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HONGKONG CRICKET CLUB.
Notice is hereby given that a General Meeting of Members will be held in the Pavilion on Tuesday, 25th. October 1921, at 3.30 pm. for the purpose of authorising the issue of Deben- tures wider the new, Articles of Association.
By Order of the Committee.
L SCREENHILL
Hon. Secretary. Hongkong, Cvtober, 17th 1921.
THE HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB.
THE HONGKONG
RUSSIAN BALLET
Chamber of Commerce Room
Friday, 21st October, 1921.
at 5.30 p.m. GRAND CONCERT
given by
Miss Mosolowa and Mr.
Gordon
Kindly Assisted By Mr. HUBERT ANNIS and Mr. H. R. FLOWER. With
SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
ACCOMPANIMENTS
Admission $3, $a & $1.
Booking at MEHTA & Co.,
Hongkong Hotel Building
0.
NOTICE.
R.
Particulars and Conditions of the lening by Public Auction Sale, to be held on Monday, the 24th day of October, 1921. at 3 p.m. at the Offices of the Public Works Department, by Order of His Excellency the Ga nor,
of. 008 Lo: of Can'Land on new road between Wanchai Gap to Magazine Gapi in the Colony of Hongkong, for
a term of 75 years, with the option
TELEGRAPH.
PUBLIC AUCTIONS.
THEUndersigned havs recaired instructions to sell by Publia Auction on
Friday, the 1st Oct., 1931 commencing at 11 am.
at the godowns of the Yaumati Godown Co., Faumati
293 kegs Wire Naile
16 coils Galvanized Wire
Also
A Quantity of Cast Iron Water Pipes
Terms-Cash on delivery.
LAMMERT BROS. Auctioneers.
THE Undersigned have received
instructions to sell by Public Auction on
Saturday the 22nd Oct., 1931 commencing at 11 am. at Yuen Seng Fat tiodown. Kennedy Town'
77 Bags Cardamon.
I coil Manila Rope 5lé', about
1500 feet
Terms: Cash on delivery
LAMMERT BROS. Auctioneers.
THE Undersigned have received
instructions to sell by Public Auction on
Monday, the 14th Oct., 1921 commencing at 3.30 p.m.
at their Sales Rooms, Duddell Street
A Quantity of Valuable Household Furniture
comprising:-
THURSDAY. OCTOBER 20, 1991.
TO LOVERS OF ART & CURIOS 1} CHINA'S TARIFF REVISION. recovery from the affects of the
KOMOR & KOMOR
The Okless Curio shop in Hongkong.
GLOSING.
We offer the ædels at our stock AT LESS THAN COST?
CASH SALE
now on
CURIOS, SILK GOODS IVORY & SILVER WARE CHINA, BRONZES FURNITURL, etc.
The complete Stock must be clean d BEFORY THE END OF NOVEMBER.
KOMOR
Alexandra Building.
& KOMOR,
NEW FRENCH LOAN.
CREDIT NATIONAL
Issue of Bonds fs: 500-
Interest 6, free from income
Price fa: 493.50 net Interest payable every
6 months from 1st of May 1922 Reimbursement by 4 yearly drawings comprising 7,200 prizes amounting to frs 13.000.000
For subscription apply to
Banque de l'Indo Chice.
tax
war. The sotual value of the trade in harder to state, because
LIFE IN HARBIN.
"Open Door And British everything to and from Hong- A Centre of Adventure and kong is counted as British in the Trade.
Intrigue. returns. But on this basia the Mr. B. Lener Simpson("Putnam British Empire is easily ahead Among the inany curiosities of Woale “), Adviser to the Chinese of Japan, the tendency being, as the Far East, Harbin balde » Government, in an article in the in the case of shipping, toward · secure position. The residents in Financial News, deals with the an improved positica in almost Harbin spoke of iKKK question of China's proposed all classes of gooda, not excluding kind of Klondyks, because of Tariff Rovision. He writes the important item of cotton the rapid growth of the city and "The total revenue for 1920 was manufactures of all kinds."
of many fortunas that were made $82,000,000. The 1921 figure will
la ́it, because of the adventurers
MA. BLAND'S REPLY.
approach $100,000,000, because Afr. Simpson's article has been and adventuresses who came and import and export duties are strongly criticised in the same went, and because of the reckless yisiding a large increase under London daily by Mr. J. O. P. gaiety that reigned at midnight. the revised import tariff, and Bland: At the outset, Mr. Bland But the dominant impression that stricter axport valuation. Even points out that Mr. Lenor was produced upon me was of a now, however, the specifie tariff, Simpson repeats his absurd asser place seething with unrest, in- which should be based on 5 per on that Great Britain's only intrigue, and insecurity. cent. ad valorem, works out interest in China is commercial, but The cost of living was high, many cases only to 3 per cent after giving fantastic estimates for the unit of currency, the yan. or per cant. That is why of the probable development of bad risento 3%, and everybody was China has just requested China's trade in the near future, at pains to make ends meet. The the revision of the tariff up to and emphasising the consequent taxicab driver who brought me affective 5 per cent in importance of preserving the to the hotel from the station, a terms of an arrangement made open, door, he proceeds to the minute drive, demanded (two years ago. An affective 5 remarkable conclusion that it is Y10, and when, in astonishment per cent would bring the revenue imperative for the commercial appealed to the manager, he well over one hundred millions at community to keep a watchful contrmed this as the official tariff. once. It may be of interest to eye on the political scene, mean-Later I banded a letter to one of state, in view of the questioning thereby Japan."
Quoting the messengers in the vestibale asked in Parliament on Aug. 19 Mr. Simpson's own words, as to post, and presently,
ад
concerning the Meckay Treaty reported by the New York Times received a bill for 1. "What that the application of the prin with regard to a *regular com- is this?" I asked of the ciples of that treaty, with the paign in (England) for the protec-manager. "It is quite in sbolition of likin, ie, a consoli tion of Cains against Japan," Mr. order," he replied. "We can't dated 1214 per cent import tariff Bland says that campaign is pay our messengers, and how else and a 116 per cent, export, would essentially political, and that are they to live?" The housing bring the total Customs revenue British trade interests are only question had been rendered acute to about $110,000,000 a year, irre-invoked for purposes of ground by the great influx of population spective of the vastly increased bait.
daring the last few years; renta turnover which free trade
had soared high, and houses and Dealing with Mr. Simpson's fans were nowhere to be found. within the territories of the
statement that the comparative So a few enterprising people. Republic would surobatically insignificance of China's trade is noticing a big stretch of land
guarantee.
(not due to any inefficiency of the| The issue, therefore, is to free Chinese Government, but to the waste beyond the railway tra te from the crippling restraints antiquated fiscal system, he as themselves by building there track, solved the question for of an antiquated system, and thusserts it is untrue that the restric-houses and shops of timber. The to release the natural forces which tion of China's trade is entirely, example spread, and within three
Teak batstand, sideboard with HONGKONG GENERAL CHAM will make for a greater increase or even chiefly, due to the exist months a new and extensive
of renewal a: a Crown Rent to bevelled mirror, dining chaits.
1921. Programmes can be obtain-PARTICULARS OF THE LOT. ed at the Hongkong Club, the Racecourse and the Jockey Club Stables. Entries close on October 23tb.
A further extra Gymkhana, meeting will be held on 26:b November in aid of the British Legion.
BAT Meacutumesja,
ware
fres
19
22nd. ias:.
Also
And
BER OF COMMERCE.
NOTICE.
Holyoak.
cent.
COD-
The ruling class in a country is ing likin system. On the con- be fixed by the Surveyor of His dioner waggon, square tea tables.
o not much importance comtrary, he says, on the authority
quartez had sprung up, a ragular the King, for one ice chest, glass-ware and crock-
pared with economic factors: for of the last annual report of the and uniform streets and every Timber Town." with spacious The next Gymkhana has beenMajesty
etc. ers, rugs etc,
when the time is ripe for the Chinese Maritime Customs, that house surrounded by fixed for Saturday 5th November further term of 75 years.
A GENERAL MEETING of removal of hindrances, rolers, no real reform, whether of the Teak bedstead, wardrobes,
with bevelled Members will be held on Tues-like people, either adapt them- fiscal system, or the currency, or dressing tables
madions courtyard. mirrors, chest-of-drawers, wash-day, the 25th October, at 4.30selves to
Bu, despite the high cost of new conditions or the judiciary, is even remotely living many people seemed to Istands
p.m. in the CHAMBER ROOM,
disappear. CHARTERED BANK BUILD-
possible so long as the Central maintain a lofty standard, their "With a trade capable of be- Government represents nothing bountiful hors d'oestres surpass- INGS. 3 QUEEN'S ROAD A Few pieces of Blackwood-CENTRAL for the purpose of ing expanded at least 100 or more than the interests of grouping an ordinary man's dinner.
nominating a Representative of 200 per
during
the of politicians unable to exercise There were few theatres, but the Chamber to serve on the icext decennium, the question of any effective authority beyo: d
many picture palaces, with Legislative Council owing to the fully preserving the open door the limits of the Metropolitan thrilling American filme, and a resignation of the Hon. Mr. P. H. becomes important. The Loudon Province. Manchuria, he says, perfect plethora of Cabarets.
Journal of Commerce bas done is the only part of China where These mid-night concert-halis, Notice in writing of the names the community an important trade has shown steady improve as they were euphemistically of candidates and of their pro-service by publishing in its issue ment and progress during the designated, were advertised as posers and seconders to be lodged) of Aug 12 the statement made by past ten years, and this because 'gay, brilliant, sad coay.” It with the Secretary at least 13the Japanese Premier in the Japan's protection of her vested was here that the gilded youth, bours before the time appointed Japanese Dies that the Powers interests has there prevented the cosmopolitan adventurers, and the for the bolding of the General had acquiesced in the abolition of scandalous squeezing and la demimonde, with the bourgeois. the open door in Manchuria. less plondering of the Tuchun's in search of Bohemian pleasures, Meeting.
The British Government denied regime. Mr. Simpson, he states, foregathered to eat, drink, and be io Parliament any knowledge of bas drawn a purely imaginary merry whilst songs and dances of this report, and no doubt the mat-picture of a wisely progressive debious virtue were rendered ter 13 being investigated, since Chinese Government, which the
to the strains of a jazz band. But the Japanese statement is entire-Powers should welcome to the the more serious element belonged ly untrue. Bat in view of the family of nations, and he de feither to the railway Officials issues raised the following figures signates this as sheer flapdoodle, Clab or the Commercial Club, are important. The value of the intended chiefly for American though even here baccarat was THE COWIE HARBOUR COAL trade of Manchuria in 1920 was consumption, and to pave the played into the small hours, de-
ROYAL HONGKONG YACHT CLUB.
NOTICE is hereby given that an Extraordinary General Meet- ing of meicbers will be held at the Club House, Sorth Point, on Friday, 21st October, 1921, at 5.45 p.m. to consider. and if thought ivisable to raise the Entrance Fee to $25.
By Order,
ROBT. E. MACDOUGALL
Hon. Sec. & Treasurer. Hongkong. 14th Oct., 1921.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
OSAKA SHOSEN KAISHA.
From NEW ORLEANS ria JAPAN P. RTS & SHANGHAL The Company's Steamship
BORNEO MARU" baving arrived from the above ports. Consignees of Cargo are hereby noti5ed that their goods are being landes and placed at their risk in the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company's Godowns at Kowloon, where delivery can be obtained as soon as the goods are landed.
HONGKONG
בזו
132
JOCKEY CLUB.
The half yearly meeting of the] Jockey Club will be held in the Jockey Club rooms, Hongkong Club Annexe, on Thursday 27th October at 12 noon.
NOTICE.
The Royal Hongkong Yacht Club.
ROBT, E. MACDOUGALL
Hon. Sec. & Treasurer.
Hongkong, 14th Oct., 1921.
MACDONALD & HUNTER.
One Western Union Code Book On view from Saturday the
Catalogues will be issued. Terms: Cash on delivery.
LAMMERT BROS.
Auctioneers.
Undersigned have received THEL
instructions to sell by Public Auction on
Tuesday, the 25th Oct., 1921 commencing at 2.45 p.m. at No. 1 Kimberly Villas, Kowloon
A Large Quantity of Valuable Household Furniture
comprising
Teak hatstand. Chesterfield couch, leather covered armchairs.
washstands, toilet crockery, etc.
Also
By Order,
E A. M. WILLIAMS,
Secretary. Hongkong, 18th Oct., 1921.
COMPANY LIMITED.
·SILIMPOPON COAL.
the
financial
bome.
fallen
a total of Tis. 318,000,000 or way for Yourg China's agitation voted wives silting beside their Chinese $322,000,000 or £70,000, for the abolition of extra-terri-husbands at the green-haize tables 000 at the present price of silver, toriality. In conclusion, Mpatil fatigue or losses drove them The undersigned are prepared and £90,000,000 at last year's Bland says the Peking Govern-
It was at one of these clubs. NOTICE is hereby given that bookcase. Pictures and ecgray-quote prices for best quality price. The value of the whole ment has been fiercely denounced
SILIMPOPON trade of China in 1920 was for the past three years for having that I heard strange stories of freshly mined the Seventeenth Annual General 10. brass vases and ornaments, COAL trimmed into Bunkers at Tis. 1,700,000,000 or $2,550,000,000. sacrificed China's dignity, sover military adventurers and politi- Meeting of members will be held card cable, carpets, lace curtains SEBATTIK ΟΙ SANDAKAN Therefore, Manchuria accounts eigo rights, and future revenues calmountebanks, of espionage and
etc.
(British North Borneo) or to for almost precisely 20 per cent. in return for Japanese loans, sub counter-espionage. Some German at the Club House North Point, etc.. on Friday, 21st October, 1921, ati
Teak extension dining table, and chairs, sideboard with berau contract for regular Banker Sus of the trade of China. Manchuria (sidies, and dales. There is officers, late prisoners of war, hed 5.30 p.a.
plies for 6 or 12 months at favour-is just as Chinese as the rest of the deaying either
offered their services to England By order,
ed mirror, dinner waggon, teable rates.
Republic, there being 23,000,000 transactions in question or their for intelligence work, and, having table, ice chest, glass and cutlery Steamers calling at SEBATTIK bisere to about 10,000 Japanese detrimental effect upon the polite been refused, applied to Japan ware, dinner crockery, etc., etc. or SANDAKAN exclusively for residents, including the lessed cal independence and integrity and were accepted. Kolchak,
Double brass bedstead, double Bunkers are exempt from pay-territory. The necessity of pre-of Chios This being so, it would I Was told, had and single iron bedsteads, dress-ment of ordinary Port Cha ges. serving all Chinese territory on be interesting to know upon out with Semen ff, act on the ing tables with bevelled mirrors, The minimum draft of water an qual states has transcendent whose behalf Mr. Simpson is ground of politics or strategy, but wardrobes, chests of drawers, alongside the Company's Wharf importance. The 23,000,000 acting when he conducts this
at Sebattik is 23 feet at low water Chinese customers in Mancharis regular campaign for the protec simply on secount of a woman. Spring Tides. Charts of Cowie are as important as 23,000,000 tion of China against Japan." Is And then I heard of a beautiful
Scotawoman. baunting A few pieces of Blackwood-Bay (Sebattik Harbour) and any in the Yangtze Valley. Japan he speaking for the outer aristocratic title and pretending Goods not cleared by the 26th that the partnership beratofor ware (curios cabinet, table, jar-required information concerning has tried every possible formula malcontents, who so freely de to be an agent of the British Oct., 1921 will be subject to rent. subsisting between Donald dinieres and teapoya).
the port can be had on applica- for weakening this dictum, and nounce the corrupt Peking clique, Government, who succeeded in Damaged packages must be left Macdonald and Robert Hunter
failed, and that is precisely the for for the Government which. in the Godowas for examination carrying on basiness as Consult- by the Consignees' representative ing Engineers and Surveyors at and the Company's Surveyors, Victoris in the Colony of Hong- Messrs. Goddard and Douglas, at kong and elsewhere under the 10 am. on Wednesday and Satur-
at MESSES. style DT Erro day. All claims must be present- MACDONALD & HUNTER has within Ten days of the been dissolved as from the first steamer's arrival here, after which day of July 1921, so far as con- dase they cannot be recognized.
cerns the said Donald Macdonald No claim will be admitted after who retires from the said firm as the goods have left the Godowns: from that date. ALL DEBTS No fire insurance whatever will due and owing by the said late firm will be received and paid by Consignees are requested to Robert Hunter who will continue send in their Bills of Lading for to carry on the said business countersignature immediately.
ed
be effected.
OSAKA SHOSEN KAISHA.
T. YASUDA,
Manager.
Hongkong, 20th Oct. 1921.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
under the style or firm of Messrs. Macdonald & Hunter.
DONALD MACDONALD,
ROBERT HUNTER.
Hongkong, October; 12:5 1921.
And
One Iron Safe
tion to
BRADLEY & CO. LTD.
Agents,
reason why it is imperative for thanks to Japanese loans, is still getting lavish sums for the alleged the commercial community to shle to afford the luxury of Purchase of ammunition, with One Gramophone with records
keep = watchful eye OD
the foreign advisers? Or can it be which she disappeared in the company of a suspicions. Pole who On view from Monday the 24th The COWIE HARBOUR COAL political scene, and to insist that that the Peking Government, few an American flag on his Catalognes will be issued.
CO. LTD.
all territory within the geogra-having now pledged everything motor-car. Any week, any day, phical limits of the Chinese Re- negotiable, would not be anwill- other adventurers might come,for public shall be identically con-ling to see the day of reckoning this was & fruitful field, and then sidered.
nverted, as the result of a cam-
inst.
Terms: Cash on delivery
LAMMERT BROS.
Auctioneers.
FOR HAIPHONG AND MOIHOW.
ARCHITECTS" VICTORY
TELEPATHY TEST BY EXPLORER.
"Regarding the British share paign from which it is careful to vanish into the beyond. It was announced at the Inter of the trade, these final figures dissociate itself! In the latter pational Paychicel Congress at are important. Of the total top-case, another question naturally
SCHOLARSHIP. Copenhagen that the Danish ex- nage engaged in the carrying arises, viz; how can England pr
For the Victory Scholarship plorer, Knud Rasmussen, who left trade from and to foreign conn-Americs hope to protect the recently with the Greenland and fries and between the open ports sovereign_rights of a country 1921 of the Society of Architsets North American expedition, has of China British bottoms account-whose rulers are prepared to two designs of equal merit have promised to place either himself ed in 1920 for 40,000,000 tons out mortgage or sell them? And in been selected, and the prize of for a sensitive Greenlander at the of 104,000,000 tons, which exceeds any event how is this protection £100 is to be divided equally be- disposal of those engaged in the highest figure yet recorded, to be afforded on the purely tween Mr. Bright Fraser, MA, paythical research, for an experi- and may be compared with commercial, non-political basis and Mr. J. H. White, A.RIBA, " Sert sailing finem Hongkong. 15th October, 131.ment in the receipt and dispatch the Japanese total of 28,000-apon which Mr. Simpson both students of the First Atelier.
of telepathlu reports.
It shows complete insists ?
The favourite"passenger aveamer BAI-YUN.
(Capt. Charles E. Page). Balls for tierkonzend Haiphong every siternate Tuesday.
Apply Thos. Cook and Sons or Po Sing Tai, 114. Wiar Lok Berant.
000 tons.
of Architecture.
Nedda
Adomos
Officials
Coronitas de Luxs
T. M. Popular
Intellectos
Banderoles
Feria de Cabe
V
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