace) containing 3 Bad- rooms and Bathrooms, hot and cold water, Drying Room Dining Room, Drawing Boom, Sitting Room and urnal Ofiora, niso Large Garden.
Apply to
ני
HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE
\- CO., LTD. Alexandira Bafidings
FOR SALE.
FFICE Furniture,
OFF
41
Fixtures and Fittings, including Eafer, Deaks, Bookcases, Chairs, Typewriters, etc.
Apply to m
CONNAUGHT Roby zrd Floor.
ક્રૂ'
FOR SALE
[1843
M. Pax. 8- Roomed House with
FOUNT GOUGH No. 181, Tun
Targe Garden.
York Building
Cha Kis Llang Man.1-30 Bat Teo We Re 1-16
kreman Nos. 1-85 mg
De. No. 18.ga Jak Tu E Xs. 13
(1) The Tenderer for Hok Un Quarry Lot. No. 6 will also have to include in his Tender the sum of $100.00 towards the cost of con- structing wall to prevent damage to K.1/8. 1299 and 1113.
"
.: By
NOTICE
REPULSE BAY HOTEL
(1076
TV Order, to enable the Contractors to complete the work in connection "with" the above Hotel at the earliest posible data without interruption, and in order to avoid all possibility of ·
f damage to the Flooring: requested to
etc; the nublic g
(2) The Tonderer for Ma Tau Kok Quarry Tiles, Paint Work abstain from
Lot. No. 8 will also have to include the sam of $100,00 towards the cost of constructing a | Channel to prevent damage to the Govern
ment Slaughter House at a Tau Kok
[1659
A. G. DA ROCHA.
Is THE AUCTIONEER.
regard.
Dated thin "day of November, 1919. FOR THE HONGKONG HOTEL CO., LTD. Proprietoes of the REPULSE BAY HOTEL,
J. H. TAGGART
Mangger.
1803
LIMITED.
TEL. 018
BIRTH.
18
Davison-At York, on December 12th
to Paymaster Lieut.-Commander and, Mr. W. J. Davison, a daughter, (Elder daughter of Lieut.-Col and Mr. T. A. Robertson.)
[1663
MARRIAGE. WIGNALL-HARD-At St John's, New- part, LW, on October 6th, by the Eav. C. H. Thompson, AINERT TAYLOR, second son of the late Albert Wignall
and Mrs. Wignall, of Levenshulme, Manchester, to QUEEN, the only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. W. port, L.W.. (By licence).
DEATHS.
-pro
is impossible to conceive any greater Station and was mentioned in Sir Ed mistake than a haphazard reduction of ward Seymour's 'despatche the Navy Some of the advocates of this
Vice Admiral. Sir Montagu Browning, policy are apt to harp upon the work G.C.M.G., K.C.R., M.V.O., has beer. expected to perform in the future, but it
moted Admiral In 1000 he served with is significant that the country which
the International Expedition, under the acted as the sponsor of the League has command of Sir E. E. Seymour, for the adopted an ambitions programme of con-relief of the Peking Legations, being struction which is designed to give it by mentioned in despatches and remiving 1925, "the most powerful Navy in the the China, medal and clasp. It will be world." Not a Mingle Power is taking remembered that Sir Montagu Browning the slightest account of the League at comiranded the first British Squadron present in drawing up its ship-building to enter the Kiel Canal after the Armis impossible for the British Admiralty, with programme In the circumstances, it is tice.
a world-wide Empire to guard, to sanction
-
As the last meeting of the Federal the wholesale destruction of battleships Council of the F.M.S., Mr. T. P. Clodd or to jeopardise the strength of the Navy suggested the building of a. Puteur in any other way, though it may deem it Institute as the war memorial. In reply. Prudent to mark time until the lessons ing, the High Commissioner stated: In of the war have been properly "sifted the Colony it has been decided that the While conditions are in a state of Aux, memorial there should take the form of the cutting down of the naval estimates the construction of a new Union Jack from £324,000,000 to £17,000,000, involv-
...
Marine, together with a memorial suit- ably inscribed,
Hardy, of Carrington House, Newing the reduction of the personnel from Club, also rooms to be added to the 400,000 to 150,000 and the cancellation of comfort and recreation of the Mercantile Sailors' Institute for the accommodation, 611 out of 1,000 contracts for ships, should IBUKIYAMA—At his residence, No. 27,
Jenfeld Road, Shanghai, on Decem-satisfy the demand for economy. ber 10th., ToKÚTI IBUKITAMa, manager of the Shanghai Branch Office of the Nipon Yusen Kaisha, aged 51 years'
Two cases (two deaths) of cerebro- KING.At Shanghai, on December 9th..
after a abort illness, ALEXANDRA bespinal fever and two cases of enteric fever loved daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. King, aged 17 years
were reported in the Colony on Ratur. Nextaon. At the Municipal Isolation day.
Hospital, Shanghai, on December 8th., CHARIAS CHRISTIAN NEILSON, late Chief Officer, ss. Wooring, aged 27 years.
The total output of the Kailan Mining Administration's mines for the week ending, November 29th amounted to zorana Oprios: 104, Den. Vœux ROAD, 0.82,265 tons and the sales to 90,968′′ tona. Laguna Cerron:" 121, Fizzy Brazer, EC. ·
The Baily Press.
Hongrone, Decisien 1875, 1912,
BRITAIN'S NAVY.
The Acting High Commissioner for the F.M.S., the Hon. Mr. F. Beton James, replying to Mr. Macfadyen at a recent meeting of the Federal Council, said that he was inclined entirely to agree that His Majesty's Opposition should be an Opposi- tion. By suggesting that, Mr. Macfad- yen was probably' suggesting that, as at Home, the High Commissioner's Opposi tion bere should be strengthened Per sonally he welcomed that. He was a bit
The Hon. Treasurer of the Alice Memorial and Affiliated Hospitals of knowledges the following donation to the funds of the Hospitals:-St. John's Cathedral, 6100.50.
The annual athletic sports of the Hongkong District Schools take place on Thursday at the Beckumpoo Vallor
Eghter himself. It was only when one was opposed that fallacies and errors could be realised.
Guam
9.40 m, December 14th, Cyolone or typhoon south developing.
TYPHOON WARNING.
The following telegram the Hotel as on and from this date until its
has been completion and formal opening of which da Dezing the debate on the Naval Esti-round B. the Governor will dis received by the American Consulate-
given
tribute the prius. the Local Newspapers.
wa maten, Mr. WALI Loxo gave some cogent
General, Hongkong, from the Manila The Management of the Hotel feel sure
ressons for proceeding cautiously n The traditional Christmas Carols, Observatory that they may rely upon the roady co-operation of the public in the foregoing reforming and reducing the Navy. There which were announced to be sung in St is a disposition at the moment to deny John's Cathedral on Friday next, will that the Bervice is efficient and to suggest be sung at Evensong on Sunday, Decem. Woning changes. Attempts size even ber instead of on Friday. made to belittle the work of the Navy during the war. For these tendencies, the
Chief Petty Officer R. J. Brown, of the utterances and writings of three of the Ambrosz, Acting Chief Armourer, J. T. most prominent naval men of the day are Poncler of the Ambros, and Second mainly responsible. Lord Fraux is the Clerk Newnham, of the Carlisle, have authority for the assertion that the boch awarded the Naval Metal for long owners of MANOMED & Co., Storrs will estations. This Hotel has fast bod Admiralty's policy during the war was service and good conduct,.. sell by Pablo Anction TO-DAY (TUESDAY),
A man who was arrested by the Police. December 1918, at 3.1em, at his Bales completely sorted and refurnished is not satisfactory Lord Jaicos con- A man
at 11 at his Bales now up-to-date in every respect and under demns the Bghting power of the Navy for theft informed Inspector Gerrard, of A. Part of their Goods com. VAATER, English TERAPEZEM Bir Pay SCOTT is responsible for the Taumati Folios, that a lutong, who
n's Singlets, Woolen and Tinen Cuisine under persona Stockings New walings, Alpaose oblidren's
declaring that our naval material leit was seeking promotion, gave him a toy Wooden Materials Ladies
much to be desired. In their criticisme pistol and told him to bold
body was removed to the Public Mortuary. up somebody, of administrative and tech short so that that he could come up and arrest where it was subsequently identified, The
Lord
risoner complied 20. order dec
G, DA BOCHA, AUCTIONEER, SURVEYOR AND GENERAL BROKER
Queen's Boad Central, Telephone No. 2322
NAVOURED with instructions from the
FA
EOXLET A CO.
1255
18
MINING
VOR SALE or Supply under contract
WOLFRAM OBE.
·BIBMUTH & „Prios tury moderates for For particulars syply tome
PO SINO CHONG COL
124, Des Vans Road West.
1814
Room
and Gentlemen's
Children's Boots and Shoes, Bilk and Fancy Materials and lot of Sundries
PALACE HOTEL KOWLOON Corner of Halphong & Hankow Roads
dan TWO Minutes from Ferry and Railway
Propel
Jorneys,
and
BAR
AND BILLIARI GRMS:MOD)
Fursher males of this Firm's Goods will be continued weskiz).
MOTOR-CAR FATALITY.
EUROPEAN KILLED.
As the result of what is believed by the Police to be a motor-car accident, Mr. D H. Morrison, third engineer of the Kucichow, met with his death.
The body was picked up by the Police
in Connaught Road on Sunday night and
the skull was found to be fractured. The