1925-04-03

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

M. & Ms. JOHN DUNCAN,

P.P.C.

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ROYAL ARTILLERY SPORTS.

OWING to the Inclement Wasther the ROYAL ARTILLERY SPORTS are POSTPONED until further Notice.

INTIMATIONS

NOTICE

THE HONGKONG - DAILY "PRESS, FRIDAY, APRIL 3BD, 1925

INTIMATIONS

"DENISON RAM & GIBBS. TIROM IT APRIL, 1925, My Business Interest and Responsibility

will to No. 6, QUEEN'S ALBERT DENISON in the Birm ROAD, AND FLOCK

ALFRED HALI, Soliciter. Hongkong, 1st April, 1925. · 12059

DENISON, BAX & Gians will Cesse tom: 31st MARCH 1995. ML EDMUND FREDERICK

RONALD SAMPLE, ARIBA, in Admitted

as a Partner in the Firm from lar APIBL, 1928. The Business will be carried on ander the Name of DENISON, RAM & GIRES.

NOTICE

12040

HONGKONG ENGINEERING &

CONSTRUCTION CO., LTD. ---- (2064THIRD

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that The

OBDINARY YEARLYN Partnership hithertofors subeisting" be MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS of the HONGKONG ENGINEERING AND CON- STRUCTION COMPANY, LIMITED,

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the tween MAN KAM LO and:MAN WAI LO and ALFRED EDWARD HALL carrying

be beld in the Offices of MeRRIN. SHEWAN, on Business & Solicitors at Alexandra Build-

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PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL STEAM Tomes & Co., Building Chater15 AND LO Has Been Dissolved a From the

NAVIGATION CO. STEAMER

*MACEDONIA."

ing under the Style or Firm of MESSIEURA the ST Dit of APRIL, 1995, a far a concerus the said ALFRED EDWARD HALL who Retires from the aid Firm.

Boad, Hongkong.on DAY of APRIL, 1995, at 11.00 AM, for the ARTED Hosstons or 2wd Aren, 1925, purpose of receiving the Report of the Board of frirectors and a Statement of accounts for the Year ended on the 31st December, 1994, and" of Electing Directors and Anditora

F201 ANTWERP, LONDON, GIBRALTAR, MARSEILLES, PORTSAID, ADEN,

CAN

COLOMBO AND STRAITS. YONSIGNEES of Carge by the above- named Vessel are hereby informed that their Goods are being landed and placed AT THIE alax in the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company's Godowa & Kowloon, where each Consignment will be sorted out Mark by Mark and delivery be obtained as the Goods are landed. Optional Goods will be landed hers unleen Instructions have been given to the con- trary Six hours before Arrival of the Steamer.

Goods

racluding cleared within 8 daya, date of arrival will be subject to Rent.

No Fire Insurance, will be effected by us in Any case whatever.

Packages must be left in the Damaged Godowns for examination by the Consignees, and the Company's Surveyors, MesST. GODDARD & Dove, at 10. on Monday and Thursday, within the free storage period.

All Clabux against the Steamer must be pre: the Undersigned on or before the sented 22nd April, or they will not be recognized.

No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godown.

MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO.

Agenta

[2063 Hongkong, 2nd April, 1925.

KORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD IREMEN

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 2nd to the Srir AFRI, both days inclusive.

By Order of the Board.

S. COURTNEY COOK,

Secretary.

(2025 Hongkong, 26th March, 1925.

Dated the 1st day of March, 1925.

(Signed) 3. K. LO. (Signed; M. W. LO. (Red) ALFRED E. HALL

NOTICE TO MEMBERS. PRESENTATION PLATE to Mr. W.

Until SATURDAY, 4ru

THE HONGKONG & SHANGHAI "TSINDLAIR & O2 View at Mesas.

HOTELS, LIMITED.

FALCONER'S APRIL

2050)

W. A. HANNIBAL, Hon. Secretary and Treasurers

BILLIARD

*INTIMATIONS

WATSON'S

AERATED WATERS

ARE PREPARED FROM KEAL FRUIT ESSENCES..

GUARANTEED

ABSOLUTELY PURE,

The late Star ferry service began b | Perhaps one effect of the revival of in

terest in the Darwinian theory, caused Wednesday night, and was well patronis- passengers hy this latest discovery, will be to make ed." Twenty-six first-class phrenology more popular. It is all very crossed from Hoogkong at I am, and nice to have one's skull examined it the nineteen left Kowloon on the 12.45 nm, verdict in acceptable. When unpleasant suggestions are made about the shape of our heads or the shape of the beads

boat.

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A chow dog ran aniok in the village of Steungshui and severely bit a Japanese

of our ancestors, we prefer to fix our poodle. The chow was eventually des thoughts on the boundless future. troyed by the villagers, and the poodle was taken to Kennedy Town for, 'oker- pation. ----

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The rainfall for the gs hours ended at 10 a.m. yesterday "was recorded at tha Observatory na 289 inches. It is of in- terest to observe that the total rainfalk since January 1st is given by the Obser vatory as 16.12 inches against an axeraga

of 6.36 inches.

In these very democratic times, we are more frequently reminded, indeed, of the importance of being, indifferent to ons ancestors. A contributor who discourses on this subject in the Atlantic Monthly reminds "us-of-CHARLES-SURFACE who gold his ancestors

to the highest hidder LEMONADE-Jas the real There is, he says, "a vast fallacy in all essence obtained from inquiry into origins, since it rests upon Lemons grown in Southern an assumption that the history of a

P. & O. MANTUA.”- phenomenon is its explanation". But -2052)

Italy.

this is a subject which brings us mach

DELAYED BY HEAVY FOG. HONGKONG AMATEUR -DRAMATIC RASPBERRYADE-Is-prepared closer to our own age than the missing.

CLUB.

The P. O. Co. yesterday received a with the juice of raspberries link. It concerns the pedigree of fami wireless messaga advising the P. & 0. grown in England and lies, the history of distinguished, lineage, Jantun has been detained by beavy Tasmania

rather than Darwin's theory of the for between Shanghai and Hongkong and

Descent of Man" While pride off will probably not arrive here until Satur FORMA ZONE - THE

Ancestry vertainly exists, nsa dip into day about 8 a.m. In consequence sho NON-ALCOHOLIO

"Who's Who will readily show, it is will not be able to sail hence before & CHAMPAGNE. It possesses nevertheless a fact that a distinguished p.m. (instead of noon as usual) on Satur- the characteristics timulating lineage is not to-day the assez it was a

day, the ith instant." and refreshing qualities of handred years ago. Modern democracy Champagne

insists that it does not matter much what delicious flavour.".

your ancestors did, or what sncial status they enjoyed rather is it what you do, and what you are, that counts. That is the catlook of a great many people in North America and Europe. In Asia that outlock is not so general. The old custom of ancestor worship "prevails in China as widely under the new political dispensa tion as under the old, while in India the involved system of caste, which is so marked a feature of the social life, is possibly the outgrowth of an instinctive pride of ancestry. In Great Britain, ancient neage is no longer the only paasport to high office: During they last Bundred years many men origin have come to the front in all sorts panied him to Government House.

The Admiral landed at, Blake Pier, of spheres of life. None of the four

where he was met by Lieut. . L., C. Imost recent Prime Ministers at West-Hall, R.A., neting A.D.C..

TOTICE 19 HEREBY GIVEN that the ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS of THE HONGKONG & SHANGHAI HOTELS, LIMITED, wil be held at THE HONGKONG EOTEL Pedder

CHAMPIONSHIP. Street, Hongkong, en WEDNESDAY, the STU APRIL at 12 octocx Nocs, for the THE HONGKONG BILLIARD CHAM

receiving & statement of Accounts and the Report of the Board of Directors for

PIONSHIP has now commenced at the parpone of

VICTORIA RECREATION CLUB. OHARGES of the vest

year ended the 31s: December, 1924, ton-

ADMISSION to the Preliminaries are: Club Brming the Appointment of a Director and

Members and Soldier and Sailors 25 cents, re-electing a Director and the Auditors,

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Com-Non-Members of the V.R.C. 50 cents,

The First Session commences at 6 o'clock pany will be CLOSED from WEDNESDAY, the

Arxil, 1925, anil WRENESDAY, the ST each Evening.

4021 APRIL 1975, both days inclusiye.

By Order of the Board,

J. BARTHOLOMEW,"

Acting Secretary. Hongkong. 20th March, 1925.

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THE NORTH POINT DEVELOPMENT

CO., LTD.

AT AN EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of the above Company duly convened and held at the Registered Office of

THE Steamer

--SAARBRUECKEN" having arrived from BREMEN, HAMBURG, And Pertu. Consignees of Cargo are hereby notified that their Cargo is being landed at their risk into the Golowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd, Kow-the Company, PINCE'S BUILDING, JCK HOME

can be cbtained.

572127. Victoria, Hongkong, on SATURDAY, All Goods

Special Resolation was duly passed and at. April, will

Subsequent EXTRAORDINARY GENSBAL and held at the same place on MUNDAY, the J0TH DAY OF MARCH, 1926, the following Relation ww daly confirmed, Special namely:----

THE YANGTSZE INSURANCE ASSOCIATION, LIMITED..

PPLICATION has been made to the Directors of this Company to issue to CHU KWONG LAN of 312, Dea Vonx Road Central, Hongkong, & Duplicate Certificate for fitute or Certiäcater

не

and

bas

STONE GINGER BEER-The only genuine Stone Ginger Beer in the East. Prepared by a special process fermentation which gives it the distinctive flavour which is so pleasing to the palate.

Eight Shares in the or other Certi

thereof apon the statement that the Original Certificate No. 4/444 and dated Thirtieth day of

10 November, 1907, for Shares numbered 1423 to 10 both A.

inclusive and

DESTROYED,and, Notice is Hereby Gires

"Too, where sining undelivered after the the 14TH DAY of MARCH, 1925, the following that if within Thirty Days from the Date

4th

be subject to Bent.

hereby

No Fire Insurance, will be effected by as in RETING of the Company alto duly convened Director, they will then proceed to deal with

any case whatever.

Damaged Packager must be left in the Godown for taumination by the Consignees and the Company's Surveyork, Mesra Anderson & Ante, at 10 am, on the 3rd April,

No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godown and all Claims net be presented within Two Weeks of the Steamer's arrival bere, after which date they will not be recognised..

Consignees are requested to sorrender their Bills of Lading to the Undersigned for countersignature.

MELCHERS & CO..

Ágents, NEREOLUTACHEX LLOYD BANEN.. (2044 Hongkong, March 29th, 1925.

PRINCE LINE FAR EAST SERVICE NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

Faom NEW YORK.

THE Steamship

That the NeRTH POINT DELVEDEMENT COM- JANY, LIBITED, be Wound Up Voluntarily and that Mr. SAMUEL MACOMBE ONURN be and he is hereby appointed Liquidator" for the purposes of such Winding-up,' Dates! this ith day of March, 1927.

2067)

S. M. CHUEN,

Chairman.

AND

kureby No of such sim or representation, is respect Certificate in made to the arch application for a Duplicate or other new Certificate or Certificater

Dated, Shanghai, 27th February, 1925.

T. A. CLARK, 1953]

Secretary and Manager.

THE YANGTSZE INSURANCE- ASSOCIATION, LIMITED.

PPLICATION has been made to the Direators of this Company to ine to CHU WING ON of 312, Des Voeux-Road Central, Hongkong, a Duplicate Certificate for IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES Fight Shares in the Company or other Certi. fieste or Cortistes-in-en-thereof upon the ORDINANCE, 1911, SEC. 151,

statement that the Original Certificate No. and dated Thirtieth Novembe, 1907 for 4/456 and Shares numbered. 6475 to 6492 both inclusive and 7707 has bean LUST or DESTROYED: and Notice

is Hereby Given that it within Thirty days from the Date hereof No Claint or representation 磁 respect of such Original Certificate is rusde to the Directors, they will proceed to deal with noch application for then a Duplicate or other New Certificate or Certificates.

Pated, Shanghai, 27th February, 1925.

T. A. CLARK, --- Secretary and Manager. 1959]

IN THE MATTER OF THE NORTH POINT DEVELOPMENT CO., LTD.

(IN VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION). TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that A MEETING of CREDITORS of the

20483

B. M. CHUBN,

Liquidator.

above named Company will be held at the "GOTHIC PRINCE”

Registered Office, PRINCE'S BUILDING, ICE having arrived from the above Port on 1st House Srazzr. Victoria, in the Colony of instant, Consignees of Cargo are hereby in-Hongkong, at 2.40 M.,..on WEDNESDAY, formed that their Goods are being,, landed at the 15th Day of APRIL, 1925, their risk into the Godowne of the Hongkong Dated this 1st day of April, 1925. and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company,

Kawicon,

icon, and stored at Consignees All broken, chafed and damaged Goods are in the Godowns, where they will be examined on Wednesday, 8th instant at 10A.M. All Claims must be presented within 15 of the Steamer's arrival here, after which date they cannot be recognized.

risk

be left

days

No Clairas will be, némitted after the Goods have left the Godawns, and all Goods remain. ing undelivered after the 8th instant, will be subject to Rent

Consigaces of Cargo Are hereby notified that they must produce an Import permit signed by the Saperintendent of Imports and Exports Hongkong, before Bill of Lading can be countersigned.

No Fire Insurance has been effected." Bills of Lading will be countersigned by

FURNESS (FAR. EASI), LTD, 2nd Floor, King's Building. Connaught Road, Hongkong. Telephone No. 9165:

Hongkong, 1st April, 1925.

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NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

AMERICAN AND ORIENTAL LINE.

FROM NEW YORK;

THE Starashiy

THE COPENHAGEN

having arrived, Consignees of Cargo by her are informed ibat ali Goods are being landed at their risk into the hazardens and/or extra bazardons Godewas of the Hongkong and: Howison Wharf and Godowa Co, Ltd.. whente delivery may be obtained."

-No Claims will be admitted after the Good have left the Godowns, and all Goods remain- ing undelivered after 8th April, 1925, wil be subject to Rent.

All Claims against the Steamer rast be presented to the Undersigned on or before

April, 1915, or they will

Dot be

All broken, chafed and damaged Goods ATO to be left in the Godowns, where they will be

examined on the 8th April, 1926, at 10a.m.

No Fire Insurance has been effected

Bills of Lading will be countersigned try

THE BANK LINE, LTD., General Agenta,}

[2060

Hongkong, 1st April, 1925.

S.S. PAUL LECAT."

COMPAGINE DES MESSAGERIES

MARITIMES.

NOTICE... YONSIGNEES of Cargo from MARSHL-

LES, &c., in annection with above Steamer are hereby informed that their Goods with the exception of Treasure and Valuables are being landed and

Opian,

stored a their riak into the Godowns of the Hongkong sad Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co. Lt Kowloon, whence delivery may be obtained immediately after landing.

| Cargo will be forwarded on unless

Lata in received from the Consigncen

before NOON, TO-DAT, requesting it to be landed here.

Bill of Lading will be countersigned by the Undersigned. Goods remaining unclaimed after Monday, the 6th April, 1926, Noon, will be. subject to Rent and Landing Charges, “..

All Claims must be sent in te me on or balare Wednesday, the 8th April, 1925, or they will not be recognized...

All damaged Fackages will be examined

PREMISES TO LET.

SOLE AGENTS :--

S. WATSON CO. LTD.

"Aerated Water Manufacturers.

ESTABLISHED 1841.

MARRIAGES.

The Mantua is conveying a large num→ ker of passengers from Hongkong, in addition to the Mails for Europe.

U.S. ADMIRAL ARRIVES, VISIT TO GOVERNMENT HOUSE. After having completed a visit to Singa pore and the Dutch East Indies, the U.S.S. Huron, Bagship of the American Aslatic Fleet, arrived in Hongkong on. Wednesday evening.

Admiral' Washington, Commander-in- Chief of the U.S. Asiatic Fleet, paid an official visit yesterday morning to H.E the Officer Administering the Govern ment (Sir Claud Severn, C.M.G.)

The Admiral landed at Blake Pier, where he was net by "Lieut. H. L. C of humble Rall, R.A., acting A.D.C., who accom

minster--Mr. AsqEITH,,,, Mr. LLOYD

A guard-of-honour, with hand, from the GEORGE, Mr. BALDWIN and Mr. RAMSAY

1st Battalion, East Surrey Regiment, was. MePeranti Hassay At Singapore, on MACDONALD-claim a famous ancestry.drawn up opposite the landing place.

March 25th, DUGALD MITCHELL, elder

son

of Dr. W. S. McDOUGAL Of The greatest names" în Science and in After inspecting the guard, Admirab Wallington, London, to JEAN, only Literature are often those of men of Washington, accompanied by his staff daughter of the late WILLIAM RAMSAY humble origin. The discovery of a dam and Lieut. Hall, A.D.C, were driven in and Mrs. RAMSAY, of Melbourne.

dral, Hongkong, on April 2nd, JAMES tropical Afrika, is an NEEDHAM-LLOYD-At St. John's Cathe-aged skull, in a remote district of sub-motor-curs to Government House.

BASTHORPE NEEDHAM, of Shanghai,

event which is

to LELLIE FLORENCE LLOYD, of London. I just a nice days wonder. It will," of course, furnish data for arguments in scientific circles, but the average persen will always be touch more interested in the future of the human race than in the

Hongkong Office: 1a, Chater Road. London Office: 131: Fleet Street, E.C.

The Daily Press.

SS.very remete pasé which is so very vague.

Honexoxe, Argi 38, 1925."

"ANCIENT LINEAGE."

Tus discovery of a skull in South Africa

TO LET HOUSE IN CANTON, SHAMREX, which exhibits an extinct race of ape; FLATS with Modern Sanitary Applinaces, intermediate between anthropoids and Offices and Spacious Godown. Early

mar is a subject of great interest to scientific investigators, but the layman

Pozession.

Apply to A. P. VILLA & BROS, OF CANTON, Tsc., CANTON, SHAMEEN,

TO LET.

"INGS (Basemant).

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12027

Apply

SECRETARY, A. B. WATSON & Co, Lrn.

The total rainfall during the month of March

recorded

Botanie Gardena was 8.35 inches.

the

PORT ENGINEER RETIRES. MR. JOHN DUNCAN HOMEWARD BOUND.

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Among the passengers who left Hong- kong on the AB, Empress of Russia was Mr. John Duncan, the Port Engineer, and Mrs. Duncan. •

After 14 years' service with the Hong- kang Government, Mr. Dunean has been abliged to retire owing to ill-health. Ha work in the Colony was in connection Mr. W. Laurie, Assistant Engineer, with the typhoon refuge at Mongkoktami,

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B.BL.S., has been appointed to purs Executive Engineer, P.W.D., Batu Pahat. Sir Francia Agten, inspector-General of the Chinese Maritime Customs, and is disposed to wonder whether the family are leaving for England shortly. Sir Francis will return to China in scientist in bis enthusiasm is not prone October. to exaggerate the importance of the

and revent important works for which he was responsible have been the extensiva reclamation on Praya East and the no less important reclamation undertaking at North Point...

Mr. Duncan is only 12 years of age and he hopes that by residence at Home his health will be so improved that be will For the second time within the period be able to engage in private practice. It ODOWNS in ALEXANDRA BUILD. discovery. If some out, a few thousand of a week, the Royal Artillery Annual was only last year that Mr. Duncan was years hence, discovered simultaneously Athletic Meeting, which was to have been appointed Port Engineer, on the creation of a Port Development Department the skull of a degenerate criminal of this held on the United Services Recreation period and that of Earl BALFOUR or Lord Club ground, Kowloon, yesterday after-and H.E. The Governor, in announc KELVEN, he would be puzzled as to which noon and to-morrow, has had to be posting this important change at a Council -- of the skulls represented the average poned, again on account of the inclemency type of the British race of to-day. of the weather." we compared the mean average measure- ments of the skulls of a few thousand people in. India with the average of the skulls of a few thousand people in China,

TO LET.

TORAGE SPACE on Marine Lote with Godowns and Chinese Houses TO LET.

W.S. BAILEY & CO., LTD., Kowloon Bay,

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TO LET.

meeting; said he thought that konourable members would agree with tim that bey were fortunate in having so good an officer as Mr. John Duneau available to At St. John's Cathedral yesterday after take charge of this important depart noon Mr. James Easthorpe Needham, ment. Towards the end of last year Mr. executive engineer in the service of the Duncan produced a comprehensive repart

scheme of development. ". Shanghai Municipal Council, was married on the needs of the barbour and a general to Miss Nellie Florence Lloyd, who ar

Saturday, the 4th April, 1925, at 10.00 mm, by BOM JUNE 1, 1925, Two OFFICE we might easily jump to wrong contrived from Home yesterday by the P. &{

Messrs. Goddard & Douglas.

No Fire Insurance has been effected.

R RODENTURER.

Agant Hoogkong, 30th March, 1025.

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