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AND
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, – DECEMBER 19TH, 1925
INTIMATIONS
NOTICE.
MARINE ENGINEERS GUILD OFN MUNFORD is No Longer Connected
CHINA.
MEMBERS of Both GUILDS aro Roques-
Mtoto and COMBINED MERT
ING, at the GUILD'S OPTICK on SUNDAY, 13TH INSTANT AT 10 O'CLOCK AM.
Buses of the Utmost Importance, Every Member in Port is Requested to make Serious Effort to be Present.
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T. T. LAURENSON, W. J. STOKES, Becretaries.
LLOYD TRIESTINO NAV, Co. NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. The Steamship "VIMINALE.”
Fox TRIESTE, VENICE, BRINDISI, PORT SAID, MASSOWAH, ADEN, COLOMBO, FENANG AND SINGAPORE
CONST
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YONSIGNEES of
Cargo am hereby informi ed that all Goods are being landed st their risk into the Godowns of the Hongkong Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co. Ltd., Kowloon, whence and/or from the wharves Delivery may be obtained.
Optional Cargo will be forwarded unless Notica to the contrary be given before the 9th instant
No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godovas, and all Goods remaining undelivered after the 16th inst, will be abject to Bent.
All Claims against the Steamer must be presented to the Undersigned on or before the 25th lust, or they will recognized
not be
All broken, obsted and damaged Goods are to be lets in the Godowns, where they will be examined on the 15th inst, at 10 am, by our nrgeyors Mears. GODDARD & DOUGLAS.
No Fire Insurance has been effected Bill of Lading will be countersigned by
DODWELL & CO., LTD.,
Agents. Hongkong, 9th December, 1925. 12959-
"GLEN LINE LIMITED.". NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
From UNITED KINGDOM VIA POETS.
TVEIR
Motor Vessel
#GLENTABA” haring arrived from the above ports, Consignees of Cargo by her are hereby informed that all Goods are being landed at their
risk into the hazardous and/or extra hacardona Godowas of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd., whence and/or from the wharves, Delivery may be obtained.
at
Goods not cleared by the 11th Dec. 1925,
Noon, will be subject to Bent
All broken, chafed and damaged Packages to be left in the Godowns where they will of Consignees by presence
are to
be examined in the
foddard and Douglas, on 10th Dec., at 10 m. Claime against the
including these for Cargo short delivered.
be presented on the Special Form provided, and must slac be submitted within 30 days of arrival otherwise they will not be
recognized.
No Fire Lisurance will be effected by us in any ease whatever.
Bill of Lading will be countersigned by
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., LTD..
Agents. Hongkong, 4th December, 1995... ·(2947
THE BEN LINE STEAMERS, LTD.
Fox LEITH, MIDDLESBRO', LONDON AND STRAITS."
The Steamship "BENLEDI."" YONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby inform
CONSIGNDER & Care being landed at
their risk into the hazardous and/or extra
bazardous Godowns of the HoseXOXO AND KOWLOON WHART AND GODOWN COMPANY, and/or from the whares LADA whence, Delivery may be obtained.
No Claims will be admitted after the Goods bave left the Godowns, and all Goods remaining andelivered after the 14th instant will be subject to Rent,
All Claims against the Steamer must ba presented to the Underngued on or before
instant or they will not be recognised. All brakes, shafed and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns; where they will be ermined on the 14th instant at 10 am, No Fire Insurance has been effected. Bills of Lading will be countersigned by
GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD.
Agents, Hongkong, 7th December, 1925,
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OFFICIAL NOTICE.
PROPOSAL TO CHANGE A SHIP'S NAME.
GEORGE MACDONALD YOUNG, of HONGKONG, HEREBY GIVE NOTICE that in consequence of Our Desire to conform with the Names of Similar Vessels owned by Us. I have applied to the BOARD OF TRADE under Section 47 of the
respect of the Merchant Shipping A
1894, in
in
"PENELOPE I"
of HONGKONG. Official Number 152415
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Mr. with this Company, and CEASED To Sign B Bucurar from 1st DECEMBER, 1925,
KOWLOON TONG AND NEW TERRI-
TORIES DEVELOPMENT Co., LTD..
E.. D. SHANK, $957]
I. General Manager.
ST. STEPHEN'S COLLEGE, 5 A 6, PROSPECT PLACE.
TDECEMBER 4TH
HE NEW TERM Begins MONDAY, Famination for New Students, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 11mm at 9:30 A
Hongkong, 1st December, 1925.
$2935
THE CHINA LIGHT AND POWER COMPANY (1918), LIMITED.
THE SEVENTH ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS in the above Company will be held at the Offices of the Company. ST. Grower's BUILDING, Chater Rond, Victoria, Honkong, en MON- DAY, the sisz DECEMBER, 1925, at 11.30
of
cock in the Fourreos, for the purpose receiving a Statement of accounts and the Report of the General Managers for the Year andel 130th SEPTEMBER, 1925, and electing a Consulting Committed and Auditors. the the Compafy will be CLOSED from THURSDAY, 10th Decamзzz, 1925, until MONDAY, the 21st DECEMBER, 1915, both days inclusive.
SHEWAN, TOMES & Co. General Managers, Hongkong, 5th December, 1925. (2053
1.
THE CHINESE ENGINEERING AND
MINING CO., LTD......
FAYMENT OF FINAL DIVIDEND ON -SHARES FOR THE YEAR ENDING 30TH JUNE, 1925.
THE Board having declared a FINAL
DIVIDEND of 5% (Fire Fer Cant), Free of Income Tax, for the Year ending 30th JUNE, 1925. Holders of Bearer Shares and Holders of Dividend Warrants received from London on account of Hegistered Shares, will be paid their Dividends or presenting No. 27 Coupon of the Bearer bares, and Dividend Warrants on Registered Shares, to may of the following Banka-
THE HoxazosO AND SHANGHAI BANTING
CORPORATION.
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTEA-
LIA AND CHIYA.
THE Russo-Astatic Bank.
The Basque BELON POUR L'ETRANGRI. The Payments will be made in Dollars at the Baying Rate of Exchange of the Day.
P. C. YOUNG,
General Manager, THz Kamar MINING ADMINISTRATION,
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part, * NASVET ADE E Secure
or Portuguese. Fecond Necessary-Apply-Bot 2952, c/o Hongkong
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TO LET.
About MARCH, 1926, WHOLE SPACIOUS SUITE of
FRENCH BUILDING OFFICES in the
VICTORIA BUILDING," No. 5, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL (between CHARTERED BANK and MERCANTILA, BANK),
·Apply tom BANQUE DE TINDOCHINE,
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Gross Tounsge 9.15 Tons, Register TontageFFICES in UNION BULLDING 6.23 Tone, heretofore owned by JUEN SWIEE
AND SONS, LIMITED, 8.
LONDON, EC. 3, and 1,
SQUAR
Do BOLD
CENTRAL, VICTORIA, HONGKONG, for
mission to Ch
to Change her Name 10 TAIKOO WO" and to have her legistered in the New Name at the Port of Hongkong sa owned by JOHN SWIRK AND SONS, LIMITED.
ány objections to the
the
Changs
- Name must be sent to strar of Ship-1 ping at Hongkong within Beven Days from the Appearance of This Advertisement.
at Hongkong this Third day of Dec-
(Signed)
TO LET
THREE ROOMS on TITE FLOOR,
Apply UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF
CANTON, LTD.
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PREPAID
ADVERTISEMENTS
ember, 1926.
LET-EU101As. Flat ut KowiOON, All Modern Conveniences. Apply Altorney for Mears. Joan BWI & Bose, L. to KAYAMRELY & CO., 8, and 6, D'Aguilar
12944 Btreet, Hongkong.
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GEORGE MACDONALD YOUNG,
INTIMATION
THE SPIRIT OF
THE SEAS.
From the great blue deep came forth the Empire, boundless and free. Across the wide waters of all the Seas unceasingly pass men and ships, binding more tightly the common bonds of a noble heritage. Not least amongst
these ties is-
DEWAR'S
DEWAR'S
WHITE
LABEL
AND
Among those returning to the Colony read such statements as these, and a faw explanatory remarks cancerning by the 43. dutenar yesterday were Mfr. them seem to be called for. Regarding and Mrs. H. S. Rouse, the first matter, it is not surprising that in any country where an embargo
on the export of coin exists, cases of this One such £438 tind should occur. did occur in Hongkong about the time of Dr. Sono's visit. A wash amah was detected taking out of the Colony $3,200, and the. magistrate who heard the case ordered the confiscation of the money in accordance with the law; but on an appeal being made subsequently to the Governor in Council the decision wES changed to a fine of three hundred dollars, and the sum of three thousand dollars was returned to the amah who
Tho University A.DLL has decided not. to proceed with the production of Mase.
feld's The Faithfu
Mr D. II. Blake, solicitor with Measra Wilkinson & Crist, Hongkong, is leaving the Colony on Home leave next week.
were
MAIL DELAYED.
MONSOON DELAYS ARRIVAL OF ** MACEDÓNIAL)
Owing to strong monsson weather the P. & O. 8.3. Macedonia is not expected to arrive here until to-morrow morning. This steamer is bringing Lendon letters. and 1,317 parcela.
The 3.5 Talma is due to-day with Europe and Home papers vid Nogagatam Three casca of enteric fever were (London, November 5th); the qs. Tilawa notified in the Colony last week, two should arrive from Amoy with letters and the as. Shantung frem Shanghai with proving fatal. All the cases
mail from the North. There is little Chinese.
doubt but that these vessels will put in A Chinese office boy at the Mitsui an appearance. The first named stormer. Busann Kaizha, Ltd., is stated to bave is already overdue, having been delayed absconded with a sum of $2,900 belonging by bad weather on the way up from
to the firm."
Singapore and the other two should have no bad weather to cause a delay.
The as. President Jackson is also due with mail from Manila and the s President Taft with letters and papers from the U.S.A., Honolulu, Japan and Shanghai as well as mail from Home and Europe via Siberia..
represented it to bai her savings over a period of thirty years. The Hongkong The annual general meeting of the Goverment is not 'sa bard up that it Royal Hongkong, Golf Club wil be held seeks to "confiscate the life-long savings in the Beard Room of Mesars. Jardine, of old Chinese · Morvants." But when Matheson at 5.30 p.m. on Tuesday next. Governments place an embargo on the export of coin, whether in Hongkong or in the European countries, where similar embargoes have been necessary since the war, they have to be enforced relent ly, for smuggling has become a very 6ne art. If it were seen to be easily possible for wealthy persons to evade the law by employing decrepit old people to take large packages of coin out of the harbour from Kowloon Pier, on Tuesday. L. W. Booth, CM.G. (formerly of the Colony by pleading that they represented He was rescued by the police and a few Ceylon Civil Service), and Mrs. Booth.
The master of the Es. Sensining "rem ported to the Harbour Office yesterday that there were irregular flashes of the light on Lemmar Island. There was an interval, he stated, between two fashes of
83 seconds.
A driver in the Hongkong Mule Corps, named Hermat Ali, jumped into the
LOCAL WEDDING
BOOTH-FORBES.
'At St. John's Cathedral yesterday after, noon, the marriage took place of Mr. Criminal Intelligence), son of the late Mr. LH. V. Booth (Assistant Director of
‘VICTORIA tacir life-long savings, the law would be Chinese. He was later taken back to Mr. Andrew Forbes, formerly well-know
VAT"
FINEST
OLD SCOTCH WHISKY.
As supplied to the Houses of.
Lords and Commons.
By Royal Appointment to His Majesty The Kirg.
SOLE AGENTS –
rendered useless. When a grave injustice of the kind indicated is done, it is seen that means are open in the Colony for rectifying it.
Whitfield Barracks.
Whilst riding across country, Mr. H. von Heidenstaaz, Engineer-in-Chief of the Whangpoo Conservancy Board, suffer- ed an injury to his leg by a fall Though this has confined him to his rooms, he is able to attend to Conservancy business.
The second part of the extract con- tning an old familiar charge, though we do not remember ever seeing it put in
An offer has been made by a syndicate the form that subscriptions had been in Manila for the purchase of the Cebu raised at Hongkong at public meetings Portland Cement Co. The Board of Con- for the Chinese forces fighting against trol, it is stated, has decided that who the Chinese army." Our Japan contem-ever purchases the business must shoulder porary, however, regards the statement the P600,000 overdraft the concern in
curred last year. as being confirmed by one more recently made by a Swatow correspondent who ⚫rote: General CHEN CHUNG MING himselfuever left Hongkong. His share the work of defeating the Canton Government appears to have consisted in "spreading untrustworthy reports, of iaginary victories, and collecting as much as possible from the deluded optimists in Hongkong who hoped that with their financial assistance he would be able to restore normal conditions
A. S. WATSON
CO., LTD. &
A:
BIRTH.
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TixonELL-At Shanghai, on November noth, to the wife of C. 1. TIMBRELL
SOD, THOMAS WILLIAM.
MARRIAGE.
here."
and Miss Marjorie Forbes, daughter of in Hongkong, and Mrs. Forbes, now of Folkestone, England.
The bride, who arrived in the Colony & dress of fawn lace over pink and wore by the sa. City of Cairo, was attired in
black hat. She was given in marriage by Mr. D. Burlingham, D.S.P., and was attended by Mrs LG. Scott; while Miss Jackie Scott, dressed in mauve organdie, was the flower girl. The bride carried, a bouquet of pink roses and the flower girl one of violets.
The duties of best man were carried
Titania.
by Lieut. K: J. Riddell, of HMS.
.༣.
The Cathedral was tastefully decorated was fully choral. As the bride entered with white chrysanthemums. The service the church, the chair and congregation... sangThe Voice that Breathed O'er Eden and during the service the byma, The sale of lesschold property, hy" Love Divine was sung. At the close
Wedding March." crder of the mortgagee, at No. 1, 3 and of the service, Mr. F. Mason, played the 3, Canton Villas, Kowloon, with an area
As the bride and bridegroom left the of 39,360 square feet and a Crown rent of 2182, which was to have taken place at Cathedral, they walked under the crossed the Auctionsering, and Brokering, Com-swords of the guard of honour formed by
Following the Cathedral_ceremony, pany's sales room yesterday afternoon members of the local police force. was cancelled.
reception took place in the Gymnasiam at the room being Police Headquarters, decorated with flowers and plants which were displayed to the best advantage by the aid of coloured electric lights.
2
The new Commander-in-Chief of the French Squadron in Far Eastern waters, Rear-Admiral Basiro, is due to arrive in Hongkong this morning at eight o'clock ca the flagship of the squadron, the Jules Michelet, from Saigon. Rear Admira Baaire succeeds Vice-Admiral Frochet 38 Commander-in-Chief of the Squadron in Far Eastern waters. It will be noted that this state-
Lieut.-Commander: G. F. Hole, RN. money was at the Marine Court yesterday fined CARI-JONES.-At Shanghai, on Decem- ment does not say the
of cargo boat 810, her 2nd, Eru GRACE, daughter of raised" at "public meetings." There the master Mr. and the late Mr, JOHN OWEN
with the alternative of ten days' hard a good deal of labour, for having on board his boat JONES, of Llanishen, Glamorgan, to is no doubt that JAMES CARLE, of Shanghai.
money was raised in Hongkong for the dangerous goods, namely kerosine oil, at the sea wall of the Government Cooling DEATHS.
support of General CHEN CHUNG MING's Wharf, Yamati, this not being a dan
·BINDSAYA Shanghai on December
end, GEORGE LINDAY, aged 76 years, campaign, but we confess we have never rerous goods anchorage.
heard of it being raised at public meet ings in the Colony. If there is an im-
FO Plication in the statement that this money was raised with the connivance of the Government of Hongkong it is untrue and the circulation of the statement known.
Jate of Messrs. Hansons.
ROSSEN ST. LEGER-At Shanghai, 'on' December 1st, ROSSEAU ST. LEGERE aged 63 years.
Hongkong Oce: 14, Chater Road. London Office: 131, Fleet Street, E.O.
After the toast of the bride and bride-
groom, the wedding cake was cup by Mr. Booth, who used her husband's sword.
Mr. and Mrs. Booth were recipients of a large number of wedding presents, which were on view in the Gymnasium. They included gifts from the European- Detective Staff, the European. Inspectors and Sub-Inspectors, the Interpreters staff. at police headquarters and Indian In- spectors.
Among the guests present at the ser vice in the Cathedral and at the recep- tion at Police Headquarters were Mr. and Mrs. P. P. J. Wodehouse, Mr. and Mr T. IL King, Mr. and Mrs. D. Bur lingham, Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Gerrard, As was reported in the Daily Press Mr. W. R. Scott, Mr. and Mrs. W yesterday, Mr. Yeung Sai. Ngam and Kent, Mr. and Mrs. J. Granit, "Mr. J. Mr. Kan Kum Shek, the unofficial dele. Ogg, Mr. T. Cashman, Mr. R. Lanigan, gates from Canton, are now in the Mr. P. Grant, Commander C. G. B. Colt- Colony, and yesterday they had conver- hart (H.M.8. Varazion), Lient-Comdr. sations with several prominent Hong-A. P. Bush, D.8.0. (H.M.S. Hawkins) kong merchants, but nothing definite is and Pay. Lieutenant Osborne...
Mr. and Mrs. Booth left Hongkong later It appears that both visitors
in the afternoon for Fanling, where the honeymoon is being spent. The bride purely mischievous. The Hongkong Govre optimistic of a settlement.
The following forthcoming weddings are wore her wedding dress with the addition ernment has done its best to preserve a
announced: Mr. G. J. Johnson, Inter- of a coat of kasha cloth. neutral attitude. It has allowed no national Bank, Hongkong, to Miss Alnah James, Peking; Mr. Andrew Wallace more privileges to one faction than to Harper, 6. Queen's Road Central, to another. If it is true-and we believe it is Miss Elizabeth Mary Mahoney, who will a fact that General Cas CuruNG MING arrive in the Colony from America by the Empress of Russur; Mr. Heary Walter "PREVALENT BELIEFS's never left Hongkong, it is equsly Stewart, Kowloon Hotel, to Miss, Evelyn
CONCERNING HONGKONG
Lennox Peterson, 151, The Peak
The Buily Press.
HongKosa, DicEMBER 10TH, 1925.
...
COURT MARTIAL SENTENCE. CAPT.. E. S. DICKIN DISMISSED
FROM THE SERVICE..
true that Hongkong has been recognised
Captain Erie Button Diekin, Army AND CANTON.
by some at least of the prominent Father Miguel Selgn, for some time Dental Corps, who has tried by General We notice that an American Indy, Dr. loaders of the other faction as being, in Acting Director of the Weather Bureau Court Martial at Victoria Barracks, on in the Philippines in the absence of September, 20th, has been dismissed ANNA L. STRONG, who has spent some spite of all that has happened, the place Father Algue, was appointed Director of from the service
that Bureau by the Governor-General last,
Command Orders state that Captain Sears in Russia and recently made which still affords the greatest security for week. Father Miguel Baderza Maso, S. Dickin, Army Dental Corps, was short stay in Hongkong and Canton, was themselves and their families. The truth chief of the seismographic section of the found guilty of the charge of Conduct. Manila Observatory, was appointed as to the prejudice of good order and mili- interviewed in Kobe on the subject of is that both sides have drawn largesistant director. Both appointments are tary discipline in rendering himself unfit for duty by reason of previous indulgence Canton's campaign against Hongkong amounts of money from their sympathisers and interim, but their approval by the
Senate at its next session is believed cer in alcoholic stimulants, by General There is little in the report of the inter in Hongkong As well in every other tain. Father Selga's appointment comes Court Martial, and was sentenced to he as a result of the resignation of Father dismissed from His Majesty's Service. view to which exception can be taken foreign territory where Chinese congre Algue, who is
suffering from eye trouble.
Tho scatence was:
duly
uly confirmed by Hia save the following excerpts -
Majesty The King gate. Ono faction has no more cause to
The death is announced of Dr. H. B. Colonel C. Russell Brown, D.B.O., LE. Another prevalent belief was that the British courts at Hongkong, had complain of this than the other, except Kent, Principal medical officer of the (the present acting G.0.0.), was the confiscated the lifelong savings of old as regards the probable size of the con- Kailan Mining Administration. A grad. President of the Court and other mem-
Lieut. Colonel T. Chinese servants under the Emergency Law which had placed an embargo en tributions. So long as it is understood gate of London University, Dr.-Kent, was bers comprised
trained at Guys Hospital. He obtained Montagio-Bates, C.B., OMG.. the taking of money from the Colony that the Hongkong Government and the his M.R.CS, L.R.CP., and passed the (1st East Surrey Regt), Lient. Col. G. E. beyond a very small amount Sho had
preliminary examination for F.R.C.S. S. Tuke, D.S.O, RA, Lieut. Col. E. E RE, Major W. --not been able to verify these state- British and foreign communities generally (Ena Dr Kent thence went out to B. Mackintosh,
ments, but the fact that they were have had no part or lot in this financial Lagos for servies under the Colonial PA Hattersley-Smith, D.8.0.
Oce, in West Africa. He joined the and Major F. G. Hyland, M.C., R.E commonly believed among the Chinese was of great importance. Then there support for any faction, there is little Kailan Mining Administration in July, Major R. 8. S. Faton (1st East Surrey was the fact that subscriptions find further to be said on the subject. We 1910, na medical officer in the Mines Area Regt.) was Judge Advocate and Captain
for the Administration, the Chinese Gov C. J. F. Bensley, R.A., prosecuted. been raised at Hongkong at public
Mr. L. D. Turner (fessra, Johnson, meetings for the Chinese forces fight repeat that we are not aware that any erament Railways and the Chee Hain ing against the Cantonese army,
“public meetings have been held in Cement Co. In 1918 Dr. Kent realized Stokes & Mastery, who defended, was "Is that admitted by the Hongkong
his great ambition, the degree of M.B., complimented by the President for the people 1" the interviewer asked Miss the Colony in support of one faction or which is the highest examination in ability with which he conducted his cake Strong replied in the affirmative
the other, and we are perfectly certain surgery open to the profession. He pass on his frat appearance as Court Martin} An exaggerated impression might that they would not have been permitted ed brilliantly while four cat of seven counsel.
candidates failed. Dr. Kent obtained Captain Dickin bad served eight years
iri the army, his F.R.C.S. in 1923. easily be gained by people abroad who by the Government,
D.S.O.,