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INTIMATIONS
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91 HANNING CORTER the Bon nove to ta THE Ofices of the EONGKONG DAILY PORATION will be located in New Quarters, CHATER ROAD (3rd Boor), to which Address PRINCE'S BUILDING, Ice House Street
all Correspondance should be directed." (1331
Hongkong, 18th July, 1993.
KOWLOON-CANTON BAILWAY, Bartra SECTION.
NOTICE.
URING Bussion of the Through D Express Service. An Additional Local
Train will leave Kowloon on SUNDAYS and PUBLIC HOLIDAYS at 259 r., returning from SHUM CHUN at 6.30 1.3.
R. BAKER,
Managar Kowloos, 19th September, 1923. [1333
EASTERN EXTENSION, AUSTRALASIA AND CHINA TELEGRAPH CO., LTD. (INCORPORATED IN ENGLANDŲ)
HONGKONG STATION. CURRENCY CHARGES ON TELEGRAMS.
(ENDERS of.TELEGRAMS are hereby!
Notifed that from the 187 OCTOBER. 1923, until further Notics, the Charges for Telegrams will be collected at the Rate of Dollars 0.39 to equal Frane 1.00.
R. M. MACALPINE.
Superintendent. ̧ Hongkong, 20th September, 1923, [1390]
GREAT NORTHERN TELEGRAPH CO., LTD.
HONGKONG STATION.
CURRENCY CHARGES ON
TELEGRAMS,
THE HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA DOCK CO., LTD.
NOTARE REGISTER and TRANSFER 【OTICE HEREBY GIVEN That the
BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED: from the 1ST to 8TH OCTOBER, 1023 (both: daya inchuive),
Warrants for the Interim Dividend enn be obtained at the Office of the Company, 2, QUEEN'S BUILDINGs, Hongkong, on and after the 8th prox
By Order of the Board. E. COCK, Acting Chiat Manager... Hongkong, 17th September, 1923, (117
HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB.
PRESS, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 20re, 1933.
DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP CO, LTD.
THE ORDINARY GENERAL MEET- ING of the above Compaar will be held at the Company's Offices, 30, Des Voca ROAD CENTRAL, on TUESDAY, the 23 OCTOBER, 1993. at 11 AM.
of
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 22nd of September, to 2nd of October, both days inclusive,
DOUGLAS, LAPRAIR/& CO.,
General Manager Hongkong, 13th September, 1943. [1911
JAPANESE EARTHQUAKE DISASTER.
HONGKONG RELIEF FUND.
NOTICE.
• SUPPLIES OF SECOND-HAND
CLOTHING.
SPECIAL COMMITTEE of Local Ladies under the Presidency of Mrs. E D.C. Weurs has been formed for the purpose of receiving and handing over to the Relief Committee for despatch to the Devastated Areas in Japan Parcel of Second-hand Emspenn
EMBERS are Reminden that Entries Child of all descriptions for Adults and
for the FOURTH GYMKHANA to be held on the 6r and Ben OCTOBER, 1823 CLOSE on SATURDAY NEXTathe 2nd INST.
NOTICE
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THE DAIRY FARM, ICE & COLD STORAGE CO., LTD.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
The Committee will CITY HALL Daily from to SATURDAY, and 12 Noox,
in attendance at the MONDAY, With INST INT, between 11 AM
Parcels sent by messengers, shoull be ad Graaed to the Japanese Earthqaske Disaster Hongkong Relief Committee.
By Onier,
D. E. BLAIR,
Secretary. HONGKONG RELIRY COMMITTEE Hongkong. 12th September, 1923. [1303
THE TWENTY-SEVENTH ORDINARY | JAPANESE, EARTHQUAKE DISASTER. THANNUAL MEETING OF SHARE-
لوم
HOLDERS in the above Company will be held at the Company's Town Ofier, 2, LOWER ALBERT ROAD, Hongkong, on FRIDAY, ST!! DAY of QCTOBER, 1923, at NOON, for the purpose of presenting the Report of the
HONGKONG RELIEF FUND.
NOTICE.
INTIMATION
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WHISKY
The Old Favourite.
Old
A Fine Blend
of
AQUATIC SPORTS.
ST. PAUL'S COLLEGE.
necessary to make a public appeal, "! in fairness to the sufferers of all nationali ties," that before allegations of the refusal of the Japanese, to reader assist auea to foreign refugees are broadcasted the Government of Japan should be given an opportunity of investigating them, It would be remarkable indeed if there were not isolated cases of Japanese who regarded their own people as having the first claims upen any assistance they were able to give, but it is distinctly affair a success,
Paul's College annual athletic sports were held in the Victoria Rocren
most enjoyable afternoon's sport was. tion Swimming pool yesterday afternoon.
witnessed, and all the events.were keenly contested. There were fourteen races in all, and they went off smoothly and with only one or two minor misfortunes. The: sports were organized by the energetic sports master, Mr. S. S. Leung, who eer tainly worked very hard to make the
The winners were as follows: Senior 30 Yards-1st, Li Man Choong; 2nd, Ho Cheuk Chan; 3rd. Tsang Tonk Fook. Fong; 2 U Chung Fu and Chan Kwai High Dive (Onen),—ist, Tsang Tong
A
noteworthy that not only has there been At the conclusion of the races the almost a complete absence' of complaints | prizes were presented to the winners by of this character in the many published Mrs. Cracker, the senior mistress. narratives by survivors that we have read, but many pleasing testimonies have becu spontaneously given of the sympathy and helpfulness shown by the Japanese people to foreigners in distress. Here, for example, is nu extract from a statement by an American lady visitor relating to a journey over the débris from the flooded park in Yokohama towards the golf-course- where their little party found fifty other foreigners "En to that time we had seen
Scotch Whiskies rmetically no one but Japanese, and the
is now being bottled
at Leith, Scotland
By
Sang.
Senior 100 Vards-1st.. P Man Kit: 2nd, Kwan Kone: 3rd, Li Chung Fu.
80 Yards Handicap,-1st, Ho Shon Haugy 2nd. Mon Yuk Kwan,
Inter-class Race.—1st, Class ITA, Kam: 2nd, Tsang Fong Fook; ard, Lo- 100 Yards Breast (Open)-1st, Li Shr Chi Hing.
Senior 20 Yards.—1st,” Li Man Kit;
complete lack of hysteria was particularlynd, Chung Fu: 3rd. Tse Shu Wa.
Long Plunge (Junior),-1st. Tsong Man noticeable. Vast throngs moving along Pong: 2nd. Teang Sun Fook 3rd. Ma quietly, and at all times going out of Ping Leong. their way to be helpful to each other and to us. One man stopped us and insisted on filling our pockets with a salty con- fection. Another rushed from his abop and gave us a bottle of cider, Later
Bome
women called to us and insisted' Upon us drinking some warm milk." A} Yokohama resident wrote: "I was all crer Yokohama, in the worst districts, along the harbour where naturally will be
UBSCRIPTIONS LISTS for the above Messrs. Macdonald & Muir found the dregs of all nationalities, but
SENDERS of TELEGRAUS Bre hereby bicctors and Stajerwent of Accounts to 31st Fand are open at the following places :-
that July, 1923. antil further Notice, the Charges for Telegrams will be collected at the Rate of Dollars 0.39 to equal Franc 1.02.
N. LUND, Acting Superintendent. Hongkong, September 20th, 1923.
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NOTICE TO "CONSIGNEES,
OCEAN STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD.
.
AND
PREMIUS
CONSIGNEES DAT Company's Steamer are hereby notified that the Camo will be discharged into Hol's Wharf, Hawloon, where it will lie at Consignees' risk and sabject to terms and conditions of storage at Holt' Wharf. The Cargo will be ready for delivery from Godown on and after 19th September.
Optional cargo
will be landed, unless notice has been given prior to Steamer's arrival.
All broken, chaled, and damaged goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on BEY
Todays 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 Steamer's Golown, and all Goods
remaining undelivered after the
September, will be subject to rent.
24th
All Claims against the Steamar must be presented to the undersigned on or before the
8th Uct, or they will not be recognised.
No Fire Insurance will bo effected.
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
Agenta.
Hongkong, 19th September, 1923.
HONGKONG CLUB.
NOTICE.
[1329
THE THIRD YEARLY DRAWING TWENTY DEBENTURES of the
HONGKONG CLov (1990 isme...$500 each) was held in the CLUB HOUSE on SATURDAY, the 87 SEPTEMBER, 19.3, when the follow- ing Debentures were drawn for redemption:--
313
40%
536
144 170
568.
..
·938
451
25 I g
453
706
491"
194" 198 and will be Payable at the Honokosa AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION ON SATUR- DAY, the 29TH SEPTEMBER, 1923, in ex- change for surrender of sumc.
By Order,
A. H. ABBAS,
Secretary.
Hongkong, 8th September, 1923.
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HONGKONG WEEKLY
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CONTAINING ALL THE WEEKS'
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it
The Paper la sond Heue
THE TRANSFER BOOKS of the Conj any will be CLUBED from 27th September to 3th October, 1923, both days incluaite.
By Order,
31. MASUE,
Secretary. Hongkong, 19th September, 1823. [1327
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of
PARTICULARS AND CONDITIONS of
on MONDAY, the 24th day held
a works Department, by Order of His
1923, at
as the Offices of the Public FICELLENCY THE GOVERFOR, of ane Lot of the CROWN LAND at Shamshuipe in Colony of Hongkong, for a term of 70 years, commencing from the 1st July, 1859, with the option of renewal at a Crown Beat to ba fixed by the Surveyor of His MAJESTY THI KING, for further term of 24 years, less three days.
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
Registry No.
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Boundary Merscrementa,
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feet fret. ¡ PUER
fert.
"PUBLIC AUCTION.
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of one Lot of CROWN LAND on Loop Road from Victoria Road to Pokfulam Hoad at Mount Davis in the
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HONGKONG CLUB.
Cheques should be made out to the Order of
the Japanese Earthquake Disaster Hongkong A. S. WATSON
Relief Fund
By Onler,
IL
D. K. BLAIR,
Secretary.
HONGKONG RELIEF COMMITTEE. Hongkong, 10th September, 1823. [1207
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I was never in danger nor felt in danger, not did I notice the Japanese taking any violent-netión toward anyone, even their In fact there were places own rate. where Japanese were handing out water
|
Long Plunge (Senior),-Ist, U Man Kit; 2nd, Kwan Kone, 3rd, The Shu Weh
Life Saving--Jet, Kwan Kone: Spd, là Chung Fong
100 Yards (Old Pupils).-1st. Leung Fit Sang: 2nd. Ki Yan Cheong..
Consolation Race.—1st, Taug Kwai.
ST. STEPHENS COLLEGE.
RETURN OF THE WARDEN.
A successful concert was held on Friday last at St. Stephen's College. This had. been arranged by the Students and was given in honour of the return of the War- den, the Rev. W. H. Hewitt, M.A., B.D.... after two years in England, owing to it health.
and the hearty welcome he
to foreigners and their countrymen alike, au Hewitt's returu had been eagerly received was a mark of the affection and esteem in which he is hold by all panters, tol with St. Stephen's
and on one occasion we had ice water handed to us as we passed a Japanese place," Numerous other instances of sy &pathy involving some personal sacrifice on the part of Japanese could be quoted
from these narratives. Lepecially here "grateful tributes been paid to the devoted service of amahs. Yet in circumstances of such dire perif to every man, woman and child, when the predominant con sideration was personal safety and security; it would not he astonishing to hear of isolated cases in which the appeal of a foreigner for help and protection Hongkong Office: I, Chater Road
And it should be had been ignored: London Office: 131, Fleet Street, E. Cremembered in this "connection that
ESTABLISHED 1841.
The Daily Press.
HONGKONG, SEPTENBER (OTH, 1923.
considerations of Humanity hail caused
few thousands of convicts to he, liber ated from their prison, in order to give them a chance of life, and it may have been that foreigners in distress who came in touch with this criminal class received THE GREAT BROTHERHOOD, little consideration. But, taking the wide DR. W. W. YEN, an ex-Prime Minister and general view, a great number of foreigners who safely emerged from the of Chim. speaking at an International
grent`entuclysm. will retain an enduring Christian Service of Sympathy with Japan." held in the auditorium of the collection of the kindly help rendered
to them by Japanese--not only by faith Peking Union Medical College, observed:ful servants, but by men and women to "There is a bright side to the terrible whom in numerous instances they were picture. As some one has well said on total strangers, thus proving that East a similar occasion: Disaster has indeed and West de meet in mutual helpfulness made a huge investment, for hundreds of and that one touch of nature dues indeed millions of dollars worth of wealth has make the whole world kin. been destroyed. and yet in a sense the world is become richer.' As it has hap pened before, so it is happening now: The astonished earth is being belted and rebelted with telegrams and cablegrams promising and arranging all, help and 'assistance, and this the truth becomes ever more patent-the nations of the world are, after all, members of a Grent Brotherhood."!
A large crocodile has been seen several times in Singapore harbour recently, and bas, according to reports, taken two dogs off the breakwater,
whole School, extended a very hearty wel Mr. A. Bairros, in the name of the come to Mr. Hewitt He said how glad one and all were to him again at his post as Warden well and buck Mr. Hewitt would find the same high to and good feeling in the School which marked it two years ago. Finally he thanked the Staff and Prefects for their loyal help and support.
Mr. HEWITT,
rrr, who was revived with great upplause said that two years absence was a long time, but he had tried hard us return sooner and had been forbidden by the doctors to do so. He spoke warmly of the good work done by 317.8 Martin and Mr. Brittein and the Staff during
to
lence, He was very pleased indeed to find the School doing so well wark
AI games, and to notice that the numbers hat Fisen from 130 when he west away more than 200. He said that it was not possible to say anything definite about plans for the future. as he had not had sufficient me to find out exactly lus matters stood with regard to the proposte New Building
Scheme. But he mentioned the
good work done by the 1022 stulvits Fuising
"for the fund, and sail
that he knew the Old Boys were doing valuable work.
Mr. Hewitt went.
went on to say that he did mut regard his time spent in England
time met Mr. Warner and Mr.
egether wasted as he had during that
who Quick, were
now working at he had also brought with him Mr. Price
St Stephen's
and
the Staff. Mr. Hewitt mentioned that he who would prove a valuable addition to. and Mr. Prics arrived at Yokohnina ww after the great disaster. He spoke of the that he had promised in the name of St. dreadful plight of the survivors and said
Stephen's to help in the work of relief. In conclusion he thanked everyone for their cordial welcome
After Mr. Price had responded in a frys wall chown words, the Rev. C. B. Sham made a short speech in which he spoke of the icient way in which Mr. Britton had carried out his duties as Acting Warden. It was no envy position Britton was to be heartily fol, and Mr.
congratulate It is unnounced that during the sus-
the way he had done, his work.. During the evening refreshments were persion of the through express service served and a varied and interesting pro- between Kowloon and Canton, an addi} gramma was carried out, tional local train will be run on Sundays and public holidays, leaving Kowloon at 5. und returning from Shum Chun
6.30 p.m.
In this connection few things are more remarkable than the practical expressions- of sympathy given by the Government and people of China. Dr. Yex himself and that never within his memory have A sensation has been caused by the the people of China given expression to discovery of a police scandal on a big such wide spread and profound sympathy scale in Batavia. The Chief Commis as they love done in the present instance, sioner of Police, Van Rossen, was arrest-
CHINESE SECRET SOCIETIES.
A MENACE IN HONGKONG.
Eight Chinese appeared at the Maga tracy yesterday morning, before Mr. J. R. Wood, charged with being members of an awful city, viz., a Triad Secinty Mr. C. A. 8. Russ The
"of Police told his Worship
that the first nuce with our daily Press and contact with police money, while the chief of the
and second defendants were munager
Lind assistant
manager different cinases of our people to realize opium department, the opium supervisor
the Society, repper- of Originally the Triad Societies word how sincere, intense, and extended is this and one commixtioner were suspended. formed for the purpose of breaking dow The eye has certain tiny muscles. sentinient. As if in obedienes to Numerous arrests were expected to fol-
Manchu Dyngsty, but this had been necomplished many years ago, and there When objects we look at do not conge a word of command, our people have low. During cross-examination by the was no genuine reason for the existence of up to a sharp focus in the ore, these determined their attitude towards the Assistant Resident, the chief of the opium the societies at the present-day. There muscles exert themselves unduly and disaster forgetting all old grievances, departrient attacked the Assistant Лlesi- were about thirty-six brauches of the Ro- enable us to ses clearly in spite of the real or imaginary, and obliterating all dent with a
air, hat was disarmed.
tuted n
n menace to public safety. Now that defect. These muscles tire, and relax geographical and political boundaries,
hid do
no definite abject they all seemned The trouble at Swatow and Amoy is causing the objects looked at to become inspired only by the desire to help,
other's causing consulerable interference with
personal blackmail from
and Paid). RAMSAY & Co., Beaconsfield Arcade. It requires," he said, "some acquainted in connection with big defalcations of. Sputy Superint
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blurred and indistinct. Upon closing the however insignificant and limited the shipping, and vessels arriving at Sings syns for a few seconds the muscles be resources may be." come more or less rested and objects
That is one aspect of the "Great pore report that they have been unable Аге clear again for
Another is to he found in to take on board passengers or cargo at Bocieties. Their motiver, also seemed to brief period.
Brotherhood," Properly fitted glasses correct eje-strain,
the spontaneous acknowledgements made these ports. This, says the Straits Times, he strangely mixed with personalit
prejudices. These particular men will cause IL whether caused by astigmatism or age by many foreign aurvivors of the catas
considerable drop in the
in a house at Ynumati, and number of Chinese inmigrants coming in
of cards were found in the hous The Hongkong Optical Co., successors totrophe to the kindly assistance given to to Singapore this month. The rivers and bearing the names of thirty-six other Clark & Co., Manufacturing and Refract thema by Japanese fellow sufferers. There rouds at Swatow and Anioy are blocked similar societies in the Colony, ing Opticians, 54, Queen's Road Central, have been, it is truc, some rumours to ships are arriving here with only five was passed on the manager and his music. by troops, and shipping cannot get plast. Sentence of three months hard labour have the equipment to fit your glasses the contrary, and the Japanese Consul per cent of their usual complement of tant, and two months on each of the properly.—Apvr.
General at Shangbai has deemed it assengers."
others.
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