NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
THE ROYAL HONGKONG GOLE"
CLUB,
NEW COURSE-FANLING. TULES 11:46 will be Open for Play HUL
on SATURDAY, 29TH SEPTEMBER, 1923. Remainder of Course a Week Latar.
PERCY SMITH, SETH & FLEMING,
Secretaries Treasurers. (347)
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HONGKONG POLO CLUB.
THE KESWICK CUP.
SHANGHAI, HONGKONG.
SATURDAY, 2971 SEPTEMBER, AT CAUSEWAY BAY, CoчENCING 4.45 7.M.
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THE HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB THE FOURTH GYMKHANA MEET-
ING will be held. (weather permitting) at HAPPY VALLEY SATURDAY, 6ru, and MONDAY, S: OCTOBER, 1923, commen-
ring 3.13.. each day.
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The Charge for Admission to the Public Enclosure will be 81. Soldiers and Sailors in
uniform Half Price.
Members are atsised that they must show their Badges to obtain Admission to the Members Enclosure.
Esch, Momber has the right of introducing Nou-members to tire feribery Enclosure. Tickets for whom can be obtained from Messrs. LINATRAD & DATES at $5 each up to FRIDAY, OCTOBER STIL
The Stewards invite the Ladies of Hongkong
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MACAU FIRE BRIGADE:
XOTICE.
THE Inauguration of the new Headquarters,
toned from Sat tember 1st, will take place on the 320, 47 d 5TH of OCTOBER NEXT.
LIZUT. GAUDENCIO DA CONCEIÇÃO,
Commauder, Macau Fire Brigule.
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PUBLIC AUCTION,
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PARTICULARS AND CONDITIONS of
by Public Auction to be held on MONDAY, the 1st day of October, 1927, at 3 pm, at the Offices of the Public Works Department, by Order of His EXCELLANCY THE GOVERNOR, of two Lots of CROWN LAND near Kowloon City in the Colony of Hongkong, for a term of 75 years, commencing from the 1st July, 1898, with the option of renewal at a Crown Rent to be fized by the Surveyor of His MAJESTY THE KING, for a further term of 24 years, lens three days.
PARTICULARS OF THE LOTS.
Barlstry No.
Mong Kok Ten!
Locality.
Bendary Measurementa
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fest. fret. teme, tēls,
A par vale jalan.
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PUBLIC AVOTION.
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DARTICULARS AND CONDITIONS of the Rale by Public Auction to be
MONDAY. the 1st
of day held on October, 1923, at 3r, at the Offices of the Pabão Worke Department, by Order, of His
EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR of two Lots of UROWN LAND at Victoria Road in the Colony of Hongkong, for term of 75
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yars, with the option of renewal at a Crown. Bent to be fixed by the Surveyor of His HASESIT THE KING, for one further term of
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PARTICULARS OF THE LOTS
Regitry Ya.
Weal of 3. L. 3351,
Locality-
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Boundary litoarementa,
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Annual Rental
21,713 118
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HONGKONG WEEKLY
PRESS.
CONTAINING ALL THE WERKS LOCAL NEWS.
The Paper to send Hous
INTIMATIONS
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25TH, 1023.
NOTICE OF REMOVAL
HE Ofices of the HONGKONG DAILY TPRESS nyo been removed to IA CHATER ROAD (3rd Hoor), to which Address All Correspondence should be directed.
Hongkong, 18th July, 1993.
DOUGLAS STE MSHIP CO., LTD.
ORDINARY GENERAL MEET THENG of the above Company will be held at the Company's Offices, 20, Des VAUX ROAD CENTRAL on TUESDAY, the 250 of OCTOBER, 1993, at 11..
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will by CLOSED from the end of September, to 2nd of October, both lays inclixira,
DOUGLAS, LAPRAIK &
General Managers,
[1311 Hongkong, 13th September, 1928.
JAPANESE EARTHQUAKE DISASTER HONGKONG RELIEF FUND. NOTICE.
INTIMATIONS
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RUB80-ASIATIC" BAWK. CAPITAL (FULLY-PAID}' RESERVE FUND CAPITAL CONTRIBUTED BY 162 CHINESE GOVERNMENT, RESERVE FUND.
Ronbles 55,000,000
26,050,000 Kap. Th
***
3,500,00 1,750,000
HEAD OFFICs 1. Paris 9, Rue Bordrean, LONDON: OFFICE: 84, Uld Broad Street, E.C.
·BANIKNA!
LONDON: Meins, Glyn, Mills, Currie & Co.
Societa Generale pour Favoriser le Developpement du Commerce et de l'Indur trie en France.
PARIS: Societe Generale pour Favoriser le Developpement du Commerce et de l'Indur trie en France.
Banque de Paris et des Taya-Bar...
Generale pour Favorines le
LYONS:
Dovel Societe Commeres ot de l'Inda
trie en France.
NEW YORK: The Irving Bank Columbia
Trast Company.
BAN FRANCISCO: The Crocker National Bank
of San Francisco.
BRANCHES IN ALAS Changchun Hankow Manchouli Tontain
Harbin
Newshwang Urumich. Chefoo
Hongkong Peking Yokohama Kashgar Shanghai
Or
Dairen Kailar
UBSCRIPTIONS LISTS for the above Fuad are open at the following places :---
HONGKONG GENERAL CHAMBER
COMMERCE. HONGKONG
& SHANGHAI, BANKING CORPORATION.
CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRA
LIA & CHINA.
MERCANTILE BANK of India.
INTERNATIONAL BANKING CORPORA
TION.
NETHERLANDS TRADING SOCIETY.
YOUAM SPECIE BANK
HONGKONG CLUB.
Relief Fuc
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Cheques shonkt be made out to the Order of the Jajanew. Earthquake Disaster Hongkong
By Oplor
D. K. BLAIR,
Secretary, HONGKONG RELIEF COMMITTEE. [1297 Hongkong, 10th September, 1923.
THE HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA DOCK CO., LTD.
REGISTER and
NOTICE IS HEREBY GLY TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the ST to 8 OCTOBER, 1993 (both days inclusive'.
Warrants for the Interim Divident can be obtained at the Office of the Company, 2, QUEEN'S BUILDINGs, Hongkong, on an after the 9th prox.
By Order of the Board. ́
E. COOK, Acting Chief Manager. Hongkong, 17th September, 1923. [1317
NOTICE..
THE DAIRY FARM, ICE & COLD STORAGE CO., LTD.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS. THE TWENTY-SEVENTH ORDINARY
HÒNGKONG BRANCH:
Interest allowed on Current Accounts and Fixed Deposita. Terms on application Local Bills discounted.
Foreign Exchange on the Principal Cities o the World bought and sold. A
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Tronoh Mines, Limited, is paying
exceed that which will be incurred in repairing the damage done at Yokohama, Į dividend of 18, per share, less income-tàx Nothing woltid he gainest in the way of ak quil. in the £. iammunity front" earthquake daninges y
Information has been received in such a transfer, and it the suggestion was ever seriously contemplated, the decision Shanghai that a serious are has taken would have to be governed entirely by plaze aboard the 'str, Gleniffer, but that the feasibility and the cost of the scheme, all the passengers have been safely landed We have heard it suggested that certain at Palma, Majorca. political consideraticus might inluence | The Rev. J. Kirk Maconachir, Minister the Japanese Government to ademlos Yokohanım, temporarily at least. In the old falon Church. and Mrs. Maconachis returned to the Colony yesterday from | Treaty port arca-as in the similar avens | Japan by the Empress of Russia. - Mt. in Kohe and Shinsaki-much of the lands, and Misa Templeton returned on thi is held by foreigu mbjects under per sine stenner.
petual lease, granted in the infaney of
the port upon
A Bill to be intgodied in the Legis lative Council on Thursday provides" for the closing, aarrowing and diverting of streets, and for the alteration of the levels of streets," and is designed to remedy defects in the Highways Onlin ance, 1910...
conditions which the Amotor-car driven by a Chinese Japanese municipal muthorities have tried { chauffeur came into collision with an ansuccessfully more than once to over-electric standard at the junction of Davis ride since extraterritoriality in Japan was and Catchik Streets on Sunday afternoon, abolished, now over twenty years nga: The driver was thrown gut and received The Japanese Government claimed anat injuries to the jaw. - the land held under these perpetual leases. and the buildings erected thereon d censed to be immune from municipal am! national taxation on the surrender of extra-territoriality, and they accordingly, began to extend taxation to this property It was firmly resisted by the foreign land pwners as a violation of the conditious of the lease, the argument, if we reniem-
Sir J. H. Oakley an eminent Loudou | her rightly, being that they had paid for Surveyor, who has been deputed by the perpetual immunity in the comparatively | War Office to come to Hongkong to report high charge fixed for the land when it
on the valuation of property in connet- was acquired. In 1900, owing to serious tion with the transfer of the Military differences of opinion which arose on the establishments, arrived by the Empireas of subject between Japan of the one part, | Rusdu yesterday, and Great Britain, France and Germany of the othei" part, an Arbitration Tribunal was appointed and sat at The Ilague to decide the question. That Tribund, by majority of votes (the Japanese meinher alone dissenting). declare that the provisions of the Treaties and other engagements mention- ed in the Protocols of Arbitration exempt Phone 436.ot only the land held in virtue of the leases in perpetuity granted by a on
The Jari Times says: Each in- behalf of the Government, of Japan, **but aividual in the Philippines anoked 220 they exempt the land and buildings of cigarettes and four cigars, drank one-half every description constructed or which liter of distilled spirit, and consumed 37 may hereafter be constructed on such kilos of raw tobacco during the first six land from all imposts, taxes, charges, months of this year, according to internal
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BANKING-SHIPPING-TRAVEL
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Travel Service.
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COMMERCIAL LETTERS OF CREDIT. DEPOSIT AND CURRENT ACCOUNTS
FOREIGN EXCHANGE. LETTERS OF CREDIT. TRAVELERS CHEQUES. LETTERS OF CREDIT. **STEAMSHIP PASSAGES. HOTEL RESERVATIONS BAGGAGE INSURANCE. CABLE AND POSTAL REMITTANCES. PURCHASE OF BILLSOF EXCHANGE
Every approved Banking Shipping and
P J. VANHECKE
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TANNUAL MEETINTH Talpation HOLDERS in the above Company will be held at the Company's Town Office, 2, Lover ALBERT ROAD, Hongkong, on FRIDAY 5TH DAY of OCTOBER, 1923, ut. Noos, for the purpose of presenting the Report of the Directors and Statement of Accounts to 31st July, 1923.
Manager..
BOWERN & CO., No 8, MUSEUX ROAD, SHANGHAL
THE TRANSFER ROOKS of the Copy will be CL SEO from 27th September to th(Shanghai) Mr. T. W. BOWEEN, Fellow of Members British Chamber of Commerce October, 1923, both days inclusire.
the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers, Incon By Order,
porated by Royal Charter, London...
M. MANUK
Secretary. Hongkong, 19th September, 1823. [1327
A. O. LINE-CHANGSHA” SiS. Yot. 53. N. STRANDED SE, or BANDAKAN 20/8/23 NONSIGNEES of Cargo ex above Steamer are heiety Notified that a General Average has been declared in respect of the above Vngage of this Steamer and that they the will be required to pay a d-posit of 5% on C.F.I. and F. value of their Cargo and to siga an Average Bond at the Offices of the Unitersigned before delivery can be grantel.
Salval Cargo is expected to arrive at Hong- kong pers NANCHANG" due about 6th October.
1:30
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE
(JOHN SWIRE & SONS, LTD.), Agents. AUSTRALIAN ORIENTAL LINE.
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NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
THE PENINSULAR & OBIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION CO'S STEAMER "NELLORE"
ARRIVED HONGLONG ON 22ND SEPTIMBER, 1823. FROM ANTWERP, LONDON. GIBRALTAR, PORTSAID, ADEN, COLOMBO AND STRAITS.
CONSIGNEES of Cargo by the sbors- named vessel are hereby informed that their Goods are being landed and placed AT THEIR 31% in the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company's Godorus at Kowloos, where each consignment will be sorted out mark by mark and delivery. can be attained as the Goods are lauded."
ods will be landed here unless goods
have been given to the contrary itions
eir hours before arrival of the steamer.
Fire
Goods not cleared within 8 days, including date of arrival will be subject to rent,
No Insurance will be effected by us is
case whatever. any cas
Damaged packages raust be left in the Godowns for examination by the Consignees, and the Company's Surveyors, Masers. GODDARD
Dovolas, at 19 M. on Mondays and
Thursdays.
АП 1 Claims must be presented within ten days of the Steamer's arrival here, after which date they cannot be recognized.
No Claims will to admitted after the Goods have last the Godzwa, ka
MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO.,
Agents. Hos kong, 22u" September, 1988 [137
STEAMER AGENTA AND SHIPBROKE45.
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AUCTIONEERS, COATTM MERCHANTS, FERIET BROKERS, METAL MELUHANTS, Machinery For Sale, New and Old. in First Class Condition. IMPORTERS AND EXPORTIER, SHAKE-BROKKES Members Shanghai Saare-Brokers' Associa tion?
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Enquires Welcomed.
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AERATED WATER MANUFAC
TURERS.
BIRTHS.
International
& contributions or conditions whatsoever
BRYAN.At Shanghai, ou-tember 19th. to Mr. and Mrs. R. T Blyx, jr., a danghter. CUNNINGHAM-At` ́ ́Shanghai, on Se
20th, the wife of C. W. CENSINGHAM CALC., of a daughter. SCOTT-Mouns.At Swatow, on September 14th, to Mr. and Mrs. A. M. SCOTT- MORRIS, a daughter.
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WERK-At Shanghai, on September 18th, to Mr. and Mrs. B. WEB.
daughter
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Wilsos. At Shanghai, on 919, to Jr. and Mrs. WILsos, a daughter.
MARRIAGES
Notwithstanding that the heavy rain- fall on Friday night (5.89 inches) turned the Happy Valley race course again into a lake, the course will doubtless be in suit- Fable condition again for the Fourth Gymkhana of the season which is an
for Saturday, October th. nounerd and Monday, October 8th (Monday being a Bank Holiday).
revenue figures These calculations are.
made on the basis of 10.000,000 population for the Philippines,
other than those expressly stipulated in the leases in question." But, notwith- standing this emphatic declaration the municipal authorities of Yokohama had
A Chinese laundryman at Shanghai was this year netually proceeded to net ned 800 in the Mixed Court last week as though it never existed, and anor for having sprayed with the mouth" ganised protest by the foreign residents
some clothing entrusted to him by a lady of Yokohama concerncil was being made
to wash. The Health Department pre at the time the earthquake occurred.
cutel. Is the filthy practice "extinct in The French Consul, who was one of the Hongkong, we wonder, or is the absences victims of the calamity, was actually of such prosecutions here due to the inek discussing the subject with one of his of law to suppress if? nationals at the time he met bis death. The lant remains though the buildings The on it have been reduced to ruins, and
Hongkong ladies'
Benevolent
Society appeal to the public for assist we notice that the Foreign Consuls at ang. The funds of the Society have berü. Kole are inviting their nationals who own seriously depleted owing to the number. this land to furnish them with particulars of repatriations and other relief work Possibly many of these leases have been having been greatly in excess of previous WHITE-At the French Hospital, of destroyed in the general holocaust, the year
Any donation, however small. September 24th, to "Mr. and Mrs. TERMON WHITE,
(HERMOS Government records included; and new will be gratefully received by the Hon. ARTH(B).
T2346 difiqulties are thus likely to arise. But Treasurer. Mrs. Elliott, 137, The Prak.-
ADIT. September if such considerations were sufficient to Jous W.
influence the Japanese authorities against
Mr. Wyntt-Smith, H.M. Shipping Vich- the general suitability of Yokohama as Consul at Shanghai, has been transferred Supt. a shipping port, we imagine the Japanese ALLEN-MUDES.-At Shanghai, on
as Senior District Beer, to Weihaiwel 20th.
GODFREY LISTOS ALLEN to Government would long ago have started and expects to leave for his new post in JEANNE MARIE LOUISE MUDES, der to develop a rival port-if it were prae- the middle of October Ho will he daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ives
ticable-with a view to diverting the MUDES, of Maean.
succeeded by Mr. J. C. Hutchison, who EVAMY-UNITE-At Shanghai, on Sept. great volume of trade transacted at Yoko-is due to arrive in Shanghai from Home 20th, DorGLAS LAWRENCE EVAMY ta hama and thus diminishing the value of leave on October 12th, fr. Hutchison MARJORY MAY, youngest daughter of
the property remaining in the hands of was formeris in Shanghai as Junior Mr. and Mrs. S. E. ENITE, of Yoko-
foreign merchants there. But against this Mixed Court Assessor. hame. LAKE-Box-At Shangha on September we have to remember, that all the great
20th. MAURICE BARTURAN CASSAR, to shipping parts of the Far East, front -
Today the Chinese people celebrate the SYDSIE HOLYOAKE, beth of Yokohama SCOTT-FINS GRANT-At Shanghai, on Colombo to Yokohama, have been created Mid-Autumn Festival. The Cunton Daily September 17th, Joux SCOTT-FIsx, to by foreign enterprise, and for very many Americnt, and Europe with a workers Fer comparing a workers' holiday in MARGARET OLWYN GLAST
years yet, notwithstanding the wonderful holiday in China says: On holidays shipping and commercial development of in China though the doors of the shop or Japan-foreign enterprise. will continue factory are closed, yet the majority of the to be the leading factor in the mainten-workmen remain indoors. The park. watering-resort, and sports ideas are still auve and growth of their prosperity. The absent to a great extent. In their places, Japanese Government can scarcely be a big meal followed by a game of cards credited with the intention of taking or dominoes, holds sway. In the light of advantage of the great calamity to gain and factories, the prospect of a good the scanty meal provided in most firms political point which is of infinitesimal square meal is looked forward to with value when weighed against the larger great delight: Wod to the bass who fails considerations of national prosperity to The Mid-Autumn holiday is no excep to make ample provision for a big fenst
which foreign shipping and commercial tion." enterprise so largely contributes, directly and indirectly.
DEATHS.
HEARD-In England, on September 17th, Spa, wife of A. J. P. HEAD. (By table,) WoxG-At Shanghai, on September 18th, WONG LM CHCEs (Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd.), aged 50 years.
Hongkong Office: 1A, Chater Road. London, Office: 131, Fleet Street, E.C..
The Daily Press.
Bosorona, SZETEXDER IT", 1923.
THE RE-HABILITATION OF
YOKOHAMA,
Col. Q. W. Dary, C.M.G., returned to the Colony by the Empress of Russia yesterday.
Mr. C. G. Alabaster, Mr. Paal Hodgson and Mr. Quarles van Chord were pas- sengers by the President McKinley, which left for Manila yesterday
Tum announcement that the Japanese authorities are reported to be undertaking an immediate survey of Yokobama hat- bour with a view to effecting repairs would accu to dispose of the reports that the abandonment of Yokohama as a port HONGKONG HANSARD REPORTS
of importance is contemplated in favour of
of the the MEETINGS LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL Cor the of some other place in Tokyo Bay. If that 360ion 1921.
were a practical idea which is much to announcement that holes 11-18 of the new Revised by the Membera
bo doubted the cost of making a har cours at Fanling will be open for play bour there suitable for modern shipping cext Saturday and the remainder a week requirements would probably greatly Inter
- PRICE
DAILY FREE TATTFIOS.
Golfers will be interested to observe the
Two lots of Crown land were sold by pablic auction yesterday afternoon at Volunteer Headquarters by Mr. Parker" Rees, Superintendent of Crown Lands. The first lot offered was that situated at Shamshuing. It has an area of 5,175 square feet. The price was raised from 410,350 to 825,000 by series of small bida. Amongst the bidders for this lot were several Chinese ladies but they wer not successful, the purchaser being a Chinese merchant. The other lot offerel is situated at Mount Davis and contains. an area of 32,800 square feet. The auc thneer pointed out that the conditions of sale included a stipulation that the style of house built on the lot would have to be European. There was not a great demand for the property but the bidding price) to $10,000 at which figure it was was slowly raised from $7,000 (the set knocked down to a Chinese gentleman