NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
KOWLOON-CANTON "BÄILWAY.
NOTION.
THE Publis is hereby notified that the THE
TIME TABLE will be revised on and from MONDAY, the 24th January, 1981. Copies may be had on application.
By Order.
H. P. WINBLOW,
Manager. Kowloon, January 19th, 1991. (939
THE ROYAL HONGKONG GOLF CLUB TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a No
GENERAL MEETING of the Members
of the above. Club will be held at the Over HALL, Hongkong, on FRIDAY, the 28th of JANUARY, 1927, at 5.30 .. to consider the gnation of admitting Ladies at Members &/or Subscribers to the Club.
Should there be a majority of three-fourths for approximately so) in favour. Extraordinary General Meeting will be called to paas and confrm resolutioes making the necessary alterations to the Artioles of Association.
By Order.
L. S. GREENHILL,
Hon. Secretary.. Hongkong, January 20th, 1991.
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THE HONGKONG & KOWLOON WHARF & GODOWN CO, LTD.
NOTION TO SHAREHOLDERS.
THE THIRTY-FOURTH ORDINARY THE
ANNUAL MEETING of SHARE HOLDERS ill be held at the Offices of Messrs. JARDINE. MATHESON & Co., LTD on FRIDAY, FEBRUÄFT 4TH, 1921. at Noox, Directors and the Statement of Accounts for for the purpose of receiving the Report of the
the year ending December 31st, 1920
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from TUESDAY, JanGEZT 25th, 1021, to FRIDAY, February 4th, 1927, both days inclusive.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
W. S. BROWN, Secretary. Hongkong, January 20th, 1921.~
WANTED.
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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, JANUARY 21ST, 1981.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
NOTICE.
TERA MIROVA, the Distinguished
INTIMATIONS
HONGKONG BENEVOLENT SOCIETY
Art Dansense, also Leo PODOLSKY THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Hadame LOTTIE GORDON'S Grand Charity will be held in the CITY HAI on WEDNES the Brilliant Pianist, will appear as of the HowGKONG BENEVOLENT SOCIETY Concert at the Theatre Royal, on Satur-DAY, JANUARY 20TH, al Noos day night..
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E. EA CAVALIER. Hoo. Becretary, Hongkong. January 18th, 1921.
NOTICE.
ILLEEN and DOBIS Woods" at Madame LOTTIE GORDOS's... Grand Charity Concert at the Theatre Royal, on Saturday night.
1978:
MADAME LOTTIE GORDON, THE GIFTED PIANISTE. THEATRE ROYAL SATURDAY NIGHT.
NOTICE.
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LL Interest and Responsibility of "Mr. Ay ata. Was in ons. Firm ceased
by his death as from the 31st December 1920.
TAIT & CO... Amoy & FarmMMA. NOTICE.
ME FRANCIS CAIRD
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THE WEST POINT BUILDING -
COMPANY LIMITED.
NOTION IS HEREBY GIVEN that
the THIRTY-THIRD ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of SHARE- HOLDERS in this Company will be held at the Office of Messa, FARDINE, MATHESON (& Co. LTD, ob FRIDAY, FaxUARY SOTH, 1921, at 11.30 x for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors together with the Statement of Acmants for the year ending December 30th, 1990.
INTIMATION
WHISKIES OF
DISTINCTION
WATSON'S
E
The REGISTER of SHARES of the Com-A blend of the finest Whiskies
pany will be ULOSED 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 E. NORTHCOTE.
Becretary
to the General Agenix Hongkong, January 12th, 1981.
distilled in Scotland-
mild and mellow.
1219
OLD VAT No. 4.
HOGG THE HONGKONG CENTRAL ESTATE, authorized to Sign your Firma's name from 1st January, 1991.
TAIT & CO., Amoy & Formosa.
NOTICE
LIMITED.
NOTICE I ORDINARY GENERAL
OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the
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of his remarics, and another of his record- satisfactorily. It diay be pointed out that- ed remarka is: Those who are engaged the order affects the Customs Servios nok. in the formidable task of overcoming only at Canton, but also at Kowloos, capitalian must be prepared to try Lappa, Swatow, Samahni, Kongmoo method after method until they find the | Pakhoi, Hoihow add one or two other one, which answers their purpose best." places in the province of Kwangtang This, as Mr. Was observes, strips off Which of the stations in other pro- the last pretense that the Russian revela vinces embraced in the South-West Cou tion is anything more than the inaugura-federation" will be affected it is hard tion of an age of limitless experiment.
say. It in, for example, not clear st sent that Kwangai is one of the provincom One of the conclusions at which Mr. under the jurisdiction of the Military WELLS arrived is that the collapse of the Government which has its headquarters: civilised system in Russia into peasant in Canton. barbarism means that Europe will be cut off for many years from all the mineral wealth of Russia and from any supply of. Mr. W. B. Walker, of the Standard ́OU - raw products from this area, from its Co., returned to the Colony by the a corn, fax and the like. He regards it as | Feneruar.i Powers can get along without these up an open question whether the Western
plies, and he afirms that the cessation of them-certainly means a general im- poverishment of Western Europe. Now, the Bolshevist Government is, and says "A Chinese, aged 63 years, fell from the it is, a Communist Government, and Mr. roof-of
house in Bonham Strand,” WELL tells us that it is hopeless and on Wednesday, and died shortly after impossible for individual persons and wards at the Tang Wah Hospital.
of one Chinese from mall-por; no other notifiable diseases were reported for the 24- hours ended January 19th.
The daily health retum reports the death-
A well-known Chinese of Singapore has
firms to think of going into Russia to trade. He says emphatically: "There la only one being in Bussia with whom the been fined & thonsand dollars, and rums western world can deal, and that is the amounting to $3,000 were confiscated on
MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS in this A fine mellow Scotch Whisky. Bolshevist Government itself, and there a charge of assisting in the management-
LL CREDITORS and others having any JARDINE, MATHESON & Co, Ltd. on FRIDAY, Company will be held at the Offices of Meezes.. WILSON, late of Mears. Tair & Co., Amey deposu of receiving the Report of the Directors claims on the Batato of WILLIAM JANUARY 28TH, 1991, at 11.40 A., for the pur we required to forward particulars thereof to the rear ending December 31st. Formoen, who died on the 7th January, 1991, together with the Statement of Accounts for the undersigned Executor before the 30th April,
$31.
FRED. B. MARSHALL, c/o Messrs. TAIT & Co.
Amoy,
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NOTICEA
THIS is to inform the General Publis that TL the undersigned, have not given way NOMEONE with experience of infants to authority to say person or persons to Sign my. assist with 2 months' old child to England's Name of JOSEPH BROS. or my WWE in March. Terms on application.
S
Bor 971, ". Care of Daily Press Offco.
WANTED.
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MALL HOUSE or FLAT, Mid Level or Lower or Kowloon," Farnished. or Unfur nished. Quiet family of two,
Reply
Box 81," General Post Office," Hongkong.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNÉKE. The Steamship “BIOJUN MARU,” `E
FROM JAPAN,
CONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby informed that all Goods are being landed at their risk into the Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company, Ltd. at Kowloon, whence and/or from the wharves delivery may be obtained.
Optional Cargo will be forwarded, unless notice to the contrary be given before. 30th January,
No dlahus will be admitted after the
Private Name.
EDWARD MENASHIH JOSEPH. Hongkong, January 10th, 1991," [203
NOTICE.
The REGISTER of SHARES of the pany will be CLOSED from WEDNESDAY, January 18th, to FRIDAY, January 29th, both days Inclusive, during which period no Transfer of Shares can be Rezistered.
By Order of the Board of Directors..
MOWBRAY 6. NORTHCOTE.
Becretary to
the General Managers. Hongkong, January 13th, 1991.
THE HONGKONG LAND-BECLAMA-
TION COMPANY, LIMITED."
NOWN ORDINARY TONICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the
HOLDERS in this Company will be held at GENERAL MEETING of SHARE- the Offices of Mesars. JAsanz,. MATHESON & Co, Lan, on FRIDAY, JANTARK Sēru, 1991,
11.50 AM. for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors together with the Statement of Accounts for the year.
ending December Sist. 1920.
period no
The REGISTER of SHARES of the Com pany will be CLOSED from WEDNESDAY, January 18th to FRIDAY, both days Inclusive, durias, Tammary 2019, Transfer of Shares can be Registered. By Order of the Board of Directors,
MOWBRAY 8. NORTHCOTE,
Secretary. Bongkong, January 11th, 1921.
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GILBEY'S
ROYAL
SPEY
is no way of dealing with that one being of a public lottery in which prizes includ safely and effectually except throughed a motor-car, a house, jewellery, etc.. "some national, or, better, some inter- national trust,” which he explains should
Director of Museums F.M.S., resemble in its general nature one of the received an envelope containing a letter
The
big buying and controlling trusts that were so necessary and effectual in Euro-dated July 3rd, 1920, on January 6th from old deal with its individual. producers the Journal of the Federated Malay pean States during the great war. It Paris addressed as follows: Mr. Kunla Lumpur, Director of Agriculture and of on the one hand, and the Bolshevist States Museum, Singapore (Indo Chine
Government would deal with its own
A fine old liqueur Scotch population on the other." He declares Anglaise University of Hongkong."
Whisky.
SOLE IMPORTERS:
The Stewards of the Hankow Race Club have announced that the Spring Race
that this is the only way in which a capitalist State can hold commerce with a Communist State, and he describes the attempts which have been made during Meeting will be held on 25th, 23th, 17th the past year or
so to devise some and 30th April. Training will commence method of private trading in Russia with on 14th February. The stakes for all out recognition of the Bolshevist Governaces have been increased by approxi- ment, as having been, from the outset, as mately one-third, and the entrance fear &hopeless as the search for the north-west have been also increased in the same
CO.
ESTABLISHED. 1841,
Phone 818.
ru
OF
passage from England to India the proportion. channels are frozen up.""'
A coolie employed by Mesars. Morita & We come back to LEIN's own words Co., traders, of Prays East, was sentenced that to make a success of the social at the Magistracy, by Mr. Orme yasters revolution in Bussis the western world day, to six months hard labour for parti- must join in The western world have cipating with two others, not, in custody, not been so impressed with the object in a robbery at the shop on Tuesday night. Vaux B. a lesson afforded by Bussis as to show any Property to the value of $222.50 was taken, 131, za BERE, EC inclination to accept the invitation. One The defendant and two other fokis admitted of the leading Bolshevist newspapers men to the shop at night, so that the recently was lamenting that what it called robbery might be committed. the grandiose strikes in England, Italy, Mr. G. N. Orme gave sentence yesterday Roumanis and Germany-on which the in the case of opium snuggling he had Bolshevists had evidently reckoned have postponed from the previous day. The lost all their significance, and now re master of a harbour junk had taken or present nothing more than skirmishes hoard, in the middle of the night, a hrge
HONGXONG OFFICE 10 D LONDON OFFICE +
The
beg to inform my numerous patrons that
hare This Day Opened Branch of my HAIR DRESSING SALOON at No. 19, To House Street My presmi Baloon at the Old Post Office Building will continue as hereto fore,
E. KUSANO, Barber... Hongkong, Jannary 10th, 1921. :1196
VICTORIA RECREATION CLUB. OPEN BILLIARD CHAMPIONSHIP OF THE COLONY. ENTRIES for the above Championship closes on January 26th. Apply to the Hon. Secretary. Entrance fee, $2.
Competitors are also requested to attend THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST- at the Club on January 28th.
MENT AND AGENCY CO., LTD. R. O. WITCHELL,
Hon. Secretary. Hongkong, January 19th.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the THIRTY – THIRD ORDINARY BONGKONG ST. ANDREW'S SOCIETY HOLDERS in this Company will be held at GENERAL MEETING Fat" SHARE ROBERT BURNS the Offices of Mesars JARDINS, MATHESON & ANNIVERSARY DINNER will be Co
ANNUAL
Noor, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors together with MR. H. G. WELLS, in one of the very the Statement of Accounts for the Members desiring to attend are requested to ending December 31st, 1920,
the year interesting articles he has published on communicate with the undersigned.
The REGISTER of SHARES of the
Com exclusive of wines.
WEDNESDAY, Cost of Dinner will be $3.00 per head, will be CLOSED from
January 19thy to FRIDAY, January 2841, both days inclusive, during hich period no Transfer of Bhares can be Registered. By Order of the Board of Directors,
MOWBRAY S. NORTHCOTE. Ce e Becretary. Hongkong, January 13th, 1991.
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THE
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Daily Press.
HONGKONG, JANDART 213T, 1921.
Goods bare left the Godowns, and all held at the Heraxose HoTEL on TUESDAY 19., en FBIDAY; JANUARY 28TH, 1921, THE COLLAPSE OF RUSSIA between the workers and capitalism, quantity of opium, in respect of which, had
Goods remaining undelivered after the 26th Jans will be subject to rent.
All claims against the steamer must be presented to the Undersigned on or before the
recognized. beth Feh, or they will not be croods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on the 26th Feb., at 10 AM.
No Fire Insurance has been effected. Bills of Lading will be countersigned by
DODWELL & Co, Lav
Agents.
Hongkong, January 20th, 1921.
B.8. "ARMAND BEHIC“.
COMPAGNIE DES
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MESSAGERIES
MARITIMES.
NOTICE.
NONSIGNEES of Cargo from MARSHL-
Les be connection with abore Steamer
are hereby informed that their Goods, with the exception of Opium, Treasure and Valuables are being landed, and stored at their risks," into the howardous and/or extra hazardons Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co, Ltd, at Kowloon, whence delivery may be obtained immediately after landing.
Optional Cargo will be forwarded an unless intimation is received from the Consignees bature Noon TO-DAT requesting it to be landed
here.
Bills of Lading will be countersigned by the Undersigned. Gocos remaining unclaimed after Jan. 28th, at Noor, will be subject to rent and landing charges.
All claims must be sent in to me on or before Jan. 29th, or they will not be recognized.
All damaged packages will be examined by Mears Goddam & Douglas, on WEDNESDAY, Jan. 16th, at 10 AMAND
No Fire Insurance has been effected.
B. RODENFUSER, Acting Agent Hongkong, January 20th, 1921. [274
SEAMEN'S INSTITUTE
21, PRAYA EAST, HONGKONG." OB the use of all Men of the Mercantile
Marine and HM. Navy.
Reading and Writing Rooms, Billiard Room, Officers Room, C.P.O.'s Room Restaurant, Concert Hall, Church.
Privala Cabins and beds in Dormitories Motor Launch Dayspring."
JANUARY 26TH, at 8 o'clock, F.M.
T. W. HILL, Hon. Secretary Horakone St. ANDREW'S SOCIETY, Hongkong, Janusiy, 17th, 1821. [245
ST. ANDREW'S CHURCH MEN'S
ASSOCIATION. MARATHON 'RACE."'"
ING COMPANY, LIMITED,"
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his visit to Busais, refers to Lar de
being as tetchy" as a housewife who wants you to recognise that everything
It should be plain to Soviet Russia the full penalty of ten times the value of
that the western world has not
not the opinm boon exacted, he would have
been attracted, but repelled, by the been muleted in a fine of- about half-a- appalling tragedy of the revolution. I million dollars. The Magistrate sentenced trade with Russia is only possible on the the defendant to six months imprison lines indicated by Mr. Wats, then Europe men and also ordered him to nav a fine is in perfect order in the middle of an eviction. Mr. WELLS wanted to learn will prefer such impoverishment as the of 290.000 or torve a further term of twelve LEIN's own opinions as to what he is cessation of trade relations involves, to months' imprisonment trying to create in Russia, and whether, arrangements dictated by the autocrats of in his own view, he is making a success Russia who are avowedly contriving to of the China and Japan Telephone Co., The funeral of the late Mr. W. B. Noble, THE KOWLOON LAND AND BUILD. of the social revolution. LawIN is one of involve the whole world in the appalling Ltd., which took place at the Roman those fanatical idealists who will not catastrophe which they have brought Catholic Cemetery, was marked by a very admit defeat, but he went very near it about in their own country. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the
noteworthy and quite spontaneons expres- THIRTY-SECOND ORDINARY when he said; "To make it a success the To be run in Kowloon, distance about 7 miles MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS western world must join in. Why doesn't
sion of sympathy on the part of the Chinese What will happen in regard to the staff employed by the Company. Upwards (Route to be announced later) win this Company will be held at the SILVER TROPHIES 16 2nd and 3rd Company Offices, Victoria Buildings, on it." The answer to that question is Chinese Maritime Customs Service in the of a hundred of them fulowed the ds Open to all Europeans of the Colony
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1921, at 1 o'clock that the western world clearly perceives South-Western provinces on February 1st, from the monument, walking with almost Entrants to be nominated by a Member of Noos, for the purpose of receiving the Report the folly of it. Mr. Was himself came when the Military Government establish military precision, and each seemed to be the Association. All applications for entry to be of the Directors together with the Statement away from Russia with the conviction thated at Canton threatens to assume control bearing a wreath. The chief mourners were sent to the undersigned.
of Accounts for the year ending December 31st, D. J. PURVES,
1920, Secretary, Sports Committee, The REGISTER of SHARES of the Cam of the western type least disciplined and of much speculation. The Canton Times phono Co., Mr. J. P. Sherry and Mr. D. Russia, which was a modern civilisation of these stations, is naturally a subject Mr. H. 8. Bennet, Manager of the Tole- C/O JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., Lan.pany will be CLOSED from WEDNESDAY,
· 241 January 28th to FRIDAY, February 4th, botir most ramshackle of all the great Powers, has been trying to elicit the views of Tollan, and other members of the staff of days inclusive, during which perind no transfer is now a modern civilisation in extremis foreign residents in Canton on the sub the Telophoss Company Many other of Shares can be registered
To be held under the suspices of the abort Association on THURSDAY, FERUARY 10TH, at 4 F.M.?
WAR MEMORIAL. SUBSCRIPTION LIST.
OR the erection by Public Subscription, of
building to be run on Y.MOA, lines,
TUTE and to be managed for the joint use of to be called the WAR MEMORIAL INSTI the Navy, the Army and Civilians by a Jabt Board of Directors. A portion of the sum raised will be devoted to the erection of Per manent Stone Memorial which will be put in hand at an early date.
Lista may be found at --- Mer Lazio & Crawford.
Kelly & Walik Montzia.
Wm. Powell, Ltd.
The Hongkong Club,
Hongkong
Cricket Club, Ciab Lusitano. »Engineers Institute.
Victoris Recreation Club.' Kowicon Cricket Club. Kowloon Bowling Club. Peak Chaku
Club de Recreio. Craigengower Club, ma
· M.-J. BREEN.
Hon. Secretary, War Memorial Committee.
Hongkong, December 15th, 1920.
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By Order of the Board of Directors,
MOWBRAY 8. NORTHCOTE, Secretary to the
HOYGEUNG LAND INVESTMENT & AGENCY
General Agents for TRE KOWLOON LAND AND BUILDING CO., LTD. Hongkong, January 19th, 1921. (263
THE HONGKONG, CANTON & MACAO STEAMBOAT COMPANY, LIMITED,
“Nothing like this Russian downfall has ject. One suggested that the Customs friends among the European community ever happened before. If it goes on for Staff might simply move to the Shameen also attended to pay their last tribute of & year or more the process of collapse and order all importers to pay the duties respect.
"
will be complete. Nothing will be left of there. It is understood, says the re- There passed away yesterday morning Bussia but a country of peasants; the port, "that some 87 per cent, of the Canton at Kowloon City, at the ripe age of 81, towns will be practically deserted and in Customs revenue last year was collected Pastor Matthew Fong (Fong Yat Sau) ruins the railways will be rusting in on goods coming in foreign bottoms," who had been in charge of the Church ishman whose leaning towards Collec Diplomatic Corps in Peking would cer- years Fastor Fong had served his Church disuse." That is the opinion of an Eng-Another opinion expressed was that the at Kowloon City since 1903. For over 40
tivism is well known. Mr. Wats differs tainly take strong action against the pro- amongst his own people in Australis and TO SHAREHOLDERS from LEI in this he believes that posed measure of the Military Govern China. He had been an actor, and o HE ONE HUNDRED AND FIRST
through a vast educational campaign the meat and perhaps cause foreign vessels his conversion carried on Christian work ORDINARY MEETINO SHARE existing capitalist system could be to refrain from "accepting goods which with great energy, HOLDERS in the Company will be held at
He initiated St. < civilised
into a collectivist world have not been passed by the Customs Ser Stephen's Church at West Point, while the Office of the Company. Hotel Mannions, on system"; while Laws, on the other hand, vice directed by Peking, thus foreing for his own little Church at Kowloon City la MONDAY, FEBRUARY 7TH, 1927, at 11 am, for the purpose of receiving a Report of the tied himself years ago to the Marxist | eign cad native exporters alike into
NOTICE
Directors, together with a Statement of dogmas of the inevitable elaas war, and much inconvenience. We doubt if the source of great interest to visitors to Accounts, declaring a
that place. In addition to his ordinary, Dividend and electing the downfall of capitalist order as a pre- is a solution which would commend itself clerical duties, be commenced, and con Director and Auditors.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company lude to reconstruction, the proletariat either to the foreign merchant or to the tinued for years, Alms Houses for old will be: CLOSED from January 28th to dictatorship, and so forth. LENIN, as we bondholder who is secured by the Ons and distressed Chinese Christians of ell February 7th, 1991, both days inclusive,
By Order of the Board of Directors,
JOHN ARNOLD,"
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A Secretary; Hongkong, January 18th, 1921.
have said, does not confess failure, toms revenue. Nothing short of the mea- denominations. The funeral will be held Come back and see what we have done sure indicsted in our comment of yester on Sunday and is likely to be largely in Russia in ten years time" was one day would seem to meet the situation attended.