NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
RACE HOLIDAYS.
THE EXCHANGE. BANKS will be CLOSED for the transaction ct EXCHANGE BUSINESS on WEDNES
·DAY, THURSDAY and FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 11r8, 19, and 13TH, at 11,|5 XM. „Hongkong, February 7th, 1910.
HONGKONG GYMKHANA OLUB.
THE
HE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of Members will be held at 5.15 p.. MONDAY, FEUARY 162, 1920, in the Rooms of the HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB 13, Chater Road...
BUSINE
"
To receive the Committee's Annual Report
and Statement of Accounts.
To elect a new Committee for the ensuing
year.
Any other basiness that may arise.
H. B. L. DOWBIGGIN,
Hon. Secretary, Hongkong, February 7th, 19:0
WANTED.
378
SSISTANT MASTER and ASSISTANT LADY TEACHER, either temporary
[Box. 1,
INTIMATIONS
THE
HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB.
RACE MEETING 1990...
WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY,
FRIDAY
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and SATURDAY. FEBRUARY 1TH, 19TH, 13TH.and 14TH.
HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 9m. 1920.
INTIMATIONS
WATERBOAT COMPANY,
LIMITED.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
HE FIFTEENTH ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS will te bald in the Offices of Mesra DouwILL & Co., LAXITED on MONDAY, FEBUARY 9TH, 1920, at 11.00 AM. for the purpose of receiv FUCKETS of ADMISSION to the GRANDing the report of the General Managera TICKETS of ESSCLOSURE may be together with a Statement, of Accounts obtained from Mesars, KELLY & WALSH, 31st December, 1918. Limited, or at the Gate. Price $12 or 4 for each day for the Mooting.
No one slaitted without a Ticket, to he shown to the Ticket Inspector at the Ciste.
T. F. HOUGH, Clerk of the Course Hongkong, February 7th, 182.
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HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB.
No
TO Servants will be allowed inside the ENCLOSURE of the Race Couras daring the Races Days WITHOUT TICKETS, which can be had on application to the Undersigned. These Tickets are only avail. able for Serrants while in attendance on their employers or when on duty at the various Stands
or permanent, to teach boys in ordinaryServants' passes in their possession will for. Any Chinese found loitering, abont with English subjecta. Apply --
feit then; and the holders thereof will be removed from the Enclosure,
T. F. HOUGH, Clerk of the Cutran. Hongkong, February 7th, 1990. (372
Care of "Daily Pres" Office.
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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG,
PROBATE JURISDICTION.
In the Goods of JEAN BAPTISTE MARIE JOSEPH MILLET late of No. 75, Boulevard Longchamp, Marseilles in the Republic of Fracce, Shipping Agent, deceased.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the
Court has, by virtue of Section 58 of Ordinance 1897 No of 1807, made an Order limiting the time for Creditors and others to asnd in their claims against the above Estate to the 28th day of February
1320.
All Creditors and others are accordingly hereby required to send their claims to the. Undersigned on or before that date.
Dated the 8th of February, 1990.
JOHNBON, STOKES & MASTER, Solicitor for the Administrator, Prince's Buildings,
ENDO-CHINA
Ice House Street, Hongkong.
380..
STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, · LIMITED
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
From KUBR.
THE Steamship
FOOKSANG "
having arrived from the above Ports. Consignees of Cargo by her are baby informed that all Goode are being landed at their risk into the beardous and/or extra hazardous Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd, whoase, and/or from the wharves delivery may be obtained,
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HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB. TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that owing the undersigned Ponies entered in his name to run at the Forthcoming Race Meeting have been sold by Public Auction and will run in the interest and colours of the purchasers as follows :-- Leuza Ms. G C. MOXON
Black, Yellow Hoops & Cap'
Sinza Ma JOHN PEEL
Dark Blue, Silver Braid "
Spotted Sand ME SOARES
Runaway Light MET. F. HOUGH
"Old Gold, Dark Green Hoops"
Dark Blue, Primrose Hoops" By Order,
T. F. HOUGH, Clark of the Course. Hongkons, February 6th, 1920.
NOTICE.
373
UNION INEURANCE SOCIETY OF CANTON, LTD.
CERTIFICATES Nos. 1845 and 2638 for 3
and 1 old silver shares Nos. 10649/10650 and 10128 respectively standing in the books of the Society in the name of EDWARD WILLIAM MAINLAND OF Yokohama, Japan, have been declared LOST and if at the expiration of one month from the date hereof the above documents be not forthcoming the same will ha deemed cancelled and of no effect. C. H. P. HAY, Deputy General Manager. Hongkong, January 13th, 1890.
TO LET
"
Goods not cleared by the 13th Feb, will be OFFICE premises, Queen's Road Central
subject to rent
All broken, chafed and damaged packages as
to be left in the Godowns, where they will
be examined. Claims against the steamer must
Be presented within 10-days of rival, otherwise
they will not be recognized..
No Fire Insurans will be started by sis ir any case whatever.
Bill of Lading will be countersigned by
SARDINE, MATHESON & CO. LTD.
General Managers. Hongkong, Febuary 7th, 1920
JAVA-PACIFC-LUN.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
THE Steamship
381
"TJISONDAKI." having arrived from San Francisco, Con signees of Cargo are bereby notified that all Goods are being landed at their risk into hazardous and/or extra... hazardous the Godowns, of the Hongkong and Kowloon What Godown Ca, Ltd...whence and/or from the wharves delivery may be obtained.
No Claim will be sdmitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all Goods remain ingandelivered after noon of the 15th Feb. will be subject to rent.
be
All claims against the steamer munt" presented to the Undersigned on or before the 18th Feb., or they will not be recognized.
All broken, chafed, and damaged oods are to be left in the Godown, where they will be examined on the 15th Feb., at 10 A.. by the Company's surveyors, Mesura, Goddard & Douglas.
No Fire Insurance whatsoever ha bedo edfaated,
Bill of Lading will be countersigned by
JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN,
Agents, Hongkong, February 7th, 1920 (382
LOST.
Apply-
“A.RJ ICare of Daily Press" Office.
TO LET.
AGOD WS at Yaumati
248
Apply from "HE HONGKONG LAND BECLAMA- TION CO., LTD.
TO 'LET.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 2nd to th February, 193 both dates inclusira.
TODWELL & CO., LTD.,
General Managers, Hongkong January 27th, 19:0, 315-
INTIMATION
GIN.
We are agents for and hold
HONGKONG, CANTON AND MACAO Gins:
STEAMBOAT CO., LTD:
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDER THE ONE HUNDREDTH ORDINARY MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS in the Company will be held at the Office of the Company, Hotel Mansions, on TUES Noox for the purpose of receiving & Report DAY, FEBRUARY 10TH, 199, at 12 o'clock of the Directors, together with
Statement
of Accounts, declaring Dividend and electing Directors and Auditors
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from January 27th to February 10th, 1920, both days inclusive.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
JOHN ARNOLD,
Secretary, Hongkong, January 13th, 1920.
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their growing size. For some years; prople and the local American othejals before the war the anaual reports was responsible for the fact that the J the Harbour. Master had been Shipping Roard had bee görced to aban-` - pointing our thit the average tonnage don its plan to make Manila the big of beean-going vessels using the port terminal point for American trans was constantly increasing. In 1904-6 the rite Shipping The Director of the Glavorament caused an exhaustive in- quiry to be made into the allegationsstry, who for years past has been ...ppine. Bureau of Commerce and thas the harbour was silting up, and the doing his utmost to develop the husiness conclusion arrived at was that no mate of the port of Manila, was greatly rial ailting had pecurred daring the annoyed over the publication of this preceding period, pi sixty years. That statement, and he furnished to the Manila conclusion, however, did not dispose of pagers copies of some intersting corres the contention that a drepening of parts pondence on the subject. We think ... of the harbour was necessitt, Ana litter addressed to the Diretor by the matter of fhet, it happened occasionally Chairman of the Shipping Noard at stocks of the following well-known then, and for some years afterwards," that Washington should be fond and consider steamers which we now class as "medium ed in connection with the suggestion sized " occasionally got fast in the mud, which the Chairman of our lending That we have not heard of any cases in Wharf and Godown"Co,' has made on the retent years may be due to the fuller subject of improving the facilities of Control which the Harbour Department que harbour. It is us bilans: now has over the mooring of steamers. aines the abolition of the system of bave from the Government of the Philip- The best co-operation which we could private moorings. That action on the pines is the prompt, expansion of the part of the Government was very strongly that with the entrance
port facilities at Manila.. It is our hope. opposed by the Shipping. Companies who tonnage in considerable volume inte the of American bad for many years previously owned Paciãe, Manila will become the rival of mooriigs in the art convenient positions Hongkong as a transhipment point. For some tine past we have been running in the harbour, but if we may judge several of our small vessels in from the absence of complaint, the new Indies and Freach Indo-China Expan a feeder service from Manila to the Dutch East system of Government control of moorsion of this service from "Manila is im- ings would en to be to the general possible because of the congested. condi- Advantage of the shipping using the port and unless better. facilities can be assur- tion of the port and the lack of facilities, Eight years ago the Government ad-ed. i will be dificult to bring this mitted the advisability of deepening service to the point which its importance, portion of the harbour which would form
justifies. I appreciate your offer of CO a continuation of Sulphur Channel, and ing the plans of the Insular Government operation and will be interestea în leară. so improve the western" entrance for of Manila harbour." Vessels of deep draught; but the Chamber
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NOTICE IS HERELY GIVEN that the ORDINARY ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF SHARE HOLDERS in this Company will be held at the Hosok se Hotel, Bongkong, on WEU- NESDAY, FEBRUARY 18TH, 1920, at Noon, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors together with a Statement of Accounts for the year anding December 31st,
1919.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company
We may be perfectly sure that the
af Commerce, having regard to the authorities at Manila, now that their pense involved (about $10,000 was the attention has been so forcibly called to estimated cost of the work) informed the
the matter, will leave nothing undone to Governineat that they were not in favour provide that prompt expansion of the of the work being carried out; and so
port facilities of Manila" that the
will be CLOSEU from February 11th, to A. S. WATSON & CO., views of the Committer of the Chamber February lat, (both days inclusive), during which period n Transfer of Shares can be Registered.
JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON,
General Managers. Hongkong, Febuary 2nd, 1890.
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HONGKONG BOXING
ASSOCIATION.
RESIDENT: His Excellency Bir R. E. Stubbs,
KC.M.G., Governor. WATEMAN-His Honour Bir William Rees
Davies, K.C., Chief Justice.
THIRD TOURNAMENT.
At The Ring" Volunteer Headquarters arade Ground (adjoining Lower Peak Tram Station). Specially constructed Matshed, capable of holding 2,000.
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 14th, 1920, at 9,15 P.2. 1-20 ROUND CONTEST FOR THE WELTER- WEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP OF THE COLONY, AND THE MOUNTED POLICE. RESERVE BELT
1307
3.-
"ROOMED FLAT, top of Prince's Build- 4 ing, Fally Furnished, from April 1st, to October 31st, 1990.
For full particulars apply to-
GILMAN & CO. LTD.
TO LET.
SHOP in Nathan Bud, Kowloon. Apply to-
287
HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE
CO., LTD, Alexandra Huildings
FOR SALE
SMALL & Boomed semi-detached House
at Magazine Gap. Excellent state of repair. Tiled Kitchen, good Drying Room and Servante' Quarters Bath Rooms fitted with Geysers, Porcelain Baths and Basing Garden about 4,000 sq. feet. Price $17,000. "Apply
Box No. 188, Care of "Daily Press " Office.
198
LOST from No. 18 Shelly Street, BULL Mortgage arranged if desired.
TERRIKE BITCH. Answers name of Holly. Finder will be rewarded' returning
same.
A
KOBE CLUB.
300
BRITISH CONCESSION, SHAMEEN","
CANTON.
BALE LOT No. immediately
Between Sergt. "Sky Kerrison,
RNY.P. (Holder);
And
Stoker Eddie Walters,
"Hawkins' (Challenger)...
MS.
1
Between Young Maber, ex-Driver,
R.G.A. (Holder),
And
Sergt. Ward,
(Challenger)
R.N.Y.P., 4-6 ROUND MIDDENWEIGHT CONTEST. «
Between ER. A. Sergeant, H.M.E.
Ambrose,"
LIMITED
WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS.
TIL Not 616
BIRTH. COCKIN-At Shanghai, an February 2nd.. to Mr. and Mrs JOSIPE COCHIN, & danghter,
MARRIAGE
ANDERSON-WILES.-At Shanghai, on Jan- uary 31st., GEORGE SIMPSON ANDER- gos, second son of J. F. Anderson, 8 J.P., o Aberdeen, Scotland to Madeline Agnes, eldest daughter. of Captain W. B. A. WILES of Now. chwang
the matter was shelved. Apparently the Chairman of the Shipping Board declares to be necessary, and our only comment of Commerce have undergone some change
on it, at present, need be "Vert mp. since, for in April of last year the Hon. Mr. HOLYOAK, (who was then Chairman of the Chamber) asked the Government to appoint a Committee of experts to inquire into, and report, apon "the coof Mr. Sidney White-the popular Secre- Manila paper announce the marriage dition of the channel by which vessels tary of the Manila Polo Club.
enter the Harbour, in order to proceed
to the existing
One case (une death) of cerebrospinal lever was reported in the Culvay on Friday.
licence to trade under the Non-Ferrous. Mesars Roiss & Co. have boen granted Metal Industry Ordinance, 1919.
hal Bas announced a seven per cent. reduc The Electricity, Department of Shung tion in the prices charged for electrio light.
to their buoys. or wharves." The Government's reply to this was that, ea then advised, it saw no necessity for such a Committee; and with regard to the matter of dredging, about which the Hon Mr. HOLYOAK Baked a question, the Government's answer was British Consul at Nagasaki rather less Mr. J. T. Harrington, who has been that "if persons who are qualified to than a year, has been transferred to. express an opinion will give particulars Manila as Consul-General thero. of any dredging which they deem to be Bir J. H. Stewart Lockhart, K.,M.G., matter would be at once. investigated.ministration of the Government. required in the interests of the port, the Commissioner of Weihaiwei, has returned to the Territory and has resumed the ad-
DEATHS DENT-Died on Shameen, Canton, the 8th. day of February, 1920, HERBERT FULLARTON DENT of Surbiton, Canton The Hon. Mr. JOHNSTONE's remarks last and Macao in his 73rd year. (North Friday indicate that the question is one China papers please copy)..
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Shanghai during the night of the 1st. There was quite a big snowfall in inst. By + o'clock the following after to be seen. noon, however, there was not much know
GALK-At Woodbury, Devonshire, on De. which the Committee appointed to report cember 8th, 1910, SAMUEL ROBERT on the Economic Resources of the Colony GALE, formerly of Shanghai. HARTFORD. At Shangbai, on February might usefully consider.
1st., ALICE WELLS, the beloved wife,al Commander GROEGE B. HARTFORD, the mind of the Chairman of the Wharf of Naval cordite will be burnt on Stone We do not know exactly what was in information that a considerable quantity The Naval Authorities notify for public D.S.O., Royal Navy, aged 28 years,
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS.
and Godown Company when he declared Cutters Island this RIZZ
9th. instant, commencing about 7.30
*
surrounding the fire at No. 99, Connaught on Saturday, when Mr. N. L. Smith The enquiry into the circumstances Road, was concluded at the Magistracy, ordered the premises to be released.
We are asked to state that forms of
2-16 RouxD CONTEST FOR THE MIDDLE WEIGHT CHAMPIONSRIP OF THE COLONY, AND THE "HONGKONG DAILY PEERS" BELT. Between Pte. . H. Blason, RM.LI, Mrs GOGGIN" and family return wincere that it is most necessary that steps should H.MS. "Hawkins, "ddenw
thanks for all kind expressions of sym- be taken forthwith so to improve our And. C.E.B.A. Lee, H.M.8. "Ambrosepathy in their bereavement, and for ROUND CONTENT FOR THE AMATEUR Miss DOLLY HAYNES returns ber sincere chant and pamenger vessels to navigate
the many beautiful Bowers, LIGHTWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP OF THI
「微 harbour as to enable the largest of mer COLONY.
thanks to all friends for their expres-it with, safety. The question, as we said sion of sympathy in her bereavement, and for the many beautiful wreathe years ago, is not whether there is any that were sent, for Mother, and Sister silting going on in the harbour, but Lity.
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ing in parts to meet the needs of the "whether the harbour requires deepen-
doop-draught lines which the shipbuild ing yarda are turning out in the Twentieth Century." Improved facili ties for handling cargo are also manifest ly needed;
It is important that we should not neglect to do anything that would tend to conserva dhe interests of Mr. Duncan Clark (formerly, for many Hongkong as 1° great shipping centre rears, partner in the firm of Messen At Shanghai there now exists an Inter-arrived in the Colony yesterday by the Lane, Crawford & Co.) and Mr. Clark
And Seaman Willoughby, HMS, "Hawlans," 5.-6. ROUND LIGHTWEIGHT CONTEST.
Between Ship's Cook' North, HMS "Carlisle,"
And Corporal Cook, R.M.LL, HMS.
Hawkins." 6-8 Round FEATHERWEIGHT CONTEST.
Seaman Webb, ILMS
Between
Ambrose,"
HONGKONG UNVIUS: 101, Dza Vaux Roan, C. LONDON OFFICE: 191, FLETT STE.C.
The Daily Press.
And Seaman Deconhart, HMS THE
Hawkins.
PRICES-Reserved, $5, (Ringside raised
seata.)
DOORS OPEN BE 8.30 F.M.
REPERIES:-Messrs. H. J. Cledge. (ficis Referee) W. Logan, A. Murdoch and Major Rapson, D.8.0.
9. G. N. TINSON, Hon. Secretary
Kauka pabina. J. C. WILDIN, Mausgeraum a
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HONGKONG, FEBRUARY STE, 1820.
HARBOUR FACILITIE OF HONGKONG.
neer
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application for enrolment in the Hongkong Club, the Phoenix Club, the Peak Club Volunteer Force can be obtained at the Volunteer Headquarters, the Hongkong and the Club Lusitano.
struction of a 100-foot road near Kowloon Tenders are being invited for the con- Tong Village between the Bailway em all necessary nullah, work; and the exten- bankment and Tai Po Road together with sion of Coronation Road northwards.
Japan and Korea, Asiatic Russia, France, Holland, Switzerland, Berbia, Boumania Belgiam, Bpain, Portugal, Greece, Italy, Norway, Sweden, and Berni
peata) and 83. (Ringsite Ground levels Hongkong is to retain her pride of national Committee of Consulting Engi- Takada, from India, where they have Unreserved, $1.
place as one of the greatest shipping
to advise as to the relative merits spent a couple of months with their son. ports of the world, it is most necessary have been conocived for meeting the
of extensive and costly schemes which 15th Ludhiaria Bikhs.
2nd Lieut. Lindany Clark attached to the BOOKING A MOUTRIE'S as follows :- :-
that steps should be taken forthwith to WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 11TH, Memo improve our harbour-the only really bers (and their guests) of the Rong-valuable assist possessed by the Colony-
anticipated requirements of
A notice appearing in the Gazette states kong Boxing Association only.
shipping.
that the Board of Trade has announced A few years ago we were that an open general licence has been THURSDAY 20 SATURDAY, FEBRUARY to enable the largest of merchant accustomed to hear a great deal about issued for the export of industrial explo
1ST to 14TH, General Booking.
eives, smooth-bore gups, and munitions CASH BOOKING ONLY.
and passenger vessels to navigate with what was being done at Manila to divert for use therewith, safety therein." This is an excerpt from some of our great transhipment trade, Protectorates; French Fossessions and the following the address which the Hon Mr. Joan and, as everybody knows, Manila Protectorates: U.S.A., Bouth America, destinations: British Possessions and JOHNSTONE, as Chairman of the Hong-day a very much more important ship kong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown ring contre then it was ten, or even five Co. Ltd., delivered on Friday the years ago. It is far yot apparently from annual meeting of the shareholders of the stablishing any superiority over Hong Observatory returns show that the aver Company. We are glad to see that kong as a shipping centre, though we age mean temperature in Hongkong dar- sew it quite recently proclaimed in bolding January was 191, the highest being type in a Manila paper that, Manila on January 6th. The temperature of the 74.6, on January 31st and the lowest 45.1. still in the running with Hongkong air was considerably above normal from though the circumstances related under ary 20th to 31st. The mear ma
mum temperature during this period (70.6) however has been excorded on several occasions, notably in 1805 when
(10.3) was the lowest on record. Thors were 226.1. hours of sunshine and 0.005-inch of rain. The wind velocity
attention is being once more called to
F bobind abo Rural Afr Comralate, wil FRENCH LESSONS this important subject. Long before the
PPLICATIONS are invited for the past area of 12.645 square feet, measuring 80 x of Resident Secre ary-STEWARD. 140 feet, frontage to creek which is adjacent Furnished House, Light and Heat provided. Applications stating Salary required sould berthe, Shamshui Railway and Grand Trank to Western Exit lending to Coast Boats) be addrerad to the Honorary Secretary. Line to Hankow, now in construction. References necessary. Duties to commence end of March
"Apply to
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HERBERT DENT & Co.
G. MOUSSION,
MountBox RTL ROAD.
war, as the files of the Daily Press attest,
we were calling public attention to the
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view of the steady growth not only trary. It appeared that the Journal of from January 20th, to with. it was 78.3.
necessity for improving the harbour this bold headline went to prove the con- the number of ships calling at the port, nounsod that the apathy of the Filipine Commerce at San Francisco had an but, what is of still greater importance,
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