NEW ADVERTSEMENTS
54 "SUI AN" PIRACY.
ALL WHOM IT MAY COM.
TO CERLY
It in the intention of as the Undersigned THE HONGKONG, CANTON & HAGAO ETEAMBOAT COMPANY, LIMITED to pueder in due course a claim against the Chinese Government through the proper British Au Abority for the losses enstained by unin connection with the Funcy which took place on the above Ship on the 19th November, 1998, and we shall therefore be prepared to receive and put forward wit
with our above mentioned. ich should be made out in claim, claims (which detail) by any persons who were on board the above Ship when the said Piracy took place and who may desire is to do so,
Data! this 29th day of November, 1922.
By Onler of the Board of Directors,
JOHN ARNOLD, -- 1849)
Secretary..
THE CHINA LIGHT AND POWER CO. (1918), LIMITED.
TOTICE, IN HEREBY GIVEN, that an
N° EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL
MEETING of the above Company will be held at the offices of Messrs. Sarwar, Tours & Co. the General Managers of the sail Company, St George's Building, Victoria, Hongkong,
THURSDAY, the 14th day of DECEM BER, 1998, at 12 o'clock in the Forenoon, when the sabjoined resolutions will proposed as ordinary
resolutions, vi
hat the authorised Capital of the (which is now $1,000,000
INTIMATIONS
BIOKMEES LINE OF HAMBURG
HONGKONG DAILY PRES8 THURSDAY, NOVEMBER SOrn,
THE Undersigned bare been appointed
1835]
Agents in Hongkong and Canton,
CARL, BODIKER & CO.:
-AKTIEBOLAG, DEN No. 5, Queen's Road Central,
Hongkong.
THE [HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB,
IN. EXTRA GYMKHANA MEETING Al be held (weather permitting)-at HAPPY VALLEY OF SATURDAY, DECUM- BER and, commencing as 1.55 71-1
The charge for admission to the Public Enclosure will be $1.
Soldier
and Sailors. pin uniform half price
Members
advised that they
they must show their Gymkhana Season tickets to obtam sdmission to tas Members Enclosure.
Tach Member has the right of introducing 2 | non-members to the enclosure, Ticket for whom can be obtained from the Secretary at $5 each up to Friday, December 1st.
to be present.
The Stewards invite the Ladies of Hongkong
INTIMATIONS
SOCIETY OF ET. VINCENT. DE PAUL.
THE 39K ANNUAL AL FRESCO FETETM
will be held in the sempound of the CATHOLIC CATHEDRAL-GLENEALT
„SUNDAY, 107 DECEMBER, 1912,
From 8.30-11.30 R.K,
Under the distinguished Patronage of E.E.Sir REGINALD EDWARDŠTUUMS, K.C.M.G.
ADMISSION1
In the afternoon from 3.30-6.30pm, Serazal Stalls will be opened, and Amusements specially suitable for Children will be provided. Ten and Refreshment will be obtainable.-ADMISSION FREE,
The Grounds will be Brilliantly laminated in the Evening.
SOME FEATURES OF THE FETEL Café Chantant, Te Room, Befchment Stalle, Ficture Post Cards, Doll-Hour Fishing ANGLO-CHINESE EDUCATION TRUST Fund, Lucky Wheel, Christmas Tree, Bean-Tub American-Stall, The Candy Store, Toy Bazaar, Shooting Gallery, etc
CO. LTD.
(IN LIQUIDATION).
OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that ISEVERAL RAFFLES WITH VALUABLE
in position to make a First Return to
PRIZES
the Shareholders of $19.50 per share Share Including a New 5-seater Oldsmobile Tearing
of 200,000 shares of the Certificates shonkl be presented at the Office
nomniaal value of $5 each the whole of which have been issued) be, increased to
of Messrs. LESAtrad & Davis, :: Alemadra
Pa ots. 53 each.
TO THE SOCIETY."-- COME & HELP HONGKONG'S |
· POOR.
$2,000,000 by the creation of 200,000 Buildings for endorsement between the hours "NO WORK OF CHARITY IS FOREIGN
of 104 to 19 Noor when the amount due additional shares of the nominal value will be p $5 each ranking (anbject as
paid. hereinafter
A further amal return will be made when mentioned) for dividend and in all other rospects par parts with the shares the nets are fully realized.
H. GREENWOOD, constituting the Company's present
Liquidator issued
Capital
That the said 200,000 new shares be offered in the first instance (in the proportion of one new share for every old aliare held by them respectively) to the Members of the Company who on the 16th day of December, 1922. are registered in the Company's Share Register as the holders the sasi 200.000 old shares at par and so that on acceptance of, the offer the amount due in
of such 200,000 ahasen hallin two instalments) viz:-the sum of $3.50 port thereof on the 2nd day of January,
1923, and the
Bum of
of 89.50 the balance thereof on the lat day of March, 1923. And further that the said 200,000 new shares. shall vis is the said 200,000 old shares only rank for dividend as from the 2nd day of January, 1923, in respect of the amount payable theroon on that date and as from the 1st day of March, 1923, in respect of the full nominál Talve thereof.
And that anch offer be made by notice specifying the number of shares to which the member is entitled and limiting a fitas within which the offer if not accepted by the member on behalf of himself or his nominee
face will be deemed
be declined and that the General to Managers be at liberty to extend the time for suck acceptance to such date or datos as they fit in the case of shareholders whose
*think place of address is not in Hongkong. And further that any of the said 209,000 new shares which shall not be taken up by the the Com- pany's shareholders in manner aforesaid, be "disposed of in such manner at such time or such terms as the Company's General Managers shall in their absolute. discretion think it.
The Transfer Books of the Company will be closed from Friday, the 8th day of December, 1912, to Thursday, the 14th day of December, 1923 (both days inclusive) during which period no transfer of shares can be registered.
Dated the 30th day of November, 1911.
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO. 1640] 4. General Managers.
AND
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
OCEAN STEAMSHIP CO, LTD. CRINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD.
ONSIGNEES per Company's Steamér
·NĖLEUS'
...
are hereby notified that the Cargo will be discharged into Hult's Wharf, Kowloon, where it will is at Consignee's risk and subject to terms and conditions of storage at Holts Wharf The Cargo will be ready for delivery from Godown on and after 29th November.
Optional
unless notice cargo has been given prior to Steamer's
All broken, chafed,
will be landed arrival
and damaged goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will "be examined on any Tuesdays and Friday
between the hours of
within the freo storage period:
1. and Noon
No claims will be admitted after the goods
kare left the Steamer's Godown, and all Goods
1849]
HONGKONG SHAKEBROKERS'
ASSOCIATION.
THE Committee has decided that the following shall be the Settlement „days for the year, 1925-
THURSDAY
MONDAY
TUESDAY
THURSDAY
MONDAY
TUESDAY
FRIDAY
MONDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY TUESDAY THURSDAY
25th January 26th February. 27th March.
28th April 28th Moth May. 26th June. 97th July. 27th August 27th Beptember. 26th October. 97th November. 20th December. By Order of the Committee,
J. W. KEW,
Secretary Hongkong, 28th November, 1992.
THEATRE
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ROYAL
A. D. C...
`CHRISTMAS PRODUCTION OF
SHAKESPEARE'S
THE TEMPEST.”
TUESDAY, Dec. 26th (Boxing Day), 9.15 p.m. WRDNESDAY, Dec. 27th (Matinee), 8.15 PM Thursday, Dec. 28th, 9.15 r.m. -- SATURDAY, Dec. 30th, 9.15 P.M. MONDAY, Jan, 1st (Now Year's Day), 9.15 PM TUESDAY, Jan. 2nd, 9.15 p.m.
Booking opens on December 1st, at MODTRIES Uaval Prices.
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THE
FUBLIC "AUCTION.
THE Undersigned have received instructions
to sell by Public Auction,
on
TUESDAY,
the bru-DECEMBER, 1922, at 2:00-1:30;.
H. M's NAYAL DOCK YARD.
remaining, undelivered after the 5th. Dods Irun, Galensised Broni, anchor, Weiglule, Cutite
·(1711
HONGKONG BOXING ASSOCIATION. 1ST TOURNAMENT OF THE SEASON.
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 1ST, AT 9.15
at the
THEATRE ROYAL
MAIN EVENT:
BOUNDS CONTEST FOR THE WELTERWEIGHT CHAMPIONSKIT AND "DAILY PRESS" BELT: - Stoker P. U. MORGAN,'
HMS Hawkins,
#
A. B. DIXOK, HMS: Cicala
افزار
Biso 10 ROUNDS LIGHTWEIGHT CONTEST: Pto. FLYES,
A. B. BEMAN The King's Bgt
HM.S. Despatch.
10. HOUMIS WELTERWEIGHT CONTERT 2. Lending Stoker HECTOR, Sgt. Tariz,
H.MS. Durban,
EG.A
AND 3 SIX-BOUNDS CONTESTS,
Booring at MOUTETES: MameNovember 28th. General Public-from November 29th.
USUAL FRICES..
NEXT TOURNAMENTS SATURDAYS, December 23rd and January 27th at the THEATER ROYAL
PARTICULARS
[1813
VALUABLE LEASEHOLD PROPERTY
Po
Eitrate biti
No. 13, WING HING STREET,--
VICTORIA, HONGKONG.
To be Bald by Order of the Mortgage
By..
PEBLIO AUCTION:
·IN ONE LOTTE
On SATURDAY,
B
The 3TE DAY of Dzo, 1942, at 3. O'CLOCK FJE
Messrs. LAMMERT KROTHERS
INTIMATION
Burnett's
celebrated
London
Dry
Gin
Dilque la Character and
Flavour.
Quality- Unequafted.
GIVES THAT DISTINCTIVE
EXCELLENCE} TO
A COCKTAIL.
Blends Excellently with
Gloger Watson's Stor
Beer.
SOLE AGENTS:
A. S. WATSON
CO., LTD.
Wine & Spirit Merchants.
PHONE CENTRAL 616.
1922.
but other members of the commu nity may welcome the information.
Mr. Hawthorne, of Messrs. Hawthornu and Pearson, tailors, who was badly wounded in the Suda piracy, is making 600d progress towards recovery and is allowed out of hospital for a few
of tho pon we referred yes hours each day:
By n terday in this column to the Settlement columns as being those of the Stock Ex- Days"
announced in "our"advertisement
change,
They are those of the Hongkong. Shareholders Association.
of the servicos has been abacked by We do not need to remind Sootsmen inadequate revenue. Added to this, the
that to is St Andrew's Day, t statement wapdams that "the mandard of Americans that it is also Thanksgiving living in China has been raised to such are extent that the postal and telegraph administrations" have to deal with the increase of salaries of their employees as well as the enhancement of price of all kinds of materials required. As a result, both the capital and operating expendi. tures of them two services have been greatly increased.” The Ministry of Communications deems it to be its imperative duty to seo that the efficiena of these two important public services is always maintained, and since i the present circumstances of national. honnce". It is not posible for the FAR EASTERN CABLE Government to afford the services "any monetary asistans, the Ministry has no alternative but to raise the rates, and it suggests to the public that it is, on their port a patriotie duty to see that these maintained at the highest services are possible state of afficiency. It is farther, pointed out that, in raising the postal sad telegraph rates, China is but faliów. ing the lead of many other countries who aro members of the International Postal Union. They have found it necessary to do so in order to meet the ultra ecocomic abnormality of the work, created by the
NEWS.
【THROUGH REUTER'S AGENOT;}
THE SHANTUNG COMMISSION.
FIRST SECTION COMPLETES ITS
LABOURS.
"PIXING, November with. The First Section of the Shantung Commission completed its labours this morning, and the agreement for the being signed to-morrow afternoon. transfer of the Tsingtao administration iż-
TSINGTAO QUESTION COMPLETELY SPARTANSETTLED.
war." It may not be obvious to many deplorable Tsingtao question has been A communiqué announces that the reader's how China can be placed in the completely settled, and it has been decid. same category as the European nations ed that the total compensation for sale in this respect. In glancing at the interests and public properties shall be detailed information supplied in the yen 18,000,000, in treasury notes, bearing statement we gather that, the effects of It is understood that the question of
alx per cent., interest. - Bank
the war are felt by Chink chiefly in the foreign land ownership at Tsingtao will cost of making postage stamps, and be the subject of separate discussions, at
a future date. in expenditure in connection with the despatch of foreign mails. The other PRESIDENT OF PEKING SUPREME figures cited in the statement regarding
in
operating expenses aro
the incre To say, for instance,
not
that the cost of transporting mails in.
COURT.
INTERVIEWED IN LONDON:
LONDON, November 28th, Judge Tung Kang, President of the China itself has increased from $345,000 Supreme Court, Peking, interviewed in
not
in 1913 to $1,130,000 in 1991, does London, said that although the new Government of China has necessarily an of the uphill task, it was doing reconstructive The increase work.
influence
prote tho European War on China.
ENGLISH METHODS OF JUDICIAL
PROCEDERE FAVOURED.
is presumably very largely explain &et by the remarkable development
of the Administration in those aight return, of urging the Government to He intimated his intention, on his years, and if there has been a heavy in establish a publicity department, which crease in the annual expenditure there would be charged with making the actual has also be a corresponding growth in peoples, in the latters own language. He condition of China: known, to Weatern income. There can be no denying, how ever, that the cost of the services has been seriously enhanced by the labour move ment in the country aiming at increased wages and a higher standard of living, and that must form the main argument THE ABOLITION OF for the increased rates which are now He was convinced that the result of being charged to the public.
the coming investigation by the Inter- national Commission, appointed under
DEATH. GURDAY. Died at sea on board the ss Nagasaki Hare, on the 27th inst., RAPHAEL AARON GUBBAY, Inte Ex change Broker, Hongkong. (1881
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTA
It has been contended that the increase
of
said that he had arrived at the conclu
on that a mistake had been made in indicial procedure in China, and ba adopting the Continental method favoured the adoption of English methods. A
EXTRATERRITORIALITY
Mixed Court in Shanghai returned to the Chinese authorities,
Mrs. B. CHRISTIANSEN desires to thank transportation of books, newspapers, territoriality and he would like to see the of postal rates will seriously affect the the Washington Treaties, would be to gecelerate the disappearance of extra- the many friends who sent wreaths and flowers on the occasion of her magazines and other printed matter of husband's funeral, also those who educational value. The Ministry answers kindly int letters of condolence and the argument in these terms:- hapes that all friends will accept this expression of her gratitudo, 1847
HONGKONG OFFICE : 101, Das Vœux Ro., d. LONDON OFFICE: 131, FLEET STREET, E.O.
The Daily
Daily Press.
HONGKONG, NOVEMBER 30TH, 1922.
He fervently hoped that Great Britain monid return the Boxer Indemnity, for a one-sided argument. Since the education of Chinese students, as he
This is a deedy 40 per cents is felt sure a ejosar Angia-Chinese relation
ship would result therefrom.” CHINESE AND THE DRUG TRAFFIC.. SENSATIONAL REVELATION":"AT
CARDIFF
the price of books has been witnessed post office should be given a chance to since 1911, it is about time now that the
be relieved af ile financial embarassment. According to the report of the Postal Commissioner, of all the books and other priated matters handled by the Post Office only 45 per cent. is really of edu
LONDON, November 26th, cational valno, while the other 50 per The question of the association of cent. contains magazines and novels of Chinese with English girls, was brought a questionable and abusive nature. It before the House of Commons, as the re will be, therefore, more than right for anlt of a sensation in Cardiff, whore a POSTAL AND TELEGRAPH
the Post Offices not to help the circulation Chinese laundryman died-it is believed RATES IN CHINA.
of publications with low postal rates any from an overdose of opium while three... at Victoria in the Colony of Hongkong and TB recent increase in the postal and the new schedule will only affect their escaped with their lives.
leager. As to the question of newspaper, English girls, in the same den, narrowly registered in the Land Office as SECMON telegraphic rates in China naturally transmission to the frontier provinces, STRINGENT SUPPRESSIVE MEASURES AINLAND LOT No. 2166 together the mesranges erections or buildings thereon evoked protests from the general publia will still incur considerable sacrifice in
and even then, the Postal Administration PEK MAMUTADVOCATED, "NAM now known as No. 18, Wing Hing Street and in every province. In Kwangtung the handling them. Then on account of the Wales as a result of the revelations, and, Secondly A
There is growing resentment in South ALL THAT
of Inland No 1166
AT THE OFFICE, DUDDELL STREET,
THE Property consists of First ALL
piece or parcel of ground, situate
Iron Tanks, Steel Tubes, Chain Cable, Cast of the said Section Alp of land at the rear Civil Administration issued an order on low charges imposed on the newspapers, at a meeting held at Cardiff, thờ All-Claim against the Steamer must be Drums, Oil, Lead, Steel Bolts and Nuts, &c., da fare held for the residue of the term of 4 Mize the Post Office at Canton to revert to the it has become the habit of swindlers Guardians and the Magistrate demanded
will be subject to rent.
presented to the undersigned on or before the
19th Dec,
or they will not be recognised. No Fire Insurance will be affected,
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
Agents. Hongkong, 29th November, 1922. [1860
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES,
AMERICAN & ORIENTAL LINE.
Fox NEW YORK,
SAID 28TH SEPTEMBER, 1822.
HE Steamship
#WOODFIELD"
kating arrived, Consignees of Cargo by her are informed that all Goods are being landed at their risk into the hazardous and/or
tra-hazardous Godowns of Hongkong Kowloon Wharf & Godown Ca #KOW-DOD, whence delivery, may be bold" at !
No Ultims will be admitted after the Goods lave left the Godowns, all Goods remaining andelivered after 8th December, 1912, will be, wabject to rent
be
All Claims against the steamer faust b presented to ihs: Undersigned on or befors
Terms of Bale As detailed in Catalogue. Lots may be inspected on MONDAY, 4th
DEGENEHR, 1992:
HUGHES & HOUGH, By Appointment Auctioneers to the
Admiralty. Hongkong, zard December, 1923.·* [1841
THE CORONET.
THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.
THE FATAL
MARRIAGE.
17th December, 1922, will not be KOWLOON THEATRE.
Ail
chafed and damaged Goods are ta
he left in the Glodowns, where they will be
med on the 8th December, 1922, at 9.30
No Tire Inrarance has been effected.
Bill of Lading will be countersigned by COLORINE BANK LINE, LTD.,
er General Agents, ngkong, 29th November, 1922, (1852
THURSDAY TO SATURDAY.
THE OLD SWIMMIN HOLE.
being a scavenging fans. All of with
15 the
GROWING RESENTMENT AGAIN, A...
to abuse this privilege. It has been the repatriation of every Chinese laundry- from the 15th day of May, 1916, created ry
old rates, but a newspaper report states reported quite often by the Postal worker.
of both Kirin and Crown Lease thereof together with the that the Post Office is still unable to Commissioners valuabin machinery now situata in or upon the comply as the Postal Commis. Heilongkiang that certain disperable. DRUG TRAFFICERS, said premises and at No. 1 Gordon Street.
merchants at Shanghai Sad Tigotsku Particulars and Conditions of sale may be sioner has to await instruction from the often send old newspapers as wrappers, Mr. Lougher, Member for East Cardiff obtained from
Director General of Posts at Peking, at ether newspaper or printed matter suggested that the Homo Secretary and to whom the local order has been rates, to various localities in these the police should have wider powers, in referred." The Post Office being a Provinces in order to make extra profit order to insport premises and enable a national and not merely provincial this practice, there has been a constant particularly at seaport towns
when they are put on sale, and owing to closer scrutiny of drug importation, institution, no one province, of course, influx of old and waste newspapers in Mr. WG. Bridgeman (Home Secre can dictate the rates, or afford to ignore these provinces, thus inflicting a big loss tary) replied that the question was under the orders of the Central Government in as the postal service. An increase of consideration in connection with a Bill charges on newspapers to frontier pro to amend the Dangerous Drugs Act. the matter.
vinoes "ix, therefore, altogether warranted Mr. Shinwell declared that the presence and justifiable,"
of Chinees on British ships was largely
ELE HASTINGS & & HASTINGS,
Bolicitors, 8, Des Voeux Road Central
[astra, LAMMERT BROTHERS
Auctioneers
“With a flow to removing misunder
November, 1922 standings" by the public on the subject in the Telegraph Administration that responsible for the introduction of drugs.
We have just received a large Assortment of DAY and EVENING GOWNS, EVENING CLOAKS, HEAVY WIN TER COATS, HATS, FURS and FUR COATS, at Reasonable Prices.
We shall be pleased to show them,
if you will kindly enli
Thanking you for post favours and
continnance of esine.
THE SUSPECTED 34 SUI
PIRATES,
DEPORTED FROM SHANGHAI TO HONGKONG,
of the increase, the Ministry of Com feels the economic effects of the war moet, munications recently issued a very long because it imports a considerable pro. and detailed explanation. After stating portion of its material from abroad. that, unlike certain other countries where Foreigners will be particularly interested Governments grant large subsidies to a the explanation given as to why public services, the Chinese Postal and be charged twice as much per word Fourteen mon from aboard the steamer telegrams in a foreign language should
MAN SHANGHAI”. November 20th." Telegraph Administration has never ne is charged per character in Fing Chou, who were held by the French received any monetary assistance from Chinese message. It is because of the police as suspected pirates, were deported the-Government treasury, the Adminis fact that a single foreign world generally to Hongkong this morning aboard the tration having had to support itself by Chinese character is required to express,
contains the idea which more than one Kanchor its earnings, the statement proceeds and an Illustration of this is given, On Shanghai in order to become hawkers.
The mers stated that they came to
to explain:
expansion of the whole, the statement, though in many respects it is unconvincing, makes ons a ich sa the annual
ME, ALFRED SZE "LEAVES- good case for wome increase of revenue MARSHANGHAI show, if the efficiency of the service is to be hamper. maintained at its present high standard, SHANGHAI, November 29th.
and if the extension" of the service lata. Mr. Alfred-Sea has arrived at Bhang proceed until its benefits are brought to Hai He leaves for his
Tusini every town and village
the
Queen's Road Conteäl
Yours faithfully,
MADAME FLINT
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the
cor":
this evening.