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C. P. LAMMERT.

AUCTIONERE, APPRAISER

AND SERVETOR.

-Public Auctions-

INTIMATIONS.

NOTICE.

R

TT IS HEREBY NOTIFIED. that persing applying for Licences under the AMS and ORDINANCE should do so between the hours of 8. and 12 how daily, SUNDAYS and HOLIDAYS. szepte

Application to be made at the Licen sing Clerk's Office Central Fulice Etanon:

E. D. C. WOLFE, Captain Superinten leat of Police. flongkong. January 10, 1920.

REPULSE BAY HOTEL

THE FINEST DANCE FLOOR IN THE COLONY.

UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE ON

WEDNESDAYS

ל.

ARP

SATURDAYS

TEA DANSANTS WILL BE HELD FROM PAL AND DINNER DANSANES FROM 8 r.x.

TILL MIDNIGHT.

In connection with the DINNER DANS MTS, it is ndejal to wak tallen so the Hongkong Harel Main Office.

O. SENDAYS CONCERTS. çili in bald during the afternoon and evening

J. H. TAGGART,.

Manager

DRAGON MOTOR CAR CO.

MOTOR BUSES I LEAVE the HONG KONG HOTEÏät she following | Timos:-

DEPARTURE

3,15 P.M.

RETERY

7 P.M.

43 ". Z p sf.

MIDNIGHT $) M The above hears of departure mad retero will be strictly adhered to. inte spective of the number of pekets sold,

TICKETS obraicable at Hongkong Batel Odice or Dragon Motor Car Cu at $2.00 retur fare.

C. LAURITSEN.

Proprietor.

Bengkong, January 8, 1913

HONGKONG BOXING

ASSOCIATION.

MARATHON RACE" (Sca-CoMMITTER)

MARATHON RACE

Public

Open to all Services, Universities. Colleges, Schools and Generally.

To be a on

the

SATURDAY, February 7th

1920.

Start at 3 p.m.

COURSE (Bont 11 miles): -

OUT: Statue Wharf (opposite Queen's Statue) past Hongkong Club and Law Courts, up Garden Road to Public Gardens, past Government House along Chine Road to University, and thence along Pokfulum Read to junction with Julies Road.

HOME Along. Jublie Road to Kennedy Town Slaughter House. thence on to Paya for Water Front along Water Frunt to Winning Past uppone Hoogkong Chub.

Race Stewards will be po ted along

the cour e

CONDITIONS: Go as you please..

NO STO PING Misbrum clothin, singlet and shirts..

Prices 'trophies) adser ing to number

of entries.

Intending Runners are requested to

ind name, rank (if any) and address

to

G. G. N. TINEON, Esq. Foo, Fecretary,

Hongkong Boxing Association.

tia Junox Sroxes & MARTER

Frince's Buildings,

Ico House Street

Details as to drawing for places etc... will be duly publisbuḍ in thenu Columas,

ENTRIES close on SATURDAY 24th January, at 12 noon.

H. J. Gedge."

F. C. Jenkin,

J. C. Wilding.

G. G. N. Tins.

Marathon Race Sub-Commitée.

INTIMATIONS

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NEWS FROM HOME.

CHINA'S INDUSTRIAL FUTURE.

"(From Our Own Correspondent.)

LONDON, Dec. 1.

We had an interesting, evening at the China Society, when Prof. Middle tan Smith of the Hongkong University lectured on industrial China.. The Chinese Minister was a very excellent chairman, and there was a large at- tendance.

•

and said, "I say, el'd bean, you mustn't go on like that you know."

I believe," the Professor de- clised, that it is possible that the development of China will be more rapid chan mit people think. Manu- facturers should take advantage of the experience of merchants who hava been out there for years, but should also have technical men on the spot to keep machinery going, so that dis

more machines would be ordered." appointments would be lewer and

The Chinese Minister at the close The Frofessor Arst of all paid with the Professor on the importance of the lecture, expressed agreement very high tribute to Sir Charles Eliot.of.co-operation. He added 1 think and then proceeded to describe some it is wrong .us to think too much

HIGHWAY ROBBERY IN IRELAND.

£16030 STOLEN FROM BANK KNAGERS.

Two highway robberies took place nearknocknagree, Co. Cork, recently. Bank managers of the National and the Munster and Leinster Banks re- held up by armed men ard rabbed spectively, travelling in motors, were

one message states that the amount of between £15,000 and £2000- was £18,200.

of his observations during seven years of the past. We would be much bet in the East. The progress of the

ter employed in doing more in our Chinese in the Straits Settlements

own days. He spoke enthusiastic from ally of the inducements offered to sidecar of a Chinese students in America and the

showed that if only they had sealed government they could take advantage of their opportunities.

his bond." At present the tide of scientific progress was sweeping round the world and it had gone beyond the shores of China. The steamship, the cable and the Suez Canal had

where there is no bank, and the n fair was held in Knocknagree,

managers travelled to the village Cork, the one in the

motor-bicycle and other" in Я motor-car,

I paid the usual testimony to the honesty of the best type of Chinese merchant "whose word is as good as Sir Charles Addis chafied the lec-road a number of armed men co.. turer on his "robust optimism, and fronted the motorcycle and threaten-" regretted that he could not altogethering the driver, an assistant at the share it, for, said he, "I have been bank, with revolvers, ordered him to told ever since I went to China that stop. Both the manager and the assist- we were on the eve of remarkable ant were then bound and gagged and developments. There was a doubt hidden among some bushes, and the in his mind as to whether rapid deve- Describing England as the work-lopment in Chine was a thing really The other manager was simbarly shop of the world, the Professor went to be desired. England's industrial treated. The "highwaymen" then on to extol the natural resources of expansion took place most prominent-escaped and have not been captured. China and he argued that with coy in the last two-thirds of the last operation between the British and the Chinese the one could supply the other and there would be wonderful developments that would benefi the

hoped more would be done in that with large sums of money and securities. At a deserted part of the direction in England,"

exercised powerful influences in this direction.

whole world.

money and securities were taken.

century. Every honest student of commercial history knew that it was

much sities in China. accomplished at the price physical and moral degradation of a large section of the people, and most whole series of factory, acts have had of all of the vomen and children. A

to be passed to protect them. For-

The Chinese as an artisan, he said, is entitled to great respect, and he spoke of a Chinese mechanic who was employed in a Hongkong works where eign trade was only a means to an

to

Sir Richard. Dare paid a tribute to the co-operation. di the Chinese with ministration of the sale gabelle... their foreign colleagues, in the ad-

In reply. Professor Middleton Smith got in some neat lests at the expense

he saved some money. Then he went end that the country could obtain of those who had spoken. Sir Charles Canton, built an engine from things it could not produce or only Addis, he said, evidently wished to memory, then made a lathe for the at a greater effort than its another be considered a pessimist. But the engine to drive and then began 10 nation in foreign trade lies in the com- Governor of the Bank of England and country. The only advaruge to a facts were against him, for he was a turn out engines for other people,

Once the skill of the Chinese work parative, cost of necessaries. That any man who could remain láthat was a severe test for an agricultural position with the present war debt fac- man was properly trained and utilised there were great possibilities in the country like China, which produced ing him must be an optimist at heart.

within her ovn borders not only the He entirely disbelieved in the. Yellow Peril either in the mili- finest clothes, in her silks and fure tary or the economic scrise.

but the finest food in rice, and the Anest beverage in toa.

The danger lay not in wanting more

country.

What was needed was co-operation between the, Chinese and the British..

next few years.

As to the self-contained condition

of China, he was content to be con- sidered "a griña," as one speaker. had called him, so it was possible after he had lived many more years in the country he might even come to the conclusion that rice was the most delightful food,

but could they not take a lesson from the American missionaries and give lectures on the technical affairs of life and, in that way attract the young Chinese to the spiritual through the material.

If that were secured more extensively foreign things but in wanting the right there would be great progress in the things. ft was a matter of educa- tion, and as to that, he agreed with With regard to the education of the the Professor. He believed that the No doubt the missionaries had dono young Chinese he was in favour of Browth and expansion of the trace of all that Sir Charles Addis had said, their being taught, at least up China had ban mixed up with the to the graduate stage, In comissionary movement-an indebted leges established in the East, so ness people in this country had not that the shock of change in their always been ready to acknowledge. impressionable' years should not be. As to the students, no one could, too great. He gave an instance of regard the stuation in Europe with Chinese friend who came to hir satisfaction. The student came to andid he would place his stond another civilisation, the old, moral son at the Hongkong University in-sanction was suspended, and he was stead of sending him, like his eldest in a position of extrême rima) dan- sch, to Eumpe. His eldest son had ger. Until there were proper hostels come home after nine years' absence where these comparatively callow and did not like things at home. The youths could be cared for and they Chinese father was distressed when were a long way from that yet The son. Purned round bh him the day with her why to Hola, tự thờ kuivõr

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