NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB.
AGGREGATE CUP. „
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the NOTICE IS HEREGREGATE CUP at the Conclusion of the Sewon is placed at $1.000 instead of $500, "as stated in the Programme.
By Order,
BOLL
"
C. B. BROWN,
Sentary.
HONGKONG ENGINEERING AND CONSTRUCTION CO., LTD.
NOTICE OF MEFTING,
INTIMATIONS
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, MARCH 29TH,
GULA KALUMPONG RUBBER ESTATE, LTD.
NCNSFER HOODS of the Company will to CROSSFERHOOD O Co
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVES that the
APRIL,
MARCH, 1924, to FRIDAY, the 11 1924, both days inchisive,
By Order, LOWE, BINGHAM & MATTHEWS,"
Colonial Register. Hongkong. 21st March, 1924.
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SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF KINGS.
Trial desired іта Кілда
·
JEAN MARSH WHEELER,\
Plaintiff.
LOAINST
TOTICE IS HEREBY OLYEN that the LONNI W. SANGER. NTCOND ORDINARY
YEARLY
MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS of thes HONGKONG ENGIN AND CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, LTD. will be held in the of Mask, SurwAN, TOMES Building, Chater Goud, Hongkong, or THURS DAY, the 10th day of APRIL, 1924, at 12.00 Noos, for the purpose of receiving the Heurt of the Board of Directors and a Statement of Ac- count for the Half-year ended on the 31st Dec ember, 1956, and of electing Directors and Auditor.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 4th to the 19th April, bath days inclusive.
By Order of the Board,
9. COURTNEY LOOK.
Secretary, Houghoag, 27th March, 1924,
DOUGLAŇ STEAMSHIP CO., LVD. THE ORDINARY GENERAL MEET-
TING of the above Company will be held at the Company's Offers, 20, Die Vorex Rais CESTRAL, on SATURDAY, MARCH, 1924, at 11 1.3.
The TRANSFER BOORS of the Company will be CLOSED from tas 1th of March 10 29th of March, both days incluire.
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & CO., treneral Managers. Hongkong, 81b íarch, 104.
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Defendant.
County.
Summon
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To the above-named Defendant:
YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the complaint in this action, and to serve a copy of your answer, or, if the con- plaint is not served with this nummons to serve a notice of appearance, on the Plaintiff's Attorney within twenty days after the servico of this summons, exclusive of the day of service, In case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the com- plaint.
Dated, New York, December 21, 1923.
WALTER CARROLL LOW, Attorney for Plaintiff, Ofice and Post Office Address: 313, FIFTH AVINUT, Borough of Manhattan, New York City. To LONNI W. SANGER:
The foregoing summons is served upon you {by publication
and
INTIMATIONS
DIRECTORY AND CHRONICLE
FOR
CHINA, JAPAN, ETC...
1924 EDITION,
HE Vinst 100 Copies of the Hongkong THE THE CHRONICLE AND DIRECTORY rox CHINA, JAPAN, ETC., ron 1924, are NOW READY.
It will expedite delivery if those Subscribers who can do so will send for their Copies to the Town Office of Tue Hosexong Daily Press," 14, Chater Road (led Boor) at Any Time after DAM, TO-DAY.
HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB,
EXTRA RACE MEETING 1994.
EMBERS' SEASON TICKETSars Yow M Beady and may be obtained by those Members who have not already received them from Messrs. LINSTrab & Diris, Alexandra Buildings.
C. B. BROWN,
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Secretary.
HONGKONG JOCKET CLUB.
HE FIRST EXTRA RACE MEET.
Till be said (weather permitting)
at HAPPY VALLEY on SATURDAY, 29TH MARCH, 1924, commencing at 3 P.M.
The Charge for Admission to the Public Enclosure will be 11. Soldiers and Sailors in Uniform, Half Price
4
Members are advised that they must show their Season Tickets to obtain Admission to the Members' Enclosure.
Each Member has the right of introducing 2
Non-members to the Members. Each are, Ticktes for whom can be obtained from Moners. "LINSTEAD & DAYIB at $5 each up to FRIDAY, MARCH 28TH.
The Stowards invite the Ladies of Hong•,
(519 Kong to be present
PUBLIC DINNER
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SIR WILLIAM REES DAVIES, KI
on Wristian pursuant to an order made by Supreme Court of the State of New York dated the sint day of January, 1934, and filed with the complaint in the office of the Clerk of said Supreme Court,
burt, County of Kings, at the Hall of Recorts, Borough of Brooklin, City and State of New Tork. The object of the actions to procure jadgment that the defendant Low W. SANGER has no right of BORD AF NO. dower in certain real property koben 439, Washington Avenue, in the Borough of Brooklyn, City and State of New York, and
the be SALE OF B.I.M.S. "HARDINGE" that whe
making any barred from Forever
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claim to dower therein, said property begin ning at and lying north of point on the NEALED TENDERS will be merived in easterly side of Washington Avenze 253 feet India by the Director of the Royal Lad 3 inches northerly from the northerly side of Marino, Bombay in England by the Secretary Gates Avenue, having a frontage of 16 feet 7 of State for India, Lendon; and is the Faraches on Washington Avenus and being 120 Hit by the Commodore, H.. Dockyard, feet in depth. purchasp to T APRIL, JP for the
of the Royal Indian Marine Troop hips "HARDING" and "NORTHBROOK with ali Storrs and Fittings thatar- on board on that Date, lying at their modringe in Bointy Tharlour.
in
PARTICULARS OF EMS. **BARDINOE"-
About 1,467 tous grow and 193 togs
istent.
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Screw
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PARTICULARS OF RIMS.
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NORTHBROOK About 5,017 tenš grow and 2,971 ton
priate mul.
Built at Clydebank, Scotland, in TIN, by
Mes Bous Brows & Co, Tony and i unda supervision of Saval Architect and
of State for India.
Twin Brew Triple
Fascinet to expusion Engines by Men Jous Brows & Co., LTD.
Dated: New York, January 30th, 1924.
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WALTER CARROLL LOW, « Plaintiff's Attorney.
FOR SALE.
300 B.H.P, POWER PLANT.
Unterhavinjdently on Working at the following, all in
Pull Um
Tis propound that A DINNER should be a by the FORHIGN COMMUNITY in honour of the Departing CHIEF JUSTICE at the Hoveruse "Homi, or SATURDAY,
APRIL SP
Gentlemen wishing to be present should
CONEL ROBERTSON, HONGKONG CLUB, notify on or before &TH APRIL, their intention to who will supply all-Particular
Hongkong, Mal March, 1924.
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CHINA SUGAR REFINING CO.
THE
ORDINARY
· FORTY-SIXTE ANNUAL MEETING of the SHARE. HOLDERS of the shore Company will be
INTIMATIONS
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to the entire population of Algeria or Scotland or Ireland: that it is in all probability fully equal to that of Morocco, nurl possibly not less than the total population of Egyptár Persia. Authori ties on the subject tell us that these millions of Mohammedans scattered
The total output of the Kailan. Mining Administration's mines for the week end- ing March 15th amounted to 84,923 tons and the sales to 83,567 tons.
throughout China consider themselves And
The ghastly ending is reported of the family of Chao Wen-kuang. AL former Manchu officer, who had lost his income
was in desperate circumstances, a Last week he prepared a poisonous mixture of 10, boxes of sulphur matches in a bowl of water anil compelled his family one after, another to drink, finally following them himself.
poses. But press-gangs were at work in Canton. a day or two age, and, perhaps, this notification is a result if public protests.
as much strangers in the land as do present-day visitors from the West. That the Chinese Government appre. elated this fact was evileured in 1911, when in the composition of the untional flag of the newly established Republic the white strip was inserted, to repro- It is stated that Dr. Sun Yat Sen's sent the Moslemus in China as being one forces in the East River districts exceeds of the "five races forming the Republic | 70,000. The commanders of the Hunanesa of China." In view of all these facts forces have issued a notice to the public it will strike the regler as strange that saying that they will not commandeer while the Mosleni world elsewhers bas people for military transportation pur- been a state of great agitation, over the abolition of the Khalifate at Cou- stantinople, the Moslems of China, who were notorious half a century ago for their belligerent (activities, remain uni
News has reached the East of the death excited, and. for all the world knows, indifferent The Mohammedans in China in New York of Mr. Ellwood S. Brown, live chiefly in colonies, either in separate who was well known in the Far East in Bages and towns or in sections of the connection with the YM.C.A. organisz city, where they follow their own social! tion. He was for some time attached to
as physicala and religions customs and observances, the YMCA in Manila Where they are scattered or isolated, director. Mrs Brown had just returned we are told they become demoralised. from the United States and was on her lax in their religious observances, and way to Manila when the news reached $2.25 per box of 3 Cakes. readily compromise with the ways of her by wireless. Mir, Brown died, from
their Chinese neighbours. Apparently heart failure following au operation. they have no political organisation, änd, 20 per cent.
Although the tax on poultry in Canton possibly, the Khalifate question will not
has been abolished by order of the disturb them until agitators from other Generalissimo, the price for these birds Islamic countries are sent among themes on increasing, way the Canton to stir up feeling in the matter, if it Gurette, which tells us that it is due to exists. It was compted some ars ago the high cost of materials for feeding the that same two hundred Moslemus annually hirds. We can only say that the majority-- visit Mecca, white loans from Turkey of those that come into the Hongkong were constantly moving about among the markets suggest by their appearance that Chinese Moslem communities. Possibly these communications are still win- tained though they do not coine -under The Chinese Government these
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PEDE STRESS, OF MONDAY, the BIRT held at the Offices of the General Agents A. MARCH, 1924, at 11.00 M., for the purpose
(1) Four Mond" Gas Proincers capable | 97 #ceiving the Export and Statement of
of generating doc**) cubic foot of Clas per hour of 110 B.T., per cubic foot complete with Washers, Cooling Tower. Serum, trifugal Cleaners, Blower Motors, Piping, etc... 4oal Elevator an1
haring Plaut.
(B) Two Cockerill" Horizontal -oglinder Tandein Póuble Acting Type lins Eng- ines, 1000 B... each and Two ame typ 2-cylinder Rugines of W) B.H.P. enol, all the above made by RICHARDSON WESTGARTH & Co., England. Engines complete with Air Starting Plant,"
Electric Ignition. Water Pumps and Motors, Turning Gears
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Motory, etc.
1923.
for the Year epling 1st December,
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Com- pany will be CLOSED from the 17th to 31st March, 1924, both days inclusive.
JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD.,
General Agents,
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INSTITUTION OP ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS (CHINA CENTRE).
Fo Cooling
Two Dyaus by Box Rean & Co., England, having an output of 750 K. each at 220 volts when driven at
120 revointions, also Two Similar Dynamos of 176, K.W. each, complete | with Switch-bounds, and Instruments, etc.
For further particulars, wpply to~-.
MESIO. BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
Agents, The Turdu BockyART & EXGINEERING
Ca, or Husarone, Erb, Hongkong, 28th March, 1924.
FOR SALE.
Trial 1.11.1. 7060; Trial Speel 10 knots 66ANGOUR 192 MOUNT KILLET.
Tumble ended
died and Wingle ended Cylindrical
Four-roomed Bungalow with Hall. Re
tura Tube Boilers; Designed Water Presently Reconstructed and Maticely Modernised. Retura
1229: Text 180
1994. For Permits to Inspect, Apply in writing 1m. Bunker Catsuity shout Site ares: 37,510 sq. ft. Posession 1st April,
Ufferr
1 x Water Ballast about 60 thus,
al Wahr Frah
about tons; 2 4alis; 48 3rd chase Berths: Troop Accom- molation 458 British or 730 Indian; Capa- city of Holds (two) about 17,010 cubic feets Height between Docks 8 feet, Dimension julout #79 feet by f feet & inches by lifi fort, Vessed wax extensively fed in 1920 and Reilers retall in 12
Vessels
The above
were put out of Commission 1929, sad at that time were in good Repair al Rugning Order, having been kept ebeiney to that date. They in high state are suitable for convening to Passenger and
Emigrant
Trading. Farh Trader at be accompanied by, » Remittance of 10% of the amount of the Tender which will be returned to unsuccessful Tender. ra. If the 10% is not with Tender it will not Ax considered.
The Purchaser or their Representatives must move the Vessels from the Govermez moorings at their own expense and risk within Calendar Monki from fate of Acceptance of Terder. Pending such remeral, vessels will remain at adorings at risk of Purchasers.
The Balance of the Forehase Moray must be
to A. R. LOWE, Special Manager, Rzes BROTHERS, LTD. (In Liquidation). Hongkong, 17th March, 1974.
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26, Des Vonx Road Centrál. Telephone 3999.
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Apply Box No. 489, tlo Hongkong Daily Fren
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PUBLIC AUCTION,
fail by the S Sucemory) Tenderers within One Tur) Undersignel have received instruction/
Caley Month from Date of Accuplace of T nas line Owners and Underwriters to Tender and before Vels an moved from Sell by Public Auction
moorings. If Balance in not
in not paid and Vin
am not moved by Panchaser or their Repres entative within the Time specified, the Deposit
10%
accompanying Tender will be able to forfeittire for the benefit of the Crows ani Vessels will be Hesold,
The
Diretor of the Royal Indian Marine does not biad bitself to accept the highest, ar
Tender.
Applications to view the Vessels may be reade to the Commander of the Yard, Boyal Dulan Marine Dockyan Bombay, and farther jar- ticulars may be obtained from the Director of
he Royal Indian Marine.
EDWARD HEADLAM,
Captain, R.EM.,
Director of RILA, Îloogaand, 'BoMRAT.
March, 1994.
I
TUESDAY, the isr APRIL, 1924,
at Noos
at their Sales Room; DUBBELL ST. HONGKONG,
THE BRITISH RIVER STREAMER **JIEUNG SHAN”
as she now be in her present condition in the Canton River, benched opposite Larkins Point Kellett Reach) Blenheim Passage TerusCon Fall of Hamner when the
Vessel #ill be at Purchaser's Risk.
LAMMERT BROS,
Auctioneers.
"OLLOWING upon the Organization to the above Centre, Members of say Grade of the Institution, resident in China, who have not received Communications concerning the Centre are requeped to communicate with
CLES. TAYLOR,
Hon. Secretary, 17, Foochew Boal, SANGHAL
POSITION VACANT,
WANTED by An Old Fatablished British Firm in Outport, Reliable YOUNG MAN (British) with at least The Years' General Business Experienes. One convert with Accounting Shipping sad or Insurance preferred. Applicants must apply in own handwriting, stating Previas Experience and aclosing Copies of any Recommendations they hare. Good Opening for the Right Man.
Apply to Box No.762 5451
c/o mykeng Daily Prou.
HONGKONG PHILHARMONIC
SOCIETY.
GRAND CONCERT Under the Patronage of ILE THE GUVERNOR by the SOCIETY'S CHORUS AND ORCHESTRA THEATRE ROYAL
SATURDAY, 19TH MARCH, 1524, AT9,15 PM.;
Booking Opens en 1778 Maxch at ANTZEZON Music Co. PRICES:- $2, $1.
TO-DAY AND SUNDAY.
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HOOT GIBSON
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has always been - suspicious" of Turkish activities, and "clearly revealed the suspicion a few years before the Great War when the Porte requested Germany to undertake the protection of Turkish subjects in China. Mr. Banax
the high cost of feeding material "must" have proved absolutely prohibitive to their breeders.
The new Broadway flotel, Chefoo. which will be completed shortly, has been leased to a private company, the Chefoo Hotels Co. The hotel is being installed with., a central heating, ayatem, hot and cold water, up-to-date drainage and all the comforts of a modern foreign estab &'s view is that "Cliven aide leaders lishment in the East. It will also be and a fresh infusion of religious fauntie-managed by a foreigner, who has been specially engaged. Work is proceeding ism, it is quite possible that the Chinese on the golf links which are heing land Maslems may even jet mennee the peace out in the vicinity. of the country, more especially the North-West, but at the, time he wrote he considered that the strong hand" of 'China, which has ደሴ often somewhat ruthlessly crushed them in the past and thus greatly diminished their newpliers, would, if general prder be maintained March | elsewhere, he more than sleient for such emergency," To-day, in the absence of that strong hand," the possibility of Islamic trouble in China; could not he
THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY.
ESTAD 1841.
BIRTH.
Hore#isox.-At Shanghai, 4
gend, to Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Her- CHISON, 501.
DEATH
BAYER.At Hankow, on March 30th WILLIAM Duxcay Bay (Master, M. V. Ah Keang, AP.C.), aged 35
years.
Hongkong Office: 14, Chater Road. London Office: 131, Fleet Street, E.C.
The Daily Press.
HONGONG, Manun an, 1921.
regarded with so much equanimity. We can only take comfort in the fact that the tranquillity of the Moslem communities in China has not yet been, for all we know, disturbed by the deposition of the Kalifate or the quarrel which is developing in Islamic countries as co the place in which the Khalifate shall be re-established,
The minutes of a meeting of the North Borneo Chamber of Commerce state that the Chairman suggested that, in view of the present trade conditions, the wages paid to Chinese women labourers. was excessive, and that a rate of 50 cents per, day would be a very fair rate of pay. It was decided to enquire whether in- crament would he willing to reduce the the wages of Chinese women labourers in their employ. It was hoped that the commercial firms in Sandakan would fall in with this suggestion,"
The pedicab-a Belgian invention-bas made its appearance on the streets of Shanghai. It is describped in the V-G Daily Vers as a simple mechanical "imachine-two wheels in a line, the for- ward one 98in. in diameter and the other, where the traction is applied, sin. To the rear are two more in, rinis upos the axle of which is set the body, swing on inverted elliptical, three-leaf, springs.. The centre of gravity is thus very low, A detachable top is attached for summer w or winter. Although the machine is con- structed in twa pans, the ricksha and bicycle, a very ingenious swivel joint in" The first extra race meeting of the provided and a lock-pin is inserted int scasou takes place this afternoon.
openings to connect them," while the swivel allows for plenty of actioły interi?. ly. On either side of the pia have been placed springs, probably two inches wide and three inches long, which act as plack absorbers, ag that the passenger geta none of the jolts that come to the puller, while the springs permit the he to overcome the inertia of his own portion before effort is required on the other part. The nine-and-a-hali foot vehicle is Judge Milton D. Purdy, who has been easily controlled by the foot-brake, which appointed to succeed Judge Lobingier as reacts just as the usual bicycle brake Judge of the United States Court for dues, but for emergencies still another China is due to arrive in Shanghai on just under the fingers gripping the handle- brake is provided, by means of a lever April 8th.
The President of the Chinese Republic is making an appeal for the creation of a National Library, to the cost of whịch he has promised a personal donation of $50,000.
sure upon our space to-day.
bars, which, when applied, sets two cleats in the grooves of the rim of the front wheel. On the other side of the handle. of the transmission to make the coolic'a bar is another lover which alters the gear
SATURDAY'S PHILHARMONIC
CHINA'S INTEREST IN THE KHALIFATE QUESTION.
Siser the great rébellions of fifty years ago the outside world has heard little of the Moslems of China, and probably it will he news even to many Europeans rosiding in Hongkong and, the Treaty Porty to learn that, while there are pe authentic statistics to guide us, the the subject European authorities on
ve agreed that the Moslems of China probably more than equal in number their co-religionists of Egypt. Persiu or An outline of Mr. Robert Sutherland's Estimates of their numbers scheme for the creation of.a pastenger Arabia have varied greatly. Chinese Moslem depot in Hongkong, which we have re-work easier over hills and upgrades. officials have placed the figure as nigh ceived from the Chamber of Commerce is 30,000,000, but Mr. MARSHALL BROOM is unavoidably held over owing to pres- ma Editorial Secretary of the China. Inland Mission, who in 1910 published a book on “Islam in China” submitted questions to over eight hundred person residing in various parts of China, and from the replies he receiveil, he came to the conclusion that na a rough general isation the Moslemn population of China lies somewhere, hetween the minimum and maximum figures, of 5,000,000 and The vacancy in the American Consulate 10,000,000. Despite the general tendency at Tientijn caused by the retirement of there is to overestimate numbers, Mr. Mr. Stuart J. Fuller, who has gone into BanovнILL confessed that, after careful business, has been filled by Mr. Ganas, "considerations based on the correspon- American Consul-General formerly sta-danger of missing the last train, tram dence he had received in reply to his tioned at Mukden. Mr. J. C. Haitos, questionaire, he leaned rather, towards American Consul, who has been in charge the higher than the lawer figure. We of the Tientsin Consulate since the de. may safely say, he adds, that the Moslen farture of Mr. Fuller, will go honie onto provide the Colony with high-class and population of China is certainly equal leave,
A
CONCERT.
- An advertisement has heën inserted by
Those who have not already booked the ex-Emperor Hsuan Tung for eight their seats for the Philharmonic Society's writers for the sole purpose of copying further delay, as we are informed that concert this evening should do so without articles from the newspapers. Each of the best seats are rapidly being taken the employés is offered a salary of 20 up::" per month, and $9 for food.
Au attractively printed programme giving all the words of the various items will be on sule, and mopies can be obtained. beforehand, if desired, from the Anderson Music Company, where the booking plau is still on view,
The concert is expected to finish at about 11.15 p.m., so there will be no
or. ferry.
The members of the Philharmonia " Society have been working hard, and will thoroughly deserve the success which they are anticipating as a result of their efforts popular music, worthily rendered.
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