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EXHIBITION BILLIARDS.
FAULKINER 8. C. KWOK..
AT THE
SOUTH CHINA ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION
INTIMATIONS.
THE HONGKONG DAILY - PRESS, TUESDAY, MAY 25TH, 1926
VELIX VILLAS.-At the TERMINUS of
FEBUS SERVICE, European residences squipped with modern sanitation. electric light, gas, as well as garage and comprising 6 rooms, 4 bathrooms, servants" quarters, etc., at $150 and upwards. Those comfortable residences, on MOUNT DATI Bain, faos South and are situated in one of, the most delightful localities in Hongkong. Apply to the HONGKONG LAND INVESTMENT &
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FRIDAY, MAY 29TH, AT 9 7.M,
Tickels 32 to be bad at the Association.
KOWLOON BOWLING GREEN CLUB.
EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL
MEETING,
GENERAL N EXTRAORDINARY
MEETING of MEMBERS will be held at the CLUB HOUSH 64 TUESDAY, TO MAY, 1926, st. 6-7.3.
Eraxis-As posted on Notice Board in
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By Order,
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Hon. Secretary.
UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF CANTON, LTD.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS. TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that
NO the FIFTY-THIRD ORDINARY
TO LET.
COMFORTABLY Furnished
ROOMS
with Private Bathroom and Private Verandah TO LET with Good Board at the SULPHUR BATHS, WEI-HAIWE. HOUSES on one of the Best Beaches and next to the MAINLAND GOLF COURSE. Special Rates for A Stay of Mere Than One Month.-Apply Mss.
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PREMISES TO LET in the DAIRY FARM BUILDING, PENNINGTON STREET, East Point, Floor Area: 6,935 Sq. Ft. Height: For Make Excellent Godown. 20.40 Ft. further particulars apply, to the StCRETARY, THE DAIRY FARM, ICE & COLD STORAGE CO., LTD.
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YEARLY MEETING of the Society will ba hell at the End Office, UNION BUILDING,| SMALL INVESTORS. Hongkong.cn FRIDAY, 28TH MAY, 1926, at
11 O'CLOCE AM, for the parpass of receiving the Report of the Directors and the Statements
of Account to 31st DECEMBER, 1925, and of declaring Dividend, etc.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Society wille CLOSED from MAY 12T to MAY
8:, both days inclusive.
By Order of the Board. PAUL LAUDER,
General Manager.
Hongkong, May, 3rd 1926,
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BRITISH TRADERS' INSURANCE COMPANY, LTD.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS. TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the
SIXTIETH ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING of the Company will bu hold at its "Head Office, UNION BUILDING, Hoogkong, on FRIDAY, 18TH MAY, 1996, 11.15 A.M., for the purpose of moeiving the Report of the Directors and the Statements of Account to $1st DecemRER, 1945, and of declaring Dividenda, vie.
"
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from MAY 19 to MAY 49, both days inclusive,
By Order of the Board, PAUL LAUDER,
Gozeral Manager. +(3320
Hongkong, May 3rd, 1928.
THE CHINA FIRE INSURANCE
COMPANY, LTD.
*NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
SAFE DEPOSIT VAULTS.
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THE BANQUE DE L'INDOCHINE be
DEPOSIT that they have actually in their New Building. 5, QUEEN'S FOAD, SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES at the Yearly Rate of $8 for the Small Size and $12 for the Large Size. Please Apply to The CASHIER
FOR SALE IN FOOCHOW TWO TANGYE'S BOILERS,81 x 7ft. with Farnaca Doora, Fire Bars, Guages, Valves, &c., c.
One HORIZONTAL PUMP. Que DONKEY PUMP.
One DISINTEGRATOR with Accessories. One STEAM ENGINE with Accessories. Three CHALLENGE PUMPS with Sustion and Delivery Ross..
Three Sate of Beer TAFS and DIES, by Buck, London, i xin. 18 Taps; and Lawsox, Glasgow, 24 Taps. A Large Quantity of Wooden Moulds, the Appurtenances of a Brick Tea Factory
All the shore are in Good Useable Con- dition, can be Seen at Any Timo, and Further Particulars obtained from
BATHGATE & Co., FOOCHOW.
35457
ON SALE.
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the LEGISLATIVE
of
HONGKONG HANSARD REPORTS
MEETINGS of COUNCIL
the
for
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Revised by Members.
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DAILY PRISE Frics.
FIFTY-SEVENTH ORDINARY Bersion 1925.
YEARLY MEETING at the Company will be held at its Head Office, UNION RUILDING, Hongkong, on FRIDAY, 28TH MAY, 1926, at 11.20 AM for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors and the Statements of Account to 31st Drozmaza, 1925, and of declaring Dividends, etc..
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from MAY 12 to MAY 29r, both days inclusive.
By Order of the Board, PAUL LAUDER,
General Manager. [3521
Hongkong, May 3rd, 1926.
PEAK TRAMWAYS COMPANY, LIMITED."
NOTIC
ATOTICE 18 HEREBY GIVEN that the ANNUAL ORDINARY. GEN. ERAL MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS of the above Company will be held at the Boxo- KONG Hort, Bongkong, on FRIDAY, 28tя 1926, at 11 A.M. for the purpose of the Report of the Directors together Statement of Accounts for the Year with unded 30th APRIL, 1926.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from MONDAY; 24TH MAY, to MONDAY, 31er MAY, 1926, both days inclusive
JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SÓN," General Managers. Hongkong, 18th May, 1996
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INDO-CHINA: STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, LTD, FORTY-FIFTH ORDINARY GEN. TERAL MEETING of the Company will be held at the Offices of the General Managing Hours, JADINE, HATBZON & Co. Las Fedder Street, Hongkong, ou THURSDAY, the 10TH JUNE, 1928, at is Noor, for the
receiving the Report of the Direc purpose of tors, passing 1 Accounts, and electing Dires- tors and Anditors.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the SED to 42 JUNE, 1928, both days inclusiva
By Order of the Board, JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD,
General Managers..
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HONGKONG
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during the very difficult period of the last few months.
One of three en suspected of being concerned id the robbery with violenc
It is with a knowledge of the above at Taipo on Friday night, was arrested i facts well in mind that we venture to on Sunday. The stolen money was re- suggest that the time has come to recon- covered. "sider the various problems of develop
The upsetting of a kerosene lamp set The four main items that should
fire to, a bed curtain at Hunghom on be investigated are (41), road improve-Sunday, & Chinese couple, who occupied supply; (3) port the bed, were sent to hospital suffering development and (4) public health, with from burnse
ment.
ments; (2) water
empecial reference to refuse destructors and improved hospital facilities.
SWATOW CONSUL
ATTACKED.
ASSAULT BY SEVEN PICKETS.
ARMED GUARD LANDED.
APOLOGY DEMANDED;
[TRROR REUTER'S AGENCY, }
PEXING. May 24th. At the Central Magistracy yesterday.
While removing Communist posters There can be no doubt that, in spite there men arrested in connection with an
No. 33, Connaught, from the walls of the Consulate on May of the work already carried out, there armed robbery at is urgent need to widen many of the Road Central,, were remanded for a week.rd the British Consul at Swatow was existing roads in the Colony. The new One of the men had just left hospital assaulted by seven pickets. road which reduces the dangers near the Ile, had been shot in the nose by a detec. Taikoo Sugar Refineries is a great im-five whilst attempting to escape. provement; the reclamation work on the Praya East will provide wide roads when
Mr. Claude Falkiner, the well-known
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The Consul defended himself with h stick and retired into the compound. The pickets observing that other foreigners were there, did not enter.
The Consul subsequently summoned an
it is completed. In the central districts billiard player, who is meeting år. A. J. and between the City Hall and Pokfulam, and the local Billiards Champion) armed guard from the British gunboat, however, there still remains much to beat the Club Lusitano, this evening, and in the harbour and informed the Chinese Mr. Leung Kaia Kong (an ex-Champion) Foreign Commissioner that the guard Jone
We understand that there are
at the Chinese Club to-morrow evening. would remain until, he received an official comprehensive schemes which have harrived in Hongkong yesterday morning apology and an assurance that no more prepared but which are, as they say by the sex. President Adams from Shang-posters would be posted on the walls of
the Consulate. hung up.". We believe that they should
The Consul also demanded that the
he put in hand at once in anticipation of the inevitable great, increase in motor trafic.
It is a little didicul; to understand why the work in connection with the plan for bringing our water across the harbour has been arrested. A fairly large sunt of money has already been expended on haring tunnels, and making a conduit un the mainland. It was the first section of a very fine and comprehensive scheme for ensuring a reliable supply of water to the whole Colony. It is certain that the
It is equally certain that all possible entchment areas on the island have been utilised. Many competent judges of our present day needs state very definitely that the Pokfulam reservoir should he I abandoned or that the water in it should not be used for domestic service, so, that some part of this catchment aina might be used for Iilding.
A. S. WATSON demand for water will increase each year.
& CO., LTD.
HONGKONG DISPENSARY.
Hongkong Office: 1a, Chater Road. London Office: 181, Fleet Street, EC.
The Daily Press.
BONGIORE, May 25тu, 1996.
LOCAL DEVELOPMENTS. Fos nently a year we have been, more or less, marking time in Hongkong. As soon as it became obvious that the local trade conditions would be affected by the un- fortunate trend of events in China it was
With regard to the scheme for Port Development, we remember the visit of the famous consulting, engineer, Sir MAURICE FITZMAURICE, about six or seven- years ago. He made many recomienda- tions, but there is no evidence that any thing very important has yet been accom- plished. Mr. Descas also put forward a somewhat ambitious scheme which was discussed in detail by those likely to he affected but since the resignation of Mr. Descar, the special Government depart Iment concerned with barbieur improve ments has been, or in being, absorbed by the Department of Public Workg.. Is that a wise policy?
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Searching for property stolen in the offenders' should be punished and pickets recrat robberies at the Popular and prohibited from landing, on that sille of Pioneer Silk Stores; China Building, the harbour.
The Consul is not seriously injured. detectives during the week-end raided a Chinese fat at Lyndhurst Terrace. pearl necklace and another set of pearls worked out in the design of a flower were found. The Chinese couple who lived there, however, proved that the pearls were their own property...
The
FAR
EASTERN CABLE
NEWS.
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JAPANESE AIR SMASH,
TWO ARMY PILOTS, KILLED.
TOKYO, May 4th. During a practice fight this morning two Army aeroplanes collided in mid-air
two round-the-world cyclists, Gibelli and Kundinger, arrived in Canton on the 17th inst. They had a little trouble with strike pickets after crossing the border, but they were eventually allowed to continue. In Canton, which they left on Thursday, they obtained spreist permits from the Government to at Noyori, near Nara. travel northwards through Kwangtung to Hankow. They visited the Shameen and were warmly received.
WHAT AMERICA OWES BRITAIN. TRADERS' MESSAGE TO U.S. AMBASSADOR.
One machine burst into flames, and the Bath pilots were other broke in two. killed.
EXTRALITY, COMMISSION.
DELEGATES TO REMAIN A WEEK IN SHANGHAI.
SHANGHAL May 24th. Mr. Stanley Machin presiding at the
The Extrality Commission Delegates annual meeting of the Association of British Chambers of Commerce at the Hotel Victoria, Northumberland-Avenue, arrived here yesterday evening and ex- W.C., Tast month said that they were told pect to remain a week currying out their by Mr. Chuichill that there was only
about £163,000,000 of national expendi- usual investigations, ture out of which the Government could A number of social functions have been effect economy statement with which. he thought, few commercial men would arranged.
agrer
For that reason be suggested for The Delegates expected to reassemble the consideration of the Chancellor that in Peking about June 10th. he should call to his aid, in a consulta tion, experienced members of the no countancy profession.
be
WEATHER REPORT.
Last night's weather report, forecast and remarks by the Royal Observatory
He suggested that there must economies in every department of the Administration. a reduction of staff, to a minimum, reduction of national de and a curtailment of what was so often The depression over Japan is filing up. fenge as soon as circumstances permitted, described as social legislation, which we The depression over Tongking has deep-
ened. could not aford. Cheers.)
said:-
A resolution was passed asking the Local forecast: E. winds, moderate, Government to enquire into the possi- overcast, occasional rain: bility of a system of strict rationing of all spending departments as a means of relieving the strain of the present finan- einl position.
As far as our sanitary arrangements are concerned we are glad that Dr. KocH has taken as the cudgels on behalf of those who advocate refuse destructors. decided, no doubt wisely, that the revenue The present system of refuse disposal is As we "and unsatisfactory. primitive of the Colony, should be conserved.
pointed out several days ago the beat Various schertes of expansion and general from incinerators has been used in many
Sir James Martin proposed a resolu- improvement were held up. The word
great vities for steam raising purposestion asking the British Foreign Secre- went through the Government depart. It would not be impossible to utilise tary to draw the attention of the United ments that econorny "was to be the watch refuss destructors in this Colony for the States Ambassador in London to the fact that Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Geor gia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Caro word until things were more prosperous, same purpose.
(Continued an next, Column).
on their debts for moneya lent for in- dustrial purposes and for national de velopment, and urging that these de- faulting States, which were now wealthy, Sir. James estimated that the amount should meet their obligations. these States owed to this country was £15,000,000.
The resolution was carried.
EMPIRE DAY.
"THESE ARE OUR CHOICE!"
We can imagine that Sir EDWARD "STUES Finally there is the question of the localius, and South Carolina had defaulted was anxious that his guccessor should not hospitals. A determined effort has been, find himself hampered by financial obliga-made to squash the scheme of the war tions. It was also undural that on his memorial hospital. The site is prepared Arrival here Sir Chen, CLEMENTI should but nothing appears to have been done be desirous of exploring the local situe regarding the buildings. "A public state- tion thoroughly before making-up his ment in surely due. With regard to the mind to spend large sums of public money other hospitals we can only hope that on improvements.
long delayed improvements will soon be Sir CECIL CLEMENT! Cane Back again to made. Public health is of vital import- Hongkong to find an 'altogether differentance and we trust that a forward policy cal atmosphere to that which had left will be adopted. We have had our an indelible impression upon his receptive anxieties but we have not lost faith in the mind. In many ways he is more Fortu future of the Colony. Delay is often à nate than any of his predecessors in office because he has had long experience of the details of Government business in Hong
costly business.
kong and has earned, great reputation Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Austin returned as a Chinese scholar. He is an admirer to the Colony strom Shanghai by the
At the Central Magistracy yesterday,
of the Chinese classics and a sympathetic President Adams yesterday. student of Chinese customs and history Yet, his knowledge and memories must
In Chinese was fined 850 for driving a have made him the more amazed at the
larry while holding only a learner's 88. situation which faced him on his arrival,icence... The charge was a sequel to an and it is no small tribute to his states accident at Bowrington Road over & manship to be able to record the fact month ago, when a woman was seriously that he has earned the respect of all injured and had to have a leg amputated. HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, Lap sections of the community by his digni- Accused also agreed to pay $100 com-
Bed and conciliatory actions and speeches pensation to the injured woman.
ON SALE:
A. Caster Road, Hongkong.
Suppose the Great Planner of things that be
Had offered to us, when in dreams He spoke, The choice of a single, stately tree"
To be cared for and tended by you or me,
Say, should we have chosen the British oak?,"
Suppone, when He fashioned the gentler flowers,
The gayest, and simplest that old Earth grows, He had promised to us from the radiant bowers That a single bloom. of them might be ours,
Say, should we have cherished an English rose? Suppose, when he ordered that winds should blow
With a vesper breath or hurricans's röar, Were our choice, for the song that was ours to know In the echoing blasts tossed to "and "fro,
The breezes caressing old England's shore?
And if one grouping of cliff that gleams,
One billowing army of wares that form, One land, were granted our dream of dream, Though we drift afar among eastern streams,
Do we doubt the place we should name is Home?
*
One northern island, one great, wide love,
One flag, one Empire, one glad voice.
To cry from Earth's bounds to the Heaven above-
“These are our choice!'!'",
Hongkong, Empire Day, 1996,
GLADYS JACKSON.