NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
NOTICE.
HE Pablic Hereby informed that THE
PLUNKETS ROAD at the Praxis CLOSED to all Traffic nntil further Notice.
E. D. C. WOLFE
Capt. Supt. of Police,
Eongkong, 20th line, 1924
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THE GREAT NORTHERN TELEGRAPH
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HONGKONG STATION. CURRENCY CHARGES ON
TELEGRAMS.
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NOTICE.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, JUNE 21ST,
INTIMATONS
NOTICE.
THE HONGKONG ELECTRIC CO. LTD DII. BACKUDUSE We have Appoint. URING the Temporary Absence of Mr.
NOTICE Sheen suurten any per Procuration
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that theed MR. JOSEPH HABROP to Sign Our Com is17,71501 url on 1st March, 1920, in the Names of THOMAS KIRKMAN DEALY, THOMAS WILLIAM PEARCE. Rev, and Rev. JOHN KIRK MACONACHIR has been delay! LOST and should the Same not be produced before 24 JUNE, 1924, it----- shall be decu.Canesiled and of No Kffect.
GIBA, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD.,
Agents. Hongkong, 9th Jane, 19724,
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JAMES H. BACKHOUSE, LTD. Juan 16th, 1924.
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CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY COMPANY.
TROPPO AGRSTS YORU CANADIAN PACIFIC STEAMSHIPS,
LIMITED
THE CHINA SUGAR REFININGDRINI My Alere in CANADA, Mk. 2′′
CO., LTD.
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TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that An KXTRAORDINARY GENERAL at the Register Uffic of the Company, MEETING of the above Comsar will be hohl ed that from the, 1st APLY, 1994, until further Notice, the Charges for Telegram willUCK STREET. Victoria, in the Colnay of
ENDERS of Telendua Bercy Notifi-
Hongkong, on TUESDAY, the 1its per of
COX is Appoiated, frem latë, Act- ing thiental Manager, Hongkong, lu Charge of the Company's Affairs in the Urient
ALLAN CAMERON,
Oriental Manager Hongkong, 17th June, 1934,
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be collected at the Bate of Dollars 9237 to equal | SEPTEMBER, 1924, at Sous, for the purposes" THE HONGKONG TUG & LIGHTER | Franc 100.
following, anİN E. V. JESSEN,
Superintendent
Hongkong, th June, 1924.
CHANGE OF ADDRESS.
(3)
DR
Naud After the Boru JINE, Our Ackless will be 7 QUEEN'S ROAD CEN- TRAL I Ficek.
9153
ARNHOLD & CO., LTD.
HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB.
MEMBERS besis of Salming (r
Next Season's Subscription Critusele! to arrive in the Colon's in TCTOBER Nest vare nijuested to place their Nines on the Listi pristup at the Dove Cheb, do N CLC. STABLES and Back Corse
HUGO STINNES LINIEN.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
NAK Steamship
•T
"EMIL KIRIKORE“
**1*
having arrived, fansignees of Cargo are hereby notibed that their Gods are being landed sol placed at their risk in the Hangkang & Kowloon Wisar & Godown Company
the
Groti
delivery sau bewus at Kew.
MEN MEN B
relage will he landed, unless notice ptional
quior to Steamer's arrival. will be admitted after the Goods hare left the Godowns, pad all Goods reanai ** undelivered on Saturday, the 8th instant will ise abject to rent.
All broken, chafed and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on Saturday, the 28th instant, by our Surveyors, Memes, Goddard
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All Clas
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the 5th July, or they will
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No Fire Insurance will be effected, Bill of Lading will be countersigned by the Walerigheden, AUTKELIANN & CO.,
Agens Hongkong. 21st June, 1924.
THE BEN LINE STEAMERS, LTD. FAN MIDDLESBRO', ANTWERP, LONDON AND STRAITS. The Steamship "BENMOHR" CONSIGNEES Car lanted in ONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby inform
their risk into the hazanious lior extra hazardons Godnwas of
the
To consider, and, if thought fit, approve the draft new Articles of Association of the Company which will be submitte to the Meeting, and in the event of the without approval thereof, with or modification.
(b) To consider, if thought it, to pass sa Extonlinary Resolution to the rfect:-
(1) That the new Article's already approv. hy this Meting and for the purpose of entitiestion subscribest by the Chairman thereof, be and the same are hereby slopted as Articles of the Company to the reine- sion of and in aulstitution for all the existing Articles thereof,"
the
A print of such rat new Artich shila priut of the existing Articles
CO., LTD.
WOOD AND STEEL LIGHTERS
D.
FOR HIRE.
CAPACITY=106, 175° at 200 Tous. Far. Rutes and other Particulars, 'Apply to SHEWAN, TOMES & CO., General Managers.
Táth duar," 1924.
THE CHINESE MERCHANTS' BANK, LIMITED.
4)
TEE HONGKONG OFFICE of the above
TM BEEN REND VID
of the Company may be seen at the& MATTHEWS, Charters) Bank Building,
Company's al Registered Office and at the OE of Messrs, Dracos, Des Vaux Road Central, Victoria atorid, Solicitors for the Company, and the portions of the proposed new Articles which differ from the existing Articles are indicatl by underlining in rei
thers of the Special Manager, WE, BINGHAM Queen's Road Central, to which Address all Future Communications should he squt, i
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JOHN FLEMING,
Special Manager.
(e) a consider, and, if thought fit, to pass DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY,
an Extraordmary Resolution to the dct ;-=
AND
HEREBY ALSO
LIMITED.
2) That the name of the Company be TUCKETS “wil be ind for BOUND changed to "CHINA SUGAR KEINING TRIPS during the Months of JILY TU COMPANY, IN VIED."
SEPTEMBER, from Hexexose to Fochow 2214 Return Falling Paola Anchome) NOTICE. 18 CIVES that A SECOND EXTRAORDINS at Aer on both the Upwar ART GENERAL MEETING, of the Con- and Dowuwan! Vorna, by the 'ompany's
Faste Well-appointed pany will be held at the Registered Office of New,
at the Red Hale of $50, HAINING the Company, PEDDER STREET sicresaid, cu FRIDAY, THE RD 1 OF OCTOBER, 1924, for the Round Vorage, including Male while at Noox, for the purpose of receiving a Report the Steamer is in Port of the Proceelings at the above mentioned reling and of confirming, if thought fit, as Special Resolations, the above mentioned Re-Voyage for which it
olusion (New, I and 25
AND NOTICE IS HEREBY ALSO aid SECOND EX- GIVEN, that the TRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING to be hell as aforesaid will Le routined for the purpose of considering, and, if thought it,
sing the infining further day
(3) That each of the existing 2000 fully paid up shares of $100 each cou Stituting the Company's present Capital of $2,000,000 be divided into four fully paid up shares of $25 each so as to inake such Capital $2,000,000 consisting of 30000 fully paid ap shares of 325 cach,
AND NOTICE IS "HEREBY
ALSO
These Special Tickets will be available for it is sword or ly her follow. Beturs ONLY by this Stestier, either by the ing Sailing from Fohow. Dharation of stay at Prochow-24 hotige,
The Trip seempies S to 9 days and the Steamer will Love Hasso from the Cour any Wharf at Arriving at Davight caur Return (Weather patten will corey
ANCHORAGE Pomers from vanna Foocnow Carr, if required.
For further Particular and Dater of Sailing. Apply to
DOUGLAS LA PRAIK & CO.
General Manager, Dovoga STEAMSHIP Co. G Hongkong, 17th June, 1924.
LOWE, DECEASED.
GIVEN that A THIRD EXTRAORDIN. THE HON. MR, ARTHUR RYLANDS ARY GENERAL MEETING of the. Com pany will be held at the Registered Office of
POT MAKE TORE. T and un sathored 1903, DAY, 7, 9071 BAY 318 OKTOBER by Private treaty o the C. PEDRA STREET aforesaid, on
a Report of the proceedings at the above men flONGKONG tioned Meeting in so far as regards Bevolution AND KOWLOON WHARF & Govows Courist, No. 3 above and of confirming, if thought it, LCD., whence, and/or from the wharves,
-livery may be obtained.
No Glaists will be admitted after the, Goods bave left the fiodowns, and all Goods remaining undelivered after the led inst, 1
will embject
to reat.
All Claims against the Steamer, must be presented to the Undersigned on or before the fit Joly, or they will not be recognized.
Ali breken, chafed and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on the 23rd that, at 10 AM.
Fire Insurance has been effected.. Wills of lading will be countersigated by
GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO, LTD.,.
Agents. Hengkeng,16th Jane, 1924.
TO LET
the HISES ou
GROUND
Enou
PREMIS ALEXANDRA FLOOK
BUILDINGS. CHATES ROAD, at present occupied by The CHINESE MERCHANTS BANK, LTD. Occupation IN JULY Next
Appl
Яксветлят,
LS. WATSON & CO., LTD."):
TO LET.
"LUGINSLAND" WEST, No. 30, PEAK ROAD..Eight-roomed HOUSE with Tennis Court attached.
Apply to
Box, No. 781, c/o Hongkong Daily Press.
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8421
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Hongkong. the Vendor Solicitors, MESAR, LAMMERT BROS.,
the Auctioneers..
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becurrence. With its expression of ab horrence and detestation of the crime,
Two Chinese were fined $20 by Mr.
F. W. Hamilton at the Kowloon Magis-
its congratulations to 'M. MERLIN on his tracy yesterday, for smoking opium in a boy of fifteen. personal escape, and the expression of divan kept by
doctor profound-sympathy with the French As the boy was stated by A comnmaity of Canton, the whole Colony to be not. very strong, the Magistrate is in fall sympathy.
discharged him with a caution not to keep divan again.
IMPERIAL PREFERENCE
SCOTCHED.
On
When, woman caine up before Mr. Hamilton at the Kowloon Magistracy a charge of hawking Pas defeat of the Inkperial. Preference resterday resolutions in the House of Conamens or without a licence, she pleaded that she Thursday was accomplished by ich had applied for one and had beru re- narrow majorities that it is impossible fused.. Inspector Hutchins said that ho to regard the decisions as a decisive had himself recommended her for one | rejection of the principle embodied in six weeks ago. His Worship asked the
the motions The Grst resolution wits defeated by the narrow majority of six, and the secol third and fourth by! majorities ranging from 13 to 20. The whareupan the Magistrate said he would voting for the abolition of the McKESMA devote $2 from the Poor Box to pr vido duties, a month or six weeks ago, washer with a licence for the rest of the more decisive, for the Government, then year.
woman if she had any money to pay for one now, and she said she had not,
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MYSTERY GUNBOAT. RAIDS JUNKS AND SEIZES A LAUNCH PASSENGERS TAKEN, AS HOSTAGES.
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"The Millenium has Come" is the had a majority of 63. It, is noteworthy also that the luperial Preference resolu- [ subject of free lectures to be delivered tions had larger
support than the by Mr. W. M. Timney at the World McKs duties. There are only 247 Theatre to-morrow (Sunday) at 230 p.nz. Unionist members of the House of Com and at the Queen's Theatre at 4 p.. He is also to speak through interpreta- mons, and the fact that 972 votes were.
tion at the Chinese Y.M.CA. at p.u gives in favour of the first Preference resolution on Thursday shows that it on What is a Christian?" Thôi.....leg. must have received support from unt less tures are delivered under the auspices than twenty-five members" of the Opposi of the International Bible Students* » tion. Assuming that every Unionist mem- Associations Me. Timmey is van" experi...»
enced lecturer, who has been speaking her was present, which is unlikely. With recently in Amerien. Honolulu, Japan, the general trend of the speeches made and North China. by the spokesmen of the Government, however, the Dominions will not be, perhaps wholly dissatisfied, for they were in full sympathy with that desire to gon- salidate the Empire economically which animates the advocates of Imperial prefer- ence. The Gazerommut, koærver, not only. dislikes preferènce tariffs as a thethod, Two piratical coups in the Tai Nam Mỹ which occurred yesterday, have but declares that where they have heenars, already tried, it has not been proved that heen reported to the Water Police.
Fung Chu, coxswain of the steam preference has helped to develop the launch Moonshine, states that at about. resaitrees of the Fampire. Of course, that 9.30 yesterday morning, he was travelling contention is "not admitted by the ad- from Kau Kong to "Hongkong towing
junk named the Kan On in Chinese vocates of urrference tariffs, but it is the waters close to Tai Sam Mi, when the conclusion at which the Government has gunboat Kong Tui bailed him and order-
ed him tu stop. A bout came alongside arrived and it formas, perhaps, one of the and about forty men bordet the launch, strongest arguments in support of their four of them going on the bridge. All the traditional hias against any proposals members of the boarding party were armed with Mauser pistols and revolvers enleulatru to destroy or weaken the They ordered the coxswain to produce general free trade poligy of Great Britain. all the arms and ammunition ho had, revolvers, 200 The Chancellor of the Exchequer, how. which consisted of two
rounds of ammunition, two rifles with ever, extended a welcome to a proposal son roule, four muzzle-loader guus, ten HATIC by MF. BALDWIN that the Govern catties of powder, and a catties of shut. „ment should arrange, with the Govern. These were all taken on the garlicat. ment of Australia that the whole Austrasengers on the launch money, jewellery Tian production should he sent to Britain And he distributed by the Government at cost price. The Govermnent, he said. haul already gone some distance in that direction, because it had proposed to the Dominions the establishment of a per manent Economie Committee to consisler the possibility of increasing the con- THE DASTARDLY OUTRAGE sumption of Empire food products in the United Kingdom and promoting the in AT CANTON.
terests bath of producer and consumer. We can safely assure to represent the It is vere questionable whether mere feeling of all sections of the community, counsel to "Buy the Empire's Products," Chinese and Foreign älike, in expressing will succeed in any important extent the utmost horror and delestation of the unless it is supported by some monetary
It is expected that the Hon. Sir Claud dastardly outrage, which has just taken advantage. The general conclusion to be severn will be present to-night at am place at Canton. Nor do we doubt in drawn from the debate and the closeness Open Air Concert to be given by the Water lezat that these sentiments are of the voting is that Imperial Preference Police on the lawn of the station at Tsim If the efforts of the officers concerned. Lequally shared by the Chinese authori. will be a live question whenever, the next Sha Tsui.
ties and prople of Canton, who are doubt general election takes place, even if the to make it a success, can be taken as an lesa relieved that it occurred on territory Labour Party's expectations that this is omen, the concert should be a thoroughly. under fareiga. control rather than on unlikely to occur for two or three years enjoyable one. Among the artistes who territory directly under the jurisdiction should prove to be well founded.-
S. WATSON
CO.,
LTD.,
Wine and Spirit Merchants.
EstautisHen 82. TRAN
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of the Chinese Government. The motive
of this shocking crime remains, so Ear, Just on four inches of rain feil between unknown. It has been said that the 2 pm on Thursday and 2 p.m. yesterday sagin was an Aunamite that is to say The total rainfall for the year has been A native of territory which is under the close on 42 inches. " jurisdiction of the Governor-General of Indo-China-luit we do not gather from
Plunkett's Bond on the Peak is cloned
the reports that the assassin, who, un to traffe until further notice, according fortunately, cluded his pursuers was to a Police announcement made to day în definitely identified as can Annamite, our advertisement columng, Nor do we know of any politieni reason
A small Chinese hoy was knocked down why the Governor-General of Indo-China should be marked down for assassination at Whitfield on Thursday by a Connaught by Annamites. When M. MERLIN arrived Garage ear. He was removed to the in Hongkong on Wednesday he was most Government Civil Hospital. cordially walcomed by the Annamite
The visitors then took from the pas
and, clothing, of which the value is at prescut unknown. Some of the men then went on board the junk which was being towed, and took property from its occup- ants. Four passengers were also taken. aboard the Ang Tui, which then steam- ed away in the direction of Ling Ting-
A report was also nude that two other junks trading from Shek-ki to Hongkong were stopped by the same gunboat in the same area yesterday. In this case, all the passengers were taken as hostages to ransom, and the steam launch Hang- Fong was also seized.
WATER POLICE CHARITY CONCERT.
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will appear are Mr. Salter," Mr. Keown, Mrs. Duncan, Mr. Annise, Miss Witchell, and Mr. C.. Olive.
The latter will be seen in a series of impersonations of Dickens characters.
The price of admission to the concert, which is to start at 8 pm.is.81; and it is hoped that there will be a large and ence, for the proceeds are to be devoted. to certain admirable and deserving chari- ties to which the Police have for tong given quiet but substantial support.
THE VICTORIA DIOCESAN ASSOCIATION.
Tuesday next, June 24th, is the Feast of the Nativity of St. John the Baptist. It was on this day in the year 1920, that Bishop C R Duppy was consecrated the sixth Bishop of this diocese, and tus the same day the Victoria Diocesan Asso
community here, which, we understand,A Chinese died in hospital yesterdayciation was started at a meeting in numbers about furts, and they had as the result of injuries received by London. The Association was formed nothing but praise for his administra- being kicked down by a motor ear in with the ohjeet of binding together those tion. None, we are sure, are more shock- | Queen's Road West the game morning. ed and grieved than they are over, this
mad act, whether it was committed by A clan fight is reported to have occur. one of their own race, by a Cantonese,red on Ping Chau Island, on Thursday, or by any other person. It only remains Police intervened and secured the arrest for us to congratulate. M. MERLIN upon of three men who are to be charged his fortunate escape, while at the same before the Magistrates with inflicting time we deeply lament tint by the outrage injuries on one of their countrymen.
five French residents of the Sharicen Jost A" their lives and several others have been Mr. Sek Chung Sea, headmaster of the more or less seriously injured. Hix Sui Sing English School, whilst riding Excellency Sir REGINALD STUBS promptly a motorcyle in Queen's Road near expressed the feelings of the whole Colony Victoria, Barracks, on Thursday collided in the radiogram he sent to HE the wh a tram The motor cycle was slight Governor-General of Indo China immedi-ly damaged, but Mr. Rek escaped in ately on learning the news of the terrible jury.
in England who were interested in thit diocese and arousing greater interest in the work carried on here. When the Bishop came out n branch of the V.D. very active in organising meetings and was started in the Colony and has been study circles and in sending much-needed. supplies to the Missionary Hospitals. On Tuesday in many parishes in England the Holy Communion will be offered with special intention for this diocese and the alms given to help the work here. The day will be observed in this Colony by celebrations of the Holy Communion at St. John's Cathedral at 7.45 a.m., and
St. Andrew's, Kowloon, at 7 am. There will also be special prayers for at 10.15, and at St. Andrew's at 10 m the VA at Matins at the Cathedral All members of the V.D.A. are asked to observe the days.