NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
AMERICAN AND MANCHURIAN LINE
From NEW YORK:
Steamship
KATHLAMBATMTM having arrived, Consignons of Cargo by her are informed that all Goods are being landed at their risk into the basardous and/or extra-haxardons Godowns of Holt's Wharf, whence delivery may be obtained.
No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all Goode remain ing undelivered after 21st November, 1924, will be subject to Rent
All Claims against the Steamer must be presented to the Undersigned as or before 28 November, 1934, or they will not be
ken, chafed, and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on any Tusadays or Fridays, between the hours of 10.45 am and Noon within the free storage period of one week.
No Fire Insurance has bean effected, Bills of Lading will be countersigned by
THE BANK LINE, LAD.,
General Agents. Hengkong, 15th November, 1924
S.S." ANGKOR."
11:499
COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES
MARITIMES.
NOTICE.
ONSIGNEES of Cargo from MARSEIL- LES, &c., in connection with above Steamer are hereby informed that their Goods with the exception of Opium, Tressure and Valuables are being landed and stored at their risk into the Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co. Ltd Kowloon, whence delivery may be obtained immediately after landing.
Optional Cargo will be forwarded on unless นีย received from the Consignees latim tion before Npost, 2 TO-DAY, requesting it to be landed here.
INTIMATIONS
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 17TH, 1924
HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUR.
NOTICE,
THE HALF YEARLY MEETING 'of MEMBERS will be held in the Jockey On Room, Exaxone CLUB AMWEI, on MONDAY, the 24rx of NOVEMBER, 1994,
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By Order,
O. B, BROWN, Secretary.
NOTICE.
UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF CANTON, LIMITED.
“ERTIFICATE No. 918 for & Shares, 24 C
per Share paid up. Number 9626/9630 in this, Society standing in the Name of of HORMUSTER COOVERIEN SETNA, Bombay, has been Declared LOST, and if at the Expiration of One Month from the Date hereof the above Document be not forthcoming the Said Certificate will be deemed Cancelled and of No Effect, and a NEW Certificate for the 5 Shares will be issued in its stood by the Society,
PAUL LAUDER,
General Manager. Hangkang, 94th October, 1924.
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HONGKONG ST. ANDREW'S SOCIETY.
NOTICE.
PRACTICE DANCES.
EMBERS
+
are Reminded that the
MEND PRACTICE DANCE will take place at the CITY HALL OF TUESDAY the 18TH INSTANT.
Admission only by 3lips attached to the Ball Lavitation Cards.
By Order,
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Bilis of Lading will be countersigned by the Undersigned. Goods remaining unclaimed after the 19th instant, at Noon, will subject to Rent and Landing Charges.
All Claims must be sent in to me on or before the list instant, or they will not be recognized. All damaged Packages will be examined on Monday, the 17th instant, at 10 m, by Mesars, Goddard & Douglas.
No Fire Insurance has been effected -
R. RODENFUSER.
Azant. Hongkong. 11th November, 1924.
THE BEN LINE STEAMERS, LIMITED.
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Fxox LEITH, MIDDLESBRO", ANTWERP, LONDON AND STRAFTS.
The Steamship "BEMACDHUI " CONSIGNEES of Cargo are hersby inform
ed that all Goods are being landed at their riak into the hazardone and for extra hazardous Godawns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd., whence, and/or from the wharves, delivery may be obtained.
No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all Goods remaining andelivered after the 18th instant, will be wabject to Rent
All Claims against the Steamer must be presented to the Undersigned on or before 25th instant, or they will not be recognised
All broken, chafed and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on the 18th instant, at 10 am. No Fire Insurance has been effected. Bill, of Lading will be countersigned by
GISE, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD.,
Agents Hongkong, 11th November, 1924. (1481 THE EAST ASIATIC CO., LTD., COPENHAGEN,
THE M/S "
THE "AFRIKA" having arrived. Consignees of Carge are hereby informed that all Goods are being landed and placed at their risk into the bazardous and/or extra bazardous Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowkos Whart and Godown Com Lich where delivery can be
as the Goods are landed.
obtained as soon as
A
A. RITCHIE,
Hon. Secretary,
FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST, SCIENTIST, HONGKONG,
INNOVAGES A
FREE LECTURE ON CHRISTIAN SCIENCE
IT
MR. JOHN. W. DOORLY, CA3, OF LONDON, ENGLAND, MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF Lectureship 97 THE MOTHA CHUACH, THE FIRST CHURCH OF UHAITI, SCIENTIST, IN Boerom, MASSACHUSETTE,
A
THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE BOOM. CITY HALL.
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***MONDAY, NOVEMBER 17‰¤, 1924,
JT 5.30 r.x.
The Public is Cordially Invited to Attend.
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FOR ATTENTION OF MASTERS” OF
NORTH-BOUND STEAMERS.
8. During the North-East Monsoon there 2. in always possibility of North-bound Steamers Running Short
OF BUNKER COAL,
This is to Inform You that TAIT & CO., AMOY (A Well-protected Post with Good Anchorage) have Stocks of
GOOD JAPANESE BUNKER GOALS
AT REASONABLE PRICES, Wireless Messages via Hongkong or Formosa. are Re-transmitted by the GaxAT NORTHERN TELEGRAPH Co., and a Wire to "TAFT" OF.. "COALBUNKER" AMOY, will Receive their Prompt Attention.
Bentley's Complete-Phrass Code used.
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FOR SALE.
INTIMATIONS
FINE
PORTS
AND
A
SHERRIES
For many years we have enjoyed a reputation for Ports
and Sherries second to none.
We invite connoisseurs to
give our "D"&"E" brands
of both a trial. We do not
ask them to buy blindly but
to visit our extensive Wine
Vaults and taste these choice
wines before buying.
Wine and Spirit Merchants.
Established 1841.
"
CANTON NEWS.
[FROM OUR CHINESE. CORRESPONDENT, } CONGRATULATIONS TO DR C. C. WU
Dr C C. Wu, Chief of the Commis sariat for Foreign Affairs in the Red Just before Mr. R. E. Lindsell left the Kuomintang General Headquarter in
Canton, has received many congratula Colony on Saturday, on the s.a falations from his comrades the last few days Mr. E Abraham and others representing upon the reported offer of Dr. C. 1. of Foreign the Kowloon Cricket Club visited the Wang, Peking Minister
Soviet Russia. vessel, and presented the magistrate with Alairs, to make him Ambassador to a gold cigarette case from his numerous
THE HOK CANTON'S SPECIE. friends in the Clab
According to a messige from the Hong- kong Chinese General Chamber of Com merer to the Civil Governor in Canton, there was a sum of $90,000 on board the Chilean 13. Hot Canton when she was captured by a Cantonese gunboat on her way From Kwang-chow-wan to Hongkong on October 29th. The Chamber is asking for the return of this sum on behalf of
It is notified in the
Government.
We have just received from the Mari- months, and then letting the whole bust- ness drop, Wembley is just a big time Customs Administration of China Imperial advertising posten Thousands the volume in the series of reports on the of people, when they hear of the Austra Foreign Trade of China in 1993, contain- lian building at Wembley, immediately ing an analysis of the reports. It runs
to about 500 pages.” think of gur Australisa raisins, and the models of our Australian stations and orchards. To close it would be just as bad business as it would have been for the firm which bought Bubbles from Sir JOHN MILLAIS to have removed the poster after the first year." This is a very good argument for a permanent Empire Exhibition, but that is not at present contemplated. What most of the Gazette that from the 1st December, 1924, advocates of the re-opening of the the 10 n.m. time signal will be according to the New International programme Exhibition next year are aiming at is The spa. signal will be a series of dots, "to get back some of the money "that according to the Manila programme. The has been spent on the Exhibition. Next lamps on the radio foast will be extin- number of Hongkong merchants who
were consignees of this money. year there would be no expensive build-guished momentarily each second, except ings to be erected, and if the attendance at the 28th, 29th, 54th, 55th, 6th, 57th, to he so enormous, there 58th and 50th of each minute. The signals proves not. should at least be some hope of wiping will begin at sh. om. Os and end at 9h out the deficit. The view put forward in the Sydacy paper from which we have quoted is that the Dominion Governments interested in the venture should regard a self-supporting advertisement of "this magnitude as
"too good to end at the moment when its effect is just beginning to be manifest." Na doubt the Dominion Governments will be guided in the matter precautions have been taken against a $1,700.000, belonging to volunteer officers,
by the expressions of public opinion and particularly the views of exhibitors. Our Australian contemporary says it would be a thousand pities if, through lack of interest, the Exhibition" should end be- fure every ounce of value is extracted from it. That is a statement which will be widely shared; but the difficulty for some of the Dominions will be to decide whether the last ounce" has not been We shall be interested
THE MERCHANTS VOLUNTEERS.
While the organization of the Mer-. chants Volunteer Corps in Canton and districts is nader the ban and the prosecu
tion of Volunteers and the confiscation of volunteer properties, group and in- dividual, is still vigorously proceeding by order of the Red chiefs in Canton, the Concession, Tientsin, morule of the Volunteer Movement is said
On. Os, pm.. (190th Meridian Time)."
An amusing incident is reported from the ex-Russian where someone substituted an old bag for by those near the situation not to be by the Soviet fing at the Consulate, and they means affected, and the organization is practically intact. The work of the Chinese servant, whose sphere of duty movement is now somewhat in scrot, but included the flagstaff, impartially hoisted it is said it may not be loog, before the merchants in Canton return to their the bag in place of the red emblem. The former induence. So far none of the 55 and buildings, worth nearly errer was, rectified when observed. and houser
who are naturally all wealthy merchants, socially as well as commercially promin eat, has been sold by the Reda, for lack of buyers, the workers of the Kuomintang Conference opposing the merchants being too poor themselves to bid when lots. were offered for sale, while others wero afraid to do so, knowing that a change will make the piesent
recurrence. An empty windbag, however, in the opinion of the N, Daily Mail, is not a bad emblem for the Soviets
the bank..
situation
The prize of 13,000 pesos offered by the Bank of the Philippine Islands for the best plan of a building which the bank
the masters and rulers of Canton. reposes to build next year, was award-traitors and rebels to the Red regime, ed to Juan M. Arellano, a local architect.
The authoritica Canton are giving Sealed names of the contestants were the Cantonese two more montbs to re- opened in the "premace of all members of gister their arms. The Cantonese have heen hesitating to register their arms be- the board, and the plan submitted by cause of the disadvantages so as recently Limbas," adjudged best by, a jury com-seen in the way the Reds have been able S WATSON- & already extracted.
teer Corps. It many be. recalled that some to see the report of the Hongkong Composed of three New York architects of to persecute the merchants and the Volun
world fame, was found to be that of months ago when Dr. Sun Yat Sen waa missioners on this aspect of the question Arellano. The plan obtaining second supposed to be friendly to the Volunteer CO., LTD.,
so far as this Colony's contribution to prize that of Tomas Mapus, Corps, he obtained information lists of its members for official filing and refer- In the architect, assisted by R. A. Arevalo andace. Since the Black Wednesday in the Exhibition is concerned.
The second Canton (October 13th last), when mer- course of his review of the Budget H.E. Pedro Siochi, engineers. THE GOVERNOX remarked that if it is prize is $3,000. The building proposed to chants were massacred and part of their city burned, these lists have been utilised be constructed will cost about P,1,500,000, for the purpose of making a bouse to.. decided to continue the Exhibition next year it will the necessary to consider according to Mr. Nolting, president of house search for the Volunteers, each household connected with the Volunteer Movement being, fined from $100 to whether Hongkong should again take part
when failing to arrest the As showing how the foreign life of $10,000 in it The point is one," His Excel-
principals concerned. Informers able to Tientsin proceeds along the even tenoar detect unregistered arms are offered a lency said, "on which two views are possible, and I do not wish to commit of its way in spite of the danger which reward of 36 per cent. of the value of the threatens, Tientsin paper notes the the Government to any opinion until the following: Brigadier-General Connor, Council has had an opportunity of con-who is commander of the foreign forces sidering the matter."
General Chen Chiung Ming, com The question is when Major-General Yoshioka is ill, was
mander-in-chief of the Fukien, Kingsi Mrs. races, with
and Kwangtung Expeditionary Army, a whether it will pay Hongkong to continue at its advertisement at Wembley had at quite as interested us the rest of us in force recently organized by a combination his command, arrived at Swalow on what cost to the taxpayers. We are in seeing who was the lucky one in the cash of troops in these provinces put under Lieut-Colonel C. V. Moberly, November T4th to take active command. the position of most of the Dominions.B.E., of the British Forces, is in Cantonese gentry from several districts we want to hear what the Exhibitors amateur dramatics entertaining his of Kwangtung are hastening to Swatow
fellow Tientsinners from the stage. We offer their assistance to him. themselves have to say on the subject
are none of us taking war seriously and object in rallying around General Cher in our opinion wa should not. Foreign is to oust the Reds from Canton and volunteers of several nationalities have vicinity. been organized for an emergency but the possibility of the emergency is justly re garded as remote." The Star adds that the "war" is degenerating into some- thing of a faro.
MARRIAGE.
ROBERT TALBOT-At Shanghai, on Nov. Bib, CLAIRE EMILY TALBOT, Shanghai,
to FRANK CRCIL ROBERTS, of Hong- kong.
DEATH.
DE BEDOTRE-At Shangbai, on November 10th, ANNIE DE BEBOIRE, beloved wito of C. DE BEDOTRE, of the Chinese Customs.
J
Hongkong Olein là, Ohster Bowl London Offes: 131, Flest Street, E.C.
The Daily Press.
Hoxexore. NOVEMBER 17TH, 1924.
Mr. Tso Seen, Wan, LL.D., has been appointed a Member of the Sanitary Board for a further term of three years.
Mr. G. S. Kennedy-Skipton has been
So. Clains will be admitted after the DVERTISEB has Large Namber of Goods have left the Gadowns, and all Goods A STRONG PACKING CAGES, Suitable decide whether the Empire Exhibition at appointed Assistant Head of Sanitary remaining undelivered after the 21st of for Export Use- Will Sell Cheap. Novaber, 1924, will be subject to
to Rent.
All broken,
ken, chafed and incaged Goods are to be left in the Godown, where they will be examined by Messrs Anderson & Ashe on the 21st of November, 1994, at 10 m All Claim against the Vessel must be presented to the Undersigned before the 24th
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Write-Box No. 1490, c/o Hongkonų Daily Press,,
TO LET.
November, 1924, or they will not be ABHOP Facing the Harbour with Plate recognized.
No Fire Insurance will be effected- Bills of Lading will be countersigned by
JOHN MANNERS & CO., LTD..
Agents..
Hongkong, 14th November, 1924,
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NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES,
PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION 00.'S STEAMER "MANTUA.”
ALLTED HONGKONG ON 18TH NOVEKKER, 1924,
·
OM ANTWERP, LONDON, GIBRALTAR,
MARSEILLES, PORT SAID, ADEN, COLOMBO STRAITS.
TONSIGNÉES of Cargo by the above-
that
named Vessel are hereby informed their Goods O being landed
and
placed AT THEIR KIT in the Hongkong Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company's Godawns at Kowloon, where each Consignment will be sorted out Mark by Mark and delivery ena be obtained as the Goods are landed
Optional Goods will be landed hare nadess Instructions have been given to the con- tary Siz hours before Arrel of the Stemmer.
Goods - not cleared within 8 days, including will be subject to Rent
datacitance will be effected by un in',
any case whatever.
No Fire Damaged Packages must be left in the Godowas for examination by the Consignees, and
the Company's Surveyors, Mesars. Goodard at 10. on Mondays and Dopolas, Thursdays, 12
All Claims must be presented within Tan daya of the Steamer's arrival here, after which date
they cannot be recognized.
No Claims will be admitted after the Goods
Eave left the Godown.
MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & Co.,
Agenta. Hongtoag, 13th November, 1924,
Glass Window adjoining the New F. &O BUILDIwo, suitable for a Steamship Business, Frontage, 17 Fest; Depth 54 Feet with Yard and Outbuilding beyond.
Addres A.B." care of Dadly Press.
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THE EMPIRE EXHIBITION.
THx time when it will be necessary, to
Wembley shall re-open has apparently Department, and Secretary to the Sani- bren deferred indefinitely, Mr. RAMSAY tary Board. MACDONALD'S Government was in favour.
of re-opening the Exhibition in 1925. Mr. BALDWIN is personally inclined to favourably consider the matter and no doubt it will come up in the new Cabinet at as early date for decision. The Hon. E. Lindsell, Mrs. E. D. O. Wolfe and Mr. CHOW SHOU Sox, who went to children, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Fraser, London as one of the Commissioners for Miss Addiz, Capt. A. H. Alingtou, BA., TO LET.
Hongkong, told us recently that the Capt R. S. "Thursfield and Comdr. W. One SINGLE BOOMED Domisions of Canada and Australia as E. Tait
he said, would deprive the Exhibition of
A
TOFFICE DE 1 FLOCK, No. 1416, against a renewal, abd their secession,
PIDDIN STRESZ.
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PROPEĚTÍ OFFICE, Jazzina, MatuzSON & Co., LTD.
TO LET,
BOOMS in Cr82867. Ponticm
LINSTEAD & DAVIS, Alexandra Buildings,
BRITISH FILMS
THE CORONET.
SATURDAY TO MONDAY TOM MOORE
R. A Sims' Melodrama
HARBOUR LIGHTS
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Our Own Topical.
the
Sweeps
Connor,
DARING" BOBBERY IN A
SHOP.
RINGS WORTH $3,000. STOLEN.
to have occurred at one o'clock on Satur, A daring daylight robbery is reported
discovery.
CHEN CHIUNG MING'S NEW
FORCE...
Their
CORRESPONDENCE.
"RIGHT OR MIGHT.”
(TO THE EDITOR OF THE ** HONGKONG." DAILY PRESA."}
It was a deplorable sight to
"1
Sia,It was, it is, and I believe it will will ever be the motto of the British that Right is Might,' but regret to stato this maxim seexas not to have been in- Admiral Sir Arthur Leveson, Lady Leveson and the Misses Leveson left for
the East Surreys stilled into the minds of some soldiers of« witness Home on Saturday by the P. & O.. day afternoon at the shop of Mesara G
Falconer & Co., Ltd., in Pedder Street. that after Saturday's football match be Malwa, Other passengers, by the samIE It appears that a young Chinese who tween the Surreys, and the Chinese, somės vessel were Mr. C. E. H. Beavis, Mr. Rhad called at the shop on several occa soldiers maliciously pushed the civilian miss and naked to be shown some dia as to what was the idea of their be ions previously, again entered the pre-right and left, and on being questioned mord rings. He asked the manager, Mr. haviour, they only thiew down tha G. Mellis, what they would cost, and gauntlet instead of apologising. while this information was being given, Near the entrance of the French Hos he put his hand into his pocket, on the pital, some inflicted the same kind of pretence of taking out money, and pull treatment on a few innocent and defence ing out a packet of pepper, blinded Mr. less maid-servants, while others. made « Mellis and bis Chinese shroff, who were their way through the crowd by means of the only people in the place at the time. their sticks instead of saying please.?
that with These soldiers should remember four rings and made his escape.
themselves are" Britishers. Being soldiers they should especially practice the motta or of this scene, cannot refrain from Right is Might," and 1, being a specta drawing their attention to this misbe haviour and I hope they are not too old to learn and practise, the motto.-Your etc., `:
RYSTANDER
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Mr. C. D. Melbourne has been appoint
at least fifty per cent of its attraction. led to act as Registrar: of the Supreme He immediately ran out of the shop. Hongkong is a British Colony and they
We are under the impression, however, that Canada and Australia have yet to give definite decisions. We do not know the popular view of the matter is
what
Bankruptcy.
It is said that this man had called on all the leading jewellers in the Colony, diamond for a wealthy Canton oficial. stating that he was looking for a big size The value of the rings stolen is esti- mates at 33,000. No arrest has yet been madegli aspet
The injuries to Mr. Mellis and the shroff's eyes are not serious.
MATSHEDS ABLAZE.
·BRIGADE'S EARLY CALL TÖ "TAI" PO ROAD.
Court, Official Trustee, Registrar of Companies, Officer Receiver in Bank ruptcy, and Registrar of Trade Marks, during the absence on leave of Mr. H. A Nisbet. Mr. J. B. B. Nihill, MC, is to in Canada, but from a glance at com- net as Deputy Registrar of the Supreme ments on the subject made in the Aus- Court and Deputy Official Receiver in tralian Press, it would appear that public opinion in Australia strongly favours a re-opening Though the Exhibition did Another injustice to the Chinese tailor 1 not prove a financial success during the Mr. Lloyd George in one of his election six months it was running, one of the speeches described the Labour Govern- leading Australian papers says of it that ment as having no more originality than
At one o'clock yesterday morning, Kow Chinese tailor who imitates the very Toon Fire Station received a call, and for it has been "an advertising medium
patches on a garment. We shall expect the Brigade proceeded to Tai Po Road, the Dominions worth most of the money
to hear of Hongkong's Chinese Tailors near Sham Shui Po, where they found
three matsheds ablaze."kk spent upon it. It remarks that when Guild cabling to Mr. Lloyd George to Three machines were quickly in opera a commercial house advertises its goods tell him that if his criticisms of the tion, and at about 130 the fire was extin
guished, it does not spend hundreds of pounds Labour Government is not more up to on a poster for the purpose of keeping date: than his ideas of the Chines tailor that poster on the hoardings for six it is not worth mach
WAGES CLAIM. SETTLEMENT INRE-ECHO OF WICKERSHAN CASE."-
"The case in which Mr. Helmuthi Robn claimed 8000, two months' salary and an other month's pay in lieu of notice, against the American Asiatic Company, has been settled
The case was opened er Monday Jast and adjourned until Saturday, when Counsel did not appear but a metage kang was sent to His Lordship stating that am
agreement, had byer arrived at, the de fendant Company consenting to judg ment for $300 and costs.
The contesta" of the matsheds were badly damaged, and some timber stocks adjoining were slightly burned,