NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
NOTICE.
B
T IS HEREBY NOTIFIED that Persons" applying for Licenoes under the ARMS ad AMMUNITION ORDINANCE should
THE HONGKONG DAILY FRESS, TUESDAY, JANUARY 13TH. 1920.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS-
THE HONGKONG ELECTRIC COMPANY, LIMITED.
INTIMATIONS
REPULSE BAY HOTEL
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that THE FINEST DANCE FLOOR
EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of the above-named Company will be held at the Registered Office of
St. George's Company Victoria, "Hongkong, on WEDN
29th day
the
day of JANUARY, 1990, at 19
Mors: between the hours of M. and 11 AK to Noos, for the purpose of consider
daily, Sundays and Holidays excepted.
Application to be made at the Licensing Clerk's Office, Central Police Station. ED. C. WOLFE, Captain Superintendent of Police
528 Hongkong, January 18th, 1920.
NOTICE
UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF
CANTON, LID.
ERTIFICATES No. 1843 and 3635 for 2. a and 1 old silver sharma Nos. 10648/10860 and 10126 respectively standing in the books of the Society in the name of EDWARD WL MAITLAND OF TOLOHAMA, JAPAN, bave been declared LOST and if at the expiration of one month from the date hereof the above documents be not forthcoming the same will be deemed cancelled and of no effect.
B
C. H. P. HAY, Deputy General Manager. Hongkong, January 13th, 1920,
117
GRAND BENEFIT MATCH,
BOUTH CHINA ATHLETIC
*..
HONGKONG FOOTBALL CLUB,
ON SATURDAY, JANUARY 17TH, 1890.
at VALLEY TIM
ing and if thought ds of passing the following Resolotions as Extraordinary Resolutions ---
(1) To
To consider, and if thought fit, Approve the draft new Articles which will be submitted to the Meeting. (2) That the Capital of the Company be increased to Three million dollars ($3,000,000) by the creation of Two hundred and forty thousand (240,000) shares of Ten dollars ($10.00) cach, ranking for dividend and in all other respect pari pan with the existing shares in the Colony. And in the event of the First- -Resolution being passed with or without modificatio
(3) To consider, nad if thought fit, to
the Extraordinary Resolation to
pass an
That the new Articles Meeting this
by
already approved and for the purpose of identification
IN THE COLONY,
UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE ON WEDNESDAYS
ANDY
SATURDAYS
TEA, DANSANTE WILL BE HELD FROM TO.7 F.M.
AND
DINNER DANSANTS FROM-8-9.3. TILL MIDNIGHT.
In Bonnection with the DINNER DANSANT8, it is advisable to book tables at the Hongkong Hotal Main Office. ON SUNDAYS CONCERTS WILL BE HELD DURING THE AFTERNOON.
AND EVENING.
J. H. TAGGART,
Manager.
COMPANY.
1810
thereof subscribed by the Chairman DRAGON MOTOR CAR be and the same are hereby approved, and that such Articles bo and they are bareby adopted as the Articles of the Company. to the exclusion of
ution for all the exist and in substitution ing Articles thereof. AND NOTICE 18 HEREBY ALSO A further Extraordinary of the Company will
offey of the Con
GIVEN
Meeting of
General held at the
pany, St. George's Building aforesaid on MONDAY,, on the 16th day of February 1920, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon, for
Proceeds in Aid of the widow of the late the purpose of rece
receiving a report of the
Warder Speed.
་
G. GERRARD,
Hoa Secretary,
HKFC Hongkong, January 12th, 1990. (228
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
OCEAN STEAM SHIP COMPANY,- LTD.
AND
CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION
COMPANY, LTD. “
I
CONSIGNEES per Company's Steamer
*DEMODOCUS".
are hereby notified that the Cargo will be discharged into Holt's Wharf, Kowicon, where it will lie at Consignee's risk. The Cargo will be ready for delivery from Godowa on and after Jan. 19th
Optional cargo will be landed, unless notios
to steamer's arTİVAL given prior
bai
to
All broken, chaled, and damaged goods are be left in the Gedowns, where they will be examined on any Tuesday's and Fridays bartar
to the hour of 10.45 am, and Noon
the free storage period.
No claim will be admitted after the Goods have left the steamer's Godown and all good remaining undelivered after 'Yan 19th, will be subject to rent.
All Claims against the Steamer must be presented to the undersigned on or before Feb. 2nd, or they, will not be recognised.
No Fire Insurance will be effected.
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
Agenta. Hongkong, January 11th, 1930. [x29
"INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION
COMPANY, LIMITED.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNDES.
FROM CALCUTTA, PENANG AND
FINGAPORE.
Steamship
*FOOKSANG" having arrived from the above Porta, Cat Fignees of Cargo by her as hereby informed that all Goda are being landed at their risic into the hasardous and/or scien, kaaszdou Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowicon Wharf and Godown Do., Ltd, whence, and/or from the wharris
delivery may be obtained.
Good not cleared by the 17th Jan, will be subject rent.
All broken, chafed and damaged packages sze to be infi in the Godown, where they will be examined. Claims against the steamer must presented within 10 days of arrival, otherwise
recognised. not be
No Fire Insuranes will be siseted by
Kay came whatever.
Bills of Lading will be countersigned by
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co. Lt
General Managers
Hongkong, 12th January, 120,
s
procedings of the above mentioned Meet ing and of confirming, if
fit. thought 11 Sp.cial Resolutions the above mentioned Extraordinary
and (3). (2) And the stations
Resclation will be proposed as an Extraordinary Resolution:
That it 18
is desirable to capitalize the sum of $800,000.00 standing to
credit of
that for the
"Fund, and GROOM, Thanly #6 Reserve
L
purpose of affecting such capitaliza-
a bonus of $10 per share on
cach of the issued shares of the
MOTOR BUSSES WILL LEAVE THE HONGKONG HOTEL AT THE FOLLOWING TIMES:-
tar
DEFARTURE.
3.15 P.M.
77.M.
8.30 P.M.
RETTEN.
7.7.X.
11 P.: MIDNIGHT.
The above hours of departure and ro,,,
will be strictly adhered to, irrespec ve of the number of tickets sold
TICKETS obtainable at Hongkong Hotel Office or Dragon Motor Car Cb. st $2.00 return fare.
O. LAURITSEN, Proprietor.
WANTED.
INTIMATION
DEWAR'S
WHITE
LABEL
Finest Scotch
WHISKY
of
Great Age.
[300
Sole
*Company be and the same is hereby, SSISTANT FOREMAN BOILER-
""
The Faval and Military Record saym that rumour has it that the China Squadron is to be reinforced.
Patty Officer W. Bacon of HM,S. libre, the parent ship of the Sixth Submarine Flotilla, has been awarded the Naval Medal for long service and good condues.
Amongst a number of officers newly
D. McDowell, D.S.O., L.Com C. E ramond D.3.C.; Lt.-Com. H; H. F. J. Tealt, Li, W. K. D. Dowding, D.S.C., Sub-Liguts, C.. J. Cawdry, J. Graham, J. P. Coats and L4H. Wright.
dom hot necessarily follow that it must be accompanied by a physical and moral degradation such as marked its course in England and every other industrial country, not excluding Japan, It does not follow that it must mean for China nothing but an addition to the social evils from which China at present suffers. Great as the evils in other countries have been in the past, there can be no gain-
The Russian Opera Company, accred saying the fact that scientific discoveries Anutar auccess last night at the Theatre bave tended greatly to the amelioration Royal in La Giocada. Alisa Gusiers in the titlà role, Miss Zirianova as La Cieca of social conditions, while modern legisland str. Preobajinsky as Enzo mpg ad- tion and social movements everywhore | mirably. To-night the Company produce are fast patting an end to conditions Rigoletto. which make for moral and physical de- gradation, China has all the advant-appointed to H.M.S. Pekin are Lt.-Com, ages of entering upon her industrial era late in the day, with scientiae discoveries well developed and with the industrial history of half the world to guide har in avoiding all those things which have
Some important resolutions are to be made for the moral and physical de proposed, at an extraordinary general gradation of which Sir CHARLES ADDIa meeting of the Hongkong Electric Co., Ltd., which is called for January 28th. spoke. Wo e Labour everywhere de One of the resolution provides for in- manding the humanisation of indus creasing the capital to $3,000,000. The try," and already social conditions hava | resolutions are set forth in an adver been established in most countries vastly
tisement in another column.
different from those which obtained in the dawn of the industrial age. We are not likely to see China remain unaffected by these world-wide movements, and it ought not to be possible to contemplate from the growth of industrialism in China mors degrading conditions than pow exist." GOLDSMITH's famous lines:
ill fares the land, to hastening ills aception was subsequently held at the prey, where wealth, accumulates and men. decay" are scarcely applicable to China. We need not Fear that the bald peasantry" on which China almost whol- ly relics, will be destroyed by the growth cf industrialism on modern scientific lines. If we could refer to any reliable census statistics for China they would doubtless show the population to be in- It follows from this that there is an ever-increasing need of employment, and the solution of that problem must be "found, sooner or later, in the exploitation and develop- ment of the vast mineral and industrial, as well as the agricultural, possibilities of the country. There are many people who would be inclined to dispute Profes- SOY SMITE's statement that it would be greatly to the benefit of mankind if the industrial development of Chian proced od more rapidly than it does at the present time; but there are few vio do not recognise that it would be tally to the benefit of the Chinese themselves
declared and that, the Board be and A MAKEE (British) for Shipbuilding A. S. WATSON & COeing not declining.
they are hereby authorised to satisfy Works. Applications must state aga, experi
"such bonus by the distribution ance, and salary required, in first instanco
#
at the persons who are ro otherwise no notice taken.
bereof
is bolders of thờ isated $10
of the Company on the
data
of one of the unissued.. 310 shares of the Company credited as "fully paid up in respect of each
*
"share of the Company held by such "persons as aforesaid and in satis “Jaction of such aforementioned
bonus, and that such shares rank for dividends and in all other respects as from the first day of March, *1220***
" " 4
*
Apply→
Four 223,
Carr of "Delly Prom" Olies.
WANTED.
NUROFEÄN NURSE-GOVERNESS English and/or French speaking pre ferred, to 8 year old boy. Good position to right party. Please state fall particulars to
MR. A. AHE
P: 0. Box 213, Manila:
LIMITED.
· WINK" AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS.
TIL 616.
Drafta of the new Articles of Associa tion may be seen at any time before the second meeting, except Saturdays and Sundays, between the hours of 11 am, and 4pm at the Registered Officer of the Company or Offices Fondson, Stokes & Mater, Prince's Build A TEACHEE to give Teach English WETE-At 8, Melville Street, Folloki progress in this direction were
WANTED"
i
ings Hongkong, the Company's Solicitors Dated this 13th day of January, 1920.
By Order of the Board.
week.
to a Chinese Gentleman £ve nights a
Apply to-
GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO., Agent
TO LET.
SHOP in Nathan Road, Kowloon,
-Apply to--
(234
HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE
CO., LTD. Alexandra Baildings
NOTICE OF REMOVAL
"Box 197 Care of "Daily Press Office..
WANTED.
[197
LAUROPEAN JUNIOR`ASSISTÄTT, for Shipping Office. Previous experience not essential. Apply to
Box No. 204, Care of "Daily Prem "Office.
TO LET
2:03
·ROOMID Furnished Bungalow at the 81 PEAX from early March.
GODOWN, No. 16, Barrows Street, to let from February Lst.
Apply to
E have This Day REMOVED our
Wficer to No. 24 CONNAUGHT ROAD CAFTRAL—(next to the Telegraph Co.'s Office).
J. M. DA BUCHA & CO.
G.
NOTICE.
B
2:30
LICENCES of Private Jinrickshas, Privata
1920,
[230
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
THE P.&O. 8. N. Co.'s Steamer
►
Chairs, and drivers and bearers of the same are due for renewal on January 1st,
ED. C. WOLFE Captain Superintendent of Police. Hongkong, January 6th, 1993."
NOTICE.
(187-
LINSTEAD & DAVIS.
FOR SALE.
"MOUNT GOUGH* No. 111,
P. 6-Roomed Houn with Large Garden Apply
IOLET & CO York Buildings
FOR SALE
118
shields,
...BIRTH.
The wedding took place yesterday morning at St. Andrew's Church, Kow- draughtsman of the Yangtsepoo Dock loon, of Mr. William Smith, chief Co., Shanghai, and Miss Jessie. Isabel Slogie, youngest daughter of Mr. Henry Slogie, of Glasgow. The Rev. G. R.. given away by Mr. D. Harvey, Mr. J. Lindsay officiated, and the bride was
M. Jack officiating as bent man A re-
Hongkong Hotel.
Sergeant McNab Wilson, M.C., of the Hongkong Police Force, lately Lieutenant in the RG.A has returned to the Colony and resumed duties in the local Police Force. At the outbreak of war, Wilson, who was holidaying at Home, immedi ately volunteered for service in France, remaining there till the armistice was signed. He enlisted a private and was promoted Lieutenant. He was wounded several times and received the Military His wife and family have accompanied Cross for gallant services in the field.
bim to Hongkong.
The retirement was recently announced F.R.C.S., Army Medical Service. Born of Col. H. V. Prynce, C.B.E., D.8.O.,
on November 28th., 1889, the third son of the late Lieut. Col. Bassett Prynne, R.M.L.I.. be entered the Army in 1894, and after passing through successive ranks was selected for promotion to colonel in December, 1917. He saw active service in the China campaign of 1900, being present at the relief of Tientsin, the engagements at Yangtaun sad Peit- sang, and the relief of Peking." He was mentioned a General Gaselco's despatch of November 8th, 1900 for work done clasp. under fire, and received the medal and
on November 6th, to accelerated. Those who have lived the Mr. and Mrs. WALTER WELL, of longest in China and know har best, bow-
A propos of the London cable appear- Taikoo Dock Yard, Hongkong,
ingin Saturday's issue regarding ever, have the least confidence in possi daughter. (Helen Hastic Weir).
anthrax infection in Japanese shaving [291 tilities of great and sudden trans-brushes we notice that the subject was DEATH.
formations of this character. There discussed at the City Corporation on WHEELOCK.—At No. 20, Gordon Road,
November 27th. The medical officer's re- Shanghai, on January 5th, Thomas is not likely to be much accelera BEED WHELLOC, aged 78 years.
port showed that in one instance six out... tion of the pace of progress in of nine. brushes were infected. Importa HONGKONG Ozzica: 104, DES Vasi ROAD, C. any direction in China while political tions, it was stated, had been large, and › London Orften: 181, Franz Brar, E.C.
conditions remain, as unstable as they are Everything possible, said the medical one lot alone consisted of 50,000 brushes. to-day, and we greatly fear that the day officer, was being done to stop the dis is yet far distant when we shall see China semination of the disease through these with a strong Government inspiring brushes, but, in reply to a question, he, added that he would not be prepared to public confidence in its ability to main give & certificate that any brush infected tain order throughout the land. to a with sathrax was free from that disea30 degree which will provide the necessary after he had disinfected it.. security for industrial enterprise on any IN grand scale,
The Baily PIPES.
HongKong, JANUARY 1878, 1993,
THE. INDUSTRIAL CHINA.
ERA
An unusual view of China's future was
Mra Lane, wife of Bergeant Lase of the Water Folio Force, has arrived in the Colony-
Three cases (three leaths) of cerebro spinal fever were reported in the Colony on Saturday,
M. H. Picard Destelan, co-Director- General of Posts in Peking, is on a visit to Hongkong.
CORRESPONDENCE.
THE TYPHOON PROTECTION
COMMITTEE.
[TO THE EDITON" OF THE ** MORGEÓNG DAILY PRESS,”]
S133,-Government in Hongkong surely looking up! I see by this morn- ing's paper, that of the Committee Ppointed to consider and report on the question of provision for the protection of life and property during typhoon Surg-Lieut. G. B. Cochram, R.N., of weather, of which the Hon Mr. Hallifax, Hongkong, has been promoted Surg..B.E is chairman, that there are Lieut.-Commander.
actually two members, namely, the Har bour Master and the Navigating Officer of the Tamar, who may be considered to know anything about the matter, who are included For this overturning of the old Gilbertian traditions of this Colony, of never including the technical adviser of the Government in any question con- cerning the harbour, we ought to be very grateful, even if his opinion and advice can be ruled out by the weight of non- expert opinion of the chairman and the rest of the Board, if it happens to be against him.
The Hongkong, Branch of the Minister ing Childrens League hava, most grate fully received a donation of $50 from the Standard Oil Co. of New York.
Texpressed by Sir CHARLES Arpis in the course of a few comments made by him recently, on a lectura which Professor MINDEZTOM SMITH delivered at the Bahool for Oriental Studies ́ ́in. London. After remarking that there was some thing refreshing" in. Professor SMITH's robust optisien that there is a big change CRAIGMIN
RAIGMIN WEST, No 101, Timpending in China, and saying that be
PRAK-Boomed House with Garden, Price Moderata.
heard of these changes when he first went LANE CRAWFORD È CO.
to 'China, now very many years ago, and [188
"they
bey were always coming Bir Caparas cheerved that he was not sure that when the industrial era arrived in China it would be entirely for the good of China In England, be said, ne a PUBLIC AVOTION,
result of the expansion of our trade Bad PA
DARTICULARS AND CONDITIONS of our industries, we had sacrificed much
the letting DAY: the 19th day of
by Public Auction Sale, to in the way of our women and children. HONGKONG BOXING ASSOCIATION. of the Public Works Department, by Order latter half of the last century was a Japan, joins the Chartered Bank as 1920, 3 PM, at the Offices The great industrial development of the Mr. E. A. Camidge, who arrived in the Colony yesterday on the Empress of PRELIMINARY ANNOUNCEMENT. of HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR, GË One
Lot of CROWN LAND at Aberisen, moml and physical degradation. There nasistant. He has been transferred from in the Colony of Hongkong, for a term
were enough evils in China, Bir CHARLES the New York office. year, with the option of meat said, without adding industrialism. Crown Rent to be fixed by the Surveyor of HIS MAJESTY THE KINO, for one further term of 75 years.
THE HONGKONG LAND INVESTMENT AND AGENCY CO, LTD.
[E_MOWBRAY STAFFORD NORTH- CUTE has This Day been appointed Becretary to the Company,
་
MB
"NAGOYA Arrived Hongkong, on January, 12th, 1920.
FROM LONDON, MALTA, PORTRAID,
COLOMBO & STRAITS.
"Consignees of Cargo by the above- named vessel are hereby informed that their goods are being landed and placed
at
their risk in the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godora Company's Godowas at Kowloon, where each consign.
ment will be sorted out. Mack by Mark and delivery can be obtained as the good, are landed.
Optional goods will be landed here up- less instructions have been given to the contrary 6 "hoam" before arrival of the steamer.
Good, not cleared within eight days, in- cluding date of arrival, will be subject to rent.
No Fire insurance will be affected by Las in any case whatever.
Damaged packages must be left in the Godowns for examination by the Con-- signees, and the Company's suITOJOM, Memra. Goddard & Dongisa, se 10 sm, on Mondays and Thursdaya" "
All claims must be presented within ten days of the Steamer arrival bere after which date they cannot be recognised.
No claims will be admitted after the goods have left the Godown, SAN MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO.. Agenta, Hongkong, January 11th, 1920.
By Order of the Board of Directors.
JOHN JOBNSTONE, Chairman. Hongkong, January 1st, 1920.
THE next Toumament is provisionally fixed for SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 14th, at 3.35 2.x,”
G. G. N. TINSON,
Hon. Becretary.
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CHINESE POSTAL NOTIFICATION.
TENDERS REQUIRED FOR 'MOTOR LAUNCH.
be
TENDERS are hereby invited for the construction of a 40-45 font MOTOR LAUNCH for the use of the Chinese Post Office in Canton.
Draft specifications plans may obtained on application to the undersigned.
F. A. NIXON, Acting Commissioner, Chinese Post Office, Canton
be held on
Q.
R
FARTICULARS OF THE LOT."
Ngrty of Aberde
Locality.
Boundary
M. H. J. Brett, Commercial Becretary a vifit of Legation, left yesterday on to Yunnanfu, and expects to be away from Hongkong about three weeka
The Hongkong. Football Club announces Then again, be asked, what need had a benefit match for Saturday next when China to enter into trade with the world it will meet the South China Athletic when, as Sir Roar HART had pointed The proceeds will be given to the widow out who had the finest clothes in th of the late Warder Speed. | world in her silk and her furs; the finest Chinese eggs have been brought inte a❘ food in the world in her rice; and the troller. They are to be retailed at id recent schedule by the Brilish. Food Cons Raert beverage in her tea
One of the cash. It is stated that they are reaching old school of mandarins could not have Great Britain in large quantities. put his case for a policy of exclusion or shanghai papers record with regret isolation from the world with greater that Mr. N. CM. Home, a well-known force, and it is rather singular to see local barrister who had been in failing such views as these presented by a dis health for several months was found tinguished foreign banker. For good dead in a bathroom adjoining his room at the Palace Hotel last Tuesday evening, For ill, the era of industrialiam is dawn His death was presumably due to heart
ing in China, ・ It is inevitable; but, it failure.
As taxpayers in this Colony we' moi quiesced through ignorance in the mon- strous bill of nearly three million dolları incurred ten or twelve years ago by the Government in building a typhoon shel- ter which has always been inadequate, because we did not know that the Har bour Master's views on the subject wed disregarded, and advice taken only from people who knew nothing about the needs of the harbour.
step forward to haver the head of the But although it -idnough Harbour Department on the Committee at all, I fear that still, as tax-papers, we have not enough civic interest in the
matter to insist that a highly specialised question of this sort, on which the safety, of life and property as well as the die bursing of a further great sum of money depends, should be entrusted only ta experts Yours, etc., A
POOH BAHL Hongkong, January 12th, 1920,