NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
HONGKONG FOOTBALL CLUB.
REMINONR
THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
Tillie hall in the Oficer of JARDINE,
MATHESON & Co.. Lro.. TO-NIGHT st 3.30 1.3.
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H. M. XOTÄVISH,
Esa. Secretary.
WANTED.
N Eficient. STENOGRAPHER-A gydy
statiu
Experience
Salary
Required to
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DEACONS,
Solicitors.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
OCEAN STEAMSHIP CO., LTD.
AND
CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION
·CO, LTD.
ECMAEUS
CONSIGNEES Ppy's Steamer are hereby notified that the Cargo will to discharged into Holt's Wharf. Kowloon, where it will Best Consigue risk ani subject to THITAM
and Conditions of Storage at Holt's Wharf.
The Cargo will be rady for delivery from Godown on and after 21 August"
Optional Cargo will be tanded, nalews Notice has been given prior to Steamer's arrival.
All broken, chased and damaged Goods are to be left in the Golors, where they will be examinet on
on Bay
Fridaya Tursdays and between the hons of 10. ., and Noos within the free storage juricat.
No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Steamer's fiodown, and all Goods remaining undelivered after the 29th August, will be subject to Rent
the Steamer, must be
All Chim agained on or before the
presented to the
11th September, or they will not be recoguisel.
No Fire Insurance will be affected.
Boogkor.
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
Agents,
21st August, 1924...
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CHINA PROVIDENT LOAN & MORTGAGE CO., LTD.
DIVIDEND NOTICE.
【OTIČE IS HEREBY GIVEN that ̃Âa INTERIM DIVIDEND has been De- clared in respect of the Financial Year ending on the Slab December, 1924, and will be Paid co FRIDAY, THE 29TH AUGUST, 1925, as to Share on the Old
Forty Certs (4) Thirty-three Cents (30.83) Shares (Fully paid). per Share on Bonus Shares (Fully paid) Nor.. 171,000 to
200,000, Six Cents ($0.06) per Share on the Now Tharea (1024 Tamie) apos which $2.50 Shara was paid up on the
per
15th March, 1924.
and
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Comany be CLOSED from the Fix to 201x AUGUST. (hoth days inclusive)..
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SHEWAN, TOMES & CO., General Managers.
THE HONGKONG ROPE MANUFAC
TURING CO., LTD.
DIVIDEND NOTICE.
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that A INTERIM DIVIDEND has been Da clared in respect of the Financial Year ending
INTIMATONS.
G.
NOTICE.
B.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, AUGUST 22ND, 1924
THE Cable Steamer Store Nordisks will be employed on Cable Work in the Harbour for the Next Few Days
(a) In the Calle Reserve between NORTH
Poist and HusgION,”
(d) Between the SOUTIERS Test of the KOWLOON PENINSULA towards QUEEN'S PIRK.
All Vessels and Craft am hereby Notified to give the Cable Vensel & Wide Berth and proceest at Slow Speed when passing.
INTIMATIONS
DEWAR'S
THE SPIRIT OF THE
(S.) G. F. HOLE,
Harbour Master. Harbour Department,
11164 Hongkong, th August, 1924.
sons
G.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
ARTICULARS AND CONDITIONS of PARTIC
the Sale by Public Auction to by held on MONDAY,, the 25th day of August, 1924, at 3 r., at the Offices of the Public Works Department, by Order of His EXCELLENCE THE GOVERNO, of One Lat of CROWN LAND at Conduit Road in the Colony of Hongkong, for 3 term of 75 years, with the option of recewal as a Crown Reas to be rel by the Sorepor of HA MAJESTY THE KINO, for one further term of 75 years,
No, of file.
Inland Loi
Regidry No.
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PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
Boundary Mistrements.
Ivet. love.
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fart, 5 feet.
B.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
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Upest Price.
THE Undersigned bare received instructions
To Sell by Public Auction
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TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY & THURSDAY, the 2s, Cun and 4ra Sertember, 1924,
H.M. NAVAL YARD. Hongkong and
at Kowloos NAVAL DEPOT, Commencing Each Day at 9430 430*
with an Interval from 12
Noox to 1.30.г.. "
OLD AND SURPLUS NAVAL STORES,. &c.
Comprising: Irounougery, Dinghies, Whalers, Cutters, Gigs, Electrical and Wireless Telegraphy Fit- tings, Electric Cable, Cooking Stover, "Ship" Fittings, Iron Beds, Mattresses, and Fittings, Life Eafts, Carpets, Rugs, Mats, Pillows, Rubber and Metallic Eases Counterpaues, Blankets, Sheets, Canvas, India Old Cordage, Can- Bagk India Rubber, Old Leather,
Old Asbertos, Old Cork, Old Iron
Metal,
and Lead, Zine and
Copper Tuber, Coal Sa
Wool and Iron Blocks, Lamps
Laatem, Hauger, Steel Taber, Old Steel Wire Rope,
Mineral Oil, R
on the 31st December, 1924, and will be Paid Woollen and Lines UK Bra
on FRIDAY, the 22xi AUGUST, 1924, as to Farty Cents ($0.40) per Share on the Old Shares (Fully Paid), Thirty Cents (30.30) por Share on Bonus Shares (Fully Paid) Now. 60,001
and
ald
MOTHERLAND
sens
Go to the four corners of
the earth and there are the
of the Motherland. Sweep the
of the
universe and there are the ships of the Motherland. Search the hearts of the Empire and there are ties to the Motherland. One
them is
DEWAR'S
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Dewar's "White Label" and
• Victoria Vat."
As supplied to the Houses of Lords and Commons..
By Royal appointment to His Majesty The King.
SOLE. AGENTS:
AS. WATSON
CO., LTD.
Wine and Spirit Merchants.
ESTABLISHED 1841,
Hongkong Office: IA, Chater Road. London Office: 131, Fleet Street, E.
The Daily Press.
HONGKONG, August 22nd, 1924.
THE NEW CRISIS AT CANTON.
measure of peace and order in the pro- vince. Wo regard them as more of a moral than a fighting force. They have been called into existence in their pre- sent strength, by the lawless conditions which prevail in the province. They are in short a defensive force-defending
A MEDICINE, SHOP,
WOMAN EJECTS PARTNER. -
Mr. Justice Dyer Ball, sitting in Summary jurisdiction yesterday de livered an interesting judgment,
The case was one concerning the posses sion of a medicine shop in Morrison
Street, East Point, and a claim for damages for trespass
The plaintiffs
their homes and property not only against the nefarious operations of roving gangs of bandits, but against the extortionate
story, was that he was left a share in lexics of the Government's mercenary:
the business by the former master" who troops, and even against the astraish had died and that whilst he was pence- ing depredations of a Government which fully carrying on the shop, the Tin fag is driven to resort to the most oppres-wife of his late master came down from sive taxation in order to support armies the country with a number of retainers which give no promise whatever of being and forcibly ejected him and his staff able, or even willing to bring peace to from the shop and had refused to give the province. We can quite understand him possession, claiming that she had a that. Dr. SUS YAT SEN should regard such right, to the shop as it formerly belonged a force as imperilling his hold on the province; but by robbing thea of the arms which they imported under a legal permit, he seems to be doing just what is needed to galvanise popular dissatis- faction with his administration into violent opposition. It is clear from the letter Dr. Stw wrote to the Volunteer
organisation, as well as from the muzzling of the Press of Canton and the military precautions that are being taken, that very dangerous situation has been created with imminent possibilities of bloedshed. The least that can be said is that events are evidently approaching a crisis at Canton.
to her late husband.
When the case was heard it was proved bar plaintiff had a partnership in the business.
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FAR EASTERN CABLE NEWS.
{THROUGH MECTRE'S AGENCY.1 ATTEMPTED KIDNAPPING AT SHANGHAI,
BUSINESS MAN SHOT BUT ESCAPES.
LASSAILANT COMMITS SUICIDE
SHANGHAL. August 9't. As attempt was made to kidnap Mr. Y. C Commercial Press, to-day. As Mr. Bay. Bau. managing director of the
was leaving his house for the office he was approached by two men, who re- questing a loan of $3,000, kindled him into * motor-car. In the resulting struggle Mr. Batt was shot in the urm
but managed to jump off the car. “The kidnappers got out of the car to secure the victim: meanwhile the police arriveḍ
on the spot, wherson the kidnappers ran off. The police got into the car and gave His Lordship in giving judgment ex-chate. One man escaped but the other plained that he had previously intimated committed suicide after killing one of in Chambers that he thought plaintiff pursuing Chinese policemen. was entitled to damages, but that the
amount of such damages would depend on the condues of the defendant, to whom he had given a fortnight of act accord ingly. He now understood that the de- fendant was still in possession and re- fused to move. He (his Lordship) thought he was a certified partner and that he should never have hen turned out. It was a little difficult to assess damages, but
Four cases of typhoid fever were he had decided to award plaintiff 8200 notified to the Medical Officer of Health | damages,' against defendant,
on Wednesday- British 2 Chinese and
: Indian.
The mysterious disappearance of one of the launches of the Kwong Wo Co., with a junk which she was towing to &Kongmoon, has been, reported to the
UNLAWFUL SOCIETY CHARGE REARRESTED MAN IN COURT.
A young Chinese named Tang Kin was charged Mr. E. W. Hamilton at the Kow police.
loon Magistracy yesterday with being Three Chinese women charged with member of an unlawful society, to wit, harbouring a girl for an immoral pur- the Yee Hing Shing Yer!!!! pown were remanded by Mr. R. E.
As reported in the Daily Press some Lindsell at the · Central · Magistracy, days ago, the defendant was charged with yesterday.
the offence on a previous occasion, but as the police officer who was the official complainant was engaged at the Sessions and could not appear, the defendant was discharged, the Magistrate informing him that he would be re-arrested later,
The bathing picnic for the scholars attending the Garrison Elder Children's School will be held on Sunday, August
24th. Children should assemble at the R.A.S.C. Pier at 2.15 p.m.--ADVT.
"
· JAPANESE STEAMER SINKING.
Toxto, August ist.
A message from Moji reports that the Kokusai Kisen's steamer Rynfuku Muna is in danger of sinking off the Goto Tho Aitano Island: owing to a storia. Miru is hurrying to the rescue. The Ryufuku Muru was on her way to Yawata from Singapore with a cargo of ore.
RUSSIAN LEGATION AT PEXING.
KARAKHAN'S ** SLASHING ATTACK.“
PERING, August 20th. M. Karakhan's Note of yesterday as the subjret of widespread comment in Peking to-day, the general tone of which is an expression of hope that his slashing attack is not an example of the neigh hourly relations which he bas promised to establish when he enters the Legation, Quarter..
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A
MARINE COURT.
LONG LIST OF CABES. Two adjourned enses of alleged obstruc tion were dealt with yesterday at the Wong Lau, a Chinese detective, and Marine Court hefore Lieut.-Comdr. that at 230 p.m. on the 18th inst., acting. F. Hole, R-N. The defendants were on information received, he went to two "motorboats coxswain, Both cases Mongkok. In a house there he saw a were dismissed after evidence had been number of people. He also found small called. Mr. T. G. Bennett defended. book, produced, and asked whom it was. Defendant said it was hik.. In defend After a young pick-pocket had received ant's presence witness looked inside the
Search is being made the police for a number of men who. it is alleged assaulted a coolie and then threw him over the sea wall at Kennedy Town. He was rescued by the polica and sent to the Government Civil Hospital.
The master of the motor-boat Wo-Kras was fined $10 for Failing to observe the
150,000, kad One Cant ($0.01) per in. Chain Cable and Gear, Drilling IT is very evident that there is a feeling sentence of three months' haril labour, book, and found some leaflets in Chinese rule of the rond.
Share pa the New Stares (1924 Issue) upon which $1.00 per Share was paid up on the 13th May,
1994 The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 8TH 4 22ND AU GUST, 1924 (both days inclusive).
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO. Urneral Managers. Honglong, 1st August, 1924. [1104
VICTORIA RECREATION CLUB,
SWIMMING! SWIMMING!
"FOURTH NIGHT FETE
Will be held on FRIDAY, the HOTH INSTANT,
Commercing 9 O'CLOCK..
ADMISSION AT USEAL PRICES.
SPECIAL ATTRACTION.-On SATUR-,, DAY, the '23xD INSTANT, 9 O'CLOCK - LOCAL CHAMPIONS VERBua JAPANESE OLYMPIC SWIMMERY, Reserved Seats$1.50. Booking at ANDERSON MORIC STORE and VICTORIA RECREATION, CLUE. Lyric Band in Attendance on both Evenings
R. C. WÎTCHELL, 1161)
Hon. Secretary.
AN
DOUGLAS „STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED,
TICKETS will be issued for ROUND TRIPS during the Months of JULY TO SEPTEMBER, from HONGLONG to FOOCHOW (Pagoda Anchornga) and Return, Calling at Swarow and Awaz. on both the Upward
and
New
for
the
30. by the Company's
Well-appointed Steamer at the Reduced Rate of $80, Roundinding Manis while the Steamer is tu
These Special Tickets will be available for Rotura ONLY by this Steamer, either by the Voyage for which it is insaned or by her follow- ing Sailing from Fooshow. Dutation of Stay
bours Trip occupies 8 to 19 days and the Steamer will Leave Horakone from the Com pany's Wharf at b pa, Arriving at Daylight
ochow-48)
an her Return (Weather permitting).
Oil, Paint sudPaint, Ingredients, Tathes, Power Driven. "Saws Pinnace and Cutter Engines, Fables, Compasses, Clocks, Iron Drums, Old Packing Cases, Dirty Lubricating Oil, Oll Casks, Smiths Forges, Air Compressors, Masta and Spars, Table Fans, Boats Sails, &c., &c.
Lote may be Tuspectek.on MONDAY, the 1ST. SETTENSER, 1924.
ALSO SALES or
STORES
at Kowloos on FRIDAY, SexTexten, 1924.
-". Comprising:
Table Lines, Implements, Berge, Flannel, &c., Remnants, Sundry Articles of Mens and Table Gear and Clothing (including Electro Platel Gear), Condemned Provisions for Poultry Feeding, &e.
of great uneasiness at Canton as to what may be the outcome of the trouble he- tween Dr. SUN YAT SES and the general hady of merchants over the seizure of the consignment of arms which had been purchased for the equipment of the
The master of the stram launch Cheong convictions against him. it was discovered that he had previous (also produced), Witness asked if they
He was achad reference to a Guild whose name Lee was firyd 88 for failing to pro cordingly brought again before Mr. was printed on a board on the wall, and duce his licence, it was proved that be Lindsell at the Central Magistracy, when the defendant said
"No" Witness was acting as coxswain before completion His Worship doubled the sentence. asked Are they for the use of a Triad of his registration in the capacity. The Society, and the defendant remained second coxswain of the launch Peterek silent.
was fined a similar amount for a similar offerice.
An attack by a madman on a Chinese boy and his mother is reported from
The other occupants of the room ejected
growing force of Merchant Volunteers in Aberdeen. A chopper was the weapon the defendant from the place, "and" wit
Hospital on Wednesday. The assailanti is a foreman at the Aberdeen" Paper Mills, who was once an inmate of the Lunatic asylum, but was discharged as cured..
い
nets arrested him in the stret just as he'
The master of the motorost Joanraker. « Y. 4. was fined 10, for having was leaving.
no certi- The man was remanded until to-morrow ficated engineer on hoard. morning.
The master of a coolie-boat was fined 814 for having 14 passingers in excess of his licence,
7
A fitter and an unemployed coolie were sentenced to a month's gaol' cach for being on board the ss. Hang Cheong Before Mr. E. W. Hamilton at the without permission.
A watchman said
OLD AND SURPLUS VICTUALLING Canton and the province generally. Dr.jured. They were admitted to the French used, and both victims were seriously in
SUN YAT SEN has definitely charged the Commandant of the Corps, Mr. CHAN LIx Pax, with organising a plot to overthrow the Government at Canton, and he pro fesses to be satisfied that these arms
HOLE IN THE WALL Terms of Safe-As detailed in. Catalogue. were intended for a rising which had May Loy, landlord, living at No. MAN'S INGENIOUS ATTEMPT TO
HUGHES & HOUGH, LTD.,
been planned to take place on the 14th 102. Wing Lok Street, was robbed after By Appointment Auctioneers te
STEAL the Admiralty. Hongkong, 26th July, 1924.
inst. [1152
Mr. CH Lax Pix emphatically he bad been collecting rents on Wednes- day. A man desired to be shown over denies these allegations and insinuations the second floor of a house with a view Kowloon Magistracy yesterday, Bhum that he found them attempting to break For our part we should be disposed.to to renting it and whilst in the kitchen Fat, 23, unemployed, was charged with fully accept his word that the Merchants of the floor Mak was attacked, bound breaking into a matabed at Lung Chang open some cases on board. Volunteer Corps had no defnite plans of and gagged. The robbers searched timillage, Kowloon City, and stealing three the character Dr. Sus ascribes to it, and and stole, rent receipts amounting to pieces of clothing.
$104. One of the robbers struck the man Man Kec, a widow, said that at 10.30 that its only raison d'etre is self-protec on the leg with a chopper. The robbers. on Wednesday, she was returning tion. We do not see how anybody can made good their escape and so far no to the matshed with her small son, when
TO LET AT WEIHAIWEI,
YOMFORTABLY Fumished ROOME with
Board. To Let at present
Apple-
Mas. NIVEN,
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WEIHATWEL
TO-DAY TH SUNDAY
at 2.30, 5.15, 7.15
regard the Canton Merchant Volunteer arrests have been made. Corps' at the present time as a force with
she noticed that boards had been re 1oved from the will, leaving a large
“READ'. THE NEWSPAPERS."
any prospect of overthrowing the GovernThe clerical staff of the Imports and hole. She unlocked the door and entered, ment force-unless, there is a possibiDorte Office bas organised a troupe of and a she did so, saw defendant rush Staff, said he wanted the cadets to help
comedians to play at this Bazaař. to be
, ז'
cut of the matshed through the hole re- of any large body of Dr. Sun's trained held at West Point from August 30th ferred to troops joining them in an effort of that to September 8th 1994, all the proceeds The small boy corroborated; "adding to be devoted to the Flood Relief Fund. that he saw the man drop the three character. Of there is no word. The Merchant Volunteers of Kwangtung This is the first cansion, we are told, pieces of clothing (produced) before
that such an organisation has ever been getting through the hole" have not had the military training of & formed by the clerical staff of a Govern- Mr. Fred Mau Foug, who took the school cadet corps. The Commandant ment Department. All the comedians are himself is not & military man, huit a man members of the clerical staff of the Death as a Christian, and gave his evi- dence in excellent English; said that he of large, business interests which it is his partment, and some of them claim to be lived close to the matshed. He described equal to the renowned stam in the how he heard whistles being blown and natural wish to see protected. Taking 赴
theatrical world. Only most notable eventually caught the lefendant in wholly impartial and disinterested view dramae have been selected for presenta 671
of the situation, we are unable to so tion and the paintings depicting the
garden.
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ADVENTURES OF
TOPICAL BUDGET
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The Company's Steam Launch will convey passengers from PAGODA ANCHORAG2
FOOCHOW CITY, IF required.
For further Particulars and Dates of Sailing,
Apply to
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co.,
General Managers,
Douglas Bremsuit Őo, Læn..
ongkong, 17th June, 1924.
what assurance a rising of the Merchant scenes of the plays are being shown for The Magistrate passed sentence of two
Volunteer foren would contain of a greater the first time in Hongkong.
months' hard labour.
LOED CAYAN AND MILITARY CADETS.
of the cadets of the Royal Military Speaking at the half-yearly inspection Academy, Woolwich, on July 15th, the inspecting officer, General the Earl of Cavan, Chief of the Imperial General" bin and the General Staff by learning languages other than those which were obligatory, particularly Hustian, Italian, and Arabic. He also wanted them to learn to read the newspapers," which were wonderfully well-informed and as tonishingly accurate in their reports of them to read the foreign pages, asking what was happening abroad. He urged them to watch the telegrams dealing with India, Mosul, Egypt, and Ireland, and negotiations, beginning this week, as to to follow carefully the progress of the the future relations of France, Germany, and Great Britain. What were, perhaps, the west important conversations**
since the Armistice were about to tako place. These were bistorical days, and he wanted them to keep up their know- |ledgü of what was going on in the world.