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BITUATION WANTED. TRAINED NURSE (English) at present in Shanghai, seeks port. Would take charge
af infant or small child.
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KOWLOON RESIDENTS.
ASSOCIATION.
THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEET TING will be held in the KowLoo BRITISH SCHOOL (By courtesy of HE THE GOVERNOR, Sir R. E. Srusas, K.O.M.G.).
On MONDAY. 14th February, at 6 p.m.
W. JACKSON,
Hon. Secretary. Hongkong, 11th February, 1821. [494
H. STEPHENS & CO., LIMITED · «
(In Liquidation).
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to
LIFE
INTIMATIONS
NOTICE.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 12TH,
Public is hereby notified that POWER OF ATTORNEY of Ma J. MACDONALD to Sign per Procuration for CONNELL BROS, COMPANY har This Day been rescinded
A. C. CONRAD. Hongkong, February 10th, 1921. [416
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NOTICE.
PREPAID “WANTED"
ADVERTISEMENTS.
Letters ses lying at this. Office for
Barat P, Q, AD, AP., AW, BF, BO
LOCAL IMPORT EXPORT FIRM desires
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Cylindar Studebaker. Price $5,0 WATSON'S Can be seen on application to Commander MOCOWEN, HHS Alacrity, Naval Yard, (10
THE SHARE-HOLDERS of the BAN-MOTOR CAR FOR BALE-Seater Six
QUE INDUSTRIELLE DE CHINE are herewith informed that an INTERIM DIVIDEND of Frs. 2) per Share will be paid from Faxnuary 1st, 1997, on pre- sentation of their certificates at the Head Ofice, in Paris, and at any of its Agencies.
Hongkong, January 20th, 1921.
G.
NOTICE.
B.
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IS HEREBY NOTIFIED that the Notice
Nection 181 of the Companies Ordinance, I mosing VICTORIA ROAD to Trafic is 1911, that a MEETING of the CREDITORS withdrawn, and that this Road may now be used. of H. STEPHENS & Co. Ltd. (In Liquidation), as heretafore. will be held at the Offices of Mesars. PEXCI SMITH, SITU & FLEMING, No. 5, Queen's Road Central, 1st door, on SATURDAY, the 19th day of February, 1921, at 12 o'clock Noos, for the purpose provided for in the sail Section,
1921.
Dated at Hongkong, the 27th day of January,
{ J. HENNESSEY SETH, F.SAA.
Liquidator.
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PRELIMINARY NOTICE, HONGKONG BUXING ASSOCIATION.
FIRST TOURNAMENT Morway, Pist February, at 9 r. at the MING YUEN
GARDENS
Booking at MOUTAI's WEDNESDAY, Feb. 16th-Members (on production. Current Member ship Cards only).
THURSDAY, 17TH to MONDAY, 2187– General Public. Special Trains will be run before and after the
Hournament.
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INTER-MUNICIPAL NOTIFICATION.
H
WEITZE CREEK, PUMPING INSTALLATION.
ENDERS are hereby invited for elec-
minute
Trical pumping plant capable of dis- charging 60,000 gallons per against a total head of 13 feet.
Specifications of detailed requirements can be obtained on application to the undersigned.
J: B. LYNESS,
c/o 'British_Municipal Council, Tientsin. Tientsin, February 1st, 1921
HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK.
413
OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on
No after 142 FEBRUARY, 1991, the
HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK will be Opers on-
Week days from 10 AJH. to 3 F.3 Baturdays from 10 to 12 Nook,
A. G. STEPHEN, Chief Manager, Horarong & Pranghai BanXING CORPORATION.
Bourkong, February 2nd,
80
AN AEROPLANE *EXHIBITION
FAMINE
will be given by
ช่น
MR. LIMON,
a Chine stunt Biyer in aid of
RELIEF IN NORTH CHINA SUNDAY, FEAUARY 13TH, at 5 PM.
at Happy Valley.
Mr. Lax Oy will give an exhibition of Spinning Vertical Banku, Stalling, Zooming, Looping and Tail Bliding.
... $1.
Admission
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STEAMERS FOR SALE.
Under instructions received from THE MINISTRY OF SHIPPING, LONDON
Offers an invited for the purchase of following Ex-Enemy Steamers
Gross Net Tonnage Tonnage Built.
Name of
Steiner Choro Fa
Manila
Wong Koi
T
1846
1790
1777
T. È. PERKINS, - Director of Public Works.
Public Works Department,
Hongkong, February 10th, 1921.
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ANTED.-By Family WANDER HOUSE, FLAT or April Reply stating terms. Box BÚ, Daily Frase Office.
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OR SALE or RENT-10 KOOM HOUSE
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Fix Bath Rooms, Gardan, Servante Quarters, etc, on Babington Path, compas A blend of the finest Whiskies
about March 1st Apply Box B7, Daily Prom Office.
[18.
TO LET Three we ventuated ROOMS Apply to the Chinese Mercantile Co. (of Hong Long) No. 8, Queen's Road, Central
suitable for Offices. Central locality.
EDUCATIONAL DIRECTORY & YEAR EUROA) 1 0 19, at four (one is
BOOK OF CHINA.
THE CURRENT EDITION je still on Sale
at Kelly & Walsh, LTD., Hongkong and Shanghai,
..
TO LET.
DYUROPEAN OFFICES, 1st (four in
Central (with use of lift).
Apply to
* A. BuTM Care of Daily Prem Office.
H
TO LET.
ATWO LARGE ROOMS to let for Office
Price: 83, Ilustrated. :400 pages. plendid mailing list. A mine of information...
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UNION WATERBOAT COMPANY,
LIMITED,
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
THE SIXTEENTH ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING & SHAREHOLDERS WH be bell in the Offices of Messrs. Dopwezt & COMPART, LaneyED, on THURSDAY, the 17m FEBRUARY, 1921, at 11 A.. for the purpose of receiving the Report of the General Managers together - with a Statement of Accounts to Sist December: 1920.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 7th to 17th February 1921, both datas inclusive,
DODWELL & CO, LTD,
General Managers. Hongking, February 3rd, 1921. * [375
RUMPHREYS ESTATE AND FINANCE
COMPANY, LIMITED...
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the
ORDINARY ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS in this Campany, will be held at the HorozorG HOTEL, Hongkong,on SATURDAY, the 19TH FEBRUARY, 1921, at 11.50 A., for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors together with a Statement of Accounts for the year ending Sist
December, 1920,
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 11th February to the 21st February (both days inclusive), during which period no Transfer of Shares can be Registered
JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & BON,
General Managers. Hongkong, January 31st, 1981. [343
THE GREEN ISLAND CEMENT
CO. LTD:
THE THIRTY-SECOND ORDINARY TANNUAL MEETING of the SHARE- HOLDERS in the Company, will be held at the Uffices of the Company, St. George's Build- ing, Chater Rond, Victoria, Hongkong, on TUESDAY, the 20 day of FEBRUAST, 1991,
14, Des Voeur Road Central, Top Ficar. Apply to
BOOM No. 1
WANTED
distilled in Scotland-
mild and mellow.
1921.
of business as it is done in China should Mr. and Mrs. Eldon Potter were among be prepared to accept such security.the passengers who left for Home, on Possibly something else remains to be holiday, by the Empress of Russia. * disclosed."
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It is reported that the Chinese "Govern
The" position as it stands today may be outlined as follows: The contractment succeeded in raising ample funds signed in August 1018 between the to tide it over the Chinees New Year. Chinese Government and the Marconi It is explained that the Bank of China Company providing for the erection of and the Bank of Communications ad
million dollars on tha three wireless stations in widely-separated Fanced soren parts of the Republie was accompanied security of future salt surpluses............ by the formation of Sino-foreign" The seamen's institute for Kobe which company known as the National Wireless was opened some time ago at the cost of.. Telegraph Company, representatives of Y20,000 contributed, by some Kobe, ship- the Chinese Government constituting the ping agencies, is to be closed this month. Chinese part and the Marconi Company This is attributed to the economic depres- the other. Under the provisions of the sion and the consequent dificulty of agreement then entered into this Com- pany was to enjoy a preference in the supply of all wireless material required by the Chinese Government if it were of equal quality and price of any other tanderer. This did not restrict compoti- tion nor violate the principle of equal opportunity for all nations.
setting in the subscriptions promised.
According to a Shanghai shipping con. temporary the N.Y.K. Inaba Moru is to be withdrawn from the European run and replaced by the Katori Maru front the North American service. The Cog Finisterre will, it is stated, take the plase The agreement appears to have been of the Katori Maru, on the American signed against the wishes of the Premier. line. According to information from a: source which cannot be questioned, the Premier, on seeing the documents concerned with the this contract, referred them to
83 to Chiaotungpu- fór investigation whether previous engagements into which the Government had entered did not A fine mellow Scotch Whisky.preclude the making of such a contract
OLD VAT No. 4.
11
GILBEY'S
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SPEY
NURNISHED HOUSE on Peak or higher level, for summer months, would take aver servants if required, no child.
Reply to--
Bor 309, Care of Daily Prem Office. [800
WANTED
➡TEWARDESS for steamer proceeding to
Liverpool Middle of March, 1991. Appl. cants with previous experience and cartificates of services only need apply.-BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE.
WANTED.
A fine old
The Hongkong Ladies Hockey Club will meet the Victoria Ladies Hockey Club a
Happy Valley this afternoon in the third of the matches for the cup presented-by Mrs. John Johnstone, the president of the former Club. Mrs. Johnstone will pre- sent the cup to the winners-the Victoria
team-who have already proved victors in
the requisite two out of three matchca.
Apparently the Minister of Communica- tions did not care to accept such advice,
The Chinese Government has made a and put the matter through himself. Naturally there is war in the Cabinet.request to the Christian churches of the The Premier insists that the Govern country that Sunday, February 20th, ment's engagements must be respected, shall be observed as a day of prayer for and the Chisotungpu accuses the Premier the success of the Famine Fund for the
ROYAL of taking sides with foreigners against relief of the starving people of North
Chinese. The arguments employed by China. We are informed by the Rev. those promoting the new contract are Mr. Lindsay that the day will be so station required for Shanghai is beyond then, and that the Bishop of Victoria, will the resources of the Marconi Company, preach in the evening.
liqueur Scotch said to be that the thousand kilowat observed at St. Andrew's Church, Kow- Whisky.
SOLE IMPORTERS :.
[308 A. S. WATSON
CO., LTD.,
STENOGRAPHER & TYPIST (Lady A preferred).
Apply by letter-
HASTINGS & HASTINGS."
ÍMPORT-EXPORT.
ESTABLISHED 1841.
378
Gr Import and Export Trade in South ENTLEMAN, with large experience in the China and capable of taking charge of depart menta, is open for immediate engagement. For farther particulars, please communicate with Box 897, c/o Hongkong Daily Press
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FOR SALE.
CYLINDER, 12-16 EP, five seater
4 Humber Car, wire wheels with spare, acetylene lighting.
May be viewed at the Hongkong Electrio Company North Point Generating Station any time by appointment.
at 11.0 o'clock in the formoon, for the purpose DESIGN
of receiving a Statement of Accounts and the
Beport of the Directors for the year ending 31st December, 1920 and declaring a Dividend
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from Barundar, the 12th February, 1981, until Tuzadar, the 2nd Feb- ruary, 1921, both days inclusive.
By order of the
"BOARD OF DIRECTORS. Hongkong, February 3rd, 1991.
376
HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING
CORPORATION..
NOTIO
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING
of the SHAREHOLDERS in this Corporation will be heal at the CITY HALL, Hongkong,
on SATURDAY, 26 day of FEBRUARI, 1921,
WANTED.
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AND CONSTRUCTION OF YELLOW RIVER BRIDGE FOR
PEKING-HANKOW BAILWAY.
T
THE PEKING-HANKOW LINE of the Chinese Government Railways invites sealed proposals of BRIDGE CONTRAC- TURS for Designing and Building & New steel Bridge shoat 2,800 maters in length adroes. the Yellow Hiver (Hwang Ho), Propeans will be received up to Noos of Juan 20th, 1921, 11
MARRIAGE.
Phone 618.
but the directors of the National Wire
A letter has been received from Mr.
less Telegraph Company do not concede this, and contend that they could supply A. G.. M. Fletcher at Colombo dated the such a station if required. They assert 23rd January. Acting on expert advice Mr. Fletcher entered the nursing home that from 300 to 350 kilowats are ample
Another complication arises from the Sacile, Horton Place, Colombo, and was fact that three years ago the Chinese operated on for appendicitis. The ope Government entered into an agreement ration was entirely successful and Mr. with a Japanese company for a wireless Fletcher could have proceeded on his installation. Under this agreement the voyage home at the end of January, but Japanese were to enjoy a monopoly for there was no ship until the 10th February thirty years before handing the service on which date he hoped, to go by an over to the Chinese Government. Orient line ship. Nothing has been done under this agree ment, and as the period within which work has to be commenced expires in
Lieu*,-Colonel Wing Commander Ecbert Loraine, M.C., D.S.O., arrirved in Shang- hai in the midst of the snow storm laat DALGLIESE-WHEELOCK At Shanghai, April the Japanese are pressing for an week, not, however, by aeroplane, but by
February 4th, ROBERT
The Government is willing a prosaic and much delayed train. Col. KOEWEIT extension. DALGLIERE, to Lots HAZEN WHEELOCK, to grant an extension of two months, Loraine is the well known London actor- née GRIMMER, only daughter of the but the Japanese with the extension to manager, whose production of Cyrano Hon. Justice and Mrs. Grimmer, of be indefinite. Should the Ministry, of de Bergeras in the spring of 1519 no St. John, Now Brunswick
DEATHS. COLLADO.-At St. Marie Hospital, Shang- bai, February 4th, LINA MARIA, daughter of the late Mr. Leoparde Francisco Collaco and Mrs. Maria "Agrellia Collaco, aged 37. MAIN.-At Shanghai, February 4th, the beloved daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T. Q. MAIN.
MALCOLM.-At Shanghai, February 3rd
HAROLD JAMES MALCOLM, Inte H.M. Navy and of the Chinese Maritime Customs.
Hoxo Oros: 10, Das Taus BD. O Lossor AfriCE I 181. FL. STRI, EC
The Daily Press.
HONGKONG, FEBRUARY 12TH, 1921,
Communications proceed with its contract one who saw it will forget. Besides serv with the American Company any action ing with distinction in the late war he taken would be in violation of the also fought in the Boer War. In the Japanese agreement and the Government early days of aviation he flew from would become liable for compensation. Bournemouth to the Isle of Wight in a In like manner if the Minister of storm, a very great feat at the time, vis Communications authorises work under the summer of 1910, and in the autumn the America contract he commits a of that year he made the first fight aerONA wrong which must assuredly evoke protest the Irish Sea. "Col. Loraine is at present from the British Government. These taking an extended holiday, and is ex- stories have their obvious lessons for all pected in Hongkong in a few days. who have dealings with Chinese Govern- mente whether they are established in Canton or Peking,
The Manhood Suffrage Bill, introduced in the Japanese Diet by the Kenseikai, has been rejected by 249 votes to 135.
The final from England by the Alpe-. Maru, which was announced as due yesterday, is now expected to-morrow..
The Macao steamer is announced to
FAR
EASTERN CABLE
NEWS.
(THROUGH REUTER’8 LUENCY.]
PROPOSED AMERICAN WIRELESS PLANT AT SHANGHAI,
U.S.A. GOVERNMENT SUPPORT THE CLAIM.
WASHINGTON, February lith. The State Department has notified Mr. Crane, the American Minister at
the Office of Paking-Brakow Railway, Peking, WIRELESS WAR IN PEKING, China. Plans, rules and specifications can be. obtained from the following Officer:
In the story of the coal-mining conces- Paling Pening-Hankow Bailway, Amarisions in Kwangtung we have recently had
can, British, Belgian French,
some illuminating disclosures which Foreign --Chinose_Legations,
Chinos Legatisans, Washington, show how little dependence can be placed leave Macao to-morrow at 7 p.m. instead Peking, that the United States will sup- London, Brussels, Paris, Rome ad upon the word of " governments" inol 5 p.m. fór, the convenience of those, port the claim of the American Federal Tokya All applications for sams must be accom China. A very similar story is revealed attending the Procession of the Cross.
at Noow, for the purpose of receiving the Report pazied with ea of the Court of Directora together with a Statement December,
of Accounts for the year ending 31st
The REGISTER SHARES of the Cor-
poration will be CLOSED From SATURDAY,
12th February to SATURDAY, 28th February,
th
PEKING-HANKOW RAILWAY
ADMINISTRATION.
1921 (both days insinsive), during which period ST. JOHN'S
nd transfer of Shares can be registered.
By Order of the Court of Directors,
A. G, STEPHEN,
1056 1100 1118
1988 1904 1898
Hongkong,
February 7th, 1921.
Chief Mannger (300
TERMS of Sale and full particulars may be
ascertained on application to, and permits THE INDOCHINA STEAM NAVIGA-
for inspection will be issued by Mezara. Epca. & Co., Lan, Haagoon; Max. Mac BOUSTEAD & Co., Singapore; Mesare BULLWIR
BON MAGEENIZ & Co, Hongkong; and the undersigned.
TION COMPANY, LTD.
declared an INTERIM DIVIDEND | | THE Directors of the above Company have
Deferred Shares for the year 1920, at the rate of 8/- per Bhare.
Sealed Tenders should be lodged with: Max KINNON MACKsian & Co., Calcutta. Offers Dividends for Shareholders on the Colonial must be in sterling and a deposit equal to Five Register are free-of Income Tax and will be per cent of the amount tendered must be made-paid at the rate of 3/10 per dollar. with the Company's Agents at the Port of -offer.
Tender will be opened at Calcutta on Turs DAT, the 29th March, 1921, and must be valid. for 14 days after that date. MA MACKINNON MACKENZIE & CO.,
16. Brand Bond, CALUUTTA
334
Dividend Warrants will be obtemable on and after SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 26TH, 1921. at the Company's Office.
TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from February 19th, to February 16th, both days inclusive.
JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., IAD,
General Managers. Hongkong, January 20hi, 1921. [825
CATHEDRAL
ORGAN
RECITAL
MONDAY,
Feb. 14th, at 5.30 p.m.
140 *
י.
The total output of the Kailan Mining Administration's mines for the week end
at Peking by the recent disclosure of the agreement entered into between the Ministry of Communications and the Federal Wireless Telephone and Tele-ing January 29th amounted to 91,379 tons graph Company of America. It is and the sales during the period to 57,029 not surprising to "learn that this die tons. closure has precipated what is termed diplomatic disputations," in addition
The Military Government at Cantor
to internal dissensions in the Cabinet, are stated to be trying to improve the which may wreck the CRIN Ministry methods of collection of the salt-tax with a view to increasing the revenue. by five Under this agreement the Company
named is to advance six million dollars or six million dollars a year.
to the Ministry of Communications for All the warships in barbour were dress the purpose of erecting wireless stations ed yesterday and salutes were fired at at Shanghai, Hankow, Harbin and noon in honour of the anniversary of the Canton, but the most extraordinary part promulgation of the Japanese Con- of the contract (if the published text of stitution in 1889 granting representative the agreement, be true) is that the
government. security for the loan is to be the revenue
from the stations themselves, any deficit The report of Glenealy Plactations, therefrom to be made good by the Ltd, recommends no final dividend and Chinese Government. Having regard to the carrying forward of $104,724. The the case, with which accounts are mani estate is now on alternate day tapping, pulated in China it is amazing that any and voluntary restriction. roduces the foreign company having any knowledge output to 8,000 lbs. monthly
Wireless Company to the right to con- struct a wireless plant at Shanghai.
At the State Department it was said that the question had been taken up with Great Britain. According to Mr. Crane's advices to the Department, Great Britain protested against the contract between China and the American Company on the ground that it violated a contract given to the Marconi Company.
LEGION OF HONOUR FOR TEENOR INDO-CHINA NATIVE OFFICIALS.
PARIS, February 8th. To-day's nominations for the higher.. ranics of the Legion d'Honneur include the names of several native officials of French Indo-China in recognition of long and distinguished services and unshakable loyalty to France-Havas...
TRIBUTE TO THE CHINESE AMBASSADOR,
LONDON, February 10th.
A correspondent of the Zimes, who mys that he had peculiar opportunities for knowing the facts, pays a tribute to the work of Mr. Bze in promoting the best passible Anglo-Chinese relations, and praises his fact and skill, and his com teous and "festly frank dinjoron? »