1925-07-29

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

HONGKONG HOTEL:

PEAK HOTEL.

REPULSE BAY HOTEL.

INTIMATIONS

LABOUR OFFICE.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JULY 29TH,- 1925

7ITH Reference to the Notine of June When requesting all Forss wishing

to offer their Services in bo Pablo Interest to report to the Office of tas LasoUR CONTROLLER.

O and From the lar AUGUST 1935, the Labour Off for others than Chinese Will

notil Further Notics, the following

be made for Meals -

Charges will

BELAKYANT......

TIFF

DICER

$1.00 31.30

******......$1.55.

has hitherto be reluctant

The Managers but is now cumpelled to 1

to ingresso

do se owing to the ass of Imported Produss to a Greater Extent than wat ascemry before the Present State of EmerREDLY KICHO.

THE HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI HOTELS, LTD.

NOTICE.

12466

JULY TELEPHONE DIRECTORY.

THE ENGLISH SECTION of the JULY EDITION of the TELEPHONE DIRECTORY is now Available at the follow. ing Address between. 9 . to 33, on Week Days

18-17. QUEEN'S ROAD, CENTRA Paix Bron (By courtesy of Messrs. LE CRAWFORD & Co., LTD.) 12, CAXTION ROAD, KOWLOGY. Subscribers a Bequested to deliver up their Old Directories when appiring for New Copies-

The Chinese Sretion will is Available at an Early Date.

ROYAL HONGKONG GOLF CLUB.

EEP WATER BAY-Service in Dow DD-4 except that No Meals other than Tes can be ser er st present. It is hoped that Full Service of Mesls will be available by INT AUGUST.

FANLING-The MEN'S CLUJ House is Closed, but the Laties CLUS Eons is Open and Members can obtain Drinks and bath there, but should make their own arrangomenta for Food, Ice and Towels.

By Order,

E. D. MATTEWS,"

Becretary.

ROYAL HONGKONG GOLP Cza

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

M.S. ESQUILINO."...

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ONBIGNEES of CARGO per this Vessel are Notified that following ber strand. ing near Mawab in the Red Sea, ber Cargo ha besa landel at Mamowah where it will be shipped on board the GERANIA" And "DUCHESSA D'AOSTA" which are due in Fongkong on the 9th and 10tu SEPTEMBER respectively.

DODWELL & CO, LTD.

Agents

[2470 Hongkong, 28th July, 1925.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

→ELLERMAN" LINE.

EUROPE.

THE SNOWSLEY HALL" having arrived, Consignees of Cargo by her are

Bo CLOSED From SATURDAY, JULY 25Tn. The Office of the ASSISTANT CONTROLLER OP LABOUR (Chiesas) Will Bemalt OPEN until Farber Notice

G. M YOUNG.

Controller of Labour,

[2458 Hongkong, Bird July, 1925,

THE HONGKONG ELECTRIC CO.,

ង

LIMITED

Apractically all the Chinese Employees

Absented themselves from Work and the Remainder of the Staff is required for the maintenance of this, Electric Supply, the Company asks Consumers to Call at the HEAD OFFICE, P. & O. BortDING (3rd Floor), and Pay their Accounts which are now

GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD.,

Agents.

(2432 Hongkong, 13th July, 1925.

ready.

THE BONGKONG AND SHANGHAI HOTELS, LIMITED.

ITH reference to the Offer of Now W

Sharea dated the 15th May, 1925 (made to Existing Shareholders of the Company) by the terms of which the sum of $7.50 per share was to be paid on the 30th June, 1995, and the wam of $5 on the 30th September, 1925, the Directors have decided (in view of the pissent condition of affairs) to extend These Dates

The Date for Payment of the First Instal ment of $7.50 per share is accordingly extended until the 3015 SEPTEMBER, 1925, and the Date for Payment of the Second Instalment until the 31ST DECEMBER, 1923.

As regard shareholders who take advantage for these extended times, the New Shares allotted to them will rank for Dividend as from the laz Orosz, 1925, in respect of half the nominal value thereof and as from the lar JANGALT, 1926, in respect of the fall nominal ralue thereof.

Any Shareholder who makes perment prior

to the due date will be allowed per cent. per annum on the amount paid by him from the date payment until the dus dates Notice will not affect those Share holders who make payment on the erigina daten, La., sa regards the First Instalment on the 30th June and as regards the Second Ing- talment on the 30th SEMI The Shares to be allotted to them will in accordance with the original terms of the offer rank for Dividend on One-half the nominal value as from the 1st JULY. 1925, and on the Full nominal" value as from the 1st Ocroats, 1925.

By Order of the Board,

J, IL. TAGGART,

Managing Director.

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THE HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA Dock Co., LTD.

WITH reference to the Offer of New Shares dated the 10th JuNY, 1925 (made to Existing Shareholders of the Com- pany) by the terms of which the sum of £30 per share was to be

* paid on or before 15th JULY, 1995, and the sum

the

830 "per share on or before the 15th OCTOBER, 1935, the Directors have decided that as regards showe Shareholder (having a registered in the Far East) who do feel

not Address in

"owing to present circumstances)

informed that all Goods are being landed it to accept the Company's Offer

un or before the 15th JULY, 1995, & further

to opportunity shall be given them to take up the New Shares

at their risk Th

risk into the hazardous and/or in extra-hazardous Godowas of Holt's Wharf, whence Delivery may be obtained.

No Olaim will be admitted after the Goods left the Godowns, and all Goods remaining andalivered after 3rd August, 1925, will be rabject to Bent

Claims against the Steamer mart be presented to the Undersigned on or before August, 1926, or they will not be 10th rscognized

All broker, chafed and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on any Tuesdays or Fridays, between of 10.45 am and Noon, within the Free Storage period of One Week

the hours

No Fire Laurance has been effected. Bills of Lading will be sountersigned by

THE BANK LINE, LTD., General Agents

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Hongkong. 8th July, 1925

THE HONGKONG ROPE MANU. FACTURING CO., LTD.

WITH reference to the Notice dated the 1st MAT, 1995, sent to Shareholder of the Company hereby a Final Call of $5.00 per share was made payable on the lat AUGUST, 1925, the General Managera have decided in view of the Present Condition of Affairs to tend the Time for Payment of This Call.

Notice is Accordingly Hereby Given that the said. Date for Payment of the said Final Call is Extended sabl the 2ND NOVEMBER, 1925, and that the Form of Bankers Receipt already sent to Sharabakders can be used as though the Date named therein were the 2nd NOVEMBER, 1925.

FOR THE HONGKONG ROPE MANU- FACTURING CO., LTD, SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.,

General Managers. Dated 23rd July, 1925.

FOR SALE.

INTIMATIONS

THE BEY LINE STEAMERS," `LTD.

SS. BENVORLICH."

FROM LEITH, MIDDLESBRO,

ANTWERP & LONDON. YONSIGNEES of CARGO per the

above-mentioned Steamer are hereby. Notified that owing to the Existing Strike Conditions Cargo for HONGKONG is being Discharged at SINGAMax where it will leat the Bisk and Expense of the Owners of the Goods.

Consignees are accordingly recommanded to make the necessary arrangements, as regards Insurance, etc.

GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD.

Agente Hongkong, 28th July, 1825.

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NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL STEAM

· NAVIGATION CON STEAMER "BICILIA."

ALLIVED HONGKONG ON 25TH, July, 1993, FROX BOMBAY, COLOMBO & STRAITS. CONSIGNEES of Cargo by the above- Caned Vessel are hereby informed that their Goods are being landed and placed T TRAI

x in the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company's Godowns at Kowloon, where each. Consignment will be sorted out Mark by Mark and Delivery can be obtained as the Goods are landed.

This Vessel brings on Cargo from Persian Gulf & BISN. and B. & P.S.N. Co. Steamers.

Optional Goods will be landed here unless Instractions have been given to the contrary, 8 hours before arrival of the Steamer.

Goods not cleared within 8 days, including

date of scrival will be mbject to Rout

CASO

whatever.

No Fire Iarurance will be effected by us in EY

Damaged Packages must be left in the examination by the Consignees, Godowns for & DOUGLAS at 10 am, on Monday and and the Company's surveyors, Mesars. GODDARD Thundays, within the free storage period.

All Claims against the Steamer must be pre sented to the Undersigned on or before the 16th August, 1935; as they will not be recognized

Claims will be admitted after

have left the Godown.

MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & Co.

Agents.

[1463 Hongkong, th July, 1923.

EQUITABLE EASTERN BANKING CORPORATION,

AN AMERICAN BANK.

CAPITAL AND SURPLUS U.8 89,975 00

HEAD OFFICE:

$7, WALL STREET

NEW YORK

BRANCHES

SHANGHAI.

General Banking and Exchange Business. Interest Allowed on all Deposits. Rates on Application.

LONDOR AND PARS ÅGEITS: EQUITABLE TRUST Co., or N.Y, 383. D. M. BIGGAE, Manager.

THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD.

HEAD OFFICE-HONGKONG.-

Authorised Capital......... you Paid-up Capital Reserve Fund

DIRECTORA

$10,000,000 5,000,000

... 1,000,000

Such Shareholders may acordingly take

New Shares

or before the 15H up the New day of SEPTEMBER, 1925, and may pay the First Instalment of 830 per New Share un or before that Date. They will however, be required to pay Interest at 5. per annum on the amount of such First Instalment P. K Krok Mok Ching Kong Chan Ching from the 15TH DAY of JULY, 1925, until the Date of Payment.

The Second Instalment ut $30 per share will be Payable Not Later Than the 16TH 1995, and Interest upon it

DECEMBERle from the 15TH OCTOBER, will be 1925, at the Rate of 6% per annum until the Date of Pa

Payment. Notion will not fout thuse Share. This bolders who accept or have accepted the Original Offer and who make payment or the Dates originally fixed, ie, as regards the First Instalment on or before the 16th Juzy, 1925, and as regards the Second Instalment on or before the 15th Octoɛza, 1925.

By Order of the Board,

R. M. DYER,

TO LET.

Chief Manager. [2398

FFICE in UNION BUILDING-TWO

HOOKE OR FOURTH FLO08

Apply UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF

CANTON, LTD.

12178

TO LEI.

ODOWNS in ALEXANDRA “BUILD.

INGS (Basement),

2434

2038

BY THE UNITED STATES GOVERN-

MENT NAVY DEPARTMENT."

"AS IS" AND "WHERE 18" THE UAS. "AJAX, EX COLLIER SCINDIA. "FOR Full Particulars regarding Terms of

the -STATION, AVITS, P.I.

of Vessel, apply to

SUPPLY OFFICER, US NAVAL Vessel Open for Inspection from JULY 15TH, 1925, to AUGUST 15, 1925, both Dates inclusive, between the Hour of 8.00 s. and 4.00 P.M. SUNDAYS and HOLIDAYS Excepted.

BIDS will be Fublicly Opened at 2.00 zx, AUGUST 147, 1925.

!""* གན། ཟེ་ན Copies of Circular Proposals may be obtained

[24.35 ANRIUGAR CONSULATE GENERAL

Apply-

SECRETARY.

A. S. Wamox & Co., LTD.

INTIMATION

WATSON'S

WHISKY

Blended where it is distilled, and Bottled where it is blended

-» SCOTLAND.

A Skilful blend of the finest matured" Highland Whiskies. A happy result of long years of perience in distilling and fine blending; with flavour that cannot fail to

ex-

assure appreciation from the most discriminating

palate.

moment, will have cumulative effects that The Garrison Schools are to be closed will be serious in the long run. Mr. for the Summer, Vacation during the BALDWIN'S administration is too new in month of August.

office to have dissipated the strong

The cotal outpet of the Kailan Mining feeling of confidence which put the Con-Administration's, mines for the week servative party in power last November; ending July 11th amounted to 84,872 tons bat there is misgiving in men's minds and the sales to 76,49 tons.

based on the realisation of the fact that Mr. Cuvacant's financial proposals miss

The forthcoming wedding is announced of Mr. Charles Henry Thompson, of the

altogether the vital necessity of reducing * Anhui, to Miss Mary Adelaide, Rose,

of No 311, Nathan Road, Kowloon.

national expenditure. Ease the burden which is crushing enterprise" has been the earnest plea of the business com- munity; but so far from any relief being granted the Budget actually increases the load.

The most damaging criticism of the Budget. as its author frankly admitted,

There is to be a meeting of the Chines Chamber of Commerce this afternoon when the principal item on the agenda is a discussion of the present financial- crisis.

The following appointments have been.

was that directed against the great and made in the Kowloon Division of The St growing volume of expenditure. Mr.John Ambulance Brigado:-Privates A GRAHAM, Labour M.P. for Edinburgh, in Greaves and J. H. Maycock to be

Lance-Corporald a very notable,, speech which has been

The Fire Brigade received a call widely quoted, used a striking figure to

a small chimney fire at No. 318, impress on the mental vision of Parlin to ment and the people at large the Shanghai Street, on Sunday night, and magnitude of the sacrifice imposed on the on. reaching the scene "extinguished i

Between March, 1914, and with a first aid appliance. taxpayer.

March 1990, he said. the public expendi

Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Barton returned to: ture was more than in the whole of the the Colony on Sunday, after a holiday' two and a quarter centuries after the of six months in England. Mr. Barton Revolution of 1898. But, while Mr.is in charge of the import department of CHTACHILL acknowledged that the burden Messrs. Arabeld; &. Co., Ltd.

is excessive, and does

Dot despair

assurance

Eredestination" will be the subject

of reducing it, he gave no indication of this week's public lecture of the Hong- whatever of the kind of resolution which kong Lodge, The Theosophical Society. 16, Queen's Boad Central, this evening, is needed "for such a task.

at 3.45 p.m. The public are invited. is ABTT: definite Moreover, no forthcoming as to how "and when the The funeral of the late Mr. Chau Sim start on the K will take piner to-morrow. The pro- Government intend to

cession, will leave the Tang Wah Hospital Herculean task of economy. On the con-

at pm. sharp and is timed to arrive trary-and it is this fact more than any at the Yat Pit Ting (Kennedy Town); aħ about 2:30p.m. It is understood that thing else which causes misgiving them the Governor and other officials will

Chancellor with the approval of the attend.

LA. S. WATSON Cabinet intends to saddle the taxpayer

& CO., LTD.

WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS.

ESTABLISHED 81 Yeaks.

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Hongkong Office: 14, Chater Road. London Office: 131, Fleet Street.E.C.

The Daily Press.

Hon. Mr. Chow Shou Son, Chairman Fung Ping Shan Ng Ching Lak' Hayub Tai MR. 1 Koon Chua Pong Wai Ting Kan Ying Po

Wong Yun Tong

Shek

Every description of Banking and Exchange business transacted. Loans greated on proved securities,

HONGKONG, JULY 29TH, 1925.

CHURCHILL AND MAKING

ENDS MEET.

During the coming trooping season, the with the

in- following troops will pass through Hong-.. new pensions scheme

kong The 1st Battalion, the East volving the colossal capital liability of Yorkshire Regimcat, from Port Said for £746,000,000. There has been no public Chinwangtae, and the 1st Battalion, the demand for such a scheme up to the Loyal Regiment, from Chinwangtao to Bombay The 13th Heavy Battery, RA, present time; so far as can be ascertain will arrive in the Colony on November

d no responsible department has sug-6th from Port Said.

As will be seen from the notice publish- gested that the policy is desirable or urgent. Why, then has it been formulated by the Royal Hongkong Golf Club in

our advertisement columns, service is now - ed! We believe the only true answer is normal at Deep Water Bay except that' to be found in the admission of Sir uo meals. other than tea, can be served at present, it is hoped that it will be DOCGLAS HOOG, that the Government possible to supply all meals from August want to forestall a Socialist bid to the st. The men's clubhouse at Fanling is closed, but the ladies' clubhouse is open to all members. The Old Course at electorate. Codlin's your friend, not Short," seems to sum up the political Fanling is in very fine' condition; all greens are cut twice a week and the fair. attitude.

ways are in good order.

It is "economy in Government expendi-

The return of notifiable diseases in the ture, the determination to cut the cost

Colony for the 48 hours ended on July The return for the week according to the cloth, that is being 26th shows 1 Chinese case of cerebro- called for at home by every responsible spinal fever. public man and every newspaper of ended on July 25th shows 1 American standing. At each election held since (imported) car of small-pox, 1 Chinese. MR. CHURCHILL got his Budget through the war economy has been placed in the case of eaterie fever (fatal), 1 Indian time House of Commons, and in the closing foreground as the primary duty of imported) case of paratyphoid fever, But little orandi fatal case of orebro-spinal fever stages was almost hilarious in his ex-

nothing has been done. Now, as at any (Chinese). Four deaths occurred from. pressions of pleasure and self-satisfac-time since the Armistice, Ministers are influenza, which is not a notifiable dis in this mood that he wound urged to lighten the ship by throwing ease. There was a il return for the 24 tion. It was

useless bureaucrats overboard. This was hours ended on July 27th.

A fire alarm was received as the n the debate. He spoke slightingly of the demand made upon successive Prime

·CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, the drone of class prejudice from the Ministers. It was urged upon Mr. LLOYD Central Fire Station yesterday morning

SAFE DEPOSIT Boxes To Let

KAN TONG PO,

Chief Manager. Hongkong, 15th Febuary, 1925.

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AUSTRALIA AND UHINA. INCORPORATED BY BOTAL CRTkx, 1853,

mpetiti

Bad Office---Lowbox.

Paid-up Capital

Reserve Funds

Rawrre Liability of Proprietor

more!

Labour Benches, which had no effect on the final result than the insistent argument, of the Liberals that Ministers #2.000.000 bad gone back on their solemn election £4,000,000 pledge not to introduce Protection.

This latter taunt at the expense of the

£2,990,000

Members of Parliament.

his

FORGE Examanos and Gersgal Bank Party of which Mr. CHURCHILL himself are called for in Whitehall a Minister is/was to a quantity of wood which was

Bannon transseted.

QUKKEET 4000Uri apected and Tizm

PREPAID

Manager

WANTED

130

GEORGE who created more officials than

at 10.10, and an appliance from the any Minister in our history upon. Mr.

were dispatched to the scene of the out BoxAR LAW, and upon. Mr. RAMSAY MAC Central Station and one from Wanchai DONALD, Mr. CHURCHILL started

break, which was at the Ming Yuen career as Chancellor of the Exchequer by Gardens, in the Causeway Bay district. calling for a drastic curtailment of de It appears that a small fire broke out in partmental expenditure. Challenged on a store not in use, situated underneath the point he now pleads,, more in sorrow than in anger, that as soon as economies restaurant and the only damage done burned. The fire had been practically met with fixed bayonets." "Bureau-

arrived there, and after remaining on the Darones recefeed for ene year or aborter was until recently a member referred, of cracy, deeply entrenched, has therefore extinguished before the two fire engines pedole al rates widon will be quoted on course, to his decision to re-introduce the Town more powerful than the Goverscens for about ten minutes, they return-

ment. This is the plain meaning of theed to their respective stations. application.

A B. FERGUSON, MCKENNA duties on motor cars and other position. It is a humiliating fact. As an

example we may point out that while the An "interesting exhibit at the Hong- specified imports, and the imposition of Army has 22,000 less men than before kong Section of Wembley is to be an Hongkong, April 16th, 1925.

The the war it has 1,480 more staff officers, exact reproduction in miniature of the quite and while the Navy has been reduced works the Green Island Cement Co. by: 45,000 men the Admiralty staff has propose to erect at Gin Drinkers. Bay. been increased by 2,700. There are new The model, made principally of zine and Departments like the Ministry of Labour sheet brass and enclosed in a handsome with a vast staff running Labour Ex-hand-carved stand," is the work of the changes in all parts of the country-Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Co. The extremely buildings-offies, the factory, clinker elaborate organisation of doubtful utility-and the Ministries of Air store and Chinese staff quarters as well and Transport which are deemed to be as the 400ft. pier and the limestone con unnecessary. A

veyor, 1,600ft. in length, are represented We have no doubt that Mr. CHURCHILL to scale, and give a good idea of the mag 10: LET: No. 8, QUEENS ROAD danger of thinking of all political pro-would have eased the passage of his nitude of the undertaking. The model is

CENTRAL, GROUND FLOOK Posses tion-15ra AUGURT, 19. Apply GANDE blems in terms of Parliamentary mccess Budget through the House of Commons being sent to London by the first avail- PRICE & CO., LTD.

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if he had long before now carried out able boat, or failure. The crucial test in this matter his undertaking to appoint a strong TO LET.

O LET-Fornished: 5-Boomed House en is not Westminster but the country; committee to investigate with a further

view

to reduction the Expenditure the Prax with Garden and Tennis. NEWLY-CONSTRUCTED 3-Storeyed

court, from 187 SEPTEMBER JApply AA not on the floor of the House of Commons Estimates even for the current year. But

The American Consulate-General receiv Semi-detached HOUSES with Garages-

but at the bar of public opinion, We be-it is something to the good to know that attached situated on Inland Lot 2365 Brusco Hongkong Daily Prea

ho cannot indefinitely delay action oned the following typhoon warning by Rosa, marked by Sign-board of SHUN SHING Contractor just a little abere Monnison Gar

lieve that in regard to the Budget tha these lines under the pressure of public cable from the Manila Observatory at BoAD. Occupation about Juns Int

T Apply

"Cyclone or typhoon E. of Balintang Building, Occupied by Pacific Mail Government have made a mistake, which, opinion, and there the matter rests for 3,24 p.D. yesterday:—

the present in a somewhat unsatisfactory Steamships Company Apply--Box No. 106, although not serious for them at the position.

Channel, moving N.N.W. or N." efo Hongking Daily Press

TO LET.

CLOUD & BUDDigs, from 187 YOMMODIOUS SHOP and PREMISES,

SEPTEMBER NEXT.

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"SECRETARY, A. S. WATSON & Co., Len.

SANG KEB, New Bank Building.

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