NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
WANTED.
FURNISHED HOUSE on THE PEAK for For he monther from next. Spring. Garden rejairat.”, Apply to
Box No. 1815, Unre of "Daily Presa" Office (186
PUBLIC AUCTION,
THE undersigned have recrised instrue
tions from W. M. Hurns, Esto all by Public Auction, A
SATURDAY,
Noveralur 27th, 192, commencing at 2.15 r.x, at No. 1. Stewart Terrsos, The Penk,
The
VALUABLE BOUSEHOLD FURNITURE,
jc.,
therein contained. As follows:-- HALL-Takwood Hatstand, Blackwood Bide Table, Chair, &c. &c.
DRAWING ROOM.-Chesterfield Sofia, Arm-chairs Decasional Chairs (Lane Crawford maks) Blackwood, Curio Cabinets, Tea Tablea and Statuis. Water Colours, Engravings. A number
of Lots Chinese Curio, Brass Wars. ke, Bras Fander, Fress Scutela, So, Pile Car peta, Curtain, Jay
Dining DINING ROOM Jacobeaa Boom Suite Large Dinner Service, Electro plated and Glass Ware, Tea and Coffee Servics,
BED ROOMS-Famed Teakwood Bedroom Baite.
ALHO
Enamelled Twin Balitesde: Wardrobes Wash stands. Toilet Tables, &c. Bed and Table Lineb, Blankets, Hot Room Cupboards and Fittings. Bath Room and Kitchen Utensils
And
Enamelled Baths and Taratory Basin, Electre Ceiling Fans and Fittings Iron Safe, Victrola with Records, Pot Plants, &c.
Full Particulars from Catalogue). On view Frilly, 26th, and day of Bate. Trans-Ch.
·HUOTES & WOUGH
"Auctioneers
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NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
OCEAN STEAM SHIP COMPANY; LTD
·AND.
CHISA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION
·COMPANY, · LTD.
CONSIGNEES per Company's Steamer
TELEMACHUS"
FROM NEW YORK via SUEZ. are hereby notified that the Cargo will be discharged into Holt's Wharf, Kowloon, where it will lie at Consignee's risk. The Cargo will be ready for delivery from Go down on and after 20th Novem
Optional cargo be lauded, unless
has been
prior to steamer's
All broken, chafeil, and damaged goods aro to be left in the Godowns, where they will Tuesdays and Fridays
be examined on any
between the hours of 10,45 and Noon within the free storage period
No claims will be admitted after the a Goods have left the steamer's Godown, and all Goods remaining undelivered after the 24th November will be subject to rent
All Claims against the Steamer must be presented to the undersigned on or before the 10th Dec, or they will not be recognised
Na Fire Insurance will be effected.
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
Agenti Fongkong, November 19th, 1870. 18.7
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NOTICE
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TAVO-REMOVED our Ofßcon from
W No. 6, Queen Band Central to No. 5. Dunog. Nay, from the las of Nova,
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By Order of the Committee,
GREENHTIAL, Hon. Secretary. Hongkong, November 18th, 1990.
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ters, armʻlying at this Offee. far
Boxes P
AP., AW, BF.
PUBLIC MEETING.
At the
HELENA MAY INSTITUTE.
AU.NIGHT
(MONDAY), NOVEMBER 227
ki: 9.18 -*
MR. ISRAEL COHEN. Emissary of the Executive of the Zionist World Organization.
will deliver an ADDRESS en "THE BRITISH MANDATE FOR
PALESTINEL"
HIS EXCELLENCY THI GoyzzNOR:
S REGINALD EDWARD STUBBS, KOM.G,
will preside.
·ALLARE" CORDIALLY INVITED. [1811
37th ANNUAL AL FRESCO -FETE
of the
SOCIETY OF ST. VINCENT DE PAUL
Under
TH
5TH DECEMBER, 1920,
distinguished patronage.
and LADY. STUBB
DONATIONS
SOUTERIES for the Souvenir Stall.
PRITES for the various other Stalls: will be
gratefully received and acknowledged I sent to Meant. J. M. ALTES & Co.'s Offices,
Chater Road
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INGLE OFFICE. BOOM: Prince's
Buildings preferred.
F C JENKIN, Ulo Mr. Pisos, PUTTER,
Prince' Buildings,
Ice Housh Street,
(TO) LETS,
-11796
INTILATION
IDEAL
NOY "THE
GOVERNOS - has bon, and for additionnd ferry servicom the Colon Boross the harbour for these should help.
chloh convoys the
eatly sto romote the extension of the residential area on the Kowloon side. The
i can bear still more big reclamation works, at Samshuipa out feeling it unduly unde aken by the Government, has pro hardensome, Looking at the fact that vided large area for building operations
BEVERAGES this is practically a fee part, except for and the rapid development which is going
Watson's DRY
au tabacco, beer, wines and spirits," and to the fact that the ratea pod on bone prove by in the Colony amount only 13 por cont it does appear on the face of it that wo are very lightly taxed indeed.
GINGER Why is it then, that the cost of living in ALE
There is something quite unique
Most re- about its “dryness." freshing and invigorating
Watson's
PYERIS
the excise duties imposed in recent years on that district should make the Lavernment's enterprise there highly re munerative. On the wind there is at lang some prospect of an early commencement with the Praya East reclamation, but ther is not yet in prospect any scheme of deratop: ment adequate to the needs of the island. this Colony is wo very high! There are Unce more wa should like to ask what ha become of the large scheme for 'devotip few places in the world where it costs the
Trage European es much to live, and mut, by private enterprise, of the southern. where he is able at the same time to get so little value for the money he expends, collect ri
rightly, of some 350 eres? If that It has always seemed to us misleading to scheue, which was approved by the Colonial regard this Colony as lightly taxed simply Government and the Legislative Council, because the rate is 13 per cent on the and endorsed by the Secretary of State anesatuent. House ronta in the Colony ate before the war, is now dead, as we support notoriously intolerably high compared with it is so far as its promoters afe concerned, those in England, in any European why should not the Government take it counity or in the United States and overf Every year that has past has whereas it is the general practice 15 emphasised the growing need of this pro de house or business premises at abouho city of Victoria by a tramway passing in this Colony the taxation is imposed on chong Gap to Deep Water Bay and Repulse the full rental. This brings s ence back to the question: How is the accesible a great number of admirable. This tramway would make easily, Government deriving its revenue? Has building sites, and there is no doubt that the Colony expanded in the last seven the development which would speedily years in a manner which corresponds fallow the construction of such a tramway would, before many years, amply reward mch an enterprise on the part of the
Sk, 891.) side of the island over an aren, if we, po
Sparkling Miners! Table Water Euglud to put the rateable value of jector suburb which was to be linked with
van
ONE LARGE BOOM to let for Office, Healthful and refreshing Blends two thirds or less of the setual reatal. here from Happy Valley over the Wongaci
14, Des Voeux Bond Central, Top Floor.. Apply to
ROC M No. LAN Care of Daily Press Office.
NOTICE.
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FORMAZONE
MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS.
THE MINISTRY OF COMMUNICA THE
of CHINESE Refreshing, STUDENTS who have been trained either ut [--**
the Universities or Higher Technical Schools in stimulating.... China or abroad on the following subjecta-
at Har
the growth of its annual expenditure! Ha bulding dewylopment progressed to Invigorating and an extent which would represent a doubling Govornment. It cannot be too strongly of the rateable value of the Colonyiated that if the Government expect
Bail temperance
General Railway Administration, Accounting, - The Traffic, Workshop, and Store Management,
arties.
Admittedly
Had there development on the outskirts of the city
Champagne haben un extension of housing they must encourage it by making the
way Laws and Regulations, Railway Statistics, An ideal beverage for tennis Civil Engineering Mechanical Engineering, Railway Engineering, Bridge design and com struction, Surveying, Drafting,
Masonry Hydraulic Enginesting, or Car Manufacturing, Bignal Engineering, Terang of Materials, etc.
Applicants hall send in their applications together with their diplomas, certificates, and
published works, if any, not later than the 31st S. WATSON
of December, 1920, to the following address is
Ma CHENG HUNG-NIEN,
Director of Rilway Department.
Minity of Canimunications, Feking Every application must contain the address of the applicant Non-residente of Paking need not file their applications in person.
Suitable positions will be given to surces!! candidates
Unsuccessful candidates will have their diploma, and other Documents returned to them according to the address in the applica-
AVIS OFFICIEL Relatif au recrutement d'agenta techniques
Chinois pour le chemins
do
Re
Le plus importante dane tous les A question des chemins de fer devient
CO., LTD.,
ADRATED WATER MANUFACTURERS. in doing
TELETRONY 46
MARRIAGE. HAMILTON-TYRE-At Union Church, on November 20th, by the Rev. G. J. Wilham, ANDIEW TODO HAMILTON, to MARY KING TYER, of Larga, Ayrshire,
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ca Orice 101, Des For BD. O développement considérable et jusqu'à présent Lenox OFFICE: 131, Fiz STEEL, B.
pays à l'étranger cette question acquis un
The Daily Bress
Bowesome. NovzMBER 22ND 1920,
en Chine, elle ne permet pas de comparer notre
C'est anr antrea puissÁNCOS.
pourquoi notre intention est de modifier et d'amolczer. noe méthodes actuelles, soit qu'il s'agisso des fignés déjà terminées, sort en ce qui concerne celles dont les travaux ne sont pas encore.com mince Nons Svona cona besoin de nombreux agents techniques pour l'administration, exploita tion, comptabilite, finances, statistique, conten
et pour les
les études topographiques, plaza ponts; ot pour Lex
ITUERE are one or two important con roulant, appareils de vote, signsax; et pour exriset réception des metaisas on machinerie aiderations in connection with the debate
encore pour d'autres services speciaux⠀⠀
HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING Versée des rivières,
CORPORATION.
PROVISIONAL CERTIFICATE NO.
et
the Bccommodation corresponding to
place they wish to see developed, readily bvious growth of the population, and cheaply accessible to the public. that rests had remained approximately at
In this conuection the announce the figures at which they stood in the ment that the Government project years immediately preceding the war, the,
1a tarway to Magazine Gap has been Colony would puw be fully entitled to quietly dropped has been rend with congratulate itself upon development astonishment by those who remember the a kind which wou'd allow
view the up to
Insurances given by the Governmcat on the racrence in the assessment value of the abfect but year ago. The reasons givea Colony with greater satisfaction and
for abandoning or shall we say delaying 1- complaceccy than we are really warranted the project, strike us as being wholly inade
What expansion of the
Son of cuate. If the Government, think that Colony has taken place has been larger cars on the present Peak tramway, utterly inadequate to meet the demand that combined with a motor road to Magazine during the past seven years att enormous Gan will suffice to achieve the object they amount of prope ty has changed hands at a bad in viaw-antels, the development or greatly enhanced values Beats throughout the Mount Cameron district-they are the Cology have,
been certain to be woefully mistaken. A tram- correspondingly increased, which means way to Magazine Gap was long ago re- that government revend has benefitted cognised as a necessity if that part of the greatly from increased assessments on Peak is to be developed on any consider old properties, · rather
a able scale, Vastly increased number of asses Projects of this kind, of course, call for Indeed we have heard of a copsiderable outlay of capital, but such
ments.
of
CONTIG,
than from
instances in which landlords, quite satisfied expendituro dan bardly fail to prove with the returns they were receiving remunerative in view of the steady growth upon their property investments, have of the Colony's population. The cost of had their assessments very substanti living must be kept within bounds ally increased by the Government Actor may never get back to the pre-war simply because sales of neighbouring pro-standard, but there is no sound reason why porty indicated the enhanced value in the the cost of living in Hongkong should te market of all other property in the vicinity main as high as it is. So long, however, In one instance the assessment of a large
as the existing pressure on the housing
2.
de toutes sortes, construction du mato / COLONIAL BUDGET DEBAT block of tenement houses was nearly accommodation remains we cannot hope for
doubled.
any reduction. As we have pointed out We mbmit that this is not to be regarded again and again, renta constitute the king. as healthy development A beavy increase to the whole situation. If rents are high,
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Avant'. vu que nong: avons déjà beacous on the Budget that took place the that all Goods are being landed at their 43/331 dated 1st July, 1907, for 15 shares Nos d'étudiants qui ont fait des études à l'étranger Legislative Council meeting on Thursday rents leads to overcrowding, which, the workman wants higher wages to meet:
BEN LIKE OF STEAMELI.
NOTION TO: CONSIGNERS.
FROM ANTWERP, MIDDLESBRO', LONDON - AND STRAITS.
The Steamship HENDORAN”
ONSIGNEES of Cargoare hereby informed risk into the hazardous and/or extra hatar dous Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd, hence and/or from, the wharves delivery may be obtained.,
of December, 1920, new Certificate for the No claims will be admitted after the Goods shares will be larged and the aforesaid Pro- have left the God the 37th Nov, will be treated by this Corporation as
and all Goods remain-
visional Certificate No. 43/991 will be thereafter ing undelivered
NULL and abject to rent de un fio Nov, will
VOID."
By Order of the Court of Directors
N J8TARH
Chief Manager. 1708 Hongkong, November 1st, 1920.
All Claims against the presented to the Undersigned on or before
45 Dec, or they will not be recognised. All brokem, chafed and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be Kamined on the 27th Nov, at 10 A
No Fire Insurance has been affected Bills of Lading will be countersigned by
GIBE, LIVINGSTON & Co, ID
Hongkong, November 20th, 1920. 1818
IN THE MATTER of THE HONG KONG MERCANTILE CO, LTD.
In Voluntary Liquidation.
HOTICE TO OREDITORS OF FIRST
pursuance
MEETING.
(1) of the
87638 to 8755 inclusive all registered in the name of Miss Encarnación, Loyzaga has been LOST or STOLEN, and should this certificate not be produced to the Bank before the 1st day
BANQUE INDUSTRIELLE DE CHINE
(A, FRENCH BANK)
·CAPITAL PAID-UP AND SURPLUS
T
Fo. 105,000,000.00
THE organisation of the Bank enables it to open" CURRENT ACCOUNTS and to. cept FIXED DEPOSIAN in loend aurrency and ANT-FOREIGN CURRENCY."
Immune of action 111 Those Locounts and deposits may be converted.
hereby given that the FIRST MEETING of CREDITORS in the above matter will be held at 7 Queen's Bond Central, Hongkong, on THURSDAY, the Sirteenth day of DeceKE,
at twelve o'clock Noon.
HAFERNANDEZ,
Inquidator.g Hongkong, November 18th, 1990 [1810,
1920,
HONGKONG ST. ANDREWS SOCIETY
ANNUAL BALLA
PRACTICE DANCE in connection with the above will take placent the CITY HALL
from 6. F. to 7 M on TUESDAY, NOTEKIPA,
Dansing shoes must be worn..
How Secretary.
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AT ANY TIME without ANY CHARGE in ANY OTHER QURRENCY,
Apply for terms and particulars ---
HONGKONG HRANCE, Queen's Building. 5, Chater Ed
NOTICE OM
THE FANQUE INDUSTRIELLE DE CHINE Q to intend the holders at the TEMPORARY BONDS of the Credit National 1919, which have been rubeabed through us, that same must be EXCHANGED in our Fa Office for Definite Bonds before March 1921. g
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et
des candidats qui possèdent des connaissances which would seem to have been overlooked," spéciales nous regrettons beaucoup de ne pas
to say nothing of its discomforts, becomes
them, and the tradesman wants a higher a growing menace to the public health, price for his goods to cover not only the voir places len etudiants et les agents techniques but which need to be constantly kept in festement à tout ce qu'ils ont de capacité et view. In a comment on the Budget three d'expérience
Ex
DOLS pablons
the increased post of his goods due to the oculitions weeks ago wo emphasised the point that while the steady growth in the cost of higher rental he himself has to pay but In recent years the growth in the Colony's living is a manifest menaca to the perma higher wages paid to produce them, and so ci-dessous i
1. Les étudiants qui ont terminé leurs études expenditura has been "simply staggering'
ent prosperity of the Colony as a distribut we are moving in a vicious circle, like » l'université on dans une école sépérieurs
Copsequence
Tes
spéciale l'étranger on en Chine sont that the expenditure budgeted for thing centre of trade. We asert therefore dog trying to chow its own tail. It satorisée de présenter au Chef du départe. | year in sctually twice as great as it was that the primary, need of the Colony & icarly within the power of the Govern ment des chemins de for su Ministère des **** Communications leur certificat de sortis on in the year before the war, and this age and comprehensive scheme of city extension on both sides of the harbour. sutre publication de travail quelconque notwithstanding that the Goverment is Personnel soua lettre recommendée, cachetée, aloulating on a loss of two million dolls. There has been some recognition of this building development and providing ass
leur, adresse. Les étudiants doivent vela domande lenz, biographie en in its opium revenue in the easing your eary ago the Colony's expenditure
étrang
Vécrire en chinois.
penreat
Ta damande à présenter per sers recae jusqu, an 62 Décember 192
res étudiants on agente
sont pas
Fin
devront attendre Is
an Ministère qui leur fers connaitre par tine
ment here in Hongkong to break this vicious circle, by offering large areas or fact in the recent construction of motor Brat step to development a cheap and roads on the island, and at Kowloon which, measg of access. Government can.
ated at just over six million incidentally, were expected to open up new to let the land go at a zomizat the estimate for 1991 is over site for building operations, but in our because if it thereby induces buildi fourteen millions! So long as the Colony opinion the construction of roads which profits handsomely by the rateable valu is able to cover its expenditure without pen up a totally inadequate number of of the property erected upon it. How Lar
of
lettre le jour pour passer lehr samen on increasing the taxation of the Colons, thelated site sccesible to cobody but the Government is at present prepared to leur renvers leur certifiest d'il n'est per vitnation would appear to argue a very wealthy residents who can afford to own go in this direction will be disclosed, when Tugé sofisant pour les éppeler à un examen
development and motor enra is simply tinkering in a very its intentions in regard to the contemplated Berant
All agents techniques qui
sans explications tous las healthy state
qui presan unexampled prosperity. But it would expensive way with a very serious problem developments in the hinterland of Kowloom tersilent uns ditérents écriture entre leur
more demande e
be well if the Government and the which urgently calls for treatment in a are announced. We can but hope they et les dernières compond
examine: this more practical and comprehensive manner-are such as will induce some greater effort community "Lone, on" qui par en moyan
chercheraient à faire remplacer pour conclusion more closely, for upon the
quelongue
View examen fra
to
From this point. of we, regard ́na than is yet apparent in the same direction
on the
island
Serge Lear 5. To mimo ne seront per soseptos tous les answer to the question as to how among of the most satisfactory announg to courage suburban developm
étudiants ou agents techniques qui auraient we are deriving the income to meet this mente made in the course of the Budge fait des démarches non permisee on ever-growing expenditure depends the debate the assurances given that arrange. suraient employé des procédés, defending soundness or the weakness of the lents are being made, with as much axpedi- European mall is due to ou qui antérieurement auraient fait d'ono mauvaise conduits
policy of the administration as possible, to afford facilities for a fion, Perhaps the most striking feature further development of the Ho Mun Tin
demuud voiced for orpious "of the debate was the
vilkgenterprise-a-soty triking more, and more expendity rather than
example of what may be done by co-opera-
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SEAMEN'S INSTITUTE
1. PRATA MAST, HONGKONG
FOE the of all Mes of the Marcoule
Mario and HM. More det
Wednesday
A musical afternoon will be held at the Helens May Institute to-day at 5.30 pito.
for coonomy, and retranches in view of ive fort, if the Government will only It will be open to members and their
the heavy decline anticipated in what has
hitherto been a very fruitful source of give the necessary encouragement and pracfriends.
the Coing a revenue. In a growing Colony tical help-and, also, the promise to Toedors are being invited for the erection line and Writing Rooms, Billard Rimbke Hongkong heavy outlayy on public encourage the development of the district of a Land Court and Bailiffs Quarters at Offer Room O.P.O.'s Room Howarth works are inevitable, but the need exists Kowloon Tong on much the same lines. Ping Bhan, New Territories. Concert Hall, Unireinigte Aler
Private Cabine bits be Dormitor Motor, Eausch
also the announcements made for the atmest.vigilance on the part of the We welcom
One cars of scarlet fever and one case community to see that the money is wisely for the early inauguration of motor-hus (one denlay of Febro, pinal lover o
outlying districe of Kow- reported in the Colony on Friday.