INTIMATIONS
NOTICE.
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a
NOTICE 15 Rer given and execated
by MR. JAN SEE OHING to JAN SEE HONG and dated the 8ru day of OctonZK, 1923, Hua Bean CANCELLED.
Dated this 7th day of Desember, 1925. -G. R. HAYWOON, Solicitor for Mr. JAN SEE Cury.
NOTICE..
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·MES DIANA MONDAY NEE by the
TES. DIANA WATTS in Arriving in Prendrat Van Buren and will lectors at the
THEATRE ROYAL
THAT SAME EVENING, DECEMBER 21st, at 9.15, ON
THE PRINCIPLES OF GREEK
BALANCE"
TUESDAY
AID ON
AFTERNOON,
AT 5.15 ON
THE.
"THE SCIENCE AND ART OF PERFECT MOVEMENT."
INTIMATIONS
NOTICE.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY. DECEMBER 18TH, 1925? ↑
THE HONGKONG AND CANTONIGH MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS. THE BRANNHOLDERS in THE FOURTH ORDINARY ANNUAL
the above Company will be bald as the Com pany's Towy Urrica, & Lower Albert Road, Hongkong, os TUESDAY, 291 DAY OF DECEMBER, 1925, at Noor, for the
of presenting the Report of the Directors and Statement of A canunts to 31st Juzrt, 1925.
inclusive.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from 14ru the T DECEMBER, 1995, both
By Urder of the Heart
J. D. THOMSON,
Acting Secretary.
[296 Hongkong, 11th December, 1996.
THE CHINA LIGHT AND POWER COMPANY (1913), LIMITED.
INTIMATION
With mirth and laughter..let old.
wrinkles come; ...
And let my liver rather heat with wine, -Than my heart cool with mortifying
тода.
Why should s man whose blood is
warm within,
Sil like his grindaire cut in alabaster! Sleep when he wako?
And creep
into the jaundice.
By being peevish !"*
Merchant of Fanice. Act I, Se. 1.
Fine SHERRIES
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Grown, Bottled and Shipped by
THE SEVENTH ORDINARY YEARLY GEO. G. SANDEMAN SONS
MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS in
the above Company will be held at the Offices
D, of the Company, ST. GEORGE'S BUILDING, Chater Road. Vistoria. Honkong, on MON- DAY, the 1st DECEMBER, 1925, at 11.30 O'CLOCK in the FORENCON, for the purpose of Statement of Accounts and the for the Year electing a
a
Hrs. WATTS makes ber Lectures partienia-ly Reportof the General bu
interesting he illustrating them in Her Own Person and Ends the Second Lecture by gir: ing An Archaia Greek Dance. All Profits to go to the M.C.L. Funds. Booking at Montric's.
NOTICE.
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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that MR
F MUNFORD in No Longer Connected
with this Company, and CEASED To Sign as SECRETARY from 1st DECEMBER,
30th SEPTEMBER.
ended Consulting Committee and
25,
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from THURSDAY, the 10th DICEMBza, 1925, until MONDAY, the 21st Decrxar, 1925, both days inclusive.
SHEWAN, TÓMES & Co. General Managers.
[2953 Hongkong, 3th December, 1995,
TO BE LET OR SOLD.
NULLY FURNISHED BUNGALOW in
For further Particulars. Apply to:-
DEACONS,
KOWLOON TONG AND NEW TERRIFY FURNIS
TORIES DEVELOPMENT Co., LTD.,
2957]
E. D. SHANK,
General Manager.
HONGKONG BOXING ASSOCIATION,
THEATRE ROYAL DECEMBER 23an, 1925, AT 9.15 r.. THIRD TOURNAMENT OF THE SEASON. MAIN EVENT.
.:
it
CP.O. JIM CA£TLIDGE STOKEA MOBRIS. FIFTEEN 2 MINUTE ROUND CATCHWEIGET CONTEST,
AND ABORT FIVE OTHER CONTESTS.
BOOKING at MOUTRIE'S :-
For MEMBERS Only on the 19TH and 21ST
DECEMBER.
GENERAL PUBLIC on the 23" and
23 DECEMBER.
PRICES-37.00, $3.00 and $1.00
1, Des Votax Road, Central.
TO LET.
& Co.
Xeres de la Frontera and-Oporto.
DUTY PAID. Per Case. Per Bo*,
Light Dry ...
...$35.00 Solerá
...*37.00 Very Pale Dry ... 38.00 Pale Dry Nutty... 40.00 Fine Old Brown ... 44.00
..
The Fraternity Party" did not leavs rubber manufacturers in the United States, and in Great Britain also, for Canton yesterday and it now seems bave constantly invsighed against it. improbable that it will go until alter Next month that scheme automatically Christmas, expires and it will be possible to export! gvery pound of rubber produced, but there are no indications in the rubber market that the outlook," from the manu facturers' point of view, will be greatly improved.
Mr. P. A. Cox, Assistant Oriental Manager of the Canadian Pacific Steam- ship, Lid, stationed at Shanghai, is in Hongkong on a short visit.
An enjoyable dance, arranged by the
THE TRADE LOAN.
19
THE PREDICAMENT OF THE NATIVE BANKS.
CHINESE BANKING ASSOCIATION'S PLEA
The following letter, which is a free translation of the original, was recently addressed by Mr. Ho Iu, compradore of the Mercantile Bank, on behalf of the Chinese Banking Exchange Association to the Chinese Chamber of Commerce regarding the handling of the Trade
It is a debateable question whether ship's company of H.M.S. Hawkins, was the supply of rubber would have been held at the Seamen's Institute last night any greater to-day if the Restriction and proved very successful. Scheme had never been instituted. Ac- Mr. G. E. Costello, agent of the Loan:-- sording to general report, that scheme Canadian Pacific Steamships, Ltd., at gave a tremendous flip to rubber grow. Yokohama, came down on the Empireas
notably in the Dutch East Indies where accompanied by Mrs. Costello, extensive areas under native cultivation
"As a result of the strike and boycott every line of business in this Colony was
ing in countries unaffected by the scheme, of Canada, on a visit to Hongkong, grievously affected, but fortunately the
ere brought into bearing, and we have i
"
Among the passengers who returned to
Home Gogernment granted a loan of Thirty million dollars to relieve the situn-
seen it contended that this extra supply the Colony yesterday by the Empression. At that time all the merchants in Canada wore Mr. Finlay Miller, Hongkong were very gratified at the -which would probably never have come into the market but for the restriction Mr. J. MeHutcheon, Mr. A. C. Dome, action, of the Home Government, sinco they were sanguine that with this money of exports in British territory-more than M. A. S. Gubbay and Mr. F. Ellis.
circulating in the market, the Snancial offset the diminished output in. Mulaya The Philharmonie Society gave their
Iolanthe last stringency would no longer cripple busi- The Restriction Scheinefifth performance of and Ceylon. was in no sense intended to be anything night before a very appreciative house. pess
A large number of applications for loans "Iolanthe " in the nature of a trade war." It was
will be repeated to-night! devised simply in order to save a great and the concluding performance will be were granted, but there were also a large nuraber which were turned down. This industry from ruin. Before restriction of given tomorrow night..
was due to the fact that the Hongkong Government refused to consider applica tions by the Native tanks for securing loans in order to pay off former loans
$3.00 outpat was applied in the two British We are officially informed that quaran
3.10 territories concerned, the world productize restrictions have been imposed at 3.25 tion of rubber was 18 per cent. in excess Hongkong on arrivals from Shanghai on 40 of the world's consumption. The market account of small-pox. Quarantine res-
Price felt much bojow the cost of pro-trictions at Hongkong"en arrivals frum of about Six millions which they had acquired from the Hongkong and Shang- dection, and in 1991 hardly a rubber Japan have now been removed,
hai and Chartered Banks on share and estate in Malaya was in a position to
property, securities.
3.75
and Fine PORTS pay even a 5 per cent. divider.d. Among the Christmas activities being
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Invalid... Douro Old Tawny Estrella...
44
...$38.00
40.00 .... 44.00 Nor About MARCH, 1026. WHOLE
46.00 OFFICES in the FRENCH BUILDING"
VICTORIA BUILDING, No. 5, QUEEN'S ROAD Very Old Tawny 58.00 CENTRAL (between CHARTERED BAXI- and
Oldest & Finest... 61.00 MERCANTER BANI).
Apply to BANQUE DE TINDOCHINE,
Chater Road
ON FLAT or SPACIOUS SUITE of
[2607
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TO LET.
YOMMODIOUS PREMISES on GROUND
Would make Admirable Showroom. For full particulars, apply to
THE MANAGER, HONGKONG AND CHINA Gas Co..
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CLOUDRE VOZUE ROAD CAVERA
Apply
TO LET.
TODOWNS' in"ALEXANDRA BUILD. NotMEMBERS of the HONGLONGINGS (Basement). BOTING ASSOCIATION art entitled to One Ringside Seat cach for 15.00 on production of their Mombership Cards. Members are re- gnested to sign their Names when taking Tickets at the Reduced Rate.
+(9973
WATER COLOUR EXHIBITION
MESSRS. KOMOR & KOMOR.
(PEN on the lTE INST. for TEN DAYS
Only.
Pictures by the Most Celebrated Artista. Inspection invited.
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Alesandra Building.
S.S. AMBOISE"
COMPAGINE DES MESSAGERIES
MARITIMES,
NOTICE
ONSIGNEES of Carge from MARSEIL
LES, &c., in connection with above Steamer are hereby informed that their Goods with the exception of Ogiam, Treasure and Valuabies are being landed and stored at their risk into the Godowas of the Hongkong and Kowloon Whard and Godown On Ltd., Kowican, whence Delivery may be obtained immediately after innding.
received froin the Consignees
2032
SECRETARY, A. 8 WATION & Co., LTD.
TO LET.
THOUSES, MAGAZINE GAT, MR ROAD, TWO Newly-constricted ECROPEAN
Three Flats, Three Large Rooms, euch with Kitchen, Servants Quarters and Bath Room, Gitted with Flush System.
Garage provided Immediate possession.
Apply
SANG KEE, Now Bank Bui ding.
PREPAID
** WANTED " ADVERTISEMENTS
The
sole object of the Restriction Scheme was $3.25 tahilise rubbe prices, somewhere 3.40 between 15. and 1x. 6d. per e by en
suring automatic readjustment of supply 3.75
arranged in connection with the Euro pean YMCA at Kowloon is a climb to Tai Mo. Shan by members on Boxing Day. The arrangements at present made
||
"In the opinion of the Chinese Bank- ing Exchange Association, the attitude of the Government towards these applies- to all conceivable variations in demand. in connection with this climb is that the tions was rather severe. The re-payment 3.90 Though increased supplies have been painters participating will leave the of the loans which the Banks had pre- YMCA. by bus on Bexing Day morning viously acquired was due in nine months. 5.00 released every quarter during the past 5.20 year the market price of rubber has risen about ten o'clock. They will alight near More than four months have clapsed, and to the neighbourhood of 43. C.; anit the foot of the hill and then proceed to they have a little over four months more remains steady at that figure still, not-climb it. They will return by bus to in which to find "the money to repay Was it forsible with the un- withstanding that restriction will lapse Kowloon, which they hope to reach about them. 5 111,
settled conditions "prevalent, and the altogether with the release of another 15
Another large Christmas mail arrived exceptional circumstances experienced en the R.M. S. Empress of Canada s'eshy those trading in Hongkong,
to pay this loan terday, and kept the sorting staff at the find this money
We do not think so. Naturally G.PO, very busily during the afternoon, oft
total of 404 bags of letters and papers when the repayment falls due, there were landed, including 39 baga from the two Banks will press the borrowers to Chited Kingdom ri Siberia, and about pay, up. But these native bankers have 20 bagsvarope also min Siberianot get the money to pay it off" and The remainder of the mail was from further they were and are being pressed Shanghai, Japan, Canada and the United by their depositors for repayment of their Stutes. The greater portion of the mail | deposits. is for Hongkong. Only 15 bags of purcels were brought from Canada,
A. S. WATSON
CO., LTD. Wine and Spirit Merchants.
&
per cent, in February next.
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It has been said that unfortunately the consequences of recent interference with the free play of supply and demand will be of long duration, since there has been almost a complete ceasation of new plant ing in British areas during the past three years. We do not see how this can be BAUECOST-At Shanghai, on December charged against the scheme for the
11th to Mr. and Mrs ALEXANDER restriction of exports.
Every rubber HABECOST, a daughter. Roosts.At Shanghai, on December 11th, planter knows that it takes six or seven
to Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Roorns, 2
years for a rubber tree to come into daughter.
bearing, and if only the planters had had confidence enough in the industry to anticipate the great increase in the de- nand for rubber, there was nothing to hinder them from planting as many acres represented an Australian branch of an
JJ
London Office: 131, Fleet Street, E.C. Hongkong Office: 1a, Chater Road.
The Daily Press.
Honexose, DaсzMBER 18гu, 1925.
"A TRADE WAR."-
20
to
Again, when they first secured the loan from these two Banks, they got only to per cent of the assessed value, but when
The death occurred at the Chulalong- kern Hospital on December 2nd of Mr. F. Le Breton, who had been resident i they have to pay off loans they have to Bangkok for the last ten years or so, pay even more money before the hypo- Mr. Le Breton, says the Siam Observer, thecated securities would be released,
Moreover,
as they liked so as to prepare for the old Channel Islands family that had because, since then, there has been a de- been established in Sydney since 1817,preciation in value of property and shares. good time coming. The experience Deceased had been twice married and With all these adverse circuinstances it immediately after the wedding ceremony of the slump 1 few years ago on both occasions his wife died under would be exceptionally difficult for these caused rubber to be generally
re-tragic circumstances. On the first occn. Banks to get out of their difficulties.
It was at first thought that when this sion, as the bride and bridegroom were garded as a highly speculative invest-driving from the church an accident Thirty million dollar loan was sanction- nent. Statistics, however, show that occurred, resulting in the death of thoed, they could secure money in order
former. Un the second occasion as the to pay off the Six millions. MA. HOOVER's statement. reported in a the world's consumption of rubber has newly wed pair were travelling by train they thought that the Government would cable a day or two ago, that in 1928 the increased marvellously in the last three to spend their honeyinoon a collision took be more liberal in advancing money to place and the bride was killed. Mr. Le them, according to the securities put up. WANTED, For Immediate Occupation, United States will be paying for its yeart, and is now practically double what Breton was unharmed, but the shock They were also given to understand bu
HoUSE, BUNGALOW OF FLAT
given a higher percentage. Another im- at the Fear District or Middle Level Writs rubber supplies "£135,000,000 above a it was before the adoption of the Re threw a fatal shadow over his life, and the value of shares or property would be
e was never afterwards the zame man.
portant factor which buoyed them up was Bar 153, c/o Hongkong Daily Press. (168
that the Government Loun was for a fair price" is startling, but we wonder striction Scheme. A glance at the statis
period of two years, and this would give the native Banks ample time to rECOVER
to TFarmisted Five Boomed House mi Pass rather looks as if Mr. Hoorn hd shows that the acreage of "rubber TO BE LET-Early in March, 1928 whether it would bear investigation. It tics of rubber estates Modern Conveniences Apply-Box No 162, c/o been
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"calculating payment for the planted" exceeds that of "rubber hear estimated consumption at the current ing," but notwithstanding the opportu. If so, it is mity this suggests of increased supplies NO LET From April 1st, 1926, for Sixmarket price of rubber. Boors, Central District, All Modern Conven
Hongkong Daily Prou.
in Malayn,
1 Mouths, Well Parnished PL47. Four safe, we think, to say that nothing of rubber nimost immediately, the de- iences including Flavator. Apply--Box No. like the present price of rubber will mand, is likely to quickly outgrow the 155, c/o Hongkong Daily Press. [185 he paid for the greater part of the increased supplies. Competent authori gatti Dargo will be forwarded, on unless"
supplies that will go into the United ties are predicting that by 1930 "the befor 5.00 pm To-day, requesting it to be Hongkong Hotel on Thursday Evening States in 1926. Everybody interested in potential consumption will be nearly Bill of Lading will be countersigned by Lost, A DIAMOND BING, Finder will be Built rubber plantations at least is aware that 100,000 tons in excess of the world pro the Undersigned. Goods remaining unclaimed ably Rewarded on Eeturning Sams 10-THz
there has been forward buying of rubber duction of rubber-"a state of affairs Friday. the 18th instant, at Noon, will MANAGZE, Hongkong Hotel" be subject to Bent and Landing Charges.
on a very extensive scale not only for offering little prospect of lower prices.?!"
landed here,
atter
OST In the Ladies' Cloak Room of the
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BE SOLD OR TO BE LET-TRI
[156 Apply to DzSON, BAM & GIBDB.
47-én must be sent in to me on or befor COTTAGE, Barker Rood, Farnished. 1926 but even for 1927, at prices which Mr. Hoover's call for: defensive mea
Monday, the 21st instant, or they will nothe recognized
All damaged Packages will be examined on Friday, the 18th instant, at 10.00 am by Mesues. Goddard de Douglas,
No Fire Insurance has been effected.
R. BODENTUSER, Agent Hongkong, 11th December, 1925.
[2965
HONGKONG WEEKLY
PRESS.
CONTAINING ALL THE WEEK'S LOCAL INEWS. 1The Paper to sand Home!
ANTED Daily or Resident NURSE
157, c/o Hongkong Daily Press.
Water Small Bey Aged Reader Though we are told that Mr. Husk
[157
he
COUNTERFEIT NOTES. POLICE WARNING TO" RESIDENTS.
During the past week the Police have
repay.
They were naturally keenly disap pointed when their applications were turned down. They therefore appeajed to the Chinese Chamber of Commerce to find means to help them, and the Hon.
discovered in circulation, in the Colony, a Mr. Chow Shou Son and the Hon. Mr. large number of counterfeit Hongkong P. H. Kotewall were appointed to" #p- and Shanghai 310 banknotes, and resiproach the Government, and explain the deats are warned to take special notice hardships endured by the bankers and af the notes they receive when changing the merchants in Hengkong. They were money.
also requested to appeal to the Govern The false notes can be easily detected rent to reconsider the these, notes are being passed
But merchants and particularly the in the daylight, but it is at night that tioning loans already hypothecated.
Not-As a result of inferior printing. counterfeits are recognisable by their bankers, are still in a quandary ve letter.,
STREET ACCIDENTS
WEDNESDAY'S
DAY'S LIST.
The
probably average less than half the figure aures" in the form of "a strong cam at which rubber stands to-day
paign for the voluntary saving of used rubber, and for the use of substitutes
A Chinese woman was knocked down dwells in his letter on the trade war, serve to upset these calculations; by a car in Des Veear Road near the there is no specific mention in the cable but the prospects of this do not seem to Western Market on Wednesday, and sus- tained injuries to her head. She was re TO LETEDROPRAY BLAT a6 No. 341, summary of that blessed word "Retriebe hopeful. We have heard similar pro- moved to the Government Civil Hospital.
Nathan Boad, Kowloon, with all Modern tion" which has hitherto been the bug-posals before, and undoubtedly there bas
A ricksha was smashed by being struck Conveniencer. Apply to-Hours, KAYAKA12T
by a motor lorry at the junction of Wing & Co., 3 and 5, D'Aguilar Street, Hongkong bear of the American manufacturer. It been a good deal of scientific investiga Lok Street and Des Vaux Road. The
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W
TTORK WANTED. --BizZALENCED-
TUGUESE BOOKLET Seeks Evaning
Pox
has been made to appear in the United tion going on with the object of putting coolie escaped injuries,
An Indian was knocked down by a car
States that the scaring price of rubber a cheap substitute for rabber on the has been solely due to the Restriction market, but nothing yet has been pro
Fall Set of Books. Reply-Box No. 150, co of rubber in Malare and Ceylon, and factory, substitute. Work after 5p.m. Can Take Charge of A Scheme which was applied to the export duced that can be accepted na satis, Hongkong Daily Press
[189
opposite the Sikh Temple in Morrison Hill Gap Road. The driver of the car man was not hurt, and walked off without in his report to the Police stated that the complaining.
of sane-
Mr. Li Yau Tsun, and Mr. Ho Fook, who are on the Loan Committee, have ap- proached the Hon. Mr. C. Mel. Messer, the Colonial Treasurer. The Committee have since decided to reconsider some of the debarred applications.]
HONGKONG-KOWLOON FERRY,
With a view to reducing overcrowding. due to the Golden Star" being off the run for two or three days, the Star". Ferry Company introduced a service from both gangways during the rush hours yesterday, and the system worked very satisfactorily.
It was originally expected to have four! the strike, the two new boats are not big ferries in use by now, but doing to likely to be operating until next March.