NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
NOTIOK.
TIBE TABAQUERIA FILIPINA beg to
THE then noterinsteding the largely increased duties on Tobacco, Cigar and Cigarettes, which come into fores To-da the PRICES at their Store WILL REMAIN UNCHANGED natil MONDAY night nest,
TABAQUERIA FILIPINA,
Queen's Road, Contral
[773 Hongkong, April 7th, 1911
buthe 11th inst
HONGKONG DOG, CAT, POULTRY
"AND PIGEON SHOW.
MEETING of those interested in the
A of tour Room
of Messrs. JANDINE, MATONSON & Co's Orna MONDAY nort, APRIL 11TE, at 6.30 PM, to aleat a working Committee for the Show and. any other business,
B. L. FROST.
Hon. Secretarie
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ROYAL ARTILLERY ASSOCIATION.
A
SMOKING CONCERT will be held in the Royal Artillery Theatre, Victoria Barracks, at 7., on SATURDAY, APRIL UTIL
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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, APRIL 9TH. 190
INTIMATIONS
COMMISSION TO ENQUIRE INTO THE KO NGK ONG SCHOOLS ATHLETIC
INDUSTRIAL EMPLOYMENT OF '
CHILDREN.
HE COMMISSION will be glad to hear pridoncs or to receive suggestions from say person who may be interested in the INDUSTRIAL EMPLOYMENT "OF CHILDREN. Communications should be THE SECRETARY TO THE COMMISSION, Secretariat of Chinese Affairs,
Hongkong.
addressed to-
By Order of the Commission
NOTICE.
THE
SPORTS, 1931.
HE ANNUAL SPORTS in connection with the HONGKONG SCHOOLA M be kell on FRIDAY, Arait 2250, on the Race Cour commencing at 1.30 1.M.
The Registrar of the "University will dis tribute the trophies.
Patrios
It be made "on" or MONDAY, APRIL-1 ÍTEL·
A. J. 5. STEARN,
Hon. Secretary..
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THE GENERAL OFFICER COMMAND
IND hoper that all BRITONS ho
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PUBLIO AUCTION.
DARTICULARS AND
before
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served the pear, and who are now in Petting by Public AnDITIONS of
life in Hongkong, will meet in his Office at VICTORIA BARRACKS at 6.30 rx on FRIDAY, Arniz 18TH, 1921, to consider a matter of common interest
All Past and Present Members of the Royal Artillery ara cordially invite!
THE [769
ROYAL ARTILLERY ATHLETIC
SPORTS.
THE BOYAL ARTILLERY are holding their ANNUAL REGIMENTAL SPORTS on THURSDAY, APRIL 14ru. 1921, at the United Services Recreation Club Ground, Kowloos, sommencing at 2 r... Lieut. Colonel W. LORING, C.M.G., D.S.O., and Officers, Royal Artillery, will be "At Home", and hope their friends will accept this as an invitation
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DAYICION
INDOCHINA STŁAM
COMPANY, LIMITED.
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NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
FROM JAPAN.
HE Ṣtekmahip
*NAMSANG"
haring arrived from theabove ports, Consignees
are Lereby informed that al
NOTICE.
be held on MONDAY, the 11th day of APRIL, 1981, at 3 r., at the Offo. of the Public Works Department, by Order HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR, of One Lat CROWN LAND at Lagard Road Exten- sion in the Colony of Hongkong, for a term
of
(733
of
THE HO HONG STEAMSHIP CO, LTD. 1 OF SINGAPORE, the owner of the Steamship "HONG WAN I" ne prepared to negotiate for the SALE OF THE WRECK of that Ship, as she now lies beached near Bell Island near Swatow, together with the Engines, Bollers
and all appartenances at present on bosnl.
Fall particulars may be obtained on appli cation at the Office of the Company at No. 81, KUNG STREET, SINGAPORY, or at No. 98, W Lox STREET, HOND TO.TE
*(708
NANYO YUSEN KAISHA.
HE above Company having established its this data, the undersigned will CEASE to set aa Agents.
DODWELL & CO., LTD. Hongkong. April 1st, 1991.
for Dies at this port na from
NANYO YUSEN KAISHA
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Day a BRANCH
of 75 years, with the option of renewal at Crown Rent to be fired by the Surveyor
INTIMATION
WATSON'S
DRY GINGER-ALE
FRAGRANT,
AROMATIC,
DRY.
and
Wo have
"Sir Robert Ho Tung leaves by the
sing for the North on a trip of several months' ‚duration, which may not be entirely devoted to pleasure.
The Jast Boxing Tournament of the season under the auspices of the Hong-
alembers of the Japanese Dist are con sidering plans for the organization of two parties of the Diet, one to visit China and the other to visit America personnel of the parties will be-selected
The
of HIS MAJESTY THE KING, ker one further Its Drynes;" is a feature which share of the burden on to the consumer from members of all the political partion
term of 75 year
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT..
Worth-east of Kurs
Milding Lot No.18%,
Extension
Beghtry Ba
Rarad
Boundary
às per, ante plaa
1
Upi Price,
about (1,000). 171 -3,900-
PUBLIO AUCTION.
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Goods are belag landed at their risk into the W OFFICE of the Company No. 5 PARTICULARS AND CONDITIONE of
of
bazardana and/or extra hazardous Godowns the Hongkang and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company, Limited, whencs, and/or from the wharves, delivery may be obtained. Goods not cleared by the 12th Apr., will be subject to rent.
All brakes, chafed, and damaged packages are to be left in the Godowns, where they
QUEEN'S ROAD, CESTRAL and our Agency Agreement with Mears, TopWELL & CO., LTD., will accordingly lapro.
FANYO YUSEN KAISHA, LTD. Hongkong, April 1st, 1991;
724
will be examined. Ulaims againes the steamer THE EAST ASIATIC COMPANY, LTD., must be presented within 10 days of arrival, otherwise they will not be recognized.
No Fire Lofranse will be effected by us in any day, a NYBĖ.
Bila uf Lading will be countersigned by "
JALDINE, MATHESON & Lo,
General Managers.
Hongkong, April 6th, 1921.
38. AMAZONE"
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COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES
MARITIMES.
NOTICE.
CONSIGNEES of Qarge from MARSEIL
LES in connection with alore Steamer are hereby informed that their Goods with the exception of Opium, Trearare and Valuables aro being landed, and stored at their riska, into the hazardous and/or extra hazardons Godowns of A and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Ca..
Kowloon, whence delivery may be obtained immediately after landing.
the
At
Optional Cargo will be forwarded on unless intimation is received from the Consignees batory Nook To-day requesting it to be landed
-kare.
Bill of Lading will be counterzigned by the Undersigned Goods remaining unclaimed after. the 13th April, at Noox, will be subject to rent and lauding charges..
All claims must be sent in to me on or befonis
the 18th April, or they will not be recognized.
W
COPENHAGEN.
V7E have To-day taken over the Agency of the above, and shall be glad to quote rates of freight and passage on applica ition.
MANNERS & BACKHOUSE, LTD.. Mercantile Bank Building,
7. Queen's Road Central.
Hongkong, Maroh 31st, 1921...
HONGKONG CRICKET CLUB.
NEXTRAORDINARY
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an GENERAL MEETING of Members will be held in the Favilion of the Club on THURSDAY, the 14th of APRIL, 1921, at 5.30 r.x, for the purpose of anbmitting the following resolutions:
1. That the present HerexONG CRICKET CLEB he wound up, and the Committee bo authorisal to take all necessary steps for that purpose.
2. That the Committee be authorised to register a Company limited by guarantee not exceeding $100 per member, on the terms of the Memorandum and Articles of Association which will be submitted to the Meeting.
,"
8. That the Coninitte be sathorinal to assign And hand over to the new Company, when registere, all the assets of the Club, ' Should the proposed resolutions be passed at
the letting by Public Auction Sale, to bo hold on MONDAY, the 11th day of Ara 1921 at 3 at the Offices of the Public Works Department, by Order of Hrs EXCELLERGY THE GOVERNOR, of One
Lot of CROWN LAND at Kowloon in the Colony of Hongkong, for a term of .75 years, with the option of renewal aba Crown Beat to be fired by the Surveyor. further of HIS MAJESTY TEL"KINO," for one term of 75 years
PARTICULARS OF THE LØYE.
popularity it so well deserves.~.
Pints, $125 per dosen
Splits: 80 cts.
S. WATSON
CO., LTD.,
The Bishop of Victoria left the Colony, yesterday and will be absent until about May 10th. During his absence he will attend the triennial General Synod of the (Episcopal) Church of China to be held at Hankow; also meetings of the Church Missionary Society Advisory- Council and of the China Continuation Committee at Shanghai.
that the rise in the cost of labour is H.E. the Governor leaves for the North largely attributable to high rentals | by H.M.S. Caïro to-day. His Excellency,"
the consequent
in ixerense
we understand, will visit Waihaiwei and the cost of living. Yet coincidently Peking. with the publication of this report the Government bringing forward a resolition which, increases the rental payable on every tencinent in the Colony. Obviously if high rents are a serious factor inilitating against indus trial development they handicap in the same way.every business interest in the kong Boxing Association is announced to Colony. A general ayy of this kind take place on Saturday, the 18th inst appears tu us not merely an tumcientific Particulars will be found in double but inequitable, even iniquitous, column advertisement on pugu 3. method of raising the money required Promptly after the pissing of, the meet the deficit in the Govern-resolutions increasing the dutie on ment Budget It is certain to operate | Tobacco
and
Liquor, yesterday, a to the serions diandvantage of the Gncerament Galette Extraordinary was Colony. The increased burden falls in issued announcing them. They came into the first place on the people who can force immediately they were passed. least afford
the to carry it, and inevitable result must be when the now percentage comes into force in July next, that the wage-earner will ask for higher wages, and the trader will transfer his
the in short, we may expect to see imposition of these ingressed rates who serve in the Diet.
The Royal Artillery Association an has helped to give this drink the followed by a general rise in the cost of
living in the Colony.
nounce a smoking concert for to-morrow We are familiar with the old conten- to which all past and present members tion that the Colony is more lightly taxed of the Royal Artillery are invited. The than any place at Home, but it requires | annual regimental sports of the Royal very little study to realise that the Artillery are also announced among to- widely differing circumstances make the day's advertisement. They take place on comparison false and misleading. If it Thursday next. could be said that tenants of property were paying the same amount in rates to the Treasury that they paid twenty years ago (when the present percentage were adopted) it might reasonably be urged that a case exists for the increase of those percentages now; but it is common knowledge that the congestion is such in the city of Victoria and many parts of Old Kowloon, that there has been in the intervening period an enormous The retirement of Mr. A. P. Wood, inflation of property values, and conse Secretary and Engineerin-Chief of the quently of house rents, and the revenue Shanghai Waterworks Co., which he has derived from rates has correspondingly served for the long period of 30 years, increased. If we may take the recent has been marked by the presentation to case of the block in which Wiseman's him of a silver cigar box as a personal Café is situated an excellent illustration tribute of affection and esteem by his of the process is afforded. The recent sale friends and the directors." In making the disclosed that, owing entirely to the grow. presentation Mr. Leslio Cubitt, the Chair- ing congestion of the city, the markëtman, paid a tribute to Mr. Wood's kind-.
of value of those premises typical ofness of heart, singleness purpose and AERATED WATER: MANUFACTUREES. hundreds of others has almost quad- unswerving loyalty.
rupled in a period of twenty years: Houses in this Colony, like good wines, socm to increase in value as they increase in age We assume that in the books" of the Government Assessor of Rates these evidences of increased values aro duly noticed, and the inference is that where the Government was gotting from these premises $1,000 in rates twenty years
LONDON, April 6th. In the House of Commons Commander go, when, as we have said the present porcentage was adopted, it is now getting Bellairs suggested the abolition of the between $3,000 and $4,000. One hears of so many cases in the Colony of houses
Colonel Amery replied that the hospital being let at rentals three or four times a needless source of expense. aa much as they were originally leased for, that it is rather surprising to and was required for convalescent cases from that the Assessor's returns (which includo Hongkong during the hot and damp wea all new property, which has come into ther there. The abolition would result occupation) show an increase in the in a larger number of cases being in- rateable value of the Colony in the past valided home from the China station, ten years of not more than 55.07 per cent, with consequent inconvenience and ex- Mr. ARTHUR CHAPMAN, the late assessor, penses. He was, therefore, unable to recorded in his last Report that the agree that the hospital was a needless rateable value of the Colony had expense.
Commander Bellairs said that the Increased during his period of service (since 1880) by no less than 430.23 per hospital had between 80 and 30-beds, and cent. We are surprised that the increase sometimes during 1020 had not a single It was astounding to learn an hour' or.. so-prior to the meeting of the Legislative has not been as much in the last ter patient, and that the maximum was eight it was ridiculous in those circum- Council yesterday that the Government
The fact that an increase of approxistanbes to keep the hospital going.- intended to submit to the Council that mately 50 per cent. in rater should have Colonel Amery replied that he had morning a resolution to increase the been acquiesced in by the Legislative boon impressed by those figures, but percentage payable na rates on the Council without a single expression of thought the reason was that the hospital asseraments in the Colony from 13 to 20— dissent plainly shows the need for a was not opened until after the tima thereby increasing the revenue derived representative of the interests of the patients from Hongkong, were usually M. JBREEN,
from this source by approximately 50. sunil man on the Council. Wherever sent there. He promised to enquire Hoa, Becretary, War Muustrial Committon,- per cent it was even more astounding. Hongkong, December 15th, 19203 1159. to learn that this resolution was passed any verted interest is affected by whether any economy could be effected.
proposal to increase the taxation upon in the Council without a single word of it, we never see that interest go protest or dissent! We confess we are undefended in the Council. We anggest unable to understand this silence on the that if increased taxation is necessary, part of the Unofficial Membora. Certain
the fairest, the most scientific,“ way of it is that if previous notice had been raising at in the Colony at the prezent given to the public of the intention to time in by taxation of profte and not ргорово Buch a resolution, a storm of of carning. The most obvious need is protest would have that a balt, should be called in the opposition instantly arisen. There was no excuss ever-growing expenditure of the Govern
The Talent which expendi- or justification for not allowing it to ant
ture has been increasing is truly be known that such a proposal was to alarminge Ten years ago it waar seyou be made, except that the Government sow million dollars a year now it is double
was little possibility of that there carrying the resolution except by rushing it. The Government has just pablished for general information the Reports of the Committee which has been inquiring anto-the-
- Economle LL, prelimmary notices of forthcoming
Resources of the meetings, lectures and entertainment, Colony, "and" it will have been noticed sent for insertion in the news columns of the that one of the first conclusions reached Hongkong Daily Press, are charged for at the rate of 31 cash, (as announced in May and Jine by the sub committed on Factory and of last year) providing that they do not occupy Home and Cottage Industries: is that more than four lines. In future if this space is
high rent ze serious-factor militating exceeded they will be placed in the advertising
evelopment, and columma at the prevailing rates.
agnans” – industrial
Bag of No
Beghty Na
Sa 1106
Imality,
Boundary
Measurements.
..
boot.foelfest.
teet
per the plan.
Annual Restal
Upest Price
9,450108 4,670
WAR MEMORIAL SUBSCRIPTION: LIST.
*[7581)
OE the erection by Public Subscription, of to be called the WAR MEMORIAL INSTI building to be run on Y.M.C.A. Hines,
the Nary: the Army and Civilians by Joint TUTE, and to be managed for the joint used Board of Director & portion of the rum raised will be devoted to the erotion of a. Peru
All damaged packages will be examined by this Meeting a subsequent confirmatory Meeting manant Stone Memorial which will be put in. Messrs. Goddard & Douglas, on WEDNESDAY,
the 13th Ap, at 10.
No Fire Insurance has been affected,
E. RODENFUSER,
Acting Agent
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Hongkong, April 7th, 1921.
BILLIARDS CHAMPIONSHIP OF THE COLONY.
On SATURDAY, APRIL 9th.
At the VicToRIA RECREATION CLUB
A. J. OSMUND T.. P. YVANOVITCH.
Game of 1000 up in 2 Sessions,
will be ralled.
Copies of the proposed Memorandura and Articles of Association may. be seen by Members
at the Pavilion.
By Order of the Committee.
́L. 8. GREENHILL,
Hon Becretary.
Hongkong, April 6th, 1921.
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HONGKONG TRAMWAY COMPANY, LIMITED. (Incorporated in the United Kingdom.) ( TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING. of the HONGKONG TRAMWAY COM- PANY, LIMITED; will be held at the Offices Admission Fee: Members and Naval of Memes, JARDINE, MATHESON & COMPANY, and Military Men, 50 cents; Non-mem-Lin Padder Street, Hongkong.com. bers, 1; Reserved Senta,
WEDNESDAY, the 13rm day of Åran, 1921, to st-19 o'clock Noos,
transact the ordinary business of the Company.
By Order of the Board,
At 6 and 9.p.m.
RÒ. WITCHELL,
Hon. Secretary.
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RONGKONG, APRIL STE; 1921,
THE INCREASED RATES.
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FAR
EASTERN CABLE.
NEWS.
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~BRITISH' NAVAL HOSPITAL
YOKOHAMA,
Boral Naval Hospital at Yokohama at
DR. WELLINGTON KOO.
LONDON, April 7th. Dr. Wellington Roo has gone to Geneva,
CORRESPONDENCE
THE P & O DIVIDEND.
[TO THE EDITOR OF: “ THE HOXGYORG
"DAILY PRESS. "
Sin, It is gratifying to realise, from
that figure, and when & resident hears of a paragraph in your morning issue, that, deficits and of proposals for more in spite of the fact that froight" in taxation his thoughts instantly revert to such examples of extravagance and waste falling all the time, and that passengers as the very costly roads which are in are carried at an absolute loes, the dear course of construction on the Peak for old P. & O. is paying a dividend of 18 the pleasure chiefly of the motorist and
lie globetrotter in making the Colony for cent attractive to the tourist and pleasuTS How delightful for the holders of P. seckers generally, it is just as well that & 0, stock to speculate as to what the the Government should bear more dividend will be when freight has prominently in mind the permanent recovered its tone and passengers fare
percets of the business community, for have been advanced to a remunerativa it is on their prosperity, and not on the rate! Yours faithfully picbetrotter and the pleasure socker, that
PASSENGER." the life of the Colony must depend,
•Hồngkong - April 7th,