NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
PREMISES VACANT.
NHERE will Shortly be available for Rent,
TGROUND FLOOR PREMISES at 16, DES VOLUI BOAD CESTRAL (adjoining the Hose KONG Hort), approximate ares 500 square feet (with 70 feet Modern Shop Frontage being Lastalled), suitable for Departmental Stores
For particulars please apply to
THE HONGKONG & SHANGHAI
HOTELS, LTD., 2FLOOK at Address given.
11715
THE, EAST ASIATIC CO., LTD., COPENHAGEN,
THE US
"ANNAM" baring arrived, Consignees of Cargo "re hereby informed that all Goods are being handed and placed at their risk into the howardous and/or extra hazardous Gedowns of the Hongkang and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co. Ltd., where devery can be obtained sa soon sa the Goods are landed.
the will be admitted after Claims No Goods have left the Godowns, and all Goods after the 19th bf underered remaining January 19, cared and damaged Goods
will be subject to Bent. be left in the Godowa, where they will be examined by Mesirs. Anderson Aste on the 17th of January, 1927, at 10 .. All Claims against the Vessel must be presented to the Endersigned before the
All broken, are to be
u
of January, 1925, or they will not be recognized.
No Fire Insurance will
.
be effected. Bill of Lading will be countersigned by
JOEN MANNERS & CO., LTD..
Agents,
Hongkong, 11th January, 1925.
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LLOYD TRIESTINO S.N. CO, .--
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
"TENEZIA."
The Steamship
FROM TRIESTE, VENICE. BRINDISI, PORT SAID, MASSACA! ADEN, COLOMBO, PENANG
AND SINGAPORE.
Call Goods are being landed at their YONSIGNEES of Carge are hereby informed risk into the Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and God wa Co., Ltd., at Kowloon, whence and/or from the wharres delivery may be obtained.
THE
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
TO BE SOLD,
FIVE-ROOMED HOUSE, a Motor
A Road the Fat, Fully Equipped with Good, Well-made Teakwood Furnitare, Broad- Prodactive Vegetable Utensile. wood Piano, Carpets, Curtains, sto, and all Kitchen Garten and over 1,000 Pot Plants. Detached Sanitation. Quarters. Modern Servants Moderate Price.
Apply Box No, 1713,
c/o Hengkon, Daily Pres
17131
DECEASED.
HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, JANUBAY
INTIMATIONS
HONGKONG DEVELOPMENT, BUILD. ING & SAVINGS SOCIETY, LTD. NOTICE OF ORDINARY GENERAL "MEETING,
TOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN that the GENERAL FIRST ORDINARY MEETING of the Company will be held at the CITY HUL. Hougtong on SATURDAY, the 17TH JANUARY, 1925, at Noos, for the purpose of receiving the Reports of the Dire tors together with a Statement of Accounts for
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INTIMATIONS
12ra, 1925
In the days of the reign Of King Philip of Spain, When corpulent monks ruled the roost,
The stoutest of all, Brother Francis of Gaul,
the period from the 28th December, 1923 to In SHERRY the whole world the 30th September, 1994, and also for election of Directors.
THE TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company HERBERT JAMES BRIDGES NORTON, will be CLOSED from the 13th January to 17th
January, 1923, both days inclusive..
By order of the Board,
EDWARD B. RAYMOND, Hongkong, 8th January, 1925.
any Claims against or any Money or ALL Persons Firms or Corporations having Securities belonging to the Estate of the above deceased (late of the Horexone HOTEL) AT requested to Send Particulars thereof to the Undersigns?
MASTER. JOHNSON, STOKES &
Prince's Buildings. Solicitors for the Administrator.
Hongkong, 9th January, 1925,
(C711
MR. A. G. STEPHEN, DECEASED.
PERSONS Having Claims against the Estate of the Late Ma. AG. STEPHEN
A,
The "approval by H.. the King of
even when you are lucky enough to get
house to live in, for there are not the appointment of the Hon. Mr. H. T. enough houses to go round. And there Creasy to be an Official Member of the Executive and Legislative Council of is the lead of taxation, and unemploy Hongkong in notified in the current. ment, and all the other worries that make issue of the Guernment Gazette...
ments.
Π
np the aftermath of a great war. The
Dr. G. Montague Harston, who has bad a breakdown in health, due to overwork, BALDWIN Government are starting their
Saturday by the left for home on term of office with the advantage of having learnt by the experience of others. | P. & O. steamer: Buredonia accompanied They are preparing to move slowly. The by his two daughters. Dr. Harston will country is not anxious for social experi- [hare the best wishes of "very wide circle of friends for a speedy restoration of Looking back now, with would toast. Government in power that has every health..
Mr. T. W. Hornby who, after an prospect of years in office, and recalling 'the frantir efforta of the Coalition Govern- absence of several years, returned to the ment, returned inmediately after the Colony about twelve months ago, to re- Armistice, and then the experiment of a sumo business as a partner in the firm Home by the Macedonia on Saturday. Labour Government, it is not surprising of Messrs. Wright & Hornby, left for |that nothing practical has been done. It is generally known that Mr. Hornby For it was not in the nature of things has had a singularly successful year of that any Government could do very much business and his retirement from the firm has recently been announced, the to restore prosperity with Europe like a burat-out woleano, and the whole world [firm now being styled Wright & Co.
Fine SHERRIES Secretary
R
COLONIAL SECRETARY'S
DEPARTMENT.
I in triplicate,
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Tis Hereby Notified that SEALED TENDER FOR be clearly marked QUARRIES will be received Office until Noon on MONDAY, the 12TH DAY of JANUARY, 1927, for the letting of the
at thin
Grown, Bottled and Shipped by GEO. G. SANDEMAN SONS & Co.
4%
Xeres de la Frontera.
ara requested to Bend the Same to the Underber. 1925, or, as an alternative, for a period Light Dry signed forthwith.
JOHNSON, STOKES & MASTER,
Prince's Buildings Hongkong, 9th January, 1925.
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NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. AMERICAN AND ORIENTAL LINE.
THE
FROM NEW YORK. Steamship
MINERIC":
1
undermosticnel (iranite Quarries & Hongkong and Kowloon, for a period ending 31st Decem
31st December, 1926. ending 31st
Each Tender must be accompanied by a Solera
to the effect that the Tenderer han receipt. deposited in the Colonial Treasury sum
the schedule in
horeander opposits to each Quarry, as a pledge of the bona fides of his
stated
Loffer
which sam
be forfeited to the Crown,
if the Tenderer refuses to carry out his Tender
and
contally with the Conditions hereinafter |
should the Tender be accepted.
h The Government does not bind itself to
accept the highest or say tender,
arg
having arrived, Consignees of Cargn by her informed that all Goods are being landed at their risk into the hazardons and/or extra-hazardous Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd
be obtained. delivery may No Claims
Uptional Cargo will be frwarded unless whence ucill be admitted after the Goods
Notice to the contrary le give before 10th instant
No Claims will be admitted after the Goods bare have left the Godown, and all Goods remaining undelivered after the 16th inst. will be subject to reat
All Claims against the Steamer must be presented to the Undersigned on or before the 26th inst., nr they will not be recognized
bil broken, Phafed and damaged Goods are to be left in the Gowns, where they will be examined on the 18th inst. at 10 am. by our Serveyors, 31-7. GODDARD & DOUGLAS.
No Fire Insurance has been affected. Bill of Lading will be countersigned by
DO WELL & CO., LTD.
Agnats. Hongkong, 10th January, 1995.
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AMERICAN FAR EAST LINE. STRUTHERS & BARBY MANAGING OPERATORS. NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
FROM SAN FRANCISCO AND LOS ANGELES VIA PORTS.
THE SWEST CHOPAKA”.
have left the Godewas, and all Goods remain ing undelivered after 16th January, 1925, wil be subject to Rent
All Claims against the Steamer must be presented to the Undersigned on or before 23rd January, 192, or they will not be recognized.
All broken, chafed and damaged Goods are
Forms of Tecdar can be obtained from the Director of Public Works.
PARTICULARS OF THE QUARRIES.
Per Cane
..$35.00
37.00
Very Pale Dry
38.00
Pale Dry Nutty
40.00 Fine Old Brown ... 44.00
and Fine PORTS
4
Invalid...
OBITUARY.
MR. A. GERMANN.
The death cecurred at the Government Civil Hospital on Friday of Mr. Alexan der Germana, the licensee of the Astor
Mr. Germann, who was 51 years of age, came to Hongkong from Singapore fifteón years ago. At the time of his death, he had been associated with the Astor House Hotel for about nine years.
(except Amerion) desperately impoverish- ed. This aspect of the political situation π trained. DUTT PAD always has been plain to
Per Bot, obacṛver, but it has not been clear to the main the street. The politicians $3.00
are to blame for having played upon the 3.10
ignorance of the crowd, and we must 3.25 leave it at that, with the important House Hotel 3.40 observation that the crowd have found 3.75 them out. Mr. BALDWIN and his friends are aware of the fast, and the knowledge is all to the good in the political sense, and in the wider sense good also for the country...
THE WATER SUPPLY.. $3.25
no reference in the We have seen
The monthly water return gives the 3.40 cables" to the amazing, not to say also
amusing, position of the "Opposition in storage in the reservoirs supplying the 3.75
the House of Lords, The Government, eity as 1,501 million gallons on January 3.90 it
has decided that the Labour 1st against 1,812 million on the same dato appears 5.00 Party ahould be officially recognised as last year. The consumption during the lons both in 1923 and in 1994. Of this the official Opposition in the House of month of December was 262 million gal 5.20
Lords, as it must he, as a matter of consumption 239 million gallons was, in December 1924. drawn from the reservoirs, course, in the House of Commons, because the balance heing the flow from the there it is the largest party next to the streams which, owing to good raina in"
Oetober, are still of considerable service. Government. In the House of Lords it seems then that we have about six
Quarry Lot
No...
Approxi-Upast An- mate Ares sualCrown
Rent. in Acres,
Deport with Tander.
37.00
40.38
4.00
$5,550.00 $5500
6,080.00
1,600.00
600,00
160.00
Douro ...
Old Tawny Estrella.. Very Old Tawny Oldest & Finest
...$38.00.
40.00- ... 44.00 46.00
58.00 61.00
[1705
A. S. WATSON"
Shaukiwan Lot No. 1 Shaukiwan Lot No. 2 Kowloon
Yo. 3...
to be left in the Godowns, where they 18 examined on 16th January, 1925, at 10.00 am,
Nc Fire Insurance has been affected. Hills of Lading will be countersigned by
THE BANK LINE, LTD., General Agenta..
[1710 Hongkong, 9th January, 1922,
FOR SALE
ARMSTRONG-SIDDELEY
Aint Claes Condition.
:1
Apply
DEACONS,
1708]
Hongkong
FOR SALE.
XOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION CO.'S STEAMER
"MOREA
ALLIVED HONGKONG ON 8TH JANUArt, 1915.
No. 7, STEWART PARRACE, 270, FRAK.
ROOMED HOUSE. Modern Sanitation.
Apply F. A MACKINTOSH,
MACKINTOSH & Co., LTD.
1660]
FROM ANTWERP, LONDON, GIBRALTAR, BE MANOR, NO 195. Mouar
having arrived from the above-mentioned ports, named Vessel are hereby informed
Sunday, 11th January, 1925, Consignees are hereby notified that their Cargo is being landed at their risk into the hazardous and/or extra bazardous Goiowas of the Hongkong and
Co. Lad, Kow "Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co.. lous, and stored at Consignees ris
of Cargo must produce so Consignees Import Permit signed by the Superintendent of Imperis and Exports Of Bongkong, before Bill of Lading will be countersigned or Delivery Orders issuexi
broken, chafed and damaged Cargo is All to be left in the Godowns where it will be examined 10. Friday 16th January, 1925, by Mosers. ANDERSON & ASUZ, Marine Burveyers.
All Chains must be presented within 10 days of the Steamer's arrival here, after which they cannot be recognised.
and
MARSEILLES, PORTSAID, ADEN COLOMBO AND STRAITS. TONSIGNEES of Carge by the above- their Goods are wing landed and that placed AT THEIR RISK in the Hongkong d Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company's Godown at Kowloon, where each Consignment Mark and delivery ll be
be sorted out Mark van be obtained us the Goode are landed.
landed kare unless Optional Goods will be Instructions have been given to the con- Tary Six hours before Arrival of the Steamer
Goods not cleared within 8 days, including lata of arrival will be subject to Bent.
FOR SALE AT ONCE. DEST Offer Possibly Accepted KELLETT KELLETT, and An Excellent STEEL BEAM, left. S'in by 8 in. by $ 9 in.
Please Apply:-- M& H. PEKCỶ SMITE,
6.Des Von Road Central
17001
TO LET.
4
ULLY FURNISHED. 373, THE PEAK. Prom 15TE MARCH to 1st Octoar Apply by letter only, to ELDON POTTER, 373, TUX PEAL
TO LET.
CO, LTD,
Wine and Spirit Merchants.
&
BIRTH. SILcock.At Chengtu, on December 5th, to Mr. and Mrs. ARNOLD SILCOCK, Union University, Chengtu, West China, a daughter.
MARRIAGE. PAHR-COSTAIN-At Shanghai, on Jan. "5th. MARJORIE EMILY COSTAIS, to ARTHER PARR. both of Liverpool, England
Hongkong Office: 14, Chater Road. London Offes: 131, Fleet Street, EO.
The Daily Press.
HONGKONG, JANUARY 12TH. 1925.
THE BRITISH PARLIAMENT.
there are just over a hundred Peers who months water in store and have there- forc fair prospect of carrying through are Liberals, but there are only three till the summer rains set in without any
actual Labour Reersnamely, Lord farther restrictions than those which ap- pear to be necessitated by inadequate dis and Lord
tributing or filtering appliances.
OLIVER,
ARNOLD.
Lord THOMSON,
POPPY DAY DRIVE, 1924. A FINAL TOTAL OF £3,300 EXPECTED.
At Kowloon the storage is 993 million It is just possible that the three may be increased to five, but this gallons against 30 million on the same date last year. The consumption amount- depends on the action of Lord HALDANE ed to 72 million gallons against 60 million.
in December a year ago. Of the y mil and Lord PaxMOOR, who were co-opted lion used, 53 million were drawn from the ably early rainy season, Kowloon also by the Labour Government, and it is reservoir and at this rate, with a reason- uncertain whether they will remain among may carry through without restriction of
its supply. the Labourtes. Anyway, we have the extraordinary position that the first three noblemen, newly created by Mr. MA-
should
His he DONALD'S Ministry; Majesty's Opposition in the Upper
the. Chamber: The Government decision is, to
Mr. H. Glanville, Chairman of however, logical because if there is"
Poppy Day Sub-Committee, forwards to be a three-party system, obviously the
us a copy of a letter dated December 44b second strongest party chosen by the received from the Organising Secretary we reproduce country as the General Election must be of the Appeal Department of the British
Legion at home, which the Opposition. But although logical, the below..
Mr. Glanville adds that since the last position is admittedly absurd.
figures were published the following fur- ther amounts have been remitted to London:
Hongkong. (Addl.) £38. 3.100. Hanchow
39:19 57.15. D
Weihaiwei has declared Saturday,
No Fire Insurance wil be effected by us in OFFICE en 1T FLOOR, No. 14/18 THERE is always an inevitable futter of January Sith (China New Year's Day)
LET-O SINGLE BOOKEND any case whatever.
Damaged Packages must be left in the Parpa Sr117, Godowns for examination by the Consignees, and the Company's Surreyors, Kera. GODDARD & Depglas, at 10 a., on Mondays and Thursdays.
All Claims must be presented within Ten days of the Steamer's arrival bere, after which date they cannot be recognized.
No Claims will be recognised after. the Goods have left the Godowns, and Cargo undelivered after 17th January, 1925, will be subject to Rent.
will be Insurance katerer No Fire effected
Consignees are requested to send in their [... Bills of Lading in exchange for Doliny Orders immediately.
-
AMERICAN FAR EAST LINE,
STRUTHERS & BARRY, Managing Operators.
Hongkong, 12th January, 1925,
RICKMERS LINIE.
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NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES, FROM-HAMBURG And ANTWERP.
THÈ Cargo ex 1.4.“OLAUS RICKMERS" THE
is expected To-day sive pera.
YUAN TA Consignees of Carge are hereby informed that their Goods are being landed at their risk into the Godawan of the Hongkong sad Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company, Limited, Kowloon, and stored at Consignees' risk and expense
All broken, chafed and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be
st 10 am, xamined on 17th January, s
All Clai must be
Claim
presented within Fifteen days of the Steamer's arrival here, after which date they cannot be recognized.
No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all Goods remain- ing undelivered after the 19th instant, will be subject to Bent
Consignees of Cargo are hereby notified that they must produce an Import Permit signed by the Superintendent of Imports and Experts, Hongkong, before Bill of Lading can be countersigned.
No Fire Insurance has been effected. Bill of Lading will be countersigned by
N. V. CAEL. BODIKER & CO.'8 HANDLEMAATMCHAPPIS (LTD.), Agents: Rickmers Linie. Hongkong: 12th January, 192
No Claims will be simitted after the Goods have left the Godown.
MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO.,
Agents.
ani Hongkong, 8th January, 1925,
in
S.S. "AMBOISE." COMPAGINE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES..
<x
· 1106]
Apply-- PROPERTY OFFICE, JANDING, MATEXSON & Co., Lt.
interest over the initial proceeding of and the Monday, Tuesday and Wednes 2 Dew Parliament; but it was more day following to be Bank Holidays. than usually the ease last month when
The total output of the Kailan Mining & Government came into power with Administration's mines for the week such a thumping majority that Minisending December 27th. amounted to 95,331
go their tons and the sales to 32,856 tons. ters ean gleefully afford to
By a proclamation in the Goerrament Therefore, when Parliament Gazette the Judgments (Facilities for concerned. assembled a month ago people were enforcement) Ordinance, 1921, is extend- mildly wondering what Mr.BALDWIN ed to judgments made in the Courts of would do or leave undone, Would the Federated Malay Staten
WAPARING CASES, Must be clean own way so far as the Opposition in
WANTED.
ANTED to Purchase Second Hand and Sound for Packing Articles to take to England,
Please Apply:-- MA II. PERCY SMITE,
6, Den Vaux Boad Central
16991
NORTE-BOUND STEAMERS.
*
Wuhu
The total remitted from Hongkong alone to daté is 2,611.10d, and the
is 43,260.15.04. total from Hongkong and China to date
ab
There
still remain various smalk Amounts to be collected and it is antici- pated that the final total will exceed £3,300.
Dear Mr. GLANVILLE,-With further re- ference to your recent cablegram:---
Poppy Day great success Hongkong nlose over £2,000."
"Congratulations your and cur reply:—
success.
wonderful
we have now received from the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation of 9.
for £2,000 and the other for £333 for Gracechurch Street, EC3, two cheques.
One
This is to Inform You that TAT & co | Army? We shall know all about it in for the Colonies, Dr. Francis Clark much the splendid help of you and your
GOOD JAPANESE BUNKER COALS AT REASONABLE PRICES.
NOTICE. NONSIGNEES of Cargo from MARERIL
Osrzo from LES. &c., and also
OFFHEE" BORDEAUX
connection with above Steamer are Chat their Goods informed hereby
Wirelena Mostages via Hongkong or Formons with the exception of Opism, Tressure and their risk into the Godowns of the Hongkongare Re-transmitted by the Gas How Valuables are being landed and stored at and Kowloon Wharf and Godowa Co, Ltd TELISTIVE Co., Bud Wire to MTAIT
whence delivery may be obtained COLLBUNKER AMOY, will Beceive their
Prompt Attention.
Bentley's Complete-Phrase Code aped
1437
Suediately after landing. Optional Cargo will be forwarded on unless Intimation is received from the Consignees before Noos, TO-DAY, requesting it to be landed here."
Bill of Lading will be countersigned by the Oudersigned. Goods remaining unclaimed after Wednesday, the 14th instant, at Noon, will be subject to Rent and Landing Charges,
All Claims must be sent in to me on or before Saturday, the 17th inst, or they, will mot Ire rocognized.
All damaged Packages will be atamined on Weinemia, the 14th, Instant, at 10.00 am, by Mesars, Goddard & Donglan.
No Fire Insurance has been affected.
B. BODENFUBER,
Agent 1925.
17.7
Hongkong, 8th January,
[#704
he take a bold line, or go slowly and His Honour the Officer Administering steadily on the road of a settled policy the Government of Weihaiwei (Mr. W. 8, During the North-East Monsoon therein affairs at home and abroad; or would Russell Brown) has appointed, subject to which official receipts are enclosed here- A., During the North Ty of North-bound
It is difficult to express in words how he "mark time," as they say in the the approval of the Secretary of State with Steamers Ruming Short
OF BUNKER COAL,
M:D., M.RCP., D.P.HL, to be Senior Committee, in making possible the rais Medical Officer and a Medical Officer af ing of so large an amount, is appreciated. AMOY (A Wall-protected Port with Good due course.
and district has beezi dents of Hongkong The last thing the average Englishman Health in the Territory Surgeon-Licut. The generous response made by the resí- Anchoragi) have Stocks of
desires is a spectacular performance in Loo, McGolrick, M.B., B.Ch., Royal reported to Lord Haig, and doubtless him the political area. Toc country has had Navy, has been appointed to act as own letter of thanks will follow in duo say that this magnificent total will not only help considerably in the work of quite enough of that in recent years Junior Medical Offer and as a Medical course. In the meantime, I am asked to
alleviatiog distress amongst cx-Servi "Owing to the extremely unsettled on cir dependents, and the widows There have been too many attempts or Officer of Health. professed attempts-to set the world to
ħ the 1,000 roluntary rights in a hurry Of the wonderful conditions in China," the National Flood and children of the fan, but is a great
encouragement were confidently promized Relief Drive, conducted under the joint relief committees over bere in this country things we after the war, how many have been auspices of the China International who administer the money, to feel that Faming Relief Commission and the the work they do on behalf of the British realised? Scarcely any, and certainly
Chinem National Bed Cross was closed Legion and ex-Service:men is considered
port from Hongkong and district. none of any outstanding importance. down in China on December 31st. Mworthy of auch continued financial sup- May I say through you to all who con- The LLOYD GEORGE"land fit for heroes Lee Fong will continue collecting funds tributed that this collection will bring to live in" is just the same old land for the Drive in the South Seas. Contri- renewed hope to many ex-Service home where you have to case, the elusive butions should be sent to the Chinn this winter. With further thank-Yours, shilling, the only difference being that International Famine Relief Commission, very truly.
CHINA
AUCTION ROOMS.
THINGS and' .GOOD BARGAINS Come to The
REAL
CHINA AUCTION ROOMS,
China Building,
Ground Floor.
the chase is more diffeult now than it 8, Tsai Chang Hutung, Peking, where was before the war. It is hard to live, official receipts will be issued.
(Sgd.) W. G. WILLCOX, Capt.
Organizing Becretary, Appeal Department, British Legion...