NEWEMENTS
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT,
"TIS HEREBY NOTIFIED that SEALED IFENDRES IN Triplicato, which should be clearly marked "TENDER FOR THE SUPPLY AND DELIVERY OF STORES," will be Received at the COLONIAL SECRETARI Orvick until Noon of MONDAY, the 9 DAY OF NOVEMBER, 1925, for the Supply and Delivery of the following Stores required by GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS during the year 19-20
Ironmongery, Household and Sanitary Utensils, Brashes, Tools, Lamps, etc.
onion, Hubber, Leather, Packing, Roper, Clothing, Drapery, Haberdashery, eta," Bamboo and Land Goods, Firewood, etc. Drymalterics, Oil, Paints, Varnishes, etc. Lubricating Oils.
Lighting and Fasl Oile.
Electrical Stores
26
Wrought Iron Pipes sal Fittings, Brass
Tape. etc.
INTIMATIONS
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, OCTOBER 26TH.
HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB.
THE
GENERAL
INTIMATIONS
TO BE LET.
DUNGALOW A CHEUNG OHAU for 6
MESTING OF LAUBERS Feld BMW 1 NOVEMBER.
on TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3no, 1995, så
| 3,90 2.M., in the Jocker Cups Room, Herazone || tom
Care or in the
By Order,
EL GREENWOOD,
Asting Secretary.
[3783
HONGKONG SMALL INVESTORS). SHARE AND REAL ESTATES CO.
ESTATES negotiate for Rent, Auc tion, or Private Sale. Management arranged for Clients Proceeding Abroad TELEPHONE 0. 4630, 8MALL INVÉSTURS, 10, Dw VenuX ROAD.
£2534
OUSES, FLATS, BUILDING-LOTS,
WANTED.
Iron and Steel Bars, Plates, Angles, Brass,WL, Those who have A FURNISHED
Coppor
other Metals.
Iron, Steel and Brass Castings, Manufactured Ironwork, etc.
Tumber.
1
Brisks, Cement, Lime, etc.
of the above is a Separate and Distinct Each Tender. Tanderers may quote for say one or more or all of the above Lists, and any one or mare, or all'
all may be accepted or rejected ia. whole or in part by the tiorerament.
Each Tenderer must produce with Each Tender A Receipt that he has
has deposited in the COLONIAL
AL TREANDRY the Same name on the respective Tender Form as
Pledge of the hots files of his Tender, which Sam shall be
the forfeited to
Crowu should the Tendarer
·HOUSE or APARTMENT TO LET JANUARY 1st, 1928, Kindly Send Tall Farticulars to Bar No. 2802, co Hongkong Daily Prus
For Particulars and Orders to View, Apply
DEACONS,
Solicitors,
1. Do Vat Road Central
[2709
FOR SALE BF ORDER OF THE
MORTGAGED.
THE VALUABLE LEASEHOLD PROPERTY Situato at YAUMATT in the DEPENDIyer of Kowloon and COLONY or Hoxsuose and known A SECTION J of KOWLOON INLAND Lot No. 1087, Together with the Premises thervon known sk No. 479, NATHAN ROAD, YAUMATI,
TO BE SOLD ST
PUBLIC AUCTION
ON
WEDNESDAY Tque 2itu day of OCT. AT 3 O'CLOCK P.M.
LT
Accommodation in Required by a Family of Four-Not A Mens-and Owners need have 10 No. 8. DUDDELL STREET, Victoria, fear of damage to their Property damag Tenancy
BY
⚫ Co., LTD..
Auctioneers,
Rental in Advance, if desired Long or THE AUCTIONRERING & BROKERING Short Term Lease Immaterial. Not particular- ly interested in Kowloon.
[2802
TO LET.
WHOLE
The Property consist of
refine or fail to carry out, to the satisfaction of About MARCH, 1986UITE of the LAND OPFIER & SECTION 1 OF K.L.L.
of the Government, the whole or any portion of the respectiva Tender or Tenders Which be accepted The Deposit will be returned to
any Tenderer whows Tender is not nepted.
ay
OFFICES in the FAINCE BUILDING
· VICTORIA BUILDING," No. 5. QUEEN'S BAD CENTRAL (between CHARTERED. BANK and
Apply to BANQUE DE TINDOCHINE,
Chster Road.
For Forms of Tender and further Particulars | Maxcarroa Barx). apply This Office.
The Government does not bind itself to accept the lowest or any Tender.
MAROLÜ T. CREASY,
Director of Public Works,
@rd October, 1925,
WANTED."
OOK 3 COWLES
BOO
P309
INDUCTIVE
COURSE in CANTONESE,
Apply
Box.2810,
c/o Hongkong Daily Prava,
(2810
^ TREVESSA" TROPHY.
THE FOURTH BL-ANNTAL RACE for
T TREVESSA TROPHY will take place on WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, the TEIXIT, Starting at 4 pm, at CHANNEL RDCL4.
11
[2607
TO LET,
“NOMMODIOUS PREMISES on GROUND FLOOR, 161, Den Vorur Boad GENTRAL. Would make Admirable Showroom. For fall particulars, apply to—
THE MANAGER, HONGKONG, AND China Gas Co.
[2514
TO LET.
"
ODOWNE ALEXANDRA BUILD.
INGS (Basement).
Apply
SECRETARY, A. § Wition & Co., Læng
2039
WO"
·TO. LET.
Visitors are Cordially invited and a Launch Newly constricted EUROPEAN
will Leava Quzey's Piña až 3 1.3ɛ for the Uno el Anyons Wuhing to Follow the Baz.
FRANK OLIVE,
Hos. Becretary,
K.H.K.Y.C. Hangkang, Both October, 1925, (3807
TO LET.
- LET-THREE BOOMED FLAT. Tiafurnished or Partly Fu-nished at Option, Lowa Lotel. nran Prax Th MLINE Overlooking Harbour,
Apply...
B2 M2625,
F
c/o HongkongDaüy Fram.
TO LET..
[2811
"TJULLY FURNISHED, MODERN FIL TINGS, Etc. For Married Comple ur Bachelors from NOVEMBER 1ST
Two
HOUSES, XAgazine Gap, MOTOR ROAD, Thron Flats, Three Large Rooms, each with Kitchen, Servants Quarters and Bath Room, fitted with Flash System.
Garage provided Immediate posacagion
Apply
SANG KEE, New Bank Bui ding. [2991
THE PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL
STEAM NAVIGATION CO.
STEAMER FOR STRAITS, COLOMBO, AUSTRALIA, BOMBAY, EGYPT, MEDITERRANEAN PORTS.
LONDON.
THROUGH BILIS OF LADING ISSUED FOR BATAVIA. PERSIAN GULF, CONTINENTAL, AMERICAN AND SOUTH AFRICAN PORTS.
NOVEMBER 257 ROOMS HOUSE on THE Steamship the Prax within Easy Access of the Peak Tram
Apply-
Box 2809. c/o Honghows Daily Press.
"AT HOME."
[2600 %
"SICI TA.”
Captain B. HARRISON, D.S.O. ENE, CA: ing His Majesty's Mails, will be despatched fror this Port on or about WEDNESDAY, the 287 OCTOBER, 1995, at Noox, taking Passengers and, Cargo for the above Porta,
Bilk. Valuables and Tek for
Italy, Frason and London (under arrangement) will be tracshipped at Bombay into the Mail Steamer
OWING THE VIGNE, Hardproceding direct to Larseilles and London.
TK.
LINDSAY in Belectantly t'ompelled Ta Parcels will be received at this _Office until TOSTPONE Her" AT HOME" from MONDAY,6 .. the Day before Sailing. The contents Ocrosza 26th, to MONDAY, NOVEMBER and value of all packages must be declared.
For further Particulars, Apply to
"MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO,
Agents. Hongkong, 22nd October, 1925, [2797
GETZ BROS. & CO. (OF THE ORIENT). LTD.
AKE NOTICE that as From the Dato
“STRIKE SALE!
hareof Mr. 2. EDWARD ATHERER HATS and FROCKS H-CEASED) to be Employed as MANAGER
- of This Form zod bis Power of Attorney Has Been BEVOKED. ' Hà T. L PARK- HUBST Has sa From TO-DAY Been Appain-
tad MANAGER in his tead.
· CHARLES J. KELLY, For G Bao8. & Co. (OF THE
ORIENT), LTD.
Dated 22nd October, 1925.
(2800
THE HONGKONG & KOWLOON TAXICAB CO., LTD.
NOTICOND ORDINARY YEARLY
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the
MEETING of SHAREH LDERS of the HONGKONG AND KOWLOON TAXICAB CO, L17) ▼H be held at the Once of the Company.
33 and 35. Des Voeux Road Central, ON FRIDAY, 154
the SUTH DAY OF
JAY OF OCTOBER at i wsi, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Board of Directors std State ment of Account for the Year coded 30th AFE, 1923; and electing Directors and Auditora
1925,
TE TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED. from BATURDAY; the Hau max or Ocronze, 1925, until FRIDAY, the SOFH DAY op October, 1925, both days Inclusive...
By Order of the Bonad,"
AHL BOWE,
Managing Director. kung, 21st October, 1925.
[791
25% DISCOUNT
OFF USUAL PRICES,
At the Sign of the Lantern.
12, PEDDER STREEL⠀
TELEFONIONTAAL 4864, (F From)
PREPAID
・
WANTED"
ADVERTISEMENTS
FE PASTOR BABY CARRIAGE Teoctly wrived from the Treasure Cot Co., Lt.
with a complet Nursery Beatable Terms-Apply Box No. 132,0 Hongkang Daily Press.
[132
ON SALE
BWEEKLY FRESS, January to June,
1925,
All that Piece or Parcel of Ground situato at YAUXATI in the DEPENDENCY of KowEDON and Colony of Hoserong and registered in
No. 1097 with the Messungen, Erections and Buildings therson known as No 479, NATHAN ROAD YAUMATI. The
The Property
is held for the Unexpind Resulus of the Term of years (Renewable for a further Term of 23- years) from 28th JENK, 1900, created by an Indenture of Crown Lease dated 27th AvGEST, 1901, and made between Hts LATE MANZETT KINE EDWARD VII. of the one part and the HONGKONG Land Investmest å ́Asexet : Co., LTD., of the other part. Annual Crowa Rent: $152. Area: 1,715 Squars feet.
For further Particulars apply to:-
MESORA, JOHNSON, STOKES
& MASTER, Mortgagee's Solicitors,
ск то
THE AUCTIONEERING & BROKERING Co., Dr.
Auctioneers. Hongkong, 16th October, 1925.
ני
19766
BY ORDER OF THE MORTGAGER.
PUBLIC AUCTION
THE VALUABLE LEASEHOLD*
PROPERTY
Nituata at SĦAMSHUIPO ia tas Calony of Hongkong and registered at the Liar OFFICE SECTION BOF NIT KOWLOOK INLAND Lot No. 26, Together with the Building there now known No. 58, LAI UHI KOK, ROAD,
AND
THE VALUABLE LEASEHOLD
*PROPERTY
Sitaats at SHAMSHUIPO aforesaid and registered at the LASD OFFICE '18 SECTION D or New Kow10ON INLAND Lor No. 3, Together with the Buildings thereon now known se No 1:13 AND 135 KI LUNG STREET.
IN TWO LOTS
KK
Ma. £. V. M. R. DE SOUSA, Auctioneer,
AT
THE CHINA AUCTION BOOMS, No. 4, DUDDELL STREET, Hongkong
THURSDAY, THE 20TH DAY OF OCT., 1935, AT 3 O'CLOCK FM.
DS
For further Particulars and Conditions of Sale, Apply to MA, GEO.E. HALL BRUTTON & CO. Mortgagee's Solicitors, BL. George's Building, Chater Road,
Mr. E. V. M. E. DE SOUSA,
Auctioneer,
01 TO
No. 4. Duddell Street, Hongkong. Dated the 15th October, 1995.
#
2766
BY ORDER. OF THE MORTGAGEES.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
gr...
THE VALUABLE LEASEHOLD
PROPERTY
4
SITUATE at YAUMATI is the CULOTY of HONGKONG and registered at the Lawn LOCKOWLOON ISLAND Lot No. 1443, Together with Two Buildings theroon in course of Constraction at NATHAN HOAD;
THE VALUABLE LEASEHOLD PROPERTY
INTIMATION
DEWAR'S
WHITE
LABEL
FINEST
SCOTCH
1925
Saturday was the 38th anniversary of the birth of the Queen of Spain.
--
According to the Chiosa calendar, Saturday was the festival of Shuang. Chiang, or Frost's Descent"
The opinion is strongly held in some quarters that the one great thing neces- sary for the prosperity of Hongkong is tu keep the Share market "buoyant Why We agree that violent fluctuations are bad, but we have passed through the Tenders are being invited, for the crisis, or are supposed tô have done so,
installation of two self-recording, tido gauges at Kennedy Town and Shaukiwan and should now be reaching firmer ground. A few months ago there is no The Gazette gives details of wireless..
telegram rates doubt that many shares were inflated to Yuunan, Kwang Chow Wan and French from Hongkong to
un insane degree, owing partly to the Indo-China. undus of Chinese money from the main-The Hongkong Inteport Golf Players -land and partly to an orgy of speculation will return by the RM.S. Empress of Canada this morning. On Friday night when sellers sold shares they did not they were entertained to dinner by the possess and buyers purchased shares they Manita Golf Club.
WHISKY could not hope to pay for unless, of
OF GREAT AGE.
AWARDED · 50 GOLD AND
PRIZE MEDALS. “
DEWAR'S
"VICTORIA
VAT"
HE VERY FINEST OLD
SCOTCH
WHISKY
Asupplied to the Houses of
Lords and Commons.
SOLE AGENTS -----
S. WATSON CO., LTD.
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Homing Office: Ja, Chater Boad. Lonba Office: 131. Fleet Street EQ.
The Daily Press.
HONGKONG, OCTOBER 26TH, 1925.
course the market' weat always in their favour. Since then prices have fallen to some extent and we should deprecate very strongly any artificial means being taken to inake them suar again. tainly we cannot sympathise with the view of the broker who informed the
The forthcoming wedding is announced of· Mr. Arthur Hovey, of No! & Knutsford Terrace, Kowloon, to Miss. Florence Stanwell, who is to arrive in the Colony by the sx Glanbeg
His Excellency the Governor hus Cer-appointed the following geath meu to be Justices of the Peace:-Mr. S. M. Churn, Mr. Ho Iu, Mr. Ma Tsui. Chiu, Mr. F. C. Mow Fung and Mr. Wong Tak Kwong.
Government Commission that insistence on the payment of margins on all forward contracts would hamper forward business
Rasmusen. N. Reynolds, F. E, Van Messrs. N. S. Ellis, J..H..Tyson, P.
1
The Gunerament. Gazelle contains By- laws made under section 16 of the Public Health and Buildings Ordinaner, 1903, Ordinance No. 1 of 1903 for Aerated Water Manufactories. Sixteen clauses constitute the by-laws...
to such an extent as practically to dripple der Werhen, F. Ewart, F. Forsyth and it and that without forward business it Duncan arrived here by the a would be impossible to keep the "marketingcher from Shanghai and Swator...
on, Saturday. up. Brokers ought to realise that it is not their business as brokers to keep the market up or to thrust it down. The market should be allowed to find its own level according to the amount of legiti: mate business offering. If prices can only be maintained by entering into speculative forward contracts with people] who are unable to pay a ten per cent margin it is time those prices fell Otherwise there will be continued in- stability. But the Commission in point ing out the desirability of margins being paid only dealt with one side of the question and did not face the problem in any very practical way. When a bruker is
business doing forward with a client of whose financial stability
sure
At the Bishop's Palace. Macao, un Saturday, the insigna of the Order of St. Gregory the Great was conferred upon Mr. Francisco "Anseleto da Silva,, " Senator for Macao, fon mrvices rendered to the Roman Catholic Church
It is notified that on and ar November 1st, 1995, radio-telegrams will in the Province of Yunnan ri Indo- be accepted, for. transmission. to Offices... China Wireless Telegraph Stations at the rate of 81.30 per, word. (without minima),
It is learned that the Rev. G. I Lindsay, vicar of St. Andrew's Church, Kowloon, is well, on the way to zecovery. Mr. Lindsay had a bad attack of dengue fever and is still staying at the Vicarage It is expected that he will still by confined to his house for about a week or ten days but he is making splendid. progress. Mrs. Lindsay's At Home has been postponed from October 28th to Monday, November 9th
Alleged to have fatally stubbed, an the disappearance of a metal paint old man,, during an argument about
he ix "a little distrustful We are scraper, a painter, who was charged · with murder at the Kowloon. Magistracy he would be most happy to
has been committed to take his trial at secure a margin in cash and would do the Criminal Sessions The deceasel his best to obtain one
In such a case died, two days after the fair, the cause it is not necessary for the Commission of death being, acute, peritonitis. to point out to him the road he would' gladly follow in his own intercat. But let us suppose he is entering into a contract with a man who could easily buy Ice House Street several times! over. Is he still to ask for the ten per cent margin and, if he asks for it, is he likely to get it? Let us suggest, for} exumple, this HENRY FORD came amongst and decided to purchase twenty "Trams" 326 for delivery nextWorks Department's offices. The land to Inland Let No. 330 and Rural Building be disposed of consists of Shaukiwan Lot No. 36. The former Lot is situated! opposite Shautiwan Inland Lot No. 10 and this tatter at Mount Cameron. The Shaukiwa Lot contains about 1,210 : square feet and has an annual rental of 812; while the upset price is 1,940. Thi second Lot has an area of about 40,000 square feet and the annual rental is 2230; while the upset price is. 85,300.
STOR EXCHANGE QUOTATIONS. month. Is there any broker in Hongkong Tux sport of the Government Commis-or London who would refuse the arder sion Enquiry into Stock Exchange because he could not secure a ten per busines would have been of much cent margin. It is all very well for the greate value to the public if more members of the Commission to repark attenton had been given to the methods that a man who is able to pay if he loses when the prices of shares are fixed. should not object to depositing a margin. As business men they know perfectly well This important point seems to have been clmost entirely overlooked. There is a
that in ninety cases out of a hundred he recommendation in the report certainly would object. It would be a case of that thedaily quotation list should in amour propre. The more money he had lude aly transactions which are de- the more likely would he be to object. finitely authenticated, but that does not It is possible a rule that all margina help great deal particularly as it should be paid to the Committee of the is agra that brokers must be allowed Exchange thus making such payment also test as jobbers. On the London an integral part of the whole transac Exchum it would be a simple matter, tion, would prove, salutary, but such at any time of the day, to secure two a practice, we believe, is unusual and quotating for a share, the buying price it might have the effect simply of driving and the helling price and the jobber, business away from the Exchange It giving with quotations, would be ab. must be remembered that stocks and solutely in the dark as to whether he shares may be bought without the inter would be called upon to buy or to sell.vention of broker or Exchange and rulca He is perfectly prepared to do either. that are arbitrary or too restrictive will
defeat their own Under ach a procedure there is a
object. Generally the question of margins is left to the common sense of the broker. Fie can, in the same way as the merchant, give or withhold
Situate at MONGKOKTSUI in the Cotoxt of Boxarose and registered at the LAND guneante that the value of the share is OFFICE as TUZ BIMAI PORTION OF Kow. Eight Baildings there now known as Nos. mand the market. In Hongkong LOOK LELARD Lot No. 1881, Together with regulate strictly by the supply and de- 500 to 614; SHANGHAI STREET (Even Numbers).
Br..
IN TWO LOTS
MR. E. V. M. R. na SOUSA, Auctioneer, THE CHINA AUCTION ROOMS," No. 4, DUDDELL STREET; BONGKONG,
ON
FRIDAY, THE 50TH BAY OF OCTOBER, 1925,
AT 3.0'CLOSE ZM.
For further Part.culars and Conditions of Fale, Apply to ME, GEO. K. HALL, BRUTTON & CO.,
Mortgagess' Solicitors, St. Georges Building, Chater Road, ME. V. M. B BOUSA, Auctioneer, No. 4, Daddall Street.
OUND VOLUMES of the HONGKONG oz 10-
Agde
With Lorx, Price
On sale at the licnakang Daily Press Off e Dated the 23rd October, 1926,
2796
place this afternoon at the Public Two, sales af Crown Land will take
FORTNIGHTLY MARKET REPORT,
REVIEW OF TRADE POSITION.
The following notes are taken from thes
fortnightly report of the Hongkong General Chamber of Commerce, dated
October 23rd:"
Cotton Piege Goods and Fancy Cotton we last reported has been somewhat Goods. The hopeful tobe evident when overclouded by subsequent bankruptcy of certain native dealers, and it is with regret we have to report the difficulties and closing down of a former wealthy and influential piece goods shop. The in provement in deliveries, although well maintained, shows no carty promise of tangible improvement..whild anti British boycott continues unabated in Canton and certain coast ports. A considerable le eline in Eg. Sakel has transpired since we last reported and this Staple is now 93.35d, Mid Am. shews' quoted "Spot but little change at 11.37d. Spot."
Cotton Yarn. There is no change to report in the state of our market, which credit. In lee House Street, such has jows:--No. 109, 8188/200; No. 12. continues quiet Prices have closed casier. Nominal quotations are as fot there have been many complaints in the
been the frantic desire to do business $100/201, No. 16s., 220/235 No. 20, part that the prices at which shares are at any cost," that erexit was given allments: Nil Sales: Nil. Unsold stock
$218/226 Arrivals: 1,750 bules Ship- quoted in the official lista provide no round. We know where that system 6,500 hales Bargains: 7,500 bales, Assara hatsoever that, those shares leads, but we are doubtful whether a rule
Woollens-No change. obtained or disposed of at such regarding margins, unless it can be very report.
Taw Cottons.There is no change
of basin fek negotiation but that is about That is the trouble with the Commission's gures. The figures may form some sort rigidly enforced, will meet the difficultyness to report and no erquirica,
Metals-Market stagnant with so ligsi-
All Paraps, therefore, the Stock Ex-Report all through. It is an excellent change Committee will take the public report. It goes thoroughly into the whole unto ther confidence and let them know matter and gives some first-rate, fatherly the arst by which they arrive at their advice, but we are inclined to agree with official quotations. We think the public the broker who, in the Daily Press on have a right to such information and its Saturday, expressed the opinion that for pablestra would be good for the health all practical purposes it leaves us just of Stock Exchange business generally. about as we were."!
Ray, fe
Flour Market Report Stock: Ahout affected by the boycott at Canton. Quota 350,000 sacka Market: Weak, and still tions, (ner atteic); American Patent $4,10% American Straight, 83.90 Amaticau Cut lan No. 1; 83.20: Canadian Cut-off, $2.30 off, $3.30; Shanghai Flour, $2.05; Austra
Bundries-No quotations available on
account of existing conditions.
Bugar.-Market dell. Saltretre Quotation $1860, Reported sale, 1,200 baga,