NEW
ADVERTISEMENTS.
WANTED.
CCOUNTANT WANTED.
for evening work' St-te ex- perienca etc. Apply Box No. 1028
/a "Hongkong Telegraph."
THEATRE THEAT
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1923.
THE HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB, JAPANESE EARTHQUAKE, THE INHESTRIAL & COMMEI
CIAL BANK, LTD.
ROYAL AN Extra Gymkhana Meeting We have over 100 views of will be held (weather par damage at Tokyo and Yokohama mitting) at Happy Valley on
Hongkong Amateur Dramatic Saturday 1st December 1923
Club.
presents
Joommencing 245 p.m.
The charge for admission to the Public Enclosure will be 31 -.
on sals.
MEE CHEUNG
Suloiers and Sailors in uniform loe House Street, & Beaconsfield
WANTED-Junior Chinese The Famous Robot Play half price.
Corres-
Membara Are advised that
pondence and Typing Apply tojás
"R. U. R"they must show their badges to
Bor No. 107, c/o Hongkong Telegraph."
WANTED.-
Gentleman
by
KAVEL CAPER
www.
wants one or two rooms Saturday, 8th. Dec. at 9.15 p.m. quiet house Monday: 19th. Dec. at 9.15 pm with board in Apply Box No. 1025. c/o The
1 Matince at Wednes. 12th. Dee.) 5.15 pm. "Hongkong Telegraph."
Saturday, 15th. Dec. at 9.15 pm $3, $2 & $1.
WANTED.-immediately-
Chinesa Typist with know-
16dge of Genera! Office work-Booking opens at apply, stating salary required, to Box No. 1026 c/ "Hongkong
Telegraph."
ANTED. An intelligen
Cantonese Preferably Past
obtain admission to the Members' Eazlosure.
Each member bar the right of jintroducing 2 non-members to
to
the
members enclosure,
tickets for whom can be Stained
Arcade.
- NOTICE OF ORDINARY - GENERAL MEETING.
NOTICE is hereby given that
the Seventh Ordinary Gen
eral Meating of the Company will! be held at the Head Office of tha
FORTHCOMING AUCTION SALES
Lammert Bros. HUGHES & HOUGH
PUBLIC AUCTION.
ed instructions to sell by:
1923.
Wed, the 21st Noë
comm-neing at ramm
Company, York Building, Hong- THE Undersigned have receiv koog, on Saturday, December Public Auction on 15th, 1923, at 3 o'clock in the afternoon, for the purpose of passing the Reports of the Board, and of the Auditors, the Balance Sheet and the Profit and Loss!. Account, to elect Directors and Auditors, and to declare Divid- ande:
That the Transfer Book in
from Messrs Linstrad & DS HERE'S A LIST respect of shares will be closed
at $5.-up to Friday November| 30th. The Stewards invite the Ladies of Hongkong to be present.
1
Anderson's
HONGKONG TRAMWAY CO. LIMITED
on 27th. November,
(Incorporated in England)
THE LADIES RECREATION
CLUB.
N
OF-
DANCE RECORDS
FOR YOU
Rose of Egypt ......... Gonе
Batavia.... JOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN Chansonette
to Shareholders in the Southern Rose
Special Resolution to wind up
Thirty to assist an AmericanLadies Tennis Šintte Open:“Championskis, above named Company that the chins Rose Pad..
Gentleman Must have refined;
manner and speech and if possibl Bome acquintance among Chin-
Challenge Cup.
the Company and the Extra Tell Me a Story.. AMES of intending Com-ordinary Resolution providing Havans
petites must be sent in to for the distribution or sale of the Every Night 1 C77 ese cfficials and business men ID) Hongkong and Canton. Adress the Hon. Secretory of The Ladies Company's holding of Shares in by letter in A. R. Burt, Hongkong Recreation Club, not later than December 15th. To be played off during January & February.
Hotel.
TO BE LET. TOLET High-class RF-
View Fee Nathan Road, Kow
well looa three-roomed flats,
water rantilated.
bath, with closet, kitchen and servants quar- tery. For particulars apply to. Mr. Lai Chak, No. 14, Queen's Road Central.
SIDENCES (East Buildings) opposite "Sai Terrace,
Hon. Secretary.
N. COMRIE,
29. The Peak.
HONGKONG ST. ANDREW'S SOCIETY.
NOTICE.
PRACTICE DANCES.
MEMBERS are reminded that the PRACTICE DANCES
bach-rooms and kitchen, on TUESDAYS. 20th and 27th Airy. 5. Peace avenue, Homuntin instant. Admission only by Slips) immediate occupation For par attached to the Ball Invitation ticulars apply Box No. 1021 efo Cards, "Hongkong Telegraph".
O LET.-3 roomed that with will take place at the City Hali
ENTRAL offices to let Top!
floor s Des Voeux Road Central Vacant from the 10th. November. Apply Inter national Trade Developer 8 Des Vœux Road, Central.
KIVATE BOARD RESID ENCE with Hitish Family. 1. Vic ori (arden, Kowloon Next door new Hotel Terms from) $1 per day
TOET-Bright Large Office
Po ms 1st floor. No: 10 Des Vœux Road, Central. Law & Co. Apply to Des Vict
Dancers shoes.
the Hongkong Tramways Limited Stealing To Virginia....... Incorporated in Hongkong) of Nobody But You
Y. Come La Va
from December 2nd to December 15th, 1923, both days inclusive.
By Order of the Board.
TIENMU K. LIN,
General secretary. Hongkong, Nov. 15th. 1923.
Fox Trot HONGKONG ENGINEERING
AND CONSTRUCTION
COMPANY, LTD.
Waltz
NOTICE OF MEETING..
NOTICE is hereby given that
the First Ordinary Yearly Meeting of Shareholders' of The Hongkong Engineering and Con- struction Company Limited, will be held at the Hongkong Hotel, Pedder Street, Hongkong, on Wednesday the 28th day of November 1923. at 12.00 noon, for the purpose of recaiving the Report of the the Board of Directors and a Statement of Accounts for the period from 25th October 1922 to the 30th Tango
June 1923. and of electing One-Step Directors and Auditors,
The Transfer Books of the ..Lancers
Company will be closed from the 22nd to the 28th November, both days, inclusive
which notice has been given to Look For Happy Ending the Shareholders having been Roll on Missouri confirmed and passed the Registers of Shareholders in the A Bandonada.. above named Company both in A Kiss in The Dark . London and in Hongkong Will Until My Luck remain open until the 30th day of November 1923 for the purpose of registering transfers Puppchen of Shures efter which date the Savoy Said Registers will be closed and City of Pleasure the Liquidator will proceed to a distribution of the assets of this Eghtsome Company among the persons Foursome appearing as Shareholders upon Caledonians
the said Registers in accordance with their rights and with the said Extraordinary Resolution. ALL PROCESS
W. F. SIMMONS,
For and on behalf of munt wear dancing EDWARD RITCHIE MORRISS,
By order.
D. K. BLAIR,
Hen. Secretary.
UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF CANTON, LTD.
NOTICE.
THE undersigned RESUMPS
CHARGE from this date. By Order of the Board."
C. MONTAGUE EDE.
General Manager. Hongkong, 19th. Nov. 1923.
Brad, Central, Telephone No. BRITISH TRADERS' INSURANCE
3:17.
HARFORD 169, THE PEAK
ΤΟΙ
(Magazine Gap)
O LET, furnished for 9 months. from March 1924-near
Motor Road & public garaze. Apply H. E.
P. W. D..
GOLDSMITH—|
FOR SALE.
HANDSOME WILTON CAR-
PET-Egyptian pattern. 15011 practically new and without Ulemish. Set Tenois] Pots, two Tennis Ne's. Brunitary Ne: 130'0" x 10'0"
one
All good as new.. One Riksha, Bulter Tyres in good condition.
LOST.
OST-A Funch of KEYS.
•Los
Finder please commuicate write Box 1024, co
Telegraph."
COMPANY. LTD.
NOTICE.
THE undersigned RESUMES
CHARGE from this date.
By Order of the Board.
C. MONTAGUE EDE.
General Manager. Hongkong, 17th. Nov. 1923.
THE CHINA FIRE INSURANCE CO., LTD.
T
NOTICE.
HE undersigned RESUMES CHARGE from this date.
By Order of the Board.
C. MONTAGUE EDE,
General Manager. Hongkong, 19th. Nov, 1923.
S.S. "TAITO MARÜ”.
Hongkong PIRACY NEAR WHAMPOA
Ja
THE ROYAL KONGKONG
GOLF CLUB. **
THE St. Andrew's versus S:
ed on the 9th. Desember 1923
PERY SMITH, SETH
& FLEMING, Secretaries & Treasurers.
on 14th. November, 1923.
I
I WO Bills of Lading (No. 1 covering 505 tons of Fnlo Unscreened Coal, No. 2 covering, 2.495 tons of Kasei Uuscreened George Match will be layoull with Consignees Covers by! the above vessel, having heenj presumably purloined by pirates) or some unauthorised pergons, we hereby give notice that all such Bills of Lading orisinally i isrued is Keelung have been cun-! celled and Owners of the stesme" are making their own arranze- ments with Receivers. Anyonɔ] able to give any information with; THER
HERE will be a TEA DANCE regard to the above lost Bills of at the Helena May Insti-Lading kindly communicate with tute on THIRDAY, November, Owners Agents, the Yomsahita 2tad, at 530p.m. Tickets, to Kisen Kogyo Kaisha, Hongkong. be obtained from the Secretary;}.
Hongkong 19th November, 1923,
NOTICE.
Liquidator. Hongkong. 5th Nov 1923.
NEW
Reel
Guadrille
RECORDS
ANDERSON'S
By Order of the Board,
S. COURTNEY COOK,
Secretary. Hongkong. 15th. Nov. 1923.
SOCIETY OF ST. GEORGE
ENGLISHMEN wishing to join
the Society should apply ta G. H. Piercy, Ron erretary.clo. Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd.
Santa Claus Won't Disappoint Kiddies Christmas!
This
at their Sales Room, Duddell Street.
A Quantity of Household furniture Terms: Cash on delivery. LAMMERT BROS..
Auctioneers,
DO NOT MISS-
ROCHA'S
POPULAR AUCTION SALES Every Tuesday Thursday. & Saturday At 2.30 p.m. Specialist is the Valuation of.. Household and Office Furniture DA ROCHA'S MART SA, D'Aguilar St Phone 2931
LIGHTING
E shall be pleased to submit designs for any special Work
ARCHITECTS
DESIGNS
CARRIED OUT IN DETAIL
FITTINGS FOR EVERY PURPOSE IN STOCK
ELECTRICAL DEPT:
THE HONGKONG & SHANGHAI HOTEL S LTD.:/
OU kiddies are already dreaming of the wonderful
Y Toys Santa Claus will put in your stockings, aren't
you? Well, dream on, for Santa Claus will make all your dreams come true!
Would you like to know in advance about all the jolly things he has for you? Then ask your Mother or Daddy to bring you to
THE FAIRYLAND OF TOYS
AT
LANE, CRAWFORD'S
DE SURE TO SEE
FATHER CHRISTMAS
STARTING ON EIS JOURNEY
TO HONGKONG FROM
HIS ALPINE #HOME-
AUCTIONEERS
AND
GENERAL BROKERS.
C. R. WARREN & CO., LTD.
Engineers
Sanitary
Monumentalists, etc.
Offices &
Godowas
Tel. No. 269
984, Wasčiai, Food, Hongkong
Just Received a new supply of "S" & "P" TRAP CLOSETS.
All kinds of Builders Re- quisites in stock for immediate Delivery.
Estimates free for all kinds of Sanitary work-Monumental work, b Italian Marble & Hongkang Granite.
A new Stock of Artificial Wreathé Jusa Į C. Arrived-from E" is 18′′ diameter.
GENERAL REPAIRS PROMPTLY ATTENDED TO
SHOE
EPAIRING
ROYAL & CO. Footwear Specialists. Tel. 3237,
1. D'Agular Street, Central'
| RADIO-MAGNAVOX Loud Speater and Amplifiers. Batteries, Insulators, Crystals, Aerial Wires, and all other parts. DE SOUSA & CO., LTE.. . St. George's Bldg, 2nd Floor.
Tel No. Central 1264.
DARTMOOR SHET HERD.
Another Release from Prison.
Having spent nearly half a century in prison, Davies, the convict who attained celebrity, in- the character of the Dartmoor shepherd," was released from Parkhurst Prison, last month on completion of three years' pensi servitude.
BA At the time when, 13 years ago, Davies came into public prominence, his age was given as 67 and he was then at Dartmoor serving a sentenca of three years for the theft of ... with 10 years' preventive de- tention because of his criminal record. Bis sentences totalled 51 years, of which 38 had been spent in prison.
Mr. Winston Churchill, thep Home Secretary, investigated hisTM case, and his release, was ordered in January 1911. While at Dart- moor, where he had undergono previous sentences. Davies acted as shecherd to the flock, and Sir Alfred Wills, an ex-judge of the High Court, stated that be was a model prisoner in every way. * "He loved his sheep," wrote Sir Alfred, "took the utmost care of them, and they loved him. He never drove them, bat in a kind of Scriptural fashion led them forth. They obeyed Him, and ho had no trouble with them.
AL
On his release Davies found a situation as a shepherd. and promised to remain for six months; but he mysteriously dis- appeared within two days and was eventually, farrested on charge of burglary, dear Oswestry, four months later.
At intervals_Fince he has, heap convicted, the type of crime to which he was principally addicted being petty thefts from cbureles,
LATE MR. HARDING'S FORTUNE.
Value of the estate of the laté: President Hardinge has boun" Festimated at 487,0 10 † llars (SLY. | £110,800),= excluding the valus of
the stock in bio Ohip newspañ (the Marion