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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
HONGKONG RADIO SOCIETY.
DURING the absence of Mr. D. TOLLAY the Colony, Mr. A. L. TERNY, /0 The URINA JAPAN TELEPHONE & ELECTRIC CO., LTD., 17, Queen's Road Central, has been appointed to act as lion. Secretary and Treasurer of the Society.
J. B. DUNNITHORNE, President
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THE ROYAL HONGKONG GOLF CLUB,
HAPPY VALLEY COURSE.
HE Competitions arranged for Monday Iast have been postponed until SUN- DAY, AUGUST 1Til, on account of the Coume being stili Closed,
The Lalics Medal Competition will be held es THURSDAY AFTERNOON AUGUST 18th,
PERCY SMITH, SETH & FLEMING, Secretaries & Irenmureťa,
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RICKYERS LINIE.
NOTICE TO OUNSIGNEES,
FROM BREMEN, HAMBURG AND ANTWERP.
THE Steamship
"SUNLAND"
having arrived from the above ports, Con signs of Cargo are hereby informed that their Goods are being landed at their risk into the Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co, Ltd, Kowicon, and #tored
(as Consignees' risk and expensa „Upmorial Goods will be carried on unless instructions are given to the contrary before NOOD,
to-day.
All broken, chafed, and damaged good
be left in the Godowns, where they
are to be
will be examined on 15th inst, at LO
All claims must be presented within fifteen days of the steamer's arrival here, after which date they cannot be recognised.
No. etait
will be admisted after the Goods have left the Lodown, and all Goods remaining andelivered after the 16th inst will be subject to rent.
Consignom of cargo are hereby notified that they must produce at Import permit signed by the Superintendent of Imports & Exports, Hongkong, before Bills of Lading can be countersigned.
No Fire Insurance has been effected. Bill of Lading will be countersigned by
NaabLouie VENNOOTSCHAP,
CARL CODIKER & COS
HANDELMAATSCHAPPD (LTD.),
Agenti, Rickmers Linic,
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Hongkong, 9th August, 1923.
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HUGO STINNES LINIEN.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
HELeamship
"ALBERT VOGLER" having arrived, Consignees of Cargo are hereby' notified that their goods are being landed and. placed at their risk in the Hougkong & Kowloon Wharf & Godown Company's gedowns at Kow- loon, where delivery can be obtained as soon as the goods are landed.
Options! cargo will be landed, unless notice has been given prior to steamer's arrival"
No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowas, and all Goods remain- ing undelivered on Thursday, the 16th August, will be subject
biect to rent."
All broken, chafed, and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowas, where they will be ex amined on Thursday, 16th August, at 10 am, by our Surveyors, Messrs. Goddard & Douglas. All Claims must reach us before the 23rd August, 1923, or they will not be recognized. -
No Fire Insurance will be effected. Bill of Lading will be countersigned by the undersigned.
REUTER, BROCKELMANN & CO.,
Agents, Hongkong, 10th August, 1927.
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THE BEN LINE STEAMERS, LTD..
FROM ANTWERP, MIDDLESBRO', LONDON AND STRAITS.
The Steamship "BENGLOE"
CONBIINEES of Cargo are hereby inform
ed that all Goods are being landed st their risk into the hazardens and/or extra hazardous Godowns of the HON.Lexo and KOWLOON WHARY & GODOWN COMPANY, LT, whence,
from the wharves, delivery may b
No Claims will be admitted after the Goods bar left the Godowns, and all Goods remaining undelivered after the 14th inst, will be subject to rent
All Claims against the Steamer must be presented, to the Underrignol on or before the 21st inst, or they will not be recognized.
All broken, chafed and damaged Goods are
so be left in the Godowns, where they will be
examined on the 14th inst., at 10 AM.
No Fire Insurance has been affected. Bill of Lading will be countersigned by
GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO, LTD,
Agenta.
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· Hongkong, 7th August, 1923.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
The Steamship DUCHESSA D'AOSTA.”
FROM KOBE
CONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby informed
that all Goods are being landed at their risk into the Godowns of the Hungkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd, Et Kowloon, whence and/or from the wharves delivery may be obtained.
Optional Cargo will be forwarded unless notice to the contrary bo given before 7th
inst
No claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all Goods
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Hongkong, 16th July, 1923.
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"HYSON" FROM NEW YORK ARRIVED 31.7.23.
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TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that HOLTS WEAR for the above Packages is said Original Endorsed Delivery Order on to have been LOST and is therefore declared null sad cold,
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THE
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DRASTIC PENALTIES TO BE AUTHORISED IN NEW BILL.
We have received from the Government the following communication:
In short, the burden of all the reports on this subject is succinctly expressed by the Commissioner at Chinking when he says Maritime Customs preventivo control has been loyally and effectively exercised, but such control is too hope- lessly limited to prevent the furtive omnipresence of the illicit trade." The Interdational Anti-Opium Association at Peking has just issued a report on opium growing in Anhwei province, "which during the last few months hus jumped
8th August, 1993. into undesirable notoriety owing to the SI-am directed to state that the encouragement given by the Tuchun to Government proposes to bring before the the free cultivation of opium." Not only Legislative Council at an early date a billi has the Association been furnished by its | which will increase very considerably the agents with photographs of "poppy penaltics tor the unauthorised possession felds in a number of counties," but or carrying of arms.
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong,
The Old Favourite, samples of the revenue stampa attached. It is the intention to provide that all
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All broken, chofed, and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be Fxamined on the 18th inat, ut 10 am, by. our Surveyora, Meuses. GODDARD & DOUGLAN
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The Daily Press.
HONGKONG, ADgust 10тs, 1923,
to opium on which transit tax has been cases shall come before a Judge of the paid have also come into the Associa Supreme Court, that the maxirapan tion's possession. It says that the stamp penalty shall be increased to imprison enables the opium to be carried any. ment with hard labour for a period of where, and to he disposed of without ten years, and that the punishment of "The transit taxflogging with the cat shall be added..... enquiry or hindrance.
When the bill becomes law, its provi at Pengpu is 10 cents per ounce, With the tax of $6 to 8 per mon imposed sions will be enforced immediately and upon the poppy cultivators together with with utmost rigour. Permits to transit and other taxes, the amount of Possess and carry arms for lawful pur money thus raised must exceed even the poses are issued in the discretion of the Tuchun's most sanguine expectations." Captain Superintendent of Police, "and all The report further tells us that opium is members of the Community are warned not only sold wholesale, but peddlers of the most serious consequences which.. stand-side by side-in-the streets (Fa-will attend the possession or carrying of yang is specifically mentioned) calling arms for any purpose whatsoever, unless a permit has been granted.--I am, Sir, their opium, while in the Capital of
1our obedient servant, Anhwei soldiers visit the ins and re-
M. FLETCHES staurants holding out their opiùm "in
Colonial Secretary, their hands and "saying "We aro legal-The EDITOR, ised." After giving us this information and telling us that "a phenomenal opium harvest "has been reaped," though it is "quite possible that the Government' Opium Commissioner, now making his investigation, may report "the province the statement eon- as entirely elcar,'
We understand that a local Building cludes with this inconsequential remark: Sciety, to be known as the Hongkong “This Association' has long maintained | Development, Building and Sayings that the best national sentiment of China Sceicty, is in course of formation with was opposed to opium, and it still minieri, authorised capital of Ten Million tains that opinion, but the gigantic pro- dollars divided into one millon shares of duction this season in Anhwei under the ten dollars cach to be paid in instalments direct control of the Tachun, who h virtually · catablished a monopoly under
heavy taxation; makes it almost impos-
sibic for us to substantiate our belief in Western countries." One wonders Why ↑ How does the Association expect the Western Powers to prevent this "gigan tic production" in China? The Associa tion may well find, it impossible to “sub- stantiate its belief" in China in this matter, but we entirely fail to see what blame or responsibility attaches to the Western Powers. They care do nothing but protest, and they have been doing that repeatedly. The facts, as the Com- missioners of Customs and the Anti- Opium Association report them, marely show that the Western Powers have been completely misled by the representations made by China in this connection.
Longkung Daily Press.
4BIG BUILDING PROJECT. WAITING GOVERNMENT SUPPORT
the money is required. The objects the Society are:-
To acquire, buy, sell and develop landed
property
To act ns contractors and engineers for
the construction of buildings, etc. To establish factories for the manufac
ture of building materials, etc., and general house furnishings.
To act as financiers for the execution of ordinary mortgages, and mortgages on property under the tontine systern.
To assist people of limited, means by advancing money for the purpose of buying and developing land for the erection of dwelling-houses, etc.
To conduct a savings department. To provide facilities for transportation/ A Board of Directors, consisting of Europeans and Chinese, has been appoint. ed, composed of Mr. Fred. Ellis: (per- manent managing-director and general The total output of the Kailan Mining manager). It is proposed to take advan- tage of the scheme, recently unfolded by 'Administration's mines for the week
the Acting Colonial Secretary, under ending July 28th amounted to 94,798 tons, which the Government will graut sites and the sales to 75.011 tous.
As a mark of respect, all the American
free of cost until residences aro erected on them and sold at a figure which will
CHINA AND OPIUM. THERE is a vast difference between the version of China's attitude towards the optim traffic as it is presented to the world by Chinese delegates at the Geneva conferences, and the version which may be found in the annual Reports of the Commissioners of China's Maritime Cus-
It is announced that the Golf Competi- tomis. We have not yet seen a Report for the year 1022 which does not draw is arranged for Monday last at Happy attention to the great revival of trafic Valley have been postponed till Sunday,
From the Reports indst August 19th. The ladies' medal compet1- their desire to cope with the Housing in the drug. recently to hand
tion is to be held text. Thursday after wc inay quote, at random, the following:
Wuchow: "Various reports point to As the result of a complaint made by the fact that a large traffic in native Messrs. Arnhold Brothers, of No. 1a, opium is being carried on on the West control." River by means quite out of the Customs
business hours, with the exception of the cover the cost of building plus double tho banks, will be closed to-day, when the to sequire extensive areas for develop- upat price of the land. It is hoped also funeral of President Harding takes placement from the Government upon terms at Washington.
Boon.
י.
similar to those conceded in the case of Kowloon Tong, Homuntin, Shekko, etc.. made to the Public Works Department, Application for various sites has been and the promoters are confident of being able to raise the capital required if only the Government will give an earnest of Problem by enabling them to go to the investing public with, something definite and tangible.
DETAINED MEN RELEASED.
Chater Road, a number of coolies have THE QUEENS ROAD TRAGEDY heen prosecuted by Sergt. Elaton' for Epocnow: A big increase in the squatting on the pavement outside the cultivation of the poppy ja reported, especially in the Hingwha and Chuat offices of the Company, and thereby caus: The Magistrate chow districts, where the Southern forces ing an obstruction. are said to be collecting a considerable warned the defendants and found them revenue from the drug."
over in a personal hond of $5 each.
The approximate position of the morning but not one of them were recog
Two Chinese who were detained by the Police in connection with the murder of Detective Cheung Choug, outside Messrs. Tilmann, the jewellers, on Tuesday morn ing. have been released They were: || placed on identification "parade" yesterday:
SANTUAO The cultivation of the poppy, which had entirely ceased execpt' in some remate districts, was resumed typhoon was given yesterday de Lat.23N, nised as the murderer or his confederates during the unsettled conditions, převail.
The police gre sparing, no efforts in
ing at the end of the year. In order to Long.125E., moving W.N.W., "This shows trying to track down the murderer and raise Jurge contributions for military pur- an advance in the direction of Hongkong in this connection, they are paying great puses, the people have been encouraged, which lies roughly in Lat.22N and attention to this description of the seven e5,000,000 and even forced, to plant the seed. For
22,604,160 taiately, however, much of the seed Log 1149. The Manila Observatory at 3 men who committed the armed robbery, at 2116,000 brought in by the military authorities and pm. gave the position as about 127deg. Wanchai, early that morning. A number a Japanese house at No. 18, Star Street, sold to the people proved to be bad and Long. E. sideg. N., moving N.
199, Leadenhall Street, London, H.C.- 3.
WEST LONDON BRANCH: 14-16, Cookspur Street, London, S.W,-1.
EASTERN BILANCHES:
Bingapore, Hongkong and Shanghai.
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Ins not come up.... Secret dealers are
From of valuable articles were stolen from the
to be found in all parts of the district. this it would appear that the typhoon is house. Most of the oplain consumed is said to passing Hongkong and moving in, the bo muggled in by junk and landed at direction of Swatow or Amoy toguarded points on the const, whence
it is carried overland.
Complaint is made in the Chinese
A news
A Chinese soldier was arrested just as Press of the Capital of an unlimited HANKOW: “Organised opium-smuggling he was embarking on the st. louam issue of copper cont notes" by the Car- shows no signs of decreasing and has now for Canton, yesterday morning in his roney Bureau of Peking. It appears that 300 Boutlay, Calcutta, Karachi, Madras, Colombe, reached such colossal dimensions that if i poscasion was found a quantity"Uf:Mau- copper cent botes, instead of 100, can now
in alle to expect Customs preventive ser pistul anununition. He was brought tied for one dollar neures is effect lungible rests in so before Mr. C. D. Melbourne, during the agency ways is the Director of the far an stopping the traffic is concerned. course of the morning and charged with Curring Huren is to be indicted for lawful pession." "He told the Magis making an over issue of one cent notes. trate that he was carrying the ammnuni. This, it is said, accounts for the sudden"
appearance of now, copper notes-teu, timi for his superior officer. "The Maging twenty and fifty cats-qu the Chinese trate ordered the defendant to be sent,
markets to prigon for six weeks.
The Corporation undertakes Guneral Banking and Exchange Business of every description and in addition to its Branches has Agencies in all Reports from the various poppy the principal Cities of the world.
growing provinces indicate that what 0. CHAMPKIN, Peking forbids continues to increase, and
Manager.'
that opium is bought and sold in various districts without let or hindrang,
22, Des Von Road Central, Hongkong.