NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
NOTICE.
ROYAL HONGKONG GOLF.
CLUB.
The attention of Members is drawn to the necessity of giving notice to Fanling in advance as to Meals required there. -
Notice should be given at Fan ling not later than the day before and Members failing to do so may not in future be served. Hongkong, 22nd September, 1919.
NOTICE.
HONGKONG SUBSCRIPTION GRIFFINS SEASON
1919-1920:
A meeting of members inter ested in the above will be held in the Jockey Club Rooms "Hong- kong Club Annexe" on Friday. 26th September at 5 p.m.
By Order
C. W. GEGG, Acting Clerk of the Course.
NOTICE.
HONGKONG STOCK
NOTICE.
TAIPO ROAD.
Owing to alterations to the water mains IT IS HEREBY NOTIFIED that on TUESDAY the 23rd instant, from 8 pan. to 6 a.m. the following morning, the TAIPO ROAD will be closed to all except pedestrian traffic at a point south of the old Boundary
Line.
W. CHATHAM, Director of Public Works Public Works Department,
Hongkong, 19th Sept, 1919.
NOTICE
HUMPHREYS ESTATE AND
FINANCE CO. LTD.:
NOTICE is hereby given that
an Extraordinary General Meeting of Humphreys Estate & Finance Company Limited will be held at the Hongkong Hotel on the 24th, day of September 1919 at noon for the purpose of considering and if thought fit ap-
NOTICE
LON
All persons with the exception" KOWLOON WATER WORKS.
FEMBER 13
OCK WORKER'S
DEATH
was « enquiry into the Chan Mun, a paint
Der working in Cosmopolitan this morning, before Mr. Lindsell The jury com Masers. F. J. Ribeiro,
of persons of Chinese TROS, Owing to alterations to the wishing to leave the Colony mast Water mains IT 18 HEREBY Prised have in their possession & VALID NOTIFIED that; the Water Sup- C. McKay, and S. S. Lerry, PASSPORT. Passengers not in ply to the whole of Kowloon will Mr. Lindsell said said the de possession of passports will not be shut off from 12 o'clock (mid- ceased was standing on a plank night) on Tuesday the 23rd inst, with another coolie, when until 4 am the following morn-a fitter coolie gave orders to a be allowed to leave the Colony.
foki to gather up all the tools. ing.
| and wire ropas. After collecting everything he saw a wire rope Authority-attached to a stanchion and he
All parsons with certain excep- for more than 7 days are required tions who remain in the Colony
to Register themselves under the REGISTRATION of PERSONS ORDINANCE 1918. Forms : of Registration giving the parti culars required may be obtained st the G. P: O. and at all Police: Stations.
The Penalty for non-compliance is a fine not exceeding $50.
E. P. C. WOLFE,
C. S. P. Hongkong, 5th September 1919.
NOTICE.
THE HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA DOCK CO., LTD.
W. CHATHAM,
Water
Public Works Department.
-Hongkong, 19th Sept., 1919.
HOUSE RENTS.
natied the thing and the rope slipped out of his hand, causing deceased to fall-
After evidence had been called, the enquiry was adjourned sine die..
UNIVERSITY OF HONGKONG
APPEAL FOR A MILLION AND HALF DOLLARS.
INTERESTING SPEECHES AT GOVERNMENT HOUSE
There was a meeting at Govern-¡subject, The proportion horne- ment House last night for the pur-by the fees to the total revenue pose of setting forth the needs of is remarkably high, higher, I be- the University of Hongkong. His Here, than in any modern English Excellency, Hon. Mr. Claud Severn, Universities. That is very grati- presided and among those present fying in so far as it shows that were H. E. Major-General Ventris, the University is making money GB., Sir Ellis Kadoorie, Sir Robert but it is also an indication that LÍVELY HONEYMOON.
and Lady Ho Tung, Hon. Mr. and the endowment is relatively small, So as not to have another empty
A wedding which ended in a Mrs. A. G. M. Fletcher, CBE,When I arrived in Hongkong in house the landlord would de public-house brawl was described Hon. Mr. C. Mcl. Messer, O.BE, 1912 I felt that it would be a pity crease his rent. As this game at West London recently, when a Hon. Mr. E. D. C. Wolfe, Hon. Mr. and cowardly not to open the being played by quite young ex-soldier, James Baxter G. Alabaster, OBE., Hon. Mr. University at once, but still such a considerable number
of Re, and his wife Ada, of Walham- & V. D. Parr, Hon. Mr. Ho Fook, Jan immediate opening was finan- tenants, you can imagine avenue, Fulham, were summoned
Was
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that the landlord had for refusing to quit the Crabtree Hon. Mr. Lan Chu Pak, Hon. Mr. cially very bold and simost im pretty bad time and the tenant a public-house, Fulham, and assault E R.Hallifax, O.BE., Archdeacon prudent. We had not the neces- pretty good one. Now that the ing the manager. It was stated and Mrs. Barnett, Rev. 7. W. Pearce, sary buildings for a University. reverse conditions obtain we hear that the couple entered the public-LI.D. Rev. E. W. L Martin, Rev. Manificent as were the donations an outery for Government con-house on the night of August 2 W. T. Featherstone, Rev. A. D. of Sir H. Mody and others, they Notice is hereby given that thetrol and so forth. If one regards the worse for drink and were re Stewart, Bev. W. H. Hewitt, Rev. made very inadequate provisions proving the draft new Articles Share Register and Transfer the working results of the land fused liquor. The man, it was G. T. Waldgrave, Rev. Bro. Aimar, for the residence of the staff, and which will be submitted to the Books of the Company will be and building companies of Hong.alleged, struck the manager across Mr. Justice G. D. Melbourne, Dr. none at all for the residences of meeting. A copy of such Articles
kong, one is rather startled in the bar, and the woman, after Jordan, Professors H. G. Earle, A. the students.
of all this outery throwing glasses about, got over warren, K. Digby and J.D.Wright, suitable buildings for a students" of high rents, to find the counter and tried to force her what a small return they give to Warrants for the Interim shareholders. That does not dealings in the shares of the portions of the proposed New Dividend can be had at the office appear to be a platter for Govern- of the customers eventually man- F. A. Redmond, G. E. Marley, W. (tomy. These deficiencies were
of the Company, 2 Queen's ment intervention." Buildings, Hongkong, on and
EXCHANGE.
t
It is hereby notified for the information of those whom it may concern, that, from this date, all
and a copy of the existing Articles closed from the 1st, to the 6th, may be seen at the Offices of the prox. both days inclusive. General Managers in Alexandre
Buildings. In such copy the Shell Transport & Trading Co Articise which differ from the td. London, will be in regis Old Articles are indicated by
scrip underlining in red ink. bearer sellers option.
For the Committee of the Hongkong Stock Exchange
*ed" or
at
WOW. LOGAN,
Secretary. Hongkong, 23rd September, 1919.
NOTICE.
UNIVERSITY OF HONGKONG.
The University of Hongkong .invites immediate applications for the posts of part-time lecture- ships in the following subjects:
Applied Mechanics (Lectures and Laboratory),
Geometrical Drawing. Strength of Materials, Iron and Steel Machines, Structures and Drawing Office Work (Machines & Structures) Duties will commence on Sept.. 29th 1919.
Should the meeting approve of auch Articles with or without modification the subjoined extra- ordinary resolution will be pro- posed.
a
"That the New Articles already approved by this meeting and for the pur- pose of identification sub- scrised by the Chairman thereo fbe and the same are hereby adopted as the Articles of the Company to the exclusion of and
view
There were no
way after the manager, who had Messrs. D. G. M. Bernard, E. common room or for teaching any retreated to the bar-parlour. Some Ralphs, B. Tanner, Ross Thomson, branch of medicine except ans- aged to get the couple out of the Brown, T. S Forest. Dr. C. W.made good partly out of the "Don't you think 6 per cent. house, Mra. Re said that she McKenny, the Registrar of the capital of the University and part- on your investment is a reason-
and her husband were married on University, Messrs. S. W. Tso, Holy by the generosity of private able return?"
the morning of the 2nd. In fining Kom Tong, Ho Kwong, Chiu Yu- donors. Further the University "Not in Hongkong.
What defendants £3 and £1 costs each, tin, Chan Siu-ki, Chan Kang-yu, has to purchase out of its capital- R. M DYER, shareholder would invest his the magistrate said to the Wong Wei and Li Tạng. -
and at great expense the property Chief Manager.money at 6 per cent.
when "You two behaved like brutes on much more Four wedding day." Hongkong, 22nd September. 1919. he can get so
after the 7th October, 1919.
By Order of the Board,
་
NOTICE.
in other concerns? He can get 714 to 8 oa mortgages. Why should be worry with houses? If he wants to borrow on shares he has to pay 7 per cent. and, DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP CO., therefore, there is no inducement for him to build or buy building shares if his return is going to be six per cent on his capital."
**Building shares substantial than shares and mort
LIMITED.
The Transfer Books of the
:
are more
money, high cost of materials, land, crown rent and labour."
You have no criticism to offer with regard to the Government's land policy?
will tell you, this much. our can be shown, that a
His Excellency said: Your Ex-known as Halden, which cuts into cellency, ladies and gentlemen, our gromds and might prove a I have asked you to come here to-serious impediment to our future day in order that I may endeavour | development, if left in the hands to explain, as shortly as possible, of other owners. Again, exper- the present position of the Uni-ience shows that a considerable veraity of Hongkong, and give increase of the staff is necessary. some indication of the financial Chinese students have not only assistance that will be required to learn subjects which are new to immediately and in the near fu-them but to learn in a foreign The Ordinary General Meeting
I don't think it is up to me ture, in order that the University language. They consequently re in substitution for all the of the above Company will be
to criticise the Government may be thoroughly well equipped quire much mere: índividual existing Articles thereof." held at the Company's Offices at
If it for carrying on its work here. It attention than the corresponding Should the resolution be passed Noon on Saturday the 27th inst.ges. Besides they can appre-
ciate, in value; asserted-
man is now seven years since the Uni- class of students in England and by the required majority it will 1919..
can get 9 per cent. by buying a representative, 183 be submitted for confirmation as
"That is true. Don't forget that property and building thereon you versity actually started and they are accustomed to receive it building company wants a will find new houses springing though much has been done since in most of the schools and colleges steady return on its money. Share-up like mushrooms in the night then by considerable expenditure opened by Europeans in China: I holders don't care what happens Nine per cent is not wonderful of the capital of the University is imperative that the Univerity. twenty years hence. They won't when you can get dividends from the capital sums given at the should provide for its pupils more be shareholders then."
25 to 50 per cent. from shipping, start-and with the help of gen- tutors (as distinguished from profes dock, banking and other industrial erous donations from several gen- sors and lecturers) and greater concerns.iles
tlemen who are here to-day and facilities for social life.” from Chinese "gentlemen in the I will now deal with the needs of Straits Settlements and elsewhere the University as shortly as pos (We had large sums from Cantonsible and I propose to class them among other places with these do-under the general heads of Build- nations) we have been able to ings, Staff and Equipment, and to provide some of the buildings that state first of all the immediate re were lacking when the Universi- quirements and then those things ty opened. But mach still re- which are desirable but which we mains to be done. The staff of can wait for until the immediate re- been large enough to allow of the had the opportunity of studying professors, and lecturers has not quirements are satisfied. I have professors giving that time to various minutes written by the Pro study which it is essential they Vice-Chancellor, by the Deans of should give and for the individual the Faculties of Engineering, Medi
special resolution to a second Company will be closed from the Extraordinary General Meeting 19th to 27th instant both days which will be subsequently con-inclusive. vened.
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & CO.
General Managers.. Hongkong, 11th September, 1919.
"
By Order of the Board
G. RAPP...
Secretary,
Full particulars can be obtained from the Dean of the Faculty of Hongkong, 9th September, 1919. Engineering.
NOTICE.
KOWLOON CRICKET CLUB.
The Annual General Meeting of Members of the Kowloon Cricket Club, will be held in the Club House on MONDAY, the
NOTICE.
THE HONGKONG STEEL FOUNDRY CO., LTD.
Notice to Shareholders. The Ninth Ordinary Yearly
WISEMAN
LIMITED.
The Best
Haven't you been taking advantage of the present scarcity of houses and piling increases on your tenants."
case
A building''company should not work on borrowed money," asserted our interviewer."
As a matter of fact our rents are much lower pro rata than other We have always been borrow- people. Such increases have ers. We have always built more been mostly in the
of than the actual amount of capital properties giving an insuficient we had. You can see this from return on the capital invested." our accounts,” -
"You are not making general
I suppose the tenant has to increases on your rents?.” en-pay the piper?"
No; he must be very thankful quired our representative..
if he gets a place to live in these Well, we have made increases
days. If buildings were not erect- ed partly on borrowed money they would be much scarcer
Tiffin-six months ago."
29th September, 1913, at 5.30 p.m. Meeting of Shareholders in the in town To-day
BUSINESS.
Report and Accounts 1918-1910 Election of Officers 1919-1920 General.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
THE Undersigned has received instructions to sell by Public Auction on
TUESDAY, the 30th
September 1919. commencing at II a.m." at the Kaulung Szé Yeuk Kaifong Ferry Co., Ltd. Wharf, Mongkok
The Steam Launch “ Sze Yuk"
Length 60'8"
Breadth 12'0" ..
Depth 53"
Tonnage Gross 25.85
Tonnage Nett 17.67
Terms: Cash on delivery,
Geo. P. LAMMERT.
Auctioneer.
NOTICE..
THE CHINA LIGHT & POWER CO. (1918) LTD.
Notice is hereby given to shareholders of the above named pany that the Transfer Books will be closed from Tuesday the 23rd September 1919, until Tues- day the 30th September 1919, both days inclusive.
above Company, will be held at the Company's Office, St. Georges Building, Hongkong, on Tuesday the 30th September, 1919 at 11.30 a.m. for the purpose of pre
is at
You intend making some more increases, I believe?"
and
"Only in certain blocks where deart return is not a cri attention that is necessary in the cine and Arts, and by others. I
the return is low. We may have of what a building company is the main
The return is not a criterion case of many students. One of have also drawn my own conclusions reasons for the high from personal observations and if
amount,"
We tive.
senting the Report of the General WISEMAN'S. brought the rents to the level of doubt whether we could give & Elliot. I feel sure that while we
Managers, and Statement of ec- counts to 31st May, 1919.
The Transfer Books of the
Company will be closed from 23rd September to 30th September 1919, both days inclusive."
GORDON & CO. General Managers. Hongkong, 16th September, 1919.
NOTICE.
THE DAIRY FARM ICE & COLD STORAGE CO., LTD.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS The Twenty-third Ordinary Annual Meeting of the Share- holders in the above Company will be held at the Company's Town Office, 2 Lower Albert Road, Hongkong, on Saturday 11th day of October 1919 at 12.30 o'clockin the afternoon for the purpose of presenting the Beport of the Directors and Statement of AE- counts to 31st July 1919.
The Transfer Books of the to 11th October 1919 both days Company will be closed from 1st
inclusive.
By Order
M. MANUK
SHEWAN TOMES & CO.
General Managers, kong, 16th Ber aber, 1919 Hongkong, 22nd Septe
the pre-war rents."
"Are you sure? Is this true in every case?”
Certainly in the case of flats
Usual Price and in the case of deter-class not developed."
$1.00
Punch ticket for 30 meals $25.00.
WISEMAN LTD.
Tel. 407.
THE INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL BANK,
LIMITED.
Head 05ce: 6 Des Voor Boad Oti Hankow Branch: Panoff Building,
FOR THE YEAR TO COME
The upper to your own Baan The Ensation is imporant in all things: best way of providing for the future, freely
„OPENING "A BAVIJES ACCOUNT *WITH US.
SYSTEMATICALLY it will grow so THOUSANDS.
"
European houses
"You do not think you are taking advantage of the present position of the paucity of
are a
don't
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to increase our rents in the case making. If you sell a bulding you position the University already the result is not considered satisfno- of the newer blocks."
"Recently you increased the credit the Reserve Fund with the holds is that it had as its first tory I shall welcome any suggestions
stated our representa- Vice-Chancellor" a man rents by $10 a month ?*
of such from subsequent speakers. in some cases.
brilliant attaintments and world- "If we relied on our rents Iwide reputation as Sir Charles IMMEDIATE REQUIREMENTS.
As regards, buildings, it is quite steady six per cent."
"Why?"
all desire to congratulate him on clear the time has come when we Why, because all the land is the high appointment that he has should have proper administrative received we all feel what a very offices, a library and a senate room. Why
severe loss the University has suf-These have all been housed in the 'you develop
fered by his having to leave it main building in rooms intended them ?"
Because we find difficulty in It was no meau achievement on ante-rooms to the main ball and
It has getting money, and we are not his part to embark on the work of teaching purposes. going to borrow money at 8 per the University in 1912 with a very suggested that the building for this houses?"
small staff and with wholly in purpose might be erected on the "Certainly not: If it were so, cent to build houses.” all those men who
"Then you are trying to bite adequate equipment, buildings, large open space which was made monthly tenancy would have been more than you can chew?" materials, books and apparatus of when the University was built, We are not doing that. It is all sorts. During vacations in the above and behind the University served with notices increasing their rents. We are not serving not a good policy to
borrow summer Sir Charles Elliot was building. It has not been used for them with notices at least not at money at 8 per cent. to build able to do much useful work for anything in particular daring the present. We increased the rents houses, when you get a seven the University while acquiring for years that have elapsed except for to pre-war rates in spring, and we per cent. return."
himself by patient study a know-football and sometimes "Taking that line of argument, not think it is right to make any further increases it is also not a wise policy to ledge of classical Chinese. That our degrees are recognised until the present tenants take land if you cannot develop have had a year of occupancy,
it. You are saddling the Com- throughout China is one of the is now. I do not agree wit
that proposal for two reasons whether they have leases or not. pany with 's dead thing, and results of his work. I will now consider that that part of the ground
"If a tenant were to leave to preventing legitimate people read to you a letter I have receiv day, would you then increase from developing the land," asserted from Sir Charles Elliot on the should be reserved for your rent on the new-comer?" ed our representative.
subject of the work already done It is more or less on the level of the enquired our representative.
"We are a land company, and ad the future needs of the Uni- hostels--not very much Certainly. The Company's it is part of a land company's versity. It reads as follows: -and it is a very good
business to see that when have been so closely connected can be kept open and inre rents are below the standard raves there island suit with the University since it was made it for tennis and prevailing all round.
You don't think the Governable for their operations to first opened that it would be bet. I am of the opinion that ment can interfere
acquire it even they do pot ter for others to testify as I strative offer
dividends there may be some call that case, you are very both for the Chinese nati
"If it can be shown that large require it, for immediate use.
as the main hal companies are paying huge You cannot get it afterwards hope they will to the value and room, should be on the
as someone else will take it.” Importance of that fasti
with it.by for interference, but the returns (as must be obvious to theGovern ment) are not sufficiently tempt ing on new encourage build sent-cond
do
under per
ambitious and grasping.
for British inte *Well, all people who have to East, but make money are ambitious. You ably i have to look ahead. It is the same money with every industrial concernan
for Jawn
tennis. I do not think it is used for
and