NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
THE HONGKONG & SHANGHAI -HOTELS, LTD.
R WALTER J. HAWKER has This MDen sppointed Assistant General
Manager of the above Company,
By Order of the Board,
J. H. TAGGART,
Chairman.
Hongkong, 30th January, 1994.
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THE HONGKONG & SHANGHAI
M
HOTELS, LTD.
"A PEROT H. 8UCKLING has This Day been appointed Secretary of the above Company.
By Order of the Board,
J. H. TAGGART,
Chairman.
Hongkong, 30th January, 1924.
CURRIMBHOY & CO.
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TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN.- resumed Charge of the above Firm in Hong- kong sa from This Data.
"J. HASSUM,
Manager. Hongkong, S0th January, 1924.
Twins returned to the Cove
NOTICE.
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THE DUNLOP RUBBER COMPANY (CHINA), LTD.
44
BADARY 1st, 1994, their
EG to announce that on and after FRI-
Offices will be situated cars of Mesary, SHIVAS, TONES & COMPANT, Chater Road, to which Addrass all Orders and Correspondence intended for the Company, should be sent.
Their Telephone Number will remain nu- charged, Central 4654, and Postal Address will be PO Box 478.
(979
HONGKONG CRICKET CLUB,
TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
INTELES may now be made for the
Varions Events. Forms and tall particulars can be obtained at the Pavilion.
Entries CLOSE on the 15TH FEBRUARY, 1924.
L. S. GREENHILL, 276
Hon. Secretary.
HUMPHREIS ESTATE AND FINANCE
COMPANY, LIMITED.
ATOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the ORDINARY ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS IN
KONG HOTEL
INTIMATIONS
NOTICE.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, JANUARY 31st, 1984.
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that sa from JANUARY 29TH, 1924, Our Office will be REMOVED to
CHINA BULLDING (Old Pond Offee Site)
1ST FLOOR.
Queen's Road, Central, Hongkong.
SUZUKI & CO. LTD, Hongkong. PO. Box No. 304 Telephone Nos. 464, 468, 3397 and 2453. Hongkong, 26th January, 1924.
HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB.
NOTICE.
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N. EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL AMELTING B the Club will be baid in
the JOCKEY CLUB BOOK, HONGKONG CITE
ANSEL, on MONDAY, the ira FEBRUARY, 1924, at 6 r.. for the purpers of confirming
the resolutions passed at the Extraordinary General Meeting on 10th January, 1924
By Onler,
C. B. BROWN,
Secretary.
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WEIHAIWEL SCHOOL..
WILL Re-open on JANUARY 98ru all
Ideal Conditions of Olimate and Sanitation
INTIMATIONS
R
VACANCY Exists at the NAVAL VICTUALLING YARD, Kowloon, for Capable CLERK, A Thorough Knowledge of English and Typing is essential. Candilatos should apply by Latter in their own Handwrit ing to the VOTUALLING STORE OFfiche,, stating Qualifications and previons Experience.
Starting Balary-$108 per Month
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
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The Steamship "ANNA"
FROM TRIESTE VENICE BRINDISI, SPALATO, MASSADA, FORT SAID, ADEN, COLOMBO, PENANG AND SINGAPORE.
CONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby inform
ed that all Goods are being landed so
INTIMATION
E
WHISKY
THE
messago is much too vague to be helpful to anybody. Nor is the message from the Kuo Ming Tang Congress any improve
It tells tha ment on it in this respect new Foreign Secretary that China's poli- tical and economic development is now retarded by militaries and reactionaries dominating the major portion of the country, and in particular Peking, and it expresses the hope that British policy in China will no longer support militar ism and reaction, "but will provide every opportunity for the unhampered development of Chinese democracy and liberalism."
The steam launch Kwong Tak is report ed a sunken wreck abreast of Heung Chau Bay, close to the fishing stakes,
Twenty-one cases of small-pox gured in. the return for Tuesday. One was sn American, the rest being Chinese,
It is announced that Mr. Walter J. Hawker has been appointed Asistant General Manager of the Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels, Ltu..
A licensed chair coolie, aged 50 years, collapsed in The Albany, on Tuesday whilst carrying a European passenger. He died after admission to the Govern ment Civil Hospital.
What, we ask again, is Mr. MacDONALD to make of this verbiage! We have not the least doubt that when he turns to
Penang The wedding took place at peruse the records of the Foreign Office ho will find a shadow of evidence for recently, of Mr. Robert Steedman,`of the
their rink inte the Frodowes of the Rangitong OLD FAVOURITE the statement that British rolicy has Rahman Hydraulic Mine, and Miss Helen
Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd, at Kor loon, whenes and/or from the wharvem delivery may be obtained.
Optional Cargo will be forwarded anima notice to the contrary be given before 27th inst
No Glaime
be admitted after the Goods hars left the Godowns, and si Grods
remaining undelivered after the 3rd peox, will
be subject to`rast.”
All Claima against
13th
the Steamer must be Undergoed on or before
the shed th, or they will not be recognised,
All broken, abated, and damaged Goods are to
be left in the Godowas, where they will be
School for Small Boys. Education under Excellent facilities for Recreation and the examined on the 2nd proz, at 10 am, by our Usual School Games.
School's Health-Record (20 years) ;==
Scarlet Fever
...nil Mengies Diphtheria Chicken-For
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114
...1 Outbreak
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... Cases
...3 Outbreaks H. L. BEER, LCP.,
"Headmaster.
NOTION.
.
A. S. WATSON & CO., LTD. NE Certifionto No. 7741 for One Hundred Sharps Nos. 57651 to 57750 inalusive, in this Company, standing in the Name of Mr.. GEORGE HOWARD MAY (deceased) has been LOST, and if at the Expiration of One Month from the Date hereof the above Certi Ecate be not forthcoming, another Certificate for the said Shares will be issued by the Com. pany, and thereafter no other will he acknowledged.
AS. WATSON & CO., LTD. Hongkong, 22nd January, 1994. [236
HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION..
Surveyors, Messrs. GODDARD & Douglas.
No Fire Insurance has been shooted. Bils of Lading will be countersigned by
DODWELL & CO. LTD.
Agents. Hongkong, 28th January, 1924
SUPERFINE
QUALITY
GENUINE
AGE
and
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PERFECT
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
OURAN STEAMSHIP CO, LTD."
AND CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION 00., LTD.
ONSIGNEES per Company's Steamer
PROMETHEUS
are hereby notified that the Cargo will be discharged into Holt's Wharf, Kowloon, where it will lie st Consignees risk and inbjoot to terms and conditions of
storage at Bolf Wharf. The
Cargo
will be ready for delivery from Godown on and after 28th January
Optional cargo.
o will be landed, unless notice has been given prior and damaged goods
te Steamer's arrival. chafed, broken,
where they will
ΑΠ
are to be left in the Godown,ad FridayI be examined an
BLENDING
Matured and Bottled
#
SCOTLAND.
between the hours of 10.45 am and Noon, A. S. WATSON
within the free storage
After the Gooda have left the Steamer's Godown, and all Goods remaining undelivered after the 2nd February, will be subject to rent,
No claims will be a Period.
All Claims against the Steamer must be presented to the undersigned on or before the 18th February, or they will not be recognised,
No Fire Insurance will be effectel
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE;
Agents. Hongkong, 28th January, 1924,
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TRUSSO-ASIATIC BANK,
THIS COMPANY will be held at the Hox- NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Certificate 5/NS 7014 dated Hongkong the 9TH FEBRUARY 5 on SATURDAY,
1924, at 11 AM, for 18th May, 1981; for 10 Shares numbered 54849/ the purpose of receiving the Report of the 84953 inclusive and Certificate Provisional No. Directors together with a Statement of Ac-57/729 datol Hongkong 20th of counts for the year ending 31st December, 1923. 1912, for 3 Shares of this Bank numbered
February The TRANSFER BODES of the Company 120917/199919 inclusive, will bo CLOSED from the 1st February to ama of Mr. ESTA 20th registered in the
FANNY SELBY the 9th February (both days inclusive), during been Destroyed by Fire, and should these Certi which period No Transfer of Shares can be testes not be produced to the Bank before the fagisterol
2 FEBRUARY, 1923, New Certificates for JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON,
the Shares will be issued, and the aforesaid General Managers.
Certificates No: 5/NS 7044 and Provisional 1935 Hongkong, 23rd January, 1924.
No. 17/729 will be thereafter treated by this Corporation as Nall and Void.
By Order of the Court of Directors,
A G. STEPHEN,
THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD.
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the
FIFTH OBDINARY YEABLY
MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS will be held at the Registered Office of the Company, No. 10, DES VOUI ROAD CENTRAL, at 3.00 PX, SATURDAY, the 25 FEBRUARY, 1934, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors together with s Statement Accounts for the year ending 31st December,
1973
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company, will be CLOSED from Monday, 21st January, to Saturday, 2nd February, 1924 (both days inclarive), during which period No Transfer of Shares can be registered.
By Order of the Board of Directors, "
KAN TONG PO,
Chief Manager. Hongkong, 15th January, 1824. [203
#THE HONGKONG, CANTON AND
MACAO STEAMBOAT CO., LTD. NOTICE TO SHAREHOLERS.
HE ONE HUNDRED AND FOURTH
THERINARY MEETING of SHARE- HOLDERS in the Company will be held at
2401
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Chief Manager.
THE DAIRY FARM, ICE AND COLD
A
STORAGE CO., LTD.
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PELICATION has been made to the Directors of this Company to issue to Mr. TANG KWAY SHAN, of 15, Arbuthnot Road, Hongkong, DUPLICATE CERTIFICATE of 123 Shares in the Company or other Certi- Acata de Certificates in lien thereof upon the statement that the Original Certificates Na. 3917 in respect of 100 Shares 196803 and No. 5918 in respect of 33
Nos 133793/ 23 Sharos No. 193993/
1/193925, both dad 15th April, 1921, have been Lost or Detrayed AND NOTICE, IS HEREBY GIVEN that 迎 within 30 daya trom the Date hereof no claim
CAPITAL (FULLY-FAM) RET FORD
-
-
UAFITAL CONTRIBUTED (07 THE
CHEESE GOVERNMENT RESAVE FUND
HEAD OFFICE € Paris 9, Bus Bondresu,
LONDON OFFICE:
#4, Old Broad Street, EJ, 2
BANKERS 1
Bombles.
$5,000,000
£6,990,000 Km T
3,500,000 1,750,000
LONDON: Mesra, Glyn, Milla, Carrie & Co. Sociate Generala pour Favoriser Developpement du Commerce et de Findus trie en FrancB, »
PARIS: Societe Generale pour Favoriser le. Developpement du Commerce et de l'Indus tris en France.;
Banque de Paris so des Pays-Bas, LIONS: Societe Generale Four Favoriser le Developpement du Comineres et de Piedras
› en France. NEW YORKE: The Irving Bank-Columbia
Trust Company SAN FRANCISCO: The Crooker National Bank
of Ban' Francisco.
HILAKCHES IN ASTA 1
or representation in respect of such Original Changchan Hanker Manchoull Tientsin Certificates is made to the Directors they will proceed to deal with such application for a Certificate.
J. D. THOMSON,
Acting Secretary,
Chefoo Harbin Nowohwang Urumbebi Dairen Hongkong Peking Yokokams Esilarl
Kashgar Shanghai
2, Lower Albert Road, Hongkong.
28th January, 1BEL.
the Office of the Company, No. 4. Des Vaux BOWERN & C LOAD, on FRIDAY, 187 FEBRUARY, 1924, at 12 o'clock Nous, for the parpoes of receir ing a Report of the Directors, together with Statement Accounts, declaring Dividend and elosting Directors and Auditors. TEC TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company
will be CLOSED from Saturday, 19th Janu- ary, to Friday, 1st February, 1924, both days inclusive, during which period no transfer of shares can be registered.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
JOHN ARNOLD, Secretary. Hongkong, 8th January, 1924.
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VISITORS ΤΟ CANTON
Should Purchase
BY THE PEARL RIVER
AX
CAPTAIN C. V. LLOYD, "With Ilustrations, Maps and Flaga.
FRICE...
On Sale at
Hongkongt."DAILY PEXSS
Canton
$1.75.
Mosara. KELLY & Wain, Lew, Mestra, Barve & Co. of corn, A.-S. Watson & Co
30) & Moux BOLD, SHANGHAI
43
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Membere British Chamber of Commeros (Shanghai). Mr. T. W. BOWERN, Fellow of the Istitute of Chartered Shipbrokers, Incor posted by Royal Charter, Lenden
Strazomer Agurts äro HueBRİKTAR, For the Purchase, Sale and Charter of Vemale of any Tonnage, Famenger and/or Gargo, New and/or Old, with delivery Chins at. Very Low Prices.
SALYAGE Ürzzároz), Marine Buzvarons 7 AUCTIONEEZE, COAL MERCHANTS. PAKET BROKɛus, Mizál Munchaming Machinery For Sale, New and Old in Firrt Claas Condition. IMPORTIES AND EXPORTIVA, SHarz-BeGIRTH Members Shanghai Share-Brokers' Aroma-
tion)
HONGKONG BRANCH:
Internet allowed on Current Accounts and Fixed Deposits. Terms on application. Local Billa discounted,
CO., LTD.,
B
Wine and Spirit Merchants
1 Established 1841,
BIRTH. MUNRO-FAUSE-At Hangchov, on Jan. 25th, to the wife of P. H. MUNRO
FACEE, a son.
1.
supported militariam and reaction in Hope Brazier, daughter of Mr. J. R. China The public speeches both of Sir Brazier, late Commissioner of Customs, Jos JORDAN and his successor, Sir China. RONALD MACLEAY, have very emphatically condemned the militarism and reaction
The barbers of Canton, taking advan
which retard, the qronomic development tage of the approach of the New Year, of China, and we have very little doubt his hair cut," have put up the price by when almost everybody wishes to havi
another five cents. No strike by prospec
that their public speeches are but a pale reflection of their confidential commanica. tions to the Foreign Office. No section custimers is yet announced, nor is there a hint that the fashion of wearing the queue may be revived.
he more
..
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of the Chinese people can desirous than are the Foreign Powers and the foreign communities in China
The 3C. Daly Feus atates that the to see an end to militarism and reaction headless corpse, of the notorious Honan in China, and it is patently absurd to
say that British policy has supported Land, Lao Yang Jen, will be cur inta militarism and reaction. The Diplomatic pieces for exhibition in various parts of Body in Peking is absolutely unanimous the province as a warning to other in its general view of the situation in bandits. The band of which Lao was Chiba, and when the new British Foreign formerly chieftain is said to have clected Secretary comes to make a study of the one Chang Teh Cheng as his successor. position in this distressed country, we
office..."
feel quite confident that he will discover Dr. Thompson the companion of the no sound reason for departing from the late Brigadier General Periera on his policy pursued by his predecessors in travels in the neighbourhood of the
Tibetan frontier, and who is now report-- ed to have been captured by brigands while making his way to Peking with the late General's belongings, is brother of Mrs. Lindsay, wife of the Rev. B. Lindsay, Vicar of St. Andrew's, How-
If there were any good rounds for a change of polies we should expect it indicated in American official quartors; and we do not see it indicated there. In this connection we
to
The
g at St. Andrew's Vicarage.
& wight draw attention to the chapter quoc. Airs. Thompson is at present stay-
"Present Conditions in China" in the book which has just been published by A fire broke out on the P.&.0. Mr. E. T. WILLIAMS, formerly Chargé Karmala
as she
was approaching d'Affaires at Peking, and more recently Penang. There was co panic on board. Chief of the Division of Far Eastern It was found necessary to stop the engines Affa.cs in the Department of State.
at 2.95 p.m., owing to the draught, the book bears the title of "China Yesterday
steamer then being about 100 miles from and To-day." This is Mr. WILLIAMS Penting. While the fire was being fought, picture of the conditions which the ịit was found that the engine-room store- Kuo Ming Tang resolution refers to as keeper, an Indian, had been asphyxiated Militarism and Reaction: "Military by the ambke. Several attempta were Governors each with an army under his made to reach him, and two of the command, are in possession of various engineers, as well as some of the crew, districts upon which they have fastened suffered from the effects of the smoke in themselves like leather, draining, the the attempt to get to the man but the revenues for their own enrichment and rescue party reached)
him too late. While the support of their troops." He men- the fire was being fought, the mail-tagas DEATHS.
tions Goneral WU PEI-FU and Generai were removed from one room to another COURTNEY-At the Isolation Hospital,
Shanghai, on January th. Mrs. FENG,military leaders of more than in order to cut a hole through the bulk- ELVINIA ELIZABETH
MONTGOMERY ordinary ability and seemingly possessed head for the hose.. As soon as the fire was COURTNEY Born February 12th, 1898, of real patriotic motives," as "reported extinguished, the engines were started at Ashland, Kentucky, U.S.A.
to be still aiming, to bring a reunion of again, this being at 3.o'clock. Accord ag January 25th, DANIELS-At Moji, on
G. G. DANIELS, of Shanghai, beloved the provinces," and he goes on to say: to a netice put up, the official report husband of Mrs. O. DANIELA, Shang-"The two obstructionists are CRANG was that at 1 p.m. a fire broke out in the hai.
Teo-LIV and SUN YAT SEN. The former engineer's store-room, and by 3 p.m. was RICHARDSON.In London, en January is Military Governor of Manchuria and extinguished and everything was restored
26th, Thoma WILLIAM RICHARDSON
an ex-brigand. He is regarded as ante normaal. It was regretted that an (late Governing-Director of Bradley &Co., Ltd.). Aged 80 years. (By unscrupulous person beat on his own Indian store-keeper was asphyxiated. It
(977 cable).
advancement. The latter seems to be a may be added that the docensed was misguided liberal, whose life has been buried at seu the same day, at six o'clock, that of a rebellious agitator who has the ship being stopped for a few minutes. never shown any constructive ability. Both oppose the Peking Government and the plans of Wu. Peru for union. Al- though Crane is in the North he is not considered as a champion of the North against the South on the question which
Old residents will read with regret of originally divided the provinces.
His the death in Londos of Mr. T. W. contest is simply one for personal Richardson, late Governing Director of At times he and SUV Bradley and Co., Limited, who was in aggrandizeinent YAT SEX have joined hands and worked charge of the Company's interests in BAMBAY together, much as an ass and a bull calf watow for upwards of 6fty years. The WHAT, We wonder, "is Mr. MACDONALD, the British Prime Minister are sometimes seen yoked together to
late Mr. Richardson was born in Edin- and Secretary of State for Foreign pull a Chinese plough, for they appar
burgh and was educated at the Scottish Affairs, to make of the personal cable ently have nothing in common
Naval and Military Academy and at Edin-·· DR. SUS YAT SEN has recently sent to hostility to General Wu." him concurrently with a cable message.
At the present moment these "obstrucburgh University. He arrived in Hong- froin a National Conference of his Party? tionists" are contemplating a joint mili kong in April, 1950, and went the same Dr. Sus, in his personal message, says tary expedition against the Government year to Canton. In 1886 he went to For- mosa and in the following year joined the British policy supports" that the implicit or unconscious attitude at Peking.
Hongkong Once: 14, Chater Hoal. London Office: 111, Flees" Street, E.O.
The Daily Press.
"
HONGKONG, JANUARY 31SY, 1924.
Foreign Exchange on the Principal Cities of BRITISH POLICY IN CHINA- the World bought and sold.
L. BAINES,
TO LET.
Manager.
WELL Furnished FLAT in TREOUNTKE HANSIONS, for Fight or Nine Months from April 1
Apply to
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HUMPHREYS ESTATE L
FINANCE CO., LTD.
PREPAID
WANTED."
ADVERTISEMENTS
Letters are lying at this Ofes for
Bores-YL
:
save
OBITUARY.
MR. T. W.. RICHARDSON.
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of Mr. MACDONALD's predecessors in the neither the one side nor the other. It firm of Tait and Co. of Amoy. In 1860 Foreign Office, and also ul successive is concerned entirely with the protection he commenced business at Swatow in coo- British Ministers in Chint, has seemed of British trade interests in Chica, and junction with Mr. C. W. Bradley under to be to treat China an if she were still preserves as far as it is possible an atti-the style of Bradley and Co. and bad a conquered nation of the days of the bade not of indifference but of frowning remained actively interested in the firm opium wars and the Boxer outbreak, aloofness to the factional strife which is to the end. He has passed away at the instend "of as "the home of a people rending the country and hampering the vecerable age of 89. 10 LET-April, 1934, January, 1925, whose civilising work in Asia, both as
development of Chinese democracy - and on Lower Levels, Central Locat
liberalism." We cannot see what possible EIGHT ROOMED HOUSE, Fully Furnished, conqueror and teacher, entitles them to Tennis Court, etc.
Apply LISTED &
at least the same treatment as is now change of attitude can be dictated. It (TDAVIE, Alexandra Buildings.
accorded to nations whose sovereignty would be disastrous to actively support bas cen freed of pre-war fetters" The Dr. SUN YAT SEx's ambitions, which Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs in include a futile military campaign against TAVROS HATS DALLY however, have to deal with the country vast British interests in China to sever THE Offices of the "HONGKONG DAY Lolon and the British Minister in China, the North, and equally disastrous to the CHATER ROAD (3rd Hour), to which Addres ast is to-day, and not as it was, or might all relations with Peking, which is what
Sola AGENTS FOR CHINA- GEKET'S PATENT AN GEDRA,. HANDEL WAKKER & Co., 4D. (Shaded)
High-Cines Steel Manufacturer Brand) Catalogues and Prios-Lists on application
(Enquires Welcomed
·CTABLE ADDREsa: Bowman, Shanghai.
CODE': Bontier's, Boott's, A.BQ
5th Edition and Insured
"NOTICE OF REMOVAL
all Correspondance should be directed.
Hongkong, 16th July, 1923.
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have been, in bye-gone ages. Dr. Sus'a Dr, Sus and his Party desire.
Belgian workshops are busy with heavy ordera from Japan for material to repair
The Belgian Com arthquake damage. morein! Mission returned from Japan with
These orders have since been increased two a number of contracts for rapid delivery. Japanese firms who had placed them with fold and, in certain casas tenfold by the Mission, in order to take advantage. of the exemption from Customs dutie Japan before it expires on March 31st,