NEW: ADVERTISEMENTS
NOTICE
UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF
CANTON, LTD.
THE Registered Office of the abova Company
Nos. 3 and 4. Queen's Buikling to. “UNTON BUILDING, PEDDER STREET, Hongkong.
"O. MONTAGUE EDE
General Manager.
97th December, 1920.
NOTICE
BRITISH TRADERS' INSURANCE
..CO. LTD...
"THE Registered Offico of the above Company T THIS MAY been REMOVED from
Noa, 3 and 4, Queen's Building to "UNION BUILDING," PEDDER STREET. Hongkong?
...C. MONTAGUE EDE
General Manager.
97th December, 1994.
NOTICEL
THE CHINA FIRE INSURANCE CO., LTD.
THE Feet REMOVED from THE Registered Office of the abore Company Queen's Building to "UNION BUILDING," PEDDER STREET Hongkong.
O. MONTAGUE EDE
General Manager,"
27th December, 1929,
(1986
THE HONGKONG - DAILY FRE WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 27TH, 1922.
INTIMATIONS
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A. D. C. CHRISTMAS PRODUCTION OF
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Booking now at Moutales,
Prices
Usual
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PARMOUTARS
VALUARIE LEASEHOLD PROPERTY
*Situats
No. 13 WING HING STREET,
VICTORIA, HONGKONG,
To be Bold by Order of the Mort
By
PUBLIO AUCTION, IN ONE LOT
SATURDAY,
The 30 Day of Dec 1993, at 9 o'clock, Pa
"By M Mrs. LAMMERT BROTHERS At Thai OFFICE, DUDDELL STREET.
T THAT piece or parval of ground situate THE Property consists of First ALE st Visteris in the Colony of Hongkong and registered in the Land Offies a SECTION A of INLAND LOT No. 2166 together with the messages erections or buildings thereon known sa Wing Hing Street and [1890 Secondly, ALL THAT HAD of land at the en
of the said Section A of Thiand Lot No 1166 being a scavenging lane. All of which praes are held for the residue of the tend of 75 from the 15th day of May, 1916, created by the Crown Lease thereof together with the Tainable machinery now site in or upon the said premises and at No. 1 Gordon Street.
Fartionlare and Conditions of sale may be
MIHASTINGS & HASTINGS,
Solicitors,
ICE CREAM. WE hereby beg to reer Orders for ICE obtained from
remind our numerous
-CREAM must be placed 24"home before deli
very is required.
1963
"STARVATION VIELDS."
IF YOU COME TO
...ST. STEPHEN'S COLLEGE, Corner of BONHAX ROAD & WESTERN Br.
THE New School Year begins JANUARY TUESDAY, JANUARY 2nd at 9.30 AM,
For Prospectus, for Boarders and Day-boys, apply
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NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
The Steamship "WRAY CASTLE:
From NEW YORK & BOSTON,
CONSIGNEES of Cargo are bereby inform
Goods are being landed at their risk into the Godowns of the Hongkong &. Kowloon Wimrf and Godown Co., Ltd., at Kow. Loon, whence and/or from the wharves delivery may be obtained,
Optional Cargo will be forwarded unless notice to the contrary be given before 2nd inst. No claims will be admitted after the Goods have
bo
the Godowns, and all Good
undelivered alter the 29th inst, will
subject. to rent,
All Claims against the Steamer must be presented to the Undersigned on or before The 8th prox, or they will not be recognised.
All broke
broken, chafed, and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be aramined on the 28th inst., at 10 am, by sur Surveyors, Mossra, GODDARD & DOUGLAS.
No Fire Insurance has been effected. Bills of Lading will be countersigned by
DODWELL & CO. LTD., 1973]
Ágenta.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
OCEAN STEAMSHIP CO. LTD.
AND
ORINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD.
CONSIGNEES per Company's Steamer
-KEEMUNA
are hereby notified that the Cargo will bo discharged into Holt's Wharf, Kowloon, where it will lie 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 22nd December,
Optional cargo will be landed unless notice has been given prior to Steamer's arrival.
All broken, chafed, and damaged goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be arxmined on any Tuesdays and Fridays
between the hours of 10.46 am, and Noon within the free storage period.
No claims will be admitted after the goods have left the Stearner's Godown, and all Goods remaining undelivered after the 28th Doc.,
ill be subject to rent.
All Claims against the Steamer must be presented to the undersigned on or before the 11th Jane, or they will not be recognised.
No Fire Insurance will be effected.
"BUTTERFIELD"&" "SWIRE,"
Agents. Hongkong, 22nd Decamoer, 1922. (1974
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES...
THE BEN LINE STEAMERS," LTD.
Frox ANTWERP, MIDDLESBRO" LONDON AND STRAITS.
• Steamship "BENLOMOND,"
“IONBIGNEES of Cargo are hereby inform
ed that all Goods are being landed at their risk into the hazardona and/or ariza ardous Godowns of the HONGKONG and Kowloon WHARF & Godown Coneant,
whence
from the wharves
delivery may.
* Bio: Claims will be admitted after the Gooda Bet the Godowns, and all Goods remaining direred after the 27th inst, will be subject.
1 year
9 inonth
6 months
5 months
For Current Account
IM
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and LAMMERT BROTHERS);
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For Fixed Savings...Regulations Obtainable
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Manager,
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Chairman of Board of Directors ME WONG SHIU HAM
Chist Manager... Mr. L. 8. HoLUM. Aari, Mahagur... „Mr. K. T. Wozu. Fongkong Manager „Mr. L. F. AzzaN,
Foreign exchange and General Banking businem trausted,
"
Current, Bavings and Fixed Deposits been interests at rates of % per sent; 4 per cent, and 6 per cent, per annum, respectivaly.
L. B. HOLUM Houcheng, Oslaber 'nð 1920,-.
HOUSE FOR BALE AT PEAK.
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BIRTHS. HOWELL-At Shanghai, on December 21st,
to Mr. and Mr. W. A. Howell, a son SCHMIED-At Shanghai, on December 19th, the wife of OTTO G. SCHMIED, of
MARRIAGES.
1 son".
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ค
DAVIS-FITEIN.At Decem
A Chinese, who whe injured in jumping:
been converted to Sir Jos HENNESSY'S. view that traffic in human beings off a moving tram car in Water Strook t should be put down by law" and the the 22nd inst, died in the Governmenē - Bill, of which we published a digest on Civil Hospital, on the morning of Christ- Christmas Day, is intended to give effeétas Day, to that decision.
Peking and Trentain, are now linked by wireless talephones. The plant was put
The last Census returns showed that
There will be an Evening Dance at the there were 6,653 mui tsai-children Halena May Instituto" on Thursday, bought for domestic service in the December 28th, 8.15-11.16 o'clock. Ticketa Colony. In his Report the Census Officer for members and their, men friends #1 · remarked that very for young girls aro | cach-ADVT. employed in the Colony, ne hired domestic servants. The purpose of the legislation It is now proposed to coact is to rewolu- tionise the practice in this respect. The in for the Chinese Government by the ahort title to be given to the Ordinance Chion Electric Co. It is not a commer is The Female Domestic Service Ordia. | cind enterprise. Conversations over this. ance, 1993, and it begins with a wireless system hava sheen, carried of declaration that payment to a parent or between Paking and Tientsin regularly guardian by an employer who thereby and almost daily for the past two of obtains the custody of the child has never three months. in this Colony conferred any rights apon such employer as against the parent' or guardian, ang bas never conferred on such employer any right of retain
child ing possession as against the herself, but apparently some persons. have ignorantly imagined that such and rights could be transferred." It is 586,609.91. In the city of Manila aloud now definitely declared in the Bill that there were filed 6.844 income tax returra no such payment can confer any such for individuals and 4.273 returns for rights whatsoever upon the persons corporations making such payment or upon any other
Owing to every available "seat having person. The Bill, provides that no person been booked fur to-day's matinee perform. after the enactment of this legislation ance of The Tempest," it has been
inui shall take into his employment any tsai-that is to say, no female bought for decided to give an extra matinee ou
January 3rd, domestic service and it also provides Wednesday next,
that
The total of income tax collected by this Bureau of Internal Revenue in the Philip- Pine Islands from July 1st to September 30th, this year, is P1,426,700.57, consisting of individual tax estimated at P870,108.78. corporation tax estimated at
at
no person shall take into his 5.15 p.m. This will be the final perform employment any female domestic servant ance and has been rendered possible paly under the age of ten years. The Billy the courtesy of St. George's Society, contemplates that existing mui tani may who had a prior claim on the City Hall
be
it retained, "for
empowers
the Governor in Council to make regulations for the registration of mui tsai, and the keeping of such registers up to date, a step towards the abolition of the system which we have frequently advocated, but which for, some obscure renson, has been regarded by the authorities as "imprae- ticable.".:
The Bill seems to us to be a little con fusing in its terms. While in Part I. it is provided that no persons shall take into his employment any mui tai after the enactment of the ordinance. Clause
manner
711
and Theatre for that date.
Mr. V. C. Labrum, manager of Messrs. Kelly & Walsh's printing works has been presented with an illuminated address.... and several pieces of Chinaware from the printing works, o the completion of fourteen years' service with the firm. Mr. Labrum Rover's hĩa connection with Mesars. Kelly & Walsh's at the end of the present month to take up a businus57 partnership in the Hongkong Printing Press.
A man was sentenced to three months'
9 sub-section 2, of Part II. provides thas hard labour at the Magistracy, yesterday." every person who shall at any time morning, by Mr. J. B. Wood, for having have iplers employment in the Colony in his unlawful possesion twelve cart a mai tsai who shall have been brought ridges. He, was arrested at a house in into the Colony after the date of the Tai Hang. He was also sentenced to a coming into operation of this Part, shall further term of three months' imprisoti register such mui tsai in the prescribed ment on a charge of stealing two articles
within one week after thu of clothing. The police found the articles......... arrival of such' mui tsai in the Colony. of clothing in the house where he was This is a provision that stands in need
arrested. These articles were afterwarda.... of a clearer elucidation than is gives to
identified
as part of the property stolen in thi "Objects and Reasons" attach- ed to the Bill. This simply tells us that from a woman on the 14th inst. the general scheme of the Bill is to Allow Holy Trinity
Trinity Cathedral, Shanghai, wna employers to keep the muistaa whom the scene of a very pretty wedding Inst Vie- PURIN - At Shanghai, on D they haves in their employment as week when, Miss. Orector Bhat Present, but to prohibit the employment was married to Mr. Robert Wallace Davis, of any now mui ssai in the Colony, and general manager of the NC. Daily News ·“ also that the right to retain existing and who, da Major, is the officer com mui taai is, of course, subject to the right manding the Field Artillery Battery of of the parents to reclaim their child, and the S.V.0. The Very Reverend Deniz to the right. of the child to leave her employment of her own accord. But Mise Fitkin, who is the daughter of Mr. O. J. F. Symons performed the ceremony.. Clause & contemplates registration of mai W. L. Fitkin, of San Dimas, California, tsai brought into the Colony after the has been connected with the N.-C. Daily passing of the ordinance.
Newry for about two and a half years,” and There now exists, in the Colony an Association numbering over a thousand recently returned from a trip round the members, almost entirely Chinese, inter- world. ested in securing the abolition of the HONGKONG OTION: 104, Das Vaux ED., Cmui tsai system, and members of the of the Hankow Foreign Residents Com
The following note from the Secretary, LONDON OFFICE: 131, FLEET STREET, K.O. Association and all others deeply interest.
Shanghai to GRETCHEN MAX FITKIN, daughter of Mr. W. L. Pitkin. of San Dimas, California, U.S.A GULICK-MERRIMAN.At Shanghai, od December 18th, HORACE GULICE to DOROTHY Joyce MannIMAN, youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. L. Merriman, of Shanghai.
DEATHS. COLTMAN-A Peking, on December 15th, WANTED-To Rent 2-3 Rooms FLAT
in Kowloon. Reply to Box H.C. c/c Eus-At Peking, on December 18th,
CHARLES L. COLTMAN, aged 31 years. Daily Press Office
[292,**
DONALD ROBERT MOEVEN, aged 44, sxond son of the late Captain J. P. McEuen, R.N.«
TOB
10.BE LET-GODOWN-Spacious Two storied Godown, situated on the Frays near Bowrington Canal and containing appro- Let to the end of the Tear-Apply Z, office of ximataly 5,000 square feet on each floor. To be this paper.
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ON SALE.
HANSARD REPORTE the MEETINGS of the COUNCIL for the
Revised by the Members.
HONGKONG LEGISLATIVE Session 1921.
PRICE
·Dany Pris. O FYTER.'
1956
THE CORONET.
1.30,- 5. PM, 7 9.15 P.M.
LITTLE LORD
FAUNTLEROY.
The Daily Press.
Hosarono, DECEMBER 2726, 1939.
mittes throws a further interestingį light. on the situation in Honan-Previous"
advices notwithstanding, it now seems. certain that the two foreign engineers.
International Commission into Honani without farther delay. That the Honar bandite have not been suppressed and are still active is evidenced by the fact that on the 11th instant the city of Miyang
ed in the subject will, no doubt, closely examine the provisions of the Bill and offer whatever advice may seem to them desirable in order that the ordinance shall be made as effective as possible, the employ of the Lung-Hai Railway have not yet been released, and great dis.... At an earlier stage of his education in appointment has been caused by this THE MUI TSAI. PROBLEM.
the matter Mr. WINSTON CHUROMILL information. Unlea definite information. spoke of the impracticability of carrying as to their release comes within a day Ar låst a serious attefipt is to be made put such a change in the Chinese social or two it is probable that the Diplomatie In the Government, acting on the instruo autem contrary to the sentiments and Body will be urged to send the proposed 5tions of the Secretary of State, to deal traditions of the Chinese population
with the Mut Tsai system in the Colony That is about to be put to the test, and Which Bir Jons ShaALE, when serving in we do not doubt that the Anti-Mui Tsai the Colony as Chief Justice, forty years Association will render valuable aid to (also known as Pelyang) was captured ego, stigmatised sa
sa slavery. Bir Jon the Government in seeing that the by brigands. POPE HENNEASy, the Governor of the Ordinance, once enacted, is" generally is the latest of the finger operated eye-Colony, in drawing the attention of the obegod. glass mounting and has been designed to Secretary of State to the remarks of the Svoid all the objectionable features of Chief Justice, said: Though I feel this type of mounting. The long coil that the term "slavery) can hardly be Profesor and Mrs. Danenberg returned. springs of the Fit-U prevent spring "Pplied in fairness to Chinese adoption to the Colony yesterday on the President breakage, and can be instantly, adjusted of opinion thas any practice involving s
or domestic service, I am clearly Zancoin. to give more or less pressure on the
the nose traffic in human beings should be put The i
FIT-UPINGE-NEZ
MR HW. LOOKER
THE POLL,
BEOURES 12,347 VOTES."
The result of the aleation for Central. Hull, which Mr. H. W. Looker contested
Mr. W. A. Dowley returned to those a Conservative was as follows: a nose clips are of special shape to down by law Throughout all these Colony yesterday by the President Lincoln L-C. Hon JM KENWORTHY prevent slipping. Fit-U Pince-nez of any year, however, the Colonial Office, sup after a holiday in America.
(Ind. L.) H. W. LOOKED (C.).
mented, to the Undersigned on or before the KOWLOON THEATRE metal are obtainable, from The Hong porte by the local Government, bas
against the Steamer must be
“10th Jan, or they will not be recognised.
All broken, shaded und damaged Goods are. -to be left in the Godowns where they will be
examined un the 27th insi, at 10 AM.
He Fire Insurance has been affected. Bill of Lading will be countersigned by
GIBE, LIVINGSTON & CO., LID,
Hongkong, 20th December, 1922 (1988
Agenta
"645′′ & 9.15 P.M.
·MAY "ALLISON:
THE CHEATER,
kong Optical Co., successors to Clark adopted the opinion expressed in the first The steamer Tunyshing which was &Co., Manufacturing and Refracting sentence we have quoted from Sir Joux driven shore at Swatow in the great Opticians, the most competent optical Pore HESSY's despatch, and absolutely
boon has been shifted 150 foot towards manufacturing
in the ignored, the opinion expressed in the deep water, and away from, the Queen's Road oond sentence-Both the local Govern the ong N.E mo
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|Colony-loca
ment and the Colonial Office have at Inst last week
15,374
12,347
Ind, Laboral majority. 3,027
The constituency contains 35,037 voters. of whom 14,708 are women.
by
By-election, March, 1919 Hon. J. M. Hogworthy (1.L), 8,#16; Lord. E. 8. O Peroy (0.U.), 7,899-1.L ́ maí,
917.