1924-12-23

__NEW_ADVERTISEMENTS

A. 5. WATSON & CO. LIMITED.

NOTICE.

N WEDNESDAY, the Stru Dxcimera, Al Departments will be Open until 7.2.2.

CHRISTMAS DAY, and FRIDAY, the for DECEMIIx, All Departmants will be CLOSED.

On Thate Daya

THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY. Di pensing Department, will be OPEN for Dis. pensing Prescriptions from 10 to 1 M. and from 8 rat, to 7.50 7.M.

All

2-On SATURDAY. the 27TH 'Dezza.

will be OPEN for Business as Departments

-A, 3. WATSON & CO., LTD. (1635 Hongkong, 2nd December, 1924.

5.S." ANDRE LEBON."

COMPAGINE DES MESSAGERIES

MARITIMES.

NOTICE.

YONSIGNEES of Carge from MARSEIL-

THE

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

TO LET.

FLAT in CARSARVON BUILDINGS, KOW

LODY,

Apply- HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE

Co., LTD.

16371

Alexandra Buillin ge.

STRUTHERS & BARRY. NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. FROM SAN FRANCISCO AND LOS ANGELES YIA PORTS.

THE Steamship

THE WEST PROSPECT"

HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 23RD

having arrived from the above-mentioned ports.. Tuesday, and December, 1924, Consignees are bershy notified that their Cargo is being landed. their kito the hazardous and/or extra hazardou Godown of the Hongkong and Ltd, Kow Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., L loon, and stored at Consignees

Consignees of

must produce an by the Superintendent

Permit once. Hongkong,

LES. & in connection with above parts of Lading will be countersigned or i

Steamer are hereby informed that their Goods with the exception of Opium, Tressure and Vainables are being landed and stored. their risk into the Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wear and Godews Co., Ltd loom, whence delivery may be obtained

ely after landing.

Cargo will be forwarded on unless Optional Intimation is received from the Consigners the ad inst., requesting TO-DAY. NOOR befors it to be landed here.

Bills of Lading will be countersigned by the Undersigned Goods remaining unclaimed after

the 29th instant, at Noon, will Monday,

abject to Rent and Landing Charges

All Claima must be sent is to me on or before Wednesday, the 31st inst.. or they will not becognized.

Delivery before

and

Ordern issued

All broken, chaled and daringed Cargo is to be left in the Godowa where it will be examined st 10 AM., Monday, 29th December. 1924, by Meser. ANDERSON & ASHE, Marine Sarveyers.

All Claims must be presented within 10 days of the Steamer's arrival here, after which they ¢annot

be recognised.

No Claims will be recognised after the Goods have left the Godowns, and Carg landelivered after 99th December, 1924, will be will be subject to Reas

whatever No Fire affected.

All damaged Fackages will is examined 'o Monday, the 29th instant, at 10.00 by Messrs. Goddard & Douglas,

No Fire Insurance has been effected.

B. RODENFUSER,

Agent

Hoogkong, 2nd December. 1924.

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VEREENIGDE NEDERLANDSCHE

SCHEEPVAART-MAATSCHAPPIJ (UNITED NETHERLANDS NAVIGATION Co) HOLLAND-OOST AZIE

HOLLAND-EAST 'A314 LINE). NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES,

Insurance

Consigneen are requested to send in their Bill of Lading in exchange for Delivery

STRUTHERS & BARBY, Orders immediately.

.Agenta, U.S.S.B. Emergency Flest Corpa. Hongkong, 3rd December, 1944.

LIJN

FNOW AMSTERDAM, ROTTERDAM, HAMBURG AND BREMEN,

THE Steamship

SALAWATI (1)"

Aving arrived from the above porta, Consignees of Cargo by her are notified that all Goods are being landed at their risk into the hazardous

"INTIMATONS

„BANK_HOLIDAYS..

TN Accordance with Ordinance No. 5 of 1919, the EXCHANGE BANKS will be CLOSED for the Transaction of PUBLIC BUSINESS on THURSDAY, FRIDAY and 20TH, 20TH Sed 27. SATURDAY, tas DECEMBER, 1924

Hongkong, 20th December, 1924

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HÒNGKONG JOCKEY CLUB. ANNUAL RACE MEETING 1925. INTRIES for the Forthcoming E

SATURDAY, од Close JANUARY, 1925, at 3 ra., and must be sent to The SECRETARY, 4/0 LISTAD & Davis, Alexandra Buildings, on or before This Date.

Bacon 10TE

Entry Forms are now Beady and can be had at the JOCKEY CLUB STABLIS, BACH COURS7, HONGKONG CLUB, or LINSTEAD & DAVIS,

NOTICE.

A. S. WATSON & CO., LTD.

2701]

NE Certificate for 600 Share · Nos.

ONE 49001/49600 inclusive in this Company, standing in the Name of the Late Gronde HERINGTON, Has Been LOST; and if at the Expiration of One Month from the Date hereof the above Certificate not be forthcoming, Another Certificate for the maid Sharea will be issued by the Company, and thereafter no other will be acknowledged.

15731

A. S. WATSON & CO., LTD.

OLD JAPAN PRINTS, IVORY NETZUKEES,

AND

GOLD LACQUER,

MISARS. KOMOR & KOMOR;

ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS.-

[1836 MB K. HAYASHI, of Tokyo, exhibits at

S.$. SI-KIANG." COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGFEIES MARITIMES.

TICE. NO

IGNEES of Garyo from DUN- CONERQUE, ANTWERP, LONDON,

1.5

.. and sine frora HAVRE & COGNAC ex PELHO," in connection with above Steamer are hereby informed that their Goods of Opinat, Treasure and with the excepting landed and stored at their Valuables are being

Kowloos

wloos. Wharf and Galows Co, Littley risk into the Godowa of the Hongkong and for extra-hazardous Godowns of the Hongowicon, whence delivery may be obtained kong, and Kowloon Wharf & Godown Co., Ltd. whence and/or froin the wharves delivery may be obtained

Goods not cleared by the 27th December; 1994, will be subject to Reas.

All broken, chafed and damaged Packages are to be left in the Goloway, where they will be examined on the 95th Liveamber. 1924, at 10 Mesars. Douglas & Goddard.

*.,

Claims against

ainst the Steamer must be presented

recognized

in writing within ten des after arrival! Steamer, otherwise they will not

No Fire Insurance will be effected by the

whatever. Underkigned it any case wha

Bill of Lading will be countersigned by

JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN, General Agenta.

(1681 Hongkong, 19th December, 1994.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

QUEAN STEAMSHIP CO., LTD.

AND

CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION

CO., LTD.

Faos NEW YORK MA ILOILO.

"ONSIGNEES per Company's Steatar

CONSIGN

CYCLOPS"

are hereby notified that the Cargo will be

ely after landing.

Cargo will be forwarded on unless is received from the Consignees Intimation before NOUS, TO-DAY, the 2018, requesting it to he landed here.

MESSE, KOMOR & KOMOR, Acer- ANDAL BUILDINGA, Des Voeux Road, A Unique Collection of JAPANESE FRINTS; prices ranging from 50 tenta to 3,000 Dollars Each; also A Fine Collection of NETZUKLES and GOLD LACQUER, For ONE WEEK ONLY. The Exhibition will be Open from 9 to 6 FL"

KOMOR & KOMOR, "

Art and Curio Experts.

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PUBLIC AUCTION.

by Pablic Anction to be held on

PARTICULARS ASD CONDITIONS of MONDAY, the 29th day of December, 1924,

at.3.x, at the Offices of the Public Works Department, by Order of His EXCELLENCY THE of Bongbong for Colony in the Gavzason, of One Lot of CROWN LAND at. Mong Kok a term of 75 years, with the option of renewal

Bill of Lading will be countersigned byata Crown Bant to be Exod by the Surveyor the Enderrigued Goods mmaining anclaimed of His MuZSTY THE KING; for one farther ferm

after

the at Noan, will of 75 years.

All Claims must be sent in to me an or before

be abject to Rent and Landing Charges.

Tuerday, the 30th inst., or they will not be recognized.

All damaged Fackages will be examined ou Friday, the 26th instant at 10.00 am by Mesure Goddard & Dongise.

No Fire Insurance has been effected.

R RODENFUSER, Agent Hongkong, 20th Decriber, 1924

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THE PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION CO,

STEAMER FOR STRAITS, COLOMBO, AUSTRALIA, BOMBAY, EGYPT, MEDITERRANEAN PORTS

& LONDON.

PARTICULARS OF THE

Locality.

Registry No.

Lot No. 143,

Mong Kok.

Boundary Measuremetta,

fort foor

foot feat.

LOT.

Anonal Bansal,

As per este plas.

1,010

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NORTH-BOUND STEAMERS.

Upset Prior.

diharged into Holt's Wharf, Kwinon, where THROUGH BILLS OF LADING ISSUED AS, During the North East Monsoon there

will he at Consignees risk sad abjent to Terms and Conditions of Storage at Holt's Wharf

Tae Cargo will be ready for delivery from Godown on and after ad December.

FOR BATAVIA," PERSIAN GULF. CONTINENTAL, AMERICAN AND SOUTH AFRICAN PORTS.

Optional Cargo will be landed, unless Notice THE Steamship

he been given prior to Steamer's arrival.

"SOUDAN"

Captain GG, RASTELL,

His

All broken, chafed and damaged Goods are where they will be to

examined. on between the hours of 10,5x. and Noos within the free storage period.

left in the Somedays and Fridays | Majesty's Malls, will be despatched from this

No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Steamer's Godown, and all Goods mudelivered after the 30th December, rezasining will be subject to Rent

All Claims against the Steamer must be presented to the Undersigned on or before the 14th January, 1925, or they will not be recognised.

No Fire Insurance will be affected.

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,

Agents.

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NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. OCEAN STEAMSHIP 00, LTD.

AND ORINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION OO., LTD.

CON

MONSIGNEES per Company's Steamer ATROILUS are hereby notified that the Cargo will be dis aharged into Holt's What, Kowloon, where it will is at. Consignee's risk and subject to Terms and Conditions of Storage at Holt' Wharf. The Cargo will be ready for delivery. from Godown on and siter 22nd December.

will be landed, unless Notice Optional Сатко kas been given prior to Steamer's arrival.

All broken, ahafed and damaged Goods are to be left in the flodowa, where they will b saamined on any Tucadays and Fridays between the hours of 10.15 at. and Noor within the free storage period.

No Claims will be admitted after the Goods nave left the Steamer's Godown, and all Goods remaining undelivered after the 30th December, will be subject to Beat

All Claime against the Steamer moet be presented to the Undersigned on or before the 14th January, 1925, or they will not be recognited

No Fire Insurance will be offered.

BUTTERFIELD &'SWIRE,

Agenda 192. Hongkong, 21st December,

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taking

Pat

carrying Part on or about WEDNESDAY, the 24TH DECEMBER, 1924, at Noos, sezgers and Cargo for the above Ports.

Valuables and Tes for Italy, France and London (under arrangement) will be tran- shipped at Bombay into the Mail Steamer pro- direct to Marseilles and London. peeding

Farcels will be received at this Office, until

declared 5 z., the Day before Sailing. The contents and valas of all packages must be

For further particulars, apply to--

MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO

Agrania Hongkong, 18th December, 1924 [1617

SOCIETY OF ST. GEORGE. NGLISHMEN are Beguested to Bend in U their Applications for Tickets for St. GEORGE'S BALL as soon as possible to H E. HOLLANDS8, e/o J. M. & Cô, Læn,

is always a possibility of North-bound Steamers Running Short

OF BUNKER COAL,

This is to Inform Yan that TAIT & CO. AMOY (A Well-protected Port with "Good Anchorage) hare Stocks of

INTIMATIONS

1024

International Famine Relic! Fund. There

A Chinese girl fell into the harbour

have been reports of one or two off from a sampai on Sunday, and was China's multi-millionaires disgorging drowned.

large sums for the relief of distresa, but

A Chinese was knocked down liya

For CHRISTMAS how the money has been spent-itmotorbus in: Lai Chi Kok Remt on

you may obtain

the CHOICEST of WINES

actually paid over to say relief organisa- But- this tion we are not informed, particular mayor's moving appeal to the Comunission clearly indicated that "there

Sunday and taken, to the Kwong Wahs Hospital..

Accidentally knocked down by are large devastated areas as yet un-motor-car in Tai Po Road on Sunday, touched by the relief measures. Many of Chinese woman was taken to the Kwong the people in his district, he wrote, had Wah Hospital...

been subsisting on the leaves and bark

and

SPIRITS

AT WATSON'S.

CHAMPAGNE (Vintage wines) BRANDIES of great age

LIQUEURS

WHISKY

PORTS SHERRIES MADEIRA

&c.,

&c..

&ė.

With mirth and laughter let old

wrinkles come;

of trees while many others were dying "When winter comes, of starvation.

In the course of her round the world tour the 8.8 President' Monroe arrived

OBITUARY:

SUB-INSPECTOR JAMES MURPHY

His many friends in Hongkong will be deeply grisved to lean of the death, which, occurred. at, the Government Civit Hospital on Sunday night, of Sub- Inspector Janus. Murphy, of, the Hong- kong Polien."

and all the foliage has withered, and even from Shanghai' on Sunday, and left for leaves of trees cannot be obtained, the Manila yesterday afternoon. Mr. C. condition of the people will be ten times Hamiltor, elitor of the San Francisco worse than it is to-day." The district! Erominari, who is doing the world' cripp itself is too poor to provide the neces accompanied by his wife, was one of the

save the people from party of visitors. You starvation, and the mayor wrote: sary funds to well know that our Government will not any financial help either." This give letter was described by the Secretary of 15 typical of those the Commission which the famine workers are receiving daily from all parts of Chibli province." We received some time ago a report on the engineering, accomplishments of the Commission directed towards both the

The sad event was the result of a relief of destitution and the prevention" of faniine. It showed that during the fall, early on the morning of the 16th last four years magnificent work had been inst, from the second storey of the Cea- doue by the Commission in the construc- trat Police Building to, the courtyard tion of standard motor roads, and the below. It is thought that inspector building of dykes, drainage ditches and Murphy had been walking in his sleep wells in the provinces of Shantung, at the time of the accidant, as he was Honan, Hupeh, Shansi, Anhwei, Kiang-known to the subject to ocensional "fita su,, Hunan anel Chibli. On these projects of sounambulism. No time was kist in einployment has been given to thousands conveying the injured officer to the hos- allestitute people. The great ohjeet in the construction of roads has been to

The late Inspector, who was a "nutive Icilitate transport of grain from the

fortunate districts into famine of Cork, leaves two brothers and a sister stricken areas. The work is being done in Hongkong. The brothers are Deteo- at a minimum of inst, as witness the tive Inspector Timothy Murphy and statement that, with a good organisation Sub-inspector John Murphy, both well -principally a Chinese staff of construc known and popular officers,

The funeral took place yesterday "tion engineers and complete co-opera-

ing at the Catholic Cemetery, Happy tion af the local officials and the Com-Valley, and was attended by a large Thage present in- mission's own staff they were able to put number of friends

cluded Mr. P. P. J. Wodehouse, CLE, up. in the vicinity of the Yellow River, 13.8.P.. Mr. J. Kerr, A.S.P., Mr. L. H. 1,200,000 cubic yards of packed earth. Booth, A.D.C.L., Mr. C. 6. Perdue, D.GI, Mr. P. Angus, D.1.S., Mr. J. dekes at a cost of approximately 4 cents tirant, C.D., and many other members The wreaths were very numerous, and Paul's Hospital, (gold) per yard in place. The farmers," of the Hongkong Police Force. ATHERLEY.AL St.

Victoria, Hongkong, on 16th, to Mr. and Mrs. J. Edwap says the Report, "worked hard, from included beautiful dural offerings from

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the Water Police. morning till night, and were well pleased the Central and Yasmati Stations and ATHENLEY, & daughter.

with the results. They predicted that

And let my liver rather heat with wine, Than my heart cool with mortifying

STOWDS. Why should

man whose blood is

warm within. Sit like his grandsire cut in alabaster? Sleep when he wakes! And creep

into the jaundice

By being peevish?

A S. WATSON",

CO. LTD.

Wine and Spirit Merchants.

ESTABLISHED, SE TEAMS.

BIRTH.

DEATH.

December

CHESTER MASTER-At Banchory, Seat.

It is satisfactory jand, on November 10th, GoDyner this work would protect their farins for CORNWALL ENESTER MASTER, of fifteen years to come." Rangeworthy Court, Yate, Glouces tershire, ard formerly of Hongkong. Aged nearly 65.

Hongkong Office: 1a, Chater Road. Lendon Office: 131, Fleet Street, E.O.

The Daily Press.

HONGKONG, DEGENE 5, 1924.

FAMINE RELIEF IN CHINA. THE "sensational political events in China daring the past few months have diverted public attention from the terrible state

to see that the Chinese authorities are

pital, where he remained under treat- reant util his death,

MR.

GODFREY CHESTER

MASTER.

UVOD-

the announcement of the death of Mr. Many old residents will regret to sea Godfrey Cornwall Chester Master who

in some cases bearing the entire cost of projects initiated by the Commission. practised in Hongkong for many years Johnson, Stokes and Master. He retir- As an instance, we quote the following as a solicitor, partrar in the art of paragraph: “One of the most notable ed about twelve years ago, or more. Mr. G. C. Master will be remembered not pisces of river work gone into by this only as a sound lawyer bat also as one He was familiar Commission was that of reverting the of the most accomplished amateur riders

in the Far East. Yellow River back into its old bed from figure at the Hongkong race meetings, when he was over fifty years of age. where it had broken near Li' Chin, Shan-and seldom rode withut getting placed, tang, in the summer of 1921. This pro-He died at the age of C4 at Banchory in ject was investigated and estimated by Scotland on November 10th and wan

Iried at Preston, Cirencester. the Engineer Representative of the Com. mission, acting as Engineer for the Shan tung Relief Committee, early in 1922, the

GOOD JAPANESE BUNKER COALS AT REASONABLE PRICES. Wireless Menages via Hongkong or Formoss of destitution that still obtains in several result of which was to get the Governor are Bo-transmitted by the GaziT NORTHLY Teldezarz Co., and a Wire to "TATT" or of the Northern provinces at a result of of Shantung to undertake the respon-, *COALBUNKEB AMOY, will Receive their Prompt Attention.

Bentley's Complete Phrase Code used.

"TO LET.

LIT-Oce SINGLE

PADDER STAL27. ·

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Apply PROPERTY OFFICE, Jardina, Matarson & Co., Lan..

- TO LET

ENGLISHMEN Wibing to Join the US 200MB in OHAL FÖRSION, Society ahould Apply to LS. GREENHILL, c/o H. K. Land investment Co.

POR EUROPE AND AMERICA, “INDIA., AUSTRALIA, de, Comprehensive and Complote Record

of the

NEWS OF THE FAR EAST. Is given in the

HONGKONG WEEKLY PRESS

with which is incorporated "THE CHINA OVERLAND TRADE REPORT."

Subauription, paid in adrabos-$13 per sanum for delivery in Hongkong: including Portage to any part of the world 15.

1809)

apply.com -LANSTRÁD & DAVIS,

Alexandra Buildings.

even

lost

GODOWN ABLAZE. MIDNIGHT OUTBREAK AT KOWLOON.

A fire broke out shortly after mid- the disastrous floods in the Spring. Asibility of putting through the work, communication from the China Interna costing $1,500,000, of which he raised 75 night last night in a godown, belonging and Godown Company, clows to the tignal Famine Relief Commission which per cent, the balance being provided to this Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf Apprehension, was felt, because it was we published a few days ago mentioned from famine Customs surtax funds. This Star ferry. that "there are no fewer than 1,500,000 was completed in the summer of 1923, understood that the building contained powerful and acrid smell permeated the ROOMED people in the province of Chibli alone preclaiming 200 square miles, of flooded sulphuric and nitric acid, bus though & Considerable radius, thera TOFFICE on In Frook, No. 1418.

"utterly destitute." The work of this farm leads in three counties and per the building blazed fiercely, and Commission, is not so widely known, even mitting 250,000 people to return to their air over

The Kowloon Fire Brigade were valled in China-South China more particularly homes." Enough has been-aid to show were no explosions, and no lives were -as it deserves to be, though in the that the China International Famine

break by about 1 am. The exters al Northern provinces, to which reference Relief Commission is working on sound and succeeded in subduing the out- bas already been made the valuable work lines and that it deserves the fullest sup- the damage is at present unestima it has accomplished can hardly fail to port, expecially, from wealthy Chincee be widely known and appreciated. “Testi- whose sympathies are aroused by the mony indeed was borne to this fact by knowledge that so many of their country- mayor men have been reduced by food or the letter we reproduced from " of a Chibli district, embracing over two drought to the very verge of starvation. hundred villages, to which the work of the Commission has not yet been ex- tended At the time of the floods it was roughly estimated that funds to the extent of twenty million dollars were required to save the people in the affect

Armed robbers who broke into the ed provinces from starvation. We do not remember "what response was made to house of a pork dealer at. 490, Nathan EXPERIENCED the appeal, but we are probably safe in Road, on Sunday night, got clear away

PIECE GOODS DROKER. First Class Beferences Essential assuming that not a twentieth part of with money and Jewellery to the value

*[59 Apply in Writing to Box 9, c/o Hongbord that sum came into the coffers of the lof $6,301, Daily Pres

PREPAID WANTED

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