NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
DIOCESAN BOYS SCHOOL HONGKONG,
INTIMATIONS
To AGENTS.
INCREASE IN TRANS-PACIFIC FARES
AFFECTIVE on and after the 15th Septem
HONGKONG, DAILY
PREPAID
WANTED
ADVERTISEMENTS.
BDVERTISEMEESTERS
variety, will be inserted under the
TEXT TERM bering" on : MONDAGAR Hber, 1990, for all madings on "and"after" / "pecial heading at a charge of rit
Satan 137, 1930.7
As Examination for now boys will be held on „SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER IITH at 9A. A sames of new boys, Barders and Day Boys, shank be sent in by Surzeman Litr.
$1.00 FOR THREE INSER) thab date. First and second Clans, and First Class servante fares from Oriental Purts to if they do not aroved 25 words Pacitte Port of steamer's destination fo Canada and are præraided
Linde if the mitructions for" insertion "urn(not
or the United States and Honolulu
alu are incresand - An additional charge of 50 osats will be Twenty per cent a
Increase plier to an fame and whether, soobmpanied by cash, Passengers who have made deposit securing
All Foes are payable quarterly or hate for ordinary, special or aníta fccommodation. Advertisers requiring their advertisements"
yearly in advance.
passage will be protected at old fare for malingender the Dowd moet give instructions accor Parents and Gordians on see the Head-up to 31st December, 190, provided balancingly, otherwise the advertisements will be of passage money is paid by 15th September, regarded an unfemied to be displayed and
charged at the manal rates. marter any morning September 6th-11t between the hours of "10" a.m; and 12 Noos, o
t other times by sppointment. ?
Rev. W. T. FEATHERSTONË,
Headmaster.
Hongkong, August 28th, 1920.
ST. JOHN'S CATHEDRAL,"
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ORGAN
RECITAL
MONDAY,
SEPT. 679,
AT 9,15 ..
1393
STRUTHERS & DIXON, (INC.)
NOTICE TO CONSIGNFES. ··
FROM SEATTLE.
THE Steamship
"DEUELA having arrived from Seattle vis por on August 30th, 1990, Consignden are-hareby notified that their. Cargo të being landed at their risk into the Hazardous and/or Extase. Hazarduda Uuduwns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Licklown: Dogplats, "Korhani, must shared at Uonsignees"
Permit signed by the superintendent of Imports & Exports, Hongkong, before Bilb of Lading will be counteragued..
Ail hrokan, chated, and damaged Cargo | to be left in the Gouws, where it win be examined as 10 a.. ou beptember 5th, 120, by the Company's Surveyors, Men's Carmi-
All Clans must be presented within ten days of the ate nurse's arrival. ikaru after which they cannot be rugnised. No Claims will be recognized säter the Gooda Jave seft the Gocowan, and Cargo undelivered. on and after september 8th, 1950, will be
1920.
CANADIAN PACIFIC
OCMAK
SERVICES, LTD. CHINA MAIL STEAMSHIP Co..
NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA
PACIFO MAIL STEAMSHIP CO.. TOYO KISEN KAISHA. Hongkong, August 23th, 1920.
1186
UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY, OF CANTON, LIMITED.
THE 104 100 por converted into THE OERTIFICATE NO. 100% for one
betters are lying as this Ofies for
STENO WANTED-Experienced
GRAPHER with good knowledge of
·English Apply in writing to : LANE CRAWFORD & CO.
3 gold, shares in this Bociety Handing in the WANTED-As Swatow, Young Enrafan
· er English-Speaking Chine GIRL to
name of Grosea BERTON ALDERSON of Alex-look after Baby of four months, and do soying andria has been LOST, and it at the expiration and baby's washing, Free quarters and food. of one month from the date hereof the shore fare paid. Reply with photo, stating: sgs). domment le not forthcoming the mid certifleste salary, ste, to EW., Dody Free Offici. will be deemed ennealled and of me stock, Bod certificate for the 5 gold shares will be led in its stead by the Society.
PAUL LAUDER ror General Mans Hongkong August 14th, 1990.
WANTED.
ELECTRICAL or MARINE · ENGINEER is required as a Shift Engineer at the Generating Station of the HONGAONG ELECTRIC CO. LTD. North Point Apply in writing accompanied by detaile of experience and copies of testimonials to......
The Manager,
HONGKONG ELECTRIC o M
St. George's Buildings.
WANTED.
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A. G. DA ROCHA,
AUCTIONEER, SURVEYOR AND
"GENERAL" BROKER.
Queen's Road Central, Telephone No. 2831 WEEKLY AUCTIONS:
TUESDAYS:-
MISCELLANEOUS: GOODS.
THURSDAYS NE VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE.
WANTED position experienced SATURDAYS ----
Export man who is also well acquainted with Piocogoods and General Import. Able to correspond in the most important commercial languages: perfect knowledge of Chinese. Can bring good Fareign, conections. No objection. to outporta
EXCELLENT HOUSEHOLD
PURNITURES.
Box 1955, PALACE HOTEL, KOWLOON. Care of “Dally From " Office.
Corner of Haiphong & Hankow Rosdi.
WANTED.
1365
Head each database know of a marvis) couple of refired to tex asking house see memulation. "do objection to one child.
Apply
Box 1384, Care of Daily Press" Office. [13-4
OUSEHOLDER, with a delightful house
WANTED.
GODOWN of about 8,000 square feet of
subject toʻreat for LOTURA Hour By es un or near the Water Frunt. 1
· Cupangrison" s
to
Bill of Lading - For countersignature an
mediately.
STEUTHKMS DIXON, INC.
Agents.
Lat. Finor, A Oweifa Buliding,"
12, Des Vorizi Homu, Lentral.
Hongkong, Angust such, 1920, 0364
Apply to-
P. O. Box No. 5.¦
1381
“GLEN - LINE OF STEAMERS, LTD. W Spacious Godowa facing the
NOTICE TO CONSIUNEER
FROM UNITED KINGDOM," "COLOMBO
AND STRAITS.
THE Motor Vessel
* GLENAVY "
GODOWN.
"ANTED: 10 rent or if necessary to
water front at West Point or Wanchai
Beply to
Box Lig Care of Daily Press Office,
H
1380
BRITISH CONCESSION,
SHAMERN-CANTON,
having arrived from the shove ports, Consignees of Cargo by her are hereby informed; that all Goods are being landed at their risk into the hazardous and/or artes hazardous" Godown of behind the duanian Consalate, with an THOR SALE LOT No. 62, immediately the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown area of 12,645 square feet, measuring 90 x 1041 Company Tamited; hence, and/or from the feet, frontage to creek which is adjacent to
delivery may be obtained
Sept, 1920, will | Shamshui Railway, and: Grand Trunk Läns to Hankow, now in construction.
Apply to me
WO Minuten from. Harry (and - Balway. Wabashis Hotel which has just been completely renovated and futuramani. „în
now, splo-date in every mospect, and sader
English Management Cuisine, under personal supervision of the Proprietor BAL AND BILLIARD BOOME, TERMS MODERATE. Special Arrangement for Families polisztina - tomen
1. EL OXBEBEY
Proprietor
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES
BEN LINE OF STEAMERS.
FROM ANTWERP, MIDDLESBRO.
LONDON & STRAITS. ".
!!!
OR
MONDAY AUGUST SOTH, 1970.
INTIMATION
Catha
It is generally admitted that most with the
Whiskies have now a "Post-War
Weakness,
It is claimed that
WATSON'S
E
WHISKY
and
Cholera osson
roughout Koren, mys Ons Japan paper, total about 6.000 in amecluding nearly 9,000 fatalities Cholera kus sted also been very prevalent in Japan.
The epidemic broke out in Kobe in Juso sad by the end of July 2,867 cases had heem recorded,
that we now onl was not, until the rise of the Mongol power century later, that Asia was opened to tho pamage of Frank travellers Many wanderers, dumb to posterity, found their way to the far Court of Kara Korum; but there want also two Franciscans, of
The Pak Wan or White Cloud Road wi be under countruction shortly. The Canton Municipality has notified owners of the
superior intelligence whose narratives have tombs between Wing Shing Chi Temple and been handed down to us. After som: Shi Kiur Yun Mu Monastery that they centuries of oblivion, Europe obtained must remove their graves not later than information of the great and
September. civilised people dreling in the extreme East, upon At Tuesday's meeting of the Sanitary the
shores of an ocean faraway. To the Board, Dr. W. V. M. Koch, purmant to land of that strange people they gave a notice, will ask-Will the Head of the name, which was then heard for the first Sanitary Department ascertain for the in- time in the West. They called the land formation of the Board what steps are being Cathay. One FRITCHARD Wrote a con- taken for the treatment of cases of bydro tribution to Enowledge entitled Be phobia da the Colony ! searches" into the Physical. History of | Mankind " and he said that the Tartár appellation of the Chin dynasty was Khitai There was a Jesuit. Missionary who resided in China from 1880 to 1877 and he left work which he called A New History
፡
"A Chinese living at No. 25. Nullah Lane, Wanchai wasA, on Friday, removed to the Government Civil Hospital suffering from injurim to his right thigh alleged to have been inficted by another Chinese in
of China. His name was GABRIEL the course of a quarrel. The semilant has MAGARLLANS and the matter of the been arrested and will be charged. names of Cathay and China pazzled him. He recorded the fact that foreigneri, used the following names (1) Harai Kat Catsi, (3) Catin. (4) Maugi,
The dead body of a Japane Woman living at No. 38. Connaught Road Central (9)|5°
(3) was removed by the Folice to the Public Mortuary on Friday, and *post mortem examination was held, The muse of death. was attributed to morphis or cocaine
Kina. At that time the Tartar, who
still maintains its high standard of Nicacorum, (6) Chin (7) China, and (8)
quality. The same blend, same lived on the west side of the country, called
the Chinese Harai Katai, or black poisoning. The case is believed to be one
of suicide. good old age-mellowness, charac- barbarians, and they gave the same name to China itself. Imitating the Tartars, the ter and fine flavour-Forty years
On the arrival of the a... Tuef· IFuk from, Muscoviter called the country Kata, and the Coast ports on Friday evening Revenue reputation.
merchants from various parts of India Officer Ward after a long and tedious". called it Cotain, Thom were the obser- search, discovered 580 tzels of prepared con. vations of a man who lived in the sountry Government opium concealed under the two and a half-centuries ago. It is not awnings of the vessel. Enquiries made on too much to suppose that the Catai of board failed to discover, the owner of the MAGARLLANS and the Cathay of MARCO drug, of which the officer took possession. Poto and other early writers mean the no berritory. The apparently reliable MADAELLANS informed us that the name Chia seems to been given to the country will contain the following events:-Five by the Indians because of a family named Furlongs Handicap, "B" Class Five Fur CRIN who reigned one hundred and sixty. longs Handicap, Gymkhana Stakes, Ladies' nine years after CHRIST, There is also the Nomination Ball and Bucket Race, Once pobility that it came from the family Round Race. Distance Handicap, about name. CIR, as that family reigned two half a mile, and Handicap one and hundred and forty-six years before CHRIST quarter mile race The head of the Cns family held.
A. S. WATSON
CO., LTD.
WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS.
BIRTH:
1841.
TOMORT. — On the 28th instay at the French
Hospital, to Capt. and Mrs, K. A. M. TOMORY (R.A.M.C.);
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Horezose Omar, 101. Des Vœux RD, O London Office: 131, FLEET STEET, BO
The Daily Press.
HONGKONG, AUGUST 30TH, 1920.
CHINA AND CATHAY.
ime
WAY OVER
The fourth Gymkhama mesting is to be held on Saturday, October 9th. The card
Three important Chinese members of the All China, including Yunnan which is
sing of the Lingvan Sinipito,“ Japanese comparatively speaking near to Bengaler
paper published in Canton, have bean Indians could not imitate exactly the tone arrested, and the paper has been obliged to they called it Chin. suspend publication, in consequence. The of the Chinese, and The Portuguese „ kad
to this
of adding paper has been publishing may details of to such words, and so they the fighting which has been in progress in coined the word. Chine, and it tho. East River region, and the arrosta are possible that this name will be in future assumed to have some relation
country it circumstance. always used to signify the vast now generally describes If we want, to be accurate we must only apply the word Cathay to the period of MARCO POLO and the other travellers of air or seven centuries go, and to the more limited territory:
known to them as añch,
Saigon has been declared a port in which
tious" or contagious disease? pre-
The Japan Gazette of the 17th inst, an ays: The local office of the NY.K. received information this morning from its Singapore office that a number of Japanese immoral women are being shipped from the
port by every steamer. The report says the Colonial Government has inred rigid ra
women. There are how in Singapore some 30,000 Japanese girls, and one-half of them are prostitutes. More than 1,000 of these low-class individuals are Dow awaiting pag- sage to Japan.
The Steamship" BENLEDIM
It is a common error for these two names
Many members of the Red Corps în gulations for the control of disreputable Cat E of Cds are being landed, at
ONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby inform to be regarded as synonymous. It was the Canton departed for Walchow on August their rink into the hazardous and/or extra poet TENNYSON who made the name Cathay th Bazardous Godowar of the Hongkong and Kow-wall-known'in the English language. When loon Wharf and Godown Co. Lid, whence and/or from the wharves delivery may be wrote of fifty years", of
of Europe being abtained
better than a cycle of Cathay ” it was No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowna, and all Goods remaining almost inevitable that it would tend undelivered after the 2nd Bept, will be subject to some confusion in the public mind. The One case of enteric fever, the patient to rent.
All Claims against the Steamer must oyage person will tell you that Cathay being rench, reported in the Golany presented to the Undersigned on or before the is only another nams for Chine, but that on Friday, 9th Sept, or they will not be recognised are not so. MARCO Pozo-wrote about Cathay Liontenant
"All braken, chafed and damaged Goods are
der W. C. Hake,
THE ROYAL AIR FORCE MEMORIAL FUND.
The following
further contribution to that
Goods not cleared by the Western Bit leading to Coast Boste bertarito be left in the Godowns," where they will be | for Cathay existed in bis, day! Cathay,ENE has been appointed Assistang Har." above Fund has been received: by.
be subject to rent.
All broken, chafed and damaged packages are to be left in the Godowns where they will be emmined by Mésars. Goddard & Douglas, on 3rd Sept., 1920, at 10 lat. Clima against tha stesmer must be presented within 30 days of arrival otherwise they will not be recognized.
No Fire Insurance will be effected, by as în' any case whatever. Under
Bill of Lading will be countersigned by
JARDINE, MATHERUN & Hongkong, Angust 27th, 1920.
My Agout.
ADVICE
11395
■NDICATIONS point to's heavy demand
for SEEDS this Samson,
To be sure of getting every.
suggest that you order to-day!
GRACA
HERBERT DENT & CO.
FOR SALE!
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Lost in very desirable position for European dwellings,
AND at Kowloom, about 5,945 || square
For full particulars apply to sie
·LINSTEAD & DAVIS, Alemadrs Buildings. Bangkong.
FOR SALE
(1385
TEW and COMPLETE PLANT including N Witley Table for crushing and com:
ntasting Ore. :-JKT AZTÍTOL “
·For particulars applyin
CARVALHO & COMPANY
*Machinery Department 20
[99€
Eseda Postage Stamps,
FOR SALE:
"STEWART TERRACE
977 Th
Eo. 10, WYNDHAM STREET, HONGKONG.
ANDY
BUMPERETE ESTATE FINAN
Alexand
azmined on
the
2nd Sept, at 10 K..
No Fire Insurance has been effecti
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China:
The name of - Dr. A. M. Vadan, M.D. (France), hu been added to the Register of Medical Practitioners in Hongkong,
or Khitai, was the same given by the bour Master. Bils of Lading will be countersigned by *" Khitan conquerors to the longdom estab-
GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO.,
Erbed by them in the northern province Agents Hongkong, August 27th, 1920.
of what we now know In the Proceedings of the Royal Geogra phical Society for the year 1886 we find Colonel H. YULE giving the following interesting information on the distinction between China and Cathay "To those had paid any attention
"GLEN ""LINE OF STEAMEES, LTD
NOTIU) TO CONSIGNEES.
UNITED KINGDOM, COLOMBO
F
AND STRAITS.
THE Steamship
CABNARVONSHIRE",
he said, the more use of the would define the period
meant to deal, namely the 13th,
having arrived from the above parts, Con- 15th centuries." He then |signed) of Cargo by her a "hereby informed the name itself—Khitm-though its "that alGooda are being handed "Ri
O. E Ritter, Agent of the Chinı "Steamship Co., left by the Vile en day, for the United States on holiday.
The wreck of the Chayo Maru which went
on the rock of "Lamms Island, “was sold on Friday to Chik-King for
suctioneers being Messrs. Locamert Brok
that
Euro- The registration of two trade, mark.
ited standing it the ime of Me
into the hazardous and or "aces hazardous pesh ne may be considered Blows he Hongkong and Kalos properly to the centuries, is still that by Me
Wharf and Godown Company, Limited, whence, which China is known to nearly all and/or from the whares, delivery may he obtained
Goods not cleared by Ang, 80th, 1920
be subject to rent
All broken chafed and damaged.
are to be left in the Godowns where they will
be examined by Meurs: Goddard & Douglas, da Auz, 30th, 1990, at 10
stions which are secustoused", to, from the Ind" side, Apparently the r Russians the Persians and the peop Turkestan still see it.
English einlogues
Ja incorrect for us to call the
** Claims #gaand the Bloemer, Marthe
thin 30 days of wrivel, other is they people
Rented within 30
will not be
tbe
No
Bill of Lading will -JARDINIFM/
will be effected by us
Hongkong, August 22nd, 1920)
The
"ation
of Captain Basß Taylour
ired, is gazɛkted." ajesty the King has been pleased t of the "Hod,
the upp
the cong
people Mongol lineage who
to be an Unoff ative Council durin
by the conquz ipeck.
Editor of the Hongkong Daily Preu:
Hon Mr. Ho Foor
t
Bums previously acknowledged by
the Hongkong Daily Press Bums sent direct to Mr. D.
· Blair: bon. treasurer knowledged in the Pross
TYPHOON WARNING.
10
210
The telegram quoted below was received. by the American Consulate General, kong, from the Manila Observator poon on August 28th
Cyclone or Typhoon near or over Guam,
direction unk
Cyclone or yphon Emut of Laizan more. than 300 miles distant, moring W. an
SW.N.W.
| MORE BAILWAYS PROPOSED.
FOR KWANGTUNG,
The Canton Times alates that the Di General the Eight Provinces Rai Bureau of the Militar
charter to
{{Government
granted Hongkong for the constructi yu and Helping railways.. that more than thirty statio linked along the prope of construction wi begin at this Bontember