NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
THE
HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB
THE FIFTH EXTRA RACE MEET-
■ING will be held (weather permitting) at HAPPY VALLEY on SATURDAY. 11rw, and HONDA OCTOBER, 1924, command ng at 3.15 F.M. Each Day. The First Bell wid de Bang at 2.45 PM.
The Charge for Admission to the Public
sire will be $1. Talonare
Baldiers and Sailors in uniform, Half Price. Members"
mirikx that they must show ther Season Tickets to obtain Admission to the Matburn Enclosure.
Bach Member has the right of introducing 2 Non-Member to the Members Enclosure, Takets for whom can be obtained from Messrs. LINSTEAD & Davis at $5 each up to FDAY, Ocreaz 10TH.
The Stewarde invite the Ladies of Hongkong to be privaat
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TO LET, SHOP Facing the Harbour with Tiste Glas Window adjoining the New P ♣ O. BUILDING, suitable for Beamship Burinos Frontage, 17 Feet: Depth 54 Feet, with Yard and Outbuilding beyond.
Addzona-" A.B." care of Daily Pr
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NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
FROM UNITED KINGDOM AND
STRAITS.
HK Stemship
**GLENSANDA” karing srived from the above Porta, Consigness at Cargo by her are hereby informed, that all
Bloods are being landed at their risk into the hardous and/or extra hazardous Golowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company Limited, whence, and/or from the wharves, delivery may be obtained th October, 1924 at Noon, will be subject to Rent.
Goods not cleared by
All broken, chafed and damaged Packages are "Le be left in the Clodowns, where they will be examined in the presence of Consignees by Hexars. Goddard and Douglas, on 6th October, 1924, at 10 .m. Clai
against the Steamer
jaclading those for Cargo short delivered must be presented on the Special Form provided, and mast also be submitted within 30 days of -arrival, otherwise they will not be recognised.
No Fire Insurance will be effected by us in
whatever.
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Consignees are hereby notified that before Bill of Lading can be countersigned the Gen. arai Avarage Agreement must be signed a Deposit 222 paid."
Bill of Lading will be countersigned by
JABDINE, MATHESON & Co., La.,
Agents Hongkong. 2nd October. 1924.
Will
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THE CHINA SUGAR REFINING CO., LTD.
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that An EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MKETING) of the above Company will be beli at the Registered Office of the Company, PEDDER STREET. Victoria. in the Colony of Hongkong, on TUESDAY, the the PAY of SEPTEMBER, 1924, at Noov, for the purposes following, namely ---
(a) To consider, and, if thought fit, approva the draft cew Articles of Association of the Company which will be submitted to the Meeting and in the event of the approval thereof, with or without modification.
(b) To consider, and, if thought it, to pass an Extraordinary Resolution to the effect
(1) That the new Articles already approv by this Meeting and for the purpose of identification subscribed by the Chairings thereof, be and the are hereby adopted as the Articles of the Company to the exclu- Hion of and in substitation for all the existing Articles thereof.
same
A print of such draft new Articles and a print of the existing Article of the Company may be seen at the Company's said Registerel Office and
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the Office of Messrs. Deacons, ?, Dea Your Roud Central, Victoria aforesaid, Solicitors for the Company, and the portions of the proposed rew Articles which differ from the existing Articles are indicated by underlining in red.
(e) To considor, and, if thought it, to pass an Extraordinary Hesolution to the "effect:-
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(2) That the name of the Company be changed to "CHINA SUGAR REFINING COMPAST, LAMITED.“
HEREBY ALSO AND NOTICE IS GIVEN that SECOND EXTRAORDIN. ARKERAL MEETING of the Com
be held at the Begistered Office of eCompany, FEUDER STALET aforesaid, on FRIDAY, THE 3RD DAY OF OCTOBER, 1924, at Noon, for the purpose of receiving a Report of the Proceedings at the above mentioned. Meeting and of confirming, if thought fit, as Special Resolations, the above mentioned Re-
solutions (Nos. 1 and 2).
AND NOTICE IS HEREBY "ALSO GIVEN that the
EX- Baid SECOND TRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING to be held as aforesaid will be continued for the purpose of considering, and, if thought fit, passing the following further Resolution as an Extraordinary Resolution, namely --
(3) That each of the existing 20,000 fully paid up shares of $100 each "con. stituting the Company's present Capital of,$2,000,000 be divided into four fully paid up shares of 825 each o as to make such Capital $2,000,000 consisting of 80,000 fully paid shares of $2 each.
AND NOTICE IS ·HEREBY 'ALBO' GIVEN that A THIRD EXTRAORDIN ARY GENERAL MEETING of the_Com- Pasy will be held at the Registered Office of The Company, PrODER STREET aforesaid, on MONDAY, THE BUTH DAY OF OCTOBER, Noor, for the purpose of receiving the above man- Heport of the proceedings at tioned Meeting in so far as regarde Besolution No. 3 above and of confirming, if thought Et, auch Resolution na a Upecial Resolation. Dated this 16th day of June, 1924 By Order of the Board, JARDINE, MATHESON & CO, LTD., 898]
General Agents.
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NOTICE.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2ND, 1924-
THE CHINA SOAP CO, LTD.
(Laver Brothers (China), LTD.)
9 From the 1st OCTOBER, 1924, the A. Offes of the abers Campany will be situated on the brs FLOOR of the New BUILDING at 12, FEDDER STREET,
NOTICE.
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THE DAIRY FARM, IOE & COLD STORAGE CO., LTD.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
HE TWENTY.EIGHTH ORDINARY TANNUAL MEETING of Sharebelders in the abers Company will be held at the Company's Town Office, 2, LowaR ÅLBRET Road, Hongkong. an SATURDAY, 4 day O OCTOBER, 1924, at Nook, for the one of presenting the Report of the Directors and Statement of Acconate to July, 1924
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The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Com pany will be CLOSED 5 SEPTYNEI 27TX to OCTOB22, 1924, both days in- clusive.
By Order,
M. MANUK,
Secretary," Hongkong, 19th September, 1924, [1974
NOTICE.
UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF CANTON, LIMITED.
YERTIFICATE No 7128 for 25 Shares, 24
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Lipservice to high sounding ideas Mr. S. T. Bitting, of 510, The Peak, such as there has been rendered by every has reported to the pouce that sometime war lord in China during recent years, on Monday night, a burglar entered bat what practical step has ever been through an open window and stole taken by any of them, to give effect to jewellery and a vest pocket camera, the these sentiments Instead of reducing total value being $20.
CANTON NEWS. [FROM OUR CHINESE CÓRRESPONDENT-]
DESTRUCTION OF A CATHOLIC CHAPEL
The French Consulate-General in Can- ton has complained to the Civil Governor armies and rotrenching expenditures wo On the becasion of his departure on
of Kwangtung that, upon the retreat of have seen quite the opposite taking place leave for Honolulu and Australia. Mr.Dr. Sun Yat-sen's mercenaries from OF all over China, and we are now witness Gibson, a well-known bowls player. Paklo, on September 10th, they looted
of
Hope is the mother optimism. In its promise many a soul finds content- ment and in its reality hap- piness lies waiting with its gifts.
Hope is sometimes fickle in its favours but never~ when it concerns the brac- ing and balanced 'qualities
of
DEWAR'S.
ing the inevitable result. The President und a member of Kowloon Cricket Culi, the city, involving the destruction of the himself, while he was giving utterance was the recipient of gifta from several Catholic Chapel there, and the taking to these admirable sentimenta we have friends at the Club on Tuesday evening of 13 native members of the Mission for ransom. The French Consulate-General quoted could not have been forgotful of
is asking Dr. Sun through the good offices of the Governor in Canton, to the fact that he was placed in office by!
effect the release of the Chinese Catholics. a political party which had the present way in view, and must have known that arrived in Canton. His mission we rad, is in connection with the reconstruction
Marshal Tuan Chi Jai's "Spreint Envoy to President Sun Yat Sen has
RETREATING FROM SHEKLUNG.
it was idle to talk of reducing his ar of the country, the Northern Expedition, ing mercenary army from the East River
and a probable" settlement with Chen Chiung Ming."
Two minor robberies (allegedly armed ones) were reported to the police last night, one occurring at Yaumati and the other is Yani Wan Lane. Five men, it is said, were concerned in the first, in which clothing and money to the value of $190 were taken
"
No single person in China probably is able to say to what approximate extent have these wasteful puditures" "inccused during the past year, but that they must have increased has been evident to all observers, for it has manifestly been a time of preparation for war. Nor is it possible, we think, to see in the Government's policy of "reunification by force the faintest prospect of any appreciable reduction. A strike of rice-mill workers in Canton, It is at least plain that so long as the which had lasted filty days, has been present war lasts these "wasteful ex-settled by the mediation" of the officials penditures" must be immeasurably in appointed by the Governor.
The em ployers agree to pay an increase of wages that no matter which faction emerges adunting to ten cent, a day and to re victor in the struggle, there can be no state all the strikers. end to thought of any considerable
Suffering from injuries said to have so long military retrenchment in China
been inflicted by two men supposed to as Force is preferred to Reason. Mar-
n Chinese Le boarding-house runners, shal We Paye has talked of cleaning man, of no fixed abode, was admitted to
per Share Paid up, number 55196/55150 in Dewar's "White Label" and reused, and it is sufficiently evident this Society standing in the Name of ROBERT JOHN JACK SNEDDON, of Hongkong, been Declared LOST, and if at the Expiration
has
of One Month from the Date hereof the above Document be not forthcoming the said Corti ficate will be deemed Cancelled and of No Effect, and a NEW Certificato for the 25 Bhares will be inned, in its stead by the Society.
PAUL LAUDER,
General Manager. Hongkong, Sth September, 1924.
G.
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PUBLIC AUCTION.
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PARTICULARS AND CONDITIONS of
the Sale by Public Auction to be held on
By Royal Appointment to
His Majesty The King.
SOLE AGENTS:
MONDAY, the 6th day of Oct., 1825, at 3 P., AS WATSON &
at the Offices of the Public Works Department, by Order of His Excellency the Governor, of Cine Lot of CROWN LAND at Pokfulam in the Colony of Hongkong, for a term of 75 years, with the option of renewal at a Crown Beat to be fixed by the Surveyor of Hu MAJESTY THE KING, for one further term of 75 years. “
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
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BY ORDER OF THE MORTGAGEES.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
VÄLUABLE LEASEHOLD
PROPERTIES
Situate at TAI KOK-TSUT in the Colony of Hongkong,
To be Sold by AUCTION, Subject to a Reserve Price
On
WEDNESDAY,
the 15THDAY ar OCTOBER, 1924,
at 3.00 .M.
In ONE LOT
BY
Mesa LAMMERT BROTHERS,
Auctioneers,
In their Auction Booms in Duddell Street
The Properties consist of:-
ALL THOSE Pieces or Parcels of Ground
situate at Taikoktrai and registered in the Land Office as Section A of Kowloon Inlsed Lot No. 888 and Kowloon luland Lot No. 891 together with the Messages, Erections and Buildings thereon (if any). ́*
Particulars and Conditions of Sals may be obtained from-
MEK, JOHNSON, STOKES & MASTER,
Prince's Buildings, Solicitors,
or from ME. LAMMERT BROTHERS,
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COMMENCING TO-DAY William Fox presents
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in ten reels
Prices
Increased slight change in times
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BIRTH,
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DEATH. PERKINS-AŁ Shanghai. on September 26th. Maupe, the dearly beloved wife of C. B. ERRING, aged 40 years.
Hongkong Office: 1a, Chater Road. London Office: 131, Fleet Street, E..
The Daily Press.
BONGKONG, Tobra 25e, 1924.
"SUCCESSFUL GOVERNMENT” IN CHINA,
up Manchuria" in two months, laut he the Government Civil Hospital, and died has probably seen reason to wonder since there on Tuesday night. He was assault- whether his calculation is not far too ed on one of the Java-Japan liners, the optimistic. Whatever may be the dura assailants arcaping. tios of the war, which is now hut in its opening stages, nothing can be learer than the fact that a policy of reunifica tion by force will always remain incon- sistent with a policy of retrenchment military expenditures." But. laments are useless while the war fever endures.
in
On the eve of his departure on leave the Hon. Mr. D. Beatty, Secretary for Chinese Affairs at Singapore was the recipient of an address presented on be half of the members of Chinese Advisory Board and the Po Leung Kuk at the
Many thousands of livs will be sacrificed Chinese Protectorate last week, before
full attendance of both Boards
the war; but the time must surely come when all Chinese in authority who really
The greater part of Dr. Sun's retreat- districts has reached Shinchuen, a vi lage near Canton City along the Cantou- Kowloon Railroad, Chinese Section, evacuating Sheklung and Shektan. Many of the wounded died before they could reach Canton from Shinchuen. In Can- ton during the last few days many died along the roads leading to army hon- Pitals, and were to be seen lying on public streets.
PASSIVE RESISTANCE BY TAXPAYERS.
Since August 22nd last, the Kwang- tang Provincial Government in Canton over which Mr. Hu Han-min had been asked to preside, has been boycotted by the districts altogether by the refusal of the inhabitants to further contribute their regular "taxes to Canton. THE EXPEDITIONARY FORCE AND ITS PAY.
mer-
The 200 nien of the mixed brigade Following Dr. Sun Yat-sen on his "North- ern Expedition" in their matsheds at Shiukwan are much dissatisfied, over their pay. At 6rst Dr. Sun was to allow nine reats daily for each of his cenaries at ukwan, but since their arrival there, on September 13th, less, than six cents per day has been allocated. and even this small sum has been left in arrears sometimes as long as five days. DISPOSAL OF THE SEIZED ARMS.
During the last few weeks, Dr. Sun has sold the arms be recently seized from the Merchants Volunteers through | General Him Chung-chi, who disposed of more than 2,000 pieces, including, tiles, Mausers pistols, and revolvers. General Fang Chung-hsiao made off with about 1,000: General Wa Te-chen, General Lin Chen-huan, and others, disposed of 1,900 or more each. According to those near Dr. Sun, he get hut $100 for each piece wald, while the agents handling the sales realized from $65 to 31:30 4 piece for the
part of the stock sold. In more than ane case, the Generals, selling arms are really the buyers, but they had to act AN agents for the disposal of the arms
and a vast amount of treasure wasted. before those in authority in the land The rubber sole is acquiring a vogur come to recognise. the rund futility of in China. The first rubber sole factory and turn in some money to shut the was established, we believe, in Cantonmouths of those desiring a division of the seizure among the commanding generals. Now we rend of two factories being According to vernacular Press reports, De Sun has divided the arms among have the country's welfare, and not their established in Fochow. They appear to his followers; but according to those who I offshoots of the Canton factory. One now possess the aims and ammunitions,
they have paid for their goods: DR. SUN'S OVERTURES FOR TWO MİLLION DOLLARS.
personal ambitions, at heart, will realise that there can ho na prospect of "ever of the factories estimated an output of lasting peace and order in China until 800 pairs a day, selling at approximately the leaders of the factions are suited by 50 cents local currency. Rubber will be
direct. purchased
* from the · Fast a compromise, for the suecrae of which
Indies" they are determined to work in the in- terests of the nation. "The secret of
The Canton merchants connected with the principal, trade guilds, at an informal meeting on the evening of September oth, definitely decided to reject the overtures of Dr. Sun Yat-sen's Kuomin- tang followers to peacefully evacuate Canton upon a payment of $2,000,000 in the form of accepting military bonds. The Cantonese have practically removed all portable. articles of value from t
eity. a result of
Kwangtung small money is that most successful government," said the Presi- commonly in circulation in Shanghai. dent a year ago, "is the utilisation of It is therefore, says the N. Daily talented men." There is a goodly uum-Yews, important to note from the Man- ber of talented and experienced states-churia Daily News that, as men in China, who have retired from the recent reckless minting by the impoverish political arena in disgust, men, welled Canton Government, Manchuria is would offer an acceptable, compromise so suffering-from-un-influx of debased far as political principles are involved Canton silver coins containing only 45 in the war, and the sooner their sense per cent of silver. Customs authorities of public duty impels them to do this, are no doubt on the look out for any the sooner, we think, we shall be able such shipments coming to Shanghai.
Mr. Li Long Yu, the new Chief of Police of Canton, is intimating to the merchants and residents of Canton that, upon the departure of Dr. Sun Yat-sen and his party, it will be most likely that the lands recently confiscated by the Kuomintang Government will be restored to their former owners, and that a pay- ment of $2,000,000 to hasten theit sur- render of the Government to the Can- toncse is not altogether unwise. Mr. Kong Hung-yen, Mr. Tam Lai-ting, "and
$2,000,000 but it is understood that they other merchants "friendly to Dr. Sun have already subscribed towards the will pay their subscriptions only upon others doing 80. and vagabond, and with frequenting It is said that not a small number of Kowloon Docks and the No. launch Cantonese inerchants will be glad to con- tribute towards Dr. Sun's travelling with intent to commit a felony. Ad expenses, if they can be sure that ho The rainfall during Tuesday night Chinese watchman said that early on self of the most admirable sentiments totalled 3.45 inches.
Monday morning he observed defendant respecting the government of the country.
Ír is just a year ago this mouth that, to look forward to some semblance of by the wholesale bribery of members of the everlasting peace and order which appeared at the Marine Court, yesterday An unemployed Chinese boiler-maker,
the Chinese Parliament, Marshal 780 the war lords are vainly hoping to secure morning, on a charge of being a rogue Kus came to be elected President of the through the devastations of war. Republic of China.
in his inaugural
address on the anniversary of the Republic, His Excellency delivered him-
will never return.
TYPHOON WARNING.
The Manila Observatory at 11 am.
Anong other things, be quoted the Sage: Mr. W. A. Hannibal, who has just reacting in a suspicious manner. He went as saying "Good administration does turned from a holiday at home," has re- towards him, but prisoner ran away and
sumed the honorary secretaryship of the boarded No. 9 launch. Prisoner, who ysterday sent out the following warn- not rely upon mere words, but upon
said he went to the Dockyard in searching:-*** deeds well done, and he solemnly Hongkong A.D.C.
Typhoon in about 142deg, Long. E. of work, and who admitted to a previous 13deg. Lat. N., moving, N.N.W. declared that in the administration of
A P.W.D. coolie, aged 21, had his right conviction for larceny, was sentenced to
Cyclone or typhoon E. of Luzon more State affairs he would follow this prin-ankle fractured by one of the wheels of three months hard labour,"
than 300 miles distant, direction un- known. ciple as his guide. His Excellency in-
a motor truck passing over it at Pok... dicated his policy in the following terms:
fulain on Tuesday. The country appears to be getting more impoverished every day, because the
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The National Flood Relief Drive
The marriage took place at St. Mark's Mark's Church, North End, Portsmouth, being conducted under the joint auspices The forthcoming wedding is announced at the end of August, of Mr. Archibald of the China International Famine Relief Commission and the Chinese plans for definitely limiting the size of of Mr. Thomas Edward Jackson, assist: Henry Fiston, second son of Mr. and National Red Cross, is sending a repre the national army and thereby curtailing ant Government Marine Surveyor, to
Mrs. J. F. Elston, of London, and Miss Bentative, Mr. Leefong of the Foreign (Office, to Biam and the South Sea Islands wasteful expenditures have remained in Miss Mary Ellen Hunter, en route from Marjorie Edva Carrod, clder daughter to collect funds for the drive. Br. Leo the stage of discussion and have not yet England by the a Mentor.
of Mrs. M. Garrod and the late Mr. has been granted six months leave of absence for this work by Dr. Wellington beer put into execution. If military and
H. G. Garrod. The bridegroom is a Koo and will leave on his trip within He is already in OLAer expenses are reduced and if funda Mr. A. Turnbull, engineer of the member of the llongkong Police Force the next few days.
touch with representative men of these Dow used for unproductive purposes are Keongsang, lying at Jardine's wharf, re-at present home on leave. The late Mr. Chinese communities, having met all the turned into useful channels, the condition ports a theft of jewellery, money and H. G. Garrod was Traffic inspector is South Sea Island delegates to the recent National Industrial Conference held in of the "national treasury is bound to clothing valued at $48. It is presumed Hongkong for a number of years. Mr. Peking at a dinner given by Dr. W. W. T. O'Connor, of Hongkong, was best man, Yen and Admiral Taal Ting Kan, pre- improve and probably this will be the that someone entered through an open The young couple will shortly leave Eng: fident and vice president of the Chinese
land for Hongkong-- port bole.
National Red Cross for this purpose. best way of rehabilitating finance."