1925-10-10

INTIMATIONS

BANK HOLIDAY.

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INTIMATIONS

TER BONGKONG DAILY PRESS

HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB,

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the

NOTICE BURST VERA BACK CLOBED for the Truumation of PUBLIC MEETING of the Season advertised for the BUSINESS on MONDAY, the 12r¤ OGT., | 5′′m BAY OF DECEMBER, 1925, will be held 1925,

D NOVEMBER NEXT instead. Hongkong, 7th Cebaber, 1995.

By Order, H. GREENWOOD,

Acting Secretary.

HOTICE.

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8 From the 15% AUGUST, 1925, Ma JOHN BOBERTSON, CEASED to

bo PARTNER in our Firm.

W. A. HANNIBAL & CO.

Horozono & Canton,

NOTICE.

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N View of Ms. B. D. SETNA, of

IMO. 8. D. SITTA & CO., of Shang,

hai, having definitely deckled on account of his Age to Spend the Rest of his Life in BOMBAY the HONGKONG OFFICE of

Moura, 8. D. Satna & Co, has been Folan

tarɔ̃y CLOSED, and under the circumstances the Power of Attorney granted to HM

P. TALATT has boom Bevoked.

NOTICE.

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THE DAIRY FARM, ICE AND COLD STORAGE CO., LTD.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS..

HE TWENTY-NINTH ORDINARY ANNUAL MEETING of Shareholders

THE

HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB.

THE SIXTH EXTRA RACE MEET- LING will be held (weather permitting) at HAFFT VALLET on SATURDAY, 10TH OCT. and MONDAY, 19th OCT., 1925.

The First Bell will be Bang at £45 PM each da

Enciowars will be $1.

The Charge for Admission to the Public

Soldiers and Sailors in uniform, Half Frise. Members are advised that they must show their Beason Tickets to obtain Adminion, ta

Mambers Enclosure..

ths

Each Member has the right of introducing 2 Non-Members to the Members' Hincioare, Tickets for

for whom can be obtained from, Mseers, LINSTEAD & Darin at 35.00 each day up to FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9ım. 1925,

The Stewards invite the Ladies of Hongkong Lo Lo present.

FOR SALE.

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UROPEAN HOUSE 19, MACDONNELL Road Area: 22,400 sq. ft., with Tennis

in the shore Company will be held at the Court. Company's Towns "OFFICE. 2. Lower Albert Road, Hongkong, en SATURDAY, ZITO OCTOBER. 1925, at Noon, for the purpose of presenting the Beport of the Pintor and Statement of Accounts to 31st July, 1995.

The TRANFFER BOOKS of the Company' will be CLOSHD from the 1rn to the 4 OCTOBER,. 1925, both days inclusive.

By Order,

M. MANUK,

Hongkong, stb October, 1995.

*ecretary

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BONGKONG-TERRITORIAL ·

ESTATES, LIMITED.

NOTICE OF CALL '

Issue or 100,000 SHARES OF THE NOMINAL VALUE OF 310 EACH. (85 Pau Ur.)

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Cull of 35 per share on each of the above 100,000 she has been made by the Compsay and that such Call will be payable to the Company's Bankers. Tuz HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION, on or before the 15TH OCTOBER, 1995.

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.

General Managers.

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Apply-

P. Q. Bas 648,

(Puoan C. 976).

TO LET.

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or About MARCH, 1926, WHOLE

OFFICES in the "Faxen Burner MVICTONIA BUILDING," No. 5. QUZEN'S, BOAD CENTRAL (between CHARTERED Bark and Mercantile BANK).

Apply to— BANQUE DE (INDOCHINE,

Chater Road.

ON OF SPACIOUS SUITE of

ویر

TO LET.

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INTIMATION

WATSON'S

Celebrated

DRY GINGER

ALE

Its unique 'dryness' delight- ful aroma and rich flavour are features which give this IMMENSE beverage the POPULARITY it deserves.

It has been repeatedly de- clared by travellers, tourists and others, that. WATSON'S DRY GINGER ALE is UNEQUALLED by

any similar product throughout the world.

PYERIS

SPARKLING MINERAL WATER.

A Delicious Table, Water, healthful and refreshing. Surpassing in quality the celebrated European Spa Waters

with

Blends excellently "Wines and Spirits, especially Whisky

IN QUARTS; TINTS & SPLITS.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 10rn

(whilst the Powers' representatives ward in Peking, these prisoners were regularly fed with adequate meals. The tour..ol inspection over, however, the Russians were promptly transferred to quarters which were Elthy, insanitary and vee,

minous.

1925

A dedication-service of Sunday Schoolf teachers will take place to-morrow at St Antirow's Church, Kowloon, at 11 am

Two Chinese men-of-war belonging to

CHINESE REPUBLIC,“

TODAY'S CELEBRATIONS OF THE ANNIVERSARY.

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the Peking Governarak, the Hai. Chow Today is "the 14th anniversary of the and the Ying Chi, arrived in Hongkong Chiness Republic and there will be vari- yesterday morning as visitors to the port. ous celebrations 'carried out among tho

Chinese community. These circumstances require. • the A fine of $5 was imposed on a respeut-)

IM. Ships are to dress all over from thorough consideration of the Conference, ably-dressed Chinese by Mr. E W

9 am until sunset and fre a salute of especially as it is no unusual occurrenvo Hainilton. at the Kowloon Magistracy!

21 guns at noon, commencing with the for an entirely innocent minn to be ar. yesterday, for assaulting a hus ranductor

second gun of the Tamar. Ships in at: Haugham.. rested, without warning, and rushed off

Dockyard hands are to dress ship with

generally carried out in different way."

to gaol Recently in the North, the A police report states that a motor car | masthead flags only. editor of Chinese newspaper and the belonging to the Lo Hoi Kee Garage, Chinese shops and houses will be the

which was being driven along Connaught|corated with Bags and festivities will be '- Rond West collided with a rieksha, which was damaged. The passenger was thrown to the ground, but was not hurt, For the second time within the last

fortnight.. a Japanese, named Tashima,;

secretary to one of the Minister of Justice quarrelled. To settle the matter, the secretary Alled up one of the writs for commitment against the editor, stamped it with the official "stamp, ar gave it to a police officer for execution, appeart Fafore Mr. E. W. Hamilton, at with the result that the unfortunate Kowloon yesterday, charged with "heing editor suddenly found himself imprisoned | drunk and incapable in Nathan- Ronil. for an indefinite period, without the least In view of his previous offence, defendant knowledge of the reason for his arrest. was fined $10. In due course, his relatives protested, and after considerable delays, procured

his release.

To-morrow morning a concert is to ha given in the Queen's Theatre in celebra auspices of the Tutorial Institute of tion of the Anniversary, under the

Hongkong,

OBITUARY.

DR? E. LEONARD COLBURN.

An enquiry is to be held at the Central)

The death occurred at the, Kowloon Magistracy next Tuesday and Wednesday Hotel, yesterday morning at four o'clock, afternoons concerning the recent dis-] of Dr. Edgar Leonard Colburn, M.D., ustrous fire which occurred near the aged about . The death occurred with Hongkong Electric Company's install tragic suddennens his Secretary, Dr. tion at North Point. It will be recalled Clara C. Oberdorfer entering the room that on that occasion the Harry Kong, and huiling that he had expired. #. Tho garage was gutted, a' number of cars body WILM removeď, to the Kowloon. destroyed and damage done to the extent.

Mortuary.

embalmed, and will be sent to America for burial there.

Another recent case, this time from Tientsin, the details of, which are vouched for by a Correspondent, well illustrates the fact that, under Chinese administra- tion, a man is frequently liable to arrest for doing his duty efficiently, and to the of over $20,000. Further damage was Dr. Colburn had been staying at the best of his ability. Europeans, therefore caused by the are in an adjoining print | Hotel for the last 12 months, and had might easily be placed in exceedingly ing works, where the printing presses and his own practice. The body is to be awkward positions, and, if extraterri-machinery were destroyed. toriality were abolished, the Consuls

An elderly Chinese was charged at the would be deprived of all power to inter-Kowloon Magistracy yesterday morning fore. A Germán doctor in Ticatsin, with being in possession of a number of

RECORD FIGURES. according to the report given to us; was lottery tickets, and also with offering a

RUSH TO SIGN ON VESSELS. I called in by a Chinese merchant to attend bribe to a constable. It was' stated that

defendant gave some tickets-to a small In view of the number of crews sign- his wife, who was suffering from tuber-

boy, and offered a bribe to the constable ing on vessels, including a number of culosis. The case was practically bone who arrested the buy. The boy, was sen-coastal ships, this week, there is a very less from the start and shortly after tenced to receive four strokes. of the hopeful sign that the shipping boycott wards, the patient "died. A few days cane, and the man, who had three pre-that has been in force since the strike - later, the doctor was brought before the vious convictions against him fpe the commenced in June is rapidly breaking. Incal Chinese magistrate, charged with same offence, was given the maximum manslaughter; and was condemned to penalty, $1,000 or six months hard

labour. twenty years imprisonment, and in addition, to pay a fine of $40,000. The magistrate refused to allow a specialist to give evidence; on the ground that he himself was perfectly competent to decide The wedding took pisce sesterday SAVER.-On October 6th, at Sevenoaks,any medical questions which might arise. morning at the Unior Church, Kennedy Sert, to Wir wife of G. When the hearing was concluded; the Rond, of Licut. Everett Warren Brown, SAYER, a daughter, j

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German Consul (who, since the war, is the U.8.8. Sactomento, and Miss TO LET.

Nangy Flowers. Kollum, daughter of Mr. Hongkong Office: 1, Chater Bozd. (*

́deprived of the right of official inter-and Mrs. A. D. Kellum, of Norfolk, OFFICER ROOMS On Fire Froom

FFICES in UNION BUILDING- London Office: 181, Fleet Street, E. Oference) interviewed the magistrate, and

Virginia Apply UNION INSUPÄŃCE SOCIETY OF

CANTON, LTD.

YOMMODIOUS PREMISES on GROUND AS. WATSON

FLOOR, 164, DES VOEUX BOLD CENTRAL. Would make Admirable Showroom. For full particulars, apply to

THE MANAGEE, HONGKONG AND CHIJA GAB Co.

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TO LET.'

HONGKONG SMALL INVESTORS GODOWNS in ALEXANDRA BUILD-

SHARE AND REAL ESTATES CO,

QUBES, FLATS, BUILDING-LOTS,

HESTATES Nisted for BENT, AUCTION, of PRIVATE SALE. Manage ment arranged for Clients proceeding abroad, Tross C. 4830. SMALL INVESTORS, -10, Dm Votur HOLD.

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THE PENINSULAR AND. ORIENTAL

STEAM NAVIGATION CO.

STEAMER FOR STRAITS, COLOMBO,

AUSTRALIA, BOMBAY, EGYPT

MEDITERRANEAN PORTS, & LONDON.

THROUGH BILLS OF LADING ISSUED FOR BATAVIA, PERSIAN GOLF, CONTINENTAL, AMERICAN AND SOUTH AFRICAN

FORTS,

THE Steamship

THE

"SOUDAN"

Captain G. BANDELL, Carving Majesty' Mails, will be despatched from this Port on or about WEDNESDAY, the 14ma OCTOBER 1925, at Noor, taking Passengers and Cargo for the above Porta.

Silk, Valuables and Tes for Italy, France and London (ander arrangement) will be fraashipped at Bombay into the Mail Steamer proceeding direct to Marseilles and London,

INGE (Basement),

Apply-

SECRETARY, A. S. WATSON & Co., Las,

2083

J. T. COTTON,

BUILDER,

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No. 7, PRAYA EAST, HONGKONG,

Supplies Building Material. Undertaken to Executo Haildung Work. Supplies Carpenters, "Stonemasons, Bricklayers and Concrete Tabourera.

ORDERS SOLICITÉD.

Tzueron: No. 4028 CENTRAL (2703

& CO., LTD.,

AERATED WATER MANUFACTURERS.

ESTABLISHED 1841. -

BIRTH.

150

The Baily Press.

*HONG KONG, OCTOBER 10T, 1925.

THE EXTRATERRITORIALITY CONFERENCE.

LOCAL WEDDING.

BROWN-KELLUM.

As has been mentioned already in the Daily Pres this week, the number of vessels in the harbour has been very materially reduced. For some time past the number in harbour each day has aver aged between 10 and 100, this figure in- eluding a large number of vessels that have been forced to lay up in Kowloon. Bay, Stonecutters or elsewtcio, entirely from continuing their normal runs. For on account of the strike preventing them; the last week or so this number has been reduced daily, until yesterday the total number of vessels in the harbour stond, at 78, the lowest figure for a long time.

According to the shipping office, there has been a big rush this week to sign on vessels. No less than 17 ships have sign- ed on their complement of officers and after considerable negotiation, a douceur The ceremony was performed by the crews This, our representative was in of $5,000 procured a reversal of the Rev. Horace Johnston, the bride being formed yesterday. ia a record figure for any one week since the strike commenced. decision. It is more than: probable that given in marriage by Mr. Lynn Wand is indeed an optimistic sign of better such a rigorous sentence had only been Franklin," the American Consul Mratanes, coming with regard to shipping. imposed with the object of securing a

F. H. Sadler, wife of Capain. Sadler, and necessarily trade generally. We were

also informed that there is now no diffi larger" cumshaw."

of the U.8.8. Sacramento, was the culty in obtaining Chinese crews, aud tires Matron of Honour.

crews obtained are of a very good.class. and should prove satisfactory.

PROMENADE CONCERT: SUCCESSFUL NIGHT AT HVDC,

HEADQUARTERS

Although the bridegroom's fellow

There was gathering of nearly 300 officers were unable to attend in conse quence of the departure of the people at the promenade concert, herfik Sacramento, and others offers were pre last evening under the auspices of the bance at Canton of U.S.S. Helena, Volunteer parade ground was delightfully vented from attending owing to the Hongkong Volunteer Defence Corps. The there were present many wives of Ame decorated for the occasion by means of rican naval officers on the China station strings of Oriental lanterns.

Such examples of Chinese law in oper- ation might, we believe, be multiplied yellow chiffon, with a gold tulle hat to The bride was astired in a dress of

almost indefinitely, and it is to be hoped, match, and carried a bouquet of white WHEN the extraterritoriality conference therefore, that the members of the Extretired in a white silk dress.

roses. The Matron of Honour was at-

meets at Peking in a short time, we trust territoriality Conference will show con- After the ceremony the couple left for it will make a serious effort to discover siderable originality in their methods of Repulse Bay, where the honeymoon is

to be spent the conditions of legal administration in investigation. Naturally, if they refy. China, not as they appear to be, but as exclusively upon formal inspection and they really are. On paper, China at the upon hearing the evidence of carefully present time possesses laws (specially selected witnesses, they will gather the prepared by a committee of Chinese impression, that Chinese law functions jurists for the use of the Extraterrimoderately well. If, however, they de- toriality Conference) as good as those part from tradition, and pursue their STRIKE SALE"

of Japan and many Western countries, investigations at all times and in all These Jaws, however, are only nominally over that to abandon any of the rights. Beason, Mr. and Mrs, C. H. Benson, Mir places, without warning, they will dis- and FROCKS enforced over a small area in the vicinity

of the Capital, and even in this circum scribed area, they are often disregarded,

Parcels will be received at this Office until 6. the Day before Bailing. The contents and value of all packages must be d-olarıi__

For further Particulars, Apply to...“.

MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO.

Agents. Boogkong, 8th October, 1925. [2799 HATS

LLOYD TRIESTINO S.N. CO.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

The Steamship "ROBANDRA."

Érom TRIESTE, VENICE, BRINDISI, MARSOWAH, FORT SAID, ADEN," COLOMBO, FENANGÁRD

SINGAPORE

ONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby inform

best sil Goods are being landed st their risk into the Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd., xt Kowloon, whence and/or from the wharves Delivery may be obtained.

Optional Carry

fwarded 'unteun

Notice to the contrary be given before the 7th

Testart.

25% DISCOUNT

OFT USUAL PRICES.

One of the more obvious tests of the prestige and efficiency of the law courte

arising out of extraterritoriality is as possible now as it was during the Empire.

There were no cases of notifiable de in a civinsed country is the opinion which case recorded in the Colony, during the

the ordinary person holds of the police-2 bours ended on October 8th.

In Europe, where the laws are

man.

At the Sign of the Lantern strong, he is the guardian and nexistant

12, FEDDER STRIKT. Tylerkena Ozzy14 4884. (

WANTED"

PREPAID

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