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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
NOTICE.
FROM the 271 BAY of THIS MONTH Our Offices will be Located at 2ND FLOOE or FRIDDER BUILDING, No. 12, FEDDER STREET.
WM. MEYERINK & CO. Hanghong, 24th April, 1925,
[2140
NOTICE-TO-CONSIGNEKS, PENINSULAE & ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION CO.'S STEAMER *NAGOTA"
ARKIVED HEMOXONS on 23rd Arail, 1935. FRON ANTWERP, LONDON, MALTA, PORTSAID, COLOMBO AND STRAITS.
CONSIGNEES of Cage by the shore-
Vessel are hereby informed that their Goods are being landed and placed AT THÊM RI in the Hanghang and Kowloon
Wharf and Godowy
Company' Godowas at Kowloon, where each Consignment We sorted out Mark by Mark and delivery can be obtained se the Goods are landed.
Optional Goods will be loaded here unless Instructions have been given to the OC teary Siz hour before Arrival of the Steamer.
Goods not cleared within 8 days, including dals of arrival will be subject to Beat
No Fire Ineursace will be affected by us in any case whatever.
Damaged Packagen minst be left in the Godowns for examination, by the Consignees, and the Company's Surveyors,
ors, Messrs GODDA Douglas, at 10 x on Mondays and Thursday
within the free storage period. All Claims against the Steamer must be pra mented to the Undersigned on or before the 13th May, 1923, or they will not be recognized,
No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns.
MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO.,
Agenta,
72147
Hongkong, 23rd April, 1925
INTIMATIONS
THE HONGKONG DAILYJ PRESS, FRIDAY, APRIL 24, 1925
CHINA UNDERWRITERS, LIMITED.
No
INTIMATIONS
NOTICE.
HAMPDEN
SYDNEY
ROSS,
Chartered and incorporated Account
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TOTICE 18 HEREBY GIVEN INM
The FIRST ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS of CHINA ant, has been admitted a Partner in our Firm. UNDERWRITERS, LIMITED, will be held
PERCY SMITH, SETH & FLEMING, Incorporated Accountants. in the Offices of Messrs. SURWAY, TOMES COMPANY, St. George's Builing, Chater Boad, Hongkong, on SATURDAY, the 25TH DAY of FORENOOK, APRIL, 1995, 11.30 o'clock in the for t the purpose of receiving the Report of the General Managers and a Statement of Accounts for the year ending 31st December, 1924, and Consulting Committee and of Electing a Auditors
The REGISTER of SHARES of the Com. pany will be CLOSED from WEDNESDAT, Art. 18, to Saturday, April 25tu, both days inclunve
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By Order of the General Managers,
R. FARRANT, Manager and Secretary, Hongkong, 8th April, 1925.
(2091
CHINA PROVIDENT LOAN AND MORTGAGE CO., LTD.
TWENTY-EIGHTH ORDINARY
-"HONGKONG CRICKET CLUB.
following Debentures were Drawn at NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the the Pavilion on MONDAY, the 20TH APRIL, 1925:
INTIMATIONS
DEWAR'S
WHITE LABEL
FINEST
6, 192, 196, 271, 273, 276, 150, 254,299,369, SCOTCH WHISKY
400, 456, 477, 519, 554, 502, 574, 648, 801, 831.
Holders of Dean Debentures who desire to be paid on the 30th April, 1925, are requested to inform the Treasurers, Habers. PERCY BOTH. SITE & FLEMING, on or before WEDNE8- DAY, the 29TH APRIL. 1925.
AND
THE ANNUAL TRETING of SHARE-Date her will cease to bear interest,
HOLDERS in the Company will be held at the Offices of the Company, "St. Gronaz's" BUILDING, No. 8, CONNAUGHT ROAD, on MON- DAY, the 27TH
at 11.30 APRIL, 1925, O'CLOCK A for the purpose of receiving & Statement of Accounts and the Beport of the General Managers, for the year, ended the 31st December. 1924, and Electing a Consulting Committee and Auditore
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Com pany will be CLOSED from TRUESDAY, the 16TH APRIL 1995, until MONDAY, the r Aran, 1935, both days inclusive.
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.
General Managers.
[2092 Hongkong, 9th April, 1925.
THE HONGKONG TUG & LIGHTER CO., LTD.
THE FIRST ORDINARY ANNUAL
PRINCE LINE FAR EAST SERVICET MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS in
T
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
FROM NEW YORK
POZE Steamship....
SIBERIAN PRINCE" haring arrived from the above Port on 21st instant. Consigueen of Cargo are hereby in. formed that their Goods are being landed at their risk into the Godown of the Hongkong Kowloon Warf and Godown Company, Lamited, Kowloon, and stored at Consignees' risk and expense.
All broken, chafed and damaged Goods a to be
be left in the Godowns, where they will be amined on Türsday, 8th instant, at 10 X All Claims must be presented within, 15 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 Godowan, and all Goods remain- ing undelivered after the With instant, will be abject to
to Reat
Consignees of Cargo are hereby notified that they mast produce an Import permit signed by the Superintendent of Imports and Exports, Hongkong, before Bill of Lading on be countersigned.....
No Fire Insurance has been effected.
Lacing will be countersigned by Bills of
FURNESS (FAR EAST), LTD., Bad Floor. King's Building, Connaught Road, Hongkong. Telephone No. 3165.
Hongkong, 21st April, 1925.--
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. "ELLERMAN" LINE.
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FROM UNITED KINGDOM AND
CONTINENT.
HE Steamship THE
"KANSAS"
having arrived. Consignees of Cargo by her are informed that all Goods are being landed st their risk into the hazardous and/or exis haxardoax Godowns of Halt's Wharf, whence Delivery may be obtained.
No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and sil Gooda remain- ing undelivered after 47th April, 1925, will be subject to Rent
All Claime against the Steamer must be pre-
the above Company will be held at ST. GEORGE's BUILDING, Chater Road, Victoria, on THURS DAY, the 7TH MAY, 1525, at 2.30 O'CLOCK 1. for the purpose of receiving a Statement of Accounts and the Report of the General Managers for the period ended Slat March, 1925, and Klecting Computing Committee and Auditors.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from MoxDAY, the 4TE MAT, 1925, mati! THAT, the 7TH MAT, 1925, both days inclusive.
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO., General Managers,
+2135 Hongkong, 21st April, 1925.
A. S. WATSON & CO., LTD.
NOTICE.
NEW ISSUE OF CAPITAL. HAREHOLDERS are Heroby Notified
that the Second and Final Call of $5 per Share on Shares of the New Issue is payable on or before the IST DAY of MAY, 1925.
时
Cheques should be Sent addregal to the Company, together with Certificates of Title in respect of the Firat Call, when Fully paid
Certificates will be issued.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company in respect of the New Issae of Shares will be CLOSED from WENSEDAT, the ad day of April, until SATURDAY, the 2nd day of May, 1905 (both days inclusive), during which period No Transfer of Shares of the New Issue can be. registered.
JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON, General Managers. Hongkong, 20th April, 1925.
WA
WANTED.
NOTION IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Debentures numbered as above which are not cashed on the 30th April, 1925, will be paid on the 31st OCTOBER, 1995, after which
By Order of the Committee,
L. S. GREENHILL,
Hon. Secretary, Hongkong, 2nd April, 1925.
(2138
THE BANK OF CANTON, LIMITED,
HEAD OFFICE : HONGLONG «
Established 1912,
Anthorised Capital
£1,200,000 "Paid Up Capital .................. £1,078,580 Silver Reserve Fund... $700,000 Foreign Exchange and General Bank- ing business transacted. "Interest allowed on
CURRENT ACCOUNTS
per annum on daily 'eredit balancer
of over $100.
SAVINGS
BARDZ
DEPOSITS
for 12 months 5, per an01. TKJANE for 6 11
for 3
an demand
BRANCHES
M
Canton, Shanghai, Hankow, Bangkok and New York
"LONDON BANKERS
The Lloyds Bank, Limited,
37].
LOOK POONG SEAN
Chief Manager.
EQUITABLE - ZASTERN BANKING CORPORATION.
IL
AN AMERICAN BANK. CAPITAL AND SUBPLUS U.S. $2,975,000
HEAD OFFICE:
57, WALL STIRIT,
BRANCHES:
NEW YORK
SHANGHAI.
OF GREAT AGE,
AWARDED 50 GOLD AND PRIZE MEDALS.
DEWAR'S
"VICTORIA VAT"
THE VERY FINEST OLD
IN CHINA.
“but it seema proper to any that alto- POLITICAL SITUATION geiber exaggerated ideas are held of the importance of the Japanese vote in Shanghai Out of some 2,900 ratepayers qualified to vote, only about 280 are Japanese, and of these there was certainly a fair proportion in the half yesterday."' Whatever the true reason for the failure may be, it certainly is impossible to exaggerate the regret that will be felt
* FROM THE DAILY BULLETIN,”]
ADVISORY COUNCIL.
PEKING IS EXPECTED" SOON TO,
MAKE APPOINTMENTS..
..
PERINO, April gird, '·
A mundate is expected very shortly,
by everybody interested in the subject announcing the convocation of a provi- of Child Labour that a quorum could not †sional Advisory Council, and appointing be obtained for the meeting. We agree Mr. Chão Ehr Hyun as Chairman and with our Shanghai contemporaries who Mr. Tang Yi Vice-Chairman. express the opinion that it would bave hoen far better that the by-law should have heen rejected after discussion than that the outside world should
the DATE
that given
idea
to a matter Shanghai is indifferent
concern to humanity. of profound Fortunately, the convening of the meet. ing served to produce not only from the Municipal Council itself, but from a con- siderable number of the large employers.
been
Preparations for calling the national delegates to the conference have been entrusted to Mr. Hun Shih Ying
"Mr. Chas Erh Hsun and Mr. Tang Yi held similar posts in the Reorganisation Conference; and it is believed the Ad- visory Council will not differ. largely therefrom.
DAYLY BULLETIN."}
[FROM THE GOLD FRANO QUESTION.
of labour, representing various nation-THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE EXPLAINS
THE BETTLEMENT. alities, public declarations approving the proposed by-law, and appealing to rate-
PEKINO, April 2nd." A circudar telegram sent to the pro- payers to enact it, and it may reasonably be concluded that although this proptsed vinces yesterday by the Chief Executiva by-law bas no legal force in the Settle-Tuan Chi Jui explaining the gold frand ment, since it has not received the sanc settlement, and now published by Tuan tion of the general body of ratepayers, Chi Jui, points out that China, which every effort will be made üevertheless had been unable to obtain the full benefit Washington Conference, lost declared their approval of it, to give it 824,000,000 annually owing to the French force and effect in the establishments refusal to ratify the Treaty, a question under their control.
SCOTCH WHISKYby the factory owners who have publicly of
As supplied to the Houses of Lords and Commons.
SOLE AGENTS --
A. 5.
& CO.,
WATSON
LTD.
Hongkong Office: 14, Chater Road. Loudon Office: 131. Fleet Street, E.C.
The Daily Press.
HoNexone, Araiz 24TH, 1925.
General Banking and Exchange Business. SHANGHAI AND CHILD LABOUR Interest Allowed on all Deposits.
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(2086
CANTED Same Old Second Hand CARPETS for Packing Purposes, No Matter How Old but Must be Clean.
Apply to-
MB. PERCY SMITH, Den Vaux Road Central.
TO LET.
(2117
sented to the Undersigned on or before 4hODOWNS in ALEXANDRA BUILD.
May, 1925, or they will not be recognized.
All broken, chafed and damaged Goods
are to be left in the Godowns, where they will
be examined on any Tuesdays or Fridays bo
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tween the hours of 10.45 am and Noon, within
the free storage period of one week.
No Fire Insurance has been affected. Bill of Lading will be countersigned by THE BANK LINE, LTD., General Agents.
Hongkong, 21st April, 1925.
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BY ORDER OF THE
MORTGAGEES,
FIRST
PUBLIC AUCTION
VALUABLE LEASEHOLD
07.
PROPERTIES,
ITUATE RESTAMSHUIPO in the Darexpency OF KOWLOON AND CCLONY OF HONGKONG and known as NEW KOWLOON INLAND LOTS Nos. 21 and 223. Together with All Messages or Tanements and other Erections and Buildings thereon respectively.
IN TWO LOTE
MR. E. V. M. R. DE SOUSA, Anctioneer, AT
THE CHINA AUCTION ROOMS,
China Building, Queen's Road Central, Hongkong,
on
WEDNESDAY,
THE 29TH DAY OF APRIL 1925,
AT 3 O'CLOCK PAL
For further Particulars and Conditions of Bale, Apply to HE
GEO. K. HALL BRUTTON & CO,
'Mortgageen' Solicitors.
St. George's Building
Chater Road, Hongkang,
or rto
Mr. E. V. V. B. DE SOUSA,
The Auctioneer,
China Building,
Queen's Road Central, Hongkong.
INGS (Basement).
Apply-
SECRETARY, A. 8. WATSON & CO., LTD.
TO LET.
TORAGE SPACE on Marine Lots with Godowns and Chinese Houses TO LET.
W. 8. BAILEY & CO., LTD., Kowloon Bay,
1799]
POSSESS
KELLET
TO LET.
ESSION 1ST JUNE, “KELLETT MANOR being No 185, Mourr Apply on the Premises, or to-
Mr. H. PEROY SMITH,
6, Des Voeux Boad Central.
[2118.
PREPAID "WANTED " ADVERTISEMENTS
Letters is lying at this Office for Box-XE, XL, XS. XYZ, YL, 89, 40 880; 979, 1609, 1890.
ATHING HUT at EXPOSE BAT BWANTED. Please Communicate with R.V.H., Box No.89, c/o Hongkong Daily Pren.
ON SALE.
-189
Eates on Application.
LONDON AND FARIC AGENTS. „EQUITABLE TRUST Co., o N.Y.
D. M. BIGGAE, Manager.
SOCIETE FRANCAISE DE
GERANOX.
DE LA BANQUE INDUSTRIELLE DE CHITE. JETASLIMEMENT FRANCO-CRISOIS,
(Lacorporated in France).
5, Chater Bood, Victoria, Hongkong.
Fran Oyricz: ·
Paris, 74, Koe Bt. Lazare.
Capital............ Frs. 10,000,000
#
Reserves...... Fra 10,790,000 Working fand provided by TAZANQUN INDUSTRIELLE DA C
Fr. 50,000,000.
BANKERS: France: Societe Generale, Bangas Nationale de
Credit, Banque de Paris et des Pays Bas. London: Midland Bank, Ltd.
New York: Irving Bank, Columbia Trost,
Every description of Banking and Exchange
Business transacted. Correspondents throughout the World.
M. FITZ-HENEY
Manager, v
[29 Hongkong, 12th July, 1924,"
The Hon. Mr. E. S. Hcs, C.M.G., has returned to Shugapore from leave Colonial and resumed his duties
Secretary.
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the
having arisen over the method of "pay- ment of the Boxer Indemnity. This was due to the French refusal to adopt the method of telegraphic transfer and their insistence on payment in gold currency. During Tao Kun's régime, a settlement was proposed, but Tuan Chi Jai opposed it, as Tsao. Kun's only aim was to use the money for prolonging the military strife. If the matter had been concluded ut that time, China would have lost the An Indian constable who went on duty benefit of the provision regarding pay- in the Central District of Wednesday ment by telegraphic transfer, and this
The return" of notifiable diseases in the Colony for the 3 hours ended on April 2nd, shows 1 case cach of small- poz and liphtheria, both Chinese.
-
night, has been reported to headquarters might have led to international dia as being missing. There is reason to putes. believe that the man is hiding in the Colony.
THE ONLY WAY. ~
The Chief Executive declares that the only way to meet the situation arising from
China's international financial
The Marine Court of Enquiry to be held this morning at the Harbour Office! into the alleged misconduct of a ship's obligations is to secure the fruition of engincer, will consist of Lieut.-Comdr, the Washington Conference decisions. Af WHEN commenting on the brief cable
G: F. Hole, R.N. (President), Condr. an interview, with the French Minia which announced that the special meet. T. Thomas, R.-N., and Mesars Tter be emphatically urged that the agree ment in regard to the bolding of a speci- ing of ratepayers convened at Shanghai Creft, T. Tucker and W. Christie.
al Tariff Conference be ratified as soon recently to pass certain by-laws to regulate the employment of children in ibe Settlement"aren bad proved a failure by reason of the lack of a quorum, we hazarded the statement that this could
Mr. J. R. George, agent of the Char-
as possible, and that the gold frame tered Bank, Kuala Lumpur, is going question be separately considered.
温度、
on transfer to Singapore, to take charge the result of further negotiations, the of the office there. Hie place at Kuala
the treaty. Later, the Waichiaopu and the French Minist took up the gold franc question, a drait agreement being eventually referral to a technical `ex- pert committee designated by the Finance riding a "motorcycle in Queen's Road Ministry, and to the Ministry of Justice, East, when he collided with a motor-lorry. both of whom approved. A most im He was thrown from his machine, and portant point, according to Tuan Chi Jui, sustained a broken leg, which necessitatis that the French Government formally ed bis removal to hospital. The bicycle agrees to the remission of the indemnity was badly damaged.
•
NEWS.
CABLE
and formally recognises the principle of telegraphic transfer.
Lumpur is being taken by Mr. W. French Minister at length agreed to tele- not have been due either to hostility or McCulloch, from the Ipoh branch, which graph home and request ratification of pure indifferentism, but rather to a will be controlled by Mr. K. R. Coullie, prevalent opinion that since everybody arriving from London, seemed to be agreed on the desirability A Chinese employed by Mesars. A. S. of these by-laws their adoption would Watson & Co., Ltd., met with a zasty be a mere formality having no magnetic accident yesterday, morbing. He was attraction for the average ratepayer in spite of the appeals which had been made by the Municipal Council, large employers of labour and the philanthropic agencies to induce the fullest possibly attendance of ratepayers. We gather, however, from statements in "our Shanghai contempor aries that there had been a great deal FAR EASTERN of private fobbying against the proposed by-law, in some cases, it is said by who are not even ratepayers. persons Even so, we should have thought the very fact that the by-laws encountered bostility in some quarters would have stimulated interest among the general body of ratepayers, but the NC. Daily" News says, on the contrary, that "pro- bably act a few voters decided that the best way to block the by-law was simply 25,000,000 to stop away." If that is the case, they 29594180
2125,000 will probably discover that what they
a strong possibility that the abolition of have done will serve only to direct the
TOKYO, April 23rd. likin and an increase in the Customs limelight upon themselves. There is s
An authoritative source states that duties, as stipulated in the Mackay Vice Treaty, will be discussed at tas forth natural curiosity to learn who were the Mr. Takichi Tanaka, former
Minister of Foreign Affairs, is formally coming Tariff Conference, through which people who deliberately remained away to be appointed Ambassador to Moscow he hopes that a sound financial polic
will be laid down. from the meeting in order to defeat the shortly. intended legislation! We are told by
1. & C. BANKING CORPORATION, LIMITED. (INCORPORATES IN ENGLAND, 1920) with which is affiliated THE ALLAHABAD BANK, LTD., TKDIA.
a
-Authorzard Carızal BUBBURIED AND PAID DIX BERY FORD
HEAD OFFICE 122, Leadenhall Street, London, E.O, %. WEST LONDON BRANCH 14-16, Ocokrpur Street, London, B.W..1. BASTIEN BRANCHELI Bombay, Calcutta, Karachi, Madras, Colombo Hingapore, Hongkong, Canton and Bhangănă
Ja
THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.} SHANGHAI MUNICIPALITY. MR. FESSENDEN RE-ELECTED AS
Regarding the rehabilitation of the Banque Industrielle de Chine, Tuart Chi Jui points out that China was now become the Banque's creditor instead of a debtor, and, ja conclusion, e claims that, from a diplomatic stand- point, the two questions, hamely, the holding of the Tarif Conference and SHANGHAI, April 23rd.
the method of payment of the indem- Mr. Stirling Fessenden has been re-nity, have been separately settled, and elected. Chairman of the Municipal Council. Mr. P. W. Massey has been chosen as Vice-Chairmaa.
CHAIRMAN.
JAPAN AND SOVIET. AMBASSADOR TO MOSCOW. Is APPOINTED.
that, from a financial standpoint, the acceptance by the Franch of the method of telegraphic transfer indicates that the Chinese here have gained their point. Tush Chi Jui expressed the opinion that after taking all considerations into ac count the plan of settlement is quita commendable. He states that there is
Mr. Yoshizawa, Minister to Peking,
FEENC PAPER PLEASED. was to have received the appointment;
PARIS, April 2nd the leading journal of Shanghai that good but, owing to indisposition from an ac
Le Temps emphasizes that the patting. The Corporation undertakes General Banking den of speculation was heard after the cident inst Winter, he is unable to take
of the Franco-Chinese Agreement re- of STULY description and
the post. HONGKONG HARBARD BEFORTS and Flange Business
As the Soviet Ambassador is due in garding the French share of the Boxer. the in addition to its Branches has Agencies in all meeting as to which section of the com- the The principal Cities of the Work
LE HOPKINS.
munity was to blame, and a good deal Tokyo on Saturday, the Japanese press indemnity into operation safeguardn has been urging the Government to hurry France's credit in the Far East and Manager
of it was undoubtedly unfair. "We have the appointment of an Ambassador to tightens Franco Chinese intellectual and
moral relations.-Havas. Do wish to discuss this," says the paper,
the MEETINGS LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
M
for.
Semion 1924.
Bevised by the Members, PRIO
Daily Fans Ornica
#5
22. Des Veraz Road Central, Hongkong.
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Moscow.