NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
NOTICE
THE OFFICES SITE CUSTOMS TO
CHINESE MARITIME CUSTOMS for Kowloon and District will CLOSED to Public Businges on WEDNESDAY. the 28TH SEPTEMBER (CONFUCIUS BIRTHDAY), and on MONDAY (NATIONAL FESTIVAL).
the 10th OCTOBER
W. G. LAY, Commissioner of Chinese Customs, Kowloon and District.
Custom House,
Hongkong, Septe:aber #1th, 1921.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
THE P
WE P. & O.S. N. Co.'s Steamer
"JEYPORE"
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Arrived Hongkong, on Sept. 20th, 1991. FROM BOMBAY, AND STRAITS. Consignees of Cargo by the above-named Vessel are hereby informed that their goods are being landed and placed AT THEIR RISK in the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company's Godowns at Kowloon, where each Donagament will be sorted out Mark by Mark and delivery can be obtained as the Goods are landed.
This vessel brings on Cargo :—,
From Farsia Gulf ..-B. 18. N. and
B. & P.S. N. Co.'s Steamers instructions have been given to the contrary Optional Goods will be landed hore unless
ix hours before arrival of the Stenmar.
Goods not cleared within 8 days, including date of arrival, will be subject to rent.
No Fira Insurance will be
The effected by an say case whatever.
Damaged packages must be left in the Godowas for stamination by the Consignees, and the Company's Sarveyors, Alceurs, GODDARD & DocGLAS, at 10 A..on MUNDAYS ami THJESDAYS. All Claims must be presented within ten days of the Steamer's arrival bere after which dato they cannot be recognised.
No Chaims will be admitted after the Gords have left the Cudown.
MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CC.,
Agents.
Hougtong, September 20th, 1921. (1488
THE HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA
.... DOCK COMPANY, LIMITED.
TOTIC IS HEREBY GIVEN
that
N the SHARE REGISTER and TRANS.
FER BOOKS pl the Company will be to the 8TH OCTOBER CLLSED from the 1921, both days inclusive.
WARRANTS foro. the INTERIM DIVIDEND enn obtained at the Office of the Company, 2. Quem's Buildings, Hongkong, na and after the 11th October next.
By Order of the Board,
•
R. M. DYER,
Chief Manager,
Hongkong. September 17th, 1921
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CONSULADO DE PORTUGAL. ENDO rid esta oidade Ex. Sr.
CASANOVA, Consal fitnerul de Portugal em Shunghi afim de expora Colonia Portuguesa relente nesta cidade s pedir-the
Hen generoso poiu moral sobre o projecto em beneficio da grande e patriotica abra a realivar e Shaughsi, tenho a houra de convida toden clalaan Portuguese-
Consular no residentes nesta Circumericao
"metting
ing que mesmo Ez. SR. CASANOVA vai realisar no Club de Recreio en Kowloon na
terça feira, 20 de corrente, us seis horas da
tanie.
Consulado de Portugual ein Hongkong, 19 de Setembro de 1921. "O. ENCARREGADO DO CONSULADO,
J. G. FERNANDES.
THEATRE
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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER Aler 1981.
INTIMATIONS
NOTICE.
"ACORA”. 3,830 tona
Fort Louis, Maritins, en 30th September 1991.
For particulars apply to-- JAKDINE MATHESON, & Co., Lad,
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THE Stomer
deadwaight, will be sold by Auction al
NOTICE.
NOTICES TO CONSIGNEES
INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED,
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
H
FROM CALCUTTA, PENANG AND
· SINGAPORE.
(THE Steamship
"LAISANG
WE have This Day REMOVE to the
Second Floor of ST. Gronan's Boof Cargo by her are hereby informed that all ING above Messrs. Shewan, Toines & Co. Entrance on Chater Road.
Dated the 1st September, 1921.
GEO. K. HALL-BRUTTON & CO. [1379
CANADIAN PACIFIC OCEAN SERVICES LIMITED..
name of the "CANADIAN
baving arrived from the above parts, Consignses Goods are being landed at their risk into the nazardous and/or extra hazardous Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company Limited, whenos, and/or from the
harves, delvery may be obtained.
Goods not cleared by the alat Sept, will be subject to rent
All broken, shafed, and damaged packages sen to be left in the Godowan, where they will be examined. Claims against the steamer must be presented within 10 days of arrival, otherwise they will not be
recognised.
FFECTIVE from the 8th September
1991, the PACIFIC OCRAN SERVICES, LIMITED," has been thanged to "CANADIAN PACIFIC STEAMY SHIPS, LIMITED."
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P. A. COX, General Agenta..
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Henouong, September 1ötä, 1931.
HONGKONG JOCKEY CLOR.
MHOUSE BALLAR SUBSCRIPTION GRIFFINS for the 1991 Oficial Meeting will find lists at the Hongkong Club, Jockey Club Stables and at the Race Courie
H. BIRKETT.
EMBERS wishing to for
PREPAID
Clerk of the Course.
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WANTED
ADVERTISEMENTS
Letrels are lying at this Office for 180x CK, KX, LM, LN, LS, LT, LU..
EW, MA, MK, A, 50,
W
"ANTED-YOUNG LADY TYPIST Becks position: will uk for inodente salary. Reply Box MY, clo, Daily Press Office.
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WANTED. FURNISHED HOUSE at Chang Chow for October. Reply stating terms, position, number of Rooms, do,
1-17 to Box MZ, c/o Daily Press Offer.
Peak-Apply to H. E. POLLOCK, Princes THOR SALE STEWART TEBRACE,
Buildings
97
WANTED. Married Couple require FURNISHED FLAT or Apartments, Mid-level or Peak. Willing to share small house. Apply Box MI, c/o Daily Press Office.
TO LET.
GODOWN 21 Yamati.
Ji
88
For particulars apply to— THE HONGKONG LAND RECLAMA
TION CO. LTD...
ODOWN
TO LET
Bazm Shui Po
1148
dear
Gr Cosmopolitan. Dock Large open w pound in front suitable for the storage of Metal, Lumber, Ores, etc. Marine Lot: approached either from land or water side
For particulars apply to-
W. G. HUMPHREYS & CO.
11334
FOR SALE.
THE PEAK, RURAL
ROYALKULDING LOT NO. 117, Area
*WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 21st, ní 9.15, 13.
Under the Distinguished Patronage of H.E. THE GOVERNOR AND LADY STUBES."
GRAND
EL
CONCERT
ANNÁ
TOUR
(Famous Soprano).
LEO
1J
PODOLSKY
M
(The well-known Pianist)
AND
VERA
IRO VA
(The Aesthetic Dancer).
BOOKING NOW AT MOUTRIE'S. Parces: $3, $2 $1.
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DAIRY FARM NEWS
Uruyere
Gonda (Full Cream)
Australian Cheddar.......
19.956 Square Feet, contains:--
GROUND FLOOR-Large Drawing and Dining Rooms-Wide enclosed Verandaha. HALL-PANTRY-Store Room, &c. FIRST FLOOR-Two large and one smaller Redrooms-Two Dressing Rooms Three Bath
Roos
BASEMENT - Fumiace for Heating Servants quarters at back.
A GARDEN LOT for Tennis Court adjoining present small Tennis lawn at an sanual payment of $5 can be obtained.
Apply--
Box 1368,
Car of Daily Prep Office. (1338
No Fire Insurance will be affected by us in Bills of Lading will be countersigned by
osse whatever. JARDINE, MATHESON & Co. Lrs,
General Managers.
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"GIEN LINE LIMITED..
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. FROM UNITED KINGDOM, GENOA, POR' SAID, COLOMBO AND STRAITS.
EE Motor Vossol
THE
GLENAFP
having arrived from the above ports, Consigasse of Cargo by her are hereby informed that all Goods are being landed at their risk into the bardous and/or extra hazardous Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company Limited, whence, and/or from the wharves, delivery may · bo obtained
Goods not cleared by the sand Sept. 1921, at"| 1:5 P.K
2. will be subject to rent
All broken, chafed and damaged packages are to be left in the Godowns where they will be axamined by Mesars. Goddard & Douglas, on 22nd Sept, 1921, at 10 M. Claims against the steamer must be presented on the special form. provided and must also be submitted within 30 Jaya arrival otherwise they will not be recognized.
No Fire I sarance will be effected by us in any cass wi tover.
Bills of Lading will be countersigned by JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., L
Agente Hongkong, September 15th, 1921.
"BEN"
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LINE OF STEAMERS.
SOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
FROM ANTWERP MIDDLESBRO',
...LONDON AND STRAITS.
The Steamship “BENARTY- ONSIGNEES of Cargoare hereby informed
risk into the hazardons and/or extra hazar- dons Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd, whence and/or from the wharves delivery may be obtained.
No claims will be admitted after the Gooda have left the Godowns, and all Goods remain ing undelivered, after the 16th Sept, will be.
bject to rent.
All Claims against the Steamer mät be presented to the Undersigned on or before the 3rd Oct, or they will not be recognised. to be lafs in the Godowas, where they will be examined on the 25th Sept, at 10A.M.
No Fire Insurance has been effected. Bills of Lading will be countersigned by GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co., LTD,
Agents. Hongkong, September 19th, 1911. (1465
All broken, chafed and damaged Goods are
NOTICE TO CONBIGNEES.
OURAN STEAM SHIP COMPANY, LTD. ABD CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, LTD. CONSIGNEES per Company's Steamer
"DEMODOCUS"
re hereby notified that the Cargo will be isobarged into Holt's Wharf, Kowloon where it will lie at Consignee's risk and subject to terms and conditions of storage at SEAMEN'S INSTITUTE Hold's Wharf. The Cargo will be ready for
delivery from Godown on and after 19th Sept Optional cargo will be landed, unless nation, has been given prior to steamers arrival
21. PRAYA EAST, HONGKONG.
FOR the use of all Men of the Mercantile
Marine and H.M, Navy.
to
00
INTIMATION
Guaranteed free
from
Anthrax
British-made
SHAVING BRUSHES
fine assortment
just received,
Last week, fiv Chinese died from in-
fluenza," one from cerebrospinal fever, and one from cholera. One. 'imported case of paratyphoid fever, Chinese, and two cases of "diphtheria, one British and the other Chinese, were also reported.
was running from Glasgow to Greenock three times a week at a speed of 71 miles an hour, and Parliamentary re- turns of the year 1811 showed that there ware five steam vessels in Scotland. The frat, steara vessel to appear in the Thames was brought. from Glasgow in 1815. In 1818 steamer called the Bising Sun Sir Rob. Nisthan. K.0.8.1. CLE, huilt by Lar COCHRANE, Crossed the (39), of. The Albany, Piccardilly. W., Atlantic, and in the following year, the Inte of the C.S.,. private secretary to Savanah, 330 tons. ajded by steam,” Lord Curzon when Viceroy of India, crossed from New York to Liverpool in brother of Sir Frederic and Sir Matthew 28 days.
Nathan, left, estate of the grus value of
www....
Mr. Orme: yesterday, renunded a max.
When the Postmaster-tianeral in Lon-14,220. don, in 1821, determined to establish a regular service of little sterimers to convey His Majesty's malls across the arrested by the polios in connection with A Chinese, Channel, it was regarded as exceedingly a fight in Kowloon City. venturesome. It is interesting now to who took part, is now in the Kwong read that the Admiralty particularly was
Wah Hospital. Little hope is entertain disturbed by the revolutionary enterprise ed for his recovery and his dying 'de. which the Post Office was exhibiting, for position has been taken. the steam-engine was anathems to them. In the first place, these old sailors had no faith in it as a mechanical contrivance, and, secondly, they argued that it, by a miracle. it proved a success for marine navigation, it hoded ill for the country, which had hitherto been rather glad than otherwise that communications with the Continent, and even with Ireland, were uncertain. slow, and uncomfortablr. Nature had created the silver streak " to separate Great Britain from France and her neighbours at a late stage of the Pliocene period. Why should anything be done to render this waterway less effective as a protection against invasion? Let na, it was urged, live our lives in our way and preserve every barrior against intrusion." The Lord of "the "Admiralty consequently stood aghast at age.
the mere suggestion of steam packets, and
In the early hours of yesterday morn- ing when the 1.s. Kuong Sai, bound for Canton, was about two miles above the Fish Stakes, a jack collided with the vessel beading towards the North-eat. The Kwang Sul's helm was starboarded and she appeared to have damaged just- one plate well above the guard,
A S. WATSON & their letters of protest of this period, we
CO. LTD.,
(Established 1841)
HONGKONG DISPENSARY
Phone No. 16.
BIRTH SUTTON-At Shamnen, Canton, on Sept.
19th, to Mr. and Mrs. H. SUTTON, daughter.
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HongKong Orrion: 104, Du Vász RD., O. Loos Orica: 131, Fire STREET, E-C.
The Daily Press.
HONGKONG, SEPTEMиen 31st, 1921.
THE CENTENARY OF THE
STEAM PACKET.
Д
Tax far reaching changes that are being forecasted in the construction of our ships in the near future, declares writer in the home paper, may bring about almost as complete a revolution as "that which followed the coming of steam. We have seen such wonderful developments in all branches of science in the last quarter of a century that we have come to believe almost in any
1 broken, chafed, and damaged goods are development that our scientists may All they will predict, but we may well hesitate to be examined on any Tuesdays and Fridays
within the free storage period.
Reading and Writing Rooms, Billiard Room, Officers' Boom CFO's Room Restaurant Concert Hall, Charch
Private Cabins and beds in Dormitories Motor Launch " Davspring.”
JUST REC EI V E D
Fresh supply of
SUTTON'S
Teated VEOFTATÍLE AND FLOWER SEEDS.
#. This is the gras la huse a good garden Plant lots of Soda and take care of the Garden ; ["4ên' yon' will havo "very reason to be pleased
with the renuit,
CHEESE
5 por Ib.
,85
Picnic (ora munke)
.50
jar
Coalmaier (own make)
40
pat,
GRACA &
THE DAIRY FARM, ICT & COLA".
00%,
DI: AM STREET,
GENEKONG.
STORAGE CO. LTD.
between the hours of 10.45 am and Noon believe that the common adoption of the internal combustion engine (which is the subject the writer of the foregoing pre
No claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the stoupar's Godown, and all Goods, remaining updelivered after the 25th Sept. will be subject to rent.
All Olaims against the Steamer must be presented to the undersigned on or before the 10th Oct., or they will not be recognised.
No Fire Insurance will be effected.
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
Agents. Hongkong, September 19th, 1921.
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A. G. DA ROCHA.
AUCTIONEER, -SURVEYOR · AND GENERAL BROKER
No. 14, D'Aguilar Street, Telephone No. 2932 WEEKLY AUCTIONS. TUESDAYS:
A MISUELLANEOUS GOODS.
THURSDAYS :—
VALUABLE
HOUSEHOLD "FURNITURE,
· SATURDAYS :—
FAKCELLENT
HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE,
3
A Chinese committed suicide, outlay, by jumping from the verandah of the first floor of No. 71, Des Faux Road West. He sustained severe injuries to the head and died soon after admis”. sion to hospital. Ho relatives had noticed that his manner, intely, had been little preuliar. He was 69 years of
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A Chinese engaged a motor-bant at the ferry wharf at Yanmati on Monday.after- noon to take him to a ship in harbour,''
in mid-stream, When the boat was he jumped into the water. One of the crow jumped overboard and succeeded in rescuing the man, who was handed over to the police and taken to the Kwong Wah Hospital.
are told, are splutters of upgryte proaches. The steam engine was an invention of the devil to bring down the ountry in ruins: it would prove a disaster to the Fleet and reader invasion rusy,"
'And it the sailors were nervous of the influence of the steam enging on the seamanship of the Navy, Continental others were anxious lest Customs should be introduard into Eng- Before Mr. Lindsill, yesterday, Mr. D. land, to the eventual injury of its Burlingham, Acting Superintendent of peculiar modes of life and its particular Polier, charged" the driver of motor-car standards, of, morals. It is interest So. 27. owned by the United Motor ing to look back at
this little bit Garage, with reckless driving. Mr. Bur of history for it enables us to apprelingham said that he was walking in Ice ciate instantly the highly important House Street, chehind the Iniry Farm results, political, commercial and social building when he saw which have accrued from the use of the make the turning at a high speed with- the defendant
marin engine.
ou mounding the horn. The road is very arrow at this spot, and the defendant's action was highly dangerous. A fine of 225 was imposed.
It was many years after the introduc tion of the steam packet cross-channel service that the Erst steamship appeared in the waters of China to enter into, com- petition with the famous old clippers. Down to the Thirties and Forties "it was
In a note on the subject of high, ronts not yet the sange for China ships to take and extortionate kay money" demands passengers, nor would they take general in the French Concession, the Sinuanpao | letters,” and the run home for twelve of Shanghai, reports that in order to montbe, as the trips were euphemistically compel householders to vacate premises called even in those days, generally in Rue Marcel, to make room for meant, for the Europeaa or American wealthier tenants, the landlords have merchant of those times, as one traveller refrained from collecting rents and are put it. nine months of listening to what the wild waves were saying, and them. In retaliation, the tenants bald's
preparing to lodge, complaints against just three months at home. It may be that in the near future the funnel with its clouds of smoke will become as extinct as the stunsail, but the change can hardly produce as great a revolution in the world As the triumph of steam over sail.
Sir Willian Rees Davies. K.C., the Chief Justice, is returning to Hongkong very shortly.
Sir Thomas Sutherland, who for 34 years was chairman of the P. & O. Co., was 87 on the 15th ultimo.
meeting and decided to send their rent to the district police office, “in order to defeat the landlords', trickery,”
An accident resulting in the death of Chines member of the crow of the a.a. Sunning, accurred in the harbour on Monday afternoon. Through a misunder- standing a boat was lowered instead of
a gangway.
It capsized throwing the four Chinew seamen manning it into the harbour. The bout men jumped in and ragged two of them. A third was pulled out by a police motor boat which happened to be in the vicinity. The Shanghai has been playing an interport fourth man could not be found. It was lawn bowls match at Hankow as well as thought that he had been imprisoned at Hongkong. Hankow won by points under the overturned boat and several of to 15.
his comrades dived under but failed to locate him. The police boat circled the
Mr. Charles Ernest St. John Branch
diction was discussing) can possibly bring has been appointed to a pisne judgeship success.
vicinity for some time but without
146 that
in the Supreme Court of the Straits Settlements...
about, so complete, a revolution which followed the coming of steam. A
Park Hok Tung, a new suburb on the London paper recently reminded its; readers that this is the centenary of the
South-western part of Canton city, pro- It is reported in Canton that Wushuu, mises, the Canton Times says, to be a steam packet, though we have to go further back thna 1821 for the record of in Kwangsi,has been captured by a very prosperous little colony of foreign- the first steamship. The first iden of combined attack by two Cantonese forces, era and Chinese. Many new buildings atcam navigation was set forth in a one commanded by General Ngai Bong and wide rands are under construction. patent obtained by one' JONATHAN BULLB ping, the other by General Tai-wai Mr. C. & Paget, the enterprising civil in 1738, but it is about fifty years later"
engineer, and one of the advisers to the that we have a record of a steamboat In reply to a question in the House of Canton Municipality, has been more or constructed by one WILLIAM PATRICK Commons, Mr. Cecil Harmsworth said less responsible for the, beautifying of MILLER, who patented paddle-wheels, and the £108,000,000 which Japan is spend the place. The True Light Middle a' Mr. SYINGTON.. Their small steaming on national defence represents 51.4 School, the Theological College, and the boat, it is anil, ran at four miles an hour. por cont. of the gross national revenue hostels of several religious organizations At about the same, tim's a French Count (£210,000,000) for 1981-27.
constructed an cngine which propelled a bost ou the Saone. Mr. SYMINGTON made
a passage on the Forth and Clyde Canal
A Korean recently threw two bombs
are located at Park Hok Turig. "Abont seventy-five foreigners are residing there at present, besides a large number of in 1730, and we read of a steamboat at into the office of the Governor-General in Chinese teachers and students. A good Boost: One bomb exploded, and Secre many missionaries and merchants are Now York in 1806, and one on the Hudson River in the following year. In 1819 the tary Suzuki was injured in the face. also "making their homes there. The Comet, built by HENRY BELL, with an Govornor-Genera! Baito was away in the Police Department has ordered a police"
station to be established, there. engine constructed By Jonn BoERTSON, Country on a tour of inspection.