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MOWBRAY 8. NORTHCOTE
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KOBE CLUB.
PPLICATIONS are invited for the post of Resident Secretary-STEWARD. Furnished House, Light and Heat provided. Applications stating Salary required should be addressed to the Honorary Secretary. References necessary. Duties to commence end of March.
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FOR SALE. TWEI-HAI-WEI, at Tis. 6,500, Solid Stone Built Bungalow suited for Summer and Winter residence 5 Rooms, 4 Bathrooms Large Closed-in Verandahs 9 feet in width on south and west sides, commanding extensive and uninterrupted view, Kitchen and Offices as usual, the whole closed off by a stone wall and standing in Over 5 mow of ground, with tennis-ground, wall-fruit and vegetable garden. Situated on the cliff above a pleadid bathing beach, close to. Wei-Hai-Wei Island Golf-Club House, with private cliff path-Held under Crown Lease of 50 years, expiring 1966.
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HE CAMPBELL, c/o Mesars. Itaxer & Co., LTD Shanghai.
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GOVERNMENT BILLS, ETC, ›
FENDERS
for SPECIE current in TIENTSIN, up to and for the sum of $500,000 Curent in Ticutain, will be received by the TREASURY CHEST OFFICER, ARMY PAY DEPARTMENT, until 11.30 am. on January 28th, 1920.
The amount accepted is to be placed by the Tanderar to the credit of an account with the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING COR- PORATION, Tiantain, so as to be available on January 29th, 1920.
Parsons tandaring to state alternatively (A) The amount of Hongkong Currency payable in Hongkong on January 29th, regatired for each $1,000 Tientsin Currency and/or
The amount of Dollars current in Timlin per £100 for Telegraphic Transfer on the Fords
Commissioners of HM
London
Trenity, The tenders to be in duplicate, and in sealed Dover, addressed to the TREASURY CHEST OFFICER ARMY PAY DEPARTMENT, and endorsed "TENDERS FOR GOVERN MENT BILLS, oto.
The right to opt or reject any or all of the Sanders is reserved.
Copies of Forms of Tendar can be had an application.
Parsons, tendering for (Bills) are hereby notified that, having regard to the provisions of the Acts 22 Goorgs Lill, Cap. 45 and 41, George IIL, Cap. 59, the soceptance of any such Tender subject to the axpress condition that no Member of the British House of Commons hall be admitted to any share or part in or to any benefit to arise from the Contract tharaby made for the allotment of such (Bila).
The provisions in question do not apply to Contrast entered into by any incorporated Company in its corporated capacity and made for the general benefit of the Company*
Any further information can be obtained by persozal application to the TREASURY OHEST OFFICER. A.P.D.
F.J. THURSBY FELHAM, LE-COL,
Treasury Chest Officer, A.P.D. His Majesty's Treasury Office
Hongkong, January 27th, 1920. [310 REPULSE BAY HOTEL.
SATURDAY, JANUARY 31ST.
TEA DANSANT FROM 4 P.M. TO 7 PM. DINNER DANSANT FROM 8 F.M.
On these occasions the charge for Ton will be $1.00 per head, and for Table d'Hote dinzer at 83.00 per head, "exclusive of wines.
J. H. TAGGART,
Manager.
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In connection with tes sad dinner dansants motor buses will leave the Eong kong Hotel at the following times, punctually irrespective of the number of tickets sold:
DEPARTURE.
2:16 PM.
7P.,
8.30 PM.
RETURN, P.M. 11 F.2. 12 MIDNIGHT Tickets can be obtained at the Hongkong Botol or Dragon Motor Car Co. at $2 return fare.
SWANTED.
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LADY returning England with 2 children
*ag 11, 7, 6, by EXPRESS OF RUSSIA on Marta 11th, from Hongkong desires com municate with lady travelling by same steainer who would be willing to help with Children. Terms to be arranged on application e
Apply-
A. WILSON, Custom House, Canton.
WANTED.
350
ADY SHORTHAND TYPIST for Marchants Office. Apply stating experience and salary wanted to
PO, Box No: 282
INTIMATIONS
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, JANUARY 27TH. 1920
THE HONGKONG ELECTRIC COMPANY, LIMITED.
TIMATIONS
THE KOWLOON: LAND AND BUILD
ING COMPANY, LIMITED, TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that NOTICE
EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL THIRTY FIRST ORDINARY NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the MEETING of the above-named Company TEXTING A SHAREHOLDERS in the will be held at the Registered Office of Company will be held at the Company's the Company. St. GerEDNESDAY, FEBRUARF SAH, 1923, at 18 o'clock Noust for Building Odices Victoria Building on THURSDAY, Victoria, Hongkong, on the 25th day of JANUARY, 1990, at 19 o'clock Noos, for the purpose of consider Directors together with Statement of the purpose of receiving the Report of ing and if thought it of passing the
Accounts for the year ending 31st December following Resolations as Resolutions:-
Extraordinary 1912 (1) To consider, and if thought t
of SEARES of the Com approve the draft new Articles which any will be OLUSED from Wine-day, 24th January to Thursday, 6th Fetry 1980, will be submitted to the Meeting. (3) That the Capital of the Company
(both days inclusive, daring which period be increased to Three million dollars
no TRANSFER of SHARES can be ($3,000,000) by the creation of Two
Registered. hundred and forty thousand (240,000) shares of Ten dollars (810.00) euch ranking for dividend and in all other respect pari pasu with the existing shares in the Colony.
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And in the event of the First Resolution being passed with or without modification
(3) To consider, and if thought fit, to pass an Extraordinary Resolution to the effect; That the new Articles already approved by this Meeting and for the purpose of identification thereof subscribed by the Chairman
By Order of the Board of Directors
MOWBRAY S NORTECOTE
Secretary to the Sha (Horozora Land INVESTMENT & AGENCY
Co, LaD General Agents for the KOWLOON LAND AND BUILDING Co, Lani Hongkong, January 21st, 1990. [283
HONGKONG, CANTON AND MACAO STEAMBOAT CO., LTD.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
be and the same are hereby approved,THE ONE HUNDREDTH ORDINARY and that such Articles be and they are hereby adopted as the Articles MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS of the Company to the exclusion of the Company will be held at the Office of and in substitution for all the exist the Company, Hotel Mansions, on TUES Noox, for the purpose of receiving a Report DAY, FEBRUARY 10TH, [99), at 18 o'clock of the Directors, together with Statement of Accounts, declaring a Dividend and electing Directors and Auditors
ANTE
February 10th, 1990, both days inclusive.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company, will be CLOSED from January 27th to
By Order of the Board of Directors, JOHN ARNOLD,
Secretary. Hongkong, January 13th, 1990.
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therool. Articles EREBY ALSO GIVEN that a further Extraordinary General Meeting of the Company will be MUNDAY, on the 10th day of February held at the Registered office of the Com pany, St. George's Building aforesaid on 1920, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon, for the purpose of receiving a report of the proceedings of the above mentioned Meet- ing and Special Reconfirming, if thought t
the above mentioned Extraordinary Resolutions (2) and (3).
And the subjoined Resolution will be proposed as an Extraordinary Resolation: "That it is desirable to capitalize the sum of $600,000.00 standing to the credit of the Company's Reserve "Fund, and accordingly that for the TT is proposed to hold a DINNER atan "purpose of effecting such capitaliza-early date. Will the men of Devon "then a bonus of $10 per share on who dare to attend kindly communics e "each of the issued shares of the with "Company be and the same is hereby "declared and that the Board be and
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they are hereby authorised to satisfy "such bonus by the distribution amongst the persons who are rew gistered as bolders of the issued $10 shares of the Company on the date "beroof of one of the unissued #10
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
NOTICE
THE HONGKONG DEVONIAN SOCIETY.
THE HON. SECRETARY, Land Office, Law Courts, Hongkong,
NOTIOR
INTIMATION
GIN.
We are agents for and hold
stocks of the following well-known Gins
BURNETT'S
OLD TOM.
BURNETT'S
DRY.
GILBEY'S
OLD TOM.
GILBEY
DRY.
Would. western docility
Europo and swamp But the very the Chinese does give rise to
A small fire broke out in a Chines dwelling house in Circular Pathway on Sunday, and was put out by the inmates. Bishop Lander has gone on a Confirma. other places. tion tour this week to Kangoon and Canton next Sunday.
He is to preach twice nt
the apprehension that they might be used by another Asistio nation to further, a scheme of world conquent as great as that of the Prussians Tha fear is frequently ex pressed that Japan, which retains a mili tarism based o on that which has been destroyed in Europe, may so dominate
Liont Col Chios as to create a hegemony of Asin General), Ronald Marr Johnston, Car.q. (temporary Brigadier- that would place the destinies of all free D.SO, P.S.C. (passed Staff College), nations in the control of the oligarchy has been named for the post of Come Japan's secretions of territory, while Corps Lient-Cal. Johnson is a gunner. which controls the Government of Japanmandant of the Shanghai Volunteer essential to a virile nation, undoubtedly
The Kuomintang party is agitating for the re-appointment of Dr. Sun Yat-sen
afford support to those who view Japan's expanding imperialians with suspicion and distrust. Since 1895 she has acquired Formosa, the Liastung peninsula, the Director of Chinese railways. They South Manchurian Railway, established pear to have faith in his scheme for herself in Manchuria, secured huge in-building 200,000 miler of railways during teresta in Bintang, created a sphere of the next ten years, with foreign financial influence in Fukien into which others
scarcely dare enter, besides penetrating peacefully into the Yangtsen Valley, and reaching into Mongolia.
But perhaps the greatest gain of all is the position which she has arranged for herself in Siberia Acting as the guardian of the. Far East, she has made dispositions which" very much resemble those of the lawyer who wins the case for bis client, but in the end the dient finds that, instead of getting the property be weat to Court about, he has lost the little that he bad. Consider what hap pened. America and Japan agreed to send seven thousand troops each to Siberia to control the situation there. Then Japan discovered that that number was inade. America not only declined to increase the number of ber expeditionary. force but decided to entirely withdraw ber troops. So Japan has now a free hand, and she has something like 70,000 troops, in "Siberia. When engaged in military operations against Tsingtau, Japan clear
quate.
assistance.
mission organising the Aerial Derby, was Major Glidden, a member of the Com
the Colony some thirteen years ago when he was touring the world on a Napier for the second time. Glidden" has been greatly impressed by the now road round the island.
Major
Sir Arthur Whitten Brown, who tonk part in the historic non-stop flight across the Atlantic with the late Capt. "Alcock, has arrived in the Colony Lady Brown" is with him. They were on the China when she went aground near Nagasaki. They came on to Hongkong by the Vikto Haru, Sir A. Whitten and Lady Brown". are on a pleasure trip.
The Siberia Maṛu, which brought home the Japanese delegates to the Inter- national Labour Conference, had many cases of induenza break out on board' during the voyage, reports the Japan
297 AS. WATSON & CO., in which to conduct the fight, Chronicle. Of the 700 third-class passen-
THE ANNUAL OPEN HILLIARD under the auspices of the VICTORIA. CHAMPIONSHIP of the Colony held RECREATION CLUB.
be accompanied by entrance fee of
Entries alcse on JANUARY 31ST, and are to
other arrangements will be decided at
The number of points to be played and Meeting of the Competitors
The competition is open to all in the Colony. the
PH B. MITCHELL,
Hon. Becretary. VICTORIA RECREATION CLUB
1291
action of such aforementioned "bonus, and that such shares rank for "dividends and in all other respects as from the first day of March, Drafts of
the new Articles of Associs- second meeting, except Saturdays and tion may be seen at any time before Sundays, between the hours of 11a.m. and Company or at the Offices of Mesars 4 p.m. at the Registered Offices of the
ings, Hongkong, the Company's Solicitors. Johnson, Stokes & Master, Prince's Build. Dated this 13th day of January, 1990. ·
By Order of the Board.
GIBR, LIVINGSTON & CO.,
Agenta...
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NOTICE UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF CANTON, LTD.
THE HONGKONG CENTRAL ESTATE, and 10128 respectively standing in the books of
31st, 1919.
LIMITED.
NERTIFICATES Nox. 1845 and 3685 for S and I old silver shares Nos. 10649/10650 the Society in the name of EDWARD WILLZAM MAITLAND OF YOKOHAMA, JAPAN, bave been one month from the date hereof the above declared LOST and if at the expiration of
be deemed cancelled and of no affect documents be not forthcoming the same will
CH. P. HAY Deputy General Manager. Hongkong, January 13th, 1921
RACE BOOKE.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the SIXTH ORDINARY MEETING of held at the Offices of Mesra JARDINE SHAREHOLDERS in this Company will be Markson & Co. LTD, on THURSDAY, JANUARY 29TH, 1920, at 11:30A.M., for the Directors together with Statement in purpose of receiving the Report of the Accounts for the year ending December
The REGISTER of SHARES of the Com-THE only Authorised Edition of the pany will be CLOSED bom MONDAY,
Book is that Published by MrsAR January 19th, to THURSDAY, January 29th NORONHA & CO WHICH IS COPY 180 (both lays inclusive), during which RIGHT UNDER THE ACT OF 4911 period ng Transfer of Shares caiz be
T. E. HOUGH, Registered.
Clerk of the Course. Hongkong, January 23rd, 1920. 4 [292] INTE-BMUNICIPAL NOTIFICATION. WEITZE CREEK PUMPING INSTILLATION.
By Or ler of the Board of Directors, THE HONGKONG CENTRAL ESTATE, LTD.,
MOWBRAY 8. NORTHCOTE.
Secretary to
the General Managers, and Hongkong, January 13th, 1920.
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THE HONGKONG LAND RECLAMA TION COMPANY, LIMITED.
NOT
LIMITED.
WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS.
100.
No. 616
HETHERINGTON, & 501.
larger than was deemed necessary by others. In like fashion she decided that the situation in Siberia was under-esti mated and that an immensely greater force was required to perform the duties required in the protection of the Trans- Siberian Bailway. This facility for orcating a situation favourable to what in described by critics se her imperialistic design not unnaturally makes all her acts suspect
gers, eighty were attacked by the epide mic, and seven of these cases proved fatal. First and Second class passengers were unaffected by the outbreak.
сод-
have been issued by Japan in
Aerial postage stamps of two varieties. nection with the experimental air post between Tokio and Osaka. They consist of the ordinary 13 and 3 sen postage device representing a monoplane in stamps, distinguished by the addition of
overprint is in red on the 14 sen and in fight, in the form of an overprint. The black on the 3 gen. 100,000 copies of these special postage Something like
Japanese poet offices in the two cities. stumps have been sold by the Imperial
Aerial Derby around the World met the The Commission organising the first
Chairman of the Hongkong Chamber of Commerce (the Hon. Mr. S. H. Dodwell)
BIRTHS Bary-At Shanghai, on January 18th, to BOBERT and FLORA BAILEY,
The question presents itselt an regards daughter. BALLA Shangbai, on January 19th, greater danger to the world--a Bolabevised Chins in this form: Which would be the to Mr. and Mrs. EDWARD BELL, a China or a China controlled by Japan HETHERINGTON.-At Shanghai, on January The general sentiment on this subject in sist, to Mr. and MrB WILFRID China among Europeans would appear to LEAVER-At Kulangsu, Amoy, on January such that & Boisbevised China, is nothink
The that the conditions of the country are ath, the wife of Mr. HARRY PRACY
GORDON-LEE-At St. Joseph's Church, the French peasant owns the soil of LEAVER, C. M. Customs, a daughter. able. Already the people of China own
MARRIAGE.
the land to a greater extent even than on January 24th, AIRZANDRA STOPANI France. GORDON, 3rd daughter of Mr. A. Galready in practice. In the large centres Gordon, of Hongkong, to ALISTEE CAMERON LEITH, 300 of the late Mr. of population, such as Shanghai, Canton, yesterday, and asked him to act as their Alexander Leith; of Bedford. [307 Hankow, Nanking and other large cities Commissioner in Hongkong for the
PANA DEATHS. 22.
it is true the sweating coolie may be Derby. The American Consul General, BARBER-At Shanghai, on January 21st.
FIDELA JONASA, the beloved wife of Bolshevism and he may, in his tens of meeting. Mr. Dodwell has accepted the attracted by the levelling doctrines of Mr. Geo. E. Anderson, was present at the A. O. Barnes, aged 34 years and 5 thousands, attack capitalism and destroy offer. His dutics in this connection will months. DEADOR-At Weymouth, England, on property. That is no light thing be to furnish the competitors with advice January 18th, 1820, VICTOR HOBART to contemplate, but it would leave the and information, after consulting the DEACON. (By cable), [302 JONES-At Shanghai, on January 18th, other hand, it is patent that a Japanese course they should follow.
mass of the Chinese unaffected On the Government, as to landing places and the
That is a Bolshevik ideal
(of pacumonia), MURIEL VERONIQUE JONZE, wife of David Philip. Walter begemony, so long as the militarista are Jones, of the Health Department."
in the saddle in Tokyo, would be a grave
-
"The Gods of the Mountain” and
MENDERS are hereby invited for pumping HONDING OFFICE: 101, Den Varx Road, O. menacs and a danger to the peace of the The Tents of the Arabs will be
gallons per minute against a total head of plant capable of discharging 66,000 13 feet.
Specifications NOTICE 8 HEREBY GIVEN that the be obtained on application to the under " of detailed requirements can NINETEENTH .** ORDINARY signed. MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS in this Company will be held at the Officos of MESSTE. JARDIN, MATHESON & Co. LTD. on THURSDAY, JANUARY 29, 1920, at 11.45 AM for the purpose of receivin the Report or the Directors together with the Statement of Accounts for the year THE DRAGON MOTOR ending December 31st, 1918.
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J. B. LYNESS c/o British Municipal Council, Tentain
**Tisntain, January 18th, 1920.
CAR 00.
(THE EUROPEAN GARAGE)..
AGENTS IN SOUTH CHINA POK ZUDSON, KESEX,
OVERLAND AND DODGE BROTHERS CARS.
THE
LONDON OFFICE: 181, Fza Stazer, E.O.
The Baily Press.
HOADKONG, JANUART 27TH, 1920.
CHINA-BOLSHEVISED
JAPONICISED ?
OR
pro
world. Such considerations as these lead duced by the Hongkong University Union to the conclusion that the writers in the Students in most up-to-date settings and Press of Europe and America who express costumes on February 13th, 14th and 18th alarm lest Bolshevism spread to Chine for which advance tickets can now be and let loose millions to prey upon secured from the University Registrar. organised society in Europe, are woefully or Moutrie's. These advance tickets give ignorant of the Chinese and are simply holders the privilege of reserving seats playing the game of Japan.
onJanuary 30th, two days ahead of the ordinary booking, which opens on Febru Ary 2nd at 9 am at
productions having
One case (one death) of cerebrospinal novelty of that Moutric's. The
Troven confined to the intellectuale, the fever was reported in the Colony on aroused considerable interest there is discussions which have been proceeding Saturday. regarding the possibility of Bolshevism. manifesting itself in China are not with ont interest, inasranch as they are to a conducted in Great Britain, and to some large extent criticisms of the propaganda degree in France and the United States, with a view to giving Japan a from hand The British and French writers and púb than she has hitherto had in Siberia.
China with four hundred millions of licists who conjure up a Bolshevised
bound to be a brisk demand for seats, and The Kanegafuchi Spinning Co. of
wo advise those wishing to become
dividend of 50 per cent
Japan has declared an ordinary dividend sequainted with Dunsnay's works to avail of 20 per cent, and an extraordinary themselves of this facility early.
The REGISTER of BHARES of the Com pany will be CLOSED from MONDAY, January 19th to THURSDAY, January 01, 1920 both days inclusive), during which Transfer of Shares can be period no Registerod p
By Order of the Board of Directors
MOWBRAY 8. NORTHCOTE, HE DRAGON MOTOR CAR CO.
Secretary. Hongkong, January 13th, 1820.
beg to advise the publio that they THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST are now issuing a schedule of charges for MENT AND AGENCY CO., LTD. motor car hire to all the principal places THIRTY-SECOND ORDINARY where accessible. Considering the yurtly TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the in Hongkong and the New Territories MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS in this Company will be held at the Offices of superior cars, and chauffeurs employed Mesira JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., LTD, on the charges are easily the inost reasonable yellow people marching on Europe, THURSDAY, JANUARY 29TH, 1920, at 12 o'clock Noox, for the purpose of receiving to be had throughout the Colony,
the Report of the Directors together with the Statement of Accounts for the year,
nding December 31st 1919.
The REGISTER of SHARES of
Oom pany will be CLOSED from MONDAY January 19th, to THURSDAY, January 2001, 1920 (both days inclusive) during which Eastern Transfer of Bharce, can be period no
By Order of the Board of Directors,
MOWBRAY 8. NORTHCOTE.
Secretary, Hongkong, January 13th, 1830.1
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fusting for plunder and bent on destroy The cards showing charges to the vari-ing civilisation under the guise of fight ous places can be obtained at the Howing capitalism, have mɔdurmised the KONG Horr Urrice or at the Dragon former Yellow Peril, of which the KAISER, Moron Can Co.
among other notabilities seemed to be in THE DRAGON MOTOR CAR. CO.,ditions in China, and insight into the the greatest dread. Knowledge of con- 24, Des Voeur Boad Central
real character of the Chinese people sub sequently showed how little ground there was for the fear that China or the Chinese
will take place to-morrow, t 11 am, pupils of the Victoria British School
The annual distribution of prizes to the THE KIDNAPPED MISSIONARY
E. the Governor presiding.
broken into on Sunday night by burglars, who prised open five safes and stole ove 32,500. How an entry was effected in not
Mess Sincera & Co's stores were
A further cable has boca received by Mr. McPherson, Becretary of the Y.M.O.A., concerning Dr. Sheldon, the missionary who was kidnapped by briganda some weeks ago Yunnan The cable renda
"Private letter received from the Doctor, taking five (1 days), says very Mr RFC Master of Shanghai sick; compelled to travel in a circular ed by the Chinese Government with the Government if they can do anything in (formerly of Hongkong) has been decorat direction. (The letter) asks American Chin Ho in recognition of his services the matter. English mission doctor na secretary of the North Ching Flood volunteers nurse if at all possible. Relief Commission.
known.