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GISTER OF SHAREHOLDERS of the Company will be CLOSED from WEDNESDAY, the 137 har of JULY, 1925, to WEDNESDAY, the 8TH DAY of JULY, 1925 (both days inclusive), during whisk period No Transfer of Shares can be registered. Dated the 19th day of Jure, 1925,
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frown This Date,
For and on behalf of
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Hongkong, 18th Jane, 1925.
NOTICE.
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LANE, CRAWFORD, LTD,
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YOMPLAINTS having been received to
INTIMATIONS
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY,
BY ORDER OF THE MORTGAGEN. PUBLIC AUCTION
THE VALUABLE LEASEHOLD. PROPERTY.
FTUATE
the At MONGKOKTNI DEPENDENCY of Kowloor and Cotest of Ecroxers and registered at the End Clos sa KOWLOON MARINE LOT No. 54, Together with Fourteen Messages or Tonaments and other Erections and Buildings thereon. Annual Crown Rent: $125.00 Area: 19,084 Square fast or thereabouts.
:
IN ONE LOT
BY
KL E. V. H. E. DE SOUSA, Auctioneer,
ik
THE CHINA AUOTION ROOMS,
China Building
Queen's Road, Hoogkong,
WEDNESDAY,
TER 4TH DAY OF JUNE, 1925, AT 3 O'CLOCK P.M.
For further Particulars and Conditions of Bale, Apply to Manai. GEO. K. HALL BRUTTON & CO. Mortgagee's Solicitors,
St. Georgs Building,
Chater Road, Hongkong,
or b
Ma E. V.M. R. DE SOUSA,
The Auctioneer,
China Balding," Queen's Boad Central, Hongkong. Dated the 18th day June, 1825.
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BY ORDER OF THE MORTGAGEES.
PUBLIC „AUCTION
OF
THE VALUABLE LEASEHOLD PROPERTIES.
ITUATE at VICTORIA in the COLONY of Horezore and respectively registered at the Land Office : SUBSECTION ONE OF BEOTTON O OF INLAND LOT No. 427, and SECTION E OF INLAND LOT. No. 127, TOGETHER with the Messages or Tenements and other Erections and Buildings Paa Street and No. 234, Queen's Road East.
IN ONE LOT MY
COMPLAINTS Ries Sold by us are meespectively mors as No. 21. Samt
bot in Stock at our Peak Store, we wish to inform our Customere that This Branch is Now Fully Stocked with all kinds of Groceries and Taned Provisione.
If at any time Articles are not in Stock when asked for, the Management will esteem it a favour if a Complaint be sent to the Head Ofice.
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THE BEN LINE STEAMERS, LIMITED.
FROM MIDDLESBRO', ANTWERP, LONDON AND STRAITS
The Steamship "BENVRACKIEM.
(ONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby inform
CN stall Goods are being landed at their
risk into the hazardous and/or extra hatariions Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf sad Godown Co., Ltd, whence, and/or from She wheres Delivery may be obtained."
No Glaims be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and All Goods remaining zdelivered after the 26th instant, will be subject to Bent.
All Claims against the Steamer mart be presented to the Undersigned on or before 10th July, or they will not be recognised.
All braken, chafed and damaged Goods me to be left in the Godowns, where they will be
xamined on the 26th instant, at 10 am.
exacted No Fire Insurance has been Bills of Lading will be countersigned by
GIBE, LIVINGSTON & 60, LTD.
Agente.
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Hongkong, 19th June, 1925.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
"ELLERMAN" LINE.
From EUROPE.
THE Steamahip
"CITY OF MADRID"
kaving arrived, Consignees of Cargo by her are informed that all Goods are being landed
at their risk into the hazardous and/or
Ma. E. V. M. K. DE SOUSL Auctioneer, AZ
THE CHINA AUCTION ROOMS, China Building
Queen's Road, Hongkong,
ΩΝ
FRIDAT
THX 2611 DAY OF JUNE, 1925,
AT 3 O'CLOCK NO.
For further Particulars and Conditions of Sala, Apply to:—
Mesars. GEO. K. HALL BBUTTON 4.00. Mortgageen' Solicitors,
St. George's Building,
Chater Road, Bangkong:
or to M. E. V. M. R DE SOUSA,
Anctionner.
China Building: Queen's Road Central. Hongkong. Dated the 12th day of Jane, 1925.
WANTED.
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NO Banta HOUSE, Furnished or Unfuru- ished. preferably PEAK DISTRICT Apply Box No. 213, c/o Hongkong Daily
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LODOWNS in ALEXANDRA BUILD-
INGS (Basement)." -
SECRETARY,.
INTIMATIONS
"There's a spirit above, and a
spirit below,
JUNE
ND; - 1925.
Mr. E. A Britton, who is on the staff It through, and I do not think those responsible for my delay will find it a of St. Stephen's College, leases London
on August 7th,
N
comfortable, arrangement. That is not
a threat, but simply a statement of policy which we feel sure will be welcomed by
A spirit of joy, and a spirit of every British resident. It is the assur
wroe,
anca for which al bave been. waiting the assurance that come what may, the
M. Andre Dapro, the French boxur, left for America by the ... President Fincoln on Friday.
LOCAL WEDDING..
GUTIERREZ-BARNES,
A pretty wedding: took place at the
morning, between Mr. Frederico Maria oly Rosary Church, Kowloon, yesterday
Gutierrez of the firm of Botelho Bros. The name of Mr. E. F. Hardman bas Shanghai, and Miss M. F Barnes) been added to the list of authorised daughter of Mr. and Mrs F. H. Barnes
"
The spirit above is the spirit situation will be firmly and strong auditors under the Companies Ordin-of 3, Lyemaun Villas, Kowloon. The Rev.
divine,
handled
anced..
G. M. Spada officiated. The bride, who- It must be remembered: that the pre-
On July 6th, there is to be offered for was given away by her father, was charm- The spirit below is the spiritsent disturbance has no similarity whale Aberdeen Inland Lot St. It has uningly attired in a dress of white georgette
soever to the Shipping strike, in 1989.
area of -13,530 square foot and the upset with silver trimmings. The bridesmaid of wine."
Then the trouble sross over a question price is one dollar per foot.
were the Misse Annie and Agnes.
at any rate, a
Barnes, sisters of the bride. They were of wages. There was,
Mr. and Mrs. G. W. C-Burnett, ac subject for argument and arbitration. This time there is no attempt to camcompanied by their son, sailed for Home respectively attired in dresses of inativo on Saturday morning. Mr. and Mrs and pink crêpe morocain, Mr. A. 3. B. fage the dispute as a labour dispute. If Burnett expect to return to the Colour Botelho, and Mr. F. W. Barnes, of the Hongkong University, brother of the the plans of the agitators materialise in December.
bride, acted as sponsors. our law abiding, contented, but "extra" ordinarily timid Chinese population anu
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A Chinese woman was injured in a mator accident at Coronation Road,
The church had been tastefully decorata
to be stampeded. Simply to serve, out Kowloon, on Friday afternoon, and wased by a number of friends of the brida side political ends there is to be an inter-removed to hospital immediately by Mr. and bridegroom
After the ceremony, a reception, which ference with our business and personal R. Hall, the driver of the car.
was attended by relatives and friends, concerns which can only be described as
Owing to unavoidable circumstances,
Mr. was' held at the Club de Recreio criminal in its wantonness and futility..
it has been necessary to postpone the
A. A. Botelho proposed the toast of, long No one can beñeve for a second that the concert which was to have been given life and happiness to the newly married. Chinese of Hongkong would strike be- this evening at the Theatre Royal by Mr. enuse of troubles in North China, or Edward Johnson, the Canadian Tenor. threaten "to remain out until, those
Admirable arrangements for the supply
The honeymoon is being, spent. nt. Re- troubles have been settled. Those who of bread daring the present unsettled pal Bay.. Mr. and Mrs. Gutierrez have already left their work have been labour conditions have been made by the leave for Shanghai" by the Ampera of frightened. Emissaries of various sub-management of the Café Wiseman. De xin on Thursday.
versive organisations have threatened to tails will be found in an advertisement
murder them and their families if they on another page.
couple who were the recipients of nume rous presents..
DAYLIGHT ROBBERY.
IN BANK NOTES,
did not obey orders," and they have His Excellency the Governor (Bir submitted. weeping and protesting to Edward Stubbs, K.C.M.G.), is to per- THIEVES GET, AWAY, WITH. $14,000 their employers that it was the only form the ceremony of laying the first course open to them. If others leave it block for the Ching Siong Land Invest- ment Co., Ltd., in the quay wall at North will be for the same reasotz.
Point on Thursday, at 11.20 am-
The General Committee of the Royal Hongkong Golf Club have decided to ask His Royal Highness Prince George to become an honorary member of the Club. The Prince, it is understood, will be ap proached immediately he returns to the Colony.
We believe we are sight in saying that never before has there" been & crisis during which the workers generally have shown a greater disinclination to strike than in the present one. Here comes the ray of hope in the situation, and it be hoves the Government, by the energetic handling of agitators when eaught, by the display of force, and by every other possible means to them, to demon
opea strate that we have the will and the power to give adequate protection to all who live under the British fag. have been denounced often enough as
Well let น
this on Imperialists. ALLEN-At Chefoo, on June 10th, to Mr.occasion, for once in a way, beat the big
and Mrs. GODFREY A. ALLEN, a 800.. FABER-At Shanghai, on. June 15th, to drum. Perhaps that will put a little
Mr and Mrs. S. E. FABER, SOD. HANSELL-At, Kuala Lumpur, F.M.S., spirit and courage into the faint heart
on May 30th, to Mr. and Mrs. W. N. ed.. HANSELL, a daughter.
·
Phone 616.
BIRTHS.
The Calton Gazetle announces that all
Even in Hongkong where armed rob- beries are almost daily, occurrences. Be dom has there been such a daring and ingenious, robbery as that perpetrated in Connaught Road early on Saturday afternoon. Large crowds of Chinens were gathered near the wharves na the time and the robbers, accomplished their work without, being noticed..
The robbery took place at 154 Con-
military offers have been ordered to stop naught Road, third floor, opposite the the wearing of the red necktie, which was Pin On, wharf at. 145. p.m. The floor temporary military badge during the was occupied by the Chin Hing Loong war, so as not to give any chance to dis firm, who do a large export trade with Weturbing elements who may cause trouble America. The masters of the firm wery
by wearing the same.
conversing when seven men walked up
No
The following regulations appear in the staircase and rushed into the floor. the Government Gazette:--No unauthor- taking the merchants by surprise. This issd person shall go upon or across the robbers were fully armed with revolvers grass within the Cenotaph site. person shall sit upon the Cenotaph steps and knives, and soon commanded all the
taph site.
No person shall loiter upon chants, six in number, and eleven - or any kerb in or surrounding the Ceno-immates to observa "silence. The mer the Cenotaph site.
ployers were huddled into a room and The warning has already been issued
Notice is given in the Government securely bound and gigged. The pri MARRIAGES,
that there is no room in the Colony for Gazzite that H.E. the Governor proposes the BARNES GUTIERREZ.-AL
Roar those who will not work. If and when to tasks an order under the Streat resoners, were placed under gaard and Church, Kowloon, on June 21st
dinance, for the narrowing of the first warned of the consequences if they mada MARGARET FRANCES, daughter of Mr. this is disregarded, it is very generally scavenging lave, west of Battery Street the slightest attempt to give the alarm.. and Mr FH BARNES, No. 3, hoped that the Government will take between Nanking Street and Ningpo
After securing their prisoners, the rob- " Lyeeman Villas. Kowloon, to FREDE
Street, Youmati, to 8. feet in width mea- SICE MARIA, son of Mr MALVINIA prompt measures to escort the strikerssured from the west boundary of the bers, ransacked the place. There were six”, MARIA GUTIERREZ, Shanghai Japaz over the border. If the first few are immed-existing scavenging lane.
safes. on the premises, four of which and Shanghai please 'copy.
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ware opened with keys obtained from WEB THIRD-AL. St. Aubina, Ruthicsiately shown the way out this may help There is a lady in Shanghai who is
tou, Aberdeen, un May 11th, De to deter others from following their telling the story of one of those very the imprisoned merchants. Failing to J. WEBB, of Shanghai, China to CATHERINE JANE THIRD (KITTY) obly foolish example. In any case there is perfect fellows, the British sailorman, obtain the keys, of the other two safes,
says the O. Daily News. daughter of Mrs. Tarno, St. Aubin nothing to be gained by waiting until a admitted that, before entering the robbers calmly proceeded about their Majesty's service, he had been a grocer's business by forcing open the lids by Fioni-At Shanghai, on June 14th crowd has been collected" Canton: assistzat and therefore, in this present means of iron bara. The robber's stala ·
state of emergency, he was detailed for FRANCOISE, dearly beloved daughter Quick march" might be the order.
DEATH.
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A. B. WATION & Co., Inc.
...
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FFICE in UNION BUILDING-TWO
Apply UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF
CANTON, LTD.
of Mr. and Mrs. E. FIORI, aged six years. Deeply" mourned,
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TO LET.
extra hazardons Godowns of Holt's Wharf, O BOOMS IN FOURTH FLOOR,
whence Delivery may be obtained
No Claims will be admitted after the Gooda have left the Godowns, and all Goods remaining undelivered after 34th June, 1925, will be wobject to Bent.
be
All Claims against the Steamer must ba pl. 1995, or they
ented to the Undersigned on or before
will not 1st Ju *cognised
All broken, obsted and damaged Goods ses to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on any Tuesdays or Fridays, between the hours of 10.45 am: and Noon, within tha Free Storage period of One Week.
No Fire Lundrance has been effected. Hall of Lading will be countersigned by
THE BANK LINE, LTD., *** General Agonia, ja
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Hongkong, 18th June, 1995.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. OUHAN STEAMSHIP 00., LTD,' CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION
* CO., LTD.: NONSIGNEES per Company' Staszer MERIONES
are hereby notified that the Cargo will be dis- charged into Holt's Wharf, Kowloon, where it will lie at Consignees risk and subject to Tests and Conditions of) What The Cargo will be ready for Holt'
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OMMODIOUS SHOP and PREMISES, in ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS, from 18x. BEPTEMBER NEXT.
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$289
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NEWLY-CONSTRUCTED 3-Storeyed Semi-detached HOUSES with Garages atinchid rămated on Inland Lot 2365 STUKS Boan, marked by Bign-board of SHUN SHING Centracker just Little above Moxaman Gaz ROAD. Occupation about June 1st.
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Hongkong Office: 14, Chater Road. London Offics: 131, Flest Street, E.0.
The Daily Press.
Hoxexone, Jusu 22,50, 1925...
"IF THIS NONSENSE
CONTINUES "-
G
ני
He had
If these steps fail to stop the rot" work ashore behind the counter in a well-814,000 in bank notes and 81,000 in jewel-
known provision store. The lady, adlery. and the stealthily delivered threats of mittedly unaccustomed to shopping, said "The exit was made into the street by she wanted steak for four and, further the secret agents prove successful, then, cross-examined, she said the meat was the staircase and the robbers made an of course, there will be nothing left for required for herself, her husband and easy escape.
About fifteen minutes after the depar two children, but she really could not the British residents but to organise say how much they would be likely to ture of the robbers, some friends of the
require. The blur jacket, overy ready to themselves to carry on until the workers help out in a quandary, replied, Yes, merchants came on a visit. Finding the get over their fright and return in smum, two big uns and two little 'uns. place in utter confusion, they investigat Kaner and bealthier frame of mind to Could you be saying mum, about 'owed the cause and soon come upon the
'ungry they might be "
their ordinary duties. Such a prospect,
as far as we gather, is not regarded as. alarming. If the trouble comes, and the Government will take the lead and stead-
LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. TOMORROW'S MEETING.
HV.D.C
At 4
marchants in their unfortunate plight
All the robbers were arrested yentor
bers were day!TM
OTHER ROBBERIES.
Police reports of Saturday showed
fastly pursue a clearly defined line of A meeting of the Legislative Coun- that armed robbers entered a ten-shop H.E. THE GOVERNOR is due to leave the action, as His EXCELLENCY has forecil will be held to-morrow
the stole Colony by the Malwa on Saturday, but shadowed they will do, it is certain they p.m.,, when the "Orders of the Day" at Shatin on Friday night and
include the second reading of the Bill day's takings, amounting to 813, but be in the circumstances which have now will secure all the co-operation and sup intituled An Ordinance for the establish fore making their haul, they took the arisen it is possible that his departure port they desire from the community.
ment of an improved telephone service
precaution of cutting the telephone wires in the Colony.
connecting Shatin with Row coa City. may be postponed. The strike of which In the meantime, perhaps, while there
Another gang of armed robbers forced we have heard so much recently com- are so many rumours in the air which
their way into a matabed at Kowloon TO "LET:
menced in a small way on Friday after get multiplied and magnified with every
City the same night and after intimidat- YOMFORTABLY FURNISHED BOOMS noon and developed in various directions passing hour, it would perhaps be advis
The following promotions and appoint with Private Bath Boom and for Delivery
with Good Board during the week-end. Is it going to be able to deputo someone to keep in touch wents, with effect from June 15th, are ing the occupants, got away with a sum
notized in the current, orders of the of $27. Mom Godown in and she 16th Jane do Falpaer Bethe, Wei-hai-wei. Hemses stand in extended still further! That is a ques-will all phases of the situation who Hongkong Volunteer Defence Corps The master of a fabing junk reportsk
Optiona
will be landed, unless Notice car the Best Fositions in Wei-hai-wei, Grounds
Armoured Car Company Sergeant to the Police that his boat was attacked » girnd pries to Blesiner's servals with Good Tennis Court reaching down to the tion which we honestly believe no one would be authorised to issue com Eager to be Company Sergeant Major; An abated and dammond Goode are the Godowns, where
they will be Beach and standing next to the Mainland. examined on way Tuesdays and Fridays between Golf Course Roems with Beard for One Person in Hongkong, or even.in Canton, eau at muniqués to the Press Rumours are L/Corp. A E Kew to be Sergeant by pirates at 8 pm, on Thursday while and Noor within e $290.00 per Month, Two in same Room $320.00 this moment of writing definitely answer, indigestible food and it is very undesir Instructor L/Corp. J. P. Bridger to be fishing at Tang Kong Ta in Chinese 10.45
Corporal; L/Corpl. A C. Grover to be, the hours or
per Mouth. Booms in Mat Bungalows with Frost u be admitted after the Goods Mathod Hoof, also, with Frivate Bath Booms, Everything is in the balance and it is able for the
He Claims will have left the Steam's Godown, and all Goods 1185.00 per With with Board. Two is impossible to say which way the scale that they remaining, undeurvered after the 24th Jan, Room 35.00 per Mouth
Cargo
will be subject to Beat by d
Private
bs
Rooms and 350.00 on the Mas Rooms when booked.
Apply for same to
Ka. ́NIVEN,
Telegraphie Address: Niven,
o of mind of the public Corporal; Pta CL Edwards to be Lance territory A deposit of $100.00 is required on the Large will turn. But one thing does stand, quantitid betaken in too large Corporal S
Wei-hai-wei
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All Claims against the State presented to the Undersigned on or before the 8t's July, or they will not be recognise,
No Bus Insurance, will be erected,
BUTTERFIELD & SYIKE,
gkong lath 1 Jane, 1995, die [2321
Why We The report states that the master was Now (City) Platoon.-L/Corp A. Kin a small boat some distance from the It is useless, however, Mackenzie to be Corporal; Fte. A W. junk when five men bred number of out clearly. "If the nonsense to simply to suggest caution. If there is, no Brown to be, Lance Corporal; Pte. W. A shote on approaching the junk and later Stewart to be Lance Corporal; Pte. I clambered overboard. They then sailed MR. Cleland to be Lance Corporal; Pte. way on the junk in the direction of 26 J. 8. Forsyth to be Lance Corporal; Pie. Macao together with the occupants "num,
Paunderson to be Lance Corporal bering fifteen
tinues, declared the Govezzon at the substantial diet in the shape of official, tifun given in his honour at the Hong authoritative information rumours
bound to form the daily, 'mnen u kong Clab, I am going to stay to see