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" NOTICE.
ALIGIA CRANE.
LOIS ROBERTSON.
NY Person having Information which will lead to the Discovery of the Whereabouts of Either of the Above-named Parsons in Bequested to Communicate with
MEMRA. DEACONS, Solicitors,
99971
1, Des Vinux Road Central, Hongkong.
G.
R.
GOVERNMENT HILLS, ETC.
TEOLLARS curnal in this Colony, for Telegraphie Transfer, on the Lords Commis alonen, of His Majesty's Treasury, London, up to and for the Sum of £20,000, will
Beceived by the TREASURY CHEST OFFICER, COMMAND PAY OFFICE, until 11 O'CLOCK AM, on the 17m NOVEM- BER, 1995.
LENDERS for SPECIE and MEXICAN
INTIMATIONS
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY
FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST, SCIENTIST, HONGKONG
ANNOUNCES À
FREE LECTURE ON CHRISTIAN SOLENCE
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ML. ALGERNON HERVEY-BATHURST, C.S.R., or LosDON, ENGLAND. (Member of the Board of Lectureship of the Mother Church, The Fist Church of Obrist, Scientist in Boston, Massachu satts.)
INTER
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FINEST
AMERICAN
OLD CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ROOM CHOCOLATES
CITY HALL
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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 201#, 1920,
AT 5.30 PM.
The Public is Cordially Invited to Attend.
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BY OBDER OF THE MORTGAGEES.
PUBLIC AUCTION
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THE VALUABLE LEASEHOLD PROPERTY
The Tenders to state the Total Amount (in Pounds sterling), Na Telegraphic Transfer for less than £100." will be
mode The Tenders to be in Duplicate, and in Sealed COLONT of HONGKONG now known and CITUATE SHAMSHUIPO in-the Covers, addressed to the TREASURY CHEST
registered at the LAND OFFICE as THE RE- OFFICER, COMMAND PAY OFFICE, and endorsed TENDERS FOR GOVERN HAINING PORTION OF NEW KOW LOON INLAND LOT No. 49. Together MENT BILLS, Etc.
with 19 Buildings thereon. The
right to accept or reject any or all of the Tenders is
Area: 10,25 Square feet or thereabouts. Annual Crown Beat$54.00.
reserved.
Copies of Forms of Tender can be had on
application. tendering for (Bills) are heraby Notised that, having regard to the provisions of the Acts 25 George III, Cap) 45 and 41, George III. LIL. Cap. 58, the acceptance of any mach Tender
abject to the express condition thai, no i
of the British Ecuse of Commons hall be admitted to say share or part in or to bensfil to arise from the Contract thareby made for the allotment of such (Bils)."
apply to
any
The provisions in quation do Contracts entered into by any incorporated Uompany In its corporated capacity and made for the general benelt of the Company."
F. A. DOBBIN, Lt. Col
Treasury Chest Officer, R.A.P.C.
12586
His Majesty's Tremaury Office,
Hongkong, 16th November, 1925.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
OCEAN STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. AND
CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD,
FROM NEW YORK via SINGAPORE AND MANILA
CONSIGNEES per Company's Steamer
*DIOMED
are hereby notified that the Cargo will be dis charged into Holt' Wharf, Kowloon, where it will be at Consignees risk and subject to Terms and Conditions of Storage at Holt's Wharf, The Carge will be ready for Delivery from Godown on and after 16th Optional Cargo will
has
boan given prior to Steamer's.
All
Notice
to boken, chafed and damaged Goods are
examined on any Tuesdays and Fridays between the hours of 10.45 LM, and Noor within the
period
Free
No
Storage
Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Steamer's Godown, and all Goods remaining undelivered after the 23rd Nov., will be subject to Bent
All Claims against the Steamer must be presented to the Undersigned on or before the 7th December, or they will not be recognised.
No Fire Insurance will be affected.
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
Agazta,
Hongkong, 15th November, 1993. [288-4
HONGKONG BOXING ASSOCIATION.
"THEATRE ROYAL
NOVEMBER 217, 1925, ar 9,15 PM.
FIRST TOURNAMENT OF THE SEASON.
MARINE BETTS,
B.M.S. Hawkins,
Welterweight Champion of the Colony
A.B. EWIN,
H.M.S. Hermes, Middleweight Champion of the Navy and
Marines.
FITTEN 2.MINÚTE HOUND CONTEST FOR THE WELTZEWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP OF THE Colost and Tire Scott-HARSTON BELT. AND ABOUT Frva Oraza Mason Contesta,
BOOLING at MOUTRIE'S for:- MEMBERS Only on NOVEMBER 17
and 19TH. GENERAL PUBLIC on
NOVEMBER 19TH, 20cm and 21st,
PRICES35: 13, AND $1.
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IN ONE LOT
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Ma. E. V. ME. DE SOUSA, Auctioneer, THE CHINA AUCTION ROOMS, - No. 4, DUDDELL STAIET, Hongkong THURSDAY, 2 19TH DAY OF NOV., 192, AT 3.0'CLOCK P.M.
Sale, Apply to
For further Particulars and Conditions cf
Missta. GEO. K. HALL BRUTTON & CO. Mortgagens' Bolicitors, St. George's Building, Chater Road, Mr. E. V. M. B. DE SOUSA, Auctioneer,
OR TO
No. 4, Dudiell Street. Dated the 5th November, 1925. [2849
HONGKONG SMALL INVESTORS" SHARE AND REAL ESTATES CO.
HESTATES negotiated for Bent, Ans tion, or Privato Sale. Management arranged for Clients Proceeding Abroad. PELYHONI C 4630, SMALL INVESTORS, 10 Des Vortr Rean,
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FLATS, BUILDING LOTS,
TO LET.
TWO ROOMS, TOP FLOOR, QUEEN'S
BUILDING,
Apply HOLYOAK, MASSEY & CO., LTD.
•[2350
TO LET.
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FROM
H. D. FOSS & Co.
FRESH SHIPMENT JUST BECEIVED.
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NEW
STYLES
NEW
AND
FLAVOURS.
A. S.
NOVEMBER 17TH,* 1925
MR. H. H. J. GOMPERTZ,
PRESENTATION FROM MEMBERS OF THE CIVIL SERVICE.
Mr. H. J. Gomperts,, who leaves
TA
A sale of work in wid of the Industrial Institution for the Blind, Kowloon, will the Colony to-morrow by the 6.5. be held at the WC. Rooms, 39, Sarpedon, to take up his now appoint- Cain Road, to-morrow. The sale willment as Chief Justice of the Federated be from 10 am to 3 p.m.
H.E Sir Laurence. Guillemard, Governor of the Straits Settlements, ac companied by Lady Guillemard, returned to Singapore from Home, on the 7th inst., having travelled out on the P. & 0. Morea;”.....
Malay States, was, the guest of honour at a tiffa at the Hongkong Hotel yes- torday. The bests were the heads of Government departments, cadets of ten years' starding, members of the general and the legal committees of the Hong- >Singapore had F very successful
kong Chamber of Commerce. The num amateur_race meeting recently, and we Harriman, formerly of Hongkong. He was 55. notice that among the riders was Mr.ber of persons who sat down' to tiffin.
rode' the winner in one race, and was
Sir Henry Gollan, the Chief Justice, placed in two others.
was in the chair. The guests were H.E. The Rev. J. Kirk Maconachie, pastor The Governor (Mr. Cecil Clementi, of Union Church, Hongkong, who has C.M.G.), Sig Matthew Nathan, P.C., been spending a holiday at Home, re turned to the Colony yesterday accom- KCMG. (formerly Governor of Hong- panied by Mrs. Maconachic. They travel-kong), and Sir James Jamieson, K.C.M.G. led out on the N.Y.K. Kamo Maru.
(British Consul-General in Canton).'
The committee, therefore, drow up a Mr. G. Murray, Assistant Manager of questionnaire and under this ques. the Hongkong Electric Co., returned from tionnaire the residue of applications Home on the P. & O. Kashmir, avecin-
panied by Mrs. Murray. considered worthy "of detailed' study amounted to approximately $92.000,000. It is with these applications the Com- mittee are now concerned. Already ad vances of $2,404,500 have been definitely authorised. There is, however, bound to be some little delay in dealing with the remainder because for the most part the securities offered comprise land or pro- perty and these accurities naturally have to go to the Resumptions Office. to be valued. As far as shares are concerned a schedule of values has been drawn up upon which the Committee work. But land and buildings have to be valued separately and We understand that, broadly, prices are fixed which it is estimated these properties would realise in normal trading periods. A mean is struck between "boom" values and K slump" values and upon such security two-thirds will be advanced if the Com mittee are satisfied that a fair case bas been made out for a loan. As soon as the values have been settled by the Re- suptions Offer the papers are passed on to the Loan Committee who then immed- iately deal with each case on its merita As will be seen, if every applicant receives the full amount now applied for there will still be a few million dollars
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left over out of the £3,000,000 placed at the Colony's disposal by the Home Government,
It has been suggested that the con- ditions of the loan generally are too onerous. That, of course, is a matter of opinion. The term of the loan is two years but a borrower may repay it any
WATSON time on giving one month's notice or on
& CO., LTD.
HONGKONG DISPENSARY.
BIRTHS.
on
50
The 1st Loyal Regt. will shil from Chinwangtao about November 19th, being dus to arrive at Bombay for disembarka tion about December 10th, together with the 13th Heavy Battery, which will em- bark at Hongkong on November 25th.
At the conclusion of the repast, Sir HENRY GOLLAN, K.C., proposing the health" of Mr. Justice Gompertz, said that like all the civil servants in Hongkong, Mr. Gompertz showed extraordinary versn- » His Excellency M. Varenne, the new tility. He had been employed in many Governor-General of French Indo-China, branches of the Civil Service, but he had is coming out from Paris, vid Marseilles, always shown a moral bins " towards by the M.M.mail steamer Paul Lecat, which is due to arrive at Singapore the law. The sad part of their lives was to-day. M. Bary, the Acting Governor- these continual partings, and it was so General of French Indo China, is acct with this farewell. Continuing, he said ing the new Governor at Singapore.
that in the course of many years they got to know a man's strength and his weaknesses. The administering of law in the Colony wai a great deal more than subservience to legal text-books. It re- quired a knowledge of conditions under which they lived and the racial charac teristics of the Chinese. It was in thin respect-his legal knowledge and his A large man-eating shark wns landed knowledge of the Chinese-that Mr. by shore fishermen who went out with! beta off Tanjoay Rhu, Singapore, last Justice Gompertz had been a vakable" week. The shark, which was found to be asset to the community. (Applause.) eight feet long and which weighed over 115 pounds, was caught some 300 yards from the Swimming Club. This is the third shark which has been caught" by rence sa the Swimming Club some time fishermen since the unfortunate occur
ago.
In our report yesterday of the annual golf match between the St. George'al Society and St. Andrew's Society, it was inadvertently stated that Mr. G M Dalgety banded over the trophy to Dr. Black (President of the St. Androw's Society), whereas it should have read that Mr. W, A. Dowley (President of the St. George's Society) handed over the trophy.
paying one month's interest in lieu of notice. The rate of interest is 8 per cent. per annum for the first six months and increases by per cent, each half year
Continuing, Sir Henry said that Mr. following. In cases, however, where the
Gomperts was going back to the place. borrower is already paying a higher rate
from whence he had come. He would aortgage which he wishes to redeem
remember that in Hongkong he was leny-" and there old friends, but he would surely anch higher rate will be charged, with the general understanding that such
ing behind him a large number of sincere In the Court of Original Jurisdiction friends who would watch his new career higher rate will not exceed 12. per cent. before the Chief Justice, Bir Henry with the greatest possiblc.interest. Mortgages have to be prepared by the on behalf of the Canton Knitting Co., Golian, yesterday, Mr. Somerset Fitzroy, SUus-On November 8th, at 236. borrower's solicitors and submitted to the Ltd., applied for an order to be made Justice, that you will wish me to a140- "I am sure," concluded the Chief Dixwell Road, Shanghai, to Mr. and Crown Solicitor for approval. Where the allotments within seven days. He stated ciate with the name of Mr. Justice Gom
permitting the company to file a list of Mrs, J. M. C. DE SOUSA, & 30. GORDON-On October 17th, at Henley-on- security consists of shares the shares that all the allotments had been filed, pertz that of Mrs. Gompertz. We shall Thames, to GLADEs, wife of Joan H. must be transferred into the name of a been overlooked. The order was grant life she will have every happiness." with the exception of fifteer, which had follow her also, and hope that in her new GORDON, & 201 PHILLIPS-On October 29th, at Harbin, Government nominee, but a
ed." borrower to Mr. and Mrs. HERBERT PHILIPS, A
may redeem the shares in whole or in
(Applause.) SMEDLEY.-On Letober 26th, at Tientsin, part at any time on giving one month's to Mr and Mrs. W. H. SAZDLEY, notice or paying one manth's interest in daughter.
lieu of notice and the costs and disburse- ments incidental to redemption.
The loan, of course, is primarily in tended to avoid hardship due to the
FLAT SPACIOUS BUTTE of or About MARCH, 1946, WHOLE OFFICES in the" FRICH BUILDING" er
VICTORTA BUILDING," No. 5, QUEEN'S HOLD. CATIAL (between CHARTERED BANK and MARCANTILE BANK)..
Apply to- BANQUE DE TINDOCHINE,
Chater Road.
12607
ΤΟ ΣΕΤ. YOMMODIOUS PREMISES on GROUND Would make Admirable Showroom. For fut
· particulars, apply to---
THE MANAGER, HONGKONG AND CHINA GAE Co.
GINGS (Emerant)
(2514-
TO LET.
MODOWNS in ALEXANDRA BUILD.
Apply
SECRETARY, A. S. WATSON & Co., L.
2032
FFICES a
TO LET.
OTHER ROOMS on FIER FLOOR
UNION BUILDING-
Apply UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF
JANTON, LTD.
(2178
PREPAID
· WANTED ADVERTISEMENTS
TO BE SOLD BY TENDER.
1-All the Stock-in-trade (including Ghee' Calico, Muslin, Silk, Books, Drills, Cook- ing Utensils, &c.) Farniture Fittings and Miscellaneous Effects, the property of:---
H. KAREM BUX & Co., Now being at 34, Hamrong Road, KOWLOON. 2-The Goodwill of the Firm of H.KARIM BUZ & Co., until recently carrying on
ANTED. -GOVERNIM to act as House. Trusiness at No. 34, HATTEONG BOAD Bir Girl. Give Previous References. Apply Box
keeper and also as Companion to Baid as General Indian Stors keeptre,
No. 128, of Hongkong Daily Prew, Tenders must reach the Undersigned From whom Inspection Orders of the Stock-in-trade,
WA
son.
MARRIAGES.
CONLON-Bebas-On November 7th, at Shanghai, FRANCES VERONICA BEGOS, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Broas, of Cheshire, England, to
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Mr. Somerset Maugham, the well- known author and playwright, was at
The toast proposed by Sir Henry travel in Kedah and Kelantan, and also Singapore last week. He proposes to Gollan was enthusiastically drunk.
The Hon. Mr. P. H. HOLYOK said that visit Kuala Lumpur and Malacca. He he spoke on behalf of the civilian com. then intended to go up to Bangkok, munity, amongst whom Mr. and Mrs. return to Singapore, and visit Labuan, Gompertz had their warmest and keenest Altogether he expected to spend about six eiga communities had been impressed Brunei, and British North Borneo friends. The British, Chinese, and for months in this part of the world. The with the distinction and goodness with object of his journey was to gather fresh
MICHAEL CONLON, son of the late Mr. Tabornal period through which we are material, and be was also engaged in which Mr. Justice Gompertz had adminis-
and Mrs. M, CONLON, of Sligo, Ire- land.
passing-certainly, not for speculation
HENDERSON-HUTCHINSON.-On November
7th, at Shanghai, MARGARET ETHEL, and there has, been some discussion re- only surviving daughter of WILLIAM garding the means the Government will and ELIZABETH HUTCHINSON, Shang- hai, to Jos, only son of GEORGE and adopt for guaranteeing that an advance SUGI HENDERSox, of Shanghai. is used in the way in which a borrower MORGAN-FRETTICE-On September 24th,
at Syston, FRANK LESLIE, son of Mr says it will be used. In the question of and Mrs. FRANK MORGAN, of Coven-mortgages there is no dificulty because, try, to EDNA MAY, younger daughter,
of the late Mr. ARTHUR PRENTICE and if necessary, the mortgages can be paid. Mrs. ANNIE PRENTICE, of The off by the Committee without the bar- Beeches," Syaton, Leicester.
DEATHS.
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rower handling the money at all. The BEATE.Un Uctober 27th, in England, same conditions would apply to money Dr. NINA H. Bet, of the English advanced for the release of goods from Presbyterian Mission, Swatow. DISHELDUR On November 2nd, at his the godowns and, it is not anticipated, home In Dunoon, Argyllshire, Scat-therefore, that much trouble will be ex- formerly of Shanghai. land, JAMES TROMSON DISannt, perienced in preventing the cash from
Hongkong Office: 14 Chater Boad. Landon Ofice: 131, Fleet Street, EC.
The Baily Press.
HONGLONG, NOVEMBER 17TH, 1925.
being utilised in an unauthorised manner.
Mr. A. Morris, beadmaster of Baiying pun School, has returned from leave, accompanied by Mrs. Morris.
revising volume of short stories about tered justice (Applause.) Malaya which had already appeared in various magazines, and which he wrote after his visit to the F.M.S. in 1991.;
اه
THE TRADE LOAN.·
APPROXIMATELY $2,000,000 50,
FAR AUTHORISED.
Concluding, Mr. Holyoak said that both Mr. and Mrs. Gompertz had always stood for these things which were best and bighest in the life of the community. (Applause.)
At this stage, Sir Henry Gollan, K.C.... presented Mr. Justice Gomperts, on behalf of the hoats, with a handsome silver rose bowl.
MR. COMPERTZ'S REPLY. Mr. COMPERTZ said his heart was too The Committee appointed to advise the Government regarding the issue of the full to address the assembly as he would trade loan has submitted proposals for wish, but he felt he ought to say a few the distribution of a sum of approximately words in return for a very great compli $2,000,000 among 20 applicants, and arment which they had paid him and for. rangements have been made, with the the very generous remarks about himself approval of H.E. The Governor, for the and his wife. immediate payment of the money.
Mr. Gompertz described his arrival,
Sunday afternoon, The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking with his wife, on Corporation, the Chartered Bank of over 25 years ago, and their first impres India, Australia, and China, and the sons on arriving in the Colony unex Mercantile Bank of India, being the Since then so many friendships had been pectedly, with no one to meet them. three banks authorised to issue notes in the Colony, have jointly arranged to place established that he could regard Hong
spiritual home."""The $2,000,000 at the disposal of the Gover-kong as his ment in the form of an overdraft, on word home," said Mr. Gompertz, has liberal terms and without the deposit of two different meanings. First of all, it security,
means the place where you were born and bred and received your education; where your old folks live and where you hope
The Committee "is continuing the scrutiny of the applications made for the Mr. E. Surman, formerly of Hong-grant of further leans and of securities
offered. kong, dispassing through the Colony on the Kamo Mart, on his way to Shang- hai.
THE TRADE LOAN.
MANT enquiries have been received re- The return issued yesterday shows that garding the Trade Lean, from various there had been no case of notifiable dis- quarters, and it will perhaps, therefore, case in the Colony during the 48 hours. serve a useful purpose to state briefly cadell November 15th frat announced applications were received Lieut-
present position. When the loan was At the Marine Court yesterday, before Commander G. F. Hole, R.N., (188 for more than the total amount avail Chan Pak, a cargo boat master, was fined able. Many of the applicants, however, with the alternative of two weeks 10. LET-FURNISHED FLAT. JANJAMY,
1998, TO OUT, AND BUARDING 8 we have previously pointed out, failed hard labour, for depositing a quantity Koricos, on One or Two Years Lease or to provide the required information for of earth from his boat into the waters of Fazniturs Could be Taken Over. Apply-Box No. 139, c/o Hongkong Daily Press. [189 the proper consideration of their claime, the Colony on Saturday.
dos may be obtained, before Noc on SATUR with Knowledge of Figures. Apply
ANTED LADY SHORTHAND-TITEST the DAY, the 31ST DAY OF NOVEMBER, 1925.
The Highest or any Other Tender will not elating Salary Required, to Box No. 128, c/o
Hongkong Dally Press.
· necessarily be accepted. A
ERNEST FROST HARDMAN
Receiver OJA 176. 220 of 1995, c/o Maurs: Lown, BIGHAM & MATTHEWE, Chartered Bank Building, Hongkong, 16th November, 1925. [2863
PROPERTY SALES.
o bome some day and grow rosca, and keep a canary, a cat and a_dog," and eventually leave your bones. Your other home is the place where for most of your life you do your job, well or ill, where you make your friends, and where people, At the China Auction Rooms yester get to know you and form their estimate day afternoon, Kr. E. V. M. R. de of you. If one were to be arraigned Souss dispoead of Kowloon Inland Lot, before a court and asked for one's char- No. 1908, situated at Mainakok.acter one might say,
Ask the people The upset price was 85,000 'one bid there: they have seen
life.' That of 86,100, was made and at this figure place, to me, is. Hongkong." it was knocked down to Mr. Teoy Lün.
In some further observations, in humor. The sale of a dwelling house and shop ous vein, Mr. Gompertz spoke of the diff- at No. 79, Des Voeux Road West, was kong in the old days, when there were no culties of bringing up a family in Hong withdrawn.
At Messrs Lammert Bros. salesroom, concluded by expressing thanks for the assisted passages and no quarters. He at No. 304, Des Voeux Road West, and ness he and his wife had always experi there was to have been a sale of premises kindness, hospitality and warm-hearted Nov. 2010, 307D, 287E, 387F and 3970, enced in Hongkong being the Tai Ping Theatre), but this Queen's Road West (part of the premises i auction was postponed:
admirably carried out by Mr. A. O
The arrangements for the tiffin werd Grantham of the Colonial Secretariat.