NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
JAMËS TOTTEN SHAW, DECEASED,
"
named desensed must be went to the adersigned forthwith.
INTIMATIONS
NOTICE.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUKSDAY, MARCH 14TH, 1982"
LI Claims against the estate of the abereUSTOS ben ordering provi USTOMERS are requested to use their Orders written on stips of paper sions, do. will not be accepted in fetare, H.
THE DAIRY FARM, ICE & COLD · STORAGE CO., LTD.
JOHNSON, STOKES & MASTER.
Princess Building,
Hongkong, March 13th, 1992.
AN
BRITISH LEGION (Howgrond and China Brande)
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EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL
MEETING will be held at the CITY HALL on MONDAY, 20TH MAXCE, 1929 1.30 pm, for the purpose of electing Officers and Committee for the current year.
H. K. HOLMES,
Hon. Secretary Hongkong, 14th March, 1993.
HONGKONG HOTEL
GRILL ROOM
(600
THE USUAL DINNER DANSANT will NOT be held on' WEDNESDAY, 15TH MARCH.
THE DINING ROOM (Old Grill Room), will be used as GRILL ROOM on WEDNES DAY NIGHT and will be open from 7 to 9.15
J
1
ROYAL HONGKONG GOLF CLUB.
Kestriction or Maustas
NOTICE TO. EX-SERVICE MEN.
INTIMATIONS
A, S. WATSON & CO. LIMITED. OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that th Thirty-seventh Annual Ordinary Genara! Meeting of the Company (since its registration) will be held at the Hongkong Hotel, Hongkong.
Tuesday,
the 14th March, 199
11.30 m,
INTIMATION
CHAMPAGNE
the Report of do ST. MARCEAUX & CO. of other with a statement
оп
for
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General
Accounts fo
the DTS,
HOF WALES ass Specially solised his IS BOYAL HIGHNESS THE PRINCE desire to be given the opportunity of MEET- ING all Ex-Service Men now in the Colony; on the occasion of his visit bere next Month.
By the kidu invitation of His Excellency the Governor, the grounds of Government House will be open at 2.30 p.m. on April 6th, when Ex Service Men are cordially invited to be present to meet the Prince.
It is requested that all those who wish to attend abould apply to Mr. E. H. RIUK at Government House, for a card of admittatos, stating the name of the Corps in which they served.
iest Application should be made by March 15th [688
b97
G.
OWING to the congested condition of the courses no further Members will be alectol but application for membership
may be made.
Applicants will be registered in atrist rotation and the Committee will decide quarterly about 31st MARCH, 30TH JUNE, 30TH SEPTEMBER and Slot DECEMBER how many new Members may be elected. No courtesy cards allowing uppli osats the we of the Courses will be issued until the names of much applicants are actually put up for election.
on June 1st 1992.
HANDICATS,
Jhericals then only) will be cancelled Members are requested to pat in 3 cards between now and then for a now handicap, on
of the following courses, Fan Ling Old and New Coure and Happy Valley Coarse (18 holes).
The saw handicap will be posted in varione Club Honnes and watered in the books, and will come into force on Jung 2x 1922, after which date no handicaps other than those appearing on the bet will he recognized. It is particularly requested, that:-
A-Members return three cards as acon us
possible.
B-That all cards are datel.. G-That the player's prevent landicu, be
decland.
BY ORDER
FOR SALE.
1693
MOTOR LAUNCH "MINNEL" Stted
with large cabin, lavatory, pantry etc. Electric light throughout, and fan, Length 34 Boain &," Draft 2' 6," Engine 3240 FI.P. Redwing (Beregne), Speed 93 miles, good wea bost, in first class condition, suitable for bathing parties. Price $8,000, or highest
sonable offer.
Apply Bor.
CITY HALL
599
PROF. DANENBERG'S PUPILS PIANO RECITAL.
TUESDAY AND THURSDAY MARCH 21ST and 23xD, at 5.30 P.M.
"Tickets for the 2nd Concert ot ANDERSEN'S B
$1.00.
NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES
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NOTICE
THE CAPTAIN SUPERINTENDENT of POLICE wishes to express his sincere
of Accor
for the year endedthe 31st The Register of Shares of the
be closed from Thursday, the Com
of
minth March to Thursday,
sixteenth period no transfer of shares can be registered March, 1892, both days inclusive, daring which JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON.
General Managers, Hongkong, 3rd March, 1922.
5
HONGKONG HOTEL CO, LTD.
OTICE hereby that the ORDI
REIMS
Vintage 1911.
(Guaranteed)
tremendous power in the hands of the An armed robbery is reported from - Union! What chance would a non-union Lamina Island. A number of armed man saman have in such circumstances are said to have entered a matshed at What we all know of the Union's a late hour on Saturday evening, and, activities during the strike is enough to after binding and gagging the occupants, satisfy any person that & pori-union stole money and clothing to the valis or man's life would not be worth living; in | #67›,
such circumstances, What this concession An odd-job coolie, who attempted to: really means is that there is unlikely to bring four packets of ammunition ashore be again any Chinese employed on a from the as" Empire State without per- British ship who is not a union man..
mission of the authorities; was fined $900, "Two other points on which the Gov with the option of three months' im- cenament refused to give way concerned prisonment, by Mr. Wood at the Magis
+
tracy, yesterday.
the suggested arbitration," Saya bur contemporary. It is true the Government refused to accept the ridiculous proposals
A Chinese seaman attempted to com of the seamen regarding the personnel mit suicide on Saturday afternoon by
NARY YEARLY MIBBLING of Dis The finest vintage wine sings of the Board, and declined to consider throwing himself into the harbou, trom
BHAREHOLDERS in this Company will be held at the Company's Hotel, Hongrang, on WEDNESDAY, 15+a. MARCH. 1994, AT NOON, for the puree of receiving the Report of the Board of Directors, together with a Statement of Accounts for the
year ending 31st. December, 1921.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
H. N. BEAURFPAIRE,
Secretary. (66)
NOTICE
נג'
THE HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA
DOCK COMPANY, LIMITED..
=
thanks to all owners of private cars and lorries NURDINARY MEETING of SHARE OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the and Garage proprietors who placed their motor HELDERS will be held in the Office of the vehicles at the disposal of the Metar Transport Company. & Queen's Buildings, Hongkong, ou" Bab-Department, Police Beacquarters, during MONDAY, 10th March, 1999, at noon, for con- the latter stages of the Seamen's Strike and sideration
of the Directors Beport and State thereby assured the distribution of food sopment of Accounts for the year ending 31st pliex with complete OCOM
December, 1921.
He wishes Farther to convey his appreciation of the a
3 a-rvices rt ndered by the members of the public who placed their serricos at the disposs! of the Motor Transport Sub Department as Drivers of lorrics, cars and cycles. It was due to their untiring afforts that not only fond
applies but
patrols were ruce sally maintained, the latter in increasing strength until the termination of the Strike.
E. D. G. WOLFE.
Captain Superintendent of Police. Hongkong, 11th March, 1922.
G.
R.
The SHARE REGISTER and TRANSFER
BOOKS be CLOSED from the 11th to the 20th March, 1992 (both days inclusive),
By order of the Board of Directors.
R. M. DYER
Chief Manager. Hongkong, 6th March, 1999.
(650
HONGKONG TEAMWAY" CO., LTD. (INCORPORATED IN THE UNITED KINGDOM).
TOTICE IS HEBERY GIVEN that the
1590 NO
1894.
Champagne de St. Marceaux & Co, Reims, is considered one of the finest Champagnes produced. It invariably figures in the Menus at State Banquets, Civic fractions, Regimental Dinners; and is served in all the leading Social and Sporting Clubs of Great Britain, Europe America, India and the Colonies.
SOLE AGENTS –
COLONIAL (Hongkong), REGISTER A, S. WATSON &
of the Co. will be CLOSED from WEDNES DAY, 15th March 1922, to THURSDAY, 13th,: April, 1922, both days inclusive.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
W. E. BQBERTS, Secretary, Hongkong. 7th March 1992.
(55,3
́CHINA SUGAR REFINING CO., LTD.
NOTICE.
1994-23
EALED TENDERS will be received at the RN. Hospital until 10 am, on the 21st March, 1992, from persons desirous of supplying Beef, Mutton, Fowls. Pork, Bread, Cheese. Pure Cow's Milk, Aerated Waters, Ice, and other provisions, and necessaries for the year ending 31st March, 14:23.
THE Printed Forms Tender and further parti. Fortyfourth Ordinary Annual Meeting the Shareholders of the shore Co. of cular can be obtained at the RN. Hospital.
will be held at the Offices of the General The right to reject the lowest any Tender Agents, Pedder Street, on WEDNESDAY the is reserved.
28th
March at 11. for the purpose of F. DALTON,
receiving the Report & Statersent of Accounta Surgeon, Captain, R.N
for year ending 31st Decameronary will be FIN. HOSPITAL.
585' "Hongkong, 13th March, 192%.
The Transfer Books of the ComJALEJ closed froin the 15th to 29th March, both days inclusive.
HONGKONG FIRE INSURANCE CO., LTD.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
THE FIFTY-THIRD ORDINARY GEN- TERAL MEETING of SHAREBOLD-
JARDINE MATHESON & CO, LTD. :
General Agents. Hongkong, 10th March, 1920
G
(675
B.
EBS will be held at the Offices of the SALE of old Surplus Stores due to com mence on 7th instant will now take andersigned on FRIDAY, the 31st March, 1922, at Nock, for the purpose of receiving place at Naval Yard on 14th, 15th and 18th. the Report of the General
1 Managers, together instant and at Victualling Yard Kowloon on
HUGHES AND HOUGH,
Co. LTD.,
the equally ridiculous proposal that the the ferry-boat Feelen, near the Yaumati - arbitration should take place at Canton. Breakwater. He was saved by a Chinese The point is that while the Government, i seaman employed on the steam-Inanch" in the early days of the strike, committed Leeuen, who pluckily swam to the rescue.
if to the principle of arbitration, it Chinese newspapers report that owing. the negotiations to insist armly on it as telephone operators, the male operatora ahowed no disposition in the final stage of to the appointment of young women as the only means of arriving at a satis in the Wachang and Hankow Telephone faction settlement, but allowed the ship-Co. went on strike on the 2nd instant, owners to be forced into a settlement service being suspended until the next which they had beca resisting as unreason-morning when the men returned to work able and unjust, Neither side won on pending negotiations. the question of the personnel of the The Royal Hongkong Golf Club an Board, which is a mere incidental the nunca by advertisement today” that salient fact is that the Government owing the congested condition of the golf abandoned the principle.
The Govern courses ment, at an earlier stage, had emphasised elected... Applicants will be registered-
no further members will be the point that the offer extorted from the and the Committee will decide quarterly shipowners" was not finally binding on how many can be elected as members. It either side, but was subject to revision by is also announced that the handicaps of the arbitrators,' but in the end the all men players are to be revised. Govern.mens ceased to euphasise" it. and the Settlement makes no provision whatever for arbitration.
Inspector Kent told Mr. Wood at the Magistracy. yesterday, that it took four
We have not discussed the re-opening constables to get a Chinese, who whsa » of the Seamen's Union, regarding which charged with being drunk and disorderly...
In the cells he our contemporary says there has been to the police station.
much misinformed comment," but on was very violent and caused a great dis-
we
this subject
turbance. The man said he knew nothing. be permitted may
about the fair. A fine of $10 with the · to point out that the Government bad definitely declared that before option of 21 days' imprisonment was the Union could be re-established in
Wine & Spirit Merchants.
ESTABLISHED 81 YEARS.
the
TELEPHONE 818.
BIRTHS.
Mr. and Mrs. JOSEPH J. EVANS, 4 EVANS. A Shanghai, on March 8th, to
daughter. KAY.At Shanghai, on March 4th, the
wife of W. W. KAY, a daughter.
MARRIAGE.
LONG-GRAHAM-At Shanghai, on March
1
ordered.
Colony it "absolutely, required Two distinguished British Generals proof of freedom from unlawfulnces." It both sers of Ireland, were staying in- was laid down that all seamen and Shanghai last week for a few days before- " all workmen whom they involved in the going or to Peking. Major General Sir strik must return to work and Hong Alfred Knox is best known for his work. kung resume it's normal condition before in Russia, where he acted for a time. it can be considered that proof of freedom na Military Attache. Lieut-General- Bir from unlawfulness has been furnished," Charles Kavanagh, our other notable and it was added that "If all come back visitor, was a prominent cavalry leader
during the war, ultimately being pro„ to work first on the conditions offered. moted to command of the Cavalry Corps. by the shipowners and await the award 1st. FREDERICK JAMES LOND, of Deal, of the arbitrators, the Governor will England, to BEATRICE MURIEL GRANAM Concel the proclamation closing the of Surbiton, England.
Union." The proclamation closing the Union was eventually cancelled on the mere promise given by the men's leaders that they would return to work. They did not, in fact. return to work until the Union had been re-established in the Colony. Those are the plain facts, and it is difficult to recognise in them that the Government made "firm stand on all vital points."
DEATHS.
ANTONCICH-At Shanghai, on March 4th, LUCILIA. dearly beloved wife of L. ANTONCICH
with a statement of Accounts for the year 17th inst. Inspection of Lots on 13th instant | CHILVER-At Shanghai, on March 4th,
ended the 31st December: 1921,
The SBARE REGISTER and TRANSFER BOCKS will be (LOSED from the 17th to 31st March, 1922,
beth days inclusive. JARDINE MATHESON & CO., LTD.,
General Manage HONGKONG
INSURANCE CO. LTD.
(683 Hongkong, March 13th, 1992
NOTICE.
9th March. 1992.
NEW DATE FOR
Auctioneers
ST. ANDREW'S CHURCH
DAY OF HELP.
ON SIGNEES are reby rotifed 1.M.H. Nemazee, of Prince's Building 1 (For YuNNANFU HOSPITAL ADA ST. DUNSTAN'S)
MONDAY, MARCH "ru"
arrangements are being made to return notice that in accordance with the conditions De Veux Road, Hongkong, hereby give the following cargoes for Hongkong, dis of purchase and for uniformity with the charged at Shanghai and Hobe owing to the names of the other vesacis owned by me, I reci strike aaunder.
FROM SHANGHAI x Various Steamers have applied to the Board of Trude, under For "KAMO MARU" due Hongkeng Section 47 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1994.
in respect of the ship * 24th March 10 respect Per "KATORIARU due Hongkong
official
icial number 105384 of 30th March.
0809 tous register tonnage 4442 tons. Will Societies Clube, eta, help by keeping. Per SUWA MARU" due Hongkong hitherto owned by me, for permission to this date free. her change Jat April
"ARABESTAN" and to name to have her registered I in the p name at the
TO LET.
Per "TOTTORI MARU” doo
kong 8th
FROM KOBE er "TANGO Port of Hongkong as owned by me.
CALCUTTA MARU"
&
Per "AWA MARU" due Hongkong 20th Marok
NIPPON YUŞEN KAISHA
Agents.
Hoagkeng. 13th March. 1922.
LLOYD TRIESTINO 8 N. CO.
-NOTICE TO ¡CONSIGNEES
(601
FROM TRIESTE, VENICE, FORT SAID,
“LADEN, COLOMBO, PENANG &
SINGAPORE
THE Steamship
THE
اور
*MERAHO" having arrived from the above ports bringing forward cargo ex a.. " PERSIA'
Consignees of Cargo are hereby notified that their Goods are being landed at their risk into the Hongkong & Kowloon Wharf & Godown Company's gedowas at Kowloon, whence.de- livery way Le obtained.
Optional cargo will be forwarded unless notice to the contrary be
e given before 12th inst. No claim will fe admitted after the Gooder have left the Godowne, and ill Gooda andelivered after the 19th isst., will xemaining
be abject to rest.
All Claims against the Steamer must be to the undersigned on or before the
-Set of they will not be recognised
All broken, chafod, and damaged goods are to
be left in the Godenne, where they will be Aboth inst,, at 10am
No Fire Insurance Fas been effected. Bill of Lading will be countersigued by
TOLWELL & Co. Lan,
Agents. Hongkong, 12th March, 1999.
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Any objection to the proposed change of name must be sent to the Registrar of Ship- ping at Hongkong within seven days of the appearance of this advertisement.
DATED AT HONGKONG, THIS TESTH DAY OF MARCH, 1922.
H. M. H. NEMAZE
52d
HUMPHREYS ESTATE AND FINANCE CO., LTD.
OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an Extraordinary General Meeting of HUMPHREYS ESTATE AND FINANCE CO., LTD. will be held at the Hongkong Hotel on Monday the 10th day of March 1922 st 11.20 AM when the subjoined Resolutions which Meeting of shareholders held on Friday the 3rd
were passed at an Extraordinary Genera
will be
be admitted for con. fumation as special resolutions
of March
1929,
1. That Article 10 of this Company's Articlon of Ascociation be altered as follows:
(a) the
in the ffth line thereof.
Qay
linth 10,000 in the
place of (h) By
the words "for
the
g out in the ninth sad tenth Tor each financial year of the
Company
and inserting in place thereof the words "in every year wherein such profits shall not exceed in the aggregate the sum of 150,000, and
a commisman of ten per cent per annum on all the profita "excess of that rum”.
if the Company in
retrospective and take effect from the ist, day
2. That the above Resolution (No. 1) to be
of January, 1922.
Dated the Brd day of March, 1929. By Order of the Board, JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON,
Gomeral Manager -
NEW OFFICE ROOMS in Central Local lily from 1st April Apply SANG KEE e/o Compradors Department, Hongkong S'hai Bank,-Des Voeux Road
· [158,
atrsace,
3
TO LET.
Fay Bund, from Apr
NURNISHED FLAT-Tregunter Mansion
Apyly to HUMPHREYS ESTATE
..& FINANCE CO., LTE,
#OFFICE TO LET.
..
551)
(IX BOOMS will be yacant in "UNIO
BUILDING," from 1st April
Apply UNION INSURANCE BOCIETY
OF CANTON LIMITED,
TO LET FURNISHED. From 16th May, 1922, to 31st January, 1923,
SAXTEL CHILVER, aged 50 years. MARSHALL-At Shanghai, on March 4th, ELIZABETH SELLERS, widow of P. MAR. BALL. Esq., late Manager, the East arn Extension Telegraph Company, in her 48th year.
HONGKONG Oz108: 104, Das Vaux ED., C. LONDON OFFIC: 131, Franz STERIT, E.0.
The Daily Press.
HONGKONG, MARch 14th, 1922.
A REPLY TO CRITICISM, We notice that the Hongkong Telegraph describes as "totally untrue the assertion we made that, with the single excep
R
Firty-five ships left the port over the week-end, many of them heavily laden with cargo which had been awaiting ship- ent.
Mr. W. J. Clennell, of H.M.'s Consular Service, underwent an operation at General Hospital, Shanghai, last week The Latest news reports favourable pro
greea
week
A young Chinese, described as "one of two scoundrels," was fined at the Magistracy. jesterday, for refusing to pay a ricksh coolie his fare, and, in addition he was ordered to pay the coolie 3 compensation for assault. The coolie told Mr. Wood that he was engaged by the defendant to take him from Salt Fish Lane to the end of Third Street. At the end of the journey the man refused to. pay, and wher remonstrated with the de fendant, struck him a severe blow in the
eye,
Several other men joined in the asiault. The ricksha coolic was rescued from the mob by an Indian constable"
CORRESPONDENCE.
FALSE REPOETS ABOUT CANTON,
[TO THE EDITOR OF THE “' HONGKONG DAILY PRESS.'']
SIR,Recent arrivals bring, the news that they are warned in Hongkong that the risk of their property and their lives. if they come to Cantos, they do so at Apparently, reports, having not
the slightest.foundation in fact, are being. circulated in Hongkong with the malici- here. ous purpose of keeping visitors from
Some lady tourists who recently visited to Canton; they added they had left all bere bragged of their bravery in coming their valuables in Hongkong and had worn only old clothes, which would be no great loss if taken from them. When tony were naked as to their The Musicale arranged for Thursday, they explained they were warned March 16th, at the Helena May Institute, Canton wast virtually in the hands of It was demanded, for example, that will not take place. A tea-dance will be robbers, that they would be attacked and seamen should in future be employed held on Thursday, March 23rd. Tickets, pointed to the old boots they wore as their valuables taken from them; they solely through the Union, and that no agreement between owners and men 75 cents-ADVT. should be valid unless witomused by the Union. Both those demands wore re
ending February 25th, amounted to 81,352 tons and the sales during the period to 68,557 tons.
tion of insisting on, the holding of The tofal output of the Kailan-Mining th: conference in Hongkong, the Gover Administration's mines for the ment, in the Strike negotiations, gave way all along the line. Let us ses how the Clovernment firmly resisted more than; one of the demands inade by the meir leaders. To be specific," our contemporary says:
the
told their story-
These ladies and others brought the The engagement is announced of Mr.nows that friends of theirs who had to visit Canton had been fused by the Government. True, assent T. J. Fisher, manager of Messrs. Butter- was given to an arrangement by which gold wire in Hankow, and Miss
frightened out of their trip and
wero seamen may have the advantage of the
presence of an interpreter at the signing Margaret Mary Macdonald, who has come on or off or articles, but, indsuch as to China on a visit from South Africa. the agreements are in the English
That such absurd reports do Cantor of decided harm can be seen very readily. Bail and steamboat traffic is being affect
The language, that is only just and right." H.R.H. the Prince of Wales is to make ed, as also is the trade in shops.
ill effect
of such malicious and untrue The reply to this is that the Govern- a two days' stay at Manila on the return'
report Prompts this letter. ment could not possibly have been forced voyage from Japan, H.M:6. Zenown, Hundreds of thousands of tourists have visited Canton in recent years and not to concede the first, demand because it with the Prince' on board, is duo to
ono single case of molestation has ever beon recorded- ULLY equipped -ROOMED HOUSE at does not possess jurisdiction of that kind arrive at Manila on May 13th.
Foreigners here are Kowloon, excellently situatel, ncar over foreign shipping calling at the port,
treated with the utmost courtesy. Can- Royal Observatory.
Mrs. Peter Marshall, of Shanghai, died to enjoy freedom from crime in a degree Preference given to tenant who would let but it did give way on the demand that
few other Chipero enjoyed by extremely one room to a young bachelor the son of the the agreements should be witnessed at the Isplation Hospital, on March 4th cities, in fact, or few other large cities
by the Union The Union are allowed a victim to a severs attack of scarlet of the world.
Canton to have an "interpreter present when forer. She was taken ill about a month
to treat the the men sign on or off the articles. Why previously immediately after the death of the goods on sale here are manufactured could not the demand have been met by her husband, Mr. Peter Marshall, who in Chintoo; prices are cheaper here that
so'd there, and the shopkeepers want the trade of the foreigners whom they, wol-
Lessor.
Apply Box 558,
clo Dally Prem Office
FOR SALE.
have every good reason pooreigner with
respect because
AND, approximately 7,000 square foot on the appointment of a Government official algo suecambed to the ravages of the in cities which do not manufacture goods
waterfront at Swatow with modern
Q
storied brick and concrete building suitable for interpreter for such a purpose? Does not same sickness. Mrs. Marshall was office and godown.
Further details apply.*.
485
the right conceded to the Union, to hare native of Philadelphix and is survived by come in every way possible, W. Q. HUMPHREYS & Co-its own interpreter present, place alone daughter.
A CANTON BRITISHER........ Canton, March 11th, 1922: