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JULY 1919.
WING to Pasoe Celebrations the, Papers announced for Saturday, July 19th, in theabove Examinations will be postponed to Tuesday, July 22nd.
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E. D. G. WOLFE Captain Superintendent of Police. Hongkong, 8th July, 1919.
THE HONGKONG CENTRAT
ESTATE LIMIEEDS.
An Interim Dividend of Four Dollars per share for the six months anding 30th June 19193 will be payable on Monday 28th July on which date Dividend Warrants may be obtained an application at the Company's office.
The Transfer Books of the
if all those who went from Company will be closed from Hongkong on Active Service and 28th. July (both days inclusive) Friday the 18th, to Monday the have now returned to the Colony during which period no transfer will communicate their names
and addresses to the Colonial of shares can be registered. {Secretary's Office.
Colonial Secretary's Office. Hongkong, 7th July, 1919.
NOTICE.
By order of the Board of
Directors. 4
A. SHELTON HOOPER Secretary to
the General Managers Hongkong, 9th July, 1918.
NOTICE
London, May 15. »
A correspondeat of the Zimes Football in May is unusual and The lawn tennis season opened writes... The Great Wall stil It is proposed to hold an exhi is solom that big cricket and in England with the Surrey remains, but the walls of the bition, rivaling the Great Exhibi football fixtures are decided on championships on the charmingly cities of China are crumbling tion in 1851, of manufactures and TOTICE We beg to anno
pretty Surbiton court. A rather They kept out the wardering produca of the British Empire.
that from July 1st Mr. the same day. :
The Belgian Service team (stiff breeze was the only-e1áment | bands of robbers, but they ara The suggestion was unanimously ROY Q. BURÐIN Will take NOTICE is hereby given that Jinrickshas in the Peak Hatrioty showed excellent form in the to militate against good play, the useless before modern artillery, supported at a representative soccer matches played in London turf being in excellent condition, The pioneer of the British in gathering called by the British charge of our Hongkong office.
THOMAS W. SIMMONS &] representatives of and a fast, true surface was China gallant Captain John Empire League at the British England, France and Belgium obtained on every court. There Weddell, contemporary of Crom- Empire Club recently.
COMPANY.. took part, They beat the English was a remarkable entry-iteould well and Hampden, silenced Lord Sydenham, chairman of
SUNB the (2-1) and-drew with the French not have disgraced Wimbledon with his
Chinese the league, presided, and said they the for there whilst
pronounced batteries near Canton in 1634, had met to discuss the desirability Englishman beat the French-Australian, South African, and but he
touch the of holding during the summer of UNIVERSITY OF HONGKONG are required to register same with men by 3 goals to 2. This left American challenge to the home City Wall. The Cantonese them-1921 a great exhibition in London the Belgians at the top of the contingent. The South Africans selves are now engaged in pulling of the manufactures and produce table with 3 points which entitl-are totally unused to play on it down, so that motor-cars and of the Empire in order to promote ed them to receive the gold grass, but their verdict was that electric tramway-cars may have the expansion of Imperial trade. medals from the hands of the the playing surface appealed to a track around the largest city in It was desired to pass from war them greatly. Gerald Patterson's China. The other city walls of to peace efforts as quickly Celtic once again head the form on grass was the interesting this long-lived, undying people as possible. We fought as a Scottish League championship thing of the day. and the pity is will also crumble and disappear united Empire, and we could table which makes the fifteenth that he was not more fully extend-when the inhabitants of the cities share in the reconstruction time the club has won the hoped. S. P. Durant could never see hear the throb of the internal (sar, hour). Within the Empire
It was a two goals to nil the way the Australian went, combustion engine.
vast resources were opdeveloped, triumph at Ayr on Saturday Patterson's terrific service so put- The city of Canton has and we must look to development which made this possible and gave ting him off his game that he be population of more than a million to re-establish our industrial and Celtic a total of 57 points for the came almost at once a mere sub-people within the wall. It is said commercial life. The prosperity season, with their famous rivals missive victim, the necessary to possess at present one motor of the Empire, the, welfare of all Glasgow Rangers only a single other player.
car. That is surely a "record its citizens, the existence of the point behind.
And such being the case, it is for any of the same size that is population of the British Islands, Turning to the Rugby game, enough to note the fact that Pat- eccessible to ocean-going sten-depended upon the overseas trade, a very big crowd was attracted to terson did all that was asked of mers. But soon, when the city and if we could not increase that the Headingly ground, Leeds, by him and did it well, appearing wall has disappeared, a road, 100 trade there would be economic the New Zealand Northern quite "easy"-and at home on wide, will enable wheeled difficulties. Our Allies, Command fixture. Unfortunately "grass," His service is a "yard and vehicles to encircle Canton Americans and Japanese, had the sides were far too unevenly a second" faster than ever, with They cannot penetrate the city been building during the war, matched to make an interesting spin in plenty. Not much was unless there is a complete recon-and we must face the future, game, the New Zealanders out-seen of his smash; he had to struction. For in the matter i
faced the war, playing their rivals, scoring 33 bring it into play only two or thoroughfares ('anton is unique, as a united Empire. (Cheers An Interim Dividend of three points without response.
three times. But one thing was Only a Sedan-chair can pass Success would depend upon the and half Dollars per share for clear even in this short game, and between the shops, and only at wholehearted co-oparation of the the six months ending 30th June, that was the fact that Fatter- certain places can one chair pass Empire and the goodwill and as 1919, will be payable on Monday Cricket in earnest was resumed son has been assiduously practis another. Outside of the city wall sistance of Governments and 28th July, on which data Dividend at Kennington Oval at the weeking his fore-hand drive. His cut there is a very large population, chambers of commerce through Warrants may be obtained on end with a Surrey Trial match. stroke was not so often seen at and many thousands of families the Empire. The exhibition should application at the Company's The two outstanding features Queen's, and his general play off live in little boats on the river. be devoted mainly to business-office. were the batting of Hobbs and the ground was indisputably im-But the internal combustion men.. (Cheers) The idea would the appearance of Lieutenant E proved. And as it was here that engine is changing water traffic be to make it a great central Company will be closed from The Transfer Books of the Hayes as an amateur. Cricket Patterson's weakness lay, it is around Cantos. Motor-boats have gathering for the citizens of our Friday the 18th, to Monday the is one of the pastimes which evident that the fact is not made more rapid progress than Empire throughout the world, 28th July (both days inclusive) permits a man to play as a pro- unimportant having regard to motor-cars, for the trafic of China with the object of expanding Im-during which period no transfer fessional for several years and Wimbledon. Patterson's second- is like that of Venice, along the perial trade. He moved that it of shares can be registered. then join the amateur ranks. round victim was R. Dash, who waterways,
conditions contained in a Crown was desirable that such an exhi- By order of the Board of Directors, Whilst it sounds strange, the did not win a game...
bition should be held.
Comsumers of electric light Lease of the said Lot for 99 years: fact remains that Hayes or any.
A. SHELTON HOOPER. Not much was seen of the
Lord Blyth seconded. He was
supplied by the Company are terminating on the 2nd day of "other player comes within
Secretary,
September, 1950. This property players on whom the honour of
organising chairman of the
therefore earnestly requested to the regulations if he plays English lawn tennis will depend
Franco-British and the Japanese Hongkong, 9th July, 1919.
use the utmost economy in the which was lately occupied by without receiving payment. Con- this year. but M. J. G. Ritchie
Exhibitions, and knew it was
use of light and of fans during Jebsen & Co., has an area of sequently he can be said to be played quietly well in defeating
impossible to over-estimate the
the hours mentioned in order 12,645 sq. ft. and is situate at the playing as an amateur, that is H. Benningfield. He seemed to Out on the river one sees the good will between nations that
that the possibilities of interrup-comer of South Avenue and without payment. even though revel in the warmth of the sun, wooden stern-wheel passenger resulted. Mr. Balfour stated in
LOST.
tion in the supply, due to break- First Street. A Residence, Go- he has done so in the past. As and his game was more free and boat propelled by a dozen men, a letter that he had no doubt
down of the machinery, may be down and Servants Quarters are to Hobbs, this wonderful Cam-less stilted than when he lost to who appear to be walking the that the successful co-operation
avoided. This particularly applies built upon the site. bridge batsman who plays for Dawson in the challenge round at tread-mill. There is no other of the French and British in the OST. stolen or strayed from to the evenings of 18th and 19th 2 The Custodian further in- Surrey showed that four years Queen's. The first game of the motive power but human muscle war was very largely due to the No. 23 Humphreys Build-inst. during Peace, Celebrations, vites tenders by British Subjects absence from big cricket
for the purchase of the leasehol beneficial effect of the Franco-ings Hanoi Road, Kowloon on the
are especially: tournament was won by Sir G. A. for the paddle-wheel, which hangs British Exhibition. Lord. Har- 19th instant an English Setter requested not to use any electric Property situate in the BRITISH - bas nodulled his ability. Bat-Thomas, the former badminton over the the stern. A snorting
CONCESSION, SHAMEEN, and ting with the greatest confidence and chess champion who later on steamer, obviously propelled by dinge told him (Lord Blyth), too, Bitch, white with black tick light for illumination purposes. he made light of the bowling was beaten in the second round. S. one of the latest type of internal that in his opinion the good markings, answering to the name GIBB LIVINGSTON & CO., Consulate-General at Canton as known and registered at HBM. whilst scoring 106 in 80 minutes. N. Doust had no trouble in guing combustion engines, using crude feeling that existed between of "Lady". Returu at once to his hits including eighteen 4's.
LOT NUMBER 51 which-lease- through to the second round at oil, easily passes the other. It is France and Japan and curselves P. W. Goldring. Another notable performance at the expense of E. P. Blackmore. surprising to learn that the vessel was due in no small degree to
hold property is held subject to the week end was the taking of 8 A wonderful study, Doust
the Lessees' covenants and the His and its four-cylinder engine the exhibitions held in London. If it was good to bring the nations
Lease of the said Lot for 99 years" terminating on the 3rd day of September, 1960: This property, which was lately occupied by An Interim Dividend of Three Melchers, and Company, has an Dollars per share for the six area of 12,645 sq. ft. and is months ending 30th June 1919 situated at the corner of Central will be payable on Monday 28th Avenue and Third Street A July on which date Dividend Residence, Godown and Com Warrants may be obtained on pradore's Quarters are built upon application at the Company's the site. office.
Practically all the tourists who rush along the coast of Eastern Asia visit this curious place called Canton. It is a city of contrasts between the old China and the new ideas of Europe.
wickets for 13 runs by Morfee of tawn tennis represents the strict of about 130 horsepower were together it must be good to bring
Kent when' playing in Lancashire League fixture.
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NOTICE-The Hongkong 1. The Custodian in China of Electric Co. Ltd. desire to Enemy Property hereby invites again draw the attention of con- tenders by British Subjects for sumers to the following facts the purchase of the leasehold pro- Owing to the delay, due to perty situate in the BRITISH conditions created by the war, CONCESSION, SHAMERN, and Company find difficulty in carry Consulate General at Canton as in obtaining new Plant, the known and registered at HBM ing the load necessary for public. LOT NUMBER 24 which lease and private supply especially hold property is held subject to during the hours between 6 and the Lessees covenants and the
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3. Particulars and conditions The Transfer Books of the of sale of either of the above Friday the 11th. to Monday the applying in Canton to BBM. Company will be closed from properties may be obtained by 28th. July (both days inclusive) Consul-General, in Hongkong to during which period no transfer the Chartered Bank of India of shares can be registered. Australia and China, and in Shanghai to the Custodian, direct. 4. Inspection of the properties can be arranged by applying to H. B. M. Consul General at Canton,
By order of the Board of Directors.
A SHELTON HOOPER-
Secretary to Hongkong Land Investment
& Agency Co., Ltd. General Agents for the West Point Building Co., Ltd. Hongkong, 9th July, 1919. *
conservation of energy; he attains made in Cantos. There was no the maximum of effect with the science about the making, no the Empire together. (Cheers.) EXCELLENT RUNNING.
irreducible minimum" of effort. careful desigu, no welfare work. Mr. W. M. Hughes, Premier of An a meeting promoted by the He specialises in doing the neces-for the Chinese mechanics who Australia, opening the discussion, Highgate Harriers a few even-sery thing, and cutting out every-built it. Owing to a lack of said it was a reflection to a ings ago, A. G. Hill accomplished thing that is unnecessary, and legislation about patents the certain extent upon the different an excellent performance by win- that is why it is so easy to under-engine was copied, piece by piece, members of the Empire that each ning the open half mile handicap appreciate his excellence. He is from one made in Great Britain knew so little of the other. More from the 3 yards mark in 1 never spectacular-or it would or America. It was all so simple was known now than a little min. 58 15 secs. On this form be truer to say that on the rare since there is no patent law or while ago. but the depth of our it would appear that he is regain-occasions when he is spectacular copyright in China. Yet it is ignorance was still rather ap ing much of the speed which be is not the real Doust. not significant of the coming changes palling. It would be presumption ouabled him to make such a bold satisfying his own high standard that the work was done without on his part to say what ought to bid for the mile championship of of what constitutes good lawn any European supervision be done, but, as to the desirability 1914. That event was won by tennis. And that easy, twisting advice. It is very inferior to its of holding an exhibition, the Homer Baker of America in 1 little service of his is vastly pattern in quality and in appear-advantages were obvious. The re- min. 54 2/5 secs. whilst Hill was deceptive. Doust is generally ance; but the engine works.
sources of the Empire were great, only beaten by four yards. His accepted as A better doubles To-day Canton is still the most almost, unlimited. It would be forward running was a surprise to player than in singles, but it populous city of the Far Eastern wrong for him to say a word PHONE 407. most people as few knew he had strikes one that may be sighing Republic. It is probably also the about politics, but he could not such pace. He won the four for fresh worlds to conquer he is most ignorant, and it is certainly refrain from pointing out what miles championship in 1910 with concentrating rather strongly on the most restless city east. of he thought was very obvious, the watch showing 20 mins. 0 3/5 his singles game inst now. It India. The rebellions which have that trade ran along certain supremacy, and the task would The secs. and combination of speed has been a big disappointment to brought so mach bloodshed to channels, and we were inclined beds hard as in the past. and stamina indicated by the two him that his famous partner. China bave usually began in to drop the substance and pursue America and Japan had sup performances quoted suggests A. B. Jones, has been compelled, Canton The casualties of the phantom shadows. Those who planted Germany in trade and that Hill would have put up through ill-health, to relinquish Taiping insurrection were more thought it possible to run with had secured much that the old great mile performance in 1914 his plans, and is returning to than those produced by the Great the hare and the hound were Motherland had. He supported had he tried. He has not done a Australis. Donst won in the War, but life was always cheap wrong. The electors of England the proposition. lot of running and may yet be second round, after losing a set. in China. In the days of the had to make up their minds Sir George Perley. High Com- capable of a big performance Mis. Lambert Chambers, the "Son of Heaven" Canton was the whether they wanted an Empire missioner, Canada, said the war should be train for the champion-holder of the ladies championship, centre of sadition and the breed-or not. There was outward and bad taught us that we ought to ships in July.
¿ played to a good ring, hering place of conspirators. Even visible proof of the greatness be a self-contained Empire, rely- It is hardly expected that opponent, being Mrs. A.G. now it is in revolt against Peking, that awaited those who had the ing upon our own resources, and Lieut-Col. Arnold Jackson,D.S.O. Wilkinson, who played a rattling The city has always been courage to put out a hand. It was he thought this exhibition would To be held at St. Paul's College the Olympic Games 1,500 metres good game against the best lady famous for its artisans. The got to be picked up by the mere help in that direction. winner of 1913 will run again and lawn tennis player in England. writer, an engineer, gladly pays spinners of words or those whose Sir Edgar Bowring, High Com- on July, 16th & 17th 1919. in this
as Mrs. Wilkinson is not afraid to a tribute to the mechanical ability sheet-anchor was on a petrified missioner, Newfoundland, re- Proceeds in Aid of the Ministering though Hill and A. H. Nichols of give the ball plenty of arm and of the Cantonese workmen; they theory, of an age that had gone garded the exhibition as an Children's League, Church Ex- Surrey will be England's most shoulder," and her swinging fore have a natural genius for and would never return. It must excellent means of bringing the likely milers during this season. hand drives were excellent machinery, which ranks them be recognised that the world was Empire more closely together for tension, Christian Education
Possibly the Inter Varsity Mrs. Chambers won-that goes second only to the Anglo-Saxon the world, we hyed in id-day-mutual trade.
* AFTERNOON PROGRAMME. Sports may reveal new talent and almost without, saying but she in making the wheels go round. Nothing any nation could do Sir John McCall, Sir Robert on July, 16th & 17th at as they will ost likely be was kept well on the run and her Asiatics, in general, take much would put us down, and we could Hadfeld, Lord Southwark Sir decided in June, some of the own remark that it was a for more readily to the pen than to only be brought down by some Richard Gregory, Sir William Sale of Fancy Wark, Chinese
2.30 p.m. athletes should be seen supporting better game than the score the file or the lathe, but a Can-thing werdid ourselves, or some Boy (Director General of Sonth the amateur championships on suggests aptly and correctly opese is unsually practical, and thing we did not do Nothing African Ealways), and Mr. E. B
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