NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
THE ROYAL HONGKONG GOLF
CLUB.
XMAS COMPETITIONS AT FANLING.
TTENTION 6 Mambers in Drawn to the SPECIAL MEDAL ROUND FOR MEN on the OLD COURSE, on BUNDAY, AD DECEMBER, 1933 in aid of the Funds of the ORDES OF ST. JOE and BRITISH RED CRos Socirria Entrance Fee-$1.00. Prize for the Winner presented by the above Societies. It is hoped as mugy Members as possible will enter this Competition.
PERCY SMITH, SETH S'FLEMING,
Becretaries and Treasurers.
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COLONIAL SECRETARY'S DEPART
MENT.
T18 HEREBY NOTIFIED that SEALED TENDERS in Triplicate, which should be clearly marked "Tender for Quarries," will be received at this Office until Noox on MONDAY, the 24TH DAT OF DECEMBER 1993, for the letting of the undermentioned Granite Quarries at Hongkong and the Naw Territories, for one year or, as an alternative.
1024.
INTIMATIONS
NOTIOR
THE HONGKONG DAILY PHESS, MONDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1929.
INTIMATIONS
NOTICE,
INFIMATION
M painted lacager of the NESTA J. VASUNIA, he has been carrying To Connoisseurs
A. STEPHENS been sp ANGLO-SWIM CONDENSED MILE COMPANY'S bosiness in Shanghai and North China and takes up
his New Duties from JANUARY 1ST Next
Mr. H. C. SHRUBSOLEoceeds Mr. BEEFKENS at Manager for Hongkong and South China.
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on as Merchant and Commis sion Agent at Hongkong and Canton, begs to. announce that he will heaceforth 'carry on the same basiness under the Style of J. P. VAGUNIA & COMPANY at 38, Wyndham Street and at Shamaees, Canton.
(1706 Bengkong, 18th December, 1923.
THE EASTERS EXTENSION, MONIstment on First Class Mortgage,
AUSTRALASIA AND CHINA TELEGRAPH CO., LTD. HONGKONG STATION.
FRO
TAROM 14TH DECEMBER, 1923, and, until further Notice, Mr. M. E. FAIREY will be In Charge of the above Campany's Station st.Hongkong, s
RM. MACALPINE, (Superintendent).
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SOCIETY OF ST. GEORGE.
ANNUAL BALL 1994.
EMBERS A
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Raminded that their
H. E. HOLLANDS,
Ball Secretary,
for a period of 3 years from the 1st Jangry. Moto of Invitations should be forward. Each Tender must be accompanied 1.y.ed to the Undersigned by the 19TH DEC receipt to the effect that the Tendererna EMBER, 1053 deposited in the Colonial Treasury a sam sa stated in the Sebedels herunder opsite to each Quarry, as a pledge of the luna fides of his offer, which sum shall be forfeited to the Crown, if the Traderer refuses to carry ant his Tender and comply with the conditions here inafter contained, should the Tend accepted.
te
The Government does not bind itself to wept the highest or any Tender..
Forms of Tender can beatsived from the Director of Publia Works,
PARTICULARS OF THE QUARRIES.
Approxi- Upset Deposit mate Annual with
Quarry Lot No.
Arain Crown Teaser.
Acros Ak Kung Ngam No. 1. 2.15 $ Ab Kung Ngam No. 3. .
No... 1,84
Too Tee Wen No.
Too Tee Wan
Sai Tao Wan No. 117.00
Sei Too Wan No.
No. 1
Lyonun No. 2 Lyeman No. 3
Lycras No.
Lyman No. 6....
Lyaman No. 6... Lyenan
No. 7"
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THE CHINA LIGHT & POWER Co., (1918), LTD.
HE FIFTH ORDINARY GENERAL
MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS.
TONIES up to $175,000, are available for
Security aubject to a
Mesa
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| Truston, Valuation. Apply to DEACON. HARSTON
SHENTON,
1, Dea Your Road Central
THE CHINESE ENGINEERING -AND MINING COMPANY, LIMITED. PAYMENT OF FINAL DIVIDEND ON SHAREH FOR THE YEAR ENDING 30TH JUNE, 1933,
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THE
NEE Board having decisrela FINAL DIVIDEND of 61% (Bight and half per east), free of Income Tax for the Year ending 30 JUNE 1923, Holders of Bearer Shares and Hellms of Dividend Warrants received from Loddon on account of Registered Shares, will be paid their, Dividends on presenting No. 23 Coupon of the Bearer Shares, and Dividend Warrants on Registered Shares, to either of the following Banks st Shanghai or Tientsin:
THE HONGKONG & SHANGEAL BANKING-
CORPORATION.
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA
& CHINA.
THE BUSSO AMAtic Bank.
THE BANQUE BELGE POUR L'ETLANŠKE.
The Payments will be made in either be held at the Offices of the Company,.. Br. GEORGE's BetaING, Chater Road, Dollars or Taela, as the Holder may wish, at Victoria, Hongkong, on THURSDAY, the buying rate of Exchange of the Day.
ii the, 20TH DECEMBER, 1923, at o'clock in the FORENOON, for the purpose of receiving a Statement of Accounts and the Report of the General Managers for the year ended 30th September, 1921, and électing a Consulting Committee and
Rent 630.00 $60.00 Auditors 290.00 50.00 200.00 30.00 $00.00 50.00
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Com- 1.56
pany will be closed from Friday, the 3,400.00 140.00 7th December, 1923, until Thursday, the
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO., 14.30 5,900.00 300.00 20th December, 1993, both days inclusive
1.45
290.03 60.00
General Managers. 360.00 50.00
Hongkong, 30th November, 1993.
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...14.70.
440.00
60,00 700.00 70.00 2,940.00 307.00 10.39 2,093.00 200.00 Cha Kwo Liang No. 1... 6.92 1,250.00 150.00 Chu Kwa Liang No. 9 9.17 1,830.00 180.00 Cha Kwo Liang No.3.11.48 9,290.00 Cha Kwo Liang No. 4.10.30 Ngan Tan Kot No. 1... 8.20 Ngau Tau Kok No, S. 19.94 Tan Kok No. 3...ILIS Ngau Tau Kok No. 4... 6.67 Ngan Tau Kok No. 5... 187 gau Tau Kok No. 83.58
230.00 2,060.00 200.00
716.00
NOTICE..
UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF CANTON, LIMITED.
MERTIFICATE No. A65 for Nine-Shares, 1,380.00 1.10.034 per share paid up. nambered 98943/ 3,590.00 290.0 16081 in this Society standing in the
Dame of 2.230.00 22001 KWONG SING LUNG of Yokohama has 1,130,00 110.00 been declared JOST, and at the expiration 370.00 50.00 of One Month from the Date hereof the shore.
70.00 document be not forthcoming the raxt Certi [1721
cate will be deemed cancelled and of no effect, and a NEW Certificate for the Nice Shares. will be ined in its steait by the Society.
C. MONTAGUE EDE
General Manager. [1666 Hongkong, 11th December, 1923.-
R.
COLONIAL SECRETARY'S DEFAET- MENT.
TIS HEREBY NOTIFIED that SEALED TENDEES in Triplicate, which should
THE KOWLOON LAND & BUILDING COMPANY, LIMITED.
by clearly marked "Teader for Quarries," will be received at this Office until Noox on MONDAY, the 24TH DAY OF DECEMBER 1923, for the letting of the andermentiontNOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Au
P. C. YOUNG,
General Manager, KAILAN MINING ADMINISTRATION.
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a letter Jr. Quezon, President of the Philips of the earthquake. According to Dr. WANG sent to Mr. KARAKHAN, he pines deunte, declared last week at a expects to be away from Peking two mass meeting of Y.M.C.A sturients that weeks, but if Dr. Wase is going to Tokyo | Governor-General. Wood was totally unit with a double mission, as is believed in to govern the Philippines under the Jones official circles in Tokyo, his absence from faw, his mind being satarated with im
perialistic ideas Peking will probably be
nearer two
months than two weeks. In Tokyo it is
manner.
There
believed that the secret abject of Dr.. Mr. FC Jeukin, Barrister-at-Law, up- WAXO's visit is to informally sound the peared to defend in a mac before Mr. Japanese Government on Russian ques- J. B. Wood on Saturday in which Lux tions with a view to reaching an "under Choy, a merchant of Queen's Street, and - standing between Japan and China: Lau Wing, a coolie, were charged with An inspire paragraph in the Japanese joint passession of 200 taels of ilhoit
·Press, however, makes it clent that the opium. Bail was fixed at $20,000 for the Japanese Government would resent being hest accused and $5,000 for the second, "approached by China on the subject and the case was remanded. unless it is done in a frank and formanl
It is indiented, moreover, that The Theatre Royal was filled on Satur Japan is prepared to sinnt formal negotia day night for the final performance of tions with Russin, as soon as the opRossum's Universal Robots" by the "portunity matures," for the policy, to be Hongkong Amateur Dramatic Club. The pursued has been definitely settled. play was punctuated with much applause, Japan," we are toll, is unwilling to the performers, one and all, filling their involve herself in the muddle of the parts in a very convincing and pleasing Russo-Chinese negotiations," and while manner.
was prolonged hand the Japanese Government sould consider clapping at the end of the play, and the any proposals which the Chinese Govern-closing scene was curtained pany times. ment formally submit. Japan's own policy towards Russia will undergo no modi- Among the passengers who are booked fications. The nature of that policy is to Hongkong by the P. & Q. &*., Nalderia not made clear to the public, but it may which leaves London on January 4th and be safely concluded that if full recog Marseilles on January 11th are Dr. and nition of the Union of Soviet Republica Mrs. Q. W. R. Black, Mr. H. Birkett," is insisted upon by the Russian Envoy Mr. and Mrs. F. C. Hall, Mr. and Mrs. as preliminary to the intended negotia H. A. Lambert, and Mr. J. S. McCano. tions upon “outstanding questions," then by the P. & G. Khyber, which leaves M. KARAKHAN will probably be kept London on January 18th Mrs. C. Ross awaiting his opportunity in Japan, as neil Mr. and Mrs D. W. Tratman ore
Looked. he is being kept waiting in Peking, Mr KARARAS interprets the delay in pro-" viding him with an opportunity to pre sent his credentials to the President of the Republic of China, as suggesting to him that the time has not yet arrived for the re-establishment of normal diplomatic relations between. China and the Union of the Soviet Republics. His
It was
surmise is doubtless accurate. reported a few weeks ago that, owing to health in Peking, he had decided to retura to Moscow, hut the report was denied by the Envoy, who has been indus atmosphere, in both official and unofficial circles in Peking and has evidently made up his mind to wait a little longer
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WANTED PHOTOGRAPHS OF CORRENT EVENTS.
Straits Settlements, Ditch Colonies,
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Write to MANAGING EDITOR, *THI INDIAN DAILY MAIL 21-20, Da'al Street, Fort, Bombay.
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TO LET
EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL Granite Quarries at Hongkong and Kowloon, MEETING of THE KOWLOON LAND & for ous year or, as an alternative, for a period Bld at the REGISTERED OFFICE of the BUILDING COMPANY, LIMITED, will be of 3 years from the 1st January, 1994.
Pack Tender must be accompanied by a Company No. 5. QUEENS ROAD CENTRAL
Tenderer has,
Hongkong. 2: Noox, on the 18TFFICES in UNION BUILDING-Two that
Rooms on Fifth Floor, receipt to the effect
Apply deposited in the Colonial Treasury sam s DAY OF DECEMBER, 1923, when the Sub- stated in the Schedale hereander opposite to joined Resolution will be proposed as an
UNION INSURANCE SQUIRTY OF CANTON, LTD each quaty, as a pledge of the bona fides of Extraordinary Resolution that is to say:-
Company he Wound Up volun his offer. which sum thall be forfeited to the Ceo in, if the Tenderer rafuses to carry out his
OTICE IS ALSO HEREBY Tender and comply with the conditions hore- inafter contained, should the Tender beIVEN that a further EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETINU of the Company accepted
will be held at the Same Time and Place on the ATH DAY OF JANUARY, 1924, for the purpose of receiving & Report of the Froceed.
The Government does not hind itself to accept the higest or any Tender.
Terms of Render can be obtained from the Director of Public Worke
PARTICULARS OF THE QUARRIES,"
Approxi- Upset Deposit mate Ananal with
Quarry Lot No.
Area in Crown Tender.
¿crea. Bent. Shauki wan Lot.-No. 1...37.00 $5,530.00 $550.00 Shaukivan Lot. No. 2...40.88 6,050.00 600.00 Kowloon No. 1 ILIO $440,00 460.00 Kowloon No. 2.
7.04 9820.00 280.00 Kowloon No. 3400 1,600.00 160.00
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RICKMERS LINIE.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
FROM HAMBURG AND ANTWERP.
HE Bteamship
Godowns of
"PAUL REGENDANZ” haring arrived from the above ports, Con signees of Cargo are hereby informed that their Goods are be the Hongkong and Kowloon landed at their risk into the
What a Consignees risk and expenses.
and Godown Co, Ltd, Kowloon, and stored Aoods will be carried on unless
Optional
Кірод. instructions are to the contrary before
GaAll broken,
Nox, Tod: chofed, and damaged goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on 22nd inst. by Messrs. Anderson & Ast
& Ashe
All claims must be prescuted within fifeen days of the steamer's arrival here, after which date they cannot be recognised.
ter the 23rd inst,
No claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all Goods
undelivered after remaining will be subject to rent.
Consignees of cargo hereby notified that they must produce an Import permit signed
by the
Hongleerdent.
countersigned,
870
Import & Exports,
Bill of Lading can
No Fire Insurance has been effected, Bill of Lading will be countersigned by
YAAMLOCLE VENNOOTSCHAY,
CARL BODIKER & CO.
HANDELMAATSCHAPPIJ (LTD.).
Hongkong
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Agents, Rickmera Linie Licetuber, 1923,
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That the
AND
at the above mentioned Meeting and of inga at confirming it thought it as a Special Relation the above mentioned Resolation.
A farther Rosolution will be proposed at the Second Meeting for the appointment of a ar Liquidators for the purposes of Liquidator such Winding Up and fixing his or their remuneration.
LS GREENHILL,
Acting Secretary to THE HONGKONG LAND INVESTÄEN E AND AGENCY Co. LTD. General Agents for: THE KOWLOON LAND AND BELLDINO
COMPANY, LIMITED. Hongkong, 20th November, 1923. [1854
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THE HELENA MAY INSTITUTE,
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THOMAS-In New York City, one
ber 10th, to Mr. and Mrs. JAMES A. THOMAS, of Shanghai, a so
MARRIAGES.
Further consular changes in the Ameri- can service affecting Oriental stations have been officially announced. Nr. Dillard B. Lasseter, formerly Consul at Hankow, but who left recently on Home leave, has resigned. Mr. Edwin B. Stan- to ex-student interpreter at Peking, has been appointed Vice-Consul at fukden and M. Sam J. Wardail, formerly clerk at Yokohama, has been trousferred to Harbin as Vice-Consul.
New regulations under the Public Health and Buildings Ordinance pow- seribe that, except in accordance with a"
for the official recognition, which would special permit, no quimal shall be landed at any other place than an authorised he, as he puts it, "the natural expres sion of the sineers, fraternal and friendly landing place. The present authorised feelings of the Chinese people towards landing places are the Kennedy Town the nations of the Soviet Republics" cattle wharf and the Ma Tau Kok Govern- Evidently the Government at Peking is ment wharf. A regulation of interest to satisfied that it would be a bad day for members of the Jockey Club is the follow- China if she avere to enter into any treatying All equines shall be 'mallcined' with Russia which differed greatly from under the supervision of the Coloniał the nature of such conventions as the Veterinary Surgeon within 10 days of Western Powers are prepared to sign with the Soviet Government of Russia, and Mr. KARAKHAN appears unlikely to
than his predecessors from Moscow.
BOTLAND-ELLIS-At Kobe, on Deconher he any more successful in his mission
10th, Capt. C. BUTLAND, Shanghai, to RUTH LOUISE, seeund daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Es of West Hollywood, California.
McCormack-OGILVIE-At Union Churchi, on December 14th, Joas, McCORMACK to HELEN AUFIDEEN, only daughter of Capt. and Mrs. OGпvie: Liver Pool
At Home, 1, Saiwan Terrace, 27th and 8th December.
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The new pier in course of construction, opposite Queen's Statue is to be named Queen's Pier. -
The King's Exequatur empowering Mr. Sverre Berg to act as Norwegian Consul WRIGHTSON-At: Hongkong whilst rein Hongkong, has received His Majesty's
turning to Shanghai frons England), signature. · on December 11th, KATE Eve, widow of the late CLARENCE W.: WRIGHTSON,
Hongkong Office: 14, Chater Road.. London Office: 131, Fleet Street, E.
The Daily Press.
HONGKONG, DECEMBER 17TD, 1833.
RUSSIA'S "PATIENT ENVOY
AT PEKING:
Ma KABAKHAN, the Russia Envoy Plenipotentiary "to China, has been de layed three months in China awaiting the moment for the presentation of his credentials to the President. One con- venient excuse for a considerale portion Lot, this delay is, of course, that China was for many weeks without a President in Peking, and the reason why the - SOLE. AGENTS FOR UKIAH
Ministry of Foreign Affairs has not found
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it convenient since the election of a SAMUEL WARRk & Co., InD. (Sheffield)
High-Class Stes) Madbfacturers (Tan President to arrange for Soviet Plenipo
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HONGKONG WEEKLY
PRESS. CONTAINING ALL THE WEÉKS LOC AJ NEWS.
The Paper tosend Hous
arrival in the Colony unless a mallein vertifientesis produced to the Colonial Veterinary Surgeon and he is satisfied therewith provided that, in the use of equines which are declared on arrival to be intended for re-export within one month, the Colonial Veterinary Surgeon way in his discretion and subject to such conditions as he may think desirable dis pense with malleining for that perind,'
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The foreign captives, who were "for seven weeks the enforced guests of Sun Mei-yau, handit chief in the moyotaina behind Lincheng, assembled last week at Sergeant A. M. Thornhill has been pro- Mr. Carl Crow's residence in Shanghai motel Company Sergeant Major, to be for the purpose of showing their appre temporarily in command of the Reserve eintion to Mr. Roy Anderson. for his ker Company of the Volunteers."
vices on that occasion. Mr. J. B. Powell, whain it will be remembered, acted as Lieut-Comdr. Conway Hake INR,
Bessenger on parple and made several: has been appointed to act as Harbour trips to the outer work, in a short and Master, Marine Magistrate and Emigrgraphic speech, made the presentation of tion Officer until further notice.
Mr. Evelyn Cowen, who in one of the inany who lost their sight in the war, has arrived in Hongkong, as a travelling commissioner for St. Dunstan's Home for Blind Soldiers and Sailors.
the silver plaque to Mr. Anderson. In necepting the remembrance, upon which the names of the captives had hoca en- graved, the recipient declared his willing- neas to have acted in the past, but did not care to have the same worries agalit. The ceremony had been delayed to this time-six months later because Mr. On Saturday evening there was Anderson was in the interior. Mr. Crow, second successful performance of The for his relief work," and Mr. Wen Shih- Rajah of Rajahpore" by the Kowloon Amateur Dramatic Club, at the Kowloon Docks, before a large audience.
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The Silk shipped par as President. Madiun, which wiled from this part on November 18th, 10 nm, arrived in New tentiary to present his credentials is that York on December 12th, 10 a.n., having Mr. KARAKHAN is denunding recognition teen gi calendar days in transit.. of the Union of Russian Republics preliminary to the opening of the negotia An armed robbery occurred at Cheung tions for which he has come to Peking Snu Street East, or Friday evening, in The fatest news from the North suggests which four men participated, two with that Mr. KARAKHAN mny liave some con- revolvers. The gang got away with over siderable time yet to wait, if not for the 200 worth of money and property. opportunity of presenting his crepentirls,
Sir Robert Ho Tung was expected to at all events for the opening of negotia tions; for Dr. C T. WANG, with whom return to Shanghai on Saturday last. the Russian Envoy has had preliminary Here he will establish a preparatory office discussions, is going to Japan for the for the round table conference which, he purpose of investigating the reports of expects, will be held some time next the massacres of Chinese on the occasion year..
tsen, Commissioner of Foreign Affairs ak ceived similar recognition previously. Nanking, also an active negotiator,
BUILDING OPERATIONS AND MALARIA AND DENGUE. NEED FOR SANITARY SUPER VISION
At tomorrow's meeting of the San tory Board Dr. W, V. M. Koch is to ask the following questions
(1) Will the Head of the Sanitary Dra
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department kindly inform this Board whether any supervision is exercised by officers of the Department over building operations in progress in the Colony
(2) If no supervision has been hitherto exercised, cannot sonic arrangonient he made to exercise some supervision inview of the extensive prevalence: of Malaria and Dengue 1: