NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
NOTICE.
HUWLOON GOLF CLUB. ENBERA are Keminded that the Course
MEMBERS WP as the COAT,
SUNDAY and MONDAY, 11, 12 and 19TH INSTANT Picarely on the Dection of the ANNUAL RIFLE MEETING of the HONGO Dance Cozm.
WE. PATERSON
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DR. BARNARDO'S HOMES. HELP FOR THE CHILDREN. WILL you kindly send your Contribution POLLOCK, 387, Pekk
for the Annual Collection ta LADY
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BILLIARD CHAMPIONSHIP. TIHL HONGKONG BILLIARD CHAM:
PIONSHIP AM Zow commerred at the VICTORIA RECREATION CLUB, OHARGES of ADMISSION to the Preliminaries are Chab Members and Soldiers and Ballora 25 conte; Non-Members of the V.R.£ 60 cents.
The First Session commences at 6 o'clock
2021 each Evening.
CHINA PROVIDENT LOAN AND MORTGAGE CO., LTD.
NOTICE OF CALL.
Imus or 100,000 SHARES OF THE NOMINAL' VALUE OF 314 Bacn ($5 PAID UP)
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Final Call of 5 per Share on Each of the above 400,000 Shares has been made by the Company and that ench Call will be pay- able to the Company Bankers, the Hovezave SHANGHAt-Baxxing ""CORPORATION On or before 157 AFRIL, 1925
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SHEWAN, TOMES & CO..
General Managers.
TO LET.
INTIMATIONS
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, APRIL 1STE, 1925-
CHINA UNDERWRITERS, LIMITED,
AVOTION, 18" FTREBY GIVEN that NOT FIRST ORDINARY YEARLY. UNDERWATERS, LIMITED, will be held MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS of CHINA in the Offices of Her SXEWAY, TOXES COMPANY; B. George's Building, Chater Boad, Hongkong on SATURDAY, the 25TH DAY of APRIL 1995, 11.30 a cock in the FOLIOON,
the Report of receiving
of the for the
purpose 1 Managers and a Statement of Accounta General
1924
and for, the ye ending 31st December,
Electing Oonanlting Committee and Anditors
of
The BEGISTER of SHARES of the Com- pany will be CLOSED from WEDNESDAY, Ara 15, to SATURDAY, APRIL 25rs, both days inclunte
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R. FABRANT, 'Manager and Secretary, Hongkong, Rh April, 1995.
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ANNUAL MEETING of SHARE. T TWENTY-EIGHTH ORDINARY HOLDERS in the Company will be held at the Offices of the Company "Ez. GHORGE's BUILDING, NO. 6, CONNAUGHT HOLD, on MON DAY, the 2771 APRIL, 1995, at 11.30 BLOCK for the purpose of receiving a Statement of Accounts and the Report of the General Managers, for the year ended the 31st December, 1924, and Electing Consulting Committos and Auditors.
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SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.,
General Managers.
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HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUE."
THE THIRD - EXTRA RAUN MEET- ING will be held (weather permitting) at HAPPY VALLAT on SATURDAY, 11, and MONDAY, 19TH APRIL, 1995, commencing st3 r..
The First Bell will be Bang at 2.30 PM. Each day.
The Charge for Admission to the Pablic
be $1.
LODOWNS in ALEXANDKA BUILD Enclosure will
INGS (Basement).
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SECRETARY, A. 8. WATION & Co., LTD.
Boldiers and Sailors in uniform, Half Price. Members are advised that they must show their Beason Tickets to obtain Admision to.. the Members Enclosure.
Each Member has the right of introducing 2 Non-
n-Members to the Members Encicero,
Ticket for whom can be obtained from Masara. LINSTEAD & Davis at $5 each day up to Famat, 10TH APRIL
TO TORAGE SPACE on Marine Lots with STORAGE
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to be present. W. S. BAILEY & CO., LTD., Kowloon Bay.
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SOCIETE FRANOAISE - DE GERLICH.
DE LA BANQUE INDUSTRIELLE DE CHINX. ETASLIMEXENT FELYCO-CHINOIS.
(Incorporated in France)....
5. Chater Road, Victoria, Hongkong.
HEAD OFFICE:
Paris, 74, Bus St. Lazare,
Fr. 10,000,000
Keserved
Fr. 10,790,000 Working fund provided by
THE BANQUE INDUSTRIELLE US CHINE: "
Fra, 50,000,000.
:
*BANKERS France: Societe Generale, Banque Nationale de Credit, Banque de Paris et des Pays Bas. ** London: Midland Bank, Ltd.
New York: Trng Bank, Columbia Trust.
Every description of Banking and Exchange
Business transacted. Correspondente throughout the World.
M. FITZ-HENRY
Manager. Hingkong, 12th July, 1994,
The Steward invite the Ladies of Hongkong
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HONGKONG JOCKEY' CLUB,
FROGRAMMES and ENTRY
DFORMS for The FOURTH EXTRA
RACE MEETING to be held on SATURDAY, ND MAY, 1925 (weather permitting), may be obtained at the Bacz Covasz, HONGKONG CLUB and Causeway BAY STABLES.
Entries will Close at 12 o'clock Noor on SATURDAY, 18TH APRIL, 1925.
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NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
OCEAN-STEAMSHIP. 00., LTD. UHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION CO. LTD.
190
ONSIGNEES per Company's Steamer
“AGAMEMNON
are hereby notified that the Cargo will be discharged into Holt's Wharf, Kowloon, where it will lie at Consigners risk and subject to Terms and Conditions of Btorage at Holt's
The Cargo will be ready for delivery from Godown on and after 8th, April.
Optional Cargo will be landed, unless Notice has been given prior to Steamer's arrival.
All broken, chafed and damaged Goods are be left in the Godowas, where they will be to 10 02 aramined on
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The Chief Justice has appointed Mr. the schemes abmilted by the Chief ILE the Offer Administering the Executive for the reorganisation of the Government has re-appointed Dr. Alice. R.. Hitters, Deputy Registrar of the Army and the Financial Administration, Hickling, M.RE, to be a Member of the Supreme Court, of Hongkong, to be a are given priority on the Conference Midwives Board; fór further term of Commissioner to administer oaths and take, declarations, affirmations' and atten- tions of honour in the Court. agendas and they are threatening to three years>. withdraw from the Conference. Exorts H.E the Officer Administering the
PALK Cabinet meeting at Peking an to induce them to attend an important Government has appointed Mr E A., D. session of the Conference convened for Forrest to act as an Assistant to the ith it was decided that Dr. Sum Yat Sen should be given à national the 4th inst were unsuccessful. The Secretary for Chinese Affairs and' as- a
funeral and that a telegram should be sent to the Civil Governor of Kiangsu Maacturian Delegation was also absent, Dopaty Registrar of Marriages, . and consequently the Conference had to H.E the Officer "Adiministering the instructing him to find i suitable, burial be adjourned once more for lack of a Government bas appointed' Mr. C. W place... quorum. Yet the reports tell us there Jeffries to act as Director, Royal Obser- will be no further extension of the Con-vatory; and Mr.z. B. D. Evans- to act as ference time limit after the 90th inst Chief Assistant to the Directors during Railway, it is announced that the Dires
In connection with the strike on the Chinesa section of the Canton-Kowloon
Then, we are told, "three distinct- and the absence on leave of Mr.T. R.Gator. of the Wan Service Bureau at Canton
wiges
H.E. the Officer Administering the undertook to make up the loss the men reparate entities will appear on the Peking political stage, viz, a Provisional Government has appointed the following suffered by the reduction of their wis Ssante, a Financial Commission and an gentlemen to be members of the Pilotage by the Raitway Administration, but Army Reorganisation Commission" It Board for. 1528-The Assistant Harbour while expressing their gratitude to the is reported that Mr. LIANG SHIN Y1 (who Master (President), the Commander of Director of this Bureau, the men are is well known in Hongkong) will become the Naval Yard,. Mr. G. D. M.. Arthurkinsisting on the signature of the Acting Superintendent of the Bailway being the Head of the Financial Commission. Mr. Lloyd Kay and M. E. &.. Adey..
H.E the Officer Administering the appended to the written undertaking According to recent interviews with him published in the Northern Chinese Press Government has received. information before it cats be accepted. The men, how- bis scheme of financial reform in China from the Secretary of Stata for the ever, base consented to run one train a rests upon the foundation of a national Colonies that. His Majesty's. Exequatar day for military transport purposes only. Serious foods were reported just before. ♦, currency and the suppression of all the is being issued. to. Mr. J... Hawking
empowering him to act as a Vice-Consul the holidays from several districts in provincial" currencies that obtain in
for the United States of America in Kwangtung. The inundations at Ying China. Mr. LIANG SHLEYS, who, in his
tak, for instance, were reported to be so Hongkong. time, has filled many offices of State,
serious that practically the whole city was including that of Prime Minister, han kept himself out of the political arena
submerged and the people were forced ta seek safety on the city walls. Similar Much for same years past, but was induced a
reports came from Taengshing. little while ago to leave Hoogkong to
damage was done by floods in the neigh bourhood of Wuchow also, and likewise assist with his advice at the Rehabilita
The East ... in the vicinity of Swatow. tion Conference.. He does'not seem, from
West and North Rivers overflowed their all accounts, to have actually taken part:
banks in many places. Relief measures- Lin the Conference, but if he is really to
to save large numbers of people from... become the Head of a Commission, to reform the financial administration of
starvation were reported to be urgently, China it can be regarded as an indication
accessary.
that the situation is. not: so hopeless as it is painted in current: reports.. Mr. & LUNG SHIN YI is not the man to be
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Admiral.Sir. Arthur, and Lady Leveson attended the wedding, of theis niece, Miss Adeline. Reper. Blackwood,. to. Licut." M. MeC. Church, R.,. at. Shiplake Parish Church, on February 26th. Admiral Siz Martyn, and Lady Jerram were present.
Between 8.30 p.m. and a p.m. last night, seven, men, armed with, kaives and... ze- volvèrs carried out a robbery at Stanton Street, Central. Entering a house there, they intimidated the accupants and escaped with a haul of money and jewel- lery valued at $300.
LOCAL WEDDING..
MORGAN SMITH.
A quiet, but pretty wedding took place at the Wesleyan Methodist Church, Wan cbai, on Saturday afternoon, when the marriage took place of Mr. D. E Morgan, Chief Engineer on E.M.S. Friaca to Miss E. M. Smith, a sister at the Government Civil Hospital. Th acting Wesleyan Chaplain in Hongkong Rey, Henry S. F. Rossiter, of Woochów, conducted the ceremony.
The bride was given away by ber brother-in-law, Mr. A. Kirk, and was while Mr. B. Fountain, R.F.A carried out the duties of best man.
The bride was attired in a dress ef white-crepe de chine with Spanish: Jace and starf and wore a crinoline: hat trimmed with ostrich feathers. She also carried. it bouquet of white rosen and The bridalo sister maidenhair ferng dressed in a pale blue silk georgette frack and a hat to match.
Following the ceremony, M. and Mrs. Morgan left for Repulse Bay to spend the boneymoon.
While searching the river trader, Shing- associated with an effort, of this kind' unless there is a prospect of:solid results ruing,, on Friday, police officers discover- being achieved. All who know himed a dozen bombs on board. Soven of Chinese and foreigners alike would be them were found in the captain's cabin, inspired with a new confidence if Mr. and the others in the watchmen's qua LING SRIK YI re-entered public life in ters. They consisted of jam-tins filled China in this capacity. Yet it is ex-with sticks of dynamite and broken glase, tremely difficult to believe that there can and the captain of the vessel informed BIRTHS.
the police that they were intended for BARRACLOUGH.At Shanghai, on April 4th, he much hope of financial reform. in
use against pirates in his trade area. to Mr. and Mrs. EDGAR BAREACLOUGH, China until the military problém has The police did not arrest "anyone, but attended by her sister, Mrs. A: Kirk. n sop, Lloyd Kenneth.
It is foreshadowed that they consented the bombs. The police GREENE At Changsha, Human, on March been solved.
to Dr. and Mrs. P. F. GREENE General YANG YU TING, Chief Adjutant also found in the ship's compradore's safe twin daughters, Ann Foster
to Marshal CHANG; Tso. Lin, will be the
aquantity of illicit opium, which was Ellen Altman. KITSONAt Shanghai, on April 5th, to Head of the Commission. which is to also confiscated....
Mr. and Mrs. K. S. KITSON, a son. MOGILLIVRAY-At Shanghai, on April reorganise the Army.
Senhor Duarte Abecasis, who has heen 6th, to Mr. and Mrs. W. MCGILLIVRAY, there is of any peaceful settlement of
acting as Director of the Harbour Works a daughter. MILLER At Hankow, on April 5th, to the military problem: cannot as present at Macao during the absence on leave of
Mr. and Mrs. W. D. B. MIL, he discerned.. There has been some
Vice-Admiral Hugo Lacerda, left Macao daughter..
firting of the Fengtien Generals with of Friday to return to Portugal.. He was the remnants of the Chili ferees lately. given, a great send-off by the Portuguese notably the occasion of Marshal Wu Per community. Four large much beftagged Fr's birthday celebrations, which a re-launches engaged in the Harbour Works; presentative of his arch-enemy Marshal crowded with people, accompanied the CHANG TAO LAN attended! The Chinesa Sui An out of the barbour keeping up
Two Chinese women were stibbed by papers in the Yangtze have been seri-a continual din with their syrens and the
Vice-Admiral armed robbers who on Saturday" mom- explosion of crackers.
Tai Nam Street, ously suggesting that Marshal CHANG and Lacerda is expected back in Macao on ing visited No. 181.., Marshal Wo will shortly be seen. co-Wednesday. Very satisfactory progress Sham Shui Po
There were three mea concerned, and is being made with the hig harbour in- operating to "severely punish "
provement scheme at Macao which is they gained an entrance on one of them, People's Army, commanded by Marshal being carried out by a Dutch firm of stating that he had a letter to deliver the Netherlands When they got inside a struggle ensued, contractors known as
in which the women ware stabbed, and FENO YU HOIANG, the Christian General, Harbour Works Co.
in the back and the other in the leg. CHINA'S REHABILITATION.
who, turned traitor to Wu last September,
Among those who departed from the After the men had been on the premises As the weeks pass it becomes increas seized the Capital and brought the great Colony for the Easter holiday was Mr. only a minute or so, they became alarm- ingly plain that the Rehabilitation Con-war to a sindstill after the Manchurian Jupiter Pluvius. A cold North wind drove ed, and in their haste to get away left him out on Thursday night, and the faith-three knives and several gags behind ference at Peking, from which so much armies bad inflicted upon We's forces, &ful chronicler has to record that not a
The women were removed to the Kwang has been expected, is destined to prove severe defeat. These forecasts of another single expression of regret could be heard
on Good Friday morning among the over- Wah Hospital. abortive. According to the latest an big contest" seers far-fetched, and we coated crowd of holiday makers. Heaven nouncements the Conference is to come mention them merely as among the rea- bad shed such copious tears during his prolonged visit that it seemed to be un animously agreed that there was no need for anybody to shed more. Indeed, there
NORONHA.At Shanghai, on April 3rd,
ALBERICO JOSE NORONHA, aged 6
years
Any Tuesdays, and Friday Hongkong Office: 14, Chater Bond. hours of 10.45 and Noar, London Office: 131, Fleet Street, E.O. within the from storage period.
between the
No Cime will be admitted after the Goods
kavs left the Steamer's Godown, and all Goods
THE BANK OF CANTON, LIMITED,maining undelivered after the 17th April,
HEAD OFFICE: HONGKONG
Established 1912.
Authorised Capital .............. -------
Paid Up Capital amm
£1,200,000 £1,078,580
Silver Reserve Fund $700,000 Foreign Exchange and General Bank-
ing business transacted.
Interest allowed on
CURRENT ACCUUNTE
2. per annum on daily credit balances
of over $100.
SAVIKOR
6. annum
for 12 months
for 6
for 3
un demand
BARCHE
Canton, Shanghai, Hankow, Bangkok and New York.
LONDON BASIZM
The Lloyds Bank, Limited,
LOOK POONG SHAN
Chief Manager.
QUITABLE KASTEEN BANKING,
CORPORATION.
„AN AMERICAN BANK, CAPITAL, AND SURPLUS U8. $2,975,000
HEAD OFFICE: ·
37, WALL STARZY, -
NEW YORK
ANCHES:
SHANGHAL
General Banking and Exchange Business,
Interest Allowed on all Deposits,
Rates on Application
LONDON AND PAnis AGznis, EQUITABLE TRUST Co, or N.T.
D. M. BIGGAR, Manager.
will be subject to Bent.
All Claims against the Steamer must be presented to the Undersigned on or before the 1st May, or they will not be recognised.
No Fire Insurance will be affected.
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
Agents.
£206% Hongkong, 8th April, 1926..
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
OCEAN STEAMSHIP CO., LTD.. CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD.
AND
CONSIGNEES per Company's Steamer
MENELAUS
The Daily Press.
Horexone, Ara: 13TH, 1925.
the
to an end about the 20th inst.; but it sons for regarding the prospect of crest-
H.E. The Governor is returning to the Colony from Indo China to-day on the M.M. liner Andre Lebort.
them
ARMED ROBBERY.
TWO WOMEN. STABBED AT SHAMSHUIPO.
LUCKY BEGGAR
WITH THEFT
ars hereby notified that the Cargo will be die is difficult to discover what it has accoming sunited and really National Army was almost a danger of them turning into ALLOWED TO GO WHEN CHARGED charged into Holt' Wharf, Kowloon, where it plished, or hopes yet to accomplish. It in China as being still very remote. icicles Good Friday must have been the. will he at Consignoes'; risk and subject to Terms and Conditions of Storage Holt's is some time since there was any legal We can, however, admire the pertinacity Wharf. The Cargo will be ready for delivery session of the Conference as members with which the Chief Executive purates Com Godown on and after 9th April.
Optional Cargo
argo will be ianded, unless Notice have not attended in suficient numbers his aims and we indulge the hope that has been
flors gives print to Steamers words to form a quorum. The Conference has succesful accomplishment is scarce than to be
left in
in the Godowns, where they will be had to adjourn repeatedly on that we are able at present to foresee examined on any Tuesdays and Fridays between the hours of 10.45 and Nook within the account. It is not due to lack of interest. free storage period.
that delegates have abstained from re- No Claima will
be admitted after the Goods have left the Steamer's Godown, and all Goods sponding to the summons of the convener, remaining
delivered after the 18th April, but rather to organisation. The Kuomin- will be
subject to Bent All Claims against the foamer must be tang representativor want their own pat presented to the Undersigned on or before the 2nd May, or they will not be recognised. schemes to be discussed in preference to
No Fire Insurance will be effected.
proposals put forward by "the Chief BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
Agenta Executive. The South-Western delegates Hongkong, 9th April, 1925.
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are advocating a plan for the federation The name has been added to the list of the provinces, and the substitution of of local medical practitioners of Dr. J. & Council of thirty-three members on K. Milward, M.B.C.S., LRC.P.,, of Union REPORTS-
of the the Soviet system" in place of the Building farthe
The present Provisional Government. grievance is that proposals for the con vocation of the Citizens' Convention and
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A cordial welcome At the Kowloon Magistracy on Batur coldest day on record for the time of the year in Hongkong. was given to Genial Old Sol when he day morning, before Mr. E. W. Hamil
ship in connection with a robbery which after an unusually prolonged absence. returned to the Colony on Easter Sunday tot, a beggar appeared before His War- shortly after midnight in Mr. J. MacMurray, Assistant "April 2nd, at No. 110. Wooruit Street Secretary of State; who has been ap The mendicant, it was stated, had stolen pointed to succeed Dr. J. G. Schurwanna basket containing clothing from an old as American Minister at Peking, was woman of the same occupation. The com born at Schenectady, New York, October plainant and the defendant were former eth, 1881. Obtaining his M.A degree ly friends and slept in the streets, but from Princeton in 1909 and his LL.B. on the morning in question, defendant from Columbia in 1906, Mr. MacMurray stole from bis companion her basket was admitted to the New York Bar in while she was asleep. Dotectives wha the latter year. In 1907 he was appoint were carrying out a search, two hours Mr. and Mrs W. V. Curtis, of Kowed Secretary of Legation and Consul after the robbery had been reported, saw loon, returned from a holiday in Canada General at Bangkok, being transferred defendant leaving a vacant building. the following year to St Petersburg as They challenged him, but on his refusing by the sa. Empress of Russia.
accond Secretary to the Embassy. From to stop, shot at him, wounding him in 1911 to 1913 he was in Washington as the luft hand. Following his arrest, aastant chief and chief of the Division defendant was taken to hospital and dis of Near Eastern Affaira In 1913 he was charged from there on Friday. appointed Secretary of the Legation in Sub-Inspector M. Wilson said that come Peking, holding this post until 1917; plainant was also taken to hospital. E when he went to Japan as Counsellor to destitute. and was discharged without the the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo. "From Tokyo police being informed. As the had hot he returned to Washington, and at the appeared to prosecute, he did not press end of last year was appointed Assistant the case
His Worship discharged the defendant.. Becretary of Stat
Among the passengers who arrived here by the Empress of Australia, yesterday, was Mr. Andrew Wallace Harper, who is to assist his father in the Ford Agency,