NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
BANK HOLIDAYS.
TR sosordance with Ordinance No. 5 of 1919,
FANOR BANKS CLOSED for the Transaction of PUBLIC BUSINESS ca TUESDAY and WEDNES DAY, the 357 and 28TH INSTANT.
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NOTICE.
'N SATURDAY, the 22nd Instant, All
Katil & FẨM.
On MONDAY, the 24TH INSTANT, All Departments will be OPEN until 77.M.
On These Days, the Dispensing Department will remain OFEN until 730 r.
On CHRISTMAS DAY and WEDNES- DALOSED. The Hongkong Dispensary, SDK DECEMBEB, All Departments will be Dispensing Department, will be OPEN for Dispensing Prescriptions from 10 to 1.
3 and from 6 raï, to 7.30 PM.
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CHINA FLEET BOXING CHAMPIONSHIPS.
THEATRE ROYAL.
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SATURDAY, 12ND DECEMBER,
9.00. P.M.
RARED SHavs-87, 3,
UNRESERVED ---BI. ̧
BOOKING (47 MOUTRIES,
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BOCIETY OF ST. VINCENT DE PAUL
CLEARANCE SALE OF 5,000 TOYS
SATURDAY, 22ND DECEMBER, 3–8 P,M. In the Grounds of the Old WIOWAN TENNIS CLUB,
HODT ROAD, KOWLOON.
T
A Splendid Opportunity to obtain Toys for
the Kiddies my Lets Üban Sule Prices.
There will also be a Number of ENTERTAINING AND AMUSING
...BIDE-SHOWS,
SURPRISE CAKE, containing Gold and
Silver Coins, Jewellery, &c.
TEA ROOM, on Cafeteris Lines.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 21st, 1923-
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
INTERPORT RUGBY. THURSDAY, JANUARY 315, 1914, ON
sink of the SHANGHAI RUGST FOOTBALL CLUB a DIN- NER I be held in the Hongkong Club að 6.00. P.M..
Those wishing to attend will please send their Names and those of the Guests they wish to bring with them to the Undersigned by: Noor on THURSDAY, 27th inst., at labost
Ft. ( MACNAMARA,
Dinner Secretary,
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c/o Movers. DuacON HARSTON &
SHINTON No. 1, De Vaux Road Central.
THE DIOCESAN BOYS' SCHOUL, HONGKONG..
THE ANNUAL SPEECH DAY
Will be held on TUESDAY, JANUARY 923», 1924 From 330 F.M, to 5 PAL
The Hon. Mr. RH. KOTEWALL will speak There will be Speeches by Scholars, Tos and Physical Drill
All Parents and Goardinas, O.d Boys and Friends ara invited to attend.
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A SCHOOLS' ENTERTAINMENT
IN THE
THEATRE ROYAL CITY HALL
MONDAY, JANUARY 14TE, 1884,
st:4.30 P.X.
The following Schools will be represented :--- The DIOCESAN BOYS' SCHOOL,
St. Paul's Boys' COLLEGE, St. Staroxx's BOYS' COLLEGE, The DIOCESAN GIRLS' SCHOOL,
St. Paul's GILLS' Comaux,
ST. STEPHEN'S Girls' Collise, The VicTonia Hown & OurHANLOM,
TICKETS- $2,00 (Reserved) sad $1,00. Booking at Measra. MOUTRIES. Tickets can also be obtained from Mr. T. 8. W. CHAN at DiCOLSAY BOY' School
The Procesde will be given to the Sapport of Missionary Work in Nanning.
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from 8.30 to 7 t.M.
From dask the Ground will be Brilliantly Buminated by the CHINA LIGHT AND POWER
ÁDKISHION
20 cents.
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Investment on First Class Mortgage Security subject to a Trustee Valuation
Apply to Mesera DEACON. HARSTON
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NOTICE 18 HEREBY GIVEN that the Certificato 5/s 746 dated Hongkong 5th April, 1921, for Five Shares of this Bank numbered 62970/62980 inclusive -registered in the Name, Mr. GLAFIRA MARIA ECA DA SILVA ABELLA has been destroyed by Firs, and should this Certificate not be produced to the Bank before the 17th January, 1924, a New Certificate for the Shares will to ined, and the aforesaid Certificate No. 5jus. 7496 will be thereafter treated by this Corpore- tion as Null and Void.
By Order of the Court of Directors, -
A. G. STEPHEN,
Chief Manager,
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NOTICE.
UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF CANTON, LIMITED.
INTIMATIONS
G.
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COLONIAL SECRETARY'S DEPART-
MENT.
LIS HERESY NOTIFIED that SEALED I TENDERS in Triplicabs, which abould be clearly marked "Tender for Quarries, be received at this Office until Noor O MONDAY, the 24TH DAY OF DECEMBER 1913, for the latting of the undersentional
Quarrica at Hongkong and the New orias, for one year or, as an alternative, for a period of 3 years from the 1st January, 192
enc
Each Tender must be accompanied by a to the effort that the Tenderer has deposited in the Colonial Treastirya sam s stated in the Schedule hereunder opposite to Quarry, as a pledge of the bona fides of his offer, which an shall be forfeited to the Crows, if the Tenderar refuses to carry out his Tender and comply with the conditions here inafter contained, should the Tender be accepted.
The Government does not bind itself to accept the highest or any Tender.
Forms of Tonder can be obtained from the Director of Public Works,
FARTICULARS OF THE QUARRIES.
Appror Upset Deposit mate Annal with
Tender. Ares ia Crown Acres. Rent
Quarry Lot No. Ab Kung Ngum No.
Ah Kang Ngan No. 2-93 Too Tee Wan No. 1
Too Tee Wan No. 9 Bai Tro Wan No. 1 Sai Two Wan No. Lyeman No.
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FOR LADIES -
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COTY, GRENOVILLE, HOUBIGANT," MORNY, ROGER AND GALLET, RIGAUD,
presented in Bottles, Cases and Packages of the most elegant and chic designs.
1. 113$ 680.00 $ 60.00E OLDE ENGLISH" LAVENDER WATER, AND OLOCHE D'ARGENT" EAU DE COLOGNE in elegant Silver Mounted Bottles.
Lyemua
aan No. 2
Lyemun
un No.
1.60 1.90
3
Lyemua
280.00 $0.00 1.84
.900.00 30.00 1.84
30.00 200.00 17.00 3,400.00 $40.00 14.00 9,900.09 300.00 10.00. 1.46: 290.00
380.00 50.00
440.00 30.00 700.00 70.00
Lyemun ND. D
mon No. 8
Lydmun
Lyeman
14.70 2,940.00 301.00 10.39 2083.00 200.00
Cha Kwo Liang No. 1 6.99 1,390.00 140.00 Cha Kwo Liang No.: 9.17 1,830.00 180.00 Cha Kwa Liang No. 3...11.46 2.280.00 250.00 200.00 Cha Kwo Liang No. 4...10.80. Tau Kok No. 1... Ngan Tan
6.89
.00 Ngau Tau Kok No. 3...11.94 2,690.00 280.0 Ngau Tau Kok No. 3.11.15 2130.00 12003 gau Tau Kok No. 4... 6.67 1,130.00 110.00 gau Tau Kok No. 5 1.87
370.00 716.00 Ngau Tau Kok No. 5... 3.38
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of the Finest Quality and description in Great Variety from FULLER'S, FOSS' (Boston, U.S.A.), &c., kt.
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COLONIAL SECRETARY'S DEPART-
MENT.
IT IS HEREBY NOTIFIED that SEALED
SPECIAL!»
Communication with America 'vid Come mercial Pacifc cables has been restored. –
The Society of St. Vincent de Paul announce a clearance sale of 3,000 toym to be held to-morrow in the grounds d the old Wigwam Tennis Club, Kawloon,"
#recurrent "military expenses, or whether it is to be regarded as "extraordinary." Mention is also made
Fleven cases of small-pox were report- of WU PEL Fu's demand for $3,700,000 for Loyang's other expenses,” which, ed during the S4 hours ended on Wednes The day. presumably are chiefly military. Minister would appear to be already at his wits end, in his search for money. Acting under orders from the PRESIDENT, Mr. WANG KE Mise, who is neting Minister of Finance, took advantage of the presence in Peking of delegates from
Short time is becoming more"prevalent the provinces for a conference on Rail-
in Shanghai Cotton Mills, and it is be- way and Telegraph questions, to summon them to a Conference in order to maka lieved, the C. Daily News says, that known to them "the real £nancial con- the position will be worse by China New dition of the National Government" and Year. to secure their co-operation in making both ends meet." Mr. WANG, we read, described the national drances 0 "extremely confused" and exhausted," and entered into a lengthy explanation as to how this had "come about. The provinces for some years now have failed to make regular remittances to the National Treasury and the Government had had to rely on loans for its main-
A Chinese boy, 14 years of age, wan Wed- tenance. Up to the end of last year, | knocked down in Queen's Road on
A big crowd. Mr. WANG said, China's domestic and nesday by taxi No. 981. foreign loans had exceeded two hundred collected which had to be dispersed by million dollars. These loans might be the police who removed the boy, to „roughly divided into two classes-secured hospital. He had a cut on the back of
and unsecured. The so-called unsecured his head.
A marriage has been arranged and will take place in March. at Shanghai, bo- teen Miss Helen Margaret Benson, daughter of Mr. C. Benson, late Indian Civil Service, Madras, of Haydon Lyma Regis, Dorset, England, and Dr. William B. A. Moore, Government Medical Officer, Kowloon.
Valuable tools, chauffeur's raincoats
loans originally had security which was later diverted to other purposes. To-day: the national finances had become sa other articles have been missing from chaotic and the burden so heavy that the cars parked in Statue Square recently Government had been practically driven with the result that drivers have been on to the end of its resources, for no more the lookout for the miscreant. A thief security was left against any new loan, was sentenced, by Mr. Hamilton yester- and no one would lend any money to day to two months' imprisonment.
China
ence
A recent issue of the Daily Telegraph The Minister laid before the Confer- contained what is believed to be the first an outline of the Government's advertisement in Chinese printed in a of London newspaper. It announces success- receipts from the various sources revenue, and the expenditures it is ful flotation of The Young China Steam- called upon to meet. The following ship Company, receipt of £8,000 in share illuminating paragraph from his address subscriptions, and the purchase, from the may be quoted: "He said that more U.S. Government, of the str. Restorer, a than $8,500,000 a month was required to vessel of 1,100 tons register. meet the payments of the military and police, and some $3,000,000 for administra-
I TENDERS in Tripleste, which should A few Very Elegant Gold Mounted Ladies tive purposes, totalling some $10,000,000, Cigarette Holders; of exquisite design.
by
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clearly marked "Tender for Quarrien, will be received at this Office until Noor on MONDAY, the SITE DAY OF DECEMBER, 1923, for the letting of the andermentioned
iranite Quarries at Hongkong and
Koxicom for one year or, as an alternative, for
A period of 3 years from the 1st January, 1924.
Bach Tender must be accompanied by a receipt to the effect that the Tenderer has deposited in the Colonial
opposite to
abited in the Schedale hereuna cum no Each quarry, as a pledge of the bona fides of hir offer, which sum shall be forfeited to the Cron, if the Tenderer refuses to carry out bis
Tender and comply with the conditions here- inafter contained, should the Tender be acepted.
The Government does not bind itself to accept the bigest or any Torder.
Forms of Tender can be obtained from the Director of Public Works
PARTICULARS OF THE QUARRIES.
Approxi. Upset Deposit mate Annual with Armain Crown Tendar.
Acres..
Reut
Ķ
Shaukivan Lot. No. 2...40.38 6,000.00, 600.00 Kowloon No. 1 ... ...11.10 4,440.00 180.00 Kowloon No. 2 ... 704 2,820,00 380,00 Kowloon No. 3 ... 4.00 1,600.00 160.00
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'Contracts have been signed for the removal of the present Maritime Ca
oms House on the Shanghai Bund; and
not including the arrears, military, ad- ministrative and otherwise, accumulated work will be started early in the New Year for the constraction of the new during the past years, amounting to $200,000,000. It would be seen; Mr. Wasa building, according to architectural plans which have been approved by the Inspec- WATSON & said, that the receipts were not quite
CO., LTD.,
The Hongkong Dispensary,
BIRTHS.
one-tenth of the expenditure, and the tor-General of Customs. The new Cus National Government was naturally in toms House will be of considerably financial difficulties." For the rest, larger dimensions. Parts of the present address was an appeal to the provinces building will be utilised wherever pOSE- ible and incorporated in the new scheme, to resume, their remittances to the national treasury, and generally for the the new building will be completed in a support of the provinces in a plan staff and offices will be removed to the year's time. Meanwhile, the Customs for the general reorganisation of the!
building recently vacated by the Hong-
Port-At Shanghai, on December 11th.country's finances which he proposes tone and Shanghai Bank, in Szechem
lay before a Conference in February for to Mr. and Mrs. J. J. PoPE," SOL. SILVA-At Shanghai, on December 14th, March next. He indicated the main
to Mr. and Mrs. J. M.: BASTO DA SILVA, a daughter.
J
·Road.
points of the "plan as (1), consolidation A very successful Whist Drive was of loans, converting short-term loans into held at the Seamen's Institute on Wed- Quarry Lot No.
MARRIAGES,
long-term loans and reducing the rate of needay evening. So many more people Shankiwan Lot No. 1...37.00 $5,550.00 $550.00 CLIPPERCOMALL-At Shanghai, on De interest; (2), accelerating the Customs than were expected arrived to participate
cember 14th, HOWALD STEPRINS, SON of Mr. and Mrs. T. G. Cur, of Conference with a view to getting the in the games that tables had to be Torquay, to MARY GENTEUDE, eldest proposed surtax imposed at the earliest arranged in the Manager's private rooms, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A possible moment; (a), a reorganisation in the Officers' Billiard Room and on the BROOMALL of the China Inland of the Salt Monopoly, in a way which first-floor landing. At the conclusion. Mission, Shanghai. DELIGET TECKET. At Ningpo, on Decem- is calculated to yield another twenty Kowloon Residents and others were taken ber 12th, Rev. SIDNEY JOHN DELIGHT million dollars annually; and (4), to to their respective destinations by the B.A., D.C.M., of the Church Mis sionary Society's College in Ningpo, insist on proper budgetary statements Mission launch Dayspring. Mr. G. T. to ELIZARETH ETREL TUCKETT, of in which revenues and expenditures, May again gave valuable help as M.C. Canonbury, London.
national and provincial, shall be clearly assisted by Mr. A. T. Boteler. The win DEATH.
defped.
nors of the various prizes were:-Ladies-
G.
PUBLIC AUCTION, DARTICULARS AND CONDITIONS of PARTICULAR AND Cc Auction
ERTIFICATE No. A/68 for Nine Shares, 24 per alzare pid up, numbered 93948/ 93951 in this Society standing in the name of KWÔNG SING LUNG of Yokohama has hold on MONDAY, the 24th day of
to
Public Works Department, by Order of His EXOLZANOT THE GOVERNOR, of one Lat DE OROWN LAND st Bowen. Road in the term of 75 years Colony of Hongkong, for
ADVERTISER can highly recommend. Ar been declared JOST, and if at the expiration December, 1993, at 3 p.m., at the Offices of the Sor: At the General Hospital, Sonos There is really nothing new in all 1st, Mrs. May, 176, 2nd, Mrs. White
hai, SERGEI VASSILJEVITCH TRAVELLING AMAB of One Month from the Date hereof the above who will be available for the Trip to England document be not forthcoming the said Certifi- is the Spring of Next Year.
cate will be deemed cancelled and of no effect, Beply to Box No. 1749,
and a NEW Certificate for the Nine Shares 1749]
will be issued in its stend by the Society.
C. MONTAGUE EDE,
General Manager. [1606 Hongkong, 11th December, 1923.
slo Hongkong Daily Press.
OST on the Peak & Small smooth Haired white FOX TERRIES DOG with Large Black Spot on Hindquarter
Answere to the Name of "BOBBIE." Reward offered to Finder by
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No. 7, The Fenk,
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THE KOWLOON LAND & BUILDING
COMPANY, LIMITED.
Telphone Central 462 or Peak 113. TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that. Au
with the option of renewal at a Crown Beat to be fized by the Surveyor of His Mar Kisa, for one further terri of 75 years.
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
- Roglatty 80%
Locality.
· Houndary MestáPEDARÉ,
Upset Price:
About
per mlu plnou.
0,700 44,GLO
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TO LET
EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of THE KOWLOON LAND & THE BEN LINE OF STEAMERS, LTD. BUILDING COMPANY, LIMITED, will be held at the REGISTERED OFFICE of the Company No. 5, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL, NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES."
Victoria, Hongkong, at Noos, on the 18TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 1921, when the Sub- FROM MIDDLESBRO, ANTWERP,
joined Resolution will be proposed as su LONDON AND STRAITS.
Extraordinary Besolation that and Up To
Company be Wound
volun- tarily, The Steamship "BENMACDHUL"
AND NOTICE IS ALSO HEREBY ICES in UNION BUILDING-Two NSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby inform GIVEN that further EXTRAORDINARY
Apply All Goods are being landed at GENERAL MEETING of the Company their risk into the basardous and/or extra will be held at the Same Time and Place on Beardons Godowns of the Hosexona the 4TH DAY OF JANUARY, 1924, for the and KewION WHARF & GUDOWN COMPANY, purpose of receiving a Report of the Proceed- In whence, and/or to the wharves, ings at the above mentioned Meeting and of delivery may be obtained
confirming if thought fit as a Special Resolution the above mentioned Resolution,
Rooms on Fifth Floor,
UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF 'CANTON, LTD,
TO BE LET OR BOLD;
REDHILL WEST, No. 1 PLASTATION
former Consul General for Russia at this. Newchwang.
Hongking Oños: La, Chater Rowa London Office: 181, Fleet Street,
It is one thing to act down 174; Srd, Mrs Burden, 172; Hidden achemes on paper and another to get Number, Miss Hill, Booby, "Mrs. them carried into effect in China. With Castledene, 230. Men-1st, Mr. Green- regard to the matter of provincial rewood, 188; 2nd, Mr. Linsey, 181; 3rd, Mr. EC.mittances which offers the only prospect Biltan, 180; Hidden Number, Mr. Hyne
The Jaily Press.
HONGKONG, DECEMBER 217, 1922.
of immediate assistance to the National 155; Booby, Mr. McGarry, 138. Treasury-the PAZSIDENT himself made
SCHOOL MASTER'S DEATH.
A CURIOUS CASE.
an appeal to the provinces recently, but we see it stated that only two provinces responded, and the sums they sent would not go very far towards meeting the CHINA'S FINANCIAL CHAOS. Government's urgent needs. Mr. Waxo,
At an inquiry, yesterday afternoon, indeed, told the recent Conference that, into the circumstances surrounding the For many years past now, we have been with the exception of the provinces of death of Chinese school-master at Queen's College, which took place at the accustomed as the Lunar New Year Shcasi and Chekiang," which have com-
Government Civil Hospital, Dr. McKenny approaches, to wails by the Finance paratively small foreign obligations," they stated that he did not think death was Ministry at Peking over the seeming are all in financial difficulties, and some due to a wound in the throat that de ceased had inflicted on himself after ad- impossibility of meeting all the demands near bankruptcy." Not a word do we mission to the Hospital. The deceased, likely to be made upon it at that find in Mr. WANG's address regarding he explained, was suffering from a slighe deceased had attempted to take his own important time, for" kettlements." the primary need of China. That good attack of infacaza and fever. After the Once an end, is put to the life in the ward by cutting- his throat China New Year falls on February 6th, is peace.
#
He attributed death to heart failure, dus to the influenza attack and, to some ex- not think the injury itself was sullicient tent, to an injury to the neck. He did
but already we are told that, in anticipat perpetual warfare which is exhausting with a table knife, witness bound up the ing the. Government's need of funds, the several of the richest provinces of China, wound and stopped the hemorrhage Ministry is "finding itself up against a
there would be some hope for improve Later he received an urgent telephone message and, on his return, found that stone wall". It is estimated that apment in the financial situation which the the deceased had just died. Witness hekt No Claims will be admitted after the Goods
proximately seven million dollars are Minister, in common with every friend & post-mortem examination and discover hare left the Godowns, and all Goode remaining
A further Bosolution will be proposed at the
LU ROAD, To Be Let Furnished for Eight wanted to meet administrative expenses. of China, deplores. That is the need to ed disease of the heart of old standing undelivered after the 27th init, will be subject Second Meeting for the appointment of a Months from April 18th 1924, or To Be Sold. This inchides the payment of arrears of which the statesmen of China require to to runt.
Laquirator or Liquidators for the purposes of against the Steamer must beach-Winding Up, All
and fixing his or their
salary due to dismissed Government address themselves. Until the military presented to the Undersigned on or before the remuneration.
officials (and presumably the arrears dae bandits are effectively controlled, it to cause death will not be 2011 Jany or
16öyızel
to a great multitude who are stul in the worki seem zaciess to talk of reorganis All broken, chafed and damaged Goods are
"NOTICE OF REMOVAL. Government service), and also the ing the finances of China, for it is they to be left in the Gotowns, where they will be examined on the 27th inat, at 30 J
It is not who have caused the chaos, and, un THE Offices of the "HONGKONG DAILY at military expenditurex"
FRESS have been removed to 14 clear from the statement before us restrained as they are at present, they
The Jury empanelled were: Messrs. C. CHATER, BOAD (3rd Boor), to which Address whether the financing of the anti will defy and frustrats all efforts at C. Stark (foreman), C. O. Baptista and
3. M. Gutierrez. all Correspondence should be directed.
expeditions, is included reform. Hongkong, 18th July, 1923.
No Fire Insuranca has been affected, Pils of Lading will be sorntersigned by
MY GIBE, LIVINGSTON & CO. LTD.,
Agenta from Hanakinz, 20th December, 1923. [1747
L & GREENHILL,
Acting Secretary to
THE HONG KONG, LAND. LIVESTMENT
AND AGENT Co., LTD.. General Agents for
THE ROTISON LAND AND BUILDING:
COMPANY, LIMITED Hongkong, 1 th November, 1929,50 [ICA
1823)
APP BRIDGEE
LIANE, CRAWFORD, Lan,
Southern
A verdict was returned to the effect that the deceased died from --natural- causes, due to heart failure aggravatel by influenza and shock following the cut- ting of his own throat,