NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
COLONIAL BECRETARY
DEPARTMENT.
INTIMATIONS
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS
NOTICE: S3 is to inform General Public that I the undersignal, havo nos given ady authority to any person or persons to Sign my Firm' Name of JOSEPH BROS. er, iny owa Privata Namd
EDWARD MENASHIH JOSEPH Hongkong, January 10th, 1991.-
TIS HEREBY NOTIFIED that SEALED TENDERS in duplicate, which should be clearly markal TENDERS FOR LEASE OF CROWN LAND AT THE REAR OF THE NEW HARBOUR OFFICE BUILD. INGS," will Be received as this Office until Noor of MONDAY, the 17th day of January,
NOTICE:
1921, for the sting of Offer Buildings for five in Day Opened a Branch of my
latting Crown Land at the rear
beg to inform my numerous patrons that I years from 1ST FEBRUARY, 1991, subject to the HAIR DRESSING SALOON at No. 19, Ice comitions specified below.
House Street My present Salon at the Old Post Office Building will continue as hereto
E. KUSANO.
· Barber. Hongkong, January 10th, 1991.
Each Tender must be accompanied by receipt to the effect that the touderer has deposited in the Colonial Treasury a sum of 3500 sa s pledge of the bona fides of his offer which anm, shall be Forfeital to the Crown if the tenderor refuse to carry out his tender and comply with the conditions hereinafter "contained, “shouki the tender be accepted
The Government does not bind itself to sccept the highest or any tender.
Forms of tender and further particulars can be obtained from the Director of Public Works.
AG. M. FLETCHER, Colonial Secretary,
31st December, 1920. азот,
Conditions relating to the letting of Crown Land at the rear of the New Harbour Office Buildings for a period of five years from 18T FEBRUARY. 1921
(a.) Lease area abent 6,000 14.
(b) Dreet Crown Rent $750 per month. (4) The amount of mouthly Crown Bent
offonal to be stated in tender.
(d) The Crown Rent will be payable monthly
in advance on Ist day of each month. »* (e) Tenders must specify the purposes for which the land is to be used. It can be use for no other purpose than those specified except" the consent of the Garenor be previously obtained."
No matshels or other structures which, in the opinion of the Director of Public Works, are of an inflammable nature will be permitted to be erected on the ground. (9.) The lessee will be allowed to utilize the area for the erection of buildings for the purpose of holding public performances "under Onlinance No. 23 of 1919, he will be required to leare a lane 10' wide along the whole of the Northern Boundary of the anid Brem.
(k.). All strucitrea erected by the lease to be cleared away before the termination of the lease and the ground to be left in a condition to the satisfaction of the
·Director of Public Works.
(1.) The successful tenderer shall before 1st March, 1991, exccuto a lease in the usual form of Crown Lease sa modified by the foregoing Special Conditions.
(5.). The lessee shall deposit a sum of $1,000 with the Colonial Treasurer no accurity for the dus payment of rent and per-
formance of conditions of lease.
REPULSE BAY HOTEL
CABARET DINNER DANCE. SATURDAY, January 1528, 1991. The LOUSIANA QUARTETTE in Harmony and Song.
(928
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEKE.
UOKAN STEAM SHIP COMPANY, LTD
AND
CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, LTD.
CONSIGNE por Company's Steamer
LYCAONE
am hereby notified that the Cargo will be discharged into Holt's Wharf, Bowloon, where I will lie at Consignee's risk. The Cargo will be ready for delivery from Godown on and after fax. 13th,
Optional cargo will be landed, unless notice has been given prior to steamer's arrival.
All broken, chated, and damaged goods are to be laft in the Godowns, where they will We examined on any Tuesdays and Fridays between the hours of 10.45 m. and noon. within the free storage period.
No claims will be admitted after the Gocda have left the steamer's Godown, and all Goods remaining undelivered after Jan. 19th, will be subject to rent.
All Claims againas the Steamer maat be presented to the undersigned on or before Feb. 1nd, or they will not be recognised.
No Fire Insurance will be effected.
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
Agents.
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Hongkong, January 13th, 1991.
KIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
FROM EUROPE AND STRAITS.
EE Company's Steamship
THE
fore.
NOTICE.
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IN our Manager having
N consequence of our chop and the
INTIMAT ONS.
CHINA MINING AND SMELTING
COMPANY, LIMITED.
(La Liquidation).
NOTIO
·MEETING of the CREDITORS of the.
Company will be held on the Thirty-kirts ETOF JANUARY, 1921, at the Oce% of Mart BHEWAN TONE & Co. St George's J
Building Hongkong. at II o'clock in the forenoon, pursuant to the provid us of Section 181 of the Companies Ordnance 1911
At this festing the, Creditors will be saked to determine whether an Application. shall be
deur the Cenrt for the prointment of any person sa Liquidat y in the place of or jointly Walter John Hawker, the Liquidator tor for the appoint- appointed by the Company, or for the ment of a Committee of Inspection.
Dated this 11th day of January, 9:1
WALTER "THAWKER
Lilyoldatori CHINA MINING AND Sæiurid Cos Lans
THE WEST POINT BUILDING COMPANY LIMITED.
PRIDAY, JANUARY 14TH. 1981.
INTIMATION
A. S. WATSON
& Co. Ltd.
herself against foreign menaces, and The Chinese Foreign Office, has replied maintaining her national stability. This to the Diplomatic Corps, agreeing to the brings us at once to the crucial question latter' proposal that the Customs surtar as to who is to be the judge of what should not come lato force until February is necessary? Must, individual nations 18th and suggesting that supervision of reserve to themselves the right to set the expenditure of the proposed foreign up their own standards of safety, or will toan of $4,000,000 be discussed bêtween the". they be prepared to accept the judgment Diplomatic Corps and the Famine Bureau. of an international court? We are a long way yet, perhaps, from national
J1788 sell-abuegation in this connection, but it is manifest that nations are to-day more sensitive than they have ever been to the public opinion of the world. The character of the utterances of the American Naral Secretary, for instance,
WINE AND SPIRIT has undergone some change since he
MERCHANTS.
recently been forged on cheques for the purpose of obtaining moneys from a bank. we have ceased using the princips cher OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that hitherto used by us and from and after the ath January, 1921 and until further GENERAL notice we will use the chups described HOLDERS. in this Company, will be held at MEETING of SHARE. hereunder to which the attention of those the Others of Mesa JARDINE, MATHESON & banks and firms who have business trans-Co, Lab, on FRIDAY, JANUARY 28TH, 1924 actions with us is respectfully directed: ---
B 11:30 AM for the purpose of receiving the (1.The principal chop: Square Report of the Directors together with the
shape with Boriated border
Statement of Accounts for the your anding (2.)A chop for endorsing cheques and December 30th, 1920.-/-
bills; oblong in shape with forlated border and the characters
the THIRTY THIRD ORDINARY JEFFREY'S
18
Hmeaning "chop for receive jag payments of bills of exchange (3.)-A chop for shopping billa of lading, delivery orders and reports at application, to be made so the Imports and Exports Office and Customa: phlang in shape with Boriased border and the charactors
起貨幣關圖 章 weaning |
*
The REGISTER of SHARES of the Com pay will be CLOSED from WEDNESDAY, January 19th, to FRIDAY, January 28th, both days inclusive, during which period no Transfer of Shares can be Registered
By Order of the Board of Directors,
MOWBRAY & NORTHCOTE,
Becretary
to the General Agents,
Hongkong, January 12th, 1921.
celebrated
PILSENER
a the last summer was the hottest en rred in Hankow for many years sơn the pendulum has swung to the amposite extreme an equal distance. The minimum temperature on the 7th inst degrees, a figure which has not been ro Was only 15
corded for the past ten years. A good deal of damage was done be the bursting
of frozen water pipes,
الميني
Northern newspapers record, with regret, which has occurred at Margate. Dr. Mo- the death of Dr. Sewell S. McFarlane
London Missionary Society, hut. for several Farlane was formerly connected with the
years has been in practice in Tientsin and other parts of North China. Before lear ing for home fast year he was acting Health Officer at Chefoo
talked at Princetown of the American ambition to possess the finest Navy in the world. Now Mr. DANIELS is present ing data of the relative sea strength of the great Naval Powers for the purpose of showing that "there dever has been a time more favourable for a movement towards the limitation of Naval arms menta." A cable to-day also reports General Bliss, the ex-representative of the United States on the Supreme Council of War in Paris, as saying that he believes that if the United States calls
are returning to Hongkong on the for a full, free and fair international
Mentor, due
on Sunday, Other pas discussion on the reduction of armaments,re: Mr. J. I. Andrew, Mr. G. P. Curry, sengers by this steamer for Нопаковк
Mr. and Mrs. A, Davidwin, Mrs. H. Hinton, Mr. and Mrs. R. K. Rodger, Dr. T. Smalley and Mrs. Smalley and thres children, Mr. C. Thornton."
a. favourable response would be prompt and inevitable.” We believe that also, whether the discussion is called for by the United States, by Great Britain or BEER. Jap Whatever the national sentiment
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Brewed in cotland.
chop for taking delivery of goods THE HONGKONG CENTRAL ESTATE,
and statements to Custome
(4.) chop for accepting bills with a plain border cylindroidal in shape with the characters
[
meaning Chop for accepting bills."
YUEN SENG FÄT. (Bigned) 7501 KIT SHI,
Manager, aramalan", No. 38, Bonham Strand West. 8th January, 1921-
218
LIMITED.
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the NEVENTH ORDINARY GENREAL MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS this Company will be held at the Offices of Messrs. JARDINE, MATHzsos & Co., Izn, #2 FRIDAY, JANUARY 28TH, 1991, at 11.40 ax, for the pur poss of receiving the Report of the Directors together with the Statement of Accounts For
Prices
sho December 1920 Com ~ per case of 7 doz. $24,00
THE CHINESE ENGINEERING AND MINING COMPANY, LIMITED. % FIRST MORTGAGE DEBENTURES.
(KAILAN BONDS).
PINTEREST dae on JANUARY 15, 1921, ATMENT of the HALF-YEARLY will be made on presentation of Coupon No. 17 at any of the undermentioned Banká, vizi zin
HONGKOND AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. CHARTED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA, RUMSO-ÁLLATIC BANT,
BiKqUE DE L'INDO-CHINE."
BANQUE BILAY Pora
L'ETRANGER
-At ..Tientain,
Shanghai
Or
Hongkong. Tient and Hongkong
only. At
Tientsin and Shanghai theonly,
The REGISTER of SHARES of the pany will be CLOSED EM WEDNESDAY, January 19th, to FRIDAY, January 18th, both days inclusive, during which period no Transfer of Shares can be Begistered.
By Order of the Board of Directoriz
MOWBRAY 8. NORTHCOTE.
Becretary to
the General Managers. -Hongkong, January 11th, 1911, 1
THE HONGKONG LAND RECLAMA-
TION COMPANY, LIMITED. -
TOTICE S HEREBY GIVEN that the
NWENTIETHS ORDINARY
GENERAL
of SHARE MEETING HOLDERS in this Company will be held at the Offices of Mosers: JianIÉS, MATHESON & Co., LTD on FRIDAY, Jixvakr 18cH, 1921, at 11:50 km, for the purpose of receiving the
Report of the Directors together with the December 31st, 1990, for the year ending The REGISTER of SHARES of the Com- pany will be CLOSED from WEDNESDAY,
Statement of “Assounta for
per dozen
Phone 816
3.50
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BIRTHS. Bowes-SMITH.-On January 19th, at the
French Hospital, Hongkong, to Mr. and Mrs. AveREY M. BOWES-SMITH, A
daughter. M
[224 GILLINGHAM.At Hankow, on January ind, to Mr. and Mrs. A H: GILLING- "HAM, &-507.„;
DEATES:
THOMPSON.At Shanghai, on January 7th, JAMES HERBERT AUGUSTUS (Bonny), the dearly beloved son of Mr. and Mrs. THOMPSON, aged 4 years and 4 months
of Union Church, and Mrs. Maconachie The Tier: J. Kirk Maconachie, Pastor
U
on, the subject of naval expansion may
A Chinese woman, if her story be true, be in Japan there can be very little doubt allowed herself to be robbed in Albion that public opinion in Great Britain, and Street this week under circumstances. also, we, fancy, in America is definitely which do not throw much credit on
bar favourable to some general agreement commonsense. She was visiting in which will aim at
a steady reduction Albion Street. A man there admired her. rather than a constant increase of the diamond ring and asked to see it more. burden of armaments under which not a closely. She took it off, he decamped few nations of the world still continue with it, and has not been seen since..
to groan but yet feel that they cannot The woman values the ring & D
discard or lighten it without a common agreement
Mr. J. W. Jamieson, C.M.G., H.D.M. Consul-General at Canton, has returned from a holiday in England.
The body of a Chinese was found hanging from a tree on the hillside at Mount Davies. It was removed to the Mortuary.
The Hon. Mr. Chatham, C.M.G. is to be be entertained by members of the Chinese community next Tuesday at the Kam Ling Hotel.
The junction in Hupeh province of the Peking-Hankow railway and the Canton Hankow cailway was formally opened, with due ceremony, on the 10th inst.
The Police head-quarters of Peking, as. the result of representations made to them by famine relief workers that many young girls of the famine areas are being sold a Peking brothels, have issued an order to very district chief to search the brothala of his district, and, if such girls aro found, to turn them over to the Metropolitan Orphanage for care. They are also order- ed to strictly prohibit in the future the receipt or retention of any such girls In the houses of prostitution of their districts.
The Interest, lens Income Tax at 6 in the £, January 19th to FRIDAY, January 28 Foss Slanghai, on January 5th, warning that a persón, found guilty of on delivered to the Alies.
will be
Or £20 DEBENTUKEA:
Per Coupon (Gross)
Les Tai at 6/ in the
Net Amount
payable
1 71/5
·8. - 405
£3. 0.0.
Or £100 DEBENTVERS:
Per Coupon (Grosz) |
Less Tax at 8/- in the £ 0. 18. 0.
Net amount payable * £0 $20.
Ox 2500 DaneNTTEMS :-
Per Coupon (Gross) | Less Tax at 6/- in the
£15. 0. 0. f. 4. 10. 0
Net amount payable £10. 10.0. Payment will be made in Tacle at the Demand Buying rate of exchange of the day the Coupon is presented.
By Order,
THE KAILAN MINING ADMINISTRATION; P. O YOUNG,” Acting General Manager. [199
NOLICE.
"KANAGAWA MABU,” having arrived from the above ports, Consignees of Cargo are hereby informed that their Goods are being landed and placed at their risk in the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Golow
Godowns st Kowloon, where each congament will be sorted out biark by Back
Over the EXILz Garage anD HONGKONG and delivery can be obtained as soon as the MOTOR COMPANY and are not responsible for Goods
are landed, and Optional Goods will be carried on miss me say debts incurred previous to that date.
UNITED MOTOR CO., LTD.
structions are given to the contrary before NOOK TO-DAY. -
Goods not cleared by Jan. 20th, 1921, "will be subject to rent
Damaged packages must be left in the Godowns for examination by the Consignes's and the Co's representatives at an appointed hour on TUESDAY and FRIDAY. All clams must bo presented within ten days of the steamer's arrival here, after which date they cannot be recognized. No claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns
NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA,
Agents. Hongkong, January 13th, 1921. [228
SHANGHAI JEWISH BOHOOL.
PPLICATIONS are invited for the
post of HEAD MASTER or MIS TRESS, salary. 8400 per month; and also- for that of an ASSISTANT MASTER or HISTRESS salary $975.a month. Appli estions stating qualifications and experi ence to be made in writing to the under- igand at No. 9, Jinkee Road, Shanghai,
5. SALMON
300
ROM December 1st, 1920, we have taken
F170.
THE UNITED MOTOR
CO.,LTD.
23 and 36 Des Vour Boad, Operating EXILE GARAGE Phone 1036
Cars for Hire and Accessories for Sale. HONGKONG MOTOR CO. 141, Prava East, Wanchai. Workshop and car garaged at reasonables rates Bole Agents for FIRESTONE TYRES
82 =*3] Firestone fabric tyres $50 each. Batterien charged at $1.50 mach
We can give you a servion moond to none.
both days inclusive, during which period no Transfer of Bhares can be Registered.
"By Order of the Board of Directors,
MOWBRAY B. NORTHCOTE
Secretary Hongkong, January 12th, 1991..
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THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST.
MENT AND AGENCY CO., LTD.ZA
No
KARL K. Yoss, aged 53 years, HONGKONG OFFICE 10 Das Vaux BD.
Lorien: OrrICH 1 131, FLUIT STREET, E.O
The Daily Press.
HONGKONG, JANDANT, 142K, 1921.
JAPAN'S NAVAL POLICY.
The two
The Dutch Government has placed an order with the Norddeutsche Sen Kobel. werke for from 1,500 to 2,000 son miles cable, destined to establish telegraphio com munication among the islands of the Dutch East Indies. The gutta-percha used in the manufacture of the cables comes prin- cipally from the Dutch colonies. A Police order issued at Canton gives have, by the terms of the Peace Treaty, cable ships formerly used by Germany
robbery will be summarily executed at the possession of England and the other One is in the place where the crime was com of Italy They will be definitely disposed mitted.
of at the International Communications latest daily health-return shows that Conference at present being held at in the 24 hours ended January 12th, one
Washington I In the circumstances the Chinese died of plague and one of enteric. cobles will be laid by a large German Une British and one Portuguese have freight boat, "converted for the purpose contracted diphtheria.
into a cable. ship; and which will proceed to the Dutch East Indies at the beginning of this year.
Residents at the Peak who have not yet done so, should apply to the Colonial Secretary for formal permission to reside
Since the promulgation of the mandates.. there in accordance with the provisions of appolating high officials for Kwangsi pro- vínco, the Government has decided to deal Ordinance 8 of 1918-ADVT.
directly with Dr. Bun. Wen and and his
OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the FOR THIRTY THIRD ORDINARY GENERAL KEETING ALAN SHARE- HOLDERS in this Company will be held at Nowars has America's Naval construc- the Offices of Messrs. Jardinz, MATHESON & Co., LTD., on FRIDAY, JANUARY 28TH, 1991, at tion programme excited greater interest 12 o'clock Noos for the purpose of receiving than in Japan, where the papers always the Report of the Directors together with the Statement of Accounts for the year seem to be discussing the possibilities of suding December 319203
an armed conflict some day between the ed on Socialistic lines at Hashsien, gates have been sent to open negotiations. A Communistio village has been establish party, says a Peking contemporary. Defe United States and Japan. Viscount Kwangtang province, by Chinese Social with them urging them to ceas opposing ISHI, it appears, recently, informed the ist named Han. The founder has offered will make every possible compromise should the Central Authorities. The Government Armaments Committee of the League of his land for the benefit of the inhabitants Dr. Sun be willing to come to terms, Dr.. Nations that Japan could not be bound of the new village,
The REGISTER of BHARES of the Com- pasy, will be CLOSED from WEDNESDAY, January 19th, to FRIDAY, January 28th both days inclusive, during which period no Transfer of Shares can be Hegistered. By Order of the Board of Directors,
MOWBRAY 8. NORTHCOTE.
Becretary. Hongkong, January 17th, 1991.
WAR MEMORIAL. SUBSCRIPTION LIST.
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by a resolution of the League of Nations
the
Sun is requested to abandon at once ther scheme of invading Kwangsi. Should Dr... to reduce her armaments so long as Many people may be interested to know Bun fail to understand his own altuation American goes on extending her ama that all the Hankow Chinese newspapere startial support to General Lu Kung-sing
Central Government will
ments. The Nicht Nichi, the leading have forecasted that the 10th Year of the and order the Tuchans of Kisngstand independent Japanese newspaper, avers Chinese Republie will be a most prospor-his efforts to check the invasion of Kwang
Fukion
to co-operate with General Lun that this statement of the chas represents ous and happy one, the “good joss being tung troops. At the same time a mail-
view of the entire Japancae nation. indicated by the timely fall of snow shall be held responsible for the civil war.
fcato will be issued against Dr. Sun, who 10 the erection by Publia Enbscription, of A restriction of armaments must be Mr. B. Ezherar, for some years agent It is understood that further retromen ta
bhang to be run on a Do to be called the WAR MEMORIAL INSTI. relative and universal; and the view is of the P&O B.N. Co in Yokohama, from the Flag List of the Royal Navy, TUTE and to be passaged for the joint use of taken in Japan that while Auferica holds who arrived in Koba, a wook or two ago either voluntarily or by the operation of the Navy, the Army and orion Jou aloof from the League of Nations, and from furlough in England, has succeeded the non-service rule, will take place shortly. Board of Directors. A portion of the sum raised will be devoted to the erection of a Per continues feverishly to increase her Naval the late Mr. Alfred Woolley as Chief Agent took a distinguished part in the War will When this happens, certain officers who manent Stone Memorial which will be put in armaments to what the Japanese Press of the Company in the southern port
describes as a stupendous extent,"
architects and engineers of the universal agreement on the subject is Colory, to the number of about thirty impossible and individual nations are, ave, entertained the Hon. Mr. W. Chat therefore, driven to take the measures ham, OMG,, to a farewell dinner at the that may seem to them desirable" or Hongkong Club on Wednesday evening necessary to safeguard their national Mr. A. Denison presided over the gather interests. In one of its articles the Nichi 1Pg-
hand at an early date, P Laste may be found at
·Messrs. Lans & Crawlord
Kelly & Walsh, Montrle.
Wm. Powell, Ltd.
The Hongkong Club.
* Wa
Hongking Or eket Ulab. Club Luzdano, Engineers Instituta.
Vitoria Becreation Qluk Kowloon Cricket Club," Kowloon Bowling Club. Peat Club! Club de Recreio. Ornigingower Club.
M. J. BREEN,
Hon Secretary,
War Memorial Committee
ember 15th, 1990 [125
The
Nicht admits that Japan's policy in this An item of nows from Peking is matter is not entirely governed by the that Lu Yung ting. Tupan of Kwangsi and United States. Whatever attitude Kwangtung, and Tani Chen-hsun, Tuchun America may choose to assume," it says, of Ransu, have submitted their resigna
Japan cannot suspend her naval ex- tions. It is believed that their action is pasion, so far as such extension u more than the usual expression of official imperatively necessary for safeguarding modesty.
receive a stop in rank. Vice Admiral Sir Frederick C. Tudor, who was Third Ben Lord in 1914-17, and afterwards Com mander-in-Chief in China, Hongkong, is promotion to Admiral in the next vacancy. now at the head of his rank and dua for
He is now President of the Royal Navy. rear Admiral's list is Sir Roger Keyes, at College at Greenwich. At the top of the present in command of the Battle Craisor Squadron of the Atlantic Fleet. The formerly Assistant Hydrographer of the senior. Captain je nou Erum Em Hardy Navy. The advancement of the three off- ect would Toure at the top of their res pective lists Vico-Admiral Sir Alerander. Duff, Commander-in-Chief in China, Rear Admiral Bir Cecil Lambert Director of Fersonnel at thus Air Ministry; and Cap- taim Aubrey Baith, commanding the battle
ship Eamilies: