THE BRITISH CAR
จ
of Quality and Value,
The RUSTON-HORNSBY 35 b.p. 5-Passenger Touring Car.
The first shipment of these beautiful up-ot-ilute Brilish ears is due in the 88 - Gleniffer* în September. Enquiries incited.
THE
DRAGON MOTORCAR
COMPANY
THE EUROPEAN GARAGE
AGENTS FOR BONGKONG, CANTON & MACAO:
TEL. 482 AND
3552
AWAY
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
T... 482 AND
3552
SATURDAY, PTEMBER
'St. Andrew's Kowloon Patrol RECRUITING MEETING
AT
St. Andrew's Church Häll
ON
MONDAY 27th Sept. 6 p.m.-7 p.m.
All members are requested to attend
and
All Kowloon British Boys of 10-18 are wanted.
ROLL UP!
BOYS!
WISEMAN LTD.
DINNER DANCE
OX
ROLL UP!
G.
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NOTICE.
Particulars and Condi ions oil the letting by Public Auction Sale,} to be held on Monday, the 27th, day of September, 1920, a: 3pm... at the Offices of the Public Works Department, by Order of
THEATRE
ROYAL:
Commencing SATURDAY, 18th Sept. at 9.15. MAURICE E. BANDMAN
presents the
BANDMAN COMEDY
NEW
NOTICE.
ADVERTISEMENTS.
INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD. THE THIRTYNINTH ORD INART GENERAL MEET
WANTED.
WANTED-Position by fally. qualified CIVIL ENGİNEER (B. Sc. Edinburgh) as assistant engineer. Willing to do field or office work. Professor's recome
ING of the Company will be held andation. Apply. Bor. No. 442 at the Offices of the General Hongkong Telegraph,"
COMPANY Managers Messrs. Jardine,
In a repertoire of lateat London plays.
TO-NIGHT. **LORD RICHARD IN THE PANTRY.**
MONDAY, September 27-
WANTED-Flas or roomed
house by European. Entry any time to 1st Nov. Happy Valley or
| Matheson & Co., Lul, Dea Vœur Road, Hongkong, on Wednesday 6th October at noon for the pur pose of receiving the Report of Kowloon preferred. Apply box NO the Directors, passing the Ac | 444 c/o "Hongkong 'Telegraph. counts, and electing Directora and Auditors.
The Transfer Boots of the Com-
pany will be closed from the 30th
NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH.September to the 20th October
both days inclusive.
TUESDAY, September 28- -
By Order of the Board, **SACRED AND PROFANE / JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LT#,
General Manegara. Hongkong. 15th September, 1920.
LOVE."
WEDNESDAY, September 19-- "THE NAUGHTY WIFE."
MONDAY Sept. 27th His Excellency the Governor, of THURSDAY, September 30-
Dinner and Dance $2:00
Dauring only $1.50
D. M. GOODALL,
Manager.
NOTICE.
MILLIONS THROWN
£23,564 FILM NEVER USED.
Fresh revelations of official waste are made in the report. issued recently by the Committee of Public Accounts, dealing with the expenditure of Government departments in the year 1918-19.
In this the public is told of the expenditure of £23,564 incurred by the National War Aims Com mittee on the production of the "National Film. purporting to gira scenes which might bave occurred had this country been invaded-a film which was never publicly presented.
Strong criticism is offered of insuficient financial control over its undertakings by the Foreign Office.
On the "Arab Bureau a: Cairo, with agencies in Arabia for the. collection of intelligence during the war, £54,510 was 1918-19.
A refund to the Espian Government of £60,000 was
EXCHANGE.
Opening Rate: claving Bet-
un Page 11.
SELLING.
T/T Demand 30 dis 60 d
4 m/s T/T Shanghai T/T Singapore T/T Japan T/T Indis.. Demand, India TT San Francisco) & New York.J T/T Bacaris.... IT Markts FIT Francs Demand. Paris
approved without question. Later' co & New York f
it appeared that a clerical error
had occurred and that the correct figure was £6,000.
KOWLOON CRICKET CLUB.
The ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of MEMBERS will be held in the Club house oo WEDNESDAY September. 29th. lat 5.30 pm.
BUSINESS:-To pass report &
Accounts for 1919,20. Elect officerst Com- mittee for 1920 21.
46
4/3
4/34%
4/312
4/33
Nom.
184
General.
144
Nom.
L. J. BLACKBURN,
Nom
*
Hon. Secretary. Hongkong, 21st September, 1920.
Nom 10.90
NOTICE.
BUYING.
4 w/c. L/C
4 m/s. DIP
5 m/s L/C
4/512 4/5 4/6
spent in
30 dis. Sydney sed?
Melbourne 30d/s.San Francis-1
4.65
Nom
144
164ļ; Nom.
experienced by the Committee Demand, Bombay... —
"ip understanding a scheme for,
financing General Alexle." start- Demand, Calcntia ed at the end of 1917.
A total sum of £1.698,000 is Demand, Menix involved, part of it being concern-Demand, Singapore. 184
4 m/s. Marks
Nom.
4 m/s. Franes
6 m/s. Francs......
11.50 11.70
Demand, Germany:
COSTLY RUSSIAN VENTURE. Considerable difficulty has been
Demand. New York 72, TT Bombay
Xom.
T/T Calcutte
On Yokohama
ed with a scheme for a Co-sack On Haiphong
Nom
State bank. This was never set On Saigon
up, owing to the spread of the On Bangkok Bolabevist revolution. Why, un-Sovereign
491
4.60 Nom.
der the circumstances, money Gold leaf per Tasl... 33. was actually paid, and whether Bar Silver. ready... 59% anything was done with it which forward
5946
was of use to the cause of the Bank of England rates 77% Allies, are questions that are still New York/London... 3.49 obscure.
1917 with a steel 6rm by which.
An agreement was made in
SUBSIDIARY COINS.
with Government assistance, they
should carry not extensions | H'kong 50 eta. piaces estimated to cost £1,745,000 in order to потезко production during the war.
10
par
DAF
5
$ dis. Canton beoins 312 4/5 die.
By 1919 the estimate bad been raised to £3,355,000, and event- BATTLE OF JUTLAND FLAG.
ually & sam of £2,250,000 was paid | them in settlement. For this the country received no return.
FOUR MILLIONS LOSS ON PLOUGHING.
is
Two important schemes mutor-tractor ploughing and horse ploughing undertaken by the
one Lot of Crown Land above Kennedy Road, in the Colony uf Hongkong. for a term of 75 years, with the option of renewal at a Crown Rent to be fixed by the Surveyor of His Majesty the King, for one further term of 75
years.
| PARTICULARS OF THE LOT
C
2100 Kenordy Ta
G.
R.
NOTICE.
"GOOD-NIGHT NURSE.”
FRIDAY, October 1st-
** CAESAR'S WIFE.”
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SATURDAY. October 2—
**THE ROTTERS.”~
Prices
54. 52 & $1. Navy and Military Half Price BOOKING at MOUTRIE'S.
NOTICE.
DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP
CO., LTD..
The Ordinary General Meeting |
of the above Company will be. held at the Company's Offices at Noon on Saturday the 25th inst. 1920.
T
PUBLIC AUCTION,
"HEUndersigned have received instructions to sell by Public Auction on
Friday, the 1st. October 1930.
commencing at 2.30p.m.
at their Sale Rooms, Daddell Street
ENGLISH. married lady in Kowloon proposes Kindergarten for small number of Boglish children, 9.30 to 12. Box No. 441 c/o "Hongkong Telegraph."
WANTED.--To boy a smail Bungalow in Kowloon, Good loca- tion, on monthly instalment system, up to $10,003 or little upward. $2,000 will be paid in advance. Apply Bar 445 co
Hongkong Telegraph."
FOR SALE.
FOR SALE.-Land at Kowloon. about 16,345 square feet, in a very desirable position for Europaso dwellings For full particular- Alexandra Buildings, Hoogkong
A Fine Collection of Japanese apply to Linstead & Davis
Porcelain, Cloisonne Ware
TO BE LET.
& Embroideries. Comprising:-Satsums tessO 19, [vases, bowls. Sgures, plates, in- cense burners, silk embroidered
TO LET-Farnished Flat Įscreens, picmres, etc, etc.
Kowloon, every, convénisace. On view from Thursday, the minutes ferry. Apply Box No. Reat very moderate. Ist October: 446 co "Hongkong Telegraph.”
30th. September, 1920.
Catalogues will be issued. Terms: Cash on delivery.
LAMMERT BROS. Auctioneers.
PUBLIC
AUCTION.
OF
VALUABLE LEASEHOLD
PROPERTY Situate at Kowloon in
the
The Transfer Books of the Company will be closed from the 17th to 25th instant both days inclusive.
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co. | Colony of Hongkong to be sold in
General Managers,
pursuance of an Order of the Supreme Court of Hongkong Particulars and Conditions of Hongkong, 9th September, 1920,
made in Action No. 99 of 1928 the letting by Public Auction:
Original Jurisdiction Between Sale, to be, held on Monday,
The Bank of Canton Limited the 27th day of September, 1920,
Plaintiffs and Samuel Ebenezar Green trading as Banker & Co.
NOTICE.
at 3 p.m. at the Offices of the Public Works Department, by HONGKONG GENERAL CHAM-Defendant HONGKONG FOOTBALL CLUB. Order of His Excellency the
Governor, of
009 Lot of! Crown
at Kowloon.
Land
BER OF COMMERCE
on Monday, the 37th, day of September. 1920..
at 3 o'clock in the afternoon by
MESSRS LAMMERT BROS.
Auctioneers."
CHINESE LANGUAGE SCHOOL The 3rd Annual General Meetin the Colony of Hongkong. ¦ing of Members will be held in the for a term of 75 years, with the A BEGINNERS' CLASS will; offices of Mesars, Gardine Mathe-option of renewal at a Crown be started on MONDAY, October son & Co., Ltd, (top floor) by kind Ren: to be fixed by the Surveyor 4th. at 5.15 p.m. at the Chinese permission Tuesday 28th of His Majesty the King for one Language School. junction of at their Auction Rooms, Duddell September. 1920 at 5.45 p.m.
03
BUSINESS.
Passing of Annual Balance Sheet, election of Officers :-i.e. Secretary, Treasurer and Com- Imittee.
To consider ang business in the interess of the Clob
G. GERRARD.
Hon. Secretary.
NOTICE.
VICTORIA RECREATION CLUB
ANNUAL AQUATIC SPORTS will be held on THURSDAY 30th, Sept. FRIDAY 1st er, at 4.30 p.m.
and on SATURDAY 2nd of Oct.
at 3.30 pm, ENTRY FORMS can be had FAMOUS PIECES OF BUNT-or on application to the under- from SECRETARIES of CLUES, ING AT CRYSTAL PALACE.
Entries close on MON signed.
There are several new features DAY the 27th instant and will not at the rystal Palace Exbibition, be accepted unless accompanied says a Home paper.
by Entrance Fees to Visitors can be photographed by the side of the 18in. B.L. gun, the, Food Production Department hearies: ed in the war, for a involved losses, it is stated, of shilling The first pictures taken £3,000,000 and £1,000,000 respec- were those of actresses, including tively.
Miss Daoline Pollard.
On a coal-boring scheme near Lough Neath £15,000 was speat. though this led to nothing.
The responsibility
which
Another Attraction aroused much interest was the collection of age. Viscount for the Jellicoe has presented to the Im- scheme rests, say the Committee, I perial War Museum the flag with the then First Lord of the Bown on his ship at the Battle of Admiralty. He was given a free Jutland.
R. C. WITCHELL,
Hon. Secretary.
NOTICE.
R. A. O. B.
HARRY BRETTEL LODGE
No. 2680,
band, and omitted to esceltain The white flag hoisted by the the views of Labour.
Turks on the surrender of Jerus-will be held in connection with A WHIST DRIVE and DANCE It should be considered, says ziem may be seen, and also the the above lodge on THURSDAY the report, whether the house small flag used by Lord Allenby 30th September. 1920, in the R.Á. provided for the Lord Chancellor on his entry into that city. The Theatre, Victoria Barracks, com- which is now parts, occupied French Government have sent cannot be used for public over the Tricolour which floated ncing at 7.10 p.m., sharp. over the famous fort of Donau-
Entrance Fee 50 cents. Refreshments Provided. Band in Attendance.
purposes.
The cost of the war, "shown in mont, at Verdun. The piece of - a general "way," the Committee scarlet silk, deposited by the ex- suggestr, is indicated by the total Kaiser on the tomb of Baladin at of the voter - credit-vis, | Damascus has been presented
by the Emir Feisul
178,490%
F. CLAPHAM,
Hon. Secretary
farther term of 75 years. PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
Prat, Övelisai Mersi
Je pensain plaɔ.
• 3 Pract Price
Zetland Street and Ice House Street (Masonic Hall Premises).
Intending students are request- ed to send in their names to the undersigned for enrolment.
By Order,
D. K. Blair. Acting Secretary. Hongkong, September 15:b. 1920.
NOTICE.
Street, Victoris, Hongkong.
NOTICE
The interest and responsibility of the undersigned in the Firm of Abdoolrabim & Co, carrying on business as Civil Engineer Architects & Sarveyors at 34. Queen's Road Central, ceased on the 20th instant
JOHN MORAES, B. Sc.
Hongkong, 21st September, 1920.
I have this day established my practica as Civil Engineer, Architect and Surveyor at No. 33, Queen's Road Central (2nd floor).
JOHN MORAES, B. Sɔ. Hongkong. 21st September, 1920.
NOTICE.
All those desirous of, playing
The property consists of ALL football for the H.K.F. lub THAT piace or parcel of ground during the coming season please situate in the Dependency of send in their names to M. L. Kowloon and Colony of Hongkong Railton, cio Messrs. Jardine. and known and registered in the Matheson & Co. Land Office 8 Section H of Kow. loon Inland Lot No. 410 together. with the messuzge erected there- on known as No. 15 Hankow Road, Kowloon. Term 2 years) from 24th. June 1892 created by afrown Lease dated the 11th. November 1892. Proportion of
NOTICE.
THE INDO CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD.
The Directors of the above
By a cablegram from the Min. Annual Crown rent $20.12. Area Company have declared an In ister of the Mexican Foreign 3,594 Square feet. Affairs Department, I att inform-
QUEEN'S DISPENSARY.ceased in his functions.
NOTICE.
We beg to announce that
the Queen's Dispensary has
been
removed to ST.
GEORGE'S BUILDINGS,
(OPPOSITE STÅR FERRY),
HARPER AND CO., LTD.
For further particulars and erim Dividend of 3% (equal to 3 per share) in respect of the ed that Mr. Jose Filomeno Eca conditions of sale apply to
current year on the Preferred da Silva former Viceconsul for
MESSAS JOHNSON STOKES Ordinary Shares. Mexico, has been dismised and)
The merchants and the public are notified that from this date, the actuation of said er-viceconsul will be considered unlawful by my Government.
VICTOR GALINDO DE BOURGY, Consul for Mexico.
CONSUL RESIDENCE AND OFFICE
No. 29 Second Floor,
CAINE ROAD, HONGKONG.
NOTICE.
& MASTER Prince's Building. Ice House Street, Solicitors for the Vendur
or to
MESSRS, LAMMERT BROS.,
The Auctioneers. Hongkong, 9th September, 1920.
"FOR
SALE:
MILNER'S SAFES
APPLY TO
Dividends for Shareholders on be Colonial Register are free of Income Tax and will be paid at the rate of 444 per dollar.
J
Dividend Warrants will be ob tainable on and after Thursday, 7th October, 1920, at the Com- pany's Office.
Transfer Books of the Com pany will be closed from Thors- day, 30th September, to Wednes day, 20th October, both days in- clusive.
JARDISE MATHESON & CO.LTD. General Managers.
CAMMERT BROS. Hongkong, 16th September, 1920,
Duddell Street.
FOR SALE:
THE HONGKONG & WHAMPOA DOCK CO., LTD.
The U.S. S. SAMAR will be sold at the US Navy Purchasing NOTICE IS HEREBY given Office. No. 20 Whargpoo Road. that the Share Register and Shanghai, Chica. by sealed pro- NOTICE.
Transfer Books of the Companyposals to be opened at 10 am, an will be closed from the 1st to the December 20, 1920 HONGKONG HOTEL GARAGE"
9th October 1920. both days
The SAMAR was built af Cavite, inclusive.
Warrants for the Interim Beam 17 feet, 19 ieben. Mean P. L. in 1895. Length 121 fool,
above as from tet. October, 1920 Buildings, Hongkong on and The vessel will be ready, dar We beg to notify our patrons Dividend can be bad at the draft 7 t Displacement when that we are inaugurating the Omes of the Company, 2 Queen 1 in commissions 242 Ton
We aspire to render first class after the 11th prox.
inspection on September 10th. service at reasonable rates.
By Order of the Board,
Appraised value $28,000,00 US Hongkong Hotel Co., Ltd,
JAS. W.GRAHAM:
Currency. Further information and blank proposals may be had 1. A. TAGGART,
Acting Chief Manager by applying to the US Navy
22nd September, 1920 Purchasing Office.
Hongk
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