NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
JUMBLE SALE.
JUMBLE BALE in Aid of Charities will be held in the Uox Cuoce Hate Kennedy Road, on TUESDAY, I JUNE
( 31 at 2.30 2.3.
DISTRICT GRAND LODGE OF HONGKONG AND SOUTH CHINA, E.C.
"EMBERS Summoned to attend
MEDIAL MEETING of DISTRICT
GRAND LODGE to be held at ZITLAND- HALL, on THURSDAY, 27TH MAY, at 6 r.x.
Master Masons sre Invited to Attend.
A. MORRIS,
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D. G. Secretary.
DISTRICT GRAND MARK LODGE OF MARK MASTER MASONS OF HONGKONG AND SOUTH CHINA, EC.
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MEMBERS ate Summoned to Attenda SPECIAL MEETING of DISTRICT BAND LODGE to be held at ZITAND HA on THURSDAY, 27 MAY. 1 9.30
FX.
SBOR
J. J. MCPHERSON,
D. G. Secretary a
IMPORTANT TO RESIDENTS OF THE EAST POINT DISTRICTS. OPENING ANNOUNCEMENT.
FIOR
OR the Convenience of our many Car
tomers in the EAST POINT DISTRICT, WO
BRANCH at No. 2 are OPENING PENNINGTON STREET, on TUESDAY. Jat, JUNE NEXT, where DAIRY PRODUCE, MEATS, FISH (Fresh and Cured), and ICE, will be ON SALE. CAFE WISEMAN'S BREAD and CAKES, and FRESH FRUITS And VEGETABLES will also be Available on the Premises.
THE DAIRY FARM, TOE AND COLD STORAGE CO., LTD Hongkong, th May, 1996.
SAFE DEPOSIT VAULTS.
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INTIMATIONS.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, MAY 27TH, 1926.
FELIX VILLAS-At the TERMINUS of the BW BUS SERVICE, European residences equipped with modern sanitations. electric light, gas, me well, sa garage sɔd comprising 8 rooms, 4 bathrooms, servanta quarters, etc., at $150 and upwards. These comfortable residences, on MOUNT DATI
INTIMATIONS.
UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF CANTON, LTD.
INTIMATIONS.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS. TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN · hat
OTI
ORDINARY the FIFTY-THIRD
W. &
THE ATTACK ON THE BRITISH CONSUL AT SWATOW.'
A-Chinese prisoner at Taipo Palice Station, New Territories, escaped from custody yesterday morning. The brief." at Police Headquarter ; OUR Swatów correspundent informs us report received that the Strike pickets are still in absolute gives no details of how the escape was A. GILBEY'S control of that Fert, and the short cabled effected.
At the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday account of the attack on the British Consul; which appeared in the Daily before Mr. J. H. B. Nihill, a Chinese assistant baker was fined $50 with the
B040, face Sonth and are situated in one of YEARLY MEETING, UNION BUTLETS SPEY ROYAL" 'ress on Tuesday, bears out his state alternative of six weeks' hard labour for
the mort delightful locshtics in Hongbong, hald at the Head Office, Usior BUILDING, Apply to the BoxGROND LAND INVRATKIT&Hongkong, on FRIDAY, seru MAY, 1926, at AGENCY CO., Lan.
EXHIBITION BILLIARDS.
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11. O'CLOCK, A.M., for the parpces of receiving the Report of the Directors and the Statements of Account to 1st Drexxaxa, 1925, and of declaring Dividende, etc,
SCOTCH WHISKY.
FAULKINEN - 8. C. KWOK.
AT THE
SOUTH CRINA ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION
ON
FRIDAY, MAY 28T, AT 9
Tickets $2 to be had of the Association. 1359
CLUB LUSITANO,
BILLIARDS EXHIBITION.
MCLAUD FALKINER
MxA. J. OSHUNT.
EMBERS are informed that ANOTHER
MEMBERS MOT be given by MR. FALKINER at the Our LESIASE O FATURDAY. the 29TH MAY, 1926, at 13, The Exhibition in Open to Lady and Gentle
of Tickete man Friends of Members. Adminrisa may be obtained at the Secretary's Oc
E. D. DA ROZA.. Hon. Secretary,
Tale All interested in SAFE HE BANQUE DE L'INDOCHINE beg DEPOSIT, that they hare actually in their New Bailding. 5. QUEEN' ROAD, SAFES. DEPOSIT BOXES at the Yearly Rate of $8 for the Small Size and $12 for the Large Size. Please Apply to The CASBIER.
TO LET.
(8472
4-Koomed FLAT în CARNARTON BUILD A
HUM- Kowzoom.-Apply to ING, PHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE 00;
[3543 LTD., Alexandra Building.
TO LET.
OMFORTABLY Furnished
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Hongkong, 26th May, 1926.
BASEBALL.
'HONGKONG BASEBALL
ASSOCIATION.
[3604
OPENING GAME. SATURDAY, MAY 19TH, AT 4:00 PM. AT HAPPY VALLEY.
CHINA' ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION (Colony's Champions) 21 JAPANESE BASEBALL CLUB. (Runners Up).
H
S
BT KI COSILST EXCELLENCE THE GOVERNOR,
SIR CECIL OLEMENTI, KOM.G., WILL THROW THE FIRST BALL SUNDAY, MAY 30TH, AT 4.00 PM. HONGKONG BASEBALL CLUB
THE FILIPINO CLUB.
ADMISSION:--
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30 Czyta. * 20 CENTS.
ROOMS with Private Bathroom and Private Verandah TO LET with Good Board at the COVERED STANDS
UNCOVERED STANDS... SULPHUR BATES, WEI-HAI-WEL HOUSES on
next to the SOLDIERS & BAILORS IN UNIFORM HALF PRICE
FREY. ons of the Best Beaches and VAISLAND GOLF Counsz. Special Rates for ATDIEN...
* [3602 Stay of More Than One Month.Apply Mss. NIVEN, WEB-WEI.
13072
DREMISES TO LET in the DAIRY FARM PREMIO PERFISGTON STREET, East, Point, Floor Area: 6,835 Sq. Ft. Height: 20.40 FL Make Excellent Godown. For further particulars apply to the SECTANT, THE DAIRY FARM, ICE COLD STORAGE CO., LTD.
ONE
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NE OFFICE ROOM, Good Location Use of Boy, Light and Telephone, $50 Monthly, for Six Months or Linger. Houses Flate and Buildings Negotiated. Mortgage "Arranged.
SMALL INVESTORS,
TEL. 4530,
CHINESE ENGINEERING & MINING COMPANY, LIMITED. FATMENT OF INTERIM DIVIDEND. ON SHARZE FOR THE YEAR ENDING 30TH Joxx, 1926.:
THE Board having declared An INTERIM DIVIDEND of One Shilling per Share free of Income Tax, for the Year ending 80th Jow 1926. Holders of Bearer Shares and Holders of Dividend Warrants received from London on account of Eegistered Shares, will be paid their Dividends on presenting No. 28 Coupon of the Bearer Shares, sad Dividend Warrants on Registered Shares, to either of the following Bankx---
Tuz HONGYONG and Brinoxai Banking.
CORPORATION.
1
THE OHAKEERED BANK OF INDIA, ÁUSTRA-
· 14AND CHI
THE Roo-Asiatic Bank. ...
THE BARQUE BELGE POUR L'ETRANGER.” Payment will be made in Dollars at the Buying Rate of Exchange of the Day..
P. C. YOUNG,
· General Manager, KAILAN MINING ADMINISTRATION,
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ON SALE.
HONGKONG HANSARD REPORTS
the
the MEETINGS Sof LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL for the Bession 1925.
Revised by Members,
HONGKONG CRICKET CLUB.
TENNIS TOURNAMENT· POSTPONEMENT.
the FINAL OPEN CHAMPION WEATHER and Greend l'ermitting SHIP SINGLES and DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZES will take place on TUESDAY, 1ST JUNE, and Not on WEDNESDAY, the 26th May, a previously advertised. (*3609
FOR EUROPE AND AMERICA, INDIA, AUSTRALIA, &c.
Comprehensive and Complete Report
of the NEWS OF THE FAR EAST
Is given in the BONGKONG WEEKLY PRESS. with which incorporated
THE CHINA OVEELAND
TRADE REPORT."
Babscription, paid in advance-$13 per annum for delivery in Hongkong: including Postage to any part of the world it.
VISITORS, TO CANTON,
Should Purchase
A BOOK FOR THE GLOBE TROTTER FOR HONGKONG TO CANTON
BY THE PEARL RIVER
BY
CAPTAIN C. V, LLOYD With Illustrations, Maps and Flags
PRICE
On Sale at- Hongkong: Daily Pizza” Ozice.
Mostra. Kauzy & WALSH, Ltd Mesirs. Brawan 2: Oo, Messra, K. B. Watsoor & Co,
PRICE
DAILY PRESS DIESE
Canton!
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Society will be CLOSED from MAY 12TH to MAY gers, both risys inclusire.
By Order of the Board, PAUL LAUDER,
General Manager.
Hongkong, May, 3rd 1926,
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THE CHOICEST and
BRITISH TRADERS INSURANCE COMPANY, LTD.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS. TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the
NTIETH ORDINARY, YEARLY MEETING & the Company will be held at its Head Office. UNION BUILDING, Hongkong, on FRIDAY, 19TH MAY, 1926, at 11.15 A., for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors and the Statements of Account to 31st Decz ZR, 1915, and of declaring Dividends, etc. "
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company
will be OLOSED from MAY 19 to MAY 28ru, both days inclusive.
LI
By Order of the Board, PAUL LAUDER
nent.
to
the
We cannot believe that the Can- stealing various foodstuffs from ton officials would countenance such an Empresa of Russia. outrage and can only attribute it the
Mr. R. Baldwin, the organist of St. fact that during the past few weeks large | Andrew's Church, Kowloon, who recently numbers of troops" from the district have arrived in the Colony from Home, is to give his first organ recital on Sunday evening, during the evening service. Solos will be renilered by Miss F, Melill and, Mr. J. W. Baldwin.
been recalled to Canton. At the present moment, it seems, the military are the enly body who can maintain any sem. blance of order. When they, arn away the extremists-for the most part gangs of
Strike leaders-are apparently only too. happy to bring the Government into disrepute.
The packet containing a cheque for
OLDEST procurable. irresponsibles acting under the name of which Mr. W. H. Newnan, of HI.B.
Dockyard, reparted as missing on Friday" last has now been found. It will be re- membered that Mr. Newman gave the packet to a messenger of the Royal Armaments Depot, to take to the Post Office and it was lost on the way.
Messrs. W. & A. GILBEY, LTD
being the proprietors of Three Highland Distilleries are in a
The unfortunate incident in Swatow arose simply and solely from the action of the Communists. The British Consul Mr. Reid, of Broadwood Road, was
Sned 810 at the Central Magistracy ye as an interview with the Foreign terday, for allowing his dog to be abroad Commissioner when a number of "pie.unmuzzled May 10th. The Japanese caretaker of the Japanese Crematorium. kets"
amused themselves" by plastering Sookunjoo, was fined $40 for keeping four "Fines ranging the walls of the Consulate building with dogs without licences,
from $5 to $10 were imposed on a aum- It is difficult to er of Chinese summoned for similar
offences.
position second to none to supply communist posters. General Manager,
Hongkong, May 3rd, 1926.
*($520
THE CHINA FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, LTD.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the
NOTICE IS TH
the finest possible Scotch Whisky.imagine anything more calculated to provoke ill-feeling. When the Consul "SPEY ROYAL" Scotch Whisky returned, and saw what was happening
has been matured for many years in their own Excise Bonded
ORDINARY Warehouse, and has been special YEARLY MEETING of the Company will
*+
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be held at its Head Office, UNION BUILDING, ly stored in Sherry Casks. Hongkong, on FRIDAY, 28TH MAY, 1996, 11.20, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directora and the Statements of Account to. 31rt DECEMBER, 1925, and of declaring Dividends, etc.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from MAY 19TH to MAY 28TH, both days inclusive.
By Order of the Board, PAUL LAUDER,
General Manager. (8521
Hobgkong, May 3rd, 1928.
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PEAK TRAMWAYS' COMPANY, LIMITED.
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that
NOTICE ORDINARY GEN
ERAL MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS of the abere Compsay will be held at the Hove. KONG HOTEL, Hongkong, on FRIDAY, 281H MAY, 1926, at 11 AM. for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors together with a Statement of Accounts for the Tear! ended 30th Art, 1928,
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from MONDAY, 24TH MAY. to MONDAY, 318 MAY, 1926, both days
inclusive.
JORN D. HUMPHREYS & SON, General Managers.
(3579 Hongkong, 18th May. 1926.
THE HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI HOTELS, LIMITED. (INCORPORATED IN HONGKONG).
SOLE AGENTS:
P
The jubilee issue of fireen and White, gives an interesting historical review of the magazine of St. Joseph's College. the institution.
Other articles inchide Opening of the New Building." Joseph's College Golden Jubilee Cele bration." The First Vicar-Apostolic öf Hongkongdir, Creil Clementi on Education," and "The Josephians Hongkong University."
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Damage estimated at 5,000 pesos, his been caused by are which destroyed the front section of the Columbia Club at Manila in the early hours of Friday mornings. It is thought that the outbreak started through defective wiring. The building is owned by the Cathedral of
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he endeavoured to avoid an open rupture with the men and, unnoticed, gained access to the premises by a side entrance. He then commenced naturally to pull down the offending placards.
A little later he was observed by the pickets and they immediately adopted a threatening attitude. One called out "hit him" and the "fight began. It seems certain that the pickets would have followed their Mary and St. John spd is insured viction into the "Consulate building had with Messrs. . E. Eiser & Co. for 45,000 The flames were not extin- 7,500 peson. they not seen that one or two other less: while the contents are insured fer Office supplies They were too guished until 4.45 p.m.
and utensils were destroyed, and sixty ignorant to appreciate the seriousness of silver trophies won by the club in various their offence or to realise the consequences. A. Colburn, feprotary of the club lost sporting contests were melted; while Mr. personal effects valued at 450 pesos. Two billiard tables, valued at 500 pesos, were... also destroyed: The police are carrying out investigations.
S. WATSON foreigners were there.
CO., LTD.
Wine and Spirit Merchants
Hongkong Unce: 14, Chater Road. Fondon Office: 181, Fleet Street, -EC.
The Bady Press.
r
HONGKONG, MAY 27TH, 1926.
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the THE LATE MR. P. H. HOLYOAK.
ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS of THE HONGKONG
4
AND SHANGHAI HOTELS, LIMITED. By the death of Mr. P. H. HOLYCAR will be held in the Roor GARDEN of the Hose Hongkong loses one of the few members KONG Horti, Fedder Street, Hongkong, on SATURDAY, THE 29TH DAY OF MAY, 1926, ELEVEN O'CLOCK in the Foxxxoor, for the
parposs of receiving a Statement of Accounts and the Report of the Board of Directors for the Year ended on the 31st DrezZMIXE, 1925, confirming the appointment of a Director, and re-electing a Director and the Auditors.
By Under of the Board,
WALIER J HAWKER, Manager: Hongkong, 1st May, 1926: 13809
that were bound to follow. They were stopped simply by fear that they might come off second best in the encounter.
The whole affair was noticed by HM.S. Hollyhock and before the signal was made from the Consulate a landing party was on its way from the gunboat. There was absolutely no excuse for this outrage.
ous
assault on a British official and it
is
PRESENTATIONS TO MR.
HOOPER.
GOOD-WILL OF EUROPEAN AND CHINESE STAFFS.
FAREWELL DINNER FROM SKITTLE ALLEY.
is to be hoped, 'therefore, that General] CHIANG KAI Saza and his colleagues will
As stated in the Daily Pre last week, issist upon the punishment of the ring- Mr. J. Hooper, accountant of the Hong- kong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown leaders. It is the only way they can
Co., Ltd., and the Star Ferry 'Co., is maintain their good name and convince leaving by the Empress of Russia to- on retirement, thus ending a the world that they are sincere in their business career of over thirty-four years denunciation of "Bolshevik" excesses. in the Colony.
ر.
A Chinese woman committed suicide in Stanley Village on Tuesday by taking poison.
The Netherland Indian Government has declared Amoy to be an infected place on account of plague.
the
of its business community who have taken an active interest in public affairs He came into prominencë- some eleven,
The annual general meeting of years ago when be defeated Mr. J. W. C. Hengkong Polo Club was held at the BONNAR in the election of a Chamber of Club's Pavilion last evening. Commerce representative to the Legis- lative Council. and since that time he devoted himself whole-heartedly, to the public service. He had, of course, his
The closing of the entries in connection detractors. Ips' small Colony whore,
with the Palace Hotel Billiard Handicap owing to the lack of permanent residents, has been postponed until Monday next. the general attitude towards community
At Central Magistracy yesterday, TERAL MEETING of the Company will affairs is one almost of indifference any the rent were used. y each to:
INDO CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, LTD."
FORTY-FIFTH-ORDINARY.GEN.
be
held at the Offices of the General Managers, Messrs, JARDINE, HATEZION & Co. L
tors and Auditora.
By Order of the Board, JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD, MA Hongkong, 20th May, 1996.
General Maungers.
"A dog belonging to Mr. Stevenson of the Dairy Farm Company bit a Chinese in Mr. Stevenson's employ on Tuesday.
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Yesterday Her Majesty Queen Mary celebrated her fifty-ninth birthday. At noon a salute in honour of the occasion was fired by the warships in harbour.
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During the past few days he has been the recipient of a number of gifts ex- pressing the good-will of both the Euro- pean and Chinese staff of the Companies was presented with a travelling clock and with which he has been associated. He two handsome gold watches (one for him. self and one for his wife) from the Euro- pean staff of the Godown Company, with a valuable dinner service and tan service from the Compradore and with two beautiful Chinese lampshades mounted on high blackwood stands from the Chinese and Indian staffs. In addition Mr. Hooper received a red silk tapestry scroll upon which finely worked Chinese characters extolled his virtues, described his sterling qualities and wished him good luck, long life and health and hap. iness. This was a gift from the Chinese office staff.
A RECORD OF GOOD SERVICE. Mr. F. H. Crapaall, Becretary' and' Manager of the Godown and Ferry Con ponies, made the presentations on behalf of the staffs and, in doing so, paid a high Mr. tribute to Mr. Hoopers: service. Hooper, he said, came to Hongkong to who boldly takes the lead, sad ring of crackers in the vicinity of the join the Canadian Pacific Railway staff.
in 1891. He left them to join the Godown Fedder Street, Hoogkong, on THURSDAY shows initiative outside of the conduct Government Civil Hospital.
Co. in March, 1800. Mr. Hooper had the 10TH JUNE, 1928, at 18 Noor, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Direc of his own business, has a particularly
The ordinary general meeting of share-been, connected with the Star Ferry" tors, passing the Accounts, and electing Directhankless toxic. True, he has his sup holders of the Douglas Steamship Com Co. since its inception and had been in The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company porters, but there are never lacking those pany will be held on Friday, June 11. charge of the accounts for practically the
at the offices of the Company.
whole of the time. He had discharged will be CLOSED from the arp to 24in JÚNÉ,
who are ready to impute motives of
his trust in a very able manner and the 1926, both days inclusivo.
Company were losing a very valued ser self-advertisement and personal gain as
vant, and one whose place it would be the mainspring of public endeavour.
difficult to fill. While the stalls and the Mr. HOLZDAR served the public faith-
Companies were very sorry to lose him, yet they were all glad that he was able. A Chinese died in a cargo boat in the to enter into his well earned retirement faily and well, and to the detriment, harbour on Tuesday from the effects of in good health and in good time to be possibly, of his own private interests. At 6th poisoning. Later, two women were able to enjoy it. Everyone wished many any rate we know that his public work removed from the same boat to the years of happiness for him and his wife.
Kwong Wab Hospital THE ORDINARY GENERAL MEET occupied a great proportion of his time.
ING of SHAREHOLDERS: inothe
At the Kowloort Magistracy yesterday FAREWELL DINNER. abers Company will be held at the Company's This time was always ungrudgingly afternoon a Chinese girl was remanded In his earlier days Mr. Hooper was a Ofices, on FBIDAY
Y, THE 11TH OF JUNE given, but it meant, constant strain and on a charge of the theft of money and keen cricketer and rugby football player, 1928, at Noon, for the purpose of roosiyng-the Beport of the General Managers, Lether with quite probably hastened his end. He fewellery to the value of $400 from a but of later years he has devoted himself
friend's house in Yaumati
to golf and bowls Btatement of Accounts to the hot Drom deserved well of Hongkong and it would
1925.
While a Chinese, leper was being con- He will be particularly missed by the veyed across the harbour yesterday to
lads of the skittiä alley at the Hong- Kowloon whence he would be escorted to kong Club, They recently gave him a Shula Chun, he jumped into the water. farewell dinner and presented him with He was rescued by the crew of a police a handsome silver salver as a token of
remembrance:
DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY: LIMITED,
The TRANSFER BODES of the Company be a distinct advantage, to the Colony will be CLOSED from the 6en to 11mg/
if it possessed more men of his calibre. JUMN, both days inclusive, ne
DOUGLAS LAPBAIK & CO
The gap created by his deeply regretted General Managers. Hongkong, 20th May, 1926,
death will be one most difficult to fill.
launch
at Home.
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