NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
INSURANCE OFFICES.
EASTER HOLIDAYS.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, APRIL
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
NOTICE OF REMOVAL,
and After the 5 APRIL, 1924. Our
INTIMATIONS
BANK HOLIDAYS.
"accordance with Ordinance No. of 1912
10 Mg the API of 1
TOTICE is Hereby Giren that Al INVOEUX ROAD CENTRAL (4ru FLOR).
PERCY SMITH, SETH & FLEMING. will bu SURANCE OFFICES CLOSED for the Transaction of BUSINESS
on FRIDAY, 18th Aratt, SATURDAY, IPES Ari, and MONDAY, 21st Arm, 1924.
By Order,
LOWE, BINGHAM & MATTHEWS,
Secretaries,
FILE INSURANCE ASSOCIATION OF HANGLONG.
MARINE INSURANCE ASSOCIATION
O Hoxoxone AND CANTON. Hongkong, Iith April, 1994,
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A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED, NOTICE
ON GOOD
and on EASTER MONDAY, the 21st Isrr, All Departmenta will be CLOSED.
Ou These Day
U
THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY will be OPENED for Dispensing Prescriptions brem 10 AM to 1.M., and from & P.M. to 4,50 P.M.
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NOTICE OF REMOVAL. ROYAL HONGKONG GOLF CLUR HONGKONG CRICKET CLUB.
S and After the 21 APRIL, 1924, the TREASURERS' OFFICE will be Situate at No. 1, DES VOIX ROAD VEN- TRAL (4TH FLANIR).
"PERCY SMITH. SETH & FLEMING,
| "TILATUPA.
NOTICE.
CLOSED for the Transaction of PUBLIC BUSINESS on FRIDAY, SATURDAY and MONDAY, the 18TH, 19 and 21st Instant.
Hongkong, 14th April, 1924.
INTIMATIONS
DEWAR'S
17TH,
1924
The position of a Straits born record- Government, alike in her own interest | and the general interest of trade; and ary wife as a beneficiary under the will being inspired by the spirit of this Con- of a Chinese towkay who directed in hiu ference, whose aim is to reduce, through will that in order to heacht in his estate the limitation of armament, the enormous all his relatives must return and live at disbursements which manifestly constitute his house in China, is before the Supreme the greater part of the encumbraner upon Court at Singapore last week. The will “ enterprise and national prosperity," the was made by a Chiness merchant named Conference by format resolution express- He Chee Shin, who carried on business ed to China the earnest hope that im at 446, North Bridge Road. The issue to
THE HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB. The Spirit of the mediate and effective steps might be he tried is whether the will is authentic
TEE SECOND EXTRA BACE MEET- Twill be build tweather permitting) AHLAPTY VALIM on SATURDAY, 19rw, and MONDAY, 1 APRIL, commencing at 3 r.. Each Day. The First Bell will be rung at 2.00 P.y.
The Charge for Admission to the Public Enclosum will be $1. Soldiers and Sailors.in usiform, hall price.
Members are advised that they must abow their Season Tickets to obtain Admission to the Members Enclosure.
Each Member has the right of introducing Non-members to the Members closure, Tickets for whom can be obtained from Mesari. LINSTEAD & Dars at Seach up to Friday, April 18th.
The Stewards invite the Ladies of Hongkong
Os SATURDAY. the 10TH INSTANT, AWE have T IMPORT EXPORT to be present.
- Departments will be OPEN as Usmal..
Hongkong, 16th April, 1924
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MERCHANTS. AGENTS.
CHINA PROVIDENT, LOAN AND MORTGAGE CO., LTD.
THE TWENTY-SEVENTH ORDINARY ANNUAL MEETING of SHARE- HOLDERS in the Company will be held at the fficer of the Company, Sr. GEORGE'S
"
THIS DAY, established Our
COMMISSION
BAYER, BITZER & CO.,
2nd floor, Queen's Building.
Tel. No. 4955, Central. Hongkong, 10 April, 1924.
NOTICE. TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that BUILDING, NO. CONNICOT Ron, on
N the APRIL 1927, at
Serip, No 227 for 000 shares Ewo WEDNESDAY,
COTTON MILLS LTD., in the name of Mr. EZRA 11 werck ... for the purpose of receiving a Statement of Accounts wild the Report of the ABRAHAM of Hongkong together with a General Manager for the year ended stjely executed transfer shed purporting to December. 192, and cheting a theciting assign the said shares has been Lost Committee and Anditors
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from delay, the April, 1924, until Wednesday, the 30th April. 1924, both days inclusive.
6607
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO...
General ManageÉS,
INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LIMITED...
THE FORTY-THIRD ORDINARY GEN-
TGRAL MEETING of the Company will
be bril at the Offen of the General Managers, Hess, JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., LTD... TUESDAY, the Pedder Street, Hongkong, on Gr WAY, 1984, at 11 ozinck in the Morning For the
of receiving the Report of the the Accounts, and beting
purpose
Director. #rectors and
Pastor
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company win CLOSED from the 9th April to 20th May, both lays inclusive.
By Order of the Boari,
JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD.,
General Managers.,
Hongkong, lúth April, 1924,
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
The said shares are the property of the Undersigned and application has been duly male to the Company for the issue of å Duplicate
Scrip
d
The public is therefore warned against deal- ng with the sail Shams without reference to the Undersigned. Any person having any knowledge as to the whereabouts of the erip in a to cummunicate with the Tader.
ELLIS & CO.
6177
No. 23 bee House Street.
5
ST. JOHN'S CATHEDRAL GOOD FRIDAY, APRIL 18TH, 1924.
A SPECIAL CHOIR OF A VOICES
Will sing.
Abpropriate SELECTIONS
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-HANDEL'S MESSIAH,
Also Works for
FiNACCOMPANIED QUARTETTE AND CHOKES,
SOLOISTS.
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Mrs. D. J. BLOWS.
Am. S. COLLETT, Mr.. H. G. Asses.
AMERICAN & MANCHURIAN LINE.
E SEW YORK,
THE "tranship
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baving arrival, Consignees of Cargo by her are Informed that all Goods are being landed at their risk into the hazarion and or extra-hazardous Goldowns of Holt's Wharf whener delivery may
obtained.
Claims will be admitted after the Croo No hase left the Godowns, and all Goods remain-
after
April 18624 ing will be
rest
All Claims against the Steamer must be pre sented to the Undersigned on or before th April, 1924, or they will not be recognized.
All broken, chafed and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on Fridays, hetwn the hours of L. and Noon within the free storage 70.63
riodur
one wer
No Fire Insurance bas bern effected. Bill of Lading will be countersigned by " THE BANK LINE, LTD.,
General Agents
longkong, 16th April, 19224.`
1664
THE PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION CO. STEAMER FOR SAIGON, SINGAPORE
AND BOMBAY.
THROUGH BILLS OF LADING ISSUED FOR EGYPT, MEDITERRANEAN
AND CONTINENTAL PORTS .
AND LONDON.
THE Steamship
THE
"PADUA."
-carrying His Majesty's Mails, will be despatched from this port at 4 P., on TUESDAY, the 22ND APRIL, taking Cargo for the above Forte
Silk and Valuable Cargo for Italy, France and London (under arrangement) will be con veyed by this Steamer proceeding to Bembey
and London
and there our pope to the on-carrying
Steamer for
14
Parcels will be received at the Office up to Noor on the Day of sailing.
Mr. A. CLEMENTS. Mr. N. MATHIENON. Mr. A. P. GLANMER. Mr. G. H. Peter.
GOOD FRIDAY ÉVENING.
AT 9.35.....
COLLECTION FOR CATHEDRAL ORGAN YUND.
BILLIARDS.
HO KOM TONG LUPS. VALUE OF PRIZES $0.00
IT Paz Cor VALUED 2xp
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SOCIETY OF ST. GEORGE, HONGKONG.
"Tis proposal to hold"
A TIFFIN
û
Empire
It is that unbroken Evenness that is so much appreciated in DEWARS. It is produced · by the skilful blending of whiskies-old and ample DEWÄR'S is simply mingling of good things.
*
taken by the Chinese Government Kuor not.
her military forces and expendi jeduce. ture. Dr. WELLINGTON KO, the present Minister of Foreign Affairs, in accepit ing the resolution proclaimed that "China was unquestionably in favour of disaria ment. Yet she probably has to-day larger number of men under arms than she has ever had before in her long his tury-certainly a number greatly larger than she had when that resolution was accepted and endorsed by her two years
ag.
Among passengers leaving by the Empress of Austral are Mr. Ho Koma Tong and Mr. E. Ralpha. Mr. Ha Kom Tong is to have the honour of an audience of H.M. The King during the period of the Empire Exhilation. It is understood that the honour is due to the good work: dono bg Mr. Ho Köm Tong in connection. with the St. John's Ambulance Assovi l- tioh and the Boy Scout movement. Mr. Ho Kom Tong is also hoping to be re- ceived in audience by the Pope in Rome.
What that number is even ap proximately, cannot be estininted, but there can he no doubt that Chinn
Of all things sacred to the Chinese the country IN the most military-ridden
work.
Chinese style of the coin in which the body in in the whale
The
Dewar's "White Label" and Government's official army lists, we enclosed at the last is certainly not the
in the HONG KONG HOTEL ou St. George's Day, s WEDNESDAY, APRIL 98ri, at 1 r.w.
The Price of the Tifin will le 22.50 per cover exclusive of Wines.
Members wishing to attend are kindly requested to forward their Names to try W. 4. DOWLEY, Hongkong Hotel.
The List Clows at 4.M. on Tuesday, April
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HONGKONG DEVELOPMENT, BUILD. ING AND SAVINGS SOCIETY, LTD.
LOST. PPLICATION has been male to this A
to the Hon. Mr. CHAU Company to issue KIU Ki, of Hongkong. Duplicate Certif- cates for Two Thenand Five Hundred Shares numbered 0054, 00555, in this Company, 00556, 00557, 00568, upon statement that the Original Certificates Nos. 00354, 00550, 00556,
M
Victoria Vat"
as supplied to the Houses Commons. of Lords and By Royal appointment to His Majesty The King,
SOLE AGENTS
00:57, 00558, dated 23rd January, 1924, together AS WATSON
with relative Transfer Deeds attached, have been LOST or MISLAID; and NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that if within Thirty Days from the Date herof No Claim or Re- cf x wich Original Certi- présentation in repet ficates arenade to this Company, we will then procred to deal with such Application. «
For HONGKONG DEVELOPMENT, BUILDING AND SAVINGS SOCIETY, LTD, EDWARD R, RAYMOND,
Secretary.
Hongkong, April, 1924."
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SERVICO CONSULAR PORTUGUES.
NOTIFICATION.
TOTIER IS HEREBY GIVEN that a PUBLIC AUCTION will be held at this TREASERY OFFICE en THURSDAY, the 15TH MAY, 1921, at 11 ... for the sale of the OPIUM MONOPOLY in Macao, for a period of three years extending from 1st July, 1924, to 30th June, 197
Particulars as to the condition of sale may be seen at the Portuguese Consulate in Hong kong and at this Treasury Ofen. Datel it the Treasury Office of the Province of Macao the 31st March, 1924.
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$175,00 70,00 SOUN
ESTRE CLOSE 20TH INSTANT. May Commenter on ru-at Sy
Game 250 Up
PALACE HOTEL, Kowloon,
A. BALL UNDER THE PATmenace of LADY STUBES In Aid of
ST. DUNSTAN'S
Will be held at . THE CITY HALL
01
FRIDAY, APRIL 25ru, 1924, at 9.-x.
Tickin at $4,00'each, can beaul"frota→→→ Mesra, S. Mutiste, Chater"Road";
The Axprason Mesic Co., les House St; The Boscone HOTEL;
The Konousi HOTEL
(0 ANTONIO DE MEIRELLEN,
Director:
FÖR SALE.
3,000 B.H.P. POWER PLANT.
Is Plant consists of the following, all in Working Orler, karing just wently been
in Fri Che
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The contexts HONGKONG BOXING ASSOCIATION.
and value of all packages are required. Forfarther particulare, apply to-
MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO..
Agrate
[620 Hongkong, 17th April 1824-
CAFÉ WISE MAN (LANE, CRAWFORD, LTD.)
HOT BUNS
GOOD FRIDAY,
SIXTH TOURNAMENT OF THE
SEASON...
SATURDAY, APRIL 26th, at 9.15 .. AT THE
THEATRE ROYAL. -MAIN- EVENTS:
15 ROUND CONTEST 20 THE HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONUT OF YUE COLONT AND THE HONDRONG EXCHANGE BREKA” ASSOCIATION'S BELT.
C.P.O. CÁLLAGBAM e.
Boniadier BARTON, Alio
ONE BANTAMWEIGHT, TWO WELTERWwright, Two LIGHTWEIGHT, ONE FEATHERWEIGHT,
each of Sir Rounds
BOOKING ut MOUTRIES:
Members on the 24th April, 1624.4. General Public from the 27th April, 1924.
USUAL PRICES.
[040
(A) Four "Mend" Gas 'roders capable of generating 400,900 enbic feet of Gas er hour of 149 B.T.17. per cubic foot complete with Washers, Cooling Tower, Serbbers, Centrifugal Cleaners, Blower Motors, Piping, etc., Coal Elevator and Charging Plant
CO., LTD.,
Wine and Spirit Mórchants
ESTABLISHED 1841,
BIRTH
are told, give only those organisations least in general estimation, and he is a which are really or nominally under the daring innovator who would seek to control of the Peking (overnment. These change it. But we learn from a metro- show a numerical strength of 613,500 but politan, journal that somebody as sur- in this list of Northern organisations the prised the Peking public by inverting a Chind Year Book paints out there are new kind of coffin. We are told that :--- conspicuous omissions not to mention the "Hitherto coffins have been made of fact that no account is taken of Kansu, wood, and the quality of wood depended Szechuan, Aweichow, Yunnan, Kwang upon the tinancial standing of the people. tung. Kwangsi, por of many units of Now, a certain enterprising coffin hop The writer on this in the West City has invented a cement provincial troops. subject in the Year Book has estimated eaffin, lined with hard wood. It will last. the strength of the Chinese Army at three times as long as the ordinary 1,312,623. It may be that it probably wooden cofin, and costs only a coines very near including all who have more. The fortune tellers, however, have any right to be described as other than lodged a strong protest on the ground bandits," but it certainly does not fully that the new coffin separates the corpae represent the number of men warrying from the earth which will materially affect arms in China, secing that Kwangtung, the luck of the pasterity."
& for example, s credited in this list with
SEVERN-At Tanderagec, 372 The Peuk, on April 16th, to Sir Cravo and Lady Seven, a danghter. 1963
Hongkong Office: 1a, Chater Road. London Office: 131, Fleet Street, E.C.
The Daily Press.
Koss, Arul 1775, 1924.
MILITARY-RIDDEN CHINA.
of
mei
OBITUARY.
MR. TK. DEALY.
little
n total strength of not more than 94.000 SUN YAT SEN; for financial reasons, would doubtless wish that it were sc. The point we wish to emphasise is that China's military furves and expenditures
We regret to learn that news has reach- must have been steadily on the increase, since she pledged herself at Washingtoned the Colony of the death of Mr. Thoman to reduce them, and, therefore, that Kirkimai Dealy, who coming out to Hong- China's expacity to fulfil the under- kong in 1884 as an assistant master it in the Government Central School (now at Washington takings she gave regard to administrative reforins has Quren's College), became in course of of time its Headmaster, and retired on i been steadily weakened instead strengthened. It is no wonder that the pension of £132 a year in 1918. For two Government had to ask for the postpone short periods Mr. Dealy acted as Director went by the Powers of their intention of Education, and during the war he was to send an International Committee of for about two years, a censor of cables, On his retirement' Mr. and Mrs. Dealy, Jurists to China to examine her laws and her administration of them with a view settled at Grenoble, in France, to which to arranging for the abolition of extra- place he was attracted by Catholic asso- territoriality and it is no wonder that citions, we believe, as well as by his the Powers are reluctant to concede the interest in French scholarships." It was tariff increases which they would be per- at Grenoble that he passed away on fectly willing to concede if China bad March 1st. Mr. Dealy had maintained
■ Government capable of acting up to the pretensions of its diplomatic agents.
The Hongkong, Canton and Macro Stamboat Co. announce curtailed sail ings to Macao on the end and rd inst
his interest in the educational profession by lecturing in English at the Grenoble. University.
It will be recalled by their friends, ins A vew fears ago, while the Washington
Hongkong that Mr. and Mrs. Denly inst Conference resolutions were fresh in the
their two promising sous in the war. Before the outbreak of the way they bad **disbandment the public mind,
gure out to Australia from England with superfluous troops was constantly being advocated in China. La Yuan Hung,
Two local disciples of Isaak Walton a distinguished school record to the credit of each of them, then had studied vienti- indeed, only accepted the Presidency caught a lo weighing 27 lbs, and a tuna second time on a clear understanding weighing 18 lbs. while fishing in Clearfie agriculture at Melbourne University from the military powers-that-be in the Water Bay on Sunday. land that they would en operate with him (B) Two Cockerill" Horizontal 4-cylinder to that end. But what has been done Tandem Double Acting Type Gas Eng towards reducing China's forces during inen, 1,000 D.H.P. each and Two ama
the past two years: Trustworthy statis type-cylinder Engines of 500 B.H.P. rach, all the shove made by RICHARDSON ties are unobtainable, but the Chinese Government would be hard put to it to WestGrn & Co., England. Engines complete with Air Starting Plant, Electric Ignition, Water Cooling satisfy the lowers that anything has yet Jump and Motors, Taming Gear, been done in China to give effect to the Motor, etc.
Washington resolutions on this subject,
(C) Two Dynamos by Dicx KEAU & Co., England, Laving an outpot of 250 K.W. such at 250 selts when driven at 120, revolutions, also Two Similar Dynamos of 375 K.W. each, complete with Switch-bearls, and Instruments,
etc
For further partieniem, apply to
MESSES, BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
Agenta The TAIKOO DOCKYARD & Engineering
Co., OF HONGKONG, JD. Hongkong, 28th March, 1994. [562
WESLEY BARRY
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"HEROES OF
THE STREET.
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and had embarked on a career of prát- tical farming when the war broke out. "The strike of the Chinese merchants They both joined up with the Australian, at Fatahan against certain new taxes on Army, both going into the Air Force. shipping continues to the evident dismay Their death was naturally a grievous of the military who expected to benefit blow to their parents, who were then left with one daughter who has been living from the tax.
with ber parents at Grenoble." The current issue of The Rock, the
The late Mr. Dealy was a Chinese Hongkong Catholic Magazine, is a Bishop to which formal assent was given on Pozzoni Memorial number. Many pages scholar of no mean order, and among behalf of China by her duly accredited are devoted to the career of the late the public evidences he gave of this was ably enlarged edition of the late Dr. delegates. The resolution, unanimously Bishop, and the story is illustrated by his publication of a revised and consider adopted by the representatives of the many interesting photographic reproduc-Chaimers English and Cantonese Cot- United States, Belgium, the British tions. Though it is a considerably eloquial Dictionary" Empire, France, Italy, Japan, The larged issue of the magazine it in being Netherlands and Portugal, declared that sold at 20 cents a copy, which is balf the the Powers attending the Conference had usual cost.
The news of his death will be received by a great number of Old Boys of Queen's College as well as many old European residents with groat regret, and their bearticlt sympathy will be extended for Mrs. Dealy and her daughter, Margaret. in their bereavement. Mrs. Dealy, it may be added, ia o siater of Mr. H. Ough who was for roany years a partner in the firm of Leigh and Orange, architects, unik civil engineers,
SMALL POX.
been deeply impressed with the severe The late Mr. E G. Hillier, C.M.G., strain on the public revenue of China whose death has been reported from through the maintenance in various parts Peking, had been in the Hongkong and of the country of military foreca exces Shanghai Bank's service since 1953, and sive in number and controlled by the had been manager of the Peking branch military chiefs of the provinces without since 1891. He was there at the time of co-ordination. The Powers deemed the the Boxer rising and was the British continued maintenance of these forces to
delegate on the Bankers' Commission be mainly responsible for the unsettled which formulated the indemnity. Mr. political conditions in China. They ex
Hillier was
a highly valued servant of MANILA'S PORT INSPECTION OF
PASSENGERS. pressed the view that large and prompt reductions of these forces would not only the Bank. He was the negotiator of the advance the cause of China's political Chinese Imperial Government loans unity and economic development, but issued in London and Berlin in 1893-ce would hasten also her financial rehabil and had been largely responsible ever tation. Therefore, without any in- since for the financial transactions of the tention to interfere in the internal pro Bank with the Chinese Government, blems of China, hut animated by a sincere though failure of sight in 1500 eventually desire to see China develop and maintain resulted in total blindness. He was THE CORONET. for herself in effective and stable
TO.DAY TILL SUNDAY.
honoured with the C.31.G. iu June, 1914.
The following telegram has been receive Majesty's Consul General, Manila:- by the Government from Hia Britannia
J.
My letter 8th March. Regulation requiring vessels to call at Darivele revoked and inspections will be made unside Manila barbour; effective 20th April Third class passengers and new crowe still must comply with the vac- cination requirements."