NEW: ADVERTISEMENTS
NOTICE.
HE MAKATHON RACE in connection
THE
with ST ANDREW's Church Men's AssbeATION is postponed till MONDAY,
FRILUAKT 28Ta.
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H. PENNY
(Hon. Secretary).
HONGKONG "DOG, CAT. POULTRY
AND PIGEON SHOW.
B The Hongkong, Defence Corpe, a Ykind permission of the Officer Command-
Show will be held at
THE HEADQUARTERS OF THE CORPS
on
SATURDAY, 10 Mangu, 1923.
from 3 to 6 P.M."
Besalsa the usual classes for Dogs, there will class for Puppies from 6 to 12 months' old, for litter of Puppies under 3 months' old on the date of the Show, and for crom.lred Dogs
Entry Forms may be had from the Under
Kigned,
"No Entry will be accepted unless accompanied by the Entrance Fee. Dog. : Cat. 31; Ponltry and Pigeons, se crate per pen,
H. L. FROST,
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Hon. Secretary, c/o THE EASTERN EXTENSION TELEGRACE CO.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
THE PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION CO.'S STEAMER "SICILIA.*
ARRIVED HONGKONG ON 16TH Fks., 1923.. FROM BOMBAY, COLOMBO: STRAITS
AND HAIPHONG,
ONSIGNEES of Cargo by the above named vessel are hereby informed that their Goods are being landed and plwood at their risk in the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godowa Uompany Godowns st Kowloon, where each consignment will be sorted out mark by mark and delivery can be obtained as the Goods are landed.
This reseal brings on Cargo from Persian Gall ex B.I.§.N. and B. & F.B.N. Co. Steamers.
Optional goods will be landed here unless instructions have been given to the contrary 6 hours before arrival of the steamer.
Goods ant
cleared within 8 days, including
data of arrival will be subject to rent.
DET
Fire Insurance will be effected by us
whatever.
my osme
in
Damaged packages must be left in the
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INTIMATIONS
THE HOUSING
QUESTION.
A PUBLIC MEETING
will be helt st. The CITY HALL
FRIDAY, 23RD FEBRUARY, 1.30 rat
TO
HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, FKBRUARY 19, 1913.
When important resolutions on The Housing! Question will be brought forward for submission Ito the Government.
| Chairman---ME, (NG. ALABASTER, 1.0.0.3,A After the above Meeting the ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of the
CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM, JASSOCIATION
will be hall.
(Signed) R. STOCK,
(Hon. See, C.R.A)
Hongkong, 14th February, 1923, [394
GREEN ISLAND OBMENT CO., LTD.
THE THIRTY FOURTH ORDINARY ANNUAL MEETING OF THE
THE SHAREHOLDERS in the Company will be
held as the Offices of the Company, ŠT. GEORGE'S BUILDINGS, Chatar Koad, Victoris,
Hongkong on FRIDAY, the in day of FEBRUARY 1993, at 11 O'CLOCK in the FOREXOON, for the purpose of receiving a Statement of Accounts and Report of Directors for the year ending 31st December 1922, and declaring a dividend.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED From WEDNESDAY, the 14th February, 1923, until FAIDAY, the 2311 February, 1923, both days incinsive.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO., 356"
General Managers.
HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION, -
NOT
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING of the SHAREHOLDERS in this Cor- poration will be. held at CITY - HALL, Hongkong, on SATURDAY the 24TH, FEBRUARY, 1923, at Noon, for the pur- pose of receiving the Report of the Court of Directors together with a Statement of Accounts for the year ending 31. December, 1922.
The Register of shares of the Corpora tion will be CLOSED from Monday, 12t February, to Saturday, 24th February 1923 (both days inclusive), during which
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INTIMATION
WATSON'S
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WHISKY
Perfect
Gives.
Satisfaction
"because it is a Skilful
Blend of the Best
Highland Scotch
WHISKIES.
of Great Age, matured
in Sherrywood
Casks.
period no transfer of shares can be A registered.
By Order of The Court of Directors,
A. G. STEPREN,
Chief Manager. Hongkong, 8th February, 1973,
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Godowns for examination by the Consignees, and THE HONGKONG ROPE MANUFAC
the
BAT Surveyors, Mosers. GODDARD
&
at 10 am.. on Mondays and All Claims must be presented within ten days
· of the Steamer's arrival Here, after which date Lhey cannot be recognized.
Ho Olsima will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godown,
MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO.,
Agents. Hongkong, 17th February, 1923.
PEAK TRAMWAYS CO., LTD.
NOTICE.
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TURING CO., LTD.,
#
NINTH ORDINABY.
THE THIRD
ANNUAL MEETING of SHARE-
HOLDERS in the above Company will be held at ST. GECRAE'R BUILDING, Chater Bond, Victoria, on TUESDAY, the 17th FEB RUARY, 1993. at 11 o'clock a.m., for the purpose of
Statement of Accounts
S. WATSON
CO., LTD.
Wine & Sp.it Merchants.
Established 81 YEAR.
BIRTH.
been told to,!!
they have
Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Cavalier left for Home on leave, by the City of Tork...
The Hongkong Dog, Cat, Poultry and Pigeon Show is advertised to be helt on Saturday, March 10th, at the Henci-
ware partly moved by a desire to esespe the Secretary of State in the House of now that they have been shelled out of the reproach which the continuance for Commons. Those answers represented that position by the searching are which so many years of the system of child the Mui Taai system as an entirely has been directed upon it, they are in- servitude in this Colony casts upon them benevolent institution. They were calcul clined to be a little peevish. That, we oving to their supineness Indeed, woated to create in the minds of Members suppose, is only to be expected from believe that if the Government itself, in of Parliament, and, of the nation, the people who are not accustomed to be the first instance, could have approached impression that inui tsai were "adopted" dictated to by public opinion. If they the subject in a disinterested and from motives of love and pity by kind had known when to make a graceful impartial frame of mind, instead of hearted, childless couples anxious to do regarding the demand for reform as a good in the world, and to cheer their concession they would not now be in the reflection upon themselves for allowing an lonely lives by gathering bright little unenviable position of having to pass.
an abolition Bill, because, in the words obnoxious custom to Bourish in their faces around them. The natural parents of the Hon. Mr. STEN, midst for three-quarters of a century, wo were sent on their way rejoicing with should have reached the present position a present in return for the blessing they much earlier. It was their opposition had bestowed, and with a cordial invit- based, wo bynestly believe, upon this stion. to come at the foster parents' aspect of the matter that made neces-expense to visit their offspring whenever sary the long campaign here and at their feelings prompted them to do so. Did Home which has eventually forced their not the Acting Secretary for Chinese bands. They were obliged in self- Affairs well one of the local newspapers defence to offer some justification for the that the mui tsai might be fairly likened neglect to take even the most elementary to wards in Chancery, with himself in precautions to guard against the "graveco parentia Did this condition of quarters of the Hongkong Defence Corps. abuse which the Attorney-General,' in things really exist in practice introducing the Bill, was reluctantly and in the experience, of those of us obliged to confess the Mai sai system who have lived very many years in this is open to "at the hands of unscrupulous Colony and know something of the inside persons. It will be observed that the of Chinese affairs," to quote the phrase Hon. Mr. A. G. STEPEN-who, like theology of the Hon. Mr. P. H. Horyoux? on. Mr. PARK, was able to restrain his The long-sustained attempt to stave off feelings on, the second reading of the reform collapsed under cross-examin- Bill, when they would have more naturally ation, for, on February 17th of last year, At the public meeting on the housing found rent-accused the Attorney-General Mr. CHURCHILL as Secretary of Stato question to be held at the Theatre Royal Fotdamning the Bill with fala praise," for the Colonies, was obliged to ask for on Friday next, the proposer and second
and ridiculed the confession to which we postponement of further questions with ers of the resolutions will include the have just referred. If we had ever enter regard to the mui tsai in Hongkong, Hon. Mr. H. E. Pollock, Mr. G. C. tained any doubt af the Government's explaining, amidst cheers, that be desired Alabaster, Mr. AR. Lowe, Mr. J.-P. real attitude towards the Bill which it to correspond with the Governor on the Braga, and Mr. A. S. D. Cousland. It has been obliged to father, it would cer matter, as he was not entirely satisfied will be moved that the resolutions be for
wonderful unanimity shown by
the answers in the House of Commons." The of the Executive and Legislative Councils Unofficial Members in attacking the result of that correspondence is the for consideration." measure and scoffing at its sponsors, ordinance abolishing the system in Hong-
Broadcasting in Shanghai, says the As we have always maintained in the kong which has just been passed by tha
Mercury, has a secure foothold now, case of the Mui Tsai, it is not to be Legislative Council. expected that one would feel any great It ill becomes the opponents of the and nightly; concerts for the benefit of degree of affection for somebody else's
"Ordinance to regulate certain forms of wireless enthusiasts are a fixed feature offspring, "adopted" under such con- female domestic service," as it is euphe-of the life of the city. Another large ditions. We agree with the Hon. Mr. mistically termed, to accuse others of and invisible audience was entertained re- STEPHEN that the Attorney-General's lack of sincerity or even of ignorance, for cently when an excellent programme was wo doubt if they themselves ever gave broadcasted from the roof of the Robert advocacy on the occasion referred to 'was
thinly have been dissipated by the with the gist of the questions and
of
Mr. A. H Barlow is visiting Bangkok, whers he was formerly stationed for a time 4 Agent of the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank. It is recorded in Bangkok paper that Mr. Barlow brought...; the first Ford car to Bangkok.
warded to the Gaverament and members
A.
a very perfunctory character-bathe subject, a moment's thought until Dollar building on which the broadcasting could, for example, with equal truth have their attention was forced to it by the station is located. The concert was heard described the system as "peculiarly campaign which has been in progress clearly by all those who possessed receiv
abuse "
during the past five years. And in this ipg sets instead OE open to
open to abuse by unscrupulous connection, when the Hon. Mr. STEPHEN persons"-but, of course, he was complains that people at Home "seeking
as
Among the passengers who arrived on.
in rather a dilemma because every word cheap advertisement, are quite willing to board the ss. President Jefferson was he said in favour of the Bill was an assume that we Englishmen, when we Mr. Nelson E. Johnson, the new American indictment of the Government. At the come East of Suez, leave behind us all Consul-General at Large, Mr. Johnson same time we are of opinion that the we had ever learned of humanity and has been placed in charge of all that. Hon. Mr.. STEPHEN himself was not as charity," we may remind him that evil American consulates in the Eastern Divi convincing an advocate as might be is wrought by wint of thought as well sion, which stretches from Yokohama to expected from one endowed with his as by want of heart." Again, we do not Singapore, and & part of his duties con- Before taking up the post the office of Attorney-General and the in alluding to the Chinese support of that area.
Apparently he Mr. Johnson was on the staff of thr position of Chief Manager of the Hong the Bill as a fake "" kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation forgets that the first attempt to obtain Bureau of Far Eastern Affairs, at Wash au expression of Chinese opinion on the ington, but before then he spent Efteers are open to abuse at the hands of subject was made in 1921, about six years of his life in China, where be is unscrupulous persons" does he wish us months after he came to the Colony, quite well known. to understand that these appointments when the Unofficial Chinese Members of
year ending 31st De General Managers for the GRAM-JENSEN.At Shanghai, on February critical. faculties. When he declared that think that Mr. STEPHEs was very happy sista in visiting all the consulates within
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RAFFIC on the PEAK TRAMWAY will be SUSPENDED from 1,00 WEDNESDAY, 21-2 Instant for a Period. of Eight Days or thereabouts in order to carry out certain repairs to the Haulage Machinery. Season Ticket Holders will have the option of getting their Tickets extended for the Whole Period cars
cense running or obtaining à Pro Rata refund on stich Tickets for the Unespired Period
JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON,
General Managers. Hongkong, 15th February, 1823.
HONGKONG HOTEL CO., LTD.
NOTICE
Do
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UBING theSUSPENSION of the PEAK TRAMWAY SERVICE. MOTOR
BUSSES WILL BE RUN between the
and
the Report of the a
1999, and electing and Auditors. Consulting Committee and The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company. wil be CLOSED from Saturday, the 17th February, 1993, until Tuesday, 27th February, 1923, both days inclusive.
"SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.,
General managers; Hongkong, 6th February, 1978. -[354
SOCIETY FOR PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS,
A FANCY DRESS BALL n. Aid of the above Society will be held in the
CITY HALL
בס .'
TUESDAY, MARCH 6TH, at 9.30 PM.
TICKETS-$4.00, Obtainable at
ויי
THE HONGKONG HOTEL CAFE WISEMAN,
THE ANDERSON MUSIC CO. 81.00 Fines for Non Fancy Dress.
SOCIETY OF ST. GEORGE, EONGKONG. f
1381
THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
5th, to Mr. and Mrs. J. GRA-JENSEN, a daughter.
MARRIAGE. MALTY-SEVENS.-At the Peak Church,
Hongkong, on February 17th, Ova FORT MALTBY, son of the late Lieut.- Col F. C. MALTDY, and of Mrs. MALTOY, Kew. London, to DORIS are filled in the same haphazard way as Council engineered "mass meeting"" The funeral took place at Happy Valley KATHLEEN, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. that in which owners are found in this
to express indignation at the misrepre- on Saturday at noon of Mr. A. H. F. W. STEVENS, of Croach End, Colony for "superfluous" Chinese child-sentations made at Home. London.
That meet- Hancox, of Nos 2 Armend Buildings, . [409 " DEATES.
ren; and that the official conduct of ing consisted of about five hundred Kowloon, who met his death under the HARTLEY.--At Hornsea, East Yorkshire, the occupants of those appointments is people, including epolies brought in for tragic circumstances reported in our last on January 6th, DOROTHY, beloved subject to no greater scrutiny than the the occasion, and proved a damp squib. Friday's issue. Mr. Hancox died from wife of A Curros HARTLEY, CE conduct of those who purchase Mui Tsai To the surprise of the promoters, an the fumes of a geyser whilst taking his only daughter of GAVIN WALLACE, C.M.S.N. Co., in her eath year.
If that is act his intention and who can active opposition to their views was morning bath. The service was attended Sazs-At Shanghai, on February 7th, suppose that it is he is merely playing encountered. This opposition speedily by a number of friends of the deceased.
Mrs. JOSEPHINE SAES (née Kasprov). with words, and, entertaining as it may developed into the Anti-Mai Tsai Society. The Rev. Copley Moyle officiated. Among HONGKONG CYTON: 104, Da Vaux Ho, O be as a display of dialectical skill, in which soon reached a membership of 1,000, those present were:-Mr. H. A. Taylor, LORDOR OFFICE: 131, FLEET BTEXT, E.0. which the Attorney-General deservedly whereas the Mui Tsai Protection Society Assistant Superintendent of the Imports
comes off second beat," it cannot be
with which the promoters of the mass and Exports Department, C. P0. regarded as a serious contribution to the meeting sought to cover their failure, Clark, Senior Revenue Officer Watt, discussion on the subject
could only be kept alive by artificial Revenue Officers Ward, Knight, Lan- A similar inconsistency is observable in respiration." The recent attempt tonigan, Grimmett, Brown, Harrow and other remarks made by the Unofficial rouse an agitation against the Bill Cassin, Sub-Inspector Marks, Mrs. Clark Members. While complaining of the proved a similar fiasco, and the Chair- and many other friends. Many beautiful
arried on the campaign for reform, they matters were going the wrong way, tried have not hesitated, without a shadow of to wriggle out of his predicament by proof, to impute unworthy motives-in- leaving the chair without taking a vote, cluding a desire for cheap advertisement, but he was not allowed to do this.. political intrigue, and even malice to Since then, bodies so widely, divergent in those who, without any hope of reward, their general views as the Y.M.C.A and
The
Daily Press.
HONGKONG, FIBEUSEY 19TH, 1929,
Hongeng Ithed and the, the Church, having HALL of the BSNL, TURBO ERRA EN, OF AN ELABORATELY STAGED misrepresentations" of these who bare man of the Kailong meetings, fading that Sorali tributes were, seni.
either at following Times:---..
8 AM to 10 AM. Every 20 Minutes,
10 AM to 6PM
"30
12
6 PM to 8 r...
20
30
#
FARE -60 Contas..
8 r.m. to Midnight..
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E. W. ALDERSON, Assistant General Manager, " HOBGKONG HOTEL Co., LTD
COMPANIES (WINDING UP),
IN THE BUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG.
ORIGINAL JURISDICTION.-
་
IN THE MATTER of the COMPANIES
ORDINANCES 1811-1821
IN THE MATTER of the CHINA
LTD.
SPECIE BANK TOTICE 18 HEREBY GIVEN Oat by
order of Mr. H. H GOMELETZ
Pmens Judge, made in his Chambers- en Saturday, 10th day of February, 1923,
on MONDAY, 20TH FEBRUARY, 1923, at 5.15 p.3.
For the following purposes ()To receive the Report of the Committee and
Statement of Accounts for the past year. (b) Te elect the Officers and Committee for
ensuing year,
(0) To consider the manner in whình St.
George's Day shall be nelebrated.
(a). To transset any other business of which
due notice has been given.
All Members are requested to attend.
G. H. PIEROY,
Hon. Becretary. Hongkong, February 15th, 1993;
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FARCE." HAVING carried the movement which we initiated, in 1817, on behalf of the Mui successful issue, we should prefer to show the generosity becoming
Tani to
WEDDING.
MALTBY STEV
THE CORONET, pretext for reversing the decision of his the Presszever acknowledge its influence Home Government is seting aside the Maccaachie, Minister of Union Church,
officiating. The bride, who was givor bridesmaid, Miss Phyllis Brown, word.
the victor if we could be sure that the sacrificed time, "energy, money, and even the Labour Guilds, the members of which The marriage of Mr. Cyril elaborately staged farce at the last two position, in order to help those who could latter organisations might surely be exaltby (of the Chartered Bank) to Mis meetings of the Legislativa Council was not help themselves. Of course, the pected to desire the retention of a custom Doris K. Sterens (sister of Mrs O Ber arranged merely to let the Government Pross comes in, as usual, for the major that was beneficent to the poor-have denard Brown of Hongkong), took place on down lightly, and not as a last despair part of the condemnation. We are not clared in favour of the Bill In the Saturday at the Peak Church in the pr ing attempt to furnish the new Secretary at all perturbed by, this, for in Hong light of these facts what warrant has tho of State for the Colonies with a plausible kang even those who owe a great deal to Hon. Mr. Sre for asserting that the
sence of many friends, the Rev. J. Kirg
predeceasor The course, however, taken savo as influence for evil. It is wishes of the majority of the people of by the Unofficial Members, which the merely a survival of the old Tory the Colony By no stretch of the Hon Mr. EY D. PARx admitted to be attitudo, which has been dead and imagination can the Unoficial Members dress of white georgette over satin, Hei unusual, of indulging in a stream of buried for years in the more progressive of the Legislative Council claim to voice bridenaid, Miss Phyllis Brown, wore perfervid oratory on the third rooding of intellectual centres, But, frankly, we are the wishes of anybody but themselves on dress of cinnamon georgette, the measure, taken in conjunction with surprised at the short memories of those a question of this kind, unless and until with gold beads, and a black picture hat the unsuccessful efforts to rouse the who indulge in this kind of recrimination they hare taken the proper steps to dr. J. M. Walker discharged the duties Chinese community into a state of Though a certain amount of exaggeration certain those wishes, No one has of best man. A reception was afterward. THEATRE. indignant protest, makes us doubt who may have manifested itself as the thought it worth while to do this excep beld at No. 92 The Peak, the residen
ther all this effort would have been campaign for reform spread, can the the Chinese Members, and the results of of Mr. and Mrs Bernard Brown The deemed worth while simply for the saka Government, or the Unofficial Members, their efforts, as we have soon, failed to honeymour, is to be spent at Bagnio... The of "aving the face of the Gorernshent pretend that there was no exaggeration fulfil their hopes. The Government and bride's going away dries was of biscuit In saying this
we are hot, of course, on their side If they do, we refer them their sympathisers have all along enjoyed coloured georgette, trimmed with beads blind to the fact, amply revealed in the to the answers officially supplied from the advantage of an entrenched position and hat of racked beaver coloured silk speeches, that the Unofficial, Members, this Colony to the questions addressed to with interior lines of communication, and | with fringe,
MONDAY AND TUESDAY ONLY, AT 2.30, 5.15, 7,151 9.15.
KISMET.
ME. GEOFFERY NORMAN ORME of the KOWLOON
Bupreme Court Buildings, Victoris,
Hongkong
Official Receiver was appointed. Provisional
Liquidater of the above named
#CUINA. SPECTE BANK, LIMITED,
20 Company, the
Dated the 12th day of February, 1923.
· GEO. K. HÁLU BRUTTON & CO.,
Bolicitors for the Official Receiver,
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TO-DAY, GAS AND 9.15.
THE PRODIGAL JUDGE.