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P. PJ, WODEHOUSE, Captain Superintendent of Police, Paber Olier,
Hongkong, June 7th, 1932.
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Box Bo Daily Frens,"
FPeak furnished or unfamished-Apply
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ESSONS in Cantonere wanted.
Five
having reached years of discretion. The
present suffrage is on a tax qualification. Mr. A. M. Wilkie, who has been in the- By an amendment of the Election Law service of Mears, Butterfold & Swite for lase year the amount of tax necessary to the past ten years-except during the war qualify for a vote was reduced, but, not years when he was in France--has joinerla satisfied with this, the advocates of Mr. H. Herialsen, at Shanghai as u universal "suffrage brought forward conk and land broker,
ship,;.
measures for abolishing the tax qualifica
Commodore W. Bowden Smith, C.B.E., tion altogether. There was not the least R.N., accompanied by Paymaster-Lifuk chance of the Bilis, of which there were | Com. E. fi, Stern called on H.E.,tha Lao, varying in detail, being passed by Governor on Saturday morning.The the Diet, but before they were put to the visit was returned later in the day on the
Tumar by His Excelkacy. vote the Government anddenly decided to dissolve the Diet appeal to the
WHISKY. The suddenness and strangene
of this action has been variously decounted for. One rather canstic suggestion is that the Government wanted to prove that! those who had votes did not want to give
The current Government Gazette con tains the full text of the Order in Council
**LUTIO
declaring that shaving brushes factured in Japan or exported therefrom are goods likely to be infected with into the United Kingdon, anthrax, and prohibiting their importation..
Commander C. W. M. Beckwith, K.N.,. We strongly recommend this Whisky, them to those who had not Another
suggestion is that the Government wanted Master, Marine Magistrate, and Emig has been appointed to act as Harbour Prizes won during the Tournament will be Losing a well state terms The Vat was started in 1881 by the Siberian expedition, and, still another, Taylour, R. N., retized, in addition to his to avoid troublesome questions "on the ration Officer, rice Captain B. R. H. prosented after the match.
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that it desired to prove to the House of Exporta Department, until further no duties as Superintendent, Imports and. late Robert Thome of Greenock Peers, which had been rather critical, tica
that it stilt bad the confidence. of the November. Would reat or lease-Apply Box P.
H. E. the Governor at The Prax. Ocenpation October or and the Whisky has been known as motives and it is probable that the Singapore Battalion, Royal Garrison Men are creatures of mixed Subadar-Hajor Bhan Singh, Hongkong- country..
has appointed.
HONGKONG GYMKHANA CLUB.
HE EXTRA GYMKHANA MEETING Tof the Season will be held at the HAPPY VALLEY, on SATURDAY, Juny 1977. commen cing at 4z.x.
The Change of Admission will be $1 for others. than Members of the HoxoxoNG JOCKEY CLUB or GYMKHANA CLUB.
Soldiers and Sailors in uniform Half-Price. The Committee invite the Ladies of Hongkong to be present.
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ON HIS MAJESTY'S SERVICE.
TENDERS are invited for the supply of Carpenters. Caulker, Plater, Plumbers, and Scrapers, and Shoemakers or Leather- workers, to FL.M. Dockyard.
TDOLLARS, current in this Colony, for Tolegraphic Transfer, on the Communioners of HIS MAILATT TERAJURY, London, up to and for the sum of £300,000, willbe ruocired by the TREASURY CHEST OFFICER, ARMY PAY DE PARTMENT, until 11 o'clock AK.
Forms of tender can be obtained at the Dies June 7th, 1991,
of the Chief Constructor, H.M. Dockyard, The tenders to state the total amount fin Hongkong, and should be filled in and returned Ponds Starling). No Telegraphic Transfers indented in Tender Form not later than will be made for less than £100.
NOON SATURDAY, Juse 12TH,
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The right to accept or reject any or all of the tendera is reserved.
Cupies of Forms of Tender can be had on application
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Persons tendering for (Bills) are hereby autified that irving regard to the provisions" of the Act 22 George III., Cap. 45. and 41, George
Cap. 62, the
aourptance of Roy anch Tender is subject to the express-com- tion that nu Member of the British House -shall be admitted-to-
·Commons-
any share or parb in or to any bestoft to arise from the Contract thereby made for the allotment of
of
E. G. KENNETT, Chief Constructor. HA. Dockyard.
Höngkong, June 1st, 1920,
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The Bonds are non-convertible before 1940 and redeemable in 75 years by means of draw ings EIGHT DRAWINGS A
YEAR} purporting yearly Fr. 20,000,000-the first
rize of each being
ONE MILLIÓN- PRANCS.
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ach (Bill) to Coatrices entered into by any incorporated Company in its corporated capacity and made for the general benefit of the Company."
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mediante a apresentação de propostas em carta fechada da empreitada da obra de "CONSTRUÇio DUM MERCADO MUNICIPAL PARA UM TEUREJO PRÓXIMO DA PRATA MANDUED (San-fa-in)", era conformidade com o respectivo projecto elabor ado na Direcão Jas Obras Públicas e aprovado em Conselho Técnico de 30 de Dezembro de 1919. nax condições seguintes:
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Government bad many reasons for Artillery, to be one of his Honorary disolving the Diet. It is noteworthy that Alder de Camp rice Subadar Maj. Roshan
Khan, D.C... the rage agitation, which reigned Battalion, Royal Garrison Artillery, re
Hongkong-Singapore
strongly while the Diet was sitting and tired the Suffrage Bills were before it, died! Blown wiser the election began. It sweet snch. a lost cause that Opposition candidates even avoided reference to it, although it was the point on which the country's decision was sought. Where the candidate did take it up it is reported to have been very popuiar, so that the
A. S. WATSON & candidates were more jukewarm in the
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signed his position as chief assistant
Mr. W. J. Williams who has just engineer in the Electricit Department of the Shanghai Municipal Council, has been called in by the Hongkong Electric Co. to make a report on their Distribution Scheme and to advise them on future extensions. Mr. Williams came down to Hongkong on the Teiresias.
The Director of the Royal Observatory matter than the people, but it is again Marcon Company to their operators in re 1910 states that the circular issued by the poteworthy that warm supporters of an gard to the transmision of meteorological extension of the suffrage suffered equal telegrams from ships free of charge has defeat with
not met with a very hearty response so stroagent opponents. far. The circular and Mr. Claxton's Nevertheless "the Opposition, which was notice to Mariners on the subject are re (practically pletized to artextension of the produced in the Report,
suffrage, did better than WH expected,
General Li Lieh-chun. chiel af staff for more especially in the urban districts. If the Canton Government and representative the election had been decided in these of General Tang Chi-yao in Shanghai, districts alone the Government world have! He was met at the wharf by a number of arrived in Shanghai on Sunday, May 30th -been--heaving-beaten, but the country original.31.P including Dr. C. T. Wang, districts swamped the urban vate.
and Mr. Wn Ching-lin. Immediately upon his arrival, General Li motored to the rural sales proved their submissiveness homes of Dr. Sun Yatsen, Dr. Wu Ting- [11 to authority by returning Government fang, and Mr. Tang Shaoxi
candidates, under promises, it is said, which_song_of_the_candidates may. And it Hongkong, from where they were trans The 18th Infantry, recently stationed in convenient to Torget. One of these ferred to Tientsin, were again in the promises is said to have been an increase Colons on Saturday, having arrived on in the price of rice, which considering the on their way back to India. They were Saturday, having arrived on the Fustiend high price it is already and the difficulties relieved by the 55th Coke's Riflez Many friends in Hongkong, had an opportunity, of the urban workers, was little short of an Saturday, of renewing their acquaint criminal. It is, however, encouraging to ance with Major Hammond and the other find that the urban workers, among whom officers of the Regiment:.. education has made most progress, are exercising a littie independence of thought Director of the Royal Observatory
indienten in spite of all the efforts made to suppress
that the rainfall register The present Ministry, although a reliable guide last year to the general
the
Observatory calling itself & People's Government and rainfall in the Colony. The Observatory. Government, as was expected, still more done more that any of its ostensibly more Taipo, the total recorded was 95-92 inches Tus general election in Japan leaves the posing a guided by liberal views, has records showed a total for the year of 70 140 inches; at the Pólico Station, firmly in office judging by the number of autocratic predecessors to suppress at the Botanical Gardens 78-76 inches and
porters in the Diet, but this in Japan independence of views The hatest papers at the Matilda Hospital 8559. is not always a sign of stability. bring reports of the proscention of Mr. F. 8. Japanese Cabinets resign for reasons which aniversity professors and students quite in Secretary
Unwin Statistical and Commissioner of the Westerners are дос
always able to the old Russian style. Of course these Chinese Customs
Service, and one appreciate.
In some cases they appear efforts to suppress new ideas only make China, has retired and left for England of the oldest foreiga residents of merely sentimental reasons-points of them more sought after, but the Japanese with Mrs. Unwin and Miss Unwin. Mr. honour that to the most sensitive of Dox bureaucracy is not to be convinced of the Unwin, who arrived in China in 1888, Quixots would seem strained. In other futility of its methods. Political educatorate General at Shanghai during the acted as Chief Secretary of the Inspec eases they seem to resign out of sheer tion has yet made small progresa in siege of Peking, when the capital was eas PALACE HOTEL. KOWLOON.
weariness, or love of change-There is Japan bat under such stimulus its pace off from the outer worldHe had been Cornerof Haiphong & Hankow Roadsters character a tendency to get required are earnest and convinced leaders. departure from China will be very keenly a certain amount of fickleness in the should be increased. What seems to be 52 years in the service of the Chinese Cus
toms, and was widely liked, so that his Teary even of well doing, and it is no Too many of Japan's present politicians regretted." TWO Minutes from Ferry and Railway doubt due to this element that Japanese seem to be in politics merely for the profit
station. This Hotel which has just been Cabinets sometimes fall when there seems they can obtain. now up-to-late in every respect and under no obvious reason for their doing so. The completely renovated and refurnished is
with the following prizes 1,000,000 Francs "
1,00,000" 200,000
100,000 ;. 10,000"
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2-Só poderão concurrerarents arrematação The prizes drawn will be free of any taxes empreiteiros de classe desilmente matrice-present or future. lado e cucionarica Direcho das Obras Públics, nos termos dos regulamentos em vigir, 15th of June, 1920.
The Bonds bear interent on and after the e bem avim na empreitaros de 2 classe од quaisquer outros não matriculados que apr Just, 1920, by
Applications will be received till the lith of sentem documento comprovativo de terem sido eunstructores de obra importante, devendo uns a outros apresentar documentos comprovativos de haverem efectaule o depósito provisório de $1.837.34 (mil weissentus e trinta, a sele patacak
e meia). ad Tesouraria da Cámara.
O projecto de obra, o cailerno de encargos e a Program do concano acham-se patentes an Secretaria da. Camara onde podem ser exam- indios todos os dias úteis desde as 10 ás 15 horas, podendo on que desejarem, obter esclarogi ruentos mais detalhados dirigir-se i 3. Secção hoods not dared within 3 days, including da Directo das Obras Piblicas, das 10 in 33
Optional Goods will be landed here unles inak notions have been gly-to-the-eutrary. siz kears before arrival of the Steamer.
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date of arrival will be subject to rent
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Damaged packages must be left in the Go downs for examination by the Consignees, and the Company's Burveyors,"
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·TO: LET:
A SHOP in Nathan Road, Kowlson,
Apply to
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TEW and COMPLETE PLANT including, Walley Table for crashing and com. centrating Org - Junt arrived. For particnlar apply
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#21
MONDAY,
the 28th day of June, 1920, ut 3 n'clock. P.
IN ONE LOT........
at Weir Auction Booms, in Daddell Strect
THE Ship in a British ship registered at THE
Hongkong of 5206 tons Gross and of 3360.71 Registered tonnage, and was built by W.Denny and Brothers. Dabarton.
For-particulars to view apply to Messen. Fammert Bros., the -
he Auctioneers,
For further particulare,
· Appiv tā--- ·
MESADA JOHNSON STOKES & MASTER,
Prince-Building,
THE JAPANESE GENERAL ELECTION.
of the
condition of parties in the Diet is thus not”. of much importance to Cabinet's
on
BAR AND BILLIARD ROOMS. TERMS MODERATE., Special Arrangement for Families Application to-
OXBERRY, Proprietor.
77).
SEAMEN'S INSTITUTE.
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WR the use of all Men of the Mercantile
Marine and B.M. Navy. Reading and Writing Room, Billiard Room, Officers' Room C.P.0.'s Room Bestaurant, Concert Hall, Church.
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A slight earthquake shoek was felt in
A table in the annual report of the
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The ceremonial military parade post poned from the King's Birthday and fixed for Saturday morning did not. com off, mach to the disappointment of over two hundred ladies and gentlemen who assem- blad on the Valley to witness it. The angi
stability: it prefers a majority although the Colony at 12.20 on Saturday afternoonouncement that the parade was coming
itann work with a minority, any refractoriness being met by an appeal to the Throne and the issuing of an Imperial Edict none dare disregard directing a
*
off which appeared in the Daily Pra on
Mr. H. Percy-Smith has been appointed Consul-eneral for Siam during the absence of Bir Paul Chater, C.M.G.
Lieut-Commander W. C. Hake, B.N.R., certain course. It is, of, courze, well has been appointed by H. E. the Governor Extra A.D.C. said they only know th to act as Assistant Harbour Master 1 Hongkong.
day was the result of a telephonic message received from Governmont House, On Saturday morning however, in answer to an enquiry on the telephone by & reporter of this paper, Lieut McConnell Government House on Friday night that the parade, was off. The genera publia seem to have been treated with suprem. indifference in the matter,
We have received from Mesis. Kelly and Walsh, Ltd., a little volume of black
understood that the issue of such Edicts is actually the work of the Government,
The following alteration of title has been which is merely sheltering it elf behind the Throne, but such is the force of Settlements, to be "Becretary for Chinese made: Protector of Chinese, Btraits
tradition that an Imperial Edict, however Affairs, Straits Bettlements, obtained. cannot even be criticised, Further, an appeal to the country will always turn a minority in the Diet into
the very fact of "a candidate, being a majority in favour of the Government,
Mr. Robert Hunter has been appointed Mr. Ivon A. Donnelly of Shanghai, a supporter of the Government being to set ar an Assistant Government Marine brother of Mr. D. E. Donnelly Hong sufficient in the eyes of a large number of James Macdonald or until further by B.V.M." in a prefatory note to the Surveyor during the absence on leave of kong. We can cordially endorse a remark of the electors to warrant his receiving notice.
collection. that the author has supplied their vote. In this case, the Government *
the public with an artistic little bandbook bad
a majority when it appealed to the country, and the election, following, the rule, has resulted in the majority being irenet Nyertheless there are certain points about the election which are of
The fee for the visa cf documents in and white drawings repisenting the respect of emigration of Chinese to Chile twenty-eight different types of the Chinese is now $22.50 Chilean Currency, engine fuck to be seen along the Chino about 853.40 Fongkong Currency.
coast. The drawings which are excellent and remarkably well reproduced, are by
The papers in Japan are constantly of reference which will be of valag and in- criticising the postal administration. As ferent to all those who travel along thes an addition to their collection of Postal China coast, and we share the hope that vagaries we present them with the informa, he will at some future dato be able to tion that Yokohama papers bearing dates augment the volume by including hour December 17th-23rd, 1019, reached us by a' and junks sailing on the rivers and inland mail on Saturday, June 8th, 1990.
waterways of Chin