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THE TWENTY-THIRD ORDINARY
ANNUAL MEETING or SHARE HOLDERS in the Company will be belä at the Offices of the Company, St. George's Building, No. 6, -Connaught Road, of SATURDAY, MARCH 27TH, 1920, at 11 A.My for the purpose of receiving a Statement of Accounts and the Report of the Genera) Managers for the year ending 31st Decos- ber, 1919, and electing Consulting
a
Com
mittee and Auditors.
THR HONGKONG DAILY
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INTIMATIONS
ESDAY, MAROM
1920
INTIMATION
China are well soquainted with the The wife and daughter of Rear inquitous character of this taxation; but Admiral Borreto are arriving by the for those who are not, the following Adira this morning, and will stay at the
The Daimaru dry goods store, in Osaka,
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miling from Hongkong Three, mert NNUAL ARRYING ORDINARY to help with then, Children, TBOLUERS, is the above, Company II S arrangement.
held at St. Georges Balding, Chaver Rosd Reply
Victoria, on THURSDAY, HANDZ - BAUM 1990 at 10 clock for the purpose, or roriving abtatement of Accounts, and report of the General tiger Por year anding Bist December, 1918, and
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THE TRANSFER BOOKS of the Com-OTIOR IS FERRAY GIVEN that pany will be CLOSED from SATURDAY, the COLONIAL(Hongkong) MARCH 20TH, 1990 Datil SATURDAY, REGISTER of the Company all be MARCH 27TH, 1920, both days inclusive. CLOSED from TUESDAY, ITE MARC
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THE HONGKONG' GYMKHANA
CLUB.
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN A
an EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL
MEETING of the above-named Club will
be held on the 18th day of MARCH, 1920,
By Order of the Board of Directors
W. E. BOBERTS, Secretary Hongkong, March 8th, 1990."
NOTICE.
نا
at the Office of the HoxGKONG JOCKEY | KAMIONAL" LOANS OF 220 im "4 CLUB, at 5.30 P., for the purpose of con- sidering and, if thought it, confirming
YEAR OF THE HEPUBLIC.
the following resolution which was passedUBSCRIBERS to the above LOANS Kre the Annual General Meeting of the hereby notified Shand arrangements have Club beld at the same place on Monday been made to proceed with their redemption
Mary 18th, 1990, namely: That subject to the approval of the by a soud drawing of the Fourth Year Loan Stewards of the Jockey Club, Eule 3 of sad a third drawing of the Third Yone Loan, the Gymkhana Club be altered to read as The date of the drawings and of payment et present with the addition after, the ill be announced by
the Ministry of word "Navy" of the words
Finance
GAMESNÉ A AGLEN widows
who have not re-married to
of members of the Grinkhans Club- or to Inspectorate General of Customs,
past
Inspector General of Customs. wives and un-rried daughters and gisters of present members."
Peking, March 1st, 1920.
Should the above Resolution be duy passed, the subjoined Resolution will be
widows who have not re married past members and "wives and abs married daughters and sisters of present members, ball. (subject to the approval of ajor ty of the Committee) be entitled to enter and run horses and for ponies in their own names, and colours, which must be registered with the Lam-
THIRTY” FİR
FELL NANNUAL MEETING
HOLDERS in the Company wil
the Offees of the Company Building, Chater Road, Victoris,
en SATURDAY, the 30th day of
477
WHISKY
the
fait
Report will furnish some general idea of what Miis means ziema
The
Aldeerde having been once obtained has been gutted by a fire, the damage authorising the levy of fikwa, the proving being estimated at 8,000,000 yen. cial authorities proceed to establish building was rebuilt in modern style in bureau presided over by one or more November,--1913 16: oficers of highrank, and mark out all. the stations where subordinate stations are to be placed. At each of these wei-sen a small oicial is put in charge who is responsible to the head office. The stations are placed at all the large town and along the main routes, whether by land, or water. Their numbers, and frequency depend on the amount of trade, and the extent to which it will stand | the likin tax without being piwulately in -Baikwan: "the other day, "when a strangled. At some places, as along the quantity of jewellery and clothing of the lower parts of the Grand Canal, the
Capt. G. W.-Oliverona," Engineer-in- Chief to the Board of Conservancy Works of Kwangtung, has beca gazetted in the Swedish Government Gazette à Major of The Royal Swedish Corps of Engineers.
A big burglary took place in a residence
barriers, follow one another at intervala value of more than $10,000 were taken of 20 miles or so. At other places, where away by the burglars. The burglars have" trade is scanty and the barriers can be eturned by detours, there are few, if any.
been arrested..." A tariff is arranged and is supposed to be published for general information. In point of fact, neither the merchant nor
It is understood that
a number of on Wardar, for the Victoria Gaol aro
the officials seem to pay much attention on their way to the Colony. Some of the to the authorised tariff. Nearly all the Police Inspectors and sorgeants who have
1920, f. 11.30 of Jak in the forenoot te the HIGH quality (TO-BAY the oficiala tak so much, the merchant been away on leave will be returning to
Purpose of receiving a Statement of Account and the Report of the Directors for the your unding $1st December,#1919 and declaring . Ditide
The TRAN
BOOKS of the Com
March 11th, 1920 datil SATURDAY 10th, 1919, both days inclusive. 2By Order of the police
BOARD OF DIR
Hongkong, March 5th, 1920
BEFORE and during
CHINA SUGAR REFINING COMPANY,
LIMITED - NOTIOR
the
War.
FORTYSECO
Bid at the Officer of thes HOLLIERS of the above Fedder's Street, on WEDS SATE, at 11:20 ASE fog the Report and Stat
for the purp for the rear end
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Case Including duty.
$29,00
KYCH LOAN STER CENT FA. S. WATSON & CO.
PRICE OF ISU Fis. 100,
ble on the
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og Lanager. Hongkong, Foruary 18th, 1920.
NEW FRENCH LOAN 5 PER CENT.
UNDER THE GUARANTEE OF THE
"PARICH REPTELE,
TECHNICAL INSTITUTE.
HE INSTITUTE will RE-OPEN' on
THE
Look Branch of the "RANQUE INDUSTRIELLE DE CHINE will
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The Daily Press.
fog;
makes a bid, and they haggle until theythe Colony by the next mail. come to terms. Many regular traders commute for a lump sum withor The Hon. Treasurer of the Alice for the partien ar voyage or the particular Memorial and Affiliated Hospitala ac tråde."
The influence of the Guilds appears to donations to the funds of the Hospitals: knowledges with thank the following enter largely into arranging "the "likinColonial Government, 300; St. Ste charges, and between the tikin officials phen's College, $116.30; Mr. Ho Pik and the Guilds there is mid to exist an Bhan, $100, Belilios Public School, $50; understanding beneficial to each." The Mr. Cheung Sum Wo $100; Mr. U. R further removed "the times became from Omar, $3. The occasion which was responsible for the introduction of kin, the larger Five casca (two deaths) of cerebro became the amount of the tax. Ent, as spinal fever, three cases (one death): of generally happens in the case of Chinese
enteric fever, and two casca' (both from taxes, it is not so much the oficial tax stemmers) of small-por were reported in that constitutes the bardship as thon Saturday. Three cases (two deaths) the Colony during the week which ended Actual amount extorted by the corrupt of cerebrospinal fever, one case of diph officials who live upon it. Nearly twentytherin and one case of smail-pox were
years ago the Chinese Government pledged
itself to abolish Wikin, but it still reported on Sunday and Monday. flourishes like the green bay tree. Article | Michael John Tracy, an American 8 of the MACKAY Treaty reads: Thesesman, was charged at the Magistracy: Chinem Government, recognizing that the yesterday, with being drunk and incap- system of levying likin and other duen able in Queen's Road Tracey stated on goods at the place of production, in that he was in such a state of inebriation transit and at the destination, impedes the spector Daviti told the Magistrate that tha's he did not know what he did. In-
free circul commodities and the Police would be satisfied with a
cantion as Tracey's ship was leaving Hongkong yesterday. The Magistrate discharged Tracey.
P
Secretary has now informed, the As ciation that His Excellency is unable to disclose the nature of his recommendations until a reply has been received from the Secretary of State⠀
injures the
of trade, bereby undertake to discard completely those means of rising revenue. In exchange for this tax or rather to make good tho
Following on the recent interview revenue which at that time was being tional Reform Association had with H.E which a deputation from the Constitu derived from it, the British Government the Governor, we understand that Sir and several other Treaty Power Reginald Stubbs has submitted, to the Secretary of State for the Colonies; his were prepi, ed to assent to the imposition recommendations on the demands put for of a surtax not exceeding 12) per cent.ward by the deputation. The Colonial an imported and 7 per cent. on exported goods. At the Conference of British Chambers of Commerce at Shanghai last Növember “likia was one of the subjects discussed and a resolution was passed in' these terms: A That this Conference is of the opinion that stops should be taken
Article & of the MACKAY Treaty which
Appears among our Far Eastery cables in return for an increase in the import to-day which is of uruch interest and duties, but considers it essential that nimportance to fortiga merchants / The before giving their consent to an increase Chinese Government has approached the of import dution, the Treaty Powers Legations for a revision of the Customs abould obtain from the Chinese Govern Tarif (in accordance with the pledgement satisfactory quarantees against the given by the Treaty Powers when the Fínstitution of any other forms of inland and last revised), but a ples taxation of merchandise, direct or la
mingly made for the
HONGKONG, Manor Tom, taso.
mittce pefore or at the same time as the FIN DU MONDAY, MARCH 8TH. Students will receive' subscriptions" for the New French OHINA'S NEED OF LIKIN as soon as possible to carry into effect life in that country. He died at the home (ba enrolled as the Education Office only, and February to the 10th of Marchi best USA A MESSAGE Lion, our Peking Corresponden; Prúvided for the abolition of likipi long testify to the usefulness of the life
entry is mada'
H. B. L. DOWEIGGIN
Hon. Secretary "Hongkong, March 9th, 1920.
[5801.
should apply at once for entry Forms.
Hongkong, March 8th, 1923.
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on or about
MARCH 23RD....
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per cent. 1990, from the 19th The Loan is fres of income tax and redeem- able in 60 Years 180 per cent by half payable on age fairest boupons Belle oach you a May and Les November de
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pary
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Fr. 25on the 18th of July. TE 18-on the let of Kigust 1910)
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5% FRENCH LOAN 1920,
tion of likin, owing it." If we interpret aright chr to the dif- Peking "Correspondent's “ telegram; "the fficulty of maintaining without it the Chinese Government is making not only zevenues of the Central and Provincial for const to the imposition of higher Governments. With the knowledge the Customs duties but also to likin being given Legations posscas of the manner in which new lease of life! When the Légations "SSUED at par in Bonds of Fer. 100, and
redeemable at Fes 150 for each and the constantly increasing revenues of the express their willingness to agres to an within Sixty years by Half-yearly Drawings standard, we kasume that when it is said no further imposts on foreign goods or Government from other sources is being increased tariff provided that there are beginning 1923 Bonds exempt from taxes, Interest payable twice yearly, on 11that the Legations are willing to agree to foreign-bound native goods," we take it air increased Tazilf provided that there they mean to firmly adhere to the poi
and Novexa ut.
Subscriptio scoopted by the
Another old and well-known American missionary in Japan has just parsed away in the person of Dr. J. E. Petter who spent upwards of 40 years of his of his daughter at Decatur, Illinois, on February 18th A monument that will he led is the Okayama Orphanage, one of the largest institutions of the kind în Japan, founded by Dr. Pettee many years ago. This orphanage at times cares for more than 1,000 children. At the timo of his death Dr. Potter was one of its
trustees,
NEW CHINESE WOMEN'S"
ORGANISATION.
TWO SECRETARIES "AT WORK IN HONGKONG.
on the part of a group of representative After three or four years of preparation Chinese women in the Colony, the Chinese this week being organized: The Young Women's Christian Association is Young Women's Christian Association movement is some sixteen-year-old in China anth hai Peking, Tientsin has city associatione organized br: Shang- Canton, Foochow and Changsha, in well as stodent associa Movement in some seventy-two Mision tions branches of the Student Christian
The Association hat,
MARCH 18th, foreign-bound native goods, they mean Treaty. The real difficulty in the
ara no further imposts on foreign goods or ion defined in Article 8 of the MACKAY / and Government for the present, BUSSO ASIATIC BANK, the Treaty Powers are not prepared matter is stated to be the impossibility
E PODGEES,
consent to likin being given of the abolition of likin without providing Manager.
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which they cannot be recognized.
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HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE.
to
taken rooms at le, Caine Road, where the various meetings and classes, which nig will be held, and where two secretaries, being planned to begin on March 22nd, one foreign and one Chinese, are alread giving full time to the work. Although is entirely of a religious and educational to the present, the programme arranged charactor, it is expected this as the worke
pp
ed to meet various reeds of Chinese girla and women which may arise. One rather bustion for transient Chinese women pressing need at presong is for acc travelling alone, of whom there is an ever-growing number, and to,
whom the hotels are the only places open. hoped that when the Association out
rows its present sugrters, nait no doubt will in the near futute, como arrangement
be made for this
a new lease of life. As those who have for proper compensation for the local lived in China for any length of time anthoritice There should be no dit will be aware there is a fairly long ficulty about this whatever it tikin is history attached to this subject of Irken, what it is officially represented to develops the organization may be expand- though it is not what would be counted The MaxAY Troaty promises an increase in China as an ancient tax. It does not in the import duties adequate to cover date further back than 1853 when it what is oficially represented to be the nstituted for the special purpose likin taration, and it should be possible plenishing the Treasury of Chins for the Central Government to make the which had been depleted by the proper compensation to the local aiping rebellion. The officials, have authorities, from the fands accruing from found in this tax such opportan- the increased duties, nities for
"that whenever any been made for its abolition the provincial officials have stood aghast at the idea, but their ind of objectum has always bee
To-day is Organization Day when the Board will be formally elected
Fifteen deaths occurred during last and the members received. On Friday
large general meeting, to which week in the Colony from
invitations have been sent to representar tive Chinese and foreighers, will be held For Saturday, a meeting will be held for students from the various girls schools: and on Sunday afternoon, a Thaningiving and Dedication service will be held at which the Rev. Cheung Chak Ling will
Owing to the friction among the ond now put forward once more
the soldiers in the neighbourhood of Canton, Chinese Covernment in Note to
large number of Chinese Ero flock) the Legations. Commercial en
to the Colony by every steamer and train, give an addres