NEW ADVERTSEMENTS
BRITISH EMPIRE EXHIBITION.
WEMBLEY PARK. Lusmos.
APRIL-OCTOBER. 1921.
BEL
ĮRITISH FIRMS in Hongkong desirons of exhibiting at the British Empire Exhibition aquestes to communicate with the amlesigned blore the 18ta inst., reganling their space Requirements.
By Onler
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D. K. BLAIS.
Secretary, Hangkang Virueral 1 hauler of Commerce. Hangkong, 4th Septering, lieta
S.STUNGSHING."
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DRIVEN ASHORE AT SWATOW IN TYPHOON WEATHER.
ON so an AUGUST. 1922.
ONSIGNEES & Capes tie alsore veset
an informal that it equenter of General Average Expenses andur Speckl Charges on cargo having been incurred, they will be required to sign an Aveng Bond at the Offices of the Endersigned at t
depsit uf 5% on the value of their cargo i
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livery can be granted to Hongkong and Cargo has been tanton by x., Yang" en Eng.
JARDINE. MATHESON & CO. LTD., General Managers,
INDO-CHINA S.N. Ch., LTD.
£1458
Hongkong, 4th September, 1922
PARTIOULAFS
VALUABLE. LEASEHOLD PROPERTY
Situate
No. 13, WING MING STREST, VICTORIA, HONGKONG.
To be Sold by Order of the Mortgague"
By
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IN ONE LUT
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MONDAY,
The 2D DAY C (c. 1922, at Soltanik P.3.
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THE Property
pists of First ALL TTIST cor qurce of ground situate at Victoria in the Colony of Hongkong and registeral in the Land Offer SECTION A of INLAND LOT No. 2166 together with the messunges erationsour buildings thereun NOW KNOWN AS NO. 1, Wing Hing Street and Secondly ALL THAT strip of land at the rear of the said Section & of Inland Los No being a
a carroging lane. Altaf which prez are held for this residue of the term of from the 15th day of fay. 1916, created by the Crowa Lease them together with Taluable machinery now situate in or upon the sad premises and at No. 1 Gondon Street.
Particulare nad Conditions of sale may be obtained from
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M. HASTINGS & HASTINGS, Solicitors,
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Auctioneers.
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MRS. HAN INOKUCHI TELEPHONE K 754.
No. 91, ART ROAD, KOWLOOK, Buck of STAR THEATER
CERTIFICATED EXPERT MASSAGE
(HAND AND ELECTRIO),
ALSO AT
PATIENT EDIDENCE BY ARRANGEMENT.
1197
BREWER & CO.
ARE SELLING
́A FINE SELECTION OF
WATERMAN'S
FOUNTAIN PENS
$5.00
10-NIGHT
To-
HEAD
EACH.
CORONE
ROGUES AND ROMANCE.
KOWLOON THEATRE,
THE WOMAN IN HIS HOUSE.
INTIMATIONS
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, ́SUPTEMBER STI, 1922
THE HONGKONG ROPE MANU- FACTURING CO., LTD.
ONE
N INTERIM DIVIDEND
BOLLAR (1) shinn for secount 1922 will le juvalde on MONDAY, the 18th SEPTEMBER. 12. Shareholders are requested to apply for Dividend Warrants at the Company's Offer, St. George's Bibling Hongkong
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Capany will be CLOSED from Saturday, 9th Septrialer to Monday the 19th Septeuler, 1929, both day's inclusive.
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.
14271
General Maungera.
HONGKONG - GENERAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
CHINESE LANGUAGE SCHOOL.
INTIMATIONS
RABIES.
CASE of RABIES having leen verified. A in Mar Road the attention of Dog Owners, is drawn to paragraph 2 of the "Dogs" regulations requiring owners to report any suspected case to the nearest Police Station.
The public are also requested to report ange inspicions case that comes to their notice either to the Police or the Colonial Veterina Surgeon direct.
GR. SAYER,
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Head of the Sanitary Department
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UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF CANTON, LIMITED.
NEW CLASS for BEGINNERS will cominence..on MONDAY, 17TH SEPT.. 100% if sufficient support he forthcoming TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that
an EXTRAORDINARY GENER recanting wars of School. Fees, etc. shualAL MEETING of the Society will the male to the undersigns as cally as possible.be held at the Head Office of the Society,
By rder.
Applications for earlment ai quiries No
D. K. BLAIR,
Secretary. Hongkong, 28th August, 1929 (1419
MOTOR CAR OWNERS ARE STEADILY INCREASING.
WITHIN the Last Three Months early
75 cars have been sold in this Colony. When you buy YOUR car you want to know It takes an expert to know a it is a good one. ear & RELIABLE DEALER to back your purchase.
Write or phone for an appointment and I will demonstrate some rare to you that aut
to equalled anywhere near the price.
A large variety of cars ready for inn-inte delivery ranging from
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HK $1,000 to $6,000,
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USED OR NEW CARS...
Piwa: 1427 & 106,
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H. S. KOMOR, Alexandra - Builting.
HONGKONG CLUB.
NOTICE.
THE New Yearly DBAWING of 20 DEBENTURES (1920 issue-$500 each) of the Hongkong Cini, Payable on SATURDAY, the 30th SEPTEMBER, 1925, will be held in the Club House at 11 o'clock, A. cn-FRIDAY, the 8th Sarzan, 190
Bearers of Debentures are invited; to attend the Drawing.
By Order, 1
Hongkong, 28th August, 1992.
AH. ABBAS,
Secretary
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GREEN ISLAND CEMENT CO., LTD.
NOTICE.
N INTERIM DIVIDEND of Fifty Cents (50 cents) per star has been declared for the half year ceding 30th Jane, 1922.
Such Interim Dividend will be payable on and after MONDAY, the 11th September, at the offices of the Company, where shareholders are requested to apply for Warrants.
The REGISTER of SHARES of the Company will be CLOSED from the 30th Aag.. until the 11th September, 1922 (14th days inclusive), during which period no transfer of shares can be registered.
By order of the Board of Directors.
General Managera.
SHEWAN, TUMES & CO.
SSTUNGSHING."
Buildings, Nos. 3 and 4, Queer's Hongkong, on TUESDAY, the 5th day of September, 1922, at Noon, for the purpose of receiving a report of the proceedings at the Meeting held on ite 18th day of August, 1922, and of confirm. ing if thought fit the following Resolution as a Special Resolutica
That the new Articles already approve "ed by the Meeting and for the purpose of identification subscribed by the "Chairman thereof be and the same "are hereby adopted as the Articles "of the Society to the exclusion of "and in substitution for all the ex- "isting Articles thereof."
Dated this 19th day of August, 1923. By Order of the Board,
C. MONTAGUE EDE,
General Manager.
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THE CHINA FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED.
NOTIC
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that na EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of the Company will be held at the Head Office of the Company, Nos. 3 and 4, Queen's Raildings, Hong- TUESDAY, the 5th day of kong, on September, 1922, at Noux, for the purpose of receiving a report of the proceedings at the Meeting held on the 18th day of August, 1922, and of confirming if thought
INTIMATION
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London
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Gin
ualque la character and
flavour,
Gives that distlactive
excellence to à Cocktail.
Blends excelleatly with
Watson's Stone Glager
Beer.
SOLE AGENTS:
Et the following Resolution as a Special A. S. WATSON
Resolution:
4DE the new Articles already "approved by the eating and for the purpose of identification subscribed "Ey the Chairman thereof be and the "same are hereby adopted as the "Articles of the Company to the *exclusion of and in substitution for "all the existing Articles thereof." Dated this 19th day of August, 1922. By Order of the Board,
C. MONTAGUE EDE,
General Manager.
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BRITISH TRADERS INSURANCE" COMPANY, LIMITED.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that
an EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of the Company will be held at the Head Office of the Company, Nos. 3 and Queen's Buidings, Hongkong, on TUESDAY, the 5th day of September, 1922, at Noos, for the STRANDED IN Swator Harbove purpose of receiving a report of the ESSRS. JARDINE, MATHESON & proceedings at the Meeting hell on the MCO LTD. Beer Manager, IND- 18th day of August, 1922, and of confirm CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION, CO, LTD., Hogging if thought fit the following Resolution kong, are prejurel to reerite TENDEES for as a Special Resolution: the trare repair. Hosting, and delivery of the slove steamer her stores, apparel sul tackle. atlont, in the Harbour of Swatow, is a condition
for proceeding to Hongkong
Permita for inspection of vessel us she now lick; will be such on application to the above.
$
PREPAID
WANTED
ADVERTISEMENTS
Letters are lying at this Office for
Poses "QV, RF, BU, AW, TH, TU.
TO LET-A Four-riel Flat Funnersion from 1st November. Apply A. S. Warson & Co., LTD., Hongkong.. (203)
TO LET -Two Large Roxas, Furnished or Unfurnished-Five minutes walk from Ferry, Good location, Kowloon. Immediate pian. Apply Box T.Z., c/o Daily Press Office.
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CO. LTD.,
Wine & Spirit Merchants.
'PHONE 618.
CORRESPONDENCE.
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ST. DAVID'S DAY,
[TO THE EDITOR OF "THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESA"]
San-With reference to my letter, |which' you kindly inserted in your columns on 1st iust., it would appéné that Welshmer are in total ignorance s how inatters stand.
to look for some improvement in this Pespect now that arents are shaping in the neighbouring province towards orderly administration. Yesterday was the day fixed-by Mr. CHAN CHIK Yux for taking up the Civil Governorship of the province of Kwangtung, and General CHEN CHIUNG Ming had announced his intention of assuming the post of Commander of the Forces in Kwangtung at the same time Both 201 have long been, actively I understand it was left in the hauds interested in reform in China, and we of the Secretary as the last meeting, te observe a statement to the effect that the attend to some small details and to than Chinese public in Canton are looking get the Committee together.
I l not forward hopefully to their mutual co-think any such meeting has since bec operation in restoring law and brder in arranged. I know there are many Webk- the province. One of the first things men keen on forming this Society, there fore perhaps the Hou. Secretary will obviously required of them is the sup favour them with an account of the pre-" pression of pirates on the rivers and offgress (or otherwise), and I'm sure this not he roving. bands of marauders in the of courtesy on his part will be much appreciated by those who are interested.- country districts so that trade and com Yours faithfully,
CHYRO merce may enjoy the security pecessary for its prosperity and development, and we shall hope to "ser rigorous, measures taken for the suppression of the unlawful traße in arms in the province which must have prevailed in revent times to an enormous extcut, We hope for this
KOWLOON ROBBERIES.
MORE BURGLARIES,
Armand Buildings was the sceno of am- other burglary on Saturday. Mrs Evans, as much in the interests of law and oriler living at No 3, has reported that during
to
in Hongkong as in the interests of the the early hours of Saturday jewellery and money to the total value of $795 were great province of thirty millions of people stolen from her fat. The Kowloon police great placed a spesial picket of detectives to which Hongkong serves as a
watch these buildings during the early emporium of trade; for a long as piracy part of last week, and armed robbery are rife in Kwang-
Mr. H. Large of No. 3. Nathan Road, tung we must inevitably suffer here by has reported that his flat was entered o reason of the fact that our doors are Sunday morning by means of an oper open to a daily stream of people from verandah window. "Jewellery and money
to the value of $134 were stolen. the rainland. Last year's offelt reporti on the administration of the Colony
Mrs. Johnstone, el Empress Lodge, had mentions that owing the large her purse snatched in Salisbury Roud on Sunday evening. The thief, a young floating population, which is constantly Chinese, came up from behind and stale moving between the Colony and Canton, the purse as she was passing the Penin- the percentage of crime to population sula Hotel Garage. The purse contained does not convey an accurate idea of the $3 and some papers. comparative criminality of the residents HOUSE COOLIE SENT TO PRISON
We do not suffer so
FOR THEFT. of the Colony.**
uch in respect of crime from the
At the Magistracy, yesterday morning, a ́resident as from the transitory visitor house coolie was charged before. Mr. from the mainland, and in far too many Lindsell with the theit of a pair of binow cases the perpetrators of crime in the eulars and two saull articles, the pro- Colony are able to escape detection and porty of Mr. W. Robson of Kowicen Doaks. The larceny was said to have arrest by reason of the many facilities taken place during the Seamen's Strike &at a port like this affords for promptly at the beginning of the year
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Sergt. Andrews, of the Water Police, getting out of the reaches of the police: stated that the police had reason to ans Let us hope that the public expectations pect the man of the theft of $100 from. of tau new regina at Canton will not be Mrs. Avenell, a resident of Kowloon, and disappointed, and that we can look for on going through his boxss found a cus ber of pawn-tickets relating to certain ward to a reduction of crime ou the articles which, on production by the mainland which will be reflected in pawnbrokers concerned, were identified:
as belonging to Mr. Robson. similar improvement here.
The cable service with Shanghai and beyond is now working normally again, BONGIONG OFFICE: 10, D-Var ED, after the recent interruption. LONDON OFFICE: 131, FL Bracer. E.C.
The Daily Press.
Hoxoxoxo, SeriÈMBLR STÉ, 1929.
The Yauila Observatory yesterday afternoon reported the cyclone or typhoon S.E. of Xaha to be filling up.
A modern hospital for the insane is to be provided in ones Manila at an estimated cost of Puso 1,500,000.
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We understand that half-a-dozen new ears were ordered by the Hongkong Tram- war Co. several months back, and expected to be in operation early next
year.
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The Magistrate ordered the man to be. sent to prison for six months with hard. labour, and recommended that the man be banished for life after serving this. term.
Commenting on the case the Magistrate said that he could now understand how at man with such a lad" regard as the de- Fendant "had (he had been banished in 1914 for live years for a similar offence). could be taken into service by Europeans. His Worship made an order that the binoculars be returned by the paw. broker to Mr. Robson, without charge.. The other articles were also to be re turned on payment by Mr. Robson of the money leon the
THE DES VIEUX ROAD ROBBERY.
FURTERR DETAILS:
In connection with the sensational out-
THE WAVE OF CRIME. No reader of the local papers can have failed to be impressed by the number of burglaries and armed robberies that have nccurred in the Colony during the past That the 116 Articles already six months or so. Burglaries and armed "approved by the Meeting anil for the rubberis, together with larcenies and The third of the present series of Organ break of robbery in Des Voeux Road #purpose of identification subscribed
on Sunday night, reported in yesterday's by the Chairman thereof be and the larcenses in dwelling houses" rank among Recitals will be given at 9.15 next Monists of the Daily Press, it appears that are hereby adoptel as the the serious offences" in the oficis, day evening in St. John's Cathedral when three armed robberies took plice. Two "Articles of the Company to the reports, and we observe that it is record Mr. A. P. Glanville will be the vocalist. were carried out by separate gangs on the first and third floors of No. '90 Dos Venz "exclusion of and in substitution fored that there was in 1921 a decrease in The programme will include the Inter Roud West and one at No. 23, Wing Wo
all the existing Articles thereof."
Perious offences of 556 or 17.17 per cont.
The amount of money stolen. mezzo from Cavaleria Rusticana (Mas-Street. as compared with the previous . year.”
fron No. 80, Des Voeux is: from the firet The reord for 1921 shows that there), the Finale from the Pathetic Sym floor, $1,900: from the third floor, $5,000. phony (Trefaikowsky), Is. Springtime It is not yet known what has been stolen General Manager. occurred in the Colony 117 cases of (Kinder) Recessional (Denman Fuller) from No. 2, Wing WoStreet, Ath
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Dated this 19th day of August, 1922.
By Order of the Board,
C. MONTAGUE EDE,'
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J. B. LAL THE AHLE INDIAN PHYSICIAN
'FROM SINGAPORE,
in now ready to receive anyone who wishes to congre him. Headache, Herforts, Hair, Cold, Catarrh. Herrerania, Barpain Giddiness, Toothache, Running of the Nose, Neuralgia, etc., etc., and
4
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the abore diseases in less than 7
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NO LET-NEW EUROPEAN FLATS. T No. 11, 13 and 14 on Orient Building
I can enre all Kinds of Ere diseases as well Coronation Road, Mongkoktai Apply to Mr. TRANG KWAI SANG of No. 53, Caine Rou da other sicknesses and guarantee to care Phone No. 317.
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FOR SALE.
AND, approximately 7,000 square feet on waterfront at Swatów with modern 2 storied brick and concrete building aitable for office and godown] Further details apply
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WANTED
ANTED by October First or End,
Reliable NURSE, preferably English,"
for a three year old girl-with amab's help; for three or four year, with home passage. Correspondence wådressed. ManaME DE ROSSI, Italian Consulate General, Shanghai. [1356
$1,000 REWARD,
The medicine is my own preparation.
Consulting charge Visiting Fee
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and other items.
robbery' with violence and assault with
was arrested by un Indian as he left the house at. Wing Wo Street, but not until intent to pub: 195 cases of burglary; and
after a desperate struggle, in which, the 3,212 cases of larceny and largeny in The Hongkong Hotel Company, Ltd., Indian was severely cut about the head. dwellinghouses No statisties are avail-have-completed negotiations for the sale The robber was finally silenced by a blow from an opium pipe by a Chinese while able for the present year, but the general of the Steam Laundry to a Chinese Comho was still held by the Ladian, The impression is that such cases this year are pany of which Mr. Fung Tat Hang and latter as well as the man arrested had to more numerous than usual. A grave Mr. Leung En Ting are the principals. be removed to hospital. Only two men were arrested, one man being arrested feature of most of these occurrencies is The laundry will remain under European by Revenue Officer Ward; as already re- the inct that so many of the robbers are supervision and the proposed scheme ported. armod with lethal weapons. It is scarcely which the Hongkong Hotel Company had necessary to remark that the criminal under consideration for modernising the statistics of this Colony are largely plant is to be carried out. Including influenced by the conditions prevailing some adjacent land belonging to the Hotel
A rumour has been current during the in the acighbouring territory. The Company, the purchase price of the pro work and that affers have been receited military operations which have been in perty is reported to be $280,000,
by Mesra. Lane, Crawford & Co. for the progress there have had disastrous effects
old Cafe Wiseman, site from two well- Blessrs. Thos. Cook & Son inform us known business establishments in the
THE CAFE WISEMAN SITE.
MORE RUMOURS,"
on trade and commerce, and. unemployed
A Reward of $1,000 (ome thousand) will be;
men have readily resorted to the proht that Mr. N. F. Blanch's health does Colony Enquiries made yesterday morn ing resulted in a very emphatic denial paid to any person who is able to cure the able, if risky, profession of banditry. not permit of his return to the Far East, from both these firms: The first is the above mentioned, diseases within 2 minutes, Arms appear to be easily procurable in Mr. J. H. Green has been appointed to well-known Japanese Shipping Company, providing he medicine. dis not make use of my the province, and from all accounts a good succeed him sis General Manager for the the Nippen Yusen Kaisha. The manager stated that they were quite satisfied with percentage of the population of the Far East Mr. Blanch's many friends in their present office quarters and that they province, especially in the country dis- the Far East will be interested to know had no desire to leave the water front. M Y. San, the well-known Chines tricts, appears to have armed itself for that he is taking up a position in London The other firm is that owned by ir. self protection from armed robbers. It where his experience and knowledge of biscuit and confectionery manufacturers, is no wonder that it almost every case Far Eastern matters will be at the Firm's of Queen's Road. The representative in charge of the firin in reply to a Daily of burglary or daylight robbery that disposal. Mr. Green has been acting as a represecrative said it was the first occurs now-a-days in Hongkong we read the Firm's General Manager in the Far he heard of such an offer and as far that the robbers are equipped with East ainee Mr. Blanch's return to Eng-as he was aware no such offer had been mado Ar a matter of fact Mr. Ban at the present moment is out of the Colony. revolvers. We trust we may soon be able land about two years ago.
83.00 5.00
Consulting hours 9 ** to 12 Now,
3.x. to 6 ZKŁ
J. B. LAL eto KING EDWARD HOTEL,
Boom No. 48.
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