NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
HONGKONG CRICKET CLUB.
TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
WEA
YEATHER permitting, the CHAL LENGE HOUND of the OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP DOUBLES,
PREPAID WANTED
ADVERTISEMENTS.
THE BUNGKONG DAILY PRESS TUESDAY, APRIL 20TH, 1981.
Letters are lying at this fee for
Boxse P. Q. AD. "APJAW BP. BQ,
BR, BY., KX LE, 10,
Buildings Apply A. 8. WATSON & HANCOCK, W. & M. K. LOTO LET OFFICE To bet is Almaudra
will be played WEDNESDAY, APRIL 27TH, at 4.50 1.x." 00; LTD.. Beneral Senta $1 vach. Hooking at Messrs.. MOUTHIE & Co.
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DEEWEET PEAS. -For Sale a few packets of wood saved from my own plants. Delivery dow or at proper sawing season, & NICOL, Quarry Bay,
After the match the Prizes won during the Tournament will be presented.
NIPPON YUSEN, KAISHA. NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. “Froй EUROPE and STRAITS. THE- Cómpany's Rtexmship”.
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10 LER-WITHIN comfortable distance
TOTO L Gentleman (of wo friends), Board Residence in Reglishman's Bound. Quist healthy position, excellent war- roundings, Boating, Bathing, fishing, Bor 50.
WANTED Lady antions to secure experienced HOUSE BOY would be glad to have we recommended by family leaving for home. Letters Hor LAN, d/o Daily Press Office."
FOR BALE
“AWA MARU." having arrived from the above ports, Cozalguess of Cargo are hereby informed that their Goods are being landed and placed at their risk in the Hongkong wal Kowloon Wharf and Godowy Godowan at Kowloon, whero rach. Company consignment will be routed out mark by mark and delivery can be obtained as soon as thŋ -Goods are landed.
Croods will be carried on unlean instractions are given to the contrary before Early possession, ?? NOON, TO-DAT
Goods not cleared by the 1st May, 1921, will be subject to mast
Damaged packages must be left in the flodowns for examination by the Consignee and the Co.'s representatives it an appointed hour on TuREAT and FRIAL. All olsims namat bo presented within ten days of the strainer's arrival here, after wäich date they cannot be recognital. No claims ill be admitted after the goods have left the Godowns.
NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA,
Agents. Hongkong April 24, 1921.
NOTICE.
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Where Dosiated ME BERNARD
DONALD CRAWFORD MORGAN to ho Manager of our Hongkong Branch (Importy) and Exports) an from May 1st. 1991.
CABTERS.
17, Queen's Road Central,
Hongkong, April 22nd, 1981.
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WILTSHIRE REGIMENT SPORTS.
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FIVE-ROOMED BUNGALOW, Peak
District. Tennis Court, Kitchen Garden. Apply to--
Bar No. 588,
Care of Daily Press Office,
FOR SALE.
INTIMATION
TSON
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PREMIER SCOTCH
filthe Far East.
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Complete with all accessories, including MERGER TOURING CAR-7-Seater, two spare wheels and one spare tyre.
Apply to ea
LINSTEAD & DAVIS, Alexandra Buildings.
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FOR SALE.
BRUNSWICK STANDARD ICE MAKING PLANT.
Capacity-4 tons per 24 hours.- No. of Ice Cans -96.
Weight of Block 130 lbs, wize 81" x 15" x 49′′. Compressor Palloy-40 dia, o face. Speed-160 RPM.
Atmospheric Ammoud Condenser-12 pipes
Accessories, 19 ft. long. Complete with Ice Tank and
ASLO
THE 2/WILTSHIRE REGIMENT will hold their BEGIMENTAL SPORTS on THURSDAY, Aray 2313, at 139 Ratin
Une 20 B.H.P. Motor to provide power for
specification may Major C
AL and the Offoms will be labore plant.A "At Home" on the ground, and will be very Further details and glad to see their treads, if they will kindly obtained from –
OFFBEAT ACEAL/REISS & CO.,
No. 3, Queen's Baildings, Hongkong.
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Hongkong, April 2nd: 1991.
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TR. J. B. ROSS, c/o MERCANTILE BANK
MJ, No. 7. Queen's Hond Central, has been appointed Bonorky
Secretary,
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Members desiring
ng cards for visitors are requentii-to apply to the Treasurers, No. Queen's Road, Central.
By Order,
PERCY SMITH, SETH & FLEMING,
Bécretaries & Tressure
Hongkong, April 23rd, 1991.
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HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB
HE SECOND GYMKYANA” E fited for BATURDAY, MAY 7TH 1921. Draft
STEAMER FOR SALE.
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NDER instructicos received from THE MINISTRY OF SHIPPING, LONDON, Offers, are invited for the purchase of the Following Ex-Enemy Steamer
Built
·Net." Nains of Grass Steamer
Taisiugs Tonnage HANEE 790 817 1906
Terms of Sale and fall particulars may be ascertained on application to and permits for inspection will be issued by Memes: BOUSTRAD
A
GLENOCKSCOTLAN ESTABLISHED
Popularity maintained
by its
EXCELLENT QUALITY NOT BY EXPENSIVE WORLD-WILE ADVERTISING.
S. WATSON CO., LTD.,
WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS,
·HONGKONG
HONGKONG Orica: 104, Da Vasz Ro., O. Loxnos Office: 181, Fiary Bar, B.C.
The Baily Press.
HONGKONG, AFKI 26TH-1931
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The affairs of t
we again befor
Mr. H. Lipsun Ward appea liquidator (Mr. E. Mortimer Mr. N. Langley-Smith representer company
the other band any large inequality really run for the benefit of the people between the two forces is equally danger and not for the sake of profit the aversion qus. If the backward pill is stronger it felt to them would gradually bo renoved. may even result in an increase in the it is their tendeney in recent circum- COUNSEL'S ORI lack of adaptation to the environment, itances to grind the people which makes If the them regarded as reactionary and subver producing 8" reactionary state. forward pull is stronger the country may sive of fiberty There is another point
Skinner Turner at be thrown into confusion by reforms to be considered, and that is whether it | Shanghai, last wees which in their violence are equally is true progress to place so many and into. vnluntary liqu capable of increasing the lack of adapta-such diversified powers in the hands of last year, and on t Philippine Nationat, tion to the environment. The ideal state the central authority when the tendency was continued uudi seems to be when the two forces act seems to boo towards devolution. One of the Court. The proce alternately, the reforms introduced when the reformis denstided in fireat Britaineil from Chambers
examination of the ma the forward pull in stronger being tested is that the Parliament. bo relieved of the company, Mr. A and revised during the period when the much of its purely local responsibilities, pection with an affidavit backward pull is stronger.
So far sa the Dominions are concerned it Theoretically considered, the science of has already delegated, a large part of statecraft thus seems cusy, but in praction its powers, and a step in the same
Ar, A. P. Simoes was examined by Mr.. thers are dificulties which are very direction at home has been made in the
Ward, and stated that he had been senous. The greatest is knowing whether case of the Irish Home Rule Act. This manager of the business since January any particular measure does really would suggest that public ownership, if 1917. The company was incorporated in increase the adaptation to the environ-advisable, should, where practicable, be Way of last year for the express mur went or not. Thus in England the coal localised. it would hardly be possible pose of taking over the business and securing capital The business was taken miners demand the nationalisation of the to localise public ownership of the posts, over as from March 1st, 1920. There were coal mines, which raises, the larger de the railways, or the telegraphs, since two shares subsoribed for when the co- with the other shares on July 11th. On question whether nationalisation of pro- these are activities which are nationwide. Pany was formed and they were allotted perty and industry is really progress in But it would be possible to localiso other this date, 111 shares were allotted as the sonso which has been given to the public undertakings, and it has been sug fully paid up, but no cash was put in, Ti 0 each. Thus the only further word above. Taking it that the ideal is gested that the administration of the coal and nine shares were allotted for cash at capital thay got was Tls. 270, and this to get the largest amount of beneft for mines could very well be placed in the
The assets of the company were mankind out of the earth and all that hands of the county councils, which are was spent in ordinary way of busi
placed at 89,586. They consisted it contains, can this ideal be best achieved familiar with local conditions. This пes.
instead of that menn
debts, some Sparklis shares, a small by individual endeavour or by State would endeavour, which means conjoint cadeay. source of wealth being devoted to amount of cash, and consignments. An represented the profits made during In many cases we have conceded the benefit of a private owner or comitem of $3,031 placed to reserve account that the State can conduct certain fune "pany it would be distributed among 1918.
▲ HOPELESS POSITION. troa's better than the individua),' The those who are chiefly responsible for the
Except for the small amount of euh you say you have, this reserve has dis defence of a country for instance, work of exploiting that wealth Bat originally undertaken by the sovereign as this would not entirely meet the appeared-It was utilized in the busi-
protection of what he regarded as his demands thade by the miners in the pre-ness.
Do you mean that you bought goods with the money-No. We financed goods. property, is now universally assigned to sent dispute, for a fundamental demand the duty of the Siste no matter what is is for the regulation of wages by. A good deal was spent on cables. the form of polity.
We can hardly of a national pool. One thing secms. imagine the defence of the State, being certain, and that is that the placing of the interests of the country in the hands left in individual hands, although some voluntary assistance from the individual of a few private owners and companies means constant danger of interruption may be forthcoming. Again, there are
and disorganisation, affecting the whole some activities in which a monopoly seems essential, and where the only body which country. can properly undertake the monopoly is the State, such as postal and telegraph business, which are now State activities in all countries. Having agreed to that much, the question is whether we can con sistently stop there. As a matter of fact
The steam yacht Cutty Sark was at guaranteed, if there had been any trouble we have not stopped there.
In many Hankow last week. Her owner, Mr. countries monoplies in some article or Henry Keswick, was on board together industry have been created. There are with Mr. and Mrs. John Johnstone and tobacco monopolies, salt monopolies,
Mr. and Mrs. LAN. Lecle, at industries, which could have beeg left equally well in An operation for appendicitis was per-ed from them. private hands but have been absorbed by formed on Rear-Admiral G. H. Borrett, the State as means of revenue. As such C.B.. at the Shanghai General Hospital, they are really forms of taxation, a last week, and the Admiral's condition certain amount of revenue being demanded was announced to be quite satisfactory, from them, which, if not forthcoming, must be produced by increasing the cost to the consumer. In all such industries State production has proved more costly. than private production, and one would
& Co. Blagaporo; Meser BULLOCH BROTHERS THE PROGRESS OF MANKIND' fain hope that this was due to the workers receiving adequate wages and being Rangoon:-Meurs MACKINNON &
under- and the Co Hongkong's MACKENZIE &!
THERE have been many inquiries of late worked reasonable hours. Again, in some ALED TENDERS should be lodged with
The Spring Race meeting at Hankow need yesterday. Shanghai Spring meeting takes place next week.*-
Mr. P. B. L. Howley, who is leaving for Home this week, was entertained at a farewell dinner, last night, at the Kam Ling Hotel, by the Chairman and Direc
Ferry Company. tors of the Kau Lung Sze Yeuk Kai Fong
One of the latest issues of the American
Do you seriously suggest that you spent the money in cables 7-No. The money was used for the purpose of securing con.
tracts.
Witnessed admitted that purchases had been made in America to the amount of G.840,000. The contracts were not trans- ferred from the old company to the new, but the dealers concerned were perfectly- well aware of the change..
You yourselves were not able to finance these contracts in any way i-No. Wit ness added that the only good will of the business was in the contracte
You know in March that, apart from the money which the compradore had
was the contracts, the company was in
a hopeless position 1-Yes.
You never met any one of the bills that you accepted from the Philippine Bank! -Yas quite a number. The compradore was responsible if the Philippine Bank required further security on bills accept-
AN ILLUSORY CONSIDERATION. Mr. Ward, addressing the Court, said
was
the question to be decided was whether at the date when the company took over consideration in respect of which the, the business of the old company the shares were allotted was illusory, or not. He submitted that what really happened since the company. that ever was started the syndicate had been losing. pany to enable them to launch out on. money. They decided to form a com-
limit their liability. Is was not for the some heavy business and at the same time purpose of getting working capital and increasing the business. When, the basi- ness was taken over practically every
Programmes and Entry Forms may be obtained MACKINNON MACKENZIE & CO., Cals to the direction of man's progress, † countries the State has become the owner paper published in Vladivostock says: penny piece of the capital had been lost.
Entries close WEDNESDAY, APRIL 27TH, 1931
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WM. POWELL LTD.
A TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the TWENTIETH ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING SHAREHOLDERS in the above Company will be held at the Com- TUESDAY, APRIL 26th at pany's Offices on Tu 12 o'clock Noor, for the-purpose of receiving the Report of the Directora, and Sistemicas of Accounts to the 29th February, 1931
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 19th April to the 20th April, 1921, both days inclusive.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
H. O, HOLT, Secretary Hongkong, April 16th, 1921,
808
16, Strand Road CALCUTTA
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A. G. DA ROCHA. AUCTIONEER SURVEYOR AND
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ship on behalf of the company, and the. matter was further adjourned--N-C Mr. Langley-Smith addressed his Lord.
Daily News.
ANOTHER SINO-JAPANESE
"INCIDENT."
Capt. E. R. G. R. Evans, C.B. D.8.0., of H.M.8. Carlisle, was announced to give at Shanghai, on Sunday, his illustrated lecture on Capt. Scott's last expedition
The Chinese authorities have reported to the South Pole. The lecture was to be given under the suspices of the Shanghai to the High Inspecting Co Corporal or Sergeant belonging to the Harbin Race Chub and the proceeds were to go to Mukden that Japanese Corporal the Union Jack Club for petty officers Japanese contingent, in the early morn and men of the Royal Navy
at Race Course, Hongkong Club and Cauce outta. The Tenders which must be in Sterling, mere especially his social and socio of the railways, and here, too, it is With the disappearance of the ice and No man in his senses would have giren a
There are, of course,
difficult to see how we can consistently snow several bodies of children, or rather, penny for the business. There was no thing to be taken over except debts and will be opened at Calcutts on FRIDAY, the political progress. way Bay Stables
17th Juxa, 1981, and Cust be valid, for 14 days observers who deny that there is the line between the ownership, say, infants, have been discovered both in the the possibility of a profit being made on after that dataMKEVÄTTEN HE
any progress at all, Dean INGE being the of wegraphs and of railways. In the bay and ashore. This state of affairs two small contracts, MACKINNON MACKENZIE & CO.
most prominent of these. His words have United States the State confines its mono- weight although we try to put them pely to the posts, leaving the telegraph speaks for itself with regard to the con- aside by stigmatising their author as and the rat.ways in private hands. In dit ons of life in Vladivostock. gloomy,but taking progress as merely Great Britain both posts and telegraphs progression somewhere, Godward or are the monopoly of the State, and the the railways" are in private hands. In Ger- devilward, and acknowledging impossibility of a stationary state, the many and also in Japan all three are inquiry is not without interest. Progress, tate properties. There is thus a great it may be taken, is merely the changes discrepancy in opinion on this subject undergone in adaptation to a changing and the difficulty arises of deciding environment. The pursuit is endless, but whether State ownership is a movement
ing of the 6th instant, ran into the guard the more completely the changes are made forwards or backwards. Public owner
room of the Chinese Infantry Regiment and the lesser the delay in making them ship is certainly gaining ground. For
at Wuchanor Eakranchinapa as the Russians call the place (about ten li from thay be considered as making for the instance, there are now few cities where
Fuchistien) without reason or explana progress that is called good. On the such enterprises as tramways remain in
tion: Owing to frequent robberies-com- other hand, of course, the longer the private hands. Started as private enter
Under the leadership of Prince Kung mitted by Hunghutze or bandits, the necessary changes are delayed, the more prises, tramways seem now to be regarded shang, Chief of the Mongolian and guns in the darkness fred on the in- violent will be the disturbance caused in as essentially municipal enterprises In Tibetan Bureau, the Mongolian Princes trader after an order to halt had been making them The historic example of some cities, also, the supply of electricity and Nobles residing in Peking have three times disobeyed by the intrader. petitioned the President and the Prime The darkness rendered it impossible to this is the French revolution, where the and gas is considered as best performed Minister concerning the situation in distinguish whether the intruler was adaptation to the environment had been by the municipality. This is a local Outer Mongolia. The petitioners anys foreigner or Chinese or a Mongol. that owing to the misrule of ex-General and it was not discovered till Jater so long--delnyad that finally society form of State ownership which is bexomu Shu-chen and Mr. Chen Yi, who can that the man was a Japanese army erumbled, in ruins, In Russia much the ing increasingly popular and has every celled the autonomy of Urga by force of sergeant. The Chinese officials represent sama phenomenon has been witnessed,
arms and forced the Mongolians to do it as a parallel of the case that occurred appearance of permanence. although it is yet too near for at to view
do (especially, through misunderstanding, don of the American Navy was killed by it in the right perspective. Both theme It cannot, therefore, be said that the many things which they did not like to in Vladivostock, when Cominstered examples seem to suggest that if there miners when they demand State owner-Chen Vi imprisoned, the Hutuktu or a Japaness sentry The local Chinese those gradual adaptations to a ship for the mines are going against the Living Buddha, for many days) the officials, it is reported, immediately call Mongolians were compelled to join hands ed at the Japanese: Consulate and the
APPOINTMENT
PUBLISUS ZON.
WHX Undersigned have received instructions
to sell by Public Auction,
(For Account of the Concerned)
On WEDNESDAY,
the 27th April, 1991, 11 at their Salon Boom, No. 8 Der Vaux Boad, Corner of Lee House Street,
7,000.ie, PORK:
774 the CELERY SKED,
Sound condition.
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are not
THE MONGOLIAN SITUATIÓN,
might pay to tell us what Stamps Ton, want to changing environment which are called tranil of the timã Rather they or to the Russians, spaidat the Chinese | Jaymanero Barracks in Harbin and) exces bay or what Btampa" you have for sale Better reforms, there will result, a complete Bing with it in demanding that the troops As the Mongolians have no res pressed their deep regret for the, unuikappy mo
still if you call at
HUGHES & HOUGH,
Auctioneers.
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TO SECRETARIES OF CLUBS AND OTHER INSTITUTIONS.
_LI preliminary "notices of forthcoming
Amoena, lectures and entertainment,
ent for insertion in the new columns of the Hongkong Daily Bremsen charged for at the rate of $1 each, (an annoured in May sud Jane of last year) providing tha
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disorganisa of the body politic which. ean only enc Chaon The
sources
the payer
reforms, in al what may be called
artho-less than animosity or hatred against the Chinese occurrence. Both General Chang and should be e national Government and the Chinese people, and General Bun Leih-chen of Kirin reported since they have achieved their object in the incident to the Peking Government may be claimed that State Trga the Hutuktu sincerely wishes re for settlement with the Japanese Lega some conciliation with Feking through direct tion. The Japanese report is said to backward pall ownership, il necessity in
Stata negotiations between the Chinese and the differ from the Chinese account and Mongolians for the restoration of autone claims that the man was killed on the and the forward pull The backward cases, is an unpleasant one.
administration has always proved expen-mous rights to Outer Mongolia: The street of Wuchan by an unknown Chinese pull seek
tomasutaja-talaga av sud very often bad, while, its main most important part in the memorial la soldier on entry duty-Adiatic Neina are, or s
rate là very harys of
no intention of co-operating with the making-anj
The forward pall object being the obtaining of revenue, it that the Mongolians say that they have Agency.
Complete Ens not resulted in any relief to the Ungern party or any other foreigners to It may be that Christ would have com BARKS
This last oppose China and that they will devise demned deliberate brutality, neglect, sel- means to drive out foreign influence fishness and unkindness in the marriage forces would taxpayer or the consumer. equali
which fact is dertainly one which has damaged Mongolia, in case China ogrees to state more severely than an isolated act a tive of State undertakings in the eyes at the restore Urga to the pre-war status quor inddelity afterwards repented of Deen
If they were:
change.
the
stationa
danger:if it continued long enough.