1920-12-22 — Page 3

WONESDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1920.

Fughes & Hough

AUCTIONEERS IG 182 6OVERNMENT.

Canerai AnationearS Share, Coal and General Produce Brokers and Commission Acṣais.

PROPRITTORS #To-Kwa+Wen' Goal Storage.

Codes wond Fentley's

a. 3. c. 4th & 5th Editions. A1 Telegraphic Code.

Telegraphic Address

* MIKON⭑· BANGEDNG,

-PUBLIC AUCTIONS-

THE Undanigned have received in Latractions to sell by Public Auc

bion,

(FOR COCET OF THE CONCIEXED).

THURSDAY,

December 23, 1920, at 10.30 ... at their Bales Rooms, No. 8, Der Fax Read, Corner of Tre House Street-

A Quantity of Valuabla Jowellery,

including -

Gald Watches, Diamond. Diamond and Sapphire Rings, various Chain Pendant Neck Ornaments, Diamond Bracelets. Scarf Pins, Gold and Crna- mental Brooches, Lockets Diamond | Earrings,

&c.

On view Wedcesday, December 22, 1950, at 2.30 pm

Terms :-Cab

HUGHES & HOUGH,

Auctioneers. Hongkong. December 20, 1990.

(For Account of the Concerned),

un

THURSDAY,

December 23, 1990, at. 10.30 m

At their Sales Rooms, No. 8, Des Voeux Road, Corner of Ice House Street,

WANT ADVERTISEMENTS

23 WORDS 3 INSERTIONS, $1. PREPAID. Each additional word i Dents for 3 Insertions.

WANTED.

WANTED. GENTLEMAN requires private tuition in Malay language. Reply quoting terms to Box 1947, Co

"CHINA MAIL"

"TO LET.

TO LET.—IMMEDIATE OCCUPA

TION—A FEW THREE ROUM- ED EUROPEAN FLATS IN "ORIENT BUILDINGS,” CORONATION ROAD, KOWLOON, MODERATE RENTAL Apply J. Cim CLARK, Architect and Sarveyor, 14, Queen's Road, Central

."

FOR SALE

FOR SALE-FIRST CLASS Pedigree Scotch Terriers sad Aberdeen Terriers. Orders for any Breed of DOGS Promptly executed with satisfactory results by late Kennelman to Sir Samuel Hordern. Only best fide porshasers need apply Box 1240, c/o Carsa Man"

BILIOUS HEADACHE. LL that is needed is to correct the billioosness and the headache dis- appears. Tate Chamberlain's Tablets and you will soon be as well as ever.

INTIMATIONS

REPULSE BAY HOTEL. THE CHINA LIGHT AND POWER

"COMPANY, (1918) LIMITED.

THE completion of the Ball Boom Extension has increased the Danse Fioos capacity, to 6,000 Square Feet.

DINNER DANCES

TO-DAY ·

"

THE SECOND THE

ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS will be held at the Offices of the Company, St. George's Bailding, Chater Road, Victoria, Hong-

THE CHINA MAIL.

INTIMATIONS.

M

GOVERNMENT OF PORTUGUESE REPUBLIC MINISTRY FOR THE COLONIES.

DEPARTMENT OF DIPLOMATIC, GEOGRAPHICAL, AND NAVAL

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-SERVICE.

"Pangim" "Numantia 'Damao" ex "Brisbane "--"India ” ex "Vorwærts"-"Goa" ex "Marien- fels"-"Diu" ex "Lichtenfels."

It is hereby informed to the Con-

signees, either of the allied or neatral nations, who had goods on board of the above steamers:

**THAT according to the terms of the DECREE No 6,993 dated 1st October of the present year, they may put up their claims to recover the balances of sums due to them being proceeds of goods sold or com- mandeered, which formed parts of) shipments of the above steamers, within the period of six months,com- mencing from the 1st October of the current year.

The claims should be accompanied by the following documents:

(2) Application by the Concerned or

by his legal representative. Certificate of nationality of the Concerned issued by his respec- tive Consul

will be heal at the above Hotel on the xong, on THURSDAY, the 23rd Decemb.) following dateaus

ber, 1920, at 11 o'clock in the forenood. for the purpose of receiving a statement: of accounts and the report of the General Kangers for the year ended 30th September, 1930, and electing a Consulting Committee and Auditors.

(WEDNESDAY),,22nd December, 19-0. XMAS EVE, FRIDAY, 24th December,

1920.

BOXING DAY, MONDAY, 7th De

*cember, 1920.

WEDNESDAY, 29th December, 1920. NEW YEARS EVE, FRIDAY, 31st

December, 1920.

AND

NEW YEARS DAY, SATURDAY,

1st January, 1921. HONGKONG HOTEL.

DINNER DANCE XMAS NIGHT, SATURDAY, 23h. December, 1920

HONGKONG · HOTEL.

NEW YEARS EVE, FRIDAY,

31st December, 1920.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from FRI- DAT, the 17th December, 1920, al THURSDAY, the 23rd December, 1920, both days inclusive.

י

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.,

General Managers. Hongkong, December 7, 1920,

THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST- MENT & AGENCY CO., LTD.

T

LOST.

j

(c.)

(d)

Bill of Lading duly counter-signed

if it is recesSATF

Power of Attorney of the Owner of the goods if the claim is not to be filed by himself stating the person to whom the amount due should be paid either in Portuį guese or British India.

(e) Discharged and acquitted-in- voices proving that the cost of the goods has been duly paid to the sellers (f) Letter of Guaranty as per terms of the DECREE No, 3,800, dated 28th January of 1918 if it is necessary.

This certificate is only applicable when the payments are to be made anderBonds," which should be given by the respective Government of the Concerned assuming the responsibility for the payment.

HE SHARE CERTIFICATE. No. 1603 for Two Shares numbered 46191 46492 standing in the Register

In case the Concerned are not able in the name of LUE YUE SAY (deceased) late of Hongkong having to appear personally, they should been LOST NOTICE IS HEREBY grant Power of Attorney to an indi GIVEN that unless that said Certificate vidual or firm of well known stand- be produced at the office of the Coming either in Portuguese or British Several Cameras, Sextants, 1 THE attention of patrons is drawn to pur, 5 Queen's Road Central, Victoria India for the purpose to sign all the the fact that the usual dance Hongkong, on or before the 5th day of necessary documents relating to the will not be held at the Hotel on the January. 1921, a new Certificate for the collection of what is due to them. above date, as the entire accommoda-szid shares will be issued and the old tion has been bocked from 9.30 PM. for Certificate will thereafter be held by the the "AT HOME", to be given by Lt. Company as null and void. Col. J. R. Wyndham and Officers of the 2nd. Battalion, The Duke of Edia- burgh's (Wiltshire Regiment).

Hongkong. December 15, 1950.

Dumpy Level and 70 VOL Minultes of Institute of-

Civil Engineers,

Terms --Cash.

HUGHES & HOUGH. Auctioneers. Hongkong, December 31, 1820.

(10% 4000CT OF THE 'CONCERTED),

00

FRIDAY,

December 24. 1920, at 12 noon, at their Sales Rooms, No. &; Des Vœux Road, Corner of

Ice Hause Street,

7 Seater Chandler" Car complete with all accessories, 1919 Hedel, has been being little used.

as good as new.

Can be seen anyday between 9 am and 12.30 p.m. outside City Hall, of Trial by arrangements with the under- sigged."

Terme-Cash

HUGHES & HOUGH,

Auctioneers. Hongkong, December 21, 1920. ̧

(For Account of the Concerned),

on

WEDNESDAY, January 5, 1921, at 2.30 p.m., at Messes. Gears, DEEYARD & Co.'s Godown, Przya East,

About 600, 100 to 125 Volts, D.C. &A.C. Electric Fans and Fittings,

by the Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Co.

including 12-in., 16-in. deek and bracket faze, siz bladed gyrating fans and 4

bladed ceiling fans.

WAR MEMORIAL

SUBSCRIPTION LIST.-

FOR the erection by Public Sub-

scription, of a building to be

MOWBRAY S. NORTHCOTE,

Secretary. Hongkong, December 3, 1890.

NOTICE.

All the documents above, mention ed should be stamped and with their respective translations attached to, under the terms of Portuguese laws, and "vises" by the respective con- sular authorities.

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HANG THE BEST

FOR YOUR PARLOUK.

Brighter than Electricity COSTS a little over 2 cents

..for 3 hours use,

BUILT of dumble bress and

steel.

Wil Nomaso to get out of order. Lst a life time. Gives 500 Candle power of briliant white light.

SOLE AGENTS:

TANG LLUY & CO. 66, Connaught Road, Central. P.O. Box No. 358.

Telephone No. 1570.

SHELLEY ON POLITICS.

[Continued from page 2)

It has been said that all the land in the nation is mortgaged for the amount of the National Debt. This is a partial statement. Not only all the land in the nation, but all the property of whatever denomination, all the houses and furniture and the goods and every article. of mer- chandise, and the property which is represented by the very money

lent by the fundholder. who is bound to pay a certain portion as debtor whilst he is entitled to receive another portion as crediter. The property of the rich is mortgaged.

language

And, be concludes, to use the of the law, let the mortgages foreclose." Shelley's re- medy, in fact, is some form of re- podiation. "One of the first acts of a reformed government would un. doubtedly be an effectual scheme for compelling these [the rich, creditors of the nation] to compromise their debt between themselves." No doubt he was wrong in supposing repudia-

in the last year of his life and quoted by Mr Rolleston, he seems to acknow- ledge this. The Government must

The Attorneys of the Claimants both in Portuguese and British Indiation possible, and, in a letter written must be qualified so that they may be able to solve any difficulties that may be raised during the course of WE bare THIS DAY recored our proceedings for default in non-com

office to the first floor of No.pliance with any legal requirement 24, Gage Street.

All the claims followed by the way as above mentioned should be for- warded to DIRECTOR OF DIPLOMATIC, GEO- GRAPHICAL AND NAVAL

SANG LEE & Co.

Building Contractors.

run on YMCA. lines, to be called Hongkong, December 20th 1920.

the WAR MEMORIAL INSTITUTE and to be managed for the joint use

of the Navy, the Army and Civilians

by a Joint Board of Directors.

Lists may be found at:

Mesra, Lane Crawford.

*I

Kelly & Walsh.

Moutrie.

The Hongkong Club.

Hongkong Cricket Club. Club Lusitano. Engineers' Institute. Vistoria Recreation Club. Kowloon Cricket Clab. Kowloon Bowling Club. Peak Club. Club de Recreio. Craigenzower Club.

M. J. BREEN.

Hon. Secretary, War Memorial Committee. Hongkong, December 15, 1920.

CHINESE CUSTOMS

NOTIFICATION.

for a period of one year a Surtax |

ON and after 16th January, next- On view Monday and Tuesday, 3rd for Famine Relief of one tenth on

(Damaged in transit),

and 4th January, 1921.

Terms ---Cash.”

HUGHES & HOUGH.

*

Auctioneers, Hongkong, December 21, 1920.

TAIYO & CO.

GAPANESE) BOOTS AND BROES

MADE TO URDE

As 16, Wadham 29.

MUMEY A.

Japanese Photographers. We have removed our Premises to .

No. 364, Queen'í Road. "U.

Sitting hours from 9 am to 9 p.m. Passport photos finished.

in one hour,

all collections of revenue made by Maritime and Native Customs-ex- cept Tonnage Dues will be levied.

Shipments to China made prior to 16th. January, 1921, will be exempt from this Surtai

W. G. LAY, Commissioner of Chinese Customs, Kowloon and District.

ار ہو

B/O. Inspector General of Chinese Customa

...

York Buldings..

*Hong kong, December 18, 1930.

MARTIN'S

APIOL&STES

* 2. Finası Mimatytiraŭ Enscountsfes

*- MARTIN'S

OSTEEL APIOL

CEPILL

SEE

PERSONAL

NEE PAUL PENDLETON, Office No. 11, Great Eastern Hotel, 122, Connaught Road.

XMAS! XMAS !!

A. WEILL.

AND

DIAMOND MERCHANTS.

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** SERVICE MINISTRY FOR

THE COLONIES.

content itself with less in taxes, the landowner must submit to receive. less rent, and the fundholder a dim- inished interest, or they will all get nothing." But he was one of the few who saw the true nature and operation and danger of a national debt pro- duced by a great war. It is a fact that those who have money lend it to the nation, and- that afterwards they levy a tax on the nation in the form of their interest. If this levy is too beavy to be borne, in some way or another it must be lightened, and the problem to lighten it in the

fat at bestie. To ignore the problem is merely

violent revolution —

leave the alle

NOTICES,

JUST RECEIVED KHERMEĚT OF

3 H.P. CLEVELAND

+$335

MODEL 1990,21 MOTOR CYCLES

* Mix to Galion)

@$335

ALEX. ROSS & CO.

By appointment

, Dzs Torx ROAD CENTRAL,

HONGKONG.

ASK FOR

WHITE HORSE

AH

WHISKY

The best is the

cheapest.

ESTAB. 1712

MACKIE & GÓ. DISTILLERS LTD.

CRAIGLLACHIE ISLAND OF ISLAY. GLASGOW. LONDON.

MEN AND HING CHEONG

TAILORS

DHAPERS AND OUTFITTERS.

have REMOVED to

No. 51, QUEEN'S" ROAD CENTRAL

NEW CRIMES.

UNPRICEDENTED. WAVE,

EXTRAORDINARY INSTANCES. Never has there been such a wave

brake, trouble, the missing- Wzgór had been removed. It was six week before the railway authorities wer able to trace them. Eventually th were found at a small French from tier station, empty. The thiere. who must have netted £20,000, w never caught,

The wanderings of a wagon

had barely left the goods yard. it fell into the bands of one international bands.

The Waybills were prompth bytroyed and fresh forged ones

CLAIMS LISBON (PORTUGAL) Those Consignees who had already presented their claims at the Office of the Attorney General of the. Republic in GOA (Portuguese India), Reg bot maving yet been accorded with a dispatch for incompletion of documents or for they having not viation to chance, which means to been legally done, may still make it more unjust than it need be. of crime on the Continent, and never he allowed to rectify those arid. irregularities Ey faults

Apart from the matter of the have criminals shown such skill and themselves or by their attorneys National Debt, Shelley is a very powers of concentration and organi of German dyestuff are at "SUCCESSOR TO

within the six months as above stated moderate reformer; he is not even sation.

being investigated by the Paris "Five years of forced honesty dar but they have no clues, and Those Consignees who had taken in favour of immediate universal SENNET FRERES

delivery of their goods under Bonds" suffrage, which would, he thinks,ing the war, a well known French most unlikely the criminals or against cash deposit, may-by the produce a premature attempt at a detective inspector said to me the be arrested. JEWELLERS WATCHMAKERS sanction of the Office of the Attorney republic; nor is he, yer, in favour of other day, "have not cured the born A German factory address

General in GOA (Portuguese India) a woman's suffrage, or of the hallet.criminal Rather have they had the wagon-load of dye-tina A recover their deposits or get those He has an unexpected dread of a contrary effect. Mary criminals who merchant in Vienna. The

managed to enter the army under Bonds" cancelled as soon as they are able to produce those legal If Reform shall be begun by the false names were excellent soldiers. documents that were short or existing government, let it be content. Some of them became brave officers having complied with the legal formed with a limited beginning, with Now they have in many cases return- alities required, non-fulfilment any, whatsoever, opening: let the ed to their first career, led XMAS PRESENTS: thereof was the cause of the require rotten boroughs be disfranchised and love of adventure, and also by that in the mail bigs. The MagOTE

ment of those deposits and Bonds." their rights transferred to the un mental kink which often makes its number changed and la

At the expiration of the period of enfranchised cities and districts of men criminals. They have brought tion patated out. Succestrys the six months aforesaid, the settle the nation; it is no matter how slow, with them their new learnt powers wagon travelled to Bec ments will be made of those claims gradual and cautions be the change; of organisation and instant decision. Amsterdam, and to Antw legally recognised, in BOMBAY and we shall demand more and more with They form the general staff of the then let Belgium and weathe

criminal classes." in GOA, for that purpose notices firmness and moderation, never

and finally reached the Bati will be duly published.

anticipating but never deferring the One of the most extraordinary in-

Apparently the band had ag moment of successful apposition, so stances of this new and dangerous goods station of Paris, that the people may become habituat linking together of criminal bands all these towns, bát all de ed to exercising the fanctions of under the acute leadership of a skilled touch the dyestuff. They sovereignty, in proportion as they and cool-headed organiser, can be for it is very difficult to l seen in the recent raway thefts Not that there is a glut of l dequire the possession of it.

which have been resting the powers His vote, he says, is for universal of the police of half a dozen Con big werchants know where t

every ton of the stuff in places suffrage and equal representationtinental countries.

ld Pub only it all reform is denied, and Travellers abroad, especially in commission agents prop finally, he would avoid civil war by Italy, before the war, were well and sell it. They offer all possible means because all war is aware of the cleverness of rallyçay to the French- Nit the enemy of freedom.....

thieves, Valises and trunks used to Company Bat the firm

LARGE" ASSORTMENT OF

LATEST -PARISIAN DESIGNS.

TEL. No. 631. HOXOFONG HOTEL BULDINGS,

HONGKONG.

PALACE MOTOR Cɔ, Ltd.

Phone Central

Western Branch: 3148 Kowloon Branch K307 New Cars For Hire & For Bale. Frivate Cars garaged. Beparing Cars & Speciality.

T. NAGATA

DE FURRIER, 201

Fars made up Artistically, Turn cleaned, and Remodelled.

Cassall at Prírata Radissoni by Appolastasank. Address zward Pinor, 43 Prays Back,

DEPARTMENT of the DIPLOMA TIC, GEOGRAPHICAL and NAVAL SERVICE for the MINISTRY for the COLONIES in Lisbon, 2nd October.

1920.

(Signed) ERNESTO DE VASCON-

CELLOS

Capt M.G.

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It is correct Department of the Diplomatic, Geographical and Naval Service, 2nd October, 1920

(Signed) PAULO DE MOURA |

COUTINHO ALMEIDA D'ECA Cerit.

In charge of the Service.

The pamphlet is fragmentary, with be rifled or else they disappeared $10 toms of Ger gaps and cancelled passages; it is altogether. But nowadays it is by available in the mar rather * statement of principles than wagon and truck load that the the fol of measures; and it is written by one thieves operate.

setze whose natural medium was poetry, In Belgium recently a goods train not prose. But, for all that, it is was composed partly of mine one of the wisest pieces of trucks and partly of closed wag -political thought of its age; of laden with textiles and tobacco.

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