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Ism Settlements Dutch Colonies
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*GLEN* LINE, LIMITED. NOTICE. TO CONSIGNEES. FROM UNITED KINGDOM AND
STRAITS.
THE Motor Veprol
THE
***GLENTABA" having arrived from the shors ports, Consignees of cargo by bar are hereby informed that all goods are being landed at thoi: Fiak into the hasardous and/or extra hazardous Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Bodown Co, Ltd., whence, and/or from the wharves, delivery may be obtained.
Goods not cleared by the 14th December, 1993, at Moon, will be subject to rent.
All broken, chafed and
I damaged packages
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are to be
the Godowns, 201
be examined in the presence of Consignees Lesara Goddard & Douglas, on 13th. by Messrs. December, 1923, at 10 4.3. Olaims against the Steamer including those for cargo short delivered must be presented on the special form provided, and must also be rabmitted within 30 days
of arrival, otherwise they will not be
recognized. No Fire Insurance will be affected by us in any case whatever.
Bills of Lading will be countersigned by
JARDINE MATHESON & U., Láp
Agentä
Hongkong, 7th December, 1923.
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8.8. "PAUL LEGAT." BERVICES CONTRACTUELS DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.
NOTICE.
of
YONSIGNEES of Cargu from MARSEIL VES, des also Cargo ar 9.3. "ANDRO MEDE" from Borleanr, in cumnection with store Steamer are hereby.in formed
the axception that their goods wita Opium, Treasure and Valuables are being landed and stored at their risk into the Go- downs of the Hongkong-Korbon Wharf and Godown Co., Ld., Kowloon, when may be obtained immediately after landing.
Cargo will be forwarded on unless Optional intimation is received from the Consignees before NOON, TO-DAT, requesting it to be landed here.
Bills of Lading will be countersigned by the Undersigned, Goods remaining, unciaimed after the 14th instant, at Noon, will beļubject to rent and landing charges.
on er befor All claims must be sent in to ma
18th December 1923,
123, or they will not be recognised.
the
All damaged packages will be examined on Friday, the 14th instant, at 10 am, by Mens Goddard & Diuglas.
No Fire Insurance has been effected.
I. KODENFUSER,
Acting Agent Hongkong, 8th December, 1943.
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INTIMATIONS
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, DECEMBER 10TH, 1923.
HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB. »
THE
INTIMATIONS
NATIONAL LOAN OF THE THIRD
YEAR (1914) OF THE REPUBLIC...
HALF-YEARLY GENERAL MEETING OF MEMBERS will be heldUBSCRIBERS are HEBERY NOTIFIED
on WEDNESDAY, 12TH OF DECEMBER
1923, #3 P., in the Board Room of Mossrs. JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., LTD. By Order,
C. B. BROWN,
Secretary
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A
HONGKONG
JOCKEY CLUB
NOTICE.!
N EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of the Club will be held in the Board Room of Mars JARDINE, MATHK- BON & COMPANY, LIMITED, on WEDNESDAY, the 19th December, 1993, at 5.15 p.im mediately after the HALF-YEARLY MEET- for the purpose of proposing the following resolution AN Extraordinary (1) That the Rules of Racing made by the HororovG JOCKET CLUB be amended by adding after Rule No 11 the following-Rale
ING.
resolutions:-
11a. A China Pony is a horse measuring
13 hands 3 inches and under (2) That the said Rules of Racing be by striking out Hale No. 77 and amended substituting the following Fonies accord-
7. The weight
ing to the term weight for inches as per scale" aball be 150 pounds for 12 bands with an additional 3 pounds for very complete inch shove that height. Fractions of an inch to count in favour of the pony. Any China
⚫
which measures over 13 banda
3 inches dead" to be ineligible to compete in any race reserved for China Panier.
77a. The Stewards must refuse to enter any Pony which in their opinion is not a China Pouy, but their decision must be supported by a board of & Members any or all of whom may be Stewards. The decision of the board shall be final
Should the above Rule No. 77 be passed, it is resolved that the same shall not apply to Ponies which have run in Official races Hongkong and/or in Gymkhanas in Hongkong ep to and including the 1st of December, 1993. (3) That Rule No. 34 of the Rules and Regalations of the Hongkong Jockey Club be exponged.
That Rule No. 76 of the Eales of Racing made by the Hongkong Jocker Clab be exparged
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THE CHINA, LIGHT & POWER Co., (1918), LTD.
HE FIFTH ORDINARY GENERAL he held at the Offices of the Company, MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS will ST. GEORGE'S BUILDING, Chuter Road, Victoria, Hongkong, on THURSDAY, the 90TH DECEMBER, 1993,
o'clock in the VORENOON, for the purpose
at 11
INTIMATION
that the SINTH DRAWING of the To Connoisseurs sunounced by the LOAN BURRAU OF TEX Third Year Loan ($2,750,000) will be held, at MINISTET OF FINANCA in Peking, an DECEMBER, and that Payment of Bonds then drawn will begin on the 31st of that Month
The Nineteenth Interest Coupon on this Loan will likewise be Paid on the Same Date.
F. A. AGLEN. Inspector General of Customs. Inspectorate General of Castomas,
[1871 Peking, 26th November, 1993.
THE HONGKONG TUG LIGHTER
·CO., LTD.
NOTICE OF CALL Issue or 100,000 SHARES OF THE NOMINAL VALUE OF $10 BACH.
($1.95 PAID UP).
OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Nnd Cull of 32.15 per Share on each at the 100,000 shares allotted on the 5th day of September, 1993, has been made by the Com pany and that much Call will be payable to the Company's Bankers, THE HONGKONG & SHANG HAT BANKING CORPORATION, in Hongkong, on 5TH JANUARY, 1934.
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.
General Manager,
[1563 Dated 1st December, 1923.-
સ.
FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST, SCIENTIST, HONGKONG Announces A
FREE LECTURE OF CHRISTIAN SCIENCE
By
FRANK B. LEONARD, C.S.B.g
of CRICAGO, ILLINOIS, Member of the Board of Lectureship of THE MOTHE CHURCH THE FIRST CHURCH DY CHRIST, SCIENTIST, in ROSTON, MASSA-
CHUSETTS,
In the CITY HALL, CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ROOM'
TUESDAY AFTERNOON, -DECEMBER 11TH, 1923, ar 5.30. P.M.
The Public is Cordially Invited to Attend.. (1676
of receiving a Statement of Accounts and THE KOWLOON BLIND HOME» the Report of the General Managers for the year ended 30th September, 1999, and electing a Consulting Committee and Auditors.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Com pany will be closed from Friday, the 7th December, 1923, until Thursday, the 20th December, 1923, both days inclusive.
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.,
General Managers, Hongkong, 30th November, 1923.
THE HONGKONG & SHANGHAI
HOTELS, LTD.
WELL Established Firm in WEST.Re: PROPOSED ISSUE AT PAR OF DERENTURES
MINSTER, London, S.W.1, who are well connected with Consulting and Man- nfacturing Engineers in the United Kingdom, are prepared to accept BUYING AGEN. CIES for the purchase of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering Goods for Public Authorities sad Colonial Houses. References established. Write in first instance to Box No. 976, co MITCHELL & Co LTD, I& 2, SNOW HILL, London, England.
Good
COLONIALS AND THEIR FAMILIES ARE SPECI "ALLY. CATZEED FOR AND WZLOOKED, AT
THE NEW STAR & GARTER HOTEL,
RICHMOND HILL, LONDON.
PATABLE TO BEARER YOU THE TOTAL Som or 85,000,000.00.
1st JANUART, 1924-31st Decenze, 1933. NOTICE 13 HEREBY GIVEN that the
above named Company intends shortly iling and issuing a Prospectus inviting Subscriptions at Par for a Debeatare Issue of
total um of $5,000,000.00.
The Debentures in question will bear in terest at Seven per cent. per annum payable The whole of the issue will be
half yearly
derwritten. The Debentares are to be secured by a specific Mortgage to Trastes of part of the landed properties ownal by the Company in Hongkong and Shanghai.
The purpose of this Debenture Isane in to HE Cuisine is good, the Couttert unoxelf enable the Company to extinguish the existing Ted, Extensive Garage Bacilities, and Mortgages of the Company both in respect of Snlandia Grounds providing evered view and
Com- the abilities taken over by the Company under the recent with THE and those in- manding on one side the world of the River Thames, and bordered on the SHANGHAI HOTELS,
itself. The financial other by Richmond's glorious and historic curred by the Company
both in Shang Park it is deservedly noted a Greater requirements of the Company
hai and Hongkong will thus be covered by one London's mest attractive Hotel,
will be payable at regular intervals instead of mortgage whereby a fixed amount of interest. as hitherto at various rates i
rates and at irregular timce,
Notice is not to be "This
Strictly moderate Terms from 12/- per day
Inclusive.
41
HOTEL BUSE MEET ANT TRAIN ALFRED WEBB, Resident Managing Director.
Phone Bichmond 7.
SALE OF WORK
Doxs ur ELIND "GIRLS. WEDNESDAY, 19TH DECEMBER, 1923. 2.30 T..-5.30 P.M.
ON
ST. ANDREW'S VICARAGE LAWN,
... KOWLOON, KNITTED WEAR of all kinds, TENNIS NETS. MATS, BRUSHES, etc. ́ORDERS TAKEN.
Sale will be opened by: LADY SEVERN.
The Blind Giris will Sing and Head at Interrain during the Afternoon.
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"DRAMATIC CLUB
Will produce the Musical Play "THE RAJAH OF RAJAHPORE”
D.CEMBER 14TH & 15TH.
In aid of THE MINISTERING CHILDREN'S LEAGUE
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No
be regarded as an Invitation to the Public to subscribe DEQUIRED from 1st January, 1921. fo Debentures and applications there-R Lowest Level, Hongkong, Fermi- for will be received by the Company's Bankers shed BEDROOM with Bath Room.
Board or Attendance required. only as and when the said. Prospectus has
Bor No. 1683. bera duly filed with the Registrar of Companies
1682) and on the footing of such Prospectus and on
c/o Hongling Daily Preu.
For and on behalf of s
THE HONGKONG & SHANGHAI
HOTELS, LTELE.
WALTER J. HAWKER,
Secretary,
(1678 Hongkong, th December, 1923.
P. & 0. S. N. CO. the Form to be sued therewith,
STRAITS,
STEAMERFOR
COLOMBO, AUS- TRALIA, BOMBAY, EGYPT, MEDITERRANEAN PORTS
& LONDON,
Through Bill of Lading issued for Batavia Parish Gail Continental, Americas and South African Porta
“SOUDAN," Captain Steamalip THE Stamp, SOUDA, Carrying B Majesty'a Mails, will be despatched from this Port on or about THURSDAY, 132 DEC
1923, Nods, taking Passengers and Cargo
for the above Porta:
OFFICIAL NOTICE PROFOSAL TO CHANGE A SHIPS NAME
of
DataLAR,
6. W. BARTON, LAPRAIK & CO., General Managers,
Comp THE DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP HEREBY GIVE NOTICE. that consequence of Change of Ownership,
TO "LET
ARGE GODOWNE with Good Vents tion, situated in KENNEDT Tows, on th Water Front, known as 11, 12 and 12, KENNEDY Town, West Point
Apply to
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have applied to the Board of Trido, under Sec- O Hooms on Fifth Floor,
Bilk and Valuables and Tea for France respect
I TRICES in UNION BUILDING—Tas May Apply
tion #7 of the Merchant Shipping Act, 1804, in of the Ship" REPOSE, gross ton- about 2,200 tons, register tonnage
Name to "HAT
*hout
and London (under arrangement, will be trans, heratifufe owned by U. &. Navy for the
1,005, Barsailles and London, ceeding direct to
Parcels will be received at this Office until NING and to have her NOON, the day before sailing. The contents New Name, at the Port of HONGKONG
owned by The DODCZAS STEAMSHIP. Co., Lro. and valus of sil packages are required. For farther particulars apply to
MACKINNON, MACKENZIE
hipped at Bombay into the 3 Stonmer Permission to Sangeetered in the
& CO.
Agents.
Hongkong, 7th Deber, 1927.
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| appearance, of this Adzaris PTO
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MARRIAGE.
There is a strike of workmenint the Chinese towel factory at Sheung Shui, the ten demanding better pay. As the on have shown a threatening attitutio nad have dangel the property slightly, the owners have applied to the Polier for protection, pe
two other questions which have helped to influence the Labour vote. It was be recalled that a few bye-elections were fought earlier in the year practically entirely on the Housing Question. At Mitcham last March Sir ARTHUR GR WITH-BOSCAWES (then Minister of Health) A meeting of the Church of England failed to secure re-election for an unusual-Men's Society will be held in St. John's.
A Labour Cathedral Hall to-morrow (Tuesday), the y safe Conservative sent,
1th instat u pni, when the Hon. Mr. candidate was returned by a majority | H, E. Pollock, K.C., will speak on "The League of Nations. All interesteil aro eordially invited to attend.-ADIT
of 33 votes, though in the election that has just taken place, the Conservatives
The members of the Chinese * solver" have regained it. Just about the same time at East Wellesden a Liberal who teata which has been touring Australia returned to the Colony on Saturday after- had previously suffered defent by noun. Owing to pressure on our spaco
Conservative who secured a majority of to-day we are obliged to hold over untit to-morrow are interesting interview with 1:300, gained the seat at the by-election the Manager of the team on the subject In both these of this reported '** exploitation of the
by a majority of 5,178.
constituencies, the predominant issue team by an Australian company.
wns
the brief domestic" question of the day-lack of houses and the future
EASTERN CABLE
NEWS.
·FTEROUCH - RÄUTER'S AGENCY.] REPORTED LANDING OF BLUE JACKETS. AT. CANTON...
·CONTRADICTORY STATEMENTS,
of rent control, Tursing up the file of FAR The Times we see the great mentor of the Government said: “If_the_Government is to justify itself in the eyes of the country which is tired of expensive State experiments and restrictions, and can look for nothing from Labour but experi ments more costly and restrictions more irksome, it must throw off all suspicion of opportunism and drift, enunciate its policy, adhere to it, and face the con- aequences.",
PEKING, December 8th.. While other Legations assert that they: have not reveived any report regarding the landing of bluejackets at Canton, an Italian wireless message handed to. Ren- ters Fepresentative read as follows:
Chinton, December 7th
Under new leadership it has done so
The Italian cruiser Colabria, which and the roault has been signn? defcat,
Teft.Shanghai on December 2nd, arrived Liberals and Labourites combined have
nt Canton yesterday and participated: a pajority of 68 over the Conservatives
in the Anding of bluejackets, repre- in the new lönse of Commons. They sentije five nationalities, with the oh- ject of preventing the seizure of the are likely to combine, however, only
Maritime Customs by Sun Yat Sen.' foreign policy, on the question of
Replying to the Diplomatie Body's re- Protection is as dend 15 " door eent intimation. which reached Sun Yat nail, and the Conservatives are not Sen through the Consular representatives. likely to challenge a vote in the House at Canton, in which Sun Yat Sen was informed that Furce would be used if he on the subject. It is quite likely, persistef in interfering with the Customs, we think, that Mr. BALDWIN will resign Dr. C. C. Wu has handed to the Consular representatives a Note stating that as the the leadership of the party, for the only Customs is a Chinese institution it anust practical course, in view of the results be under control of the Canton Govern of the election, it seenis to us, is for ment, which wished to give orders to the His Majesty's Government to revert to Customs Commissioner at Canton to dis
continue 'remitttaneese to Peking and to. the tranquil policy laid down by the late hand over the Customs revenue to the Mr. BONAR LAW when he accepted office Canton Government in order to meet the'. as Prinic Minister, and M. BALDWIN, latter's expenses," This did not mean having deeply committed himself to quite interference with the Customs, which is another policy, cannot consistently lead in the new House. In the circumstances Lord DEBRt, whose name has been men tioned as the possible future Premier, would seem to be the best nomination that could be made in the circumstances. With Protection eliminated, there would seen to be it two questions in sight which a Conservative Government 立花 might count upon defeat. Foreign policy is one of them, and the other possibly is the Housing Question. On both these questions there is much common ground hetween Liberal and Labour. Should Labour, intoxiented by its success at the
an internal nutter.
The Note concluded by saying that the Caaton Government's action cannot he considered premature. The Cantan Gov- ernment is prepared to wait a fortnight for the Diplomatic Body's reply. JAPANESE BUDGET FOR COMING FISCAL YEAR:
TOKYO, December 8tle." At meeting held at the Premier's residence this morning. Mr. Inouye "sub-*. mitted an outline of the budget for the coming fiscal year, including restorating expenditure yen 307,000,000 sprend over a period of six years. He said that the firs insurance subsidy, mounting to yo 180,000,000 would he submitted at any extra session as a supplemental bill. The tion fands by public loană Governmint proposed to seetra, restora
A tranquil policy-n policy of stagnation and the postpornest of new undertakes
AUSTIN NIXON.-At St. Andrew's Cathe
dral, Singapore, on the 8th instant, polls, venture to challenge the House on NORL JOHN AUSTIN of the Chartered the Capital Levy question, then we may The Minister said that the regula Bank of India, Australia and China, expect to see the Liberals ranging them- Budget has be formulated upon Shameen, Canton, to MARJORIE CLUxelves with the Conservatives against it. policy of the most rigorous retrenchments LOW NIXON, of Southport, Lanca
[1084 shire.
DEATH. KIBULE-At Government Civil Hospital, on 4th inst., LESLIE STEVENS KIBBLE of Messra Harrisons & Crosfield, Ltd., Kobe Japan and Australian papiers please cony
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Hongkong Office: 14. Chater Bond. London Office: 131. Flest Street, E.O.
The Badly Press.
"HONGKONG, DECEMBER 16TH, 1923.
THE ELECTION RESULTS THE result of the General Election at
ings.
is impossible for any Government to Imperative additional expenditureg. maintain for long, however, and the.com- would be submitted as supplemental,
estimates. position of the new House promises a very unsettled political situation for n siderable period of time. And this must inevitably react to the detriment of the trade and commerce country's
Yo loans, except for restorations, will conbe "Routed during the coming fiscal year
The total for the 1021 Budget, in round figures, is revenue, yen 1,000,000, inclusive of yen 84,000,000 extraordinary. account. Expenditure, ordinary, yen 1,028,000,000, extraordinary yen271000,000. Ordinary expenditures include Ministry The next Criminal Sessions in the of War, yen 180,000.000; Ministry of Navy, you 126,000,000: Foreign Ministry Colony are fixed for January 7th,
yen 17,000,000: Ministry of Education you 72,000,000: Extraordinary expendi ture: Ministry of War, yen 13,500,000; finistry of the Navy, yen 112,000,000- Foreign Ministry, yen, 2,500,000: Ministry of Education, yen 8,300,000.
Lady Chater was among the passengers returned to the Colony on Saturday by the French Mail &s. Paul Lerat.
Twenty cases of small-pox were notified to the Medical Officer of Health on Fri
The new budget shows a decrease of yen 77,000,000 compared with the current
...t year.
"1
Home makes it clear that whoever may day. Ten of them were in KowlonRDER OF SOCIALISTS, IN JAPAN.
form the next Government, it is unlikely Mr.nud Mrs. E. Airey, and Miss J.
ASSASSINS.
to remain in office many months. Another Airey, and Mr and Mrs D. A Brawn THREE YEARS' FOR SELF-CONFESSED perfectly clear conclusion is that the arrived by the Arafure from Australia ou Protection issue is dead. The defent Saturday.
The death at a nursing home in Putney sounced in home papers of Captain Henry Simpson, late Indo-China Steam ship Co. His age is given ar 46.
of the polity at the polls is convincing. The Conservatives (excluding the Ulster Unionista) have lost 75 seats, and looking at the analysis of the voting we End that the votes for the Liberal and Labour candidates represent majority of more A very successful full dress rehearsal of than four millions over the votes given the Kowloon Amateur Dramatic Club's for the Conservative candidates. Well play "The Rajah of Rajahpore" was may the Conservativca be shocked by giren Inst night at Kowloon Dock. this resulte. Balowis has most wor
Half of the sorgmercial district of Dumanjog, Cel, was reduced to ashes un November 21st by a fire which caused a total loss of 100,700. Chinese commer cial houses were the chief sufferers.
NAGASAKI, December 8th. The Court Martial has sentererd Cape tain Amakaau and ten more to throt years imprisonment,
A eable message dated Tokyo, October 26th. said that as a result of Caplam Amakasu's refutation of his previsus de aration that he was sponsible for th death of Ougi's newphew, which songs tionally claxed the opening session of his first trial, four other gendarmes her word of having connection with the marder word arrested and submitted for preliminary,
and finding which have acording to the focarel that they were implicated.
th.) The trial was re-opened on November
LATER.
'AMAKASU "ACQUITTED. Captain Amukas and three Cendrmes
Excellency, the Governor, attended | were acquitted,
Fally miscalculated public opinion on the subject of a policy of protective tariffs He calculated confidently on large sup port from the working classes, because Protection was offered as the one panacea for unemployment. Labour has evitlently heen persuaded that this is a fallacy, and by Captain R. Neville, A.D.C., and ac the enormous gain in its representation companied by Hon, Sir Claud Severn In the House, may well justify the ex-lunched with H.E. Vice-Admiral Frochot pectation that Labour may soon become in the cruiser Julr, Ferry on Saturday. bot the Opposition in Parliment but His Majesty's Covernment! TO BE LET OR SOLD.
Though we have been told in the cables WEST, NO. 1, PLANTATION EDELLE Let Furnished for Eight only shout Labour's opposition to Pro December goth, has been postponed. to Months from April 15th 1824, or To Be Buid tection and its alvency of a levy on the following day, Friday, 21st Tickets,
Apply
capital for the purpose of reducing the to be booked in advance, 75 cents each. LBRIDGER,
national debt, there are probably one or An¥2,-
·LAVE GEAWPORN, LED,
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UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY
2 OF CANTON, LED,
The Children's Fancy Dress Danco which was arranged to take place at the Helenu Muy Institute on Thursday,
When the sentence was pronounced ond of the audience threw a log at the Julpy and another called out an epithet. Butle
arrestal.
An appeal may be entered within three.
ESTATE OF LATZ MRD M HENDERSON.
LONDON, December 8th Mr DM Henderson Tate of the Chine Mritime Customs Joft cat valued at £220,118,