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THE HONGKONG
TO SECRETARIES OF CLUBS AND OTHER INSTI TUFIONE,
CUP has been presented by Mr. K. §. Mozzinam which will be played for under
LLA preliminary notices of forthcoming the following conditions ---
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before starting.
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■ENDERS for the Supply of SEAMEN'S
Noon on the 14TH FEBRUARY at H.M. Noval Victualling Yard, Kowloon,
→
Tender forms neid particulars can be obtained
on application to
VICTUALLING STORE OFFICER,
H.M. Nara! Eepoty
Kowloon.
Hongkong, February 1st, 1921.
NOTICE TO CONSIONEES.
P. & O. 8. N. Co.'s Stemmer
LAHORE
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Arrived Hongkong, on Feb. Jud; 1921.
FROM ANTWERP, LONDON, PORT SAID
BOMBAY, COLOMBO AND STRAITS, Consignees of Cargo by the above-named vessel are hereby informed that their goods are being landed and placed AT THEIR KIK in the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godowa
• Company's Godowa at Kowloon, where each Jonsignment will be sorted out Mark by Mars sad delivery can be obtained as the Goods are landed.
Optional Goods will be landed here unless instructions have been given to the contrary six hours before nerival of the Steamer.
Goods not cleared within 8 days, including date of arrival, will be subject to rent.
No Fire Insurance will be effected by us in aż, case whatever.
Damaged packages must be left in the Godown for examination by the Consignees, and The Company's Surveyors, Mears Gustav
Doves, at on Mondays and
All Claims must be presented within ten days of the Steamer's arrival here after which date they cannot be recognised.
No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godown.
MACKINNON, MACKENZIE &.00,
Agents. Hongkong, February Ind, 193. 346
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. THE P.&O.B. N. Co.'s Steamer
KASHGAR"
Arrived. Hongkong, on Feb. 2nd, 1931.
FROM LONDON, GIBRALTAR, MARSEIL- LES, PORT SAID, ADES, COLOMBO & STRAITS.
Consignes of Cryo by the above-named wemmel are hereby informed that sheir goods ses being landed and plšovi AT THEIE KIE in the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company's Godown at Kowloon, where each Consiment will be sorted ont Mark by Mark and delivery can be obtained-an the Goods are Land
Optional Goods will be landed here unless instructions have been given to the contrary 6 hours before arrival of the Steamer.
Goods not cleared within 8 days, including date of arrival, will be subject to reất.
No Fire Lafumanos will be affected by as in any case whatever.
Damaged packazee must be left in the Go down for examination by the Consignees, and the Company's Burroyors, MT, GODDARD Dovolen, at 10. on MONDAYS and THURSDATE.
All Claims must be presented within ten days of the Steamer's arrival hare after which date they cannot be recognised.
No Claims will be arimitted, after the goods have left the Godown.
MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO.
Agents. ongkong, February 2nd, 1921. .[367
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The Peking Daily News ways that ten per cent increase over last year's of Japan and Amerion were reaching receipts is registered by the returns of the Salt Gabelle for. 1920. The total amount of revenus realised was about $10,000,000.
critical stage. As we mentioned in an article on the subject a fortnight or more aga, the nature of this Peace Commission Treaty is perfectly well known to the Japanese Government, for when it was signed so anxious was the British Governe ment, in the words of The Time, to make its attitude clear in the contingency ties. of any eventual controversy: between
H.M.S. Newcastle, light cruiser, which was paid off for disposal earlier in the year, is to be prepared at Chatham for sale." The Newcastle, was serving on the China Station at the outbreak of war, and was abroad throughout the hostili
WATSON'S Japan and the United States that it pro- The following story was told on the
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Manchester Royal Exchange just lately. ceeded immediately to notify Japan that-A China merchant received B cable "Cancel all orders immediately," to it would regard this Treaty as a generul |
which he promptly replied "Cannot Treaty of Arbitration and within the cancel immediately; you must wait your meaning of Article IV of the turn.". Anglo-Japanese Treaty of Alliance, That wax in 1914, 80 that if the Japanese public has been all this while in ignorance of the fact no blame for this can attach to the British
Hen-Chow Lee, a native of San Fran, cisco, who was one of the frst Chinese to enlist, and was killed in the Inst conne drive, has been buried at Sau Francisco under the auspices of the Chinese members of the American Legion, with high honours
The Church of England Men's Society met last night, for the first time in the Church Hall, when the members listened to an address by the Rev. Mr. Pim, R.N., Chaplain to H.M.S. Harkins on " Scout- ing." Mr. Pim gave sa interesting account of the Boy Scout movement...
A shroff of the Chinese Customs ser- vice at Shanghai, whose accounts seem
Government Baron HAYASHI, the Ambas- sador in London, no doubt acting under instructions, has recently endorsed Lord NORTHCLIFTE's remark, that in the event of an American-Japanese wat Britain would be under no obligations to assist Japan, as a wise and opportune warning. Such an endorsement is significant even if we take it that Japan, as Baron Havasni claims, "did not rely on the to require some explanation" is being assistance of Britain in the event of there is an amount of some Tis. 15,000 sought by the police. It is alleged that a war with America. No doubt some to be accounted for, but it is mentioned
of services only need apply-BUTTERFIELD A fine mellow Scotch Whisky. questions about the matter will be asked that the amount is covered by a guar-
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DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF
·YELLOW ' RIVER ⠀ BRIDGE - FOB PEKING HANKOW RAILWAY
GILBEY'S
"ING COMPANY," LIMITED.
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the THIRTY-SECOND ORDINARY MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS is this Company's Offices, Vistoria uding look Chinese Government Railways invites
Company will be held at the
THE PEKING HANKOW LINE of the SPEY FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 4TH, 1991, at 12 o'clock Noow, for the purpose of receiving the Report sealed proposals of BRIDGE CONTRAC of the Directors together with the Statement TURS for Designing and Building & New 1920.
of Accounts for the year ending December Stat,
pany will be CLOSED from WEDNESDAY,
The REGISTER of SHARES of the Come January 26th to FRIDAY, February 4th, both days inclusive, during which period no transfer of Shares can be registered.
...
By Order of the Board of Directors,
MOWBRAY S. NORTHCOTE,
Becretary to the HONGKONG LAND INVESTMENT & AGENCY
Co., LTD., General Agents for THE KOWLOON LAND ATD. BUILDING. CO., LTD. Hongrong January 19th, 1921. *[209
THE HONGKONG, CANTON & MACAO STEAMBOAT COMPANY, LIMITED,
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS. THE ONE HUNDRED AND FIRST TORDINARY APERING OF SHARE HOLDERS in the Company will be held at the Office of the Company. Hotel Mansions, on MONDAY, FEBRUARY 7TH, 1991, at 11 AM, for the purpose of receiving a Report of the Directors, together with a Statement of Accounts, declaring a Divi lend and electing Directors and Auditors.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from January 25th to February 7th, 1921, both days inclusive. By Order of the Board of Directon,
JOHN ARNOLD,
Becretary. Hongkong, January 18th, 1921,
HONGKONG
AUTOMOBILE
ASSOCIATION.
NOTICE.
ELE THIRD ORDINARY ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of the HONG KONG AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION will be held at the Offices of Messrs. Jardins, MATHESON & COMPANY LIMITED, Pedder Street, Hongkong, on FRIDAY, the 11zx. day of FERETARY, 1t 5.15 F, to receive the Report of the Committee an-1 Statement of Accounts to 31st December, 1920, to elect Officers and Com- mittee for the earning year and to transact any General Business.
By Order of the Committee,
G. MISKIN,
Hon. Secretary, Hongkong, February 1st, 1921. 1361
SUNDAY, FARZDARI O. Preparatory gHUMPHREYS ESTATE AND FINANCE
Tor Handicap class at 10.10 AM.
AMIE. S. BQUSE; Hon. Secretary, Bailing Committee.
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IMPORTS AND EXPORTS OFFICE.
NOTICE
CHINESE NEW YEAR HOLIDAYS THIS OFFICE will be entirely CLOSED TUESDAY and WEDNESDAY, the 8th and 9TH FERRUAZT, 1921.
Licensed Warehouses will be entirely closed en those dates.
N. L. SMITH,
· Superintendent, Imports and Expor Hongkong, February Lit, 1921.
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HONGKONG · BAVINGS BANK.
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on NOTICE
and after 14 FERUARY, 1921, the HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK will be Open on
Week days from 10 AM to 3 r.. Baturdays from 10 to 12 NOON. A. G. STEPHEN Chief Maniger, Hoxoxona & Suangmar BANKING
CORPORATION, GIMNAZI Hongkong, Februa
£840
NO
COMPANY, LIMITED.
ROYAL
steel Bridge about a nasty Proposals will fine old liqueur Scotch the Yellow River (Hwang.He).
the Offse of Peking-Hankow Railway, Peking, be received up to Noor of Jaws 30, 1931, st China. Pisas, rules and specifications can be obtained from the following Offices:
Poking-Peking-Hankow Railway, Amari. can British, Belgian French, Italian and Japances Legations.”. Foreign Chinese Legations, Washington, “London, Brussels, Paris Home and #Tokyo
ATOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the ORDINARY ANNUAL GENERAL KEETING of SHAREHOLDERS in this" Campany, will be held at the HONGKONG HOTEL, Hongkong, on SATURDAY, the 1978 FZBADAKI, 1991, at 11.20 x, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors together with a Statement of Accounts for the year ending 31st December, 1920,
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the
All applications for same must be sccom- panied with 26.
PEKING-HANKOW RAILWAY
ADMINISTRATION.
WISEMAN, LTD;
Fresh Arrival o ENGLISH CONFECTIONERYS Canaux's Chocolates,
"FEY'S CHOCOLATEṀ.
Ferzan's CHICOLATES
PASCALL'S CANDIES,
30
MACKINTOSH's TOFFEE.
Also Cailers Swiss Chocolates in Fancy boxes and a large assortment of Peek Frean Biscuits."
All these Goods- have arrived during the last few days.
WISEMAN, LTD.
WAR MEMORIAL
SUBSCRIPTION LIST
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SOLE IMPORTERS:
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in the Japanese Diet, which is now in antee.. session, and there may be some elucida- tory explanation forthcoming, but in the meantime it is not going too far to any that Japan's foreign policy has taken a new orientation and the influence of the Anglo-Japanese Alliance has been obliterated.
It is true that it might still be useful Egainst Russia,' hut Russia is now such an outcast among the society of nations that no one is likely to come to her help.
In the circumstances it will be interesting to watch what form Japan's
Recruiting in the home areas is still a bit dull, but it is expected that after the New Year it will improve generally In the meantime there will be a good many extensions of service called for in the battalions on foreign service, includ- ing those at Hongkong and Singapore, says a home paper.
We learn that the English mails were put on the P. & O. steamer Lahore at Singapore Then the Postal authori tics, learning that the ship expected to take six days to reach Hongkong, order ed the mails to be taken off again Lahore is due to reach Hongkong to-day, The
The Miskimo marn came in with the
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There was a small attendance of mem bers of the Ladies' Recreation Club at the annual meeting held at the City Hall The accounts showed a yesterday. balance in hand of $295. The General Committee for the year was elected as Everton, Mrs. Gompertz, Mr. Jordan, follows:-3Ers. Bell, Mrs. Bowen, Mrs. Mrs Nisbet and Mrs. Bam.
At Messrs Christie's concluding sala powdered-blue cylindrical vases, enamel- of the year 1920, a pair of Chinese
foreign policy will take. She is in letter mail last night. Siberia and finds it exceedingly difficult to
make a graceful exit. Business interests are being pushed for all they are worth. The latest news is that she ia practically monoplising the Siberian fisheries, demanding that all the money paid for the leases should be lodged in her hands owing to the unsettled state do of the country. In other directions also the militarists are holding the door open for Japanese exploitera The sleavage led with plasts in famille-verte, 17 in. between the military and commercial high, Kang He, the property of a lady, interests in Japan is not so wide as to sold for 1,100 guineas (Huggins) and a pair of Chinese famille verte cisterns, be always noticeable, however much the enamelled with birds and flowers, 22 in. commercial interests may grumble at diameter, Kien-Lung, in the same pre- DEATHS.
perty, brought || 660 guineas (F." Paz- the expense and the danger of going too DENTAL 2, Carlos-place, W. 1, on De-
tridge). good deal of camber 21st, MADEL PENELOPE, wife of far. There is certainly EDWARD DENT, and daughter of the thin ice to be crossed. The shooting of
On Tuesday night, abumber. late G. La Phipps Eyre.
Lieutenant LANGDON at Vladivostock by Point were destroyed by are. Originat matsheds used by quarrymen at Quarry PITT NIND.-At Henfield, Sussex, or De
cember 18th, Lucy, widow of Ronald of which more will doubtless be heard.
a Japanese sentry is an ugly incidenting in the largest of the sheds, the high wind carried the flames to adjoining PrIT NI, and daughter of late
structures. The Fire Brigade was not JAMES B. ENDICOTT, of Macao, aged It illustrates what an anomalous position in time to prevent their total destruc- PD BL
prevails at the Russian port when the tion; owing to the great distance of the place from the Fire Station. The in- Vaux ED. C city, still nominally Russia's, is guarded mates managed to rescue their personal EasyG OPTICE: 101, DES Learner OvFICK : 151, Faz Sera, EC by Japanese sentries with instructions possessions.
toshoot anybody who fails to acknowledge their supremacy.
The Daily Press.
HoaGIONŲ, FEBRUAIT 3RD, 1991.
T
MOB the erection by Public Subscription, of building to be run on TEM.C.B, lines, to be called the WAR MEMORIAL INSTI TUTH and to be managed for the joint use of the Navy, the Army and Civilians by Joint Board of Directors. A portion of the sam raised will be devoted to the erection of a Par manent Stane Memorial which will be put in THE JAPANESE PRESS AND filtering into Japan. Her occupation hand at an early date.,
Lasts may be found at se Mesar. Lane & Crawford.
Kelly & Walk.
· Montric.
Wm. Powell, Ltd.
The Bongkang Club..
Hongkong Or chet Club. Club Luntano. Engineers Institate. Victoria Recreation Olzib.. Kowloon Cricket Club. Kowloon Bowling Club. Peak Club, Club de Recreio. Craigengower Club..
K. J. BREEN.
Hon. Becretary War Memorial Committee, Hongkong, December 15th, 1920, 1129 STEAMERS FOR SALE.
Under instructions received from THE MINISTRY OF SHIPPING, LONDON
will be CLOSED from the 11th February to the 21st February (both days inclusire), during which period no Transfer of Shares can be Offers are invited for the purchase of the Registered age
following Ex-Enemy Steamers --- BON, Name of
tirow
Net Steamer Tonnage Tonnage Built Chois Fa
1055 1889 Manila
1790 1700 1904 Wong A
1777 1115
JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & BMW Claneral Managers. Hongkong, January 31st, 1911.
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An interesting personality who arrived on the Kangar, yesterday, 19. Captain But the chief question is what Japan E. B. Evans, C.B., D.S.O., who is as intends to do with Eastern Siberia. Her Antarctic Exploration as for his meri "well-known for his association with announced intention is to preserve it torious work in the war He entered from the Bolsheviks and to form a buffer the Navy in 1897, and served in the State to prevent Bolshevik ideas from Morning, the relief ship to the Discovery British Antarctic Expedition as second Expedition, in 1902-04, and joined the in command, in October, 1000, returning in command of the expedition after the later, he was in command of the loka w death of Captain Scott in 1913. A year in the bombardment of the German Army. right wing, Belgian Const, and was men- tioned in despatches. He was in-com- mand of the Broke in 1917, when that ship and the Swift had their memorable in which Captain Evans ship sack the engagement with six German destroyers, G.85 and G., besides torpedoing a third German destroyer: Like Bir Ernest Shackleton, Captain Evans holds He was cial Attaché in China, and Mrs. Fox are by the Admiralty in 1907, received the
Mr. H. H. Fox, C.M.G, the Commer many foreign decorations
Awarded the Chadwell Testimonial Prize passing through on the Kashgar. B in 1013, and the D.8.0., in 1917,
He married in 1918 the belle of Nor
Mixs -Elsa - Andvord, of Chris- tianial ve
going on, and given peace on the western
Japan may find herself involved in a war more strenuous than she expected...
THE ALLIANCE.
of Russian soil may arouse a good deal of patriotism and couse many Russians SOMEWHAT of a change has come over the to throw in their fate with the Bolsheviks tone of the Japanese Press in discussing temporarily for the sake of driving the Anglo-Japanese Alliance and the Japan cut. Movements are already newal thereof since it became known that Great Britain had notified Japan front of Russia, which beema probable, that the Peace Commission Treaty with America would be regarded as a general arbitration treaty within the meaning of Article IV of the Alliance Treaty. As ia well-known, Article IV. provides that the offensive and defensive alliance does not apply, to countries with which one of the signatory Powers has a treaty of abi will shortly take place, between A M
marriage has been arranged, and tration. At the time the Treaty was last Reith, Hongkong and Shanghai Bank- renewed Britain had an arbitration treaty tom widow of John Nowell Sidebottom,
ing Corporation, and Madeline Bidabot |
with the United States under weigh, but Manila. owing to the refusal of the Senate to
Among Hongkong residents who re ratify it the matter fell through. The turned from Home yesterday by the P absence of such an arbitration treaty with & O. steamer Kasghar were Mr. C. D. Wilkinson Mr. E. J. Chapman, Mr. and America, of course, mads Japan's position Mra: W. Le Lenske, Mr. C. A and Miss ci-á-vie America considerably stronger, Hastings and the announcement that another by
a surprise to the
THE HONGKONG UNIVERSITY FURTHER MUNIFICENT DONATION
BY SIR ROBERT HO TUNG.
A munificent donation of $100,000 to Hongkong University by Sir Robert Ho Tung, LL.D., was announced by H.E. the
at Queen's College Prize Dis Governor police notify that one half of s treaty is to be regarded as a general $100 note of the Mercantile Bank has tribution yesterday. This donation, which THE INDOCHINA STEAM NAVIGA of Sale wid fall particular may be arbitration treaty seems to have come as been found. The owner can have the brings Sir Robert's benefactions to the
TIÓN COMPANY, LTD.
Ascertained on application to, and permits for inspection will be, iarted by Mossra,
fragment on producing the other half University up to $250,000, will be BOURKKAD & CO., Bingapore; Mesan. BULLOCH THE Directors of the above Company have Broe. & Co, Lar, Bangoon: Mas judging from the newspaper comments, ownership.
public, who, Japanese
or giving other conclusive proof of devoted to the provision of work- THE
declared an INTERIM DIVIDEND on Deferred Share for the year
HOW MAGEENIE &o, Hongkong and he would seem to know nothing of the terms The Governor-General appointes of the the department most in need of funde shops for the Engineering Faculty, 1930, at the rate of 8/- per Sharing
Dividends to Shareholders on the Colonia Beaded Tenders should be lodged with Mic of the Peace Commission Treaty. It has Dutch East Indies, Me De Fock, had at the moment. Sir Robert has been XIENOS MACKERES. & Co., Calcutter Offers even been suggested that there is no such arranged to leave The Hague to-day, is shown by his earlier gift. of Kowloon a consistent friend of education, as Begister are free of Income Tax and will be paid at the rate of 3/10 per dollarbon
must be in sterling and a deposit squal to Five treaty in existence. Some of the paper the Prins der Nederlanden, sailing British School to the Colony end by the
February 3rd, to embark of Naples: on Dividend Warrants will be obtainable on aźd per cent of the amount tendered must be made have been asking why the existence of from Amsterdam on February 19th. Me scholarships which bear his name.
with the Company's after SATURDAY, FEXRUARY 26TH, 1991, at the Company's Office:
offeranderin
this treaty was not disclosed to the Fock will be accompanied by Miss Tel. Queen's College. It was, therefore, only
legen, as private secretary and by Mins btting that his alma mater should. Japanese Government, seeing that M. Kroesen, sister of General Kroesen, honour him, yesterday by hanging his it has auch an important bearing on the chief of the staff in the Dutch Eastportrait on its walls, side by side with Alliance Treaty, and hunt that the British Indies, Miss Boesen vill assist the Goy those of other prominent men to whom the ernor-General during the receptions at institution is indebted and ne da inspiran Government has only raked, it up at the Butenzorg
tion to its other alumisli.
TRANSVER BOOKS of the Company will Le CLOSED from February 19th, to February 28th, both days inclusive.
- JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., Ja VERONA. General ManagÒTS." Hongkong, January 28th,
fou
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undersigned, ARE HA
jagenja “at?ither Port of Tenders will be opened at Calcutta on Tues for 14 days after that date. DAT, the 29th March, 1921, and must be valid
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