NEW, ADVERTISEMENTS HONGKONG JOCKEY
CLUB.
RACE MEETING 1921.
WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY,
T
FRIDAY
AND SATURDAY, Farruary 23xd, 24TH, 25TH anil 26,
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TICKETS of Admission to the Grand Stand and Enclosure may be obtained from Meera. KELLY &.WALSH, LIMITED, or at the Gate Price $4 for each thay or 312 for the Bfooting.
༔
No one admitted without a Ticket, to be shown to the Ticket Inspector at the Gate,
"R. J. PATERSON,
Clerk of the Course. Hongkong, February 17th, 1921,
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THE CHINA BORNEO COMPANY, LIMITED.
(In Voluntary Liquilation).
TOTICE 15 NEREDY GIVEN that a
of
NENERAL MEETING of the above namel Company will be held at the Office of the Liquidator. Charter Hank Builling. Houg kongrou SARDAY, the th day of Manci, 1921, at 12 No preisely, for the owing having the account of the Liquidator, the air in which the Winding-up has been conducted and the property of the Company isposed of all before such Meeting, and of dearing any explanation that may be given by the Liquidator and to pass his remuneration and also to sanction certain payments,
E. A. M. WILLIAMS, C.A., F.S.A.A.
Liquidatori Hongkong, February 18th, 1921.
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R.
GOVERNMENT BILLS, ETC.
TEN
INTIMATIONS
NOTICE.
THE HONGKONG. DAILY PRASS, FRIDAY,
THE SHARE-HOLDERS of the BAN- QUE INDUSTRIELLE DE CHINE are herewith informed that an INTERIM DIVIDEND of Fra. 20 per Share will be paid from FraRUARY 187, 1921, "on_pre- sentation of their certificates at the Head Office, in Paris, and at any of its Agencies. Hongkong, January 20th, 1921. [976
H
DIOCESAN "BOYS SCHOOL, HONGKONG.
NEXT TERM begins an TUESDAY, Febr.
uary 22nd, 1941, at 8.45 .... New Boys thould attend School on MONDAY, February 21st, 1997, nt 9 AM
W. T. FEATHERSTONE,
Headmaster.
THE ROYAL HONGKONG YACHT
11
CLUB.
Sunday, the 20 h in, is now FOST THE ORUISER RACE aicinally fixed for PONED til SUNDAY, the 20 MARCH
E. P. ROUSE, Hon. Secretary, Sallug Committee.
-4-16
NOTICE.
HONGKONG AMUSEMENTS,
LIMITED.
HE CORONET THEATRE and its THE
associated interests have been taken over
as from the 8th February, 1921, by the above- nanied Company, to the Secretary of which all eovimunications should, in fature, be addressed. (P.O. Box No. 272),
H. W. RAY, Joint Managing Director, HONGKONO AMUSEMENTS, LTD. Hongkong. February 12th, 1921.
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ENDERS for SPECIE and MEXICAN DOLLARS, currant in this Colony, for Telegraphic Transfer, on the Lord Commissioners of His Majesty'S TREASURY, London, up to and for the sum of £100,000. will be received by the TREASURY CHEST OFFICER, ARMY PAY DE-EDUCATIONAL DIRECTORY & YEAK
PARTMENT, until 11 o'clock A, оп February 18th, 1921.
The tondors to state the total amount (in
Puutus Sterling). No Telographic Transfer
will be made for less than £100.
The tenders to be in duplicato, and in sealed covers, addressed to the TREASURY CHEST OFFICER, ARMY PAY DEPART MENT, and endorsed "TENDERS FOR GOVENMENT HILLS .”
The right to accept or reject any or all of
the tenders is reserved.
Copies of "Forms of Tender can be had on application.
Persons tendering for (Billa) are hereby notised that, having regard to the provisions of the Acts 22 George III. Cap. 45 and 41 George III, Cap. 32, the acceptance of any such Tender is subject to the express condi tion that an Mainhar of the Reitish, Hruna and.
part in or to any benefit to arise from the Contract thereby made for the allotment of Buch (Bills)."
"The provisions in question do not apply to Contracts entered into by any incorporated Company in its corpurated capacity and made for the general benefit of tho Compung."
A. DELACOMBE, Lt-Col Treasury Chest Officer, B.A.F.C.
His Majesty's Treasury Office,
Hongkong, February 1816, 1921.
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NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES."
The Steamship "LOWTHER CASTLE.”
FROM NEW YORK.
CONSIGNEES of Cargo
BOOK OF CHINA.
THE CURRENT EDITION is still ou Salo at KELLY & WALSH, L., Hongkong and Shanghai
;
40 pages.
A
Price: 23. Illustrated pleadid mailing list. A mins of information.
5406
HUMPHREYS ESTATE AND FINANCE COMPANY, LIMTIE.
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the NOT
ORDINARY ANNUAL GENERAL Company, will be held at the HONGKONG HOTEL, Hongkong, on SATURDAY, the 19TH FEBRUARY, 1981, at 11.30 ..., 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 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 & SON,
General Managers. Hongkong, January 31st, 1921.
Į
THE GREEN ISLAND CEMENT CO. LTD.
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aro heroby informed that all Goods are being landed at their risk into the Godowns of theTHE THIRTY-SECOND ORDINARY ANNUAL MEETING of the SHARE
Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf und Godown | HOLDERS in the Company, will be held at Company, Ltd. at Kowloon, whence and/or the Offices of the Company, St. George's Build. from the wharven delivery may be obtained. ing, Chater Bond, Victoria Hengkong, on Optional Cargo will be forwarded, unless TUESDAY, the 29 day of FEBRUARY, 1921, notion, to the contrary be given before 17th February
PREPAID
"WANTED ADVERTISEMENTS,
Letters are lying at this Office for
Boxes P, Q. AD, APAW BF BO BE BV,
ANTED-Tosition by an Experienced WANOORKEETEE, Yell Converant in Accounting and General Office Work. Excellent References. Apply Bos BX, Daily Prese Office.
TO LET 43, BONHAM ROAD (opposite University). Apply C. GERKEN
[10 Dodwell & Co, Ltd,
TO LET.
EURO
ROFEAN OFFICES. 1st floor, (four in one block) 16 to 19, Connaught Road Central (with use af lift).
Apply to
"A. B." Care of Daily Press Office
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FEBRUARY 1818. 1
INTIMATION
WHISKIES OF.
DISTINCTION
WATSON'S
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A blend of the finest Whiskies
Even in the
COMPANY MEETING. first sight suggest. twelfth year of the annuities the tax THE UNION WATERBOAT CO., LTD. of five pounds per head will suffice
• The sixteenth annual meeting of the for a payment which is five times less than the British taxpayer is paying. Union Waterboat Company was held at The amount of compensation was not the offices of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson Sxed by the Reparations Commission & Co., Ltd., yesterday morning. Mr. G. without the most painstaking investiga. M. Dodwell presided, and there were also tion into Germany's capacity to pay it.present:Mesars. R. G. Shewan, A. O. and it has been made perfectly plain Lang, A. E. Crapnell and S. Yasuda that in the opinion of the French experts (members of the Consulting Committee), the German liability has been fixed at fests. F. Ezra, G. R. Edwards, M. S. far too low a figure and that Franes has Northcote, W. Van Epps, and A. Ellis acquiesced more from a desire to assure (shareholders) and Mr. C. Gerken (secro
The SECRETARY having read the notice. convening the meeting,
The CHAIRMAN said:-Gentlemen,-The
satin-
the unbroken co-operation and solidarity tary). of the Allies for the text half century than from
fall A conviction that a measure of justice is being exacted from Germany by these decisions. While, for many reasons, WC may believe that report and accounts having been in your. Germany will not for many years, recover possession for some days, I will, with your her old position in the trade and permission, take them as read.
The profit on trading for the year under commerce of the world, her people are relieved of the heavy burden of arma-review amounts to $50,005.01, ments they have hitherto borne, and to factory increase over that of the previous that extent will be the better able to fyene, and, including interest and divid bear the penalty of the mischievous ends on investments, and the carry for and costly war policy of the late ward from last year, there is an amount monarchy. It is not to be supposed available for alloention of 876,217.90. that Allied Council has presented its There has been a heavy demand fur claim for compensation to Germany water during the year and the Company's without considering the means of exact fleet has had to work constant overtime ing it if it is not voluntarily paid. When in order to cope with it. This has meant Germany sees that bluding will fail in that, whilst the boats have been kept in A fine mellow Scotch Whisky, this case, as it has done in so many other good running condition, there has been
5
TO LET.
distilled in Scotland-
Des. Vour Road Central, Top Floor WO LARGE ROOMS to lot_for_Office
Apply to
ROOM No. L
131
mild and mellow.
WANTED.
QURNISHED HOUSE on Peak, or higher FEEL FOROUS
ver servants if required, no child.
Reply to-
Box 309,
Care of Daily Press Office.
WANTED.
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A STENOGRAPHER & TYPIST (Lady
preferred). Apply by latter.
HASTINGS & HASTINGS.
IMPORT-EXPORT.
:
OLD VAT No. 4.
GILBEY'S
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SPEY
ENTLEMAN, with large experience in
cases in which it has been attempted, little or no opportunity of laying up the statesmen will doubtless be found in older ones for a thorough overbaul. At Germany to dare" to call on the people the last annual meeting your attention to accept a burden lighter that the was called to the fact that certain extra- alternative would be likely to prove.
ordinary expenses would probably be "in- curred in this connection in the near future. A new waterboat was completed
The next English mails are on the and put into commission in November ROYALSO. Karnata, which is expected next last, and, with this addition to the fleet,
Monday evening.
H.E.
de Senhor Batalha
Freitas,
G Import and Export Trade in both A fine old liqueur Scotch Minister to Peeing, and Mme. China, and capable of talking charge of depart. mente, is open for immediate engagement For farther particulars, please communicate with- Box 397, c/o Hongkong Daily Press.
FOR SALE. --
328
CYLINDER, 13-16 HP, fre seater 4 Humbur Car, wire wheels with spare, acetylene lighting.
May be viewed at the Hongkong Electric Company's North Paint Generating Station any time by appointment.
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FOR SALE.
8 going and paying concern, GARAGE in A FANTON, Cure, Took, Sparce, Furniture and Fixtures, including goodwill, Best locality in town for both Chinese and foreign business.
For further particulars, apply to-
Box X.T.Z. Care of Daily Press Office. [429
FOB BALE.
62,570 SQUARE FEET OF LAND
at Broadwood Road, Wong- neichung, with 7-Roomed House and Servants' Quarters, Kitchen, Garden, Tennis Court and Lawn. For particular apply to-
GEO, K. HALL, BRUTTON & Co., 37, Queen's Road Central.
443
Whisky.
SOLE IMPORTERS:
A. S. WATSON
ESTABLISHED 1841.
Phone 616.
11
HONDING OFFICE: 10A, DES LONDON OFFICE : 131, FL STEILT, E.C
The Daily Press.
HONGKONG, FEBruary 1871, 1921.
your superintendent considers that he will at last be able to lay up an older boat
from time to time for the necesary re-
pairs, replating, etc. I may mention that de Freitas are at present in the Colony.
No. 3 Waterbant is at the present amount Members of the Helena May Institute, being slipped for surves. These older and their friends, are reminded that the bonts will then be good for many years
Bishop of Victoria will deliver an addressi at the Institute on Tuesday, February 22nd, at 5,30, p.m.—Advt.
more of useful service. It is with this object in visy, that your General Managers and Consulting Committee have H.E. the Governor is expected to recommended a transfer to special re- attend the morning service at St. pairs fund of $9,043.82, bringing it up to Andrew's Church, Kowloon, on Sunday-a total of $30,000. Ordinary repairs can the day of prayer for the North China always be met out of current revenue, Famine. Fund. The Bishop of Victoria but it is advisable to have a sustantial (Hongkong), wilf prenco ́ar'evensong"},
Peaveya en fall has upon when one is The Chinese papers state that a Mr.faced with the probability of basing to Williams, an American merchant, has incur extraordinary expenses of this petitioned the Government for permission nature.
to establish breweries in Shanghai and One other item in the report calls for other cities, and in return for the grant some expinnatory remarks, and that is the Vaux BD ing of this privilege, has offered to ad-recomendation to transfer to insurance vance a loan of three million dollars. Mr. fund a sum of $10,400, bringing it up to Williams is prepared to undertake to obey a total of $30,000. This fund, I might re- Chinese regulations governing the producmind you, originated in the days when tion and sale of wines.
the Company was still operating a few old wooden vessels on which insurance The Hunan provincial government ja
could not be effected except at prohibitive reported to have signed an agreement rates. It is thought advisable to in- with a representative of Mitsui Bussan crease this fand now to the above figure MORE GERMAN BLUFF,
Kaisha for the loan of one million dollars for the following reasons! Five of the Herr von SIMMONS, the German Foreign on the security of the antimony ares of Company's vessels are of considerable
the Shuikoushan mines.. "ANALYTICAL CHEMIST.
The manage age and insurance cannot be effected for Minister, addressing the German Dist,
menf of the Shuikoushan antimony mines more than 322,000 on each vessel. In the has declared that no Gorman states- DVERTISER secka a position of respon-man dare call on the people to undertake to sell the ores to the Japanese event of loss, through typhoon or accid-
sibility. Age 30, formerly chemist to |***** the Federated Malay States (Kials Lampar) perform forty-two years of cortee under company at fixed prices for a period of ent, the cost of replacing by a new cons The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company Government; Assistant in the S. A. Government the conditions imposed by the Entente. Ove years, and the loan will be refunded struction of similar type stands to-day in All claims against the steamer must be will be CLOSED from SATURDAY, the 12th, (Capetown) Laboratory; and, at present, Analyst | Germany must, therefore, he said, refuse within ten years.
February, 1991, until TUESDAY, the 22nd Feb- in the New Zealand Government Service.
the neighbourhood of $20,000. By good Possesses wide experience and training in Oils to sign such an undertaking. If that
Fertilisers
The St. Andrew's (Kowloon) Church fortune and careful supervision during and fata:
aud
foodstuffs: foods and is the final decision it will be for the Men's Association gave a concert in the the typhoon season any such loss to the Drugs; Leather and Tanning Barks Faints and Ententa Powere, when the decision is varnishes; Rubber und other Tropical Producia; general technical organic and inorganic analysis officially communicated to them, to take Church Hall on Wednesday evening when has been avoided in the past, but it is a a thoroughly contingency for which your . General technical bacteriology, colloid and enzyme forcible measures to obtain in some other large audience spent chemistry. Allvartiner is specially interested in way the reparation to which they are HS. Colombo and other members of sider that, due, and sufficient provision enjoyable evening. The glee party of Managers and Consulting Committee con- the Oils and Fate Industry.
Write-
entitled, and which Germany by the the Services contributed largely to the should be made in your reserves. Treaty of Versailles pledged herself to
at 11.00 o'clock in the forenoon, for the purpose
of receiving statement of Accounts and the Report of the Directors for the year
No claims will be admitted after the Goods are left the dodowns, and all the Juranding 3
Goods remaining undelivered after the 23rd Feby will be subject to rent.
presented to the Undersigned on or before ruary, 1921, both days inclusive.
the 4th March, or they will not be recognized.. All broken. chafod, and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on the 23rd Feb., at 10 AM
No Fire Insurance has been affected. Billa of Lading will be countersigned by
DODWELL & Co,
Agents. Hongkong, February 17th, 1981 458
·STRUTHERS & DIXON, (ING)
ધ
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES,
8.6. * WEST HENSHAW" Fran SAN FRANCISCO.
THE Steamship
"WEST HENSHAW "
By order of the
BOARD OF DIRECTORS. Hongkong, February 3rd, 1921.
376
HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING, CORPORATION.
NOTICH IS HEREBY GIVEN that the
ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING
of the SHAREHOLDERS in this Corporation will be held at the Ory HALL, Hongkong. on SATURDAX, 26th day of FráRVARI, 1921. at Noos, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Court of Directors together with a Statement of Accounts for the year ending 31st December, 1930.
The ENGISTER of SHARES of the Cor- paration will be CLOSED-from SATURDAY, having arrived from San Francisco, via porta,2th February to SATURDAY, 26th February on Feb. 17th, 1991, Consignoce are hereby 1921 (both days inclusive), during which period notified that their Cargo is being landed at no transfer of Shares can be registered. their risk into the Hazardous andjor extra- By Order of the Court of Directors, hazardous Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co, Italy Kowloon, and stored at Consignees ruke,
Imponosa of Cargo must produce a
Permit signed by the Superintendent
of Imports & Exports,
of
Lading will be
before Bills
A. G. STEPHEN,
Chief Mannger. Hongkong, February 7th, 1921.
1300
All broken, chafed and damaged Cargo is THE INDO-OHINA STEAM NAVIGA
to be left in the Godowns where it will be examined at 10 AM. on February 22nd, 1921, by the Company's Surveyors, Mesars Carmi- chael & Clarke.
All Claims must be presented "within ten days of the steamer's arrival here, aftor which they cannot be recognized. No Claiza will be recognized after the Goods have left the Godowns, and Cargo undelivered oa and after February 24th, 1921, will be subject to rent.
Consignees are requested to send in their Bill of Lading for countersignature in mediately.
"STRUTHERS & DIXON, INC.
Agents for Div. of Opr. U.S. Shipping Board, ' AMERGENCY FLEET CORPORATION, kingkong, February 17th, 1991. [450...
TION COMPANY, LTD.
THE Directors of the above Company have
THE declared an INTERIM DIVIDEND on Deferred Bhares for the year 1930, at the rate, of 6/- por Bhare.
Dividends for Shareholders on this Colonial Register are free of Income Tax and will be paid at the rate of 2/10 per dollar.
Dividend Warrants will be obtainable on and
after SATURDAY, FIZUARY 20TH, 1991. at the Company's Offics.
TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from February 19th, to February 26th, both days incluzive.
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co, TrD
General Managers. Hongkong, January 28th, 1999. (315
"ANALYST,"
WELLINGTON, New Zeiland,
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c/o Gordon and Catch Advertising Agency, maka. Germany undertook by that success of the programme. Songs were I think you will agree, gentlemen, that
Treaty to make compensation for all rendered by Mrs. D. W. Salter, Miss L with the allocations to reserve as recom damage caused to civilians, the total Prickett, Messrs. E. T. Crockery, B. R.mended for these, special purposes, your Company will stand in a very sound posi obligation to be determined by an Inter. Beecham, W. R. Crown, Prickett, and tion and need fear no embarrassment if HONGKONG BOXING ASSOCIATION, Allied Reparation Commission with its Pte. Carroll. Mr. Cyril Alen gave some called upon to face contingencies of the Germany's excellent impersonations, and Lena and nature I have pointed out to you as pos EST TOURNAMENT MONDAY, 21st headquarters in Paris.”
Tedo" caused great amusement. Capt. February, at 9 PM at the MING YUEN liability has been finally fixed it
I now beg to propose that the report GARDENS.
£11,300,000,000, payable in forty-two H. Fogg, Mr. J. Caffyn and Mr. R. Rand accounts as circulated be adopted. MAIN EVENT
years. While the terms have angered the Beecham shared the duties of accom- After this has been seconded I shall be
panists. German people, they fail fan short of
ggy" KERRISON . A. B. HRWLITT, -15 round. Catchwaight Contest"
(Welterweight Champion EM.8 Alacrity
of the Colony).
Booking at MoOTHE'S FRIDAY, Feb. 18th Members (on production Current Membership Cards only)
SATURDAY, 19TH to MONDAY, 2187.-.-.-.-. General Public.
+
423
.
sible.
pleased to answer to the best of my ability any question shareholders way desire to ask
the expectations of France. Huge as General Chang Tso-lin, high inspecting the sum is, it fails to reach by a long commissioner of the Eastern provinces of
Mr. E Eza seconded the resolution, which was carried without discussion. way "full restitution." M. BELAND has Manchuria, has been officially advised by
Mr. C. Bernard Brown, A.C.4., was 76- admitted in the French Chamber that the the Cabinet that, as the Chita Govern elected auditor, at a remuneration of agreement reached by the Allies was ment has failed to offer practical guaran-8300, on the proposition of Mr. G. R tantamount to a rebate of thirty-five per tees for the effective protection of EDWARDA, seconded by Mr. A. O. Lasa. Tournament.
Special Trams will be run before and after the cent in France's claims, and he said Chinese residents in the Bussian maritime
This concluded the business.
that Franco would, consequently, be provinces of Siberia, a promised by M. obliged to borrow internally for a decade
General Li Lish-chun with his Yunnan Yourin, the Chinese Government will not to come from ten to twelve millards of francs a year.
All the Powers indeed resume informal negotiations with the troops, is still on the borders of Hunan- have recognised the necessity for taking Far Eastern Mission in Peking. Further, Kwaichow and his request for fres a very big discount off their perfectly General Chang has been instructed to passage to Kwangtung and Kwangsi bas been refused juet claims; but the Germans will be suspend negotiations with the Russian through. Hunan
Amur authorities, and that, in spite of by the Hunan Government, It in hard put to it to convince the people the continued ill-treatment of Chinese
WISEMAN; LTD
DURING RACE WEEK TEA DANCES will be held on
- MONDAY AND TUESDAY.
The arnal Tea Dance on Thursday is cancelled
„D. M. GOODALL Manager..
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of the Allied countries that they cannot merchants and the plundering of Chinese feared that with the support of General pay these annuities. Reuter has told. us commercial houses in Blogovichensk by Tang Chi-yao of Yunan, General Li that the view expressed in the British the Russian Communistic officials, the may attempt to force his way through Press is that the burden on Ger General Sun Lief-chun of Heilungkiang sen party in Canton as he cannot and will Chinese troops despatched to Heiho by Hunan to join hands with the Sun Yat- miany will not be so crushing, even must not cross the Heibo river or occupy not remain on the Hunan-Kweichow bor
dera indefinitely. at the ontset, as the colossal Sgures at any-Riian territory.