NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
は
-NOTICE.
T IS HEREBY NOTIFIED that on sad Τ
after SUNDAY, the 4TH INSTANT, the SUPPLY OF WATER to that portion of the RIDER MAIN DISTRICTS Ging WEST of EASTERY STREET will be controlled by bringing the RIDER MAINS into operation and that Water will be Turned on RIDER MAIN Daily for Two Consecutive
Hours.
each
Information as the Hour of Pupply to any Particular Property may be obtained on The WATER the Office of application at AUTECEM, the SECTARIAT "FOR CHINES APPAIR, or at the Trse Wan Hospitali
HAROLD T. CREASY,
Water Authority.
Fablic Works Departnens,
Hongkong, at May, 1924.
BORNEMANN & CO.
E have REMOVED our Ofçai Thir
24-22, Quiz's ROAD CENTRAL, 1ST FLOOR
Hongkong, 2nd May, 1924.
WE have ROTIC BUILDINGS
3741
THE HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB.
BAFT Programmes and Entry Forms for
ING to be held on the 24 MAY, 1924 (weather permitting), may be obtained at the Race Coursa, FONISROSE CLUB and Caterway BAY STABLES,
Entries Close an the 10th May, 10).
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ROYAL HONGKONG GOLF CLUB, LADIES.
1-Now Beslan for tadien have been
approved and will be publisher forthwith. Les from whom, or on behalf of whom applications for the privileges of the Club have been received will please (except in CAM where personal notification has been sent to the contrary) accept this Intimation that their applications have been approved by the Committee. Registers are in course of prepation and will be placed in the Cuca Horses,
SUMMER EVENING TRAINS TO SEEUNG SHUI,
'The Attention of Members is invited to Nories now peated on the Usual Notice Boarin.
By Order of the Committee,
EL MATTHEWS,
Secretary, ROYAL HON XONG GO CLER,
2nd May, 1924.
ST. ANDREW'S SOCIETY, HONGKONG.
The firneral Committee of the abore Society bas arrangel with
MR. WILLIAM HEUGHAN,
.the well-known Senttisa B
Baritour, for An SCOTTISH!
ALL
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NIGHT
WEDNESDAY, 7 MAY.
All Members
are therefore Recommende
To Attend
Seats aisy be booked at Mesura, HOUTALE'S,
A. RITCHIE, Acting Hon. Secretary.
LLOYD TRIESTINO S.N. CO.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES,
Tia: Steamship "DUCHESSA D'AOSTA,” Fam TRLESTE, VENICE, BRINDISI, FORT SAID. MASSAUA, ADEN, COLOMBO, PENANG AND
SINGAPORE.
CONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby inform
|
INTIMATONS
DAILY
PRESS, SATURDAY, MAY Cro,
THE HONGKONG
INTIMATIONS
UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF! CANTON, LTD.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
IS HEREBY GIVEN that NOTICE FIFTY-FIRST ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING of the Society will be held at its Head Office, UNION BUILDING, Hong kong, an FRIDAY, 16th MAY, 1994, at Noos, for the
nerving the Report of the purpose of Directors and the Statements of Account to 31st December, 1923, and of declaring Dini dends, etc.
THE TRANSFER BOOKS of the Society will be CLOSED from May 2nd to May Lith, both days inclusive,"
By Order of the Boani,.
C. MONTAGUE EUE
General Manager. Hongkong, ith April, 1994.
7709
BRITISH TRADERS' INSURANCE CO., LTD.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
TOTICE IS HEREBY
E
GIVEN that. the FIFTYEIGHTH ORDINARY *will YEARLY MEETING of the Compway be held at it el Office, Ustos Beilsa, Hongkong, on FRIDAY, 16m MAY, 1924, at 11 for the purpose of meeiving the Report of the Directors and the Statements of Account to 31st December, 1921, and of declar ing Dividends, etc.
THE TRANSFER BOOKS of the Com pany will be CLOSED from May 2ud to May 16th, both days inclusive,
Hy Orker of the Boan!,
C. MONTAGUE EDE,
1701. Hongkong, 25th April, 1944-
li
NOTICE.
LEORGE WALTER SHEPPARD ha
GThis Day ban Authorised to sign the
Name of our Company.
FREDERICK CHARLES HALL been Authorised to Sign for the Company Per Procuration."
JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD. - Hongkong, 1st May, 1924.
NOTICE.
TOKONG
THE Cndersigned. Member of the Hisa-
STOCK" EXCHANGE," has Resue Ansite as Share and General Broker ander the Firm Name of JOSEPH GOELD & Co.
No. 10, len Heck Stat
Mr. LEWIS ALBERT TOBIAS Authorised to sign the Firm Fer Procuration.
JOSEPH GOULD, Hongkang, at May, 1924
THE
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NOTICE.
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Undersign! have THIS DAF ken Appointed DISTRIBUTING AGENTS South China for the CHINA COTTON en
Woxxs, Shanghai,
Sha
MUSTARD & COMPANY, INV
1st May, 1924.
NOTICE.
THE HONGKONG ELETRIC CO. LED
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the
INTIMATIONS
E
WHISKY
OLD
THE FAVOURITE.
SUPERFINE QUALITY
GENUINE
and
General Manager NOT Certificate for Shares inders
21102,28105 issued on 24th June, 1902, in the PERFECT
THE CHINA FIRE INSURANCE CO., LTD.
Name of IP CHING STX has been declared LOST, and should the same tint is produced before 16TH MAY. 1924, shall be deemed Cancellect and of No Efret.
GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD.
Agents. Hongkong, 2nd May, 1924,
NOTHIE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that ORDINARY the FIFTY-FIFTH YEARLY MEETING of the Company will be held at its Heal Office, Esox Beluse, THE CHINESE ENGINEERING AND Hongkong, on FRIDAY, 1 MAY, 1924 12.20 3. for Exi purpose of receiving the Report, of the Directors and the Statements of Account to 1st December, 1923, anul of deglar- ing Dividends etorters.
MINING CO., LTD.
PAYMENT OF ISTERI DIVIDEND ON Shares FOR THE YEAR ENDING 30TH JUNE, 1924.
THE TRANSFER BOOKS of the Com-THE Bail having declared an INTERIM
DIVIDEND of pany will be CLOSED from May 2nd to May
Two Shilling per 16th, both days inclusive,
Share fres of Income Tax for the Year Hy Onler of the Bosn
ending TH JUNE 1424, Holders al MONTAGUE EDE, Bearer Sharex and Holders of Dividend
General Manager. Hongkong, 20th April 1924.
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INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LIMITED.
FORTY-THIRD ORDINARY GEN- TERAL MEETING of the Company will
be held at the Offers of the General Managers, MERKT. JARDINE, MATHESON & Co, Im Poker Street, Hongkong, on TUESDAY,the, 6 MAY, 1924, at 11 uk in the Morning.
·for the purpose of eiving the Report of the Dimctors, asking the Accouts, and electing Dinctors and Auditory
The TRANSVER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 29th April to 20th May, thay inclusive.
By Order of the Board,
JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD.,
General Manageru. Hongkong, 16th April, 1924.
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THE SIMPLEX PLASTER CO., LTD.
1924
OBITUARY.
It is not Japan, "ar any ather Foreign Powers, that is pressing for the aholi A PIONEER BRITISH RÉSIDENT OF
tion of extra-territoriality; it is the Chinese Government. On their part the leading Powers toki China more that
MANILA,
Mr. John A. Mackay, for more than
twenty years ago that they would be 40 years a resident of the Philippine agreeable to relinquish their extra-terri. Į Islands and one of the most highly es torial rights when they are satished that teemed mer in the British" eorumunity, thelus died there at St. Lukes Hospital the state of the Chinese laws, arrangement for their administration, after an illness of about one year: «He and other cantiderations warennt her, in was 65 years of age.
Mr. Mackay came to the Islands about so doing. More than twenty yours have elapsed since "solems promises to this 182 and was one of the first members effect were embodied in treaties, but the of the English" Club in - Manila. Powers-Japan included-aro a more many years he was a partner in the firm, of Holiday and Wise, now Wise & Co, satisfied with the conditions "prevailing j
but left them in 1900 to go into business in China to day than they were tweuty"
for himself, forming the partnership of years ago. It is not difficult, however,
Armstrong and aunckay. When Mr. Arm- to believe that Western hostility to
strong died in 1920, Mr. Mackay von Japanese immigration might disposetinued with the business under his own
1
For
Japan not to stand out with the other #anie. Powers against the surrender of extra- An enthusiastic sportsman, one of the territorial jurisdiction if it neessarily original members of the Jockey Club. followed that the whole territory of Mr. Mackay was interested in all outdoor China woahl therely be open, for exactivities. He was an especially keen' ploitation by Japanese The Russians horseman. Besides being a member of now have no extra-territorial rights in the Polo Club, he was a member of the ubina, nor have the Germans, the Aus Manila Club and for several years pre- trians' or the Turks, and the Japanese ident of the Manila Galf Club. He was
AGE argue that if these people find the also a member of the Spanish Clib for
conditions "talerahle why should not the Japanese The reply to that is that
31r. Mackay was born in Cromarty, with the people who have been deprived Scotland, on March 1st, 1839, He of extra-territorial rights by the eireim- | survived by his wife and two sous in Eng-- stances of war, it is a case of what'ean-
land, and axon. Gordon, who has been not he remedied has to be endured. If with his father for the last two years in
BLENDING the surrender of extra-territoriality Manila-Maura Trinis,
Matured and Bottled
SCOTLAND.
Warrants retired from Losdon on DA, S WATSON
Registered Shares, will be paid their Divulenda ou preventing No. 21 Coupon of the Bearer Shares, and Dividend Warrants on Registered Shares, to either of the following Banks at Shanghai or Tientsin:-
Txt HUNGRON & SPASCUAL BANKING
CORPORATION THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA
CHINA.
Dilars
THE Husso-ASIATIC BANK. THE BANQUE BELBE TOUR L'ETRANGER
The Payments will be made in either als, as the Holder may wish, at the buying rate of Exchange of the Day.
P. C. YOUNG,
General Manager, KAILAN MINING ÅDMINISTRATION,
TOTICE IS
NOTICE.
704
HEREBY GIVEN that Scrip No 4227 for 500 shares ETO COTTON Mits LTD., in the use of Mr. EZRA ABRAHAM of Hongkong together with a duly executed transfer deed purporting to
sign the said shares has been Lost?
The said shares are the property of the Untersigned and application has been duly Company for the ine of a
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the STATUTORY MEETING of the Company will be held at #ron at the REGISTERED OFFICE of the Company, 2nd DAY, the 9rn day of MAY, 1924,
By Unler, CHINO AMERICAN INDUSTRIAL
DEVELOPING CO., LTD., General Manago_
Floor, CHINA "Building, Hongkong, an FRJ. made wip.
7101
THE BEN LINE STEAMERS, LIMITED.
PROM ANTWERP, LONDON AND STRAITS.
The Stamship, - BENVOELICH" CONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby inform-
that all Goods are being landed at their
Duplicati
CO., LTD.,
Wine and Spirit Marchants
FROE 16.
Japan involved the immediate opening of the whole territory of China to
| Japanese exploitation, we do not imagine that, China, would he eager for the change. However, the prospect is one which cannot be entirely discounted. With the progress of China's reforma- tion, this question of equality of apporta- nity for an immigrant, population must come to the fore. The two Asiatic rates **assimilate " more readily than un May Asiatic race does with a White race, but & the economic factor which is, at the root
Hongkong Office: 14, Chater Road. London Office:. 131, Fleet Street, E.C.
The Daily Press.
HONGKONG, är 3an, 1924,
THE YELLOW PERIL"
PICTURE REVIVED.
Tae story seemed so fantastic that we are not surprised that a denial has been promptly forthcoming from Japan of the report that the Governor-General of
The public is therefore warned against deal- ing with the sail Shares without reference to the Undersigned. Any person having any knowledge as to the whereabouts of the said sgrip is asked to communicate with the Under-Indo-China is going to Japan for the Higned.
tii7]
ELLIS & CO.
No. 23 lee House. Street.
HONGKONG DEVELOPMENT, BUILD- ING AND SAVINGS SOCIETY, LTD,
LOST.
time. indeed,
X
CORRESPONDENCE.
HAIHONG DISTRESS.
*HONGKONG
TO THE EDITOR OF THE DAILY PRESS.
SIR-Starving folk Haibong way, are indebted for the publicity you have al- ready given to the appeal of the Presby terian Mission through the Itev, W. L Allen. May trespass further on your kindness to intimate that Mr. Allen will give an account of the case at the Unins of "the question, in America, and other Church on Sunday morning, and to ask be present to send Western countries, is likely to prove friends untable to
something for the collection 1 There has scarcely less potent in Asia. Japan, atleen no time to give a week's notice, as the present
excludes what can be done must be done quickly Chinese unskilled labour, and she would when people are perishing-Yours, etc.,
3. KIRK MACONACHIE, not be likely to ker privileges in China
Hongkong, May 2nd, 1924. without reciprocal rights is Japan. We are inclined to believe that the time is yet far distant when "Japan and China will come together and unite iù a solid front against those peoples whose lawn confine them to Easteru Asia." What is here presented is the old picture of "The Yellow Peril repainted. To be Here in the bogey one must discount all the great educational and tradal "forces at work which in the fullness of time must served to smooth out many of the "the great present-day obstacles to federation of man to which the scers of the day look forward. And this is a consideration which" must not, and can not, be ignored in speculations relating. to the far distant "future.
Notices of interest to members of the Royal Hongkong Golf Club appear among to-day's advertisements.
The Hongkong Philharmonic Society hopes to produce Gilbert and Sullivan's Yerman of the Guard some time in December sext.
The Government has received info tion that quaruntime restrictions imposed by Chefoo against arrivals from Hane kung have been withdrawn.
purpose of negotiating an agreement for admission of Japanese immigrants into Indo-China on a large scale "to ensure against a possible, Russo-German alliance by means of the Franco-Japanese pack."; The suggestion of a large immigration of Japanese into Indo-China is interest ing, however, as a contribution to the PPLICATION has been made to this general discussion as to what Japan is
Company to issne to the Hon. Mr.CHAU
to do with her surplus millions if ed that all foods are being landed at risk into the hagartons aniljor extra kazaniows their risk into the Calows of the Hongkong & Godown of the flagkong and Kowloon Wharf KIU Kl, of Hongkong, 5. Duplicate Certis-
cates for Two Thousand Five Hundred Shares the West refuses to absorb thein. Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd., at Ford Godown Co., Ltd. wheuce, and/or from the
in this Company numbered 00354 00556. Japanese immigration is possible in Boon, whence and/or from the whores delivery wharves, delivery may be obtained.
No Claim will be admitted after the Goods 00556, 00557,
upon statement M57 00253. may be obtained.
Optional Carge will be forwarded, unless have left the Godowns, and all Goods remaining Original Certificates No. 00554, 00555, 00556, Indo-China, why not in China Proper notice to the contrary be given before had undelivered after the ith May, will la sub0057, 00158, dated 2nd January, 1924, together and her great Dependencies? Such a
with relative. Transfer Bois attacheit, have. 1 ject to rent
All Claims against the Steamer must be been LOST or MISLAID; and NOTICE IS prospect has doubtless entered into many Administration's mines for the week end patel to the drugged on or befon 14th HEREBY GIVEN that if within Thirty speculations to which America's excluing April 10th, 1924, amounted to £3,350
Days from the Date of No Claim or Re May, or they will not in eoghised.
All broken, chafed sul dargaged Goods are to presentation in respect of anck Original Certision legislation bas given rise. A protons and the sales to 8,191 tons.
It will be observed from an advertise- be left in the folowas, where they will be ficates are made to this Campany, we will then Japanese writer pats the matter in this
10 1.1.
proced to deal with meh Application. examined on the 6th May, at
No Fire Insurance has been effected. Bill of Lading will be countersigned by
GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO, LTD.!!
Agents,
1725 Hongkong, 3th April, 1925.
instant.
No Clans will be aimittel after the Goods have left the Godowns and all Goods raining padelivend after the 9th instant,
ill be subject to rent. All Claims against the Steamer must be presented to the Undersigned on or before the 18th inst., or they will not be recognized.
All broken, chafel and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on the 8th inst, at 10 am... by cor Surveyors, Mosers. GonnARD & DOUGLAS No Fire Insurance has been effected. Bill of Lading will be countersigned by
DODWELL & CO., LTD.,
Agents Hongkong, 2nd May, 1924 · [736
TOWAGE.
•
THE EAST ASIATIC, CO., LTD., COPENHAGEN.
THE MIS
AFRIKA"
having arrived, Consignees of Cargo are hereby informed that all Goods are being handed and placed at their risk into the
ARGE Powal SEAGOING TUGS hazardous and/or crire hazardous Code was
Lill shortly be available for Trips from
Hongkong or Neighbouring Ports to Straits
Settlements or Dutch East Indies,
For further particulare, please apply to
JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LYN.
709]
TO BE SOLD.
of
the Hongkong and howloon Whart und
that the
For HONGKONG DEVELOPMENT, ·
BUILDING AND SAVINGS SOCIETY, LTD. EDWARD B. RAYMOND.
Secretary, Hongkong, 3rd April, 1924.
TODAY (SATURDAY).
LOU CHANEY,
was: "The Japanese cannot colonize
The total output of the Kailan Mining
China They cannot own land outside Beat in another column that the rider main system of water supply control is the Treaty ports until extra-territoriality is abolished. The day must come being brought into operation from to when the immigration policy of the Westmorrow in districts lying west of Eastern
Street.
IN THE HANDS OF PIRATES. EXPERIENCES OF LAUNCH PASSENGERS....
Two more of the kidnapped passenger's of the Cheung Chan ferry launch Ler Fut, which was pirated some months ago, havi been released and returned to Hongkong There are still sixteen of the passengers (15 men and" one woman) in the hand of the pirates. These are being hell in the hope of ransomus being paid for them,
The two men were set free on ransone heing paid. During their long period of captivity weven of the kidnapped passen- kers died and another was shot dead on attempting to escape. In another ense one of the emptives had a portion of his ear cut off and sent through the post to his relatives in Hongkong. He has sinen been released, on ransom being unid.
SEIZURE OF ARMS ON" S.S. "PAUL LECAT."" 70,000 ROUNDS OF AMMUNITION. In a search of the M.M. 85. Pout rent, on her arrival at Shanghai last week, from 3farseilles, vid Hongkong, the Customs authorities discovered 00 canvas. no fewer than 176,000 rounds of ammuni bags containing 30 Mauser pistols and tion, concealed in one of the watilating shafts connecting with the engine-room. The Nd Daily News says: Dificultie always existing under the laws of extra- territoriality were perhaps responsible for the fact that no arrest was mile and that the matter rests with the seizure of
of recall that in Hongkong, on the same the smuggled munitions, but it is worthy steamer, 30 bags of which the contents were naktown, were seized by the officials and four arrests were made.
THE BORDER. FIGHTING. EVERYTHING QUIET AT SHUM
CHUN.
will compel Japan in self-defence to join her demand to that of China for the A Chincic news agency states that since
Everything is now quiet at Shun Cinen. abolition of treatice, which operate as the the inauguration of the Trade Marks The Yunnanese soldiers stationed there have heen driven back some distince last barrier to her right to exist. That Bureau muder the new law, more than a from the railway line. The fighting was day cannot long he deferred, and with thousand applications for registration something in the nature of a surprise these harriers removed the applus mil have been received, the majority of them raid about 50 of General Chien Chiung lions of Japan will find a home under the being from Japanese firms.
Godown Co., Ltd.. where delivery can be PATSY RUTH MILLER,how flag of the flowery republic........'.
:
btained as soon as the Goods are landed.
the
No Claims will be admitted after
have left the Godowas, and all Goods
/ undelivered. RENT Lhe 8th of
May, 1921, will be subject to rent.
All broken, chafesi, and Jumagal Goods are to be left in the Godown, where they: will be examined by Mers. Goddard & MALL TANNERY at H TAD Kox, Douglas on the 8th of May, 1924, at 10 am. KOWLOON, together with Plant and All Claims against the vessel must Machinery and Mock of Chemicals Area presented to the Undersigned before the 11th Also a Plot of of May, 12, or they will not be approximately 26,000 mq. ft. Land adjoining the Tannery. Areas approximate recognized,... 28,000 sq. ft.
Apply-
TERCY SMITH, BETH & FLEMING,
671)
6, Des Youx Ronil Central
fBank of Canton Building).
No Fire Insurance will be effected.
Bill of Lading will be countersigned by
JOHN MANNERS & CO., LTD
Agents. Hongkong, 1st May, 1924
ETC. ETC.
THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE-DAME.”
VICTOR HUGO'S MASTERPIECE.
THE CORONET.
Japan and Chins will come together and unite in a solid front against those peoples whose laws confine them to Eastern Asia." That commaest was ver- tain to be made on the policy of exclud ing the Japanese from the West; but it
is obvious that whatever policy the United States and the British Dominions
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Ming's troops attacking 100 Yunnanese stationed in a school Fighting of a de sultory nature lasted for two hours after which the Yunnance were dislodged from the school and a few of them re- treated over the border, where they were
Mr. William Heughan," the well-known Scottish basso-baritone, is visiting the East, and the General Committee of the St Andrew's Society announce that they have arranged with him for an Al disarmed.. Scottish Night next Wednesday.
Yesterday morning at the Kowloon In the Mixed Court at Shanghai Mr. Magistracy, a Chinese seaman of the Solomon Libly brought a claim against steam punch Satu Mare was charged the International Recreation Club for with having in his unlawful possession Tis. 50,000 as damages for an alleged inny pursue in this matter Japan's 100 rounds of ammunition, contained in assault and imprisonment following on
surplus millions would pour into Chinu just as soon as the opportunity is afforded. It is an argument which should interest the Chinese Government.
ten clips. The defendant said that he as carrying the ammunition for a com- who paid him a dollar or two for doing so. Mr. Hamilton committed him for trial."
"a pretended charge of parking a motor ear in an unauthorized place during race meeting at the Kiangwin course. Judament was given for Tls. 500 dam
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