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NOTICE.
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INTIMATIONS
BANK HOLIDAYS.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, APRIL 9TH, 1925
TN Accordance with Ordinance No. 5 of 1912. The EXCHANGE BANKS will be CLOSED for the Transaction of PUBLIC
ON MONDAY, the 1377 BUSINESS on FRIDAY, SATURDAY and
INAT, All Departments will be CLOSED,
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The Hongkong Dispensary will be OPENED Prescriptions from 10 AM to
for Dispensing
1 r., and from 6 r.. to 7.50 ..
On SATUEDAT, the Ira STANT, All. Departments will be OPEN Unnal,
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S. WATSON & CO... LTD.
NOTICE."
NEW ISSUE OF CAPITAL I NEAREHOLDERS are hereby Notised Satin Recond art Fissi Call of $5 per Skare on Shares of the New Israe is payable an er before the 1er DAY of MAY, 1925.
T TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company be in respect of the New Inns of Skach will CLOSED from WASEDAT, the fed day of April, antil Barwaniy, the 2nd day of May. 1925 both days inclusiver during which period Ne Timaster of Shares of the New Issue can be registered
JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON, General Kanagers, Hongkong, 8th April, 1935,
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ROYAL HONGKONG GOLF CLUB.
WIND to Tay Heavy Local Rain at Face the NEW COURSE will be CLOSED From TO-DAY. Should it be pos sible to open This Course on BUNDAY or HONDA Notices will be Partest on Usual
-Noties Boaris,
While NEW COUERE Csed Ladies may play on the OLD COURSE ntarting after åten have driven of and giving way to Men's Games.
By Order,
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E. D. MATTHEWS,
Secretary, R.H.K.G.C. 12085 Hongkong, 8th April, 1925.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
AND
OCEAN STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD.
YONSIGNEES per Company's Bicamer
AGAMEMNON"
MONDAY, the 10ru, 117m and 13TK INSTANT,
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WILL you kindly send your Contribution
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HONGKONG BILLIARD CHAM VICTORIA REMATION CLUE, CHARGES of ADMISSION to the Preliminaries are: Club Members and Soldiers and Sailors 25 conte Non-Members of the V.R.0..50 cents.
TPIONSHIP has now commenced at the
The First Bession commences at 6 o'clock
2021 each Evening.
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The Spirit beyond
compare
Most men choose DEWARIS and small wonder! Year in and year out its distinctive - character remains steadfast and incomparable.
Perfect distillation, genius-in blending and gigantio stooks make DEWAR'S popularity, - HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUR TIRE TRIED EXTRA BAUS MEET--and will keep it t
TNG will be held (weather permitting) at HAPPY VALLEY SATURDAY, 111, and MONDAY, 1ST APRIL 1925, commencing
The First Bell will be Bang 200. PM., The Charge for Admission to the Pablia Enclosure will be $1.
Boldiers and Sailors in uniform, Half Price! Members are advised that they must show their Season Tickets to obtain Admission to
Enclosure.
the Members as the right of introducing 2
Tach Non-Members to the Members Enciceure, Tickets for whom can be obtained from Messra. LABETEAD & DAyu at $5 each day up to FRIDAY, 1078 APAL
The Stewards isrits the Ladies of Hongkong
12071 to be present.
CHINA PROVIDENT LOAN AND MORTGAGE CO., LTD.
NOTICE OF CALL.
Ieste op 400,000 SHARES OF THE NOMIYAL VALUE OF $10 EACH
($5-PAID UP).
DEWAR'S
"White Label" ' and
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Victoria Vat.."
As supplied to the Houses
of Lords and Commons.
By Royal Appointment to His Majesty The King.
SOLE AGENTS :
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the A. S. WATSON
Call of $5 per Share on Each of
or
the above 400,000 Shares has been made by the Company and that much Call will be pay are hereby notified that the Cargo will be able to the Company's Bankers, the BoxoxoxG charged into Holt's Wharf, Kowloon, where& SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION OB it will lie at Consignees risk and abject to before 157H APEL 1925. Terms and Conditions of Storage at Balt's
20771 Wharf.
The Gargo will be ready for delivery from Godowa on and after 8th April.
Optional Cargo will be landed, alms Notice
ae boen given prior to Btesmer's arrival.
be
All broken, chefed and damaged Goods are left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on any Tuesdays and Fridays between the hours of 10.5% .. and Noos, within the free storage
period No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Steamer's Godown, and all Goods after the 17th April, undelivered Temaizing will be subject Beat
"All Claims against the Steamer must be prosented to the Undersigned on or before the
1st May, or they will not be recognised.
No Fire Insurance will be affected.
BUTT BFIELD & SWIRE,
A grate.
Hongkong, 8th April, 1925.
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THE BEN LINE STEAMERS, LIMITED.
ROM LEITH, MIDDLESBRO', ANTWERP,
LONDON AND STRAITS.
The Steamship "BENCLEUCH." "ONSIGNEES of Cargo ars hereby inform
od tast all Goods are being landed at their risk into the hazardous and/or extra bazardous Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd., whence, and/or from the
harves, delivery may be obtained.
No Claims will be admitted after the Goode bave left the Godowns, and all Goods remaining undelivered after the 9th inelant, will be subject to Rent.
All Claims against the Stemmer must be presented to the Undersigned on or before 23rd instant, or they will not be recognised
All broken, chafed and damaged Goods are in be left in the Godowns, where they will be
emained on the 8th instant, at 10 am
No Fire Insurance has been affected.
Bill of Lading will be countersigned by
GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD,
Agents.
Hongkong, 3rd April, 1925,
BHEWAN, TOMES & CO., General Managers.
S.S.DOSTKERK " ‘ARRIVED STH... APRIL. ·
THE
above Steamar Having BUN AGROUND & TAMKAN ISLAND, General Average has been Declared, Delivery of the Cargn can Only be Taken After Signing General Average Bond
For the HOLLANT-EAST-ASIA LINE,........
JAVA-CHINA-JATAs Ts, Agents.
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The Daily Press.
Hoxoxona, APRIL 9TH, 1995.
A MISSING METEOROLOGICAL
- LINK.
A TYPHOON which struck Hongkong în
ENDIANS IN TROUBLE."
ONE MAX ́SENT FOR TRIAL AT THE SESSIONS.
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Ac' the Central Magistracy yester-
Mr. W. J. F. Williamson, who has held suggestion was first made to the Chinese Government in 1997, that it should erset the important and responsible position of and maintain a meteorological and wire. Financial Adviser in the service of the less station there, it readily agreed to Government of Siam for the unusually do so. It happened that about that time long period of 21 years, recently left
Bangkok for England on retirement. His lay afternoon, before Mr. 8 B. B. that the Pratas Bbos-lying about 179 work has affected his health considerably, Mohlderry, the bearing was resumed in miles SE of Hongkong, and notorious but now that he is free from the cares the cases in which two Indians, Bachan for its danger to shipping seemed in of office, there is every reason to expect Singh at Backbahis Singh, wers charg
ed. separately with the possession of a daager of coming to be regarded as complete restoration, says our, Bangkok | Japanese territory, siner Japanese were contemporary. In the social life of the revolvers.
Mr. T. H. King (Deputy Superinten- the only occupants. They had discovered Siamese capital both Mr. and Mrs
L. Armstrong appeared for the first des valuable phosphate deposits there and Williamson will be greatly missed. Be drat of Polies) prosecuted and Mr. H. had been coming down from Japan each fore going to Siam Mr. Willis feudea, while Mr. H. S. Fitroy, in
The Chinese in the Indian Finance Department), while structed by Messes. Lee and Rums, repres," Season: to work them. Government were" protesting against this lent him to the Government of diam talented, the other man.
act as Director of-a-new Papen. Currency:| Japanese infringement of sovereign righta
Department In course of time, he Bachan Singh was concluded on Tues and eventually an arrangement was made succeeded Mr. Rivett Carme Finio day, and yesterday he went into the
whereby the Japanese evacuated on pay.¡cial Adviser, to the Government::,
ment of certain compensation in connec tion with a water distilling plant and certain buildings which they had erected on this inhospitable atoll. The Chinese Government seemed only too glad to have the excuse that they needed this atoll for
a meteorological station. Orders were: placed for wireless equipment and some months later it was reported that the equipment for this station was lying in the Kawiona Godowns. What became of
The case for the prosecution eguingi
1 ·witnem köz, and stated that he was a
Singapore papers announce with much catchman as Sir Paul Chater'a bungalow, regret the death of Mr. Stanley Dunas He knew that his friend, - Backhabis. general manager of Messra. Brinkmann Singh postased a revolver, which he & Co.. Singapore: Mr. Dunn, left. for sometimes kept on his persos and at other dian they know, named Buntar Singh home by the Kashmir and died on the times in a box belonging to another in- day following the vessel's arrival. Mr. Backushis. Singh, who was a watchman ak Dunn's gatimely death he was only, in night at Mr. Ho Fook's, told him he had his early forties--removes a prominent a cence for it, given him by his master. He had no reason to suspect that his. member of the Singapore mercantile com munity who was held in sincere regard friend had no licenco. On the night of and sateet. He had been 21 years in March 9th, (the evening on which he was arrested by a Chinese motor driver Singapore, coming out, 10 join Meses
of the Central Fire Station), Backhsbin Singh arranged to go to Yaumati with him, and gave him, the revolver with instructions to wait at the Hongkong side of the Ferry to Yaumati while Backhehis. Singh went to Mr. Ho Fook to obtain.
He further instructed of-bin the defendant, in the event- leave of absence. failing to get kave, to take the revolver where it was kept at times. While walk- home and put it in Buntar Singh's box, ing the direction of the Yaumati. Ferry be (defendant) was arrested by the Chinese and the revolver found in his.. pocket.
it we do not know. All we know is that Brinkmann & Co. in 1504, and he became the Pratas Shoal remains to-day unpro-manager of the arm in 1991. He was a member of the committre of the. Singne vided with either a meteorological or n wireless station, notwithstanding that pore Chamber of Commercs and was, a Singapore past, vice-president of the the Chinese Authorities have frequently Cricket Club, in connection with which been rearinded of their undertaking. Such he did a good deal of valuable work. He reminders passed through the usual was an excellent tennis player, and hind, diplomatic channels; but just over a year been successful in many S.CC. tourn ago the Hongkong General Chamber of men's.... Commerce addressed Sir FRANCIS AGLEN,
GOOD: FRIDAY:
CHURCH SERVICES:..
At St John's Cathedral to-morrow
Following a short cross-examination by Mr. King, the defendant was committed for trial at the next Criminal Sessions," bail being allowed in 83,000.
The hearing of the case *against
evidence was very much the same as in begun, and Mr. King stated that the the previous case, except that it would be elaborated in certain instances, and that when brought to the Central Police Station, Bachan Singh made a statement that the revolver was given to him..by this defendant.
the Inspector-General of the Chinese Maritime Customs, on the subject, and evidently interest in the subject in Chinese official quarters has been rerived, for we see it reported in Shanghai (Good Friday) there will be the follow-Backhskis Singh on the same charge was paper that the China Coast Guarding services-Lituny and Ante Coox- munión, 1.45 jam.; Matins and Athless, Adig atration at Woosung are inviting |
11. Three Hours" Service,, 12 noon tenders for the supply of material with till a p.m. conducted by the Rev. & H. a view to the erection of a meteorological Hewitt, B.N. Choral Recital at. and wireless station on the Pratak Shoal" by an augmented. Choir. Let us hope that serious business is meant this time and that this long needed link in the chain of meteorological stations may be supplied if not in the typhoon season which is now approaching, at all events before another falls due.
Mrs. Bente, who played the Maid in the A.D.C. performance of "St. Joan," left for England by the Kushima Mara yesterday.
T LET-HOUSE in CANTOS, SHANEL 1906, not only did very extensive damage
Mr. J. H. B. Nihill and Mr. B. A. C. to shipping in the harbour but seat up- North were among the passengers who wards of ten thousand people in these left yesterday by the N.Y.K. Kashima A. P. VILLA & BROS, OF CANTON, Ixc., waters swiftly to their doom. This great Maru for "England,
loss of life and property resulted from the fact that the typhoon approached
FLATS with Hadera Sanitary Appliances, Offices and Spacious Godown. Early
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course,
At St. Andrew's Church, Kowloon, the Rev. E. K. Quick is to preach, at the orning service, and the Rev. Geo. E Arrowsmith at, 6.p...
There will be a short service in Volon Church, Keapedy Road, at 11 am, cou- ducted by the Rev. J. Horace Johnston, BA: On Sunday (Easter. Day) the ser vices will be conducted by the "ev. E... Higdon, and at the morning service, Mrs. Collett will sing Handel's aria "I know that my redeemer liveth."
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After hearing some of the evidence for the prosecution, His Worship adjourned this case until this afternoon.
PEA-SHOOTER DESPERADO... PUNISHED BY HAMMA IN HIS VICTIM'S PRESENCE.
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Before Mr. J. H. Wood at the Central Chinese boy Magistracy yesterday, a was charged with shooting at a motor- car with a pea-shooter at topham-Road, near Hill Street, at 12-45 p.m. on Turs day.
that
cident.
and
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Mr. Thomas Arnold, of the Hongkong, Canton and Macao Steamboat Company, stated that he was driving in a motor-ear with his father, when two small boys dia THE WATER SUPPLY.
charged pellets from pea-shooters at the The monthly water return gives the car. They boys appeared to have been storage in the reservoirs supplying the lying in wait for the car and deliberate City as 1,024 million gallons on April 1st is discharged the pellets, which struck against 1,202 millions on the same date the bonnet and the side of the ear
marke left
The driver, stopped and last year. The consumption with a witness chased the culprita
One boy intermittent supply for about half the
youthful offender, stated, in Court The attention of Lady Golfers is direct-month was 22 million gallons against a caped, but he caught, the other.
consumption in March 1024 of 266 million
Be was shooting st. same birds. the Colony onannounced by the Observa-ed to the advertisment announcing that gallons with a constant supply. TO LET.
At Kowloot the storage on April 1st and his missiles struck the ear by ac amounted to 189 million gallons against The boy's mother was called and gre
•would it necessary temporarily to close the new. 193 million on the same date last year.
an undertaking that her say GINGS (Basement).
LODOWNS in ALEXANDRA BUILD. tory until it was too late for the ship heavy local rains at Fanling have made
ping people to take the usual precautions.
The consumption during March 1925 with punished and he was. accordingly din Lite. Apply
restricted to about three hours charged. In doing so, His Worship said. Who was there to blame for this but
supply SECRETARY, A, B. Tony & Co, Lrn.
the Observatory? In deference to the A Chinese passenger on this Zệmchose a day was 23 million gallons against 65 that he would like her to take the million gallous with full supply during youngster into another room and chastise.
him in the presence of Mr. Arnold and in popular outcry the Government appointed has been arrested on a charge of having March 1924.
The heavy rains of March-8 inches n way that would satisfy that gentle a Commission to enquire into the work-in his possession six automatic pistols,
The punishment was duly carried out. tinuance into April have brought about ing of the Observatory, One result of eight magazines and about 200 rounds of against an average of 3-and their con- man.
a-welcome withdrawal of the restriction the in to the supply both at Kowloon and that inquiry was to show how badly the inmunition, Observatory was handicapped at the A Chiness sullering from a bullet City. The Kowloon Reservoir contained F.M.S., AND OUR UNIVERSITY.
2 million gallons more at the end of the time by not receiving wireless or cable wound in the foot has been admitted weather reports from quarters whence it the Government Civil Hospital was essential to procure such information is, said that he received the injury i had only fallen 90 million during the if the Colony was to be safeguarded faction fighting at Tamsui. against such unpleasant surprises an that of 1906.
A meteorological and wireless 'station on the Pratus Shoal was regarded
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Letters are lying at this Office for Bozze-XB, XL, XS, XYZ, YI, 89, 40, 85, 86, 880, 979, 1609, 1890.
THE EAST ASIATIC CO., LTD., COPENHAGEN.
ABE Motor Ship
"JAVA"
having arrived, Consignees of Cargo are hereby informed that all Goods are being handed and placed at their risk into the sardous and/or extra hazardous Godown of
the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and
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a month than at the beginning, and the
It Hongkong reservoirs, from which were drawn supply of 36 million gallons;
H.E. the Officer Administering the Government has been pleased to appova
as being highly desirable, because this the promotion of Lieut. J. B. Ross ta the runk of Captain in the Hongkong Shoal lies right in the track by which Volunteer Defence Corps, with effect from
month.
TSING MING. FESTIVAL. SOCONY COMPRADORE IS, KIDNAPPED.
**A SOUND PLACE.”
The following note is from the magazino of the Victorian Institution, Selangor, FMS-
"The Headmaster, on his recent visit to, Hongkong, was very glad to find 6 old Victorians in residence at the University and to know that they were baping very considerably in the corporate, Sfe there. Thero can be no question that, for the greater percentage of our boys, Hong The Canton Galte reports that: On Kong University is a sound pace in which the 5th instant, being the Tsing Hing to continue their studies, the buildings FOR SALE-Bousand BUNGALOW typhoons usually approach the Colony. April 2nd.
TAIPO. Apply to-LISSTEAD & D The storms affecting Hongkong come!
Festival, large numbers of the people are well equipped; there are splendid [87
went out to the countryside to worship at workshops and laboratories, and the staff, Alexandra Baildings.
from the East, passing in the neighbour. The influence of Mr. W. Sinclair on the various cemeteries. Mater-cars, rick is alive and vigorous and very keen on hood of the Philippines ar between those the production of plays by amateur in shaws, carriages and sedan chairs were its job. The new Vice Chancellor in un- în big demand. Amongst those who went doubtedly making great progress in al!, STENOGEA. ANTED-Competent WAFER Apply-Box No. 85, c/o islands and Formosa; but it has been the Far East is far reaching, an witness to visit their ancestors, gravce, was the that he touches, and may even come and
the following paragraph from some Hongkong compradore of the Standard pay us a visit of inspection later on. Th explained that typhoons often change Hongkong Dolly Pri
musical and,dromatic notes in The Oil Co. of New York While worshipping whole atmosphere of the University tends their track on entering the China Sea, Victorian (the magazine of the Victoria at the Cheung Ngar (Ivory) Hill, a gang to approximate to that of the best Univer of about so bandits, all armed to the sities in Europe and it will not be the Godowa Co. Ltd., where delivery can be Waspers ficu. Apply--Box
TANTED-Experienced TYPIT for and unless the Observatories receive wire-Institution, Selangor, F.M.S.)These teeth, kidnapped two elderly men, one fault of the teachers. If the taught do not leas messages from ships which may poles cannot be closed without a tribute of whom was Mr. Wong Shiu Tong, the benefit by their residence there. Until oil comprador. His friends at once in- Raffles College is absolutely ready it is bappen to be in the vicinity, consider to Mr. W. Sinclair. of Hongkong for formed the troops stationed nearby to really advisable for parents to appreciate the fact that they have a fires: ulaan course of the storm and the area at able time and so many hints about play far ahead and no trace of them could be
found. The family was informed and a from them, and though a comfortable A producing. When in Hongkong our telegraphic message was at once sent to allowance is 1.200 per annum, it in cer- which it is likely to enter the coast. meteorological station on the Pratas Director was privileged to see how Saint the Hongkong office of the Standard Oil tainly possible to manage on less that Co. It is stated that the handits got in that, and no doubt those who could afford Shoal would be in a position to give our was produced almost from begin formation beforehand from some of the only half would always have some charce the information of the highest valus on these aing to end, and any improvements which compradore's undarlings and lay in wait of being helped if they could make their we may make in our staging, lighting for Mr. Wong at the hillside, The kid-ense strong enough. At any rate it teams occasions not only to Hongkong, but to effects, and general production will be napping could not have been purely acci. to be a very necessary object to work for dental and those in league with the viz, the founding of a scholarskin from all points along the coast of China where mainly due to the inspiration of Mr. W. bandits expect to share in the ransom to this school which will enable boys to onay
be exacted from the wealthy compradore. tinde their education,” wireless stations may exist. When the Sinclair."
obtained as soon as the Goods are landed.
No Claims will be admitted after the Goods
have left the Godowns, and all Goods remains toge
andelivered
at. will be subject to Bent
No, E, aja Bonghon, Danly Prew.
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FOR SALE-A Bay's PERAMBULA,
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after the 15th of April.TOR(Dunkley's) Apply-Mrs. Durable doubt often exista na to the new having given our Director so much valu-| make perauit, but the bandits had gone Tiversity net more than 4 days away
1926 kchafed and damaged Goods are 10, Pink,
All broken,
to be left in the Godown, where they will be
& Aahe on All Claims against the vessel must be presented to the Undersigned before the 18th of April, 1925,
examined by Messrs, Anderson
14th of April, 1920, at 10 am..
recognized..
or they
ON SALE
"ONGKONG HANBARD will not be H
the MEETINGS LEGISLATIVE COUNUIT Rowien 1974
Marind by the Members Paice
No Fire Insurance will be effected Bills of Lading will be ecantersigned by
JOHN MANNERS & CO. LTD.,
Agents
12063 Hongkong, 8th April, 1925.
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