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IG. P. LAMMERT.

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AUCTIONEER, APPRAISER

AND SURVETOR -Public Auctions-

THE Undersigned has received in-

од

WEDNESDAY, Doteber 15, 1919,

** commencing at 11 a.m. athla Bales Rooms, Duddell Street,

▲ Quantity of Gent's & Lady's

Brows & Black Boots.

& Shoes.

Also

An Assortment of Woollen & Tweed Sult Lengtha.'

Da view from Tuesday, the 14th inst.

Terma :---Cash on delivery.

GEO. F. LAMMERT, Auctioneer.

Hongkong, October 10, 1919.

INTIMATIONS.

THE INDO.CHINA STEAM

NAVIGATION CO., LTD.

THE THIRTY EIGHTH CRDIN 1ARY GENERAL MEETING of the Company will be held at the Offices af the General Managers, MESSRA JARDINE MATHESON & Co., LTD. Des Voeux Rond, Hongkong, on FRI DAY, 17th October, at NOON, for the parpens of receiving the Report of the Directors, passing the Accounts, and #lecting Directors and Auditors.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED for the 11th October to the 31st October, both days #telosive.

By Order of the Board,

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., LTD..

General Managers..

Hoogkong, October 2, 1919.

A. 8. WATSON & CO., LIMITED.

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that IN BO EXTRAORDINARY GEN. ERAL MEETING of A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED, will be held at the HONGKONG BÓTEL, on. MONDAY, she 20th day of October, 1919, at Woon, for the purpose of considering, sad if thought fit, approving, the draft Bew Articles which will be submitted so the Meeting. A copy of such Articles and a copy of the existing Articles may be seen at the offices of the General Managers in Alexandra. Baildings, Des Voeux Road Central, Vioteris, Hongkong. In such copy the portions of the proposed now Articles

hiab differ from the old Articles are fadlested by underlining in black ink.

Should the Meating approvs of such Articles with or without modification,

INTIMATIONS

METEOR GARAGE

Bole distributors of

MAXWELL CARS.

Automobiles for Hire

and for Sale

at reasonable Prices

'Phone 2500.

65 Des Vox Road

I

Central

JUST RECEIVED

from AUSTRALIA a large shipment of LACTOGEN, UNSWEETENED CONDENSED MILE, STERILIZED NATURAL MILE, MALTED MILK and. SWEETEN ED COCOA and MILE, sold at very reasonable prices ewing to the present bigh rate of Exchange, especially for Hetailers.

ACTO

SHIU FUNG TAI & CO.,

Hola Agents for Hongkong and Fonta China, Nos. 17 à Connaught Road Central, Hangkang. Telephone Nor, 125k & 1200,-

DAIRY FARM NEWS.

FRESH MILK.

The value of pare fresh milk as a perfect diet cannot be overestimated Without fresh milk children cannot thrive.

..

The purity and quality of our milk is guaranteed

Beware of 'adulterated and impure zalk

ths subjoized Extraordinary Resolation | THE CALL FOR ECONOMY will be proposed :—

That the new Articles already "approved by this Meeting, and for "the parpose of identification suba- "cribed by the Chairman thereof, be "and the same are hereby adopted **as the Articles of the Company to "the exclusion of and in substitution "for all the existing Articles. .." thereof."

Should the Resolution be passed by the required majority, it will be submitted for confirmation as a Special Resolution to a second Extraordinary General Meeting which will be subse- quantly convened.

JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON,

General Managers.

Hongkong, October 10, 1919.

HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB.

SUBSCRIPTION GRIFFINS FOR THE SEASON 1919-1920. THE LISTS in connection with the

"above are now posted at the RACE COURSE and the HONGKONG CLUB.

COST PER PONY Hongkong $300.-efi

The Retail positively CLOSE SATURDAY, the 19th November,

1979.

A

By Order,

G. W. GEGG, Acting Clerk of the Course. Hongkong October 8, 1919.

G.

NOTICE.

LL PERSONS with the exception of persons of Chinese race, wishing loave the Colony must have in their possession VALID PASSPORT, Passengers not in possession of passporte will not be allowed to leave the Colony.. All persons, with certain exceptiona he remain in the Colony for "more ghan 7 days are required to Begister themselves under the REGISTRATION ☛ PERSONS. ORDINANCE 1918. Forms of Registration giving the parti- lars required may be obtained at the B.PO, and at all Follos Stationa

The Penalty for non compliance is

ne not exceeding $50...

E. D. C. WOLFE,

- Osptain Superintendent of Police, Bingkong, September 29, 1919%

AND

THE COST OF LIVING.

To those who realise the urgent necessity for greater economy and to those who are confronted with the great problem of the increased cost of living, we would suggest that one of the foremost factors in reducing expenses is the intelligent and consistent cultivation of home garden.

GRACA & 00.,

DEALERS IN YPGYTABLE & FLOWER SIIDS. No. 10, Wyndham Street, P. O. Box 620,

Hongkong,

JAPANESE MAKERS.

Every kind of Footwear

MADE

THE CHINA MAIL.

RECESS No. 44.

VIRGINIAN

'Recess" is not only superior in Size-but

also in Quality.

CIGARETTES

Virgina

Recess cigarettes

vincolatvieR WEA

Manufactured by

aci

in

Packed

Air - Tight

Tins of 50

Cigarettes.

Westminster

obacco LONDON

TELS ADVERTISEMENT IN ISSUED BY WESTMINSTER, TOBACCO CO., LTD.

ENGLAND'S NEW

POLITICAL POLICE.

knows that once you begin employ Ing spies in this way-paring work men to prétend to be something that they are not you soon find that you are employing agents dropéentours

Comparatively few people in the country have been aware of the very Mr. Shortt admitted that a man grave reactionary step that has been who is well known in the trade union taken by the Governmerit within the warld for the violence of his language last six months. This step is indeed, and for his attacks on moderate so serious as to amount to a revola-speakers who recommended their tion. A department has been set up audiences to confine themselves to within the Home Office, with a large methods that were strictly constitu- staff, for the purpose of spying on tional had been paid, from time to trade unions and societies suspected time for information given to the of revolutionary sympathies.

Government. Mr. Short is apparent; ly surprised-such is the simplicity of his nature-that some members of the House of Commong "went to go a little further into this incident.

This innovation is the development of an unhappy experiment that was made during the war.. The Ministry of Munitions employed a special set

of detectives who visited the munition He is presumably not aware that shops and sent reports to their most of the spies in the past superiors. In consequence of questions who. were paid for, informa-

of Labour have warmly opposed this step. They are concerned for indus trial peace and they know that industrial peace is impossible if this system continues But its inlist (not continue The Entise.caf Commons. must stop it. Let us have” a full* statement of the arrangements. of this new department, a full account of its duties, a full return of its expenditure Let us be told how mich has been paid for plots, true or bogus; how many workmen are receiving secret commissions, whose hidden hand draws up the black list of persons to be shalowed; what are his qualifications? the country wants this sort of thing. the country can declare its desire. A Government has no right to introduce it secretly on its own authority. The House of Commons must insist on taking its proper control on a ques ton-in which our liberties are most intimately concerned.

It

An inquiry by a committee which included such. men as Mr. J. H. "Thomas, Mr. Clynes, and Colonel Wedgwood would perhaps be the most effective method of examaica- tion that could be devised Ministers, of course, will resist this demand, as

and criticisms in the House of Comtion when their information turned mona the Department got rid of this out to be true, took every precaution branch, but the War Office took it to see that their information became over, and it became part of the true. A man who is paid to find system of military intelligence. Its plots does not spend all his time, as existence was not generally known, a rule, urging his neighbours to be but it was taken for granted by those quiet and patient. We know pathing who did know about it that it would at this particular case, but Mr. come to an end with the war. Instead Shortt's answer makes it essential of this it has been systematised, and that fuller light should be thrown on put on a permanent basis as part of it. And this is the more urgentSidmouth resisted the demand for because there has been great suspicion further inquiry at the time of the ex- in trade union circles for some time posure of his methods, but if the that the Government have been usHouse of Commous accepts the re ing agents provocateurs. The history fusal, it will lay itself open to the of the dysterious witness, who, went suspicion of callusion with the by the name of Gordon in the partisans of direct action. Wheeldof case a most unsatisfac- tory trial to those who care about the guarantees of justice ought to be

the machinery of the Home Office. We are to have in future, unless the House of Commons' intervenes, a political police.

MEANING OF THE CHANGE. This is perhaps gravest change that has been introduced into cur public life under cover of the war. What does it mean? It means that ORDER the methods that were associated closely examined.

CHERRY & Oð.

FEDDER STREET, Oppoalbe Hongrong Howl Telephone No. 191.

Bangkong, March 23, 1914.

or

MUMEYA

Japanese Photographara~~- All kinds of Photographic Work done in latestyles als Passport Photos

Developing and Printing; for "

Amateurs Speciality.

No. 84, Queen's Road, Central. Tel. 484,

THE NEW FRENCH RIMEDY,

THERAPION NO.1 THERAPION NĚ.2 THERAPION NĚ.3

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with the worst chapters in our

TWO GREAT DANGERS; history aro to come into use again after the lapse of something like a this system: oce the danger of in- There are two great dangers in century Of all the bitter memories justice to individuals, the other the that cling to the period of Feterloo danger to social peace. During the the bitterest are the memories of last five years there has been a the machinations of spies. This new tendency to think that the wrongs of Department exists to watch the individuals de Hot count for much in movements and overhear the langu- a world which has to think first of age of the trade unionista, Socialist the safety of States. Our idea of and-persors whose opinions andistice has been partly Prussianised, sympathies are supposed to be of a and we have been apt to lay more. dangerous or undesirable colour. How does it carry out its duties? order and to put justice in the second and more streas on the importance of By sending persons in disguise to

place. The work of men'! 'like

CUTICURA HEALS SKIN TROUBLE

Watery Places On Little Boy's Forehead Face Swollen.

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spõe amʼhik (majlike had won inspticiens || 200|

meetings, by paying men and worsen Romilly Bennet Holland; ddd anything" You could not find one of to pretend to be intimate and ardent their friends, who fought eo hard supporters of some revolutionary against the tyranny of the old movelfin order to learn what

methods of justice and police, will

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they can about the propaganda of have to be repeated. At this moment different bodies, by practising every there is a real danger that the Liber form of trickery in fact, by treating ties of honest men will be sworn Tall B, Longaight bodies of workmen as Scotland Yard away by spies and agents provocateurs, treats notorious criminals,

"Nothing said Erskine May is they were, a century ago, The other danger is the danger 30 sociál

Those fragraut emollienta san a you need for all toldt purposes

fed and ad hard

more revolting to Englishmen than peace. No method can be imagined. Dintradit to heat British (5) the espionage which forms part of the administrative dystem of Corfor stirring up industrial disorder tinental despotisms. The free that would be half so effectual as dom of a country, may be measured this method of espionage, introduced, by its Immunity from this balefar beit noted, by a Government which agency." This is the system that so frankly a Government of class we are now importing, and unless it, that it dare not prosecute Sir Edward is promptly extinguished it will work Carson and declares by the mouth of as much mischief and cause as much Mr. Bonar Law, that it knows Industrial disorder as the system that nothing of the Provisional Govern was in force when Sidmouth was ment in Ulster. Home Secretary. For everybody is not surprising that the

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weight in the stomach after eat- log you may know that you have esten too much, and should take one of Cham- barberlain's Tablote to aid your digestion. I

For sale by all Chemists and Store.. keepers.

responsible officials of the Ministry

TUESDAY, OCTOBER, 14, „1919.

NOTICES.

G. FALCONER & CO., LTD.

ALSO DU

WATCHMAKERS & JEWELLERS.

Hotel MansioILSK

Agests for:-ADMIRALTY CHARTS,

ROSS'S BINOCULARS and TELESCOPES, KELVIN'S NAUTICAL INSTRUMENTS, BENSON'S ENGLISH WATCHES,

ENGLISH SILVERWARE, direct from Manufacturers, High Class English Jowellery. “

THE HING WAH PASTE MFG. CO., LD.

"

HEAD OFFICE: Nos. 47 and 48, Connaught Road Central Hongkong, Tel. No. 1599 & 1330,

TRADE MARK.

We have now a large stock of fresh and superior Macaroni, Paste Stars, Egg-noodles, Vermicelli 'and all kinds of Soup stuffs, all produced from Flour of Bear Quality, sold at vary reasonable prices.

Large quantities have been exported to various important cities in the World,

Torms moderate, especially for Agencies. Orders executed promptly.

Inspection and Enquiries are cordially solicited

HOTELS AND CAFES,

THE HONGKONG HOTEL CO., LTD.

OPERATING :-

THE HONGKONG HOTEL,

HOTEL MANSIONS,

THE REPULSE BAY HOTEL,

(To be opened 1st January, 1920.)

J. E TAGGART,

THE PEAK HOTEL,

1,500 Feet above Sea Level,

16 Minutes from Landing Stage. Under the Management of re

Mrs. BLAIR.

KING EDWARD HOTEL

CENTRAL LOCATION

LL ELECTRIC TRAMS Pass Entrance, Electris Lifts, Fans and Lighting A European Baths and Sanitary Fittings, Hot and Cold Wstar Bystam throughout. Best of Food and Service.

Telephona 373. Telegraphia Address :— VICTORIA'

J. WITCHELL, Manager.

PALACE HOTEL

KOWLOON

(Two minutes from Star Ferry).

Recently renovated and refurnished, electric Hght and fans throughout

and entirely under new management. Cuisine under the personal supervision of the proprietor, Bar and Billiard Rooma. Tarme moderate. Special terms to families on application to

Telephone E. 3. Telegraphie Add": ́"PALAUR" -

3. H. OXHERRY, Proprietar

CARLTON HOTEL.

(TICA COFLY AMERICAN HOTEL IN ZASE COLONY.) ICH HOUSE STRETE. STRELL

Under American Management. Nice and quiet yet only a few minges walk from the Barks and Central District 43 Bedrooms Excellent Cuisine, scrupulously clean. Modrake-Termin Monthly and Family Bates on application to the Proprietres. Launchen meet. Presentger Boats.

Telegraphia Addrem “CARLTON ****

Max. F. E. CAMERON,

THE ALEXANDRA CAFE

(OPEN TILL MIDNIGHT.)-

Noted for

THE BEST TIFFING. ANDIÐINNERS. FILLET HADDOCKS..

ICES AND IQED DRINKS.

CAKES AND PASTRIES,

Dinner and Picnic Parties catered for.

A European Café under European Supervision. Tel. 909.

BLUE BIRD 10E OREAM PARLOUR

AND CONFECTIONERS

(TANG,YUE, Duster,

Halikadorida Askok. 5 TERMS VERT MODERATH

*Consultation frụ,

Tel. 299.

CHOCOLATES Plata vows Vanila, Chocolater Home-Madela incried Chocolat

$60 per The Harika's Kostie's' and Borden- California

Choo z obocolab

25.cas per

0000A Coco...ta per 1 % Cistrardelll.Breakfast Cooo

30 w, per

FRENCH LESSONS

✪. MOUSSION,

15. Morrison Hill Road.