4
PHOSPHATE TREASURE
VICAR'S FIGHT FOR HIS CHURCH.
ISLAND.
A FINE ACQUISITION FOR *BRITAIN. -
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
SCATHING CRITICISM OF RICH PARISHIONERS, The Hitle island of Nauru, is Some outspakan comments are the Pacific, some sight miles contained in "A few words of square, which before the warƐexplanation" which the Rav. was owned by the Germans, was Robert Foulkes, viðar of 8t the subject of art animated dis- Jama's, Pentonville, has issued to qusion in the House of Commons his parishioners, writes a Daily recently.
Chronicle representative.
PUBLIC AUCTIONS.
THE Undersigned harass
agginstructions to sell by Public Anction on
Saturday, the 31st July, 1920,
commencing ki 15 mm.
at Holt's Wharf, Kowloon.
(For account of the concerned}
525 Boxes Tia Plates Terms: Cash on delivery.
LAMMERT BROS.
Auctioneers.
THEUndersigned bare received instructions from Miss Georgia Spencer to sell by Public Auction on
NEW
WEDNESDAY, JULY 29, 1920.
ADVERTISEMENTS.
THE FRAWLEY COMPANY
AT THE
THEATRE ROYAL.
IN A SEASON OF THE LATEST AND GREATEST OF LONDON AND NEW YORK SUCCESSES.
MONDAY, Aug. 2nd.
TUESDAY. Aug. 3rd.
THURSDAY, Aug. 5th.
By the decision of the Supremo Last year bisstipend amounted Council, the mandate for ita to only £36. The church is fall- administration was given to the ing into decay--he has already British Empire. The island has been anmmoned because of ita the richest reserve of high-grade dangerous condition--and requires phosphato in the world,' and £2,000 speut upon it immediately. Great Britain, Australia, and In addition, there is a "destruc- New Zealand bave bought out tionist party who wish to seo, the company controlling the ex- the edifice pulled down. port and agreed to pay 316 mil- This leads the incumbent to lions as the purchase price. The deal trenchantly with the apathy
WEDNESDAY, Bill to ratify the purchase came which is being generally display- Thursday, the 39th. July 1970m). Aug. 4th. before the House, and there apod. If the church comes down. commancing at 3.30 p.m. peared up reason why it should he says, a larga district around]
•üt`har rasidėdër, No. 39 not go through without oppositit will be simply given up to
Wyndham Streak fon, but the policy which the "Paganism, public-houses, and
The Whole of the Valuable agreement sought to establish|pictura palacen.” roused the brothers Coail to hat
Household Furniture "As the church-people who opposition, and
Mr. bave means refuse to give any brought
(tharein contained) Asquith into the discussion. appreciable help." he goes on, "is comprising Teak console tabin Colonel Leslie Wilson, in mov-has been decided to appeal to the with bevelled mirror, Chesterfield ing the second reading of the Sultan of Turkey and to the couches & armchairs, easy chaire, Hauro Inland agreement Bill, Bultan of Morocca, and defreak overmantels, fina Japanese said its object was to sanction ferentially and respectfully re-water colours, engravings, brasa the ratification of an agreement quest them to send deputations varos, ornamentą, white lace & which had been made between to inquire oa the spot into t curtains, brass the British Government and the the moral and religious condition standard lamps, electric Ettings electric Governments of Australia and of this district, and to thank the carpeta etc. ats New Zealand relating to the Sultan of Turkey for always re island, which was annexed by specting Christian churches, and Germany in 1839, and in Septem-for never pulling them down or ber 1914 was unconditionally desecrating them. wurrendered waz veszel.
an Australian
Teak extension dining table leather covered dining chairs, teak sideboard with bevelled roirror, teak dinner waggon, task ice cbost, test silver cabinet, dinner set, glasaware off, etc.
Double brass bedsteads with
week. chastes of).
Also
A Quantity of Blackwood com
|prising :— marbla top tables, tools, flower stands, teapoys etc.
And
FRIDAY, Aug. 6th
SATURDAY, Aug. 7th.
Prices as lisnal.
LE
"FAIR AND WARMER.”
"SCANDAL.'
"THREE WISE FOOLS."
"LIGHTNIN."
"POLLY WITH A PAST."
ADVERTISE YOUR WANTS.
WHAT YOU WANT SOMEONE HAS-WHAT YOU DON'T WANT SOMEONE ELSE DOES.
ONE CENT PER WORD PER INSERTION
Two Cents it not Prepaid.
A SMALL ADVERTISEMENT IN THESE COLUMNS WILL BS PRODUCTIVE OF MANY ENQUIRIES REPLIES AWAIT BOX No.—~—–—–
NOTICE.
THE WEST POINT BUILDING COMPANY, LIMITED.
WANTED.
BUROPEAN ÷EMOINBBR, highly qualified (Diploma of Riga Polytechnicum), with
An Interim Dividend of One practical experience of Machine dollar and soventy Eve cents par Building, Railway Engineering. share for the six months ending Shipbuilding and Electrical Exe 30th June 1920 will be payable on Eineering, Expert Draughtsman, Wednesday 28th July on which speaking four languages, first IT PAYS TO ADVERTISE.date Dividend warrants may be class references, socks suitable obtained on application at the position. Address offers to Box | Company's office.
399 c/o “Hongkong Telegraph.”
CONSIGNEES.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
Booking at MOUTRIE'S.
OCEAN STEAMSHIP CO., LTD.
AND
CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD. Conaiguses per Co's Steamer
"NING CHOWTM
bereby notified that the Cargo will be discharged into Holt's Wharf, Kowloon, where it
THEATRE
ROYAL
LAST THREE NIGHTS TO-NIGHT TO-NIGHT Wednesday July 28th. THE
LEYLAND HODGSON
REVUE CO.
IN
will lie at Consignee's risk. The "HAVE A NIBBLE
Cargo will be ready for delivers from Godown on and after 19th Jols.
This piece of barbarous vandalism bas been reserved for It had large supplies of high-nominal friends of the Christian) grade rock phosphate, for which religion, who are content to allow box springs, test double ward- there were urgent demands in populous district to revert to robes with bevelled glass doors, the Empire for use as a fertiliser.barbarism and pspanism rather test dressing table with barrelled At the Paris Conference it was than spend a paltay sa to remizura; teak-marble.&. tiled.top agreed that the inland:skivid be; pair the parish histo adchirsinbernd-bythathise Jövert. "We might, în. return, drewere, lady's desks, - tin línad zombat jointly, and disastão Proïfic iupply the Salten wich", a box-couches tallet crookery arear Phosphate Company, which few wrinkles regarding the owned the concessions, should be raising of revenue. Instead of bought out, and the minerals killing Armenians the Saltar worked on a non-proft-making might be induced to send Inland basis. The purchase price had been Revenue afficials among them. fixed at £3,509,000, of which this These Orientals have still much country's share was £1,433,000.. to learn how to raise mosey."
Mr Ormsby Gore moved the The vicar denounces bazaars rejection of the Bill Mr Mosley as "only contrivances for people: seconded.
to assemble to tell lies and cheat jazah other, 1nd render themselves | liable to Lord R. Cecil said the Bill was scourge of small cor is.”
visitation from a) absolutely inconsistant with the A Daily Chronicle represent- Covenant of the League of ative, who called at the vicarage Nations, and if proceeded with found Mr. Foulkes to be a gentle- it would be perie-dy fatuous for mannered clergyman, apparently | the House to talk any more about determined to Simby, for the pra scraps of paper. This Bill would servation of Six charchas far give our enemies all over the as is know the oul one in Great: world a chance of alleging that Britain that is lachold property. we were pursuing our old policy of grab.
He admitted that some of his THE Undersigned harereceived "Explanation" was "writ sarcas instructions from the Cas
bat he want to
arouse todian of Enemy Property to sell
"OLD POLICY OF GRAB."
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35
bring
I Cottage Piano by Allison 1 Vichols with cabinet & records
4 Electric ceiling fan-
Singer's trendla machine.
On view from 21st, inst Catalogue will be lasted. Terms: Cash on delivery.
LAMMERT BROS.
Auctioneers.
Mr Asquith said the screements," bad nogal or internations! people to a secse of their respon-by Public Auction on valdity of any sort or kind, and sibility and to make them think. was in flagrant contravention of the letter and spirit of the Covenant of the Leagu of Fation 1 gave preferential] treatment to three-parts of the
BETROTHAL
Friday, the 30th. July 1930. commencing at 3.45, 9-133.
at their Sales Rooms, Duddell Street,
and Curios
A Selection of Antique China
comprising:-5-coloured, blue
Optional cargo will be landed. unless notice has been given prior to steamer's arrival.
Thursday July 29th.
ROSEBUDS
Friday July 30th. POSITIVELY OUR LAST NIGHT
PERSIANA
All broken, chafed, and damag- ed goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on any Tuesdays and Fridays between the hours of LONDON'S MOST SUCCESSFUL. 10.45 a.m. and noon within the] free storage period.
REVUE.
The Transfer Books of the Company will be cloaad from Tuesday the 20th to Wednesday
WANTED.-Ship's Doctor for
the 28th July (both days inclusive) | six months for a steamer trading during which period no transfer between Hongkong. Singapore of shares can be registered.
and Java. Apply to P.O. Box 411.
By order of the Beard of Directora. MOWBRAY S NORTHCOTE
Becretary to
The Hongkong Land Investment & Agency Co., Ltd. General Agvate for
The Wes: Pois: Bilding
Co. Lu
Hongkong, 13th July, 1920.
NOTICE
THE HONGKONG LAND INVESTMENT & AGENCY
CO., LTD.
dollars and fifty cents per share An Interim Dividend of Three
for the six months ending 30th June 1920 will be payable on Wednesday 28th July on which Idate Dividend Warrents may be jobtained on application at the
So claims will be admitted after Booking at MOUTRIE'S. Company's office.
the Goods have left the steamer's! Godown, and all Goods remsining andelivered after the 4th August, will be subject to rent.
All Claims against the Steamer must be presented to the under- signed on or before the 18thi August, or they will not be recognised.
Ko Fire Insurance will be! effected.
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agenta, Hongkong, 28th July, 1920.
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Empire as against the rest of the The cazagement has been an- world That was against the nounced of Mr. J. D. Sanderson, Covenant of the League, and be Singapore, son of the late William earnestly trusted the Government Sanderson, of Moun: Lothian, would reconsider the Bill, and Eakbank, Midlothian, and 3 cups, and figures, Screen with
and white, vases, bowls, pleton, NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. not prees it now.
Nancy Lockhart-Mure, eldest Lord Hugh Cecil asked the daughter of Dr. and 318. T. V.5-coloured placques, Sang-de- THE STEAMSHIP Govenment as a proof of their Lockhart-Mure. Elsadudno, and bocuf vases and bowl. Celedon sincerity to insert a clause in the Tanddaughter of the late J.O.. Famille rose pen holders. Bill to the roperstin of the Lockbart komp.J. of Living: od seal box White “Goddess ISDALES 46 (a di nétita period con: 31008; Kärköddrightshire. Tos of Morey atd. atc. ditional on the approval of the wedding will take placent Singa- League of Nations. There was a pore in October. lamentable want of straight-
forwardness in the
present
dministration. He had never
known a Government which had arrived at in Paris. so bad a reputation for not telling the truth.
Mr. Bonar Law--These 21: strong worda.
Lord Robert Cecil said the only difference between there was that Mr. Bonar Law now used words in direct opposition to what he said some year ago.
He bad never done that. (Laughter.)
The real avamen of the charge against the Government was that in doing this they have upset the whole League of Nations, and shown complete selfishness.
No saze man could say they bad been selfab. The three Gor
ments had bought up the exist- company on terms which the company considered fair, and had taken the risks involved. AL MR. BONAR LAWS DEFENCE.
though it was necessary to get Mr. Boner Eaw said, as far as the sanction of Parliament to the the general good of the world was agreement, that did not in any concerned, nothing was lost by sense preclude the League of transferring this phosphate island, Nations from refusing to confirm with 1700 inhabitants, to the Bri- the arrangement if they thought tish Empire. It was all very well it unfair.
to speak in strong terms as if Mr. Clynes associated the there had been a departure from Labour party with the attitude morality, but the House should taken by the opponents of the Bill consider the susceptibilities of the The amendment for the rejec
tion of the Bill was ultimately All the Colonies were repre-defeated by 217 votes to 77. and sented when the agreement was the Bill was read a second time.
Dominions.
**RIOJUN
MARU"
From JAPAN.
Consignees of Cargo are hereby
A Collection of Bronze Ware, } informed that all goods are
(Large flower pota
Buddhas, Josses, vases, bumera, wine cup etc.)
Also
NOTICE.
MASSAGE HALL
HRS. HAS INOKUCHI.
] Graduas from the Nagasaki Massage School, has removed from No. 33 Queen's Rovi toj [No. 26, Stanley Street 1st floor (Telophone No. 1964.
NOTICE.
being landed at their risk into the SHE HONGKONG TUTORIAL Figures, Godowns of the Hongkong and Incense Kowloon Wharf and GodowD
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE Company, Ltd, st Kowloon, whence and/or from the wharves delivery may be obtained.
A Quantity of Personal Effects, Books, and Chinese paintings.
Optional Cargo will be forward-
Un view from Thursday the led unless notice to the contrary 29:h inst.
Terms-Chat on delivery. Catalogue will be issued.
be given before.
No claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Go- downs, and all Goods remaining LAMMERT BROS., undelivered after the 28th Inst.:
Auctioneers, will be subject to reat.
Burglar & Fire-resisting SAFES
"Prevention is better
than Cure."
-43, Bonham Road. Opposite the Volverzity Tel No. 732. P.O. Bor, 593. Principal
JOHN P. JONES, B.Sc., M.E-Mia
WANTED. Experienced female stenographar for old as- tablished firm Beginners need pot apply. Box 103 els "Hong- Long Telegraph."
FOR SALE
FOR SALE-Abergeldia 136 Peak. Apply 135 Peak.
TO LET OR FOR SALE.
Glenshiel, Xo. 141 The Peak. noar Barker Rdad Tram station. Apply to Llastend & Davis Alexandra Baiši».
TO RE LET.
TO LET.-For immediate" oc- cupation, 3 rooms suitable for
The Transfer Books of the Cut-offices on Queen's Road Central, pany will be closed from Tuesday bear the banks. Apply to Box the 20th to Wednesday the 28th 402 c/o Hongton Telegraph' (July (both days inclusive) during which period no transfer of shares [can be registered.
By order of the Board of Directors. MOWBRAY S. NORTHCOTE,
Secretary. Hoogkong 13th July, 1920.
NOTICE.
THE HONGKONG CENTRAL ESTATE LIMITED.
NOTICE.
HONOKONG TRAMWAY
CO., LTD. (Incorporated in the United Kingdom)
Notice is hereby given that an Interim Dividend of Nina Pence per Share on secount of the year 1920 has been declared.
The Dividou will be parable
An Interim Dividend of Four 90 and after Wednesday, the 25th Joltre per share for the six day of August" 1930 to Shane natha ending 30th June, 1980 holders on the Hegiraron Tues- will be payable on Wedmadsy day, the 10th day of August 1920 & Warrenle may
28th July on which date Dividend † and will be paid to Shareholders
be obtained ou
ол the Colonial (Hongkong) Application st the Comppany's
Register at the exchange rate of office
348 per Dollar. The Transfer Books of the Company will be closed from Tuesday toy 29th to Wednesday the 28th July (both days inclusive) during which period no mansfer of shares can be registered.
The lastitate affords Special Pre paration (Class and Private, Day and Evening. Oral and Correspondence for University Matriculac Degree Exxmizations.
nad
New Session has now oramenced Tutorial Classes are being cendcole:
All claims against the steamer must be presented to the Under- signed on or before the 14th prox. or they will not be recognized.
All brok, n, chafed, and damag- ed Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be ex-in English, Mathematics, Trigonne amined on the 4th prox. st 10 am.try, Mechanics, Physics, Chemistry
Ko Fire Insurance has been affected.
Billa of Lading will be counter.
received a new consignment of signed by
The Endersigned have just Milner's Safes.
LAMMERT BROS.) Duddell Street,
DODWELL & CO. LTD.
Agents, Hongkong, 28th July, 1920.
History, Geography, Latio Freschi, for Hongkong University Joly Examinationa.
Private Tuition can also be at these subjects.
Prospectus on application.
|
By order of the Board of
Directors MOWBRAY S. NORTHCOTE
Secretary to
the General Managers. Hongkong, 13th July, 1920.
NOTICE.
We have this day removed our 252 Des Voeux Road Central office to the top floor of Nox. 250
(Messrs. Kwong Sang Hoog's main premises).
MOW FUNG & CO. LTD. Hongkong, 19th July, 1920;
By Order of the Board.
B. J. WILTON, Acting Secretary. Hongkong, 26th July, 1920.
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NOTICE.
ALEX ROSS & COMPANY - 1/ MACHINERY DEPARTMENT.
our
For Stocktaking purposes. From Wednesday the 28th inst. (il Machinery Department will be Saturday the 31st inst. closed to General Business.
We request that all inquiries and orders be sent in writing' during the period of Stocktaking when same will receive our best attention.
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