NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
CHRISTMAS SHOPPING.
W. POWELL. LTD,
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS,
INTIMATION'S
INTIMATIONS-
TUESDAY, DECEMBER · 18TH, ··· 1923.
INTIMATION
THE CHINA LIGHT & POWER Co., (1918), LTD.
NOTICE.
Menace that their STORE Will SHE FIFTH ORDINARY GENERAL J. on a rant and Come To Connoisseurs
Open sxtil @ F., during This Wonk, for the Serraniands of Carlower
IMAS SHOPPING.
fizal
JUR STORE will remain Open until
P.M. on the 1872, 197m, 2011, 21st and SATH JUHT, and 8.2.3M. on SATURDAY, the
SAND KIST.
"MACKINTOSH & CO. LTD.
Sandra Building,
17201
50
Des Voeux Road Central.
VICTORIA REČERATION CLUB THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING TENDARS WIL se bold at the Cten en FRIDAY, the ilar or DECEMBER, st 1.50 1.32.
R. C. WITCHELL
Ron. Secretary.
"THE ROYAL HONGKONG GOLF. CLUB.
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LADIES' SECTION. #TIKE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Twin be bold as the HELENA MAX IN- STITUTE on THURSDAY, 3RD JANUARY, 1996, at 11 E
To Meet Officers and Members of the Cam. mitten for the yenë 1934. ·
To Tract the General Business of the
Ladies' Section."
17377
Mas. E B, REDMOND, Hon. Secretary, Ladies' Section,
HONGKONG & SHANGHAT BANKING
CORPORATION.
business as Merchant Commis MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS will sien Agent at Hongkong and Canton, begs to be held at the Offices of the Company, snaeunce that he will henceforth carry on the S GRORGE'S BUILDING, Chater Road, mame business under the Style of J. P.. Victoria, Hongkong, OR THURSDAY, VASUNIA & COMPANY M 88, Wyndham the 20 DECEMBER, 1923, aš 11 Street and at Shameen, Canton. O'CLOCE in the roaswoon, for the purpose of receiving a Statement of Accounts and the Report of the General Managers for the year ended 30th September, 1993, and
Hougtong, 11th December, 1923. (1708-
NOTICE.
electing a Consulting Commitee and MT. A STEPHENS haben
Auditors.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Com pany will be closed from Friday, the 7th December, 1999, until Thursday, the 20th December, 1923, both days includire. SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.,
General Managers, Hongkong, 30th November, 1953.
NOTICE
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UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF CANTON, LIMITED.
YERTIFICATE No. A/65 for Nius Shares
OST per share mid 10 fambered, 95948
98981 in this Bocisty standing in the name of KWONG SING LUNG of Yokohama bas the expiration been declared LOST. and of the tenth from the Date hereof the above document be not forthcoming the still Certifi cate will be deemed cancelled and of no effect and NEW Certificate for the Nine Shares will be issued in its stead by the Society.
C. MONTAGUE EDE
General Manager. Bengkong, 11th December, 1923. [1686
G,
MENT.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the COLONIAL SECRETARY'S 'DEPART-
CertiBeate 5/s 7486 dated Hongkong 3th April, 1995, for Five Shares of this Bank wambered 02976/82380 inclusive registered in the Name, Mrs, GLAFIRA MARIA DA SILVA ABELLA has been destroyed by Fire, and should this Certificate not be produced
to the Bank before the 17th January, 1924, New Certbeate for the Share will be issued, and the aforesaid Certificate No. 5/as 7496 will be thereafter treated by this Corpors tion as Nulli and Foid,
1728)
By Order of the Court of Directare,
A. G. STEPHRN,
Chief Manager.
PUBLIC AUCTION..
NAE Undersigned hare received instructions
to "sell by Public Auction
T
(For Account of the Concerned),
оп
WEDNESDAY,
the 19th December, 1923, at 3 P.M., at the Boxazone & CHINA Gas Co., Weg: Point
FURNITURE (POWELL MAKE). Comprising:-
HOUSEHOLD
Stained Teak Dining Table, Large Oral Dining Table and Chairs, Stained Teak Dinner Waggos, Large Sideboard (Berel Mirror), Stained Teak Bookcase, Stained Teak Side- board, de.
ALMO
A LARGE QUANTITY OF BLACK- WOOD FURNITURE, &c., Comprising:-
Large Carred Caria Cabinet, Teapoys, Masia Cabinet, Stained Teak Armchairs, Chesterfield Sofa and Arm-chairs, Tile-top Wachatands, Double Wardrobes, Teak Twin Bedsteads, Dressing Tables, Brass Double Bedsteads Japanese Lesquered Screens, Carpets, de,
AND
Montris Fiano (in perfect orders), 1 Powell's Bedroom Suits and 1 Singer's Sewing Machine and General, Sandrica
Terma-Cash on delivery.
HUGHES & HOUGH,
Auctioneers
[1799 Hongkong, 17th December, 1923.
́"GLEN" LINE, LIMITED.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. FEOX UNITED KINGDOM AND
STRAITS.
THE
THE Steam Ship
"CARNARVONSHIRE"
haring arrived from the above ports, Consignees of cargo by her are hereby informed that all goods are being landed at their risk into the hazardous and/or extra bazarlons Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and
Godown
not
TTIS HERESY NOTIFIED that SEALED TENDERS is Triplicate, which should be clearly marked "Tender for Quarries," will be received at this. Office until Noox on MONDAY, the 24TH DAY OF DECEMBER 1943, for the letting of the andermentioned Granite Quarries at Hoagkong sat the New Territories, for one year or, as an alternative, for a period of 3 years from the 1st January, 1994
Each Tender must be accompanied by a receipt to the effect that the Tenderer has deposited in the Colonial Treasury sum ad stated in the Schedule hereunder opposite to each Quarry, as a pledge of the bona fides of his offer, which am shall be forfeited to the Crowns
if the Tenderer refuses to carry out his Tender and comply with the conditions here. inafter contained, should the Tender b accepted.
The Government does not bind itself to accept the highest or any Tender
Forms of Tender can be obtained from the Director of Public Works.
PARTICULARS OF THE QUARRIES.
Approxi- Upset Deposit mate Annas with Ares in Crown Tender. Acres. Reat.
Quarry Lot No.
280.00 £0.00
$0.00
900.00 300.00
50.00 $00.00 3,400.00 340.00 2,900.00 300.00
Al Kang Ngart No. 1. 215 $650.00 $ 60.00 Ab Kung Ngam No. 2. 03. Too Tee Wan No. 1. 1.84 Too Tea Wan No. 2... 1.5% Sai Teo Wan No. 1 17.00 Sai Teo Wan No. 2 14.50 Lyeman No. 1 Lyenun No. 2 Lyemun No. 3 Lyemua No. 4 Lyeman No. 5 No. 6 Lyomun Lyemun No. 7
1.46
1.60
pointed Manager of the Nerf & Axozo-SWIS CONDENSED MILE COMPANY'S boxiness in Shanghai, and North Chios and taken up his New Duties from JANUABY laz
N
...
K. HC SHRUBSOLE_#onenda' Mr. STIPES & Manager for Hongtong and South Chins.
(1713
MONIES up to $175,000, are available for Investment on First Class Mortgage, Security subject to a Trustee Valuation.
Apply to
50.00 420.02 3:0.00
3000
1700]
Messrs DEACON, HARSTON
& 99ENTON,
1, Das Voraz Koi Central
THE CHINESE ENGINEERING AND MINING COMPANY, LIMITED, FATMENT OF FINAL DIVIDEND ON SHARES FOR THE YEAR ENDING SOTA' Juka, 1973.
THE Board having declared FINAL T DIVIDEND of 8% (Bight and a per cent.), free of Income Tax, for the half Year ending 30 JUNE, 1913, Holders of Bearer Shares and Holders of Dividend Warrants received from London on account of Registered Shares, will be paid their Dividenda No. 23 Coupon of the Bearer presenting Shares, wad Dividend Warrants on Registered Shares, to either of the following Banks at Shanghai or Tientsin-
THE HONGKONG
CORPORATION
Shanghai Banking
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA
& CHINA.
THE Russo-AMLATIC BANK
Tuz Banqua BRLOK FOUR L'Etranger.
The Payments will be made in either Dollars or Tacis, the Holder may with, at the buying rate of Exchange of the Day.
F. C. TUUNG,
General Manager, KAILAN MINING ADMINISTRATION.
TO LET.
(1708
Booms on Fifth Floor,
ES in UNION BUILDING-TO
Apply UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY
OF CANTON, LTD..
TO BE LET OR SOLD.
REDHILL WEST, No. 1. PLANTATION Boan, To Be Let Furnished for Eight Mouths from April 13th 1924, or To Be Sold,
Apply
L. BRIDGER, "LANE, CRAWFORD, LTD.
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RICKMERS LINIE.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEFS.
FROM HAMBURG' and ANTWERP.
11.00 440.00 50.00 THE Steamship
301
3.52 700.00 70,00
"PAUL REGENDANZ"
14.74 2,940.00 200.00 having arrived from the above ports, Con- 10.39 2,081.00 200.00 signees of Cargo are hereby informed that their Cha Keo Liang No. 1... 6.49 1,380.00 140.00 Goods are being landed at their risk into the Cha Kwo Liang No. 9 917 1,820.00 180.00 Godowns of the Hongkong sad Kowloon Cha Kwo Liang No. 3...11.46 2,290.00 230.00 Wharf and Godown Co, Ltd., Kowloon, and aless Cha Kwo Liang No. 4.10.30 360.00 200.00 stared at Consignees' risk and expenses.
Options! Goods will be carrist on Ngar Tau 0.1... 6.30 1,380.00 140.00
Tau Kok No. 2...19.94 2,590.00 290.0 instructions are given to the contrary before Ngau Tau Kok Ne. 3...11.15 2,30.03 2001 Noon, To-d Ngau Tau Kok No. 4... 6.67 1,130,00 110.00 Ngai Tan Kok No. 5... 1.87 370.0. 5000 710.00 70.00 Nan Tau Kok No. 6... 3,48
[1721
G.
Kor No.
COLONIAL SECRETARY'S DEPART- "MENT.
T IS HEREBY NOTIFIED that SEALED TENDERS in Triplicate, which should by clearly marked "Tender for Quarries," will be received at this Office until Noox on MONDAY, the 24TH DAT or DECEMBER. 1923, for the letting of the undermention Granite Quarries at Hongkong and Karlos.
1924. for one year br, as an alternative, for a period
Ltd, whence, and/or from the 1913 years from the latccompanied by &
Each Tender artist ba
, delivery may be obtained.
cloared by the 22nd December, receipt to the affect that the Tenderer has deposited in the Colonial Tressary a sum as 1999, at Noon, will be subject to rent.
each
то
All broken, chafed and damaged package stated in the Schedule bereunder opposits to
quarry, as a pledge of the bona fides af
ars to be left in the Godawas, where they will has offes, which sua: shall be forfeited to the be examined in the presence of Consigases by Meters. Goddard & Douglas, on 31st Cron, if the Tenderer refuses to carry out his Tender and comply with the conditions here. December, 1923, at 10 A.. Olzimi
against
the Steamer including those for cargo shortinafter contained, shpold the Tender be delivera
Tat be presented on the special accepted. form provided, and must also be submitted within 30 days of arrival, otherwise they will not be recognized
No Fire Insurance will be effected by us in any saső whatevez,falu
Bill of Lading will be countersigued by
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co, LaD,
Agents
[1725," Hongkong, 15th December, 1923
HONGKONG
PHILHARMONIC
SOCIETY.
GRAND CONCERT
by, the
SOCIETY'S CHORUS AND ORCHESTRA.
THEATRE ROYAL
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 187, 1923,
-at-9.10.P.M.
Booking Now Open
PRICES 16907
ANDERSON MUSIC CO...
53. $2, $1.
The Government does not bind itself to Accept the bigest or
or any Tender. Forms of Tender can be obtained from the Director of Public Works
PARTICULARS OF THE QUARRIES.
Approxi- Upect Deposit mate Annual with Quarry Lot No. Aresin Crown Tender.
Acres. Rent, Shaukiwan Lot. No. 1...37.00 $5,500.00 $550.00 Bbankiwan Lct. No. 2...40.88 0,000.00 800.00 Kowloon No. 1. ...11.10 4440.00 480.00 Kowloon No. 2. ...7,01 2,820,00 280.00 Kowloon No. $4.00 1,600.00 160.00
HONGKONG ART CLUR
EXHIBITION
A
y..
All claims must be presented within, fifteen lars of the steamer's arrival here, after which date they cannot be recognised.
No claims will be admittal after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all Goods remaining undelivered after the 23rd inst., will be subject to rent.
Consignees of ergo are hereby notified that the most produce an import parmit signed by the Superintendent of Imports & Exports, Hongkong, before. Billa of Lading can be countersigned.
WATSON'S
FINEST
OLD BROWN
BRANDY-
Is Unsurpassed as a
Liqueur.
Exquisitely Mellow,
and of Fine Aroma;
Delightful to the
Palate.
44
(Blends Deliciously with
Watson's Dry Ginger Ale).
A. S. WATSON
CO., LTD.,
Wine & Spirit Merchants.
Phone 616.
&
Hongkong Offee: 1a, Chater Rosa. London Offer: 111, Fleet Street, E.C.
The Bady Press.
HONGKONG, DECEMBER 1ŠTA, 1833.
CILINA'S FEEBLE EFFORTS AT REFORM.
paper-for retrenchment and reformi by Ax astonishing zeal in wing shown-on
""
Dr. Sun Yat Sen has issued an order prohibiting the interference of Military Commanders with the Civil Administra- tion, and, in particular, with the revenue stations. It appears from the order tha's military commanders have seized public revenues and agrogated to themselves the right to dismiss district magistrates.
Mr. Stuart Fuller, late E. Consul General at Tientsia, and Ms. Fulles have arrived in the Colony and are spend- ing some days here, at the Repulse Bay... Hotel, before proceeding to India on a tour. Mr. Fuller has accepted an execu- live position "with the firm of Gillespie & Co, and will be stationed at Hankow.
Shanghai is shortly to lose Mr. C. H Shieldy, the Postal Commissioner. Mr. Shields has seryed many years, in the Chinese Postal Service and his influence as Postal Commissioner in Shanghai, bas Ho been all to the good of the service..
two million dollars a month will he saved. It seems to have been suddenly discover ed that there is no uecessity for main taining to large a standing army as Chinn now possesses to defend the country against any foreign enemy. Sir Jons JORDAN recently referred to the Chinese army us the great army of unemployed, numbering a million and a
A. Chinese railway engineer, chief of a half, who are alternately brigands and soldiers, and who, instead of receiving section of the Kinochor-Tsinan pailway, a dole from the State, ne allowed to loot was recently captared by a ruse and ear- the law-abiding classes," But if the ried off to a bandit camp. A note was soldiers themselves are frequently threat- later received by the stationmaster st ening to mutiny because they fail to get Changtien from the bandits who demand- their pay as it falls due, the operations ed $3,000 as food money and a ransom of in which they are employed by the mili$50,000 for the release of the captive tary satraps swallow up vast sums of money. The ox-President, LI YUAN HƯNG, has calculated the military expenditure at about seventy per cent of the avail able revenues He himself signally failed to find support in the right quarters for his scheme of disbandment, and though we are now told that "when Rresident Tsao Kuy receives "from the provinces the replies to bis questions, the scheme will be put into operation forthwith," no ntelligent person can believe in the possibility of a magical reorganisation. If the disbanded troops are to be put on "works of construction of various kinds and to work in fnctories to be started with the special object of absorbing this will take up new duties at Hankow in labour," these details will need to be January, Mr. Taliefsen going to Shang- carefully worked out beforehand and hai niones provided for such undertakings It is a gigantic problem, especially when the great army of men to be dealt with public auction yesterday. One lok situat- are brigands and soldiers in turn No ed in Bowen Road with an area of abent Chinese "statesman has yet submitted $400 square feet was sold for $5,000 to proposals on the subject which can be Mr. J. C. Clark on behalf of a Chinese deemed practical Probably every mili- client; the other lot at Mount Cameron which has an area of 23,000 square feet tary satrap in China has at some time or
was bought by Mr. H. A Taylor for other already expressed agreement with the view that in the interests of the State,272, A complete reorganisation of the army is required, entailing the disbandment of vast numbers of men, but, like their the City Hall on December 20th, on be- support for a Round Table "Conference, half of the Ministering Children's League it does not go beyond the "expression of Amongst those who, it is hoped, will de pioas opinion. It will need some present are Lady Stubbs, H.E. the Naval violent shock to their self-complacency Commander-in-Chief and Lady Leveson, to athulate them to self-sacrificing prac and H. the General Qficer Command- tical effort, and we should not be suring and Lady Fowler. The Brunswick prised if Dr. Sux YAT SEN's threat to Studio Dance Orchestra will play. Those seize the Customs revennes at Canton not wishing to wear fancy dress may wear and the large concentration of foreign evening dress on payment of $1 extra at gunboats which this has enused in the the door. ricinity does not produce upon the minds of the political leaders in China clerical effect that will lead to some determined effort to put China's house
in order.
In some parts of Tientsin on the oth just there were eight inches of snow,
···..
Mr Yukichi Obata, formerly Japaneso Minister at Peking, has been appointed Ainhassador to Germany.
During the forty-eight hours ended na Sauday only 9 cases of small-por were notified to the Medical Officer of Health,
Two luts of Crown land were sold by
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A Fancy Dress Ball is to be held at
A Chinese news agency says that whenever General Wu Pri Fu talks about the Members of Parliament he never makes any kind remarks about them." He regards them as having no legal status, and says there will be no peace. in મ Poking, so long as their presence tolerated there. He has given strict orders that no M,P.'s who call upon him ar to be admitted. Ho does not want.
another election, he thinks military rule
What China needs.
Kix
In order to prevent the passen gers from becoming dizzy, the Window pazes are painted red. The construction & Aliss Bondfield, who was returned to will case only, Y.0,000 to Y7,000. The in- the House of Commons at the recent veutor, Lt the suggestion of Mr. Iwasaki, Election, is a daughter of the Rev. Mr. M.P., is endeavouring to sell the inven
Church, Hongkong. Bondfield, a former pastor of Unios tion to the Government.
A school teacher in Japan is stated to have invented and patented an "air tram 'car" The car, which is provided with The total eatput of the Kailan Mining wings and a propeller, runs on wires of broken, chafed, and damaged goods the new Government at Peking, but we Administration's mines for the week the trolley system, and will cover the d are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on 22nd fast by Blesses, are incredulous regarding the practical ended December 1st amounted to 108,919 tance between Tokyo and Osaka in Anderson & Ashe.
results. We were told in few weeks ago tons and the sales during the period to hour. that orders had been issued for the dis-90,51 tons. alissal on November 30th of some ten thousand or more superfluous officials in Peking, but the fact that we have heard nothing of the commotion which the execution of the order was expected to
The body of Bernadin della Chiesa, evoke excites curiosity to learn whether the order has yet been enforced. A very
The Bridge Drive arranged by Mrs. first Christian Bishop of Peking, who large sun was required to pay the arrears of salaries due, but there is no word Quarles van Ufford and Miss Hickie on died December 31st, 1721, has been dis- “- from Peking that the Treasury has been December 14th in nid of the Society for sperred and reburied with fitting cere- able to provide it. This great army of Prevention of Cruelty to Animals realized | monies at Hungchialou, a subuth of -
Tiguasin, after being loss for two cep-- unpaid officials, we may be sure, has not one hundred dollars. -
turics. Bishop della Chiesa was born been living entirely on "expectations," "
The military, says the Canton paper, May, 8th, 1644, at Venies where he later Land the absence of any excitérisat over BOWERN & CO1, the order for wholesale dismissals sag will levy a new tax on the playing of joined the Franciscan order. He belong- gests that they must he still carrying on Mahjong. Regulations concerning the "to the same family as the late. Pope, by the means that failure to pay salaries imposition of this new tax, they say, will Giacomo della Chiest. This relationship have forced them to discover. However, be promulgated soon.
was largely responsible for the forts, to locate the grave of the bishop, according the. fiat for their dismissal has gone
to articles in Chinese papers. When della Chiesa became biskop of Peking there was bitter contention between the Jesuits on one hand and the Dominicans,
No Fire Insurance has been affected. Bills of Lading will be countersigned by
NAAMLOOZE VENNOOTSCAT,
CARL BODIKER & CON
HANDELMAATSCHAPPEN (LTD.),
Agenta, Rickmers Linie. Hongkong, 15th 1 ecember, 1923. -(1784
No 8, Motrux ROAD, SHANGHAL
Members British Chamber of Commeres Shanghai), Mr. T. W. EOWERN, Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers, Innor. porated by Royal Charter, Londop
STEAMANI? AGENTA AND SKIPAROKKÁS,” For the Purchase, Sale and Charter of Vessels of any Tonnage, Passenger and/or Cargo, New and/or Old, with delivery China at Very Low Prissa.
SALVADE OPERATORS, Marine Surveyors AUCTIONEERS, COAL MERCHANTS, FREICHT BROKxes, Metal Merchants, Machinery For Sale, New and Old in First
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IMPORTEES AND EXPORTERS, Shans-Begen Members Shanghai Share-Brokers Assos tion!
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High Class Steel Manufactors (Taal Brand)
11
forth, and the Cabinet apparently" con- Information has been received from His siders its duty to the taxpayer fulfilled Britannic Majesty's Consul, Chofoo, that so far as Peking is concerned. Instrue-Hongkong and Canton have been declared tions have been isced this month to the to be small-pox infected and that quaran Provincial Authorities ordering them to tine restrictions are imposed, as from Franciscans and other orders on the follow the Peking example. They are November 24th on vessels arriving there tell to abolish all superfluous offices and. departments, and to dismiss all officials
Christian cemetery four and a half miles south of the city. The headstone and oratory at the grave disappeared, this mound wank and becaine neglected, and all trace of the burial place was lost..
other. As a result of the strife, so the story goes, Bishop della Chiesa did not The Railway Protection Scheme adopt
reside in Peking but lived at Lintsaug, in other Departments who are not pred by the Cabinet at Peking is described where he died. He was buried in a large vided for in the staff registers, and to д being unsatisfactory to Chinese and carefully scrutinize the amies and pay foreigners alike. One serious defect of [172%
of all officials receiving tore than one the regulations is that they fail to men hundred dollars a month Having thus tion which Department is to control the passed the broom over the scandals of force. the Civil Administration, the PRESIDENT has called for the views of the Provincial |
Whilst out in charge of a detective who Authorities on the subject of disbandment was making inquiries in 'n larceny case of superfluous troups. An important on Saturday Chinese prisoner made scheme has been formulated for military hid for liberty by jumping into the nullak reorganisation, hecording to which the at Shektongtsui,, West. Polût. He fell a Papyrus, and My Own were both severely beaten by la Memoriam, who finished aix Army is to be refuted to "fifty distance of about thirty feet and had to lengths ahend of Zev, the favourite. My
Own was ton lengths ahead Zer brigades" whereby it is cativated that he hauled up.
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 10,
FROM 10.30 AM.TO 7 PM.
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in the race at Latonia, Kentucky, for the three-year-old-championship and a stake of £100,000, Zev, who defeated