NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
ABCHITECTURAL COMPETITION.
CROWN AGENTS for de Coknies
INTIMATIONS
A. 8. WATSON & CO. LTD.
NOTICE.
THE RONGKONG DAILY FRESS, TRDAT, MAROH SOTH, 1928.
Tante Architects in Britain and the British Dominibas to submit designs for the new Rafles College to be erected at Singapore | CN GOOD FRIDAY, the 30th Instant,/ as the Singapore Centenary Memorial.
PRIMITS OF £300, £200 AND £100 ARE
OFFERED.
Nr. Jons Broe, F.RI.B.A., late Consulting Architect to the Government of India, has beca appoiatal Assessor.
BREN
And EASTER MONDAY the 2nd Arn, all Departments will be CLOSED..
ON THESE DAYS
The Hongkong Dispensary, will be OPENED for Dispensing Prescriptions from 10 A.M. to 3 r.., and from 6. 1,M. to 7.50 x
On SATURDAY, the 31st INSTANT, all Departments will be OPEN as usual.
Hongkong, 27th March, 1993.
NOTICE.
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Conditions and Site Plan may be obtained from (a) the CoWN AGENTS FOR THE COLONIES, # Millbank, London, S. W. 1, England, on the deposit of a of TWO GUINEAS (£2-2-0) which will be refunded en raceipt of a bona fide design, or on the return of the Conditions and Bite Plan within one month of the sins of Answers to Questions; or (b) on application to the COLONIAL SECRETARY, Singapore, subject STORAGE COMPANY, LTD., beg to THE DAIRY FARM, ICE & COLD to corresponding conditions.
advise their namerons Patrons that their various Departments will be OPEN during the EASTER HOLIDAYS as follows:
UNIVERSITY STUDENTS SERVICES
ASSOCIATION --- (REENISH MISSION CHURCH, BONHAM ROAD),
GOOD FRIDAY, MARCH 30TH, 1923, at 7.30 P.M.
THE WONDROUS CROSS” will be given by the Bar, T. W." PEARCE, LL.D., at the abore Church.
LANTERN LECTURE ON
Followed by Annual General Meating, Re- part, Accounts, Election of Officers, etc.
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THE HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB.
THE FIRST GYMKHANA MEETING Till be held (Weather Permitting) at HAPPY HALLY on SATURDAY, 7th April, commencing 3 P.M.
The Charge for Admission will be $1.00 for other than Members of the Hox.Kong JOCKET » CLUB.
Soldiers and Sailors in Uniform Half Price. The Stewards invite the ladies of Hongkong to be present.
DAIRY DEPARTMENT: FRIDAY. 30th March, to 8.30 a. F.x. to 3.r... SATURDAY, 31st.. ...6 AM to 1 FM. -..3`xx. to 5'7.N.
... to 8.30 AM.
SUNDAY, lat April
9 r., to 3 PM, TA
MONDAY, 2nd
...6.. to 8.30-A.M.'
9-PMAŁO 3 1,M.
:
BUTCHERY DEPARTMENT; FRIDAY, 30th March...6 A.x. to 8,30 a.m. SATURDAY, 31st to 1 M
SUNDAY, 1st April MONDAY, 2nd
3 PM, to 5 P.M.
a.. to 8.30 a.x, ...6.x, to 8.30 AM. ICE DEPOT: FRIDAY, 30th March...6 4.. to 8.30 A.M.
3. to 3.3.
6 A.. to 8.30A.M.
· 10 A.x. to 12.30 PM. 2.30 г.. to 5 p.3. April...6 Ax, to 8.30 A.M.
27.3 to 3 P.M.
SATURDAY, 31st
(6:5
R.
SUNDAY,
MONDAY, 2nd
NOTICE.
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IT IS HEREBY NOTIFIED that on and
THE WEDY NDAY, OPRIL,
ALL
THE SUPPLY OF WATER to DISTRICTS IN KOWLOON-will be turned
6 AM to 11AM.
and -
"INTIMATIONS.
UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF CANTON, LTD.
NOTICE.
ROM THIS DATE and during the Absence of the Undersigned from the Colony, MT. PAUL LAUDER is appointed Acting General Manager of the Society.
By Order of the Board,
C. MONTAGUE EDE,
General Manager. Hongkong, 28th March, 1029,
BRITISH TRADERS'. INSURANCE CO., LTD.
NOTICE.
ROM THIS DATE and during the Ferre of the Undersigned from the Acting General Manager of the Company, Colony, Mr. PAUL LAUDER is appointed By Order of the Board,
C. MONTAGUE EDE,
General Manager. Hongkong, 29th March, 1993.
THE CHINA FIRE INSURANCE CO., LTD.
NOTICE.
ROM THIS DATE and during the Absence of the Undersigned from the Colony, Mr. PAUL LAUDER is appointed Acting General Manager of the Company. By Order of the Board,"
C. MONTAGUE EDE
General Manager. Hongkong, 28th March, 1933
G.
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* EDUCATION DEPARTMENT.
TIEMPORARY ASSISTANT TEACHERS
T
INTIMATION
JOHN DEWAR
disturbances and lows of life and property.
A final dividend, has been declared by
To the whole community." In a Colony the Eastern Telegraph Co., and the like this where a fairly large garrison of Eastern Extension Taskgraph' Co., ub the regular "troops is "maintained, there is, rate of two and a half, por cont, making perhaps, a very ready disposition on the 10 per cent. for the year 1821. The part of many men in the community to dividend is free of tax. commider that the garrison should prove
LTD. equal to any canergency that is likely to & SONS, LTD.
PERTH SCOTLAND.
By Royal Appointment might be moved in an emergency to on the truck whilst he went on board a
to His Majesty The King.
St
WHITE LABEL themselves to the Corps and keep them
FINEST
A coolie was "charged beforo | Mr. arise. But the fact is too often over. | Lindsell, yesterday, with stealing a bor looked that the garrison is not maintained containing 10,000 cigarettes from a truck here solely for the defence of Hongkong, on the Chiu Ou Wharf. The cigarúttes but rather for the defrace of British were the property of the British American interests generally in the Far East. That Tobacco Co. A coolia employed by the is to say, a large part of the garrison firm said he left three cases of olgarettes
Shanghai, or any other place where the steamer. He left an old man who was lives and property of a British community nearly blind to look after the truck. are ondangered. There is no doubt that When he returned from the steamer one with all the mien now in the Colony who of the cases was measing. Shortly after have seen actual service in the war, we wards in Ko Sing Street he found the baye, the material for a very strong and defendant and the case in the custody of highly efficient, Volunteer Defence Corps a Chinese Police Sergeant. The defond- in an emergency, but unless they attach fant was sent to gnol for two months,
In connection with the poisoning of selves in training to a certain extent, valuable time would necessarily be lost in two hundred and fifty students and fitting them into the organisations when teachers and the loss of twenty-seven lives thereby at the First Normal School an emergency actually arose. But besides the men with actual war service there at Cheklang at Bangobow, two ignorant. must be very many young men now in the cooks have revealed the motive behind Colony who were not old enough to enlist the tragedy. Actuated by a petty spirit in the war, and it is especially incumbent of revenge when they believed they were upon those to avail themselves of the about to be discharged from their poste opportunity of acquiring the rudiments it has been disclosed in testimony, given of a military training which membership before the District Procurator at Haag of the Volunteer: Defence Corps affords. General FOWLER remarked that the bulk administer a cathartic to the studenta. of the young men who come out to the and teachers with the object of discredit- Colony are not joining the Corps. That the No. 1 cook of the school. To carry must obviously be true when we are that out this purpose they entered the school's
at random from the bottles they found on than 337 men. There ought, in a Colony the abelves. Analysis of the rice that like this, to be double that number in. The very finest old
the Corps, and it is to be hoped that poisoned the students revealed that it con
tained a huge amount of arsenic. the young man of the Colony, during the SCOTCH WHISKY coming few months, will take the General's
SCOTCH WHISKY
OF GREAT AGE.
AWARDED 50 GOLD AND PRIZE MEDALS.
chow that the two cooks undertook to -
(European) are Required At Once. Apli THE VICTORIA VAT the strength of the Corps is not mere cherical laboratory and seemingly chose
cations, with particular of Qualifications and Experience, and copies of Testimonials should
be addressed to
6 A. to 8.30 A.M.
3 PM to 3P.M.
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NOTICE.
STORAGE CO., LTD.. beg to announce
93 the PUBLIC MAINS during theTHE DAIRY FARM, ICE & COLD following hours paly
that Departments for the Sale of FRESH FISH, FRUITS AND VEGETABLES will be Opened at the PEAK HOTEL STORE on TUESDAY, 3rd APHIL, from which date the following may be procured
4 PM, to 8 PM.
The co-operation of the Public in reducing the consumption to a minimum is requested.,
T. L. PERKING,
Water Authority.
Tablic Works Department
Hongkong. 2915 March, 1993,
1641
THE SHANGHAI HOTELS, LIMITED.
"NREGISTERED OFFICE of the above. JOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the
Bread, Cakes, &c...Messrs. CAFE WISEMAN. Provisions, &c..Messrs. LANE CRAWFORD, LTD. Dairy Products.... THE DAIRY FARM, ICE & COLD STORAGE Co., I, Butcher Menta Fresh Fish,
Fruits and Vegetables..
Ico
Ics obtained at this Store will be charged At
amed Company, having been transferred to the rate of 11 cents per lb. other prices remain
Hongkong, is now situato at PowLL BUILD-ra). md," De Vænt Road, Central, Victoria,
Hongkong
It is hoped that all residents of the Peak
For THE SHANGHAI HOTELS, LTD, Districts will avail themselves of this Store.
WALTER J. HAWKER.
Secretary.
Hongkong, 18th March, 1973,
1640
BB "PAUL LECAT
BERVICES CONTRACTUELS DES KESSAGERIES - MARITIMES.
NOTICE.
and
HAY,
"JONSIGNEES of Cargo from Marseilles,
e also Cargo ex LI. “VILLE DA HETZ from Bordeaux in connection with above. Steamer, ara hereby informed that their Goods, with the streption of Opiaz, Treasure and
are being landed and stored at their risks into the Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godowa Go, Etå., Kowloon; whenne delivery may be obtained immediately after landing.
Optional Dargo will be forwarded on unless- intimation, is received from the ConsigneesE before Noor, TD-var, requesting it to be linded
Hongkor, 17th March, 1923
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ASSOCIATION OF EXPORTERS AND DEALERS OF HONGKONG. THE ANNUAL MEETING of the MEMBERS of the ASSOCIATION OF EXPORTERS AND DEALERS OF HONGKONG will be held on THURSDAY, APRIL ET, 1923, at 4 o'coc precisely, in the OLD CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ROOM, CT FALL for the following
L
To receive the Report and Accounts of the Committee for the year ended 31st December, 1822
To elect & New Committee.
To transact any General Business.
By Order,
D. K. BLATE,
Secretary, Hongkong, 28th March, 1992.
THE HON. DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION,
Education Department
B.
PUBLIO AUCTION.
PARTICULARS AND CONDITIONS of Pelting by Pablo Ane Male to be TUESDAY, the 3rd day of held on April, 1933, at 3 pm, at the Offices of the Public Works Department, by Order of His EXEXAS THE GOVERNOR of one Let of CROWN LAND at Battery. Birect, in the Colony of Hongkong, for farm of 75 youn, with the option of renewal at a Crown Rent to be fixed by the Surveyor of Hu MAIETY THE Kino, for ons further term of 75 years.
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
פסי מן די יודי
*og KrmBoy
*Kowloon Inland *)
Adojining How Bun
Locality.
Boundary Mostrarament
*.
per male pláno
about
3,680 50 18,400
PUBLIC AUCTION.
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NHE Undersigned, have received instructions
to sell by Public Auction, .
ол
WEDNESDAY, the 11th APRIL, 1923,
commenting at 37.J
at their Bales Room, Duddell Street.
ONE SET OF MINT MACHINERY.
As supplied to the Houses of
· Lords and Commons.
A
SOLE AGENTS:
Ladvice to heart and enrol, so that there will be a much stronger Corps than pow exists in the Colony when field training is started in the Autumn.
To-day being Good Friday, the next issue of the Hongkong: Dally Press will be on Monday...
A typhoon in about 142deg. Long. E.
CORRESPONDENCE.
MANNERS AND THE PEAK TRAM.
"
[TO THE EDITOR OF THE HONGKONG
DAILY: PRESS."'].
Sin-Could not something be done to-
S. WATSON & 17deg. Lat. N, moving. N.N.W. is stop the objectionable practice of upward-
CO., LTD.
Wine & Spirit Merchants
"
PHONE 61.B
BONGO Orion : 104, Dan Voux, B., O London Orfien: 131, FeRT STRIK, E.C.
The Daily Press.
Horororo, Haran⋅ 3019, 1993.
by the Manila Observatory."
bound passengers warming on the Peak. Tram before those coming down have
d to increasing
actigity in the tin alighted? I regret to note that the
mines there is reported to be a scarcity of Chinese labour, saya the Malay Mail,
The attention of Kowloon residents is directed to the announcement that the water supply will be restricted on And after Wednesday next.
Mr. L. D. Higgins, the Freight Agent. of the Pacific Mail 8.8. Co., accompanied by his wife and children, left by the sa President Cleveland yesterday,
Excursions to Macao and back by the THE VOLUNTEER DEFENCE | Sui As are announced by, the Hongkong Canton and Macao Steamboat Co. for Easter Sunday and Easter Monday.
CORFB.
Stros the War considerable difficulty has been experienced in most places in
Lady Stuble yesterday, distributed the This lot comprises complete set of Mint keeping Volunteer Defence Corps up to prices at the annual sports in connection Machinery capable of producing 100,000 (One the same standard of strength as they with St. Stephen's College Our report hundred thousand) pieces 80-cent (Twenty cent) coins or 200,00€ (Two hundred thousand) were before that historic struggle. Hong of the meeting is unavoidably held over
until next issue. pisces 10-cent (Ten cent) coins per working day kong has proved no exception, to this rule. of 10 botirs. all of Lading will be countersigned by the STUDENTS SERVICES ASSOCIATION may be obtained from Messrs. GILMAN & Co., strain of a long war, and apathy in the of her home at No. 12, Tai Ping Shan
(Further particulars and inspection orders It is a very natural reaction after the Undersignad. Cloods remaining unalaimed after
LTD, or the Undersigned):
Terms-20
two weeks of day of sale; -
598)
here.
the 3rd April at Noor, will be subject to reat
and landing charges.
All claims must be sent in tà me on or befara the 8th or they will not be recognized.
April,
All damaged packages will be examined on Tuesday, the 3rd April, 1923, at 10 am, by Hours. Goddard & Douglas.
Mo Wirs Insuranas has been effected, E RODENFUSER,
Acting Agent.
Hongkong, 28th March, 1923.
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ISSUE OF 6% FRENCH TREASURY.
BONDS.
PRICE OF Issue Fus. 99 ron Fas. 100
FLUE VALUE.
FREE OF TAXES.
NO PRIZES,
BONDS OF FEE 500 AND FRS 5,000 EACH.
DEFAYABLE at Holder's Option,¡ ss
follows:
RE
On the 8th of December, 1925 at par.. On the 8th of December, 1928 for
Fr. 103.
On the 8th of December, 1932 for
Fr. 108.
Coupons parable on the 8th of Jane sad 8th of December of each year.
Eat Coupon paid in full on the 8th of June,
Payalle EITHER in cash,
(UNIVERSITY or floweKong).
GOOD FRIDAY, 1923.
MARCH 30TH, 1925, at 7.30 P.M.
Dr. T. W. PEARCE, LLD
will givna
LANTERN LECTURE
00
THE WONDROUS CROSS"
at the RHENISH MISSION CHURCH, BONHAM BOAD.
Followed by "ANNUAL GENERAL Muirino,
EXPORT,
·ACCOUNTER,
ELECTION OF Orfičkaš, OZAXE BUSINESS
VICTORIA REGATTA"
will be held on SATURDAY, MARCH 31er
commenting at 230 Px
"and
MONDAY, APRIL 10 commencing at 11 AM
at
POINT,
A small girl was attacked on the stairs
of Furchase Money to be paid mattor has not been uninduced, Terhaps, Street, on Wednesday afternoon, by two on Fail of Hammer. Balance to be paid withlu by the efforts of the Governments of the men. One of the men placed his hand world to ensure as far as is possible. the over her month whilst the other, removed LAMMERT: BROTHERS,
settlement of future international dis-
a pair of gold mounted rattan bangles agreements by means other than the from her wristä, arbitrament of war. But howover, much
Auctioneers
of
PARTIDULABS
VALUABLE; LEASEHOLD, PROPERTI
Bituste No. 18, WING HING STREKT, VICTORIA, HONGKONG,
gentler sex" are the worst offenders, -- Why not insist upon a queue until we get a tramway service - equal to the demand t
A scramble to The Peak is no joy-ride: Thanking you for insertion, :
PENELOPE.
TROOPS AND THE PEAK
TRAMWAY.
A NEW COMMAND ORDER-
In the Command Orders issued yestar
day by Major-General Sir John Fowler, KOMG, C.B., D.&O., appears the following
The following will be added to Command Standing Orders:-
208 A-Commanding Officers will arrange that when parties of men are to travel on duty by the Peak Tramway, that except under exceptional circum hours in the Tram are to be avoided. stances. of great urgency, the crowded
· The crowded, hours Are-Down -Trams
to 2.15 p.m.
9.30 21 to 9.30a.m., and 1.15 p.m., Up Trams-1240 p.m., to 1.20 p.m., and 7 p.m., to 5 pm
The Troops, as a concession, from the Peak Tramway Company, enjoy the it may be possible to excuse apathy at It is reported that His Excellency the privilege of using the Train at a reduced Home, it requires little effort of the Governor of the Straits Settlements has rate. If this concession is to be con- tinued, it is obvious that troops going imagination to recognise that here in approved the appointment of Mr. Denby, to and from dootball matches or other Hongkong there is undiminished need for of the Shanghai Police Force, a rearcation, mast not crowd out other the maintenance of a strong and efficient Inspector General of the Straits and residents of the Peak, who must of Volunteer Defence Corps That need has F.M.S. polies, in successions to Captain cessity go up and down to meet their business engagemente, and who should be been emphasised by practical demonstra, A. B. Chancellor, who relinquished the given the preference for meats. tions furnished from time to time during duties of that office at the end of last and since the war, in this Colony and in year. On Mr. Deeby's assumption of P..the Straits Settlements also where con office, Mr. C. Hannigan will proceed to ditions are very similar. The words take up his duties as Commissioner of that fell from "Major-General Sir John Police, FMS Towman at thể “annual" inspection of the
To be Bold by Order of the Mortgages
Br PUBLIC AUCTION
IN ONE LOT
до
IMONDAY,
The 14TH DAY of MAY, 1923, at 8 o'cLOOK Mentre. LAMMERT BROTHERS
20
Az Tanın O17101, Dudoune ŠreanS
HE Property consist of ALL
THE EUROPEAN MAIL The postponement in the arrival of jo Lordon mal by the Selatan, anaoued Mr. B. C. Faithfull, solicitor (formerly in the current mail notice is due
THAT piece or passe) of ground sitante Hongkong Volunteer Defence Corps on ul, Hongkong), in giving tortimony iar
and
a learn, in the fact that the Stirkan 18-
the
ing at Hollow. The Seitan is sailingder Kuva Sang 8.5. Company, the lon
*/odolie
46 Victoria in the Calony of HOCHION Prens, will, we hope; be pondered by all case in the U.8. Court; at Shanghai; the British flag, under charter registered in the Land Office as A of INLAND LOT No. 3100 the massuages erections or put together with young men eligible for service in the weak, dodared that he was 78 years of now known as No. 13, Wing Hing Street and in the Corps. His EXCELLENCY aid the age. Although bis parents were English, board a large number of Chine
passengers bound for Heihow, hk her Beomndly ALL THAT strip of land at the rear Corps was one" for practical use, that he was born in New Zealand, Ho was arrival at Hongkong will be dyed at of the said Section A of Inland Lot No. 2106 He is essentially required to meet the admited to the Roll of Bolicitors on loset a day, La consequence of ring to being & scavenging lane. All of which pro mises are held for the resides of the term of needs. of the Colony" and not for March 9th, 1873, and therefore, find call at Hoihow. Crdinarily, soce the trip from Bingapore in hva 3a fiho 75 years from the 15th day of May, 1916, how On the contingencies that may just completed his jubilee se a solicitost Singapore on the 26th arch but created by the Crown Lease thereof together with the valuable machinery now situate in pinceivably arise it is not politic on the He came to Hongkong in 1912 and prae her exact day of arrival hemanot be upon the said premises and at No. 1 part of the General Officer Commanding, tised there until April, 1917, when he stated until a message has 2 Tonelved from Holhow. At my ratho will be Subscription List will be Closed on the 4th of The public am copilially invited.
Particolare and Conditions of sale may be or even on the part of a newspaper to went to Shanghai and joined Mertoo late to connect with thatward mail April, 1023.
"Laurours will leave MUBRAY-Pizz overy | obtained from
enlarge, but thinking men should have no Hateove, remaining with them until he on Monday, Applications will be received by bour from 180 P.; on Saturday and from
Memes, HASTINGS & HASTINGS, THE BANQUE DE L'INDO-JEINE, 30 AM. On Monday...
difficulty in scoopting the General's entered the Council's employ on Decem- The mail would apparer have reach- Prince's Building, Chater Road,
assurance that a strong and efficient ber, 1919. Mr. Faithfull's father, granded here sooner if it had on put on the Blue Funnel liner Per which left V. MARSOT,
Volunteer Defence Corps in our midst in father and great-grandfather were solici, Bingapore on the 27th d is due hero Manager. Bangkong, 5th March, 1923.)-
any insurance against possible serious tors,
Olt by Remittance of 1921 Treasury Bonds
das 8th June, 1923,
1405
BLACK BOULDER
KOWLOON BAY:
TIFFIN TICKETS can be bad an application to VICTORIA RECREATION CLUB at a cost of $1,25. Tiffin Tickets must be purchased before SONDAY, APRIL 1st.
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Gordon Street.
Bolicitors,
8, Des Voeux Road Central
Sand
38 68278, - LAMMERT BROTHERS!
Amationsers,
on, Bunday,