NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
NOTICE.
INTIMATIONS:
NOTION
THE
THE ADMIRAL LINE are representing the her to inform the holders of the ELE BANQUE INDUSTRIELLE: DE 8.S.WOUDHICHEM“ sa discharging Agents. We have no other interest in this TEMPORARY BONDS of the Credit National 1918, which have been subscribed through us, that same must be EXCHANGED in our Paris Office for Definite Bonds before March 1921.
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steamer.
PACIFIC STRAMSHIP COMPANY,
Hotel Mansions.
WANTED.
1917
~TEWARDESS for steamer proceeding to
Liverpool middle of March, 1911. Applicants with previous experience
And certificates of service only need apply-
„Box D18,
Care of Daily Press Office
WANTED.
(1918
Or
DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION
YELLOW RIVER BRIDGE FOR PEKING-HANKOW RAILWAY...S
THE
THE
CHINA" LIGHT &POWER COMPANY, (1918) LIMITED. THE SECOND ORDINARY GENERAL TMEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
be held at the Offices of the Company st George's Building Chator Boad Victoria, Hongkong, on THURSDAY, the 23RD DECK- bex, 1920, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon, for the purposes of receiving statement of accounts and the report of the General Managers for the rear ended 30th September, 1930, and electing
Consulting Committee and Auditors.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be- CLOSED from FRIDAY, the 17TH Dzozmaza, 1920, unti THURSDAY, the 23KD DECEMBER, 1920, both days inchisire,
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.
General Managers Hongkong, December 7th, 1920.
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THE PEKING-HANKOW LINE of the Chinese Government Railways... invites sealed proposals of BRIDGE CONTRAC TORS for Designing and Building
New steel Bridge abort 800 meters in length across the Tellow River (Hwang-Ho). Proposals will THE BONGKONG LAND INVESTMENT
ag to
be received Noon of Juss 30TH, 1921, at the Odies of Paking Hankow Railway, Peking, China Plans, rules and specifications can be obtained from the following Offices:
Paking-Peking-Hankow Railway, Ameri
Can. British, Balgian French, "Italian and Japanese Legations. Foreign-Chinese Legations, Washington, London, Brassels, Paris, Rome and Tokyo. All applications for same must be accom panied with £6.
..
PEKING-HANKOW, RAILWAY
G1
ADMINISTRATION.
B
PUBLIO AUCTION.
1919
AND AGENCY CO., LTD.`
LOST.
THE SHARE CERTIFICATE NO. 1603
Tor Two Shares Numbered 45481/46499 standing in the Register in the name of LUE YUE SAM (deceased) Iste of Hongkong having that anless the said Certificate be produced at been LOST NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
the Office of the Company, 5, Queen's Boad Central, Victoria, Hongkong, on or before the 6th day of January, 1921, a now Certificate for the said Shares will be issued and the old Certi- ficate will thereafter be held by the Company se null and void.
HOWBRAY E. NOBTECOTE,
Secretary. Hongkong. December Sri. 1920.
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QUEEN'S COLLEGE OLD "BOYS”: ASSOCIATION,
of "the
GENERAL MEETING QUEEN'S COLLEGE OLD BOYS"
PARTICULARS AND CONDITIONS of ASSUOTATION will be held in the QuZzN
the letting by Public Auction Bale, to be bald on MONDAY, the 20th day of DECEMBER 1920, at 2 PM, at the Offices of the Public Works Department, by Order of HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNCE, of One Lob of CROWN LAND at Coombe Road, in the Colony of Hongkong, for
a term of 78 years, with the option of renewal at a Crown Bant to be fixed by the Barveyor of His MAJESTY THE Kino, for one farther term of 75 years.
"PARTICULARA OF THE LOT.
Registry
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180
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CREDIT NATIONÁL 1919 LOAN
are notified that these bonds- have” to be arabanged in Faris against definitive bonds
· Before Manck 1921.
Customers having subscribed through our Branch can apply to our Ofice for exchange of the stid Borda."
BANQUE DE L'INDO CHINE
Hosarone AcxNOT. Hongkong, December 14th, 1920.
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MIN RIVER CONSERVANCY.
NOTIFICATION NO. 9.
TOMICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that
NTENDERER berted for VERTICAL
BOILER about four feat. in diameter and ́níns Feet in height, either new or used, together with the usual steam and water mountings mitable for ass & Priestman Uredger. Tenders will commidered only on boilers in good working condition.
CoLLzez RoCM 9, on MONDAY EVENING, DacMBER 201и, at 5.30 rad - BUSINESS pake
To elect Office Bearers.
·To draw up Rules etc.
To draw up Provisional Programme' of
Events
AFT OTERE BUSINZA
You are earnestly requested to endeavour to be present and to inform any Old Boya of your acquaintance who are not already Members.
JOHN C. FLETCHER, Acting Secretary: Hongkong, Desember 13th, 1920. (1900
WAR MEMORIAL.
SUBSCRIPTION. LIST.
FOB the erection by Public Subscription, of building to be run on YM.C.A. lines, to be called the WAR MEMORIAL INSTI TUTE and to be managed for the joint me of the Navy, the Army and Civilians by a Joint "Board of Directora, et
Lista may be found atri- Mesara. Lane & Crawford,
Kelly & Walsh. Moutrie
The Hongkong Club.
Hongkong Cricket Club. Club Lusitano.
neers" Institute
Recreation Club.. Kowloon Cricket Club, Kowloon Bowling Club. Feak Club.
Club de Recreio. Origengower Club.
HONGKONG - DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 1778, 1920,
PREPAID WANTED "
ADVERTISEMENTS.
Lethers are lying at this: Offos for GrBarns P, Q., AD, AP, AW, BF,
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A Chinese news agency states that the Chinese authorities are proposing to close- Harbin to foreigners in accordance with a treaty of 1908, because of the present un settled conditions, thus making the city Chinese town. The foreign
residents are stated to be much excited
diste occupation. Thres ASSORTED CASES FOR XMAS. of the world could be most effectually over the proposal. “* LE Light ROOMS cable for Offices Central position. Apply P. O. Box No. 73.
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or Hongkong by Young Harried Without Board. "Apply"
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(1908
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The ever-popular
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UNCLE NED.
Plans at MOUTRIE'S.
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MENT
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be clearly marked TENDER FOR QUARRIES will be received at this Office
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Case No. 1-$25.
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Fort, Full Bodied. Vino de Pasto, Sherry.
Superior Pale Brandy. ****** Whisky. Green Menthe, M.BR.
Case No. 2-830.
Bot. St. Marceaux Champagne. St. Estepha Claret,
Vino de Fusto Sherry. Superior Light Fort Madeira, Sandeman's. Superior Old Cognac. Whisky
Thorne's No. 4 Old Fat Whisky
Gin
'Chablis,
Curacao, Red.
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Bot. 8t. Marceaux Champagne.
Mantzilla Sharry (25 years old). Very Fine Old Tawny Port D. Port, Superior Old. Gin Dry
Old Brown
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Brandy
Thorne's No. Old Vat Whisky.
Chablis
Groco Money
M.BR.
St. Julien Claret.
in complete sympathy. The war with the Germanis Powers was regarded by the Allied Powers a war to and war," and no nation subsoribed to that sentiment mora cordially than the United States
·But the vital artlole in the Covenant of wholly a the League of Nations by which the peace
secured has now been repudiated by the
The city of Yokohama, will impose a majority of the American people. By the voice of the Republican anjority in her special tax on amusementa, beginning 1st political counsels she has defeated con Janary, in order to make up a deficiency ditions which were regarded by the in the tax receipts for the past year. Tea founders of the League as essential to its houses, geisha. moving pictures and foundation and maintenance. Viscount resturants will be included in the list of Gizzy, in a notable exposition of the idea amusement, and it is expected that the of the League, declared that one essential new tax will add yen 250,000 to the revenue. condition was that "the governments and of the municipality. peoples of the States willing to found it understand clearly that it will impose some
A Japanese fireman on the a. Kora Imitation upon the national action of far was charged at the Magistracy bofore each, and may entail some inconvenient Mr. Orme yesterday with being in unlaw obligation. America by a majority vote ful possession of -33 tacks of opinm in hae declined to assume in advance any Wanchal. His explanation was that obligation to preservo the territorial friend in Honolulu asked him to bring integrity or political independance of any him some opium on the steamer's return other country, or to interfere in controver-voyage. A penalty of 8380 ar iwò months” · sies between nations, whether members of imprisonment was imposed.
the League or not, undefithe provisiona of Article Xof the Covenant, which reads:
Bingapore paper, announce the death of
Mr. H. C. Hogap, general manager of
The Singapore Engineering Company. For
The Members of the League undertake to respect and preserve As against many years the deceased was associated external aggression integrity and existing political indepen.and was the founder of Hogan & Co., the territorial with engineering enterprises in Singapore dence of all members of the League. In
case of any such aggression or in case being subsequently connected with the of any threat or danger of such Singapore Factory, the Singapore Generat aggression, the Council shall advise upon add Electrical Co. and since 1914, with the means by which this obligation shall bo fulfilled.
the Singapore Engineering Lo
His Excellency the Governor gare a
The situation which has been crested by the American Benate's Reservation in dinner party at Government House or regard to Article X. and by the vote which Wednesday evening. The guests were has been given in the Presidential election The Rt. Rev. Bishop of Victoria, the must con form the subject of consideration Venerable Archdeacon
Banister, Mrs...
The above Prices include duty, which will be the whole of the members of the League, Barnett, Hon. Mr. J. H. Kemp, Hon. Mr.
deducted for Export and Shipping Orders. «
SPECIAL CASES PUT UP TO ORDER.
At
for at the Assembly of the League at A.G. M. Fletcher, C.B.E.. Mrs. Kemp, Geneva, a week or ten days ago, the Hon. Mr. M. S. Miser, O.B.E., Rev. CanadianTM representative moved elimination of the Article of the Covenant fax, O.B.E., Eon. Mr. E. H. Sharp, tho. Coplay Moyle, Hon. Mr. E. R. Halli which is obnoxious to the predominant 0.B.E.. Rev. G. T. Waldegravy, Ho political party in the United States. This Mr. P. II. Holyoak, Mrs. Holyoak. A S. WATSON & amendment, which is regarded as intended to facilitate the entry of the United States
St. Andrew's Church Kowloon, into the League, has been referred to a yesterday afternoon at 2.30, Mr. E. T. Committee which will report to the next Beyer, of Fachow, was married to Miss Assembly. If Article X, is saorificed it Kathleen Abrahams, youngest daughter of would become a question for the nations Mrs. E Abrahams, of Aima Villa, Kow. as to whether the League would be worth loon. The Rev. G. Lindsay, vicar officiat. preserving The Covenant without that od.. Mr. R. Shaw was the ber; man, and Article would not give to the weak nations the bridesmaids were the Missos H. Young the same sense of safety and protection, and F. Hast. The church was prettily and the League would be reduced to the decorated, and the ceremony was witnessed
CO., LTD.,
„WINE AND SPIRIT, MERCHANTS.
TELEFECNE 616..
until Noor on MONDAY, the st day of Honorero OFFICE. 101, Dai Varz BD. Ostatus of an International Debating by many friends of the bride and bride
DICEXB, 1920, for the letting of the under mentioned Granite Quarries at Hongkong,
1921
Bowlson, and the New Territories, for one your or, as an alterative, for a period of 3 years from the 1st January
Esch tender must be accompanied by A receipt to the effect that the tenderer has deposited the Colonial Treasury & sum as
in stated in the scherals hereunder opposite to each quarry, as a pledge of the tons fides of his offer, which sum shall be forfeited to the Crown, the tenderer refuses to carry out his tender and comply with the conditiona herein. after contained, should the tender be sccepted..
The Government doce not bind itself to accopt the highest or any tender
Forms of tender can be obtained from the
Director of Public Works
MJ BREEN,
Hon. Secretary, War Memorial Committes
(1913
PARTICULARS OF THE QUARRIES.
Approxi Quarry Lot Ko
trata Artal ww with/
let-tender
Shaukiwan Nea, 8 *Wand 4-
Hok Un No. 6. Ma Tau Kok No.8. Jordan Rd. No.10 | 460.
78.15 8:44
5,100 880 4100 700
Ngan Tan KokNo.6 Ngau Tau Kok
4-85
2,100 1,200
200 $20
Hongkong. December 15th, 1920
HONGKONG HOTEL
NEW YEAR'S EVE FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2187, 1920. -
HE attention of patrons is drawn to the fact that the usual Dance will not be held at the Hotel on the above date, as the entire accommodation has been booked from 9.80 7. Tenders stating dimensions with other parti. for the "Ar. How" to be given by Lt. Col. culars of the boilers and mountings, term, time of J. E. WYNDHAM and Office of the 2nd delivery, etc., will be received up to 93 Dxczx-Battalion, The Duke of Edinburgh's (Wiltshire mis, by the Honorary Secretary and Treasurer Regiment) of the Mi Rivex CoNNERY ANCTATA
The Conservancy does not bind itself to mccept the lowent or any Tender, ji plements
P. B. WALSHAM,
Een. Bearery and Tremaurer To the HIS RIVER. ComasRYANCY.
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Foochow, November 30th, 1920,
STEAMER FOR SALE.
UNDER
NDER instructions received from THE MINISTRY OF SHIPPING. LONDON. AT
Offers are invited for the purchase of the Ex-Enemy Steamer ANGHIN
Gross Tonnage
Net Tonnage...
Bailt in 1909.
1001
Terms of sale and fall particnları may b anceriained on application toy and permits for înspection will be framed by:Messrs. BoturnAĎ & Co, Singapore: Mosers, BULLOCH BROTHERS &Co., IZD.
Monera. MacKirsc DRangoon 1 Macken & Co, Hongkong; and the under signed..
Sealed Tenders at ould be lodged with Mensch. MAUKINOR MACKENZIN & Co.. Tendera, which
o Calentin. The must be in sterling, will be opened at Calcutta on MONDAY, the Sis JANUARY
3497, and must be valid for 14 days after that dilal sae
&Co
3 MACKINNON, MAUKENZIE & CO.
16. Strand Road,
CALCUTTA.
11888
Now 1-5,7,8,10, 19, 20 and 25.
#223 1,100 Kwo Linng No: 1-30 Sai Tso Wan Nos.
10-80 3,000
1-16, Lyemun Nos. 1-25, 1655 Lyemun So. 28. Ngan Tau Kok
200
*8%0
24.58
2,100
400
200
100
1,600
460
500 250
70
80
8/10 & A7. 210
Tau Koky
280 Too Tee Wan No. 1 56 REPULSE BAY HOTEL. Too Tee Wan No. 2-1-84 Además, Ab Kung Ngam 184
No. 1
THE Completion of the BALL ROOM 1 EXTENSION has increased, the Dance Floor capacity to 6,000 Square Feet
CABARET DINNER DANCES will be held at the above Hotel on the
following dates SATURDAY, Dzczane 18, 1990. WEDNESDAY, DECKNER, 22, 1920.
XMAS EVE,
FRIDAY,
December 24, 1920x
BOXING DAY,
190,12
The attention of the tenderne for Hay un No: 6 is hereby drawn to the fact that the road between KML 58 and 69 will be completely closed and that it will not be available for con- royance of stons, lo junks after 31at December, 1990.
1914
DAIRY FARM NEWS.
LONDON "OKON
1181, FLAT S,
The Daily Press.
Horazone, Dzaxanax 171x, 1990,
AMERICA AND THE LEAGUE
OF NATIONS,
The report which Mr. DASILS, Secretary to the United States Navy, has just presented - to - Congress makes strange: reading. In it Mr. DANIELS says he has worked steadily for the iden expressed in President W1190x's words that the United States ought to have.
have incomparably the most adequate Navy in the world," and consequently he approves of the recom
Society and remain but illusion.
a
cherished groom. A reception was held at Aima Villa. The newly-married couple are spend- ing their honeymoon at Manok
The next letter mail from Europe is now sunounced as due on Monday next, and a newspaper mail on Bunday.
Sir Maurice Fitzmaurice is being con- sulted in regard to the schemes for the prevention of floods in Ipoh,
The Committee of the Associacao Portug guesa de Socorros Matos, in a circular, draws the attention of the Portuguese com. Duities of Hongkong and Macro to the fact that the Ignes Soares Scholarship, of 8800, per annum, is now available for " Amongst the passengers arriving on the varily. Applicants must be under sigli Portuguess youth in the Hongkong Uni- French steamer Andre Lelion were Sirteen years of age on the date of the Paul Chater and Mr. O. B. Gobbay.
Matriculation Examination. The scholar-
The Japanese authorities are taking pre-ship is theable in any Faculty of the cautions against an anticipated influenza University for five or six years, at the epidemic. The cinemas and theatres may discretion of the Trustees. The Asaccia
tion also points out that its members who desire to send their sons or wards to the Hongkong University have the Society's University Fund at their disposal,
be closed.
It is stated that there are 50,000 Kwangsi troops stationed along the Kwang-
The Minister of the Interior, at Peking, mendation of the General Board that has again applied to the foreign banks in Congress authorise, another three-yr Peking for a long of $4,000,000, secured programme to begin as soon as the capital on the surtaxes in aid of famine relief. ships under construction hava- boen The Administration of the Peking Hand-Kwangtung frontier in readiness to completed. But Mr. AIS adds: kow Hallway are advertising in our resist invasion by the Cantonese
This development, however, would not be colunas for proposals for designing and required if the Government would provide building a new steel bridge across the Kwangs are indifferent in the matter. If Canton Tinies says: "The people of for an agreement for the Concert of Nations." The Secretary dwells on the Commodore de Marquerge, accompanied themselves attack Lu Yung-ting and ther Some of the Krangsi commanders would effects of America's aloofnese from by Monsieur Raymond, Consul for France, remove all the miscellaneous taxation, it
fraternising influences which have
Yellow Biver.
The Chinese Maritime Customs at Tim tain recently made, seizures of morphis valued at Tis. 14,000 from two Japanese vessels. The morphia on one steamer was concealed in four cases marked Sulphate
The
called at Government House yesterday is believed that the people will be antisfied. morning and were received by His Who will control the Kwangs Government- Excellancy
mam so difference, according to one who mows the conditions there, as long as the burden of taxation is lightened and some cash is on hand to redeem some of the $40,000,000 worth of paper issued by the militarists the last few years without any attempt to provide a reserve. Cantonese. there, and belie Lu Yang-ting would in Ewangai de et expect a long war rotire (to Annam
s 2000 some of his men torn against
quickened the heart of the Old World, and says it will men that Dreadnought will be added to Dreadnought, and the United States will be cited as an example of national selfishness and retrogression. The purpose of this comment is obviously to throw the responsibility for the programme of Naval expansion upon the Republican Party whose Temarkable of Magnosis."?
the Presidential election Mr. N. J. Stabb, O.B.E., will be tho triumph represents the rejection of one of the guest of the Committee of the Hongkong fundamental principles in the Corenant of General Chamber of Commerce at dinner the League of Nations to which President at the Hongkong Club next Tuesday even MONDAY, - DicMBER 27TH, 1920. FOR THE FESTIVE SEASON. WILSON desired to commit the United ing. H.E. The Governor has intimated his
States and the whole world. WEDNESDAY, DECEMaza, 28TH, 1910.
But if it intention of being present Farm Fed Turkeys and Geese, is the case that it was President Wilson's
WARWICK COMEDY COMPANY. Sucking Pigs, Capons, Haggis, ides that the United States ought te hare
The Police Traffic Department sunounce Ham. Bacon, Hares Rabbits, incomparably the most adequate Navy in known as Jubilee Road) will be closed to Comedy Company last night repeated. that from today Victoria Road (otherwise By general request, the Warwick Sausages of all description,
the world, and that his Naval Secretary traffic between am. and 441 m. daily on their performance of The Case of Lady Mince Mest
has been steadily working to schievo
ccount of blasting operations for the now Camber which was so successful last object, the Democrats must share with the Republicans the responsibil
road connecting with Pokfulam Road, formatha.
The enthusiasm of the audience. Eve weeks. opprobrium which
on in Dr. M.-T. Z. Tyan, a Contonese, who fully justified the repetition. A play so which is an advisor to the Peking Government well-knit and powerfa
FRIDAY
NEW YEAR'S EVE,
Dzcze 318, 1910, And NEW TEATRE DAY, SATURDAY, JANUARY 11, 1991.
HONGKONG HOTEL CABARET DINNER DANCE XMAS NIGHT,; SATURDAY, DEDIMATE 25TH, 1920, SMITH AND JACKSON will entertain with the latest Coon Songs and Dances on the above datca,
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armaments
yearns for their dri
States will
sloot from the League, with whos
on international law, is going to Europe well worth seeing twice and the Company United to assist the Chinese Delegation to the sgain presented a well balanced and
League of Nations, and is" at presént in skilful performance.
final Hongkong. He leaves for Europe on the
Tonight, the company presents " Eliza