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THE
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182
AND
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"SATURDAY.“
SEPTEMBER
4. 1920.
NEW
MR. HUGHES ON DR. MANNIX ST. JOHN'S HALL
UNIVERSITY OF HONGKONG,
Rev. E Martin M. A,
ST. JOHN'S HALL,
The University.
LESSONS IN CHINESE.
A SCATHING INDICTMENT.
New Students of the University Halbourns July 25th--who desire rooms in this Hostal scathing indictment of Archbishop should apply at once lo Hannis and the forces under bis. command was prosanted by the Prime Ministar (Mr. Hughes) in the course of a stirring speech to a meeting of the National Federation in the Bendigo Town Hall last night before an over- Bowing audience. Mr. Hughes denounced the Archbishop for
12 luzerazume, kas been a uacher sa EtoYE42 bis recent utterances in burala and metodante in 1999 Cebay for
OVET İMKAN JYATG America, declaring that, in He has a pune merhaaltraining European no sense did they represented at rus ente cursiscales as she
10 am in the Chinese mission. Australian opinion. Incidentally Bekas Bibe a grand now indigeat was be made the important announce ment that, with a view of streng•{qua's hisă. Claus, mad. fost. thening the ties between America and Australia it was the intention of the Ministry to appoint & High Commissioner the United States. In a speech which lasted
to
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over an hour and a half, Mr.
A series of 2 or 3 Lectures will Hughes reviewed in det-il the be given by the Rav. . J. work of bis Ministry since the Williams on the Spiritual Teach elections and made it clear that ing of Francis Thompson the the obstructionist tactics of great 20th century poet, at the
the Labour Party in the usual Wednesday afternoon meet- House of Representatives wouldļings. Beginning nax: Wednesday not be permitted to continue. 8th September at 5.30: the meri He had a rousing reception on ings ars open to both men and entering the ball, and there was women.
not the slightes: interruption of
any kind during the speech, and he left the ball amid tremendous enthusiasm.
"Dr. Mannix went to America," said Mr. Hughes, after having
figured very prominently in an
NOTICE.
KOWLOON CRICKET CLUB.
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NOTICE.
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ADVERTISEMENTS.
QUEEN'S DISPENSARY.
NOTICE.
Particulars and Conditions of the letting by Public Auction Sale, to be held on Monday, tha 6th day of September, 1520, at 3 pm, at the Offices of the Public Works Department, by Order of His Excellency the Governor, of one Lot of Crown Land at Pokfulam Road, in the; Colony' of Hongkong, for term of 75 years, with the option of renewal at a Crown Rens to be fixed by the Surveyor the Queen's Dispensary has of His Majesty the KING, for one further term of 75 years.
been removed PARTICULARS OF THE LOT,
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We beg to announce that
to
GEORGE'S BUILDINGS,
WANTED.
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WANTED.—Lady Stanographer. state experience and salary ex- pected. Reply to P.O. Box No. 96,"
SOME passengers of care ths: ST. passed Bonham Road No. 84, on Thursday about 11 p.m., were very kind in helping up two gentlemen with an Indian Motor Cycle on the ground. These passengers will greatly oblige by sending their address to Box No. 431 ok "Hongkong Telegraph.”
(OPPOSITE STAR FERRY).
HARPER AND CO., LTD.
NOTICE.
HONGKONG HOTEL CO. LTD
An Interim Dividend of $3 per share, has been declared for the Įhalf-year ending 30th June 1920.
Such interitu dividend will be payable on and alter Tuesday, 14th September 1920 at the Offices of the Company, where Share bolders are requested to apply for WARDS.
A Grand Illuminated Promen- ago, like the Tientsia-Pukon and election campaign in which belade Concers will be held in the
SOTICE the Shanghai-Nanking, are now did me the bonour to win me grounds of the K.C.C. on Sator- Particulars and Conditions of paying handsome profits, Theiria very eat namber of votes.
The Register of Shares of the If day. September 11th. 9 p.m. the letting by Pablir traffic bas been growing at the is going to the Vatican, The Full Band of the Wiltshire Sale, to be held on Monday, the to 14th September 1920 (both days Auction Company will be closed from 7th rate of about 20 per cent. perfwhat is be doing in America Regiment will perform (by kind 6th day of September, 1920, at 3 inclusive) daring which period annum, in spite of shortage of When did tbs: Decome the short-permission of Lieut. Col. Wynd-p., at the Offices of the Public no transfer of Shares equipment. This handicap is now est way to Italy He says bia ham and Officers), and several Works Department, by Order of registered.
can be ment Railways have not all been being evercome by large pur mission is not political. What is well-known local artists will ap- His Excellency the Governor. up for 1919, the Ministry of Com-chases of both locomotives and it? We are pot concerned at all pear. Admission $1.00.
By order of the Board of of One Lot of Crown Land Directors.
Plantation Road, The Peak.
J. H. TAGGART,
While the accounts for the working of the Chinese Govern
over
the
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wagons.
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usual
predecessor was
His
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a
in the Colony of Hong-
ARTIFICIAL PROSPERITY.
AN EARLY CRASH PREDICTED.
Manager,
kong, for a term of 15 years. Honglung, 31st August, 1929. with the option of renewal at
a Crown Rent to be fired by the Surveyor of His Majesty the King, for one further term of 75)
years,
Buscar:
NOTICE.
Mr. Charles Albert Bannerman
ner in our Firm as from 1st April, 1920.
The nawe of the Firm will re- main unaltered.
PENTREATH & CO.
NOTICE.
munications bas been able to issue
with the Archbishop as such. and & summary report on the working result, together with a comparison materials are affecting operating heat for we have, theak God, foor quarrel with him has nothing war prices for to do with his religion-(bear, extending over five years. During the period under review-from
expenses. But iz appeare many loyal Roman Catholics in 1915 to 1919 the operating re
probable that administrative our midst and we are living in venues of the various lines has provements will be able to peace and harmony with them, as
offset this risen from $57,000,000 to $52,000,-
in considerable:
we always lived iu peace and 000, though in arriving at this
measure. While the uniform harmony Butil he came. figure several hundreds of miles been in force a full five years theat, heat, heart-but this bigh the Miners Federation, vidres-
classification of accounts has of new railway have been ex-
Mr. Frank Hodges, secretary of (PARTICULARS OF THE LOT. Brooke bas been admitted a Part- cloded as being still under con-able until about a year ago. By to America and says that his one Tyne said
comparative figures were avail-priest of the Prince of Peace goes sing a meeting at Newcastle-on- struction. The increase is thera fore, roughis abou: H1 per cents of these statistics the bope is that England and America economic disease was extending the political and discoveries have five years, 07
heep
will be enemies, that Ireland will its ravages throughout all nations average improvement of 11 per departments. There has
made as to waste in various fight England, Bad America will and bringing them down to the cent per actum.
been sufficient opportunity to be realised we should see a war,
no fight England. If that hape could very edge of destruction. France; While operating revenues have demonstrate what can be done by the live of which had never German would not meaver bar, increased $25,000,000 operating way of correction, but what has been seen before.
going to bankruptcy. expenses have increased only been done through cost account-
The man who economic health, Austris and $7,000,000.—from something over ing elsewhere will no doubt bej
Seeks bad blood between Hungary had lost all interest in, $30,000,000 to $37.000.000
America end Ele repeated to a certain degree in Empire is & criminal, and if we economic depression, and Russia Che British their attempts to recover from cause of certain accounting China. If this be the case it is are to choose between the Kaiser had to divert her energy from adjustments. The 1915 6zure probable that a 50 per cantand him 13 to who is the greater the path of economic reconstruc- 1565 perhaps overstated by increase in traffic can be handled criminal, I know whom I should tion.
increase with an increase in the number choose. The Kaiser was pushed should. therefore, be frum of employees'o! not more than 15 into this, but Dr. Mannix went same gloom, the
In Ireland were to be found the $29.000,000 to $37,000,000 at or 20 per cepi.
almost $8,000,000, to be strictly fair. increase in traffic in 1915 was his own words be stands con-political inte gues.
A 10 per caal
into it of his own free will. By hopeless struggle and the same Thus the increase in operating handled with an increase of 5é demoed as a minister of Christ. expenses 19 only - 23
per per cent in number of employees. He stands condemned as a man had been driven to the conclusion In face of this the Labour party sent. compared with 15
NOTICE is hereby given that! increase in revenues of 44 perl
STANDARDIZATION.
who said that his mission was that the only hope for European an Extraordinary General Meet- not political. Show in workers to open a way by which ing of the Members of The Cantoo Prothe words be has
spoken the working classes of Europe
$1,000,000, and the
centage return on the cost of the hare considerable effect
in
America
me
22 at
-ame
Mural Marking Lot No 164.
THE CANTON INSURANCE OFFICE LIMITED.
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ST. PAUL'S INSTITUTION
Causeway Bay)
FOR
SALE
FOR SALE-Land at Kowloon, about 16,345 square feet, in a very dwellings. For fall particulars desirable position for European apply to Linstead & Davis, Alexandra Buildings, Hongkong.
on the Peak, within 6 minutes FOR SALE-6 Roomed House walk of the Top Tram Station. For particulary Apply Box 432
Hongkong Telegraph."
Ciu"
NOTICE.
We have this day established ourselves K3 Consulting En- gineers and Surveyors.
BEST & MAY,
13 Chater Road.
PUBLIC AUCTIONS.
THE Undersigned have received instructions to sell by Public Auction on
Thursday, the 9th September
1920. commencing at 10.30 am. at No. 18 Godown of the Hongkong & Kowloon Wharf & Godown Co., Ltd, Kowloon A Large Quantity of Flat, Round and Square Bar Iron, Steel and Iron Plates etc.
also
The Reverend Mother Superior of the St. Paul's Institorion, M Causeway Bay, desires to BD- Doucce that the Institution will re-open on 6th September. 1920.
NOTICE.
ceni. Net operating revenues "The standardization bave, therefore, mounted rapidly,gramme which is now under way.
THE DAIRY FARM, ICE & and in 1919 were 64 per cent. the general interchange of rolling Tours of the doctrine of Christ, only when that was mate in-held at the Offices of Messieurs
COLD STORAGE CO. LTD. one thing that could talk heart to hear. It was Insurance Office Limited, will be greater than in 1915. Operating stock which began with 1920. ratin shows a decline from 53 in through billing of goods, which one thing that any minister of ternationally possible that Europe Jardine Watheson & Co., Limited
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS. 1915 to 45 in 1919. The per-will go into effect in 1921, all will They stamp bim 89, a man who unhappy position. This country/the General Agents of the Com- DINARY ANNUAL MEETING Chris: dare speak from the pulpit. would recover from her present
THE TWENTY-FOURTH OR-
property bas increased iron. 6.4 augmenting revenue and in hold- archbishop to foment war between prosperity, and if things con-Victoria Hongkong on TUESDAY İpany will be held at the Com-
bas gade out in the guise of an was only to 10.7 Compared with the generaling down expenses.
enjoying artificia pony at No. 16 Pedder Street of Sharebolders in the above Coma- run of European or America the Ministry of Communications whose mission is political in crash would come before long 1920 at 12 o'clock Doon when the TUESDA
In fact England and America, as a man tinued
the present railways, net revenues yielding is just how
pany's Town Office 2 Lower the 1st day of SEPTEMBER Alert & return on the investment of 107 fits hands the tools for making in this country that does not even convinced that the time had come posed as so Extraordinary Re- o'clock in the afternoon for the
taking into
Road. Hongkong, bt rgjence. He represents a section Mr. Robert Smillie said he was subjoined Resolution will be pro- SEPTEMBER 1920 at 12.30 the 1st day of these railways into an effective instrument for eficient and econ-own Church. Dr. Mannix goes would be better housed than
include all the members of hi when the people of this country solution viz:-- Comical transportation. What has out for what he is. Owing to the paying of
been accofaplished up todate has Sinn Feiner, he is a man who in tions were needed in order to do He is a swine. Dacent bossing condi. mortgage borde and the mow been done because of the mere in the garb of a priest has carried away with the slaughter of the favourable mates of exchange the berent worth of the properties the baton of a political agitator, innocents. cost of interest payments, tapis, and the integrity of those inWe in Australia look to America etc. has decreased since 1919 Prange of them. In the future for the growth and continuance for a reduction of 14%. 2d. in The miners were now asking -nearly one half, from $17,000,066 much should be expected of a of those cordial relations that bousehold coat and it was in the to less than $9,000,000 while the conscious direction of the entire are always existed between interests of the poor that they income from rentals and the stem toward desirable ends."
per cent. are very good.
PROFITS QUADRUPLED.
investment of railway fonds in.
in
Government securities as 1919 nearly four times as rest as it was in 1915. The net result į
is that the operating profits of the various lives has increased
GENERAL NEWS,
**IMPORTED GOVERNORS." Melbourne, July
America and Australia," con.were doing it. tinued, the Prime Minister. "We America to understand, intend to remain part and parcel of the British out is regard to the deport- Empire, and that he whose ation of Father Jergar, "I do not
want tha!
We
"
purpose of presenting the Report of the Directors and Statement That the New Articles con-of accounts to 31st July 1920. tained in the printed docu- ment submitted to the Meat the Company will be closed from
THE TRANSFER BOOKS of ing and for the purpose of 7th to 21st September 1920. both identification subscribed by days inclusive.
the Chairman thereof be and the same are her by approv-| ed, and that such new Arti. | cles be, and they are hereby adopted as the 'Articles of the Company in substitution for, and to the exclusion of, all the existing Articles thereof." Should the above Resolution be
By Older
M. MANUK.
Secretary.
Hongkong, 1st September, 1920
NOTICE.
CO., LTD.
during the period under review motion against" imported" State the Empire is against that Minister, "whether they will have passed by the requisite majority.
14-The band ig turned against know,” continued the Prime from $10,000,000 to $38,000,000. Governors appointed by the those who are not for us are any better success in Western will be submitted for confirm
"Although railways in China Imperial fiovernment) was re- against us. Realising how import- Australia than they did in South ation as a Special Resolution to THE GREEN ISLAND CEMENT have been built largely by means jected by the Victorian Legial-ant it is that the true sentiment Australia, but if they do have further Extraordinary General of foreign loans," says the reportative Assembly. "nevertheless the Government similar proposal bad previousled in America, it is the intention moment. The Ministry will pre-be held on THURSDAY the 7th
although a
of Australia should be represent-success it will be only for a Meeting and such Meeting will has advanced funds for construct been carried. Mr. Lawson, the of the Ministry to appoint avail. (Applause) Some of you day of OCTOBER 1920 at the same Fifty cents per share has been AN INTERIM DIVIDEND of ion and other purposes, and out Premier who .omposed of earnings has built improve motion, amitted that he had who shall be able when such men not had a fair trial, and that considering and if thought fit con- 30th June, 1920.
the High Commissioner in America may say that Father Jerger bas time and place for the purpose of declared for the half-year ending ments and paid off a considerable changed his opinion, and sug-as Dr. Mannix venture their he is innocent. portion of the loan indebtedness, gested that the matter should be views, to speak with authority to
All I have fuming such Resolution as a Soob Interim Dividend will be The final result is that while the allowed to stand over until the and say what the people of evidence upon which ba bas
say is this, that the Special Resolution accordingly. payable on and after FRIDAY, mortgage and other secured in proposed Federal Convention Australle really do think in these been, charged is not Protestant Articles and of the present Offices of the Company, where Copies of the proposed New 17th September, 1920 at the debtedness of the lines stand on reconsiders the rela ions between matter." the books at $331,197,911.05 the the
evidence, but is evidence given Articles may be seen at the shareholders are requested to Commonwealth and the Turning again to the situation is, op co-religionists and Offses of the General Gorernment investment.. per States Ladle interest is taken to the Federal Parliament. Me particularly, by a prical wbe at the Offices, off manent and temporary, aIDOZER25)
poruchtin.gugation outside Parliament. Hinghes said that the barras of since giving evidence has been Dracon, Looker De
to $18 = 1158 Thor bada full so The Melbourne Argus is against the Ministry was railing through muggled away or forced to leste Elieston the Company 220
the proposal, while the Age storing waters. He would not the country. There is no doubt at No. 1 Des Voeux Road Ce supports it. In other States the sllow the reins of Government to whatever that if any...... nis leading newspapers are opposed be switched from the bands of went out of this com
ongkong. said to any change. Statoil the Ministry by the hands of dia- just cause, Father Forged
PUTURE PROSPEC
about the probabilitas
"Bomething should
(zavenue pak profits. #i
future servants in Victoris have pro- loyalista. At that very moment man. The onl
of mised moral and Enancial support band of men had gone, Minjedry i
VARK
T 50 bales Colton
Belting, ex a Harold Dollar. arrived on 17th. Apail, 1918
and
D
A Large Quantity of Sundry Goods
Terms: Cash on delivery."
LAMMERT BROS.
Auctioneers.
THE Undersigned bave received
instructions to sell by Public Auction on
Monday the 6th. Sept., 1920. Commencing at 1) 2.0.
at their Sales Hooms, Duddell Street 35 cases Electric Celling and Table Fans
50
Instantaneous Electric Water Heaters
(More or less damaged) On view Now. Terms: Cash on delivery
LAMMERT BROS.
Auctioneers.
SALE.
FOR
MILNER'S SAFES APPLY TO
LAMMERT BROS. Daddell Street.
Monday Sept. 6th
at. 9.15 PM.
St. John's
AN RECITAL