NEW ADVERTISE- MENTS.
HOYAL HỒNG KÔNG YACHT
CLUB.
-RACING YACHTS
*Y" CLASS.
EMBERS are informed, that the
MEIERS RACE of the KATOS
BOX Series for "X" CLASS YACHTS
will inks place on SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 18TH Preparatory Qual 2.40.34. Start: 2:45 7.M. from Clab Line.
By Order,
J. R. L. BTANTON, Hon. Secretary, Failing Committon. (3895
NETHERLANDS
INTIMATIONS.
HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB. '
RACE MEETING, 1928.
18
FEBRUARY,
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17th, 1928.
The First Race on will be ran at 12 O'CLOCK Noow. "The First Bell will be rang at 11,30 M.
MEMBERS' BADGES.
MEMBERS BADGES of Admis- now ready and may be obtained by those Members who have not already received them, from Maners
INTIMATIONS.
G.
Ꭱ .
PUBLIC_AUCTION.
ARTIQULARS AND CONDITIONS
at Sale by Public Auction to be held on MONDAY, the 90 Day of FEBRUARY, 1919, at 3 p... the Offore of the Public Works Department, by Order of His Exox LENOT THE GOVERNOR, of One Tot
of OROWN LAND at Shamshipo in the Colony of Hong Kong, for form of 75 years, commencing from 1st July, 1898, with the option of by the Surveyor of His Marest to kura, for one further torm, of 24 years
INTIMATIONS.
FINE
SHERRIES.
LINSTEAD & DAVIS, Alexandra Buildings renewal at a Crown Rent to be fixed SUPERIOR
Members are reminded that these Badges will also admit them to all the Extra Race Meetings of this year.
TBOUR TORRLAND HAD Enoloware,
has
FOR SALE
The Damaged MCDBARGE NHW 36, Dimensions: approx. 133' x 23 x 3."
Lying on the Beach at Macao-Sac for Inspection.
и
Written Offers to be made before the 29TH FEBRUARY, 1923.
(5893
KOWLOON BOWLING GREEN CLUB.
CLOSING DAY.
THE CLOSING DAY and DIS-
MEMBERS ENCLOSURE. Members have the privilege of introduc ing Two Non-members to the Members". A Limited Number of Tickets are Svailable and may he obtained, from Mersin, Linstran & Day, Alexandra Balding, co or before SATURDAY, ปรุษ FEBRUARY, 1929
at & Cost of $10 Each Par Day or $30
for the The Charge tor Admission to the Members Enclosure will be și Per Day. Each Member can obtain apa application to the SECRETARY, Badger
for the Admission of Two Ladies Free of Chares. On no pretaxt will Children be permitted in either Enclosure during the First Three Days Racing.
PUBLIC ENCLOSURE. Tickets of Admission to the. Pablis Enclosure, Price: $3 Per Day for all
TRIBUTION OF FRIZES, vill Fermona including Ladies, may he pur. take Place Da SATURDAY FIRST, 16TH FEBRUARY, at 8 pm
A. CHAPMAN.
Hon, Secretary.
[$800
HONG KONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.
NO
TOTICE 8 HEREBY GIVEN that the ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING of the SHAREHOLDERS in this Corporation will be bold at CITY HALL Hong Kong, on SATUR DAY, the 25 FEBRUARY, 1928, at Noor, for the
of receiving the perpose Report of the Court of Directors together with a Statement of Accounts for the
S'at DECEMBER, 19
1927. Year REGISTER of SHARES of the Corporation will be
be CLOSED from MONDAY, the 18TH FEBRUARY, to SATURDAY, the 20TH FEBRUARY, 1928 (Both Day inclusive), during which perid No Transfer of Shares can bo registered.
The
"By Order of the Court of Directors,
A. C. HYNES,
Chief Manager. Hong Kong, 6th Feb., 1928. [2855
chaned from Menara. KILLY & WALSH, LTD., ar at the Gate
Soldiers and Sailors in uniform ad. mitted to
to the Public Enclorure at $1
·DAY. Admission by Ticket only.
Per
Bookmakers, Tic Tac Men, etc., will not be permitted to operate within the Precincts of the Hoxe KONG JOCKEY CLux during the Race Meeting.
SERVANTS' PASSES. Passes for Scrvants will be issued on LINSTEAD & application to Messrs.
DAVIS, Alexandra Buildinga..
Employers are requested to distribute to endorao them with discrimination, and their Names on the Passes.
Bortants are not permitted in the Members Enclosure except for passing through on their duties, but must remain in their employers' stands.
Any Persoon found loitering about with Ferrants Parses in their possesion will forfeit the same and will be removed from the Enclosure.
By Order,
C. B. BROWN,
Secretary. [5816
HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB.
THE HONG KONG, CANTON & DR for the FIRST EXTRA
MACAO STEAMBOAT CO.,
LIMITED.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
THE
HAFT Programmes and Entry RACE MEETING to hold on. SATURDAY, 27 FEBRUARY, 1028 (Weather Permitting), may be obtained at the RACE COURSE, HONG KONG OLE and CAUSEWAY BAT STABLEN,
Entries will CLOSE at 12 O'CLOCK
(5669 ABY, 1998.
lena three days.
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
Wo g Chuk St, Shamahrip
No. of Sale
Registry Nu.|||
Locality Locality.
Junction of Tai Nan St. and New Kowloon Island Lot No. 1122
Boundary
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per
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Costante in
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Rental
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2,802.50
15889
PARTICULARS AND CONDI TIONS OF SALE
OF THE
VALUABLE LEASEHOLD
PROPERTY
Situate in the PEAK DISTRICT in the Colony of Boxa Kons Bod registered in the LAND OFFICE B The REMAINING PORTION of KURAL BUILDING LOT No. Together with the Dwelling House-thereon known as "FUNG SBUI"
TO BE SOLD BY PUBLIC AUCTION
אם
THURSDAY,
TEE FIRST DAT or MARCH, 1928, AT 3 O'CLOCK PL
FT
ME, HUGHES & BOUGE, LTD.,
Auctioneer
AT THEIR
AUCTION BOOMS,
玛
Icz HOUSE 8Truunt, Victoria, Hoa Rome, Vacant PosEMION 31ST MARCH, 1928
The Property consists of:—
OVE HNDRED AND NOON on MONDAY, 20ra FEBRU BUILDING No. 2, together with all
EIGUTA ORDINARY MEET ING OF SHAREHOLDERS in the Company will be held at the Offic: of the Company. No. 4. Dze Yaux Hoap,
TUESDAY,
5TH FEBRUARY,
OL
1928, at Nods, for the perpos of ressiv ing & Report of the Directors, together with a Statement of Accounts, and slenting
and Auditors., “ Directors
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSEI) from WEB
NESDAY TUESDAY, 28T1 FEBRUARY, 1928. Both Days inclusive, daring which period No Transfer of Shares can be registered
16TH FEBRUARY, to
By Order of the Board of Directors,
..JOHN ARNOLD.
Secretary.
Hong Kong, 4th Feb. 1929.
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THE HONG KONG & KOWLOON
FR
TO LET.
ROM 18T MAY for 6 Months
KIEK-UT."
HOAD, Eight Rooms, Fally Furnished and Gar
Monthly Rent: 8.530. Dise of Car may be arranged.Apply Box 5837, c/o
[8337 Hong Kong Daily Press
TO LET.
AFLAT in HUNZI BULDINGS, KOWLOON-Apply to HUM PHREYS ESTATE A FINANCE CO., LTD., ALEXandra Boizdiner,
(5817
All that Piece or Parcel of Ground having an Area of 91,334 Square Fest registered in the LAND OFFICE as The REMAINING PORTION of BURAL -
the Messages or Tenements and other Eructions thereon and the Rights, Ease ments and Appartenances thereto bo- longing and all the Estate and Interest of the Vendor in and to all the sid Fremises.
A
For further Particulars Apply to:- MESSIA, WILKINSON AGRIST,
Vendors' Bollcitors,
MEBARS. HUGHES & HOUGH, LTD., Auctioneers,
OK TO
8. DIS YEUX Boad Central, Victoria, Hong Kong 21 January, 199
[5812
HONG KONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
Nthat the Certificats No. /NB
DRY.
PALE
Members of the Royal Hong Passengers departing by the Blue honour of the Foreign Consula—a function which would have been Yacht Club are holding the first Funnel 1.9. denena" yesterday in- impossible two years ago-may be race of the "Match Box" series cluded Mr. and Mrs. L. J. C. John- regarded as a gesture signifying the for "Y" Class yachts to-morrowson, Mr. R. J. MoNicol, Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Parker, Mr. P. Afrcy, return of that friendly intercourse (Saturday). The preparatory' gue
will be fired at 240 p.m., and the Mr Somers E Ellis and Mr. X. L. with all natious upon which, it
H. Railton starting gun at 2,45"pum." should be remembered, the pros prity of Kwangtung has been built.
ال
On Wednesday night three fire
Pearls, jade and bracelets worth 8723 are reported to have engines went to No. 10, Water In the distinctly better atmos- stolen" from a Chinese jeweller's Street, West Point ia answer to phere now prevailing confidence in shop at No. 138, Queen's Road Cen- & call, but on arrival found that a commercial circles is slowly rerie.tral. The articles were vemored by all fire in the rear part of the
breaking a showens outside the premises had already been extin ing. There are, of course, many
guished by the inmates. shop between 7.30 and 8 p.m. on. bandit groups which will have to
Wednesday. be dispersed before normal trading conditions are restored, and there are still a good many political Formosa
was
Two Home mails are due to-day. The Japanese Chief Justice of The P. & 0. ss. Kashmir will present at the arrive. with the mail rid Suez, FULL GOLDEN military lenders who will readily Criminal Sessions yesterday and dated London, Jandiary 19th (let- Iets and papers) and parcels `of' join forces with the bandits if they occupied a chair on the Bench, n'xt
to. Sir Henry Gollant He was January 19th: while the P. & Q. favourable opportunity to
of very superior quality; grown and bottled by Anto. R. Ruiz Y. Hermanos,"
See a
harass the stablished government, that all trouble is over but the
It is not, therefore, to be expected
evidently a most interested speria-s Khyber is due from the North
tor of the proceedings. An inter- with Europe eid Siberia, mail. The Kashmir sails again to-day, taking. preter sat beside him.
Home and Europe mail for des patch rivi Siberia, and to-morre the Khyber takes the Home mail
A Chinese described as an odd job cocke living in a fut on the hill-
régime ip Canton, we believe, will be sufficiently streng to deal with the mischief-makers providing they side at Sniwanha, has been convicti Suer. There is also another
do not dissipate their energies ined of the theft of 37 yards of mail out in Siberia by the Shan- electric cable which he cut inside tung on Saturday, clearing at 3.30
Xeres de la Frontera, military adventures further afield.
specially
selected.
FINE PORTS
Was wp.m.
the Taikoo Docks. He tenced to six weeks' hard labeur by Mr. R. E. Lindsell at the Con- tral Magistracy yesterday.
There is still a good deal of talk regarding the future position of
Y.M.CA. WIRELESS. General CHIANG KAI SHEK and we note that General CHEN MIN
THIS EVENING'S TEST. SHU, who has recently returned to A foreign lady has informed the Canton from Swatow, has strongly police. that on leaving the res A test will be carried out from denounced any suggestion ofan course on Tuesday afternoon she the Leg Theatre at 6.15 p.m. to-day anti-CHIANO KAI SHEX movement, discovered the loss of two diamond (Friday) on a wave length of imetres.
It is proposed to announce the ther she dropped the rings when reception received at various local-- she was amongst the crowd or wheities during the last text which will ther they were stolen from her no doubt be of interest of those fingers.
listening in.
ROBERTSON'S In one sense we fully agree with rings, one worth 8100 and the other 340,
Douro Choice
Old
SILVA · & COSEN'S
General Cars. In our view, and $120. She was unable to say whe we believe in the view of a great many Chinese, Canton should avoid As it would the plague any move ment in favour of, or against, any
or The police raid on a house in political or military leader party. The time has come, after Bowring Road, Yaumati, on Tues-
Very Fine Old Tawny. three years of turmoil, when Canton should give its undivided. attention to its own affairs. If it does this it ought to be sufficiently strong to
"PHONE U. 616.
· [50
+
Several new adjustments have been made on the transmitter, and it will be of great assistance if
day, had a requel at the Kowloon listeners-in will sear reports of re Magistracy yesterday when a man ception to Mr. R. Sutherland, c/o and a woman who were arrested Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co., were brought before the Magistrate Ltd, at their earliest convenience." on a charge of being in possession
re-.
MISS VIOLET CAPELL'S DANCING PUPILS.
• The motion to be debated as St.PERFORMANCES AT QUEEN'S,
AND STAR THEATRES.
A. S. WATSON
repel any attack from, whatever of seventeen Forged ten-dollar bank quarter such may be directed, and notes. Both defendants
were & CO., LTD.
with peace in its own borders trademanded for one week. WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS. will extend and the revenue grow. The maintenance of order and the development of trade are the sole Peter's Church Young Men's Chab next Monday evening is to be pro- objecta with which the Canton posed by Mr. R. H., Hollis and Government should now concern
seconded by Mr. A. J May, itself and, as far as can be judged A.R.I.B.A. The opposition will be from his public speeches, this is led by the Rev. H. A. Wittenbach.
The first performance is at & p.m. LI TAL HSIx's policy. We sincere-M.A., who will be supported by
on Wednesday, February 22nd, the ly trust, for the sake of the people, Miss M. M. Clark. The topic for that he will succeed in carrying it, discussion is "That a University next on Monday. February 27th at
Education is not 2
Necessary the same time. into effect.
Prelude to Successful Career." The debate begins at 8.30.
Street.
Hong Kong. Ofice: 11, Ice House London Office: 21, Bride Lane,
Fleet Street, E.C. 4
The Daily Press.
Hong Koxo, EXBRUARY 17TH, 1998.
CANTON'S BEST POLICY.
News from all quarters now de finitely points to: a re-establishment of the old fendly relationship between the British and Chinese
which-to the detriment of all-was
4823 dated Hong Kong, 2ad Ocros, broken nearly three years ago by 1917, for One Bhurn of this Bank
A meeting of the Committee of
A Chinese was yesterday charged the Chinese General Chamber of Commerce will be held to-day at before Major C. Willson for utter ing three spurious ten cent pieces Mr. D. McCallum appeared for the defence. It was alleged that the
2.30 p.m.
The closing day and distribution of prizes at the Kowloon Bowling | defendant tendered ten cents to the Green Club will be held to-morrow (Saturday), beginning at 3 p.m.
A market, cookie employed at the
Miss Violet Capell and her talent. ed pupils
are giving their oth annual dancing display next week at the Queen's Theatre,
A third performance will be given At 9.10 p.m. on February 29th, at the Star Theatre, Kowloon.
These performances have become quite an annual event in Hong
Kong and a capital programme is always given. Part of the proceeds urs in aid of the Landon Hospital, to all who turn up are, incidentally. helping on a very good cause
WEATHER REPORT.
collector of a street show. The money was found to be bad and on asking the defendant to change it. he handed another counterfeit coin. Yesterday's weather report, Knutsford Hotel, No. 1. Kimber-At the Police Station the defendant cast and remarios, este by fore- was searched and the coins found Royal Observatory at 8.37 pm., on him amounting to the value of stated:- $1.23; was found to be good money. The anti-cyclone is now central His employer also testified to the over the lower Yangtze Valley, defendant's good character. Major Fresh monsoon may be, expected Willson, however, decided to con-along the 8.E. coast of Chian and vict and sentenced the man to one over the China Sea month's hard labour without the Local Foretast: N.E. winds,
fresh fine to clouds, option of a fize.
Wednesday by hanging himself in ley Road, committed suicide on
WHARF & GODOWN.CO., LTD. | MARCH, on the PEAK within Nambered 34089 in the Name of M2 the strike and boycott. Following the cook house.
NOTICE TO SHARPHOLDERS.
OF
THE FORTY-FIRST ORDINARY
ANNUAL MEETING RE AREHOLDERS will be held at the Ofice of Mesars. Jadine, Mathison & Co., LTD., on WEDNESDAY, the 20x FEBRUARY, 1928, at NOON, for the
purpses of receiving the Report of the
Directors and
azd the Blatement of Accounts for the Year ended December 31st.
The IRANSFER BOOKS of the will be CLOBED from FBI Company DAY, the 17TH FEBRUARY, 128, to WEDNESDAY, the 29 FEBRD- AKY, 1928, Both Days inclusive.
By Order of the Board of Directors," F. H. GEAPNELL, Becretary. Hong Kong, 13th Yeb., 1922. [5878
FANLING HUNT STEEPLE- CHASE.
OFRING MEETING. SATURDAY, 8x5 MARCH, 19.
►
INTRY Forme, to be. Bet ned to
E PIERCE GROVE,
ALEXANDRA BUILDING, BEFORE NOON, MONDAY, 20TM FBERUARY. [589)
NOTICE.
MONIES UP to 2000
Available for Investment on 1st Class Mortgage Security anbjsot
Trustee Väination, c
to
5791]
Apply-M DEACONS,
Prince's Buildings.
or STOLEN, and should thin Certi
T10 LET.—For 8 Months from SED Easy Beach of Tram Terminas, Six- roomed HOUSE with Verandah, Cool and Breezy
Excellent View. Well furnished and Modern Sanitation. Use of Car may be arranged. Apply Box ficate for the Share will be inned, and 5739, c/a Hong Kong Doily Press the aforesaid Certificate No. 5/NR 4493 will be thereafter treated by this Cor paration as NULL, and VOID,
[6739
LO KWONG CHUN has been LOST the banquet given by General L ficats not be produced to the Bank before TBA HSIN to the foreign Consuls the 107 MARUB,
1928. New Certi
in Canton comes the report that the negotiation for the sale of the former British Consulate in Canton City has been successfully conclud- ed and that the purchase money of rather more than $100,000 has been
By Order of the Court of Directors, A. C. HYNES,
Chief Manager. Hong Kong, 11th Feb., 1928. [5580
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"SA
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OCKET CALCULATOR which
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ADVERTISEMENTS.
PARTMENTS.TO LET.-
AL BAYARIN HOUSE. 15. BAR. Raclosed. Veradali, Well Furnished. Separate Bathe 22 Modern Fanitation, Modersta..........Terms. Excellent „Uninine, PHO K. 1429,772
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kow BOAD. Kowloon," Large Roozm with
RECLAMATION AREA.
A Chinese who jumped into the Harbour on Wednesday from the ferry launch Mun Kwong, running seaman of that launch and taken to to Shamshuipo, was rescued by
the Kwong Wah Hospital.
paid over to the British Authorities.ng of shareholders of the Hong
ing is to be used by the Canton Political Council and we trust that AN-FAN CIBOUR, having the deliberations and discussions of returned from AMERICA. are that bedy, in their new headquar Giving SHOWS at the PRAYA EAST ters, will be directed towards the best methods of healing the wounds and repairing the injuries caused by the mis-directed policy of its "predecessors in once. We have nʊ“ desire to recall the pahappy events
Expert Europesi Bandamen and Dancing Girls have been employed.
PRICES:
JET CLASS
SIND
GALLERY SEATS....
$1.00 $0.00 10.30
TIME TABLE. -
NICHTLY SHOWS
8.00 P.M. 70 11.00 P.M.
MATINEES
2.00 P.M. To 5.00 PM.
Every Saturday and Sonday, and other General Holidays.
[6759
The fourth ordinary annual meet-
Kong and Territorial Estate, Ltd., will be held at the office of the Company, St. George's Euilding on Friday, February 24th, at 11 am.
Lord and Lady Stratteden ar-
rived in Hong Kong on Turaday by the Sphina from Saigon." Lord Stratheden is a Lieutenant in the Coldstream Guards, the 2nd Batta lion of which is going Home from Shanghai.
of the past. They inflicted a At the Gret annual dinner of St. tremendous amount of unnecessary Peter's Church Young Men's Club, suffering on the Chinese people and to be held tonight at Lane Craw their influence, is still seen in the ford's Restaurant, the Fatron of present disorganised condition of the the Club, the Hon. Dr. R. H. Kote-
wall, C;MG., will submit the toast" Province. But now that the com-
of "The Club," which will be re- munist poison, which wrought the.
plied to by Mr. G. Zimanern. The damage, has been eliminated to a
toast of "Our Gueste" will be pro- largo extent from the Chinese posed by Mr. Mow Fung, and re- political system, we can look for plied to by the Very Rev. Alfred ward with confidence to better times. Swann, MA; D.S:U., the Dean of General Li Taxi Heis's dinner in St. John's Cathedral..
·
CHARADE."
THE SOLUTION WANTED.
A.COLRESPONDENT 18 ANXIOUS TO FIND THE SOLUTION OF THE FOLLOWING CHARADE HE HAS TEATED A GOOD MANY PEOPLE ON. THE SUBJECT WITHOUT RESULT, AND NOW ABXS WHETHER ANY DAILY" PRESS" READERS CAN ASSIET
Evening threw soberer bac Over the blue sky, and the few Poplars that grew just in the view Of the Hall of Sir Hugo de Wynkio;
plended Sir Hugh, "Answer me true,"
(Striving come hardhearted maiden to woo),
What_sha? I do. Lady, for you 1 "Twill be done, ere your eye may twinkle. Shall I borzow the wand of a Moorish enchanter, And bid the decanter contain the Levant, or The brass from the face of a Mormonite Tanter i Shall I go for the mule of the Spanish Infantas-.. (That "r," for the sake of the line, we must grant her), And race with the foul fiend, and beat in a canter, Like that fret of equestrians Tam O'Shanter 1 I talk not mero banter-say not that I can't, or By this my frit-(a Virginia planter Sold it me to kill rats)-I will die instanter." The Lady bended her ivory neck, and Whispered mournfully, “Go for my second.”. She said, and the red from Bir Hugh's cheek fled, And Nay," did he say, as he stacked away The fiercest of injured men:
Twice have I humbled my haughty soul, And on bended knee have I pressed my whole- But I never will press is again!!