NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
THE BRITISH LEGION
CABARET DANCE.
To be held at the CITY HALLOA FRIDAY, Nor, 4th 1921 st 9,15 P.M.
TICKETS may now be taken up by mem
ber who have applied for same, at Mesars Kelly & Watag's, where a plan of the tables may be seen. Members may "reserve sonte or tables on taking up tickets. As the accommodation is filling up rapidly, members still desirous of attending are requested to send their and the names of their guests to
DRESS.
1-Members will wear short black costs.
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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 28TH, 19AL
THE HONGKONG LÅND INVESTMENT & AGENCY CO, LTD.
Is Company
have This Day RESUMED CHARGE of By Order of the Board of Directors.
MOWBRAY 9. NORTHCOTE,
Becretary. Hongkong, October 20th, 1991,
NOTION
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NTIMATIONS
FOR SALE BY TENDER.
Newly built Reinforced Concrete Sex-going Motor powered lighter.
Langth...
Broadth
Depth ...
Draft loaded
Deadweight Tonnage
BO T
Millar heavy duty Korosebe Motor 40/30 EP and accessories in working conditions. Orders for can be from
ETABLISSEMENTS BROSSARD MOPIN, Kore's Building, Tel. 2566
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Invitation Committee, as soon as possible. N IS, WALLER FORD & Co. of, Hong
kong have ceased to be our agsats.
LA BALOISE FIRE INSURANCE CO. | and tenders to be sent under sealed cover to
U. SPALINGER,
the same address on or before November 5th | Attorney, ·
· 1921 Canton, October 21st, 1921,
KOWLOON CANTON RAHWAY,
(British Section!)
ENDERS for the supply of LIQUORS Tand REFRESHMENTS at the Terminal Stations at Tai Sha Tan nad Kowloon and on all Trains on the above Railway,
IT IS HEREBY NOTIFIED that SEALED TENDERS
that are "TENDER FOR THE SALE OF RE- FRESHMENTS AND LIQUORS ON THE CANTON KOWLOON RAILWAY" will be received at the HealOfice of the British Sec- tion at Kowloon, and at the Office of the: Managing Director at Tai Sha Tan uni Noon of SATURDAY, Nos quaex örn,
Forma cf Tender and fall particalara may be] obtained at the Head Office of the British Sec- tion at Kowtocu or the Head Office of the Chinese Saclion at Tai Sha Tap.
The Railway does not bind itself to accept the highest or say tender. .H, P. WINSLOW,
Manager.
WEN TEH CHANG. Managing Director, Chinese Section.
British Section Hongkong 28. Uctober, 1921,
WANTED..
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ROYAL HONGKONG YACHT (LUB, THE Acting Commodore and Committee of ME to members and their friends at the Club House, North Point on SATURDAY 29 inst. from 3r.M. A. G. LAMPLUGH,
Hon. Secretary.
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HONGKONG HOTEL CO., LTD.
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that with N
reference to the Special Resolation passed and confirmed at Extraordinary General Meetings of the abors Company held on 13th, and 31st days of August, 1991. regarding the division of the above Company's Share Capital from shures of the denomination of $50 each into shares of the denomination of $10 each: NEW CERTIFICATES relating to the abaye are now ready and can be obtained, in exchange for the written acknowledgments already issued, in respect of the old scrip, upon application to the undersigned at the Company's Registered OFOBce in the HONGKONG HOTEL, Pedder Street,
Victoria, Hongkong.
HONGKONG HOTEL CO., LTD.,
F. N. BEAUREPAIRE,
Secretary.
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PRINCIPAL CLERK, CHINESE DIVISION, DEPARTMENT IMMIGRATION AND COLONIZATION, AT VANCOUVER, BC, CANADA. Initial salary $1,800 per unnam,rising by increases for efficient service to maximum of $9,280, plas whatever banns muy be provided by law.
DUTIES:-Under direction, to supervise and direct Interpreters Chinese race, and Investiga- tors under Chinese Division; to act as Inter preter to assist in examination of Chineso immigrants and to perform other related and incidental work as required.
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HONGKONG HOTEL COMPANY,
LIMITED...
QUALIFICATIONS:-Education equivTHE BONUS of $1,000,000 anthorised by lent to university graduation preferred. Ability to read, write and converse fluently in main Chinese dialects. Applicants must be British subjects of white case, male sex; must possess
the Special Resolutions of the above Company passed and confirmed on the 18th and 31st days of August, 1991, respectively will be distributed to those persons who are registered
Tenders may be sent for lighter and motor separately the latter being emaily removed.
No obligation by this firm to accept any lower ender than within a reasonable price.
L GAIN, Branch Manager
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NEW FRENCH. LOAN.
CREDIT NATIONAL
Issue of Bonds F, 500, Interest 6, free from income tax.
Price Fs, 498,50 nät Interest payable every 6 months from
1ST MAY, 1922 Reimbursement by 4 yearly drawings Comprising 7,200 prizes amounting to
Fr. 13,000,000. Substription closing on the 10th November. Fet subscription apply to-
BANQUE DE L'INDO-CHINE.
PREPAID
WANTED"
ADVERTISEMENTS
INTIMATION ·
MEDICINES
FOR
DOG POWDERS.
the obvious duty of the Government to water, ha, reckoned that provision had encourage ami aasist this development, but made for the ensuing fifteen years. And in pursumes of this duty we have But Sir Hay May, ever an optimitt seen a constant increase in the expandiregarding the future of the Coloan,
*You must not run awagi: tage of our biggest spending department markid then: -the Public Works Department. The with the idea that because you have got total estimates for the Department next so much water you can sit down" and do We have only made pro year amount to 88,312,530 as compared nothing more. with an estimate of $3,209,713 for the vision for fifteen-yours, and one of the year 1015. These are "startling Agures. first things we have to do, after wa DOGS For Public Works Extraordinary alone have linked the catch-waters to which
the vote, asked for the coming year less than $8,611.300, to - no amounte and when we mention that there times as big as this, for. Hongkong is a healthy and growing child, and is yet only in her infancy. That was said
Victoria Worm Powders
Naldine's
PARASITIN.
do.
For killing ticks & fleas.
Mr. CHATHAM has referrod, with, this great reservoir, is to think out a schema for building another reservoir threa
not in the whole programme more than one undertaking on which the expenditure for the year" is estimated to exceed a quarter of a million dollars it not quite four years ago, and strendy the time has arrived whom care- be seen that the proposed expenditure covers a wide variety of projects. In the ful examination shows that we are
approaching the limit ouus____water____ Report of the Department for the year
supply." But when great undertakinga 1920, under Public Works Extraordinary of the character of these two projects
to fower than eighty-five undertakings are enumerated, the most costly being the come to be undertaken we trust that the Imports and Exports Office which is wisdom and justice of defraying the cost estimated to cost $345,000. In the coming out of loans will receive the consideration it merita. While there may be no year the most destly works in progress will be the new Fire Brigade Station, nality to the programme of needed ústimated to cost $1,110,000, on which public works there is a limit to the tax- $500,000 is expected to be spent; Officers' bearing capacity of the community, and Quarters, for which $440,000 is provided having regard to the very high cost of for 1992; the Praya Reclamation scheme living in the Colony we consider that the which is estimated to cost $890,000 of limit has been fully reached and that the which only $50,000 is provided for next nim of the Government should be to decrease taxation rather than increase it. year; and road improvements at. Arsenal
On some of what we may call the Watson's Antiseptic Dog Soap Street estimated to cost $150,000 of
minor items in the Budget we desire to offer a few comments, but in view of the
DOG SOAPS.
Watson's Carbolic Soft Soap
ÚJ
09
Naldine's Dog Soap.
Letter are lying at this Office for
Boxes CK, KX, LM, LN, LR-LT, LU.
LW, MA, MK, MZ, NB, 4......
thorough knowledge of Chinese people acquired on the 12r day of NOVEMBER, 1921, as holders | JOSTced man. Understands all phases
by travel or residence in China. Preference will be given to applicants between 95 and 40 "yeura
of age. Applicants must furpish refer. ences from employers or persons of standing who can testify as to experience, fitness ad ability to fill this position,
Application forms may be procured from the office of the Colonial Secretary, Hongkong, and must be forwarded to the Secretary, Civil Service Commission, Ottawa, Canada, so as to Lo received not later than 31st December 1991.
WISEMAN,
LIMITED.
TEA DANCËS."
On
MONDAY OCTOBER 31ST. WEDNESDAY NOVEMBRE END.
and
FRIDAY NOVEMBER ÁTE, "
Admission -50 cents.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
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PARTICULARS AND CONDITIONS of
the letting by Public Auction Sale, to be held on MONDAY, the 31st day of OCTOBER, 1921, at 3 px, at, the Offices of the Public Works Department, by order of
HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR, of one Lot of GROWN LAND on new road from Wen- chai Cap to Magazine Gap in the Colony of Hongkong, for a term of 75, years, with the option of renewal at a Crown Rent to be fixed by the Surveyor of HIS MAJESTY THE KING, for one further term of 75 years..
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
from d
Wardhal
Locality.
Leonemore lie teen
Iren, teis
Ceptenta
Auttal Realal
Cfact Price,
of the issued shares of the
Company.
Such Bonus will, pursuant to the Agreement which the Board of Directors of the Company has heon authorised to enter into, be, satisfied by the allotment out of the issued capital of the Company to the above persons of ono new. share of $10 credited as fully paid up.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 12TH NOVEMBE, 1981, to the 15 NOVEMBER, 1921 both days inclusive.
By Order of the Board,
H. N. BEAUREPAIRE, Secretary,
Dated the 28th October, 1921.
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KOMOR & KOMOR.
ART AND CURIO EXPERTS.
BEG to inform their Customers that the
Salo at their RETAIL CURIO STORE WILL BE CLOSED at 5 r. où SATUR DAY, the 5TH of NOVEMBER, 1921, and thank their many patrous for their support and good- will during more than half a century's business in the Colony.
For the Last Week of the Sale the Store will be open every day until 6 P.M.
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G.
KOMOR & KOMOR, Alexandra Buildinga.
E
SALE OF OLD ARMY CLOTHING. TENDERS
are invited for the purchase of ending 31st March, 1922.
all old Army Clothing for the period
Forms of tender will be issued on application to the Chief Ordnance Officer, B.A.0.C. Depot. Samples of Clothing to be sold will be on view st the R2.0.C. Depot, Queen's Road East, and traders must reach the Ordnance Uilice at the above address not later than 13 soon on 15th November, 1921.
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MG : 100 18); 6,000 24
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PUBLIC AUCTION.
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SOCIETY OF ST. GEORGE, HONGKONG | held on MONDAY, the 31st day of October,
SMOKING CONCERT ARMISTICE
NIGHT.
PARTICULAR AND CONDITIONS of the letting by Public Anction Sals, to be
1991, at 3 p.m., at the Officer of the Public Works Department, by Order of His EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR of one Lot of CROWN LAND adjoining Villa Miramare, Pokialam in the Colony of Hongkong, La ♥X7ITH reference to the Circular recently
issued the General Committee have term of 75 years, with the option of renewal at a decided that Theatre accommodation will allow Crown Rent to be fixed by the Surreyer of His Members to invite to additional guests each to MAJESTY THE KING, for one further term of 75 the Armistice Night Concert, and the extra years. tickets may be obtained on application to the
Honorary Treasurer..
AHK COBB,
Hon-Secretary.--
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Hongkong, October 25th, 1921
SEAMEN'S INSTITUTE
21, PRAYA EAST, HONGKONG.
FOR the use of all Men" of the "Morosatile I Marine and H.M. Novy:"
Reading and Writing Rooms, Billiard Bovar, Officer Boom, O.P.O.'s Boom Restaurant, Concert Hall, Church"
Private Cabins and beds in Dormitones Motor, Launch “ Dayspring
PARTICULARS OF THE LUT.
No of Male.
Koral Building Lol Registry No.
Harper, Fulfolat
Locality.
Adjoining villa
Boundary
Moseuramente,
D. 1. T
aboo?
test
fest
110.
BOOK KEEPER by an
of Book-keeping & Doable Account System. Possesses a good knowledge stenography, typewriting. Willing to work in Hongkong or outside-Apply to Box No. NN, c/o Dary Preis Office.
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which it is contemplated to spend $240,000 next year. There are altogether 113 items in the list of Public Works Present length of this article, they pra withheld for another occasion. On the Extraordinary for next year.
whole the Budget will commend itself, we think, to the approval of the munity, especially the enlarged expenditure involves po further increase in taxation.
All this development is very gratifying to our civic pride, but the community will be duly grateful that, although the total estimated expenditure of the Gov- ernment for all purposes cext year is $4,095,990 more than the revised estimate For the current year, we are not to be
Chinese tailors
in Shanghai
com.
A S. WATSON & multed in further taxation. The past clamouring fer a 30 per cent. increase
CO. LTD.,
(Established 1841)
WANTED FOREIGNER,
MECHANICAL ENGINEER and HONGKONG DISPENSARY TECHNICIAN, good draughtsman, with knowledge of calculations for iran and reinforced concrete work, SEEKS POSITION. Also able to take charge as supervisor. Geod
[133 ref.Apply Box, NM.,
:
ANTED-Now or in near future a
WHOUSE with Grounds, Middle levels or
the Peak profembly near Motor Road or Tram Station. Beat of little consideration if house suitable.-Apply Box No." NK, care of Daily Press Office.
TO LET
GLODOWN at Yanmati
21
F130
For particulars apply to--- THE HONGKONG LAND BEOLAMAN.
TION CO., LTD.
TO LET.
1148
near
Strui. Po GODOWN at Sam
Cosmopolitan Dock Large open. com- pound in front suitable for the storage of Metal, Lumber, Ores, etc. Marine Lot; approach either from land or water side.
For particulars apply to
W. G. HUMPHREYS & CO.
TO LET
1324
ONE OFFICE in No. 4, Queen's Road
Central to be lot. For particulara apply to—'
YANK OF CHINA
∙1632]
TO LET.
TWO FURNISHED Rooms with Bath Higher level
1661]
Boom & Pantry. Use of Kitchen.
Apply 8.7.2, c/o Daily Fres Office.
FOR SALE
JUST RECEIVED
PLASTICINE
PLAY WAX
for
Clean and Easy PLAY-MODELE
PHONE No. 16.
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The total output of the Kailan Mining Administration's mines for the week end- ing October 15th amonated to 78.952-tons-
and the sales to 23,183.
year has seen an increase in the Stamp of salary, failing which they threaten Duties and in the Liquor and Tobacco to strike.. Putics, and we had a narrow escape fram an increase of the Assessed Taxes. Though the revente is estimated to fall short of estimated expenditure by just on three million dollars, the Government proposas to draw upon the Colony's balances It is expected that H.M.S. Alacrity (amounting to 84,400,260) to meet. the (Commender Percy R. Stevens, D.S.0.), deficit if the large sums provided for tying the Hag of Sir Alexander Dull, Commander in Chief in China, wil pro Public Works Extraordinary re
ceed up the Yangtze on November 1st. pended, which is somewhat doubtful i this may be judged from past experience. Dr. Sun Yat Sen reached Nanning, Inst There can be no possible objection Tuesday. It is understood, says the to the course suggested. It may be hoped Conton Times, that President Sun is to that whatever money is provided for remain in Nanning for two or three days. public works will be expended, for, as Accompanied by General Chen Chiung a general rule, the sooner necessary Ming" he will then return to. Wuchow, public works are executed the better.
and thence the President is to proceed. There is no finality to works of this for Liachow to meet General Li “Lish character in a progressive Colony, "What Chun, "Chief of the General Staff. fears existed, even a few years ago, that we were going in for publie works on
Mr. H. F. Handley Derry, British Vice- Consul in Tientsin, who has been station. scale much too lavish for our pered there ever since his return from leave manent welfare have entirely vanished. It is indeed wonderful that, in a period of exceptional trade depression, there should be such remarkable evidences of development in Hongkong as we are witnessing to-day, and that the GOVERNOR should be able to report the financial posi-B tion of the Colony to be "quite satisfac tory," notwithstanding the enormous. increase which sen place in recent years in public expenditure. The more at tractive, wo make the Colony for, business enterprise as well as for residential HONGKONG OFFICE: 10%, Das Vœux BD., C. purposes the more it is bound to grow. We
· LONDON" CIVIC: 131, Fudy-Brxar, E,C. | scarcely expect to » Beu any material
BIRTHS. CAMPBELL-At Tientsin, on October 11th,
to Mr. and Mrs. G. K. CAMPBELL,
воп
GALLOWAY.-At Shanghai, on October 24th, to Mr. and Mrs. A. D. GALLO- WAY, a daughter.. JUVER-At Shanghai, on October 23rd,
to Mr. and Mrs. A. Juvez, a son. MOLACHLAN.At Shanghai, on October 21st, to the wife of DONALD MCBRATNE NOLACHLAN, M.B.E., a son.
MARRIAGE.
RENDALL-RIOBY.-At. Shanghai, on Oct. Sad, ARTHUR GEORGE RENDALL, to
KATHLEEN LA Moran (Be), elder daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. KENDALL BIGBY, of 11,Southwick Place Hyde
Park, W.
DEATH,
LAOHLA-At Shanghai, on October 22nd, Mrs. CATHERINE B. LACHLAN, of the China Inland Mission
The Daily Press.
* HONGKONG, OCTOBER 295¤, 1921.`
early in the war, proceeds home on furlough next month. His place will be
taken by Mr. Walter Russell Brown, who
has just returned from home leave. Pre- vious to going on furlough Mr. Rusself Brown was Acting Consul at Chefoo
About 300 delegates have arrived in Shanghai to participate in. the National Citizens' Diplomatic Association Con ference which is to be held there shortly. No date has been set for the meeting. In
manifesto issued, members of the Asso- ciation criticize the Northern and South- ern Governments for continuing internal warfare instead of uniting for the benent of the country and the people."
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decrease in public expenditure in the next
. Mr. C. C. We, son of Dr. Wu Ting few years, if ever. So long as it is possible Fang, Minister of Foreign Affairs in the Canton Government, has issued the to raise the revenue, a large programme following statement: In spite of the
ot
its delegation. It is needless to state gazetted my appointment as a member of that the same has been done without my assent, and is entirely unauthorized."
Public Works Extraordinary can official declaration of this Government always to provided without difficulty. regarding Chinese representation at the Peking has As fast as one item in the present exten- Washington Conference, sive programme is completed we have no doubt the Public Works Department will be prepared with another; equally desir Tuz Budget presented to the Legislative able and important in the scheme of A successful Whist-drive was held at Council on Taursday and lucidly review development.
HIS EXCELLENCY's Budget the Cathedral Men's Club, on Thursday In spite of other attractions
THE "COLONY'S BUDGET.
ed by H.E. THE GOVERNOR affords a good statement mentions at least two under evening.
there were 111 players present.
The
Yard, to whose efforts the success of the Whist-drive" section of the Club is almost entirely due. Mr. Brown leaves for England early next month.
general idea of the remarkable growth takings of a very costly character which following were the prize-winners. Men: and development of the Colony which is are looming in the not distant future. 1, Mr. Hewitt (178); 2, Mr. Bowda taking place if we compare it, say, with We refer to the comprehensive scheme (176); 3, Mr. Rowe (176); 4, Mr. Wild.
(175) Booby price: Mr. Bayley (123). the Budget submitted in the first year we are expecting from Sir MAURICE Ladies: 1, Mrs. Sponton (170); 2, Mra.. of the Great War. Ita most salient FITZMAURICE for the improvement of the King (167); 3. Mrs. Sandford (102); 4, Booby prize: Mrs. feature is that the estimated expen harbour and its facilities for our great Mrs. Rudd (161).
Harrison. Mr. Pinches acted as MC. ditäre for next year is more than shipping trade, and His EXCELLENC's The opportunity was taken to bid good- double the estimate for the year 1915. warning that we are approaching the bye to Mr. E. W. Brown, of the Naval We know from the census returns that limit of our water supply and that in the population of the Colony has been the not distant future it may be necessary - PLASTIC PICTURES, &c. steadily growing and that in ten years to tap new areas. Incidentally this tho idereuse has been something like pressure upon the Colony's water supply GBACA &
Go..
fifty per cent. A very large part of affords a striking illustration of the
NEWS OF MR. RASMUSSEN. that growth is due to iramigration, and rapid growth of the Colony in recent Dealers in Postage Stamps, Pictorial Post that this immigration has meant the years. When in 1917, Sir Harey May The Asiatic Petroleum Co. inform us that Cards, Garden Seola, Toys, Picture Books, đẹ
accretion of wealth is evidenced by the formally opened the Tytam Tuk extension they have received advice from their Can- N. 10, WYNDHAM STEELT, remarkable development which has taken of the waterworks, which at a cost of ton Office to the effect that the Chinese Government has informed the Danish HONGKONG.
place-in-building construction for resi- $2,100,000, made provision for impounding Consul at Canton that M. Rasmussen is dential and businese purposes. It is an additional 1,500 million gallons of alive
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