NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
NOTICE
WIE
WHITWORTH
INTIMATIONS
NOTICE.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESE, FRIDAY DECEMBER 12Tit
BW.G, ARMSTRONG, WAT OFFICE TAMING & the QURAN'S COLLEGE
at St. Grozos's Butidine, dan FLOUR.
Telephone No. Central 302. Telegraphic Address: Uniquity, Hors-
Ton
ANNUAL GENERAL
OLD BOYS' ASSOCIATION will be held in the HALL of QUEEN'S COLLžga, si 3.90 rx, on MONDAY, the 15tx DECEMBER, 1924.
By Order of the General Committee,
E. 0. HUNT.
Hon. Secretary.
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THE CHINESE ENGINEERING AND MINING CO., LTD.
PAYMENT Or Fixal DivIDEND ON SHAZIA FOR THE YEAR ENDING ŠÚTH JUNK, 1984.
FINAL THE Company having declared A
DIVIDEND" of 10.
per cant.) Free of Income Tax for the Year ending
30TH JUNE 1924, Holders of Bearer Shares and Holders of Dividend Warrants received from London on account of Registered Shares, will be paid their Dividends eu presenting No. 25 Coupon of the Bearer Shares, and Dividend Warranta on Registered Shares, to sther of the following Banks - THE Hoxeron & Shangxat BANKING
CORPORATION.
"
THE CRASTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA
& CHA
THE HUESO ARIATIC BANK.
Tax Basque BELGE POUR L'ETRANGEE.
The Payments will be made in Dollars at the buying rate of Exchange of the Day.
E. J. NATHAN,* Acting General Manager, KAILAN MINING ADMINISTRATION,
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NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. QUEAN STRAM SHIP CO., LTD.
AND
CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION
· CO., LTD.
ONSIGNEES per Company's Steamer
"FIBREUS
CONSIGNE
are hereby notified that the Cargo will be dis charged into Holt's What, Kowloon, where it
ill be at Consignee's risk and subject to Terms and Conditions of Storage at Holt's What The Carge will be ready for delivery from Godown on and after 11th December.
Optional Cargo will be landed, unless Notice has been given prior to. Steamer's arrival
All broken, chafed and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be amined on any Tuesdays and Fridays between the hours of 10.45 AM. and Noor within the free storage period.
No Clam will be admitted after the Goods Bare left the Steamer's Godown, and all Goods remaining undelivered after the 17th December, will, be subject to Rent
All Claim against the Stasmer must be presented the Undersigned on or before the
to 31st December, or they will not be recognized.
No Fire Insurance will be affected.
BUTTERFIELD & BWIRE,
Agents. Eongkong. 11th December, 1964 [1588
[NOTICE" TO CONSIGNEES.
PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION CO'S STEAHER MACEDONIA.” AKRIVED HONGKONG on iiru Decks, 1924 Fox. ANTWERP, LONDON, GIBRALTAR,
MARSEILLES, PORT SAID, ADEN,
COLOMBO AND STRAITS.
“CONSIGNEES - of Cargo by the' above-
CONSIGNEES hereby informed
that their Gooda ars being landed and
and
HONGKONG ART CLUB.
ANNUAL EXHIBITION.
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 17,
Frox 10.30 am, to 7 rac/
HELENA MAY INSTITUTE
ADMISSION-30 CENTS INCLUDING · CATALOGUE.:
ON
NOTICE.
A. 8. WATSON & CO, LED,
NE Certificate for 600 Skuma Nos. 49001/49600 inclusive in this Company, standing in the Name of the Late GEORGE HETHERINGTON, Has Been LOST; and if at the Expiration of One Month from the Date hereof the shers Certificate not be forthcoming, Another Certificate for the said Bhares will be issued by the Company, and thereafter O other will be acknowledged.
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A. S. WATSON & CO., LTD.
THURSDAY.
FRIDAY.
SATURDAY.
"ST.
JOAN A 00OEDING to the Bales and Regula
tious of the A.D.O each Member is entitled to Beserve Two Sents before the Publis Booking Opens Members are therefore Reminded to avail themselves of this privilegs by stating their Requirements to the Club'
Treasurer, W. A. Hon. Secretary and HANNIBAL, Esq. Not Later SATURDAY, 13th Inst.
Thin
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NORTE-BOUND STEAMERS. ·
AB, During the North-East Monsoon there is always s possibility of North-bound Steamers Running Short
ES OF BUNKER COAL This is to Inform Yon that TAFT & 00. AMOT (A Wall-protected Port with Good Anchorage) have Stocks of the
GOOD JAPANESE BUNKEE COALS
AT REASONABLE PRICES.
Wireless Menage via Hongkong or Formosa are Re-transmitted by the GARAT NORTEX
Co., and Wire" to TANT* or * COALBUNKER" AMOY, will Receive their Prompt Attention.
Bentley's Complete-Phrase Code nied.
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FOR SALE.
NIX-BOOMED HOUSE at Tau Prix (Facing Bouth), with Hot and Cald Garden and Garage (adjoining). Apply XYZ Daily Press Ottice
placed AT THEIR BISK in the Boropany! Water, Modern" Sanitation, Tennis Court,
Kowloon Wharf and Godown”
Godowns at Kowloon, where each Cosignment will be sorted out Mark.by Mark and divery be obtained as the Goods are landed. Optional Goods will be landed here unleas Instructions have been given" to the con trary Six hour before Arrival of the Steer
Goods not cleared within 8 days, including
dsta of: arrival will be subject to Bent
No Fire Insurance will be elected by me in Szy case whatever.
Damaged Packages must be left in the Godowns for examination by the Consignees, and the Company's Surreyers, Messrs. GooDARY * Douglas, at 10 4.x., on Mondays and Thursdayı
All Claims mart be presented within Tan daya of the Steamer's arrival bere, after which date they cannot be recognised.
No Claims will be admitted after the Goods
have left the Godown,
MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & 00,
Agenta Hongkong, 11th December, 1924
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xo, 12, Des Vœux BoAD (Central Posi- ten). Vacant: JANUARY 167, 1925.
Apply MANAGING-DIRECTOR, WM POWELL, LAD,
TO LET, LET-One: SINGLE
PIDOIR STRETY,
[1500
11963
TO LET.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
The Steamship "EGREMONT CASTLE!”-
CONSI
FACE NEW YORK.
MONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby informe ed that all Goods are being landed, at thair rink into the Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd,st Kow. kon, whence and/or from the wharren delivery
be obtained.
Optional Cargo will be forwarded unless Fih instant contrary be given balore
Notice to the
subject to Bent
No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godewas; and all Goods the 16th instant. remaining undelivered will, be
All Claims againstdrigued on or before Steamer must be
he 26th inst, or they will not be recognized
All brakes, chafed and damaged Goods sze to be left in the Godowns, where they will be mamined on the 16th instant, at 10
presented to the
by
our Surreyon, Mesare, GODDARD & DOUGLA
No Fire Taurace been effected. Bille of Lading will be counted by
DODWELL & CO., LTD, Hongkong, 9th December, 1024, 1582
WANTED.
HINDOOSTANI INTERPRETER
required at the Manistracri
·Fox. Particulare, apply to the Undersigned..
W. J. LOCKHART-¿MITH, First Clerk
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Magristy,
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BOOMEND
ROOMS in Cintraz Porción,
Apply LINSTEAD & DAVIS, Alexandra Buildings.
INTIMATIONS
DEWAR'S
We do not know whether the interna tional engagement of 1919 has been regis tered at the Secretariat of the League, in accordance with Article IVIIL of the Covenant 110, it is an agreement which is considered to be more than morally binding on the Powers that sign-
1924
Counterfeit 10 Biraits Bettlements currency notes are reported to be la cir- culation in Malaya.
Two curs of typhoid were notiled in the Colony on the lath inst., one being
Chinese, the other an Indian
THE SPIRIT OF edit my be recalled that this kidnapped from,
FRIENDSHIP
Friendship is the sunshine of life. Its rays reveal in the "hearts of friends un- swerving loyalty, unfailing understanding and mutual appreciation of all things that strengthen comradeship, not least among them the un- changing friendliness of
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 | |
A S WATSON
LTD...
CO
Wine and Spirit Merchants
ESTABLISHED 1841.
All but eight of the Chiness, students the Canton Christian Agreement to put an embargo upon the College launch on the 8th inst, have re- export of arms to China was reached turned to the College. about the time of the abortive Shanghai
Peace Conference after three years of it is proposed to take up the military
*
dress optional. Tickets 75 cents each, to
ined from the Secretary-
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NEW
COMMODORE ARRIVES.
WOUNDED IN BOXER RISING OF 1900.
KEEN GOLFER.
Commodore A. J. B. Stirling, RE, who is to succeed Commodore Grace, R.N., arrived in Hongkong on the Macedonia yesterday evening.
The broad pennant of Commodore Stirling will be hoisted in H.M.S Despatch at a am. to-day. H.M.S. Demputer will salute the broad pennant of Commodore Grace, which will be struck in H.M.S. Tamar at sunset to-day, and the broad pennant of Commodore Stirling will be transferred to HMS Zamar at Sam to-morrow. S
HAM.S. Despath will salute Commodore Stirling's broad pennant instead of H.M.S. Diomede, which is refitting.
This is not the new Commodore's first experience of the "China Station, for he was in E.M.S. Barfleur, during the ́ Boxer rising in 1900, when he received severe wounds in an attack on a Chinese.
invalided: bame
cable that runs from Tai Kok Tsui to warfares The Agreement among the Stonecutters at 10 hours to-day and to Powers was suggested by the American lay a new one at 11 hours on Sunday. Minister, and when a copy of the Agree
There will be a Children's Christmas ment was transmitted to the Chinese Party at Helena May-lostitute on Friday Foreign Office, the Doyen wrote a cover next, December 10th, at 3.45 p.m. Fancy ing Note which said that the Diplomatic Body, in considering the state of disunion be then existing in China, had been impress Mr. T. R. Bennett, an assistant at ed by the fact that the continual pos Messrs. Lano, Crawford's, reports the sihility of importing military arms and theft of jewellery, a revolver, and other ammunition into the country from abroad articles valued at $569, from his room at could not but exercise a disturbing in No. 13, Chatham Road, Kowloon. fluence, and as the friendly Powers re Among the passengers who arrived by presented in Peking were firmly deter the P. & O. Macedonia yesterday after mimed to discountenance any condition or aoon were Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Barlow, action which might favour a reversion to Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Stitt, Mr. H-Held artillery position, and had to be fiostilities, they desired to inform the Fox, G., and Mr. and Mrs. L. G.
Scott. Chinese Government that: " The Govers. ments of Great Britain, Spain, Portugal, the United States, Russia, Brazil, France and Japan, have agreed effectively to restrain their subjects and citizens from exporting to or importing into China arms and munitions of war and material
An appeal is being made to the public destined exclusively for their manufac-for subscriptions to pay off the deficit on ture, until the establishment of a Govern the year's working of the Missions to ment whose authority is recognised Seamen. It is hoped to raise $6,000. throughout the whole country; and also The Hon. Treasurer is 3r. T. G. Weale, to prohibit during the above period the of Mesura Dodwell & Co., Ltd. delivery of arms and munitions for which
Banjl Singh, an lodian clerk, appear contracte have already been made bated before Mr. Hamilton at the Kowloon not executed. The Diplomatic Body Magistracy, yesterday, charged with & followed this announcement with an embezzling $84.37 from his Indian em
appeal to the Chinese Government to players, and was discharged without a
stain upon his character. prohibit import, but that was never done. The Agreement was finally endorsed A man was bitter in the hand on without reservation by the Netherlands, Wednesday by dog, supposed to
hare Denmark and Belgiam, and by Italy with been mad, et An Tom Moi village, New the reservation that shipments already Territories, and was removed to the contracted for and a routes might be
Government Civit Hospital The "dog" was killed, and its body taken to the delivered. Thus every important country
Bacteriological Institute for examina- but Germany became a signatory to the tion. Agreement, and Germany at that time was not consulted, being unrepresented at Peking and not in a position to export arms and ammunition to China.
Commodore Stirling, who has lived for It is now reported by the master of a some time past at Southsea, and is ang Chinese coasting steamer that the enthusiastic golfer, married in 1905. Miss Fukki Maru, the fire aboard which was Margaret Grierson, daughter of Sir F: H. described in the Daily Press on Wednes Grierson, for many years Solicitor for day, has sunk at her anchorage off Namon Scotland to the Board of Inland Revende Island.
He has one son and two daughters.
Hongkong Office: 14, Chater Road. London Office: 131, Fleet Street, E.Q.
The Daily Press.
Horexone, Decemuan 19rs, 1924.
i
M. Pierre Henri, a French inspector appointed by the League of Nations. în confection with that body's Inter- national Labour Office, is at present in Notwithstanding this Agreement the Hongkong making enquiries into labour import of arms and war material into conditions in the Colony, He will shortly China must have continued from certain visit Carton and other places in South
sources on an enormous scale During China.
WEDDING.
KIRK-SMITH.
A very pretty wedding took place yer
Wanchai, the parties being Miss Hilda
SUCCESSFUL MUSICALE AT THE
HELENA MAY INSTITUTE.
A musicale was held at the Helena May Institute, yesterday evening, and was thoroughly enjoyed by a large audience.
The items, admirably performed in each cale, were as under :
arbatus
Songs-My love's on (Stanford) and Gentle Mdiden "--Mr.
Mathieson,
and
"Shadow Dance--Gladys Ramsay. Violin Solo Aprer La Reve Chant Hindou-Mrs. Aubrey... Dutch Dance Olga Kolvey and Thelma Scott
Songs The Song of the Bow" and To Anthea "Mr. Horder.
Sword Dance Thelma Scott."
Songs Ouvre Tes Yeux Blous and the Romance from "ignon"→Mrs. Bell..
The dances were arranged by Madame Kelvey..
CABLES OUT OF ACTION.
STONECUTTERS TELEGRAPH CUT OFF.
The cable between. Stonecutters' Island -
The telegraph cable at North Point is also reported to be out of action, as the' result of its having been fouled by tha anchor of a buoy,
POPPY DAY, 1924.
CHINA BRANCH OF BRITISH LEGION.
CHINA'S IMPORT OF ARMS.
HECENT events in China inevitably direct the past five years. China has not beca Posing as detectives come to search for public attention once more to the need without war in one or more of her pro-arms, four men entered a matshed in
vinces. Two wars of considerable magni- Canton Road, Kowloon, on Wednesday and Hongkong was broken--it is believed for imposing an embargo on the import TO LET,
tude have been fought, and it cannot be night, and two of them led the woman by a Chinese-owned ship-on Wednesday of armas into China. In his speech at the gainsaid that these wars would not have inmate into the street, ostensibly en PACIOUS OFFICES, in Powa'a Bout annual banquet of the China Association been possible but for continued import rate for the Police Station. They soon munication with the military on Stone- evening, and since then telegraphic voin- Sir JHON JORDAN declared that foreigners from abromal of arms and ammunition, and released her and boited, but on her cutters has been impossible. It is be- have a measure of responsibility for the material destined for their manufacture, return, she discovered that the other two lieved that the work of repairing the present trouble in China, and he reminded There is no secrecy about the matter. As has decamped with property valued at cable is to start to-day. the gathering of the fact that in 1919 the Sir JOHN JORDAN remarked, the existing $1,015. Diplomatic Body at Peking, with prudent Agreement has been fagrantly violated foresight, decided to impose an embargo by several Powers who have openly con- OFFICE on I FLOOR, No. 14/16. upon the import of arms into China, and nived at the import of arms, both by the Central Government at Peking and Apply
for some years the arrangement proved
Great PROPERTY OFFICE,
by the provincial authorities. effective. During the past year or tag Britain has not been one of those Powers, he proceeded to say, the Agreement has and the proclamation we published terday afternoon at the Wesleyan Church, been flagrantly violated by several yesterday as having been just issued by A. Smith of the Government Civil Hos COLLECTIONS BY HONGKONG AND Powers, who have openly connived at the Straits Government is an indication pital (daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. E. the import of arms, both by the Central that the Imperial Government is tighten Smith, of Faversham, Kent) and Mr. Government at Peking and by the pro-ing up the prohibition. We take it that Allan Kirk, of the Public Works Depart
the prociar tion means that cargoes of vincial authorities. The foreign Press
ment (the only son of Mr. A. B. Kirk, In connection with the appeal or in Chins, Sie Joux observed, had de-of all kinds and their component parts,
military arm and ammunition, or aircraft of Withington, Manchester)ganised by the Hongkong and Chinm nounced these transactions as a suicidal intended for China, will be liable to D. McMurray was charmingly attired Day this year the sum of £3,000 28 84. The bride, who was given away by Mr. branch of the British Legion on Armistics betrayal of foreign interests, and he was seizure if brought into the harbours of in a white dress of Chantilly, lace over has been remitted to Earl Haig's Fund
** satin⠀⠀ charmeuse, trimmed with silver very glad to see that publicity is being the Straits Settlements.
ribbon and orange blossom. She wore a This total is made up a follows: given to them by The Times and other As everyone knows, besides the armi hat of white georgette trimmed with organs at home. But surely,' he said, semnation brought into Chins under osprey, and carried a bouquet of white permit, there is amuggling into the ports chrysanthemums and maiderhair fern. "the question is one that ought to be on a couxiderable scale, with the result Mina EM Bmith, he sister, was the that the most drastic meatures are neces- bridesmaid, and wore a champagne submitted to the League of Nations The sary to cope with the danger to publia coloured silk dreas embroidered with silk Powers which are sounding a general call safety that this involves in Hongkong and flowers, with ribbon hat to match. She the Treaty Ports. At the present moment carried a similar bouquet to that of the to disarmament at Geneva might profta Committee of the Shanghai Municipal bride. ably be invited to take up this concrete Council is inquiring into the circum Mr. 6, C. Feltham vas boat man, and instance of the West arming the East for of arms somuggling into Shanghai and its E. Dewatse, who was assisted by the Rev. stances attendant upon the prevalence the ceremony was conducted by the Rev. civil war, and give some proof of the vicinity, and the close connection thereof Clouston Porri, HCF. Mr. G. H.
Hang Nega (with the prevalence of armed robberien,”
Piercy was at the organen faith that is in them by stopping a trafic and the Committee is instructed fo which may some day prove fatal to their make recommendations to the Counal The bridegroom is contmaster of the with a view to the adoption of suntable 3rd Hongkong, Troop and as the couple own nationals in China. It is a sugges repressive messonca. It may be hoped emerged from the church they passed tion that will doubtless receive attention Government in China there will not only Scouts who formed a guard of honour
that with the inauguration of the new under an archway of staves, beld by in the coming Spring, for the League of be some co-operation with the Powers to Following the reception, Mr. and Mrs. stop the import of arins and ammunition, Kirk left last evening on the Empress of Nations Council is convening a conference but also measures on the part of the Asia for Baguio (Manila) where the which returns have not yet been ro then to discuss a draft treaty for super- Chinese authontics which will aim at the honeymoon will be spent. The bride's and there is a small balance
confiscation of the thousands of weapons going any dress was a grey gabardina vision of the international trafic in arms; which are now in the hands of people cost frock with cape and velour pat to amount collected in Hongkong to ise re
who should not possess them.
BOOKING OPENS
FOR
ST
JOAN
Ox MONDAY, DECEMBER 15,
·ANDERSON MUSIC CO."
·PERFORMANCES —
JANUARY 12, 137, 15, 16 & 17′′, 1925, at 9 My
JANUARY 24TH, at 480 ræ
and ammunition.
2,553, 0, 0
128.9. 700 0. 50 140円
Hongkong
Swatow Chefoo Amoy Dairen Ichang Foochow Chinkiaus
457 4:10, 10.
Weihaipoi
Changsha
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Nanking.
Harbin
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Actung
238.431.
f the 27.14.10. 25, 8.10.
951. 8: 24/5A7
18.18 1. SHIRTS 83 2.19.4
· Kuling (Redcroft School) 2 TA
"23,00€, 219,
There still remain a few outporta
witted when the Accounts are el
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