6
NEW ADVERTSEMENTS
NOTICE.
UR
Departments
will 1.
OPEN
O aller WHIT MONDAY
EMPIRE DAY:
DAIRY & ICE DEPARTMENTS: AM to 8.30 AM.
2 to 3 r..
BUTCHERY DEPARTMENT:
16 AM to 8.30 AM. THE DAIRY FARM, ICB & COLD
STORAGE CO., LTD.
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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF
HONGKONG.
COMPANIES WINDING E1
No, or 1823.
INTIMATIONS
BANK HOLIDAYS.
THR
N accordance with Uniinance No. 5 of 1919, the KXCHANGE BANKS will be CLOSED for the Transaction of PUBLIC BUSINESS on MONDAY, the 21st INSTANT.
Hongkong, 18th May, 1923.
Stal
THE HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB.
THE
HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, MAY 19TH, 1933,
INTIMATIONS
PARTICULARS
of
Situate VALUABLE! LEASEHOLD PROPERTY
No. 13, WING HING, STREET, VICTORIA, HONGKONG, To be Bold by Oriler of the Mortgagee
By
PUBLIO AUCTION]||
IN ONE LOT On THURSDAY,
TATURDAYANGANA is ded for The 13 Day of JUNE, 1993, At 3 D'CLOCK P..
Programmes and Entry Forms may be obtained at the Run Coarse Hongkong Cinh and Causeway Bay Stahlen,
Entries Close Saturday, 19th May, 1923.
Ey
434
Masers, LAMMERT BROTHERS. AT THE OFFIOR, DUSDELL STREET, THE Property consists of First ALL ground situato
(844T THAT PICCO or parcs of g
PEAK TRAMWAYS COMPANY, LTD.
& Victoria in the Colony of Hongkong and registered in the Land Office as SECTION A of INLAND LOT No. 2186 together with thereva the messages
13, Wing
IN THE MATTER of the COMPANIES THAT strip
TOTICE 19. HEREBY GIVEN that the now known erections Bing, Street and
ORDINANCES 1911 to 121.
BREISS BROTHERS LTD.
INDING UP ORDER made the 17TH
DAS OF MAY, 1923,
W!
HUGH A NISBET, ' Official Roosiver and Provisions), Liidator.
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THE STAR' FERRY CO., LTD. NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS. TOTICE IS HBBERY GIVEN that the ORDINARY WENTY-FIFTH-
this Connay ANNUAL MEETING OF will be held at the Offices of Messrs. JARDIN, MATURSOS & C, Iqa, on THURSDAY, the of 11T MAY, 1923, at Noos, for the purpose receiving the Report of the Directers together a Statement of Accounts to April 30th with 1923.
The REGISTER SHALES f the Company will be CLOSED from Friday, the 26th May, 1923, to Thursday, the 31st May, By Order of the Board of Directors,
W. S. BROWN.
1923, th Days Inclusive!
Hongkong, May 15th, 1623.
Secretary,
TO LET ON BRITISH CONCESSION,
SHAMEEN, CANTON,
ONE LARGE
OFFICE MODERN RCOM, sitnated CENTRAL AVENUE
Ares: approx. 1,470 S
ONE GODOWN, Area: 3,400 5. fl.
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Address: Replies Box No. 1444,
o Hongkong Daily Press.
OFFICE WANTED.
NE LARGE ROOM or TWO SMALLER First Floor, in Centre of City, Required, as Office bunt Jone
Write "Z" Daily Press.
ORG ROOM TWO SMALLER
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. OCEAN STRAMSHIP CO., LTD. CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD.
AND
YONSIGNEFS per Company's Stenner
"MYRMIDON
CONSI
are Leroby notified that the Cargo will be discharger into Holt's Wharf, Kowloon, where it will be at Cerignee's risk nad subject to terms and conditions of storage at Ifolt's wharf. The Cargo will be
realy
from
for delivery Godowe on and after 18th May unless notice
Optional Cargo landed, has been given prior to Steamer's arrival,
will be
All broken, chafed and damaged goods are to be loft in the Godowns, where they will be Tuesdays and Fridays examined on any batwegk
the hours of 10.45 a.m. sad neofi
within the free storage period.
to rent.
No claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Steamer's Godown, and all Goods remaining undelivered, after the 24th
will be subject May, sented to the andersigned on or before the All claims against the steamer must be pre- 7th June, or they will not be recognised. No Fire Insurance will be effected.
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agents
Hongkong, 18th May, 1923.
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THE HONGKONG SMALL INVESTORS SHARE AND REAL ESTATE CO. No. 8, Don Voeux Road. Telephone No. C. 4306,
BUYERS of CINTON INSURANCES.
CHINA LIGHTS.
HONGKONG TRANTATS. HUMPHREY ESTATES.
PEAN THAMWATS. STAR FERRIES.
SELLERS of ColoNIAL DISPENSARIES.
HONGKONG REALTIES,
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ALEXANDER SKLAREVSKI
(WORLD FAMOUS PIANIST) Will gise Ei FAREWELL RECITAL
at the
CITY "HALL,
on TUESDAY, 22ND MAY,
At 5.00 p.m.
TICKETS AT MOUTRIE'S
or at the Deor.
PRICE
MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS of the above Company will be held at the HayGKONG HOTEL. Hongkong, en WEDNESDAY, the
3RD MAT
1923
at 11.00, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors together with a Statement of Accounts for the
ending 30th April, 1953,
Year
The TRANSFER HOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED Tron Friday, the 18th May. to Thursday, 24th May, 1924, both lays inclusiva
PEAK TRAMWAYS CO, LTD,
JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON,
tieneral Managers. Hongkong, 18th May, 1993.***
pre
of the said Section A of Inland Lot No. 2188
of which lane. All of being a acavenging
a of mists are held for the residue of the term 75 years from the 18th day of May, 1816, created by the Crown Lease thereof together with the valuable machinery now situate in or upon the said premises at at No. 1 Gordon Street.
Particulars and Conditions ou ale may be Botained from
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UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF CANTON, LTD.
11
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
IS HEREBY GIVEN that the
He, HASTINGS & EASTINGS
Solicitors,
8, Des Voeur Road Central,
fasd Mears. LAMMERT BROTHERS
Auctioneers
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
OCEAN STEAMSHIP CO, LTD.
CO., LTD.
MEETING of the Society will be held at its NOTICE THE ORDINARY YEARLY CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION Head Ofice, UNION BUILDING, Hongkong, on FRIDAY, 24th MAY, 190, at Nons, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors and the Statements of Account to of declaring 31st December, 1929, ani Dividends, etc.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Society will be CLOSED from 11th May to 24th May, 1th days inelusive.
By Order of the Board,
PAUL LAUDER,
Acting General Manager. Hongkong, 4th May, 1973.
1798
BRITISH TRADERS INSURANCE
CO., LTD..
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS. TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the N
FIFTY-SEVENTH ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING of the Company will be held at its Head Office, UNION BUILD- INO, Hongkong, on FRIDAY, 25th MAY, 1923, at 12.75 13, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors and the Statements of Account to 31st December, 1929, and of declaring Dividends, ete.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from 11th May to 25th May, both days inclusive.
By Order of the Board,
PAUL LAUDER,
Acting General Manager.
*(799. Hongkong, 4th May, 1923.
THE CHINA FIRE INSURANCE CO., LTD.
N FIFTY-FOURTH
CONSIGNEES per Company's Swamor
PHEMIOS
are hereby notified that the Cargo will be discharged into Holi's Wharf, Kowloon, where it will lie at Consignee's risk and anbject to terms and conditions of storage at Holt's Wharf, The Cargo will be ready for delivery from Godown on and after 16th fay.
Optional cargo will le lunded, unless notice has been given prior to Steamer's arrival.
All broken, chafed, and damaged goods. be left in the Godowne, where they will be examined on any Tuesdays and Fridays between the hours of 10.43 m. and Noor within the free storage period.
are to
INTIMATION
WATSON'S
E
The now U.S. cruiser Omaha made the- voyage from Honolulu to San Francised recently in 73 hours 11 minutes, which is a record,
4.rule were nizde absolute. This would enable the Home Secretary to clarify his position." The Appeal Court's decision naturally caused a sensation as, though it concerned only the ease of O'Brien, it obviously governeil the eases of all the deporters, and, moreover, it confronted tary of the Straits Settlements has gone Home on leave. During his abarner Mr. the Home Secretary with the knotty F. M. Baddeley will probably offisiate 38
Colonial Secretary,
Sir Frederick James, Colonial Secre-
There were three cases of sunil-pox in
problem whether the British Government had lost control over internees and cond bring them back. Mr. Justice BANKEN İgiving judgment, deprecated the practice Victoria and go in Kowloon notified dit of legislating by Ürder in Council as Thursday, all Chinese. Other notion- teading to difficulties and dangers of tions were a ense of plague in Kowloon which the present ease W24 an illus
and a Japanese case of enteric fever, tration. The Government appeals to the Judicial Committee of the House of Lords which, by a majority, decided that
WHISKY they had no jurisdiction to interfern with
Perfect
Gives
Satisfaction
because it is a Skilful
of
No claims will be admitted after the goods have left the Steamer's Godown, and all Goods remaining undelivered after the 22nd May, A. will be subject to rent.
All Claims against the Steamer must be presented to the undersigned on or before the 5th June, or they will not be recognised.
No Fire Insuranco will be effected.
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
Agents. Hongkong, 15th May, 1923.
TO LET
M
On Fifth Floor,
Blend of the Best
Highland Scotch WHISKIES,"
Thi
the Court of Appeal's decision. raised the question of the constitutional relationship of the leish Free State - to the Imperial Government. If the Home Secretary failed to produce Q' Briks when called on, it was said that he and others
concerned in the arre, y and deportation
would be liable to serinis penalities. The
Governm at of the Irish Fire State has
Pecting
FAR EASTERN CABLE.
NEWS.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCYy!
THE POWERS AND 'CHINA.
LEGATIONS CONSIDERING AN
-PORTANT
MEMORANDUM,
3.
PERING, May 18th. The reports that memorandum is being eirculated among the Legations advocating the postponement of the Customs Conference prove inaocarate. -
Great Age, matured print apparently, and it is to states in the preamble that the present
in well seasoned
Sherry Casks.
reliaved the Imperial Government of the difficulty regarding the production of O'BRIM under the “habets eiper order, as O'BRIEN and all the other person deported at the same tinge have been re tared to Faglanul, but the Home Secretary
Reuter understands from a reliable, but and his assistants are still liable to be cali-
unofficial source, that the memorandum ed upon to defend actions to damages for illegal arrest and falsa which is being circulated in the legations
preclude the possibility of such acticus state of China does not warrant any con that a Bill has now been introduced to iterations of the abolition of extra-
Home Secretary. But indemnify the the incident has raised important con stitutional questions of which more is her military, political, and financial certain to be heard. Meantime O'BRIEN affairs. The powers should help China to' has been arrested on a charge of erditious
bring this about. conspiracy and if this charge is sustained
The Memorandum, it is anderstood, then the other déporters are likely, we suppose,
tonkes three proposals: Firstly, that to be tried for the like offence. the legality of the arrests was first Ministers should urge their Home Govern. ments to expedite calling the Casters questioned by Mr. RAMSAY MACDONALD in
When
S. WATSON & the House of Commons Jr. BRIDGEMAN
CO., LTD.
Wine & Spirit Merchants.
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ESTABLISSED 61 YEARS.
FFICES in UNION BUILDING--Four
Apply
UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF CANTON, LTD
TO LET.
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NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
EVEN-ROOMED DETACHED HOUSE with Tennis Lawn and Garage for Two TOTICE IS BEREBY GIVEN that the
ORDINARY Car
Apply to- YEARLY MEETING of the Company will
PERCY SMITH, SETH & FLEMING. F850 be held at its Head Uber, UNION BUILD ING, Hongkong, on FRIDAY, 25th MAY, 1923, at 12.40 14.3, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors and the Statements of Account to 31st December, 1992, and of declaring Dividends, etc.
both days inclusive.
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The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from 11th May to 95th May.
By Order of the Board,
PAUL LAUDER,
Acting General Manager. Hongkong, 4th May. 1923,
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G
NOTICE.
E
JACKSON ROAD between QUEEN's Ilou BE Pablic are hereby informed that
CENTRAL and DES YEUX ROAD CENTRAL will
be CLOSED to VEHICLE TRAFFIC from FRIDAY, 15TH INST until further Notice.
E. D. C. WOLFE, Captain Superintendent of Police.
17th May, 1923..
HONGKONG WAR MEMORIAL
- UNVEILING THE CENOTAPH,
5.30 PM, 24T MAY, 1923.
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UBSCRIBERS should apply for Tickets
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Letters are tying at this Office for
Box-XE, XL, XM.
Hongkong Office: 10. Des-Vieux Rd.,
territoriality. China mast first "adjust
נ:
Conference; wcondly, that the sphere of
and there had lately been a progressiva
diveussion thereat should be extended to increase in Irish Republican activities in Britain and the Government possessed discussion of the protection of foreigners material clearly indicating the existence and treaty rights iú regard to travelling ecamere: thirdly, that the of a quasi-military organisation which and in was prepared to do its utmost to co-judicial conference for the discussion of operate with the Irregulars in Ireland the abolition of extra territoriality should and even to resort to acts of violence ina- Britain; therefore, it was clearly the Government's duty to take action. The With reference to the earlier' messag
fire arrests were made, as we have said,
be postpened judeânitely,
Larne
under the Restoration of Order in Ireland regarding the proposals, it is now under- London Office: 1. Flent Streft, E.C.Regulations, O'BRIEN has now been stood that these are more in the from of
The Baily Press.
HONGKONG, MAY 19TH, 1993.
arrested parsumably under a lase made by Order in Council"
"not angge tips as a basis for discussion, than
regular" memorandum.
The damage caused by fire to the six matslds which were burnt down on Thursday night at Shaukiwan has been estimated at 8000.
9
MR.
SINGAPORE NAVAL BASE.
ARCHIBALD HURD FAVOURS
THE SCHEME.
LONDON, May 17th..
THE IRISH DEPORTEES.
Treurn of the Trish deportes to.
In an article in the Daily Telegraph,, » Four cases of larceny from the person England ends a very remarkable constitu
were reported in the Central district on Mr. Archibald Hurd emphasises the com tional dilleulty. It will be recalled that about two months ago, the Home Score Thursday. The police arrested three of mercint importance of Singapore and tary then Mir. BunMAN) ordered the|the alleged pickpockets on the spot. In refutes the suggestion that the Dayal Inisa rounding up in England and Scotland the other case the thief get away. In all
of over a hundred Irish man and women,ipur cases the persons robbed were Chinese en charges formulated by the Irish Free of the poorer classes. Sunt Germent, and they were deport
scheme is contrary to this Washington
Treaty. As regards the suggestion that
it would be better to convert Sydney on TO LET-EIGHT ROOTED HOUSE with and Kitchen, Briti-h
Among them wore Aur The Y.M.C.A. propes to conduct aa. Melbourne into a great naval base, he
the most successful. Concession, Shameen, Apply E. E. Moura, ferland. Shameen, Canton.
IBD O'ries, the leader of the Trish Self-other campaign to teach boys how to point out that
determination League, and several so swim, and this year's effort will be concen- defence of Australia and New Zealand
Scotland rated 011
the pupils of the various ray be made at a distance from those Whildren, & Furnished
|called Republienti generals. DO WANTED by Married Couple,
Last year, 380 places, beause the object must be to pre or Partly Yard for some weeks had woven a web schools of Hongkong. Fornished HOUSE or FLAT at Peak around the suspectvol persons resulting in boys were taught to swim in three lessons.. Lower Level. Apply Box No. XL. c/o
a given night in There is no need to be a member of the caneerted action on (52 Daily Pria Office.
Lundan. Liverįëni Binuingham, Man-Y.M.C.A. in order to get these lessons
The raids were free. chester and elsewhere.
WARCHITECTURAL DRAUGHTS characterised by their suddenness, aromney
vent, if possible, enemy forces from reach.
ing Australasia or getting across its sea communications, or, if that is possible,
to get between the envy force and its "ANTED-One or Two Good CHINESE
A report to the United States War!
base. He enrphasises that the main fleet MEN. Applicant to forward Sumples of and quietness. The prisoners were con
at Department from Fort Mills, Corregidor Draughting and applications by Letter only to the HONGKONG REALTY AND TRUST C. Led by traing timed to arrive
Lipcol simultanemsly and boarded Island, Philippine Islands, says tho would "in future be trained in the Powell's Building, Des Vour Road Central..
1.MS. Caster which sailed immediately. Filipino soldiers are being developed by Mediterraneau, from whence ships could: Subsequently on behalf of Mr. O'Bates Aerican officers in units as Philippine be detached to go east or west.
NO LET-Unfurnished, 3 Roombi HOUSE
as soon as possible to Mr. J. THAYEE, with Tennis Court, THE PEAK, Beautiful order for hubus corps was applied ecouts and are making guod artillerymen.
cts & Engineers) and Central Police i
Station.
KRYPTOK LENSES
of Order
Singapore in the gatoway of the Pacific,
c/o Mesura. Batterield & Swire, or to Mr. W.
the lines of communication in Oceania. GALIOWAT, c/o Meszen Jardine, Matheson & situation, & reinutes from Tram Terminus for in the King's Pench Division of the The report commends the markmanship Co., Ital.
Year or Longer. Apply Box X.N., cle Daily High Court of Justice, Counsel arguing of Company 175, artillery corpa, Philip covering the Indian Ocean and flanking. Tickets will be distributed through Naval Press Office,
The only legtimate criticism to the Ad- {83 that the whole state of affairs had been Pine Scouts. and Military Autorities, British Legion, Easma
altered and impliedly, the Restoration Enquiries at Murray Barracks yiler miralty proposal to that the work would Harbour Office (for Mercantile Marine
in Ireland Regulations, day morning elicited the information that under which the arrests were made find Headquarters have issued orders to the be carried on too slowly. Singapore now Other Sections of the Community may obtain Tickets in the Entrance to the City Ballare conceded to be one of the very best beeg repealed no they were inconsistent affect that the results of Court Martials emerges as the essential link in the naval on Saturday, Tuesday and Wednesday, 10th forms of bifocal lenses. The bifocal seg-with the Irish Free State Constitution are to bo withheld from the public. There defence of the Empirea link on which 22nd and 23rd May, briween the Hours of ment is ground and fused into the distant The Lord Chief Justice (Lord HEWART) have been a number of Court Martials the whole problem of the defence of
lens making the product practically one refused the rule, holding that there was in the Colony recently, and the charges British interests in the Pacifio and the " There will be no charge for admission to the piece of glass. The segments are totally no ground for saying that the regulations and evidence in each case have been re support of British prestige and commerce, [852 invisible and the lone has a beautiful had been impliedly repealed. His Lord-ported in the local newspapers. The will hingo in the future. If Singapora
appearance, Kryptok lenses of any presship, declared that Ireland was still part effect of the Headquarters decision, there cription in either regular or Torlo form of the British Isles, although hor Gov fore, in that even if the accused men aro sre manufactured by the Hongkong ernment and Constitution had changed. found innocent, they yet live, so for na British Battle Fleet will be permanently. Optical Co., Buccessors to Mark & Co., Justices Avory and Rocug concurred in the general public are concerned under excluded from the Pacific and there could Manufacturing and Refracts Opticians, this decision, but the Court of Appeal any stigma that inay attach to the charges be no possibility of the co-operation of
the most competent optical manufactur-reversed it, eaying that "a difference of which were brought against them.
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1831
The Paper to send Boze,
What'
is not converted into a naval base the
ing stablishment in South China-opinion apparently existed as to whether would the public say if it was the pric-the main fleet with such naval forces as the located in 53, Queen's Bood Central, the Home Secretary continued to exerciss tice of the Civil Courts to muntain Dominions, with their increased popula
vide in the future. Fitting glasses and testing the light is control over O'BRIEN, and the question secrecy as to their decisions after cases tions and evergrowing power, may pro their speciality-ÄRTE,
could not be properly disposed of unless had been tried ia public?